at the wreck aben: 17 kaurs and saw some of the oplam chasta and other cargo washed ashore, Retarded to Foathow the next day. Enquired and starched among the villagers to and it any malls had come share, and Rome "braves" were left to watch the wreck. Witness did not return to the vessel after this
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The Court was cleared for a while and on teaming Capt. Hall was further questioned as to the persons on board; he said there were lexty-five persons all told on the articles and twenty-three passengers all told. There were also, not ou the articles, one cative cook, three passengers' cooks, ous servant for officers, and ERA Mess Toom steward,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1897.
ON A JAPANESE BATTLESHIP.
A VINT TO THE "FUJI"
It is a far cry from the war junks of Japan of a few years ago to the armoured battleships that the Land of the Rising Sun borsta to-day. One of the latest triumphs of the naval shipbuilder's at put in her appearance in Hongkong walors
yesterday fresh from the master's hands, and
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Next Mr. Nak Jims escorted the visitor lato thu zancium sanctorum, ihe Admiral's cabina. There didn't happen to be any Admiral on board the Fuff at the time, but many officers would be quite content,to be blu focum teneng any limo, The apartment is on the main deck and is and coucher, soft carpets, & cor fireplace, book beautifully fitted up. Lexirious leather chairs
case, mirror, &c., and many dainty ornaments make the place fit for a delle dame's bordols. Then the Admiral'e drawing room was visited and here was mach to interest the inquirer. Martino was again en evidence. There was A fine back and white of the Fuff in action, a splilted water colour, and also E study in ell for a pletura ordered by the Emperor of
The newest addition to the Mikado's navy is the am roufs to the land of Madame 'Chrysantheme.
battleship Fuji, which arstved here at noon yesterday and, afte, the usual coremaalous barn. The Prendent sald if this were so what useing of gunpowder, she took up an anchoragJapan of the Fujt In addition there were were the articies ? They might have lost zo
Eway if Kowloon City, people that nothing wre known of. It might be
■ Common castrim on the coast but it wasa vÉRY wrong one and rendered the ship liebla tó feltare,
A Tilegradă reporter was deputed to make a #look-sea" round of the big fighting machine. It was a long pall for four sturdy carmen, with Wingas said the villagers had Invited some
a strong current against them, but after patient work and no and of dodging to eles: funty steam of the people to go with them and so they might launches and big lumbaring janks, ihelgoal was have been missed.
reached.
The new battleship cau baadly The court akala cleared and Captain Halle aid to be painted walie, and, if she were so was further e camined on resamlug, as to the
at first, she is now in the best colour imaginable Dather of crew. There were 45 on the for perplexing an chemy's gunners" She is auticles and who were not. With pamengers
Beither and crow diere were 77 persoas la all on board. the grey nor lead colour and the only thing gives her away" are ber funnels' and Thos; mat on the articles were on board with his
masts. Indeed, at a few hundred yards' distance, -permission, it being the custam in the coastlog it would be hard to pick out her hall from the service. The people not on the articles were foreshorethatmakes a background for her. Com generally cones and servants paid by persons on board waein they worked for. He had frequently ing alongside one feels that all the good things been through the passage batwoan Cow's Her torpedo netting apats are the first thing to said about the Fuji have not been exaggerated. Hora and Fotway Island is N.E. monsoon. To the President The Sulling Directions said that
strike the visitor's eye and then imperceptibly attention is drawn in those great fore-and-alt this passage was not considered axia for large guns in either turret. The Fuff has two fan. steamers Nothing was saved from the ship.
nels, both painted white, with black tops, and He asked the quartermaster to get a chart bụt
sha mise spogła two minets, the" lower ODES 'he did not do 10,
tabular and alb. quick-Brems and shields in each,
carrying milliary tops, with two
upper masin ars of wɩɔd and support each two yards, one at the cap and one higher up; these being used for signalling purposes.
The President-Do you not think you should have done in yourself?
Witnca was looking after the crow and parengėra bɛing got away,
The President asked why witness had not sared bis log book and papers.
Witness spain repeated that he was looking alter the safy of the ship's company,
The President-You had a large staff of "ofilcers and surely they could attend to`thess
things.
Whness The engineers and firemen were sanicus to gá away and the sans were breaking over her bows when I leit. I hoped › be able back to the ship. Continuing Witness get said they had "bost stations" 21 months ago. The officers all know their stations and most of the crew did.
