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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9-9, 1902

The formal opening of the Imperial Diet by the Emperor of Japan takes place to-day.

The railway journay between Tokyo sod Nagasaki has just bean shortened by five hours.

one, extending over weeks or months. Finally, it would appear, from the evidence before Dr. Low, that bubonic plague may prevail largely among men without rats becoming conspiciously affected; and, conversely, that the disease may cause large mortality among the rats of a locality white failing to attack its human inhabit-China, tíu Guam.-

A. S. WATSON & CO., ants. It would be interesting to know

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whether the painstaking observers of the Hongkong epidemics are inclined to accept these conclusious. From a general survey. of the local plague reports we should be WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS inclined to judge this connection between.

human-and-rat-plague to be much closer than stated above and to assign to the rat a larger share of the guilt than is 'there assiqued to it. In any case, as Mr. Power says, it would be unwise to relax precautions WHISKY. against rat-born plague until we have opportunities for fully mastering the facts.

SCOTCH

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President Raerelt has signed a contract for a submarine telegraph cable from California to

The total amount of gold coined, less fecoin age, in Japan to date, is 293,079,200 yen, of which the suo remaining in the country is only 73,041,423 you.

Au old Kobe resident proposes te sail to Sau

Francisco, with ous Japanese sailor, in a boat 27 by 9 feet now being built at the Kawasaki doek- yard.

Mr. R. Clark, well-known as the "shore gunner

of the P. & O, nt Kobe, died there

after forty years' service in the Company on the

thuit, aged 62,

Since the Imperial Elist permitting inter- marrings between Manchtis and Chinese, several There will be a Rugby practice game this marringes have taken place between Manchus and Chinese women, but so far no marriage of uata has occurred between Chinese 'men and Manchu women.

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The only cases of communicable diseasa notified in the Colony last week were 3 of enteric fator (2 Chinese, 1 Japausse, all in Vioteria), of which one was fatal.

Owing to the claims on our space to-day we

The negotiatinus respecting the loss of the Koushing in 1884 (when she was snak by a Japanese oruiser whilst transporting. Chinese.

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 6th Decomber.

COMING ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND, Earl Dadley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, has informed the Lord Mayor of Dublin that Their Majesties King Edward and Queen Alexandra will visit Ireland early in 1903.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN IN EGYPT, Mr. Chamberlain yesterday visited the Cairo barrage,

MR. JOHN BARRETT AS U.S.

MINISTER TO JAPAN.

It is stated at Washington that Mr. Joba Barrett, 8. Lonis Exposition Commissioner for Asin, will be appointal United States Minister at Tokyo. SCENE IN THE FRENCH CHAMBER. In the French Chamber to-day, the Minister of Justica replying to the Nationalistallegations of Government complicity in the Humbert case,

ENQUIRY INTO COLLAPSES OF BUILDINGS.

SECOND STREET CUNTRACTORS COMMITTED

FOR TEIAL,'".

Yesterday afternoon, before Mr. F. A Hazelaudanda common jury, the official enquiry was concluded into the circumstances attending tho fatal house collapso nt. Nos. 10 and 12, Second Street, on the 2ad August inat, whan

Bowley, Crayn Solicitor, appeared on behalf four Chinese met their deaths. Mr. F. B. L.

of the Government.

The jury of three was made up as follows Messrs. C. W. Richards, C. P. Pintes, and J-H. Oxbarry

"PYGMALION AND GALATEA."

The platof Mr. Gilbert's comedy is delightfully fancial. Pygmalion, an eroinent young sculptor of Athens, breates a masterpiece in statuary female figure which he calls Galaten, Cynisca his wife, loaves home for a few days and charges him to love only bis statue notil ber return; Enamoured of his own work, he rhapsodies before bis beautiful creation and entrenta iho

marble Galatea. The gods graut his prayer and gods to erown his work by imparting life to the

