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Entimations.

DAKIN'S

SPARKLING AERATED

WATERS

ARE UNSURPASSED:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1889.

CRETE.

DR. Doberck thinks there is another typhoon in the Pacific. Let her rip.

· LONDON, July 16th. The Times announces that it is probable that

THE Spanish frigate Aragon, lately in this the British, German, and Austrian feels will colony, will be relieved by the Castilla, shortly

expected in Manila,

blackade Crete.

THE PARNELL COMMISSION.

July 17th..

which proved him to ba, one of the Viceroy's cherished work there--the opening of a training redoubtable naval warriors attached to a certain | College for native youths guardboat in the Heungshan prefecture. It seems probable the whole gang belonged to the Viceroy will think of this pic of of the discipline same force. It remains to be seen what the and efficiency of the forces under his command, and whether His Excellency will approve of his men, as it were keeping their hands in during and rubbing peaceful, citizens.

Mr. Parnell has instructed Sir Charles Russets for Java on the 14th inst., ran aground in the excluded from the tenan'y by the lease. 1 do peaceful times, by turning pirates and molesting culty was never satisfactorily overcome, and

and the rest of the Irish Counsel to withdraw PECIAL TERMS TO LARGE BUYERS: from the ease. Sir James Hannen said that Mr. Painell remains subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.

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Hongkong, 23rd July, 1889.

CRETE.

Tur deamship Penang, which left Singapore Rhfo Straits. She was still aground at date of last advices.

REFERRING to the proposed Brokers' Exchange in Hongkong the Straits Times remarks:- "It is to he regretted that the Singapore brokers have not, as was expected, taken any similar The report of an intended blockade of Crete steps. The Singapore methods of doing business are eminently unsatisfactory, and in particular is unfounded.

the lack of truthworthy quotations is deplorable.”

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"TUMMY'S" SCREW RAISED.

July 23rd.

In reply to a nuertion, the Government stated that it bad resolved to increase the grant to the Prince of Wales by £36,000.

SIR. H. LOCH'S SUCCESSOR. Farl Hopetoun has been appointed Governor

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(From the Courrier d'Haiphong.) BOULANGER.

Pants, July 13th. The preliminary inquiry concerning Boulanger has concluded, and the cases of the General and his companions have been sent before the Senate, as the highest Court.

The Chamber of Deputies have adopted the Bill framed by the Government against plural elections, and given it immediate effect

FRANCE.

July 16th.

M.. Fourès, acting lieutenant governor, and Messrs. Lainothe and Bes d'Albaret, Residents at Torquin, have been named Chevaliers of the Legion of Honor, on the occasion of the 14th | July. The Chambers have passed the Amnesty and the Hudget, and the session will shortly

close.

July 17th.

The indictment against Boulanger charges him with the crime of treason against the well- being of the State, and peculation. The usher of the High Court of Justice has departed with the warrant to London, to serve it on the General.

SENTENCE OF DEATH.

HANOL, 16th July.

· One farqies has been sentenced to death at the Assizes for killing a comrade. He behaved defiantly, and was found guilty, for a wonder without extenuating circumstances.

PARIS.

July 18th.

The Municipal Council is going to give a banquet to all the mayors in the country, M. Carnot will preside.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE P. & C. S. N. Co.'s extra' steamer Nizam left Bombay for this port at 8 a.m. to-day.

CAPT. J. A. T. BUCE, who succeeds Capt. H. J. Carr, in cominand of H.M.S. Orion, is shortly expected in Singapore, where his ship is now stationed.

MESSAS. Carlowitz & Co. inform us that the Navigazione Generale Italiano steamer Bisagne left Singapore to-day, and is due here on or about the 31st inst.

A TELEGRAM dated Simla, July 3rd, says: The general reason for Mr. Colquhoun's suepen. sinn is a continued breach of discipline and disobedience, to which, as a public servant, he should have observed. Nothing more specific will be made known by Government for the next week or ten days, during which time a reply is expected to a reference made to the Secretary of State,

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

(Refore Acting Chief Justice Fielding Clarke.)

CHATER AND OTHERS . THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY.

