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To-day's Advertisements.

WANTED FOR SHANGĦAL

LADY ASSISTANT in a DRAPERY

STORE.

· Apply,' stating Age, Experience, and Salary expected, to

10441

W. T. EVANS,

Manager,

BROADWAY DRAPERY CO.

Shanghal,

GRAND HOTEL,

243 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,,

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BOARD AND LODGING.

FAVING acquired a considerable extension

HAV

of Premises, I'am now in a position to

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1896.

Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

IMPLE AERATED WATER. -

SIMPLE

Difer GOOD and COMFORTABLE ACCOMIN MODATION (with or without BOARD) at moderate charges, to MARINE OFFICERS, PASSENGERS, or others visiting this Pork,

.

A Special Agreement can be made as to Terms with those wis Intend making a lengthened stay in the Colony. PRIVATE ROOMS for MARRIED COUPLES.

Hongkong, zo'h Jane, 1796,

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MELBOURNE (DIRECT), HE Steamship

THE

"TSINAN,"

G. Ramsay, Commander, will be despatched MORROW, the gath instant, at 10 A.M,

The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer: The First-clase Saloon la situated forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Sapply of Fresh Provisione during the entire Voyage.

A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light.

For Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

Hongkong, 30th Tyne, 18a5.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.

THE Steamship

"CHANGSHA,"

Captain Williams, will be despatched

WEDNESDAY, the rat July, at 4 P.M.

For Freight of Passage, apply to

1991

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Homeyang. 25th Jann, 1Roß,

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

02

'jo18

FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO AND

THE Steamship

BOMBAY,

**HIROSHIMA MARU," Captain Anderson, will be despatched for the above Poris on SATURDAY, the 4th July, at 5 P.M.

For Freight of Passage, apply to

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Homebone 20th Jane. 1R06.

F1046

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

.י

"CATHERINE APCAR" having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside...

Cargo limpeding the discharge or remaining on board after the 1st July, will be landed at Consignees' Hak and expense into the Godowns of the Wanchal Warehouse and Storage Com pany, Limited, Wanchai.

Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside, such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Conalgnees' risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents,

Hongkong: 10th June, 1806.

♫ 1047 THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION. COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND

SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Steamably

."KAISOW," having arrived from the above Forts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby Informed that their Goods ⚫are being landed at their risk into the Gedowns

of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sant in to the Office of the Undersigned before, Noon on the 8th July, or, they will not be recnaulted.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left fo the Godowna where they will be examined on WEDNESDAY, the 8th July, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any

DA WATER.

SODA

GER ALE

LEMONADE

SARSAPARILLA

RASPBERRYADE, INC.

TELEGRAM S. Jameson, Sir J. C. Willoughby, the Hae, H. F. On the 11th inst. Admiral Sir M. Culme Seymour On the 13th June the following appolamente

(Special to Hongkong Tilegraph))

COUNT CASSINI.

de

SHANGHAI, Juns 29th. It is reported from Paking that Count Cassial, the Russian Minister, will leave Celestial capital in Septembar, bound for Eurejo as leave of absence.

Lie

THE RECENT DEATHS OF WELL

KNOWN RESIDENTS."" Mr. Hunt, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, whose death was reported last Saturday, succumbed to an attack of typhoid fever. Mr. Bell's death was not altogether unexpected, for he had been unwell for some tims. He was burled in the presence of a very large number of leading residents.

(Special to the MIN)"

THE OAKS,

The OAKS STAKES of 4,5€ 380vs, by subscription

White, the Hon. Robert White, Mr. R. Grey, and Major the Hon. C. Coventry. The following prisoners have been discharged: Masks Stracey, C. H. Villers, K. J. Kincaid-Smlib, H. M. Grenfell, C. P. Foler, C. L. W. Munto, C. F. Lindell, and B. C. S. Holden,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

|H.M.S. Plover left yesterday for Amoy.

received an ovation on his arrival at Rome. He had audleges of King Humbert the following day.

were gizalted at Simla :-Colonel W. Black is - appointed Assisizat Adjeiant-Genera | vies Colonel Creagh; Brigade Surgeon Semina is. posted as Principal Medical Officer in the Malikhand; Brigade-Lieutenant the Hon. R. Montmorency is appolated Extin Aldo-de-Camp' to the Viceroy.

