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ever. With regard to the threat of the Cus. toms officials to fine the Lungkiang, this can be taken for what it is worth. It can only be regarded as an attempt at "bluff," undertaken où bobmif of the local officials

in order, if possible, to complicate and evade the very plašu question of thefr responsibility for an unprovoked outrage on a British vessel. The Customs are perfectly well | aware that in passing Luklao--which is in one of the delta channels joining Canton with the West River- the Lungkipay was

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The P. & O. Socotra is bringing out 139 tona of cartridges, filed shells, fazes, gan-cotton, ote, for Hongkong."

District orders word issnod at Dover, on 25th- August, for a draft of Royal Artillery to can. bark for Hongkong on September 6.

The British India Company have engaged at Bombay two medical officers for their stentiers ruming between Singapore and Maulle,

Mr. Olarovsky, the Rassinn Minister Resident

A Oalentta telegram, dated the 18 ul. says: Twenty thousand pairs of hoots have left India during the last fon days for Africa.

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Au ingeulous attempt to snuggle oplam through a port was lately detected in India. A parcoi urrived which purported to be, an albam. Inside the albam and placed between the leaves was a tin her containing & large quantity of raw opium.

By the Darius, which left Bingapore for | Australia on the 25th ult. two well known Singapore race hormes, Vunitas and Zatte, were sont back to Australia.

By the order of the Director of -- Naval, Ordnance, a large number of torpedoes and sub- marine nunes are being despatched from Eng- land to the slips comprising the Britishi Fleet in Chinese wators.

AN. WATSON & CO., only doing what she and all other vessels at the Court of Siam, now on leave in Europe, Mutual S. N. Co., Ld., that the steamer Yangtzo, the 27th nit. at Singapore from Marseilles,

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have been doing with their (the Customa") full knowledge and conscut for the past three years; although to do so may be contrary to the letter of certain regulations which were drawn up under conditions now ne longer existing. But whether the vessel's ERATED WATERS Presence at that particular spot was or was

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Island, and is skilfully filtered on scientific of the suure restrictive regulations which the Chinese now advance in an attempt to principles.

palliate their attack on the Langbing, is the reason for the withdrawal and sale of We use only the best and most expensive the Shipping Companies' vessels from

is expected at Bangkok early in November.

The Singaparo Chess Club in bean reviewed after lapse of nearly five months. Mr. T. B. Elem was elected President. A match by cable with either Hongkong or Batavia was sng- gested. We hope that the Hongkong players will respond to this invitation.

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On the 21st ult, a meeting of Sentelmen was held at Penung to establish a St. Andrews Society there. It will be constituted of Scotch- men resident in the Settlement and adjoining localities. The sims of the Society are, to pro- moto clarity and social intercourse.

We are informed by the Agents of the China

outward bound, has broken her shift during the passage across the Indien Cheean, but is reported to be safely anchored at Great Nicobar Island, Arrangements are now being made fer the tow- age of the vessel from there to the Straits.

The French transport Malapan, arrived on

bound for Taku. She had 10 offers and 396 soldiers on board, and was expected to lasyo for the north the same evening,

The Straits Times Bags:-Major-General Sir The Health Officers of the Colombe Munici- | Richard Westmacaft, commanding a district in pal Council are having a crusade against rats, Endia, kas been noted for employment in China. and large numbers are being brought daily if an opportunity presents itself for recognising to the Town Hall to be counted and paid for. his great ability as a leader in the field. The tails are cut off, and the carcases taken to the incinerator. The total number destroy.

The official Invalide Bussa announces the op- ed from the middle of December up to late pointments of General Myloff, Commander of over 43,000,

the 20th Infantry Division, to the command of the 3rd Shirin Army Corps, and of General Flippoff, commander of the 11th Amy Cops, to the post of Commander of the corps landed in China.

On the 26th wit, at Singanore the Pollard The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial | Opera Co. para a snoressful performance of and Nothersale Hospitals begs to acknowledge. The Belle of New York, the juvenile exponents with thanks, the following donation to the funds of the parts meeting with an excellent rocoption. of the Hospitals :-

It will be remembered that the Company was said to be coming on høre after leaving Singa. pore, but it now appears that they are going to Penang. Rangoon and Calcutta.

