To-day's Advertisements.
BANK HOLIDAY.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1899.
To-day's Advertisement.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
TCLOSED) for the Transaction of Public
HE Undermentioned BANKS will be THE Undersigned have received instructions
Business, on WEDNESDAY, the 25th instant, at o'clock P.M.
For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA and Cihna,
T. II. WHITEHEAD,
Mauger, Hongkong,
For the HONGKONG & SHÄNGhai Banking
CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager For, the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
LIMITED,
G. W. F. PLAYFAIK, Chief Manager.
For the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,
LIMITED,
JOIN THERBURN,
Manager, Hongkong.
For the BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
Hongkong Agency,
"L. "BERINDOGUE,
Acting Manager.
For the BANK or Chains & Japas, LIMITED,
HONGKONG,
CHANTREY INCHIBALD,
Manager
For the YoxoDAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,
S. CHOR,
Agent.
For the IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA,
E W. RUTTER.
Acting Manager
-Hongkung; 17tr Eember, 1899,
TENDERS FOR CONSTRUČTING QUAR
guns many miles from Ladysmith, and as that town is about forty iniles from the Transvaal frontier the Boers must have invaded our territory. But in Natal we are at present better prepared for them, for the Indiâu con- tingent has been landed and sent to the front, so that unless the Boers descended in
able to suppose that our troops would be capable of dealing with them until such time as they are sufficiently reinforced to carry the war into the eueary's territory and force the passage of the passes leading to the Transvaal and Orange Free State,
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We understand a report has been sent to | A NEWSPAPER published at Kansas City states Hongkong to the effect that the pirates on the that an order has been given and accepted for West River have raised a sunken launch or 500,000,000 feet of Southern yellow pine, for river boat by means of passing wires under her use in the construction of the Cape to Cairo and secured booty to the value of $3,000. Railway. The timber is to be furnished within two years. It is the largest order known in
from Mr. K. DJ. VANIA, the Administrator | overwhelming forec it would be but reason-Gazette in connection with a light feeder rait. The history of the lumber trade.
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
on y
SATURDAY, the 21st October, 1899, at 2.30 PM.,
At No. 20, GAGE STREET. THE WHOLE OF THE HOUSEHOLD AND OFFICE FURNITURE. Belonging to the Estate of the Late R. C. VANIA
Comprising:-- BRASS and IRON BEDSTEADS, WARD- RODES, OVERMANTELS. DRAWING
ROOM SUITE, EXTENSION DINING TABLE, MARBLE-TOP TABLES, CROC. KERY and E. P WARE WRITING
TABLE, COPYING, PRESS, &c., &c.
ALSO:
TWO IRON SAFES,
On View from FRIDAY AM. Teknis As Usual.
The Naval Brigade, landed by the Admiral at Simonstown," will we pressine, be either sent up the railway towards Mateking or else take the place of troops sent to the front. It must be remer ibered that we have not only to supply a force capable of dealing with the Boers in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, but that a suficient force nust be scattered over Cape, Colony to pre- veru a rising on the part of the Dutch sympathisers of the Boers and also prevent them from giving aid to the enemy or over the harder to join their forces. In this Naval Brigade we suppose that our old [1313) | friends of the Powerful will be included, as well as the crew of the Terrible, for both these vessels are doubtless in Simon's Bayat | the present nioment or else shortly expe est there. We have got a big job on hand with the Transvaal, anil news of further fighting will be awaited with interest.
HUGHES & HOUGH. Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 17th October, 1899.
Entimation.
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
TERS FOR COMMANDER 'NY AND I About NAVAL ENGINEER OFFICER.
PLANS and SPECIFICATION may be
seen and Form-of-Tender obtained on application to the Superintending Civil En- gineer, Works Loun Department.
Sealed Tenders, marked “TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTING QUARTERS *.. FOR COMMANDER (N), &6" should be sent to
LIMITED.
TAPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS
SHERRIES,
B.--StreuoR PALE DRY, dinner wine, freen Seal
the Commodore in Charge 11. M. Naval Yard | Capsule - Hongkong, not later than Twelve o'clock. NOON, on THURSDAY, the 26th day of October, 1899.
