Intimation.
LIMITED.
ESTARI ISHRO A.D. 1841.
AERATED WATER
MANUFACTURERS.
SPECIALITIES:
DRY GINGER ALE
LIME FRUIT
PAGNE.
CHAM-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNI SDAY OCTOBER 27 1909
TOKIO despatch of arst inst, says Sixty Chinese under the lendership of two policemen Lavaded a workmen's lodge near Chephalaton, on the Astung-Etukden, ralfway: line. They surrounded the low Japaneie seatibels. The latter fired their sites to desper'e '18" Chiness. Two Japanese and two Chinese were injured
MACÃO DELIMITATION
- TELEGRAM TO THE WAIWUPU. [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 16th October. Reference was made in my letter of yester. day that, at the Indignation meeting of the Canion Sell Geviroment Society held on Sun- day last, among other resolutions adopted was one to the effect that a telegram should be forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is
THE report and balance sheet for the year ended 3tal August, 1909, of the South British lasurance Company, Limited, abows" the be reduced yearly by 10 per cent. Fluctupflowing -The net revenue for the year amounts to £141,033'16 11. After making foll
him, Chinese Macao Delimitation Commis. plus in the revenue account of £59,635 5 10 siener. The despatch has since been forma. provision for losses outstanding, there is a suring urging the supercession of H.B. Ko Yu- To which has to be added the balance from lated and transmitted to the Waiwupu, of which 1908, making the amount at credit of profit and now append a translation :---- toss account £79,140 16 10,
Malwa,.
$ ་
1,130. goo
1.035 1,1574 935
Patoguml;210
+
On the night of the 14th instant there was
a
disastrous fire in San Francisco la which a
number of persons were injured. The Japanese cruiser frume and an Italian warship in the harbour, each offered to land a party of man,
endorsed his romarks.
I
"The members of the Walwups, Peking, "The collection of rental from the Portuguese for the settlement of Macao baving been dis continued, we, Chinese, are, however, still owners of the land. As the Furtuguese bave
intention of extending their powers over the territorial waters beyond the boundary limit as well as of encroaching upon Chinese territory
on land. The Chinese Delimitation Commis- sioner, H.E. Ko Yu Him, failed to exercias extra Iris stated that the Chinese Chamber of Com care in the conduct of his mission, so the. For merce at Pakhoi, Kwang-lung, has telegraph..tugcess.became more exactions in their claims. ed to the Ministry of Agriculture, lodustry and Commerce, requesting that it should adopt a strong attitude in regard to the boundaries of territorial waters cost Anuam, in the south, in order to protect the fisheries on the coast of Lisschoufs, Chinchoatu, Kiungchedlu and Aichoufu. On receipt of this telegram, the Ministry referred the master to the Viceroy in Canton for his consideration.
At present the people in the whole of the Kwangtung province are greatly exercised and it is anticipated that serious disturbance might result. We now beg you earnestly to "memo-, rialize the Throne questing it to appoint another Special High Commissioner (in super- cession of H. E. Ko) to conduct the presept negotiation son the Macao Delimitation ques tion and at the same time to strongly oppose the Portuguese claims,
CANTON DAY. BY DAY
TYPHOON DAMAGE.
[From Our Open Correspondent.]
Canton, 26th October. Forther official reports have been received at Canton on the extent of the damage done. by the typhoon of the 20th instant and on the floods in the districts of Po Lo, Ko Yai, Tang F, Ko Ming and Hok Shan, The reports state that a number of lives have been and many houses bave collapsed as the resul of the disastrous floods. Letters, have been lost in each of the above named districts,
received from all the flooded, districts by the Central Relief Committee appealing for sist ance. The Relief Committes accordingly ar ranged a meeting to take place to marrow to discuss the best methods for raiting funds for. the relief of the sufferers by the recent disaster.
A term launch, the Wang To, towing six. Cargo but all fully laden with ind ombout five thousand buckets in ull; evor untered iba
Hou Lik. Five of the cargo boats fodadored
drawned. and all their cargo was lost; two men were
CLAN FIGHT.
A serious clan fight has occurred in the Pan Ya district between the clans surnamed Wong and Ng. It is reported that a number of persons have been killed in the meine. The Pao Ya magistrate by order of the Viceroy ban proceeded to restore order.
