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DOUGLAS Steamship COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND-FOOCHOW, THE

"HE Company's Steamship

*THALES,"

Captain Bathurst, will be despatched for the sbore Ports, on SUNDAY, the 17th instant, at Daylight,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.. General Managers.

Hongkong, 14th July, 1898.

CHINA NAVIGATION, COMPANY,

LIMITED.

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FOR SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA. "THE Company's Steamship THE

"HUPEH,"

Captain Quall, will be despatched an above en MONDAY, the 18th fastant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 14th July, 1848

FOR ILOILO.

THE

Steamship

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1898.

Intimation.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

MANUFACTURERS OF

AERATED. WATERS:

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for having one tail of oplum la his possession He told the Maglaizate that he could not smoke the Farmer's oplam as it did not agree with him.

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to Taiyuenfu, Skansi, and to work the mines | A CHINAMAN to-day was fined $15 or 6 weeks along the railway. Costs Briiish subjects have also obtelned a similar privilege to the southern part of Shanek.

BRITISH WAR VESSELS AND JAPANESE QUARANTINE.

TOKIO, July zed. On the path alt, the British torpedo-destroyers Hart and Fame passed the Nagahami quaran« ting station on their way to Yokohama without examination. Signals were made, but ignored, A gun was fired, but still the Brüilah warships proceeded on their way without stopplag. The Rathorities have asked for an explanation..

WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report to-day sayɛ<-00 AERATED WATERS of our manu- the 14th at 11 408,. The barometer contlases to fall on the Chlon coast, particularly about facture are sold throughout the the Formosa Channel. A small depression, Far East and are invariably pre-apparently moving towards N.7. cems to be near N. Formoss. Gradienta alight for ferred on account of their excellence. S.W. winds on the S coast. FORECAST:

Moderato S.W. winds; fair to showery,

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

THE PRICES are only half those charged in England

WATERS. MANUFACTURED BY US are Captain Land, will be despatched for the acknowledged by the leading English

"EDDIE,"

above Port on MONDAY, the 18th instant,

MUN PAL.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, 14th July, 1898

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR NINGPO.

THE Company's Steamship

"TAMSU1"

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

with a new Cinematographe show. MESSES. JONES and Hosle have arrived here

Fox illegally conveying letters to Cantos a colla was to-day fined £50 or six weeks gaol. A PRISONER discharged yesterday attempted to

THE following items of Wir News come from the Progress of Navana (1) Now York is star ving and the citizens are only kept alive by romp klichons, (3) Boston has been bombarded and the inhabitants have fled into the interior, Mr. M'Kinley is besieged la Walic House by Insurgents. (4) New York and Philadelphia uro fuil of barricador and bloodshed, (5) The Philippines have been re-taken. (6) The American first has been sank; (7) The United States are suing for peace. No. wonder that, with sqch censarship, of news, the Spanish General is able to repost that at Harang "the greatest enthusiasm prevalis."—Skrgapore F.

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THE WAR. •

CAVITE,

(From our own Correspondent.)

MANILA, July 9th.

makers to be equal to those of their convey a letter out of the gaol, He was ined bullt in Germany, will have arrived so as to make room for the American army sist. intelligant estive, foreman of critain works

own production:

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Captain Moore, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 19th Instant at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, 14th July, 1898.

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FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

HE Steamship

THE S

"FORTUNA,"

will be despatched as abord on or about the 1st August.

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To be followed by

9.S. "CRAIGEARN," on or about roth August,

1805,

For Freight, &c., apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Agents.

Hongkong, 14th July ROB

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THE

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. 100 A 1 British Ship

"HAWTHORNBANK," Greig, Master, now loading here for the above port and will bave quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

A gente.

Hongkong, 14th July, 1898.

T744 AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM TRIESTE, FIUME, PORT SAID, SUEZ, ADEN, KURRACHI, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG & SINGAPORE.

*HE Steamship

THE

"MARIA VALERIE," having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby Informed that their Goods are belog landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon What and Godown Company, Limited whence delivery may be obtained. This versal brings Cargo -

and

From Trieste, S.S. Poredon transhipped at Bombay,

From Venice, ** S.S. Carlotta Thetis, transhipped at Trieste,

Optional Cargo will be discharged here unless notice to the contrary be given immediately.

