THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1896.
circles, however, his fitans for the plies 11. doubted. Owing to his having formerly been overseer to ex-Klog Tamasese, his selection might cause friction. The German press, which has frequently criticised Chief Justice Ide, now urges that a Judge of another nationality should be appointed if only for the reason that the result of the Presidential election may modify the attitude of the United States toward Samoa.
-clean out-op eirike | What d'ye think of that? Say John min' civilized ! If he jen's, he's getting on nicely, as the old lady sald when she found her twelfth son and brir had sufficient strength to pull the table-clash off the table and thereby cause The total destruciloh of her 'very last China tes service. The cause of the melke is to be found in the fact of the Ricksha Farmer imposing fresh rules on the sickkies and, to put it la a nat-shell, rqueezing thera. Jobp objects, has gone out," and the Farmer, poct old chaple, loses $100 a day 1 The strikers are very orderly, and as they have saved up a nice little sum they are able to eat and sleep well strat about town in their best clothes, have a look lust the "sing song bourer," and "take off-the-well-years of age. to-do Chinese ind, foreigners by saying to them as they walk along the Praya-"lickshore, master ?" "Wanchee lickshore 7"
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Just a line to say that a few hours after my last letter was posted I ascertained the strike had come to an end in favour of the coolies, who will continue to carry on their business "allo rame before."
TORONTO, June 19th,
J. B. Roblason, **-Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, dropped dead while on the platform of the Massey Music Hall to-night while to attend. soco on a political meeting presided over by Sir Charles Tupper, Mr. Robinson was 76
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+ lamp sum la fall satisfaction of all demands ; and he proped the sum of $125,000, subject, of course, to the action of Congress in the matter of appropriating that amount. Str Julian Pauncefate, at once accepted the compromiss suggested.
President Cleveland, it will be remembered, in bin message to Congress in December, 1891. recommended the payment'al the claim $425,000, and on February 22nd, 189t, na ameud. ment providing for the same was offered to the general deficiency appropalation bill by the Committee on Appropriations. This amend ment passed is committee of the whole Hourd by a vote of 91 to 86. The apparents of the amendment, however, Immediately brought it up in the House, where it was rejected.
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THE SANITARY BOARD. date of Júnu ngth, 1894, doals apparently only | Industrious, law-abiding ; a great many of them with cartela schedated houses; that under date of voted for you when you were being elected A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held August 23rd, 1894, deals with houses hallt subse Prime Minister. Bat my City men, are velfish, I cannot understand, | disloyal, and disturbærs of the peace. Il I gava this afternoon. Mr. F., Cooper (Director of quently, to that date. Public Works) presided, and there were also therefore, why there two reports should have been thera voler, they would not vote for me. Many present Mr. H. B. Lethbridge (Acting Captain qusted la support of the statement that the of your City min are poor, mlae are nearly all Superintendent of Palice), Dr. F. H. Clark provisions with regard to bickyards were not rich! If it is just that your City man should pay (Medical Officer of Health,) Mr. N. J. Ede, and intended by the Permanent Committee to apply for your landowners, I'aak, is li out more just Mr. Hugh McCallum (Secretary).
to existing houses, while no mention is made | that my Ultlanders should pay for my loyal of the Committee Report of July 28th, 1894, which || Boers ? Then there is the question of the The minutes of the last meeling were read | distinctly states that it relates to the canitary || Voluntary schools," and confirmed.
improvement of existing houses, and in the Ixit cisuse of par. ó sỳs thất “the Committee are of opinion that in no case should a backyard da roofed in sither wholly or in part:" Evidently, therefore, it was intended, at least by the Permanent Commlites, if not by the framers of the ordinance, that the new provisions with regard to backyards should apply to already existing houser.
BUBONIC PLAGUE AT AMOY. The following letter was laid on the table :----
"H.B.M.'s Consulate,
Amoy, 14th June, 1896. Str-I have the honour to inform you that this morning the Part Doctor notified me that there is a marked decrease in the prevalence of Bubonic Plague in this post, but that there are silil a few caser.
