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THE FUTURE OF WEI-HAI-WET"

· MAY DE SWOPPED FOR SOUTH AFRICA

We (China Gazelle) are informed by an ex cellent authority that a provisional agreement has been arrived at between the British and Gennan Governments respecting Wei-bal wel under which (ifIt is carried out) the new British Naval Station in Northi-China may be handed over to Germany in two years time în return for certain important services slid concessions by Germany to Great Britain in South Africa We give the repost with reserve, but it is too Important to withhold

(TERRIS'S MURDERER.

HE SENDS A LETTER TO SIK HENRY IRVING

THREATENING TO MURDER M

It has just transpired tuit Prince, the mur sterer of the late William Terris, "has by some means found it possible to send a letter to Sir Henry Irving threatening that when he gets our" he will make it his first business to murder the knight of the Lyceum.

In his letter, which was sent by post, the murderer states that he is confident that one -day he will be released, and that he will then. accomplish the deed which he admits he intend- ed to commit had he tint been arrested.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1899.

CHINA PREPARING FOR WAH!

The Central Government has telegraphed urgent orders to the Viceroys at Nanking and Foochow to prepare for war but it does not indicate how the preparations are to be made, or what use any warlike preparations by Chins would be at this late stage. The orders, which have created great excitement in mandarin circles, will doubtless he made the excuse for wholesale plunder by the authorities. May be in the end a few shots will be fired when the allans land at Saninun and then the Chinese braves will skedaddle as sund. The orders are of course issued in view of the Italian ox pedition, and we learn that the Italian officers and men are greatly excited therent. But they need not be alarmed. We. who know the Chinese better, do not place much importance on Chinese war preparations. They are not like the Abyssians, are perfectly harmless, and will give no opportunity for glory to be won at the cannon's month. The orders, however, may cause local inconvenience to other tarm les people, namely the local navigators on account of the Nanking Viceroy having thought fit to include first of all in his pre- parations, oniers to sensive the buoys from the Langshan crossing and other guiding marks in this neighbourhood on the first suspicious movement of the Halina warships, China Chazelle.

TROUBLES.

In view of the fact that it has been the pracA BURMESE PRINCE'S, FAMILY, tice, in certain cases, to release convicted homicides who have been sentenced to con finement at Broadmoor, Sir Henry was advised to ensure Prince's "Incarceration for life by sending the letter to the Home Office, luit the actor declined to do so, and the facts have only been made public by accident.

REVENGE.

The report has reached Seoul that on the murning of May and an attempt was made to blow up with gunpowder Mr. Sin Tai-sik, the prefect of Yonan. Early that morning two charges of gunpowaler were exploded in the tireplace of the yameri, but no damage was done as Mr. Min made a rapid escape from the place of danger: No explanation is offered as to the motive for this attempt. Mr. Min is a recent appointee to this post and we had an interview with him a short time ago at Yonan, at which a little incident happened with may throw some light on the gunpowder pint. We sent our carts to him and awaited the usual invitation to call at the Yamsen. A runner soon appeared with the word that the prefect was very sorry but he was too busy to receive a call, We then went personally the yamen and found a crowd of Koreans with eyes glued to every cack and crevice in the

galics watching events transpiring within. From inside came the sound of runners chorus" and the

dall thud of paddies as corporeal chastisement was administered with parental faithfulness to some ovil doers. Soon after the prefect heard we were without he suspended the spanking operations and allowed spankers and spanked alike to exit. About half a dozen brutal-looking constables came plunging through the small gates and it was evident front their gait that are buke in dead earnest fad been administered, How they did swear and vow vengeance: Not on the prefect, of course, for that would have not been conducive to health, but on a certain Mr. Yi who was responsible for the insult to their dignity. We found Mr. Min slightly exhilirated by the excitement of the operation but he soon calmed down and we had a very pleasant con versation with him.--The Korean Repository.

THE RECENT BLIZZARD AT NEW YORK.

