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THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY has been thoroughly revised and brought up to date, and is again much increased in bulk.
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We have received a showedate blook for 1888 from Mesars, sumann, Herbet & Co.
A Franch paper states that the Union Line intend to estaudith a monthly steamship servios between Marseilles and Saigon.
Attention is directed to the programme of Herr Kobler's pianoforte recital to be held on Wednesday, which is published on car front
page
THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER Síst, 189:
The Courier says that His Excellency King Tacts, scompanied by the District Magistrate Pol and some military officer inspected the deferon-walls of Shanghai City on the 2M October, and ordered some ropairs to be done by the Government contracter.
A communication said to bare been recalced The Feking correspontent of the Mercury According to the Rothleys Courant. "'s tria! I slips by Sounders off Lanch. Stanley followed, question have not been exceptionally beary-in- from the Japsress Minister to France stating saysThe hitch in rerard to the Mazo Cou- took place on the 25thurst in the New but soon lost Coxon, bowled by a trimist fram deed rather under that over what might havo asualties reconlly we have fortunately had bik that 6,467,500 francs bave heau paid by the vention is not that which the Chinese Times of Rotterdam Waterway, of the steam dredger the fast bowler. At gunfire the score stood four ban reasonably expected, and that in some gerent saarases company in which the lost man-of-war the 15th instant in the leading article states, but. Biaoyaon, built for the Japans over wickets for 32, E. W. Maitland and Stanley, bat comparatively little interest. There MOS OFREY
the extra territory. The Convention made by (Naimusho), and ordered by Mr. J. Ph. von
ground for hoping ibst, with the hearty c Unebi-kon was insured Japan Gascito.
Sir Robert Hart was laid, article by article, bn. Hemert of Yokohama. It was ascertained on rig
Play www Brossmod at 11.45 on Saturday operation of our shareholders and supportere, it fore 1 Hang-alang by Mr. G. Detring, and it this trial trip that the remuel and Ker engines
We escape disasters ke the Faebi-Fas and masnocyted, but since then Li has joined Chang and machinery could compete successfalls in Mait and going to the wickets with Ped-bbie Career, which become kaown to us after Chih-tung in a memorial to the Threns, and in very repeat with the boat drudgers in uss in the ler, vine Stanley, absent. Coach soon got our last year's general nieting, we shall be able the strongest possible terms protested against New Waterway (Hock of Holland) for deeper. the ratification. It is net therefore the fault of ing the channel from Rotterdam to the B. among Padier's stamps (5 for 38) and Lam-to meat you a year benca with at least an favour- Before moving good fortune to prommul to you. the members of the Teong-il Yamen that Bahor The steamer was built by Meara J. & K. Suit, mert enne in. Some bard hitting ensued, and the able an account as that which to day it ie oor Rosa Lam not succeeded, but it is Li's fault af Kinderdijk. The engines, on the campoand score mounted rapidly. At 85 a separation came, the adoption of the report and accounts. I The Agents (Blosses. Bowell & Co.) inform
eyetem, manufactured at the engine works of that the E. & A. 8... Ca's steamer Guthrie,
The Chiness. Times ays Monsieur Carrey, almost entirely.
Mesere.Dieparoen, Lels, and Smit, Kinderdijk uitland being well caught by Graham off shall be glad to answer any questions that may from Australian poris, left Fort Darwin on Fri-sacond engineer of the Frouch Syndicate, arca
The Angust lame of the Chinese Recorder and were found to develop 276 horse-power indicated, Sanders Lammert, after making 28 by some be pat to me.
No questions being pat, the CHAIRMAN MOYETİ day for this pert
panied by an EngHabman named Byng, leavor at The Agents (Messrs Curlowita & Co.) informace, at the instance of Chos-tu Tastai, for Missionary Journal caly same to hand yester by which the vessel made 7.01 knete par hour free hitting; was bowled by Grabara. Platt,
Mr. A. SMXP oonded and the motion that the N. G. I. stanmer Bisagne, from Hons to Inspect the break in the bank of the day. It is less entertaining than amal to the empty, and 6.67 knots fully loaded. The Rise Sawyer, and Smith contributing small bat use that the report and counts bs milopted.
general reader, its contents consisting of a re-gaur is schooner rigged, and will presset by her fal scores, helped to swell the total to 122, the
vas carried. 18.to be made.
view by Dr. Edkiss of Mr. Basil Chambor-own steam power, undor command of Captain
Mr. GEORGE proposal, and Mr. BYBAMJER SN 8. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,Ganda and Bexabay, left Bingapors on Friday Hoang to, on which a
nighi for this port.
The Penang Gazette 73 that an old Chiuste lat's recent work on "The Language, Mytho- Ouwehand, tresas Rotterdam to Japan. The last named carrying his bat for f. Tammert Oon New Suason's
There were 33 deaths in the colony during the lady was buried on the 17th Cobahor at Tieng logy, and Geographical Nomenclators of Japan," the second steam dredger that has been built brand E. W. Maitland are entitled to great praise conded, that Messrs. Kyrie, Dalrympia, Bottom-
the Consulting Committon. weeknded 92nd October, of which were Passir aged 108 years. She was born in Malscon an article by a German Missionary on "The Mesere. J. & K. Smit for the Japauses Govern for their plasky hitting at a critical time for the lay, Bassoon, and Darby be re-elected members of
Har inte husband hold the post of lutorpreter of Condition and Hope of the Heathen," some short ment." The Kisogan left Battordam on the Ladies' Reersation Chth. the Supreme Court. Pansag, and died about raviews, editorial notes, tai caissionary notes, 8th September, and had pased Adan on the 9th After tiffin, Scanlan and Higginbotham amongst the civil section of the Eur-pean com munity and I in the semy.
years ago. The old lady had good health up to nons of quo interest. The editor explains, Catober.
atsried on their escond venture, Smith and however, that the extra siro of the number for The General Managers (Mosts. Jardine, a very short time before her death.
the previous month had compelled them to cur.
