THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1698.
Malate, there are strongly made earth works † SIR S. RAFFLES AND THÈ MALAP | of our share of China greater difficalios would
hcing southward ; night after algbt, the ruter, most of these tient des ate occupted alternately by Spaolarda and rebels, and about balf a dozen men are killed en cat side al cacb forward and backward movement. I cannot help think-
STATES.
The Filday evening discourse at the Royal Institution recently was given by Lienianants General Str. Andrów Cirake, whose subject was
for the rebels are just playing with the Spaniards, Sir Stamlard Rs fies an 1 the Malay Siates."
until the time for serious bosleess.
The best delece of the 'Maiale Fort is a little ilver and a ble swamp; but on the farther edge of the swamp there is a wood, which is distaste ful to the Spaniards; so, every day, they send out gangs of Dalive "voʻunteers," with axes and choppers, to cat down all the trees. The "Volunteers" are under the supervision of Spanish officers, all carrying horsewhips; not riding-whips, but long-lashed driving-whips, I asked what the whips were far-ware | there horses to drag away the fallen trees 2 No, they were simply to keep the men at work; these niggers are losy, and as soon as there is a little shoeling they want to come away. So the Spanied told mr, and I simply couldn't find a ward to say to reply, without making impolite reflections on his salty. Here is a man with a whip imong a crowd of twenty or thy men with sxes and choppers; at every polot to this war, thể natives have toned against the Spaniards as 2000 as ever they have had the chauce. Oh, the nativa volunteers are per- fectly trustworthy, say the Spaniarde. It is im possible to argue The only thing I could think of saying was "all right, wait till you are killed, ard then you will know all about it :" but if would only have made him angry if I had said that Saving the lives of lunatics is a dangerous and unprofitable pastime. If they must commli
nfside, let them.
Malate is full of handsome residences, and no is the next ward, Ermite, which extends along the seashore from Malater towards the city. In Ermits are the English Cloh, Jesnit Observatory, several consulates, and the Exbibition balldings, some way back from the seashore, along pleasant road. Turning straight foland, there are many very pretty roads, all bordered by handsome villar, sad all now getting so ccasional siray shot through the window or the roof; spent bullets these must be, for I have not heard of anybody being hurt by them. Proceeds ing inland, the next ward to Ermita is Singalong, where the British vice-consal lives. His house Is Parker be ou', and the ballets thereabouts are
This meant
The LYCTURER said that Sir Stamford Rafles and his work at Slagapers and in the Stratis Settlements would always claim the attention of those who had dwelt in that reglon, but it had been forested with general national Importerco and of p:culiarly direct significants by its relationship to the progress of events to the Far Ean. At the present moment it could be seen how fortune.It was for England that in 1819 he realized the importance of making secure the road to the Far East, and that his measures with that object in view were after many difficulties eventually crowned with success. The lecturer proceeded to sketch the earlier part of Sir S. Raffies's career and to tell how at the age of 29 and coming 11 tranger, he was able to round the responsible Governor of ladle to bis policy of conquering Java as the sure way to secure for ever the predominance of Biltlab com- merce to the waters of the Far East. After its cor quest he was made Lieutenant-Governor of the island, and held the post with the greatest #accers till the fates, or, to be more precise, the Congress of Vienna decreed that the fuland should be restored to the Duch. the destruction of Riffla's hopes and of his ambition, not for bimsell, bat for the country. Java was in ħle hands to be the balf-way house to Chios and Japan, and to secure the undisputed supremacy of England in those seas. The security of her position was to be based on the generosity of her commercial policy towards the rest of the world, for Raffs was a free-trader before the word was known to party politles at home, and while the East India Company clung to its monopolies he, its servant, made every port within its Jurisdiction'a freeport. In 1818 he was practically banished to Sumatra as Governor of Bencosten, where those who dread ed his valling energy felt sure he would have no opportunity of distgrbing their tranqulilty by raising burning questions and by confending for ights they were well content to see last or left in abeyance Bat the expectation was baseless, On his arrival at Benciolea be took in at a le resher. Further foland, is the large re glance the whole situation' that had arisen from sidential district of San Fernande de Dllac, the aggreulveness of the Datch, who, he said, generally called by its native name Paco. bad scarcely left the English a fort to stand Bullets have not yet begun dropping Into Paco ; But there war sill time, he thought, to secure the Spanish outposts here extend into the this loo, so he immediately addressed the country, and the boares
