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Entimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

LIMITED,

DISPENSING CHEMISTS.

SELECT MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS, ASTRINGENTS, DIARRHŒA & CHOLERA REMEDIES, &20.

Dlonged experience of this epidemie in.

AKIN'S CHOLERA ELIXIR.-A pro

India, its home and birth-place, has proved beyond all doubt the efficacy of this remedy, which combines in a concentrated form the medicinal agents which have proved most useful In arresting the 'rapid progress of that fatal malady, and is combating it when developed.

Full directions accompany each bottle. Per bottle, $1.50 and $3.

Cholera Pilis are made from an old, well-tried formula, and are most useful in the early stage of an attack. Per bottle, 50 cents.

Dakin's Chiojodyne is Sedative, Anodyne, and Anti-spasmodic. This reliable remedy has long been used throughout the East as a stand-by in Cholern and Diarrhoea. In bottles, 35, 75 cents, $1.50 and $275.

Dr. Rubini's Essence of Camphor.-Valuable for simple Diarrhea, and in the earlier stages of Dysentery and Cholera. Per bottle, 50 cents.

Fluid Extract of Indian Bael (prepared from the unripe fruit of the Egis Marmelos).

Of great service in Diarrhea and Chronic Dysentery. Per bottle, $1.

Dietetic Bael.-A highly agreeable and nutri- tive diet, particularly recommended in derange- ment of the digestive organs, looseness, and Irritation of the bowels.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1890.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1890.

TELEGRAMS.

THE TWO EMPERORS,

LONDON, September 18th, A meeting has taken place at Liegnitz between the Emperors of Germany and Austria.

SLAVERY IN ZANZIBAR.

September 20th. The reported issue of the slavery decres by

the Germans is denied.

IRISH M.P.S'ARRESTED, Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien have been arrested for inciting the Irish tenantry to with hold payments of their rents.

THE FLOODS IN FRANCE.

September 26th. The damage by floods in France is estimated at two millions sterling.

(From Manila exchanges.) "THE FIRE AT THE ALHAMBRA.

MADRID, September 19th. The conflagration in the Alhambra Palace

Myrtles, but the greater part of the building was saved.

A CHINAMAN named Moy Nam, who had for We are informed that the "Mexican mail" | Caldwell) had applied for a re-hearing, which some time carried on business in Bangkok ou steamer Amigo left the Macao roads yesterday had been granted.. behalf of a few firms in Hongkong and Singapore, at 12.30 p.m., for somewhere in Mexico, with suddenly bolted a few days ago leaving Unbilities | 481 Chinese, coolies in the steerage and two said to amount to some $8,000,

cabin passengers.

AT the Police Court to-day John Barry, foreman of the Ordnance Department, prosecuted his cook for attempting to stab him with a huge carving knife last Saturday, Mr. Wise ordered the defendant to find two sureties in $25 each. ar guarantee for his good behaviour for three calendar months, or in default to serve a montb in H.M. Gaol.

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George Rac, Assistant Tuspector of Markets,. said the defendant was summoned under section 30 of the Public Health Ordinance, on the gth fustant, for keeping cattle without a licence from the Sanitary Board. The case was remanded to the 16th instant, when the defendant did not appear, and a fine of five dollars was imposed,

Cross-examined-Mr. Dannenberg had seven or eight head of cattle. The Board brought no charge against him of over-crowding

between Part Darwin and Java and Singapore, wrecked on a rock at Cook's Inlet, on their question thoroughly thrashed out, and unfor

THE public present to the departed Hon. A. F. MacEwen is now ready. It consists of a large bot not very massive silver-gilt punch-bowl, and two elegant silver vases. A pair of gold bangles were chosen as the gift to Mrs. MacEwen, “ In South Australia, the Government now in power propose to grant a subsidy of £5,000 a year to encourage the establishment of a steamer service

with a view to promoting the export of cattle. SHIPPING prespects are growing brighter. The vesicle on the Manila run bave to refuse cargo, and in all directions steamers are being chartered. Between yesterday morning and to-day at noon twenty vesicla arrived, nine of them this morning.

