Katuitions.
ESTABLISHED AD, 1841.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 IQIO
Frenchmen,
ADMISAL Cla`g Mong, of Hopeb, was de Fint Class Order of the Rising Sun with the corated by the inane: Emperor with the
Grand Cordos.
OVER 80,000 persons in the United King deas, including 1,305 docters, have signed a pethlon asking Parliament to, exempt dogs
from vivirection:
going and that he is not acting under com rather lower than the rate charged by Hong. Ir is reported that the King of Wedal is Sudan, pulsion or being influenced to emigrate by kong shippers. That is to say, the Kwangil Africa, bas made a raid upon the French false representations." Now, the emigrants and Kwangtung emigrants will, travel over-attlement with his tribe, and mastered 300 nru divided into two classes, pamely, as land to the unrestricted Treaty ports for the sisted coxigrants" and "free emigrants." Assake of personal freedom rather than submit | A.-S. WATSON & CO., siste of labourers who pay their own passage. Its attendants disadvantages. There is a the phrase implies, the latter category con- to classification as "assisted coolles" with money down to Singapore independent of threat held out that Kwangai eigrants ship- LIMITED.
outside assistance. These have only to go ping from the Treaty parts will not in future through a formal examination before the be passed by the Chinese Protectorate in Emigration Officer (the Harbour Master), to Singapore but will be sent back to China, be followed by a medical examination on Such a thing would be preposterous and the board the emigrant ship before sailing, and proposition is dot worthy of serious considera. Tax Russia Railway managment has started are thenceforth free to go whithersoever. tion. On an average, somecight thousand cmi at Harbin Station a medical inspection of pas they list and sell their labour to the best grants are shipped every month from Hongsenges and guards of the trains arriving Isora advantage as it pleases them. For the medi- kong for the Southern ports. It has to be the west, excepting express tratos, cal examination a fee of 50 cents per head remembered also that there are almost as Tha exports of Irish whisky between rgo, and is charged by the Government. As regards many returning emigrants disembarked in 1968 averaged 8:0ɔro› gallons a year, of a assisted emigrants, we are sorry to say that a Hongkong every month. In numerous in- value of £1,000,00 On account of Mr. Lloyd- great deal of difficulty las. cropped up as
stances the latter induce one or other of George's Badgee the exports is gay fell to between the Emigration Department and the their family, relations to accompany them 61565*3 ga150s, valued at £1,657,000.
when they go back for another spell of labour advance money to those relations; but on in the Malay Peninsula, and oo doubt they the face of it these people do not come with In the same category as an "assisted cai- grant" who accepts an advance from a recognised labour recruiting agent. If the Government are thus to bind themselves down to a strict reading of the letter of the law without reference to its spirit, they are
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
WATSON'S
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VERY OLD LIQUEUR
SCOTCH
WHISKY
passenger brokers, and some rancour has been stirred up in shipping circles re- garding the action, of the Emigration Department ju this matter. According to the shipping superintendent of ora of our leading firms, the whole difficulty appears to centre in the definition of the word "assisted "as applied to an emigrant. In the amending Ordinance, "assisted emigrant" is defined to mean "any Chinese
amnesty,
SUBMARINE disaster has takes place at Newport, America, and thras persons ara ra Fosted to have been killed by gases. It is also rumoured that the number of persons killed
A Blend of the Finest Pure Malt male labourer who intends to labour for hire golog to hamper, and interfere with; na was13 and that three or four men are also io e
Whiskies distilled in Scotland
GENUINE AGE
AND
FINE MELLOW
FLAVOUR.
Robert Porter & Co.'s
BULL DOG
BRAND
GUINNESS'
STOUT
in PINTS and SPLITS. [
A. S. WATSON & 00.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hunzkoaz, Jab Haly 19ia."
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Benghong Telegraph
LOCAL, AND GENERAL.
