SANTI-CATHOLIO RIOT.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, AUGUS
creek Supe
Margin of the "No, engine and a kimwing
the Tecmkicha hoped could be
A detailed account is given by the Universal Gastil of the 'recent anti-Catholic riot in the district of Kueicht in Kiangse, already reported "in our columnsa. A villager was badly heaten
by a Catholic convert and then the villagers based in spic of this attempt to save it the wife went to the Catholic chapel is remonstrate bailding, which is a substantial one of brick, for the injury done to her husband, when she was eventually gutted. The Greek Church, was also badly treated. This provoked an however, near by, was saved, though at one. uproar and the villagers burnt down the chapel time surrounded by fierce flames. The Yoshida and the yamen of the Sub-District Deputy School, the Post Office at Fukutomicho, the Magistrale, who, with the Catholic priests a lectures are given by foreign missionaries were Murashi Shoyo Bank, and a school where converts, escaped unhurt --The scene of the disturbance is a short distance from the district among the buildings destroyed in this neigh of Anjen where there is a Catholic station and bourhood. When the fire reached the creek the priests fearing that it might be molestedside near Yehidabashi a number of lighters: wired to the Bishop here to move the French and sampant were set fire to, and in escaping Minister to obtain the protection of the Chinese, from the burning boats, by jumping into the officials
water, it is reported that several persons were drowned.
SECRET EDICT ORDERING THE ARREST OF KANG YU WEI:
UNPRECEDENTED REWARDS FOR THE
CAPTURE OF THE REFORMERS
Aceciding to the Universal Gazette, the following secret Edict has been issued in the name of the Emperor on the 5th July and sent to the Viceroys and Governors of the coast and riverine provinces through the Grand Coun- cil
Between one and two o'clock the fire had cut a clean path from creek 10 creek, leaving standing only some thirty or forty brick or cement buildings-mostly pawnbrokers or other store houses. The number of houses de. stroyed is estimated at 3,237, and the insurance Is said to amount to 3,304000 yon. This pro- bably represents considerably less than half the total loss.
The loss of life has also been heavy. Up to Monday moming the police received reports of eleven deaths, and seventeen persons severely Injured With regard to four of the fatalities It is on account of the Jeniency of the Imported, the cause of death was exceptionally. shocking. Four inen appear to have entered à brick or fire-proof storehouse to remove sonic of the goods and while they were inside one of the hangers-on al fires, who make a business of go- ing round with mortar and trowel to plaster up. the entrancesof brick sto es so as to make them, air and fire-proof, closed the door on the men inside and cemented it up. On Sunday when the door was opened the bodles of the four unfortunates were found, not burned indeed, but suffocated. Of the wounded men seven were firemen and three policemen.
perial Goverment that we had no desired to implicate a number of persons connected with the treasonable wretches Kang Yu-wei, etc who after having conspired against the State finally fed abroad. It has recently come to our knowledge that Kang, and others have been travelling about gathering adherents and brooding-rebellions designs, Instigating - and disleading others to their heart's content. It would therefore is unwise to allow them to be so lucky as to escape the grasp of the law It is hereby commanded that, rigorous and un- ceasing efforts should be exercised to secure their arrest and such, sigikunce is not to be
'BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRVATSKA
ТОКОНАНА.
hoy insurg (many fell.
nto, the thus brakes. The NOTANDA
slight to the trenches, but. | the rout as they añorded" an excellent et for the Americans, The enemy's loss is estimated at 40 killed and 175 Founded.The casuallies on the American side were serious. We had five killed and The supplementary inquiry, held at the in seventeen wounded. The latter were taken in stance of the Board of Trade. Into the circumambulances to the hospital at San Femando stances attending the death of Harold liep- and will probably be brought into Manila on worth, formerly an apprentice on the British this evening's train froni San Fermande. Among alling ship Senator, which occur til at se, on the Americans dead are Lieut. Williams of Co. October 18th last, was resumed in.B.M.'s 12th Infantry, and C. T Spencer, a local Consulate at Yokohama on the 8th inst., says newspaper man. the Japan Gazette, before Mr. H.A.C. Bonar, having been adjourned from July 18th
1. Campbell, chief officer, recalled, said, in anser to questions, that when Heports up alot trying to get to the royal yard he shouted to him to come down if he could not do it. He did not ask him to go up higher, and he could not remember saying anything elso. He had asked Honey to go aloft because
was a bigger boy. Notwithstanding his statement at the last hearing, on July 18th, he wished to stick to the entry, which he made in the log.
