FROM OUR BOOKSHELF. FROM THE LAND OF THE WOMBAT, by William S. Walker, (“Coo-to"); London, John Long, 6 Chandon Street, Strand. This volume contains a collection of a baker's dozen of stories, dealing, as the title shows, with Austr linn lite, froin that of the sheep, and cattle station to the busier life of the goldfields....
The literary style of Mr. Walker is decidedly good and he tells his stories in a simple, straightforward manner, painting the free life of the Australian bush in so attmctive a garb that one longs to leave the granite and stucco of Hongkong for the wilds with which the author is so evidently in love.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, OCTOBER 9
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WARDS
A Extremely good song was made by the BAD WEATHER TO THE SOUTH Grand Hotel under the name of John S. Man- nine were specially attached there was one Fick Battery who found the target the first shot Six rounds were fired, three plag
nering, with a lady who passed as lus wife," but officer connected with the commissariat depar whose real name is apparently Miss Vinton,ment; four warrant non-commissioned officers, and three shinipffel, by each gun, and clicited
THE FRENCH MAIL OVERDUE
though she has also passed, during a stay at and seven commissariat followers. The officers warms praise from Major Morris and Captain
Hotel Metropole, Tokyo, as Mrs. J. S. Morgan, who sailed were-Lieut-Colonel Grimwood, Vessels arriving from the south report ex Bland The Maxims, however, were not quite so fortunate, two ofthred of their guns getting ceptionally heavy weather between here and has lived the life of a well-to-do tourist,
Kent came to Japan at the end of July, and Major Gore-Browne, Captains Gestling, Eus jammed with cartridge cases, but as the men
Singapore, with strong squalls and a moun making Yokohama his head-quarters, but pay-
tace and Lainson, Lieuts. Green, Ward, Moti, are especially trained how to rectify accidents tainous head sen. The Messageries Maritimesing visits to places of interest in the focality, Davies, Wakins and Harris, Captain and and DeSausmarez, 2nd Lieuts. Seymour, Price and mishaps to their guns they were very soon
steamer Sydney, with the French mail, left Saigon on the 5th inst. at 1 pmt, and up to the Acting on advices from Amerien the Japanese Quarter-master Dwane. The following officers journey was commenced at 6 o'clock, the rain brought into action again. The
time of going to press has not put in an appear fine. A warrant for his arrest was issued on
police have been on the track of Kent for some specially attached also left in the Purnea which had threatened all the afternoon starting ance. She was twenty-four hours overdue at
Major Gray, R. A. M. C., Captain Fox-Strange- the and inst, and was executed on the 25th, way and Lieut. Eckford, Royal Irish Rifles; one o'clock this afternoon. As yet we do not at the Hoshino Hotel, Shoji, near Fujiyama, to come down in a nasty drizzle. This, however, did not damp the inattial ardour of the troops, the non arrival of the Sydney. She is an old
think that there is any occasion for alarm at where the man and woman were staying. Kent
Licut. Tod, Cameronians: Wydgate, K.0.5.B.; but only made them put their best leg forward, boat, having been built in 1883 at La Ciotat, in Tuesday, and made a confession of his prime gade; and Major Wickham, commissaria!.
i was handed over to the Public Procurator on
Birch, D. C. fight infantry: Rutter and Green, East Lancashire; Maclachlam, 3rd rifle bri when, after forming into line, Major Morris too, the build of the French mail boats gene of the mass of money of which accused de and Head Quartem was reached by 7 o'clock,
France, and is of 600 horse-power only. Then So far the police do not know what has become department dismissed them once, allowing them to enter their names as they filed past the orderly rally tells against them in a head sea, for they frauded the company-Kobe Chronicle
are not bluff in the bows above the water-line and hence are inclined to plunge and make bad weather of it. At this time of year, 100, a strong southerly current sets along the coast, and doubtless it is these adverse circumstances which have delayed her
Perhaps the most entertaining tale of the series is "A Rabbit Station, The author des-room.
cribes how McNab and McParritch purchased a sheep station on the Warren River, McNab - relating to him his experiences. It appears that
the place was overrun by rabbits, but this the, purchasers thought to be rather an advan- tage than otherwise, and, having obtained a herd of sheep and settled down in their
against fresh arrivals. This, however, proved to be anything but a small undertaking and the state to which the O'Sheas and McParritch were thereby redticed will be seen by the fol- lowing extracts.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
The following is the thirty-ninth annual report to the shareholders
Gentlemen-The Directors submit to you the annexed Stalement of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank, and Profit and Loss Ac-
NEWS FROM JAPAN.
