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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1891.

TELEGRAMS.›

RUSSIA AND CHINA.

LONDON, October 20th.

WHAT is Monopoly 7 A corporation in which other fellows hold all the stock.

VICHARRAVAC, 18,950 feet above the sea, and Unceapata, 16,158 feet, mining camps in Peru, are the highest Inhabited places in the world.

Young Shanghai-Is my cigar offensive ? H. B. Trader Oh, No: I've lived ton long on Praya Central,

It's a mistake to suppose that the social Hon la the king of beasts. The social lion In Hong kong is generally a despicable jackass.

Miss Clara (out shopping)—" How awfully the wind blows, Eibel ["

THE orders of the day at the meeting of the Sanitary Board to be held to-morrow at 4.15 p.m. are as follows

Petitlens having reference to the bye-laws for canalog and regulating Common Lodging. houses. Agenda-1 Letter from Honourable Mrs. Bllake-I've just discharged my amab.

Colonial Secretary regarding the office of Sur- veyor to the Board. 2. Letter from Honourable Mr. Winks-What-for? Mrs. Blloks-She displayed too much interests, 3. Mortality Returns for the weeks ended Coloalal Secretary regarding Cemetery Bye -in-Blink's trousers-pockets. That was my tight the 17th and 24th October, 1891. 4. Applicans MR. W. H. Treacher, C.M.G., Secretary to the lon to construct a public latrine on Marine Lot

interest in the estate, his father having been the Miss Ethel Doesn't it 1 If End known of evidence, and be urged that the judgment was illegitimate son of the testator. It was a matter there was such a gale I would have-

against the weight of evidence. Mias. Clara-"Remained at home

Then Mr. Robinson began to review the Miss Ethel "No 1 put on my striped stock- evidence. The facts of the case are about as inge."

interesting as "Fragrant Waters Murmur," and estimable of our lawyers-has a style of delivery the learned gentleman-personally the meat which to a layman is sally wearisome. Then (worse still) Mr. Ackroyd began to read don't know what it was and sleep, gentle, balmy, sweetly Innocent sleep came over the company, and soon the languid swing of the judicial punkabe was beating time to the subdued hum of gepile respirations, mingled with stertorous-A

hálways a eddike wen e gone to the Cart e Noat Bt the Hoffis Gole. The noo RePorter makes a perleck Hexibitions of faself bi gain to sleep ball over the Press Galry with is mouth sumtimes is feat stops the Pankas workin i went Wide Hopen an is feat grate jumpin Jeosafat to get some copy from Im jus now an 'e was that fast asleap an everyboddy als in Cort was asleap to an is face was auf hoff as yushel, so I put a is mouth an all the 'lolers, qull Pens stickin opt of is Teath an e dosent no it.

Government of Perak, has returned from bis leave of absence in England, and 'resumed the

duties of his office.

THE health-giving banana goes back to the It is reported that a Chinese frontier official earliest days. Alexander's soldiers, as Pilay

ibades and partaking of the delicious fruit,

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met the Russian expedition descending the AT! Bays, joined the sages of India seated in its of the land bailiffs, for cattlag earth above the cort binkpotts an paper wates an things in

plateau, near Murghali; he prótested on behalf of his Government against the entry into Chinese territory; no attention was paid to this and the Russians continued to advance.

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Mr. Banker I have reformed. Instead of worshipping lovely woman I worship the almighty dollar.

Mr. Sacar-Trying to compete? THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.

THE Hongkong Volunteers Intend giving a A fresh crisis, has occurred in Argentina ; an promenade concert at their head-quarters on the outbreak is feared and troops are held'In readi.evening of Saturday next, the grst last. Business commences at 9 pun. All friends cordially invited.

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THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK.

October 31at.

At the ustini balf-yearly meeting of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and Chipa, the Chairman said that the

unfortunate result of the working of the past six months was due to cheapness of money,

speculation in aliver, and issses in the Straits

Settlements; the prospects for the current six months, he said, were not promising; but he opined there was nothing whatever to justify any cause for alarm.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

AN epitaph for a faithfal tram-car conductor-he

took his last fare well.

Schwiggenheim- 'vant some soap to make

me schmell schveet

Young Dakins-Try our Carbolic |

THEwell known coasting steamer Naw Kia

THE Straits Times says that at the end of this crush one hundred tons of gold-bearing stone month Mr. Blaby will use the Raub battery to for the Malay Peninsula Prospecting Company.

tiffin and found my wife had a half-breed boy!

Boggs-Quite a surprise Went home to Toggs-Great Jupiter !

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Boggs-Yes, she'd discharged her English mald.

