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INTIMATION..

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRFSS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 218, 1906.

published-in Home pipers, how the patie may be misled without deliberato intention. It would appear that the popular sty of the gossips finda a parallel in modern methods of jourvalisu, smof that all are not A. S. WATSON & CO.,qually pable, Mrs. A. was not menda-

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1st.

APPOINTMENT CHEMISTS - BY

Its EXCELLENCY THE

GOVERNOR

DEPOT FOR

THE FINE PRODUCTS OF

BURROUGHS

vious when she toll Mrs. It that Mr. C. Whether took too much sugar in her tea. Mrs. B. meant mischief by informing, Mrs. D. hat Mrs. C. took too much "some-

thing" in the draking line is ticklish question; and still more so the moral responsibility of Ms. Y., who in due goud with regretted to TO Course and

inform Mrs. "%. that Mrs. C. had been arrestel in a hapless state of intoxicatie. It is largely a question of interpretation, it will be observed; and in the absence of ixster knowledge, of Ineat colour and detail, it is quite posible that the European receivers and transcribers of telegrams from Tiongkang were troosion sinners when they alarine las public with such exaggerates reports of what had really take u place in this far away depend. ency.

A Shanghai contemporary has recently expressed its ignorance of things Chineas on the part of people of ordinarily good education at Home; and it instances 24 case of the Musealed "Bradea. Newer devoting it, twa

WELLCOME

& Co., LONDON.

TABLOID BRAND PRODUCTS. *SOLDID BRAND PRODUCTS,;,

KEPLER MALT EXTRACT.

Concern ;11 the

The formation of a General Staff ix Indis TELEGRAMS.

Can

will be a matter requiring time, but a skolstoy organisation already exists and this gradually be sunile into a complete body. Other walters affecting the three Commands and the Divisional scheme of distribution have to be considered, Int

a serions diffenition are suticipated. Presumably questions of ox penditure come in, though really the changes are cu the side of economy.

A scheme is on foot among the promoters of the Japan Silt and Cotton Spinning Company now being floated among theme conected spinning mill with the Mini firar-to start a in China, Mr. Kobayashi, Dis votor of the Oji paper-mill, formerly inspager of the Mitauj Bank in Koby, was in Kote a low days ago to consult Mr. Muto, guptal ma ager of tha Kabegafuchi Spinning Company in connection with the proposal. The prospectus of the new scheme will be published surtly, the capital will be Y 1,500,000, and the mill will be erected on a amitable site on the Yangiz,, iver.

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In view of

It is generally admitted that the flour milling business in Manekuria is a very profitable one It is now carried on by the Chinon by very primitive uitlods, and as it is impossible under | proseur cauditions to meet thu dem ɩnd, the im-

port of flour is rapidly incressing. this faut, capitalists in Tokyo, okohama and

Himna other places, including MTS. Enjici, Abs Konk, Pakuawn Mome‹uke, Win Chin-dọn and others are taking steps to form & company to commence milling in Man: laris. The epital is fixed at Y1,900,000, in arket. The bulk of the sbaran have been taken up by the promotors,

["DAILY PRESA" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.]

THE NEW VICEROY.

SHANGHAI, October 28th.– H. E. Turn Fang renched Nanking' yesterday and at once took over the seals of office.

REUTER'S SERVIon]

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

LONDON, October 25th.

the

In connection with anti-Americanism in Japan, the American papers are comment- ing on the resignation of Danni Kitagak, the only mihiperin training at Anpolis Naval Academy. It is alleged tim the resignation was at the request of the Japanese Lgation. ;

LOSS OF THE HANKOW."

INQUIRY OPENED.

The

could have been done without the persoUF setting the ship on fire being notioad. There wars' many motives for people to set the ship on fro At the Magistiney on Saturday bofore Mr.bat he would rather not say anything definite. H. H. J. Gompertz, sitting as coconer, and He considered it anlikely that the fire was Menara, A. Course, T. G. Drakeford and II. started by spontaneous combustion. Rapp, jurora, an inquiry was opened concorsing Chinese passengers all stanked and were`very the deaths of passengers which occurred in the careless with their pipes rl stokes, but he thought if a dra bail bent atarded in this way baring of the river sletmer. Hankow.