no within Governor-General, Lord Hastings, and in range of the rebels. The next ward, Santa
return was invlied to Calenta to discuss the Ana. I right in the thick of it. San'a altuation. The result was that he obtained Ana is in a horte-shoe band of the ilver Pasig, permission to do what no one elie would Holz, with rebels strongly pasted on the opposite bank keep the Strai's open for Bilish trade and east and north, Spanish outpost and blockhouse place a chrck on the excladiaz policy of the on the spatte bark west, and the road lato Datch, and thus for the second time he brought town south ami west. Santa Aax church and Covernor-General of [adia anand to his views convent combine to make a perfect fortress; On February 29, 1814, he hosted the Union walls six feet thick, with narrow slits of windows, Jack at Singapore, and since then the evidence and a fine roomy Interior. Here a Spanish ar to the value and importance of what he sc general as taken up his headquarters, and half quired had steadily increased. At the time he the gartenn bivoonca in the convent courtyard, wrote that Singapore had every advant»ge— under the sky in fine weather, under the cloister geographical and local-an excellent herbaur. when rato comes. Naturally, this place is n capital facit les far delence to shipping, and a centre of attracilon for rebel ballels; and the port in the direct track of the China teade, while wonder has been that the rebels sent only every ship passing through the Stralis must ge bullets and not cannon-baila and bomb-shells.
within half a mile of it. All be foretold had They wish to avoid the odium of wrecking bees fally realized. The lecturer rent on in give churches. But a few days ago, a sbell did come
an account of the condition of the Malay Penis Into Santa Ana, passed thorough ene English six In 1874 when i was determined that the man's houre and into the next-z Scotchman's.
Internal struggles which were then paralysing Fragments of the shell (w about in all direc. trade in the western States and decimatlog the sions, so that it was difficult to be sore where it population had become a serious danger to came from. It was taken as a matter of course belgbtouring British settlements, and showed that it must be a rebel shell; but aller carefully by stallaties what improvements were brought taking the hearings, I am sure it came from the ahout by Blitsh interference. Spaniards at San Juan del Monte, and was feature of interest in the story was the means by aimed at the rebels in Mandaloyan, and hịt which all piracy and land-fighting was absolute. Sinta Ast. Mandaloyan is only just acrossly stamped ant; by which taxation was almost the river, north east of Sants Au. San Juan Is farther north east and is in Spanish possession up to date.
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The third Spinlih poslilan" of importance is Santa Mesa, nerth by west from Sants Aba. There is a powder magerine and fort at Sala Mers, which la avery straggling place. These then postions are to be arrounded by rebel Artillery, and then-then-bat when?
MANILA NOTES, (From our Residani Correspondant)
MANILA, Jane 30th. The American troopiarived to-day conveyed by the Baltimore and the Charleston. We hear that they have a force of about five thon
and men on board, and if they make good use of them and lose no time they can carry all before them. The Spastards profess to laugh at the fdes of anything is than a force of from fifty thousand to seventy thousand men taking Manila, but then the Spaniards appear to have no more fides of war than so many children. It wold be laughable if it was not pitiful to see their slily preparations for a desperate defesc, and their hopes of fleets and relaforcements which will ever surive.
The cardtrai
abolished, slavery suppressed, Justice done, roads and railways constructed, prisons and hospitals built and maintained, ind. 'ahove all, the chiefs reconciled to the new life and the recogsition of equality of all races and classe before the law.
Not by wars involving the slaughter of native races, not by drafts open the Imperial Exchequer, not by agency of chartered companies that necessarily sought their own Interests list, was the development of the Malay
asturedly alto. No one Power could monopollia the trade of an opened-out China, and there was room for all. It we did not maintain our present proportion of the win'e trade of China ft did not fellow we should not get enormously, for that whole trade was but a fraction of what the fa are would brlog. [1, as the lecturez inlly killeved, we should keep our full share of future cam- mer.[al advantages it would be due to great maxiure to the wisdom and foresight of Sir Stamford Rail 19, who in Singapore Fecared for the great gate of one of the most important trade routes in the world.
