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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1904.
NOTICE communications Intended for publication Thỏ » UONGKONG TELEGRAPH should be adilessed to The Editor, 1, Ic House Road, and should be accompanied by the Writer's "Name and
HMS, Thells and H.M.S. Strles-left-Cutzlaff 'H. M. river gunboat Moorken is at Macao yesterday for Weihaiwei, while the Rinalds where she arrived from Samshul on the 17th will probably leave Shanghai
ult. to-morrow for Hongkong,
SIR Frank Swettenham was to be the guest at THE gentry, and leading merchants at Canton the banquet of the Royal Navy Club iù cele Ordinary lulzem svitaminlentions should be addrem are devising means to continue the work of the bration of the Battle of Trafalgar, which was The Editor will not nevertako ta do reputable for Hankew-Canton-railway in Kwangiunged to take place on October 31 at the Hotel
to The Manager.
any rejected M8., sor in return any Contribution.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DAILY-$30 per gumam, WEEKLY-$18 per antilin.
The rates per quarter end per incusan, proportional" The daily in in deliverot free when the addros In accesible to mouenger. On copies sent by post an ndilitional $1.80 per quarter is charged for portage. The potage on the weekly lane to any part of the
world in 80 cents per quarter,
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Baslern Times.
Métropole.
II.M.S. Robin left the dock at Macao at z p.. THE other day a fire broke out in some pre yesterday and proceeded to Nai-mun. Shemises owned by Mr. Claude Leykum at Temab, will receive a new crew expected here on the Batang Padang when the whole of the build- cruiser Terrible...
ings were gutted. The buildings were insured for $25,000 with the Commercial Union and $5,000 with the South British Company.
ACCORDING to the PT. Times a move ment is on foot in some quarters to return to: water transport for the tribute rice instead of Single Copies, Daily, an cents; Weekly, twenty-taking it north by steamer and til..
five conta,
BIRTHS.
On 1st Novembar, at "Treverbyn," Peak, the wife of II. E. TOMKINS, of a daughter. [1180
On 16th October, at 32', Rue Sikiang, Shanghai, the wife of W. E. Schroder, of a daughter.
DEATHS.
Sept. 24. Palicia, widow of H. ALABASTER, some time of Bangkok,
At London, on 24th Sept, RODHAM HORNE Cook, late Agent of the Hongkong and Shang. bai Banking Corporation, Kobé,”Japan, aged. 54.
Sept. 261h, at Bournemouth, W. C. A. RIACH, son of late John Rinch, of Shanghai, and of Mrs. Riach, Bassett-road W., aged 32,
The Hongkong
Celegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1904.
BRITISH MERCHANTS AND
CHINA'S TRADE.
It is with a strong sense of reluctance that
the Commercial Attaché to the British Legation in Peking refers, m his annual report us the foreign trade of China, in
THE 140 Russian prisoners of war who escaped; from Matsuyama have been sentenced by Court-martial to three months' imprisonment and six month police surveillance.
VICEROY Li Rising Jui' of Nanking has in structed the commninders of various garrisons along the Yangtze Valley that no foreigners are in future allowed to visit the forts on any account.
ACCORDING to an Anierican paper, an estate in Finland has been bequeathed to Satan. The position of those relatives who were considered to have expectations is thus one of some
difficulty.
THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals bega to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:-Hon. F. H. May C.M.G, Sto, E. Carnewall Lewis $5
THE Postmaster-General announces that postal orders issued in England under ordinary con- ditions will, on and alter Oct. 1, be pay ble, amongst other places, in Hongkong and the Agencies in China and the Straits Settlements,
Tax death is announced of Mr. Alexis Sidney Krausse, the compiler of a number of publica- tions with the Far East, including: "China in Decay,” “Russia in Asia," "The Stray of the Chian Crisis," "The Far East, its History and its Question."
ACCORDING to the Times the Shell Transport Ca's s.s. Silvertip, which was to have taken a large cargo to Japan, is reported in trouble at Hamburg, and the damage is believed to be serious. The Silverlip is 7,491 tons, built in 1903, and insured for £100,000
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-SANITARY-BOARD-
The usual fortnightly meeting of the Saul tary Board was, held. in the Board-room. this afternoon, Dr. J. M. Atkinson presiding.
