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THE SCARE IN THE JAPANESE MONEY MARKET.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1901.

WILL ITALY LEAVE THE TRIPLE | place, and the policy adopted" is the same.

ALLIANCE?

CHINESE LABOUR FOR 8. AFRICA.

|1883-Sir Harry Parkes appointed Ministerto | DARDANUS, British steamer, 1992, TAGH

China.

1884 Suspension of the Oriental Bank 1886–Opening of the Colonial, and Indian

Exhibition. 1890-Several shocks of Earthquake at Hoihow. 1897-The Greek Government decided to con: 1898-Martial law proclaimed in Madrid. 1899-H.M.S. Victorious successfully docked

tinue the war.

at Yokosuka.

demand has set-in: A Saga despatch to the ministers are now opposed to the alliances bars of the Church of England, Baptists,. Wes-gress censuring Mr. Rhodes for his intentinn 1899-Russia leases for 13 years 3 strips of

land on the Korean Coast.

AGENDA.

TO-DAY.

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Steeves, and May-Singapore 26th April, General--Butterfield & Swire. KINSHIU Maru, Japanese steamer, 2,389, F. - Hoton, and May-Moji-28th April, Gana.

ral-Nippon Yusen Kaisha.

1st May, Bangkok 23rd April, Rico MACHEW, German steamer, 99%, J. E. Farrell,

Melchors & Co.

GLENGARRY, British Steamer, 1,925, Stevenson,

2nd May-Manila 29th April, General Macgregor Bros,& Gow.

PAKHOI, British steamer, 1,243, C. C. Williams, 2nd May, Canton 2nd May, General- Butterfield & Swim."

9p.m.-The. Brough Company at the Theatre Holstein, German str., for Swatow...

Royal.

TO-MORROW.

Clearances at the Harbour Office.

Antonio Macleod, American str., for Iloilo. Pakkong, British str., for Canton.

Anping, British str, for Shanghai. Thales, British str., for Haiphong, Chowtai; German str., for Swatow. Kwangse British str, for Amoy.

as prevails in Russia, missionary enterprises, which have been built up at so great The fall of the Saracco ministry in Italy, and

a cost, and with such beneficial · results, A Kutume despatch to the Asal states that the local branch of the Kiushu Shogyo Ginko, the King's choice of Signor Zanardelli to form will in all probability be extinguished." The The Morning Leader of the 1st ult., Yays

Six months ago we were endeavouring to Kumamoto, suspended payment yesterday a new cabinet, are regarded by Italian and China Iritand Mission alone hasor rather, we morning, anys the Kobe Herald of the 25th ult French papers as a sign that King Victor should say, had-nearly eight hundred mission- do what we could to prevent Dr. Rutherford Liabilities of the branch office are understood Emmanuel has decided to yield to the tearies in China, and travellers in the Far East bore Harris, who acted as London agent for Mr. testimony to the excellent work done by men Rhodes while the Jameson Raid was brewing, te amount to yon 79,900. The 61st Bank has public ins and socialists who oppose the Triple who devoted both their lives and money to this front capturing a seat in Parliament. We r been expecting a rush of creditors, mil. made Alliance, with its policy of foreign colonies and Mission, which, it may be remembered, was minded the electors of Monmanth of a certain preparations accordingly, but so far no unusual ring and navy expansion. Two of the cabinet founded by Hudson Taylor, and includes ment-resolution passed by the Trade Union Con- Mainichi states that a panic has arisen through with Germany and Austria, says the Tribune leyans, and Prebyterians. After all, that these 10 introduce Chinese labour into South Africa, the 151st Bank and the Kusha Shogyo-Ginko of (Rome), and their appointment is significant of and other missionaries have suficred, it must Dr. Harris vehemently denied that inten interesting coincidence we Kumamoto suspending payment. The local grave impending changes in Italy's foreign be very discouraging for them to be told by tion. By an banks are altopting measures of precaution. A policy. The visit of the Italian feet to Toulon critics at home, who probably have never set now learn on the same day (1) that Dr. later despatch states that the Saga Branch ofthe and the decoration of King. Victor.Enunanue their foot in the Celestial Empire, practically Harris has thrown up the sponge" in the Kiushu Savings Bank suspended payment yes- with the grand cordon of the Legion of Honour that they have brought the trouble upon them-election petition against him; and (2) that the Forday, A Kumamoto despatch to the Mainichi by President Loubet, indicate, declares the

