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THE promoters of the proposed Hongkong Chi. nese Chamber of Commerce, amongst whom we observe the names of Dr. Ho Kal. Messrs. Ho Amei, Ho Tim, Woo Lin-yuen, Wai Yuk, and other leading Chires, have called a meeting of afternoon at the Tung Wab Hospital, to consider Chinese residents for two o'clock to-marrow
and vote upon the suggestions of the Committee of the proposed Chamber of Commerce.
gambling which allows clerks and other irresponsible employés of publiccompanies and trading firms to speculate "on time" to the extent of hundreds of thousands of dollars; the time will doubtless come, and all too soon, when the position of affairs may call for plain speaking-but that time is not now, nor do we expect itsadvent
FROM an Imperial decree dated the 27th ultimo, until after the September settlements.it appears that the Emperor gives the credit Our present object is to show that share of recommending the adoption of railways in China to the Dowage: Empress. The transactions have increased so Immensely decree ends with an exbortion to the Officials Fer Dozen $10. that on the last day of every month the and gentry to work in harmony on this great ordinary business of the colony is very undertaking, as upon railways will depend the future strength of the Empire. The Governors- much interfered with and a large amount General of Hu Kuong and Chill, and Governor DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, of personal inconvenience caused by the of Honan, are ordered to post proclamations at
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Thus the Sydney Bulletin:-"The Pope, he leads a happy life," says the old song. In some respects he must. There's the Monte Fulciano. wine we would undergo a lot of Popery for that. Then there is the gold dinner-service, not to speak of the silver ten-service. Plenty of flunkeys, Now they say the Pope is going to Valencia, too, in crimson plush, though it is imprisonment. decided action being taken to effect a Spain. It is a delicious city in the Mediterranean. change until the dead-lock caused by the with a grand fashionable parade, the Glorieta, which, hallowed by the Pope, would become as July, and August settlements seriously glorious as the Pincin, at Rome, of which the impeded general business, in addition Pope was monarch. The new St. Peters will to leaving
be the fine Valencia Cathedral, with Moorish still open. Queen's Road, from the Club up English cablegrams for Australia, have tower. But the worried journalists who fudge spotting" the French- to the Shanghai Bank, on the gist ulto made a mistake in
man Cardinal Lavigerie, Bishop of Algiers, as was a regular saturealia; pedestrianism next Pope. It has for 160 years been a ruls in the street was an impossibility, ordinary that the Pope must be Italian, and this rule is traffic was carried on with difficulty owing Once upon a time France used to "boss" the for obvious reasons not likely to be broken now, to the serried ranks of brokers' rickshas, Pope, another time Germany, another time and, to use a little poetic license, the Bank Spain. Lard Johnson Russell, at English For itself was throughout the day a regular Minister, offered Malta as a home for the howling wilderness. All other monthly
Pope 25 years ago. People thought the G.D.M. commercial transactions had to be neglected out with difficulty, everything and everybody had to give place to the brokers, and the inevitable result was hopeless confusion and an all- round muddling up of affairs which it took days to pul straight. It was then decided that some alteration must be made, and z few days ago the following circular was issued by Mr. A.-W. Maitland, the chief accountant of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
OF were
carried
With this end in view it is proposed that from the 1st of October next, shares sold forward should be sold for delivery on the 25th day of the forward month instead of the end of the month. It is believed that this will greatly facilitate settlements,"
'AN Emergency meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. 525. E.C will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the 23rd fastant, at 8:30 for 9 pm, precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
TO-MORROW morning between and 10.30 o'clock the stenm-launch carrying the Bethel flag will call alongside any vessel hoisting code pennant C. to convey men ashore to ti a.m. service at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, returning about 11.30,
THE fire-cracker and rocket makers of Kuangtung have struck work, owing to the Government monopoly having been given to a syndicate of wealthy traders in Canton-n fact noted by us on the tat ullmo-and the consequent increase by 300/0 of the price of saltpetre in the provitice.