The apprentice McCabe, recalled, said that after Hepworth slipped down from the tie of the royal yard, the mate in shouting up the rigging GRid,
Try again," or words to that effect. An apprentice named Cook said he did not know exactly what the mate sulled out to Hepworth, but thought he shouted out asking Hepworth what he was waiting for.
P. Johansen, master, in answer to His Honour, said he had no stateinent to make: He did not write any particulars of the burial at sea in his report to his owners because it was unusual to do so.
His Honour: The inquiry is now closed. I shall forward the result to the Heard of Trade.
PHILIPPINE NEWS.
(From Manila Papers.)
THE ADVANCE ON TARLAÇ.
MANILA, August 12th. The railrund is to be repaired between San place will be made a military depot and base of action against Tarlac, the present seat of the insurgent government. By the tinie American top reach Tarlac the Aguinaldo banca probably have been transferred to Nueva Ecija
· A WAR CORRESPONDENT KILLED. News was brought into the city last night that Charles 1. Spencer, a correspondent for some of the local papers, had been killed in battle yesterday morning during the taking of Angeles. Ha was shot through the head, and death was instantaneous.
Mr. Spencer was a native of Kentucky, but his folks later removed is Vollmer, Idaho, where father, inother, and two Brothers of the deceased now reside. At the age of 18, Spen- cer left home, and went to sea, and for several years found employment on the trading ships the South American ports. Before giving up which plied between Pacific coast points and his sea-faring life, he had reached the rank of second mate, and afterwards, drifted out to the Chinese Customs at Shanghai, and also resided Orient. He was for two years employed in the a number of years in Korea, where he was also connected with the customs, and where he learned considerable of the Korean language.
After the occupation of Manila by the Americans, he came here and formed an agreement to go into business with Mr. R.
Of course when the number of houses destroyed is considered it must be seen that many thousands of people were rendered home- relaxed in the slightest degree. The crimes less. The Yokoliama Commercial and Primary, Fernando de la l'ampanga and Angeles, which its readers all the news; in its third issue the and wickedness of Kang Yu-wei, Llang Chichte, Schools, Motomachi, Kotobukicho, Ota and and Wang Chao, were revolting and atrocious other schools were thrown open for the tem- in the extreme. These should be captured oneporary accommodation of the unfortunates, of by one, and the Government will not grudge whom many more found shelter with friends unprecedented rewards for those who merit it in other parts of the town.-Japan Advertiser.
Those who are found to liave ventured to join the treasonable offenders will also be arrested and severely punished in order to exterminate the germs of treason and rebellion.-Dur con temporary adds that this Edict has been obtained through a foreign source and its authenticity ought therefore, to be beyond question — Mercury."
THE LATE TYPHOON,
THE COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN RESIDENTS AT KOBE,
province.
Woodward, in the book and stationery business but soon severed his connection witle Mr. Woodward, and obtained employ-. ment on the Manila Times as reporter. Later he was employed on a morning paper as adver-. tising solicitor, and soon thereafter started a morning paper called The Courier, printed in both Spanish and English, which venture appeared to have a bright future before it. However, in the zeal of its promotor to give to
had been received by Genereal Otis from the paper announced in large type that an order War Department calling for the immediate And the paper saw the light of day no inore. suspension of hostilities against the Filipinos. Later he took charge of the circulation of a morning paper on the line of the mitoad, and also reported the news from the north-
points. Later he severed all connec tion with the morning paper, and took charge the railway line, but this connection was time of his death, Mr. Spencer was engaged severed after only a short service.
A fairly well attended meeting of foreign against Aguinaldo aient series of operations of the circulation for the Manila Times along
Al the.