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Tao Presticat again said there was plenty of reɔms in the boats and no crowding and witness cestaloly should have saved his log-book and papers ehen the ship was beached, asibere was Balhing more to be done. If the passengers refated to go in the boats they should have been
throw into them.
Witness said that the chief officer and the second officer were working at the boats and tha third officer was on the bridge. The chief officer also was with the empɛaler sounding the pumps. Witness polated out to the officers the place where he wanted the basta to land. He chose the landing belag the nearest to the ship. -From the ship he could not see the surf. After- warda ho saw the boats in the surf and he thought they would come back to the ship. The stern of his cat was broken against the ship's side and he had to go through the surf. The boat could not have gone any further, and she was full of water, and practically xamanage
To the Court. The chart produced was simaliar to that he used. He got it some time last year. After entering the passage between Cow's Horn and Faliway Island they were
able.
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some splendid photos of the 'ship before the Splthend review and portraits of the cantalo of the banteship, of the Chevaller de Martiño and other attractive subjects. An interesting feature in the collection is a big old three-decker, with ston' salle met and sailing in aqandro splendid contrast when placed alongside the pictures of the Fwf.
As befits her ihe battleship boxats a "sters walk" or quarter gallery, and here under the waing and solsced with an Eestlae cigarette the newspaper perron began to replac that be had not been elected to the Japanese "ove," Mr. Nakajima was inexorable, however, and he daly disclosed the Admiral's pantry, the staff offi. cers' cahine and mess-room, the captain's cabin and pantry, and the dence kodwa bat. We noticed that there was a nice little freplace is the Admiral's cable and also that there was a compass suspended from the ceiling so that his most gracious can ace the ship's course without getting out of bed. The captain's cabin also has its fireplace and presents a most taking air of cosiness. The ironwork over the cabin waila In this part of the ship is worthy of note. The groundwork is of dark green selleved by chrysanthemums in red and yellow, with sn anchor in the centre, and the effect is very good, and appropriate.
Questioned about the Jubilee display Con- mander Makoto Salio and the other officers spoke in bleh teams. As to the blunder of some of the British ships firing shot instead of blank and nearly knocking the Fuff's funnels away, the officers seeme! to treat it as a good joke. Their leave a red letter day in their lives and the experiences in ike Jablica review'st Solthead Japanese sailors would need to know French to
do Justice to the occasion.
PROMOTIONS IN THE POLICE FORČE.
The following promations in the Police Force have been made by His Edcellency the Governor on the recommendation of the Captala Saperia-
tendent of Police -
First-class Inspector Mackle to be Chief larpector.
Secard-class Inspectora Hanson, Betlia and Kemp to be First-class,
Third-class Insp ctors Dancan and Hanosh to be Second-class.
Sergeants Moffett, Biker, Robertson and Gilles to be Third-class Inspectart and Sergi. Macdonald to be Acting Third-class Inspector.
The following aro deparimental promotions 2:44 Acting Sergeants Warnock, Scolt, Cathbert, Robertion, MacClennan and Gaald to be Sergis, Temporary acting Sergeants Collett, Gley, Cquits, Gourlay, Care, Langley and Cameron to be Actlog Sergeants.
MURDER IN KOWLOON.
A cold blooded murder was perpetrated on a hawber yesterday, At 10.30 am. Chinese constable No 347 was on duty on the road between Yau-masti and Kowloon Clty and found the body of a Chinaman, whose appear-
·ance showed him to be a bawker of between forty and filty years old, on the grass. He was ying on his left side and had a wound in the stomach and his intestines were protrading. He had another wound on the neck and when the constable found him he was quite dead and the ground was covered with blood. The spot where this body was discoverel near was Ma.. LOW-WA).
An enquiry was held at the Magistracy to-day Into this case and evidence was given by the widow of deceased, who wept and burst into sabe ag she related all she knew about her bausband, She said that she saw deceased at 6 »,m, on the 17th in her house. He was going to Victoria to buy sugar to make pastry and a mat for the chlidren. He promised to minen al six o'clock in the evening but that was the last she SAW OF her husband.
evening, he went to ball prisoner from the A seaman named Ho Pak and that on Sunday Yau-ra-tl station when deceased followed him and stated that he was a relative of the prisoner, Ex passant, it may be mentioned that Mr. Alter this they went to a boarding house where Nakajima invelgled the visitor to make a todocoased took away a mat and some sugar that up to the blg gon turretr. A Turkish bath was were left there and said he was golog home, nothing to it and fortunately the naval cicerone This was the last witness naw of decenned alive. found out that "they had been palating inilde Acting Sergeant Cameran found the mat and the turret "ar be'd have had a more or less dend sugar and a shie which deceased had with him a little distance from where the body was found, The engulty was adjosined till the 13th inst. -No arrests have as yet been made.
