THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1901.
THE FLUSHING OF THE SÉWERS. ↑ purpose. Also that a level site be set apart for the hawkers, in Taipingshap, and another in Yaumiati, R
The following letter from the Colonial Secre- tary lms been laid before the Sanitary Board
In reply to your letter of the 3rd ultimo, I am directed by His Excellency the Govem- or to transmit to you the enclosed copy of a minute of the Director of Public Works on the question of the flushing of the sewers and storm-water drains of the City with sea water, and to inform you that the Acting Director of schetne for lushing' the sewers with sea water would be about $200,000 and its annual cost about $10,000.
(7) That the segregation camp at Laighikok be proceeded with at once.
MODEL DWELLINGS.
A PACIFIC OCEAN RACE.
THE HONKONG "AND" SHANGHAI Į
BANK ROBBERY,
NOTES DISCOVERED-
BOMBAY, 22nd June, Astarling discovery was made at the Colombo decks on Saturday. The stolen bills from the Singapore branch Hongkong, Shang- hai bank, valued at 250,000 dollars were con cealed in a false bottom box, forwarded from steamer Jndits.
TO-PAY,
WEATHER REPORT,
O dare al ነዉ፡
Barometer.... Temperature Humidity. Rainfall
29.74
83
80
0.72
TO-DAY,
Thursday, 11th July, 1991.
19 duch, 23
• 4 13.193.
20.60.
84 74. -
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. R.M.S.. Empress of China left Vancouver on the morn.. ing of the 9th inst, for Hongkong via the usual: Ports of call.
The N. Y. K. Co.'s steamer Kagoshima Maru (Bombay Line) left Kobe vig Moji for this port on the roth inst., and is expected to arrive bero on the 17th inst.
The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer Hongkong
Public Works zdvises that the initial cost of a submitted to the Board referred only to building a detention af 6 hours in quarantine. The Singapore for transhipment to India by the Chinese-26th of 5th moon of 27th your of Mary with mails, &c. from San Francisco to:
His Excellency does not feel competent to decide the vexed question of the drainage system and has requested that the services of an expert on sanitation should be obtained in, England, with a view to his visiting Hongkong and reporting generally upon the snoitation of the Colony.
The Director of public works reported there were 32 automatic Flushing Tanks, through them passing most of the 3,000,000 gallons of water consumed every 24 hours. He refers to Mr. Camper's report of 1895, in which it, is stated that the project of using sen water for flushing purposes should not be put in practise so long as a suficiency of fresh was obtainable by gravitation.
AT THE MAGISTRACY,
BUSINESS.
At the call this morning there was every appearance of a good tam over. Opium cases opened, slightly, weaker but Snished strong. Lok Wan was awarded a sentence of $3.0 or 3 Hawking vegetables and causing months. obstruction cases were in good supply with but little demand, $2 or 4 days being the quote for to-day.
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"SELING JRQUORS WITHOUT PROPER
LICENCES,
W. J. Kerr. 18. No 8 preferred charges against Mr. G. Girault and Messrs. F. Black. head & Co. of selling intoxicating liquors with- out an appropriate cence. Mr. Monsey appeared for Mr. Ginult, pleaded guilty, fine $t. Mr. Golling for Messrs. Blackhead & Co. was not let off so cheaply being fined $5.
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HUSBANDS AND WIVES.
Kwok Min, a married woman, charged Wong Sin with unlawfully enticing her into this Colony.
At lo-day's meeting of the Sanitary Board letter from the Government was laid on the table stating that the plans of model dwellings ings to be erected on land sold hereafter by the Crown. The Government had no power to impose conditions retrospectively on land already sold.
C. F, R. “TARTAR" AND "CITY OF BERING,"
There appears to have been a sort of informal race between the G..P. R.lipër Tartar and the P. M. 5. City of Peking on their last voyage from Yokohama to the Pacific Coast, savethe | Kobe Herald. A San Francisco cable of June 4th states that the Tartar made the run from Yokohama to Vancouver in just 1 days includ- City of Peking left Yokohama for San Francisco three days ahead of the Tartar and arrived one day later, making a difference of 4 days. But the Tartar came straight across, while the City of Peking unde a detour to Honolulu, where she discharged and received freight. The San Francisco Call remarks that where time is a consideration with Oriental travellers and shippers, vessels that make the most direct route front point to point will have the prefer
In order that San Francisco may stand on a more even keel with porthern ports, one or more steainers every month should cut Honolulu, The northern is the shortest and has the cheapest fuel, as a further advantage. Total number of cases reported to date 1.553When the big steamers now building for the Pacific Mail Company are placed on the route, and the fires in their furnaces are fed with California oil, and Honolulu is left off the schedule, things will be made more evenly balanced than now on the China route.
