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In opening un alvesy Torge nest of white ants in search of the queen," which was doly destroyed, H.E. the Governor of Biltish North Borneo, whenat. Labuan, found among the spong? growths no less than twelve scorplans, pane of them small, but one of them was immense How they got there, how they lived there, and how they hored to get out to a mystery, Bishop Наг a'so witnessed the curious discovery -- Straits Times,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1897.
THE VINCENT CASE.
THE CHARGE DISMISSED
Percy Vincent, late stor-keeper of the Cents dian Pacific Railway Co, wie brought up on remand before Me H. E, Wodehouse at the Mu-, gistruzy to-day.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge of having stolen divers articles from his ca player' godown.
AWAY,
Chao Chùn, a gadown cralle, employed by the C.P.R. vald that between 4 and 5 p.m. antha 15th May be saw the defendant wrip up three cups and saucme in the godown and then go away PREPARATIONS are already being medo to view with them in a ricksha. The next day ke saw the total eclloon of the sun which will take place the defendant wranging cups, saucers and die. on the art Janusiy, 1898. The course of the ner plates in a bex and be took it away that Pelipas in Judis will run via Ratbagiri, Satara, afternoon in a ricksha. On the 19th. May he Nagpore, Mandia, Baxtı, Mailhail, and then to asked him and another cool e lošuko a large a direct line to Mount Everest. No Inbox downstaka to the sickihr, which was also than three English parilas intend in view, taken i the rclipse from stations in the Rambir Ma Sing, the ricksba coolle employed by the Presidency, and the Government of India will defendant, Pald that one day be took the defend. arrange for at least one pirty In Tighst. The | sat, who had a parcel conisining tumblers, to total eclipse wil iba viebla for about two the City Hall, Another day he took a box to minuter on the Bombar elde and for about a Stab fild's boarding house.
George minute and a-half in Tirkst
Millward, freight clerk of the CPR, said that on the 18th May he sent the Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously delendent fataks express parcels to the Empresa pleased to approve of the fillswing corps bring of Japan and asked him to get receipts for permitted, in recognition of services rendered in them. He did not return, and did not go to the the operations compected with the rallef of "ffice the next day. On the following moralng Chitral, to bear the word "Chitral" -os their mliness asked the godown coolie where the Cotners or appo'olments: The Buffs (East Kent defendant was and he said that he was sick. A Regiment); the Betferdshire Regiment; the few days afterwards he heard that the defendant King's Own Scottish Rederevs; the Fast Lhad gone away. He got the keys of the godown cable Regiment; the King's Revel Rifle Corps: from the defendant's house and went to the Sealants. Highlanders (Raschien Buffs, the Duke godown and fook steck and found that 3 caps
and saucers, Saratoga tronk, & tumblrs, Chinese trunk and some playing cards, with the He estimated the vilne at $15. Company's monogram on them, were missing.
of Albany's); The Gudon Highlander.
A STUMPTUOUS banquet was given on board the Hamborg-Ammelen Picket Company's steamer Auguria Victoria, st H mhurg, on the 27th May, in celebration of the fifleth an fynasry of the foundation of that Company, Prince Henry of Prussia and many notables were present,
The
Including the Lord Mayor of Relfast Company started business in 1847-with-1wn saling-ships, and at the end of 1896 the fit comprised sixty-four oco1n steaméra m'asting 341,507 register tong, and six other bna's are in course of construct a having_a total measure. ment of 55 250 inny. When the new vessels are enmaleted, therefore, the tonnage of the whole fleet will be clase upon 30000 100, which is, say• Fotoplay, more than le, põisessed by any other shipowning Commany,
smong the
THE London and Citan Express says that amid the fieren compellon representatives el so many nationalities for railway contracts in China, it is very interesting In learn that previous orders placed in Bells bave given the mest unqualified · sail;f«ction. Refining to about 3 000 tons el bridges, which were negotiated per Mr. George Turner, Glasgow at the end of Apall last year, and shipment of which took place about the end of August, the Imperizi Exinger Rallway oficiais have written
Pho:
"Gliders, meet togelber very well, and Irvins are now aver them" If we deduct three "Winter"month", we find that this was secóm- pllabed in elabı months. We wonder if the Belgians or other Contiarutal or United States bridg bellders could beat, er even equal, this reco d."