Galaten steps down from her pedestal. This sudden cowing to life of the status entails no less surprises for her thin embarrassments for Pygmalion. With all the wonderment of" Frederick George, Acting Director of the which oneft her paenliar position might be Observatory, wus called to prove the nature of expected to bà possessed, Galatan plies Pygma- the weather on the day of the villapse, accord: lion with questions as to who and where she is ing to the returns made at the Obs/vatory. In and displays equal interest in his identity.. answer to Mr. Bowley, he said the evorago These interrogations ousworad, Galaten anbesi- velocity of the wind between 5 and 6 p.. on 2nd tatingly affirms that the gods have sent her to August was 43 miles an hour, and between 5.30 him, but Pygmalion ventures to dissont from and 6.30 p.m., 49 miles an hour. That was not this decreo of the gods, and points out to typhoon force; it was what witness would call his companion that he already has a wife. fresh galo. The minimum velocity that cank This, of course, is unietelligible to Gelato, be called typhoon force was 80 miles an hour.and even the explanations of Pygmalion There were no typhoon gusts between 5. p. fail to carry enlightenment. In the next not and 6.30 pm, on 2nd August, and the direction Lysippus, a warrior, entera carrying a fewn of the wind was north-west by west."

which he has killed, and which the unsophisti Tan Kit Kee, the second of the contractors, ested Galaten thinks to bo a woman. Galutea Faid that until two years ago, when I left his early and innocently begius (to sow the seëd employment as a Government foreman of roads, of discord in the circle in which she finds hor- he had had no experience of building work. As self. She tells Lytippas's fiancés, Myrens, of houses in Second and Third Streets, he personally and the course of true love evans to run was unacquainted with such work, but his partner, so smoothly as formerly for the lovers, whose lu Cheong, knew about it. In Cheong banght estrangement is only one of the many amus the materials, or at least most of them; witnessing complications in the play. These are in. bought very little. In Cheong ulso did most of creased by the appearance of Chrysos and his wife the supervising, although witness inspected the Daphne, who, protending to a fondness for art, work sometimes. He did not examine the bricks and mortar that were used, for he did and having heard so much in praise of “gol not understand such things; the only material statue created by Pygmalion, comes to buy be was acquuiated with was roul material. Chrysos is so inch ersmoured of Galates tha Whee witness and In Cheong started as

in his wife's absenco be makes amorous ad- contractors, the latter had no capital, but witness had $100,

vaness to the object of his regard. Daphne surprices him in bis útesi-téte, however, and expresses in wifely terms hor strong disappro- batien of bis conduct, an example that is

of Pygmalion, who, returning and becoming followed with dramatic results by the wifs

aware of the nature of events, calls down u curse upon her husband, Ever willing to ble, the gods take from the sculptor his sight, depriving him thus of the power to see wit admire. In the concluding act everything is cleared up, difficult situations explained, and the complications into which everyone has been drawn cleared away. Forgiveness follows, Pygmalion's, lost sight is restored, and

are obliged to hold over two important letters/ troops to Coren), have not resulted in settla- took place, Radicals aad Nationalists leaving to the alteration and reconstruction of the ten the atrocity she supposes he has committed,

on the "Rider-Main and Water Supply" question, and also a letter signed “A Dissatisfied

Shareholder,"

ment with the Chinese Government. The matter will therefore come before the United States Ambasader in London, who was appoint.

d arbitrator

-The visitors to the City Hall Library and The Osaka Mainichi publishes the following Muscum for the week ending 7th December telegram from Shanghai, dated November 24th. ware 203 non-Chinese sad 89 Chinese to theAn important agreement has been signad former, and 0 oq-Chinese and 2176 Chinese

to the latter institution.

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Taku-Kiachta line will be maintained here Telegraph Companies. By this agreemout the tofore, and a submarine cable will be laid between Take and Shanghai in combination with the Pacific Cable Company.

pushed on while the memory of the past two famines is fresh in the minds of those who laboured during them, and arrangements Lure bien male to supply information as to what plants, fruits and seeds were eaten in different districte Samples of these things will be sent. not only for identification, but in order that they may be chemically examined and their nutrient value ca the health of women and children in particular determined.

A Reporter on Economic Products is. under the direction of the Government of India, engaged in making a thorough enquiry into A couple of young men who share apartments famine foods used in India. The Government in Connaught House Hotel discovered yeater-of India remarks that the enquiry should be day that a thief had been busy in their abeuve, clothing and valuables to the extent of nearly $200 are reported missing. It is auspected that one of the many beachoombora infesting the Colony was the perpetrator of the theft.

