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INTIMATIONS

i presenten of this man Herr Zain was also Graten and derided. To the question why

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TAB HONGKON - DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER LIru, 1999.

Talsgraphic sommuniation with Kubs, To.... kio, Yokohama, stu, has been restored.

The appointment of Afr. O, falues lo be au Inspector of Nuisance is gassttad.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. ĮSIPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESS"]

LONDON, 7th Hogtambar.

he had come there Horr Za mode oswer that he wished to visit nirl speak with Father JuiLEN. That is ho," said all,

Thaslamp revenus last month mounted to pointing to the leader.

$36,330, bing an organ of $7,545 on the We must omit," saya the Oddstiheminottal in the corresponding meat

of last your A. S. WATSON & CO., Lloyd "what took place between the two

Telegrams from the Tlues of Coglan, “A Europeans. Our authority was nất pro-

Question of Companies Augeots," and the sent at the interview and to avoid missinking of the Koushing," will be found in “understanding we must confinu ourselves to-day's suppkunent "to what was reported to him," This apparently cautious statement throws, ses picion on the whole narrative, for it is ori Bear-Adorical S. C. Hollaud for the appoint-troyed the last bapa of posos..

LIMITED.

WINE MERCHANTS.

Established A.D. 1841.

CLARETS.

P

Per Care, Pris Citro, 110. Or, dus, Pinte

9,00

ST. Exter, Ead Capsule. 866

Se. Jas, Red Capul...... 9.00 TA ROSE, Red Cuprsale............. 12.96 CHATEAU HAUT BRION LAB

18,60 CHATPAT MOUTON D'ARMATZ-

$1,00 HACQ...... CHATEAU PONTE CANET... $1.00 CHATEAU LA TOUR CARNET CHATEAU RANZAN.. CHATEAU LAVIC

Ahtle

42.00 18.00

The Lords of the Admiralty have solestad ment of Altair-Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard which becomes vacant by bear Admiral H. E. Aloë completing his torm of Lufficu

to Hongkong, where she will receiven now shaft.

The Manila Timies says:-Arouts of the lines of steamers running bstwan this pert and Houghong and Amy are tying the row immigration tries, with a that of corpora with the same to the best of their ability. The alling out of the list of questions as requiet by le, will entail the employant of a special

continue as the immediate or, if is the bar of presongara traveling

To a debate of the Voikaraad moncerning mobilization of British troops on the frontier, probes of an extremely warlike character filed with insults to Mr. Chamberlain, were made. President Kruger negod moderation, vegadatof British Suzerainty, and placed his trant in G

BONGKONG COTTON SPINNING, WEAVING AND DYEING

·CO., LTD.·.

The scenud onlinary testing of the Hong- keng Colton Spinning, Wearing asil Uying,

ently founded on hearsay throughout; and Chiness at that, for hnd Horr ZARN hoon the original authority he would have'

Tko Manila Times of the 81st Augustsays:- been able to report the conversation.The gunboat Helen again wont into dry lock However, passing over the interview, the at Cavia this morning to have lo slift re- narrative goes an to any that on Sulay paired, which was daaragal on her ratuen from Uloilo. This is the word time the breakdown morning, after they had heer compelled to. has cornered and it isducido to send the ship 12.04 iga a document which they afterwarde leerut was a statement that they parted in pence, Herr 10,20

Zaus mid his companion were released, and 22.20 ulmost dead with fatigue they arrived buck nt Tungkun. The matter has since been represented to the Gurmin Consulate. Our contemporary's authority continues:-"It is high time something was done. The "French priests carry themselves as if they were nirendy lords of Kwangtung, and they "will take advantage of the weakness of the Chinese Government to further streng then their position. The latter knows too well what is going on to be ignorant of are not artificially made as is generally "the priests with arma threatening not only ever, who were not scpfel conid not see or hear the Governor and H.31 Major-General Gas eden ArgANIES And, commission sa provided for

"Chinein life and property, but also the

Protestant missionaries."

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These CLARETS are bought direct from the leading French growers, The lowest priced are of exceptional value and guaranteed to be the genuine produc of the juice of the grupe, and

the case with chenp Wines.

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The open-air performance of " As you like it? on the Volunteer Parade Ground on Saturday sight was a great success. Tu front of an in

angel so imprompa Forvet of Ardea bad elived platforis on which the seals were ar- been Trepared, and this enhanced greatly the effectiveness of the performann, Thor, Low

tch. The fadio and gentlemen who took the different parts again noguilted themselves well.

GJTEZAD 'WASTHINE VEUE

MILITARY OPERATIONS IN ~ THE NEW TRAITORY..

OFFICERS MENTIONED IN Descarcus3,

HOYGKONG WATER POLO SHIELD

COMPETITION,"

The Roal match of the Hongkong water pɔlo Blind computition between V. R. C. (A. tram) nad Kowloon will be played this afternoon at The following are the ball-past five sharp. teams

Kowloon,

3. Sultan

V. R. C. (&team.)

I

J. Machado

A. Laureiro С. Парсо

Goal.

Books.

J: Logan'

A. Moilor

Half Bask.

Forwards.

A. A. Aires (Capt.) R. Lapelsy W. Armstrong. A. Humphreys (Capt.)

F. Jorg

R. Henderson

J. Mur

H. Kenustt

ALLEGED INDISCRETION OF A DRITISH OFFICER.

