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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1899

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, May 22, 1899, -

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. GREAT BRITAIN AND THE

TRANSVAAL.

LONDON, May 19th. Mr Chamberlain has stated that Sir Alfred Milner, with the approval of the Government, has accepted a Meeting with President Kruger at Bloemfonteini on the 31st instant, with a view

REFE

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA

The forty-fifth ordinary general meeting of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China was held on 19th April, at the Cannons street Hotel, Mr.J. Howard Gwyther presiding

IN the Supreme Court at Shanghai, on the 16th | A GERMAN WARSHIP RUNS ON A "CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, May, Andrew Ganacopulos, lately employed as quartermaster on the P. & O. steamer Balla aral, was convicted of feloniously stabbing Alfred Thomas Cornell and Percy George Potter, able seamen of H.M.S. Bonaventure, outside the Globe Hotel, Yangkingpang Creek, on the roth April, with intent then and thereby to do them some grievous bodily hurm. He was sentenced to one year's hard labour. Tue Malay Mail says Whether Bishop Tugwell can substantiate his statements or not, is a well known fact that drink is the curse of West Africa. A friend of our's tells us that when almost at death's door there, he was

Girdlestone and Mr.- Magnus Mowat, were reappointed. TH

Mr. James Jones proposed that the thanks of the shareholders be given to the directors and staff for the successful» mnnagament" of the bank. He felt sure they they could not have · liar affairs better managed. This was second ed by Mr Benjamin Smyth, and carried› unanimously,

to settling all difficulties, and of satisfying the attended by a European doctor the worse for struck, but saw notgurse he was steering that we shall thereby arrest the influx of in Selangor. It regulates

OLD IRON, FÅPER STUFF, RAGS, † demands of the Ditlauders. CANVAS, CLOTHING. IMPLEMENTS

&c..

&c.,

NG.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers. Hongkong, 21st May, 1899

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TERMS or Salds-As Customary,

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The old in the CLUB GYMNASIUM,

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on MONDAY, the 29th instant, at 5.15-12.3.

BUSINESS-Adoption of Reports and Pass- ing of Accounts.

W. S. BAILEY.

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 22nd May, 189

VICTORIA PRECEPTORÝ

REGULAR MEETING

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the

A VICTORIA PRECEPTORY will be

held at the FREEMASONS" HALL,on MONDAY, the 29th instant, at 8.3o for 9 P.M. precisely. Visiting Sir Knights are cordially invited to

attend.

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1899.

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THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. LIMITED. REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICE TÓ SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL HE Steamship

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MAIZURU MARU”. Captain S. Nagata, will be despatched for the above ports, in SUNDAY, the 28th instant, at Daylight.

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LOCAL AND CENERAL.

The Gazette contains papers in teference to bile inoculation for rinderpest.'

On Saturday night the Eastern and Australian 5. Company's new 'steamper Eastern arrived

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drink, who could do nothing more than wave about a beer bottle and tell him he would be dead in an hour. This scene so disgusted him that in despair he doctored himself and

got well."

REFERRING to the accounts of the District Watcliman's Funit, the Acting Registrar General, in his annual report says -Canton subsidiary coinage now stands at a discount of a little over a per cent, and causes a loss en subscriptions paid in subsidiary coins is paid in Hongkong coins. This probably represents the actual ratio of the two classes of coin in circulation. There is no reason to believe that Canton coins are "forced" on the collector The sums paid in each instance is small and the shopman pays the first coins that come to his hand in the fil..

- SELANGOR MINING CODE.

FRESH LÉGISLATION.

