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THE BONGKONG DAILY MILE, PRIDAY, OCTOBER SUM, ASMA.
The alk ox N. B. steamed Tisima arrived, in Now Tolk on the 3111 instant,
At the Magistrany. yesterday tres persons was each fine 316, on the information of Bonitary Inspector Reidis, for maintaining
onaklofte.
In Hongkong the Japanese yon. Is not a legal tender, but it circalates almost as frealy as if it were, and so long as it.
We hear that the Shsoglial Fire Insurance" contnias approximately a hundred couts Co. Limited, the prospectos of which was worth of silvor the holders need enter-only issued, has not been floated, tnin no alarm, No one is bound to accapt ii, however, if they do not feet fuelined; That being the position of affairs probably the Government will not think it necessary. to take any steps to prevent the importation of Japanose yea into this colony, though it would be more satisfactory to bare the efr.. culation composed exclusively of Brillaki Zollars if that result could be arrived at without serious inconvenience. The incoл- venience, however, would be serious, because Cha-yon diceulates to a considerable extent
DESTRUCTION OF T. LEGRAPH
LINES. BY CHINESE SOLDIERS.
A REPAIRING PARTY ATTACKED. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE !' DAILY PRES"""]
SRAKONAI, 27th October, Tang Fa-sisuge troops leaves destroyed much
toked the repairing party.
A. S. WATSON & CO., Ching, and there is no machinery by of the telegraph lite to Paking and have 17-
LIMITED,
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
SEEDS.
FOR THE SEASON 1898/1809.
Orders are execated from New Stocks only.
Prlos Catalagras with Hints for Gardening
on be obtained on Application.
There SEEDS are supplied to us by the best growers in the World. It in particularly vo quested that cure be taken when sowing and supervision uxorcise! over Chinese gardeners,
which its being brought into this colony, either from China or Japau, could be easily prevented. In the statement of objects and reason attzobed to the Bill just passed at Singapore it was said that holders of yen demonetised in Japan and wer below the proper standard of weight would have no remedy for their loss. Upon that Mr. MURRAY portimently naked who was responsible for the British dollar in case of wearing. The Acting. Governor replied that he himself had asked the same question when the British dollar was on the point of being introduced, and the reply he got was that the point would have to be dealt with whom it arose. If the lay on this subject is the same in the Siraita o in Hongkong, which we believe
be the case, the question of depreciation, when it arises, will, brive to be dealt with
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The Tsangli Taron has ordered Tang Fu slang to punish the ringleaders with the utmost paverity.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESS."
Lexpos, 25th October. THE SITUATION. A Cabinet Council has been simmered for Thursday.
Eighteen of the newnes torpedo-boat-des. troyers have been ordered to be put is commit. slon.
TRE CANTON RIOT
THE DAIRY FABU CO., LIMITED,
The ordinary yearly morting of the Dairy Tarp Co., Limited was held yesterday at the Company's Depot, Wyndham Street There were procent—Luptain Tiitect (Chairman), Captain. Hnenie Dinotor), Messrg WH, Potta (Seumiary), V. £. By G £, Cor, and A. L. Walker (Manager).
the meeting. Y
THE PUNJOM MINING CO., LIMITED:
The Beorntary of the Papjót Mining Com- pauy, Limited, advison to that he has reosited the following progress report on work done at the Company's Mines in Fahang, during the month of September, 1888 —–—–—–
Falls, Enval No (20) feet loval)-August Shaft No. 1 Shaft). North Drive This bus bisu continued northerly 23 feet dischen nothing to pay in it, and the prospects here ou a gued aired lede, no mewhat mineralised, ant
da uot appear very faktoring
19744, - ha invgest bloska ásannayad Galergol Eka akuzgi was plmesi akrstarioally valueless, bo Messrs. Issan & Co., whoses insured with for the enemy elsewhore we bring Amidraly the Royal for about Tla 240 Azetber defeated, but the moral offect was encimens, Block, belonging to a Culaswoman, ie registered Thess man charged not to win any contient in the name of Dirkswell and fa insured for antags, or hassas they could not with Tis. 2,000, bat as there were over 50 houses on honour go back (fer the fores which faced them her lat that sums only represents a title of her was almost ten times their aber), but just to Joe The insuranco danees are not yet quite prove to everyone that British cavalry is the mado up, but the Chinn Fire has Tis. 7000 and bravest in the world. You in India know well the Beuth British Fla. 2,000. It is astimistad how valuable such an example set by white troops that over 100 persons are rendered homeless at always bu: how far the knowledge of the by the conflagration, the origin of which is, sa sobievement spreads, and what a deep and have braken out in a tobacco or cigaretta shop the large of the Langers, though strategically naval, unknowa, except dat it is supposed to lusting affant it has throgh the Endpire. Thus at the Agrner of Canton and Hoopoh Ronda, almost valuelese, was the more glortout sad
valuable perhaps on that nocvant.
THE MEN THE EMPRESS DO WAGER TRUSTS.
has been dona iu these
Taakong -Adit, Tunnels, Levels--No work shaft.This has been rank vertically and water handled with windlass; through nasyN. C. Daily News. working country rook, 1 fost mak and timbered 90 fest
THE FALUE OF THIBET TO ENGLAND.
Mr. Archibald Liella hus a loiter in the Spettor on the value of Thibet to England in which, after dosoribing the country, he sa
REPORTED ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF their features; many of the younger mon would
NA THE EMPEROR.
