many houses were destroyed. The railway station at Nagahama was' demolished, and many houses destroyed near three. The Iron bridge over the News is reported to have collapsed.--Kode Vuskim Nippo,
The tunnel at Okizure, Curuga, w badly damaged.--Koda Nippo.
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A telegram from Kuwans reports that some 40 houses were destroyed, and to houses much damaged. One person was killed, and eight injared. Several places on the embankment of the Kingawa were damaged, and some villages are said to have been flooded. Arather telegram. from the same place, dated 4. p.m., says that 23. | shocks were felt since the morning. The Kwanzel Railway line between Seki and Teuge was broken by the earth quake, and the service Interrupted. The gorde tralo, which was to arrive at Hikone at 7 p.m., derated between Maibara and Hikone through the shock. The trala service there is stopped. The first train from Osaken stopped at Natogawa, while the first train from Nagaya could not arrive at Otan, so that à special train was dispatched to Kobe from Baba at 10.30 am. The weaving factory of the Onakk Cotton Spinning Mill Co. at Terajima, Osaka, was damaged, the wall of a brick building near the rear gate breaking down and seven persons were killed, besides some thirty being injured. The Serakt Cotton Mill was also slightly damaged, one woman killed and some fourteen persons wounded. According to the polles report at 6 the number of persons killed by the Pmy collapse of the factory of the Maries Cotton Mill was at, and those wounded 46. Therp may be many more slightly injured. The damage done to the mill is estimated at about 50.000 yen. The price of the Naniwa Cotton Mill shares has fallen 12 yen and that of the Osaka, Temma, and Senihu Mule shares by yen 850, 20 sen. and go sen, respectively, There was much damage done in the suburbs of Osaks, some places in Utajima-mura and Okamura-mura sinking, and many crevices appeared, green wand rushing out of them at the Latter village. It is reported that only three of the wrestlers, Koyanagi and others who arrived at Ogaki on the night of Oct. 27th, ha escaped, the other ir being killed by earthquake, According to the report of the Osaka Meteorological Observatory, the earthquake began at 6 38' 15" as., and lasted for 3" 30" In the direction from North-east to South-west. The motion was horizontal, and about 6 du at the severest.-Otaka Asahi Shimbun.
The same paper also publishes an interview with an Osaka man who took the train from Osaka for Tokyo on Oct. 28th. He felt the shock while in the train and just before reaching Baba. At Notogawa, the train was kept waiting three hours for some repairs on the Hine, and then proceeded slowly, to Maibain, which it reached at 1 pm. At Hitone he found many houses demolished, and the roads very badly damaged Matters grew worse as be neared Nagahama, where he saw several hundreds of houses were lying prone, and reports were prevalent of a very large number of persoas dead and dying. At Sekigahara a foreigner. Mr. Kildoyle (7), who has been employed at the Akasaka quarry, Mino, came on board the train, and stated that he had to leave his house in his night clothes. He felt the earth rising and falling, as it appeared, at least a foot or a foot and a half, when several fissures opened in the ground, out of which muddy water and sand rushed to the bolght of two feet. He lasted the water, which was of a brackish nature. The village was very badly served. At Ogaki and Gifu, in both of which many houses were destroyed, fires broke out, and the conflagration could be seen as far as Taral, beyond which he could not proceed, as the officals informed him that the Iron bridge over the Nagaragawa was broken for a distance of 300 feet. This bridge was one of the strongest built in the country. It is rumoured that Ozaki was all destroyed except the Castle. The Castic, by the way, is noted for its finely-preserved
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1891.
buildings. The prison was also injured and prisoners awaiting ial have beed set at large Soldiers of the 3rd Division and police are guarding the city against thieves as the people are in a state of consternation, and they are also clearing the debris and restoring the traffic. Major Sakal sað 16′ anidlers have been | injured. Near, Nagoya at Atsuba, a cotton spinning mill and many houses have been destroyed. It is stated the loss on local taxes in Nagoya by the destruction of property will be 500,000 yen.