I have, etc,
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The objections were based mainly upon the doubtful nationality of the claimants, a majority being alleged to be American subjects. The President, in bis message to Congress, declared that the claims of the Canadian sealers had been subjected by both Governments to a thorough
(Signed) H. KING, examination apon the principles **
Assistant in Charge, on the facts involved. The question of To the Hon. Colonial Secretary, Hongkong. privilege at inse was whether consequential as well as actual damages should be made good to the Canadian claimants. The question of fact was whether all of the claimants were bona fide subjects of Great Biltals and bona from the seal fisheries.
CHOLERA AT SINGAPORE.
LONDON, June 19th. Charley Mitchell, wants to make another attempt to wrest Jim Corbett's purilistic laurels from the American graap, and claims to believe be can reverse the verdict given at Jacksonville. He substantiates this aircrted confidence in himself by stating that he has £2,000 worth of confidence in himadil The Bolingbreke Clab offers £2,400 for a go, and it is said the propoil tion has been laid before Corbelt In a letter.
Bob Fitilmmons, it is learned, has received the offer from the National Sporting Club of a 50 bonus if he will sign to fight Corbett lor porne of £1600. The holder of the champion- clsco, via Honolulu, Yokohama and Nagasaki, | ship, however, positively refuses to make the | Ads owners of the vessels salzed or ordered away showed the epidemic sa de decreasing, there with the American mails up to 20th June, arrived match, persisting in reiterating his "ultimaiam," which demands that Corbett "go and make a in barbour this afternoon. We are ladebted to our San Francisco exchanges for the subjoined record." This statement is not received with much applause by those who hear it, and the Interesting telegrams :--
demand is growing that Fix take on Corbett or show some willingness light.
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The Occidental and Ostental Co.'s steamship Coplic, Capt. I. Sealby, R.N.R., Icom San Fran
CAPE TOWN, Jane roth. The Secretary of State for the Transvaal has telegraphed the British High Commissioner here that, baving in view the welfare and peace of South Africa, the Transvaal Government is convinced that pronfa in its possession, which are at the disposal of Great Britain now, com- pletely, justify and compel the bringing to trial
the
Manager Brady's presence in England is evidently not pacifying to the Cornish MEN. Fiz apparently realizes that moment he glves 20 carncat in the shape of cisă 10 support bla claime that he can delea! Corbett, the wlly little manager
meantime, while without a match' in progress, Fitz and his manager are not doing a land office business to the matter of engagements.
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It appears that more than one-half the damagea | for which Indemnification is demanded were of the consequenital kind—that is, consisted of constructive losses in the shape of tenis that would have been taken or might have been taken had not the vessels boon warned to keep ant of Behring Sex,
that during the week ending noon of the 16th The Colonial Secretary of Singapore reported Jund there were fire deaths from cholera at that part. The report for the week ending Just goth being again only five deaths.
THE WIDOW'S GRATUITY, The following latter from the Colonial Secre- tary was rendsin
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 19th June, 1896. Sir,--With reference to my letter No. 893 of the rath last, I am directed to inform you that bis Excellency the Governor has been pleased to reconsider the case of the widow of the lale Shan Tin-yzu, and to grant her a gratulty of one been authorised to pay to you on her behalf.
I have, etc., (Signed) J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
As to my action In directing prosecutions under this bye-law without first consulting the law officers of the Crown, I can only say that X have hitherto been accustomed (incorezcily, s1 It now appears) to regard a series of convictions obtained before a Stipendlary Magistrate, under confirming the legality of the proceedings, any ordinance or bye-law, aw, in some massure, and as such a series of convictions had been obtained in this Colony under bye-law 5x made under section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1894. prior to my arrival in the Colony, I felt jurified in concluding that the question of retrospection had been considered by ike Court and that pros cations under this bye-law were legal, shelher the obstruction had been erected price or subsequent to the approval of the "sald bye-law by the Legislative Council,
It is true that Mess Leigh and Orange have replied to some few of the notices recently issued that "wo are informed that you have no legal right to issue any such notice, but as Mesum Leigh and Orange gave us no legal authority for
us to the grounds of the alleged legality of our #oti I did not consider it necessary to ask that the matter be referred to the law officers of the Crown, antli Messrs Leigh and Orange hað proved the correctness of their contention by securing the reversal of the decision hitherto obtained in the Police Court.
of Cecil Rhodes, Alfred Belt and Ds. Harris, all / will cover bis deposit la record time. In the precedent; and the most authoritativa precedent / bundred dollars, which sum the Treasurer has their information or opinion, nor in fact any clac
of the British South Africa Company, and The Secretary adds that the Transvaal Government is obliged to press this step on Great Britain, and also urge that sil control of the British Chartered South Africa Company be transferred to Great Britain.