(From Japan Papers.
new home, their troubles commence assisted count for the Half year ending June 30th, 1802; Lucky Haul at Yokohama Auction. by their factotum, O'Shea, and his spas. Half-year, including yen 362,393.719 brotight The Gross Profis of the Bank for the past
The Phoenix Saw Mill, plant, machinery and Melunitch proposed that the rabbits be en-forward from last Account, amount in yen buildings, gt, at Nakamura, Ishikawa, was terminated when the run had been fenced, in 5,551,285.919, of which yen 4,033.427.614 have sold at auction on Thursday afternoon at Yoko been dedacted for Current Expenses, Interestha by Mr. Ino. W. Ball, and was knocked on Deposits, &c., leaving a balance of yen. down to a Japanese, named Sasio, for the sum 517,858.295 out of which yen 60.333.000 have of Y19,000. The sacrificed property, says a been written off for Officers' Remuneration. Yokohama paper, is said to be worth 165.000, The Directors now propose that yes 2000.000 but the sale had evidently not been sufficiently be added to the Reserve Fund, increasing it to advertisel yen 7,500,000,000; and yen 30,000.000 be set aside for the contemplated New Building, From the remainder the Directors recommend a Dividend at the rate of Fifteen per Cent., par Annum, which will absorb yen 150,000.000 on the Old Shares, and yen 337.500.000 on the New Shames, making a total of yên 787,500.00 The Balance, yen 411,925.295 "will be carried forward to the credit of next Account.
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*O'Shea retumed from Esmeralda rather trunk, about midnight, with all the stores we had ordered, and eighteen cats, in eigh teen bags, except one, who had been put in a paper bag and had meandered back, This was a private order of Melarritch's .. let out the cats, and one of them went and, Brad kittens in Melarritch's bed immediately An hour later Mrs. O'Shea canie over, in com. binations and an ulster, and said that there had been a similar cast in tier best bos of clothes, and that she wasn't goin' to be duimaxed up [by]
them goin's on
"I gave her theusual "hip" necessary on these decisions, and sine simmered down and wen: to "bid" sat up with a broom and O'Shea's dog to prevent the rest of the cats coming down the chimney.
Flie cats refissed to leave the vicinity of the houses, and used to roost on the beans and rafters, causing the O'Sheas to kick up an awful row and give a month's waming."
At length the cats tuul to be shot and other means tried to exterminate the rabbits and new pattern fences and other devices were tried to keep them out, but without avail. O'Shea and McParritch took to drink.
"If they didn't get their "nip" to the minute they were afflicted with green and pink rab- bits, and McParritch ran right round the house one night with a green rabbit as big as n dog after him! At least, he said it was after him, but when I had loaded the gun I couldn't plosion brought on the "JimJains" for both of them. They declared they were "stack up" by bush rangers"!
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Peruvian Consul-General at Yokohama.
The Official Gazette announces that the appointment of M. Felipe S. Mesa as the Con- sul-General for Peru at Yokohama was ap proved by the Emperor on the zotà instant.
Big Locomotive Contract. NAGA TANE NOMA, Chaimun
Tenders for the purchase of thirty railway Head Office, Yokohama, 9th Septeinber, togglocomotives (English-munde) by the Railway Bureau, were opened on Wednesday, the result being as follows:-
AN INCREASE OF CAPITAL,
Share heders of the Bank, held on the gh of At an Extraordinary General Meeting of September, 1800, it was decided that the Capital should be increased by x 12,000,000, thus raising it to Few 2400gox; that the New
Shares issued be allotted to the Shareholders.
on the Register on the 31st of December, 1899 at the face value of You 100 each; that on each of these New Shares Fen so, be paid in March. 1900 and that the balance be called up when the Board of Directors deems it necessary to do
SU,
Yokohama, September 13th, 1897
ARMY v. NAVY IN THE PHILIPPINES.
ANOTHER CAPTURE BY WARSHIPS.
¿From an occasívnal correspondenti,,
MANHA, October 3rd.
The Isono Shokwai
£79.980
Messrs, Jardine Matheson & Co. The Okuragi
S0,640
S0,970
81,235 72,770
The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. The Takata Shokwal
We Can Heraldy learn that the thirty The Japan China & Trading Co. 75,230 locomotives called for, were apportioned in five lots of six locomotives cach, the Bureau calling upon tenderers to quote separately for each lot. The Misai Bussan Kaisha complied with this direction and were the successful bidders for 18 locomotives, at 447,880, which is cheaper dan the price asked by the Įsono Shokwai, which was awarded the balance at £81,902.
