A SMALL, fi1g bioke out as board the German mall steamer Sachsen, on the voyage from Co- lombo to Singapore. It was first noticed about a day sitt lezving Colombo, in batch No. 2, in the lower bald. The outbreak occurred amongst a quanlliy of drugs and aniline colours, but was speedily extinguished, the damage done being mois the result of water than of fire,
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By the steamer Tatung for Hanków, H.E. Brion von Heyking, German Minister in Peking, was to Isàve Shanghai on the 44th Inst. He is accompanied by Mr. Krebs, assistant In- terpreter, and Captais von Teichmann, the new Milliary Attache of the Legation. Vice-Admiral Ton Diederich Cermindert-Chief of the German squadico, war'slso to leave on the 24th fort solor.
In connection with the Foochow Road fre, at
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MISSION.
The favoured desmuikt of Napoleon Bona. parte, M. Lemarcler, was seated one ovenleg on the steps of the gallery of the Theatre Français when a young French offices, resplendent in gold braid and decorations, entered the gallery noisily, and took up a position directly in front of the great dramatist.
Monsieur," said the pet of Napoleon very "will you have the goodness to move a politely, little to ane alde? You prevent my accing the 1.1ge."
The spalled young insolent turned and stared down in utter contempt of the meek-looking little poel, but gave him to answer, and resumed his position,...
"I have already told you I can see nothing. I Monsieur," said Lemarcier, growing angry,
command you to move }"
You do rotorted the officer scornfully, "Do you know whom you coramand? You to speaking to one of those who carried home the standards of the Italian army."
"Very probably," said the poet, "I recall, mensftur, that it was an ass which carried Christ," The officer sought a solace for the laughter of Paris to a challenge, and two days later the meck looking litle dramailat shattered his sword arm with a bullet.
Now, in addition to all this loan business, I have at last. news to the effect that the river Improvement scheme is actually to be carried out. The Viceroy has committed himself serious ly and solemnly to not only as approval of change in the Tattoo in le support red, Mr. de Linde's scheme for despening the river This Is providing the Imperial Sancilon is bet the tenor of the Viceroy's communication leaves little doubt that itis wil be forthcoming. This leaves Tis. 150,000 for the foreign commu- ly to ralie, and Tis, 21,000 has been secured. A loss of Tir. 150,000 will be raised from the Chloese Authorities, or through the Hongkong Bank, at 6 per cent, to which purpose the Tis. 21,000 assured will be devoted, also to a sinking and to pay off the capital, and a reserve fond for future improvements if they become neces
ary. The bulk of this money, is naturally
In Paris It is the social aspect of the duel that furaished by the Shipping Companies, who will
Ware it not for levy a tax of 3 imel cents per ton on all vessels is to blame for its commonness. arriving to rar, whether proceeding higher than
the Code already established and in accordance Tangks or not. The rest is met by the Manl with which the Parisian must live, fucis would cipal increase of the land tax, to which I refer be much rarer. Nominally it is his own honor which the Frenchman fights to preserve; voally red in my last, and by other municipal contri batlons. We may thus hope to see the condi- the sentiment is wanting The fine scase of ion of the river seally and actually improved honor of which every Frenchman bellaves hita- year by year. At the present time it is still self possessed, and which he professes sa then- impassable beyond Tongko, an unprecedentedtrically-ben to public-is as hollow as a dried ste of affalin for mid October, and one which walant. It has no genaloeness, no heart. The would inevitably spall ratonilos to Tiesisin if it glided chivalry of the Frenchman is the polished continued. Everyone hopes Mr. de Linde's armor of a Don Quixote; the outward form is scheme, which cons'in in cutting off the drain
there but the heart of true knight erranty le of water caused by the canals, will be successful, dead. and those who have studied the question suff cleatly aver it will be.