THE TRANSVAAL TROUBLE... The piers regard the reply of the Tauso., Ltd.. was held on Saturday at noon at the real as unsatisfactory, inursing the rear ty olces of the General Manger, Megr. Jardiner Saturday's Ozette eco published Factber Malboson and Co. Hop. J.J. Kenrick pre papers relating to the military operations of the situation, and as courtibuting an inagn sided. The other grandbolen present weesion with the disturb boas on the mout of British supramsey in South Afrin, Hon. C. P. Chater, Mesars. F. M. Gray taking over of the New Territory in cantinas A. Hampt (directors). G. Muzeny Bria, J which it is impossible for the nation to allow,

tion of those already published. The further At Binfantsin it is understool that the Orange, A. Shay (angor) . C. Peter, Japs cousist of a dosputal team the Guara)

V Vernon, J... Misbal, B Byramjon, J. Artillery reserves (Noor) hay keon, called McKie, Brooke-Smith, Ho. Tusz, Woos Wing. Oor Cemanding to H B. the taverun ort and the barghera warned for servion. The Tong, Ng Yet Hoang, Lo Eni Ki, Chin Kan the Under Secretary of State. In cra Transvant compatch is regarded as having des Lang Tit Shun, o U Shang, Hot, Kwas ding his despatok to the fallor, Gensed

Gascoigne says:*** Hia oed Chan Chan Nam,

It is not my destro to write this latter usu The CHAIRMAX-Contious, with your coat of great military importance, but Inm LONDON, 8th September. seat we will follow the custom which prevail at Renter's Agency Joars that the Cabinet has meetings of public companies in this colony sent that if this rising had tub hoen 20 decided to send a strong despatel to the Transwot tramps ou your time by reading the printed prolly met from all sides as it was, it went! vaal, which will probably ke published in London report which was forwarded to every shemased very formidable proportions, as it in discovered that it hul liệu most earé- when received in Pretoria. The Gabinet has to be added to wlist is mentioned in the report it len created very serious applications, balder soma ten days ago. There is very little fully planned beforehand, and all acres as decided to send 10,038) min to Nital, owing in your hands, because, of an enterpriss of this if at a rising, in the wide Sur Provinces

An intorciew by the New York Herald's to an appeal from that Colony, but will not all nature white at Its initiatory stages it by im-

of China, which are always rip for rebellon. mul any, cererera at present.

possible to speak of the salt of its working As it is, a grass inssion has happ created. Correspondeat with Commander Peres St. very imprudent to reature on any forecast. At only right therefore that I skuld bring to with any degree of certainty, and it wank is

ant that within ang sarims hiss of life. It is John, of H... Pork, forwarded from Vancouver to tlist journal, has o12sed consider. same time I may vomare that go see amp

able astonishment. Comander St. John is yone notice the names of those eflcers to whém plin with, choupty bought cotton sufficient to the credit of this is dae. Lient-Calon-1 The represented a describing General Otis as an

up the mill running up to the and of this

O'tiorian first of all, who, his antiringold-women," and saying that 5,000 Americans le io partinselty in keeping touch with and following had boon morikeed to bis incompetanca. P, Ee that we can afford to look on nail wateli

further quote us enying that the American whether events will justify the very substantial

up the insurgenta, contributed in gevat measura advance that hux taken place during thi jast

to the early quelling of the trouble; Cap residents ware sggesting the exchange of the for weeks in the prios. of Indian cotton being

C. D. Sintrends, R., and Captain Berger, Philippines for Jannica, and that Mosers. Wood mantained. It affords as pleasure in taking this

command of Liont Colonel The O'Gormo,that mission. The war Department is indignant readored by Mr. Show, the milt murager, in xu-

back handle their men with marked ability at Commander St. John's reported criticism, porvising the installation of the mill machinery, apportunity of testifying to the energetic services Hongkong Reginent, who were zoting ander and Donelan bat bain Font to this cunintry on which will be referred to slo State Department. haring onsiderable dash and yet keeping thou also of its working daring (boprimary stages, and

Mr. Hay may request Lord Salisbury to inquira well in band' we have every contidsa se in bis tact and manages

Major Bd. M. Morris, RA, carried out the whether they were uttored. General Henry ment (applanes). The balous shset, us rub

C. Carbis. Adjutantenal of the United small operation ontrusted to him with consider.

States Army, declares in an interview that he mitted, in murely an abstract statement of the East and judgmont, Captain Des Vuok tisa with the Hongkong Jockey Club took place and the muly iton in it to which I desire to

The third Gymkham of the season in one-mpany Luancial position as on 31st Jay R. H., doaurres Kvist credit for the rapidity cannot believe that a British loer could be so with which be, auder the grmtest diffinity, laid indiaoreet as to spalte Commander St. John or the Race Course, Ituppy Valley, on Satislay make rafereños ja avecunt payable, which in

telephone lius from Hongkong to Taipohuis reported. Nevertheters the State Depart inout will be requested to make investigation. afternoon in beautiful weather. His Excellency edades $5,5-presenting the charges for

Listance of over 13 miles in a billy and

General Carbin "deolarad, that Commander St. nigoe worn among those present.

lifoult country; under Artioles of Association. dau to Mezsrs, The first event was a pulo pour race There Jardins, Matheson & Co., which wɗoare deitieal

Lastly, I would meation Captain S. S. Long John's reported statert at 5,000 Americas my acting C.SO., who not only viriad out to have been killed was ridínulcus at the War were eight navires, and all cus. Wizard which to writs back and place to the gredis of next was ridden by the owner (Mr. Jokuron), won year's secount. Thore is nothing eles of inter-

somewhat difficult dulass of supplying the Department's recarls showed that the numbe

(Aphalus) being also ridden by its ownor (Mr. proposing the adoption and passing the report

but to whom Um eredit of the night operations China Repreze

boze mferred to is entirely ne I have no W. A. Cruickshank). In the three-quarter ni le and accounts, as cow submitted, I shall be glad more able officer in my Command, and I wish ron Yellow Dwarf bed a good lead when the

to answer any questions that sha.eholders may submit Black Book was roached. Gleneag then come up and lacked dangerous, but Yellow Dwart Na queations being asked, the CHAIRMAN mujotained the lead and won by a couple of groposed the adoption und passing of the futu lengths. In the stoopleębage. Mr. Walwynment of report and necounts ne submitted, had two horses ruauing. Queensberry and Landsknecht. Both kept woll to the front for samstime. Then Landsknecht fed behind, Wat Queensberry was leading when the straight was entered, when Wizard shot ahead and came

ia frat ende murs,

Thres givalry and four infaites pegiments,

hospitals in Ladis have been warnet for sarvico threa batteria of artillery, and four sell

in South Africa at the shortsat notice.

