LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
“(Before His Lordship A. G. Wis) July 18th.
The Hon. H. E. Pallock applied to his Lord ship for a special, sessions in be held to her. the two cases of forgery that would come before him. His Lordship granted the sitting for Monday next,
ROBBING AND Wadsmsd.
Ho Kwai was charged with robbing and wounding one Lan Un. The following jury were sworn --Mussrs, A. P. J. Lopez, F. X. do, Rozario, P. Groneng, F. G. Chunnett, W. S. Bailes, J. J. Audrey and R. Lackbana.
The Acting Attorney General, in his opening remarks, said the two charges were is one, robbery and wound ng, anal cited the evidence that would be brought forwanl.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1901.
LABUAN NOTES."
(From aur own Corresßrudent.)
LADUAN, 3th July, iga There is nothing of very particular interest to record. It is understood that an expedition has started from Ambong and another from Kudat to pursue and punish the late marauders. very unsettled state. In the meatime the West Coast remains in a
The railway is making rapid progress. The Beaufort are finished and all that now remains whole of the earthworks between Jesselton and to be done before the opening of the line is the completion of the bridges. Engines are now at that place the Government are putting up ninning over twenty miles from Jesselton and engineering shops at which outside work will be taken in hand-if any offers.
Mr. W. H. Hastings has been appointed Deputy Governor and Resident of Labuan, and the coming of this intelligent and straightfor- ward young officer has given general satisfac- tion. It is felt, on all hands that Governor Birch has made a very good selection.
SWIMMING FATALITY ALONG-
SIDE THE "TERRIBLE.”
cheers)-and especially in connection with the letters stated to have been written by Liqut. Morrison? (Ministerial cheers.):
GERMAN LLOYD.
High
water-Morningtohr, zquin, Afternoonazhr. gymist. Low water-Morning 3hr, 25min. Afternoon ghr, samin.
ANNIVERSARIES.
182-The Imperial Canal blockaded by the
PASSED THE CANAL, Outward-ith June-Kongsberg, Ker-Bra sog, Frans, Ferdinand, Erica, 14th June Bamberg, Fatrachus, Ernest Simons. 18th June -Antenor, Indus, jitwa Maru, z1st June- Bingo Maru, Edderton, 25th June-Mogul, Neckar. 28th June-Benvenue, Stentor, Sax oia, Alexandria. 2nd July-Bombay, China, Suevio, Konig, Albert, Coele, Salfordia, 5th talus, Segovia. 9th July--Glenfarg, Glentur July--Octanien, Ulysses, Tamba Maru, Tan- ret, Massilia, Sibiria, Spithead, Incuman, Warrior. 10th July-isa. 12th July-Ido Conven-menes, Annam, Strathord, Fanglica, Varra, -16th July-Glenshiti, Shinano Māru, Prinzess Irene, Satsuma,
British feet, 1872-Attempted assassination of the King and
Queen of Spain, 1876-Loan Art Exhibition held in the City
Hall, Hougtong. 1880-Earthquake in Manila; 10 lives lost and
much damage done. 1883-Additional Article to the Cheloo
tion signed in London.
steamships to their Hoboken pior gives a cer The return of the North German Lloyd
in the june St. Nicholas, of that part of the tain timeliness to Cleveland Moffett's account. work of "The Fireman" which consists in fight-1898-United States formally,annes Hawaii. the episodes described was the attempt to res ing the flames along the river front. One of 1899 -The Shamrock beats the Britannia. cue the German engineers from their burning. ships in the summer of 1900.
TO-MORROW.
