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FAR HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18th, 1899.
THE ESMERALDA'S DYANTEUL TOYAGE TO MANILA
ing the Yangtazo Valley, as a sphere of British influence Ead only partially matured
Wa Este been suppliet with the following and the L-Hau Railway project was not takon so seriously by the British Govern-extracts from the leg of the China and Manila
steamer Funeralda — ment as it ought to have boon.
For Plast.
We hear tant solume is being discussed for opening a school for German children in Hong kong. The German community at Shanghai
maintains cahool of its aWD..
The US. transport, Victorio, late of the Northern Pacific, arrived in Hongkong yestor morning from Manila, in ballast. She is hors to discharge for Chinese eren and will depart immediately for San Francisco for another load
of horses.
pagma
Su Un-shua formerly Condor-in-Chief of Kwangsi troops arrived here yesterday frus Canton by the Chinese craiser Kwong. kung Hois on rate to Keougehaawau to mark out the boundaries for the French Gorerament
There is to be a special route march of the Hongkong Volunteers on Wednesday. forts are being runde to have the afternoon observed general holiday in outer to allow as many of the members of the Corps to attend as possible. The Banks will be closed.
Dr. G. E. Murion, the Tinse corrozpondent, who is uw in India, proposed to journoy se far North as Yatang, but bio break in the railway Cosmications with Darjooling has rather his plans. It is undernford that Dr. Morris will shortly proceed to Simla, azd fence to England..
BRITISH TRADE WITH THE FAR L'AST.
THE BOMBAY YARN TRADE WITH | taal Native yarn a new the option of paying
CHINA.
MOVEMENT OF FORCES OF ALL BEDES, CERRASSA London, let October
The Boor hara nós a furos of 4500 men concentrated at Vriksrust, including 500 Cher mans who have volunteered for service
31-10 teds, and being franked through to any Destination; or it may pay nothing at the on Bot, amil taka itu chance of the likin taxation slong the journey, 13, however, it is transported by any craft coming under the foreign. Uustoms A Louden, 1st October.
The whots of the Natal local forces and a it must pay the 31.10 Lesls, de far I should
sy that foreign and native yarns are much un great part of the police hare geno north. The the cams footing. Natire yarn made of Iulia Harkshire Beginent bara boon despatched to colon it at disadvantage, for an import duty Nasus-Poste has to be paid on the raw cotton for whisk-uo alloyape is inade afterwards. This duty is
A Boer force of 5000 men and twenty-three gang hold Sandspring, and a feces of 4,000 holds Muller's Birmo.
Thots squsicons of the Natal Caratincere Lurrielly staral at Ladysmith, and started in the direction the Orange Free State border." Natives kase looted the store at Charles for
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Afelou.
THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.
_________LATE_TELEGRAMS
The following telegrams are from Australian papersE. STRIKE AT DUNDIE-40,000 MEN LOCKED
OUT
London, Ith September. The Restor and ourales of St. Alban's, Hol-' born, have discontinued the ree of incanso in the servion of their Church" because it is a laxary." This course has been opted following upon tha, Amhbishop's decision that inzeuso was not to he usad iu religious worship.
GERMAN MILITARY FLANS. STOLEN,
military aircles by the aunonaciment that Gor- Considerably excitement la eda exused in man mobilisation pluns, ecosidored of gront value, have tenu stalen fram Wurzburg, an employed at the regimental effies, is suspected. ancient town in Bavaris. A desertor, who was of being concerned in the crime.” ANG BAILWAY ACCIDENT IN SCOTLAND.
The Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe and Langenburg, whose eldest son is married to to Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, grand daughter of Her Majesty the Queen, have been on a visit to Balmoral.
Yesterday, while travelling, their Royal Highnesses were pussingers in a train which, on passing through Porth, was badly shed. Zn company with corne other occupants of the aarciages tiny received a severs shaking.
A SHOCKING MURDER,
London, 18th September. An extraordinary criminal trial how taken placed at Polaa, a town in. Bobomis. A÷Jew named Sitsner has been triol, convicted, and sentenced to death for the marder of a Chris- Atain girl was albogel that the object of the orime was to obtain the blood of the girl for coremonial purposts.
AN EXPERTS VIEWS UPON IT FUTURE, We take the following article from the Tim of India (modeled
London, 17th Sopiomber.. On Monday, tad October, the Esmaralda Bff
In the prosant eritical condition of the ill
For some time raat 18,000 operative at Dan- Hongkong for Munils with a large, lighter Industry of Bombay, the future prospects of
dee, the chief seat bf-the linen and auto indus- Mr. Pritchard Morgan, M.P., arrived by in tow belonging to the martormastor's Depart the Indian yarn trade with China have become
trios in Great Britain, have beon on-strike, A Lowered October, tho N. D. L. stanmer Bayern yslerday and ment of the T.8. Army. With the exceptionin reutter of vital interest for local shareholders of the usual treables in towing all went walinud millowners. Upon the bins trade the A. S. WATSON & CO., go on by her today to Shanghai,
This Orange Free State Artillery under Com-the man pereis ently refuse to rotarn to work, largo mea until 12.40 p.m. of the 3rd, when the tow ropio. Bomhay mills still depenù in a show the 9-10 sola par 4001b5. This taxation of native mindent Albrookit is moving towards Kimber: the omployers have lockertonti 40,000 hands.
