Co-day's Advertisements.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SANDAKAN AND KUDAT,

THE Company's Steamsblp

"DEUCALION," Captain Branch, will be despatched

TO.

MORROW, the 18th instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents

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Hongkang, 17th August, 1848.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR AMOY

THE Company's Steamship.

"BELLEROPHON,"

Captain Peters, will

ba despatched on

FRIDAY, the 19th instant, at Daylight,

• For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 17th August, 1898.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED;

FOR MANILA.

*HE Company's Steamship

THE

"SUNGKIANG,"

1994

Captain Rendle, will be despatched as abars on SATURDAY, the 201h instant, at Daylight,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 17th August, 1898.

Intimations.

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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK &

COMPANY,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

IMPLE AERATED WATER.

SIMPLE

DA WATER,

SODA

“INGER ALE.

LEMONADE.

SARSAPARILLA.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1898.

BIRTH.

At Singapore, on the 7th inst, the wife of JOHN FASER, General Manager, Sarayak Col Keries, Bornac, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

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At St. Cathbert's Free Church, Edinburgh, an the 13th July, by the Rev. George M. Reith, H.A., ANDREW CARMICHAEL, of Singapore, to MAGGIE, second daughter of the late Robert Miller, merchant, of Thurso,

DEATH.

A SKAMAW named Michael Kelly, with four pro-A STAWARD Lom the steamer Prins Heinrich vious convictions, was to-day fined $5 or fixteen days' for disorderly conduct sa Queen's Road.

A'NUMBER of chalz czolles ware to-day fined $a for not carrying Ughte. All but one said the wind blew the lights out, The exception sald

te had no all

was од the rampage and wrecked 4 petrain ricksha in Bonhacs Strand yesterday He also assaulted a miiltery sergeant who inter fered with him and he has to pay a fine of $7 or go to guol for twenty-eight days,

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THE ALLEGED FRAUDS BY A

FOREIGNER.

SKROT. Dimond charged a contractor with At 24, North Hamilton Street, on the 6th Take. | noglecting to show a light on some excavation dent of Sturabaya gave them whistles to aso in to the southward of Hongkong: All througe Calentia; that he was the " Edwards who wan

on the Prays. Mr. Gedge defended. A fine of

ANNTE NELSON, beloved wife of Robert Stacfair, fate of Sungei Ujong, aged 44 yOATK.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1893,

TELEGRAMS

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE ADVANCE ON KHARTOUMT

-LONDON:-Angushijohje General Sir H. H. Kitchener, with the Wat wicks, Lincolns, and Seaforth Highlanders, has left Albars for the front. The Cavalry and Artillery will start to-day.

AMERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES, The Valted States will not send any more troops to the Philippians malers General Merritt reque'ts li.

(From Japanis Papers.) TYPHOON IN FORMOSA.

$15 was imposed.

A SAILING ship, which left Singapore on May 8th for Sourabays, only turned up there on or aboat July asth. Those on board declare that for years they have never experienced such weather as la this casa,

We are informed by the Consul General for the Netherlands that the quarantine regulations la Netherlands India against arrivals from Houg kong and the probibliion of the importstion of certain articles have been repeale).

THE chief officer and chief engineer of the Danish steamer Frify were to-day fined $12 at a month for disorderly behavior and they had also to pay $3. (in default 14 days) to some ricksha coolies whom they refused to pay.

A BLACK panther is said to have been seen by some natives at the corner of Alexandra Road at Pasir Panjang, Singaṛwe. One of the men who is supposed to have seen it, gays that it was on the road but made off into the jungle when it saw him.

SINGAPORE, which has been teklog so much of our coconut oli this year (says the Ceylow Observer). Is to have an Oli Mili po a big scale of its own. A former member of Messrs. Vol-

GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AND SERIOUS DAMAGE.

TAIPIH, August 8th, An noprecedented gale with heavy rainfall has been experienced here, lasting from Satural's frm hare is getting the Mill erected at day morning to Sunday night. This caused the Singapore, and it is expected to be la working ilver Tamil to avendow, and the greater part of order by the end of the year. the city of Taipeh has been submerged. Abent a thousand houses collapsed, and many persons were killed. The houses damaged, boats wrecked and people injured in rome way or other are almost innumerabia, The water sub.

sided this morning and the wind dropped. Serious damage has been done to property out side the city of Talpeh,

Tex10, Augasi gib.