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OF DRAKE'S FAMOUS CAPTAIN.
It is a somewhat strange coincidence that the name of the admiral commanding the mala Valted States flet in the West Indies should be identical withthit of the Captain Sempron who was one of Sir Francis Drake's most fam ousceptates, and who in 1536 acted as Corporal of the Field to Carlell, Drake's lleutenant. At The conquest of Biyona ho was despatched 10 and subsequently upon it belog discovered from the Governor to present Drake's formal demands the prisoners that certain English sailors had been detained at Vigo, was detailed with a party of sailors to attack the town and after defeating zoo Spinlards with considerable loss success.. fully accomplish-bis mission, returning to the fashore squadron with loot valued "by the Spantarda at 30,000 ducate.
THE TRADE OF SHASHI.
Acilag-Consul W. T. Cleaneli, welting to the Foreign Office on the trade of Shashi, saya ibasa who have been enthusiastic in urging the open. fog of Shashl as a likely centre for Import trade in the heads of foreigners seem to have ovez looked the somewhat obvious consideration that the town has a "back door," being la ready com madication with Hankow by several canals. The principal canal, called at its Shashi and the Plan Ho, affords advantager to the Chinese im. porter which sizamers cannot for a long time hope to rival. Canal junks may be hired or chartered say day. They awal the convenience of the shipper foxtead of obliging him to ship at times which may not sult him." They remals at his disposal for whatever perlad he bargalas for. They are sufficiently numercas for com- pelliton 10 keep down freighis. Although the time they occupy on the journey valles kom four ship at a port where there is forsetimes no or five days to to daya or more, this fì nóʻbard.
steamer for a week. Mr.Cleaneil has known the Junk Journey take a few hours over three days, so that a favourable Canal journey takes less Ime than a nofavorable steamer journey Freights are light and although the shipper his to run the gauntlet of several taxing stations, their levics do not suffice to make him after his established practice. detained on rival at their destination where As Junks may be A steamer would probably be toraed round at orce, he saves in godown blir.
·The Canel, moreover, is shotter than the river by me to or ya millet, and is comparatively free from the dangers and delays to navigation caused by the varying conditens of steam and weather upon the Yingize. Add to there con- siderations the Inveterate contervalliam of the
Again, on November 16, hsfero Sadtiago, be Chinese, and the reason why the canal route is landed with Carlell, who was in command of preferred becomes officlently obvious. As a
1,000 men, In the ovenlog of that day, and by matter of fich foreign goedi ure very largely
the morning the troops found themselves withlo sold in Stash). Statistics are unobialsable, hat
two miles of the position to be attacked, when, a walk through the main streets will show a hostapos a general advance being made, it was of small Japanese cotton goods and fancy articles, discovered that the works were not protected,, Staffordshire pottery, Sheffield, German, and
and the position was thereupon entered, Sampe American cullery, English candies, French and
100 and another officer being detafled with English soap, Paglish, Japanese, and Italizo, "forlorn of 10 musketeers to climb down to milk, iraits, and sauces, English rugs and and, accordingly, unoccupied, and held at umbrellas, preserves, sweets, condiments, laned the laws to recounolire. The town was deserted,
blackets (with many times the reo Hälkwan
ransom. On the a6tb, preparations were made taela entered in the castorns returns), Japanese for disembarkment, but first, Sampion, with two and other lamps, German, American, and other companies, was despatched in Hawkins' gaillot clocks and watches (in at least a dozen shops), and two plansces to Porto Prays, to search for tonine tablets, cigars, and a little forelga smok coloured wool, medicines, spirits of wine - Aidden treasure. Ins tobaco (bird's eye) The chief dexlers in such goods are Cantenere shop-keepers, most of them not forg established in the town. As will
Agalo, at Cartagena, on February 6, Sampros was landed under Carlell to storm the land defences of the town, when it was dlicovered by Cazleil that the entrenchments did not extend
bave been already inferred, the native goods Galle to the sem, toons being felt for the reusing brought by canal far exceed, in value and quan-picket to pass round and regain the town, bai tity, those of foreign origin
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
HONGKONG FRIIGHT MARKET.