Hongkong, 17th october, 1899, · [13400
XONDDEUTSCHER LLOYD NOTICE.
STEAM TO
YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGASAKI (Passing through the INLAND SEA) HE Company's Steamship
THE
HOHENZOLLERN,"
Captain H. Kirchner, will leave for the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the 18th instant, at 8 A.M.
For further Partientats, apply to
MELCHERS & Ca,, Agents.
Hongkong, 17th October, 1899.
NORDDEUTSCHES LLOYD,
NOTICE. STEAM TO SHANGILME THE Company's Steamship
** BAYERN," Captain. E. F'rehm, will leave for the above place, TO-MORROW, the 18th instant, at 9 A.M.
For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co, Agents, Hongkong, 17th October, 1806
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship
[1293a
"CALCHAS," Captain Gregory, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the roth instant.
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
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Hongkong, 17th October, 1599,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHUI GOSHBANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWNTÓW, AMOY AND TAMSUL THE
THE Company's Steamship.
** HALLOONG," Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above Ports, on FRIDAY, the coth instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CH, General Managers. Hongkong, 17th October, 1899," -
THE CHINA AND MANILA 'STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR MANILA, VIA, AMOY. HE Steamship
T
"NANYANG2 Captaiu Lehomun, will be despatched for the abore Port, no FRIDAY, the 20th instant, at 5 PM.
This Steamer has Accommodation for Passengers.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWÄN, TOMES & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, 17th October,-4899. Tiza
„NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
S.S.BAYERN."
HE above mumed Steamer having arrived,
THE
Consigners of Carga are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opiam, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stered at their risk into the Godowns of the Company, Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon,
MANZANILJA. PALE NATURAL SHERRY. White Capsule
Item Daf
$10.80
12.00
#4 SUPERIOR OLD DRY. PALE NATURAL Sherry. Red
Seal Capsule
-12.00
# Vem SUPERIOR OLD Part Day, choice obl wine. White Seal Capsule
E. EXTRA Superior Old PALE DRY, very finest quality, Black Soul Capsule 7 Old
Battled-
14,40
20.0
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE TRANSVAAL WAR.
LONDON, October 15th. The Hoers have derailed and destroyed an armoured train near Vryburg, The crew of
the train, who maintained a brisk tire for fener
hours, were eventually overborne by the cucay's artillery and made prisoners.
The Admiral at Simonstown has ordered the immediate landing of a strong naval brigade.
Sir Relvers Buller has started for the Cape.. dieneral White unde au adance with twelve guns from Ladysmith, with the mention of attacking the Boers, who were advancing with eleven guns; but failing to draw on the Boers the force returned to Ladysmith without fight ing.
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Martial law has been proclaimed at Bloent- fontein and Britishers have been ordered in tease the country.
WEATHER REPORT.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A FORMAI notice appears in the Madras
way to the South Indian Railway from Kalikiri to Rayachou, authorizing the Engineers to enter on land for the purpose of the Survey.
AT date of latest adkices the Dutch cruiser Holland was being held rendy at Batavia to procecl at once on the outweak of war between Englandi atid der Trans, to Delagoa Bay to protect the interesis of Hollanders in the
Transvaal.
Tire following are extracts from the London Gazeide: -Major the Hon. R. II. Bertie to he Lieut.-Col, vice Brevet Col. R. B. Mainwaring c.a1.5%, removed on appointment to the Staff. Cap. E. L.. Engleheart to be Major vice the Hon. 1. E. Bertie, promoted.. LORD Kitchener formally opened the bridge across the Atbura, - In his speech he deplored that British firms had been unable to undertake the work. At the same time, in expressing his delight that our cousins across the Atlantic had stipped in and congratulated them on this suc
cess
For a through journey from Cairo to Khartoum only seventy-five miles of cats have
now to be faid.