The hearing of the case was resumed to-day, Mr. E. W. Teny, foreman in charge of the outdoor department of the Gas Company, said: I remember some work being done for Mesars Holiday Wise & Co. carl, in 1887-several pipes and brackets being removed. It was on the 17th and 18th April. ...

At Soi, a workman at the Gas-works, said he removed the brackets from the verandah in April, 1887

Mr. Nichol, recalled, said that he recollected the alterations being made.

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That cinsed the case for the plaintiffs. The Attorney-General, in opening his case, said that Mr. Francis, at the outset, had sketched the general outlines very fairly, and he did not propose to question then. He had also been good enough to state, pretty accurately, what was the answer of the defendants. Mr. Francis had admitted that Melchers' building was an old one, and therefore it was the, worse for wear. Built en reclaimed ground, over twenty years ago, it is undoubtedly deteriorated in condition by age and by wind and storm, defects increasing fomd y to day, until now it was unsafe and uninhabitable. The defence, broadly, was that the present state of the building, was due to inherent defects and to wear and tear. The defendants did not allege that there had been any general subsidence of the foundations, but what ver subsidence there might have been, they contended, was not due to anythin done on be half of the Hotel Company, but was due, if not to the state of the soil, below the foundations. of the south wall, to the fact of the water rising in the foundations, which were imperfect in their original construction. He did not propose to go through the evidence until the jury had heard that which he would offer on behalf of the defendants, but there were certain circumstances to which he would just allude-circumstances which the opening by Mr. Francia might have led them to misapprehend. As regarded the first issue the date of the pulling down of the verandab, bis clients' case was that, if it was not wholly pulled down by the 15th April, it was sub- stantially removed when Mr. Chater entered into possess on. He must have been fully aware that the verandah was to be pulled down, which raised a question for his Lordship, rather than for the jury. With respect to the trench, Mr. Francis had alleged that it was opened negligently in point of law, in that the natural support of the south wall was removed, and he actual had also implied that there was negligence. From the answers of Mr. Hayllar It was made to appear that the trench was re klessly opened from east to west, without any precau.ionary measures being taken. Mr. Leigh had described what he would have done under the circumstances how he would have opened the trench in sections of ten feet each, piled and cemented, and strengthened at the sides with timber. That was exactly what was done, It had been suggested, too, that the foundations were exposed, although as a matter of fact the new foundations were carefully kept on the same level. A new point had arisen, as to whether the weight of the new wing had affected the south wall. If that had happened, the effects would have been visible on the whole building.

He then called-

Mr. Chater knew as much as I did. That led to the exclusion of the verandah from the lease we granted to Mr. Chater when he took the buildings. He took possession on the 15th him on the 31st March. I should not have April, in consequence of a letter I wrote to written it if the verandah had not then been pulled down.

By Mr. Francis:--The verandab was expressly

not know why the lease which was signed on the roth April contains stipulations for altera- tions to be made by the 15th April, if those alterations were made by the 31st March.

Mr. C. Palmer, archictect and civil engineer, anid-I have been in the profession äixteen. years, and have been in the Colony eight years, Our firm (Bird and Palmer) were appointed architects to the Hongkong Hotelin 1886. Imade myself acquainted with the Hotel buildings at that time. The Company bought Melchers' building about April 1887, and I inspected it. I had no previous knowledge of it. It was in a more or less dilapidated condition. I did not make a special inspection. There was nothing which attracted attention. In March 1887 1 drew up a contract with Chu Sau, for work which included the removal of s verandah on the south side of the building 1 superintended the carrying out of the first part of it. The contract was signed on the 3rd, and we commenced about the 5th to pall down the verandah and authouses. I visited the place almost daily. It was finished about The second week; I am positive that all the part supporting the south wall was removed. The foundation were taken up later, as the trench on I took precautions to srengthen the east was opened. Whilst the taking down was going and west walls, putting iron tics in above the arches on the ground floor, through the south wall. The west wall was bulged above the first floor, shewing weakness. There were old ties, also supporting the cast wall. 1 filled in the arches of the verandah with brickwork, to strengthen the walls as they were cracked. The south wall had a lot of cracks in it before and the, verandah was cracked. I did not apprehend danger after put the ties in. The cracks were undoubtedly caused by the bulging of the west wall. The bulge was of long standing, and was probably due to delective construction, and to the corner of the south wall having gradually fallen on it. The damage to the east wall is due to failure of the brick work. The walls have got worse, especially during the last month or two, through the water getting in. The trench was dug in sections, varying in depth from eight to nine feet, and about ten feet long. It was dug where the foundations of the old verandah had been. We had to go lower, sometimes, big boulders. We drove in piles where we could

