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It does we may rest assured that theIn their Wishly Share Report·lained at 5 p.m. laurels of victory will be won, and wellto-day Messrs Benjamin, Kelly and Potis state won, by the nations whose destiny it is to that "Bualness has been very bilak during the press onward carrying with them the week and rates have Improved considerably manifold blessings of a higher civilisation. since our last report."--

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THE UNITED STATES.

LONDON, May 17th,

A Democrat has been elected Senator for Floride, which places the Republicans in a minority of one and will have an important effect on the Tariff prospects.

THE GRECO-TURKISH WAR,

The Greeks in the late engagements in Epirus fought splendidly, and almost ceaseles ly, for After storming several positions forly hours. thay we forced to rethie from exhaustion and wrat of icod.

GERMANY AND THE CONCERT. It is understood that Germany has been Persaing throughout a separate policy at Con- annople and is now advising the Sultan to insist upon a European control of Greek finances.

about 150 Russian military officers "to train the Korean army" is causing a good deal of uneasiness in diplomatic circles in Tokio and that the Japanese Government through Mr. Karo, lta ̈representative in the Korean capital, lodged a protest against the engagement of so many military officers as being in contravention of the provisions of the Seoul Memorandum and the St. Petersburg Convention concluded by Marquis YAMAGATA while visiting the

(From Diario de Manila.) Russian capital on the occasion of the

DEATH OF A GOVERNOR-GENERAL. coronation of the Tsar. At first little

MADRID, May 6th. notice was taken of the protest by the Korean Government--which doubtless Major-General Maritegul, the recently sought the advice of the Russian appolated Governor-General of Mindanao Minister-and, as the exhortations of (Philippines Group) died on board the steamer Tale de Luxon while that. vessel was passing

lons to Manila.

AMONG the homeward bound passengers by the C, P. R. steamer Empress of Japan, which left at neon to-day were Commander G010- Brown, of H.M.S. Nardisus, and a ovesber of

other naval officers and also. Lieut. Thompsoo, A CEYLON PARIS despatch states that the R. E. The mali lloer passed through the fleet Queen's Birthday Ball and the Levéa are to be and the navy people were hoarilly cheered from postponed from May to Juse; also the Blathday the various ühlps, while the band of the Narcisins played some appropriate alis by Honours, which, are to be grouped with the

way of compliment to her late commander. Tho special Diamond Jubilee list.

Royal Engineers' steam-launch Solent accom- panied the big white fluer down the harbour with a party of officers who gave Licut. Thomp- son a very hearty send-off".

A GRAND banquet wis given in St. Petersburg on the 17th April in bonear of the Emperor of of Austria. Reuter reposts that the Tsar | exchanged most cordial toasts with His Majesty, pledging continued filendship and the common aim of pesce.

THE attention of the Under-Secretary of Stato for Foreign Affairs has been drawn by a corres- pondent to the following report of Lord Calog- ton's recent speech at Leicester "He then re minded his audience of the happy suspices under which the present Government came into

In the Sopreme Court to-day, before the Pulsae Judge, Mr. J. J. Francis, QC. (lastracted by Mr. Wilkinzoa), applied for a writ of Habeas corpus in the care of four Chinese deported from Singapore, and detained here by the police, as was testified by Mr. Carzon himself, Since then they had given op Siem and had for transport to Canton, His Lordship granted their Vanezzelan difficulty, their Jameson, thele the writ

Armenian horrors, the Brighton recantation of STODDART'S English Eleven will play five test Lord Salisbury, and their crisis in South Africa," matches against Australis, and probably two Mr. Curson has replied as follows:-"If Lord, matches aslast New South Wales. They will Camington really ared the words reported by reach Adelaide essly la November.. The West you, which I can scarcely credit, he must live in Australian Cricket Association has offered to

a world of ideas, not of fact. So far from giving give £1,200 and the train fares, between Perth

up Slam, Lord Salisbury guaranteed the Integrity and Albany, if the Eleven decide in play of that country, which the late Government bad matches in Pe..h on the way to the eastern entirely failed to effect." colonies.

