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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1898,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

We have to think a Canton reader-wo are Borry we cannot refer to him as a subscri STEAMERS PASSED SUEZ CANAI |ber--for the appreciative references to our

(SUPPLIED THROUGH REUTELL } .

leading articls of Saturday last and for the OUTWARD BOreo' :-Marquis Bacquchers,

Girin, 9: Flintshire, Undaunted, 12; newspaper cutting he so kindly senda us Armenti John Sundercon,

It is interesting to know that the native 10 Canton, Oxf, Priam, 10; Ulysses, Nura- burg, Ningpi, 23; Queen Olga, Ottersport, of India is able to take such a broad and liberal view of Imperial British poli- Kinfuck, Darmstadt, Laura Branch, Andalusia 30; Bender. Strathmore, ties, and we can only regret that pressurs on filzangle, Candis, Indira, Senta, Sydney, our space prevents us from reproducing a

berg, Okoton, 9. HOMEWARD BOUND: Pyrrhue, Sachsen cuttings ant us by appriciative and weli. Yurne July 19: Myranion, een meaning readers. We are always pleased Margaret, Kriemhild, 29; Afridi,

to hear from our Coast Port friends, and August 3 Hagen, 12; Caledonia, 18, -20: Patlun, Sept. 2; Tantalus, &

Hertha, 9.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL"]

LONDON, September 8, " THE, CRETE DISTURBANCE,

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE WATER SUPPLY,

The Water Authority (the Hon. R. D. Ormsby) communicates the following in- formation:-

THE TRAIL OF THE BEAST.

*

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF CHINA. AT PORT ARTHUR.

Shanghai, Sept. 3.

CONGESTED CONDITION OF THE-

YARN MARKET.

CHINESE-AUVOLATE SHORT TIME IN BOMBAY

↑ MILES.

་

It was distinctly stated by Russia when On 1st September, 1808, the water in Tyshe soqtired the "lesse' of Port Arthur that

The following telegrains have been inter tap Roservoir was 9 ft. 6 is, bear the overal recruised and would continue to re-changed by the-Chinese inerchants deading gallons while Pokfulam Reservoir was

Sept. 2; Spedon, 6; Calalonien, Friels tonth part of the articles and newspaper from the houses. The Briti Vice-Constil* responding date lust year.

"

in the recent disturbancy, by the Mussul nan web suddenly opening fire on thein

was burned to death in his house, and it is fined many Christians have perished. Tythin Two companies of the Dorsetshire Regi ment have proceeded to Crate from Malta,

*Whitaker gives Mr L. Colochering as Vice-Consul at Candia.

Pokfulam

Total

Level.

mastur

sufficient outlets

THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN

CHINA

MS ARTHUR "BALFOUS IS OPTIMISTIC,

le lor conecasions would end,

but,

he saw no reason for the passimistic.

Della, S. Ninion, 23; Hedo, Uccanien, would take this opportunity of pointire and the warships are landing detachments. during August was 107,485,000 gallons giv-here we are informad that Chinese 'postage and miródito against the present alant Regarching, Shantung. Mr Badar Ba

4.

Mi

Premasen The Lup, German Mil

Jeft Shanghai via Flow on Friday morning, the 9th Sept., and my be Expected hero va or about Tuesilay, the 18, Sept.

out that we hava always a corner open for original contributions.

Ma Edward W. Harden, formerly financial editor of the Chicago Tribiene, has been designated by Secretary Day to study and raport upon the general financial condition.

London, August 10.--During the debate on the appropriation bill in the House of Commons to-day Sic Charica Dilko made.

attack on the Government's foreign Twenty British bluejackota sud soldiers How, representing a stonge of 304, 530,300 cognise the sovereignty of Chinn. A practi- ?

Liberal leader in the House, Sir William were killed and fifty wounded at Candis, full to the everlow 'lovel, 'repreaunting a feal illustration of the value of this recuni. Indian yarn and the Boralmy Millownert policy and especially in the Far East. Tho storage of 66 millions gallery. The italics now before us. We have been in the Association, through the medium of Mr Vernon Harcourt, followed in the main

| habit of Franking the f the North II. M. Mohla. The reasons assigned by strain.

Chine fetis nors addressed for 1'ort Are the Chinuse merabants for making the ro storage was than 40,550,000 grillons.