Six months' imprisonment with hard labour was the sentence passed by Mr. Wodehouse, at the Police Court his morning, upon a sneak thief, an old offender, who made off with sampan that was at anchor in Yau-ma-ti Bay last Satur. day night.

THE survivors of the ship Oneida, which was arrival at San Francisco related thrilling stories of the disaster. There were 200 Chinese on board, and these fought with a fury positively demontacal for possession of the boats. They were, however, ultimately beaten off by the white members of the crew, who were all saved. Seventy-five Chinese were drowned. It would appear to have been, with Europeans as well as Chinese, case of sauve qui peut,

Tus other day, a transport arrived at Manila from Paragua bringing word of the timely frustration of a piratical attack. The Spaniards have a settlement there in the midst of hostile patives.

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ores, are anxiously waited for by the interested shareholders.

Since Mr. Church returned from Canton about a month ago he has, Iurd ratand, been all the time in Hongkong, and what has been occupying his time here at the high rate of pay of $900 per month seems to me most mysterious.

Doubtless Mr. Church will in due course send in his reports on the Tanchow and Tai-yu-shan mines before leaving for America, and I hope they will be satisfactory to the shareholders.

Yours truly,

SHAN KEE,

(A shareholder of the Tien Wah

Mining Co.) Hongkong, 29th September, 1890.

TERRIBLE TYPHOON OFF JAPAN.

THREE SHIPS AND OVER 600 LIVES LOST. Our exchanges from Japan, received to-day, give details of the terrible typhoon which occurred on the south-east cout of Japan eff Kashinsaki, Kushiu, on the 16th inst., in which the Turkish man-of-war Ertegrout, with sốy men, the Nippon Yusen, Kasba Cos vessel Musaiki Maru, with her complement of 65, and Maru, with 25. hands, waru lust.

| THE agents' (Mesera, Melchers & Co.) inform One day, when the gunboat stationed off the to graze, cattle on the neighbouring hills, the same Company's sailing vessel Yorinobu

Mr. Caldwell said that the case was both for- tunate and unfortunate; fortunate because it was as well that the Sanitary Board should have the

tunnte because it was very hard on his client to be dragged Into à magisterial court as defendant in proceedings which, in his opinion, should never have been instituted. His client had abao lutely refused to take out a licence for the keeping of cattle because he sidered that the Board. had no right to make him do so, owing to the fact that his property was a farm ist granted under a special Icase. Mr. Dannenberg was the assignee of farm lot No. 46, the lease for which was signed by Sir Hercules Robinson, and ran for 75 years from 1864. Amongst other privileges set forth in the said lease it was allowed to the lessee

cutside his farm's boundaries. If the lease was worth anything at all then certainly his client could ganze cattle THE LOSS OF THE "ERTOOROUL.”" as be pleased, either within or without his

The Hyogo News of the 20th says:-" With lessee the absolute and unconditional right to difficult to glean any very full or very detailed farm limits.

It certainly conveyed to the respect to the loss of the man-of-war, it has been keep cattle. The question for the Court to particulars. The two survivors who were decirle was whether, the Public Health Ordinance brought in here on Thursday night by the Boji. baving been passed long after the lease was maru, while willing to giva every information, were based on that Ordinance, had any right the wreck occurred or the day on which it. to step in and interfere with, bis client's pre-occurred. One in the bandmaster and the emptive rights.

other a lieutenant. The lieutenant has a slight knowledge of English, but the bandmaster bas none at all. For the particulars we have been able to gather we are ladebted to the kindness of Mr. Levy, of the International Hotel, where the men were put up, who acted as interpreter. They state they lell Yoko- hama on Sunday-the Yokohama papers say it was Monday-under steam, and that on Tuesday it came on to blow heavily from the north. They however, managed to keep on until an explosion vessel to pieces, and she sank in five minutes. THE TAICHOW" IN A TYPHOON took place in the engine-room which rent the To use the survivors' own words, or the inter- The Scottish Oriental steamer Faichow, Capt.pretation given us, every one went crazy,"

This preparation has been in use in India for destroyed the salon and galleries of the Hall of Boulanger, while in command of a French Army suspended payment, to the nis small disappoint. granted, the Sinitary Board, whose regulations are unable to agree either as to the time when

thirty years, and is there regarded as a specific

In Diarrhea and Dysentery. Per tin, $1.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED.

