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te has passed in for, marriage licenses cians as to their mental and physical fitness for

reviously the marriage state. The certificates must show

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that they are free frous bereditary diseases, was special reference to infanity and tuberculosis future marriages shall be sound both mentally The idea is to hisure that the childesh bom of and physically. Legislation of this and interesting, but that is about all dancer, be said for it, for there is nothing to finder the contracting, partier from going over the border

performed

MANILA AS A MÁRKET: “

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To Amencans who have lived in England the most striking and peculiar characteristics teristics He beginé mary of all impressi

of the English people are their affection for lose of nature, animals and flowers, their regard their sovereign, their unwavering respect for caste and all monarchical institutions their for individual liberty, the precision with which they choose their words in speaking, and their whatever is English, which is surely dropping rock ribbed conservatism and confidence in

which has sprung up hetween them and the Germans, the Americans, and the Japanese. If Tadd to these the pride and comfort they take in their homes, andtheir excessive fondness for outdoor sports and for water, except as a beverage, it seems to me I have summed up their main traits as they appear to a stranger. who studies them long enough to understand them.

At the Mixed Court at Shanghai on the 16th. June, before the magistrate, Mr. Weng, and the British assessor, Mr.alayars, three Ningpo.

Ond hears an amusing story every now and men were charged with being concerned with then of the officious Japanese being done by a others not in custody in forging a number of $5 foreigner A foreign cyclist here, the other day in bank notes, the facsimile of the Imperial Dank, of China notes thereby defnhiding the Bank, through Japanese town, knocked down and the public, also with being in the possession tive woman and very slightly injured her of machinery, and plant for their manufacture equally of course a policeman put in an ap Of course a crowd quickly gathered round, and Deputy Captain Superintendent Mackenzie prof secuted on behalf of the police, Mr. A. Mait penance. The latter, after hearing what both land, acting Chief Manager of the fuperial sites had to say produced his note book and Bank of China, stated that on the 10th inst, politely requested the cyclist to inscribe his tivo notes were landed into the Bank which are and address therein the cyclist readily

• were forgeries. He communicated with Deter. Complied by inserting some libroglyphics, in into adjoining States to have the ceremony them behind in the commercial competition tive Inspector Armstrong. On the rath instale-book, and the guardian of the peace was four more of the forged notes were, presented Perfectly satisfied. He and the foreigner politely at the Bank and the theft were subsequently informed the woman that she could rest satisfied, wished each other good day; and the policeinan arrestedDetective Inspector Annstrong said he arrested the prisoners on the 14th For He then told the crowd to disperse, which they her case would be attended to in due course some time he had had his eye on the chief did--and so did the foreigner. prisoner's movements and noticed that he was continually changing his alode, anit upon examination of each of the vacated

When he returned to the Police Station this places he

hd sways discovered traces of burnt: parchment abil occasionally marks of stute constable reported the affair to his red and brown paint. On the 14th inst, he what he thought was the foreigner's name and superiors, and produced the note-book with arrested this prisoner in the Amoy, Road, and address; but, alas for his self-satisfaction, that in taking hint to the station prisoner tried to give inscription has been all round the police depart a purse to another man, who was at once arrested,ment, and no suggestion can be offered by any The purse was afterwards found to contain à forged facsimile of the $5 notes in question. The first-named prisoner gave information at the police station as to the whereabouts of an accomplice, and the (Armstrong) and Detective Gillan, Jipon searching the accomplice's premises in Seward Road, found in some bed ding the wooden stamp ited for stamping the Bank Manager's name on the notes, also but so of the notes hidden in the roof of the garret He arrested the accupant, 118 notes ready for circulation and and 200 in different stages. of production were shown to the Court, as was alsn the machinery, Four of the notes are still in circulation. After examination of the pri soners by the Magistrate, the prisoner to whom the purse had been passed was discharged for want of sufficem proof of complicity. The other two admitted their guilt and were each sentenced to to years' imprisonment.

The Assessor highly complimented Detective Inspector Armstrong and Detective J. Gillan upon the excellent manner in which they had effected the arrest, and requusted Deputy Cap tain Superintendent Mackenzie, to bring the fact to the notice of Captain Pattisson..

