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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDN SDAY, J NUARY 28тu, 173
the first half of u dissertation by Mr. E. S. LITTLE on the currency question, which appeared in the North-China Daily News, and we have since received a copy of Mr. LITTLE'S entire pamphlet on the subject.
A. S. WATSON & CO., In the first section of his plea for
gold standard Mr. LITTLE urged that all the important trading nations of the world WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS use gold as the only standard of value in the exchange of commodities; that China is now the only large and important nation in the world which continues to use silver; that the ranks of silver-using-countries aro being rapidly thinned by the replacing of
ESTABLISHED A.D. B31.
SHERRY.
The oases of communicable disease reported |
The transport l'aluwan urvived at Southamp-
in the Colony last week were-Plagne 3 ton on the 28th alt, from Hongkong with (Chinese), all fatal; enteric fever 3 (2 European, uearly a thousand troops, including 347 men of 1 Chiness imported from Canton); small-por 1 | the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, (Chinese), fatal.
The P. & O. stoamor Malta, with the English mail of the let inst., left Bingapore on the 26th inet, at 4 p.m., and may be expected here on Sunday, at 6 am. Boplies may be expected to correspondence despatched henes on the Int December.
The Indian Telegraph Deportmont has suc- cessfully established wireless telegraphy between Bangor Island and the Pilet Brig in the Boy of Bengal. The distance bridged is 45 miles. Further experiments at a greater distance are to be made.
A Washington telegram to the Manila Cobte- notes saya that plans are being prepared for an aztensive presidential trip, to begin about next, May. The itinerary will include the Western
TELEGRAMS..
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VENEZUELA.
[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT]
LONDON, 26th January, 9.10 p.m.
DANGERS OF THE SITUATION. The Westminster Gazette says that the
Venezuelan question is fraught with con-
MACAO.
[PROS OUR CORRESPONDENT]
Macas, 26th January,
THE MACAO BREWERY, We are glad to learn on good authority that the new Governor, Senker Arnaldo de Novars, has on the application of Barón von Maslow, the general managor of the factory, granted permission for the establishment of a browery in this Colony and the erection of the necessary buildings, with only the usual legal restrictions,
respective laws and to submit the plans of the namely to pay the industrial taxes fixed by the buildings for the approval of the authorities.
This is one of the first mansures taken by H.E.
Per Dot, Fer Bot silver with gold; that trade is becoming for the contro of the City spent about na home statos and may even extend to Alaska. Preiderable danger. The European Powers Senkor Novaes, and we are led therefrom to
B. SUPERIOR PALE DRY, Dinner Wine, Green Seal Capsule
C. MANZANILLA, PALE NATURAL SHERRY, White Capsule
CC. SUPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE NATURAL SHERRY, Red Seal Capsule
$12.00 $1.00
13.50
increasingly difficult in China owing to the diminishing value of silver, and that the import trade is receiving a serious check owing to the enhanced prices in silver required for all foreign commodities and 1.20 the difficulty of doing business with a medium which is so constantly and violently Auctuating; and finally that some remedy must be found, and that immediately, the 1.40 only remedy seeming to be the establish- ment of a gold standard in China. We gave in full the earlier part of Mr. LITTLE'S plea. He goes on to show, in the second section, that China is no worse off than was Japan, when she adopted a gold standard, in the relation between exports and imports. Furthermore, be says, in 1898 the trade of 2.25 Japan was divided amongst the gold and B, C, & CC are excellent Dinner Wines,silver-using countries, as follows:--Gold
... 16.00
D. VERY SUPERIOR OLD
PALE DRY, Choice Old
Wine, White Seal Capsule 18.00
E. EXTRA SUPERIOROLD
PALE DRY, Very Finest
Quality (old bottled),
Black Seal Capsule *... 27.00
1.50
D and E are After-Dinner Wines of a very fine Vintage.
60 per cent,, silver 40 per cent., while the present trade of China ja practically alto ALL ARE SUPERIOR XERES WINES.gether with gold countries, there being only
The following Wince, bottled in Europe have been specially selected, and procured from the celebrated firm of Messrs. Go G. SANDEMAN, Soxs & Co., of London Oporto and Xores:-
LIGHT DRY SOLERA.... VERY PALE DRY FULL GOLDEN PALE DRY NUTTY FINE OLD BROWN
GOOD FINE
MADEIRA.
