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THE BRITISH MINISTER AT

WASHINGTON.

LONDON, October, 27th. The American press demands that the British Minister at Washington should have his pass- port harded so him for influencing the vote for Mr. Cleveland, •

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(From the Courrier d'Ilaipkong.) APPOINTMENTS IN THE FRENCH CIVIL

AND MILITARY SERVICES.

October 20th.

General de Minibel has been given the command of the 6th Army Corps. M. François has been appointed head of department to the Under-Secitary for the Colonies.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1883. —~

A TIENTSIN COrrespondent says, that the "Al phabetical" gunboats of the Peiyang squadron are docking at Taku for the winter, THERE will be an Emergency meeing of Zetland Lodge, No. 525. in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Thursday, the 1st proximo, at 8,42 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

A JAPANESE native paper states that during last nionth the number of patients suffering from cholera and other infectious diseases in Tokyo was 178, of whom 123 were males and 55 females Of this number 56 died, the remainder having recovered or being still under medical treat

ment.

Tus Band will play at the Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks, this evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. The following will be the programme

MarchTricephant.Smalth.

"Flute turche" Suppe

Overture..... Valse........

"Tendre" „"Wenkis PatresÏ.......

........... Waldteufal Rests, of Resin!" Yastasi....

...Sndíry. Fantasis Rem, of Costa "Winterbotscien

Messas Russell & Co. Inform us that the E. and A. S. S. Co.'s steamer Tannadire left Port Darwin for this part on the 23rd inst., and may be expected to arrive on the and proxime.

A RROULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No, Street, on Saturday, the 3rd proximo, at 8.30 for -şaş, will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland 7 Pin, precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

effect of non-action on the proposed order would Vest inquired of the presiding officer what the be. No response was made.

4.

The Chinese bill has already passed from the

to go to the President.

Custody of the Senate and is in the House, ready

of the yellow-fever sufferers was passed.

The bill appropriating $100,000 for the relict Senator Jones of Arkansas made a speech commending the President's policy in the direction of tariff reduction.

ONK of the actors in the theatrical escape from Kennedy Town made, by ten convicts in June last has been recaptured. He was working as A chair coolie in the Colony, and was arrested resterday afternoon on information given to the police by some one who knew him. Evidence identity. He had been sentenced to three years' was given by Assistant Turnkey Horné as to his imprisonment In May 1887, and fifty strokes. On the 15th June, when working in the chain-gang at West Point, four of the eighty prisoners attacked a scary, whilst four others tried to Senator Stewart showed that it was the opinion overpower the head turnkey. The prisoner was in another group, carrying earth. He and his com- necessary to foster the industries of the nation, of the tounders of the country that a tariff was panion in chains threw down their baskets and gave a resume of the story of tariff legislation ran aboard a junk, by which they and the other and called the attention of the Democrats to the was imprisoned was robbery with violence an eight escaped. The offence for which the prisoner favorable views of Andrew Jackson toward the the Caine Road. Assistant Turnkey Foulkes

tariff. Discussing the present situation, he said also identified the prisoner, as one of the men repetition of the financial, crises. In fact, this that the passage of the Mills bill would cause a who escaped. Prisoner denied that he was one bill and the President's message have brought the of the ten. He complained that he had been country to the verge of a panic and have caused arrested "without a name," and added "I strongly the present uncertain state of financial affairs, object to go to one day's imprisonment" Object that England, a free-trade country, in reality Senator Steward in his tariff speech to-day

permits np free trade with the United States. He said that import duties were levied on a list ofvery important American manufactured articles, and she even imposed export duties on her own articles shipped to America in order to desired so much to obtain. prevent that free trade which the Democraty

criticized, the President for his silver policy and Re severely said that by the misuse of enormous power at his command the President had depressed the value of silver 17 per cent. It was evident why foreign and American bondholders favored Cleveland, as they are being enriched by his

THAT hopeless 18afer, James Kelly, has been distinguishing. bimscif again. Early in the month he just escaped being put in the stocks, by signing on for a voyage home in the John AfcLeod. He continued the little jamborez he back in the morning filled with cheap whisky had been on, sneaking ashore at night and going and a yearning to fight. He was arrested yester day on the charge of being ashore without leave, and Mr. Pollock considered his case. to-day. The captain of the John McLeod said he didn't want a foafing blackguard like that, and offered to discharge hin. Mr. Pollock was not sailing in that ship, so he insisted on Kelly being tion over-ruled-Committed for trial. JOIN MORAN, Bdmaster.

kept on board, even if it took ten (men to do it. He further fined him 14 days' pay.