The last available rekuru
·HUYO
BITUALISM, AN ENGLAND. 11.D.M.'s cruiser Valkyrien, under the comported. A boat was lowered and at 4 p.m. had trw and of H.R.H. Prince Waldemar of Denmark under way ognin, During the day the wil and exports of nottou twist and yarn from the yarn sent & jaatlar of international conventionley The Free Stalere bave clso occupied the loft Copsulagen on the 6th Gotebor for the sea. were fuoraasing frem NR. 8:30 p., Tor port of Bombay to have attained an annus! The Chiress may do as Bay like, and ons die Bothas Pass aitualed treaty miles from Naw.
ropo gain broke, a high sea running and the valus of 504 lakas of raper. Of this goan. adcantage under which astive yarn labours in pastle,... night being dark it was impossible to offeos tity, not less than 557 lakhs worth was sent that foreigners cannot, is in the case of foreign communication with the lighter so the Bamer to Hongkong and the Treaty Ports Daring merolandiae, take up the cudgele on behalf of alda bad to keeps the lighter in sight until day the past twelve months thors has bean ent sume Chinese friend, and appeal to his Conent light of 4th. To uid in the gravity of the siderable controversy regarding the future of for rights. The Chinees Govort mont might sitaation the wind dosing the night but booked this lucrative trade. On the one hand, thora if it was enlightened, encourage native indns. to north and the barometer kept falling. At have not been wanting prophets of evil who have fries, nud aholab all duties; but this is not their 10.30 aiz, bad the tow in hand again, P. predicted its early onflapse The Bombay mill-way; sell of this there is very little prospect
There is, howoter, one posible danger to the Wiud and ses increasing, turned vessel's hond to
owurm haro boon aljured to turn their atten N.W. At midnight fresh gale with haustion at ones to the spinning of finer counts, in Bombay trade, lying concealed in the prospeit squalls and bigli sen. Thursday .n., Wal order to prepare themselves for the time when of tariff revision. It will be observed that our It is ramoured that the Duke of Connerght maling to N.E. and barometer steady.& n'clock their coarser products would be thrust out of correspondent, who has sincere desire le will accompany Sir Redvers Balkar to South kept vessel on course. Noon, strong gale and the markets of Chins. On the other hand, promote the well-being of China, discusses it
from astam pofal not likely to appeal to Botabay THE VENEZUELA AWAND," beary sea throughout Friday, fresh gale and more obeerfel command line boun profferod by =
"When tariff rovision comes ou, import duties The award of the Vousels arbitratom rali- overcast squally weather. 5.45 am. Tew rope, party of extreme optimists. lod by Sir George merchants. He writes London, 4th October, again parted. The people on the lighter being Cotton, who recently expenned a highly fasour helpless ja making the tow rope properly failable slow of the fature of tho yara trade with all round will probably to mited nod hers fies the Schembargle line with the oxreption Mr. Harland, chief offror, volunteered to board China, of a meeting of the Milowners Asso Bombay may suffor. As it is 1.10 teala is of Batina Point, at the month of the Orinoco the low and effect this, which service was carried ciation. We took occasion differ from some pool the per cont which was meant to be the river, which, as Lorde Abordeon, Granville, and cat in vary jacky and satisfactory none in of the statemouts Sir George Cation then nd basis of the existing tarif. The basis of the Rossbery suggested, is to be made over to Vene spite of the high ma ruaning. The crew of the vanced, while sequiescing in the hopeful con fature tariff will probably bo 19 per cent, and zuela. The district is a swampy and valuela
Our comments on these terms Bombay yara would pay on outry one. The substitution of Werace for Cnynni lighter was also transforrod on board the delusions at which he arrived
about tasks. If the Chinese Government wish as the Western frontier of the colony dolivors to foster nativa industry 7tuels would be a Mg Indians from the icksoms native rule. The herds, and although bigh confused seas salhal reference mainly to points of datail, and generally daty rusther was experienral to the not to the general opinions expressed with
Our own margin bat, probably, the British negelinter chief rivers, goldfields, and timber forests of the very and of the voyage the Essieralda brought which wo wore in complete necinil.
vinw upon this important anhjeet has been more would be infracted to nes to this. This contested ragion fall to Eaginad. Venezuela than once amet up by us in the statement against my views, for I would faster Chinese receives 20,000 sqere railes of territory, her boy wiely to Manila on Monday morning.
instrud of the 600,000 square miles she claimed. that the Bombay exporters might look for a industries to the utmost it would repay us in
the Fong run hat, in Bombay that case, would London, 4th October. continuance and even un expansion of the yaza
*** The newspapera are very eatisfied with the trade with Chica, for a period the end of which have to be sacrificed to the god cause
Finally, we may add fuse we made soma en Venezuela awards a The Board of Trade returns, which are a is certainly not yet in sight.
But in spite of the amount of decussion exquiries us to the possible development of the very safe guide to our commercial prosperity, iudicate that the boom in Great Britain's trade pendel pen the Cbian yara trade, it has i indastey at Hougtong, and the offect it THE GRENADIER GUARDS FROM GIBRALTAR ontinues unabsted, During the eight mouths toained obvious that considerabia difference of might have upon the important trade in Indioe suding with Aug. 31, the value of axports las opinion tegarding its future prevailed among la- yarn how curried on up the West River One
London, Suth September risea by £13,000,000, and the value of imports dian exports. The existing perplexity has not been our respondent, who evidently has much faith in The transport Nabia, with the 2ad Grundier The casal nows in the Times of the 16th Sap. £8,000,000. Trado all reand has been very lightended by the contradictory reports emanate future of the Hongkong mills, writes on Gaarde, bus left Gibraltar for Santhampton.
