more horrible in its surroundings, and lateosides the disgust with which it is regarded by members of a civilised race, is that the bodies have not been recovered; and the sasumption, therefore,
Is that the natives have exten them.
A STORY OF THE TRAGEDY. Unofficial letters which have been received in the city sy that the maniere took place on August rith; but this date is said not to agree with that given fa the official accoust. The exact day is, however, not very material. Tha Austrian man-al-war Albatros took Baron Youlion von Norbeck from Sydney to the Solo- -mon Islands, and, after cruising about for a time, an expedition, with the Baron at its head, was organized to visit the Lion's Head. Besides the Baron, the party, It is said, consisted of teaten- Ant Budik, Midshipman Armand de Lien Beau... |
'fort, another" midshipman, 20" "rallors, two servants, and two.nativa guldes. Start WRE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1896.
LONDON, September 19th.
A Rasalan general has been permitted to
A HAWARDEN ECLOGUE... The merchant in the East does not require | attendance and the empanelling of 17 good mer, the French Government that _Tynan_is an wilk'ships of its own, it might have made fake
to be reminded of the way in which, in a few | After this task had been completed the court 2018 | American elfren. The majority of the French❘ proits. [The Chinese Euray, who sanched Hawarden short years, China's system of provincial | for lunch. This afternoon the address on behalf newspapers declare it is impossible for the Shipowners are now placed in a very tylag half an hour before the dreched time, con- "squares" has destroyed bat chief sources of of the prosecution occupied the time of the French authorities to grant his extradition. situation, writes the Skogye, owing to the versed freely on very varied toples with the reverne. Thanks to that system, her tex, trade court.
extraordinary fall in freights" since laût spring.") ex-Premter through the happy medium of Mr. | has gone, to return no more—and it will not be La Feog-is. During the entire faterview Litong, as matters stand, before the slik trado
Freight from Bombay to London, that had stood as high as 15 shillings per ton, le now reduced to 21. 61; freight from London, and Slagaporn has fallen from 251, to 7, 64; freight Hongkong to Japan, from a to 1 yes. The cause of thing
supply over demand, due to the sudden addition to the mercantilo ddet of Japan since the War, and to the lack of cargo for retum voyages Japan. Japan Mail. of European steamers coming to Chins and
Hung-ching refenlued from smoking.—Ex} meets with a similar tato. The provincial (SCENE ; Drawing-room in Hawarden Castia. official cases for none of there things-for hias Present: The Grand Old Man-Li Hung. ↑ the farmer and the merchant are his only natural chang-Lo Frug-lo-M133 Dorothy-Muter | prey, and Supers.)
GRAND OLD MAN-
How does you Excellency do ? Rude health, I trust ? So good of you To como a shado before the time { INTERPRETAK---
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He prays that on your crest sublima Old age and honour fall together;
He also likes the peacock feather. HUNG-CHANG-
I thank you for your courteous word; It is a rather fetching bird!
And you yourself ♪ you aga a bit ? But still you look extremelyfit! Your voice is rich, your eye is bright, Your waistcost, I observe, is white ; You ought, upon my word, to mix A little more in polfilca.
INTERPRETER
His Lordship hopes that Heaven will spread Large bountles on your hoary head. He also hears that you have spent Some useful years in Parliament,
And wishes very much to know If this is actually so.