A CORRESPONDENT writes from Soul to a DUELLING, says the Japan Daily Mail, threatens much of consequence to report, except that Shanghai contemporary - There is really not to become fashionable in Japan. It has added regular steam communication has now been a new word to the language. In former times established between the capital and our sea there was no duel here, an we interpret the term., port, Chemulpo; Mr. Gorschalki's little steamer If a man had a wrong or an insult to avenge, he answering its purpose exceedingly well; the fare killed his enemy wherever he found him, either for foreigners is $1.00; how much for Asiatics with or without warning. Sometimes, indeed, I cannot say. The same gentleman has a mul- when circumstances dictated such a course, he berry tree plantation half-way between here and solicited official permission to engage his foe the sea-shore, which is in a flourishing condition, in mortal combat. Then the lists were duly and promises fair to become very useful. One spread, and the combatants fought to the death of the former Customs employds, Mr. C. in the presence of officers on duty, and of an Duncan, is now at the head of a school estan ostility to silve the act of Vengeance was audience pleasure. But in whatever form ishment in Chemulpo. teaching the English still called Kalaki-uchi, or in scholastic circles, rudiments of foreign "savey to the Korean accomplished, it was language (as she is spoke and wrote) and the

suits the more refined institution of duelling, in his new position and his pupils are said to be Jukushu. Neither of these modes of expression heathens. I understand he is doing good service wherein it suffices to draw the enemy's gore progressing fairly well. Another gentleman who his claret with their natural weapons. Now, in Chemulpo under Mr. P. G. von Möllendorf with an artificial weapon as school-boys tap held the position of Commissioner of Customs therefore, we have Kettó, which word there is sill time to incorporate, we trust, in Mr. Gub. King's special service. Mr. Hutchison, another is now in the interior of the country, on the bins' forthcoming dictionary of gagen. It was member of von Mallendorf's Customs' staff; Teft to a Keld--not to be confounded with the pre- the capital recently for China and Hongkong cisely synonymous name for a knee-wrapper Mr. Mitchel has left us again for Dagelet island, that the Takashima slanderer invited Mr. Ind- Nagasaki, He has expended much energy gai's presence a few days ago, and a similar and money on his enterprise to turn the Dagelet entertainment has just been contemplated by forests to marketable account, and it is to be two other gentlemen, one of whom, however, haped that his courageous undertaking may be failed to cooperate at the moment of action. And crowned with success. now we read that the duc method of legally dealing with this Ketto custom is to be included in the next revisions of the Penal Code. But it appears, if the Mainichi Shimbun be rightly informed, that no specially severe penalties are to be enacted against duelling. On the contrary, a man is not to be liable to capital punishment | even if he kills his adversary in a duel. Under such circumstances it is not impossible that this method of healing wounded honour may come into vogue.

WRITING on October 19th a Tientsin correspon. dent'saysThe first snow of the season in lone and scattering flakes, came this morning about daylight, and the day has been very chilly, with a high penetrating wind. It is early in the acason for such cold weather, but the year thus far has been somewhat abnormal. The railway is proving à sucess, but there is no indication of a speedy extension of its advantages. It would appear that jealousy in high places has as much to do with this stoppage as anything else. It is a great pity it cannot be carried right on to Peking, and rapidly extended to other places. The troubles at Pilam, Formosa, a native con- temporary says, seem to be not yet over. The Governor, Liu Ming-chuan, has had to telegraph to Foochow for four Ying (about 2,000 men) to assist in reducing the mutinous colonists, who have organised an armed opposition to the land- tax, and, allied themselves with the savages, to mission, The Governor finding these rein forcements insufficient, has now telegraphed for two more Ying, old troops of Tro Tsung- tang's and said to be good fighters, who were to leave under the command of General Chung Chang-hwa and Kasce are said to be closely besieged by the enemy, but this last news is very much doubted.

subject of protests by the Greek Government. The Porte refused to give a satisfactory reply,

