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UHINESE AMERICAN COMMERCE.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 14th,

JAPAN HAS BLOOKED THE CABLE LINE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 1899.

SURVEY OF WEI-HAI WEL.

POSTMEN'S STRIKE IN PARIS,

ידי,

HARLES THE CHINESE

Speakin Bercaford

AND

BOBLEM

WHY VESSELS ARE LOST ON THE MANACLES,

At meeting of the Royal Institution of that that institution nine years ago sounded a Comwall, on Tuesday, the Rev. W. Ingo stated note of warning in regard to the magnetic pro- perties of the rocks in the Liant district, which might have caused vessels to steer a wrong course by deflection of the compass needles.The Manacles had an affinity for the magnet equal to only one ton in 3,000 tons. but other rocks in that district were much more seen whether the lighted and sound-producing powerful in attraction. It remained to be bucy to be provided would be a sufficient warning. A [No, we do not think so. The publication in

a form to reach all marniers of the fact that the racks are magnetic and a series of ex- periments to test the degree of defection. under various circumstances is the only effective remedy; but, of course, it won't be applied till the Royal Yacht has been wrecked on the rock, Ed, AKTI

THE CAT AND THE MONKEY.

Admiralty Report just issued of the At the regular niceting of the Chamber of

1898 in the examination and Commerce yesterday afternoon the committee charting of the seas and Coasts in various parts of foreign commerce and revenue Jays reported of the globe, is an account of the survey on the world, that our Government had made was no doubt favorably upon Chinese Consul General's Ho Wei-hal weis made by H.M.S Waterwatch certain mistakes in China. All we had to do, Yow's proposition, recently submitted, to The survey of the harbour was made on a scale so far as China herself was concerned, in order establish a great intemational company for the six inches to the mile, and of the approaches to maintain our policy of the open door, was to mutual promotion of Chinese American com on a scale of three inches to the while. The stick to the treaties as they were now, but he marco. In the course of its report the complan of the harbour was completed by the mid distinctly that the door was being closed aittee recogized the importance of some inova end, of August A land survey of the west ment of this sort to California interests at the portion of the island of Leu Kung Tau, which against us directly we admitted the right of present tinte and advanced the opinion that it will be adapted for naval purposes, and of a

Russia to interfere with purely commercial should be backed by many millions of capital site for a rifle range, were then taken in hand-impossible unless we maintained the integrity interests. The open door in China would be It also favorably recommended the proposal to and completed by October. During the proof the country, and that could not be done un establish commercial museums, representing grons of the survey boring rods were put down less there was that behind authority which the resources of the State, in various Oriental in forty-two positions to ascertain the depth of could only be given by a properly equipped ports. The report was aloged without a 'dis mud and its consistency in connection with police. While the Government had been shout- proposals for dredging and the constructioning for the open door their policy had been senting volce

A resolution was passed indorsing the of breakwaters, A continuous record af tides tending towards the sphere of influence idea, Hanna-Paine shipping bill, and asking the were observed by the Warwick from July and was nothing but one (of drifting. Such a Transmississippi Congress, which meets at to October, and arrangements were made 10 policy was a most cowardly one, and was not Wichita, Kas, the latter part of this month, to complete the observations so as to obtain a our traditional policy of supporting weaker give the bill its support, Congressman elect complète years tides. -

nations. We could be bold, big, strong, and Julius, Kahn was named as the Chambers

decided, and let other countries know what we oficial delegate to represent it at the Congress