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A Kowann, Ive, late telegram to the Araki SAdmdew states that oscilations in Mine were most intense and that almost all the houses in Gifa and Ogaki, Takegahama, Takasu, Imao and Kasamated were destroyed by the shock or burned down. It is not known how many people have lost their lives, but the number must be great.
very ancient adoption, and some of the cross" channels which absorb the water are said to be as much as thirty miles fon, so that it is not strange that in a dry year, ake 1878, there is not only no water left for the river below, but welts sunk in the ever-bed failed to reach water, As between agriculture and commerce, the interests, of agriculture have the decided preference. 1 is sald that the tax for the use of this water is very light, amounting to less than two cents a word, but the system of operation is not well understood by outsiders. The main fact is that the districts which are most benefited always have good crops, and it is a proverb that "Nan he and Jenhalen do not ask any favours of heaven," for to the Chinese mind, water which comes from the Shanal hills is no: to be credited to Heaven. It seems to be a custom to open the locks about the beginning of the eighth moon, and close them gain at the begining of A Japanese friend wittes from Hikone the second mron. It happens that this particular We have been in a terrible state of consterna-river is the only practicable out for the output of vast numbers of kilns in the Ti'uches district, tion, for besides the terrible shock which did so
where coarse pét:ery and water-jars are made in mach damage to houses in the city and our school building we have had others of a lesser immense quantities. But the export of these degree but sufficiently alarming to keep us in a wares is much hindered by the lack of water in constablatule of fear. Some people say that the river, so that wheelbarrows are used for Ibuki Yams, the high mountain at the back of transportation, rendering the price of the goods Nagahams and on your left as you proceed to relatively high. Of late years a formidable Yoham by trais, has been emitting load nofaes, rival of the Truchou (Pengcheng), water and others again say it has become active. jars, has appeared in those made at "K'al-pling Nagoya is a flourishing commercial city noted along the line of the railway, but these jars, for the manufacture of porcelain and fans. Gifu although much cheaper, are not so durable as is a provincial capital remarkable as a centre of those from Pengcheng. The condition of things the raw alle industry, and Ogaki is the name along the upper part of this little stream is very given to a feudal castle hard by Earthquakes interesting, and offers pe baps a hint of a way are frequent in certain parts of Japan owing to by which, with the co-operation of western its volcanic structure. The most remarkable scientific engineering, Chinese rivers might be place on the 16th Dec. 1889 in the shape of a phenomenon of this kind of recent date took made useful la a double way, both as chinnels
sudden "explosion with a terrific sound, of Mount Zoo, near Fukuyama, No eruption of this mounts in had previously been recorded, and the violence was such that the whole top of the mountain is described as being liked bodily off In 1884 the famous explosion of Bandalkan created probably more havoc than any other catastrophe that ever occurred in the history of Japan.
THE SUPPLY. BILL...
PROTEST BY THE UNOFFICIALS.
"The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the Bill for making provision for the public service for 1892. There was a brief delay before It transpired that the report of the Committee had not been laid on the table. The Governor intimated to the members of the Finance Commitee that it was customary for the report to be laid on the table prior to the second reading. The Unofficials said that it was of such a simple nature, that it could easily be finished. After a delay of about twenty minutes, the report was prepared and, in due course, the Acting Colonial Secretary fald if on the table.
The Clerk of Councils then read the report which ran thus:
1.-Your Committee have carefully examined the details of the Estimates of the expenditure for 1892 which were referred to them.
2-Owing to severe economy which it hasbeen found necessary to exercise in the preparation of these Estimates, the Committee find little among the votes which remain which calls for special notice.
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regret that, owing to the serious drain record its any of the Committee desires to upon the resources of the colony which the new demand fer Milliary expenditure now forms, no provision in the Estimates is possible for such urgent Public Works as the Malacca Water Works, the Penang Supreme Court, and the Singapore Sallor's Home, while, as regards im- pertant new roads, it has had the elfect of practically checking all such developments.
the Estimates agalo contain no provision for the 4-The Committee observe with regret that construction of a railway through the island of Singapore, as in their view the existence of such a rallway would promote the progress of the Settlement.
It is said that the Minato-yama spring, Hirana, has greatly increased in volume since the shock and that the temperature of the water is much bigter, while fresh springs have been caused.
Completing the list of accidents at Osaka, we 5-The alteration which they propose to may add that three chimneys of the Americaa mike in the Estimates are shown in the annexed Girls School-fell, one of them crushing through--Schedale.--The result is a decrease of $4,167-in- the verandah and tearing away a portion of the the expenditure. The figures now stand as roof. One of the teachers had a narrow escape.
follows t They were rushing down to get out of the pange when the chimney fell between the two of them. Mr, Tyson's house also suffered severely.