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ACCORDING to a Lendoo telegrams dated the 1st Inst. the people of Moscow were an enraged at the absence of propez police arrangements, which aggravated the terrible extastrophe during the coronation festivities, that they attempted to | Ar Chinklang, on the evening of the soih inst., Lynch the Chief of Police.

the British atommer H, Cores de Vries, Captain Metgar, when leaving MeBlain's hulk on her way to Shangbal, became unmanageab♬ by reason of the strong current and collided with the Chian Navigation Co's steamer Holkow, which was anchored in the stream opposite the

THE Jameson trial has been postponed to the Ax excellent opportunity for adding a fine 20th prax.

Tas Grand Hotel's new "ad" will be found in this indie,

THE discovery of rich diamond fields is reported from Sydney,

specimen to the Museum seems to have been test. The full-grown shack, whose capture near Stonecritters we lately chronicled, would have bean a "drawing card if it had been skinned

and stuffed. But it appears to have been cut up and sold at a cents per pound'!

B, and S. hulk. The W, Cores de Vries was al once beached, but as it was found that sho wan

| CHOLERA and famine are prevalent nOW TOISON clains to have so improved Röntgen', making no' water the voyage was contioned

Battambong, Slam.

even more magical electrician, can see the heart

are numbered.

to

apparatus that he can make alther muscular and the vessel arrived safely at Shanghat with a twisted stem. Eight plates were broken on the Tux Drummond Castle foundered owing to tissue or the bony skeleton distinctly visible by Helkom, but the damage being all above water - i wiriking a rock off Ushant.

merely graduating the distance of the human sub-It was found possible, after discharging cargo, of so sovs, each, b. ft. or 5 sovs duly if THE Tlenitio-Peking railway has been com.ject from the farescent screen. And Tesla, a take the injured ship to Shanghai, which declared by the first Tuesday in January, 1895 || pleted to within three-and-a-half miles of Peklog | beating. The days of the old-style diagnosis was reached on the 22nd inst. for three-year-olds; fillles gât, erch; the nominator of the winner to receive 400 BOYS, the owner of the second 200 sors, and the awner of the third 100 sevs, out of the stakes; about one mile and a half. 210 subs. Closed

LONDON, June 6th, 1896, Any complaints should be addrunid to Lord Derby #chi CANTERBURY FIORI, by

The following in the result of the race;- Manager.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS LIE made under the constant supervision of a daly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- Fison with the best English ManSÍLCRUTES.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUES, Mummi and other Large Consumers.

Hongkong, and Mar, 17ɑt.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED,"

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841:

WINES

AND

SPIRIT S.

the

1437

ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all fater- mediate profiti:- and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES.

PRICE LISTS,

with Fell Detalls, to be had on Application, PORT after removal should be rested a month

before use. When required for drinking st once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out.

SHERRY.-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are

trua Xerex Wines.

CLARET:-Our Clarets, including the lowest

priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not

artificially made from raisins and currents anla generally the case with Cheap Wines.

BRANDY—All cur Brandy is guaranteed to be pare Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater sje than most brands

July 4th, 1895.

THE midates of recent meetings of the Chamber of Commerce are published in this issue. LAVIGNE (American), having defeated Burge (British), is now lightweight champion of the world.