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The rifles ared aboard are, the Japanese. Murata weapons, handy, light, end good for seven rapid shots at long range. Nearly all the officers have seen service in the late China-Japan war, the Captain having been in charge of the torpedo depot-ship. During his visit the reposter had many courtesies from Commander Salto, alo from Fleet Engineer Yamamoto and Torpedo Commander Truda,
It is satisfactory to learn that the big battleship had fine weather all through her voyage, but for three days before retching port she had head swells, and she was in such good trim that they were not noticed to muy extent.
steering N. N. E. by 1 E. Ha wis keeping the batween, and the ports a six caser now in impresses the spectator, the “vanishing lize"
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CHINA'S "ANCIENT
CIVILISATION"
It is alien said, by people who know nothing of Chios, and also by people who know a great deal but icok only through the rose-tioted plasses of the Sinologue, that " Chies thousada of years ago had a civilisation which would in many respects put Europe to shame." It fa also said, with some truth, that the Chinese are distin fasten is marred by freaks of savagery which galshed for their love of children. But the civf outweigh the good elements, and the love of children is more is principle than in practice, mer мете general than particular, for it fails to pre.
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The Faf Ales the Rising Sun ensign bideos cruce. This is exemplified in aft and the red ball on white ground forward.
death by the Ung.ch! process for the purely looking at her stem of sie nicht in accidental killing of a parent, as reported in the Shanghal papers. What is civilisation if it can being reached so.seon, but it is only on her
be attributed to a people capable of deliberately, decks and below that one gets saything like a and Inevocably lusisting on such treatment of a irus idea of the enormous space thers is in the child vessel.
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all and thereby accidentally cause the death of its molbar, and if it should happen that, the Infant has one tooth in his head stibo time
will be doomed to the extreme penalty of lingehf and decapitation, but if it has no teeth at all it will excape uil consequences. Such ti the barbarous law of China av regards causlog the death of a paroni, and it is the only law which offers no loophole for the escape of the perpetiator, whether the death was premeditated or the result of accident. All other laws and penalties have teen and can be evaded-for the usual consideration-bat in so cate can the full penalty of this brain! law be escaped where a parent has been killed, no matter under what circumstances.
OFFICIAL CORRUPTION IN SIAM.
At the Royal Courts of Justice, save the Bang kok Times, Price Rubi, Minister of Justice, Kanon. Luang Phra Kraisen, Chlef Criminal Judge, and M. R. J. Klikpatrick, Legal Adviser to the Government, sat to hear an appeal from the Criminal Court at Ayuthis isst month, The appellent was Nat Ssang Yoen, River firmer at Auythin, who had been sentenced to three yenu' impilionment for illegally Impelionlag ceriala people. He was tried along with his wife and
pier and two servints, one of the latter being also sentenced to a year's imprisonment.
Thej udgment was to the following effect :-It was proved that Nat Saang bad made a gaol on his premises with a complete set of frons, and Court) was bis gaoler Oba witness went to play the Chin Eam (also sentenced by the Ayuthla
"poh" at the prisoner's hause, lost his money, and pawned His pony, after which he was arrested and confined in Nat Sang's gaol Two other witnesses went to play " pohTM" there and lost their money. Then Nai Siang lent them more which
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they als lost, Arthey were unable to repay bim the prisoner put them in his lock-up and forced them to make Sarn Kromathas for much more than the originsi soms advanced. Two older when catching fish were arrested by Nal Sang, pat in irons, and confined. I was shown ibat NalSkang did arrest people who owed bim money and were able to pay or find security, As to Na! Keo it was not proved that he was a thief, and therefore the Chart ruled that the Ayaibla Court was wrong on this point and did not take account of it in their judgment. The reply of N Sang that he was born Kha Nam, and that he had he caught fishing was not upheld. authority to arrest and confine the two men he farmer had bla remedy in the District Court according to the law of the year E1, section gr, and he had oo authority to bim sell try cz determine each case The Court found that Na! Siang and bli gaoler, Cała Eảm, hed broken the King's laws” Nai Suang had arrested and imprisoned people contrary to the law and without justifiable cause; further he had put them in irons, had beaten them and bed demanded money from them. The District Court were to error is convicting him under the law which set forth what a creditor could do miter he had applied for his money meny times and had been relased. Bat the persons arrested by Nal Saanz were not at the time of arresi funt; the Sarn Kromatkan were made after they had been put la confinement, and they. were kept in confinement ( the Sara Kroma. than were made. The Court upheld the Dir tric Court in finding the prisoner gulity under- against private complainants punishing offen. the 4th section of the Laksana Ayah Lwang, ders. Farther, they found him guilty under Section 14hich made bles liable to six kinds of punishment. They remitted five of these, in- cindiay caiting and carrying grass for the King's elephants, but condemned him to imprisonment. Finally the Court confirmed the sentence of the Court below, and dismissed the appsal.