Agnew, mining, enactment, came into force the acquisition hand subsequent dealings witli stanni- ferous land. The dials Wait welcomes the enactment as a satisfactory and workable, measure, drawn up with care and consideration;: Certain shortcomings are, however, pointed out. Thus, no provision seems to be made as to the manner in which the owners of

agricultural land may obtain mining rights... Little or no attempt has been made to deal, with a most serious practical difficulty, namely, the fixing of responsibility in cases of illegal daraming or cutting of water-courses. Another Enactment shall be hily translated into Chinese and distributed among the mining community. Other objectionable points. noted are excessive formalities to be gone through in officially dealing with mining: matters, and harder fiscal demands including: higher trausfer fees. The provisions dealing. with water-rights are expected to give trouble owing to Chinese ignorance and obstinacy. It is said, however, that, barring these drawbacks, the main ideas set forth in the inactment are excellent.

We understand that Agoncillo, the Philiane fligh Commissioner and Plenipotentiary, has exchange of $74.81. Only 7 per cent. of the broken. At daylight on the 24th he sent one of the last degree, and apt to turn her back upon ammission is the waht of a proviso that the arrived in Hongkong. THE Anglo-tiertan loan of 50 million tacts for the constraction, of the railway from Tigh Isin to Chinking is said to have been signed on The 10th May.

EXCITING EXPERIENCE, WELL OUT OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

PERTI, April 12th. The German warship Cormorant arrived on Saturday afternoon minus the whole of her rigging, with the exception of the In proposing the adoption of the report, the mizzen plast. Commander Emsmann stated Chairman said:No doubt you are more than The Chairman, in reply said On behalf that the ship had been recently on the satisfied with the balance sheef how presented of myself and my colleagues and staff, I thank China station. Two months ago he received. All mundane afairs have their drawbacks, and you but would remind you that without a goot

This terminated the proceedings. orders to go to the Australian station to replace our blot is our undue cash reserve bank staf the directors would be nowhere the Russard Proceeding via German New, which is too rich has the disadvantage of an in- Guinea to Sana, he left Frederick Wilhelm sufficient earning power, and the consequent Harbour on March 3. Early the next morning tendency to embark upon unsound specula tions in the absence of bond fide investments. remained hand and fast. Capt. Emsmann was

With the object of reducing our fixed deposits the ship struck the Whirlwind Reef, where it on the bridge some minutes before the ship we have recently lowered the rate of interest in the shape of break from 4 to 3 per cent. per annum, and I trust ing water, and

we really do not require under present should have taken the vessel nowhere near the reef It was discovered afterwards that the tions. In the absence of a par of exchange we chart was an old one, and that it was not do not feel justified in loaning out the Tank's properly market. It was ascertained also that capital or gold deposits either in India with there was an exceptionally, strong tide. The its timping standard, or in China which is ship struck on the starboard bow, and shortly a silver-using country. At our previous afterwards she was found to be bow high annual meeting I cautioned you against rely ing upon a continuance of the results then upon the reef, while the stern was in over one hundred fathoms of water.

submitted for your approval, and 1. Would now repeat that warning. Our profits are Although the sea was by no means rough, a heavy swell mate the vessel bump badly, and largely dependent upon exchange, and she is a coy damsel, very difficult to won, fickle to the captain was afraid that its back would be the Reutenants to Wilhelm Harbour in the the unfortunateswain when he is most content steam launch with instructions to obtain assist

that his suit will be successful, I referred Inst ance. A consultation of the officers was held, year in the excessive competition existing at and it was decided attempt to refloat the certain points, notably Hongkong and Shang ship. The sailors cut away the quin foremast, but, I am sorry to say that there is no lessening of the evil. Some of our Continental rivals in and everything heavy on the deck, with the ex- ception of arms and ammunition, was consigned their determination to obtain business at any to the deep. The steam steering gear and the cost, enter into transactions quite irrespective refrigerating machine were also thrown over, of profits. As these institutions are fostered "MORALIST" writes in the Straits Times while the starboard guns were unshipped and by their respective Governments, and as they What is this, I real? The French Government tuuled across to the port side, where they also undertake financial operations, they wan tave decided to vote L4,000 annually to send were dropped alatt the engine romm. By haul afford to ignore the results of pure banking, two hundred marriageable giris to the Frenching or to these and putting the engines astern which is our sold source of gain. We must colonies. Whew! And further every one of the vessel was eventually dragged into deep wait patiently unil they see the folly of fruit- water on the moming of the 31st Captain less work, and the wisdom of the old adage this annual bevy of blushing maidens is to be

