SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1899.
BOUGH WEATHER IN THE CHINA SE 1.
ARRIVAL OF THE OVERDUE STEAMER
NKIDELBERG.”
OUR GREATEST COLONIAL PORN
The report of the Harbour-master of Longlong on the shipping returns for the port during 1833 shows uridence of con-
The Gorman stasmar lewelly arrived tinuod progress in the greatest of our Ines night from Singapore, having had a colonial ports. Trom the fist yours of its very tough passage during which hor stoeristenea as a British ponsession the Gov ing gear was broken. Captain It Schuderent has always realized that the index reports that he left Bingapore un 2ad Out of Hongking's prosperity lies in the ship- bar with 6 first-class and 208 Chinone Ping rotors Thus, Sir John Bowring, who presided over the dealinies of Hang- pesonges. On the 5th, the wind was blowing from the North, and N. N. Wang at the close of the fifties, wrote n with a heavy cross Box from N. W. and despatel in which he said :-- N. E. On the evening of the 8th October, the weather bagamo, very story with squalls of hurricamo force and heavy rain, At eight colock, the rudder gearing broke sad hand steering was, rosorted to, but shortly afterwards this was also broken, The ship was striven broadside to the ununo Waver, and heavy sous broke
THE CHINA MAIL.
Arcangements have been completed at To-day's Advertisements
of the different shipowners representatives Since, however, the Pame way be said of Prothria to defend the borders, and the the returna of exports and importa in only Barghera me now dongregated in the lowas all our truto statistics, and since quantits-anxious to advance, bit the authorities aro tiva estimates based on freights entoed ard determinal to restrain them and to avoid a me ikely to ho accurate than estimates of collision with the British, values, we any just as reasonably accept these usoful figures in this valuable report.
THE TRANSVAAL CRISIS.
THE HOME SECRETARY ON THE SITUATION.
THE
PUBLIO AUCTION.
AUCTION,
Router wires from Johannesburg that the Compund jot Goneral has ordered the Cam Undersigned will Sell by PUBLIC wandees to assemble at lefined points ou the Natal horder.
DN
THURSDAY,
Deitization.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Fessels.
the 1th October, 1809, at 2.90 r.M., nt his Harre and Hamburg. Sibiria (8) Sales Roum, DUDDELL STREET,----
4. QUANTITY OF
The Military nuvvants are being kept profoundly szerut by the Goreriment, This orening's papere, however, raport that The Cabinet to day decided to despatch a Army Corps to South Africa immediately,
The Gromadier Guarda aço not to bu detained 11! Gibraltar, as was reported, bus | HOUSEHOLD · FURNITURE have sailori für England. Bigatrongly conventing on the Northert
Funtion of Mutal.
London, Bodember 27-A detachment
Believing that the satisfactory develop- of the Balloon Section of the Ryu ment of our prosperity is mainly due to the einanalpation of all shipping and traie fomers sails for South Africa on Saturday fiscal exisions and exactions, Trust that next in the Capo Mail stater. no Custom-logo machinery will ever be intruiliced, other for the collection of tarifl or harbouse duse or for any purpose which many check the free ingrid gross of all shipping to and from the port nor the free transfer if commodities from hand to hand Hongkon rezorts anchor example of the more which has more than countorixolan- of the agricultural aid manufacturing lu ced the batronners of the wil, the absence
Sir Mather White Ridley, the Hos Secretary, speaking at Backpool last night, enid that, if we are compelled to go to war with the Transvaal, it would not be on the question of the suzerainty or the franchise,
The British forces ad the Boote are
All Burghers have boot warned for in mediato service.
Comprising -- SILA TAPESTRY and PLUS COVERED DEAWING COM SUTTE, and EASY CHAN BEVELED OVERMANTELS, TRAG WHATSOVE, TEA TAHLEN, VANEK, ORNAMENTS, CARTOS BLACKWOOD WRITE Danka, Tea-Toys, Stools and Easels, WRITE LANGE CURTAINS, E., Eto.
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Agents
Date of Leaving
evur the whole length of the ruggul, burying plasticity and potency of unrestricted cars but to redress the grievances of the Ult. fun hogarable evintión ni:ho difficulty with"; (UTENRY, Glase and CHOOKERY WARE, Etc., San Diego r. Jagan. Thye(s) ...
Australian Ports....... Eastorn (a)..
Gill, Livingston & Up. Oct. 21, stepm, Austrahan Ports.....Yawata Baru (s) Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Cat. 27, at 4 p.m.. Broren & Ports of Call Bayern (9) .......
Norddeutsdier Lloyd. Nov. 8, at 9am. Havre and Hamburg.. Heideiburg (8) Carlowitz's Co. About -Nove 63% Havro nad Hamburg.. Andalusia (8) ...... Castowite & Co. ................. About Nov. 18 Carlowitz & Co....... About Nov, 20. Harro and Hamburg.. Bamberg (a)..
Carlowitz & Co... About Nov. 30. London v. Suez Canal Catchas (9) ...
Butterfield & 8wire... October 1 London r. Sues Canal lector (8)
Butterfield & Swire....... Dotober 14.4 | London, Suez Canal. Orestes ()
Butterfield nad Swiro. Uctober 31, London
Java (9)
P.&O. 8. N. Co.......About Nov. 2. Manila M
.....Entori (9)
Gibb, Livingeton & Co. Oct. 21, at I p.m... Munis.............. Venus (a)..