A Muhammadan, named Nawab, Ali Khan, has instituted a charge of cheating against Prince Lamba, who is supposed to be a mem her of the royal family of Ex-King Theebaw The latter, it is alleged, had falsely represented to the complainant that he was Muhamma dan, and this induced the Moslem to marry his daughter to the prince, Evidence went, tu show that the prince represented himself to be

Muhammad whereas he was a Buddhist. Accused's wife, the complainant's daughter, who was also examined. said that she had married the accused in March, 1897. ler age was then between 13 and 14 years. After liv in happily in his house for nearly two years she had an altercation one day with the defen- and disgust the defendant on one occasion dant's co-wife, a Burmese lady. To her supprise asked her to prepare a dish of pork curry for him, which she indignantly refused to do. This led to unpleasantness between the two, and the girl left the house and sought the pro tection of her father. The case was adjourned.

TELEGRAMS.

GRAVER THAN WAR.

LONDON, May 2nd,

in the House of Gaminons to-day, during the debate on the Budget and the Finance Bill, Mr. Courtney, Unionist member for the Bodmin Speaker of the flouse, in a vigorous speech. Division of Comwall, and formerly Deputy pposing the reduction of the Sinking Fund, proposed by Sir Michel Hicks Beach, Chancel- lar of the Exchequer, declared that Great Britain was now on the top wave of prosperity, and should reduce her liabilities to the utmost possible. England, he said now faced a graver danger than war, in the existing industrial competition in coal and iron, Alreatly the United States produced both cheaper than England, and were able to compere with Eng. land in steel. How long, he asked, could England stand this. He deemed the question

very grave one, "The House passed the Hill to a second in by 280 votes against 155.

KTORMS IN GERMANY,

BERIAN, May 2nd, Since Sunday there has been a radical change in the weather throughout Germany. Terrific rains and thunder-storms have been followed by cold and snow. In many parts of the Brocken and Hartz Mountains, snow has fallen to the depth of two inchies, and the temperature is below freezing. A railway train between Thorn and Insterburg was struck by lightning and greatly damaged. Two of the passengers were killed The rivers are rapidly rising.

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GEGREAT BRITAIN'S NEW DEPENDENCY?

SAN FRANCIśco; May 6th,NGINE A letter from the Tong, or Friendly Islands, dated April 11th; say that a treaty has been entered into between Great Britain and the islands. Germany made a deraand on this Government for £15,000 for debts contracted by Tongans to German ruders. Great Britain has offered to pay the claim, and protect these little islands that Gennany, is so enger to acquire. It is not the intention of the British at this time to annex the islands comprising the Vavau, Haspian, and Tonga groups. The British and King George Thou II, have merely formed a treaty of alliance, offensive and defensive. The German claims will be paid when presented, and the islands have virtually bécome a dependency of Great Britain." THE SUPPOSED PLOT AGAINST THE KAISER

IN EGYPT.

LONDON, May 14th. Bazzani, the Italian who invented the story of a plot to assassinate the Kaiser while in Egypt, has been sentenced at Ancona to seven years' penal servitude.

THE BRITISH TROOPS AT KHARTOUM.

LONDON, May 15th. "The Daily News correspondent at Cairo states that the British troops are leaving Khartoum for the summer, and it is not thought that the Khalifa will take the offensive. HAD NEWS ABOUT SIR, HENKY IRVING,

LONDON, May 15th.

Sir Henry living is suffering from a serious affection of the throat, and has been ordered complete rest by his medical advisers. He will thus have to resign his part in M. Sardou's play of "Robespierre,” lately produced at the Lyceum Theatre.

A RECORD AMERICAN DEAL.

LONDON, May-15th.

The Carnegie Steel Works, including mines, railways, collieries, and furnaces, have been sok to a New York Syndicate for 300,000,000 dollars, two-thirds going to Andrew Carnegie.