F
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Friday, 19th July, 1901. Chinese--pth of 6th meon of 27th year of
Kwang-s Suu-Rises
skr. zómin. Sels
bhr. 5min. ...zokr. somin. ohr, zomin,
Hameward-B June-Statigari, Banca, Dresden, Batuvia, Meridian, Detano, Sithonia, 25th June--Canton, Preussen, Silvia., and July-Calchas, Ceylon, Laos, Inaba „itaru., july--Dardanus, Natol. 4th July-Afridi 9th July-Hamburg, 16th
Arrivals at Home-25th June--Ascania, Awa Marn, Konigsberg, Starburg 28th June -Wittekind, Antenar. and July-Bamberg, Dordogne, Preussen, Pyrrhus, 5th July-Rich mond Castle. 9th July-Ceylon, Tnuðu Maru, Inos. 12th July-Calchas, Saronia, July-Hamburg; Stevia,
16th
A sad accident happened alongside the Br.the House, I think all these false reports are. Mr. Brodrick: As I have already stated to cruiser Terrible on the 7th inst, at Kobe, one highly discreditable to those who publish them. of the crew being drowned within a fox feet of (Cheers.) the ship and while within hail of his shipmates. Between 4 and 5 o'clock about 140 or 150 blue jackets were in bathing, and some time later | THE ENGINEERS OF THE NORTH a stoker named Robert Campbell, who had not been passed as a swimmer and was therefore ed an intention to bathe. As he climbed down not supposed to venture in unattended, express the ship's cable he cheerily remarked that he thought he would swim from the cable to the boom and then he would pass out that company of recognised swinipers. He seems is, be adjudged fit to take a place in the to have been more than usually anxious to pass as a swimmer as he made a somewhat similiar remark to a shipmate just a week ago to-day when going in bathing at Wei-hai-wei. The unfortunate man-a general favourite on board, we understand-was seen to take a few strokes and then he was heard to cry "help" There were several men in the water near by and one of the number, H. Plomer, a stoker, went to his shipmate's assistance and supported him. No one for a moment apprehended serious developmenis until both men were seen to sink together. Then help was summoned and in a very few seconds the boat (which is always THE SHANGHAI COLLISION CASE. lowered when the bonny is clown for bathing purposes) anived on the scene. The boat's crew on seeing Plomer grasp the gunwale requiring assistance. Bet while he had grasped pulled him in, thinking that he was the man the gunwale with one hand, with the other he had held by the car as drowning comrade, who appears to have slipped from him just as the boat came, up and sunk at once. Camp Sell was not seen again. According to the report given us it seems the unfortunate man only sank twice-once when he carried Plomer down with him and again when he went down finally, Heart failure has been mentioned as a probable explanation of the fatality and it would appear to be a reasonable theory, It will be seen by a notice on our front page, as a strong healthy man would make a stout says the Shanghai Mercure of the 12th inster fight for life than Gampliei! seems to have Ma Viet Num declared -- air momicorgiven by The Chinese Engineering and Mining of an opium divan. The entrace is in a side'o.,.1.k, that the new provisional share certiiminediately his would-be rescuer's holl was they had looked death in, the face, a horrible, toa.m.-Douglas Co.'s steamer Naildong leaves LAI SANG, British steamer, z 224, G.. Payne,
Lay On was first called and said:-1 was formerly a lower gaidoner and on the date in question went to Sinoke opum in a side lane leading from Queen's Road West at about p.m. I asked for some opium and laid down on a bunk to smoke, I was there about half || an hour and they went downstairs into the
·lane.
late way and then I walked someone scized hold of me from behind, The defendant then came in front of me aml" Ipak my purse, which was tied mound my waist. I caught the man by the queue, My money was done up in paper in my purse. The tol ber was the defendant: I have seef the man before in the opium divan, but he is not a friend of mine. I have had no business deal- ines with him. There was $3.20 in my purse. After caught the man by the queue he stabbed me with something in the left hip. I did not see what he stubbed me with." I fell to the ground feeling faint. My dssallams both ran away I got up and went in a rick.h to the West Point Police Station, I was hired- ing all the time. I had no quarrel with the proner; I did not asstüt him.
laur. E know the complainant ; also the defen- dunt. They never canic together. The defen- dant was in my divan, the evening of the assault and went away before the complainant. The defendant left with a man who had conte to fetch lim.. The pumplinam paid me 10 cenis for the smoke.
Mr. H. St. J. Hughes, who had been alting ever since his trip to Brunci with the party From H.M.S. Maierwitch, died at to pm. on the Sth. Hehad been many years in the country and latterly held the post of Reuter's, Corres pondent.
SHANGHAI, 12th July,
Judgment was given in the Supreme Court on the afternoon of the 12th inst, in the Skerrymore Collinente collision case. The Skerrywere was held solely to blame. The counter action was di umissed with costs There is to be only onc set of costs with the addition of the Rocket's costs.
