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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1897.

An endeavour is being made in the British Mer Calle Marine to gel all Brish seamen, in bonour of the Diamond Jublice, to donate a day pay to provide a fond in order to enable the 250 applicants at present waiting for admission to the Royal Allied Aged Merchant Seamen's Institution to be provided for. Applicant amn not admilled under 65 years of age, and must be following appears in a recent War Of destute and helpless. They are drawn from Gazette The Rifle Brigade (the Prince all classes serving in British ships, and com- Consort's Own)-Qrmx.-Sergt. A Walte to be prize misters, mates, engineers, stewards, grm, with the honoraty rank of leat, vice esmen, and firemen. Sabscriptions may be Honorary Lleut, L. Hoey, ret"-Lleut. Hacy, forwarded to J. Balley Walker, E1q, 58, Fen who was a good shat, fired in the Hongkong church Street, Londoo ; A. Froud, RN. R., Secre-

Inter-Coloniál team in 1895. Lory Shipmasters' Society, 60 Fenchurch St. London, E.C.; and Messrs. Williams, Deacon A SINGAPORE telegram dated June 1st says that M. Dubail, formerly Canal-General for France & Co., Bankers, Birchin Lane, London, E. C.

at Shanghal, was a passenger by the M. M. THE director" of the Commercial Union steamer Oceanien, which left Singapore on that Assurance Company have isined their thirty-data. M. Daball relleven M, Gerard, the French fifth annual report. In the äre department, it is | Minister, 21 Peking, who goes home on leave. shown that the losses amounted to 55 per cent. It is believed that M. Dubill, whose present of the premium focome, and from the profits rank is Charge d'Affaires, will shortly receive of this departmeal the sum of £70,000 has | the substantive appointment. been carried to profit and low, and, after providing for outstanding losses, the fire fund standa, at £1,067,347 ** against £977,975,

Tawar la to be a Jablice jall delivery in Burma on fuse sind, when ten per cant of the pelsoners in all prisons there will be released. A clock tower is to be added to the Jubilee Hail at Rangoon as a memorial of the celebration olj the Diamond Jubilee.

In

the life department, it is reported that the claims came within the expected Imlt and that the amples on the year's transactions amounted to £146,415. In the marine depart- ment, the premiums received were £208,928, and the losses pald and outstanding mounted to £133,207. The profit and lose account has been closed with a balance of £71,528 carried forward from 1895, and, out of that amount, the dectors recommend that a dividend of serens lean and six pence per share be paid, making, with the interim dividend, a total for the year of 25 per cent,

It is now fully clɛhteen years' since a‘regular Marine Survey has been made of the Madras Harbour, though occasionally_the_Harbour Engineer and others have carried out their own

Survey of it. The Government of India has

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realised that the time has now surivad for re-arvey by the Mailne Dapartment, and has accordingly depated Lleätenant. Willoughby G. Beauchamp, H.I.M., of the Marine Survey Department, to carry out the operation.

Lieut. Beauchamp has arrived from Bombay with the

necessary fusiruments and appliances and will

commence work very soon. The object of the re-survey is to ascertain whether there has been any change in the depths and other condtilens since the survey of 1879, and to have any alterations effected in them as might be found desirable. The operation is likely to occupy some time and to prove very interesting.What was the date of the last survey of Hongkong Harbour and when do the zuthorities Intend to undertake another?

THE Daily Gropkic bas an Interesting note on the Transvaal Blac-book, concluding thus :-By the publication of the new Tranavani Blue-book Mr. Chamberlain has taken the public int his confidence. It is a reply to the uneasy feeling which has found expression in certain quarters that the Colonial Office is pureulog s provocative policy towards the Boers. The truth, as revealed, la overwhelmingly the other way."The official, correspondence presents an unbroken catalogue of Brlilsh grievances, all patiently endured and few of them rediersed. Having failed to loduce Her Majesty's Government to agree to a revision of the London Convention, the Transvaal hus apparently taken the law into lis

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THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.

· THE STEAM LAUNCH PROCESSION.

We have received from Mr. H, E. Wodchpase the following information respecting the steam. launch procession :-

There will be a rehearsal on Saturday, the 12th fast, rain or no rain, at which it is requested that all launches taking part in the procession will be present with the coxswain la command of the boat who it is intended to bave in command on the night of the procession.

