NEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRENCH MAIE.
LONDON, February 11th,
KOYPT AND THE BOUDAM.
The House of Commoni on the 5th passed the vote submitted by the Government for the payment of the cost of the Anglo-Egyptiza expect.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1897.
SHOCKING MASSACRE IN NEW
GUINEA.
FORTY-TIVE MÈN KILLED,
Cooktown, February 16th, town for Samarat and Woodlark with twenty- The steamer Buräckta kas salled from Cook- slag miams on board.
As a question of privilege, the scandalous • Sartons floods have occurred in the Thames article la The Pimlico Detective" in which | (NZ) inundating the samern and southern the grossest insinuations were lavalled at inland counites, and canslog extensive damage.|| me with reference to my cenare of a certain class of my constituents in Pimlico and Biomp News was received at Thursday Island on the
ton. My only reason in postponing my motion 7 altime from New Goines of the slanghierite-(hear, hear)-to be to her place, and as till to-morrow is that I am anxious for my of a party of miners, and their attendants, she had a long-standing engagement to address numbering in all forty-five men, by Mambire her constituents in Scotland to-night, it is impos
(Hear, hear)
MELBOURNE, February 16th,
tlos to Dongola. The total of the vota #greed River natives in New Galaen, as the fit/alble for her to be la the House before to-mariow. Melbourne in connection with an outbreak af
of
January last. Telegrams received by the Hon. J. Dongina and Messis, Burns, Pally, & Co., Thursday Island, requested that Sie William MacGregor, who was then on a tour up the Fly River, should be toformed. On the 28th alimo, accordingly, the Albatross was despatched by the Government Realdent to Dura, the head-quarters, of the western division of Bridab New Guines, for the purpose of getting Mr. Haly, the magla. trate for the division, to convey news of the affale to Sir William Macgregor, who will doubtless lake steps with all despatch to punish
member for Fielies mores his resolution Mrs. Planewoman: When the honourable to-morrow I shall consider it my duty to stato St. John's Wood behind the Speaker's chair while his wife was speaking on the Divorce Bill on Tuesday last.
that I myself saw him kising the member for
The Speaker: Order, order! The honourable lady is out of order in making that statement at present,
Mrs Planewoman: I don't care if I are out of order; it's true. (Order, order | Cries of "Nam her.)
About 110 persons have been quarantined at
Niery after many of har passengers landed, smallpox, which was discovered an the atas mar
SYDRY, February 16th.
that, as he is at present situated, it is impossible for him to leave the colony to accept Me, Cham Declato's invitation to platí London. ...
Mr. Rold, Premier of New South Wales, states
South Wales Defence Forces, considers that it General French, Commandant of the New would be prudent to have the federal capital of Australia soma distance back from the coast,
stitution of the Mixed Courts the offending natives. The parly, consisted of honourable lady if she refuses to accept rinderpest discere amongst the cattle, styɛ that i
to is £798,802, which includes a sum of $70,000 to cover the cost of the construction of the Desert Raliway from Wadi Halia to Abu Hamed. Sir Michael Hicks-Feich, the Chancellor of the chequer, in moving the adoption of the Nation, announced the Government policy in colien with the Egyptian question. Ha dec.that the decision of the Appellate Court of tzed Tribunal, having overruled the action e Caisse do is Dette la advancing the sur £500,000 for the purposes of the expeditio
Dongols, made it necessary for the Governm Great Britain to gravely consider Whether i when the question of the renewal of t comes on lar hion, it will not be its duty to oppose the res.
ment of a body which had usurped the fan... which the Great Powers had entrusted another tribunal. The reluctance of France, the Chancellor added, to give Great Britain a free band in dealing with Egyptian questions had been the main cause of the prolonged occupation of the country. When the Republie voluntarlly relired from the dual con trol in 1882 Great Britain became solely respon- sible for the safety of Egypt, a position which, having been once accepted, li became the duty of the present Government to maintain. The Government declined to be worried by a mere money difficulty out of a policy which it believed to be right. Slr W. V. Harcourt and Mr. John Morley protested against the language. used by the Chancelier of the Exchequer a menace and a defiance amounting to an impudent challenge to Trance and Rossi, which
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calculated to weaken the concert of Europe, The Hon. N. G. Carzon, the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, denied that there was any desire of the Government to irritate France or Russis, bat palated out that it was right to remember that the decision of the Mixed Tribunal waJ essentially a political one.
