Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
arrivals, of 17,142,393 tons, into this port, MR. Douglas Story, the well known war cor and 214,849 departures of 17,042,698 tons.poodent, was seriously injured in a motor
car accident in Paris recently. The total tonnage, entering and clearing during last year, amounted to 34,185,091 In proportion the tonnage of Hong kong represents more than a fourth of A. S. WATSON & CO., the aggregate for the whole of the at the Police Court this morning to answer
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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
RAINIER BEER.
SPARKLING
INVIGORATING
HEALTH-GIVING..
During the Hot Damp Weather when Heavy Drinks are out of the Question one's thoughts naturally turnt
· RAINIER.'·
Per Case of doz, quarts Per Doz, quarts Per Case of 6 duz. pints
Per Doz Pints
Lone.
ROBERT Hamilton, a foreman, employed at
South Beacon Camp, Tal-kok-tsui, did not ap
a charge of being drunk and disorderly on the
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MR. V. W. W. Valpy, chief engineer, bf the Kowloon-Canton Railway Constructions, pro- ceeded against a cattle dealer, named Li Fu, of Sha-tau-kok, New Territory, before Mr. H. 11. J. Gompertz, at the Police Court this morning, for turning loose his cattle on the public rond at Shia-tau-kok, yesterday. The case was ad- journed for further inquiries to be made.
POLICEMAN'S OUTRAGMOUS
CONDUCT.
1906.
CANTUN BANKERS! SENSATION
A CAUSE CELEBRE.
CHINESE FINANCIERS THREATEN A STRIKE,
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
INDIAN CONstablu convICTED.".
PROUABLE DISMISSAL FROM THE FORCE.
On the 6th instant we reported the proceed
charged two, Portuguesa gentlemen with "as-
Canton, roth September. sasling" them white in the execution of their
Yesterday, before the Kwong Chau Prefect, duty. The case, it will be remembered, was
Chan, Mong Chang and Taotal Wen Chung. heard by Mr. F. A. Hazelnod, who said he did, all the bankers in Canton prosecuted Wong not believe one word of the Indian policemen's Ki Sam, master of the Tai Loong confection story and ordered the defendants to be dischargery shop, at Honam, for the recovery of a sum of some $2.0,000, being due to his partner, out by one of the Portuguese gentlemen against Tang Yuk Cheen, who died last year. The P. C. 611, for assauli, and the case, came on for defendant in his evidence stated that his part heating at the Police Cout this morning. ner barrowed secretly the sum of money with the sexl of the shop for his own use and that he was unable to pay for it. Tantal Wen de- cided in favour of the defendant, with costs, and detained certain of the plaintiffs in custody. Whereupon there was great excitement amongst the bankers, who contemplate going on strike and resolved to petition Viceroy Shum or the Board of Commerce at Peking by telegram.
ed. The result was that a summons was taken
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United Kingdom. Reverting to the state-Prays East, last night, and Mr. Gompertz orderings of a case in which two Indian constables ment in the Blue-book we find the totaled his buil of fro to be estrented.. number and tonnage of vessels belonging to the United Kingdom, which were actually employed during 1995, in the home and foreign trade, or in fishing, were 14,5ai, vessels and 10,397,761 tons. The number of persons employed numbered 263,686 av against 57.937 in 1903, and 259,489 in go. The number of British, foreigners, and lascors employed in these three years were as follows;
British. Foreigners. Lascars. which was recently in collision-proceeded
49,396 1903 2. 1784,525
against a coolie, before Mr. H. H. J. Gomperiz, for the police. ... 41,021 1904. 170,975 39.832 12,682
at the Police Count, this morning, for steal og a port, valued at $30, the property of the ship, 1905... 180,442... 39.7... 43,483 The total tonnage of vessels built (exclusive of vessels either for the Royal Navy or for foreigners) was 851,433 tons last year, com- pared with 629,969 in 1903. The tonnage of vessels built for foreigners was last year
7,015-234 vessels.
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THE master of the steamer Sexta-ike · vessel
Mr. F. J. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeare for the complainant, and the defendant, who was unrepresented, pleaded at guilty, inspector Rachio watched the case
MEL A. Alves said ha' resided at No. 10,
on the toch instant. The charge being proved, Mosque Terrace, On the evening of the 5th the defendant was sentenced to three weekenst int he was returning home with his elder hard labous and six hours' stocks,
SEAMEN IN IKOUBĻĒ.
DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDERS,
VÍCENOY SHUM'S ALARM,
SUN YAT-BEN'S ACTIVITY.
brother by way of Caine Road. Passing along that reait and at the junction of Peel Street he saw lour Indian policemen stand- ANDAKAN in particular, and the Northerning is a group. When he came abreast of Provinces in general, may be Congratulated them one of the constables insulted him. upon the prospect of largely increased pro- Witness went up to the policeman, asked sperity by the proposed formation of a railway him whit he meant by using such language,. to connect Maradu and Sandakan Bays. The and was engaged in taking dowe his number scheme has so far been shaped as to warrant when defendant struck witness on the face, the draft of a prospectus, from which we gather bowling him over. On the ground witness blew bis police-whistle and defendant seizing At a specially convened meeting of the that the undertaking will be carried out by a Kootenay Fruit Growers' Association held serenalong the router an area of 400,000 him by the coat ripped it open. By this time summoned for absenting themselves fium duty Hesan. Where nie the arms and ammunition another Indian policeman came running up and witness proceeded to tell him the story and asked him to charge the delendant. Be
CHINESE EXCLUSION IN CANADA..
recently at Nelson, Canada, several speeches were delivered against the prohibitive tax imposed upon Chinese for admission into A rational view of the value the Dominion. of the Chinese in developing the agricultural
THE'. Ni B. Hieraki, of 1st inst, says:→Mr. C. E. H. Beavis, solicitor, Hongkong, from the firms of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, arrived in Sandal in by s.s. Borned on 27th ult., in con-
fore witness could say a word the defendant spoke in Hindustani to the newly-arrived
constable, and instead of arresting the defen.
astrarged has to the statião,
section with the affairs of the late Captain-China, of Sandakan, Fung Ming Shan.. Mr. Beavis, him who has expressed great admiration for our pretty little town, is staying with the District Officer, Mr. Fung Shun Sam also arrived by the Borneo to see about his father's affates.
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resources of the tentory has been taken "by the members of the Fruit-firowers' Asso- ciation, who, by a large majority, carried the following resolution: "Resolved, that, while regretting the necessity of taking a stand antagonistic to the views of many of our $16.50 fellow provincials, this association, in fur-We are informed by employees of the Tram
therance of the objects of its incorporation, way Coingany, in reference to a paragraph is compelled to recommend that the policy which appeared in last evening's paper, regard. of exclusion of Chinese labour, by the iming the recovery of tea sovereigos which a European lady left in car 31, on bunday mora- position of a prohibitive tax be modified to ing, that the rules of the company are that alt the extent that Chinese engaged as agricul parcels left in cars by passengess are to be kept firal labourers, or domestic servants, be allowed to enter the Dominion free of head
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10.50
2,7
A. S. WATSON & CO..tax, a system of supervision, under the | auspices of the Dominion Government to bė LIMITED.
instituted to ensure that Chinamen so admitted are not allowed to engage in other lines of labour? Several paragraphs of récitals preceded the resolution, detailing [34 the labour situation in the Kootenay from
the fruit-growers' standpoint.
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Reuter informs us to day that Father Ordinary business communications «nocid be addressd | Wernz, a German Jesuit, has been elected General of the Jesuits. The Vicar General of the Society, Father Ruggero Freddi, was designated for the ad interin office by the late General in the prescribed way, Not for many years has the permanent post of General been held by, an Italian, and it was anticipated that Father Freddi's election was perhaps the more probable on that account. Father Wemz has, however, been elected. For the election the voters repre- sent over 15,500 Jesnits in different parts of the world. For the purposes of governmen the Society is divided into five groups, and these again are partitioned into a number of "provinces.". The English-speaking section, with the six provinces of England, Ireland, Canada, New York, Missouri, and New Orleans, numbers 2,754 Jesuits.
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BIRTHS.
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On July 30, at Hamborg, the wife of ALBERT Op September 3, at Snochow, the wife of G. F. MONTGOMERY, Commissioner of Customs,
of a son.
On September 6, at Shanghai, the wife of ). H. HINTON, of a daughter,
On September 6, at Shanghai, the wife of V.