The steam-launches Tat the rehearsal will ren-

to the west dezvous

of | Jardfac's Wharf at 5 pm. The object of the rehearsal is to give Captain Rumsey, R., an opportunity of expixining the nature of the orders to be observed.

It is requested that faunches on the night of the procession be supplied with a certain number of coloured lights,

Tacy can be displayed at pleasure during the number on each launch be reserved for a Goal processten, but it is desired that a certain display at the close of the proceedings.

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On April 29th His Excellency Yang Ya and his solte came down to the Arlington Holdi from the Legation on 14th St., bearing the seals of government with them. They were enclosed in handsome leather care, and with them were the documents which Mr. Yang Ya signed on taking office. After the ceremony was over Minister Wa gave the retiring Minister some very handsome presents of jewellery which he had brought from China.

May 1st dawned bright and beautiful, the air fragrant with the perfume of millloos of flowers, and the newly born follage of trees and shrubs freably washed by a shower of the preceding day, looked saff the whale metropolis had put itsell in its finest garb for the very formal cere monica of

retirement of the old and the reception of the

Minlater from the Celestial Emplra by the President of the Called States. The reception was held in the Blue Pailor of the White House. H.E. Wu

the

new

Ting-fang, accompanied by three secrelaties and the reliring Minister, H.E. Your Yu, accom- panted by two secretaries, drove Dret to the Walte House with Secretary of State Sherman and Assistant Secretary Rockbill.

Mr. Yang Yu, the reiliing minister, presented his letter of r-call. His remarks, aside from the usual formal thanks, were as follows: "To the deep sense of justice and friendliness of your Government I feel special gratitude for the can. samsilon of the Immigration Treaty, as a result of which my fellow-countrymen sejouralsg in this land are enjoying peace and happiness in parsi: of their various occupations,"

President McKinley piled with cordial expressions of regret, adding :

"The memory of the good work you have done towards preserving and strengthening the ties of friendship and intercourse between the two countries will remain no less strongly impressed in our minds than are your own recollecitons of your sojourn and your own appreciation of the Arm goodwill which this Government and people bear to your great land and your countrymer.” His Excellency Wa Ting-fang then presented bis credentials. His speech to the President and Mr. McKinley's reply were cordial expressions that the friendly relations between the two of personal goodwill and esteem and of hops

nations represented would continue and be farther cemented.

It is hoped that there will be general' rocket ring from the shipping to the harbour during

His Excellency Wa Ting-fang at once look the procession, a certain number in this case also possession of the fine brown stone MEDIlon being reserved for the final display. through the ordinary channels can be supplied the capital. The ball-room in this minion is Gentlemen azable to obtain lights ar rockets occupied by the Chinese Legallon on 14th Street, located high on the northern hills overlocking by Mr. Wodehouse with a limited number of of the finest in lis artistic decorations in Wash. either or both upon application made to him notington, and the spacious rooms admit of an later than the 17th Instant,

The suggestion that in order to raise the line extensive hospitality which is greatly appreciated bimbos mast with one or more yard-arms well be proud of their new representative to the capital of the US, and great things may be in the foremost part of the boat having com-

expected of him.-China Gazette Special Cor. mended itself to a meeting of launch owners at which it was submitted, li is requested that this idea may be carried out, care being taken that the width of the yard arms does not exceed the width of the launch,

of light each launch should be supplied with a

Further announcements will be made later on;

WU TING-FANG.

HIS POPULARITY IN AMERICA.

by official ticiety at the capital. Chinesa máy

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QUEEN & EUREKA MINES.

From Mess. John D. Humphreys & Son, the General Managers, we received to-day the following reports on the Balmoral Gold Mining Co., Limited, and Olivers Freehold Mines, Limited :-

NEW BALMORAL GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED

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NOTANDA

CALENDAR

JUNE. Meteorological means based on ten years' observations ta 1893, Brameter 79.77 Thermometer 85 Hamidity 83

Rilata!!.......................................16.97

·TO-DAY.

WEATHER BKPORT,

On date né. On sale at

4 pm.