handling of the arrangements, they would pro- | Frenchmin “cute” aucher while walking on bably have been successful. But, as far a# 1 | the boulevard with mudame ; a dual. Business can İzarn there was just a kilin too much of the | rivals speak alightingly of one another ; a duel, Abant uix months'ngo a few of the non-coms. of the Royal Engineers, together with some
The Geman Trade Commission is NOW "beggar on horseback" about the whole thing; Acquaintances d'engren at cards ; a duel. ↑ Ose making Kobe its centre of operations, and Daltile too much gar, and a wee drop too much Frenchman Imaginės amiker ellilog next bim members of the ripperit corps who hara taken Kaappe, the Germsa Cousul at Canton, who fa whiskey, and the Chinese bave taken a dlagast at the cafe has blown cigarette smoka in his face; an insult and a duci, One Frenchman up chellias Mé lo Hongkons, conceived the des personally conducitog the Commission, has been which has made them revert with relief to the
abstracts another's view at the opera; high that a "Soldiers' Club" would be a good thing interviewed by the Rede Chronicis, from which solid proposals of an old admirer. This is what
we iska the following ;---
appears the case at the moment, but you can
words kad duel. Of the latter there is a noted A HUMOROUS paragraphist in a home paper to Initiate here. They saw that Tommy did not
The gentlemen composing the Commission, realize the lightning changes which the basi
care le point. says ---Count Mouravleff's future ought to be want "canteen "all the time, with its fron-clad || Dr. Knappe sald, are representative basiness news presents, and you must not be too critical provided for.he decoration conferred upon rules and whḥtowashed walls, and they men selected from visions parts of Germany, If I am occasionally compelled to eat my words, him by the King of Siam carries with it the Also recognised that it was a good thing to keep
Two devote their attention to raw slik; one to Time is however growing more and more preci. privilege of t-curiing debus to the amount of ten
alik plece goods; one to wool; one to colton; as, and China cannot much longer haggle over militons of hancr in bis Maltsty's dominions,
the aforesaid Tommy out of places - which
one to metals and machinery; one to leather; terms. Money at same pilce she must have Bawho will accept a decoration exrrying the too often are allowed to dispense the very one le an economist; and we may add that in very soon, and if that price is favourable to con responding privilege of landlow that amount ? devil himself in solution, under the guise of addlison there is Dr, Koappe, whose general British interests to Chlan, she will real's? la whisky, a knowledge, as a Costal, of the nature of Far due me that she has not paid too heavily for A CORBISTORY of Kolghts K-H, mas opened brands of beer, gin, rum,
«ccommodation. Eastern trade is, of course, of great value In at Sydney on Augus! gib to walk up to the goth The gepilemen above referred to are able to directing the silous Commissioners to thefe degree, under the Scottish amstitution. The appreciate the pleasures of a good glass of grog investigations. The Commission arrived la opening ceremony was performed by V. IL Malcolm Irving, 33rd degree, Inspector-Geserzised they also like to have a "rab" (as the bar Hongkong on March 9th, whence Dr. Knappe for New Zealand, New South South Wales, and rack room phrase goes) at the news of the world took them to Canton. From the latter place, Acting for Eastern Asia. Il Bro. R.A. Withers and so keep pace with the times. Many dis where work was commenced, they went to is the first Grand Commander of the Consistory, cussions were held on the sub ci and at last making it fopradent for them at that time to Shanghai, the Approach of the hot weather
matters took a tangible shape. Two rooms visit the Southern ports of China and the West were secured on an upper fist on Bowrington River. But these places will be visited after the Canal and here Sappert and won-cows of the Commission bave completed their work in Japan. Engineers, and men of the Royal Artillery and From Shanghat the Commission went to West Yorks pot in their sport time, rexding. Cheloo, Tientäin and Peking. Some of the willing, slaziog and talking ever pips or cigar, members went on to Keres, while the others The club then was termed the "Ubique" aller the came on to Japan. Eventually the members R.E, motto, and if some ofthe worthy fellows did who went to Korea rejoined the others at Yoko- || get adrift in their pronunciation of the pamet hama. With Korea the Commalastaners wors meant no weakening of their loyalty to the casse greatly disappolated; even Dr. Kneppe himself After a month or two the club was shifted to R was surprised. In Seoul ther did not find a Shangbal, the following are some of the reported rosits the Royal Naval Club. Here two rooms
more central mailen in Queen's Road East, op single shop where the total value of the goods lasses by the Ia arance companies:-Bulidings,
would amount to much more than 315 Kores made a very poor Impression from a commercial Royal Exchange, T. 5,000; Centends, Soutares, the tables were stocked with the best point of view. The scenery was beautiful, and British, IL 6000; Transtlantic, Tis. 6,000; Biostrated magazines and papers; "ards, draughts the soil looked fertile, the people too seemed to Union, Tix. 3,000; London and Lancashire, and dominoes were provided, and there was a 3,000; Imperial, Tia 2,000; New Zealand, Tis.