A telegram of the 7th festant from the Taipeh branch of the Formosan Trading Company Kays -

A diraihtops loundation has been experienced RASPBERRYADE, &c. either killed of leared. The that Mark has either killed or injured. The ikat Marw has bot arrived as yet,-

DAXIN, CRUICKSHANE & CAN WATERS aro' made under the constant supervision of a duly

qualified English Chemist and will bear compa-is

rison with the best English Manufactures.

Special tems to HOTELS, CLUBS, Maxres and other Large Consumers. Any complaints should be addressed to th

Manager.

Hongkong, in March, 1897.

M

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BUSSAN KAISHA.

Ne, 6, Ice House Siresi, Praya Cintral

Head Offer:-TOKIO.

Branch Office jour

LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN,

A telegram of the 8th inst. says:- The Jat Maru took abalier at Okinawa, and expected to arrive tonight. Nothing is known about the damage done in other places, Interrupted. OPERATIONS AGAINST THE FORMOSAN ABORIGINES.

Two very dirty looking Chluamen were to-day charged with bathing in a creek'near the Govern- Hastings raid they looked as if they wanted a ment laundries, off Kennedy Road. Captain wash and he always liked to encourage cleanli- nets, it being next to godliness, according to an old axiom but he had to fine the accused $1 ench for indecent exposats.

the Police Court to-day and be had a regular CAPTAIN Hastings was agafa kept very busy at dockful of effeaders to deal with. It seems that the Chinese lavariably take advantage of a stormy sight to commit burglarious acts of larcentes and about fourteen cases came into the charge

THE WEATHER.

shortly after midnight, accompanied by much Absary thunderstorm burst over the colony lightsing and heavy rain. part of last night there was a great deal of sheet During the early

Kont, August roth. lightning over the western bills, sad the commiting an alleged aries of trauda, upon C. Baines, who was placed under arrest for simosphere was very oppressiva. At about COACHMAN in Java are compelled by law tom to-day the wind set up a réguins "baster" Kobe tradesmen, and who said he wAS AD

from N.E. warn foot-passengers and other vehicles of their downwards, was holsted on the Zamar and at yesterday, was taken before the American to E.N.E. and at 6.40 the cone, point Amaican subject, as reported in our liste of movements by cracking the whip. The Resi- other points, indicating that there was a typhoon Collarday morning. He told Mr. Lyon place of the whip, but the tram conductors also the forenoon there were showers and strong wanted by the police at Yokohama, and

'that his father was an American merchant use whistles, so they were provided with a little Bred. Just then a rain squall that came across begged to be taken there and tifed rather gusts of wind and at 12.35 the warning gun was

| swallowed his trumpet and died of suffocation !

trumper. One of the tram-conductors now has the harbour like smoke set in and for about half than be handed over to the Japanese pollee. an hour the rain came down la torrents, delving Mr. Lyon, who had been in telegraphic all unlucky pedestrians under verandahs and all communication with the American Consul- sorts of places for shelter. The residents of General at Yokohama, sald he could not recog- UNDER the presidency of a Mr. James Stuart, Kowloon had a hropy () time going to and fronize the prisoner, as he had not K.F., there has been a meeting of perrose in and after 1.45 instead of landing at Padder's Baines was then taken back to the Municipal title of evi dence to support his claim to citizenship. London who claim to be "the delegates" of Wharf they were forced to disembark down at | what in styled "the monual congress of the East Point near Bowelngton. Some of the tra

Jail, and later to the day handed over to the Abolitionist Federation," Concealed under allers have tales to tell of grost green Japaners ralice for trial. various phrases the policy of this group appears head to foci sud not a few have made arrange seas beaklog aboard and drenching them from to be the patronage of ceriafe forms of contagments for spending the to-night in Hongkong, tous disease to the extent that they object either to the quarantine or the segregation of a class who are the special vehicles of Infeciles. The strangest part of their policy is that they deny the right of a community ta slå itself of persons who by their course of life are a perl to the pobile, and they insist on these persons having fall claims to exceptional privileges in the mat ter of the professional communication of disease.