No Clalmi will be admitted alter the Goods have left the Gedowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Undersigned before Noon on the 20lb-instant, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the noth instant will be subject to rent.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SANDER, WIELER & CO., Agents, Hongkong, 14th Joly, 1898.

Intimations.

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

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 184%. Hongkong, 18th June, 1898.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

$5 or 14 days.

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FOR stealing 60 lb of gambla a coolle was to-day sant to prison for 14 days. He said it was lying on the wharf and another coolle gave it to blus.

Hall Murcum for the week ended July roth Tux return of the samber of visitors to the City are-Europeans, 171; Chinese, 1,383 total

1,554.

MR. J. ELLERTHORFT, of the London Darly Telegraph, and a French Journalist left Mody for all by the Japanese cruiser Matsu-

serkima.

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land. If the population of the Pilipplaes will submit, well and gear; If not, he will be prev pared to subdue theas. That is the military programme, and the Americas authorities hava decided that it is Immaterial whether Marlig As far as can be ascertained, the alliance be- remains Spanish or becomes Filipino. The tween the Americus and the PS[lipplae inam. Fillplass ure sot to be relied on; Againaldo may genis is further than ever from the ressibility

ba all right, but he is a young man, ignored by of taking definite shape. It exluts, indeed, in an the Mabomadens of Mindanao-and Palawan Informal way; but it will have to become and Sulu, and bis bold over the flocanos and specific and exact sooner or later, and it scams

Igorrotas in North Loan is perhaps, not to genis and the Americans are on good terms; now likely Ister lastend of sconer. The insur strong as he thinks. He may be willing enough Cavite is patrolled by both, bat Independently

to accept Američan Suzaraišty, but the various races inhabiting the Philippine Archipelago are not jointly. Regimental police of the American not sufficiently homogeneous or concalve to my go-shout the streets as if the town WAS guarantee that his promises will bind the cost- fry. As chosen head of the Ka-tipan-an, the American; Ellipino sezutes do very much the same, respectfully steering class of any inter- Filipino quasi-mansonic recret society, bi larence with white men, but larding it over

Infidence is greater than that of any other ode astees. Amaitean ients occupy an open space man in the whole country, but not greater in la front of the pilson where Filipino soldiers each locality than that of its local chief. The gnard Spanish prisonces. It is a simultaneous simple natives are taught that he has magle but not a joint occapallon of Cavite

powers, and they all belleva lt, for magic is The Americans at present only occupy the qulia a natural factor in the world of all Malays, Arsenal with the buildings attached to it (offices, and the Roman Catholic Church has traded and barracks, cic.) and, some parts of the town enlarged on their superstitions fastead of educat- ACCORDING to our native correspondent at adjacent. As there are only 2500 troops yet ing the people abára sach childishness. Fellsbes arrived, most of them are accommodated in the | tellsmans,charms, miracide, hava been multiplied Peking, Their Majestien the Emperor and Em.

arsenal batidlog,, and a few are fa tents outside.

all over the Philippines by the Church; one of the preis Dowager expect to visli Tientsia on the When the second and third instalments of earliest achievements of the priests in the six- 17th of October next, by which time it is American troops andre, they will prabi lyfeenih century was the establishment of expected that the two first-class partially arm occupy a large part of the town, for there is miscle factory at the shilin of Our Lady of oured Amatrong cruisers Hatching and Hatchs are 11 adapted for a land of tropical thunder. Wrecked If the priest gets his proper fee. "I do hardly any more room to put up tents, and tests Antipolo, who can prevent any boat from being the three German-ballt second-class pretected storms and typhoons. Already it has been

not wish to cristelas any religious belief; I da walters, Halyung, Hatches, and Rafiking found convenient that General Aguinaldo, Pre-

not wish to give the impression that these things Hatlung, Hathu, Hsintao, und Hatching, aise and the four large on-going torpedo boats, aldent and Dicator of the Republic, should are mature. They may be true, for all I know. vacate Garlic Government House (iba town is My only object, in mentioning them is to show the centre of government of Cavite Province) to why the rebels are so ready to belleva all that thar are told about Aguinaldo, I know a highly enable Their Majesties to review them, after Ramour.saya that there was some coolness be luspecting the disciplined and forces of Chihlitween Aguinaldo and the Americans over this; under English management, who came to his at Halkaangest, or what is termed the Western

but I think nct. It is said that he made a point master and said "Please tell me what you think of installing himself in the plica of Hi Gobleme of this I went to be a soldier with the rebele, Arsenal.-N. C. Daily News.

