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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY AUGUST 31, 1907.
A. S. WATSON & CO., Armstrong and Mr. J. R. M. Smith. The
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none will dispute the fact that the materiais at the services of the members gave them the opportunity of adjudging the fature course of events. Similarly, Sir Iavid Barbour's Commission, in Singapore, wAI almost led into error when the value of
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Under date. the 1 the inst, the Gumits. con- tains the following notification: His Excel·
As recorded in the last issue of the Hongkong f Telegraph, the five men-Thomas Dean, Charles Riley, Thomas Knockton, Walter O'Brien and William Clark--pari of the crew of the steamer Indranili, who were arrested on board ship lency the Governor has been pleased to appoint parly yesterday morning on a charge of cutting the following gentlemen to serve as a Coi and wounding the third officer-Mr. G. G.mittee under the chairmanship of the Colonial Thorne were arraigned before Mr. F.A. Haze Treasurer to inquire into the causes of the fand, this morning, at the Police Conit. An ad- depreciation of the subsidiary coinage of the ditional charge, viz, assaulting Mr. F. 1. Dua Colony, and to advise as to what means can be ker, the fourth officer, was placed agaluit; taken, with due regard to the interests of trade, Dean, the first accused,
to rehabilitate such coinage;The Hou, Mr. Wei Yuk, the Uơn, Mr. E. Osborne, Messen. | Armstrong, D. R. Law,' A. J. Raymond, Shewin, J. R. M. Smith, and A. G. Wood.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Stanley Culllagion, master of the British ship Indracelli, took the witness-stand. At about 1.15 o'clock yesterday morning, witasss testified, he was sleeping on the upper deck when a tampan with some Europeans on board' came alongside. The Europeans were cursing and swearing.
HONGRONG WATER POLO SHIELD COMPETITION,
operation for some months past, was the dut come of deliberations with the joint body of the commercial representatives of Hongkong and of the leading bankers of the Colony.
Official sources--both Naval and at the The constitution of the present Committee
- Docks—are as can only by expected under ibe Includes among others Mr. Wei Yek, Mt, J.
circumstante, porfucily reticent over the accl. the dollar approximate the sterling price dent which befell, H... Flora on the night hon. Chinese member of the Legislative placed by the Stralis Government at as. 48′ of Wednesday lant. The gathering of further Council is, as everybody knows, the com- And it is common knowledge that the fine reliable details attending the ucfortu ate pradore of the Mercantile Bank of India. It hess of Straits dollars has since been reduced mahap has been no easy task, but the partt is no unfair assumption when we take it for from that originally adopted, and, a coin culars which are now placed before our readers granted that in the consideration of the baser in value has been substituted for it have been obtained from a source whose subsidiary coinage question, which is so He e, theo, we have two instances where veracity there can be no reason to dispute.!
When the Flora was making the harbour on intimately connected with the retall trade the best financial, minds of the day of:
Wednesday nig‘it on hirvenú in from Singapore, in which a large proportion of Chinese mer two great financial and commercial nationsaker entering Lyse toug Poss; she was pro- chants in Hongkong and Canton are have been led astray,by unexpected ceding "dead slow." The watch on deck BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE engaged, Mr. Ormiston, the manager complications, which they could not pos was keeping a sharp look-out for the red-buoy of the Bank in question, had frequent sibly have anticipated. Without minimis marking the Dunmail Rock in lunghem Bay, occasion to consult the principal of his Chi-ing the value of the labourn of the gentle as by the aid of that mark the cruiset's nese department. Mr. J. Armstrong suc- men who have undertaken to act on the course would be shaped for her buoy in the eeeds Mr. T. f. Cochrane in the local man- Committee on behalf of the Colony, we man-of-war anchorage, he hata hanging over the harbour at the time must have evidently agement of the Chartered. Bank and it is doubt very much whether even in their own certain that as manager pro tem, he is un-minds they feel that they can produce a obscured the red-boy from view from the cock of the cruiser. Without a sy warning those on key to follow any other course than one scheme which will extract from the board felt a sudden shock and within, the which is in accordance with the expressed difficulties of the situation created by cir-briefest interval a second, he sensition was views of his absent chief... Mr. J. R. M. cumstances which affect not along the inter- that of the vessel striking a submerged buoy, Smith is the Chief Manager of the leading ests of Hongkong but also those of the it was at first surmised that there must His Worship-You knew theo that the Euro-
have ru i over the boy. In an instant, how-peins were part of your crew?--Yan, banking institution, and it was upon whose important and adjacent city of Canton.