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THE

WAR.

THE BOMBARDMENT AND SUR- RENDER OF MANILA.

from Manila 10-day and anchored in Junk Bay. The U.S. despatch boat Zafira srrived here Owing to the strong wind now prevailing in the harboor no launches have ventured out and up to a late hour this afternoon the maile bad not

been brought over.

From an eye witness of the bombardment we have obtained the following story :—

On Saturday, 6th, Inst., Admiral Dewey and Gencial Marrlit jointly sent word to Manila 48 hours to comply, failing which the city demanding the surrender, giving the Spaniards would be bombarded, This notice expired General replied in Admiral Dewey thanking his on Monday, at noon and then the Givernor-

for bls courtesy and stated that as the insurgents were outside the walls and he had no place of further asked for another 24 hours which was safety to send the women and children, he readily granted. At the expiration of this time the Americans expected that the bombardment would take place and the men were quite prepared bat it appears that after a consultation

To our raind it seems that a typhoon is as good as the proverbial "lodge night" to some per- the force of the wind and rickala coolies had Bons, Along Frays East one got a good idea of hard work to make headway at walking pace, and the spray repeatedly dishes over the sex wall into the road-way. There was not a sim. at the usual mooring places but there was flotilla of launches constantly passing down cargo boats from other parts. The capers to Causeway Bay towing junks, sampane, and they cat showed the force of the wind and sea and i would require the pencil of Stanfield.or Edwin Hayds to do justice to the scene-grey mlty sky over herd and green sex and "white capa" below. It was a fine picture but one that could be much mora comfortably viewed on canvas 10 groet was the fury of rude Borcan Most of the steamers in harbour were under steam with

Moss Da Souze and Co.'s steamer, the Oslo officers and crows "standing by." Of course shipping movements were greatly impeded and was unable to leave for Manila.

A very is ge branch was torn from one of the big banyan trees in Queen's Road outside the Commodore's effice and. It was fortunate that no persons were injured thereby.

At to am to-day the wind force to Hongkong was £ and the direction E.NE. No report wr received from the Peak At Gap Rock the direction w's E N.E. and force 7. At Cape St.

cession of very heavy squalls, and the appear. This afternoon there has been a constant suc. James the force was 7 and direction S.W.

appreciable fall in the temperature and indoors ances ladicate a "dirty night." There is no

was not pleasant. with windows necessarily closed the experience

Oning to the severity of the squalls this after- neon the Star ferry launches were obliged to discontine moning between the city and the

marine zubarb.

Praya Central but is understood that the crew In the early morning a junk capelaed of

were saved.

gale would probably be severe and from the cast. At 3 pm, the Observatory reported that the

morning, we were informed that the pelsoner On inquiry at the Japanese police station this was sent to Yokohama yesterday afternoon, la charge of two Japanese policemen, to answer the charges which have been preferred against hins at the northern port.-R. Chronicle.

FUNERAL OF MR. W. G. BIBBY.

Slegapore, August 6th. whose accidental death by falling down the The funeral of He. William Charles Bibby, wings of the Rin Lede at Jelebu we unhappily bad le record on Thursday, took place at Bukit Timah cemetery early this morning. The tele gram from Jelebu, which announced the fatality, It will be remembered, stated that strange- ments were being made to bury Mr. Bibby at Seremban. In defence to the wishes of the family, however, who wired from Raub their desite that he should be interred at

Leong which brought the body from Port Dick Singapore, arrangements were made to bold the fanerat at Sizgapore. The steamer Hy

P. Bibby, and Mr. F. Bibby, brothers of the son, attived at an early hour this morning, Mr. deceased, and Mr. Walker and Mr. Burns being also on board-The coffin was immediately tien to the gentlemen already named, there waS taken to Bokit Timah cemetery where, in addis

around the grave. Among them were Mr. Scott, a larga gathering of the deceased's friends Mr. Anderson, Mr. Burkinshaw, Mr. St. Clair,

Archdeacon-Perbam, Bean. The funeral service was conducted by Mr. McLaren, Mr. Jackson Millar, and Mr. Mac-

with bis death, be and two other gentlemen in the It appears that, at the time Mr. Bibby met employ of the Jelebu Company-Mr. Barns and of the winze, which is about eighty feet deep. At Ma. Roberts had just concluded an inspection the bottom of the shaft there was water ten feet deep. The method of getting up the shaft was first, closely followed by the deceased. Mr. by means of a ladder, and Mr. Borns went

ladderz, leaned over, apparently with the Roberts was some thirty feet lower down. Mr. Bibby, who was lost about to step off the Baras had reached the top in 'safety. Mr.