LONDON, June 19th. Telegrams received from Balawayo Indicate that the Mashonas have joined the Matabele rising and the situation is much more grave. There are numerous cases of isolated settlers
connected with the raid in the Transvaal.
being macred. The people around Sanzory End Fort Charter have been ordered Into laager. The whole Maxo district is full of revell. A dispatch to the Chronicle from Bolawayo says the situation is so reriour that the Cape mounted Infantry has been ordered to Masbona- land and the imperial troops have been ordered up from Maleklog.
NEW YORK, June 19th, Colonel Henry Beecher, son of the late Henry Ward Beecher, to-day was acquitted of the charge of inrgery by a jury and thereby excnerated from the accusation of having wigeed the name of the vice president of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad to fictio applications ler insurance. The nephew af Mr. Beecher kissed 'he band of each Juror.
VANCOUVER (B.C.), June 161b.
Robert N. Johnston of this city, the Canadian amateur champlon batsman, bas lasted a challenge to the winner of the Duplesse-Mc Causland race, to be contested in San Fra cisco on July 4th, to row him for the championship of the Pacific Coast, the inca to take place not later than the first werk la August.
DODBS FERRY (N.V.) June 19th.
By the way, Bob has forgotten a lot about his American circcabip, and now brings forth bis claim to being a Brlilih zobject by eight of birth. He even threatens to settle here, but the fact bax not caused national rejoicing. The natives would find room for him if he whip Corbett for their delectation, and loaluate as much in their sportlag talk.
A Timer dispatch from Rome says it is be lieved in well informed circles here thai Mkx. B. Lorenzelli, internancio at the Hague, will be appointed apostelle delegate to the United States to succeed Cardinal Satolli, bat this is not finally settled.
MADRID, June 19th.
I am Informed on the best authoilty that at yesterday's Cabinet council the Government de cided to propose to the Cortes to purchase two Ironclads, one from the Argentine Republie and the other from the Italian Government. Bath ships are at present la a shipyard at Genoa, The former is finished, and can be got ready for sea in Efteen days; the latter requires three or four months' mare work. The price asked $1,600 000 each. The consent of the Coricr is waid to be certain..
LONDON, June rgth. ' In it is this morning the Daily News congratulates the Republicans of the United States If not on their candidate at least on their refusal to have anything to do with mischievout currency deletions.
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Now, as the Paris tribunal refused to rule that constructive damages must be made good as well as actual, the question of constructive damages had to be determined according to
["was set by the Alabama tribunal at Geneva In 1871, which ruled out the consideration of con- structive and consequential damages,
With regard to questions of fact, the bona Ade ownership of ten out of the eighteen sealing vessels concerned in the demand for damages belonged not to British subjects but to American citizens—the firm of Warren & Bascovits of San Francisco, who made a fictitious transfer of their property to a British subject, one Cooper, a
blacksmith.
For there reasons Congress has down to the present time declined to vote the payment of the $425,000 to Great Britain, and it in bellared that after throwing out claims for consequential damages and claims made on behalf of Ameri.. can citizens, the indemnity payable will not exceed $$4,000,
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JAPAN TIDAL WAVE RELIEF FUND.
Mr. Jackson begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the above Fund :— Subscriptions already acknowledged $3,295
Since received:-
Chan A Tong Commodore and Officers, H.M.S. Viitor
Emanuel ............ Dr. G. H. Bateson-Wright
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To the Secretary, Sanitary Board.
MR. LADDS' LEAVE. The application of “Mr. Ladds, Veterinary Surgeon, for three months* additional extension of leave, as he is anxious to complete a course of study of bacteriology before returning to the Colony, and a minuté granting it, was laid on the table.
There was no discussion, as the papers were mertly for the information of the Board,
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In view of this decision and its confirmation by the law officers of the Crown, I would strongly advise the Sanitary Board to urge upon the Government the necessity for so amending the present law as to enable the Board to enforce the provisions of adequate ventilation, of domestic balldings, by the opening out of all backyards, whether used as kitchens or not
"In a postscript," Dr. Clark says there are 800 houses in the western district needing alteration, and that he le convinced that in no way except by opening them out can they be made even reasonably habitable. ⠀⠀
Mr. Cooper minoted that be considered that the correspondence attached clessly referred to existing houses.
