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THE HONGKONG 1ELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1893.
October zőth. L.-General Serina has been appointed Secretary of the Department of War,
LOCAL AND GENERAL, A REPORT of another fire, at 6 Lock Hing Lane, reached the Central Station al 3 o'clock this. alternoon, but before the brigade got in line the
H.M.S. Firebrand bas taken up her winter berth at Tientsin.
H.M.S. Leander, sitived here from the North this afternoon.
Melith is reported quiet. General Macias has roze to take command. General Margallo, Governor of that place, has been summoned tả / zảm was extinguished by the police and inmals. Ir is highly probable that, in accordance with Madrid, to confer with the Government. The A CHINESE "Doctor, charged by Inspector Mirister for War has declared his intention of Qalacey with unlawfully injecting morphine into personally directing opernilone. -
A chair-coolle on the 13th instant, was today October 27th.
Aned 3a5, with the option of six weeks' imprison. The sappers and miners have to-day comment, at the Police Court. menced energetically constructing fortiAcations In the camp at Mellis, of a permanent character, on plans similar to those at Sidi Aggarlach, saat
Melilla.
The War Minister, General Lopez Domingues, states that the Melilla campaign will be in full progress by the middle of November.
The King's Regiment has commenced to erect a fort between Camellos and Aquariach, just outside of Melilla.
October 18th.
A SUM of Tia. 100,000 has been set aside by the Bosid of Revenue for the illumination and decorailon of the Imperial palaces, theatrical performances, and other festivities which are to be held at Peking on the 17th Inst., the birthday of the Empress Downget. Ir is reported that H.M.S. Raftler, whle es voyage from Chefoo to Shanghat last week, dia covered a bitberta annoted shoal patch. It was ordered out to warn the Alacrity, which thought to be of such import that the Rofiler was alto on her way to Shanghal, of the danger.
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Alexander McIvor, P.S. No. 3, suid-an the 11th at 9 30 p.m. he was on patrol duty in Holly- wood Road when he heard the fire alarm. ascertained it to Indicato a Bre in Square Street. He promptly proceeded to the spot, bring the first European to arrive on the scene, and found No. 8 completely enveloped in flames. The brigade antred about 10 minutes later,
Streat fire with his men. When ho anived en W. McAulay, P.C. No. 8, fireman of the West Peint fire brigade, said he attended the Square
completely consumed, while the ad] Ining heases the scene, No. 58, Square Street had been had also caught fire. Made inquiries respecting possible deaths and could ascertain nothing an the 11th. It was on the rath that he first brand
THE P. M. S. 5. Can steamer China," which let Hongkong on October 17ib, for San Fran- cisco, via Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Yoko hama and Honolulu, sirived at bar destination on the 13th instant. the suggestion of the Government of the Straits, a Ughthouse will be erected next year on the
THE funeral of the late Mr. Joha Macgregor tank place at Shangbal on the afternoon of the Sultan Shoal, Singapore, to replace the light-ship 8th inst, and was very largely attended not only Ajax which has been condemed as unseaworthy.acs but by many luftuential Caleese. The by representatives of the various foreign nation- Mr. John Macgregor the Shanghai Jubiles dianor stillery and engineers, also assembled in con- As a mark of respect for the memory of the late
Volunteers of all branches, Infantry, light horse, has been abandonel. It has also been suggested siderable forces and Captate Norcock, the com- that the actual St. Andrew's Ball be not held minder, of HM.S. Carolins, with Lieut.-Coma common commodity in the Model Settlement, for the same reason, Sentiment is evidently amander Cotesworth, of H.M.S. Rattler, Lienten-
ant Bland, of the Carolins, Mr. Hadley, pay-of the deaths. master of the Caroline, and a sumber al blue THE Japan Gagrite searns from Cores that Joheljickets and marines-about 30-represented the
aku, chief of the notorious Togakuto, whose dispersion of that anti-foreign gang, was recently whereabouts had not been traced since the arrested at Shogenfa. He is at present under- going trial at the Police Board, and will, it is said, be beheaded in two or three months
at Shanghal in the coming week, and will be much in evidence at the forthcoming Table arrive there in the Alacrity on the 18th inst. junkettings. Admiral Fremantle is expected to and the Daphne and Plover an the 23rd. The Porpoiss has siready amived there.