until we got a level. bottom, and concreted the top. I left the Colony in July, when two sections had been opened. I returned in November last, and again inspected the building. I found that some of the cracks, which I had previously had plastered up, had developed. The foundations bad not subsided, south wall is practically plamb, but there are or here would have been indications. The slight bulges in places. The roof is fairly heavy, There are no signs of the walls settling. If the shewn early. The earth is charged with mois trench had caused subsidence it must have ture to a certain depth, but not as low as we dug. The cause of the unsafe condition of the building, is my opinion, is defective brickwork and imper- fect bonding.

between the stones,

account of

By Mr. Francis:-I acted as a clerk of works at home before I came out here. I have done a good deal of the outdoor work here. I made * mistake in saying that I had no knowledge of the building before the Company bought it. 1 did not then consider it unsafe to live in. Mr. Turner looked after the pulling down of the verandah more than myse'f. I made entries in a diary of what I did, generally, but it is lost. I recollect that this work commenced on Monday the sth April, but I do not recollect anything else about the same date. We had to complete the alterations inside the building before we took down the verandah. I do not understand how the gas brackets were removed from the verandah bath room on the 18th of the same manik. The man must have got outside lo do it. I went below the old foundation be. cause I was putting a much heavier building on it. There was no blasting there,; 1 never heard of the contractor being summoned for it. Our trench probably went within five feet of the foundations of Melcher's building.

After some further evidence the Court again. adjourned.

CANION.

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We understand that the German Barnes Com- pany have decided upon closing their Tobacco The operations of this Company at Sulu have Estate at Sulu, and that Mr. Meyerink is leasing. been attended with the usual difficulties of a new and isolated, enterprite, and the venture cannot have been a success. The coolic diffi. it would appear that the coolics themselves had of such a state of affairs would be appreciated.

In any other country but China the incongruity decided what steps to take to settle that matter, as they lately burnt down two tobacco sheds It may have its serious side here however; for containing crops and, it is said, intended to if some noteworthy foreign official for instance murder Mr. Meyerink, if that gentleman gave were to lose his life in such manner when there them the opportunity while trying to put out the is clear evidence that the Imperial troops are the fire. The assistance given by the Spanish culprits it would be difficult for even the Immo-authorities is negative; they do not wish to be biles at Peking, or Canton, for that matter, bothered, and the presence of a German Tobacco to escape a serious responsibility. China is Company and the occasional suggestive visit of laying claims to be considered a Great Power, a German man-of-war is an unpleasant break in and it will hardly conduce, in Westem eyes, to the otherwise calm, uneventful life of the Com this consummation, if her troops be permitted to mandant and his subordinate officers. Captain indulge with impunity in piratical exploits, even Schuck is dead, Mr. Meyrink is leaving, and although the victims may be principally her the Spanish authorities can now congratulate own nationals. At all events it is a singularly themselves on having the island to themselves, risky game, and in this sense it is commended that is as much of it as is contained in the for His Excellency the Viceroy's consideration. walls of their fort, while the remainder is occupied by the lawless Sulus. It is a lovely island; from its naw extinct volcano one can look down on meadow lands and fruit gardens, and can scarcely realize that the only outcome of native prodigal richness has been lawlessness, piracy,

THE LATE TYPHOON.