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Oom Salisbury (growlog pale); You don't mean to say that you've got Chuich schools in the Transvaal 2a
Dom Paul: "I don't know anything about churchas, but we've got our old Calviatstic Boer #chair, and Leyds tells me that they suffer from an 'Intolerable strala," (Winks-solemnly.)
Oom Salisbury: "Can't think where I've
ས heard that befars,"
Oom Pra!: "So I take your Bill, I translate a part of I, and I make it my Bill. I say to these Ultianders, “I will redress your grievances, and you may have your State school, but you shill pay another 45, a hard for every Btw school." You reward your faltbial elergy, I just When your Mr. Chamberlalu sends me reward my loyal Boers. I ask you, is not that
another despatch about the grievances of those Ulilanders, Just send him back a copy of my Bills, which are your Bills."
Oom Salisbury (with asperity): “Chamber- lain ten't going to send any more despatches."
Com Paul (effectively); "Well, TU, rather lika bles to send one or two proré. There arS several things I'd like to get a chance of wending back. And there's another Bill I specially asked Leyds to get me a copy of-that's your Anti- Allen Immigrant Bill, Leyde telle me it fan't out yet, but it's coming out next year. That'll ba time enough for me, I mean to have it translated, and then it'll do for my Bill too; and these Ult
(Oom Paul locks up to find that Oom Salle- bury has vanished away without even saying good-bye)—Westminster Gazette.
BINTS TO CYCLISTS.
The following hints are given in a trade catalogue
Bearings-Never allow any of the ball bear Ings of your machine to get loose; always keep them well adjusted, or they will not do theis work well. This requires great care ; and if you don't know how to do this (recommend that you allow some competent person to show you. No cyclist ought to be fywarant of the principles of construction of there dellcate parts of a machins, and a little trouble in learning is wall supsid.
"Oiling-This should be done judiciously about every 100 miles. It is not advisable to flad with oll, as it simply rung out down the spokes, damaging the rubber of tyres. In bad weather oll raiber more frequently,
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 30th June. Six-In reply to your letter No. 100 of the 33rd instant, I am directed to inform you that the Government is advised that Sanitary Bye-
Portion of Handle-bar.—The bar should be The President szid :-Gentlemen, in reply to it much a height as to allow the rider to eli that there is no power as Ordinance No. 15 of copy of the minutes on this paper be sent to the the bar more than this, as the arms are then law No. 5 bay no retrospective operation, and
the Colonial Secretary's letter, I propose that a | upright, with sems straight. It is useless to raisa 1894 now stands to substitute ny bye-law for Colonial Secretary for the information of the bent. This means loss of power; and is almost Bye-law No. 5 which could legally have retro-Governor, and also that a letter be written kunnightly in appearance as the stooping · spective operation.
asking that the attention of the Government be position of the "Scorcher." drawn to the recommendations of the Medical Officer of Health.
a-Farther I am to point out that it would io appear from the letters of the Permanent Com mitter and Housing Committee to the Colonial
Mr. Ede seconded, and this course was agreed to. Secretary, dated respectively 29th June, 18946 and 13th August, 1894, ibat it was not intended
MORTALITY. „ZETORNĚ. that the new provistons with regard to
The morisilty returns for the week ending 20th Jane showed the death rate to be 11.3 against zo backyards should apply to already exisi-
the same week last year. There were only nine Ing houses, and I am to add that ft
deaths from plague." For the week ending 27th would be necessary for the Board to make out a very strong case before the Govern June the rate was 16.9 against 24.4, with 20 Because Robert G. Ingersoll is reported to be tinguisbed, learned, nor wise. It is a victory of | templetion to open regular services to Australia ment would feel fortified in passing 'any law † deaths from plague. July 4th the rate was 13.8 | indtable.
#gainst 246, with six plague deaths, and ending new Ardsley Casino Assodation has rejected him the common-place. Senator Teller was right and Bombay, two out of four special routes interiøring' retrospectively with backyards long July 11th, 19.3 against 20.4, with 17 deaths from ailing all joints. Never apply the brake suddenly,
plague.
an infidel the commitee or membership of the
as a member. The Catino is the finest and elckest country club la America. One of the members intimated that Mr. Ingersoll's name had been dropped from the proposed member skip list on account of his disbelief in Chris tianity. The women especially objected to him.
