some cases moved off the previous day to the neighbourhood of Kam Tu Hut. This was exactly what I had anticipated, and Ibai sent a Force to, Tai Lam Chung to operate up that valley to the North to intercept any bodies of armed rebels who might appear, and endeavour to make their escapo estwards from Castle Peak Valley. The whole of these somewhat com plicated arrangements came off successfully and I am happy to say that I an enabled to report that this entire District is absolutely cleared of rebels and that without the necessity for my firing a single shot. On my way back I dropped a small Force under command of Major Morris, R.A, at Tsin Wan with orders to proceed at once to Kam Tin Hu to join hands with a Force from the East to whom I had previously sent orders to that affect. I learn from rumour, not yet perhaps completely authenticated, but yet sufficiently so to relieve any anxiety, that these combinations have been successful, and that the armed rebels have been intercepted by some of the parties'sent out by my orders
As regards the Forces operating in the East, I will report fully as soon as I have received detailed information.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your Excellency's obedient servant,
W. J. GASCOIGNE, Major-General, Commanding in China & Hongkong,
(Governor to General Officer Commanding,)
Hongkong, 21st April, 18 Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 20th instant informing me of the result of your expedition to Deep | Bay,
congratulate Your Excellency upon the thoroughness with which you have carried out your operations in the East and West of the New Territory and upon the able manner in which your orders have becu executed.
I earnestly hope that the deatonstration given of overwhelming force and rapidity of move- ment may induce the, misguided peasantry of the New Tenitory to abandon any idea of further resistance and to settle down to their usual occupations. Such a result will be en "tirely due to the hearty cp-operation of the Nial and Military Forces in carrying out the plan of operations so ably conecivil by you,
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your innst obedient servant,
HENRY A. BLAKE, His Excellency Major-General W. J. Gas- corgne, Commanding in China and Hong. kong.
(From the General Officer Commanding in China and Hongkong to the Under" Secretary of State.)
Hongkong, sth May, 1899. SIRAs consider that you should be in possession of full information as regards the recent rising of the inhabitants of the New Territory, which has just been added to the Colony so far as the troops under my com mand were concerned, have the honour to submit the following report.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1899.
DEWEY ON THE WAR.
In its issue of sth September the New York orld publishes what purports to be Admiral Dewey's opinion of the best way to end the ruinous and wholly unnecessary war in the the London Daily News at Naples. It is Philippines as expressed to a representative of reported as follows:
pore Battalion R.A. under Captain Simmons to shell the insurgents, position. This work was most efficiently perfunned by the men of the Hongkong Regiment who not only got over the most difliult country at great speed, but also by making use of cover most efficiently, took the enemy completely by surprise.
The result was that, the hills were entirely cleared, the rebels again suffering same loss, and nevaral pieces of onluance and some flags fell into the hands of the troups.. It was at likely to be pacified soon?" The Admiral Do you think, Admiral, that the islands are this stage that Major Brown, R.A.M.C., was struck in the arm by a spent bullet and slightly the Philippines more at heart than any other replied as follows:"I have the question of wounded, the only other casualty being a man American, because I know the Filipinos inti of the Hongkong Regiment similarly struck on the wrist.
mately, and they know that I am their friend. The insurgents having retired in the diree.The recent insurrection is the fruit of the
SHIPPING REPORTS.
from Singapore, reports Strong N.E. wind Captain Kroble, of the steamship Benlarig and highsca throughout.
shiel, from Singapore, reports:-Strong winds
Captain McGillwray, of the steamship Glen and high head sea throughout.
Captain Grier, of the steamship Sarpedon, port strong N.E. gale and high sea, moderating from Foachow, reports:--From Foochow to towards Hongkong,
Captain Barr, of the steamship Hector, fron
CHOWTAI, British steamer, 1,115, T. W. Groves, 4th Oct.Bangkok and Koh-si-chang 27th KAISOW, British steamer, 2,535. Cr. F. Rodway, Sept., Riceand General-Yuen Fat, Hong.
