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To-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE.

THE

HE following "duttable parcels were to

damaged in the wreck of the P. & O. 3. S Caixa an to render the contents worthless. In most esses the parcels have been abandoned by the addressees; and the senders are 18: quealed to Inform the Postmaster · General, Hongkong, as to the manner in which they wish the parcels to be disposed of.

Address.

Contents

N. Homes...............................................................................Cigazi.

-63, Paget Terraco, Plumstead. Miss Hughes................................................inam.... Tel.

East Terrace, Lydd Dangeness. Dr. Barst..................................................Cigars,

1. Chiton Terrace, Edleburgh.

D. Boyd

59, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow (a).

J. McCullum

do.

Benbaren, Pollokshields (a),

L. N. Ropo...ÐÐÐ...

do.

Westminister Chambers, S.W.

R. W. Roylance, ********

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Royal Exchange, E.C.

A. D. Geddes,

R. E, Office, Belfast.

General Post Office,

strane do.

A. M. THOMSON,

Honkong, 8th July, 1998,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 11, 1898.

To-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received Instructions

to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, Account and Risk of the concerned.

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FRIDAY, the 13th July, 1898, at Noor, on board the British Ship "CROWN OF GERMANY" Now Moored in VAU TER DAY. About 9,000 feet Hardwood Beards, lo, thick by 12 in. wide, suitable for dearings, 33 Galvanized Iron Tanks soo gallons each and one Iron Tank 400 gallons. --- A Steam Launch will leave New FEDDARS WHARY at 11.45 MM. to Convay intending

lengths 16 to 18 feet.

chasers.

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TERMS-As Usual

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

DEATH,

At the General Hosplish, Singapore, on the 4th July, C. W. HIND, P. & D. pilot. Aged 39

The Hongkong Belest

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 11, 1898.

High pressure extends from the Pacife over the exceeds the pormal, particularly in the South.

whole of the China cons), where the barometer

Gradients slight for 5.E. winds. FORECAST 2--- Molerate S.E. and E. winds ; showery.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. H.M.S. Elowed and the French cralar Yean

Bart were at Foochow on 8th fort.

THE report of the Inspector of Schools for the years 18gy to published in the Ganatia”. RUSA represented liberty in Burma, pro- pores opening a consulate at Rargoon. For illegally blowing his whistle in the harbour

TRX passengers of the 18. Légkining, which

was recently placed in quarantine at Slagaporn through a esse of pisging breaking out on board,

were releared on the gh tast

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A BOATMAN Skarged by P. C. Wath, was to-day ordered to pay $13'er go to gol for alx weeks prevent afere by the polles. The culprit had for throwing twa basketi ol coil overbord (s

previons Convictions against him. THE Slamere Government draws revenus from licensed gambitng houses. But the Kieg anxious to check the vice. Six years ago, be closed half the gambling houses at Bangkok, "Last month, the King, decreed the closing of all ↑

provinces, half the gambling houses; and in others a third and a fourth have been closed- Siam Odenver.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Reuter's telegram which we publish to. day comes as a surprise to all, as there has been no mention made of any truce having been proclaimed, and it appears as though Reuter had overlooked the the Captain of the steamer Dells was to-day gambling housen in two proviocas. In some

fact in a former telegram, or that the par-wire announcing the truce had miscarried. The statement that both armies have been Informed that peace negotiations are in progress surprises us too, for on enquiry at the United States Consulate we are in- Hongkong 11th Tuly, 1898.

[849 formed by Consul General WILDMAN that THE HONGKOng land invESTMENT | he has received no news of either a truce

AND AGENCY CO, LIMITED.

or peace nogotiations, and it is scarcely probable that his Government would have falled to Inform him immediately of such important steps being taken, in order that the newsmight be sent on to AdmiralDewer. This being the case it appears as though there must be some mistake to the tele: gram, and all we can do is to wait until such time as It is confirmed or con- tradicted.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND at the rate of AN INI the Six Months Postmaster General, ending 30th June, 1898, will be PAYABLE on the 25th faly next, or which date DIVIDEND [848 WARRANTS may be obtained on application at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 5, Qazen's Road

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR SANDAKAN AND KUDAT, HE Company's Steamship

ΤΗΣ

"DEUCALION,"

Captain Branch, will be despatched TO.

MORROW, the rath Instant, at Noon,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

.Agents.

Hongkong, 11th July, 1808.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR TIENTSIN,

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"KWEIYANG,"

(816

Captals Onterbridge, will be despatched sa above

TO-MORROW, the`rath Instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 11th July, 1898.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR FOOCHOW.