Mr. Oscar S-Williams; the late United States consul in Manila, writes that, in response to numerous inquiries from United States manu facturers, he has had a representative finn of importers prepare a statement and furnish Philippines, and this detailed report occupies samples of goods most in deinand, in the

sumer of a large quantity of fancy cotton some six pages of his report. Manila is a con- articles, and the low quality of white shirtings shows the absurdity of a policeman interfering might were a iss. There is naturally one as to what it means. This proceeding well undergo a change in favor of better which ware formerly imported from Spain in such trivial matters. The Japanese town is

not much use for woollens, but there is a certain so crowded, and the natives are so extremely careless in their movements, that it is not at consumption of flannel wool and heavy wooh, all surprising, one of them is occasionally light woollens, trouserings, atc., some light knocked down by a cyclist but had the police black loth and scarlet woollen blankets tan let matters alone in the case I have detailed are readily sold. In woollen as well as the foreigner would, without doubt, have paid in silk goods, black is the favorite colour. There the woman ample compensation for the slight

is a market for certain lines of light and heavy injury she received, and thus the matter would linen. Manila is a large consumer of kerosene, have been settled to the satisfaction of all par

and the Russian article competes with the ties concerned. But no, the ordinary Japanese America Well-known trademarks are worth a great deal in the Philippine trade. Articles policeman must. Interfers when he is not re quireth, and when he ought to interfere he takes of great importance are iron, steel, galvanized iron, etc. Bar, iron commands a considerable sale, the commission house who furnished the repott selling 137,500 pounds per month. Gal vanized tron is of great importance. The uni satisfactory results of things when subjected to earthquakes have resulted in houses being. very generally covered with galvanized, iron Trademarks should be painted on each sheet Great care should be used in packing as a con sitlerable rebate has to be allowed for goods stained by sea water. Other articles of large consumption are tin plate, wire nails, wire, ropes, zine, sheathing, yellow metal etc.

no notice.

For instance, there was a case in Osaka a few days ago, where Mr. and Mrs. Bardens, with M. and Mme. Wasilief, got into trouble with their jinriksha men. They paid off one coolic because he was intoxicated, and he immediately began to abuse Mr. Bardens, who, being greatly provoked, struck him a slight blow. A police man, who had been looking on unconcernedly Three Ninggor men and a Ningpo woman until this occured, then interfered and deman were charged with others net in custody, withded Mr. Bardiens' name and address, but des coining a number of ior and zo-cent pieces and clined to take steps to bring the coolies to pu The exports have also been greater than the putting same in circulation, thereby defrauding nishment, When Mr. Bardens.asked him what imports and therefore, the tendency of exchange the public, also with being in possession of dies was the legal fare, this capable officer said, is to rise continually, and money becomes for the purpose of manufacturing the said coins. There was no tariff for foreigners; who ought scarcer and scarcer In 1897 the Spanish Gov The discovery of these "smashers! was made to arrange what they should pay beforehand."vernment minted Philippine dollars in Spain. by Constable Lynch, who while in the perforo This strikes one as rather curious, for it would They contained about ten per cent less silver of the special duty of tax collecting, call not be of much use trying to enforce a prior than the lexican dollars, and the public had ed at No. 370, Broadway on the 14th inst.,, and contract upon a drunken-and-abusive coolle Luling to obtain admission, forced the door

to take them at their face value. It is believed open and there found a quantity of coins on

that these light dollars are still in the country the floor and the "dies for their production.

The half dollars or twenty cent pieces which the government minted never came to the full The woman and one of the men were dischare

value of the Mexican currency. ged for want of evidence against them but the other two were euch sentenced to five years imprisonment.-V. G. Daily News.

ance

TROUBLE IN CUBA.

they are taking no definite shape, are beginning The efforts towards annexing Cuba, though to occasion. coffinient. A long statement is

published by Mr. Welsh, an American planter, Brooke, is the actual Governor of Cuba; that who declares that General Gomez, tot General outlaws control the interior, that property is not

Chine

Law water–orning

Afternoon

1899.

ANNIVERSARIES. 1855 Serious damage caused by excesive 1840-Canton blockaded by the British.

