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To-day's Advertisements.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW.

"HE Company's Steamship

THE

*FORMOSA,”

Captain Hodgins, will be despatched for the above Port, TO-MORROW, the 30th instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LÁPRAIK & Co., General Managers.

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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED

FOR SHANGBAL

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"KALGAN,*

Captain Laver, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 2nd July, at 4 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. 1817

Hongkong, 29th June, 1900.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SINGAPORE, SAMARANG AND.

SOURABAYA.

THE Company's Steamship

"ONSANG."

Captain Young, will be despatced as above on TUESDAY, the 3rd July, it 3 P.M.

For Freight, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Cy

Geneml Managers.

Hongkong, 29th June, 1900,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

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FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Company's Steamship

"PYRRHUS."

Cain Rorison, will be despatched as above

on FRIDAY, the 13th July.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD, & SWIRE,

Ageats.

Hongkong, th Jime,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

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FOR LONDON via SUEZ CANAL.

HE Company's Steamship

THE

* "CÁLCHAS," Caplain Gregory, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 7th August.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIED & SWIRE, 'Agents.

Hongkong, 29th June, 1900.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PEŅANG 'AND SINGAPORE

HE Steamship

THE

"ARRATOON APGAH," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods

will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed

at once.

Cargo remaining on board after the 3rd July, at P.M., "will be landed at Con- signees risk and expeuse into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharfrnd Godown

Co., Limited.

Consignees of Cange from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE

DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

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

DAVID SASSOON; SONS & Co., Agents,

Hongkong, 29th June, 1900.

To be Let.

TO LET:

"TARFORD." MAGAZINE GAP.

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GROUND FLOOR, 52, PEEL STREET. 13, PRAVA CENTRAL- -ROOMS on 2ND

FLOOR.

"GLENIFFER" KOWLOON.

A 11OUSE IN RIPON TERRACE.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong. 18th June, 1900.

Intimations, EYE-SIGHT.

NOTICE.

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I am continuing my Sight Testing Rooms in Hongkong (W. BREWER & CO.) at which during my ABSENCE will be IN CHARGE of Mr. McIVER, Member Ph. Sy. A Register of all Glasses supplied my constituents in the Far East is kept here, and any kind of Ordinary or Special Lenses can be obtained.

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REPAIRS A SPECIALITY.

N. LAZARUS,

Hongkong, 30th May, 1900.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1900.

Intimation.

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

LIMITED.

OUR

AERATED WATER FACTORY has been recently greatly enlarged. and refitted with the best English Machinery, embodying the latest improvements in the trade.

THE PUREST INGREDIENTS only are used; and the utmost care and cleanliness exercised in the manufacture throughout.

THE WATER USED is specially filtered and proved by repeated analyses to be absolutely pure.

FOR COAST PORTS Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and | Empties when received back in good

onder.

It is reported that Commandant Olivier has broken through the British lines and is advancing South..

WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report says:-- On the 29th at 11:55 am. the barometer has risen considerably in the North, fallen slightly in the South. The low pressure trough is lying over the 5, coast of China and the Formosa Channel Gradients moderate for N.E. winds

on the E, coast of China, and for 5.W. winds on the S. coast and in the N. part of the China Sea. FORECAST SW. and varying "winds, fresh umderate; squally, thunder storms.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tux English Mail of the 26th May was delivered in London on the 25th inst

THE German Emperor has given a personal subscription of £2,500 sterling to the Indian : Famine Relief Fund.

Onders through Local Post or by Telegram receive prompt attention.

A SMOKING Concert will be held in the diers Club on the night of the 2nd prox. under

AN Inquiry into the death of a Chinese police THE CRISIS IN THE man, who was accidentally shot by a European constable on board police launch No. 2 on the moming of the 20th instant, has been past. poned till Thursday, the 5th prox,

THE campaign, for the cheapening of cable telegraph rates has commenced well. ` Sir Edward Sassoon, the prime mover, says that the agitators Accept the concessions, already. made, both strategic and commercial, as instal. wents, but are in the full hope and belief that Government will not remain satisfied until the alt-British system becomes at reality, and the

NORTH.

HONGKONG NEWS.

Wuchown.