intend to do and do it. That was very well. exemplified in the case of Fashoda. Now whe A strike of the Paris postinen, which might acquainted with our position in China, and to the time to make ourselves thoroughly have developed to senous proportions, was take decisive action. We should not allow quickly ended owing to the firm way in which the sier had proposed an amendment in favour of doing was to sit perfectly still, and he was Russia to go on getting clean to windward of Dupuy Ministry grasped the nettle. A. Grouss in every position. What we appeared to be raising the salary of the postmen frons 40 to afraid wo should be too late to sectire our trade 48 year. This, though opposed by the and commerce, certainly in the North, and Goverment, had been voted by the Chamber of Deputies, but was rejected by the Senate, with perhaps in the Yangtese Valley. the result that the men struck work on Thurs- day, and it was feared that the postmen in the large provincial towns would make common the Administrative acted with promptitude Cause with their brethren in Paris. Meanwhile All the men that could be spared from other Government departments, as well as a large number of soldiers, were pressed into the service. Of course the matter was taken up in the Chamber where M. Delombre and M. Dupuy both sloutly maintained that it would never do for the Goverment to allow its sex vants to dictate conditions of service: There were thousands of men ready to take the place of the strikers. These and other speakers The distance between Honolulu and Midway made it clear that the postmen were not in the is 1,160 miles: The proposition was then to same position as workmen in the pay of private connect Midway and Marcus Island, ri500 miles employers. Their wages were fixed by law, to any good results to come from the Confer. was of the most peremtory kind. But Count apart, with Guai, the next cable station being and they accepted them at the outset with their only 840 miles distant from Marcus Island. eyes open. The debate ended with a trium- Marcus Island is 1,000 miles from Yokohama phant vote of confidence in the Government,

SEIZES MARCUS ISLAND) IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN

NEW YORK, May 23rd. The Washington correspondent of the Herald telegraphs: I learned to day the attention of the State Department has been called, to the recent occupation by Japan of Marcus Islandy in the Pacific! The acquisition of this island in the instructions given to the collier Nern, by Japan has had the effect of causing a change which, is surveying the cable route proposed "This rate avoids Wake Island, which was taken possession of by the gunboat Bennington in the name of the United States, and com templated the laying of a cable between Hano-. lulu and Midway Istand, acknowledged to be American, which possesses a harbour capable, with slight improvements, of accommnorinting vessels of light draughtondag

by Rear-Admiral Bradford.

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

received the latest despatch forwarded to them The Mandarins of the Tsung-li-Yamen have by the British Legation" with derision," and it is a humiliating fact that their derision appears persons, have taken it upon ourselves to convey to be not altogether out of place. We, of all to them the real intentions of Count: Muravieff, which we have shown ourselves such past austers in divining. We have enclosed to the Tsung-li-Yamen a communication which that statesman had been good enough to make to us through our Ambassador at St. Petersburg, have thought it could not fail to assuage the and the Foreign Office, it would seem, are so anxieties of the Mandarins, who, however, liave entirely satisfied with it themselves, that they greeted it with ridicule. A bare recital of the facts as given by our Peking Correspondent, relations between Great Britain and Russia little more than a twelvemonth old, sufficiently coupled with a recollections of episodes in the explained their laughter. The communication from Manchuria to Peking. That demand, as upon China for a concession to build a railway deals with the recent demand made by Russin the Chinese know, for they themselves received

has given Sir Charles Scott an "assumnce," Muravieff, the Foreign Office now tells them, that in fact it was not a demand at all. It was

and was placed by the United States man-of-war and the men, recognizing the false position established to deal with all disputes touching nothing but a friendly request," and, "for. from

minutes north, longitude 154 degrees cast. regarding Wake Island show that it is of little Reports received at the Navy Department value as a cable station, being but a few feet above the sea and frequently submerged. Call

GREAT BRITAIN MAY SETTLE THE BOUNDARY.

SIGNS THAT THE "ALAŞKA QUESTION:"1

DE TAKEN FROM THE CANADIAN. CAPITAL TO LONDON.

NEW YORK, May 21st A Tribune cable from London says: From negotiations now in progress in London there' are signs that the Alaska boundary question may be taken out of the hands of the Commis sion and settled directly between London and Washington. This would greatly facilitate the work of the Commission and enable it to meet again with brighter prospects of success in dis posing of other

the Tsar met for the first time recently The Conference summoned at the wish of at The Hague, M. de Beaufort, the Dutch Minister for Foreign Affairs, delivered an Inaugural address, in which he dwelt upon the noble initiative of the Tsar, which had avoked the plaudits of the civilized world, and prophesied that the meeting would mark the beginning of an new epoch in the history of the world. The programme of the Conference is tively with the subject of disarmament, the faves to be divided into three parts; dealing respec of war, and arbitrations. While the general tone of the European press is decidedly sceptical as ence, the Special Commissioner of The Daily News says that an international tribunal may be questions of law, and In to work the following morning, making two:

which cannot be solved by a judicial decision, that had accumulated. In consideration of this on,f this correspondent is well informed, extra deliveries in order to get rid of the letters

it is hoped to employ the principle of media. and of the promptitude with which the men will be proposed. It is hoped to arrive at a wholly novel plac of imiting armaments returned to work the authorities of the Postal Department have dealt leniently with the strik

an understanding which shall be financial ers. Some thirty of the ringleaders have beca they definitely abandoned the idea once enter rather than military. That is to say,

whenever Russia chose to exercise it. This is dismissed. Meanwhile it was thought probable tained of basing this understanding on on a-Yamen and which the Taung-li-Yaren have. the "assurance" which the Foreign Office have that the Chamber may reinstate the Groussier fixed ratio of soldiers to population. What is received with indecorous but not unintelligible though it worth while to hand on to the Tsung- amendment, and that the Senate would acnow thought of is the establishing of a fixed merriment. Tinies quiesce rather than provoke a conflict. The ratio between the money spent on armaments clause has since been reinstated by the Hudget and the whole expenditure of the country, Committee

Taking the Budgets of this year as the starting. point, it is thought possible to arrive at a general. percentage beyond which military and naval expenditure should not rise Arany rate the doing something to extend the sphere of Conference is hardly likely to break up without arbitration in international disputes,

directly intereststions in-which Canada is of violence; which are of every-day occurrence

J.

A TRAIN LOST IN THE TYNE.

RUSSIA IN A BAD WAY

crime and general restlessness on the part of Letters from Siberia describe an outbreak of the population as one of the first effects of the opening of the Siberian Railway. With the awakening of the country under the stimulus of the stream of sculers poured into it, has come an increase in murders, thefts, and all crimes

The Venezuela-Guiana. boundary question is

in all the Siberian towns. In Irkutskja Rogues a direct precodent for this course. British been formed, and houses are broken into, and Clab or organized gang of depredators has Guiana is not put in charge of the boundary whole families murdered by bands of vagrant question and allowed to drag the Foreign Office robbers. Even the railway is not safe, and after it, but the whole matter is managed as an irains are attacked and waggons and stations imperial question, which is submitted to arbitra-plundered; since it is mainly along the railway tion under an arrangement made with the line that this recrudescence of lawlessress, United States, Canada is not British Guiana, extending to all the principal towns, Tamsk, but the settlement of the boundary dispute with Krasnolarsk, Irkutek, Yeneseisk, and Yakutsk the United States cannot be anything else than has occurred. an imperial question over which the Foreign Office has supreme control, If Canada - has: a veto power over it, then the American Em THE AFRIKANDER PARTY OF The executive committee of the Boiler bassy is at the wrong capital; instead of taking part in the social gayety of London, it should be relegated to Oftawn, as the real working centre of Anglo-American diplomacy..

MARKS A NEW ERA IN MEDICINE.

THE CAPE.

An alarming accident happened the other day in the Mid Tyne district. A locomotive engine angles dashed down a declivity at the ship and a set of trucks loaded with steel plates and building yard of Messrs. Hawthron, Leslie & Co, and were lost in the river Trae immedia tely opposite Willsend.. The driver and attend ant leaped for their lives and saved themselves. Fortunately there was little or no traffic on the river at the time of the occurrence.

THE SHIPBUILDING TRADE.

lacked every element of actuality and nterely with a view to a dim and quite indefinite future. sought to procure a concession in principle" ledged, was the right to build the milway This concession, Count Muravicff acknow

THE LAWS OF WHIST.

To The Editor of The Times

has nearly completed its work, but it hestitates whist laws for submission to the Portland Club Sir-The committee that is revising the

to deal with so fundamental a principle as the alteration of the value of honours without hav ing first endeavoured to elicit the opinions of committees of clubs where whist is played throughout the country.