The remains of the late Viceroy Tao Mu A. S. WATSON & CO. daly arrived at Shanghai from Canton on the 1st inst. The coflu was then transferred from the Heinftag to a large native houseboat which was towed by a launch to Sinshui, Kashing Prefecture, which is the birthplace of the deceased Viceroy. Before the houseboat left its anchorage in the Bonchow Creek, the civil and military officials of Shanghai went on board and poured libations to the coffin.

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On the 2nd December, FEEDERICK TAYLOR, Licensed Pilot, Shanghai, aged 61 years.

The Daily Press.

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HONOKONG, 9th December, 1902.

Writing on the 26th ult, the Canton corres- pozdent of the Shanghai Tintes says:-The entire foreign force engaged in the Cuntou- Hankow railway has left Shameen. Railway work has been purbed stead so well that the foreign settlement is too far distant from the scene of present operations to make daily travel to and fro convenient. On this account the force bas taken up quarters at Fati, Capt. Rich alone remaining at Shameen to supervise the transit of supplies and materials which come up the river for railway purposes.

rocalled the fact that Frederic Humbert was a Boulangist deputy. Thereupan a violent mone

their seats and becoming engaged in a general

dee. The silting was twica suspended.

THE MURDER OF MR. EVANS.

ASSASSINS CAPTURED. Wo have rocvivad from a reliable soures the

welcome news that the Chinese pirates who

and mortally wounded Mr. Evans, bare beso recently attacked. a boat near the Begao Forts

captured by the local authorities and sout to

Canton for trial.

It appears that Mr. James Scott, the energetic British Consul General at Canton. after strong representatious, indeed the Viceroy to offer a reward of $1,000 for giving information which would lead to the arrest of the pirates. The locality of the attack was placarded with the offers of reward, and boat a women seeing ons

went to the military authorities and gave information. She conducted the soldiers to a place war Ho-kwai, in the Tungkong district, and pointed out several boatmen and four field labourers as having committed the deed, Theo were arrested and in their possession were found a pair of marine glasses and a pair of trousers, which Mrs. Evans identified as her late husband's property, and also a quantity of foreign rice.

The men arrested ware sent to Canton, and

one of them has confessed to having shot Mr. Evans because he fired at them frst. They left Mr. Evans for dead, and there was a movement to throw him overboard to ensure his death, but the majority decided to leave

The Shangher Mercury, commenting on the Detasiatische Lloyd's Berlin telegram of the 2nd inst, in which Germany's intention not to ovacuato Shanghai before February is denied, says:-This Berlin report is corroborated by facts of which we have got knowledge in Shanghai. Room for a rather large body of him on the boat. the German soldiers has already been sacured

The Admiral of the Gaard Boats wAS

on the Gornisa mail Bayern, scheduled to leave | ordered to pay 312,000 of the indemalty-to- Shanghai on the 20th of December. It is Mrs. Evans, but he is said to have banded that intended to let the rest follow in the German responsibility over to his chief officer, saying mail steamers König dibort and Prinsess Irone that he could easily cover it in twelve months according to the space availablo. We learn that by the money taken from gamblers. Two local the reason why, so far, no definite official notice mandaríns will have to pay $4,000 each, 1t is to has been given by the three commanders with be hoped that the woman who gave the informa. regard to the ovacuation, is due to the instruc- tion will receive the reward of $1,000, as it will tions received by them not being quite identical, tend to promote the security of foreigners in They were therefore forced to continuously the interior if such informants are actually make inquiries at home and ask for further paid the promised rewards. The natives in instructions, which, however, are of a formal the district are said to be very pleased that character only.

At the Police Court, Shanghai, on the 3rd inst. a case was beard in which James Raddigan, assistant manager of the Ewo cotton mill, was |charged with threatening toʻshoot one Malcolm Maitland Morton with a revolvor in Seward

The following items are from the Foochow Road at 12.15 p.m. that day; also with being in

Echo of the 29th ult:-Dondy Dick was to be possession of a loaded revolver contrary to played at the local theatre on the 6th December. Municipal Regulations. Evidence having been-Mr. Macvicar's prizeat the Foochow Gas Club led, his Worship fined the accused $5 and was shet for on the 26th ult, and won by Mr. ordered both parties to enter into their own Siemssen, who showed some very good form.-At recognisances for $100 to keep the pence for lawn tennis meeting the prize winners were

Men's Donbies Mr. Schlen and the Rev. J.

one month...

the men have been arrested.