THE Company's Steamship ©

"CHANGSHA,"

Central.

Tac TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 23rd to 25th July locluilve.

By Orderforthe Board of Directors

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary. Hongkong, 11th July, 1893.

Intimations.

fined $10.

À COOLIM was to-day seat to gaol for fourteen days for stealing a married woman's facket from her dwellleg,

downwards, a poultry selfer was to-day fined $1 For crucity to ducky by carrying them heads

of fourteen day.

Ix consequence of the "prevalence of plague at Jeddah, Rajah Brooks has forbidden natives of Sarawak to go on the Haj.

$to, in default one month was the penalty im- posed to-day on a boatman who had a lot of stolen floor and sugar in his crafi.

"

BREAKING and entering into and stealing clothes from a Chlause dwelling cost a coolie to-day two That telegrams do go wrong occasion-months of free service to the Government. ally, or get unaccountably mixed up, either

À LARGE and assorted lot of European and (845 in transmissiom or when being interpreted Celestials, charged with "drank and disorderly

and expanded on arrival, is beyond a doubt. As a case in point Reuter's telegram dated

were to-day find sums ranglog from $1 to $7. London, 1st July, as received in Hongkong IT is reported that the second son of the Klag of reads:-

Slam wil shortly arrive in Russia and will be entered at one of the great milliary schools there.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY,

VICTORIA dispensary,

HONGKONG,

AERATED WATERS.

'IMPLE AERATED WATER.

ST

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VINGER ALE.

Captain Williams, will be despatched on FRIDAY, the 15th fastant, at Noon. For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, 11th July, 1898.

-INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

WATER

LEMONADE,

'THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. Admiral Camars commenced coaling at Port Sald from colllers. The Egyptian Government requested him to desist and to leave immediately, whereupon Admiral Camara declared his vessels required repairs and began discharging coal and material for that purpose.

Altogether 470 officers and 10,464 men sta on their way to Marilla.

GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES. Notwithstanding German official assurancás, the suspicion and url'atlen in the United States against German designs in the Philippines is increasing.

The Nagasaki version of the same telegram is as follows:-

CAMARA'S SQUADHON AT PORT SAID,

SARSAPARILLA

RASPBERRYADE, &C. proceeding was stopped by the order of the

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Coli WATERS BIS

made under the constant supervision of a duly (831 qualified English Chemist and will bear compa-

son with the best English Manufactures.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Messes and ather Large Consumers.

FOR SINGAPORE. SOURABAYA AND

SAMARANG.

THE Company's Steamship

Captain M. Goncur, will be despatched as above en SATURDAY, the 16th instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to:

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 11th July, 1798

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

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FOR FORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.

"HE Company's Steamship

THE

"CHANGSHA," Captals Williams, will be despatched on SATURDAY, the aged instant, at 3 P.M.

The attention of Passengers le directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provisione during the entire voyage.

A daly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light.

N.B-Return Tickels issued by this Company to and from AUSTRALIA are available for return by the Steamers of the KASTERN AND AUSTRA- LIAN S.S. Co. and vice versa.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD. & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, 11th July, 1898. AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM,

TION COMPANY, NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, FROM KOBE. THE Steamskip

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1

Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager.

1. In March, 1897.

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It is requested that all communications relating to Subeeldons, Advertisements, &, be addressed to the **Manager, Zlongkong Talgrand not to the or

Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to "The Ed" and Commacarious tatanded it priblication must be accompanied by the name and addewer of Use wricors, nos metty for publications but as evidence of good th

While the columns of the Honzhang Tsikerajk win always be open for the fair disceration by correspondants of all quescios Reacting pable interests, it must be distinctly understood tha the Editor dom not in any way hold klasself responder opllows the xpressad,

not to individual members of thA SÈRI

TO ADVERTINERA

The Spanish vorsels at Port Sald under the orders of Admiral Camara had begun irnar. terring coal from a collier at Port Said when the Eerpilan Government, and the Spanish war ihips were ordered to leave the harbour- Ina- mediately,

wasships needed repairing, and that he was not Admiral Camara replied that some of his cealing, but was unshipping coal to effect the necessary repairs.

THE GERMANS AND MANILA. 470 German officers with 10,464 koldiora sre actually en roule for Manila, despite the German Gorciement's recent assurance that Germany had we inipnilon af indeferidan "excited

over the maltor.