THE OUTTING OF THE MILITARY WIRES,

The statement in our issue of yesterday about the alleged cutting of the military telegraph. wires at Happy Valley has received a total denial from the milltary authorities. We find The West River sicainer Wuchow, Captain now that, to be precise, the message wires were Thomas, arrived this morning from Wuchowin, not cut. The damage done was the wires stays. to the poles had She was detained tiventy-four hours at Wu-forming the chewfa by the British Consul, for the protection been severed, and the poles thus losing their of the foreign community, and was then relieved support had fallen. This caused the message by the river gunboat Bobin. The officers of the ship report that there is evidently trouble wires to become useless for communication brewing in Wuchow. There is no rioting but purposes until repaired. These repairs were' on the other hand the place wears a most carried out about naon yesterday.

air of calin. Tonitoms no longer unaccustomed keep up their din at night and the coolies g about their work in silence. Everybody ap pears to be on the tip toe of expectation, but nobody seems to know exactly what is about 10 happen. Placards saying, "Now is the time to rise up and massacre the foreign devils," have been posted upon the City gates, and the Europeans are confident that the pre-

sent period of unnatural quiet is merely the calm before the storm.

Our reporter brought in the information About noon that the wires had been damaged and on account of excessive pressure of work we did not wait to ascertain precisely what panicular paies had been touched, nor could we detail the number of poles cut, the number af cuts, and the instruments which had pro- bably been used in the cutting.

That

rate to India is reduced to ts. per word. FAVE lean that 14.M.S. Wateraltch had a rather uncomfortable time of it the other day. She was busy surveying off the mouth of the Yangisze when the glass, began to fall rapidly and a howling gale of wind sprang up which necessitated her running for shelter with all speed. In one of her rolls she put the man in the chains in the water up to his waist, and another dipped a life-bons, filled it and crumpled

There is no news of H.M.S Sandpiper with up one of the davits. Matters were in a very Consul Little and Mr. Sheppherd, of Jardine's, unpleasant state, everything fetching adrift and

on board and as the Trotni decares that the tele Sol-waltting round. One of her officers says "wo

is no means of communicating with her. It clung to the captain's bags and cried, "what hotph wires to Nanningfu have been cut, there she bumps! but this we fear is an exaggeration, is feared in Wuchowfy that Lieut.-Commander AT the Supreme Court this afternoon, judg. Care is ignorant of the present state of affairs, men was given in the Shell Case. The Chier and that should disturbances break out ho may inagine that these wires being put up by the have difficulty in getting down river with his Justice said that it appeared to him that they small craft. were bound in accordance with the best established principles of law to presume a legal origin, if one were possible, in favour of a lung and uninterrupted actual joyment of a right, and that the judg ment in that case should be for defendant. He accordingly ordered judgment to be en- tered for defendant with costs. Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith dissented and said, in his opinion, juiginent should be for plaintiffs and that they should be awarded Sto damages and

the direction of Mr. Moiz, Bandinaster, R.W.F Tut Shell Transport Company pays no funder dividend. It places to reserve. Rionen; to depreciation 1364,000, and carries forward R30,000.

Ax Amnesty Bill, covering all cases connected with Dreyfus, has passed the French Senate by 238 against 43 votes, after an appeal from the Premier to ciface the painful past.

fr-is reported from Tokyo that the Nippon Vasen Kaisha has decided to open a regular steamship service to Port Arthur, from the zoch inst. The service will be a weekly one. Counterfoil Order Books supplied DEARNESS of living has now so increased at Bangkok that the prices of foodstuffs are almost on application."

double what they were three years ago. House rent and servants' wages have gone up considerably.

Registered Telegraphic. Address :-

*Dispensary, Hongkong."

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS,

ESTABLISHED A‚Ð. 1891.

BIRTHS.

At 28, Seward Road, Shanghai, on the 18th June, the wife of DaviÐ TILBERS, of a daughter At 51, Rifle Range Road, Shangi, on the 19th June, the wife of. TREVOR SMITH, British and Foreign Bible Society, of a son.

At 39. Seward Rond. Shanghai, on the 20th June, the wife of RowLAND R. WADE, 1. M. Customs, of a son.

The Hongkong Celegraph

Hayakona, PRHGAN. JUNI 29, 1920.

TELEGRAMS. Special to the Hongkong Telegraph.”

SPECIAL TELEGRAM.

THE CRISIS IN THE

NORTH.

ADMIRAL SEYMOUR BELIEVED.

ARRIVES AT TIENTSIN.

