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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1892.
THE P. & 0. S. N. Co.'s steamer Lombardy leit Singapore for this port at 5:30 am. yester day:
CLAIMS on the New '11.B.C. must be sent to Mr. E. W. Rutter who will stipply forms for the purpose.
Ir communication is established with Mars we may at last find a place where thingy'were known before the Chinese discovered them. But the Scot will be at home there already, The Emperor of Japan has bestowed a Japanese title on Sir Edwin Arnold. The result of this will simply be that Sir Edwin will in future be unable to pronounce his own name."
THE case of Regina v. a 'sampen-man charged with unlawful possession of two CRIST of TEW oplam, remanded on Friday last, will be heard Before Mr. Fastinga at 11:30 to-morrow morning, A REGULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No: $25, will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zeland Street, on Thursday, the rat proxime, at 8.30 for 9 pm, precisely, Visiting brethren are cordially invited. THE Canadian Pacific Raliway Co.'s Royal mail steamer Empress of India, from Vancouver arrived at Kobe at 10.30 am. yesterday, and left again at 5 p.m., for this port, via Shanghai. $2.50 per dozen. We beg to acknowledge receipt of a copy of the Imperial Insthate handbook for 1892, giving * fall account of the governing body, the origin and development of the lustlidie, the buildings, the objects of the organisation, futes as to Fellowships, and a mass of general information. [39 The work is nestly got up, and the cute good.
Tx Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks, this evening, com. *mencing. at 8 p.m. —
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Tax Superintendent of the P. & O, S. N. Co. informs us that the Company's steamer Bombay left London for this port on the'arst inst. THE Canadian Pacific Railway Cola Royal mail steamer Empress of China, from Hongkong, reached Shanghal at 1 am. yesterday, and left. again at 11.30 p.m. for Vancouver, via Nagasaki, Kobo and Yokohama.
On Tocaday (16th inst.) by order of the Viceroy of Funkien the officials offered op prayer in the advance, and a three days fast was proclaimed city for rain," notice of which had been airen in The ame night rain fell copiously... THE Superintendent of the F. & O. S. N. Co. informs us that the steamship Bakkara, with
the next English mail, left Singapore for this port at 6 p.m. yesterday, and is expected about 6am, on the 29th Inst. --
THE Viceroy L Hang-chang has, reports Renter's agent, given instructions for the reply ment to the Banque de Paris et des Pays Bat of the loan contracted with that establishment by General Tcheng Kl-Tong, the former Colaese Chargé d'Affaires in Paris.
A MEETING of the thareholders in the Yokohama Printing and Publishing Co., Ld., is to be held at Yokohama on the 25th, according to a notice Fonsidering the financial position of the Com. published by the Herald, "for the purpose of any and the advisability of winding up the
came."
!
NOTHING is sacred to the caricaturists. Artists in Rome have libelled the Pope by representing his nose as the neck of a wine flask, while the
rest of his bead is represented as the bottle. The priests are incensed. However much the Pope. may be caricatured, he cannot appeal to the law, for he will not accept the Law of Guarantees,
Overtura"Der Frelschätzian,Weber, Fantasia. A Dina la Ediratia Sullivan,
THE Hon-J. H. 'Stewart Lockhart, Registrar- Valanillam. General and Protector of Chinese, may be a Relection, “Los Mantonér Noir"....due tonal, Danch Hungarian" now.Bezokerskt.
terribly bad man, as "A Strict Detective" saya In his letter; but all the same, a declins to The sprightly thief who escaped from the publish the communication raless the wiker waiting room in the Magistracy recently, after sends his name and address, not necessarily for being sentenced to six months' "hard," was publication but as a guarantee of good fakib. arrested in Britlah Kowloan this morning by a Our correspondent (apparently Chinese) mast Sikh constable and brought before Mr. | know that it is the rule not to take any statement Hastings at the Police Court.. He was without authority, Send-up-your-name, “Itec " sentenced to six weeks additional retirement and privately if you like, and don't be afraid we will deportation at the expiration of his incarceration. † tell your master. Tomorrow moming the Sergeant who is charged with neglect of duty owing to the escape of the thief in question, will have to face the music at the Police Court, on remand, JUDOMENT was given at Liverpool last month le the Board of Trade Inquiry as to the stranding and tras of the "Inman "feamuhip, City of Chicago, Dear the Old Head of Kinsale, on the Irish coast,
THE spinning of colton yarn is now going on extensively in Foochow says the Ecke, cotton being imported from Ningpo in Janks. The machines come from Shanghal, and large orders have been sent for more of them.