selves by want of tact." Canon Sutton did scheme Which Mr. Rhodes disavowed has none states that the money market is again in a dis-Journal des Débats (Paris), that the long not deny that occasionally even a missionary the less been accepted-so Reuter tells us by turbed state and the Kinshu Shogyo Ginko has expected but fong-delayed Franco-Italian might allow his seal to outrun his discretion, that usually docile body, the Chamber of Mines suspended payment fur three weeks fium yester pprachement, which Crispi laboured for so

but we accept his assurance that, taken as a at Bulawayo. Our scepticism regarding the day. The ligo Bank is threatened with difficul. - arduously, has "at last entered upon its final ties Altogether the outlook on the local stages. A new Triple Alliance, composed of whole, it would be difficult to find a more dis Rhodesian repudiations of this scheme has been Daylight monetary market is anything but promising. A France, Russia, and haly, concludes this creet and tactful set of men than the mission- amply justified. The mines of Rhodesia are to aries which, the Church of England had in be worked, in part at least, by Chinese labour. Nagoya despatch to the Afaiichi states that journal, is an event of the not far distant China

It is poor hearing, no.doubt, for every workman the local bankshave been crowded with anxious folure.

in South Africa. But there is more in this than Glen "depositors singe the Toyobashi Bunk suspend-

mere competition. The cheap and laborious ed payment The Meiji and Aichi Banks

Chinese coolie, if he is really introduced un- rendered valuable help to the banlis and suc

der the conditions contemplated by the Rhode. ceeded in preventing a crisis. It is believed

sians, will not be a free man. Brougin dut on the trouble is now over.

contract, he will spend the years of his serfdom immured in a compound, and on its expiry heCargo ex Tientsin subject to rent. will be reshipped perforce to his native land. He is preferred to the Indian coolie, as the South African papers freely admit, because he has no rights as a British subject. Disguised Noon-O, & O. Co.'s steamer Gaelic leaves for May 2, Rajaburi: German str, for Hoihow.

of White labour in South Africa. 'What is more slavery of this sort will be fatal to the chances important, it will corrupt the whole fabric of our free Anglo-Saxon colonies. Why cannot the British Government suppress the publica tron of such utter rot?-Ed, H.K. F.) |

If lialy rely does abandon her vain, ex- Isting policy of attempted imperialism, says the Independance Belge (Brussels), "a new impulse will be given to the economic and industrial renaissance which is everywhere The 79th Bank, which caused the recent evident in the kingdom. The new King has a monetary difficulties in Osaka, was rechar

difficult task, but, at the same time, a splendid ed insolvent by the Osaka Chihu Saibanshopportunity before him." yesterday. Mr. Kobata, President of the

What Tinly needs, says The Daily Neivs 7th Bank and a City Allerman, was ar (London), is a "brave and sincere statesman

who will tell her of her ailments as candidly rested yesterday afternoon on a charge of fraud. Adzuma Yokichi and Adzuma, Your. Gladstone teld her during his life, and .sabur, clerks of the banks, were also arrested

who will apply binaseli strenuously and whole during the afternoon. The official searches heartedly to their remedy," It concludes: for documentary evidence of fraud made at the residences of the accused and their friends resulted in the discovery of a large quantity of papers and shares. These articles were scaled up by the authorities. Another clerk called Mori Shnankuri was also arrested towards the evening. Mr. Kabata is an elder brothef of Mr. Nishikawa, President of the Namba Bank, who was arrested on a similar charge the day before yesterday.

THE TROUBLE WITH THE CARGO COOLIES.

We learn, says the Bangkok Times of the 1th ult, that the disturbance caused by the cargo coofles at Kolesi chang on the S. 5. Victoria was a anuch anme serious affair than was at first reported. It be gan over some trivial matter, the casting off of a lighter's mooring lines, or something of that son, and the coolies as usual became dangerous when they founds they were pot going to get their own way yelling crowd of them, anned with a meat axe, chased the chief officer all over the ship, and he was «in imminent danger of his life for some time. Af fast he succeeded in conesaling, Himself, and the murderous villains were searching for him for three hours, before he was rescued We understand that the consequences have, been very serious for the chief officer, who is very ill, his, bead'apparently being affected.