It would therefore assist this purpose if the secretaries of whist-playing clubs would favour following points me with the views of their commitices on the

continued?

(a) Should the present value of honours be

by half, four by honours counting two, and (b) Should the value of honours be diminished two by honours counting one

(c) Should the latter course be adopted, is the bar point at four to be removed and honours counted at any score of the game

de

AY. M. DEANE, Hon, Sec

unless in the same hand an add trick has been (d) Should it be made illegal for a side to mark game by virtue of holding honours makers and Iron and Steel Shipbuilders won The elections have gone against the Proactivity has prevailed in all departments of our Southfield, Waterloo, Cosham, Hants

Society, in their monthly report, say" Great Replies to be sent to the undersigned at gressives, and the Bond Ministers have a ma shipbuilders books at present are enough of

trade during the past quarter, and the orders on Yours faithfully jority of eight or nine in the Lower House of itself to keep all qur members actively engaged, the Cape Parliament The Redistribution Bill was too much the result of compromise to do its work completely, and the Progressives, though they polled some twenty per cent. more voles, are now excluded from office probably for tome years. Under these circumstances if CHICAGO, May 23rd.

is important to note the indications which the The value of the X ray to the science of new Ministry bave given of their attitude to medicine is to have a new demonstration before wards Great Britain. The Prime Minister has the Chicago Medical Society to-morrow even recently defined his position thus: My posi ing. Should the experiments stand the critical tion is that I am the first Premier of test in public that private trials liave shown, the Ministry whose policy is on the lines the whole system of medical science as applied of a South African party. By this I do not to the vital organs of man will be greatly admenn an Afrikander Bond. It is an error to

CHICAGO, PHYSICIAN MAKES A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY IN USING THE RAT.

far into the next. This is a good prospect, andinions on any of the points submitted by Mr. the whole of the present year, and, we hope, Have any of our noted whist players any op we need not speculate as to what will follow. Deane. If they have now is their chance. He The cash account of the society shows an in- would surely welcome any communication from crease of £11,318 on the quarter, bringing up Hongkong-ED, H.K.T] the general fund balance to 6246,765 This, with the increased value of the society's invest- ments, shows the worth of the society to have reached the quarter of a million sterling.

FRENCH FISHERMEN IN ENGLISH WATERS.

DEDICATION OF TAMWORTH CASTLE TO THE PUBLIO.

NOTANDA

·Rainfal

Clearances at t

fr French.tr for He Kong Pat British stry

CALENDAR

Chissung, British str., for

kohama

Proster, Norwegian stry for Cape St. James

Fifteen

Kongnan, British ser? for Fanton

Empress of India, British sir, for Amoy

WEATH

Barohteter..... Temperature

Humidity anime 77 Rainfall:

81

TO-DAY

Wednesday, 28th June, 1899.

Chiyuan, Chinese, str. for

Nanchang, Britishist, for

Kyoto Maru, Japanese sit, for Majh

Departures.

June 28, lue, French str, for Haiphong. June 28, Loyal, Gennan sir for Canton June 28, Empress

British stroj for

Vancouver

June 28, Chiynen, Chinese str, for Shanghal June 18-Fausang, British str, for Singapore.. June 28, Nordhavez, Danish str, for Bangkok June 28, Ferching, Chinese, ste, for Canton, June 28, Kanta, British str., for Canton,

Chinese-21st of Sti moon of 25th year of June 28, Nanchang, British str, for Canton.

Juno 28, Aalgan, British str., for Canton June 28, Prosper, Norwegian str., for Cape St.

Awang-sil Sun-Rites

*Scis High water Morning

Afternoon Low water-forning

shr

agmint

bar. 47min in ohr 55min.

Tar somit

Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES,

she, igmin, óhragóntin.

1838-Coronation of H. M. Queen Victoria. 1840-Blockade of the Canton "River com 1855-Death of Lord Raglan, Commander-in

menced Chief in the Crimea. 1874-Loss of the 5.5. Lag Te 1897-Loss of the s.s. Haiphour near Yoko

hama,

1898-Third expedition to Manila left Frisco.

Earthquake in Italy.

TO-MORROW.