A scientific expedition has been despatched by the Royal Society and the Natural History
"Department of the British Museum to Arabia
for the purpose of making a zoological explo ration of the highlands, in the neighhomhood of Aden, and of penetrating as far as possible imo the interior in an easterly direction. The leaders of the expedition are Mr. R. Percival and Mr. William Dodson.
T, Shanghai Echo de Chine of the nth states that M. Waldeck-Rousseau has given his award
mckers.
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OCEAN TOWING AND ITS DIFFICULTIES.
A LEUCKY CHIEF OFFICER..
The following extracts from the log of the 9.5. Esmerahtu, kindly supplied by Captain A. W. Cabban, will doubtless prove of interest to THE programme of railway construction for our renders. The thanks of the United States the ensuing year "will necessarily, be much Authorities are certainly due to Captain Cob- affected by the developement of the appreh-ban and his Chief Officer for the nnnnner in ended funine in Western India. Amongst the which they safely delivered their charge in lines the earthwork on which is likely to bespite of heavy weather and a useless crew. commenced with famine labour are the Nagda Esmeralda loft Hongkong for Manila with a On Monday, the and instant, the s. s. Barn section of the through line to link the large lighter in tow, belonging to the Quarter also the new line through Cutch to connect Army, With the exception of the usual troubles Bombay Presidency with Delhi and Muttra; Master's Department of the United States
Karachi with the Bombay railway system,
attendant upon towing, all went well until rago. p.m. on the 3 instant, when the tow-rope The general feeling seems to be in favour of parted. A boat was lowered and by 4 p.m. the low was again under way. During the day the what is called "municipalisations" of electric wind and sea were increasing from the N.E fight. The time has come when Bombay with every appearance of bad westlier. At 8.30 should be independent of syndicates and pro
pn., when about 200 miles SE. of Hongkong, the tow rope again parted. The night being If the Municipality now boasts of its dark and a high sen running, nothing could be. own colossal water-works, costing 1 crore of done but stand by the lighter until daylight,. rupees, entailing a maintenance expenditure while, to add to the gravity of the situation, the of fully 12 lakhs per annum, which is almost wind bad backed to North and the barometer wholly recouped from the water-rate, why great deal of difficulty, we had the tow in hand was filling. At 10.30 am. on the 4th after a should it not manufactune its own electricity again. In the afternoon, the wind and sea for lighting purposes and protit by it.
increasing and the barometer falling, the vessel's head was put to the N.W. On the THERE must be something very rotten in morning of the 5th the wind was veering and Municijal management in Rangoon, when a
the barometer steady and the vessel was kept well-known, firm writes to a local paper co-
away to the 5.E. By noonia strony gate and heavy sea was experienced and at 5.45 am, the plaining of the constant sutell arising from the tow again parted company. The lighter's crew east drain of the read in which they live, being helpless in making the tow-rope fast, or Messrs. Watts and Skeen say that for several Officer, volunteered to board the tow and effect even in attending to it, Atr. Blaxtand, the Chief years they have been complaining about these this, which service he carried out in a very sat- smells and the Municipal Health Officer was isfactory and plucky manner, in spite of the apparently at one time busy deciding on the high sea running. The crew of the lighter merits of the straw supplied to Municipal were at this time transferred to the Esmeralda, bullocks seems rough on the tax-payers fused seas and dirty weather were experienced
for they were useless, and although higir con to have to pay about Rs. 1000 a month to an to the end of the trip, the Esteralda brought official for such work, whilst the drains of their the lighter in anfety to Manila streets are neglected although they pay a heavy scavengering tax.
