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Tun P. and O., cargo ship Manila arrived at Spitsad late on 26th Sept. Sho dis- charged a military draft from Hongkong on 29th. The troops were disembarked into the ateamor Stanhope and brought ashore, aftor which the Manila renamed her voyage to London.

No. 9590-NoVEMBER 3, 1898.]

Tamax is a prospect soon, of a substantial angmantation of the subsidiary coinage of Hongkong. In private lotters received by the English mail to-day we learn that the mint in Londen was bey turning out Hongkong coins in the latter part of September. Au addition of 5-coat and 10-cent pieces to the local currency will be

welcomed.

At the Magistracy this morning Wong. Fui and Lo Kai, unemployed coolies, were charged before Capt. Hastings with boing found in a godown at 16 Propa Central for

mativ mange which tell is her favour, she

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country. If the two facts that the trade of

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SILVER IN CHINA.

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NEWS BY THE FRENCH

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THE COAL STRICE.

THE MIDDLE PARK PLATE.

VISITORS AT HOTELS,

HONGKONG HOTEL,··

Mrs F. W. Phillipa Mr P. Reiner M. Richl

M. Sabetior

Mr and Mrs Sanda

Me and Mrs Lidgard

Sands Mr B. E. Shean

Mir Slater

Major R. H. Twigg M. La Myra de Vilers Lt. Le Myre da Vitors Bir J. S. Wazer

MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL. Mr S. S. Donjamin MrChantrey Inchbald Me H. E. Borthall Major Kelaart Mr Hart Buck Mr H. F. Meyerink Dr and Mrs Coatlie Mrs Van Nierop Mr and Mrs C. C. Captain Olifant

Birs Olitent & child Mr. J. B. Coughtrie Mr & Mrs P. Sechee,

nurse and chila Mr and Mrs Dauean Mr A. J. Kastoal Mr C. 8. Taylor

Capt. Young

Cohen

VICTORIA HOTEL.

Mr Victor Martinez

Mr C. SMoKinley Professor G. M. Mot

tet

SonnaProfessor Ser

Mrs Mottet and child

Fernandes

Mr D. Smith Luiz de Sonne Fern-Mr Jas. Stophone

ander

Mr Goerin Mr G. Harroan

Professor Max Van-

delot

Capt. Geo. Visvesnos Mr G. J. M. Harman Mr J. J. Young

| Mr A. de Havilland

| this does not affect the point as to whether view from the summit to my collection of sutal, photographs. I had seen enough,

We take the following from the London span would be satisfied in adopting a gold animney, to which some Japanusa attach however, to amply repay me for the labor

Me and Mrs Fronder Whilst in Nodos my eyes were often di- expanded. Indeed the whole expedition and thino "Bxpress:-

importanen, To maka anah a change would, Mr K. Bordinski The controversy bolwoen the two classes four opinion, be the most suicidal mover T. 8. Cunningham Pfordten and 2 chil. rected toward the stately wountain called through the Inland was fraught with

anfailing cures

delightful the Chinese So-ko-linh-(Mandarin Hat vocet enjoyment and still furnishes at of stallist be always raged somewhat the country could make. She has no such Alra and Miss Douglas dren.

to Broadly around a certain point, as to whe obligations as forced the Indian Government Bir Vinder Giron Mountain) which rinca twelve miles to the miniscences. I turned my back on this ther gold or silver was the metal which to adopt the change wrought on Jaus 26 lust. Col. F. O. Hill It is the last of the Leg mountsics with real had made the divergenes in its value as, To use metaphor, which may be stranga Me Kauffmann As article in the current isma of Blackwood West, to a height of 3,200 feat.

for Mr J. Kirkwood opportunity. congeners in the wilder interior.

maintained that what bad, by a gare of throwing away her golden" deals with the 'Murders in Chius. The dome-like in shape, the top being covered segret at perting from it, and its noble massured in the other. We have always under the circumstances, she would be Mr J. Kinghorn moral the writer inculcates in that China with a heavy growth of forest trees

An opportunity olored, I observed the speech, become stated us

she would throw over ter present splendid Mr Koning depreciation cannot be internationally treated as a civi-

with China, in being a silver bountry with Mr J. McGill lized sation, for though she has been many miles it is a conspicuous landmark, dora and fauna of the country, both of which of silver was in troth the appreciation of chance, a change the possesses in common: Mr R. Lyall

abs of peonliar richness and interest. The gold, and no way possibly take credit to protopt in seizing on those rules of diplo-being visible from the ses, and having small collecticos mado, were very meagre surselves for having beer the first London pui gold obligations. She has gothing but ir J. Mo William

an intangible matiment to gain by going on Mr P. Miguelorona

gold basis, for which, by the way, ate Mr J, Mitchell has persistently ignored with increasing boon marked on the charts as a prominent and imperfect, but give some inkling of the journal to point this ant Walebevor way richness of the field which the interior of the subject was looked at, any careful and

Mr T. Mitchell To the South Brinse offers to the student of natural attentive student, whose mind we not would have to be prepared to pay beavily.