TRAGIC, END OF THE EARL OF STRAFFORD,

LONDON, May 17th. The Earl of Straford has met his death from falling under a Cambridge express, it is sup posed, during a fit.

THE "SUNDAY DAILY MAIL" WITHDRAWN....

LONDON, May 17.

ostensibly in deference to public religious The Sunday Daily Mail has been withdrawn, opinion.

Sir Edward Lawson is not replied to M Barnsworth's suggestion to withdraw the Sea day Daily Telegraph simuhaneously,

TRAIN WRECKED IN THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY.

SHOCKING OUTRAGE AT:

BERANGOON

BITTEN BY A RABID DOG Inspector Oxlade, of the Railway Police, has been sent to the Pasteure having been hitten by ambid tog

THE steamer Hiroshima Marić (Bombay Linh) left Singapore, for this port yesterday evening and is expected to arrive home on the 5th para

THE P. M. S. S. Co steamer China, with mails &c. which left Jence May and for San Francisco, via Shanghai, Nagasa, Kobe, Ingy land See, Yokohama and Honolulu, arrived at her destination on the school

RONGKONG AND WHAMPOA BOCK RETURNS. Isla de Cube Isla de Luzon. Hongkong Adar

U.S.S. Bennington H.M.S: Undaunted:

A dastardly outrage was perpetrated on young lady staying in Singapore last evening CALCUTTA HIGH COURT states the Singapore Free Press of the asth

THE VACANT JUDGESHIP, instant Miss Beattie, daughter of Mrs. SteveThe name of Mr. Ameld White, Advocate Harper of Selangor, and niece of Mr. Archie General, Madras, is still mentioned freely havens Harper, is staying on a visit with Mr. J. G. theprobable successor of Mr. Justice Jenkins, of Boyd. Yesterday afternoon she went out for a the Calcutta High Court. It was understood bicycle ride along the Serangoon road as far as when Mr. White accepted his present appoint the sixth mile, and was on her return home, ment, that he should fill the first vacancy in when about the fourth mile she was forcibly Madras High Court, and the seat on the Calenita pulled backward from her machine by a China bench having become vacant first, it may not man. The ruffian stole her brooch, a gold one improbably he offered him.. made of three coins, and in endeavouring to wrench off a diamond ring she was wearing, he-bit her arm in several places. The young lady struggled valiantly with the villain, and succeeded in getting away from him, after knocking him down, arriving at Bidadari in a dreadful plight, having received, besides the bites and bruises on, har arms, five or six wounds that seem to have been inflicted with a kiife. Mrs. Reaburn took Miss Beattie to the, Iospital at Kandang Kerbau, where her

FIVE YEARS! TIME SANCTIONED wounds were attended to, and afterwards saw,

Yesterday's mail brought official sanction her home. The time of the outrage was be-from home to the five years Jadian tour for the tween five and six o'clock, while it was still light Army Veterinary Department. This matter is The police have the matter in hand.

now, therefore, itetinitely settled. THE RANGOON BOILER EXPLOSION. || theus,

INDIAN TELEGRAMS.

LADY CURZON.

SIMLA, May 6th.. Jady Curzon was present at a gymkhana, esterday, Miss Daisy Leiter riding in one of ihe events.

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THE BEIGHTON HOCKEY CUP -')

CALCUTTA LANGERS WIN,

CALCUTTA,ay 7th. The Gloucester Regiment sent a team from Aallahabad to meet the Calcutta Rangers in the Cup. A big crowd was present. semi-finals yesterday for the Beighton Hockey citing game the Rangers won by one goal to

nil.

After an ex-

PLAGUE IN CALCUTTA.

THE ADEN COMMAND. Brigadier-General Creagh, commanding | Liberal Manaak Aden district, procceeds Home on the 10th D. Juan Austria. instant, on sixty days' leave.