The Courrier d'Haiphong of the 21st inst. contains an account of the typhoon which, happily, missed us, and, rqually unfortunately, strack the coast of Tonquin on the 18th a rapidly-falling barometer were, as usual, the inst. The heavy, still, electric atmosphere, and first indications, and on Thursday night the wind began to rise, and, gradually rising, by two o'clock blew a hurricane for about three hours. Considerable damage was sustained in Hai- phong, houses being unroofed, verandahs carried away, and even stone gateways overthrown. It is not know how many junks and sampans were' sunk. At least a hundred thousand francs, it is estimated, will be needed to cover the damage. From the neighboring districts similar reports have arrived. At Hon gay, at the offices of the mines, all is destroyed except the post and telegraph offices. houses, whether wood or brick, were blown down, and even the soldiers block-house was hall-wrecked. Two lighters, full of materials, were sunk. At the Fanny, Marguerite, and, Nagoina mines all the superstructure is gone, At. Hanoi the damage is estimated at 80,000 francs.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

The

and murder.

We note that the export of timber continues surely, if slowly. We ourselves observed some

We learn from a report made by the Land. logs floating out of the Bay only lately, Officer that the surveys of same 150 miles of river have been completed, shewing allotments of sold lands to the extent of 215,000 acres.

News has been received in Darvel Bay from

the new Chinese miners now working on the Upper Senama. They had reached the river safely by Mr. Skertchly's trace, and sent back their Malny guide to order a fresh supply of stores from Silam. Their messenger stated their health to be satisfactory, and that before he left them they had succeeded in finding small quantities of gold of a flaky character. The con- tractor has finished twenty miles of the track, and has undertaken to improve. it and make clearings for pasturing pack animals at intervals of five miles.

As some misapprehension seems to exist, judging from recent paragraphs in the Herald,

as to our distance' from the track between China and Australia, I' may state that from the most careful measurements it would seem that vessels using the Sibuto Stralis in the passage between those two countries pass within 59 miles of Sandakan. This was the way the Tannadice ... LONDON, July 6th.

used to come in the old days, and, this is the Mr. Birrell, Gladstonian candidate, has beenway the Ching-tu went last month. 1 the fine elected member for West Fife in place of the steamers of this line could be persuaded to usa Hon. P. Bruce, resigned, defeating Mr. Wemyss. this route more frequently, calling at Sandakan Liberal Unionist candidate, by a majority of on their way, it would be a good thing; for the 793 votes..

country a business would soon spring up between us and Australia, which, with its grow- ipg population, will be our main market in years to come I belleve. Meantime one of the advan tages of the present contract with the blue funnel steamers is that if there are a lot of passengers

down, as was the case the other day when the waiting in Hongkong, one of these Australian steamers will be told off to call on her way Ching-tu came in. Herald.

The sentence of three months' imprisonment siding with evicted tenants in Donegal, and passed on Mr. Conybeare at Falcarragh, for against which he appealed, has been confirmed. The Shah of Fersia, with the Prince of Wales, and dined with Lord Rosebery. In the evening attended the races yesterday at Kempton Park, His Majesty went from there to a special concert given at the Albert Hall.

July 7th.

In the Cricket match, Gentlemen versus Players, at Kensington Oval, the Gentlemen were defeated by nine wickets; scoring was heavy on both sides,

Sir George Chetwynd has resigned the member ship of the Jockey Club.

CAIRO, July 7th. Latest advises from Wady Halfa state that the Dervishes have moved further north, and are stronger in numbers than was at first supposed, General Wodehouse has captured one thousand prisoners altogether,

July 8th.

Colonel Wodehouse telegraphs at least for five thousand more troops; with his present inade- quato force he says he is unable to attack the Dervishes, butis still following them in anortherly direction in steamers. He recommends the collection of a strong force at Assquan. The Royal Irish Rifles and two black regiments have accordingly been ordered to proceed thither from Cairo.

CONSTANTINOPLE, July 8th. Advices from Crete state that Mahmoud Pacha, Sp cial Turkish Commissioner, has declined to accede to the demands made by malcontent peasants in the west of the island. The inha- bitants have therefore refused to pay the tithes, the troops and gendarmes are employed in the collection of tithes, but have retired in order to avoid a conflict with the people.

