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Hongkong Telegraph 港電新報 士蔑新聞 All

Tomorrow Senator Fairbanks till bare a reunion with former Ohio Wesleyan University. classmates, and Controller Dawes will go fish, ing with other parties. • Saturday among the features will be a trip to the extensive ligging camps and coal mines, in the foothills of the Cascades.The Indies of the party, will, be entertained by the. Daughters of the Revolution to-morrow.

Me Tonight Senator Fairbanks delivered an address at the graduating exercises of the Puget Sound University.

Venezuela Boundary Dispute.

THE HAGUK, June 8th, Professor F de Martens, umpire in the

Anglo-Venczuclan' arbitration, who is also a member of the Russian delegation to the peace open the arbitration proceedings, but will return here immediately after..

DAN LONDON, June 8th The Allomey General, Sir Richard Webster; Sir Robert Reid, the former Attorney-General, and G. R. Askwith of the British-Venezuelan Boundary Commission; started for Paris to- day Others feave at the end of the week, and the Lord Chief Justice, Baron Russell of Killo- Appeal, will leave for the French capital shortly in order to be present at the epening of the Venezuelan boundary arbitration on Jung 16th.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1899.

ordinsxy Chara

For some luge there has been talk in clubs) and elsewhere of a coming divorce case of a very "extmordinary, character, but so startling were the rumors that they seemed doubtfitt. A Herald correspondent, however, saw a leading Queen's counsel who admitted that a great cause celebre was likely in be in the, divorce coun before long. No names must be men tioned yet because it sometimes happens that parties get scared just before the day of the trial and squash the case. It is very unlikely that there will be any bushing up of this case, for there am as inany as four titled co-respons dents, and it is likely to be the most sensational case of the kind that has been tried for many the defense will be hypnotism, but judging from

is probable that the number of corespondents the hypnotic influence would: seem to, have been exercised by the lady and not over her...".

Menace To America:

NEW YORK, June and.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

EMAILS DUE

Enipress of Japan) 11th inst. Doric) 13th inst

Nippon Maru)"4th-prox.

American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 4th prox,

force requlled for parrison parises. This making bods. We contend, therefore, that Department, and cleaufinest of and a distinct disagreement between Otis and the calling of Congress together, this supinter | meats and outbuildings will be Schurman, are related in a cablegmm from is a patriotic duty which the President ought | úponk (Olls recaived by the War Department to-day | not to neglect anit, which he "should prepare ⠀⠀⠀ This communication is not în

and suppressed." "As u msult of this infonna- f for at once by canceling any orders, to return | alarmist measure, but mere

a few fronts tion the department this afternoon sent tele which may have been sent to the Philippine of advice, which, lf, foll vill do much granis to all recruiting : stations urging the Commission.

toward lessening the danger of a future epi- rapid enlistment of men for the regulut Amy.

demic Unusual precautions have been taken to keep |

JOHN M ELIAMSON," MEDIRES, from the public the message from. Oct. The

Chairman Bount of Health. The steamer Glandeld sailed from Tacoma statement that the Genami would require

AD O'BRIEN, MD for Japan and Hongkong on the 6th instant. 30,000 troops exclusive of the number needed

Health Officers for garrisoning towns taken from the Filipinos was the cause of much surprise, for it had been taken for granted that his original request for 30,000 men covered the entire force needed to pacify the islands,

the

Five Thousand Sovereigns Lost on

the Alameda. MYSTERIOUS SHORTAGE OF GOLD, IN THES

MAIL STEAMER'S SPECIE TANK, PURSER SMITII AND FIVE PASSENGERS "CLOSELY EXAMINED BY THE POLICE,

BUT NO LIGHT IS THROWN ON LOG

THE RODDERY AN taining 5,000 sovereigna ($25,000) created the Tho mysterious disappearance of a box con-

Alameda during the last four or five days of kind of exeliement on the mall steaner the voyage from the colonies.

