circumstances, brought the vessel head to the reefs on which her banes are now lying ? I am convinced, Sir, that you and most, il mot uil, of your nautical readers will concur with me tn the splatan that an officer who falls to use his judgment under the circumstances mentioned in this letter is not a fit person to be entrusted with the charge of a valuable ship and cargo and the lives of the crew and passengers.
Allow me to draw your attention to a paragraph | relaiing to what I can but term the persecution of Lanfeat which appeared in the Sydney Bulletin on the 13th ultimo. It bristles with saund common sense in every lise, and is well worthy of mole. The paragraph reads t-- .
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1895.
haste to "crush the rebellion, but we never hear anything farther of the progress of the crushing operations. We suppose the military heroes thus ordered to Kansu do not get further on their journey than the receipt of marching orders, as in the late war. The latest high multary personage thus commanded to proceed against the rebels le Toog Li-kwo, an actlog brigadier general, stationed at Yuklang in Kwangsi, who is ordered to take his brigade of Hunan braves by the shortest route to the sent of war. It is trifle strange that in most of these decrees it is military ofEcials at a great distance who are ordered to Kansa We should imagine the most railonal course would be to send troops from the neighbouring slectal when it rapended for six oaths the dertilfrats of provinces, but probably the Imperial Govern seernil office Lanently before the disaster, and was in
ment does not like to court a curt refusal from theas gentry, who know too well the danger obedience entails.—Chisa Gazette.
The N..W. Marine Beaul gate a somewhat unsccommiable
• nf the wrecked" Catterthun. Lanfens
FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.
took charge of the i tharge when tha ayanh inok, place. The cons had been by the captain, and be followed it ciquely so long as it seemad safe to dxan When the Grant. Sast Rock appeared ahaad he promptly altered the emirna no ni to avoid this unexpected danger, he had waited to call the copula before making the chance and the vessel had struck durlig t e fra seconda gr minutes thus foul, he wantd nonuredly haw been arverely daalt, with fr his cowardles in not taking Instant action it such scale, on his owes responsibility. As the Cetierthin struck
MINISTER KATO INTERVIEWAD. The New York Herald's London correspon- Anyhow, he is dealt with hecuso he did act on his own respon billy, The Marine Bound spands Lanfear for doing what he dent is reported to bave cabled to the Slates on did, but it hasn't she moral age to say exactly. for thethe 4th ulifmo as follows-With the reported guidance of the next mean situsted, what he should have done, Therefore, the next man will probably do something sim, and cession of Port Arthur to Rússla, which, how- perhaps thereby insa hin ship alss, and then the same Paard #1
ever, has since been semi-officially denied from suspend his corridente for not doing what Lanfaar was nupended
If the Marine Pinard knows, as it profe) St. Petersberg, the Eastern question that Tanicar did a wrong thing, then It must know what was thing to do, and yet fails to definitaly explain it so as to avert altor catastrophes to fatore, is playing it very low down on
the right thing to ds. And a Board that know the right
the community
suddenly come to the front agale, and is now a leading subject of discarston la London's political circles and the chief organs of the
press
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SUPREME COURT.
· ORIGINAL JURISDICTIÓN, (Before Sir Fielding Clarke, Chief Justice,)
·November rath.
For lang time he was with Vice Admiral LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. General Grand Duke Constantina la the reign of Alexander 11, and at that time superlatended-|- the construction of an ironclad aquadron. In 1877 Masakoff saw active service in engage ments with the Turkish fleet as commander of the steamship Constantine, which was torard fato a cruiser. All through the war Marakeff cruised about the Black Sea, and his torpedo boats harassed the Turkish vessels at Batoum. In 1879 be directed the evacuation of the Sea of Marmora by the Russian troops bound homeward, after which he took part to the campaign against Geok-Tepe under Skobeleff In 1890 Marakoff was promoted to the rank of rear admiral and a year later was appointed Inspector of Naval Ordnance.