OTTAWA, September 20th,- Information, has been received here that

Marshal Atkina of Alaska, now at Seattle, W. T., in charge of the Canadian schooners seized in Behring sea last year, has received, instructions from Attorney-General. Garland to transfer the custody of the schooners to the Marshal for Washington Territory. It is thought that the vessels will be turned over to the owners in a few days under bonds pending a decision of the to the claim of the Alaska Commercial Company Supreme Court of the United States in reference to a monopoly of the privileges in Behring sea

CHICAGO, September 21st The Times says: Edwin A. Gardner, formerly special agent of the Government, who turned gang that annually defrauded the customs off opium smuggler and was at the head of the cers out of many thousands of dollars, will have his preliminary trial before Commissioner Hoyne. next Thursday. Gardner has made several attempts since his arrest to fix matters with the

W. P. Black, his counsel,

Government. His last move was to send Capt.

Washington with an appeal for clemency, in return for which be. agreed to make a full confession of all smuggling operations of the gang, and intimated that he could and would implicate several prominent persons in United States ports where opium was passed.

In other words, Gardner asked permission to tumn State's evidence against his fellow-smugglers himself of punishment.. Word was received to in the hope of lightening or wholly relieving day at the office of United States District Attorney Ewing that Assistant Secretary Maynard had positively refused to entertain the proposal, and that Gardner would have to stand trial the same. as the rest of the gang. When this was told to Gardner he broke down, and, it is said, cried like a child.ater

NEW ORLEANS, September 19th. The steamer E. B. Ward, eleven days overdue board. There were nineteen officers and men from Utills, is believed to be lost with all on

Picayune reporter that the vessel was rotten and Ex-Captain Torjason of the Word told a

NEW YORK, September 21st. unseaworthy, and he would not go to sea in her made a visit to this country last winter, had The report that the Duke of Newcastle, who

recently refused to expend $8000 on repairs. Utilla nughter of John Zerega of this city, excited for $1,000 monthly. The owners of the Ward become engaged to Miss Charlotte Zeroga, is one of the islands in the Bay of Honduras.much comment, but little surprise, to-day HAVANA, September. 19th.. Society is still out of town, and the report. will in the suburbs before to-morrow, At Pelbany hardly become known at Newport, Lenox and where the Zerega family have long had their less discussed, but there, as in the clubs, little summer residence, it was yesterday more or susprise was expressed at the news. The reason for this lies in the fact that Charles Pelham Clinton, cousin of the young Duke, and who has been a resident of New York for four or five Miss Charlotte Zerega, and the Duke, while years past, married Miss Zerega, a cousin of here last winter, was entertained by them, and hus met the young lady to whom he is now reported to bo engaged under conditions of attachment, Miss Zerega and her mother sailed friendly intimacy that quite naturally led to an last June for England.

recent cycigne throughout the island is estimated The total number of deaths caused by the

at upward bf1,000. At Cardenas property was destroyed or damaged to the extent of $1,000,000 and the deaths numbered too. The greater part of the fatalities occurred along the coast at Catrin and Matanzas, especially on the keys, near Saqua. Women and children, sometimes entire families, perished by the dozen. Two mothers ones. Others, endeavoring to save life, were were drowned while trying rescue their little also drowned. Among the dead recovered at La Isabelle de Sague were a mother and her two children, the last firmly clasped in her in that district amount to $6,000,000, and the arms. A letter from Sagua says the losses deaths number several hundred. The vortex of the cyclone entered the island near Sagun, crossing between Havana and Batabano through Consolacion del Sur, leaving Cuba for Vera Cruz. southward tendency.