Per Doz: Fer Bot. $16.50 $1.40 24.00 2.00 24.00 2.00 27.00 2.25 .30.00 2,50 40.00 3.50
Por Dos, Per Bot $16.50 1.40
27.00 2.25
A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
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On the 16th December, at G2, Edith Road, West Kensington, London, W. ScROPE ATETON, late B.B.M.'s Coneal at Wuchow, China, son of the
a small fraction of 1 per cent, with silver using countries. In this calculation Hong- kong is considered under the head of a gold-using, country “for the siniple renson that merchandise passing into or out of China through Hongkong all ultimately expressed in terms of gold." This is in its turn a further very strong argument in.
As a witness to the density of some of our local foga wo may mention that a steam-launch starting from Quorry Bay on Mouday ovenite in getting to within a few hundred yards of its starting-point, having traversed the greater part of a circk. The passengers finally returned by ricksha.
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The German Bridget for 1903 shows that the revonne and expenditure will only balance by means of a proposed loan.of 220 million marks, Moreover, an accompanying memorandum states that a loan of 95 million marks is required to relieve the unfavourable financial position of individuul States, due to economic depression.
The Lokal Anzeiger published last month an Imperial Cabinet Order for the reorganization of the German Garrison Brigade in Eastern Asin.. The Order provides that the 1st and 2nd battalions of the lat East Asiatic Infantry Regiment, the 2nd East Asiatic Mountain Battery, ard Field Hospital No. 2. are to return to Germany in order to be disbanded.
sident Roosevelt has long desired to visit have long experience of the difficulties of hope and fool assured that HE. is animated Alaska,
Concerts, but America is less schooled.ing the resources and increasing the prosperity
Our senders will be interested to learn that
place in April, between the Rey. Rowland a suarriago has been arranged, and will take
Francis Cobbold, M.A., formerly chaplain of S. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, son of the and Lilion Hope, daughter of the late Sir late R. T. Cobbold, Exy, of Bedhum, Essex Harry Smith Parkes, KC.C.B., G.C.M.G., formerly H.M.'s Minister to China and Japan.
The United States may fail to distinguish between the acts of England and Germany.
YELLOW PRESS STIRRING, The Times New York correspondent says that the Yellow Press of the United States already sees a great opportunity for a display of spread-eagleiam.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 25th January.
THE TRIAL OF LYNCH.
The death was announced last month of Mr.. Wm. Scrope Ayrton, a retired member of the China Consular Service, to which he was appointed as a Student Interpreter in 1869. Aftar filling various posts av Assistant and
The Chief Justice in summing up emphasised Acting Conan), be, was inade Senior Vice- Consal at Shanghai in 1990, and in the the point that the case was not merely a following year
was appointed Consul at technical breach of the law, but one of actually Tamsi, Formosa. In 1802 be acted as Consal assisting the King's enemies. He added that at Newshwang, and in 1896 was appointed to there had been too much belittling the crime of Wenchow. He retired on a pension in April, 189).
treason in the past. Jadge Wills proncnused the sentence.
The result of the first Engby match of the International season bas already reached us. gives the following A telegram to Cog details:-The flest Ragog international game took place on Saturday, at Swanses, 'between terms representing England and Wales. There The Kobe Chronicle writes that "Count Leon was a large attendance. After the ret 25 Rotbankirchen," the swindler just arrested in minutes' play it was evident that the English-Japau, has been sent on to Nagoya, where it men were ontolassed, and the Welshmen had had been decided to hold the trial. One of his the best of the game. Throughout England victims lives in that city. The prisoner is a was weakest forward, but her defence and young man and addicted to the morphia habit. thought, hails from South-Eastern Europe and is not a Rassian. His assumed name is Austrian or German. When the map was in charge of the police he suddenly injected
Although it is generally recognised that the sentence will be commated, all the papers demand an exemplary punishment.
THE SUGAR CONVENTION. The French Senate has approved the Sagar
favour of China adopting a gold standard particularly the three-quarters—also was poor. He speaks French and Russian well, but, it is Convention.