Biromater Thermometer.. Humidity........................ Rainfall

*********** 29.83

84

19.80

Br

$1

TO-DAY.

The aday, 10th June, 1897. Chines-11th of 5th moon of B3rd year of

Kwong-12. National fête of Sheng Wang, the tutelary god

of walled towns. Jewish-10th Stuan, 6857. Mohammedan.—91k Muharram, 1315)

San-R163 auimus. Skr. 17min.

Sati

fikr, $imin. High water-Morning

Afternoon ......11hr, Samin. Low water-Morning ..............likr, 35min.

*Aftirnoon......11kr. Emija.

ANNIVERSARIES,

1876-Notification led by the Japanese

crament practically abolishing the use of torture in Japanese Courts. 1878-Piratical attack on the light-keeper's

bouse at Green Island. 1893-The steamer Hifa-skeng went ashore on

Alceste Island. 1896-The steamer Kwong-rang stranded on

Chasan Íslands.

TO-MORROW. Friday, 11th June, 1897. (Ember Day.}.

THE PARIS FIRE.

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AWFUL SCENES.

| happened that an unsembly was arranged in a

structure which, as the result kas shown⚫ anly to conclusively, was a mers death. This terrible diraiter is reported at some length way, the explanation is forth. in Canadian papers received a day or two ago. It color. The Baiat was to last two or throm ppears from these reports that the leading ladies weeks, and there had been sems little dificulty of the Conservative Catholic party were sclively about getting a rullable building for it this yest. carcered in the management of the bazaar, and Accordingly, the Committee were glad to avail rome $.000 persoon were present when she emselves of the offer of a piece of dirused land rouflagration occurred. It broke out during most igible position near the Champe the barlert bout of the reiness, and the Elyrdés. conemy suggested that the frame work should be wood and canvas, since iba beat in the boldlog was fing. The decorations could be supplied by the tapestry fire was first notice1 in the drapery hang and hangings which benevolent wealth would lags on a wall per the cleematograph, lend or give for the occasion. But the mystery and within a few mfuates the whole building remains to be solved why-given such a filmay was destroyed. The e was a terrible panic aš

fuflammable structure—precautions as to exit the crowd rushed for the one means of egress

were neglected which would be deamed india. The crushing was ferria), and as the flames rapidly spread along the inflammable materials

pensable in a bellding of the most solid and safe material, displayed in the bazary, the screams of the

ITS AWTUL HAUDDINNESS. unfortunate people were hextiredlog. The shrieks of the womca, and children were terri-

The awful suddenness of the calumity is gra- ble, and in the awful scene the weakest fellphically described by the Times' correspondent, victims to the crush, and were tramp 1 to death, thus-Had the spacious ploewood shed-loc thus avoiding the more appalling fats of being that is really what the building was--been struck burned alive. The rane on the right-hand side have vanished more quickly from the eyes of by lightning at its four corners it could hardly of the bazaar was the wɛSİ. There the hold that flumen y cedily got such a they prevented the people from aching the exit. Excited and despalting, they pushed to the opposite side of the building, and many dashed themselves against the alone wall in thels frantic ailempts to escap the dreadfui fare which threatened them. It's stal.d that 150 reached the street by means of a window. Many

The

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Thirty minutes after the electric wire of the cinematograph bad set fire to the hangings which hid the walls, the ground was an open space between the neighbouring bouse, black and level, without sign of its kavlag ever con- tained any building whatever. There was no mascary left standing, and thers were none of iba Iron girders twisted by the hent nor the ball-burned oaken rafters which assally cherne-

terise the debris of a great ra. Almost every-

Gov-bodles were rescued by the ambiance corps. They were found with their limbs barted, their skulle factored and so awfully charred that itlog had been reduced to ashes, and sten was impossible to recognise them.

charred wood was rare. The only elevation fatalitles were appalleg, is belag estimated that

which caught the eye along the sinister black space was a little heap of charred corpses neat some 200 persons lost their lives is a few

the entrance of the building Here were shreds minutes, while bandreds, wora kojared for life.

of women's dresses, bere and there tof. places, blackened shoes, and odds and ends of articles from the bazaar which had resisted the fire; but of the numberless bodies that still remained in the ashes, now sodden by the water, poured in

IVIDINCE OF AN RYK-WITNESS. The bailding in which the bizar was held on the 4th ult. faces 16, Rue Jean-Goujon, where the stables of Baron Alphonse de Rothschild øre slinated. One of the Baron's groɔms, named

Chinese-11th of 5th moon of 23rd year of Gamerd, who was standing in the doorway of."pon them by the firemen, not ono was recog-

Kwong-a Jewish-11th Sivan, 6067. Mohammedan-10th Mukarram, 1818.

