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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1898.
Intimation,
BEFORE the Police Magistrate this moming thirty-eight cases came up for treatment, the majority of the subjects being the perennial drunk and disorderly.
AT a regular meeting of the Victoria Preceptory,
A ST. ANDREW'S HALL, CITY HALL, ORA. S. WATSON & CO., held on the 2nd inst. Sir Kt. F. D. Goddard
TUESDAY, the 3rd January, at 3 P., of the Members of the CHAMBER OF COM- MERCE, and to which other Members of the Community, are invited, to welcome LORD CHARLES BERESFORD, who has been good enough to consent to give an Address.
By Order,
R. CHATTERTON WILCOX,
Secretary.
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THERE will be a Hockey Match to-morrow at the Club Ground at 4.30 p.m. Club v. King's Own Regiment. The Club team will consist of Messrs. Campbell, Davies, Hooper, 'Mill- ward, Morrell, Owen, Ram, Robinson, Row, croft, Showell and Another."
SHANGHAI AND THE NORTH,\"
From Shanghai Papers.)---
FRENCH DEMANDS AT WUHU. A Chinese man-of-war, which returned from Nanking to Shanghai, reports that Coude do Bezaure is now claiming an exclusive Conces
THE REFORMISTS:
THE N. C. O's and men of the Army Ordnancesion for France near Wuhiz was elected Eminent Preceptor for the ensuing and Army Service Corps had a dinner at Tho year; Sir Kt. J. J. Bryan Treasurer; and Sirmas Grill Rooms on Monday night to celebrate K£ J. Maxwell, Guard,
THE Wuhu correspondent of a native paper reports that recently the French Consul-General demanded from Tootal Woo, passports for two French Missionaries to travel to Anhui, Kiang-" | su, Kiangse and Honan, and further asks for military protection for them on their journey.
A VERY enjoyable Christmas concert was given to the patients at the Government Civit Hospital yesterday aftemoon. Messrs. Ward and Grimble commenced with a pianoforte duet entitled "March,", and were followed by:
It is reported from Peking that the Chinese the festive season. Sergeant Shillington pre-Government, anticipating a combined move- sided and was ably assisted by Corporal Leaver ment of the reformists in the south, is taking severe measures against then. It is also stated as vice-chairman. There were seventeen guests that the recent dismissal of two high officials and the usual tonsts were duly honoured. Mr
was owing to their alleged complicity in the Bew, the guest of the evening, in proposing the reformist movement.. health of the Army and Navy made a very neat speech which was highly appreciated by all.
FOOTBALL.
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SEMI-FINAL FOR REGIMENTAL SHIELD.
A match for this much coveted trophy was
THE EMPRESS DOWAGER'S ARMY, "
A telegraphic dispatch received by the Sbang hai mandarins from N. Kinchou outside the Great Wall, reports that General Sung Ching Commandant of the Wuyi Army Corps of 30,000 men, left that city on the 19th-Instant for Shanhaikuan with the bulk of his forces. This last-named post has been chosen by the Empress. Dowager to be General Sung Ching's headquarters in her grand scheme to surround
THE NAVY LEAGUE HONGKONG BRANCH.
The following is the Repon for the year ending the goth of September, 1898-
The following is a short, summary of the various subjects which have occupied the atten- tion of the Committee of the Hongkong branch of the Navy League, during the last twelve months.
The rectification of the boundaries of the Colony, commonly known as the Kowloon Extension.
F
On the roth January 1898 the Committee addressed an urgent letter, which was accom panied by a chart, to the Head Office upon the above subject, and subsequently continued to strongly press the matter.