another column, the Queen's name was hissed As will be seen from an Australian' telegram in
at a meeting held in Melbourne to assist the strikers at the London docks. Considering that Victoria bears the reputation of being the most. "loyal" of all the Australasian colonies, this bank proposal, Imperial Federation. incident does not read favorably for that mounte
THE influx of recruits to that indescribable pro- fession known as "broking" is attracting the attention of the police, The double rows of rickshas, with Ham, Shem, Blo Ka, &c., painted from the edge of the Rialto, Several tradesmen on the stem, are being inexorably "moved on" have complained of the blockade, and several accidents, through stumbling over shafts, have occurred. Two private ricksha-coolies" were summoned to-day. Their masters ought to have been treated similarly.
notices the death of Kao Chung-chi, the late AN Imperial Decree in the Peking Gazette Lieutenant-Governor of Canton, who had only recently been promoted to the Governorship of Kuangst. The deceased rose from the post of District Magistrate through the successive ranks position on which he had just entered when he of the Civil Service until he attained the high was prematurely cut off. The Emperor deeply laments his death, and orders that all the honours due to his rank be accorded to the memory of the deceased.
of Italy was going to burst up even then. But them to scorn. It is safe to predict that the Co.'s well known coasting steamer Peking or the Pope holdeth up his two fingers and laugheth | CAPTAIN HEVERMANN, of Messrs. Siemisen & Pope will ccclesiastically flourish when Germany home on leave of absence, and on his return will and Russia are Kepublics, though his "temporal" bring out a new steamer for the Company. In power has gone, never to return. But the day consequence of Captain Heuermann's departure, will come when the Pope goes to the United the following changes will take place in the States. Yes, Gladstone says the population of steamers :-Captain Schultz will be transferred the United States will be jo0,000,000 in 1979, from the Ningps to the Peking, Capt. R. Kohler, whic will include 100,000,000 Catholics-and of the Amoy, taking charge of the Ningpo, and Pope Leo XX.
Mr. Lehmann, late chief officer of the last named vessel, has been appointed to the command of the Amoy.
with
THE following letter from Capt. John McKenzie, of the British barque Cygnet, appears in the Chinese Times 14-Ön an application, to our great representative here, the Consul, a case was taken before him, where an officer was accused of drunkenness, insubordination, and theft, The 'accused admitted the charges, and our Consul fined him $1.00. It was also ruled that I had to pay his passage to Shanghai. Now, Mr. Editor, I do not see where the justice or equity comes in here at all, though it may be law in Tientsin..
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DURING a thunder storm in Shao Ching the 9th inst, seven of the telegraph poles of the Imperial Chinese Telegraph Administration in that district were struck by lightning.
THE programme of the Shanghai Autumn Rage Meeting, set for the 4th, 5th and 6th of Novem- ber, has reached us—too late for publication in this issue. Entrics close' on Saturday, 5th October.
HIS EXCELLENCY the Minister for the Nether- kindly forwarded us a copy of his new work, lands at Peking (Mr. Jan Helenus Ferguson) has The Philosophy of Civilisation," which we hope to notice at length later on.
THE heroic (1) Editor of the China Mail has evidently very quickly lost his vaurited faith both in his own valuable opinion and in a Hongkong jury. Out challenge, although giving the Fried Fish Wrapper man, his own terms, has not yet been accepted.
Tax Masonic Club, which a few weeks ago gave promise of very shortly being snuffed ont of existence owing to financial shortcomings caused by internal dissensions amongst some of the members, is now, we are pleased to learn, paying bandsomely..
A NEW repeating rifle has been anfmitted to the Belgian military authorities by Lieutenant Margo, an inventive genlus who bas devoted much time to the study of improvements fri small arms. The weapon is claimed to be a marvel of simpli-
city, weighs only seven and ely forty times in
and can be discharged accurately
a minute by any one who has had experience with rifles. The cartridges carry thirty-two and a ball grains of powder and are so made that it entirely in place in the weapon. It is confidently is impossible to explade them before they are, expected that this new, weapon will be adopted for the Belgian array.
THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Douglas Steamship Company was held at noon to-day, Mr. T. E. Davies presided, and the Hon. J. J. Keswick, Hon. B. 'Layton, Hon. P.