The manager of the Hop Hlug Hong appeared before Mr. Hastings this morning to offer explanations la respect to the seizure of go taeis on Monday night. He applied for niemand of prepared oplum on board the steamer Lanthan until the return of the Nanshan from the south, indefinitely, and ordered that the case ba bend but the magistrate declined to delay the hearing
on Monday afternoon next before two magistrates, and liberated the accused on $100 bail, on his own recognisances.
KESWICK'S SHARE BILI,
Mr. H. J. Scott seconded that the meeting be After some discussion Mr. Grote moved and adjourned onill Thursday, September 15th,
The adjournment was carried.
As the spreches were not concluded until 5.15 pm, and would occupy about 3 columns, we hold over our full report until to-morrow.
ARRIVAL OF THE "BENGLOE""
MIR EXPERIENCES IN 'A' TYPHOON.
their own tribunals and have not acquired in return the sight of residence and trade in the Interior. The caly course, therefore, now open to the Government of Portugal' is, I think, to negotiate an entirely new treaty with Japan-a treaty similar to that which exists between any two civiileed, Power.
I am, Sir,
•
Your obedient servant,
A JAPANESE. Hongkong, 24th August, 1892, 20
FIRE ON THE " EMPRESS."
co-opriate and reorganize the force that better results may be attained from them.
The Board of Admiralty his commitloned E. Kun to examids the students of the Tien- tsin naval school at the autumn examination which is to take place on the 1st of the th moon. It is sald; that the students have made apparent progress in the English brauches, but have neglected their Chinese studias,
town near Soochew, when an unnatural son A case happened about ten days ago, in a
dellberately stabbed his mother to death. There was apparently no motive for the sad even to feel angry at his mother. The mother, widow, and her son had niwayn lived together. The other day while eating water melon together the son asked for a few hundred cish, which the mother refused to give, knowing that from the basquandered. Thereupon the son immediately prodigal habits of her son the money would only set opon his mother with the water melan knife stebaby and, with these wounds, the poor her first to the left and then in the
SAME PAMOF.
(FROM OUR OWN CORFESIONDENT.)
* August azad, The "Scandal Society" of Amoy is startled by the surprising statement of the Port Surveyor, John H. Coombs, who declares that he will expatriate himself by becoming a British subject, This nati-repablican' act of declension from cldica to subject will reduce the membership of the American colony on the Bund side of Amor, fust so per cent; the other American In that district, Mr. Marquart, remains true to the flag of his adopted crustry.
It is reported that three young girls who have: been engages working in the Milf of the Shang bal Cotton Cloth Company have suddenly dis A correspondent writes to the Yapan Arall appeared and gone to regions unknown. The "We are just entering the harbour of Hakodate parents of the fugitives are very solicitous about after an occurrence which might have ended them. One of the young guls was to he very - dicamrously. All went well with the married next month, and the relations of her Empress of Tepan, after leaving Yokohama onbetrothed are pressing her parents for the pro Monday the Bib, until the evening of the roth, duction of the runaway. of Commerce was held at the City Hall this of Commerce ting of the more City Hall hit then, being over 600 miles from land, soms. alternoon to consider the working of the ShareWhether a wire had broken below, or latent went wrong with the electric light wires. having asked the Chamber to report on it. Bill of 1891, in consequence of the Government 5e had melted
configration in the after hold filled Mr. Bell-Irving moved and Mr. Bellow with tea, sugar, and-silk. The hatches were
were 3000 pe esived as of seconded the following resolution!