ever, the buoy was seen to the port side of the Flora, the cruiser being then somewhere midway between the buoy and the shore. She had struck the Duamul Rock and slid clean over. The variel at this time look a heavy list to stasboard...... All hands by this time realised that an accident had occurred and in almost no time every man gained the deck.
uch was the perfect, discipline on board that is wounds witness let go Dean, who clear-favour of the V.R.C. team, although the Mili- not the smallest exhibition of excitement, maoled forward and turned his attention to the tary team did their best. In the firm spall the After he had bathed his V.R.G. team scored 6 goils, and added another. four to their credit in the second half.. Result TENDERS are invited for the erection of catifefested itself and the entire crew to a man wounded man. depois, &c, and slaughter-house at Ma Tau ready to answer the call to his assigned station wound, witness ordered Dean to be placed in
irons and shackled up" to a derrick post, to goals in nil for the V.R.G. "B":Team. Kok.
Before this was done, however, Doan (was searched and a knife lound on him,
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advice, we may take it, that Sir Matthew Nathan largely depended for the construc tion of his plans as evidenced in the policy. of the Government. M D. R. Law. of Measts. Butterfield and Swire, is one of the prominent members of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, which express. ed the view of the Chamber to the Gover nur, and so also are Mr. A. J. Raymond, of the firm of Messrs. E. 1). Sasso# & Co. and Mr... G. Wood of Messrs Gibb, Livingston & Co. So that, excluding the ebairman, we are in a position to draw our own deductions as to what will be the general trend of the recommendations proposed by three-fourths of the Committed as the result of the present inquiry. It could hardly be assumed that they will stultify themselves so far as to suggest at this date any very radical recommendations for the introduction of reforms in a matter which has been fully considered by them in the daily round of commercial life. There remain the Hon. Mr. Edward Osborne, the secretary of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. Co., and Mr. Robert
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His Worship Did you recognise the voices?.
—No.
The noise that was created, went on the witness, aroused the third and fourth officers, who remonstrated with the men,
SEVENTH ROUND.
Three matches were arranged to take place yesterday afternoon at the V.R.C, but only two were played, vir:-Middlesex "A" leam *V.R.Gleam, and 87b Coy Royal Garrison Antillery is Royal Hongkosg" Yacht. Club The Middlesex "B" team "failed to The next thing witness heard was a loud pot in an appearence, to play the V.R.C. noise on deck." He went to investigate and A term, and accordingly they forfeit g siw the second officer hulding the second de-points. As usual a big gathering turned out, fendant-Riley. As soon as witness arrived more particularly to witocas the match bei un the scene the third officer, called out | tween the Gunners and the Yacht Club. ⠀⠀ that he was stabbed.-- Wineși promptly seized
V.R.C. V MIDDELESEX "ARE the first defendant-Dean. When he heard This match wis a very one-sided game in' that the third officer was bleeding freely from
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on the ship.
That the Flor had, struck a submerged now became evident to those on MP. R. H. Crofton has been appointed to her rock
Assistant Colonial Secretary, and Clerk of board, but no idea was entertained that any the cruiser. She made for her buoy in the. Councils, during the absence-on-lexee of Milal injury had been inflicted to the bull of
stat A. M. Fletcher, with effect from the 24th Naval anchorage, and it was after she had if any blood stans had been washed off?-11 diciously availed of an opportunity and scored
We are informed that it is proposed to hold a Robert Morrison Centenary meeting in the City Ha'l on the oth Septembar at 7:30 pm. it is believed that His Excellency Sir Francis Lugard will preside.