The Pottery Gasette tells this story of & Can Coxon bowing. The Army Medical was again Matheson & Co.) inform us that the Indo-Chiza Thers was (ays the N. O. Daly Neo) a larga tall the present lesus by sight pages.
tonese custora nat generally kacan: “Amongst unlucky, being caught off an uppiah stroke stramer Wifeang, from Caloutts, left' Singsgathering of a German follow.residenta at the
the curiosities of industry must be placed a trade pore on Saturday for this port
Kinkiang-road jetty, Shanghai, on the morning We (Japan Caretto) sre informed that Cap that is said to be not entirely unknown in Gan- for. Leach appeared, and ones more the field The P. M. steamer City of Sydney, with mails, of the 20th October to say good-bye to Mr. and tain Johnson, of the American schooner Nerial, ten. In the Celestial Kingdom, or at all events had ccasion for sorrow. (So 2002 after tilla, &o, from San Francisse to the 11th inst, arrived Mra. ven Bose, who were leaving for Hongkong white at Guam, saw a card found in a bottle in the Catan provings of it, the ladies do not tai) Gross, loud and deep, were heard, as the nor in the frin of Carlowitz & Co., is to harepan one of the Mariana or Lodrane Group in retorically, two strings to their bow. In the for this port to-morrow.
the Central Pacifio. The writing on the eard been very popular in Shanghai.
was to the effect that the battle was thrown over Eastern world one of the few professions opea Cricket Club pursued the ball in its wild career to women is that of the mourner who bewails the to the boundary, aye, even down the Queen's We have to acknowledge receipt of a useful
Road At inst a separation mawe, Leach falling The Hingo Naws of the 24th October says: board from a mail boat running between Paname pamphlet by Dr. A. W. Sinclair, L.B.C.P., giving the results of Meteorological Observa Upon LL.B. M. Court being opened on Sater and Bad Francisco to commemorate & joyous fes-departure and loads the virtues of the dead
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Carried unanimously.
Mr. A. E VAUCHEE proposed that Mr. A. Coxon and the Hon. A. P. MacEwen be ra elected auditors of the Company
Mr. JAMAJKE acoonded, and the proposition was carried neMI, CFA,
The CHAIRMAN-The bonas warrante will be
rady on Tasday, the 1st November.
at Yokokams on the 29th instant, and will leave by the Hydaspa. Mr. You Doma, who is a part which was washod ashore upon the Jaland of Baia depend upon honeyed words, but have.stodged" representativos of the Hongkong able report they had presented and for their at
Mr. A. F. SMITH proposent a vute of thanks in the Chairman and Directors for the favoH~ tention to the business of the sompso
Mt. YAUCHEn seconded, and the motion TAN carried.
The CHAIRMAN-Gintlemen, un behalf of the
tions mada ja Sǝkangore, Maisy States, 1879-84 day morning, Mr. H. C. Lichtleid. Crown tiral that and then takan place on board the faer lio silently waiting for the journey to thoa viotim to a smart catch at the wicket off E. Wirestors and myself. I beg to thank you heartily A native paper says Great damage has bass Prosscutor, announced that he had decided not steamer. Over a year had elapsed between the stillness of the grave. But in Canton women Maitland. ( for 48. Bat whon Barff joined for the rote of confidenon and thanka just parasd.
done by the barsting of a river bank in Ping 22 District (Yanga). Thus only Szechen and Kaichow Provinces now remain to complete the roll of this year's Loods.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Ordere for extra copies of the Daily Pres should
be sent before 11 s. on the day of publication After hour the supply de Hunted.
TELEFON NO. 13.
The Daily Press.
Bonóżowa, Orones 81, 1987,
MR. O. D. KERE's letter on the overloading and underaanning of steamers, which wo reprinted on Friday fast from the Strate Times, gives a startling insight into the -causes of loss of life and property at sea. Mr. KxBE quotes & Hongkong earvey report a follows **This wessel is insufficiently manned; requires 5 more A. Be, 4 firemen, and 1 lamp-trimmer; decline to olas;" and ways it refers to a steamer belonging to who recently lost another ship because the Captain had not a spare deck hand to heave the lead." A pice state of affairs, truly? In many ones, Mr. KEEL goes on to say, "the agents of the best steamers take steps at once to remedy the eril, in others the vessel leave -under- manned; the insuranon offices, however, here
unera
"
The Lily Minstrels of the 58th Regiment sa ponnes their first smoking concert of the season,
to proceed with the charge of embezzlement late on which the bottle had been thrown over. against E. D. Woodford. Mr. Justice Haman board stil it was pisical up, and it must have accordingly dismissed the jasnennummoned from travelled in that time between 7,000 and 8,000 further attendance, and discharged the prisoner, miles.
The JapaneseGovernment have taken the alarm about Trashima, the attention lately directed to the strategic importance of the island having
followed
The meeting than alosed.