Braudeo & Co...... Dat. 16, at pa Asraoilies. Snigon.. Lana ()
Messagurien Maritimo (Oct. 21, at Noon. Marsoles, London, &e. (lanta (9)..
Holliday, Wiso & Co.. Optober 30. Mailies, London, &e. Tumba Maru (6) ....... Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Oct. 21, at Boon, Marscifles, London,we. Karachi Mari (8) ... Nippon Yuson Kaisha. Nov. 3, at noon, Mu Haroon DESCRIBES THE DRADINCK.
Neaki, Kobe & Yema.Kasuga Muru (») Nippan Yus Kaisha. Oct. 21, at 4 p.1. London, September 28.--The Right
N'oli. Kobe Y'a. Kesatin (s)
P. & O. 8. N. Co... Oct. 16, at noon, Hon. AJ Balfour, speaking at a meeting
Dodwell & Co., Ltd About Ook 25.; TEAK SIDEBOARD, EXTENSION DINING New York y Suez Canal Argyll ()... at Dulce today, said the Goverment TauLES, DINING CHAINS, DINNER WAGONS, Philadelphin N. York St. Mark
Avhold, Karborg & Co Quick despateli, had striven to bring shit a peaceful and CHIONNIER WRITING TABLES and Desk Portland, Oregon Aborgeblio (4)........ Dodwell & Co. Limited Nov 11; at noon)"
Buttarhield & Swiro...October 2011 KONG the Transvaal, and if they failed the fault Bro.
S. Francisco v. Japa. Captic (8)
10. &0 8. & Co....... Nov. 4, at noon. would rest with (? on) other heada, The BRASS MOUNTED IHON BESTEAD, CA-S. Francisco v. Japan. Onsang (s)........ ......Pacific Mail S. 9. Co Oct 20, AND Geverament, he said, had not yet alandan VED TEAK WARDROBE with BEVELLE S. Francino, Japau. Nippon Moru (a).........Toys Kiani Kaisko.... Okt. 19, at noon.
ched wher life Tmasyal refused to pick, Tour CENERY, Hess, CARPETS, Shai, Nki, Kbo Ya Malacca (s)... ... ..... £. -
all hope of a peaceful settlement int it tass DOORS, TEAK BUREAU with Minos, Seattle, U.S.A.... Kinshiu Mars (6)Nip n Yason Kaiahn, Uct, 19, at 4 p.ni secur to him that the point had been resToLLET TAULES, ALE TOP WASHSTANDS, Shanghai
Bayern (9) dan Numidestecher Lloyd..About October 19.-
P. & 0. 8. S. Co... About Oct. 22. and Great Britain could not and would not Hte.
S'tow, Amoy, &P"chowaitan (*)
Douglas Impraik & Co. Oct. 17, daylight. give way. The interesis of South Africa,
Reveral Now and Second Hand Buurenes Swatow, Amoy & Tsui Esimun (5).......... Douglas Lapreik & CoOot. 15, nylight Swatow, Amoj a “PaulMzidenca Martı (5) Mitsui 13usson Kaisha, Oct. 15, daylight: Tom (Wash.), c...City of Dublin (s)..... Dodwell & Cu, Limited Oct. 17, at noon. impossible.
On view from Beheading the 13th Det. Vancouver 1.0.), Sc. Bapress of China (s). Canadian Pic R. Co.Oct. 26, at Boom Cabalogies will be issued, ■
Vladivostock...... Linkwsi Maru (6) ........Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Oct. 36, at noon, Teams: Cash on delivery,
Ya, be&N'saki Hohenzollern (4) .....Norddeutscher Lloyd.. About Opt. 19, Yokohama and Kube.Chungahn (8)
Butterfield & Swire....Octobor 20. Yokohama and Kobo..Heidelborg (s).. Siumason & Co...s Oct. 10, at 6p.mi
disley, the dinidyintages of its climate and
Berior WLLOT, Deek fittings were smashed and washed orerbund. Tho work of repairing the rudder gear was carried not under most trying and dugorous circum- stances, the ship being are in tover impedirent which would uleg its pro-
by acidos alixel to thrallar sochin High wally smoraning, the steering LAGE HOS
Wo took passession of the port 'at à togairud mud it was fanud poniblu s kous Ex tesels heat to the sex. The stormy period when we pers releasing cur shipping wrather combud til 10th Octhar, serum ir sarigation laws, and its early the wave constantly sweeping the wide adoption of free trade at home. Apart length of the deck. In the evening of 106 rom it conte results the success of that October, the wind and sau moderated in Paley in Hongking is most valuable as an
anders.
THE MOVEMENT OF TROOPS,
Fusiliers, the 18th Hussars, and three The Leicester Regiment, Dallin Batteries of Artillery, botes a detachment of the Rogal Engineers, altogether making
Turco of $,500
ship tatouring serribly in the heavy 595 and staty in our hands was cryal with the Dundea on then, are onemoped at civilization, and of honour, le thát ] (Lady's gud Gents'),
it was possible to steer the cure golfenkons is a fair example of the truth Hongking, where the ship arrived poster-
tofthat ports suited to otten lost sight day evening, sloven days out from Singelitpping are not completed by nature, but by Hunan efferts extending over lengthy periods. Over four years after taking
THE ACCIDENT TO TER VEENCH MIL ETKAMER SYDNEY. Captain Aubert, of the M.M. steamer
| session of the. Balunst wa find The Times in ite City ariolo enying Hongkong bas
tal handar.