San-Asses

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sassin öhr, ¿twin, High water-Morning um Ehr. 54mta, Afternoon . Går. Sémin; Low water--Ázternoon ... Okr. 53min. and 11hr. 47min.

at Caston.

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ANNIVERSARIES. 1258-Simon de Montlar's Parliamnet met. 1640-The Portuguese prohibited from trading 1876-Disastrous floods at Fonchow. 1885-Admiral Courbet died on board the French flagship Bayardat Pescadores. 1891-Wreck of the .. Marianne on the

Paraceli. 1895-The Reform prisoners released by the Transvaal Government on payment of £1000 each.

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 3rd.

Mount Macdonald, "14th May, 1897.

·Saturday, April agih, marked the advent ol

Queen Mine.-1 he contractors engaged in ow bands, and alternately ignores its obligations the antral of H.E. Wu Tlog-fang, the First icking and timbering the main shaft are making under that fatrament or evader them. To-day favor, Extraordinary and Minis Plenipo fair progress, and since last report there is no tentiary from Chins to the United States who important change in the character of the country same half-dezan breaches of the Convention to all force, sad the protests of the faramount speaks the English language. To say that he being sunk through. We expect to cut the reef 5 Power sto pritely ignored. It has come to such

DF | has become immensely popular is stating the fact In the shaft before the contract for sinking the that respectable and well-to-do Britishy mildly. Upon arriving at San Francisco,

100 lest la completed, when a change in the encl after a very pleasant voyage over the placid may be locked for; but it may be necessary to subjects are no longer able to pass the frontier |

the corrugated alk unless to

bosoms of (what is

additions! 50 feet

however, be determined by the nature

more

of

each case the High Commissionerrelfic. His Excellened in that city--before-opening-out-on-the-reef.---This-will,- -protents and threatens Obviously this state of eight days, during which time there was a things cannot endure much longer. The situation is fraught with peril of the gravest Continuous ovation. Banquets and receptions the ground and indications that may point to the kind, for the time cannot be far distant when, in

were given him by American bankers probability of good gold being found by driving. simple self-defence, the British Government will have to insist in unambiguous terms on a prompt termination of the mischievous polley porsaed at Pretoria.

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Prospecting Shaft —Wa ̈ate_stili driving west from the bottom, the ground being highly lying almost fat and going west, carrying good mineralized, and we have a small vein of quarts, gold. We are fallowing this op, hoping it will lead to the main reef.

Buglas House.—The boller is now in position and the shed will be completed shortly,

Extimate, &c., for sinking main shaft rooft.

P. pro. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

C. J. WILLMOTT.

OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINIS, LIMITED,

and merchants. As well 器

br ble own countrymen who rezida

the on

Pacific by General Forsythe, la command of the sope. An invitation was extended to him United Stater Army, stalloned near San In a recent issue of a London dally' we find a Francisco, to review the troops under his comi this interesting note on " Preference shareholders mand, a compliment that is rarely extended to and Income-lax":-Preference shareholders are foreigners officially, and of which His Excellency diangreeably surprised someilmes to find them may truly feel proud. He was invited to k selves docked of half their dividend by the banquet at, and was made an honorary member-The work was started on 10th April, 1897, and Ordinary shareholders voting an all-round, the Bohemian Club, the oldest and richest

we estimate the contractors will stak 18 feet per reduction of capital, but in Spiller v. Turner it club in San, Franchico. He was invited by

monib, looft, mi £411_od-£42. Timber, was the other way : the Preference abareholders the President of the Stamford University of tools, &, found by Co., 10s. Total 450 scored a distinct success over the Ordinary Californis to inspect that great last[iclion

Yours Italy, shareholders. It was in this wine: The com. of learning, sod dina with its facnity, K pany which had created the Preference shares courtory that has waver been extended to was an English company, but it canded on an Oriental before. He was treated kindly and business in one of the colonies, and the altan by the best people of Califormia, which colonial Legislature thought fit to pass a shows that they appreciated His Excellency's Act Imposing Income-tax on all dividends ability, as a scholar and a statesman.

