expected to arrive here on the 21st October, do Freyciast has given seurazoor that bis doneisting of the 15th Sikhe, two squadrons Oth | Government will not disputa the British olsim Bongal Cavalry, and the 23th Bombay Native to careiza control exclusively arer Upper Bar- Infantry
mah.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MONDAY, 19th October..
4. UPITH. Quotations are top. Malwa (New).........8540 por pical, allas, of 11
to 16 vatties Malta (013)...$450 to $500 per pioul, ullos. of 2 cattien Patna (New).........$5821 per cheat. Bonares (New) ...... 5825 Bonares (Old)....... 530 nom.
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LONDON, 26th October. The Porto has presented a Noto to the Great
reese to ho à monnes to posse."
THE PIRACY OF THE "GREY-
·HOUND."
THE DAILY PREIS, TUESLAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 1885.
MURDER OF THE CAPTAIN. ·
dividend of to por eent. to Bharubolders and bonus of
producing "Fatinitze "Leg Oleobos de Corne-pointed President: Prince Ch'ing (the Beifal ville," and "Rovancois,” all of which wore vory Kusne, President of the Trung Yan) acoceaful. The now Chistes turret ironolal and Li Hung-abang, Vice-Presidents Shen. The Yuen arrived her yesterday from Stettin, Ching and the Marquis Tsang, Assistant Pre- on her way to the North.
sidents. The drilling of rooruits is to be com M. Patonôtre, la Fronula ex-Minister to menced immediately at Tientsia under tho China, pesacnger by the French mail ste direction of the Viceroy, and will be extended mer jennah, which arrived here on the 15th year by year throughout the Eighteen Provinces. inst, and is on his way back to France.
The steamer Procks, wajch arrived at Shang- The ironsled frigate Audacious, Captain Pears from Tieztsin on the 8th inst., reports ühst the tarrat ironolad Agamemnon, Cap, Long, ar- iust, when the steamer was off Shaweishes, she on, fagship of Admiral Sie W. M. Dowell, ind botereen two and three colock pm on the 7th rived here oa. Saturday morning, the 17th inst, sighted a junk bottom sp. There were several on Part Hamilton. The Franch corvette Pramen aliging to her botter, some of whom masi manguet saluted Admiral Dowell, and the astute signals to the steamer. A bant, was lowered from the Poochi, and it succeeded in taking five was returned by the dutinaiona.
The Registrar-General'a roturas of births and Chinose from the wreek. According to the ne- deaths in the Colony of Hongkong for the third sount given by the shipwrecked man, they had
DARING PIRACY ON BOARD Athe pamp rings and fire bears, at home time prompt fention you gave to the matter.--I
BRITISH STEAMER.
forcing the Aromen to blow off steam and draw have, 20,
FREDERICK STEWART, the firos; but they made a great mistake in their
Anting: Colonint Scoretary. estimate of the result of their precautions, for. c. 3. Gardner, Esq., Her Britannia Majesty's
Comeni, CantonL Powara deolaring the warliko armaments of this colong : Saturday we had one of the beers set to work to replace the brass by tem The present time appeara "big with late in there was a spare lever on board, and the on
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, gravest collisions that has ever occurred in the pucary wooden arrangements, but were not able
LIMITED. harbour, and on Sunday morning, the 16th out the engiuos ia unetics for about five hours
Hefore they left the stammer the pirates inet, nowa raschel this colony of the told the sonipradore that he must not take the elinrobolders at the fourth ordinary general The following is the ropart for presentation to most daring piracy that has scoured within the up to Hongkong, he must go to Homeoting, to be held at the ofless of the General theur waters kincs thổ notorious Spark The murderoas outragoon board the British tragedy. There has been, in fact, & compte how, and when he pointed out that they could not Agents, on Saturday, October alet, at noon
The General Agante and Coneclting Committer stoomer Greyhound, which took place on Sa-repetition of the Spark pirany on baard the taun without water, the pirates aid honest gat buvo now be submit to Bhareloidets the Final Ac
eronta for the paar 1881, sedan open statepunt of the turday afternoo's, is one more sigual proof British steamer Greyhound. Captain Spiler at the sails and sail thors. The pirates om. present your's working to the Bot Soptonbor that piracy, though seotekad by the par.which pies between this port and Haisow and barkod on board; their, orüft-about 8 s'alocke praft on the Working Assopnt of 1584, after quarter of 1885 ore published in the Government been clinging to the junk three days, and savaring efforts of the British navy in past years, bont siz o'alosk on Saturday morning with a and fire into the steamer if they saw any smoke or
Pakhol. The Greyhound lof Hongkong at p. threatening is they did so, to enzae back providing for all antetanding alains, in 2,276.75.Gazette. There were 50 births amongst the they were much exhausted when brought on Out of his en $192,276.75 has boss paid for the British and foreign community and 314 mobgat board the Poochi. The jonk had a oraw of six is still existent in these waters. The daring gozoral cargo,
consisting of pioco goals, issuing from her Undeterred by this is prent. Costributors of Premis The balsuos-the Chinese. The dartha amongst the British men all told, one of man was drowned. Tha and lawless spirit which anciortly animated one chost of opium, ris, &., altogether not steamer in motion, and the got under weigh The estimated position of the Working Ausount of 16, Indian, so, 1; zca-residents, 18; unknown, deaths, from cholers, of the Res. Fohn Butler,
dirent, however, very effort was made to set the of $50,000 it is intended to place to prolit of the Eo community. 71 in number, were thus dis- survivors were taken on to Shanghai.
corvo Fand raising the Rocorvo in $155,000.