A peculiarity of the cyclone was its

WEST of the Clock-tower Queen's Road is dosted with mins, the vestiges of past fires. Another in was ruded to the collection this morning. The upper room in a drug hop, No. 219, Queen's Road West, got on fire, and as every body at once ran out without making any attempt to extinguish the small outbreak it shortly extended PARIS. October 19th.

to the rest of the building. A tremendous-force M. Rahn has been appointed head of of men and engines turned up, including the deputment ja the French Resident-General inver-rendy Chinaman with the squirt, and as Cambodia, and M. Boulloche to a similar place the Praya was near a good water supply was in Tonquin.

son obtained. As the fire had then been under way three-quarters of an hour, and all inside was glowing, the main object was to save the next houses, which were in some danger. Six streams were kept going--a good deal longer than was necessary, it seemed to us-and the outbreak was suppressed in an hour or two. Tux Courrier d'Haiphong confirms the news of the murder of M. Nicolas, a merchant of Hai- duong, on the 16th inst, by a gang of pirates near the village of Nhnuy.deang. On the even- winter ating of the 16th M. Nicolas had left Haiduong for Cho-huyen on horseback, and accompanied The next morning he resumed his journey to by one of the native literati and two servants. Rac-ninh, having previously sent some militia- nien as an advanced guard. This detachment Game across a band of pirates at Nhnuy-duong, at about 8 a.m. and on engaging them, a French AN Emergency meeting of St. john Lodge. No, 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons' Hall,

sergeant was killed. When M. Nicolas arrived on the scene at 9 a.m., he was received with Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock volleys of musket shots; he alighted from his precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.horse, and after organising a defensive force, he A COOLIE employed in the mess-house of the returned the fire of the pirates; but he was G. Company, skb Regiment, was sentenced to quickly brought down by a rifle bullet and his remedy the grievance arising from over-crowding quilisation of his unruly Southerners; some. the sign of the cross on the dying man's forehead America and Australia, says that Russia would six weeks' imprisonment, this morning, for men then took to flight. The pirates severed stealing a paunti of beef. Yesterday another his head and fixed it on a pole. The news were brought to Haiduong by one of his servants who had managed to escape.

F

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ir is stated that HM.S. Cockchafer, the U.S.S. Palos, and a German gunboat Tientsin.

WE are informed by the agents (Messrs. Inidine, Matheson & Co) that the "Glen" lines Glencoe, from London, left Singapore yesterday for this port.

man unt six weeks for stealing two loaves from the Drummers' mess. The two were going to set up a sandwich-stall,

THE Information supplied by the Fever Com- missioners to the effect that surface-cramming has been allowed to assume such proportions Colony will be at the rate of 2,000 residents per that by next year the inhabited acreage of the acre, is a startling revelation. If buildings are to be increased at this rate, we shall soon b forced either to move up to the mountain top, or into the sea. While the proportion in England is of 1,000. inhabitants per acre in crowded cities, in this Hongkong, we are jostling each other as double tropical, oppressive, and land-locked colony of that fate. Is there & wonder that small-pox fever and cholera have taken such a root among us and are sodestructive in their effects? Taking into consideration the unsanitary conditions of the laland, we think goo inhabitants per acre should be the maximum-limit allowed. But 2,0001 Surely the paternal Government that presides over our destinies does not entertain the idea of transforming the Colony into a fever hospital? To

THE Tamsui correspondent of the Shanghai fercury writes under date the reth inst.:By the steamer Fokkien, which is leaving to-day for Hongkong via Amioy, Mr. and Mrs. Stone and family, are, passengers. They bave left Tamsul for good. Mr. Stone only arrived here about four months ago to take Mr. Campbell's place as engineer-in-chief of the railway building operations. He finished only 12 li, te, the short distance between Taipeh and Sithow, and at present the trains run no further. The Governor has engaged in Mr. Stone's place another engineer, Mr. Bolton, who arrived from Hong kong on the and instant. He is the fourth who has tried his skill on the same object; we wish he may succeed, although it must by admitted that he will find a hard task before him, having to work with unwilling soldiers, instead of well trained and well paid navvies. The Revenue cruiser Ling Feng, Captain Farrow, arrived from Amoy on the roth, and Mr. Harding, Assistant-engineer the Fokies on the 12th. Mr. Harding is to of the Imperial Maritime Customs, came over in Place in position the two iron lighthouses which were brought out from, I urope more than two years ago; when they are in working order they will confer a great boon on our port, as I scarcely need point out. From Pilam and Quang-wa there is no later news than I gave you in my last letter; but at the latter place the row does not seem to have finished yet, the Governor having despatched the transport Fu po to Foochow to fetch more "braves" for the tran-. soldiers, from the North are also expected to assist His Excellency in restoring order. For the last few days the weather has been rather warm for the season; we had light variable

an end.