THE KAIPING MINES,
THE NEW SHARE CERTIFICATES,
made. And the fact that be sank so suddenly, deates will be ready for issue to-morrow, and relaxed, tends to bear out this theory, Divers holders of the interion receipts can obtain the
were sent down the same evening and again same from the Chartered Bank of India, yesterday but we are sorry to say no trace of Australia and China on the presentation of and the body has been found. The sad event has in exchange for their receipts. We understand
cast a cloam over the ship, where, as has been that the newy certificates are to bearer "so that said, the deceased was held in much esteem: for there will be no trouble in transferring them.is many good qualities. Deceased, who had the ship when she was commissioned at Ports. mouth prior to her eventful voyage to the Cape and China. He was a native of Scotland, with the fatality was held on board the Terrible. An enquiry into the circumstances connected
on the gth inst.--Kobe Herald.
and without more words these two climbed in "I'm with you, Ned, called Captain Braisted; through the coal-chute and started down the black, hot, stifling ways for the engine-room. And somehow they got there safely, and found eight men still alive, all Germans, engineers and their assistants. But when the themen called to them to hurry out for their lives, they refused in move. Their duty was with their engines, said they: they had to in their eng ines; they were much obliged to the American gentlemen, fat they could not leave their posts, Gall pher and Braisted could scarcely believe the cars, urged. The G-mans thought it very likely
But you will die!' they
any good; the vessel is past hope; you will be still they could not leave. But it won't de
burned to death,”
High water-Morning ...
Afternnon..... Low water-Morning går. 6min. Afterpay, gke, asmin, ANNIVERSARIES, 1963-Nanking captured by the Imperialists. 1873-Bishop Wilberforce died. 1875- Bronze cents first issued in Hongkong. 1881-Ratification of the new Treaties of Com 1801-Typhoon in Hongkong; H.M.S..F'weed
marce at Peking.
deixen ashige, **
1807-Suiciie of Lieut. Heygate of H.M.S.
Algerine at Shanghai - 1899--Mr. Danby and party assaulted in the
New Territory,
AGENDA.
TO-DAY.
The Germans understood perfectly, says the death at their engines and as they were all Pall Mall Gazette, they would he burned to
of this mind and not to be shaken, the firemen on the return journey. And this time they could only say "good-bye," and set forth sadly nearly lost themselves; but at last their good star prevailed, and they came without harm to their comrades, who listened in wonder to the Cargo ex drvaloon ¿pear subject to rent. news they brought. It seemed such utter folly, the decision of that unhappy engine-room crew, yet there was something almost splendid in their stubborn devotion to duty. Quietly lingering death, and had not finched; and days later, when the steamer had burned her self out and lay grounded in the mud, cold and black, the wreckers found these faithful though mistaken men still at their posts, still by their engines, where they had waited in
Inspector Baker, sworn sunds—lam at No. The yare printed-in both English and Chinese been married but was recently divorced, ioineet spite of everything-where they had perished.
Police Station. At to pm, on the oth Mayad sealed with the seals of both the new and the complainant cane to tie station bleeding the old companies. Arrangements have been from a wound in the left theh. The com plainant was sent to the Hospital
made with the Chartered Bank to split certi ficates on payment of St, so that the holder of a certificate for fifty shares can always have that certificate exchanged for say five of ten shares or two of twenty-five shares.
Chan Sing '. C. 261. said :- 1 arrested the defendant of the 11th May, at noon, în East Street.
Dr. Bell, stated Fram Acting Principal Civil Medical Ofices. The complainant caine to the Hospital suffering how wound in the left hip, about 4 inches deep, evidently caused by some thin, sharp instrumiem. The woul was of jaggesh mature. The complainant is still in the Hospital. A piece of wind with a nail in it might have caused the winted
Chet Ting Cran declarede-1 am Sergeant Interpreter to the Police-1 read the charge to the priser. He made a statement.
The defendant said.The compignant is a thief and always wants me to go and steal have lately refused to go stealing with bin. I refused to give him Sz and he assaulted me. We were separated but the complainant ran after me I picked up a piece of wood und"; struck him back. I did not rob hita.
His Lordship summed up very shortly and the jury retired for ten minutes. On returning they found the prisoner guilty on the second charge of wounding, ander provocation.