THE PLAGUE.
Number of cases reported Chinese...468 up till noun of the roth Other Asiatics 51 July, hot .........! Europeans......26ence. Number of cases reported Other, Asintics o Chinese 6 during the past 24 hours
Europeans...... ±
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Number of deaths reported (Chinese1,430 up till noun of the roth Other Asiatics 34 July, 1901 ...............(Europeans...... 9 Number of deaths reported (Chinese..... 5 Other · Asiatics o during the past 24 hours
Europeans of Total number of deaths recorded 10 date 1478 Since noon on Saturday last the cases and deaths aie :-
Cases Chinese
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·AFFAIRS IN THE YANGTZE VALLEY.
*JAPANESE VISCOUNT'S ACCOUNT,
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4. ghr. zzutin. si öhr, góming High water-Morning in 4hr. 18min. Afternoon.........shr. domin. Low water-form ..hr, 45min.
Afternoon ....Johr, Izmin.] ANNIVERSARIES.
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the 22nd ulto, via Honolulu, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leare for this port via Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, to-morrow morning the 12th inst.
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HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Gaion
at 'Kowloon Dock, Taku
Maurang
Holliswood Naushan
Sunghiang
Iris....... Colonies.
1708- Battle of Oudanarde. 1816-Amherst's. Embassy arrived in China. 1859-Peace of Villafranca. 1871-Engagement between the Korean and
an American naval force. 1851-Alexandria bombarded. 1897-Gaya, B. N. Borneo, looted and burnt by Afunchen
Mat Salleh.. 1893—Admiral Camara's fleet re-called to Spain. Four transports' with American re-in- forcements arrive at Manila.
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Cosmopolitan
PASSED THE CANAL Outward-th June-Kaisow, Kongsberg,
1899-Death of the Tsarivitch at Abbas Tuman-St. Trens, Erzhereog, Franz, Ferdinand, Erica,
Caucasus.
TOMORROW.
Friday, 12th July, agor. chinese-art of 5th wayn, of 27th year of
Kwang-st. Sun-Rites
The Tanjore Correspondent of the Mudras Mail writing on Sunday last, says: Your readers will recollect the circumstances under which a big robbery was committed the other day at the Singapore branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Lid., at which notes of the aggregate value of 270,000 dollars were stolen. The Singapore Police early conveyed information of the occurrence to the Tanjore Police, who were asked to be on the look out for two Mahomedans, natives of Kunhanallur, in the Mannargudi Taluq, sus pected in connection with the robbery. Mr. C. Brook-Leggatt, the Superintendent of Police, was soon on the "qui vive. Mr. T. Paranku. sam Naidu, Inspector of Police, Tanjore, and an able detective officer, was promptly told off to Kuthanallur Me. Leggatt himself stopping. at Negapatum, with a pair of watchful eyes, que, set on the Customs House and the other on arrivals the part. A packet addressed to In Mahomeslut at Kuubaallu, and lying uo- delivered at the Custours House, unturally at Iracted attention, but it proved to have no more interesting contents than certain papers belong ing to the head pcon of the Back in question. The investigation assumed a new phase, how. On board the N. Y. K. steamer Kobe Afaru ever, on receipt of information from Singapore from Shanghai arriving at Moji on the 2nd inst. to the effect that a Mahomedan passenger by the was Vicount Nagaoka who has visited Nankings.s. Inder was suspected to have had a hand in and Hankow. The Viscount said he had been the robbery, and the movements of this myste cordially welcomed at places he visited. The rious stranger soon engrossed the interest of the Chinese attribute the quick progress of the Police. Further information showed that the peace negotiation to the efforts and action of steamer which conveyed the Maboinedan had Japan and they are grateful accordingly. The also on board a packet destined for Pondicherry, influence and credit of Japanese subjects in of which the bill of lading was addressed to one South China has considerably increased. Sco- Saminadha Pillai, at Kuthanallur. The Ma- res of Chinese from the Military College in homedan was shadowed throughout a hurried Bankow will come over to Japan during the trip that he paid to Kuthanallur, where