Value of Land in Kobe. We recently gave some figures as to the valve of land in Kobe, painting out that the aantal ground-rent alone, now tinged from £175 to £365 per acre, and we suggested tint perhaps some of our readers could give us some figures relating to land in Engländ for the sake of comparison. A correspondent writes to us that he has made a calculation with regard to some house property at Ipswich rest. Chalk Farm. we may explain for the and Chalk Farm upon which he pays ground
benelit of those who do not know the place, is despite the rural signification of its name, a very populous district of London. In this district the ground rent per month works out af 6 sen per and Sakaye-machi, Kobe. The ground rent Is against zo sen to 15 sen in Division Street paid by ur correspondent in respect of the property at Ipswich works out at 3 sen a-mooth per zh, and calculating the ground rent per acre, we find that whereas in Kobe, in the neighbourhood of Shimo-ganate-dori, it runs up to £175 per annum, and in Division Street to £375 per annum, in Ipswich the annual ground-rent mentioned above works out at just over £45 per acre, and in Chalk Farm, London, to 407 10s. per acre. This is a very startling contrast, and, as so much depends on the value of land and the rent paid, it is clear that it is a great mistake to regard Japan as essentially a
"cheap" country-Kole Chronicle
Trouble in the Osaka Rice Exchange.
CHARGES AGAINST DIKECTORS,
find it. So I fired the gun off and the ex- anasual amount of gossip, and some scandal smuggling into Hirado large quantities of salt, Third Bank by the Exchange, which amounted
Alc Panitch, O'Shea and his wife are then absent for a time and are at length led home by a policeman, who explains that all three are suffering from the "diddleums" and wilt
be anfer at-hoine.
States warship near Inilo is creating quite an A seizure which has been effected by a United
and may be of interest to some of the Tele graph's readers, so I hasten to send particulars -gathered in various quarters, because I know the newspaper correspondents here dare not expose the sination.
"McParritch took me side told he most confidentially that he had seen 31 blue rabbits with orange spots, and was going to write to the Town and Country Journal at Sydney about it, as he considered it rather unusal, especially as each of these animals rode a magenta rabbit in a grand national steeplechase and he was troubled because he couldn't spot the winner"!
The doctor called in to McParritch and O'Shea suggests that the rabbits be inoculated and so destroyed, and, he having sent over a hypodermic'syringe and a supply of serum, the experiment proceeds,
"O'Shea declared that the greater number of the home paddock rabbits were suffering from erysipelas and whooping cough. Sure, hard 'em barrikn' all over the paddock, and I thought it was the "jim-jams" again," said he.
"McParritch was sure that the station rub- bits had mensies and chicken pox. A coonlit sax, and a think it's joost scarletcena: a kent it fine when a was a hair-r-n. He was also afraid that one had small-pox, because it was "doin' a va-a-st o' scratchin?" He developed personally all the combined symptoms within a week, and set off to hustle up the doctor on lis on account. When heretgmned, he remarked that the rabbits had formed' ambu fance corps with bits of bark for Stretchers, and were taking all the bad cases to the hospitals in different rabbit warrens. He said the nurses wore caps and white collars and the doctors were, all bright blue."... McParritch eventually developed insanity, imagining that he was a buck mbhit; McNab sold out the station to an American, who started a tinned-rabbit factory.
Right throughout die, book is to be found plenty of interesting matter, interspersed with passages in a lighter vein. We can certainly recommend it to our readers if they wish to spend an idle half hour pleasantly now and ngain.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
THE FIRST ROUTE MÁRCH OF THE
DRILL SEASON, ^^.
The weather last Saturday afternoon was responsible for the absence of many members of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps from attend ing the first route march of the season. Though many were so kept away, there was quite a large attendance, numbering about 180. This was also the first general parade since the formation of the new units, and a very imposing spectacle the Volunteers made anarching down the Praya after being inspected by Major Morris, R.W.F, the acting Commandant. The order of march taken was the infantry "D Co." Tending, Major Morris on horseback, Field Battery with six pdes, the band, strongly represented, then the machine gunners, with eight maxims and Captain Bland, R.A the Corp'a adjutant, on horseback, bringing up the reur, the officers (all being present with the exception of E, Engineer Lo.) marching with their respective Companies
in
Smuggling at Nagasaki. Smuggling on a somewhat extensive scale bas (says the Press, Nagasaki) been discovered Japanese, K. Arakawa by name, has been by the local Customs. For sometime past a
sejre was made a few days ago by the local dried fish, and bean cake from Corea. A Customs, and Mr. Noda, the Commissioner, fined the man 1,700 yen and the wasters of the two junks cuchi 2,000 yen. The Japanese have, Justice, where the case will be heard in a few
The Purnea is commanded by Captain Pearson, who is under orders to proceed to Durban at "full speed."