The STOBETARY read the notice convandag The CHAIRMAN Suid--The report and state some time, scoording to the deal evatom and pient of soronate having been in your handa for
with your pernrisaioa, we will take them as read. It is a matter of great regret to the Board that || South Dring No. 2 ––This has been continued | China Glasdite, they pre dasble to present to you a better report | sanfterly 34 fest 6 inches following part of the of the working for the mast year. This unforty-time what is apparently a body sul part to nete reunit almost entirely due to the effects streak or sham, perhaps indicating a loda, of the epidemis of foatgad-mouth disease which slightly mineralized, but nothing to pay in it. attasked the hard in November, and the attack author as to quantity or quality, and the pros. According to a Peking official of high rank of rinderpest which stoked Bassoon Station peots here again do not appear very flattering now on his way to his hous in the Boath, the last February. The disease effoared for the North of West. Work was discontinued en in whom the Emprcan Dowager has the first time in the history of the colony at the hare, nothing of talas or promise showing mos trust, at the present momint, are Jung While sojourning on the plate 15 te ao ti, Cattle Deret and your Fokialan Statine, the · Loyal No. 3 (200 fast 1421) --South Drivanand Kang Yi, ex-tiovernor. of Kuangtung he grass land, as the Chinese call it--I have latter of which was faclored an infected area, from Winzelle was driven a distance of 5 and now President of the Board of War. The been the guest of the Thibetan burder tribes. Board before the disease spread to your other nothing of value developed, and the water being starp out referm, while the former e. so for picious, I found the men far mere fraus and but was fortunately relozend by the Sanitary foot inches on a sort of lode formation, but lattor na ben meet anorgatis in trying to and although the people are fuld and sub- station at acon's sad at West Paint, by which somewhat heavy and rock hard, the prospects alwaye acungated moderation. Jung Ln, Bosmanly in their behaviour than the Chinese, titus at trae general throughout the colour: did not appear to warrant continuing it; hans ever, is the most dreaded man in Peking to-day while the women, who do all the work and all otherwise oue bazinosa wuld bare been outinely ita was stopped.
68 well se the most powerful. Coung Li, Pro the entertaining, are poliisness itself, with suspended. As it was our sales in December No Shait. (Eurface shaft)--North Drive.dent of the Board of Panistimants and Com-gra and freedom of manier which forms s were reduced fally two-thirds from those of Thin were riren 30 feet and stopped becuase mandant of the Furing Gendarmerie, is also a contrast to that of the downtrodden Chinee the preceding four mentba. bilo, the expan of impracticability of handling the water therein strang renationist and mash trusted by the Fm women as pers.ng ite surprising. ditora was largely increased, nul the price of und ta shaft before the ground was out that it press Dowager, Ibis man and Eong Yi were. As a merchant and woul-bayer, my pre- ali food stais, eto, bad rien nonsiderably. Al was driving to prove, p
two of the must energetis in sooking for the ones amongst them did not raise the suspicion though the yield has gradually improved, it is still far below the average of previous years
Reformers during the coup d'alt and person. which a missionary or a purely scientifle ally conducted the search for them, having traveller chumst fail to give rise to, "The This is owing to the fast that although we only
extended their investigations eren to Tientsin. Thibetans on the Nzeshten border are re lost by death two or three head from this foot
markably handsome tags, with the splendid phy. and-month disuase the talk of the cows slipped
sique sad sarrings of the mountaineer; ibey their calves, and instead of giving outy of
hara stia of the repulsive Mongol type in thirty Jbs. of milk have only given three or four The Daily News states that warnings to pre.bs, spiece. The effects of this are still being
pass for handsome Italians, while the young wa pars for the possiblity of mobilisation, hava felt. The rinderpest which attacked the
men are florid brunettes, preposseeking hath in station at Sason's in February carried of.
manners and appearance. beou sent to all British Naval beadquarters.
some twenty hond of cows, and shut out the supply of milk from that station for nearly month. Fortunately the Bitery Board adopted a different policy to that if 186 [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
when they closed up the farm, the result of Shawena, 26th October, Midnight.which was thet then we lost over 160 head out solely by the heldera of the depreciated coius. of Tacaday night's rint: Wekwong is one of
The following is a native version of the origin lober last the herd sine ureased by 75 head of a terd of 10. Daring September and Oc The standard weight of the British dollar the five principal gola, being a gol of fire. and Jannues a lot of eighteen head gas purchased. nud, owing to the reduced apply, again in is 416 grains and its least current weight for the celebration of his egoanl festival the in Hay last Mr. James Walker, who has been
1 grains. When a coin becomes won
Cartonese, expecially the inhabitants hiring lu
manager at the fares since November, „JBUŽ, belesetin et mentioned weight and is the reighbourhood of the Wakwong joss-house, MA L. Walker, is now in obarge. At the weal ocean sis moutha' leare, unit his brother, refused as legal tender there is nothing raised a abscription to hold a religions extant time, I no pleased to why, this bed is in tor the holder to do but to sell it for tion, or tachew, in matabeds now the jess-hgui, escollat health and wordi iou, and all on the value of the silver it contains and to propitiate the god and secure protection from dues meets with a rady sale. Ab pre sett we tro nuable to fill many orders, and himself bear the loss of 2 cents or what-fire for the residents of the district. is it won't seem that we should buy more ast ever the exact amount may be. fu Eng observed from time immemorial. It upphausted capital should he retained as ann the oautom which the people hara religiusly tle, were it not that we conenter the $15.90 and light gold coin which has not been
eleus of a reserve fund, which we skrolå illegally dealt with is received by the Bank that on the 11th of this man (5th Dot) the like to see equal to the book value of the herd. was a tochow in the fifth distriot, and the work I am sorry, youtiens, that Dr. Noble is not u England on behalf of the Mint at its fall men and soolies must de hacen plass for here to take the chair at this mosting Before animal value, and the loss therefore falls their rest and sleep, and as the Kwongfuɔ
maring the adoption of the report and aoccante m the Mint, which is a reasonable ar bridge crosses the camí a ecok-boat was hired
I shall be pleased to aceror any questions
No questions were asked, and the CHAIRMAN magenen in a country that conducts its own to zoor there for the couranisqau of the maxi-
proposed, the adoption of the report and currency; in such casos it is fair that the sians, coolios, &c. The Shamsou police, how- | public, through the Government, should bear ever, thought it an obstruction, and ordered the the loss by für wear and tear of coins in best to move any. This one wiened z quarrel and circulation. But in Hongkong and the stone throwing course, thereby attracting Straits the Goveragents have no direct in bende. At every stone that was thrown had a large maltitude of idlers, rognes, and vage. terest in the currency, except in the subsi-hit anybody on Shamsen they barat & packet diary ecinaga, the dollars being etruck at of orsokers, the same time shooting und the Indian minta in consideration of yelling, so mush so that the foreige merchants selguionge and imported by the Banks of Shameea had to come out in Volunteers, sad A. 8, WATSON & Co., LIMITED.ng a purely morenatile operation. The they formed linn and took their stand along the
THE HONGKONG DISPENSANT.
