NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.
THE HONGKONG DAILY
PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TH.
ibly
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
INTIMATION
NUTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
THE FOURTH GYMKHANA MEET OČEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LTD ▼ the AYNUAL GENERAL MEETING
TING of the SMBon will be held as HAPPY VALLEY, on SATURDAY, OCTOBER IITE 1919, commencing at 3.30 F.K..
The Charge of Admi don will be #1 for other than Members of the HONGONG JOCKET CLUB OF GTAKANA CLUB,
Soldiers and Sailor in uniform Frro
The Committed invite the Ladies of Hong- kong to be prosent.
Hongkong October 6th, 1919.
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HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB
ANNUAL GENERAL
TERTING of Nembers, wil be hold in the Offices of Mars JAR18, MATHSO & Co., LTD., (top Boor) by kind permission on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 118, at 6 r...
BUSINESS.
Passing of Annual Balance Sheet Flection of Officers a Secretary, Treasurer and Committee.
the Club.
To consider any business in the interest of
GERRARD, Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, October 8th, 1818.
SINGING FIANOFORTE
N experienced
LADY,
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Licentiate
art of
A Traits College, London, just arrived. is willing to receive PUPILS for Singing. Piano, Theory of Music, and the accompanying. Terma moderate.
Apply-
Box No. 1342, Care of "Daily Press
THE
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TO BE SOLD.
VALUABLE
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Office.
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LEASEHOLD PROPERTY KNOWN AS INLAND LOTS NOS. 1947 and 1289 VICTORIA, HONGKONG TOGETHER WITH THE MESSUAGES ERECTIONS AND BUILDINGS THEREON.
NLAND LOT No. 1947 contains a total ares of about 38,95 square feet. Inland Lot No. 1862, cuntaina a total area of about 33,349
INT foot.
LOT No. 1947 is held for the residue of 'is term of 090 years having about 93 years unexpired and Inland Lot No. 126 is also held for the residue of a term of 999 years also having about 935 years 0061pirod
The purchaser will buy the Lots subject to Lease for 5 years from the First day of October, 1916, at rent of $6,650 per calendar month. The vendors will if the purchaser desires, give twelve months' notice to deter mine this. Lease in accordance with the termy of such Lease
Toe purchaser will also buy the above pro- P rties subject to a Mortgage for $167,000 with interest at 8% per annum repayable on
26th Jan. 1930
above-menti and Lease and Mortgage can be inspected at the Offices of the under signed Mesra DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON before Noor on FRIDAY, the 31st day of October, 1918, at which time fall Tenders will be opened and the properties Dremel to be sold to the Tenderer whose Tendler shall be approveri of and accepted by the undersigned desira. Deacos, LOKER, Descon & HARSTOx on babait of the Vendors whu-e Agents Dances, Loka, Dogs &
HARSTON reserve the right to secept such
they * please. No Tender will be
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AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.
CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
"LYCAON"
Are hereby notified that the Cargo will be
of the Members of this Club will be held in the Pavilion TO DAY (MONDAY), OCT, 6TH, AS 5.30 PM...
P. M. BODGSON, Hon. Secretary, Hongkong October 4th, 1918.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
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"OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
No
WATSON'S
discharged into Hot's Wharf, KowloonHUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE where it will Be at Consignee's risk. The be ready for delivery from Cargo will be Godown on and after Oct 4th
Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to atonmer's arrival.
MEETING of HUMPREYS ESTATE & All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are
left Godowas, where they will FINANCE COMP NY, LIMITED, will be
the 10 be examined un any Tucedays and Fridays bold at the HONGKONG HOTEL, on the oth between the hours of 10.45 am, and Noonday of October, 1818, ab Noos, when the
the free
subjoined resolution which was passed at storage period. within
No claim will be admitted after the floods the Extraordinary Gesors! Meeting of the have left the steamer's Godown and all Company held on the 24th day of September, goods remaining undelivered alter Oct 1918, will be submitted for confirmation as a Toth, will be subject to rent.
Special Resolution
An EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL THE
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before 24th, or they will not be recognised. No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents Hongkong, October 4th, 1919.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES)
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM · NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LTD.
JONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
TELEMACHUS "
are bereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Bolt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after ca. 4th.
Optional cargo will be laaded, unless notice bas been
given prior to steamer's arrival. All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 m. and Noon within the free storage. period
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after Oct. 10th, will be subject to rent,
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before Oct 24th, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta. Hongkong, October 4th, 1019. [1346
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BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANG TUNG,
FLOOD CONTROL WORKS.
EALED TENDERS will be received at
the Board's Office, the Band, Canton, until 2 o'clock r. on MUNDAY, the 13Ta of OCTOBER, 1919, for the construction of
д
FLOOD GATE 'at Masai, East River, Tangkan District, about 15 miles above Sheklung, which work, will form a part of the system of FLOJD CONTROL in the East River.
Drawings, specifications and other infor
That the New Articles already approved "by this mesting ad for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chair- be and the same are
anted as the Articles of the
"hereby
"Company to the exclusion of and in "ubstitution for all
"Articles thereof
the..
existing
Dited the 26th day of September, 1918,
Hongkong
By Order of the Board,
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G. RAPP,
Secretary.
THE. DAIRY FARM ICE AND COLD STORAGE CO, LTD.
THE
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Town Ofica, Lower Albert Road, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, 11th day of Ocrosen, 1919, at 1250 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of Presenting the Fleport of the Directors and Statement of Accopute to 21st July, 1918:
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLUSE from October 1st to 11th, 1919, both days inclusive.
By Order,
M. MANUK, Secretary. Hongkong, September 22nd, 1919. [129, THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA-
TION COMPANY, LTD.
THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY- TGENERAL MEETING of the Com paoy will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. JARDINE, MATHE 80% & Co. LT, Padder Street, Hongkong, од FRIDAY. OCTOBER, 17TH, Lt Nods, for the purpose of receiving the Raport of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
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whether dealing with the Constitutional for not interesting itself, also, in other local Reform or any other question, and never questions! Consistency, we fear, is not its does, hor is be expected to, consult the strong point. Although both it and its Directorate in respect of any poiût of more sedate sister now urge that the ques- policy subscribed to by this newspaper." tion of the extension of popular control If we were also assured that the Directors is rightly relegated to the last place in the the Auldress of Welcome-regardless of thy never contribute individually to editorial columns, or give any indica fact that care was taken in that document
their views, and
that emphasise that it was not therefore the Editors of the newspapers they to be regarded as the least importants of direct we must not say control -are
our problous the Telegraph was re- their utterly indifferents, to
known minding us recently that Sir BRGINALD opinions,
say that the STTBUS expérience in Ceylon should disavowal was complete. In the words of qualify him
tu form ал opinion the Irishman, however, the Editor is airnost. immediately ti arrives in unable to open his mouth without put- Colony, after he has satisfied ting his foot in it." He tells us why, himself that (not "whether, be it after being a perfervid advocate of Connaled) the tonstitutional Reform Associa įstitutional reform whan it seemed a long tion, is really representative of the
way off, he is
now damning it with majority of the public." Again, it declar- faint praise, To borrow a sporting | ud' that."it is a fact that, cannot be dis- metaphor, he thinks that instead of back-pated that there is far too much · hole.. ing a popular favourite he has put his and surner business about life in Hong- money on pa outsider. · · 'It will not be | kong-commercially, œœially and govern- disputed," he says, "that there is at pre- mentally," and yet, after the public had sent a strong current running against the Constituțional" Keform Association's" pro- gramme." In ha opinion that current has its sources, not amongst the cham pions of patronage and privilege," but amongst members of the Assixiation whu have seen the error of their ways and who no longer sympathise with its general policy." It is a hive admission, recull ing to mind the Pious Editor's Creed"
Biglow Papers:
in the
1-do believe in bein' thig Or thet, it may happen Our way of other hendess is
To ketch the people nappin';
It ain't by princerples nor med
My prudent course is steadied, I scent which pays the best, an' then Go into ir baldhended,
The alleged defections from the ranks are attributed," in the first place, to many of those present at the "crowded, meeting""at the City Hall being "tricked" into passing an amendment which was less popular than that submitted by Mr. McG GIGÂN. There was, as our contemporary knows, no trickery at all; the ordinary and proper procedure of a meeting was followed, and if there was any feeling of dissatisfaction owing to "the excusable ignorance of a part of the audience our contemporary would be better employed in removing it than in trading upon it. Though the
so far as Mr. MCGUIGAN and his supper ters,desired it was much more democratic than the scheme which our contemporary welcomed so warmly a year two ago In any case, however, we fail to naderstand the logic of opposing a men sure beccasy it is les drustle than some may wish and thereby making common cause with those who resist any change at all. It savours of childish petulance
Det be CLOSED from October 11th to A. S. WATSON & CO., resolution which was carried did not go
October 31st, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board, JAKDINE. MATHESON & Co., LTD.