THE SALVAgr party,
Meanwhile the salvage party was signalled for from the Naval Dockyard. By three o'clock in the morning of Thursday the party were on board the cruiser. So efficiently did they, set them the cruiser endangered, and by seven o'clock the same morning the Flora was lying safely on the blocks in the No. 1 Dockat Kowloony
is Worship-Was there any trace" of blood on the kaifs?—No.
When you examined it did the blade föök av
In the sezon Jhalf the Middlesex goalkeeper, in trying to save a shot, got a cramp after being fasted by Bains'; being unible to play further, he had to leave the water. The goal vas-consequently undefended, and Roza inju-
the tenth goal.
The teams were t
V.R.C. "B":-W. G.Goggin, L. la Breton, J.M. C. Lopes, J. W. Bilas, A. J. V. Ribario, C. A. Rodrigues and F. da Kori.
Middlesex "A-Rollo, Rice, Remnant, Roberts, Stephenson, Goods and Miles,
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A. S. WATSON & CO. Shewan, who is identified with very many week, as it is believed his reason is unrested.selves to work that at no time was the safety of found Riley standing in the middla of the room, created considerable interest. In fact, the
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The Hanghang Celegraph
WONG UN, a stonecutter, 'residing at unghom, was this morning sent to the Gaol Hospital to be placed under medical observation for a Wong was found in house, Lo Lung Hang at two o'clock this morning. He was turned over to the fungham police and charged with entering a dwelling house with felonious in
actions.
made fast that water "was discovered in the boked as if it had been rabbed.
Continuing, the captain said that Dean ba. for'ard compartment, some fifteen inches or so having already gained its way into that partame very noisy, after his, and used very bad of the vessel. The pumps were started goingnguage. He said that he would like to "do to check the further in ush of water,
"ap" all the officers, and that if he had a gun it would give him great pleasure to shoot the fourth officer. His wounds having been temporarily attended to, the third officer was removed to hit cabin, and witness and his officers went" 10 the starboard fo'c'ale tv arrest Riley. Witness undressed and ready to turn in. He held a razor in his hand, which be carefully placed on a table. Then he placed his fool on a step to get into his bunk. Witseu got the man to dress himself again and he was placed in irons, Once drydocked-the-extent-of-the-dim-Knockton, the third defendant, was found 8e could, be approximately guaged. It among a number of men in the No, bold was seen that for a length of several feet Italf an hour later the police launch arrived. the for'ard part of the keel had been seriously Witness explained the situation and the police damaged. The bull on the pitt side received officer left for the shore again for medical the worst injuries. Three gangs of work assistance. He returned at about five o'clock men, bly of the carpentry department, without any. Then the doctor of the Siberia were al upon the job; while European fore was called, at six o'clock the injured officer men from the Admiralty works on this side of the harbour were detached to assist —13 is usual-in-ati Naval repairs the staff of
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was removed to hospital.
This match was the ane of the afternoon and
spectators were so taken up with the game that, when it was about half through, a big number were nearly precipitated into the water caused ihrough their leaning too heavily against
scaffolding,..
The gunners oblained possession of the ball as soon as play commenced, and in jass than a minute Bloomfield passed the ball up to Canter, who swam away from bis man and registered the first goal for the R. G. After this both teams played exceptionally fast and
good many fouls were committed by both sides. Biden availed of a nice opportunity, to
score, but failed in the attempt, no doubt on Oy His Worship-Were these men ander the account of being over-excited. Benttis soon influence of liquor-when-they came aboard after had a couple of trics which proved un- successful and just before, the whistla blew Dean and Riley were. I cannot speak as to
for half time, Biden tried a hard shot which remove the others.
just missed the goal.