tributed-British and foreign, 22; Portaguose, This M. C. Daily Newe in sorry to hear of tho the Kwangtung rovara of the seas, the rath- a partioniarly valuable character, and
1. There ware 1711 deaths amongst the Chi- of the American Presbyterian Mission at Ning- for All known lagers and azmengan, shown a hilares ni less disregard for lifeaoofton displayed in the tests were lasted for about 110 pusson-gain about 1 am and reached this harbour the present year to the 30th September, after allowing
without further incident at 9.15 acredit of $465,443.
nawa, The nonnal death-rate, per 1,000, for the | po, and of his oldest son. Mr. Butler with his The wounded man ware conveyed to the Go-
CONSALTING COMMITTÉZ. piracies of thirty years ago, are still, it would gr. It is believed, however, that none of tum
quarter was Whole population, 4443; British family and four other families of missionaries holders of theo tickets worn sózearned ia th
Under Section 15 of the Arkulos of Asociation & and foreign community, 29,24; ditto deducting wore on their way in boots from Chinking to sesu, the characteristics of the Chinese pimey, but that the pirates were men who remont Ciril Hospital, where they are now Members have to be appointed to ware with the non-residents, 25.39; Chinase, 15.41. This ie Sooshow. They all left Chinking together on pirate of the present generation. The op-amas on board shortly before the departure under treatment. The injuries sustained by the Chairman on the Consulting Carnitin daring about the highest death-rate in the Colony that the night of the 10th instant and got between
ensuing financial year, and the prezent Membarg
one and two miss from the city, when they portunities for making a grand coup from of the ship, without tiekste, iz two batches, cond offer are the most serious, and the bal Meases. Byris, Dalrymple, Swenoun, Dotturnigy and wo remember.
Darby being eligibls offer themselves for re-election A rither considerable angegoment with song-anchored, so as not to travel on Sunday. Diving forcigu vessel bare been-rare-sizes-steamer nose of them having stockings on, and with no
Accordingly.
glars at rea off the south end of Laniastook place sorvice was held, and while it was being condunt. AUDITOMED." have so largely superseded sailing vessels, luggage but a few Luxes, which see now supposed Perts both sufferers wen loing wall-
about seven or eight days ago, which, curioased, Mr. Entlor's son wes taken and had to be
Lator os. enough, was one outoone of the recent fend carried eat of the meeting, though no one at the this Colony between the Tang Hin and time thought the illness was serious. Seo Yup (Four Districts) men. The ombers of finding that it was, Miss Dr. Heag of Chinking that quarrel still smoulder; though hostilities was sont fog, but the chill died at 3 a.m. on Mon- have been stopped in Hongkong they have boun day. Previous to this, Mr. Butler fell sick, so shifted to the sea. In consonance of the threaten the Rev. Dr. Fambam, whe was one of the party, ing attitude of the salt smuggling jasks from went into Chinking and obtained the assistance the Tung Kan district, the arrivals sad de- of Dr. White, was prononneed the case hope- partaran of trading and passenger junks from less. Dr. Farnham then want to obtain a coffa the four distelets (San Ui, Sau Ning, Hoi Ping, for Mr. Datler's son, sal when bo rebarned, be and Yon Ping) have lately been very irregular. found that tho father had diod at noon. After 553.58 However, seme eight days since, two trading the funerals, both coffins being deposited in ona San Di and while sailing off Lantao island, Shanghai by the Kiangy on the 13th, while near the Macao ond, they were met by a fast of others continued their journey to Boockow. Mr. mero than twouty call smuggling bouts, ie Butler ama sat to Ningpo in 1968. He was a latter of whom determined to rob the tradare contributor to the N. C. Daily News, and recent 50,000.00 and wronk their rorengo on the Sas Yap taation ly wrote tho descriptive notes on la La Shan.
at the same time. Accordingly they opened fire $607,453.58 on the two juuks, who replied with spirit, and
to have contained their weapons. Their passage
late have not yet hoan extracted, but at last re-
The way in which thi piracy was 'carried out
BTATEMENT OF ACCOUNT FOR THE TRAE ENDING SlaT DECEMBER, 1894.
ELANILITIES.
Under Clause 110 of the Articles of Association but the piracy of the Greyhound shows that money was alfected on board. The Great shows that there was an attor want of prosu Henra, à Coxoa and A. P. Maskeen retire, but being willing to aerre, the General Agents and Con. the tactica adopted for the first time on board woghed anober at ears, and got as far as an is-tion of any kind against a rising on board the sulting Committee invo possure in anommanding them for re-cleation as Anditors to the Company the river steamboat Spark in 1874 can be band called How Lan Tui Lo, which is about ship, no outrage of the kind haring scarred on Mr. A. Dezen being temporarily sheent from the reposted with success. The Greyhound lelt seventy miles from this port, before any event of board a foreign steamer for nearly twelve years. Colony, the tonera! Aposts and Consoling Committon Privato, 30 days' sight
this port on Saturday morning with a general impartansa occurred. Eetween twelve and enimy is, however, srcesingly rife just at pre-appointed Mr. G. 8. Coxon to not on his behalf. cargo and about abundred and forty Chinese chook, while the captain was standing by then, and Chines in this colour ameribs it to
wheel, not more than three or four yards from the after offorts of the late Franco-Chinese war, Capital Sabaaribed $2,100,000.00 Docka-Have changed hands at 8 per cent. passotgers For Hoihow and Pakboi, a line the door of the obart room, which he also used is large numbers of soldiers having recently been Amount paid-ap
Outstanding Dividende promium caah.
na which she has been ranning for some cabin, the chief ofiese on the dock, a few burtdied, many of whom failing to get employ Roans on Centrobations not yet collnoted.. years without intermission. Everything was:
Balance of Working Ancount...1212,276,75 Lean Dividend of 10 par unt paldo Saarelaldere
Contriantoro of Premia...,
SHARES.
