PIRACY ON THE WEST RIVER;
Lador report to land states that on the arrival Corisnicated with and informed that the of the Nandhiper off the village the lantai was place would be shelled unless the pirates were
handed over within' tivo hours. Before the ex- piration of the two hours six en were sent on board the Sandpiper and were taken to Canton The lunch which was attacked is said to he the Ifo Og, owned by Measts lanker & Co, It is also stated that one of the Chinese torpede boats employed in patrolling, the Wes. River passtil her while she was dying her ensign reversed, as a "distress signal, but took no notice.
THE PLAGUE.
Cases reported to 27th instant
do during past 24 hours...
Total... 52! Death: reported to 27th insunt......... 437
Do.. do. during past 24 hours...
Total... 159 Cases reported to 8th instant
$30 Do do during past 24 hours... 7
Total... 8 Deaths reported to 28th instant...... 459
Do. dv,
during past 24 hours...
Tutal... 470
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK NOTE FORGERIES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1890
NOH IN DIFF
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES,
DANAOSTA PLUCKY MATE,
LTIES:
GOD DAMEN THE SULTANI
This is the quotation. Considering the aversion which, in his lifetime, Cromwell always displayed for wind bags of all sorts, It is cur- ious that London Nonconformists, could think anniversary of his birth, than by an oration in of no other way, of celebrating the jooth the City Temple, Dr. Parker was the chosen speaker, and took for his text: When I heard the thing I rent my garment and my inantle, and sat down astonished." Dr. Parker so far imitated the Prophet that he threatened many times and cerminiy "nat inished" a good many of his to rend his garments, and at length sat down heaters before-le did so. The rev, gentleman, forgetful of Cromwell's patronage of horse- mcing, assumed that it was infinitely sad when a. Trince went wrong: Princes, Dr. Parker went on,
We look to our "for noble deeds and high examples. If I find my Prince or All that was said about breeding fine animals, my Premier in the race crowd, I do not like it." and about distinctions between racers and
SNEILLICITE COMMISSIONS.
Lord Russell of Killawen, has set his land to a difficult task with chamcteristic courage, and his splendid record of service and achievement lends, probability to the hope that he may he of a disease which is fast sapping the cominicr successfull duce more, and so rid English life cial honesty of the country. The evil af secret commissions takes many forms, and is known in every trade, and almost in every profession. The unjust steward set an example which has been much followed when he said, "Take th Probably in the day of the Pharoahs, a bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty," counts" and "half-commissons? were as well lawn to the commercial community as the simpler unathod of the false receipt adopted by, the unjust steward. The evil then of ancient date; what is modern the extent to to which it is practised. It is disconcerting to that you are thoroughly run down," but that think that when your medical man observes
is
dia
has the happy holder of founder's shares in tonic will soon put you right again, he is per the company which supplies the particular incdicated wine he so confidently recommends. Nor is it pleasant to think that there are and even fifty per cent, from the chemists doctors who receive commissions of twenty-five whose pills and doses they prescribe. Even more gruesome is the reflection that doctors have been know to accept commissions from undertakers for business introduced. You are stuffed with pills and drenched with medicine, and as your doctor in his most cultivated bed | side manner inquires after your health it may occur to him that if you survive you may mean more chemists' commissions, as well as fees, while if that source of profit is cut off by your pensations. At such a time he has an under untimely decease your death will have its come taker's card in his pocket, in after to relieve your widow of all unnecessary trouble, and so earn a 20 per cent. commission upon the melancholy but necessary business. Russell, in giving these instances of secret commissions in the medical profession, ex- but they seem to occur. pressed his conndence that they were rare,
Lord
A BRITISH VESSEL LOOTEU. - les currently reported that some West River pirates boarded a vessel tying the British dag during the latter port
Captain Taylor was requisitioiled by a of last week and secured booty to the Hongkong firm to take a launch, the Iron, value of $7,000. The commander of the to llalle, and on the 24th inst. at 5.50 a.m. he Sandpiper, a boat recently built at Hongkong | left Hongkong harbour. At 6.30 he reached for protection against piriles on the West Wagland light and set the course; but at 7.30 River, received information that a vessel had | ho found the bont was making water fast, and been pinated and went in pursuit, but was too soon the bilge pipe clinked, so he steered for late, the pirates having landed their booty at a
Taitami Channel and nt. 20. 3o made fast to a village in the vicinity of Kameluk. A demand junk and inanaged to fix through the side of the for the pirates and their booty was made, and boat an improvised bilge pipe. Whilst repairs in case of refusal the inhabitants were inform were being attended in the Cajrain was spoken ed that the flage, would be fired upon. The by the Chandung. After repairs were completed demands were not complied with it is suic the launch proceeded with a strong swell run- and the vessel opened fife and destroyed theng but nt 8 pm, the sea began to rise with a whole of the houses.