(Telephone No. 60.)

THE SPANISH MINISTER TO CHINA.

Nos. 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Hongkong, 1st September, 1890.

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PORTUGAL. There are serious disorders in Portugal,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

BY'APPOINTMENT.

Sr. Guijarro has been appointed Spanish MEMO for our Inspector of Markets. At the Singapore Police Court last week three Chinese Minister to China.

were charged with cruelty to animais. Inspector McGregor explaloed that the cruelty in the case was of a rather peculiar End, Commencing from one a.m, hundreds of ducks were taken to the Ellenborough Market for sale. These ducks were sold by weight, and in order to increase their value the vendors kept a peculiar food composition on which they fed the ducks to repletion: When the birds stopped eating, their owners took the food and crammed it into the ducks till they almost succumbed, after which prisoners, who still continued the practice. Prisoners were fined 30 cents cents each or two days in default,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THX returns of the number of visitors to the City

(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.)

HONGKONG.

Hall Museum for the week ending Sept. 28th, are: -Europeans, 147; Chinese, 1,668; total, 1,815.

Mr. Hugh MacCallum, Secretary to the Sanitary Board, said that the Dairy Farm Com- pany Lá, kept cattle on their farm, and took out the usual licence. The defendant kept a dairy farm for the supply of milk to the public.

His Worship was of opinion that somewhat serious issues were involved, and therefore reserved his judgment for a couple of days with a view to giving the matter due consideration.

7E invite attention to the following old Ar the annual meeting of the St. Andrew they were sold. He had frequently warned the idea of the prospects held out is given by the Unsworth, which arrived in port on Saturday Captain Ali Bey rushed on to the bridge with a

Winded Brands, all of which are of ex- cellent quality and good value for the money.

The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most

Society, held in the City Hall this afternoon, it was unanimously resolved that a ball be held this year.

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IT has been decided to augment that on of the Royal Engineers by the formation of an additional company for duty in the Straits

noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.

Settlements. In ordering it is only necessary to state

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us that the Norddeutscher Lloyd's steamship chief town happened to be away, seventy-six Neckar, with the German mails, dated Berlin boats filled with islanders came along with the and Sept., left Singapore for this port at daylightintation of taking the inhabitants by surprise to-day, and may be expected on or about Satur Luckily, just in the nick of time, two other gun day, the 4th prox.

boats hove in sight, gave chase to the pirates, and captured seven boats with their crews, THE latest revelations in the story of Boulangism A DELI contemporary says:-The Kwala include a lively account of a visit which General Tobacco Company (a German venture) has Corpa, paid to Prince Jerome Napoleon atment of its coolies, who, after delivering produce Prangins. The object of the conspiracy was to bring about an election of the President of the into the storehouses, may now whistle for their French Republic by universal suffrage.

wages. Anything of this kind is generally sure to breed bad blood among mistrustful Chinese, as has already, happened more than once in Siak. By law in such cases, the native chiefs have a preferential claim on the assets for land tax, but coplies find it no easy work to get their dues, and in the eye of the law must stand on the same freting as other creditors, though in common fairness their demands should be met first, so as to lessen the risk of riot and distuba ce. Meanwhile the high dividends gained by so many tobacco com- panies in Deli have aroused keen speculative interest in that branch of catcrprise, and no stone is left unturned to secure sharehol'ers. Some

prospectus of the Dolok estate in Batu Bahra, cveting,reports encountering a severe typhoon on, the 24th inst. when to the westward of now on sale. The seller promis.s to guarante to the shareholders six per cent. on the capital longkong, which disabled her to such an to be furnished. He hopes to get for the estate

extent that she found it necessary to put back, and call here for repairs. She left Swatow for Bangkok £25,000 cash and £28,000 in abares.