-Strains in Hongkong in ANA 1893--Loss of H.M.S. Victoria with 351 lives." 897 Celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of HM Queen Victed on the Island of 1898-American tag hoisted

& Co.

camer 278 C Pederson, of-16th June,: Rico

London and Singa Gonom.Shewan, Temes

Clearances at the Harbour Office Chius, Germi str for Saigon Fame Puk, British-str., for Wachow Afongkut, Britishist, for Canton.

onenes, British, str., for Singapore. Lyeentoon, German str., for Shanghai. Chiyuen, Chinese sir, for Canton. Kangnam, British str for Canton. Mickael Jebat, German L, for Vladivostock Ching, British sir, for Sydney.

Guam-Americans troops fand at BEZZA 3 Departures, die de

Aguadores under fire from Spanish Beet

AGENDA

TO-MORROW. Un Loong murder case at Police Court.

FRIDAY, 2370.

English mail due. 10 Mutual Stores casc us the Supreme

Court

SATURDAY, 4th Noon-Mail leaves for Europe,

To begin an analysis of their mental makes foot forward. The best houses in London- up, I have said that they always put their worst

dullest exteriors, and reach away in blocks those that are inost palatial within-hare the of plain, box-shaped, soot-grimed, factory adding to their acquaintances, and the kindest SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS, make the worst impression when they are like buildings. Englishmen nearly always

of them seem rude when they are addressed by strangers, or when either their rights, their liberties, or their comforts are in the slightest degree encroached upon. They go about doing themselves injustice. This proceeds, either from awkwardness, shyness, or confidence in | thänselves.

than we; slower in every way--more delibe

They are slower minded rate more patient, more given to reflection, to procrastination, and to taking their ease in every way.

·

At first the American visitor waxes impatient. and peace and restfulness the English carry But gradually he becomes grateful for the calm about with them like an atmosphere.

thanks to good roads and incessant feeding

He finds the island a paradise for horses, The feeling seems to me well-nigi perpetual And so it is with the people generally. Tea in bed, then breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, and late supper before retiring are six. of their ineals, four of which are regular and habitual, with all classes. The mechanic and the labourer stop work for a drink or a bite and a smoke at mid-morning and mid-afternoon. The enervating climate ac- counts for this, and for the drinking habits of the people. For three months after my arrival in London I could not get warm.

spirits every afternoon and crening. It is At last a banker told him to take a glass of impossible to live in this climate without stimulants" The drunkenness of the poor is to be traced to the same cause.

MAILS DUE. Taconia (Columbia) to-morrow, English (Ballural) 23rd inst American (Garile) 23th inst Tacoma Victoria) 25th inst, German (Bayern) 27th inst. American Clangkang Muru) 20th inst. American (China) 7th prox Canadian (Empress of Japan) toth prox. -

port yesterday and is expected to arrive here Line) left Kobe, via bloji and Nagasaki for this The steamer Futami Maria (Australian

on the 27th inst.

maits & left Shanghai for this port yesterday The O. & O. S. S. Co's steamer Gf¿die with Tuesday the oil instant ac6 p.....

The O. &.0.S. S. Co.'s steamier. Hongkong Jars with mails left Yokohama for this port via Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the zist instant

The Canadian Pacific Railway Company's R.M.S. impress of Japan left. Vancouver on via usual ports. Monday afternoon the roth inst. for Hongkong,

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS Isla de Cuba....... at Kowloon Dock. Isla de Luzon.

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Cosmopolitan

PASSED THE CANAL. Outward-18th May-Darmstad), Nector. 19th May--henvorlick, Diomed, Socotru, 23rd May-Caledonien, Braemar, Veimar. 20th ters. 30th May Fudralema och June Mayardants, Merionethshire, Ellen Rick Bayern, Manila, Silesia, Olive Branch,

Homeward 13th June-Sarpedon.

