She was a quiet, unostentatious worker and eas bein pede to yet his sentence commuted.—The plague has quite disappeared it will be difficult to fill her place. The, from Macio—'The British four-master funeral took place on, Wednesday at the Muskoka, Capt. Crowe, has just made Foochow Cemetery. the run from Cardiff to Hongkong in We hear that. the Chinese Banks are now.
86 days.—Mr. Ho Wai-sun, a solicitor, landing 10,000 bags of rice, and Mr. Ah brother of Dr. Ho Kai, died on the 25th Hing 2,000'bags, imported from the south of fever.—The U.S. Congress has decided for sale to.the poor at cost price.
It is with regret that we notice the name. and a bronze medal to all the officers and to give Admiral Dewey a memorial sword, of Mr, O. H. Brewitt-Taylor amongst the men engaged in the battle of Manila.—The departures of the passenger list of the S.S.
Dragon Boatmen having made a row at Haeshin, Shameen on the 24th, six of the ring-
Teaders were seized by the municipal police and locked up. Threats were made to burn down: Shameen, and accordingly the Consul with some members of the Shameen Municipal Council appeared-on the scene and released the prisoners. The correspondent of the China Mail naturally says that the boatrien felt they had won an easy victory over the foreigners and the moral effect on the Chinese will be terribly pernicious."—The peculiar movements of the German squadron in Manila Bay were cussing Admiral Dewey some anxiety. Captain General Ausustin describes the German visit as the appearance of vulture to pick the poor Spanish carcase.""—The Sungkiang had arrived at Hongkong from Iloilo, and reported all quiet there.
Tat following notes are from the Honykong Daily Press:—On receiving the telegram announcing the arrival of the Spanish fleet at Port Said, Consul-General Wildman, with his usual energy, at once set about securing 1 special steamer to convey the news to Admiral Dewey without loss of time. The steamer left yesterday.
The Tines of Ceylon of the 13th' June says:—The mail just in brings news from Aden that hopes of getting off the China are gradually diminishing. "It is now two and a half months since she went on shore, aid some people seem to think even if she were got off, that she would be so badly strained as hardly to be of much use. If the work of getting her off has to he abandoned, the Salvaye Company at work on her will commence to gut her, taking out her engines and all her fittings and everything of any value in the shi The U, S. troopships (which are being convoyed' by the Charleston) from Sun Francisco nnd those bourd ato ax follows Australia—General Thomas M. Anderson Major' S. R. Jones, Quarter-master Captain H. P." McCain'; Lieutenant 8. Cloman; Lieutenant 6. W. Clark King Davis, correspondent Now York headquarters N.C. S., band and Gompanies A.B, C.D. E.G. H. K. and L. Second Orgeon Infantry, United States Volunteers; Lieutenant Holeombe, United States Navy.
City of Peking—Hendquarters N.C. band and Companies A. B. 0. DB. P. H. LK. L. and M. First California United States Volunteers, Commander Gibson, eight officers and seventy-six enlisted anon, United States Navy.
City of Sydney.—Band and Companies A.C.D.E. and F. Fourteenth United Infantry, detachment Batteries A. and D. First Battalion First California Heavy Artillery, United Stites Volunteers; Liew-tenant-Commander Phelps, United States Navy, Chief Engineer Chalker and twenty seamen, revenue cutter service, Major P. G. Eastwick, Jo., and Companies F. 1 and M. Second Oregon Infantry, United
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