5th Oct. Singapore 26th Sept, Goneral.
Holliday, Wise & Co. GLENSHIEL, British steamer, 2,204, J. Me Gillwray, th Oct.,-Singapore 28th Sept., General. McGregor Brus, & Gow, SARPEDON, British steamer, 3,012, J. Grier,
3th OcFonchow 3rd Oct., Crueral- 'KUTSANG, British steamer, 1,495. R. C. D.
Butterfield & Swire. Bradley, 5th Oct,-Sourabaya 22nd Sept., and Panarockan 24th, Sugan-Jundine, Matheson & Co.
tion n Deep Bay 1 handed over the command anarchy which has so long reigned in the island Liverpool, reports-Had favourable weather HECTOR, British steamer, 3,005, J. Barr, 5th
of this stall column to it. Col. The O'Gor nan, D.A.A.4., directing bim not to lose touch of them and to endeavour to drive them West ward: and myself came back to Bougkong to organize another Force to co-operate from the Deep Bay side. The dificulty of this was to keep it secret, but by the very able assistance of Capt. Long, who was acting at the time as my C.S.0, kept every one the loops themselves in the dark as to my intentions, and starting during the right in small launches, being ably helped by Lieut. Goodenough, R.N., who had been fent by the commodore for the purpose, I landed a furce before daybreak on the Deep Hay side, and was completely successful in my opera tions, as the whole district was cleared at our approach, the insurgents being either driven. into the Force operating under Col. The Gorman or over the border on to Chinese territory. This was really a very difficult opera- sion even by day as the landing was extremely bad, and at night we went aground sevend times. It could only have been successful by perfect liscipline and carefully thought out orders, each man knowing exactly where he was to go. These orders were 'carefully conceived beforeland by Capt. Long, that, although we made one or two false landings in the dark, yet the errors were discovered with- out confusion and the expedition as a whole resulted in the success I have mentioned.
On my way back on Wednesday, the 19th, 1 dropped a small party of 200 nien under Major M... Morris, R.A., st Tsin Wan with orders to push North West to the walled town of Kam Tin/llu, and to complete the destruction of the gates of this turbulent centre of disturbance.
The ubiquitous appearance of the troops, appearing simultaneously from all parts over a most difficult country and as considerable dis tances from each other, so completely quelled the insurrection that all the inhabitants gave in their submission and surrendered a large quantity of arms, &c., &c..
As I write it is now only a question of Police protection, for which purpose, after consultation with His Excellency the Governor, I have left 100 men under the command of Lieut.-Colonel The O'Gorman whom I have directed to remain to assist, with his advice and experience, the Colonial Secretary who is taking up the threads of the Civil Administration of the district.
The insurgents will have to submit themselves
to Singapore; left Singapore on Sept. 29th; had strong wind and squally weather from N.W. to N.E. and confused sea
to law after being accustomed to an law at all Philippine question will be very shortly I believe and air, nevertheless, that the solved. The Filipinos are capable of guvern- from Bangkok, reports:--Le Koh-si-chang on Captain Groves, of the steamship Chowhai, in themselves. They have all the qualifications the 27th Sept and experienced lights. W. Winds for it. It is a question of time, but the only and fine weather until the 19th, when fresh way to settle the insurrection and to assure prosperity to the archipelago is to concede self.herly winds and high sea were encountered
and continued till arrival.
the solution of many questions, and would satisfy government to the inhabitants. That would be all, especially the Filipinos, who believe them selves worthy of it. and are so." "Self-govern ment for the Philippines has, however, not many partisans in America," I remarked,
have never bes in favour violence towards the Filipinos, replied, or of
her continued, the Admiral. The islands are at this moment blockaded by a fleet, and war reigns in the interior. This almonnal state of things should cease. I should like to sce autonomy first conceded, and then annexa- and I should like to see violence at once put a tion might be talked about. This is my opinion, opt. According to me the concession of self-government ought to be the just and the mast logical solution."