Ryrie, Messrs. J. F. Holliday, (directors) J. H. Cox,
F. A. C. da Roza, T. Arnold, Polishwalla, Michael, Perry, Samuel, etc, and J. H. Lewis (secretary) were present.
The Chairman proposed that the report be taken as read, and continued-In this statement we venture to hope that the shareholders will feel the pleasure that we have felt, and will coin- cide with our views. The sum of our earnings for the year has only fallen short by some $900 of the previous year, when we ventured to recommend a dividend of nine per cent. We propose this year to write off $ro,000 over the amount mentioned in the report. off the Reserve fund, on account of the increased valuation of our steamers, and I may further say that that course is, in the opinion of the management, absolutely necessray, as following the policy we have bitherto taken by writing off for the Reserve fund year by year. The prudence of such a proceeding is so apparent that i need hardly trouble with details a body of prac tical business men auch as here represent the shareholders. As you are aware the 1144 shates, which we offered unavailingly for public tender, have since been privately disposed of at
further comment. We consider that even' with
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make a complaint against the low rate of wages. and the way they are trented out here. There was, a time when a British sailor had some pluck in bim, but now, judging by the conduct of officers sailing out of Hongkong, that
day is past,
1 happen to be independent of my pay, oë else I don't know what I should do; but let us hope the day will s-on be here when British officers will cease to be content with being like worms and will unite, (as they have done at home) for their rights, and get thein too.
Yours truly,
NAUTICUS. Hongkong, 20th September, 1889. [Our correspondent's complaint. has
been tharoughly threshed out times out of number in these columns, and as the situation has not la any way changed we have nothing to add to our previous remarks. If a substantial grievance'actually 'exists, and we think there cannot be much doubt about it, these officers (who we now learn for the first time are dif gentlemen's son) will have to follow the example of the London Dock laborers and. strike, if they consider that, as representatives of Labour, there is a reasonable chance of bringing the Shipping Companies, representa tives ofcapital, toterma. Union is strength, and without disciplined amalgamation the officers will exercise a wise discretion in jogging along at their present rates of "screw," "We would further take the liberty of reminding our correspondent that he certainly will not assist the aim he appears to have in view by making nasty and uncalled-for remarks about persons belonging to other branches of trade. extremely bad taste, and furthermore they "Nauticus" references to clerks, are in
are not true. When he says that at home clerks would not be tolerated in the same society in which officers of the Mercantile service move," Nauticus" is either referring In a sarcastic vein to Whitechapel and the neighbourhood of Tower Hill, or he is guilty of gratuitous impertinence. 1ere are different sorts of clerks, as there are various qualities of the gras Mercantile Marineofficer, of which latter caste our correspondent is no doubt a distinguished ornament, and we are now qui'e sure that all ship's officers, not merely those employed on the Chinese coast. are gentlemen's sons at all events they are lineally descended from the grand old gardener who is credited with having been the progenitor of the whole of humankind. Why, even the famous. Pirates of Penzance, immortalised by W. Silbert, were all noblemen-in disguise, and it would not in the least astonish us to learn that all the fifty dolla's on the bridge" men in Chinese water are "dooks" in reduced circumstances. If our correspondent wishes to better the, positions of junior officers, employed on the consting steamers there is a legitimate method ready to his hand, and if the "gentlemen's sons are true to themselves, and will not consider it infra dig to do what the law allows and follow the example of such low fellows us artisans, dock laborers, etc., some gratifying resuls may be obtained; abusing people who don't deserve abuse will never do any good. It is quite true that the inhabitants of Hong kong and alio the British Empire depend greatly for their existence on their shipping but when "Nauticus throws the "Tailors of Tooley Street" argument at our head and wants us to believe that the funfor officers are the British Mercantile Marine, we think he goes
trife too far-Ed., H.K. Telegraph.]
