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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1888.

We are requested to state that during the Winter the departure of the German Mail steamers has been arranged to take place on Sundays at to a.m. The next homeward bound steamer," the Neckar, leaves on Sunday, the 28th inst. as per advertisement in another column,

THE Singapore Straits Timer of the 24th ulto is informed that of inte the road to Teluk Blangah is rendered unsafe to those who travel by ricksha owing to the Malays there having adopted the practice of amusing themselves by laying ropes, sticks and other obstructions across the road whenever a 'ricksha is sighted. During the past few nights, says our contemporary, several of these vehicles have been overturned, the drivers falling flat on the ground, and the occupants getting a nice somersault. MACAO news to hand this forenoon is to the effect that an incipient mutiny manifested itself yesterday among the time-expired, men and African contingent who were to embark on board the transport India for Lisbon and Timor respectively, both bodies of men refusing to proceed on board, probably scared by the cholera catastrophe which belell the pas- sengers of the India on her previous home- [5ward trip. Owing to prompt repressive measures adopted by the military authorities, the revolt is said to have been ripped in the bud. It is rumoured that Senhor Basto, the well-known advocate, will be 'appointed Secretary to the Government Council which is to assume the reins of Government pending the arrival of the new Governor. Senhor Firmino da Costa has not yet transferred his powers to the Council, but is expected to do so to-day in compliance with the telegraphic orders received from Lisbon. It appears that he has been strongly censured by the Colonial Office for having undertaken the trip to Timor when the Public Treasury was in a sad plight. Senhor Thomaz da Roza has finally accepted the post of Minister to the United States, and was to proceed to Washington at the latter end of last month, Senhor Teixeita da Silva, the new Governor of Macao, was formerly Governor of Timor, where he distinguished himself by ordering a Timotense to be shot, in contravention of the laws in force in Portugal

The Hongkong Telegraph

Hongkong, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1888,

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter.}

· PEACE PROSPECTS.

LONDON, September 30th.. Sir James Fergusson, Political Secretary to the Foreign Office, speaking at Manchester, expressed confidence in the maintenance of

peace.

THE LATE NAVAL MANŒŒUVRES. A committee of Admirals, consisting of Admiral Sir W. M: Dowell, Cord George Hamilton, and Rear-Admiral Sir F. Richards, has been appointed to report on the late mangevres.

(From Straits, Times.) FRANCE AND THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS.

PARIS, September 22nd. The French Government has not received any ùfficial cominunication regarding the affair at the Marquesas and duabts there having been any fighting.

SUAKIM.

SUEZ, September 25th. - Deserters report that the rebels besieging Suakim are two thousand strong. A deadly fire from the Gannet and forts yesterday drove their cavalry into the bush and silenced the firing from the trenches.

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French and Italian men-of-war have arrived. An attack on the town is expected to take place on Friday (Sept. 28th):

and the Colonies. Heissaid to have been recalled

transferred to Guiné. He is a Rear-Admiral

S12 Hugh and Lady Low left Singapore on the 26th ulto, in the B. 1. S. N. Ca's steamer Africa for Penang on their return to Kwalla Kangsa, Perak.

Il Commercio Gasetta di Genova of the 25th August states that the British Government bas notified that, at the following ports only one | foreign, transport of war or vessel having on board troops will be allowed to enter at a time i Singapore, Colombo, Port Royal, Hongkong, Esquimalt. Barrard's Inlet, Bermuda, Halifax and alt the Australian ports.

THE Straits Times publishes a second telegram relating to the rejection by China of the treaty lately negotiated at Washington by the Chinese Plenipotentiary and Secretary Bayard. It is dated Washington, September 22nd, and it reads far better than Reuter's cable message from London, of the same dite, published in our issue of the 25th, to the effect that The United States Government has officially notified China of the rejection of the Treaty. The Washington telegram says: "The United States Government bas officially notified that China has rejected the Treaty,"

THE Missionary Muddler has a good deal more to learn of science than our observers have to

about typhoons, apparently. The other nigh! it gravely let itself off by stating that in the late typhoon "the smell, too, of electricity, like the smell of burning sulphur, was so intense at the centre as to cause an overpowering sensation of suffocation," and goes on to narrate how the stench turned the provisions bad. We saw the electricity that smelt so it was in cans, and was being conveyed under the disguise of phosphorus. Well, well; what we do learn. "The smell of el" Hi-yah!

spontaneous desire to testify in a tangible man- ner to the esteem in which you were held became

very evident.