England had the sisfortune to have Pearson for Jepan, while still a silver-using country.disabled early in the game, Wales finally won was able to do 40 per cent. of her business by 21 points (three goals and two tries) to ano in her own standard of currency, while China goal ( points. is unable to do any business at all in silver. Mr. LITTLE goes on to point out that Japan is only one of a long list of countries which have had to abandon a silver coinage either ng a single standard or in a bimetallic
system.
The Singapore Free Press of the 19th inst.morphis into his arm, to the great aların, it is writes: "The fleet is port has received consider made to restrain him from the habit in prison, said, of his captors. No endeavour has been ablandition to its strength yesterday and to-day however, as the doctor slates that it would be H.M.SS. Glory, Talbot and Alacrity are the thres new arrivals, and they came from Baie
-Along, the two former getting into port yes- terday and the latter to-day. The Alacrity goes to the wharf to-morrow to coal and will probably leave towards the end of the week for Penang The Talbot will also leave probably on Wednes- day, but hor dostination is unknown. Glory will, it is expected, stay here with the Goliath, Argonant, and Espiegte until the
Russian feet has arrived.”
H.M.S.
Into Mr. Lirtza's discussion on the advantages of a gold standard in Chida we need not here go, for the matter has beeu amply treated of late. We may turn to the suggestions which Mr. Errels offers as to the possibility of bringing about a reform in China's currency. Ho proposes (1) That the various Associations and
The announcement was recently made that a Chambers of Cominerce in China shall at
British Commercial Agency had been established once approach their respective Governments,
at Vladivostock. The Kobe Chronicle's corre- laying the stated facts and others before spondent at Vladivostock states that. Mr. E. them, and asking for inmediate' action;
Shwabs, of the local firm of Crompton and and (2) that strong representations should Shwabe, has been appointed British Commercial be made to the Chinese Government, so agent, after a lengthy correspondence with tho that they also may be prepared to put the British Government on the matter. There is scheme into immediate operation. Certain believed to have been some diffenity in the representations to the latter effect, we have appointment, for the reason that there are no reason to believe, have already been made,"commercial agencies" in the British Consular but they have not been' in any way official service. There are no foreign cousale in With regard to, the first proposal, Mr. Vladivostock, the port being regarded as a for trees, and the British Government desiring at length consented to make a new departure,
Inte W. SonoYE AYRTON, of Clifden, Saltbarn- LITTLE SEDIя to us to have hit the right to have a commercial representative there hus
by-the-Sea, aged 53 years.
On the 14th January, at the Waverley," Pening, Max, widow of the late J. C, COLLINE, aged 37 year,
On the 17th January, at Fir Tree Hill, Singa- pore, the infant son of R. W. and F. DENN
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HONGKONG, 28th January, 1903.
dangerons.
with the best wishes and intentions of develop
of the Colony ander bis administration.
ELECTRIC ILLUMINATION.
We also learn that H.E. the Governor, and the new Municipal Chamber are giving their best consideration to the plan of lighting with the old-fashioned kerosene lamps. We Maono with electricity and theroby doing away
hope that the two authorities will spare no
efforts to introduce so excellent an innovation into the Colony.
THE "ZAIBE" A TOTAL WRECK.
The sad news renched Macao yesterday that tho Portuguese warship Zaire, bound from Macao for Gos, is a total wreck off Penang. In spite of the sadness of the news to all who officers, we are most heartily glad to Bo uble knew the gallaut captain and his popular
to inform their friends that every life aboard
residing in was saved, and that the officers are temporarily the Sumatra Hotel, Penang, We are not able es yet to give full partionlara. of the disaster, but the main outlines are as
follows:-
The Zaire two days after leaving Singaporo met with a severe hurricane, and a few hours later began to make water in the engine room. The firos were thereupon extinguished, and strenuous efforts were made by the crew to pump out the water. The weather, however, continued so bad that the officers, after holding a council, determined to make for the nearest point of land. After terrible exertion they succeeded in beach- LONDON, 25th January.ing the ship, which was subsequently towed by a Dutch man-of-war to Penang, where she now Lies awaiting the orders of the Home Govern- ment. It is further stated that all the artillery
MR. CHAMBERLAIN IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Mr. Chamberlain and party trekking from ) and ammunition had to be thrown over board as Potchefstroom to Mafeking have been received well as the personal effects of the ofleere and cordially by the Dutch at plases en route, crew, those of the officers being first thrown They were welcomed by ex-Commandant Dol over and then those of the sergeants and the sailors. They coequently arrived in Ponang Rey-at-Ventersdorp, Altogether Mr. Chem with nothing but the clothes upon their backs. borlain seems to impress the Datah favourably.