Government therefore can be called bud. This mundaries in charge of Shamein. dpen to give new dollars for old once of Shaikwau guard bouse, of, Kwengrip, and that have fallen below the least cu Ouyang, for foar that matters might turu
weight, and neither the Bankerious, despatcher, their soldiers there and nor the Indian Mints will do so, for their to suppress the riut, and the mob was dis
persed," interest in each individual coin ceases as on as it leaves their hands. There seems therefore no alternative but to allow the loss to fall on the ultimate holder of the lepreciated eoia. The contingency is
shexs locompetence in dealing with the may sometimes lead to disappointing results.
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NOTION (ORRESPONDENTS
UNLY CHANRICOs relating to the sewa calm should be addressed su Tae EDITOR.
Correspondentsstust forward theirnan and addr. with communications addressed in the Editor, not
or pedication, but as ncidence or good inth
A latters for publication should be written on our sade of the paponir.
rant
Machinery Head gear has been arested, engine, boiler, and pamp placed at the shaft, and axovations for setting the former completed.
New Find-Adit Tunnel No.1, West Drive. It is stated from Peking that His Majesty This was started and driven on the Jode westerly Koong Heü contrived not many days ago to Cha Chinose decire an ratenie from Thibet, feet 0inches. The lode is fair looking quarta capo from his poison in the island at the and their supremacy in all but nominal. The and blows strong all the way, carrying a very Southern Lakos, Ele Park, where he had been tribes are under their own fase or heedmen, little gold but not nearly payabis and no fadica confined by the Empress Dowager since the with a for Chinossidents" posted along 123 of mprovement; just the uncertain obance coup d'état. But when his Majesty, got to the the chief highways of the country. A faw of cutting a payable ore abute by continuing it. Park gatas, the Imperial guards, all rests all bands of disciplined Chinese soldiers continned on the lote westerly 40 fest. The bis Majesty's face. A orond of enraohs posted it wide intervals along the great high Adit Lentel No. 2, Jant Driva. This was of the Express-Dosager, shut the great gates guard the frontier. town if Saha, azid are same advice and commenta sa toado above, &o,who dared not offer the Imperial person rond to Lhasa Tat generally tha Thibetans those drives and their prospects. West Drive Adit Tunnel No:-1, will apply to any ribienes or altempt to pra foros in pre know fistle of the Chinese, who searcaly inter- Teuting his Majraty walking to the Park gates, toro with them in any way. The Thibelas gil South Jankong Adit Fannel-This was however, followed him in a body and upon the go armed with sword and masket, while the eina god mat sufficiently to enable on examination guter being alosed they all kielt in front of the Chinees in the border towns of Thibet, as sise-
a foul in what und to be made and a lots of no special rainy so kor Emperor baseething bis Hajesty with form to wilero, nveigacraut of arms, and could not resist have mercy on them and not attempt to escape, serions attack if indo. But a poucsful trading West Branch Continuation of this was for it would mean the death of all of them as intercourse between the two peoples appears to started and it was driven on the leds therein. well as of the uardsmen at the gates were he hare removed så danger of a renewal of the decomposed staff, of but little valno ao far as joined in the gorum pragar while on the other more after the so-called conquest of Tibet by 4 ft. The lodo in of fairly good size, sofi to do so. The guardsmen also owofoged and wars that were constant for a hundred years or tested. It is too early yet to form much of an Land they sent one of their number to apprise the Emperor Kion-hang in the early part of the faen as to its prospects.
the Empresa-Dowager at Peking of the mattor.last century, 150 ft mothetly from the mouth of the Adit subjects and quietly returned to his prison. if properly opened up, would afford to our tail-
Shaft This was started on the Lods about The Emperor finally took pity on his, suppliant, Tunnel und sank 3 ft 6 g There appears to
अ... be a ierge body of this or which is of more or
VC, Daily News.
less fats and from 2 (662 ft. this of the ia very high grade so far as tested; running caveral panses gold to the ton, which has been provin bath by assays and panainge. It is per tainly a good prespant and if there proves, apon development, to be any material body olit will make a flue mine, but I fear the Mr. Ray proposed the re-election of Captain chances are hardly even in favour of there being Burnie and Dr. Noble as directers.
much of it, though there may prove to be.. Mr. WALKCE recoared.
Midle Tankong. Have prepared to start an Carried,
sait lavel on what is apparently a goot lose here, Kulamyang, Adit Thanel-This was cleaned out sufluent to enable an examination to be made. Two small sppareally lodes of oreshowed therein,
GOCRUCÍA,
3. W. H. RAT seconded. Carried.
Henderson as auditor.