Grand Old Man-
As politician I have done
More 'time' than almost any oṣe ; But there are certato, I confess, Who freely doubt my uncleiness. ÎNTERPRETER-
made from the Albatros, which was lying at Telere, on August gib. After two days the midshipman, whose name is not given, and saveral sallors returned to the ship; and when the members of the party who went on reached the foot of the mouniala they divided. On the morning of the rith, the Baron, with Liestebant Bodik and others, started to go to the top of the Lion's Head, and left Midshipman Armend de Berufost and others at the camp. At this time, although the possibility of being st- tacked was doubtless taken into account, fər tha members of the party, except the Baron, seemed to have been armed, the probability of such a contingency does not appear to havebeenthought likely. Any feeling of security which might have been felt, and which would have been streng thered by the circumstance that before any dis- lance had been covered some natives, who | Appeared friendly ancugb, joined the party, was speedily turned lato con of great alarm by the party belog rushed upon by bashmen armed chiefly with tomahawks. In the ecconnier the Baron way wounded in the neck, bat Lieutenant Budik defended himself with his revolver. The sallors of the party opened fire on the bushmen, who beat a hasty retreat. An examination showed that the Baron was seriously injured, and although || LI he was able to walk back to the camp, he subse- quently died. In this attack several bushmen wern killed. It was found upon arrival back`at the camp that the worst fears of the members of the party were fully verified, for De Beaufort and others had been murdered. When those bush- men who remxloed alive had fled, Lieutenant Budik found himself in charge of men, soma dend And some apparently dying; several days'march from all help outside kimself and those of his Comrades who had escaped with their liver; with. out the means of administering to the wants of the wounded, and surrounded by a dangerons, bloodthi,sty lot of savages, who, for anything he knew, might have decamped only in order to gather fresh stiength. In this melancholy situs- tion ho decided to leave the tents and the bodies of the dead, and push on as best he might to- wards the colit. At length a mesuago was delivered at the Aldatres, and a relief party at | LI once organised, and sent to bring back the wounded. This was successfolly accomplished, and then party undertook to go back to the camp to bury the bodies of those who were killed; but the Journey was "afterwards abandoned, in face of all the difficulties and dangers which sur- rounded another viaft foto the bushmen's country.
-KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The following fo the list of those killed and wounded:--Killed: Baton Foullon van Nor- beck, Midshipman Armand de Llen Beaufort, Seaman Dokavic. Seaman Chalanpks, and m native guide from Tetere, Wounded: Petty- officer Peter Maran (who since died at Cooktown), Petty-officer Koloman Neupor, Seaman Curcle, Seaman Covacevich, Seaman Lovric, Seaman Sepelc, native guide Johnny Paramata, and Nickel, one of the Earon's servants.”
THE "ALBATROS,"
An epon as possible after the wounded had been got on board, the Albatros salled for Cook. town. The latest advice respecting the vessel ls. that she will not return to Sydney, but will proceed home,
He gives the praise where praise is due, And says he took his line from you. HUNG-CHANG—
I gather from a private source That you possesi a naval force.
INTERPRETE-
Ho say. Britannia rules the wŁYCH, And Britons never will be slavES.
GRAND OLD MAN-
I take If, through no fanit of mine, Our naval power is large and fine; Bar, though a necessary evil, It costs the land the vṛy d—1 } İNTERPRETER
He says that China has a fleet Exceptionally hard to boat;
But should you wish in case of war To do still batter than balore,
Then, if there's money in your chest, The British article's the best. HUNG-CHANG----
September 26lb, ̈ ̈ After defeating the Philadelphians, the Aus. inspect the Turkish fortifications and defencestralians played New York and won with an fo- nings and 99 runs to spare., Jones made the on both sides of the Dardanelles.
xraordinay record of eight wieketa for six runs. The Fremdenblatt of Vienna; polats auT
A number of German warships have gone to protection, and that the other Powers must, therefore, support the status quo,
The nailonal and, futura prosperity of that the Sultan of Turkey is under Rusalan the Levant to keep an eye on German interoste ? remnikahlo fall must be sought in the excess of
China is nothing to blm ; he would willingly kill not only the tea and the silk trades, but every export staple in the East, so long as immediate profit resulted to Aimself in the killing, And this, from his point of view, is natural enough; for he knows that the fields mast perforce grow something, and whatever that something may be, it will be taxable. If
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officer.
Sept mber 20th.
Sampler of foreign imports into Victoria häve been exhibited at the Landon Chamber of Com merce. The Tim says these exhibits form a valuable object lesson, as showing the class of goods required by Victoria which are more adaptable to foreigners,
there.
A
scheme is said to be on foot for the occupa ton of Syria by the French,
lew with the Tear of Russia, at Balmoral, The Marquls of Salisbury has had a long inter- anent the present critical condition of affairs in the East.
It is understood that a strong Rusalan fleet lo now in the Bosphorus in readiness for action in kar emergency.