Mr W. Moncur bad faith the abligations imposed on them object to be observed.

it presents a sheer precipios of dark history. Out of one hundred different inflcented by gold bag theories, was forced not only by treaties but by a reciprocity of the usages she invokes in favour of herself.

colored rock, over which water, sometimes species of lepidoptera, (butterflize and to the conclusion that gold was the metal an unlawful purpose. The evidence show-She steald be treated, states the writer, oN

moths) seven have proved to be new species, which had varied in relation to commodi in streams, and again trickling from ere-

one a now genus, and several others to be lies, whilst silver in similar relation bad ed that the sccused more observed entering the principle laid down by Lord Elgin in

vices in the rock, pours down, glistering in now raristies. Specimens of about two scarcely mored, unless measured by gold. the gedown about midnight. The men inflicting a severe lessor for the trauchery

to Parkes, Loch and others. aleeping on the premises thereupon closed number has an article on the Franco- a broad shoot as the san falls upon it. The hundred different plants were collected, The truth of this statement will be proved

among which were found score of new by going to a country like China, whero London, October 12-A number of large the door, and made a search, ultimately Siamese question, which it torma a French hill is inhabited, by Lees many of whose species, and Gre or six families not silver is the general currency for all pur- Midland coal-ownere bare reopened their

Leason. The writer blames the British finding the accused in a packing case. Goverment for the suping interest it has villages, lie around its bass; wails smaller hitherto enamorated in the plants of China. poses, thongh gold is known and is pits at the old rate of wager.

London, October 13. The miners' con: groups of their straw-thatched hats oluster Two little Hainaneso equirrels, called Ko-frequently used for cortoin matters. Geld

dook by the natives, were obtained, one of is a commodity in China. Both mon stated they had friends employ- taken in the matter.

There is no ference held at Birmingham bas rajected on the sides and top, the open spaces which died on the way, and the other, after fixed mint price for it on there is in this the proposal of both meyers and owndis, ed in the Engineer's Institute, which

Ire a great pity, saya the London and Ching among the troos showing the fields they affording tech interest and amusement to

-R.N. ence between it and cotton, rise, fish, renamed work yesterday on the owners occupies the premises above the godown; press, that the Lemporate and eminent that, in consequence of an order of the ly tlwughtfei remarks on the silver situm. oyltivato. They till the soil quietly from many friends in Cauton, escaped into the country, and quá China there is no differ- nevertheless gone thousand more man Commander Ingrata,Mr F. C. Wilford

street, where a Chinese dog killed it. tallow, or any other commodity. Chiss, granting the old mates of wages.

It is difficult to sum up or unify the in- therefore, presents a field for the study London, October 16.-A meeting was Committee, they more prevented from tion rado by Mr Horrus, the Chair- your to year and are reckoned among the man of the Shanghai Banke g Corporation, tame or half civilized Leon. From its

silver question such as does beld in Hyde Park yesterday at which Cof. Wm. L. Barr going utairs; and that as it was late at the recent balf-yearly incating, cannot upper spurs unobstructed views of a rast pressions received of the Leos. They are of the

a simple, hospitable, unambitious race. not orist anywhere else, azcepting in upwards of twenty thousand were present. Mr Josu Botebo they had just come from the theatre--they have a more extended sirculation in this region stretching on every side may be They are rude and uncivilized, but have the case of Japan, where simost pro- Resolutions were passad condemning their J. H. Cheang

gained.

wineowners for defrauding the minera of Mr Darnerin innate qualities of politeness, and hunianity cisely similar conditione prevail. Mr Geo. thought they might go to sleep in the go the work cannot be carried ou gold

Du by

Having studied it many times from

that entitle them to a high praition. They Jaraleson has done an excellent service, their just wages and paralysing trade. Mrs Farmer down. Captain Hastings sont thom to prison, alone, and that on matters are drifting it is distanco, but having hitherto failed to scale exhibit many types from the lawless robber therefore, in compiling his report on China Several members of Parliament and others Counteas de

nino platforme. where they will and excellent stooping probable the commerce of silver-using its height. I determined to improve the to the thrifty industrious farmer; from the and the silver question, which has just addressed the meeting fren

countries will increase in a far greater ratio occasion now offered to take he excursimple, galleless pusssct to the astute bou presonted on a Foreign Ofies paper. London, October 17.-The price of coal accommodation, for the next two months.