J. MCLOUGHLIN, of a son.
میشد
The Hongkong Celegraph
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Eleven European seamen, part of the crew of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's steamer Empress of Japan, were summioned betere Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, this morning. Seven of the defendants were
on Saturday last, while the remaining four were summoned for disobedience of orders. In the first cace seven defendants. held that owing to the bad weather, which was prevailing at the time, they could not ge
the
sampan to take them to the ship. The
As may be remembered by our readers the high officials who were appointed by the Throne to supervise the Aimy Manteuvres pext October are Their Excellencies Viceroys | Yuan Shib-kai, of Tisotsin, and Cháng Chih- tung, of Wuchong. A private dispatch received from the last-nanied city now states that Viceroy Chang Chib-tung has lately received informa tion from the South of such an alarming nature that the chances are considerably against dis Excellency's leaving Wuchang at all. It ap from information received when and from pears that Viceray "tiên Goup halen of Cantoni whem sicer not transpire-has heard that that arch conspirator and anti-monarchist "Dr." Sun Yat-sen (also known as Sun Wen) intends to take advantage of the Army Manceuvres in Yangtze Valley, during the absence of the best Honan province to start a rebellion in the
troops of the Hukuang Viceroyalty under the Command of Viceroy Chang Chih-tung. As only a certain portion of the Hupes Army have been detailed to take part in the Manoeuvres there will be no change, of programme, except that in all likelihood Viceroy Chang Chih-tung will underthecircumstances remain at Wuchang. to watch events instead of going up North, It is cinimed that Simu Yat-sen and his fellow anti- monarchist conspirators have, during the past six months been basily engaged in making an alliance with the Kofas Hui and other revolu. tionary secret societies in the Yangtze Valley, and preparing a rising in Hupeh or Hunan to take place this nutumn whilst the Imperial armies are engaged in their, mancœuvres in
with which successfully to oppose the well- armed and disciplined troops of the Hu kuang Viceroyalty has not transpired. But: we learn from a reliable source that the news is taken in seriousness and that pro bably Viceroy Yuen Shih-kai · himself' may
case the Throne will have to appoint two other high officials to inspect the troops at the grand maneuvres, and Tich - Liang, Manchu President of the Board of revenue, and Hay Shih-chirang, President,of the Board of Public Safety, both of whom are members of the Council of Army Reorganisation, will probably be named us High Commisioners to inspect the Imperial forces on his Majesty the Empero's behalf. A word as to the arch conspirator Sun Yat-sen, He will be remem. bered as the man who was arrested and imprisoned in the Chinese Legation in London, during Lord Salisbury's time, by the then Chinese Minister Kung Chao-yuan, who was subsequently compelled to give the man up to the British authorities upon the demand and strong protests of the Premier. The man showed his gratitude to the British Govern- ment by making British territory (Hongkong) his bead-quarters from whence acti-dynastic expeditions were sent to Canton to wreck the
esther disfendant placed it to dischevins-also-abstain from going to Hosen. In this
the captain's orders, but had nothing to say, Mr. W. J. Crawford said he was a clerk in the | The captaiä said that owing to the bad weather "Hongkong and Whampo› Dock. He remen- the Empress was anchored in Kowloon Bay, hered the night of the 5th instant. It was On Saturday he issued orders that no one was about trgu p.m. when witness came down in to go ashore, but the lour defendants later to Caine Road in a chair from the upper level.. [went ashore in a sampan. His Worship issued) At the junction of Caine Road and Peel Street an order that in the case of the seven defen- witness saw a group of indian policemen and dants they were to forfeit two days' pay, 'while Witness the other four men were to go to gaol for ten complainant in the midst of them. waited for a couple of minutes and then went | days, with hard labour, for disobedience of en. Before he had proceeded about too yards orders. he heard whistles blowing and saw complain." ant come bounding alung the road with the by the conductors and turned over at the depotband of policenca belund him. The defendant when their duties are over. Therefore the was the first to capture complainant.
conductor of car 32 was doing his duty when he held the money, and the police can establish no charge against hing
The Spanish Ambassador in London, who was attended by the Majuise de Villalobar, do- veiled a memorial tablet at the Carmelite: Church, Kensington, recently, in thanksgiving | for the preservation of the Queen of Spain on her wedding day. The following is the inscrip tion on the tablet :-"Oh Mother of Mount
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seized him by the collar of the coal, swung him around, and at the same time. delivered a blow to complainant which knocked li'm down, Then the policemen, marched him off to the
station.