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer RM.S. Empress of India left Yokohama for Vancouver at pm, on Friday the 7th inst

The OF&0. ss. Ca's steamer, Widdo

this port vid Honolulu, Yokohama baland Son, Kobe, Nagasaki & Shanghai, on the 6th inst,

The PMS, Co's steamer, City of Rig de Janeire with mails we left San Francisco for this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Island Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the oth

inst.

wen, and Sir Richard Collins: Lord Justice of telegraphs If Spain has ceded the Caroline, been conciliatory to an extreme hot warranted oil, Australia, owes England for all kinds of when two of her men fell overboard. Captain The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Steamer

British Tradesmen Alarmed.

GLASGOW, June 8th..

The Washington correspondent of the ferald

confirmation of this transaction can be obtained and Ladronc Islands to Germany no official at the Department of State or at the German A prominent oficit of the Department of State said to-night that he was sure no official information of the subject was received at the the department would have been advised of succession had such negotitation been com

In urging the rapid enlistment of recuits, i department will plead in explanation that the strength of 65,000 men. As a matter of fact, pleats of news, bort about 4,000 of ist authorized however, the urgent demand for recruits is caused by information that a garrison force,” would be needed. It is estimated that 10,000 men are now needed for garrison purposes and the requirements-increase.

with every. captured, hv man is distinct and pronounced. Schunnan has The disagreentient between Otis and Schur

Out Schurman is now on a visit to Hollo by the conditions and wholly distasteful to and other points in the south, including Cebu. He will collect information of value to the President and on his his return to this country will resign his position on the Peace Commis- sion, possibly urging his duties as president of the Commission, Worcester and Denby, will remain, as information, from Otis is that they It is not, howeger, necessary that the United of the situation.

have a proper understanding of the necessities States should be consulted with regard to such General Otis has informed the War Depart transactions, for liqwever much the Government nient that he has decided not to take advantage lion might not have any weight in deciding the War to enlist native troops in the Philippines. might object to the proposed cession our object of the authority given him by the Secretary of question. It is a matter entirely in the hands In his dispatch on the subject General Otis of Spain and Germany, and the United States says that it is not timely to do this. He has, is without means of preventing the consumma-however, enlisted 200- Maccabee natives, but tio of such a barguin unless we resort to force only for scouting purposes. They will not be to prevent the occupation of the islands by organized into companies, Germany

At a ass meeting here this afternoon of department to-day, and that it is quite probable Cornell us a reason. The other members of inch steel plate and is situated under the small, Boutine 10 save them was very"

manufacturers, shipowners and inerchants a resolution was passed expressing alarms, at the serious injury to British and colonial tradepleted. arising from the eqntinued and threatened

of foreign competition. xtensions of the Anchor line said America and Germany were taking markets wifère Great Britain had long been prominent. He added that British subjects had not received Just support from the Government, asserting the Beard of Trade had assumed the character of police, and claimed the Foreign Office only moved when the sleed was stolen.

Nothing Is Left But Recourge to Force.

"

ference at Bloemfontein, Would now be pre-. sented to the Transvaal. The reply is seni plicially described * explicit but conciliatory," but it is believed to be in the nature of a pric tical ultimatum. The resources of diplomacy ure regarded as exhausted with the failure of the conference. Nothing is left, it is felt bura

recourse to force.

The Shand, which reminds the Transvaal thai its independence is not absolute, but is con tingent on a faithful execution of the agreement stipulating equal rights for all white inhabitants, We now demand that all Englishmen resident in the Transvaal shall be treated, with justice, and President Krueger may rear assured that the whole country will support the Govern ment in any casines required to make this demand effective

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Lynched By Cubans,

HAVANA, June 5th

Zola to be Reinstated.

PARIS, June and

them

a 1:30 am on Saturday, the 8th inst. (today) R.M.S. Empress of Japan arrived at Shanghai

on Tuesday the tilt inst. and will leave at 10 am, on same day for Hongkong where she is due to arrive at 9 am

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS, Isla de Lucon isla de Cuba,

at Kowloon Deck. 1). "Juan d'Austria -.. Germania.