His Lordship taking this rider into considera tion, sentenced the prisoner to 4 months' word Flabottr..
...
· ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON. ti Shing was charged with assaulting, and stealing a quantity of goods from, Cheng Yag,
The prison pleaded not guilty. The same jury were sworn in. The Acting Attorney General opened the
We hear that the syndicate in London have taken up all the seven per cent. debeatures and the balance of the shares. These will be offered in the public at a large premium; after which they will be quated on the London market..
CHINESE LABOUR IN THE PHILIPPINES:
The Chinese carpenters and other workers in the Philippines seem to be getting their own teras there, as they do in other places, by means of their gaids, but in this case it seems the Filipinos are the cause of the state of afairs, being too lazy to work. The New American of the 11th inst. states that the Chinese carpenters in the islands have decided to strike for $2 a day and the guild has already taken steps to put this new order into effect. They propose boycotting every contractor and lumberman who will not recognize the guild At the present time the Cainese control the labour of the Island; Ep till recently they did not realize it, but the futile efforts of the government to secure labour for the Dagupan and Baguio wagrin road have proven to them that they must be relied upon to do the work in the islands.
This impression has spread itself through every guild and has been the subject of dis
cussion in Chinese labour sections for some time, with the result that they are going to make
Cheng Yau said:--1 am u gracer at Lap Sakhay while the sun shines. Wan. I own a matshed near the shore. I was there pn, the 7th of May alone. I was awakened by sonicone shouting outside. removed a bamboo pole that fixed the door and opened it and saw four teen. One of them threw some sand in my eyes, they knocked me dovu and bound me band and feet and band. aged my eyes with a piece of cloth. The cloth helonged to me. Afterwards, when I tore ol the bandage, I saw defendant. I saw the four men reaching the matshed. I told them I had not much money. They threatened me and struck ine. They searched a box that was on the bed and took a bangle and finger ring off me. They took away a quantity of clothes, money, some cash and à watch. I shouted oul "save life." One of the men returned and said "I will take your life with this stone, stone produced) and struck me with the stone. The robbers went away in their boat. I shouted out loud and a man of my clan came and released me. I got one of the junks, that approached, to take me to the Police Station. I saw four men on my way and heard them talk- ing. The prisoner was ong of them. I met an
NEW STAMPS AND COINS. It is stated that the firs: stamps to show the head of King Edward VII will be a fine set now is preparation for the Transvaal Colony, The new postage stamps will be of the values. of and a of King Edward, three-quarter face. Not only will the stamps be the first bearing the King's portrait to be issued during the present reign, but they will also be the first Commonwealth issue for Australia The following is a description of the stamps:
The general colour scheme of the 2 stamp will be carmine, with the lettering and figures the t stamp will be brown: The figure in black and the prevailing background of "2" and the letters" E. R." will be brown printed white, on a pink background. The an pink, while the line "two pounds will be designs cannot be very highly commended as works of art. A comparison with the existing cally full head instead of a profile of the issues will show that for the first time a practi sovereign is given while simplicity has been sacrificed to ornamentation, which, is, for the most part, not symbolical of anything whatever. The first issue of the coinage of King Edward VII: will be made in about six weeks time. The designs have been settled and the dies sunk, and some the coins have already been struck. It is understood that the first to be issued will be silver coins, then the bronze money, and later in the year, the sovereigns. Very little alteration has been made in the designs, apart from the substitution of the King's profile for that of Her late Majesty.
DEARTH OF WAR NEWS. MISLEADING TELEGRAMS FROM THE FRONT.
QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.
With the prospect of a big building boom in the islands, the carpenters have decided that they will run the harket for skilled labour. The other guilds will stick by them and they will get what they want. They know the Filipino carpenter will not work as long as he bas money to gamble with, and use Chinaman never fails to put in an appearance each day, They have heard the Filipino cussed out good and proper hy chatractors, and in their hearts are tickled to death over thier prospects.
The stoical Chitianian with his kit of tools strapped on his shoulder has thousands of all classes of Chinese labourers at his back, from the coat heavers to his own grade. Should a will noufy the guild of labourers who work in contractor refuse to pay him his $2 a day, he the fumber yaids. They will notify the mill hands and those who work in the woods. The lumber dealer dare not sell lumber to the con- tractor or his men will quit. If he bucks he cannot purchase the logs from the lumberman or the latter will suffer from a walk out..
