to effect a function between the air shaft and the 140 Level where the standing ground is sound and safe; 13 ft. have been driven.
140 ft. Level South: cross-cut to air shaft. This has been extended 2 ft., making a total of 19 it, and is now finished. The last 2 ft. were to make room for necessary shoots. 140 ft. Level South: Winze from Intermediate Level.. An additional 12 ft. has brought the total depth to 17 ft., and served to connect with the drive below from the main No. 3 winze. The lode averges 36 in. wide and 13 dwt. por ton,
140 ft Level North: Drives on parallel branch. After striking a bunch last month in the crosscut, drives were put off north and south, and a total of 25 ft. has been driven In both ends the bunch has disappeared. and driving has been stopped. The bunch averag ed a width of ba in. and an assay of 18 dwt,
140 ft. Level North: crosscut for stupe filling. 23 ft. of this work has been done.
Stopes. The following stopes are in oper- ation:
•
Above the 340 south : 7 stope ; lode 63 in. wide, war.h y dwt. Above the 240 no.sh 4 stopes; fute go in. wills, worth's dwt. Above the Intermediate stapes ; lode 04 in. wide, worth 9 dwt.
Above the 140 North stope; Inde coin. wide, worth rj dwe..
Bukit Bitte, Stopes above the 260 Ís, level; a; lode so in. wide, worth 13 dwt,
Plant and machinery continue without much change.
The concrete foundations for Cornish pump bob-pit at Koman old shaft are almost complete. The pump rods, of the best B in. by 8in. timber, are prepared for fixing; the 12 in. plunger of Cornish pump is in order, and ready to be lowered; and suitable bearers and u cistern have been fixed at the 340 l. level,
The 140 ft level has needed lots of new tim- bering, which has materially increased our costs under "ore raising," but this work is now nearly through.
Cyanide. Alter endless experimenting, we have at last matured an exceedingly simple method of treatment for our tailings; based on entirely nut matic lines, involving no previous co: centration, complicated machinery, and no delicate chemical reactions. We are so satisfied with our laboratory tests that we have commenced preparing a site for the plant, which will utimately deal with 150 to 200 tons daily. The erection of this will be accom- plished mainly with local materials and coolie abour. We believe we can count upoв a 75%, recovery from 2 dwt. tailings at a working cost of less than one dollar per ton including every. thing. Separate Milling Return and Cost Sheet herewith,
Mating for 4 weeks endlag 10th Oct. 1903. Stamp wing:45
Porld of work: 33 days less 2.29 dava (55 hours) of which
hours: min, was due to Sempam, and remainder to mile intando a top
Ore
ted: Kou, 3,6ge tons
Hitam ato, Tatul 4,8o cone, Mil duty.8 tone par stamp per 24 hours,
Amalgam Yield: 47 0 giving 16 oz, melted gakt-
allion field: 4.97 det, per ton inflled=71.62% of contents. Bullion fineness: 31.8.
Mercury loss: 2.7ziba, pero cons milledjé oz, per ox.
bullion
Tallings: Any 1.97 ws. per io8.18% of contents.
Nati. The lower percentage of melted gold from analgam is due to increased fineness obtained by varying the flux used. Eamated Cost Sheet for 4 weeks cadlog Jóth October, 1903. European Salaries
4,342.32
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1903.
teresting state, business is as dull as it can Sydney Wollongong-la in a very unia- possibly be.
RICE..
Saigon, on 23rd ult., state-
Messrs. W. G. Hale & Co. writing from
During the period under review, business hitherto reported has proved, on the contrary, has not improved in any way; the dullness more acute than ever. In sympathy with the considerably. There is virtually no market general lack of demand, prices fell rapidly and price at present. The figures we quote below. are quite nominal and just to give an idea of the latest drop. Holders of remaining stocks of paddy, which are roughly estimated at about 305/400,000 piculs (mostly of Cambodia more or less, without any work and most of grain) are losing heavily. Rice Mills are all,
clean up and are not likely to reopen until the them will soon shut down for their annual
next season, New Crop-The weather has proved perfect and if it continues so for another month or so, there is every reason to expect a bountiful harvest, although some- what late,
Nagasaki on the 24th ult, to Mr. A. L. Jones, THE Mitsu Bishi Co. gave a grand banquet at. the retiring representative there of Lloyd's Register, and Mr. A. Heron, his successor.
