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BUSINESS:~(1) Adoption of Reports and Passing of Accuusis; (3) Alternation of Club Rule 5 No. 15 and 19.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1898.

Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1898.

THE BLACK DEATH.

which may alter the political map or every continent, while the Latin races snarl and show their teeth at the Anglo-Saxon, while the Slavonic and Turanian are potent factors with an unknown future, while the glorious reign of our dearly loved Lady Victoria, the Great and Good, Is in danger of closing amid an unpre. cedented storm of bloodshed and chaos while all these matters monopolise the attention of the civilised world, there is a Special terms for FAMILIES and SCHOOLS more serious, more deadly peril which by arrangement,

escapes attention. What matters it whe- ther the world be Russian or Anglo- Saxon, Mongolian or Maori, If it be plague-ridden? What matters it how 17, Praya Central, the country be ruled if all the people per- Hongkong, 31st May, 1898.

Ish of pestilence? What matters it wheth LEAVING ON THE 24TH MAY, er all or none of the map be coloured red and marked British if the whole world is MRS. JOSEPHA NORTH, PHRENOLOGIST to be depopulated by black plague? What matters it that Empires rise or fall shape of this hideous Black Death? Nay, if the end of the world is upon us in the we will come down to a narrower view nearer home. What do you, reader, care for the fate of the world if you are to die to-morrow? What does the writer care. for the Universe If his dearest Is dead? Our paltry politics, what are they to the extermination of the human race? The petty squabbles of puny princelings, the DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Interminable disputes of diplomatists, the

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wrangles over mere money, legislation, authority, what are they, what will they be when the human race is extinct? Or, let every one else live, but a few be taken at hap-hazard; If we are among the few, It is everything to us.

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tion," for while it is graduating and amello rating, to-morrow you or we may fall dead in the midst of life and health. Let every dirty place be completely cleaned or completely destroyed, whichever is quickest, regardless of expense. Here is

Fon delaylog the message of an Imperial Edict the manager of the Tientaln Telegraph Office has been temporally deprived of his button. He has been specially denounced and two bad warks will be recorded agalost him: Ous of the

a population of a quarter of a million pattog sulcata is to be fined half a year's people, almost all utterly ignorant of the salary.—Mercury, rudiments of cleanliness and sanitation.

minutes' walk, for the

OBITUARY.

LONDON, May 19th, The death is announced of Mr. W. E, Glad- stone.

THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

A STOWAWAY, named Georgesan, was to-day Sned ten daliers or one month for stealing a vide in the stormer Dentoman from Saigon to Hongkang,

AN Assamese, named. Diu, tried to diaseet a countryman on board the steamet Haner, and

to-day Captala Haslegs sent him to gaol for fourteen days hard labour,

A MILITARY billard toornament was concluded • this week at the R.A. Sgt. Moss North Barracks and class Mr. Gr, Sibbora bed an assy win from

third honors. The contest excited a great deal

Ma. T. V. Twinning and Mr. Sydney H. Morsels, pass through a causes of delil, sad leara leave to-morrow for Amoy to fulfills special sword exercles and fizing. The public are ad- engagement for Q seen's Birthday, returning beremitted to the lectures and training, at a charge on the 29th. Mr. Twinning has decided to remain of Rs. 25 a month, while members of the Force in Hongkong during Jane and July and intends have no fees to pay whatever. giving popular concerts at Peak Hotel and City Ws have received the annual report and state Hail, and will be prepared to accept private meat of accounts of the Sub-Committees of the cogagements for Mr. Sydney, H. Morse.

Ir seems that the clt'zine o! Dundes lafd themselves out to celebrate the centenary of the Battle of Camperdown last month, and died

the Esel of Camperdown, the descendant” of the Irmous Admiral Duncan, as the Romans pic-'

bably fed geese is the Capitol to memory of india compliment 10, the distinguished blads stare saved Rome." This is very natorel, and praiseworthy; and when Scotch men have a fimons compatilot to celebrate, they make the most of him. Small blame to them.

the sight of the 13th fastant as seven past- bosts belonging to nina mkiira pilvato agencies at Shanghai and faden with a considerable som of money were proceeding on their way to Soochow and Changchen, two of the number which had got ahead of the rest of the fleet, opon arriving at a busy market town called Chéoji, were attacked by some piratical craft, which were apparently lying in wait for the postal boats. The pirates got away with several hipsand dollars before the other boat could

In view of the severe American censorship it come to the rescue.

is difficult to obtain reliable war news,

A Spanish qatron, organised at Cadiz, and consi ting of one battle ship, seven csültess and three torpido vessels, Is expected to mail for the Philippines at the end of the month with 11,000 troops.