Talking of telegrams, we had a splendid opportunity for prying Into other folk's private affairs a few days back. The Post Office, despite our frequently pointing out that we are neither the Joint Telegraph Companies nor the Chinese Imperial Telegraph Administration, Insists upon the fact that correspondence intended Advertisers are regulated to forward all setic boded for the occasion in question the Post Office for these two institutions belongs to us. On bution in that day's terus not later than Tares of Clack so woe to retard the early publication of the paper.

delivered to us a packet plainly addressed to the Manager of the Imperial Chinese Telegraphs, but luckily for the community of Hongkong we noticed the mistake in time and returned it to the P.O. The packet appeared to be a collection of the duplicates of wires that had been sent from some outport to Hongkong, and would doubtless have made very Interest- Ing reading.

Advertaesanta and Subscriptions which are not ordered for s lized period will be contined until countermandad

The Bancheng Tillwork has the Pegue clruniation of any band Radion for Advertisers, Tems can be lamist be application The Honging Triserad's tumbar at the Telephone Central Exchangs in No. 1. Telegraphie address --" Tolagraph,,"" Hoogkong.

English sawspaper published to the Far East, and is therefore the

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

MANUFACTURERS DY AERATED WATERS.

Another little idiosyncracy of the Post Office Officials is their great objection to affixing the name of any English town or village to a parcel or registered letter receipt. The name of the town or village Is generally calmly ignored and the name of the county substituted, thus i—-—-

J. SHITH, Esq.,

Surrey. NAVIGA-AERATED WATERS of our manu.

There may, be for all we know, several hundred Mr. J. SMITHS in the County of facture are sold throughout the Surrey, and it stands to reason that such Far East and are invariably preto no end of trouble when a letter or parcel carelessly made out receipts would lead ferred on account of their excellence.

Clerk is obliged to know a certain amount

"VINDOBONA," having arrived, Consigneer of Cargo are hereby Informed that, their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained.

ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaranteed. The best materials only are used.

THE PRICES are only half those

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods charged in England.

have left the Godowns, and all clalmas must be Best le to the Undersigned before Noon on the 16th instant, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance has been affected, and any Goode rémalaing in the Godowns after the 16th Instant will be subject to rent.

Blits of Lading will be countersigned by

SANDER, WIELER & Co., Agents.

[2-w 844 NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP

Hongkong, 11th July, 1898.

COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

STEAMSHIP " ARGYLL," FROM FORTLAND, YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.

The above Steamer having arrived, Con- signees of Cargo are hereby requested to Bond in their Bill of Lading for countersigna. tere and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vanel

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY us are acknowledged by the leading English makers to be equal to those of their own production.

SIR EDWARD FRANKLAND, K.0.3., 1.C.L., F.R.S., F.C.S., &c. the greatest living authority on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared and used by us in our manufacturers "It possesses an extremely high de- gree of organic purity and is "of most excellent quality for

'drinking."

$0

*

will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

expense.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., Hongkong, seth July, 1899,

Agenta.

ESTABLISHED AD. 15457 Hongkong, 18th June, 1891,

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A SPECIÁL Sessions of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace will be held in the Justices' Room, at the Magistracy, on Tuesday, 19th of July, ut soon, for the purpose of considering an applica- iten from one Henry Oliver for a Pubilean's licence to pull and retail intoxicating liquois on the premises slimsta at House No. 13 Queen Victoria Street, under the sign of "The Travellers' HoleL"

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THE

WAR.

PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC NOT RECOGNISED.

[VIA AUSTRATA.)

LONDON, June 3rd.

Republic proposed to be set up by Agulualdo.

Tae Washington authorities hava lnstructed Admiral Dewey not to recogafse the Philippine

June 2117. The Cuban coast for fifteen miles around

Santiago is lined with Spielsk troops to prevent the landing of the Amufern lavading force.

The American cruiser Marblehead is reported to have had a narrow escape from being blown "P by's mine on the Cuban coast.

The American troops under General Shafter are now off the coast of Cuba, near Santiago.

General Blasco, the Spanish Cuban Governor, has notified that for the fatore he will not recognise, any flig of trace, but will fire on all vessels approaching within six miles of Fort Morro.

LONDON, June 23rd.

General Blanco, the Spanish commander in volunteer, la revenge for the execution of dis Cuba. has been shot la the thigh by a Caban brother, who was charged with conspiracy.

A further call for 105,000 American volunteers La Imminent.