BREST, June 19th. Goodbolt, who survived the disasted to the Drummond Cartle, was the quartermaster of the ship. He said: "A few minutes before the abock drizzling rain commenced to fall and the atmosphere was foggy. The ica was not rough,
but there was a long well.
No lights were visible. The children on the ship, had gone to bed, but a number of passengers were on deck,
"The vessel was going at fourteen knots an bour, when suddenly, with absolutely no warns ing, there was a terrible crash.
The Chronicle ways Nothlag has been heard in this country of Mr. McKinley's personal character, except that it is bonourable.
The Standard ways McKinley is belther dis-
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JAPANESE SHIPPING AFFAIRS.
Yokohama, July 6th, We have already menifaned that it is in con.
remaining to be subsidized. With reference to
since built over,
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when said that, the gold standard and protec- tion could, not exist together in the United the Vladivostock and Komakoff services.lies the onus of proef of the date of erection of 3-With regard to the question upon whom States. I hard and fast protectionism wins in adverfsement has appeared to the Official
· Several swine'dealers petitioned against having to use the platform scales at the dépot as they November a debased currency is almost certain Gasetts Inviting contracts, but as the remaining obstructions in backyards, I am to siste that His to follow. The foreign policy is to be truculence two, namely, Bombay and Australia, demand Excellency is advised that it is not possible to and (uts. England must not assert her rights, arrangements of greater magnitude-afta¤ge- give any general opinion, because the circum-preferred the old fashioned hand scales.
The Secretary and Dr. Clark recommended but must be thankful for what the Great Re- ments that the Yusen Kalsha alone is capable stances of different cases vary widely.
that the
be refused as frivolous, prayer This was done. public condescends to give her. It is a reaction of undertaking-overtores have already been ary platform in most respects. The moral level made to that company by the Department of of party politics has fallen so low that men of Communications, and the matter is now lo pro- the stamp of McKinley are about the best process of negoilation. It is expected that as curable. They are fally as good as the Nailon Baderstanding will easily be arrived at, inasmuch as the Yuses Kaliha has been carrying on a
deserves.
The Daily News calms to bare authority to service to Bomber for some time, and its already
state in connection with the latest reports regard-planned programme includes the establishment ing the tranble sent the Venezuelan-British of a service to Austalia. The subsidies to be Guiana boundary dispute that the Venezuelan granted for those two services are said to be as troops were near the junction of the Acarabist follow :- Creek with the Cuyal River. They observed a
The captain, who was on the bridge with the third efficer when the ship struck, immeaumber of British officials engaged in surveying route toward Barima. Believing that the diately ordered all hands to the boats All the British were cacroaching on Venezuelan terri passengers rushed on deck, many only ball clad tory, the efficer in command of the troops naked and all panic stilcken,
The steamer new listed so heavily that the surveyors to turn back. The officials, acting although the crew behaved admirably and look consonance with their lastructions, decilned up their stations for their work, it was impossible to do so and proceeded with their surveying to do anything. There were heartrending cries They referred the matter to the British Consular from those on board when they realized that agent. The protests were peaceful and there
they
were doomed.
was no collision.
BUDA-PEITH, HUNGARY, June 19th. The Drummond Cast's tank beneath our
The International Telegraph Convention alt- feet, with all on board, in about two minutes after she struck, I threw myself in the waterling bere has taken up the question of the com and grasped a floatlog. plink. I then saw the pulsory use of the official cabulary for code messages. The resolution of the New York other survivor, Woud, clinging to a small apar.
Chamber of Commerce and other bodies oppos
W joined our efforts is collecting other sparsing the vocabulary were duly presented by the planks and thus made a sort of rough raft.
this we were boffeted about until morning, when we sighted a fishing bost not far from us. I waved my cap, which was seen, and we were Koon picked up.”
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Wood said he was in the forecastle when he fell the crash, and he was just in time to rush to his post at one of the hows when the ship sank. Thirty-one bodies have thus far been
Licked up.
The French Admiralty officials who have been examining, the scene of the wreck of the Drummond Carfis express the belief that she was broken up by the explosion of her bellers after she began to founder. The French Govern ment has sent M. Bertillon, the specialist, to nies- sure the dead for the purpose of identification.