Cosmopolitan

A Record Passage The American ship Kenilworth arrived here yesterday from New York, making the passage in the record-breaking time of 103 days. The earning for American clipper ships the right, Kenilworth has done more than her share in

tain Taylor is more than pleased with to broom at the masthead; and Cape performance of his ship The Kenilworth To thoroughly understand the extraordinary left New York February 19th, and although nature of the theft it is necessary to give a few she encountered plenty of strong and favour. details, Millions of dollars in English able breezes, had, her full share of adverse sovereigns come here from Australia by every winds and calms. She had quite an exciting

Thus England owes America for grain and

steamer. These millions represent the time of it on April 4th, when off Cape Hom: balance of trade in favour of the United States. There was a stiff breeze blowing, and the ship was reeling off steamer's allowance of knots,

to America from Australia than from Australia possible and sent out a boat to pick the men merchandise. It is cheaper to send the money Taylor hove the ship to as quickly as to England, therefore America's demands on England are paid by the money safely each the side, and as the men were dressed in heavy up. The ship was some considerable distance, from the men when the boat was dropped over stramer is provided with a specie, tank. The clothing and wore sea boots the chance of

In order to carry this one in the Alameda is made of five sixteenths, reaching steerage dining room. There is only one ever, and boats crew tugged at the ears with men were strong swimmers, how- means of gotting into it, and that is through a good effect, and about half an hour after the small tmpdoor which is secured with an ironinen went overboard the Kenilworth squared ir and a Yale lock. This lock and bar are away on her course with all hands, safely on sealed with tape and the seal of the Oceanic board. The Kenilworth brought a general Steamship Company, and the key is locked up cargo and will dock to day-Call. -

PASSED THE CANAL"

of the purser's possession, the seals were not in the purser's safe. This key was never oul

Outward 10th June-Menchups, Oceanien, Willenberg, 20th June-Indrani Argyll broken, and yet the 5,000 sovereigns are miss

Ataka, Bombay, Domenico, #3rd June-Ben- ing.

One of the passengers who arrived here vesenie 27th June-Teenkai, Needles. goth when the flameda was ready 10 snil from terday on the steamship Alameda brought with June Formosa, Trieste, Alesia, Kronberg Sydney, NSW, thirty boxes of specie, con snake, a native of New South Wales. The garry, Indus, Heidelburg.

him in a wooden box an immense diamond Homeward—~7th |_ Judo- "Glaucus: Glei taining 150,000 sovereigns were put on board snake was alive. The owner feeds it an rats. from the Sydney mint. This sum represents the balance of trade in America's favour for the lihas a meal consisting of une medium-sized rat every two weeks To Customs Inspector past month. It was carefully checked and counted by Purser Thomas Smith of the Sam Moore fell the duty of examining this The people from the mint kept watch on they got in that wooden box asked Moore steamer, and then stond in the specie tank. Particular passenger's baggage. What have express wagons, and Purser Smith stood arthe pointing to the snake's wooden cage. Oh, trapdoor and kept tally as the ship's crew

diamond snake, you know. Monre Carried the boxes into the tank. When the last thought it must be some kind of jewelry and insisted on examining the interior of the Box. down and cound the boxes over Ngain before box was, in the steel receptacle Mr. Smith went

into his own hands. As he opened the box The passenger untied the string which securcu the ifd, and then Moore took the investigation.

commenced uncolling its several feet of shim- slammed the lid and inn. He met Captain mering body Moore gave one good look Hills, who was in charge of the customs forte, Moore? I'm sick, Mr. Hills, going across near the dock gate Where are you going,"

something the matter with my eyes, Moore the street to get some bromo seltzer. There's vows he will neitragain inspect a wooden box with holes bored in ij.-- Frisco Calf.

At Auckland, N. Z4,

A Snake Story

... SHIPPING REPORTS,»

NOTANDA ·

CALENDAR

Bar eter. Thermomete Humidity Rainfall

TO-DAY WEATHER REPOI

Shipping,

Arrivals..