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In their Freight Circular issued to-day Messta. Lamka and Rogge report as follows -
During the past fortnight, we regret to dolnem and inactiv ty have been the chief
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this space, however, had been closed with large wine pipes filled with earth piled on top of one another, extending from the end of the tatrench |ments right out to the sex. Cartell readily recognised that neliher the guns the galleys nor of the entrenchments could be brought to bear upon this particular spot, and he according ly at once decided to make his assault there. Garing's musketeers were advanced and on their delvering a valley in the Spaniards' faces Samp on at the head of ble men passed, through thele ranks and came to pash of pike, and after desperate struggle, in which Sampson was wounded, an entry was made and the entrench-
ments won.
CHURCH SERVICES.
St. John's Cathedral-Comîmenlos, 7 a.m.,
Matins, rim, Evensong, 5 45,p,m, Roman Caiholle Chedral ——Mast at 6 s... 7am., 8 am, and 9.30 a.m. Benediction, Sp.m. Unton Church-Servlees, 11 am and 6 p.m. German Bethesda Chapel, West Point
Morlog Service, 11 am.
St. Francia' Church, Wanchat :--Mass (Chlo.), 6 am., (Part.) 7.30 am., Benediction, 5 p.m,
St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road Morning
Service(English), 9 a.m.
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St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point:--Mass, Wesleyan Methodist ChurcĂ:—Service, 10.30
.m. and 5.45 p.m. St. Peter's Seaman's Church:-11 a.m. and
6.30 p.m.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE! Australian (Changska) to-morrṣw.. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 13th (ust. Australian (Australias) 14th fast. American (Delete) 18th inst
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We are informed by the Agents that the Austrian Lloyd's S. N. Co.'s steamer María Valerie left Singapore for this port last night.
Tix Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Empress of India, sailed from Yokohama for Vancouver on Filday p.m. (8th inst.
We are informed by the Agent of the Messageries Maritimes Co. that the steamer Ernest Simon, with the next French mall, is to leave Slagapore to-day Saturday, at 6 p.m. for this pont, vfa Saigon,
Intimations.
IN THE MATTER OF THE TRADE MARKE ORDINANCES (Nos. 16 of 1873 AND 10 OF . 1895),
AND
IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION ON BEHALF or MENTS. P. C. CALVERT & CO TOR LEAVE TO RIO;STER A CERTAIN TRADE MARK.
NLowe, of Bradford, Manchester, Rag
TOTICE is hereby given that CHARLES
laed, the sole member of the firm of F, C. CALVERT AND COMPANY carrying on business Lactating Chemist under be style or firm of at Bradford. Manchester, England, as a Mann- F. C. CALVERT & CO .bas, as the sand day of March 1808 applied to His Excell-rey the Cfficer Administering the Government of Hoog- kong for leave to regliter a certain TRADI MARK to the Reglater of Trade Marks in the office of the Colonial Secretary for the Colony of Hongkong la the name st. Mesus. F. C CALVERT & CO.
The sald TRADE MARK bas been or lin tended to be ared lo respect of Medicinal, Sergical, Disinfectant, Detergent, Deodorising, Veterinary, Toilet and Sanitary preparations and especially those is the preparation of which CARBOLIC ACID is used,
A Faculmile of the sald TRADE MARK can be seen on application at the office of the Co- lonial Secretary for the Colony of Hongkong or to the Undersigned,
Dated the and day of April 1898.
JOHNSON STOKES MASTER,
Solicitors for
MKSTRI. F. C. CALVERT & CO, Hongkong and April, 1798, ·.
[473 IN THE MATTER OF THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCES (Nos. 16 OF 1873 AND 20 OF 1895.)
AND
BEHALF OF J. AND P. COATS LIMITED FOR LEAVE TO REGISTER A CERTAIN.... TRADE MARK.