General Managers Hongkong, October 2nd, 1913
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GULA-KALUMPONG RUBBER
*
ESTATE, LIMITED....
SHARE, REGISTER of the shore NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Company will be CLOSED from 19th
if it is not as much as or aoremations may be obtained on application to September to 17th October, 1918, both days
thin the reserve price. The reserve price,
be fixed by DRAGEN, LOOKER, DESCAN & HARSTON prior to the opening of the Sealed Tenders but they soall be under a liability to disclose game.
&
the Chief Engineer Board of Conservancy Works Office, he Bend, Canton, against a deposit of $25 Canson Currency, the money being returned when the drawings and specifications
handed back to the
The Tenderor whome
Lose Teader is socepted as Office. afor-sid shall forthwith anter into and sign Contract for the purchase of the Property in the form already prepared by the under signed Messrs DEACON, LOOKER, DILCON & Harros which can be inspected at their at any time during the al business hourk
The Tenderer whose Tender is accepted as aforesaid shall also forthwith pay to the
LOORZE undersigned Mora DEACON,
DEACON & HARSTON ten per cent of the
re
THE BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWONGTUNG,
The Bund
Canton.
13:31
PUBLIC AUCTION..
THE Undersigned have received instruc-
inclusive.
"LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, Colonial Register. Hongkong, September 20th, 1918 [1311
TU LET.
10, Des Vaux Road
HALF SPACE of STORE may be used as Uffice at moderate rent. For
teras etc.
Apply-
26, Ice House St..
187 L
LIMITED. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
HONGKONG..
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HONGKONG Ürrice: 10A, B Vaux ROAD, C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET Stazar, B.C.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, Oczokra 6TB, 1919.
A JOURNALISTIC. " PLAZA TORO."
It is related that when asked how he accepted with apparent, unconcern the scoldings of his little wife, a brawny navvy replied: "Well, it pleases her and it doesn't hurt me." That is the explana tion, also, of the forbearance we have
purchase price as a depocent in accordanctions from THE AMERICAN CONSEL NO. 46, "STOWFORD, No. 7 Bonham shown whenever our little friends acroen
with and to terms of the afore-
said Contract.
Dated the 8th day of October, 1918.
J.
Masas. DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON
& HARSTON,
1, Den Vaux Road Central,
Victoria, Hongkong, Solicitors for the Vendors, «
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNRES
8.8. * ECUADOR" VOZ 14-OUT.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, JAPAN FORTS, SHANGHAI AND.
MANILA.
وله
¶EE 'above-mentioned vessel häving arrived
from
the... shove-mentioned Porta, Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that their Cargo" will be landed at their risk Info the Hampdens sad/or axies. Hasar dous Godowns of the Hongkong sad Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., nad stored at Condgnos' risk.
Consigneer of Carge are hereby noxided that they must produce an Import Permit, signed by the Superintendant of Imports and Exports Hongkong, before Bill of Lading can be counteridgned,
be
GENERAL, to sell by Public Auction,
O. TUESDAY,
October 7th, 1919, 75.15 P., off Ab King's Slipway.
The Motor Boat
* MASCOT,"
Bolid teakwood hull, finished in specially selected polished teak, has electric light and electric starting outfit: convenient galley, shower bath, two master berths, roomy cockpit, teak wardrobe and drawers and other modern fittings.