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The United States Volunteers and Millua are at erly unprepared for campaigning.

Victoria Recreation Club, which sets forth the

progress of the Club during the past year and the state of is property. The report states that en increased interest la rowing is apparent, båt that the gymnasium has title support says as an adjan of the boatlog, no competitions

having been held there during the yose under review. The Bar account shows a satisfactory, balance and the number of members is stated at 392. We wish the Club all prosperity in the present year. *

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coast, all over Kwangtung and Kwangsi, all over southern China ports and Formo ss, then suddenly It jumped to Rombay, then spread all over the western side of India; now it has attacked the eastern side. Hitherto only occasional sporadic cases have appeared elsewhere, as for instance In Japan, Straits Settlements and In Europe; but thus it always began. So It Amid the din of battle, the animosities began in Hongkong. first with two or It is not possible to teach so many expediCODING to a Tientsin dispatch, the Viceroy of nations, the strife of races, the gather three cases which were denied; Hong- Hously with fewer than five hundred sand-Wa. * Imperial High Commissioner of the ing together of different peoples in warlike kong was too healthy and these cases tary Inspectors. Then, each sanitary in-appointed an expectant Tectal named Yen Tao-hung to Wel-hai-wel to delimit 66% array, while mighty empires are threaten. were malaria or some such trivial thing.spector would have five hundred people to

| ed with destruction, while ancient king-Then they were admitted to be plague, look after, and it would take him all his the boundarles of the land leaned to "Great Sat. Bowery RC, and Q, M. S. Smith took

doms are being revivified until they but of course plague could never time. At present there are ten or fif- Britain, and Commissioner Yen starts from

Tientsin on his new dalles sometime next week. of interest amongst the Sgiv, and ws underimad threaten to swamp the earth, while the get a footing in Hongkong, the conditions teen; we might as well have one, or 'pone. It is idle to blame them for world the throes of were too perfect,

that similar contests are being organised in other and efficient sanitary staff, good draluate, not doing their work; it is pelos We call the attention of our readers to the new alert medical officers-these were sufficient to expect they can. Let any European bathing resort which, according to an advertise messer. guarantee against the possibility of an at-

who has experience of Chinese think howment appearing to another column, is to be Is Indis, there are training schools for the tack of plague; and in 1894 the impossi- many of them he himself can properly opened on the 1st prax The want of a resert Police, where would-be inspectors attend lec ble did happen and the Colony was al- superintend in the matter of cleanliness of this description has long been fall, and doubt.tores on the Indian Penal Code, the Criminal He will find it hard to keep half a dozen to the pabila will fxck to Waterfall Bay In Procedure Code, Indian Evidence Act, local and most half ruined. In India there were a

We with Mr. Edwards every success in special laws relating to police duties, medical thousand reasons why bubonic plague of them up to the mark. Five hundred is, force.

bis new venture. could not possibly exist. Bombay was too if anything, too conservative an estimate.

jurisprudence and anthropometry. The students, tropical, for one thing, it had an excellent There must be without delay five hundred quarantine system for another thing. The men carefully instructed and with ample impossible happened in Bombay again, powers; burn all the red tape, sweep thousands died and the city is more than away all obstruction, leave all deliberation to those who like it, but let the work pro- ruined, it is désolated for a whole genera- tion, and the Indian Empire itself has been ceed. Let the masses of Chinatown be thrown into imminent danger-bankrupt, provided immediately with ample latrines torn by disaffection, sedition, indignation and bath accommodation. If necessary at the helplessness of the people and improvise any sort of latrines and their rulers, resentment at unpopular baths for the moment, until permanent measures which are not effective enough ones can be established; no less than one to be convincing. The Impossible has latrine and one bath to every fifty of the happened, the plague has gained a footing population, Leaving out the better class in India, the places which were known who may be already provided, there are officials who were known to be so active supplled. It is not enough to have to be clean are found dirty, the sanitary 200,000 coolles In abject poverty to be and energetic are found to have done places to which they can go at the nothing and to be utterly powerless. Last cost of ten and (let us say, selfishly) worst, the plague coolle does not understand why he should now attacks Europeans fiercely. As long walk half a mile if there is a dark corner BS only Asiaties died, or an occasional convenient for him to defile. We do not

