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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1888.

Italian boat, really superior to the first class in the

ST. PAUL, August 26th P. & O. vessel, and he therefore was mutured in W. C. Van Horne, president of the Canadian travel in the foreigner in preference to going acific, being interviewed for the Pioneer Press ander his own flag; and his report from Bombay on the proposals contained in the President's was such as, to induce others to follow his message, said: "A policy of non-intercourse example. It is the same between here and between the United States and Canada will London; the French and German boats all tamage American railway, interests between Sa provide a third class, which is reported by some and $3 where it would injure Canadian interests who have tried it to be superior to the second $1. On Canadians the blow would fall rather clais accommodation in any British reamer.heavily on the Grand Trunk lines, but to the Surely this is a state of things that requires Canadian Pacific it would be comparatively attention, if British shipowners have any regard slight. There is no money for us in American to their own interests! In another line of freight any way, and we could, of course, hold British steamers, whose fares are nearly as

our passenger business." high as the P. and O., I know by sad experience that the meals are frequently half cold when served. The I. & G. Company's ships are known to be most substantially built and ably com anded and officered-they are ships too, in which a lady might be sent to any part of the world without any fear of her being annoyed by disagreeable attentions, but if their owners will not provide for the suitable accommodation of all classes of the community, why those classes will go elsewhere and will gravitate to foreign flags which give them good accommodation and a speedy voyage.. If you can find space for the publication of this you will be doing the foreign community in China a service and will oblige

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Yours faithfully,

TRAVELLER. Hongkong, September 26th, 1888. [We are always ready and willing to air any legitimate grievance that may be sent us, and therefore find room for "Traveller's" series of complaints, although our experiences of British passenger steamers are of an entirely different character. Doulitiess the P. & 0. and other companies have good reasons for having no third class accommodation on board their steamers, and they ought to be the best judges of their own interests. Second class fares now a days are sufficiently in der ate to be within the reach of all foreigners in this part of the world, and we can really see no raison d'être for a third class. The person who is dissatisfied with the "chow" provided on board a P. & O, or any other English mail steamer, deserves a six months spell on "salt horse.Ed., Hongkong Telegraph.]

NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL-

The Pacific Mail Co.'s steamship City of Sydney, Capt. D. E. Fride, with the American mails of the jeth ulto., arrived in harbour late last evening. We take the subjoined telegrams from our San Francisco exchanges — ...

QUEENSTOWN, August 26th.

The great Interest evinced 'in the ocean race between the two Atlantic liners from Sandy Hook subsided soon after the Umbria arrived. It was then learned that the builder's engineer aboard the City of New York would not allow her mighty engines to be driven at a high rate of speed, no matter what honors the Cunard might claim, as the result would likely prove disastrous. Some hours after the prodigious steamer had been sighted from the signal station this morning on the west coast of Ireland an Inman tender steamed out and itercepted ber big consort off Roche's point, where her powerful engines were stopped at 11 o'clock this morning, after a passage from Sandy Hook to this point of seven days, twelve hours and thirty-three minutes actual time.

The passengers, among whom were John Sutton! Vaited States navy, and (ommander C. H. Davis, United States navy, were loud in their praise of the comfort and accommodation on the ocean in the gizantic steamer, when ibey com- pared it to nothing less than a dating, palace. The weather was fine during the passage, with light, variable winds, with the exception of two days, the 23d and 24th, when it blew strong from the northwest, and on the latter day it was squally with a high sea. The course taken by the City of New York was seventy-two miles shorter than that steered by the Umbria, but while travelling over it the port engines were stopped three times and the starboard engines twice, through which it is estimated that a delay of eleven hours was caused to, the Inman steamer. During the last four days of the passage the machinery seemed to be working better, during which time sixty-two revolutions were averaged..

From Sandy Hook to noon on the 19th 289 miles were registered; an the 20th, 365 on the 21st. 379 on the zand, 366; on the 23rd, 381: on the 4th, 343; on the 25th, 340; and to the Arrival off Queenstown, 363; her actual time beliind the Umbria, without stoppages, being twenty-six hours.