his summer vacation, this year. The Chinese suspected confederate, Saminadha Pillai, was Court, according to the Viscount, is to leave already receiving the most delicate, attentions Shianfu for Peking on rst September and will from the Police. The two men were allowed take 30 days in journeying to the capital. The to meet and take counsel together as to how expenses of the Court during the journey are best to take delivery of the bill of lading with likely to amount to 10,000 taels per day and out arousing suspicion. They resolved, it is the necessary funds have been raised by the alleged, to approach the local Post Master with Viceroys and Governors. The future of the the suggestion that, for a substantial consider- Dobun Shoin (a Japanese school at Nanking ation, the bill of lading enclosed in a registered of which the Viscount is President) is very cover might be made over to the addressee as are progressing bright, and Viceroy Chang and other prominent quietly as possible. The Past Master at once
parties have warmly welcomed its establish communicated with the Police, and the men Cargo ex Bengal subject to rent. ment.-Kobe Herald.
were arrested on Friday last, immediately after delivery of the registered letter was made. It would appear that the Mahomedian, whose name is Abdul Kader, made a desperate at tempt to tear up the bill, of lading. Abdul Kader and Saminadha Pillai are now lodged at the Tanjore Sub-Jaily awaiting their deport- ation to Singapore.
Other Asiatics .. European....
Total
Other Asiatics Europeans
Total
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Deaths Chinese
17 ཡ--་་
The plague returns for last week were >
Cases
47 Deaths....
.46
Captain Primrose, together with his little boy of 13 months, were removed to Kennedy Town Hospital yesterday. We are pleased to say the attacks promise to be light ones.
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NOISE NUISANCES.
At this afternoon's meeting of the Sanitary Roard the following minute from, the Hon. F. H. May, was laid on the table:→→
Kwok Min said her husband lives in Sing-All the European cases apore and the defendant lives a lew doors favourably. from her in Po Leung Kuk. Some few days ago she come to the complainant and said to her your husband smokes. opium, gambles, and visits brothels" 1 will take you to a place and get you a goed husband, he refused. The defendant said she would givegher some sort of flour to give to her husband that would
beg to suggest for the consideration of the send him, mad for a day and a night and she Board the desirability of the Board, addressing could then get away. She was taken in a the Goverment on the subject of legislating for gharry on board a steamer and arrived in Hong: the suppression of nuisances by noise. kong. The defendant, stated the complainant present unless it happens to be a contravention wanted to become the second wife of the de-of the terms of the house lease a person can fendant's husband, as she was treated badly (and persons lu every day all over the Colony, by her own.
vide Wanchai and Yau-ma-ti ranre particularly) Given the benefit of the doubt, the defendant rent an ordinary house in a populons street and was discharged.
start a boiler maker's show in it or any other noisy trade he likes. I am of opinion that the time has come when such, trides should be relegated to certain well defined districts.
Lt. Col. Hughes, minuted agree with
"STEALING FROM THE NAVAL VÄRD.
Li Isak went to prison for 3 week's hard labour charged with stealing flannel by C. Hyder of the Naval Dockyard. ·
A GOOD LAUF.
Mr. Hodginson, Foreman of the Naval Ex- tension Works, charged Leang Tsau with stealing 4 brass bands, a knife and sheath, a brass quadrant, also some clothing. On the two charges defendant was sent to prison for zmonth's hard labour.
SAME OLD DRUNK
Charlie Statum was up again this morning and fined $2 for being drunk. He will catch it hot if it occurs again
SANITARY IMPROVEMENT OF THE COLONY.
the Vice President.
At
Mr. E. OsbomeI agree with the Vice President, and if it is the Board's business to suppress the nuisance, by all means let us do it. The Registrar General:-Are there any restrictions as to locality at home?
The M. O. II. I entirely, agree with the Vice President. The nuisance referred to bas been very marked of late in Wanchai.