...........$560,000.00
1,039,00
Hongkong Fires.-Balos are reported at 3870ob as Doual; no incident transpired to Jards from the head of the cabin stairs'onment have takon te pinoy and brigandage animorro F 105,000.00 junks laden with cargo left here in company for A, More of the missionarias returned to Punjura Mining Shares-Areaiad $10 SEDER and big olioera that the trip had not been the smallest, auspicion on board the ago a plot to commit a similar piracy on board the onus of 15 per seat, to
per share.
per share.
Qustations are:-
per cent. premium.
Union Insurans Society of Canten, Limited.
$150 per share, ex div.
per share..
Gaisa Fraders' Insurance Company's Shares North China Insurance-Ta 300 per share. Yangtzo Insuranos Association Tls. 122 per
share.
share, ex div.
Cuiness Insurance Company, Limited-$170 for On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls, 148
per share.
Canton Insurance Ufos, Limited-$80 por
abare.
raise any suspicion in the minds of Captain the other side, and the second officer at the only pursuits they have to fall book upon.
It will be remembered that some few years would
old the pirates tase suddenly. Up till then there be attended with any untoward cireum-
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares
$370 per share. China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-34
par share. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's care
Shares-65 per cent. prem.
at once
D & A sareer Bacon was frustrated through the plans of the conspirators being overheard by some of the Chinese passengers, who reveled it to the captain, by when the suspected men were soured and brought into port under arrest. few mouths age one of the ringleaders in that plot was discharged from Victoria Gael, and the Chinese are of opinion that it is highly probable
ARGETS.
193,276.75
anghai Banking Corporation 43,767.55 Hoogkong and Jhinga 5095,000.00
Banting of India? Chartered Bank of
Australian and Chios...)
Carb, in (arent Ascount. Hongkong and Pired Deposit
25,000.00
he was concerned in the Greyhound pitao. Ons Indian Gerorament Stock (4 por cont. or two mus gong the pirates are, it is believed,
Loan, 1885) known to the Police
Indian Devoramont Stock (4 per cent.
Loan, 1848-13]. ↑ The chief offloar lost no time after the arrival Chinese Imperial davaramant Loan, 185
Intoreat accrued but nor yot pegablo
As soon as tho
had taken place to the Polion, who as once of the steamer in sending information of what Chinese Imperial cvorament Loan, 1883...
Government heard of the pirney they com- tock charge of the vessel. .unicated with Admiral Sir W. M. Dowell. The Military Mandarin at Kowloon City was
Hongkong, Cunton, and Macao Steamboat Ca's back, co seized a box of treasure the pirates, mercilessly stabbed, sod his body aly enmmanicated with, and we believe he came
Hongkong and Shanghai Back Shares--162 stancas. Even the contingency of encountering stemmer of any contemplated piracy; no preau
a typhoon had become sa reuzete as to render tiot's had been taken, and at means rere at the chance of the monotony of the
Tagad to cope with any anddan rising beyond being unpleasantly
broken
vers slender. The officers little dreamed trot among the best adoren rifles and hatchets kept at ths foot of the cabin stairs. Not ine of the ship's well me, and this desparate pirates,ufflers had a single weapon about him, and armed, had calmly shipped with the bing Rattered about the slip as they were deliberate intuition of planda sel and
of plandering the ree- uurdering the commander. When at the time the authesak occurred, the piratas about seventy miles on, without a had it all their own way from the very outset. previous sign of their intention, the piraten The first intimation of the rising was a rush Buddenty
declared themselves, drew revol- made by the plates at the captain nad officers vers hitherto concealed, fired at the captain, firing their weapons rocklanely as they did. co killing bim on the of the officers and one of the firemeu. The ora amusing themselves be firing with a platot, a the spot, and wounded two Captain Syder at first thought the passengers rant of the
passengers were of course like a and began to exclaim that it could not be por Hook of startled sheep, and the ruffians were mitted, when he received a ballet, and before he
masters
of the situation. could rech his cabin was seized by the throat, by the ship, t turned her head robbed the
passengers of their valuables, thrown overboard. I when a forty miles from the island, The chief officer got off the best of all. Her to orafer on the matter. The gunboat 18 per cent. discount.
where
ran the gauntlet of the pirates' idys was despatched about six o'clock p.m. China and Manila Stamship Company, Limited wait to receive them and their booty, andurlag, and he made his way below to, his cabin, Sunday in parait of its pirates. We trust
90 par cunt. discount, nominal.
she way prove successful in the quest. A tela- Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-830 Daving, as they thought, modered the without being hit at all, and there he secured his -------- per share.
Ofcourse they got clear out,
clear off, and ii piratas know that somebus had got down belcit, ioral Government to the British Consul at Can is probable that they may never be captured and learning from one of the boys when requesting him to urge the Vieursy to in- Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$155 per Such, in brief, is the story of this the latest it was, they sent doxa and parlayed with lines etion. We learn that His Excellency
Piration
attack on a foreigu ahip in Car
China China Barar Refining Company, Limited-835 waters. The lessons to be learned from it are him, making an offer about to the effect that Chang Chinh-tung, on receiving the telegran from
Obvious soft
and important.
if he would come out ponnefully, they would leave the Hongkong Governmenton Sunday afternoon, A body of pirates may at any time take passage in an outward. hd song with the other fiens and the Chi-top the pirated
him unharmed. He was then put in the after-ordered-immediate action to be taken with s steamer, with the int
intention of repeating the
A tolegram was reveived from Macao poster- exploit
of the 17th instant,and, on the same nese passengers, the hatches being battened down. eonditions as existed on the Greyhound, it The second cute was ins fortunate in his az-day (Monday) by the Goveroinent stating that would
Shares-$56) per share premium.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares- stoppo ratical craft kad teen lying in had not far f
Como
Hongkong Gas Company's Shares- per helpless, took thairdeparture in their revolver and lay ready for all emergencias. The gram was sent in the course of the day by the
chare
share,
per share.