on the 22nd, loaded with fruit and carrying In addition to the "My Sweetheart" Company eleven European and 210 Chinese passengers, the Glengarry, which arrived here yesterday After leaving Swatow she expreienced strong from Singapore, brought up, two distinguished north-east winds until the afternoon of the 24th, Chinamen named Ng Liu Chin and Tsai Le Pui, when, owing to the heavy sea and severe gale, Sergeant Messer, of the Fenang Force, In doing so she got into the trough of the sea and was in sole charge, and delivered them

was so severely tossed about that the coal bunker over to our local Force upon arrival here. They doers were burst open, letting all the coals out were sent on to Canton yesterday where they into the bilge. In the meantime the typhoon had have probably, in view of the fact that they were attained terrific violence, the ship being deluged leaders of the dangerous White Lilly Society, with water, tons of which poured down the venti- lators and broken batches over the cargo. Op up from Singapore the wives of these desperadoes, trying the pumps it was found that the coals who were amongst the passengers, attempted to had choked the pipes, and rendered them create a panic on beard by suddenly blowing out useless. The water then rose until it extig the lights in the tween-deck and setting up an guished the fires and left the vessel completely unearthly yell. Quick as thought Messer knocked at the mercy of the wind and waves the two prisoners senseless with a rap wo of With the assistance of eight sallors, who his trancheon, and made the two ladies "fast" to a were going to Bangkok to join a ship, and who ring-bolt in the deck by their flowing locks, threa

were deck passengers, a sail was set, but tening to annihilate them with a single blow it immediately blown away. As soon as practicable they dared to scream any more. They were then the Europeans (the Chinese passengers refusing quiet enough, but protested that they had come to lift a finger) set to work to hate the engine into the mens' quarters for the simple purpose room, out with buckets, and after the most of their unfailing fidelity to the last. They put became possible to re-light the fires. Te vessel of giving their respective busbanda assurances arduous efforts, lasting twenty-four hours, it out the lights because they feared the sergeant then got inder way again, and clade for trong might see them, and object to the interview. kang, arriving here about 6 o'clock on Saturday The two prisoners were sentenced to banish. The passengers speak in the highest terms of ment, but seeing that they were sent straight to the manner in which Captala Unsworth, the Canton the object of the Penang Authorities officers, and the eight Europeans worked and appears to have been to hand them over to the handled the ship under the trying circumstances. Canton Government, although the latter had Very little of the cargo in waved. The vessel is made no application for their rendition, Per- expected to be able to proceed to Bangkok on haps it is as well that this course was pursued. Wednesday, but all the Chinese passengers refuse It was the shortest and surest no doubt." to go further in the ship, stating that there is Home "bad jos aboard, and demandlag damage was done to the upper portion of the ship, but the coals were so jimmed under and around the bollers that it was necessary to use picks in removing them.

lantern, and gave the order to el ar away the boats. This was done, but no sooner were they in the water than they were washed aster. and jumped himself into the water. Osman He then shouted "Each man for himself," Pasha followed his example, but a falling spar striking him on the head he sank and was drowned. Of the total complement of 630 officers and men, only 6 officers and 57-blue-jackets managed to reach the shore. The

men brought of the survivors. Many of them, they say, were lying on the beach with broken arms and legs, the result of being dashed upon the rocks, and were suffering much agony. Others had received great gashes, and many, it is thought, will succumb before assistance can arrive.

the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, | THE number of newpapers published in at of old ladies engaged in washing clothes. After deportees from Penang to Canton, Detective Captain Unsworth thought best to heave her to. on here give a pitiable account of the condition

and initial letter for quality desired."

Orders through Local Post or by Telegram

receive prompt attention. PORTS. (For Invalids and general ște.)

Par dea

Case For Bot.

A Alto Douro, good quality,

Green Capsule '...........................$IO

B Vintage, Superior quality,

Red Capsule

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C Fine Old Vintage, superfor

quality, Black Seal Capsule 14

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D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsula (Ola Bottled)..........

SHERRIES.

CC

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A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner

wine, Green Capsule.... 6 B Superior Pale Dry, dinner

Europe. Of 300 journals published in Asia, countries is estimated at 41,000 appearing ip

Japan alone has 200.

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THE Folo match, A. and S. Highlanders v. The Club, fixed for to-morrow, is unavoidably post- $1.00poned. There will however, be the usual game at Causeway Bay, commencing at 5 p.m.