BOMBAY, 19th September. The 21st battery of field artillery, com last night in the transport Lafpoora. A section manded by Major Blewitt, sailed for Durban of a British field hospital and ninety men under Major Karni are also on board.
The troops only reached Bombay in the moming in special trains from Secunderabad and embarked immediately on arrival.
Plague.
CALCUTTA (8th September. in Calcutta ori Sunday; the total mortality being Only two deaths from plague were recorded
j2.
SIMLA, 18th September.
1893-Captain Crowlie, of the steamship Chen
Ping, drowned off Bogus Forts, lision between. Denbighshire Japanese alcanner at Kobe
TO-MORROW. Tuesday, 10th October, 1899, Chinese-6th of gth moon" of "25ik year
Kwang-sü,
shr Somin
Sun-Rises aren
Sets Moon-Jar. Dec. S. 8hr. a.m. High water-
zhr. 25pmin Afternoon ihr, goßmin. Low water-Morning...... 6hr, gồmin; Afternoons 4hr. ggwin. ANNIVERSARIES. 1856-Sir J. Bowring demanded the release of 1834-Lord Napier died at Macao.
the crew of the Arrow by the Cantoa authorities. 1892-1. & O. Co.'s steamer Bokhara wrecked -
on Land Island, Fescadores, with loss of about 125 lives.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE.
French (Sydney) to-morrow.
American (Nippon Maru) 11th inst Indian (Arration Apear) 13th inst. Australian Changsha) 13th inst. English (Chuson) 14th ins. German (Bayern) 17th inst -American (Coptic) 26th inst.
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left Shanghai for this port yesterday, Sunday, The steamer Nippon Maru with mails, &c., 8g in the 9th inst. at ro a.m.
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The Imperial German mail steamer Sachsen may be expected here to-day at 8 pm. left Foochow at 11 am. on the 8th inst, and
The following is the plague summary for the city the total mortality rose from 620 to 688 and week ending the 16th September:- In Bombay
Bonthay presidency proper the total number the reported plague deaths from 823 of plague deaths remained almost stationary. Poona city; and some in the Poona, Dharwar, Considerable improvement has taken place in Ahmednagar and Nasik districts. This was counter-balanced by a rise in the Belgaum and Satara districts and Southern Mabaraita states,
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S. There was no marked change outside Bom-Empress of Japan left Yokohama on Saturday bay. Calcutta reported 44 deaths against 45
morning (the zih inst.) for Vancouver. in the previous week.
The Low Assault Case. The case of Lieut. King K.E., who was concerned in the recent Low assault case in Calcutta, has now been settled by army head- quarters in communication with the commander- in-chief at home. Mr. King's promotion has been stopped for one year and his leave for two years.
Military News.
The secretary of state is sanctioned † Colonel H. Hay completing 32 years' service for pension.
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The steamer Kasuga Aları (Australian, Line) left Thursday Island via Manila'lor this port on the 7th inst, and is expected to arrive here on the 19th October.
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The P, & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Chusan left Singapore for this port on the 8th inat at pm with the Outward English mails, and is due here on the 14th inst. at about 5 a.m.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Isla de Cuba.......................... Kowloon Zala de Lusen Feiloo
luc...
Suevia
elected for continuous service in India-Major Kiangpak
The following Royal Engineers have been
Hilliard, Capt. Blakeway and Lieut Crosthwaite; Simla..... and the following come out for a term of ser- vice:-Capts. Atkinson, Twining, Cotton and Lies. Leslie and Mahon.
The Queen has approved of a grant of the Indian nursing service. Royal Red Cross to Miss Maxwell Muller, Colonel N. Stewart obtains a good service pension vice General H. Bruce.
Amara Liberal Empress of China ... Haimun Prosper.........
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D. Juan & Austria. Cosmopolitan
Dock.