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to make a statement,
His Worship asked the defendant if he wished
Defendant said "When I took over the dusies of storekeeper from the freight clerk, fz, Messor, he took me down is the godown vad fald me that he thought that everything was correct. Not being se infind with this I went over ibe elores myseľ and found that several articles were deficièní ̈and some in excess. I reported the matter to the freight cink and he asked mo'lt I would make exchanges with the stewarda of the Company's steamers with the I did so bat could not succeed in exchanging articlan I had la excess for these that were short."
some of the articles and some of these the Prosecution is charging me for are amongst those changed. The Saratoga trunk was full of
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SUPREME COURT,
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.
transaction and said that If the Court fund. gainst plaintiff soch transactions would be absolutely powerlası and the unfort sate seller would be always "landed." The plaintiff had done everything a reasonable man could do ard
amply supported on the evidence.
their eyes and, qrashing, all trifting quarrels, (Bafore their Lordships Sir J. W. Carring-counsel submitted that his cl'ent's case wa provide for the ilme akeld.
CORRESPONDENCE,
[We do not necessarily sacksta the opinions expressed by
... Correspondents in this calumni.]
CHINA AND THE REGULATIONS FOR
PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA. TO THE EDITOR OF The "Honokams TasBORAPE,"
SIR,-Coast Inspector Bisbee fasued from bis office at Shanghai, on the irt July, a Notice to Mariners reading as follows :-
"Həving reference to the Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, which crime into force to-day, and which have been published in | English and Chinese by the Statistical Depart ment of the Imperial Maritime Customt, för general use in Chinese Waters, Notice is heraby given that thele acceptance by Chias refers only to Chinese vessels of foreign lyse and that Chinese Janke, fishing boats, sic,, will not exhibit the Regulation Lights. By order of the Inspector General of Customs.”
Now, there can be little doubt about this notice having been duly saibonised and I therefore trust you will permit me to draw attention to it in your columns for it is a matter of great Importance to mariners generally and, I take it, to shipowners collectively,
tom, KI.C.M.G, Chief Justiča, and Mr. A. G. Wist, Putsne Fudge). July 8/b
MOTI N FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL. Mr. M. W. Sinda'moved for leave to appeal *g*inst the decision of Mr. Jastice Wise, "In Sum. Counsel suld be moved under section 41, which ary Jurisdiction, in the case Jackson v. Preddle.
gave the Fall Coast power, to deal with such applications after the ordinary time for appeal had elapsed. The setlon, be explained, was for the recovery of possession of a dog, and plaintiff's evidence was solely as to iden tlication. Defendent stated that the dog was In the passession of a witness in September or October last, and that it was given to blm in Janasry last, Mr. Jackson swore that be lost the dog In January last and the evidence he had heard surprised him. The Julge bad no option hot to give a verdict tas defendant. Platatifi took riera to test the fruik of the statements and
received from a man named Hart, late of the 0.5D, and now of the Customs at Shang bak affidavit saying that be frund the dog in the beginning of Jannery, and after some days he gave it to one Kuhlmann, who, It was depoard in the Court below, alter wards gave it to Preddle. Thle, i correct, was an abiciate denial of Freddie's statement and Counsel now asked for leave to appeal on the ground that evidence that could not be adduced
His Lordship announced that he would can. sider the various paints rviced before giving bla decision.
JAPAN AND HAWAII.