HALIFAX (N. S.), August 26 h, Charles Tupper, Minister of Fisheries, arrived here from Ottawa to-day. He said: "1 regard the President's message as a campaign docu- ment. One would suppose from President Cleveland's message ibat, Canada had no Atlantic ports; that we are dependent on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and so cut off from the ocean in winter, whereas we have ratiway com- munication fromectanto ocean through Canadian territory, and many western Canadian merchants are already ordering their European imports vid Halifax, inisead of Boston and Portland as herefore.

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While I speak without refreshing my memory, it seems odd that Congress should be asked to invest in the President any control over the treatment of Canadian shipping passing through American"canala: Since the negotiation of the treaty Washington it has been asserted that the State Legislature alone could deal with this, and so American plenipotentiaries only under- took for the Federal Government to urge that a certain course of treatment be adopted by those authorities. As further proof, however, of the purely political nature of the document, one has only to remember that President Cleveland and the Democratic party, previous to the passage of theretallatory bill, were convinced that Canada was carrying out the fishery protection service in an exasperating and harassing manner toward United States fishing vessels, and yet President Cleveland abstained from taking any action at

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that lime."

"Supposing President Cleveland obtains the power and enforces retaliation ?*

"We can stand it if the United States can," replied the Minister. "They are a more pros sperous and richer country, no doubt; still the unsettlement of trade will be more in the United States than in Canada. We have every reason, therefore, to believe that, notwithstanding the temporary injury from this hostile legislation, our natural interests would be strengthened and our Independence so greatly demonstrated that In future we would be ha self-contained as our neighbours to the south feel that they are now. If three of our four million colonists in 1775 found Is safe to not only fight their mother country, but "had" to cut themselves off from her, com mercially, and politically, and now feel no regnet that they did so, it is not unreasonable for 5,000,000 of Canadians, with all their great advantages to believe that with the active support of the British empire they may be able to stand commercial separation from the United States,"

Compos, August 25th, The Daily News ridiculed the argument that President: Cleveland's message relative to the fishertes

not have recommended retaliation, it says, unless he had regarded it as the best alternative to the wejected treaty.

hint that such steps would be highly acceptable

the Emperor, who desired bis friend, Count, |Waldetze, who is an object of Bismarck's deep aversion, as the Count is not only a consummate soldier, but also a shrewd, active politician, and both he and his clever wife exercise great influence over the Emperor and Empress. The Count, who is the most prominent member of the war party, is known to differ from the Chan- cellar in many paints.

A dispatch from Tangier says the Emperor of Morocch is" determined to wreak quick and fierce vengeance on the rebels who massacred Prince Maley and his-200 followers recently, LONDON, August 27th. Troops were sent against the insurgents and Oscar Moeller, the German shopkeeper who given free license to butcher, ravage and burn. Neuher children nor aged were to be spared. recently ran away with Elsa Elias, the New York heiress, will be taken to Germany for trial Women are being outraged and enslaved. The under the extradition laws. His lawyers fought Emperor penetrated the disaffected districts, and hard against it in court today, but the magis. it is reported that he is surrounded, by besieged trate decided to let the friends of the girl hweinsingents, European powers-are being urged their way. The penalty for abduction in Ger to send ships to Morocco to protect Christians many is three years more than in England, and Jews in coast towns. Elsa Elias came all the way from Munich t

NEW YORK, August 29th. ppear against Moeller 10-day, and brought with The Mail and Express' London cable special Says General Boulanger having started for her the girl he was engaged to be married to but filled to get hold of the brewer's daughter's Sweden, travelling incognito, the Opportunis s fortune. The testimony given in court to-day are now agitating a mease for the defeat of by Samuel Untermyer, the New York solicitor Boulanger by the abolition of the system of elee for the Elins estate, cormborates the first state. tion by list which they admit was useful in the ments cabled to the World about the girl's hands of Gunbelts, but assert that is haneful in fortune. Untermyer said she could not touch thephands of an adventurer such as Boulanger. the quarter of a million dollars left her by the Other attempts will be made to discredit the will, but it was so invested that she got from it General, it is reported that at the opening of the an income of $25,000 yearly.