VENEZUELA.
There is a temporary deadlock in the Venezuelan negotiations. Mr. Bowen asks for
As stated above, no lives were Just, but it is reported that a number of the crew were seriously injured. We should like to take this oppor-
tanity of expressing our most sincere and heart-
STREET ROBBERY.
Following on the attack upon and robbery of Mrs. Sheffield and her son in Kennedy Road on Saturday afternoon, wa bare to record a daring case of parse-snatching, which courred in Queen's Road Central yesterday forensen. As the withdrawal of the blockade, which the knew so wall and respected so thoroughly, in folt sympathy with the officers whom we all Australian lady residing in Kowloon was Powers decline to accede to until they are the sad and sudden calstaity which has befallon driving along in a vickaba, and as she passed satisfied that Vonzuela's guaranteo is bona fide. them. According to hw, the popular Com - Watson's Dispensary a Chinaan darted at the vehicle, seized a purse which the lady In the meanwhile the affair is generating great mander of the Zaire, Captain Bartosa Loni, lins
to appear before a court-martial in Lisbon. was carrying in her band, and got clear heat in the United States.
VISITORS. away before a move could be made to stop him. The purse contained ten dollars and a forry. fannel ticket which had been used only twice.. The matter was reported to this police, but from the circumstances of the case there is hardly any possibility of capturing the thief. Apropo, a word in season to visitors to the Chinese fair in Jervois Street may not be amiss. Fick pockets there are numerous and ever on the alert for opportunities to ply their craft.
BRITISH AND CHINESE CORPORATION.
The report to the fourth annual goaoral meeting of the shore, held on the 29th uit.,
stated :---
The affairs of the Northern Railway havo again this year occupied à grust deal of atten. tion in the interests of the bondholders. The railway is now one more in the hands of the
CAUTION TO HOLIDAY-MAKERS.
For the benefit of those proposing to travel beyond Canton during to China New Year hoildays, we may mention that a party which was to have started from Canten on an up-river excursion has received warning to consult the
say further. We have, however, no Commander of the British gauboat there before proceeding information as to whether any trouble is appre- hended.
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A number of visitors still continue to brave the terrors of this rainy season, and to infuso some additional life into the Colony. Tho hotels, including the newly opened but nirendy popular "Internacional," are all doing fairly well, and with better weather would doubiless be patronized to a far greater extent.
ME. JOHN BARRETT AND THE JAPANESE.
The Washington correspondent of the Manila Times says that it was "because of big failure U.S. NAVAL GUNNERY.
to put a bridle upon the fog-horn voice that has been heard throughout the Orient," that The U.S. battleship Kentucky has, ou her Mr. John Barrett, formerly United States present tests in Manila Bay, broken the guntory Minister to Siam, now Conimissioner-General records of the United States Navy, says the to the Orient for the St. Louis Louisiana Manila Times. In the important points of Purchase Exposition, has lost the dission' to acetracy and speet her gunners have exceeded Japan. It was owing to Japanese objections to anything ever done before in the American Mr. Barrett that he was not appointed, and the Navy with thirteen, sight, and five-inch guns. basis of these objections was certain uiteraaçes
for a nos type of battleship, which is to be laid The Russian Admiralty is now preparing down early in 1903, and which will be the most powerful in existence. The new ships are expressly intended to surpass the British King Edward class They will be of from 16,000 to 17,000 tons, and will carry four 12-inch guns
number of smaller weapons. They will be ablə to steam from Europe to the Far East without Railway Administration has agreed zater alia and did it with greater rapidity then ever equals of the Japanese and that the men whom that a representative of the Corporation shall before. The target practice of the ship has not Againaldo tad around him in bis short-lived racealing. Their armenr will be slightly have a seat at the Board, and to appoint the yet been completed and the figures showing Republic are the peers of the statesmen who thicker than that of the King Edwards. Thono
Corporation to officially represent it in London. percentages have not been prepared, but the have contributed to plasing Japan in the front Mr. Watts is reported to be intending to will be the largest battleships afloat, though Owing to the unsafe condition of the district it records noted above are complete and will rank of the nations of the world. produce a design for next year which will again Naupio coalfeld. In March last, Mr. Rcourste, and in one instance in a string of FEARED LOSS OF A LAUNCH AND has not yet been possible to resame operations stand. Some of the firing was marvellously twenty-two shots with the beavy battery there were nineteen bits on the target.