opened, and the cargo broken out, steam That in the opinion of this Chamber it is an having presiously been let into the com- desizable at present to make any change in Ord. partment, but when a few score of tea-chests 13 of 1891 relating to shares.
had been lified out, smoke laaned in volumes and flames were discerned at the bottom of the from the hold, along with the injected steam, cargo, while the load crackling was heard of cates and boxes being consumed. It was deter mined to close up the batches, and if possible | right smother the fire with steam, water, and patent woman fell. An elder brother of the assassin anibilators. The hatches were therefore again coming in from outside hastened to wrest the battened down, the air excluded, and five large kaile away from his brother and was also that night, the reeks and fumes increased and afterwards in getting the man securely tied and hoses set pouring water into the hold, but all stabbed. The neighbours, however, succeeded at 5 am, of the morning of the seth it was plain taken to the Halen'a yamefn. · · that the ship was most dangerously, on fire. The engine-room, bulk-heads were blistering As predicted in our last fesus the Benglos met with heat, the decks were borning bot, and the with no very serious trouble beyond getting Capiata came to the wise resolution, gladly ac severe dusting in typhoon which caused her cepted by the passengers, to turn back and run cargo to shift, giving her a heavy list to start full speed for safely and ald. Meantime, the board. - How the captain of the Whampoa came boats had all been prepared, and provisioned, to report in Shanghai that a steamer very like | life-belts got in readiness, and every proper step the Benglos was badly ashore and abandoned | taken in case the melancholy necessity should at the Haeshin Island is a conundrum which he arise for resorting to the boats. It would have alone is in a position to elucidate. If his object been a forlorn hope indeed for the passengers was the creation of a sensation he succeeded and ship's company with the nearest land five admirably, ao well, indeed, as to deserve substan
or als bundred miles away, and a strong Current tial recognition from the agents of the famous old setting from Japan. There was, however, no "Ben" liner and the Insurance offices interested panic or foolish tass visible on board. Every 'A CORRESPONDENT, telegraphing from Sydney in her well-being. The following is the report of body behaved with commendable calm, due on the disaster at Sangir, reports: The the Bangioe's experiences furnished by Captain largely to the admirable discipline and manil- captain of the Catterthun fartherstates that the Farquhar, the commander:-"The Bangles neas with which the Captain and bis officers large land of Luzon, in the Philipplee group, left Moj! with a cargo of coals on the 14th and and crew faced the peill." A day of quiet sea had recently suffered severely from valcaule having on board one European passenger, Mrs, enabled the ship to steata back si ber best apted. eroptions, which had set fire to and devastated Lyons. With a moderate breeze and southerly and we ate now safely catering Hakodate, with a large portion of the island." Seeing that Loson swell all went well till the 17th, when a stiff the bold still probably fall of fire under our feet, (about as large as England and Scotland toge-gale and heavy south-easterly ses, with wind but the vessel, her people on board, and the bulk on the rat ultimo. The Court found that havingther, and is over Boo miles from Sangir (Celebes) backing to the eastward, were experienced. At of the cargo saved. Too much praise cannot, I regard to the fact that the weather was an inter- is hardly likely that the volcanic erupilon at 11.36 m. the ship, took several very heavy ihlak, be awarded to Captalt. Lee and his ship' H.B.M.'s Porpoils was off our post on the militant fog, very thick at times, that the vessel the latter place could have much effect on the and that the log-book showed that she was was nearer to the land than the master expected, former. Somebody has been romancing.