Three days rations were sent the 36th U. 5. V. Int, by mule-back train yesterday. Col. Bell will meet the pack-train at Angeles and from there continue his
on towards Tarlac. 1 The report that Col Bell with his regiment was surrounded by the insurgents Wednesday is in part true but it was only the result of a
looking after the interests of the Philip- cleverly executed maneuver with that object in view. They had no more than passed through pine lagarine, and was acting as its agent, the Insurgent line when the enemy closed in and correspondent. So far as known, he had and in a little while they had only a half-left-o connection with any outside paper, of New wheel to make and thus hit the rebels another York or elsewhere. blow harder then the first and so gain the flank of these behind. It was simply what they want ed and played for, nothing more, and it proved
a most successful and daring move.
The Ambulance that was surrounded by the rebels" was saved by a splendid move of the
residents was held at the Gymnasium, at Kobe. on the roth isst, to consider 'a' series of Draft Rules framedfor the election of an Advisory Committee, to pass certain resolutions and to re- ceive the report which the International Com. SIFANGHAI, August 16th.
mittee has already published. Mr. Groom ac The British barque Rose, Captain Rickmors, cupied the chair. The Rufes, which have already which left Hongkong in ballast on the 26th been published, were passed with one or two tri- July, on a voyage 10 Varicouver has put in ice fing alterations; the Committee's Report wst in distress baving encountered the typhoon in adopted on the motion of Dr. Miller, seconded the South of Formosa. It appears that when by Bishop Foss, both of whom spoke in terms of the ship left Hongkong there was no indication warm appreciation of the Committee's work; whatever of an Approaching typhoon, but soon the wind which was blowing light mon
not a word was said by any one regarding the son backed to the East and on the 31st was
genesis aud constitutionality of this Committee
22th Infantry. fas —every one bring peace and harmony; and N.E. varying between light and moderate. The the following resolution was proposed by Mr. beat was excessive, but the sky perfectly clear, Hellyer, seconded. by Mr. Simon, and On the 2nd instant no doubts were left on the adopted minds of those on board that they were in the That this meeting desires to place on re tracks of a typhoon and every precaution was then taken. On the 3rd at midday the posi: cord its appreciation of the cordial and liberal attitude towards foreigners adopted by the Ja tion of the vessel was verified to be in Lat panese Authorics during the transition from 22.24 N. and Long 125.50 E. The barome Consular to Japanese jurisdiction; and that a ter was falling rapidly with a strohen on Committee of 13 with power to add to their Further precautions were taken but the wind number be appointed to make arrangements for freshened and by the middle of the night the entertaining leading members of the Japanese top sails had to be stowed in. In order to avoid communities in recognition of the good feeling running into the centre of the typhoon the ship displayed. The Foreign residents of Osaka was run sixty miles to the SW and hove to shall be invited to join in giving the enterain On the following morning the wind increased to hurricano force with a tremendous sea Difment A Committee of twelve was elected to
already found its way below. A big wave
CRTTY
The Orste runs up every night to Candaba and returns every morning to Calumpit. The insurgents are known to be massing their forces around Candaba, and an attack is hourly ex- pected by the 22nd Infantry stationed there. county around Candaba is a vast lake, and the Up to within a few miles of Mexico, the entire swamp of Candaba has extended its banks. One, battalion of the 16th Infantry is now guarding San Fernando de la Panipango and as a result the boys have their hands full, and there is plenty of work for all. The 3rd Artillery had a mule badly hurt in Wednesday's fight and in this country a good mule is no small loss.
SHARP SKIRMISH ON THE LINE. August 16th.
Mr. Spencer was possessal of a daring na- the Americans he would borrow and shoulder ture, and many a time during the advance of a gun and would be found at the front taking a place in the ranks. He was well and favourably known to nearly all the soldiers who have dur ing the past five months taken any part in the campaign on the north line. He was 32 years of age last week: His body will probably be brought into the city to day, and he will pro- bably be interred with the soldiers who were killed in battle with him, and with whom he fought side by side.