Chinese-and of 5th moon of 25th year of Thursday, 29th June, 1899.

Kwang-si Sun-Rites

B Sets

S

Shr 1gman. Ohr, 47min. High water-Jo Crosse Thr, zimÉR. ernoon us, thra onin. Low water-forming or coming

Afternoon

1878 The Foreign Ministers adiitted to an

Thi. 80min. ANNIVERSARIES 1665-Arquittal of the seven Bishops,

audience with the-Emperor, 1887-British sovereignty over Zululand pro

• Auclaimed...

silver.h

1893 Indian Mints closed to the coinage of 1896-Fire on the British barque Glen Catach

1898-Blockade of whole S. coast of Cuba and in Hongkong Harbour cargo badly damaged.

of San Juan, Porto Rico proclaimed General Merritt sailed from San Francisco for Manila.

AGENDA

TO-MORROW.29th Undelivered, cargo. ex. Benverlich, Tosi

Maru, and Batharat.subject to rent. to am-Special Session for trial of the Un

By: Loong inunderers, de

4 pm- Hakata Muru sails for Europe.

FRIDAY, 30th,

4 pm.—Futami Maru sails for Australia

SATURDAY, Ist

Noon-Gaelic sails for San Francisco. Noon.-French mail sails for Europe

James

June 28, Ariake

Kuchinotzu

aru, Japanese str. for

Passengers-Arrived

Per Fitching, from Chefoo-4 Chinese Per Antenor, from Singapore-240 Chinese, Per Haimun, from Coast Ports69 Chinese.

mese.

Per Else, from Bangkok 46 Chinese, Per Tamsui Marie, from Swatow79 Chi

Departed.

Messrs. H. Cordes and W. Madhorst From Per Bayern, for Shanghai from Bremen-

Mr. and Mrs PW. Mackintosh; Mrs. Macrae Southampton-Mr. and Mrs. CM Blades, and children, Mrs. Ash Massts. W. T. Keeling,

"Scheel, and Gust Hailbrouner. From Colombo James Duncan, and David Baxter. From Genoa-Lleut. Scholer and finily, Messrs. Mu Fischer, F. Hoite, A. Nicsow, Ad. Schmidt, W.

Mr. Douglas Dickson. From Hongkong- Mr and Mrs. W. J. Russell, Prince Armand de Folignac, Messrs H. Grant-Smith, W. Denda, R. McDougall, A. Cormodi, Wm. McDonald Goffin, Paulisen, Cote and Burmans -Per Empress of India, from Hongkong

Mrs, and Misses Rustonjee Mrs. Plummer, Kobe Messrs. C. P. Baggaliay and M. K. Satow For Yok hann-Col. Elsdale, Major WR: Little, Lieut. and Mrs. Bagnall Wild:: Mr. Robertson, Mrs Borrett, Mesurs. S Fulcher, J. Molloy, and W S. Harrison. Fort Victoria Mr. and Mrs. Olum Hung Fook and children. For Washington-Capt. A USN For New York Mrs. Arshow and Barker, U.S.N., and Lieut. E. W. Eberle,

Miss Singh For London-Hon. T. Sercombe son. For San Francisco-Revand Mrs. L. A Core and 3 children, Rey. Lowson, and Smith, Col. and Mrs. R. B. Mainwaring M and Mrs. Waddell, Miss Waddell, Messrs. W H. Vibraus, and W. Hepworth. From Amoy for Tacoma Miss C. M. Rickette. Fors London from Shanghai Mr. D. Hutchison, From Yokotana-Mes, and Miss Eratt, and "Mr. and Mrs Wicking From Yokohama for Francisco Mr. F.S. Kelly, ATE New York-Mr. G. E. Hartwell For San

STEAMERS EXPECTED,

'pim." The Old Geriéral." and "A Pait of Hongkong Mi

Spectacles" at Theatre Royal."

9 p. Meeting of Zetland Lodge.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE.:

American Hongkong Many goth inst English (Manila) 30th inst. Australian (Tsinan) 30th inst.- American (Astice) and pros Indian (Suisang) 1st prox. French Farra) 4th prox. American (China) 5th prox... Canadian (Empress of Japan) toth prox.. American (Dorich 15th prox Tacoma (Victoria) 18th prox.