BAXIKI
SCHOO
Titis afternoon the annual funcy bazaar was held ndrew's Hall in aid of the Baxter Church Missionary, ciety Sch
SASH WINDOWS,
at.3.p.m. Mr Er it. May amived, and having Application from Messrs. Howard and Co. opened the Barast, took a walk round the stalls, to be allowed to retain sobie sash windows after which business commenced and the enclosing the verandah at No. 27, Des Ycoux merry chink of coins was hund around. Road, Central, was laid on the tables
stalls were most dainiity arranged by the ladies Mr. A. Rumisha minuled that as permission in charge, and some of the work was had been granted to another office in the the girls in the school, and othe neighbourhood- to retain sath windows he, friends at home, who have bien thought the present application should receive classes for the purpose. Many choice and the same treatment. He did not suppose the dainty, even tempting, articles were displayed, verandah was used as a sleeping place, as ne
as no and seemed to find a ready saler one would wish to expose himself to the north only one stall different from the rest, and that cast winds at night
was one specially for children, where toys and works) minuted "Refae."
Hon: P. NH. Jones (Director of Public sweels were daintily disposed of by Miss Stella May and Miss Marjorie Berkeley, while severni ofthe ladies mentioned below presided in turns over the inevitable ten table, which was tempt ingly laid out. The stall holders were the fol lowing
Dr. Peaise, Medical Officer of Health, re- commended that the application be refused."
A similar application on behalf of Mr. Tung Wing Hok, of No. 408 Des Voeux Road, was ales recommended for refusal, as the Director of Public Works considered these moveable sashes a danger to the public.
Both applications were rehised.
PUBLIC URINAL FOR TH
THE PEAK. A minute was presented by Dr. Barnett, Assistant Medical Officer of Health, recom. incuding the erection of a public urinal, at the function of Peak Road and the Albany, stating that many complaints were received of the offensive smells about that locality, and he thought if the place were kept well flushed
~~Mrs. Atkinson; ~ Míns Ban, Mrs. Barnes- Lawrence, Miss Barnes-I awrence, Mrs. Bate- son-Wright, Lady Berkeley, Misses Berkeley, Mrs. Brewin, Mrs. Britton, Mrs. Dicken, Mrs. Fuchs, Mis. Gemham Stewart, Mrs. Goetz, Mrs. Gomperte, Miss Griffen, Mr. Harker, Misa Hancock, Miss Hazeland, Mrs. Hoare, Misses Hoare, Miss Innes, Hts: Kruger, Mrs Laing, Mrs. Macfarlane, Mrs. May, Misses' May, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Omiston, Mrs, Peter, Mrs. Plockney, Mrs. Playfait, Mr. Siebs, Miss Slobe, Mrs. Sinde, Miss Sitwell, Mrs. Swan,
THE C. P. R. is to be congratulated on a fine performance by the last homeward, Vancouver mail. Leaving Yokohama on Sept. 3 the mail was received in London on the evening of with water it would inake the district more kisa Tomes, Mis. Townsland, Mra, Villier
Sept. 25. This is only a3 days, and may be considered as very smart time indeed, says the L. and C. Express.
THE Rev. Thomas Wright, for four year assist. ant Chaplain to the Mission to Seamen at Hongkong, has accepted the new Mission to Seamen chaplaincy for the shipping in Ran- goon Harbour, created at the Lesire of the Bishop of Rangoon. Mr. Wright left England for Barmah on 20th Sept.
sanitary.
The Director of Public Works minuted that he did not think sufficient water could be ob- tained from the nullahs for such flushing,
Dr. Barnett upheld that in that case there should be no difficulty about obtaining the
water needed from the mains,
tainly required in that locality, as well as one Mr. A, Rumajaba thought a urinal was cer- near the pumping station, "Glenealy,"
BOWRINGTON CABAL LATRINE.