LONDON, July 8th. Thomas Patrick Gill, member for South Louth, and Mr. Joseph Richard Cox, member for East Clare, have been arrested in London and con. veyed to Drogheda for trial in connection with their recent inflammatory speeches.

A RATHER important case was heard at the Police Court this morning before Mr. Wode- house, in which a Mr. Ough, assistant to Mess; Danby and Leigh, was fined $5 for assault. ing a 'ricksha coolie in the employ of Mr. F. Webber solicitor, outside the City Hall on the evening of Tuesday last. As the Editor of this furnal, who appeared as a witness in the case has been charged with assaulting Mr. Ough and will be tried for that offence to Advertisements, &c., be addressed to the "Manager, Hongkong | Morrow, we think it only fair to withhold both entered into a contract with the Hongkong Hotel quantity. A more indolent, dirty, disorderly Hatfield on

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TELEGRAMS.

GOSCHEN REJOICES.

LONDON, July 15th,

Chan-Tsan, who said :—1 am a building con- tractor and have been in the Colony for thirty years, during which I have carried out numereas works, so that I have had large experience in the construction of buildings. In Apill 1887 1 Company to build a new wing.

The Attorney-General put in the contract, by which witness was made responsible for any damage through negligence,

Mr. Francis pointed out that there was no provision made for injury to the foundations of Melchers' Buildings.

The Shah, yesterday evening, proceeded to a visit to Lord Salisbury; His Majesty goes thence on a tour in the provinces

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO NEWS.

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PALAWAN,

About 150 miles north of Borneo is the island of Palawan or Paragus, one of the Philippines belonging to the Spanish, but one which, owing to the small trade and communication, is very little known. The population is scanty in the. northern part of the island; the race are Tabanuse, very similar in appearance to the Drusags of Borneo, but without their industrions habits. From Port Royal to the 'S uth, Sooloo natives are the chief inhabitants, although here and thera are a good many Tabanuus; but these are quite. subjected to the Sooloos, who are a warlike, treacherous race, not acknowledging the Spanish Government, whom they put at defiance. Escaped criminals from Borneo and other parts also find a refuge here. The seat of Government is at Port Royal, a naval station and convict scalement situated in a bay on the Enst Coast about two-thirds ofthe length of the island to the north. At present, besides about 40 Spanish officials, there are about 300 troops (native) and about 400 convicts. There are 4 gunboats, two of which are always in the port, and the other two cruising about round the southern part of the island, Port Royal is a very pretty small town, beautifully situated on a bay of the same name, having an fine an anchorage as you can find anywhere, for, once inaldo, vessels are sheltered from winds from (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

any quarter, and large steamers can lie alongside Canton, July 24th.

of the pier, which is nearly 100 yards long. The The Viceroy last week paid a visit of inspec

streets are a model for cleanliness, and have a tion to the Forts in the Macao reach, and is said

row of trees planted on each side, giving a to bave expressed satisfaction at the high state

pleasant shade. There are no very large houses, of efficiency of the garrison. Considering these

but they are nearly all of good sire, built of wood gallant braves have no opportunity of exercising

and roofed with attap. There are several the heavy armament of these Forte their "high

galvanized iron-roofed buildings. The Governi efficiency must be practically an unknown

ment house, church, convent, tribunal (sest of justice), schools and a Spanish store are all well set of men, to European eyes, it is impossible to

built, and have galvanized iron roofs. Besides parallel in any other country under the sun.

these there are the arsenal, military hospital, and The removal of the barrier of the Back-reach has

three barracks, also good buildings. Here, as in been postponed, it is rumoured, until November,

most places in the East, the business is nearly on account of some unexpected obstacles dis

all done by Chinese, of whom there are about HERE is a little gem of purest ray serene, for those who are in search of such an article,

covered by Mr. Kretselemar upon further inves-

roo, three of whom own large shops and do a tigation. There will apparently be no lack of

good export business to Singapore, sending their which we extract from the Singapore Fras Prisi of the 16th inst.:-Colonel D. G. Anderson,

goods by the Royalist and Spatial. The total. Witness continued: I superintended the water at its entrance, for the river has scoured "Muckle Jock" of Hongkong renown), Capt. wolk, personally. It took me a month to pull self out in some places to a depth of fifty feet.