THE Freach Mail of the 8th November was delivered in London on 7th Inst,
A FISHERWOMAN WAs fined $:o this morning for dredging coal within a hundred yards of the Mea-of-War Anchorage.
in some place beyond the limits of the Co-ultimately lose a highly lucrative branch of lony and has received assistance in the way the Colony's shipping trade, of payment of passage money, subsistence, or otherwise to enable him to carry out his intention." There can be no dubiety in any one's mind as to the meaning of this defini tion. It can only have reference, surely, to assistance got from coolic agents or labour- recruiters. The trouble is, that there is a large and ever-increasing class of emigrants who do not properly come within the scope of the spirit of the Ordinance, however much they may be amenable under the letter of the law. This class is made up of emigrants (in most cases accompanied by their families) who are "assisted" down to Singapore by their SIXTEEN coolles appeared before Mr. J. R. ownrelations when the latter are returning Wood this morning on a chrga of gambling in South after spending a holiday in China.a kusa, in Triangle Strest. The first six de- As we Inve said, this is a numerous and fendants wore fioed $4 each and the remainder steadily increasing class of emigrants. Un. $3.
A CHINAMAN WAS 1otarced to two months'
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
OFFICIAL DINNER TO-XIGHT.
FRENCH CONVENT BAZAAR.
OPANED THIS AFTERNOON. Th ́t deserving tradition, the Asilo de la
The Bizant
mest House to-night, at which the following Salpie Enfance, held its annual Deziar in the
Tuare will be an official dienre at Govern.
Kai, Mr. Law Obu at, Mr. Lo Tut-po; Mr. Chan of His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick will be present: Mr. Chab hing Hoa, Dr. Iloty Fall this afternoon under the pitroange Shut-ngam, Mr. Ho Ngok-lau Mr. Hol Chic Lugard, and Lady Lugard Jam, Mr. Obau Sia-ki, Mr. Wei Wah-lin, Kr. was opened at two o'clock without any Wing Kam-fok, Mr. Sia Tik-fan, Dr. Kelly, formal ceremony and sales were soon in full Mr. Halifax, Rev. W. H. Fewitt, Mr. S. B. Owlog. As on previous rccasions, the reverend Ros, Mr.-J. R. Waad, Mr. Ralphs, Mr. Irving. Mother Superior and the Sisters of the Convert Mc 11.ziland, Mr. Browio and Sir Henry May, were given whole-hearted assistance by ita Mr. B. E. Stabbs arrives in the Colony per in making pretty the stalls under their ladies of the Colony, who v'ed with each other. y tomorrow morning and will be charge had also in consaiting the sale
guest at Government House
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DR: KARL Justi.
RECIPIENT CTY PORTUGUESE "DECORATION.
la October last we recorded the pleasing cows that Dr. Karl Justi, of the firm of
A TILEGRAM from Kausziwa to the Chugfo reaadicd panitiaters in Hongkong, of Drs. demned to five years' imprisonment in Japan night of the Portuguese Crier of Noz Lots that the Chin ise student who was conJust, Moller and Hock, had been created a
tar documents has been released by special learn that the Letters Patent b.a lag the last year on an alleged charge of stealing mili- Senhora da Conceição de Vilia V'ça. We now signature of Ex-King Manuel II of Portugal September, 19 o bave since arrived and have and the Seal of the Grown, and dated 13 h
the Order, to Dr. Justi. There was no formal been presented, together with the Jasigala of preseztation. The insignia, which is werD on the breast, assemos the form of a brautiful star Ma gold, surmounted by a CHIEF-INSPECTOR Dew, of Crippen case famo,
crown. In the centre of the star is s of the 'Orimlast Investigation Department, duk blue circle the old men schical colours Scotland Yard, having completed 29 years of Lisbon-beating the enamelled legend service in the Metropolitan Police and quali-Padrotita do Reno, Blocked a gold on fi,d for a pension, has decided to retira and
the outside cover of the morocco le her case handed in his rosignation three weeks ago.
is the flowing inscriptions- NEWS has been received from Agra of a vicidity of Kasgacji. Thousands of pilgrims torilble disaster near the town of Soori in the
mero encamped in the bed of the Ganges to batho la celebration of a Hindu festival, when
dying condition,
a sudden rise in the river carsled away hundreds
to a watery grave.