Eventually in June a lease was made by China to Great Britain of a portion of the land which had been included in the Navy League
the lease.G
เ
chart, but Kowloon City was excluded from
Since that date this branch, in common with the China Association and the Chamber of Commerce, has strongly urged the necessity for Kowloon City being included in the fease
Mr. Lawford, R.N., who sang "The Admiral's played yesterday between the Band and Drums/Peking with a quarter of a million af foreign from China to Great Britain and also that the Broom." Miss Murray Bain gave a pretty render. and E. Co., K. O. R. Among the spectators equipped troops to oppose invasion from Man boundary of the Colony should extend on the
might be recognised Their Excellencies ing of "In the Merry May Time" and Mr.
the Governor and Major General Gascoyne, Edwards, R.N., explained how he was "Tired who seemed to take great interest in of the Moon my Love and Myself. Miss the game. The musicians, under the captaincy Gaspar was heard to great advantage in "Come
of Drummer Hofferin, played a most vigorous game against which their opponents didnot show to Me," and Mrs. Lawson and Mrs. Craddock toadvantage. The adjutant, Mr. Lloyd rendered sang the old duet "Friendship with great a very good account of himself and although Commander Grafton, R.N., Lieut. he had only the honour of scoring once he Shelford, R.N., and the Hon. H. E. Pollock greatly assisted the other goals, at half time also assisted. The concert was followed by anil. Afterwards Sergt. Fennessey from a capital the score stood Band and Drums 3 to E. Co's. shot by Pics Hardacre managed to get the ball through the posts on behalf of E. Co. On time being called the score stood Band and Drums 6 goals E. Ceir goal.
taste.
Christmas tree.
THE sum paid by Mr. Hocley for the gold plate presented to St. Paul's Cathedral has been returned to his trustee and accepted by him. The transaction has been purely voluntary. The money
has been given privately, and anony mously, through the hands of a member of the Chapter. The Communion vessels can now be
restored to their original purpose. According to another account no difficulty was apprehended even from the outset as to the disposal of the Communion plate. The late Lord Mayor declared that if any difficulty occurred the City would redeem the plate; for, having once been presented, and used, they would not tolerate the idea that the Cathedral body should be criticised for any thing they had accepted in good faith. A member of the Cathedral body had himself offered £1,000 to be placed for this purpose in the hands, of the Official Receiver, and another gentleman had offered, as à guarantee for the same object, £1,500,
THE London County Council decided on 22nd ult. says the L &C. Express, to spend the money of London ratepayers in building artisan dwellings at Poplar, which are to be let at "charity" rents. The team is used for want of
́SOLDIERS & SAILORS INSTITUTE.
The Rev. G. R. Vallings, Chairman, acknow, edges with thanks the following donations towards the Fund for new furniture, etc :— Commander A, Henderson, R.N... Owen Ordish, Esq. 1. Mayston, Esq., Naval Yard H. Simmins, Eaq.....
W. E. Turner, Esq...... E. Wakeford, Esq....... Engine-room Artificer Beere, H.M.S. Tamar
A.B. Page.
Abraham....... Evans
IMPERIAL DECREES.
(issued 10th instant.) TRANSFERRED.
$10
10
10
Ts'ta Ch'un-hsien, Provincial Treasurer of guangtung, and Tung Ti-ch'ang, Provincial Treasurer of Kansu, are hereby ordered to interchange posts. They are both excused from coming to Peking for Imperial instructions.
NEW, APPOINTMENTS.
(1) Yu Hsien, Provincial Treasurer of Hunan, is appointed acting Tartar-General of Kiangning Nanking vice Feng Shên, deceased.
(2) Ch'en Tse-lin is appointed Tartar of the Chi-Ning Intendancy of Shansi province, mitja
(3) Ping Hungen is appointed Junior Director of the Court of Sacrificial Wonhip.
a better. It means that the rents which the Council proposes to charge for its new dwell- ings will be insufficient to cover the interest on capital' outlay and the cost of maintenance. In other words, the Council proposes to tax the whole body of Londoners in order to pemulde sheng kene for a few selected individuals. If these individuals happened to belong to the upper classes such a proposal would be THE ACCIDENT TO THE PRINCE denounced by the Progressive majority on the
Telegraph fam jobbery;
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1898.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE ANNEXATION OF WAKE ISLAND.
LONDON, December 26th.
but as the future occupants of these dwellings are to be working men, whose only other privilege will be the power to vote for Pro- gressive County Councillors, the proposal is carried at Spring-gardens by a large majority..