are employed as debt collector, and apparently are more successfat tlun fawyers in ortrasting Higginbotham traitors beame still woces far the last penny from the unwilling oroditor. the the opposition. 8ix bowlers wars tried, but still rans came. It was at this period that Wilson's method employed has that simplicity which is 95 often tho oharacteristic of genius and of access. absenon was folt-e and 4's (with a
THE SANITARY, BOARD. The obdurato oraditor applies to an agent, from
The following minutes of the proceedings of A rumour having been circulated in Japan whom he hires a tormagant, whose duty it is to occasional 6 and 7 thrown in) that the Hon. Sir Francis Plunkett was
worry and abase the unlucky debtor until he each other is quick fonecassion, until the the Sanitary Board at mating held on the be transferred to Washington, tho Japan Mail liquidates his liabilities. Instead of bringing sore reached 134, when Bart was " and "26th July, are published in the Gate Pro says ‹--So far ps offcial information guns, we are
naption to recover a doubtful debt, the final
man, the Acting Registrar General, Hor.. proximo. A lengthy and varled programme has fall into the hands of a foreign power. It is in a position to assure our readers that the story rosort of the ereditor sometimass is to semi thus by Smith. His 45, which contained only 4 singles 301:he Hoa. the Surgogne General (Chair
stated by one of the native papers that a sars of resently circulated of the Hon. Sir Franels
foal abuse till he consents to discharge the claim. without scoring and Stewart followed. Against, Hagh Me allum, Fayaire (Shoretary). The well-known firm of L. Bohmelzer, of Ber. 50,000 you is to be spent on the defour of the Plunkett's appointment to Washington is wholly women to marib the unfortunate debtor with was well hit. Graham was "cand b Smith A. P. MoEren. Dr. P. Marca Llad. Dr. Ho lin, has received orders to aroot three large kilns land, is the constraction of forks and laying groundions. Indeed, anch at appointment seeme These termagant are known to procure Igorans came fast, the latter bateman letting out Absent: The Colonial Surgeon, Majce T...
jdown of torpedoes.
most unlikely, seeing that Her Majesty's prosout Representative in Washington, the Hon. Sirums of money from gamblers and other law fraaig at everything within reach, which in his Dempstor, N. J. Edo, Esquire (on Leara).
treskors, who dare not appeal to the authorities S Sackville-West, bay just beer xamad se- for protection against them." ond Cemoiseiener in the Fishery negotiations, with Mr. Chamberlain as his chief. Evidently
to behold at the City Hall Theatre, on the 4th vinoed them that it must not be allowed to bean arranged for the occasion.
in Japan for the production of 16,000,000 bricks per annum, and to supply all the stavo and other Taschinery required for the purpose
The Rioyo News anys that at the ordinary Bouthly meeting of the Hyogo Municipal Commeil It is notified in tas Gashite that Mr.-W. E. beld on the 13th October, a sum of $700 was Crow, Acting Sanitary Inspector, has been ap-votel for the erection of a clock-tower and the his removal from Washington in the near future painted a member of the Sanitary Board, vice purchase of a clock to put in it. Me. Utsumi, Mr. H. McCallam, sbsent on leave. Mr. Crow Governor of Hyogo Km, look his sent in the Council for the first time, and will, it is to be will also not as Hun. Secretary to the Beard.
hoped, coatiuue te oosapy the position there to whisk ho is entitled.
The distinguished Cautor General Fang has rived in Shanghai on his way north to Audience in company with Lia Yung-fu A notice paper says General Fang's departure from Swatow was the signal for an extraordinary ovation given to him by the Chinese people.
Gausite The Hon. James Russell, C.M.G., The following rotifashion sypears in the Acting Judge of the Vice Admiralty Court of this Colony, has with the approval of His Ex- gellaney the Governor, appointed Andrew John Leach, Esq., tobe a Deputy Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court.
is not contemplated.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
The Japan Garetto says that it is rumoured
(SUPPLIES TO THE 'DAILY PHR98," in Tokyo that an official who is at present taking
LONDON, 27th October, no motiva part in the Government proposes that
ALLEGED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE all the foreigners in Japanese employ should be
PRINCE FERDINAND. The Japan Mail says that a collision between at once discharged, on the ground that they are mere theorists, who preach what is uover realized
A Bolav plot bes be discovered to assassinate two steamers acmurred in Yokohams harbour of the night of the 21st October. The Nagato Maruin their own cenutries. This same officiel. Tho was coming to her mourings, and in doing so eridantly iss prononcoed backslider, alas proposee Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
THE PARIS SCANDALS. got foul of the Goalong at aolior, tha latter's that in order to avert the necessity of fortifying
A relative of M. Grivy has been found to be davits on the port side of the Nagato. It of the upper lussen, the nest of Government bowsprit being carried away by one of tho after the Sult of Yado and to modify the magnificance
stated that the tide was unusually strong at must be removed to the Ksi province. His pro.plisted in the scandals in connection with the
pisala are certainly drastic enough, but there is suiv of deocrations. the time of the accident.
as much likelihood of their being carried into act as thora is of their author becoming Prime Minister of England.
is
The Hu-pao gives an account of an irate faiber who sailed his own daughter alive in s coffn the other day in spite of the neighbour'
The NC Daily Notes says:When the Hong remonstrances, for the offouse of adultery. The baby's father wished to murder his young son, kong and Shaughti-Basking Corporation was. but had to flee. His father domanded compons applied to here to enbscribe to the Jubilee fund, tion for his lost you from the girl's father, and the reply was that the haak so an institution The Supplementary Appropriations Ordin ressived the baby as compensation. Such is could not give the shareholders' money for such Chinese family life and parental privilege. a purpos, though the offers would subscribe us (b.)-The Appropriation Dill for 1938.
individuals, which they did liberally. Yet wa
~The following is the Order of the Day for the meeting of the Legislative Council to be held on Wednesday, the 2nd proximo
Pleat rading of the following Bills
#100, 1856,
The Shangbai Magistrats has issued a procla
An attempt was recently made by somepriseners notice that in Hongkong the bank, as an in-
bed the warning and can do as they piens.mation prohibiting the manufature el yarn to escape from the Mixed Court Gaslat Shanghai.stitution, sabzuribes $1,000 to the Hongkong One of the secrets of the success of the logal under pretext of ginuing cotton under ever They contrived, says the baily Nam, to make stand. How is this inconsistency explained P insurance offices in the vigilanos they exercise of Japaneno interest, and recalling the act large hole in the wall and the of them got out: Rome other public companies, which declined on in accepting risks. The very Iset of their that a few years ago the U. S. Consal-General Fortunately a constable came on the spot and principio to exbscribe here, appear as liberal cor- tributore in Hongkong-where the money of was called upon to put a stop to the same thing captured tro of them, one of whom was armed retaining surveyors to furnish reports on all when attempted undercover of American interest with a huge kuife; the third prisoner escaped mirareholders is evidently much less teaderly remola-is-a-proof of that xigilance, and we The proclamation asserts the principle that There were any prisonora in the cell, and if it handled thom it in in Shanghai.
