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RAMBURG LETTER.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDEN R.]

Hamburg, 28th October,

THE STRAITS CURRENCY

QUESTION.

overnmest views in 1898.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, 1902

A p-per just laill before the Singapore Lagin. *All German at home and abroad will sympative Ceanell contains a despatel on the Straits thise with their follow-countrymon at Hamburg in the great sluity and irreparabla losa which The latter have sestained during, lite last week

LATE TELEGRAMS.

NEWS VIA CEYLON.

TUM NOROCCO TROUBLES.

London, 14th November Reports from Tettau are rague antefliot Sollements Currency question by the lato Siring: but it is stated that the rebel Benadie Kabyles hava resived a check and have rued

tribes disapprove of the rising. Their chiefs have come in to Totuan.

Charles Mitchell, then Govenor. It benra

THE DISGRACED 9TH LANCERS. CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS

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ILLUSTRATED WITH VIEWS OF

HONGKONG AND CHINA;

EASTMAN'S

That crack cavalry corps, the 9th Lancers, is in disgrace, is well known. The regiment ww stationed at Sjalkot, in the Punjab, efter aervice in South Africs only a few weeks short of the full duration of the war. On the night of arrival at that station the men of the regi ment were entertained by men of the Gordon nighlander qd the Royal Horse Artillery,

ill-treated He was either kicked or struck, being on saverely injured that his death resulted a week later. He was found nearly four miles from the barracks occupied by the 5th Loners, ani was taken to hospital, remaining saron- scions till the day of, his death. Towards the last, however, he recovered saeiantly to make DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

In the sudden yad unexpected doath of Siegmund date. the 9th March, 1898. At that time the the Governor of Tetuan for pardon. Other and on the same night a native was denially

to the

Singapore Chamber of Commerce faround a Hinrichsen. Promidunt of the Bürgerschaft». which took place on the evening of the 22nd gold standard schemo ant bad boen drawn op instaut. The death cccurred at such a late hours sub-committon of that body. The Gaverner. ↑ that thoro were but comparatively low people who subjected the report of committes to sharp and ļadverse criticism, and pointshent thar, among kuow on Wednesday night of the misfortune which had fullon upon thacity; temany, indul, mercantile community of the day, theses was the sight of the flags hoisted at half-count on all consideral, divergence of option as prominent buildings all over the town on the remedy for the exchango difliculty. Thonb following morning, was the test intimation that committee's scheme was purely tentative, and anything had occurred. The accounts pub the report was silent as the vort of t

expori lished in the early editions of all the ment of changing from a silver to a gold lasis. bral papers ou Thursday went to show that. The report conseilud the issue of one dollar neten tó Gida over the time between the propos. ed demopoliation of the existing dollars and the issue of new token dollars. The Governor remarked that the cost of the dolsur notes would be henry, and would have to be born by the Geterminent He then inid his fager on the weak point of the report-its silence as to the limit to which the proposed woken dollars would be gal tender. The Governor thes Lonches on this

Dr.

the luts President, had bean en off with a suddensss that was almost tragic whilet netually addressing a brief speech to the members of the assuably of citizens from his seat where he was. presiding at the time in his official capacity as President of the Burgerschaft. Dr. Wolfson had just concluded, a speech to the assembly, when President Hinrichsen ross to support him with a few words, but, while ho yet spoke, is voje suddenly sink low, and then lower still, anns usten he overspread his counton ance, and he fell back unconscious into the Orton of Vice-President Engel and Tealorpf, who sprang from either side to his asistabus. Despite the strenuous efforts of Drs. Oohrens and Rumpel, two medical members of the Burgerschaft, to restore con- sciousness, it was soon evident that nothing could any longer avail, and after a few momenta, it was Vice-President Engel's painful duty to autentice to the arrow-stricken assembly, in a voice full of omation and feeling, that their Pro- lent had breathed his lust. Subsequently it was reported that death was due to the sudden failure of the hoard's action, cause, in all pro bability, by the diseased condition of flat organ The loss which Hamburg, has sustained in the death of Siegmund Hinrichseu cannot 30 easily be estimated, For more than years he gave up his life in selfish and unsrerring devotion to the interests of his native town, and his death now, coming at time when it was in no way expected, will mourand by all classes here, rich and poor,

pay a day hereafter.