Imprisonment and 6 hours' stocks at the Police Court this morning for stealing a quantity of A LETTER sigce 1 by the officials of the Coa shoe leather from the Hongkong Shos Factory.servative and Unidrist Wome's Franchise
der Section 58 of the Chinese Emigration ONE month's "hard" and four hours st cha Ordinance, no assisted emigrant' is permitted to embark in this Colony.in any Chinese pass-morning for the larceny of a quality of vi
was awarded a coolie at the Magistracy this enger ship on a voyage of more than seven micelli, and other articles from the .. Toi. days' duration unless he has been lodged in Shane a licensed boarding-house during a period GRDIKS relating to the Prinz off of the mus of uot less than forty-eight hours previous toketry course, semaphere signalling and lofantry his being examined by the Registrar-General. drill in connection with the Hongkong Valva- Su timt if these people whose case we have leer Co'pt have been issued by Captald A. J. just cited are to be classed as assisted emi-
hompson, Adjutant of the Corps. grants they will require to undergo all the Tom Jones was charged it the Magistracy this restrictions that apply to the latter category, morning for behaving in a disorderly manner That is to say; although they are free emi at the Sailors Home last night. Mr. Halifax grants, going to Singapaic of their own free ordered the defendant to pay a fie of $5 or
The thighs that
ten daya" imprisonment.
af Parliment who voted in favour of the second Association has been addrassed to all members reading of the Conciliation Bill setting. fonb the claims of women to the suffrage, and deby. ing that they have any desire to sit in
Parliament.
Ma. H. Nerch, a member of the Immigration, brestigation Committee in San Francisco, has been ordered to be put on the retired list it is believed that his retirement was due to the direpproval expressed by the Californian Business Corporation and Anti-Asi Hic Associa. tion with regard to Mr. North's liberal attitude towards Asiatic immigrants.
PRESIDENT Talt has been obliged by the
action of his landlady to seek another summer
elegraph and assisted only from the pockets of
their better off relations, they are compelled THE next concert to be held at the Seaman's to go before the Registrar General, to lodge Lastitate will take pl ci on the 12th inst with him their records and photographs (for commencing at 8.0 pm: sharp. Mr. and Mr. which an extra fee of forty cents is charged),... Mady are organising the entertain-Three Eastern Provinces, has received a com- 1 stay in a specified boarding house; and,ment which promises to be one of exceptional when they get to Singapore, they must there merit from the must al point of view.
HosCRONG, THE DAY, DEC. 8, 1910.
CRINEST EMIGRANTĒ, S
[Portugnore Royal Arms] D. M. 11. Autres klostre dactiur Karl Justi
Louvenir de D. Cimatil, 19 0. Mr. D. Cisat is the Consul General for
goods into hard cash within the feast passible time. The young ladira who re- ils'ed at the various stalls were indefatigable in fx.11log their wates upea the visitors, of whom there was a very large number la the course of he afternoon, and let zo opportunity' slip of effecting a profitable sale.
The acedle and fancy work displayed on stalls was entruly made by the porr Chinese
orphans, of whom the Convent his 3,0 under dery for Indies and children, face-work and it care. It included Il kinds of lines embroi- fancy work. The contents of the various stalls among the visitors.. wa e generally admired. Lidy Lugard was
STALL HOLDERS.