freshening breeze from the north-east, and at Later.midnight a heavy sea was encountered, and the boat shipped a bit of water. At 4 am on the moderated. Sans were set at i ueluck to steady those who turned them into an occasion for 25th there was still a heavy sea but the wind the launch, and things seenel to be going well gambling, was a mere excuse. But he was ever until to o'clock, when a heavy squall come down and caused sails to be farled. Seas still broke those who used to be pious Nonconformists, mare grieved at certain back-sliders among over the decks.und the engine-room became When- heard of a Nuncanfonnist foudied. The crew got anxious and absolutely rich in turning his back on the Nonconformity refused to go further. To make matters worse that had clothed and educated him and given the pups gave out, and the engineer informed him his first start in life, and going over to the the Captain that they could not be mended; then the feed pipe became choked. Su a conher side. that had done nothing for hit but curse his ancestors, he would not ask him to sultation was held and a decision arrived at to preside at a meeting of the Liberation Suciety, return to Hongkong. The boat was then in Having dealt with the race-course and evil latitude 20.55 N., longitude 115.52 E., and it poiticians, Dr. Parker on his way to Oliver has since been discovered that she was only Cromwell came to the German Emperor. about 20 miles distant from the typhoon which when he heard a Kaiser talking in an after. was expected to visit Hongkong. The launch dinner speech about my friend the Sultan," was accordingly set for the north-west on her re he was astonished, and could have rent his turn journey." At 4.30 san on the 26th Tankam garments The Great Assassin hac insulted Hrad was reached, and here it was found that civilisation, and by all manner of hellish the water had gained rapidly in the engine iniquities had outraged every Christian senti. room, and son, the fires were extinguished,
ment. He might be Kaiser's friend, but he was and a suspicion was entertained that the bottom of the boiler was giving way. Sails were set
not God's friend. "In the name of God." Dr. fore and aft after the mate and one or two of the
Parker exclaimed, and, speaking of the Sultan crear had set out in a sinali Ixat to get assist-t merely as a man, but as the Great Assassin, ance. The mate is to be highly praised for association of ideas Dr. Parker passed from the say: God damn the Sultan" By some subtle his courge in venturing in a frail craft
desirable damnation of the Sultan to consider (net much better than a dug-out) to pull the case of the Ritualists, and was tempted to that if the gentleman who is soothing your last
There is something comic about the thought | a distance of 26 miles in
a heavy sea to
rend his garments, and be altogether astonish hours at times seems a little preoccupied, it get the required assistance. The launch was carrying n int of coal on deck arded-when he thought of the parsons who take
may be only because he is calculating what Protestant money for practising Popish Tricks." was much too top heavy, so the fuel was Finally, be explained to his audience that there is no difference between the secret con
your funeal will he worth; but in principle thrown overboard to lighten her. This, with the federation of the Freehurches was one missions accepted by certain members of the constant bailing, lightened her to the crank of the greatest institutions of modern life." medical profession and those taken by others. bits, and the engineer then put salt water into fe now the boiler und started the tires. The steamer
sat down, having apparently for The system is a disease which affects almost gotten that he has been Chaufung spoke the captain and asked if he
expected every form of commercial-relation. The butlers required assistance, but the skipper refused and
to talk about the Inrd Protector Oliver. of wholesale houses expect, and commonly proceeded on his way. Ten minutes later, how-succeeding speakers, Dr. Horton, who with gineers, and the managers of hotels and great The omission, however, was supplied by receive, commissions. Architects and en- ever, the hotium of the boiler gave out. Captain Taylor immediately signalled the Chunjung, perfect gravity addressed the assembled Non-public institutions, are all subject to this tempta and at 6.30 am on the 27th she took the lunch followed by Mr. Lloyd George, M.P.,, who