COMING EVENTS CASTING THEIR SHADOWY BEFORE,
A correspondent addresses the Japan Herald on the Hawsifan question' over the nom de plumece not quite in the Dark in the following paphatic style:
regarding the Hawaiian question is not difficult "The ominous calm which is now prewa'ling totalerpret, and anyone who runs may read, rotwithstanding the secrecy which attends the preparations of the Japanese Government for & descent upon the Hawallan Islands,
"This is beir aim however, and unless their claims are folly met, and promises of future good behaviour are made regarding the landing of
pace emigrants to the Sandwich Islands, we shall soon hear that the flag of Japan has re- placed that of the prevent shaky republic. That the Japanese Government have just claim geinst the Hawaiian republic is beyond ques- Hon. That the Japanese will preas that claim there is not a doubt be emigrants who were turned back by the Hawaiian Anthertiles bad compiled with all the regulations demanded by the tresty between the two countries, vis Medical Inspection, and the necessary to uzon The Chief Justice said the most convenient landlag. Who take sides with Hawall? course would be to give notice of the motion for America? What will be the result? The leave to appeal to the other side. On the hearing parcie population now in the Sandwich of the motion the first point would be the ques-lands is about 35.000 say. Eighteen thousand of them are men, and those men are practically the application, i being made out of time, tion of time, and whether the court could allow
soldiers who have been through their conscript le m the army.
in the court below was now available.
Leave was then given rad the hearing of the motion was fixed for Merday next at 11 a.m. Mr. J. Hasling; appeared for the respondent.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
{Before His Lordship the Putine Judge, Mr. A. G. W[st}.
BISCHCE 7. WATKINS.
In this action the plaintiff, E. A. Bischoff aded to recover the sum of $587'50 from G. A. Wat king, far loss in the difference of price of 250- Fanjom shares, which he had to sell through. defendant not taking up his contract to recalve them.
Mr. G. C. C. Master appeared for plaintiff and Ms. J. Hastings for defendant.
To send over two or three large transports With the necessary ams, ammún liten, field gane, &c., is the easiest thing possible. Food is easily carled if necessary, hat is readily oblsised there. Here you have at once an army of occupation, for the Haillan Government need never exact help from the nativa Kanaka,
The Government troops at Honelala and Hila
amount to a few hundred hired loafers mostly--they count for nothing better.
The Japanese are perfectly ware that America is only strong at home, and weakest on the Pacific Coast. The distance between the Hawaiian Holanda and San Francisco can be covered in eight days; by ordinary moderate steaming from Japan to the Islands cleven days, to that the advantage of position is not much on tither side.
L.A. Bischoff gave evidence to the effect that | he had entered into a contract with defendant "With Japan's large firet of merchant ships saly to May to supply him with 250 Punjoros transports, its large coal fields to draw is shares and on the 31st of the month, hen the coal supplies from, backed up by its war contract was to be completed, defendant said he ships which are now in excellent repair and sogo nable to take them up." He asked plain. to be raguiented by its new and formidable. Iff to either hold them till July or August or to battleshtor, Fuji Kan'and Yarkima Kan, and lis sell them and he would give him the difference.org fleet of torpedo bests, America could The shares were sold on Jeno zad for $8.75. not land a single man in the Hawaiian Eilands, He bad received lettres from defendent relating They would meet the fate of a Chiresa on to kis non-acceptance of the shares.
hased the Kowsking in the late war. There are that op esillag on defendant with the shares he worth of the name, Hosofalu and Hilo: These JR. Michael, broker for plaintiff, depos duly two harbours to the Sandwich Islands aid he was not able to take them up and that he and any of the other possible lending places would be seized upon by the Japanese before would settle with Mr. Birchoff,
Fita S. Josepb,
America could think of moving, by the troops
China accepts in part only the Regulations approved by afiŝthe Grest. Powers of the world. She lays it down that she makes them binding only as regards Chinese vravels of foreign typ: and asblushingly notifies that "Chiese jaoks, fishing boats, etc., will not exhibit Regulation Lights," Gus could laugh`at such a nottica- tion frsued by a Government that posed (antil the Japanese expound her shallow mockery of power and majesty} the other day an a power in the world were it not a matter that merliu serfori consideration, for the failure of the Chi- nese is adopt proper Rales for the guidance of all and every Chinese vessel on the high seas it and always has been a crure of danger to white ants and I had authority from Mr. ille and property in the China Sea. Our fishing Brown to dewroy any articles so damaged, and vessels at home are bound by the regulations and I placed it with the rabbish. As regards the glassware Captain Tillett asked me to lend
ceing that thousands of Chinese janks are larger him glaze, &c., for the Come any's s'eam launch than the average English trawler and are often to go on a picnic one Sunday and they were a zral danger at night to coasting steamers it of my health and in teaching at Shanghal met never returned. I went to Japan for the benefi
seems wrong in every sense of the term to exclude Mr. Hodion and bis party,ith whom I bad heen.
