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SATURDAY, OCTober 27, 1894.

I will bare been observed from lent night's China Mail that the Committee appointed at a recont meeting to con- sider how the Colony should recognise the plague workers has formulated■ echome of rewards which should receive the approval of the whole community. - A gold medal is to be given to all tho officers, volunteers and nurses who gars

That I note a good deal of fom was made about the French gunboat Forfait having forsibly called the attention of the Targuen's Captain to the courtesies of the bring by the ring of a gun.. That it may be alleged the French captain might have waited until he got into post to have discovered the character of the That it may also be argued that a

steamer.

THE

THE LOADING OF BUNKER COAL

ON SUNDAY.

FROUERDINGS AT POLICE COUET TO-DAY.

ping firm.

CHINA MAIL.

use. The members of the Legislative Coun- ing furances would be working bunker cil umed the word cargo in his ordinary had conl?

-MAX O'RELL? AND ENGLAND.

their ships refitted for sen. For more than a week after the fight the wreckage was Max O'Bell' talks about John Ball to common significance, as it is used in this Capt. Bamsey-No, I don't think it allowed to lie about, and on board the bis own countrymen; in this month's Bewe Messrs Butlerbeld and Bwire was charg-port and everywhere by people interested would.

in shipping matters. Webster defines Mr Wodehouse--Do you That Tingyuen a decomposed body was discovered de Paris. In amoy article full of good ed, before Mr H. E. Wodehouse, at the

humour and good sense, I And first, as to

and-plastifully Megistrany this morning, with loading earl cargo sa burden, load, the lading or will do, thanks. on the steames frupth on Baudas, Blat freight of ship, the goods, merchandise the insts, without any reference to any nearly a fortnight after. And the Tingyuen sprinkled with Arendote, he tells of Eas The decision given previously, that booker is one the orack ships of the Chinese Leben and Boors. Here is what he enga inst, in contravention of the Sunday Cargo word freight, as a matter of fact, is often coal is not eargo, within the meaning of the navy! Nothing more disgusting or likely telligence nor his talents that John Bull bar

or whatever is conveyed in a ship.

of the Empire: It is neither by his las Working Ordinance. men-of-

Mr. B. Johnson, Crowa Solicitor, con- JSFQDNYMOUs with the word cargo. Lite-Ordinance, I am also of opinion that the to knock the heart out of a man would be rented the immense British Empire; ik lav war seldom betters his position by Insist-dusted the prosecution, and Mr J. J. Frau- rally, freight is what is conveyed on board Ordinance overlooked the sxistence of log upon recognition to the firing pelot

riage of the cargo; and in all ordinary regarded as cargo. Case dismissed. their service, and a silver modal will bo i Thot, all the same, it is not only a onstomary CE, Q.Q., appeared on behalf of the ship.and it is also the money paid, for the car bunker coal, or elsu mover intended it to be imagined. If Captain Laug could see the by fores of character. To maintain su ̈Em commercial usage and it commonsense the

The case of the Mandarin was post hat an easy and inexpessiva habit for a

In opening the asse, Mr Johnson said merchantman to show his flag on the high the application in this cam was for a permit words cargo and fraight are practically poned.

convertibila. I do not suppose the meaning It is, we understand, the intention of acas, is response to the display of the naval to lead cost on Sunday for the ship'e of the word has ever before been question the Government to appeal to the Supreme ensign of Buy recognised power.

If bis Worship looked at the Ordinance head; I cannot find any cases bearing on the Court. That there TELY

exist diretametanges would see that no distinction was made connected with this incident which

between bunker coal and any other point Now, I would point out thatall the are exceptional; but on the face of the coal. Thie

point had already been exceptions mentioned in the Ordinance faste as I have heard them there would before the Police Court about three years capable of being carried for purposes

freight. Take the case of pigs from Dui have been no loss of self-respect on the part

Played on the Oricket Ground to-day, of the Taiyuan's Commander had ho hoist, go, and on 1st occasion the Presiding how. If the pigs were taked on board of lain carigu of oven dipped it), to the die just anotden dukur soul. That decision simply for the ship's provisions, could they and resulted in a wit for the Highlanders,

Magistrate decided that the wse nat binding upon Mr Wodehouse, bo properly described as cargo Mr on the fret iuuings, by 40 runs.

other articles which Scoros :- Francis quoted and he therefore asked him to deal with these as it is had never born before the might be aliippud either as

precated to all the non-commissioned officers and mon of the military forces and the members of the police and the Civil Service. In the case of the soldiers we hope permission will be obtained to allow them to wear the decoration which was as valiantly on as if the men had boon on the battlefield. A piece of plata to the Officers' iness of the Shropshire Light

French gunboat before his attention w dalled to the fact by a gna.

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carge or

CRICKET.

THE HILLS V. THE PLAINS.