"The Yokobaran quoted by Mr. KER they would take a Chinees produce by machinery at the treaty ports.st of them would bare made of.
are shifted, crews reduced, and everything
of the drawing—
"THISTLE." "Eos." Lockhart (St.) Friedrichs (St.) Wilbern
Диасан
Metcalfe Batter
is trusted to Providence. How many of the local hosts are unrigated at night by a Malay B, Shephard Kribbe *gunnor" or "-quartermaster."...It is phyei. SnaMRACK" "VICTORIA." cally impossible for the sole European, often H.Thompson (St.) Hayllar (St.) in charge of the deck for hours, to keep E. Thompson
C. E. Thompson Gow wake all night; the insurance offices are kept in ignorance of what is going on, and long sa collisions or stranding are Breidd,
and anderwriter may make a few enquiries
about the working of the steamers, which zaay be particularly unpleasant for all bo cerned." But, it may be asked, would it not
be better for the underwriters to make their inquiries before the occurrence of another
Daberne
Couuer Nielsen
"KORKALUME."
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J. Fraflaricks Lajko
"LETE."
Braswell (St.)
T. Lommiert Goetz
G. Lammert
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Lornos, 28th October. MORE FIGHTING IN EGYPT. Dervishen have stianked Wady-Halts, but have been repulsed with honvy loss.
AFFAIRS IN SOUTH AFRICA General Ravelock has started for Zuiuland. THE NEW BULGARIAN SOBRANJE. Prinos Ferdinand has opened the Sobranje..
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HONGKONG ORICENT CLUB LADIES RECREATION CLUB The above mantab, the first important Oxture of the season, regalted in a narrow, and somewhat incky victore for the Cricket Club. At gun-
The minutes of a meeting held on the 12th case means half way down the pitch. After July, 1837, are read and cauf. ratting up 35, which included some fine hita, hə 1-Resrived: that the draft letter recom- fell a victim to one from the left-hander, which manding that the Bod to be constituted under kept low. Higginbotham had previously lost his le new Public Health Ordinaues should hold its meetings with opin doors, except when în wicket to a ontoh by Sawyer, of Maitland. His Committee, batransmitted to the Government. innings of 57 was a really good one, and we hope ·2-Revolved that letter reporting the to see him keep up his form throughout the result of the experiment of toring daily the cou crason. With the exception of Hnuteman and servancy sad dast bunts to sad from their etations the Pray by moans of the steam Darby, who made 11 and I respectively; the rest tug Stanley, and recommending that the serviOAN failed tu suure, and the innings ended for the of the tug by discontinue until the present con- mmppotabla total of 199.
tracts expira, be transmitted to the Government, 3-The question of erecting fres publia Being 178 to the bad the . C. C. starte atrium outside the Praya wall was again on- their second innings at 4.15 p.m., sending insidered. Resolved that, as an experiment, a Diaster sat in early, three good wickets be of the triangular corner of vacant ground sita. Platt and B. O. Smith to face Leach and Barf. latrina ha erected oatride tus Praya wall in front ing down for 6, viz. Platt, Sawyer, and Lloréated at the junction of Wing Lok Street will Coron followed, and with E. O's assistance raised with the Panya. the score to 20, when the Military trundler was sanght by Potts off Barff, E. W. Maitland is veolod, and played very carefully, but the light was getting bad, and misjudging one from Barf he was smartly taken in the slips by His Honour" Things looked bad for the C.. when F. Maitland joined Coxon, there, being 5 | wickets downfor31, and only two of the Club toam to tallow Wilson being ID and Pedler having left the ground to fulfil some engagement). Ta 4-The question of instituting legal prosed- Re- make matters worse Gratam rattled down Maittags against overarowding was considered.
should be obtained, as to whether the board ha land's middle sta up withinten minutes of "time" red: the board samsiders that legs opinion after he had made. However, Lammert, who power to sathorize the Inspectors of Nuisances |flowed, managed to ging several straight ones. to enter private hours at hoars other than thos Lammert not out 21, Coron not out 1) the of the 9th November, 1893, and afes whether
into private boagne. innings.
Bacau 3.
G. Egzotha, Maitland, • Harper, E. W.
Can y
30
Maitland
The Acting Registrar General dissented, as in his opinion the question of providing latrine accommodation is one requiring further 600. alderation.
PrHo Kai diwetlad becsUSB-;*** -----
1-It Arary beuse has its own portsbis Intrine there is no necessity for so many public latrines.
2- the subject of public istrines Sa farther and tiaronghly disonssed he is pure other mass will be found to answer sus well.
5.A port by the Sub-Committer appoint- ed to make Arrangements for the temporary so commodation of the Lessers of Central Market the recommendations made by the Bab-Commit tea he approved and submitted to the Govern
ket was read and considered. Resolved that
mout
6.-A return of the summonses applied for by the Taspectors of Nainasers during the wanka ending the 16th and 23rd July, 1887, was laid en the table by the Secretary. The return bow..
eK. W. Maitland,
BO Smalth. al 2. M. f. Smithood that 21 prosentions had been instituted, that
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"A return by the Asting Registrar General showing the number of births and infactiledeaths not caregistered during the month of Jaus, 1887, was 1 E. J. Curon 11 laid on the table by the Secretary. Gunten, . Joyd,
1 and 20. Braith....12 8.The Hou. A. P. MoEwen addressed the Serth at Llard, b. 3. Amith, Onam... bust on the desirability of removing licensed
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that such a stop would help to relieve the over-crowding existing in the central districts,
The boural then adjourned till 5 pm on Tues- day, the 9th August, 1897.