Accordingly we started than gold-nsing countries could be generally sion.

early trader. Thoir most evident fault We may point out that precisely similar is gradually falling to its normal level

blemishes one morning on horseback with a single and recognised, we should be one step towards one

re-remite sve al buen arrived at by Mr owing to the resumption of work in some that it is a great currency Chinese attendant. We passed over several salt of the injustice and oppression of W. S. Wetmore, another student of the of the mines. Born the Chief Justine and the Puise Judge recogin have bofore us, and the somer loy bilis, dedused a stream of water and the stronger rage that sure unds them on thorny problems in Shanghai. The cauciu

question we bave evidently made up their minds that the we acknowledge it the less will be the skirted the thick prove of several prosper every side, and their vices soom mainly to sions are stated in different words, but they

Silver is ons settlements, dear one of which we mot have come from the same sure. Their

are in subelanes identical. Both sets Londen, October 12-The following la methode adopted by a class of solicitars dificulties to be goan through. practising in this Colony are not quite satis the currener of the East; it will remain a stalwart young Lee, gun in hand, who country in most attractive in its natural researches have sprung from the same idea, the result of the raos for the Middle lack

su, notwithstanding any attempts that was tending the cattle of a wealthy Hakka ensures and is rich in natural resources.

viz.That Chins presented the best field Plate factory, and both Judges have indiested may be taada to place the currency in farmer, at whose house we stopped for a Gold, copper and iron abonad, and the soil for observing the phenomens connected is of great fertility. The fover of unrest with the variations in values of the two pretty strongly, partionlarly during the last British Eastern dependencies upon a cup of toa.

gold basis, Of the bank isolf we

Our purpose was first to reach a Tagsed lawlessness fomented by the Chiness precious metals which have taken place few months, that they intend to adopt re-

may say that it has passed through an village at the foot of the mountsin and border rutians is the cause of numberless during the last two decades, since the pressive makenres in order to check what extremely trying time, not only with credit, there leave our horses while we ascended erts and hardships. The constant feeling menout when Germany, still fuobed with of 1870-71, demonetised her avor is reprehensible in the conduct of any but with very handsome profits. In com-

ald Lee woman who addressed va in father'

robbed and having their homes destroyed.

silver, and solicitor practising before them. which receives deposits it had to meet and gemed very much afraid of our horses

In cur brief sojoum among threw aside. In China there is no legisle almost blank: that the character is of a Mr P, Bindor a quarter the constant use of balel-nut had made in then we passed through or nour to probably tion in favour of father metal; there are high standard; and his age suitable to the Mr J. F. Boulten to no less than a

past; and, moreover, that, he has a heredi-Capt. J. H. Bowker Mr and Mrs Ichikawa depasitors--besides the usual sheep-like the pleasure

thase were more than a score that bad beco, aoither motal is largely produced in the connection with India The Times Mre 3. U. Bowker Mr R. B. Jayce f conversation with her. da we rode into the little village a seene within & comparatively recent time, barned country itself: there are virtually no zurts that he will show, by his prudence Master Harry BowkerMr Paul Kraentel propensities which seem to be their too

ps purtion--the fall and uncertainties of desolation mot our eyes. Instead of the and robbod. They need some closer bund foreign loans; wither actal is received and conrage, that the interests of India Mr and Mrs J. M. M. Meirio Latupse af silver, and the panie caused the

by

Brown

Rev. J. M. Morten my friend had found on a former visits they may live in peace and enjoy the frails and, Instly, the position for distribution

The Standard says that it is a better Mastor Clar. Brawo Capt. Palersey and manufature of commodities has under- nomination than was locked for, but that Mr F. B. Deacon tunstely prepared for the contingones, and there was nothing but a heap of smoulder which their land is ready to yiold them in

Mr F. W. Richardson generous increase. It was a pleasure to gene no change. These coustitute a serics

Mr Y, Sato the 'madon oflies was and is kept amplying mine, besides three little hute that had provided with fands and reliable securities; escaped the fire. A hand of rubbers had noto many strong and prosperous settkof facts from which the position may be his Lordship has undertaken serious Rev. Mr Todd

Mrs Dodd

Mr Z, Sawatari and added Mr Huppias, we mean to keep attacked the place only two days before, ments in the Teat-au plais, in the neigh studied apart from the conflicting variations responsibility at a most critical juncture.

Tas Daily News is convinced that his Mr & Mrs Geo. Erkley Mr & Mrs Schweiger atiron off the cattle and robbed the people of bourhood of Nam-lo, on the slopes of the of so many factors in Europe, where it is Lordship will hold the scales evenly in vir A. OD. Gourdin Me Shueimara them in that comfortable position.' It is fortunate that it was so amply provided their gražu. Nearly the whole population Fise anger mountains, in the district by no means uncommon to see two leading dealing with the rival ereads and races, Vice-Consal P.Gavan-Mr Goo. 14 Tomlin costs, with the necessary sursa to be able todo 62. had ded, leaving vuly half a dozen women around Kap-how, and to hour of still farger men looking at precisely the same figures including our own people, and give scant