(From our own Correspondent.}

-SHANGHAI,- June 29th 4.39 p.m. After wiring you yesterday news was re- ceived that Admiral Seymour's force had been relieved and had returned to Tiemsin, There has been a heavy pressure of traffic on the Che line and nothing later is to hancl.

Received 5 p.m. Published 5.30 p.m.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE CRISIS IN

CHINA.

Tur: Daily Chroncle itens that explicit instructions have been issued that no trench- work is to be carried on at Salisbury Plain, manœuvres, and im spades have been issued to the troops.

costs.

en.

The missionaries from the outlying stations) have all been recalled and are expected to down from Samshai by the Puchow... come in shortly. The Rev. Allred lift came

The Swatow Rising. The Canton paper Pok fan Pa reports that Buddahism is making rapid strides in the dis trict arounil Swain. Thousands of people are flocking to the Buddhist leaders and there there are said to be some ten thousand of their followers in Swatow alone. Buddhists are reported to have sworn a jehad against the foreigners and native Christians, and the Pe THE Chinaman who, shortly after being sen-Man Po fears that unless a stop is put to mat- tence to six months' imprisonment with hard ters at once Swatow will quickly be on a par labour for theft, made a bold and successful with the northern Provinces,

Whatever the excuse that the leaders put dash for freedom, has been recaptured. A forth is seems to us that the movement is Chinese detective who had been sent out likely to be anti-foreign in character and It mutters not a especially to look for Him caught him as he therefore a grave danger,

jol whether the instigators han Buddhists, was about to take a journey by sea to some

Red Fists, they will have to be suppressed, and part of the mainland where locks, bults anders, Triads, Big Knives, White Lillies of bars would not interfere with his hours of busiwe should advise the Powers to take- steps for ness and pleasure. He appeared before Mr. the protection of their nationals in and around Hazeland this morning and has now entered Swatow before matters reach a climax, as they upon his six months occupation of a cell in have done in the North, Victoria Caol. The lukong who had the mis fortune to be an unwilling party to the pri soner's escape will at any rate be satisfied, as the recapture incans that the $10 which he was fined for neglect of duty will be refunded. ELIZA Ruhamah Scidmore describes in the Tur master of a passenger junk appeared at the Magistracy this morning, charged with Century a great national phenomenon which having no lights on his junk nearly an hour she has observed on one of her many visits to after sunset last night. Mr. Hazeland clare the long-lived Chinese Empire. There are terized the offence as highly dangerous to three wonders in the history of China,' she human life and property, and tiped the defen-writes, "the Demons at Tang-chau, the Thun- dant $15.

THE vice-president of the London Philatelic Society has sold his collection of European stamps in an enthusiast in the hobby for £30,000

This is the largest amount ever given for ane collection.

Tirk Band of the Hongkong Regiment

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Looting at Taku, According to Chind the cargoes of the for eign steamers which were discharged on the Taku Wharves have all been looted, as also were the rice godowns belonging to the China Merchants.

Why the Destroyers were Captured. According to our contemporary, China, the four Chinese destroyers taken at Taku fell into the clutches of the Fame and Whiting owing to their crews deserting before the British boats captured them. China does not say what would have happened had the crews remained:

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A vernacular, paper states that the Boxers

A Taotai held to Rausom. are willing to release a certain Taotai they have captured, on a ransom of Tls. 100,000 being paid.

SHANGHAI NEWS.

Li Ping-beng. It seems that the notorious reactionist, Li Ping-héng, is not so anxions to die for the Empress Dowager after all, as it is stated from reliable sources that when his Mistress received his memorial to undertake to fight foreigners in the north, and at once sent for him to come up to Peking to be made. Viceroy of Chilli and Imperial High Commissioner of the Peiyang, Li Ping-heng sent up two memorials, one after the other, giving the usual excuse of illness and asking for time to settle up his affairs at Nan- king before starting for Peking. In reply to the two memorials, according to a Nanking dis patth, the Empress Dowager has telegraphed twice to Li-Ping-hêng commanding him to start immediately for the North, in view of the urgent crisis pending, in comparison with which all other matters are as nothing. C. Daily

For our purposes we did not require that in- formation. We were content to know that such damage had been done to these wires; us to interrupt communication, and neces sitate repairs by a working party. such interruption had been caused became calls were sounded from the Head Quarter known, we presunie, when the usual morning Telephone Office. We could not attribute the damage to the stormy weather as we would military authorities could easily withstand all — the stormy weather of Wednesday night.