Mr. C. T. Warren said: I was with Mr. Chapman at the College. We ran out on to the verandah. He sprang from the verandah into the garden, and I was abou to follow salt when a chiraney fell between us, Had I Jumped quickly I must have heen killed.
Mr. L. Dubols had very close shave. He rushed from ble bedroom into the page just as a wall on the ridgeef the house came through the roof, some of the bricks striking him on the shoulder, though, luckily, not inlaring him much. A six-foot wall around the compound was thrown down for a distance of so feet, talen
A wooden bridge over the Ajhawa presents a singular appearance. The fourth piles from the shore on the Concession side sank about a foot, carving the bridge without breaking it
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of commerce and as Irrigants, which as present very few of them are. In the Shuntch Fu pre- fecture, the use of the water is much facilitated by the fact that the river bed is much higher than the adjoining farming land. If some such system could be applied to the Hut's (often called the Pu-te or Grape river) enormous misery might be prevented. The proverbial conservatism of the Chinese is perhaps least manifested in the readiness to introduce new articles of cultivation. In the wide regions which bave at different times been devastated by the Yellow River either in its present or some former channel, the soll is very sandy, and pro duces but little grain. But for such land peanuts are just the thing, and the cultivation of this root, which appears to have been unknown about here a generation or two ago, is widely extending every year. In some places where it has not yet been planted three years, it has become a staple, being valued chiefly for its large supply of all, and lacidentally as an edible. The huge California peanut has been lately introduced a some localities, and for roasting is much more salable than the puny kernels of its predecessor, but as a yielder of oil, It is alleged to be relatively an egregious failure. It appears to be a general rule that foreign seeds which grow well in Chinese soil, are ultimately disappointing as the tendency is to yield fine large leaves, and much less fruit than the native plants. The only way is constantly to renew the seeds, which for most Chinese farmers is obviously out of the question. An even greater difficulty beets the introduction of western farming methods. The writer is acquainted with a farmer in central Chihli who imported a foreign plough at an expense of about $20, only to find (as alleged) that his animals could not possibly drag it, and it now les idle, an expensive and uïeless ornament, and a warning to all future rash attempis to 'conform to foreign customs," Kains, more numerous than in ordinary years at this season promise well for the next year's wheat crop, Very few people in this part of the country have. learned, what is going on at the south, and Shanghai might be not only captured, but carried off to foreign parts there to remain, for all that the bulk of the rural inhabitants of our neigh News. holehood would know (or care).-N. C. Daily
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Mr. Reid has returned from Chining-cho-, reporting the settlement of the case of th American Presbyterian Mission. A place wak provided for his reception, and a very goo proclamation was issued pilor to his arrival. telling of his coming. The official granted different interviews, and was very friendly, nad respectful, in great contrast with the previous one in office when Dr. Hunter was the object of the slot. A partial compensation was made the gentry sent a present in token of goodwill and some of them exchanged calls. What is more, help was openly rendered by the official, and order issued to purchase a plece of property, The city was quiet, and the protection was complete.
A few days before his arrival the Revs. Messri. Lowry and Brown of the American Methodist Mission from Peking arrived and saw the official xhout a small book shap one of their natives had rented in the city. The door was opened, and preclamation issued.
Just before Mr. Reid's departure from"/that city one of the Catholic priests, an Austrian. acting for Bishop Anser, artired to gain a settle ment of their case of four years' standing. The property in the east sabath was granted him, and one that had ben purchased by a native in the city was not allowed, but permission was given to purchase another piece in the city. We have not yet heard the result,
The German Bishop weemed offended because the Amerfest case was settled Grat; and so telegraphed to Pekinge and sent a left to the Tantal at Chinas Fn. Mr. Reid, however, rendered help to the Catholic priest before his departure, and the one settlement could not bul tend to the advantage of the other case as well American Missions bad in fact been there for over a dozen years either by natives or foreigners, and had no trouble till the Catholic trouble arose
It seems a pity that two denominations, of Americans and Protestants should be so desirous of occupying the same city. It is rather a puzzle to the official understanding. To recognise the distinction between Protestants and Roman Catholics seems hard enough, without further divisions.