On official telegram was received this morn ing from Melilla stating that yesterday after noon the Moors opened fire on Spanish
appers and miners at work on the farts THX Corean correspondent of a Japanese paper THE British fleet'in the North are to rende vous now in course of construction. The Camellos gravely chronicles the following interesting item fort thereupon opened on the coemy, A of intelligence "Peading the examinailon ef night the Spanish troops returned within their candidates for Princo Giwa's barem which is to llars, having
found the enemy strong in lake place on the rgb of the 9th month (Cereas numbers and well entrenched. The croiser calendar), marriages throughout the kingdom are Conde de Venadito was also able to take an i prohibited."
An interesting country, Corea active part in the firing. The whole available } vary. Spanish forces were engaged, in the fight, but when the day was over and the troops withdrew, neither side had any apparent advantage.
To-day 6,000 more men (infantry) are being sent to the front.
The official telegrams are very meagre as to detalls, and the greatest anxiety is felt all over Spain for faller information,
LATER.
The greatest excitement is felt in the absence of details of the engagement, Generals Margallo and Ortega led a sally from Melilla, and are supposed to be in the oster forts; this news was wired by the colonel of the "Africa" regiment, as senior officer remaining.
General Ortega hun freturned to Mellls and wired the information'sthat General Margallo was killed in action.
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All news from Africa is to? be accepted with the greatest reserve.
LATER.
General Ortega telegraphed this afternoon from Melilla that the fiting was kept up all night, the Moors making determined attacks, ORDAN A! MONDS, NOUGAT, BUTTER which were repulsed. H urgently requests that
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General Ortega haaltelegraphed agalo, appeal ing earnestly for assistance, and stating that at four o'clock in the morning the enemy recom. menced firing, and the Sparish troops bad to meet renewed savage attacks of the Riff men.
Reinforcements are being sent on without a mement's delay..
today.
October 29th. General Margallo’was killed in a sortie from the Cabreiras fort. The body was recovered and accorded a Ch›istian burial.
Two brigades of the army leave for Melilla The engagement on the 17th was tertble to its fierceness, hat ultimately the Spa fards were the victors, though at a cost of fully fire hundred men killed and wounded. The enemy's losses are incalculable. The Spanish troops behaved splendidly, especially the Cuban Yeomanry Battalion.
PINE, APRICOT, CHERRY, LIME, GUAVA, Baterai Macías han reached Mellia and taken
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unfortunates, widowed by the recent floods, sacri- a village in Japan no less than reo out of sea ficed their "locka" and to propitiate the spirits of their lost lords and masters, determined to shave their heads. And they did.
THE band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry will play the following programme at the Officats' mencing at 8 o'clock:- Mess, Murray Barracks, this evening, com-
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NATIVE papers in the North are in receipt of ABOUT five months ago Mr. Simon de Beurs, intelligence from Foockow to the effect that the second officer of the steamship De Carpentier, hill districts belonging to the metropolitan was bitten on the ear by dag belonging to the magistracy of Hochanaten were flooded about few days ago when symptoms of hydrophobia ship. Na bad effects were observable until a four weeks ago through the incessani rains, and. that nearly twenty lives were lost in the founda manifested themselves. The unfortunate man tons, Over 60 more of crops have been des General Hospital in Singapore and Botwith
was promptly removed from his ship to the trored According to the "oldest inhabitant” this is the first dlaaster of such magalinde that standing the unceasing efforts of the physicians has visited the metropolitan suburbs since then charge he died on the 3rd Inst, reign of Yang Ching of this dynasty, about 150 Jean go,
Tak steamer Pakshan, about whose safety some doubts were entertained, owing to the fact that she left Bangkok, bound to Hongkong, on the seth alimo and nothing had been heard of her op to yesterday, is safe and sound at Holbow, to put in for coal, ewlog to ber supply having which port she made yesterday, being compelled roo short when "backing up" against the strong agents last night that she would proceed on her monsoon. A telegram reached the Hongkong forge hither to-day, and will probably be in
port to-morrow morning,
In the course of a lengthy address delivered at a meeting of the Legislative Council in Slogapore on the and fast, the Acing Governor, Mr. W. E. Maxwell, stated that the privilege of free local costage hitherto conceded to, aus Singapore He also stated that the "recommendations of contemporales will be withdrawn next year. the Commitee of this Connell which enquired last year into the working of the law affecting pawnbrokers will be carried out, and it is anticipated that an addition to the revenue of $80,000 annually will be the resuit,"
WUCHANG despatches announce the recent capture of another noted leading spirit of the Kolao Hui, in the person of a man named Lia Kuo-sheng, among the Chiuhua-shan tillis_wear the city of Tatung on the Yangtze. A vernacular conter porary is of the opinion that with the arrest of this man, the Ust of the most dangerous been in fear for the past three years, kas members of the society, of whom the government
been exhausted.