OF WALES.
churi or the Gulf, *
MURDER OF A FRENCH PRIEST. An official telegram from Chungking reports the killing of a French priest arising from a recent fight between the villagers of the Tan tzeshan hamlet, in Patunghsien district, and a number of R. C.-converts in the vicinity. The latter, it is alleged, were better armed than the former who, however, made up for the disparity by superior numbers, wh *
THE MCELROY CASE.
In the case of McElroy 2. China Merchants, which has been before the Mixed Court for the past few weeks, the British Assessor delivered the following Judgment:Although McElroy. has no legal claim I think he has been very hardly, trented by the Company and this feel sure. the Directors will see when the case is represented to them. I think that in consideration of the facts given in evidence, and of his long service, the Company. will come to the conclusion that they should give McElroy a gratuity of $500 or more, and that they should cause a letter to be sent to him stating that he had performed his duties in a competent manner, and that the allegation that he had spoilt the machinary of the Leeguen was untrue. Unless this is done by the company, it will be my duty to bring the facts to the notice of Her Majesty's Consul General who many pursue the matter by the diplomatic channel,
EXPLOSION AT HANGCHOW."
North and East to latitude 22.40 and longitude 114.45 respectively with the view of including the important marke: town of Sam Chuh and also the crests of the hills overlocking Mirs Bay. This branch has also urged that the line should be carried sufficiently far to the south- ward ia include the Gap Rock.
In the month of January the desirability of coming to an understanding with Japan upon the open door" question was pointed out, and it was pointed out later that the United States and Germany as well as Japan had a common. interest with us in keeping open the door to trade,
3-In February, a sub-Committee was specially appointed to consider and report upon the following subjects (inter alia)..
(a)The relative fighting strength of Great Britain as compared with a possi ble combination against her of other Powers
().The question of the decrease of British Officers and seamen employed in the Mercantile. Marine as connected with the Naval Reserve question...
issued their report, dated the 17th Febuary The sub-Committee, in the same-month, 1898, which was circulated to the members of groups later on.
Prize Firing Fund was mooted but it fall In March the idea of starting a special Naval
through owing to certain
difficulties in carrying qut the scheme.
(—In August this branch sent home a con tribution in aid of the sufferers from a sad boat- ing disaster in Norfolk.
5-The question of measures being fakerf to check the spread of contagious diseases has been again pressed forward by this branch during the past year...
A second telegram, dated the 9th init, pad" lished in the Universal Gasette, from Hang chow with reference to the terrible explosion of gunpowder in that city on the night of the 17th instant is as follows - I now learn that the explosion caused great destruction to houses situated within a radius of three or four of the scene. Several hundred houses were either set on fire or blown down but fortunately thewei, my Committee most strongly urged that loss of life was comparatively small, my yester, the place should be put into such a condition day's estimate of some 1,500 lives lost being of defence as to be capable of holding out for according to the reports in circulation at the some weeks without receiving any assistance
from the feet time."
-YU CHENO-HSIANG."
FOR many years, various attempt's have been made to reproduce natural colours by photo graphy. All of them, however, have failed. Wake Island will be used by the United After many years of experiments, Dr. Selle, of Berlin, claims to have succeeded in definitely States for the projected Cable between America solving the problem by perfecting a process good Indeed. The Prince can readily go up here, taking this into account as well as the"
and the Philippines.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob- tained from the Godown Company within ten
THE TRANSVAAL.. days after the Vessel's arrival here after which no Claims will be recongnised.
The Boer policeman who shot a European H. RITCHIE, has been arrested and will be imprisoned until
Superintendent. Hongkong, 28th December, 1898. G OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM
Co
SHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE.
"ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Straniship. "COPTIC." The above Stenner having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bill of Lading for countersignature, and to
his trial.
The Times discussing the matter, does not expect any serious political trouble to arise from it for the present, but says that it would be idle to shut one's eyes, to the chronic dangers due to the present system of Government in
the Transvaal.
