SATURDAY, August 15, 1896,
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all your will be caintly as good or even better, and let us also hope that the unique position which the Renk is now enjoying (Applause.)
Tax Roy R. Fe, vicar of St. Francis THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Church, Penang has been appointed Bishop of Maincus in succession to the Info HALF-YEARLY MEETING OF HAREHOLDERY.ill be maintained for many years to compia, Right Rev. Bishop Gasnier.
(SUSPLIBO THROUGH RYGTER.) OUTWARD Batxo-Leander, July 17;
Canton, 24 Berronich, Dordogne, GREBELS AT THE Docks-At Kade
The Chairman bunk you, Mr.Sache, for my colleagues and myself, and also the of thanks.
THE DEPRESSION. The following was issued by the Hung. kong Observatory
The barometar Bolinao ljut remains low. On
CORRESPONDENCE. STORM WARNINGS.
Sunday to carry one of the Matabele post-" tion lua uarrow gorge at the northam end of the Matoppo Hills. The British lost several in killed.
"Hall; "3T"; Bretonshire, Irene, Quién Úlan, Actis, Rains Cristina, Strathallen, P. het in the City Hall. Mr A. McConachis the Chief Managar, for your vory able voto | Japan a considerable degrease of pressace of core alteration in the system of ator Carrington, the Government did not pro
rus, 28; Moral, Ping Bucy, Wennington - Idom Maru, Dorolata, Aug. 4; Glin shid, Java, Natal, 7; Kezmun, 10. HOMEWARD BOUND-Hector, Aug, T; Aden,
Menelaus, 11.
: Movile.
Aug. The N. L. & Bayern, with the GERMAN Man dated Berlin, the 27th July. left Colombo on Friday, Aug 14, and may be exposted here on or about Tuesday morning, the 25th August. The N. P. 4. 5. Braemer has arrived at Yokohama, and sailed on August 8 for this port, ris Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai.
The Mount Lebanon. left Victoria,
clola, Nanyang, Brand, Honan, Scottish Lalos Fung Shues.
Domopolitan-Wandering Jow, Afridi Aberdeen-Holstein, Germania.
Ox Sunday wiching between and 16.30 o'clock, the atom-launch Daypring, carry- ing the Bathe fing, will call alongside any vessel hoisting the answering ponnant, to convey mon ashore to 11a.m. service at St.
This afternoon, the ordinary half yearly necting of the shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghat Banking Corporation was presided. The following gentlemen wero also present Mr St. C. Michalsen, Hon. J. J. Dell-Iriving, Messrs G. B. Dodwell, M. D. Ezekiel, J. Kramer, D. R. Sas- GOOR, and N., A. Sieba (Directors); Thos. Jackson (Chief Manager); Hon. P. flater, Hon. E 17. Belilios, Mess
Buck
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That it is amusing for Far Eastorns to watch the movements and the empty compliments of H. E. Li Hung Chang.
reform seems to be limited to a recun- struction of the Chinese Navy. That if he acts on that iden he had batter at once sat about building, if possible, impregnable Larbour of refuge, otherwise ho will be only playing into the hands of the first emony shat attacks Ching by pre viding hinx with aubstantial loot. Tau Wei Chuen, H. S. Kelly, A. Couts, That II. E. Li is a very promising old gen- tleman, in fact he may be said to have
H.C., on July 30 fur Yokohama, vis | Peter's (Sesmen's) Church, retuining about past half year was one of considerable in-
Houalla. The P. M... China, with mails, &c., 12.30.
left San Francisco for this port, via Honolulu, Yokohama and Nagasaki, on July 30.
H.M.S. Rattler has gone to the assistanco
BRITISH SHIP DESTROYED BY
FIRE.
To the Editor of the 'Cara Man.." On the 16th at 110 a..
Hongkong, Aug. 10 Ers, -The letter from your correspon. is steady the S. and 8 consts of Ciana and indent Andi' draws attention to the need has occurred. Protally the contral area warning in uso in the Colony. At present of the depresston is now situated in the there are two different classes of signale Pacific to the East of Form. Another which are likely to be confused, one, the depression los in the neighbourhood of drum, nones and ball indicating the position Forecast:-light or mo- of a typhoon, and the other the typhoon Windivostock.
gun ad lights indicating that a gale or derato W, and SW, winds; fine.