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Communication between Vladivostock and | Odessa is now kept up by means of the steam- ships of the Volunteer Fleel. The government has concluded not only to relaforce the fleet in the Far East, but to order in England six mera steamships for the Volunteer Fleet, at an expert of 7,000,000 roubles. The Russian coast in the Far East is being put in a state of preparation in view of the issue of the war between China and Јарац far Rania has now another enemy in the person of gained Japan, and will henceforth always have large fleet in the Eastern waters. The ta to be watchfal of that country- and to keep a the fleet will be, in the first place, to keep the Passage between the Japanese and Korea conuts free for the steamships of the Volunteer land troops. It will be noted that the Fleet; then It must always be ready to transport
of the Russian fleet. The naval authorities quadron is composed of cruisers, the very finest
her crufser just falabed to St. Petersburg, have not grudged even the Rurf, the magal She was ordered East Immediately after takias part la the canal festivities at Kiel She is the largest crufser of the Russian fest. Her length in 435 feet, her wider caxias develop 13,000 ment 11,000 cagines indicated horse power. Her armament consista of fifty guns of various callbres,
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
We know that the terrible Victoria dianstor
The prevailing oplaton is that the re-adfast was due in great messure to the officer ment of European influence in the East and who could have used bis judgment and varied China's future are matters the settlement of "orders" letting his own judgment go for which cannot further be delayed. aothing and sticking blindly to the fil-considered
Yesterday I had an interview with Mr. Kato, Instructions, received from his superior officer: Japanese Miclater to the Court of St. James, What possible consure could have been "mated" who made several Important statements as to out to the subordinate officer in question had be
the attitude Japan is likely assume in the averted the awful disaster by the exercise of future development of the uestion. The Umely di-cretinh? The same argument applies Kaglish papers are anticipating ikat Japan will to the Caltarthun
| casa. Had Lantear, acting on not be induced to evacuate the Liaotong penin own judgment, kept the Cafferthunain without the possibility of friction with quite
clext of tho Seal Rocks, is Russis. On this point his Excellency taki: conceivable that the late master of the 11-
"There need be no mystery as to our delay in Jated steamer would have censured him when evacuating the peninsula. The Japanese ar Informed of what (and why) he had done? If simply waiting for the first payment stipulated he did, then thai master would have merited
by the treaty of Shimonoseki. "When this pay- severe panfabmeat. It has been clearly set ment is made the Japanese troops will be with
HONGKONG, November rath. 'kept on the course
set, the Calterthum evacuation alone. Raiber I should say she will Mr. G. H. Polts reports as follows in his would unquestionably-h
have come togrendemaity
China to pay the necessary portion of the Share-List-lasued at-5-p.m.-to-day------- then why, in beaven's name, should ha
· Business continues very dull and unili political pantabed by the Marina Board of Sydney for And what, Mr. Kato, do you think of the affairs become more settled it is likely to
altering the
the course without the permission of sensational report of the ceision of Port Arthur remain so. The first meeting of shareholders of the commander ?" This misleading decision to Runla}"
the Oliver's Freehold Company, Limited, in of the Sydney Board is but one more instance
*I do not bellave it. Japan was forced to advertised for Saturday, the 23rd November. Field Fort Arthur on the plea that her perserver-The General Managers of the Douglas Steam, fag in the occupation of it would harm Eastern ship Company have declared a bonus of $15 per trade. Therefore I cannot see how Russia share, payable on the oth instant. A. S. could take possession of the place and avoid the Watson & Co. have advertised an Interie application of the same argument to her own
dividend of 5 per cent. for 1895, payable on the pretension,"
soth instant,
forth, and never end, thai had Lenftar | drawn. I don't think Russia will press for
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of the absolute necessity for a complete revision of the law relating to the powers and the con- sitation of these parodies on British justice commonly designated Marine Boards, or Courts of Inquiry
Yours faithfully,
.
CHINA COASTER. Hongkong, 12th November, 1895. [Our correspondent has made out #. very good case for Lanfair, with whom we certainly sympathise, for we
that he consider has, under the circumstances, been very harshly and unfairly dealt with. It waI, how- not strictly within the province of the ever, Board to point out what was the tight thing i do, though had it known what Lanfear should bave done, it would, we think, have been acting wisely bad it added a protocol to it decision setting forth clearly what, le its indgment (with "all the evidence before })) "was the right thing to do. Its fallure to do that places It In a bad light and leaves it open to say coort of appeal to which the case may be taken to express its oplaton clearly on a point of such vital importance.—Ed., N.KT.]
THE REBELLION IN THE NORTH-WEST.
SHANGHAI, November 8th. To-day a telegram was received by one of the mission headquarters here from Singan in Shezal from the of its foreign members, stating that according to latest advices from Lauchow
"If this cession to Russia were conarmed," I asked, #what would be Japan's outlook in Korea 24
Very threatening," was his Excellency's ply."with Russian troops at Vladivostock on the one hand, and Port Arthur on the other; but if this would be threatening to Japan, It would, in my opinion, be even far more
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to China."
