VLADIVOSTOCK NOTES.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
Vladivostopk, 14th October. THE CHINESE SASTÉRY RAILWAY.
The official opening of the big railroad bridge built by the Chines Eastern Railway on the Sangary River took plass several days ago. The bridge prosents one of the many magnifi- cient structures on the railway line. All the local authorities and officials of the road" were present at the opening ceremony, and after a service held by the clergy according to the rites of the Russian church, several locomotives were chained together and have several times crossol the bridge.
According to reports received from station masters of the above railway, on the 3rd October there remained anlaid bat 100 verats (80 miles) of rails, and, when completed, through traffic will begin on the sutire road, connecting with the line of the Trans-Baikal Railway.
AN EXPECTED VISITOU.
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and ran back to take their places in the trenches. Among the killed was also another Russian who met his dosth in a barn where he had don cealed himself and into which the marauders entered to raunsch; a medical assistant was also found dead about half a mile from the barracks. No one is thought to have been wounded in the trenches; all the wounded and killed were these that either had no chance to run for protection to the trenches or those who preferred to look for anfoty outside.
As there is no telophoxic or telegraphic connection at that place, there was no way to communicate at once with the nearest station regarding the threatening danger, and the only hcpeentertained was that several of the Russians who succeeded in sacaping during the Arst stage of the attack would give timely warning to either of the neighbouring stations. There was not even a horse to be got, as all the horses and cattle took fright at the firing, broke loose, and ran away. One of the linssians
volauteered to run for assistance to the nearest
bad
גערז
short
away and safely reached Taipling, where he at once gave the alarm. The stationmaster of the latter place immediately despatched to the scene of trouble an eagise with a detach- ment of soldiers, who arrived at the besieged place abort midnight, just in the nick of time, as the thirteen guards defending as station had exhausted all their ammunition and were awaiting a final knud-to-hanü ight..
station, and accordingly sat out at once for In accordance with the report of over a Taipling. After he month ago with regard to the expected arrival distance he encountered one of the band, (from St. Petersburg) at this city of the Privy with whom he had a Barce struggla and who Councilor Mr. P. M. Romanoff, Deputy Minis-wounded him in the head with a sword; not- ter of Finance, information has trow been withstanding which he succeeded in breaking received by the local authorities that Mr Romanoff and already left Harbin for Nicolak- Onssurisk on the 9th October, going by the Man churian route, and in expected at Vladivostock about 22nd-24th October. The local Military Governor, Liant. Geo Tobitchageff, returned here yesterday from Habarovek, it is said, for the purpose of starting off to meet Mr. Romanoff en route to this city. It will be remembered that the visit of Mr. Romanoff in in 'connection with several pending important business matters concerning this port, among which is also the question as to the advisability of re-establishing hero "Parto Franco " for a few morə yours.
BRIGANDAGE ON THE RAILWAY LINE- FULL DETAILS.
The following are particulars of the attack made, by an armed hand of Chinese marauders on a small railroad station near Muren, on the Chinese Eastern Railway, as reported in local
Russian newspapers:-
The special train sent from bore with medical nesistance to the small railroad station of Lin- Omkhe, to bring from there the people killed or wounded by the Chinose band of maraudara (ex-Boxers), returned to Muren at 12 o'dock en
As soon as the band caught sist of the rapidly approaching engine, it sat in the latter's direction soveral volleys, blow the signal for retreat, and, dividing into two columns, escaped to the mountains. Two at the band were found killed and probably a big zumber were wounded, as numerous pools of blood covered the track of their retreat. On the morning following, a captain with a party of twenty-nine Cossacks of the railway guard arrived by the first train from Maron, and at onco set out in pursuit of the band. Another detachment of Cossucks has also started out from Taipling.