The Government leader, Afr Balfour, fa- The following are the figures on the cor-

thur with the Chinese

stamps of the Imperial quest conveyed in their telogrant of working plying to the last sponker, contended, that Post On Thursday we received the milla in Honbay short time has been

thera

was no uvidence of preference having Slangs, lotter Croms subscriber at Fat Ar *. ..... FUST 13854, MO, thar complaining that the wax

tie was obligedly the lorry accumulation of buon giron to foreign-tuanufacturers-o

tradors in China. Indian threads in this market and in Shangha said, to foresee how thu lug It was impossible, fil 08,000,000 to pay, della postage when mer bai

reached him. The Imperial Chinese Pasta without having suffici

for their immediate consumption owing to 450,800,18000

hern.

was unable to explain this, but the rabellion in Kwanga and Kwangtung The total consumption for all purposes of reference to the Russian Postmaster They emphasize the truency of the measure ing, with an estimated pupillation of 1186,800, atups are nos regnised at Port Arthur, unprecedentedly congested position by the a average daily consumption of 17.6 galand that aff postal matter for that destina comptation of stocks as andar.-- lons per fund.

tion mus, be franked with Russian stamps For the

Lusoid Stock in Hongkong, 55,00 Sold Stock in Hongkong, 42,000 unles here. We-fear that there will soon be not much Chinese sovareignty practically ro-

Cold Stock in Shanghai, 22,000 buza. guised in, the Linutung Pooinsula.-N.

Sold Stock in Shanglui, 18,000 bales.

Mr Balgar's speech appears to have C. Deity News.

These figures spak for themselves, and as been intended as stateinont of the Go. the

uncertainty of

duration and cornment's policy in China, which the of the rebellion in the two fange opposition has been demanding before the

, the demoralization in the prin

principal chase of Parlament. He did not outer in- markets in puri pussut on the increase, and to details of the eplications, and the unless the eartailment of arrivals is effect drift of his explanation was that the Gu- ed, the likelihood is that the markets vermunt's critica expectul impossibilities. will further get inte detarialization to dhu serious detriment of the Yarn tendo agad it could not be pretended that the India, China and Jagati.

THE DERVISH LOSSES AT. OMDURMAN... General Siz H. H. Kitchener telegraplis

the total consoniption, period last year, and sent thepugh the Russian Pus: Office

was 31,189,000 gal lons, ar an average daily onsumption of 15.5 gallons per head for the population of 190,540.

The Govenment Analyst reports that

The C. P. R. Co.'s s. s. Empress of Jupin the Philippines, the hanking system, that 10,800 dorvishes rere killed, 14,609 { +bo water is of exellent quality and th

transacted, the kind of money in circula-aded anal,000 takes prisoner at the the supply from Pokfulani nigt inferiar

arrived at Nagasak at an o

Thursday, the 8th Sept., Bud left -again at ir pan. of same day for Shang Ji, where she is due to arrive at 7 a.m., on Saturday, the 10th Sept. TI M... Geopharm, wich mail &

-left San Francisch for this port vin "Yokohama, Inhund Sea, Kobe, Naga. Baki and Shanghi, on the 25th Aug.

Sterners fixeded.

Supt.

The Austrian Lloyd's's. 3. Gisker left Moji

for this port last night, Sept. 7. Th-N. D. f. str. Wittenberg, from Han

laing and Bremen, left, Singapore For this

part on the 6th Supt., and any be expected here on or about the 12th The Austrian Lloyd's §. 8. Frieste left Sin- gaporo for this port on the afternoon of 9th Sept. The C, M. Co.'s strofa, from Glas- gow and Liverpool, passed the Canal on the 19th Aug. nnd may be con silere due at Singapore on or about the 7th September. The C. M. Co.'s str. Kintuck, from as gos and Liverpool, passed the Canal

the 30th Aug., and may be consi dered due at

at Singapore on or about the 17th Sept. The E. & A. Co's str. Menmuir from Syd. ney, &, leit Port Darwin on the 1st Sept for Timor and Hongkong, The N. T. Co. 44. & Pistoria sailed from Tacoma, for Japan and Hongkong, the 22nd Aug,

Lulest Adviors. The C. F. It. Co's's. 5. Empress of India, left Yokobanm for Vancouver, BC,

Friday, afternoon, the ili opton

bur.

CHURCH SERVICES. ORDER OF CHORAL SERVICE AT ST. Jous's CATHEPILAL-14 SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY,

NEPT. 11.

Ferial; Matina-Respon

Venite, EL

the character of the banking business

capture of Dundurman.

WBATILICE REPORT.

The following indice is issued from the Observatory-

to that from Tytam.

THE CEMENT, COMPANIES OF

JAPAN.

STAGESTIONA PO A COOPANE The Jopath Me thinks this country not have to wait long for her era of * trusļi," railway kings, suil the other growths It has been Jeeri of modern commerce. how the colon-spinning companies are codhining to form a monster "association for the purpose of reducing produc tion and thus maintaining Prices appears that, the cevren: orins are about to adopt the sans policy. There are tea At one tinie

Creier,

tion, the general condition of exchanges,

CORRESPONDENCE. the rates of intarest and kindred subjects. Mr Harden is one of the few journalists

THE CS.CONSCL OF SOUTH CHA ON THE WARPATH, fortunate enough to see the destruction of

To The Edit of the "Chiss Mar.) the Spanish feet in Manila Bay and the

September 11, 18978. capitulation of Manila. He represented On the 19th at 1150 xử Bingetrie

St-Blow the trump and heat the the New York World, for which paper homoins near the normal on the China const,

elanges are important: Presse-Te

gong: awake, ye slumberè results has done soma uzenllent work.