Captain B. Branch, mastor of the Hankos, it would have been noticed by the other way the the first witness. He stated that the passengers. If the fire, decurred at sea Baukum loft Canton at 6:45 pm on Oct her wits considered very for lives would have 13th for Hongkong. As nearly as he could be saved. He considered it wife to carry estimate there were about 950) passagers, un matting on the ship although there was samy board, including seven Europass in the first risk. class. The cargo causisted of silk, silk-cocoons

string vegetables-und miscellaneous cargo- The total value of the cargo. wws, about £50jera. (sterling). The Haakon arrived at

ber

wharf at Hougkung

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Pathe Jury,—la't volls, of matling lil pisuty of room for the pazsebgera.

James D. Chris je stated that he had been chief engiwer of the Honkers for over 23 yeaIK little hofors Ile lad Guided with, the engines on the nora- The electric light- At about 3,20 Lə

3 o'clock as the 14th instaut, She made fusting of the tira at 2.55 am, of 9 o'clock and the gangway boing lowered was turned out at 3,15 maa: snumber of passengers went off at once. Three at th: aların of firs and went in the engine, gangways were lowered for the passengers, start, the pumps and to give orders to The regetables were stacked on the main deck light up again. The engine room filed rigidly. and there were Ph rolls of matting and other with smoke and be reached thes pump but was merchandise forward. The raw silk was in the unable to start it as he was getting overcomer strong room and 2000 bales of silk in a zoom ou with smoke. He was neatly enfocated by the the upper deck and about 714) further rolls of time he returned to the dark: Nothing could It is declared in Washington that the

matting was stored afl. The watahuman gave have boon doar to check the fire. It was witaess the first warning of fin, while he was imposible for the electric, installation to have Governmut has no information of any anti-Japanese feeling, beyond newspaper-talking with the chief officer. Previous to this caused the fire. Every light had a fun and the cuttings" from the Ambassador at Tokio, there were no signs of a'fire on board. On lights were grouped to a distributing box. Even which low resentust at the California receiving the alarm witness and the chief officer if it wore possible for the electric light to have Labour agitation. The Government does proceeded along the starboard alleyway and started the fire it could not have caused it when Dr. Haley deposed to having examined bodies of several of the Hankow victims on the 16th. instant. Death in quo ioslanca was' day to There was a

· KEPLERS SOLUTION OF COD LIVER central jage to a remarkably representation is shares of Yo each, which are now on the not coneen its desire to retain the special load that there was no panic amongst Tat it broke out

IL MALT EXPRACT.

BEEP AND RUN WINE (B. W. & Co.)

DARTRINH LANDLINE PREPARA-

TIONS.

·HAZELINE, HAZELINE' CREAM, HAZELINE SNOW," &c., &e., &e

TABS RO' MEDICINE CHESTS, AND

POCKET MEDICINE CASES.

The Fine Prodnets of BURKOPHUS WRL.- & Co. are pre cribed by loading CAME Physicians all over the World:

of an ginaryViceroy of Kings driving swiftly in a motor-cur, alunga fine country rowl set with temples and land. een dwellings at what the artist considered

suitable distances. The ruul, a mover. was lined with smart looking. Clause sokliers, in mindera uniform, who were undergoing review prior to disper ch *te poll rice riot in How " Such misleading publications ar...very uumerous indeed; and more amusing than am oying to those who know better. But the person of ordinarily good ineation, discovering how in more serious matty is similarly liable to be given wrong impressions, can kareely he expected to It is not wants jon in such amusement.

be

fricudehige of Japan.

LONDON, October 26th. The Japanese Ambassador at Washington There was an amusing intelnde in the Sydssy Industrial Arbitration Court the other has requested the United States Government, day. Julge Heyd strongly emlemas a to see that Japanese subjecte in California, castrin Linde; for chewing op boya" -la odlier are afforded full treaty rights, including the words, employing them for a few years on the right of children to ateral the schools in It is likely hat repre- San Francisco. turning the sdrift so that they were useless when they became men. Boy-," said the judge "should not in put into trules that offered them sentations will be made to the Californian Ha fur

If every boy is brought up to a | authorities. skilled-trade" comicked one of the barristers Mr. Root Las requested Japan to urrest in the case, where is the apply of skilled and punish the Japanese poachers who labear to one from. And he added, "the escaped after the attempted landing in

same strietarus night tre passed on barristers'. Luys, They Lave no future," Well, that is "tras" wejoined the judge: "when I was at th

Bar I told my lys they had plenty of time before them and that they should study to hit themeslts for something utter than their

„S. AVATSON & CO., while giving reing to indiguation, several query listened to my advice

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CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 1913 October, 1906.