SHOOTING CYCLONES IN
** AMERICA.
Paniculars are given in a London paper of a Kansas experiment with cannon to cure cyclones. A man named John Rhodes kepta cannon heavily loaded with salt, sulphur, and scrap-iron, and with this he awaited the oncom. ing cyclone. An enormous funnel-shaped wind cloud which marks the cyclone was soon seen, fired and hit it. The cloud burst with a great and when it came within easy range Rhodes report, and the wind escaping in every direc ign, lost its force, and the town was saved Several towns in the vicinity have arranged to pay Rhodes fifty dollars monthly for the use of his idea. There is also some rivalry to secure the services of Rhodes, who has already been dubbed the champion cyclone shot.
2
A BIG UNDERTAKING.
midnight the vessel fad passed, through the residents of European or American nationality the Lolomboy Church, where Company rested the construction of a tunnel under the
the 6th the weather moderated, still a big sea PROPOSED ELECTRIC RAILWAY
centre of the typhoon, the wind veering from N.N.E. to W.S.W. When morning broke on
kept on. An examination was then made of the ship when the rigging was found to be so insecure as to necessitate, immediate atten. tion being paid to it. The clearing of the deck of all wreckage was no small job and occupied nearly the whole day. At noon on the 6th observations were taken and the vessel being in Lat. 2232 N and Long 12436. E the Captain decided to steer for Japan, but as the wind soon changed he chose to make for Shanghai,nghat Mercury
FOR YOKOHAMA.-
EXCITEMENT AMONG JINRIKISHIA COOLIES, The news that the Yokohama City Assembly
CALENDAR.
AUGUST. Melterological means based on fifteen years. observations to 1898.
Barometer. Thermometer Humidity Rainfall
TO-DAY.
...20-755
WEATHER REPORT, -'-
3 13-482
"On date 20. On date at topil
Barometer... Temperature Humidity Rainfall.
39.50 2944.
-80
87
78
........ 73
TO-DAY.
Wednesday, 23rd August, 1899. Chinese (st of 7th moon, of 25th year of.
Kuang-sü Sun-Rises
Sets
shr. 39min. Okr. 27min. rohr. 7min. tohr, 38min. 3kr. Femin Afternoon ..... skr. 25min. ANNIVERSARIES, -
High waterforming ...
Afternoon Low water-Morning......
1898--First sitting of the International
gress between U.S. and Canada.
TO-MORROW.
CLARA, German steamer: 673
Aug-Haiphong and Gèneral-Jebsen & Co. CHINKIANO, British steamer, (241) 3rd Aug-Tientsin 16th Aug
Butterfield &'Swirc
FUSHUN, Chinese steamers We
Luni, 23rd Augs-Canton 22nd August, -General-C, "MS_N_CHERE A HANOI, French steamer, 703, Panner 23rd:
Aug-Haiphong 19th Aug, and Holhow zand, General-A R. Many „DEYAWONGSE, British steamet, 1,957, Richard ** Curtis, 23rd Aug. –Bangkok 16th August,
and Koh-si-chang 17th, General,--"llen. Fat Hong.
WooSUNG, British steamer, fog, Dowson, 23rd Aug..--Shanghai via Swarow and aus, Iron and General Butterfield Swire.
BOMBAY, British steamer, 2,047, G. M. Mont-
ford, R.N.R., 23rd Aug., Yokohama rath Aug Mails and General P. & 0, S. N Co.
Clearances at the Harbour Offee. Formosa, British str., for Swatow. Hainan, German str, str., for Chefoo. Gonse, British str., for thefoo
Kongbeng, British str., for Saigon
Thursday, 24th August, 1899. Chinese-roth of yik sleon of 25th year of
"Kwang-si Sun-Rites
Sets
skr, gamin. öhr: 22min. High water-Morning « rohr. 57min.
· Afternoon ...thr, Ermin. Low water-Morning. 4hr. 27min.
Afternoon
4hr. 57win. ANNIVERSARIES. 1839-Murder of the crew and passenger: (Mr
Mass) of the Black Joke year Macao. 1870-The 5.3. America burnt at Yokohama. 1887-The 3.5. Tientsin lost near Swatow.