A CASE OF PLAGUE LANDED AT PLYMOUTH. The s.s. Golcondia has landed a mild case of
The patient, who is an officer of the British India S. N. Co., has been isolated
A Nanking dispatch states as follows "H.E. Viceroy Liu has reappointed the expectant s b-prefect Yu Cheng-listang to the post of deputy in the Nanking Bureau of Foreign Affairs, owing to the Increased degree of intercourse the Viceroy has with the high oficials of various nations, especially those from Great Britain. Sub-prefeci Y is a very good English scholar and well-acquainted with foreign matters" With reference to the above "it is perhaps, not generally known that sub- prefect Yu Cheng-hsiang'a-"other name" or It is with much satisfaction we are enabled, altar is "Yu Sui-wan," and he was at one time (says the British Medical Journal to inform a clerk in a solicitor's office in Hongkong which has now made an excellent, and it may really our readers that H.R.H. the Prince of Wales place he had to leave suddenly owing to the desire of the Hongkong police to make be said complète, recovery from the severe a better acquaintance with him Yu Sui-wan accident he met with in July last. After the then came north and joined the Viceregal interval which has clapsed of more than four service in Nanking. During the late war with months the cure may be reasonably considered Japan Yi was sent down to Shanghai to try,: permanent. Massage of the limb and passive on behalf of the Viceroy, several alleged spies, movement of the joint were begun at a very both Japanese and Chinese, the tortures which carly stage, and have been followed by the he brought to bear on his victims being sa cruel that it will be remembered a general pro- happiest results. The knee readily bends to considerably more than a right angle, and the test was made in the local Press at the time, power of active extension at the joint is very Sir Nicholas Hannen, then Consul General which, from an artistic and a practical point of and down stairs, and can walk with base and record Yü held in Hongkong as a fugitive frain comfort, and with scarcely perceptible hall, justice actually refused to have any dealings view, gives complete satisfaction. The process which is only due, moreover, to the slight em with the man and wrote to the Viceroy Liu is said to be the only practical and commerci barrassment to the joint moverent caused by about the objections foreigners in general had ally valuable one for reproducing in exactitude the light splint he is wearing, and will continue to his Excellency's foreign deputy. The result the colours of nature, while the cost is merely to wear for a few weeks longer as a matter of wis that Vi was removed from the Bureau of nominal, He has now on view in London Precaution. So far as the injured limb is con- Foreign Affairs. Nearly four years having now cerned his Royal Highness will be able to se passed, it is perhaps thought at Nanking that copies of famous pictures, groups of flowers, del- it for all his many occupations as well ne be-Yu's antecedents have been forgotten. icate batterflies, tapestries, carpets, and a vari-fore he met with as accident, which is not: ety of other objects. These are produced by a infrequently followed, as is well known, by series of three or four printings upon films of serious consequences to the usefulness of the
extremity, gelatine, and the colours when combined are marvellous for their brilliancy and softness. The achievement will effect a revolution in the arts of photography and colours printing. Among the specimens exhibited at the office
traits in colours taken from life. The tones are peculiarly delicate and the shading of colour is
A NEW JAPANESE OPERA.
6-In connection with the lease of Wei-hai-
The better defence of the South-side of the Island, the formation of a reserve of Chinese stokers, and the employment of foreign operators in the Telegraph Companies have also engaged the attention of the Committee,
Amongst other important events of the year. from a Navy League point of view, in addition to those referred to above, may be man. toned-
(1)-The increase of British Naval strength
In the Far East by the addition of two battleships the "Victorious and the Barfleur
(a)—The offer, by. Natal of a free gift of
coal pa, a. contribution to the Imperial
(3) The passing in England of the Mer. chant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund Act) 1898, which contained a clause for the payment to shipowners of certain allowances in respect of boys trained for the Royal Naval Reserve,
The starting of branches of the Navy "League in Harrow School, England, and also at Kiukiang... (Correspondence passed between this branch of the Navy League and residents in Shanghai, Sin- gapore. and Amoy in connection with the proposed starting of branches in those place.)
During the course of last winter Captain- Anderson read a paper, which was much appre ciated, upon "Some reasons why we ought to support the Navy League," and Mr. W. Machell gave an address upon Some popular fallacies concerning the Nevy,” “.