at and children and two or three Hakke men,

of Ling-shus and Ngai-ehow. There is exactly opposite conclusius. In Chine, quainted with the tricks and wiles of the weald probably become chief owners of much to admire in them us they may as Mr Jamiesou tells us, all the conditions forward politiciens. Chinese (says the London and China Fc their land and other property in a for now be seen by the travellor, and much regarding mode and cost of production of

remained Fanlok, October 13-The doath is more to be hoped for when they are cammodities in the interior have press) the reply of the Teung-li-yamên un yours. I was very sad to see these poor

mere straggle for brought under Christian instruction. Tlay Bachanged, aut merely for twenty years, subunced of Lieutenant-General Rowland the matter of the Sung-pa anteage will not people, whose life is cause astonishment; it most unsatisfacxistence at best, pillaged and turned out present a wids Gold for study and research. but for centuries. There has boun no FATTRE. lory, and is, indeed,

Tiroir language and custome are but very cheapening of production by the introdue principle of vicarious The pirable remnant we found among imperfectly kɔown. If the amount of plen-tion of machinery, the substitution of rasponsibility is so well known to the Chi- their barning homes were very kind w us sare and proût which my brief journs steam for manual labour, or by improved tion financially to meet the pressing demands on, even in matters beyond their control, of the solicitors for their ousts. If it was that there is nothing extraordinary in our conform thereto in such a serious affair the brought to his notice again that any soliciter requiring the Government to was indulging in this practice his Lordship murder of a Europear. The very least said he would most certainly do something to should be contorted with abnuid consist of the suspension for three months of the stop it. The solicitors present were Mr H.

Viceroy, or until the actual murderetz were found and executed; the execution L. Denny, Mr J. F. Beece, Mr E. J. Grist (of Mr O. D, Wilkinson's office), and Mr K. W. Honusoy (MrJV. II. Deacon's oftion).

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THE FRESS AND TER NEW VIOKROS.

Lowlan, October The Times, in discussing the appointment of Lord Elgin

PEAK HOTEL.

Mr R. Moray Adam-Me MacLean

8011

Mr F. Exat Madame Giose

Mx Medhurst

Capt, and Mira Moore Mr A. E. Skeels Capt. and Mrs Hunt Mr A. Findlay Smith Madame Koch.. Mr V. Kolod

mon with every other institution in London we drew near to the place we wet anoi insecurity, the over-present four of being tha Fiot Krance refoned her mints as to the Viceroyalty of India, says that bie taking his rest on the bergh in the Som heavy withdrawals in London, amounting She was friendly, but the ravages which lend to repress the better plements of their the dau ping ground for the metal Germany Lordship's pontical record is blameless, if Mr W. G. AHos

Upon

mary Court this morning, His Honour Mr E.

million and

character.

J. Ackroyd, Paine Judge, said that before aterling. Two causes doubtless actanted the appearance at her mouth rather marred one hundred and fifty villages, and among no large flerting remittances to be made;

commenging the business on the list ha wished to address a few remarks to the so-

of

tary

licitare present. It had been brought to his Australian crisis. The directors were for.wenty or thirty thatcked cottages which of union to accure mutual protection, that waight alone in payment of indebtedness; and England are safe in kis hands.

notine, he said, that certain solicitors upon obtaining judgment, in the Summary Court had adopted the custom of at once writing to the defendants in the suit demand- jog immediate payment of

instances, kama threatening, in and to send the unfortunate litigants gol unless the money was forthcoming His Lordship commented on the hardship of such proceeding, and said that while the majority of the defendants were willing to

and

nilles

to To say one in the slightest degree aci who had fraternized with the Lees Andes prosperous town in the direction and economic conditions and arriving encouragement to the aggressive school of Mr Hara

OBITUARY.

pay in socordance with the judgments in ing refusal. Thething but an insult in this way. sued against them they were not in a PART-use mandarina, and so frequently acted They could not give up grain for our horses. among the hare brought to me, are any facilities of transport. With the excorrespondant telegraphs that reports buvo -

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BERIOUS COLLISION BETWEEN AFORANS AND COSBACKS, Landon, October 14.-The Times Simla but showed us some good pasture land criterion for others, I can think of but few of the steamhoot service on the coast, the which we tathered them. Fortunately we excursions that promise to be more richly means of transport cousin og with having taken pisce betroan Cossacks and reached that station of a various collision on they had brought our luncheon with us with revnerative than one into the country have always been, Bofore which we refreshed ourselves before and into the homes of the Lees in Hainan.

PHILO-LEE began the aasent. Our beverage was water Loto which the natives put a little salt This practice of potting self into cold water we found to prevait all over the land, At first I was at a loss to account for the

THE MILITARY AND RIOTERS. A short time ago we published an extruct

Mr E. Tomlin Sister Walter

WINDSOR HOTEL

Capt. and Mrs H. O.

A. Harria

Mr & Mrs Geo. Holmes

Capt. C. H. Welman,

Bard Regt. Mrs Welman

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

*tatron

REGISTER,

November 2nd,—AT 4 1.M.