*THE YUKON GOLDFIELDS.
OTTAWA, Sectember 12th.
NOTANDA
CALENDAR
CCO BER. Meteorological meant based on ten years' absarvālions tu 1893.
Barometer Thermometer Humidity M Rainfall...
TO-DAY.
+
29.991 .76.3
WEATHER TEPORT.
Barometer..... Thermometer Res. Humidity...... Rainfall
Da date at On date at
TEAM,
30.10
Th
3001
75
68
1 DAY. Tresday, 19th October, 1897. Chinese-24th of Sik moon of 53rd year of
Kwong-15. Jewish-28rd Tiari, 6658, (Rejoicing of the
Law. Mohammedin-22nd Jomada 1, 1515.
San-Riras
5hr, 59min. Set's res
* Sår. 32min, Mann-East Quarter 4hr, 46mily, a,m High water-Morning
Ike. Smoln Low water-Morning 10kr. 58min. No interior high or low water. ANNIVERSARIES.
184"-Hongkong and Caston S'eam Pa ket Co.
establirbed. 1859-Great fire in Hongking; enormou
demagy. 1861-Severe iyphoon in Formnia; much
damage done. 1885-Hongkong Centan and Micro Steambost
Co farmed.
the Ta'psh-fo Arsonal, YOFMC12. 1859-Explosion 41 1893 -Shanghal Cotton Mill barnt.
TO-MORROW.
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Wednesday, 20th October, 1897. Chinese-951k of 9th moon of 33rd year of
Kwosp.ii. Jewish—94th Tisri, 6869 Mohammedan-23rd Jemada 1, 1315,
Sur-R
• FAr. Omix,
· Siti sama manenas Ekr. Simtu. FIlgh watce-Morntag „änna thr. Iimis. Low water-Morning ........11hr, Rimin. No inferior high or low water. ANNIVERSARIES.
1843-Grace Darling died. 1881-Terlic typhoon at Manlin; enormous
damage. 196-Death of Majx G. E. Mccre at Hong.
kong.
MEMORANDA. TO-DAY, 19 b October. 915 p.m.-Promenide forcert.
TO-MORROW, -20.b October. "German and American malls dor,
10 sm.—Criminal Sessions. 10... The Namoa Exq dry.
9 p.m.-Meeting of Victoria Preceptory,
SHARE MARKET.
LATEST QUOTATIONS. National Binks, Stof; Indo-China), $51; China Sugars, $153; Olivera (B), $7}; Green Telands (new finne), $15.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUR:
German (Sachaan) to-morrow. American (Astic) to-morrow. American Gaskit) to-morrow, French (Malboueña) agth Inst, Tacoma (Tacomaj 25th lost. Canadian (Empress of India) 1st prox. Engilah (Rosetta) xst prox. American (Doric) 9th prox.
German (Bayern) 18tā prox.
We are Informed by the Agenís of the Austrian Lloyd's 5.N. Co, that the Company's steamNOT Ginis. left Kobe for this part on the morning of the 17th inst.