“Italian anarchy is but the symptóm, of falian misery. Over great parts of italy the taxation amounts to nearly half on the produce and industry of the people. The population, driven out by want, is spreading into every county of the old and new world. A large part of the severest manual labour is performed threatens to become another Ireland, happy in in America by these Italian 'emigrants, Daly any country but her own."Translations made for The Literary Digest.

HOW TO EMPLOY CONVICT LABOUR.

One of the most serious problems of prison masingement is how to employ convicts with- ont bringing thour into harmful competition with free labour. The contract system, by which the labour of convicts is hired to con- tractors," says, the Denver Republican, 'is almost universally condemnet. The operation of prison factories by the State is open to a like objection. The result in many cases has been the maintenance of convicts in idleness." There are certain kinds of public work, it maintains, upon which convict labour could be employed with great advantage to the community, and it mentions in this connection the need of irrigation tunnels in the moun- tainous districts of Colorado, by means of which large tracts of arid land could be reclaimed. The Hartford Times suggests farm labour as the most suitable employment for convicts, Outdoor work has conspicuous advantages for any one," it declares: but in the case of prisoners it is doubly valuable for reasons which hardly need suggestion. It continues:

The incident is a grave relection on the port, where these conlies have got their own way so lapptil their conduct is not only a serious hindrafite to trade, but also a danger to life. Bangkok has gone on the principle “Afen who have yielded to certain tempta-. that it saves trouble to give in to the cargo-tions of city life, but have even a feeble disposi- boat coolies, but it is a very big mistake. tion to go straight in the future if they can, are At the present moment there is plenty more likely to succeed in doing so if they live of cargo in Bangkok waiting to be shipped, far in the country than if they go back to the and freights are good, but even Singapore place of their former habits and associations, „buts are waiting in the river for a week at a Whch such go to prison they know nothing of time because of the strike. One steamer has farm work. If they learn before they come. been here a week and has not been able, to nut, the finding of employment is comparative; discharge her cargo yet.

ly easy. Nor are they hampered by having a | trade that is associated in the common mind with a term in jail or prison. They will not be asked to explain where they learned what they know, because a majority of those who seek farm work have learned it as boys, and in a farming region it is taken for granted that everybody knows the rudiments of the work.....

TO EXPEL THE NEGRÓ TRON THE SOUTH.

William Ellis Aberactly, formerly president of Rutherford College in North Carolina, and a lentér in the recent cumpalgo that resulted in the adoption of the negro-d sfranchisement amendment to the state constitution, now dỡ clares that the only solution of the vexing mee problem in the South is the expulsion of the black man. Writing in his paper, the Morgan ton (N. C.) Herald, he says

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THE FIND OF GREEK

STATUES...

The New York Independent translates from an Athens paper an interesting description of the recent great discovery of ancient Greek statues. The writer of the translated article .took parl in the search. He says:

An ancient bronze hand, wonderfully artistic, raised from the dark bottom of the rocky and wild shore of Anticerigo (Anticythera) by Symean divers, gave rise to a careful and minute examination of that part of the sea. The divers who discovered the hand declared hat under the water there lay numberless statues and other “antiquities.

Y.K. steamer Hakala Maru leaves for Marseilles, London, etc.

SATURDAY L

Hakala Maru, Tapanese str., för Singapor Pinguey, British str., for Moji,

steamer Glenshiel leaves for Kobe, Pakket, British str., for Shanghai.

(direct.)

Progress, German str., for Touren.

SUNDAY, 5th.

Ho Kwai, British steam-launch, for Wuchow. Dardanus, British. str., for Shanghai. Daylight 0. 5. K. steamer Maidzuru Mors | Kamsang, British str., for Singapore!

leaves for Coast Ports,

TUESDAY, 7th..

Honolulu via Shanghai, etc.

WEDNESDAY, 8th.

Debertaros

May a Hue, Erench str., for Kwong-chow-wan, May, Salahadji. Danish str, for Swatow.. May 2, Canton, British str., for Canton, May 3, Kumiang, British str., for Calcutta. May 2, Kavelyang, British str., for Tientsin.

6.30 p.m.-Regular Meeting United. Service May 2, Kalgan, British str, for Canton.

Lndga No. 1341 EG. Cargo ex Gaelic subject to rent.

THURSDAY, 9th.