Do you think a confbet between Germany and the United States over the Philippines ssible?" I asked. "It is impossible to fore see the unforeseeable. caine the reply. the Trieste Correspondent of the New York "Then, Admiral, you deny the statements of Herald deny nothing," replied the Admiral, "because to that journalist I said nothing of the kind."
LIVINGSTONE'S BROTHER DEAD.
The death is announced of John Livingstone, ekler brother of David Livingstone, the faungus African explorer. Deceased was eighty-nine years of age. He went to Canada in 1840 and lived in Lanark for twenty years, reinnving then to Listowel. He maintained an intimate ecrrespondence with his famous brother until the death of the latter.
AUSTRALIA'S CHIEF CITY.
Although Sydacy is precluded from becom
I have been obliged to write at some lengthing Australian federal capital, it will always of these apparently somewhat trivial military remain the Australian commercial metropolis. operations as I felt sure that you would desire With San Francisco, Chicago and Melbourne, a complete knowledge of the situation.
Sydney affords an interesting example of the rapid growth of towns of the first rank under Sydney unks as the third city in the pin modern conditions. At the present moment estimated on the basis of the annual rating value. I possesses a population of about capitalised value of the ratable property being. 400,000, including that of the suburbs, the nearly £90,000,000 sterling. There are about go,boo houses and business premises, covering, an area of nearly 91,000 acres. The annual
property is nearly £5,000,000,
At midnight on April 3rd I was informed by His Excellency the Governor that the Captain Superintendent of Police and a party of his men hind been attacked by a large number of Chinese at the villages of Taipo Hu, Tolo It is not my desire to write this letter as a Harbour, Mirs Bay, where they were guarding despatch of great military importance, but I am some workinen cimployed in crecting matsheds conficient that if this rising had not been so which were being put up as a temporary police promptly met from all sides as it was, it would barracks, and His Excellency requested that have assumed very formilabte proportions, as would at once send out some troops, as the rait is now discovered that it hul been most care- lice were understood to be in a position of grave fully planned beforehand, and a small success danger. Accordingly, having abtained the might have created very serious complications, hearty cooperation of the Commodore in charge, if not a rising, in the whale Southern Provinces a company of the Royal Welch Fusiliers were
of China, which are always ripe for rebellion. embarked in the Torpedo-boat destroyer H.M. As it is, a grave impressions has been created, S. Whiting and at 3.30 am, on the morning of and that without any serious loss of life. April 4th instant proceeded to the scene of the only right therefore that I should bring to your outrage, I considered it advisable to accom- notice the names of those officers to whom the pany this small Force myself, as, at that time the credit of this is due, bient.-Colonel The the territory not having been formally taken O'Gorman first of all, who, by his untiring over, the Governor was naturally most anxious pertinacity in keeping in tou that no unnecessary force should be used. On arrival at Taip Hu I found that the matsheds had been burnt down, but that under cover of the darkness the police had escaped and made their way some 12 miles overland to British Kowloon,
The villagers, who appeared frighteneri at the sudden appearance of the troops, expressed great regret for what had happened, and they incident was considered closed..
After consultation with the Governor, who had decided to hoist the British Flag at Taipo Hi on the 17th April, and with his concurrence, I determined that it would be advisable to encamp half a battalion of the Hongkong Regiment in the District as soon as the flag was hoisted, and the necessary camps were selected accordingly
It is
with and follow-
ing up the insurgents, contributed in great measure to the early quelling of the trouble; Captain C. I. Simmonds, R., and Captain Berger, Hongkong Regiment, who were the
Lieut.-Colonel
under command of O'Corman, both handled their men with marked ability having considerable dash and
keeping them well in hand.