AMONG the passengers leaving to-day by the Surat were Dr. and Mrs. Cantile, bound for India's golden strands on a three months holiday, We hope the muckle doctor and the gudewis will enjoy their trip, and soon and safely return. CAPT. HANS PETERSEN, late manager of the Menam Flotilla Co, shot himself with a revolver on the 17th October. He had been suffering from exposure to the sun, but had apparently recovered just before he blew his brains out.

SHE WAS RIGHT—A school teacher asked a little girl how many bones there were in her are only 307," said the teacher. "Yes," was body, and ber answer was 208. "Wrong; there

the triumphant response, but I swallowed a

the property of Mesirs. Kye Guan & Co, will be sold by pubile auction at Penang on Wednesfish-bone to-day," day the 18th November.

Maude-I prefer a chair to a rickshaw ! Guinevere-Why so, dear? Mande-Claude can see more of me when I go past him |

: SECOND Lieut. Philip Allen, of the Northmont vics C. P. Pedler, removed from the Army. 'shire Regiment, has been promoted to Reutenant What has Pedies been up to, we wonder? dead? AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 618, S.C. will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8 for 8.30 o'clock precisaly. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. .DISCOUNTS.

A REGULAR meeting of Diligentia Lodge of Orders hows one person, of from $5 to $10, Instruction, will be held in Freemasons Hall,

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Zetland Street, on Thursday, the 5th proximo, -at-5-for-5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren: Orders from one person, over $10 allowed an are cordially invited.

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For Sale.

Mr. Bright Your friend Miss Flight is a very charming person. I like to see more of her.

Miss Byght-You naughty fellow Bot she did wear a very low-cut dress at the dinner last night.

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Mrs. Peske-I hate that Bong-Tong Trading

Mrs. Jiblets-What have they done now ? Mrs. Peake Why they sent out an express yesterday which said that daring the month the down, and that could only have referred to me, largest stock of horlery in Hongkong was way

the mean things!

CHUNG FAT, a contractor, was charged before Mr. Wisa at the Magistracy this morning, with disobeying a summons which was issued at the stance of Mr. Sammy King, who is monarch Richmond Terrace and doing a lot of damage to the young fir trees there. The defence was that he was not aware that he had to come up top court until the officials brought him there, and that be bad bought the earth from some friends. #Gulity." (That is the worst of trying to own the earth.) Contracts are not flourishing just now, and he could not pay $to so he goes into banish! ment for a month.

FOURTEEN new Dabies, remarks the Sydney Bulletin, were added lately to the roll of N.S.W. solicitors, which now numbers considerably more than 600. Law is a very payable industry if managed properly. Five leading legal firms sack per annum, which is a tolerable profit when in Sydney net between £10,000 and 20,000

you come to think that most of the work is done by clerks. Apropos of the magnificent salaries paid to managing clerke, a certain Australian solicitor sometime aga engaged a young English solicitor to conduct his business (salary £150 per annum) while he toured the Continent. The and has never been captured although a warrant Englishman annexed £2,000 and disappeared, was issued for his artest. Last Christmas the welter of this par came across the quondam managing clerk at a big coffer-palace in s neighbouring, province--where he held the onerous position of "boats."

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily andise the opinions expressed by

Correspondents in this column.],

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong ThLEGRAFILM-|| SIR-In your issue of the ayth fast. I read a letter signed "Gauntlet, Mitchell and Mackintosh,

In replying to the same I first wish to impress on the mercantile community that I neither know the above two gentlemen referred to, nor have any interests whatever in their behalf.

The paragraph preceding Gauntlets letter, referring to the first half, which you, (Ed. H.K.T. deemed it wise not to publish, with the view not to hurt the feelings of the two gentlemen named, I consider was a most prudent thing to do ! it was even anything approaching the expics published for the public to read. In my opinion sions contained in the first part of the letter it is most scurrilous indeed.

in Gauntlet's letter, that he is a member of the I presume from the words "If our association" mercantile community, and I very much regres to think that he is, and that he should have so far forgotten himself as to write in the strain he has done; and at the same time I most sincerely

hope that the expressions, contained therein will not meet with the approval of members of the profession.

"Gauntlet," in taking up the case of B. and S. versus Wilkinson (f.) 1 quite agree with but at the same time feel sorry that he could not have done so, in more gentlemanly language,

sum at the rate of ticals to to the the amount It will be seen that, Prisrs. Murray and of the second tender totalled #icals 11 976,925,

lower than that of the German Syndienter-The Campbell's tender is therefore ficals 2.13%20o delion of Siamese Government is expected la a fortnight,

As Messrs. Campbell & Co's, offer is nearly

at millions below that of the German Splicate it is only reasonable to expect that that Firm's offer may be considered as accepted, as no other tenders can now be received.

will now at last be undertaken, and the Siamese We are delighted that this important work are certainly fortunate in having accured so remarkably low an offer. The successful com have made so bold a bid, as in the printna of tractors must feel very auto of their figures to

siderably more. Messrs. Campbell & Co. have many practical mea the line ought to cost con- had, however, large experience already in build- backed up by the powerful firms of Jardine og lines in the Protected States, and being Matheson & Co. and Matheson & Co. of

be creditably carried out.