AN AMERICAN ADVERTISING.
SCHEME..
RACING ROUND THE WORLD.
COREAN NEWS.
From Japanese Papers.).
TOKIO, July 2nd.
Some time ago the Japanese Government forwarded a demand to the Corean Government for a concession in Masampo. The survey of the district was recently concluded. The Corean Government eventually replied favourably to the Japanese Government, and the ratification ofa Treaty with reference to the concession is expected to take place shortly.-isahi.
*QUELPART.
TOKIO, July 2nd.
A further outbreak of rioting in Quelpart was reported a day or two ago, but the report has proved erroneous. Everything is quiet in the island, order having been completely restored. Aaki.
LOOTING IN CHINA.
LADY MACDONALD'S PROTEST.
The New York Herald has received the following telegramu:—
Peking May 23-The last general meeting of the Diplomatic Corps was the scene of a more acute phase of the loot controversy;
The question was raised by diplomats friend: Hy-to-Lady MacDonald, who think that a grave "The water-front people (in Yokohama) were injustice was done to her in one of Gen- The Ministers of two Startled the other day (writes Looker On in eral Chaffee's letters. the Japan Gazette) by the arrival from America European countries rose successively and made of two people who were apparently lunatics.
statements as to Lady MacDonald's behaviour They were a boy and a young man who ex-
on the day of the first visit of the Allies to the pressed great anxiety to proceed on their Forbidden City. The statements were practi- journey towards Europe as fast as possible.cally identical. The Ministers were with her FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS.
They find tickets by the regular steamer, but throughout the day, and she left the palace with no plunder except a yellow, rose plucked someone told them they could make better in the garden of the Empress. We did, Today, the Sanitary Improvement Com time by chartering a launch of their own and mitee (fon. F. H. May, Dr. Clark and Mr. Egoing to Vladivastak direct. The young man however, they continued "witness one scene Usborne made the following report at the immediately exhibited an unlimited lefter of of looting which, together with Lady Mca Meeting ofthe Sanitary Board. continuation credit, and, though it was after regular bank Donald we tried unsuccessfully to prevent of our reports of February 1st and April 19th, ing hours, an enterprising local bank was found diplomat, accompanied by an American curio In the palace we met the wife of an American we have the honour to submit the following ready to negotiate the paper. The private dealer. We suggested that the reception was further recommendations for the improvement launch was at once chartered at an enormous of the Sanitary condition of the Colony :--
rate. The extraordinary pair had previously exclusively for members of the Diplomatic (1) That the Government be advised to cabled four pages of matter to America, but, on
Corps, but the American diplomat's wife per making the new arrangement, promptly pro siated in taking the curio dealers whose expert ceeded to cable another equally long story. opinion she wanted on the value of the Em- Then, throwing their regular steamship tickets press's ornaments. On reaching the pavilion lightly overboard, they tripped on board a train
(be curio dealer said: 'Here, I am informed, route for their private boat, baving paid the most valuable. porcelains are concealed every bill in cash, and vanished in the direction Under the protest of Lady MacDonald and of Vladivostok.
ourselves, the wife of the American diplomat to an American soldier, who prized the cup. tried to open the cupboard. Finally she called
Thereupon, board open with his bayonet not wishing to assist at a scene we could not prevent, we withdrew." The American-repre sentative made no reply, but it is confidently expected that lie or the husband of the accused lady will demand a retractation-Reuter.
enach- -Thot
every domestic building hereafter erected of a greater depth than forty feet (as measured in accordance with sub-section of section 50 of the Public Health Ordinance of 1901), shall be provided by the owners with a glazed skylight in the roof, of a total area of not less than one-twemy-fifth of the total door area of such domestic building, and every upper floor shall be provided with a well hole, corresponding, in position and area, to such sky-light.
Provided that no such provision shall be *required in the case of the domestic buildings which are, in the opinion of the Sanitary Board, adequately lit by means of windows opening to a side street or other open space of a width of not less than fifteen feet, in addi- tion to being lit from the front.
(2) That with a view to the improvement in the condition of the storm drains, provision should be made for a sewer inlet adjacent to every storm drain inle, so that all foul waters finding their way into the side channels may enter the sewer, instead of, as frequently hap pens at present, entering the storaf drain, which latter should only receive storm water. The Committee understand that this is an essential element in the success of the separate system of drainage.