This attack, made by so great a number of men, was exceptional, indeed the first and only one of its kind. It is quite surprising, how- ever, that the marauders, greatly outnumber
the 29th September. It brought the railroading the Russians, caused comparatively little contractor of that place badly wounded in
loss to the latter. It is also great luck that the hoal and legs, his children's nurso, the band did not attempt at ones to store fatally wounded; 4 killed and 6 wounded
the trenches. Probably they feared a strong Russiana, and 4 killed and 7 wounded Chinese labourers, who were working on the resistance, not knowing the exact number of the defenders; or possibly their intentions were road. The wounded nurse died shortly after she was brought to Muren. As has now simply to pillage the shops and stores, 80 58 to provide themselves with all necessaries for been learnt, the attack by the band of maran
the winter. dors, who quinbered between 900 and 500 men, ż was made about 9:45 p.m. The latter azabusend- ed under a high embankment surrounding the houses of the contractors of that section and also the barracks of the Manchurian railway guards, who at that station number only 13
imen.
When the first volley was fired by the raarauders, the guards immediately placed them selves in the intrenchments (which are made at each station on the line), from whence they repelled the fire for nearly two hours. With the Arst exchange of volleys, most of the Russians at the place ran for protection to the guards in the trenches, while others, foaring lost the guards would not be able to withstand the attack by a force nearly 50 times its size,
preferred to flee for safety outside the limits of the attacked place and bid themselves in the grass. It is supposed that the attack was made by the band a little prematurely, as a few of the latter firet approached quietly several
RUSSIAN FOR, THE FRENCH TORCES,
According to a telogram dated Paris, 4th October, in order to propagate the Russian language in the French Army, it has been decided to open at the Paris Military Club regular olasses for stridying the above language: which will be accessible to all French officers of the Military and Naral forces,
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LOCAL PEES NEWS.
According to reports of local newspapers, the Minister of Finance has perfected special regulations which will apply to shipping of Russian wares from Russian ports in Europe to the Far East, the Maritime District, and Port Arthur. These regulations are intended for abbreviating the unmereus Customs for silties and will afford certain privileges tu shipments that will be malo to the Far East in vessels flying the Russian colours.
Permission has been granted to certain capital Chinese shops and without losing time began toists at St. Petersburg to establish a "Pritic loot them. One Chinese shopkeeper, seeing this, Trading Co. to operate in various brunches rán at once to give the alarm and informs the of trade sad industry in the Okhotsk, Japan, guards, and, while running, began to blow the Kamchatska and Behring Seas, also near the Bloxm-whistle, upon which he was firedat by the Island of Saghalion, on the Amur river and brigands pillaging the shops. Apparently the firing of a shot was to serve as a signal for the Territory. The Company's capital is 1,350,000 on the mainland of the Russian East Asiatic
rest of the band (in ambusonde) to begin action for immediately after a few shots were fired at the fesing Chinaman, Kring was commended
by the robbers.from all sides, a wall of bullets striking on the honses and the people, who be cano panic-stricken and were running for safety from one place to another. In the course of two
hours the merauders fired over 10,000 shots,
roubles,
In a short time work will be commenced on the building of five new first-class Russian battle ships, all of the same type, which are to have a displacement of 12,000 tons each, with a speed of 19 knots per hour. The above warships are to be built at Russian shipbuilding yards.
"At the Baltic shipbuilding yards a keel
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BILLIARD TOURNAMENT AT
POLICE COURT. Wednesday, 30th October.
Barʊke Mx. F. A, HAZELAND, POLICE MAGISTRATS.
THE CAPSUIMUN MURDERS.
THE SOLDIERS' CLUB. -
On Tuesday night, before a large andience of soldiers, sailors, volunteers, and policemen, the Garrison Billiard Tournament at the Soldiers' Club came to a close, the team of the 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers defeating the murder and attempted robbery at Capsuimuu The four fishermen who are charged with Hongkong Volunteers by six games to two on the 18th August were again placed in the H.E. Major-General Bir Wm. J. Gascoigne, dock.