The 15 Battalion King's Royal Riftes,
and bu 5th Lancers, have arrived at Lady aith in Natol.
AFF
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GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
Hongkong, October 14, 1899.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.
Sydney, raporte that the vessel efl Saos quite lost často na pincs for moreantile vastly gratified at the promptitudo nisi at the Dutch, he said, were disunited H. A. L. Stemaslip
HEIDELBERG,
2271
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
October 13. Lopaneen, German stemmer, 1,238, G.
A PROMINENT CAFE ALE INTERVIEWED. Mr Frank Thompsons, a Member of the A further force, fourteen hundred strong. Cape Parliament, on being interviewed on and comprising two handed olleers, will his arrival in Ladon, sud he did not be the Cape. sail in the Britener Castle next week for Here that there would be war. Larga num
beta of Bours from the Transvaal te the meat of three thong mulss frota Noual and in Cape Colony
Great Beitsin has arranged for the ship- Orange Free Stats had taken refugo in Gri Orleans for South Africs in October,
Thoup son bekoves that, in case of war, a third af It is reported that the Military authorities the Bur popghttion will refrain freon light-
And-Datch Furion was an impessibi at Jun. Du Thursday, 6th stubor, and operations. (The Times, Ajaril i 15 month late been dispatched. But it cannot anong themselves. The stories current of Captain R Suroes, will be despatched for Henan, Shanghai Oet. 10, General.
smoothness with which the Ilish reinforce-ity: experienced lino wathor and variable quoted by Eitel in Europe in China. winds to Varelia, whore a long well The canto article garden doleful account off bo suit tharthy public are omily gratie immense Dutch forces wore nonsense. The the above Purts on MONDAY, the 16th StEMBSEN & Co. firms which had wound up their establish with the transit aangenen her. The Transvas could put into the feal 10,000 Inst., at 5 gr. from the N.. WAR Hunterge. the afternoon of the 6th the wink camoments to etapem had changed is ulte nerantly achieved during the past men; and the Orange Free Stata 6,009
Tas Steemer has prior Accommoda- freshly from the North, and nearing the geographical and maritimo advantages, and sight days to late are that the two sail Pretoria, hoverer, had been powerfully
and curries a Ductor aud Stewardess, Pernod the weather grow worse. A very thic port was destined to win prosperity be vessels bengale and Zugath, which have fortified at a lavish coar. bir holes, hotion for First and Second-Class Essengers hewy was running from the N.B., and fuge the opening of the Suez Canal. The been lying at Birkenhead for serial days, said, was following affairs closely, ma
For roight or Passage, apply to the wind increased in force from the North. une thing missing was the accommodation have receivel five hundred men from Alder conversation bately lad prelicte that in
SIEMSSEN & Co., The game lesson is being shot, consisting of the 18th, the 62nd, and five years time the Confederation of South The ship was rolling and pitching a great the port.
Agents. cost. At Bau, on the 9th, it was portal painfully learned in Manchester to-day. It the Field Pastries of Le Royal Artill-Afries would be au accomplished fact.
ery. Yesterday, at the last minyout, the
Hongkong, October 14, 1899. that No. 5 coupling of the shaft was giving a thing to build a ship canal; it is au- way. The engines wore slowed down and thor thing to create a port. As the accom-liscovery was use that it was imposible to ship either the guns or the puriages; and until today."
a course, was set to the North. At rondation of Manchester in the way of grain departure has therefore con delayed the position was 1841 N. lat. 107 Di F. urn, Sars in sense, the shipping long. At 6.p.m, ailer taking sounding follow. Sir Henry Pottinger, in taking
for which there is a domend is
2s not slow u nurer Whs met to junas N. 3 E. of Hainn. There was a routinual bumping soon of Hugkong, atted that the CE the coupling, and this was more accout-les was etly to be looked upon a unted after the course was changed. At / sort of bonded wareas in which we Antong Mas gqug were several war cor- 10 p.m. a sounding was taken, and from alants could deposit the goode in safety the depth of 88 mutres it was calculated until it should suit their purposes to self
of Tinhoss. The weather was bad from
bustle and excitement on Saturing with the Waterlicitation fns a scene of confianal departures of those waiting in the Unim Lipo steer Varia, Cru Southampton. TPSpondents, including Mr Meltas Prior.
The offers on board the Noonten are
Cavalry Brigade; Kajor 1). Taeg, Bugade Copinia Front Douglas Counter Ceisin
Colme Appleby of the Ordnance; Major Captain. Wood, of the Dershire Regi- tent; Capitais tell R.A.; Ctain She- 40 Rifles; m Lutense: Johnson, also harley, and tapinin E. Richards, of the
of the 9th is
LATE TELEGRAMS.
The Darjeeling Disaster. Bumhor, Sept. 20. - Upan hearing of the
disaster at Darjaling, the Queen telegrap hed to the Viceroy lee profound sympathy with the baresved Buropean ard rative families, and asited for dotišla of the occur resco.
Powidon, Austrian str., 2, 132, A. Lo Singapore October 7, General,--SANDER WIRLEE & Co.