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NUTICK TO CORRESPONDENTS. QNETCications relating to the name column hould be addressed to Tas EDITOR,

spondents must forward their nazıds and ad- dress with communications addressed to the Editor, net fur publication but as evidence of good faith,

All Catlers

for

publication, should be written on site of the paper only.

to anonymously signed communications that have si cady appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Tiders for ozira envies of DAILY Pass should be

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never took it.”

The tribesmen beyond the Peshawar and

Kokat borders are unquestiounbly much better red tuum formerly, mys the Pio car, and they seen to have little dienlty in obtaining breich landing rilles from, or through, Afghan iau of late arms bearing-American marks have fun seen in the hands of Airidis and these are apparoully Tseboater repeaters, Theile which has the largest sale is that which has no mirk of place of manufacture, but bears a short inscription in -Porsiau characters. It is supposed to be me in Belgium and

The condition of things his to be revogaised, much and its results accepted with arsignation as possible. The practical lesson to be looked for is one of greater tolerance and charity toward all-opinto-s. Opiums are the result of Information, and where the opinions sem ohuoxions ta us, it is only lair to assume that the people who express them have been misinformed. All alege information, apparently, should be received with scepticisus and carefully weighed, while. opinions at all times are to be taken for | smugged into Afghanistan whence it is secretly erried into the tribal enantry. There sevims what they are worth, and never resented as they too often are. Certainly, residents into bono festive method of checking the trade is kept for smugglers in the Persian Gulf. the Far East, with enough loal knowledge ins and ammunition, though striot watch to see how over and over again the

The trade is such a profitable age that it is officials do unt appair to tako much trole in checking it in the Awir's territory.

sul before li a,m. on day of publication. After that i urdinarily well educated world is jakoly to costi te, particularly as the Afghan

kur the supply it limited. Daly supplied for Oash formed abet Chim and the rest of the 12-graphic Address: Pages. Codi: 4.8.0. I Ed | Orient, should find it easy to acquire a

Lieber'

charitable outlook. They should adopt as a formnila, not the bitter saying that "ail med are liars", but the gutler paraphrase, "most men appear to be misinformed":

P., Bae, 38. Telephone No. 12

ECNGKONG OFFICE: WA, DES Vieux Rean C LONDON OFries: 1, F1.8T 8TH EXT, F.C

The Daily Press.

Hi Excellency the Governor was "At Home to the principal Chinese resident of the Colony on Friday afternoon at Government House.

The Oseku Ferry-boat Company in ding very good buses. A dividend for the last half year has been declared at the rate of 21 per caut per aubuM.

KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Minates of a meeting of the Municip Council, Kulangsa, Amoy, held at the Boardl rocu on the 9th October, 1996.

Present Movers F.-B.-- Marshall (Chair- mum GAY Bosa AF. Gardiner, f. Tukutsuka, W. Wallace, the walth Officer

and the Sarreʻary.

1. The minutes of the last meeting were rend and confirmed;

2. The Superintendent of Police reported the following cases have been dealt with at the Mix & Court since the lost meeting -

SUMMONSEST

Under the Licensing Ordins.ca regalation No. 2 has been amended to read, "No Leonoor abell be issued for more than 630 rimshus within | Debt 2. Wife desertion 1, the island of, engkong."

Assault 9. 11-gal deleation of property 1.

The Postmaster General makes it known the Goverdment Goodle that on and after January lat, 1907, dirset money orders may be obtained payable in Cape Colony.

The quarrel boi ween the State and Charoh lo Spain is increasing, and King Alfonso declares that the Government will not give way in its

present atand.

His Holiness the Popa is

greatly upset over the matter, and lias expressed is regret that Spain should have to lowed in the footsteps of France.

SUMMARY ARRESTS,

the suspicion, belag found on private premises for an nulawful purpose 1. Assault 1. Lunatic found wandering at lange 1]. Theft 3. Com. mitting a nuisance 1.

Ordinary routine bna'nege was transacteit. (Sigant) PRED. B. MARSHALL

Chairman. By Order,

C. BERKELEY MITCHELL Segretary K.M.C.

·MUCH RELIEF ACCOMPLISHED

BYPHOON COMMITTEE BUST.