During the year under review: Captain. Hastings R. N., was elected President of the League in the place of Mr. Atwell. Coxon retired, and Mr. J. J. Francis Q. C, was elected Vice President. Mr. Ritchie was elected 28 a new member of the Committee and Mr. R. Shewan resigned his membership of the Com mittee. The undersigned has resigned his duties as Hon. Secretary & Treasurer of the League in favour of Mr. Mi, W. Slade, it being at the undersigned should continue to act as Hon, Secretary and Treasurer whilst holding the past of Attorney General.
take immediate delivery of their Goods from plague at Plymouth and proceeded to London. in Northumberland Avenue London are pro- f in company' of Mr. Sydney Darby, a journalist, the third hardly reached the same high level considered-inoxpedient by the Government
alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
J. S. VAN BUREN,
Agent, Hongkong, 28th December, 1898.
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WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says On the 28th at. 1.45 am.: The barameter has fallen slightly and is moderately in defect on the Chinn const lowest probably to the E. of Japart. Gradients Pressure is highest over the interior of China, slight on the coast, and in the N. part of the N. En winds: fine. China Sea. FORECAST:-Moderate or light
LOCAL AND GENERAL. LAM KAN SHING of 31 Branley Street was fined $15 for unlawfully dispensing fire water to the Tar thirsty multitude of Hongkong,
TO LET.
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excellent.
There has been a most gratifying increase in the numbers and associates since the begining of this year the number having risen from 93 members and zo associates on the 3rd Decem ber 1897 (the date of the last Annual General Meeting) to 368 members and so associates,
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HENRY E POLLOCK,
Late Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 1st December, 1898:
FRANCE AND ITALY,
The first performance of Signor Mascagni's BALOON ACCIDENT.
now Japanese opera, Iris, was given at the Cortana Theatre Rome, on 22nd nito., and The baldon in which Mr. Philip Williams, proved a triumphant success. The first and the neronaut, made an ascent from London, second acts, werd rapturously applauded, but with the object of crossing the Channel to Signor Mascagni himself was somewhat Paris, was brought down suddenly at Lancing, nervous at the beginning of the performance, near Brighton, on end ulto. Mr. Williams, but acquired firmness after the opening bars, describing the adventure which nearly had He conducted an orchestra of 200 musicians. a fatal termination, writes: The trail-rope, Tris contains many delicate melodies, which, about 430 ft. in length, was just trailing along however, were comprehensible only to a select SEVERE weather was experienced in most parts the ground, and we were shooting towards the part of the audience, and it is doubtful if they of the United Kingdom during the few days sea at an alarming rate.. I sald to Mu Darby: will become popular. The "Song to the Sun
Our only chance is to climb down the drag after the prelude, sung by Iris (Mme. D'Arclée) prior to the departure of the last mail. In
was much applauded. Signor Mascagni was Scotland, Wales, and the North and Northline. I asked Mr. Darby if he was ready, and, Eastern portions of England, on 23rd ulto. when he replied in the affirmative, I at once called six times after the first act, and ten after snow fell in great quantities. South of so out of the car and began to climb down the the second, which ends with a powerfully rope. There was not a moment to spare, as ↑ dramatic scene, in which Iris, wrongly accused Northamptonshire the snow gave place to every second took us much nearer to the sed, and overwhelmed by her blind father's cold, gusty minstorms. In the Channel the naturally thought Mr Darby was following reproaches, throws herself from the window sea was exceedingly rough, and the Can. close behind me, and it was not until touched The scenery of fris is of marvellous correctness the ground that I found he had not done so, and beauty. The effect of the „first scene la tinental mail service was conducted with Meanwhile I held on to the rope, and was that of a real poem. It represents a street in a between France and Italy, by which France A new commercial treaty has been ligned difficulty, the Dover and Cafaía service being dragged across a couple of fields and Japanese village, lined by small houses. That concedes to Italy the benefits of her minimus diverted to Folkestone and Boulogne. A large through a hedge. At last I was plunged of the heroine is surrounded by a miniature tariff and Italy admits France to her regular number of wrecks were reported at various into a kind of ditch, my shoulder bumped garden overflowing with flowers, and flanked by conventional system. An exception is made ports. Lancashire and Yorkshire appear to something, and before I knew what a limpid stream,When the curtain rites the by both countries in respect of silk goods,