"I think the Hongkong mills (there is only
Bombay, 2nd October, 15,110tember contains the following itor The Ake Refise, and it is interesting: to uple that Lanting from British Coasals in China during tao this point
INDIAN TROOPS REQUIRED IN THE SOCDAN for kaoping a boiling, house. Their profits for cashire bas come in for an accaptioanl share of last your. Whilo a Const in coa Chinese COES-,
Consequent upon a loul Mallab declaring bona, t.b.d., built for the Japanese Government,
the good things that are going. The increnesmeenial centre would declare that his district one al pruss) are nobin each a good position as THORNE'S BLEND B WATSON's which rosently arrived at Portsmouth to aseit
convey to Japan by the new battleship Shiki of one million sterling in the vine of yarus and Iadian yara was in greater detail than ever, the Shoughai wills. Labour is certainly deacor. himself to be the Mahdi and cresting disfur- GLENDACAY are high class Soda shima, sailed yesterdag for Brest The Shibi- textile fabrics would som to show that Eng another Coneal in an adjoining riveines would If they use Chinese colton they must pay exportbane, the Home Government have requested
|shima remains in dock at Portsmouth, sud will land is quite able to po with the growing report that imports óf Indian yarn were rapidly duty iu Chini, and, import duty again on the Jadla to sent feoar Bombay a native. Cavalry is journalistic days, which may or may not Whiskies, of greater age than most.
competition of India and Japan. It is trae diluishing in his noightenrhood. To select a finished" article; and if they import Indian Regimant to Berber on the Somali Coast Thy not leave for a low daya.
that with her industrial development the latter couple examples af récit may be noted cotton, they may as well import Indian vorm of General Commanding at Bombay will nominato the regimente. Four busdeed Infantry from brands in the market.
It will be perceived; upon a careful perusal of Aden will also proceed to Borbor as a pracan- The American barque Adolf fibrig arrived country is taking less of this clase of goods from that the Consal at Jolang reported that parchas once" ÁBELOUR GLENLIVET is a very oldin Hongkong yesterday afternoon from Nawa; hat on the other hand, China, tus Philipes of Initian yarn fell off, white consigaments of
THE BAST
BAST AFRICAN PAMINE, UN York. On the 3rd October she encountered pine Islands, and the Dutch East, loties have Stanghal yarn more received in increasing run this resting and valuable communication, tionary mesaurs,
London, 2nd October. Peat Whisky (smoky) and could not a typhons in Bellingtang Channel, sal lost all been bettor customers so far this year cam tities, because Oliness officials interested in the that the authority whose views have been rouch
A letter from Sir Arthur Hardings to the now be replaced in stock at the price.er rudder at topsaila, te zen, boing also paced with the corresponding period of 1883. Shanghu mills were favouring the nativepredact safed to us has a cheerful faith in the contine washed overboard, one being lost. The captain Notwithstanding the oporations in the Philippius Yot a week earlier a report bad begu issued fromance of the Indian yarn trade with China, fully D is well known for its fire flavour. ätted ont a jury ruller and tried to make Islande, basiness in that quarter appears to have the Acting Consul at Amoy stating ftat in that equal to this robust optimism of Sir George Tinies carnestly appeals for aid on behalf of got back to the level it occupied prior the out-locality Shanghai yarn was unable on account Colton On correspondent's opinions will, we the sufferers by the Morabassa famine. Lord Manila, but was caught by a strong wind and E is of superb quality and pro-driven straight across to Hongkong. The break of the war. It must be noted, however: of its higher price, to compote with the yarn
Salishary has informed Sir Arthar that his that ibora has been a sigimat fading-off in frou India nay! Japan." Instances of these
appeal could hardly be officially brought to the notice of the Lead Mayar, but he authorises original katination of the stip was Amby.
the grauity of terille machinery Bout to Japan, varying opinions might be multiplied, and there nounced by leading local connoisseurs
hics to appeal throngh the news or by publie meeting. to be the best brand in the Hongkong
The gaves, for hat year were less that half is a fiossibility that the conflicting accounts That they were in 1897 and for the eight my baye had an rosettling fest apon com months this year they are only about co-four! mercial opinion in Western India. We have what they wore in the corresponding period of therefore, autored into zommunication with a 1893 Chinson theether hand,compares favourably gentleman resident in Chin in other to obtain with the returns for the last two years. On the an authoritative expression of his viows upon s topic of so much interest to Bombay and he has koen gaad enough to forward to us for publica then detailed answers to be susies of questions we addressed to him. The aue of car inform aut is a household word in the Far East. He is familiar with every important trading contre har China, bis experience of things Chinoso ex- tends over many years, and he has enjoyed ax- Angceptional opportunities of forming, sconrate and nubias opinións Japon sommercial ques lions. Wo say commend his views to the care. ful study of all who are interested in mainly suce of the Bombay mill industry.
One Best onquiry was whether, in our corres
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Fedort (Mauila) reporting on the Legaspi's. cogel voyage
From Hongkong to Manila says:She came without the lighters ortach. The captais reported that they were forced cut thom Joose in order to save his own resSO) in tho awful storm that prevailed. The launch's Low was banging into the stern of the lighter and threatened to demolish it. The lanch was then cut Jonse from the lighter and was son ongalfod in the bulling waters. Soon the violence of the storm increased and it becaus - Lecessary to cut the lighter kuss and leave it 128 to its fate. Roliored of the tow the Lagnapi mače encountered better progress and thongh very tough weaker and wes isken out of her course the arrived in Manila.without sufering any material damage from bor trip.
HOTION TO UUREESPONDENT'S
·ÜNLY NOTLIVmicoticia relating to thenguts columns should be ndalressed to THE EDITOR.
Correspondentemust forward theirnemo and addreri with communicatione addrazsed to the Editor, rist
evidence
́ails of the prije onlaj elready appeared in other papers mi à be intertel.
Order for antra spries of DALY BEST should be pent before 11 am on day of publication. After that -hour the supply: da limited. Only suited
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The Daily Press.