conformists as Brother Iron-sides," was tion, and in many cases the sense of shame in tow, drapping her in Junk Bay, from which place she was safely towed right into Hong stated that Cromwell was worth a waggon-load as a matter of course. In domestic life these has disappeared and money is accepted kong harbout The captain and crew have no
of Bishops, and revelled in the thought of the secret commissions are almost universal, and desire to go through such terrible experiences Romish practices of today," Mr. Hugh Price receive commissions at the expense of their way in which he would have treated the stewards, butlers, and housekeepers regularly again, and they consider themselves fortunate indeed to be safely landed in Hongkong. The
Hughes was of opinion that no one ought to employers. So much is this the case that Lord launch, we believe, is almost new, lit there
he returned to Parliament "who took his orders Russell was able to quote one instance in was evidently something very much amiss
from Rome, and whose main object is to ad- which a tradesman actually declined to supply with the boiler, and that gives one-an-idea
vance a foreign conspiracy," aml the meeting goods unless he was allowed to pay the usual that it, at any rate, was not new, or else, we quite agreed with him.
commission to the servant through whom they imagine, the bottom would not have fallen
were ordered. The man was a gun-maker, ost. Before small craft of this character are
and his explanation was that unless a commis- allowed to leave the harbour on long distance
sion had been duly paid to the head voyages, always dangerous in vessels under a
game-keeper, it was useless to expect that Curtain size, there should be a thorough inspec
either gun or ammunition would continue tion so as to diminish the risks as much as
Twelve Chinese appeared before Mr. Howard to give satisfaction. Printers give commis with affray in McNair Street. On being con-Sece orders, and in turn are cheated by on the 15th is, at Penang, and were charged slous to private secretaries and others to 'victed they were fined $3 each. It is said that their foremen, when it comes to ordering pac parts brought a cartload of stones and ink, or paper, or machinery.. To quote Lord dragged their properly to McNair Street, but Russell's word: "A certain newpsaper, in on using these weapons against their enemies, the provinces allowed their machine overseer the latter soon retaliated by advancing on the to order inks, with the result that his firm had cart and capturing the position with the am- to pay this man five shillings per drum so as to munition to be found there. The affray is get the orders. When the price fell so as to simply a continuance of the secret society inake that commission too heaty the overseer squabble, which led to a case at the March suggested that they should send smaller drums assizes and sentences of and 6 years' hard as the drums were not weighed on delivery. labour at the assizes now in progress.
Another nachine overseen who was leaving
their inks at his new place. In another case a one place to go to another demanded from his finn, otherwise he would not recpinmend foreinan levied a commission of one peony perf pound, or about 25 per cent. on the ink sup plied by the fiam. Front this man a communi not be able to use as intele ink as formeily cation was received to the effect that he would
hecould get rid of the ink." As was antecedently because a gas engine had been put in in place, of the boiler and there was no furnace in which probable, when members of the legal profession held to represent legitimate business. Thus it is a common custom for solicitors to accept commissione from insurance offices and froin brokers on account of business done for clients,
sideration accepted for advice to clients which It is difficult not to believe that this practice was
ought to have been impartially given as not illicit in its origin, and represents a con
between competing insurance offices or rival investments.