As a fireman, and the head of the Volunteer Fire Brigade, you were most generally known, and in that connexion you met with your Insurance Companies, who have for 14 years accident. It was fitting, therefore, that the benefited greatly through your voluntary exer- tions and unselfish example, should take the lead in the movement that resulted. A Fund, called "The Ross Testimonial Fund." was headed by the "Hongkong" and "China" Fire Insurance Companies, and nearly all the English and Foreign Fire Insurance Companies represented in the Colony followed on. At the same time additions to the fund from private sources, some of them anonymous, were made, but in deference to views you were known to movement and probably to this day some per- have expressed no publicity was given to the sons and firms are unaware of it. As Honorary Treasurer of the fund I have now the pleasure to perform a final duty and hand you a Pass Book showing an amount at your credit in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank of Nine Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty Five dollars, which, it is hoped, you may be pleased to receive with the very best wishes of the subscribers for your. complete recovery and the enjoyment of many happy years.

I remain, Dear Sir,

Yours faithfully,

to passing the incasare, and thus fixing the responsibility of delay upon the Republicans in the Senate ; "but 'the Republicans, instead of making speeches, demanded a vole, and the roll-call was forced today.

day news comes of her sale at Stone's price,, $30,000. The Highlander is twenty years old. but well preserved and a good carrier. Several thousand dollars' worth of repairs will have to be put on her before the insurance people will

Senator Sherman offered a resolution this morn- take riske, and the whatfage bill will amount to over $5,000,

ing asking the President, if not incompatible with NEW YORK, September and. the public interests, to inform the Senate whether Congressman Melbourne H. Ford, chairman the recent treaty with China and the amend of the Immigration Investigating. Committee, ments adopted by the Senate have been ratified arrived with his family at the Westminster Hotel by the Emperor of China. It was announced to-day, He left in the evening for Oriental, by the Secretary of State to-day that the Chinese Coney island. Ford expressed himself as greatly Government has not yet apprised this Govern pleased with the result of the Boston investiga. nient whether it would ratify the treaty, and that tion. The testimony obtained was similar in

Minister Denby has cabled that he has no in- character to that which was submitted to the formation that the treaty is to be rejected. There commitice in this city. Ford stated that if the is great surprise expressed here that the Pre-- committee never held augther sitting there hassident, after negotiating a treaty and committing been sufficient, evidence obtained to satisfy himself to it. by sending it to China for ratifica- Congress that the present immigration system is tion, should have a bill deafed and rushed a bad one and that there is urgent necessity for through the House violating it before, he had labor and for the suppression entirely of the Presidency has been witnessed in this country. new laws limiting the importation of contract heard from China. No such degradation of the wholesale Immigration of paupers to this country, it is accepted as an evidence of a desperate and Ford also stated that the remedy to be applied hopeless sinte he feels he is in politically. His was the system suggested by Powderly in his free trade idens are so palpably repugnant to the testimosy before the committee. A bill will be North that he feels he is doomed to defent unless introduced providing for a certain number of he can divert the attention of the public to some consular agents whose duty will be to investigate other subject. the character of the immigrants desiring to come to this country. This bill will also make it obliga- tory upon each and every immigrant is announce his intention to the consular agent three months before he sails, so that proper investigation may, be made. This will of course prevent the im- portation of pauper labor. Ford will remain in this city this week, and about Scpu her 15th he .................and the other members of the comitice will

leave for the Pacific coast.

LONDON, September zadi The Standard, in a savage leder on the fisheries question, says: "It will be well for the President and Government of the United States to remember that Canada is a dependency of Great Britain, and that if the necessity should iso unfortunately arise she has behind her the guns of English ironclads. If our American cousins as fail to understand this allusion; if in reference to the tons of coarse brutality which seems to be distinguishing feature of their domestic politics they invite us to reply to their insults in a strain they will comprehend, perhaps we may be allowed 250 to remind them of the Treat affair." The 100 Standard further says: "If we have to deal with a nation of filibusters let us at least know it. We will tell our American cousins frankly that we have not advanced so far toward ideal 50 Christianity that we are prepared to turn our

cheek to the transatlantic smiter.!!