KEONG WAL, Brush steamer, 115, Rc Unse

worth; 7th JulyBangkok via Koh- chang 30th June, Rice and Timber-Yuen Fat Hongdo KWAITANG, British steamer, 195

INLEDI, British steamer, 1,500,

Outerbridge, th Tientsin 1st July, Benn. Butterfield & Swire,

pore 1st July, General-Gibb, Livingston 17th July-London 23rd May, and

& Cash pond

K&MER, Norwegian

steamer, 849 £1.2

Sitesi, German steamer, 3,340, R. Mayer, Jensen, 8th JulyTientem via-Chefen 1st July, General — C. E-& Mc Co-

Goneril Sander, Wieler & Co. 6th July-Yokohama and Kobe 1st July, MREFOO, Chinese steamer, 1,330, Frigast, 6th JulyCanton 8th July, Cuneral-C M SN Co BENNINGTON, American gunboat, 1,710, E- D.

Kaussig, 7th July, Manila 5th July/at

Clearances at the Harbour Oce

eme Propoutts, British stry for Saigon.

14210-

Afiliary authorities are not surprised over It is understood that Germany sounded this the determination of Otis net to organize Government on the subject before entering into any Filipino troops. It is apparent from formal negotiations with Spain, and it is bewhat General Otis says in his dispatch on the lieved the United States made no formal objec subject that he believes it would not be safe, LONDON, June th..

tion to the sale, but, at the same time never to intrust any filipina with arms at this time The morning papers are beginning to talk went to the extent of waiving all objections to and teach then American military methods seriously of the possibility of war in Stuth the prophised occupation of that territory by the while the insurrection is in progress. Africa. Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State German Government. It is not a secret that for the Colouies, in his speech in the House of the United States, would prefer that the islands Commons yesterday, announcer that his reply should remala in the control of a weak power Why Congress should be Convened. to the petition of the Uitlanders, which had like Spain rather than full into the possession(San Francisco Chronicle June 9th.) signing the necessary receipt. The tips Ireen held back pending iliq result of the con" of a powerful nation like Germany.ision can tin nothing with its limited powers lock snapped, the seals put on, and theh the the diamond-headed reptile raised its hend and

While it is true that the Philippine Comisiydoras shut down, the bar put in place, tho Guam Island of the Ladrone group, the possession of the United States, is com- toward making peace with the Tagals, that is purser went to his room and locked up the key pletely surrounded by the otherislands of that group. Furthermore, the, Caroline Islands plan would be to extend its powers and

no reason why it should be recalled. A better in the ship's safe the seats were exiined flank the line of transportation Vetween Haneenable it to offer the insurgents tems which and found to be all right, AtApin, Samos, it and Manila, so that Germany would have will einbrace home rate and be subject to no and again at Honolulu they were carefully an indisputable strategic notantage over the Federal revision afterward in which the island looked over, but there was no sign of their United States in connection with its Philippine people did not concur. By taking this course having been tampered with. Two days out The Daily Mail says it learns that it was possessions. President Kruger himself who suggested the

the Government could make the Commission frip: Honolulu Chief Steward Or NF Clark conference, and it claims to have reliable an

useful and perhaps pacify the Philippine group wanted some supplies of wines and liquors. thority for declaring that Sir Alfred Milnet, the

but in the choice of the other one we ste Tliese also are stored in the specie tank to pre. British High Commissioner, has his back to the

nothing but indefinite trouble and expense... vent the crew from broaching the stores wall and is supported to the aumose by the distele from San Antonio de Los Bands

The hope of a satisfactory l'hilippine outcome The chief steward applied to the purser, and tion, the Daily Mail says we know our General Weyler, who assaulted defenseless powered by Congress to make the offer of a of safe keeping in the safe and proceeded with Captain Unsworth of the strains Cabinet. Commenting editorialy on the situn- says that Joseph, la Brega, a notorious agent of es in she work of a civil commission em- Mr. Smith at once took the key from its place Kruger aright he will back-down, and if not, women and killed children, arrived mere yester territorial form of government. We do not. chief steward Clark to the tank. The seals, from Bangkok, reports, i-ki

day. His appearance was the signal for a believe that the military ban win a peace that were broken, the Yale lock