THE PLAINS,

Infantry atould ever romind the offlcore of That it to that the custom of showing Court. He maintained that the word for the ship's wae; and emphasized the Capt. Hadley, o Firth, b Darby

that corps of the gallantry and devotion of their men during their stay in Hongkong in the plagas year of 1804; and the mo- mory of their ecossed comrade, Capt. Verey, will also be kept green by the erection of a memorial brass in St John's Church. Colouse: Robinson, S.L.I., and Lient Boyes, RE, the latter of whom specially distinguished himself, also receive

t it is even suggested by sxperienced akin umbers is well known and well Lage and

cargs must be interpreted in its primitive liability of the agents or owners to H. Roinhold, R.N., & Firth. established as between merchantmen and 0049, and not in its insrenntile sense. If prosecution for shipping supplies on Sun- J. G. Watson, c Firth, b Darby merchantmen.

il had been intended to make an exception das Resuming, he said-If there is any J. A. Strick, b Firth...... That politeness is a cheap commodity in all the care of bunker cul it would have doubt on the point, this being a penal J. & Lawson, & Lammert, b Firth...... enser except where the duty of dignity hoon specially mentioned in the list of oz- Ordisance, the doubt should be given F. D. Markliam, st, Anton, & Darby...

It to the defendante.

interfering J. A. Vaughan, R.N., L.b.w. b Firth sad self-respect intervenes. That the recent anofficial or informal meet Robert Marty Rumsey, Hathour Master, and interfering 20sarily with the B. Ezekiel, e F. Maitland, b Darby

ing of the Legiiiffe Sapnail in babieved alatai-All applications ender the Sunday freedom of the trade of the part. It has 3. Pound, .,, b Firth... to have been called to discuss the best Caras Working Ordlaanco are made to my faca unjustly worked, batause licensee P. G. Anderson, b Darby meass of raising funds to meet the office, (Shown document). This is an ap-have been given to mail steamers to load P. G. Davis, not out expenses incurred by the Plague.

plication from Meats Butterfeld and discharge cargo witheat paying any fer at: sil. This Ordivance is pressing very

ceptions,

pieces of plate, which will doubtless be That, this is a case where the views of the Swire, dated 19th inst.. fur permission to bavily upon the trade of the poet and is

people- or at least as many of the real-take in coal on Sunday, 21st inst. No dents as are supposed to be represented by anoficial members-should be con-

treasured an heirlooms. A ahield for tho Sergeants' mene of the Shropshires, and a Football Cup for the Regiment, are appro- priato gifts, for, like the piece of plate in the Officers' Mess, they will remain with the regiment whorever it goes as a reminder of heroic deals. In the monotarg contribu- tion to the Italian Conront we recognise the self-denial which is an outstanding cha- racteristic of the godly women who devote Wa reis. themselves by sharitable daeda. arate that the whole community will re- ceive with satisfaction the proposals of the Committee, and, if we wight venture to make the suggestion, these awards should wo think in many casos superseda the more mercenary rewards suggested by the Pur manent Commities of the Sanitary Board,

'FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That the drama of the China-Japan war is being developed more rapidly this week- perhaps mars capidly than tenth is able to justily.

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That the aurious feature about the later telegrams from Shanghai is that now they defeat the Chinese much readily than they were wont to do: for- merly we heard of little eire than Chines

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That the alleged cparnation of Fort Arthar homes appareatly from the North, and Coo- not from Japan; and although no firmation bar resahed Hongkong, neilbar has any contradiation came of the state- ment to bane,

That the news which has been privately received about the internal condition of Port Arthur, any a fortnight agn, would tend rather to strengthen than to throw doubt upon the opinion that Chins's great naval port had beca abandoned.

That the damaged mon-of-war at Port år. thur bad not then been eflluisutly repaired, and there was little prospect of their being made for sea-fighting, while the meu And after had no desire to go

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the constituents of the flour, C. P. Chater, That I wonder how many of those who are A. MacConachie, er Ho Kai were consult ed in this matter, before the discussion. That I bear the Hon. He Kai spoke out well on behalf of the householders or tonauts, an ageinst the prevailing interests of the property-holders. That there can be no question that the hones owners have been making largu profite out of the property which has been mainly the centre of the recent Plagne Pisitation, and that they ran a good chance of being well paid for the resump- tion of their icsanitary property. That, nader these circumstances, it will na

turally ocour residents who do not own bricks or land, that a house-tax (which is paid by the tenant--not the owner, unless the occupier) should be the form of he is

adopted.

That a house property tax would seem to meet the requirements of the oase much mora fairly than a simple addition to the house-rant of the non-property-holding resident,

That a fallacy seems to have got abroad anncerning the person who pay the house tax, and I bave heard of big landlords who pay rates to the extent of thousands

of dollara

amonet,

That it is easy enough to receive from your tenants thousands of dollars rales and Laxes, and pay them over to the Treasury, receiving the kudos therefor, together with an occasional mouth'a interest ou the That I understand the reasonable- uene of the Water Bale (if inoreas ed) failing upon the tenant; bat it

clear enough Appears to extra tazation for Plague ought to be borse, primarily by the owners of Chinese house property, and secondarily by the aware of house-property generally-not by tounats.