Sonate M. Tirud intends to propose an inquiry into the Boulangisi conspiracy, which would lead to the passage of a law of exception.

It also appeared from Untermyer's testimony that while Moeller had the girl hid in Holland he wrote to her guardian in New York and offered to produce her if he gave his consent to the marriage. It is one of the boldest attempts at body-grabbing that ever got into court. Moeller was staggered to-day when his jilted sweetlican was brought into court and confronted him. He shook his fist at her. He threw a kiss to Elsa, but she took no notice. She will be the prin. cipal witness against him at the trial in Germany,

NEW YORK, August 27th..

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PARIS, August 29th. The Gaulers has advices from St. Petersburg that another Nihilist plot has been unearthed The conspirators who had their headquarters near the Imperial Palace, were raided by the police, who captured twelve men and three women. They also secured a number of bombs. Several arrests were subsequently made.

NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.

The Messageries Maritimes Co.'s steamer Yangis, Capt. M. Lornier, with the French mall of the 24h ukn, arrived in port early this

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number of visitors to Woolwich. In the fight between sabres and bayonets, and in the com- petition between the mounted swordsmen and the Infantry musketeers, the bayonet was in every case victorious. Even against the mounted Lancers the bayonet on foot maintained its supremacy in every case. Then came a serica of contests; in which the officers of the garrisan engaged, a cup being the prize in each case. Lieutenant Ferrar won in fencing with the sword on horseback, and also took the cup for cleaving the Turk's head; while Lieutenant Askwith won in the lemon-cutting and tilting at the rings, at which a good many failed owing to the oscillation of the objects in the high wind. Fourteen officers likewise tried their hands at tent-pegging, and, after a close contest, Lieutenant Wray, of the Riding Establishment, and Surgeon Kavanagh, of the Commissariat and Transport, tied sp.repeatedly that the peg had to be placed sideways, giving them a mark of barely an inch to aim at. Lieutenant Wray was declared the winner.

FLOODS IN THE WEST RIVER.

The Peking Gaselle of September 4th con- tains a report from the Viceroy Chang Clith lung, and Wu Ta-cheng, late Governor of Canton, describing'a serious, flood in the West River of Kwangtung, The Memorialists state that, when the great inundation eccurred in the East River last spring, the region of the West ||River escaped disaster at the time, though the quantity of water accumulated. That madethem foreste that danger was to be apprehended when the time of the summer freshets should coine. The latter part of the spring was generally wet; and in the middle of June tremendous rains fell for several days in succession. The West River and its affluents were all in flood together, the water in the up-stream districts rising to twenty feet above its ordinary level. The North River was also greally swollen, but not to the same extraordinary extent. Reports of inundations came pouring in from the authorities in the districts lying between the West and the North River. In Shon-ching Fu the water was only kept out of the city by blocking the gates. In Ssu-hui the market place became a river. Officers were immediately despatched from Canton with provisions, money, and materials; and on the 27th of June, the Governor-General himself set out, travelling day and night by steam, launch.” He visited

inspecting the principal embankments and simulating both officials and people to use their utmost efforts to strengthen and repair them. His attention was especially directed in the important embankments at the junction of The Admiralty have selected Mr. G. Apsey, the two rivers near San-shui; where at his one of the constructors at Chatham Tackyard, request General Cheng superintended the opera- to superintend the construction of the five swilltions and the inhabitants themselves laboured cruisers for colonial defence which are to he with the greatest energy. The Road only rose. huilt at Newestle by Sir W. Armstrong and a few inches higher than that of 1885, but it was Co. and at Dumbarton by Messrs. G. and J. more difficult to cope with, owing to the length Thomson.

of time that it lasted and the condition of the Country from the quantity of rain which fell locally. The drains in the embankments were closed against the rivers outside, and there was It thus became a matter of extreme difficulty to convey materials, procure earth, or perform any labour.

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Channel Squadron has been conferred on Rear. Admiral Sr. G D'Ares-Irving, in succession to Rear-Admiral Rowley, whose term of service is about to expire.