Вал

Temperature

Humidity.

Direction.

Wostock. 30,19) 46 Tokio......30.63 Nagasaki.. 30,00) Shanghai 20.92 70

COLERAIO DIARRHEA AT BRENWICK, Lendon, October 14.-There has been a severa outbreak of epidemic choleraio Foochow diurth at the Greenwich workbo980.

the questions Mr Jamieson put to himself Alghaus in DarwACK we may note that his gares differ materi- ally from those which we have come to rely on as being so accurate, as published by the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, The resions, and their coursey, we maxi

trade to consider for themselves,

Lion and removal of the district magistrate but found the explanation when I saw the feat a home paper reporting the incident i leave by murghanty notually engaged in the One hundred and äfty of the inmatea have!

peculiar taste of the water in many places, people put a pinch of salt into the cup.

After this discovery I always added, wheat Featherstone, when Captain D. H. asking for user, the request, Please put Barker, of the 1st South Staffordshire Ka- uo salt in it. They would often laugh at sume for this and wonder how any one could ment, ondered bis mer to fire opon a mob of riovers. Capt. Barker will be remembered drink cold water wi:bout salt.

in Hongkong, where he acted until recently

WAY

it

beet attacktd, and so far there have bech two deaths.

London, Dotsber 17. —Two hundred causs

The phases of the question studied by Mr Jamieson are thres. (1) The extent to and eight deaths have taken place at Groomwich workhouse. The outbreak is exporter o of the precious metals (which regl-virtually admitted to be cholera. which Chins has been an importer a7 by means silver) since 1870 Valike fudies, THE TROUBLE IN SOUTH AFRICA. for reasons he gives, China has not been

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those murderers: the permanent degrada and other minor officials ooncerned in soy way whether by not sending a proper force to maintain order, and protect the Ar the Magistracy this morning, Captain missionaries or otherwise-in causing the Hastings was engaged heating evidence in outrage to take place; and what appears to be a daring case of kid-stantial une levied on the elders and

Kentry of the locality. Any action The day, which began by being curl, aren

great absorber silver. From 1870 to Cape Town, October 16.-Fifty picked napping. Kam Afuk, a Shanghai trader, short of the will only breed trouble in chilly, waxed hot enough before noon, as aide-de-coup to his father, Major-Generai 15K she did take about £1,000,000 per au- Volunteers from the West Riding are going has been in the habit of coming down to the future, for the Chinese invariably con- that when we began the ascent on the

Forces in sim, but singe 1687 this process has ocased, to Mafaking temperary enrolment in atrue weakness as fear, and will soon southern side of the hit, we were exposed Barker, Cotumanding E.M.

The fullowing extract is taken

and there has even beon of late years, to the Rechnuna polite, and one hundred and Whampoa, on the Pearl River, to carry on

renew their hostile attitude, as has been so to the sun's infoasest raye, and found it Chius.

and of 1892, a slight expart. It is true this fifty pisked regulate from the Cape bare business with the crews of Chinese cruisors, abuncinally proved since the unsatisfactory necessary to make frequent pauses, for rest.

from the Broad Arro

seems to be in process of being altered this boon orderd to Tati. aud in the early part of last month be left conclusion of the Argentand Greau murders, The first point at which we sileed was a

Thera can be my doubt that the action of year, for to the end of last month Sept) the Power which shows

ENGLAND AND ITALY. while they respect a

position i large grave occupying a prominent Whampoa for Canton with the intention of that it does not mean to be trifled with.

the small party of the South Staffordshire exports from london had been well over on the broad shoulder of the bil ja drawing

London, October 17.-The British Medi. Nagasaki.. - taking steamer to Hongkong and thence to We have not yet learnt how mistaken is of this grave may be seen in the fronts Regiment was begurid praise. Only these £1,000,000, against leau than £100,000 to

Россвои.. Shanghai. While in Csoton he made the wosk and cacullasing policy in dealing with piece of Ling Nam). The ascent was very wls have experienced it can judge what it made date last year. Why China has taken terranean squadra arrived at. Taranto Shanghai..33.32 57 84

such childish astions as the Chinese. Tary step and slippery, and to add to the de- is to be the target of a riotous cab for these little silver Mr Jamion cannot explain, yesterday, and met with a most enthusins-

tie reception from the maltitudes assez-Amoy 30.21 70 61 NE

Anping.... acquaintance of a man who represented have shown that they are barbarians as comfort, the kill wide had been but freshly bet part of five huurs, qud speaks szcept by saying that ths Chinow are ready bled, who cheered the English heartily.