'da

| as railway services and telegraphs have been room, In one case a colprit who had Bfted between. General Merritt and Admiral Dewey A JAPANESE KILLED BY A COOLIR. I'°'ct of looking for Mr. Roberts, and over

TAIPEH, August 8th: The troops sent to chastise the aborigines at the Goshi Hill commenced operations on the 31d lost, and made a general attack on the 5th Inst. The boilgines offered resistance, but they were eventually dispersed and their hots dealroyed. The troops withdrew to Shinchika (Teckchum) on the 7 fast. In

stabbɔza

NEWCHWANG and all Putin in JAPAN,e dairici office were killed, and others this acilos, a officers, 5 men and a member of

Agencies —

Miki Coal Mines.

Okmaw Coal Mines. Kanada Coal Mines.

Tokyo Marice Insurance Co., Limited Maiji Fire insurance Co., Limited. Imperial Government Paper Mills, Japan. Cotton Cleaning and Wag. Co., Shanghai, Onods Cement Company, Japan. Kanegaluchi Cotton Spinning Mill, Japan. The Mike Collon Spinning Mil, Limited. Tokyo Cotton Eplaning Mill, Japan. Hayashi Clock Factory, Mongkong, trà December rẾNG.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

fas

wounded.

THE INDEPENDENT CLUB TO BE SUPPRESSED,

SEOUL, August 5th. Two of the members of the Independent Club have been arrested, and the Club has been pro- biblied fom engaging la.public lectures or debates. The reason given ti that many disres prciful memorials have been addressed to the Throne by the Independent Club.

THE GOLD STANDARD FOR KOREA. SOUL August 3rd, The Council of State has passed a resolution brought forward at the recommendation of the Finazes Department, to adopt the gold standard. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR PRINCE PAK.

SEOUL, August 9th.

In the Oficial Gazette, it is announced that the Korean refugees to Japan era to be secalled. THE UNITED STATES AND HAWAII.

SAN FRAKCLICO, August 8th, A commuce consisting of three members is

beef sat in Hawzil is conduct the affiles selating to the incorporation of the island. The

commlites will leave this by a steamer on the roth inst. for Honolulu.

ANOTHER HITCH IN THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.

TOKYO, August 9th. A telegram to the Foreign Office plates that

AERATED WATERS of our manu- facture are sold throughout the the Hawallan Goverment has not yet acceded Far East and are invariably pre-to the Japanese demands, and regolations may ferred on account of their excellence.

ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaranteed. The best materials only are used.

THE PRICES are only half those charged in England.

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY us are acknowledged by the leading English makers to be equal to those of their own production.

SIR EDWARD FRANKLAND, K.C.B., D.O.L., P.R.8., F.0.8., &c. the greatest living authority on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared and used by us in our manufacture "It possesses an extremely high de

gree of organic purity and is "of most excellent quality for "drinking.”

Co

tekee long time before anclusion is resched. The authorlifes in Tokya believe that the Hawaiian Government desires a reduction in

the amount of compensation demanded.

A SAILING SHIP ON FIRE.

4: SUPPOSED INCENDJAVI M.

KOHL, August 12 b.

Fire broke out at 13.30 ibis morning on board the American sailing ship Baring Brothers, lying la Kobs barbour.

The vessel is completely gutted. There are rumosi■ of incendiarlam on the

crew as the vessel was loaded and ready for departure,

TYPHOON WARNING.