A cable special from London to the Mail and Express says: General, Boulanger; -on being interviewed, adheres, to the decision to with draw from electoral contests fill the general elections of 1889 Meanwhile he will occupy himself in organizing Boulangist committees in every community. He is convinced that bemorning. The subjoined news are taken from will obtain a majority of the Chamber in favor the London, and China Express! of the revision of the Constitution. "He denies that he was elected by the Bonapartists and Monarchists, and points out. that two-thirds of the votes received for him at Amiens were from workmen, Despite Houlanger's protestations; however, the fact remains that he has the support of the Monarchists. The Catholic press upholds him as the only possible alternative to the present atheistic church-persecuting Government. Bou langer himself privately promises to extend and confirm the concordat. When visited by the editor of the Catholic Osservater, Boulanger asked the editor-to-make-public-the General's assurance to the Catholics that he would never permit their religion to be interfered with and would maintain the vested rigins of the Church

A cable special from London to the Afail and Express says: Monsigncur Persico's mission to Ireland is finally closed. The Vatican has countermanded the order for his return to Ireland, and directed him to remain in London and negotiate for the resumption of diplomatic rela- tions with Great Britain. All the Irish Catholic. prelates and a section of those in England, headed by Cardinal Manning, have vainly brought pressure upon the Valican with a view to the recall of Persico. The Vatican's policy of a closer alliance with the English Government keeps Persice here as a special envoy. He has had two private interviews with the Queen.

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DUBLIN, August 27th,

The police of Wexford to-day arrested John Redmond, bisbrother, William Redmond, members of Parliament, and Edward Walsh editor of the Wexford People, charged with offenses under the Crimes act.

Father Kennedy was arrested for holding a meeting of the suppressed branch of the National League at Dahallow,

HAMBURG, August 27th, Seven old wooden warehouses at Steinwarde, containing cotton, rice, sugar and saltpeler, valued at 7,000,000 marks, burned to day, Six persons perished in the flames. The shipping in the docks was mostly pulled out, but several vessels were destroyed," It was feared the flames would cross the river and communicate with the vessels here, in which case the loss would have been immense.

it is anders and that several of the shins recently engaged in the inval-Mance-vres-will he recommissioned for foreign service, the #fer cry being sent to China and the fris to Australia. It is stated that among the other ships to be commissioned are the Callingwood and the Inflexible, probably for the Mediterranean Squadron.

no outlet for the water that accumulated within.

Co-day's Advertisements.

ST. JOHN

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LODGE

OF HONGKONG,.

No. 618, S:C..

N EMERGENCY MEETING of the above named Lodge will be held in FREEMASONS' HALL, Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, the 25th instant, at 8.30 for 9 O'CLOCK precisely Visiting Brethren are cordially invited.

1956 Hongkong, 26th September. 1888)' STEAM TO, YOKOHAMA, VIA NAGASAKI AND KOBE.. (Passing throYGH THE IŊLANd Sra)

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P&O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship, "ANCONA" will leave for the above places on FRIDAY, the 28th September, at DAYLIGHT,

E. L. WOODIN, Superintendent. Hongkong, 26th September, 1848."

"SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG. *HE Steamship

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"CARDIGANSHIRE," Clarke, Commander, will be despatched for the above Ports, on the 29th instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 26th September, 1883. 1:66

FOX SINGAPORE (DIREÇT). HE Steamship

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**TETARTOS," Captain Paterson, will be despatched as 'above on MONDAY, the 1st October, at 4 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

AH YON & Co. Hongkong, 26th September, 1888.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,,

NOTICE. CONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamshij

"CITY OF SYDNEY" The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Mitts of Lading for Canulersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from along- side.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignċes' risk and expense.

CHS. D. HARMAN,

Agent:

Hongkong, 26th September, 1888.

SPECIAL SALE.

ON

FRIDAY,

AND

Entimations.

NOTIFICATION,

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HE of the HONGKONG

TVOLUNTEERS 1888-9 will commence

on the 1st proxáná,

11.