J. M. PRICK, Oksirman. Read and confirmed, this 18th day of October, 1887.
WM. EDWARD CROW, Acting Secretary.
THE-DETERIORATION OF CHINA
TEA:
The following lotters have boon published at Shanghai:
THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Custom Bom, Shanghai, 1st October, 1887. Sir, The Inspector General of Customs hav ing boon in communication with the Tsang-li Yamen on the subject of the decreased consump 31 Zemet, b Bart....tion of China Tes is the English market in par
1 Jesh
tirnlar, owing as is alleged to deterioration in the quality of the leaf, excessive admixtars of Cust, etc., eta, has called on me to farnish him with a report setting forth what faults are found with teus placed on the Shanghai market, and what remedies can be adopted for their removal, in order that through the instrumentality of the Yamen, detailed instructions may be framed for the general guidance of producers to the interior. I should add that the Tamen being fully impress. ed with the importance of the interests at stake ie anxious to obtain the fallest information pos sible.
• Potis, & Bart Extra
should think it unlikely that after the report foreigners are not at liberty to mannacturo Had no-bron for the prampl-action «d the police five brit printre on Satarday they were 112 raus behind, and fundat gunfire thoscora stood at 60-for-air-wiaksts laid axe in notification No. 335 in the Garde of the loss of the Gorman barkentine Louise by
on the vessel it referred to until the grow
The Nagasaki Rising Sun kays the sword colision with the stamar Metapedia. The had lost 6 wickets, bat baring Lended their Cricket Club gaining the verdict on the first members of the board have any right of entry At a meeting of the Wolverhampton Chamber
steamer ponents on the first innings by 27, the match, bad been brought up to its proper cumple of Commerce it was announced that samples of offer of the steamer Botanica Maru has born de Japan Mails:The British
Next Friday and Saturday the Cinb play the padlocks of Chinese manufacture, auch as are in taixed to that port in coreoquence of some trouble Helapedia, Captain Purvis, which arrived here ment. In the Straite, however, it would common nse in China, had been received from with a Japanese on board, whilet or the passage fast evaning (19th inst.), had on board Captais pedig to Hongkong rules, had to be decided Holm and the crew of the German bartontine in their favour. Unfortunately for them, they neem that matters are on a much leur satis- the Foreign Office with a latter stating that from Shanghal to Nagsesti. From what we ran
Lord Salisbury would be glad to be informed learn, the offer, for some reason or other, struck Louder, sank by collision with the Metapeits at ware without Wilma's serving during the 58th Regiment With their recent additions, factory footing, Vessels sailing from parts whather samples of native'manufactured articles the Japanese heavily on the chest, and as the aidnight on the 14th inst., in lat. 27 N. long.cond day's play, owing to illness, a very materii "Bradlaugh's Own" oan pat a better team in the Buildings pending the arection of the new m in thous wattlemanie pat to ses overloaded, of that kind were considered by the Chamber to latter had been suffering from consumption for 125. The Metapedia was proteonting her loss both in batting and howling, and thie, field than they had last esan, but will have to same time past, the low affeted his lungs, o roynge from Hongkong to this port, the
The following are the fall score Bader-officered, and dermused. "Owners be of valeo for the promotion of British rada.
and is ballast at the time. The accident was to go in on both occaslang in an indiferont light.
THR LADIES URCREATION CLUB, and others interested in these steamers," A raply was ordered to be sent stating that the thut he had to be placed auder medical treatment, is being board to Nowowang from Amny, coupled with the foot that the Cricket Club had work hard, nevertheless, to beat the local eleven.
sample would be of great valas and interest to and is still in hospital here.
safortunately attended by loss of life, the cap any be said to batè somewhat bandicappad them. A number of British residents at Shanghai taia's wife, a Japanese, and the cook, a Chins However, fortune, in the shape of the above men- ays Mr. KERD," retort that the insurance the trades of the district, and that the action of offices have a remedy in declining to accept the Foreign Ofes would be appreciated by the have bean served with entomoses at the instance manu, being drowned. the Lanist having sunk tingad guy from the Victor Emanuel, came whenf. D. Greitas, e E. W. Milland,
community generally.
of H.B.M.'s Consul-General for not having re within five minatse after the collision." "An in- risku by such vessels, but that is precisely
At a moating of the Victoria Recreation Clubgistered (and paid their $5) and are oited to ap-quiry into the circamstances attending the loss most wanted, and the Cricket Club seat their 9 what they are unable to do; the vessels are held at the Gymnasium on Satardor: the crews Hear in the Supreme Court to auswer the the Louiec was to be held at the German Con- first win for 1887-88. The cricket during the 4de C. Suplan, B. W. Maitland
two days was aliore the average în every depart-A.J. Teach Beanier
BackE. D. 3th passed by a surveyor, and for one or two for the Chairman's Cup at the forthcoming Ranid charge and to be farther dealt with accord-sulate on the 22nd inst voyages may load in a reasonable way; then gatta were dears. The tollowing is the resulting to law." The Daily News understands that
this is only the beginning of a general campaigu An "extra" to the North-China Herald of the meat of the game, and to those ergared in it, they begin to load lower and lower, officers
which it is intended to open lumediately against 27th inst. says:-Since poing to press we have re-mors especially the "keen" ones, the match all her Britannio Majesty's liage subjsots who seived some information ragarding the inands must have afforded genuine enjoyment. It is a have not paid this obnoxious poll tax.