A SHANGHAI WEDDING, in the matter of the Creusot strike. The work-A-MESSUNE fronten states time a Russian- men are satisfied with it, and it is hoped that navigation company is understood to have charming than yesterday afternoon when it was The Cathedral has seldom looked more they will return to work immediately. The under consideration the establishment of a decorated for the wedding of Mr. E. W. son of the Grand Vizier has been assassinated service between Ademand Basm, which would Maitland and Miss Wilcockson, says the M. C. at Pera. Alter the déjeuner at the French also touch at Bandar Abbas and Bushire. It may Daily News of the inth. The bride and Consulate General Marshal Su went on board weft to recall the fact that Qasra, which is it that a very large number of friends atiended. bridegroom are so well known and popular a Chinese gunhoat which conveyed him to gated on the Euphrates, sotne 56 English miles They found the interior of the building daintily Woosung, where he embarked on the Pascal from the Persian Gulf, is accessible to vessels of attired for their reception. A white carpet His staff consisted of twenty-six persons. 500 tons burden. The projected service would stretched up the nave, while overlicad delicate. Mk. Hector Sampson, who has successfully Russian Volunteer Cruiser Flect which call at even more effectively decorated in white and be worked in connexion with the boats of the green foliage met and covered in the space between the pews. The chancel space was conducted the Shanghai Race Pari-matuel for Aden. The Politische Correspondenz observes green. A green-trimmed trellis work ran up several years, leaves Hongkong in the steamship that there is the mere disposition at Aden towards from the communion rail, and suspended Bayern to-morrow for the northern port, to attribute this scheme to political motives as-
above the heads of the happy pair as they knelt gain superintendent the business connected
Russian commerce with Southern Persia and decorations were the work of Mrs. Bland, was a wedding bell of white flowers. These Mr. Sampson has left
Arabia is very slight. with the totaliser.
assisted by Miss, Edward White. The service, which was choral, was conducted by the Rev. H. C. Hodges. The bride was given away by her father, and was attended by Miss L. Twentyman. Mr. N. G. Maitland was bect Moorehead, Miss Allen, and Master and Miss man, assisted by Messrs. E. Cumper, A. Hide R. Sutherland, and R. Moorehead. The pre sents, largely of silver, filed a room. Both with the A.D.C. Mrs: Maitland, indeed, is one Mr. and Mrs. Maitland have been connected of our best amateur actresses, and accordingly these gifts included a beautiful bowl of filigree work with two small vases to correspond from
The Observatory report says:- On the 17th at 14.55 am the barometer cost- tinues to rise on the China coast. The depres sin, has probably passed to the Pacific, E. of
pan, and the high pressure area still liesmgrsonern parts, where he has been engaged in Central China. Gradients moderate with strong
a flourishing business, on purpose to run the BandGrevellent-dimmermansoon on the coast and in the. N. part of the *Pari,” and we are pleased to learn that the
China Sea. FORECAST: Fresh N.E. winds;
committee appreciate his services so highly as Wines and suitable for invalids and
to call him from such a distant port as Bangkok. fine. delicate stomachs. and ar
Whilst the H.A.L... steamer Andalusia was after-dimer Wines of a very superior
coming up to her berth at the China Merchants vintage. All are true Neres Wines,
lower wharf on the last of the flood yesterly afternoon she collided with two cargo lugas that were alongside of the wharf when swing ing. The steamer, which is 400 ft. long, had a little too much way on when dropping the | anchor but omsidering the channel is only úco ft. wide ro blame can be attached to anyone even if the damage, had been greater Now that the bulk of the commerce is brought to the port in practically Atlantic liners it would be well if these ships were made to either dodge from the bar up for thesebb or anchow below the shipping until the tide turas.-N. C. Duity Netris.
Sample bottles and smaller quanti- ties will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rutes.
run, only cases of communicable diseases re- ported last week were two of enteric fever, one of which was on bard a ship. RINDERUEST is said to have been communi- „câted to the wild pig of Ulu Pabang, probably from some sick fuiflide. Nutubers are found dead by the roadside.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine.when boughtXxw postage and revenue stamps for use in direct from us in the Colony or from the Protected Native States will be issued at an early date. next year: tigers and trisses being our authorised Agents at the Coast the chief portions of the design. Ports.
A. 3. WATSON & Co., Limited. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 18,1.
BIRTI.
At Devon Villa," Singapore, on the Sth insa,, the wife of W. N. MASTERTON, R.S.R., Acting Chief Englarer, Col. Stn. 18oa Belle, of i daughter.
DEATHS.
Sisturday, the 7th instant, at Singapore, Captain S. I... SORENSEN, aged 6 years.