large and impurtant local enterprises and other commercial undertakings. Both of these gentlemen, have, by virtue of their position, already made représentations to the Government on the subject of sub. Lent. After his arrest the stonecutter acted in sidiary coins and have proposed remedia.most peculiar manner, which led the police al measures to overcome the difficulties in helieve that he was not responsible for bis created and the competition, particularly, of the Provincial Mint of Canton." It is just A WASHINGTON despatch August 24 says?— possible that they have exhausted the argu- is a result of the recent conference between ments in favour of their schemes to enhance President Roosevelt and the naval authorities the value of the local subsidiary currency, it has been decided that the battleship feat and in any event they stand in a shi Loail so as to reach the Straits of Majelleg ~HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1997ity of one-fourth-to-the-otliers-about December 1. Other important plane for
of the Committee, as we hare enden. I the future naval programme in the Pacific have the Dock Co. The first duty of the men been outlined. When the big fleet arrives on voured to show, The present Committee is
the western coast, the present distribution not armed with the extensive powers which of Uncle Sam's fighting craft in are possessed by a Commission appointed Pacific will be 's newhat changed. The under the statutory authority vested in the torpedo.. boat destroyers now stationed in
ou yesterday and to a late hour last even By His Worship-Is there any further Pending the official publication of the Governor. It will not be within the pro- the Philippine waters will be transferred constitution of the Commitee, appoited by vince of the Committee to compel unwilling to japanese waters and constitute America's ing the couple of hundred mea were at the evider.ce against the three last defendants? His Excellency, thGovernor, to consider witnesses to attend and present their evidence representation in those waters. the questio: of the subsidiary cointage of at the inquiry. And as far as statistics are, a new South China squadron will be Hongkong, we have refrained for reasons, available, there is no authority for the Com-constituted. The navy department is pow which will be readily understood, from committee to demand the production from the squadron, which is to lie in the South China busy preparing for the organization of this new menting on the grounds which the Com- Government archives of documents which and Philippine waters. It is understood that if any, may be found to have been injured upon mittee will have to cover in pursuance of establish the number of coins issued this organization will comprise some of the their instructions under the terms of the within the Colony since the inception of this best vessels in the navy and will present a very may be derived from the fact that competent velti, spoke as to seeing a sampan coming along. Ward, whilst being unmarked, and the game.
formidable fighting force in the Asiatic waters,
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COMMISSION.
pace profitable trade. In these circumstances, the fures published by the Canton Mint must be held as valueless for the purposes of this Commission of Inquiry. As to general evidence, we have been inundated with pro- pasals by both practical and theoretical
the
At the same
THE · TARVAK" SŁOWAWAY,
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DÅTE FOR OPENING OF TRIAL FIXED,
The fourteen stowaways, who were found on board the C. P. R. finer Fartar while on her last voyage to Vancouver and who were brought bak to Hongkong, arriving here on the 23rd instant, as reported recently in these columns, together with the ship's boatswain, three fire. men and another seaman, who were arrested for aiding and abelling the stowaways, were
By Defendant Knockton-Do you know it Clark, O'Brien and myself were in the bother?
employed on the job was to the copper sheathing, then the first wooden, sheathing of three-inch hardwood planks and a second sheathing of four inch boards. Through--No.
task. This was necessitated in order to lay
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Inspector, Kerr-No, your. Worship. Only that they were in the crowd that came aboard in the sampan.
Then they had better be discharged, his Worship said."
baie the steel shell of the cru ser At a late hoar yesterday it was believed that no less than thirteen plates will have to be removed from the hull of the craiser, and how many more,
Inspector Kerr had no objection, and Knock evening. At any rate, an iden of the damage Inter examination it was not ascertainable last ton, O'Brien and Clark were discharged,
Frederick Dunker, fourth offices, a.a. Indra mechanical experts pronounce the opinion that side the ship at about one o'clock yesterday fally a month will be taken before the Flora morning. When the passengers landed there can be made sea-going again,
was an argument about the fare. Withers went down the gangway to try to stop it, and he was struck by Dean. Then they wentupihe gangway and, m.eting the third mato at the top of the gangway, Dean struck him, too. There was a general metee on deck and witness was struck again, by whom he could not say. Turning found the next minute he saw the third-mate lying on the deck bleeding.