Eight thousand fresh troops are being prepared at Tampa to solaforce General Shalier's men in the fovision of Santiago,

fifty miles of the southern coast of Cabs, and it There aronow 40,000 Spanish troops guarding Is expected that fierce fighting will cault when the Americans attempt to land,

CAPTAIN HASTINGS had a boy time at the magistracy tożJay, there being over 100 cases to be dealt with. The chart and lie approaches

The American General Shafter has anly ggested the Idea of a fair and the temperature of the court was like the warm stage of a

15,000 med at bli command, and Admiral Simpson has ordered the landing to be postponed Turkish bath. There were rogues' and vagu-pending the arrival of retaforcement bonds galore, no less than 17 coming in from West Point alone and a brick of to fareligs isilers Sweeden, Fins, English and forth were that there was a particularly lively time" down hauled up ter dranks and disorderiles. It seems the road" on Saturday and last night. The

lasted until well into the afternoon. MR. D. W. Gait, supt, of the E. E. Telegraph THERE is no doubt, telegraphs & Lahore cores Co. at Penang, is lying seriously ill at that port.pondent, that the feeling in Upper Punjab in Mr. W. Geiger Taylor has gone up there from Singapore.

TENDERS are invited by advertisement in the Strakta papers for the construction of a steamer for the use of the Federated Malay States Government.

A FARMER who tendered a counterfeit "Mexl can" and who had three more of the same fo his possession was to-day sent up for three month's hard labour.

COUPLE of tough looking coolles, caught soliciting sailors on behalf of a Graham Street

brothel, were fined $10 to-day, in default one

month's hard labour,

THREE bricklayers employed at No.9 Wing things therefroms and this morning were sent to Sing Street, stole a pair of shoes and other

gaol for fourteen days exch.

An additions! duty of 83 a ball is imposed on ail oplam imported into Selangor, from July rat. chandu bas been fixed at

The Oplum

1.85.

Two boatmen who counted death and broke the law by making fast to the steamer Hellas, while the latter was under full steam, wore, at the instance of P.C. Hammond, to-day fined $50 or in default six weeks each,

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P.C. HAMMOND, Water Palice, to-day prosecuted boatman for being unlawfully in possession of cwt, of coal belonging to the Briquette Com pany, Capt. Hastings found. the charge proved and infileted a penalty of $20, in default six weeks.

STREET ROW occurred recently in Singapore between the occupants of two rival rikisha depois, who came to words and finally to blows about the space theke vehicles were to occupy la the Eve-foot way. Twelve men were arrested on a charge of affzny,

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The American Government at Washington bas seal orders that all pilsoners of war are to be sent to America,

A WASHERMEN'S STRIKE:

Yesterday afternoon a report galred currency that a strike bad taken place amongst the Chi- nese washermen. To-day a Telegraph man. visited some at the chief audit a East and he found all the air sej 17 log a masterly fasctively, some lying asleep and others smoking, but no sign of work was visibic, while heaps of clothes, &c., waliing to be instance inquiry for the master only elicited the washed 'lay piled about the places. In exch reply that he gone Hongkong" side. The trouble has also spread to Kowloon. It is under- stood that the cause of the trouble is that the sleeping in each of these places and they appear Sanitary Board objects to more than one coollo

to

that storms is brewing on the trailer. The baskara`are fail of rumours, and the Govern ment, despite all the endeavours, cannot keep their preparations entirely secret. As was binted the other day, an outbreak will not find either the military or civilians unprepared. A good deal is being done quietly and without fars, Arsenals are busy and so forib, and if a disturb anco happened at any moment la Tochi or

have been used a1 bedchambers for Bajaur it would surprise but few, while Bajour, a dozen or more, most of whom reposed If it rose, would very likely carry Swat with it,

on the bundles of clothes sent to be cleansed, WI (Japan Timur) are informed that Mr.

Lately there have been prosecutions for anlicensed landries and this, with the other Sellchi Taneda has dlecovered a gold mine in a

realriction is the casus bellf. The masters say they have to feed their mon three ilmes mosetainous region about so miles diefant from and pay them good wages (38 pst month to per day Kagoshima city. Some 6 years ago when boroners for instance) and ti the men cannot sleep on the premises they will have to pay was director of the 33rd Bank he undertook pro.

eat fallures he was almost driven to despair. Shanghai Chinese are so fond of, but the sathert- specting there. Being fried, however, by fre for their quarters elsewhere and they cannot do It they any. This looks like the trick the Navartbelaan hiu perseverance being encouraged ties here are not going to let the quileless and ministed by such an esteemed friend as Celestial have things all his own way. A Viscount Taksahlma be at last succeeded. A deportation or two would probably have a good pit was dug to the depth of 160 kem (about 300

effect.

posit making of 7) DA* *amky of gold, Bud zi verds) at the bottom of which an auriferous de

per cent of aliver was discovered. A steam engine of so harte power imported from abroad is now working at the mine.