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A SINGAPORE Contemporary states that the 1.25 Hongkong and Shanghat Banking Corporation have acquired certain building properties not far from their present premises there, with the ukimate view of erecting thereon new Banks premises,

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wine, Green Seal Capsule...7.500.75

C Manzanilla, Pale Natural

Sherry, White Capsule... to Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule......

D. Very Superior Old Pale Dry, choice old wine,

White Seal Capsule.........

E Extra Superior Old Pale Dry, very finest quality, Black Scal Capsule (Old Bottled)

CLARETS.

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10

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dor. Quarte

A Superior Breakfast Claret,

Red Capsule

B St. Estephe, Red Capsule ... 4.50 naar 7.

C St, Jullen

D La Rose

Fm dos Cam.

BRANDY.

A Hennessey's Old Pale, Red

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B Superior Very Old Cognac,

Red Capsule

C Very Old Liqueur Cognac,

Red Capsule

D Hennessey's Finest Very Old

Liqueur Cognac, 187a Vin-..

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tage, Red Capsala ............ 24. SCOTCH WHISKY.

A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-

rule

B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark......

C Watim's Abelour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark...

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D Watson's HKD Blend of the Finest Scotch Malt Whisides, Violet Capsule... 10 Watson's Very Old Liqueur

Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule za IRISH WHISKY.

A John Jameson's Old, Green

Capsule...

B John Jameson's Fins Old,

Green Capsule...

dos.

A GOOD story is going about concerning Lord Rosebery (says a London correspondent). Near Dalmeny there is a stream which he is in the habit of using for his morning dip. The other day on arriving at the spot his lordship found a couple a painful pause the noble Earl ventured to explain gested that the ladies should retire while he the delicate character of his mission, and sug.

settled the details. Not a bit daunted, the old ladies told him not to mind them, but to take bis ducking; and to encourage him they went on with their wahing. He dare not, however. face the good dames in his deshabille, and after an embarrassing pause executed a retreat.. I think a Primrose's courage might have faced the ordeal He might, for instance, have made this excuse for the old ladies, that "A Primrose by the river's brim, A yellow Primrose was to them, And it was nothing more,"

AT North Berwick last month a two days' exhibition and sale of needlework in connection SIX swells charged with keeping a Wai-sing with the Royal Edinburgh Repository was opened lottery agency in Queen's Road Central were before Mr. Wise at the Police Court this morning, in the Forester's Housebo, latest Governor, remanded the case until Thursday, pending address on that occasion, alluded to the success when his Worship, without hearing the evidence, Sir Williain Des Voeux, who, la the course of his of the "Scot abroad" and the reason for that. farther inquiries by the police.. Bail in one

He spoke to the following effect:"One of the surety of $300 for each prisoner was allowed,

qualities which he believed to be a very impor- THE Band of the Argyll and Sutherland High-tant factor in the success of Scotsmen was their Scotsmen, as they would all agree landers will play the following programme at pride. the Officers' Mess, to-morrow evening, com-

-no doubt there would be little dissent from that mencing at 8 o'clock --

had a great right to be proud-(laughter and applause-and he could testify that they exercised that right to the full. (Laughter.) The Scotsman, from the very fact that he ought to be to the fore, from the very fact of his

could not be successful. There must be a few failures, for the very pride that in the majority brought about success tended in the few to contribute to their failure. He could quite belleve what he had had experience of in the colonies might be exemplified in the parent

Feat March.."Tannhauser "Wagner.

Beatrice, di Tendia"............Ballist..

o Enrolce" Waist

Corne: Salo: D. Bir auch Jaber Vogalias", Qumbert," Belection......" Nell Gwynna" m..............Flanquette.

become a bead shorter than usnal. On the run

Thursday night, information was given to the As soon as the Boj-maru anived here on Police and the Kencho, and a. telegram was instantly sent to Tokyo asking for instructions in the matter. Captain Credner, of H.I.G.M gunboat Welf, at once agreed to proceed to Kashinosaki with provisions and the necessary medical appliances, and the versel left early lú the afternoon.

