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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1889.

ACCORDING to Dr. Cornet, tuberculosis is nine times more frequent among nurses than among any other class of persons.

A MOHAMMEDAN mosque has been built at Woking, in England, and n Buddhist temple has been recently opened in Paris. There are about. three hundred Buddhists in Paris.

IT may interest the scientists of the Sanitary Board to know that the Webster process for the treatment of sewage by electricity is about being experimented with in the Medway river.

GENERAL ALBERT-PIKE, the head of all the Masonic orders nad rites in the United States, is in his eightieth year. He was born in Boston and graduated at Harvard; went West in 1831, served in the Mexican war, and was a Confederate Brigadier in command of the Cherokee Indians. He is an old newspaper man, but has been practising law in Washington for many years. At the Police-court this afternoon, before Mi

Robinson, the men charged with intending to commit piracy on board the steamer Soochow on the rd inst, were again arraigned." Captain McIsaac said that there was considerable dif- THE phylloxera has attacked the Grecian currant, culty experienced in arres'in the eight prisoners. Greece's great staple,-threatening grave disas.-George de Silva, the seer nd engineer, said that ter to Greek finance, as the export duty on the the prisoner madenoresistance at all. Mr. Wilkin currant is one of the most important elements in son, who appeared for the prisoners, applied that the revenue.

the charge might be dismissed, but His Worship refused, as he had to look over the mass of evidence in the case. He added that he thought that one at least out of the whole number would certainly be detained on the charge of baving a revolver in his possession, and he would order another remand and deliver judgment to-morrow afternoon.

MR. C. D. Harman, agent of the O. & O, S. S. Co., inform us that the steamship Gaelic, with, mails, &c., from San Francisco to the 3rd inst., has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow..

JUDGR-Miss, what is your age? Witness- am past twenty, Judge-You must be more and thirty. Judee-No more trifling State explicit. Witness-Well, I am between twenty your exact age. Witness-I'll be thirty the day

after to-morrow,

On the 19th ult. at Ayton Castle, Berwickshire, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. John A. Miller, younger son of the late Sir Wm. Miller, Bart.. Manderston, Berwickshire, to the eldest

Innes, of Ayton Castic,

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estate. There was no objection. The creditors would be only too glad if he would come back and hand over what he had got,

His lordship-I think in view of his peculiar position he had better wait until the end of the fifteen days.

Mr. Webber Then the property will be sold His lordship-You can apply for an injunction if you like.

protect the estate, under section 40 of the Mr. Webber-Your lordship has power to

Bankruptcy Act.

His lordship thought he could not interfere. Mr. Webber-Then I will ask you to stay execution,

His lordship-I don't think that is necessary, Mr. Webber-Then I will ask you to grant protection to the perseri of the debtor,

His lordship asked if he had not better come back, and then apply?

Mr. Webber-But he will be arrested-there is an execution against him.

His lordship did not think he needed protecting-he would be adjudicated in due course. Still, he would grant protce tion if it was not opposed, as it was a case in which there were peculiar circumstances. What amount of assets were there?

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Mr. Webber-There is no schedule filed. That the very object for which we want him to come back, to get particulars of his property.

His lordship approved of the object and granted Protection until Monday, or whatever day the

adjourned hearing was on.

Re NG SHAN PO.

LAST MONTH, says Colonies and India, á splendid

Zizibar to Lord Lansdowns. specimen of a full-grown lioness was landed in Calcutta, being present from the Sultan of housed in the Zoological Gardens, but, during a It was safely conversation over the hubble-bubble, it appears that the keepers had an argument as to the fighting abilities of tigers and lions. tiger's keeper jumped on to the lloness' enge

ditors, applied for this "debtor's adjudication. and took up her door, when the tiger with

Mr. Reece, on behalf of the petitioning cre lioness and caught her by the throat, holding on He had filed his petition on the 16th September, for about ten minutes, when the fine old brute but it was dismissed, and on that act of bank died without a struggle. The tiger's keeper atrapley the creditors now petitioned. once ran away, while the keeper of the lioness has sworn that wherever he catches his brother keeper he will do unto him as the tiger did unto the lioness. Lord Lansdowne, who was away at Simh at the time, was informed by wire of the occurrence, and both he and Lady Lans-

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BIRTHS.

At Cheloo, on the 13th instant, the wife of ARTHUR SUODEN, of the I.M. Customs, of a son. At Hankow, on the 14th instant, the wife of E. H. OXLEY, of a son.