Alaska,

The "Tim" of New York says that whatever the Federal Government can do to counteract the hostility of the Japanese, will be dono. A boycott of American gouds

and the less of Japanese friendship are

feured at Washington,

AUSTRIA.HUNGARY.

LONDON, October 25th- Baron Aehrenthal, the Ambassador at St. Petersburg, succeeds Count Golachowski.

M. Petreich, the Austro-Hungarian War Minister, has resigned, and is succeeded by Schoenaich, the Austrian Minister for National Defence.

THE UNITED STATES.

LONDON, October 25th

Mr. Oscar Straus has been desiguated by President Roosevelt for the Secretaryship af the Navy. This is the first appointment of a Jew-American to the Cabinet.

THE RUSSO JAPANESE COM- MERCIAL TREATY.

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passagers, but the usual rush to get "anlogo- Witnessaw the fire at the foot of the after ladder leading to the main deck. blaze almost in the centre of a stack of matting drowning. Of those who perished on board and plenty of smoke, and witness gave orders to witness thought suffocation was the cause of death; suffocation was usually the cause of death get the hose out. Two are backots of water ware secured and emptied on the flares and justin big, fires. at that moment a panic started. The other fire The ship's parser said he was unable to save buckets Bould not be got af, owing to the rub of the mals of mything under hischarge. parsigers. The mate wout aft and witmens / The Chinese compradare deposed that when Alter Fave orders for the bales of matting wear those he awoke his room was full of smoke. en fire to be pulled down in order to stop the he got outside he was kancked down and fire's progress. Witness then assisted the mau trampled on by a lot of people but rogained his The rest of the comprṇ- with the loss and met the chief officer who tollfest nad got a-hore. him that the donkey engine could not be started dore's staf perished in the fire. Witness had as the fire and smoke haut driven the inro from Pubnt. $2000 in his safe but saved nothing either the hold. The hose was t) en attached to a band belonging to himself or the ship. His fois pump aft, but that brotes away and became who perished in the fire were escaping from useless. The haud pump forward was too far away their cabinant the same time as witness. to be used effectively. The fire alarms were then sounded. The Chief Fugineer was at this moment standing at the forward end of the port galleyway and witzess asked him if anything

C. J. Noronha, watchman of the Hankow. stated that when he discovered the fire he tried He gave to put it out, but was unable to do so, be pauld do nothing further he left the ship. Witness saw or smelt. nothing to suggest that kerusonę or other oil had caused the fire.

The iquiry was adjourned until Wednesday- morning at o'clock."

the share to the passengers. When he saw that

THE HOUSING QUESTION, AT

KOWLOON.

could be done wish the ongius s. The engineer replied that the engines could, not he worked. | Witness then saw two Europeau lalice standing near the entrance to the saloon and tell them to leave the ship. 3 hoy did so and be accompanied them to day wharf. Wincesk weuf- arvaril and below again and found the gangway still choked with Chinese and then the Chiness women's We are asked by Mr. Heary Humphreys to corset a paragraph which appeared in our quarters took re. Jast then, is if the wind had changed, the ship was cuveloped in smako Issue of Satnedar moncerning the lowing and nothing more could be dose. Wituess of houses in Kowloon by the Military Authori- went back to the upper deck, From the timties. Me. Humphreys informs us that there when the watchmm called tim nuti bo went has not been "μ general exodus of residuais back to the upper deck not are then thres daring the last few days" from houers in th minutes had elapsed. Wituess wout along to streets mentionel in the paragraph, and that soon and opposite to the gangway he met is misleading to state that the whole of the the chief engineer and ord red bin ashore. houses in the streets mentioned bare been Witness examined all the chius ned looked leased to the Military Authorities.