The French Press, commenting upon the speech of Sir M. Hicks-Beach, declares it be an Insolent challenge to the Desi Alliance. The Khedive of Egypt has seat courteous replies to the French and Russian Governments, mala- taining that the advance of the loan money from the Caisse de la Dette for the purpose of the expedition to Dongols was an absolutely legal proceeding. The Russian newspapers Kre Irritated at the enunciation of the British policy La connection with Egypt-and-the-Soudan made by Sir M. Hicka-Beach to the Housa of Commons on Friday. It is asserted that It is now vain to hope that Great Britain will peaceably evacuats Egypt. The Austrian Press considers that, with the Turkish problem mil unsettled, the Beltish Government bas chosen an faopportune moment for declaring is policy. The Goulots, a Paris daily newspaper, asserts that the visit of Count N. F. 'Moravieff, the Ruslan Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Parli was for the purpose of urging the French Government to agtea to no incressa of the allied squadrons in the Levant owing to the presence of a fleet of forty British warships in Bealks Bay,
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Mr. John Green, Government agent, fire white. mes, miners; sine native police, and thirty carriera. There are, so particulars to hand of the affair, nor as to how the news reached Part Moresby; and the time that has elapsed since the massacre occurred tends to show that of the whole party travelling nons could have escaped alive or uninjured, for had any escaped the news would have reached Port Moresby earlier.
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THE AUSTRalian horRORS.
MURDERER BUTLER INCRIMINATES OTHERS, ADMITS HE WAS IN POSSEISION OF HIS VICTIM'S PERSONAL EFFECTS.
LONDON, February 8th.
It is reported from San Francisco that mur. derer Butler, captured on the Swanksīda, states he is positive that he will able to prove his inno- cence alter his return to Australia, and that other arrests will then be made.
SYDNEY, February zith.
The arrested man Entler is now believed to be identical with-the-man Richard Arbe, who spent about three years in Western Australia and was continually undergoing short sentences for petty larceny.
LONDON, February 16th. The Speaker: I shall have to namë the
Professor Koch, the eminent bacteriologist, who went to Cape Colony to investigate the tuling. (Cries of "Withdraw." and "Name ker") lady ba named. Her name suits her admirably.siders he will be able to eradicate the disease.
Mist Piquante: I move that the boscurable
he has discovered a process which will render the canle proof agatoar contagion, and he con- Mrs Planswoman I gelte understand, malam, that the honourable lady who spoke lani habit of kissing within the precincts of the should object to attention being called to the House.
Miss Piquante: The honourable Indy prides herself on speaking plainly. Her speech, in fact, is as plain as her face, and—~{"Order, order !** Withdraw!" great prear.)
The Speaker: I must request honourable ladies to abstain from personal alinions.
Miss Piquante: I have to report, ma'am, that during the lamentable scene which the House has just witneered the member for Mailintown deliberately tote down my back-hair,
The Speaker: Order, order! The incident is now closed. The order of the day is the Infant Enfranchisement Blil, second reading. I call on the Home Secretary,
ten years.
THE INFANT ENFRANCHISEMENT BILL Speaker, that this Bill requires much argument The Home Secretary: I hardly think, Mi to commend it to the House. The proposals of the Government err, if at all, on the side of moderation LONDON, February roth,
We have fixed the limit of age at It is reported that Butler, now under arrest at
I can well understand belog San Francisco charged with the Glenbrook objected that the age is too high. No doubt in murders, has stated that two men forced hins to old days, when the franchise was absurdly con accept part of the belongings of Capt Lee Weller nected with the possession of property or with which were found in his possession.
the lact of the voter paying rates, it might have police will assist him in capturing the men.