Gerard C. Tobey DEATH OF MAJOR H.-W.PRIESTLY, Lenner Gurkhas, died this morning, at Shillong, from Major H. W. Priestly Conmuanding 42nd pulmonary embolism.

THE ARMY VETERINARY

.DEPARTMENT.

TWO MORE DEATHS.

RANGDON, May 8th. Two more men have died from injuries received in the recent boiler explosion, making -seven in all.

RINDERPEST INOGULATION. SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM

May rith. Very successful, results are being obtained in the Muktesar Laboratory, near Nainital,. with inoculation under the new system to protect cattle against rinderpest. The system adapted is the one discovered by Mr. Turner in South Africa, where it is already being used bile incculation previously in vogue. It consists upon a large scale, it being found preferable to in simultaneous inoculations on the opposite sides of the animal of vinent and protective

different breeds of cattle, hill cattle in particular India owing to the varying susceptibility of serum. A difficulty arose in introducing it into

proving quite different in this respect from cattle of the plains.

A considerable amount of experimenting was,. therefore, necessary before the relative amount to be injected in each case could be determined, it being found that the animal which receives excessive doses of the virulent serom dies, while the one in which the protective serum is in excess in relation to the amount of the virulent

average of the previous five years. Plague re- On Friday there were seventy-five deaths from all causes compared with fifty-seven, the turns are reassuring. There have been ten new deaths which occurred on previous dates were cases with only one death. The same day seven brought to light. The totals to date from 14th April 1898 are 1,355 attacks, and 1,213 deaths. CHITRAL DEFENCES. A Baroda Railway passenger train was de

TWO HUNDRED LEVIES TO BE RAISED. railed near Palghar, 56 miles from Bantay,

SIMIS, May 9th.. this morning. The road had been tampered under the existing tribal system has been sane-serum injected acquires only a temporary,

The raising of two hundred Chitral levies with. Several passengers were injured, but notioned in connection with the new arrange- deaths have occurred.

instead of the life-long immunity it acquires ments for holding Chitgal.

when the proportions are exactly right. -THE-BRITISH SOUTH AFRICAN

FORCES.

BOMBAY, May 18th.

KILTS INDECENT,

A NEW JERSEY View.

The good people of Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.A. (says an American paper), are greatly excited over the question, Are lifts indecent? The Rev. Frank Hongland, the local secretary. of the Young Men's Christian Association, refused-permission to the Clan Macdonaki, a respectable Highland organisation, to give all entertainment in the association, because the programine included a Highland fling, danced by four Scotchmen in kills. Mr. Hoagland pronounced kilts, to be highly improper, and read-déclared that the display of the bare legs was repaguant to the ladies, and that the fing was worse than the ballet. It is reported that he declined to let the Highlandinen appear unless they wore long skirts, plaid, trousers, or bloom- ers. The Scotchmen, it is said, have in dignantly appealed to the National Board of the

FRENCH AND THE CHINESE ENTESTE.

• PARIS, May 3rd.

The Blizzard of eleven years ago, occuring a month later than that of the present year, was naturally accompanied by a mitter temperature, and it is therefore not remarkable that this year's stonn was in all respects more severe than that of its predecessor of 1588. In New York City the snowfall hiring the recent storm was only about 16jin as against 23in in 1888. But the temperature: during the recent At the request of the Russian Government, stunn was nearly todegs, lower than the lowest 31. Deleasse, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has recorded in the blizzard elven years ago. domnunicated to the press an official denial of It is a curious fact that students of the the statement made in an article in the London weather have long ago observed that the coklestines, that the Anglo-Russian agreement was weather in our northern winters usually occur to France's detriment. carly in February, Icemen on the Tudson who fail to gather a crop of ice before the middle of February usually give us all hope of securing one, but no matter how mild the weather may be before the 1st of February, they still look with anticipation to the prospects of the periodical cold waves between the 4th and roth of February In this connection it is well to observe that of the filleen snowstarins of con- siderable magnitude recorded by the weather bureau between 1793 and 1889 half of them occurred in February, and in nearly every

insuance these were amongst the severest.