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"If there is to be a limit of legal tender, the schetne would mean not putting the dollar on a gold basis bat introducing a gold currency. Any attempt to establish a gold currency in thu Far East is out of the question, not only becunse, as pointed out by Sir David Barboné this is on the report of the Indian Commission, gold coins would in practice to of too. great value to suit the rest Bujority of transactions, but because of the great best and risk of intralaving a largo stock of gold, oron supposing t

that the world's supply of wohl were suflicient.

The Governor objected to a proposal of the sub-committee to render the token dollar to per cant of the weight of the current dollar. The objection is based on the ground that any sudden change in the intrinsic value of a coin which kad, for generations, boon the standard of value in the For his opinions reduction in the weight of the East should, if possible, le avoided. In dollar would be regarded by the with mistrust, and, in the neighbouring countries or islands with which we trade aud where ellver per xe is lonked on as the measure of value, it would fortainly be repediater. No pative coming to our shores to trade would be content to receive payments of alvor reduced in awer point of abjection by noting that, before weight by say 25 per cent. The Governor mised

n a Currency Commission appointed by Sir degil C. Smith, the then Governor, in 1:93, Mr. Craig, switness, stated so long as we are on the out- skirts of and surrounded by countries wing different dollars, all of which some to Singapore, we should do nothing to spoil our trade, and I think that if we make any change to a sterling basis, to the prejudice of the dollar, we shall spoil our trade with silver wing conutries" Mr Marray, another witness, expressed the opinion that silver coins with a fielitions value for circulation in the Straits could never be [sent out of the Colony,

be

for

another

Born on January, 17th, 1941, he was only thirty years of age when in 1871, he was elected a member of the Burgerschaft for the first time: within nine years he was promoted to the position of Vice-President, which office he retained until he was elected President in 1892, in succession to the lata Dr Otto Mouckeberg. In two mroaths' time, had not death robbad him of the honour, he would have been privileged to Sir Charles Mitchell then showed that the gold currency celebrate his leath year as President of the Biz sub-committee really wantsil.

and simple. He brought forward the pure gerabhafta record tenure of office unequalled opinions of some of the witnesses at the by any of his predecessors. Not only was he Currency Commission of 1993 show what honoured and esteemed as politician and this meant. Mr. Edelman declared in my Provident, but also as representative and opinion, if the use of dollars for trade transac

tions is not prohibited in this Cology, any regnised leader of all the societies and unions shaago in the entrenor would be a dond letter." of the merchants and citizens here in Hamburg; Mr. Ailinsor said "If it was left open for people on the Exelsuge, in all the local circles and to make contracta in other dollars, the change of Sir Charles associations of commerce and industry, a gapenrrency weald be a dead letter." will be left by his death and the whole Mitchell then dwelt upon the great danger of the proposed teken dollars being successfully population will feel and realise that a high-counterfeited in China for importation there. minded and true friend has been taken from Ka

expressed the

opinion that the Charaber of Commerce sub-committee's currency scheme them by the all conquering band of death,

Ample testimony that the deceased fresident should be set neido and that the results of the ourrency experiments in India and Japan did not fail to win the popularity and raspcot be awaited before the local Government of his fellow citizens by his parsistent and committed issif to any sweeping carnan cy unfailing dewlion

He laid social stress on the thuit welfare and changes.

need for gating at the opinion of the bul prosperity, was provided by the presence of the mass of people who assembled together an Sthday to acort his rousing to their last resting place. So large an assembly and so impressive scoremony have probably never attended any previous funeral in Hamburg.

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ROUMANIA -AND THE JEWS,

THE GENMAN TARIFF.

London, 14th November. Uproarious semost have taken place in the Reichstag over the Tariff Bill, which is arons- ing the most inten-o feeling. The Secialists ara miking four hours' up eches for the purpose of obstruction. The Government, bas retaliated by abolishing vote by roll-call.

mative evidence was taken and very strict.

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GOOD WORK. PROMPT RETURN.

WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHMENT SOLELY DEVOTED TO EXECUTING:

However, Lord Curzon kas vars properly ACHEE & CO.,

PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS STORE,

London, 14 November, The Jewish Chronicle is authorised to an nounce that, "an an expression of regret and displeasure at the continued persecution of Jews by Konania, the Roumanian Minister jo n statement, in which be sait ka helioral it was London was not invited to theinnagurat banquet | nus of the 9th Lancers who had il-used Lin. of the Lord Mayor, Sir Marons Samuel.

Up to that time the regimout know nothing of Later. the matter. Although there is much against The Lord Mayor confirms the Jewisk the probability of a native accurately identify ng Chronicle in siating that it is the ousion of a khaki uniform in the dark, bis dying state- tha Mansion House not to invite representament led to inquiry. Some trucos of blood wire tires of States isregarding Treaty obligations. found within the lines of the 9th Lancers, atd

this justified further investigation. Much WORK FOR AMATEURS, AND WE HAVE LARGER AND BETTER FACILITIES inquiry was made in the regiment. Three FOR DEVELOPING AND PRINTING THAN ANY HOUSE IN THE COLONY special courts warn held, but all to no mil. the matter remained a far as the efforts of the regiment were concerned

a complete mystery. determined to treat all assaults upon natives as matters of great gravity, and with the object of MR. BROBRIUK ON THE ARMY.

getting to the rout of the mitter a general es London, 15th November. sout from headquarters to conduct a further Spaking at Dewsbury, Mr. St. John investigation. At the gouelusion the general Broddick said it would be easy for Great Britain stated that it was hardly fair to blame the to have no army similar to the continentals, regiment individually, and promised to report us favourably as possible. He added, however but that the pries would be vapulsory is that, the Government bari decided to punish the It was the basiness of the Government to obtain forces with at ach an extreme measure, he was appealed to the guilty man to comu

while regiment if the culprit was not found ou', Government was now working on a deSuita principle with a definite scheme." The Army forward and save the regiment from purish; VICTORIA LITHOGRAPHIC bad bever been so strong me now. It ment. The appeal met with no response, and mobilise to-morrow to a much larger extent as during August the promulgation of the punish regaris stores that at the beginning of the tie severity. Wag male.

of it was a punishment Boer war. He asked the critics to wait a fow

It was decid d that ail months until the system was in working order. oflcers, non commissioned officers; and wen Mr. Brodrick ariticised Lori Rombery's on lears in Tadin should be immediately suggetion to anke General Lord Kitchener recalled; and that as further leave in or out of Secretary for War. He objected in the the country should be granted till Jusno i. 100, strongest manner to the idea of a General, whose and the disgras brought upon the regiment future was so important, being made the central figure of political platforms and a target for Presseriticismx.

PERSIA AND AFGHANISTAN.

London, lath November. The Koeinische Zeitung's St. Petersburg correspondent etstes thas serious frontier dis putes have arises between Persia and Afghan- istan owing to the gradual shifting of the course of the Helnand.

MR. KRUGER'S MEMOIRS.

munt.

* emphasised by the extraordinary order that sentries should be placed on all foildings ocupied by the regiment until the same date.. As a farther punishrosnt it was algo ‘stated that the regiment would be debarred from sets vice at the Delhi Darbar, bat owing. the fact thas many Indian veteran would be prespt who have been associated with the regireent, t was felt that this might be taken as a person al affront to them and to the force which way-d at Delhi during the mutiny. This part of the panishment was therefore withdrawn, and the regiment will take its place among the troops to be represented at the Coronation Darbar.

This wholesale disgraon has caned grest sessing a name and reputation second to none, soreness in the regiment, the 9th Tancursos

And this treatment must be especially galling to a regiment that has returned straight from log and arduous service in Sonth fries to service in India, and thus denied the applaue and appreciation revsiyed by these regiments whose more happy fortians hus brought them back to England. In his survey of individual Accomplishments at the close of the war, Reuter's A great demonstration has taken place at the correspondent spoke of the £th as the one nav- consent had Albert Hall by the Church party rogard.atry regiment that by common ng the Education Bill. It was argued that upheld the bighest and roost brilliant traditions the Bill wight he amouded in the report stage, of English cavalry, or by the House of Lords. The Rishops of London and Rooliastor deprecatel wrecking the Bill.

