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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRUSS, WADNESDAY OCTOMER ATH, 190
To-day's upplomana postalpa zim Our Pari Lothar Ma
Miss Weldest and her small company latè by the Estoralda for Maxils,
Second Liant. T. D. Jackson King's Own Regiment, is protasted to be Lasutanant, sics
R. Fletcher, deceased,
Amongst the passengers whe Juft by the China Fostering for Shanghal was the Right Row, the Bishop of Victoria.
REMOVAL OF THE CHINEEN
CUSTOMS STATIONS
The staff slutioned 4-the verions. Chia Customs stations which are now included in Bettiah ters y have boon removed to the now shims and the collation of duty at the latter will sommeros to-day.j
THE LATE VICEROY ET
HAN-CHANGAN
OUTRÄGE (NÁN EÑUEISHMAN
IN SZA BUEN
LEPT FOR DAD IN THE FIELIA'
At Chungking, 18th Explumber.
The following is the Mine Manager's Repor for the months of July and August 1909-
-CATE HOLE...
good all mand program in due vayla with the different works.
New Dam to apply the battery is Sulaked and water going strong over the by with. The dam'is over 700 toch laug by $6 fast wide at the bass 16 fast from bake in crest of the
At the dato of my last report we were wetting, and 10 foot wide at the top. There sta
Ou the 6th lust, while Mr. Warburton David.
over 13,000 yards of earth work in this bank. sen, of the Friende Mlasica, we or a miesing some phenomesally rich era 1,010 ounces per
journey In the Yengling-halen distrito, in a small chate of stone we had cut it. There are 114 feet of water up to the two by days north of this city, he was the victim of a down the winze below the 20 ft. level. This washes, which are 5 feet wide. The dam brutal attack which nearly coat him bin chate af geld bearing stone proved to be about
Manager.
hatween Hongkang and Macao, which are both free porte, and where there can he consequently, a differential treatment, What advantage there is indeed is in favour of steamers, junks being aabjostail to a little bandicap by having to break their voyage to report at the Chinese Cus.
The oplus examination halk of Samshuips life. He had gone into a temple in the 2ft: across, the very rich part being about when fall is over a mile long and is ballt soren It will contain many thousands of millions of A. S. WATSON & CO., tos stations Yet we find that although thers has been some Falling off in the
will by agreement with the Hongkong Govern market town of U.long-tain where he was 1) ft. sorogs; it has e slight ip North Aftar amp through which as Sungai Koman mont, remain" in its prezent, paltion and preaching and calling books, when the crust using through the chate inte formation only number of junks employed in the trade
examinations will be connoted there as kere-bustled him and beat his native assistant. I decided to stop driving and sink the wings gallons, thus suring a good supply of clean
He then left the temple and went to an another 50 Tt to last it again at that depth, water for the Battery. WS. BILBY. there has been an increase in the value of
A Government Gaulio Extraordinary was tofor until farther notiüs.
for refuge, where he was followed by a hooting this will make the depths 020 ft. from the surface, the cargo carried. Thus in 1880 the num-justed estoring concolping patification
crowd who trastened to pull down the house; Thisishala; should it continue the same as in Two elders of the town then misisel him to the drive bicizer up, although small, i turn ber of junks from Macao to Hongkong was doolaring Nowchwang an infected port,
leva, as they told boy could not protect him out a lot of gold, but I hardly think it would 749 and from Hongkong to Magno 765;
This he did, but being badly posted with stones may to sink the masta ongies shatt 200 ft. to The fehang correspondent of the N. C. Daily making a total of 1,585, and the tride was News writes: A captain to command one of the
and having got beyond the fove, he tack to his Tls. 3,099,597. In 1898 the sumber of steamors for the Schang Chungking man is here A few days a thero passed away in much heels Fetog unable to find a path to returned work this chute akme, and unless something ore out from the wine. The air has beca very Hefei, Auhul prevince, one of the prinsipal crowd of men, women, and of litres, armed with bad in this wipse of lata and only slow progress SCOTCH WHISKY. Juke was 685 from Macao and 65t to that just now. He leaves for the west at so early in and whitering at his autorka hotus of le the rate town and was out by a bostile more can be found I intend to take the payable
#gores of this all band of Chinese officialseteks, su abbor more dangerous spons port, making a total of 1,286, and the value date to examine the river. Tac Cas
of the cargo carried was Tla. 4,845,111,
who stood firm in their support of the Asachit who set upon and bent him. He was ore his been trade with the sinking. The wines is
below the gold. that being the highest of the deeds. This
dynasty during the great Taiping robellion; poword and left for dond in a paddy Held, with down 76 . below the 320 ft. Laval and do ft. and by their loyalty, influence, and by courage oyes, mouth, and ears fail of mud. His worst. East Crout-Thin i min 306 ft from increase in value may be accounts for by
Anally succeeded in crushing that dangerous up. Ponud, was evidently swore cut on the back the 23 ft. level in hard black slate. We have the rise in the prices of commodities,
heal, which at com limo shook the Manch of the head. He managed on regnising cut several leaders but none of them carry gold fabric to its very foundations and theatened to consciousness to masl out of the paddy field. MAMA ALAMBUKIT HITAM• PA and is compatible with a decrease in quen-
place a Cantonese Emperor on the Dragon and gat to a bost, but the beams would not Parone, We refer to the late Li Hau-hang-take him on boant, wat later a boss was foundhaft sing the data of the last report. tity, but basing the comparison eimply on
older brother of the more famoan Li Hangwhich conveyed bind to the Mission station the number of junke employed it is surpris
clang-who died on the II of this month at So hung hsion from which place be was has been put in the old engine shaft, as the jug that the trade holds its own so well as it does against the competition of stes mera
Established A.D. 1841.