Caste he finds everywhere, ingrained even in those who profess to repudiate it. How then, it may be naked, do Americans like to Gairloch live in England 7 · The answer,js instructive:

One other thing all Americans who are there | cannot help enjoying, It is this; that in the freest, most liberally governed of foreign lands

own circle and the ones beneath it are open to that of their English neighbours Only his they fed their own freedom even greater than

American who is able to grace it, an English an Englishman, but every circle welcomes any

how he lives but an American may inhabit a man in London must be particular where and cottage in a poor neighbourhood without damaging his social standing. He may dress New York Tribune heads i cading article, entertainments, if he prefers it, at is blind to as Rhe pleases, he may evan” „jaiste "Crisis in Cuba. The trouble arises ostensibly it. His mistakes are excused, and his eccent tain a irace of Bohemianism hibis from a conflict over the distribution of the ricities are credited, with kindly forbearance $3,000,000. granted, perhaps needlessly, by the to his nationality, oftener than himself. Several United States to induce, the so called Cuban Times, I have known an Englishman on the army to disband. The Cuban, patriots who easiest terms in American houses to drop his omitted to do, any fighting want a share of affability and his careless manner when another these millions. They have succeeded in de Englishman has entered the circle and been laying the distribution, in bringing about. antroduced to him. Americans having no rank, apparent collision between Gomez and Generare of every rank of England; but an English- Brooke, and in prompting anarchy throughout man must know all about a fellow-countryman's. the interior of the island.

position: before he feels it safe to be at ease with him

was the Spaniards, g

So strained is the Cuban situation that the

It appears that the vernacular papers front which I'obtamed the information contained in my last letter were somewhat in error in some of their details of the recluses of the La Trappe. Sect who are established opposite Halodate. The Bishop of Hakodate has written a letter- YOKOHAMA LETTER.

correcting the mis-statements. The age of the uns, it would seem, was given below the pro- per figure, while the number of the charining FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] recluses was exaggerated. There are only YOKOHAMA, June 5th, 1899 whom is twenty-nine years of age, and they eight (and not twenty) sisters, the youngest of The progress of time has wrought a change have only been settled in the locality since the in boys ambition, and dieir one idea aw 39th April, 1898. The Bishop says "The appears to end toward stoning nad shooting two Japanese candidates who have just proprotected, and that the situation is as bad as it at passing trains, aúl sametines, trying to sented themselves to the community, will be wreck them. This predilection is apparent, twenty eight and twenty-three respectively by both in Japan and in England. These young the time the rules authorise them to make their sters hive on several occasions, quite receatly, destand for admission to monastic life. The stoned passing trains at Kanagawa Kodu, admission of the latter will bring the minimum Oiso and other places along the Tokaido rail-age down by a few yes, but this statement way, and I had hoped that when the police shatters most of the romance of the thing: We caught then exemplary scalences would be can no longer shut, our eyes and indulge in meted out to the young roughs. I hear, how pleasing reflections of Beautiful maidens of ever, that a few days ago some of them were.

from fifteen to eighteen Well, life is full of caught in the act by the police, but were re disappointments. Jeased with a reprimand. On the 30th ult, à boy Jen years of age was caught stoning at train between Kanagawa and: Tsurumi; but A COLLAPSED FILIBUSTERING before being arrested he succeeded in breaking one of the carriage windows. He is to be sent to a Penitentiary.

In one of my previous "Métiers -mentioned

that there was some speculation as to whether:

EXPEDITION.

CONSULT WILDMAN DESERVES CREDIT FOR WATCHFULNESS.,

the pari-mutuel would have to be discontinued Despite the numerous failures of the enter after the revised treaties come into operation,prising members of the Filipino Junta to equip and the subject is still unsettled. In this con and dispatch expeditions to the islands under nection, however, a vernacular journal says various guises, yet they do not learn to do bet that certain members of the Race: Club Theter, and most of their manoeuvres are engine approached the Governor of Kanagawa and the ered in sp clumsy a inanner that they result in Home Minister to ascertain the views of the fullure authorities on the subject. The question was brought up for consideration at the recent meeting of Superintendents of Local Police, but no decision has yet been given. The Home and Judicial Departinents will shortly decide the matter, and the general tendency of official epinton appears to be in favour of allowing the

practice to continue..