The Echo de Parir expresses the hope that the official arrangement between Russia and Great Britain differs materially from the pre sunt interpretation of its offer says," our interests in Abyssinia and the East will be held cheaply by the Muscovites." POWERLESS TO HELP.

LONDON, May 3rd, A-despatch from Nice says that the valet of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, while Bathing near Monte Carlo, was devoured by a shark to day. The tragedy occured in the presence of a crowd of on-fookers, she were unable to rescue the victim.

ALARMENIAN MASSÄCKE BITES.

LONDON, May 4th. The Constantinople correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says, The Sultan has authorised Minister Strauss, to telegraph Pre- sident. McKinley that His Majesty has promised to pay the American claim of $100,000 for losses sustained by Americans in Turkey during the American massacres in 1895"

Young Men's Christian Association: Public opinion is divided, but Mr. Hongland's opinion is endorsed by large numbers of influential people.

THE END OF THE COGHLAN

·INCIDENT.

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Lieutenants Barclay, 20th Hombay Infantry, and Quin, tst Punjab Infantry, have been selected for employment with the Protectorie native levies in British South Africa, vice Major Baker and Captain Fagan.

THE FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.

RANGOON, May 6th. The enquiry into the recent boiler explosion, which resulted in the deaths of five men, con- cludes today. The Magistrate found the explosion due to the collapse of a fue through overheating of the plates by a heavy deposit of salt scale inside the boiler.

cell, he called out "rother, I am going

It is said that when passing his brother's Balkrishna is reported to have shouted good- byc

Fatshau

owloon Dock

PASSED THE CANAL DE SAU Outward-25th April-Amòria, Bogstad 17th April-Coteris. 18th April-Priam, East- ern. 2nd May Bengloe, Dorothea Rickmers, tale 9th May-Glengyle, Sarnia, Mogu Aggi, Nubia, Jaku Adamsen 5th May-Tan-

19th Atay-Darmstadt, Nestor Tamarindo 12th May Sydney, King Edgar,

Homeward 12th May-Ching Ho, Frome

Shipping.

Arrivals.

Oslo, Norwegian steamer,,778, Ch. Pederso

30th May,--Saigon-26th May, Sander, Wieler & Co.

PRONTO, German steamer, 632, H. Grandt, 30th May-Amoy 28th May, Gerej Douglas, Laprak & Co. YEDO MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,068,

Saito, 20th May-Saigon 26th May, Rice. -Dodwell & Ch

HUR, French steamer, 704, Murlis, 31st May, Haiphong 28th May, and Hothow 31st, General.-A. R. Marty,

SULLBERG, German steamer, 783, Meyer, 31st May, Canton Jath May, General Slemssen & Co

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KIUKIANG, British steamet, 1,240C

Arnold 31st May Canton joth May, General Butterfield & Swire. Foocnow, British steamer, 33, 1 Smalej

31st May, Canton 30th May, General. Butterfield & Swire.

FAURANG, British steamer 1,410, N. Moncur,

31st May,Samarang 25ili May, General.

Jardine, Matheson & Co MERFOO, Chinese steamer, 1,319, Frigast, 3151

May,Shanghai 28th May, General C. M.S. N. Co..

Clearances at the Harbour Office.

This difficulty, however, is now being gotong Pak, British str., for Wuchow. ver, and the operations are being performed upam a practical scale.

NOTANDA,

CALENDAR.

MAS... Meteorological means based on ten years

observations to 1893. *--

·Barometer ...............

29.867 Thermometer Humidity... Rainfall

TO-DAY.

WEATHER REPORT,

Batometer........ Thermometer Humidity Rainfall

8.3.0.

15.0

On dute at On date at

16.22

429,64:

84

0.14

TO-DAY.