Navy, while the Trotal sent a small contingent of naive troops.
reason why the deceased should not have escaped Inspector Mann said he was not aware of any with the rest of the occupants of No. 58. It was probable that they lost their lives while going on the upper floor. He had no direct evidence back into the burning house to rescue property to show the cause of the fire or of the destas. There was na reason to suppose that the kerosene hawkers were to blame for the conflagration, The second floor of the house was occupied others, and it was the informar and three of the by an informer and three tallore, as well an taliers who were burnt to death. There were no suspicious circumstances connected with the
JAPAN has long been noted for the peculiarity of many of its social customs, but it is not generally known that in a certala district in that country those who fall victims to Copi's bow are liable to taxation. Is Hyogo-ken there is a village in Import of from 30 sen to 3 yen according to the which it has become a recognised law to put an social standing of the contracting parties on every marriage that is arranged, and it is recognised that If the fee be not paid the village headman Are. may not ratify the marriage. From the Japan "His Worship found the deceased met their Gazefts, however, we gather that a person who deathe at a fire which origiented 1 No. 58, Square has been more than four times through the Street on the txth instant, and that the proba ordeni ié except, which leads us to surfae that | blézxplanation of their death was that they there must be a premium on folly in the Land | were suffocated, or bamt, or sustained other of the Rising Sun,
severe injuries owing to the apper floor of the house falling in while they were making their way into their rooms to rescue some effects.
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PARAGRAPHS from an apostolic epistle sent from Shaohsing to one of our Shangbal contemporaries under date 3rd Inst.:-"A lat, good-looking, female baby was laid at the door of the residence HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. of a missionary in this city very early; this morning. Lata of neighbours and idlers At the last competition, the Short Range Cup affaiz till about half past seven, just when he secured the trophy to him for the second time. gathered round to have a look at the baby.. altracted nine mansbers and the winner proved The missionary did not know anything of this to be Commander Ashe, R.N., whose acore of 64 was sitting down to breakfast. At first heHe also won the Net Spoon, while the Handicap dia not know what to do, then he went Spoon fell to Lt-Col Mulcahy. Below are the and reproved his servant severely for taking it Into the house.
Some of the neigh- because the parents knew the missionary was bours said it was laid at the missionary's door
kind; others hinted that it might be a dodge to get money or get up a row." Who would deny sympathy to a missionary after this?
THE SQUARE STREET FIRE.
THE CORONER'S INQUEST.
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this morning in response to a charge brought stances connected with the death of three scholarly and laborious translation of a cele- TaRxz Chluamen appeared at the Police Court Wodehouse held an inquiry into the circum- the Dream of the Red Chamber," being a At the Magistracy this afternoon Mr. H. E.
The second volume of "Hang Lou Meng, or against them by Inspector Quincey in respect to the robbery of 150 brass salvers, articles shipped at No 58, Squire Street, on Saturday night last, of H.B.M. Consular service, has been published, Chioumen and Chinese women in the fire brated Chinese novel, by Mr. H. Beocraft Joly, hence on board the steamer China in August Leung & Lin, a widow, said she was living now about a year after the first volume. The last to Singapore, After the formal evidence of the Inspector, who found the missing anivers
on the fist floor in Na. 58 Square Street on the rith Instant. A little after 9 pm. on that date
present Instalment is rather larger than the in the godowns of Messrs. Murko & Co. at s o'clock this morning, the case was, at the request and the wooden partition were on fre. She sight, is not quite fai uniform style. It is, how she was awakened in her room and saw her table former one, and, probably through some over-
LETTERS lately received in Shanghai from Peking Falilag in this she left the house promptly. No by the translator, and a remarkable product of of the police, remanded for a week.