bar re generally, with low baromeler and wyne Party Chronic deprecates Mr. Chamathering of relatives and friends of these will be citier stable expeditious or conforme- moved aid the trapdoor opened are funda berlain's warlike attitude, but does not deny the whom he formerly persecuted. The excitement bic to American idea. We can drive, the While Mr. Clark was getting his supplies the gravity of the situation, and seriously counsels continued throughout the day, and last night half-armed natives hither and you we can

puiser cast his eyes over the boxes of sovereigns the Boers to grant reasonable reforms as the At about midnight a crowd surrounded the lake their towns we can patrol, their rivers and involuntarily began to count them: He only means of preserving their independence house where he was and began to threaten him and coasts; we can destroy their properly only made their number twenty pine, and think- gainst the plats of the Stock Exchange and He attempted to escape, and, on pictuing the But can neither capture nor exterminate ing he had made a mistake counted them again.. the violonce of Downing street,” /

demonstrators, emptied his revolver wounding making it attempt we do violonce, to the thoroughly around. He got the chief steward. nor segregate their food supply, and in Again they only tallied twenty-nine, and be was two persons. The crowd closed in and capture spit of drawn institutions wel as to toount them, and when te only counted him and he was lynched in the public square,undertake na impracticable inilitary task. It is twenty-nine Mr. Smith sent for the otherofficers General Lawton's opinion that 100,000 men: Captain Van Oterendorp counted the boxes and. would be needed to subjugate-Luzon alone's found them short Chief Officer-Rennie General Shafter's that the army would have to performed the same task with a like result. Dr. kill hall the Philippine population to control Nelson called the boxes off one by one the other balf. But the American people do Chief Engineer Little checked them, baf still and not believe that the the islands are worth the the thirtieth box was missing. The news soon employment of odono trops, and as for spread throughout the ship, but that did not adopting the tactics of the Duke of Alva in the throw any light upon the subject Low Countries and of General Weyler in Cuba, No More Burials at Sea, that, of course, is our of the questionWhat

WASHINGTON, June and

remains but to negotiate, through a civil com Requests have come to the War Department mission, on the basis, we have named and to that no persons dying on transports coming to The failure of the Schurman Commission to

do it with plenary powers? W or going from the United States shall be buried at sea. The Secitary of War has taken this get anything of value is not a sign that the matter up and in order to that effect has been ipinos cannot be reached by the negotiator issued. For this purpose it has become nothing to offer but vague and irredeemable It simply aneans that when a negotiator has necessary to detail in expert embalmer for duty promises he cannot Expect results. Unempo on each transport. The department has wered as it is the Commission cannot hope for sufficient number of these inen already in the success, despite the visible roof in the recent service, and the assignments have already been presence of three separate groups of native

cavoys, that Aguinaldo desires peace. It was J. R. Forter, a cousin in Green's wife, and 0.0. unable to say to that shrewd diplomat when he Howard, who went to meet Green and his Scotoh Landscape Painter Dead.. asked for terms. If your people will lay down wife to theChief of Police soffice for investigation. 1830 Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P.,

LONDON, and June. ~· | their arms we will guarantee them the civil They were all closely questioned by Chief, born a Jout Smart, the landscape painter, is dead, fights of territorial inhabitants under the Con-Lees and Captain of Detectives Bohen, but Og bitution of the United States. It could not even nothing that would throw suspicion on the John Sman was bura in Edinburgh, and was offer a colonial system without the reservation passengers was gleaned the son of Rebert Campbell Smart He was that Congress should have the right, after the While Green was undergoing examination educated at the High School, Leith, and entered Filipinos had surrendered, of exchanging the his wife rushed into the Chief's office and fra the Art School for Manufactures October 16 Eiff for anything it might deem more suitablematically demanded what the officers meant by 1851, studying applied art. He was apprenticed preover, it could not assure Aguinaldo that arresting her husband. The lady was at first as a letter engraver in 1853; and commenced he and his people might not find themselves, mollijed, but later was questioned as to her as a student with the late Lioratio McCullock, after foregoing their opportunity of armed prot movements on slipboard and previously..