During high over Japan and slightly Jose, appar ghong Por, au omale hath spokes. the naval engagement, ho was on beard theently, in the Pacine to the % of age, the pour old John Ball is relegated to ravenise craiser Methilead, and at the Loin-drienne wypln, light or unit tag mit he generally ko bhan they did as-ne business; when railway

Gradients slight, for winds on the Chinset behind his Halte forratan”

not that Drnemens ficus and that has jurisdiction orphere of in building, hazhour sinking, and other n bardment of Malate was on board the flag- dorate; fair to showers. *ship Digmpia. *

fluence") extavby over the Kingdoms, terprises were in a state of feverish ne- Kwangtung Nwangsi, and Younas tivity after the war. But they have felt although this is the first time sarthe recent depression and leg come to the

lain that

their only plan is to com.co-operate. Tekins have ban put forward, and guod

old Consul Seymur never listed at shins for the purpose of "patting su owl to LOWSON.

an extended away, there me queding goupetir malong thewolves. Nine of the it, even withough but for Auerican sub-companies are said to have agreed to that

outside of Canton.

Li Tai, a clerk in the employment of the P- and O. Company, was charged at the Magistracy to-day with making falso entries in the freight manifest of the steamer Rosette, on or about 2nd April, 189, with intent to defraud the P. & G. Company of a sum of 9098; also with ombezzling that sum. ` Pri- ser was allowed tail of 33000, and was taken into the prisonar, mom at the Ma- Histracy pending the paymont of the money by bis friends. Whits the griet nor was sitting in the room, Mr N. G. Nolan, xu officer of the Court, overcard sore of the prisoner's friemls in the compound outside remark-What's 83,0.07 He'll chaar out.' The Chinese then ran away, premably to obtain the money. Inspector Moffat reported the matter to Commander as ings, who ordered the prisoner to be again

of what had occurred. Commander Hust- ing said the buil was fized to ensure the prisoner remaining in the Colony,

money would be increased to 37,000.

THE HONGKONG - SHANGHAI CRICKET MATCH. INTERVIEW WITH DR ....... A.

Our sporting editor interviewed Dr Low-in son this forenoon on the prospects of the

cricket team going to Shanghai on tho 21st inst to do battle fes-Hongkong on the tated. lichl.'

In answer to our questions. Dr Lowson and-Oll, we've no batting, no wing, no fielding, but we have au umpire-Mr James McKis-guing with us, who will do great deal to help us, ur sourer, Mr Hough, will also, no doubt, de his duty.'

jects can be

11

four

givin official's

FEGEBAM.

1,000 bal.

her

TiDWA entertained in HUMO quarters.

We must treat Germany as we expect to treat us. Referring to Russia. Mr Bal four and fau saw no necessity for taking a pessimistic view of the situation, and fo would be surprised if the British enticos. sion accounts did not get their full share.

In the eve of Jus reicarks Mr Balfour

De Batour then said Though we may not anticipates majutaiting our okk restive superiority in Chins, it is expected that the volume of their trade will incrence

Britisit expire alene, or in alliance with another empire, could prevent the legiti Buisbay Millowner Association, Formate dovelqment of other commercial and lery--Chinese merchants unitedly age military empires. necessity wills working short the Rebellion Kwang-si Kantung seriously fiving-clating outlets. - Stucks and unsold out be Hongkong - half Shanghai ... I`rgency rotariling slijmvals extrivne.

H. M. MERTA.

8th September 1898, To H. M. Melita, Bangkok,

Committee will consider question of short time provided China and Japa tills

MONCRs, September 9.

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|

rapidly in the future as in the past, The questions of equal facilities of trade is distinct from the question of concessions." SPANIFICANT HINTS IN THE FRENCH PRESS, Paris, Nagust 11. The papers are full of significance as to the Chinese question. The Matin sags,

In Chinn the greatest goue in the world is being played al-Frenchy. intervenit should be efficacious and decisivi."