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That the sub-lessees may or may not be re- garded as house-owners, but they are more liable for extra taxation than ten ants can be.

That the position of the Government con- certing the loading of backer coal is more ridioutons than ever, to judge from what I have heard of the proceedings in Court to-day,

and meet a inlly-equipped every without That it may be Her Most Gracious Majesty the proper ammunition le fight him.

That the munitions and stores at Port Arthur were then at their lowest ebb, while the desire to keep up the unequal struggle

eemed to be even lower,

That these facts would lead one to suppose that the naval depot of Chios may bava been abandoned, even in face of all our astaral doubts.

the Queen can do no wrong; but alas! what wrongful muddles may be perpetrat. ed in her name is bar out-of-the-was dependencies.

was granted.

Why Because no foe was Why not with the application.

Cross-examined-Did you receive document yourself?--Yes.

sbsolutely deficient in utility to the people

any supposed to be benefitted by it.

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You remember a decision of Mr Wise three years ago that harker coal was not cargo I have heard of it

Since then have any prosecutions been Laken by your office in cases of loading bunker col va Sunday 1--Not by my office. Have any permits been issued from your office during the last three years for load ing bunker real on Sundays?-Not aulely not knowingly on my part. If they saked for a permit to load carl I did not know

was for banker coal.

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SECOND INNINGS.

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THE HILLA.

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E. Ezekiel, u sub., b Olerke see that the Harbour is empty of ship. A. I won, ani out

360- J. A. Striok, b Darby.... ping on a Sunday. The Tramway

there traffic affor pla complain that

absence of vessels with P. G. Davis, b Darby.. through the their crans on Sundays, fa order to da H. Reinhold, ran out... feat the Ordinance rearein are worked right J. G. Watson, a Maitland, b Firth...... up to midnight on Saturday to get out of. A. Vaughan, not out.. Harbour on Sunday. No ships come in an Sunday so that the men have so oppor going to churol unity of recreation ur of on that day. The Ordinance was a mis- take from the beginning. It has been un- equally, unjustly and unfairly worked to wards the British merchants. It has not done and never will do ang good to the class it is

supposed to benefit, and this attempt by the Goverment now to force it in regard to the loading of bunker coal after three years' sequiesceuve in the previous decision of this Court is a blandor

and a mistake.

Do you know or do you not know that etaaman have been in the habit of loading bunker conl on Sundage during the last three years?--I know they hare.

Constable Alexander Campbell spoke to Bosing the loading coal of the Cos

Bupch

Edwin Tomlin, shipping clerk, Mesars Doek on Sunday, 21st inst. mopolitan

Butterfield and Swire, the defondants, Fung Pak, ranater of coal cargo boat 42, stated that his host took the coal to the stated-The Bugch left on Sunday, Slat fant., about five o'clock, for &moy. Sha Hupel. The cool was delivered on board.

Mr Francis, opening the case for the de-loft in ballast. She took no cargo ou Orown admit that this #25 ac-again on Sunday. It was all for the ship's this case Use

пле-попе of it cargo. She took 470 fonos, auid-In wat know whether in board. She tank in coal on Friday and tually coal taken on board for the ship's use

tous altogether. On the Saturday she was at whether they require any proofs to that

dock; that was the reason why she did effet; if so, I am prepared to prove it.

Mr Johnson-I think you had better not take in coal on that day. She left the dock about 11 o'clock on Sunday. She prove it.

took on board 170 tone of coal on that day. I am certain there was no cargo on board. It is a matter within my own knowledge.

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E. 0. Ellis, e Andierson, b Watson H. S. Anton, b Watson

. M. Firth, Ezekiel, b Watson S. L. Darby, e Hadley, b Lowson F. Maitland, e Pound, b Lagop.... A. J. Leach, o Reinhold, b Lowson.... Gal. Clarke, e Anderson, b Strick B. F. Lamoort, o Strick, b Markham... W. M. Thompson, R. E, not ont... F. B. Denoon, b Markham D. Wood, b Markbam.

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BOWLING ANALYSIS THE PLAINS. -FIRST INNINGS.