The stall-holders were as follows :-
1. Refreshment Staff-Lady Mav, disisted by the Misses May, Mrs. Epron and Miss; Eyre, Mrs Koswich, Mrs. Rosa, Hlas, Wilkinson and Miss Conningham..
and s. Toy Stall-Mr. Lamment and Mrs. Seth, isted by Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Wallace, Mrs. Grimb's, Mrs. Chipman, Mias Solb, Mis Rodger and Miss Hacker.
4 Americas Stall-Mrs. Walker, assisted by Mrs. Satberland. Mis. Davis, Miss Pots and Miss Hatton Potts
5. Fr.ach Stall-Madaro Sire,, asistad by Mrs. van Wlier, Hadame Thomas and Mrs. Harker.
Hra Müller, Mrs. Hock and Mrs. Becker.
6. German, Stall-Mr. Justí, assisted by
7. Mrs. Stabb, assisted by Mrs. Slide and
Mrs. Ross and Miss Smyth,
8. Yrs. Looker, assisted by Mrs, Pollock,
Portugal at Havre and will be remembered in Hongkong as the former Partuguese Consul. General at Canton, and more recently theMrs. Sondes. Atstatant Commissioner in the matter of the stay in the Colony, it year that Mr. Cloal. Macao Delimitation, 1907 f' was during his becamo,acquaioted with the fact of the good services rendered by Dr. Jonịto bis cóm. patriots here, and the knighthood c nferred by Eg Manuel uppa the Hoogkorg medico may
ba atiributed to the direct-representations ad
draned by Mr. Cloalt to His Most Fabío M.J:sly.
THE MACAO CONFENT.
ST, AUTO:10 ENTIR ́LY CLOSED. It will be matter of very general regret when is learet that the Santo Antonio Convant Macao, under the charge of the Italian isters of Charity, is now articly closed and the keys of that beneficent institution ha ded over to the authorities. Ever since
Mrs. Alabaster, Miss Hards and Miss Heoper.
9. Mr. Jerdas, asalsted by Mrs, Ormiston, :.
and Mrs. Hitchcock.
10. Mr. Chamier, assisted by Mrs. Dodgson
Mrs. Stedman and Mrs. Hastings.
11. Mr. Bird, asiated by Mrs. Van Ren
The Mises Gordon also assisted at the static.
WOMAN'S ATTEMPTED SUICIDE,
JUAIS INTO THE HARD OUR AND THEN SHOUTS FOR ASSISTANCE.
An focident which was almost attended by tingle consequences took place last night. It home. Because she dislikes the social ex
appears that a Ch'nste w min, agel 34, for clusivoress observed by the President and his
some rea en er other attempted to com Wife at Beverley, Massachusetts, and also dis-167; the institution has ministered to the pour into the harbour from Blake Pier. On finding mit suicide after dusk had fatico by fusipfag apart of the number of detectives they have of that unfortunate Colony, which is to-day all hamelf in the water, tha woman appears to introduced to the resort, Mrs. Evans has reus the pooter by the closure of the charitable have charged her mind if a sudden, as she have occupied for the last two years. ed to renew the lease of the cottage which they dor of the establishment. By the after-raised in.ty shouts for help, which she sustain. 0003 steamer yesterday there arrived" from 'ed with remarkable vigour until P.C. Kelle, Ir is reported that Viceroy Hai Liang, of the
Macao six moro Sisters, who brought over who was on day at the time, came to her rea. serta packages of their personal-b Leg. coo and pilled her out of what would olbermiss munication from the Peking Government in ing. Two Folguess orphans also accom have proved a watery grave. The unfortunata farming him of the Imperial sinction given to
panied the Sisters.he, exodus is not yet woman is at present corfied to hospital, their appearance before the Chinese Pro also live in a special boarding-house pending THMTY-Two men vere arrested yesterday in Linchau Bay Lt an vatimated cɔst of 10,200,000
his plan for the crostruction of & barbour in quite complete, since a few m ro Sisters where he is suffering from high faver. tectorate and their being drafted to the mine of the men was this morning charged with board terminus of the projscted Chinchou-formerly attached to the Convent is now an opium divan at 139, Hollywood Read. Ducthels. The prjic cah iboat is to be the sea-
are expected from M.cao by the end of he week, The school for for children Federated Malay States, the Dutch Posacs. That the destitute, iguerant coolic from
charge of the cripglas and the maimed and the fax at the Magistracy this morning, for havin er plantation to which they are assigned.unlug the divan and the rest for smoking Aigun Railway.
quite cl sel and the Sisters have had thereia. His Worship o'dered the first de ́sions and Borneo recruit by far the larges; up country should have his interests safe.