Cotogne, 8th April.
After a six days' hearing, sentence was pro- nounced at one o'clock this morning (Friday) by the Assize Court upon a widow named Gruetters and her daughter, Frau Grosse, who were charged with being concerned in the for gery of notes of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. The former was sent enced to three years' penal servitude with five years' loss of civil rights, to include seven mouths she has already undergone pending trial Grosse, in whose case there were. extenuating circumstances, was sentenced to free months' imprisonment, which were to be regarded as having already expired.
YUNNAN RAILWAY.
M. Donner, the Governor General of French Indo-China, intends shortly to proceed to northem Tonquin on matters connected with the French railway scheme uniting Indo-China with Yunnan, Two French parties are at work in the province. According to Captain Wing- ate, who heard of them in his recent journey through Yunnan, they are hard at work in search of a route to Szechuan. Chinese guards accompanying thein. It is expected that the French will begin on the line in June,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Captain G-07, Tayler, of the ss, Diamante, from Manila, reports-At staff of voyage fresh winds with heavy cross seas; weather overcast and rainy. The latter part of trip, light winds and moderate sen; weather'dull and rainy,
Captain Nilsen, of the ss. Gloucester City, from Saigon, reports-Variable winds from 2. W. to S., with heavy thunder squalls and high confused sea to the northward of the Tracels.
possible by insuring that the vessel is at least Seaworthy,
THE EXTENSION OF MACAON
Lust
The following is a translation from the
From the home papers we see that in the Chamber of Peers Senhor, Hintze Ribeiro asked if the Government had taken advantage of the position in the Far East to clearly define our dominion at Macao, and that the Minister for Foreign Affairs, replied that the question was important and that the Government was giving it due consideration."
MORE SECRET SOCIETY TROUBLE,
A CHINESE PROVERB VERIFIED.
A correspondence in the Spectator, on the lion and the porcupine gives evidence of the curious fact that the king of beasts is some
meresport it quits of a perspine and correspondent in the last number quotes a that the Dutch at some distance from what, is passage from Tavernier's Travels to the effect now Cape Town found dead lion with four
The vague réply' of Councillor Beino makes us suspect that the supreme Government is not troubling itself in the matter, which would be tuly lamentable, as it is certain that the occasion is opportune, not only for icarly de- lining the dominion of the province, as indicated by Senhor Hintze Ribeiro, but also for acquire ing additional territory, which would guarantee Captain Thorsteinsen, of the ss. Prosperworld. To acquire the district of Heungshan, porcupine's quills sticking in kim, which had receive commissions they are in many cases |
our stability in this greatly coveted part of the from Newchwang, reportsFrom Newchwang to the Saddles (21st 1p 24th) light southerly which it appears to us would not be very difficirated his flesh to a third of their lengthy winds, alterately clear and clondy: From the cult, would suffice to make this colony yield af him. Nunterous cases have been recorded in the presumption being that they had killed Saddies in Ocksen (24th to 26th) NE. and rich return to the coffers of the metropolis. India of the death of the tiger from the same E.N.E. light breeze, increasing; at times foggy. Possibly if the Portuguese Government would the vessel was caught in a hurricane and shifted Government to support us in this pretension him. It is ingeniously suggested by the writer On the 20th, between Orksen and Dodd Island, negotiate an agreement with the English tause, as well as of instances in which be has been shot with porcupine's spines sticking in her cargo. Thence to port, strong E.N.E.the exchange of some bit of territory, useless to that the old Chinese motto, the hedgehog winds, overcast, with frequent heavy min
us in our African empire, would secure for us the expansion of our dominion in China Un defeats the tiger, and the serpent stops the squalls
happily, however, Macan is too far from the pard." may allude to this fut in natural metropolis for questions affecting this colony
history, to excite the least interest there.