DEATH.

On the 14th Sept at Copenhagen, CHRISTIAN ADRIAN SCHULTZ, Captain in the Danish Army, Chinese Secretary to the Perak Government, Straits Settlements, and elder son of the late Colonel Schulz, Danish Army. Greatly and deservedly regretted.

The Houghong Gelegeuph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1889,

TELEGRAMS.

THE CZAR IN BERLIN.

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A CORRESPONDENT is informed that London is believed to be the largest city in the world. The information is about correct. In 1881 that portion of it included within the registration area had 3.8 4.571 inhabitants, occupying 35.362 acres. "Greater Lordan," as the entire London police district is called, hnd 4.764,312 inhabitants, occupying 687 square miles.

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given against him this morning, and the plaintiff Mr. Dennys opposed. Judgment had been

debtor obtained protection. in that case would be seriously injured if the His lordship granted adjudication without protection.

Re YOW WONG CHEE,

Mr. Wilkinson applied for this individual's adjudication.

Mr. Hastings opposed. Granted,

 DAVID BENJAMIN, BANKRUPT. Mr. Wilkinson applied on behalf of J. R. Michael, trustee in this bankruptcy, to be relieved, and J. 1. Perry substituted.

There was no opposition, and the petition was

At present.

downe were much concerned about the affair. registration London" alone has hardly less

THE L. & C. Express gives the following naval than 4.350.000 souls, and Greater London," or the whole city, has probably over 5,260,000.

news:-The Audacious, late flag ship on the China Station, which is being prepared for. THE passion of the Empress of Austria is riding; further service by the dockyard authorities The delight of the Empress of Russia is skating: at Keyham, is to be fitted with military never so happy as when sitting fighting tops. The ship is not to have Queen Victoria by a death-hed: nothing delights the Queen any yards. Instructions have been issued for of Italy, more than to add another pearl to her necklace; The Empress Frederick is a miser: tons, 2,360-horse power, Captain W. C. Kars the third-class cruiser Sapphire, 12, 1,970

The Empress of Germany is a religious bigot; lake, to be put out of commission at Sheer-granted. The Queen of Portugal is the most extravagantness on September 25, after seven years' service the saddest woman; The Queen of Spain is dresser in Europe; The Empress Eugenie is on th. China Station. The Pigmy, 6, composite gun ve sel, 795 tons, 1,200 house-power, Licut.- The pro- dest mother; And the Queen of Greece | Com, fi. H. Hewett, sailed from Sheerness on the 19th instant for the China Station to is the finest wimmer.

relive the gunbout Espoir, which will return home to pay oil. The Cockchafer, another small gunboat on the China station, is to be relieved by the Plover, a sister ship to the Pigm The Pigmy and Plover are both new gunboats of an improved type, armed with six, 4 inch breechloading goos

A RUSSIAN analyst gives the following as a test by which tea can be proved to be genuine of not-Take a pinch of tea in a glass, pour upon it a little cold water and shake it up well. Pure tea will only slightly color the water, while a strong infusion is quickly got from the adulterated or painted leaf. Now boil both sorts sepa rately, and let them stand till cool, and the difference between them will be most marked. The false tea will become still stronger after a long standing, but will remain transparent, Whereas pure tea will become muddy or milky." This last appearance arises from the tannic acid, which is a natural property in pure lea, but which in artificial tes is entirely absent.

SIGNOR Crispi, the Italian Premier, has been

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Acting Chief Justice Fielding ·

Clarke)

AN OPIUM CASE.

The Opium Farmer sued a bankrupt. Chinese old-M. Francis, Q.C., instructed by Mr. trader named Ng Shan Po for $9.826, for opium Dennys, represented the plaintiff, and the defen dant did not appear. The defendant, as a partner in the firm of Hip Tak Wo, exporters of raw

and as a partper in the firm of Fong Tak was liable for $1-poo more.-Judgment was given for the plaintiff, with costs.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER OF

A 'BOATMAN.