A PROMINENT member of the Russian General exceptional European, we did not really mince words, because it is a matter of life care very much. It was a nuisance to and death to every one of us. Perhaps

Staff gives the following statistics of the armed lose so much trade, It was an laconvenience there may he only one European in a

forces of Japao:-japan his adequate facillilen to have our house servants and office clerks thousand picked off for sudden death; but

för landing large besies of troops in Asia. Tha disappearing one by one just when we do you, reader, wish to be that one?

standing army unmbered 6;,478, and the reserve wanted them, it was a shame to be

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

166,000 in 1896, and consisted of seven quarantined in every port in the East, to

divisions, including one of guards. In 1899 the have malls handed out at the end of a ten-

my will number twelvs divisions, or threa foot pole from steamers anchored beyond theharbour limits, but still nobody bothered

hundred and five thousand men in all. The This is an extreme view" of course; to take any extreme steps, for Europeans felt

troops look very smart, and are foll at courage, this is fantastic," this is "sensational." fairly safe, and extremes are always to be

but are at once demoralised by a reverse. The Very well. Who will die next? Ask of deprecated. Death is an "extreme,” and

cavalry is on the Franch model, but the horses are not worth much. The foreign military - the dying whether he feels sensational, there is no mincing matters about Death.

taches were admited to the marœuvres last ask of the living how long he will live, A scare is to be deprecated-let us then

SOME surprise has been crested In St. Peters- autume for the first time. The kreopt showed ask the doctors if they can cure plague, not be scared of death; but let us not ack the cleverest and wisest in the world blind ourselves to what threatens. There

burg by the sudden way in which the publishers that they had learned their Pramian ferrosu'wel); if they can tell who may feel safe. None. Is no need to be excited, but there is need

of the Rwas consed to lisas their paper. Hajde and gava the impression of clever children fully We must not create a scare," we must to set to work in earnest, fighting for our

buroff, the publisher, was thought to be in conscious of their own falent. They waded not cause needless alarm." Better alves If we value them, or fighting for

financial difficulties. This ir, however, a mis, through the rice iwimps and climbed the thousand needless alarms, than dle once others' lives which we do value. Nothing

tske. Hajdeburoff lately employed an assistant || heights very well, but soon grow tired, and neede for want of warning.

yet done has proved efficient. When

named Drabon÷relsky, who signed as respón- eð long rests.. During the war they engaged a Bubonic plague is worse in Hongkong the plague came in 1894 much was

sible editor. This man was nothing but a police || large gang of Chinese, who had to do all the than it ever bas been, that is to say, it done and the plague went away. People

| spy, who had obtained the poslilon to Inform the fatigue work. - The Goverment has now begun in a more virulent form than any ever said, therefore, that what was done bad

police of what was going on in Journalistio and | 10 sérve, aut meat ratioon, fu order to fit them known, and not merely more virulent but driven away the plague. It was a fatal

for severe exertion. They are extremely skilful more erratic. In Ita choice of victims. mistake; the plague subalded as erratically The Reuter's telegram which we publish to Horary circles. He was pald for this 2,000 Already the total number of deaths this

as it started, and here it is again amongst

day, if the news which it contains should prove | dols, a year. When Hijdebwoff discwvered the 18 scouts, but the cavalry is much inferior to the year is twice or thrice the total at this us worse than ever: Where then are all

to be true, entirely alters the aspect of the slipa-

true character of bla editor he dismissed him, | Corsicks. The whole Japanese tällway system ilon. Everyone naturally supposed that the and stopped publication. date In 1894. The number of deaths the precautions that have or ought to have destruction of the Spanish fizet in Manlis Bay