The Soir has n-sensational article honded: course, but..and this Kasdigawa-tands | Mas Potter, the metress, las bought from

War Between England and Russia 1m. auf. We down Mai) rond in vernada Mrs. T. P. 4'Connor, the Amerionu wife lar journals that there is a legal diffenty of the Irish member of Platos min connected with this action. Each of the play founder on the story of the late The Jument des Palects says Eng competes, being duly registered, has the Charics-Stewart Parnell and Mrs. O'Shea, land is now necking

An arrangement That understanding is status of a gidical person in the eyes of The last stene, says the Pall Mall Gazette, with train. the law, and the question is, can a union of represents the night of the great division impossible unless Russia manning sotstress dien panas held that status! The in the Ilouse of Comtowns, when Farnell of the north and England is insured her "Mail does not so that it makes much diarres for the purpose contemplated by

influence in the Yang tse river. In short, the lines of the section are beginning to be the astuciation. 10

marked along which the disruption would our whenever China falls to pisois. Clearly neither France, Germany for Japan could hold aloof from ach an agree taent.*

I am out ons he would go to question over China, especially that of an American official; it when a entleman of the avowed in ortance of Consul Bedloe poses as an ecly, and this to add weight to his uracular sayings by in ferring that he has ensular Carge of the whole of South Chinn, wher that is clearly

bit of a

bind, naturally be rub one's

's eyes, and to say, Daniel who las arisen arvonest us!' thing is clear, when an orcle starts out apon & record-breaking - expedition-and Belloe seems to have no regard to Coneel

a

• Who is this.

The

information for the benelit

*Ilave you selected your teám, yet?'

No; not yet. We have had several poli-half-measures he should be able to supply

full and precise tial difficulties to get over, but I think we have a fair squad when all is settled Yosif Hancock tainer and Campbell of the Gunnors had got away we would have

of future generations. In this Bodle case, and in the confused state of mixal naturally caused by his triple-expension patriotin, goupled with his laadable desire to show tifat

learned Franers, 44- the interviewed

1.0.,

With tis

THE COTTON TRADE OF JAPAN. SCENE AT A COMPANY MEETING,

coramilton of

the stago.

lonens of his fall from power and dies on Mrs. Potter will play the part of Mrs. O'Shea, and Kyrie Bellow will im personate Parnell,

brought before bim. Evidence was givou been stronger all round. Bowling is he was a friend of dear old Deney, and of the potion to make independent en ámories, who comes i

unutterably mixed up sentiment

It would have been well had

statement.

quiries in

-with is

They

vey; Psalma, Turle and Mactarren; not to allow him to run away. The billat golf and tennis, we get a show, he told the confiding, people of the United the company. In spite of this to open and utilise the latent stores Nature vernment, attack Lurd' Salisbury for weak.

, Deum, Hayes, Russell & Stainer

Benedictus, Goss in E; Hynus, 278 and 186 Offertory Hyion, 186. Eveusong: Responses, Ferial; Paalne, Purcell, Tartun and Turle; Magnifi cat, Matthews .C; Nunc Dimit, Kelwer in Th ym. 217. What 228; Voluntaries, Fartasin, B. Tours ; ' Allegro,' Chuilmant,Į

UNION CHURCH.-SUNDAY, SEPT...11. ilm-Hyun. 2, 383 and 139; Palm, 150, (tane Ellingham); Anthera, 5. vey: Voluntarios, Elliot and Baliste. p.m.-ymun, 213, 306, 403, 285 (tune 219; and 379; Vuluntaries, Dussek and Baumer

They that wait apou the Lord, Il:

H.M.Š. Immortalitdloft Manila to-day, and is expected to arrive here on Monday,“ This afternoon, & matched in Plantation Icad was destroyed by fire. The damage

done was alight..

lamentably wask, but it is no use drying about it. We hope to boat the northerners

Statos must people here in Anton and I will run the. former, while East are able to sift and weigh such efforts high words the infuriated slutsholders, res Voverished province

Campbell and Moberly, of the Hongkong

Us 6th September, a court martial assem Regiment, will give their host a run for bid on board the receiving ship Fumar their money at Tennis.

to hear a charge against William Ashwell,What me the prospects of the local

Để vľulen Frans,fik, visbiking a suporter club tor the coming verson," office?. Captain Dudding, of H.M.S. humbly. Iphigenia, was President, and the uthor'

sandka

of

room for not forebodings,

tho

exaggeration,

The Waihien (Shantung) correspondent the ambi Cedem atif, lick the other day

At the extrordinary general meeting of of the M.-C. Dally Nees we tes:-Several

The article biuta that Franco would sup- Germans are said to be sojourning in the chairman of the Adjustment Committee respondent cannot say. at Oaks, when Mr Togati lisakichiety at a native inn; for what purpose your port Itusas in the avont of war; and says in conclusion: Fiance will be,content Two engineers are at largs in the interior making enquiries with the southern provinces bordering of

'f'onquin." cunced to read his report on their ia

of the-

shareholders:

about minerale and existing wines,

BRITAIN'S HUMILIATION. him by decburing that they pro. are expected at this city in the near future.