THE GYMKHANA,

From another source the Osiasiatische 1 92.0, on the 4th, und the minimum 75, on the easily, the pony which secured second place that occurs to me to refer to, bat before steral camps at great distances from each other killed up to date was 91astly 725,-Londm and

that he was not opposed to Herr ZAHN,

CHÂTEAU LA TOUR CARNET,

Lloyd learns that Father Jus afterwards CHATEAU RAUZAN, and CHAT-explained that it was correct that he had EAU LAFITE are commended to become involved in a disturbance, but stated the notice of Connoisseurs us high-the laster ecomed to assume, and that if he class after-dimmer Wines of a rich and sprang forward at the time of their inter

view it was for the purpose of appensing the rare character.

mol and restraining them from outrage. Our contemporary continue-In any case a searching onquiry by the German Father authorities will be necessary. JULEN afterwards excused bimaelf to Herr Zaux and stated that the Protestants

Sample bottles and smaller quuti ties will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.

We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to he genuine only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,

NULJOR, TO CORRESPONDENTS

should be addresses to Tax Larion

The maximam temperatury, bat mouth was th. The mean for the math was 83,4 62 against the fifteen years average of 81. Tho mena of the daily matimam roadings was 855, as against the average of 86, and the minimum 774 as ngainst the avenge of 77.3. The rala. full amounted to 19.030 tú, lợing more than 6in. shave the average, and ou the other baud the hours of sunshine wore only 1643, being 33 below the average,

With disbandment of the Dallas-Musgrave Drastic Company at Colombo, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas leave for England by the Q. L.'Austral? Mr. and Mrs. Koagno Musgrave, we now hours, go to Berbay; accompanied by Mr. W. Fleraing Vallonca, the Musical Conductor of the troups. where they willgvin for Shakesperenn plays. Mr. W. H. Brown, the busivasa minager, foutes for the Straits and Chinn, while the rest of the Company go to Caleatts for the theatrical senson-Times of Ceylon,

would be compensated by the Catholic mission for their actual ages. Also it seems that Father Jules is abortly

Mathematicians concerned with the calcula leaving Pakkaug for another district, and

tiva of chances, nud poker players who are still that he had only gone there a fow months dreaming of the advent of a royal fash, will "before in compliance with a request from era with interest of a hand played the other aight at Simla. The pack hail the small cards "people who, it transpired, lived in conten-

pul up to the six, and, when the hands more *tion with their neighboites and were de- dealt. four pat of fire players "stood." The *sirous of securing the aid of the Catholic game procent in the naal way, and when the for body were exposeil they were famil to be f8" mission." Bach is the information co n- a royal fish to the king, a royal flash to the seraing this remarkable case farnishes by qnaan, four news and a king fall-Pivarer. our Shinnghai Germs contemporary. Nosses. MeAlister & Co., of Singapore, tare one will for a roment believe that the received a telegram stating that the steamer Romnu Catholic priest was in any way

Darius passið Galle on Dith August haring broken down. Later information was to thy persanally responsible for the outrages effect that the vasen Ead been towed into to which Herr Zaas was subjected, and if Colombo with her propritor gone. She nd the latter, as allegel, signed a donnent many painable race-horses pu board, some of them destined for the Viceroy's Cup.) Talavera, stating that they parted l peare it is in- Vigarons, Billow, Keir Hardie being amcur credible that he would de sofa ignorance of the amber. All the valuable horses are saf

bat ten of the less vuhabló oust hava hoon kilel Its contents. So far thorebre no the per sonal relatious of Father JULIEN au Hor On the lat. August, at St. Pule, Church, New Zany are concerned no complaint seems to Beckenham, the Rev. H. S. Lales, misled by tie against the former. The incident, how the Rev. Green, vice, rash the Rev. H. Greal, CHARXIU

ONLY communications relating to the mods columns Correspondents mast forward their amend cadrese h compaction crgosed to the tiler, not ar publication, but as cuidence of good faith.

Si letters for publicalton skontā ba written on oma đê 'n of the paper only.

No anonymously armed communin dinus that hers

mirenijų mezexrail in über papers les 2 be inserted.

Order or cave hides of AZ-T

thetara 11 mai an stay of pahlini! en. After het hew the sealy is intented Cash Teesraphic Airess PRESS B.C. Ola f. Bas. 26 Traphone Jo, 12.

MARRIAGE.

The Daily Press.

apportffarovement

in your

By the kind permission of Major Morr's sod the Officers of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers the Band of the Regiment was in attendhangs ustel played a capital selection of muse during this ufteraoba.

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The following wore the oflears --- Patron-HE. Sir Houry Arthur Blake, 6.0.M.G, H.E: Major General W.J. Gascoigne, -C.M.G. and Commodors F: Powell, C.B.

An offietal of the Agrimitural Department

to bring his name to the motive of the Com- AUSTRALIAN WHEAT FOR CHINA, mander-in-Chief.

In cogolustan, I would point out that soo Atpages hus beau innrred, but the extent there. off will report fally later as I presume the bear the cost of the same.

· Mr. MURRAT BAIN seconded, and the motion question will require décision as to who will day in Ubins, and, mindful of the needs of the

was carried.-.

On the motion of Mr Osarnasedal by Mr. BrHANGE the consulting committes were be

ppointed..