JAS. B. COUGHTRIE, The following is the list of subscribers to the Fund:-

The Che Fire Insurance Co., Limited

China Fire Insurance Ca, Zimited Adanson Fell & Co, Agent-

Singapore Insurance Co., Limited........................... Sun Fire Office

Amhold Karbert & Co., Agen

Lancashire Insurance Company. Dnterfeld & Swire, Agenta

Royal Exchange Asyuramen Carplanation London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co.... Carlowitz & Co, Agenta-

Hamburg Bremen Fire Insurance Co...............................

Gibb, Livingunn & Co., Age-

Gilman & Co., Agents

Imperial Fire Insurance Company

North Builds and Mercantile Fire Insurance Co.

Wire & Co. Arens

Manchester Fire Insurance Co. London Assumere Corporation.

fentire, Matheson & Co. Agents Laprak & Co. Douglas, Agenta

Alliance Fire Assurance office..

Phenix Fire Insurance Company.......... Liverpool, London, and Globe Insurance Co........................ Levy, Alex, Agen

South British Fire & Marine Insurance Co....... Loxley & Co., W. R. Agera—

Netherland Fire Insurance Company.........

Melchers & Co., Agenia

North German Fira Tomasace Company... Royal Insurance Company..

Meyer & Co., Agen-

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Prussian Nat Insurance Co., of Startin...... Norton & Co.; Agents

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Queen Fire Insurance Co., of Liverpant.. Pristnu & Co., Agen:-~-

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Fire Insurance Co.; of 188y of Hambury. Russell & Co., Agenta

General Life and Fire Assurance Co........

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Batavia Sex Fire Insurance Co....... California Insurance CTA Sander & Co., Agent

Hamburg-Magdelung Fire Insurance Co.

Eduard Schollhaes & Co.. Agent

Lubeck Fire Insurance Con

Hanscaile Fire Insurance Co....................... Siemisen & Co., Agents-

trails Fire Insurance Co., La., per Jobs Ardraw, Agent... Turner & Co. Agents

Transatlantic, Fire Insuranen Ca.

Nerthem Assurance Co.

Amount of private subscription las

SAYS the Straits Times of the 26th ultimo

Among the passengers by the P. & O. steamer Hydaspes are Mr. W. Ridley, C.E., accompanied by two members of the engineering staff, which is to be employed on the survey of the proposed railway from Johore Bahru to the northern bourkiary of the Johore territory. The remainder of the staff will arrive by the Holt Line steamer from Timor, years ago, on that account, and then which is due in a week or two. Mr. Ridley (on of the Portuguese Navy, and a sexagenarian. and Messrs. Punchard, MeTagart, and Lowther) behalf of the concessionaires, Sir Andrew Clarke Ex-Governor da Costa is preparing to leave Maçao for Lisbon by the mail of the 16th inst. The will proceed to the court of the Sultan of Johore, Independente of yesterday's date affords a good and then, after seeing the survey begun, will go to Siam, where the same concessionaires are sample of gutter language in its persistent attack against Senkor Basto and the members of the the text of which we printed in our issue of the carrying out the survey and exploration contract, Municipality. That servile Governmental organsth inst. In this connection, it may be noted only mentioned Governor da Costa's recall and

that the actual construction of the Johore rail: the Colonial Secretary's dismissal, making no

way must be commenced within a year from comment on either case.

now

failing which the concession lapses." The following telegram, says the Straits Times, NOTHING shows more forcibly the desperate condi-Sabeele &C., Agsuts shows the strained relations between Benchi and tion of the neighbouring colony of Macao, as far as Bar at Rangoon-Rangoon, September 5th its finances, its shipping and trade are concerned, The Recorder of Rangoon, Mr. McEwan, bas than the absurdly excessive taxes the Portuguese suspended Mr. Moylan, Barrister and Times