Español, as a matter of prestize, and that for the

and our Custain distributed to us a lot of small anko of Impressing his followers it was important Papers, with steanga wehing which I could not

it important to tera bim out. I think this must for him to remain there; also, that for the sake understand. He swallowed his, and made us of impressing Agulasido, the Americane desmed

swallow opr.; It was not easy, but I got mine be ustane, because, if it had been trus, rumour

down. So then ho sald we were all right and ready for the battle, because nothing could bart would assuredly have gone farther and had hims

*. To prave it, he esiled the sergeant to strike forcibly elected by a file of maxines with fixed him hard on the shoulder with a belo (beavy sword or chopper) and it did not cut him. Now, bayonets. 1 kaew these rumoarı. symptom of any intention to make a move.

At present the Amer’cans show not the least tell me, Safor, was it all right, or what is it 25 The man, had intelligence enough to know it They are leaving the rebels to take full charge it outright as fraud, and was only half con- WALK-SCİY HİTEDge thing, but dare not denounce

Dajalican, and two or three others, all the way trick. Similarly, the rebels say no shot can of Caniceo, San Roque, Caridad, Estenzaela, to Cavite Viejo at Old Cavite, of which these

come within 20 yards of Aguinaldo; the bullets are hardly more than saburbs The Americans

stop short in their flight, and fall harmless to are merely visitors at present. They have the ground. And there are many other such. hardly more to do with the place than a party of perstitions. All these help to carry the natives Nagasaki or Hongkong. In the early part of the be all uselesss in a moment, they are a very rot- Rusulan binefackets kahora for a spree at

on to victory loz the time, but they are liable to

In the following year a German warabip bad a William to take the filands under his protection day, the raw reculis from Roaring Camp or ton basis of power. A man so bolstered up la Dead Man's Golch are being "licked Into shape" | bst a man of straw, and the Americans ara Iriendly reception there, but Germany was un-

by Sergeant Whatshisneme with a California right to avold depending on him or paulog

themselves under an obligation to him, able to open negotiations with Spain owing long. In the afternoon they have a rest, and may prowl about the native town, or bathe in the Caroline Island dispute in 1885.

the bay, or exercise their ingenolly in finding something else to do.. In the evening, they give the natives ocular demonstration of the meaning of the American word "g" Not that they sil get draak; but a few of hem get drank enough for all Ther are fine, big, sirong-losking lot, of about the toughest type of the Wild West, I should imagine; splendid fellows, no doubt,

I am, yours tɩaly, thorough rough diamonds," extremely rough, Great, halking backwoodsmen, hall-punchers,

ILOILO NEWS. digrexy, cargo-lumpers from Frisco, farm-bands

Advices from Iloilo dated 8th Instant, state their site. Among the lithe lule Filipinos they have to wait In the fields owing to the weather, from San Diego, and all apparently selected for that at least a quarter of the sugar crop will are an army of Gollaths. Many are of English watch has turned out abnormally wet, and also birth, perhaps long enough in America to be to the scarcity of labour and the shortage of The minutes of the last meeting were read naturalised-I suppose they should be; and money. Three hundred thousand dollars was and confirmed,

some cannot even speak Engilsh well, for the brought to the local branch of the Hongkong regiment think it is the First California and Shanghai Bank a short while ago, but it diâ Valunteers, or something like that includes not go far, and the result is that many firms have Germans, Russians, Pales, Italians, Stanto do business by giving paper piyable when dinavians, and all sorts-except negroes, for fands arrive. the Land of the Brave and the Free? Is not a