HONGZONO, October 18th, 1800.
At the Magistracy resterday afternoes the midshipman, of H.M.S. Orlando, which occurred
whole however, the August returns show that the Far East has had its share in the generally proper condition of trade-London and China Naprets,
ALLEGED REVIVAL OF HINA TEA IN ENGLAND. The London correspondent of the Fast licer Daily Times write
16 in the voiversal practics in London, and, for anything I know to the contrary, it may be the waiversat practice in the provinces, for pubiicaus designate the
is!
trust, Lelp to bring alone bad ning in fluenge, of which the Bombay mill industry stands in such urgent need at the present trada proceeds from within, owing to the un torent. The real manacs to the Bombay yarn und avvisi basis upon which the industry. has been built up
THE GERMAN HAIL
The N. D. L. stoamer Bayern, with the Ger man mali of the 15th September arrived Jester day. The folloving felegramas are from the Times of Ceylan —****
CONSOLS PALLAN ISSUE OF 26 MILLIONS EXPECTEDL
London, 2nd October. The price of Console felt ous por coot, in Tendon to-day chiedy owing to the general impression that an issue of twenty-five millions is impending.
A UREDIT OF TEN MILIJONS TO BE ASKED.
October.
Daily Telege London, heto
steding, of which Hire and a half millions hare already been expended and the remainder will able Government to continue operations in South Africa until Febranty." --"
WAR PREPARATIONE AT HOME,
London, Svih September, The Military anthorities are insuficiently
TO LAND AT SOUTHAMPION_
THE DUKE OF THÊr and cas 1st
BENGAL LANCESK, --- Copy Lendon, 3rd October, The Dako of Tsek has been appointed to the Honorary Colonsley of the 1st Bongal Tancers, York's OwnVAN which henceforth will be known as the Duke of
TIR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER,
London, 3rd October, Caplan Ansia and Captain Brake have been awarded the distinguished Service Order for services in East Africa,
MORE BOLD FOR INDIA.
London, 3rd October. The stesmor Orizaba a left Melbouras, with 120,000 sovereigns, for Cabibo...
THE DARJEELING "DIEASTER
* Caloutts, 4th October wilfred Ly died yesterday. His death has esat a gloom over the whole station.
The faneral of young. Les takes place at the Union Capel to-day Service in the ongel will be confucted by the Rain, Mackay, Ware and Klgaut, and Archdeacon Stone will con doct tho burial service at the cameter: The A relief fand is being raised locally, and the funeral is expected to be legals attended.
declined; grande
HETTING PROSECUTION.
London, 19th September,” Two-bookatuko hare bean fined £200 each
12 months amountʊd to £12,320.
HE STOOD THE BEER.
The following story about Lord Salisbury in be true, is grotel in the Independeal as from the English correspondant of an American paper
Occupying the same editorial room with him. and writing alternate lenders, was Charles Wil liams, now the Daily Chronicle war correspond. ent. In these days Lord Salinbary was fond of a glass of bear. So was Charles Williams. In stead of such man seading out for his own boot, they agreed to be hospitable, the one to the other, by taking atterrats nights to stand £ss boor, Fortune came to Salisbury, he drifted into poll tics. booms Marquess and Prime Minister, and Williams, roully fat from Louden, engaged in bis work as war dorromansloat, saw nothing of the more farbanate journalist for years. Salis bary is a hanghty and exclusive man, and Wil liams thought he was quite forgotten. Heppend ing to be in the lobby of the Houes of Lords on. night, Williams sagLord Sulisbery making for correspoutant, Lord Salisbury said: "By the , alle. Milligans, whose turn is it to stand the him. Holding out his bind to the grizzly war
boor?"
EXPORT CARGO,
Per. P.&O. steamer Coromandel, sailed on the 14th October, For London:-27 cases and 1 package cigars from Manila, 173 bales raw silk. cuses silke, 1 box jewellery, & packages saver fetruments, and canes pri vate effects. For Lyons-666 bales raw silk. For Milan Sobales raw silk. For Marseilles:- 195 bales raw silk and 7 sanen silks.
PUBLIC COMPANIES UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
Up to the present, there are no indications that the Bombay yarn trade with China is hreatened. Over a series of years it has steadily increased, in the Lace Best of Japanese competition, and was ancantly of Bhanghai competition. I am disposed to predict that the Bombay truds will coatings to increase as long as the Esnal conditions remain as they are. As prepared for the immediate transport of troops um a large soulo, but are working strenuously. to this I shall say more later on."
It is realised that the country is in for a vor ofere of assistanes front Calentta hare bees, declared We then asked "Is the Shanghai mill in. dustry likely to develop very much is the near costly and possibly protrusted war future, and will it be able to thrust Hombay yourn cut of the market?" Our correspondent's
uswer it-
The transport Zibengudu has not yet left the Mersey
The Zaytla siarto, bat bas onlied ef Queme town as her boilers are leaking.
London; 3rd October The Castle Lane steamers, Hasarden Castle, the Lismore Castis the Resin Castle and the Harlech Castin have been chartered as trane ports, and ordered to he ready in ten days. They will accommnitate & m
Loudon, 4th October, General Sir Rodvara Buller haa'still received lustructions as to his taking command in South Africa
The reported opalone did great damage in the | Colrong Thann of Bhagalpur. It is reported that from twenty to thirty villages have been destroyed, and the luss of lite is estimated at over two hundred.
Medical and las bon sent to the affected area,
THE AMERICA CUP.
Landau, 4th October, There is general patisfaction at the behavione of the hack and with her handling, considering the light brazo that prenfled Her chances are considered very good and the content is expected to be a splendid one..