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THE Nippon Yasen Kalaha's steamer Inaða Maru (Rurope Line) Rel! Singapore for this port -
on the 23rd inst
On arriving at the starboard after gangway the Trligraph man met, a next little.centry and also a very civil quartermaster, the latter conveying the focidental pasteboard to the officer of the watch. This gentleman proved to be Torpedo Commander Tends, and after a pipe of peace (angles Meiachrino) with him the tribe was handed over to Sub-Lieutenant Nakajim to be shown round. Of his. golde (In many allppery places) the newspaper man can only speak in the most equalified terms of gratitude. Mr. Nakajima first led the way to the belt deck, which is strongly armoured, and right in the eyes of the ship was seen the permanent torpedo tube and in close proximity was one of the deadly misilles, míxus its head, On the deck below the Fuff is fitted whis refrigerating and ice-making machinery, a fact that should turn most British cfficer, on tropical stations, ́· green with envy. Below the second forward ha'chway in the for pade room, and here, as all over the ship, the electric light is used. Altogether some- you electric lights srs in position aboard the Fu In the course of the ramble the sailors' méss deck was struck when the men werɑ xt " chow," It only needed one to shut bis eyes to fancy himself in the 'tween, decks of a British man-df, war. There were beel, vegetables, bierd, pad. ding, rice, &c. and soup d'la Japonaise." The cocks and pantrymen have nice roomy places abulting on the mass deck and with tiled floors where dishes, &c., are washed, and the cleasier. 181 Krols, while her two videlle torpido The Puti has a horsepower of 14,000 and dess Dess and sweetness of the place is apretlilog lo the extreme, more especially as welcome suiffs bosts are geod for 16 kants. While at Tilbury of the briny come in through the poris on the ship was islied by all the leading people of Grost Britalo and her officers did the courtesles either side. The sick hay in alsoʻon the main
In right royal style," deck-and is as pretty and comfortable a hospital as one could desire. There are some 20from and gilt swing cots, with plenty of room make the place always ship in midchannel and he kept one couris for
cool and pleasant, Brown Rock. He steadied up on the course hand but fortunately they are only of a minor mentioned above and kept it till she struck. He surgical character. The dispensary adjoins the gave the course when Brown Rack was about horpital and it is so roomy and well fitted that
points on the starboard bow. He knew
many shore kospitals could not compete with it, Brown Island and a small rock near the island. Baths, Blters, &c., as provided on a lavish scale
The North China Daily News says that when The Puji was bullt by the Thames
# parent has been killed no circumstances of Parding the faal determination of the boun There was a cleft in the rock and he saw day for the use of the patients. A little farther Ironworks Company and launched at Black- Het through it to the southward and westward | along this deck one of the 6 in, guns is szen, Its day's trial she did 16937 knots over 10-knot | Ungcht followed by decapitation. Any mitiga-devolop the existing all-Canadian route to the intention or of age are permitted to interfere with dury between Alaska and the Yukon district, wall on March 1st, 1895. On her firgi of the island. He did not obierre any broken
the Infliction of the penalty, which is that of the Dominian Government has decided to water about the rock hà struck upon. It was a
breech carefully covered with a housing of Canvas. The armor on this, the belt deck, con. Course, with her stoke hele or sn and rajzoo in-
tion of this cruel sentence would be considered new goldfields by way of the Stickeen River fise clear day." He believed it was the fore part stats of 6 in. special Harveyed nickel steel, and dicated horsepower. On the second day at fall by the Chinese as aiming a blow at the funds Arrangements are being made with the Canadian of the ballsai lank that struck. The ballast covers the most vital paris of the ship. A little speed she put up 18654 knots, loaded to deep mental pilnciple of filial duty which is supposed Pacific Railway by which the company will pro- on the 17th Inst, and is expected to arrive bars · tank was about 60 ft. in length. The sluice further ou, the sailors' galley is found, a master- load draught and with 14,100 1. h. p. She gives to be the groundwork of their code. Where ceed at the earliest possible period with the con- Valve permit the water from forward to to piece of work as regarda cooking, bolling, and 8 ft. more Ires-board than the "Admiral" class parent has met with death at the hands strection of standard-gauge railway from
SHIPPING RETORNE fato No, t hold. He never had any complaints baking for a crowd, and the wall spaces are
of our navy and quaxters her officers and crew of a son or daughter, no matter under what Glenors, on the Stickeen River, to the hand of From-8 pm. yattırday, to 6 pɔm. Londay, as to the state of the wells, &c. When the ship cunningly devised to hold the tars clothes, well above water. The Fuff measured between circumstances, the sentences of death by lingch! the navigable waters of the Yakon. Compelent struck there was a sharp crack like an explosion: ditty boxes," &c. The warrant officers have perpendiculars 374 ft., length over all 406 ft. is invariably carried out, so distinction being engineers have been ordered to proceed to the
Oanfo..................steamer, from Shanghai The ship made water then so rapidly that he had spacious and well furnished cabins further at 5 t, moulded breadth 731t, depth to top of keel
locality and make a survey of the country and | Catherine Afcar... to look to the safety of the people. He did not and fast over the engine room companion is a plate 24 fl. 9 la, mean, water draught 26 it, which the death of the parent occurred, or of the report os the feasibility of constrastlag a rall. Look know if the states valve were open or not. There grand workship for the engineers, fued with 3 in., displacement 12,350 tons. Her keel plate condition of the perpetrator. Time and agala way connecting the waters of the Stickeen with Astral wis a pump in the engine room connecting with thes, drills, plates and everything else to was laid on September 1st, 1894, and she is the columns of the Fring Gonelle has the thore of Tesila Lake and the Yukon. Upon Slimme the forebold, but he did not know what sort of a be looked for in an up-to-date battleship.