London, 16th November. Mr. Kruger's memoirs will be published to. morrow. They do not contain any sensational revelation. Mr. Kruger mations that Mr. Cecil Rhodes visited him at Pretoria during the second Presistency, and said "We must work to gether," and suggested, securing Delagua Bay as a Transvaal seaport. Mr. Kruger refused moles Portugs were willing to sell He denounced the wickedness of grabbing. Over- tures by Mr. Rhales then ceased.

THE EDUCATION BILL.

DELGIAN KING'S ESCAPE. -

London, 16th November.

It is surmised that Rabino fred at the third

earrage becanas the King usually took that position, The King rode in the first carriage, quita exceptionally. Rubino is seemingly sane, Lut is infected with anarchist fanaticism,

VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN GUATEMALA.

London, 16th November.

has occurred at Santa Hundreds of people coated with rolesuie Grant distress provails,

A volcanic eruption Maris in Guatemala. perished. The sea is matter for many miles,

"KAINEER VISIT TO ENGLAND,

London, 18th November.

of the native trading population as to a clau gyferring to the Kaiser's visit, says that the

The Berlin Post, in an inspired article re in our currency system, and to the fact that th

Emperor may be satisfled that the result of his extent to which their interests would be affecte visit has prepared the way for a better under- by such a slange had never been ascertained."

standing. The article concludes by reminding England of the recent articles in the St. Petersburg Pres showing Bussian aims.

The concinding portion of Sir Charles Mit- shell's despatch holds equally good new as then, says the Straits Tinze:-

Long before the hour appointed for the One thing only appears to be certain, and ceremonial assembly, which constituted thathat is that there is a general wish for dixity of comasacement of the funeral proceedings, ali exchange, apart altogether from the question of how far our prosperity has been affected by available space in the late President Hinrich- the fall in the price of silver, and any assistance sen's house in the Alterehausses was completely filled ap by the people who continued to arrive, some driving and some on foot, from all

directions.

that Her Majesty's Governmpat could girs to attain auch nu end would be gratefully acknow. ledged by the coaunmity of the Straits Sattle

ments."

THE "TERRIBLE'S" GUN

MOUNTINGS.

obtained the

Thousands of people were unable to find roam within the house to listen to the addresses LiVice-President Engel and Herr Adolph Weermann, and remained outside the gates,

Sir Willian Allan's personal and professional gazing, for the most part, at the masses of palms interest in the aaral engineer must be accepted and wreaths which covered the entire garden as an exense for the injury he is

BELOBZiously in front of the house.. At 11.30 am. the pro- doing Mr. B. 3. Roskeage, who was assistunt engineer on the Terrible when the designs wage cession, consisting of nearly 150 marriages apart worked out for the mountings that were to from the numbers of mourners of foot, began to take the naval guns to Ladymith, says the more slowly in the direction of the grave which Naval & Military Recard of the 30th October. Last week, fa a question he. put to Mr. H. O. had been opened in the graveyard of the

Arnold Forter in the House of Commers, he Laubochen Kapelle in Ohlsdorf. So slowly ennveyed the idea that Mr. Roskrage indeed was the procession compelled to move inventor, and that som body else was the awlag to the tremendous gathering of people had a deepor knowledge of the service he would prodit for bis ingenuity. If Sir William Allan that it was almost two o'clock before the sad kaow that there is nothing more repugnant to ceremony was terminated finally by the burial an officer than being credited with the work of of the coffin it its laat resting-place.

auother, especially of that work turas on to be Amongst the mourners, bosites President a conspicuous access and if Sir William Allan Engel, Herr Adolph Woorman, and Dr Mr. Hoskrnge had done his best to have his ad made inquicia he would have found that