Emsinann said that the experience was the that half a loaf is better than no bread. The provided with a trosset and packet money most exciting he ever had, and he attributes currency report is expected to be issued in June. before she starts, Who says the French can

Our valued colleague. Sir Alfred Dent, is one. of the Commission, and we can therefore chaina. not colonize? I suppose the greater number successful refloating of the ship to the com- of these marriageable damsels will pass through

After the ship had been floated it was bund that indirectly we have-assisted at the inquiry, Singapore on their way north. Will Mons. le

that no serious damage had been done to the although as a bank we have adopted the policy Comic D'Abbans kindly note, send ample hull. The keel was torn away, and numbers of of absolute ventrality on the battle-feld of the warning beforehand to scribes and others that

the casing planks were missing, though the iron standards. Since-we last met, the improvement they may miss the host.

plates were intact. The vessel was taken back in the finances of India, theh alluded to, has io Wilhelm Barbour. All down the coast the continued in a marked degree, and we must con- ship was steered by the hand-wheel at the sterngratulate Sir James Westland, after the many and orders were transmitted from the bridge by drawbacks which he has had to face during his tenure of office, that his last Budget was of such dag signals. The Cormorant lakes about 100 tons of coal here, and will resume her voyage south on Monday for Sydney. There she will go into Mon's dock for repairs which are ex- pestel to occupy three mouths. --Afirming Herald, April 17th.

CAPT. Bewall, the master of the American barque A. Sewall, who was charged at Penang with the murder of a colonrest man on board

his vessel, has been acquineų,

The Gaseffe unlities that Mr. J. J. B. Heen skirk has been recognised as in temporary charge of the Netherlands Consulate General during the absence of Mr. Havre Dugere. Fur appointment of Commander WC: IL. Hastings. R. N. Reited, to be Postmaster General, has been approved by the Secretary 1 State for the Colonies, and is notified in the turtle...

Tit. telegraph cable ship. Bronnder left Sm- gapore on the 15th May for Cebu. The vessel gurs to lay a cable betwee, Cebu and Holo, thus rommetting* Lazoi word Panay. The 1689a| center will also execute repairs to cables.

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Hongkong, z2nd May, 180g.

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112 British Stepship

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The following notification appears in the Sin Kapore Gazette : Cilonel demporary Major General 0. T. Jones-Vaughan. C. B. ön Captain Fairweather, will be despatched for the completion at his period of șurvice in command above port, on or about the gist'instant.

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Hongkong, 22nd May, 1899.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE STEAMISAR*******

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"KOH-I-NGR,": having arrived from the above, Ports, Consignces of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed

at oncel

Cargo remaining on bourd after the 24th instant, at 2 Y... will be landed at Consignees risk and expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited.

Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside; such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

:DAVID ́SASSOON, SONS & COL Agents Hongkong, z2nd May, 1899

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DAYBREAK' writes in Sport and Gossip (--1 have been kindly shown a letter addressed to our late Hen. Sec. of the Cricket Club front the Secretary of the Cricket Committee of Re-1.MIS. Graturion, dated Wei-hai-wei, 3rd March, 1899, in which he states that the fleet will be delighted to put up fifteen cricketers and four lawn tennis players of our C.C. from end to oth June. The programing is to have two days' ricliet, some athletic sports, tennis matches and boat races, The Chinese regi- ment is also anxious to compete and to play our Polo team, but we should have to take up our own ponies. We of the old brigade never

as this, but we are not jealous, the very regerse. Line up Shanghai and do your very best! It will be necessary, I should say, for the fleet will probably include the Centurion, Barfe Victorious, Grafton, Iphigenia, Bonaventure Phenix, and Alacrity and the best from these ships will want a deal of beating: at least that is the opinion of Daybreak

cd the troops in the Straits Settlements is place on retired pay, and is granted the ison, rank of Major-General.

