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THE HONGKO
ONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1901
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word of life the butcher's He's stu Just blow the photog —laken, from, life", the parson pilot's ang herehe hard graphist'Transferred to the head office the bankers Placed here on fixed deposits the doctor's Buried with, his - numerous mistakes.""" the tallora...” A perfect, here the godown-keeper's Cold stumge at reduced rates,Finally I give an epitaph, which the Kobe wiiter puts first. It has event more point hers than in Kobe, It is the editor's Resting from the dipily press "..- GILAR,
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„Have you ever noticed. The Demoralizing the demoralizing effect
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which the possession of a-bicycle has upon the most upright and high-minded person, Mr. Editor. I have been studying the morale of cycling of late and have come to the conclusion that the anoner the Social Purity League lakes the matter up, the better it will be for the British nation and for buinanity at large. I have no hesitation in saying that the purchase or the presentation, or even the theft of a bicycle. makes one a murderer at heart at once Now Iam, or rather was, of a very mild and placid THE LENNOX”. ADRIFT ON- temperament. I would as soon have thought of committing an assault upon a coolle as I would have thought of trying to give Sir Thontas a bogus note as a contribution to his Alemorial Fund. But since I had a bicycle given to me, I have fund my morals oozing out with every fresh mile, chalked up by my cyclometer. A little time back, I ran violently into a poor Chinaman carrying a basket of pigs, upset (be pigs, the Chinaman and myself and broke the machine. Now what do you think dd, Mr. Editor? Did I go and help that poar man-up and help him collect his pigs? No! I took him and, having carefully fooked round to see if a policeman was about beat him unmercifully. Then an amateur mis sionary came up and reproved me and I cursed him. And before I had a whed I was innocent and mild in disposition:
But I am not the only one Another Horrid who Te thus affected, Mfr. Exemplo. Editor. The amateur mis- sionary mentioned above has a wife, and the Devil one day tempted him to purchase two machines and teach her, to ride. A few days ago I met the A. hi. and his better half wheeling along a broad and lonely road." A Chinaman carrying a uple of baskets ap peared, and the wheel of the A.M.W. immed ately made a dead set at him. The poor man ran from one side of the road to the other in a vain effort to escape, but the fiendish machine followed him like Fate and at last succeeded in running him down. It wasn't his fault that the lady got upset. There was no notice posted. anywhere to tell him that the whole rond was reserved for her and she didn't even have a
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legraphic advice from Tokio
In support of the plaintiff's case, Arno Saxon, The Japanese Minister subseformerly a memberofthe Saxon troupe, deposed everal notes with the British that the stem of the barrel had an outer case Japanese in Scool believe loaded with sand to make it difficult to balance British Japanese Ministers to by anyone onacquainted with the device." to lodge a demand over their joint gnature shortly→Shanghai Mercury
THE QUARANTINE OUTRAGE:
AT HONOLULU,
The Honolulu Independent, writing on this ahir, says
Defenchant and a number of witnesses denied that Sandow succeeded in straightening: arm whep he beld the barrel aloft. manager and several members corroborated
Averdict was given for the plainuff with as damages against Saxon and 40s, against the music hall company. WARRA