Revision was first mooted. The discharge of De Campos under the circumstances men- tioned in our report of the proceedings in the Court, and his Immediate arrest by Japanese police at the entrance gate of the British Consulate, signalize a surrender of the position hitherto steadfastly maintained by Her Majesty's representatives in Japan-a pasi. tion, too, supported by treaty and recognized by in this country. A brief recapitulation of the the Orders in Council that govern British tribunals,

facts of the case will enable our readers to under- stand the magnitude of the questions involved. De Campos arrived here from Hongkong and was arrested by the Municipal police in consequence of a telegram from that place. A doubt arose as to his nationality, and, as the Portuguese Acting Consul declined to interfere, he was set at liberty, Then came a telegram from the Governor of Hongkong asserting that De Campos was a British subject, and upon this information he was arrested at Arima (which is within treaty limits) by the Constable of the British Consulate, brought before the British Court, and remanded in custody. Presumably communications then took place between H.B.M.'s Acting Consul here and the colonial authorities, for on De Campos, being again brought before the Court he was remanded to admit of the necessary documents arriving to warrant his removal to Hongkong. The prosecutor and a police sergeant put in an appearance in due course but in the meantime the Japanese authorities demanded the rendition to them of the prisoner, and it was in con sequence of this demand that De Campos was discharged, but so as to at once fall into the clutches of the Japanese police.

Hitherto the British authorities have main tained that they alone had power to arrest and deal with their nationals, and as Mr. Langford followed the ordinary course in the first instance from H.M.'s representative in Tokyo when he it is plain that he was acting under instructions practically handed over De Campos. Now it is difficult to imagine in what manner Mr. Fraser can possibly justify his entirely new departure. The warrant under which De Campos was arrested by the Japanese states that he is a the offence of forgery in Hongkong, and orders British subject charged with having committed

his capture. But the treaty between Japan and Great Britain expressly attles that "all questions la regard to rights, whether property or person, arising between British subjects &c., shall be subject to the jurisdiction, of the British authorities." The Austro-Hungarian treaty (ol which Great Britain has the benefit under the favoured-nation clause) carries the principle even further, for it says "the Japanese authorities shall not interfere in any question which may arise between Austro-Hungarian citizens and the subjects of any other treaty power." Indeed it | seems beyond argument that the intention and effect of these compacts were to give to the Foreign Powers named, sole jurisdiction-civil and criminal-over their nationals. And that this was understood by all parties le evidenced and the steps taken by Great Britain to properly by many years' acquiescence on the one side,

carry out her self-imposed burden on the other.. Mention of the removal of prisoners from Japan under the authority of H.M.'s Supreme Court appears in the Order in Council of 1865, and this has been followed up by the Order in Conn cil of 1884, which brings into operation in Japan as regards British subjects "The Fugitive Offen ders Act, 1881," the powers of a Governor of a British colony being (for the purposes of the Act) vested in the British Minister at Tokyo. In the face of all this Mr. Fraser seems to have taken upon himself the responsibility of ordering the decessors, and the Government be represents surrender of a principle for which all his pre- have always contended.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

ALLAHABAD September 18th. The Leprosy Bill will not be introduced in the present Simla Sessions, as it is necessary to have a carefully prepared measure. introduced for some little time as the Secretary.

The Mamluidars'. Indemnity Bill may not be

of State must be consulted on one or two points. POONA, September 18th.. The rainfall during the last four days in the

Deccan has been very heavy. Yesterday Pootia Cantonment and Cly were flooded, and the water entered many houses, seven of which have fallen down. One woman has been killed. The bridge at Nogairi has been washed away.

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SIMLA, September 18th." The Maharajah of Puttiala has been invested by the Government of India with full powers of governing his State of Patiala. The Council is, therefore abolished.

LONDON, September 20th. General Richard Strachey has accepted the Chairmanship of the East Indian Railway; vacant by the death of Mr. Crawford, The salary of the post is £2,000. It is understood that the vacancy created in the India Council will be filled up.

LONDON, October 2nd. Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at Newcastle yesterday, said that the Government would deal In a fi manner with the Irish land question next session.

NEW YORK, October 3rd. The boilers of a Mississippi,river steamer exploded, yesterday near New Orleans, killing forty people on the spot.

ROME, October ind.

The convention for the Supplementary Treaty signed in May last has been jointly signed by Signor Crisp and the cavoys from the King of between the two countries, and allows the Shon. It arranges the commercial relations nomination of an Italian Consul in King Menelik's country, and agrees to reciprocal protection against common foes.

ST. PETERSBUAG, October 3rd. It is expected that M. Onon, of the Russian gourouki is Russian Envoy Extraordinary and embassy at Constantinople, will replace Dol

"Minister Plenipotentiary at Teheran,

LONDON, October 4th,

Th statement that the Prince of Wales would visit Egypt after leaving Athens and review the British army of occupation is confirmed.