PASSED THE CANALA - Outward th September-Sanuki Maru, Siberia, Spithead. 19th September-Lady September-Energia, Adria, Anapa, Bain Foicey. 22nd September-Malacca. 26th
Oct-Indravelli, Ixion, Kintuck, Vindobona, Hakata Afaru, 6th October-Japan, Yarra, Undaunted, Idomtenens.
Homeward-6th October-Ernest Stutons,
It seems that for some time past the relatium, however, appealed to the local District Court of drawn on that Bank. The amount so drawn prospects considerably in Hyderabad. Madras, berg, Veroneg. 29th September-Anuam, grd
days,
The Osaka Rice Exchange is again in trouble. A week or so ago, the Directors of the that prices were inegular, but the Osaka jour Exchange suspended business, on the ground nals allege that the suspension was a trick. It is stated that recently a buyer named Matsu- tani Motosaburo appeared and commenced buying in large quantities. This kept up the price for the December delivery to Y13, while the market price was under Yio. It is alleged that the Directors of the Exchange assisted Mr. Matsurani in buying up the grain with a view to making a large profit by the trans- action in order to make good some losses the Exchange had recently suffered. The circumstances which led to the secret that the guarantee money desposited at the being brought to light was the discovery
notes drawn by the Exchange. At first Mr. to Y500,000, was not in cash, bat in promissory Matsutani started buying by depasiting V150,000 in the Third Bank, paying the guirantée money to the Exchange in notes evenumlly reached some Y600,000, as he con tinued to go on buying. A few days ago, it is said, an inspector arrived at Osaka from the head office of the Third Bank, and upon ex- amination of the safe, the guarantee money deposited by the Rice Exchange was found to be in promissory notes, most of them being drawn by Mr. Matsutani. The inspector de manded that the notes of Mr. Matsutani should be replaced by the notes of the Exchange This caused a panic among the Directors, hut the 'ouder was ultimately obeyed. In the meantime the proniissory notes of Mr. Mat- sutani in payment of his transections were refused. This placed him in great difficulty, as fe hereby lost the means to continue buy ing. Thereupon the Exchange suspended 15 milis', Y50 fine, business on the ground that prices were irre
5 years'.
gular. Negotiations to compromise the mat ter between the buyers and sellers are now being made in order to prevent any loss to Mr. Matsutani, which would eventually fall upon the Exchange. The Directors are reported to be at variance in the matter and the interfer- ence of the Government is asked for. Mr. Araki, one of the Directors, who warmly opposed the compromise, has resigned. The affair is attracting considerable attention.
between the Naval and Military magnates in this ill-governed city have been considerably strained and that something approaching a grave crisis resulted recently from the landing in these islands of a large shipment of arms and ammunition brought out from Europe, or Valparaiso or Timbuctoo. I hear that the steaner called in at Macau and that timely warning was wired from Tiongkong to tieneral Otis. Rumour hath it that Ous did not inform the American Admiral and consequently the Prisoners. Decison of Osaka latter made no attempt to cut off the stranger yeta...... 10 years' between Macao and Luzon. The Admiral has, Mitani...... 3 inthis! Y30 fine. it is alleged, been "hauled over the coals" by Tanabashi to years. superiors in Washington and in his defence Kakamura. 7 years. his laid blame upon the Military Governor-General | Fukvi....... 7 years?. E. S. Otis.
Shortly before the Steniner Saturnus
San was captured by the Filipinos at Fernando and ultimately she was burnt to the water's edge but whether the fire was caneed by shells from a Yankee gunboat or the
The Customs House Case, THE INCREASE IN THE SENTENCES, The Osake Marnichi publishes the sentence cach prisoner in the Robe Customs Fraud case passed by the Osaka Appeal Court, and compitres it with the decision of the Kobe Cott. The result is remarkable.
Court.
Décison of Kobe
Court.
3 years 130 fine. 15 mths,'Vgo fine.
15 mths', Yso fine. Acquitted.
Nakamura 9 years. Matsumoto years'. Matsumoto 3 mnths', Yg fine. Acquitted.
Two other prisoners named Chara Kotaro and Tours Karendo were each condemned to minor penal servitude for 6 years; Hara [inzaburo to imprisonment for 6 months and a an American vessel is not clear. Any wayne of Yo; Harada Rinkichi and Chino Shozo seems that although the vessel left Manila
cach, to imprisonment for 4 years and police supervision of 6 months and Kurita Keizo to imprisonment for 2 years and a line of Yo, the
torch of à zealous native who regarded her as
bound for a closed port, and must have been supplied with the Governor's permit for that purpose, yet the Atuiral was not apprised of took no steps to insure the safety of the vessel the contents of the permit and consequently he while trading to Filipino ports, If the relations between the Navy and Army authorities are all that could be desired how comes it that "the Admiral is not .consulted or informed about
merchant vessels leaving Manila' bound for Ports which are proclaimed as closed and at which nothing should be landed except by permission of the Admiral whose special duty it is to prevent the landing of arms and con Traband of war of all kinds?