typhoon may be expected in the Colony:
For the use of shipping leaving or intend- ing to leave the part, I am inclined to think the drum and cone system fairly mects the case. I doubt if a typhoon's peas tion can be ascertained with sulfeiunt ac. ourney to make the subdivision of the con- res insföäd of of value. as inco 8 of the crew of the British ship Flora P.Also, the proant system can be worked
Train the mast only without using the yard Stafford (Captain O. W. Smith), of Wind-arms, and so has thus grent advantage that or, Nova Scotia, which was destroyed by the signal appears the same front all points
direction as well s pozition indicated suggested by your borrespondens, the signal when seen sideways could not be dis. tingnished. I might suggest incidentally that the red-signals have a little more paint spent on thera, the drum hoisted on the Fictor Emmanuel recently was a very
„KPERIENCES OF THE CREW.". This morning there arrived by the British steamor Esmeralda, feran - Manda, ten seen
July 29Mr Chamberlain, replying to a question in the Bops of Commons, i that acting on the advice of Sir Frederick pose sending out further troops to the Caps. A force from Sir Frederick Car rington's camp yesterday completed a fort mile to the north of the Matoppe Hills.
BAILWAY DISASTER IN INDIA. Allahabad, July 20.-A disastrous rail- way accident happened to the Rajputana- Males up anal, on Friday afternoon, Ás the train was entering the torminus at Delhi at two o'clock, apparently by sorhe mistako at the points it was carried down to the goods siding where it came into collision with a pilof ongine. The forer of the collision derailed and broke up th third class carriages which were anforsan- Lately full of people. Twenty-one dead hodius had hoon recovered up to the time of the correspondent's despatch, and more About twenty toore have been taken to hospital more or less seriously injured. Apparently there were no casualties except in these derailed cartingus.
<strown his path in Europe with promises arò white on a voyage from Newcastle, New of view, if the yard arra were usad and the were known to be lying beneath the debris.
minch diversified; That among other things be prensiand the London Chamber of Commercato da his utmost to make the remotest corners of China accessible to railwayD.
South Wales, to Manila, with a cargo of coal. The Flore P. Stafford was a full-rig. ged ship with a registered tonnage of 12
That if that august body has swallowed such tons. She left Newartle on the 22nd April, a statement, it has broken the record of and all went well till the 6th of June, when
the whale that swallowed the prophere was discovered issuing from the forward tolerable imitation of black-though notitied naunced that the cause and nature of the
Jortah.
as red.
The N. a. 14 Tavoma left Victoria for of the Rajch Brooke, the stranding of which posud of; they wil he dealt with about That an American wer has reocutly hate chout two o'clock in the morto think some improvement might and Rajputain lines. The investigation
this port on 30th July, via ports of on an island south of Singapore we report
call,"
od a few days ago. The Rattler will tako
The Empress of India left Vancouver furon hosed the passengers (there were 200cently reduced our holdings of Consols
Hongkong on Aug. 3
H. . Mody, V. A. C. Hawkine,Thas the Chinese Bistarck's conception of The German Maila Sachen left Eliang-Tax only alterations in our Share Last J. C. Peter, H. Georg, C. J. Gon- hai, via Fuvehow, on August 17, at to-day, are--Hongkong and Shanghai lves, S. Hancock, F. Henderson, D. daylight, and musy be expacted here on or about Monday morning, the 17th Banke, 193 per cent. pren., $366.25, D. Guzder, J. A. Chinny, D. Gillies,
W. S. Barney, J. Tekel, H. bayers; Hongkong Fires, 8882, salos. J. Hughes, Ho Fook, P. Sachse, C. S. Hongkong and Whampos Docks, 193 per Sharp, G. H. Patts, P. Jordan, G. Murray Bain, F. Dodwell, T. F. Hough, . C. cent. prem,$368.25,
Cox, C. Falmer, H. M. Mehta, G. Stewart, W. H. Gaskell, T. Morriss, A. Coxon, &c. Mr T. Jackson, the Chief Manager, road the notice calling the meeting.
The Chairman read the half-yearly report of the Court of Directors.