The Cofer, affair is a very unfortunate-in-" Americans and Queen Victoria. cident. The indignation meeting last night. A pleasing evidence of the feeling of the was attended by all the prominent Japanese re people of the United States towards our late sideple and we think that the sentiments ex delored Queen is afforded by the contribution The Br, steamer Lewer, which has been pressed, by the speakers will find an echo in of 5,000 to the National Memorial by the running between Portland and Manila for the the heart of every decent man who remember delegates from the New York Chamber of past two years, under charter by Dodwell & Co. that a bad a mother and reveres the female Commerce. The genemus action of these to the US Government, broke her propeller sex, whether in silks or calico, or even a malo gentlemen has been dictated by a double senti- Manila June 27th, expecting to go to Portlanding of when allowing an indignity to be offered they have, had in the old country, for the very shaft on her last voyage eastward. She left only, What Dr. Cofer could have been think ment. First, they are grateful for the reception but at Nagasaki oniers vers received to proceed in an outrageous manner, towards refined cordial welcome they received from their to San Francisco. The ship left Nagasaki July Indies of the great. Oriental Empire we cannot Majesties the King and Queens" and for the denly on the evening of July 25th, the shaft indecent examination had been offered to Cau- greeted during their stay by the English people 5th and the progress was fairly good, until sud-understand We know that if an attempt of an generous hospitality with which they were broke within three feet of the propeller, making casians, the doctor would have found a revolver in general, and by the Lord Mayor in parli-, great noise, but the quick shutting off of the pointed at him or an invitation to jump overcalar" Secondly, they wish to testify to the There was a calm at the time, and things look-the Japanese gentlemen and ladies who con her late Majesty was regarded by the people of engines prevented any damage to the vessel. board and swim to the sharks. We think that universal esteem and reverence with which ed bad, Captain Williamson declared that he trolled the meeting fast evening made a misthe United States Well-as the French pro had no sails on board, and the only thing to be take in addressing the resolutions to President verb says, "Les petits cadeaux entretiennent done was to use the awnings for sails. There McKinley and other officials at Washington l'amite. We might add, Et les grands aussi were a lot men-of-war's men, and all hands The Japanese Foreign Office is the only proper set about to sew sails, and under the direction place where notice can be in en of such Mr. Brodrick and the Daily Mail." of the ship's officers, rigged up a jib and stay serious matter, and those who know the spirit two stunsails on cargo booms. After drifting the matter will be investigated and satisfaction sails, a foretopmast staysail and trysail and of the Japanese Government will realize that about more or less helplessly for several to the utmost power of Japan, demanded. But days, Captain Williamson decided to send not even Dr. Cofer's resignation which un one of the ship's bouts, away in the hope of doubtedly will be called for, will heal the wound reaching the coast. Accordingly on the morninflicted on womanhood by a federal official ing of July 31st the Third Officer (Mr. Spratt) and a volunteer crew of six men put off from the disabled steamer. On the Lenner were seventeen cabin and, forty-five second-passen gera, nearly all of whom were discharged. sailors and soldiers, and the English officers and a Chinese crew of about thirty men.. There were no women on board.
The pate's story of the accident and subse. quent experiences states that under the jury little boy with a danger Bag walking it front-When the shaft broke the ship was in latitude rig the Lenner made little or no progress like Mr. Ormsby's roller. And would you be lieve it, Mr. Editor, no sooner had the accident 37 degrees, 40 minutes north, Jongitude 127 occurred than the AM. got off and kleked the degrees, 8 minutes west, For nearly a week poor Chinaman who lind just been run over, those on board looked in vain for assistance, What moral depravity, was it not?