There will be no manifestation, no brick throwing, no destruction of property John European constable and told him to arrest the Chimunus will take a holiday, smoke his pipe, prisoner who was carrying a bundle. The paul gamble until the While Devils." come to soner threw down the bundle and ran away.
Mr. Weir put a similar, question having re- The clothing produced was identified in desi with native labour.
their sees after endeavouring to get alongference to the alleged surprise of General tail by the witnes",
Beyer's commando.
The case is still proceeding.
THE PLAGUE.
Number of cases reported! ( Chinese..... 1485 up till noon of the 17th Other Asiatics 51 July, 1901
Europeans Number of cases reported during the past 24 hours
(Chinese
Other Asiatics o Europeans Total number of cases reported to date 1,506 Number of deaths reported (Chinese....1,448 up till noon of the 17th Other Asiatics 34 July, for
Europeans 9 Number of deaths reported Other Asiatics
Chinese 2 during the past 24 hours
Europeans. O Total number of deaths recorded to date 1,493 Since noon on Saturday last the cases and deaths are
Cases Chinese.
Other Asiatics ..... European
8
O
Q.
Total
Deaths Chinese
Other Asiatics Europeans
о
Total.
The plague returns for last weel; jero - dety:Cases
Deaths,.
The guilds are hardly ever very unreason- able. The dollar's worth of Chinese labour at the present rates will accomplish more than $4 worth of native labour, and the work is per formed in every way much more satisfactorily, has the required number of men at work every The guild will see that the contractor always meming. Cock fighting is not recognized by the guild as a legitimate excuse to neglect
work.
In the House of Commons, on the toth u., the following discussion took place
Mr. Dillon: I desire to ask the Secretary for War a question of which I have given himh private notice--whether, in view of the out- rageously false telegrams from South Africa which have been recently sent through Renter's Agency and, other agencies, and the absolute reliable information as to the progress of the dearth for a long period of any detailed and war and the military situation in South Africa, he will undertake to allow correspondents to go to the front without reference to the politics of the journals which they represent-(Opposi tion cheers) and whether he will see that the censorship is used in future only for military purposes, and not with the object of keeping the public in the slark as to the realities of the situation in South Africa? (Opposition cheers).
BY THE MAIL.
(From Home Papers.)
"TO-MORROW.
(About)—P. & O. Co's steamer Coromandel
leaves for Shanghai,
for Swatow.
4 p.m.-1. C. S N. Cu's steamer Yuensang
leaves for Manila.' H. A. L. Co.'s steamer C. Ferd. Lacis leaves C. N. Co.'s steamer Whampoa leaves for
for Calcutta'via Singapore, Ningpo and Shanghai.
SATURDAY, 20th. (About)-P. & D. Co's steamer Barea leaves
for Shanghai and Japan. P. & O. Co.'s steamer Sunda leaves for
Bombay.
P. & O. S. N.. Co.'s steamer Tientsin leaves
for Shanghai.
3 p.-D. S. & Co.'s steamer Arraloon Apear leaves for Singapore, Penang and Calcutta.
5 p.m.-C. & M. Co.'s steamer Perhe leaves for
Manila.
SHIPPING GAZETTE,
A Pro-Boer Meeting. The mischievous Queen's Hall meeting has produced a deluge of correspondence, which we must, says the Pall Mall Gazette, perforce deal with in the mass. Much indignation is, not unnaturally, feit against the eminent definer of Lord Milner as a wretched penny-a-liner.” One gentleman entreats us to advocate a boy- cott of Truth. "We must point out that no legal compulsion exists for the purchase of that journal, but that we cannot pretend to dictate what people should read and what they shall not Much more to the point is the inquiry byplied to Captains of vessels will contain a In future the Telegraph shipping form sup what right the proprietors of the Queen's Hall heading for notices of officers and engineers lent that place for the pro-Boer meeting, transferred or on leave, etc. Friends will much Essentially devoted to the fine arts, it has been oblige by giving this information: scurrility, defended by Covent Garden porters degraded into a meeting house for sedition and
July 10th. armed with knuckle-dusters. More than that London" will reach the Boer commandos in the resolutions beginning, "We, the citizens of four or five weeks from now, and act as a de- liberate incentive to their tkeeping thetweld. to explain. The Queen's Hall proprietors have a good deal
Veterans of Warfare.