A report was submitted by the Director of Public Works stating that the latrine west of Bowrington Canal was completed to the satis
1993 to the old story of the lack of adapt THE collection of arms and ammunition in authorised shipbuilding programme of the faction.cf the Public Works Department.
PERFUMERS,ability evinced by the British merchant, anxious to gain a footing in a new market. He advocates, inter alia, the study of the Chinese language by young men who are going to make their career in the Far East: This view, which has been taken by most of the British Consuls in China for many years past, is also emphasized by Mr. DISPENSARY, C. W, Campbell, of the Canton Consulate, who, in his report just to hand, says it is ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
a remarkable fact that, in that city, the history of whose intercourse with foreign
HONGKONG
ESTABLISHED ... 1841.
Hongkong, 29th October, 1904,
TELEPHONE NO. 19h,
CABLE ADDRESS: "ACHEE," HONGKONG
A. B. C. CODE, C EDITION.
ESTABLISHED 1859.
A CHEE &
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merchants is almost secular, there is not a
(35 single member of an important foreign firm
Cantonese, or who can attempt to check a
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Peking has now increased so much that, we learn from the P. & T. Times, a more exten- sive ordnance department has had to be secured and the military occupied it on the 15th ult.
THE appointment of Captain Percy Scott as Controller of the Navy, if the rumour which nominates him to that post proves well founded, would mean the promotion of one well known already to the public for his services in the late war and elsewhere.
JOHANN Bileba, a sailor from the German s.s. Tseng Law, was placed before Mr. F. A.
charged with being drank and disorderly and
The Express understands that the Admiralty is considering a proposal to reduce the Navy by several vessels, This step, it is claimed, will be justified by the alteration in the balance of naval power which has been
brought about by the conflict in the Far East,
THE medals for the American troops in North China during the Boxer rising in 1900, who were present, are now ready for issue, and the English Foreign Office has been approached through the American War Department, with a view to getting the king's consent to British officers, who are qualified under the conditions, being allowed to wear the medal.
SANITARY SURVEYOR'S REPORT. The report of the Sanitary Surveyor for the
third quarter of 1904, which was laid on the table,
Hatton, Miss Wallis, and Mr. Webb..
Miss Fletcher, on behalf of Miss Johnstone and the ladies connected with the Baxter C, M, S. schools, wishes to thank all those who have helped to make the sale such a success. To the Secretary of the City Hall for the loan of the Hall, to Commodore Dicken for faga and
Caulfield and officers of the 10th Mahratta the services of men to arrange them, to Major
L.I., for the use of the Band, and to all ladies": who laid out the stalls so tastefully, and presid ed over them so indefatigably dunng the after ou, and lastly to all who made purchases, both great and small, to help on the work.
During the afternoon the band played the following selection of music.
March."Far Away, fo Overture, French Comedy" Selection. "Vetonique"
Evan
Bela.
bike.Alessager.
Vulso......Aur Slvingen der Liebe"..eri
Song."Whisper and I shaltheat".. Piccolomial;" Selection.."Galety Glei )). Dance...." Hungarian '
God save the Klugi -
....Janes... Sarawoski.
LICENSING SESSIONS,
showed that, during the period in question plans had been submitted and passed for the drainage of 54 houses, making a total of 416 houses taken in band during the curent year, the drainage system of 124 houses having been completed, leaving a balance of 292 still in hand. Notices to alter and repair their drains had been served on 90 householders, making a A meeting of the Justices of the Peace was, total of 27% during the year, of which 115 had held this afternoon at the Magistracy, to con- so far been satisfactorily completed. Thirty-sider the application of Adolph Freimann for four drains had been reported, as defective and the transfer of his publican's licence to sell and were under inspection. The Inspector of retail intoxicating liquors on the premises si- 546 drainage nuisances were discovered, and Central, under the sign of "The land we live nuisances. He had also cleansed 100 choked Peace present were Mr. F.A. Hazeland, pre- drains on private property. Eleven new houses, siding, Mr. F. J. Badeley, Captain Superio that had been built bad boon granted certificates tendent of Police, Mr. C. Clement, and Mr. C. that they were erected in accordance with the Melbourne. There were no police objections
who can converse with a native in decent Hazeland at the Magistracy this morning. THE Colonial Office, in conjunction with the Drainage had inspected 3,865, houses in which tuated at Nos. 332 and 334, Queen's Road, simple correspondence in Chinese writing. creating a disturbance in the public streets. for the purpose of developing British New notices were served on owners to abate these in to Bernat Cohen. The Justices of the
He goes further, and asserts that throughout South China it is a rule, with few exceptions
as far as he knows, that no mercantile em-
ployee is expected to make any serious
He was dealt with somewhat leniently, and it off with a fine of $3.