Sergeant Murison, of the detective staff, K.O.M.G. (Commanding the Troops) was predeposed to finding the dead bodies of father and sent, as he has also been on several previous son on the former's boat at Capsaiman. The occasions daring the tournament. It was father was shot underneath the left breast, and noticed that he watched cash game closely, the son had a bullet wound in the left temple. and his interest in the play was very evident.
Another son, the one who died in the Govern-
lying in the boat with a wounded leg, Sergeant Marison further deposed to making certain arrests at Capsinun on 11th October, in consequence of information received.
that they may have to revise their ideas regard ing the unrestricted influx of Indians who have helped the war to the best of their power.
CECIL BHODES AND THE LIBERALS.
London, 12th October. The publication of the Rhodes-Schnadhorst correspondente exonerates the Into Mr. Glad stone and the Liberal leaders from the know- secure the abandonmout of the policy of the edge of Mr. Rhodes' payment of £5.000 to avaceation of Egypt.
JAPAN LOOKS TO AMERICA FOR LOAN.
London, 19th October. A Morning Past telegrams from New York says that it is understood in financial circles States in order to raise a Japanese loan of fifty that the Marquis Ito is visiting the United
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for locomotives falling permanently into the bands at foreigners. The Tadla Government lately had to postpens placing orders until progress had been made with large South African ordere; bat Indian Companies cannot wait, and have been obliged to accept tenders from a Hausver firm, which is supplying locomotives inach cheaper and quicker. Lord of locomotives, and, if possible, a forecast of the George Hamilton suggests the standardisation number of locomotives required for the enming year. In consultation with Lord Curson, he" has arranged for a conference of Indian railway engineer at Calcutta, nort Decomber, to con- sider these points.
The tournament, which commenced on 3rdment Civil Hospital from beri-beri, was also million dollars to construct railways in Japan has been appointed Minister to Bism.
October, attracted eight entries of eight mon in oach team. The Royal Navy and Royal Marines entered one team, as also did the R.GA, RE, H.K.V.C. and H.K. Police. The Royal Welch Fusiliers entered two teams, which were unluckily drawn against each other in the first ronted.
The following wore the results:--
FIRST ROUND.
R.A. best II.K. Police.
The evidence of a Chiuesa detective sergeant and a lakong who assisted in making the arrests 'haring beau Erd, Dr. Atkinson, Principal Ciril Medical Officer, went into the witness. box and describe the nature of the wonude from which the father and son died. Ho made a post-mortem examination of the bodies.
The defendanta were committed for trial.
CERTIFIED TO BE BANE.
About three o'clock on Tuesday morning a
and Formos.
"B.P." AND KING EDWARD.
Loudem, 12th October, General Badin-Powell was inventori by the King to-day at Balmoral with the Companion- ship of the Bath and the South Africa modal.
ITALY AND INDIAN STALLIONS.
London, 12th October. The Italian Cavalry General Berton is going. to India to purchase stallions.
BRITISH TORPEDO DESTROYERS.
Tie torpedo-boat destroyer Vulture, while
London. 12th Octobor.
R.W.F.. ("A" team) beat R,W.F-coolis entered a Chinese dwelling-house at No. Proceeding from Portsmouth to Portland en-
("B" team).
H.K.V.C. beat R.E.
R.N. beat Departmental Corp.
SECOND ROUND. H.K.V.C. boat R.G.A. R.W.F. at B.N.
FINAL
R.W.F. (A" team) brat H.K.V.CO. The Royal Woleh Fusiliers defeating the Volunteers in the final, hive was the silver cup presented by the Club and the eight silver match bozes. The names of the winning team. are-S.-M. E. Hickins, Pte. Worthington, Cr.-Sergt. W. J. Keating, Fle. Green, Sorgt. R Jones, Pte. Gomer, Sergt. J. Jones, and Pte. Gilks.
CORRESPONDENCE.