A-THORNE'S BLEND White
Capsule
I dont
$10.80
10.80
B-WATSON'S GLENORCHY
MELLOW BLEND, Blus Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark..
C-WATSON'S ABELOUR-GLEN- LIVET, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark. D-WATRON'A H.K.D. BLEND
OF THE FINEST SCOTON, MALT WHISKIES, Violet Capsule
14.40
H.M.S. Battler arrived yesterday from the
North
12.00|***
EWATSON'S VERY OLD I- QURUH SCOTCH WHISKY, Gold Capsule
15.00 THORNE'S BLEND and WATSON's GLENORCHY are high class Whiskies, of greater age than brands in the market.
There were no cases of plagno pentarong no deaths from the disease."
and
Sir Robert Hart returned to Peking from Peitalbo on the 20th September.
The anboursement of the flar. Dr. Faber's hath which appears in today's chitasry not ices, will be read with regret by all who bure enjoyed the pleasure of the deceased gentle. men's acquaintance or are known him through bis literary werk. An earnest missiontry, be also devoted mach attention to Chinese literature and to scientião pursuite, botany being one of his favourite stadise.
Nothing has been done in this new engino A larger pony, Slu, double acting steam pass, pump. Wir have no difcally now in keeping the oinu free of water.
DALNY, THE NEW FREE PORT: The St. Petersburg Correspondent of the Rescript concerning Teliensan, says: ---
Accoring to the words of the Emperor's Ford, writing on 30th alt with reference to the
Russia by China import and export of all mar. Rescript during full period for which the territory (of Talienan) has boon coded to chandise will be permitted free of Customs duties for the town, part, and land constan by the Ministry of Finance, while goods im therewith, within limits defiouble and alterhin ported into Russia from this territory will be examined, obarged with duty, and passed over the frestiers of the Empire according to the general regulations in forca for foreign im the boundaries of the new town alterable by the Minister of Finance is intended to "meof the perlodie requirements of a growing plans, and is only applicable within the portion of territory teased to Bussis
At the Magistrany yesterday. "on the inneighty years of aga›from a vory palaful osnger | brought to this city by his colleague Mr. Mzeon-water was too heavy for the previous one, a Sim, ports. It is clear that the provision rendering
mation of Nassoce Inspector Brett, the owners of the following houses were each fued $10 is reapcot of each house for neglecting to limewash daring the mouths of July and AugustNo 43 Ship Street; 147 and 149 Queen's Road East, 25, 2 and 27 Albany Street, 10 Kat On Street 23 Nullah Lane, 153a Queen's Road Fast, and 73: Wanchai Road.
Mr Bax-Ironside left Tiantsin for Weihaipient interest taken in the subject to warrant the formation of a Cremation Bonisty, the Hou. wei in H.M.S. Flover on the 22nd September.
H. E. Pollo bas tested a olrentur inviting We hear that the Governor's residence at membership. The first stap to be taken by anoh a Sosiety will be the collecting of information the Peak (Mountain Lodge) in to be an excep-
from other Cremation Sovietiss, with a view to tionally handsome house. Mesera. Palmer and
ascertain the different types of cremation ap paratrs, the respective costs of auch apparatus, Turner are the architects.
At Shanghais supper room with niconiueda. the plans of different crematoriums, the cost of Sodation for four hundred has been built on top of cromating, sl. most the Chiasso market adjoining the Drill Hall. The original idea was that the Drill Hall was su large that half of it could be used for dascicy and the other balf screeped off for sapper; bet the community increases very fast.
ABELOUR GLENLIVET is a very old Peat Whisky (smoky) and could not
News has been received from Paking by the - now be replaced in stock at the price.local mandarins that, owing to the delay of the Tsunghi Yemen in settling the demands of D is well known for its fine flavour. Italy, the Italian Minister has of late and vary threatening language to the Yamen, and an E is of superb "quality and pro- ultimatum is ticipated shortly from the Its nounced by leading local connoisseurs lins Goreroment.-N. G. Daily Nethe to be the best brand in the Hongkong markot.
A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
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annymously aged communications that have Wendy appeared in other papora si I be inserted.
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MARRIAGES.
On September 18th, 1899, at All Saints Church, Tisisin, by the Hey. G. D. ESR, EVAN MATrews of Tongshan to Louisa ELLIOTT, of Tientsin.
Che the 20th September, 1899, at Newchwanz, by the For. Jas. Carson, BA, and the Res. Wm. Hunter, BA, the Rev. Jons K, E.A., to BAWAH B. MOBORDIE, MD). (Brux.) both of the Irish Presbyterian Mission, Chinchon, Manchuria,
DEATHS.
At Taitau. (Kiselow) on the 26t's September, Ber. E. FABER, Dr. Thaul, aged 50 years.
At Bhanghai, on the 27th September, 1893, Mrs, Yas, widow of the late Kev. Y. R. YEN.
It is reported in a Northern contemporary that Meere. Jardins, Matheson & Co. Eor Mesere, Chas. Gemmell & Co. bare mesured the contract for 6,086 tons of rails and fastenings to be delivered at Faurka next April. Their tender was £49,729 199.98, Mar Maull for Krupp & Co. being the bigbert, £55,345 178. 6d.
As the steamer Calypeo was approaching Tanjong Pagar Wharf yesterday morning, nys the Singapore Free Press of the 25th Sapter. ber, a determined suicide took place of s Goz. man named Edwin Scheuerle. He had been, vico January this year, in the employ of Mars Max. Cylinder end. Co., Change Alley, having boon, previously in the Paris ouse. Enquiries into the books, while Suhsderlo was away in Penang and Deli, led to the lasue of a warrant, on a obargs of falsifikation of #cats, and two detections were awaiting hits on the wharf. These he got night of and immediately want to his cabin and look his revolver. Gning amidship he jumped over the rail, and, holding himself by the right band, with the left blew out his brains. The boily fell overboard and the revolver on to to dock The body was not recovered.