1.
military maneuvre near Himeji, from the 13th THE Emperor will personally command the to the 16th of this month. They will be attend- ed by Russian, Chinese, and Corean officers.
Legation in Peking is kept exceedingly busy THE Chinn Garelle reports that the Japanese at present, and the clerks are working day and night. Some of the Government students in Peking are even now assisting in the great mass of business that has to be to got through at the Legation.
IT is stated that the steamer Kherson, which was purchased recently by the Russian Minis. telegram has been received from H. B. M. THE Colonial Secretary informs us that a
try of Marine from the Volunteer Flect, is to be known hencefortb as the Ens, and has Consul at Batavia to the effect that quaranis to be used as a transport vessel, and she will been enrolled in the Russian Navy, The Lena line restrictions against Hongkong have been removed.
be attached to the Kwantung Fleet equipage.
RETURNS for the week ending 31st October, 1903, give the number of cases of communicable discases in the Colony as follows:-one case cholera, fatal (Japanese), and two cases of fever (European),
IT is reported from New York that, in case Russia and Japan came to an understanding in the present negotiations at the cost of China, Great Britain would demand compensations in the Yangtze Valley,
MR. Dang Chee, of Des Voeux Road, but late of Tumut, forwarded a silver cup, valued at $6324 L'aon £62155, to be competed for at the Railway
Hospital meeting, held al Tumut, Australla, on 12th and 13th ult.
YESTERDAY'S INTELLIGENCE. Quotations close as follows Banks China Traders Indo-Chinas Douglases
Star Ferries
་་་
Shell Transports China Sugars...— Docka
Kowloon Wharves Farnhams Hongkong Lands Hongkong Hotels... ices...
.. $61 ...$74 ...531
...$26 old, 16newb. .... 18/-b. ...$96 b. ...$2013 b. ...$86's,
... Tis. 171
...$153 9.
$147 ...$48
YESTERDAY'S EXCHANGE. ON LONDON, Telegraphie Transfer...1/9 13/16 Hank Hills, on demand Credits, 4 months' sight.../10
'ments a maths' sight......1/108 ON BERLIN, (demand)
. M.1.86 ON PARIS, Bank Bills, on demand ........ 2.29
Credis, 4 months' sight.... 2.32 Credits, a days' sight
Siamese Government has negociated, through THE Avenir du Tonkin announces that the the U.S. Minister, at Baugkok, a loan of one million sterling at 5% The loan, is to be covered in America and payment of same will be by instaliments during a period of twenty
years.
M. LRSSAR, the Russian Minister at Peking, is strongly opposing the opening of Peking to international trade, but neither the British, American nor the Japanese Ministers seem to Peking will not likely be carried out for a care much about the point and the opening of
year or two.
THE Japan Times says that it is "not probable MRS. Campbell, of Shanghai, who arrived at that, notwithstanding her ostensible warlike. Yokohama on the 19th ult. on board the steamer preparations, Russia may not be ready for an Empress of India, missed at the Western Ha appeal to arms, and she may have consequently toba in the same afternoon her handbag con- shown signs of a spirit of peace and conciliataining seventy-five yen in cash and £300 tion which her attitude in the initial stage of the Chartered Bank bills. She immediately re present crisis did not warrant us in expecting." ported the occurrence to the water police.
THE steamer Hansa which arrived at Shang- hai on 2nd inst. from Swatow reports that a terrifie lyphoon occurred at that port, about a week ago. The typhoon was the heaviest ever known in that part of China by the oldest inhabitant. The Hunsa was five days making the passage from Swatow.
NEWS of the death of an old and respected member of the seafaring community has been THE Japanese and English texts of the Japan received at Shanghai. Mr. I. J. Clements, China Treaty were signed at Shanghai on 30th chief engineer of the s.s. Fungshun, died at ult, by the Japanese Commissioners Mr. E. Newchwang from kidney trouble after a very Hioki and M. Odagiri, and the Chinese Com-brief illness. He leaves a widow and five sons, missioners Liu and Sheng.
with whom much sympathy is felt in their sad loss.
A PETTY officer of H.M.S. Eclipse, while out riding at Hakodate, collided accidentally with a Japanese, causing his death. He was tried on a charge of accidental homicide and sen. tenced to a fine of Yo
THE number of intending exhibitors in Japan who have up to date applied for permission to send their goods to the St. Louis World's Fair is 1,542. The goods to be sent by these exhi bitors are valued at Y3,303,300.