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RASPBERRYADE, &c. M. KATO seemed to fall on deaf ears, through the Red Sea on the voyage from Barce- did a "Vanishing Act last year with $300 Rangoon Zemes of 4th May as follows:--In spite

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special representations were made to the Russian Government through the the Japanese Legation in St. Petersburg DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATER are with the result, it appears, that the Russian made under the constant supervision of a duly Government has Intimated to the Japanese qualified English Chemist and will bear compa-Government that “it will do nothing in the rison with the best English Manufactures, premises to give umbrage to Japan no Special terms to HorELS, CLUBS, MESTES and matter what decision the Korean Govert ment may arrive at." That is what the Japanese Government has allowed the press of Tokio to state and it was telegra- phed to Kobe and translated by the Kobe Chronicle, to which journal we are indebted for the Information. The intimation that the Russian Government will do nothing to It la ragnartnd that all communications relating to Subscriptions, cause offence to Japan after inducing the Aheartasmanta, &c., be addrmined to the "Kissen, Ameloné | Korean Government

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give have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining not to individual members of the stand. andelivered after the 25th laut, will be subject to

Commencesions inled or publication must be accompanied considerable annoyance to Japan is by the name and address of the welters, not somedy fos | very amusing, if true. It may mean What the colomme of the Highme Tigeugh will say a great deal or nothing at all. It may atong pebil earth, it must be donetly

indicate that Russla desires to live at peace with her progressive little neighbour, or it may only be an attempt to evade, unt!! things Are quieter in Europe, any responsibility for the excitement created by the extraordinary request of Korea to be supplied with a sufficient number of Russian officers to reorganise the Korean army in accordance with the system in vogue throughout the dominions of the Great White Taar. It is, however, likely enough that the "Russian Minister has been simply using the Inexperienced Korean Government as a cat's-paw to "draw" Japan, to try her temper and to see whether, when all is ready, when a peace is patched up in Europe, It will be possible to easily create in Korea a carur her with Japan. It was well-known, of course, that Japan-readily picked a. quarrel with China about her position and influence in the Hermit Kingdom, but It was not positively known whether Japan could be easily invelgled into quarrel, over Korea since the Great

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Hongkong, 19th May, 1807.

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This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers and is fitted with the Electric Light'

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(From Indian Daily News.) THE PLAGUE IN INDIA.

BOMBAY, April 29th,

The Municipal returns for the 24 hours ended at 6 am, yesterday moming show a fresh cases and 19 death. The latest returns bring the total since the outbreak to . 11,925 caven and 10,206 deaths.

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A MILITARY hospital scandal is reported in the

of what has appeared in these columns on the subject, another cate ni hospital servants being depated by an Assistant Surgeon to open the dead body of a European soldier has happened in a military hospital in Bermab. We have this on the authority of an eye-witness who avers that not only hr, but several soldiers, witnessed the corpse being cut open by natives who were said to be sweeper, This gruesouse sight was seen by the dead man's comrades

the back of the mortuary, Naturally enough Tommy Atkins thinks that this sort of thing should be put a stop to-It is certainly not beyond the power of sentor medical officers to make this oft-recurring scandal cease altogether and we trust they will not fall to do so.

A YOUNG Ch' en named Wong She, who

belonging to a Washermen's Gulid, of which he was manager, was charged at the Magistracy te-day by Inspector Stanton with larceny. The accused was arrested lately and forwarded to Hongkong by the Chinese authorities. After hearing arllence the case was remanded till

Mr. Musto, en Italian resident, was charged at the Magistracy this morning with discharging The Kurrachee plague returns for yesterday | Gizex.nu ham bis window at West Polat. The through a window on a level with some steps st defence was that he End bought a new life and was tearing its merits and that he was ignorant that he was infringing the law, as he bad lately come out from Italy, Mr. Wodehouse said that it was not a very serious affair as nobody was walking along the street at the time and be fined kim $10. But why fine him at all? AT a meeting of the Sanitary Hoard to-morrow. afternoon the following returns will be sub

show 18 cases and 11 deaths. There are about 150 patients sill under treatment in the various plagao hospitals there,

(From Rangoon Times.) QUITE BOERISH 1

LONDON, May and. Advices from Pretoria state that Lieutenant Eloff has been reinstated and appointed. Chiel of the Fullce there. The appolatment is univer-mited,

tally condemned.

ANOTHER MASSACRE IN AFRICA.