England li advised by some of the Powers interested not to rashly cogags Turkey single- handed over the Armenian question, but to wait take unanimous action. unill other Christian nations are prepared to
The Anglo-French ' Goldfield Company's scheme for the construction of the TranSZON- tinental Rallway with white labour, for alternate blocks of land on a ninety-nine years' lease, bas at last been submited to Parliament,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE:
American (City of Peking) 19th lust.. German (Preussen) noth inst. American (Doric) 26th fust. Canadian (Empress of India) gih prox. Tacoma (Braimar) qib prox American (China) jih prox.
THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Piking. with malls, etc., left Nagasak! for this post at 11 p.m. yesterday;
Mr. O'Malley's moilon in favour of abolishing the employment of birmaids in South Australla || THE Imperial German Mall steamer Printzen,
carrying the German malls with dates from Berlin. for three years from date has been canled whereby members of the licencee's family ere daylight to-day, and may be expected here on in the Assembly's a proviso is inserted to the asst alto., lef Singapore for this port at
or about Tuesday night, the zoth lost.
Mits Hilda Spong, the Australian actress, has It be not an article of export, there will be the made a successful debut la the leading part to less revenue for the Central Government, but the new romantic drams, "The Duchess of bts Income will still be there, varying only with | Coolgardie," fast produced, at Diney Lans -bis own energy and greed. It is therefore evident | Theatre, that, so long as the Provincial burples-these swarms of official locusts that eat up industry- are allowed to exist in the manner and in such numbers as they do at present, there can be no hape of improvement for China as a producing centre. What is absolutely and immediately necessary is the total abolition of kin, the
September arst. employment of a reasonablenumber of officialson Further detalls bave been received respecting fair calacics, and the return to an honest ilvoll- | the fighting at Haffir between the members of | hood of every Yamên loafer in the land. The the Upper Nila "expeditionser fores and the change might have to be gradually effected and | Dervisher. The enemy stubbornly defended the effort required would be great, but as the foris for a long time, and kept up a fire from national movement it would not compare with a long line of rife plis. The gunboats had great the recent abolition of feudalism in Japan. diffenity in getting within range, and twice had The recently published list of the lihim | to retien from the attack. Ultimately force charges which the Cheklang authorities propose | with field guns was landed and occupied an island to levy on raw colton, by means of exciseman which commanded Haffic. The armies remaining to close on 300 000, willst the apparent who will patrol the cotton district,” is an gesd a as spectators of the battle, wbich resolved Itsell caseta point of China's suicidal system as we into a duel between the artillery, which lasted could wish to find. Here webave a new Industry for many hours. At last the gunboats forced springing up under conditions that pro- cassage, and turned the position of affairs. mise to make China the most powerful_com. ↑ Blikars, the Dervish leader, fading that the petitor in a most profitable trade, na industry | expedfitonary force had the best of the day, ex- which, if fostered, would bring with it prosperity cisimed, "Allah is against us!" and the enemy for all classes and a large revenue to the State. fetreated. From this point the British forces Upon this promising plant, before ever it has | met no opp alilon, and the gunboats steamed time to grow or bad, the official locust-swana ¦ on to Dongola without further obstruction. descend, and for the slight meal it affords they In consequence of the shipowners having would kill it on the apot: they are locusts, and refused to revise the agreement entered fate that is focust-logic.
after the great dock strike of 1889, the Dock Labourers' Union now threaten a general strike.
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It is reported that Armenians now in prison la Turkèy sie being treated with barbarous cruelty, and scores of them are dying from the Inhuman conduct of the Turks, Numbers of deported Armenians were, it is stated, taken out to sen xud dropped overboard, instead of being landed at their destination.
The Australian team has anired at Philadel "phis, U.S.A., where they are playing a match, The visitors scored 193 in first and 137 for nine wickets in second innings. The local team scored 123 la first foalngs.