A RECENT issue of the Daini Vostok repons that the Mulentali works at St. Petersburg have started work on a steamer to the order of the Russian Navy. She will be used for supplying fresh water to the Russian Pacific Squadron vessel will be despatched to the Far East as and will be named the Vodolei, No. 1. The
soon as she is launched.
A NOTICE to, mariners intimates that the Chuankiangkow beacon light was exhibited for the first time on the 11th alt. The illumin- ating apparatas is dioptric, of the sixth order, showing a fixed red light. The beacon is on the point on the left bank of the river immedi- ately opposite the lower end of Jocelyn Island,
THE Bourse Gazette urges the Russian Go- vernment to acquire some harbour in Corea in Squadrons between Vladivostock and Port order to secure freedom of movement for the Arthur. The Novosti has an article in which it endeavours to demonstrate Japan's inability to raise the funds that would be needful for a
war.
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United States at Shanghai, and Senior Consul MR. John Goodnew, Consul-General for the loft for America by the Hongkong Mars o Saturday. During his absence Dr. S. P. Barche has been appointed to act as Vice-Consul General. Mr. Kleimanoff, Consul for Russia. will take Mr. Goudnow's place as Senior Consul.
cholera at Nagasaki, is spreading. Since the THE Mainichi reports that the outbreak of
there have been forty-one cases, of which eigh 21st ulto,, when the first case was reported teen have proved fatal. In Nagasaki mura twenty cases were recorded and five more cases in other villages. Over ten cases are reported the Ken authorities are at their wit's end to daily in the city of Nagasaki and suburbs and know what to do to suppress the outbreak- Er,
THE Yorozu, without giving its authority, publishes the following as the substance of of Elder Statesmen-1-That not an inch the resolutions adopted by the conference shall be yielded by Japan behind the position with Baron Rosen on the 14th ultimo. 3
aken up by Baron Komura at his meeting That, if Russia gives way, negotiations shall not be entered upon until she agrees to a basis near the views of Japan. 3-That it was still somewhat premature to send an ultimatum; and that this course should be postponed 4- That Japan should push forward positive works determination, irrespective of the attitude of in Korea and Manchuria with the utmost Russia.
is a leading article in the Sin Wan Pae the problem of Tibet is dealt with. Hitherto, the 118 Japanese residents in Fusan, who num-powerful enemies. England and Russia have editor says, Tibet has been a dependency of bered 9,651 at the end of last year, had in-
China; now she is surrounded on all sides by
when the fishermen (about 3,000) temporarily peditions? It is highly probable that Tibet creased to 11,388 at the end of Angust last.
sent out expeditions to explore the land of Buddhas, and what is the object of these ex- stationed there and the labourers residing along the railway from Fusan are included,
will be the scene of many future troubles, and these troubles can never take place without the total number of the Japanese will exceed affecting the mother-country. Consequently, three ways are suggested to preserve the integrity of Tibet: 1. To annex Tibet to China as a province, 1. Te declare Tibet as an independent country, 3. To open Tibet to international commerce,
20,000.
ON NEW YORK, Bank Bills, on demand...4 MR. J. C. Mortensen, late accountant of the reports having experienced stormy N.E. winds. Hamburg on the 15th uit., has naval reliefs on
449
ON BOMBAY, Telegraphic Transfer........135)
On demand
...35
ON SHANGHAI, Telegraphic Transfer......71
Private 30 days' sight
463
ON YOKOHAMA, T.T. Sovereigns, Bank's Buying Rate Gold Leaf too touch, per tal
Far Silver...............................
OPIUM QUOTATIONS,
Yesterday's quitations are as follows p-
MAGWA NEW.....
电容
LAST YEAR... OLDEST.
PAT NA NEW.....
nom.
Great Northern Telegraph Co. at Shanghai, has been found dead in his room, under cir- cumstances evidently pointing to death having Been seif-inflicted with a revolver. 881 $11.12 THERE is a report in Peking to the effect that a censor-a Hunanese of course-has denounced Viceroy Teen of the Two, Kwang provinces accusing his Excellency of recklessness and other misdemeanours.
$7.90
...27
Per chest .@880/910
960/1,000 ..... 132/1,050
1,112
.... 1.119
@@ 750/830
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Wages, Development
BENARES NEW
941.00
Ore Raising
4.848.01
Prasian (PAPER).....