THERE is, says the Shangkat Mercury, a report amongst the Chinese that a large piece of land in the vicinity of the Chinese Garden, in the Yangtzepos Road, has been bought by our MESSES COTTAM & Co. notify in their advertise-American cousins for the purpose of building ment to-day that they bave just received a fresh large exhibition rooms thereon, where American manufactures of all descriptions will be exhibited stock of hostery.

and sold to anybody who wants to buy. exhibiting buildings, free of charge, Visitors will have access to every part of the

Tristan-Pligrimage............Rickaby H. R. H. the Prince of Wales's br. f THAIS

by St. Sarf-Poetry.................... Watts a Mr. J. C Hills bf PROPOSITION, by Prism,

dam by Speculum-Nydia ......Bradford 3 Lord Ellesmere's b 1 Miss FRASER, by Fitz-

Simon-Windlass vciones sem...Pratt'o | Bishop, R.N., was the spoons, Mr. H. McCalmont's ch i AMPHORA, by

Amphion-Sterre ..................

Chaloner a Mr. Hamar Bass'b / Sister to ELLA TWEED by

Salisbury-Galop ............Calder o Dake of Westminster's bf HELM, by Marion

-Quetta.........

.Cannon o Lord Rosebery's ch ( AVION, by Wisdom-

Rej stition

makeup.Fagan o Lord Londonderry's,ch, f NENEMOOSHA, by

Hugglescope Wenonah.......................T. Loates o Sir F. Johnstone's chi MALI MILO, by

Melanion-Irlah StewAllsopp a | Lord Desby's ́h f Ardvourlie, by Surefast-

Strathgardle......................... ..........Madden o

Long Range Cap on Saturday. Petty Officer MR. W. M. Deas, with a score of 85, won the

(Winner trained by Lambton). BETTING: 100 to 8 against Canterbury Pilgrim, Wen by two lengths; half a length between

13 to 8 Theis, 100 to 7 Pro: wition.

second and third.

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THE Post Office was mentioned at the last meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, Vidz minotes published in another colums. Ma. Harrison, who was arrested by Venezuelans while engaged in making roads on the British Gulana-Venezuela frontier, has been relented.

THE Tojong Pagar Dock Co. advertise in Stralis papers for"s competent Superlatendent of Police, vice Mr. Steriff, who is retiring.

Ir is confidently predicted by our Shanghai moralog contemporary that the Tientsin-Peking railway will be ready for traffic before the end

of 1896,"

MARQUIS DE MORES, who went to Alglers to encourage the Arabs of the Saudan to fight escort. against the Egyptians, has been killed by his

MIL GROROB JAMtrsoy, H.B.M. Consul and Assistant Judge, Shanghai, returned to the "Medel Settlement" from Japan on the acth Instant,

FROM Kirina Shanghai native paper hears that the military, Governor, Chang Shun, has obtained Imperial sanction to open mines in his territory. A Director-General of Mining Affairs has been appointed in the person of a Total named Sang Poo-sang; a company has been formed, mining machinery imported, sind a foreign mining engineer engaged. Work was commenced some time ago on a certain mine which showed first coal and fron, but at a lower leval disclosed fine gold, the purity of which surpasses that of the Jokore product, GREAT excitement provafied in Inverell, New South Wales, when the Australian mall left Sydney on the 6th instant, over a rich find of diamonds made at a locality known as Boggy Fist, sa miles to the south-west of the town of Inverell. It is stated that ten loads of dirt from one of the claims when washed yielded 910 casats of diamonds; 100 loads from another claim yielded 474 curato ; and go loads from another show returned 13.cwt. of tin. and Boo carats of diamonds. The sinking is from 30ft. to 40ft, and the wash rungen from 18in, to sit. In thickness, with a face golt, to rooft, wide. The following appeara in a recent issue of the Shanghal Mercury -- British Mercantile Marine Association is about to be started The present Marine Officers' "Associ» THE resignations of Messiz Rhodes, Belt, and here. Harris have been accepted. Mr. Rhodes, how⚫ation is a cosmopolitan one. This new concern aver, remains in Rhodesia to assist the Chartered will limit the membership to holders of British Company in the administration of the country,