11 remove to the Foundling House there to lako proportion of their coolie workers. In com guarded in this manner against possible mis. mon with other places on the coast, Wong conduct or misrepresentation on the part of
ninety odd women layal'da who cannot be mov480 taels of prepared oplem in their possession ed from the house of accomat of their infimi- without the usual certificate. The arrest war kong has reaped great benefit fauciallymically labour-recruiters is only right; but
ies Thelomates of the Homa era fɔrtle most made by Chlal Excite Officer Hoggarth, who from the facressed activity pervading this when such measures are imposed upon
part Chine:c, and in conseque co the nalivas boarded the j;nk on which the drug was stored vi branch of the passenger traffic, which in the emigrants who are to all intents and pur.
Superioress in not abandoning the aged sick. computation of some of our lending shipping poses free agents, they cease to be safeguards
in Macas fazl a deep sease of gratitude to the at Wo.t Toint mes in the Colony has ahora an increase of and become vexatious restrictions instead. March. They should havabean October and THz membara of Lieute apt Shirase Ag. storing the belongings of the Macao Convent Messrs. Sang Kee & Co. ara generously something like thirty-five per cent, during the why the Emigration Department want November. The discrepancy; was duo ito a curreul year as compared with 1909. In cito class these people in the assisted printer's error,
It was only to be expected that the great Rubber Boom should his hid a marked effect up at the emigration of labourers from Chios, whence the vast industries of the
the total emigration figures for the first ten emigrant" category passes human com
$4 rach.
fentiant to pay a fine of $150 and the remainder We have received from Mee Cheung a series
We would draw the attention of householders Railwey last Monday. The photos are fourteen of fine photographs taken at the opening of thefra Chiotse section of the Canton-Kowloon to the advertisements which appeared in our in number and are illustrative of all the main stuts of the 28th, 29th and 30th ultra lime-points in connection with the iozugural cre washing by the Saultery Board. We iordrer mony. The series form a splendid souver washleg is to be criried out as February and tently gave the months during which the lims of a very mimorable event,
tarctic Expedition, twenty-eight in all, sailed on board the Kalsan Muru from Shibau:D, Tokio,in the plternoon of the 28th alt. They
he e in Hongkong fee of charge to tk:"Sisters" and until such time as when they are able to ascertain definitely their future movements.
BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE.
ARRIVAL OF NEW ARTISTE.
BIO OPIUM SKIZURE..
THEE HE HEAVILY FIN D. Three men apposted before Mr. E R, Hall.
His Worship ordered each defendant to pay a five of oo or, in default, three months bard labour,
This is the hra big seiza,a which has been effected darlag the prosect mouth,
FIRE AT WANCHAI,
IN AJES PAPER STORE,
Shanghal whose services have been secured by not long ero the flimes werd get under con
Shortly after go'clock last night fire broke out biss Vera Ferrice, the comedienos fomat No. ag, Nel'sh Lans, Wanchai, hot it was
appearance at the above place of entertain response to the call frassistance. The ground Mr. R. H. Stepheason, makes bér folt at tro, owing to the Wanchai Brigade's prompt to a
reached the high water mark. By those the port of embarkment and of deating. Í GXELT BRITAIN represenal by the War simulez co that of Lake Tauganyike, in Central which har ve.salility la the vaudeville configration was used as a jaan paperators,
Alices, Ap.koth cares a large-body-of-fresh
One of the most
is apparently marine. Both lakes, again, terremote from the (cean contains organ coolt a very large number of species act fan els: where. Lake Baikal contains nume rousssimos ad eels as well as three spreies of apps e.ty made fonts,
in the year the anim :1 life is extremely abund remarkable features of ibe lake priaps is that alch ugh it is frezen over for about five months
hind vred. This may be partly accounted for, perhaps, by the existence of hitsprings.