NASSAU (Bahama Islands), Sept. 21st. islands on August 21st and 30th, At Kagged

"A severe hurricane passed over several of these. lands eighteen houses were totally destroyed, twelve others nearly so, and scores were more NEW YORK, September aoth. or less injured. All the sponging, fishing, and McGlynn to-day, when asked about his action either bilged or driven high on the shore. The "Once a priest, always a pricat" saki Dr. other schooners belonging to the islands were of the previous night in administering the water rose over four feet above the average spring sacrament of extreme unction to a dying man. tides, washing away great piles of salt, aggregat "Such an occasion does not often occur, but ing over 60,000 bushels and even duty, to do precisely what I did. I when it does it is confessedly right and proper, LONDON, September 21st.

him conditional absolution for his sins, hoping knel; beside the man, prayed for him and gave that he might be penitent. It is not true that f'gave him holy communion.

island repost that instead of the usual thin vapor state of active cruption and steamers passing the A volcano on the island of Stromboli is in a

which arises from the crater there is a constant volume of flame The deck of the steamer It is not customary for priests to carry the Duchess of Sutherland, while passing the island holy eucharist about with them, but it is not unusual for priests to carry about with them Clouds of dust surround the mountain for

on her way to Naples, was covered with 'ushes, what is called the oil stock, containing the distance of ten miles. consecrated cil, with which extreme unction is post BRUSSELS, September 23rd. administered. This I keep in a little brass box, filled with cotton, which is saturated with the Chinese are prospecting in Siberis and seeking The Nord, referring to the suspicion that the blessed oil. I dipped my thumb in this, made there an opening for emigration instead of in and with the words ordered by the Church on such occasion."

not allow Chinese immigration to Siberia, BRAVA ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 23rd. Dr. McGlynn stated that only on one other A large box arrived here to-day from Warsaw. occasion since he left. St. Stephen's had he The address was insufficient and the box was A priest attached to the cathedral rectory attired in a costly dress, with a profusion of lace said: "The only time a suspended priest is and jewels. The woman had been strangled to allowed to exercise his clerical function is on an death. It is suspected she was murdered by occasion like this, when there is no time to Nihilists. secure a priest. in good standing. The sacra ments are for the benefit of the soul which is at the extreme point of life. Humanity demanded

Even an outlaw may perform some of a citizen's Dr. McGlynn's services, as it would those of a physician, even if he were out of the profession and tabooed by his fellows for some cause duties in

THE Tientsin correspondent of our Shapeherpected of being concerned in the Little Hong, but it is equally certain that both schemes, winds, and apparently our summer is not yet at administered the sacraments of the church.opened and found to contain the body of a lady

morning contemporary reports that the founda- tions for a Town Hall are being prepared, and a building costing $15,000, and containing the necessary offices, in addition to a large public Hall, Public Library, and rooms for the Secretary of the Municipal Council, will be added to the foreign settlement next year. Its main entrance will be from Victoria Park.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by

correspondente in this exlíma,]

CANTON CANALS. TO THE EUITox or the "Honguono THERORAPH."

LONDON, September 23rd. One hundred and fifty square miles of land in the Burdwan district of Bengal are flooded. Crops.

SIR-Your Canton car spouse of Cleaning

WASHINGTON, September 24th, in Bombay and the Deccan are threatened by drought The Government is preparing to take correspondent lately spoke

measures of relief. We ha out the canals in the city. The work is now being done and I hear is the occasion of much.

moments of great emergency."

Acting Secretary of the Treasury Thompson grief to the owners of water frontages, or rather

The Mail and Express special from London this morning received the following telegram renrages, and to the occupiers of those inde-