Length
35 feet Beam --Draft
+
8 3 inches. 4
Motor 15 HP. "Ow* Speed 7 Knots,
In good running order. Un view day of sale and can be seen by appointinent
Terms: Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers Hongkong, October 1st, 1918 (1328
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER,
SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2939.
All broker, chafed and dazaaged goods, nes do Left in the Godowns, where they will, he xamined on Oct. 10th, at 10a, and Oct.,AVOURED with instructions from
11th, at 10 AM
The Concerned,
All Claims must be presented within a month will soll by Public Auction," TOMORROW
of the
Stenmar's arrivil kore, afișe which they
: cannot be recognised.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods ́have litt ihr Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after Oct. 11th, will be subject to reak
He Firs Insuranos whatever will be afached, Consignees are "regsorted to send in ihadr Bill of Lading Lor counter-ilgunture Immediately PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
Alexandra Buldings. [1947 Hongkong, October 4th, 1819. !!
(TUESDAY), October 7th, 1813,
at. 2515 p.m. at hit Sales Rooms
A QUANTITY OF
HISCELLANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS,
Arso
30 cases Laundry Scap.
10 Howe's Unsweetened Lime Juice.
↑ Bales Canadian best Leather, Tuzi:—Cash on Delivery Bonglour, October 6th, 1918.
TO LET (UNFURNISHED).
Road, in excellent condition -Address-
"A.B" "Care of "Daily Freis" Office
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FOR SALE
"OUNT GOUGH" No. 131, THE MAX6-Rooted House with Large Garden:
Apply→
LUXLEY & CO
York Buildings
FOR SALE.
1965
HIVE-BOOMED HOUSE at the PRAK
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or
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refused to allow an address in their name to be prepared by a little cuterie without consulting them, it inveighed against the absurdity of this attitude and added - Thè general public is quite content "to" leave these matters to their leading public men, and, to talk about' rights of the public is sheer nonsense." apparently tuboldened to express this opinion by an estimate that the number of people present at the public meeting. for the purpose of electing a committe to druit the Address was " well within the region of > ** But we are taking our friends ruusly, when on their own admission they float with the stream-- except when by accident they find themselves in a backwater, as, ás pre- sent over the question of representation for Kowloon. As we do not want then
to, acense us later of encouraging thein in taking the wrong course we must point out that we have hever conceded that the Kowloon movement is not ar artificial ne All we said was that we did not oppure it because we believed the agita tion to be artificial, In other words, ever if there was no popular demand for it we would support it if we considered it worthy of support on its merits
Our friends, on the other band, confess :"
We have taken up the cudgels in support of that claim because we know that it represents the wishes of sery many Kowloonites." The cat is not of the bag again.
Mr. H. K. Holmes has been appointed assistant Land Officer.
appointed a Sanitary Inspector for Kow- Police sergeant A. 45. E. Fox has been loon City, vice Inspector W. Divilt.
Gun practice will be carried out at Stonecutters (W.) and Pakshawan (N.E.) on October 8th, 7th, 8th., 8th, and 10th. between 8 a.m. and noun
One case (one death) of gastro-enteritis; one case (one death) of enteric fever and one case (British) of cerebro-sinn! ever were reported in the Culqay on Friday:
to say I cannot have everything of State fur the Colonies, H.E. the Gov
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Ender instructions from the. Secretary Aternor has recognised Mr. John J. Cun to convince Hisaingham as Vice-Consul of the U.S.A. at
Hongkong.
Own Way I won't play." least it Should serve EXCELLENCY that the concessions which have been asked for are only unpopular in the sense that they are too modest. Almost equally unreasonable, is the second: ex- plantion that is vouchsafed of the
declensions from the Association," namely that one of its lending members accepted a Government position and thereby be came a unit in the Officin! Majority, the existence of which was, and is, a part of the Association's pledged policy to ter minate. That, combined with his subse quent election as President, has cast serious doubts in the minds of many including ourselves," on the sincerity
and disinterestedness of the movement.
This reminds us of members of the Labour Party at Home who reviled their leaders for accepting Ministerial offices in which they could better serve the class they represented than by remaining in the wilderness. We have never heard, bow- ever, that any Labour men
ceased to
Cox's Path will in future be known as Cox's Road, whilst the path leading from the north-west end of Cox's Road up to the west block of Government Quarters,
has been named Cox's Path.