May 2. P. C. Kleo, British str., for Swatow." May 2, Chowtai, German str., for Swatow May 2, Antonio Macleod, American, str., for

Iloilo.

The war ship Mycale, towing the two little vessels of the Symean divers, started late and dismal night the vessel carrying the statues in November for the spot, where on a stormy THE CHAMBERLAIN LIBEL CASE. 5 pm.-E. & A. Ca's steamer Guthrie leaves May 2, Jacob, Diederichsen, German str. for sunk with its crew.

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WHAT ACTUATED THE JURY.

for Australian Ports.

SATURDAY 11th. Noon-P. & O. steamer Ballaarat with Mails

etc. leaves for Europe.

WEDNESDAY, 14th. Daylight-0. S. K. steamer Akashi Maru leaves

for Coast Pofts.

SHIPPING GAZETTE.

In future the Telegraph shipping form sup- 'plied to Captains of vessels will contain a heading for notices of officers and engineers transferred or on leave, etc. Friends will much oblige by giving this information:

the Professor of Archeology of the University, On this ship, like another Jason, embarked Mr. A..Economou. Unluckily the storm did "A Member of the Jury" writes to the Daily not allow the continuancer of the work started Chronicle to endeavour to show what actuated by divers, and the Alycafe, after ince hours the jury in forming their decision in the Cham- search of the sea, returned to the Pincus,berlain libel case. In the first place, he says, bringing the first discoveries, which the divers their entire personal sympathies were with Mr. were able to raise in that short time.

Arthur Chamberlain, who gave his evidence fearlessly and well. The sentiment of the jury would have given him a verdict for £5,000, at least, were not more serious questions involved. They sincerely accepted bis evidence, and con- sidered that he fally vindicated his character so far as his personal reputation was concerned, They also believed that nothing whatever that was disclosed reflected upon the personal char acter of any member of the Chamberlain family: But this is far from saying that therefore the Morning Leader had no justification for its attacks. The jury were bound to exercise careful judgment in touching as nearly as they could that mark on the financial thermometer above or below which the damages would have been excessive or inadequate." The--on leave. broad question they had to answer was. "Were the articles as a whole fair comment upon matters of public interest?" They had no difficulty in deciding that the criticism went

The most significant of them was a bronze bearded head, probably of a pugilist, as due can see from the hand, which certainly belongs to the same statue. The eyes, inlaid, are well preserved, and also the expression of the face, despite the ravages wrought by the sea.

These finds and the fact that the divers declared that there was a whole quantity of statues led to the prompt expedition of another war ship, the frigate Syra. This ship was deemed to be more suitable for that mission, and I was ordered by the Minister of Public Instruction, Mr. Stas, to go aboard and super vise the work. Despite the prevailing head seas we started at midnight on December and toward Aulumon of Cerigo, where the two divers' vessels were awaiting the arrival, of the war ship to resume their work

On the evening of December jrd we entered the Bay of Aulemon, where the divers were anxiously awaiting us. The cornmander of the Syra, Mr. Jason Boumboulis, indicated how to commence the work, and by daybreak we sailed to Anticerigo to the spot of exploration. With anxiety I watched from afar the steep and inhospitable shores of the island, trying to conclude as to where we ought to search for the remainder of the wreckage. At last after four hours' sailing we approached the celebrat cd shore, or rather, the cragged rocks hear which our search was to take place.

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Hoihow..

Passengers-Arrived.

Per Dardanus, from Singapore—572 Chinese, Der Hong Bec, from Singapore-1,37" Chi

Departed.

Dese.

Per Laongsang, for Manila-Messrs. P: E. Sperling, H. S. Seabright, Eduardo Ros, F. W. Lloyd, H. W. Walker, Chan Hewan, Cheng Tak To, I. lashimo, I. Nagata, L. Golowing John Carroll, Misses Kisò Kumabe and Mat

sumoto.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Capt. Peters, of the steamship Hong Bet, Captain S. Wilds, Taisang, is on home leave. from Penang and Singapore, reports:Fine ferred to the Taisang

Captain R. Di C. Bradley, Kutsang, is trans-weather from Singapore to Hongkong. Mr. H. A. Walker, and Officer, Tungchow, has been promoted chief officer, Kalgan..