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employed about the place is suspected. As most of the articles stolen beer 'marks or names, they should he easily traced.

with British and American, wounded, which had

grounded against the bank of the river occupied by the Chinese. The two seamen jumped over board, pushed the junk afloat, and towed it out into the middle of the stream, thus, at imminert risk to themselves, saving a boatload of help less soldiers from certain death.

not in accordance with some restrictive and absurd regulation, it cannot be allowed to cover or in any way hide the point at issue. L antos attack is made on a vessel under the British flag, anti it is plainly the duty of the British Govern- ment to take some more effective steps to obtain, redress than can be abtained by THE MACHINERY in use is of the firing at a mud bank; and it is equally 'plainly the duty of the Chinese Government to offer some other reparation for the out mge than is routained in a threat of the inflictiod of a fine on the outraged vessel. our Piracy, murder and outrage have, however,

Mr. E. J. Pollard, of the Lilipation Opera become so common that a little more or leasCo. staying at present at Singapore, re-

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A Jaffan telegram from Washington says the polien the other day the factories, and their practical knowledge does not seem to affect our doserint, but loss of jewelry, vulus $500. The salusles that Captain MoCalia's report of Admiral Sex

there is a power arising slowly fait surely

were stolen from his coat, which was hanging one's expedition calls attention to the heroism produces, an article that is rivalled for

which will sooner or later make itself felt up in the dressing room, at the Town Hall of Seamen Turner, of the Centurion. Ed --the power of public opinion and public where the Company were performing. A coolly George, of the Aurora, in rescuing a junk laden indignation. The public indignation of the world, it may be but that of Britain cer- tainly. The eup is nearly full, and it will be well for the Chinese that the last few

The Japur Mail is informed that it is incor drops are not added to make it overflow.

Closely comected with and forming paitrect to say that a conference of steamship com- Far Eastern waters. An inureuse of fregal panics recently decided to raise freight rates in

mates to Amarica and beyond was fixed some time age at the San Francisco Conference. What hos now happened is that the Nippon Yasen Kusha has just been admitted to the the West River trade. After two years" interchangeable-ticket" scheme between Yo- of representation and petitioning against kohama, ports of call and Hongkong, and an these restrictive regulations, which only re- sulted in polite acknowledgments from the British Government and in active resistance According to all accounts, says the D. & C. on the part of the Chinese, they have been Mayrew of the 31st August, the now China compelled to withdraw their vessels, with Longus hus, so far, met with, considerable suc- the result that the British Flag is no prod, comprising several members of Parliament egas. An organising committee has been form- tically uur: presented on the West River, as

According to the latest mail papers from home far as trade is concerned. Abstract reasON-

there were at the beginning of September 50 ings on the right of the Chinese to make

persons under observation for plagus at Glas what regulations they see fit are interesting

pow, as well as 12 cases under treatment at A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED when one's pocket is not affected, but we

Belvedere Hospital. The patients under ch cannot help wondering whether, if our re-

of the Kingdom have, in nearly every instance,servation were to be treated with anti-pestiferous presentatives from the Minister down-given the proposal hearty support, and many

serum from Pustour's Institate in Paris. The wards to the Consuls at the various ports gentlemen interested in commercial matters Glasgow Corporation declared within ile soni- had been financialy affected by the result, have signified their intention of joining the tary area all houses standing near to the cno in which the plague originally broke out, and there were to to fumigated and limewashed. The Ferrari for using what was alleged to be abjec-cremated. On the 31st August the Customs A Japanese police prosecution against a Mr. bodies of thoru dying from plagas were to be tionable language towards the local "guardians at Glasgow refused to clear vessels in Glasgow of the peace has caused some amount of inter- Harbour, but further down the Clyde no inter est in Nagasaki. The language referred to inference was made. The chief ports to which the charge was that of calling the police “fcola" | Glasgow trade goes were taking careful precan-“ prefaced by a strong adjective, and that tions with regard to arrivals from Glasgow, amounted, it was alleged, to an insult. The defence was that if each language was used, the words were uttered under "great provocation" and brought about “by the unwarraninble inter- ference of the polico." Mr. Ferrari was said, to have been subjected to great brutality, and on the charge being investigated by the local court it was dignissed. The Public Procurator ap- poaled, and a fresh trial was ordered, when the

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they would not have introduced a little more practical energy into the performance of their duties and made some more efforts to scoure the recognition of equality of opportunity for British ships than will ever be accomplished by discussions as to the exact meaning to be attached to some abstruse Chinese hierogly. phic.

During the 24 hours preceding noon yester day there were reported one fresh ease of plague und one death. -

At the Magistracy yesterday the masters of six cargo boats laden with kerosene were lined $25 each for not displaying a red flag at the

fore-mast,

erroneous inference was drawn to the effect that

general change had taken place.