Captain Robson, of the steamship Failvong, from Coast Ports, reports:
s!--Tamsui
to Amoy, strong N.F.gate with very high sea dull and overcast. Amoy to Swatow, strong N.E. wind and high sea; dull, chudy weather. Swatow fine and clear weather, Vessels in Ansoy on to port, fresh easterly wind with S.E. swell: the 3rd inst-Tamsui, Formosa, Sicutor, Hae-fing, Indrahan, and baik Osaka, in Swatow on the 4th-ai-cheong, Germaniu,
and Telemachus.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
OCTOBER.
Meteorological means based on fiftyen vears observations to 1898.
Barometer.... Thermometer
Humidity Rainfall
WEATHER REPORT.
Basvineter.... Temperature
Humidity Rainfall...
.29.982 76.21
....71
..5.794
ang dite at
TO-DAY
On date
04.01.
29.89
24.30
82
80
36
55
TO-DAY.
Thursday, 5th October, 1894. -Chinese-st of 9th moon of 25th year of
Kwang-si
shr. Samin. ...shr. min.
Oct-Liverpool 26th Aug, and Singapore 27th Sept., General--Butterfield & Swire: HALOONG, British steamer, 783, A., J. Robson,"
5th Oct-Tamsui and Oct., Amoy 3, and Swatew 4th, General-Douglas, kap. raik & Co.
LOVAL, German steater, 1,237, Lorenzen, 5th Oct., Canton 4th Oct., Ballast.-Sander, Wieler & Co.
TAI LEE, Gennan steamer, 828, T. Calender, gth Oct-Hongay 2nd October, Cokl Meyer & Co.
Prinsiph, German str., for Roilow.
Clearances at the Harbour Office.
Governor Robie, American ship, for New York, Wingsang, British str., for-Shanghai- Loyal, German str., for Hongay, Pal Kong, British str., for Canton Afghanistan, British str., for Shanglui. aftefeo, Chinese str., for Shanghai. Endependent, German str., for Kolig. Salkong, British str, for Samsu Clio, British str.. for Amoy. Hotkung, British Port steam-fumdhi, for Macao. ite Ping, Chinese steam-launch," for Wuchow. Sarpedon, British str, for Singapore. Kwai Lum, British steam-launch, for Macao. Hating, French str., for Hoihow. Hailan, French str., for Pakhoi.
Departures.
"Oct. 5, Danfa, British str., for Shanghai.
Oct. 5, Wingrang, British str., for Shanghai. Oct. 5, Meefoo, Chinese str., for Shanghai. Oct. 5, Salahudji, Duich str., for P. Sembilan.
Passengers-Arrived.
Per Hector, from Singapore-269 Chinese. Per Kuisew, from Singapore-450 Chinese. Per Benlarig, from Singapore-200 Chinese. Per Chowdal, from Bangkok, &c.-Miss Italethorpe, Mr. Fertch, and 46 Chinese.
Per Hailong, from Cuast Poris-Master J. McKie, Mrs. Choy, Mr. J. W. Richardson, anit 95 Chinese.
Per Glenshiel, from Singapore-Mrs. Hinds, child and nurse, and 134 Chinese. For Shang har-Mr. Hulbert,
Sun Rises
Sets Moun-New Moon zhr. 51 a.m. High water-Morning..... pår, zwin. Afternoon Shr. 5puin. Low water--Morning ... zhr. 55min. Afternoon 2kr. Synin. ANNIVERSARIES, 1762-Manila taken by the British. 1875-Loss of the O. S..S. Co.'s steamer #ector | Sydney, 1870-Shimonoseki foris attacked.,
188
•
near Amoy. German steamer Quinta driven ashore
Taichow Island, afterwards des troyed by fire. Disastrous typhoon at Haiphong and district; over 1,000 "lives last and immense damage done
to property.
rating value of the whole of the metropolitan 4-Typhoon at Hongkong and Macao.
ACCIDENTS ON INDIAN RAIL- WAYS.