"We have received from the Colonial Secretory
A telegram from Newport Nows (V), dated Work has just been 9th Angst, says: started at the shipyard on two 18,500 ton pas- Benger and freight steamships for the Facific Mail live The plans have been completed sad properations are being made to lay the foots within a few weeks. Some of the material for the big liners kas arrived at the yard. Thess ships will be 560 feet in longth, will Bar 32,000,019, 187en completed they will have a speed of eighteen knota, and Baob will be the largest ships of any character turned ont at an American shipyard. It will require afteen months to build them.
a
in the book
The deconset hoin was the eldest of five brothers. The end brother died young; the third is the well-known ex-Vioaroy Li Hong. chang: the fourth, Li Wen-chaug, who was blind, was the father of Li Hung-obang's adopted son, Li Chi-lane knows to Foreigners
in a few days.
Parliament will be satamoned to consider the situation, Military moseouts are kept sucrot, but the Evening papart report that the Cabi-Gorden. net decided to dospatoh an Army Corps to South Africa immediately.
(except New Zealand) nes sitting at Melbourne to discuss the equipment and despatch of the forces for Bouth Africa.
near Blafoking and a camp has been established at Tryhard, where the Boare are mobilizing in great force Hostilities are regarded as immin
out and all the Natal local forcos have gone to
the Northern frontier
Ilo is now, we are glad to say, bu the fair way towards recovery, but his nares hard gets very serious shock. The British Consul, Mr. M. F Frasar besakau the matter, up and will mad two larvigners to Tong Chuan-fu, o missioned to have those who are to blame for the outrage punished-China Gazelle vorrea pondent
THE DISASTER TO THE *HIUGO NEWS."
As soon as we can spare the time I intend to a Sin, draw lift in the new stigius shaft and renumo sinking to 150 foot before paning dat the first permanout level to work this mine I will have this dono as toon su finish the ereotion of the pumping and winding plant now being erected at No. 1 north shaft, Bakit Kuman.
In the meantime I have continued the pro sporting work in the present workinge.
feet from the shaft to
Unless, therefore, the tras interpretation of the Rescript is that immediately goods learo the limit of the cow "town, port, and land connected therewith they are to enter into e narrow bolt of Russian territory separating such town, port, aud land" from the rest of the continent, and must then become liable to
The Main Drive going North has been driven asian duty whatever their destination--an would bo imply an insult to every trading feet on a large irregular lodo carrying a interpretation which, in the airsumalsuces, little gold. As this drive was making large Nation, and Pay, therofors, be at pasa dis
Rantity of water and increasing rapidly I Treiled to atop it for the pressat. A nisi misserit is obvious that all goods not con- oroscut was put in at the end proving the red by the railway direct to the Bumisn forditory on payment of such duties and fall. formation to be about 18 inches wide, but it is frontier proper will. os emerging from the port good deal disturbod. This end is now 209, and its surroundings, be free to enter Chinese South Sud.The main drive is now in 206, ment of such conditions in are imposed by or fact from the thuit, the whole distamos va a Jone which varies from 18 inches to 30 inches in width and carties first class gold. The lode is now ahoat 3 inches wide in the face of the dxirs and Istimate: that it will yield 2 to 3 ounces per
caring a large gasulity of mineral in the driest communication with Tientsin and Peking slote principally ralphide of antimony. Tha and in a word, snow trade door will be opened ton of ore. The stone is a are kindly aleas of but the completion of the Shanbaskwon-Now- los continues sclit and well defined.
An air shaft, Na 2 South is now being that to rentiinte ibis est, as the air is getting very
A glanso at the will show that this is no kaimportant Not only will goods the Eastern Chinese-Railway Company's lines, be distributed all over Manchuria by me of
chwang lus with bring the per port inte
inte the whole of Northern China. The polior of the open door is unfortunately so little in being with Hussin methods that is to per A intermediate Crossout was pat in tops arensable to inquire how far this inter- pretation of the Reseript could rabeoquently be proyect the country between the engine aided by more or less indirect moans. In the
This was shut and No. 1 air khaft.
future.