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and gentlemen holding office in Chambers of Commerce in different parts of the country. Profesor R. K. Douglas, of the British Mu- sezni, has also consented to besono amensber of the Committee. The Chambers of Commerce

League.

Sir W. Bensar, the Chief Justice of Ceylon, sets little value on witnesses there. The other day he brought this out, promptly in a dialogue with Coansol in court-Counsel -But, although this plaintiff has no receipt for the money she advanced, she has a number of wit asses to prove the fact. The Chief Justice -- Oh, but you can always gret witness to prove any fact; you can get any number of witnesses to prove any kind of fact. Counsel --What is the good of evidence, then, in this country," my Lord? The Chief Justice (promptly) -Very little.

When the troopships are nuce more ruining between Southampton and Bombay, writes a goldiers to be sent Home to the Reserve will be Lahore paper, the number of time-expired baarmully large. Soldiering for a period of years in India, the real training school of the British Army, has turned these men into stealy,

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At Haiphong a statue is about to be raised to the late Jules Ferry, the French Minister who brought about the conquest of the province. The conquest cost France so aneh blood and money that Jules Ferry died an unpopular statesman, the Paris populace calling him e Tonquinois. The site for the statue has already, boor fired upon.

The profits on the working of the National Bark of India for the past half year, including the sum brought forward, amount to £72,960. The directors propose to pay a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, together with a bonus of 1 per cent (making 5 per cent. for the half-year); to add £20,000 to Reserve Fand (waking it now £230,000); and to carry forward £27,980,

Milton's Paradise Lost and Paradice Regain. ed have been turned into a lyric drama, in five acts, by a Roman Catholic priest in West Aus- tralia. The piece was under rehearsal at Perth at the ilata of last advices. This is the first at tempt at dramatising Milton's masterpieces. The dramon will be called The Two World. It will be staged at the Theatre Royal, Perth, about the end of October,"

Members of the Cigar-makors Unions of Americs any that tens of thousands of hands will be thrown out of work before long, owing to the application of electricity to the manufac-: taro of cigars, cigarettes, and cat tobacco, One machine, which is soon to be introduced, it is said, produces 180,000 cigarettes and 5,000 pounds of cut tobacco a minnta

manding Royal Artillery at Singapors, has As Lt. Col. C. L. Ossey, R.A., lately.com retired from ill-health, the War Office has

Lt. Col. Reginald Oakes, recently stationed at after some delay, appolated a new Officer Com- manding RA at Singapore, in the person of Cork Harbour. Lt. Col. Cakes has twenty eight years' service.

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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS

SHANGHAI, 2nd October, 9 p.m.

IMPERIAL COURT GOES TO HISIAN FU It is reported that the Empress-Downger and the Court left Taiyuan-fu for Heinz-fu yesterday Monday).

DEFEATED TAETAR GENERALS FUNISHED

The two Tartar generals in Manchuria who were recently defeated by the Russians" have been deprived of all rank until their characters shall have been retrieved

OFFICIAL CHANGES.

Yu Helen, Governor of Shanai, has been

ordered to reriga and await a fresh position Lu Chusa-lin is retained at Feking as Grund Councillor

THE NEW VICEROY OF THE TWO

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Tno Mu, Viceroy of the Shen-kan, has been transferred to Canton.

LARGE ALLIED FORCE FOR SHANHAIKWAN,

A large allied force, military and naval, bas gone to Shanhaikwan.

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MANCHURIA NOT ANNEXED

It is offeinlly announced that four batta- lions of Russian infantry are for Kuangtung The reports of the annexation of Manchuria to Russia are officially denied. RUSSIANS AND AMERICANS LEAVE PEKING

Tientsin and Peking telegrams tumounes that the withdrawal of the Russian and American troops from Peking has begun, and that small forces only of these nations remain, now.

LONDON, 2nd October 8.5 p.m.

FRANCE'S ANSWER TO THE GERMAN NOTE

It is stated that the French Note agrees

from China, bat suggests that the negotia- with the German demand for satisfaction

tions should dal first with other questions.

SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS. «

the probibition of the import of arms into

· Trance proposes a permanent retention of

China, the razing to the ground of all fortă- fications between Peking and the sen, and the maintenance of Legation guarde in the

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Japan agree to the French proposals.