certificates, only, but will not bar aliens from It is notified that the direct Haiphong Cable is joining if they hold British certificates. The interrupted. Telegrams for Tonkin and Annam capital required to float the British Officers Club I

can be forwarded vid Saigon at the following will be 10,000 tasis, to be raised by the lace of 100 shares of Tis. 100 each, to be subscribed by British certificated members of the mercantile marine community of China. A number of gentlemen of the seafaring community have already sigulfed their intention of uiding the concern by taking shares, so we may safely predict that the association will soon be fa existence. A site for a building has already be offered.

RESULT OF THE GRAND PRIX. GRAND FRIZE OF PARIS OÍ 200,000fs (8,000),

PARIS, June 14th.

150,000fr (6,000sors) given by the City of Paris, and 10.000 (1.ocosas) by the 6 great Railway Companies, for entire colta srl filles, fouled in 1893, of every description and country, added to Sweepstakes of 1,000

each: dooir (342071) ft, and soole (sv), only if declared by to p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the race, or o (450v) only if declared by 10 pm, on the 1st of May, 1896, the second to receive 20,000fr (S001071), and the third 10,000k (400sova) out of the stakes weights-colle 56 kilos (about at 111b): filles, 541 kilos (about 8xt Sib); about 3.000 metres, Grand Course (about one mile and seves furlongs). -449 subs. Closed Sept. 18th, 1894. The race for the Grand Prix resulted as follows

N. Raoul Richer-Delaroa's c. ARROW (7 Aireau)

by Poulet-Lapse Stilla.

N. A, Abeille's e. Oxus, by Gamin-Qlive....... 1

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EMPEROR WILLIAM's new yacht Meteor canily defeated H.R.H. the Prince of Wales' Brtiannta in one of the London club matches on the 4th inst.

M. H. Delamarre's c MONTREUIL by Raffaella rates:-Tonkin $1.35 per word; Annam $1.75

or Sansonnel-Versailles................ 3 per word,

The English nominations Included Mr. H. E.

Beddington's Earwfy (who ran third in the Derby), Lord Derby's Canterbury Pilgrim (first in the Oska), Lord Durbam's Amaryllis,

Mr. Fairlie's High Treasurer, Mi. W. John. stone's Mimic, Mr. H. McCalmont's Knight of the Thistle, Sir J. Blundell Maple's Börn Dan, Sir J. Miller's Roguebouni, and Lord Stapley's Melange.]

(From Le Courrier de Saigon.) THE "DRUMMOND CASTLE."

PARIS, June 18th.

in the market. The SCOTCH WREKY The steamer Drummond Castle, from the Cape to Liverpool, touched a rock off Vskant and marked *E* la universally popular, and is | sank. Two hundred and forty-six were drowned, pronounced by the best local connoisseurs and three saved. to be superior to any other brand in the: Hongkong market,

We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, zota Jazuary, 1866,

MARRIAGE.

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On the 27th instant, at the Registrar-General's Office, Hongkong, GERHARD DIEDRICH, to THERESE ENZMANN,

Good remaining in the Cocowls the Six he Hongkong Gelegraph

July will be subject to rent.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co., Agents.

Honokono. 101b Tune. Rc6,

F1048

"PINILLOS" LINE OF STEAMERS.

STEAMSHIP "BARCELONA,” FROM LIVERPOOL AND SPANISH PORTS.

"ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods have amived from SINPAPORE per 9.9. Hintang, and men being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the zih July will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

Consignees are requested to present all Claims lee damages and/or shortages not later than the 11th July, otherwise they will not be

recognised.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1896,

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

RELEASE OF MR. HARRISON.

LONDON, June 26th. The Venezuelans have released Mr. Harrison

MARQUIS DE MORES,

PARIS, June 18th. It is reported from Tanis that thefarquis de Mores and 35 companions have been massacred near Chadames by the Sénousal.