China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)
1 per cent premiuzi namin.
Luzon Sugar Raising Company, Limited-go
per share,
Bhara
Dr.
WORKING ACCOUNT. To nett Promia received lose Rotarus Į
and He-instrucose Interost.........
ដ ៗ
Transfer Faon..
Che
By Losser and Claims under. Policies...
Erchas....
Charges, including Barvoy fees, Agents expeÉTROR, BA........te a sense Commissions Balanso satova .........
I
To Fremium count......
ESTIMATE OF WORKING ACCOUNT
30TH SEPTEMDIR, 1335.
Tht rest 3 O mat....
Transfor from account
Cr.
.. Exchange account......
By Loses Account .........
Re-instance accomu Charges aco Commission meccant Estimated balance gradit
CHINKIANG.
14th October. most destructive fire broke out yesterday
the fight was kept up until, fortunately for the adora, & Boreus reis hove in right nod joined in the fray, with such offest that the larger half of the smuggling craft wero destroy- ed and many members of their crews killed. A about 4pm, in the roar of the Customs Build. large number of the mugglers, however, ade and Taiwo, wherein were stored apwards of 2,000 ings, at the Godowna of Messrs. Kwang Chu Hong
$10,000.0scended in siming to store, but with the aid
of the mandarin on Lantao thirty-fire of themes of keresine vil und several hundred cases 113,162.44 wore captured. Two men belonging to the row Forteastaly thero was but little wind at the of matches. The fire raged with fury all night. of the cruiser were shot dead by the smugglera,
43,737.11
$1,012,247.88
TO THE
47,636.00
respoulout
JAPAN,
#YOGO.
and it is believed that the trading junks lost me, or the destruction of proparty would have 25.000 soms men. The latter resumed their interrupt been very great. There were no lives lost but a 13,219.15 ed voyage in peace, while the cruiser carried the good deal of looting took placo-Mercury Cor
prisopora up to Canton, where they will probably $57,428.88 most with feaat meroz.
An audacious case of highway robbery upon a $954,599.38 European occurred in British Kowloon a short time ago. On the 5th inst. Capt. Bachelder, of 57,557:50
31.00 the American ship Highlander, was at the Cosme-
politan Dock, and baring a desiro to get to The boller of the Osaka Shosen Kwaisha's $1,012.247.85 Hung Hum ho engaged a sampan to convey him stoamer Ono-mars exploded off Miyasaki, Kishiv. there. Finding he was making but slow progress on the 80th altino; bat fortunately no live $614,516:30
against a strong heat wind; he inquired of were lost. 31,421.01
the boatmak, how long it would take bulia tu walk
The Hoge News says:The Cashmere dis- 3,161.37 to Hung Ham, and from what he was told be do aster has turned out as anfortunately than was 61,833.85 cided to go there on foot. IIe started off, accom- at first anticipated. Mr. Patton. the U. S. 242,276.75 panied by theboatman, and had not gonofar beyond Consul, was informed by the Kerche unthorities Yaumati village when he noticed that a China-Fox the ard inat, that the five men who had re- way was walking behind him. He was turning mained on the week romhed Kagoshima on the down a ravias when this Chicaman made signals praticas day, and had left for Kobe by a steamer 8831,500.00 to him go up the hill. He followed the man which was expected to reach here on the 5th.ne 3,500.00 antil he began to think ho was going out of his 6th inet. By a strange fatality the only lives 903.09 way, and he turned down into the racine again. lost are those of the captain and his two water. $6.00 While walking be peasantly noticed that the If (says the Mercury) we may place reliance in 2901.819.60 Chinarian was walking close behind him again, the statement made by the Hiogo News, secord- and shortly after he took off his hat and wipeding to which Me Gowland, so English employé $277,696.00 thn perspiration from his head and face with his of the Osake Mint, left for China on the 30th Hongkong Lee Company's Sbaras-$165 per be impossible to detect them. Year of perience. The first thing ho know of the matter one Chinamar hed, been found with svine of the
3,799.65 Landkerchief. While doing this the mas be ultimo, en fifty days' leave of absence, to super- 30,494.71 lind man blod something, and he was about intend, at the request of the Chinese Govern- 435,214,43 turn round to him when he vary rapidly slipped meat, the work of organizing a mint, the news his hand under Capt. Bacholdor's arm, and seized will be hailed with pleasure by all foreigners in of security, which has now been ing aft at the time, laving just looked at the loosion. Captain Superisiendent Deane with the
his gold watch chain, which he snupped in an the Far East. That the Chinese Goramment rudely disturbed. The -890 per share.
Spark tragedy and was speaking to the chief engineer, when necessary witnesses from the Greyhound left Panjora and Sunghie Dus Samstax Mining and steps taken to prevent any snch audderdag & anzler of armed Chinamen about him.
instant, and was off with that and his gold watch, contemplatest soch an establishment we anti- led to the river steamboats being armed
bara in the afternoon for Macso in the steaINOY
Forth about 385, before Capt. Bachelder had cipated for some time past, when reading in Company, Limited-810 per share,
Kiukiang. Belanger Tia Mining Company $13 por share. attack by disguised pirates. Similar pre-had to run through a shower of Bring bullet
time to comprobond what was happoaing The Japan exchanges that the Chinese Minister at Not the least pathotic incident in connection
lattor then saw that there were two other China-Tokio, at the request of his Government, hal Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Ts. 12 per Cantin
cantions will now be necessary on ocean
Dan with this fellow, and he onfled to his boatmnado a contract with the First National Bank shere.
going steamora. Ta will also be advisable in fired at him by the pirate gang as he ran, and both this piracy is the feet, of which we are in \ KWANGTUNG INUNDATION HELIEF to catch the thief.but as beatman-only sid of Jupar for the delivery of an enormous quan. Hongkong Rops Manufacturing Company, Li-future to examine passengers uggage was vory severely wounded, with not less then formed by Messrs. Adamo, Bell & Co., the
"umme away." The bres me disappeared with tity of moper, and hy lackmail only bra wars in. mited-$67 per share.