London contains no more popular body of men than the commissionaires.. We (Pall Aful like the police; we respect railway porters: we are prepared to meet cabmen as wearers of the unostentatious black uniform. man to man, but our heart goes out to the Civil, self-respecting, and trustworthy,, their military training makes them invaluable as: door-keepers, messengers, and for any other work requiring patience combined with alert- ness. The speeches at the annual general mecting show that London has come to value them according to their desers. Sir Edward there always has been and always will be Walter, who made the corps, declared that plenty of occupation for a retired soldier of good character capable of doing a fair day's work. We are rejoiced to hear it. surprising, but equally creditable, is the state. ment that over 300 commissionaires, or 12 per cent of the total, went on active service, and that sixteen died in South Africa.
The men country when hostilities are thrust upon it. are too much esteemed as citizens to fail their
L'éss
officer of the Hatching.
Mr. Smallbrook is promoted from 3rd to 2nd
Mr. Daniel has gone and officer of the Hailong.
Mr. W. S. Burrows is temporarily sailing as and officer of the Thaler, and then goes chief
officer of the Haitan.
Mr. R. A. Musgrave is appointed and engineer of the Thales.
July 12th. Mr. E. B. Hayes is transfered from the unas as chief officer to the Phampon, Mr. T. Davies is transferred from s.9. Hoi- how as and officer of the Whampoa.
July 13th..
Mr. H. Coughlan, and officer of the Jadrani, is transferred to the Indravelli,
Mr. Firth, R.N.R. sails as and officer of the Indrani.
July, 15th.
of the Hailan
Mr. W. S. Burrows is appointed chief officer
Mr. A. B. Short is 2nd officer of the same steamer.
Mr. Fairfield 3rd officer same ship. Mr. C. H. Walker is transferred as 2nd officer to the Thales,
July 17th.
A. H. Macdonald has gone to Manila to join the Zafire.
F. Fairweather, 2nd engineer, s.s. Diamante, has resigned.
T. Clark, 3rd engineer, Diamante, is promoti ed and engineer, ss. Diamante.
D. M. Wilson, has joined s.s. Diamante, as 3rd engineer.
Superintendant engineer, Messrs. Bradley & John Pender, chiefs.s. Nanshan, is promoted. Co
J. Paterson, and dugiffeer, Nanshan, is pro- noted chief, Nanshan.
W.A. Jamieson, has joined Nanikan, as 3rd engineer.
R. W. Musgrove, has joined 2.s. Thales, as. 2nd engineer.
Ed Potts, has joincess. Peria; as 3rd engineer.
Mr. Allan, Amoy Dock, has resigned. John Watson from Saigon Rice mills, has
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.:
Faded Flowers and Things. Our regret that the pro-Boer wing of the Opposition spitefully sprang a debate on the prison camps upon the Secretary for War is increased by the publication on the 19th ult. of Miss Emily Hobhouse's report of her visit to the segregated Boer women and children in the Cape and Orange River Colonies. "Mr. Linyd-George was permitted to quote from it, but it was inaccessible to Unionist members. Now that it has appeared, we are invited, to regard the document as written without the least attempt at sensational description. Yet Mr. Brodrick; Lord Kitchener is consider. We find Boor chiltiren likened to faded flowers ing the circumstances under which the in
ihrown away," and an inquiry if "since the accurate telegrams complained of have recently Old Testament days was ever a whole nationjoined Amoy Dock, vice Mr. Allan resigned: been sent, and I will undertake that all such carried captive?" So much for Miss Hob- cases are suitably dealt with. (Cheers.) But house's restraint. Her goodness of heart shines joined Saigon Rice mills, vice John Watson, James Watson, resigned from Siskin, has ponsible for the accuracy of what is passed While she raises lamentations over the suffer-
must point out that the 'censor is not res