Eddelbuttel and Wolfson, each of whom namo left out in all controveries in connection addressed the assembled people on separate with these now famous mountings. As a mat pensions, ons noticed official representatives tee of fnet, which is common knowledge to stary from the Senate, tun Bürgerschult, the Army, officer who served in the Terrible, the designs the Russian Embassy, and from the majority were worked out by Captain Percy Seat, Sul of the forsia Consalutes, as well as from all the submitted to Cominander (any Captain) Lim- chief associations, and various corporations and pus. It was ouly, eléreu oʻdusk at night that nions in Hamburg, Altona, and the whole Mr. Huskrogo, was seked re make-out 4 fair district round about.

fair copy in

the buds of Admiral Sir R. Harris were carried in five special converances follow. by seven o'olock the morning. but Mr. Ros- was the coffe, to be placed on the grave, while krage was not informed that the work was it was estimated that no fewer than 15,000 argent, Consequently, when seven o'clock next pople attended to pay their last sorrowful morning came round the fair copy bed not besa Inspects to the departed President.

commenced, and the rough drawings were taken Dockyard.

Later Mr. Raskrage did make fair À HAPPY IDEA FOR A TRADE MARK is the capies, and left them with the officials of the word "Lemeo," esined from the initials of Natal Government Railway, audit is from this Lábig's Extract of Meat Co. Many interior incident wo derive the erroutous idea that the mat extrazzz sook to trade on the Liebig Com- engineer was the inventor. Mr. Rrug pany's 36 years reputation and they accordingly having done his best to explode the fallacy, we ask the public to order their oxtrot under the think Sir William Allan might asset by name "Imaju order to ensure obtaining leaving his name alone, and crave to give him the geanin article.

[2674-1 credit for work which he personally disclainas.

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NEWN VIA' BHANGWAR.

LONDON SHIPNING,

Loudon, 25th November. Aaa sequel to the complaints of insuficient looking accommodation, as brought out specially in the plans of the P. and 0. line to seek an other terminus, waterfront improveranuts on a large scale bar breu take in hand. It is proposed to modify materially the present lock system, providing increased duckage where the demaad is most urgent, and enlarging the ap-" prouches so as to convert the Thames for about seven miles into a huge tidal canal.

- MEXICAN RAILWAY FROUBLEA.

GUARANTEE

FRANCE AND SIAM,

The recent article defending the now Franco- Siamese Treaty, published by the Temps (Paris) has induced M. Étienne to return to the subj ci is Depeche Colonite. He contends that the arguments employed by the semi-offeinl organ of the Quai d'Orsay are specious and ill-founded, His great objection to the treaty s evidently that France has given back to Siam an exten: sive sphere of influence between the Menam and the Mekong, which she was under no obligation to restore. The elanses gauting Fraues special privileges as regards lending money and engi- here to Siam in case sise anke for such assistance

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MODERN ARMIES.

The foreign Press, and indeed foreign milit any writers, rarely lose an opportunity of asking comparisons between their OWN national" armies and our "voluntaryor, as they prefer to call it "mercenary one, The comparison is invariably to the detriment of the latter, and while the national army is believed to pessoas every possible merit. the mercauary army is regarded as possessing every known military defect. General as this view is on the Coutiuunt, it is not quite university, ary and National Armies" which have appeared held; and in a series of articles called Marcen

in recent number of the Militar Wochenblatt, Goneral Von Bogulowaki criticises it. He points out that, after all, the most valuable feature of the Continental armies from the military point of view is the permanent indeus→→→ the casugaged man who is a prefessional soldier,

the offers and the non-commissioned ranks, and, in the sense that the services of these men The fact is are paid, they are "morcenarius," the term morcenary" applied to the British army pure and simple is absurd, and should be rather "voluntary and this term, in varying degree, can be applied to the perman. eat portion of el Europeng armies. History again shows that certain rices popularly sup posed to be patienlarly prevalent in wer- conary" armies are by no means conflued to tent Buch is desertion. Desertions en masse occurred among Napoleon's National aries in 1814 and 1815, while mutiny was far more common among them than among the merce- mary forces which were the unstom in the eighteenth century.