fpulation of the town, including military, con Lucy and Mr. T. Brown returned yesterday down the old building. 1. commenced to pull he plans for the new addition to the city proper

vict, &c., is about 15,000, The only other by the steame Sri Putri from Pekan, having down the verandab on Melchers' building on have been forwarded to Peking for Imperial

village of importance is Tay-tay, also on the crossed over the Peninsula via Raub. The March 18th 188. I recollect the trench being approval, and to prevent a "corner" in bricks

East Coast, and north of Port Royal. This is 1 suppose, His Excellency, as I have, pre- acct of the tour was to visit the tract of opened below where it stood. It was about nine viously stated, contemplates extensive brick

town of 2,200 inhabitants; at present it is hardly land recently acquired at that place by the feet off. It was not dug by sub-contractors. It violate the preten system brick

of any commercial Importance, owing to want of communication. The people only grow enough Australian Syndicate, of which Mr. Brown is a was opened in sections of ten feet on that side.

'these are carried out on a very large scale and

for their own consumption, and are generally member. The party have returned fit and well The architect was there every day.

We are glad to learn that a Syndicate has been miserably poor. On the West Coast there t in the proper position, it will be better for the and have much enjoyed the journey. At Raub commenced in october or November, 1887. The Viceroy to trust to native methods, as it is doubt formed by Mt. T. C. Bogaardt, of Singapore, village of any alse; but near the northern extre- Mr. Sefton, another member of the Syndicate, foreman, or representative of the Hotel Comful if they can be Improved upon otherwise. A and Mr. E. E. Abrahamson, of Sandakan, to mity there is a most splendid harbour in the bay was found in charge; he was joined by Mr. | pany, was a Mr. Muller, D'Almeide, who went up to Raub along with the

large quantity of additional machinery has thoroughly explore the coal deposits in San By Mr. Francis:-1 signed the contract on that recently been imported from Europe for the dakan lately discovered by the Commissioner of of Malampayan, where the largest man-of-war party, Mr. Brawn has brought back with hit 3rd March, 1887. I paid a sub-contractor $4.20 cartridge factory to the westward of the city, Lands: The land formation is very similar to can lie perfectly sheltered and almost touching 14 bags of stone, a softish slate thickly veined for pulling down 10,000 bricks. My, business is and it is in comtemplation to make this establish the coal-fields of New South Wales, and Capt. the shore. A chain of mountains runs down with goldbearing quartz, and the slate itself also stone-cutting. The first section of the trench of ment a kind of small dockyard and arsenal. The Beeston, who has had experience of collieries of the centre of the island, the peaks of which range from 450. to Boo feet. On their coast auriferous. There is altogether about & cut the north side of the Hotel was filled up with native staff at the copper.cash mint having Austraila, and lately visited the seams on the the land from the foot of the hill to the "of the rock, and we have personally-inspected some of the rock taken at random from the piles and concrete before the second ons was been weighed in the b lance and found wanting. | Lella Roads, is of opinion that the "Thaw” quite | son shore is magnificent, of a rich black loamp

opened. Each was nine or ten feet long, and bags. The black slate has a coaly appearance, 3 eight wide. The foundations of Melcher't build factory have been indented for and transferred Messrs. Holix & Co. are members of the syndi. coffee, cocoa and tobacco growing wonder

a number of hands from the said cartridge justifies a determined search, clear the surface for examination. In almost ing were never exposed. Each section was only temporarily to the Mint to see if they can give a cate, and that an engineer has been ordered fully cocos bears in three years and coffee. (not Liberian), growing almost at sea level, at two. Unfortunately, owing to the natural indals Every one of the score of pieces looked at gold' open a few days. The corner of the Hotel that better show in the minting line, I believe it in from England.