The Minister of Justice the other day made some remarks about the prison systein in Japan, at a theeting of the Kangoku Kyokai (Prison Association After speaking of the services the association had rendered to the prison system of the country, he went on to speak of the law, and said that foreigi jurists, seting the manner in studied foreign

A HINT FOR OUR CHINESE GAMBLERS,

Among the battered flotsam and jetsaim that great distance from Jackson Square, says has accumulated in a secondhand store nat The New Orleans Times-Democrat, is a shab by round table with a curious secret, and no doubt a still more curious history. The log was once covered. $ith green billiard cloth, which now is worn to tatters, and discloses asteel plate set in the centre and perhaps, ten inches square. The whole top is loose and, can be removed, revealing an interior space contain: ing a horseshoe magnet wound with wire and connected with an armature very much like that of an ordinary telegraphic instrument. A wire running down one close examination slows an insulated

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Captain Thomson, of the stemner Benvortish, from Singapore, reports: Fine weather through-

Caplain Moore, of the steainer Chingtu, from Fuochow, reports-Light airs, fine and clear.

Captain Calder of the steamer, fongkut, from Newchwang and Chefoo, reportsFrom Chefoo to Turnabout, strong, S.W. wind and rain; thence, to port moderate S.W. wind and. fine weather.

BWATOW WEEKLY SHIPPING REPORT “(17th June, 1899.)

June

"Date.

ARRIVALS,

Where from.

J. M. & Co.

12 failoong Hongkong...J. M. &CO.

Agent

12 Maidzura farn.H'kung.B. & Co. 12 Tantsin...W. & kiang, B. & S.. 12 Foobrang 13 Formesi 13 Wingsang 14 Baimun

Thales

16 Haitan

16 Shaus

Hongkong.. Shanghai...

Amoy...... Hongkong...

Amoy, M. & Co.

Shui & Amoy.B, & S

517 Yungching. Shanghai, C.MIS.N. Co.

17 Karlyang...Hongkong.....B. & S

4-17 Bellerophon Amoy,

UKPARTURES.

June by Phenay British stoop, for Singapore. June 21, Sachsen, Görnin str., for Europe; June 31, Tritas, Gennan str., for Saigon. June 21, Chikli, British str, for Iloilo.. Júna 21, Marie Jebsen, Gemian str, for Saigon.. June 21, Pronto, German str., for Tsintan. June 11, Breid, Norvegian str, for Sudong, June 21, Konigsberg, German str., for Bangkok June at lagu French str., for Haiphong June 11, Clara Cerman stry for Hoillow. June Loyal, Gerthan str., for, Hongny June alerg, Gerntan stra for Canton. June 1, Unity, Norwegian str, for Samarang, Judo 21, Lyernoon, German air, for Shanghai June 21, Chingru, British-str., for Melbourne. June ar, Chim, German str. for Saigon. June 21, Chiynen, Chinese str., for Canton. Jume 21, Mongku, British str., for Canton. June 21. Machidate Afare, Japanese stry for

Kutchnotru

Juno:21, Fuadskuna, Japanese destroyer, for

Nagasaki

Passengers Arrived."--

Per Mengut, from Chefoo-Chinese. Per Braemar, froan Singaporeal Chiness. Per Nanyang, from Amoy Mrs. Morrison, and 7 Chinese.

Par Riojun Moru from foji~-1 European,

and Japanese

Per thatching, from Coast: Ports-Master and Mias Johnston, and reo Chinese

Per Rosetta, froin Yokohama Licut Colville, Messss Gregory; Dawoodbhoy, 7 Chinese, and

*India.

Departed.

Pur:Sachsen, from Yokohama for Genoa Dr. Florena, Far, Bremen-Mrs Claike, and Mrs. Munro From Kobe for Squthampton Mrs Taylor For Bremen-Mrs C. Rufferath and family. From Nagasaki for Port Said Mr. Derabassie and family. From Shanghai for Singapore Mr. Er O. de Man- gaillard, and Mr. and Mrs. G. Reuters. For Genua Messrs. Hagge, Li, Jos. Reinhardt, and Miss P. Ramoring For Antwerp Mr J Keepper For Bremen-Mrs. E. Beckhoff,. Messrs. Hartuinn, Tschen Mau, Laut Chau Laur, R. Wieckert, W. Klass, R. Dudde, Rottke, Skoblies Büchner, Thur Hegallis Schweistrass, Schroeder, Rimm, uschnerus, Mai, Qaedmann, Danmark, Rurinss, Liepe, Schapeet, Werher, Wagner Klein, Melaus Kerokin, Kmmer, Kutz, Netthaun Klein, Metz, Jansen, Moller, Unruh, Flier, Geschke, Mergner, Czipjarrowsky, Michaelis, Demansky, Drockner, Weschmann, Herset Oswald, Schroeder, Harder, Augustin Pemer, Perner Perschke, Rohf, Schumis, Schier, and Schulz For London-Mr. Wm. Shaw, From Hong- For Genoa-Messrs. Witkowski, W. Engel, kong for Singapore Mr. and Mrs. Wilson,