Mr. I. Buchbin, citer officer, Kaigan, is

Mr. J. H. McCann, 3rd engineer, Kiukiang, has been transferred to the Kelgan,

Mr. D. Peebles, 3rd engineer, Wenchowe, is transferred to the Kiukiang

Mr. F. H. Smith, chief officer, Fuping, has been appointed master, same steamer,

Mr. G. Ellis, chief officer, Priping, has been transferred to the Fuping

Mr. R. Boucher, 3id engineer, Kwongsang, acting and engineer, same.steamer. Mr. E. Kirk, has been appointed acting 3rd engineer, Kwongrang

Mr. H, G, N. Walker, and officer, Wingsang, is acting chief officer,

Captain W. McClure, acting master, Kwong- sang, has been transferred to the Pechili.

M. Thos, Anhur, chief officer, Wingrang is acting master, Kavongsang. is on leave.

Mr. D. Graliam, 2nd engineer, Kwongsang,

acting and officer, same steamer.

Mr. S. K. Gordod, 3rd officer, Wingsang, is

beyond what was fair. The verdict, therefore, must have been for the plaintiff. As to the. amount of damages, the jury felt the responsi bility acutely. Having pointed out that if Mr. Arthur Chamberlain brought the action-merely to obtain heavy damages he was not well ads vised in introducing Kynochs' matter, the juror, goes on to say that a verdict for heavy damages would have been taken to mean that on the Kynoch part of the case the jury had an opinion contrary to that which they really did have, The sight of the shares horrifies my soul and which they were determined clearly to Being of an abrupt and dark aspect, they have express. What then, should the damages be? nothing, cheerful about them. The hot sun Here was involved a question of costs, for gives them a more awe-inspiring appearance. although a jury is not supposed to consider it One would say they were created to be the at all, if a juryman wants a plaintiff to have his grave of not only one, but niany ships The costs paid, whatever judges may direct, he will aspect of that const brought to my imagination take care to award a sum that will carry costs, the stormy night of the wreck of the ship, of In this case the jury meant the Morning Leader which the remnants lay still in the bottom, to pay the costs as a punishment for its excesses, among bronze heads and broken marble hands and it was agreed to give a sum that, without and huge swords, and beautifully outlined being large, would certainly not be contemp- limbs of horses and centaurs. And one would tupus or merely nominal. Two hundred pounds have thought that there still resound the moan- was the amount chosen, and if this was a com. ing of those poor seamen, who, seeking their promise it represents with singular approximate safety on the shore, would have surely meness the average vote of each number of the death on that inliospitable rock.

jury, and was carefully considered and adopted: unanimously.

***Next to nothing has been accomplished toward carrying out the idea in any complete form. Fragments of what would be a complete scheme have been adopted, but they are only fragments, Tisére is reason to believe that the farin plan leads more directly and hopefully to Where were these antiquities stolen from, a wider development in the direction indicated and when did the wreckage take place? To than any other which has attracted attention.".ward which direction was that'ship sailing and -Literary Digest.

MISSIONARIES AND TACT.

We take the following remarks on mission aries in Chian from the Bristol News of March 261 ultimo ---

to whom did it belong? The statues taken on this vessel were they those which the Roman dictator, Sylla, ravished from Greece, together with the renowned Centaur of Zeuxis, and of which Lucian relates, in his "Zeuxis" or "An: tiochus," that divine justice did not permit them to reach the const of Italy, and that they' perished near the Cape of Malea? Or, can we refer this adventure to the epoch of the Pirate War in the days of Pompeii, and suppose these statues were stolen from Greek towns by pirates, to be sold in the markets of Egypt, to embellish the mansion of some rich citizen? Or, were they designed to decorate the triumph of a, victorious Roman Consul? All these questions are problems of which, the solutions will be long sought. This is certain, that the wreck occurred in the Roman period, and we are not far from truth in assigning as its date the first century B, C.