The Times says that though the recep- himself to be the runner of the Kwong well as children, and instead of making burned, eparks from the baring village volumes for the cocinass of Captain Barker and willing customers for our manufacturez Cheung Tai boarding house in Hongkong, treaties with the Peking authorities, whose below baving ignited the dry grass, and in and the discipline of his men that they to the full extent of their means and evention of the British equadron at Taranto is Canton...30.24)

bold

over the Provincial Governors is very many plages amidst the thick alumps of should have emerged from their trying little over, which shows that Great Britain

in nowise a coauterblast to the demonstra Hongkong 90.24 After some conversation, the trader arrang-oak, we should, if our fair and just de bushes the fire was still spoking to this situation with credit. To be obliged to fire and Germany has done more business. tion at Toulon, it is useless to deny that Vict. Peak

honest already interae was still upon ene's fellow-countrymen is a detest. The next unit dealt with by Mr Jamieson England highly values the friendship of Gap Rock 10.25 ed to go to this boarding house, and hemands are not complied with, send up

few gunbusts to Wachang and land the

farther increased. Ang ship that might onle thing at any time, and in view of the in 2) the effect of the fall in the value of told another man would proceed with bluejackets. A more show of force would, have been sifrded by everbanging busts fact that it is nearly a quarter of a century silver on the prices of articles of Chinese Italy.

THE TAX ON SILVER EXPORTS TO INĮNA. him and see he was properly attended in all probability, he effectual.

from burnt trees and stocks did not add that it might have been obviated by the lassen), and kere he comes to important and deprecates a tax using levied on imports of was dastrayed, while the dust and black nincs this last resource was necessary, and production, whether usually exported or

tusconsund at home (distinguishing the two London, October 17.-The Daily News to. He arrived in Hongkong all right.

much to put somțuri.

earlier appearance on the stone of a While in the boarding house, he alleges

After a teloma climb of titoun hundred gistrate to read the Rist Ast, the ear-interesting exclusions. The fall in the silver into India, feet we reached the shoulder of the hillpelled to carry out such an unpleasant cuty gold price of silver appears to have produced that the master of the house went

whero a foo breeze was blowing. A path are entitled to the sympathy of all right- no effect on the general level of the prices to him and offered to buy his ticket

we found loading directly up to the place thinking people. It is therefore with the articles produced and consumed in China;

Paris, October 17.-The Russian paval for Shanghai, telling him that by purchas-

But hera another more regret that we turns to a sparch of Mr while as regards articles produced in China were aturing at. barrier appeared. The whole hill above un Ben Pickard M. the miners' leader, and commonly exported to gold-using officera from Toulon visited the Elysis ing his ticket in that way he would have to

was on fire, the roaring and the crackling of and see what ho has to say out the subject. countries, there i slight tendency to a to-day, and were received with trans- pay only $6 instead of $7.50. The trader

the famos sunnding uncomfortably near Mr Pickards reported to have said that general rise, the reason why no greater ports of enthusiasm by the enormous crowd handed over the $6, and was then taken

us. This was a sorious matter. The whole he was surprised any oficer serving under advance has been made heing that we which surged round the visitors' carriage, see from Minping Laus quotations all ondasvoering to shake hands with them. mountain side was covered with a heavy Her Majesty should give expression to the can

and Eftoet! statement it he intended every shot how gold prices have given way here. M. Carnot, when renaiving them, dwelt grass eight, ten runters. He was at ma for four days, May, 1893, and then duly adjourned and feat high in when it occurred to bita the steamer was held at the same place on the 18th of Sep by the long drought. Through this the same speech that although they (thu by raduation in price in the same way that bound the two nations, and which, be said, longer than usual in reaching Shanghai.tember, 1893, and Lenco duly adjourned fire was coursing wildly in our very path..

soldiers) could not beat the Zula, they the cold prive of all manalactures in thit were growing stronger daily,

pur Avellan replied very bristly. Finally M. and held at the sans place on the 25th of

My friend having been on the mountain soveel designs to show they could shoot | evuntry, and Europe, have had to be pur Carnot created Avellan a Grand Gifver of | hamidity of air saturated with moisture being He made inquiries and found that the September, 1883, the following Extraor-before was supposed to be able to take care of down colliers. The words, coupled with chased, Manchester goods and other leading steather was bound, not for Shanghai bat dinary Resolution was, on the 25th of Sep himself, as our Chinees attendant, a native of the proceedings before the obrozer, where ennmodities are sold at virtually the same the Legion of Honour, and also decorated

tomber, 1893, duly passed :- for Singapore. Ho at once made su That it has been proved to the satisfac- the Island, kept auar to me. This man was it hat Leau deriuanly stated that there was dallar price all over the Far East, from the other afficers. outery, and on arrival at Singapore report-

one of the best walkers I have ever scou- no riot at all, fully bear out what we have Singapore to Yokohama, as existed previous veritable Mercury. He has several times urged elsewhere, that success in the sup to the fail in River, as mensured, in out by reason of its abilities continue talked from Modus to Elpihow, a distance pression of tinta does cos alesse succeed; Eren making full allowance for cheaping ed the affair to the police, who sent hit busines, and that it is zdrisable to wind of ninety miles, in less than two days, indeed, that it is as likely as zut to get the in cost of production and transport it is the back to Hongkong. The master of the up the same, ard accordingly that the This morning as we rode along at x goud officer whe is in coconuts in connection with the gilres contes which is unaffected, no-

into trouble. silver price which cerasins stable There are three points in boarding bottes and other two men are now Company bo wound up voluntarily.