Surgeon CANTLE will attend at Head. Quarters EVERY FRIDAY EVENING at 6

CLOCK when gentlemen desirous of joining can : be enrolled, it found fit.

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It will be greatly to the advantage of new members joining as early in the month as possible; by doing so they can attend sufficient drills to enable them to pass inspection in arching and carbine exercises on or about the joth October, This applès also to last year's recuts. It will be necessary to pay strice" attention to these drills to piss the inspection.

Dates of Drills, &c., will be issued by Express' later on.;

By Order 5. ANDERSON, Licut., R.A

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Hongkong, 2and Séptember, 1888.

ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS

OF THE

AUSTIN ARMS HOTEL AND BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED,

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INCORPORATED UNDER TUR COMPANIES'

·ORDINANCES 1865 TO 1886 OF HONGKONG. CAPITAL.....

$200,000, Divided into, 4,000 Shares of $50 each, of which 600 are fully paid-up Shares and allotted, 2,400 have been applied for and 'will be allotted, and the

remaining 1,000 are offered to the Public and are payable as follows,

viz.

Sto on application, $to on allotment. $$ on the 31st December, 1888, and the remaining $15 when and as the same shall from time to time be called up under the provisions contained" in the Articles, of Association of the Company,

DIRECTORS.:

J. D. HUMPHREYS, ESQ. D. NOWROJER, ESQ. E. C. L. REUTER, 1.5Q.

A. FINDLAY SMITH, ESQ. E. L. WOODIN, Esq.

BANKERS.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION. »

ARCHITECTS:3," MESSRS, DANBY & LEIGH..

-SOLICITORS-1-

MESSRS, WOTTON & DEACON,

THE

"HE COMPANY has been formed for the purpose of purchasing from the Vendors, the site of the AUSTIN ARMS at VicTOVIA PEAK, Hongkong, Farm Lot No. 54; for the sum of $50,000 (of which the Vendors agreed to take $20,000 in fully paid-up Shares in the Company) and erecting thereon and keeping a large FIRST-CLASS Residential HOTEL, and also of purchasing from the Vendor, certain other pieces of ground at the Peak, registered as the remain- ing portion of Rural Building Lot No. 18-and Rural Building Lot No. 6o, for the sum of DOLLS, FANCY GOODS. $50,000 (of which the Vendor agreed to take $10,000 in fully paid-up Shares of the Company) BERLIN WOOLS.

and erecting thereon and letting a terrace of (t Houses,

SATURDAY NEXT,

Altogether, in the districts affected, the embank- ments of twelve large and thirty-nine small The Japanese Government is about to make'

enclosures were washed, away. In most cases a considerable purchase of torpedoes, and the

the cause of the disaster was the irresistible agent who will enter into the contracts on behalf force of the confluent rivers; in Kao-ming, a of Japan has arrived in London. We under. comparatively barsen district, it was the poverty stand, however, that England is not likely to of the people, who were unable to provide the Germany is to be followed in the type of torpedo Haien it was the supinenness of the inhabitants, receive the orders, hút that the rising navy of necessary funds for repairs; and in Nan-hai to be adopted. Possibly the excellent perform who were not soon enough alive to their danger. TOYS, ances of the Nordenfelt torpedo and the HowellWhere the embankments yielded the whole area which has been developed by the Hotchkiss of the enclosures was converted into a wide sen. Company-are not sufficently well known by The rice fields were drowned, and the houses the Japanese.

partially submerged; but the loss of human life was fortunately very small. Still the condition of the people was pitiable enough. Their harvests were destroyed, and driven from their hones they were forced to take refuge on the hill slopes or the embankment tops..

A shocking artillery accident, resulting in the death of two gianers, has occurred at Bovisand Fart, near Plymouth. Forty-two men belonging to the North Irish Division of the Royal Artillery were engaged in a shooting competition with a 40-pound breechloader firing a. 40-pound shell.