had happened the rope had gone. With my stage, as well as the theatre, is in perfect dark which still remain subject to the maximum. weight off the balloon shot up again in a nest. Gradually and almost insensibly dawn tarif dules. Before the treaty is submitted to moment During that monent only an in-breaks, outlineing the houses and frees until Parliamentary ratification in France a Bill will position was a most terrible one. The end of and foods the whole scene. At the same time, wine A Paris correspondent says that the appreciable fraction, of time-Mr. Darby's the light, at first silver Jums rosy, then yellow, be passed modifying the present: duties op the rope was to it from the ground; he was too, the volume of tono Increases and the resumption of friendly commercial and finan little more than half-way down the rope, with chorus joins in with the triumphant hymn to cal relations with Italy, constitutes a change out a second to decide whether he should leave the rising sun. The effect of sunrise is obtained in the policy of France, on which she reckons go and fall to the earth or be carried out to sea by myrinds of multi-coloured electric Ught to lift her up out of the effects of the rebuff she His presence of mind and courage were disposed in every available corner of the stage has just undergone teplying to an interpell- remarkable. He did absolutely the only thing The second act, exotic in its richness, leination in the Chamber on atat inst., the Italian there was to do, and if he had delayed doing it direct contrast to the freshness and purity of Foreign Minister, Admiral Carevare, declared only a fraction of a second he would have gone the first: One is transported directly to Japan, that the Rabela incident has been settled in a up and would soon have been hanging a with it pagodas lanterns, and characteristic friendly and satisfactory manner. There had been an infraction of boundaries in the neigh": thousand feet in the air. To climb back to the costumes. The latter, all in thin, delicately.
was impossible. With the quickness of tinted vaporous silke, a veritable feasts for the bourhood of Ras Dumeint, but the cost to the thought he released his grip keeping his hands round the rope, hot down like fisting, and detal Altention has been given to every minute north of that point had, an in 1891, been ra
detallan unusual thing in Italy. The manners cognised, as belonging to Italy, and the coast dropped a sheer fifty feet from the end. We of the Japanese have all been closely studied. to the south as belonging to France. A special discovered him lying on his back, with his In the second and last acts the entire walls of commission would profit by the occasion to es up, and quite unconscious. We got a the stage are covered with flowers, while from delimit the Italo-French frontier in the interior hurdle and carried him to the doctors," The | the door rice, umerable blossoms, making a The French askaris would be, withdrawn, latest sport is that Mr. Darby has not been most ingenio
cred change of scene, indeed, they had not already received instruçe permanently injured. & C. Expre
have felt the snowstorm, more acutely than other parte. In those two counties the storm was the most violent of recent years. They THE returns of the number of visitors to the were swept for part of the day by a regular City Hall Museum for the week ended 25th blizzard. Heavy snowdrifts were made, plock December, are:-Europeans 189, Chincasing roads and impeding railways, and burying 2,176 total 2,365.
sheep upon the hill-sides, the farmers being unprepared for the sudden change, The Mid THE two companies of the Royal Engineers land. Railway had to resort to snow-ploughs stationed here, held a smoking concert in the The gale continued in the English Channel the Boatshed, Wellington Barracks on Monday next morning. The mall boat Dover, when evening. Numerous naval, military and civilian crossing from Calais in the afternoon with sixty friends were present. Corporal Eveleigh R. E passengers, damaged her machinery, and had occupied the chair and a most successful proto put back and transfer, mails and patsengers gramme was given to which the visitors con- to the Lord Wordea.. From Ireland foods are No. 4, RIPON TERRACE..
tributed. Among those who sang were Cor-reported, which have blocked the Great Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INSVESTporal Ward, R.A.1.C., Seaman Gunner Ander Southern Railway near Dublin, A train was MENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd.:"" son, a fine baritone, Corporal Watkins, RE, wrecked by the gale in Kerry, some of the Hongkong, 16th November, 1898, 112 and Suppers Rogers and Vall RiB,
carriages being blown off the line into a ditch,
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