Surface
-4.876.45-
Timber, fuel and charcoal
0.955.46 1.995.09
Sandries, Petties
7(3+38
Royalty
Stores
1935.60
3+25597 $19.470.04
8414.30
38.5′′
3.360.00
Cost per ton.16.76-3.84 dwt.
Expenditure an Capital nie.
Компан
Buliding
New Binia Shaft
$4,147.80
C. G. WARNFORD LOCK, General Manager.
SHANGHAI SHARE REPORT., The following résumé of the week's share transactions is from Messrs. J. A. Sullivan and Co.'s report, published on 31st October.
AN Association Football Club has been started at Nagasaki,
THE S.S. Pelayo, which arrived from Sumatra on Thursday, passed several abandoned junks in the neighbourhood of Hongkong. They must have formed art of the fishing fleet that was overtaken by the recent storm,
CAPT. H. Textor, of the German steamer Chow Tai, which arrived from Bangkok on Monday,
quantity of wreckage and derelict fishing boats. He says they have come across a considerable Yesterday he took nine Chinese off a batter- ed junk and another three from off a fishing
boat.
A RUSSIAN transport carrying recently 100,000 barrels of corn and wheat to Manchuria, land- it landed than the grain was transported by ed its cargo at Antung hsien. No sooner was horses overland to Feng Huang Chen. The latter city was garrisoned by 6co men, and the boo more men with 12 field guns.-Ex. garrison has been considerably reinforced by
DR. Masujima, counsel for the owners of the steamer Firth of Dornoch, which was provi- sionally attached at the instance of Messrs. THE Straits Government has promised to give Kobe Ku Saibanshe the sum claimed. The Cornes & Co, deposited on 21st ult, at the careful consideration to any scheme put forward Kobe Chronicle understands the attachment by the Municipality of Penang for housing the was removed on 22nd ult. The amount deposit; noor who became homeless through the pullinged by the applicant to the Court for the issue of down of houses by the unicipality.
an order of attachment was Y30,000.
It is stated that three more cases of plague were reported in Yokohama "on the 19th ult., QUARANTINE restrictions have been withdrawn while news from Nagasaki is to the effect that against Shanghai..
cholera has broken out in the city, the Araki giving the number of cases as 19 in all,
H.E. the Governor has proclaimed Nagasaki an infected port.
A TIENTSIN despatch says that France has restored to China all the land occupied by her since the eventful igra.
The German gunboat Tiger has been under going repairs at the Kawasaki Dockyard,
LUI Kuang Tsai, the newly appointed come mander-in-chief of Kwangsi, has enlisted few regiments of recruits at Chang Sha, Hanan. General Lui is taking great pains in the drilling and arming of his new men. From the number of recruits being enlisted into A CONTRACT between the Brazilian Govern-service, it appears that Chinese attach more nient and Messre, C. H. Walker and Co. of imperance to the number than the quality of dock improvements at Rio Janeiro has just London, involving £5,000,000, for harbour and their fighting men, been signed. Work is to begin in January. THE 99. Maha arrived at Singapore on the 23rd nit, with the news that the Dutch mail steamer Koningin Regentes had been success previous day. No damage was done to the vessel.
WE are advised by the Consul General for the Netherlands that, vessels arriving in Nether- lands-India from Hongkong are no longer sub- jected to quarantine, the port of Hongkong being declared to be no longer infected with tain goods is also cancelled so that all merchandise can now ba imported into Netherlands-India.
THE N. D. L. S. König Albert, which left board for Shanghai, which consist of 30 officers, 32 petty officers, and 21 men. Notable among Adalbert, son of the German Emperor, who, it the officers is His Imperial Highness Prince is understood, is to join the German flagship Hertha in Hongkong.
MR. Leung Pui Chi, the popular compradore it imperative to resign his oncreus position ine of the German Bank, in Hongkong, has found favour of a relative of the compradore of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Mr. Leung is connected with a large number of business firms in Hongkang, besides being The call upon his time by his own extensive a director of quite a number of Chinese Banks. business compels him to sever his connection with the German Bank.
the 29th ulto.