10,030 colliers have struck work in the Bulton district.

CONSTANTINOPLE, October 4th. The Turkish ministers have decided that the Porte cannot introduce any special reforms in Armenia, because by doing so other Christian communities might raise claims creating a difficulty with Turkey.

LONDON October 4th. Lor1 Rosebery will preside at a meeting of tramway men to be held at 1 to-morrow morning to discuss the question of shorter hours which the men demand.

Ocember 5'h.

Mr. Charles Conybeare, M. P., has been released from prison at Derry,

A collision took place yesterday between a La passenger and a goods train on the London and North-Western Railway on the outskirts of Manchester. Three carriages were shattered, and three passengers were killed and twelve seriously injured, mostly from fractures,

Lord Rosebery, at the meeting of tramway men this morning, declared that the way in which tramway and omnibus servants were over-worked was a scandal to civilization, The resisting oppression, and he wished the Union dock strike bad shown the power of union in success. The meeting afterwards agreed to a manifesto which was drawn up, demanding that

attacked and seriously hurt. He was taking his usual drive on the afternoon of the 13th ult. with his daughter, while in another carriage followed Donna Lina Crispi, with her mother. As he was driving through the Via Carracciolo opium to California and Australia, owed $8.86 21st inst. but could not do to on accoun'of the which is even more serious than the mere band. twelve hours, should be the outside limit for &

a man

threw a

suddenly Jumped forward and stone a! Signor Crispi, which only grazed his hat. Then the assailant jumped on to the carriage and hit the Premier with a | sharp stone on the chin. He immediately leared to his feet to protect his daughter, who seemed much terrified, while at the same moment a priest ran forward and seized the man, who was immediately surrounded by a crowd and handed over to the police,

PREVENTED from distinguishing themselves, so, far, en the cricket ground at Shanghai owing to the incessant rains, our colonial cricketers have covered themselves with glory in another line of athletics, and have shown that the dar is as familiar a weapon to them as the bat. By a telegram dated the aand inst. from Shanghai to Mr. A. K. Travers, the Hon. Secretary of the Cricket Club it appears that tired of inaction, four of our chosen cricketers had a boat race with a four of the local cricketers at the Shanghai Regatio, and. "Shanghaied" their opponents by a boat's length. We give the telegram below:- At Regatta, Hongkong four rowed Shanghai Cricket four. Hongkong won by a length. Still raining, but prospects improving."

AT state balls, be it known, there are no dance programmes, and, so far as the royalties are concerned, no introductions. Before each dance the princes and princesses confer together within the royal circle just in front of the dals. They are choosing their partners.. When their selec tions are made-and be sure many

joke and laugh among themselves accompany the labor of making a choice the lord chamber. lain immediately bears the message thereof to the thus distinguished person. The chosen Partners, breaking all other engagements, file up together to the royal circle (if not already and wait till the august ladies come forward and within it), and, if men, approach the princesses claim them; if ladies, the princes come down to meet them and take possession of them. The royalties dance a good deal with each other, and in the square dancer, which at state balls are very considerably shortened, the Princess of Wales never walks backward

LONDON, October 15th. The concensus of Continental opinion seems to be that the Czar's intercourse with the Emman. The mandarin of the locality heard that

IN BANKRUPTCY.

R ADOLPH STERN, Mr. Hastings applied for the adjudication of Adolph Stern, keeper of the "Four Crowns coffee-house, Cochrane Street, as bankrupt.

Mr. Webber applied for a further adjournment, and stated that the petition had simply been filed for the purpose of evading a number of writs that had been issued,

His lordship saw no objection to adjudication. Mr. Webber opposed the granting of protecs tion.

Mr. Hastings There are a great many Acts,

His lordship-They are very worthless. Isn't there a bill of sale ?

Mr. Hastings-Yes, but I expect there will be something over.

His lordship did not see anything mentioned bat the furniture.

Mr. Hastings-There is the stock-in-trade. His lordship continued that fo those cases where tection, unless security for the bankrupt's ap there were no assets he did not like to grant pro- pearance at the examination was found.

Mr. Hastings was quite ready to find that. Stern did not want to stop carrying on his business, that was all.

His fordship—What is the amount of the bill of sale.

Mr. Hastings-$550.

His lordship-Well, if he finds security for that amount I will grant protection until the oxamination is over.

Mr. Webber pointed out that there were some creditors who were not on the schedule.

him to find security for all his liabilities.