-The_gallant Admimi in sheer self-defence, it would seem, is now establishing a rigorous blockade and will allow no vessels-api oven those provided with Governor-General's permit to visit closed ports. That is why, as I under- stand it, he has seized the steamer Fadleño, This vessel left Manila recently bound for Hoilo with a permit granting her the right to call in at a closed port to load native produce after disclinging her floilo cargo. She landed her carge-a-1loilo and suited for the closed part mentioned in the permit granted by General Otis. When about Iloilo she was overtaken by an American gunboat, stopped and searched. The Captain produced his permit, but thê Commander of the warship refused to recognize it as a legal instrument and finding, besides, that the ship hatf about twenty piculs of rice on board (stated by her Captain to be solely for the use of the crew) he ordered a prize crew on board and took her back to Iloilo, whence the Captain and crew were sent back to Manila by a transport
miles out from
The owner of the Tauleão, is, of course much upset by the turn of events, for he thought, naturally enough, that once having a perimit from the high military authorities there would be no troulile, other steamers having traded to so-called closed ports under similar conditions. It appears that the seizure is perfectly legitimate because they found contraband (the 20 piculas of rice above mentioned) on board and the permit is incomplete and, in fact, not worth the paper it is written upon, for the all- sufficient reason that it is not counter-signed by the Admiral, whose authority is supreme in the waters of the Archipelago. The steamer is laid up, and the hapless owner may have to wait months before the U. 5. Government decide what her fate shall be
"A" staft was "made - front Head Quarters at 2.55 pin along the sea front to North Point, (near the Hotel Metropole), the journey being enlivened by the band playing familiar airs, which were readily taken in by the troops..
At North Point the guns were placed i Questions arise in this connection-which position, the FD, on the right, the infantry are causing a great amount of "small-talk," and acting as cocort on the right wing and it is even whispered in some quarters that the the band at nding chay to recoup themselves Admiral is determined to relinquisli bis com- for the march back For the comfort of the mand if it is ruled in Washington that he is to men the regimental canteen had been sent on blame for the landing of the arins aforesaid in front and was ready for business when the and that Otis has power to issue trading permits troops arrived on the scene of action, and without reference to the Commander-in-Chief cool-handy was most accepigble
of the US. naval forces,
same as in the Kobe Court.
The first arrests in this case were made in been out on bail, but some have been in prison' November, 1897. Must of the accused have during the whole time.
Tobacco in Japan. Japan seems likely to have a very ample provision of tobacco this year, The following figures are given by the Shugye Shimpo :--
1898. Defference, -Home-Pro-Ibs, Jbs. Abs
duction
102,229,500 69,541,6664-32,687,833 Imported
Tobacco, 21,649,041 41,084,392 --19,435,251
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123,878,541 110,626,058+ 13,282,485 The impens for the current year are for the first eight months only, but even if na tobacco comes from abroad during the last four months, it appears that the supply in the Japanese market will be 134 million lbs greater than last year's supply supposing the estimate of the season's pick to be correct. The fact is that the crop is expected to be 47 per cent. better than it was last year. The figures given ii the table represent the quantities actually available for consumption. The exact figures
113.588.333 ..
Grass Production.. Loss in drying, &c., 10 per cent 11,358,833 Hs.
Net Proxletion....... 102,229,500 lbs. The area under cultivstion, is 101,673 acres, so that the net production is about 1,000 lbs. per
acre.
TELEGRAMS.
The following are taken from the Rangoon Times of September 19th:-
The Forest Department.
The Weather Prospects.
SIMLA, September 18th. The fairly general rain has improved the Mysore and Bombay Deccan. Prospects, how ever, are gloomy in the Central Provinces and more rain is urgently wanted in the N.-W. P. for winter sowings. Prices are rising steadily and in the Punjab and Rajputana conditions are much the same.
The Finance Minister. Private advices from home state there are several candidates in the cunning to succeed Mr. Dawkins and that the question is not likely to be settled before Noveinber
Telegraphs.