THE Japanese. Humida which was lately brought from Eng- shallow draught gunboat land-in sections was taken on board the NY.K. European liner Kanagawa-maru, sail. ing from Yokohama at noo0 together at the Chinese port, and is then to for Shanghai. The new gunboat will be put be commissioned for the Yangtse service. Materials for another Japanese gunboal Fushimi are also expected at Yokohama shortly structed at Shanghai. from England. This boat will also be con
THE Russian steamer Mongolia from Dalny upon arriving at Nagasaki reported that there were three Russian warships in Port Arthur. One of these was in 'dock. There wore thirteen warships, all painted a dark grey, feet armed as cruisers were with them and at Talienwan. Some ships of the. Volunteer there were also fourteen torpedoes there (ie, returning to St. Petersburg is not credited in Port Arthur. The Japanese residenta in Dalny and Port Arthur are quiet.
but several operators are being carried in hopes ON the evening of the 18th October to degrees fully floated off the Brom Brom Shoal on the plague. The prohibition on importation of cet: Dalny), The report about Viceroy Alexeien
The heavy settlement showing large losses is through and although speculators have been hard hit, the feeling in the market is one of relief that there have been no failures reported; that the future may develop a healthier tone and enable them to recover in part some of their lasses. Only settlement adjustments have been looked after this week and very little new business is recorded. On Landon the demand rate is quoted to-day at 2/6 13/16. Consols £88 3/6. There is no change in the Bank rate for 3 days' sight from Hongkong,
Wharves-Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf shares have changed ownership at Tis: 2173. Shares can be had on time at equivalent rates. Yangtze Godowns are offering $67.
Shipping Indo Chinas have been sold for cash and settlement at Tis, 55, T. 56 and Tis. 55. For November Th. 56' has been done, December shares have been contracted for al Tis. $7,56. March at Tls. 58. Tug and Lighters are offering, Macaos are unchanged. There are seliers of Shells at 19.
1. Docks.-Late buying for the settlement can. sed a rise in Farnham Boyds, and shares were Bold at Tls. 117,171, Tis. 120,1221,120, Tis. 118, TIs. 121 and Tis 119. This event having passed the tone is easier to-day and shares are obtainable at Tis. 118. For. November a solit ury sale at Tls, 116 is reported. December sales have been made at Tls. 112,116), s. 116117) Tis. 120,121,119). For January Tis, 2171 is reported. March shares have cea dealt in at Tís. 120 Ti 119), Tls. 122. Hongkongs have changed hands at $200.
Sugars.-Peraks are not inquired for. Chi- nas are quoted at 597 in Hongkong, with buyers.
Mining-Chinese Engineering and Mining
shares have been sold at Tia. 6. ex the interim dividend of 38 cands. paid. Raubs are not wanted. For September the returns from the mine give 670 oz. of gold won from 2.400
tons of stone.
.Tobaccos-A transaction in Sumairas is an nounced at Tis. 51. Sales of Langkats have been made at Tls, 2671,370, Tis. 2721,371), Tis. 270, Tis. 270, Tl. 270,268 for cash and settlement. December shares have been placed at Tls, 272 and Tis. 275. For March sales at Tla, 285, Tls. a85,283,285 are reported.
of frost were registered at Newchwang, THE completion of twelve first-class torpedo boats is being rapidly pushed forward in Japan.
THE Echo de Chine reports that the repairs to the M. M. steamer Australien will cost fres. 150,000 (£6,000).
ANOTHER instalment of the series of articles dealing with the sugar industry is printed on the third page.
THE steamer Duke of Fife has been, sold to Messis. Morioka & Co. of Tokio, and is renam- ed the Itsukushima Maru,
MESSKS Hall & Holtz, Ltd., Shanghai, have declared an interim dividend of two dollars per share, payable on the 16th inst
SENOR DE FREITAS has been appointed by the King of Portugal his first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Japan.
fight because she has been unsuccessful in IT is reported in Japan that Russia cannot raising a loan in France and Germany.
IT is reported that early on Tuesday morning about a score of dead bodies were found float. ing in the vicinity of the Lyeemun Pass,
Le Courrier Saigonnais states that several cases of cholera have occurred among the French troops in garrison at Haiphong.
Two Japanese naval constructors are going to Shanghai to fit up the Thorneycroft gunboat Sumida, which is coming out from London in pieces.
A NEW free library for Osaka is nearing com. pletion.
It contains nineteen rooms, which include private reading rooms for the lady visitors.
FREIGHT AND COAL MARKETS.