The Observatory report to-day says:Os the myth al 640 8.m.: Black South Cons holated." Af 10.25 am: The typhoon appears to be altusted about 200 miles to the S.S.E, of Hongkong, moving W.N.W. FORECAST :— NE. 10 SE, winds strong, possibly a gale; squaily, hovery,

LOCAL AND GENERAL. A NUMBER OF "Cockloft cases" to-day serulted In fines of $15 belog imposed.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Polet ladicating ibat a galo is expected in the Ar 12.35 pm one round was fired from Kowloon

colony.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

Hongkong, 18th June, 1898.

FOR. Lioniously entering Mr. Charles Klink's residence, The Retreat, a coolle was to-day sent (7 to prison for four months,

$500 worth in meney and property in Lascar Row made his escape.

THE Queen has granted unte George Sarsfield Walsh, Esq., retired lieutenant of the Royal Navy, her Majesty's royal license and authority that he may accept and wear the fosignia of the Order of the Crown of Siam of the Fourth Class, which decoration"kis Majesty the King of Stam

WHEN Mme, de Sisel was asked whether the believed in ghosts, she replied, "No I do not; but I am afraid of them." The Great Powers, adds the "Lokman in Truth, no longer "believe" In the United States, but they are nevertheless afraid of them, it is obvious that It is only a matter of time for American to became an enormonaly strong nival and even military Power, and the experiences of the present war most inevitably hasten the develop ment in these directlops._____

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the attack was pat off. At this time the American forces were holding portion round Malate and a Cavite" and the men expected every night to small force was left at be awakened and called to arms. On Friday, raib, eight companies of the 2nd Oregon Regi ment, under Col Somers, at Cavite were ordered to go on board the Kwangkot and one company tion of bis services while actually and entirely the day. Admiral Dewey then gave the Spanish has been pleased to confer upon him in recogal-prepared to land at Manila daring the course of wxx sent on the Newport and the men were

employed beyond her Majesty's dominions in authorfiles an hour. In which to surrender, but the service of his Majesty,

this not being complied with the whole squadron moved into line of scilon off Manila and the Olympia fired the first shot at-9.15 am. on Saturday, 13th, sending It Into the direction of the Malate fort. The first few shots fell short hat the range was soon found, The Callao, commanded by Capt, Tappen, got right under the fort and blazed away causing destruction all round. There was a simultaneous attack by the land forces which stormed the Spanish entrenchments at Malate and the Spanish foits here fired at the America forces and paid no attention to the firing of the feat. At so as the farger of the American ships coused firing, s want to shell the place a long as they Admiral Dewey did not did not return the fire. Bet, however, there was a very lively fight between the land forces. The Americans forced the Sponfärds to their reserve leanch and after some hard fighting the Spaniards retreated to the walled city, and in fifteen minutes the American colours were plant. Manila and the Belgian Consul came on board ed. Soon after this the white fisg was hoisted at

Tax Datch Colonial Government is introducing titles. The Spaniarda agreed to surrender and the flagship and Admiral Dewey sent one of his leutenants with him to meet the Spanish autho medication of the Bertillon system of men at 3 30 p.m. went fato the clly and proceeded to surement of criminal for pwpssen of identifica- the Palace where he met the Multary Governor tion. It is only to be applied to full-grown who surrendered. The Spanish soldiers (aum- persons, Europeans (a wide term in java, un li | bering about 10,000 men) were drawn up la line includes Fatalana and under certala circam and give up their areas, the officers belag stances, full blooded "Ambafnese), sentenced allowed to keep their side sims. The total loss beyond sppeal to one year or upwards. The onthe American aide was 6to 8 kliled and about High Court of Justice may order a Bertillon 40 wounded. The Spaniards must have lost card to be made up of any one in custody whose considerably for some of their trenches were Identity It is advisable to establish,

filled with men seriously lejered. The city of Manila itselt.soffered no damage for the Ameri- can fire was directed towards the forts and trenches on the outskirts.

We would remind our readers that the second of M. T. V, Twinning's high class concerts, takes place at the Peak Hotel at 9 o'clock to-morrow night. A splendid pirgrame has been arranged and besides song by the talented young tenor Mr. Morse our popular baritone Mr. 8. H. Somerton will also slug, Mrs. Bathgate wil contribute some of her masterly planoforte tion. The bill of fare is attractive enough and solos and Mr. H. E. Pollock will give a recita

should draw a large audience.