Captain Seltar, of the ss, Hing Sang, from Shanghai and Swatow, reports: Light winds and hazy weather to Ocksçu: Typhoon off Amoy Swaton to port, strong N.E, wind and sea with rain,
Captain. J., Douglas, 8.5. Formosa, from. Tamsui and Anoy, reports:-Moderate breeze NNW, squally and misty rain, and then light breeze and fine occasional showers.
Captain Brooks of the American yacht Norm, from Singapore, reports-S.IV. wind and rain DISARMAMENT AT PESHAWAR
CABLE TO MANILA.
The New York, Pacific Cable Company propose to lay a telegraph cable, between the United States and the Philippiness. It is to be 11,000 miles long, is to touch at Hawaii and Ladrones, being thence extended to Manila. the Carolines, and connect the Southern The weight of the cable amounts to twenty. eight tons per mile. The cost is reckoned at 1,000 dols. per mile, and as soon as Congress has given its consent to the slight concessions still demanded, he company is ready to com. mence work The starting-point, according to the company's plans, will be Monterey in California, and the last point the town of Manila Two years will probably be spent on the completion and laying of the cable, the Peshawar division as to pistols and daggers Pacific to Manila will probably be begun but the survey of the route across the a) the disarmament of all trans-border inbes men at the frontier; (3) and the distemiment immediately. A télegram of fonty words from of the municipalities and cantonments in the Washington to Manila now, costs 2.02 dols, per division. The rules of disarmament apply to word, and takes about two to three hours in
trinsic At least half a g arms who do not possess a license, to carry necessary for an exchange of telestans. With gay, therefore, is
At Feshawar,, on the north-west frontier of India, Maliominedan fanatics have lately cominitted several, murders art soldiers, The Government of India have just taken preventive: mensures by directing (1) the disarmament of
A NOVELIST'S OPINION Mr. Louis Becke, the well-known novelist and writer, so many of whose works: deal with the Souto Seas, has made a statement to Lain's Agency, in which he declares that there has been no rebellion since 1868 (when the Hamburg firm of ). C. Doddefray and Sohn began its operations at Sanica) which has not been fomented by the intrigues of the Gers mau Consuläpofficials.
EXPLORING FINDS
The exploring
Mala
However time and common knowledge have regularized commissions in both these cases and in ceasing to be secret they have ceased to be objectionable. [We have always' understood that the Doctors
practising in this Colony receive commis
NOTANDA
Thermometer. Humidity Rainfall
CALENDAR.
Afatiarological means based on ten years
Pas observations to 1893. Barometer
29.867
[840]:
·75.0-
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT.
On latent Ou data mi
4.0.
20.82
76
2974 76.
92
..1.25
Barometer.... Thermometer, Humidity...... Rainfall:
Chinese-14th of 4th woon of 25th year of TO-DAY. Monday, 29th May, 1899.
Kwang-sii. Sun-Rises
Sets
dür. Ömin. skr. ssuin High water--forning, ohr, 35min, Afternoon ghr, 15min, Low waterforming thr. omin. Afternoon bhr. 4omin. ANNIVERSARIES.
¿
1600-Restoration of King Charles II. 1693--Battle of La Hogue. 1882-Great rain storm in Hongkong;enormous
damage to property. 18-The s.s. Peching burnt in the Yangtze; the captain, officers and 20 Chinese 189-Two Chinamen sentenced to 12 years'
last.
imprisonment for arson, 1807--Telegraph cable between Japan and
Formosa completed.
TO-MORROW.