THE Chinese Times of September 7th has the are indebted for the only report we have seen of following:-To the Hongkong Telegraph we the half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Hoogkorg and Shanghai Banking Corporation held on the 24th August. The speech of Mr. "The increase of share transactions in Hong-Fraser-Smith, following a leading article in the kon, renders it desirable to reduce as much as Telegraph, constituie a irenchant criticism of bossible the rush of business which occurs on the Bank management. Mr. Fraser-Smith the last day of each month--the date when by in the most open manner, charged, the presen custom contracts mature and settlements Ductos
or incompetence, neglect have to be effected.
and he challenged them other bark that had ever suffered such a to name any succession of robberies, but without obtaining further answer from the Chairman than that all business was subject to losses. The Apropos of Chang Chih-tung's departure for plain truth is that-admitting the criticisms to Hupch, His Fxcellency will take with him be unanswerable; that the Directors re
Are the following members of his
in rank), surprise which is reserved for the shareholders' Mr. Kaw Hong Beng, M.A. of Aberdeen Univer- meeting of a trilling loss of a few lakhs of dollars does perhaps become a tr fle comical-what does all amount to Notwithstanding continuous losses, the Bank grows and prospera in an amazing manner, and where are the shareholders who would wish to disturb the management which brings them, with the unfailing regularity of summer and winter, thirty shillings per share with something carried to Reserve? That is the obvious answer to Mr. Fraser-Smith. And as for the Directors, they cannot and will not super- vise the business, away from the head office, and should a seal storm ever overtake the Bank, quod Deus avertat! they would as a matter of criticising what cannot be mended ? and even if course be taken aback. Where in the use of could, people who cannot see very far into leave well alone." In spite of all drawbacks, mill-stone may be excused for preferring to the shareholders are to be congratulated on the phenomenal prosperity of the Bank, and prosperity covers a multiade of sins.
The circular has been signed by the ornamental, merely; and that the annual staff-Mr. Tasi Sih Yung, (a Tnotaional $73 25, a fact, which I do not think calls for NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL
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sity, (both members of the Canton Burenu for Foreign Affairs), and Mr. Liang Tun Yen, who was educated in the United States, in a Chehsien in' rank, and is in charge of the telegraph department at the Viceroy's Yamen in Canton. These officials will occupy similar pasts at Wuchang to those they are now filling in Canton. W2 are requested to state that letters, parcels., in the barbour may be posted at the General etc., for Tsim-sha-tsui (Kowloon) and steamers Post Office up to 11.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. Letters from Tsimshatsui may be posted in the letter box which has been placed in the Police To avoid robbery, senders of letters from Kowloon to 12 and 4 o'clock. Local rates will be charged. Station compound outside the charge room up
Court of Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, the whole of the managers of the local banks, the leading merchants and sharebrokers, and others interested in the matter.so that there can be no doubt that Mr. MAITLAND's sensible proposal will be, almost universally adopted. That this new arrangement will be more convenient to all concerned than that at present in force will hardly be disputed, and it will be found to possess many substantial advantages to merchants and others who have the whole of their ordinary business to occupy their time and attention at the end of each month. In fact, we shall have a recognised Stock Exchange settling day that will not unduly interfere with other
FROM the last report of Krupp's establishment commercial matters, and will be convenient THE Kwang no relates a story of retributive at Essen it appears that in 1833 there were only alike to brokers and their clients. Of Justice at the hands of a Kwat, (Spirit), which the July, 1888, the establishment employed 70,960. nine workmen, and in 1848 seventy-four. In superstitious editor of our Canton contemporary men, of whom 13,626 were at Essen. Including écursé this proposed alteration cannot declares is gospel truth. The tale runs thus affect existing contracts, which will mature Two brothers and a sister who had been left the families of the workmen, they supported a in the ordinary course on due dates, unless orphans, lived together very happily for many in houses provided by the firm. There are at population of 83.969 souls, of whom 24,193 lived by special agreement between the parties The family being poor, the younger brother, A 286 boilers, 92 steam hammers of from 100 to years in Canton, until the elder brother married. Essen, 1195 furnaces of various constructions, concerned; and in our opinion the best way blessedness, and it was not until she reached the 27,000 horse power, 1724 different machines and confirmed opium smoker, semained in single
50,000 kilos, 370 steam engines with a total of of making it a recognised canon, governing mature (in Chinese opinion) age of twenty-four 361 cranes. Of coal and coke, 2735 tons are all future share settlements to Hongkong, that the sister got married to a Swatos man at dally used, and eleven high furnaces of the latest 1438#2! | will be for the Committee of the Brokers' daughter born to him shortly after his marriage,ructian produce 600 tons of iron per day.