CHINA PRESENT AND FUTURE,

Correspondent of the Dally Telegraph, wiltten Two letters from Mr. Jes. Ellerthorpe Special

from Peking, appear in the columns of that "BLESSED is the peacemaker." On Wednesday paper In the first of these he writes :-

evening last says the Shanghai D. P. of the

THE WUCHOW MURDER.

CAPTAIN THULMANN ARRESTED.

Conviction possesses the mlade of most per CAPT. W. H. Fawkes, R.N., who will be well beheld a struggle going on between a policeman East will to an cuormous extant depend upon Est last, a resident driving down Broadwayans here that China is passing through a crisis remembered ae commanding H.M.S. Mercury sad a crazy, drunken seaman, in which the the outcome. She stands, like Hamlet friesolate, of her fate, and that the whole fatore of the Far about four years ago, accompanied Mr. Goschen, peeler had his baton out and threatened to bat face to face with the question, To be or to Gibraltar, au kla Privata Secretary. First Land of the Admiralty, on his recent viate it. The resident leapt from his vehicle and not to be dismembered.

That silly approached the struggling pair, filled with horror pride which has convinced this people that they of Her Majesty's ileges, and was about to ex-foreigners, and that fosali Toryism that has at the thought of the club being used upon one

are superior to all the rest of the human race, postulate when,-bilars. One for his made the country a Dead Sea of humanity ars that strange Jealousy which has barred cut

nob, from the seller, who either resented Interference and wanted to fight his own battle,

not exfect. No one denfes that external pres or else took him for another policeman in die German militariam, French Protection, and sure to nerded. The question is, whether the Rassian Conrack, plan the knout and Siberis, reported to be ruminating over the latent fallare over the country will not bring with thems erile galer. The resident filed and was yesterday English Free Trade distributed in allotments of moral suasion " in the Broadway district,

Vantly greater than any they care. 1 und also s remarkable singleness of view among those who know Chian bast, the feeling uppermost beleg that this Empire presents a marvellously hom geneous people, wholly diverse from any in the West, and that in such a nailonality oven slow reforms, in barmony with the natural develop ment of the race, are better than such as may be forced by allen. The unity of China is one of the wonders of the world, CANTON, July 10th.

She has blended races, conquered her con- American river steamer Dering, has been for years at least maintained an unbroken Captain Thulmann, master of the antagonistic philosopbles and religions, and

querors, sesimliated languages, amalgamat

and is expected to arrive at Canton to-night seems to be the same within the troples at arrested at Wuchow by the Chiness officials bistoric condiosity. On this unity she built a social system which is alike any other, and yet by the Fengpak on which he is confined Cantos or amid the Siberias rigours of Peking. In a large cage. Thulmann will be difference. Is this arity to be broken is enable Twenty-fira degrees of lailiado seem to make no brought before the American Consul Beltala and America to sell more sheelings, the to-morrow morning on a charge of Tar to rectalt bigger amies, the Fatherland wilful murder of the compradore of the chantsats? I find among commercial men

militarism, and France it cafes transplant fla Doring. Accused Is of German extraction universal ballet that for all the purposes of but he claims American citizenship trade, and for all those countries that do not and if he is able

share In the plunder, a united will be better than to satisfy the Court on this point the case will proceed, otherwise be will be handed over to either the British or German Consul.

Ar the annual general meeting of the Singapore Exchange the accounts for the year ended 31st May were paused. The following gentlemen were elected as the Committes for the ensuing twelve months—Messrs. Anderson, Stringer Müfer, Greig, Laspe, Frizeli, and Schit. W. WILLIAMS has been sentenced fo Singapore to one month's Imprisonment with hard labour for stealing money from a wikisha paller's box, had to be traced. At home a Post Office The prisoner slso had refused to pay the castle his fare and was ordered to pay the man eighty the Authorities consider that all Post sonment, of geography, but cut here It appears that conts, with the option of two days' extra fogtl- Office Officials are born geographers, else IT. In såld, la the Malay Mail, that wialng why should these.Idiotic mistakes be al- lowed to continua ?

coolles are almost at a premium to Selangor now In consequence of a large number of them hav log been tempted away elsewhere by higher wages. The result is that more than one big miker finds himself unakia to increase his out put of ate, owing to the difficulty of augmenting | the labour fores

REUTER'S MESSAGES, THE ANNEXATION OF HAWAII,

LONDON, Jaly Bib, annexing Hawalf and warship starts in

President McKinley has signed the resolution

mediately to holst the American flag.