Tuesday, joth May, 1999
Shipping
SIRIA, Gorman' stean
brandt, 7th May- ral-Carlowits &
DIAMANT, British steamer
Tayler, 28th May,Manilacagth May, General Shewan, Tomes & Co INDEPENDENT, German steamer, 871, A. Holtz,
28th May, Sanamng 15th May, Sugar Lauts, Wegener & Com
FORMOSA British steamer, 674, J. Douglas, 28th May,--Tamsui 24th May, and Amoj 37th, Ballast.Douglas, Lapraik & Co. NORNA. American yacht, go, Brooks, 28th Lidy,
Singapore 10th May
E
GLOUCESTER CITY, British steamer, Nog, Nilsen, 26th May Saigon 24th May, Rice. -Dodwell & Con
PROSPER, Norvegian steamer, 789, E. Thors teinsen, 28th May, Newchwang 1st May, Beans and "Bean Oil-Geo. R Stevens & Co.
LYEEMOON, German steamer, 1,238, G Heuer mann, 29th Alay, Shanghai 5th May General. Siessen & Co.
KIOTO MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,606, T. Sakura,28th May Saigon 34th May Rice Japanese."
WINGSANG, British steamer, 1,517,
Sellai
9th May, Shanghai 24th May, and Swatow 28th, General, Jardine. Matheson & Co. PAKUO, British steamer, 1,248, Stodd, 19th:
My Chefoo 23rd May General. Butterfield & Swire-
EISE, German steamer, 903, F. Petersen, 29th MayBangkok 2nd May, Rice Jebsen & Co.
LOVAL, German steamer, 1,237, Lorensen, 29th-
May,Hongay 6th May, Coal. Sander, Wieler & Co.
Clearances. at the Harbour: Onice, Loyal, Germán str, for Canton, Sam, British str., for Swatow.
Futami Mara, Japanese sir, for Nagasaki.
Chinese--13th of ath_moon of 25th year of Ariake Maru, Japanese str., for Kutchinatzu
Kwang-si.
Sun-Rises
Sets
'bhr. · Ómin.
shr, 55min.
the 55min. shr. 6min. Tth: 58min. phr. 34min.
High water-Morning
Afternoon Low waterorning. Afternoon ANSIVERSARIES, 1744 Alexander Pope died. 1831-First Public Meeting of British subjects
at Canton.
1842-Attempted assassination of the Queen
by John Francis. 1851-11.M.S. Renard lost on Pratas reef while
Departures.
·May 28, Vubing, British str., for Shanghai, C May 28, Flatloong, British str., for Swntow May 28, tirlie, British str., for Kobe. May 28. Heilao, French str., for Hoihow. May 28, Charterhouse, British str., for Amgy May 15, Rattler. British gunboat, for Fouchow. May 29, Aurora, British cruiser, for Weal
wei.
May 29, Alaideur Afare, Japanese str., lor May 29, utami Maru, Jap, str., for Japan.
May 29, Liberal, Portuguese gunboat, for
Swatow.
•Macao.
Passengers-Arrived. and 3 Japanese.
Per Formosa, from Coast Ports-Chinest
peana, and to Chinese.
Pet Independent, from Sainarang Euro-
attempting to save the crew of the 1857-The Indian Mutiny brokeoutat Lucknow,
Felocipede 1869 -The Opossum with the Yangtze Explor
ing Expedition returned to Hankow. 1988-Opening of the Peak Tramway, Hong
kang... 1890-Arrival of the King of Siam in Singapore. 3 children and servant, ia Chinese and 1 l'et Diamante, from Manila-20 Europeans 1897--Baloon accident at Bay View; the aero-Japanese in steerage.
Per Prosper, from Newchirang Chinese. Per Gloucester City, from Saigon. Chi12
...naut injured.
AGENDA.
TUESDAY, 30th. Undelivered cargo per Inaba Maru and
Childre subject to rent. Noon, Annual general meeting "Star"
Ferry Co, Ld,
8.30 p.n. Meeting Royal Antediluvian Order
of Buffaloes.
WEDNESDAY, 31st. Hohenzollern sails for Japan. "Sucksen sails för Shanghai,
THURSDAY, 1st.
nese.