But the Central Government may, WO presume, perceive that the half dollar or so per hale with which the Incal officials begin (ikey will eventually, of course, load the camel to the last straw) is quite enough to make the cotton industry sa hazardeos an enterprise for capitalists, to check colton growing in many Inland districts, and fidally to kill the Industry | In Chins by putting Japan and India at a great advantage. We may perhaps hope that the Central Government's experience with the tea dalles may serve them at this juncture and that | they may refuse to allow the local officials to † kill an export staple that might more than The Great Powers are preparing to take ons- replace tex. But if that experience has been in 1 nimous action with regard to the Easter Quee- (Asidi). How strange! when I was on the wain, if the Peking Government sees no duty lion. The British fleet has arrived at Lemos,
Spico,
before it other than thom which lie in à ❘ and further developments in the drama are hand-to-mouth policy, it is our duty to do awaited with keen interest. everything to prevent a continuation of the tim
are system. It is a system that tells against every honest trader; it is carried on with continual and open
violation of exisilog Treaty rights; and there is no hope of tale and prosperous commerce in the East until it is abolished. The Watchword of all our agitation, the aim of all nur efforts should be aboilionut lain, faute damians, its effective limitation and control under the Foreign Inspectorais. And we believe that, at last, there is every prospect of united work towards this end and hope of ultimate success.—Mercury.
The best was "mude in Germany." {Aloud). ' Pray, what is your opinion, sir, About the present Fremier ?
[Host strak out of rooms unobserved.] 'And then, ngalo, about Japan-
(Ditects absenes of Host) Wherever is the Grand Old Man 7.
[Pause, during which Miss Dorothy draws furtively nearer with tiri. for's book and paint-box. Re-enter G. G. M. with large bundle of mo numental volumes.]
GRAND OLD MAN--
Of each effusion of my pen Kladly accept apecimen.
LI HUNG-CHANG-
(Aafde) Confucius ! how does he suppose That I can read his barbaroud prose ? INTERFRITAX→→
(Aloud) His Lordship positively dotes On your renowned Homeric notes; And ur for your temarks on Butler, He really knows of nothing subtier,
At a signal Mist Dorothy advances.
GRAND OLD MAN---
Your mark, if you will condescend, Would grailly our little friend.
[Li Bung makes his mark in indigo.
G. O. M. continues:] The signature has much impressed her. INTSHPAFTER-
Ho says it's time to start for Chester.
(To G. O. M.) Adles, mine best the hour
In ripe.
(To Interprater.) Come on, I'm dying for
& pipe. [Envoy is carried out in his very own
chair of state.]
THE ISLAND OR GUADALCANAR The Solomon Group of Islands, of which Gua dalcanar is a noted one, for more reasons than one, la situated about 2,000 miles from Sydney, and geo miles east of New Guinea, Lylog in tram deg. south to 11deg.outh latituda and 154deg, to 16zdeg. anat längitude, the lands may be said to be in one of the byways of civili- Eation. A British protectorato is estabilibed over New Georgia, Guadalcanar, Malalts, and Sen Christoval, and a German protectorate over Bougainville, Choiseul, and Yesbel: and these lands are the chief of the group. They havS been brought into protoluence lately by the | L1 HUNG-CHANO— growing commercial relations between them and other lilands of the South Pacific and Sydney, and by the increasfag amount of attention with which they are being revarded by missionary organisator: Civilised communities are, how. ever, from time to time reminded in a most unpleasant manner that the lobabitants, of some of the Solomon Islands especially, still preserve the savage propensities of their ancestors; that the Hok: which connect them with the civilised world are yet few and weak ; and that in these lands, which lie so far-away across old ocean's gray and solitary waste, there are fruitful fields for missionary enterprise. The island of Gandale canar, which is for the moment most promincat In the minds of the public, is about so miles long and 30 broad. It is said to be amongst the mesi beautiful and ferille of the group, and offers much attraction to a scientist from the circum- stance that it is rich in bird and Insect He Nature, it is said, is never more truely herself than in her grandest form; and if this is so, the mountaios of Gradalcanar, rising as they do to heights varying from 4,002fit. to 8,coolt, exhibit Nature in her most beautiful dress, The Lion's Head, at the base of which Baron Foulion von Norbeck and the other ill-fated members of his
party lost their lives, lifts its head up 5.foof into the clouds. Guadalcanar is listed in s ficient proximity to other islands as to have is shores greatly protected from the rough washing
of the ocean's swall
THE NAVY LEAGUE. The following is the report of the Hongkong Branch of the Navy League for the year ending 30th September, 1896 zam
"NAUTICUE." in World,
CURE-OR KILL.