sarpass them.
CREW.
BETWEEN« HONGKONG AND, MANILA. There is now no doubt in the minds of the shipping people of Mazila (says the fanita Times) that a new launch, which left Hongkong about a month ago, bound for this port, has
nail upon the bend. We have already intimated that, in common with a very considerable section of the local community, we cannot accept the decision of the come mittee of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce as final. Mr. LITTLE, speaking confessedly as an outsider, opines than it would have been far better for LANDOK OFFICE: 191. Ft.EET STREET. E. Hongkong, instead of publishing to the und sixteen 8-inch quickfirers, besides a large Chinese Railway Administration. The Chicosi That is to say, the gunners scored more hits of his to the effect that the Filipins are the
world its impotence, to bave called the attention, by formal resolution, of the Hongkong and Home Governments In the last number to hand of the London to the existing financial crisis due to a and China Express-that of the 26th constantly decreasing silver currency, and December - we read 28 follows: at the enme time urged them to take the "telegram from Hongkong reports that the question into immediate and serious cou- committee of the Chamber of Commerce sideration. Their action in such a case, he "has decided unanimously that it is im-
says with reason, would necessarily have "possible to introdues a gold standard in had due weight. The question is whether "Hongkong while China adheres to a silver it is now too late for Hongkong to attempt standard. For the reason given this is, to exert its proper. influence, as one of the as we have frequently pointed out, the most important ports in the whole world, "only possible conclusion that can be come in a matter of such vital concern to the
to under the circumstances,
In this future history of the Colour itself and of "connection we may perhaps note that Sir the trade between Groat Britain and China EDWARE BASSOON points, out as regards This question cannot remain undecided for Ludia, and the effect of the monopoly
long, rated rupee, that, unless China is assisted "to-place her chaotic nonetary régime There will be mexicket match at Happy "upon a gold basis, an enquiry (respecting Valley to-morrow between H.M.a8. Creesy **India and the effect of) will force itself, and Eclipse. "and that before long-and, let us hope, * before it is too late-upon the attention " of the Indian Government." We are not quito certain of the purport of the last sentence. But we gather that our con- temporary considers that the decision come to by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce in December was the only possible one. In fact, the view is maintained
A successful public demonstration of the capabilities of "Killyro," the new fire erlin- guisher, whose advent in the Colony we have already noted, was given on the Praya opposite the Central Market yesterday afternoon, in the presence of a big gathering of Europeans and Chinese.
Byron Brenan, C.M.G., proceeded to China "A privata telegram to hand in Penang," with the object of bringing to a conclusion the says the Pinang Gazette, "gives the news of the long degotiations which have been in progress
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE ON A Sultan of Asheen having voluntarily given in regard to a loan for the construction of the
LOCAL STEAMER." pices of information is of no mean importance, from China indicate that the terms of the finul bimself up to the Dutch authorities This Shanghai-Nanking Railway. The latest advices inasmuch as it signifies that the long grotracted agreement may be regarded as settled, and that of the French coasting steamer Hoihow, is now foundered. She was being brought over in
Herman Bastake, the German oblefergineer Asheen rebellion" is drawing near to a termi. in due course the Viceregal and Imperial ratifiring in the Government Civil Hospital, suffer-charge of Captain Cannon, a well-known China nation, if ever a termination can be arrived at cations will fellow. The investments consist of ing from injuries inflicted in an attempt to take coast skipper, who had brought many launches with brigands and outlaws still pestering the 20,000 Northern Railway bonds oud 25,040 £1 his own life. The steamer was on the passage safely across. This time he must have run into outlying districts. It is certainly a stup nearer preferred shares in the British and, Corean to peace when the leader of the guerilla fighting Corporation. The directors of the latter Cor. from Hoilar to Hongkong, and when near the the strong mens on weather and the heavy sen that as been going on for an interminable poration have recently issned their first annual trance to the Hainan Straits the second probably swamped the little craft.