R.
Heidelberg, Gernrin stommor, 21 Schader, Danburg and Stugsporo Oct. 2, Guneral-SINESSES & CO.
Chusan, British steamer, 2,852, E. Street 9207 Dombay Sept. 26, and Singapura Dec. 8.
Mails and Genemi.-P. & Ó. 'S. N. Co.
Coach, British stemmer, 2,270, Stock Singapore Oct. 6, Kerosina - ARSHOLD, KARBERO & Co.
FROM HAMBURG, BREMEN, PEN.
ANG AND SINGAPORE.
E N. D. L Steamship Heidelberg, Caplub Springs, having arrived from the above Ports, Consigncon of Gugo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature by the
of their Ünorls from alongside.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless thenolice to the contrary be given before 3 p.m.
To-1
-DAY.
occurred on Happy Valley estate yesterday Chlorite, Syul. 20.--Another small slip
rundsure beingoleared us quickly as possilsis.
The latest opinion of experts is that, on Tiger H
Any Cargompeting bor stivargy will be
landed into the Gurlowns of the Hosukong AND KOWLOON WHARE AND GODOWN COM- PANY, LANTER, and Stored at Consigneon risk and expense.
Bodywo»," "British omniner, 1,830, G. A. Callaghan, Manila Oct. 11.
· Optober 14. Anping, Chinese str.. from Canton. Monghat, British etr., 859, N. G. Major, B-kok via Koh-si-chang Oct, 2, Rico.--
Kong Beng, British steamer, 862, F. W. Joulin, Saigon Oct. 6, Rico and General. BUTTE & SWIRE
The British steamer Kong Beng reporta Began bight Niy to N. Wly wind and mo- donate head sen; to fresh N.W, galo and high cross sea; strong Ely to N.E. wind and high N.E sea port.
The Chinese stoaner King Lee re ports: Light to moderate N.Ely and vari- ably winds and very fine clear weather.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA Por Ruglia, at a.m., on Sunday, the
18th Octobor.
For CANTON.--
Paz Porn, at 9 am, on Sunday, the
15th October.
For SANGHAI.--
Per Kisting, at 11 a.m., on Monday,
tl 16th October.
Per Anping, at 1 pm on Monday,
the 18th October.
Per Tekrag, at 3 pm, on Tuesday,
the 17th October.
For UOIHOW, SINGAPORE & BANG.
KOK.-
Per Phranang, at 4 p.m., on Monday,
the 16th October.
For KONGMOON, SAMSHUT & WU,
Loan, Houguy October 11, Cosl.For
Namumug German stemmer 083, Th.
SIEMANEN & Co.
CHOW...
Per Fucho, nt 1 p.m., on Monday,
SWATOW, AMOY & FOOOHOW.
the 16th October
For Intan, at p.m., on Monday, the . . 10th October
Hai, Britushy str., 65, W. J. Davis, Swatow October 13, General-Dotaras | Fur SWATOW.-- Sraansur Co.
that the vessel was about 18 miles S.S.thom to native Chinese dusters, or to sout Gener J. D. French, camamling the them to a port place in China for sale. thu N. and N.N.E, with continual squalia fint an islaoð sýð a házhour do not make Maior: Linutenant J. Mbanke, A D.C.: The weather still continues fine; and the indersigned and to take immediate delivery | YuN FAT HosG at RE p.m., in consequence of a repust pays, railroads, warehouses, and docks. from the chief engineer that there way &
Those reqsies both time and capital. violent bumping in the coupling, the chip
Bearing thicke facts in mind, it is satisfue- / Silable Willanghby of the 9 Lancersisuster was caused owing 11 a waterspous was put about the engines are supporto find that in 1603 the tatal cargo con at the Yorkshire Light Infantry and sugaro sail was set on the forensistentera und lering win 17, 2015 780 tons This stil was curied away, bat invaediate
or over three-quarters of a million tons morethan inany previous year, and 1,327,000 ly replaced by another, and the slip pro
tons above the total for 1897. Thesefigures, coeded on a SS. W course. About 4 à.. on the 8th the ship refused to answer though interesting as a test of press, are, her bolo, and was driven bandaids perhaps, of little scientific value as they chi
brace all classes of fannage from junks nad on to the sea and wind, her head be De to W. E. W.
Canton river craft to siling vessels and The ship wad rolling honvily and shipping suure sons, cean-going stouter. It is necessary to which, however, did no damage of con- this elemily in mind, anco misleadin sequence. A soyading taken at this time comparisons are frequently do with the indicated that the south of tas kind had great porcs of London, Cardiff, and Triver xol, which are sometimes credited merely hoon doubled, and the ship was being car ried towards the Gulf of Tonkin. After with their actan guing timmige in order to the stoppage of the engines it was found establish an apparent superiority for Hong that the bumping of the coupling was caused Hong. by one of the surows having worked loose
I millcres.
The river-steamers are employed in little
Au anamnition column will bo despatch- ed from Southmpion on Saturday next on board the Union Lifer beti, consisting of eight officers and 191 no-comme sicers and me. Part of the colam will he landed at Cape Town, and the remain- due will go on to Kual
The Kiafanns Guife, which also leaves Saturday from Sathaupton, has 25 apecial officers and 300 man, merly fetus- ng arany Service Companies. The Army from orters for nære men for the Supply Survjen Corps Now at Devonport have recê-
It is now stated that Geneth Bir Red. vers Buller will sail for the Caps on the
7th October,
hiring of tenderne now concluded with All arangements for the conditional the different atom ship companies.