To those who are watching the march of eveals in China there can be but little doubt
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that she has now arrived at the most critical will be shaped for her, or by her, in the next few potot in her modern bistory. The course that years or even months-most either lead her t
land of new things or wreck her on the rocks of dismemberment. If over there have been moments when the serious attention of every British official, as well as of every British trader, required to be called to the welfare of Brillah Interests in the East, those moments sink into
The
most remarkable · precautions being taken in connection with the Tear's visit to the Queen at Balmoral, to ensure his safety. Mr. Gladstone is supporting a memorial, to be presented to the Trar while in England, | praying him to intervene in Turkey, and help to put an end to the present state of affairs. The public feeling in England is growing in favour of giving Ranis a free hand in Turkey, even to the occupation of Constantinople, rabject to certain conditions.
September aand.
Is connection with the robbery at the New. haven branch of Barclay and Co's bank when NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL. ↑ It was allered the barglars severely wounded the manager and stole £1,300; an important deve- The China Navigation Co.'s steamer Chingtu,lopment bas taken place. The police have Capt. R. Innes, from Sydney and ports, anived the stolen notes were cashed prior to the reported arrested the manager, haying nicerinfued that in harbour to-day. For the subjoined telegrams burglary. we are indebted to our Colonial exchanges :— LONDON, September 14th. Staabaty, the sculler, has left Londen on his return to Australia. He was heartily cheered by sumber of oarsmen who assembled to bid him
farewell.
It is stated by Sporting Life that the Aus trallan "amateur Cricket team will divide £10,000 pet amongst them, as the profit of their tour. Nothing is given to local.chizities i
The recent atrocities in Tarkey has evoked a remarkable outburst of feeling on the part of the Tory papers in England, some of which demand the wiping out of the Otoman Power. Many sermons bearing on the outrages have also been preached in London and the provinces Mr. Gladstone has declined to lead a crusade against the present Sultan, but he has addressed the European Powers in letter in which he declares that protests are valueless without coercion against the Turkish rules in question. BRISBANE, September 15th. At the opening of the A. J. C. Spring Meeting at Randwick on Saturday the Derby was won by Charge; the Epsom Handicap by Steward; and the Spring Stakes by Newhaven. Newhaven is now first favourite for the V. R. C. Derby and the Melbourne Cup at ovens and 10 to 1 against respectively.
SYDNEY, September 15th. Peter Kemp, ex-champion ostaman of the world, has issued a challenge to Gaudaur on behalf of Towns, of Newcastle, to sow for the champlooship of the world and £500 a side, on the Parramatta River, N. S. W.
The Ballle Calllery, in New South Wales, has been laid idle is consequence of the wheelers refusing to work an extra quarter of an hour
LONDON, September 15th. Frigid and Incenic replies given in French by the Tax to efferive speeches made by the Emperor Willem of Germany at Breslau are stated to have disconcerted the authorities in Berlin and Vienna.
September 16th,
Latest Information from Constantinople reports that the Armenian Amareblet Committee have threatened to dynamite the European Embassies until the reforms asked for are granted by the Sultan. Stamboul in placarded with
fcance when compared with the present, The Chios Association, we are glad to daily. admit, is proving itself worthy of the trust placed in it; the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, too, is energetically showing that it recegaises the seriousness of the questions now at fate; but the host requires more than the efforts of alless corporations. It needs the personal and keen attention of every Consul and of every merchant in the East ƒ ́á whole-souled, active pressure of every individual shoulder to the common wheel of the car of Progress. And the first thing needful is that each one of us should perceive Calza's position and ours ; that we should gange falily what our prospects are likely to be. Il impending dangers are not guarded At a meeting of the China Asunciation (Hong-gainst by prompt and decisive action.
Chihs, pressed by need of funds to meet the kong Branch) held on the sand August, 1895, 1 cost of her war with Japan, is endeavouring to was unanimously agreed to form a branch of the | raise these fands, as usual, by the taxation of her Navy League in Hongkong, and all the members foreign trade. So hopelessly bad is the adminis- of the Chios Association présent signified their mon of her internal revenues that she Intention of jaining It.