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LAST year, amongst the British and foreign community there were 243 bartlis, of which 140 were boys and 103 girls. The rate per thou sand was 15. Amongst the Chinese cómnu; nity there, were 963 births, of which 592 were boys and 371 girls, the rate per thousand being The death rate was, for the British and foreign community, 19.18, and for the Chinese sporting information and horses--detween Cevipur and the Colonies. Mr. T. Sumugan's || Amb Sunbeam is to go from Ceylon to Aus- tralia. Recently the famous horse Catspay passed through Singapore in his way to India. He has a perfectly astonishing record of wins in the Colonies. North British, another wel! known racer, has reached Ceylon, at a price of £475.

Os Saturday evening, about eight o'clock, Mr. Bodemeyer hat the good fortune to kill a splendid badger, measuring alom 4 feet from shout to tail, in Lower Gastle Road. The animal was sitting at the side of the road when Mr. Bodemeyer saw it and rushing up to it got in a blow with an umbrella which stunned it as it was darling away. Badgers are common on the hillside. but it is unusual for them to venture down amongst the houses. Wh are pleased to find that an understanding and amicable arrangements have been arrived at concerning typhoon warnings from the Manila Observatory. Mr. Rounserelle Wild- man. U.S. Consul-General, forwards a storm: warning dated May 21st, timed at the Manila Observatory te d'clock noon :-Depression A. S. WATSON & Co., approaching Visayas Islands. Later-typhoon of small diameter is crossing with of Tipilo LIMITED.

and moving for the present westwuds. SOME of the residents of Morrison Hill Road were awakefed on Saturday night between

Intimation.

MANUFACTURERS OF

AERATED WATERS.

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INDIAN TELEGRAMS.

CALCUTTA, April 27th. An interesting indication of what may be termed the elasticity of the outward fomis

cheerful character. We will hope that the present Viceroy and new Financo Minister will constantly bear in mind that India is a country full of unpleasant surprises, and that in fat years careful and substanial' provision should" be made for the lean months to follow, Thanks: to an overflowing treasury in Calcutta, the Indan Council have been able to sell Bills to t an abnormal extent, and this fact, coupled with large importation of sovereigns from Australia, has prevented a recurrence of that

NOTANDA

CALENDAR-

MAVE

Meteorological kitang based on tenj

observations to 189

Barometer Thermometer Humidity Rainfall

TO-DAY.

84.0

Monday, 22nd May, 1899.

(Whh Monday.)", Chinese-3th of gih mien of 25the sear

Kwang-sü... Sun Rises

"Ohr." "Omin?" - Sets

· High water-Morning (

Low waterforming

„Ohri symin.

"7hri gminy

ohr. Smin

Afternoon!

Afternoon USALANNIVERSARIES L

shr. 23min

Jad a chance of putting in such a good time and ceremonies of the Hindu religion is to attenuation of floating capital whichi existed to 184-The foreign factories at Canton pillaged

be found in the fact that a few weeks such a marked degree during the shippin 1882-Treaty between the United States and?

"JACK" GOES DONKEY-RIDING.

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Korea signed at Jensan 189-Tomato in Macao: great loss of life.

TO-MORROW.

Tuesday, 23rd May,“ Chinese-gth of all moon of 25th year of

Kwangsi

Sun Rises......

Ómin: shr 55min.. High water forming.

Afternoon Shr. min. tale farning okr. &min,

SAN ANNIVERSARIES: to-The American Legation at Tukio, burat 1866-Loss of the P. & O. steamer Benares