GEORGETOWN (British Guiana), June 19th. One hundred laboren were opening a road from the Barima to the Cuynal river, within the Schembargk lino, when they were stopped by
representatives of ibe Commercial Castle Cone pany, and the convention this morning decided that the vocabulary shall not Be made compol zory and all future action was indefnitely postponed.
LIVERPOOL, June sgth.
In the Snal game of the lawn tennis tourna- ment to-day H. Y. Mahoner, of Dublin, after a splendid contest, beat W., A. Lamped, the American player, by a score of 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 5-5, 6-3.
THE BEHRING SEA CLAIMS.
THE PROTOCOL AND CONVENTION READY TO ER SIGNED.
NEW YORK, Jane sat,
The Sun's Washington special says:-The Behring Ses claims question has been settled feally. The protocol and convention will be signed on Wednesday,
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of 1990. the aged your of Me. Austraila......173,109.035 330,218,070
Bombay
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4-In conclusion, I am to inform you that in all cases of any docht or difficulty, the Board should ask for the assistance of the law officers of the Crown.
I am, etc. (Signed) J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
The Secretary, Saultary Board,
In submitting this letter to the President, the Secretary minuted-Copies of the letters referred to in the second paragraph of this letter ought to be in this office, but unfortunately they are not Had the regular course been followed In the somewhat extensive correspondence which I understand passed between the Colonial Secetary and the so-called Permanent Committee, then the non-existence of copies of the letters in question would lie on the officer who was at the me performing the duties of Secretary to the Board. But, as the Beard alther acquiesced in, or approved of, the position which the Committe they had elected arrogated to themselves in com- municating direct with the Colonial Secretary, and as the Colonial Secretary appears to have | carried on a correspondence with them, the fact that a copy of the correspondence does not exist In this office cannot be laid at the door sliter of the Acting Secretary or intsell. However, the 16,601,949 practical point now at lume is to get the letters: 41,005.06 referred to, and I attach a draft of a letter request
ing the Colonial Secretary to supply them.
EXISTING SHIPS.
No of No. of Spa, Services. Subaldies. Borm Boa.
Route Izining foreign or domes. the routes untar contract with the government, and extraordinary do meatic services Manila.....rmen, nabav Hongkong & Vadivom socie Bombay soun by special service ... aclar
Australia....
Foreign Servios vis
3,100.000
298,85-190
150, F18.090
NEW STEAMERS.
держ
$5.074904
15,777-110
Average Te
Epood, Kno:1,
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DLER.
Bounties.
Toes.
11,000 4,300
Naw Stemmas Aurs...... America 3 Iurope
Total... Clemad Total #gjort yet flood) 2,434:193-456
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WEB,syd.000 47.500.000 8,175,180,454
1,07% 100,154.
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Ia response to the request of the Secretary, priated coples of the correspondence miked for were sent and attached to the letter.
THE FOOD AND DRUGS ORDINANCE.
The Colonial Secretary forwarded the proposed Ordinance relating to the Adulteration of Food and Drugs, for the consideration of the Board. This was read cianas by clause, and a few suggestions made for amendments.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Board adjoumed for a fortnight ---
HIS LATEST SCORE.
AN IMAGINARY CONVERSATION.
Oam, Paul (to Com Salisbury): "Read my speech to the High Assembly? It's quite one of the beat things I've done."
Oom Salisbury (read" till he conses to the passage "Proposals dealing with Education and messures affecting Agriculture are being pre- pared," then pauses): "E? What 7M
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Portion of Saddle-Do not ride with the saddle too high. It is most uncomfortable, and Impossible to use your full power when doing w To get the correct height, place the foot tudre the pedal when it is af Its lowest point "If thla can be done comfortably when rested on tha saddle, then it is about right. Ilgis advisable to more the saddle about at frat, trying diäsent positions, until you and that which is
Brake See that this works exily, by slightly.
if you can avoid It. It may spoil the tyre, and throws an unnecessary strain on the machine.
| Help the machine down steep hills by back | pedalling, as well av using your brakes,
Chain-Never allow this to get too loose, na it means "danger, malther must it be gulta | tight, as this means hard work; a Hole "pẩay *
or "back-lash " is best,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS, MAILE DUE:
French (Yarra) 18th inst, Tacoma (Olympia) 19th fust. Indian (Arrataon Abcar) atat ingt. Australlen (Menmuir) 23rd inst. American (City of Rio de Jandro) 24th inst. American (Garlic) 30th inst.