under the yoke of a military government,The only tangible clew obtained by the it whom he remained three months. Mr

was elected an A, R. S. A. in November,

alien to the soil and to the speech and instincts Chief was the information flint on the down 1871, and an R. S. A. in February 1877 He

the people. A commission so restricted in ward trip Green gave his name as W. T. Green; was one of the original founders of the Royal its powers should never have been sent to the and on the return trip as W... Ried. It was Scottish Water-Colour Society and was also a Philippies, but now that it is there and fétility also leaned that Porter went London. He received a diploma atlie Mele authority of Congress 19 offer & definite form of covered by the examination. He believed that kept and ass001. sible given, the full | The Chief admitted that nothing was dis. boura International Exhibition;11880-81; and national, Exhibition, 1886. Among his bett United States ir gold medal diploma at the Edinburgh Inter-autonomous govemment in the name of the money fad been taken from the ship at works in oil are The Grayes of Our Ain. Folk The Gloom of Glen! Ogle The Hand of Macgregor The Last Rest of the Clansojan and Dream of Strather

Shadow and Shower

A

Let Mr. Kruger, grant the Uitlaüders- full citizenship and the whole question is ended. At present lie only offers a note of hand for a ridiculous sum, payable many years hence, in return for our immediate abandonment of all the legal rights we now possess for enforcing payment of debts long overdub

The Cape Town correspondent of the Times saysAt the close of the conference M. Kruger declared that he was pleased at the friendly way in which matters had been dis- cussed and hoped they would understand each other better in the future.

It was decided to day by the Alinster that Zola should be at once restored to the Legion, of Honour With this announcement comes the statement thin the author of the famous accuse" letter will leave France for England.

-made.

Want To Surrenber.

SEATTLE, Wash., June 3rd, According to the letter from a Washington volunteer in the Philippines a novel argument has been presented by ilipinos at Manila who favour the unconditional surrender of the insur-aged 6 years.“ gents. They have sent a resolution into the interior which reads in part as follows

Would 10 God that the Filipinos miglit learn a lession from the sad history of the Con federate States of America The Confederates were defeated by land and sea more completely than were the Spaniards, and after four years of most bitter and bloody fighting they surren dered unconditionally. Their land, was laid to waste and the country is still far behind other sections of the United States in prosper We have certainly shown, our patriotism suflsfied. We have got nothing to gam and everything to lose by the unequal struggle: We have a group of a thousand islands Inha bited by 8,000,000 people. They have 80,000 000 170w and 8,000,00r blacks, as well able to stand the tropical clinics Fillipines, América generous as is shown by the treatment of the Confederate States after surrendering Let us give up. Already, there is a part in the Union that favours giving us liberty but that after American honor has, been, Entisfied

complete defeatedbenem

Aguinaldo, as Dictator

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As soon as the Alupedit arrived in the stream. Captain Van Oterendor sent word of the occurrence ashore to Captain Howard, superin- tendent of the Oceanic Steamship Company.

He at once notified Chief Lees, and when the

Barometer..

Temper

Humidity Rainfall

* Saturday, 8th July 1800" (

Kibang sil

1 M, Chinese stem-launch, for Wuchaw. Soyada, British mast ship, for Port Darwin, Kwal Lum, British steam-launch, for Macao Columbia, American:str, for Shanghai Thales British str. for Swatow. We th Hangkong Alaru Japanese str, för Shanghái, A weipang Britishstr., for Canton. Suikong, British sir, for Samsuit Dal

jung Put Chinese Stra for Canton... Fusan Maru, Japanese str, for Kobe "Claufishan, Brüfish_stry-fer. Roy Alurus Japanese stry fár Hermes, Norwegian sir. Stan British str

Samshul British st

//ue, French str. for

Galtres, Bitish str., for

CW Alan, British str., for

"Maidsurić Mari Japanese stry for Swatew

Chowdar, British str. for Bangkok

Triumph, German, str., for Hoihow.