be ladusisons; and Dr. Knappe thought that 1,000; Empress, Tia, 1,423; Manchester, Tis. capital plane for the use of those musically if the accounts in the newspapers of widespread
1000; North British & Mercantile, Ti 1,000 the new quarters were still 100 far out of
Inclined. At last ihn fact became apparent that squeezing" an, the part of officials werd true, that would to some extent be an explanation of Hoogkong Fire, The, goo; total, Tis, 31,500,
the way for the lastitution
the shsence of commercial enterprise. It is the THE Hen, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial properly popular; a couple of bold spleita suggest-
same in China, said Dr, Knappe, and it is hard. and Netherole Hospitals begs to acknowledge ad rooms in the city. "All sorts of misgivings ly to be expected that any one-wil commerce with thanks the following "donations to the mainly regarding expense, wire salsed, and an laduitry on a large scufa if he is certain the funds of the Hospitalar
after a lot of trouble the club has at last become profits will go to some one else. Compared located right whikin the heart of the city, It fa with the Koreans, the Chinese were certainly now under an altered cognomen. The sappers the most ladastrious, and as far mx the merchant Volanters Camp Service ......$103.00
Are generous fellows and like to ste their clais is concerned-comparatively a very small Union Church Service. 133.18
comrades of the other servlees chum in and class the foreign merchants are quite satisfied help spend their fox hòem of lefsare la social with the way the Chinese deal” with. them, To Teal (L. M. S. Chinese) Chapel... 41.08 Intercoatse. Somebody had the happy thought to They are honest and reliable as ba lness men, Peak Charch ......-15.83 devias a new name for the club and a better ons and keep to the terms of their contracts, even Wesleyan Garrison & Naval Church 7.60 could not have bean thanght of—to wit " United when a logs of thousands of dollars is involved. Bethesda (Gesman) Chapel LÄSKIEJ
5.00
Service." The United Service Club fe now Revering to Kores, la reply to a question an Wesleyan Chinese kission ...samassine
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to the nature of Korean productions, Dr. Reappa located to the premises lately occupied by Mr. Boffer, tailor, D'Agullar St. and two doors are
auid a little silke it made for home are ; & lide WEST FORES « HIGH JINKS"
sccupied. On the ground floor are the bar and paper is exported, and leather also. plano, a number of cosy liit'e lê e a tête tables lexiber there is in Korea, Dr. Koappa sald, he Colonil Goeden and the officers of the West and all the other essentials for a quite and plese believed was made with Japanese assistance, Yorkshire Regiment (First Battalion) will hold sant chat. The walle mie decorsted with some and is exrotted to Japan, where there is a istrly what they call an "at home" but what appears | good army and navy pictures and also some good demand. to us to bì a big "day out" "on the "Pala | little watercolaus sketches that one gallant sap- ground (by kind permission) on Wednesday, | per claims as his own The upper floor in de 27th Inst, from 3 p.m. la 5:30 p.m. The pro-rated to the reading room, and here papers of all gramme for the occasion is as follows
the, but descriptions are found on the tables and one is able to have no hour or wo's perusal of them without the interrup dans so well known in quarters." The officers have certainly done wondern in getting the place "ship shape and Bristol fashion" la such short order, as on Thursday last it was what an elderly domestic would have termcă a "pufick wreck," The club now boasts over 74 mambers and the efficers aret-President, Mr. H. Walle (of big drum celebrity); Hon. Secretary, "Dr. Penticast ; Committee-Pta Laurence, M. SC.; Sappers Court and Booty (the fatter has a bootyful" voice) Corpora! Osborne R.E. and Corporal Brind, W.V.R. Auditors, Sappers Ro- binson and Gordes, R.E.. We with the United Service Club long lie and all success.
On account of "Hospital Sunday". Unlan Church-
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POZO BALL RICE. To hit the Polo Ball once the ground, through Goal Posts, and back again, through the other Goal Posts. First, through the secand Goal Pods to win, Two Prizes.
Zoo & Broom Bicycle Race von LADIES, Ladies to take up spoon with egg in it bafors
mounting) Egojds, straight, Two Frissa.
FOT FOURRI RACE. Owner of last pony to win. Rider of Brit poty to get Second Prise, Rider of last pony to stand sider of second pony.
■ Dinner. Lots to be dɛdwa for messin. Once round the course. No whip or spare allowed.