FISHING-BOATS BLOWN OUT TO SEA.

8.8.

SIXTEEN MEN PICKED UP. Captain W. McArthur of the British Empire, which arrived hers yesterday from Japan with a general cargo consigned to Messrs.

Peroy Thomas Crisp, inspector of buildings, P.WD, said he never at any time inspected the additions and alterations to the houses in Second Street, including No 10, engineer, P.W.D., was recalled and said he Bnry Ernest Yorke Haggard, assistant visited Second Street on the day after the collapse. He examined the bricks, and found then to be bine, of fair quality. They were very inferior bricks thought of fair quality for the blue tricks used here. The Hongkong bino brick was not a good brick, The mortar appeared to be fair, considering that tho work was old, but the handing did not appear to be good. The wall was tot sufliciently strong to stand the extra story, and witness would not have allowed it to be erveled. As far as

dimensions went, the work appeared to hora been carried out in accordance with the plans, built and properly honded. Bunding out here but the new work had not been anbatantially

was nater good under any circumstances, and Chinese bricklayers were not competent to build a proper wall without supervision. Witness did act agree with the theory that the wind got in at the back of the house and how the wall out, as, from the direction in which it was blowing, the wind would strike the front corner

of the house.

back.

when the curtain is rung dawn Galatea, robed returns to the marble state, with the parting and pastured, is once more a statue. the gladly

reflection that she is not fit to live in this strange worki

An excellent comedy, Pygmalion and Galutea had a fine recommendation to the audience inits presentment last night by the Janet Waldorf Company Miss Janet Waldorf assumed the Alfred George Dymond, acting inspeglar of råle of Galatea, ond claimed admiration by her police, recalled, said that the whole time he and clever depiction of the contricities of the living those with him were working at the debris the statue. So, too, did Mr. Norval McGregor, wiod did not blow against the back of the house; the building was not exposed, at the whose acting in the character of the ardent Pigmalion was jo every way masterly. As Frederick Thomas Balues Hewitt, building Chryana, Mr. Wilson Forbes had an im surveyor attached to the Royal Engines, eaidportant part to enact, and his contribution to that on 28th August he made a careful examina tion of the houses at 10 and 19, Second Street, the success of the whole play was as pronounced and again on 3rd September. From what he as appreciated. Miss Mildred Yorke male a saw, he judged that the brickwork was not good appearance ne Cynista, and for the jest, particularly good and not particularly bad. Mr. Jean de Lacey (Lysippi), Mrs. A. Dow- The brisks were blue brieke, the mortur was poor, and the whale was badly pat Currier (Chryson's Wife), Miss Amy Stanley together; the beading was bad, especially {Jfyrene, the sister of Pygmalion), Mr. Ernest at the corners. As to the situation of No. Macken, and Mr. William Fitchett (slaves to 10, it was very much protected at the heck, Aryans and Pygmalion) proved generally cap- and witness did not Bocopt the theory that the wind got in at the back and blow the wall outable exponents of the characters they were Had such a wall been properly built it would allotted. The comedy will be repeated to-night. have been sufficiently strong to stand average weather.

This concluded the examination of witnesses and Mr. Bowley summed up. Quoting: the price that had been agreed upon between the wners and the two coatmeters for the work in connection with the ten houses in Second

and Third Street, $5,100, he said the et spent on No. 10 must have been very small indeed. From the aridenes it would be seen that the two contractors exercised no supervision at all over

Simester. Mixed Doubles: Mr. and Mrs. Schlee Gibb, Livingston & Co, reported that on Satur. the work, and each had been extremely snxious-

Tomorrow Sherlock Holmes will be staged. This a play that should be well received here, for its success at home and elsewhere in still remembered, and the Colony is fortunate in being afforded an apportunity of witnesing detective stories. a dramatisation of Conan Doyle's famous

THE JAPANESE NAVY.