It is stated that Hussin, Germany, and

The China Expedition will, in all probability, afford larger scope for the obtaining of decora, tions than any previous campaign, says the capital. L. & C. Express. In the Crimes there distributed amongst our senior officers various while the rank and fils had Turkish medals, orders of the Legion of Honour, Medjidies, &e..

Sardiniau medals, de, given thum to a limited extent. The V.C. originated in the Crimes, but there is now the Distinguished Service

allied against Chins could pretty well coter as

Wolseley has more decorations than any other differential treatment recorded to British officer's left breast with medals should they gave him one apiece, At the present time Lord

officer. But at the end of the Chine affor Colonel James Moncrieff Grierzen, E.A., who

The two coolien charged with the murder of Judge found that Mr. Forrari had "committed seasoned and well-disciplined soldiers, and they Order in addition, while the number of nations WITHDRAWAL OF BRITISH SHIPS

Hia Excellency the General Officer Com manding has sanctioned the Volunteer Camp of Instruction this year being held at, Kowloon

grace offence by calling the policemen fools, and a fine of 15 yea. Those days were given in and sentenced him to a month's imprisonment

which to appeal. It is understood that Mr the case to the highest tribunal at Tokyo. Formari will do so, and, if necessary, cry

Gonerally speaking for some reason or clher

may truly be described as the dower of our

the suggestion that some of these men, instead short service urine. A correspondent of a lead ing service paper, writing from India, makes of being discharged to the Reserve, should be permitted to rejoin the colours at Home. Hun dreda of them, he points out, simply claim their discharge to the Resurve through home-sickness.

FROM THE WEST RIVER.

Owing to the restrictive regulations and

véssels on the West River the shipping is persona grata with the Gosun Eniperor, and compames of Hongkong have withdrawn who is to be on the staff of Field Marshal you and sold all their vessels.

from the 19th to the 29th October, both days the Chinese bave an especial antipathy to the All they want is a sight of the old country Waldersee, akoaki have caught him up.

inclusive,

REFEREING to the attack made by the Chinese on the British steamer Lungkiang, we another coolie at East Point last month gaia Dow learn that H. gunboat Robin, with appeared before Mr. Hazeland yesterday after the Consul from Samshuï on board, went to | noon and were further remanded. Lukkue (the place where the outrage occur- red), where she too was stoned by the people of the place, whereupon she fired some shots into the bank. Later, a petty official was got hold of, who regretted his inability to restrain the people, but promised to bamboo' someone! With regard to the Lungkiong herself we understand the Customs at Can ton threatened to fine her for passing Luklao at all and her captain was instructed, under orders from H:M. Consal-General in Canton, that he had better not go there again. A British merchant vessel is fired at; a British gunboat is pelted with stones, and what happens ?. The merchant vessel is we understand that the very important mutter that some fire or six days ago, about 8:30 malaria. In me polais Lis opinion coincides to proceed to Hongkong as fast as they could.

threatened with a fine by the Chinese Gov- erament and the captain is wained by the British Authorities that-like Sam Weller in the Bardell case-be bad better be care- ful; while the gimboat fires at a mud bank and gets a coolie bambooed. A truly logical, dignified, and strong attitude!

As Impactor Ford was going along Praya East on Tuesday morning he saw four coolies struggling and fighting together. He took them to the Police Station and yesterday they

were each fined $10 or 14 days...

The A. D. C. rehearsals for the forthcoming performances of Our Flat will soon be in full swing, and the parts are already, distributed.

Indian goldier, and since the invasion of Kow. again. After a spell of soldiering at Home oon by treeps from our great slopezdenes this they would gladly return to India for duty, antipathy has led to frequent disturbances. There

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LORD ROBERIST

This leaves the British Flag practically unrepresented in those waters, and it The Times of the 1st ult, says Of the vés- sela recently ordered to the Far East to rein. needless to say, renders the was something of a "shine" a few days ago, From New Guites Professor Koch's report force the British Squadron on the China Station | fore ern on the West Dover

the cruisers Tsis and Dido bore made a record and as the result an engineer'a apprentice named on his malaria expedition has arrived in Berlin. Ng Ping Cheng.appeared before Mr. Hareland So far as the local prevalence of the crease is passage. These two vessels when with the at the Magistracy yesterday charged with concerned, the Professor, in the course of six Mediterranean Squadron under Vice Adm. Sir asanlting Chater Singh, a private in the months, has not only succeeded in stamping it John Fisker at Castellamar on June 20 ware at Hyderabad contingent, and ale with assaulting out, Lat is able to announce that his method midnight suddenly ordered to go to Malta to be Indian Constable 586. The complainant said proves the basis for an efficient treatment of coaled, docked, and completed with stores then of the ladies' costumes has received full cup.., he was passing along the street return with that of the experts sent out by the They left Castellammare at 5 am, next day and sideration. This amusing faroc should prove a ing with some tobacco, and as he was walking Liverpool Echoul with the same object, notably arrived ut Malts at daylight the following grout severs.