E C. Ellis O. M. Firth S. L. Darby R. F. Laminert

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present, I osa Affirm that not a single- colony mas` John Ball and Co, the least apprehension. A magistrate, and a dozen administer and hold in respect policemen districts larger than five or six Frasch De

et to the Fartments. Juslibe There is no lynch law as in Amasi, All catives as impartially as to the melonists,

these young nationalities enjoy the most complete liberty, political and social. These new countries are not ) for their sole usa,

ot kept by the English

The foreigner may and settle there without fulfilling any for mality, without paying any tax. He may continue to speak his language, tallow his religion, and enjoy sil the rights of sizes- ship; And if he is neither too old nor toe obstinate to learn, he may have some Quefni

Chinese navy now he would be obsry of tored over the earth, to widen it every day

pire of more than 400,000,000 propla sustai airing his opinions of it in the London press, without functionaries, with a handful of The vessels that were lost might have been soldiers, and more often with volunteers, la wonderful, it must be acknowledged. And, saved had it not been for cowardice and went of disciplins. The Kingyun was not sunk by the Japanese, but was simply si lowed to burn out. A shell from a hostile ship struck her woodwork, setting it on fire. I was only a small affair, and could bare bosa casily extinguished with a few buckets of water. But no fire brigade had been 32 organised ca board, and everybody bolted away as far as they would fill the fra spread over the whole ship. The Laiguen was lost through want of proper organisation and discipline. Had it not been for the personal 16 gallantry of Von Hanncoken and Mr Al-lessons in the nurseries of liberty."

brecht the Tingyuen would ales have been 4 lost or elas badly crippled. A shell struck 16 ber near the lazarette, right in the bow of

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the ship, and set some small things on fire. Everybody bolted. The fire gained ground rapidly. It was in close proximity to the .34 forward torpedo room. Almost in lesa

than time

it

taken to tell it, the smoke spread like pall over the apparently doomed vessel. Everything was ao upset that nobody thought of fighting the ship. Albrecht, however, by personal 57 example mostly, gut the pumps at work, and stood there amidst the shot and shell directing the jet of water sotil he had well- nigh flooded the room. It was a rare piese of gallantry, and bed it occurred on a Bri- |tish or forega man-of-wer would bayaserned

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After adducing fastsaces, the anthor says, If I have not succeeded in proving that, lá spite of their thousand and one whims, the Anglo-Saxons are the only people in the World who are perfectly: free, I bays wasted my time and yours, dear readers.' But he does not believe in Imperisi Federation. There are many people in England whe marins that the future reserves for British Empire Confederation having centre in London. It,

A during among the Anglo-Saxons of the whole world I have acquired

a deep conviction I say a coavistion, not an impression of travel--it is realisations of this dream in which English the calories will never accept the Chaavinists indulge. First, the colonies ats too jeslons of scah otbór to nopept amalgama. tion. Each would want to preserve its in- dividuality and nationality. Morce war, none of them has the least desire to promised in the quarrels Rogland might have with any European nation. With the exception of Canada, which might, indead, for a part of the United States one day, the colonies will remain branch stablishe ments of the firm of John Bull and Co., or they will be independent."

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HONOURS FOR EUROPEANS The Chinese fail (Wah Ter Yat Fo) is in

*Max O'Bell' ya of Johannesburg, it is 18 receipt of a telegraphio Imperial Edict from

Peking, dated the 23rd instant, recognising represented, it seems to mo, except the a cosmopolitan, town where all nations are

tho distinguished services rendered by the Transvaal. The Boers are farmses and bug- naval offests in the late naval battle. On backward, they do not change their ideas ters, and nothing siss. Ignorant, bigoted,

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W. the representation from Li Hung Chang, any more than they change their fines. Commodore Low Poo Chin, Captain of the They are hospitable, dirty, brave, and lasy; have much religion, and very few cart Fing Fues, and Comundore Liu Tai Tean, plas; they are satisfied to live like their au- captain of the Chen Yuen, are to be given bestors, and ready to die the day their inds brevet ranks, and Admiral Ting Ju Ch'ang pendetra in menused, Johannesburg will absorb the Transvaal; the apathy of the in to be recommended to the Boards for fa-Boers will have to give way before the ever- vourable consideration. Many of the minor increasing activity of the English, but the officers are having their share of the honours, prestige of Bugland will not gain by it

The Transvalís destined to become an Ahe Major von Hannecken is to receive the rank glo-Saxon Republic which will one day of Admiral in addition to the honoura alrea- | forza part of the free United States of Bontá

SECOND INNINGS,

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TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MA')

(Via Southern Line.)

OE Me Cecil Rhodes the author says he is. an opportunist par excellence. Es serves and makes use of both John Bull and the | African Union. His dream is to xuquire for the › mother house all Afrion so far na the

W. dy sanferred on him. The relatives of In- Afrion?

struoting Gunner Niskolle of the King Yuen- and Superintending Engineer Parvis of the | Chik Fuca, who lost their lives in that bat- tle, are to be given gratuities amounting to their respective salaries for two years Four other European officers are granted distinguished honours.