On the Governor-General's return to Canton When the first shot was fired the vent plug was

the Memorialists took counsel together and made blown from the gun. Gunner Quigg was fear-arrangement for distributing relief, for selling' fully mulated, and death ensued immediately, grain at cost price, and aiding the people in and Gunner M'Alamney died after lingering re-building their houses and repairing the river half-an-hour. Two others received serious banks. The water is subsiding with the fine injuries, and two were only slightly hurt.

weather and the people will gradually be able to ictum to their homes and resume their ordinary occupations,

Bishop Ryle's, of Liverpool, letter is putting rather a damper on the Pan-Anglican Synod. is report and recommendations are doubtless 'Anglican," but hardly" Pan." Some bishops

An Imperial rescript directs the Memorialists at once to do whatever may be necessary for

embankments.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

TELEGRAM has been received Her

A Britannic Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Tokio intimating that quarantine bas been dis. continued in Japan against ships arriving from Hongkong and Amoy,

By Command,

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary,

Gosse was born in 1810. In 1827 he went..to are left out, Dr. Ryle says that the English relieving distress and re-building the broken Colonial Secretary's Office,

LONDON, August 27th. Philip Henry Gosie, F. R. S.. the English naturalist, is dead, aged 78. [Phillip Henry

Newfoundland, where he collected insects and made drawings of them and their transforma- tions. Afterwards he visited Lower Canada, then the United States. He returned to England in 1839 and published The Canadian Naturalist" He afterward visited Jamaica and published the result of his investigations there. He then devoted himself to microscopic study, and took part in forming collections of marine animals. He published several works relating to the result of his labors.

"KINGSTON, (Ont.), August 27th. The big iron steamer Algonquin, from Duluth with 68,000 bushels of wheat, went ashore here this morning. The extent of the damage is npi known. The vessel was a new one and built in England..

LONDON, August 27th. Joseph Chamberlain declines to speak in relation to the rejection of the fisheries treaty, which, he says, has long been foreseen.

The proceedings for divorce between the King and Queen of Servia will open on September 11L

NEWARK (N. J.), August 27th,

Dr. Dennis D. Mulcahy of this city sailed for Paris on Saturday, where he will sue the Duke of Aosta to recover an estate in, Spain valued al $600,000. The doctor's cousin, so goes the story, married a Spaniard of great wealth, who left all his property in trast with the Duke for the benefit of his wife and son. On the death of these two heirs the Duke took possession and refused to acknowledge the doctor's claim or to give up the estate,

LONDON; August 28th, Prince Bismarck has been seriously out of

Episcopate should first set their house in order at home; there is plenty of work to be done with the masses, lapsed or other, before going to Scandinavian, or Greek, or Old Catholic com munions. Let the English prelates strengthen the things that remain at home before seeking fresh woods and pastures new in which to display and develop their energies.

A communication was recently received from Lord Lonsdale bringing his diary up. to May 8, when he was just leaving the Athabasca River for a spot further north, and hoped to reach the Arctic Ocean... From later details it appears that his lordship had had anything but a pleasant time. Last winter was very severe at Lake Athabasca, and the Indians were frequently unable to hunt. Nineteen out of the one camp of twenty-three Indians died of starvation at A point about four days' travel north-east of

Chippewayan. The Hudson Bay Company sent out provisions to the camp, and brought in the survivors. About fifty Indians were starved to death in the district.

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CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES.

Under the above heading" A Peking Oficial" writes from the capital to our Tientsin porary on the rith Inst. as follows:

Hongkong, 26th September, 1898. Саба

CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.

Un the Mr. H. F. HAYLLAR has been TNTIL the arrival of the NEW AGENT. from contem-appointed Acting Agent of the above Company'a

Business at this Fort.

C. C. PÓRTER,

General Manager. Hongkong, 26th September, 1838.