The returns of the accidents on Indian rail- ways for the twelve months ended in December last show that with an increase of 1,619 miles 3.510,050 miles or 8.25 per rent. in the train or 8.10 per cent. in the mean mileage, and of
rolling stock, permanent-way, etc, shows an mileage run, the number of accidents to trains, increase of 769 or 1.59 per cent., as compared Major M. M. Morris, R.A., carried out the
with the average of the previous three years. small operation entrusted to him with consider. The nisuber of passengers killed and injured able tact and judgment; Captain Des Vaux, by accidents to trains, etc., were 6 and 66, R.E, deserves great credit for the rapidity with respectively, against an average of 18 and 56 which he, under the greatest difficulty, laid a during the previous liree years; while the telephone line from Hongkong to Taipo Hu- passengers killed and injured from other causes a distance difficult country,
over 13 miles in a hilly and than accidents to trains, etc., were 63 and 189, respectively, against an average of 63 and 19. Lastly, I would mention Captain S. S. Long,
Out of a total of 150,567,899 passengers travell; † somewhat difficult tuties of supplying the -my acting C.4.0, who not only carried out being there were ho killed and 254 injured, and the proportion killed or injured by train was killed out of 25,094,650, and, 1 injured out of 2.281,332.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
Due.
Names.
From.
Thyra... Malaya. Shanghai Kinshiu Maru,
Japan.....
Mororan Singapore Moji
Singapore Japan Bombay
To-morrow To-morrow Oct. 7th Oct. 7th Oct. 8th
Oct. 10th
Oct, rith
Pekin Nippon Mar Changsha Coptic....
Syitney. Oct. 13th San Francisco....Oct. 26th
We would direct the attention of shipping fans to the style in which "Steamers Expecter" and "Projected Sailing are now publihed in these columns, and in so doing repert fully urge the managers of shipping firms to give anders to 1996-The Tsar and Tsarina received by Pre-pin gratis with the latest available information every day," their clerks to furnish this office, en the forms already sup sident Faure at Cherbourg, 1897--Sir N. Hannen protested against Tsai
Taotai's decisión in the Bennertz case, 1898--Convention for the Wei-hai-wei con-
cassion ratified in London. An ulti
natum presented to the Porte demanding the commencement of the Evacuation of Crete.
TO-MORROW.
Friday, 6th October, 1809. Chinese--and of 9th moon of 25th year of
Kwang-sü.
Sun-Rises..........
Sets
High water-Morning
Afternoon
Low water-Morning
PROJECTED SAILINGS,
· Ship.
Destination,
Date.
Abergeldie Portland, ..... Nov. 11th Algoa.......San Francisco, &c. Nov. 21st America Maru... San Francisco, &c. Nov. 14th Andalusia Havre, &c. Bamberg Argyll
Bayern....... Belgian King Benlarig
5kr. 55min.
Sh. 43min.
ghr. 38min.
phr. 15min.
Calchus
3hr, 33min.
Candia
Afternoon ... pr. min. ANNIVERSARIES,
Breconshire
Nov. 15th
New York, &c......Qk. desp. Havre, &c. ... Nov. 30th Straits, &c. ......... Nov. 8th San Diego, &c. ...Oct. 31st Japan
Oct. 7th
Victoria, B.C... ..London....
Oct 28th
Oct. 17th
London, &c..... Oct, 24th Carlisle City......San Diego, &c. ...Dec. 15th 1593-A Spanish feet left Caxile to capture the Challenger. New York
Carmarthenshire. San Diego, &c. ...Nov. 15th
Chelydra
Moluccas.
onders for one company of the Hongkong Re- several camps at great distances from each accidents from causes beyond their own control; 1848--Insurrection in Vienna; light of the
On Friday morning, April 14th, I issued giment under a British Officer (Captain Berger) to proceed the following day by march route to Taip Hü to make the necessary Military arrangements for the hoisting of the flag. On Friday night late I received information from the Governor that a party of police under the Captain Superintendent, who had that afternoon arrived at Taipé Huin H.M.S. Fame, had been driven off by a large body of villagers, and that the matsheds had again been burnt down. Feeling that the company of the Hongkong Regiment was sufficient to cope with the local rising that this was reported to be, i contented myself with directing Captain Long, D.AAC, to proceed on Saturday, the 15th, to Táípő Hü, with orders that he was to see that the troops gave every assistance towards prepairing the ground for the ceremonial of Monday.