The Chairman said --Gentlemen, the
terest to ua: We took part in floating a lurge loan for the Chinese Government with very satisfactory results to all concerned. Three millions of said loan have still to be dis September or October in the present your. The profit on the important operations will appear in future balance sheets. Wo
by £188,000. Baving £500,000 still on hand; but as the transaction was not com pleted by the 59th April, when our Loa- don Quice unds their balf year, the present accomila do not contain the adjusted on- A PRACTICAL illustration was given this trisa. Our position will be as follows:- afternoon of Chinees stupidity. The pro- We will hold in all £500,000 of 23% Con- prietors of the building at No. 16 Praya down to £15, after which there will be a profit on the not realzed of Coral, uccupied on the ground floor by 125,62 13 to be dealt with during tha Messrs Lamke and Regge and the Gordon present half year. (Applause). The two Stasmlaunch Co., on the first floor by Meser items in the accounts which shew the greatest change are Gold Current Accounts Tauta Wagoner and Co., and on the top and Cash. The incase in battis accounted for by the large amount of money webold floor by the rooms of the British-Mecanin Londeu belonging to the Chinese Grover tile Marine Officers Associatiori, having sent at the time the accounts were closed, observed a number of cracks on the outside Bills Payable and Bills Receivable Loth instructed an how a falling off as compared with the wall of the verandahs,
last half your. The increasing amours of architect to examine the masonry. This business done by alegraphic transfer ac- was done, and the architect stated the counts for the failing off in the Bills Pay- shte. Bille Receivable, although less thin vorandahs to be in an unscund state, and what they were on the 31st of December, The China Mntil 8.a. Pragney, from Li-advised the proprietors to pull down are still largely in excess of provicus balfi
verpool, Singapore for this port on
The reduction in the rate we pay the afternoon of August 13, and may the verandafts and rebuild new anos. years be expected here on or about Aug, 19. Accordingly the work of pulling down for Berlingleposits has esuacil nahrinkage That the Ordinanen 17 of 1844 was intro-150 E.. tho vogel which was at this time one reports having reached four degrees nearer regiments could take the place of British,
The 0.0. A. e. Beigic, with maila, &
left San Francisco for this port, via Honolulu, Yokohams and Nagasaki, on the 8th August.
Beamers Bapected. Than. Letimbro Jet Bombey on Aug 9, and may be expected hero on or about the 2014 August- The s. e. Catherine Apcar, from Caletta left Singapors for this port Aug. 11,
*fluencon
The C. M... Oolong from Glasgow,
Liverpool, leit Singaporo for this port Argile sitertoon, and may ho ex pected here cu or about the 17th Aug. The D. D. R... Kriemhild, from Ham- burg, left Singapore for this port an Aug. 12, and may be expected here on or about Aug 18. The 8. 8. Gheze left Singapore of Aug 12, and is due bow on or about the 18th August.
The China Mutual Company's steamer Kemun, from Glasgow and Liverpool, pressed the Canal on the 10th Aug, and may be considered due at Singapore du er about the 26th Aug,
Latest Advices.
Chinese besides Baropeana), maile and crow from Victory Island to 'Sarawak."
the verandahs was commenced a few days ago. There is a right way and a MD way of doing a thing and a Chinamau in variably chooses the wrong. In this case
of £344 120 41 during the half year. Silver Deposits also show a decreas dur ing the six months of $3,845,397.91, still we have to complain of having too much money rather than too little for our no quirements. Looking to the results we are able to placa bulore you, if I tell you that
8 they aTA, you may be incredulous.
DEPRESSION.
July Three more deaths among those injured by the railway accident at Delhi on Friday are reported. It is an nooident are to be unrestigated by a joint For local stom warnings. I am inelinenquiry representing both the East Indiag written of that particular loviathan, its The vessel was then to the Eastward of the be made. One gun for a gule and 2 guns was to commence to-day, history proves that'a good man can't be
Philippine Islanday and the Captain for a typhoon is all very well, but what THE COMMISSION ON INDIAN EXPENDITURE. kept down,
London, July Lord Wolseley, in That writing of Jeanb recalls the fact that estimated that they were about 224 miles off with salutes, blasting, mails, 3 o'clock, 12
o'olack and 9 o'clock guns it is often difficult is idonna yostonlay before the Royal Dr Lowson, of Bukhara fame, and whe
the nearest land. Efforts were made to to say whether the typhoon gun has been Commission on the Tuan Civil and Mili- just escaped one typhoon on his return to Hongkong the other day, and again put out the Aro, but the situation looked so fired or not. Some fixed signal, as suggested tary expenditure, said he did not think the excaped a accond when going out, was a threatening that the Captain gave orders toby your correspondent, is required, but I organisation of the Indian Army was far fear it would only land to confusion to put beyond what experience Ind shown was pusserger on board the unfortunate
get the boats ready, and stock then with it on the same mast with the presunt stormnessary, lo present system of recruit- #toaner Gaelic.
signala, a separate minst might be used aaying for Indin was, he ani, infinitely superior That it is gratifying to find that nothing previsions. It was now found to be an im.