out from every sentence, laut not her wisdom. resigned. through his hands. He is responsible thatngs of Hoer women and children in bell-tents nothing should be telegraphed to this country under tropical rain, does she ever stop to con which is likely to give information to the enemy,sider what our own people suffered at. Lady- (Cheers,) As regards the general dearth of smith or Mafeking, or the poor Tommies in information which the hon. member com the fever hospital at Bloemfontein? War is plains of there has been uó withhold- ing of information from the House. At It might reasonably have been supposed, this stage it is obvious that the reports of the says a recent Bombay Gazette, that the bitter Generals are necessarily a summary of the experiences of H.MS. Pamone, when her events that have taken place and that sum Cominander, and many of her crew were maty has been duly published.. I am sure would have led the Admiralty to abstain from sible for any General to allow a mass of cor- stricken down by the heat in the Persian Gulf, the hon. member will realise that it is impos- ronning any risk of a similar character. But respondents from newspapers of all descriptions their lordships have not profited by the past warning. To relieve the Pigeon they have can have only a few representatives of the to accompany the troops., (Cheers.) A General sent the sister ship of the Pomone, the Perseus Press with him... to, the Gulf and that without providing her with any of the gear which would diminish risks and discomfort to the officers and crew. The Perseus is now in the Gulf, without politics of the journals which they represent? pankas, or any apparatus whatever for cooling | (Opposition cheers.) AB the correspondents at water for drinking purposes or the treatment of fever patients. Both the Pantone and the
present represent supporters of the Govern ment. (Cries of "No.") Perseus are absolutely unsuited to the duty on Mr. Brodrick. I have no knowledge of what which they are employed and the sending of a correspondents are at the front. (Opposition second ship to the Gulf without proper fittings laughter and Ministerial cheers.) That rests is to say the least unwise.. We should like to entirely with Lord Kitchener, who is in com- believe that it is only necessary to call attenpleic ignorance of the politics of all journals. tion to the maiter to have the deficiencies (Opposition cheers.)
THE "PERSEUS" IN THE GULF
Mr. Dillon May ask whether the right hon. gentleman will undertake to allow corres- pondents to go to the front irrespective of the
supplied, but we cannot close our eyes to the Major Rasch May I ask whether the Secre, fact that the Admiralty shows very little contary for War will consider the advisability of 'sideration for the East India squadron or its prosecuting the propagators of false informa tion at home-such as Mr. Stead (Ministerial
men
war.
NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
JULY. Meteorological hens based on fifteen years. observations to 1898.
29.738 81.6 830
Bammeter Thermometer Humidity
Rainfall
TO-DAY,
14 210
WEATHER. REPORT.
O'date'n Ou inte at
29.79.
Barometer.... Temperature Humidity Rainfall
10.1
29 85
81.
80
0.32:
-TO-DAY.
Thursday, 18th July, 1991, Chinese-3rd of 6th moon of 27th year
Kuang-s Sun-Rises
Shr, zámin
MAILS DURY*** American (Hongkong Maru) 20th instant. German (Konig Albert) 23rd instant. German (Bayern 24th instant. American (Chile) 27th instant. Canadian (Empress of China) goth instant. American (Doric) jth prox. s
*
Shipping.
Arrivals. ERIDAN, French steamer, 973, Ristortelli, 17th
PHRA NANG, Geman steamer, 1,200, A. S. July, Saigan 14th July, Mails and Gene- ial Messageries Maritimes. Calder, 17th July-Bangkok Toth July, Rice and General-Melchers & Co. SITHONIA, German steuner, 4,238, Burmeister, 17th July, Hamburg and Singapore 12th July, General-Siemssen & Co. COROMANDEL, British steamer, 2,783, F. W Viber, R.N.R., 16th. July-Bombay 3rd July, and Singapore 13th, Mails and Gene- al-P. & O.S. N. Co.
KAGOSHIMA MARU, Japanese steamer, 4,300, K. Kowri, 18th July,-Japan 12th July, Genel Nippon Visen Kaisha. ITINDA British transport, 3.361, M. England,
18th July, Taka 11th July."
18th July-Mugitzth July, Coal-Jardine, Matheson & cö.
FUSHUN, British steamer, 1,500, W. H. Lunt,,
18th July, Shanghai 14th July, General. -C. M. S. N. Go.
HALLOONG, British steaner, 763, H. Bathurst,
18th July-Swatow 17th July, General Jardine, Afathesen & Co.
CHINKIANG, British steamer, 1,240, E. Stringer, 18th July, Iloilo and Cebu 13th July, General Butterfield & Swire.