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A GATAL PALL:
HOUSE-PAINTER DROPS & Distance of TWENTY FEET.
with the exception of Chinglei, show a de Government reduced sales of Bengal oplum crease, of which one fifth (Tls, 9,505) is due in 1908 to 46 800 chests, as against 50,400 to the decline in opium revenue. The in- chests in 1907. Quotations at the beginning. crease of Chingfei (T16, -1,547) în derived of the year stood at: Patna, Sgag; Benares, from coal. The decline in ge eral cargo 5905; at the end of the year: Patna, $1,095; duty is due mainly to decreased importation Benares, $1,010. The highest prices were A S. WATSON & CO., of cuttle-fish, ground nuts, matcher, kerosene realised in May-Patna, iaio Benites, oil, sapanwood, white sugar, tobacco, and $1,157.50. The quantity of Malwa opium flour, and exportation of cattle, coarse china exported from India in 1908 was fixed ware, ground-nut oil, pigs, and tea. The at 15,100 chests, and this quantity is to section of the repost on foreign goods may be given in extenso. Mt, Harris writes-tions in Malwa have been even heavier "Foreign goods, entered China from Hong than in Bengal, the highest price realls kong vid the, Kowloon stations during the ed for the former having been $1.330 year 1908 to the value of Hk. Tis. 30,979 in October; when the total quantity allowed 381, an increase over the previous year's to be shipped from India was completed and figures of over 1 million lacls, Cotton prices were greatly enhanced. Perelan opium goods show decreases under tnost headings, is also to share in the 10 per cent. annual with the exception of white shirtings, and reduction, importation being limited for 1908 inore especially cotton thread, which con- to 1,000 chests. Purchases are mainly made
on many cccations violated the treaty, wo tinue to advance satisfactorily. 'Business in on Japanese Government account, the sale
should, of course, lodge a protest against them. piecu goods has been dull owing to the high of the drug in Formosa being a State mono- but the flames were extinguished before thatThey are now acting unreasonably 'with the typhoon on the auth instant at a piacs called. exchange. Indian cotton yarn passing our poly. China absorbs a comparatively small | services were availed of. The chief com- stations has dropped to 458 piculs, a fall of proppition of Persian opium : hitherto some mander of the fire brigades expressed high over 50 per cent, on the figures for 1907 and
1,200 in 1.4. piculs per annum, Hong-appreciation of the offer of the japanese, sod the lowest amount recorded in our archives kong is the principal market for Bengal, the newspapers and citizens have warmly siace 1903. Varn appears to have shared Shanghai for Malwa, and Formosa for the in the general disturbance in commercial Persian drug The highest and lowest rates dealings caused by the fluctuations and quoted for the various kinds of opium during 'continual "fall, in silver. The bulk of the the year were:—
trade in this district is carried by steamships
Highest. Lowest.. to Canton, and of which we have no.cogni“. zance. The local trade in the Indian pro duction has advanced considerably during 1908. The disfavour into which, from various causes, Japanese yarn has fallen. materially assisted Bombay. It has been Mr. Harris' report makes mention also of stated that the Indian yarn consigned to southern Chinese ports and to Tonkin, the closing of the Junk Bay Flour Mills, the Kowloon Railway, the pineapple through.Hongkong as the distributing centre, has reached some 220,000 bales during the industry in the New Territories and the course of the year, the estimated value being visits of Chinese notabilities in Hong $24,750,000. Of the items under metals, kong during the year. The doings of a yellow. mela! sheets,; iron-and-mild-steel-lead mining company in our vicinity do not. mail-rod, and lead in pigs and bars show appear to be generally known; the facts increases, while iron and mild steel sheets recorded in the report furnish Intereating, information. Mr. Harris says: The main REFRESHING. and plates, old iron and mild steel, and steel load of the lead mine known as Pakshihtong,
in bars and plates have declined. It must
worked by the Fuk Hing Mining Company, not be forgotten that the tendency to employ Limited, has lately been found. The lode foreign Bagged lighters towed by steam-laun
measures foot 2 inches in width and ches to carry machinery, metals, oils, etc.,
the minerals found, are stated to be ofsidered insufficient.. cuts considerably into the native junk trade.better quality than in the branch lodes. This traffic appears to be on the increase The shaft is about go Chinese feet in depth, and calls for further regulation than has yet The engineer has reported that there is a been accorded to it. Business in metals s
prospect of the turnnout being 70 per cent. been dull owing to high gold exchange rates, lead, with go to 60 ounces of silver, per ton, American kerosene oil has risers from 169, at an estimated value of $200, Samples are to 855 gallons in 1997 to 453.020 gallons, be sent to the Hongkong Government while Russian has fallen over 60 per cent, to Analyst in the early part of the year for as- 241,975 gallons and Sumatra by nearly 50 say. At present the work continues to be per cent. to 604.175 gallons, the latter carried on by some 100 coolles with picks figures being a little over a quarter of and shovels, but a far greater number will that passing through our stations in 1995. be required when the main lode is seriously It is understood that the better class of worked. Pumping machinery is in active use, Chinese object to the odours thrown off by and it is stated that profitable working is the two faller oils. No, Burma oil was
anticipated: imported by junk. Owing to presept A. S. WATSON & CO., Great conditions, many of the della
ORANGE CHAMPAGNE.