is designed alzategically, sad sămirably adapted reported per day has not yet reached the been adopted in the last three or four by the American squadson had sounded the

for instant conceptration at any desired point, highest daily figure of 1894 but the totalls years? Where now is the effect of the mea-deals knell of Spanish dominion in the Philip MAJOR-GENERAL Wesley Merritt who has been whether for defence er offence. TELEGRAPH ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY very much higher and the decimation is sures then begun? The plague is where pines, and that the capitulation of Manila, and appointed to the charge of the U.S. troops It was, except that it carries off more the subsequent conquest of the whole, of the proceeding to Manila was born in New York in Nothing yet has had any effect in check-Europeans now, and more swiftly. Surely, Philippine archipelago by the Americans, could 1836 and entered the army as a cadet at the age

only be a question of time. Trie, stout ing the ravages of bubonic plague. this fact is sufficient proof that enough has

resistance was expected to be offered to the

ei 19. His career throughout the Civil War was Brainent bacteriologists have discovered not been done, that there is urgent need landing of American troops by the Spanish gardistinguished by much gallantry and he has the plague germ, but have not yet dis- to do more, much more. Surely, what basison of Manila, but the general opinion tended been engaged in the suppression of the majority | Banks-Hongkong and Shanghat Banks have covered what to do with it. Some day, been lamentably insufficient during four towards the belief that it would be simply in of the risings and intestinal dlanibances which the experiments which are from time to years will continue lasufficient. Surely, the nature of a last stand, and that the Americas the United States during the past thirty years time made with the plague bacillus may the losses we have suffered are justification cops would inevitably be the victors, nobody have been called upon to put down, io Jely

for moment dreaming of such an unlikely con- result in the discovery of some form of enough to call for serious agitation in fav laganey as help arriving from Spats. The squa. 1883 be was ordered to West Point as superin cure, but in the meantime and until further our of drastic measures. Surely, the "mo- notice the discovery of the bacillus is of no derate" policy has had a fair trial, surely and three torpedo vessels will entnumber that of thera till 1886, when he was raised to the tank pros, consisting of one battleship, seven cruliers, tendent of the Military Academy remaining more use than the discovery of the disease the failure is complete. The time for Admiral Dewey even when he has been rein. of Major-General and assigned to the com- Itself and the deaths caused thereby, moderate measures is 'past, the day of ❘ forced by the arrival of the Charleston, which is SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG, CHINA Several clever scientists have experimented euphemism and optimism is gone, the convoy the City of Peking conveying the mand of the Department of the Missouri.

with several kinds of serum, and their time has arrived to call things by their seven thousand troops which are to accompany An exceptional act of gallan'sy has come to our

American troops from San Francisco, while the Interminable arguments are still continu- right names, to recognise that the pneu- the feet from Cadiz will make the Spanish land solice, although it is rather late in the day. Mr. Ing, but the plague still goes on killing.monie form of plague which has now Sanitary authorities in various places have broken out in Hongkong Is Invariably Reater further informs us that, The United Hardy, second officer of the steamship Shantung, feebly irled to clean the districts within fatal, the time for suppressing the truth is States Volunteers and Milila are utterly unpre-distinguished himself in January last in a man their jurisdiction; and those that do not past-if the suppression ever was at all pared for campaiguing," and this naturally ner that cesinicly calls for the recoguliton of the have jurisdiction have made the best pre-justified. What shall it profit the Colony points to further delay in their departure Imam Royal Humane Society. While his vessel was tence they could. Voluminous regulations if we save a "scare" and lose our lives?sco, particularly now that the force going out through Ly-ee-mus Fass a Chicess have been made and remade, stupid What gain is it to us if we can deceives to be lecreased from five thousand to fliser.