tions dansed by the hareting of the Yellow River pity that en coesions such as thess many good in Honan. The branch ocenrred a little below Pabllo business continues, the Chincer Times Kai Fung-fu, just about where the river former on who would like to play are compelled to 0. Potts, B. O. Saits Sawyer, J. Cbrothels to the outskirts of the city, painting out says, to be much retarded, where no retardation broke away from its old bed and flowed north stand dows, bat where the number is limited to was necessary, by the illause of the Seranthward into the Gulf of Pechili. A note to the 22 me diasppointment is inevitable. Teams are Prince, to whom almost everything of importance Peking Gasette of the 15th instant enya-Ao made up solely on fudividual merit, and a mo has to be referred. The Prince is recovering, cording to information received from Chinese has only to show a little form at the nets to en- but there seems to be no doubt that he has sources it appears that the water escaped from The steamer Kubang, which arrived here on passed through a dangerous crisis, which has been the Yellow River has run into the Ji River, sare his being given a chance of distinguishing wifeon
Below are some details of the play. For EO: Smith Saturday morning from Shanghai, brought down beans mitigated by the skill of his which at Cheng Chon is way usar the Yellow himself sooner or later in a match. twenty subscription griffins which were drawn medical attendants. The Prince has so far re- River. From the Je River it is conveyed. the evil continuas. The day ie not far off for by subsaribars, in the afternoon, at Kenandy's covered that he can take some exercise, sad he through Aahui into the Huni River and over the L. R. C. Higginbotham (30 and 57), tually enters the sea at the old mouth of the Leach (22 sad 10), Barff (7 and 45), and when another Pentas collision must occur, Horea Repository with the following result Mr. begins to attend to prassing hosiness.
B. Laytou onred No. 1, Mr. C. D. Bottomley We Japan Gazette) learn that the services Yellow River near Huolen Fa in Kiangsu, or No. 2, 15r. Hohnke, No. 3, Me.-D. Sassom, Nos. of Mr. J. Miura, Team, civil engine oise follows the course of the Grand Cand worth Start (0 and 35), did most of the work; while 4, 18, and 20, Mr. E. J. Hughes No. 5, Major recently arrived here from the United States, wards from Hnai-an Fa till it enters the Yang for the Hongkong Cricket Club E Davies No. 6, Mr. Slingsby Batbell No. 7. Mr. have been engaged by the Imperial Construction tze somewhere between Cliokjang and the coast. Maitland (31 and 1), Lammert (28 and 2, not MoCallosh No. 8, Mr. Hoppias Nes and Company, an association which has recently been The breach in the banks is reported to be four out), and Coxen (20 and 41 not out) ware the 15. Mr. W.C. Murray No. 10, Mr. II. N. Mody formed in Tokyo for the purpose of undertaking miles long and four prefectural districts have
Graham, for the T. R. O., and Bwith, Carou, No. 11, Mr. Silas No. 12, Mr. L. Mandel large contraste from guvernment or private boon submerged and their inhabitants drowned. principal scorere In bowling. Leach, Barff, and No. 13, Opt. Collinson No. 14, Hon. A. P. persons. Ous of this company's present contracts
Bays the Shanghai Courier About the mid-and B. W. Maitland for the Hongkong Cricket MacEwen No. 16, Mr. R. Fraser-Smith No. 17,
is, we believe, to all in a large tract of shore at dls of September, it will be remembered that our Club got most of the wickets. The folding. * Bentan collision case, instead of after? Why and Dr. Young, No. 19.
Tokyo and dredge part of the Day of Yedo. The Chetco expondent sent us pows of a heavy work is an extensive one and will take some gale that was experienced in flist port rendering more especially that of the L. E. C., was good nol at once make an effort to establish at
Thereportofthe Director of the Observatory for
all comrannication between the steamers and the all round, but Wilson, Leach, Sawyer, and For- Singapors and Penang a similar system of Septemberi pablished in Saturday's Gazette. The popsiderable time to accomplish.
The combe Smith showed meat of that quality known Bacndere regular surveys to that which existe at maximum temperature was 90.7, and the minimum The regulations for asking the godowns of shore impossible for about fifty hours
as" dash which it is so delightful to withsse. H. C. File, függish thu, 73.5, the average of the hourly means being 81.9.the China Merchants' Company in Shanghai inte gale, it appears, developed into a regular typbcon
FH. SAV. Butt, & Graham... Hongkong? The recent Royal Comm-The duration of sunshine was 310.1 hears, and the bonded warehouses are reported to be completed, of the North-east Promontory, and a large
CTeller, Sib, Leach The Band of the Northamptonshire Regiment, 1. L-Ewers, b Gesha. sion on loss of life at eas concluded that rainfall 10.955 inches. Dr. Doberok says:-A and Feot is to be given to them forthwith in so. Trung ming junk was weseked on the reef in the (Jeromert auf athore please take notel it was not expedient to proceed further great number of typhoon ware experienced in ordance with the German Treaty of 1881. The North bay. Mesars. J. Roberts and William
the neighbourhood of the Colony in the ecures Chinae Times says it now appears that the Davy, the two divers who were engagedsalving the played awest music on Saturday afternoon, and in the direction of transferring the re-
of the month. They were generally preceded Tsung-li Yamon has been eventualy stimalated cargo from the Pautah, heard of the oscarrazos sponsibility of shipowners to the oidals | by thunderstorms; which occasionally occur all to definite sotion by the propoet of oroating a nadproceeded to the place. Thaysuceoodai in there was a sireng muster of Ladise to witness of the Board of Trade, but that some alter-round the centre boyond the area whers the wind Chinese monopoly out of the bonding of goods, eping eighteen men from the junk, and managed the defect of their Champions. The weather Darby won the toes for the L. R. C. and Instrong. Noarer the centre, but before the wind and of, by its means, protecting the China to Baive a quantity of her cargo, which consisted throughout was glorious. native method should be sought for secur-began to rise, the stonds assumed the form of Merchants' Company in its competition with the Salty they retained possession of the goods, the sent in Higginbotham and Graham to face ar
of native cotton cloth. It was with great dif ing effective precautions against preventible roll-outs which prevails till fall typhoon other stoner lines on the Chins coast.
villager considering the produce of all Loss of life at sea; the other alternative forea is resohed. The mean height of the mor
cariat columna dering this month was below the The Ceylon Times hears that the N.D. L.rooks on the Promontory their own particular the deliveries of Wilson and E. W. Mait Saunders poliny which is possibio is that of incrassing average of preries Septembers, but not vary steamer Sachsen, on her last outward voyage, perquisitos, and they fought hard to carry out Isad. Both pinged carefully, and ran a Farby
frat blood, gatting the directcivil responsibility of shipowners for much, as the bigh pressure aron all round the went several miles ont of her sonra fa dar to their ideas, but they were kept at bay. by the slowly.