SHAIK ABDULLA, foreman of the Sanitary
Commonwealth Government, is taking steps Guinea land bringing it into closer touch with both Australia and the Federated Malay States, Correspondence is now being exchanged, but before a definite agreement is reached it is
CO., SALE that were edit to order co
17, QUEEN'S ROAD.
CO.,
FURNITURE
DEALERS.
DRAWING-ROOM,
DINING-ROOM,
and BED-ROOM
same office were sentenced by Mr. Hazeland today to six months' hard labour each, for conjointly conspiring to steal, and stealing $5 from a dead body, under circumstances already
recorded in these columnes.
MESSRS. Butterfield and Swire have sent an
ratus is not available float her, the agents could not undertake salvage for the present. The Shanghai Times adds that Messrs. Butter- field and Swire bave lately ordered powerful apparatus from England to float the wreck.
He advocates that a judicious encourage ment of the acquisition of a working know ledge of Chinese should enter more largely than it does into the regular policy of British firms, and in support of this he points to the success which of late years has followed the employment of foreign travelling agents, possessing Chinese knowledge in pushing the engineer to inspect the wreck of the steamer sale of various goods throughout the interior.anghe, but owing to the fact that the appa- He also urges arms to send out qualified representatives with working specimens in order to expound the advantages of British goods and to point out the superiority of the article they are endeavouring to sell. It is recognised on all sides that there are many openings for trade, and the blame for the lack | of success of British firms, though commonly ascribed to the supine attitude of British Consular official towards the efforts of British merchants, undoubtedly hes with WHITE TURKISH TOWELS. the firms themselves who make no serious effort to push their goods in opposition to those of other countries. There was time when the British merchant had very
FURNITURE.
ELECTRO-PLATED,
GLASS, and
CHINA WARES.
PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF
FILTERS,
ROCHESTER LAMPS,
COUNTERPANES.
COOKING RANGES,
KITCHEN UTENSILS, and
HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.
PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT,
DEVELOPING and PRINTING
UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.
GOOD WORK.
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equally of the Commonwealth and the Malay States to New Guinea to survey portions of the country for railway and other purpose.
to the transfer, which was therefore unanimous- Mr. A. Rumjahp made a minute to the effectly granted. Mr. D'Almada o Castro appeared
for Mr. Cohen. that the Sanitary Burveyor should submit a report once a month,
THE inability, in consequence of Lady Curzon's | SUICIDE AT THE MAGISTRACY. illness, of Lord Curzon to proceed to India is likely to occasion much inconvenience both at
the India Office and in Calcutta. A large amount of official business has been left over for settlement from time to time until the Viceroy's return, so that the accumulation is already very great. A series of interview was also to have taken place between Lord Curzon and Colonel Younghusband as soon as the latter arrived from Thibet, and instructions are to be sent to the Colonel to remain in India instead of coming home.
HOUSE-COOLIE HANGS HIMSELF.