Mr. Nigel Jones, assistant superintendent, telegraphs, Bombay, is transferred to Ajmerc vire Mr. Mackenzie, who proceeds on leave.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Captain Frip, of the steamship long Leong, from Singapore, reports-Light winds from port to 11 North: from thence as far north as 177 N. latitude had strong winds with severe squalls and rain, and from thence to port strong N.E. winds with squalls and rain and high head
seas.
The master of the German barque Silo re- poris having spoken the American ship Emily Reed, on the 17th ulta, in Banka Straits, with a cargo of kerosene oil for Hongkong, but as the vessel was leaking to the extent of 4 inches an hour, the master intended mäking for Singa- pore.
SIMULA, September 18th. Mr. Dickinson, conservator of forests, and Mr. Provost, for some time officiating conser Captain Kirchner, of the steamship Hoken- vator in Burma, are shortly expected back from zollern, from Yokohama, reports Left Yoko furlough. It is understood that one officer will barn on 29th Sept, at so am, and arrived at be posted to the southem circle, Central Pro-Robe-or the 30th at 2:30 pm; experienced" vinces, when Mr. fiearle, at present officiating N.E. winds and rain. Left Kobe Oct. 3rd at conservator, proceeds. home on long leave. The other officer will probably be posted to the charge of the central circle, S.-W. P., causing Mr. Fordyce to severt to his substantive ap. pointment as deputy conservator, Bengal.
Proposals are now before the government of India for a reorganisation of the office establishment in the forest department. The forest department is so excellently worked and the revenue is steadily increasing it is only right that the staff should be strengthened to cope with the augmented work. The pro- posals involve in all the provinces an increase over the present scale of only about 5,000 rupees per mensem.
The Essex Regiment. The Essex regiment, now at Shwebo, on return home will be stationed at Woolwich and the Derbyshire at Aden proceeds to Chatham,
The Transvaal Crisis. DEPARTURE OF THE KING'S ROYAL RIFLES,
CALCUTTA, September 18th. Sentence of Death in Kobe. In Kobe District Court on September 30th embarked for South Africa on board the trans- This morning the 60tir King's Royal Rifles the case of Sudzuki Teijiro, 29 years of age, port Pernen at the government, dockyard. who killed his master Tanaba Tokujiro on the The arrangements were all that could be de morning of 4th September last, was disposed sired and worked with mechanical accuracy. of. The accused confessed the crime and the By eight o'clock everybody intending to leave prosecular claimed that the murderer must be by the transport was aboard and no time was lost sentenced to death, The prisoner met the in casting off from the jetty. By this time quite staterment with a smile, saying that he was a large crowd had collected. In the assembled" waiting the sentence of death. His advocato crowd of well-wishers, the military and official claimed that as the prisoner had confessed the element.of course predominated but civilians penalty should be mitigated to some extent made a goodlyshow-Among those present were The Judges retired to consider as to the sen his honor the lieut-governor, Sir John Wood tence. After a short interval they returned burn, and Major-General Wodehouse. As the and sentenced Sudzuki Teijiro to death.
transport moved off from the jetty it was his bonor who led the three hearty cheers that An-American Arrested for Forgery were given-for the gallant-both, while the We are informed by the Kaga-cho police of band played the usual airs associated with the arrest of a young American named Allan sucli occasions. The men were packed M. Kent on a charge of forgery committed in together on the main deck and by voice and Jamestown, New York State. The party de gesture showed how thoroughly they appreciated frauded is the Union Trust Company of Newthe spirit, prompting the enthusiastic send York, and the sum appropriated considerable, off" of which they were the recipients. no less than 10,000 gold dollars, Kent, who Altogether 714 rank and die embarked. had several atlaser, has been staying at the Fourteen office belonged to the corps
to a.m. Passed Shimonoseki Oct. 4th at 6am. and arrived at Nagasaki same day at 5.30 p.m. experienced variable winds and fine weather. Left Nagasaki Oct. 5th at 5 pm passer! Turn- about on the 6th at 9 am, Brothers on the Bib at 9am, arriving at Hoogkong al 6 a.m. on the gth. Experienced from Nagasaki gale from NNE, with very high seas; south of Turn- about N.E. moderate winds, cloudy and fine weather.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
OCTOBER.
Meteorological means based on fifteen years. observations to 1393. Barometer
20.982 Thermonteter ........................................ ..70.2
Humidity. Rainfall
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT.
Barometer..... Temperature Humidity Rainfall..