"There is one solution and but one. and cruel as it may seem, the negro must go. If not voluntarily, then by force. His presence here is a perpetual meñaće. It keeps out im- migration and capital, it engenders bad blood between North and South it keeps alive bitter memories. An unnamed fear fills every Southern heart, and unable dread darkens every Southern home: Go

The remarks of the Lord Mayor at the meet he must, Beiter for black man, better for ing of the British Church Missionary Society white man. We who have giri-babies will rest clicked a good-humoured protest from Canton more easily in our graves hereafter, if we die Sutton, Mr. Godwin, as a business man ex- in the proud consciousness that this problem pressed his opinion that the trouble in China has not been left by cowardly policy to posterity. arose from want of tact on the part of the miss But the agro is a property holder; se was the ionaries. This sounds like an echo of some Indian. Civilization is above constitutions, it remarks which fell from Lord Salisbury when makes and unmakes them at will. The news first-reached this country of the siege Government is amply able to deport of colonize of the Legations at fekin. At that time the them, and all it necils is a sense of the serious Premier was not so well-informed as he is need for i. That sense is being deepened day to-day of the causes which had produced the by day. If the money squandered in the disturbances in the Middle Kingdom. Most Quixotic war with Spain, in the unholy and of, those who have studied the subject have At least a few finds belonging to the captain inhuman butchery of the Filipinos, in gorging

come to the conclusion that the outbreak was and crew of the wrecked ship bring us to the the greed of legislative feeches, had been not mainly directed against the missionaries; Roman period. But it is very probable that devoled to this paramount issue, it would have it was brought about by the aggressive policy of | fufthur discoveries will decide as to the correct been settled. Lift this incubus from the South, the Powers, which seemed to threaten the parness of my opinion. A small alabaster vase, and she will become the garden of the globe"tition of China. One of the most impartial -Literary Digest.

BUTTERFLIES FOR LONDON PARKS.

jurisdiction.

similar to the Phenician glass vases, and two er three more vases belonging not to the cargo, but to the crew, are certainly of the Roman era,

Bur let us be done with conjectures from the moment we are in the place of the wreckage. and the work is resumed.

The little vessel of the divers, towed by the steam launch of the Syra, was brought to the place of the wreckage, distant twenty yards from the rock. The first diver, dressed up in his attire, makes the sign of the cross then

NOTANDA

CALENDAR.

· MAY.

↑ Aleteorological means based on ten years observations to 1893. Barometer er Thermometer Humidity. Rainfall

29.867

70.2 84.0. 15.0

TO-DAY. WEATHER REPORT.

29 94

On date x On dele at

104.m.

47.31.

29.82 84

78.

69

Baroneter.. Temperature Humidity Rainfall...

TO-DAY.

Thursday, 2nd May, por Chinese-rath of 3rd moon of 27th year of

Kwang-su

Sun-Rises

Sets

shr. 29min.

Okr. 25min. Moon Apogee ghr. am.. High water-farning. Skr.14min. Afternoon ghr. 7min. Low water-forning

thr. domin Afternoon ...... ohr. zzmin,

ANNIVERSARIES.

1487--Simnel executed at Dublin,

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"Stonewall Jackson. 1888-Treaty between Portugal and China

ratified at Tientsin. 1896-Armed attack on a shop at Wanchai; a watchman": murdered 'and alubong wounded. 1898-Prince Kung died.

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·SHIPPING AND MAIL`NEWS.

MAILS DUE,

Canadian (Empress of Japan) och instant. French (Laos) 6th instant

American (Hongkong Maru) 8th instant. American (China) 15th instant. American (Doric) 23rd instant!

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The N. P. S. Co's steamer Queen Adelaide arrived at Tacoma from Japan and Hongkong on the 30th ult.

The M. M. Co's steamer Labs, with the next outward French Mail, will leave Saigon to morrow Friday, the 3rd inst., at 2 a.m., for this port.

The N. C. L. steainer Willenberg from Hamburg-left Singapore for this port yesterday, the 1st inst, and may be expected here on or about Tuesday, the 7th inst..

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S.. Empress of Japani arrived Kobe at 5.30 pm, on Tuesday, the joth April and left again at midnight same day for Shanghai where she is due to arrive at 2am., on Saturday, the 4th May.

·HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS.

D.S.S. Benningtona

Lucy J. Kenney ......

Nanchang.....

Kowloop

Dardanus, from Singapore, reports -Moderate Captain, T. G. Steeves, of the steamship

Er winds and fine clear weather throughout.

from Manila, reports-Light variable winds, Capt. Stevenson, of the steamship Glengarry, smooth sea, and fine weather. On May 18, passed 5.5. Meviune, in Lat, 19° 30′ N. and Long. 116° 20′ E.