1962 PARIS, 81, ms Lerondamine, M. MALLET GRENADA Wishes to buy all the

This

By the last two cablegrams from Europe, we have learnt with surprise and indignation that the U.S. Congress has passed a Bill forbidding the return of Chinese after leaving the States, and cancelling all tickets of identity, is evidently in consequence of the refusal (and proper refusal) of aur Government to ratify the Treaty recently made in Washington by our Minister there and the American Secretary of State, prohibiting Chinese immigra years; and the Congress, yielding to the clamour tion into that country for a period of twenty

of the Anti-Chinese crusaders, has passed this unjust and unreasonable Bill, which

is clearly a fagrant violation of the express terms of the treaties made with China on the subject. The A conference will shortly take place between Bill only requires the sanction of the President the Organising Committee of the Imperial Insti before it becomes law. This is the 'Inst straw tute and representatives of the principal Cham that breaks the camel's back, and China bas her of Commerce and Trade Associations, with the object of discussing the suggestions for the obnoxious American Bill should be carried into operations of the Commercial Intelligence De- effect, there will be no other course open for Partment. "Atlas," in the World, writing on China consistent with her dignity as a nation than to adopt retaliatory measures by prohibiting the alterations which are being made on the site of the South Kensington Exhibitions, says -1 the citizens of the U.S. from coming to China. even missed the great foundation-stone "well. This, it will be seen, is by no means propor- and truly" laid by Her Majesty the Queen with tionate to the harm done to the Chinese Interests so much pomp and ceremony. Tell it not in In America; but it will have to be done in order Gath The ponderous block was placed by an to show that the Chinese can do the same thing; unaccountable mistake in the very centre of the and if this will have no effect in bringing the projected road, and even the solemn blessing of

U.S. Congress and Goverment to reason and my Lord Archbishop has not prevented its fairness, then it will be a question for China to consider, whether it is not lime for her to cancel removal to some obscure corger !

her treaties made with that country, to recall all

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Kindsof postage Stamps, cards and envelopes, es- pecially rare old or sur- charged issues. To give the prices in writing.

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

now to take a decisive step in the matter. IftheDIN CHARLES JULIUS LAFRENTZ

her subjects from there, to expel all the U.S. citizens from this country, and to cease all relations and intercourse, diplomatic and com mercial, with that country.

'URING Mr. DENT'S absence from Canton,

and Mr. FREDERIC OŃGLEY SEATON are

authorised to sign for HERBERT DENT & Co. by

procuration,

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HERBERT DENT & Co. Canton zoth September, 1888.

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Masonic.

PERSEVERANCE ·

HONGKONG, No. 1365.

The ShareCapital required for the above objects is $:00,000, to be raised by the issue of 4,000 shares of $50 each, of which 600 shares, fully pald up, will be allotted and issued to the Vendors in pursuance of an Agreement dated the 18th. September, 1889, hereinafter mentioned, by which the Vendors agreed to sell the said Farm Lot No. 54 to the Company at the price of $50,000, and to accept payment of $10,000 portion thereof in 400 fully paid-up shares of the Com- pany, and an agreement dated the 18th Septem ber, 1888, hereinafter mentioned, by which the Vendor agreed to sell the said Remaining Portion of Rural Building Lot No. 18 and Rural Building Lot No. 60 to the Company at the price of $50,000 and to accept payment of $10,000 portion thereof in zoo fully pзid-up shares of the Company. A further 2,400 shares have been applied for and will be allotted, and the remaining 1,000 shares are offered to the Public and will be allotted and issued' as, the Directors of the Company shall determine and shall be paid for as follows:-$ro on application, $to on allotment, $5. on the 31st December, 1888, and the remaining $25 when and as the same shall from time to time be called up under

the provisions of the Articles of the Company,

The site of the "AUSTIN ARMS" contains 84.546 superficial square feet and is within minutes walk of the Terminus of the Peak Tramway.

The Hotel proposed to be erected will contain upwards of 50 Rooms, including a large Public Dining Hall, Private Dining Room, Drawing Room, Morning Room, Billiard and Smoking Rooms and, Bar, and Bed Rooms, and will occupy half only of Farm Lot No. 54, thus leaving the other half for future extensions.

terrace proposed to be erected on the Remaining Portion of Rural Building Let No. 18 and Rural Building Lot No. 60, the site of which will be levelled and prepared ready for building by and at the expense of the Vendor, will command a view, on the North Side, of tha Harbour of Hongkong, and on the South Side, of Pokfulum, and will consist of a houses of six rooms each and 9 houses of 5 rooms each, with. suitable out-offices. The site contains an ares

of 84.447 superficial square feet and it within 5

minutes walk of the Terminus, of the Peak

Tramway, and the houses can be let at such

moderate rerits as to readily secure tenants,

The architects of the Company estimate that the Hotel can be built and completely furnished at the cost of $80,000, and the is terrace houses can be built and finished ready, for occupation for the further sum of $800.