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teal the Russians to fear the Japanese. Shan- halkwan is not business plase and the influenca of the Japanese troops there is good. The area occupied by the Japanese at Chinwangtao is greatest of all. The influence of the Japanese. British and Germans is most conspicuous there. The British enterprise in the island compares very unfavourably with that of the Russians at Dalay. This may be explained by the fact that at Chingwantar the former's enterprise is in the hands of a private company, while at Dalny the Russian Government is at work. In Dalby all foreigners, with the exception of the another proof of the fear with which the Japanoss, are allowed to ona land. This is

Russians rogari the Japanem,

LATEST STEAMER MOYEMENTS.

The P. & O. steamer Valsta left Singapore for this port on the 30th ult, at noon, with the outward English mails, and is due here on the 6th inst., at about soon.

The Imperial Gertain mai steamer Hamburg, which left herain the 29th Oct., at noch, arrived

at Genos on the 30th ult., ..

The Imperial German mail steamer Bayern, Shanghai on the 30th alt, p.m. which left here on the 28th alt.. a.to., arrived at

The "Ben" Line steamer Benledi, from Antwerp and London, left Singapore on the 27th all for this port

left. Chefeo for this port on the 99th utt., and is The C.N. alesmer Kweigang, from Tientain,

expected here on the 4th inst

The N.G.I steamer Capri left Bingapore for this port on the 30th ult., and may be expected here on the 6th just

The Boston Tow Best Co.'s steamer Pleiades arrived at Victoria, BC., on the 27th ult.

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TELEPHONE No. 135.

MARK

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The writer in no way deuries the prevailing military systems on the Continent, nor would he wish to revert to our system; but he does insist that, although general service has been s success in many modern campaigns, it is in- for the opening up of her astern districts, M. possible to predict how things will go in the Etienne thinks morely concessió on paper, for future, considering the size of modern armies, i Sium will undertake only such public works aS. Ein character of modern formations, the on serve her own interests. The Klorut line, incorporation of iumense numbers of reserve if prolonged to Ubon, would draw off to Baug- troops with the permanent army, and the kok all traffle which at pressat passes by Prom-general spread of socialist and revolutionary penh and Saigon. A line linking Battambang ideas. This warning a worth considering at to Bangkok or to Chisntaboon would be equally least, and contemporary history may, perhaps, disastrous for French trade. The abandoneut show it is justified. The extraordinary of Chantaboou, indeed, M. Eterno thinks a prevalence of nicide in the ranks in Franco piece of naïvet", for already Frapon has spent and italy, the large numbers who escape the great deal of money there. Difficulties will, obligation of military service by emigration, STILL LEADING. ascording to M. Etienus, certainly arise from the diflealty experienced in getting suficient The ravision of persons under French protection, auitable men to re-engage to fill up the cadres and from the abandonment of the French Asin of the non-commissioned ranks, even the ti protégée in Siam. The Chinese, neglected naiversal tendemy to shortening the length of by France, will, he says, bo, certain to turn to slour service all these certainly seem point Japan, which will prove that all the Chinese into the fact that the tendency of modern thought the country are natives of Formosa, which not is not altogether in the direction of universal long age beams Japanese territory. The service. General Boguslovski shows that writer, who foresees dileulties everywhere mercenary sud "national" armies alike vary without any advantages," also contends that is different countries and under different there is nothing to show that the Siamese regimes, and that neither can nowadays be Government is inspired with a desire to live on fairly compared with the armies of the eighteenth such friendly terms with Franc, On the con- and earlier centuries. The national army may trary, he thinks that the fact of that Goverment possess a moral superiority, but it must be Laving just filled up numerous vacancies in its admitted that, in action, under good loaders, sdministrat on with English men and Japanese there will be found to be little difference between IF YOU REQUIRE A PERFECT indicates its intention to parsovore in the att.. the two classes Finally, the writer objects to tude it has secumed since the signature of the the way in which the British army has beg Franco-Siamese Treaty of Peace in 1893. spoken and written about, as a force composed of the lowest type of mercenaries. This description i repudiates as dishonest and unjustified by its history.

THE GENEFFE" DISASTER.

Messrs. Syme sud Co,, says the Straits Times, have received some further totails of the terrible | disaster to the oil steamer Gence which was destroyed by fire in the Palembang River recently. The additional details are to the following affect

While oil was being discharged from the Venere, the hose burst and the oil caught fire. Almost immediately the ship was ablaze from end to the other. A tug was quickly brought up, and the burning steamer was towed to the middle of the stream. Mr. Shuttleworth, the Chief Engineer of the s

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AFFAIRS IN MANCHURIA.