says: The absence of Attorney-General Webster, from the Collector of Customs at Brownsville, scribable rookeries always to be found along the the subject of much comment. It is represented has possession of Rio Grande City on account of from the sittings of the Parnell Commission is Tex, dated September 23rd. An armed mob course of these channels of filth in a Chinese that Mr. Graham le purposely put forward on the the killing of a Mexican by a customs officer in a city. The houses being supported on posts side of the Times because he ie not in the secrets personal encounter. The officer went to Fort stucie in the seething festering mess that is of the Times, and the object was to prevent any Ringgold for profection. The civil authorities of deposited on the side of the creek, when that information leaking out at the parliamentary Star country are powerless. Please obtala is removed down comes the house, and many inquiry that might be turned to account, by the orders to be telegraphed for the mili an ancient dame aighs with unavailing regrets other side in the action in Scotland. In crosetary at Ringgold to protect the Custom lessly ravished from her, and emphatically Hannen asked the question: Do you propose over. The necessity is urgent as fighting over the cosy and fragrant structure so ruth-examining Mr. Graham on Saturday, Judge House and citizens until the danger is anathematizes this disturbance of time-conse to substantiate the charges ?" While the reports is hourly expected. Ordera bave to be pestilent foreign devil this new-fangled and asked, the Times appears to dislike the word line to Kinggold has been cut by the mob crated institutions, probably ascribing to the of all the other papers retain the question as sent by carrier from Fort Brown as the dangerous.innovation

"substantiate," and in each case substituted

The doctor's evidence at the Corner's Inquest was still of a character to require the presence Secretary Thomson, replied to the collector, the word "specify."

asking if the situation at Rio Grande City to-day in the matter of the Whitechapel mulder yester of United States troops but received no answer day gave it as his opinion that the mutilation up to the hour of closing the department A was committed after the death of the victim by a letter was also prepared requering the Secres per to having accurate anatomical knowledge tary of War to order troops to Rio Grande City some of the parts which have disappeared. The the absence, however, of information from the and for the purpose of obtaining posson of for the protection of government property In

have occupied fifteen minutes. The Eastenders still existed, Secretary Thompson did not sign cutting, if performed hastily by a surgeon, would collector as to whether the necessity of troops

for the discovery of the criminal. The new RIO GRANDE CITY (Tex), Sept/24th are loudly complaining because the woman, the letter and he decided to take no further being poor, no adequate reward has been offered action until to-morrow. papers are proposing the wildest theories of the A telegrams to Governor Ross from Star crime, fonary at Stanley Pool writes home the one mortally, by Customs Officer Sebree in a ankara County says: Two Mexicans, were wounded, A missionary result of interviews with Europeans from Arnwimi street fight at Rio Grande City yesterday camp. After describing how Tippoo's Arabs Large parties, of armed Mexicans are parading ferocity are diabolical, to raid native villages placed in Jail, doubtless to murder him. The employ cannibal Manyemas, whose cruelty, and the streets and demanding that Debrea be carrying off women, children and plunder and Sheriff is powerless and his life is in danger.. compelling husbands to come and ransom Lieutenant Clendensing cannot send soldiers them with ivory, the letter ways that the without orders from Washington Wire, the 400 Manyemas who accompanied Bartelott did President for such orders, or send rangers Ald so only when assured that they should not be must be sent at once or it will be too late. interfered with Doubtless pilinge, murder and man-eating marked their progress through the virgin country, m

there are so far no other projects on foot but the Praya Extension scheme and the Peak building ventures. There is no doubt that when both these schemes are completed, large areas will THE three men and two women who are sus-

be provided for our redundant population;

brought up before Mr. Wodehouse this morning. kong gang-robbery and murder, were again particularly the former, will not be completed before ten years have come and gone over Dr. Marques said that he had examined the this Island of Fragrant Streams. If our popula body of the coolle who was killed. There was tion goes on increasing at the rate it does, and a short incised wound a little above the left eye, building is carried on on the cramming principle, and a bullet wound which had destroyed the it is not difficult to foresee a most undesirable right eye-hall. Another bullet had penetrated state of congestion preceeding and accom the heart and lungs. He produced the bullet panying our extension schemes, to the great Inspector Mathieson stated that when one of the Under these circumstances we naturally look to detriment of the colony's sanitary prospects. THE Tung On Club case came before Mr. secretly throw away ten cartridges, which were prisoners was arrested at Yau-ma-ti, be tried to

the Kowloon peninsula as the only possible Pollock again to-day. Last week Inspectors wrapped up in a handkerchief. The bullet relief to the over-crowded state of the City Stanton and Perry raided the premises, in Holly found by Dr. Marques corresponded with those What has hitherto prevented the whole of wood Road, and arrested seven men among the in the cartridges. A boy who lived in the