"There Are
With regard to the report that Japan looks to England, for unpport in case of friction with other power, Mr. Kato said: different opinions on this point in Japan. I cannot make say definite statement, but I go so far as to say that I think England's interests are identical with cuss. This, however, I will say, there is at the present time no secret tranty. existing between Japan and England.”
"It has been said that Japan" will take thɛce years or more to get her wavy up to the standard necessary to place her on a comparative equality with Russia on the seas 211
There is no intention to oppose Russia," his Excellency replied emphatically. "Increased naval catimales will be brought forward in the next Japanese Parilament, but these increases were already in view and were considered due to Japan's postiion as a great Asiatic nation. It will take some years before they are completed, means, he taken as forecasting war.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
BANKS Hongkong and Shangha! Banks have again moved inregalarly owing to disquiet ing political news from home, but the market clases firmer with buyers at 183 per cent premium. Bank of China and Japan deferred shares are Inquired for at a. The statement in one of the Shanghal Circulars for the last Mail that "no business can be done la Ordinary shares so. long as they are not transferable" is misleading, transferred on the transferor's guarantee of the The Ordinary shates can, as I understand, be payment of calls by the transferce. Nationals are offering at $30.
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MARINE INSURANCES.—Unions are offering and-are-still obtainable at $ical, China Traders have been sold at 874
FIRE INSURANCESs-Hongkong Fires_have been
placed at 3155, and at the rate more abases are wanted.
Chion Fires are a shade easier may be had at $91. SHIPPING-Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats have continued in fair demand and sales have been effected at 836 and for January at $17. China and Manllas have been placed at 863 and 367, and close with bayers at the latter rate Douglas Steamships bare improved slightly and sales at $69, sógi and $70 bare taken place.
HUNG SINO STRAMISHIP CO. v. HOPKINS
CUMMING & Co.
Mr. E. Robinson, fnstructed by Mr. Bówlay Mr. H. L. Denny's office) sppeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. R. G. Hopkins, of the defendant it appeared in person.
The British steamship Pigway left Foochow on the roth instaut, and bad strong north-cast -monsoon and high_son_wlth clear and cloudy
weather.
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The Chinese steamship Toman left Shanghal on the 8th Instant at 3.30 p.m., and had strong hionbón with high ses and cloudy weather throughout. Arrived here last night at 8.40 p.m. "HONÒRONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS, | Helana Richmars.........`in Kowloon Dock.
Lang Tsing.......... Lysemoon...2+39 Kinskių Maru... Frejr
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Mr. Robinson, in opening, raid that this case was brought to recover a balance of passage maney moderan sgreement between the pismuff and defendants whereby the plaintiffs' steamer Propontis was to carry passengers from Holbaw Alojia Maru to Singapore. The defendant had set up a || Felkoo sauna................. counterclaims under the agreement between the Kwong Hot............. parties. The plaintiffs agreed to carry in their Yarob Christensen... steamer Proponits as many passengers as the
U.S.S. Detroit, mom ship could carry, from Hoihow to Singapore. In pursuance of this agreemat 745 passengere Yijia Mars'. were safely carried. The price per passenger | Rhosina was agreed at 15, and the defendnat was to par Belgie
lelt and the balance
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one half of this before the ship the the 15 July the defendents had paid $1500 down, and
within one month.
the steamer proceeded to - Holbow, where 745 passengers were taken on board and safely con became due, and this the defendants bad since veyed to Stegapore. On the oth, August, $1,325 refused to pay. The defendants in their answer- admitted the agreement, but claimed that, in carried 774 passengers to Singapore, and on the breach of a clause in the agreement, the steamer ag excers number they cialmed the penalty offto each, or $580 in all. They farther claimed that when the agreement was Grit draws out they agreed to pay for the passenger license, but that plaintiffs, when the agreement was signed, induced the defendants to agree to pay for the 'grand chap," or tonasga dues, the defendants thinking this but a small tiem, instead of which It Was $874 The relend of this was also off-set against the claim of the plaintiffs.
His lordship pointed out that these offsets should properly be the basis for a counterclaim, but by consent the answer was to amended to put them in proper legal form. The defendant was then called upon to prove his chalm and-the-allegations of fraud-made con coming the "erand chop transection.