H. First, and K. Detlessen For Antwerp Miri S, Jensen, For Southampton-Mr. J. A children: For Bremen-Messrs. R." Buttner, Mudie, child and amah, Mrs. Chapmann and 3

H. Hainerson and ReWitt From Ampy for London Miss F. Garrett

STEAMERS EXPECTED

Nimes,

-Victoria Glenartney Diomed Ballarat

Gaelic

Bayer

Belgian King

Futami Maru

Hongkong Maru

Yamaguchi Mari..

Raffaele Rabatting Bombay, China,

San Francisc Empress of Japan Vancouve

Veisel, «Destination.." "Ageus") June: 1f Tafsang Shanghai. J. M. & Co

B. Co We would direct the “altandanval ship loh. D. & S.

siyle by which Steamers Exppsted, and ? are now.published in these columns, and Amoy...J. M. & Cornidy urge the manage of shipping frus

Hongkong

June

June 27th:

fund

Alapuru Maru & Co. their clerks to fataish this offer on the 13 Nunying

J; M.& Complied gratis with the latest available informat Faijani Sulafowiakinay Shal.C.M.S.N, Go

PROJECTED BAILINGUS Formosa Hongkong, J. M. & Com Thalesin

Wingsang.C.&ikong

16 Woosing Shanghai. B. & 5.; 16 Randh

By Loosol Bangkok., & Cu

Kaelyang Clon & Titsins „17 Shanet...kong&C'ton Peggy Bellerophon S'pore & Pang

17 Fooksang Shanghai. SHIPPING IN PORT

fram Shanghai, reports Leaving Shangha

Captain Jamieson, of the steainer Chi Yuen, had moderate to fresh SAW monsoon, with dull," hazy, overcast weather witt big, sea and dark, heavy, driving, scud from the westward, to of the legs to Turnabout; thence to port, fight SW monsoon a small knob or bulton, protruding on and smooth seapple the outside. When the top is in place the steel plate rests directlyaiver the magnet. This strange device is explained clearly enough by its present owner lista dice table," he said, which a lot of money has been wan battery inside, connected with, the magnet. When it as in order, there was a good sized Alien ilie knob on the lakey as pressed, the cofient aras jurned on, and that made the steel plate magnet. The ice they used with it had the current was on they naturally fell that side down. When the knob was released they would fall any way, they chanced to come, so all that was necessary for the operator to do was

Captain Hodgins, of the steamer Heicking, from Tamsui via Coast Paris, repons Mode rafe to fresh southerly and westerly winds throughout with clear weather Steamers in June Sabine Rickmera, Yung Ching and Pakolan, Swatow Hangchow, Whampoa, Canter,

which need my yod to say that for the main chance. Necessary mining, tools stalletal disks on one face and as long as

Japaneseaded foreign Judicial.

The most recent attempt to open zoominant cation with the insurgents under the guise of a bona fide mining, expedition was made about three weeks ago and has hitherto, for diplomatic reasons, not reached the general public, loughby, mining expert on the look-out for any On the arrival of Captain John T. Wil

opening, several very genial people sought his acquaintance; one of them had been in West Australia and readily unsinuated, himself into his confidence Maps of Luzon were produced, (now in the hands of: Consul Wildman, who had his eyes on the outfit from the beginning). it was proposed to the Captain the steam laifich be chartered, the Ka-Un, owned by Ink-hee, ar hrond-oyed Mongolian who, whether engaged in ironing or in mercantile pursuits, always keeps his weather cys open Jaws, were