Kowloon to be transformed into an active and gamblers, besides finding a good deal of fan-tan house that was attacked identified the handker busy chy, we fail to know. Roads have been paraphernalia. Mr. Caldwell for the defence chief as one that had belonged to him before opened there, building sites are on offer, com admitted the gambling, but based his arguments the attack.The prisoners then made various munications with Victoria are both regular and on the principle that the place was a club, and statements, which were to the effect that they manifold, the climate is auperior to ours, the the gambling was therefore not public. They had had the stolen property given them by ground is mostly flat, water is plentiful, a strong had a perfect right to gamble, he said, having people they did not know. They were com detachment of the military and a Police Force an admirable example set them in an institution mitted for trial. much frequented by Europeans, in Queen's

are stationed there. What on earth prevents Road Central We will give the result to-morrow.

capitalists, national as well as foreign, from A TIENTSIN correspondent writes to the Shang largely investing in Kowloon lands! We are hai Mercury under date the 16th inst: "The told most of the sites are already sold, but the THE Shanghai Mercury gives the following war between the rival Tug and Lighter Com bolders are slow in building houses, for fear biography of Mr. McCallum, the unfortunate pany has virtually finished, and the Old Com of not getting remunerative rents. This we gentleman who was drowned the other day in pany, the Taku Tug and Lighter Company, has consider to be a baseless fear. When proper Crossing the bar at Tamsuit-Mr. Tom Alexander gained the day. The visit of Mr. W. H. tenements shall be constructed in Kowloon and McCallum, who was about 40 years of age, was Forbes, the Secretary of the Company, to offered for hire at lower prices than in this city, born in Tighinabroich, and served his time, as Shanghai resulted in his making an agreement we are sure there will be a general move towards a masine engineer, with Messrs. Caird & Co., with the three large steamer companies to the peninsula. All we want here is a reduction in on the Clyde; he was afterwards employed by lighter" all their cargo at 5 Mexican cents per rents and a cessation of over-crowding. The Messrs. Thompson & Co., and later on by picul for the remainder of the year 1888. The latter is an unmitigated nuisance and the only Mesars Rait & Lindsay. When leaving the Perho Tug and Lighter Company at once laid source of our malarial fevers and epidemics. In beer firm, he joined the "Castle line of steamers, up their fleet inside of Taku. Five cents will times gone by. Hongkong was considered to be becoming eventually chief engineer of the pay well and the Company can still pay to one of the healthiest ports along the China Gordon Castle, essel well known out here. per cent, with ease, and perhaps more. Shares Coast Residents in India and the Straits as Owing to all health he had to give up his berth; are wanted but no sellers under Tientsin Tia. well as in Northern China used to resort to this the owners of the "Castle" line granting him a free passage to Shanghai afterwards, at the same shares can be had. There are a few errors nowadays among the well-to-do is to give Hong- 15; buyers offer T. Tis, 140 to 142, but no colony as to a Sanitarium, The tendency time promising him a free passage back to Eng in your leading article of October 3. The amount kong a wide. berth, particularly during the land whenever he should require it, which of lightering done by the Peiho Tug and Lighter summer months. The colony has evidently shews in what high esteem he was held by his Company during the past few months was very forfeited: its former reputation of healthi employers. He joined Messrs. Boyd & Co., in small indeed and not, as you say, thousands ofness owing to the endemic disorders it labours 1880 at their ship-building and engineering estab piculs. There was only a few shares sold at T. under. Over-crowding is the parent source of all lishment, and superintended the construction of Tia. 135, and that was a forced sale, and they these evils; and it is towards rooting out thi the steamers Fuh-wo, Kung to and Taiwo, were snapped up in half-an-hour by one of the greatest of nuisances that the Government and for the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, directore, who could have got Tientsia Tis. 140 the Sanitary Board ought to devote all their On the completion of the Taites he accepted for them in an hour afterwards, but refused to attention and energy. Surface or subsol drainage the position as her chief engineer. He rejoined sell, Captain. Webster was Messrs. Bayd & Co. in 1884, as Superintendent from the company, but commands their tug of the colony hen house cramming and over- not dismissed can do very little towards improving the health of the out-door department. Amongst other Kai Taf at present. The collision between the crowding is allowed to go on unchecked and important works, he was engaged in endeavour- ing to raise the Chinese men-of-war sunk steamer, is not yet settled, and it is not at all nance is powerless against overcrowding; the tow boat commanded by a Chinaman, and a unmitigated. The European Reservation Ordi during the warlike difficulties with the French, certain, which is right. The Taku Tug and native population will go on increasing and houses in Shei-poo Road. His exertions in con Lighter Company have a magnificent fleet of will have to be built over them. The efforts "nection with this particular work were so lighters and steam tugs, and it is hard for any of the authorities and of the Sanitary Board highly appreciated as to procure for him the opposition to stand against them. If rates go should be directed towards opening up building Recoration of the order of the Double Dragon up again toy cents (and it is likely they will) sites eastward and westward of the city. The from the Chinese Government. Mr. McCallum the Company will again pay their 15 to 20 per are nine miles of an excellent roadway from the was went, by Messrs. Boyd & Co, about a month cent, as before. The Pelho Tug and Lighter centre of Victoria to Shankiwa, sad about as ago, to superintend the landing of some heary Company only consists of one tow boat, a steam many to Aberdeen, Why not encourage the guns from the I. C. S. N. Co's steamer Pechill launch and two wooden lighters what could native population to extend themselves ad libitum