STONE GINGER BEER.
PALATABLE
Watson's
AND
FRUIT SYRUPS
mixed with aerated or plain water
make excellent refreshing beverages,
Guaranteed to be made from the
pure juice of sound ripe fruit.
LIMITED.
HONGKONG and KOWLOON.
(Hongkong, 15th July, 1939
BIRTH.
Benares
Persian.......
959 830
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
LORD Kitchener arrived at Port Arthur on 21st
inst...
districts are, I understand, served. from Canton, but they could be more convenient. ly supplied from Hongkong, direct were it possible to make the necessary revenue ar rangements Prices during the latter part of (28 the year rose considerably owing to the drop organized,
in value of silver, though the actual gold price had slightly fallen. It has been
The Korean Cabinet has beca partially re-
IT reported that a French pewspaper will
Os October 19, 1900, at Wuhu, to the Rev, rumoured, though not authenticated, tharthly be published at Peking, and Mr. F., E. Lund, à son.
MARRIAGES.
A
SEOUL telegram reports that the low court newly established there, consequent upon the transfer of the judicial administration to the Japanese, will be opened on the 31st inst., with appropriate celebrations. The appoint ment of judges, procuratom, and other officials, will take place at the same time. It is further reported that a rumour is current there to the effect that the Japanese Government is urging. span the Residency General the necessity of the appointment of Japanese Ministers for at least ocs or two of th: Deparments in the Koreas Cabinet, the present system of selecting Japanese for Vice-Ministers bips being con.
1,
..
"(Sd.), CRAN KEE Kix and bihers of the, Canion Self-Government Society."
THE CAUSEWAY BAY DISTURBANCE.
MAFOOS AT THE MAGISTRACY.
Two Chinese matous appeared before Mr. J. R. Wood (Second Magistrate), in the Police Coust this morning in connection with the dis turbance at Causeway Bay on the gth inst. Inspector W. Kerr proscepted and Mr. P. W. Goldring (cf Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell) appeared for the defendants.
St. John's Pince, near Garden Road, was the cene of a shocking accident on the 25th inst. It appears that a Chinese 'painter was engaged in palating some iron bars, when suddenly he missed bis footing at d dropped to the ground- a distance of twenty feet. A number of friends." came to the unfostorále man's rescue and removed him to his home in Wing On Lane, From the first, little hope of recovery was entertained and shortly before one o'clock this morning, the man became unconscious and a couple of hours afterwards succumbed to his
injurias.
CONDITIONS IN SOUTH
MANCHURIA.