London, August 12 --All the morning Wo welcome anyone, buhe German, British, including the sapporters of the Uu- tobiect their

real inteni, the financial in regard to

ness in dealing with the Chinese question, sorts of his deposited in these rugged hills. Thede,

ofvelopment

The hu

Littly "Chronicle saya: Whit is to of Shantung's

mineral resources the. President and the members, to pre-

be the result the Far Serve

Camy. Thors IS urder a great tumult aruse,

inaugurate a now era of prosperity, From

Для nooded in this wer-populated and ira

There 19 our little

realize that, for the want of of yellow journalism-how many that

the faresight and ficument; Great Britain im sorted to violence. Messra Nishida and 8. Adairales. pounds sterling the 1

Togani, Clairman and vice-Chairman of going the rounds that Prins Henry con

plangod ino polussal by paid to Mr John, the eminent Brits Committee respectively, were bosten and templates a tour of this region this coming war. Such, with

war? Such, without the least doubt or naval architect, for the designs of the first-

alling possibility." is the appalling American battle-ships; or how much the wounded. Urfer was not rostoral until auta.

the Police had been called in. Seedless

The Daily Mail says: The doos is Amurinn er said to Glasgow and to add, the meeting broke up without Miss Dodwell, Carl and Co. sunt the we achouthampton for re-rivetting and making rou

good defects on the construction of the spreaching a decision. Another meeting is following report of the N. P. steiner to be held in the beginning of next month. Celembic to the Shenglist newspapers :- Fair only fair was the response, 45

called record-brookers St. Louis and St. Fast. We an Hongkong know all about the Usuz Asahi says a certain section at daylight on Sunday, the 28th ultanu,

In explanation of theee shameful proceed. Captain Gow reports that he left a member of the Court were:-Captain | tho Ductor assumed his favourite pou and

the City

Somna of us know Fisher, H.M.S. Blenheim: Commander nursed bia shin. Fortunately, Mr Wise Mr Cramp,

I of Peking?

The

there of the shareholders, backed by a fow boing no sign of an approaching is a good nun Patey, H.M.S. Bayles; Commander Hen- and Mr Jackson and a few more of the but he never built the most powerful capitalists, have been plotting to get the typhoon after reaching 80. miles north

vassole

of Star for Japan, bor didbusiness of the company it. the own derson; Naval Yard, and Commander David Taipans are awakened to the fact that he construct the vessels fur the South Thement committee, the members of were axperiencul, gradually hauling round mons to-day A. J. Balfour, Firs: Lord of

hands exclusively by buying up the shares. threatening appearance

the barometer sou, Humber. Mr V. Lawford was Judge unless they push on their youngsterssewhere. I do not say Consul Bedlce which, with the Directors, hald more than to N & N. 6, blowing with turrific the Treasury and Government leader, al

found themselves blocked by the foll rapidly. Strong winds from the N. W Advante, and Lieutenant Hodges, of the cricket will soon go to the wall'

narican Republics. These were built

meant to Powerful, was the prisoner's friend. The

Now, give me your own candid opinion statements, but before he wraps himself in Ash, they were able to defeat the plotters At-28

FTislead,

he made the half the shares. In consequence, saya the violence and seconpanied by blinding.ria.mitted that the statements in the Peking prisoner had returned from leave just as of the prospects of the Hongkong Haven the robe of the bontiul uracle, he ought to whose only hope of achieving their pur moter reiched its lowest reading, vin. substantially correct and said that the mat Monday, the 20th, the baru dispatch to the London Fines today wer another batch of liberty men was going at Shanghai.

have verified clic facts.

The America nation Heaven bloss se www to postpone the election of 27.9). Confused as susining with great tex was 'cugaging the tious attention of her ins done some fair fighting during officers-Ace Horati

fore breaking heavily ship lying the Gotamment, ashore. He was going away with the other

the last thirty far forty years, and we du liberty men, when the corporal of the

that anyone outside of the watch, caught him and brought him back.

Spanish The officer of the watch then made a pri

the ship, and while being marched below

Well I'm told, some money is being invested on stoount of Shaughsi in connec tton with this match. You ask what the botting is? Well, should say 10 to 1 on

at 7 to 1.

and

whox

E

Foochow then the

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the shaving

closed. The

The proudly boasted British fion does not exist in the Yangtze vulloy, It is

na is inexplicable.

mistake, and, looking to what Lorri Salis bury Ins done in Egypt, his failure in Chi

The Standard ways: These repeated humiliations are becoming intolerable

ENGAGING THE GOVERNMENT'S SERIOVA ATTENTION !! London, Aug. 11. the House of Comm.