1893-Mr. Skene killed by a fall from a window
of the Windsor Hotel. 1898-Lord Charles Beresford starts for his
commercial mission China
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
NAILS DUE American (America Maru) to-morrow. Indian (Suisang) to-morrow... Australian (Chingin) 26th inst. French (Indris) 27th inst. Australian (Taiyuan) 28th inst. American (City of Peking) and pros. American (Gaelic) 9th prox. American (Hongkong Maru) 13th pros,
The N. P. S. S. Co.'s steamer Glenogle arrived at Yokohama and sailed for Tacoma on the 23rd inst.
The N. G. I. steamer Singapore left Singa. pore for this part to day and is due here on or about the 29th inst.
*
The steamer Hilachi Maria (Europe Line) left Moji for this port to-day and is expected to. arrive here on the 26th inst.
*
The M. M. Co's steamer Indus with the, next French mail will leave Saigon to-morrow, Thursday, at 3 p.m. for this port.....
*
Line) left Singapore for this port to day and is The steamer Hiroshima Muru (Boinbay expected to arrive here on the 28th inst.
The T. K. K. Chartered steamer Alec with Francisco via Amoy, Shangbai, Nagasaki, mails &c. which left hence July 15th for San
Kobe and Yokohama, arrived at her destination
on the 19th instant.
$1
Dock.
*HONGKONG AND WHAMPÓA DOCK RETURNS. Isla de Cuba.......
al Kowloon Isla de Luzon Carlisle City. Loosek Empress of India Triumph
If anybody, twenty-five years ago, had sug-D. Juan d'Austria
P. C. C.Kino between England and Ireland, he would have been regarded as a lunatic, or, at all events, Kelat Milli as an irresponsible dreamer; but the world has Eidsvoki ......... become so accustomed to the marvels of mod
bags were hung and other means resorted to to Hellyer, De la
out this Resolution, viz., Messrs. Groom, Camp, Bardens, Simon, feed the waves but without in any way modes De Ath, Sim, Weale, Reynell, Home rating the sen. Breaking upon the deck with Cook, Young, and J. Marshall. It was
Company of the 16th Infantry furnishes at an indescribable force and rapidity the sea be decided to cad another meeting about a week detail to patrol the railroad line between Bigas gan to tear away everything on deck including later for the election of an Advisory Committee and Guiguinto, On Sunday night, about the tarpaulins over the hatches.
11 o'clock, this patrol came suddenly upon a About noon everything pointed to the vessel's (nomination pipers, in the meantime, to be sent approach to the centre of the typhoon And Mr. Young, Hon. Secretary of this Inter-party of about thirty insurgents engaged in soon afterwards, the main topmast head, fore national Committee), and to take up a subscrip. tearing up the rails. Without hesitation the and main top-galianinasts and yards were on to defray the expenses already incurred patrol opened fire upon the enemy although latter outnumbered them ten to one. The and the honorarium to the Forign Sanitary blown away. At this time the ballast began Officer. The maximum number or gentlemen
fire of the pairol was accurate notwithstand- to shift and leaks were discovered in the for part. A good deal of water ind Present at any time during the meeting (excluing the darkness that the track destroyers re-. sive of the reporters) was sixty-one. Perhaps treated in the direction of the mountains, then, swept over the deck and threw the the leat is the cause of this somewhat poor leaving one of their number dead beside the attendance. As the Committee: reminded us track and three wounded. The sound of the Captain below, fortunately without any in their Report there are more than a thousand firing attracted the attention of the guard at other injury beyond a good shaking" About.
in Kobe Kobe Herald.