(3) That additional flushing tanks should be provided for the sewers of the City of Victoria..
(4) That with a view to the exclusion of rats from the dwelling houses and the exclusion of garbage from the sewers and storm drains the gratings to the storm and sewer gullies should be furnished with as small interspaces as possi- ble.
(5) That ceilings and lath-and-plaster walls should be prohibited in all tenement buildings in the City of Victoria below the level of Caine Road, and in Kowloon.
(6)-Phat the nuisance caused by the hawking of fish, vegetables, and other perishable articles of food should be remedied as far as possible by the provision of concreted open spaces to which hawking should be strictly confined. The Committee suggest that a part at least of the temporary market which is to be erected on the south side of the proposed new Harbour Office, be devoted to this purpose and also that the vacant fore-shore immediately to the west of the Public Work's store on Prays Eust be levalled and concreted and used for at similar
THE ALLIES IN CHINA.
PIERRE LOTT'S INDICTMENT.
"I was curious to know what these things meant, and by dint of severe toil found out that this pair is part of an American newspaper ad- vertising scheme. A Mr. Hearst owns three big papers in America-the Journal of New York, the Chicago-American of Chicago, and the Examiner of San Francisco. His latest advertising dodge is to send a school-boy from each city, accompanied by a 'graphic' reporter from each paper, round the world, with orders to make the circuit as quickly as possible regardless of expense. The New York pair have gone round the other way, and the Chicago and San Francisco couples The latest of M. Pierre "Löff's letter from came this way. There is some stupendous China which the Figare is publishing gives a prize for the pair which gets in first and beats ghastly account of the state of the town of Tung the record, and, besides, they are to send Chow. The shattered doors and windows," detailed stories of their trip wherever they can he writes, " leave in full view the interior of the communicate with America and will be given houses where all is in ruins broken and smashed pictures and praise id lib. By this ingenious to atoms, while the air is dense with clouds of device the three cities are being kept in a dust, and sickening with an insupportable stench condition of seething excitement, which is of dead bodies. For two months the rage of good for the circulation of the three papers destruction, the frenzy of massacre, stormed represented of course, Mr. Heart, claims over this unhappy Town of Celestial Purity, merely a benevolent object to prove how the first town of China to suffer from the quickly the globe can be encircled and to hereditary hatreds of eight or ten nations. The benefit the schoolboys--one of whom is nine-Boxets passed there first. Then came the teen years of age 1
heroic Japanese soldiers, whom I would not slander for worlds; but they destroy and slay like the barbarian armies of old. Still less would I slander the Russians, but they have sent us Cossacks from Tartary, half Mongols, ⋅ who'
The pair, which travels by Europe first, is to go by the Siberian route; one of the two other pairs by the Siberian route and the other by India. There is said to be much betting
on the result, and also on where the two still show traces of old Asiatic manners. Then Siberian route couples will meet each other or came cruel native troops, sent by England cross, Word has been received that our own-then- the mercenaries of America. Nothing was Siberian-routers reached Vladivostok in their left when Italians, Germans, Austrians, and launch on good time. The other Siberian pair French arrived hot with the first blaze of should arrive here at the end of the month. vengeance against the Chinese." In another "As an example of the prodigality of their part of his letter says the Paris correspondent employer, when the two chartered a private of the Morning Lender" M. Loti writes of two launch here, the agent told them it would cost women who, found in hiding, threw themselves 1,800 dollars, and the newspaperman-paymaster at his feet anti begged for mercy. "Evidently," promptly made out a cheque for $1,800 gold. he says "they expected the most horrible treat. The agent honestly told him he meant yest and ment and then death." They had been found the mistake was rectified, but the newspaper bidden in a suffocating little cellar, their con- duo did not seem at all impressed by the differ-dition made doubly awful by the proximity of exce, and the local agent is wondering whether the rotting corpses of other poor women who honesty is always the best policy?