The overbearing attitude of the Spaniards is the residual products of Europe. A strapping A few weeks ago two steamers arrived with car- free to gentlemen of African ancestry as it is to causing great annoyance to the Britlab residents, six-foo'er in N. C. O. uniform came and siked

gees of rice and flour on "spec" and the con us some questiona in very broken English, with a Norwegian accent and after giving him the cargo and tell it as they liked In such algne asked permission 10 land their information he desired, we asked him, Jokingly, quantiles a salied them, but the applice "Have any of your soldiers ever been intion was relesed on the ground that the Go America He stared for a minute or two, verament have control of all food supplies pondering over the true inwardness of the query, and no one could sell without consulting the and then replied "Va was all Amurricens, vat Governor. The result was the steamers left you dioks; " In some trepidation as I gauged without selling their cargoes, stocks are getting the man's height and fighting weight, I replied law and there is no plospect of more food arriving. "begs bardon, I disks you vas some Norske The difficulties in the way of getting food away shib's-garbenders." He took it quite good to the outposts are immense and at precant in possible to feed the hands, and all owing to this many of the principal rugar districts It is im foolish Goverment prohibition. Had no re- strictions been pat apan the imporistion of fond it is probable at that all steamers arriving at Ilolle would have brought food supplies,

is belug very zealously discussed by politicians TH: establishment of German coaling stations and naval men in Berlin, says the Standard correspondent, owing recent experience at Kiso-chas. Cost cannot be bought for Klas chan from Japin, for her whole output is sold elsewhere. The main point, however, is that Kia-chat alone is not regarded as able to supply the wants of the German skips, Chas. of the whole Cavite pepinauss, with the villages i vinced evan after bis master told him it was m·

MR. NOLAN, interpreter at the Magistracy tovinists here declare as necessary the acquisition day charged his cook with disobedience and

of one cesting station in Marocco, one in the grossly offensive language. A fine of $ro or Levant, one in West-Altics, and one in the Sula one month, was imposed.

Archipelago, and remind their countrymen that, after the death of the Sultan of the Sulu Islands is 1893, bis widow begged the late Emperor

A MARRIAGE has been arranged between Lieutenant Ingpen (of the Prince of Wales' Own, West Yorkshire Regiment), and Miss S, Lyall, [7 daughter, of Mr. James Lysil of Singapore.

CITION paper anounce the sudden death of Mr. Maurice Windus, editor of the Ceylon Standard, He leaves a wife and seven children In London, and bad only been six months in Colombo.

It is requested that all comentalestions relating to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c, he addemand to lõm “Manager, Honghong Tälern and not to the Editor

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Whilst the colmans of the Honghong Trigraph will always be open for the fair discussion try correspondents of all quantiona Affecting public interests, li must be distinctly understood that the Editor does not in say way bald kiméelf responsible for opinions that expres.

THE Perak Administration Report for 1897 gives the revenue for the year at $3,837,558 #gulast $3,960 8ys in 1896. The expenditure amounted to $4,178,238 is compared with $3,489.376 in 1896.

Hallways accounted for an outlay of Advarsliars seu caquested to forward sh andiose Lotanded for $1,412,646 in 1897. Insertion in that day's lasɑs not later than Thrsa o'Clock s not to retsed the early publiertion of the paper.

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The Boughing Telegraph has the largest circulation of any Kingilah newspaper published in the Far East, and is

the

THE Batavia Nieuwsblad states that the Netherlands-India Government has sanctioned the extradition to the Stralis Settlements satho- Ice Advertianes, Tamis tan baleant on application. The Highng Tilappeéï's number at the Talmhods Central | rities, of 5. Neumant alios Newman, Neumann Exchange 6 Ka Tangraphic adimento" Talagispb,,"" | stands charged with cheating, and was st Hongkong.

Padang (West Sumatre), in custody at the data

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1898.

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

LONDON, July 12th, General Iles and atsil žava anived at Sanit. ega de Cabr,

of last advices,

A KU LA Lumper pazzia. Two consecutive notes in the Malay Mall rand thus som

Mr. Maritous, stamp clerk at the Treasury, has been arrested on a charge of emberiement. We congratulate Mes Rodger, Mrs. Watkins and all the other ladies who have helped to

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SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was hold this afternoon. Present: Dr. J. M. Atkin- son, Mr. F. H. May (Captain Superintendent of Police), Mr. R. D. Ormsby (Director of Public Works), Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health) and Mr. Brewin (Acting Registrar General.)