lo may be remembered that at about noon on the day in questios (5th inst.) Causeway PROGRESS IN CIVIL ADMINISTRATION, I UNDER dale Shangbai, 21st inst., Messrs. Bay was the scene of an uproar," which Wheelock & Co write: -Our homeward freight was given rise to by some dispute be of Kwanto (the leased territory in South Man.. General Count Oshima, Governor-General' market has secovered slightly since last writing tween factions parties of mafoor, a section of churis), when interviewed by a Press represen and there is more cargo coming down from the whom hailed from Kennedy's stables. Tentative in Tokyo on the 13th, instant, is quoted North probably owing to the near approach of pegging lances and bamboos were freely by the Japan Herald an stating, that the the closing of the Northern Ports for the winter, used at the time, in the course of which a Japanese residenta in Kwanto and the South at the same time there seems to be plenty of Mr. Radburn was attacked and sustained Manchuria Railway too bave increased cargo awaiting shipment in the South so that serious injuries in Lin arm. A lukong who tried from 37,880 at the end of 1907, to 48,305 in filling their allotments. We would point outed by the angry mob. Some of the poles tion to 17,850 Japanese resident in the districts steamers on the various berths find no difficulty to interpose is also alleged to have been attack at the end of August 'this' year, in addi- to shippers of bristles to New York via Suez carried are said to have had red ribbons under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Cop
pal steamers, that the rate will be raised from attached to the top, presumably as a mark sulates in Manchuria, altogether töfalling 40. to se per sop of 40 cubic feet from the 1st whereby to distinguish the two sets of combat-6000. The Chinese residents in the railway? January, 1910. Coastwine:-Signs of
An im
zone ara gradually increasing and the fatore provement all round bave already begun to set - Mr. E. Shaw, of the Hongkong Cotton Sple prospect is thus very promising. "The volume in and there is plenty of inquiry for tonnage incing, Weaving and Dyeing Company, Limited, of the trade shows au locrense from Yen various 'directions, but no appreciable rise in described the fight, at which he was an eye- 42,000,000 in 1987 to Yen 66,000,000 in 1965, rates can actually be recorded an yet, as "out.
witness from beginning to end. In the course The completion of the South Manchuria Rail- tide" tonnage is very scarce whilst the regular of his evidence, witness said that he saw a way the good harvest in Manchuria bas nc,- *liners are fully occupied in their regular Jukong savagely attack one of the mafoos celarated both export and import trade.
during which the latter was nearly thrown into trades,
the praya. E
!
STRIKE IN REGISTRAR:
·GUNERALS DEPARTMENT.
TROUBLE AMONG PAINTERS. Before Mr. J. R. Wood (Second Magistralo) in the Police Coust this morning a Chinaman,
the rise in price of kerosene oil per case dur The German mail of the 15th September was formerly employed as a painter in the Regis Os October 20, 1959, at Shanghai, Charles,ing the latter part of the year was due to an delivered in London on the 25th inst.
De October 7, 1959. at Harbis, Sigurd Eugen Josefsen at the age of 2 years and 6 months, youngest son of Captain C: Josefsen.
The Hongkong Telegraph
Tire Anglo-Malay Rubber Co. is decliriog a second interim dividend of 193 per cent..
3 WENTY-NINE Chinese were dich food $3 in the Police Court this morning for gambling.
LORD LI Ching-fong will be appointed a mem-
A
Two fishing-boat owners were each fined $15 his morning for using their boats other than for fishing purposes.
ants.
:
Mr. Jamieson, Acting Manager of the Hong kong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Cómpany, Limited, alio gaya evidence. His Worship resaived his decision,
The Hoko Foido" or,local self-government system, which has been enforced in Chinchet since April this yest, has had good results. The mounted bandits which were so rampant in Chinchou, which is located in close proximity with the neutral xɔno, have now almost wholly disappeared. This is a progress in the civil administration "in the leased territory. The baudits, as a whole, disappeared in the districts along the railway but they are still rife in the territory under Obinese jurisdiction. *:
SUGAR IN JAPAN,
PROSIICTS OF THE INDUSTRY, irar-General's Department, was charged with,
The production of sugar in, Formosa, next so it was alleged, using threatening language season is estimated at bo ween 2,500,000 and Thè bygienic condition of the troops station. › 'with a view to preventing a number of com-
2,200,000 picuts and, the Japan Chronicle ways, ed in Manchuria is even better than that at patriots from attending to their lawful occupait is feared in some quarters that the producers home, due to perfect sanitary arrangements tion. It appears that an attempt to secure a
will have some difficulty in disposing of their coupled with the personal care of his healiti by” ise in wager was at the root of the whole mal- fer, aided by the machinations of a certain stocks on account of over-production. A certain each individual soldier. They have now been authority on the sugar business remarks, as trained to live according to the climate va poweral guild. Chief Detective Inspector
The civil a Iministration bas now been con
bar of the Waiwupu on his return from London. Hanson, who appeared for the prosecution. quoted by the Wifi, that as the supply and as to preserva' their-ho.ith against“ „sudden
stated that the strike was still on and in spite demand for sugar approximate to each other, it changes.