Captain Long arried at Taipó Hi on H.M.S.. Fame at 5.30 p.m. and found the position of affairs shortly as follows.
The Company Hongkong Regiment was in position on two small hills near the sea shore, one of which was that selected for the flagstaff and upon which the matsheds had been erected, the other a hill some-150 yards close by; while surrounding them on the hilly to the West goo yards distant and North-West some 1,500 yards were apparently some thousands of Chinese keeping upa continuous musketry fire asssisted "by artillery fire from guns of sorts, 12 in nu
her. Captain Long, who was the senior, hay ing asked for and obtained the co-operation of the Officer Commanding H.M.S. Fame, and feeling the danger of having a large body of an armed enemy at night in his immediate vicinity, determined that his wisest tactics would be to assume the offensive while day light still served, with the result that he drove them off without any casualties to the troops, and a small loss to the Chinese, completely. clearing the valley and so cowing them for the moment that the following day, Sunday the
other but to whom the credit of the night ve un more able officer in my Connard, and I operations above referred to is entirely due." 1
Commander-in-Chief." wish to bring his name to the notice of the
In conclusion, I would point out that some thereof I will report fully later, as I presume expense has been incurred, but the extent the question will require decision as to who will bear the cost of the same..
I have the honour to be, Sir.
Your obedient servant,
W. 1. GASCOIGNE, Major-General, Commanding in China and Hongkong.
FOOTBALL.
Considering it is the first time nine of the teams was out yesterday, play was passable. Noble's aide was victorious by one goal to nil. Every time a new team turns out one or two very good men are discovered. Among them there are some good heavy weights, Hornby and Johnston being perhaps the heaviest. The lastnamed is a Rugby player, but he shaped well in the sister game. He has speed and without doubt is the strongest "kick" in the club. Noble, Hancock and Kew seem to have last none of their cunning; wind, of course, is the only trouble at present. Tulloch, of the Artillery, is among the military players' team, and from what we hear he is an exceptionally good player, so with him, Greene, Castle, Wilkinson, Jerris, and Warren the R. A. ought to be able to put a first-class side on the field when the shield matches commence.
·
THE GREEF v. EQUITABLE SURPLUS CASE.
WHERE GUNPOWDER IS MADE.
which the author describes the "Danger Cassell's Alagazine contains an illustrated
louses." The danger buildings themselves article, "Where Gunpowder is Mude." in
are so constructed that not a mail-head or iron in any shape is exposed, and the roofs are made slight, so as to give easy vent to explo sions. The garments of the workers are pocketless, so that they cannot carry knives or matches, or indeed anything, and are made of 'non-inflammablematerial. Even the buttons Just not be of metal. No one is allowed to go about with trousers turned up at the bottom, because grit is collected in that way, and the merest hard speck of foreign matter in a charge of gunpowder is fraught with danger.
The boards placed edgeways, so that when the door entrance to danger buildings are protected by is open nothing in the shape of dirt can work in. This also serves as a check to anyone who might thoughtlessly proceed to en ter without having first removed his boots and put on
||
Emperor.
1866--French expedition left Chefeo for Korca, 887-Arrival in Hongkong of Governor Sir Williant Des Vaux, R.C.M.G. 1896-Guaquil, Ecuador, nearly destoyed by
iire.
1898--Public Prosecutor reports in favour of a revision of the Dreyfus Case.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE
French (Sydney) Sth inst. American (Niffon Mary) 10th inst. Australian (Changshaj 13th inst. American (Copric) 26th inst.
The P&O. 5. N. Co.'s steamer Pekin left, Bombay for this port on the morning of the 5th Inst.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA 'HOCK RETURNS, Isla de Cuba............ at Kowloon Dock. Isla de, Luson.......... H.M.S. Bonaventure. Feiloo
luc Nanshan Kiangpak. Sinta.....