Land their persons to
the watek, and Capt Bachalder reported the formed that the Chiness Minister on the 30th Hongkong and Macao Glass Manufacturing Co., arine or other deadly weapons are searcted so serious that it is feared he will not survive now on her way
son that no fre- six shot pounds in the body. His injurios aragants for the Greyhound, that Kra. Byder is
to join the baxband so The following in a statement to September matter to the police. Subsequently he want over to uli, come to the Chinos Consulate in Ycko- Limited-Par, nominal.
Kowloon City with a Chinese detective, and after hema, to inspect the 800,000 vatties of copper Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 A- par cent.or the Greyhound the piracy on that vessel and at length reached the forehold
for use. Had this precaution been adopted them. Ho managed, however, to get forward barbarously murdered whilst in the performance 21st inclusive:
Le of his duty. Efforts will be rinde to stop her Subscriptions
$
song the pawnshops they liscovered which the First National Bank has supplied and premima.
9,024.71 the stolen watch and chain, which had besa which is ready for shipment. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1834 B-5 per cent. could not well have happened. Even sup-
358.62 pawned for $10 by some man whom the pawy- The chief engineer was standing at the en- en route, through the agency of the talegraph, Reecived from Cantor Domanittee balance
Received from Cauben Committee additional premium
posing that the Chinasa Imperial Loan of 1884 C-5 per cent. po the captain pil tes bad thorde en stack transe to the cagine room stairs when he received but it may prove impmotivable. Much sym-Peceeds of AL Froken Fato
captain
mud officers they woul
would have
Sale of Ticketa reminm
A shot, and ko dashed forward at once, and pathy will, we are care, be felt for the unfor
Eals of Programmes beau by tho crew and passought the same place of sheltor es the second tunate widow.
Aur Saliy sengers,
the possession of revolvers
Boer. He was rather more fortante in his
Shooting Gallery ... placed all of those on board at their meros.offert, he did not get so badly hit, and he
Eefreshment Stall. It would be a troublesome task no doubs to overhaul the baggage of several headred and the forohold with only two wounds. His Dassengers, and unpleasant to ask them to injuries, it is hoped, are not of a very serious subsit their clothes for exammation, but sharacter. These two wounded men were not seeing it would be made as much in their allowed to remain in their retreat very long, for own interests as those of the craw, we doubt the pirates had them not and put them in the not most passengers would' chaerfully at-after part of the 'tween decks, along with the quiesce in the measure, and recognise its ne ekta offear and the Chinese passengers. cessity.
The head Chineas froman was also wounded;
Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
→→9120 per share
Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company nits from such outrages had inspired a way receiving a shot in the back. He was stand. property takou from the Greyhound in his pos
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SERIOUS COLLISION IN HONGKONG
HARBUCH_
Aring, be made a dart to get forward, but he
With one emoption beside the master, the
offers of the Greyhound are oll hands on board. Captain W. C. Syder joined her in Kay last; he was formerly chief officer of the steamer De Bay. and was a young man about 31 years of age. Mr. George Shevill, the chief offer recaived his ap clotment about two years ago. Mr. W. Ben- nett, chief engineer, and Mr. C. Jackson, the second officer, the two...wounded men, have been onger connected with the steamer, having cgame
bo roosivod a shot while walking along the dook,ent with her from Londen in May, 189. Mr. but it is thought his injury is not a very bad one. E. ds Silver, second engineer, was appointed and that he will soon recover
to the ship.in August last
Tas pirstes having this killed and disabled
THE VEGETABLE SUPPLY OF HONGKONG.
The following correspondence is published in Saturday's Ghete for general information
ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY, HONGKONG, 20 HEM. CONSUL, CANTON,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th October, 1985.
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$91,810. JARDINE, MATHESON L Co., General Agents, Canton Insurance Office, Limited.
Hongkong, 15th October, 1885.
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YOKOHAMA.
The Japan Harald saya that Mr. Waobor, lata
broker mid he could identify. The watch was re- deemedandon the 15th fact, produced at the Police Court. After the discovery of the watch, the detectire and Captain Dachelder, acting ou in- formation in the former's possession, went is Rassian Conent at Tientsin, has been appointed search of the thieves, and in the course of their Chargé d'Affaires at Soul, Korea; he sailed for
ast they exaght night. of a man zamed Tsolis post in the Busboynik, $13,953.93 Axing, seaman, who took to his beds as soon as he A tragedy of a fatal nature took place on the
saw the Captain and the detectiva Ile was cap-2nd instant on the Blunt At about 4.30 p.m. 8418tured and charged with the robbery, and was haled man natred Suzuki Sokioki, formerly employed 1,117.26 before Mr Maokoan at the Police Court on the at the German Hospital, murdered his sweet. 15th inst. He denied, when arrested, that be had heart, Shimidzu Oyet. The acourronce book 13.00 committed the robbery, and said it was a short place in the road kauwn as Dohaluka: Immo- 7.00 an ad á Landsome man, but he subsequently diately after committing the orime the rearderer 9.95 asked if the other two men had been caught, and walked to the Blaff Police Station and mentioned. 130.54 aid they ought to be because they had more what he had done, and further stated that he had then he had, and that he had just swallowed a quantity of carbolic acid 300.00 to do with
only revived two and a half dollars. Captain Doctors were at ones summoned and did all that Bachelder was unable to swear the prisoner was was possible, but it was too late for their assist one of the thieves. The other two robbers have aace to be of avail. The man died shortly after 0802 not been caught, and the cato at the Poltes wards. His victim was f years of age and lived at 3,557, Nigishi-mura. The motive of the crime 25.46 Court at present stands remanded.
is supposed to have been jealousy.