TAXING THE CHINESE ABROAD."
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS."
معية
seriously. She had to put back to bo docked. London, 16th October The court-martial on the loss of the Cobre found that the slip struck no obstruction, and the loss is attributable solely to Structural wakucas, ties Cobra boing weaker than other destroyers. The Court, therefore, regretted purchase by the Admiralty.
London, 17th October.
NEW BRITISH MINISTER TO SIAM,
London, 17th October. Mr. Tower, Secretary of Ingation at Peking,
RESIGNATION OF MASTER OF THE ROLLS. London, 17th October, The Mastor of the Rolls, Mr. Justice Day, has resigned owing to ill-health.
ITALIAN BRIGAND ARRESTED,
London, 17th October. The fanions briguad, Musolino, who has terrorised Calabria for over a year, has been arrested.
MR. ASQUITH ON THE LIBERAL POLICY.
London, 17th October.
The Light Hon. H. H. Asquith, speaking at Edinburgh, claimed that Liberals should exercise absolute independences relativo to the Irish, but should not forget that Ireland remained the
Empire. The cardinal points of Liberal policy... mand of the sea. in the future ought to be free trade and com
THE PERSIAN GULF, DIFFICULTY,
12. Circular Pathway. He broke the door in countered heavy weather and her deck buckled greatest blot and the gravest problem of the and wakened the tenant with his noise. The lotter asked him what was the matter, but the coolie's only answer was to pick up a water-pipe and lamp and dash them on the Roor. His nert act was to take off his clothes and ran
Bombay, 18th October. Latest Porsian Gulf news attributes the about the house, knocking things over in his
rocent preat to a movement of the Vali of conrse. The tenaut called out to a relative to fetch the policy and on the approach of
Bussorah and the Amser of Nejd to capture Koweit. The Ameer maarched ten thousand lukong the apparently mad coolie made for the verandah and attempted to jump over. The The Times, commenting on the Cobra lisas troops within easy distanco of Koweit; and lukong, however, was in time to prevent him, remarks that undoubtedly there are a con- took posession of the wells, expecting the Vall from doing
this, and led him off to the station.
siderable pamber of torpede destroyers whose of Bussoreh to land Turkish troops from the The cireuinstances of the cue were so peculiar origin is such that they require considerables, Eat the worship Peracte prevented this;
and the Ameor, after communicating with Cou "that when the coolie some beforo.his Worship overhaaling.
stantinople, withdrew Sheik Mabarouk had on Tuesday he was remanded for medical ia-
London, 13th October. got together on army to defend Koweit, and spection. A certificate of sanity having been
In view of the latest news from Afghanistan,urmed sight ships with guns. Now there are giren by the doctor, the charge was heard and found proven. The defendant, whose only Russian official circles consider that the danger twenty thousand at Bagdad; but no one know
ten thousand Turkish troops at Bassorah, und excuse was that he had left a pair of shoes in the house and went look for them, was ordered to pay 55 compensation to the com- plainant, and was hauded into the charge of an elder brother, who promised to look after him,
IN A HURRY.
AFGHANISTAN,
of complications is averted.
London, 18th October. The Indian Mussulmans at Cape Town have hold a service in anomory of the fato Ameer of Afghanistan.
News of the Ameer's death has been received quietly in the Trans-Caucasus.
Calcutta, 18th October, The Viceroy has replied to the letter received from Shahzada Habibullah announcing his succession. The Viceroy, with the consent of His Majesty's Government, acknowledges Habibullah as Ameer of Afghanistan, Accom- panying this formal acknowledgment there was a message of condolence and good wishes from warded to Kabul. The latter and message left the King-Emperor, which has also been for
Simla yesterday.