So far as the Louses controlled by the under the beats for passengers bat found no-one. He then went ashore, again but to diately Humphreys Estate and Finsics Co. are gen. refurned to the ship and made a rush tá got his | córnel, the facts kr that the Military paper, but he was able to get them and saved nothing. From the first alarm until witness Anally left the ship could ust have been more than five or six minutes. Altogether five gangways were lowered for the passengers. There were no Chinese passagers forward bat a gangway could oasily have been put down for them if there ha boeti. Tuors were about 700. Chinese on the main lock ánil about 120 Chinas in the first class. There were therefore about 700 people to get ashore by the after gangway. Between 300 and 400 passengers would be able to love by the gangway per minute. But with baggage (and most of the Chinesa tri-d-to take `their luggage) disembarkation.would, bo slower. In accordance with the general plan of opera- tions, which is that the Northern Army engages | It was customary for Chinese passengers to push back a force advancing from the Yan-12a to resin ci the_ship_until_daylight--The- along the railway

the cavalry, elecen hasdred fire engines

two opposing armies, acting strong t

of he si hodie, met two miles East of Tangsinghsion.

The dust and the dista o prevented close observation of the troops a the moment of the

but the charge,

LONDON, October 25th. The Japanese draft of the new Commercial Treaty with Russia is being considered by the Foreign Office in St. Petersburg.

[N-U. Daily Near Service]

THE CHINESE MANOEUVRES.

CHANUTEFU, October 22nd. The first day's maneuvres were devoted to the spectacular effect of a ravalry charge.

the last mile in close

icory an Shil kai and H.E. Tieb Liang, Direct r of Army Reorganisation, were -present.

Mayukera, CeFORER 99TH, 1906. The quotations that appear elsewhere, from Mr. DOUGLAS

it the STORY's letter Tribane contradicting the Tiures' account of what has taken place in Koret, serve to call attention to the unsatisfactory pussition the general public is when it para toi know the truth. The vast number of news papers in the world only seems to make confusim norse çonfounded, aul to provoke petitions of PuLATE's question, What is truph 2" We are not sure that PATE WAS jesting on that.o cusion, although we have ́uften been toll so ; and certainly experiencs continues to offer very many occasions in which, perplexed and worried, meu in something like his positim are prompted to make the same query. The situation is most discouraging to interested stulents of contemporary history, nad tends to boler erics. We know that there lixs been

It is reported that this week will see both thro -A meeting of the General Committee of the and is a deep-hid causpiracy to discredit

Fatalion and Kiesh-in again on the Caston run. Typhoon Relief Fund was held at the office of Japan and the Japaneso in kwea and The Kishan has left dook, but still bas to Sir Paul Chater, the Chairman, on the 24thing from Ussuri Bay on Saturday when sho Throngboat the Far East; but we leave her radili fiffel. It was fond necessary inster, at which the report of the tab.com khow the there are honest observers, who to remove only thras plates from her hul and mittes was reosived and considered.

when these were rolled they were considered The sabemmittee hars been constantly clain to have discovered that the pro- Japanese live gone to undue lengths in ally strong in replaced. The Fatahun ngaged in considering claims for relief and

will shortly be out of dook,

Asistance, and in all have up to date received information that 1770 bouts have been re- sisting their case, glossing over farts and

sum of The following hare ben selected to play for port d as lost or damaged involving suppressing others Ex-parte gatements

che-Hongkong Football Club in the Ragby $1,194,342,

Claims for 1623 boats have been investigated. be somewhat we may always export to

Match against Capt. Hauking's XV to-day

and relief ulready granted to the extent of Aloured, bat the diametrically opposite (Monday). Kick-off at 5 p.m. The club will $45,616 to licensees of 23 boats and to widows things that am retailed as news compel the play in colours. Back: T. C. Gray. Three and orphans 5816.

The Took a Hospital have incurred an doubt whether there still be sy honest quarters: F. C. Kendall, T. E. Paarce, A. M.

with a

Forrest, and N. S Forbes, falsas: J. Gexpenditure of 818,510 for recovering and me for moleru searcher even

857 bodies and feeding 1100 destitutes. burying Forwards: Jonghon, and L. J. Black burn;

The subcommittee are still engaged in lantern to discover. Too hasty cs. G. C: Bailey, J. Hauron, J, Gangə 11. V

in estigating and relieving further ensos, i This bead are also to be deprecated. Hickman, H, P. Chard, R. Munro, H. M. report on which will be submitted at the end of. W have seen in the curiously distorted Kendall and T. G. Drakeford: Referee: Mr. next week, which will bo communicated in duo

course to the local press. accounts of the highong typhoon, as J. Clark.

„STEAMER DESTROYED BY A MINE.

TWO HUNDRED PASSENGERS MIS÷ING,

TOKYO, October Vånd.