Butler has offered to turn taformer li, the would not be no qualified should be debarred been Intelligible that infants-boaturally from exercising what we all now recognize to be un faslienable right of every citizen. And if is such a right, on what principle is the citizen of ten years to be excluded? girl of that age is at least the equal in boy or intelligence of many who now possess the vote. Did not Mozart compose a Mass and conduct an orchestra before he was ten?) Does the proper exercise of the franchise require more intellect than to compose a Mas? Why, ma'am, this was the very argument by which We women were so long ourselves excluded from the vote and from sitting in this House. (Hear, ually the equal of men, (Roars of laughter) hear.) It was said that we were not latellect. The argoment was triumphantly met by showing that women had sometimes equalled men in university distinction and in other ways. (Hear, bear,) But it can at lesat as easily be shown that chlidren of ten-ay, and of much tenderer ge-con surpass their seniors in intellectual schlerement, And if we look at the question is the purely conventional idea connected with from the point of view of Inalienable right, how twenty-one years to be defended? (Hear, hear. Why, ma'am, the idea is a mere
LONDON, February 17th, Great rivalry has existed between showmen in San Francisco over Bailer, and they have bought his hat, shoes, and belt ; and he has also been paid $ice for speaking into a phonograph.
LONDON, February зind.
In connection with the extradition of Butler Detective Roche has tended that cartridges contained ballets identical with that which found in Butler's possession on the Swanhilda killed Leo Weller,
SYDNEY, February 25th,
The Attorney-General of New South Wales has cabled to San Francisco with regard to the warrants the inference that the extraditions will extradition of Butler, and the reply received be granted when the case for the defence has been completed.
IMPORTANT PARLIAMENTARY
REPORT.
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Rides which is proceeding to Londen, lef The detachment of New South Wales Mounted Sydney on Tuesday smid great enthusiasm.
SYDNEY, February 18th.
BRISBANE, February 18th. Infantry men from Queensland to take part in The question of sending a party of Mounted the demonstration in England in June sext, la connection with the celebration of the Queen's long reign, is under consideration.
SYDNEY, February 19th,
A meeting of Protestant ministare in Sydney
Federal Convention, and to suggest ten can to the candidature of Cardinal Moren for the didates to the electers of their way of thinking, for whom they should be recommended to vote.
bus resolved to issue a manifesto in opposition
which has been appointed to inquire into the The Committee of the House of Commons Transvaal raid, has been examining Mr. Cecil Rhodes, who admitted having helped the reform movement on the Rand,
LONDON, February 17th.
Mr. Rhodes farther admitted that he had attempted to delude the public into the belle! that Jameson had gone to the assistance of the women and children at Johannesburg, **a
Feart and members of the House of Commons
The Prince of Wales and a large number of were present daring the examination of Mr. Rhodes, which created immense Interest, especially when he was no der cross-examination by Sir William Harcourt.
(Inquiry proceeding.)
LONDON, February 22nd... The Greek fordes in Crate have obtained
important successes against the Turks, 100 of whom were killed in one engagement,
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NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
MARCH. Meteorological means based on ten years' observations to 1895. Berometer 30.059 Thermometer ..........................................6?·0.
Hamidity................$5. Rainfall s
4.08 inches.
TO-DAY.
WEATHER FEPORT.
On date at On date at
Barometer Thermometer
Rainfall
10.23
33
Kamidity.....MASKERLAY
95
30*1 c6 86
ους
Saturday, 13th March, 1997.
RONGIONG VOLUNTKER
CORPS.
Corps Orders for Wick ending 20th March, 1897..
GENERAL. Duits-Orderly Officer for the week, Capiala A. Chapman,
Orderly Sergeantfor the week, Sergeant R. F. Lammert.
Ambulance Class-At Head-Quarters at 5.30 p.m., on Wednesday, 17th instant,
Sword Dril-For all Officers of Corps st Head-Quarters at 5:30 pm, on Monday, 15th last. Dress as ordered for parade at that hom.
Musketry Drill-For bolt maits at Hoad- Quarters on Monday and Friday, 15th and 19th Instant respectively, at 5.30 p.m.-Blank Am.
Chinese-11th of Bud moon of 23rd year of munitios. Valform-Serge, caps, side arms,
Kwong-sit
poaches, and carbines, Jewish-9th Adar, 1657. Mohammedan-8th Shamall, 131.3.
Sn-Rites.................. Ohr, 18min.