Fanstro, with mills, etc., which left bence June THE P. M. S. S. Ca's steamer City of Rio de IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION ON 7th for San Franclico via Amor, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobs, Inland Sea, Yokohams and Honolulu, arrived at her destination on the 6th
Just,
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THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Empress of Japan, arrived at Shanghai at 5 m. to-day (Saturday the gh inst.) and left at 1.30 pm of sme day for Hongkong where she is expected to arrive at 8 am, on Tuesday the 12th lost. HORGKONG AND WHAMPOA Docx Returns sfdaro Pontaminuage. Kt Kowloon Dock Ningchowcotationg Logo% veckassesacos Hygela ..................................... Sutrang Kong Bisg Humber H.M.S.
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PASSED THE CANAL. OUTWARD-Cowrte, Samoa, Socotra, Yar rowdals.
17; Marta Valorte, Gisela, 31 Howich Hall Jana 3; Ratho. 7; Glenště. 10; Ichang, Prometheni 13 Brats, Ernest
OTICE is hereby given that J. and P.
carrying on busi
nces at FERGUSLIK THREAD WORKS, PAISLEY, ila the County of Renfrew in that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britalo called Scotland have on the 211d day of March 1898. applied to His Excellency the Officer Administering the Go Yerament of Hongkong for leave to register a certain TRADE MARK In the Register of TRADE MARKS In the office of the Colonial | Secretary for the Colony of Hongkong in the
name of the said Company.
The wald TRADE MARK has been or le l tended to be used in respect of cisar 23 COTTON YARN AND THREAD.
A facsimile of the said TRADE MARK can be seen an application at the office of the Colonial Secretary for the Colony of Hongkong or to the Undersigned,
Dated the 2nd of April, 1898
JOHNSON, STORES & MASTER,
Solicitors for
J. & P. COATS LIMITED. Hongkong, and Apell, 1898.
Simons, Remas, ar 1 Carmarthenshire, Con T Ingsby, Drumgarth, 311 Bornie, Arcadia, Patroclus. 241 Kintuch, Andalusta, Bbant, Trials. 28; Gisela. Oopich, Indravelli. July 1 | Prins Heinrich, Kisklong, Survia. 3.
HOMIWARD-Manila, Wally, Tencer. Juna 3 Manslaus, Lennor, Monmouthshire," 71 Formosa. 131 Antenor, at 1 Preussen" 14 i Canton, Thikla, a Laos. July 1¦ Candia. §.
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It is reposted here that after Manila has fallen, Agalalle Intends to inform the Amer!-duced during bis life, he had been neglected by cans that he has no more use for their services, that they can now return to America and leave the Philippines to the Phillipinos. Of conso the Americans wil relate to do any such thing and Agotaaldo will find that he has miscalculat ed h's strength. Besides It is likely that half a doren Agalanidos will spring up when they fined that here is money to be made.
There has been very heavy fitleg all day st Malate, both musketry and cannon, but so far no advantage has been gained by the rebels.
Jaly rat The Purntong left at daylight and the Zafiro at 5 pm, but no notice was given until it was too lute to take advantage of the chance of a mall. There was a notice posted to Ermita Clab but few were aware of it until too late.