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HONGKONG.
CHINA.
CANTON,
FROM A CORILESPONDENT.)
14th October.
The most serious collision that has happened. at this port for a long time occurred in the most of the officers and secured the passsingers, harbour on Saturday morning, the 17th in-had then the entire command of the veɛnel. There
15 was just taxive months on the 1st October stant, between two large steaners-the Glenwa za one to offer them the slightest resistanés,
sizce Seigeant Brammermann, of the polios fruin sad the Netherlands India S. N. Co.'s for though the other Chinese passengers out.
force, met his death while in the execution of stoamor Camorta. At about eight o'clock
his duty. The Hoamura rist will be still fresh on Saturday morning the Glenfrein loft her numbered them by about four to one, and knew
in the minds of our renders. A number of hasy and started on her homeward voyage that they were likely to be sufferers at their hands,
French sailors from two of the samuru belong. and she want alowly down the harbop till just they did not attempt any resistance, but were
The past seven days have been eventful Ou His Excellency Chu, one of the members of ing to the Mossageries Maridmoa Company as beycud Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s now completely intimidated at once. Nor wore they Sir, I have the honour, by direction of the the 14th instant a meeting of the Legislative tha Tonquta Delimitation Commission, left here sembled on shorn on the evening of October 1st. pier at West Point. The Cameria had been really in a position to have dous anything, ax fovernor, to inform you that no vegetables have Council was held, when certain votes were taken, a fow days ago for the frontier. He will proceed 1984, to avenge the wounding of ore of their lying thore, and just at that time she was mov-
arrived in this Colony from Canton for several the linnaos, Law, and Public Works Comby boat along the West River the first portion shipinates by & Manilatan, which had taken place ing off
Da sugar. As she then lay her hand pointed furnished with firearms, and the chief officer saidtion of a tax on them by the Chinese Au Bil 1995, the Loan Ordinance, 1885, the Spirits visit to his irone, on returning from whence he pleasing mark of respect w; paid to his memory go round to Quarry Bay to unland they were all marmod, while the pirates were all days, in consequence, as is alleged of the imposi muistons were appointed, and the Supplementary of the journey, thence overland, to the Kuage of the previous evening. The sequel was the Appropriation Bill; 1584, the Appropriation border. His collegas Tang left for a short murder of poor Bremmermann. On the let a westward, and cansequently she had to he noticed that some of them had a revolver in thorities. come quite round. She got nat past the anch hand.
His Excelloney will to obliged by your mak. Ordinance, 1885, the Prisons Ordianuts 1885. will fellow E. EL Chu.
by his former comrades. A letachment of police pier, and was coming round, when she rân
ing an early representation on the subject to the the Merolant Shipping Amendment Ordinance, Admiral Fong has returned from Swatow, meu from the Central, Noge, and Blaff stations hard into the Glenfruin as the latter was com- The whole affair copied but a very short Viceroy. As a daily supply of frem 1 to 50, and an Ordinance to provide for the administra having completed his inspection of the forts and asembled at his grave and prayed. The pro- ing past, striking her amidships on her port sido. time, probably not more than five minute, tons of vegetables is required here, the present tion of small states ware raad a dret tima. garrisons at that port.
.ceedings were conducted in silence, and showed We understand that the entrain had stopped and almost immediately after the piraten rose, stoppage is a matter of very sarlons cousequence Northamptonshire Rugment on board as relief Ku-jin degren will be made known on the mora sssed is still held by the members of the force. The chartered transport Mexican, with the The names of the successful candidates for the the respect with which the memory of the de and roversed her engines bafere the oollision. they were in full poscension of the ship. The to the Colony, The catastrophe was doubtless due to the fact second ongineer was on duty in the engine room
If you will be good enough to refer to the cor- for the 2nd Battalion The Bets, left Singa ing of the 17th Instant It is reported that 89 The society for roforming the style of dress- of the reasels not seeing each other. in time to
ing the hair of Japanese women is making rapid avoid it, on account of a P. & O. steamer and a at that time, and the pirates kept him there.pondenes noted in the margin, you will see porn on the 15th instant, and is expected will be selected ont of the 12,000 competitors.
that, on a former occasion, whoo a representation here this evening or to-morrow morning. A So, the Prefect of Canton, has been promoted progress, and now numbers over twe thousand number of junks lying batween them until the They ordered him keep the engines at work, and was made on a similar cubject to the Chinese suit in Admiralty, Leung Min Soug the to be the Provincial Treasurer of Kwangtung members, most of whom belong to the geutter Camorta cama round them. The result was very when they had disposed of the cftcers they pro aathorities, the Superintendent of Customs ex- German steamer Triumph, for $2,500, for loss of and will take over the seats of his new office to- | 503. Several sheets containing arvellent wood- at 10 am at 5 p.m. disastrons, for the Glenfria was out into deep-eeeded to look round the steamer for plunder pressly exempted vegetables from the category his junk, which the pranovant, serta was sunk morrow.
cuta ilustrative of easy methods of dressing the ly, the breach made being eleven feet in length,
by the steamer in collision on the 17th March Inst, Twn salt smuggling junke were captared the hair hare becu circulated nurong the members, from three to five feet wide, and widest at the They had apparantly received some information of exports properly datiablo by law.