the Fisherman's Group: all of Berber.az

seasons of the two previous years. The age, a Sannyasi set up in the native quar tes of Calcutta a six-handed image of Kali balance of trade has allowed of a wonderful and a four-handed image- Siva. Kali has steadiness in exchange during the past three always been represented in Bengal with four mouths; but it is hardly to be expected that the hands, and her consort with two, The present level, can continue, seeing that the irholesale exports of wheat witnessed in 1898 Sannyasi's departure from the usual custon, so far, as one would imagine, from being look are not likely to be repeated this spring, owing ed on with horror, has roused the greatest into the low prices ruling in Murk-Jane. Lob. terest and excitement among certain classes of serve with much satisfaction that the Indian. Government, with a view to the revival of a most Hindus in Calcutta, and the present being a specially holy month, very large crowds are to important cultivation, has levied a customs necessary to mention the name of the cruiterhin femenarstrine efirdigirlwuk in the duty to the extent of the remission granted by being suficient to say that not so very long ago are placed promises to become a new centre of head once more, as it will be free from unfair she was in dock undergoing some slight repairs, pilgrimage.

competition. Some discussion has taken the crew being allowed 48 hours leave. The

place recently upon the advisability of an Im deck officer was waiting to pass the men

perial endorsement of the Indian loans * but; whilst the country is so well able to raise ino preparatory to going ashore and was kept back by the dilatoryness of one of the bluejackets, an

ney, upon easy terms no movement in that trishman standing about 6ft. zin, who was

direction is likely to take place. Such a re- known as "the infant." When "the infant"

sponsibility would probably give, an excuse tu arrived he was arnted with a thick bludgeon.

the House of Commons to interfere more und "What has made you so late?" asked the

more in the internal affairs of India, and, there officer.

fore, the possible ills of such a policy would far outweigh the monetary benefit of a guaran, tee. Of uch greater consequence would be a more generous treatment in the case of pay. nients made by India for Imperial projects, which England almost invariably put upon the shoulders of lier Eastern subjects, China still continues to be the shuttlecock of Western ba tions, and we hear of further buccaneering pro:" SIMLA, April 28th. Colonel Hutchinson, lately Commissioner of Labore, has met with a serious accident. It seems that he was on his way from Rawalpindi to Murree with Mrs. Hutchinson, when their tonga went over the hud. Mrs. Hutchinson succeeded in jumping out and was unhurt, but Colonel Hatchinson went fifty feet down the And with the vehicle. He is doing as well as can be expected.

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"Shure, Sorr, Oi was after getting me stick," replied the sailor.

"But you don't want a stick to go ashore

with

"Yes Oi do, Sorr; Oi'm goia' to enjoy mesilf" "What are you going to do ?”

“Be Jabers. Oi'm goin' to have a donkey roide."

“You don't want a stick like that for dunkey- riding."

Shure, Sorr, that's where you're wrong, When a naval officer dies, he always becomes a donkey,"

DENMARK AND THE FAR EAST.

A new competitor is, it seems, about to enter into the struggle for territory and trade in the Far East. The Danish Rigsdag has just risco for the Easter Vacation after passing some laws of a more or less socialistic endency, and

one of its last acis was 'to vote a sum for the dis

INOCULATION IN THE PUNJAB, GREAT SUCCESS IN JULLUNDUR.

LAHORE, April 8th. Anti-plague innoculations have become very popular in the Jullunder District, where aver 4,000 people in the infected area have submitted themselves to the process. Whole villages have been innoculated. The popularity of the operation seems to be in a great part due to the fact that after six days villagers can get passes allowing them to leave the village if they sub- mit to disinfection of their clothes and then selves. So far however, comparatively few have, nvailed themselves of the privilege to leave, harvest operations keeping them to their lands,

A SERIOUS TONGA ACCIDENT.

April 29th. Colonel Hutchinson, late, Commissioner of Laliere, who met with an accident the utlier day on the Rawalpindi-Murree road continues to progress favourably. It seems that when patch of a commercial and scientific expodi- the tonga went off the road it tamed a complete somersault, landing right side up fifty feet be. tion to Indo-China. Fop some years past the low. Extraordinary, however, to siate, Colonel Danes have been extending their interests in the Far East, and have now important connections Hutchinson had no bones broken, though he with Siam and China. At Bangkok, for example, as so much shaken and cut that his condition there are several Danish companies working still causes anxiety to his friends. the trainways and the electric light, and a

and 12 clock by the crying of a Chinaman outside their doors. A resident os looking out noticed a Chiniaram upon the ground, who AERATED WATERS of our man bersien his sobs, shouted Police. By the number of Danes occupy important positions in facture are sold throughout the Pur side of the prostrated man stood two Europeans. the Siamese Government. Prince Waldemar, East and are invariably preferred Ahe Europeans, tackled, and a long struggle in the Danish fleet, will be in command of the A policeman arrived on the scene, whom'unt of the youngest son of the king, and an admiral account of their excellence.