Admiral Dewey bas now given notice that the lockade is to be rendere effective and that no maie,ships will be allowed to leave with pas
vellons advance in prosperity were due to sympathetic #deninistration that dealt tenderly a free people lastead of forcibly driving a subject with native prejudices and sought to lead upward race. The exemple and success of Stamford Riff should be an encouragement at the pre- sent junctore, for be showed what could be done by courage, confidence, and a clear mind. Of England's two European rivals in the East, the French were vangelshed by Clive on the mals land of Indis, and the Dutch were finally crashed by the founding of Singapore. The credit for the latter achievement was as clearly due to Rafi alone as the victory of Plassey, to Clive, and the lecturer held the oplatos-and had expressed it before the publication of Mr. Bulger's blography -that of those two great Englishmen Stamford Ruffles was the greater man, Ipjared and tra Later generations, but his work, achieved at a moment of depression such as the pre- sent, would endote as long as the British Empire. The period covered by his official life was the turning point in British relations with the Far East. A cew chapter in the history of those relations was now opened, and the policy parsaed since the beginolog of the century of leaving China terrorfally intact and opening up her retour ces by the agency of treaty ports was practically at an end. The partition of China might be and to have commenced, and. while we might have preferred that that vast country should have been gradually opened out through its own parts, other Powers, perhaps more ambitious and less pallent, had other views, and had decided to attempt, by a direct process what we were content to leave to fadir. eet methods, Sooner or later this was inevit internal awakening of which there was no real able unless China showed promise of an hope. The lecturer did not see in the recent proceedings of Russia, Germany, and France Any cause for alarm or ground for recrimea los In occupying Port Arthur and Talian-wan Rasia was simple fulfilling her evident destiny action crested no legitimate grievance, lor Eng. and acting in obedience to natural forces. Her
It is now reported that the Americans will do territory she did not fotond is occupy herself land had no right to exclude anothe Power from nothing until General Merilti axfree in about The only wise course for England was to recog. ten days more with another batch of four thou-nize facts long foreseen, and since the parillon sand men. It seems to be deditfol If he will of Chian had begun to make certain of her come with them and if not we may have another share. He did not gather that any step in month of waiting for the end,
There was beavy firing to-day at many polets lying 600 miles beyond the British sphere, that direction had been takas, Wai-hai-wel, and a good many waanded were brought in; bat so far thera appears to be no decided advanco | had been.
was apparently to ha occupied, bat nothing
done on either side.
fa secure our position the mouth of the Yang-tars. The ancient fable of the dog and the bons stood true now as always, and by reaching after the image of a power, that was not to be oses wo were risking the loss of the real substance. He Many of the poster people are now begining thought, therefore, that we should welcome to suffer from hunger and the state of things will Russian occupation of Manchuris and a German grow daily worse. The Authorities have issued occupation of Shantung, but that we ought at proclamation stating tusi advantago is not to once to define clearly our sphere of fatura.direct be taken of the circumstances to unduly raise. Influence to Central China and take immediato the pile of food and a civil commission bassteps to make that a reality when the time came." been appointed to lack la the matter. Floes of We deferred providing fadia with « frontler from two hundred to one thousand dollars will line 1 the Russians had advanced across the be impose on anyone who attempts to raise plains of Central Asia, and difficulties were pilces,
iko natural result. 34 wa deferred the definition'
sengers,
We are on shorl allowance of water for bath Ing and may seun he shorter as the water has to be pumped from the river to the reservoir and the stock of coal has run abort.
July 2nd,
The Eddie arrived with malls, but law of got letters,
July 3rd, The firing still proceeds but is weakening somewhat. The rebels either will not or cannot advance.
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features to the freight market and chartering has been restricted to the smallest possible com pass whilst rates of freight, especially for Southern business have experienced such decline as wat hardly thougbi possible,
Steam-Freights :-In last fsue we Indicated, that the Saigon market was showing signs of weakness, but 32 cents per pical could still he quoted as the current rate. During the time aloce elapsed a serious retrograde morenient such a low point, viz. 13 cents per pical that chartering became quite impricilcable. and desirous of chartering for this or Northers couple of steamers, now discharging at Saigon ports, have been rainly trying to fix at better rates, bat falling to do so accepted 13 cents per plcul. This material chamre for the worse is mainly attributable to a constant and heavy decline in sice prices locally whlist at Saigon no corresponding drop In pilces has been neticeable. It may be, that this stagnation is only temporary and that freights in this direction may change for the better agala, always provided, that not too much loossge is thrown on the market.
to other ports, excepting the demand for a amali There has likewise been no enquiry from Sagan boat to load for Singapore at a low rate, but no charter is reported as yet,
For Bangkok, similar state of things i prevailing though rates have not dropped gefle for medium size boats, but the demand is very so much, a5/30 cents per picul being still quoted limited.
steamer is reported at a very fair rato, for For Philippines (follo), the charter of a Chinese account, but in addition to that, a good. deal more business is said in have been done, particolare Sec, not to be reported and is to be hoped, that steamers may find a further outlet In this direction for some time to come.