was to have been finished in Ave years but the
Ravenna pump it was, The engines were going all the ↑ Then on either band are to be seen sailors ar skartened the contract to 33 months. The penalty of Hagchỉ boen" recorded against receipt of their report the construction will be
Canton time from when she struck till beached. Directly clothes lackers again, and also receptacles for ffis filled with bi'ge keels and is of steel happened to be idiots of fanatics, and therefore
paricides or matricides even when they begun. The length of the line will be about 150
miles. The company will run a line of frit-Kwongite she shack the chief englucer said he was pamp- the sickers' working clothes.. The "black throughout from her ram to her rudder poal. not accountable for their actions. The corrop class steamers between Vancouver and Glenora. Free log out the forshold. The ship was not under squad" have lavatories and bath rocks of their Her side armour at Harveyed steel consists of two
tion and venality of-the great mass of officials It is believed that the megalinde of the trade command all the time after striking, her radder own and every other convenience that a fin de
belts running 226 feet of her length, the lower
in this Empire has become a by-word, and it in
of the Yukon district demands such a service. being useless on account of the water comlag in stacks coat-shoveller could desire. Following one being 81, wide-5 (i. below and 3 ft above not strange therefore that justice can easily Altered candlilons in transport and facilities for forward. He thought it was his unfext plan to Mr. Naks) ms, the reporter reached a dark and
the water line, 18 In, thick at the middle and 14 evaded through bribery. Thas a wealthy man
reaching the Klondike goldtids by an all- stick to the meloland as he was slaking rapidly. awfully bat place known as "Magazine Fiat." in. at the ends. The a; per belt, for guo battery who has been guilty of killing a fellow creature, British route will secure to the coast cities of He would not have thought of sending his basta This in on a deck several feet below the water
whether by premedl1ation "or accident, cai Brill:h Columbia a large share of the trade of away out the ship was beached. After beach-line and is lighted with electricity day and night, with toak and making a total of 21 in. thickness escape all serious consequences and receive this northern country, ing the vast he got her head to wind and ser. There are a couple of ventilating fans here, and for the ship's alder.
...sentence of three years' banishment to a spol He did art in a man in getting the starboard sight under the air shafts the cool
The armament of the Fuji was supplied by Sir drought to
a thousand miles distant fostead of the beats swar. The ship's boats were not very very entraubing; a few feet away, however, and William Armstrong & Co. of Elswick It death penalty. Or, on the other band, when the comfortable Hh eight or ten mes in them. It is another story." On this deck are also to consists of two rain. b. 1. 48 ton wize guns, la relatives of the murdered man are powerful Thats 1721 no pale msit the Chinese pa be seen the bydraulic engines for working the each barbette; six 6in. q. f. gani, three on each enough to make themselves beard by the officials, fregers or creat, but they were a little excitable.big guns to the barbettes and turrets, one beleg alde, on the upper deck, with beavy steel shields; and to demand the strict observance of the 4 There was enough sew to smash the hosts located fare and sit respectively. The dynamos
four 6 lo.c q. guns, two on each side in case talionis, the rich criminal may purchase & slangside the hip. The only Europeans in the of which the ship bas several, are equal to about mates on the main deck, protected with 6 In. subs liata from among the beggar class, or five first boats were the three engineers the wo 450 amperes each, and they too are on the
nickél steel armoar, 20 3 pr Hotchkiss q fguss perhaps an old and faithful servant of the family odicets and a passenger. Every best swamped lower deck. The Fuff has no less than on main deck bulwarks and bridges and four roay be permitted to forfeit his life in his master's In the sort. No attempt was made to steer the five search lights and it will be readily follar guns (a the to:s. The Fail has also read. But never has it happened since Calcs boats with an RT. SED
understood that considerable electric power got five & in torpedo tuber, four submerged had a history that one who occasioned the death is required for them alone. Amongst other and one above water in the stem. She is of his parent or parents has contrived to buy bewildering places on the lower decks the vistier fitted with the latest things in shot and shell himself off and escape the lingeht, or 9x-eared was taken to the alr-compressing room for
hoists and carriages from the magazines.