· BGKIT KONAN,
Lord" Li, Givens Minister to Tokio prior to the late war with Japan; while the youngest brother, Id Feng-obaug, although a fatal in It having basu asoertained that there is suffirank, novet enterative official life, haing satiated to rama et home looking after the. ancestral sores and overassing in a general way
A PIONEER-NEWSPAPER, the almost Unitles Intuls of his oldest and third
The late La Hau-ebung was an The disaster that has befallen the Hiogo News brothers MA, and entered politics! Ife a few years office is one that naturally excites a considerable after his moes famous younger brother, who in amount of interest, na tus history of the journal 1849/50 hed abtriued his Haalin scholarship dates back to the opening of the fort, and its and bid joined the staff of the famous first opizmas formed a history of Kobe from the Marquis Taeng Kno-fau, then Commander-in-advent of foreigners till the present day. It Chief of the Imperial armies of the Liangking was with the object of making Kobo's history nad Hakuang provinces. In 1853 Li Hung. under Consular jurisdiction generally accessible
inary Chiness a that a aurias of articles were in progress in the chang, having proved in his patron his ability and caraga, was recommended to the Throne Hinge Evening News, to be republished in and accordingly appointed Commissioner of mers permanent form batrew that the material Defence for his astive province of Andal. He hug dicappeared we are afraid that that history was iustrated to sacul all bis able-bodied fellow will never be written There vests to us a provincials into a militia to drive the Taiping paliga influenes working gawet ancha kis- over-run a large part of it. Naturally Li Handertook a few years agots pilsila records rebels out of the provimo, for the latter had foxy being completed. The ho dennour chang became his brother's right-hand msu in of Kube from the newspaper file, but left the substantive Total of Kiangai province, a prostow that a lietary by another these stirring tium and in 1961 was appointed a port shortly after the work was,state and which he had neither time nor opportunity to under way the offre has Brun destroyed by fixe take up. The Auhai militis raised by the and the whole of the files consumed. brothers Li become the nucleas of the famous ? The Hiogo News was started early lu Amil "Army of the Hna" which dit very success 1863-three months after the port was opened, fol work in hing Taipingdom ander Li-and the arlier numbers were printed on a REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
Hung-chang, bat The fame of which was small coping press, which rompined in the driven 51 fost At, 92 fost in s hody of dist plon, it would no has been pointed out by dragged into the dust by the lafamous cowarding office until quite redasily boat the middle or was unt fully 8 inches wide carrying vary tore than one London newspaper be easy for Food gold, We are now driving North and the Russian authorities, by the imposition of dinglayed by that arm & corps in the Bghting in of the year, however, Me Frank Walsh brought Sonth on this and it still continues to carry port to be an open port only in name: Sedordly rexalions rules and regalations, to canes the [SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY FORM,”]
Korea and Manobuia in 1884, against the up type from Nagasaki, where he Lad first London, 1st October, 1899.
Japsasse. In the latter part of 1863 Li Han established himself, and bagat get the pioneer Best class gold. M THE TRANSVAAL CRISIS-RESULT
chang was sent will contingent of Anbot propreter, a Portuguese why it is evident, had Taking this section all throwh the prospects in is plain that as the milway leading to the are very good indeed. There is a large quantity North from Dalny is for all protical purposes, The Wabu' correspondant of the China
OF THE CABINET COUNCIL.. wilifis to resist the Imperial troops trying to a taliant struggle with (be grammatical intr-o first class or proved and I have every reason Russian lins, it would be possible for the Gazette, writing on the 25th September, aye:--
Friday's Cabinet Council, in the absence of make head against the Taiping rebeld in Kwong cuties of the English language in which some to haliers this will prove to be one of the Coin Russian railway offcials, aither by direet This dull town has suddenly spraug into life
vert any non-Russkan goods but those destined came aff best. At that time the Nee was a Last year reply from the Transvaal to Mr. Chambar Lang province. In the following year, between mes gram and semittis the proprietor pany's esést proactive miues in the near prohibition or indirect manipulation, to pre- and animation in the past two duya.
February and Octobon Li Hin-chang was
for the Russian frontier from passing over theic no. Thirdly, but putting pressure an a prohibition was put on ribe and none woh lain's last despatch, agreed to draft a despatch rapidly promoted from Grain Photo of Kwang, weekly, but Mr. Walsh quickly inrred it isto s
At the date of my, last report we had just the seatral Chinese Guverament or on the local 28 allowed to be shipwd away, but two days formulating their own proposals, which will tung to Judge, and from Judge to Treasurer of tri-weekly, and eventually about fifteen years. this was taken off and we have now seven s probably hs, communicated to the Transvaal tismo provinco, in token of the entram of a lago into a daily. In 1989 Mr. Walsh sold out in port and fiftoen were to come in a week.
gralified Government for the ability and loyalty to Mr. Creagh, who at that time rus editor, but an important discovery of a fresh minks of Chingis Customs officials, Bassin might render tha foda in a crossunt to the East of the main it prastically imposable for goods other (mn of the two brothers. The younger was by this before any money passed an arrangement was. time Govenor of Kiangsa and nominal bead of mis by hich Mr. Crash transferred his inlevel. There has been a good deal of driving. Bussixo, goods, whether manufactured at or paper up to June last year, then it was sold to wall. Since then a much more important die Chinese territory. Lastly, there is the chanes that before the town of Daluy has become a the "Ever Vetorious Army under Colonel terests to a Company, which carried on the thes, which continue to develop vary imported through Dalsy to penotrate into
In 1865, owing to the outbreak of the its present proprietors. Imally, the Hoge Neodorery bay been made in the south end of the Nientei rebels-3 large army of whom were converted into an evening paper about Nr. 2 level. We had hose driving for early reality, or any appreciable impost, trade bas hovering over the barders of Husse eight months ago, and still ingre lastly the fire 30 ft. on a formation cstrylag a little gold sprang up. Manchuria, incluiting the territory
could be found. After the discovery of the lode The Commandants of the Australian Colonies Han-chang wis promoted, fo, bo Govornor end has ended its life at the hoary age for casionally has nothing of a payable in which are the subwaye bading to Blbaris part of the Russian Empire, in which cass of that province, taking with him bin Japan of thirty years, (1887), Kianges basing teen "paoifed by his in Japan is the sending of notes of sympathy to the bottom level, and at 32 ft. in, strong goods learing Dalay would atonomentar Russian biventerans in proteof it. Two years later Dus of the old customs which is still kept up in the lorel above I decided to crossout Fast from may be formal soupled and deflared to be beno me liable to such transit duty as the Russian younger brother, Lu Han obeng appointed people who have suffered loss by Eco; together well defined lode was out, carrying good gold. The British and Boers are largely suacentret. to noceed him as Governor, Li Hang bang with some lites present. Quite a number of This I beliers is the same lode as was cut inerritory and, if destined for Chins would
Catting the lots in these two level add in Government might think fit to impose.