His Excellency the "Viceroy's intention to dazzle The weather this year has been a little disence of the natives and other, causes, all this was visible, several pieces being very fine indeed fell down cost me $1,000 to rebuild,

Leung Akiu, a retired contractor, said that he the Imperial eyes with the silver and copper appointing to the bacco planters. On the beautiful island is at present uncultivated. What After these were inspected the quartz sand and slate dust lying at the bottom of the basin telt business eleven years ago, having made coins turned out at the Canton Mint, in the hope East Coast we understand that it was intended little land I saw during the time I was in Borneo in which the pieces were dipped for the purpose enough money. He did some repairs to Melcher's that His Majesty will order tetransfer forthwith to make fuly the planting month, and operations could not compare in richness to Palawan. The of cleansing then, was washed out and the building before then. He examined the floors of the whole of the machinery to Peking and so were delayed in consequence. It is now found timber is very fine, and there are plenty of rivers out that December is the better month. In the easy for transport. I do not know. the result was remarkably good. It gave a very on the basement, and also saw a crack in the release His Excellency of an incubus,

The river pirates have become exceeding middle of the year, main interferes there with names of the different woods in Malay ; but I high proportion of gold to the exceedingly small upper part of the north wall. He put in some small amount of debris, less than a couple of iron ties lu, and replaced two brick arches with daring, and lately attacked a stesim launch in planting work. Each district apparently has its expect the wood bera and in Borneo is very table spoonfuls, deposited in the basin. This rod ones. The building, he thought, was not broad daylight in the customary style, that is, a own rainfall peculiarities, as we are now begin similar. Ebony and several hard woods, proof portion of the gang, concealing revolvers, knives, ning to understand. Planters should recognise against white ants, abound, and also several rough "washing may be seen at this office. It in good condition then, should be said that the samples brought down are

Mr. D. McCulloch, Chairman of the Hang. &c. in their baggage, disguised as respectable this and should take measures to be in time. Bac furniture woods. Damar, beeswax, rattens, not picked, and indee the best stones have kong Hotel Company, hald: I recollect the merchants take passage in the steamer. On Unfortunately, sometimes this knowledge comes and beche-de-mer are the chief exports, all of been already selected to be retained or given verandah on the south side of Melcher's reaching a pre-arranged spot a signal is given too late, and the closing of the first German which go to Singapore. The Spanish Govern. away, so that the average gold yield of the whole Buildings being pulled down, early in 1888. to their confreies no store, who suddenly shoot Borneo Company and the Chinese Sabah Comment are now trying to open up the southern parcel would be of course considerably less than Mr. McEwen threatened at first to get out of ereck in boats and board the launch, pany's estates is almost entirely due to this part of the island, and have put military stations If these specially good pieces had been kept an injunction to restrain the Company from and set to work rifling the passengers and launch A Roman Catholic priest will shortly be at several different parts; but, up to the present with other samples. Notwithstanding this pulling it down, but ultimately we came to terms of everything of any value, even going the stationed at Labuan, a want much felt by the time, with very Huic success. According to the there is no question but that the rest of the stuff ar. Chater acted as arbitrator, and arranged length of taking what food there was on board. faithful in that colony, and should Father Jackson last census, the total population of the island is will pan out good enough for anything Raub that we should do certain things-put: up: In the huny of departure however one of the carry out his present plan, he will also make more or less about 60,000, of which about 6,000 will do.

special bath-room for Mr. Nichet and pay $900. I gentry accidentally left his jacket behind him, Labuan his head-quarters and begin his drmly are Boolos rebels, N. By Herald,

Mr. Goschen, speaking at a meeting, rejoiced at the prospect of the normal proroguing of Parliament and of there being no Autumn Session.

A WAR CLOUD. Affairs in Crete are becoming serious. THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.

• PARIS, July 16th. The Chamber of Deputies has passed a Bill forbidd• g any cinilidate to stand for more than

ong cons.tuncy,

and a number of pieces were rinsed in water to

It was

Among the expenses connected with the Governor's Darbar is an item of $5.60, being for extra clothing for sundry chiefs from the upper Padas river. The costume of these aboriginais, however well-suited for the forest wilds of Borneo, or the studio of the artist, proved wheit viewed in the light of the advanced civilization of Sandakan, a trifle in want of accentuation, hence the considerate outlay on the part of a paternal

Government.

We hear that