MINUTES.

REPORT ON PLAGUE WORK.

Mr. F. Browse, Government Auslyst, zubmitt ed a report and return regarding the work of cleansing and disinfecting houses at Yaamat!

had used chlorine as a disinfectant, and Hunghom. In his report he stated that he

Mr. May in a minute to the reper, moved that Mr. Browse be sccorded the thanks of the board for his voluntary services. Mr. May also wrote that he did not attach much valon to salohar as a disinfectant.

produce this successful outcome of their charit-chlorine in germicide quantities was not

able efforts.

THE Band of the K. O. L. Regiment will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess to-morrow,,commencing at 8 p.m. —

Culiams Tell... The Lily of Killerosy.Dinedici Invitation La Vals

Overture Selection

Ips

Carotto Fection Valse

Roseli

Webar

Charming......Bogetti Conter Songs. Gody Bid Als Goodbye...De. Game's God Save the Quél.

The Naval Sombardment of Santiago de Cuba was resumed on Monday and issted two hours, when General Shifter algonlled that the shells were falling short. The last shot fired struck a

THE lening of fasecurity which has prevailed lu church in the heart of the city in which a large official circles in Peking ever since the death of store of munitions exploded.

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THE STATE OF SPAIN. The Times correspondant in Madrid wires |that the Cabinet is -hopelessly divided and has resigned. It is expec'ed a new Cabinet will be DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & formed with a strong miliary element capable of maintaining order at home asi of making COMPANY,

peace,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

BONGKONG,

AERATED WATERS,

SIMPLE AERATED WATER.

ŁODA WATER,

SODA

*INGER ALE.

LEMONADE.

SAKSAPARILLA.

RASH

ASPBERRYADE, &c.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a they qualified English Chemist and will bear compa rison with the best English Manufacturés.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Marger and *}er Largs Consumers.

Any complaintì should be addressed" to the Managır.

Hongkong, 1st March, 1897-

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The President, in a minuts wrote saying that

safe duilafectant for general use and in small quantlifes as used to occupied houses in Kowloon he did not think it was of any || Taluc.'

Dr. Clarke reported on the same subject.humouredly, and laughed as we parted. recommending a spray with an aqueous solution of perchloride of mercury, which was largely 'used by the bame Government,

The vote of thanks to Mr. Browse WAY

animously.

TEX JALY OF POISONS.

poisons were discussed and referred back to the The new byelaws dealing with the sale of Attorney General.

PLAQUI AT AMOY.

A report was received from the Acling British Consul at Amoy stating that plague theie was now shatfog and it was hoped the port would soon be declared free from iba disesse,"

THE LAUNDRY QUESTION,

Mr. Saadico and publish it as desired :--

We have received the following letter from

CAVITE, Jaly 8, 1898. DEAR SIR-I beg to faform you that I have not been arrested, and I beg you to publish it la your new piper, in order to avoid any klad of commeals,

S. SANDICO,

The European sin not to badly off as the natives, but the want amongst them reflects and food dives the hands away to the mean. back upon the Europeans, for the want of money tains and the sugsy estates are chliged to stop milling and let the cane rot in the fields.

bad feeling towards the British community and The Spanirds are showing a great deal of a facilog exists that there should be a ganbout permanently stailoned at the port until the com clasian of the war. There has bees a British warship at Ilollo for a few days at a time and as she remained, but at the date of last advicei the Spaniards have been much subdued so long the gaabout had been withdrawn,