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DUXING the past two or three years, but more especially within the last nine months, the business in this colony in the buying and selling of shares and stocks has assumed proportions far beyond all reasonable ex- pectations; and it would perhaps not be very wide of the mark to to say that, for its size, the city of Victoria would in this particular branch of commercial enterprise
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the word "stamped" across them. Covers con- are requested to cancel their stamps by writing taining bank notes, etc., should be registered. There will be no Sunday delivery.
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dividerd of 8 per cent, or less, we should only be taking are fand so long as a fair dividend
was paid. Of course the intrinsic value of the shares is even more enhanced by this addition to the fund than if it were paid out in dividend, which would only give a temporary fillip to the shares.
In answer to shareholders Mr. Davies also stated that the price of coal still continued high, freight correspondingly, but they hoped to see without their being able to raise the rates for
an improvement in a few months, The new issue of shares would participate in the dividend, as they had been issued before the year was up. He then proposed the adoption of the report
and accounts.
M da Roza seconded, and they were adopted, Mr. Amold proposed that the Consulting Committee, consisting of Mesars. Ryrie, Layton, Holliday, and Keswick, be re-elected,
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The China Navigation Co.'s steamer Talnan, arrived early
Capt. W. N, Allison, extract the subjoined tele- grams from our Colonial exchanges
* NEWCASTLE, (N.S W.) August 26th. A bottle containing a piece of paper, upon which were written the following words-"The Scottish Hero wrecked off Cape Verde; all hands saved; Captain Fraser"--was found on the beach near Redhend vesterday morning by two men named Garsine and, Bashford.
ADELAIDE, August 26th. Major-General Edwards has written to Major General Downes, asking him to convey to the officers and men of the forces his appreciation of the muster on Saturday, which was very creditable. The appearance of the men, not- withstanding that their clothing was much worn, and had many shades of colour, was satisfactory considering the Imall amount of continuous annual training they undergo. The movements were well and Intelligently carried out. The cavalry, and the field artillery looked very well, and the drill of the latter was satisfactory. Ho regrets that there were no mounted rifles..on parade, and that he had; not an opportunity of seeing this valuable force. He specially com- mends the field firing which he witnessed, which the notes with satisfaction, South Australia is We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expensed by the only colony where he has been afforded an
Correspondenta la this columns),
Mr. Cox seconded and it was carried. Mr. Pollabwalle moved the re-election of Messrs, Cox and Lyall as audítors,
Mr. Carvalho seconded and, it being agreed to, the proceedings ended.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE OFFICERS ON COASTING" STEAMERS.
TO TEN KOTOR OF tên "Hongkong Tulsorani,"
SIR —I again trouble you to publish another letter for me in your valuable paper. I have read two or three letters in the Telegraph on the subject of officers' pay on this Coast,
opportunity of witnessing this most · special training of a soldier.' Major-General Edwards left by the R.M.S. Valetta for Albany this after- acon.
to fix the date suggested as the monthly | when she was only six or seven years of age | commenting pretty strongly on the conduct of would like to say something on the suht and on the 20th on Brimble Cay Reef. The captain
settling day in the regulations of that Institution.
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TELEGRAMS.
(From the Courrier d'Haiphong)
PARIS, September 11th, Charles III, Prince of Monaco, has died, at the age of 71 years. Paris Exhibition, has departed for England.