This statement was te

correspondent of

in the rough of a sea, unahile in hand coived with the wind and sea. The ¿torm still hauled

cheers. The THE JAPANESE DUTY ON SUGAR.

the Times cabiau pore easterly sixl. with the rising that the Yang-li Tamen had given formund THE PROPOSED INURLARE, The Nippes muntions a ruinour that the the westward. The sua anchor was rigged the Russian Charge d'Adairea rogardies

romoter

unsiderably 19 agent to w¿

to all the conditions demanded by service, seas breaking all over the contract for the Newchwang Kalirad For cent.

the ship

not bastio circle over louited that the Ok Glory men would come out T thing, was a foregone Coticlusion, basaureing the import duty on sugar to lo Ley were chips of the au lock, and the it is leally expected that this one

MR Jack, of the Hongkong and Whatopàà] sober of him for attempting to break out of 4 Shanghai; huz I don't mind taking a little where else. Ce ma top, of sugar, the | Goromaent is seriously thinking of incarcus and did mutwitmlancing a quantity of extension kan, the conditions being in

Deck Co., is la paacongur by the Esmaralda

to Manila. Dr Jack has gone over to report

he slipped from his escort and struck the

XULO

and sea

the

contract

and designed as a blow-st British

on the possibility of raisleg soms of the ship's corporal in charge. Prisoner & De Loweqn, thanking us cordially for our nations are not born with a complete know | yun to the revenue if the duty fissed/lolongs of the wind the exception! direct conflict with the terms of the signed sentenced to two years' imprisonment, with 1 good wishes, we drifted into the discusC1OR { vary tactics, etc. They have to learn these cernud lathe sugar business. They acciarsing is then, the water was

sunken ships in Manila Bay.

Ar the Magistracy yesterday, Comusonder Hastings complimented Mr J. E. da Cunha for his gallantry in jumping into the har- bour at the Barbour Master's wharf, and roscuing a Chinese wosnan who attempted to commit suicide by drowning.

-stolen were six bottles of poster.

of

hard labour,

Tute is the fiftieth year of publication the valuable work of referenca, entitled Who's Whe, from the office of Mosses A. and C. Black, Soho Square, London. Tho

and Yuuban

of other subjects

TURPEI PRACTICE AT THE PESCADORES.

is tho 13 FO correct

best

thrown in) von if the increase bu

to the leo shore, counted oncessions.

We wished the team every success, and Mather Camitry in proud of shera fit alone will yield an additional fifty million being used. Qaring to

ledge of

of shipbuilding, naval gunnery, mili. This sugune view is not held by people cun.ed

RUSSIA'S WALEYNG. things and, it is very questionale of the that the revenue will not reacir hull of that found to shoal rapidly from 24 to 16. St. Palenburg, August 11. Following in Cersulat District of Kwangtury, Kwang, sum, though the duty is raised to loper cont. with 100 fathoms of salts and after du From to-day culegined the Marquis of failiems. Starboard anchot was let go the fuustes of the Nousts, the Nove uban (the for- quiring a little doubt this din demand will falling good parties and checking the ship's Salisbury for the piedds, with which he and drift, during a tende qualf the cable keeps in cheek the Raphobe outbursts knowledge of there may the Customs recipe arted. The ship was in the midst of con- of members of his party, and the prudence the Consul might have told us that on this commodity may not exceed you used and breaking seas and the situation with which he endeavours to obviate all arden of. Eden was sitruted in Pen-

20,000,000. Sugar merchants in Tokio

was indeed orition; however, the last pretext for a misunderstanding between nsylvania, that Mount Ararat towers over and Yokohama are said to

prepared to the Blue-gray stare (not far from Wall introduced in the thirteenth session of the ship was enabled to bead offshore and observes aufortunately more than half the Blue-grass-distrist, that Must Bani in offer vigorous oppositican to any-bili that is squall seamed to break the backbone of the Ureat Britain and Rain

let the wind decreased. so that the Continuing, the Noroc Prenga says i Street, where the Tables of the Law are Dist with the ob out of increasing this sug

MEN { proceed to Shanghai. Captain

Gow, whose said that foreign merchants preserved), that Sir Walter Raleigh was dalies. It is

lain's views. But the Russian rapor on-

The following letter is forwarded to work is edited by that able journalist, from the Colonial Secretary's offico -

British Consulato, Douglas Staden, who has taken groat pains

Tamsui, 27th August, 1888.

bets

Consul.

home

Ens

considerable, rep rts this to be

the Jean Bart leave her anchorage in the names, and envuerating the Societies SLIGHTLY ved Pianos, cheap, to clear for English-speakiults, which time sudan, of the Friends' Mission at Chung. them and rosulted in Huni Ha-pa, the i

upper reach to make the perilous voyage to Royal, National and Losmed, with the the summer, easy terms, full guarantee. Woceung by daylight. From the pontoon requisito information for those who desire Robinson Piano Co.

thur

anderstand why the Russophobes are rhonsive of the Russians at Port Ar The Voce Premyn than romarks The i results of the cession to Russia of Port Arthur and Talien-wan will not show them-

Quoat ons Barazone, Sept. 10, 1809,

A con-

A PORTUGUESE youth named Recarti Xavier to enlarge an already comprehensive work,