Government levies on the tonnage of foreign correspondent, for having, ay he considered, cast imputations on the impartiality of the Court, and ships and steamers that enter that interminable falsely denied thereafter doing so when given an series of mud-banks and oyster-beds yelept the opportunity of apologising for his language. This harbour of the Holy City. We have often heard matter arose out of a passage of arms between the Portuguese clamour against Hongkong counsel in a case heard before the Recorder drawing away all the trade from the shores on Friday last, when Mr. Moylan objected of their colony. The clamour would have been to Mr. Lowis, the opposing counsel, interrupting justified, had the Portuguese ships, mercha the interpreter, and also to Mr. Lowis going and capital in sufficient quantity to car up to the Bench and showing a document on the distributing trade of the Far East, al while Mr. Moylan could not see what was being had Macao a ha bour adapted to all the trade To J. B. Coughtrie, Esq., shown or explained: When the objections were requirements. As both these factors are man overruled Mr. Moylan remarked, Mr. Lowis is existent, the wonder is that any vestige of trade allowed to do what no other Advocate is allowed and shipping should still linger in the neighbour to do because you know him at home"; and ing colony. To these undesirable circumstances asked the Recorder to note his objections. The must be added the onerous systems of taxation matter passed off, and the case continued for an on shipping which the. Portuguese Government hour. On Monday, three or four days later, the has lately adopted in Macao. It was a measure Recorder, to every one's surprise, stated that Mr. calculated to replenish the empty coffers of the Moylan had impugned the motives of the Court rusty old city that it will ultimately drive THI new steamer Battambang, of the Mesak-

on a former occasion, and he asked him to away that little remnant of shipping which geries Fluviales de Cochin-Chine, has had her explain or apologise for his objectionable still exists there is almost a matter of certainty. language. Mr. Meylan stated that he had The facts are these: Ships entering the harbour trial trip off Belle-Isle, near Lorient, France. no recollection of using words bearing the of Honglong, with the exception of the Steam- construction put on them by the Court, boat Company's steamers and the junks, which A REGULAR mecting of Zetland Lodge, No. The Court refused to allow its records to are exempt, pay, as light dues one cent per ton. 525, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland be controverted. Mr. Moylan then said that Taking the dollar at the rate of 850 Portuguese Strect, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. if the Court insisted be used such language hereis, the tax amounts to 84 reis per ton. In Visiting brethren are cordially invited,

I certainly consider it his duty to withdraw Macao, by virtue of the tariff annexed to the the words and apologise, though he had no Decree of 21st October, 1886, a tax has been THE General Managers (Messrs. Jardine, Mathe, recollection of them. The Recorder intimated enforced amounting to 50 reis per ton, or nearly that he would pass orders later. To-day, in six times as much as the sum levied here ! By Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer Wingsang, with some severity. The hearing was fixed for January 19th, 1887, this tax on shipping was from Calcutta, left Singapore, on the rat inst. for the twelfth for Mr. Moylan to show cause why reduced to one ceat per cubic metre. As a ton this port

license to practise under the Burma Courts Act is equivalent to 2.83 cubic metres, it follows that should not be revoked. Sympathy is felt for Mr. by the new regulations the tax has been reduced We are requested to state that gentlemen wishing Meylan, and it is considered that the Recorder to about 24 cents per ton, or above twice the lax to play in the opening Cricket Match on Friday has placed himself in a false position. The charged here. However, on some doubls having and Saturday next must sign the list before noon Recorder has also called upon the proprietor of subsequently arisen as regarded the interpreta to-morrow. Lists will be found in the Hongkong should not be committed for contempt for com.ordered the old tax to be again enforced, and thus the Rangoon Gazette to show cause why he tion of the new tariff, the Maczo Government Club and Cricket Pavilion.

́menting" in a deprecatory manner upon the

Incident.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M.S. Firebrand returned to Singapore from

a cruise on the zand ulto,

THE Austro-Hungarian frigate Fasand, Capt. E von Wohlgemuth, arrived this afternoon from Amoy.