On the 12th September following, 34 members recognises the fatilliy of looking for help in this
direction; the Augen stable is too vastand having been carolled, a meeting was held to form duty to be cleaned. Therefore she tuma once
■Committee and the following gentlemen ware elected Hearts. R. Cooks, A. Coxon, I wore to the one that has hitherto provided her Frands, Q.C., W. C. H. Huntings, R.N., A. Mhe. with a regular supply of silver egge; mere she mest have, and if the bird should eventually die Marshall, E. W. Mitchell, R. Shawan, som over-pressure, dörde nour le déluge." "Bat Stewart, A. Tilialt, R.N.R
This Committee appointed Mr. Atwell
as President, and Mr. E. W. Mitchell, Honorary
Secretary for the year.
There are a date 86 members and as associates on the books of this Branch.
The accounts have been kindly audited by
Mr. L. Kenzeră Davis, ...
• Now about from the colony,
"ATWELL COXON," President. Hongkong, Jath September, 1896, The Anncil meeting with he held on the axat
Hexions Paking's Income is to be
mollces demanding the deposition of the It is stated that out of 40,00ɔ Armenians were la Constantinople previous to the recent rioting one fourth of the number have been deported or killed. Sir Fallllp Currey, Brith Arabassador to the Porte, has impressed upon the Sultan that the Armenian atrocities have caused a dangerous farment in England.
SYDNEY, September 17th.
At the second day's racing of the A. J. C. Spring Meeting, the Metropolitan Handicap was won by The Skipper, True Blus second, and Response third,
MELBOURNE, September 17th. The Federal Fassembly of the Presbyterian
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HOBART, September aand.
The Gordon apparains has been subjected to farther test up to a depth of 27 fathoms. The diver was below one hour eight and a half montes. No air was pumped to him from 13 fathoms, and the pump was stopped for 143 minutes, the diver sudering no inconvenience, Further test in deeper water will be made this week.
LONDON, September 22nd. Her Majesty the Queen has telegraphed to the Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, Sir Herbert Kit chener, Congratulating him upon the success of the Upper Nile expedidon. The casualitas sustained by the British during the fightlog at Hair numbered 16 The Dervishes have sent their women and children sonwards. They have lost the greater portion of their ammunt. ilon. The Sirdar has offered to extend a pardon to the Dervishes if they will surrender. From Har it is reported that the Dervish leader Bishare, who was wounded, has re-entered Dongols, and has expressed bis intention of fighting the British forces,
BRISBANE, September azad.
It is reported that thousands of rabbits are dying in the south-west of the colony from & virulent disease.
AUCKLAND, N.2, September 22nd.
In connection with the inquiry into the affairs of the Bank of New Zealand, the Minister for Lands and one of the member of the Commission bad some hot words, and were only prevented from camlag to blows by the interference at other members of the Commissioni
ADELAIDE, September 13th,
Mr. Gillen, Commisstages of Crown Land died very suddenly during Cabinet meeting yesterday. Death is supposed to be due ta heart diseas
Japanese merchants are attending the wool sales at Port Adelalde with a view to bulk pur- chases for the Japanese manufacturers,
A monster petition has been presented to the Britlab Government, from settlers throughout Cape Colony, Natal, and the Transvaal, asking that Mr. Cecil Rhodes be reinstated as Chief Director of the British South Africa Company.
O'Donnell, the middle-weight champion pupillet, knocked out Slavin in five rounds.
LONDON, September 2318, Eastern Question continues. The Turkish war. The almost universal exdiement over the ships are all ready for netton to check any attempted advance on the part of the British dept, and it is currently reported that the Sultan has asikorised the immediate massacra of every Christian in Constantinople the moment the British feet enters the Dardanelles. This desperate device has apparently had the desired effect for the moment, and there are divided commsels as to the best course to be taken under the circumstances.
At Leadvills, in America, 5,000 miners who were no strike made an attack with arms and dynamite on two allvar plaen there, with the
dena to ment
exempt.