At six o'clock this morning Chang Fat, a house coolie employed at the officers' quarters at the Magistracy, reported to Inspector Withers, on duty in the Charge room, that Sung Heng Po, another house coolie in the same employ, had hanged himself. Police constable Wills; No. 63, immediately went to the spot to investigate the matter, and found the man hanging by a piece of hempen rope from a beam just outside the Second Magis cut down the banging man, when life was trate's Court room. Constable Wills immediately found to be extinct, and the body was removed to the mortuary. The deceased bad received his month's pay yesterday, and this was found
THE ASSIMILATION OF WESTERN IDEAS,
A short time since, writes the Canton cor. respondent of the N. C. D, News, I happened apon an unpretentious monthly publication, published by the Canton Christian College and, among other papers, one from the pen of a Chinese, writer, urged that new models should be followed by Chinese authors, specially by those who wrote in the daily papers. Let the language be simpler; let it be less archaic; introduce a system of puncluation; indeed, tet inverted commas be used. The day following I was travelling from Hongkong to Canton and picked up a native paper. To my surprise I discovered that many of these recommenda tions had been adopted, with very satisfactory results. The leader, moreover, was not only smoothly written, and clearly punctuated, but was a powerful appeal to the wealthy Chinese to
Os account of the financial stress of the Shangtung province, every effort is being put forth towards the use of public funds. The local authorities have ordered that all these A MOVEMENT is on foot for the re-modelling who are identified as Boxers at one time or of the Home Fleet. The ships of which it is another during 1900 shall be subject to investi- composed are of varying degrees of speed, so xations, and their property to confiscation. the Fleet is to be divided into two new divi- This is apparently an excellent way to dissions, the first composed of the most modern intact on his person. The man had been an invest their wealth for the advancement of their
courage Boxerism.—Eastern Times.
and the fastest ships, and the second of the old soldier, and was a private in the Wei-hai- country. That riches should be hoarded for
CHEUNG Fuk, a boarding-house runner, was sion, which Vice-Admiral Sir A. K. Wilson and had only been released from gaol, on the taped, and employment found for the masses of
slower ones. The constitution of the first divi-wei Regiment, but had lately got into trouble use of soos and grandsons was condemned.
wealth b were invested, the country could be deve few rivals in the field. Now he has many knocked down in Des Vaux Road West, at VC, will command, will probably be the 13th ulto. after serving a term for larceny the people. Ten years ago, if such a doctrine and the number-is being greatly increased' every year, and unless he is going stated that the man stood on the side of the sure, and Triumph, and the cruisers Bedford ▼ deceased had often expressed a wish to die, supports would have been sought for in the an..
1.30 p.m. yesterday, by tram car No. 17. It is battleships Exmouth (flagship), Russell, SwifChang, Fat, his fellow-bouse coolie, stated had been promulgated, the needed historical
to be swamped the sooner an attempt is rail, deliberately gaping at the advancing car made to get out of the ancient groove, and without attempting to shunt himself out to confront altered circumstances with of danger. The car caught him by the shoulder greater readiness, the better chance will he and knocked him flat. However, with the loss have of winning back much that he has of his front tooth, cut lips, and bruised nose and already lost. Otherwise, as Mr. Jamieson checks he escaped without any serious injuries. concludes, there is reason to fear that British trade will remain stationary, and cessation of a forward movement, as a rule, connotes INCANDE tetregression.
PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.
FOR SALE.
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SCENT, Gasoline, Lamps of all descriptions
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE 20-round boxing contest for the welter- weight Championship of China and a side stake of $500, between Sam Newman and "Baby" Smith of the Artillery, will take place at the City Hall to-morrow, to-night. There will be two preliminary bouts, the first of which will be called at 9 o'clock. Much interest centres in the main event as both men are favourites THE O. S. K. has opened its steamship service in the local pugilistic world. They have Incandescent between Kobe and Dalny.
trained faithfully for this championship contest Mantles,
and some interesting boxing should be wit nessed, especially if the contest goes the limit
from the best makers.
Globes, Sha-
Chimneys, THE Hongkong Chess Club will hold a scratch des, &c, for match, at the City Hall Librarian's Room on Gasoline and Wednesday next at 5 p.m.
of 20 rounds.