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The Daily News, says: "President Cleve land doubtless desires redress and Canada may fairly consider what she can offer. The Pre- sident's message seems to call upon Canada to do herself what England, owing mainly to an unhappy choice of a Commissioner, failed to do for her. Her hands are free and she cannot do better than untie the knot which diplomacy has made tighter than ever."

VANCOUVER (B. C), September 2nd. Mackenzie Bowell, Minister of Customs of Canada, arrived last night on the sound, having visited Tacoma from Vancouver. Being asked in regard to the retaliatory measures suggested by Cleveland, he said that with regard to the President's message retaliation would not be regarded as worthy of a statesman; it belonged more to the scope of a demagogue. President 8175 Cleveland had been most inconsistent in his conduct. He had taken upon himself to appoint a committee to inquire into the fisheries ques- which the matter was arranged for two years tion, and had accepted, the modus vivendi by until the Senate could ratify the treaty.

$9,50

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The following is the reply forwarded by Mr. Ross to Mr. Coughtrie on receipt of the letter :-

Hongkong, 29th September, 1988.

Hon. Treasurer of

When the Asheries negotiations had been concluded and the award of the commission submitted, the President had recommended its adoption to the Senate, claiming that it honor- ably settled the various points in dispute between

two countries.

LONDON, September 6th. The only thing worth mentioning about Sophie Eyres' production of "She" at the Gaiety to night was the bad speech of Rider Haggard from the proscenium box. The audience shouted for him, and he said substantially that while the novel was difficult to dramatize, the version Eyics produced would probably be a success when the rough corners were knocked off. It was the noisiest kind of a first night. The audience in expressions of approval and disapproval was evenly divided.

Archbishop Walsh has forwarded to the head quarters of the National League £ 652, whịch be has received from America, Australia and New Zealand in aid of evicted tenants.

Sir Charles Tupper, in a speech at the Cutters' feast at Sheffield to-night, referred in terms of high praise to the conduct of Joseph Chamberlain in connection with the fisheries treaty. He said that no more acceptable man to Americans than Chamberlain could have been found. With regard to the "somewhat extraordinary" course of President Cleveland, he would say that Canada would never adopt a policy, physical or other- wise, that would be detrimental to England. Canada "would act with the fisheries question as its great importance deserved.

DUBLIN, September 6th. On the occasion of the trial of Redmond st

Arthurstown the police charged the crowd of people assembled outside the court. The police. dubbed the people with their rifles and dispersed them violently. Many were seriously injured.

PARIS, September 7th.

A dispatch to the Temps from Zanzibar says: The Pangani'natives to-day resisted the landing of German companies. and officers and the Sultan's troops. Shots were exchanged and two ¡Germans were wounded. The German man-of- war afterward bombarded Pangani. The excite- ment is spreading Communication with the interior is interrupted.

The Germans, after effecting a landing, drove the Arabs and natives into the bushes. Twenty Arabs were killed. The trouble arose from the procedure of the German East African Company,

The Sultan of Zanzibar has sent an armed force under Geneml Matthews to restore order. at Tonga. An English gunboat and the English Vice-Consul are about to go to the scene of the trouble.

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NEW YORK, September 17th.

A cable special to the Afait and Express from London says: No confirmation has thus far been received of the news concerning Afghan- iston, to the effect that the Southern Afghans had revolted and that a complication of the Anteer's foreign relations might be looked for. It is hazarded as an explanation of the dispatch to the Novos Vremya, which is the only author ity for the report, that this was a random shot at mere probabilities, or possibly only paper and utilized to make a sensational bit of a rumor culled from some Eastern news- news. The Novce Premiya notices with evident satisfaction that a splendid opportunity is pres sented by the alleged revolt of the followers of Ishak Ktan for dividing Afghanistan between England and Russia. In such a division, saya But who would suffer from retaliation. Not this journal, fahak's northern provinces, including Canada; it would simply add to the self-reliance Herat, would go to Russin, and the southern of her citizens and produce the same effact that provinces, under the rule of the present Ameer, the abrogation of the reciprocity treaty in 1864 Abdurraham Khan, would go to England, had accomplished. At that time the farmers of evident intent of all this helps to throw doubt Canada raised stock and coarse grains, for which on the item on which the argument is based. Much apprehension is felt in St. Petersburg tion of the treaty forced them into other classes over the rumor that General Boulanger is coming England for their dairy products. Canada now that the presence of this demagogue would result of farming, and they very soon had a market in to pay the Russian capital a visit.. It is faared exports $7,000,000 worth of cheese to the English in a repetition of the incidents which attended market, and has also in that country an excellent the visit of Paul Deroulede, except that they market for cattle and grain.