proof of the weakness and at the Pescadores, for the Chinese Government they do with that ? Commenting on these in these directions, or to transfer themselves to

Governine at Paul de Causegnac He leaves a large circle of friends in Shanghai, statements the Editor of the offercary questions certain portions of Kowloon What prevents to mourn his loss, at he was a great favourite their accuracy, and says that the Peibo Tug and the military authorities from transferring the

WASHINGTON, September 19th is the only General able to loa

pal opinion. Both think, however a with all who knew him, and was generally Lighter Co. have not laid their steamer up whole of the garrison to the other, ake, and give, In the Senate to-day Edmunds introduced an respected. He was an active Mason of the An advenisement published in another column, grsell, us their excellentquarters for our residences order from the Foreign Relations Committee Tuscan Lodge, a member of the Masonic Club, signed by Capt. Watts, the manager of the Come and pleasure gardens We are fully convinced directing that the President pro tem. and of the Shanghai Marine Engineers' Institute, pany, shows that our contemporary is quite right this coinny will never regain its former reputation Senate withhold the transmission of the in which circles his genial and cheerful presence and suggests that the Tientsin correspondent of healthiness aaleas radical, and sweeping bill to the House of Representatives, will be greatly missed for a considerable time to had some object to attain in making assertions measures be adopted with regard to population | Imjhediata consi come, and Ho doubt also by his late employer. which he must have known were inaccurate. and house acÇO |

abominations one would naturally (and perhaps Looking on the black, cozy stew of unsavory wrongly) think that such a compost would have some value as a fertilizer, or at all events would be grateful to the agricultural sense of smell, and expect to see it in some fashion applied to the fields, or else according to the native ideas of sanitation and comfort, used to form a ground Not so, however. On leaving Canton this morning floor stratum on which to build dwelling houses.

think it will do the most good, namely tight In observed two large sampans busily dumping the evil-looking stuff where doubtless HE the channel of the river at one of the shallowest direct instructions, but it looks like an addition paris near the city possibly this is not done by to the "permanent defences," and it would of course be a point gained could steamers be debarred from approaching Canton by either branch of the river, which is not unlikely if all the scoopings of the canals are deposited theres any way it is a charming commentary on the Chinese, idea of progress as accepted by the inscrutable

I remain, Sir,

Yours truly, J

DUTCH FOLLY. Hongkong, October 30th, 1888.

NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL

The O. & OS, S. Co.'s steamer Garlic, Capt. Wm. G. Peamne, with the American mails af the 30th ulto, arrived in port this morning We take the subjoined telegrams from our San Francisco exchanges ****

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There is a growing feeling among many French Politicians in favor of reinstating. Boulanger the army. Rochefort says such a proposal woul a means of repairing the injustice done to have been cheerfully voted five months ago Boulanger, but such vole now

"Beven Grezkiwaz

Senator to-day

ASHINGTON, September 24th.

t introduced a bill in the Senato ther ex, noe the Chinese from

country, especially over the tish Columbia and from Mexico his bill the idea contained li Chinamen: Isakis eive a certificate.