meanwhile drifting to the southward and in towards the coast. What made it really serious was the shortage of provisions. The only thing board was particularly depressed on account of on board in quantity was rice: Nobody on the helplessness of the vessel, but when no Steamer appeared, and day after day passed, Captain. Williamson asked the Chinese.crew to man a small boat and attempt to reach the coast. The Chinese refused and the chief officer went to the foreign sailors and asked for a volunteer crew. Twenty minutes later a boat was ready to put off. Twelve hours later, within sight of Piedras light the boat was picked up by the steamer Loomis. The Lenner was in latitude 35 degrees, jo minutes north, longitude 127 degree, 55 minutes west, when the boat left her. The beat's crew arrived at San Francisco on the rst inst, and delivered a letter to General ng from Quartermaster Captain Dorcy of the the vessel, and requesting assistance. The big Lennox,-giving particulare of the condition of transport tug Slorum, which is always kept in despatched by General Long in search of the readiness for such cases of emergency, was helpless Lennox. It was expected that the Lenner, which was about 180 miles south of San Francisco and forty tiles at sea when the small boat put off from her, had drifted forty miles further to the southward. The Slocum would probably find the vessel close to Santa Barbara, channel, and immediately start to tow her to San Francisco-Kobe Herald:
But it is not only Amateur Mis- Farthor sionaries and mild folk like myself Horrors, who are affected by the immorality of the bicycle. I will quote another case. He was a subaltern in the Staff Cops and has now been promoted and returned to British Regiment, so I can speak of him will safety. He had a heavenly temper, attended Church regularly and never suffered from temporary congestion the morning following a a guest night at mess. But he fell from grace at last. He bought a bicycle so as to be able ride with a lady friend, and his morals went all to pieces. I was tiding with them cute day and he had a collision with a Chinaman carrying a large lot of washing in two big bundles. It occurred just in the usual way; the machine look charge and did all the mischief on its own initiative. The coolie was the first to pick himself up, and as murderous light in the subaltern's eyes, fe bolted. The subaltern picked up the bamboo carrying-pole, which the coolie had abandoned and gave chase. Then the machine, out of pure devilment, ran subalteru, pole and all ever the Traya into three fect of water and a couple of black mud. He got put after a time, said such wicked words that the lady had to put her little hamis, over her ears, and then threw the washing over into the water. Then the coolie strolled up and said that it was his (the subaltern's) washing, and I am sure I saw the bicycle nearly bursting its tyres with unholy inirth
soon as he saw. the.
ALLEGED SUICIDE OF A FUGITIVE TAOTAL
SHANGHAI, 26th August..
BY THE MAIL.
(From Home Papers):
A Modest Request. Miss Hobbouse apparently desired to serve Africa to report on the refugee camps, and the on the Committee which has gone to South
able and impartial woman who would have Daily News-naturally says that the only cap- given us the only report which could be of any use to the Daily News has been ruthlessly held back by an incompetent and unscrupulous Government. But, seriously, how could Miss Hobhouse expect to be put on Committee, which is appointed practically to look into cer- tain charges which she has brought against the manner in which the Boer women and children Burdett Coutts's desire to sit upon the Com are being treated?. This is on a par with Mr.
Scandal scare; The thing is ridiculous. An mission which was the result of his " Hospital accused person might as well ask permission to sit beside the judge and give his opinion on the merits of his case. But the Daily News is
inimitable
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The Minerva "-" Hyacinth" Run,
Daily Mail is by no means well advised fis It seems to us (Pall Mall Gorello) Ahn the maintaining that Mr. Brodrick's action in regard to it has been dictated by irritation at the publication of Mr. Edgar Walince's account of the Vlakfontein episode. Not only have we Brodrick's positive disclaimer of his having acted from any such motive, but the information that has now come to hand goes to show that in some of its main particulars our contem porary's correspondent stated no more than the truth. In our view, the controversy between Mr. Brodrick and the Daily Mail can and must be regarded from the one aspect Commons on the 29th ult. The Secretary of in which it was presented to the House of
the journal in question with barlug in the pre- Statefor War has in no ambiguousterms charged sent year published statements on impending events based on secret official documents," and opinion, whether these were obtained by direct he went on to say, it is immaterial, in my: purchase or through the means of a correspon dent." This is, after all, only a euphemistic way of saying that the conductors of the Daily Mail have, either directly or indirectly, by im Proper means obtained and published official information. That is a very grave charge, and impugned will do all that lies in them to have we do not doubt that those whose action is thus
thoroughly investigated.
THE ROYAL TITLE.
The proposed alteration of the Royal title recalls the fact that, since the reign of William
it has already undergone no fewer than fifteen changes. The following list should be interesting — Year. Sovereign,.............. Royal Style or Title.