The schedule presented by Messrs, Harrold Bros, to their creditors showa Hablities amount-
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The Adelaide Hospital Board has accepted the resignations of the juntorsurgeons and is now enquiring into the charges of focompetency brought against Dr. Napier by Professor Wai- 100. The Government la fexporting another. batch of doctors to replace the surgeons who have just resigned.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
CONSTANTINOPLE, September 27th. The Sultán has sent an autograph letter to Emperor Willam.
The Saltan, in reply to the address from the Armenians, has granted them permission to elect a new Patriarch,
LONDON, September 26th, The Japanese papers deny the str1ement al the Times that Russia and japan have agreed 10 a jalat protectorate over Korea,
DONGOLA, September 27th,
The North Stafford regiment is returning to Kosheh en route to Cairo. Complete panie has seled the Dervishes and they are utterly die. organised and retreating as Omdurman." The | Second Brigade under Major Macdoned started southward to garrison El Dakbeb, Merawi and Khandak.
LONDON, September 28th, The Times' Calza correspondent states it is reparted that the Khedive, during his recent tour in Europe, saw M. Hanciaux in Paris and con- erred with hisa relative to a scheme for Egyptian autonomy which had been drafted by the native oficials
The Times, in a leading article on the above, discredits the report, but says that if it is true the Khedive would enter on a course fraught with humiliations and not Improbably loss and danger to bimsell,
Călarel Rhodes is retiring from the service,”
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21st September Ulysses. 25th September-Beulidi, · Glengyla, Strathtay
September-Benalder. Garda, Agapanthus. and October-Ageman- non. Chingwas, Voronef, Ernest Simons. 6th October Adis, Glenfarg, Hactor, Redner shire, Dalka Rickmers, 9th October-Salsafi, 13th OctobeAchilles," Glengarry, Oceana, Courtfeld, Hela.
HOMIWARD 6th October-Benmokr. For mora, 9th October--Bayern, Friggs, Adour,
lar.
Intimations.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
TOTICE is keroby given that an EXTRA-
of
No ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Of the four new lines of navigation-Bombay, Australia, Vladivostock, and Korsakoff-for the MEMBERS of the HONGKONG JOCKEY walch special subsidies are to be given by the CLUB, convened in accordance with Kele ༣ . Government, the Nippon Yasen Kalshs beste Rules of the Club, will be held at the CITY offered to undertake the first two, while the others have been given to Ma. Oyz Hickibel Tha fol. lowing is a brief account of the undertakings :- from each of these ports, opened from the 3rd Yokohama Adelaide: one service & month tastant. The porta be called at either on the outward oron the homeward voyage are:--Kobe, Negaanki, Hongkong, Thursday Island, Towns. ville, Brisbane Sydney, Melbourne, Sah- sidies: 175,100 yes in the current fiscal year 350,218 ves per annum from the next to the 33rd fiscal year.
HALL TO-MORROW, the 17th day of October, 1896, at 3.30 PM to confirm the Resolution passed at the Extraordinary General
of which resolution will be circulated for the Meeting of the Members of the Club held at the City Hall on the and October Instant, particulars general information of the Members.
- By Onlar,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 6th October, 1896,
[1556 CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
Yokohama Bombay : one service a month from each of these ports, to be opened from the roth inst, Forts to be called at either on the cut-
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, ward or on the homeward voyage are:-KoTHE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY Hongkong, Slagspers, Colombo. Sabaldies! 99,143 yas in the current fircal year : 198,285 yen per annum from the next to the 33rd Escal
year,
Nugate-Vladivostock: ane service a month from each of these ports, to be opened from the 1st Inst. Parts to be called at-Niigata, Hakodate, Vladivostock. Sebaidies: 5,865 an in the current fiscal year ; 11,730 yes për annum from the next to the 33rd fiscal year.