Ou the notion of Mr. Perer, seconded by Mr, BROOKE SMITH Mr. W. Halton Potis was re-elected auditor,

The Chairman-I here nor to propose the special resolution, of which due cotico has be given, and which reads na fellow 1 bat in paragraph, Clause XVI in Arliotos of sociation, the garns $1,00,000 be, such stituted for $20,000. This, rosolation, gen. Hemes, will at once suggest to your thing's Committee. Lieut.Cpl. The O'Gorman two queries, viz, 1. Why was the Capital et DA.A.G. Capt. W. L. Warren B.A.. Capt. the company not fully allotted and 2. Why G. E. Richman, R.W.F., Couder Plea was the company originally foute with. derleath, RN the Hou. C. P. Chater impiul so much nuder its koown require C..G.. the Hon, J.J3Keswick, the Ios. Foule? Before replying to this situation a I May, C.M.G,, the Ion. T. II Whiteload, newsubunitted, I should mention that at the time Messrs. F. S. Bruce, W. A. Cruickshank, the company was sturbel the mills in Shanghai M. Graz, V. A. Cesar Hawkins, F. F. Hough. were all working on an assumed dividend paying J, Mokio, G. C. Moxon, G H. Potts, aul C. basis and the shares of all the dompanies in the F. Randall, R..

north wers qusfeil at a substantial promine and under theso direnmetanded it was anticip. - - od that the unallotted Rhares could be sold a

pronin after the flotation of the company! also the the further capíts) required could, be raised by debentures at a much lower cats of

Judges The Hon. J. J. Keswick und Mr. V. A. Cmár Hawkins.

Handicappers.-The Hon. C. P. Chater, C.M.. dr. J. McKi

Starter.Mr. T. F. Hough. Toms-keeper.-Mr. G. H. Potis. Clerk of the Sealek.—Mr. J. Mokie. :· Hon. Trensuver.-Mr. J. S. Bruas. Hon. Serratury-Mr. G. G. BLuxus. Poto Pony RACE; for boun fils pole ponies, A mile; ich weights over 11 store; frat and secand prizes from Gymkhana Fund. Mr. 1, B. Jahaton's The Wisură. Mr. W. A. Cruickshank's Alphabet Mr. P. J. Welaga'a Landenecht...

Captain Warm & Saux..

Mr. G. C. Hoxon's 'Ua3.

Mr W T Minstrel

Mr. E. Georg. jo bis Woukly Share List dated 9th September says:-Douglases soil at although at 852 thers are several buyers. I $59, at which rathore, shares alight bo get;

heart of por eunt for writing off) of about $54.000 winch it is the intentia of the General Managers and the Consalting Committes to carry to the Tosove, not paying any digidon in viaw of the contiumed opposition, by the Japanese owned. Bonds.

The Murilo Times of the 1st September says: master of the Department, Captain John Bax- ter. Ir. Assistant Quartermaster, U.S. Army, and Daniel Boruskaw, engineer, Quartermaster's Department, will pread by first avaiable transportation to Hongkang, China, or alga- where in China or Japan as may be presssary, only connected with the purchase of lunches, stew lighters and tugs, reporting without de lay to the Chief Quasterntaster of the Depart-

went for instructions.

ley. Krat, to AMY ELLEN. younger daughter of the

te Thaus Clark Galle, Ceria, and of Mrs. China, but vue which clocs not often obtrude Clark, Latrist n, Breitenbuan.

itself on the notice of foreign residents and which is therefore ast likely to receive the attention it deserves. All over Chinn the assistance of the missionaries is in request for

HONGONO, September 11th, 1899;

political and pecuniary reasons, and keep-Upon recommendation of the Clist Quarter- rivalry exists between the Protestanta and Tax keep animosity that prevails be Ronna Catholics. It is only occasionally tween Roman Catholics and Protestants in that such a state of afhirs is brought China, and the attempts made by rival fue into prominence, but this happens de tions of Natives to secure the support of ensically, when such intents as that the missionaries in their local disputes and at Pakking are recorded, and it was clan fights, are calculated to raise a crop of only the other day that Bishope of the arious difficultige. From various parts of Benna Catholic and Anglican Churches" the country newuole come in hand from time were engaged in a newspaper controversy to time of fights between the adherents of at Shanghai respecting the rights and the two forms of the Christian religion, and wrongs of'n'quarrel between their respective with the growth of Christian communities adherents in one of the districts in which is numbers, power, and influence, we may the clergy of both Churches are at work. eventually sea something in the nature of a pseudo-religious war break out, if the mis There were 3 cases of plague on Saturday and sidenrisa cannot succesul in controlling their congregations better than they secra to he able to do at present. Lloyd in a recent number published a re The following appointment has been made at the Admiralty Lioalsusut F. G. P. Baller to markable story of an occurrence almost on the borders of our own colony, namely, in the Tamar, to dute deg. 25.

3 deaths

The Silk ox the Empress of China arrived in The Ostasiatische New York on the 7th instant.

the Tungkan district, which has a direct The French ganboat Caravene, from Toulon bearing upon this question. The story is pre-arrived at Colombe on the 24th Anguat qu ber faced by a few remarks to the effect that the way to Saigon The Caretana, 2,000 tous

gròss, carries four guns.

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Amongst the vessels launched on the Clydo July was the. Machoon, 6,700 tons, built for the Coean Steamship Company, of Liverpool, by Messra. Scott and Co., Greenock.

disorder in Kwangtung exercises a prejudi cial influence upon the perceable develop ment of the missions in the South, that mixed up in the disturbances are found Chriations who, as so often happens Kwangiang, try to make political and per burg in order to take over the command of the senal gain out of their rallyion, and that in Russian Pacide Squadron ut present held by quarrels not infrequently the hangers on of Vice Admiral Daboszow who will return to St.

Petersburg in the autume, the Catholica are to be found on the one side nul those of the Protestants on the

Vico-Admiral Hildebrandt has left St. Peters-

The report of the Shall Transport and Trading Co., Limited, made aj to Decentre 31. states that tho prodts for the year wore 224479, out of which £105,000 has been paid and set aside for dividend at the rate of fi per cent. jest a A preliminary expenses hara heen written of, £8,174 kia been appro- priated to provision for depreciation of sten unes and installations, including the and writts off in connection with the loss of the steamship Peelon, and a balanos of £7,037, carried forward to 1890. Mr. Andress Riokoters, of Bremen, has joined the board.