ensued. The policeman managed to blow his expedition, and in the conning autumn will whistle, however, and the whole mw of resi- out in the frigate Tyen. The principal object ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaran.dents sallied out from their houses to see what of the expedition will be, so it is said, to return teed. The best materials only are Europeart and policeinan, but they found it no

was the matter. The men tried to separate the the visit which King Chulalonkorn paid to the Danish Royal Family when he was in Europe easy matter. A Portuguese finally managed two years ago; but it is pretty shrewdly to pin the European down and hold him until suspected that will not be the only business more police arrived on the scene, when, we which will be undertaken. A rumour has been understand, the man was taken to the police current in the Continental Press to the effect that Denmark will imitate the example of Italy, station. What the row with the Chinaman was about we have been unable to find out.

and will demand a port in China, and that in so doing she will be backed up by Russia. The commercial and scientific expedition of Prince Waldemar will certainly not limit its nonical mission to an interchange of civilities with King Chulainnkom, but will go on to China. There seems but slight necessity that Denmark should have a part in China, as she can do all the trade she requires in our hare bours; but Russia never lends her countenance for nothing, and she, doubtless, counts on the little kingdon aiding France to pull some of the chestnuts out of the fire for hor.-Globe.

THE PRICES are only half those charged in England.

SHIPPING

un MAIL NEWS.

MAILS FA American (Coptic) z6th intis. English (ubia) 26th inst. Indian (Chelydra) 27th inst Australian (Futami Afaru) 27th Inst. Canadian (Empress of Chinh) 30th inst American America Aduru) 3rd prox American (Cily of Peking) 13th prox. · <s

THE P.&O.S. N. Co.'s steamer Vudia, with jects as probable, Englund's policy to conserve the outward-English Mails, "left: Singapore for if possible the Empire, and the open door, will this port at 5 p. yesterday, the arst, and is certainly be rendered more difficult by every due here about 6 pm on the 26th instant. attempt made to filch territory, especially upon D the sea-board. Apart from Government and Agents (Messrs. Jardinc, Matheson " & our Minister at Peking, whose attitude must Co inform us that, the steamer Chelydra, command our warm admiration, I cannot help from Calcutta and Strats, left Singapore for feeling that England has not assumed a very this port at 5 pm on Saturday, the 20th inst. dignified position in connection with the ex-g ploitation of China In Parliament and in the HONOKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Press a great amount of hysteria has been pre | Isla de Cuba,

at Kowloon Decki valent, and the bogey, Russia," has been sin de Luzon truled out at nastream. Witness the latest plase Hongkotipularit of the disease as regards the Pelong-Hankowson Railway which is financed by a Belgian sýndi S. Berton cate, assisted by French bunkers. If the money D. Juan Austri upon a second-class security, can be procured Gerard C froin foreigners, and a line made for the benefit Hoboku Mi of trade, we should be the last to complain.

Some folk would have us asume an attitude of FRONTIER RAIDSI

hostility to all, unless they be Englishmen BOMBAY, April 29th who are ready to assist China with money for Numerous raids and counter raids continue, the creation of railways, development of mines, between the Turis and their Afghan neighbours and other industrial enterprises. “As, spart at the head of the Kurram Valley.

from the unreasonableness of the objection The Kurram militia have just driven back athere will be much disappointtient eventually large lagi Lashkar, who were attempting to cross the border:

FATAL CARRIADE ACCIDENT.