Scanlan foreach bave a look at the Oder. This steamer was two foreighers, who were assisted by the juak Graham caught in the slips. typhoon counter-affects the low pressure nest anding their venuein to sen in a seawortb3 | the centre. The solar radiation was both with found in the same position as when she strack, men and some natives dressed ko solidiora. Con- condition and keeping them in this condition. lowed, but did not say long, being bowled by Graha This civil responsibility is threefold-first to average. The tras air temperature, the tension meets standing. From all apressaces, a very wars eventually left in charge of the saved goeds, Maitland, Laoh joined Higginbalbam and the Stewart underwriters, secondly to charterere and of water-repost, and the rainfall were store the large proportion of her carge ought to be salved, but they commensed to steal, and the authorities field got a little more exercise. E. O. Smith The mean fores of the wind was much and ppably some of the prasengers ingeage, at Yuug-ching City were communicated with was tried rice Wilson, and Stanley vios Mait owners of cargoes, and thirdly to officers and above the average as the surrounding calm ringe believe this work in about to be undertaken. A petty mandarin arrived soon afterwards, and land, but still runs one. At last Lunch, step men employed on the vessels. It comment is not sufficient to counteract the strength of the and that the necessary men and implements are the purloineru and care were handed over to
wind nearer the antre. The early morning hours
Lim. Mesars. Roberts and Davy thereupon ping out to an overpitshed one from Stanley
The sixth ordinary generaliaveting of the stars returned to their sleeping quarter at the Jom yorked himself after making 22 in expital ing on the report the Times says the first on the 11th faraich a striking instance of the by this time (28th ult) arrived at Aden. ponsibility is by far the most important, and bot, dry, and also wostber, that presedes a ty It may be remembered (says the Penang house near the Lighthouse, and a fawr days after style. Bast followed. Coron taking the ball boldam of the above Company was held on Sa Gazette) that some ten months ago we draw words they were honoured by a visit from His from Stanley, and enother good stand was made.turday, at the office of Mosers. Jardins, Matha son & Co., the General Agents. Hon. J. Bell- "if the law of marino insurance could once phoon.
attantion tos oase of piracy that bad taken place. Exallency Wang, the Teota of the district, be settled on a fris, equitable, and satisfac The Japan Mail of the 18th October says:at or near the entrance of the Trang river. A who, in profum tenes, thanked them for the Smith, who was bowling in fine form, eventually Irving prosided, and there were also present: The Chairman, Shanghai General Chamber of
THE CHANDER OF COMMERCE TO THE tery basis, we should eagre the most effec-The Yokohama Waterworks are new finished. tongkang, manned by Klings, was attacked by services they had rendered to the junk people, captured Barff'swicket, and Saunders, who ancored Hon. F. Ryrie, Mr. C. D. Bottomley and Mr. AP.MacEwen, Messrs. E. George, A. W. Smith,
COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS. tive guarantee against provèstible loss of life. For several days the water of the Bagremi-gawa baat of men, and seven of the tongkang crew and, as compensation, he offered to give themed, was ont the same over. Hnatsman joined . H. P. Darby, Consulting Committee); Hos after its journey of over twenty miles from the wore killed, and cast, together with large the cargo they had saived in case they gave him Higginbothams, but almost immedistuly lost the Vaucher, A. G. Ferris, G. 0. Anderson.
Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, at ren, because we should engage the self-mountains, has been boiling up at Noge Hill mount of property, was stolen. We ne learn latter to the higher authorities stating they latter, caught by E. W. Maitland off Coxon Byramjee, J. Jamesjes, Ip Lan Chin, Ng
Shanghai, 24th October, 1887. interest of shipowners on the side of preven-and there distributing itself over filter beds and that seven of the piratas have been arrested at had received it. He also applanded their bravery His innings of 33 was played in his usual carefni Lan Tong, Ho Koxe Tong, Ng Awel, I. II. Bur-
Bir-I have the honour to acknowledge your letter No. 78 of the 21st instant saking for the state of affairs in the Straits Settlements ap
The CHAJDHAN eid-As the report and re- Chamber's co-operation in making a report naked ing to be thoroughly socured. To the necessary best racorered, and the pirates bare confessed them; they behaved like pirates, and the antho-deservedly applauded on his retirement. The Buoretary).
rition were exerting themselves to teach the rest of the innings needs little deorfplionlative statement of accounts have been in your for by the Inspector. Elenaral of H.LM. Custom pears to be truly lamentable, and the agits.delay the autailed, however, only an infin- the crime.