Sir George Bowen is therefore of opinion that was heard before the Chief Justice on the 18th, other day by two of the Revenue cruisers in and others are to be issued shortly. Many bottom. The water rushed into the banker which led them to expect there was a great deal all that is necessary on the present cerasion is 14th, and 15th instant, when judgment was re- the neighbourhood of Couton Eight cannon Japanese ladies, belonging to the batter class in en that ride and soon began to fill the of treasure or other valuable cargo. on board, the mention of the utter by you to the Viosroy, served. A elsim for $1,000 by Mr. Lebury, and some rifles were guided in the junks. The ship, and Captain Norman at once saw that and expressed great disappointment at ting and His Excellency is confident that your good garner in the F.&O. S. N.Co.'s employ, gainat salt amugglers are very caring and audacions bably chain of saving his ship was to able to find only one box of treasure, containing fives will speedily secure a return to the Sr. Kennedy, of the Horse Repository, for inspite of repeated captares, they go on defying beach her as speedily as possible. He promptly stared her into Bolohor's Bay, and succeeded in $2,000, and ono okestopian, which they emptiodhitherto unrestricted moly of this important jarles alleged to have been sustained by being the Salt Commissioner and all his service.
article of food.--I hapa, ka,
tossed by a bull belonging to defendant has oc beaching the vessel on a soft, muddy bottom of its contents and nothing ole in the cargo
FABDERICE STEWART, cupied the Summary Court four days, and was just off the Gloss Works. He had barely time to that they deemed worth their while to remove. zovomplish this, for almost as soon as the vessel
Acting Colonial Becretary.
The bright in the Tables morked with a minus ( — } #2% we bela Low-Water Ordinary Saring. Zidna, and thould be, subtracted from the nunstande jina shave.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
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1.—Taxminan in the iftada in degresa Puureskell.
3.frency in percentage i sinalou. The Quidity of
Keshare with maciatura being
Ainacties or gas Wird to two points. K-PONCH OF SIn Waan swoording to Beaufort Scale
6.STATE OF THE WEB. whisky, C. desse Bjondag 17. dritaling rain: I, for, O. gloewy: 13, hail; Light King: .Bytrom: 1, paying shorere; (2) squally A. rain; 9, EW: 1, thunder; V.Visibišty, W. dewwes).
Bizininkas, testha mual bundyyükka.
. W. DOBELOK. Hongkong Observators, 19th October, 1885.
NEWS FOR THE FRENCH MAIL.
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, 12th October.
FOOCHOW.
caploted yesterday, judgment being reserved. An Imperial Deuroo has been issued trans
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the metropolis, have adopted the much easier and
for prettier foreign coffûre, noi thoir example is proving very effective. The styles most in vogue
consist of a simple coil of plaits at the back of
the head, or a thick twist on the top. This is
then ornamented with a white or red flower, a chrysanthemum or a rose, or kapt in its place by a gold riband. The effet is certainly very
ran agroned, she settled down at the stern, and Ther, however, seized allthe arms on board, in. C. T. Gardner, Esq., Her Britazuis Majesty Dowall an board, and the turret ironclad Agg.ferring the Fa-t'aiship of Fakien to For1206, pleasing, and infinitely preferable to the former
ahortly after the water was over her poop, axed ending the rifles and babebets at foot of the
was over her dooke forward of that about na. Far | cabin stairs. They then procsodalite thoroughly se the furiol There are about four fathoms of ransack the whole of the passagers' belongings, wator at the stern, and a good deal loss at the and took whatever was worth appropriation, bows, which ware out of watar.
I
Consul, Canton,
The flagship Audacious, with Admimi Bir. W. memnon arrived lure on the 17th instant, from in view of the great importance of the latter elaborate and unetuous fashion. The same R.M. CONSUL CANTON, TO A£TING" CO-
Port Hamilton. At 8e.m. on the 17th instant place. The present insumbent of the post is society is slam thirooting attention to a reforma, tion in dress; but we question whether this LONIAL SECRETARY, HONGKONG.
a collision occurred in the harbour botwoon the Liu Hing-shuar. Her Britannia Majesty's Consulate,
British stoamer Glenfruin and the Datok stonmer The Foochow Echo records the commission of movement will be sa shonasful as the former. Canton, 14th October, 1985.
Camorta, The latter struck the filefrina brutal outrage in ́s village near Bagods An. Dr. Watanabe, who is the prime mover of the The Camorta also sustained serious damage, grumblingly romarking the while that had they
Si-In reply to your No. 1404 of 10ts in amidships, using such a serious fracture that charage on Wednesday evening, the 7th inst. A society, has been persecuted by threstening let- Her howe were store in and ber stem broken, and mown the amount of plander to ho got was stant, I have the honour to state for the inform she had to be beached in Belcher's Bay to man, his wife and a daughter had lately return ters and visitors, and someenthusiastic opponents a.great quantity of water made its way into beramall, they would not have taken the trouble to ation of His Excellency Sir George Bowen, that are her from-sinking. Both vassals are ed to the place with their savings and opened a │of his idea haro gono so far as to inform him of for compartment. Capt. Oreille af önce took her over to the Cosmopolitan Dook, and horarry out their sadados enterprise. It seems, to-day called on His Excelleasy Hai, the Su- considerably damaged, and a largo portion shop. On the night in question three or four their intention to employ lethal weapons at the of the Genfrain's cargo has been ruined. Honna soldiers got the "floor open and tried to text editable opportunity. Whether owing to cargo is being discharged thorn.
however, that they succeeded in laying hands on printendent of Castoma of this province.