LADIES SLOW BICYCLE RACK. Riders not to touch the ground. – 200 yds, straight. Last past
the post to wir, Two Feads,
Ládas NOMINATION KAGE. Ponies to be held by maloor. Gentlemen stand by their ponies, run 15 yds, to their Nomicniors with sealed envelopes containing an arithmetical problem, Nominators to solve problem and write answer on paper, which riders will carry back to the'r routes, mount, and ride once round the cou.. First past the winging port with correct answer to win, Two Prizes.
GENTLIMIN'S NOMINATION RICKIHÀ FACE. 150 yds sua'ght. Gentlemen to pull Lady in Kicksha. First past the post to win. Two Prize,
SIAMISH TWINE RACK. To be ridden by pairs each holding one end of tape 18 inches long, Once 'round the course, Fist pair pest the wishing post to win, Leulog go iape disquall- fits. No croutog of reins or other muzas of Herping the pontes together allowed. Two
Prias
JOKERS' COMPETITION, Prize, a Cup and Bells. For anybody who can deviso a funnier programme thân thi. Thác content is sắt in the official list but is cur own sporting man's suggestion to the W.YR]
CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not necparty pudlarne the ordulóm wzpriamed by
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THE INDIARUBBER INDUSTRY.
Ose Important effect of the remarkable popu- farity of cycling, and of the consequent stimulos to the rubber tyre Industry' in all branches, is an immense increase in the demand for India- rubber. The trees grow wild fn Borneo and the Malty countries, but the sup has not yet, wa belleve, emerged from the category of "jangle produce," if indeed it is desit in on a commercial scale at all. In Hongkong there are a few of the tices to be found here and there, and it would be intererileg to obtain a report from the Director of the Afforestation Department as to whether rubber can be cultivated here with good results.
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In Japan, he added, the Commission had been received in the most cordial manner alike by the Japanese officale, Chambers of Commer ce and German residents. Since their arrival In Japan, the Commissioners have arch gone bleewn way to various centres of industry--the slik men to the silk-producing districts, and the metal men to the metal districts and so on. Some of the members went even to Hokkaido, and were much astonished to find the extent to
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Next week our season of festivlifes is rather prematurely opened by a concert on behalf of ide plano fand, which will, contrary to custom, be given before the rames, in consequence of the departure of our best vialicht. What with race latteries and one thing and another we shall be galte busy, and then come the races themtelyes; but wiscacres prophesy poor fun this time, st many old bands intend fitting to Felialbo, I. don't envy them, for judging by the temperature we have had herr, I should say all the romance will be wiped out of the and sex waves by this time, and it will be Jally dreasy down on the sands alone. However, it's a good thing to give out one's going to Peltaiko if one wishes to avold the special and peculiar temptations of the turf in the maiter of sweepstakes. There is some talk of a race ball me a wind up to the automa meet, but I do not know whether it is fixed or
DOL.
The Bilth Admi al is now in Peking, and the French Admiral has just gone South after a valt to the Caplist.
On the and a very grand function will be held In the shape of a send-eff to Mr. Ed. Cousins which industrial enterprise has spread. Among who for the past thirteen or fourteen years has other places between Yokohama and Kobe, so ably represented the "Princely House" to the enterprising town of Nagoya has been visited, this port. There will be a conversazione and a and Kyoto also, where some of the Commit-presentation of some sort I believe. aloners are still at work, Kobs is to be their centre of operations till perhaps the end of the month, and some considerable portion of the time, of courer, will be devoted to the industries of Oriks-ibe chief ladsstrial centre of the country. After leaving here, a few days probably will be spent at Nagasaki, and from there the Cemmis sioners proceed to China again to complete their Investigations. They expect to leave Hongkong for home by the beginning of December,
The same paper in another column saya!-- The German Trade Commissioners now in
Kobe will probably be interested to learn on the authority of Mr. Shlots, a secretary in the Agricultural and Commercial Department, that their visit in Japra has been das partly to the fatture of Saba Shoten, a slik firms at Arbikaga. The firm had agents in Germany, and when, owing to the fallure, the agents were usable to get their orders executed, bayers began to lose confidence la them. The agents also began to enterials supletons sa to the stability of Japanese business, seeing that a firm like Saba Shoten bad so unexpectedly falled. This led German merchants to think it necessary to have thorough investigation of Japanero business. The above information appears in the Osaka Molatchi, as the substance of an folerview which a sepresentative of the paper has had with Mr. Shlota, who appears in be staying at Kyoto. Mr. Shiota, the paper adds, expressed the hope that Japastre‘merchants and mang. facturers would welcome the German Commis- sioners and convlose them that Japarcie bloess cien can be relied upon. We might Alggest that the Tapanese manufactuers would do well to teach îbis-In a practical way to the foreign merchants resident in Japan, who bava bean devoutly wishing for such a consum. mailon for the last thirty years; but the constant additions to records of broken contracts only lend them to support, speaking generally, that the Japancao merchant cannot be relied upon. There are exceptions, el course.