At present there seems no reason wapprehend. ing on the Norikera frontier of Natal. General having been promoted Viceroy of the Buknang these notes were receised from Japones friends the level abora
province. In 1868 Li Hanchang wes trane and officials by the Manager and. Editor of the Jeabert and staff, and 4,500 men, including 500ferred to the Govoraarship of the Leighone Hiogo Bishing Woes on the days following the mousaly to the value of this end of the mine danger from any one of these causes. The Germany, have arrived et Volksrnet. Two thou- and Roere have been mobilised on the frontissg-provinus Chakiang, a pont which he heldre, as well as a large, aumber of fimllari uml adds greatly to the reserves. It also i Roscript itself statin that "the junction of for nearly two years altos which he was appotes from foreigners in many cases making sures a continuation of the lederin this direo with Chins, through the railways in
follow the lado as fur as we wish.
estimable gain of easy communication and printed to the fontos ship of Rukmang in the offer of Maistas), and the custom veral qual unipesale la course te bobslection given to allmatlans the in We have now got the lode payable for over lightens the operations of the 'world's trade" dessor to his younger brother who had been a very grassful one. There was one letter, how- promoted to the Sentor. Viceship-Chibli,aver, which came fu-from a foreign firm, of ti Hsu-chang held his last named post for conre, hot & Japanese-asking the Manager of 146. South and 830 ft. North freni Thoagh Chose zomerbat high sounding phras nearly six years, and in 1976 was transferred to the burnt out journal, aeing it was sanoanced the Bukit Kennuslait in the No. 1 level. contain pe sort of pledge, it appases justifiable the Vienrayship of Sveobas, which, borover, he that this issue of the paper would be indefinitely. There is still about of this to be word to regard sheas as an indieation of the polisy to Allant bold hug. He was re-appointed to H. suspended from that day what provision you ter this rel. Between the Nes and be followed. It is eertain at any rate that the kunag in October of the same year. He rontend making for the publication of our adver levels, the lode has besa proved under Russian Government is prepared to give, sud and to Whang author six years whau, tu tisements, or whether a proportionste return of foot for the whole of this great distance, and indeed has actually given, to interested in t862. he had to rétis into mourning for bie les contract price will bo note to us! This by driving for over 1,200 tr in the lode in the quirors the most explicit saarance on all the Jasle: came in within twelve hours of the disas.No. 2 level, and by 4 wisses from the No. 1 to paints abore enumerated. It may well be that weber. Having completed his period of mourn The General Agents of the Great Eastern and Calodonian Gold Mining Co. Limited,g, Li Han thang, being tired of affioil life, ter and before the embers, and ceased, burning the No.2 feral, giving It ft. of backs, all ready under the guidanos of the present Minister of did not apply Poking for active employment, Even in this age of competition such a moissive for stoping ever this lonerse area. All of the Flosses the Emperor's advisers are beginning. Messrs. Lustgons, Eisstmann & Co., bare hot in spite of this he was called upon in 1888 on sneh an occasion must surely be unique. The or broken from these levels and vinsos has to realise that such a vast andertaking a the ceived the following report from the mines,
to take up tie Director Generalship of the Manager having it framed as as interesting be crushed and bas helped to make up the Siberian Railway and the lines connected with average of the past 4 years crushing. Coonider it earnot buone remunerative or oven self-wap- ing how the stuff is taken, without sorting, few porting unless due attention is paid to the de written by Mr. Thomas Cash-
Since my last report, there is nothing fresh to Grand Canal Grain Transport, a post he only moments of the fire-Rose Chronicle
held about eight mouths, for is the following
gold mizes can show a better resalt. I consider velopment of the country through which it MB Consul LAYARD, in his report on the
mention 1, only at the Caledonian mine.
this mine still in its infancy.
No. 1 South Main Engine Shaft is now con That development is best assisted by the adoption of a policy which ancourages the trade of North Formosa for the year-1898
The drive north of old main nuderlie shaft bear he went back to his old previnos of Kwang Canten for six years, when he became involved
pected with the No. 1 South Mais Level at trading nations of the world to bring their says it is to be regretted that the sources of
been extended a further distance of 12 feet tug this time as Viceroy. He reed in making total length from old face 30 fast. The in the odius aronse against-his younger reaf is very well defined and it is still firo feet brother for the disastrous results of the war
The N. X. Herald Rys Consul Bedloe's 1,150 ft in and most of the water from the wares and their pital to the Eastern outlet prosperity of the-increasing junk trade are
wide and carries a very good banging wall.. not tapped by the British steamer com.
with Japan, and being else denounced for trouble is in a messure due to the dependence Soul end of this level is going to the new of the Empire It is notorious that the Chiens as a nation The state in the face according to mortar pres-giring all thelacrative posts in his Viceroyship Leie satt to have placed upon the interpretor shaft. This has relieved the pump in Bakit pautes. "There is no question about the take little stock of their female offspring, but penta will yield about 8 dets. of gold per ton,
to his favourites, be thought it Sime to put in of bis Consulate, a Chiranse named Chung, Koman Shaft of a lot of its water. I am but it is almost impossible to judge the value of
shaft & conuidemble distader to the East to see Phantom sounds have been a subject of pro- "truth of the statement," he says, "and it for would credit the barbarity of s father na
related at the Mixed Court this morning, soye such a big roof without making a test arushing the usual plea of sickness and prayer to be al who has since fled and gaot be found. The continning the orcssent from the new South
if there are any parallel lodes in that dirsation. longed inquiry by an English investigator, lowed to relics Juto/private life. Meanwhile, representations made by Minister Wu were sub- has been repeated ad mascan in trade the China Gazete of the 9th September. Mr. af say, (200) two hundred to. At present
his brother Li Hungchang and his Chibli mitted to the State Department in July of lust
I intend alertly to resume sinking this shalt sor. John H. Bason, who finds that they are reports by Her Majesty's Consuls, both A. W. George, meter inspector in the employ there is over 80 tons of stone at grass and as Viceroyskip, and the power and influence year These were at once referred to Ky.