Mr. Cox proponed the re-election of Mr.
Mr. Pozza seconded. Carril.
CANTON NOTES,
jFBO THI “CHÚNG NGÔI BẢN DO Au Imperial eliot was issued on the 22nd inst sching out that Viceroy Tan, Governor Wang, and Gonoral Son have separately wired onto the Throp do the fact that the rebels in the various districts belonging to the prestare of Wuches and the sub-prefecture of Walam have been gnite zobdued. Gevorner Wang having gone in person 15 suppress the rising and sne
No atenyaly aged commnuuscations that havehension, amongst a commanity that is ouly boat is already here ready for actiet. Great being slowly weaved from the destructive credit is due to the British Consul and to Mons,
already appeared on other papers will be sted.
Orteza for spinae cay of justication. “Igler" Char hour the expply is limited. Only supplied for Cash Talegraphic Andreas Press A.B.C. ods. 10, Enz. 24 Telephone No. 2.
BIRTH
On the 22nd Ongher, at 31, Bradway, Rannghai. the wife of F E. Waszos, L.B.Me Coular Service. of a dangbier.
The Daily Press.
Handtong, October 28-18.
THE Japanese Yen Bill was passed through all its stages by the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements on the 15th Outcher, The object of the Bill is to prohibit the importative of Japanese yen, a step for which there may be very good renome, but
it cannot be air chut those reasons were set out with any lucidity, either in the Attorney-Coaeri's printed staten.ent of objects and reasous or in the debute in Council. In his speech in Council the Attorney-General mentioned the demont tisation of the silver ye in Japa and went or to say that The result was that there were millions of these de- *preciated coins to be disposed of which "would be of tall value bere (the Straits) "That might result in serious inconvenience, "if they were imported to take the place of our own curretier. Now the Japanes: silver yan has not been depreciated at all
that propt and shergšná aution. The Voli (toers are still on duty. Mens, Dufetro was put The N. C. Daily News states that Comman-rolling along the French concession nearly the der Blade of H.38. Algerine has been invalided to Japan
whole night,
THE YALLOW RIVER, A Palting telegram of the 20th Datobor the N. Doily News gives the following I perial depres ===
· Seeing whit a magnificent sanatorium Thibet,
ing fellow countrymen in the torrid plains of India; it is lamentable to think that no sucion steps have bean takkan to rendur t'kihat seoskaí- ble to Europeans ein ou the days of Warren Has totings. This grand statestoze, with the ovnypent of Indis on his hands, did not weglect Laibet. As long ago as 1774 Wasmen Histings send a The Emprese-Dowager Tzo-li-tuan-yo, misaion to the Tabu Lema, and notnally atto, desire to express may suristy and pity asceeded in making a penorial agreement with for the tufferings of our poor subjects who him to open up a tride rane between Thitet have been thrown into great distress by the and Bengal. Eater Viceroys luit the matter recent goods of the Yellow River in spite of in abeyance, and the intercourse so well begun the repeated atteinpls at strengthening the gradually died out, ngl it was not again until embankments annually. I cannot stand by and 1995 that a renewed altempt mas mada merely look upon all these disasters which over to open up the country. The acaulay mis- whelm our subjects, without trying to do som sion was despatched to Lhussa, everiame the thing to prevent a recurrence of these fearful feeble opposition of the Dalai Lama's force Anandatica caused by the breaches in the um- on the Sikkim frontier, and had advanced bankments, and I therefore command that the to within three or four days' march of high nuthorities in the provincos sok for some bugs when it was suddenly roonlied by the Parsons expert in the important subject of river Indian Government. This fatrons not was conservation whose bands are clean and who prompted by the foreign advisers of the Chiness No. 2 DriveWas started westerly on
have shown ability in their dutien for re- Government. Bir Robert tort, so it was the course of one of the lodes above mentioned mendation to the Throop and appointment for currently reported at the time, warned our farthest from the month of the Adit Tunnel the work is Land As this will concern the Government of the fatal consequeness of the and driven 8 ft. 8 in. It shows small lode of protection and welfare of the people I trust branch with Chin which their interfocenos in quarts of peruspe more promies than lode is that all our offic.cla will recognise the gravity: Llass would produce.
of the situation sad uasist me in procuring the worthy successora of Warren Hastings and bia
Our timid, rulare, un No. 1 daire
REDUCTION WORKS right persons for such a work of importance. contemporaries, instead of treating Chiun as
Let this be pablished for and wide to all con- quantile négligeable, appear to have feared the ebodery consequences of their silvanae into Thibet, and a grand opportunity was carelessly thrown away.
No. 1 Drive-This was startal westerly on. the corres of one of the ledes noore mentioned nearest the month of Adis Tannel and driven & it It shows a jode of beat two feet of quarts of some tittle promise.
To-day has been gnist and business on Sbarnaar
sent troops on to Shamesa to protect it. and was going on a usual. At 6 pm. the Viceroyanlod in espturing the rabel leader Chin Ta 3 StateThe rau equal to 27 fall! the Voluntiere were patrolling as well. Three
shan. The Samui, Tai Fa, and Wang hz.days of 26 hours, orushing 2,088 tons of head- The degree further order the aid offsets to ioga, 274 tons Tantong ora, and 26 bona Jalis Chinese gaard-bosts are moored along Sanmeen ting and Fung Stukking without delay,
Test the capture of the rebel loaders Li Lup-ore, and tho. Berdan Fans can part time, part not one that need, occasion much appreto mest say emergotcies. An English gun Copper coins are very dear, so that a dollar can concentrates, for a total product from afamps on mill sand and part on calcined Taofeng Only be exclung to nine hundred andnud us of 513 eza. amalgam, from which was ces, while in former times a dollar and realized for shipment 179.6 oz, of bullion asi, scarcely raeet t furculs meet the demands
demands of the people f
people. It is Cabining-This was conducted part time on said that the aurait is due to the illegal Tonkong concentraten, export of the coins by marchants to foreign Cyanide Plant. This we operated full time, colatries.