It is impossible to guess how many of these enops are of American bith. Possibly we miscalculated. ( say wa because I had a companion fall my peregriasitons, an excellent seconded by Mr. Ormsby and carried might be a fairly thick sprinkling of aliens, say and invaluable friend. We guessed that there ten or fifteen per cent. Bilish and a similar seventy or eighty per cent, American-born. They proportion of Cantinental Europeabs the reat, look as if they should make the finest froops in the world, after being drilled and disciplined strong, brave, intelligent, and with plenty of "go not merely clay to be moulded ke Chinese or Egyptian raw material, but fall of fire and life. At present, however, roughneat is the chief characteristic noticeable about them. Their uniform latensies the impression; it is a A petlilon was received from a number of campaigning dress of half is as silk beside course brown canvas, beside which our Indian laundry keepers, complaining of the present Boor-mailing. The colour is darker than half, to of the law and the heaviness of fines imposed. and I think better for invisibility; but the It was stated that at the time of the recent prose material is altogether too much like coal-sacks, jewel-cullons the men were acting in accordance with The Americads seem to carry their republicanism

the law.

Mr. Brewin said he had visited some of the

la such extreme-lengths as to studiously sold

be past and tim i am not finding fault with places in question and found the inmates they could be dressed quite as plainly and will any suggestion of spruce or smart appearance ; might know what to do. They asked that pro- the California Volunteers, nor do I overlook the ceedings be stayed until they learnt the state of the law, and they all seemed to think some new

fact that they had only just landed from a very regulation was being enforced.

long voyage, but after making all allowances it must be recognised that they are dressed in direct confict of evidence. The people prosecuted Mr. May is his minute, said there was a

comese canvas and that they slouch., It is called were said to have been sleeping on the clothes.word "douch" his any meaning. It means the freedom of limb-action in America, but if the He would like to see the papers in which it was

walk of these raw secraits from San Francisco, alleged that laundry men were parasiitad to It is nothing against their fighting qualities as

The President reported that they were Bghters,

I have wald, they seem to me to be magnificent A LITTLE Beighbours' quarrel was aired at the provided they reserved that portion for sleeping to the waiting game. They have not in sny sense permitted to sleep behind a bamboo partition

The Americans at present are rigidly adhering Magistracy" to-day when Mrs. Johnston, purposes only. The men prosecuted on Saturaken over Cavite. They are quartered there, but An agreement wijk the Belgian svadiest French lady, occupylog the first floor at No,'t, | day were found sleaping in the front of the shop only, in the meaner of visitors They seem to † the Ladrone Islande, with orders to reduce the

(From Japaniss Peters), GERMAN APPLICATION FOR A KOREAN CONCESSION.

SEOUL, Jana goth.

Prince Kang conliouos to be generally felt, and in view of the recent sweeping changes there is scarcely a high mandarin who feels his position safe. It is now soported that another stalment official of the Central Government, has been degraded, though no decres has yet been pub- Ilshed on the subject, and splafons differ as to ike identity of this latest victim of the mutabilly of princely favour.-Chino Gassili, THE three men charged with stealing the lery and crown' of the Sultan of Sula were this morning discharged, do evidence being offered

The Sultan had said that he could identify one of the prisoners as the man he saw cunning away, Sobrequently he said he could apt swear to him. The Sultan himself did not appear at Court, but sent a man to represent him and say that he did not wish to prosecale. Iospector Bourne therefore offered no evidence. The Impe.ial Household, be 'specially appointed scensed, it is to be noted, have been in prison. eccupy balf the place as a bedroom,

The German Consal has applied to the Koreansgainst them, says the S. F. Press af pih lest,xions to have the space measured so that they Government for cerralesion to work mines in Kazg-wen-do. The application was refused on the ground that the mines belonged to the Imperial House. The German Consal bax Oled

■ protest against the refusal.

HONOUR FOR MR. LE GENDRE.

SEOUL JUDE jotk An Imperial Rescript has been issued ordering that General La Gendre, the adviser to the

State Councillor.

CHINESE RAILWAYS. THE STRUGGLE OF THE POWERS.

Peking. July 11: undertaking the construction of the Lukan Rall way has been signed The »greement provides that the railway shall be placed under the con- trol of foreigners as security, and the Malater of ameast of the share capital will be the head of the country which has contributed the largest the rallway.

Rasela and Franco have used their influence to secure this arrangement.

Germany desires to contruct a railway from Tientsin to Chingking, with a view to open eg ap communication with the upper part of the [30 Yangtze.