Her engines consist of two independent sets knife, and the execelloner's heavy two-handed ord. Sa deeply has the decirine of the On the spar deck there are two more dynamon The President-What, was, he watching the to supply the general electric lighting of the of Deptford, who englued the famed Peskine, become rooted in the hearts the people of Wat baiker it was coming up or going down ship, and overhead there are all sorts of queer The engines are to separate rooms and are
Chios, that no magistrata would dara ARD, when the ship was sinking"? It is contrivances for the carriage of torpedoes to the
of the a-cylinder, triple expansion scraw type Bonsense! He could do nothing by tubes and shot and shell to the gun.
to exercise leniency taking into con- The Fw is intended for a flagship and
by sideration the circumstances that led to the well,
It was quite a "treat after viewing all these wherever possible from and steel have been * ease of particide er matricide, with the view Witness, to the President, said that he had endless pieces of machinery to strike the ward-spbstituted for wood in her fittings. She will cost of mitigating the doom fixed by law. Not only Camed Soo prasengers out of Hongkang at one room. There are few warships can boast a better. and palat here and leave for Japan about Sun- would the magistrate thereby incur the danger ime with the same complement of officers. If It will seat comitably 50 or 60 people and its day next. The courtesy shown by the officers of violence from the mob, bat as would subver hat had that number an board when wrecked the leather covered chairs and setteca, pretty drapery, to our representative was a most pleasing feature the obedience due from his own family, Itas of life would have been considerable. If library, mirror, fireplace and silver lamps and in a very interesting Inspection of the latest war. A pericile not only brings certain death was three-quarters of an hour from the time of pot plants, make one begin to instituie com- ship and we hope that the land of the Rising upon himself but disgrace on the district in striking til ali hands were out of the ship.
WG. Barrows, third officer-of the Namon. † Pilsons with the "Bret class" on some of our San may never need to use the Full except as which he resides. In the case where both said that he bold a second's certificate issued
parcols are victims Chinese law, ordains that at Licarponi. He was on witch at the time the
a correr of the district city walls shall be polled down as a lasting chronicle of, the shame and ship aircek but did not take any obervations, He had bsen in the coasting trade for about two
The Fresident asked what the officers were doing all the time affer'ahe struck.
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A Canadian company has been, formed to exploit the Yakon goldfields by obialping con cessions of reserved Government claims in re- tura for the services of an armed force of 100 men to protect the goldfelds against United States raiders. The company has received offers of service trams many volunteers, Inclad- ing police and military veterans. The scheme, which has obtained this support of a number of members of Parliament, and in which the Go-Fangching vernment is displaying interest, was fuld before Mr. Clifford Stition, Commissioner of Lands for Maslioba, to-day.
were jonking miter, the boats and the chief of the torpedoes, fitted with two sets of englash supplied by Hampbry, Tennant and Company, aclént sages on the observance of fiilal plety with gold to the value of $2,500,000.
ficer was attending to the wall.