The following returns of the average itionni of Rock botes in circulation andl of specie in reserva in Hongkong, during the month ended 31st August, us certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published

Average Spocis in Bruky.

amount. reserve. Chartered Bank of

India, Australis and Chien,..... Hongkong and Shanghai Book-

$2.605,052

irg Corporation ́ ́ 6,256,547 National Bank' of

China, Límited, 448,410

Total

$1,600,000

interest than the routemplated parentage of

dividend.

AFFAIRS. IN THE PHILIPPINES,

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]

of New South Wabs has been spanding a boli calony, made numerous inquiries as to the pos silities of improving the present markets and opening up new ones for Australian coal, Progem meat, wool, and what or funr. The Informa- tion obtained says a contemporary, has n direct bearing upon the greent policy pussaed. In the northern part of China whost has to a gester Manila, 5th September. or less extant been onltivated finns tinte im. LABOUR DAY IN MANILA,

memorial, and wade into an inferior floor. Manila's deserted streyte with their closed sad which bus boen soremmed in the surrounding

districts. Since the establish at of stea urred windows lod many a resident to engmire communication between America and China.: yesterday the reason of so usual a eqras. Sineg flour in increasing remties has been in- bly Aberien occupation the old festas, reorra. prated by the Chinese, principally for us in the sesthoen part of China. The present Lion days, and pablio celebrations that help impertations range from 15)) to about 2000 vaks Hils in Spanish countries so gay. buve been tous a month. On all sides thers is evidenon

Byaway with sad almost forgotten in the of thu nae of four by these Chinee, and there tional grind and rush of energetic money is, apparently, no room for dust that they are fasi bauning a flour goava ning propie. The dinters, wim ara rapidly stripping the ski towa,quantity of flour produced in the northern part an unusual a thing as the suspension of of China is, and oving to the ages of the Jasin sturally created comment.

omntry trencin for an indefinita period. With a nation of Yesterday was Labour. Day and a legal boli.insafficient for local nods. lay. In America there are inuudly soms formsi four bundrod millions nequiring the habit of asing four, and situnted within easy

ahould cizna al parades by the trade unions, heat of the colony, thore in Manila this class of organisation is not evidence as yet. It is a day set apart five-

amably for the meeting and recreation of the ployee and employers, and all classes of abour are pictured by the romantically tuollaed muting on cawwon growwel, but this is rather more pictaresque thus rank. Besides the ens Rion of a few daily papers and a fairly general closing of slures and shops the day tesod sa all athers. Ovoria the Walled City the City Hall was as bustling and busy na it is on

These hopeful forecast háre, ud fortunately, hot her realiz d, niet we hav therefore to come before you to-day with this special iranlution, which practically enables the general managers to ivorase their borrowing powers from $9,000 to $1,000,000. Up te the present time, Massez Jardine, Matbrams & 2] Co. have mat the tinancial wants of the coin. |pany, but thia was a purely temporary acreage. on, and later on some more parabent erston of finanse will have to do intrider Xry other day in the

The prima di TOEIBT Bear $1,010 000 be substitute for $500,000-*** "Mr. VERNON sucended, and the motion war

eriod,

The CHAIRMAN-That concludes the business of the meeting. I am very much obliged gon for the trouble yod bare taken in coming

THE MISSING "SANITARY ORDINANCE,"

OUR VERY OWN ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

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MILE Race; for all China pokira; weight for inches as por reale, with be added winner at Hongkong races (acluding off day) or this reason's gymkhanas to enrry 7 lus, extra fer I win; 10 lbs, axira for 2 winy 12 lbs. extra for 3 wins. Allowances; sub-round to the meeting. gritas of this sauna and ponies that have Lever been raced, 4 s.; sab-gritias of this -season that have not won a race, s.; uk lowances not acomodativa; first prize Cup, presented by Mr. R. M. Gray; neucad prize From Gymkhana Fund, Captain Banereft's Yellow Dwarf, 11st 716

(Mr. Johnson J.

b... (Mr. Gedge) 2. Mr. Welpyn's Queensberry, 1 at 8lb......... (Mr. Walwyn Mr. Kolly's Sirdar, 11st by pr

(Mr. Crucksbank Mr. Alderton's Meteor Rose, 1st 4W

(Mr. Alderton) 01 Capt. Geoghegan's Saysa, Just Bab

(Capt. oogbega Mr. Ridille's Pineapple, Liar lb., (Me. Cox)

on, J.J. Keswick's Filgrim, 1st 111b

(Mr. Green) Capt. Bancroft's Grasshopper, 1951 1216

Mr. J. 31. Forbes's Glenron, Hist

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Goutle Pollock, kind and trus, I would have a word with you Do you know by any chance, Where's the "Missing Ordinance." Dealing with oar crowded city? Te delay it is a pity:

Honce I write this simple ditty.

II. Can this rumour.io.daniid, That with red tape fastly tied, Docketed on the outside,”-

In your despatch bar 'tis lying.. While poor Chinese folk are dying Of the plague is useless sighing. What we need is work and trying.

- III. Husten please, its fulds undying, Fleet upto Sir Henry dying, Force him to take action festly, Explain te him each elense completely, Deftly do the work and neatly

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Then the Coungil summen read him, Let uat landlord s,power confound him. Pass the law with brief bold class, Brash away obstructing muses.

IV.