King of the English; Normans, and Lino
1100 William 11 1135 Stephen...
154 Henry II:
The Engineer of the last week in July has an interesting article on the Minerva-Hyacinth run to Gibraltar and back for the purpose of testing the relative advantages of the Scotch says The performance of the Minerva on and Belleville boiler. Our contemporary1006 William:f..........
defect manifested was the breakage of the bolt the run qut was quite uneventful. The only of an excentric strap, and the consequent bend: ing of one of the straps. The defect was made good with spare gear in two hours. The ship was quite ready to start again. on her home. ward run the moment her bunkers were filled. But what of the Hyacinth? During the first 199 John hours of the ran out all went well. Then the loss of water began. The evaporators can sup ply between six and seven tons of distilled-1265 Henry III water per hour, but this was insufficient to make up the loss. A very curious feature of this loss is that it was found impossible to trace it, to its source. The connections and 1341- Edward III pipes seemed tight, water did not run into the capture and subsequent suicide of Cheng Wenthe water would have reappeared in the hotter 2
A Taiyuan, Shansi, dispatch reports the
farmaces, nor was it found in the bilges. The ching, ex-Taolai of the Kuci Sui Intendancy
loss was not dge to priming, of course, because Tear Henry V of Shansi, near the Great Wall. This man, well. The only explanation is that a multitude whilst Tantai last year, caused the nussacre of a number of missionaries and converts with in his jurisdiction and was named in the Black List for punishment. The Reactionaries, how ever, allowed, as in many other cases, this man to remain in office until the victory of the Ger man forces at Kukung, on the Chibli-Shansi borders, which led to the dissemination of rum. It will be remembered that a few ours that the Allies were on their way to cap The Roller. months ago a tired dredger took
what seemed to be a permanent rated last year in that city. The guilty Chêng tore Taiyuan to avenge the massacres perpet: lease of a portion of the hotion of the harbour. Taotai immediately abandoned his post and This was taken as a fair marke for a lot of cheap absconded (note of which was published in humourosities and paltry persilage. I trust, these columns whereupon the Empress Dow. Mr. Editor, the accident to the steam roller ager being "justly indignant" issued a decree will not be treated in a frivolous manner, ordering his capture and summary derapit. There is nothing light or airy in a steam rolleration wherever found Clieng Wen-ching seven-tenths of her full power, the old trouble, 1702 Ann It should mercover be an authority on drains, was, according to the dispatch above releakage, driving her into port and be irres
Now don't you think, Mr. Editor, To Bum Up, that after such a series of crimes as those I have related, the bicycle ought to be suppressed? It dues more to ruin and deprave otherwise upright and clean living men than all the gambling, wine and women in creation. It makes you a bully, a liar (for you always boast of your records) and, porhaps, a thief, and therefore, say I, a Society for the Abolition of the Bicycle is badly
needed:
as it seems to have gone thoroughly into the subject, and an example to all men ie the qalet persistency of a steam roller in-remaining where it stopped. No doubt it is upset by being lifted by block and tackle, because that gets its back up at once,
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two large leaks, and that the water was evapo- of very small leaks are equal in effect to one or 1429 Henry VI rated and went up the chimneys. A most careful overhaul: took place at Gibraltar, and there everything was tested by the hydraulic pump. Not satified with this, the ship was taken out of harbour and run for twelve hours. to make certain that every joint was tight." This being done, she returned to harbour; the steady old Scotch boilers, fairly used, and fires were drawn, and the bailers cooled down. The history of the trial is typical. We have doing their duty perfectly in one vessel, and in the other we have the Belleville bailler doing as it would seem it always does when pressed. The ship could hardly reach Gibraltar