A native of the above Methodedlat Mission. was attempting some time ago to conduct a batch of girls to the school at Peking, bat was stopped on the way, at a district city north of here. He and the girls, were ardered home, and rumours lo consequence have been set afloat in all that section. Then when the foreigners went down, the attempt was made in the city of Tala Fu to secure a permit. By the aid of a Church of England missionary resident in that city the girls were saved from being taken to the yamin for display, and by orders from Ll Hung-chang, they were finally allowed to go on their way to Peking. The result, however, is a mass of foul rumours in Taian Fu and dirunding country, Such a year as this such ́action is all the more to be deprecated. At least, so it strikes us in the interior.
The Instifew days there have been arriving in the city the missionaries of the Presbyterian Mission to attend their annual meeting.
The two Catholic Bishops of this province have lately left for Shenal, to attend a Synod, consisting of the Bishops of Shantung, Shans, Shansi, and Kausa. It is a long and trying journey, and they will not be back till towards the end of the year.
We understand Viceroy Li is not coming to attend the funeral of the late Governor-N. C Daily News.
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miles distant, will supply the power, while the Via Nazionali will be the street first lighted.
Electricity is playing an important part in the working of heavy guns, ammunition hoists, and winches in the French navy, New ships are being fitted with electric appliances in Bleu of hydraulic gear.
In London the electric mains are placed beneath the sidewalks, and to avoid accidents the manholes are provided with two covers, each connected to earth. The outer cover is thus rendered harmless.
To prevent accidents from the Lauffen-Frack
fort cable, which transmite a deadly current of 15,000 volts, all the poles for the 12 miles are adorned with skull and cross-bones surmounted
with a warning notice.
The President of the Suez Canal Company has informed the Secretary of Lloyda that as soon as placed on the canal, vessels carrying petroleum a tank steamer, now in course of construction, is will be allowed to pass through.
Tientsin, October 28th,
Princess Maud of Wales plays the mandolin Teherg Kitong is still here and to all appent-delightfully, and is one of a club of twelve ladies ance is about to rehabilitate himself in the pubile that the mandolin is the most fashionable who practice on that instrument. The result is estimation; He has been most cordially received by Li Hung-ching and has also had an interview
instrument in Europe, with M. Ristelhueher, whom he knew in Paris, It is believed that all that has been written and said to the detriment of Tcheng Ki-tong will turn out to be false; as a matter of fact the only debts he has fa. Europe are said to be some private obligations be incurred in Parls, which he forget to settle before leaving the French capital Kelang, November and. A few days ago I went into the place where gold is found, and it may perhaps be of some Interest 10 give a little information about it.
In beautiful weather, along a very good mountain road, through the most lovely scenery it took us about two hours from Kelung to the small creek where the god is being dog up and washed out. As we neared the place whole flocks of Chinese came along from different parts, all with the same object in view and all armed with their primi'lve
instruments; a wooden ladle to bail water with, sort of wooden box with an upper story fitted rosely on top and with perforated tinned demand of £100,000 as contribution to
We strongly deprecate the vote for the con- tin in the bottom to clear away the large stones, Military Expenditure. We view with regret the necessary baskets, hoes etc. All looked pleased etc. The whole to act as a "cradle," and be fact that no appreciable previ-ion is made for and all had goid-fever plainly written on their increase in the staff of the Bankruptcy Depart-faces. When we came in view of the creek, ment; considering the large volume of business
now devolving upon it, and the dissatisfac:ion felt generally by the Mercantile Community respecting the fuaffectiveness of the administra tion of the Bankruptcy Law.
(Signed by all the Unofficial Members) The Governor put the motion that the vote be reduced, and it was declared lost by 5 against 6, all the noen being the official votes, Major Metallum, when asked how he voted replied:-" Under Instructions, Nol
I am sorry to have to record the death of Mrs. R. D. Herring, of Peking, at this port. The sad event took place rather suddenly last night. She had come up with her husband to be present at the Races, and last night retired to test to all appearance in her usual good health and spirits, and passed away quietly during the night. She was a very general favourite at the Capital, where she will for a long-time be ralased.