Bosball wa with joy rewymber That Pollock in the hot September Paised the law which made men Loaliky, Killed the sickness dark and stunltby. Please, good Pollock, case delaying Listen to this preyer wore praylag. Ons prayer is cute, vor light, noy vague, Your Ordinance must stop the plague. 1890

SHOUTSU,

UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS V. HONGKONG

MATTOLUNTEERS,

A mest intresting shooting instab took place Kowloon yesterday afbrtoon, when teamw lasted fren the US. Veinutears blought seas from Manila le the Taster and the Hongkong Volunteer Corpe competed agaiun ench tilher The fair attra sted quite u rrge attandenes Shooting commenced slozily before four o'clock did was not over until abu half past six. The ranges were 900, 100, and 500 yards. It will

Crau's GOLD PICƒs,

Two days ago a trio of adventurous proper ors returned to Manila after having apen! veral weeks in turning over rock on the kland of Cebu. They raport the neation of everal rioh clairas and thair sturies are backed by some exoeilaat specimens, The artalis comparatively free and is not diffist: in work, and as soon as the oventry is somewhat ified the lucky discoverers intend to develope their find. They say that the natives were not ostile to them and tint there was no ghting in the vicinity, but the country is very "anente; NEW CARGO BOATS FROM HONGKONG. The first of the tweirs' cargo junks recently parelsed in Hongkong bas arrived in Manila good shape. It catta near in low of the Tuilee, and though the trip was not very calm, no very serious inconveniende was suffered. When all twelve of these big cargo carriers are hire the present congested state of the freight work will be greatly relieved. The Govora went has rented and seized or captured no mazy cases (as the Manila jonks are called) that the present supply is very inadequate, and the con- stantly increasing shipping, suffere no end of tronde and pas of time.

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Do difficulty is disposing of our surplus wheat (in the shapa of uur); in fact, thanks largely to the enterprise of the Americe, B nulimited market is couing for our wheat right at our own doors as the coluies are so situated gngraphically as to be the natural producers of this ford apply for Chins, being, cateris poribus, from a week to 1 days starts urarar Hongkong, the great distributing centre, then America. Before we can do much in the China market, it is essential that we produce effeinat to enable us to keep up a steady apply; second, the flour must be prepared and put on the market in a way to mout, wat only the require

Fuct als The nevinātos of the Chinese. GREAT BRAIN AND THY IAK EAST.

A grant de of atteuticu has been paid in Japan to the statement made by the Canadian Premier that the exclusion of Japanese and Chinese from British Columbia was declared an be injurious to the friendly relations which Her Majesty's Cornment desired to maintain A radical with the Far-Eastern empíres. change of British policy is inferred. Hitherto England has lett her clanies entirely free to deal with such questions according to their own conveniense. But it would seem that she now expoots all parts of her domitions to unite in promoting her palley of imperialiam, Another point which greatly please the Japanese is that under their wing, China also has obtained better treatment. They argus, not without. ra son, that bed the Chinose aloga boas in quan- tion, British Columbia would not hava yanaived eny suggestion from the mother country. Jupan Mail.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

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The German stemor Nanyang, from Amoy 9th Sept., had N.E. winds always during the prisage.

OBBERTATORY TIME QUA NOBD, The Manila Observators, which has for so many your sat the laws of the iplads, marking on in the sun pyseed the meridian, is in after ani elange all ite clocks. The time ball will not drup when the sua atanda atenat Philippine

The French stoutaer face, from Marseilles 6th ovod, but at noon of the standard time. Thi makes a differenes of nearly four minates. For August, and Saigon 6th Sept., hai fine weather, some time the Government has been discnselagi tea and E.N.E. wiada... the change au finally orders have reochel Cudound Thompson, the ohlef sigual of car, xbo Kill aunounce the noon hour to-day.

TRANSPORT "OHIO" 10 RELIEVE THE WŁOKED MORGAN CITY," This afternoon the his will depart for the faland Sea to take off the troops arrived by the wrecked US transport Margin C. When the news of the disaster first reached Manila it orented the greatest anxiety, but later nulvices show that there were no casualties. The Mor Jan City is on tap rocky and at the prosent waiting the extent of the damage by not booth Se L. Amoy 8th, and Swaton 9ib, had fresh. delinitely determined.

The carrying capacity of the transport is about one thousand men and the vessel has been in the Philippine service since the early part of the Spanish War and

AN EVOLISH PRISONER RETURNS. FROM THE FILIPING LINES.

WHAT GENERAL PILAR SAYS OF THE '

INSURRECTION. A John Edwards, an Englishman who has been

"The British atsamer Taichion, from Bangkok Jul Sept. had. flue weather with light .W. monsoon to Cape Padupan: from thenno to port experienced tina weather generally with E., ES.E. and N.E. winds with bouvy masterly cwell.

Capt. Th. Nisses, of the steamer Daphne, in- forme as that he passed on the 1st inst., south of Osen Island, in 2400 north and 119.25 LET an Italier barquia flying the signals N.M.B.C. The vessel wished to be reported at Hongkong.

The British atendiser Thaler, from Fosshow-

N.E. wind, rough and clear wether to Amoy From Amuy to Swalow fresh E.N.E. wiwi, adorata sea and fine clear weather. From Swatów to port moderate N.E. widd and son, clear weather.

PASSENGERS.

ARLIYED.

Per Lightning, from Calcutta, &c., Lient. Wallace.

Per Tanies from Coast Ports Dr. and Mce. Clarke, Mr. Hai, Masters Shaw sad Begley.

Per Imus, for Hongkong from Atasoillees Revs. Grizel, Coste, Mario, Vorteile, Margin:

(Mr. Bapereft). ◊ ALPHA AND ONEGA RACE, for. Chins ponies; coorpatitore to be drawn pairs at starting postali start together sad ride to a given. point where they will disarunt and the two riders in each pair will change panies with such other all will thou recs for the winning post. Two prizes will be given-one for the Scat rider in, and the other to go to the owner of the pony last in should tan ownar of the last pony are first rider in be identicnt be will be awarded one prise only (as flist: rider in); the other prize to, go owner of last pony but one; al ponies must, in the opinion of the judge, bo ridden to best nu Puntage, is, to come in first. Three micutes allowed for this race from fall of Ang. Win

• MATE 5,090,009 Capt. Warren's Offside (Mr. Musou) 1 Mr. Grasson's Burusids. (Br, Walwyn) 2 150,009:

The following puanswerealso entered though only four cou petade II. Hill's Revollar, $8,314,009 $6,750,000

Mr. F. J. Walwyn's Door, Captain War ren's Bnafbos. Captain Rickman's Brackack, At the Magistracy or Sunday a colle vas