The Netherlands Railway Employees,
ferred to, captured by a petty military officer embered that the Hyacinth is comparatively some time last July on the Shan-Honan a new vessel 1898-that her machinery has borders, in consequence of which Cheng: tijed been in charge for many weeks of Mr. Gaudin, to kill himself twice, unsuccessfully, by means and that nothing was left undone to make her of raw opium. By means of a heavy bribe a success. The Minerva, on the other hand, Cheng was allowed to "die with his whole body working up to a higher fraction of her full intact," that is to say, not by the executioner's, overgave no trouble whatever, and beat the In a book recently issued on knife, which was hermplished by three menyacinth in speed Not up to life in the Hudson Bay Company's holding Cheng's aunts and legs; one man keep- Sample, service, the author (fr. Rodericking a light hold of his throat to prevent breath
Campbell) tells some cutertaining ing; and a fifth man stamping with his heavy stories, one of which runs as follows; "Our boots on the prostrate Cheng's abdomen, officials when they wished to become Bene "Three stamps," continued the dispatch, was dicts, often married Indian girls Many, how sufficient to kill the man effectively The body ever, did not care to do so, and would petition was finally laid in a crfun and transported to the Company to select wives for them and send Kueichunch'eng, the scene of the murders last them out by the next boat. Their wishes were, year, where some of the leading converts there as a rule, complied with, and the selection was identified the body and signed an affidavit con- nearly always satisfactory. Among thie are faming the fact of the guilty official's death hives of the Company are found receipts from W. C. Daily News,Te factors running thus.Received, per Lap wing, Jane Goody, as per invoice, in good trim; and, Received, per Osprey, Matilda Timpins, returned per Lapiring as not being in accordance will description contained In invoice.""
James
-maptians.
Englelande's King. King of the English,
Duke of the Normane, King of England, Duke
of Normandy and Aqui taine
King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Nor mandy and Aquitaine. King of England and Ire- land, Duke of Aqui taine, and Count of Anjou.
...King of England and France, and Lon of Ireland.
King of England, Heir and Regent of France, and Lard of Ireland. King of England and France, and Lord of Ireland.
NOTANDA
Baromet Temperature Humidity: Rainfall
Satur
CALENDAR
Chinese-7814 of 7th Do
Kwang-st Sun Rises
Moon. High water-
(on fifteen years,
:
80
27th year t
sår, gouin.
Afternoon Szohr 7minaz Low water Morning 3erquin,
Afternoon ghr, omin, 2. ANNIVERSARIES
1848-Severo typhoon off coast. Korea, many.
lives fost, nad much damage done to shipping at Hongkong, Macao and 1893-Steamer stufigo floated and towed into
Whampo Kowloon docke 1891-Destruction of Canton flower-boats 1898-Colonci Henry confesses to forgery in
Dreyfus case
TO-MORROW.
Sunday, 1st September, Igor.. Chinese-roth of zih, moon of 27th
Kwang-su Sun-Rises
Sets
High water Morning
5hr, quin
•öhr 16min.
zohr zomin
Afternoontohr, comin
Low water-Morning.
3hr 54min.
Afternoon 4hr, 32min, ANNIVERSARIES, ZAMAN
1880-General Roberts defeats Ayoob Khanzai 1858-Last sitting of the East India proprietors
as Governors of India. "
1898-Woosung railway opened to traffic.
Kandalan URANG 1900-Official list of British casualties la South
Africa amounts to 39,645
AGENDA.
TO-MORROW.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co RMS Empress of India ansved at Shanghat at mid. night on Friday the 30th inst
for Nagasaki am, on Mond
„Loʻaƒriva
"HONGKONG
again at
the 200 prox
PASSED THE CANAI,
Outward 3th August-Canton, Konig berg, Moyuni, Préussen, túlh AugustAwa Mari, Ulysses, Palawan, 20th August-Kher- son, Malaya, Marianne 23rd August-Aga- memnon, Ceylon, Irion. 27th August Amadri, Bamber, Olimpo, Hamburg, ・・・ S
Homeward-13th August-Salasie, Wakasa Mar 16th Augus-Jaza, 20th August—In- drani, Bayern, 23rd August-Annam, Glaucus, a7th August Alcinous, Saubia, Kanagawa Maru, Sunda
Arrivals at Home 23rd August—Glenaris neyPrometheus, Nurnberg, 27th August Kital, Annam,
Shipping.