A Dr. Tomids, who has been travelling in North Chinu, arrived at Moji at the end of last month and was interviewed by a representative of Japanese newspaper. Dr. Tomidze stated that Chinese troops Dired by Russia are station- ed along the railway in Manchuria and the Russian gendarmes control them. Although These hired men are called troops, în

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London, 25th November, Capital interesta, English and American, in the Mexican railroads have brought to the notice of the Washington government a general railroul strike on the Mexican roads, which has not only put cheek on commeren but threatened wholesale destruction of railroad property. Good offices locking to arbitration have been suggested The Attorney Goueral replies that no intervention can be attempted officially unts for the protection of American mails.

FOR LARGE TRANSVAAL LOAN,

London. 26th November There is semi-official authority for saying that coincident with the arrival of Mr. Cham- berlain in Sondh Africs the Goceramait will anuance its willingness to guarantee a Truus. vaal ban. The public debt there now consists of £2.500,600, securities for which were

are nothing but cooliee. The Pity they i negotiated by the Rothschilde ten years ago, plus acknowledged liabilities to the British Ataka, who was on board at the time of the many obstacles as they can in the way of Government, in process of extinguishment currence, exfervoured to save himself by jump. Japausso desirous of proceeding to Manbaria. placed the loan at 9). Since Crown agents through a sinking fand. The Rothschilds ing overboard, but unhappily he was drowned. Sometimes they are detained by force by the Mr. Cameron, the Chief Engineer of the Russians. The Russians are afraid of the have regularly taken up the coupons, it isGouche, was caught by the flames and severaly Japanese. On the 2nd October Dr. Tomidzu the deck. Sesing Cameron's plight, Captain chang; but he could only get a ticket to nder guarantee will yield mach better returas

Walker bravely picked the injured engineer up Kinchew, the explanation giron being that the and threw him overboard, and Cameron was line botween the latter place and Shaukaikwan WIRELESS TELEGRAPH COSEERENCE.

rescued from theriver alive. He was soon taken had been transferred to Chins on that day, the London, 29th Novembor.

to the hospital for treatment and was apparently Tomidzy therempaa took train to Kinchun: Berlin despathes report that Great Britain,

oqyering from his severe injuries, but a France, Austria, Italy, Rusia, and the United

arrived there. s Russion captain who mistook i hospital. Capt. Walker, as has been Dr. Tomides for Japanes

officer previously report), lost his life soon afterwards, invited him to route to the Ensstan barracks 10

military but whether he was buret. to death by the tin. Strange to say the Russians welcome blazing oil of the water around the ship, or and well treat the Japanese military officers, The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, Al- whether he was drowned is not yet known. although they fear the visit of ordinary Japan though printed insmaller type the formerly it certain, however, that he stuck to his se subjects. There are alcat 10,000 Russian and condensed in every possible manner, con ship till the last moment, and it was this troops in Manchuria at the present time, and it Lains overy year more pages. devotion to duty which cost him his life. The inevitable that fighting will ensue when Japan Royal Octave-Complete with Fourteen Maps Geneffe was still lying in the fairway of the earts to do anything there. It is advisable and Plans, pp. 1,574, $900. Directory only river at the date of last information,

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Nearly 500 wreaths of magnificent flower, Captain Scott bad nemoral to plaes this believed that whatever loan may be negotiated burat, so much so that be dropped helpless to auted to proceed to Shanhaikwan from Now-

Dulce et deorum prapatris mori.

to the borrower.

to the admin), and by him sent to Simon's Town States haro agried to sond delegates to Berlin to bond announce that be has since to find that the Chinese traid hud nos yet

for an international enterone to regulate international wireless telegraph operations. is stipulated by some of these governments that Germany submit with the formal favitation t programs defining

the scope of negotiations.1 The promoters have undertsson to do that and expect to have invitations and programme ready in a few weeks. The conformes will probably to called for March-Shanghai Times,

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