that wrecki did not belong to them. tion now being carried on by the sea-faring of socidents. Indeed, slonel Falmer and his The departure of the Sachsen with the Ger Davy and Roberta deslied to take the cargo Buste in endeavouring to sends head. ball hands for some time, I presume we may follow on the alleged deterioration of tess placed on community is fully justified by the frets. Batistante Lave every reason to congratulate mas mail for Europe was delayed at Shanghai pozipensation for the services Ley had rendered, from the left-hander over the City Hall was reatly the precedents of former years and take them as the Shanghai market and suggestions as to the in view of the circumstange that many Chinese themselves. It would have surprised nobody had. The reason for the delay is thus given by the telling the Tactai that they had only done what taken at the wicket by Lloyd. He will doubtless read. I venture to think that you will occur best method for their improvement, which has
the works fallen below the average, being na thay Daily News:-It sppears that the reason of the they scrasived to be their duty in a case of the
niting Committee that the results obtained for propose in the first instance to pablish the cor loaded and andermanned eren eben unin. point of fast they have proved exceptionally ex for Europe, was that Herr von Brandt was par good effect at the people. The Tantal again after hitting Smith for 8 Coxon to gnare the year 1886 are very satisfactory. They in-respondence with the view of obtaining the in anted it may be dumbted whether in their callant The percentage of mishaps has been ticularly suzione that the new Chinese Minister thanked them, and took a departure. Aboat lag for 5, was splendidly stumped by Lloyd. dieta sa batantial progress; for, notwithstandlag formation desired from all those interested in less than one-twentieth of the normal allowance for Berlin beuld travel by ber. But her original a week afterwards another Clinges official ar. Potts put his leg where his bat ought to hate some exceptionally heavy tomes, we have been the object, foreiga as weliaanatire, the repite of
I have the honour to be, to contributors of business, and the strengthen came increasing their civil liabilities would in England. This is a result of which all con-date of departure was, according to the Chinese rived at the Josa hongs, with news that the Total been, and was out 1b.w. for 0. Darby bit freely able to recomtrude total return of 25 per cent which will be sormaziosted to you in dus everse.
ing of the Reserve Fund by the considerable
Your obedient sorrant, minimise the risk, proofs being no difficult to nected with the undertaking have good reason. fortune tellers, en uulacky day on which to com had sont letter and four silver tablete for
Wilson and Idoyd opened the proces dings anm of $42,000, thereby increasing it to 8230,000. to be proad. It promises wall for the future of esce a royage, and therefore HB. Hung Vun- Messes Davy and Roberts, two for each of them, for 2, not cat Total, 95.
Vice-Chairman. obtain after loss; and whether, sherefore, water-works in Japan, and anch a promise is of hing was about to takes passages for himself and and also a letter and a present in money to their Government surveys should not be mers ne little value in view of the fact that cholera suite by the Analyr. The German Minister a boy and crew. The tablets are of pure silver, for the Kongkong Cricket Club to the bowling You will observe that the estimated proft on frequent and more stringepr
appenta to have become cadomis here, and that Poking, however, board of this diffealty and four inches by three in nise in a carred black of Lesch and Barfl. The Regimental "Bounor" the Working Account of the current your to
toms, Shanghai. shown in the account for the corresponding murs supplion of water une probably the only either telegraphed himself or got telegram frame. Each contains an inscription in Chi-wad capitally caught in the long field 30th September is somewhat under that To A E. Hobson, Esq., Commisioner of Cus means of checking its ravages. If any of var sent to the directory of the North German Llegis mom, stating that it is presented by Wong, The British steamer Ardgay, whicharrived your readers seak an interesting object for their after in Bremen asking them to alange the day of the Magistrate of the Yung thing district, for res by Emith off Lunch's fourth ball, not har period of 1885; but this is mainly due to the fact
Out of twenty young men who competed for a terday from Bangkok, reports having peased a noon's walk, they cannot do better than visit the Sacaren's using this The directors consented, cuing people in distress at sea, and the lattering oven broken, bis duck Coxon followed, that rates of premis have been much redzod water-logged barque Fandnou Polat, miten reservoir and fiter bods on Negs Hill The ex- the Sachem is delayed, the Chiens dplomatirt states the intrinsic value of the gift does not rebut "Joss" was not propitions, as Wilson was swing to the sovere competition of the English
tained. On the other hand, however, we mast were rejected by the physician because they had maststanding. The name is given L. T. Step sollence of the work and the trimmess and corn will go to sex with some sense of safety, Hiers present the full extent of gratitude, being only soon after a sght off his glove front a baupy ose Companies, a ompetition which is will main- West Point odelslip at Westhold, they had Bon. Posibly Itay have beente Billy Simpson, pleteness of all she arrangements rust prove at roa Brandt's attention to his untional internaistes-tenths of it." Foreigners are so sp. to which, it will be remembered, was abandoned tractive to every one: while for those who are has been rewarded with wooers, and the Mesas nie Chinose of ingratitade, that it is well the of Barfa. (2 for 6). F. Maitland joined Coxen, congratulate ourselves that the volume of busi. the fobsood heart, brought on by sigaretta some the go in typhoon. There was too copable of appreciating engineering problems, geries Maritimes have lost a good deal of passage information wa here publish should be spread for and things lolped a little better for the LRC as done by the offles has not in any way con smoking. They were unit for West Point
and wile.
At 27, however, the former was well cagit in the treated, that our losses during the peckd in servies inach wind and sa to board bar:
there is plenty worth seeing and sindying..
average.
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CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
tion, precaution, and sworthiness." The int reservoir. There has been much cleansing Tongkah, and five in the neighbourhood of in keeping off the villagers, stating that it was
to be done, every main and leading pipo requir-Keddah. A portion of the property has also the first time a wreck had besa protected from style and included rome pretty ente. He was der, A.J.V. Riberiro, and W. A. Cruikshank
itesimal addition har had to be made on out
Mer
I shall be obliged therefore if your Chamber will give this matter its early and best cousi doration, and farieb me with any suggestione which it may think worthy of being submitted to Peking. To any members of the mating ten gulld, or to any individual-local dealers which the Chamber may dare to introduon, I shall be happy to explain personally as to the object of the in- foresation how sought fur.
I have the heueur to be,
Your obedient Servant
AELO HOBSON, Commissioner of Custors.
Commeros.
Sir,
owners are willing to ron their vessels-uver | are the plousers of their olsan in Japan. Batin detention of the Suchan, with the Gestaan mail kind, and they hoped their antion would have a / be more careful in future. Sercombe.Fizaith in the opinion of the General Agents and Con- the immediate attention of the Committos, whe
money.
Bir.
J. J. KESWICK