Aurivala,
DAYBREAK, British steamer, you, A. H. Best, 30th AugShanghai 27th Aug., General.
CM. S. N. Co.
KYOTO MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,639, Ti Sakari, 30th Aug,Moji 25th August, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.
GLENFALLOCH, British steamer, 1,434, R. S. Bainbridge, 30th Aug-Sourabaya via Singapore 18th Aug, General-Joo Teck SengURA
DR. HANS JERO KIER, Norwegian; steamer, 691 H Larsen, 30th Aug. Newchwang add Cheloo zih Abg General Harling, Buschmann & Menzell,
JUPITER, British steamer, 2,199, James Reid, 30th AugShangliai 27th Aug, General.
Dodwell & Co.; Ld.,
KUTSANG, British steamer 1,495; T. W..Selby, 31st Aug,Jaya 20th August, Sugar Jardine, Matheson & Co.
NANCHANG, British steamer, 1,062, Edward
Finlayson, 31st.Aug-Canton 30th Aug, General Butterfeld & Soire GLENROY, British steamter, 3,141, Forbes Selby,
31st AugOlam Ko 23rd Aug, Coal. McCregor Bro. & Co. ;--- MUTTRA, British transport, 2,085, D. C. Macin tyre, R.N.R, 31st Aug. TakE 25th Aug,, Government Stores-Government
Clearances at the Harbour Office.
O: S. K. Co.'s steamer Daijin Maru lenses for Dr. Hans Jürg Kir, Norwegian str.,
Tamsui via Swatow and Amoya
CHURCH SERVICES.
St. John's Cathedral:-Communion, 7 am Roman Catholic Cathedral:-Mass at 0a.m.
Matins, 11 am, Evensong, 5-45 PM 7am, 8 am, and 9.30 am. Benediction, 35 p.m. - German Bethesda Chapel, West Point - St. Francis Church, Wanchai-Mass (Chin)
Morning Service, I am 6 am; (Port), 7.30 am. Benediction, St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road-Morning St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point:-Mass,
Service (English), 9 mm. ****
Waleyan Methodist Church-Services, 10.30
2.m. and 5.45 p.
Union Church-Services,;11'a.m, and 6 p.mé
MONDAY, and...
Clearance sale at Willian Powell's, Limited. Public Auction of Crown land at Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, at 3p.m., at the offices of the P.W.D. Auction of Crown land at Kennedy Road, Hongkong, at 3 p.m., at the offices of tlie P.W.D
Public
SHIPPING GAZETTE.
piled to Captains of vessels will contain a In future the Telegraph shipping form sup heading for notices of officers and engineers transferred or on Jeave, etc. Friends will much oblige by giving this information —
August 20th,
The officers of the Catherine Acar (Capi S. H. Belson) are: Chief officer, A, Buchanan, 20d, R. Gillan, 3rd, R.-M. Taylor, chief engi beer, T. S. Laurie, 2nd T. Barne 3rd, W. Park, 4th, W. Marks, Purser, M. J. Edwards,
Canton
Aansu, British str. for Nagasaki Wo Ping, Chinese steam launch, for Wuchow.
Daijin Maru, Japanese str., for Swatow. Apenrade German str., for Haiphong Daybreak, British str. for Canton, Yui Tung Chinese steam-launch, for Wuchow, Jacob Diederichsen, German-stry for Hoihow.