and for the mufit of the western district Army and indirectly strengthened tho more that inconveniener has been suffer possible task to save the ship. But the new Signal-station on Bachhead's Ull, the old system of secruiting forthe Indian ad by the Guite pusongers, and that evertheless, as the ship was making a mast might be erected say in the neigh Home force, but the British Army really they are now sate in. Kobe That Ending poets ought to be encouraged, good headway, it was resolved to stick bourhood of the Government Civil Hospital. was a great reserve To the Army in India. out still many of your randers would fuel to hor as long as possible. The largest These with the printed notices sent to His Lordship thought that India ought to Peak resilents from the police stations pay everything connected with the in- grateful it these aspirants to fame would turn of the tap of ancistic fanions has was launched, fully provisional, and should I think get all resonable require Leanne-of-the aring-there for everything worth having in India had been doneed was towed aserti. D. Macpherson, the menta and enable our friend Brownie until, at least, the hot weather leaves de. That according to the reling of Commander teatavain, and author seam were lower- le make port and pick up his moorings in from British rule. At the sitting of the Hastings, the Peak is the ultimate into the boat. Fur tiru diys they wore any state of the weather-Yours faith. Royal Commission on India Civil and Military oxpenditure yesterday, Mr Caine, of Hongkong, anil beyond the reach of
towed behind the ship, and on the 8th the fully.
in reference to Loni "Wolseley's remarks, sertain Ordinances.
remainder of the crow Ending it unsafe to
said auroly the Indian Army was quite as That one may get run in for pounding arorain on board, launched cther two beats.
auch a reserve fare for our own emer- convector, at the Peak, hut then the Five mere men, went into the beatswain's same Celestial individual neuy heap a beat at the aburn of the vessel; the Captaiti
gencies as the British Army. Lord Wolse- foy, in reply and, he should not like to put fire of coal on your bead I mean drop and live others manned another boat, and
Indian troops in front of European soldiers bricks on your-pillow-with perfect in the chief mate and three incremen boarded
and should not like to äght France or Ger- parity, and without fear of any avenging the third bosbout never check in the Nemesis.
evening i about latitude & N. had longitudu
many or any other army with Indian troups. Ile scouted the idea that Eurasian duced to meet the intolerable nuance mass of flames was abandoned. The mizzen
Mr Dadabhai Nauroj, alluding to Lard caused by warchmen tapping their barnust had previously gone over the side.
Wolseley's statement that England had boos all night through after the style of Tas three bears renditet-together all night,
mondo India, said that India had inde Eng-- ship's bells, and of course it is difficult but next ntoring in a heavy storm the
and the richest and greatest country in to understand why such a nuisance CA boats were separated. From the 9th June
The death is announced of Sir John the world. He added that England had be classed with half-bricks falling til the 11th July the boatswain's boat
Evet Millais, R.A.
done the greatest porsible material injury through a roof upon one's pillow.
naver sighted anything. They rigged up
to India. most the side of a ladder was utilized, and an oar was substituted for a main most. The head of a nuin top and a That my opinion therefore is that the desi atay sail was used as a jib. A tarpaulin
sion as to vicinity' may be all right, served
the purpose of a forosail and a but that the main centre (or ordinance) blanket was rigged up as a mainsail. The was entirely inapplicable.
bast was rudderless, and steering had to That the bold Major was badly advised an be done with an par. They had fortunate to the mixing up of bricks and tiles with.ly secured a broken compass before leaving the notes de half a century ago by the vessel. Tho compose had no glass night watchmen upon bamboos, on the cover, bas a piece of class mich too large lower levels, before residence on the was fixed to the instrument but notwith. Peak was invented.
standing this cover the care of the compass became so dirty that they wd frequently to take it out and wash it with lira julen. There was a dog and also two lattens on board. When the stock of condensed milk set forth a somewhat elaborate ayatem by however, managed to reach and with the why of improvement of storm-signalling crew. During the whole of the thirty-two in this Colony.
days they were sailing about-in the boat the crew allowed their cantine friend an equal share of the food. The food was. divided into eight different lots on deck,
The Impress of China arrived at Sharing the work was commenced by taking out times are very hard for Eastern Banking That this being the case, and if the noises temporary masta ád sails. For the fore.
heat the Singapore C. C. by 2 goals to ni.
by the Polico.
The
Soxas by sil the famous writers at 4 for lacs are carried forward to Profit and $1W. Robinson & Co.,
had been cenfined to Queen's Road or Wenchui, the Teak Hotel could not well be held to be in the vicinity.
That the Magistrate may bo right, accord- ing to that old ordinance, although *vicinity incana quch more than 10 minutes ride to the Peak lercis.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL.:
Losos, August 13, 1896, RETURN OF DR NANSEN. Dr Nansen has returned to Norway, and to the North Pole than any previous ex plorer.
OBITUARY.
The Guerrier de Saigon.)
PAR, August 2. Li Hung Chang visited President Faure at Havre and the embarked for England.
Pania, August 6. Li Hung Chang visited Queen Victoria Osborne.