Heavy charges for demunngå will beerme due if the pegotiations with the Transvaal
Gerement are protracted.
The
is its troket, and the coupling had partedly but passenger and colle traffic, and for
About 9. ... the weather these a dedustion of Z,631,044 tous bas Deputient improved, and at 10 a.. the engines were te mado, of which all but 5,000 Lens are again started. Tho chief engineer reported under the British dag. Then the junkteute that he had no confidence in the No 5 is responsible for 4.012,981 tons entered coupling, scially if a heavy sen was met, and cleared, of which total 409,840 tons is and the Captain consulted with his officers maten by conservancy and dust boats, as to what course to pursue. The officers which can hardly be seriously inelmied. were ananimusly of option that the shisWe have left the very respectable total of should put back to Saigon, but on the advice 2,718, 755 tons for the op-going traile, of of the chief engineer, in which the Captain hich 8,177,529 tous are under the British concurred, it was resolved to contain tog. This British tonargo reptescuts 20 the west to reach some safe harbour, suels se per cont. of the total tonnage, of all finds Chauni telegraph that the Anglo-Gertain Vienna correspondent of the Daily Tourane or Haiphong, where provisional entered and cleared, as against 20.4 Por repairs could be effisted to enable the cent. foreign. The river tonnage brings ant for the cecution of Delagon steamer to make for Hongkong by way of the Bricial pereantage us to 6.3 per cent. Bag, which has hitherto been kept secret, of the total. Deducting these percentages
will be shortly published. Hainan Straits. On the captain's invitation, Mr Bezaare, the postul agent, assisted in there remains the junk rounge which is the consultation. At noon on the same 23.2 per cent. of the total. From an ex day (8th Intober) the position was fat, collent diagram in the report we gather 17.18, long, 100.38. The ship Jad that, unlike the steam tounge, the junk drifted about 100 miles to the S. W trade has shown very little tondency to ex- inoo putting about. At first a course pasion during the last 80 years, and its tras steered to make the south of Elainen, graphical curve is a series of
aps and downs but the weather continuing bad in the sant in recent your noo xding to the condition
U ship unde for: the Julf of Tonkin of the rice trade. As the junks are of mail
COUTE WAS
of which over 20 were junks..
The 1st Paltation of the Grenadier Guards, at Winder, and 1st Battalion of the Sonts rounds, as Chelsen, are both under orders, to hold themselves in readiness for depar-
tire.
at
Elshorato preparations so going forward Maryhill Berrada, Glasgow, to meet The Scattian Rifles" haro emergencies. og been under orders; and other re- gimont, fully equipped, will be kept in
notice.
is way about to proceed, to the Cape.
Exclusive of the Tidian Contingent, and the Garrison as that stood in June last, tho complete list is as follows:--
The Scarcity in India. Bombny, Fupt. 29.-Consequent upon the serious scarcity, the Victory has abandoned his tour to Ajmere, as well as to Bejputana, but visits Bhopal, Gwalion, and
bar at Latcknow. the North-West provinces, holding a Dar
the principal centres suffering with Pingue In December the Viceroy visita privately
and Famine, possibly going to Bombay and the Deccan,
A Raid by Arnod Bhils. Hook Sept. 96.- A large body of arsaed Phils have mided the country near Kherg.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods reusining undelivered after the 21st Oct. will be subject to reut.
are the left in the Godowns, where they All Broken, Chafted, and Damaged Goods
will ta exami ted on the 21st Inst, at 3 p.ni.
No Five Insurance has been affected.
SUMSSEN & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, October 14, 1890).
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEWS.
2207
The District Police, reforced by Native Infantry for the British Cantorment at Bacada, overtook the milers, Desperate fighting ensued, the Bills losing a hundreri Bhils were counted on the field after the killed and wandel. Thirty-nine dead THE PEÑINSULAR AND ORIENTAL
light.
Cromer's Rotarn to Egypt. Lond, Sept. 27-Lord Cromer and started for Egypt. Me J. 1 Gorst, Finance Minister, have
Another win for 'Flying Tox.' Landon Bape, 29.-The race for the Jockey Club Ntakes on Thursday resulted
as follows:-
Tying Fas..... Seintitial...... Chosen
Mailk
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S STEAMER OILSAN.
FROM KOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRITS:
Cát of Dublin, British steamer, 2,155,
Rae, Haiphong (ct. 10, Ballast.Doowels
&Co., Lt.
Saigon Oct. 0, Rice. -SMSEN & Co.
feturtos, German str., 1,578, T. Desler,
King Lee, Chinese steamer, 1,505, B. L. Lincoln, Shanghai Oct. 11, General.— C. M. 8. . Ca.
Pro Chain Chon Kan. British steamer, 1,012. B. B. McLellan, Kobyși-chang Oct, 7, Ries and Timber-Yons Far Hosc.