all Chinese craft from the operation of the new working as ticket collector in Hongkong. Some Regolations, Then there are the vast fleets of of the Party asked me to bring some Javanese Chinese fishing vessels through which a steamer returned by the Empress of Fapan with the t ten sets for them on my te urn from Japan. I has to pick its way and ohẹn stop, bick, or turn reund to avoid collision and probable loss of setz which placed in my store artii the arrival
Consal for of Hadson's Party from Shanghal. They arrived life and prosecution before a on the lath or rgth of Maý by the stram"? demages which are magnified, as much as Wingsang and I took their baggage to the old possible. These bugbears of the navigator Pedder's "Wharf. One of the party asked
are to be allowed to worry and humper me 10 take care of one large box and two
maller ones which I took to the godowa antil our, movements as of yere simply because their depatiare. I afterwards took the largo the Chinese Government (save the mark §) has hex to the City Hall and the two smaller ones to ordained that its acceptance refers only to The box contato-Chinees vessels of foreige type." The junk and Stainfield's boarding house ing the tea sets, befag broken, I put them Chinese box which was being used, as a dirt fisher folk should lodred be grateful to such a box I then took it to Stanfield's, boarding, peʼernal government- a government that saves house and banded them to the persons for whom them the expense of a few cities of oil and brou at them. The sets were unpacked and lamps that can be seen before you are within a I was asked to take back the box, but so I waS not going back to the godown then I left ft Cable's length of them | there and forgot it. The prosecptor gent a chit for a deck chair from the stares to be sent to him. On making enquiries at the office I found that the chair, not being the property of the company or of the prosecutor, was sent to is house, and also on the several occasions be had sent chits_to_the_chief stewards of the | steamers of the Company for stores supplied for the sat of the passengers and crew. These THE quantity of cost produced in India is now rapidly approaching four million tons a year, the
stores were packed up and handed to me in the outturn in 1896.97 baving been over 3.800.000 steam launch and taken to the office of the tens, or an inc ease of 300,000 tons in the weltme that the Company was not aware that they prosecutor, the stewards remucking at the same month, The Bengal collferien account for nearly two-thirds of this and their producing capacity kong because I bad to send a few hundred the representativos of the Great Powers la So 50, hat there were no bayers ; ikere wara,
were supplying him with stores. I left Horg- t such that there is no four of any falling away. The Nasm's territory lelded 30,000 tons pounds to England owing to my mother's illness Jess than in the year preceding, but this was dus and I ran into financial difficiles. It had part to breaches on the railways, and the nothing whatever to do with the 'crime with Slogareal colifertes are actually is a postition to
which I am charged. give much greeler output than heretolare.
Mr. Millward was recalled and said that the The Director-General of Indian Railways in is explanation was not satisfactory, Administration Repast states that arrangements have now been made to put Singarent coal-on the Bombay market at a price which will enable It to compete with English coal, and aver 84,000 tons have been already said there. The demand for this coat, which is of excellent quality, has incrosited so much that further development of the colllery is necessary and more pits are to be
LOED Roberts, who hay 'received the Order of St. Patrick fa sucessalon to the late Earl of Dasticy, the senior Keight, la, points out a con. temporary, running curious neck and neck race with lord Woireley in the matter of dis- Uncitons. Both won shels peerages for military service, though Lord Wolseley secured a recond stepe in 1885 when he received a Viscomiter fer the Egyptian-Sudan campaign. Both are now K. P. and G. C. B. and bath became Privy Councillors of Ireland by virtue of holding the Irish Command, Lord Welt-fry's G C. M. G. may be set against Lors Reba' G.C.S.I bet the latter has the G. C. Edditional and gver and above that the Vetoria Cross, Both refeld-Maribals, but Lord Wolseley is Com- m*nder-in-Chief, a pour Lord Roberts can hardly' lock to gala, and the former bar the advantage
of a year in age.
sunk.