Stephenton's clever character songs are also certising in no little degree.
701AL LO35 OF STEAMER,
mouths of 1910 execed these for the whole prehension. Yet they persist in "roping THE Lendea Garette punout ces that Lieuten had a big sond.cf demorsication. Caust of the previous year. This abnormal develop them all in. This policy on the part of the at Allan Sutor, R.G.A., bas been "removet Okuma delivered a farewell speech of admoni- ment of the coolic traffic may be written Government cannot surely materially benefit from the Army, Ulis Majesty baving no further ion end encouragement at a great farewell down as largely due to the boom in the Colony's finances, unless indeed some
occasion for his services." Lieutenant Sator meeting at neo, The Tokio preis pub''sh edi. Malay industries, But an important factor proportion of the photography charges goes the course of an interview, Eo. sald he would syms by with the expedition has much ia. was released a Tynemouth on 1st inst. In torials of sympathetic farewail. The popular also, was the entire absence of quar-into its pocket, yet it imposes avoidable devote his future to military journalism. His creased since the expedition ship was the wa anlige restrictions during the twelvemontli now drawing to a close. Nor has the tide
restrictious upon dona-fide free emigrants career as an Army critle was only the begin open to public lospection on the 34th and 25tb. of emigration to the South by any means
who ought to be exempted from such plog. and it causes needless delay both at
THE Liddle of Lake Baikal, in Central Asia, is ment to-night and if the lauda ory terms of the house which was involved in the best qualified to judge, it is estimated that tion.--Quite recently there have been caner Office, it acquiring the Dally Mati nitsti.
lice are referred to were any exitetin of her. The damage caused by the fire is estimated to within the next two or three years there will arising in which whole batches of coolies from tendon recepty. The vessel, which is of large which made its se flight between Paris and
establishing herself in the good graces of asurance. abilities, ale should fad no difficulty foamount to 300 - The premises are covered by inte be a demand from the South for a quarter the interior have been refused the right to proportions, leci a peculiar type bot bas provid of a million more labourers in addition to embark unless they went through the for- very successful. A later report states that the
Hongkong audiences. Miss Carringt,n's the numbers already on the mines and the muine that apply to assisted emigrants. War Office bay acquired the Clemez:-Bay rd
stogs are well tecolved; and the pictures are plantations in these tropical lands. As may R.ther than submit to this trentiaent, these airship end is making considerable pogress
extremely good and new to the Colony, Mr. be easily imagined, this great enhancement men in most instances preferred to return to with the organisation of serial delarce. in the coolic trade has thrown a lot of extra their country and to sacrifice the money SPEAKING of the situation in Mexico, Senhor work upon our Emigration Department, who they had already spent in travelling down to bave how as many as 200 to 300 emigrants Hougkong. The result of these high-handed
Diaz said "The political conditions in Mexico passing through their hands every day. The proceedings on the part of the Emigration political agitatien or révolutionary movemint are not such as would warrant the belief of guy Emigration Officer exercises his powers under Department can only result in one thing, against the Mexico Government per is there H, Henniker Hestur, F. has sent to the the Chinese limigration Ordinance No. of and that in a divergence of the coolie traffic any general anti-American feeling in the Postmaster General a programme of 6s reforms Bdg samended by Ordinance No.4 of 1908. from Hongkong. There are plenty of other country. The raanilestations appeat to me to which he considers are still needed to make the received a telegrams from Peking from, H.E.tely all on board were saved, The object of this Ordinance is altogether outlets in South China for the shipments to
be simply against the lynching in Texin. The admirable, for it aims at the prevention ofthese the South Steamers, are sailing every other always very friendly and I believe the sepers jabuses which in years gone by made the day from Ansoy, Swatow, Pakhoi or Hoi-
relations between the two countries have been names of the chi-chai traders sthik in the how, carrying passengers who do not
are very much exaggerated," asts of the civilized world. Section 33 find themselves under the necessity of AMONGST thin many influences that helped a) provides that in the case of every entigrant, submitting to restrictions such as are King Chulalongkerawi must not emit to recal, he passage broker "shall attend with him at imposed upon their movements by the Hoogte Times says, one of the most valued and he office of the Emigration Officer, in whose ko authorities. The natural sequence trustworthy of his cdvlters, whom he had a country to Europe. Mr. Henriker Hestas bretoned the contract ticket shall be deliver eiusz be that intending emigrants will Carepointed as physician, Dr Teter Gowan, of
d to such passenger, and who shall explain fully avoid Hongkong as a port of embaik.