NOTES FROM THE NORTH. (From our Spictal Correspondent.)
TIENISIN, October 14th. About a monik ago I wrote you that though
Mexico is the home of the Casillise elasties, of which no less than vina species are known, and all appear to yield an abundance of milk. In the cultivation of this Indla rubber trea greater strides have been made in Mex'co (ban Knywhere elsa and there are already a number of plantations, one of very great extent, called La Hemera da," in the province of Oaxaca. Of this tree Sir Henry Deting, the British 'A YACHTSMAN'S OPINIONS.-
Minister, in a recent Foreign Office report, To The Exeron of Yes ~ Honorowa TeungLAPE,"
w.iter-it is Indigenous to Mexico, and is found DEAN SIX,— You ask, in your issue of Wednes-growing wild along both coasts, in the plains st day last, ler an expression of spicion by the the base ni the Cordilleras, and along banks of owners of the newer boats of the local yacht the rivers. It grows from 4x feet to 50 fest high, club as to their comparison with the older bests, and has branches only at its upper section; ti As a boat owner i am of epision that the bouts her smooth yellow burk and bright green leaves of the premat day are defective to many way?, | dlo to zo'n long. The tree is a hardy one, no- but few of them can be called lightly bullt, the thing affects it, not even parasites or animals planking of many of them befr g from Ave-alghias | it propogates linelf from the seed which falik to to seven-eighths of an inch in thickness. None the ground, where, watered and nurtured by the of the boats of the Club have bulb keels, as warm salas, the young plant sometime after they are not allowed ; and su ike wooden parts comes up to tako lis, pisce amongst the varied of the kena are from six to eight inches thick, tropical life. As regards the profite of a planta- there is not much fear of their "heavy "heals, tion of fodis rubber trees, Sir Henry Dering the Hedley loan wasregarded with considerable which are limited in twelve hundredweight, declares that the total expense for rubber planta- | scepticism in the north hers, I believed that breaking off. They are defective no doubt and tion of 100,000 trees will not exceed $15,000 || something was really going to come of might be improved as follows (--
Mexicon carrency, One hundred thousand-or all. Everyone was to confident of success for will yield in the fifth year 240,000lb of rubber, the bold enterprise, and the fact that the loan worth (estimating the selling price at as per pound) was already practically concluded was rehearsed £16,000, Bat rubber obtained from the Castillos | on every hand with such persistence, even as eleaffer is of very good quality, and if properly late as three days ago that, septical as. I felt, I prepared fi' will realise 24 43 por pound is the was wooed to the belief that a British firm had English markat. Sir Henry Dering bases ble succeeded where foreigners had” failed. "As estimates of the profits on a selling price of is 3d my telegram has long since informed you, how 3. Bram-The present limit of six feat was per pound, but we shall never see such prices ever, the Hooley Jameson los as represented made when the boats were only twenty lost over Wgsing even the commonest rubber from Africa | by Mr. Frivoll has entirely failed, and a new all. Some of them are now over thirtyone feet and the Siralle Sattlements is worth more than loan fe on the in length. The beam should be locuerved to at that. It might naturally be supposed that when seatly carried through on a former uccssion has least one-fifth the overall lengthy lf limited to such huge profits have been reaped they could been revived represented by the "Peacely six fast, the overall limit should be any Chiny | zot possibly continue for long, but this is not | House" and the Hongkong Bank. So long as
free, the case, The
The Carfillos elastica may be tapped loan is carried through with British Capital, *k Draught of Watire-This entfern from every yout for forty or fly years and sach year, the public do not really care whether it is Hooley the same complaint as beams and shenid kare # | for a period which cannot be definitely fixed, the or jardines, no doubt, but the Chinese are uns minimum limit: ad ikine feat festend of a quantity of milk will be increased at the rate of questionably more chary of closing with a fem pound per annum. Owing to the too easily tisded on the point of securities, and Cabin Accommodation. This la penetical- expected dearth of rubber, which cannot long though the negotiations with "Ewe" and the ly all. Each boat should have a cable at Joust "be, escaped, the few plantations in Mexico Bank may be suffer to arrange, they will be seven feet inches wide, became valuable more even from the Chine
31 Kerf-~~This is far too light and should be made convex in longitudinal vertical section, There should be no limit to weight; zrk
* Andder.This should be hung to the slempost, and should be visible above the waler when the boat In siding light
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NOTANDA
CALENDAR
OCTOBER.