During the earlier part of the lest orashing strained or fatigned condition of ear or mind. "bers as wall us in China, that there is an of the Waterworks Company, was employed soon as the new cams have been pef on the bat abracel in the foun, taken away from him, Bedre. An investigation was mide by Mr. as to connect it with N. 2 level Bakit Koman often purely imaginary and due to su over-
near the new Mixed Court when he saw a tery there will be suffizient store out to make
while la other cases sague and indistinct noises of this investigation the suspension was ordered, the ors from the principal stepos was poor ow
ing to a break in, the lody in these stopes this are wrongly interpreted. In this way may be "opening, and a lucrative one, for steam-chinaman attempting to drown little girl in the inst orushing. I have every reason to believe food and been called to remain at Peking" but Goodnow, U.S. Connal Gozeral, and as a result "ship companies to and stemmers to thesülthy pond near by. He called the attention this mine will prove payable when it is put in
Hence in May 1905 Li Han-chang having but it has been kept secret for several months.
explained most of the mysterious roar of of an Indian soutable to the matter, with the working order by sinking the air shaft and "open ports north of Amoy whence the result that prisoner was arrested before his driving the main levels noria and south at the handed over his socks of office, to Tan Chung-lin After having made oral representations in the disturbed the formation of the lode, which wa
(who is still Vicorey of the Tes Keang), nams matter, Minister Wu loft with the Sacratary great width 20 ft. to 37. ft., the whole which artillery from no Barthly guns, boom, of waves had to be crushed as it was impossible to sort it day's imrusy from the so, and tolling "junk traffic to the two northern porta dastardly purpose was started. He was takan bottom of the now main shaft.
of bell in the heart of the mountain. Bank of England Mine-The main drive to Shanghai with his family intending to settle of State a communicate addressed by the this made the yields in the earlier part of the "of this island is a steadily increasing straight to the Mixed Court and quite a seas-
in this port He first lived in a foreign house Viceroy of the provium of Canton to the en Kings Road, opposite Tient in Houd, sintil Tangli Yamon, pragng tint body to call the rushing poor, during the last weeks the returns practical old soldier was mystified by weird "feature
of the import trade." The ion was caused by the nature of the chergo and north has been extended (3) three foot, making.
large comi-torsign tongs he hal built on the attention of the United States government to have been quite na to the average, as we are night lament in bis perk, which was at last the appearance of the unfortunate child, prob- total length from main shafs 6 feet. There are
now wellthrough the disturbed part of the tode found to be produced by the rubbing together stamor companies will no doubt take ally from six to seven years of age, Mr. still two reefs in the face. The oon on the
Back Building Well Road was completed, when the condnet of Mr. Redloe and bis interpreter,
A new Dogiae Shaft, No. 1 North, has been, Le moved there with his wives and ball a dozen and stating that the Corsul apparently placed note of Mr. LAYARD's. remarks and give George and the Sikh spoke to seeing the bruto footwall is about 18 inobes wide, the cre on the dump the site and, hold her head downwards in banging wall 13 lobes. Each reef carries
wife sleeting to live either in Wabe or the au in the Viceroy however, possesses considerable vitality and Monday, when the obergs will appear on the drive has been put in south 15 foot on a reef 18
inches wide which shows gold vary freely. Na cestral home at Hofei. Nearly two months ago It is not all plain iniling for steuners to West Hongkow sheet.
Li Han-ching was attacked with a cancer and 1 back, stope north on the main roof in 45 feet
heing told by native dcclare that it would pro mut into it. On the conju lines, where the
A one which may be used as an argument in long by 4 foot high. No. 2 Btops is 29 feet long hably end fatally, in view of bie groat: age, the foreign trade given frequent and practically favour of the registration of servants cams by il feet high. As regards the reef and pro ez-Visuruy: Folt a longing for the place of his regular steamer communication, as between before Mr. Gomperta at the Maristesay yester pets of enus, there is nothing fresh since my nativity and so left with his whole family for Hongkong and Shanghai, juuks disappear day, when the bey-cook employed by Mr. Smith, last report us for base the thor is Hoffsi, staying, however, a short tiam at Wahn to get the advice of other relebrated native wife of Bergeant Major Smith of the E.E., was Tork on this line of reef, as he thinks there is
doctors, Finding his end roar, bowerer, he in the face of steam competition, but on charged with stasting $60 from a locked not sufficient supitel to carry on the necessary writing desk. He pleaded guilty. It appeare development work. The result of the crushing. what may be termed the branch lines, that on Monday Mrs. Smith wieled to see the from the different mises on this line of reef left Wuhu suddenly for Hofei, where, as stready abase stated, "he died in much pain at about where the trade is rocally in the hands of boy abeat dinner, but on enquiring for him she amely, Bank of England, Rise and Shine, and Chiness, or where the distances are com- found that be bad left the premises and that Zala will be known I think to marrow. I am noon of the lith of this month. Han-obsag pamtively short, juske are wither able to
Done of the other boys knew of his where sorry to say judging from the amalgam takon being the oldest representative of the Li family all of his sons, nephews, grand sons, grand-up- abouts. On patting her band in her pocket from the tiers oopper plates the cranbing bors, and great grand-realiewere now sembled at Hotei lopty their last respoate to be great bold their own or to make s gond fight for the diursvered that her keys were asking Sax will not gold as well as expooled it world. "It was years after the opening of Pecting that inslagious Chaprocured. Ffallz expiled an average of not less than
it is stated, will take place in October--N. C. Fakhof and Hollow before steamers were another key and unlock the desk and saw at one sunce of gold per ton from this line of reet. and angust senior ferir clan, whose funeral, onde and 260 And boon taken away, Bho gare All the stone taken out from this line of reef able to firmly elabit themselves in the information to the police, and the defensant from the face to say 70 feet is folded from Party News
was arrested the same tight at Taumati with to three ounces per ton. It seems that at trade with those ports, nad il-foreige 130 in bin pramasion: Sørgörat Gourley and the depth we are now down, there is no body in stesipers endeavoured to cut into the the defendant had been four times convicted of the gold. Both to the are and mortar prospects the quantity of gold la in the stone, but the quality trade between the Northern Chinese portsarees and sentenced to 12 months imprimust be very poor. I have certainly done my Lai rospecting the solten emp, we are sorry-lo i the ground that the Filipinos were the allies of The general clean up took place on Monday rods, 396. pounde, sad the threaded ones, 585
for fram, hanishment His and Formon they coight possibly not Worship now pertenced him to manber 12 And it much a profitable venture as Mr.months imprisonment to returning from LATARD seems to imagine, or at least not banishment and elf months for larceny, one
sentence to follow the ether. for sosne years. The vitality of the junk trade is exemplified more particularly in the At the Magistiny yesterday W. J. Robinson trade between Hongkong and Canton and was charged by his wife Nellie with nasale, He admitted the offence bat ander extrome Macao. With regular daily steam, com provocation. The complainant said the defon munication between those ports it might be dat was her husband and they lived at the Metropole Hotel. Between two and three
The Daily Press.