lug for discretion, courage, judgment,
soon her on ber beam ends. The engines were and this feeling has been expressed by the for Keelung, where next day Royal salutes were immediately slowed down and the trysali was in default for not having used the lead with bas just been completed at Constantinople. She hauled to S.E. All hands were set to trimming strophe has in all probably been escaped, and at targets moored seaward, and exercised the travelling fastet than he calculated, the master THE first ironclad battleship ever built in Turkey Jib were taken in, while the vessel's head and passengers in a letter to Captain Lee, of which I exchanged with the forts, and the customary was am able to afford you a copy. A terrible cata official visits. I hear she had a good practice greater frequency, and for allowing, the vessel to the Hamidiyek and she was launched in
the coal in the holde and buskers. With litt there is no one on board who understands the crew also in the sea-mins and fish-torpedo preceed at full speed upon a course approaching 1885, but her construction has occupied twenty of 28 degrees, which submerged the deck 18 dangerous condities of the vessel (who is not service, after which she took her departure for the land at a time when, as the Court belleved years in all. Everthing in her, down to the inches on the lee side, this was no light task, glad to be within reach of help in these qufet Foccho, on Wednesday afternoon. The steam. the weather was not such as to justify this compasses, is of Turkish production, the gons About 3 pm. a tremendous ses swept over the waters" The following letter has been presented ship Swift passed our port yesterday for proceeding. The Court suspended the certificate only excepted. She is a barque-rigged central ship filling the engine room and stokehele bilges to Captain A. G. Les-by-the passengers on Keelong, which harbour of black diamonds abo of the master, Mr. Anhur Redford, for nine battery abic, carrying 95 fa, and two 6-in. gun,(oa lee side) about 5 feet shore floating board
will probably leave for months. They intimated that they would make An older battleship, the Ormamysk, built at plates, and with the beavy rolling ond
CAN Monday, RMS Impressif Japan, the 15th Instant. The I.
Co.'s team. suggestion to the Board of Trade that a fog Glasgow in 1864, has been reconstructed. She la presture of water in the bilges a considerable
ship Loksang is calling here now, on her way signal should be placed on the Old Head of a central cliadel ship with two barbelites, each page of the flooring was burst up and the
We, the undersigned passcogers en bound the Empe from all more southern climes to your port, Kinsale..
mounting a 10-ta, Krapp. She carrier song washed off the main boilere, and it was Jajan, upm her present waynes to Vanqumpar, desire to taste and 1 gladly
T eight 6-in, and six 4- gung, besides small deemed necessary to cut the axillary pump
our sense of the skill, good fudgrnest, and declikda “«Urplayed by DETAILS have been received of the wreck of the pieces. The maller Ironclad Mookademy. yacht Sunbeam, in the Australian pearl fisheries Hair was built at Constantinople in 1872, and and reduce the water. This sca also carried
suction pipe and rewet it into the lee bilge to try in the after-hold of the ship on the sight of the toth instant. The measure taken by him were prompt and sagacinus, but when region, Capain Read was taking the Sunbeam the river-monitor Hexler was built at the same away the No. 3 boat,
the safety of his passengers and as the vessel was at stake het ou, and when lying off an island in Admiralty place in 1875. Four new steel cruisers of large rails, the harness cask, and everything moveable the expression of our admiration of the good disciplise and quiet
the gangway ladder, teak Gulf on March 27th a leak was discovered, and size are now building there, and two more, each on the starboard side of the deck. At 5 p.m., courage them by the officers and company of the alp under no time in feing bla daty to them by rending. We wish to add
she sack half-a-mile from the shore The of 4050 tons, are in contemplation. The present being unable to get the ship trimmed, a start captain ultimately decided to go in the whale Sultan is, indeed, greatly improving his long was made to j tison the coal cat of the starboard boat to Roebuck Bay to catch the mail steamer neglected fleet. dae there in three werks, and he was accom. panied by nine of his crew. When they MONTSERRAT LIME JUICE & CORDIAL, attempted to land at one place the natives showed themselves very hostile, The boat arrived at Cygner Bay, King Sanad, on April 17, and, having obtained provisions, the party pro- ceeded on their voyage, reaching Roebuck Ray three days later in excellent health, having sailed | 400 mile's in an over boat. This story, however, which is now at Cowes, having a new foramust fitted. Lord Brassey keown nothing whatever of the vessel which was recently lost on the coast of Australia. He never sold any vessel to 'bis son-in-law, Lord Cantelupe,
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THE latest news us to the fire on the Empress of Japan is that it occurred in the after hold. that some tea and sugar were destroyed
and
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· August roth, 139.