monike and did not know the charts. The steamer was steering by the Captain's orders and witness was standing by the wheel to see that the Caz iniola) ordery was carried out. After the hip stence he had orders to lower the beats and he took the passengers on skærestega
tons of the ward rooms; which extends the full puuronger lines. - Nitable amongst the decora with of the ship, are four etchings of Martino's by aim to thes, algsed by the antland presented
ship. The Ckavaller de
is the Caton's Marion arist and these class all deal with that day in Trafalgar Their it on are: Son how that sobie lellow, Collingwood, caries his ship into action." They have doze for me at last, Hardy," how goes the dạy with us?" 10. Pritchard, second silicar of the Namoa
and
I have done my duty," sale. he had been about 16 months in the Their memorials of the fire old 3-deckers utamer." He widin kis baith at the time of the am appropiately framed in plain oak and occupy Recident and went up on deck, where he found, prominant positions on the walls. "And off the chief officer scuddling and the Captain was these quarters forsed is the paymaster's roomy
Mim, He lowered the rod aide bosts cffice with desk, bookcase, &c. Adjoining according to the order of the Caprate the gun runs where accommodation is provided Te shewać to Capeake & shinson with sald for some go or there midshipman and other that in his opinion it was fripossible to save the
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THE INTERFORT CRICKET WEEK.
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disgrace of the district to having sheltered auch monster. The magistrate and local officials are cashiered and debarred for ever from public employment, as a punishment for not having taught more effectively the doctrine of filial piety, while the Governor of the province, with bis colleagues, the Treasurer and Judge, together with the Tastal and prefect of the district are all degraded several steps in rank. In the care of the murder of both parents the murderer is not only sentenced to undergo on as top of the coffin of one of his victims. ingeht and decapitation, but his body is nailed So far-reaching and immutable is this harsh Chinese law that it is plainly laid down that even the infant in ams that should accidentally
SAN FRANCISCO, September 15th. A steamer has arrived barn from St. Michael
OTTAWA, September 16th, The arrangements for the departure for the Yolesa district of Majse Walsh, the newives pointed Administrator, and the judicial officers are nearly completed. The party leaves hore on Thursday next week. "
Some anxiety belog felt in official circles lest sufficient quantity of supplies for the monated police and surveyors should not reach Dawson City before the winter set in, the Government several weeks aga asked one of the transports- tion companies dolog bustness on the Yukon if it could double the supply of provisions for the police. The company nadertook to do this
boats could reach Klondike before the
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IN PORT-Wongkoi, Harting, Hallosng,::
Yukon was frosen over. A lelegram received last night from Inspector Constantine, dated Dawson, August 17, stated that three of the Yakon river boats had been disabled, but that ha bad secured most of the provisions. This removes a load of, anxiety from the Government authorities here. laspector Constantine adds that he is getting on well with the bulldings at Tuz great value of Scott's Emulsion of Pare Cod Dawson.
Liver Oil with Hypophosphites in Wanting Nineteen policemen will accompany Major Diseases is shown by the accompanying - mlako» Walsh, la addition there will be Judgement from D. C. Freeman, Sydney, Aust 100 McGuira and is evil officers. The party will "Having been a great enfferer from pulmonary travel by dog train, and 120 Husky dags have attacks and gradually wasting away for the pre been secured for this purpose. To guard agalast two years, it affede mo great pleasure to testify the party's running short of supplies the Indians that the shows medicine has given me STELL at Regina have made 1,coolb, of præmien to alief, and cheerfully recolamand to all Buiming
in a similar way to myself, skitland wow. for the men and horse petamions for the dogs, my that it is very pleasant teraka, ki mined with a shorter. Bome officials think that Chemist can supply the sole, peame in Hong ik, party will not reach. Dawron this windera kong and the Empire of Chirny=WARN
In connection with the visit of the Cricket Elevens from Shanghai and the Straits the fol- |lowlog engagements have been made ¡-----
the AD.C. "A Pale of Spectacier,"
Saturday, November 6th, first performance by Thursday, November 11th, second performance by the A.D.C. of "A Pair of Spectacles,"
Friday November sath Evening tele on the Cricket Ground, and Shaugant Elevens by the H.K, Cricket Club. Saturday, November 13th, Dinner to the Straits
In addition to the above HE, the Governor has very kladly announced als Intention of giving a dance at Government House on Monday, November 1gia, a great compliment to the neigh cause the desik of lis, mother must suffer the be taken by the party-fresh, mest pemmican maventive for them to lears the wardroom more, dhe room in wall lighted bouring parts, as well as to those interested in extreme penalty, provided the infant has grown by dkuppata mia la just rach i pisor as a happy, the local festivities; This will provera filling its tenh. For instance, as fafant bored in the 10 arm, loc, youngstar could migy, his beef and hard tachin" | "termination to what it is hoped will be an ide saras of its waygo, and carrying in His lay hand
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