W. H: County, American ship, 1,424, ¡J. T. Erskine, New York May 7, and Rio Jancire July 13, Karosine.-STANDARD OIL Co.
DEPARTURES. Dctober 14, Caromavirl, for Furope, &c. Cherong Hoch Kim, für Aury. Thiful for Hongy. Pakisi, for Vladivostock.. Sanki Jar, for Kche. Amen, for Sato.
gromer, for Chuton. Prentis, for Amny. Tailee, for Mauritius.
"YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- mamod Vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being funded and placed at their risk in the Hockers AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GOODEN COMPANY's Gonowne at Kowlucu, where each consign great will be sorted out Bark by Mark and Challenger, for New York.
delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
This
And
Vessel brings on Cargo :—
CLEARED.
Nanyuig, for Canton Kongen, for Bangkok.
PASSENGERS. ÁRRIVED.
From Los Dos, &, c1 8. 8. Oceane and Maids Maru, for Santos. Himlag From ITALY, ex a. s. Themes Haimen for Swatow,
.: Ceylon. From AUSTRALIA, ex. s. 8. Australia. From PERSIAN GELP, BX 8. B. Optional Goods will be handed here un before 11am.
Goods not cleared by the 20th Oct., at 4 p.m., will be subject to rent.
Te
-DAY.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by mo in any case whatever.
All Damaged Packages must be left in the Gudurns, and a Certifiento of the day-
The Imp, German Mail Ms. Bayers, with age obtained from the Godown Campnay the Genxas Mark, left Singapore on within ten days after the Vessel's arrival Thursday, the 12th Oct., at 1 am, here, after which no Claims will be recog. and may be expected here on or about nised. Wednesday, the 18th Des.
H. A. LITCHIE,
Superintendent. Hongkong, October 14, 1999.
Tho U. & 0, Co.'s 1.5. Coplic, with Mails,
220
Por Lucemoon, from Sing yote, Mr Wil- Per Pascidon, from Singapore, Revs. Verbruggi and B. H. Phlip, and 367 Chi
1: ԸՏԸ.
Per Houdbery, from Singapore, fesom Linke, Otto, Dierks, Wirth, and 208 Chi. |
nose.
The Durand Football Tourin- mont. Alter passing the banks, frósh" vinds verotopnago and consequently. very numerous readiness for embarkation at the alertestment today the faals resulted in a draw 1:5. N., and B. and P. B. N. Co.'s Stormers.
Simly, Sept. 27. In the Durand Toxins checantered from the, North, but the seni can be well imagined that the harbour is had greatly subsided. The speed was alive with shipping curing mid going. Last reduped and the bumping of the coupling gear the daily entries averaged Un vesels, demarturo of tho remaining squadrons of being constantly attacked, bat sʊ will de. less instructions are given to the contrary hinde, and 86 Chinese.
Awabay, Sept. 28th, 12-32 pm.-Theftet a great struggle, the Yorkshires goal was lessened. At hoon on the 9th it was
fended that the Black Watch wore unable ascertained they wore in latitude 10 50. One important point in reference to the the 5th Dragons has been delayed in seare, though the gun was prolonged Approaching the Strait the weather became ocean-going tonnage is the very large pro- to su outbrush of anthras, and the Piran till dark. The arter will be played on worse, the wind vecing roun to the N.E. portion of steepers. The sailing vessels and the Pubide are waiting for them.
Friday. The hired sport Newest Ins najleī At pu the ship anchored in 13 metres only amounted to 121,005-tons as chat- to the N.W. of Capa Cumi. The whole pared with 4,750,163. tone for steamiers.
with an
an ammunition column. night was compied in repairing the coupl. The incrouse over the previous year in Fonton, September 28. Today's an ing, and at 6.30 4.3 on the 10ta the un- steamers sucuated to no less that: 487,843 nouncement regarding the despatch of an giuen were again working, and the Chief tone, and the cause of this rise is probably Army Servies forys makes it possible to engineer thought he could guarantee to naised in the paragraph of there
tako a genen survey of the fates when on drive the steamer to Hongkong. Athe effect that thu feature, in 1898
set at 7 a.m., but the fewer ships undo more frequent returns pulls from the N.E. oudered the naviga und gave a large increase in tounago." tion of the Strait imprudent, and at Of the total entries of steamers in the 8.30 the anchor was dropped off Haihow, canic trade 2,615,050 tena word British, where to Captain reckoned upon being this repressuling sa increase of 154,977 able to signal in order to relieve possible tons over the previous year. The Gorman unsiety-but it was impossible to communi-ten tonnage entering the harbouramount cato. When the westhat cleared the named to 881,004 tons, or an increase of 75,400 hey, was hoista. On the afternoon of the tons on the previous year. The figures for 11th, the other improved a lit le, and a Japan are instructive in view of the heavy slut was nale at 3.30 pm. without by subeklies which that nation pays, the steam ing been able to communiesto. At the tonnago entering having jumped fra eastern entrance of the Strait the squalla 206,658 tons in 1897 to 602,618 toda in redencal, and at 5.30 the ship anchor-1808. Apart from mails and passengers, are Hospital. The 12th, 18th, 25th, And ed under Tinna Head in 10 metres. On ships are only attracted by freights, and it 11th (2nd section), and 26th Field Hos the morning of the 12th the weather clear is therefore a matter of some importance aspitals; a Mutical Stores Depot; and a Ve- ely and another start was made at eight in what commodities the inèronzed ship-tarinary Hospital. o'clock. The rest of the passage to Hong-ping is mainly daa. A glanso at the tables Baby, Sept. 28-Owing to further Yong was made in fine weather; with clear shows them to have been coal and rise. canes of anthrax, the remaining squadrons sky. There was a strong wind from the The imports of coal amounted to 817,907 of the 5th Degron Guirts are unable to ENE. and a lugh sen. Hongkong" waton, or an inprenso of 316,403 tons; and sail for Durban, and have been sent back to rezoheë without farther inciderit on Friday the imports of rise to 747,896 tons, or on the Deolali Best Camp for a few days. at 5 am. The remainder of the report merong of 380,205 tons: It is curious to Pomberg, Sept. 29-It is believed that
coupling.