Wednesday, 31st May, 1899 Chinese 14th of 4th son of 25th year of

Kwang-sü:

Sun-Rises go Sets

Gür, Gulin.

· skr. 55min.

2hr. 34min 16h 7min.

High water-Morning

Afternoon Low water-forging ......... dhr. Sunin

31-Jun of Arc Burnt

Afternoon ... Shr, zimia,“ ANNIVERSARIES,,...

185Hottentot rebellion in Kafiraria, 1850 The Austrians repulsed by the French

at Palestro.:

1800-Capital of the Hongkong and Shanghai 1875-Typhoon at Hongkong and Macao; loss of the Poyang with 180 lives.

Bank increased to $10,000,000.

1894-Mr. Chappell, chief officer RC. Lekin, and boat's crew" drowned-off Mainan Head.

Triumph, German str., for Hoihow. Sullberg, Gennan str, for Chefoo Kiangnan, Chinese str, for Chinking Kwangler, Chinese sir, for Shangha Pronto, German str,, for Swataw Kongnam, British str, for Canton. Kiking, British str, for Hongay. Tyson, British str., for Singapore.

Departures.

May 31, Hongkong, French str., for Hoihow.. May 31, Hyson, British str., for Singapore May St. Peteunglee, Chinese sig for Shanghai May 31, Kiukiang, British str., for Honguy May 31, Kiangnan, Chinese str, for Chinklang. May 31 Pronto, German str, for Siratow

Passengers-Arrived,

Per Oslo, from Saigon 101 Chinese Per ifcefod, from Shanghal-142 Chinese:

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

Names.

Glengyle America Maru

(June-2nil· June 4th une 4th

From

gapore

Lightning

ore.

Hiroshima Maru.

Fune sth.

Sydney

June 6th

Olympia

June 6the

Bormida

June 8th

Tacoma Singapore

City of PekingSan Francisco June 13th Empress of India. Vancouver June 18th Gaelic San Francisco..June 21st

We would direct the attention of shipping firms to the style in which **Steamers Expected" and "Projcated Ballinge are now published in these columns, and it so doing, respect, fully urge the managers of skipping firsus to give orders to their clerks to fumiss this office, on the forms already sup plied gentis with the latest available information every day),

PROJECTED SAILINGS.

Ship

TO-MORROW. Chinese--ft of th moon of 25th year of America Maru

Thursday, 1st June, 1899;

Kwang-si

Sun-Rises

Seis

Gar. 6min. 5i, 55min.

High water-ferning Boa 3hr. gimin & Aftermost ahr 32min. Low water--Morning... yhr, soming Afternoon går. 25min, ANNIVERSARIES, S

THE POONA MURDERS. EXECUTION OF WASUDEV,

FOONA, May 8th. Wasudev Chapekar was hanged at Yerruda, this morning. The execution passed off quietly, hardly anyone being about. The public were not allowed to be present, only officials and press being on the spot. The police kept the space in front of the prison clear, and a native infantry guard was also drawn up. The death sentence was read in the Jail yard, not in the porch, and the condemned man was led cut of prison to the gallows yard at a minute before seven o'clock. His face was drawn, but did (The Times, Friday, April 28.).

not show the slightest sign of fear. Не mounted the scaffold readily, reciting prayers According to a telegrami circulated by the the whole time. At the first stroke of seven McKinley received the German Ambassador Reing a light person, he had a drop of eight German oficial telegraph agency, President the drop fell, prisoner dying almost immediately. yesterday, and expressed his disapproval of feck Some relatives came to ask for the body-Annexation of Natal. Captain Coghlan's conduct, requesting Dt.which was handed over to them for cremation, von Holleben at the same time to convey to and taken to the riverside under police escort. the German Emperor and the Imperial GovernIt is said that the prisoner died with a copy of According to our Berlin Correspondent, the ment the assurace of his friendly disposition. the "Bhagwat Gita in his hand. incident is, therefore, regarded in the German capital as being satisfactorily closed. What ever extenuating circumstances might be ploaded for a galliat officer who had, doub less, preserved a much keener recollection of prisoner, the latter is reported to have made When the death sentence was read to the the friction which occurred a year ago in Philippine waters than it would be wise for Government of India was made known to the no reply when the result of the appeal to the official personages to retain, the United States Government could not do less than express its fixed. He remained cheerful until yesterday, prisoner and the date of the execution was It is difficult to appreciate what such a storm