Sir, I have the honour to bring to your was sentenced to three months' imprison by the introduction of several important knowledge that a notification issued by the native of Cincinnatti, and pred potatoes engaged in this trade have referred the show on the Pacific and the latho British public share in 31r Chumba ment, at the Magistracy to-day, for breakfeatures. Since last year, the first year of Governor General of Formoes on the 24th and tobacco in Virginis, and that matter to shoir governments; und the worst daw he has ever experienced

The ing into the Hongkong Printing Press, on the new issue, over a thousand new instant, prakibits for 10 days, from the Blarney Stone was brought from the Whits that it is not improbable protests will be

Lo Kwangtung, etc.

made 10th September, the passage between the

loquacions

The Juranese merchants would and thinke himself lucky in arriving at Shanghai with only the loss of his anchor

the value, vi 800. Amon,st the things has had the assistance of severni eminent how werde in & South East by East | James Watt was a soudce much sunclude that they will not be willing to go. Ax Imperial ed.ct of the 1st instant aIRY, selves for some time to come. Thursday evening, and stouling articles to biographies have been added. The editor Eastern Faust of Fisher Island and a rod Consul has also omitted to mention that raise so objection to ton per cent. duty, and cable and minor damage.

America and invent but beyoud that there is every reason to authorities in the revision of old items and on the North-West extremity of Flat for his unter rising wuntryne

direction; from that point, and the passage ed the steam-engine-

and -Kobe Herad.

perhaps, be taken as an indication of the siderable period must elaps before these the introduction of new features. The Island and a red buoy 1,200 yards in a he might to be correct, have intermed

struggle that is now going on at Peking beports

ports can terve the purpose for which they The arcasm bolow belongs to the N.-C. biographies which occapy the principal West by North direction, in the Paradors the world that Erricksan elid not invent the Barvaza & Allison Pianos, the very best way the advuutes of deform, headed to

the Esperor. hiraself, and the bals of the policy--that of providing a permanent out- were intended by the Ruina foreign Daily Nets-From the liche de Chine we portion of the book, are beyond question Grow-to ali ships, on account of the un-screw propuler, but only modulite form. Palue. Robinson Piano Ca.

Altogether, this so-called interview, tlfeTM neuvres to be carried out during that

consirvativa party. It appears that s 2nd let in the Pacific wean. Quite forRING Jesen that a gentleman who signs kiment correst, for oxcept where he or she could period by the Makang Torpedo Corps, account of which guca all over the world, as The Unterwit Gazette states that in Eng class rocrotary of the Board of Ritsa, bamed

from the authorised satrapy of three lish fr has recently applied to the Foo Wang

is Ituesia's position on the Indian frontier, *Alpha' had a moment of unspeakablo eno- not be reached, every biography has been when mines, etc. will be laid-I Lave ate, coming i

Chinese Provinces, comes within the rule how high efficisis to be allowed to run thing is, composed a memorial contain where everything has been long organized HENRY A. C. BONAR,

inge of Sare us from our friends. Americans Government cash mint in that city; hut this paper the secretary asked his superior of ill-will upon the part of Great Britain i reforming his Hoard, and for military action if some extreme axes suggestions for tion and against his will' was obliged to supplied by or submitted for correction to yield to the desire to commit half a coluna the person whom it describes. There are „

and Britishers are friends of the trus kind that no reply has as yet been received frus aficers, the Prositons and Vice-President should drive Russia to such action. ench nation is proud of the other. Most of

of the Baird of Rites, to hand to the Throne to paper. This unspeakable omotion was tales of an entirely novel character show- The Colonial Secretary, Hengkong.

us in the Far East know what the red the Viceroy Pien in the matter.

his behalf. The plain language of the caused at 20 minutes before noon by seeing ing the pronunciation of peculiar proper

American grit is like, and we are all clear The following amusing letter is sent to our writer, denouncing the laziness of his

advisability of As to the

the union of

Shanghai contemporation by Mary J. David-superiore, evidently gave great plence to racos. Doubtless, both races have their

Manchu President of the Board, sking It

hoading closer intercourse will amend. is ac

This morning I sent a small parest, joint memorial of his colleagues denouncFM-New Patna, cash,... 765 fat fortunate that injudicious and it woighing ander five ounces, to our Posting in no measured terms the audacity

wing should come

alye liers, truthfully declaring the con- and revulationary ideas of their subordinate from the Gazette write on the 23rd August-Mail Yunnan, and not from any of the

tents scissore to grind. Being unable to and saking that he be severely punished majesty, obedient, mindless as she is with the general public who have occasion to from Yungan-fa bring news of the troubles

of the her immense strength, to the intelligent will advertise. Altogether the book je raluable the French Government are having in that fallows who have hurae the brunt

of the Soss. The publi of men whore hands I have just shaken as a work of reference on almost every prorinos also. No less than oight French-fight, and proved themselves, worthy sons the hot and, rainy season, I was willing to

are in that city arranging for tits con of the old men are moment age, and whom perchance I shall thing, and will be of inmange service instruction of a live of milway from Mong- cation of such ill-conditioned rubblah raises the ten conta imposed as Local Postage

in addition to the forty cunts required Divil Appointments for the determination tai hien to Yunnan-fu." The Viceroy and a maile on this but I believe the citeste got this little parcel to England. But it of adequate penaltios, for trying to pra

too much me, when the people of the province are dead set the other side. But I the entente was altogether

in (against this innovation and aggressive op diecretions of the playare on Las

farther demanded to olear the Customs ty's previons exliots

everyone must

unt Links exorbitant.