Writing under date, Shanghai, 29th ult Japanese Minister to Siam has been pro IT is officially announced that the rank of Messrs. Wheelock and Co., atate-There is no change to report in our homeward freight moted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary.
market as regards the quantity of cargo offer.
ing for shipment, but there is a rumour afloat M. Edward Coutts, third son of the late Mr. that tise Pacific Conference has collapsed and f. C. Coutts, of Shanghai, was married on the shippers are looking forward to lower rates of freight, although up to the present we have not 24th ult. at Kobe to Miss Evelyn Tripp, of heard of any shipments from here at anything Tulse Hill, London, under the usual rates. Coastwise:-We do
not see any chance of Improvement in coast TELEGRAPHIC advice was received at Shang- freights as long as this uncertainty lasts in re-bal on 30th ult, that all the missing members gard to war breaking out between Russia and of the Benjamin Sewall, except two men and Japan; negotiations have been drawn out so one woman had been recovered. long now that it is hard to foresee when and
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how they will end, and only a speedy settles A MINING expert, sent out from home by the ment one way or the other will relieve matters. Sandakan Bay Coal Fields Co., Ltd., la said to Japan-Natives still refrain from making have confirmed the reported existence of an any offers other than for small lots to suit intensive coal bed at Serudong in Borneo, Mole requirements, therefore during the past fortnight we have little or nothing to report. Cardiff-Notwithstanding the exciting baw of a probable war between Japan and Russia there has been no appreciation in value of the article under this heading,
A CRINAMAN was picked up in the sea, off belonged to a British steamer which was Kishit, clinging to a life-buoy. He said that he wrecked on the 14th ult, but he could give no detalle.
We are advised by the Colonial Secretary tha a telegram has been received from the Secret effect that quarantine restrictions against ves tary to the Goverment of Burmah to the sels arriving from Hongkong have been re moved.
INFORMATION is to hand to the effect that it was not the boilers of Amiral Gueydon that blew up and occasioned the loss of that steamer,
but that the accident was due to the explosion of a considerable quantity dangerous carga.
slowed on deck,
the Feng Shin, Governor of Kwangei, has sent IT is reported in the Tung Win Hu Pao that his representative, a prefect, 10 Shanghai to negotiate with a foreign firm for a loan of military operations in Kwangsi. Tls. 1,000,000 to defray the expenses of the
THE Japanese Consuls at Fort Arthur and Dalny have issued proclamations assuring the Japanese merchants and traders there to carry people that there will be no war, and exhorting on their respective callings, and not to permit themselves to be misled by unfounded rumours.
THEN, C., News says it is understood that the Diplomatic Body at Peking has unanimous- ly decided that the "Supao" prisoners must be tried at the Shanghai Mixed Court as originally agreed with the Taotsi, and that an early date must be fixed for their trial.
Russian squadron is thought at Tokyo not to exceed 100,000 tons. A movement is on foot among the great Japanese mine-owners and coal-exporters to discontinue the sale of coal to Russia at the present juncture.
THE stock of coal now stored for the use of the
THE departure of 5oo Japanese emigrants to Mexico, has been postponed by the authorities awing to a rumour that the Mexican Govern- the treaty existing between Japan and Mexico, ment has decided to enforce the Chinese Exclusion Act against the Japanese, despite
not
FROM this month, until further notice, more than 75 male and 35 female labourers will be permitted to proceed to reduce the number of labourers in their service Hawaii, the sugar producers having decided to in consequence of the decline in the sugar
market.
REGARDING the quarantine restrictions impos- ed by Hongkong against Nagasaki, we learn that cholera is very bad at the Fort, over forty Japanese ships are said to have stopped provi- cases having been reported. Both foreign and sioning there and the market is considerably affected,
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Ar Newchwang on the 28th ult, a fostball Espiègle and an eleven composed of officers match was played between teams of H.M.S.
"After a hard struggle victory rested with the and engineers of the different ships in port. Bijugler who secured thras goals to their opponente ano,
THE Daily World of Vancouver announces the death by drowning of sub-lieutenant Pearce, R.N., of H.M.5. Flora. Lt. Pearce and a brother officer were sailing a small boat in Sitka harbour when a sudden squall capsized Pearce was unable to maintain his hold on the the craft. Owing to the icy cold water, Lt, overturned boat and sank before assistance
arrived,
A BEAUTIFUL chalice and plate, the gift of the congregation of St. Joseph's Church, Singa-
pore, to Father Soares reached here last month from America, saya the Singapore Free Press. This hard working priest, who has been in ill health for some months, has retired from active service and is now residing in Macao. The chalice and plate were forwarded to the Bishop there, who made the presentation to Father Soares on behalf of the congregation.