Authorities have agreed to lease 3 houses in Cameron Terrace, 5 in Grangilie Avenue, in S lisbury Avenue; 2 in East Terracs and 1 in East Aresins. Our report also mentioned houses in Austin and Humphreys Avonge These kousen we believo are controlled by Messrs. Hewan & Co.

The present tenants leave at the end of ext month; Lut we understand that onl five tenants of the Humphreys Estate and iuauen Co. are affected by the arrangement made with the Military Authorities.

CORRESPONDENCE.

KOWLOON RIGSHA C ́OL'ES.

T-TEE EDITOR-GE THE “DAILY-POS

Slowate, in your valuable columns, to bring to the notice of the authorities tho regular auoyance caused by the insolent and

unlawful behaviour of the ríesla coolies near the Ferry Wharf at Kowloon.

Few pople care to institate proceedings an intelligent police officer themselves, tut would have no difealty in example now and then.—Yours faithfally.

selecting

S.T.E.

SPECIAL JURORS UNWANTED.

BRIKELY PROSECUTION ABANDONED

·We are authorized to announce that the

were approaching the ship as witness left for the wharf. Water came a minate or so after the engines ertired, but it was impossible at this time to go aboard the ship. Witams instructal the chief officer to get a Suthernors advan effect' was gooi. The

boat and pick up nayoas found in the water. cirry 2,350 order. The Northerners, keeping their The Hankore was licensed to squadrons in scholan forination, wheeled into passengers. The ship was filled with electric line precision at the last moment.

General opinion appears to be that the execu- light but it was turned off a quarter of an hour tion of the e charge was better carried ou: than after arrival. Whan witness came back from war lest year's similar operation and the troops the are the second time the lights were out, engeg d'show a sitisfactory improvenient. He smelt no suspicion of kerosene or other ail near the fire. The damage suffered by the cargo would amount to about £40,000. The Harkow's fire appliances consisted of fire bucketz, hand pumps fore and aft uns steam special jurore summoned to attend at the pumps, with several reels of fire huse. These Hongkong Supreme Court to-day (Monday) were all in good order at the time of the fire, will not be required to attend. It was a- The life earing appliances consisted of life boats,nounced at the Court on Saturday that the which could each carry fifty pasengers, a Attorney-General had given notics of his number of rafts and all appliances according to intention not to proceed with the prosecution

On Monday of Sunitary Inspector Gidley. Board of Trade regulations. morning, after the fire was extinguished, the Hunkow was lowed out to sex and two sbarred forms resembling bodies were found on board and were buried at sun. As far as witness knew there was no cargo on heard of a specially in- fammable nature. Witness attributed the

The N.Y.K. str. Aen Maru (European Lino) great loss of life to the panic and the fact that it f was impossible to do anything with the Chinese. left Shanghai for this port on the 26th inst He could not advance --definite theory as to and is expected here on the 29th inst.

The N.Y.K. str. Nikko Maru (Anstralian the origin of the fire. He only saw eas firs and Line) loft Manila for this port on the 27th inst., could not say anything with regard to the and is expected here on the 29th inst

The NY.K. str. Yawata Meru (Australian theory that the fire started in overal places at once. With regard to the curious theories. Lin left Nagasaki for this port on the 26th

and is expected here on the 30th inst. | od vareud as to the origin of the firs-it was The N.Y.K. str. Kuskura Murn (European possite that the ship was set on live. This Line) left Singapore for this port on the 25th

Oct., and is expected here on the 1st Nor.

The Russian steamer Varyag (5) was ewery struck a tie, which exploded and wrecked the stear. Two handred passengers are missing twenty were saved.

No aloomer with the name Varyag appears is Lloyd's List The Vladimir and Voronej, both large steamers, should te at or near Vladi. vostock. ED.]: THE NEW EPA IN-NAVAL AFFAIR

Touro, October 2ɑd. The American Council of dmirals recom. mends the onstruction of three battleships 10 be superior to the Dreadnought.

A FATALITY ON TITE RAND.

LONDON, October 22nd. Twenty-threo Chinese were dashed to plects through the supping of the rope which held descending cage at the Simmer East wine, seven miles from Johannesburg,

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The 1.G.M slz. Balor, carrying the German mails with dates from Berlin of the 9th Out, loft Colombe on Saturday, the 27th Oct; pas, and may be expected here on or about Wednes day, the 7th Nov.

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