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It would appear that the French authorities at. Pondicherry had been communicated with in reference to the packet. Finding that the s.s. Indus bad proceeded to. Colombo, the French Consul there was communicated with, and he with the assistance of the local Police, seized the packet on the arrival of the steamer," The packet, on examination, was found to con. tain the missing notes intact. It is hard lines on the Tanjore Police, that they should have been denied the credit of securing the notes along with the persons of the robbers, but the smart work they did in connection with the case none the less deserves the recognition of of the Bank and the public. "
SWARMS OF LOCUSTS PASS THROUGH CALCUTTA.
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Afternoon thr. famin.
ANNIVERSARIES.
Glenlagan, Glenroy, 14th June-Bamberg Patroclus, Ernest Simous. Bili June-Antenor, Indus, Awa Maru. 21st June-Hinge Maru, Edderton. 25th June-Mogul, Neckar, 28th June-Benvenue, Stentor, Saxonia, Alexandria, and July-Boubay, China, Suedia, Konig Albert, Cocle, Salfordia, 5th July-Oceanien, Ulysses, Tamba Maru, Tantalus, Segovia. 9th July-Glenfarg, Glenturret, Massilia, Siðiria, Spithead, Incuman, Warrior,
Homeward-18th June-Stullgurt, Bancar Dresden, Batuvia, Méridian, Océano, Sithonia. 25th June-Canton, Preussen, Stivia. and July-Calchus, Ceylon, Laos, Inaba Maru. 4854—Foreign Inspectorate of Customs estab. 7th July-Afridi." ́9th July—Hamburg.
lished at Shanghai.
Arrivals at Home-25th June-Ascania, 1856-The Crimea evacuated.
Area Maru, Konigsberg, Marburg. 38th June 1804-Loss of the as. Tokien on the Fisher-Wilickind, Antenor, and July--Bamberg,
Dordogne, Preussen, Pyrrhus. 5th July-Rich 1880-Arrival in Shanghai of General Gordon. mand Castle, 9th July-Ceylon, inaba Maru, 1896--A Chinese detective shot by a burglar in Laas,
Chuk Hing Lane. 1898-Pere Fleury carried into captivity by the
Chinese,
man's Group.
AGENDA.
TO-DAY.
TO-MORROW.
(About)-N. D. L. steamer Sambia leaves for Havre, Bremen, and Hamburg, via Singapore and Colombo.
The
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steamer Indrapura leaves for Portland
(Or.) via Shanghai and Japan ports.. a.m.-Douglas Co.'s steamer, Haimun leaves
for Swatow, Amoy Tamsui.
4 p.m.-L. C. S N. Co's steamer Loongsang
leaves for Manila.
SHIPPING GAZETTE.
In future the Telegraph shipping form sup- plied to Captains of vessels will contain a heading for notices of officers and engineers transferred or on leave, etc. 'Friends will much oblige by giving this information
July 1st.
Captain Merlees, formerly of the Hollow, has been appointed captain of the Hanoi.
Captain Merices, jun, formerly cantain of the Hailan, is appointed to the Hollow in the same capacity.
Captain Anderson has been appointed to the command of the Hailan.
Mr. Fraser, 3rd officer, has been promoted and officer of the Diamante.
Mr. F. Turner has been appointed 3rd officer of the same ship.
Mr. Swanton is appointed 3rd officer of the Esmeralda.
Mr. Arthur Notley is appointed chief officer of the s.s. Diamante.
July 3rd.
Several swarms of locusts passed over Cal- cutta on Tuesday morning, says the Bembay Mr. Rodger, formerly 2nd officer s.s. Dia Gazette of zand uho, apparently en route to the mante has gone home, and will return as chief rich agricultural fields in the vicinity of Di-officer of one of Messrs. Shewan Tomer new amand Harbour. Numbers of weary stragglers steamers. took refuge in the trees that line most of the streets in the City and myriads found a tem- parary resting place on the maidan. Crows and kites were the first to discover the swarms and played havoc with them. It is to be fered that the present invasion bids no good to Bengal agriculturalists. The flights that were seen to- day may do no particular ham, but fune being their breeding season, they are more than likely to multiply with alarming rapidity and then attack the crops in untold millions. The invasion this year is admittedly a serious one and may result in enormous damage being done to the crops in various parts of the country, and invasion is that flights have penetrated so far not the least significant feature of the present from Baluchistan as Calcutta. In doing this it would seem, according to records that have been.kept, that locusts on the present occasion have made a record journey, but old residents recall sm immense flight that passed over Calcutta in the early sixties, darkening the sky in their passage and causing great consternation amongst the natives..