Four Filipino boys were arrested by the Police on Saturday for having stowed away on the Ecuador, which arrived in the Colony from Manila. They care here in the hope of obtaining emplor
ment.
H. E. the Guvernar has received n'lelter of congratulation from the Governor of Macao. The letter was handed personally by the Macao Governor's A.D.C., who was accompanied to Government House by Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa, Consul General for Portugal.
The Government Gazeste notifies, for general information, that the night signals of the Hongkong Local Storma Signal Code will, for the future, be dia- played on the Observatory wireless mast, Railway Station, on H.M.S. Tamar, and as well as on the tower of the Kowloon
on the Harbour Office flagstaff.
the road have seen fit to 11 their space and relieve their feelings at our expense. Though we have always enjoyed reading the courties exchanged between the Gazette and Independent at Entanswill we have never though it worth while to follow that style of journalism. We may, perhaps, be pardoned if we depart from our usual rule on this occasion and turn for a little relief from the grave strife at Homa to the amusing outburst with which the Telegraph regal. ed its readers when it recovered its breath support the Labour movement as a conse on Saturday afternoon, after the publica quence. But, though we may attribute tion of an article in our issue of Friday the "doubts" that are said to have arisen morning headed" In vain is the anarc to excusable ignorance" in some cases, set." The retort was not, of course, in- we are more pained and surprised than tended to be amusing, but unconscious.
we can say to find our contemporary en humour is often the best. Our contemper dorsing such opinions after working itself; The Government Gazette.contains a ary has taken to heart the advice of the into such a fine frenzy of virtuous indigna despatch from the Secretary of State con- experienced old lawyer to his son": "When tion over "malicious, false, and ill-taining a Royal Warrant respecting the grant of a war gratuity to members of a really good manure for you have a bad case abuse the other side,"
mannered suggċations." Finally, in its Queen Alexandra's and instead of attempting the hopeless masterly diagnosis of the "apathy which Force
Nursing Service Reserve, Territorial Imperial Military task of refuting our arguments point by now afficth those who were formerly
Service
Nurses in Mili tary Famili point, it follows the easier and more amongst the strongest adherents of the Military Probationers and Assistant ex Hospital, Voluntary Aid Detachment
Members, Special familiar Course.
of indulging in
Association," our contemporary declares Nurses violent outburst of invective. Then, that a false impetus was obtained by the with a charming display of frank Association through taking under it
MEEBRA. HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors, No. B. Des Ven: Road Central.
ICHTHEMIC QUANO,
FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES
of all kinds,
at 75 cents per packet.
GRACA
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& 00.
Dealers in Flower and Vegetable Seeds, Toys, Postage Stamps, Fast Carda, ste. No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG.
P.O. Box 69,
173
H.E. the Governur has appointed the following officers to act as his Honorary Connell, 74th Punjabis; Bubadar Major Aides-de-Camp-Lieutenant J.K. Me- Hoshan Khan, Hongkong-Singapore Bat talion, Royal Garrison Artillery; "Suba- jabis; Subadar Bhaggat Bingh, 74th. dar Major Ralla Singh, 2/22nd Pun- Punjabis.
new, the world is solemnly assured wing-not initiating the popular ques- FAR EASTERN CABLE“. that-The-Hongknuj-Telegraph's editorial tions of housing and anti-German mea-
policy is not controlled" by any inter
ext, vented or otherwise, nor is it dictated
sures. That gave a fillip to its member- ship which it would never have secured by its Directors, who are "solely interest had it confined its activities to the one ed in the newspaper as a business con-issue of Constitutional reform. Yet it a cern." "The Editor," it is added, " has only a month or two ago since our contem. an absolutely free hand in his comments,porary was reproaching the Association
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NEWS.
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(THROUJE BEUTER'S AGENCY.) GOLD SHIPMENT TO FAR EAST.
NEW YORK, October 4th. ferred to San Franciscu for slápment to Gold valued at 4830,000 has, boen trans-
the 'Far East