THE RUSSIAN NAVAL MINISTER.
PANA, August 2 Admiral Tyrtoff has been nominated instar for the Russian Navy,
PRESIDENT OF THE SUEZ
CANAL, CO..
PARIS, August 4. Prince Arunberg has been elected Pre- sidant of the Suez Canal Co.
SPANISH REVOLUTIONARIES.
PARIS, August 8. Revolutionary outbreaks have occurred in the vicinity of Valencia in Spain.
THE CEAR'S VISIT TO FRANCE. Panta, August 7.
The rumour that the Car of Russia will
CRETE
That there can be little doubt about the fact that improvement is necessary in this connection, and in any other import ant centre of trads and commerce auch a one of which went to the dog. During the visit Faris at the end of September is con system as that burgested would at least-last eight or nine days before sighting land firmned receive ameful consideration.
they lived
on canned meat and drivd That things metterlogical are not managed antoni. They ingl & salt beef barrel full
hero as they are elsewhere, and I should as soon aspect the establishmans of a lunatic asylum in Kowloon as the adop; tion of anything to complete an Ariel's system of signala..
That Colonial Secretarics and Governors, and an occasional fzzled Commission, have to affect upon our Meteorological Department, so I suppose we must go on trusting to pur Manila friends and to our aneroids as before. That I observe you make a great point about now where:s and piars being built apon principles which all engineering experta declare to belong to the last century
at 5a.. on Aug. 15, and leaves at supports of the verandahs on the lower and a.m. to-morrow fre Nagasaki, Kobe, first floors, with the natural result that the and I am sorry to say they are likely to
become more so as tune goes on. Yokohama and Vancouver,
verandials above collapsed. The occurrence tendonty of a long continuance of very The U. & O. a. . Coptic, with maila, &;
which left bence July 22 for San Fran- took place this afternoon about a quarter cheap money in Europe. will be to turn attention to other folds. China and Japan eiserz, via Arzey, Nagasaki, Kobe, In- past four. The west half of all the veran have been brought very prominently before land Sou and Yokohama, arrived at her daha has fallen down and the remaining the world in late years, and the couse destination on the 13th August.
half is much cracked, and looks extremely quence is that the profitable eclusion we formerly enjoyed is being sadly in- The delivery of the French, Manila and dangerous. A number of the Chinese em
Still I am persuaded terfered with. ployed on the work had narrow decopies, that we will hold our own no matter what Coaste Mails was begun at 10.25 a.mu.
If we do One workman, who was working on the competition may cone our way, CAMBRIDGE, defeated Oxford by four points first floor verandah, was throw down by not, we would be unworthy of the com- manding position we at present enjoy. at Bisley for the Humphry Challenge Cup, the falling stones and was badly bruised applause) I hope all our friends will be THE Singapore Association Football Cup about the legs. He was immediately replessed with the proposed division of pro- hsa bach won by the 5th Fusiliers, who moved to the Governarient Civil Hospital fite. £L 6 represents a return of a little that I see your correspondent Ariel'has gave out the two kittens died. The dog, over 18% to the shareholders. Two and a-half lacs of dollars bring the -Pa- servo up to 60 les, while about 9
Loss now account. 1 can, I am happy to Tirs following telegrain was received to-day
say, repeat what my predecessors in the by Mr J. S. Van Buren, local agent for
thair fisve said before than the Bark is in the 6, and 9. Steamship Co, with re- Tar satoon passengers who were on haar eplendid position, and I feel sure you will ference to the stranding of the Cliche China Navigation Company's steamer agree with me when I say that we owe it The Gadis left Shimoncseki to-day for Pekin on Good Friday, the Jed of April, largely to the zest aut collity which has have recently prosented Captain Dewnio characterised the managemnunt of our great Nagasaki.
with a handsome albuns of engravingens institution (applause). Before moving the an acknowledgment of the manner in which adoption of the report and passing of the The L. and 0. Repress states that he he saved his vessel, and all lives on board, accounts, I shall be glad to answer any photographs taken at the carmony of an alter the collision with the steamer questions shareholders may wish to ash'
No questions were waked. Normandie. The mette on the title page yoilung the status of the Queen in one of the work is Suaviter in modo, fortiter in The Chairman-As there meem to be no kong have been subunitled to Her Majesty. At the time of the collision there were questions, I.beg to pose the adoption of why selected several to keep. Her Majesty over 400 Chinese passengers on board the the report and the passing of the accounts, Pekin, all of whora were landed safely. Mr D. Gillies said Mr Chairman, -and was very gratified at the renard of the pro without any panic or crush whatever-gentlemen, us a shareholder, I have liston boodings. This is all very well, but where - Daily News.
od with much interest and a very great are the CM, G.-ships will be the remark
amount of pleasure to the statement you We are glad to hear that the Hankew and have just now given us of the financial of some Hongkengites.