Sets
1011 Gr. 8min High water-Afternoon ... SAP. ¿Imín. Low water-None.
No taferer high or low water,
ANNIVERSARIES,
1841-Renewal of hostilites and capture of forts
In the Macsó passage by the British. 1849-Chinese Custom House closed at Macao. 1879-Steamer Sunfoo lost.
TO-MORROW,
Sunday, 14th March, 1897-
Commandant's Parade.-For both units on the Brigada Parade Ground on Saturday, soth instant; to fall to at Head-Quarteïs at = p.m. sharp. Signallers to attend. Uniform-Khaki Deill, patties, bolmate, and alde armiv.,
This is a preliminary drill for the purposes of the annual Inspection, and "all members, are particularly requested to attend.
FIELD BATTE'Y.
'Drill-At Kowloon Docks at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, 16th and 18th fastant Respectively. Company Drill-Plain clothes.
Signalling-At Head Quarters on Monday
Chinese-12th of 2nd moon of 23rd year of and Friday, 15th and 19th fast, respectively, at
Kwamp-si.
Jewish-Toth Adtv, 5657.
Mohammedus. 10th Skawati, 13!4.1
Sun-Rits mama Ohr. 11min.
·S413...... Shr. Jmin. High water-Afternoon
Bhr, 3min. Low water-Morning' Ohr, 39min. No interior high or low water. ANNIVERSARIES.
p.m.-Plain clothes.
Note-Any Members of the Field Battery degiroas, of being trained as Trom tiers are directed to send to their names to the Orderly Room by foam on Wednesday, 17th instant,
Notice.
Applications from Gentlemen desirous of jsin- 1841-The Brith forces routed 2,000 Chluase | Ing the Cercs should be sent a Volunteer Head. Quarters, when a copy of the Realations will be sent and any information afforded.
1844-King Hambret of Italy born. 1868-Oatrage o French sailors in Japan.
trouve në Tri-hl.
189a-La Courts at Yokohama opened.
MEMORANDA.
The Transfer Books of the Chlas Sugar Refining TO-DAY, 13th March,
Co., Ltd. closed from this date to the 27th inst, luclusivă.
The Transfer Books of the Logan Sugar Refining Co, Ld, closed from this date to the 2718 Inst, inclusive.
TO-MORROW,—14th March. American mail due.
CHURCH SERVICES.
Lord Salisbury, before taking any definita setfan spalast Greece, wishes to ascertain the views of the Powers with regard to the future. farm of autonomy similar to that now enjoyed Government of Crete, he himself favouring a by Samoa, and guaranteed, by the leading St. John's Cathedral:-Commonlan, 7 8.30. Powers, especially Russia. Austria are greatly Incensed at the obstinacy Roman Catholic Cathedral-Mas at 6 am,
Germany and.
Matins, 11 a.m., Evensong, 5.45$ p.m. shows by Greecs.
7., B 3.0, and 9.30 a.m. Benediction, 5 p.m.
Landon in favour of the annexation of Crete by Greece, The popolar feeling in France, la the A great meeting of Radicals has been held in
Greece. United States, and in Italy is also in favant of
Mr. Chamberlain bas stated in the House of claimed £6.777,938 on account of materiai Commons that the Transval Government dage spelled through T, Jameson's raid; £1,000.000 belag for moral and intellectual
House of Commons and is ridiculed by the Barise. The claim was laughed at in the Press throughout the country,
M. Hinnisux, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, has declared that Siz Michael Hicks Beach's speech on the Egyptian stimaiton is not calculated to assist in a solation of the Egyptian dimculty, M. Hanotatx further deprecates the speech of Mr. G. N. Curzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office, in which discredit was thrown upon the Judicial character of the Mixed Telbensis, M. Kantaux, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, — declares that there le cause for anxiety regarding the future of Egyptian finance, if the question be referred to arbitration, the attitude France is, he says, certain to be upheld, France, he concluded, would not consent to an infringement of her rights as regarde Egypt, based as there were on reiterated promises and pabile documents. The German newspapers describe the reply el M. Hanotaux, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Sir Michael Hicka-Beach's pronouncement on the Egyptian question in the House of Commons, as innta mount to a refusal to accept the laitey's chai. | right honourable lady privato matice. It is ment of the praient Administration, by passing House of Arsembly Cutler the absence of the
lenge.