Meteorological means dared or ten years' “abservations to 1898, Baremetery.29.991
Thermometer ...........................................76.3
Humidity.......:70 Rainfall................................. 4-78
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·WEATHER REPORT.
On date On dabs me
10 1,26,
Barometer...............u 3012 Thermomater .................. 16 Humidity.....EPIET
Rainfall
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Tocoday, afth October, 1897.
Jewish-301 Tiars, 5688. Chinese-Ist of 101k moon of Wird year of
Kwong-sil.
Mohammedan-99ik Tomada I, 1315,
Sub-143 mia. Går. Smin.
Sar Moon-New Moon..........kr. Emin, a.m. High water-Morning ....................... 9kr. 18madu.
Afternoon sa 8kr. 45mht. Low water-Morning .................. 3hr. Emin,
Afternoon, Bhr.26mch ANMIVERSARIES. 1849-Lin ordered all British ships to lears 1843-Fira at Canten 1,300 houses and 3
China within 3 days.
factorfes burst.
1850-North-West Passage discovered by 1859-Royal Charter wrecked.
McClure.
1893-The ss. City of New York stranded mass
San Francisco. 1894-Chin-llen-cheng taken by the Japanese, 1896-Li_Hang-chang appointed Minister for
Foreign Affairs,
TO-MORROW.
Wednesday, 17th October, 1897, Chinese 2nd of 10th moon of 23rd year of
Kwong-zül. Jewish-1st Hervan, 6653, Mohammedan-801* Jomada 1, 1315.
Sun Rises ... Chr. $æch. £243_samman suunni Bār. 25 min. Moon-In Perigat ..........Ikr. 1 m. High water-Morning ...............20kr. Omišu, Afternoon sa Bār. 2āmēs, Low water-Morning u Săr, 47min. Afternoon.......... Bhr, Tasla.
· ANNIVERSARIES - 1728-Captals Cock born, The French duelliet is protected in case of ■ 1854-Daniel Webster died. fats) cutcome from all legal consequence by a 1870-Surrender of Meiz. proces verbal drawn up by the seconds of both || 1896–LU-Hang-chang charged with trespassing principais.
in the Imperial Park.
SHARE MARKET.
The following "is an exact translation of suck a document at whose alguing the writer was present-not, however, officially,
This follows the set form:
PROCES VERBAL (AVAMT).." An altercation, followed by blows, was pro- duced in a public place between Monaleur X. and Monsieur Y. Mouleur X, judging himself the offended party, has begged Monsieur M. and Captain N. to demand reparation of Mongleur Y. Monsieur Y., on his part, went immediately to give an account of the offer in Messieurs A. and B., whom he begged to represent him.
After explanations between Moniteur M. and Captain Ni on ons side, and Messieurs A. and B. on the other, a meeting has been deemed loovit- deable, and Monsieur X. has been adjudged the
offended party.
Mr: Feisal Instill in the capital, but Mr. Flatt has returned to Shanghai and Col. Wogack to Tientsin. Don't ask why I couple these names together, but think it out.
PARIS DUELS.
A white carto de visite diops upon the tabir, · Zaxt means a duel, buf",ìuch an event is of so
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The weapons chosen are duelilng platoir, The dual will take place Jander the following Conditions:
1. Twenty-five paces.
2. An exchange of twa bullets at command. The picking of weapone, the giving of placer, and the directions of the combat will be decided by lot.
The meeting will take place on Saturday, Aug. 16, between the kaurs of 8 and 9 A. M., in the environs of Paris.
Done in duplicate, at Paris, the 24th of August, 18-, Signed:
J For Monsieur Y.,
Monsieur A Monstant R
For Monsieur. M.,
Mousitar M. Captain N.