LONDON, May 3rd, Lieutenant Henderson, with fairly larga cor, who had been making treaties with the Chiefs of the hinterland of the Gold Count, was stacked at the biglasing of Apill by Samoty tribesmen at W», which is within the British sphere. Details fare waving, but a disaster feared. The Governor bas summoned 300 Houssa from Legos.

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THE CITY AND SUBURBAN.

·LONDON, Apeli 18th.

The race for the City and Soburban Stakes (eo) was run at Epsom Spring Meeting to-day with the following result

→Duke of Devonsbiro's Balsamo, 4 yxx,- 1 Mr. L Brastey's ·· Ronald, 4 ym, z Sir J. Miller's La Sagist, 5ym, 3 OBITUARY.

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LONDON, May 3rd. The death of Sir William Cleaver Roblason

is announced

(Sir William C. F. Robinson, G.C.M.G., retired

(.) A return showing the progress of Bubonic Plage In Bombay,

(2) Reports regarding the existence of Bubonic Plaggo at Macso.

(3) A reims showing tha progress of Bubonic Plague at Talaan, Formons.

(4) Reports having reference to the alleged prevalance of Bubonic Plague in the Tung Ken and Shun-tak districts,

So far the yest 1897 has been remarkable for abnormal weather. First the cool period was nausually extended, then April passed off with little or no rain Instead of the average bevet“ and a half inches, and now our temperature has suddenly jumped up to some five or six degrees above the no: mal'sed to sli sppearances intends to stick there. "Truly." as the old woman remarked on sering a thermometer for the first time, “it's surprisin', what s little quickıliver shut up in a fute can do with the weather." WHAT has come of the proposal made some time ago by advertisement in the local Press to start Bicycle Club? Wheels seem to be

DISPITE the most sígourous search no trace has yet been discovered of the £5,000 missing from the treasure room ofthe China Navigation Co's Australian trader Tolyan. To-day the whole of the Asiatic members of the ship's company were discharged and the polles are still la chrge on board. It seems improbable that

the treasure is now in the vessel. When the China-Australian liners call at" places like Port Darwin and Thurday Island most of the parrangers go on shore for "looksoned" and the officers are generally busy looking after the loading or discharging of cargo, and, giren a person in possession of duplicate keys of the treasure room, made from infpressions secured long beforoband, such a theft should not be a difficult job for a clever calmical, too many of whom are to be found in the colonies. To make the thik mora easy, the gold, it is reported, was picked in canvas bags and not in the usual | kon-bound' and screwed boxes. It may ba remembered that a year or so ago theft of gold took place on another Australian liner, the Whampoo, and subsequently, when the galley was being repaired, a quantity of the plander

Northern Power had so completely in 1895. He was appointed for the third time decidedly on the increase and we know of at was found under the cement flooring.

Governor of West Austrails in 1890 and was

Govenor of the Straits Settlements in 1877. He was the composer of various popular songs and of the opers "Not Hrown Maid."]

LOCAL AND GENERAL. GREEN ISLANDS are up to $40.

GREEN ISLANDS Menting to-morrow. ⠀

taken the place of China in that country. The manoeuvre, If such it was, has proved entirely satisfactory. It has shown to the world that the Japanese are closely watching the movements of Bussie, that they have not lost hopa of regalzing their influence in Korea, that they are ready to take advantage of any oppor- tunity, and that although relegated to a "back seat" by three Great Powers shortly after a successful war with China she bitterly resents the action of Russia and would not be slow to quarrel was an eversight on Turkey's part not to with her in respect of the relative positions sends military offacks to the Philipplaes to of the two Powers in Korea. We fail to see that Japan has done say good for her-plak up the latest thing in massacrer, self by "protesting" against the employ-Tar Russian transport Kiev arrived at Sloga ment in Korea of a few score of Russian pore, on the roth instant from Odessa with a officers, corporals, and drill sergeants. If large number of troops and passengers for Russia really wishes to take in hand the Vladivostock. After coaling, she left on the formation of a well trained army in Korea 11th for Nayacak direct,

CAPT. W. C. H. HASTINGS, K.N., 10-day resumed duty as Avslutant Harbour Master,

least one Chinere blacksmith who does

Iscrative business in repairing them. Were the bicycle club now an accomplished fact we might bave had an illuminated procession of wheelmos promenading the town on the night of zand June and such a sight would have enhanced in na small degree the novelty of the luminailons. We understand that H.M.S. Undaunted is expected to amire here about the end of the