THE COLONIAL PREMIERS.
With respect to Mr. Chamberlain's invitation. to the Colonial Premiers to visit England, on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee, the fallow lug message has been sent to the Secretary of State
The Australian Premier, anembled st Hobart, are deeply sensible of the high honour conferred upon the Australasian eslanies by the fnvitation, to the several Premiers to visit England to join in the commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of the Queen's accession and aise of the unique and gratifying character of the demonstration in which they are farited "to participate. In no part of the empire will this commemoration be regarded with a higher feeling of loyalty to and affection for Her Most Gracious Majesty than in Australasia. Bat the Premiers cannot collectively accept this invita tion, and mast, therefore, leave the answer to the Secretary of State's message to be made by each of them separately on return to their several homes, and after consideration of the exigencies of public business." Mr. Chambulain bas engaged saltes of rooms at the Hotel Cecil for the accommodation of the Colonial Premlara in June.
THE TRANSVAAL,
SEBION OF 1907, (BY OUR SPECIAL LADY LOBBYIST.)
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mia, Speaker look ber seat at four o'clock.
QUESTIONS.
Mrs. Obsoleát-Mann: I wish to ask the Home Secretary a question of which I have given the whether she will cause a list to be made, and laid on the table, of all members whose husbands are directors of pubile companies?
The Home Secretary: No, ma'am. A list has of heneumble and right honourable ladies alsendy been laid on the table giving the names connected with public companies. The practice of gentlemen serving on public boards as fallen so much fato disuse of late years that the retara asked for appears to be punecessary. friend yet tell the House whether discovery has been made of the perpetrator of the outrage of hanging mistletoe over the Treasury bench on the opening day of the Session Į
Mrs. Planewoman: Can my right honourable
survival of the days of privileg:-load checis and may be traced to the feudal system of antiquity. (Renewed cheers.) But I may be told that this Bill is the thin end of the wedge, and that prescally we shall have children sitting in this House. I for one, ma'am: do not ablak from that conclusion. (Lord and continued chaming.) Professional nursemaids already, I rejoice to say, adorn these beaches: then why not their innocent charges also! Wo women brought insight, lavaltion, sympaiby, lato poliiles for the first time. Infants will bring even greater innocence that we ourselves can lay claim to, If, as the poet says, "Heaven lles about us in our lofancy," It will be the proud achieve-
tale Bill, to flotroduce the very atmosphere of Heaven self to the British House of Commons. (Lord cheers, during which the right Honourable Indy renamed her seat,)
preas.—St. James Gasilti,
(The House was still sitting when we went to
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
Capt, Geo. Ramsay, from Sydney and poris, The China Navigation Co.'s steamer Trinas, amived in harbour to-day. For the subjoined telegrams we are indebted to our Colonial exchanges :-
The Home Secretary : I will ask my honoura ble friend not to press her question. I have reason to believe that the act referred to was an attempt-well meaning, bot ao doubi ill-advised to express the pleasure with which honourable members on both sides of the House heard of the betrothal of my right honourable friend, the First Lady of the Admiralty, to the noble lord who leads the Opposition in another place,
Miss Nuewonie: I desire to sak the First Lord of the Treasury what steps the Gavers-about the middle of 1898. ment have taken to redeem their pledge to sive facilities for the Introduction of working-woman members to this House)
LONDON, February 13th, the Mahommedans in Crete occurred, 5000 Since the outbreak between the Christians and
Two thousand persons are now reported to be on board British chips of war at Canen,
persons are sald to have fed from the liland.