Mr. Hai was good enough to inform me that The Camorta went into the Cosmopolitan carry off the girl, presumably as a means of the diligence of the pollon or their own indoai- The Glenfrein had a large and valuable cargo nearly $7,000 in money belonging to the passen the duty ou vegetables had been imprend, net dook at once, and teaders have been asked to squeezing out & fow dollars by way of ransom, aion it would be difficult to say, at all events, on board, mostly of tes, much of which will of gom, together with a number of watches, some to raise a reveans, but to prevent smuggling, mise the Glenfruin. Early on Bunday morning She made a poise, and then ons of them killed the throats of these angry anti-innovationists It is understood that all the Power oppose sonres ba completely spoiled by the water, jewellery, a quantity of clothes, and a valuable any half-chests of Tan haring lately been the British steamer Oraghouad, which left her with a knife. The father and mother, who have hitherto been perfectly harmless, and will the claims of Groves sad Servia to an extension and the amount of loss in damage to the ship new enamelled gold watch and some rich dresses smuggled to Hongkong in vegetable's baskets; here on the previous day for Heibow and had come to the resone of the child, were extatdogbtless remain an until the end of the chapter. of territory.
zed cargo will be beavy. It is very fortunate,
he promised to order that in future all veget Pakhoi, put back, a piracy having boom-tacked and so severely injured that they are not Japan Gazette. The war party in Constantinopla is in the ashowerer, that no cam of bodily injury or loss of intended as a present to an official,
ablos and fresh fruit that have hitherto been mitted on her by some thirty puendo Chi-expooted to recover. The authorities promptly cendant, and Turkish warlike preparatione con- life attended the disaster. The cargo is being got Soon after the steamer was in their hands the allowed to go to Hongkong from of duty shall bonese passangers, who had suddenly risan when secured two of the ruffians and are searching for tinue on a largo soɑly.
out preparatory to oporations for raising tho ves- sei, which itiscafidently expected will be elected airsten bad her head turned round, and stame allowed to de sa in fata, and is Excluzoy about seventy miles out, murdered the captain, the others. without great difanity. Darity Saturday and back towards Hongkong, threatening all the while was kind enough to promise that he would see to disabled two of the offers, and inprisazed the reet with the passengers in the bold while they yesterday large numbers of residents went down to scuttle the ship, and to bare her, but, for the matter this very afterason-I have, &..
C. T. GARDNER
másed the transare (82,000), a chest of opiami, to see her as she lies ashore at Belcher's Bay, tunately for the owners and for the crew, they The Honourablo F. Stewart, LL.D., Asting Cosoa Areacous, and rifled the passenger baggage,
The Olenfruin in a steamer of 2,686 tous grosa, attempted neither. When they had arrived near
They turned the steamer's head back to Hongkong,
Sir H. Drummond Wolff has arranged with the Grand Vizier of Tarbey the loof agreement on Egyptian afara.
Lordon, 13th October.
The following in the renit of the running for the Cesarowitch -
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LONDOS, 14th Octobor.
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lonial Secretary, Hongkong.
“HUM CONSTL, DANTÒNI
Colonial Boerotary's Office. Hongkong, 17th October, 1885.
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H.B. Mons, Cogorian, the new Freash Minis. tar to China, arrived at Shanghai in the Hiro shima Ifara on the 14th inst.
TOKYO. The Japan Gazette mys:-Traces of gold have been found in the Shiamine mountain, the sonnos of the Hayakawa, at Minami Komagori, Tanashi kren, which mountain, tradition says, contains gold. Mr. Mochizuki, and two athér and the Cameria of 1891 tons gross, and byth one of the Ladrones, about forty miles from this ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY, HONGKONG, TO from Hongkong, where thres janka were lying has boon in charge of the Telegraph Station at to look into the geological nature of the country. and stopped near the Ladrons, about forty miles The Shanghai Courier says tant a man who of the distriot have engaged a mining vagineer We understand that the steamer le innred in faland, they hailed throo.juks which were lying-
anchored, embarked with their spoil on boned Lungehow, on the borders of Kwangsi, has just The Japan Herald anys We heard a rumear London and Glasgow oflces. With regard to the anchored, waiting for them, and then stopped the
these craft, and sailed sway. They had previous arrived in Shanghai, and he reports that the a few days ago, that some trouble-whether a cargo we hear that the North China Insurance steamer and transferred their plunder on board
ly done their best to prevent the steamer from disbanded Chinese soldiers are creating diz conspiracy, a matiny, or what, we were unable to The Greek Army Reserves have been called Company has a full line on it, the Canton Insu- these craft. They next went into the engine Governnt, to acknowledge the receipt of your useless, but the engineers temporarily repaired live by plundering and fighting, and it will be a Guant but enquiries failed to elicit anything Bir bare the honour, by direction of the proosading by attempting to render the engines turbances all over the adjacent opuntry. They fal out--had occurred amongst the Imperial rance Office o email line, and soms of the other offices are interested to a small extent, but none room, and rumored the lover from the pawplatter No. 67 of the 14th instant, intimating that the defects, and in five hours' time were able to long time before passe and tranquillity are mare definite, and we therefore refrained from heavily. New York cargo baing largely insured which supplice fresh water to the boilers, all restrictions had now been removed from the steam the rest of the distance into: Hongkong restored.
publishing the information. It would seem, in Americas. The Valou Insurance Society of step which they evidently belleved would ren-importation into this colony of vegetables and harbour, where they reported the outrage, aud The N. C. Daily Nesen says that an Imperial, however, is if there had been some truth at the Canton is call to have a line on the Camerta' der it impossible for the engines to be worked, fresh fruit from Canton.
coureyed the wounded to Hospital The affair Decree was published on the 18th inst in Peking bottom of the rumour, as the Choye states In reply I am to express His Excellancy's sa has caused considerable apoltamont. The Mas commanding the establishment of a seventh that for some unknown reason,-40 men of the All the carro that can be got at has, we mader, and would make the steamer helpless. They tisfaction at the completa success which attended sotto Opera Company hare given three more! Board-the Hal Pa, or Beard of Admiralty. Imperial Gnapd wave, on the 29th, ultima sent
· England and Franse on the Burmeze question. I stand, been taken out of the Glenfrei. A
took the lever away with them, together with your representat and to thank you for the performances at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, His Imperial Highness Prinse Chin is ap to the military prison.
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