In our Article last night we insinuated a' certain significance attached to this occur- rence, and if those in authority do not care to recognize that significance we take upon our selves the duty of bringing it to public notice.

We are still of opinion that however trivial they may seem, their importance is so great as should preclude their being entirely overlooked, has beca repaired and communication restored.

We are glad to know now that the damage

LABUAN NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LABUAN, 15th June. l'eople here were surprised to see the Colonial Yacht Seabelle anchor at 4.30 pm, on the 13th with the High Commissioner on board. * Rumours were current the day previously, but it is very evident only the Consul knew about her coming, the deputy Governor certainly knew nothing of it. The Consul and Mr. Little went on board, the latter returning at once. The Codsul after remaining one hour in consultation then returned to shore with Mr. Wilde, private Secretary of High Commis sioner. He engaged a pilot with orders that the latter was to go on heard at once. Meanwhile another steamer was seen in the moonlight to anchor under Papan island, and this turned out to be H.M.S. Plover. At 3.45 am. I happened 40 wake up and stroll to the balcony and saw Seabecile still there; at 4.303.m. on again going out she was gone. I soon found out that the Consul had also taken his Malay secret service agent, a man who owns no nationality and has axes to grind and who is believed to be in the pay of Rajah Brooke. Both vessels went off to Brunei straight. "Al 11. p.m. or past, the same evening, the steam pinnance of the Plover returned into the harbour with

der at, Lung-chau, and the Great Tide at Hang- chau, the last the greatest of all, and a living will wonder to this day of the open door, while its rivals are lost in myth and oblivion. On the -eighteenth night of the second ninon, and on Two Kwang Militia Called Out. the eighteenth night of the eighth and ninth

From Canton we learn that the Viceroy, Lithe first Lieutenant on board, who landed and graph station is situated. He found the station moons of the Chinese year, the greatest flood. Hung-chang has received orders to call out the made tracks for the hill district where the tele tides from the Pacific surge into the funnel Militia of the Two Kwangs. This will pre-closed. It was given out this morning that the pinnace had come over to make arrangements 10 mouth of Hang-chau bay to the bars and flats bably be the beginning of anti-foreign distur

bury a sailor, who had suddenly died at Brunei, at the mouth of the swift-flowing Tsien-tang, bances, if we are to have any in the South.

but this was an excuse, as it turns out the sailor The river current opposes for a while, until the

was buried at sea. "At 11 p.m. to day the Seabelle anchored here again followed at 2 p.m. by the THE United States Government hope to save angry sea rises up and rides on, in a great, white, same £6,000,000 worth of imported rubber roaring, bubbling wave, ten, twelve, fifteen and even twenty feet in height. The Great

lover. The greatest secrecy was inaintained until six p.m. in order that he might not give annually, by starting a new source of supply in Bote, the White Thing, charges up the narrow

and even a Malay pilot was detained on board their recently acquired possessions in Hawaii.ing river at a speed of ton and thirteen miles

away anything. However, from certain obsex- vations let drop from an officer of the Plover It is said that the agents of the Agricultural an hour, with a roar that can he heard for an'

and other persistent rumours going round town, Department will collect some 100,000 rubber. hour before it arrives, the most sensational, spectacular, fascinating tidal phenomenon-

the idea is prevalent that Brunei is to be an trees from Brazil, Mexico, and Central America, a real wonder of the whole world, worth

nexed, or to put it in diplomatic language a going far and waiting long to see." and begin planting in the islands.

Resident is to be placed there after the style of IT has been suggested that there should be THE young Eurasian adventurer Wylie, who

the Malay Peninsula, which is far worse than an formed in London an "Imperial" battalion of has only attained his fourteenth year, has been

nuxation, because the Resident has in reality the Volunteers to represent the Empire outside the at bis old gumes again in spite of the advice

powers of an absolute monarch under the cloak of "adviser," and the only benefit conferred on the natives is to allow an influx of alien Chinese British Islands, in the same manner as there Mr. Hazeland gave hini last week. It will be

to exploit and make the unfortunate native his are now battalions representing the London remembered that he was bound over in his Scottish and the London Irish. The proposal

own recognizance for $100 to appear when

slave, whilst the native, who physically and mo- rally is the surperior man, is not allowed to hustle has received the gentral approval of those called upon for sentence, in the meantime

them out as he could do when his country was representing the leading Colonies in London. the police had been asked to auge for