disapproval of his indiscreet language, and when he took but little food. He slept but neans to a community of nearly 4,000,000 per,

the German Government, which has the best of little on Sunday night, arousing about sons. The blocking of the streets with snow,

reasons for not wishing to see so unpleasu ao'clock, and remained reciting prayers to the the choking of the river-channels and the har

controversy revived, could not do less than end. bor, aside from the physical, suffering which

accept such an expresion of regret as adequate comes with every severe stomi, interfere sadly

satisfaction. The German Government, it with all Business interests. Hundreds of

may be presumed, is much better informed thousands, who must go miles to reach their

than the German Press as to the rent state of employinent in New York, are subjected to the

public feeling in the United States. As our severest bardships to cross the barriers of snow

New York Correspondent observed the other in blockaded streets, or to cross the ice-covered

day, Mr. McKinley always keeps his ear close streants separating the borough of Manhattan

to ground, and he has evidently beard enough from Brooklyn, Staten Island, and New Jersey..

MAKAALONDON, May 4th. to satisfy him that Captain Coghlan, in spite of The suspension of street-car traffic at such a Lloyd's Agency has conferred medals for his inconveniently retentive memory, still re-Balkrishna; "Bala, I am going. Goodbye." The prisoner when, brought out called to time really shuts the door to employment incritorious service upon Captain Schmidt and

mains for the vast majority of his fellow-citizens of armies of men, women, and children, for the First Officer and First Engineer of the one of the heroes of the war whom it would his latter answered "Go, I shall follow after it prevents them froin reaching the work Hamburg-American Line steamer Bulgaria not be safe to deal with foo severely. The shop and the factory, and also from reteisingand upon the Second Officer and six members President has accontingly caused it to be in the jail-yard, and he replied that he had The death sentence was read.to the prisoner their allotments of work to be performed at of the crew of the British tank steamier known that he, too, entertains for Captain nothing to say. When, brought out Ranade Weehawkes These honors were bestowed in Coghlan the 'wamiest admiration and has no appeared calm, but he had a haggard look. He consideration of the skill and bravery shown by intention of removing him from the command had fasted all day yesterday, and spent all last the Bulgaria's officers at the time, in February of the ship he so gallantly led into action at night in prayer. He continued praying until last, when the steamer, became disabled, 800 Manila. Nor will the tenns of the reprimand the drop fell. The drop was seven feet, and miles off the Azores Islands, and in recogni-

which the Navy Department will address to deathswas instantaneous. After the body had tion of the assistance given in rescuing the him be made public unless he himself elects to remained hanging one hour, it was taken down. Bulgaria's passengers by the people on board make them public. Some of the fire caters in and cremated in the jail burning-ground near of the Wielwhen POSTERITY.

the German Press will probably continue to the river. vent their irritation upon us, as if Captain ADRESDEN, Máy qu Coghlan, Admiral Kautz, Senator Frye, and The Minister of Education of Saxony, Dr. de every other American who happens to remem Seydewitz has stirred up a hornets' nest in the

It is officially announced that the first Police ber the atitude of Germany during the war feminine world, by the issuance of a decree were so many Englishunon in disguise. But Commisioner of Rangoon, quder the New Act, yesterday, whereby all girls, and young women the utterances of German newspapers, unless will be Mr. McDonnell, present Superinten attending the schools and Colleges in Saxony they are directly inspired by those responsible dent of the Rangoon Police. The pay of the must alandan the practice of wearing corsets for the policy of the German Empire, need not post is Rs. 1,300, rising to Rs. 1,500, per and stays. The wearing of corsets by girls of be taken too seriously, and in this case,

month ago tender age and the habit of tight-lacing have

THE RANGOON OUTRAGE. become so prevalent, particularly in Dresden,

The trial of Private Hurricks, West Kent that the State foresees in the corset a grave