treating and tons of tailings and and afirmex) A disastrous fire broke out on the night of In the month's results are figured what was the 21st inst. in Kiukiang market place, treated or partie) s trasted from June 10th to Nambo: district. The ire originated in a August 1st incisive, 252 tons; but in the paper shop wamed Tung Hop, aut the dismes out treated and the results we are not spread is an incredibly short time, for the gaced what was in the process of treatment goods in the shop wers of an inflamable aitor 17th September. The product of the sharecter, and as there was a strong wind above 488 fona was 97 of bullion saying hero became evolved, over one hundred houses belag per oz blow.ng at the same time thonjoining properly 44 tine giving it a gold valus of 21 171, 6.5d burnt to the ground. Several persons who wera askep in their houses word buint lu dosth. Au Imperial dearse has been wired to Custed appointing Ha Ying-kwoi, »x-President of the Board of Kitee, and a native of Puau district, to be Viceroy of Facies and Chokiang gro vinces is Excolleady is to preceed to Peking fmediately for autistion.
formed at Kobe and the inauguration is to be A branch of the China Association has been
celebrated by a dinner contetime next month,
The losses of the Chins Fire Insurance Co., Listed in the recont fire at Shanghai word SIVU. 220 $15,000, es staled in a paragraph which appeared in our Wednesday's issue.
Hi Wing gross enttar, Dairy Farm, Pokfu- lan, was yesterday sentenced to 28 days hard bear by Commander Hastluge for stealing flowers from the garšou of Craigieburn Hotel.
Shanghai is keeping up its reputation for the launching of sensational rumours. Not only has the Brapezor been murdered over ni,
but it is now said that the Empress-Dowager has also been made away with.
As I writing a great fire is raging in
the work of inossidiaries. Is commenced at Temuaklan (ie. Pinewood Stmat), said to bá
half past nise and saveral hundróss of houses must hava koon burnt.
As soon as the alurn of Ere was raiend the ealdiere sent by the Visory to protect Shameen left their posts and ran to the scene of the live, learing Shameen to tha enra of the Vel riteers
THE RUSSIANS AT NEWOHWANG,
AN UNPOUNDED EXPORT.
A recent issue of the Chiva Gazelle stated
that on the 14th or 15th October a Russian forse at Newchwing "aunbering abous 1,200 men, and accompanied by a large all ofcors, in brilliant uniforms, marched openly from the district that has lately beau amed the nosinn Comorasivo,' to the
cerned.
THE CHARGE OF THE PAST LANCERS.
Yet it is not too late for resolute action eren at this late day. China in filling to pinces: He. outlying dependensis must go. Manchuria han almali mong taiko, pingas and Maurielee threatening a descent at any moment? Á mission of five hundred me despatched to haga to-morrow would secure us the fealty of the Dalai Lama, and free intercourse with the hardy Thibetan people.
A "PARISINGLEPLON, The ancoial: ocurrependant of the Cinenes clear the way to Omdurman for the advanging infantry. They left the latter still in the zacis property to form for the arch, while they trusted southwards in columna of squad rons They passed between the Signal Hill
To my nothing of the trade, It is: loss on and the Nile, and surmounting the rise entered on the plain which strefolds for three miles to political than on sanitary grounds that I urge Ondaraan. Hers they st once sought sight that Thibet be thrown open to settleniont from of about 460 deviebus in a aulish or or to India. I have myself two recorered my healtà tasir right front Leaving one squadron, in by fleeing from the steamy plats of China to the rostro, they whooled Inte line, ana they did cold, dry atmosphero of the great plateau, and this ve Limes a number of thoes they had notwithstanding the discomforts sad hardships originally sein, showed themselves in the terroflandtravol under present suutitions. English
But as the Colouet expressed it, though | men in India mood szob a change within easy reach. Darjeeling, Shuls, and the other numerous there were about 2,000 of them and we wore only 320, it was but to go back now, for the bill-stations along the foot-bills of the Hima- lancers are already alive and wore looking layns are on the hither aile of the rain belt, and forward to a charge: Bo forward went these although comparatively cool, are still doma and 320 untried British trooper, the Colonel leading | zularing. To phlain the rasi vouts of mantrin without acord or reusiter. They started at a air you must go behind the ruin-belt Bach gallop from a print "about three-quarions: of a tonic as the Thibatan platean affords ja mile distant from the horr, and from the nioient tepërta eredej mają to be found in Europe,, and they were off they were under a heary but ill when one realisis that this glorious climate. rose to their fest. They were in four or five Calcutts, one starally use, Why is it not directed Bre. As they approached, the dervishes could be placed by rail within three days of
with words and spears, abaut. helf being riffe. Indian Empire would solve the problem solid ranka, and were almost all infantry armed | tlone ? The addition of Thibet' to our from our present works.
LabonThis Eas beer plisatiful except in men. Fach Lanens, lith men entering the lists of our Termenent hold of India: var garrison. one or two brprobes of par operations
in the days of chivalry, picked his so and went of British soldiers couli coopy cantonments Conciderable attention has bot paid to to him one had eyes for what was rough veorganising and attempting to reform the him. The maide-ras a number of simultaneous system at par offee, of handling our stone deels Feshape the elli para oume off best, tir the and condoting operations here generally dervision seemed unwilling to foon revolvers
SUCRETARY'S Nury-An “Adit?” ... len borizontal entrance to a mine driven in from the side of a hill,
GENERAL, Transport-Car equipment and supply of local transportation has been wholly fusumoient Water Power-Has been barely suficient during the latter part of the math to furuial BE Duwer required.
infall This was 0.14 inches at Manager's Health-Luropeane have generally enjoyed who has been appointed Provincial Trood health and no speelsi tickasss among our inet, to take up bis new appointment The new Cimber and Firewood-This has been plaati of Shantang provinos, left Canton on the 25th Antics. Provincial Treasurese Sara Cana hiin took over ful in the jungle though at soms little distance the seal on the 19th just.