his own and so protect himself and his race from being robbed, and his patrimony sent A PRIVATE in the Dublin Fusiliers, who col. his admission to a religious school, and a lected quite a surprising number of bullets in reply was received yesterday from the pastor

little by little to China. It is a farce long. his body, and was even more bored by inquisiin charge of St. Joseph's College to the effect

exploded to attempt to hoodwink experienced that he was willing to take the boy into that

students of these countries that the Chinese live visitors to the Mpo River Hospstal, was

immigration confers any lasting benefit on assailed by a pompous legislator from Cape orphanage. The police sent out to find

them or any other countries. In connection Town. He wearily described his wounds. him yesterday bat he could not be found

with Brunei's residency it is also reported that the British Government intend again taking over. the administration of Labuan and giving the Two bullets through his helmet one in his. At last it was discovered that he had been arrested for demanding $2 with menace“ BRITISH GOVERNMENT WEL-

Chartered Company its travelling ticket. This, shoulder another in his foot, and twọ explosive from a woman in 29. Ship Street He

if true, is indeed good news, and the Labuan The following telegram from the North has COME TROOPS OF ANY POWER.bullets through his left breast. "Its a wonder was packed off this morning to St. Joseph's

inhabitants are delighted at the idea of the you weren't killed," said the legislator; "they College, Mr. Hazeland dismissing this last been received at Shanghai: Prince Ching Colony being once more under a proper and LONDON, June 27th. ME. Baliour speaking in the House of must have passed perilously near the region of charge against him. It is almost beyond imagi- the Grand Secretary Hsu Tung, Kang Yi, and oral government. The reasons adduced ats

the bean "*"*They did that, bedad," said the nation to conceive how far he might have gone Chi Hsiu have presented a joint memorial to the on in his career of crime had he not-been- Commons said that the Government would Fusilier, "but I was right enough, for sure me

caught in time by the police. In one case, hempress Dowager exhorting her to take the not sustainable. In the first place we will

Emperor with her to Hsin, the capital of take the charge of decrease-of-population-

owing to chiefs oppressing people" This is welcome the despatch of troops by any power heart was in me mouth for safety."

actually got money out of a District Watchman Shensi province, which is intended to be the as devoid of fact as it is ingenious. Naturally which, owing to its proximity, was able to act As American journal is responsible for the of 20 years service. We are inclined to reite- future Capital of the Reactionist party, to pro after the Rajah siezed the Limbang and Trusan rate the opinion that some wily Chinaman inmediately for the suppression of distur-statement that Chokur Kadono, of Tokyo, an

agent of the Japanese Governineat, is in Mas ingenious enough to evade capture had been

helping him to commit these crimes. bances.

sachusetts.buying arms and equipment for an army to be placed in the field. by the Japanese Government at once. He is stated to have given some startling facts as to the scale on which Japan is carrying on her preparations.

We mentioned yesterday a case of armed for the coming conflict. The Mikado is pierebbery which took place in the early hours of paring quietly to put an army of 500,000 well-

the morning at a village called Tab Kow-Ling Armed and well-drilled soldiers in the field, and

near Kowloon City. News from Masent 26th inst., states that within two years the Japanese Army, will be the Boers atricked a party of Basutos work-one of the mot formidable in point of numbers and equipment of any armed force in the world. ing under the Royal Engineers, near Kroon- stad, killing and wounding zo and capturing HONGKONG is noted as a coaling station and rivals Port Said in renown for the despatch and speed with which steamers coming into port with empty bunkers leave with them Considerable bustle prevails while conling, and other work is going on, and any interruption is annoying to those engaged in the work, and is received with resentment. Such was the case yesterday on a ship in harbour, and the tale was unfolded at the

THE WAR.

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. BOERS ATTACK PARTY OF NATIVES.

[R.H. KUTTONJEE begs to inform his numerous Patrons that he is now pre- pared to deliver BREAD in WANCHA and the 200. EAST END of the City between the hours of Q and 7 'A.M.

CUSTOMERS requiring BREAD to be delivered are requested to kindly notify the

H. RUTTONJEE, 13 & 15, D'Aguilar Street. Hongkong, 24th June, 1900.

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NOTICE.

THE OFFICES. of the HONGKONG TELEGRAPH have This Day been removed to No. 50, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Second Floor, (the premises formerly occupied by Messrs. POWELL & Co.) to which address all communications should be addressed.