HORGONG, October 4th, 1893.
"Return of cases of bubonic plague occurring in the city of Victoria, Hongkong, during the Fear 1899." The rotara deals with 835 cages which wore reported to tha Saultary Board dar. ing the period between the 1st January and Rth September as earring in 681 koene. There were besides 582 cases which conrred in the villages of Hongkong and in British Kowloon ar were found in the streets of the city, on the high reads, or in the waters of the colony, all of the letter being either dead or in a moribund sondition when found. Particulars are given of the dimensione af gach infected houSO, the open space in the rear, the number of floors sud pubicles, and the foots on which the casse sourced. From the summary table it appears that 35.80 per cent. of the infected koneen had not an open area of 50 square feet.
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them due consideration: The junk trade, the shallow water. The case was remanded till about 6 dnts of gold per ton. A prospecting Jounger sons, his three other son by a former more confulence in his interpreter than be didelerted 1,220 ft. north of Bukit Koman abart of two branches high up in an oak tree; and a
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supposed that there would be little, sargo'clock on Monday morning she was in the bar. left for junks to carry. But what sea the Harbasband was there as well, and he lifted facts! The value of the trade carried by her from the floor, struck her, and than lifted junks between Canton and Hongkong and his fist and kicked her. They wars niways links, and the following returas ware handed quacralling reply to the defendant she rios vazza was in 1889 Th. 12,474,825, and admitted that she drank, but not a good deal,
tires-A female searcher said there was a
THE SHANGHAI COTTON CROP. The reports from the districts around Shang-
Tas Vinery specifically charged the Consul with having violated treaty stipulations, and appended several proclamations and by Consul Fedles, one of which called upon Chinamente tremble and obey his direction that certain pro- party rights of a Chinxxnu he respected, The this Government to recall reale and Viceroy urged the Tenagli-Yamen lo request dismiss Chang. Apparently the latter did not wait to be dimissoil, bat flet,
Friends of Dr. Bedloe are hopeful that upon his return he will be able take a slisfactory explanation, and it is said by administration officials that if he is able to show the charges, are without foundation be will certainly be returned to his post,
A Washington telegram dated August 26th The Navy Department has received a
THE ABREY CASE
protest from Mr. W. Sylvester of London, one of the owners of the ship 48bey seized by Admiral Dewey on the charge of carrying army. to the Filipious He stated that he is about to come to Washington to centost this sore on
coast guardsman on night duty heard the half way between Bukit Koms and Bukit Jel plaintivo wry of an infant, which seemed to those infte aball be joined up by levels below, in search of the sound, until this was proved if shafts. It is intended that sweattially all of more about sa he went from place to place The new shaft is 14 ft by 5 16. clear of limber to be the bleating of a lamb hidden by a rock. An intrepil balloonist has described It is is eunk and timbeerd to a depth of 38 It the awful impressiveness of the closing of the and is tembored with in. by in. sawn merban
The erection of pumping and winding moohinery The sudden sharpness of the click in the dead when we bad to stop sinking owing to water valve of him balloon after a discharge of gas. over this shaft is in hand when finished a start
vill be made to sunk the shaft again, Fordlence loft, its exposed direction, its po Peter Ebators have been pat in and all boilers at ible connection with the seronaut's fats, and the drizm-like echoes in the tones, silk, always Bukit Kenan have been re-agged, this has tended in give an efect skin to the ghost-seer's effected a great zaving in fire wood.
BUKIN JELLE
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The East Crossout at 150 fost has been oR-
The holding power of anchor bolts Castened faded to 169 feet. Two small bodise of quartz with load, cement and sniphar has been a sub- have been cut carrying a little gold, but nothing not of experiment by Mr. M. T.. Wilooz. of a payable unture has yet been got Were Hoke 12 to 1 inches in diameter were drilled now driting North and South on the quarts in hard lian-stans hlocks about fi inahes thick, coce as I am in far enough North I will and smooth, threaded and notched bolts from rise up and break through into our old prospect 1 Inches in diameter were used. After ram ing workings, and see the gold from the ming about the rods, the demant was allowed The Wout Crosaent is in 92 fest. I have to land, seven days. With cement, the amooth botte naisted a pall of 106 pouale per stopped this as it was not looking promising.
square inch of contact rurface, the notched BATTERYNA
ora; but through the poorness of gold at the By: all necomts, the erop has been very badly shipped. At the same time the State Depart 1598 oss. I dots, grs. of smelted gold, being and 903 pounds respectively.