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THE large house spider no frequently met with to disk corners of dwellings in Hongkong, des- pile his ugly and formidable appearance, is a most metal and desirable loʻger and should never bé"killed or ejected. As he is a pure hunter he spice to unsightly web, but spends his nights la suriduonely buailag cockroaches, on which he preys. The trash of this assertion can

арод of in

meath, when her crew will be farned over to the exally be proved by the reader, if he bat take Tamar for a time while their ship is docked for the trouble to keep his eye on a spider darlog the evening, when he will probably be an overhaul and her, short funnels fengthened

rewarded by seelog bim pounce Hke those of the Narcissus. The Stting

■ fat cock-reach ind bear of the Tomar as a receiving ship is, we hear, to be completed by the zrat August next when we slumph to some dark corner. there to be shall probably have to bid adieu to the pictar-consumed at leisure. The hunting spider has other enemies to contend with besides man, esque old Victor, unless she previously come to

however, ai sevcial species of stone-mason a sudden end in a typhoon.

WaEps 110 over on the watch for him, and THE Colentes and Indio has this reference to should be be discovered by this enemy ho fa The Water used is proved by repeated and the raw material is of excellent THE Surprise Party had a fairly large, house

the Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements immediately stang and wille in a comatose -"A rumon current that Mr. J. A. Swetten siste casted off and Leatly walled up la Auslyses to be Absolutely Pure.

some hole with a wasp's egɛ planted in bla quality-the Japanese Government may last night, considering the unpleasant diimatic ban, the Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settle depend upon it that she will "get there"

body, Here he remains in his livlog tomb, the sooner or later, and probably sooner rather conditions. The programme was a new one ments, will shortly, retire from the service os

effects of the sting being just ancient to keep than later. She has not now "backed and the various artists, notably T. P. and the pension, but at prevent nothing of a definite his perfectly helpless while still alive, and the down" through fear of what Japan, Gourlays had the heartiest approbation. To zature has been decided upon. Mr. Swettenham's grub, emerging from the wasp's egg, leeds upon singlehanded, can do to thwart her marrow night's performance will, it is under-service extends over nasıly thirty years, and he his living bady until old enough to shift for itself. schemes of territorial aggrandizement. stood, be under the patronage of HE, the has been connected with Ceylon, Cyprus, and Hence it is not always the spider who dines Being fully occupied in Europe and not Governor,

the Straits Settlements. He is now only in his pen the innocent fr. for, in the Esat at all events, the tables are sometimes turned and the knowing the moment when she may be CAPT. HILDEBRAND, of the German steemer g1st year, however, and is fit for a good deal of solder takes up a forced residence in the parlour of the fly who is pictured in the numry rhyme Counterfall Order Bocks supplied on applica. Involved in a bloody war in the Near Hertha, on arrival at Singapore on the fith hard work yet."

East she, as usual, gracefully yielded when she found that she could not well do May from Yokohama reported that on the 7th THE North German Lloyds Steamship Company as being of so mild and gulleless a disposillon, otherwise.. Russia can afford to bide her May, atya,m, in Lar, 15 deg. 36 mio. N., and are having built, at Stettin, a vessel that, when THE Asiatic Artillery man alleged to have been will confined to the hospital, and Inspector time. She has a firm footing in Korea and long 109 deg. 43 min E, he sighted a round red completed, will be the largest steamer afloat. Realously injured by three of his comrades, in her representative is backed up with an fron bony with long staff carrying a diamond Her length it das feet, beam 66 feet, registered Maze, who has charge of the case, to-day wil army of 200,000 hardy warriors in East and a red fing. May we suggest that the Victor lounge 14,200. She will have twin screws. her secured another remand for a week.