Mr. R. G. Hopkins want foto the box and told st length the system of shipping coolles at Hofhow, the manner in which the excess number of passengers wis taken on beard, and the erotiation, with referencs to the alteration by which the payment of passenger licence and "grand chop were brought about.
Further evidence was then brought forward, after which the plaintiff's brought the evidence of the captain of the ship and of the broker to show that the Company had complied with the conditions of the agreement.
Case proceeding.
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TAIWAN, WEST COAST. (1) FXISTENCE OF A SUNKIN REEF OFF THE ENTRANCE TO OULAN RIVER-The following Informsilon has been wreelved that, 13th August, 1895, H.I.M.S. Yoshino discovered a sunken reel about 1 cable in extent off the entrance to Oules river, which has depths of 2 and 3 fathoms on it and the bearings taken from its least depth (af fathom) are as follow West end of 200 ft bill weitward
¿l Oulan river entrance...S. W. by S. 2317 feet bill, sammalt....5, W. Low bill, bighest point. N Port Peangian S. W. polot .........N. E. by E. Approximate position on British Admiralty chart No 1969, Latitude 24 deg. 39 min. 30 sec. N Longitude ino deg. 45 min. 30 sec. E.
(2) EXTENSION OF A SHOAL AT ENTRANCE TÓ TVAN RVIER-Also, on the same day, the Yorkfee discovered that a shosi (ne black sand) extends 1 1-5th miles from the entrance to Tyan river, and its outer edge has a depth of about a fathoms Increrging suddenly to 6 fathoms seaward, and the bearings taken from the outer edge are as follow.
Stona pask (for feet) ...... S. E. & S. Tyan river entrance.....EN. Single peak (239 feet)...N. E. distzet of miller. Approximate position on British Admiralty chart No. 1963, Latitude 24 deg. 33 min. N.. Longitude 120 deg. 33 min. 30 sec. E.
(Variation 40 min, Westerly, in 1890.) The notice affects the Briksh Admiralty charts Nos. 1763, 1968,
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there was no need of apprehension ma to the bat these naval expenditures mest not, by any at $102, but none are offering at this rale.rather than pay a Sta fine, and one for fourteen
safety of the few foreigners in the region of the rebellloo. The Mahommedans had treated all
from
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His Excellency made the further general state-
ment that he did not believe what many English
Fifteen hawkers were fined $1 or $1 as thele offenses demanded, with the option of imprison- ment of one or two weeks, which was chosen in RIVINETES.-China Sugars are still asked for a couple of cases. For plying vehicles without allcense one offender went up for one month Luxous remala neglected.
MINING-Panjoma to 95, at days in lieu of a fine. Three small offenses With fines aggregsting $34. One coolle guilty of sazanit was fond Br and ordered to pay $1
which Nie-alej mas have dropped to
papers were stating as to the trouble supposed owing to the poor result of last month's crushing,
RUSSIA'S NAVAL, STRENGTH IN THE ORIENT.
In the course of an article on the Russian saval strength in the Far East the Philadelphia Times says
In addliten to the Baltic and Black Sen Roets, Rusila has always had one at Vladivostock, on the Pacific coast of Siberia. The cruise from Cronstadt to Viadivostock has always been considered excellent practice for crews and oflcars. Every year'a low vessels are sent out there, and they retors to Cronstadt in from three to five years. This station has always been under command of a rear admirel. Now it has bean considered advisable to send into the Paclic a large force under the figs of three admirals who bare the reputation of being particularly efficient as fighting officers.
The Commander-le-Chief, Admiral Tyrieff, was raised to the rank of rear admiral in 1878, as a reward for the brilliant condition of the squadron that served an escort of honour to Alexander III in his cruises in the Black Sea The Car reviewed at the time all the vessels sader Tyrtoff's command. In 1891 Tystoff was made chief of staff of the fleet and commander of all ports in the Black and Caspian seas. In
parcels at 3go. Now Balmorals have changed hands at 821 and more shares an obtain: ble at the rate. Raubs have 10% changed bands at $4 10 and 4.25 and are offering at the latter rate. A telegram received from the Mine stale-Rough clean up of bailery Fielded 1,100 ounces of amalgam out of 940 tons of ore crushed,
DOCKS, WHARY18 AND GODOWNE-With the exception of a
small sale of Hongkong and Whampoa Docks at 137 and 136 per cent. premium nothing has been done under this heading.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS—A small lot of Hongkong Land Tnvestment skares-bas beas placed at 368) and there are now buyers at $68. Hongkong Hotels remain unchanged at $17.