PARIS, Jana 19th.

The Marquis Mords and four Taalslan ser Vanta were killed on the 8th Jane in North Chadames by an escort of Touaregs Chambaas recruited on the previous day in the village of

Bisoulla.

Saturday staten :--

[A telegram, dated London 29th May, to sin Australian paper received by the Changsha on The Marquis de Morès has started from France for the Sogdan, to organise, it la sald, the Arab leaders in oppaattion to the British expedition]

{ From Japanese Papers) -PLAGUE AT ANPING.

TOKIO, June 16th, Four caves of the black plague occurred at Anping on the roth and xxth inst.

LATEST plague returne are

Moon Saturday to noon Sunday—ONE CASE. Noon Sunday to noon to-day-ONE CASE, Both were "City cases." It is probable the victims contracted the disease in Canton, mos i Hongkong.

SIR CLAUDE MACIKONALD has expressed the opinion that no change of Tariff is likely to take place without previous consultation with the parties most interested in such alteration, and without full publicity being given to the intention to make such change.

The bearing of an action for libel brought by the editor of the Hlogo News against the editor of the Kobe Herald commenced at the British Consular Court, Kobe, on the 18th. Judge Mowat will try the case with a jury. The plaintiff claims $500 damugos,

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Ow the roth June Miss Clarko, the daughter of General Sir Charles and Lady Mansfield Clarke, was married, at Ostacamand, to Captain the Hon. Francis Bingham, Alde-de-Camp General Clarke. The Governor, Lady Havelock, and a large number of spectators were present, Major Kekewich was best man,

According to the Sura (Fiji) correspondant of the Sydney Telegraph, who wiltes under date of the ryth alt, the prospects for the sugar crop in the Islands are regarded as exceedingly favourable. The return of Sir John Thurston, the Governor, who was expected about the 7th June, was esgerly looked forward to by every- body in the Colony.

EXPECTED INSURRECTION IN

THE British steamer Strathalion, Captain KOREA.

TOKIO, June 16th,

Mscendrey, which has been canglog out In a private letter received from Seon! by a batween Hongay and this port under charter to gentleman in Tokio, it is stated that Sal Ji Ko, Mesura Jardine, Matheson & Co., was reported an

■ leader of the Tonghaks is said to be secretly arrival here on Saturday morning to have collecting his followers at Hoson, Chung-chong-" do, with a view to raising an insurrection. He stranded on an uncharted "bank” In the Halnas it as a disgrace to the nation that the Stralis on her way up. Fortunately the tide was King should remain at the Russian Legation.rising, and the vessel floated without assistance He desires the King to return to the Palace in the cause of a couple of hours, undamaged without delay, Farther-ho sesics to have the taxes reduced The Tonghaks, scattered at except by the elegging of two or three of her Retzan, Ttesen, Doksan, and neighbourhood, pipes with sand. She made the rest of the voyage are reported to be preparing to fola Sal Ji Ke. pately, and a few hours' work by the Dock Com The disturbance expected to breakout shortly pany removed all traces of the rather disagres. in Cheng-chong-do.

THE CHARTERED SOUTH AFRICA CO.

(From Bangkok Observer) | A resolution, passed by the Board of Directors

ENGLAND AND GERMANY. of the Chartered Co., accepts the resignations of

LONDON, Jans 15th.. Messin Rhodes, Belt, and Harris. The resolution Emperor William is plainly trying to promote | warmly eulogizes Mr. Rhodes, and deeply regźnts | « renewal of the infante coretale between that the events in December, of which the Case England and Germany. He has now sent the Royal Dragoons, of which regiment ka is pany was Ignorant, necesaliate the acceptance Honorary Colonel, a wreath with which to of the resignations,

decorata, the regimental colours on Thursday, next, the anniversary of the Elitle of Waterloo, THE JAMESON TRIAL

Mr. Rhodes will romanfu in Rhodestu te ald the Company in administering the country."-

THE JAMESON TRIAL.