On Saturday, the 7th instant, at No. 11, Lloyd Road, Singapore, FRIEDRICH CARL RUDOLPH | PILAR YOX Hartwie, in his 81st year.
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TWE Perak Pioneer warns Taipeng people to heware of forged Hongkong and Shanghai Bank notes that have been put in circulation there. They are printed on Chinese paper. Ir is stated that Major Girouard, R., Pre- I silent of the Egyptian-Kuiturp-fourth, is at present in Pitsburg contracting for 400 steel | freight cars for the Egyptian State Railway,
We are pleased to learn that Mry Hussy, who recently saved the life of a Chinaman, who foll
for which he is to be presented with the overboard from off the steamship Chungsang Humane Society's medal), has secured his | master's ticket in a recent examination.
Tur second steamer to the order of Messrs, Arnhold, Karberg & Co. for the Shanghai- Hankow trade was successfully launched from Alessrs. S. C. Farnham & Cols casmopolitair Dock on the roth inst. The tag Samson. Jeft the Nanking Road fetty at 3.25 with a number of guests and arrived at the yard a few minutes to 4 when it was intended to to perform the ceremony, but the navigation on the river caused a detention, the vessel not taking the water until 4.40. The christening was prettily performed by Miss Florence, the little daughter
The Hongkong Telegraph Kang, Valley, and the first hour was harvested out, when rest speches were made and toasts
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 47, 1899.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
THE TRANSVAAL,
According to the Reuter's telegram which we publish today, the Boers have virtually scored the first point of the war by the cap
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SENATOR Carter of Montana, is an interview last month, said that in his opinion the war in the Philippines would be ended by January 1st. Then, he said, would come the question of the future disposition of the islands. The Repu- lean party, he believed would settle this question by insisting that the retention of the Philippines was a matter of business profit As to the form of government," continued Senator Carter, "1 should say that a Governor ought to be appointed by the President, with a council also selected by him. There might be a Filipino Legislature, composed of prominent men from each of the islands, to discuss ques
tions and advise the Governor. I don't
approve
of a commission. I think the authority ought to be vested in a responsible head, not spread through several commissions.“
THE RELEASE OF AMERICAN PRISONERS BY THE FILIPINOS.
THE ORDER OF DISCHARGE The following is a translation of the docu- ment signed by the American prisoners re- cently liberated by the Filipinos. According to the descriptions which they give of them selves they are American soldiers and not a Manila paper. Four of them belong to the 16th United States infantry; three to the 3d | U.S. Infantry; three to the gth; one apparently being unattached, for he does not particularise his regiment.
handful of nondescripts, as was asserted by a
TRANSLATION,
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that body,
THE TRAMWAY TENDERS.
In bar (Shanghai Daily Press) issue of of the joint meeting of the Municipal Council Monday, October 9th, we published the minutes and the French Council when the reports of the engineers on the tenders for the tramway concessions were presented. It was decided, on the strength of their recommendations, to présent to the ratepayers at a meeting.on Tuesday next, the tender of the Shanghai Tramway Syndicate. Ed. for approval. The reports of the engineers give unqualified appreciation of this particular tender and as. the conditions imposed by the Municipality are accepted in their entirety, little better can be done than to accept it. If the rights are to be given to a company. The Syndicate offers the $1,000 each succeeding year, as well as a per- sum of $50,000 for the first yearand an additional
centage on the gross receipts over $20,000 per mile. The right of purchase is reserved by the Municipality after fifteen years, and at the end of fifty years the whole system and plant be- come the property of the town free of charge, if not previously purchased A glance at the of the Dock Co.'s manager, Mr. Gen. Peebles.