Siberia and a navy this is not to bete at once sent out to bring this stray buoy into enginer will be of 30,000 borts power and the despised. Against whom is this powerful | port ? ..

bulidura promise a speed of 33 knota. The AVERY gallant attempt to save the tie of a suicide was made on the 7th May, by sa offlcre of the army to be hurled? Not against the Ax inquest on the body of Gunner Woodt, of vertel will be called the Ratser Wilhelm de China Navigation Coda steamer Tamsul, and wa French colonies in the Orient, neither is the Royal Artillery, was held at Singapore on Grossa. Of fourteen steatern now afloat of over hope the proper authorities will take notice of the The following is a List of Walırs always kept held as a rod in pickle for "Poor old } the 10th lastan! when a verdict of “death by 10,000 to 1# register, six, Including the one ‡ fact and inquire into the clrcumstances, which' England" although it is a menace that drowning" was returned. Stoles were current, mentioned, the Kaizer Friedrich, Frudich dates that count worth recording. The wessel lol Swatow for Shanghai on the th and we shall some day have to deal with, says the Frie Press, to the effect that the man Grosse, Barbarossa, Konigin Lutin, and all went well til shortly before noon on the yik, and as regards China who is too con-

When The cry

"man "overboard" was boud. temptible to be taken into account. had met his death by foul play, but they appear Bremen, were boilt in Germen shipyards, This great force in the north has, we take to be entirely without foundation, as well as the A BARBER nemed Lai Yat was charged at the The deck was at the time in the charge of Mr.

buoy to the man, it, not yet reached its destination, and remours that the corpse was treated with 'scant Maglalazcy today with having stolen two S. Lamplough, chief officer; he threw a ille. watches the property of Bombardier Waiby and and then seeing him make no stempt to save what all who are interested in the mainten-respect on its removal from the water, ance of the peace of the Far Orient have A WASHINGTON, correspondent of the London Gunner Robisyos, R. A. The men were sixtlaned himself, Mr. Lamplough, with the greatest the to consider Is-How can the peace of Standard writes :-Russia frst and Germany at Stonecatters in July, 1895, and prisoner was gallantry, dived overboard. He swam in these regions best be secure? Will it be next are mainly responsible for the defeat of the engaged a barber for the detachment. He dis. direction of the drowsing man, who had, how- aver, just disappeared for the last time. Captain to our advantage that the peace about Arbitration Tresty, Agents of both Goran appeared on July 25th and it was then the Sales instantly gave orders for a boat to be which we hear so much shall be secured ments have boom extremely active with the watches.ware missed. Warby had died sinen lowered, and it speaks well for the discipline af No Credit given for Boulns that look diety of at great cost in, blood and treasure? Corporations for periods anding 31st December, greasy, or that appear to hays been used for any | Would' 'that be the 'best way to secure / Seuators to indticežkem to prevent the ratificá- land the thek was forgotten till yesterday' when | the ship to add that within the minutes of thes other purpose than that of containing Aerated peace for a few decades? If so, then des of the treaty, I am told by a leading prisoner was arrested for stealing a watch from stares being raised the second officer, Mr. Shaw of the drowning man. Be after pulling about This pamphlet la publiabed for the convience Waters, as such Bottles are never used agals who will deny that the sooner the dogs of Senator that if certain privals correspondance Willington Berricks," At the Police Court to-day and his crew were paillog for dear lifet

war are let loose the better will it be for could be published it would show to what when charged with the Stonecutters theft he form connderable ilme, the search had to be by ne

those who have the largest of immercial Langhe Russia and Germany have gone to pre- said that he had is leave suddenly as s'message given up, as the man had disappeared. Mr. Interests at stake.. It seems probable cation. Welle apparently working had coose to him that his mother was dend, He Lamplongh was sakly plakad up, and we trat Ea wili sastala za bad result from kid : brawy: independently, it is evident that both diplomatic dented sewing anything about the watches. märge: valu andasvour mo, mave the life of HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," A. S, WATSON & CO., LD, that a big question connected with the ages to this capital are soting la co His Workly adjourned the case till to-morrow Lamble ablomsterhe suicide was the Chinist

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WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY,

"At the offics of the Hongkong Talagraph you can see, and procure for SEX DOLLARS, COF of the Webster of Wabatags, the Intest and most emphalle proof that Zabor omulo vincii.

Hongkong, 17th May, 1897.

NOW READY!

receive prompt attention,

ready in Stock 100

PURE AERATED WATER,

SODA WATER,

LEMONADE,

* POTASH WATER,

SELTZER WATER,

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LITHIA WATER,

BARSAPARILLA, WATER,

TONIC WATER,

COMMERCIAL AND STATISTICAL

PAPER.

No. 1-APRIL, 1897.

Being reports of meetfags of Companies and

1890.

of the Commercial Community and la for sale, PRICE $1 PER COPY,

at the office of the"

GINGER ALE,

'GINGERADE.

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