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Mr Francis-Ali right, I will do so. But I may point out that an application was made by Messrs Butterfield and Swire for

Mr Johnson said--Of course, it is impos the purpose of raising this question and have it setited once for all. No fee was sible to restrict all work on Sundays, and sent with the application for the permit for I exppone when the Ordinance was passed that very ressou Your Worship is aware,

there was no intention of restricting all as the Crown Solicitor as called your at work. What it was intended to do was to tention to it, that is just three years present the working of cargo. Cargo is so sinca the Police Magistrate settled, is expressed in the Ordinance as not to Butterfield and ivolade certain articles of which buaker of Mogere Swire also, that coala landed on Sunday for coal is not one. One may fly argue the use of the ship-as ordinary banker that it was never intended that the word

cargo should have the limited meaning: cual-did not come under the definition of

to con. the word cargo in the Ordinance and was by learned friend would wish

rkestrua it. not forbidden by the Ordinance. Of course,

All these definitions of his refer by not to what is carried but to the load, tas your Worship would not be bound

A THREATENED TYPHOON. Of course, it does not decision andor ordinary circumstances. If lading of a ship. hnd come before you a

As we go to press we receive the follow. mean basts, chaias, &c., aby question work ago and you bad decided differently than

ship's

buting information from the Spanish Consul:- copper,

Manila, Oct. 27, 4.56 p.m. from that you may decide to-day the everything put on board not so carried

There is a depression to the 8.E. of been carried

Benker coal in case might buve

as part of the TeaRel བ་ས་ anpurior Court, but as the first decision has put on board the ship, and there is no rea- Luzon. We do not know as yet the direc here allowed to stand for three years and son why in this Ordinance the word cargo lion in which it is moring.

heard from the Harhour a the Crown acquiesced in it-soul, as guu should construed it: the stricter or mor-

of steamers have been in the habit of loading

*ship—# benker eval in the Harbour on Sundays there were no exceptions-it would include That a wag has dubbed this agitation, now

I think you will find from authorities that everything pat on board whatever it is,

But raised by the faithful R. Murray Rucarey, it is a rule of law not to reverse that deci whether carried for freight or not.

on in a Court of an the great Bunkum Ocal Question.

when we find there are exceptions and that equal jarediction. There That there in some talk of the Crows fore I ask your Worship, Do watter what bunker oval is not included smengst thess

appecting from the adverse decision given to-day, so I must not hin: for a may be your private opinion, after bearing exceptions it makes it all the stronger that moment that the uttermost point of official the arguments on both sides, to follow the the intention is to include banker coal decision giver three years ago and which the term cargo, and a restrict the absurdity has yet heen reached.

has been assed upon by all shipowners

loading of

of bunker coal OD Sundaye. That the sabeme of awards, which has and shipping agents over since, and leave It has been said that the heavy fee

Appeared over the signature of Mr

it is the Oroan to appeal to the superior was imposed in order to raise revenue. Justine Ackroyd, drawn up by the Charts. That is the course recognised That I can assure was not the intention Committee appointed to recoguise the noble efforts of the Plague workers, wilhe Courts as the proper one, und The for was wide a heavy one became it it is, I submit, strictly in necardann was auppose to be prohibitive. With regard recoround itself, I faney, to most resi with common cause. Dealing with the to the allegation of acquiescence, I maintain dents.

from No doubt, there has been a sort of aggnies That the souls of awards seams to leys been at this Ordinance is intelly diffpoint out that there has been to legal acquiescerpt, carefully thought out and withough maordinary legislation on the subject. It is sence of course, its admitted that bunker

on board

other sto ny of the workers must have done their not parallel with the act of Charles II coal had been taken duty without any idea of special recogni- which was to prevent all work on Sundays, mora on Sundays, but even though that

certainly tion, it is

a good and Thit Ordicance does not senk to prevent has beer done it does not

not prevent your an appropriate thing to mark the conduct work in the Harbour or on board ahip.

Worship from constraig the Ordinance of our fellow-residents on that sccasion, is directed at only one particular class of now at you

think should be construed, ship There in a difference between mere acquies. That the money required will, I should say, work. It is only meant to prevent

be easily gathered together.

cence and legal

acquiescence, Ithink your loading or discharging cargo. There is That I heard a little bird whisper the nothing to present

other day that the Gap Rook Light-house nothing to prents chip going into dock Worship can only take the word 'cargo hur brow and engine-room in its originally defined sanse and not con had been ext upon at Home by world- staff and the Dockyard people being en-sider the sun in which it is used in charter four hours desperate fighting on the morn-The Admiralty have officially notified that wide experts. the straggle, then she has to thank herself That it is a great pity some big expert did out and exscating repaire on that ship

ployed from 6 a.m. to 6p.m. in carrying parties.

the whole of the ships attached to the Captain Ramsey was ro-called by being of Thursday, 25th inst. far the ornahing collages of eli ber hupen

apon the rock here for a little whether she is going out next day or net.

net Wodehouse,

Prisoners brought into the Japanese lines Channel Squadron are to be out of the dockyard hands by Sept. 2, when they white.

for the next mix months. There is no

state that there ware eighteen regiments are to assemble at Portland for of Chinese engaged,

& abort eraise in British Vaters, preparatory proceeding abroad for the austomary winter There were over two hundred Chinese crise. This may mean anything just nas, killed and only a few Japanese.

but it is a polite way of hinting that thore *This probably meaus eighteen camps of¦ is a reason for getting ready, 500 men meh, which would give a Chinese force of 9000 men.-E., China Mail. THE LAIEST JAPANESE VICTORY.