conditions published by the council show that After the vessel, which was named „Subun, was
the engineers have been careful to hedge round A NEW Transvant industry is the growth ol
At Tarlac, the Headquarters of the Philip the concession Every conceivable condition watch home and in sfety, the company ad-pine Republican Amy, 25th September, 1899, coffee. An attempt has been made in the Dejourned to a shed where refreshments were laid
for the "prevention of abuses by the suc in presence of the General Chief of the Staff, cessful tenderers. Indeed we congratulate General Pantaleon Garcia, Colonel of General Mr. Mayne upon his specifiations, and Barberion at 15. 4. per l. A'con
Staff Manuel Sityar, Secretary, and the Inter-also upon the pamphier for the benefit of preter of the English Language, Senor Lorenzo tenderers and the ratepayers interested. L. Zialcita, with the prisoners of war of the | After a careful perusal we fail to find a single Army of the United States of America assem safeguard omitted, and as the tendering bied whose names are signed at the foot of the syndicate, whose offer is to be submitted to the present act These prisoners have been noti ratepayers, have accepted the conditions in sied of the liberty granted to them in virtue iode it must be taken for granted that they are of the decree dated the 31st of August last,
not drasfic or in any way unworkable, :. When Republic. issued by the Honourable Sr. President of this
the ratepayers meet on Tuesday afternoon we in consideration of the humane treament re-
It is unanimously agreed: That trust that some of them will be prepared withi ceived and strictly in accordance with the laws
facts and figures to show that in accepting the offer to be placed before them they are served by the Filipinos, and being grateful for a mere song. Street passenger traction is, account of the spontaneous act in granting us for the generosity extended to us as also on practically unknown in the East Some company did, endeavour to liberty without the exaction. of special-condi compete with the fentiro richsh w puller tions or granting liberty as the result of negotia in Singapore. They laid their mus and tions with our Govorment, and being con- ron their cars, but as the rickshaw men reduced the Filipinos) is not in any way contrary to the mile, the tramway company were speedily vinced that the struggle for independence. (of their fares to something like one cent Mex: per dictates of humanity, but is in fact in strict pushed into the bankruptcy court where they accord with the rights proclaimed by the still remain. Their lines of rails have been spontaneously and of our own free will bind pore is now a legend. The failure of a com American Constitution: Now therefore we pulled up and sold and the tramway-in Singa ourselves on our words of honour not to again pany to make tramways pay in Singapore. take up arms against the Filipinos during the doubtless is in the mind of those among us continuance of the present war, a pledge which who argue that the offer now before the pubile of Filipino Government.
remembered that since - the "days of the Done in triplicate, the Americans, herein Singapore Street cars, street traction has been referred to attaching their signatures, namely cheapened and altogether altered. In America W. E. McElrath, James Boyle, Thos. For and Australia, cities smaller, and less scattered Thomas Daly, N. H. Miller, Albert Rubeck, than Shanghai, can obain enormous sums. Peter J: Rollings, Paul J. Spillaneyears ago the right to lay and-run: trams at Otto Schew, Otto Wagner, Chas. V. Willanden for street traction concessions, 7Twelve : The American citizens, after the present act the city of Melbourne was sold for upwards of (binding themselves to refrain from again laki 1,000,000, sterling, and the purchasing.com prescal war) had been read over to the trans-thomasfan C
and sold
drunk to the success of the vessel, her owners, sklerable number of plants are being cultivated, and her builders. The Suban will be a sister and one grower expects to have a ton of beans ship to the Swi-ai lumetic a fortnight ago by for disposal during 1899. It is reported that the same builders. the quality of the coffee is exceptionally fine. THE wonderful record of progress of which the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States can fairly boast, is set forth in an interest ing manner in the fortieth anniversary number of the Equitable Record, say the N. C. Daily
The Peking and Tientsin Times of tic 7th inst, says Very geat sympathy was felt with Miss Armstrong, the sister of Lady Macdonald, who is in charge of the British Minister's children. Miss Hodgson, Lady Macdonald's
ture of one of our armoured trains. It will News, it relates the organisation, early ex/maid, and Miss Field, Miss Armstrong's maid of modern warfare, which are' carefully ob-practically giving away a, valuable concession.