CoNci, British steamer, 1,314, C. Abbott, 18th
Jaly, Balak Pappan (Bornco) 8th July, Petroleum Arbold, Karberg & Co., LOONGMOON, German steamer, 1,245, K. Schuldi, 18th July-Canton 17th July, General-Sienissen & Co.
ILTIS, Gennan gunboat, gco, Sthamer, 18th
July, from a cruise.
CARTHAGE, British hospital-ship, 5,189,. J. R,
Lendon, 18th July,Calcutta 7th July, Ballast-Government.
TAISHUN, American steamer, 1,400, Patterson, 18th July,Canton 18th July, General- C. M. S. N. Co.
CLARA, German steamer, 675, A. Hansen, 18th July,-Pakho and Hollow 16th July, General. Chinese.
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• Clearances at the Harbour Offes.. C. F. Licise, German str., for Calcutta, Fushun, British str., for Canton. Wo Kent, British steam-launch, for Wuchow. Pak Kong, British str, for Canton. Hointeon, British str., for Canton. Wongket, German str, for Pakhoi. Glauchs, British str., for Singapore.
acdu, British str., for Shi-win-yan, Chow fa, German str., for Bangkok..
Departures.
July 18, Rajah, British transport, for Calcutta. July 18, Choysang, British str., for Canton. July 18, Clavering, Brit. transport, for Calcutta. July 18, C. Ferd. Laciss, German str., for Sin-
gapore.
July 18, Glaucus, British str., for Singapore. July 18, Sambia, German str., for Singapore:
Fassengers-Arrived,
Per Chinking, from Cebu-zo Chinese, Per Sithouin, from Singapore-450 Chinese. Per Fushan, from Shanghai-Capt. Carrick. Per Hailoeng, from Swatow-Messrs. Potts, Wu Cheong, Mrs. Siao Tong NigMr. Li Tak Heong, and 29 Chinese.
Per Eridan, for Hongkong from Saigon Messrs. Monin, Clart, Toomges, and 178 Chi- nese. For Yokohama from Marseilles-Messrs. F. de Noailles. From Haiphong-Mr. Meiffre. Per Coromandel, for Hongkong, from Bom Mathison and Mr. R. B. Ramsay. From Mar- Jay Mr. A.-Mohidina From Colombo-Col. seilles-Messrs. N. Lazarus, F. D. Irvine and Capt. Rotherham From London-Mr. and Campbell, Ward, Guyett, Edwards, Rutherford, Mis.-C. T. Andrew and two infants, Messra. Rev. and Mrs. John Steele. From Singapore Assistants. -Lt. Georghegan, two Mail Agents and two For Shanghai from London- Messrs. E. Cockayne, D. Davies, D. Thomas, Miss Newton and Oglivie's anal
SHIPPING REPORTS..
Capt. W. H. Lunt, of the steamship Fushun, from Stranglia, reports:-Fresh to light S.W. mansoun and fine weather.
Capt. E. tninger. of the steamship Chinking, from Iloilo and Cebu, reports Light variable Swell winds and fine throughout, with moderate W.
Captain G. Payne, of the steamship Lai Sang, from Moji, reports From Moji to Turnabout strong S.S.W. 10 S. W. winds with high sea and heavy rain, thence to port moderate S.W. winds and sea.
Capt. H. Bathurst, of the steamship Hailsong, from Swatow, reports:-Light S.W.winds with "showers at intervals and clear sky. Vessels in Swatow:-El Dorad», Taiskan, Shantung, and. German gunboat itis.
STEAMERS EXPETES,
Names.
The Canadian Pacific Railway. Co.'s RIM.S. Empress of India arrived at Vancouver at 9 p.m..on Tuesday, 16th'inst."
The N. Y. K. Co.'s steamer Kanagawa Marulamorganshire... Manila....
Hongkong Maru... Shanghai... (European Line) left Kobe via Moji for this Melpomene........ Singapore port on the 17th inst, and is expected to arrive Franz Ferdinand... Singapore here on the 24th inst.
Alexandria Singapore
The N. Y. K. Co's steamer Pawata Maru (Australian Line) left Kobe via Moji and Nagasaki for this port on the 17th inst., p.m. and is expected to arrive befe on the 23rd inst
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