o such passenger the true intent and mean- tion and make their way intend to one or ag of the contract ticket with the object of other of the coast poris namiód above, whence scertaining that he understands where he is the passage fare to Fingapore is, if anything,
Edinburgh, to whom the King was onder a and confessedly aware. He assisted into the bravy debt of obligation of which he was fully would notly all of the King's ninety children, and was bis conflatt adviser in many matiess
CANTON DAY, BY DAY.
[From Our Own. Correspondent], THE YTET HAN RAILWAY.
Canton, 7th Decembar. The Your Han Railway Company bere han
ystem of posts, telegraphs, and telephones as posals, are-universal penny postage, the apoginta are proceed to Shanghai on private. efficient as it might be. The principal pro. Tada Jeme Tien-yew, be rewly-elected
he will at once to on polamentefan-Imperial Postmaster-General, General, the helling of conferences of the to take over his new duties. tur-holding of conferences of the Postmasters business, after which he will learn for Canton Porasters General of Eu.eps and if the En pire, and pecoy-s-word telegrams to every offers a long series of suggestions for improve men's and reductions of charges lo regard to the reform of numerous points in postal ad postcards, parcels, telegramy, &c. and asks for ministration, in regard to which be considers the official rentiss unnecessary and imitating,
Telegraphic news has been received in Kobe by Mr. W. W. Campbell, Agest of the Fariland and Asiatic S.S.Company, of the loss of iħa Cɑme - pany's chartered steamer 5%jo which left Kabu for "enland on Oct. zjth. She was in colllains with the American steamer Bovor;:4,500 tons, - belonging to the San Francisco and Portland Steamshipfo. The disaster occurred on Nov, 23rd in a dense fog, and the Selja, foundered almost Immediately after the collision. For
LOSS OF §.9. "LUMAMOTO
MARUN
*The Dip'rimeat of Communications is in re- ceipt of the following telegraphic message from CLAN RIGHTS OR RAILWAYS.
Niigata Mercantile Bureau, despatched 'at 4.30 Yesterday a telegraplis meisige was rev Canson-Kowlern Rai way stating that à cla ceived from the Sia Cheon Stution of the
́p.ra, on iho rist ult.:-Tho stramer Kumamoto M. tu foundered on the 18th off Alkawa, fight is in progress at present in that vicinityfa o province. The bodies have loss found between the clans up and Ches. On receipt end it is fearid that all he members of the Ill to send hoops to quell the disturbance in the wed by Mr. Hashimoto Kirs, of Sasebo, and of the messige, the Railway Doperiment at fated ship hive prished. The steamGE WAS event of the rising proving a hindrance to the gross tonnage is 1,993 tons. She carried a ence communicated wi b the Panya Megistrats
crew of thirty-one, lucloding the caplain,
traffic