Regiment, on a charge of outraging an old menace to the well-being of posterity, Although

Burmese woman, opened at the Rangoon girls and their mothers protest against the

Sessions, to-day It is alleged that number measure, and even threaten to boycote the schools, the officials stand

of soldiers of the regiment were concerned in the outrage, but the accused was the only one AN EXTRA LONDON, May 5th. EXTRAORDINARYANTHENT

THE AUSTRIAN NAVY.

arrested The Burmese community is much excited over the case, and have briefed counsel ssian Government, according to a The Russian The loss inflicted upon

Another Power, besides Russia, that is deter great city by such despatch to the Daily News from

to watch it. The trial will probably last threo visitation is almost incalculable. The sudaddressed a friend!

desea has mined not to wait for the decision of the Peace days, as the number of witnesses for the pro- suspensión Busine thousands of Goyamment regard

Forman Congress at the Hague to secure it against war,secution and defence is very large of all of C

as one is Austria. According to the Wiener Tagblatt

RANCOON, May, toth two.new iron-clads and four

home

The physical suffering among the poor, in the ill-ventilated, overcrowded, and insufficiently heated tenements is indescribable, and it is not surprising that during the height of the recent storm the charitable people of the city had to provide for more than 60,000, helpless persons, The work of the Salvation Anny, perhaps reached farther and accomplished more than that of any other organisation,the churches not excepted. By direction of the Govemar many of the armories were opened and blan kets and food were provided for the homeless.

The city was vintially cut off for twenty four tours from communication with the outside Vessels could not reach the harbour, railroad trains could not break through the snow blockades, and several thousand men with shovels, aided by 3,000 horses and carts, were unable to make paths through the main thoroughfares of New York The hospitals dispensaries, and all the asylums for the sick and suffering, the police stations, and every place where the faintest hope of succour could he expected were overwhelmed with persona seeking ald, many of these starved and almost

APPRECIATIVE RECOGNITION.

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rate, they obviously do not reflect the views of the German Government, which, as there is every reason to believe, entertains no less sin cere a desire than do the British and American Goverments for the maintenance of cordial international relations..

EXECUTION OF RANADE.

POONA, May tath morning, formurder of the Dravids and being Kanade was hangedet Yerrowda, this concemed in the Jubilee murders Shortly 1794-Lord Howe's victory over the French. before, seven o'clock, the prison authorities1813Chesapeake and Shannon action. with Mr. Carvalho, City Magistrate, entered 1843 Hospital of the Medical Missionary Soc, the prison..

df Cantor and Macao opened. 1868-Attempt to blow up the Hongkong Hotch 1848-Gold discoveries in California

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THE COMMISSONER OF RANGOON

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Destination

San Francisco, Havie, &c.

Havre, &c. Straits, &c.

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June 13th

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London Chelydra Singabere, &ca

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kong and China enforced.

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1896-Anti-missionary outrage near Wenchow

kang.

Diamante 1897-The purchase of the Mount Austin Hotti

by the Military announced,

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3 p.m. Special Meeting of Sanitary Board re Hector

Plague

9.p.m, Mecting of Zetland Lodge.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE;

American (America Maru) 4th pros Indian (Lightning) Atli prox. DE Tacoma (Olympia) 5th prox... French (Sydney) 6th prax

American (City of Peking) 13th prox..

Canadian (Empress of India) 18th prox. American (Galicist pros

Tacoma (Victoria):25th prox

San Francisco,

Victoria B.C. Lóidor

Aug 8th

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. New York, &c.