A fatal accident happened to Mr. O'Neil, an engineer employed by the British India Com- pany; at Choti on Wednesday. He fell out of his carriage and striking his head against the coping stone of a culvert bounded off into the valley below, death occurring soon afterwards,

THE QUEEN'S EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY, SPECIAL THANKSGIVING SERVICES.

CULCUTTA, May 2nd.

Bishop Welldon has issued a circular letter to all Bishops in India and Ceylon on the subject of celebrating in some special way the approaching eightieth birthday of the Queen. Ministers of all religions, including Jews, The Metropolitan expresses a hope that Hindus and Mahomedans, will join in a service of thanksgiving.

on the part of investors, yould it not be well? to allow some of the losses to be horne by other nations? Japan is slowly fighting herself.. commercially. The infiabitants. are very cuida and can with wonderful agility escape from penlous positions. With peace and normal y harvests they are bound to progress industrially, so that year by year they will increase their powers of manufacture, and lesson their require iments from outside sources earnestly, trust that the Japanese Government will not listen to the blandishments of certain charmers, and

will avoid all foreign alliances and consequent entanglements. In Manila our business has been greatly narrowed by the fierce conflict rig ing between the United States iroops and the belligerent attitude the war will be prolonged Filipinos. If the natives manining their for many months to come, as the Americaqa

WATERS MANUFACTURED

MESSES. JARDINE and Matheson & Co., sent BY US are noknowledged by the to the press on Saturday copies of a telegram leading English makers to be equal received by them announcing the dividend to to those of their own production.

be recommended on 8th June to be paid to the shareholders of the Indo-China Stean Naviga. Sir Edward Frankland, K...,tion Co. Our evening contemporary published the dividend as 5 per cent, and we announced DCL., F.Z.S., C. &o, the greatestit as six. This naturally put shareholders and living authority on Water, reports as brokers in a perturbed state of mind, and we were beseiged night and left by the share follows on the water as prepared and holders, who wanted to know which statement was correct. Of course, this was natural, for used by us in our manufacture :—

if a person held a large number of shares, It possesses an extremely high per cent would make a deal of difference in the sum total. On referring to the copy for degree of organic purity and is warded we came to the conclusion that we were correct, and we find the Daily Press of most excellent quality for of this morning gives the same figure as we did on Saturday, so, we think shareholders mily rest assured that six per cent is correct. We would, however, caution firms, when sead ing matter and figures for publication, to write as distinctly as possible. At times, we have | meeting, klso considered the picans of acreler, Willin the Peshawar division, the rules for The retiring, direcipt received

ould

tep rating the special Eastern- mai trains and disarming apply to all persons not possessing, Fond, the Chairman,

VATSON & Co., Limited,

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ACCELERATING THE MAILS.

Representatives of Italian milways and, of the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Com- pany have met at the Italian Ministry of Public Works, to decide on some means of facilitating the transit of mails and passengers to India and the Far East by iray of Brindisi It was decided to lower the fares for the journey from Modane to Brindisi, and to make the Customs Regulations at Medang, less stringent The

CYCLONE IN THE BAY,

STEAMERS. OVERDUE Rangoon, May 2-There is a severo cyclonic storm of small extent in the Bay of Bengal The British India steamers Colaba, from Bom bay, Cameria, from Madras, and Dancoora, from Calcutta, all dute here yesterday morning, have not arrived, being more than thirty hours overdue ACES AT PESHAWAR

canhot assume the offensive during the rainy season, which has now commenced We must be thankful for our past immun! from losses, when we bear in mind that the country has been harassed by strifa for three years. Our officers have had great ankiēlies, noť only our property to preserve, but their own lives have occasionally been in peril, and they deserro: our best thanks for the ungrudging services, they have rendered to the banken inne dificulty. I greatly regret that our able had Rombay May 5-In corsequence of our esteemed manager. Mr. Thomas Forest, is plill rages the Government has ordered the away. He has had d long and weary disarmament of the Peshawur division, as to tion from business, but hur med pistols and daggers of all transborder Pathansare fully confident that your friend in all the Municipalities and cantonmentally regain complete

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