Anping, British str., for Shanghai. Pak Kong, British sit, for Canten Kyoto Maru, Japanese str. for Kuratsu. Jupiter, British air, for Manila, Shirley, British str, for. Kutchinotzu
Peru, American str., for Shanghai. Holmoon, British sir,, for Canton
Changtha, British str., for Shanghai. / Wangkot, German stri, for Swatow P. C, O. Klao, Garman str., for Singapore.
de
Aug. 31 Afassilia, Beltish six, for Europe. Aug. 31, Felnyo, British str. for Singapore. Aug 31, Nevara, British transport, for Taku. Aug. 31, Taksang British air, for Bangkok. Aug 31, Lemoon, Getman str., for Canton.. Aug 31, Phra Chula Chom Klae, German str.
for Singapore,
Aug 31, Peru, American str. for San Fran-
Cisco.
Aug 31, Anping, British str, for Shanghai: Aug 31, Rein, Norwegian str for Bangkok Aug 31, Wangkal, German str., for Swatow.
boat, for Manila, Aug. 31, Don Juan de Austria, American gun-
Passenger
Arrived.
Per Glenfalloch, from Singapore-275 Chi-
Departed**
Per Pusing, for Manila-Mr. B. Darbosh Miss Mary Perez. Miss L Marquand, Dr. J Sanger, Mr. A. S. Fostery Mr. and Mrs K. Beltoroff and Infant, M. and Ms. Wallace, HMrs, and Miss Powell, Messrs. C. H. Ames; R
Harper, L. Maynard, Mrs. Hilbert and child; Miss Hock Mr. Sam McCurdy, Miss M.White, Messrs. S. S. Milligan and E. B, Howitz
1544 Henry VIII King of England, France, and Ireland, and De fender of the Faith, and on earth the Supreme lead of the English and frish Church. Queen of England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith. King of England, Scot
land, France, and Ireland, Defender of The officers of the Wing Sang (Cap the Faith.
Sellar) are chief officer, Mr. Bicard, zad H Queen of Great Britain, W. Weare, chief engineer, Mr. Smithers, and
France, and Ireland Mr. Bushby, 3rd, Mr. Moore. Defender of the FaithS Of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, De fender of the Faith Of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, De fender of the Faith, Empress of India.
180 George H
Fastplay says
BOER REFUGEE CAMPS.
August 23rd
Haiching
Mr Short is temporarily chief officer of the Mr. S. Williams is appointed 3rd officer of the Haitan, Sasha
the Hatching, vice Captain Davis on leave,
Captain Evans is temporarily commanding Mr. Walters.is appointed 3rd officer of the Haimundas
Mr. Musgrave is appointed 3rd engineer of tha Thules
Per Per for Shanghai-Messrs. Frank Ho ward J S Hagch and A. Rodriguez. For Kobe Mr. C. F Bilbrough For San Fran cisco Miss E A Eakin, Mr. and Mr. C. C. Haasen, and infant Miss Lillian Hansen, Mir. and Mrs. Geo. UOwin, Messrs. J. Burnstine And B. H. Ingram For Portland, Or Mr. Frink Wilder. For Demerara Mr. Leung Kow, Mrs. Wong Lin For Paris MY GH Volpecelli
Mr. E. Sayer is appointed and engineer of SHIPPING REPORTS the Thales
MrE H. Kirman, late of American ship E
Capt.