MUTINY ON BRITISH TRANSPORT.
COLOMBO, June 10th. Aserious mutiny ocurred among the troops on the ss. City of Cambridge, which returned to Colombo after 'disembarking Boers at Madras.
`Ove hundred and thirty men of the Glouces ter Regiment were despatched on board to quell the disturbance, which arose in conse; quence of the men aboard not being allowed ashore.
Fourteen men were arrested, and brought ashore and confined'm the guard-room, and are to be tried by court-martial.
The City of Cambridge left Capetown on the and May 2nd Durban on the 16th with Gog prisoners of war for Colombo and Trichinopoly. The prisoners were almost exclusively Afri- kanders or Cape Rebels, with a few Trans- vaalers, among them being many youths, one of whom is only 15. Of the prisoners tog men were left at Colombo. The remaining soo, including the officers, went on to Madras, where they arrived on the 3rd inst. Having landed the prisoners, the vessel put to sea on the afternoon of the 4th inst, for England, and, assisted, put into Colombo in consequence of the disturbance.
invalids from various regiments-Advocate of The British troops on board were mostly India Cor.
NOTANDA
-:CALENDAR.
JULY!
Meteorological means based on fifteen years.
Barometer Thermometer sal
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is transferred to the same post on the Hanoi.
Mr. C. Westerland, chief officer of the oihao Mr. Rüs, chiefengineer of the Siam, has been' relieved by Mr. Rasmusfin.
July 8th.
Mr. J. H. Hutcheson, and officer of the Glenlogan, is promoted chief officer of the Glenogte.
July atli.
Mr. W. C. Elder, late 3rd engineer, Taisang. has been transferred to the Viksang.
Mr. J. Smart, acting 3rd engineer, Vilsang, bas signed off.—--
Mr. Thomas Evans, and officer, Asang, is transferred to the Laisung.
Mr. G. C. Purion, late and officer, Pingsang. has been transferred to the Esang.
Mr. J. Dougal, from leave, has gone 2nd engineer, Taisang.
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Mr. H. Cuthbertson, and engineer, Taisang, awaiting orders.
Mr. P. H. Cowan, chief oficer, Chungking is transferred to the Shengking
Captain P. Garrjock, late Pooling, is trans- ferred to the Hoihow.
Captain L, Dawson, Heikow, is transfered to the Kweiyang,
Mr. A. McColl, late acting and engineer, Shari, is transferred 3rd engineer, Tamsui.
Mr. WH, Arroll, 3rd engineer, Tamsui, is on leave,
July roth.
Mr. Smallbrook is promoted from 3rd to 2nd officer of the Haiching
Mr. Daniel has gone and officer of the Hailong
Mr. W. S. Burrows is temporarily sailing 25 end officer of the Thales, and then goes chief officer of the Hailan.
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Arrivala.
FEICHING, British steamer, 980, J. Gordon, th July-Hoihow toth July, Rice.-A. R. Marty.
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STORE NORDISKE, Danish Telegraph steamer, 596, H. Petersen, 11th July,Shanghai 5th July, Telegraph Cable.-G. N. Telegraph Co.
Java, British steamer, 2,633, G. W. Gordon, K.N.R., 11th July,-Yokohama 24th June, General.-P. & ÚS. N. Co.
DAYBREAK, British steamer, 700, A. H. Best, 11th July, Canton 10th July, General.- C. M. S. N. Co.
WING SANG, British: steamer, 1,517, T. H. Sellar, ith July,-Shanghai and Swatow 10th July, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Clearances at the Harbour Office. Hipsang, British sir, for Kobe, Lyzemoon, Getman str, for Shanghai. Store Nordiske, Danish str., for cruise. Pak Kong, British str. for Canton. Toimeon, British str., for Canton, Idzumi Maru, Japanese str., for Shanghai. Wakasa Maru, Japanese str., for Singapore. Glenlogan, British str., for Shanghai. Thales, British str., for Swatow. Glenfalloch, British str., for Amay. Patroclus, British str., for Shanghai.