Japan Ambria, Bisagno

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

Names,

From:

Due

Singapore Singapore

May 4th:

May 4th-

Singapore

May 5th

May 6th

Singapore

May 6th

May 8th

May 7th

Empress of Japan..Japan Wittenberg... Singapore Laos in.. Hongkong Maru... Japan Miike Maru........

China

Doric

San Francisco... May 15th Bombay ......... May 15th ...... San Francisco... May 23rd

We would direct the silenting of shipping firma to the style in which "Steamers Expected" and "Projected Sallings are now published in those enlumus, and'iy an' doing respaci.... folly urge the magggen ofsbipping Erns to give orders so their cleries to furnish this obce, on the form already si

y sup.. plied grafit with the intear availabda information every day.

PROJECTED SAILINGS."

Ship

Afridi

Emp. Japan...

Dock,

Ferndene

Gaelic

"

Gisela ...

Destination. Date.

May 4th

May rith

July 25th

Jane toth

May th May 28th

Akashi Maru Swatow, & May 15th New York

May 24th

America Maru... San Francisco, &c.}]uly 4th - Anping Maru Foochow

May, 8th Antenor...........London....... May 14th Asturia. New York Awa Maru......... Marseilles, &c...... May 17th Ballaarat .....Europe, &c.... Bayern. Straits, &c. Belgian KingSan Diego, &c. Bengal............................. Shanghai ..... Calchas... London........ Canton. Marseilles, &c.... May 18th Carlisle City San Diego, &c. ... May rath Changsha....

Kobe & Yokohama May 10th. China... San Francisco, &c May 25th City of Peking...San Francisco, &c. July 13th Coptic

San Francisco, &si fune 27th Doric...............San Francisco, June 1st Duke of Fife......Victoria, B.C.......June 7th Emp. China D... Vancouver, &c...........> June-sth Emp.ladia

...... June 26th Mon May 15th. New York ... May 8th San Francisco, &c. May 7th. Singapore, &c...... May 15th Glengarry ...... Yokohama, &ch.... May 6th Glenshici... Kobe....

May 4th Guthrie... Sydney, &c......... May 9th Hakata Maru Marseilles, &c......May 3rd Hamburg......... Straits, &c.__..... June 13th Hillglen............ New York

fune 14th Hiroshima Maru. Bombay in May 24th: Hitachi Maru Kobe & Yokohama May roth Hongkong Mon San Francisco, &c. May 16th Japan Shanghai, &c. May 7th K. Companion... Portland, &c. ...... May 15th Kaifong. Iloilo, &cuäm May 6th Kasuga Moru Sydney, &c. May 24th Kinutschon in Straits, &c. July 11th Kinshiu Maru.Victoria, B.C. May tith König Albert ...Straits, &c. ................ Aug, 22nd. Königsberg. Havre, &c. ........... May, 3rd - Lowther Castle. New York

June 30th, May 5th Maidrun Maru Tamsui... India, Adriatico, Deucalion, Easingwold, Ville, Miike Maru Moji, &c.

May zist Alger. 19th April-Benglor, Banca, Nurnberg. Nippon Mara... San Francisco,&ciune 11th- 23rd April-Aunam) Hamburg, Benmohr, 26th | Pakhoi.......... Shanghai May 4th: ApellWakasa Maru, Coulsdon 30th April-Perla .............. Manila

May 6th

Intan, fleathburn, 2 C

Homeward 9th April-16th April-Stuff

Arrivals at Home 1st May Bingo Maru, Patroclus.

Centurion Argus Hongkong. Kaifong Zaise. Burnside ispri Sty Ping Swy..... Compania de Filipina

Hangchow Colonies..... Pelliana Gaelic Glenshiel

Cormo

Aberdeen

PASSED THE CANAL

authorities on the subject, Mr. Walton, M.P. in reporting on the information he collected during his recent visit to China, borë testimony to the good work done by the missionaries, and the most he could say on the other Bide was that the seizure of Kino-Chau, as reparation forsattacks on missionaries, was calculated to The Parks Coinmittee of the London County lead to a hostile attitude towards them. As a Council (says a Londan journal) is considering matter of fact, most of the missionaries were an interesting proposal, namely, the introduc- living on excellent terms with the natives at tion of butterflies into the enclosures under its the time of the outbreak, and they suffered not holding.a small hatchet in this left hand, he 1863-Dattle of Chancellorsville and death of Lung Tsing kinu

so much because they were missionaries as disappears beneath the waters, in depths vary." The suggestion, with it seems probable will because they were "foreign devils. Certain ing between 30 to 35 feet. Not three minutes' be carried out, was made by Mr. C. J. Long-Powers had made aggressions which were re had elapsed when the tiny rope with which the garded as unjustifiable, and the missionaries, diver Communicates with the upper world was man, of Paternoster, row. His plan of action seems quite workable, and he has wisely chosen among other Europeans, had to pay the penalty. shaken.