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The-Provincial Treasurer Chang Yạn-tšu,
VEIAWWNI,
17th October.
The Ching Garetle says:-Dr. Son Yet Sen is returned safely to Japan after a short visit to Shangbhi Ha work foreign clothes and ride len-hin whereabouts-in-the-Foreign matted on the charts as Kai-cha, and waliout short hair during big sojourn here and only hit series of farts at the mouth of the river- Settlement.
British warships are constantly coming and the slightest oppaition on the part of the large going. Og the 13th ist, the Fictorious return
ist after being out for gun-practice for several: Chinese garrison who were supposed to be 0. tenstel with the defence of the insition, outered. That at afternoon the Hermione bi for Port Hamilton and Nagasaki Tho Can into full possession if the fort, the Chinese turion, Victorious, and Narcissus, will three marebing out as the Raniaus marched it." destroyers, are still here.
With the view of obtaining further parti- calars of the intcat move of the Rustina a representative of the Daily Pross rester
The Nagccaki Press learns on good authority that the Goverstast is now contemplating the engagument of a foreign adviser to such of the Harbour Mastore at Yokohama, Kobe, and Na understanding between the commandere of for ki, for the parpose of cultivating a good eiga vessels and the Japanes Harbour officials,
A large quantity of machinary Lus bear ordered from abroad for the Kinuga drsonal day afternoon waited upon Captain Look of that the Centuries will soon go South. The
when out horse-back-riding. It could not tive.
Admiral Seymour mat with an sonident Intaly been very serious for it is reported that is a for days be will be quite well again. It is rooted
far the manufactas of the newest patters the Laksne, which had arrived in the shortingent of uncias has arrivo od are est
heusa.
THE ORRAT FING AT SHANGHAI,
SPORT AND ANEUDUIK,
BY AN OLD FOGRY.
in relation to the British dollar, being at Hansare. Of lato it appears that the cartridge onrlier in the day irons Nevehwang. He suflet down. Half of ikgu prej located on Lipopa ous neighbourhood, where Danton, Cheshooting and stabbing and all were vat bayoad THE INTERNATIONAL CYCLING CARNIVAL,
factory in the same Arsenal has boon making foard, however, that the whole story was baten
mokeless powder Menser cartridges na fast de
orn, something the balf a million having manation of some one's imagination. already been made.-Y. C. Daily News. Leksany left Nowchwong on On, 20th, on which late the forts alleged to have bon taken posans- unoccupied, as they have been since the Chin sign of by the Russians wero dismantled and
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Kungtao and the others on the tailand.
healthy or may in Europe, and our ver worked Indian officials could thon rus ap to Th bot to recruit sa usily as Londoners pas run to Switzerland and the Tyrol Let us hope tast The Colonel deshed down the thrus foot drop 800 wa may see a "Far Fast" Ofice added to into the kerr, his hores felling with the impatna | var Ministries, and that Chiar sad Thibet will gas man and then a second. - Then put on the bo studied and understood by our Government other side the Colonel emerged, tinfoooked. and questions of the greatest import to the woal Captain Towls, who led the centre squadron, of the Empire no longer bo left to perish for jumped two men who were crouching together | want of des attention and little resolution. to stab at him, then chot two with hia revolver, Bhangbai, 24th October, and missing two more asouped to untouched. Between half past four and five o'clock this Babing hini enne t be perfect line of the Lancers, ring the alarus called the firginen out to Host, the Times torrhepondent, well up in No. 4 district. The scene of the fire was in the The front line. A few seconds of parrying and
·kiang, and Hoopch: Boods meet each other and the korr, eroept those who were uziberaed. There.
· It has long been a pet hobby of wine to visit exactly the same weight and fineness. Each
Mr. Bigalow, the American author and special when the firemen sached the scene of the out now failowed a weics of most gallaut and (for the scene of the world's oreling slogs pionships, The oorrespondent now in the East, has lately spent bruks the flames had á fría hold upon alt fone the most part) zuccessful attempts as resone, for one meets with a sticla host of enthusiasts. of the coins is worth simply the value
Some bad been unbpread through ther from different parts of the globe with whom it of the silver it contnis.
two days bore as to guest of the Admiral Byers Animmsuse eres was simply one mass If the on,
muy he was supposed to be the author of the braking Ass Thich surrounited fire chargers having stumbled, hit most from having is a real pleuro to fratreno. Besides which, gentleman had simply said that as a
famous Biglon Papers, and probably received hydrouts, kus lsteps, and everything eles, over their berses hamstrung, or badly wounded the carnival forms an arcadient exense for stat A hawkce named Kwan Lak charged, Edgar Britiab
fittle extra attention and limiting on that ease of deur is on while the houses at the the deviates Lieutenant Grenfal was down ching a brief holday and a trip to the con- dollar WOR Row available it Wolters, Acting Bombardier of the RA, with Japan war, and before they will be of service to
enat. But was among Amerique there is no four oixners were long beyond all hope of wil verrounded by a word of the enemy who thent. Quite recently I endeavoured to show was deemed dosirable to exclude furetga Magistracy yesterday that when near the amount of money and labour will base to be ex-
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He told. Commander Hastings at the the Russians or muy other niñastity rent Excend Hassell Lowell Was it uns another saving Wo are oredibly informed that the fell upon him sasagols and ent him to piores.