the 16th Infantry is stationed.. Immediately be gave the alarm and in a short while the company was hurrying at a double quick to reinforce the patrol, who they presumed were elbsely pressed. The company arrived near the Bigaa Bridge in time to distinguish engineering that the proposition is accepted the rebels retreating across country, and they first question asked is not, "Is the thing prac to-day almost as a matter of course, and the fired several volleys, Bodies of rebel, skir Bigaa during the night and shots were con- mishers continued to remain in the vicinity of cable?" but, "Can it he made profitable?" Lord Londonderry and his associates, who ventilated the whole subject before. tinually being exchanged. About daylight the main body of the enemy, possibly 200 strong,
an influențial meeting, of members of "Parl iamen retreated along, the course of the Rio Bigaa
the other day, in London, have towards the mountains. Soon after heavy firing
no doubt that this ought to be answered was heard in the direction of their retreat. The ia the affirmative. But then they could scarcely enemy had been intercepted in their flight
say otherwise, since they wish the British by two troops of the 4th Cavalry and a detachment Government to find the greater part of the of the 14th Infantry who drove them like
needed capital, which is estimated roughly.ar many sheep in the direction of Quingua, where from $100,000,000 to $150,000,0*** It appears two companies of the 4th Infantry are stationed Wigtownshire, Scotland, and County Antrim that the distance between the two points in at Quingan and it is said that General Gregorio tively, for the ends of the projected tunnel, is del Pilar was in command of the rebels, twenty-five miles; that the average-depth of The fist attelhpt of the rebels to sever our the water under which it would run-is eighty railroad connection with the North line, was made on April 23rd, when the Minnesota failioms, and that the geological conditions Regiment was guarding the railroad track are favourable, although no less an authority. Aguinaldo himself was in command at the thing than Lord Rossa hinted at the possibility of He made a simultaneous attack on the towns expected difficulties in this direction. All of Guiguinto and Digna at if o'clock at night, doubts on this subject, of course, woull have and for a time it seemed as if he was going to to be settled by preliminary surveys. Without accomplish bis object and destroy the Bigaa be a repetition, on a larger scale, of what has such special obstacles the work would simply Bridge. Happilyst at the vital moment the been done before, and that, too, without such armoured car arrived, guarded by two companies assistance as is rendered now by the latest of the Minnesota Regiment, accompanied by General Wheaton. The fire of the Hotchkiss machinery and electricity. The project is one and Gailing guns, which were mounted on the in which a great and growing body of Ame armored car, put the enemy to rout Evidently are directly concerned. Perhaps, indeed, the insurgent Generals consider the destruction the most important feature in it is the fact that of the Digea Bridge at most important, as both itwould shorten very considerably the transal Aguinaldo and Gregorio del Pilar have jedlantic passage, with obvious disadvantages to expeditions with the intention of destroying it. Southampton and Liverpool-The Nation
THE DISASTROUS CONFLAGRA TION IN YOKOHAMA
nas visited Yokobama for
Ber
50
Chinking, British str., for Canton. Wuchow, British str., fur. Wuchow. Propoutis, British str., for, Phranang Bay,
Departures.
Aug. 23, Preussen, German sir, for Shanghai,: Aug. 23, Hohenzollern, German str for Japan Aug, 23, Kuungke, Chinese str., for Canton. Aug. 23. Naukin, British an, for Kobe."-- Aug. 23, Germania, German sin, for Chinkiang.. Aug. 23, Kann, Eritish ath; for Chefoo.. Aug. 23,, Formosa, British str., for Swatow. Aug. 23, Chinklang, British stz, for Canton,"
Passengers-Arrived.
Per Devawongse, from Bangkok, &c Chinese.
Per Hoorng, from, Shanghai, &c.—Mr. Lindberg, and 2 Chinese.
Per Bombay, for London from Yokuhar Messrs. R. Bodden and J. E. Thalman. From Shanghai-Lieut. J. F. Lea. For Hongkong Mr. J. W. S. Neeson.
Departed,
Per Preussen, for Shanghal from Bremen- Mrs. R. Heintze, A. Kunz, E Wiegleb, E., Magnus, F. Oertel, and, T. Heintre. From Antwerp Mr. G. Paquet. From Southampton Sister Margaretha, Sister Babara, and Mr. T: L. Nimes. From Genoa-Messrs. M. Sing- clair, R. Zabel, M. Rendebach, T. Naylas, E Krussch, C. Ollendorf, H. Kirchberger, E Wilde, H. Simon, W. Kutzler, T. Koops, Cheng, E. Gilles, E. Vollach, W. Borchmann, M, Stelldinger, and G. Buzzelli From Naples Mr. E. Molinátta. From Hongkong-mess J. Facke, M. Stempel, Mrs. L Levi, and Mrs. Joseph.