DEATH ON A BALL BOOM
Secunderabad, 2nd October. Major Wood, offleisting in Command of the 11th Blairas Infantry, foil down dead while dancing of the United Service Club dance on Satneday night. His death is attributed to heart disenso. The dared officer originally. balongad la the 20th Madins Infantry, but was recently appointed to the temporary Command
or publication, but as sidomos of good faithen on our inquest concerning the death of Evelyn Gerett. hotel kospora and bicus to the gloss us pondent's opinion, the Bombay, trade with No anonymously signed communications that have on the Sal September while out with a shooting "special," Hence, the customer will cell for inn is at ali andsngeret as fot. His reply Government will asta cralis often millions Ir connection with the Darjeeling disaster.
party at Castle Peak Bay, was gaacluded. Mr. "A spesial Scutek." or "A special frish," and. Lloyd, the obief officer of the steamer Aviation oven if he calls for a glass of port or cherry, he Apear, for whese eridance the enquiry was will probably be asked if he wants "special" adjourned at the last hearing, stated that he I mention this because it partly explains a signi wha sitting next to the deceased on his faut little incident in my recent experience, light. Docoased was playing with the re.I went into an unlicensed restaurant and called volver. Witness turned to talk to ene of the for a pot of tea. Spoil Lea?" at onco queried party on his left, and almost immediately be the dainty asif in attendance. I was rather heard a report. On looking round he saw bat surprized at word; for, with a wide experi- ence of such entschlishments, I had never heard decent had shat konsolf. "Deseused, who had
that question asked before. What do you been in very good spirits hafors Llus cecident.
mean by special ten I inquired, "Why, mudu ne exclamation, bat fall forward with a
good tea-Chins to" she answered, with a mena.-Averilist of acoideatal death was r
strong emphasis on the word China. Of one IN yesterday's isine we, reproduced rara turneri
I ordered the special tex, and, served os i was with the Heco paint of creams, I found it "I think it is very valikely that the Slang the Peking and Timalsin Times an iter
The results Tho Tnes Bodin correspondent telegraphe
vary well worth the extra charge ef twopence. hai mill industry will inervasa which must have produced a rather disuuder date of 14th September-Referring to
But the real significance. I may say the have been very discouraging. Some of the agreeable effect on the mind of the British the reported disturbances in Shantung, the public importance, of this ineltent. I have yet mills have paid a dividend, but it is admitted Holaische Volkereitung, which ou suck matters to indicato. The incident set me upon asking that this was not paid out of the legimate pro reader. The statement was to the effect is generally well-informed, explains the absence oil inquiries, and, as a result. I find test the fits on the working of the mills. The shares of that the Imperial railway line from Lakow of official confirmation of the news by the sapindout is simply the first sign, which I have all the mills are at a heavy discut and the
Colonel Brockleburt of the Illues will sail myself chanced to onoountor, of a action prospect le distinctly glory. The profits would to Paoting, some eighty milea in length, pression at the hands of the Chinese Govera ment of a logran addressed to the GormAD constracted by Mr. KINDER, WAS handed Minister in Faking front the disturbed district against the Indian and Ceylon teas in favour of have to be cuusiderable for a term of years be in the Union Line steamer Mexican
Chino fes. Having always used China to fore foreigners would again inrest their money mand the Cavalry Divison in Natal. Ma over to the Belgian Syndicate on 30th The victims of these disturbances ara nalive in my own haneehold, and being familiar within this industry, and the Chinesa owned and Gtrenard, const-weter of the Boudon Railway,
its greater deliency and superior hygienic masured mills are do far behind the foreign will also leave in the Medicon for the Cape September, and the following morning the arts to Christianity, and the view is msta tained in Berlin that diplomatic protection cun
qualities, as compared with other teas, I rather mille that I do not think Chinese capitalists foraigu staff (by which we understand only he extended to German subjects, as other wander the reaction has not begun sooner. It will again be induced to employ their money in the British staff) left by the first train, wise conflicts would arise with the Chinese has been bidered by the higher price of Chine this direction." The Photing line is to form a soction Gavernment of which it would be impossible to teas, which, taking boom gale for grade, are foresee the end The Clerical organ, however,
about one-third dearer, whilst the very best of the Peking and Hankos Railway. The declares that diplomacy mast week a way out of
qualities of China tes are more than Rouble the trunk line was classed in the blue book the confused situation, as ferman undertakings price of the best. Indian and Coyles toas, Then are also in danger; the constrnetion of the rail. a one of the projected undertakings that way, for instance, laus to be carried on ander too, the average housewife does not understand that China ten, especially if it is good, requires did not promise to prova remunerative, but constant military protection.