His lordship-Well, you can hardly expect Mr. Webber thought the security should be $100. He had obtained a large amount on promissory notes.

His lordship asked if there was any objection. Mr. Webber replied in the negative, it had been before his lordship before.

His lordship-Yes, I adjourned it to see if any of the petitions & creditors would oppose. Have the twenty-one days elapsed?

On the evening of the 21st inst. two boatmen belonging to cargo buat No. 77 were arrested by the police and charged at the Police Court the next morning for disturbing the peace at Praya The presiding magistrate fine i them two dollars, Central near the Ice House Lane extensión,

and nothing more was thought about the maller until yesterday afternson, when the dead body of boatman belonging to one of the boats concerned in the fight of the 21st inst, was found in the harbor, and whom it has been alleged was knocked overboard during the fight. Warrants were accordingly issued, and four men belonging to the cargo boat were arrested last evening, and brought before Mr. H. E. Wodehouse at the Police. Court this morning on the charge of having caused the death of the deceased boatinan, who by the way evidence of one of the coolies on the rubbish was the master of Rubbish boat. 4. From the bont it appears that their boat was trying to come alongside the Praya at 7.30. p.m. on the

prisoners' cargo boat being in the way. They were asked to move their boat a little in order that the rubbish boat could get inside along the Praya, but were refused; whereupon some words passed between the two parties bat no blows were struck at the time. After a short time, however, the cargo bost commenced to get under weigh and in doing so onc of the crew stuck his host book into the hawser of the rubbish boat. This was at once resented by the rubbish boatmeh and the conse: quence was that three of the cargo boatmen led by their Captain, the former armed with bamboos and the latter with a kind of pitch fork, jumped on board the rubbish boat. The head carga boatman attacked the master of the rubbish boat and the others attacked the rubbish boat's crew. The witness further stated that in the fight he saw his captain struck by the pitch-fork on the face near the eyes by the captain of the cargo bost, and, while lo a recumbent position on the boat's side, was pushed overboard by his assailant. The witness then said that he got frightened at this, and jumped overboard and swam ashore,

that was all that he knew of the matter.

The case was then remanded until Friday the 25th last at 9 a.m. to enable the police to obtain appeared for the prisoners, further evidence on the case. Mr. Caldwell

THE DE CAMPOS FORGERY CASE.

CANEA, October 5th.

The Cretan insurgents have attacked a body of Turkish troops in the act of committing excesses at Cydonia. Several Turka were killed and wounded... tree agen

LONDON, October 6th, Lard Zetland was yesterday sworn laat Dublin as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. dr.

But there is yet another aspect of the matter ing over of a British subject to Japanese custedy.day's work. It is the peculiar boast and pride of Englishmen that British tribunals administer the laws "with. out fear, favour, or affection." Assuming, then, that Mr. Fraser ordered the release of De Campos and sa no other assumption is last Saturday's performance explainable-how can he family such an unheard-of interference with a Court catablished and administered under the Orders in Council? The Chief Justice-Sir Richard. Reunie-bas laid down as law that the British Courts in China and Japan must be guided entirely by the Orders in Council under which they exist, but this opinion also is not shared by Mr. Fraser, who appears to think his instruc tions sufficiently imperative to over-ride both established custom and Her Majesty's Orders in | Council Evidently British diplomacy, as at present conducted in Japan, has many disagree able surprises in store for un-Hyogo Newa

SUNDAY WORK IN COLONIAL.

HARBOURS.

Commander William Dawson, R.N., who is well known in connection with the useful Missions to Seamen, has sent a strong appeal to the Rock, on the total disregard of the Sabbath In Colonial Ports in the East. We extract the following passages, which certainly give much ground for earnest reflection

The River Chaplain at Calcutta writes Before Mr. J. H. Longford, H. B. M. Acting Ninety-nine out of every hundred cases of Coniul and Judge at Kobe, on the 12th instant, desertion in the East are caused by the unbear Lucio Pereira de Campos, who claimed to be ́n

ableness of the lives the men are called upon to Portuguese subject, was brought up on a pro-lead on some of the ships, .

'It is In'a visional warrant issued by H.B.M.' Consul charging him with forgery in Hongkong.

This case, it will be remembered, was ad. Journed for the attendance of a police officer from Hongkong.

with Mr. Robinson, whose same defendant is This officer, was now in attendance, together alleged to have forged.