Departures.
July 11, Kiantschou, German str., for Europe. July 11, Hue, French str., for Quong-chow-wan. July 1, Sussex, British bark, for Portland, Or. July 11, Hanoi, French str., for Haiphong, July 11, Kyoto Maru, Jap, str, for Nagasaki. July 11, Tsuruhike Maru, Jap, str., for Kobe. July 11, Devonshire, Britiáli str., for Hongay. July 11, Hipsang, British sir, for Kobe.. July 11, Puriala, British transport, for Bombay, July, 11, Zyremioon, German str., for Shanghai,
Passengers-Arrived♪;
Per fava, from Foochow Mr. W. J. Williams,
Wheeley and child, and 30 Chinese.
Per Wing Sang, from Shanghai, &c.—Mrs.
Departed.
Per Kuriyang, for Tientsin-Mr. Herbert Price.
Capt. and Mrs. Tilley, and Mr. M. B. Cohen. Per Kiautschou, from Japan for Singapore.
For Penang Mr. Kubata. For Genoa-Mr. R. Kuptchicks, Mrs. Gerling, Messrs. G. Oya, K. Utsonomiya P. W. Feichtne, P. Stencel, Cohen and Hahn. From Shanghai for Singa pore-Messrs. M: Rosier, and E. A. Kohen, For Colombo-Mr. and Mrs. Rose, and Mr. M. Vakorin.For "Genon-Capt. Bredow, Mes and Mrs. Schlichting, Messrs. Hofineister, C. Nenbert, Klug, H. Dicke, Hwagner, Marshall, Uchilein, Thiel, Maltitz, and Slanck. For London-Messrs. Wilson, T. Jordan, Mr, and.. Mrs. J. Valentine. For Bremerhaven Capt. L. Maars, Mr. J. Meyers, Major Wichura, Capts. von Bulow, Oltmann, Lieurs von Wedel, Argelander, von Troschke, Lantesch, Bleck, Schildhauer, Dr. Rindisch, Messrs. Plagge, Apell, Puller, and 10 Non-Com Officers.
From Hongkong for Aden -Mr. L. Cardozo For Colombo-Dr.: H. Poinres. For Genon-Mrs. R. H. Jackson, and_Capt. Pritchard, For Landon-Mr. H. Kerkhope. For Singapore-Mrs. D. Harvey, Mesars. H. C. Field, C. H. Hand-and W. V. Robinson.
Per Stuttgart, for Shanghai-Messrs.-A. : Konitz and K Konitz. For Nagasaki-Meisr, O. Maller, G. Jacobsen, J. Rilley and P. Obrien,
SHIPPING REPORTS,
Captain J. Gordon, of the steamship Feicking, from Hoihow, reports:-Fine weather through
Mr. R. A. Musgrave is appointed 2nd 'out. enginer of the Thales.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE.
American (Gaelic) 13th instant Australian (Guthrie) 16th instánt. Indian (Arratoon Apear) 16th instant. American (Hongkong Maru) 20th instant. American (China) 27th instant; Canadian (Empress of China) joth instant. American (Derit) 7th prox.
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The P. & O. S. Ny Co.'s steamer Tientsin, left Singapore for this port on the roth inst
p.m..
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
Namer.
Fron
Gaelic
Shanghai....
July 13th Maria Valerie ...... Moji.................... (July 14th Guthrie........ Port Darwin July 5th.. Arratoon Aptar Singapore July 16th Tientsin Singapore July 16th Kagoshima Maru. Japan
July 17th
Hongkong Maru.Japan) [July 20th, China "kan.. San Francisco...july 27th Empress of China. Vancouver.... July 30th. Doric....
San Francisco Aug. the?
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We would direct the attention of shipping firmind, tkm
Mtyle in which “Bienzsera Expected", and "Projected Railings":
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The P. M. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Gaelic with | are now pablishelin these columas, and in in doing respecia mails, &c., left Shanghai for thin port yesterday,drols to farming this olles on the fagus aiready supe
fully urge the managers of shipping firma jó: give prilejaste"
•piled guness with the tourir avujishle information, NYOTT LAYE
abservations, to 1898.
29.738
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83.0
14.316
the toth at 6 pm.
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