paca he always kopt up with us and y

LORD 1. CHURCHILL AND THE charged with kidnapping him for purposes)

sometimes aboad, and now on the hill these ricts which seem to us worthyese indeed it has large gold obligations out-

HOME RULE BILL noto. The first is the prevailing range aide commodities. Chiness can cow obtain was as fresh and active 49 either of us.

London, Cotober 19.-Lord Baudolph 9, Fenchurch Avouse, London, C., Sap. He was a good max to have beside one in an regarding the duties of sphers in aid of the supplies at leas dost even in silver the

surgeaty like this. Suffering from thirs ciril power. No us nepies to have thought they could twenty years ago, by somus 36 par Churchill, in a peach at Bedford, said the and anxious to obtain water I descended with that the military were there on busitise. cent., showing that the purchasing power of Nationalists would never consent to the him into a ravine, where the must delicious Firet the Magistrate asks the officer to fire silver has nothly tecreased. The parañas. Home Ruls Bill being shelved until next water was found and where the cool shade blank. Next, when the first Ale do fize, ing power of gold, on the other hand--that year, and that the Uzionists would alto re- of the overhanging trees was most gra aful the crowd cry out (although it it now know, its local market value has steadily ad-seat sach active. after the sus and B-scorched hill side, that at least one man was wounded) that vanced with every succenalve fail in the rates He 1621ed me that by crossing this raving they are only aging bigub Lazy, of exchange is Londas, till now 4. Will

we could of the coroner's jury are,

THE NEW IMURIS MINES LIMITED. Extraordinary Resolation Passed the 26th of September, 1893.

The local Secretary of the above Con- pany sends us the following:-

At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the New Imuris Mines, Limited, duly cou- reued and held at B Fenchurch Avenue, in

Pre

KUĢISAN NAVAL OPTIOSES DECORATED BY %, CARNOT.

on board a steamer by one of the house the City of London, E.C., on the 15th of growth of rendered dry as tinder should have effnot, and elsewhere in ADF lower laying dogg cost has been met veraly on the ties of friendship which

of migration. Mr G. D. Wilkinson ap- pears for the defence,

tion of this meeting that the Company or

tember 1898.

7, DUNDAS PILLAN

Secretary,

SUPREME COURT,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Honour Mr E. J. Ackroyd, Puisme Judge). Friday, November 3.

THIRTY-HEX PER ORNI.

Who

when the

and

ar

£100.

(By the English Moil.)

Admira!

On the 3rd at 10.30 a., Baromoter ateady- Gradiente rather steep for N. E. winda. Sea moderate. Weather fine.

F. G. Fico, First desistant

Hongkong Observatory, Nov. 3, 1893.

1. Bazowasan, reduced to $2 degrees Fahren- oil, and to the level of the usa in inches, tantus, and bandredtha,

4. TAMPERATURx, in the stade, în degreen Fahrenheit.

8. Kummits, in percentage of saturation, tha

LOKS.

4. Diusion of Wms, to two points.

6. Ponos or WIND, Bording to Bungfort Scale.

6. State of Waarane, b blùè sky, a de- tached loads, & drizzling rain, /fog, a gloomy, A bali, llightwing,o orazeaat, p passing ahowary, 'yngually, r_exin, a acow, 1 khunder, y visibility, ip dow (wel).

Bax, in insbes, ténths and hundredths.

HONGKONG KEGISTER.

Barometer.....

THE ITALIAN BUDGET,

Rome. October 18-Signor Giolitti, the

Temperature Humidity Direction of

Wind

and sanding the other nido cips ; you to bring egoki byilete here 2 ordered parchers list formerly required G. 6d. Italian Premier, speaking at Brunero today, Ecros

I told him to lead on, fideadly power of the new rifle wag explain will now da what used to require is Daounced an increase in the suozession du. Weather

which

vious record. It is intended that the Gubbay, broker, to recover a sum of $500 | great hoyiders, and where many strasti iault of the firs. Duly len | gold) in stimulating exports from Chira, pas mast of the gustoms daties in ovio. This

Prints On late sy Dadats né day stip.m. 10sm.

ip.m.