officer discovered Bactake climbing the rail with This launch was consigned to Senor J. length of time surrenders of his own accord to report, from which it would appear that the the evident purpose of throwing himself into Verches, a commission and shipping merchant his enemies. The Sultan first ascertained that mine in the concession, on which for the present the sea. He seized holl of the engineer and ulti-here, and had a Chinese crow of about nineteen he would be well received by the Governor of all work is being concentrated, is opening up mately led him back to his cabin. where Baethke, senmen on board. This game firm, which Acheso, and then, finding that his skin was in a favourable manner. safe, he want and delivered himself up to the Dutch. He is now located in the house of one of the principal Datch military officers. He
on the pretence of looking for some letters, also owns and operates the casting steamer secured a pocket-knife and slashed himself oorpos Isla de Rama has had misfortune visit it pre the throat before the other could do anything to viously. Several months ago, it bought two prevent him. The second officer wrested the laninches in Hongkong, ond of which was in knife from bim, and in response to his calls for tow of the large boat. Ranning into a heavy assistance Captain Merrilees and the abief gale the small heat was swamped and her crow officer entered the cabin, Measures were im-rescued with diffenity. The other lunch mediately adopted for stopping the flow of blood reached port after a hard struggle.
Captain Parker, who arrived on Sunday morn and these were successful. When the Hotho arrived here at two o'clock on Monday afternoon ing with a new launch for Mr. Walt Jackson,
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. throw up the sponge at Sogli, and a Dutch war The P. & O. steamer Mulla left Singapore vessel was sent to convey him to Kota Eadja. for this port on the 26th inst., ut 4 pm., with When the present Sultau's father died, the son the outward English mails, and is duo bere on
the 1st prox., at about 6 s.m. set up as pretender to the throne. He was The O. & O. steamer ('optic, with mails, &c., Lever recognised, and carried on desultory from San Francisco to the 3rd inst., via Hono Yesterday was the birthday of HIG.M. fighting against the Dutch. Now that he has Inla, loft Yokohama for this port on the morning Emperor William, and in honour of the occasion been silenced, the hands of the authorities are of the 3rd inst, via Inland Sea &c. that the question of Hongkong "going the shipping in the Harbour was largely much strengthened, and numbers of the lesser bars on the 95th just with the dimmasted the incident was reported to the owners, to reports heavy monsoon wenther, and za he left
The NP. steamer Glekogle arrived at Yoko gold" is only to be considered in conjunc decorated and the war-vessels firod a sainto at chiefs among the rebels will probably lay down American schooner Saint David in tow. tion with that of China adopting a gold noon. The German community observed the their arms. The event constitutes one of the The 0.8.8, steamer Dioned left Singapore final stages of the war, and the chief ecncern of sterday morning, and is expected here on the the Dutch will be touching, the position in
2nd prox
The C.M. steamer Moyune left Victoria (D.C.) which they will place the would-be Sultan" on the 21st inst, for Yokohama, Kobe and Perhaps !
I Hongkong.
currenty. This cannot yet be held proved, but it must be admitted that matters would be infinitely simplified by China establish- ing a gold standard. We published recently
anniversary; at the Club Germanis it was also duly celebrated. A reception was held on the Hansa in the evening, the ship being prettily decorated with electric lights.
the German and French Consuls, and latterly to Hongkong long after Captain Cannot he is the policy, who had the injured man removed to positive that the latter's launch has been lost the Government Civil Hospital, where he is with all hande. Captain Parker holds the doing well, his injury, not being a vital one. record for bringing over the largest number of Baethke is said to have been drinking hard launches, both for the Government and for I shortly bafois the occurrence.
private parties,