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mat
Artillery,--The 18th 62ad, 7500, and 03rd Field Batterien
Engineers, The Telegraph and Balloon Sections.
Infantry-Five
Battalions. Arug Service Corps.-Practically tha whole Corps.
Onliniece Cora. - Figd Park, 4th Com- papy, and an Ammunition Column.
Anny Medical Carps.-The 1st Station-
, left San Franefes for this port vii Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sen, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the 29th September.
The C. P. I. Co.'s me. Empresa of India
lof Vancouver on Wednesday morn ing, the 11th Oer, for Hongkong, via usual porta of call.
Eleamers Expected.
The H. A. L. steamor Sibirie, from Ham- hurg, left Singapore for this port og the 9th Oct., and may be expected Leco on or about the 15th Oot.
The O, S. S. Co.'s steater Mucheon, from Liverpool, lait Singapore on the 11th
here on 17th Oct.
Per Paksha at 9 a.m., on Tuesday,
the 17th October.
For KOBE, YOKOHAMA, VICTORIA
R.C.), & SEATTLE (U.S.A.) Per Kushi Maru, at 3 p.in, on Thurs
day, the 19th October,
For KOBE & FOKOHAMA.
Per Changsha, at 11. a.m., on Friday,
the 20th October. SINGAPORE, SOURADAYA,—
For
SAMARANO &
Per Hinang, at 11 am, on Friday,
the 20th October,
For SINGAPORE, PENANG & COLOM
BO-
:
Por Tender Maru, at 10a.m., on Satur
the 21st October.
MAIES BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Fucket Nippon
Mr will be despatched on WEDNES DAY, the 19th Oct., with Maile," for Shanghai, Japan, San Francisen the United States, Canada. Honolulu, Port, de, which will be closed at follows *** 10.00 AM Registry conses.
(Registration, with late fee of 10 cents
aj w 10.45 a.m.) 11,00 A.M. Fret Office closes, but Corres
pondence may be posted on board the T'acket.
MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACINO RAIL
WAY Co.'s PACKET. -
The Canadian Pacific Mail Packet Empres of Chinn will be despatched on WED- NESDAY the 25th October, with Maile for Shanghai, Japan, United States, Canada, &c., which will be closed us follows 10.00 13. Registry crases.
(Registration, with late fee of 10 couts,
np to 10.46 a.in
11,90 AM. Post-Oos olosos, but Correi
pondenes may he posted on board the Paket, with the Late Fee of 10 cents: eztru Postage, until the time of depar
· tare.
Per Chrisan, for Hougkeng from Lon- den, Mesara J. J. Marquez da Silva and T. Salinger; from Gibraltar, Rov. Jose S. R.. Souza, L. and Mrs Tavares and daughter: On from Bombay, Mr M. S. Sassoon from Colombe, Lieut. Bridges; from Singapore, Mr S. B. Terry, Mina Sofia Kirinchidia, Messrs Gatarroz and Dalict. For Shang hi from London, Misses Michie and Mowart, Man Rawclife, Mr Russell, Mr and Mrs T. Vale, Mesers I. W. Kennett C. H. Judd, R. N. Lewis, F. Traub, W. Weir'; from Marseilles Messrs Miches Harry Law on, Geerts, and Horor: from Penang, Mr and Ms Piko from Sing pore, Mr J. 5. Kar For Yokohama: from Aden, Misses Hare and M. O. Hare from Borabay, Mr A. G. Hudson; from Colombo, Geñoral and Mrs C. 4. MeVittio, and Mr Collins.
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVI- E. Hampson, Miss Hastou, and Rev. A.
SATION COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM TRIESTE, FIUME PORT SAID, ADEN, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG & SINGAPORE,
:
Exchange. Howasexa, October 14, 1899. London
Bank, Wire, ..
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On demand,..
30 days' sight,
...1/102
...1/108
...3/11/
4 months' sight,
...1/11
Credits, $
1/111
#
Documentary, 4 months' sight,
Ou demand,
2.41
Gradite, 4 months' sight,
On Paris-
On Berlin-Demand, On New York- On dammad, Oredita, 60 days' sight, On Bombay-
Wire On demand,
On Calcutta
Wire-
Per Korg Bang, from Saigon, 00 Chinese. Per Kuang Lee, from Shanghai, Mre On demand,
Oct., and may ha expected to arrive HE Steamship -Pos.iston having arri- Reibor, Mr T. W. Boweron, und 141 Chi On Singapore--
Tho as. Susang, fram Calcutta and Straits, left Singapore for this port on Thure day, the 12th Oct., at ₺ p.m.
day Island ría Manila, for this port, on the 6th Oct., and is expected to ar- rive here on the 19th Oct.