The First Lord of the Trainy! The chief The Transvaalauthorities have arrested, on a obstacle to the and we all have in view, to which charge of vagrancy, a rich coloured contractor the honourable lady referred on a previous from Cape Colony. The man antared the occasion, has, I hope, been overcome by the Republic with a passport sigund by Lord appropriation of roam for the recaption of Roumead, the British High Commissioner for bablas during ike sitting of the Hense. The South Africa, and he was placed in custody Anal arrangements cannot be made unill my because he had not strictly complied with the honourable friend who has charge of the matter recent restrictive immigration laws of the bas sufficiently recovered from the effects of Repabile, to obtaining and carrying about an recent interesting family event to resume her official badge showing that he was servas public duties may say, however, that the masis Lord Rosmead and Mr. W. C. Greene, room reserved for the purpose will probably be CB, the Brush Agent at Pretoria, are exquiding Committes-Room No. 15, which has historical into the circumstances of the arrest. It is associations which render it peculiarly suitabla reported that Dr. W. J. Layds is about to to become the scene of calidish cries and resign the State Secretaryship of the Republic, pearlsh squabbles. and that he will be succeeded in the office by Hen J. G. Kotze, the Chief Justice of the Judicial Department of the Transvaal,
The Transvaal-Government decided to join the Genera Commercial Convention wilkesi consuliing England. Lord Salsbury Informed the TransvaRĪ Government that-England's | aesent was necessary; and it has been applied for and granted
BRITISH TRADE.
Mes. Planewoman! Mr. Speaker, ma'am: Is the honourable member for St. John's Wood, sitting below the gangway opposite, in order in kissing her hand in the Chancellor of the Xxchequer, as I have observad her doing repeatedly while the last question was being auswered?
The Speaker: The precedants on the point. are very mesgre. I find, however, that, before the passing of the Great Emancipation Act,
The Arbitration Board appointed under the Anglo-Venezuelan Arbitration Treaty will meet
intended faining la the Geneva Convention It to stated that the Transvaal Republie without first consulting Great Britain. Lord Salisbury, however, has declared that the assent of Great Britain was necessary before this step could be taken; but the British Government would in this case walve its assent,
BRISBANE, February '11th. Queensland National Bank has been submitted The new scheme of arrangements with the
fired as the date for the meeting of creditors to to the Supreme Court, and 22nd March bar þar consider 1.
holiday throughout the colony,
St. Patrick's Day has been declared a public
ADELAIDE, February 11th.
The beat that has been experienced in Adelaide recently has been very excessive, the thermomelar on Wednesday registaring 107 deg: in the shade.
BRISBANE, February 13th. The total gold yield of Queensland for January amounted in 44,603 es...
SYDNEY, February rath.. Mr. J. A. Amois, Consul in Sydney for Chill and Nicaragus, has been committed for trial at Sydney on a charge of misappropriating money
|'anirusied to him.
BRISBANE, February 23rd.
the invitation of Mr. Chamberlain to attead the Sir Hugh Nelson' has Bnally decided to encrpt diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Queen's relee in England in June next. Sir Hugh Nelson will be accompanied by the Hon. T. J. Byrne.
The: Fon. H. Tosar will be leader of the
Premier.
Sir Hugh Neiron has written to the members of the Queensland National Bank Commission fir quiry stating he is opposed to the re-election of the present directors, -
COOKTOWN, February 23rd.-
Ahost sevenly more men hava arrived at Cooktown an route for New Golves, and there far New Gaines goldfields before The wet reaton BYU NOW 700 men hers who fally intend to start
half over, the result of which can only be disastros,
5YDWEY, February 23ıd,
To view of the demand for paranges to the New Gainen, goldfields, steamers are beleg laid
direct from Sydney.
the resolution parsed by the recent meeting Cardinal Moran has made a vigorous reply to
adverse to his candidature for the Federal Con- Protestant elergy in Sydney, which was
as an Australian colonist only, realios, He states that be stands for election
Union Church --Services, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. St. Francis Church, Wanchal —Mess (Chin.). án.., (Port.) 7.30 am.. Besediction, 3 p.m. St. Joupk's Church, Garden Road-Morning St. Anthony's Chapel, West Poluts-Maes, 8
Service(English), o a.m.
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a.to. and 5.45 p..
Wesleyan Methodist Church:-Services, 10.30 St. Peter's Seaman's Church-11.. and
6.30 p.m.
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SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUR: American (City of Peking) to-morrow, French (Salaris) 16th [nut," English (Thomas) aoth inst. American (Doric) 2zıd inat, Canadian (Empress of China) 24th lost. Tacoma (Olympia) 26th fast. Americas (Chla¤) and prax.
We are informed by the Agent of the Messagestes
Maritimes Co. that the steamex Salasis, with the next French mail, left Saigon for this port st 8 am. to-day, and is due here on the 16th isst.