No news, else I would send an item. Weather stormy, foggy, rainy and worthless,
FORMOSA.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.}
TAMSUL August 14th,
Captain Lean the otsalen of the dianitroes fire which occurred oppertunity in bad myself of the favourable
| very trying tiresÍADOCES. “ÁRNA momant thees tha
panic or confini, da board and the occurrence firm first talat unfortunate as it was, and inconvenient to ourselves—reflects, in our opinion, the utmost credis on the Captain, oflows, and evew of this splendid about ship,
(I follow the singstures of the peasangers);
THE HON, SLINGSBY...BETRELL.
bunkers. Up to 9 p.m. heavy stas washed barating in the donkey house door and lacressing over the deck casing of the engine department, the the asbpils of the starboard wing furnaces. At the water in the bilges to the extent of washing by fire and water, but the" ilk was not
9 pm, at which time the ship became somewhat damaged. Her cargo included 14.751 pack- ages of tea-6646 from Shanghai-and 627 bales leader, the pumps were unable to reduce the of milk123 from Shanghai, The Japan Delly the ship and the excessive list it was with much water in the bilges, and through the rolling of Harald
when slowing the cargo lo tained to work the engines at quarterspeed. At Yokohama and throws doubt on the story 1.30 p.m. the ship was shove in," beading S.W., that it was caused by the electric light wire Captain Lee was very warmly eulogised by the worked with perfect composure and with an all hands (including the lady passenger, who passengers on leaving Hakodate who stale that energy which the others could but emulate) the most perfect order and discipline were main working in the holds and jettisoning, the coals tained by the officers and crew without exceplan, out of the buckers until 1.30 am. on the 18th. TO-DAY'S SHIFFINO RETURNS,
and a letter, drawn up la bandsome term, was pre-At 6.30 am. in 3o fathoms of water, the engines sented to Captain Lee by Sir Edwls Arnold after were stopped and fires cleaned, and at 7.55 the Inward.
being signed by himself and every passenger on Binglon
stleamer, from Moji,
board. Thus ends happily what might have
vessel made slowly for Hacshia Islands, the Charters Towers ...
Kutchinatsu, proved to be terilble disaster in mid-ocean
crew continulog the jettisoning of the cargo, At half past twelve she anchored in the North- Kong Bang..
Bangkok.with aid no nearer than thousands of miles West Bay of Sha-ho Jaland, with a list to star Fuhu.................
Shangbai.
hoani of 16 degrees, The deck hande Poting..................
Canton,
continued all day trimming the conle and Kobe. Guthritimum................
the following morning an endeavour was Swałow
made to arrange with the islanders to Slogerore.
work on board the vessel, but seeing the heavy list they were evidently airald and the
Crew refused to work any longer having had a continuous spell of some hours, and and utterly worn dut. Next day teen teed with the natives were more
segotiators successful fearices were employed, who worked to such and adtange that by 5p.m. the ship was sufficiently right to proceed with safety. The anchor was weighed, and without further misadventure- Hongkong was reached last night."
cannot refer to Lord Brassey's famous Sunbeam, coolles smok at the fire béke aut from difficulty that 40 ibs, of stesni could be mafo- names of the late Privaid Secretary, to Governor | war-whoops, or, falling success, that the clowns
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Honghong
Away.