Per ingsung, from Shanghai, De Roza, and 40 Chinese
Per Lyzemoon, from Shanghai Kirchhoff, and 47 Chinese..
STEAMERS EXPECTED
Names.
Frômes
Empress of China. Sachsen
ghi
Athenian
America Maru Lightning
Cargo per Nubia undelivered subject to rent. 1iroshima Maru.
FRIDAY, 2nd.
SATURDAY, ‘3rd. Tabor saus for Portland Or. 11am. Mail for Europe closes,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE Canadian (Empress of China) to inorrow.
· Gennan (Sachsen) to-morrow. American (America Alaru) qtli pros Indian ( Lightning) 4th prox, › Tacoma (Olympia) 5th prox. American (City of Peking) 13th prox, American (Gaelic) 1st prox
„Olympia
Bormida.
City of Peking Gaelic
une 4th' [unekih
June 8th
San Francisco, June 13th San Francisco...June zia
We would direct the tention of shipping firms to the style In which "Steamers Expected and rejected Sallings" wre now publbbed in these coluning, and in so doing respect- fully urge the managere of shipping theme to.gire caders to the clerks to furnish this office, on the forms ready sp plied grath with eku latest syailable Information every day."
PROJECTED SAILINGS:
Date
Destination.
Ambria
America Maru...San Fra Bamberg
Havre, &c
Havre
Вауст
Belgian KingSan Diego, &c Bengal
Straits
Shanghai
roth
20th
THE steamer Vindobona lest Kobe for this port Beniemond... New York today.
Bingo Maru Marseilles, &c. Carlisle City San Diego, &c. Carmarthenshire Sun Diego; &
A GRUESOME TALE. -
DEATH FOR SEVENTY CENTS.
Yingkow from Chefon for Port Arthur on the Upon the departure of the Russian steamer 24th April, an engineer heard knocking sounds down aft, as soon as the engines began to around the shaft. The engines were stopped. move, and saw a Chinaman. being dragged A search below resulted in the mangled remains of the Chinaman being found. Three more Chinamen, all coolies, were also dis- HONOURS FOR BRITISH NURSES. covered stowed away in the same compartment.. There they had witnessed the horrible death of their companion. It turned out afterwards that the second cooks of the vessel had stowed them away for sevenly cents, and that, before leaving, they had tried to get out, but the cook had shut down the hatch on them.
signs on all medicines supplied to their The N. P. S. 5. Co.'s steamer Fictoria arrived } Chelydra Singapote, &c.
urder by the Hongkong Dispensary and at New York on the asth inst.. other Dispensaries in the Colony". We know that it was so, not so very many years ago. We shall be glad to learn that such a practise has ceased to exit-Editor, #KT]:
UNIQUE SALVAGE FEAT. One of the most remarkable feats in naval accomplished at Wallsend-on-Ty just bent architecture in modern times has
ing world in general that the work of those It is a matter of congratulation to the nurs. members of the nursing professing who reak part in tending the wounded, during the Greco. Turkish War, should have received the honour of the Commemorative Medial of the Red Crosa and Diploma from the Queen of the Helenes, as this sign of appreciation of the manner in which the nurses performed their duty reflects belong, and the profession will rejoice with the boour upon the whele profession which they happy recipients.
the new connection, telegram of the same autumn the steamer Afilwaukee, one of the The decoration is a small silver medalion length to Manila will cost at first only 30 dols., largest cargo vessels afloat, owned by Messrs. and, according to the calculations of the Cable Elder, Dempster, and Co., of Liverpool, ran
with the Greek Cross incised in the centre, Company, would reach its destination in not ashore on what is known as the scaur" of with the date 1897" inscribed on the surface.