MISCELLANEOUS-Green Islande bays been in fair demand and a considerable number have been taken off the market at $161. Brick and Cements are offering at $61.. A. 9. Watson's have been placed at $13.75. Hongkong Electrics are slightly easier and sales at 861 hava keen affected. Ropes have again found buyers at Bıça, Fenwicks have unffcend a slight reaction and a mail sale has been effected at $191, but at this rate the stock in in demand. Tramways have| been placed at $90.
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In default of paytag a $6 fine. For disorderly behaviour a fine of 31 was imposed. For catting trees two coolies received fourteen days in How of a fines. For a petty larceny youth was
withia sentenced to six straices a week, while older man was sent up for a fortnight by default. For santching earings a thief was sentenced to two months' imprisonment and twelva strokes, A marine-store dealer was fined $ for not keeping his books complate. A rickaba coulle, and a set of chair-coolies were flood for soliciting passengers too ardently. A junk master was fined $to for having carried pigs in a cruel manner.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE: French (Sagkalien) 14th inst, Indian Wingrang) 14th inst. Engilah (Khedive) 16th fast. Indian (Arratoon Ağcar) 18th Inst, American (China) 19th inst. Geman (Preussen) 20th inst Tacoma (Victoria) and inst. American (Evandals) 5th prća.
THE Agents. (Monars. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) infown my that the steamer Arratson Aptar, from Calcutta, lekt Singapors yesterday afternoon for this port.
foreigners well, and were kept firmly in band by thel leaders. Letters received from missionaries here a day or two ago speak of terrible, scones to be between Japan and Russia. "When The mill ran for 27 days crashlag 1,000 tons of of slaughter and pillage in the disturbed region, Russia's railway to Viadivostock is complete," ore yielding 350 ounces
ces of where towns and villages have been burnt | sald Mr. Kato, it will still only be have been sold in gold. Charbonnages / compensation, and one was sent up for 28 days wholesale, and the
helpless lababitants single-line railway for many years, and as such can hardly constitute a serious mecaco to the butchered without reason. Old men, women, and children
vast interests represented in the East." were to be constantly met with, dying an the roadsides, suffering horrible #gonics
#gonies from thelt wounds, with not a soul to lend them the slightest aid everyone who could do so being only too anxious to flee beyond the fighting Hines possible, and to save their own lese by abandoning all their worldly goods. Corpses of people of all ages and both sexes littered the fields, testifying to the barbarous savagery of their murderers, though it was impossible to say to which side belonged the miscreants who thus Indulged in the runt license and wantonness of Oriental #ss. Possibly beth. We know free recent personal experience that the retreating Imperial troops batchered and burnt indiscri- minately their own people, on their retrant from Welhaiwel and in Manchuria. The letters do sit mention the name of the Mahommedan landers bat he most man in strong authority Judging the discipline be maintains in his ranka and the firm hold he keeps upon his men, Ho in now watting, it is said, to see what treatment the Imperial Government will give to the Mabommedans in other places, before he gives the order to advance to clear the Government forces out of the territory that he intends abail form part of the new state be has set up. Some sort of government has already been the same year hs, as junior flag officer com
of the Chief's bead-manded the training squadron in the Black Sea, quarters, and as a
was promoted to be senior flag all the mandarins, large and small, with their
arge offered orders were rathlessly carried out, even extende Ing to the women and chlidren of the officials, The Mabommedans say that so far there has
Investigation Committee, of which he was been no fighting worth speaking of, as the
member. The Committee recommended the Imperial generals and troops have shown no
establishment of the proposed company with a disposition to come to close quarters, and when
capital of 1,500,000 ye divided into 30,000 CTCs they got withio gun-shot, followed the
shares of 50 yrs each. As to the location of the national tactics of those masterly retreats to the
factory, he advised the selection" of the vicinity tear" of which we used to hear so much frous Admiral Tyrtell's senfer araistant, E. I. of Osaka, because by careful investigations they
From 6 p.m. yesterday is 8 fm. to-day. ceriain Korean correspondent of a Shanghai Alexeleff, is also sa officer of note). He began | had found that its establishment in that region paper in the palmy days, when the Chinese ale carser on the staff of that fins al tactician would save the company about 16,000 yen Toon.............Steamer, from Shanghat, were engaged in rooting the Wojen out of and strategist, Admiral Batakda, Kilar which he
in either Tokyo or Yekshams, and Strathalian.......