Lieutenset de actmorency and Captain tsteady growth of the International Uyclists what manner of men have been responsible for America who raid that when God tad made are broke out at about $.45, at which hour coins from the circulation he would have Western Market on Wednesday night defendant,
grat an He bruke the monk But the Chinese began removing their goods. Keana rode in, and driving them off extricated given a reason that would have been to whom he had not spoken, emacked bim in the pended upon them.
The greatest activity, however, prevails in the similarity of the means was probably the cause buites and no one thought of giving the the bodyThen Captain Benua returnal for Association, and to say good word or two for accopted as sufficient. In the Straits the north, masie bis nose and lips bluel. Defen- Rascitu town, which is about firer uden from at the mistake:English n of action resture, whilst an police nastable appeared upon. Captain Wyndham, who was also unhorsed, and the organisation atsaving ved Ant you is legal tender, but this Bit, which iriku complainant parpestly,
dast aid he whe swis ging his arms and did not Newalwang. Houses are being built and toge ridently not well aequaled with American
the soune till the faces were made out, though who hat svd of all his cartridge handed him Calagna Copenhagen, lasgow, and the heavy moring fog, by the drowsy, watch his own revolver took him up behind him cuavo years it is possible to form soms opinion Visoda to Wilhass, the racing during the part PCGarrod ands of cookies are suppleged nie the Raiiwas.en of Lettern" and their worko
man at Cas Centrs Fire Tower, just about 4.58 his hures, and galloped out to the ruling point to the encoes of the ICA in the futuro. prevents any addition to the amount alrondy
Steamers are constantly arriving from Japan mit
A few days sisse Lee Charles Beresford in circulation, is apparently intended a
am. To this delay in giving the alarm the beyond the horro elsewhero laden with sleepers and other" (kings
was here for a fete kouri on his way north. persor to the ultimate demonetientjan of
mezcant of damage must be largely as Burgbox-Major Pinebos was nise unhormd No one has been more sanguins about, the necessary for the railway, tad u large dont He is reparted to hare present himself. us the coin. Mr. Mougar, one of the
Yesterday morning & depatation of lives and other heavy weights. The Robe Chronicle of the 20th October ing pontoon is of work d'arging loan especially with the harbour. It is sapostel When the firen arrived it was at onse ap-Brannan rede is, and driting off the sugilate properly conducit, it is the portions well plans with the new British possession, ribed, and the matter ought to be invsati oted, and about to be surehended. Sergeant Major progress of the Association than I have by. Thore is a official members, expressal the opinion that hides from the 0, & 0, stumeer Belgio called guard of Cossacks on the spot, but the Ub ness
text he will spend a little longer time in the rent that their only work was to prevent the let Mejor Finches ostan hold of his press tail what power it may yet wield in this particular Hames from spreading, the houses already. Private Brown, though badly wounded him. The bipass and mistakes of 18 should not be branch of sport. But it must be wellsordnoted. there was no uncessity for the demonetisation pressing thanks to Commander Kinder for his quiet during the four deya the Lukeang was in
at this allow with the object of publicly ex are apparently giving little trouble, as all was piace later on
in the grasp of the flames hoing long bewilf stopped beyond the zorr to let Private Var possible to-day, and yet I ou bound to admit A Sabora Institute les beou opened 20 unless the Government was in sympathy sareessful efforta in maring a Chinese passonger. the neighbonehead.. Communication with Port took about it sad seams to be well uppreniat faidan, but we the hydrants wore all but place of safety, and then returned to Private that very little advance in the var of mangge--
Lakungtao. It has a obrerful and inviting end lupe, All the available hose was Jey held ware his horse's tail, teck him to a with the movement that had Intely taka mile of Kebu & Chinese Red Li Kin fell is waintained by a small steam anno.
It appears that when the Belgie was about 75 Arthur where there are shat 16,0 trong by many of the mes, Mr. and Mra Arditt
ad the ground between the lines of buris Lawletty who we mporeed and wounded by ment has been made sincs Augart Lehr rode his place for the establishment of a golf cut rekoard. The Captain at once stopped the
formerly working misionaries among the ing bounds at a tremendand temperature this workouts in both new and jest about to be monorable race with Jaap fidan, at Autwory, ransy, in the polony, and of such sympathy gles and a boss was promptly lowered.