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While the big hull of the cuiser lay crippled in the dock supported by stout timber shores from either side of the granite facing of the No. Dock, with the head of the dock itself thorn of the massive dressed granite blocks prepara. tory to being lengthened, a continuous stream of bluejackets was running a line of hand srolleys from a gangway connecting the cruiser with the shore on to the sen wall, This part of the crew of the Flare had been continuously at work throughout yesterday in the broiling hot sun into late hours at
cases of ammunition from the magszie of the cruiser to the Naval lighter lying alongide the sea wall. The ammunitio has had to be removed for a thorough examination
solve the difficulty of the situation. We can a raigned on remand-before. Mr Anight removing the shells and hundreds of thus foresee the almost unsurmountable Hazeland, this forenoon. The case was called obstacles which face the Committee in aron in order that a day might be fixed for the riving at any conclusion as the result of their trial. When the case was last before, he inquiry. Without necessary and valuable Court All the stowaways pleaded guilty But from what transpired this morning we statistics, without the help of practical evid learn that it is the intention of the soilcitors ence, without so much as the possibility of recently engaged by the stowaways to alter a correct estimate of the course of trade, the that ples.
of the hull,
By His Worship--Did you see the third officer stabled No.
What is the condition of the injured man ?— Jaspector Kerr handed to the Court a medical certificate showing that the third officer could not leave hospital for a week.
The hearing was then adjourned until Mon- day forenoon..
THE WEATHER.
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, Director of the Hongkong Observatory
Commission. In yesterday's issue of the Government Gazelle, the notice of the appointment of the Committee appears, and from it we learn that the Committee will be constituted as follows:-The Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, the Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, Mesars, J. Armstrong, D. R. Law, A. J. Raymond, experts. Each and every one has ad R. Shewan, J. R. M. Sinith, and A. G. Wood, vanced a theory and a scheme which were under the chairmanship of Mr. A. M. Thoma pulan end, once and for all, to the anoma son, the Colonial Treasurer. When the ela lous position in which the subsidiary borate correspondence which passed between coinage of the Colony. finds itself st our late Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, the present time; yet it is curious and the Colonial Office appeared, on the to note that amid the multitude of su' ject of the subsidiary coins of Hung counsellors the Government has not yet kong, we observed that we could see no found one whose wisdom was calculated to reason why the commercial community of Hongkong should have any serious grievance against the Government for the prevailing condition of the currency market; and we suggested that, not being financiers them selves, in the proper sense of the term, the administrative body could merely seek to obtain the most practical counsels available on the spot to guide them in any action the recommendations which the Committee will
Mr. II. G. C.. Bailey, of Messrs. Johnson, Government might propose to adopt to bring eventually evolve, out of their investigations Stokes and Master, appeared for the prosecus about measures which would secure the cannot anzount to more than a series of 'tion Six of the stowaways are represented by rehabilitation of Hongkong's subsidiary ten'ative efforts to secure the rehabilitation Mesars. Hastings and Hastings, while Mr.
As most people in Hongi ong of our coinage in the interests of Hongkong Mr. D. D. Thomson and Mr. R. A. Harding W. Goldring, of Messrs. Goldring and Barlow, knew long before now, the Government.had That the question of the reforming of the
appeared for the remainder. sought, the views of the Hongkong General currency system, of any community cannot Chamber of Commerce on the subject: be dismissed in an off-hand fashion the Sir Matthew Nathan has been in communi experience of the Philippines will prove. cation with the Chief Manager of the Hong The Philippine Currency Commission, ap-
was undoubtedly composed, of the best captain and the fourth officer should be faken.er under arrest yesterday and the posiman India, Australia and China, and the repre-authorities which the States could produce, of the different solicitors on the depositions have heard of several cases to which postimen
When his Worship had entered the names attempted to get the hawker released, "atom.m. to-day, 0.18 inch, sentative of the Mercantile Bank of India, and yet Mr. Conant's scheme, excellent as it turned to Mr. Goldring and informed him bave interfered with the police, sald Mr. Idon
the same question. The subsequent seemed at a first glance, cost the Philippine that the stowaways had already pleaded guilty Hareland When how was brought to the action taken by the Government in retum Government a handsome sum in order to the change..
sixtion," Inspector Warnock said, "he told me
"Tell him, ing to the melting pot a large sum of ac redeem the original Conant dollar in order Mr. Goldring-1 propose to amend that plen, | ht was ni cumulated subsidiary colas from the vaults to substitute for it one that contained a larger | your Worship, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and amount of alloy, at a result of the apprecia-The opening of the case was then fixed, for litters and not to interfere with the police.” the scheme of redemption which has been in 'don of the silver value of the dollar. And yet Tuesday afternoon next?”