Canadian (Emérit of China) 3rd prox.
THE Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship Praussém left Shanghai for this port, vis Foochom, at 6 am, to-day, and is due here on or about the 201b fast, at daylight.
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ARRIVALS.
Oom Paul: "I thought you'd like that.” (Dutch guttural sounds indicating Intense Knightof St. Johm.steamer, from Singapores satisfaction.) I got that straight from you. Teles
Ingraðón, una Leyds told me ali about it, fast in time."
Assembly."
Oom Salisbury: "I have an immense sym- pathy with landlords in all parts of the globe,"
Dom Paul: "That has always been my view. My sympathy with the landed class has, 1 think i may say, never been concealed. Now,
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Oom Salsbury (affecting not to underMathilde mission stand) : “I don't quite gisap your meaning "Satsuma Mura ....... Oom Paul (producing copy of Queen's Speech, Felching................. Education Bill, and Agricultural Rating Bill): PurÄNKÄ...............m "Leyds brought me over copies of these." I like | Cofile uman them all; but that Agricultural Rating Blil is Annandale ..............
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Oon Paul "That B' going to be my The Secretary-thes miopted t--Lettem saked || BIII. Pre told Leyds to have it translated, and for have been sent and 'are attached herein. I then I'm going, to introduce it into the High have rand thats camfully, and I must say that || I fall to Bnd anything approaching a clear state- ment by either of the Committees that the ordia- Enca they recommended to be passed should not apply to existing houses as far as the ebstraction of backyards is concerned. On the is easy to understand that the whole outlay, lighted and ventilated as far as it la practicable are depressed, grievously depressed, just as you Afr Head..... attending the operation of the Laws for Encour to do so."
say your English landlords are depressed. My Halmun In the latter of the Housing Committee dated Boers are faithful to me, just as your landlords Tamar (LMS).............. aging Navigation and Shipbuilding, when the mums páld to the Osaka Skosen Kwaisha are 25th July it in clearly and distinctly stated that are faithful to you. I say I will toward my Artak Marucum taken into account, will aggregate over seven so backyard should be sooted in, and faithful Boers, just as you reward your faithful
Evandale..... # million yew. There is further to be considered the that their vicommendations are confined landlords,
Dom Salisbury (rowing's Hitle uneasy) : “I services that the Oriental Steamship Company to titing, hosts. - In the latter of the purposes opening a year or two hence, to so-called "Permanent Commities there fa en don't quits fellow."
Ooms Paul : #1 will explain. My faithful America and Europe. If that programme be paragraph which states that in existing houses cauled out, the annual disbursements from the there can be no remedy hat the right of Boers still have to pay some taxes, like your eventually exceed to million yes, karaming that view of enforcing cleanliness and the leaw an |can I reward you 23 they kanwer me there is Hen. George N. Cerken, answering question has been in negotiation ever since the adjours. the rates provided in the laws are strictly regards cubicles, mezzanine floors, sic. Does the nothing that pains them so much we having to OUTWARD-19th Jene--Palamed, 23rd June In the House of Commons to-day regarding the ment of the Paris tribunal in 1893. That court adhered to.
* Ric" not include the jaw relating to backyards? pay these taxes. That is their grievance: It is -Benvenue, Bombay, Helen, 24th || Janem Venezuelan situation, said that the British of arbitration decided that the United States had One of the causes, wa read in the 76/1, why || The "ato". to me to be as likely to mean also the grievance of your landlords. I was Courtfield, 26th June--Formora, Malacca, Embassador of Washington, Sir Jullan Paunce- no right to seize a foreign vessel taking seals on | disasters to ships are now so much more frequent that as the phrase "zo remedy" should mean | asking myself, *How can I relleva the gslav. Tantalus, Trenkal, 30th Jane Pafrocher, foie, was authorized to receive and report upon the high tess, and that if the U. 8. Government than in previous years is incompetence on the they 128 to be excluded. Be that as it may, the ances of my Bears 24- and then Leyds beings | Strathdit, Palinurme, City of Dublin. Vand proposals made by the Venezuelan representative had done so it was responsible for any loss resul- part of the officers. It would seem that the practical points at langa are...