"SO FAR, AND VET BO NEAR?
stations of life, will remember the euphonious Not'a few residents of this Colony, In various
Des Voeux whose blissful residence at Govern ment House terminated so abruptly, about two wears ago, as to cause quite filles in well Singsby went when he departed these shores we lnformed official and social circles. Where know not, but, at the present time we have mirabile dictus, ■ Loudon paper before as in which his name appears in the House of Lords and Bow-street Police Court records !" Here they are in all their virgin nakedness, without smile, salgger orcomment i—
drop you a few lo Woodycars' Clreas, after all the fighting with typhoons and Chinese mobs, fideing fairly well, although In North Formosa no such large audiences can be expected us they enjoyed on Kulangsu, in front of such a populous city as Amay, The feats of horsemanship at the Circus the Natives downiight astounding. The fair. are something marvellous, and in the eyes of
equisiriennes also accomplish their riding in gracefal and admirable style, and the funny tricks of the clowns are a fruitful source of endless healthfal merriment. I understand the enterprising managers, Profesar Victor Valuzie, the eminent a-onan, and Marlyn, are trying to the mountains, to produce their war-dances and engage & troop of Formosan wlid “ Injuna” from
are quite prepared to impersonate the savage autochthones in all their glory. By proper repre rentations made by the British Consul,” Mr. taken the circus under his protecting wings, Hose, to the Governor bis Ex. seems to have
since which time the business seems! to be going on fably well, and undisturbed. “It seems to be undecided yet, whether they will proceed from here to Saigon of Singapore ; but with Ferris' clrcus at Batavia, Saigon may possibly bo pre- ferred. Wherever they may go, our whole come HOUSE OF LORDE,
manity wishes this combination of deserving and talented artistes every success. I understand The Queen's Speicher, Pennington of the Customs is going home'sa The Hon. Slingsby Bethell (Reading Clerk) leave soon, and Ms. Remusst from Canton will having read the Commission for prorogatag the rollers him. Mr. Hansen of the Governor's teles Parliament,
ngh service is away on a general tour along the The Lord Chancellor said: My Lords and whole line, latetyphoons having played old Harry Gentlemen, etc.
In several places with the same.". We had the Intention hero," a selected circle of us," in sube At Bow-street, on Thursday, Pallenjce Mua scribe to Reuters Telegrams; bat after weighing charges, Fance, was charged with obtaining the pros and cons carefully, we have arrived st money by false pretences. On May 11th prisoner.
the conclusion que l'affaire ne faut-par-la Bedford-row, and saw Mr. Johnson, one of the worst off for not having them. There are six went to the office of Koncile and Co., solicitors, chandelle, trogling that we shall be nose the partners. He gave his name, and said bi more failway stations added to the Bee south of father was a partner in the firm of Little, Frere, Talpehfe, and the only Foreign rallway employé and Nicholson, salicia, Bratay old catres lll in the Governor's employ is trying hard to pondouts of Rowcliffe and Co, Prisoner weld push the progress of the line, and there is a It is only fair to add that the Furhum, which he
he had been studying in Dresdent, and was taken amour, (which, however, I have not been Hemala" able to verify yet, and I have my mise roborates the report of a large steamer ashore at that whilst lying at the the Hacahin Islands which Capt. Hutchinson of he exhausted his funds. He had been to the fuel that Shao Yu-lien intends to employ Foreign with a few days. But like the commander of sanding him back to Tedia. His ship, however trains has somewhat improved of late; probably the Whampoa the Fushan's people failed to did not sall for a fortnight, and he wanted some the shrere sirictures of the foreign – press, make out the vessel's name.
money to support him in the meastime. Rather, cpecially in the columns of the Mercury, miy as Little, Frere, and Nichelson, Mr. Johnson bean fale of Tate, and the general, state of than run the risk of offending such old friends have been brought to the noise of his Ex, not without dome beneficial result The weather advanced him
MESSES, WHERLOCK & Cola Eeight-market seport, dated Shanghai, roth August, 1893, Contains the following: Our remarks of th fost respecting freights homeward remain unchanged. ForLondon-Demand for tonnage is very limited, whilst for New York there is forgotiations fell through. At half past five the steamer, for Haiphong. so much enquiry at present. Cousiwiser-In
Shanghal.
the absence of demand rates have further Saigon etc.
declined, and we hear of no charters having Swaton etc. been effected. Naganski to Shanghal-Rates for "Valparaiso, Tallers are still maintained, but very cheap rates Aggregating 6,405 tops, register.
are reported to have been accepted for steam tourage. Far London, Bid Buer Cagal Tax Times, after quoting from the reports of The steamship Talmachus outside the the Imperial Marliima Customi, says¡—Two | mails, the only departure
e during the forinightj Kintuck and Palamed circulated for despatch daring the next ten days which will be more
CHARGES AGAINST A PARKEL
elegiach: questions relating to the oplum trade suggest we have, however, three steamets, vix; Glenavon arrived here from Shanghal last night, cor-1 in Paris whilst on hunk for givings about it until I shall see it verified)
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 189a.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Tux P. & 0. B, N. Co.'s steamer Afalacca let Bombay yesterday, for this port.