ETH. F. SKERTCHLY, Manager. Hongkong, ret May, 1899

THE VICTORIA CROSS, FOR GALLANTRY AT KORN SPRUIT.

Major Phipps-Hornby and three men of the Q Battery have received the Victoria Cross, as representing the collective gallantry displayed by the battery at Kurn Spruit.

THE ASHANTI REBELLION.

RAIN DELAYS RELIEF FORCE. News from Prahsu 26th inst, state that heavy rains are delaying the Kumasi relief, the rivers being almost impassable. -

full.

Magistracy today. A Filipino stevedore was busy at his special work down in the hold, while coolies overhead were equally busy pass- ing in coals. The interruption came in the shape of a basket of coals carelessly dropped by a coolie on the Filipino's Licad Compliments of a non-complimentary nature and more coal then passed between deck and hold, and finally the swarthy. Filipino ascended in great wrath and went for that coolie and the Magistrate cald £5 or 14 days (for the Filipino).

SMART CAPTURE BY THE POLICE.

The police received information of it about 3.15 am, and within two hours of the report being sent in Sergeant Macdonald, stationed nt Yaumati, had arrested two men, one of whoar has been identified out of a crowd of about twenty Chinames.

In laraenting the other day the frequent cases

News

Chinese Designs.

claim the Heir Apparent, Pu Chun, as Emperor immediately, and leave Prince Tuas, his father, districts, the richest and more fertile parts of and the troops in the North to fight it out with the State, the Brenei subjects who had interests. the Foreign Powers, The Empress Dowager there were obliged to remain and become the is still hesitating to embark on such a moment-Rajab's subjects; besides, between these two ous step. Jung Lal is the only-high Minister rivers and Brunci there has always been active traffic and exchangeof commercial commodities who has consistently held to the policy of Bup which hitherto came through Brunei. Now the pressing the Tho Chuart and making terms Rajab to force this traffic through Kuching and. with the Powers..

SMUGGLING. FIREARMS.

A HEAVY PENALTY,

BANGKOR, June-21st Yesterday morning at the French Consulate, before M. Suzor, "Acting Consul for France, one Tai Seng, a French subject, was brought up to answer a charge of smuggling firearms and ammunition into Siam.

of armed robbery, we mentioned that blame could hardly be attached to the police themselves

It appeared that the accused received a con for these occurrences, and their eficiency was borne out by their successful captures and this signment of goods from Hongkong by the ss capture by Sergeant Macdonald is additional Phranang and amongst them were ten cases Upon examination by the Customs Aghor testimony. As we pointed out, the fault lies in said to contain biscuits the police force being under manned. That requires no testimony-the fact is too apparentities, three of these cases were found to be

THE PLAGUE.

Cases reported to 28th instant 727 Do, do. during past 24 hours, 21. Total 748

Deaths reported to 28th instant 608

during past 24 hours. 18. tal, 686

packed with 45 rifles and 3,250 cartridges

The scheme did not end here. An attempt was made to evade the payment Customs duties by making a false declaration The value of the goods was put down at Szzo. 60, whereas, they were really worth $717.30, 3g

The Attorney General prosecuted on behalf of the Siamese Government and for the at tempted sippggling the acoused was fined Ticals 200, the arms and ammunition being confiscated

The accused was also ordered to pay the duty on the fall value of the goods Stam Odervin

away from Brunei, has imposed export tax in the way of the produce following its only legiti limate course. This has stopped the Singapore And other steamers running to Brunci and the people dependent on these have naturally had to seek other places to find a living. Brunei besides has always more or less been a migratory population and the people conic and go between there and Labuan and other places. I have spoken with hundreds not heard one, them not prefer Brunci rule to of Brunei subjects living here, and 1 bave English role. In fact however gratuituously we may assett it to the contrary the natives of force majeure not from any love of it Malaysia hate our rule, they only submit by there may be a few dozen, exceptions only of en marse do not prefer our rule. It is very ins those who hold offices under us. The people opportune for the Rajah to advance such rea sans considering that he has the greatest difficulty in keeping his subjects in his country. Only on the roth of May last at a meeting of the Supreme Council an order was approved making it obligatory for all Sarawak subjects wishing to proceed to any foreign country to take out Passports, the Passports to cost $5 each. This sum will virtually be prohibi to the culinary native. Yet the Rajah h the principal person to urge on the Gorernment the depopulation of Brin