Captain Bancroft's Grasshopper und Earl Mar sentenced to three months imprisonment for skal, Mr. P. A. Cox Pineapple, Mr. U The British skip June Barell, from Now.urs steblog. It appears that va Friday Moxor's Unit, Captain. Gengbegun a Xerxest

afternoon" Med. Fimins Byonge, who co- other. The narrative of the particular consigned to Smith, Boil & Co., was totally Queen's Road Central, was going along. Choos unatke, Australia, with a surge of coal aboard

STEEFLLOUAGE; for ulf China ponies, gros the noated with the Salvation Army, Home An

Geual coorse; OBLhts over Hate currence, in question has reached cur.com wrecked on August 18th last of the N. W.

previous winters of any burdle race or staple Rosu Central esrrying a bag in which was temporary in a fragmentary form and with coast of the Leland of Libugs, in the Elan 39.50 when a coolie who was passing, snutebed

shame in Hongkong, to curry 7 lbs. extra for one wiùs 10 lbs, extra for two or more wins; what are evidently belt embellishments of the orew were plokal nu at ma by the

Straite. The captain, two males and savent en the bag out of her bund and bolted. Mr. Ja

1st prize, cup, presorted by Mr. Mody; mes Harron, of the Quarry Bay Sugar Works, but the editor has heard something of the U... Castins, which transported them to the happened to be passing, ud followed the thief.

priza, from Gymkhana FruilARK Mr. Johusoy'a Wizard; 11st Rib

bo 2003 from the score below, that the Hongda prioner for some time past in insurgent other side of the case fund enticavours to US Transpart Batuan, bringing them to He made one or two graus at the latter, who

Manila Manila Times..

(Mr. Johnson) 1 kong man finished 37 shed, but it is calyxls, vame ints danila on the train from the hold the scales fairly. It is stated that

dodged bim, but let the bag fall from under his

Mr. Walwyn's Queesberry, list Sibs... fair to mention that the Springfields which urth on the 28th August Mr. Edwards Delorme, and Gelices from Batacin, Mr. Gri member of the crew of a vessal phieb was ins; roa Singapore, Rev. de Sants, Bests. coat, Hr. Harron proced up the Vag, and

(Mr. Walwyn) 2 the Americans were using were hardly there into the Gulf of Lingagen daring a Sing Kong Won. Tank Pack Boo, Tan Ves Lau. on Saturday, the 28th July, Herr FRANZ The Hamburg sorrespondent of the London duded it to the owns and then renewed bis Mr. Walwyn's Landskocht, 1 at 5lbs.

weapons for sucl: an occasion, to wear and

storm, and was captured by the insurgents, and Yen Keong Web, sud Ma Pon Ten; from Saigon, ZaN, a Khanisti miestonary stationed in livexed by Mr. Brodrick lu your Hausa of Com Beayil, and altimately caught him on the Prays. Mr. Grosson's Kildars, 1st 12ba

and China express writes: The speech du clase after the thief, being joined by PC.

(Mr. Dobell) 3 tear to which they have been subjected for some the crew taksa prisoners to Dagupna. He los Mr. Lon Lua; for Shanghai. from Marseille,

montin past preventing them from being as Tungkus, was informed by a fay of the mons regarding the relations of England to

notlonk much the worse for bis treatment at Mr. Vorandard, Consul Aparteis, Mansa Mar nend the Canfeal Markat. The Magistrate

(Mr. Cruekalonk) true as they might have been, Major Chaplin rebel nude, sud slates that he was shown Zahn, Ch. Munster, J. Gipson, C. Piaget, L. local Christians that the village of Pak wards other Powere in Chini, has been com (Mr. Gompertz warmly complimented Mr. Riddle's Pineapple, at iba-

Van Nosk. F. Cafestal, H. Y. Hauebock, Mrs. kung, an out-station of the mission, had wanted on in Germany, the impression gathered Hazron for what he had done.

Tholebeck, Mesra, Gelis, Staman, Thomas, blog that England Lopes Germany will erons been attacked by a band of some thres tually join bor in reattaining Teenis influenc

Rinebant Kegor, vel Pedro Sanchos; from

"hundred men uister the direction of the at Felting. Opinion, however, is that es Pek-

ebilirane for Nagasaki, from Singapore, Mrs. ing in apart from the German sphere; it is a

Singapore, Mrriel Mrs. Cheb Sock Weg and

French priest, Father Juziss, during the matter of indifferanna to her whether the infu Benghty nail had toen plundered. Herr ZAUN, enon of Russia or of England preponderates

Oking, Messrs. Obystro, Sadako, and Usads: for Kobe, Mr. Kan long Kain, Mr. and Mrs. Yake- hema: for Yolam from Bombay, Mr. Yoko to whom the statement seemed incredible. there, whilat as unul much is thought of Ger-

Mr. Edwards was onapeaking terms with linke; from Marseilles, Conent and Mrs. Chauss misa relations with tussis in Europe, and the immediately set out for the place, accom pucessity to malatain them amicably panied by an evangelist, to ascertain the

General Pio del Pilar, who is said to be iu como and infant, er Hop Woi Tel, Laeliai,

and in that district, and it was due to his in Ludwig Reiseand Lui Wa Mẹn." Dance that he owed is treatment, e quoted fixets. On his arrival at Pakkung he was Sie 0. Dilks asked the Undur-Secretary for of 1891, during which period I make myself Mine B. Juoksoit

In the House of Conimous on the 5th August: Master, from the above date until dungming Miss Jackson. Now. Mr. P. J. Walwyn.)

General Pilor on the insurrection as admitting insediately surrounded by a band of some Foreign Affairs, whether the Bangkok-Khorat thoroughly soqueluted not only with the lag Mrs. Moris twenty men argued with swords, pistols, railway contrast, from which an English rat bour but also with its apprekes and the river is Phyllis Powell and knives, who threw him to the ground Angust. 1886, was absequently banded over to the coast of Korea, During my stay in the Mrs. Campbell

was ejected by the Siamese Government in Han; furthermore, with some of the peris ore, Bratton and robbet him, the clothes being torn of the German sagineers, who had formity teen Custoine Sperice, 1, en various copos, was Mro. SimpaIS his back. The evangeliet fared no better for the contract, and won now on the point of ning survey of the Taitongkang, in the pro-

competitors with Massa. Jentino, Matheson rent to inspect the Rivor Has. I muda a run- re: Bugnull Wid^, Herr ZAHN WAs thron dingged into the completion; wit her our Treaty with Siam w28 vince of Fyang-s, and risited various other Miss Blako...