Mr. J. F. COTTAM, one of the best known and most popular managers of dry goods stores out
other column, at the bend of the firm which has
themselves | first, what to the ratio · borná
by
Imparts of foreign opium to the total than ample tonnage to meet requirements. For the Whampoa startled the Model Settlement | Office' 'and' arrangements; had-béen made for engine drivers' again. The regularity of the
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not namely adore the optalons supressed by
7+ Correspoldanta în tila column for
FORTUGUESE JURISDICTION IN JAPAN.
To was Korrak oF THE “Honorowa Telmorare,”.
called again, and 2. On the reik prison of health fairly good. There is little or no news,
from the fighting districts.There is but seldom anything favourable for the Chinese, side to sport, and any reverses the Celestial are particularly careful to keep dark. Rumour has
ing a certain number of Chinese scalps, with the recently with fremendous rejoicings, after obtains skulls attached thereto. --- Mercury.
Rast, is, according to an advertisement in an; therefore, foreign opium ministers to certain) { result. Departure Lon London :--algamabip · SIR,-I read in your liste of Monday lust that { alleged that other firms were visited@rinder" it last the son of an'sborginni çklet got married
taken over the business of the Hongkong Trading Company, Limited: Cottage in crackhand at his business and we wish him every success in his new undertaking,
· ACCORDING to the K be-Chronicle, the unfor Year to poppy cultivation; the production is general cargo or for tea. Spragues Government is indeed like shutting the
duction of the native drug? Secondly, is railo likely to locicase or to dimialah? The New York, va Sues Canal:The steamship particulars given abere, supplemented by the Guy Mannering cleared two days ago, and the information contained in a Chinese Customs berths is now occupied by the McD circulated Yellow-book, pablished in 1888, and entitled for despatch during next week 1. the formez- *Nativa Opium, 1887" gato answere of ne vessel took a very fair cargo, and" Judging” Ebas doubtful nature to these questions. The engagements already made for the latter, sås receipts in China of foreign opfum daring also abosid meet with good supports." "The steam- 1891 amounted to 77.445 picula. Taken at the ship Telamon is expected about the end of the
produced a letter written the official paper of Chins amounts to the enormous quality of share of the cargo offering. Pia the Cape
f the India Office, fully con lowest figures the present production of opium in month, and has been successful in obtaining a fair
firmies Mis statement was signed w tore than 330,000 plculs annually. At present Demand for tonnage has somewhat fallen off, but
Slingby-Bethall. Thinking this was genuine
Joabion, advanced prisoner: Calw at cheaper rates than now quoted besless might more than one sixth of the total consumption in Telemachus vid Foochow roth fast Departure steps have been taken to prevent the Portuguese he obtained from them sums of money. He not more than one-fifth, and próbably to
similar circumstances by the accused, and that China. Its use is, moreover, steadily (slowly) for New York steamship Gay Mannering pid in Japan from coming under Japanese jurisdic admitted bis galit, and was Comantized for trials declining each year, while on the other Amoy 17th inst. Quotations am:-Shanghai to tion and that the French Chord d'Araires a Au revoir Slingsby When will you be out band freak tracts of country are being devated London, P. & O. S. N. Co., 354. per ton f
on for taken possession of the Portuguese Consulate each