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and Esser; while the second division, under
Rear-Admiral Barlow, will consist of the but did not say why he was tired of life. The battleships Empress of India, Hood, Revenge, inquest which will be held in due course Royal Sovereign, and Royal Oak, and the may elucidate the mystery, cruisers Juno and Dido,
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LLOYDS returns of sailing and steam vessels lost etc. Irons January to March 1904 gives the total as being 168 measuring 155,933 1008. 52
RECRUITING COOLIES FOR
› SOUTH AFRICA:
A Chiakiang dispatch reports that an English
money.
of these measuring $1,504 tons flew the British firm at that port is now busily engaged in try flag. It is interesting to note that the list in.ing to get coolies from that part of Kiangsu cludes, with one exception marked with an province for the South African mines, It is asterisk, the vessels sunk by the Japanese in the opinion of the correspondent of the W. C. D. the attempt to bottle up Pon Arthur. Through News that owing to certain leading articles in the courtesy of Mr. F. W. Webb, Lloyd's some of the Shangbai native papers, and the Agent here, we are enabled to identify these spreading broadcast of pamphlets written fo vessels. They were old craft bought by the the North exhorting Chinese not to go to South Japanese and given new names. Included in Africa, not very many natives of Kiangpeh will the list are two vessels sunk by the Russins be willing to venture across the "Southern themselves for their own purposes. These Ocean" for the purpose of earning foreign vessels were sunk in February and March. A MOVEMENT is on foot among the foreign Bushu Maru......1249 tons ex Invertay at the most
residents in London for setting up an anti-Buyo Maru..................1163 tans ex Rósary. moderate PRINCE Karl Anton of Hohenzollern sent a
Nihilist and anti-Anarchist propagands. The Chiyo Maru ........3708 tous ex Chelydra prices.
telegram from Dalay to the Japanese Court, promoters of the movement-are believed to be expressing his thanks for the attention shown
Fakin Maru ......2944 tons ex Abergeldie in earnest, but it is doubted if they have much lokoku Maru2766 tons ex Lord of the fries Lamps fixed him in Tokio. up for Buyers
hope of conventing the Anarchists and Nihilists Zinsen Maru2332toos ex Moray free of charge.
who dwell in the regions of Bobo. Their object | Negenura Marw...1085 tons ex China' COLONEL C. H. Darling, last Assistant In- is probably to show the British authorities that Tensking Maru ...2043 (onsex Worcester Naphtha of the best kind spector-General of Fortifications at Army the bulk of the foreign residents have no Yaksho Afor 2553 tops ex Glenelg kept in stock. Headquarters, has been appointed Command-sympathy with extreme or violent opinions. Yoneyanin Maru...2693 100% ex. Accomac TAL KWONG 00.," ing Royal Engineer in the South China (Hong. They are particularly anxious that nothingHailar (Rus.) ..............5606 tons ex Cephatonia
56, Lyndhurst Terrace, kong) Command, to succeed Colonel I. F. should be done to imperit the position of Enge Harbin (Rus)...... 940 tons oz British King Hongkong, 17th November, 1903. [31 Brown, R. E
land as the house of the political refuges. -Straits Times,
Gas Lamps
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THE WEATHER
The following report is from Mr. J. I. Plum mer, Chiel Assistant of the Hongkong Obser-
vatory:-
On the 1st at 11.45 am. The barometer has fallen sharply in the interior of Chios and slightly at most other places.^ fiziniai
The monsoon may be expected to moderate considerably in the Formosa Chanuel and to a lets extent also in the China
Forecast Fresh NE, windt overosas air
cient history of the olden days of Yao, and Shun. The modern writer now points to America and England. One bad only to glance at what was going up before the eyes, on the steamer, to see evidences of change. Four Chinese and one Englishman ware sit ting and conversing in English. The Chinese least was free from the tabt of a foreign ac› could converse fluently, and one of them at cent. Near them sat another reading an English newspaper, and, the way in which he handled it, showed that he knew his way about. Feathers shows which way the wind blows.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE American (Siberia) 3rd inst. English (Chusan) 4th ins, 6 am. Indian (Latiane) 7th inst. 2 German (Princess Alice) 8th inste German (Preussen) 9th inst. American (Mongolia) 12th inkt,
pore on 31st ult, and is dus here on 7th inst.. The Bocknall Line Ls. Monica left, Singa
The P. M. S. 5. Co. 5.3. Siberia with maits left Shanghai for this port to day, at p.m., and is due here on 3rd inst, at about 6 pm.
The Imperial German Mail as. Princess Alice left Kobo via Nagasaki and Shanghal yesterday; and may be expected here on 8th