That was the case for the prosecution. For the defence, defendant called Indian policemen gor, who said that complainant was the first to use abusive language and to as- rault defendani.
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THE HONGKONG POLONICEN RESERVE ASSOCIATION:
The following are the highest scofet in the competition for the Cup gives by Mr. J. C. Gow for the best scores made during the months of July and August at the 209 and 300 yards ranges, limited to members having a handicap of & points and upwards for each 200 yards. 50'yards. Total. A. J. Watt...... 59+11=70 61+ B=70 140 E. M. Ezekiel.. 51+16=67 53+15=68 135 W. J. Saunders 51+19-70 44+20=104 134 H. W. Bird..... 58+12=-70 40+20-60 130
seven rounds.
Inspector Ritchie gave evidence as to taking the charge when complainant was brought into the charge-room on the night in question. Cam-K. D. Atkinson 48+18=66 46+1864 130 plainant's coat was torn, but, although witness
Carmel, continue to spread your protecting manile around the Queen of Spain, who kneel- ing at this spot heard Mass on the morning she | left England for her adopted country. The Feast of the Ascension, 1905. The tablet is placed here by some of her fellow-worshippers present when the alleged assault occurred. ite death on her wedding-day, the 31st May, 1906."
in grateful recognition of her preservation from
examined his face, he could find no marks."
Defendant said that, Mr. Crawford was nor
had nothing note to say,
Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, assistant superin. tendent of police, said defendant had been in the force for about a year. His character was not very good.
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MR. H. H. J. Compertz, presiding as Curoner, held an inquiry into the circumstances touch. ing the death of one Tai Cheung, who was killed in l'o Van Street on the 5th instant. Following was the jury empanelled-Messrs. M. Souza, W. L. Weaser and L. H. Lammert, The deceased, it will be remembered, met his desil by falling from the third floor verandah of No. 8, Poyan Street during a gambling raid. Medical evidence heard was to the effect that a post-mortem examination was held and it was mended for dismissal from the force, discovered that deceased had sustained the following injuries-Fractured skull, spleen raptored, eight ribs ruptured and his liver torn. Death was due to stuck. Evidence of other witnesses was taken, after which the jury re- turned a verdict of accidental death.
His Worship said he could understand a policeman being rough with a prisoner when the latter resisted. The conduct of the de fendant was absolutely outrageous. He would pay a fine of $5.
CHINESE worshippers who paid a visit yester terday to a temple at Kennedy Town were put to a good deal of inconvenience by a gang of THE English mail of the 1th August was would swoop down on the dainties they were Odgas, who, as soon as their backs were turned,
delivered in London on the Bib inst
about to offer to the gods and clear, hot-footed with a handful. Once or twice the men were suc- cessful in carrying away a glod deal of stuff, but the plain clothes police appeared on the scene to Watch the fin One coolie ran into the temple,
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THE trial of Peler Sidney Hyndman, for the Hongkong, Tuesday, September 11, 1966, murder of Harry Smith and the attempted murder of Mrs. Rose, at Shanghai, has been sei down for the 18th inst. BRITAIN'S SEA-BOKNE TRADE.
seized a bundle of moon cakes, and dashed out again. These be divided among a number of
On inquiries being made after the case we were informed that P.C. 621 will be recom.
AN UNFORMED COMPANY.
CLAIM FOR MONAY SUBSCRIED,
VISCOUNT HAVASHPS POSITION.
RUMOURS OF CABINET DIFERENCES.
Viscount Hayashi, Minister for Foreign | Affairs, and late Ambassador to Great Britain' has been granted leave of absence on the "ground of ill-health, and Marquis Halobjih Premier, has assuined the portfolio of Foreign
Affairs ad interim. Various rumours aié in
circulation as to the cual cause of Viscount Hayashi's temporary retirement, a being widely believed that he has been forced to retire awing to the situation in the Cabinet.