That the reported retreat to Ping-Yang-

which must have been an intentional in-

accuracy has been fully and rationally proved to be a misrepresentation. That this Yaloo River business has possibly given the Japanese more tranbie than might have been expected allerwise, for two reasons-vie,, that the foreing of the Yaloo was virtually the first invasion of the Flowery Land by the Japa. From the land sile; and secondly, that the lower of the Chinese army was supposed to

to bure been sent there to

to phock the aggression. That it is to be foured China's powers of rasletstos have been paralysed for the present, and in one sense this is to be re- gratted, as the Powers (especially Groat Britain) will be compelled now to look after the safety of their una nationals in all

the China ports.

That if it be true China refused reasonable offers of settlement at an early stage of

of lenient treatment.

not uit

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Me Wodehouse-I see Section 7 talks of worked. What is the meaning

That no one would for a moment seek That it is said no one should ever design a stipulation as to necessary work. There is cargo

lagathouse on an isolated rook until he supulation prevone the sole engine com of worked

to rob the Japaness of the fuccens the

has achieved, seeing that it has been gained by an houcet and patriotic aduosien to a certain well-defined line of policy, combined with a determination to socure a permanent arrangement of the ever-troubleua Coreus problem,

4. That it now seems more doubtful than ever

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t was, at what time the European Powers interested may so it to intervene

That a demonstration of power to meet any emergency la a good thing, but it may not moru intervention yet awhile.

That I see your morning contemporary refere to the anomaly that our Eastern sed Far Eastern possessions are under the direction ,of the Colonis! Offee, the Foreign Ofice,

and the lodian Giles,

That

theresa,

has passed & typhoonish wight or two staff being employed in closing the ex Capt Rumsey--Th more it in or out of a

gives or the whole of the offers and crew ship. I would say, from overhauling the rigging and keeping the ship in order. The only section which charging contains any prohibition is Section S. That section applies to

That it srams the designer of the Day Rock

Lighthouse neglected to do this, That perhaps the Coeffical Members will ask for information upon this, and a few other things.

Me Frande-That is loading and dia-

Capt. Rumey say it is moving out or to cargo only, and it ex-into a ship, clados mails, articles of food required Mr Francis-Don't you think it means for immediate consumption, &c. I ask shifting from hell to hold or trimming it

That deadly snakes are beginning to be far

too plentiful in the frequented roads of your Worship's special attention Mr Wodehouse-Using it on board- our island.

That rewards of one kind or other should be

offered for their dentroction.

BROWNIE,

ta

the fact that the word cargo is not defined.

merchandise and wares.

perlain

would you call that working it?

Capt. Rumsay-Yos

LONDON, Oct. 26, 1894. THE WAR The vanguard of the Japanese army has crossed the Yatoo river, scattering the small Chinese force opposed to it.

The latest advices state that the main body ban siso crossed the river and is at taching the garrison of Kiureu Castle.

THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.

{From Our Special War Correspondent. )

THE BATTLE OF THE YALOO.

Hiroshima, October 26, 8.40 p.m. The Japanese army on the Corean frontier forced the passage of the Yaloo River after

ANOTHER VERMONT,

We have been favoured with a copy of

Severn.j

Zambesi. 11 Jobs Ball gives him curte blanche the dream will be realised, and Mr Rhodes will be Promier of a colony larger. thaa Europe. It John Ball places obituolen in the way, and sccupier himself too much with what, according to Mr Rhodes, co

sens bio little, you will hear of an Afriona Confederation one day, having for President,. Mr Rhodes, and for Vice-President, Mr. Hofmeyr. But, whatever happens, you will always hour of Mr Rhodes.

ia

FRENCH REINFORCEMENTS IN THE FAR EAST. The following details of the French rein- foramente ordered to the China Station are taken from the Singapore Fres Presa:****

The Alger is a Bad class oruieer built in 1889, is of 4,122 tons, 8,25% indicated b p., . with a maximum speed of 19.61 knots. Sho We learn that Father Epping, S.diy died is armed with 18-0.m. .F. guns, 6 14-0.men August 22. Re was ons of the highest do., 10 other Q. F., and 10 machine guns, authorities on Assyrian astronomy sad with 4 torpedo launching arrangement, ehronology, on which subject he published, (About equivalent in speed, tonnage and aris csajanotion with Father Strassmaier, mament to H. M.8. Spartan)

valnable treaties some years ago.