Dr. V. Veltheim, and Mr. W, Richter. From Per Hohenzollern, for Yokohama from Genoa,
Naples Dr. H. Kimura. From Hongkong- Mrs. Sachse, and Miss Underwood For Nagasaki from Southampton-Messrd. 17. S. Walsham and C. Huntington. From Naples Mr. L. Boyle. From Genoa-Mr, L. Fergan. From Singapore-Miss Onakatang,
STEAMERS EXPECTED;
Names
Fromi
Shanghai... Thursday Id Singapore Singapore
America Maru Futami Maru Suisang Bellerophon... Singapore Sarpedon
Chingtu Manila Menelaus....... Shanghai Indus Hiroshima Maru... Singapore
Taiyuan
Aug 28th „Saigon Mapio.Aug. 27th
Port Darwin Aug. aith
We would direct the attention of shipping firms to than style in which "Bekers Expected" and "Profestad Salbaga' are now published in these columns, and in so doing respaci tally urge the managers of shipping firms to give orders to their clerks to famish this office, pa the formï already stipo plied gencin with the latest avaliable information every day,
PROJECTED SAILINGS;;
Ship.
Alesia
Aberdeen
8WATOW WEEKLY SHIPPING REPORT.
"(19th August, 1890)
ARRIVALS,
Dale, Vessels, Where fin
Aug. 13/latching. Andy
1
Agents
M. & Co.
13 Paoting.Cheloo & N...B. & S. 14 Formona Hongkong... M. & Co.
Hailong ...
14 Canton Cheloo & N 14 Failion
B. & S
14 Tamsus Hongkong ... B. & Co.
14 St. Helens.
YibsangNewchwang... M. & Co.
16 Keongwa... Hongkong * |
Destination.
Havre, &c
America Maru... San Francisco, &c
Australian
Bayern
Belgian King
Sydney, &c.
Straits, &c.
San Diego,
London London
Benvenue Candia Japan Bombay Carmarthenshire. San Diego, &c. Challenger.
i, New-York Chelydra Singapore Clima Voulo, San Francisco, de Chingtu Foochow Chingo Marseilles, c
London, &c.
Chusan
City of Peking. San Francisco City of Rio San Francisco, Columbia ....... Portland, &c Coptic ... San Francisco Doric San Francisco, DundyLondon, &c.
Emp, India Formosa Emp. Japan
is about to recommend to the Governor an electric railway in Yokohama, says the Japan Herald, has aroused great excitement among the Jinrikisha coollen. Hiero and in Kamizawa, 4200 in all, who now threaten the City. As sembly with an opposition, movement. It is widerstood that they will probably send a letter to the City Ofice and that if the request there- in contained is not adopted by the members, then a petition will be forwarded to the Minister The most extensive and destructive fire which for Home Afairs. The Yokohama City As A bot fight, is reported as having taken place in Ireland, which have been selected, tenta•-'16 Machow... Bangkok B. & S. Emp. China MaijVancouver, &ti
years sembly, has before refused to accept several ap almaseplications for aying an electic railway, on the entirely swept away an
and thickly ground that the streets in Yokohama, are 100 populated quarter of the
narrow to allow the passage of electric cars e.fire broke out in a hat ein. Kum and that accordingly, the scheme is too danger oicho, sczakicho at about a velock and soon ons The jinikisha men logically contend firo pelle in that district and other at If the roads in Yokohama were narrow the native town, Jung, put the alarm, ar
before, they are narrow now, and they therefore hastened to the ask why the scheme is not still considered dan
being cut gerous. The agitated rikishamen are to hold biecting at in early date at the finaloza was Theatre, besites which they will organlie an thon with the Yokohama and Kanagawa Wakishamen as members:
occurred on Saturffly she
nearly half
ERUPTION OF ASAMA-YAMA.