The P&O S. N. Cos steamer Tientsin left Singapore for this port on the 27th inst. at 4 p.m.

here on or about the 4th July,

The N G. steamer Raffaele Rubatting jeft Singapore for this port to-day and is expected

Due

Nantes

Merionethshire. Manila

sinan.

Juna zoth

June 30th

June 30th

Suisapy

Aztec

July and

Yamaguchi Maru. Yarra

July 3rd

pore z

July 4th

Tientsin

July 4th

Raffaele Rubatting Bombay

July 4th

Japan

Empress of Japan.

ly jotk

San Francisco Tacoma

July 15th

July 18th

China

Donc Victoria

We would direct the attention of shipping firms to the style in which "Steamers Expected" and "Projected Sistilangatt iam now published in these cohamas, and in so doing respect-i, fntly urge the managers of shipping frids to give orders to their clerks to kuralia this office, pa, the forms"afreády supi plied gratis with the latest available Information every day,

PROJECTED SAILINGS.

Afri The steamer Yamaguchi Maru (Bombay America Maru

Ambria Line) left Singapore for this port yesterday and Bayern is expected to arrive here on the 3rd prox

here on or about Friday soth jest. left Manila 27th pm. and may be expected The steamer sina from Australian Ports

San

Des

vanced and a Chicago physician will have speak of us as a Bond Ministry Our At Dover, Captain Guiney of the Boulogne building and is rich in histonal associations, R.M.5, Empress, of Ching arrived at Vancouver City of Rio San Francisco, &c. Aug, 12th

added a new name to discoveries along scien-party is the South African party, and this is the tific lines.

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer at 6 pin on Tuesday, the 17th inst.

The steamer Oopack frum Glasgow, and Liverpool passed the Canal on the 20th instant and may be considered due at Singapore on pc about the oth pras>This vessel brings on the Kaison's Cargo

been acquired by the town as a memorial of the The other day, Tamworth Castle, which has Queen's long reign, was formally opened by the lord-leutenant of Staffordshire, the Earl of Dartmouth. It is a remarkably well-preserved keynote to regulating the govemment of this. steam Dr. Walter B. Medcalf has been experiment country to a great extent by the country.itself. by the gunboat Alarm whilst fishing shend, to whom, the building had descended trawler Ange Gardienne arrested Formerly the property of the Marquis Town ing with Rontgen mys since last December There is not the least principle of disloyalty in within the three-miles limit in East Day, off from the Marmions, through the Deffeville in an endeavor to form some compound that this doctrine of self-government nothing of Dungeness, was brought before the magistrates and Ferrers families. The castle came into could be introduced into the stomach and cutting the painter or severing the connection. Lieutenant Barton, the officer commanding the market two years ago, when it was pur alimentary tract so that the form and shape I claim to be a true Imperialist, and the Alarm engaged in protecting the fish chased by the town for 3,000 lt is anti- of these most vital organs could be seen I wish this to be known as widely as possible." crica, stated that on Monday morning there cipated that renovations and the work of through the medium of the fluoroscope. Meanwhile, if we turn from the declarations of were several French steamboats fishing with laying out the gardens, some three acres HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS.

To-day he said With my discovery the the Afrikander leaders to their first acts in Parlia in the limits, but all got away with the except in extent, will, when completed, cost $5,000 stomach can be definitely out-lined, giving its menf, we should find that there has been nothing: tion of the Agne Gardienne, which was 21 and an effort is now being made to raise the I size, shape and position. It may also deter..to complain of and something to be thankful for poaching by French en was now a

miles within the mit mined whether the chummings are fast or slow

added that money by public subscription. regular or irregular. This is accomplished by filling the stomach cavitities or tracts with what I have termed Bishruth emulsion, Bismuth, a metal, is impervious to the Xray as compared with animal tissue and bone, thus, making it possible to see the shadow out lines of cavities of tracts filled with bismuth, through either

animal tissue or bone, is

Bismuthemulsion is non-toxic, non irritating and can be made antiseptje, making it possible to fill any accessible cavity