Kwang-s Suvi--Rises
Sets
5.704
On date at On Sale at
10. M.
30.15
77
30.07 1 73
52
TO-DAY,
Monday, 9th October, 1899. Chinese-5th of 9th moon of 25th year of
shr 55min. Skr. min. High water-Morning.hr. 58mtu. Afternoon zohr. 53min. Low water-Morning shr. 45min. Afternoon The 28min.. ANNIVERSARIES,
1841-Shanghai captured, Chinhai taken 1851--Firaat Canton; property destroyed worth
$4,000,000. 1884---Steamer Keelung lost on Dodd Island 1892-Norwegian steamer Normand wrecked on Pescadores, 24 of crew drowned, two saved, at
Preussess.
Shipping,
Arrivals. MANUAL SLAGAN, American ship, 1,649, C.V. Small, 7th Oct.,-Shanghai 3rd October, Ballast.--Siemssen & Co.
GERMANIA, German steamer, 1,713, A. Möller,
7th Oct.,-Swatow 6th Oct., General- Jebsen & Co.
HAIMUN, British steamer, 636, W. J. Davis, 8th Oct-Tamsui 6th Oct., and Amoy 7th, General Douglas, Lapraik & Co. PETRARCH, German steamer, 1,352, Necker, 8th Oct., Samarang 22nd Sept., and Labuan, goth, General--Lauts, Wegener & Co.
So, Gemian bark, 1,324, Hemmer, 8th Oct.,
-New York 26th May, Kerosiue Oil Standard Oil Co.
BRECONSHIRE, British steamer, 2,323, Elliott,
Sth Oct,-Colombo 20th Sept, Ballast- Dodwell & Co.
LoONGMOON, Geman steamer, 1,245, F
Schulz, 8th Oct.,-Canton 8th Oct., Gene- ral-Siemssen & Co.
SHANGHAI, British steamer, 2,163, F. CA
Lyon, R.N.R., 8th Oct,-London 26th August, and Singapore 1st Oct., General -P. & O.S. N. Co. STANFIELD, British bark, 513. Welson, 8th
Oct-Rajang 17th Sept, Timber.-A. R.. Many
HOHENZOLLERN, German steamer, 2,039,
Kirchner, 9th Oct.,--Yokohama 29th Sept, Kobe 3rd Oct., and Nagasaki 5th, General -Melchers & Co. HONG LEONG, British steainer, 1,171, A. Fripp, 8th Oct.-Singapore 30th Sept, General. -Chinese.
Turu, Gennan steamer, 1,005, Schuldt, gih Oct-Saigon 3rd Oct., Rice.-Meyer &
Co.
Clearances at the Harbour Office. Glenshiel, British str., for Shanghai. Loongmoon, German str., for Shanghai, Hanoi, French str., for Hoihow. Samshui, British steam launch, for Wuchow, Kougnare, British str., for Canton,
Departures.
Oct. 8, Hanoi, French str., for Hoihow. Oct. 8, Malays, Danish str., for Bangkok.. Oct. 8, Benlarig, British str., for Nagasaki. Oct. 8, Chorotal, British str., far Swatow. Oct. 8, Tamsui Maru, Jap. str., for Swatow. Oct. 8, Clara, Genoan str., for Haiphong. Oct. 8, Taisang, British str., for Canton. Oct. 8, Undaunted, British cruiser, for Manila.. Oct. 9, Java, Austrian str., for Batavia- Oct. 9, Loongmoon German, for Shanghai. Oct. 9, Glenshiel, British ste, for Shanghai Det. 9, refield, British str, for San Francisco, Passengers-Arrived.
Per Haimum, from Coast Ports-Mr. Nils Moller, and 14 Chinese.
Per Shanghai, for Hongkong from London -Messrs. ff. S. Vaughan, J. S.-Massey, and Acting Lieut. Wyan From Singapore 128 Chinese. For Shanghai from London Miss W. A. Mitchell,. Messrs. W. R. Parkin and B. Hackeli. Frein Penang-Capt. John;
SOIL
Per Hong Leong, from Singapore 438 Chi--
nese.
Per Hohenzollern, from Japan-Mr. and Mrs. Read, 1 children and nurse, Miss M. Ozaki, Messrs, W. Smith, H. Ziegler, W. Ledder, Mi Vetterich, C. Niemeyer, L. Suidter, J. B. Bar rett, O. Fiergens, T. C. Huisaker, G. Sam mariva, Miss M. Sammariva, Mr. J. Campbell, and y Chinese,