ainute or two longer to infnes. I now learn, seeing that it is to be constructed, and is in
however, that in the best hotels and the best The Manila Times of the 11th October ways: houses in Loudon it is Chino tea that is gone fact being actively proceeded with, weM.S.Percock arrivel'agaia at Manila Isat. sily used, and that modréal mou are more, and camiet but regret that it is not in the hands Monday after a month's cruins though the
more advising their patients to give it the and under the control of British concession and returnedt October 9th, visiting on the voy-
Jaande. The gubeat left on September 9th preference. naires. The political influence which the ag Gulat Talaco, Legaspi. Ta Granga, Kal- control of railwaye gives bannot be ignored, tayo, Katalogas, and Karragarra in their crler, stopping over one tight at each part Not long aineen very jubilant article ap From Karragarra key tenured to Cebu, arriv peared in the Echo de Chias, contributed by ing September 2il, sud after a four days' risitorHIR FOWERS MAY PROFIT BY THE WAR
TO OBTAIN ADVANTAGES IN CHINA traveller (probably a Freal nissionary) the islands in which the same ports wore touched Ist again on Sept. 27, for another trip around
Paris, 17th September. the Pasting line, in which the writer told how all the English speaking Chinese omployés wore abandoning their further study of English and making anxious, ea- quiries as to the best way of salting about acquiring knowledge of the French laugungs. It may be that the Belgian engineers will find it more to their interest to learn English than to wait uulil the Chinese zaliway employes with whom they have to deal have learnt Froneh. English is destined to become more and more the principal language of foreign commercial intercourse with Chins, and it will n doubt pass current Railway
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Our third question was: Will not the
It is rumoured that undercurrents of dissatis impending opening-up of further marketa in Chine gira favourable opportacities to Bombay instion exist among Ministers at the miscarriage exportere, as has bees the case at Wuchow and delay of the Miltary measures. The utter Regarding this point, our informant write failure of the transport arrangements is by cus
The sonsumption of yare is sure to foarenassidu attributed to the fact of a civilian controll- of the M.; in place of Major Farrant as facilities of communication increase, and as ing the War Ofien Lord Langlowna, on the Major Wood and his wife had boon in this illegal lantion is suppressed. It is not only other hand, complains that the Colonial Offico station for only shout eight wentha, and during that at present there are physical and officiel acted throughout with absolute disregard to the that time had made themselves exceedingly dificulties in the way of foreign trade expan-Military aspects of the situation.
popular. Competent judges fear that complete Army sion, but the nativo's capacity for baring in
Calcutta, 1st October. Sealed Tenders, marked KNDER FOR. restricted by his inability to make the mest of Corps cannot be placed in the held before THE GEBAT CYCLONE IN BENGAL.
For the past few days the bodies of rann, GoNaTRUCTING QUARTERS FOR COMMANDER the resources of his country. What is generally Christm
The Romount Department is ransacking men, and children have her flanting down (N) ota should be sent to the Commodore know as the opening up of the country that is, the working of mines, construation Europe, and Amaurka and is buying at emer the Hooghly. This morning the Port Pelicon Charge H.M. Navel Yard Hongkong, not of railways, development of manufacturing goney prices mules ad horses which still
DAY, the 26th day of October, 1999, Calcutta End Detober, Hongking, 17th October, 1893 12636 industries will provide work for many idle quire to be broken in Pablie discontent is recovered ten bodies, seldanes of the destrae later than Tolce o'clock, Noon, on THUNS, hande, and evable thom to paranaes, moxo rising, and is bound to lift early expression, ton crised by the great cyclenorp freely The Wuchny figures-as those of other coupled, possibly, with a tribute of admiration The Calcutts papers are still dooded with de
at, but in slightly different order. At Kelba-
In an important article in the contingency now verte may be misleading. What, in the universally folt for the smartness and thorough fails of the havoc wrought in Northern Beagal by the great oyelous. A Mongbye correspond Wachow, formerly was ineindel in the Canton Peace meetings ar everywhere over raklen; gay, a captain, lieutenant and several artillery of a war between England and the Transvant foreign Customs returns, is now credited to as of the Julian movemente, qu
water came-down from the Month, hotweed the damen of the insurgent army visited the M. Paul Leroy-Banion, the editor of the car Kowloon returus. It is largely a matter of and the resolutions proposed at them, idrorssent goods a tale of appalling devastation. Tho
REGULAR MEETING of the VIC, 'ship a bonding party to satisfy themselvesorciste Francais, expresses the opinion that Mr.
TORIA LGDGR will be held in of her identity and friendly mission They Chamberlain fa a public malofactor who is book-keeping. Forraerly stermers could rat to the altitude of Ministers on the tanla quis hard and loop lines of the #2 I. Radway, from driven the Transvaal to war by his imprudent. go beyond Langon; team there, goods were distion are dronued by cheers for the Government the bills carrying stay more than 50 villegon were sourteously, received, but as nadan has.
demands and criminal altiuntun. As history fributed by joak; of junks the torsign Custous and the singing of the National Antha babara dogan and Colgang, where the water FREEMASONS HALL, Zatlant Street, on The Government have churtered the Fon-drained into the Tinages, which now is fortuna- MONDAY, tie 93xl instant, at 5.30 før 6 rac pitality on them and the visit was not re-
Laky na engnizance; so Canton was looked upon pentei.. The Hip's company report everything shows that small nations do not always incline
Now, if goods aro re-shipped insla and Oriental Company sateauior Furnies ately org low. The extent of damage cannot proosely before the same cases of more powerful adver. as the consumer.
Hongkong, 16th October; 1800" from Croton by steamer the Custotis take no und Oriental to convey troops to the Cape, safely be estimated Little news comes from
79608 quiet at all points where they touched, and ex-
zuries, M. Paul Laroy-Beaulieu asks whatlier perivnost beautiful weather throughout.
in the present state of stisirs in would tire of the fact, and the further port, loata. The same nota su got the apointed that part of the country as it is off the libway, nat be an act of gerent forpsight and of Centos, gets the artit of having consumed of taking out Iruint reliefe
but the babka of the Groges Fetween Lolgung aud Gogah are strewn with corpsos and profound pradeure for the Truusraal tem. Again, the Washer Coment may van. PIBAT ARRIVALS OF TUI, INDIAN
ROMER [scavengers) Layo begu uzable to capa to precipitate matiere without waitinguish the chow mandarins over some likin Bight, at the Cunton Consul may be less sus.