therefore tried to wife the fire with her bed quilters in the first instance, a striking exempli
fication of high Ilterary attainments possessed state that on the 25th ulto, Lian Shou-heng, 4th
one else occupied her room. She had no ides Vice-President of the Barrd of Civil Office, and how the rooms caught fire. There was a small painstaking effort. To the student of things Chang Yin-buan, and Vice-President of the
kerosene lamp in the room, hanging, over 4 feci literature and train of thought, "Hang Lou
Chinese, of their manners and customs, Board of Revenue, were suddenly summoned to
thels from the floor, against the wooden pirtillon, as. with Mr. O'Conor, the British Minister, the usual position, just as she had lee.it an audience with the Emperor, after which they usual. When the witness awoke, the lamp, Meng" affords an exceedingly valuable mine of hastened to the Tsung-11 Yamen to communicate tin one with spout, was hanging in
Information, since it illustrates so conscientionely
phase of what in 27817
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corresponds With reference to this matter the pollucal when going to bed at about 7 p.m. that
་ understood among Europeans. To | night.
the adviser of the Shanghai Mercury, adds that That lamp might have caused the fire, Bill witdekt
prdinary reader it is also instructive and, no one outside knew what all
table mentioned a fully two feet away from always lo. Tas prie ting and defall of the work this sudden could not speak as to that, not being ante The fateresting, albeit a tr
trifle long-wladed, as of course the ypical Chinese pevel the lamp. When the witness swpke, the lamp cannot but sell et credit on the Typografia
be obtained at any of the stores of Messrs. Kelly the second volunte was printed. The book may and Walab, Ltd, throughout the Far East.
fuss was stout, though it was stated from hear.
THE N. C. Daily News reports that an fequent wis held on Tuesday inst, five days after the murder, on the body of the native who was killed by his younger brother, at a village outside the Hongker boundary, the delay being caused to get squeeze ast of the relatives of the murderer. At the inquest, the murderer refused that be stabbed him in the heat of passion and was now very sorry for it. Before the quarrel, Kung bas all along been very reluctant to take The murdered man leaves a widow and two be said, he had no thought of killing his brother. children. The murderer was afterwards taken to Paosban.
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Another report fixes the Spanish loss as for as ten killed and filly wounded. The bayonet was most effectively employed against the Moers The enemy captured two bill gune, but fou pparently by the tipes and others endeavouring say that it bad relation to a hitch in the dep | appeared to be in the same position as when abt Comercial" of Macro, at which establishment: Spaniards recaptured them at the point of the bayonet. The troops brought into Mellila to look on the face of the dead map, but stated Minister to England, who la xaid to be too ill to large quantly of arms and other spotis taken CRACKERS.om the Moors. The firing has been contioned
General Margallo was killed at the head of body of troops convoying atoren and munitions of war to an outlying post.
Later, The fighting continues; the Spaniards are holding their own gallantly against 30,000 Moort
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AT■ meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council on the 3rd instant the Acting Colonial Secretary moved "bat an additional sum of October 30th. General Efacias brought to Melila stapler this year. He explained that the original $17.413 be voted for the Military Contribution reinforcements, and the situation of the garrison vote was first collected at a rate of 2/9 to the
now greatly improved.
dollar and this was paid for the first two quarters. Telegrams received by the Government in The third quarter was made at 1/8; and the Madrid from the leading inhabitants of the present quarter st 2/7. The vote would make of handsome and artistic designs, suitable to all Pippines volunteering and have been publiabed, the last payment this year. Ms. Shelford, on
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behalf of the Unofficials, said that at his and of tastes and at moderate pilceș,
the table they were unable to accept it. On being put to the vote, It was cassled by the official majority. Presumably Hongkong will be asked to increase its Military Contribution shortly, on very similar grounds.
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The European press is full of glowing accounts of the way in which 3000 Spanish troops met and defeated 40 000 Moore,
To-day desultory firing continues from the forts, the war vessels in harbour, and the enemy on the hills around,
FROM the Shanghai Mercusy of the 8th Inst. we learn that the screw despach vessel Trac Kiang, belonging to the Pelyang Squadron, was ordered to leave Tientsin on the ath ultime for Port Arthur, and as there was no other ship
ture of Kang Chao-yuan, the new Chinese start for his new post at present. This, continues the Mercury, ie all very well, and we know up the past, but we would not be surprised to hear that the pourparlers were about a mach more serious business, not altogether uncon high quarters hold, of naliliying the result of the nected with the desire, which we know Chinese in protraced negociations with Great Britain over Sikkim and Thibet, or with some anexpected MIERS. WHEELOCK & Co.'s freight market developments in the Pamirs. report, issued at Shanghal on the roth lost, is as follows:-During the past fortnight the Antame Races have intervened but have had no material effect upon trade, ass fair business has been done both for London and New York, mare especially for the latter port, to which large quantity of tes and general cargo has gone forward and steamers hava had, in some ir stances, to refuse considerable exdiement amongst the natives, shippers space. Coastwire. There has been
from Newchwang to all rusting simultaneously to obtain tonnage with the result that whatever rate was asked Swatow and Canton. had to be paid, consequently pretty high charters were effected; the demand sill exists, bat tonnage to any extent is impossible
went to bed earlier in the evening. The dear of witness's room would be about three feet away from the peg on which the lamp was hung Several familles occt pled apartments on the same floor of 38 Square Street, as that rented by witness. Besides that, three women and a man occupied the cock-loft. Some kerosene hawkers occupied portion of the cock-loft in witness's house,
have gone back to the country.