All broken, chafed and danished Goods are to be left in the Godoway, where they will be examined on the zoth July, at x1 AK,

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & CA, Agents.

The trial of Dr. Jameson has been postponed Hongkong, with June, (ligt.

[fb) so the wish Jiddys

LowDow, June 15th..

As the punda of the 'pralainary mamluation at Bow Street Polles Court the Sallowing

guingsers have been committed der trials—Dt.

able experience.

·MEMORANDA. „WEDNESDAY,-1st July, Non-Empress of India leaves for Vancouver,

via usual ports of call. 9p.m.-Meeting of Zeland Lodge

THURSDAY,—2nd July. I am-English Mail dosen Now,-Kaltari-Hind unite for London,

· SATURDAY.—41) July. Daylight---Belgic leaves for San Francisco, vid

usel ports of call. 4.00 pan-Gymkhana merdag at the Race

Itself

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MR KYRLI BaLLaw and Mrs. Brawa Potter arrived at Sydney from America on the gath ultimo es route for Melbourne, where they were to open a season on the roth instant with “As You Like It" Kyela Ballew started life at sen, but was pretty well disgusted by knocking about". the Indian waters. In Melbourne bo lectured for a panorama of the Franco-German war at the Waxworks, and afterwards us reporter for the Evening Herald waned to write police-court seports in this strafo : Mr. Brown and Mrs. Brown don't get on well together. The other aight Mrs. B. got tipsy and be commenced to leather her. Fined five bab." He went to England as third officer of the ship Thomas Stephens, and acted under the name of Harold Kytic, being Ostic to Irving's Hamlet. He was, says the Sydney Bullifin, mantled in Melbourne to Molle. Eugenie Legrand, after which a vevers cold lodged him for three months in the Albed Hospital

A CORRESPONDENT of the Sydney Bulletin, calling attention to a "muḍiny" on H.M.S. Orlando, says: "A condition of practical mullay prevalled on H.M.S. Orlando during that was ship's last croise. In the Service it is alleged that to her crew the Orlando in "a floating hell." Of 3,000 (about) "punishments" recorded against the men manning the Australian Squadron dare g twelve months, 1,200 (xbent) were for (slieged) offences by Orlando men, But about the mallay, It occurred only a few weeks ago. To complete coaling within a given time, all bands were ordered to work from 4 a.m. till rx p.m. The men loudly grumbled against this slavery, but their protests were 'unavailing. Just on 8 p.m. a brief If spell-ch!" was granted, and the limb-tired coaleys threw themselves down to rest—a rest so acceptable that, when the whistle was blown. not a man rose. The mutiny was absolute, of coume them was a great fuss about it, the upshot The singlanders were being « court-martial rentenced to various terms of imprisonment, which they are now serving."-Where? In Australian gaois ? Aprepor, how many men havo deserted from the Orlando during the part four years?

Ax Imperial Rescript was issued by the Tsar en Coronation Day (26th May) appolating M. de Witte, Minister of Finance, to be Secretary of State. It is in the following terms:

"My father, of plous memory, in his unweary.. log care for the welfare of all branches of the 1892 to the responsible and very arduous port of service of the State,, appointed you in the year

Minister of Finance. Afterjamifying his gracious prudent executor of his plans, you continued with confidence, and proving the energetic and

nediminished seal to be also my enlightened and metal adviser. At the same time, in the exercise of the exacting duties of State entrusted to you, you have, in eddition to brilliant talents, always displayed tireless energy and clear-sighted stead- factares of purpass. In recognition of your a token of labours and efforts, and my special favour, I appoint you to be my Secretary of State. I remain, with unchanging goodwill-NICHOLAS,"