GENERAL MEETING. of SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the OFFICES of the Undersigned at 12 o'clock (Noon), an' MON» DAY, the 19th October,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company be CLOSED from the 5th to the oth October, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Agents, CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED. Hongkong, 15th Septeraber, 1895, [1505
Hakodate-Korsakoj s one aarvice a month from each of these parts, to be opened from the 19th lust Ports to be called at —Hakodate, Otaru, Korsakoff, Subsidies: 3,161 yem in the current Bacal year; 6,320 yen per annum from THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the next to the sard 30 ye
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NOTICE
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By Order,
E. W. MITCHELL, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 14th October, 1896. 13396
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERE. FINAL BONUS of FIVE per Cent, an
MEMBERS of the. HoxUKONG The Kwansel Steamship Company that was | BRANCH of the NAVY LEAGUE will be hald started last year in Ossks with a capital of (by permission) in the Chamber of Commerce, 1,000,000 yaw, is likely to acquire an unenviable CITY HALL, os WEDNESDAY, the art Oct, reputation as the plasser of companies organized 1896, at 5 P.M. without any definite prospect of success, and therefore dealined to burst like bubbles when the present temporary prosperity passes away. The Company had to encounter various advers circumstances ovan at ita hieth. Just as that time, a number of steamship companies already existing In Osais organized themselves into a league, and then announced, that any ond desirous of joining must pay for adozission at The Balon announced, at the same time, that s the rate of a yes per ton of the steamers owned.
A CONTRIBUTIONS and DIVIDEND new comer would not be entitled to share the of FIFTEEN DOLLART per Sham for the year profits accruing from the business of the Union 1895 will be PAYABLE on FRIDAY, the Gua
ill after the expiration of one year, As this instant. amounted to a challenge of compeilien. the new WARRANTS may be had on application si Steamship Company was obliged to take up the the OFFICE of the SOCIETY on and whter that gauntlet, and for some time competition ensued date, between it and the Union, reiting!
In the discom
By Order of the Board, ・ fiture of the former. The italousy of the Union
N. J. IDE went over further; the new Company was sund
Secretary. the ground that it had violated the provisions Hongkong, 8th October, 1895. of the Commercial Code in connection with re
[1568 stration. The Company had been Imprudent THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND enough to start business with no ships of its STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED,
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double levy of duty, sestris roundly that such Queen praying for her intervention in the affairs while appealing to England to permit of a | Victoris a memorial to be, forwarded: to the number injured, besides great damage bring chartering them. Various other mishaps tha!| FOUR per Cent. (Oxe DOLLAR AND
Increase does not imply any reduction in the In Turkey.
Commander Herbert Booth, of the Salvation doubled, but the levies on which the Provincial Anay, who has been ill since his arrival is the officials batten, and by which thay inevitably kill | colony, is now reparted to be in an extremely every, prožíkbia Chinese industry, these are to cellical condition. Tonin de statu quo." It is in the solution of this question that Ben the future of China, and what we have to consider fe Shall we slow her to rash bloty" on to her own undoing, ne skall we lasin mo kar puting key house in ander mad
ing herself from harrell 7
September 19th.
The trial of the directors und auditne of the City of Melbourne Hack was commenced in the Second Civil Court to-day. A special fazy panel had been called together, and the whole of the morning was devast Ticketing enounce for hour
N INTERIE DIVIDEND at the Rate of belel the Company deferred shareholders fram The Australian cricketers won the match paying their calls. The condition of affairs Furry Czarre per Share) for the Six Monika against the American team at Philadelphia by | thertore want from bad to worse, and Admiral ending 30th fune, 1896, will be FAID o
Isobe, the President, and two or ibres Directors, application to those Persons who are registered 193 runs,
September 24th,
resigned. From the beginning of the business HE SHAREHOLDERs in the above Company on Sir Thomas M'Ilwralik, who is at Heidelburg. to the present, the Company has incurred a loss FRIDAY, the zand October, 1896, in Germany, is stated to be improving in health of 30,000 yes, or about 1k yow per share, /The | The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Tynen, the notorious Irish Invincible who remaining Directors have determined to call and will be CLOSED from the 16th to the 23rd was arrested at Boulogne in connection with the extraordinary mesting of shareholders on the gin | instant, both days inclusiva: alleged dynamlia conspiracy, has appealed to the pan, to discuss what steps should be taken at
MEYER & Co. Amariona Aibarmador al Paris to prayant his inta&unctures The debut sad credit covent
** Ganarai Mansp extradition, kad dhe Amlesander has weládá | rwows that, had the Computty cuidad en buenoot
19th October, 1996.