would be on a larger scale, and considerable in 1864 created a national sentiment, and she be likely to engender sentiments of resentment The endeavor to force Canada into annexation dread is entertained that such an event would

had progressed with great strides during the last towards Rusila On so ticklish a basla stand twenty years. If the proposed retaliation were now the relations of these Powers that a very put into force it would produce a similar effect little thing might destroy their poise. to that caused in 1864, and Canada would be the gainer.

"The Ross Testimonial Fund."

kind letter of the 26th inst., and also the very Dear Sir, I beg to acknowledge receipt of your

handsome and most unexpected Testimonial

The Republican Senate rejected the treaty, accompanying it, and would ask you to be good and President Cleveland immediately drew up enough to convey to the different Fire Insurance his message of retaliation, charging Canada and substantially shown their appreciation of my regarded in the light of just claiths, and while Co.'s and gentlemen, who have so generously with a variety of offenses which he before had

rele services as a Volunteer Fireman, my sincere Mr. Bowell thought it was merely an electioneer- thanks for their true kindness. It would being trick, be considered it unworthy the character affectation to say that your generous gift is not of a sintceman to descend to such a subterfuge, welcome for its own sake, yet I will ask you to especially in the face of previously expressed believe that the kindly words accompanying it opposite views. have afforded me the deepest gratification, and although I cannot but regard them as flattering, deeply sensible of my own shortcomings in many ways, it is pleasant to one so completely put aside as I have been to be so pleasingly told that "Out of sight" was not at all "out of mind." back, it affords me some degree of satisfaction the best of my ability, and although my connec to feel that I have attempted to do my duty to tion with the Brigade has been so rudely severed, I shall watch its future course with sympathy and interest.

Thanking you again for your munificent gift,

Fremain, Dear Sir,

Yours faithfully,

son & Co.) inform us that the Indo-China | suspending Mr. Moylan, the Recorder spoke the now Macao Harbour Regulations dated My volunteer days are cut short, yet, looking the United States was the market; The abroga-

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WE call the following from a Society paper brought by last mall;"The marriage between the Hon. Slingsby Bethell, C.B., and Miss Laura Beatrice Maunsell, eldest daughter of the Rev. F. D. Maunsell, Rector of Symondsbury, Dorset, will take place on Sept. 6th,”

Messra. Adamion, Bell & Co. inform us that the silk per steamship Batavia arrived in New York on the 27th Sept. and the teas on the rat inst., twenty-six and thirty days respectively from Yokohama. The steamship Duke of Westminster which left Hongkong on the 29th August and Yokohama on the 14th Sept., arrived in Vancouver on the 30th Sept. THE Singapore Fras Prair states that no less than sixteen steamers arrived at that port on the 23rd ulto, The Blue funnel steamer Priam arrived from Jeddah with 538 pilgrims on board, fallowed shortly afterwards by the Amianor of the same line with 446 more. The Antenor went to quarantine having two cases of small

pilgrims occurred during the voyage. The Norwegian steamer Stanley arrived from Batoum with a cargo of 55,053 cases of Russian petroleum consigned to Messrs. Hottenbach Broa,