bout containing two women, an infant and one thousand men. The fact that Spal is sending quarantines have been established, medical the authorities of other ports for a while help to the Philipplass, too, if it be a fact, willman, rid to come sianguide and capsired lo 10 Inspections and segregations and other and suffer the worse boycott afterwards? probably cause the Americans to still farther doing. Mr. Hardy at ence jumped overboard things done of little interest to the plague What advantage is there in economising increase the number of troops to be went to and caught hold of a woman and the child and bacillus himself. Some people advocate a little money now to lose millions in Admiral Dawoy's aid, and this will of course supported thers. chloride of lime and quinine, others another month or two? Why should we

mean still foriber delay. More transports will

While doing so be was Bay plenty to eat and drink and spare anything at the present moment at bare to be obtained, more stores put on board clutched by the Chinese boatman but fortunately amoke;

some say clean the drains, the cost of a future loss which may outlive things can be done le day. The Americans was able to keep himself and the three persons and more cotits prepared, and nose of these managed to secure a floating nár by which he others say burn the rubbish; some say and kill the Colony? While we are dis apparently have no lack of volunteers, for we aflost until picked up by a boat from the ship, pull down the houses, others say segre- cuising how Hongkong may be bombard- are Informed by the United States press Such acts of bravorý aza continúally happening. MESERS WHIELOCK & Colé · Freight Mirhat gate the patients, and the plague goes oned by the fleets of other nations, cr even Choctaw Indians have offered their services just the same.. Of what use is a spoonful Invaded by their armies, a far worse en- for the Sghing, so the delay mum all be for | in the Chios const trade, and although it took of chloride of lime against a cellariut of emy is working the destruction of Hong-want of proper and adequate organbailes and pleca so long ago we think it only right that putridity Of what use to pour a bucket-kong unnoticed, or only half noticed. Preparation.

This being the case and granted that the Mr. Hardy's placky action should be recorded. ful of Jeye's Fluid down a drain while the The Defence of the Colony is now out of Spanish aquadron will be allowed to proceed by A more frequent recognlilon of these deeds ground itself is sodden several feet deep the question; the enemy is here, amongst way of the Canal, we thail ste grand race would encourage Brlifth mariners to emulais with the accumulated sewage of several us, in full possession. Is the death roll between the two forces, the priss being Manlia them.

|with the... riso (vå London. The new Jurlf! generations? Of what use is it to segre-not yet big enough to bring people to and the Philippines, for wiikant doubt, the ad. 1: gate a man who falls ill and leave a bund- their senses? Must more of us die, Tantage will be greatly on the side of the bellige. THE Saturday Reufew has again a few words the 21st May, Costwise:-There is lite rates to Lordon will be charged ... mitex red similar men amid similar surround- before we will care?

rent that can place his men quickest to the field, Should the Spaclub flest wis the grand race,

to say to Mr. Corso, se follows :—" At the to report beyond a maintenance in rates, and, Ings, ready to fall simliarly ill at a The measures hitherto tried may possl then Admiral Dewey is likely to have a kardar meeting of bis constituents on Monday night while there has been a fair enquiry for venska Eaciesiological and Agricultural Expert, moment's notice? Of what use is any bly have checked the ravages of plague ask before him than that at the battle at Manila Mt. George Carson devoted a speech of two nothing new has transpired, owing to the aby ce

Injection of seram when people live in to a small extent. Let us concede so much. Bay, for it is not likely that he will have a constant inhalation of deadly poison night But it is undeniable that the plague is still | vizitat "walk-over” a second tire,

hours solely in the forward polley of the pratent of available tonnagr. For Hinkow, The Oanja/ and day and care nothing? Of what use spreading, that it is gaining on us; and as

Government. It was n, curfous performance, left here on the 13th to lord Tox for London, Is it to preach generous nourishment to long as it continues to gain on us, the fact

and exceedingly difficult to describe fairly bat Al present it is Impossible to form an idea of wo have dealt with it at some length "In another

what her rate will be, but Teamen gom to think a populace of starving, drudging slaves proves surely that the measures are inade-

celama. Here we shall only aliicies the man fotended to circulate her about 247.d instant, For

that she will leave Hunkow'a fal ship. It la- sets of it. It began, as might have been London vid Saez-Departures/ hava hoon Bra expected, by a modest declaration that Mr. In number, sazher more - Van (suficient for George Casan in Ketter fitted to speak on shippers' requirements, baalteas Ifalng generally the subject that say one else. For over ten doli all rosad. As iba tow isriff zales an

come into force on the as Instant, our years I have honestly done my best by study, quotations, a fost have been altered to by teaval, and by effort to master this pro conform with the new list. The steamers to sail blem of the Indian Frontier. I was in Chitral ext in order to load-are-Sardidos I know the country of the" Alddis and the about atat lastud) Canion to sail about sist Oral xal' and so forth. Will some of the fleads Harris, now loading, has fared better than she