His Worship-Are the hawkers here f Inspector Mann-No, your Worship. They
the hawkers kept their kerosene cans in the kichen, dear Tank Lane. The hawkers never Contincing, witness cald that during the day
brought kerosene back to their quarters in the cock-loft, at night-it was always sold out before they returned home. Chan Ping was the game of one of the hawkers, and he seired witness's bed-built and carried it to a barber's shop in Square Street, where witness saw it after the excitement of the fire had anbilded.
aquestion from the Bench, said that a certain At this point faspector Mand, in response to informer was missing, who had lived at 58 Square Street.
had no opportunity to identify the body of the. Tuspector Mann then stated that the witness. reputed informar mentioned.
THE MIDNIGHT OFFERING-A TALE OF THE TARTAR WARS RELATED BY A MANCHU OF THE IMPERIAL CLAN.
Emperor offers a acsince in one of his family temples on the North of the Canal not far from (DR. W. A. P. MARTIN IN "N. C. DAILY NIWA") (Note-On the last night of the year, the
the British Legation, and it is generally beloved that this sacrifice is offered, in whole or in pairs to the manss of a Chinese General, who nearly rca centuries ago opposed the advance of the Tasturs.) (**
There at midnight low on the pavement falls,
You ask me to tell why in yonder halls, The Lord of the Rivers and Hill«*
And an annual riie fulfile,
This site was ordained for a worthy man Twas atter the rise of our Manchu clan,
When our stres were roaming the plates, Whose honour unfading remains.
The general anxiety has now disappeared.
November 3rd. Apublic subscription has been opened through ont Spain, to assist the Treasury to defray
The firing sull c-ntinues, at intervals, Another going there at the time, a dumber of civilians to be found. Nagasaki to Shanghai ----This run is that about 9.30 am, on the sath ho to went to the One morning our. Founder, the bravo Talts. Infant dau bter of James and Mary DICK, agud | Moors were beaten off, the Spaniards having her. The water being low on the bar, the Comtes me being asked, and nòives seem to be Street, s. two-started domicile. The houses con- His arqwa weŊu 'spent, his spear broke in two
DEATH.
At Aalderwood, hangbal, on the November, 1893, MURIEL AGNES MCNAIR,
19 months and 24 days.
oth
the
The Hongkong Jeleginph.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1891.
TELEGRAMS,
THE INSURRECTION IN BRAZIL
LO DO, November 12th, The bombardment of Rio de Janeiro has been resumed with vigour. The Banks have all been cloud and foreign war abips are protecting the shipping
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BRITISH AMBA SADOR TO ROME. Sir Francis Clare Ford, G. C. M. G., has been appointed British Ambassador to Re..
THE CIVIL SERVICE, The Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Marquis of Ripon, has offered to place Ceylon, Hongkong and the Suits Seulements civil ser vants in the same position as the Indian service regarding pay and pensions. It is understood that many officers prefer the present position, THE WAR BETW: EN SPAIN ÁND'
MOROCCO.
The following to tgrams are taken from our Mazin exchanges :—
MADRID, October açık, The Spanish forces in Melilla yesterday destroyed without the slightest opposition the foreman trenches constructed by the Riff Moon
General Macias, who is in command of the expeditors framsiting orders from the Govern ment to embark immediately for the scene of operations.
expenses of the war.
the weather.
The British squadron bus sembled at Gibraltar and the French at Oran, to watch events in Morocca.
November 6th
Spala has approached England with a pro posal for a European congress,
The total Spanish forces called out number 100,000 men.
REVOLUTION IN CUBA.