Chefoo cases, where Great Britain, Russia, affairs of our bank. The information which Merich Georg, in his weekly share report and China came somewhat into conflict, you have conveyed to us of the prot diel 15th August, reports a fair business have been, or will be rary shorts, settled from the loan lately made to the Chinese what may be considered as satisfactory Government, likewise the profit realised on during the past week, although rates have grounds. At Hankow the cases of British the sale of Consola is in my opinion boon unsteady with a tendency to decline. subjects boing the lesaces of ground in further proof of the safe and cautious tended to form the Russian Concession ro. policy followed by the Court of Direc Writing about the report of the Hongkong to folves into corapensation, Athleh Core in providing for every possible
(Applause.) As such, and Whampoa Dock Co., he says: “I hear we believe has been stranged. At Chefoo energency. that the negotiations with the Admiralty it was rather more complicated, but he trust that their notion in the nitter settlement will probably be that the will commed itself to the body of about the building of a new Adauralty that theselt sruct the pier or shareholders. From the report, you will Bock has fallen through. The rumourety that Russis projected. This pfor see that the businces of our bank has been was current in town yeterday, and we be- would be for the use of all nationalties. cor.ducted with a very large amount of suc. ces,ho returns probably are not quite and 0. Express Eove it is perfectly correct. SURDER SISOIL, an excisie, office, and the chefoe corespondent of the Afercury s briliant as in former wears, yet nighteen mtes on the 7th August -The loss of the shares is a dividend of which we can wall eun hardly Carmen gamboat is during the typhoon be satisfied and which
For such, XX- of the 24 July cast "giate a gloom ever be approached by any other institution the port, es her officers were like tasse of in the Home country. the other German waslags in port, a particellent results as our Chairman has just
are largely indebted
to cularly pleasant and gentlemanly set ufisadill, and nuility of the rangement,
is the men How the disaster came about it je
possible to my bus the opinion among (Applane) In modern times it has been those not officially aware of the facts aooms al that credit is the life breath of industry. to be that the engines, murf bage broken Now, gentleman, if you will look around down. We hear that these who went down this litt Colony you will see on prory side met their fate like braro men, singing, and evidences of what I have states, and I an cheering their Elapur We are glad to glad to say that this life broath enianstes hear that British wombers of the communiin very large measure from, our prosperous ty pont a massage of sympathy and constitution (Applause.) Possibly we co dalencs to the German Admiral, and 10t always recure that share of credit that have subscribed towards helping the re we would like to, but the careful and ebt-
tives of the vintimatt
fal physician who presices at the head of our faire holde the scales of justice with ar
equal poise, and I am certain that he die tributes the broath of life, which gives credit
Chinaman were charged the Magistracy thie toorning with fighting yesterday on the public road at Taikokteni. It was stated that the Indian vias kontching the other defendant for opinn The Chinaman said he had no opium in his possession. Com mander Essting fined the exciso ulicer Bót, wish the alternative of two the imprisožument. The Chinaman was Sharged h
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on
I
bars to the Government.
(Times of Cufon.) THE SOCIALET CONGRESS. London, July” 27.-The International Socialist Labour Congress was sponed yes terday in Hyde Park with a monster- meeting. Resolutions were passed in favour of International peace. Dopatics from All France and Germany were present. ended in fazla owing to a deluge of rain.
SERIOUS CHOLERA IN MANIPUR.
Calculin August 1.-There has been a serious outbreak of cholers in Manipur. Forty men of the Gurkha Rogiment havo died. The epidemic is ascribed to bad
water,
AGRICELLE and Steel Strings and Instru ments of all kinds at Reduced Prices,-W. Robinson & Co.
In high provincial authorities hava res, aived the following Imperial Edist by
Courier Post: Desperadoes from the pres
facture of Tsaochou, Shantung province, bave recently made an irruption into the territury in the vicinity of the Shantung and
The cruiser Neptuno has left Toulon for Hangsu borders (Henchou and region nese
LATE TELEGRAMS. (Harpoon-Gazette.)
the mouth of the Yellow River), and have destroyed or burned Christian churches and hurch property. The desperadoes have gathered in bands and offer determined resistance to the Imperial trops. As it is believed that disbanded soldiers have joined in the them, and as the pillaged region is in vicinity of the bexler town of Honan and Anhui, the Governors of the said provincos are hereby commanded to despatch all July 30-Middlesex has beaten Sussex available trooje under them to gitard, their by the wickets. Leicester hes beaton respective frontiers and prevent the in Hampshire by al runs. The match besurrection from spreading, Y.-G. Daily tween Lancashire and Banoret us drawn. Neun.