THE Admiralty have decided to recommission thinking so, came to the fore. But all the people THE following are the details of the three new the return of their pastage money. Very little exaggeration. The Capizin, All Bey, appeared

the third-class cruiser Porpoise (6), 1,770 tons, 3,500 horse power, Commander Richard W. $4.50 White, for another term of service on the Chips oo Station at the conclusios of her present commis 7.50 slon: The Porpaisa hoisted the pennant on Feb. 12,00 15th, 1888, and took the place in the China Squadron of the unfortunate gunbost Wash (6), which foundered in the autumn of 1887, whilst on her voyage from Singapore to Hongkong to commence her duties. The Porpots will be $1.10 recommissioned at Hongkong, a new crew being

sent out to her at the end of the year.

country."

· RIFLE, CONTEST,

The Kobe Herald says:-The Ertogrowl left Yokohama on Sunday, not on Monday as the Yokohama papers reported, at about eleven o'clock in the morning. All went well until one wind commenced to blow, increasing in violence o'clock on Monday Afternoon, when a stone towards night. There was a heavy sea running at ten o'clock. when they were off Oshima and the vessel was going at full steam. At that time a terrific noise was heard, and all that followed was confusion. A terrible scene ensued, Men and officers were mostly below in their berths. Those who were not killed on the spot rushed vessel foundering. The band-master says up on what remained of the deck to find the that nothing was left of the vessel but little pieces, but that is probably a pleturesque steamers building at Barrow for the Canadian Pacific. Company, the first of which was launched

baad. He was heard to cry out several times an the bridge for a moment, with a lamp in his on August 30th :-In size, form, and speed they

Save yourselves," then he disappeared and are all equal, being 485 ft. in length, 51 ft. beam,

was seen no more. with a depth of 36 ft. The tonnage will be

The survivors say that be 500, and the engines, which will develop

made no efforts to save himself. The navigat 10,000-horse power, will driva twin screwa; the

Ing officer, Nouri Bey, perished in the same way. The chief engineer was almost the first rig is fire and aft, with handsome clipper bow. The British ship Earl of Zelland, 1,461 tons The contract specifies a speed on the measured

A match between teams picked from the

to die. He perhaps suspected that something reg, of Glasgow, bound from Java ports to San mile of 1g knots and a sea speed of 178 knots, and Officers and Sergeants of the H. & High he went from his cabin to the engineiroem, and was wrong, for immediately before the explosion Francisco with a cargo of sugar, left Batavia on the 6th inst, and after calling at Sourabaya and Passenger accommodation is provided for $20 The conditions were as usual, but the light was an average across the Pacific of full 15 knots. landers and the Garrison Shooting Club was

shot off on Saturday at the Kowloon Ranges. literally blown to atoms. A couple of minutes when the fatal moment arrived he was Probolings stood out towards the N.E. On first-class, 50 ercond-class, and 500 steerage

after, all that remained of the Artogroul We take the following from a London contem. Saturday the 12th inst, the Captain showed signs | passengers ; 4,000 tons of tea will be carried, bad, and the scores were considerably higher as a vessel had sunk, and the sea was full 1.50porary: Mr. Mowrey, agent for a firm of of madness, which quickly increased. He acted besides 500 tons of allk, &c. Each steamer will than might have been expected, the breakdown

of men, fighting for life, and floating dris. Mexican contractors, has left San Francisco in most violently, firing guns, trying to kill the fulfil the British Admiralty requirements, and be of the last man on each side alone spoiling a

Many, it is said, went mad, and they threw up.

Chaman Pasha, the to their bands and went 3.00 8,000 Chinese fabourers for bullding a rallway overboard and otherwise behaving dangerously, | quick-firing Armstrongs on turtle deck and eight the Regiment only gained the day by two points. Admiral, was swimming towards the shore when across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. This line ! He was secured, but fresh difficulties arose. 3"56 pounder Hotchkiss guns, Great care has At the close Col Sergt. Boyd, the captain of the he was struck on the bead by a'spar and saDIC Two of the crew had died of fever at Sourabaya, been taken in subdivision by numerous trans-winning team, said some nice things about the immediately. Those who were saved were the and one after another the survivors sickened verse and longitudinal bulkheads, rendering the way the defeated eight kept up the standard strongest swimmers, for the shore, was quite

mile and a half distant, and there was a boaYY dea running. Only 6 officers and 57 of the crew reached the land, and many of those are so feare fully injured that they are not expected to recover. It took the lieutenant and his comrade two hours to swim ashore, which they did with out receiving any injury. Then they assisted some of those who were exhausted or injured ta land. Out of the six officers who survive one has a broken leg and another a broken arm, while many of the men are badly hurt.