Edison, the inventos, after having visited the
September 13th,
reference to a case tried the other day before the Capt. Brown of the British barque, Omega, in Marine Magistrate. On his own showing, Capt. Brown is not altogether a credit to his cloth, and we consider that he made a lamentably poor show in the proceedings he thought fit to institute against his chief mater but that would not justify the publication of a gross attack on the man's private character and our correspondent's letter these glorious days of press privilege. Capt. Brows predeliction for a Dutch mate is a matter which really only concerns himself, and if he prefers Dutch to British officers. he has a perfect right to carry that preference into effect, all the English Government has the good. sense to pass a law for the necessary protection of its own subjects.
the Douglas Company that the officer in that I have been told by some of my friends in employ have sent in a petition for an increase of pay, and I think that with the character for honesty and fair dealing the Douglas Company bears amongst the seafaring community of of Hongkong, they are certain to give it every considerat is well known fact that at home.
When it a
British const is better paid than a junior officer on the coast of China, I think it is time for the officers here to bestir themselves, and not be the last to follow out the principles contained in the fable of Hercules and the carter.
but unfortunately for the child her mother died Ws have received a letter from a correspondent The aunt proved a fiend in woman's shape, and and left her to the tender mercies of her aunt. for teme reason or other hated the child and omitted no possible occasion to subject her to inhuman tortures, adopting the most refined methods suggested by the "evil one" himself The consequence was that the child died from the effects of this continued ill-treatment, which was unknown to the father, who The actual facts, however, were no secret to the attributed the sad event to natural causes a pretty stiff article in the libel line even in since the seamen's strike, an able seaman on the "Kai fong" or neighbors, who as usual in such cases did not fail to enlighten the bereaved parent of the true cause of his daughter's death, rival even the great exchange marts of
However, there was no help for it, and the only London, Paris, and New York. We do not
way was to get rid of his sister, whose presence in his house was how distasteful to him, and who, pretend to argue that the whole of the
as well as the useless oplus-smoking younger business has been of a legitimate character,
brother, had been dependent on his exertions for ber board or that any great portion of It can be
and lodging ever since the death of their parents. So the marriage 'described as anything more stable than
With the Swatow man came about and the the ordinary form of Stock Exchange
unfeeling sister was packed off to her future abode at Fatahan. A year passed and, accord. speculation which, with certain stipulations,
ing to custom, she came back to Canton on a Is recognised by law; but exactly the same H.M.S. Porpoite returned to Chefoo from New-in that condition which is styled "Interesting
visit to the home of her maidenbood. She was conditions obtain in the Bourses of Europe chwang on the 14th inst.
but her retum to the scene of her former crueltics and America, although there may be
was sufficient to cause the Kwai of her little
The Sixth Army Corps has commenced a grand series of military manoeuvres under the command of General de Miribel,
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
No'share business to report.
Occasional differences in matters of detall by the F.&c O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Ancend,
here on Monday.
due
Throgramme of the concert to be given at the Club Lusitano on the 26th lust. by Signor Cattaneo and a number of his pupils, in aid of the orphans of the Italian Convent, will be found in our advertising columus.
A SECOND memorial from Pien Pati, Governor General of Men-Cheb, to the Throne reports the complete suppression of the Kiang-si insurgents in the prefectures of Hsing-hua and Tieg Chou, province of Faklen; the burning of their feet of one hundred and fifty boats at Ta-kan, the of the insurgent leader Yang Pan-hu, ailes Wa original scene of the disturbance, and the capture Par-ho, as well as seven other ringleaders. amongst whom were the hearers of the sacred
Tien fo tau," of the idols of
engaged in the steamers on this coast are I have heard it said that as nearly all officers
gentlemen's sons they ought to be content with the present rate of pay, but all gentlemen at home have not enough of the root of all evil to give any to their sons who have been idiotie enough to adopt the sea as a profession, the most honourable, worst paid, and worst treated profession in the world.