Wool was one of the chief lines in the cargo tralis. She had zoo bates from Sydney, and for Japan by the Japanese mail steamer Kumano Maru arriving on Tuesday from Aus space was secured for another 269 bales from Brisbane. Other cargo from Sydney included fizer, 5 tons rolled lead for China and Japan, 500 tons of lead, zoo tons copper, 200 tons fes:1- and too tons of compressed fadder and a quan: tity of butter and other produce for Manila.
MANILA exchanges state that the Japanese army is at present in condition for the best work possible and it is believed that balf a mil lion men, in excellent training and trim, can be concerning the strength of the army have been put into the field at once. No official details allowed to transpire during the past two years, but in 1899 the Almanac of Gothe gave the total ivity. The sudden dropping of all mention of as 431,674 men, of whom 154,636 were in act the army from published official statistics
seems rather suggestive,
ACCORDING to a Scoul despatch to the Osaka tainichi, the Seoul-Fusan Railway's section from the Yongdeung-pho station of the Seoul Chemulpo Railway to Syu-Uon in Kyeng zuri province, of a length of about ze miles has now been completed, and the ceremonies for its opening to traffic were conducted at Yongdeung pho, in the presence of the Japanese, British,
Korean, Chinese and Japanese officials and American, Russian, French, German, Belgian and the Chinese Ministers, and about 120 private gentlemen, on the 20th ult.
Schwab, formerly president of the American IT is stated that Mr. Pierpont Morgan and Mr. Steel Trust and one of the organisers of the Shipbuilding Trust, dumped the bankrupt Be thlehem Shipbuilding Warks upon the Ship building Trust, and so made a profit of 5,000, coodol (£1,000,000) in stock. Mr. Morgan and Mr. Schwab are also accused of selling stock in advance of other pooled shipyard stocks, Indignation is expressed on Wall-street, New York, and great excitement prevails at the re- ed evasive. velations. Mr. Morgan's denial is consider.
COMMENTING on the action of the Manila. labourers who arrived in that port on the 16th nuthorities, with regard to 190 Japanese
states:-This attitude of the civil administration ultimo, and who were prevented from landing in the Philippines, the Japan Daily Mail of Manila is very inexplicable. All accounts crippling want of manual labour is experienced,, from the Philippines agree in stating that a
employed. As for the Filipino, he is generally and that white labour can not possibly be pronounced to be virtually worthless. Why appear to be precisely the element needed for then should the Japanese be excluded? They developing the islands. This procedure on the part of the civil administrators looks like racial prejudice run riot, but judgment must be suspended until fuller particulars are obtained.
reports that, on the return journey of that CAPTAIN T. Thomson of the B. An Pho
7.15 o'clock in Lat. 19" 18 N., Long. 112" 27 E vessel from Saigon, on Tuesday morning at
distress and steered at once towards it. Two he observed a fishing boat flying signals of Chinese, who were on board the sinking craft, were saved by means of life lines, as there was a heavy sea and strong N.E. wind blowing at the time so that the An Pho was unable to lower a boat. The two fishermen informed
Captain Thomson that they belonged to Swator and, when anchored off Lutung Point, on the 26th ultimo, a heavy gale sprang up, broke the moorings and drove the boat seawards. The small craft had been drifting about for 8 days and the two men had with difficulty been able to keep her afloat. The remainder of the crew was on shore when the accident occurred so that no lives were lost.
THE Rev. George Cousing, joint foreign secretary of the London Missionary Society, and the Rev, W. Bolton, a member of the directorate, who recently arrived here from England via America, as a deputation to the society's mission stations in China, are under- stood to have consulted the American Board -the body in the United States corresponding to what the London organisation is in England
and also the American Presbyterian Society, regarding the joint educational scheme which Tungeliau. China is the chief field within the the three bodies are promating at Péking and scope of the London Missionary Society's
operations, and it is of interest to note that four years hence will occur the centenary of the sending out of its earliest mission to that country the first Protestant missionary whe ever reached there.