In what ways will my method be useful. physicians? It will give an outline of stomach, and by it the changes that take place in gastritasing aurophy stri four-glass contractions, distortions.

adhesions produced by

or non-malignant disense

Dr. R. Pennington" said

Metcalf's discovery of the

to the profession several tests and was asto To look into a man Being in the regular

one a pew idea of man,l'do not thin the stóniach with The possibilities discover ara conditions. cine will

The

has been, voted as before, but of more import The annual contribution to the Imperial Navy ance is the surrender to the Imperial naval authorities of the port of Simon's Town under conditions which place it in much the same position as an Englisti dockyard port This concession has long been desired, and was reftised by successive Cape Ministries. The transfer of authority is now complete, and the the construction of the large graving dock and Admiralty is thus in a position to proceed with other works which are necessary for the creation of a great naval station

THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT AUST KASAGA MUSEUM –

Brilliant and unqualified success attended the ceremony performed by the Queen at South Kensington on Wednesday afternoon The bccasion was one of peculiar interest, inasmuch sults, as it marked an important stage in the history outh Kensington Museum, Hitherto

with a home worthy of its inaumer ures, that great natiobali ton will

possess

fill befo

tion,

daily occurrence, and their use of steamers made it difficult to catch them. The Bench imposed a fins of to without forfeiture of gear, for course our boats employed to protect the Fisheries are inadequate for their work and ing boats. The art of how not to do it" is inferior in size and steam power to the fish- cultivated to perfection-Ed, H.Z]

ALLEGED FRAUD BY A BANK MANAGER

Ticleaven Edward Sweeting, manager of the Southport branch of the Adelphi Bank, who had been arrested on a warrant, was charged and stolen 500 Mr. North for the prosecution before the magistrates with having embezzled said that the charge was for embezzlement and falsification of the bank's account in resp two sums of La50 each, and there were serious matters that required investigation,

NORHINE ELBE CANAL

In spite of stron

of the evide

the military ortance

RECES OLIMBING DOWN,

interview with Herr von Stargel in which he The Frankfurther Zeitung publishes an endeavours to modify very considerably the claring that they were directed, not against the expressions, contained in his pamphlet by de present Peace Conference, but against the toolish and Utopia theories of peace societies, The pamphlet Racif was only the substance of An address delivered to a gathering of friends, and be had taken mo part in its publication, He expresses an earnest hope that the Confere ance will not pass of without producing some positive results, and is even inclined to look lavourably on the introduction of permissive any of the German delegates Courts of arbitration. Neither he himself nor culties in the way of any satisfactory proposals. put dift

SHIPPING REE

265 Captain Somme

1.Winds

de Guba

Isla de Luson Dragon Gaelic Zafiro uph D. Juan

Chavish

foonDocke

Portland &c

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Aug,22nd July th

Aug. 5th

"Oth

Belgian King: San Bengal

London, &c. July Beh Carmarthenshire. San Diego, &c. Aug.1st. Carlisle City San Diego, &c .Aug. 20th Catherine Apcar Singapore July 4th China apSan Francisco, &c July 18th City of Peking San-Francisco, &c. Sept 7th Columbia

D. Balduino Coptic

Deike Rickmers. Coromandel

Doric Eastern Ellen Rickmers. Emp.China, Van Emp India Emp. Japan Forosa Futami Maru

Aug.

Gaelic Glenlochy

Coniopolitan

Glenogle Haipus

am Vic

Aug 8ta

Shipping

SoCOTRA, British stear

fide, R.N.R., 2711 May, and PLOSN.CO

apore.

LOYAL, German steaner,

June, Hongay 24th June, Coa Avieler & Ca

8th June, Tientsio KANSU, British steamer,

SusButterfield FETCHING,Chineso

29th

FANTE

Chefoo

Hakata Marudu Mar Hakuai Maru Kobe Hiroshima Mani Bor

Hongkong Maru S

Inabu Maru

Indranura SHAIxion

6th | Japan zzo

round

Mitriell

London, Shang