THURSDAY ISLANE, August 26th. The British ship Windhover, 847.tons register, Captain Planck, with a cargo of 1300 tons of coal bound from Newcastle to Batavia, was wrecked
and the chief officer were more than ordinarily' adjustment of the compasses a few hours before careful in "verifying their course and in the the striking of the vessel. They say that either Bramble Car Reef is wrongly laid down, or the set of the tides improperly described. The Captain, with his wife and child, and the crew arrived here on Saturday afternoon in two ship's The ship struck at midnight and was abandoned boats, after experiencing a rough and wet passage.
water. The vestel was owned by John Kerr, of next morning, being almost completely under, Greenock No hopes whatever are entertained of getting her off or of saving anything.
to MELBOURNE," August 26th. With respect to the news of the proposed Gillies Is of opinion that the Governments of the annexation by France of the New Hebrides, Mr.
various Australian colonies should by no merus relax their vigilance on the question, otherwise the past efforts which had been successfully made to prevent French annexation, would be thrown away He will Immediately place himself in communication with the other Govern ments," with "the" view of Joint representation to
living, for their commerce, and their prosperity 2 LONDON, August 26th. of the British empire, depend on for thely tlons so often expressed
What do the the people of Hongkong, are the Imperial Government, reiterating the objec
Why, on their mercantile marine, and I think it is their duty to treat that service better.
among the housebold Laree willing paintly Aud Bag and the fag containing the worgen
There is another thing aspecially not table
Famine la raging to the Saudan. At Khar- toum and Kassale the inhabitants are eating the
dead bodies of those who have died from
in Hongkong and which you nowhere else but we b that is the disdainful manner in which an officer The late Mahdi's nephew, with 1000 men, is is treated by petty clerks, quill drivers who would, ao miles from Stakim. He threatens to attack
▪ould not be tolerated in the same society in the town m home. Why should such a difference be made? Weaver has been sentenced to death for the which officers of the Merchant service more at AUCKLAND, September and Clerks who at home would get from thirty to murder of Captals Gulenicia, thirty-five shillings a week, are paid bere about ATALARAS BRISBANE, September 3rd.
3, or more, week at home can barely ces shat the past few days, had sufficiently recovered to $tto per month, whilst we who would get a or Sir Thomas MTherafth, who has been ill for out here, and considering the expense of living 1 come into town and attend to business yester thinke we are as well entitled to it, and more so. day wa Butterfield & Swire's They remind me of a lot of worms that are recovered the bodies of Hodson, Beaumont,
and Jantino's doing? content to giovel along the best way they can, Meadows, Grant and Lynne, on the floor of the and have not the spirit of the British subject to 1 mine between two pillars, v
and also in the mode of conducting
for its time to come, to enter into the body of world). The whole of the lately disturbed his operations between broker and client
the aunt, who feeling uncomfortable, which at|tricts are However, this local share traffic has lately
first was attributed to her condition, returned The Governor-General is, be entirely pacified, immediately to
also reports that a band assumed such formidable dimensions, and
Fatsbao. And now comes the facts upon four hundred men, were intercepted and routed her husband's house at of the Ke-laa" or Brothers Society, numbering hasextended to so large a percentage of the
which the Chinese editor bases Els theories and by General Lin, while on their way to join the this story. No sooner had the woman got to the main body of the insurgents at Ta Kan. The European community engaged in other
door of her house at Fatahan than she fall to the casualties to the Imperial forcen amount to s branches of trade, that what was formerly We hear that the China Merchants Co's ground in a clairvoyant state, the words of the total of six men killed and fifty-seven wounded. a sort of pleasurable if somewhat risky steamer Kangles has been chartered by the Kwat of her victim being put in her mouth. The insurgents lost nearly their entire number, Viceroy Chang-Chib-lung to convey him to his Her former cruelties upon the innocent child were with the exception of about two hundred men pastime to a select few has become a new post at Wuchang, the capital of Hupeh, recited in detail, and when this had ended, she who escaped into the Chiu-lang hills, on the What are the officers of the Scottish Orientale sich party at the Glebe colliery:havasla regular business to the many. In this The Chineas man of war Tun Ying Chou la was laid on a bed with the warm life-blood borders of Klangal in company with those of also under orders to proceed to Canton from gushing out in torrents from nostrils and mouth, the Ko-lao Society men after their defeat article it is not our intention to preach any Hankow for the purpose of transporting the The woman died immediately afterwards and the by General Liu'st To Kan. All the insurgent homily on the iniquity of a form of share Viceroy's retiane, household furniture stc, dr. Kral was nyenged.
leaders were decapitated as soon as captured,
SYDNEY, September and
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