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New, Sir, my object in wiling li to ask whether you regard this decision of the Chiness Government reasonable and proper, and I out whether you deem it probable that special representations to the British Minister by the shipowner Interested in irade in and with China and Hongkong would be successful? If the answer to the latter be in the affirmativa then I frost that the necessary steps will soon
the Chinese Government "understanded" by be taken to have the wrong-headedness of
Peking
broker, staird that on May 31st he was asked at what price he could de hoyers. He had sold them at $975 and 8950
100 Panjoms bat he replied, that he had no
between to and I that day.. The market weakened after that. It had been very active. bat the demand suddenly stopped. On the rat zsies about $9 On the and of fuse the rate of Jung he found the price #995, and cash
was $9.50, cash $9 On the 3rd of Juos cab baudness was done at $8.75.
Solomon Berjamin, of Benjamin, Kelly and Potte, and that on May 31st he sold Panjoms #1 $10 in the morning. He sold here in the afternoon, when they offered at Soà, but he coold set place them. He did business on Tune and at $9. If he had offered to sell at gag on May 3111 bd did not think he would have found & buyer. At $9 be might have found a buyer.
George H Potts, of Benjamin, Kelly and Potis, mild that on May 31st be sold about goo
get $50 for them. Shares were offering at or 400 Pesjoms in the morning at $10, but in the afiemone he tried to place some and could not ‚
buyers at $9. Next day he placed them at $9 but could not do so at $9.50.
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I would, in conclusion, suggest that it will be
Mr. J. Hastings said the facts were cless and esly tight ar d proper that the Chinese Govern there was no dispute regarding them. He ment be notified that in the event of collision thought, however, that the plaintiff was only |between foreign-owned vessels and Chinese entitled to obtain from the defendant the differ- Mr. Wodehouse. It is my opinion in this vessels of the native type the owner of the loreign contract was breken. If the shares had then ence in the price of the shares at the time the case that the prosecution commenced in conac vessel will not be held responsible by the British been sold by plaintiff, as was his duty, he would quence rather of the resting away of the defend authorlifes if it is proved that the Chinrue veusel have got $9.50 or probably Ero for the sot than becausñ of the articlen stolen. I have
the morning be might bara obtined stared to the defendant's explanation and with with which it came in contact was eliber impro. regard to the majority of the articles his explans-perty navigated or was not exhibiting proper Soithout difficulty, as there was no doubt ten seems to fit in with the facts of the case. The lights. It is really natal and sometimes come back as the 13th May, plaintiff had notice from that the markat was brick that day. As far tumblers were mimlag not esa matter of theft as very hard on a baplers officer of the watch) to Mr. Walkios that he was not going to take much se of carelessness on the part of the store keeper. Taking the whole facts of the case in cause owners and masters, a great deal of the shares dus at the end of that month, and on. consideration my opinion is that the defendant annoyance and trouble in defending suits that plaintiff might have taken action and sued Mr. Wa'kins Counsel then quoted Justice Chiny entitled to I
to his discharge,
brought in Censular Carls by the owners of to prove that the expression of intention to break Vincent waked if he had any means of resti-native craft who from time to time claim heavy contract was to be treated are breach of the ation as he had lost his situation to the damages for alleged losses resulting from colll-contract. The letter of the rath May was to be Shanghal Police and was arrested in the son with some foreign steamer, although the taken notice that the contract would not be Shanghai poiler court.
Mr. Wodehouse-I can only order your dis-natives are themselves garerally to blame charge.
because not only have they failed to exhibit proper lights, but have neglected to show any light at all until the steamer was fairly on top of them. The Chinese have far 100 much consideration extended to them by Bilth ConDİY KA a rule and I really think this latest exhibition of Chineza "cussed- news abould receive immediate and serious consideration with a view to estring the Chinese Government to realise that any Chinese Regulations (certainly beyond, the three miles. Imit) must be regarded as in fault and take the consequences. It seems to
Vincent had been in carrady since May 26th.
RUSSIA AND, JAPAN.
THE PRESENT FEACE IN THE FAR EAST ONLY A PHANTOM.