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Mzssus, BENJAMIN, Kelly and Potis in their Weakly Shore Report state-Business bas #gain been very quiet during the past week and sales with a few exceptiona remain unchanged. been done in small parcels at 190 and 189 per cent, premium, clasing with buyers at the latter rate. The Lendon quotation is 46. National versin unchanged with sellers at $18. Ship- sold at $58. Indo-Chines are offering at $65, ping-Douglas Steamships have again Been Refinedes-Both China Sagar and Lusons

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Rebort dated Shanghai, 16th May, 1898 says : "We have to record a rise of 5/0 in New Tosk direct rater, and though it came about somewhat suddenly, it was only to ba axpected sooner or later, in sympathy

Of what use to preach hygiene to a see-quate. Better to take ten times too much Taz V.3. gonboat McCullock is expected kere thing mass of human reptiles herding precaution than a halr's-breadth too little, with despatches from Manila on Monday night. In hundreds together In rolsome, black better to overdo prevention than to permit holes because they simply cannot house the further advance of the deadly disease, A CHIAMA, for stealing two gold rings from themselves better? Of what use to better to waste money, in saving life than brothel, was to-day sentenced to two months' preach sanitation to myriads of misers to waste life in having money. Better to | hard labour, j able wretches with one latrine to every abandon everything of earthly belongings Ar the Roman Catholic Cathedral special five hundred of them, wretches who money, buildings, land, trade, property need every copper cash to save them of any kind, rather than sacrifice health services are to be held tomorrow (Senday), in from starvation and cannot if they and life. To you, reader, or to the writer,pplication for the causation of the plague. would afford the luxury of decent better spend all the millions of dollars A FIFTEEN YEAR Old Chinese boy laid felonious polat out to Mr. Curzon how silly and imperat one time expected to as regarda local engage. habits? At any rate, we have to face the in the world than lose your life or our hands on a box which did not belong to him, tinent this egoistic conceit is in a man accopy ments, though from outports very little support hard fact that the plague goes on and on, even if you or we care nothing. for and we must fight it or else fold our handa † the life of any other. Better cry. Wolt”, and he was to-day sentenced to ten strokes with ing an official postston!? What was pardon. has been forthcoming. Her rate was raised on composedly and awalt our 'doom, cheer a thousand times, than die once,...

able in the boy of ten years ago is insufferable sill procurable, though the greater part of her the 3rd Instast ta 31/6, st which figure space is. B. WATSON & CO., LD. fully meanwhile burying our dead and First of all, the place must be made WILLAM KOZESS, a police constable at the in the man of to-day. Some one will have to watching" for the death of others or clean, clean, clean] Not clean enough," | eaval yard at Kowloon a few days ago, fall fram| apply to Mr. Corson the criiictem which Alexan- shutting our eyes to what goes on around nor "cleaner than it was," or "as clean & verandah and broke his leg, also sustaining du von Humboldi passed on Bayard Taylor, us, Beginning in the marshy, upland as can be expected," but clean absolutely internal injuries. He was taken to the hosptial,There has bever been say one," said the grant valleys of Yunnan in 1893, the plague has and immediately. No more "gradual pro») where he died on Thursday, the remains being German, who basusen so much, and read su crept on steadily, relentlessly, down to the gress, no more appreciable amelloras teterred yesterday.-

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THI HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

Hongkong, 16th May, 1898,

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to sail 18th fustant, to be followed by Qurew Margaret, shortly due from Japan, at 33/6 par all lots of cargo offering for salf tonnage, but ton, ......For New Yaik vía. Cape. Theo xe la "the absence of any vessel on the berthy nothing kas pain desa.