Mount MacDonald, May, 14th, received by shareholders of the company. Accompanied by his retinue, he proceeded to Eurika Mina-Since last report work has There was nothing unreasonable in that, Chicago, where he was met by a number of been progressing most satisfactorily and the but who was to pay it? The Preference Chinese merchants who escorted him on a drive developments, more especially at the 200 feet shareholders sald, "Our rights are governed through the principal streets of the city. Many level, are most encouraging. The North drive by English law-by the contract sanctioned Invitations were extended to him by the Board at this level has been extended to a total of 71 by the resolation for ianne of the Preference of Trade and other public institutions which he | feet with the lode 4 feet 3 inches wide, and shares, and under that we are entitled to a 6 per was obliged to forego on account of the limited | showing fair gold. In the South dilve wa are now cent, dividend, guaranteed, cumuistive. The time he had to remain in the city, only three la 48 feet with the reel, 5 feet wide, of good pay.

hours being allowed. company must pay as clear of all deductions.

able alone. This makes us now a total distance I

the colonial income tax is to come out of any

of 119 feet on the cause of reef with no signs pockets, li. must be out of the pockets of the

of a break in it, and it is going strongly ander Ordinary shareholders." And their contention

foot and overhand so that even without Dy forthor developments, we have many thousands found favour with the Court. It seems rather |

of tone of good payable stone in sight. There which adorned this bostesty, across from the White House, durlog to not the slightest doubt that below the 200 fest level the reef will be equal, in fact my Viceroy Li Hong-chang's visit, wasegalo flɔnted si full mast in honor of the distinguished guest expect better, a quality and greater la quantity The following day, Sunday, was to him indeed i than it in at the present level, and that it wifi day of rest from his long and tiresome Journey extend for several bandred feet North and South. across the continent North Americs. Bright

feet level the winse is now down 32 A the sto fast with the rest stills feet wide and of good and early on Monday morning he was attacked by newspaper reporters who wanted to know payable quality. We hope to connect with the everything of him. The Washington Part lower level (200 feet) in about 8 days, when says: " He is very cordial, sizes and shakes the output of stone will be greatly increased. hands as readily and heartily as an American, Crushing Was resumed on the roth fast, and listens attentively, but skilfully turns the con will be continued while the water la battery dam versstion in any particular line which he desires | lasts. Even if the water thern gives to discuss. He speaks English well, chooses as it will unless wa gat tuin shortly, it will not his words carefully, sad when it suits his in any way retard the development of the Mine j notion pets in a slang phrase that is as apropos and if the rala comes, we can keep the battery as though he possessed the familiarity with the going regularly by putting on one or two add. Honal men. New buckets are being made, and tongue that comes from a ille long residance in tha country. He has a pleasant way of interviewing all getting ready for resuming the sinking of the the interviewer, and his large general knowledge shaft an additonal zoo icet, Everything in of affairs in this country enables him to flatter als connection with the mine and mining plant is in visitor a bit by an apparently simple inquiry, fint class order, He reads the papers regularly, and the newis paper man who thinks he can draw on his Ima gination when dealing with affairs concerning the new bilaister had, better beware," The Philidelphia Times anys: "He has the polish

On Saturday, April 24th, he arrived at this expital and caused quite a flatter in diplomatic and official circles. He was quartered' at the

unkind on the Ordinary shareholder-the Pre. turesque dragon on where the plc.

ferential shareholder to so well off already-but Lord Bramwell had a maxit, “Hold to your bargaine," and it is the only safe or honest rala, Equity cannot better it.