Blank look on défendant's face. Mr. Longford: You can go, Defendant still bewildered.

Mr. Longford: You are discharged from cus- tody ƒ you can go away,

Defendant then left the court, but was at once of H.B.M.'s Consulate, and while he was still arrested when he had passed through the gates without the limits of the Foreign Concession, by a squad of Japanese police under a warrant issued by Mr. Hatayama, Public Prosecutor, He was when marched down to the Municipal Folles Station to obtain his clothes, and thence on the Japanese station.

Addressing the defendant, Mr. Longford said Mr. Hastings replied that Mr. Webber was-You are discharged. trying to get preference for a client who had taken one of the notes.

His lordships granted adjudication and protec BRIGANDAGE by Hongkong Chinese is by notion on the security for $550 being found. means unknown. To-day an old China woman sought redress from the authorities in a case of

Re BORABJEK RUSTOMJEE. – the sort. Some time in July, she said, a man at Shou-ki-wan laviled her son--a youth of seven- creditors, applied for the adjudication as bankrupt Mr. Webber, on behalf of the petitioning teen-to" go east," that being the term for going of Sorabjee Rustomjee, broker. There had on a piratical expedition. He went, and the panty been an exccation levied under a bill of sale, which he joined railed off to attack a house up and all the property seized, and also a judgment the Chinese coast. About twenty miles out, bow-issued by the Summary Court, ever, they were driven lato a bay by a typhoon, and had to shelter for several days with a class- they were bad characters, and that a man among them had a price set on his head by the Chinese authorities, to he attempted to arrest them, and in the fight the old woman's son was killed. The Mr. Webber said that they would on the 26th. pirates insisted on the villagers burying him, as The object of the petition was simply to protect Then the pirates returned to Shou-kl-wan. The preference. he was not the man wanted," and they did so. the estate, so as not to give any creditor old woman, bearing of her son's death, insisted His lordship was willing to adjudicate if he on compensation, and made the pirates go back | bad the power-il he was satisfied that the debtor and claim an indemnity. They did so, and had gone away. demanded three or four hundred dollars, scizing Mr. Webber regretted that he could not give two of the villagers a security, and taking evidence on the point, as he knew that the debtor them off to a bay near the Nine Pins, where they had gone away, having since got letter from LOCAL AND GENERAL. were kept in a boat, A day or two ago the him. He had consented to the petition, and had money was sent down and paid to the pirates in gone away in anticipation of such proceedings, LON' On's latest novelty is a "honeymoon hotel," their houses at Shau-ki-wan, and now the old He had himself fled a petition.

woman wants them arrested. And either the 15 which only newly married couples will be British Constitution, or the Magistrate, or the from arrest, if he has left the Colony I don't His lordship Probably to secure immunity admitted.

police, or somebody, makes it out that it can't be think there is need AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No. done. It is very simple, surely-all that has credllage any sed to prolong these pro 6x8 S.C will be held in Freemasons Hall, to be done is to put them on one of the Chinese Mr. Webber replied that the debtor wanted to Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 Tor 9 o'clock gunboats here and leave them at the yamên at come back, and if he did so, and handed over precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited, I Canton. They will be cared for, ́s.

his property, it would be all the better for the

peror and with Prince Bismarck has improved in both personal and political reintious, and that the later impression is removing the first coolness. DEATH OF THE KING OF PORTUGAL

The King of Portugal is dead, and the Duke of Bragame has been proclaimed King Carlos the

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Mr. Creagh, acting for Campos, demanded the production of the warrant at the Police Station

had not previously been shown and on behalf I bis client protested against his arrest by the Japanese authorities while within the limits of the Foreign Concession. Mr, Hatayama, who had come down specially from Tokyo, wa present when the arrest was", ffected,

We venture to think that the phase case has assumed is most extraordinary, and it is one ppon which we shall most decidedly have some thing further to (say)

The Times states that Turkey, at the instance of Sir William White, British Ambassador: at Constantinople, recently nearly decided to inste a circular to the Powers recognising Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria; but, the idea was abandoned owing to Russia, having dissuaded the Sultan from taking the step. Germany and Austria are favorable to Prince Ferdinand's recognition. The Times adds that the situation in the Balkans has changed as regards Russian susceptibilities, which would no longer restrain the Triple Alliance from assenting If Turkey proposed Prince Ferdinand's recognition, and that moreover England would concur in it.