A Tokyo, dispatch to the Osaka Mainichi states that Viscount Dayashi's indisposition is of so slight a nature that he cannot be said to be il, nor is it at all necessary for him to absent himself from his official duties on that accoust. Viscount Hayashi is stated to have quoted his medical adviser's opinion that he should relieve In Summary Jurisdiction this morning, his himself of all business and take great care of Honour Mr. A. G. Wise. Puisne Judge, pre-his heals, otherwise the consequences would siding, Suan lu, of No, 167 Stall, Central be serious. Market, pork-dealer, sed Lam Kwai Chuen ofo. 18 Gilman's Bazaar, trader, for the re covery of the sum of $70%, being the amount of balance due from defendant to plaintiff for an amount of $1,000, subscribed by plaintif and paid by him to defendant in respect of a share in the Soi Sang Lung Fig Lan business, which the defendant had failed to form.
the
Mr. F. X d'lmada Castro appeared for plaintiff, the defe dant not appearing either
That Hongkong is pre-eminently, the leading a cel bration of the increase of merchant men, who got away in time, but the thiel was in person or by representation.
JAPANESE steamship owners are contemplat- |
shipping tonnage em 650,000, 10 1,00 1,000 since the war
THE Japanese Foreign Office is informed that Mr. . E. Fulford, British Consul at New- chwany, has been appointed Consul-General at Mukden.
arrested. Beside the moon cakes he obtained a parcel of clothing. He was placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, this morning, and sentenced to three weeks hard labour and six hours stocks and to be banished.
ing British port in point of tonnage, the recent statistics of the sea-borne trade of the United Kingdom will sufficiently show. The last number of the Daily Mail Overseas con- tains a summarized statement of the remark. able record of Britain's commercial power gathered from the Blue-book on "the Navigation and Shipping of the United
LAU Sang, & houseboy, employed at No. 9, Kingdom for the Year 1905." just issued Kowloon Dacks, was arrested at West Point at the Palice Court this morning, with stealing $100, in part return of the 51,0, leaving a
Chinese Government there. It is now stated that Sun Yat-sen has allied his party to the Triad Society in Kwangtung province which has enabled him to come into touch with the Kolao Bai and other revolutionary societies, in the Yangtze Valley. These Societies, how. ever, are merely anti-dycastic and they recog nise the divine rights of kings-N, C. D. News.
THE "ZABIRO” AND. HAR 10W,
A $14,000 LIGHTER LOST.
"The Manila Cablenews, αf 6th inst., says :- The Chioa and Manila liner Zaßro, Captain
from Hongkong, with 8 passengers, one sack of Rodgers, arrived yesterday morning, four days mail and a general cargo. The Zafire had a bard time coming over, losing a 314,000 lighter that was made for the United States Navy, under contract with Messrs. Michael, Gaspar and Company of Manila. Last Saturday noon
the Zafiro left. Hongkong for Manila with fine weather and a high glass. The lighter was being towed by a heavy steel hawser and ever- thing went well until about one o'clock Monday morning, when the wind and sea having risen a little the lighter broke adrift. As it was night and the sea was getting up, Captain Rodgers, instead of lowering a boat put his ship alorg side the lighter. A line had already been led from aft forward and when the ship and lighter came close enough together, the Chinese The large amount of important diplomatic | sailers did very good work, jumping to the businers in the course of negotiation at the lighter's deck with the line and making it fast present time may, continues the Mainicht dis in good shape, getting back aboard the Zafiro patch, account for Marquis Saionji assuming as the ship forged ahead of the lighter. the control of foreign affairs; but certain cir cumstances suggest that the present leave of absence granted to Viscount Hayashi iş merely the forerunner of his resignation. The strained relations between the civil and military parties in the Cabinet which led to the resignation of Mr. Kato, Viscoyni Hayashi's predecessor- continue to cause friction, especially in refer- ence to the opening of Manchuria,
last evening and placed before Mr. H. H. J. twenty-four fathons of galvanized chain, valu- Gompertz, at the Police Court, this morning, on ed at $.5, the property of Mr. J. D. Melvin, of charge of being a member of the Triad Quarry Bay, on the 9th instant. Two sampin Society, which he denied. The cast WAS men were also charged with receiving the chain requander noll Friday next.