Northern business also remains rather weak and neglected in spite of advices that produce. prices at Newchwang had declined considerably. Sizce the last settlement at 37 cents per pical, Newchwang to Canton, the best that could he done for a small carrier, was 28 cents per pleal and the same rate bas been sccepted by a steamer from Newchwang to Amoy. Some slon, August loadlag, bat at even lower rater. further demand is existing la last named direc
Coal Freights are unchanged and likely to remalu fairly steady there being not, so much tonnage available at Japan as formerly. Some chattering has come to pass at $3.25 per ton for this post, in one instance $1.35 has been paid principally August loading. for a prompt boat, and thera is more enquiry,
reported, the China belag for Chloere account Do monthly terms, a couple of charters are and Glamgyle for the P. M. S. S. Co. In face of the present unsettled state of the market. Chicets are rather svirae to taking up fresh tonnage "on time" especially as owners are now rallag for ordinary coasting business, still asking prices out of proportion to the rRIGH Sall Freights-For New York, the demand, alluded to in our last, has since been filled by the charier of British 4m. bick Mwitoka on piirale terms. There may yet be room for another ship. For San Francisco, the enquiry has likewise been responded to, the French bank Duchessa Anne having been fixed in this direc-
tion.
There fun fair amount of disengaged tonnage in port and more vessels are expected.
Cost-Is-No basizes done.
The Danish bark Raginhild is ordered to Yalult (Somb Sea Islanda) the German ships Bdha Richmers and Richard Rickmera_pra cedd to Rangoon, British bark Assirtó to Cebu, (West Coast), and British skip Old Kincington to Tocapilla
Sampson again figures as Drake's Lieutenant Coloral on April 24, 1599, in his attack upon Corunas where the idea was to ercalade two of the isthmus wall supported by a boat attack from the hartos. At the west end of the fithmus Ceptala Richard Wingfield (Norray's (Drake's Lleutenant-Colonel) were told off with
Sampson had played to conspicunes a part at "forior" of 500 men to endeavour at low tide to repeat the successful marcetero in which Cartagena three years before. The water, bow. ever, at the end of the wall was too deep and the IN THE MATIER OF THE COMPANIES force had to proceed by "ercalada," when they ORDINANCES 1865 TO 1856 were thrice driven back, and It was not until the bost parties took the defenders in reverse that an entry was effected.
that the two are related, but in any case it Apart from similarity of name it la possible Amplifies the close sirociations existing be twee the Anglo-Saxon rices.
NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
JULY.
Meteorological means based on ten years' observations to 1898. Barometer capota Thermometer Humidity 80+2300201)48626121 Rainfall....
520267 75.a 84.0 15.0
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT,
Os dets at On date at
10
Barometer Thermometer.
***** 29.84
81
29.80 83 25
sipomenom... 0.43
Humidity 83 Rainfall
TO-DAY.
Saturday, 9th July, 1898. High water-Morning
-quum Ikr. 8imin. Afternoon . Chr. 65min. - Low water-Morning ............ Cir, Amin. Afternoon you Tkr.15min.
ANNIVERSARIES.
1556-First Datch Embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1871-Incendiary dre on the ship Benifactor in 1797--Edmund Burke died.
1888-Eruption of Mayen volcano, Pallippines;
- Hongkong harbour,
1895-Escape of Chinese convicts from Monta
much damage.
Fort, Macao, 1897-Mr. D. K. Siiman, of Hongkong, drowned
at Ma'su, Swatów.
TO-MORROW,
Sunday, 10th July, 1Eg8.
· High wait—Morning «.......... Rħr. 10min. -Afternoon Thr. 54mfm. Low water-Morning ............ Thr. 15min, Afternoon man Tår. 51mín, VANNIVERSARIES, 1509-John Calvin born. 1522-The Portuguese feet left Malscen for 1840-The Yangtze blockaded by the British
China
flest
5.
1849-Armistice between Prassla and Denmark. 150-Torande neue Saigos ƒ 19 Chinese killed.
Intimations.
AND
more than averago length.
San Ped
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