30.08 30,24 30.12

76

20

56

67

b

Highest open air temperature on the 2nd.......64

Lowest opony comparaturo su the And

F. 7. FMG, First Assistant. Hongkong Obervatory, Nor, 8, 1806,

Tax Japanese craizer Yoshifne, built at Elawick from the designs of Mr P. Watie, in about to leave the Tyns for her destina- tion. She carries very powerful arma- mont, and is not only beautiful looking vessel, but the fastest in the world, Never

reach the place aired at without

Mr Juictoo The last point (3) taken by near the fra. theless just as the Fashins attained

fier and income tax, and the exaction of the | Rain ..... greater speed than the 9 de Julio, so it is

which he did across another asino, ined to him. The second paint we refer to the effent of the fall of silver (as measured it quite possible that is the new Chilian

erall stream poured dayé ovar Kalla Singh, monop lender, sted H. A.

gere Brod, and the list of killed and He thinks it has had this effect, for it is would increase the revenues, he said, by forty cruiser Mr Watts may again beak his pre-

pients were spazi, urghids, ferry, olc. which wounded sraounts to eleven. Of course it possible for forsign merchants to purchase million lite, thereby balanping the budget, Marco Enculasta shall steam 223, and per-(with coste) lent on a promissory noid on

was glad to discover. Unfortunately he may he urged that in such a crowd the and export, as a profit, a large variety of It was imposible, he said, to further re 12th January, 1892.

that are were not hurt, but we macellaneous articles which formerly would dues military expeners. haps she may do inore.

Mr G. CO. Master appeared on behalf raissed the path on the other side of the wouder

INTERCHANGE DY FRANCO-RUSSIAN of the defendant, and Eestist that his client ravine and after beating a way for some think there is nothing more likely has this have yielded no return at all. The ralue af

TISTEVILLE, Fa long-promise report concerning the had paid interest at the rate of 36 par vont distance through the long heavy grass-a turn to be hits to all concerned the thess has quadrupisd within the last ten

Feara.

Paris, October 18.-President Carnet, in liquidation of the New Oriental Banking on the money boxessed. He asked to be hopeless task-I urged him to give it doudly nature of disciplined fire at close quarters and the third point is the effart

We have elsewhere given what is praati telegraphing to ie fmperial Majesty the Corporation has not yet been issued it allowed pay back the money in instal and exten.

We retraced our steps, but could find no made to avoid anything which was likely ally the whole of Mr Jamiesons, able report. Cane regarding the visit of the Russian fleet has been ascertained, however, that thements, otherwise he would be suable by total dividend to creditors' vill scarcely meet judgment

sigo of my frioul. After calling and to raise up local animosity against either

have alıp summarised the tables he attaches sympathy which united Franys and Russia. The plaintiff refgued to allow time for searching as far as we were able, we can troopt ve magistrale. The desiro to with wil ita interesting conclusions. We to Tunlon, referred to the friendship and our reach 132. in the £. From the latest

magistrate whe driven it seems that the total loss sustain, repayment or to take the money in iustal-cfaded to descend, fully expecting to find and in a

him below. He was out there, nor die ho pasident in the inmediate weightcar to bear out his contentious, That the seis Imperial Majesty, however, in his reply, ed will amennt to the great figure of meats, and judgment was spordingly urge for govorel hour, she told us hond is believed to have been the cause of Purt will be read with interoul by all having confined himself to an expression of pleasNT £2,409,669, made up as follows-76. in granted.

ho had found a way through the fire and the delay in seuding one at all, 48 sequoction with China trade gous with at this returning visit paid by the Franch had reached the histeric grave, where he troops employed originally, and who were we would also recommend squadron to Croustadt, French and Kissin buried himself taking observations while actually compelled to respon the cob lose perusal of it by all interental in Ja newspapers agres in insisting on the purely he waited for us. At length he concludad came from Bradford, and not from the 74, where sisust the same conditions pre- peaceful character of the demonstrations, that we had either less our way or goge Pontefragt Barrugia, which cannot be much vail. Tsue, Japan has become a manufact, and the Parisians ara studiously eschewing

I been" vastly improved and augmented, bi ere quring the Mussiruu visit. down to the fugt. I was ser not to max than a mile from the aoiliery string nation, and ite mesas of transport bare thing that would give off-nes to Tursign- #complish the sent and add the grand sked.

the on the elame of £4,400,000, £1,540,000; shareholders' capital, £600,000 zut £263,669. That such a low could have boon sustained in realising assets of

www.

THE CLUB MACAENSE.

It was stated by Mr E. J. Grist that the the value of £8,000,000 (anys the Londos partics had come to at arrangement in the and China Express) appears almost in. cross-suits-Club Bacones . Xavier and

Xavier. Club Maseczno,

credible.

20 Hot

148

Temperature. HONGKONG, November 3, 1603. (Taken at Menos Halconer & Co,

Premises, Queen's Road.)

.1...... 4 P.M....

Da

Do.

30.22 30.32 30.20

THERMOMETA...

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

1 r....

(Wer bulb), 9 AM Do. 11.1 Do

4.F.. 88

Do Maximum..........

Do. Minimum qvar night 72

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