along two stones were thrown at him and hit that, to find whether malaria is indigenous in a mornings and started on their long voyage at

Lord Roberts hit been appointed kim. He turned round and raw the defendant dis tit, the examination of children is the best | 8.30 am. June 23. The Isze arrived at Hong- Lau Ling is a coolie who lived at a house in. throw a brick at him. The brick hit him and we trustworthy meane. Stephansort, kong 11.30 p.m. July 15, and the Dide at day succeed Lord Wolseley as Commatiden Chater Street, Kennedytown, which is occupied on the hend. He had been in hospital e days whence the report ecmes, possesses a climate light the next morning, not sir hours after- Chief. by 20 or 50 other scolies. On the morning of and had not yet been discharged-The-Indian peculiarly favourable for malaria, characterised wards As time at Hongkong is always night

NEW ZEALAND DESIRES -- the 26th September ho pretended to be ill and constable said he was in Station Road, Tuumati, as it is by frequent changes of wet and dry hours in advance of that at Malta, the Iris took It is, of course, necessary that H.M. Con-

unable to go to werk. He accordingly stayed when he saw a disturbance there. A large weather. Nevertheless, the Professor, by 22 days and seven hours in making the passage.

EXPANSIONene Vega suls should do their best to preserve order behind instead of neecmpanying the other crowd of Chinese were assembled. He saw the raticaal use of quinine, succeeded so far in rup Both ships passing through the Suez Canal Both the New Zealand Houses have pasi- and peace in the southern provinces if po5 coolies to their daily labour. The cook was the complainant.come out of a shop and also saw the pressing the evil that in May there were bat were unfortunate in meeting a considerable sible, but it is doubtful if an exhibition only other pereat in the house besides himself, defendant throw a brick which bit the complain thres cares in hospital, and in the first half of number of ships going in the opposite direction, which is characterised by neither diguity and Lau Ling got rid of him by sending him ant on the head. He rax after him and caught Jane only one, all there being relapses of and they took 20 hours in getting through of the nor force can be calculated to increase for some medicine. During his absenc Lan him. In giving evidence in the second case the quartan fever, a not very dangerous though an They coaled at Aden, Colombo, and Singapore, the changes of this. Firing into a mud bank Ling thoroughly ramacked the house, ultimately constable said that on his arresting him the extremely obstinate form of the malady. It but, owing to the primitive arrangements at the as & inethod of pressing the Chinese is decamping with properly to the value of close defendant took up a stool and attempted to strike seems rather a striking fact in a report from two former places, they were delayed about 24

hours at each; The actual ses speed maint doubtless effective, but whether the impres-upon $300. On the robbery being discovered it him with it. Howarded off the blow with his him that no mention appears to be made of a sion made tends to increase that respect for a reported to the police, who made enquiris ride and book the defendant to the Police recense to inoculation Succesdel as the in- by the In for the whole page, whi

and found some of the stolen property in paw Station His Worship observed that these cases quiry has so far proved the Professor y no about 7,500 miles, was 163 knota. It is by far England power with which it is so neces shops at Aberdeen and elsewhere. The that of assault upon Indiacs at Kowloon had been means regards his work, at an end. He wants the fastest passage every made to Hongkong for this port sary the Chinese should be inspired, and was arrested at Wanchai on Tuesday night very frequent of late. They must be put down further difficulties to overcome to make fresh and reflects great credit on the ship and engine. The U20. stemer Coptre with mails, &a, biol left here Etupem ber let for San Francisco upon which depends the lives of hundreds of with come of the stelor property in his poses with a strong hand. The defendant would be investigations under other and perhaps less room staff. The Isis and Dido sure sister chipsvik Chonghi. Napori, Kobe, Inland Bes foreigners in China, is a matter on which non. Yesterday Mr. Hortant sentenced him sentenced to three months' hard labpur for ach favourable conditious, and in in favour of the of 5,600 tons, and were built and engined by thi Tokobam, and Honoluta, arrived at her destin- the ordinary man can have no doubt what-1 to two months hard labour.

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