[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
opinions expressed by our correspondents.]that of a truck-driver. On Tuesday he was in Yik Leang is a coolie whose occupation is a hurry to get through with his work, and atarted to rush his truck along Praya East, “in a faricus manter and to the common danger | of the passengers," the charge said. One coolie who was not paying particular attention where he was going was almost run into by the truck, and only saved himself by the celerity he the truck-driver in charge, and had the satisfac. displayed in getting out of the way. Ho gave tion of having him fined $10, with the alternative of one month's hard labour, The
A proclamation from the Amor, received at defendant's circumstances necessitated the as-Dakka, has been publicly read here. It is to the effect that the chiefs and people of the conatry, as a token of their allegianco, have ceptance of the alternative.
made over to Habibullah, the Koran and the sword and belt worn by the lato Ameer, pre-
Hongkong, 30th October. SIR,-With reference to the remarks made in your daily issue, dated 29 instant, com- menting on a note from L. & C. Eepress about Prince Ching intending to tax the Chinese re- sidents abroad, I quite agree with you in the main point that "if they remain Chinese gubio jects presumably they too may legitimatoly bet asked to help their country in distress," Yes, it is quite so, the Chinese subjects really have no cbjection to the taxation imposed upon them if itin just one, and are willing to subscribe liberally too, and the indoninity no doubt could he paid in a very short time if the Court would only open their cars to the orying need of their country and introduce necessary orvilised-reforms into their Government. Otherwise they could not expect anything from |their subjects abroad,
It is therefore unnecessary for the foreign goverommits to furzish the Cbints comanis- sioners with erodentials, as the Chiness thom- selves know perfectly well their own business, and it is well-known that the Mandarins have already lost faith in the eyes of their Chinese subjects owing to the too familiar facts, which need not be pointed eat here.
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As regards the recent crisis in the North it' was not due to the Chinese in the Southern provinces. The foul play was only the work of a few Mancha princes and nobles, and they themselves along should be held responsible for the result of the crime which they brought upon themselves. It is most unjust and cruel that the tax imposed solely for that purpose should be forced upon the and residents abroad are mostly natives of the Southern provinces. The Chinese merchants
Southern provinces. Their relatives in China innocent though they are, cannot escape from the tax. Why should they abso be called upon to
incurrest by them, while soine instigators are bear a share of penalty which has not boen
still allowed to enjoy themselves with impunity? For, justice sake their property should.be | forfeited to pay a part of the indemnity. I am.
falls more heavily on the Chinese (viz. the
BEFORE ME. E. R. HALLIFAX, ACTING POLICE MAGISTILATE,
STEALING FROM A CORPJE.
half-a-dozen coolies to assist, and at the mortuary
what they are at those places for. There are thres British ships at Kowait; and the Turkish curvette which tried to land the troops remains at Fo, awaiting the arrival of another ship.
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On Tuesday Police Constable Counsel got an order to go to Hunghom for two dead bodies, which he was to take to the mortuary. He got Consell saw one of them searching the clothes
London, 17th October. of one of the corpses and taking out a parse, which ho pocketed, P.C. Counsell called a whose possession the stolen parte, which con-as-long decided to drop any thought oft te Russian papers, while assorting that Ruesia lukong and told him to search the coolio, in winch $2.75, was found. He was thereupon invasion of India, argue that the moment is propitious to make Afghanistan a Russian province in fact, if not in name.
taken to the Police Station and charged.
Ilis Worship passed sentence of one month
burd libone.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
NEWS VIA CEYLON.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
PUNISHMENT OF REBELS.
London, 19th October. The death sentence on Commandant Lotter's
for life. followers has been commuted to pensi servitade:
18 more. captured. A Boer leader has been Two rebels have been banged at Tryburg, and exiled.
'MARTIAL LAW IN CAPE TOWN.
London, 14th October.
A Board, consisting of two civilians and one military officer, has been appointed to deal with any grievances arising from the administration of martial law in Cape Town.