ENGLISH CRICKET, London, July 27-Up to the present Ranjitsingh heads the list with a batting Average of 37, whilst W. G. Grace has an
average of 46.
THE GOODWOOD, CUF.
The race for the Goodwood Cup was a walk over for Obunt Schummberg.
OFIUM DUTE.
Fachange
Hoseroxo, August 15, 1886.
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On Berlin-Demand,
On New York-
On demand,..
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Wire, On demand,
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ef water and an old soap barrel half-full. | Grete. The water is the beef barrel, although somewhat pickled, was drinkable, but the water in the cap barrel was unft for drinking. In addition to the temporary musts erected thay afterwarde put out two large ach nars and capstan bar for an outrigger. On the 11th of July land was sighted, and next day they landed some where on Mindanao, the southernmost island of the Philippines. They were kindly treated by the natives and in ex change for some clothes they received some more provisions. They also employed five natives to accompany them in their beat t
t to another port, where there was a man who,
SAU DEATH OF FOOTBALL PLAYER. That you forget that our entire system: of could speak English. Un arrival at this Government belongs to that century, port they informed the English-speaking
Calcutta, July 25. Mr A. Smith, fourth and I war astonished that you should ex-ative that they wanted to employ some
officer of the steamer Forare, is missing. Un London- pect anything different from what has men to row their boat na the most of the been of old.
crew were sick. No one could be sabured It is supposed that he fell into the river This incident has and was drowned, That I admit science might by chance get who was able to row the large bust, sused some comment as Mr Smith was the shond of wee-in-wont even in a Crown all the nativas being accustomed best layer in the Dalhousie team which Colony; but I an afraid you expect far
Their native in dag-out canods. row too much.
friend advised hens to undertake the play the Shropshires in the Challange Shield football match next Saturday, and That the vacation (shal, we call it of our journey as far as Surigao with canots. Smith was purposely transferred from the Iccal Parliament is 91, and until the and he would provide them with papers steamer Ethiopia so be to be able to play Governor chooses to call a meeting of the that would ensure their journey. They Council no check or spur whatever can
sold off some more of their affecta and sat in this match. He certainly disappeared
fat of course be given by the unofficial mem-off in a dugout, which was propelled by a polios do not suspect foul play.
a very inopportune moment, but the party of natives. The English-speaking July 24-The body of Mr Smith was That it was rather using to eat native gave thers papers in Spanish to pre- found floating in the river yesterday even-
the ponderous and grandiose verbiage sent at each port as they went along, They which appeared in the Government changed cances eleven times on the voyageing. An inquest will be held. Gazette about. the changes in the con-
to Surigao. On arrival there they visited Shala, July 29. By a Gazette of India shitation of the Legislative Council.
the Governor and told him their adventures Extraerdinary the Viceroy is pleased to That the intulerably swell woount of sick He said he would send them on to Manila reduce by Rs. 50 per chest the duty on
represented must have struck the merest by the-first steamboat. Accordingly they by in such matters, and with such departed for Manila on the 20th July and piura imported by land into the Presidency things we ignorant residents are sup- arrived here on the 3rd of August. Here of Boubay for exportation by sea from the On Shanghai posed to rent satisfied.
they discovered the Captain and three port of Bombay.
crow had arrived shout- An Alinhabad, Jely 26-The Pioneer hears Gold Leaf, 100 fine, (per taul) That I so your morning.contemporary has the
called attention to the absence of shade hour hofora them in another stom- trees on the new Praya Reclamation. Enat. The other two who had left from Suskim that the Ladian force has such Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate) 8 8.01
strict orders to femain inactive that only Silver (per on.... That as I purposed drawing attention to the regel in the Captain's boat, the reconnaissances on the smallest scale sre
this weeks ago, have to thank the second mate and one of the brew, were loved, and even these are purely local, Hongkong Tides. ⠀⠀⠀ Upper Wyndham Street oracle for daing said to have deserted the boat when Lord Cromer has evidently set his face!