pinued on to a double bow of crimson ribbon, hitherto been the want of intermediate stations, Aberdeenshire coast. Divers reported that there nadal and diploma, we notice that Miss Kathe more than half an hour. One difficulty has Cruden, a fine of semi-hidden reefs on the in the Pacific, as the islands which would was a rock joft long and 6ft in height standingrine E. Stollard, of the Government Hospital, Amongst the ladies who have received the have served the purpose did not possess Goremment of their own. If Hawaii Wake bold, and it was determined to cut the wreck through the bottom of the vessel in the main Island, Guano, and the Philippines can be at the after end of the main hatch by means of
of this port is a recepient. utilised as landing places for the cable there will be no extent of cable between these points so long as to constitute a difficulty, None of these sections would be as long as the French cable, which is lald from Brest to Cape Cod, on the coast of Massachusetts, and which is 1250 miles in length. The longest tion of the proposed Pacinc cable would be Lfrom San Francisco to Hawail, aniouniing English miles Hawaii to Wake Island
Omiles
successive charges of dynamite, each charge A FOUR-LEGGED UNDERTAKER. being spread over a length of groin 4ft to Git, and varied according to the thickness of the
THE-N. P. S. S. Cols steamer Olympia has arrived at Yokohama and sailed for Kobe and Hongkong to day
Alleniau arrived at Kobe one8th inst, and THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer will leave again on the 30th.inst
London,
Ceylon China City of Peking...San Francisco, Chusan
City of Rio Columbia Coptic
San Francisco, &c July London, &c.
San Francisco, &c. All Portland, Sonly 5th San Francisco a
Singapore for this port this afternoon. THI steamer Lightning, from Calcutta, left Delke Rickmere. New York, &c July foth
Diamante Manila, &
June fs Dorica... San Francisco, &c. July 5th Emp India Emp. China... Vancouver, &cuac 7th
June 28th Emp, Japan G
July 19th Formosa Amoy & Tamsuius May Gaelic
San Francisco, &c
Victoria, B.0 Glaucus
London, &
London, &
R.M.S. Empress of Japan left Yokohama for Glenogie THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co's steamer Vancouver on Friday pm, the 36th inst.
R.M.S. Empress of China arrived at Shanghai Ty Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer
at 1.30a.m. to-day, the 37th inst, and will leave at 10.30 p.m. of same day for Hongkong where she is due to arrive at 9 a.m. on Tuesday the 30th inst..
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Hohenzollernapan,
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New York, &c.
June 29t
London
Hongkong Maru Yhama (Direct) Hyson Ideumi Maru
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Kintuck
Singapure, May 30th Scattle, &
June, 1st
London, &c.
Portland, 22
Königsberg. Havre, &c HONGKONG AND WHAMPOS DOCK RETURNS.
Lennox Kowloon Dock | Nippon Maru
Nanchang
Isla de Cuba....... Isla de Luzon
H.M.S. Undaunted.... Hongkong Maru U.S.S. Bentilugion
Gerard C. Tebes. D. Juan d'Austria
Ragner.
steel plates. No less than 140lb of dynamite. The following story of a dog of the Restora- was employed, and eventually the after portiuntion has been taken from the veracious l'epys of the huge steamer was detached and safely under the date September 11th, 1661 To:Dr., floated into deep water, thus preserving the Williams, who did carry me into his garden engines and boilers, and leaving 16oft of the wirere he hath abundance of grapes and he forward section on the rocks. The salvaged did show me how a dog that he hath do kill half of the Afflwaukee was towed to the Tyne all the cats that come hither to kill his pigems, 27th Apr and duckel, and the missing.
and do afterwards bury them and do it with er 2nd nch of
I much care that they shall be Covered, Aggi, Nu
The tip of the
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PASSED
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Olympia
Paklioi
Preussen
Prinz Heinrich Pronto
Cosmopolitan
Queen Margaret Rohilla.....
Sachsen Siberia Socotra
Tientsin (Dilect) San Francisco,
Victorio; 1.C
Ningpo Singapore:
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