The Japanese Navy has now B first class and

A VOLUME of papers and reports upon bubonic plague has recently been issued at home by the Medical Department of the Local Government Board. The progress of the disease during the years 1898-1901

to exonerate himself and lay the blame on the and the measures taken against it in

With reference to the appointmentof Mr. A. The Fuk Sing, the new steam tender built by the day last when in L41. 27.54 N., Long. 121.55 Eothes. The jury bad heard Mr. Tooker's theory different parts of the world are described. Lay as Acting British Consul at Chenilpo, Foochow Arsenal for the C.I.M. Castors, was he picked up the crews of four fishing boats that the wind got in at the back of the house second class battleships; 6 first cicas, A second and blew the wall out, but that thapay, Mr.class, and 5 third class cruisera; 10 coast defence the Japan Mail says:--Thero can be little doubt officially tried on the 24th, with perfect success. which had been blown cut to sea by the gale the bulk of the report being the work of that the substantive appointment will be con. According to the contract, the boat was to given The brews numbered 16 men, all told. They Bowley, submitted, was entirely opposed to ships, 4 first class and 14 second class gun.

the evidence That being so, they had Dr, BRUCE. Low, while the introduction is fatred on Mr. Lay in das coarse. We beg to 7 to 9 miles spood during a six hours' trial and were in a deplorable condition from cold, erpo-to fall back on the theory that the wall, bosts; 4 despatch boats: 1 torpedo tender; 15 witten by the Medical Officer of the Board, offer him our sincere congratulations and to 84 to 0 miles daring a two hours' trip. Though sure and want of food and water. There was a was badly built, in support of which torpedo destroyers, 13 first class, 36 second Mr. W. H, POWER, F.R.S. Certain parts hops that this may be a step towards higher the weather was rather unfavourable for a speed very high sea rauning at the time the boats concluded Mr. Bowler, were guilty of gross aggregate displacement of 257,832 tons.

evidence had been given. The contractors, class, and 29 third class torpedo boats; with an of the report are devoted to the considera and well-merited promotion. It seems a pity trial, as the boat had to meet a strong head were approached, and darkness coming on made negligence, and their negligence was the cause

Berides the above, there are 16 vessels at tion of the question of the connection that the services of such an accomplished wind and sea during a great part of her trip, their removal to the steamer still more difficult. of the accident and the cause of the deathe

present being built at home 2 third class between bumon and rat-plague, a subject Japanese scholar should be lost to Japan, but the average speed, for six hours amounted to as the result of clever manœuvring of his ship, of the deceased.

Having charged the jury, his Worship laid cruisers (each of 2,800 tona), 4 torpedo des- which is of great interest out here. The as the Chemnipe consulate has been placed on nearly 8 miles, more than one mile above the however, the commander was successful in

down for their consideration the following trogers (each 360 tons) and 2 torpelo boats, at opinion of the local medical authorities, as the Japan establishment, Mr. Lay may subse- minimum contract speed, and during the two getting the unfortunate men on board without

three questions (1) What was the cause. in host parts of the Far East, is in faron queatly be appointed to one of the important hours, the boat ran more than 9 miles an hour, mishap. The boats were afterwards cast adrift of the deaths of the deceased herein? (2)omnka; I third class cruiser (2,800 tons), and of an intimate connection, and indeed of the

In the hoary weather the Empire proved herself Were the deaths of the deceased the result of torpedo boats of 152 tons each, et Kuro; and to be an excellent ses boat. Having loft Moji oriminal negligence? (3) If so, what paraone 2 terpedo boats of 152 tone cach and two others great influence of rats in the diffusion of

are guilty of such criminni regligence?

of 9 tons each, at the Kawasaki dockyard at on the 4:b inst., she experienced strong N.N.W. The jury, after an abrauce from Court, found- the disease. But, on the whole, Dr. Bapon

The preliminary race to decide which of two and S.E. winds until midnight on the 5th; then that the deaths of the deceased were caused by

Kobe. Low does not seem to find the case against From a notice which appears in another crews is to represent England in the In a strong N.W. gule until & p.m. on the follow the collapse of Nos. 10 and 12, Second Street, that their deaths were the result of criminal the rat as strong as has been supposed, column it will be seen that on and after the lasterraticaal ruta at the Regatta next Thursday.ing day; and afterwards, until arrival in Hong- į négligence, and that the two contractors, Tam was decided on Saturday afternoon, when the The documents which he has had the prox., the price of the Hongkong Daily Press opportunity of consulting, while supporting will be increased from $2.50 a month to $3 four composed of Messrs. Bingay, Messer, kong, strong N.N.E. mind. The Empire made Kit and In Cheong, were guilty o

the passage in the smart time of 3 days, 17 criminal negligence. The following rider the Edwards, Barlow, and Powell-Grant (cox) hours, 48 minutes,

silde: We are of opinion that the sooner the She belongs to the E. and Public Works Department is placed in s posi

Captain McArthur, the commander, was of buildings, the botter will life he protested the verdict being 12 longths.

previously in command of the ss. Guthrie. against the results of work done by unscrupulous,

careless, or ignorant contractore:”

Tam Kit and In Cheong were committed for trial.

consulates in this country, unless in the mean- while he in transferred to a still more responsible sphere.