Mrs. Harkins ..... Catholic chapel, bound hand and foot, his violated by tas action in this can of the Binmese places ulong tun: coast After resigning from Miss Potte

Government, and whether Her Majesty's rev the nature service, I emailed Mis. Moran neck was lended with a heavy steel chain, crament intended permanently to withhold the steamer, cf 70 tons, on the river Kau. During Miss Powell and he was thus placed before Father correspondence on the matter frois Parliament this time I obtained still more practical know-

Miss Vernon, Mr. Brodrich-The Bome Government have edge and in 1394 L began plloting vessels JULLEN. The latter, holding a gun in his thomnives nudertaken the dodetraction of the from sam thomirgh both of the avaliable channels The Palentes-Manivas & Cameron, Limited, left hand and with his fist raised, sprang Bangkok-Khorst Railway, and this, of course, leafing to the part of Cheupor. Hemel DESERVEA NATIONAL ME÷ZORIAT.. towards Herr -Zans, and seemed to be no violation of the "l'rsaty batweed Great has placed in observativus and the resulta ut i fer thvizezclean inventions - Beres, Chrware, directing the people, so that Herr Zam Britain, and Siam. Her Majesty & Government Lie experience on record in handy form and too sos no particular resson for laying papers on Look will no doubt be appreciated by, marineru took him for the head robber. In the the subject before Parliament.

who have to unvigate Korean waters.

man, in tus course of a few words at the con olusion of the shooting, recognised this.

The following is the full score!

more consideration then prisoners wally re diers from the Tagake

The juzurgente did not scom antims to bold iw prisoner en bis protesting his nationality 89 and be was granted passport through their liten, and rieked the journey into the American linor in arder to get back to civiliation once

Mr. Cox) We have to acknowledge receipt from the LADIES NOMINATION; ball and bucket suces

AMERICAK SARONGKONG. Shanghai Mercury vllion of a useful little work

tho rider will pass his Domiastor at full spee outers the chalk line, the lady standing will Cipt Flendera...... 72 Ganger Teller prosohon to Chemale Harbour and Navigation entitled "General Information on the Ap-

in the allotted space the lady will throw a Pt. Hegen 66 Sergt. Lummert of the Hou-kang" by T. H. Morsel. The nu

bull to the rider whilst passing, which Le Ft, Welton 64 Gauner Stewart. 88

51 Seryt Barsball 87 more thor in his prefice says"My errude

should gaton and drop into a bucket farther Ft. nrrison.

54 Lieut. Duncan 67. dates from Jano 18th, 1883, when Korea was

on, without slackening his speed; points will Et. Nicholls ba given for catoking, bucker, and spool, Corn Hargraves 152 Bergh Hart 87 oponed to Westor interesarse. I was employed

on. Three prizes front sankhann Faad, Pt. Miller 50 Sgt. Dram. Brown 86 by the Korain Customs, ne' Acting Htrhner

PL. Sanfor 30 Quar. Maslonald 8t A.0. K. Groené 2 Ft. Hammond 48 MajorChapman... 80

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25 Sergt. Ratter 875 Mr. H. Will

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WA.Craskekonk 0 Mejor Dobell ·0 Mr. P. A. Cer BAG CRMoxoN

Maj: Bir H MoMakog Mr. B. H. Potte

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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The C. P. E. Co's. stammer Eress of Tudia, left Xekalams on the 8th ret, for Vancouver. The NY. Katoainer Kawachi Huru (Euope Bine) left Singapore for this port ou the 8th Lust, and is expected to arrive baro on the 18th inst. The NAD Jalenter Fasheet, garrying the German Buils with datos from Berlin of the 21st August left Colombe on the 8th intact, 4.m., na inay be expoctet hero pa or abunt Tuesday, the 19th sustantaja

DEPARTED.

For East St. from Hongkong, for the hopelessners of his cause, but is aswilling Saigon, re. Quint, Mesare, L. Samer. Gaillet to give up yet, saying: “We have gone so far and Smith; for Singapore, Besara. l'Abbé into this thing now that we do not care to give Bohn and W. J. Williams; for Marsailles, puulil we can seen way oleat that will satisfy Messrs. J. Temst, Ramon, Syysp and Capt. E both sides with the fonst damage to my people. Follinger,

and besides, thero may be more gain yet." In other words," said Mr. Edwards; "he wants

EXPORT CARGO.

Par P. O steamer Formosa, sailed on tho

to take the last bile out of the cake. We do not quite see what the insurgente have already

8th September, For Lanilon-2 rases cigars gained," and yet Pilar speaks of more."

Mr. Edwards arrival was not known to many from Mauila, 3,023 boxes tea (63,483 lbs. Sc., in fact, he seemed to carefully avoid publicis eager). Moxon festknis. 1 caso bird's feathers, and even now it connot be snoerlained where he 02 zases Chinaware, 11 cases blaskwoodware, in staying in the city. He did not say much 20 Toila malting, 20 casos tes sticks, 1 box more than the above, but no doubt when the stepware, boxes curios, 2 cases gern, 1 case sr-me comes he will be able to give the public blackwood stand, lease sarthenware, and 3,031 exceedingly interesting story.. He appeared ca prezerves For Manche 50) bales yesterday at the British consulado and regiswarte silk. For Amsterdam ass black-

er himself with the couManity Dimge, woodware.

The P. statuer Einpress of Japan aired at Bhanghai t 2 pm on Saturday and loit same day at midnight for Hongkong, where she is due to arrive at dam; tomorrow.