A wire rope 3 icobes in diameter var lately prosent level. I have been deceived. No doubt istraged by the raisin August and September at threagh Cessil General Goodnow a average of 12 dwts, 12 gr per tou of ore crashed. This is below or lafa avfrago and is the gold is in the stons, but it will not yield and the yield te barely a third of its normal guro, at Shanghai, and proasted an indigcounted for in a formare, part of this report broken at the Royal Tosting Laboratory by A like it locks and prospects.
an ordinary now of oction plants yielding barely into the shipment of arms, and The Battery and all machinery are running 40 rattles, wlureas in sormal yours the crop runs rsport is now before the department based ou Ilave every reason to believe our next clean up all of shant 280 tons, the fall strength of the
1080 individzal wires being 330 ton. from 100 to 120 catties. The price of raw cot the report, the State Department is preparing will be quite en to our former overage returns. very wall. There it no last time whatever.
tou is therefore expected to advance considera letter to the Navy Department which will be XLLOTRIO INSTALLATION SEEPAM SECTION
Bright lacquers en steel and iron have been Owing to the delay in getting the balance of ably upon prevent prices and the mill, if they the ground for further poeding The owner depend solely upon the local crop, will be put to of the Abbeg har retained counsel hers to look the pipes work on this spotion has been alesantisfactory, as they lack slasticity and soon soms straits to fad raw material. The rice erop Fler his interests and he has led a number of at a standstill. The delay caused by not get crnok off. As shemal like coating brought to has suffered similarly, but not to the satsextent, papers both at the State and Nary departments in the balanos of these pipes will consider notice by L. Sean is claimed to be highly elan and the eropa expected, if the insent fine wip and called to-day to salut documenta is the ably to the coat, of the work on this section. tie and perfectly adherent, while it is free from ther hoide out for another ion days to be only a
The ramifications, of the Abbey seizure If the pipes had been delivered to time the lee and stickinen, aud covers the metal uni- little under tant of last year. China Gurelle, are engaging the attention of Elabo, War, and Thole of the work on this section would have forwly. It is simply and inexpensively pro and Navy departments, and promise to have boon finished long since. The balanon of the duced by the following method. The bettons same interesung sequs. It is mid at the Stripes. Is informed have been delivered in of soylindrical pot is covered with coal dust, Lo LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
Department that the action taken in sogard, Singapore, so na tius will be lost after they inch sbove this is placed a grate and the re Coral Bodele, US representative at Centopara delivered here in getting the pet together. maizing space in the pot is filed with the arti- The P. & C. steamer Shanghai loft Bingapore wastecando le cortified that Mr. Sylvester was All the rast, of the work except fining the cles to be coated. The pot closed with a tight- for this port on the Ixt inst.
an American citizen sad on this the, Abbey goborates is flashed. All the posts for carry fitting cover is then placid on high fire below The M. D. Li steamer Heidelberg from liam-cured a registry,
ing the cables are finished and about 53 miles a well-drawing fua, The vessel becomes filled burg, left Bingapore for this port yesterday, ant
of the cables and about 34 miles of telephons with light-brown fames from the coal-dest and may be expected here as or host the Athinat
are Baished I expect to have all work anished after its bottom has been kept our dess for
quarter of an hour the carbonization is com on the sable line within the next six weeks.
plete and the pot is remeved from the fire bot of Wapan Berived no Nagsunkint 2.31 km. on the 3rd insteat, and left again at à pof
Good progress is being made with this work is kopt closed ten minutna longer. The bright same day for Kobe, where the expected to nourislang sa elimulating its growth, without All of the buildings except low details are black coating completely covers the objects. srring to-day, the 4th instant, st. p.m. which, the hair becomes dry, tulu, and brittle. finished, alas are bius for the zelf looders, and Its provente halduse and curl, strengthens the the foundations for the batteries are well under The Patente Mariven di Catanton Lawited;
bair, and for phildren it lays the foundation of weigh. DESERVE A NATIONAL MEMORIAL
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in 1898 it was cull The 12,882,108, which and iso that she want without food some Mr. E. E. Desoon... 101 shows but no inconsiderable felling off, fine mark on the complainants thigh-The Mr. C. Falmer That the falling off has not been greater billiard marker at the Metropole, hoa Tanah Tallich, BA... 100 the face has preferencial preston mailed by the compliant, but his evidates had
be secounted for in this case by discharged on Monday by the defendant, was Mr. C. MG Buruie: 31 accorded to jump the festiuent in referens to what took place it the aftermon List Talib, RA 15 607 having misted to carry his mistrem tairs Comd, Davison, R.N. 94 14 BUS toms, and this seems to be confirmed hen dhe land best in Lonicated. The turmalin O. Falzer B by the fact that there has been a large in the course of his statement returned to the Mr. C. M. G. Burule
drunken habits of his wife, who goed him to go
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-falling off in the value of imports into the Metropols'an that would kon her und Abors “tie must be played on as the Brat Couton by jack and a large increase in the airs from the deh Badanie krokig har round of the links and within soren days from value of exports, the latter being the branch down and said the mark on her leg was dod by dafs of "********
ker Lalling. The case was adjonal until tha
of trade that principally benefits by the ag at the defendant's regnano that the diferential treatment. These considers boys at the Metropole Hotel could tlons, however, do not apply to the trade give evidanos,
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