The edict also went on to say? We are the I therefore asked if I might reclaim my best judge whether a man's memorial is

aga with rusty scissors until I not trouble our Miclaters in the future to

thom

to consider such matter for us. Handelcrth |

Ministers and provincial authorities BARONETZEA

open and read the every agitation against aush memorials

Do politeness and kind attention here from all dalinquent

on which I stand,' says * Alphs,' ' I too bar to join them. The lists of newspapers will

of.

come

passing proud and pliant, beautiful in her be found invaluable to those members of THE Chungking correspondent of the China tuned trampet sangtung, Kwaut find in all the West of China anyone who 69 a warning to others. It must have been

never see again." Buta voyage to Wooung the cities and library. is not so very dangerous, after all.

Vasant Tum Dooks At Kowloon Thaserosing and Cabin Pianos are invaluisidoro Pons, Ningotow, Atlantio, Mi.position is expected. able and very strong.-Hobinson Fiana C chael Jebsen, U.8.8. Baltimore, Butuan,

IT IS REMARKABLE,' AYS MR W, WIEBON, THE PO

Charist at RAWALPINEY and

OFIL

***

· ACTED. LIKE A CHARM,'

noted edict was issued commanding the use a bolt from the blue when the abova. mamerialists to be handed to the Board of

vent

for

Majes

Augeons to will go on all the same in spite of the la-found that another one hundred cash was the The cont of

for only three pairs of old scissors it which from all his subjects, irres for sureations of rank.

TROMBONE.

› Commopolitan.-Talon, Taishow, Polyung Master, STATION SURCOL, RAWAL MR. JOHNSTON, RAWALPINDI, Farvel, which was politely granted, and Iaudacious, titornus, or not, and we will |

this

- Aderstaen. ===( 27ɑno);

MURRAS, How Chamberlain's Gough,

Remedy has stained prominence in

and though it

ghế

It is a

NEVER KNEW IT TO FAIL.'

thall per way of conveying

may

I beg of you to facilitate are Portion they are asked to pres-02 |

of the of Riter:

FR J. HARRY WATERS, HEAD-

Baya have personally tried God a PINDZ, 38 regard Chamberlain Chamberinia's Colio, Cholers, and Diarrhea Pain Balm s most useful household Remerly, and have given li to travollarg inly been in The Right Hon. Curzon will still be less mediciny. Have seen it used for toothaches who are passing through a hobel I managed, Agood few months it has taken the / than 40 when he na Vloeroy of India suconede : rksumatime, and on00. ON # YOUy bud ABU & medicine I can recommend, and one travagant rates f We get nothing but to us of resident of the fead From remarks made by my customars Lord Elgin in December, for he was born soulded foon and in sach of these instances and I must say I never knew it to fall.

that everybody should keep." who kare need the remedy si convived on the 11th January, 1858, 11s will be the the Pain Balm woted like a phatm,

mungous Vicuroy winds the proclamation of

the offeinis ecumented with the Imperial is now commended to hand up to us the CHAMBERLAIS'S COLIC "CHOLBRA, AND that it pomesnes sxceptional qualities.

A trivas 1963 bus in the forties of lain mentors and

ranna Rameny is the most successful Foat, and I cannot believe we will fare alleged offensive memorial of the seld If the inconvenituges and expenses secretary Wang Beda, The Reform Fasty WOING, inden in use for Dysonisty, Diarrhea, Bolo, Caplers Morbus and Cholers, and in which Inland residents are now pus to are may therefore be add to be triumphant HALI WEARS Pries, 50, and apartman?

dezety understood by the brids of the over their old fous at the present momonk

Every en who s Chamberlain's Pain Babes pays epeaks in the game some. It

3+

13

pash,... Nom.

Now Benares, cab, 745

GB, Nom

New Malwa, credit...

Allowanon, Tasis,

7/770

Last Year now,***

... 810) 90 Allowance, Tucli, .018 Old Malwa credit,... 940/870 Allowance. Tasis / Popian, Paper tied 760 Allowance Tabl. 9/5

Temperature.

(Taken at Mers Faiemer da

Fremises, Queen's Road.) HONGKONG, Sept. 10, 1883-

1 FM

D3,

I

(We) bulb) 2 4.th

>

Do

Maximum

20.49

29.80