THE REGATTA,

the theory of reciprocal infection between month. This has been found necessary owing defeated Mr Hance's crew with ridiculous ease Company and is on her maiden voyage.tion to attend to the construction and alteration Albert: carrying the German mails with dates

men and rats, are not conclusive against to the fall in exchange, and we may point out the rat as the introducer of the disease. that since the paper was started in 1867 the price has remained unaltered. The first number

5.

PLUCKY RESCUE.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The Imperial German mall steamer Kipu- techou left Shanghal on the 6th inst., at 11 pla and may be expected here to-day, at 6 am.

The Imperial German mail stanmor Konig from Berlin of the 11th ult. Left Singapore on the 6th inst, at p.m.

and may be expected hers on the 11th inst., at 6 am..

The O. & O. steamer Gaelic, with maila, &o.. from San Francisco to the 15th ult, ma Homo- lulu, left Tokeliams for this port yesterday morning, via Inland Sea, &o,

From an abstract of the Local Government appeared on Thursday, 1st October, 1857, and GERMAN ADMIRAL IN HONGKONG. Board publication (for the full report has consisted of a four-page paper, the size of the not reached us) it seems to be held that, | page being 10 inches by 16 inches, and the prico

The German Admiral, who arrived on Satur as far as plague on shore is concerned, 250 per month. It is sad to realise the day on the flagship Fürst Bismarck from the

On Sunday night a member of the skip's com ANOTHER HOUSE COLLAPSE. in some localities man and the rat suffered difference, however, in the value of the deliar, for North, came on shore yesterday forenoon and from plugue coincidently; in other localities under the head of "Exchange und Bullion Market, made several formal calls. He landed at Blako pany of the an. Zafire fell into the Harbour in the

Yesterday afternoon about three o'clock a man suffered before the rat; and in others Hongkong, 12th October, 1857" we quote the Pier and was received by a guard of honour of neighbourhood of Murray Pier. A bluejacket

following"On Hongkong at six months the Sherwood Foresters. Accompanied by an off the Humber gallantly jumped into the water building collapse occurred at Nos. 434 and 436, again the rat suffered antecedently to man sight 5. On Bombay, the market opened at escort of Sikh police under Bergeant W. G. and managed with much difficulty to keep the Des Voeux Road West. The boases are used. Moreover, when in a particular district, 231, and closed at 225. On Calcutta the open- Gerrard, the Admiral visited H.E, the Governor unfortunate man from sinkingaatilan European. As godówna. Two men who were struck by the Manila, on the 4th inst., p.m., for this port. either man or the rat bus suffered antece ing rate was 223, closing at 219" Comparing at Government House, H.E. General Gascoigne constable threw in a life-bury with lines and falling debris were resoued and sent to theen dently to the other, the interval between the sises of the papers and the respective value at Headquarter House, and also called at the dragged them both "sshore. be Zafiro man Government Civil Hospital No others are the invasion of the first and of the second of the $2.53 then and now, we feel justified in German Comentate, Glenenly. He returned on was taken to hospital; he was reported to be all believed to have been in the building when the variety of the discase has often been a long deciding upon a small monthly increase, board about noon.

right yesterday.

collapse took place.

The C.P.K. steinar Tartar arrived at Shang- hai at 4 s.m. on the GL1 inst., and left again at 3 pm, came day for Nagasaki, where she is due to arrive at 6 am, to-morrow.

The steamer Sandakan left Sandakan tia

The C.M. steamer. Ospack left Singapore the 6th inst., and is expected here on the 12th inst.

The 0.8.8. steamer Tydeus left Singapore on the 8th inst.,, and is expected here on the 13th inst.

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