The Tide table given below has keen. they reached and, which was at some That I am led to believe the Head of part of the Teland of Mindanao. The army against any diversion towards Ber-compiled by the Nautical Almanao Ofhos in the Afforestation Department, who is cliai matole boat has never been heard of power of initiative as his force is at the observations taken by inces of an automa bar. Brigadier General Egerton has no London from the result of the analysis of usually alive to such things, lied since it was separated from the others on disposal of General Kitchenor. suggested this necessary public work some the morning aftor the ship was abandoned. Lieutenant Masel Fenwick, Royal Lan-fe tide woording machine in the Water 4 Taut during the -put a stop to this unfair advantage on has been airisly mentioned in the far as their position in busmesa mi tamo ugo, but the thing has zoti been The seven of the crew who ware in dasters, Surgeoti-Captain Trask ond Pay
Captain were sent to Hongkong by the Expedition, have died from cholera.
The zero of the table in Low Waan Or earning 6 subsidy, las question is influence in the valley of the Yangtze should spared to hold, bis prosent position. Chat had the trees bazn planted at the large boat and the three who wore with the Sergeant Vick, all serving with the Nile years 1887-8-9.
proper time, they would by this time moraida by the British Consul at Manila. ferred on the foreigner by British ships columns that the Fenoliden is that British trust, therefore, that he will be long
London, July 30.Ligutenant Folwhole dinary Spring Tides, which has been found have been giving a grateful shade that is The Captain remained at Manila to bette na died from enteric fever at Wadyhalia.
to be 2 fost balow mean sea level. Flatse.). With these few remarks, gentle,
To obtain the depth of water on the tide – vory much manded in that quarter of the up affairs. The Flora P. Stafford waa une for elucidation in the Househuar, the chest province in Chine, should men, I have pleasure in seconding the
tawm
bailt in 1883, and she is owned by Robert be considered se Within Me French sphore adeption of the report and statement of
BROWNIE.
Allahabad, July 9-Tha death from gauge at the Victoria Naval Yad add & fte the accounts for the past half-year. (kpi
M-Rand, Cornwalls, King's County, Nova sholors of Lieutenant M. G. Young, · Ad- in, and on the gauge at Lemont: Deck, induence was with this view that the
Soatia. She left England for le da Janeiro, 10,000 sportstore witnessed the French Bate cant a man of the matre of Mplause)
given in the table: Eras id Chungking a Consultehlin Great
South Wales, hi ballast.
DOYAL VISIT TO INDIA. Erivals to Avprozenved by Junior, who dar
and arrived afterwards at Nowcastle, New Jutant, Meyrar Bhil Corps, at Sherwater Aberdeen, add 12 it. Ü.in. to the height Simia, July 31-It is believed that the rles no wight with the oficiala, and asala, parako, li ho va axbus, to do anyting
pay a flying visit to India en route to-Eng push British intarprize. We now bear trut
land from Australia, Frankina, anayetlently backed by M
TUETAN TRADE. Star will broke lie forms die wety ofcals
Alohabad, July 30,--No further attempt workin' the pétrolam anfi: wait mpringer attendance. Dividend warrants will damaged by collision with`a shipingainst Jim Morley in Scotland. As his will be made for, the present to re- Sua.
Mr F. Bachra sald-Butors dispersing the fact that the impetuous gun-inst a conservative opponent was addressing the open communications with the Tibetan a I beg to propose a hearty vota of into the Siren, a merchantuinn of 1,489 Sootah audience in behalf of a more master thotics on the subject of greater trading M thanks to the Board of Directors, the tone register, and sank it in thirty-two fal military policy heres nonplassed by facilities with India. Eventually sotion Chief Manager and the entire staff of fathoms of watar, Nolives were lost. The this question from the crowds Master will probably be taken through the medium
Wilson in favour of sponding 230,000,000 of the new Chiness Amban who recently Kren, pot bulegolge
Bassinger
£11,000,000 yeer on education that in compartments, cant afoat for forty min
1,000,000. For pillin' hemina in to my
dis-
APIE quoting the remarks of the Hong kang Corenistige on British Trade with ference to the shipping conference, the
Times of Ceylon mys We cordially agree, Tuz inexplored part of the globe cover and hope that something hay be done to an atus of about 20,000,000 square miles,
of Commons.
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THE SOUDAN.
OBITUARY,
The Naval Mamenvrae began by a file ALL the torrent Operne, Sougs, Books and Duke and Duchess of Yorks are likely to The Chairman That is all the business problem in running down. The version Folios.-V. Robinson & Co.
Carried unanimously.
before a goutlouder. I thank you for pparently circulated among the fleet, that the unfortunate Landnie had been
be inted on Mụriday morning.
the
Channel, voltmets rather humorously witr
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AMON ANY ARKEONE 30 Devirsen (Applause) dat we hope that the while she hosts when rot out and he saw
ante prek at the end of fog FUTSAL HAVEN
ATVAIME IN SOUTH AFRANCA, Balaudye, July 97,--Captain Nicholson made unlisosul ettumors on Friday and
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