DEPARTED.
Pur Diamante, for Manila, Mra J.
the
ved Consignees of Cargo aro bereby informed that their gods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF, AND
be obtained.
nose.
On domand On Manila
On demand, Charlas, His E. Morrison, Mr A. Arnoux, On Shanghai
11⁄2 po
21% pm,
On demata,
}
90 days' sight, (private paper)
On demand,
805:00
810.43
This Vessel brings Cargo -
chid, Bir Irwin Turner, Me G. A. March,
On Yokoham Mr and Mrs Reiss, Mr J. de Garchitores, From Mrs Cortijn, Colonel McClure, Mears J.
deals with the nature of the jury to the note that Equid Fuel, enters the list for the 4th Dragoona will replace the two squaThe N. Y. 5. 6.9. Kasuga Mare Icft Thers. Gouows Co., LLUTED, whenco delivery By Mr H. K. Hass, Mrs J. F. Smith and
pany the first time with a beginning drink of the 5th Dragoons for service in of 2.15) tena.
South Africa, unless the anthrax disappeare "The satire imports amounted in bulk to within the next ten days,
London, September 18th. The contin accid-3388,489 tons, an increase of 645,428
Oh, on Of these importa, 241,194 lens gent sailing in the freemar urtle for the we were transhipped and 493,051 tons of cos Cape consists of the Army Service Corps, hushipped in bunkers. The transit cargoes for a complete Army Corps.
amounted to 2,020,822 tons. Then bring
From TRIESTE, EXP. Fr. Ferdi and transhipped at BOMBAN.
NID, 23 Massimiliano, transhipped
"!
Paggi, J. Gonules, W. M. Haywood, Gold Leaf, 100 fine, (per tael).. Frank Freeman, Malvino Caro, J. Pantouch, Bovereigns (Hank's buying rate) A. Kozlinsky, D. Schiefer, 46 Chincse for Silver (per oz.) ... U.S. transport Columbia, 4 Japanese, apd 131 Chinear.
The P. & Co.'s Perus left Bombay for this port on the morning of the
TRIESTY 5th Oct
Optional Cargo will be discharged hors. N. Y. K. s.s. Miki Mari loft Bom-
No Claims will be admitted after the bag, via porta, for this purt on the 4th Goods have left the Godowns and all Oct., and is expected to arrive here on Cleinis must be sont in to the Office of the the 23rd Oct.
the 21stD
London, Sopt, 20. The Gorerament have
The
Finer Burglar |_*Why, what's ter? Have you, boen in a railway ent 35 Second Burglar (on crutches ne but I broke into a house where man was eitling up waiting for liur band, and so mistook me for hit the grand total of cargoes handled by the provisionally engaged arvonty transports to diferent ships up to 8,143,456 tons, which take troops to the Caps in the event of WHY EXPERIMENT ON YOURSELF
SELF works out to GL per cat. of the total ton- hostilities. **TITH réqedles of dupbtful utility when nage of shipplog entered and dented, or 80 General Sir Redvers Baller has now com you can got Chamberlain's Cough per cert, it we exchine the viver leurs, pleted the selection of his Staff which ac Remedy which bas stood the test of time 1 which are mainly engaged in the passenger companies him in the ovent of his going to Twenty-five years' sale and use lave proven and coalie traffic. In other words, one to the Caye
nt remedy to hen prompt and certain sure of shipping was engaged for every for coklat will curs a cold in a day if tenth of tou of cargory eight hundred and souding a form of two
men to South Africa
The LaBattalion of the Grenadier Guarda
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The N. G. I. 8.3. Bormida lett Borabay for undersigned before Nevu va
recognized. Inst., or they will not be this port on the 7th Oct and is die No Fire Insuranes has been effected, The British steamer Mongkut reports fiero on or spot the 26th Oct. The U. N. Cor'n atanmor Changsha loft and any Goode remaining in the Godowne Left Rab-si-chang Oct. Tod, with modents
after the 21st of Instant will be subject to winds and fine clear weather up to Fadaran Sydney on 21st Sept.
rent.
thenco set in strong winds, up to Paracels; opel of Lading will be countersigned by
ship to labour howvily; ou the 12th, fell is with a inye la anel, the On Lec; abandoned; took her in tow afterwords" with. 1500 to
Latest Advices. “
taken as gron as the cold has been controt | The Harbour-master modestly notbe that red and before it has suttled in the systam, he has no apecial caschinery, for arriving at | stationed at fribraltar, which was ander or. The e, a. Guthrie, from Sydney, co., left
Bold by All Dealers Watkins & Co. Gen. ↑ these cargo statisties, and task lia i depan. date for home, has been detained, and it is
deal for accuracy on the voluntary retaras balleved will go to the Cape,
Fort Darwin on the 14th October, for This part
BANDER, WIELER & Co.,
Hongkong, October 14, 1899,
then heavy gales of typhoon fures causing
Opium Quotations.
Hoyosono, October 14, 1899. Now Patna, caali
120
Now Bensres, ocel, 900 Now Malan, eredit, ................. 65/80 Allowance, Tzela,
Last Year aw Allowance, Taele, Old Malwa predit, Allowance, Tasla, Persian, Olly, cash, Allowance Paeka
16
88/89