An arrangement has been made with Mr. DORABJEE Nowrojte for the management of OF the Hotel.

ybave Two agreements only' been entered into and are respectively dated the 18th day of September, 1888

N EMERGENCY MEETING of the above M LODGE will be held in Freemasons' HALL, Zelland Street, on SATURDAY, the 29th instant, at 8.30 for 9 P.M. precisely. Hongkong, 24th September, 1888.3

health for the last two months. He was much tried by Emperor William's death and by the conflicts which incessantly prevailed during the reign of his successors. He has lately suffered from insomnia and been well dosed with bromide of ammonia draughts. He walke very little, and has quite lost his appetite. Some time ago the Prince ceased to observe the regimen prescribed by Dr. Schwerninget, commenced to smoke in cessantly, and drank ten or twelve tumblers of beer every day. These irregularities thoroughly upset his digestive organs, and he became fear fully Iritable, the result being that Schwerninger is again in command at Friederichsruhe, and his patient is confined to a nourishing but very simple: diet. His only drink is little weak whisky and water. I hear from well-informed the artist had to go to Russia and to Poland. corespondents in Germany that Bismarck is suffering severely both in mind and body

The headstrong Emperor is drawing away from, the Chancellor's control, mis hasty Liberty. and reckless of the disastrous consequences thatR journey to Russia was undertaken sgainst Bis marck's wishes, and he strongly disapprover of however, bas most deeply wounded the enraged

volers and electors,—is to treat their own coupé (ter Apply to MS Bismarck is the retirement of Count van Molike, The conclusion of the contests comprised in | trymen in China in the same way as the Chinese DAVID BASSOON, SONS & Co.. which in reality took place in consequence of a 'the annual military tournament brought a largo 8 are treated in America.

Hongkong sati), July, 1888;

Mr. Gladstone was visited on the zoth Aug at Hawarden by about fifteen hundred Liberals from the Staffordshire Potteries, on the occasion of the presentation to him, by the Liberals of Bursiem, of a beautiful vase. The decoration showed symbolic representations of Poland and Ireland, and the right hon. gentleman referred to the two mournful figures, remarking that to find a parallel to England's treatment of Ireland With regard to the conduct of the Government in Ireland, he emphatically painted out that the strength of the Tory Government was the sup- poit of the self-utyled Liberal Unionists. He of Mr. Parnell and The Times, and said that Mr. Parnell had wisely entered an action in Edinburgh, and

....

Individually, I am strongly in favour of a liberal policy being pursued toward all countries. and I should be very sorry to see a single step taken which might be called retrograde and anti-foreign: there is, however, a limit beyond which even the most patient and long suffering cannot go, and the most effective way to convince American Congressmen of their folly—who, blind to reason and deaf to sound argumenty.

To be Let.

· TO LET..

"College Chalúzkan.

Copies of these Agreements, the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, and the prospectu, can all be seen at the office of 'Messis 'WOTTON and DEACON, the Solicitors of The Company, at 35, Queen's Road, Hongkong, [948

Applications for shares, which will be received until the 6th October next, must be made on a form which can be obtained at 35; Queen's Road, Hongkong, or the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank; and must be, forwarded to the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation, and the Amount payable on application must be deposited wph them. If no allotment is made the deposit will be returned, without any deduction but bares alloited is less than the number applied without any interest, and where the number of

for, the surplus will be credited in" reduction of the amount payable on allotment, and "kay, excess retained.

lately

may happen order to gratify their prejudice occupied by Messrs. IUTTERFIELD & SWINE, may happen to other men, have passed the GODOWN in ICK HOUSE LANE,

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