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is being built with English capital from the 0.75 | Atlantic to the Pacific, and will save 2,500 miles of sea travel. The agents will secure their men In the interior of China, and will land them free 0.75 of expense at the Gulf of Tehuantepee. The cost of transportation is estimated at £100,000, but in consequence of the small wages the Chinese 0.75 will receive a 'large saving will be effected by

their employment."

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here. The scores were as follows:-

OFFICERS & SERGEANTS A. & 8. HIGHLANDERS.

yanda, yarda, parda, Taal,

Lite Graafsk Cr. Ber. Hutton C. Ser. Chian institch.

1.00 THE Coolie question, says the Courant, remains a source of trouble and difficulty in Dell, and it 1.10 would fain see the business of recruiting in China put into European hands. At present, in that portion of the Chinese empire which furalshes 0.7 Coolis supplies to the east coast of Sumatra, the Mensles & Co. of Edinburgh. · Tho Captain's upper deck with a library and smoking in. A. Major Mierson

latter country stands in evil repute as a place name to Cunningham. where labourers are brought under slavery.” The

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Orand Total 119

GARRISON SHOOTING CLUB,.

yards, yards, yarda. Total,

101

300

30

until it became almost impossible to work ship unsinkable and yet manageable with any the ship. Next morning, when off Horsburgh || two compartments flooded, special arrangements light, 14 miles from Singapore, the third mate of the propellers bringing all the shafting in leit in a lifeboat for Singapore for assistance. the tunnels into full view of the engineers, C. Bar, Mack He was picked up about 7.30 am, by the Electricity performs no less important functions. Ser. Boyd Schwalbe and brought into that port. He had than the entire lighting and ventilation; four A letter from the chief officer to the. Master electric fans each deliver day and night 350,000 Sr. Thom Attendant, informing him of the state of affairs. cubic feet of air per hour. Electric saloon, state: Se. Kannedy The tag Bangkok was sent out at daylight by room, tween deck, side, and mast head lights der Cochran 18 consent of the Manager of the Tanjong Pagar are also fitted, and a very powerful search Dock, to tow the vessel to Singapore, as she was light will be fixed on the bow. Special outside helpless. The East of Zitland was built at

state-rooms are built on the promenade and Dumbarton in 1875, and is owned by J. R. upper decks; saloons are also provided on

roots on promenade. ‹ There is a special water- tight and vennia-proof silk-room on the upper Courant hopes much from sending trustworthy LAST week the Hon. S. Brown, Surveyor deck, and side gangway ports for loading and 1.10 Europeans to deal direct with the officials in General, Major Dempster (Acting Superin. discharging tea. Everything in instruments, Ching, and set matters right with them in this tendent of the Gaol) General Gorden compasses, steering gear, bolsting gear, is of the 1.00 respect personally, without at all depending upon (Acting Captain Superintendent of Police) and latest pattern and best make, and all the ships. 9. Major L

coolle recruiters. The iden seems to be that Mr. Horspool (Acting Superintendent of Police) boats are fitted with Captain Andrew's patent 0.40

with Chinese official countenance once made perambulated the Government properties known principal for immediate lowering, and Hill and sure of, the prejudice against Dell among the the Central Police Station, Her Majesty's Clarke's disengaging gear. It is anticipated that 0.40 coolle class in

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The captain of the Boff-maru states that the

survivors are on the island of Oshima, and is far as we can make out the two places are almost identical. That they must have been very close Inshore at the time of the accident is proved by the fact that so many were able to reach land, True, they were two hours in the water before they touched bottom, but had the Ertograul been on a proper course they would never, probably have reached land at all, mord especially when the fearful sea which was running is considered. It is probable the Ertogroul did strike a rock, and that the concussion or the inrush of cold water caused her boilers to explode, and that so quickly after the first shock that to those on board the two shocks were apparently merged into one