oits Brutch Simonian their talen," in the idiotic section of the Bhatghai | spent nine years in Franch as, ágest of the way in current expenses as compared to its press, and when
ben editors went wild over the Ministry of the Navy. In 1891 he was promoted father because
nied the best PingSKEY presented herelam of the Yeh and Niahs. But the to the rank of reas admiral, and appointed to advantages for the sale of the produce Mahemmedans say that If the Imperial Govern the post of assistant to the chief of the naval of the refinery. However, the Committee zomerulper, ment does not meet their terms there will be general staff. In January of the present year he suggested that la course fime it would be Born Aggregating 10,173 tons registar.. serious fighting, and we are quite prepared to Was sent to the Pacific. Admiral Alexeleft, advisable to establish additional factories in the
DEPARTURES. hear that Peking has granted an amnesty to the visited Ameries with the squadron of Admiral Rwants and other suitable localition, With Names minteamer, for Court Parts, rebels and advised a stringent enquiry into their offaly and in 1875 he was on beard the regard to the scope of the reñiasty proposed Palamed alleged grievance. The n mere fact the rebels hawing Russian arms, which is confirmed in the | by letters referred to, though, by the way, they are General,
to be of somewhat ancient pattern, but till quite effective enough, ought to cause assinants in the general opinion, Rear the other Powers interested in Calas to give Admiral 8. O. Marakaff, who has recently the Mahommedas rising more attention thas been ordered to the Pacific" from the they hav: hitherto given it. It is a mut serious Mediterranean with a squadron which he movement and it seems to be better organised commanded there.. This emour, who is only 47 than T › usual with such affairs in China,
yours of sgn, and nlessdy writes himself Rear That the Chinese are fully Alive to its Admiral, wears orders for personal valour, significance is shown by the numerous decreer exped la war, besides which the navyy knows -ordering this general of that to provved til nåt el brine ne a sofensifionity' monempitched officer,
Wa arm informed by the Agents (Messrs.
established in the minary be ordered that - and in 1892 ches, 1893, Admizal Tyrtoff was | Katska) keld a meeting at the Sakal-u restaur. | Casłowits & Co) that the N, G. L. steamship
THE D.D. R. steamship Erate is dus here on will call here an roufs to Yokohama and Kobe. er about the 19th' Inst, from Singapore. Ske
Pacific. In 1894 he was promoted to the rank Tanneki, formerly of the Department of Agri-inst, and is das here on the 29th. dals, of vice admiral, and appointed to his present calture and Commerce, read the report of the
command in the Pacific. He has been twice to Chins and several times round the world. He knows well Japan's naval force a fost and ashore, in 1855 while serving in the screw gunboat Orrots, he helped defend Cronstadt against the Franco-English squadron.
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KOTHEN MARK LODGE, No. 267.
REGULAR MEETING of the above
A LODGE will be held to the FREKHASONS HALL, Zetland Street, TO-MORROW, the rgth fastant, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, 5th November, 1895,
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above CHAPTER will be held in the FREEMASONS HALL, Zeland Street, TO. MORROW, the 13th, fustani, at 8.30 for 9 p.m.
precisely. Visiting Companions are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, 9th November, 180g.
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LODGE OF
HONGKONG, No. 1165,'
REGULAR MEETING of the above
HALL, Zetland Street, on SATURDAY, the 16th instant, at 8.30 loc 9 pm, precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, th November, 1895. 1559
Intimations.
MEE CHEUNG,
PHOTOGRAPHER,
TOP FLOOR OF ICE HOUSE, IN Ica-House Road.
TS now is position, in his New and Cons
modious Premises, to eclipsa, se baretofore, ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICED In the Colony or in any part of the Far East.
GROUPS AND VIEWS a speciality, Hongkong, 19nd Skotember, 1804.
DENTISTRY.
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MR. Lately Pracitsing with Dr. I. SAKATA),
DENTIST,
No. 65, Queen's Road Central - Hongkong, and November, 1895. 1368
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THE SUPERIORESS of
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Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cully and Collars renewed an old ones.
Ladies and
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