MUST PREPARE --FOR WAR. '- The protest peace of the Far East, says the
which would be drawn from those who are there new se emigrants.
ing roo,600 men on the Sandwich Islands in 30 "There nothing to prevent japan from land-
or 40 days, when they decide to do so, and unless the Government of President Dole maken most likely to happen. To those who doubt the proper amends, 'that is precisely what will be what the Army Department can do. I may say that 46,000 men, 6,000 horsey, with mention, field-gons and food for ibree months, were embarked and sent away towards their destina- tlon in just 1 houre without the slightest con- furion in the ints war.
"Finally Marquin Ito's sudden departure for London is more than suspicions. By telegrams from New York he strived there at 3 pm, May 27th, and filled for enden May 28/h. If England will only say "we will stand side, the Sandwich Telands will become Japanese territory before 1898, despite anything which America can say or do."
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR
JULY.
Meteorological miant based on ten years' "abservations to 1893.
1.79.73
Barometer........... Thermometer- giocazoosa ..81.5 Hamidity...................................83 Rainfall.....$5.98
TO-DAY,
On dats at On datami
WEATHER PEPORT.
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83
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Barometer Thermometer mea Humidity......CIRKEVIN Rainfall
TO-DAY.
Thursday, 8th July."1897. Chinese-th of six moon of Brd year ef
Kwone-sü. Jewish-81% Tamus, 5857. Mohammedan-71h Saphor, 1515.
Suo-Rises
Set AN
******** hær. 83 min. High water-Horning «« Skr. 12min.
·Afternoon Săr. Þồmin. Low water-Morning 9kr. 40min.
Afternoon on Ohr. 10min. ANNIVERSARIKS.
1836-Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P., born. 1846 British Factories at Canton attacked by
Chinese.
1848-Attempted poisoning, by Chinese, of 25 men of the Royal Artillery in Hong kong,
1884-Typhoon in Hongkong. 1896-Floode in Japan ; 3,000 houten destroyed,
\TO-MORROW.
Friday, 0th July, 1897. Chinese 10th of Bik moon of 25ed year or
·Kwongist. Jewish-9th Tamus, 8657, Mohammedan-8th Sapkar, 1815.
Sun-Ritts minumanna bär. £3min. Sets........................n hår. 46min. High water-Morning .......... 4kr. Smini Afternoon on Chr. Seba. Law water-Morning umiillär. Sömín. Afternion. 9år, 55min. AMNIVERJARIES,
166-First Dutch Embassy airived at Tientsin. 1874-Incendiary Are on board the American Escape of seven Chlarse convicts from ship Benefactor in Hongkong Harbour. Monte Fort, Macao,
1747- Edmund Rorke dled.
1896
MEMORANDA.
9pm.lectrical Demonstrations by Professor TO-DAY.-8th July, Richards at Theatre Royal, City Hall, 9pm.-Celebration of the fourth centenary of the departure of Vasco da Gama for the discovery of India at the Club de Recreio.
TO-MORROW,—9th July.
English mall due. 9pm-Electrical Demonstrations by Professo Richards st Theatre Royal, Cay Hell Indian mall dos,
SATURDAY, 10th July. 4Pm-Jubileo Gy skhama at Happy Valley,
SHARE MARKET.
LATEST QUOTATIONS. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, 189 per cent. $104; Steamboat Company, $35i : Douzianes, prem. Hongkong Fires. $357ł China Fires,
$28; Oliver, 36; Wanchal Storget, $45; Kow- $66: Punjome $ză; (Pref.) $2.50; Raubs, loon Lands, $20; West Point Buildings, $sał ; Green Jelandi, $37.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAIL'S DUR: English (Thames) to-ROEFOW, Indian (Kutiang) roth inst, American (Copfc) 13th fast.. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 14th inst. Australian (Omt Maru) röth inst. French (Salasie) 17th Inst
Tacoma (Pathan) 17th Inst; -- American (City of Rio de Janeiro)`ayth last, Tacoma (Tacoma) 19th (art.
German (Bayern) 29th lost.
Australian (Atelie) joih inst.