with the diffenity of removing these bodies, an til England bas massed her forcen. The Hoora have nothing to Josy politically, since essayed many districts may baze
damn have had to be imported from the neigh Air Chamberlain wishes to lake away everything lied vis Washow, which ought beforally to be from them, Still, M. Paul Leroy Beaulien doos supplied a Canton. A new port brings about a transforence of trude, and a re-arrangement oture to advise the Boers in such grace dir custances, it is for them to no whether of Custome statistics, but very little shaolately Our orrespondent procents to point out that they feel strong enough to face an enemy Bow Fade. superior in numbers. But it is certus, ho says, that if they accept the ultimatais they will whether Chinese mills can beat Boobay mills hare to make a complete capitalation and at depend on the cost of row cotton, the to persent to their country's becoming maturing oxas, and the differential by hile a mers British province. Even duty as to the cost of cotton he makes the of the Boers made an aberneessful 'rosis following important oteervations As no further users of anthrax liars dccarred, Lezmonof the greatest indignation of the atlas Here I think the Shanghai mills will always the 5th Dragonu Guards loare on Sunday Inn the natives, who refused unless paid to help
le neffanushies zout convagnus they might hope to be tonta less busy be at a disud untuge--that is, they will cover the hired transports Virama and Fatiala in roaming their own countrymen. The Man neiemblée guérale cxtraordinaire than now are all along the for
là 28 Octobre 1899, of a low bative servants and policemen
BANGSA a heuren da montin Hassin and Geroby may attempt to profite to buy at the natural prios. The ErARATIONS IN THE ORANGE FREE STATE. E quly relieved by stories of the horgio conduct
Two thousand Doors are mobilind on the Manwhile, it is noticed that Bougali patriote, à Haiphong, dans le local de La Chambro de by Bughaud's war in South Africa to stain freigs managers don't attempt to buy at first EVANGO London; lat Dotober new advantages in China. And then there pro and if they attempted to have direct relations noble complications-ju Persin, Indie, bod with the cotton growers they would be defeated frontier sour Mafoking
whose bearts blood for their country s neta Commerce, ras Paul Bert, à l'effet de délibérer Rapport des liquilatours i relatif à Afghanistan England' interest in Asin are, by combinations, intimitation of the Chiness A Boer Camy has also been established nest bit concerned at the Darjeeling disaster, and of voter sar ferdre du jour suiront say M. Paul Leroy Deanlis, a handred times sellers, and all the usual China kanvery So Vrytoid where a grant force will be mobiliard, sill hold macetings to protest against the s greater and require a hundred times more sigt they have to buy in the Stangimi market probably on Monday
Blefpal Bill Oat of six Bebgal dailies in Papport censuit a in Bodiété, dey Docks st The Natal Volunteer lave reached Lady Calcutta, caly one thought worth while to des Houillères de Toucans" lance at prosent then her interests in the South The foreige manners ought to be able to
boksa Boogal
Beurs D need her forces in the East she might be obliged the native brokers do to keep up prices. But help Maksar and to deford We border. to conclude an arrangomast with the Boers that they don't, sad the reason is that the Chinese bore are numecku signs of military uclivity
Pour assisi l'assoufles Jes Propriétaires would give, bor an apparent satisfactian while ring can terrorien ofer may lackstiler, and in the Oraugo Free State, where the Burghers THE PLAGUE IN POONA
Pouas, 1st October,
l'ections au porteur devront déposer leurs titans ferving to the Transvaal the really of its rook vongasans on hi oroigars-coct are concentrating
Captain Tylor, RA, who was mixed with Haiphong bait phoz les Liquidators, sait London, Urd October conilsesta entirely Times correspondents that he can import a cation fran
Hongkong, ait olaos M. M. ARNHOLD Ludia or Amerion, but Shanghal mills were not A crowd of Boere at a station on the Dalsgon was remored to the Kirkep Station Hospital doubt be another Ine, namely, from Catholic. Twenty thousand dollars had been
rested with this obfent, and if it comes to Bay line of rail way forced a subor of refugee where he grew Vorse. He belonged to the 27th KARSTEG & Co., Bait a la Banque de Indo left him by will, on gondition that he had been Tiestain to Chinking, but there are brought up in the Chinese religion and was
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTSporting Ledian cotten it is simpler to Import paneguts in the Gain to untress their heads Field Battery and was buried this evening with
Chine, A yet no signs of the latter being com professing it at the time of attaining his The NP stormer Cash dialatdo all the readymade Indian Teraneng the singing of the Volkslied, and sororaly fell silktary boagurs in the Kirke Comptory as tiguldateurs menced, whereas the In-Han line is no jonty. He sued for the legney before Mr. from Fortland, Oregon, on the 15th just for one gallon of manufacturing expenses kicked and trurepled upon several Englishmen. Horriel today: Ups, & boy aumed Lobo, was 2548) CH COTTON, I LEFEBVRE. CARMICHAEL & BARLOW, tually under construction. Moreover, the Justice Hyndman-Joue Argument closed on Japan and Hobgkong:
the 2nd instast. Hin Lordship held that the The NYK steamer Kernge
On this subject I caupot speak with know.