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

BORBORIBKBA TO *THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH” ARE MOFT RESPECTIVELY REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID. IN ADVANUM,

It is believed that Great Britain will not re- main inactiva agafast these movements of Ger- many, Ruzela and France.

CHINA.

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for something like a fortnight,

Blue Bulidings summoned Mrs. McRas, the occupant of the graund floor, for negavit, Mer, Johnston seld Mry, McRan came up to her room, shook her first in her face, kicked her door and did other things of a ilke nature. Mr. McRae's, story was that for a long time past water from complainants quutora way always runaleg tato ber soms and had spoiled $10 worth of goods, Miss Hardy, a boarder with Mrs. McRae, said that water had been running through into her room for theen weeks past. His worship said that Mra, Meliss, was an old and respected resident and be believed her story which went on that when she called on Mrs. Johnston to complain of the maleance the latter slammed the door in her hes and did not say a word, good, bad, or indifferent. The caseR WAS

MORE RAILWAY CONCESSIONS IN

FEEING, July 2nd. The Lu-ban Bank has obtained the privilege of constructing a callway from Provingin, Calbii, | dismissed.

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among the clothing,.

PLAGUE AT EWATOW.

From June 30th to July 7th the Bullish Consul reported that there had been 5 deaths from plague at 'Swalow, There were still sporadic cases in some districts but the disease was practically stamped out and there was no danger of its imposation Into Hongkong from tinn ef passengers from the latter port to this be Swalow. It was asked that medical examfoa

now discontinued.

GOVERNMENT AMALVIT'S REPORT," DHËNA Mr. F. Browns, Government analyst reported that he had nuslysed six samples of valik for private persons two belug genuine and solterated. He had also tested 9 samples of exception was only very slightly adulterated, whisky, all save one being genuine. The

BU MORTALITY RETURNE, AU Tha death rate for the week ending Tuly swas 15.9 per 1000 and for the following wosk 159.

LATE TELEGRAMS,

LONDON, June agtb, Several Amrican warships have appeared in

will shortly be saulested by the Americans. the English channel.

Spain is apprehensive that her home parts Six transports leave San Francisco on Mon. day. They carry reloforcement for Manila.

The Russian Ambassador at Warblogton is emphasising the undesirability of Britain's intended acquisition of the Philippines.

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The Spanish feet under Camera dan boss sighied off Port Said. In consequence of this America has informed Spain that if Kay Spanish fleet enters the Suez Canal, bound for the

forts in the Mediterranean and Canary Islands. Phillipines, American gunboats will be seat Immediately this occurs to bombard the Spanish An American croiser has been despatched to

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take (afficially) no notice whatever of the rebels.forts there to submission, Apparently they contemplate taking formal po The Americans, whilst advanclog upon Santi. session of the Philippines some day, and to ago, fell into a Spanish bosh, and some very scapoloasly retrata from concerning themselves severe fighting ensued. about internal politics of the archipelago mean- Six thousand additional troops will icare San ilme. Their programme is simply (s) domics. Francice for the Phillipless to-morrow (Wed- tion of Failippine water, now accomplished; (3) acaday). domination of Philippine leads, not to bo The Sirategy Board, the body controlling the to be put through In short, sharp, decisive vesels essiwards whose mission will be to born- attempted until General Merilit comes, and then Americas movements, has decided to sand manner like Ilem 1. There will of course be a bard the Spanish fonts of the mainland, and. third item the Spanish fleet does cames I cin parane Camaras' fl :nt to the Phillipine Islands,

at ses bow & coal supply to the Red Sea can The weather in Cuba is fateurely hot. last cut, all the way to Manila, but anyhow it is

June 19th. force au enby Into the Bay (which is most nations have been given for the strengthening of

■ mere naval affair. If the Spaniards should Later advices from Washington state instinc likely as they are encumbered with transporta) the American flest with a view to bombarding the American land movements will have to bo important ports on the Spanish coast and sis abandoned. Meantime General Merit has to to pursue the Spanish ships which are making proceed on the assumption that the command al for Manila. the pens is provided for. Then, when all is

The Egyptian authorities at Poti Said have rendy, be nemier ty nesert hip command of the I refused Admiral Camara's sequent to be supplied