The British gumbaut Texcock tsit for Chefs? Chinese at Skiktno, are in oarge of it. Sueli not an easy matter. Surprel lengths of surrounded, iosz bimo to a place of effety, and did his level best to staltify the Baglio on the 20th. No other maa-of-war was thura,
hose burst with the heat and two of the Bremen holl gavn kim his owa fout dressing,
Unies, which body had just previously refused york unionr • Inek eshore" from my 10- which picked up the pufortamute man and
points is a very necessary and important under-
gut rather badly hart at the start, Mr. Evérail's
tá recogniás,his otsime to a place aronagel the Burgeant Digge hed two angers savored by a THE CHINESE IN JAPAN,
oking. Those ruaning the place zeum vell
face being severaly burnt, stils a red hot ball sword-cat, but thought he was nearset to the amateurs. The management or that occasion suited for the work and will likely make it a
taked to burning beam penetrated Mr. Dootor le vifused to be Eltended to until nike left a good deal to be strid, but in the screed- According to the native papers his Majesty sens. They deserve tes good will and
Akar's hand. So Intence way the host that had been card for Plenty 40 cm offing years things went so more smoothly at two other fremien hud to be carried away là kị thấn me, Sir" he said. Mesura, S. W. Korea & Co., in their report the Minds of Jajan has recently issued a gratitude of off whe have the best interests of
Cologne, Copenhagen, and Glasgow, and it was just heurd. The airge referred to whe slated Manchester, 24th September, sayThe deore that in view of the close friendship - the men at heart. kecra the first Capt in thouity that the Bremen could get within Frogga were all wounded, Byrus badly in twe
bating edition, add it was only with gre Sergeant Terry Private Byrab, and Hergeant possible to pay a few justly-carned compliments to the men who organised the cowlings so ongit, improvement in the pig iron market, which wetween Japan and Chine, all Chinese in Japan Hall. thus Naretiens, Hrior Commissioner the Acting Governor's address on the steel mills are, as nontinued during Septimore te ha fronted on the same fasting as ether it the taking over of Weilniwel, hua taken a
figating range of the fire at all Hauses spisov. Voy bot his nose ont right off, batally. Unfortunately, we have allpped back fre Entisuster, and his reference to this subjoer. Prices have advanced during the mouth nationalities, with the right of residence is the lively invest in the Institute, and is soon the walls were toppling down in all directions and the twe Sergeants rallied their troops as I mendously this year, and it is via the bar truth was confined to the ball surement that some la el per ton at Glasgow, and about B. interior. This step wili awoen uw any son atong the men at times. Daily Newstontier the man was fively and terrible nothing wore the canter, and Byrne, when told to say that the Austrian wisting was one of the
par son at Middlesbrough. Tha grest heat las
nees still left in the mine of the biglar and correspondent the proposal to adopt a gol urrency, latterly interfered with production, and although middle classes of China against Japan. airing which had been discussed by the Chambers shipments from Ecoffeet are large the shipments from the lake war between the two Empires-
from Middlesbrough ara fisappointing; the mer-N. C. Daily News.
si defendant was drunk. Fined $5, or 14 days, and ordered to pay $2 compensating.
his aid the Government had given us in lieght him on board, where it was found that tion whatever, except in what had fallen he had suffered as horm save the welting, from His Honour the Officer A ministering the Goverment in the address they had
LEE SZECHUAN BRICANTS,
A Chungking talogram of the 2nd October
LATES STEAMER KOVEMENTS,
of Commerce, was still munter consideration.ket-ins, horser, quite strong tone, and an
The N. F. steamer Viscomet mailed from by the authorities in England. It may nearly impreremoar la exploted in shipments, and
Taccoma for Japan and Hongkong on the 26th instant. that the demonetinution of the yen is in a further advanca in rolues. In the Midland manafiotud iron trado, a fair business has
Tho C P. R. atramer Dress of India tended as preliirry stepin preparing the brou passing at stands price, and there is more to the N. G. Daily News reads as follows Arrived at Nagasaki at a yesterday, way for the adoption of a gold standard, but dispositica to plam ortors; ju view of a possible The rebels under Yn: 3don tre ưu still most | the 27th instání, said laft st. 4 pan. of sens apart from thatthe measure seems justified ads in values. Flotustions in cappor dar active and have assembl in grant wombers in day for Shanghai, where she is due to arrive at
ing this month, have' been quite unimportant; the districts of Pisbon and Yangebuan. They uiduight today. the general principle of having the currency and price is practically unchanged. Its has inve destroyed over 150 li of telegraph poles The P. Msumer City of Peking, with waile, composed exclusively of duniestie, counts ledvanced about 17. 6d, parton, bat in now and are exceedingly threatening in their evoro.. from Ean Francisco to the 4th lustaut, via when these are available in sufficiet ed., and is strong. Lead has impreted hoertain whether to bribe the subols to keep love for this port this, zuring vis inland easing slightly Spelter has advanced shoutments. The high authorities at Chengt seem Honolulu, has arrived at Yosobama, and will
slightly, and is as present steady
fquiet or try at ques to crash the rebellion, -Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki, and Shanghai
quantity.
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cua for a cnaphof hours. But gradually the men to fall on muid Do let's are one more gross managed affairs it has been my lot to look wasted the Gefiend and steadily encompassed at the devils Sir Such is the staff these upcu in connection with erole zaoing. I have kis asterops to break through their lines, is it British troopers are made of troopam who had Tina mot till aftor three house' aninoan work that never been on Barrics before,
visible impression could be seen and then only At the rallying point the mon dismounted when about 15 houses or opard led heen laid std firing vollogg at (I think) 700) gards yang is rains. Even now the Chinesssistants of love the terrielies in a North-Westerly droo the framen are-hard at work with half a dozen tien back on the advancing infantry;
already said something, of the pigners, Mesare. Sturmey and Reginor, a walletbe Amosiation still be the beat of the former gentleman's. advice and experience road, the American, apboere to have droppedgout altogether. He was a capital habitatoranising and his lam
as of here steadily playing spin the debris, It was pun san that the Lucers lint loss 20 will not okeily be made gond à still heavier About 150 houses with Municipal umbers have men killed and about 70 wounded, while 16 loss, however, has rodaddy: baux made known, been completely destroyed, ith numberless het wers Elled or wrotnied is number this being the real nation of Mr. Frags Noober wanttor packs and crannies whorein the natives of vasualties out of a total number of 320 men from the presidential chairs accoraplished yaok like sariinoë. All sorts and conditions of and homes engaged spunke for itself and a Delgian gentleman has done the action. immense service, and it was a thousand piting dovedlings and shops are involved in the common in vein of starlante af tiltury history for any fathants people of manok less that The 200,000 during the last forty years I wonder if any of during the recent championship meeting, for wing which vannot forolve loss to the un- parallel charge in the reeds of British cavalry that he was able to be present at Fiona none of the others appeared to get a real grip of though x little over one fifth part of this is in... your readers can tell me of one