-is natural that's certain quantity should always of the fact that the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M., C.M.G., and the Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.a. had remain in the bands ofproducers and wholesale personally proceeded to the Registrar-General's dealers. Calculating the consumption of auget in Japan on the basis of the quantity conlemed office with a view to pacify the men, the latter during the past fifteen years, there will be a were "still" determined in the step they had taken and chose Wednesday for some arrange and of 139.511,600 kin in the following season
defici of 215,349,00o kie in supply next season. The production of sugar sext season is estimate Production". Import from in Japan, Formosa.
Kin
understanding between the Standard Oil and second son of the late H. Jorge and Mrs Jorge of Shanghai, 14 Catherine Lineker of Fareham, Asiatic Petroleum Companies not to allow England, only daughter of the late James prices to fall below a certain figure. The Lineker and Mrs. Lineker..
On October 11, 1959. at Shanghai, Elizabeth, importation of foreign rice has fallen from youngest daughter of A. G Merrileès, Eq.,4.548,202 piculs 'during 1907 to 3,495.070 1. M. Oustom", to Frederick James Barrett, piculs. Paddy has fallen from 1,037,906 to Shanghai.
667,901 piculs, Cuttle-fish decreased over DEATH.
do per cent, and the figures are the lowest recorded, largely due to the want of a market for the fish usually imported from Japan. Rice bran, dried and salt fish, ground-nuts,He Honourable Mr. W. Rear Davies, RC, ́s panwood, white sugar, timber and leaf Attorney General, took the oaths of office as tobacco show substantial decreases. It in octing Chief Justice before His Excellency the stated that one of the principal causes of the Governor this morning, decrease in-ground-huts (imported chilly Vica-Admiral Sir Hedworth Lamblon, KC B., from J and neighbouring islands) from Commander of the Chins Squadron, was re-evidence he could not convict the defendant,
171,756 to jo,183 piculs (the lowest figures ceived in audience by the Emperor of Japan who was accordingly discharged. since 1997) is the erection of two machine and took tiffin at the Palace on the 22nd inst.! oil presses at Rangoon, whence groundnut THg death is reported of General Viscount oil is exported to hina. Coal recovered Ogawa, the great strategist who was Chief of to the standard of previous years. Rat Staff with theist Japanese army during the tons have increased over 100 per cent, Russo-Japanese War and was severely wound-
ed at the Battle of Sino-yang. showing the highest figures since 19 a." Parsing over the section, dealing with native The result of the recent examination of retuan-
HONGKONG, WENNBSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1509.
ROWLOON CUSTOMS PORT.
The other day we reproduced from the Customs Report on the trade of Canton for Igo8 some salient features from that, most interesting document of the trade of the Southern capital for the past year. To-day we have before us through the courtesy
ment to be arrived at.
His Worship and that on the face of the
DOCKYARDS OF THE EMPIRE,
HONGKONG TO RECEIVE ATTENTION, 1.
ed as follows
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solidated and the pe iod for a great economic development is now entered upon. The previous question lies in the creation of a special bank di a machinery for the colonization of Manchuria, Government a memorial on the question and He had some days ago presented to the home- anticipates its settlement in due course. It seams that the economic development demands fai the opening of Port Arthur to commerce and trade. Both Japanese and 'forniga fims in Dairen are showing an alarming activity in 56,787,871 their business 113773,823
Under the present condition in Manchuria
4 1,733,503 | the guard and police authority along the Aoung. Mukden Railway need be left intact, but be thinks that the question may be left to some
of the Commissioner of Customs the. Vellow goods and the passenger traffic, the reported students at Paking has been announced Imination to establish naval yards and repairing | Aumberjog approximately 50,000,000, there the reconstruction. Prince Ito left Olso on the
Thirtees passed with honours, one in politics, six in engineering, and two each in philosophy agriculture and medicine. Fifty-two passed frat-class and one hundred and pidety second
class.
First quality.