Wow Me SOFIA, October 6th., The Bulgarian semi-official Svobodo urges. the Forte to decide in favour of recognising Printe Ferdinand, otherwise Bulgaria will be obliged to act independently.

FLENSHURO, October 5th. The Dock labourers bero have struck work and demand increased wages.

MISSION LONDON, 7th October. Sir. W. Tindal Robertson, Conservative mem. ber for Brighton, who has long been ailing, bas committed suicide,

Advices from Zanzibar state that Captain Wissmann has notified to leading Indian träder at Bagamoyo that the caravan route is now open to the interior He also offers to render them every assistance. MAS M BILGRADE, 7th October.

Queen Nathalle has resolved to face the results assumed an unyielding attitude towards the of her visit to the Servian capital, and has now Government. She declares that she will reject any decision of the Ordinary Skuptschina restrict. ing her right to sojourn in the capital. Only the Great Skuptsching, she says, is competent to deal with the question. P

foreign part that the evil abuses of the service are exhibited in their worst forms. The ship is like hell writes a young seaman from a British forecastle in the Pacific Ocean. A letter saya! Permit me, through you, to commend to (say) Midiandakire, and especially a lad in its the notice of the Missions to Seamen the barque crew named (say) Charlie Macbee. His mother, whom I know very alightly, is very anxious about her son, for his surroundings appear to be an usually evil. He writes to her that the ship is "like hello token of religion from year's end to year's end. One of the sailors tried to improves CANHA, October 7th. matters, but his efforts were promptly stopped. The situation in Crete has become more acute, The ship was last heard of at lonique, Chill, and many arrests of notables have been made. Charlie Macbes ir, I believe, of somewhat

LONDON, October 8th. birth, but his mother is in a friendless condition

gentle

Mr. Merton, Gladstonian and Liberal candidate, has been elected for Peterborough in place of the Hon, Mr. Fitzwilliam, the deceased. Unionist candidate, by a majority of sto votes member, and defeating Mr. Parvis, the Unionist

Tenific gales have reged for the last few days along the Irish and English coasts, doing much damage to property and causing many wrecks.

General Boulanger has gone to Jersey.

- Thefgale in the Irish Sea has been one of

This fruitful source of discomfort and dis- content, of ill-tamper and disobedience, of moral disgrace to Protestant Christianity and to the degradation and misery to seamen, and of

British flag, seems to obtain largely in the Crown Colonies. Merchant captains and officers frequenting Hongkong Harbour have recently petitioned the Governor, pointing out their own helplessness to resist Sunday work afloat and all its degradation, without some general enactment unexampled fury. Mall steamers between Eng. equally binding on all ships of all nations using land and Ireland have been unable to cross that port. The Seamen's Chaplain for Honglowing to the frightful men and the force of the kong Harbour, in connection with the Missions wind. Fifty Yards of break water at Holyhead personally favours the Day of Rest for sailors, been cut off from the mainland, and the lives of to Seamen, understands that the Governor have been smashed, and the light-house ha

But in the long distance from home public the light-keepers ara, endangered. Works on opinion, the power of E compétition is on the evil the Manchester Ship Canal have been much site and Sunday work afloat with all its damaged by the storm. Many gallant rescues miseries still continues."

1137) of shipwrecked, crews have been made by life. Where revenue dues are payable, cargoes boats along the coast, programs for yo The Hongkong Telegraph asserts that the cannot be discharged or embarked in the absence in BELGRADE, October 8th police of the colony distinguished themselves by of Custom House officials, and as the Custom The Regents aro negotiating with Queen greater mismanagement than usual in the case Houses are closed on Sundays. Kamen capnet Natballs, who now show sign of yidding, and agatott De Campos... Be that as it may, the so easily be put to unnecessary, and heavy in there are hopes of a settlement being arrived at, Court here on Saturday last warrants the cour of Rest. But in the Crown Colonies of the East It is reported at Cape Town that the Bworl. novel termination of the proceedings in H.B M'bours in connection with the cargoes on the Day Lowpon, October 9th, bor clusion that the middle was not entirely on fined there are no due levied, hence there is more King is dead C

the colonial officials. As a matter of fact Sunday labour and less worship in the Christian The Government atoop this particular case it, at least se regarda British ports of British Hongkong, Singapore, and a being towed from Plymouth subjecia, perhaps the most important that Penang, han in the neighbouring harbours of abandoned in the late has taken place since the question of Ticaly heathen China. Singapore Frut Pr

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