were to be procured, provisons and all other systems, ntpuurful without cultival expenses to be defrayed by them and the post ing the power to digest fliem or transfer their Ble profits to be divided in equal shares, the nutritive qualities into the general fabric of the party to consist of four. A quartermaster of the body, politic but all that was now happily steamship Doric, named GA. Short, was into keep his knee on the button and he could changed. Prison matters, he said, baro anduced to leave his ship in order to navigate absolutely control his play important relation to all questions pertaining. the launch allared by promises of immediate to administration of government, education, and future golden showers,tay religion and political economy. By the efforts of experts Japan. Had developed in this respect to such an extent that, compared with the wondition of the country twenty years ago, it was like a different land Wher compared with the system obtaining in tries, however, the saine result as when looking back twenty ye dition of Japan in prison affairs h they had stuck too much to theory, and the criticisms of foreign jurists might be. applied in this instance. He did not un any satisfactory progress had been ma the prisons allBough they had undergon tain development during the last cy eight years in conclusion the speaker lopp the association would make further effo

Status

panese prisons,

soun

A QUAINT OLD JAPANESE CLOOK.

NOTANDA

CALENDAR..

JUNE relogical means based on fifletu years

itions to 1898.

Bar Ther

Humidity Rainfall

WEATHER

Bare

The Captain, although not a visionary deemed the prospect of locating A rich, reef or place so probable that he was ready to accept Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wintherbothing of the offer. However, proceedings were delayed. Chicago, in their travels in Japan, last year, Becoming tired of the manona! business he came across the clock described below. in a demanded an infinediate start. Then the cat small village remote from the coast and from came out of the bag. He was requested to visit the cities usually frequented by travellers. The the Hongkong agent of the fanta. St. Apacible clock is driven, not by springs; but by means Cin refusal, he was told that a few passengers" of weights. Its operating mechanism is not ught be taken along as a guarantee for future essentially different from the ordinary Eur safety after landing near Benguet, Benguet is apean clock, but the method of indicating the and province of North Luzon the nearest lime is certainly unusual, Instead of two

San Fernando, in the province of Unjon, hands which travel around a dial, the clock Chinese Dagupan Mr. Willoughby, employs a finger or indicator, which is attached baving been used as a tool by a to the weight and which projects through a long act against a country which slit in the casing. As the weight descends,

happy years and made the finger like

temper so sorely tried: time as it

and told," the gang to which thệ

the matter to Consul Japanese

ally treated and subdivided

was cognit

expedition and

mover and

12 Tientsin. Dater, de Vessels

1.Where Trust;

YungchingShang!

Shipping

BAZAArrivals.

Anibria:

America Mara

Athenian Ballanrat

Biyern Belgian King Dengloe

Braemar

Curlisle City.

Destination,

San Diego, &c.] Japart. June Shanghai, &c Appel und San Diego, &c ^^

1.SN. Co Carmarthenshire San Diego, &c.

China. San Francisco B

City of Peking... San Francisco, &c.)

Z City of Rio San Francisco, &c Aug 12th

Columbia:

Coptic

Deke Rich

Dorie...

Emp. Chin

40, Mitchell, Emp

YÁNG, German steamer, 983, TH zoth June,Amoy 19th June, General Douglas, Ingrik & Co, AUSAND, Botish steamer,

both:ftineMoji -17th- Jardine, Matheson & Co. CHINGTU Bripah steamer,

June, ColEmp Japan

Futtii Ma Caelit

1459 SW

Moore, 21st June, Fouching th June, Tea Butterfeld & Spire

BRANDIAR, British stemmer: 2.31

1st June Singapore 15th

Dodwell & Co.

MONÜKUT, British steamer,.

Jupe,Newchwang

3 Chefoo Tathg

IUOMENLUS, British

Riley, 21st June,

th June,

General Butterfield & Swire June, 18992

RIOJUN MARU Japanese steamer, 4,7923 PA

Edstrand, 21st June Mofi 18th 231/6 year of General Nippon Yusen Kaishia

descends

shr somiu

over thes

Low wate

divisions are

ibaldi

fine,

Glenogla

Hakala

SUSTIDAGAWA MARU, Japanese steamer 400 pre

S. Namakazist Jone, Talasplrith Ung and Swatow roth, General, Mitsui Bussart

CHIYUEN, Chind

hunghai 17th Junej

Shanshi

July 8thy

& Aug, 22nd