knowing at the time it was stalon. The boat the sampanmen denied knowing the chain was swain pleaded guilty to the charge of theft, but stolen. Evidence was heard to the effect that the chain was missing on Saturday morning Soon fu, the plaintiff, corroborated the above and on a search being made it was found statement, and produced his receipts for the two on defendants' sampan at Causeway Bay, The sums paid. boatswain was sentenced to three weeks' hard tabour and six hours' stocks. The first cam panman received a similar sentence, while the other only got ten days' gaul and six hours' stocks. The irio were exhibited during the day
he facis of the case were that in July last defendant approached the plaintiff and, stat ing that he was about to form the Sai
Consequently, says this dispatch, the settle. Sɛng Lung Fig Lan Company, asked the plain. tiff to take a share, Plaintiff agreed, and on
ment of every question-even though it con- 20th July paid defendant $650, and on 12nd cerns Great Britain or the United States-ia. july paid him a further 5350, making a total
volves adisagreement between these conflicting LEUNG KAM, a boatswain, employed by the of $1,020. Subsequently defendant went to parties, a state of affairs which has greatly Corinthian Vacht Club, was charged by in-plaintiff and told him he could not form the harassed Viscount Hayashi as Foreign Minister, specior Gourlay, before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, company, and on 9th August last returned him Moreover, the diplomatic negotiations with
China have not proceeded so swiftly nor satis balance of $700, which was still unpaid and factory as could be desired, and finding the owing to the plaintiff. When the defendant outlook hopeless in his embarassing position, learned that plaintiff was taking action for re- Viscount Hayashi has resolved to quit office on covery of the balance he went to the plaintiff the plea of ill-health.—Jupon Chronicle. · and offered to pay him a lesser amount, but
accept anything less than the amount actually without interest or costs. Plaintiff refused to
due, and hence these proceedings.
The total number of vessels of all nation alities which entered at ports in the United Kingdom during the year was 66,840, with a tonnage of 55,623.974. The total of trade, entries and clearances, amounted to Wu Kau Yau, a seaman, was charged, at the 1x2,040.734 tons, as against 104.773,168 instance of fospector Macdonald, before Mr. tons in 1993. London naturally occupies | H. R. J. Gomperts, to-day, with robbery on the first place with 10,814,115 tous entered. high seas. The robbery occurred on board Liverpool comes next with 7,8o6,844 tons, the steamer Fooshing, on the 7th instant. Wu and Cardiff next with 4,337,729 tons. In was alleged to have entered the bunk of another sailor and removed 520 wonh of clothing, etc. 1903 Dover only entered 951,662 tons,
Ha was leaving the ship with the things yester- whereas last year the total rose to 2,918,741 day when he was arrested. His Worship Hongkong takes an easy lead over the liti passed sentence of fifteen days' hard labour lish capital. There were in 1905 aa7,ġog and six hours' stocks,
outside No. a Police Station,.
Judgment for plaintiff with costs,
THE King of Spain is the only monarch who does not sign his name to documents and edicts. His signature is simply "Yo, el Rey -"I, the King.".
Four times the lighter broke ndrift and äs many times new bawsers were bent and the plucky Captain and officers beaved sighs of relief each time the Zafiro started anew under a slow bell with her head for Manila,
In spite of the hard fight, however, the lighter was doomed. The seas washed away, her hatches and she became waterlogged. With eich heave of the sea the tons of water inside would rush from stem to stern with a force no ship could stand and finally with a crash the "Tighter actually explod:d" according to a passenger, and went down bead first, carrying away the bawser as she sink,
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE.
Indian (Kutsang) 14h inst Canadian (Monteagle) teth inst. French (Oceanien) 17th inst. At least 2,752 officers and men who took part Canadian (Empress of China) zz3rd lost. in the late war are reported missing, the whole
The lioston S. S. Cols s.o. Skarumut sailed of these men being attached to the Third Army Carps; 1,012 to the First Army Division, 810 9th inst., from Puget Sound for Yokohama,
Tho Java-China-japan Lijn sa.. Tiiliwong to the Third Division, and 900 to the Ninth Division. The Third Army Corps look an left Macassar for this pon on 9th inst, and active part in the assault of Port Arthur, and may be expected here on 17th jest. as the nitec's were usually made at night, it was impossible to pick up the killed and wounded. Hence the roll of missing is aboor- mally large,
The C. P. R. Cole zu. Montèrple arrived at Shanghai at 6 am, on 11th inst, and left again at 5 pm, same days for Hongkong mbers abe is das to arrive at 5 p.m., 14th last.