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Jay-Frigen, Cowris, Tora Marn. 7th July- A Washington. The latter, Curson continued, ting to that vessel's owners, but no to the present recent sudden increase; la the number of 1. Has the present law on the subject of back- Oom Sallsbury (sotis vocs, beginning to under- Oopack, Sachsen, Flintshire, Ebundath Rick had been Informed of this, but up to the present time, through the refusal of Congress to take Japanese-owned ships has resulted in the yards a retrospective action? His Excellency stand); "Good Lord!.
marz roth Jaly-Shanghal. 14th July---- has been advised that it has not, had not made any proposal, and negotiations positive action, all the efforts of the British employment of capiston and mates
Oom Paul: "In this Bill I find that you take Aglaia, Glenavon, Ghesus, Sagkallen. were pending with the United States both in Ambassador and the State Department to reach carry licenses obtained in virtue of their 2. Is it necessary that the law should be made off balf the taxes of your landlords, and you way HOMEWARD-saih July-Benalder, Clam. regard to x definite frontier and the arbitration a settlement of the damage claims have been experiences alone, and have not
graduated
retrospective ?
If the public health of the that your Chy man, your men of busfoss, your of the frontier question with Venezola dersinavalling.
say regalar course of proper conditions of discussion. The latter
who, prior to this mess them is only one answer, and that is it: la solf: This is how I will remove the grievances General Debilty will try Scott's Emation of On June
at Washington, transmited pected demand for ship's officers, had been absolutaly necesary, in
of my loyal Boors. I also will make my City Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites, they obstacles to the conclusion of the general a complete Hat and summary of the British superseded by the younger generation of regular..
There is, of course, en trave, but it won pay planer Bil masy to the oral Bens will addice pasion to permanen arrangement with respect to arbitration, walch claims, amounting to $542,169, suggesting at ly trained seamen, Thesi, antiquated mariners clames, slow, and fall of litigation. It is for the You shall pay one-half only of the rate in the benefit. The Medical Profession in the the Government hoped to see concluded, at the same time that each country should appolat were engaged to one business or another, her Medical Officer, of Health to decide whether pound payable in respect of your land [reads] countries of the world univermily declare it a The Berlin correspondent of the Timer exy a daly qualified commissioner to examine into scarcity of men to navigate reels and a com- houses that have enclosed yards so as to prevent from the Agricultural Rates Bill; and say to remedy of the greatest value, and as it is very there appears to be a disposition on the part of the same..
sequent rise in seaman's emoluments Indaced the Boces faces being adequatly lighted and the Uitlanders and the City man, - You shall - palatable it exit be readily taken. by kke unde the German press to take up the' Samon ques- On August 111, 1894, the Secretary of State them to cons forward once more for service at ventilated are, it low human habiisilno. : If not, par the other halla,
sensitive stamach, and will never fall to give sion in view of the retirement of Governor whole to the British Ambassador that the sen. Owners of ships are warned by our con- they will have to be closed till wech time as they Oom Salisbury (sotto wood's "Enerid crafty railed and comicet to the enflarer. Amy Charles Schmidt, According to the Komische Zeitung, Fresident had concluded that it might be temporary to pay more stenilen to the quali, wuffey Da
old man.
can apply it-Bale Agents for Hough Captain Brandiles, now in the Colonial Office, practical as well as advantageous to affect calions of the offlours to whom they emirant the Dr. Clark - minatadi ikla corregiondance som BitCom Pauli. "Then I may be mymilf
the Hempire of CLASHYAMarcon -Wld be the German comlase. In Celenta direer settlement ei tän çizima by the payment of 1 skarys of life and property,—Yapan Mak The report of the Parasztal Gemmilles under · City 'man and yam wwi
aimed Venesuelans. Orders have been sent from Georgetown to the British officers not to offer resistance to the Venezuelans, but to with. draw under protest.
"LONDON, June 19th.
The finst settlement of the question of damager to be paid for illegal seizures of British vessels in the Behring Sos previous to the conclusion of
The Under Secretary for Foreign Affila, ↑ a modus vivendi ende' a delicate matter which Treasury for promoting murlilme enterprise will } visht and search of every Chinese house, with a | English landlords, and when I ask them How
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