Tax Agents (Messrs Arnhold, Karbery & Co.)
Inform us that the "Rickmers" Line steamer Elisabeth Rickmers, from Middlesborough, Antwerp and Hamburg, passed the Caual the day, and may be considered dua at Singapore on or about the and prox
SHIPPING RETURNS. From & 6.m. yesterday to 8 pm, to-day,
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The meeting of the Pentestant clergy in Sydney Glenavan teamer, frors Singapore held to discats Cardinal Moran's candidature Allinglaamiaus for the Federal Copanties selected a bench of LoongMEON tem candidates for the Convention, including the Zapro Premier, the Colonial Secretary, and the Minis Tiinon .................. ter for Lands,
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ADELAIDE, February 23rd,
The Hasl heat of the Adelaide Wheel Race was won by A, Allan (South Australia), Cllaton belog second and Martin third,
won by Ports after a grand race, with Martin seco d and Walne third,
The Tec-mile Championship of Australia was
LONDON, February 24th. A portion of the Brillak Naval Reserves is being mobilised.
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** Sbangku Aggregating 11,747 Cons Engister............. Canen har beep bombarded by the European Product Kowloon Dock. The camp of the insurgents in Crets near HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETUR. Fleet The bombardment Inated twenty-five. mlaates, teventy shelle being fired, The Greek Cinturion, H.M.S regular troops were not engaged, Zighteen Kachidste Maru..... 29 perrons were wounded in the bombardment, The Traries armistice, Both Christians and Moslems st European Cossels in Crete have arranged an Selene hive asked the Powers to occupy that place. The Powers are now discussing Lord Sallebury's propel to grant an autonomous forms of government to Caste. Both Turks and Christiani Creta are stated to have mutesced their prisoners.
After an unsuccessful confmence with the employers, the engineers and smiths have bem Newcastle-un- Tyss district.
Federation mammens
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By Order,
L. A. C. GORDON, Capt. R.A.,
Adj, H.K.V.C.__
Hongkong, 13th March, 1997,
THE MAN WHO KNOWS THE ROAD.
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He drives directly home, even in dark nights, don the man who knows the rsa. The over-hanging gloom, the deceptive shadows, the uncertain sounde don't bother him. He can feel the ground under his wargon wheels, and the "la of the land is open to him ar at clear noantide. It is the stenger in those parta who is confused and befuddled, who knooke people up to ask questions, who dually lodges in the altoh.
Where to go, and how to get there ; whai to, do, and bow do it-why, the man who knows fal comes to the front averthwhere and always. But the .. ditransla! Take an illustration of this sort, and opposite--the waste of time, money, power, heulib, de in blind experimenta, how disheartening and you will see how it fits in a minute.
"Ta the spring of 1892,” says a lady who Ilva down near the east coast, "I began to feel fil. I had poor appetite, and after everything I ate, no matter sick, vomiting sour, bitter fluid. I was almost how simple it was, I was seised with grost pain across the chest and around the sides. I was frequently afraid to eat, and my food gave me no strength. In
I continued, now a bit better,
and then worse antil Deceraber, 1898, when I became very iii, 1 got so weak I could hardly bear the weight of my body on my feet. I tried this and I tried that-all Hnds of medicines I heard of, but none of them gave me any relief.
"In January, 1894, I read in a Httle book about the cure done by Mother Belgel's Byrup. The book contained letters from people who had been oured, some of whom had suffered like me. I got a bottle from Miss Caroline Foster, grocer and draper, High Street, In this place. After taking it I was mandia better.
I had a new relish for food, and no more distress after esting. I
Sontinued taking Mother Бутар,
and was soon free from all pain sud
Beiral's
zeeded no madfeine.