pox on

every ship or steamer now entering that succes- sion of shoals, mud-banks, crab and oyster-beds, which we all know to be the approaches to the WE cull the following from the Japan Mail of Holy City, have again to pay so cents per ton as the 27th ullo.Some difference of opinion that light dues! We are told the Hongkong Canton, has arisen between Mr. Kusaka, Prefect of and Macao Steamboat Company's steamers Nagasaki and the Chinese residents of that port are under the obligation of paying this abnormal and highly ridiculous tax whenever they go on. has culminated in the despatch by the latter of an extra trip to the Holy City, that no less than two representatives to Tokyo in order to lay the $50 or $60 in charged on such vessels as the case before their Minister. It seems that Fatahan and the Honam, and that this has been last year the Prefect brought before the Consuls considered by the Company to be a sufficient the question of abolishing, on sanitary grounds, reason not to send any more excursion steamers the practice of burying the dead within the pre- across to Macao. Yet under these deterrent cincis of the town. The Russian and Chinese circumstances to shipping and trade, we hear Consuls replied that they had no objection to the Lacao papers Incessantly bragging about the closing of the cemetery in the town, as the advisability of drawing the trade of the West graveyards were plready formed at Inasamura. River to the shores of the Holy City, about As the other Consuls also indicated their starting a system of steam communication assent to the arrangement, no further interments between Timor, Mozambique and Goa, and other took plack in Nagasaki. Last month, however, dreamland nonsense! Judging by the recent the Chincas Consul, when spoken to on the events which bave occurred in the neighbouring subject by the friends of a Chinaman who colony we are fully convinced that the only was then at the point of death, is said to desideratum of that derelict dependency of the have informed them that, except in cases of Portuguese Crown, is not only to have its laws, cholera, Interments could take place in the its shipping regulations and its system of taxation who in due course expleed, was therefore it very system of Government torn out by the cemetery. The body of the Chinaman, remodelled on more equitable bases, but to have conveyed to the burying ground at Sufukuji, roots, and a properly constituted municipality interfered and put a veto on the proceedings. | intergnijonal powers and privileges, The friends of the deceased at once applied to their Consul, who referred to the Prefect, but

W. Ross,

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column.]

THE ESCAPING CONVICTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "lawakong TelegRĀTĀ,"

CYCLONES HND CURRENTS.

The

The President's policy seemed simply cutting off one's nose to spite one's face, United States carriers transported over $40,000,000 worth of Mr. H. F. Blanford, of the Indian Meteoro goods annually for Canada and the withdrawal logical Department, contributes an article to of that trade could only hurt the Americans. Nature on the Incurvature of Winds and Much has been said about the use of American the Management of Ships in Cyclones." The SIR, My attention baving been drawn to a waterways granted to Canada. The only serious subject is an important one, especially for paragraph appearing in your issue of the 26th hindrance that could be thrown in the way of mariners, and the writer points out the error ulto, concerning the recent escape of prisoners summer traffic would be at Sault Ste Marie If of supposing that the winds in Bay of Bengal from the chain-gang at Lap-sap-wan, i beg to retaliation were enforced Canada would at once cyclones blew round in circles, as if they inform you that you are in error as to the put every man possible on the Canadian "300" had no beginning or no ending and that originator of the idea of disabling the escaping canal and the work would be rapidly pushed to the centre of them always bore aight points junk by knocking away her rudder with the completion. The difficulty would then be right of the surface wind direction; and to steam-launch. Had the idea been Inspector

prove Stanton's would not be have put it at once inte removed and Canada would serenely pursue her the mistake which is still apparently being made course. More busincas would be forced to by Professor Faye of adhering to this theory, be practice? But it was not until I personally Canadian ports, and while some disorder would gives the result of his long experience in the made the suggestion that any such attempt was at first be caused Canada would eventually be India Meteorological Department and his close made, and my own suggestion was eventually the gainer and the Americans would be the investigation of the particulars of no less than carried out by myself taking the wheel of the losers. Retaliation on Canada's part by refusing two hundred and twelve

of the Bay of Launch.

to permit American goods transit in bond, he Bengal. I am, Sir, &c.,

thought, would be a foolish policy; H. LEWIS, Assistant Turkey,

Hongkong, October 2nd, 1888,

Victoria" Gack,

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"The statement I saw in the American press the other day remarked Mr. Bowell, that the Dominion cabinet had met and decided to back down from its position, is as absurd, as it la untrue. The canard has been manufactured by

board. Five deaths amongst the and was about to be buried there when the polica Invested with full administrative, financia) and NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAZZA American correspondents at Ottawa, who, if (3) Between t

Mr. Kusaka merely called attention to the fact that the decision to close the cemetery bore the,