October 31st
Your native contemporary the SAh Pas, is allowed on all sides to be improving dally under the management of Mr. Detring, Mr. E. Feugnet, the new head of the printing department, and Mr. Detring's two teachers, Man Hooand Chen.
new bridge across the Husn-ho, have returned Mr. Griffon and his assistant engineer, who went some time ago to make a survey for the
about 2 miles from Kelong in a strait led to Li Hung-chang, who is said to have signed to this port and handed in plans, and estimates
bed was thronged with people as far as we small creek which flows through a pretty broad- the contract for the work. could see. Even the sides of the banks were
Captain Harvey is still bere and has secured belog dug out to wash for gold. We followed A contract from L3 for a lew Nordensfeldt guns (From the Kobe Herald.)
the river for more than a mile, and found the to be suppiled by Great Britain. Germany it same spectacle all over; thousands, of people is said, is to have the monopoly of the campher working as for very life, everywhere they could trade in Formoss, and the United States is to Special Information to the Kobe Nippo la to the effect that after the principal shock of earth.
and a place to squat-dows on. At lest we went get all the future contracts for railway work in quake, the morning before last, more shocks
down amongst them to see how they did it. It Chlon. The development of mining is to be occurred during the day in Ogaid and fire broke out and destroyed more than 3,000 houses. The Mt. Mitchell-Innes is sight-they do these knocking the cradle while another hailed water
That is what they said at Singapore. Truly, one digging out ground, one carrying, and one have already some important mines in hand
seemed that generally 3 or 4 worked together; given to Great Ritals. Messrs Majer Brothers number of persons and animals killed and injured
The colton and vegetable crops are very good 170 per cent, of the houses in things much better i Singapore and the from the creek on it and now and then took the this year, whicis is a source of much rejoicing is large. In Gila the place were either destroyed by the shock or
Hongkong Government is trying feebly to copy loose tops off and threw the useless states, etc.
to the nativer.-Mercury, burned down after. In the town of Akasaks that of the Straits-getting a swollen opinm away. The residuum feft in the bottom of the salt water exuded from the ground to a height of
revenue, flot of farm monoplies, then having to wooden cradle was blackish and was cleaned four or five feet and submerged the whole town. back down and lose money, and be swindled on
very carefully at list, and. the gold-dust The same paper has received later information every side. But the Hongkong unofficials have secured. Although there are instances of that more than 1,000 people were lelled in Ogaki not the backbone of their Straits brothers. As set having made $100 in a day, the most and 2,000 in Gilu. Survivors, in both towns, are the hymn book says, "Oh for a Mani”
An epidemte of influenza at Badajos, Spain, of them make a good day's pay-it is said has seized 2,000 pers. that they, by hard work, can make an average $3 or of 4 per day. Women and girls were the largest beds being situated near Braganta.
Antimony i found extensively to Portugal, helping in many places and making food for the workers. Hundreds of rapid bonis had been.
Umbrellas are now being made of paper in brought up from the Kelung river and I sup-France. They are made waterproof by gelatined. A great movement of grain in taking place pose that they were used as temporary babita bichromate of potassium. from this province and from the eastern part of workers. Some European firms tried to buy from an English prison, was a candy-maker in tions, and places in which to eat for many of the The forger Bidwell, who has just been released Otsu has suffered bidly. The fine Kencho, which
Chill, toward the west of the latter province, gold-dast, but the Chinese speculators buy it Chicago some years ago. a comparatively new structure, built of where the crops throughout a large aren were n brick, received much damage. Chimneys, fel, almost total failure. The same appears to have on the spot. They began by paying $13-14 and in nearly every room the walls show been tree of parts of Shaust, but although there per ounce, but now they pay $20, which leaves cracks. As the building was most substantially is some communication back and forth, there is
very small margin. On the whole it was an erection, these damages show the severity of the of tatters beyond the mountains, and that little say that we nowhere saw any disturbance built and well looked after while in course of very little accurate knowledge of the condition exciting and very exhilarating sight, and I most shock in Hachiman (on Lake Biws) 6 houses is brought chicily by labourers who roam about foreigners. It seems that every, or nearly every
amongst themselves or ill-will towards a and two bridges were destroyed. In Kawans, trying to make a living somewhere. Isc, 60 or 70 houses were destroyed and to or One of the many streams which empties into steamer takes gold away to Hongkong, and more people killed or injured. Much damage the Pelbe at Tientsin is known as the Hsiahri. there was a time when dollars were very scarce was done to the banks of the Kind river. Later ko, having its rise in the mountains separating have given up trying to stop it, a thing which I Information to the Asahi Shimbun is that Chill from Shanel. Owing to the slight rain think would be perfectly fanpossible. I heard in consequence. I believe that the mandarins near Nagoya were and fall from official Information made to the cover bolt this a stream hit obten inaccesible to that the higher they west the more guld tary
In extreme inisery, having no shelter or food. „The ground near Maibara stink about a foot."