from Java,
sation Commission, on the 30th ulton At a meeting of the South African Compen Milvain, the chairman, read the decision of the Commissioners as to the position of the em the Orange River Colony, and with the group ployees of the Netherlands Railway Company of duchesses that are to be sent out to inspect
In connection with the Refugee Camps in Lagune, is now 4th officer of the Glengyle the Commissioners hage investigated this them The Times correspondent manages toUniching matter for themselves, and lave come to the hit the nail on the head. Suggesting that a conclusion which was inevitable-that these month's trek amongst the farms still cupico Hatching employees were actively engaged as belligerents by the Boers would enlighten these scented Me Short, and officer of the Halias has Zafire, from Manila, reports against this country, and that, therefore, they ladies as to the normal conditions of life-returned to that ship have not a shadow of a clann to compensation amongst the gentle idols of our Radicals, he as neutrals. That they should have thoughts on to say
Selby, of the steamship Kuftang weather August 25th Capt. Davis has resumed command of the
ehmann, of the ste Key from Shinghai, reports:-Fine Mr. Evans, chief officer, bas returned to the
Capt JL Purcell, US.No throughout
Augy
pect the
The affalinguas ard weather
Captain from
by of the steamship Ge (Japan)
ghout
estrof report:
Loderats NE winds
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS
for a moment that they had is an exquisite It is the right of British subjects to be tried Captain instance of the impudent confidence of Duich by their peers, and it is not fair-that people comand men and foreigners generally in the general who have never seen a tent except with law Mr. Walters has Stupidity of this country. They seem to argue berries and cream, inside should, judge Boer engineer with themselves.iliat any fool can walk round refugee camps by an English drawing-room. an Englishman. They are slowly becoming standard. From my own experience I know Convinced of the opposite, but it has been a that loer women occasionally do butchers painful process both for them and for us. Mr work, while the wen in one family which was ivam, whose chairmanship has been charac peculiarly dirty aimed prosperous farm well terized by conspiruous ability and sound com provisioned with forage, inenlies, and live stock, mon sense, has greatly helped to the opening and with abundante of water of the eyes of our enemics.
I do not mention these onses for the refugee compa, for Jam privileged tourists none is required, but
incfined) and of
COREAN NAWS. TUE, STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL IN KOREA TORIO, August 20th, The actual intention of the Russian Ministers to Seoul and Tokie, who are renewing their The story in the Abg Herald of efforts to bring about the appointment of Mr. Dressed the Japanese gentleman who, to Alexiell, Russian Financial Oficer in Tokia, phey the regulations, bathed into a post under the Korean Government, is to pyjamas, llicm rung them our dried himself expel Mr. McLeavy Brown, Superintendent of with them and walked, home with them over the Korean Customs, in order to sever Anglo- his arm, recalls an experience of mine in Japan Japanese relations in Koren, Yi Yo-yok and that occurred over twenty years ago, says Day-i Han-shin are co-operating with the Russians. break in Sport and Gossip was returning It is also reported that the necessary contract in a rickshaw from Miyanoshita, and a regarding ale appointment of Mr. Alexieff has regulation was then in force in Yokubama been already signed by the Russian and that on entering the city, coolies must wear Korean authorities; but they cannot carry it: Some clothing. To obey this order my rick out so long as Mr. Brown remains at his post. At the Birmingham Assizes recently, Eugene shaw stopped, as did all the others, opposito a THE SEOUL FUSAN RAILWAY:
Sandow, the strong sort of fifthhand clothes shop; the coolie disk
SEOUL August 24th, libel'ngalsut
brodg Actions for appeared into it and returned with a very The cerepinay connected with the commence-strong
rother professional | seen a veld Boer dilapidated foreigner's dress coat on, and in ment of the Scool-Fusan Railway work was Com
Now by all accou this garb he proceeded to the Grand Hole Held at Yellopo this afternoon. The foreign
Ministers to Scout, the Korean
A correspondent writing to the State and advemi hundred of Epitaphs. conductor of Stray Noics in the officials and residents
Kobe Chronicle gives some suggesTakenouchi Presid tions for suitable epitaphs for members of one Korean official various professions quote some of the POSSIBLE FOLI The teacher's He's Djoying
tion the lawyers-Les more
retainer; the post-masters Sent to the Dead
Latter 9o
the auctioneer's
that Mr. Hayashi's aps
anese
Company and
ELOPMENT"
trangt
Sandow's Libel Action:
We Tivoli Theatre
is about the diflicht
astaid He sleeps in hd cu
and pollutes the air
eir bill filthiness of living we
dow. Fleast civilised parts of of Fine that If our Socie
Accompanied by ap small Irish tenants or Scotch or We
least become which would
the house,
that
home World.
Zamenca