be remembered that Renter's telegram of the
died of dysentery at Peitaiho on the 20th ult. 9th instant stated that the defences of Ma-periences, progress in the face of serious dif- and 2nd inst. respectively. It is noted that the feking included two armoured trains, and inculties, and the startling reforms that it has
1st inst, was the 2,450th birthday of Confucius. all probability it is one of these which the introduced into modern life insurance.. The --All the German instructors are reported Boers have captured, and destroyed. Vryburg, way in which the Society weathered the panic dismissed from Gen. near which the capture took place, is situated of th93 is alluded to with natural pride, and, in rand Council has been instructed to burn the Yuan's camp. The upon the railway, about midway between conclusion, the enormous transactions of the list of Reformers, and there is to be no more Mafeking and Kimberley, and, as the line concern are succinctly placed before the reader. persecution,--The Peking Race Meeting has runs within five miles of the Transvaal The beauty of the book--itis no mere pamphleteen postponed to the rolli and ith prox. border, a little to the Southward of is enhanced by pictures of the palatial build- Vryburg, it is natural to suppose that the ings in which the work of the Society is trans- The Japanese Club *t Fienisin has
train was attacked at this point while run-acted all over the world.
years ago a
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowning between Kimberley and Mafcking The Chinese authorities evidently anticipate been handed over to the Belgian. Syndicate," General Pantaleon Garcia accepts in the name should be promptly accepted. – But it must be
TO-DAY.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 24thinstant, will be subject
to rent
Possibly it is just as well that the train was
been opened.--Mr. Kinder's 80 miles of railway from Lukouchia to Paotingiu have
who have now, actually got some railway in working order, and Mr. Kinder's staff left Linline by the first train amid an ovation of
Nanning is to be built with. Russian money. fireworks.-The French railway from Lunchou
A new line of steamers is to be opened un- mediately by the N. Y. K. between Shanghai
to
destroyed by the loers, for, otherwise it trouble with the Italians in the near future, for, would have been a powerful weapon in their according to an official dispatch received from hands in the event of an attack being Hangchow by the Shanghai mandarins, Gove made upon either of the three towns of Kimberley, Vryburg or Maleking. If, in Brigadier General Vu,-in-command al Taichot
or Liu of Chekiang wired on the sath instant to addition to destroying the train, the Beers to abandon the search for the fugitive adherents All broken, chafed und damaged Goods are to
have out the railway, then communication of Ying Wan-te, tp mobilise, all his troops at be left in the Godowns, where they will be
with Mafeking and points beyond will have Taichou, and prepare to resist a possible and Tientsin.-The I. & T. Times says:- ing up arins against the, Filipinos during the pany have since paid over 30 percent xamined on TUESDAY-alinlang been interrupted However as the Boers and THURSDAY; the 26th instant, at 9.30 AM. appear to be in force with their artillery on All Claims must reach us before the 3rd the Bechuanaland border, we may sopa November, or they will not be recognized. expect to hear finther news of the course Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the of events in that quarter, which happens Undersigned.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
to be our weakest position. MELCHERS & Co., Agents, Hongkong, 17th October, 180% (12933
In Natal, too, the Boers appear to be advancing to the attack, for we do-not suppose that General White would take his
aggressive movement of the Italians in that The anxiety at the continued absence of rain vicinity. Former Shanghai Taotai Li Kuang-is so great in Peking, that the Governor of the chin, who is now Provincial Judge of Chekiang Imperial Préfecture has been sent to Hantan and also Generalissin of the territorial forces district, in the south of Chibli, to fetch the of that province, has received a wire from famous Iron Tablet kept in the King Dragon Peking to hasten with all his available troops | Temple there. This is the last resource which to the sea coast and mass them at certain im, the prayers of the Imperial family for rain have portant points near Wenchow..
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act
lated and explained, affirmed and ratified the land, a city of under 80,000 people has
in presence of the Austrian subject Angelo been offcied
its existing Busato, who together with the official inter service, withi preter witnessed the Americans, attach theft on terms very conducted the ceremony hereunto attach my of opia signatures, in certification whereof who Shangh signature.
ANDREWNA rare bein Signed PANTALEON GARCIA double t (llere follow the signatures of the Americans.); the Syndicale
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