Stevia Decima..... Fousang
D. Juan Austria Daric..
11
11
17
In
11
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China Chasan
desp.
„Singapore, &c.......Oct. 7th
San Francisco, &c. Dec. 16th City of Dublin... Victoria, B.C....... Oct. 14th
Shanghai
Oct. 13th
Coptic..... San Francisco, &c. Nov. 4th Coromandel... Europe, &c........ Oct. 14th Diamante Manila............. Oct. 9th Doric
San Francisco, &c. Oct. Eastern
Sydney, &c.......... Oct. 20th Emp. China ...Vancouver, &c......Oct. 25th Emp. India Emp, Japan
Gaelic Hailoong
17
Tothi
Nov. 22nd
Dec. 20th
San Francisco, &c. Nov. 3uth Swatow, &c..........Oct. 7th
Hakuai Saru ...Vladivostock, &c., Oct. 26th Heidelberg...Havre, &c. .......
Nov: 5th Hongkong Mary San Francisco, &c. Dec. 9th Jaya
....... London.. Kasuga Maru Japan
Nov. 2nd
Oct, 21st
Kinshiu Maru ...Victoria, B.C. ...Oct. 19th- König Albert Straits, &c. Dec. 13t Maria Valerie Straits, &c. Oct. 1rth Monmouthshire. Portland, &c. ......Oc., 7th
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the overalls that are just inside the door.
kept Doors are made to open outwards, so as to enable the inen approach of a thunderstorm the works are to escape the more readily; and on the stopped and the operatives repair to the differ ent watch houses scattered over the 300 acres covered by these extensive works. Every week the machinery is inspected, and the reports as to its condition are printed and filed. In the case of a danger building needing to be repair. ed, it must first be washed out before a hammer
New York, &c. Ok, desp. Outward-13th September-Sanuki Maru, Sungklang or other iron tool is admitted to it. When art-
Manila.
[Oct. 9th 19th September-Lady | Tamba Maru Marseilles, &c...... Oct. zist ificial light is required, as in working at night Siberia, Spithead 16th, I was enabled, on behalf of the Govern in the press a few weeks ago, it may be of
As many accounts of this case appeared being placed on the window ledges. In the Bamberg, Voraineg. 29th September-Anuant Tientsin Shanghai......
or in dull weather, the lights are kept outside, 22nd September-Malacca. 26th Tamasti Mary.... Swatow, &c.......... Oct. 8th
September-Bayern, Energia, Adria, Anapa, Thyria to raise the flag without opposition of any
San Diego, NC. ...Oct. 15th kind. This sudden sing made His Ex-interest to our readers, many of whom are ed with water, no light of any kind is ever per Vindobona, Hakuta Maru.
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¡Oct. Gih 3rd October Indravelli,“ Exion, Kintuck, Yawata Maru...Manila, &c.
Oct. 27tle HCOMPOSITION RED HAND by one day the taking over of the Territory I hear that the final decision in the Court of precautions against accidents at the works; 3rd October-Glaser, Menelans, Hitachi cellency the Governor determine to anticipate undoubtedly Policy holders in the Society, to mitted near it. These are only a few of the
Homeward 29th September-dralewa. remained in camp that night and the villagers Appeal has been given in favour of the they are sufficient, however, to show how lively
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must be the sense of danger. Men in powder houses usually have an arranged plan of escape |in their minds, and at the least onexpected noise have not hesitated to plunge into the canal:
all appeared perfectly quiet, but suddenly on Monday, the 17th, at p.m. the exact hour originally named by His Excellency for t ceremony ofsaising the fing, the surrounding hills were found to be occupied by, large bodies (several thousands) of armed men, with mány pieces of heavy ordnance in position, They commenced firing at a very long range. Again feeling that offensive tactics were the qnly ones to be adopted, ordered two com-] panies of the Hongkong egiment under Capi fain Berger to clear ward also Np.
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