The Shanghat Mercury, under the head-llae Delence, Not Defance," says :—-In addition to the strong position of Kure, the Japanese have recently been turning their attention to the west coast, and Rear-Admiral Yamamoto has been directed to take charge of the Naval Station of Maldraru, some sixty miles S.W. of Niagato. It had been determined some ten years ago to develop this por, but Hitle had been done til recently, when the necessity of having a

It is M. de Witte's organ, the St. Petersburg station commanding the Sea of Japan forced

|Bourze Gazette, that committed itself recently pou the Government. In the

to the following remarkable pronouncement :-- north, for the protection of the Straits of Tsurugar Let the Chinese remain Chinese; a peace-loving and the Hokkaido, the attention of the Govern» ment has been called to the Bay of Aomort, people, without menace to their neighbours. where it is likely another naval station will be Russia is interested in the protection of her East formed. Is England the Government has two Asiatic possessions, while it is important for first-class battle-ables rapidly approaching com-Chins to be able to lean on an alliance with pletion. At home, second-class cruiser, the Russia in defending her territories against Suma Kan, is practically completed, and two Japanese and other attacks,” more of similar type it is anticipated can be com- A LADY correspondent of an Australian costem. pleted and commissioned within the next three porary dwells on the merits of chess as a most months. The Japanese want torpedo-catchers, elegant game for ladies, and wants a ladies' in which the Japanese Navy is decidedly deßelent, chess club formed at North Shore, Sydney, It but orders for some have been already placed and more are expected to follow. CAPTAIN PEARSON recentlysbanded to the Editor

queer that the lady misses all the best arguments to her sex in favour of the game. She doesn't notice the peculiar attraction it of the Terris Stratis-Pilot a letter which had should have for Indies from the leading heen picked up in a bottle by a diver asmed features of the play, which are that the Santiago, of the lugger North Wals, sbout | principal male character, the king, is a ozeless, - mid-way between Thursday Innland and Darnley, kolpless, sort of being, perpetually in scrapes, Island about the middle of May. Many bottles bullied by blahops and harassed by knights are thrown overboard for fun, but this one is of and moks, while his wife, the queen, has con- scientific interest, for its contents will give some stantly in extricate him from his difficultles clas to the ocean currents, The letter has the and swoops and 'swaggers around, fighting his house flag of the Canadian Company in the battles, and hustling all the other charac-a comer, and reada: Canadian-Australian ters in a style which should be an encouraging: Steamership Like, F.M.S. Miowera, Friday, lesson!to ladies, engaged in matrimonial pursuits. Not that the inst✅mentioned point bas escapadį 28th June, 1895; noon, Lat. 9 deg. 8 min. 8, Long, tyzdeg. 4 min. W.-J. Stolt, Commander, the sitention of the fair correspondent. Just as When found please forward to Government in the Middle Ages it used to be truly said that Astronomer, N.S.W." The bottle was thus "all roada le ad en Ronse,” sơ, says the Sydney thrown overboard a degree north of Torre Telegraph, it matters not what may be ibu Straits and about 33 degroos wost, from which ostanalbe subject of a lady's Letter to the it is clear it has had a long sex voyage. The papers astronomy, manicure, missionary er let- currents must also have swopt it 'wall to the priss, the dynamics of porridgs, crewolwork" southward, probably towards the New Zealand Imrortality, chosa-no" malles what it_Isabe const before it began a northern course, again ; [al Arts 'with ; an-n subject, man; Intrudes for the bottle could not have come direct, owing to it as surely as King Charles" head o the islands to the South-east of New Guinea into revolutionary manuscripts. “Starting with being in the way. And the thousands of milles, an ostensible desire for exclusivaly travallad have been done under xa monika. 77 e faminlos chem eint, the file wekter sums up kat documani was sent on to Mr. Clement Wray,ge case in these words:- Therefore, if this game of the Brisbane Observatory, for persial, with a wees more indulged in by the Jadies, I think request that he would pass it on to the Autor some would be better able, to select a

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