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A copy of this proces verbal is kept by each of the seconds an eltherside. Immediately after|| the duel, almost always upon the same upot, the seconds draw up the second portion of the document, whose farm is as follows:
ordinary occurrence in this Partalan garbling club that the sleepy eyed garcons scarcely look around. In two or three days there will be another meeting on the outskirts of the Bols de Boulogne or in the environs and then, maybe, there will be something won eleg. Four of five sllent men grouped together under the trees in the gray of the morning and two others in the open space facing each other, with long duelling pistols in their hands, waiting the alguai which may end card- laging for ever for one of the other of them. One-two-three
the last word drowned in a crasb. Does he stand or fall? An instant of anxions waliing, and then seconds et surgeons take the foreground and the duellists submit eliber to congratula. alone or to probes. Such is the French deel.
Ever since the day when Mark Twain gaye the Ameri:10 world his famous picture of the Fresch doel Americans have laughed at it, and classed it with so much else that is mock-herole and barrsiesily tragic in the French character, and yet the duel is a very serious thing in France, and particularly to the Capital, Every day lu Paris there are two docis fought, and 20 per | August, 18—. Signed: cent, of these result fatally or with serious and | For Monsieur X. permanent bodily injury. Bot these cases taroly atiala publicity,
PROCES VERBAL (APRES). In accordance with the conditions arrived at In the proces verbal of the ngth of August, a meeting has taken place to-day, Saturday, the 25th of August, in the tarkent of Paris,
Two ball have beta exchanged, with the result that Monslear V, has been wounded lo the neck,
Made in duplicate, at St. Cloud, the 26th al For Monsieur Ya Monsteår A.
Monsieur B.
Monsieur M. Captain N.
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The main cams of duels in Paris is sufaith falaess of wives. Fully 60 per cast, it is estima'ed, are for this rezEON,
The next most frequent cause of doels-20 per cent.is a quarrel g owing out of political or fournalistle Ilfe. Such have been almost notorious duels. In har all of France's scarcely yet settled government and her frequent changes of administration many per- sonal bales have been engendered-to end on a fatal duelling field. Disputes in the Chamber of Depatles, and even to the French Senate of an reach the bitterness of personal recrimination and and in one calling another out. rather the loan 20 It must be remembered that a challenge between persons on the same social footing cue never be refused. Neliher can a challange given in the beat of anger be, on sober after thought, recalled. Once given, the two must meat on the field,
Kore than half of the dosla zeralilng from quarrels in public tile are fought between Journ allats. French Journalism-so piquant, so bilier is largely responsible for this, but more than thir the French custom of signdog articles.
Parisian Journalism is entirely personal. Every Long was declared aly, in experienced man's stand-polet, cannot at the emocent of sticle is digned. In America, outside of the traveler that a rubber plantation lo Pere was a willing give you say particulars as to how. for journalistlé class, the names of lis editorial most valuable property than a gold mine. This the new, strangement han progressed, or any writers are unknown ; in Paria they becoms lead in much more true of Mexico, for the Conffion details at all, merely the fact that it is once ers of opinion, like John Lemeine, of the Journal siastien Loss not grow in Pern, and iba havo. more to the fore. The slination is of course des Débats, or Edouard Lockroy, of the Rappel. The hosts are almost aleless, except for va- which finde ita Nome in that country, cannot be briefly thia; that Chlou wants money, and wants | But the price of such notoriety in France, cing, and when they enly cost from $150 to $300, so readily delifysind. The coltivation of. the|| it shop chop ; she wants it sound, but she wants so torn by civil paity strille, is very oftes a lot then given the warles, Prepares youn 16 DAKI, CRUIGESHANT & Co,'% WATERS 100 this was not of much importance, het when one Cafiflion Plastics in Mexico cannot be too highly itchesp. By preference she would probably like to personal encounter. Such was the duel between (En ready 1) and immediately counts three. made under the constrek pavision në a daly pays something lios $1,000 for 1 post we tapects recommended as field tot jalat-stock enter. negotiate with anyese and everyone not Britishy Clemenceau and Derenlede, and that between Both men may fire at "one," and must quilläed English Chemist and WIL HOME CHÍN to be able to go for a verslas Comelomally. Pure Paiser for the stock of rubber at present in Kuge, but the is strongly influenced by the knowledge Liengarty and Rochefort--each a Farisizo nine have fired batore three. If one fire before una sings with the best Eaglich Waxmantanes,
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