Mr. Whitehend, a member of the Légisifitive three butterflies to begin with whose require Council at Hongkong, in a speech at Liver of the divers' vessel, meaning that something A big thing!" exclaims Photes, the captain: ments are not very great, which are very profi fic, and which are among the most handsome pool a few weeks since, pointed out that was found. of our more common species.

though it was no justification for treachery, The diver is hauled up, and he cannot give The insects in question are the red hd overlooked at the imbroglio in and about minutes. He then tells that there is a "whole

massacre. and murder, the fact should not be any answer to our questions for two or three 1899-Fire on the Sabine Reckmers at Lai Outward-16th April Machzon, Achilles,

che-kok miral," with its velvety black wings, bordered Pelin was in some measure brought about by lot of copper," and that he was able to detach with red and white, the "peacock, with its foreign agression and the alienation of Chinese a bronze leg. A second diver is sent down to famous "eyes and tire pretty little tortoise territory by European Powers, while, Mr. attach a cord to that leg, so as to haul it up. shell. The food plant.upon which the cater Pickering, the author of "British Interests in After a while a signal of the divers announces Chinese-15th of 3rd: moon of 27th your of ["Prometheus, Strassburg, Auchenarden, Drago Pinsucy Seattle, &c.

Chins," says: "This dutburst of fury is not that the leg can safely be raised At last it is against the Christian religion as a religion, but hauled up on the deck of the little vessel, and is the culmination of the contempt and dislike they all crowd around, wondering and promis demon." As long as the missionaries were al- Meantime the divers are sent down succes- of the Chinese Math fissions Barbarian ing more precious finds dow towed to carry on their work, their efforts were sively, and every one of them either brings a attended with a large measure of success there and or announces the existence of antiquities, were no suggestions of " want of tact," and repeating the same refrain: "A big thing i years has been undone through the way in Up to that Sunday evening there were raised which the Fowers appropriated Chicese two marble statues, unfortunately ruined, but territory. One of the chief regrets of Mr. the back of one of them, which is conserved Walton, M.P., at the prospect of Russia shows a periaction of sat, then three marble annexing Manchuria in that if this takes hands, and two other bronze legs,

pillars live is the same in all cases, being the stinging nettle. Those tamiliar with the insect life of country lanes know well the clusters of hairy-looking larve

It may be objected (the London paper com- clades) that many of the butterflies will make Use of their wings and betake themselves to the country. Possibly, a number will, but it will be easy in all probability to raise them in they have reason to complain that the work of A whole lot of copper great quantities, When they from time to time emerge from their chrysalides they are bound to fly about the parks for some time and take advantage of any honey producing flowers that they may meet upon their way out,

TO MORROW.

Friday, 3rd May, 190"

Kwang-sü. Sun-Riser,

Seis

shr. 28min.

6hr, 25min. 8hr 370 High water-Morning

Afternoon

ghragomin Low water-Morning ..... 2ärgmin

Afternoon 3hx 10min, ¦ÁNNIVERSARIES. *.

1859-France and Sardinia declared warngainst

Austria, 1864-Battle of the Wilderness. 1880–~H.R.H. Prince Heinrich entertained a

the German/Club.

Shipping.

Arrivals

HONG BEE British steamer, 2,055, Peters Ist May Pepang, and Singapore 26th

100 Terk

Preussen......... Straits, &c.

Prinz Heinrich... Straits, &c. Prinzess Irene Straits, &c. Pyrrhus bonus, Liverpool, Roseila Mart-Japan... Sachsen...Straits, &c. -Segavin Havre, &c.

Stuttgart Sungkiang. Tacoma

Ulysses

Victoriou Wakna Maru Wittenberg

Straits, &c Manila

Victoria Liverpool

Victoria B.C..

May 3rd

May 29th

Maysth

ept. 5th

May Toth

May 24th

June 27th

May 26th

Aug 8th

ay 9th

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