out,

p. pro Joan D, HUMPHREYS AND SON,

C. J. WILLMOTT.

LORD C. Beresford delivered a lecture upon the Navy on 5th May in Queen-strest hall, Edin burgh, under the auspices of the Western Division Conservative Association. He unid that for some months, cerialaly since he saw the inst Naval Estimates, he had not criticized anything in a drastic way. He had only endeavoured to give every credit to the Govern- | ment for baving undertaken many things which he himself and his brother officers and the Press particularly had called attention to as things that should be taken in hand. He proceeded to speak with regard to the navel reservas, The present eulmate would show them that the Government of the day had Entirely altered the systems of joining. He maintained that we ought to have 70,000 reserve men for our necessitles in the fleet if we want to war, and there was no usg having a reserve us- feali was prop wły drained in pesce ilma for the work it would have to do la war time. Now the Government had started an entirely novel plan with the reserve. He wished them svmy success | od manners of a typlesí diplomat, and uses the with it. They were gonths in the fleet and

to join the reserva choicest language, speaking English as readily men for a period of six

as though to were born under the Star and iken give them spension at certain, age. He Stripes. He is devoted to literature." He harán hoped it would be successful, but he still main invitation from the Union League Club of tained that they should have them five years in New York, the largest and most select club in the fleet and then let them go to their voca- America, to accept an Honorary Membership Boss while keeping them on the reserve which may be considered a very great compl- of the Navy, The Government were now ment not only to him but to his countrymen. men with proper guns, and they had Not having arrived in time to participate officially train another most usein!

point.

The or even semi-officially in the great naval and reserva anginness could go on board the ships military parade given to honor of the dead hero, that were in the dockyards for their trials. General Grant, at New York, he was invited Another Improvement he mentioned was by Col. R. Jefferds to witness the naval parade the recog⋅ Idon by the authorities of the from one of the United States battleships as a been lassed as a ration only in the case of boys Importance of the engine-room department la private citizen, Mr. Jodlerde having secured a intraining ships and troops un passage, where the the Best. The most important thing that the permit from Admiral Busca, at the special || "savings" system does not exist. My attention Government had done in the last ten years was request of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, was only drawn to this after the Estimates recognizing that they must have a plan of one to take His Excellency aboard, but the press offer the current year were framed, but arrange. paign and know exactly what they were going business and ameron dialogised appointments are now being made which will meet tha

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tacats prevented kiss front accepting.

WANTED: SALT FOR THE NAVY. In the House of Cammons so the 30th Apell Sir C. Cameron asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether it was the case that salt was not lacloded among the condiments turned by the Admiralty for use on board ship; and, whether, considering the importance of sali as a distetic ingredient, and the fact that the use of salt meat as the principal farm of food on board skip kad long been superseded, he would consider the propriety

of iemaing salt as well as mustard and pepper for use on board Her Majesty's ships.

Mr. Macartney replied:-gait has kikerto

MEMORANDA

TO-MORROW,-18th June.

English mail due,

1.30 p.m.-Auction of household furniture, at Mr.

Paul Brewiti's exles rooma, Zetland Street.

SATURDAY,-13th June, 2.30 p.m.-Auction of household furniture at No. 31. Wyndham Street by Mr. G. P. Lammert, p.m.-Rehearsal of steam isunch procession;

rendezvous at Jardfan's wharf.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

English (Rovanna) to-morrow, American (China) 14th Inst. Tacoma (Olympia) 16th Inst. Indian (Aratoon Aptar) 16th inst. Australian (Yamaskiro Maru) 18th Inst. French (Melbourne) 19th inst. American (Belgie) 20th last. Australian (Changaha) 21st Inat. English (Mirsapore) '16ih inst. German (Sachsen) ist prox.

THE Casedlan Pacific Rallway Co.'s steamer Empress of Japan, arrived at Vancouver at 11. a m, on the 9th inst.

THE Oregon Railway and Navigation Co.'s steamship Monmouthshire, which left Hong kong on the 13th May, arrived at Portland yes. terday.

THE Agents (Messrs. D. "Sassoon, Sons & Co,) inform us that the Company's steamer Arvatoon Apcar from Calentia, left Śingapore for this port yesterday afternoon,

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The China Navigation Co's steamer Changsha left Tharadayisland to-day, and may be expected bere on the zrat lost.