VARIOUS OPERATIONS BAST AND NORTH, London, 15th October. Brigadier Kitchener's columns from Paul-
Elangepiesburg and the Pongola bush. pietersburg and Utrecht are moving against a considerable number of the enemy between
DUKE OF TORK STAKES.
London, 12th October." Dake of York Stakes, distance 1 mile. now Jubilee course, handicap.
Revenue (Jenkins)... Royal George (Hardy) Yprilande (Mokall)......
(Wisner trained by Darling) Betting: 5 to 4 against Bever ue, 100 to 12 Royal George, 10 to 1 Ypoilande..
KING EDWARD AS EMPEROR ÖF INDIA.
Calentta, 13th October. With regard to the proclamation of King Edward as Emperor of India, at Delhi on January lat next, the preliminary arrangements are already being made.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
London, 13th October. M. Zinovieff, Russian Ambassador to the
Porle, has had a long sudiezen of the Buiten, and insisted on the punishment of the Kurd namassins of Armenians at Mush. He also referred to the situation in Old Servia and to the Franco-Turkish dispute.
ASSAULT ON FRENCH VICE-CONSUL.
London, 18th October. The Turkish soldiers who attacked the French Vice-Consul at Monaster have been
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General Bruce Hamilton is operating near arrested, and the Commandant has apologised. MANDOLINES. Ngome forest.
Lord Methuen is clearing the Marico district,
Lindleypoort.
while the guards defending the station firal will shortly be laid for a fast cruiser, the speed persuaded that what loss has been sustained De la Rey and Kemp have retired towards
about 21 thousand,
The house whieh most
of which will be 26 knots per hour.. The
armament of this cruiser will consist exclusively of quick-firing guns.
Kwingtung, merchants, the peaceful inhabit- ants in Chilli, the Christians and the reform. parties) than on the Manchus.
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BOER PRISONERS FOR INDIA.
Hombay, 15th October. The transport City of Vicana, with 754 Boer prisoners, has arrived at Bombay, with 4 cases of measles and 14 csser of pasumonia amongst them. Two Boera died of pueumonis on the voyage. The prisoners will be landed to. morrow, and trained to Shahjupont One
suffered was that of Contractor Sokolo, who repelled the firing from a window of his house, whence he had no chance to escape with his wife,
With the law of enlarging the Russian 5 children, and a narse, and ho was obliged therefore to remain inside, depending for pro order in Germany for the building of one mero
fleet, the Naval Department has placed an Now, should they once be granted the right to tax the Chinese residents in a foreign country, tection upon the walls of the house. According wond-class cruiser of the improved Noogk type, the Mandarins would take advantage of such to an eye-witness, the house was pisrood with which was recently completed. Work on this power and would most certainly exceed the thousand more prisoners have just left the Cape bullots all through; not only were its walls. pierced, but also the floor, ceiling and even the raiser was already begun at the Schichan limit granted to them in their mission. Most
the Dosks in Elbing, Germany, where the cruiser likely
Chinese residenta abroad, if brick-oven. By some miracle, the contractor's Noy was also built. The new cruiser will be they refuse, would not only be visited wife and children, who were lying prostrate of 3,000 tons displacement, of 18,000 indicative through their relatives in China but be from fright on the floor in the middle of horse power, and will have a speed of 23 knots subject to all sorts of oppressive treatment Copc. Several large companies are completing
per hour.
threatened to be excommunicated from their motherland: it would mostly be the ease that they would be denounced as traiters.