Inspection seems to have been under-couver a very great increase will be assured.In question there --John Chinaman, who floods all taken for the purpose of deciding upon the constantly growing trade of the company. 1.00 countries where he can eke out a scanty livell certain necessary, very necessary, extensions of The vessels will be called Empress of India, Good Leeward Island...$1,50 per Gallon, hood-and wretched indeed must be the land the now over-crowded Gaol and the removal | Empress of China, and Empress of Japan.

What will be dond with the 63 survivors LIQUEURS

where is cannot find means to keep his pot of the magistracy from the present cramped

SIR-In perasing your issue of the 26th inst. (adds the News) it is impossible to say, Benedictine Maraschino

aboiling-gives Slam a pretty wide berth, finding site to the long vacant, albeit very valuable,

I noticed that your representative had an inter. Happily for them their vessel, was the Curaça Herring's Cherry Cordialit stale and unprofitable. The total influx of piece of ground abutting on Wellington

MUST DAIRIES BE LICENSED? view with Mr. (or Professor) Church, and Mr. bearer of a Turkish order to the Emperor Chartreuse

Church informed him that he is making a stop of Japan, and presumably for this season they Dr. Siegert's Angostura native passengers into Slam amounts to Stroet, Just below the Inspector's quarters.

Bitters, &c. between 12,000 and 13,000 per year are the valuable ground which has been so long V. Dannenberg's refusal to take out a Sanitary examine the mines of the Kwangtung Province; guests of the Government. There is not

The re-hearing of the case arising out of Mt. here at the request of H.E, LI Hap-chang to have been entertained while in Japan, as the which That the Gaol requires extension, and that means about 10,000 Chinese |fnvestigation shows

of these

single person in Japan, in charge of Turkish Chinese 8,00alexve annually for China 19000 | lying fallow should be put to good use. Board licence for the keeping of cattle at his and that he had visited nons of the mines ·

• and that | there can be no doubt whatever. But whether dairy at Wong-nal-cheong, an affair which I beg to Inform you that whether Mr. Church interests they have no Minister, and not even at least one-third of them have been in the or not it would be better to have the Gaol away occupied the attention of Mr. E. Robinson at the is staylug here at request of HTL Han-changan bouwrary Consul. As to their vessel, the country before. He finds indeed a land flowing outside the town altogether, and use the present Police Court a fortnight ago, came on before Mr. or not, I know it to be the fact that Mr. Church has been unlucky from the rat. That she with milk and honey, where he has but to tickle building; in a modified form, for police barracks A: G. Wise in the Police Court this morning is under a three months' engagement with Me had no business to be sent all this way the ground with a hos and it langha a harvest and so provide proper accommodation of the Mr. Caldwell appeared for the defendant, Tong King Sing for the Ten Wah Mining Co probably no one knew better than those on Mr. Caldwell, at the request of his Worship, to examine and report on the Tamchow and board The blame rests with the Board of for him, but these advantages he finds are more whole Force, are points which don't appear to than counterbalanced by the heavy shackles that have met with that consideration from our City explained that the defendant, who misunder Tal-y-shan, mines, and that Mr. Church had Admiralty at Constantinople. She wa are isid on his industry and enterprise. And so Fathers as the exigencies of the times dictate as stood the date fixed by Mr. Robinson for the already been out to the Tamchow, and Tal-y- we recollect right, the best part of six months the heathen Chinee, with a perspicacity that does matters of paramount importance. The estimated further hearing of the case last week, did not aban mines, visiting them shortly after his arrival negotiating the distance between the Bosphorus hits credit; seaks other fields where energy and cost of the proposed alterations is said to "foot appear when the case was called on, and in here and his reports on the mines, as well as and Japan. At Sses of Port Said, she als industry are more highly appreciated, ■ i wp1 to $130,000 at least,

dalauit had been fined $5. Since that he (kiri" ) on the most suitable process of stenkintas of the a me novidant so hot engines which Grained her

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