What The fa's is a 2nd class oruiser, built in Perry did in England and Necchi in Italy 1891, of 4,16) tons, of practically the same the domain of celestial physics are too wall ermament as the Alger. Her speed is put koows for us to repeat but the useful work at 18 koots. Slightly superior to H.M.B. done by the Zi-k-wei Observatory in China

and the Manila observatory in the Philip "The Dugury Trouin, a 2nd class cruiser, pines, by the Jesuit Fathern, is not as widely is much less modern ship, having been built known as its merits asserve-Indian Engi in 1877. tonnage 3601, ao desk protection, neering. ih.p. 3740, speed 15.9 knots, this probably Bow much reduced. She has however a

THE Health and Vigour of an individual de- very efficient armament consisting of & 16-pend upon the quantity and quality of the Blood. o.m., 6 14.0.m. 3.to., 447-mm. P., and When the tissues have been at work, there aro & machine guas, with 2. torpedo lezuching rows into the blood, waste products, mod if arrangements at about an exact ení. those be not eliminated bat (through say cansa) valens to H.M.8. Mercury)

delained in the blood they infuence nutrition The Latin (gunboat) is well-known on and faustion and finally prodess organie dis. the Saigen station and was at Bangkok, dur- | sasa.'--The Humanitarian. In mama of Sezo ing the crisis of last summer. She is slow- | fols, Scurvy, Exzens, Bad Legs, Skin and Blood er than the Sunft and has only about two- Diseases, Pimples and Sores of all kinds, the effects of Clarke's Blood Mixtura ara marvelleza. Thousands of wonderful cures lsave been affected thirds the tonnage of that vessel.

by is Clarke's Blood Mizturs -is sold, evare.. where, at 34 9d per bottle. Beware of worth less imitations and cabstitutes.

to

Exchange.

HONGKONG, October 27, 1894.

Rank, Wire, H

u London

"

On demand,

30 days' sight,

4 month

Credite, 4 Documentary

On Paris.

Ondamand, Oredita, & menkko' sight, On Berlin-Demand,...

On demand,

Afr Frangis-Then a man is working the following telegram received in Hong-Scurvy, Ezerun, Dad Logo, Skin and Blood on New Yak-

cargo when his is nating his food in a ship's cabin!

Mr Wodehouse--Shitting from one told

to another would be working cargo 1.

Capt. Rumsey-Yes.

kong

mabutitutes.

women

* FOR THE BLOO08 38 THE LATE,'--If the blood in laden with impurities it spreads disease as it through the organs of the human body—Lungs, Heart, Stomach, Kinneys, Brain. Clarke's World-famed Blood Miximes is w£2</ Tanied to cleanse the blood from all impartien from whatever canna arising. · For Sofials The Ordiprase only states that cer things which might be jududed in the word

Diseases, Pimples, anil Boren of all kinda be cargo are excluded from the provisions of

this morning :—

effects are marvellous Thousands of wonderful the Ordinence. Now, what is the meaning

The advance column of the Firsh Army corea have been effected it. Bold everywhere

Credite, 60 days' sight, of the word * cargo? It is deined in

Corps began to cross the Yajna River on at 3. 38. Ben of worthless imitations and Ou Bombay- For the past quarter of a century there had Wharton's Law Dictionary as load of

Wire, ship, the merchandise

Wednesday, the 34th inst, and on the

On Camand,.. That Me Carson has spotted this flaw in been one continuous flow of letters bearing ship, the lading of a

Me Teancis- That is not using gargo our organisation, and be evidently has not testimony to the truly wonderful ores effectce or wares contained or conveyed in a ship;

following day, after a fight of over the War do people read novels The Los-On Calenta Mr Wodehogac-Stesenskipa apa allowed

Wire boras in mind that all our outside admi-by Clarke's World-famed Blood Mixtare, ie not her beals, not her anobar and chains, Duost Blood Purifer that science and medical

On demand, ministration hse, like Topsy, simply skill baye brought le licht, Sufforces from not her spare sails, rigging or gear, but to enter and leave the Earbone on Sundays, hours at Fasan, near Chiu-lishing, en don Spectator holds that it is not because of pleazzio in and appreciation of the art the Manchurian side of the river, won a of notions, but because of sani-payatoa On Shangha 'growed" and has no other excuse for ita Sarafcis, Bearvy, Eczema, Bad Legs, Wkly and

everything that Capt. Rumsey-Oh, yes.

On damatid, *There are thousands of men and existance.

Mr Wodehouse. To do that would it not signal vistoty. The opposing force, con- need andres, Peuples and Bores of any kind, conveyed in a ship. It asyidor are they not?