Loutka, šib Notobəri, of a Sergeant in (be 1st Field Battery in
Concking Baginsirs, Burveyors, and Tientsin-Chipking live will not be under plaintiff had not met the concitings of blee Un an Idas), lell Mens Dealer (wedges Lutrap to the prosper, Be Chinese bbc TR APASHY OF THE CAPS CAN1 admitted on Friday whilst ble fatkse's funeral - Abe Imperial authorities et Mafoking have parted to be seriously ill. Most of the others exclusively British control, but for a part queas On bis own admission, the plaintif had October and is expected to arrive here, un tas han est provet as good or as cheap us was
exported; The tendency throughout Class armed the Civil Chaird, thus overging the fore doing well re
QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, A losa betoght up is the Roman Catholic faith 19th October, R
for ragen (in silver, to zive, Copper cash to of its length will be a German line. There so Calcotts, and had attended the confessional
steady decrease from 81 enses and or deaths yesESIGNS and Spacetious prepared for HAIR PRESREFEN AND BHAOTIFIED. The silver aro desrar, and workmen require blgher Cabinet whose apathy in the subject of In the Cantonment the Plagno show ROWLAND'S ALAÇAMBAR Ürt which only Way
The Hours are daraltai zad destroyed an Ov the Lu-Han armoured trais near Vryburg.. The crew of as well as elsewhere, but he trai, who maintained a brisk fire for fear the fact of the lino being under the control, are eventually overborne by the enemy's of the Belginge, if it does not prevent the artillery and made prisnners.
Sir Redvors Baller hos started for the Cape.
The Lansport Lilier with the 21th Field Battery, arrived at Port Natal at 7pm. estorbenting staliuk
Great saziet is felt for the fate of the Alpine day frias Boting
MT Bonibay, 4th October limber. Mr. Douglas Freskiold, and party The travsport Sigandra orlived at Durban who left Darjeeling Romo waoks ago to clicab from Bombay. The troops on the Lagera Kinchenjange. If they were on the South face have been landed, and prosceded to the front of the mountain they must have been swap
Bombay 5th October Thons is no nos of any mert from Sikkim, at duce,
The transport ['pada, with core horses The road down from Darjeeling is now open, and 250 mou, sailed last bight
and purple coming down to Calentia speek in
*NEWSPAPER,* Så Care of Office of this Paper; Hongkong, 7th October, 1899,
14399 SOCIETE FRANCAISE DES HOUIL- LÈRES DE TOURANE
(EN LIQUIDAMION)N SceIÉTÉ ANONYME AU CAPITAL DU 4,000,000 PE,
* Stan Sociᤠ& MANPHONG.
The Aditival at Simoustows las crdared the spread of the English language and English immediate landing of a strong naval brigues, ideas will to sono ezieut check it. Then, although it bus bean denied that the Bel General White made an advance ritu twelve gina Spodicata is under Frenek nod Bussinn guos from Ladysmith, with the intention of at control, there can be no doubt that it enjoys tucking the Boers, who were advancing with the active sympathy of France and Russia oleva gans; het iniling to draw on the Bests and cordisily reviprocates the same. By the force returned to Ladysmith without
fighting pathy in rat case means influence and
Martial law has been proclaimed at Blocaufen the infusuce will not be exerte tein and Britshers have been ordered to lance African Republio, and as she will eventually combine as sucessfully to keep down-priass assmith, and a portion of them, have proceeded to comment on the catastrophe which has over Approbation don comptes das liquidi
favour of British interests. Yet the Lil the country.
Han Railways the line by which the British sphere of influenes in the Yangtere Vality is to be placed in communication with Peking Ultimately there will no
VALUABLE LEGAOY LOST,
las lost a valuable legacy by turning Roman
Khoo Houl Leong, Chinaman at Perang, dependence, which the to-day threatens to do that. The funguers safety vaİSO OUTRAGEOUS COMDULT BY A BOER CROWD Plague on Wednesday last, died today. Ja Búngue de l'Inde Chine
in no doubt wiscon in the waying that it is anos his return to Penang. He had not adopt
THE AMMING OF THE CIVIL GUARD AND
There werò 12 eos in the Europeas Piegrua
was taking plane Abey named Grey, the sour
to use crying, ové spilt milk, but it i fed the Chinese religion at all; and had slot in our reliable proserver and restore of the haut veel wego; no wages are rising in a double much oritielame seco MIGNANASAND· Flordes. In the part 18 Lours Wiere havo boot any olasz of Steamships Launches and
free any way formally severed himself from the Roman Catholic faith Jadgment tras given for defendant; coats out of the legsof
Impossible to avoid regret that the Lu Han line was not secured for Great Britain. The political importance of the line would, we think, have justified in Britab guarantee if China's own guarantee was deemed in- waffolent. Unfortunately at the time the
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Eicht draught verrule a speciality: Contractors The case reg.stered in ell Fosna frem đườ 1st the sapply sad erooting of any type of land of this cope aro oqual to the total autaborginery. Now work and ropalm opervised.
New and sooout head Imauches for Eals,-
Tolegrams » CHASTE," Hongkong. of Piguo casts registered in all the proving eplilemics pat together. From the detJund to
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rosembles the oil watter stins provides for Discussion of the subject of taxation opeur ap nourishing sad stimulating its growth, without largo and somewhat complicated puiderations,
The monreife of water in Bechanized bad loh the hair becomes dry, talo, end trifle. Frogaming which our laborant oberve Ita proronto bald Bear and genet, strengthens the Native yarn has very little advantage geor Rhodess in dafiring the Military authorities bair, and for children if icys the foundation of foreiga yarn. > Bombay yurg 205 1478 2 1-10 much surišty, *lumicións growth. Also 30. golden colourfar Haikuan Lats per Inde of 200 lbs on imporlan QUAMARENT DE THE BORRS ie 30th September Hero 3 12,400.000 fair and golden bared ladies and cures. Ankallop, nader transit pass regulation, which I « The Timis syait will be Soposible, after Flor Bud Chemtais for HOWLAND'S MADES, always respected it may be seared to an what has happened that the Boers should not
Pike Cardin London L - Laland market on a farther payment of 11-20 main armed lifet, the Ultangers are unarmed
9,795 deaths In the City daring the past 247 hours there have been 04 case a 45 deaths, in the Damions 131 cast and 195 feathe
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