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Celakang "Mania

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SHIPPING RETURNS. From 8 pm, pusterday to 8 p.m. to-day. ARKIVALA. Pathol Petyangu. San Toogst Canton cit Loongmoon M. Bacqueham savin Frej............ Cheytang Chowtal....... Formata Balian

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Arrivals,

SWATOW,

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from Agenta.

No. 26 when the fire broke out atatos; ~~

I have never seen a more appalling sight. In less than five minutes there was nothing left of the Charly Bazaar. It was about twenty minutes past four when I saw a woman, whom I afterwards learned was the Comtesse de Resig,

nisable.

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

rush out of the bazaar into the street shouting THE Undenig. 3 ban received instructions

*Fire, fire! I looked to see where the fire was, and saw nothing but a little smoke, a sort of steam that rose from thereof of the structure near the centre. I could not think why the

every face. The hair

to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

for various Accounts, TO-MORROW.

(FRIDAY), the rrth June, 1897, commaclug at 2.30 P.M..

at his Sales Rooms, Zetland Street, No. 1, A LARGE QUANTITY OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

Comprising: DRAWINGROOM SUITES in TAPESTRY, CENTRE TABLES, SIDE TABLE, WRIT- DESKS. WASHING STANDS,

ICECHESTS, SIDEBOARDS, DOUBLE and SINGLE IRON BEDS, CHAIRS, DOUBLE and SINGLE WARDROBES. WHATNOTS, CUTLERY, LAMPS, ELECTRO PLATED WARE, GLASSWARE, STOVES, BATH. ROOM REQUISITES, etc.

On View from THURSDAY, the roth Inst. Catalogues issued prior to Sale. TERMS OF SALE!--AT customary.

PAUL BREWITT, Auctioneer.

Hongkong, gih June, 1907

PUBLIC AUCTION

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(917

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, COTTAGE PIANO, FINE ENGRAVINGS, PICTURES, &C.

to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION

woman was in such a fright, when suddenly I heard's kind of ross, or rather confused murmur, Then the roof burst loto fames just like a box. of matches - Instantly" there was a rush of people like a wave into the street. Terror was depicted on of some was burning and the clothes of athers scorched. There was such a crush from the inside of the bullding to the door that G ten women fell together in a heap on the pare- ment. Those following naturally tumbled pell mel over their badies, crashing and braising them, and the poor women shrieked in agony It was heartrending. I rashed out to try to lift Asad af frenzied people, who, with death behind soma of them up, but I was driven back by the them. poured forth from the blazing building, shrieking with spony. Many threw them:eiras to the ground, and rolled from side to side in an attempt to stifle the flames from their clothes that were consuming their faces. Ont lady where name I do not know had reached the sireat in safety. Then, apparently noticing that some one-her child, perhapi-was not with her, she had the sublime courage to tarn and force her way back against the human torrent biting and scratching like a mad creature to gain a path for Kerself. SheTHE Undersigned as scelved instructions succeeded in re-entering the furnace, from which, there can hardly to a doubl, she never re-emerged. Then came men with kair and bearda aflame. Amongst them I saw General Meunter with his clothes åblare, In

at No. 41. WYNDHAM STREIT, his agony he ran into the comiyard in front of the stables, and seeing a tough full of water VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

The whole of the Jamped into it. He died subsequently in the

CHIEFLY OF MARINBURK MANU. hospi's! of his injuries. Absut forty lojured

FACTURE persons took refuge in my house. Fetching a quantity of hose we turard fats of water on the

Comprising HALL FURNITURE, DRAWING-ROOM burning people, and in saved reveral from being

SUITE in SILK BROCATELLE and PLUSH, roasted alive. In the pressure of this frightfal CONSOLE GLASS, BEVELLED OVER- Catastrophe I saw nothing better to do than to MANTELS. ONE HAGNIFICENT AMERI help these poor women, some of whom where CAN-MADE HEAVILY GILT MIRROR, almost naked, and to proceed to the Beaujon CANTON BLACKWOOD, Very Vian ENGRA Hospital and sak for medical acaintance, and st the same time warn the firemen at the nearestBRONZES. CLOCKS ORNAMENTS VINGS and PICTURES, PLAQUES, station. I sho' Informed the Baron's steward,