· 50 days' sight, private paper has occurred to me as a strange thing are elicited to give it a trial to test its value. was carried in a abip were to bo is-

1 declares, it

who marely uts that; hi

while patty porta in Ching possess Bold everywhere, at 25.9d. per bottle. Beware eluded under the sard cargo, every-be necessary to work on their bucket zoalsisting of 6,500 men, was utterly routed and wou

Capt. Ramsey-To go eat of the Bar diapersed. Field-Marshal Yamagata remains want them to steady their nerves. Almost Sovereign (Bank's buying rate) thing which was not a part of the ship, her

novels as mental sedatives who simply Gold Leal, 100 ns (per taal) fall-blown British Consulates, there is not of worthless imitatione and sabstitutes.

Baila, beats, &o, would be squally cargo. bour a single Consular officer stationed in

point

all people who use their brains much, or silver (per of) ka ku of Lam Mr Wodehouse-In order to go out of or at Wi-jace the Corean side of the river. Mas Malvany (the eminest washer-lady) The word cargo means in or neat the great Couhin-Chinese territory fat and you all do at the matin, and in point of common sense everything come into the Harbour, would they usi

otherwise exhaust their nervous energies, claimed by the Frenoti,

want same form of mental sedalive. They That the present Consul in Saigon, who for Denis Mr Malvany (the well-known that is carried in a ship from port to post have to use bunker goal i

thes object whink is

Ceph Roussy They would necesarily of bey

We understand, from private advices in order to quiet the thinking organism gaznot rest while they are doing nothing. proba Hya

and nothing is cargo but what. It have to the banker coal, but I would not from the worth, that the Chinese flest was 15 must be kept gemily at work. The is only a mercantile Cansal, and oaunaton shirts, Mrs Mstrany, for your husband her business to oorey nut to consume call it working banker coal,

during the synge. Webster's Dictionary

arpestad to be ready for is again about coder" and "more mechanical that work is Mr Faucis-It would wai mult the can this date. The yonosis that esaspad from" { ** Battar," but the mental powers must just Barometer sig: 30,01 - -te expected to safeguard our interests as ban gone out on a sympathalie stroike, a little more extensive definition of perhaps, to call 13 anker coal being cargo | the engagement off the Yalos were not vary quieta tham is a doneho of felion. They Humidity an oficial Consular officer would be

Mr Wodehousin the word, bat it is prepisely the same after

be kept running. The and thing which Temperature. abio to do.

The Flood in the source from which our all. Ofosuras, you will remember that all it is necases to work cargo to take a ship seriously damaged about the ball, the shot pour novels over themselves in That in the event of trouble" between

Great Britain and France (which is sup-yates are built up, and from which we do these definitions do net profues to give the out of or into the Barbour?

Capt, Rumsey-No, not necessarily you shall from the Japanese ships being which creates the novel market, fox, as in Farce our mental as well as our physical capabilities. original messing if i had an original

stream.” It is this physical need for novels posed to have bean much more tour to the blood is diseased the body is diseased moaning as distinguished from its ordinary could have sullisiant quantity of eval in aimed ton high apparently in the majority the case of all other sedatives, there comsa Weather ***.* pleasant lately), there can be little doubt Homes for Scrofula, Seurvy, Eczema, End

Legs, Skin and Blood Diseasso, Pimplee, and acceptation. La may dictionaries you the stokehold to work your ship out or insa the existence of a full-blown official Con

plate in Saigon would have proved con- Sores of any kind are solicited to gire Clarke's will find the primary or celefoal meaning the hour. There is no baciate neos of instanges. Their upper structures are venient to the Foreign Office and the Warid-famel Blood fixture a trial to test the given, and then the different meaning the sky for it Enough coal would be taken pretty well smashed, but that means nothing. Department.

for fooding, the

represented British of a deatary has coal-beaver)-Yaz will have to ask for authe parting of

Fic

benker coal!

DOWARDICE AND GALLANTRY,

the

:9.17.

· HONGKONG REGISTER

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gentle Direction of

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to the person who is scocstomed to use Bal

Antion to soothe his mind spoulive

for novelt Novels, kad novels in

Quick

That the growth of our Coanalar power to Phonsands of wonderful cures have been † have been given to ipfa course a sus out of the bankers and put into the stoke One thing was syident at Part Asthar ahova i suposativo, he or she must have. Force affected by it. Beld everywhere at 2. 13. per But when nobening: de Ordinance you hold on Saturday night-90) everything else--that was, that, the on of a kind which does nás oktala in otho, |

Share la demand for novels, good or bad He Wadshops-You don't think food, I and gallons did not avem very snajona to get i forma of Lferature,

mat advanced no as to keep pass with the bottle. Beware of worthless imitations and afb. cannot go back to the original meaning of Turnscen

I's word for It is perhaps ngi now in summon growth of Fresch interests in Tongula,

alábadugu

Elghart open air temperature on the Lees open Air Lampwuture on the

Hongkong Observatory, Opt. 27, 1804.