THE University of California Oriental Union, composed of Chinese and Japanese students attending college, is to be reorganized on a more enduring basis than when it was frer
languages and literature. At the opening. inaugurated three years ago by Professor Joha Fryer, head the department of Oriental meeting, a reception and banquet was to be an
style, the first of its kind to be given in the important feature, the whole function being unique on account of the fact that the entar- tainment would be arranged in true Oriental university. The leaders in the movement to revive the Oriental Union hope to make the scope of the new organization broader by admitting to membership all students interested in Oriental affairs, regardless of their nationality. This will apply particularly to students in the college of commerce and will prove of mutual benefit to those white students who are con templating careers in the Far East, and are therefore anxious to make friends and come into closer relationship with the people with whom their lot will be cast. The meetings will be hereafter more of a social nature, l though papers will be read, and discussions on .. Oriental topics held, as in the past-
A NORTHERN Chinese newspaper states that on the 24th ult, Prince Ching and Lien Fang, Vice-President of the Waiaupu, jointly called on the Japanese Minister in Peking and, after a quarter of an hour's time, the Prince, Lien Fang and the Japanese Minister went together conference with Mr. Conger. Although it is to the United States Legation to hold a secret understood that the conference related to the Manchurian crisis the deliberations were so IT is stated from Peking that the Tartar General secret that nothing has leaked out so far. of Féngtion telegraphed, on the zoth ult, to the THE Chefor Express states that eight Chinese terms of a number of outrages lately committed Grand Council complaining in very strong Port Arthur by the Novik on her last Moukdan, Liaoyang, The Russians are charg energetic protest on behalf of the whole people were brought over here under guard from by Russian troops in the city and vicinity of THE Universal Gasette has published in strip. They had evidently been breaking the ed with having forcibly "bought" rice and for law there in some way. Rather a novel thoughage from grain dealers at their (the Russians' Chihkiang railway and mining rights to the It of Chihklang against the illegal selling of the from escaping while going through the streets. at all, whilst raids were made on unlucky a gentleman of means are alleged to have com very effective plan was used to prevent them own prices which in most cases meant nothing alians. Two men, one & Tactal, and the other his neck, the end of which was attached to the swept clean of everything. In consequence of foreign Power. The protest asserts that The first prisoner had a running noose round peasants, many of whose farms were literally mitted this act of betraying Chihklang to a naose round the neck of the man behind him this the whole of Fengtien province is in a panic The Taotzi in question is a common enemy to. and so on the last end being held by the guard' on account of the spread of stories everywhere | all the natives of Chihkiang. a. He must be so that any attempt at balting would have end- of Ruslan outrages, ed in the strangling of the lot.
supported in such action either by the Gov ernment, Viceroy, THE popular commander of the N.Y.K. inercials connected with the Imperial Palace and what does he rely to justify himself? We are THERE is a growing belief amongst the off- Treasurer, or Provincial Judge. 3. If not, upon Governer, Provincial Aki-Maru, Captain Ekstrand, celebrated his Imperial Housephid Department that the Emi- ashamed he is a native of Chitkiang. We will, Seattle. seventieth birthday during his last voyage to press Dowager is seriously thinking of vacat tear off his skin and eat his flesh, 4. Being an silver loving-cup which was presented to the sixty-eight birthday anniversary on the 28th of against public opinion, the rights and Interests The passengers subscribed for a ing Peking soon after the celebration of her aristocrat, what can he do to avoid going veteran navigator. Captain Ekstrand has November next, owing to a nervous feeling of the Government, and the benefits of Society? Nippon Yasen Kaisha for the past 24 years, begin this year, Peking will no longer be a safe been havigating Japanese vessels for the that should war between Japan and Russia 5. His action may perhaps lead to partition company's feet and the largest passenger This belief, though it is just now only faintly of mines and railways, he might at least hin He is now master of the best vessel of the place for the Imperial Court to remain in. If he were at all interested in the development of his property and his becoming a lave, G. shortly.be given command of a new liner, to stronger, owing to sundry words lat fall by her fellow countrymen, 7. He should a! Dac steamer dying the Japanese flag. He will expressed, is thought to be gradually growing first endeavoured to get the assistance of his be built by the company for the Hongkong, Majesty in conversation with the Ministers of shed tears of repentance, and undertake not te Yokohama, Victoria, and Spastle route. the Household, N, C. D. NIW
all inte error again,