the room, were not struck by a singh bullet. The only persons wounded, as aisted, above,
A number of warships of the Ru-sian were the contractor himself and the aur, Pacifle squadron now anchored at this port, the latter dying from the wounds she received in will leave here in a few days, and it is said her back. Near that house were also killed a Rus that only the first-class cruisers Rossia and sian labourer and a carpenter, named Butaiging Admiral Nachimof are to remain bere for the The latter, under a hail of bullets, was endeavour- winter. ing to remove from the house the women and children and carry them to a safe place in the trenches. He succeeded in carrying away one of the children, whom he handed over half way from the trenches to another man and was speedily returning to remove the rest of the family; bat as he approached the house, he was shot dead by two bullets from the brigands. By this time some of the band made an attack upon the house and began setting fire to it, but three in the course of an eloquent passage, stated soldiers of the guard bravely jumped at them that on one occasion at the farm, when the Mrs. Busher Has Mr. Goldcoin, with whom from the trenches and with well aired shots plaintiff absented himself, there were 41 cows you have been dancing all the evening, at last killed two of the party, causing the others to fee. to be milked and it was case of "all lauda to declared his intentions, Mabel? Mabel Yes, whereupon the three guards at ones removed from The house the unfortunate women and children
Another most regrettable thing, however, is that surely not half the sum thus collected would go to the Imperial treasurer and be honestly spent for the good of their country, There are at present on the way to the Far It is therefore very unfair for the L. & C. East to join the Russian foot in the Pacific Express to advocate that credentials be refused
for India,
BUS90 CHINESE TRADE.
London, 15th October. The latest Russian trade returns with China ebow that the disturbances have not only sóriously affected the volume of trade, bat in mang instances annihilated it. In the first four months of this year trade via Kiskhta amounted to 850,000-roubles, as compared to 6,900,000 roables in 1900.
COLLAPSE OF FRENCH BALLOON at sea, London, 15th October. Count Vanez, with three companions, left Toulon on Saturday in a balloon, specially adapted for crossing over the sea to Algiers, London, 16th October. The balloon collapsed yesterday evening near The belief is gaining ground in business Partyendres, and a cruiser which was accom- circles that trade revival has begun at the pauying the balloon picked up the neronauts. arrangements to cope with the groat pressure of business they expect will follow the war.
ANOTHER MINE OPENED,
London, 16th October. permitted to re-open fifty stamps.
The Angelo Mine at Johoones urg has been
One hundred refugees are returning weekly,
GENERAL NEWS.
A
TÉADE REVIVAL AT THE CAPE.
THE ROYAL TOUR.
London, 12th October. The Dake of Cornwall has reviewed 1,100 RIR EDWARD GREY AND THE LJBBRAL PARTY.
2 battleships, 4 first-class cruisers, B.torpedo-to the Chinose commissioners straight in their i boats and transports.
face. The Powers, if really interested in the troops at Toronto." Chinese questions, should strongly impress upon the Chinese Court the necessity of reforming An amusing slip is reported from the New-their Government-Yours, etc., castle-under-Lyme County Police Court during his late employer. The solicitor for the defence,
CHINESE ABROAD. the hearing of a claim by a forma servant against
the pump." The court was convulsed, and it mother. Mrs. Rusher I'm so glad! And what was some minutes before the advocate could did he asy? Mabel-He declared he would continue.
never mairy.
London, 12th Octobor.
Sir Edward Grey, speaking at Newcastle, endorsed the recent declaration of Mr. Asquith as to the necessity of Liberals becoming into pendent of the Irish, as it was now impossible for a Liberal Government to fall the condí- tion attached to Irish support.
NATAL AND INDIAN IMMIGEATION.
THE CESAREWITCH.
London, 16th October. The following is the result of the Cesare- witch Stakes:
Balearroch
Black Sund Rambling Katie
BELIOUS AFFRAY AT ALDERSHOT.
London, 16th October, A serious affray, arising from an old 'foud, took place to-day at Aldershot, between the Darhams and the Worcesters, Bayonete and £reams were used, and the Durhams' barracks were wrecked. Fire men were injured.
KILLED BY LION IN SOMALILAND.
London, 16th October Cap. De Gex, of the Lanonehife Fusiliors, has been killed by a lion in Somaliland, after having served in the Mat Mallah campaign.
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STRUGGLE FOR ENGINEERING SUPREMACY,.
London, 17th October.
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