The Ozaka Asaké states that the fre in Gifs and Ogaki continued for more than eleven hours. The population of Gifs in givenʼan"140%) and number of houses 3,341. That of Ogaki 10,522 and number of boures 2,431,
WESTERN SHANTUNG:
October 19th.
CHINAN FU.
ment by the Governor of Aicht Ken, a rough always one of the most untrustworthy of the found, and it would be very pleasant indeed if calculation of the number of people killed many smaller water ways of the province. This this will force our slow government into action In the province is 1.533 and 436 people have is due in part to the custom of damming the at last.—Bercury, received injunes 947 houses have been destroyed upper portion of the river, for the purposes of and much damage done to roads, the railway, Irrigation. There is a large number of locks in and to river banks, &c. The part that has the river, and a great many channels running at received the most damage is the city of Nagoya right angles to the general direction of the and the six gw of Niwa, Hagari, sást and west stream) which is from south-west to north-east. Kasugai, Nakajima and Aich, in Nagoya itself The prefecture of Shantel Fe is largely irrigated the post office and prefectural half are in ruins by this river, sind as long as there is any waterWe can now report a little hopeful news in and also many Houses, fire having proken out in at all, it is turned on the Belds. This is all done contrast to the much disagreeable news of the 14 places soon after the shock which wrecked the "sécording to a plan which keems to have been of" past.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
October 19th.
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
reduced, and the French Government has under- The supply of guita, percha is being rapidly taken to produce it in Algeria.
1,410 breech-loading guns aflost, exclusive of To date of December, 1890, the British had secondary battery guns.
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By official reports we learn that more than one-on THURSDAY, the fath November, at 4 PM third of the whole value of heures and tenements. Instead of as previously advert'sed. in England and Wales and more than one-fourth For Freight or Passage, apply to -of the-entire-United Kingdomis found in London
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The remains of about a hundred elephants have been found at Mont Dall, in Brittany, where they are gathered on a surface of about THE Steamship 1,900 square metres. All the bones are broken, and it is thought that the anituals must have been eaten by prehistoric men.
A new artificial barbor is rapidly approaching completion at Leizoen, near Oporto, the only place of refuge on that coast between Vigo Bay and Lisbon. The port is of large capacity, has good anchorage and can be easily entered by vessels of twenty-three feet draught,
shows a population, in round numbers, as
The recent census at the Cape of Good Hopa
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About 430 miles of track have been added to France's strategical railways this year, Next year 100 more miles will be built. The work of Increasing the strategical availability of the French tallway system was planned by De Freycinet in 1879, and will be completed probable in 1903
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oft in Berlin, arrived recently in that city.ongkong, 10th November, 1891, by the late Dr. H. Schliemann to the Museum The splendid collection of relics of Troy left
The collection is much larger than was supposed. Fifty huge chests were necessary for its tran-
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sportation from Greece. Berlin has now one PERSEVERANCE antiquities in the world of the largest and finest collectiota of Greek
Aabbath keeping railroad is to be built in
No, 1165, E.C. Europe. The village of Santa Croix in the Jure, which makes a great many clocks and musical boxes, bas been long anxious to get a railway A LODGE will be held in FREEMASONY REGULAR MEETING of the above
build it at bis own expense, on the condition Bretheres are cordially invited. At last a wealthy man named Barbey offered to instant, at. 8.30 for 9pm. precisely. Visiting down the mountain Connect with Yverdon. HALL, Zetland Street, on MONDAY, the 16th
:that; for-twenty-five years there shall be no traffic on Sundays. Hla condition was accepted, and the road, to cost about $50,000, will be opened next year.
Hongkong, 16th November, 1891.
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