German str., for Shanghai

Lycemoon

Departures

vessel docked. Detectives (ibson, Egan and Siley and Sergeant Cool and Omeers Clare Chinese of bill, woon of 25th year of July 8, Hengal, British air for Europe and Nonnan were waiting to receive her

Thungs Gibson, Silvey and Eagan, who Shortly after 5 o'clock last evening Detectives were: detailed by Captain Bohen to be at the wharf mud study the movements of the Alameda passengers, brought Green, wife and mate l'ursor PC. Smith,

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und bravery, and surely our honour has been member of the Royal Society of British Artist: 91. military methods is so clear it ought to be of J., H. Ried HER PARTS

A special dispatch front Man

it is reported that Aguinaldo has Philippine Congress has fort self Dictator.

June

Roman Relics:

LONDON, unc and" Unusually intere Sand

"made" in the Tower of ess of layings the foundh-

rooin

Sydney or some other foreign pon. He will

therefore do nothing in the matter unless there| are further developments.

gene

en

To that end we conceive an extra session of Congress to be necessary. It should have beeu convened on the 5th of March; it certainly would find a pressing function now, and every sday that goes by adds to the need of its couneras

set in the Philippine alalts We are expending millions in a fruitless war "we--might-by- meant of an extra session, get an enduring The Board of Health is determined lo pré-

peace

Small-pox in Frisco. 54 BOARD OF HEALTIF.COMPELS SANITAKYKS,

PRECAUTIONS,

Vent the possibili

both in the city by that both

may know where the publicatio

If it be the holders,:

anda Chen, fairness" - OFFICE -

that

term! The

because

To the Chro

anti- tion of the Congress

Cspread of smallpox

es and has asked. dance of house

SCO, June 8th

TheEntien

SanRises

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Moon New Moon 4.5 da, High water-Morning s

37aining Afternoon

57min Low water-Morning so thy gzaming

- Afternoon ... 3hr 53min

ANNIVERSARIES,

Iply 8, Clara, German sir, for Hoihow. July 8, King Beng, British str., for Saigon July 8, Kwanglee, Chinese str., for Shar July 8, Shini Mara, Japanese str, för July 8, Sabine Rickmers, British str., for July 8 Whampoa, British sti, for t

July 8, Hongkong Mary, Japanese "Tuly &

Rohilla, British str. for Japan. July 8, Silesia, German str. for Yokohama July & Thales, British str., for Coast Po 1846-anton factories attacked by Chinese July 8, vemoon: German ste 848-Attempted poisoning by Chinese at July &, Glenturrer, British stra

*** Hongkong of 25«imen," of the R. | July 8, K weiyang, Britishi str;; for (

Artillery 1850-Death of the Duke

ambridges the

Arrived Queen's uncle..

Per Silesia, from Yokohamades 1800-Floods in Japan : 3,000 hnusexdest Pedi Per Keong Hut, from Bangkok

Maven Depar

TO-MORROW

Per Hongkong Maruto

Sunday 9th July 1899, Chinese-and of 6th moon of 25th year of B. Luckan, Mrk (3. Ewens

Sun

High water-Moping

Low

Gamin.

San

and Mrs. Whitty, Masters Whitty and servant. For San Richard BlissFor Vanco Inkoctier For Amsterdam-M

Per Rohilla, from Hongkong for |—Messrs. T. 1. Hough, MM, Marsha glar zrubutCol and Madaine The O'Gorman, and Mr. Schurman, For Nagasaki-—Mr. Karoku Yan rinka, Mrs. Kiwa, and Inspector Scott From London for Kobe--Mr and Mrs. Learmouth For Yokobama-Mr. and Mrs. Whitehead and z children From Märsailles--Mr.

water-fing Afternoo

MONTANA flienoan:

ANNIVERSARIES. 16:0—First Dutch Embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1707-Edmund Burke died 1872–lacendiary fire on the

D. in Hongkang barbour. 1888-Eruption of Mayon volcan much damage 1890 Escape of Chinese convicts

Fort, fiend

1897

Benefactor

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808-Edict ordering The

drills into the line

AGE

from Longkong impron Di one, 2 children and

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