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same latitudea, within of the storm centre, the angle was 123 they can't get facts, telegraph absurdides to as the result of iz observations, dat their papers." The O. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Ocianie, | |

***){})) "(3) Between 8° and 15° N., within TESTIMONIAL TO MR. W. ROSS. Capt. J. Metcalfe, with the American mails of

WASHINGTON, September (th. miles of the storm centre, the angle was 119 The Republicans in the Senate forced a vote as the result of 68 observations explicare signature and scal of the Consula predecessor, We have been favoured with a copy of the the 8th ulto, arrived in port this afternoon, on the Chinese Exclusion bill late this afternoon. The observations within so miles of the The ballot revealed that a quorum was not centre in the south of the Bay are too few to THE ridiculous report published by the Dart and expressed his surprise that any objection following letter forwarded to Mr. Ross by Mź We take the subfoined telegrams from our Sa0 present, and the Senate adjourned upon the afford any trustworthy results ayoko

should be raised now. On learning of J. B. Coughtrie on behalf of the Insurance

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motion of Brown of Georgia, a Democrat. "For seamen's guidance the following practical Press that the proposed public company, the stand taken by the Prefect the Chinese

There' were: thirty-two votes cast, and all rules may be promulgated 342090 "Dakin Brothers of China, Limited," had fallen residents laid before their Consul a memorial Companies of Hongkong-

were in favor of the bill. Under the rules (1) In the north of the Bay of Bengal, through has been copied by all the papers in signed by three representatives or delegaten ond

Hongkong, 26th September, 1888,

a vote will be the first order of business to standing with the back to the wind, the centre To Mr. William Ross, China. It is scarcely necessary to say that there four temples of Fokusaji, Jyofukuji, Sufukuji, thirty-six leading men, urging that an the

morrow morning, when the bill will be passed of the cyclone bears about five points on the left Present

unanimously, The Democrats: started into hand, or three points before the beam. was never any such ramour current in the colony.

talk the bill over to-day, George of Missis). In the south of the Bay, it bears about. The canard was started, harmlessly enough no

sippi, rambled through four hours of the most four points on the left hand, or four points before doubt, by a shareholder in a rival concern, and

Senate for a long time. He thought he would (3) These rules Bold good for all positions incoherent and desultory talk beard in the the beam if we except "Brownie," it attracted no notice

the old seaman, who regarded her as an heirloom provoke Republicans to reply, but when he got, within the influence of the storm, up to: 590 doubt that the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank

eapporters of "Dakin Brothers of China, Limited" have found it necessary to retire from the prom nent position they occupied as original pro- moters,

and Kofukuji were, with lhe permission of the Dear Sir, in congratulating you upon your Japanese Government, built at an early period recent liberation from Hospital after eight of the Chinese residents, and as up to the pre you received in December last, I feel that I only of Japanese and Chinese commerce, for the usamonths' confinement owing to the severe injuries sent several thousand yes have been yearly embody the sense of gladness and satisfaction inconvenient to have the grounds closed against recovery-the whole-community at your

NEW YORK, August 31st, The ship Highlander, that for three years lay in San Francisco harbour wafting orders, and for nearly two years, bas been lying idle near Wall-street ferry, has been sold. The ancient ship was owned by the Stone family of Salem, Mass, great merchants in their day. But one lost. While the Highlander has been for sale, by one their ships became unseaworthy or were

From the time when your Kie was deen This figure was laughed at, for, until two months There would undoubtedly, have been a quorum west the influence of the storm rarely extends to

interments, and a special license should be referred by the Consul to the Prefect, who met friends eagerly looked for the daily reports upon granted in the matter. This protest was again of until you were probounced out of danger, your | It with a refusal, and the Chinese to despair bars your condition, and when they were encouraged I decided to lay the matter before their: Minister. ) to entertain, hopes of your eventual reEDYETY K

generally enhanced the value of appropriate It was quite well understood that the Democr half that price; but the recent furry in oil freights George of Mississippi would have finished to-da

shipping at this port. Many offers were made were talking chiefly, to postpone action,.. for the vessel through the ship agents, and to. I would seem to show thùi the Bonales

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