SHANGHAI FREIGHT MARKET. Mess. Wheelock & Co. is their Fright | THE P. M. &. 5. Co.'s steamer. Peru, with mails, Circular dated Shanghai and July, my time &c., left Shanghai for this port on the 6th inst
Cur freight market homewarda semales at 3 am, Juse lis, both for Loudon and New York, and predically unchanged since our lane on 18th prospects do not look particularly bright for the nere lature, We have to record the wreck of the Aden off Socotra with an appalling lots of life; she sailed from bere on the 11th May with via usual Ports. a considerable quantity of cergo for London
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamez Empress of India, from Hongkong, arrived at Nagasaki at 7.30 am, on the 5th lost, and loft the same day for Kobe at 5 pm.
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SHIPPING RETURNE. From 8 pm, yesterday to 5 pm, today,
ARRIVALS.
Fava mu...........steamer, from Singapore Keong. Wat P. C. Klaoma Benlarigam Wingrang menyera Mathilde
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Bangkok Swatow
"Hongay
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Heikow
Aggregating 8,337 tonë register, DEFÄRTUARI,
steamer, for Singapore
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For London vid. Suet.-The Bentedi sailed on the 20th, and the Fermess on the golk ulf, both via Foochaw. The following steamers are drcalated to loadHector to sall today, Paking on the 7th lust, Radnorshire on the gth lost, Myrmidon on the roth inst., Canton on the 17th Inst., Ovester on the strt fast, Malacca on the 19th Inst. performed. The right of plaintiff only way to obtain the price at which the shares could have change to report beyond slight rise to 30f. is For New York via Sars-There has been no bien sold on that date. Platetiff wrote letter the rate for tes, but this was only short-lived leaving the mailer open till 3 o'clock; very and the previona rate of 25), for tea and genera! Chwnshan.. much loss resulted and the question was who cargo has been resized. The Carmarthenshire | Hector mumm
Singapore Was to bear it. Plaintiff way only entitled to the safied on the syth ultimo with respectable Teichrong........ price he could have obtained for the shares if he support from here, being immediately replaced
Swatow Krismatid TOM ad at once sold them after the contract was
Yokohama... by the Argyll, which is still lowding and ex- Formosa zakonis broken. It was broken at 11 am on the pects in leave on the 10th instant. The small
Singapore “Aggregating 9.731 loss register. 31st and the shares should have been sold amount of business passing in this direction at once. Pislatiff had perfect sight to keep does not make her prespects very encouraging. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. them if he chose and if they want up it would She will be followed on the berth by the Afridi, Reina Christina......... in have been to his advantage.
Kowloon Dock Glanesk and Fortunes all dus here in the apat Ross few days
Hallcongruesomatipas For New York vid Cape-There is nothing Metkven Castis „.................. doing, charterers apparently not thinking it Hallan worth while to take up a vessel in the face of so linie cargo offering, and the large quantity which
Terrisdale géneosiperdó Cosm has been hurried fate the United States by stenta makes fatura " caller" prospecta somewhat düll,
For New York rid Prelic-The following Jair & Wingsong ......Stanghal...]. M. & Co.
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MR. Alexander Kinloch writer in the London Morning Post giving Bitish merchants some ad- vice that will not, fi is to be hoped, be altogether devoid of utility. He asks for space to endorse what a Vr. Crza'et had willen in the same Journal with reference to the Importance of offer ing facilities in caz schools for the study of Ras- slam and for the side of certificates for proficiency In the language for commercial purposes? has been stated on more than and occasion by some of our statesmen and by C· airmen of Chami- bers of Commercs, we are undoubtedly deficient sspation in li C proficiency—the acknow
Faltic ledged modern indispensable weapon for matn taining our commercial supremacy abrord. The days are gone by when English manufac turers could say to native buyers abroad, 4Write to us in English and send your orders through a banker One Continental- sivals,
AG. Watktor, the defendant, was then frm their industrial jufarey in thous dayk, Kohumín-no-Tomo, is only a phantom. Japan. Tessels committing deliberate breaches of the called and deposed to hrying contracted to buy i have grown into manhood, and we have to reckon with their supple, steady compertiden, in her momptag sobe, is preparing for a fature
war ended delivery on May 31st. They were tendered him by Mr. Michael and To maintain our ground we mast sich the wit. At such a juncture, to be contending
he told him he could not take them up, but native trader direct; we must be la personal against one another within one's own country
that he had better sell them at the best contact with him ; we misit fearn require
for trifling Causes la more than foolish. But such that not only is this decision of the Chinese péssible mie and he would settle
with ments from his own lips; to do this we must be
Mr. Blackoff for the difference. He thought able to communicate whh him in bis own lan is the actual case, and we look with, wonder st / Gövernment d'screditable to it but it slso places Mr. Michzel «uld the market sala was $9.50. A ƒ sailings are advertised :- Empress of India ged gurge. Russia has expanded into the rammoth the childishness and short-sightedness of our so them completely out of Court. Are we foreigner broker had offered defendant to exck for so.