George Hennessy, Inspector of Police, said scene of the fire which broke out at No. 58 Square
the front and back street. Witness searched at sumed had a depth of about 35 to 40 feet, between No. 58 and found four bodies, all mors or less knees, and hands and forearms. It was burnt. Ons body was minus legs, up to the to be what had been the cool house. man's compce and when discovered Withers also found the body Chisamau about 14 to 16 years of age. The body was badly chatred. Á third man's was also found, badly chaned about the thighs and abdomen. The face was not recognisable,
Was beat in a terrible fights
The cloud of purinein waxed thin and few,
And Hfety lay only in fight.
one wartor at last left alone to pred
As through the thick jungle he sped-
All way-worn led weary, but not in despair,
And diceter the fugitive fled,
--Hs sought in the jungle to hide; Only hoping at best for a wild beast's lair, When a vine revered cavern he spied. My Indy1" he cited to an aged croze, Whom at the care's entrance he found,
pray let me repose in your fortress of stone, And spread me a mat on the ground. "Refreshment and shelter I will not withhold
You've nothing to fear," wild the dame, In his nerd, I should wish him the same. "For I have a poo, who's a soldier bold
Just then the pursuer burst into the cave,
The flesh of his falchion was scan, Bat thoughtful the life of her stranger to save,
The matem quick rushed in between. "Spare the life of my guest, and touch not a baler
1wgelved him for your sake along—JF. "For your sake, my mother, the arranger I spare,.
But you're bartered the life of your son,
small engagement took place today the mission from the authorities to take passage in
who had business at Port Arthur abisined per suffering from the great want of craft, very high two men killed and three or four wounded. mander of the Team Kiang deemed it advisable as will be seen below, few charters have been in the same plight as our Northern friends, for, The Cabresizas fort was at last relieved and to get his vessel ontalde before the passenger effected. For Londen vid Sues-The departures provisioned to-day,
went on board. Accordingly he steamed out of the Pakling and Polyphemus have left the The reinforcements cannot land at Melilla and anchored, and on the following day the parberth entirely to the P. and O. Coy's extra boat 10-day 照 Day Macabats, or religious men of the native boats to embark; but the weather being load, and bots, ondauntedly will meet with quick sengers, to the number of about 60,, est off in Adem; the Ningehow, shortly due from Japan, will Moors, have proclaimed a "holy war against very rough at the time the boats were swamped despatch. The "Shell" liter Claw is engaging Spain, and greatly inflamed the nalives.
and sil on board were drowned, with the excep cargo for Havia and London and as she is being General Dominguez, War Minister, has tion of one little el-1. decided not to go to the front.
fally well supported she will not be delayed here Tas Government has decided to call out the ALTHOUGH Japan is always regarded as a rice. long. This reapel wil also take cargo to be tran Flist Reserve.
producing country, yet the returns for the for Hanbury. For New York Ta the Canal, All the bedles were close together. The fourth shipped in Hongkong to the same lice's Voluts November 5th.
present year show an inclination to excess in There has been no difficulty in obtaining cargo bedy was that of a man about 40 years of imports of that staple. By an examination In this direction; in fact "shutting outage. This corpss was, like the others, very made by the Revenge Bureau of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, and published has been the order for all vessels. The badly charred One of the dead men had in the Japan Herald, the total quantity of rice Cardiganshire having left on the 29th ultime evidently tried to carry the other dut, for when xported in September last amounted to 14.317 replaced by the Benlawers, filling up so rapidly their areas clasping the other, Did not suppose with her fail complement, was immediately found the bodies were close together, each of picufs, valued at $176,057, while imports for the same period were 214660 picule valued at
that she proceeds direct to her destination, there were any more bodies in the debrian $467.784, the difference belog $136,726 in favour the 11th instant, to be followed by the Hankow. the lessee of the top floor of No. 58,
The Priam is next In turn, arriving here about Wo Lam, a Journeyman, tallor, said he was of imports. The same resulta more of loss were
Square met with in July and August. The smallness Departures for London Pabling November Street and sub-let portions of it to thirtees A revolation has broken out in Cabs, and the of the rics exported may be due to the price for 6th, Polyphemus November 8th via Feochew, felends engaged in his own line of business. Japanese rice being higher than that of foreign, Departures for New York.Ses G. R. Stolfeld Witress had seen the four corpses in the troops have beaten the rebels,
rice. Unfor:unately the Klushu crops: have October 26th via the Capes Cardiganshire Mortuary and recognised thres / ope was A DYNAMITE IXPLOLION IN SPAIN.