TO BE TRIED TO-DAY: (From our own Correspondent.)

TODAY'S EXECUTION.

partitoned Chio A follow-passenger with me recently was a member of the American Diplomalle Service, who had just vislied. Colombo, Singapore, and Hongkong, and was

ONE young Woman of the Eurasian persion

delighted with these busy centres, I now lenging," anld be," to see Saigon and Haiphong, and obterve the results of the French system as compared with the English. I expect these le this afternoon charged another with cutting and

no comparison," Since 1862 this boxstad Todo The young Portuguese dink de M. Ozario, Chinese Empire of the French has been growing, wounding her. Bath resided at No, to Stanley condemned to death at the last Criminal Seurons, and we can see how they have promoted com Sirect and in the course of a squabble one was cat for the murder of F. X. de Jesus, to-day uffized marce, Salzon was for a abort while a free part for the delence. Dr. Lowson described the by an Italian priartynd fo &.faw minutes after not. Franca lo from Bombay, 830 % hale under the left shoulder, Mr. Bratton appeared Haway fed from kia cell at 6 am. accompanied and now heavy dailes for all commodities the extreme penalty of the law in Victoria Gast, and prosperous, but that régime was stopped, wound as belog a large one but soi of # serious character. The cass was adjourned er formed, one of the Gaol Warders acting as exe.it from England; while calico, the wear of the Laut, Hobson and the other petionary taken to-morrow, For the defence it is alleged that) by Mt. May (Supt. of the Gsol), Dr, Thomson, 2 matches worth $17 in Hongkong will cost you jury was caused by a fall on a broken the priest and the necessary warders. Desib 845 la Tongking Worse than all this, from

THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. Firing was not resumed at Sariligo de Cuba on Thursday albugatties have been placed have ended. Both Armies been intermed was pace negotiations are proceeding Washington and Madrid,

by the Spaniards at the sinking of the Merrimac

have beco exchanged and releived.

WEATHER REPORT.

boutie..

reached the

the dread set was per- pays $17 bile

calloner. The grin scene was witnessed only natives is mulct $1.10 per pleca. CASS of

was practically tostantaneous and the body was the wretched, struggling Annamites a crasblog THx death is announced on June 18th of Mr. A. icqasst was held by Capt. Hastings in the Gal

cat down at y .. During the morning an capitation fee is extorted, and even the hetelaut trees are taxed e. so per aaoum (1, each at H. Everett in Sarawak. The deceased gentle and Dr. Thomson stated that death was caused present raids), a

labourer's pay

for two or three man came East in 1869 to examine the Sarawak by dislocation of the neck and compression of days. The mandalas rece the people as much The Observatory report to-day says:-On Cave deposits, on the recommendation of a formal evidence and the jury (Messrs Guiller, oppressive load of French leccion the 10th at 11.30 s.m.: The barometer hae sisen

the spinal cord, Chiel Warder Craig gate As much as ever, and, in additon, comen the generally, except in Tongking. High pressure Chus, Lyell, and throughout his life he has Soares and McKis) returned & verdier in accord. In brief, there will be only one section of the Chins, and pressure remains relatively low is In 1873 he joined the Sarawak service but deceased was clad in a suit of black and a white Britain. Not long ago, in a warm discution extends from the Paclic to the S.E. Coast of taken the greatest Interest fa scientific purratis, ance with the medical evidence. The body of country open to all nations, that controlled by S.W. Chica. Gradients moderate for S... winds resigned it for servics ander the B. N. B. Co. in shit. on the China coast.FORKCAFE-Tresh to 1876. He afterwards became Consul for by a freed of the deceased in which the latter

here, one of the members of our Legation was moderate SE. winds ; showary, fins intervals.

An express, in Portuguese, was fined today | making the members of the Kaiser's staff wince

On the 14th at 11.55 km! The barometer Sarawak at Brand leaving the service in 1890, craved the pardon of the community for any (7) kas viven on the Chma court and in Tengking, ❘ Ha had been in bad keklik for same time.. wrong be might have done them.

by contrariing their selfish with our generoes

policy, and be clinched the argument by ssy!og,

I challenge you to name a pest, not only fa