CHINESE District Watchman No. 18 made a smart capture at 4.30 mm, forday. He saw a man leave shop No, 111, Queen's Road Central and his bulky figure exclied suspicion. The brellas andorthia cont. He took him back to the watchman searchedjhim”and found five silk um shop and found the door open; the monster was called and tdewißed the umbrellas and found that a show-zise had been broken open, To-day had a previous conviction for theft agalant bis the thief received four months' hard labour. He

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The Spaniards in Manila tried to destroy everything possible and one of their gunboats Alled with sand bags to sink her; the Americans, lying on the Paily river was set fire to and also however, were unable to save her.

General Merritt as Military Governor. Merritt Manlia at present is under martial law with

not done so up till the time the Zoro left at 4 wax to have trued a proclamation but he had

p.m. on Sunday, 14th,

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The Red Cross Society of Calflorals have MR. Hirai, the Director of the Trafic Depart done an immense amount of work in the way of ment in the Imperial Raliway Bureau, has saxisting the army at Mantis, The Society at ❘ istued warnings to the staff cautioning them to Califorála sent out two trained nurses with suffi- show a little more"civility'in dealing with par- clent fundi and large quenilites of all sortsof ne sangais. The caution is timely. We are waiting cessary stuffs by the Newport and their bumsne sult, for many of the officials on the latter line U.S. forces and the work of this Society in mid to see if the Sanyo Railway Company will follow | services have been much appreciated by the have a most offensive manner in dealing with to be the best throughout. By the Zafiro Mr. passengers. A complaint on this head recently C. M. Waage, one of the trained nurses and made to the Secretary of the Company by representing the Society, came to Hongkong to foreigner did not even meet with the couriery of buy medical stores and other materials for the A reply.—Kobs Chroniili.

rallef of the wick and wounded,

only foreigners but Japanese who suffered from Governor Omeri recently said that it was not

truth of Mr. Omort's remark is related by the coolle violence. An incident bearing out the pan Herald, which says A pick-here colle at Kamakurs on the 26th ult, while attempting to lead his borse past the spot where driver named Yasuzo was brutally assaulted by

his assailant and several other coolies were

coolle who was guilty of this brutal assault has man was struck severely under the air, and died engaged in repairing the road. The unfortunate the same night from the effects of the blow. The been arrested and will he tried at Yokobama. GREAT EASTERN AND CALEDO-

NIAN GOLD MINING CO LIMITED.

the Manager at the mines per

The following report has been received from Airit -

steamer

balanced himself. He fell backwards down the shat, and hi head struck a baulk of timber in his descent. It was the contact with the bank.

the bottom of the shaft, the back of the skull for when the body was taken from the water at which undesttedly caused Mr. Bibby's death,

was found to be completely croaked in. Mr. the latter also had a narrow escape from a fatal fall, for he was carrying a heavy hammer at the Bibby's loot struck Mr. Roberis violasily, and

time and was only holding on to the tung of

returning to Singapore. S. Times the wlaze was the last piece of work Mr. Bibby the ladder with one hand. The lospection of had to carry out before preparing his report and

· AMERICA, JAPAN AND ENGLAND.

There is evidently a strong impression in Japan that the Tokyo Garerament has taken a decided line about the Philippines, and that this country and Great Britain will be drawn closely together by the event. Japan would be more than human if she failed to welcome this oppor

Mount Macdonald,

and July, 1898. now in 36 feet and south in a feet. The reef is Great Eastern Mias.-The North Driva is 4 feet wide, of which the eastern half carries a tally of paying off some of the Llactose score. posed of quar's and mulleck with so gold in deprive her of the fruits of her victory In lot of fine gold, whilst the western asli is com-Rails, France and Germany combleed to