been a fallure this season owing to the presetica October 29th via Amoy. Shanghai to London, Pour journeyman tailor, aged 40 another MADRID, November 4th,
of fruects, and so this is the one kind mest 459, per ton for general cargs i sos tea. "Through Tam Sing, also wtailov, aged 171 a third body was from Hankow 559. Shanghai to New York that of one of his fedis, Wong Feng, an apprent saltable for foreign use, the export trade in the In the harbour of Santander to broke out anticla la hopeless for the immediate fatare. 40 shillings, tes and general cargo,tics, aged 14. The fourth body witness could on the steamer Machichace, laden with
Shanghai to New York at shillings for tea and not identily. On the night of the srth about dynamite. A terpic explosion followed the LETTERS to Shanghed from the North state that general cargo per sailer. Quotations are 'clock witness based cries of "fron the first Governor of the town and over 1,000 other per- the inundation refugees of Shantienfs and other New hwang to Swatow a cents per pical, sons were killed, 4000 or 5,000 wounded, and parts of Chill have been flocking to the caplis nomlast. Newchwarg to Amey a5 cents per saw flames coming throughthe floor from the lower door, on which he lived. Upon lesking round he the greater part of the town laid to ruins. A lo such large numbers that it has been found picul, Newchwang to Canton 35 cents per pleal, storey of the house. Without hesitation witness wholesale conflagration ensued, and has not that the numerous rice-greel stations and houses nominal, Wuhu to Canton 13 cand, per picul, ran from his lodging is No. 18, to this next yet been checked. The entire place, will pro, of refuge, established outside the sixteen gates of Nagasaki to Shangbal $1.40 per 100.
The settle bably be destroyed.
Peking, are Inadequate. Hence an Edict dated ments made during the fortnight are rides, quite a number of the other occupants of
door neighbour's house and was followed by the and lontant has been published ordering the German steamer, 1,340tons, Nagasaki to Bhang house. Winess had no idea why the four victims establishment of six more sice stations, with a bat, $1.40 perlon coal, dispatch. Nanchang, Bri- did not leave the house in time to escape being. grant of Tis, 2,000 and 30,000 picats of rice. It steamer, 1,763 tona, Kuchinarea to Shanghai, burnt. He escaped through a door come is also evident that the problem as to how to $1.25 pez ton coal, dispatch. Whampoa British municating with the next house thang the deal with the innumerable flood exfforaze of steamer, 3.1cg tons, Kuchlaura to Seralow, dividing all of Lee upper por of No. 18M THE RACE FOR THE "AMERICA” calhi, this year, is considered to be much grayer $1.80 per ton coal, dispatch, Hever, German impossible to me down stairs owing to the VREC than that of former famians, that of the present steamer, 318 tons. Newchwang to Kebe, go cents amgunt of smoke coming up the staircase in season being of greater magnitude. And now per picul. Verwarris. German steamer, 615 dense clouds. The door leading to the back that cold, sharp winter is approaching with rapid tous, same voyage. Aprerade German steamer, stairs had been closed by the master of the sirides it has become a most serious goestion 696 tons," same vorige. Raringold, German Mouse. It was Impossible to 19) back to the with the government su to what to do with their steamer, 574 tons same voyage. Disengaged. hausa afiar, once leaving itkich look for the sold and kungy charges.
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Among the dead, besides the Governor, are the judge fad the Naval and Military comman. ders, and many other leading inhabl ants,
Artillery bas been ored to make gaps la the balldings and so check the Himar
The Transatlantic liver Alfonts, in trying to ald the Machicken, was also destroyed and the captain and 40 men were killed.
LATER The despatching of men and material of war is proceeding rapidly, General Lopes Domingues. It is said there were goo cases of dynamite un (War dinlater) is to go to Meillia, and there wil the buning steamer, by the time of his amival de 12,000, mES The damage des animated at over a mililow zij meumped thane, ma
you you bays I broken may chieftain's command
My blood must stone for my galle Sassying, the Made that he held in his hand
Farewell noble soul in the brays Taltre ” He plunged in his heart, to the bilt,
is exclaimed, h
My brother Your mother is mins And adored In our family shrine. the ages to come you'il with honour be named
Peking, 30th October, 1893
•-• One of the titễm of the Emperor,"
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Under date 13th ulime the 'Frisco Carenicle. publishes the following despatches relative le and dermiptive of the recent international