been in the best of health,
strength. Since then I have (Signed) Mrs. Eleanor
in April 30th, 1898. Mouringham, Brigh
health began to fall me. I felt low and weak, and *In the early part of 1875, * writes another. "my
felt in tight around the waist that it seemed as though lost all power and disposition to exet myself. After every meal I had pala in the chest and all over me. I something was holding me. I was much troubled with
alakening wind now and then a belched on my stomach and throat and half choked me. Then, too, I had attacks up sour fuld that bit my of spams,
which
me intense pain. ruy work lowly
top about mash distress, and grew gradually weaker and more despondent in mind tried the various mažicines would hear of that might possibly be good for me, but none of them were of any avath
And
T
*After five tadiona ysen of anffering, my daughter, who is in servios in London, wrote me of the benefit har mistress had derived from the use of Mother Belle Curatira
Seigel's
fra Byrup when troubled much sa I
quite like
Byred my daughter sent me two bottles of the
and after having taken it, I fall new woman, I had no pain after eating, batter hemiths than I had been in since I was first
Bod taken ill. From that time onwards my health was good and if I all anything temporarily, as
will, a few doses of
Mother Baigal's
the best
of right. I have told many persons of what is now
· Byup pat me alabrated remedy
did for and should publish my statement if you desire to do so. am willing you (Signed) (Mrs.) Ann Knight, near the Church, Penny Compton, Temington, September 27th, 1895
By looking back to the Italicised words in these letters the reader will catch my point on the instant. Both these thele dead, not imowing
disssss (indigestion and dyspepsia), blindly the true remedy for
blunder and stumbles and he can's know until he Under frommstances we all do the same. When experimented with anything they could get hold of. one doem't know the road he is almost nærtain to loans. Now, in all silments of the digestion, with the local symptoms which proceed from li, Mother Beigel's
Byrup is, so to put it, the right road. Follow Ischially, and you are fairly sure to bring up in the plowsant shaiter of good health. Enowing this, Aleset your neighbourse-dist.
PASSED THE CANAL, ab Harter, Kanagawa fare.talk Vebenary OUTWARD-2nd Fab- Cyrus, Dordogne, zih.
tor's Emulsion of Pura Cod Liver Oil'with pophosphiles is' prescribed, by Physicians all Edward H. Corbett, lately clark in the
St. Giles, St. Jerome, 19th February
Anopa, Guadalquiver, 16th Feb—Beniaríj
r the world. It is a remarkable remedy Sor New Seath Wales Saring Bank, has been com-
Hertha, Japan, Arlown, Salaris, Caves, 23%
psumption, Scrafula, and wasting diseases, d very palatable. Read the following :-"I by the bank. signatories to orders for the payment of moneys
kawa much pleasure in stating that I have tried Grandaplag, Pathon, Sophis Rickmera, Tawins, blood, with scrofulous disesse, and found it to be Cardiest Moran has consented to secepta in West Afton, in consequence of the recent Origter, Morlessthehien Tencer, Couglas, out the least dificuly,A. TEMPLE PARKING, The expedition Best against the King of Benin, and March-Glenskirt, Gluta, Benedich, a very eficient preparation. It was taken with nomination for a seat in the Federal Conran acre party sent to render casistange to a Marche, Sarbaden, Tal Show 22, Lordship Fark, Stoke Newington, Nis Ass usaka a personal explanation, The House is low. He will not, however, -addrasa public | Consul Phillips, have captured Beals, alteru | March. - Turbo: 1st Marche-Mogul, Natal, Chemiji esa supply itßola Agents for Hong- | sware that it was my intention La wa krought meetings, but will simply laeve kipeed in the sharp whetgewest in which they wwe Beney Mäenbeth Fickmarty Zükçe, Tameniv before the notion of the Houve 1.4 brendig, 1 heads of the efsotery:
hong sad the Xogies of China 100 Waiktas & Co --
decreased dading the same perled by the sum of / Priety. By analogy, therefore, I am prepared mitted for trial on several charges of forging | withdrawn from all shipbuilding yards in the Fab.Blien Richmerz; Toin Maru, dth Teh Scott's Emulsion in a case of impoverished.
The Board of Trade returns for the mouth of shaices their firts at each other, and such action
honourable members were known to have January show an increase in the imports were rated be a bajaca of parliamentary pro- amounting to £1,501,831, exports having 41,384,113. The following table shows the bar hand to another member of the opposite sex to rule that for an honourable member to kiss comparative volume of trade i➡
fa a display of passion entirely out of arder, 1837. Mr. Masher: I beg leave, aim to Imports 38,473,856 - 89,075.560 Exports amat,197,188 19743ALE
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