The gold bearing part taken out will Manchuria, and there aro probably yield 14 to 15 dwi, per ton, but we are

strong Indick. tions that the same league of Powers will

so feet south of our shaft on the surfaco not yet on the big reef, to do which we would interfere to prevent America from denilog have to drive soother 20 feet probably. About freely with the territory she has conquered the reef la split io. two, reforming again into ed we derive our idea of their views from the in the Philippines. The Japanese are persund. the large lado a little higher op the bill, and

editorial utterances of the 71 Shimfo, the Ro below, as the reef is dipping north, and since Hacks Shimbun, the Arahi Shimbun and the we have undoubtedly stick the same formation min Skimbun, the Yomiuri Shimbun, the part about this reef is that it apparently carries we have not got the footwall yer. The plessing more gold at the greater depth than it did at the

here at Mount Macdonald means also more bigher levels, and a very important fact also is large increase of mineral in the stone, which

though, alace we cannot expect anything there gold. The crosscul west is in 37 feet, but I have stopped the work there, most unwillingly

The

under 60 feet,

promoted, or the balance of power pre

that the peace of the East will not eived, either if the Philippines are felt in Spain's hands, or they are handed over to Aguinaldo and his followers, or it any

be unhesitatingly preferred, however, to tha European Fower except England is allowed to bave a controlling vafes in their disposal. There into British possession. That alternative would to no special wish that the islands should past

a

n

time ago has been traced for a good distance Germany, France of Rossit.

Zala Whip Road. The reel we cut bere some piion of the whole or any part of them by It fu #net that any up the hill, but we are not going to spend any sentiment of hostility is enterisland towards the more money on it just yet, as we can coi it from

Just three Powers, spart from the not un below or turn our attention to it again Inter os,

natural desire to get evea with them started end of last week and they will have the credited with designs of territorial aggrandise- Zalu Main Shaft. The new contractors is return for Lisetung. It is that all thred: shaft down by five more feet on Saturday,ment, the proseculios of which is not consistent. which would bring the shaft down to 148 last with the peace of the East. What the Japanese The reef is as strong an ever, and so far this should annex the Philippines. They regard the There is nothing new la report from here, to desire before everything is that America claim promises to become the mainstay of this presence of the United States is the Far East as company, Gold can be seen freely in the stone, but the battery will prove the best test

guarantee of peacetal commercial development and a bulwark against;

tarbitrary aggression. They Rise and Shine ShatThe present depth is think, too, that certain responsiblilty devalves been spent in logging up and fixing the whippole. tight and she mast net sheathe it in such a man. 8t feet from old bizce. The last 14 days have on Americs. She drew the sword in the cause of The additional go fest should be put down very as to promote disorder. Kifutrus that she sa shalt only smal quickly, so the ground is not too hard and the tered the lists as the champion of an oppressed people. But it is also true that she commenced Bank of England Shaft le down to di feat. the War, and the duty devolves upon her of and fixing the whippols, and after putting in one Alsa here the men have been busy legging upbringing it to a condiusion which shall

voirs the danger of other ware Japter not in. doos more set of timber, the contractors will take

want the Philippines for herself, but There is also nothing new from this reel to France. Great Britain's policy la identical with charge of this shall also. In other words, our mined that they shall not pass into the posser- work will be done now faster and cheaper. slon, or lie at the arcy, of Rossin, Germany or report. It remains the same strong body of Japan's in this respect. It is essential, however, quarts, with a rich footwall, We have about to guard against another surprise. The Liso 200 tons at grass, k

tung lesson mast not be forgotten. Before any the reef is now in 35 fast and a feet more with the Philippines, an alliance to oppose

Caledonian Main Shaft-The cross cat for tripla alliance can step late the field in connexion should cut it. And

mustia. concated and ready, Evidanity the leading vernacular Journals think that these facts aro secognized, and have become the bests of active procedure, by the Foreign Office In Tokyo-Japán 'Mail, --

Dam-The rainy weather and the water from the Caledonian shaft have filed two-thirds of this large reservoir, so that all our fauro no tɔ fatare shortage are allsyed.

same contractor who made the dam. He is Battery have let the excavations to the making fair headway, Mr. Hodkinson wilter to-day trans Bydney that the first ten head are sandy and will be sent up next week. I am busy getting tenders for the battery ibed,

Qfice.--We are laying the foundation pliar.

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Meckton, why they say that slience is golden." Analysing a Metaphor "I wonder," said Mrs. "I guess," replied her husband, very, die guardedly, it must be 'caties gold is so hard to get sometimes,"

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