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Mr. Bailey wanted ibs case to be opened to- day, but swing to the Indravalli case, reported in another column, his Worship said that was not possible as the ship sailed on Monday atd
locidentally, it may be mentioned that the present is the second mishap, that has befallen the Aura within the past five years. She was an overtaken by a similar accident while on commission in the North Pacific four year age. Her repairs were then carried out in an American shipyard, and as it might be expected a fairly costly bilt had to be met by My Lords of the Admiralty.
POSTMAN No. 8 was convicted at the Police Court, this morning, for interfering with a policeman while acting is the execution of bis
kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, pointed by the United States Government, it was necessary that the evidence, of the duty. The policeman said that he had a hawke
the local manager of the Chartered Bank of
'Accused was fined $ta,”
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-The Yacht Club men redoubled their efforts to equalize in the second half, but looked 's bit fatigued. The gunners, however, looked fit and immediately after re-commencement of play, Ward tried a long shot which Wiskurt stopped, but Flealwood got possession of the ball from a pass by Ward and bring unmarked, he swam up to his opponents' goal and had fittle difficulty in netting the second goal. After this both teams bad about su equal amount of tries which proved of no avail. Caster, scored the third goal from a pass by ended in a well-fought victory for the RG.A by 3 goals to nil
The game might have ended, perhaps, in a draw or a single goal being scared against the Yacht Club, if the latter had only marked their men baiter. Both team, bowever, played a good game.
The sea swers -87in Coy. R.GA Rodwell (goal), Donoghue, Greedwood (Jull. & cks), Ward (balf-back), Bloomfield, Canter- and Fleetwood (forwards), f,
R.H.K.V.C.). W. Wishart (goal), G, G, Franklin, H. W Lester (full backs), E, W. | Carpenter (ball-back), F. Bideo, F. Linton and
Beattle (forwards).
This wẫn fór thề R.G.A. means thui they will have to meet the V.R.C, "A" team in the final and a very good game is sure to result, both teams being evenly matched, and it is hard to tell who will carry off the shield and medals this year. We understand that this match will bave to be replayed in the course of a far jnght, COMPETITION TABLE, Played Won. Lost Drawn Points,
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On the 31st at 11,50 a-The barometer has risen, mo'erately lo Japan, and a slight rise V.RIC “A”..... 7° 16 has taken place over Chine, except on the S. 87thCo., R.G.A, 6449 coast
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v. R.C. B, 62, 4 R. E. 5/8" Middlesex "B" 6 #1! Middlesex HAMA
A low pressure trough, which may give rise to a circular depression, lies over the N. part of R, F. "A" the China Sea and the Pacific to the E of N. Luzon.
Pressure is relatively ligh over China to the North of the Upper Yangiz,
Fresh N. E. winds may be expected in the Formosa Chapel, and along the Northern shores of the China Senj
mongkong rainfall for the 24 hours endleg
winds, fresh squally showery
SHIPPING AND MAILS
MAILS' DUF.
·French (Australian) and pros, American (Manchuria) sih prox.
FORECAST. 1-Hongkong and reighbourhood, N.;
-Formose Chaboti, same as No 1--South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, sAMD BE ADAM.
South coast of Chini between Jengkong and Kobs left Moji to-day, and may be
and Hainan, same as Nope).
The P. & D. SN Co., &£ Pirà left Singaz pore for this port on 30th inst; at Moo The Apcar Coli si fap is from
Led here on or about sih prost