10 General at Tokyo. This action of the Portu East again, gid chappie) steadily Increasing not in one province only, London, O. S. S. Co. 157, per ton for tanate shareholders of the Hyogo Hotel are but in all, and greater experience and greater cargos dos.. for tea. Shanghai to Londes, stable door after the horse is stolen. The extra NOTES From chinese paPERS, a condition aut uncommon among parties to care and everywhere effecting a marked Ben Line 351, per ton for general cargo territorial right once abandoned by Portugal can fawsuit-mourning over the bill of costs. The improvement In the quality of the drug, or, for tea. Shanghal to London, C. M. 3. never be regained, and the appointment of the An accident happened on the Tientsin rallroad demnition total, as Mt. Mantailns would say, and raising it to the level of the Indias prodaci N. C. 35r. per ton for general cargo 1 40 for French Chargé d'aires as Consul General as a fortnight age, in which a man while taking amounts to no less than $7.cox and whereas That the trade is Indian oplum with China is tes. Shanghai to London, Glen 32s. 6d. per Tokyo will not, I fear, amend matters. The the object of the action was to get sit of a bad doomed there can be no doubt: The action of ton for general carpol 376, 56, for fea. leht of extraterritoriality, was originally unskilled was run over by 8, 20, 500 ness which did not pay, result that the Society for the Suppression of Opima may Shangbai to New York direct. per ton for tea by some o of Powers by threats from the another heavy item is added to the wrong side hasten its death. It would, however, be wisdom and general cargoes." Nagasaki to Shangari late Tycoon Government in its declining days. of the account. There is a remarkable resem.us is part to await the process of natural disso. Soyo for steam and $1.00 for Balls Newchwing Then the smaller Fowers followed in their lost-
H. E. Shao, Governor of Formosa, has owing blance between the histories of the Yokohamas Intion rather than to dislocate national and cota to Amoy 15 cents per pical, nominal New steps and obtained the same rights. But Portugal, a sickness memorialised the throne to grant Sketch in Chiasts Ink!” of life in ont-porta Printing and Publishing Company and the Hyogo mercial loterests merely in order to disseclate chwang to Swalow 13 cents per picat, numissi. Hotel Company," In each alike a barrister was | India from the trade. The action will in no way Neuchwang fio. Canzon" 14" cents per Flenz tough her fallare to "make" proper· provisión? @hing a month's, leavà" frons, active duty,the caused". And syen if we grant that our Isolated
exercising her judicial rights in Japan, har GhAG.
and the moving spirit as 'promoters in each alike, tend to Maappression et oplum.” China të indek | nominal. Setilaments during the fortnight recently lost it. If she now turns fordd z žag Treasurer, H, ♬ Tang, is acting for: Governor, island postsion, and our special surroundings:
the severance of connection with an employé Imposed an irksomg: liablilty'; In each plike," a,} law-spit added another nasty debts and in mach alike, no one star reapod any benefit but the "original vendor and the barlalard
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)}->
Although we are all accustomed to the house.
we live for and to look, from it onto towa windows on to outside world, it is always with curider sensation wo find that other people have had a good look 'fa'through the said windows, and that they describe our lives and dally habits in it. It was such a sensation your grand
help us a little to solve the problem to live and pendent of outside supplies, and if the society N. Disengaged vessels in part 1-74kw demandé is again, that will constitute a freak
HONESTAR hot to rectals, we have so much of the difficuty gains its, end 10 far al 'India fa concerned, no | Bafalay, American schoonar, yon fans register. demand entirely, bot Japan, will amely not The Governor of Kongtang attributes the left that 135 this time am half fightered to wilte an optom will be consumed i the only rumit Fleward D. Tross, British barque, "2,000 tons consent to graat such an absurd concession frequent robberies in the province torine want of my must letter to you, in your grand mixiropalla. gained will be that Chipcie opiers will be register." Swanklida, Belilah ship, 1,999 tons now e-daya The Portuguese residents in Japan emblancy as the part of the pollos forde aand W. Ell know that what a manfundosates to smoked in place of Indian, govo
have now lost the privilege of being tried by. I har tseved is proclamation inviting the sandy toj de whas, frightened he nearly always doen in