inst, Olympia and Brigie toth inst. of the East; her frontiers in Asia are almost, called statesmen and polkicians. The people for ever to be barrassed and put to serious Mr. Master Cross examined defendust at Departures For London.-Balade, 20th The rapid developlans contre with our of Europe, on seeing the result of the Japan-losses simply because Chink wont comforta to length regarding his letters le pisinus. Defend ulto, vid Fosckow, Pyrus, 27th ulto. For
rapid development of her Siberian resources
masa, goth ulto, vid Fooehow, For New York, call for lacresing demands in machinery and China war, mid we had prepared for it. We humane and Just Regulations for the prevention ant said Mr. Fredericks had effered him $10
for Paul ms and he did not refer him to Ms. -Comarthethire, 27th ulio, vid Amoy. For manufactured goods in exchange for raw produce, and not we had not been so far-sighted as to do of colillons at sex? It is all very well to let the Bischoff, Defendant could not take the aberes Vancouver. Brodick Cradle (ur) (in ballast.) as to be watchfal of our commercial presilge, and foolishness. Now, however, we have a Her enterprising aci vity in the Far East remmous so. Our lilamph was das to China's weakness Chinese do as they please in their own illas he did not have the money.
galgata (a.v.)i(ka ballsai)-- governed provinces, but I submit that the Mr. Hastings sádressed the court. The con The Russian has intent to be independent of the foreigner; he wit out pumploy even a foreign grout, enemy before us, the Russians, who do Treaty Powers should not allow them to tract, he claimed, was broken on May 31st and CHILDREN starving to death on account of their Correspondent. The Russian trader writes now things steadily and peruse their ends resolutely endanger foreign property and foreigners' lives were done at o'clock the price inability to digest food will find a most then roling was the one to be taken. Defendant marvellous food and remedy, to Scott's We are confreated with the day of making on the high sass. Japan has accepted the Rawas entited to the best market price that could Emalilos of Fura Cod Liver Oil with Hypophos daya to the manufacturer abroad in Rosılan, and frequently requires not only the reply, bat
pulations. She has mida no special stipula- be ghiained at the time, and plaintiff should not philce, very palatable and easily diestad, Read catalogues and specificatloss to be sent to Im great preparations for war that may at any tions and is not likely to Stap has accepted have delayed thanale motil the market had fallen the fofovicg testtorasial figyel prescribed gamerons instances in the correspondence which – selves, „But it grieves us that our people should them and so have the Haskerlande Indies. Why to sifia time, and it was' 'proved by the other from wasting und malnutrition and can port: Fastsan (1), 20th June-Aglats; In his own leagasge.. Of this I could produce time break out between that people and our.
Mr. Benjamin had sold such, shares for sto up Scott's Emulsion! In cases of children atteitag passes (hrough: my kands. As in the South be so heated over civil broils that "övén" the:/ there should be any exceplan fù the "case of, i sida's witnessen. He asked His Lordship to rela; most favourably of iiy good effect it has Hardien, 6th July~ Qansa, Sydney, Kintutki"
American trade knowledge of Spanish is indis- Government i self is divided agatent Hanif, and China I am completely at a loss to understand. pensable, so in the Ruisian "trade, If-wo wish to hold our own we must enter the Ranstan can do nothing with a strong united hand. For language. The study of the language is laboris | Cinatunde, look at the relgilans between Yla- BHI DUT FASCINAung,
'Gondia Kawakasti and Takashima, or between
that the best price on the day the contract ́was bioken was $10 and that defendiat was entitled
judgment, blog: May, Minstar xlán zäärested the Court, making saferanse id ike repudiation of the contract by
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