87.745.383 Second
360,086 Third
21.693 62,224 There are grounds for believing (says the Fourth Birmingham Post) that an important result of
Total 89,189,386 *215,294,196 the Imperial Defence Conference, which has Taking the consumption of sugar at about 10 arrangement convenient to both the Japanese just bold its first meeting, has been a detorkin per capita of the Japanese population, and Chinese authorities on the completion of stations at various points of itaportance in the will be deficit of about 103 million kin in the 11th instant on bis Manchurian tour and it is Empire. Some time ago a new breakwater was supply. The heaviest deficit will be in the possibis that be may meet the Radiat. Micr built at Bombay, with the idea of enclosing a supply of the fourth quality, wh is there will ter for Finance in Harbin. Prince Ito's tour harbour large enough to accommodate a whole be an excess of supply in the second quality, will no doubt have a beneficial effect on the which is largely produced in Formosa, This improvement of the, situation in South Man?
charis.. fading authorities, the Imperial Government tendency will persist for some years, those now propose to convent Bombay into a first-qualities which are produced to excess gradual- class naval station, upon which the whole of ly usurping the position occupied by the quali the warships cast of the Mediterranean and west ties the supply of which is scarce, of Australia would be based. There is already
··ficet it necessary, and in conjunction with the
Book dealing with the various stations dur leads us to the Commissioner's figures. ing 1908. The other, with which Hongkong relative to opium. Under the latter cap is more immediately concerned, relates to tion it is recorded that "953 piculs of Kowloon and is compiled by Mr. A. H. foreign opium passed our stations dur Harris, the Commissifiner. At the outset ing 1908, being a, decrease of $7 picule Mr. Harris has the same gloomy picture to below the figurs of the previous year, IT is stated that now that the naval stations present, as his Canton conftere, of "a stormy M Jwa and Benares advanced 4 and 17 piculs have been decided upon by the Navy Commis. summer season, during which occurred a ty. respectively, while Patna declined 108 picule.sioners, operations for construction will begin phoon of great severity, together with a con- No native drug or boiled oplum has been immediately after the Commissioners return from their mission abroad. It has been decided stantly falling exchange and furtherrestrictions reported at our stations during the year. The that where railways are wanted for these stations, a small dockyard, at Bombay, and this is to be on opium," which considerably militated result of the year's trading cannot be confines will be constructed Government expense, thoroughly overhauled and brought up to date, against the chance of a good year....... The te sidered as having been satisfactory. The and surveys of routes have been ordered to be in order that it may be able to deal with the ra- port touches upon the rice and flour trade various restrictions placed on the drug in, made for this purpose,
quirements of a modern fiset. The old dockyard hod, after reviewing the principal incidents of accordance with, the terms and spirit of their is reported in the native Press that the Wai. at Hongkong also is to receive attention, and the food in the West River districts (mention opium prohibition dict and ensuing regula wapo has lately beso in close communication will be examined, in order to see of what far ing incidentally the relief measures organized tibus, heavy fluctuations in quotations, further with the Chinese Representatives Wa Ting-fargther value it might be made.. It is s'ated that by the Chinne realdents in Hongkong, and accentuated by the decline in silver, together and Chung Yinilang Minister and Ministre. Canada, New Zealand, and Australia alike have of the disastrous typhoon of 27th July, states with future uncertainty, have all tended to designate to America, respectively, lo regard agreed to maintain dockyards that shall be that the total revenue collection for the year, create a disorganising effect on the trade. In to affairs between China and America. It is available for the use of the fleet, as well as for It is feared that amar European' as well as The telegraph lines have been destroyed and 1908 amounted to Tla: 346,978. These accordance with the agreement between believed, says eur contemporary, that the come their own ships of war, and a systematic exam. native lives have bear losterko munications have reference to the letter cousination of all the dockyards of the more distant great difficulty has been experienced in as figures show a decrease on those for the pre-Great Britain and China to curtail the export try's desired to assist in praestving the open portions of the Empire is now to be understabilahing communication with the districts vious, pear of Tis. 46,794. All husdings, of opium from India, yearly, the Indian her in China.
CYCLONE IN CALCUTTA,
ENORMOUS. DAMAGE DONE, `
London, Oct. 19,
A leriffic cyclone bas broken over Uslcutta and several stations on the Eastern Bangal railway have been wrecked.
Many river steers and an enormous num. bar of gative craft have been overwhelmed and sunkokainkandet
HARMSTON'S CIRCUS,
Last night, the benefit performance tendered to the Harmston-Love tria câine off before a very poor house. During the evening, the Missas Jennia and Nellie Harmaton-Love appeared in a dainty dance gracefully executed and were vociferously applanded, and at the conclusion of one of the equestrian acto, Miss Jeanie Harmaton was made the recipient zra bandsome floral tribute. The revelring table competition was also repeated, the fut going to My Graham, who secured to
To-night the last performanc under the distinguished, paire modore and Miss Lyra and Gymkhana Club,