-"
16 Friching Newchwang C. M. & Co.
B. &•Cop
16 Maidsuru... Amoy
17 Kwangi...S'hal & Amoy. D. & S. ".
Wingrang Shanghai
18 Haimun Amoy
London,
San Francisco,
J. M. & Co.
Futami Maru...Japan Gaelic Ghazce
York,
Glenogle
18 Hailoong Hongkong. ys: Co Hakuai Mari Vladivostock, eff
18.C. H. KianAmoy
Hiroshima Maru Kobe & Yokohama S Hitachi Man Marseilles, & Hongkong Maru Sán Francisto, &c
18 Halching Hongkong ...
AL M. & Co. 18 Pechili. Cheloo & N. » 19 Foochow
B & S. 19 Nanyang
ongkong). M. & Colazumi Maru
Indrani Kansu
Kasuga Maru
König Albert Menelaus
Mike Maru
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Victoria, B.C
New York, & Chefoo, &
Thursday 1s, &c
Straits, &c
London, &c.
Bombay, &c
DEPARTURES, - Date Vorle, Destinations. Agonta Aug, 14 Chunshan, Singapore,........ B. & Co.
14 HaichingHongkong J, M. & Co. Formose Amoy B. & Co. 14 Tamsul 15 Hailong Hongkong. ht & Co. Nippon Maru........ San Francisco, &c
Kiukiang moy.
&S 1510SL Helens. Shanghai & S. Ping Suov New York
L& H.
B. & Co. B. & S. JM & Co. B. & S.
M. & Co, Sachsen
Hongkong. Heikow Shanghai,
18 Kwangsi Amoy
- We have been permitted to make the follow ing interesting extract from a letter written on 8th Inst, by a Kobe rendent who is staying
we had a suation. We first AMERICANS AGAIN OCCUPY SHIPPING REPORTS. report, like a cannon. We were SOS ANGELES. DERSEN RUSS
when about 4 or 3 minutes
August 17th,Captain Vaughan, ofthe steamship Cinklang,17 Canton heard patter on the roof, at first very Information obtained from soldiers who came Tientsin, reports Turnabout to Lamocks palters like the first of a heavy hail storm, in from San Fernando on the train last night trong north-easterly
gophonger and fell fast and furious is to the effect that our boys again occupy the
d-NW. gule with heavy te hail storm. We caught some city of Angeles. Yesterday morning at seven were stores, then it danced o'clock the American troops, comprising two an eruption of Asa na Yama. battalions of the 9th Infantry, the 12th Infantry Ally 5 minutes. This mor, and a portion of the 3d Artillery began the leaves are covered with attack on the rebel works about Angeles. The nd with stones from the size battle took the usual course. The rebels fine ashes: This morningtheexpended a vast amount of ammunition firing
okingquietat long range. The Americans advanced in Captain Dowson, of the steam
igused last,
rushes, firing.de intervals, from bangbar via Swalow,rep lilun ong hundred yards Swalow wind) Trenches, the fullerz broke:| NA NA
sever
wangre, from Bangkok, reports-Emperienced Captain R. Curtis, of the steamer Drva moderate S. N winds and fine weather to 21.0 N. From thence to Port fresh westerly winds cloudy with rain.
18 Keongwni. Bangkok 18 Haimur Hongkong
18 Hallsong Amoy ***18 Malching...
18 Pasting Shangha „18 Friching, Amoy & 19 CH. Riau Spore & *** 19 Wingsang HK. &
19 Nanyang Amoy
Shabngliai
19 Vikrang
Havre, &c. Olympia Victoria,
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Pishlaydi. New York, Pizarello. Straits, &c Preussen Jim Straits, &c.? Prinz Heinrich., Straits, &c. Rohilla
apán
Savoia Singapore
Stanfor Suevi
apore, &c
Sept 13th Neveyth
desp
Och, 3rd 12- Aug 28th
Oct 27
bending nearly double.
weather river