STANDARD LAMP INDIAN CARPETS | who arrived shortly afterwards to attend to the

STAIR CARPETING, LACE CURTAINS, injured. All this took me hardly ve mlautes. FENDERS, &c., &c. When I returned to the Ras Jexa Goujon the

ONE COTTAGE PIANO, by A. H. HOTT, Charity Bazaar was no longer in existence. The in very Good Condition, roof had just fallen in. Nearly 150 women

FINELY CARVED TEAK SIDEBOARD burned to cinder remained is the farnice."

with BEVELLED GLASSES, DINNER WAGGON, DINING TABLE, MOROCCO NER and DESSERT SERVICES, ELECTRO. COVERED DINING-ROOM SUITE, DIN. PLATE and CLASS-WARE, CUTLERY, PANTRY REQUISITES, &c., &c.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

[Timez, May pib]

We cannot remember any bing at all com parable with this calamity among the records of this country, where great fires, from that of 1666 downwarde, though often leading to frightfol destruction of prosity, have reldom involved the loss of many lives, it would appear, faded, that the catastrophe of yesterday exceeds in magoltade the rain caused by the outbreak of fire at the Opera Comique in Paris last ten years when nearly 102 people purished. But the characteristic feature of the consagration in the Rue Jesa Gorjan is that the High, lemporary balding erected for the purpes of the bazaar Sow burned up, literally, like a chip. Within a minuist, 40 to speak, the place that was thranged with a brillent company, the flower of the most refined and light-hearted society In the' world, - was reduced to a smolding mass of ruins, where those whose carriages warn waiting for them in the street foutside were lying burned and blackened out of all recogni tion by their fellow-man. No effort, it seems, was spared in the work of rescue, but long before any assistance could be made available

was too late

It said that among the dead are the Duchesse d'Alençon, the nister of the Austrian Emsress, and her hus

band; the Comtesse de Man, the wife of the elaquent champion of Cathoilclem; and the of the Imperial Court. The Baron de Mandat Maigstre de Galliffet, once a well-know beauty Grance, who has many English friends, lost ene of his daughters. Geveral Fersler and General Meunier have been injured, if not killed. All in this country will rejoice to know that the fears entertained for the safety of Penaldent Faure's daughter proved to be un

Tune & Hong Leong... Hongkong... Cofounded. It will be another proud that there is

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"some soul of goodness in things evil” if this crsel blow should tend to draw together once more elements in French His which have been Long separated by political loads and social antipathies.

[Standard, May 5th) Suffering the same to the individual in ercly class, but the advance of Democraile prin ciples has not in the least prevented the masses from being much more readily moved by the misfortunes of those who fill diniaguished post- tions than by the trials of their equals. It will certainly enhance the interest with which the details are studied to note that the victims were

9 Kongwal Singapore...B. & 8. + ja sa largo a proportion persons of exalted sistion.

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Reflections of a pretical kind will suggest

o Formers mumHongkongin], M. & Co. | themiziver, and will gain in force by the natura

Chayrang MELK & Ciento), M. & Co,

of the gathering. Everyone will be wits after the event, and "will inqüze indignantly how it

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ON

SATURDAY, the rath June, 1897, commencing at 2.10 P.14.

TWO DOUBLE BRASS BEDSTEADS with WIRE and HAIR MATTRESSES, WARD ROBES with SINGLE, DOUBLE & TREBLE GLASS DOORS, Several MARBLE-TOP BUREAUS DRESSING TABLES with GLASSES, MARBLE TOP WASHSTANDS and SETS, LADY'S DESK, SADDLE BAG EASY CHAIR and COUCH, SCREENS, SUNDRY BED ROOM FURNITURE, &

BATH-ROOM REQUISITES,

&C. FRIDAY, the 11th June.

Catalogues issued prior to Sale. On View from

TERMS OF SALE-As customsty.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auction set.

Hongkong, rth June, 1897.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 121.

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THE following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on

MONDAY,

the 14th day of June, 1897, at 4, 'are published for general Information.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 29th May, 1897.

(913 Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Anction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 14th day of June, 1897, at 4 PM, by Order of His Excellency the Govenor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 9 Years.

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