Landon, there is litle doubt that the work will

RÚSSIA IN CENTRAL ASIA.

ALLAHABAD, September 29th.

No further news has been received regarding the affair on the Pamirs. The Russians can readily be proved to have no right to annex up to the Hindu Kush, for, in 1873 General Kaufmann, Governor of Turkestan, reported that the Chinese frontler extended westwards to Wakhan, in the eastern portion of which Victoria Lake lies. This was accepted at St. Petersburg at the time as being an accurate definition of the boundaries, and nothing has happened sints to alter it validity. The Russians are now reported to be collecting stores and erecting quarters for troops at Shikh Junid, on the Kusik river, some fifty miles south of Panjdeh and eighty north of Herst. They have also increased the strength of their garrison of Yolatan, south of Merv.

September 29th,

The rumeur continues to circulate that Captain grounds whatever for supposing such is the case. Younghusband has been killed, but there are no

Tagdumbash Famir, the middle of this month, Lieutenant Stewart, 5th Gurkhas, with a party of sixteen sides, was expected to reach the and Captain Younghusband's safety would thea be absolutely ensuired.""

September goth,

Capt. Younghusband reports that winter has last letter being written in snowstorm. He already set in on the Tagdumbash Pamir, his will be compelled, therefore, to leave soon for Kashmir.

NAGASAKI.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

October atst. Now we have one of the finest cruisers that ever floated on salt water in our barbour; need- less to say that I am referring to that splendid specimen of naval architecture under the star-

port plesently, I will hot dwell on ber particu spangled banner, the U.S.S. Charleston; but i since she is to carry berstripes and stars to your arly; you will be able to judge for yourself cre long.

ALAS, poor Willard! We knew him well Horatio. He worked hard, and struggled so bravely that hereally deserved to succeed on the strength of that alone; but other circumstances were too strong. To begin, business here is bad anyhow, and the best combination on earth shot is company to send un gossibility which would have tended to elevate the prs would be but feebly received. Then, whlie whom it is a pleasure to see and an fession and not have to criticise, others are so outrageously careless Should be (Gauntlet) be an officer in the demoralising effect. and foolish that the gen. pub. was constantly disgusted. Then again, business being so bad, Mercantile Marice I would have him to under It could only have been through the best of stand that the definition of the same in my sympathy between manager and artists that any

opinion is that of a sailor and gentleman com- Interest might have been maintained among bined; also that when anyone, Irrespective of them and owing to feature of Willard's creed, caste, colour or nationality may have a some, the that once the the various of assuring themselves whether they are right or character on which we had occasion to comment grievance, or fancy that a cross injustice has been done, I cannot imagine a meresatisfactory manner menally scarce, so that one by one and silently stole away," to Stanley's company, members "packed up their trunks like the Arabs 0g than through the medium of the press,

and that the "Hongkong Telegraph," the Editor The Marien, from Behring Strait a Honn to Australla, to anywhere, until now, out of 24 friend in need is a friend in deed. But for inls, en routs for the Yangtze la expected here of which paper exemplifies that old saying "A This little band is now on its way to fadia, where heaven's sake let the public have eloquence shortly, to coal. From Vladivostock we expect who act out from Australia, he has about half left. it is to be fervently hoped they will do better. The windut ignorance, and not skew a depraved three Rusalan men-of-war, also en roufs for the scene on Pedder's Wharf to-day was touching, mad such as "Gauntlet" has done in trying to Yangtze, to coal here, they are the Koradix, the and on the steamer it was heart-rending. The vindicate the case of Mr. Wilkinson.

Admiral Nachimes, and the Famiat Axova. brokers were all there, and the Diamond Dokt That Mr. Wilkinson acted wrongly In The latter is the one that took the Czarewitch can be no deny. out to the Far East; I don't think she will la particular was quite broken up. So were all refusal of duty there the lamenting crowd, and it is reported that one but at the same time I regret be able to come up to Shanghat, and will have gentleman was so busy taking his last food look very much that Mesuz. B. & S. should have to stay at Woosung, She has a speciality of in the saloon that the boat sailed with him and resorted to such strenuous measures as to insist self-acting boat lowering apparatus, which I he had to come back with the pilot. Great was on bla commiital to palsen. Refusal of duty at would recommend the Committee of the Mercan the assembly of disconsolate ones in the hotel se amounts to mintiny, but to harbour, It might le Marine Officers Association to study, or any- bar when they had gone, and greater the demand reage, in keying this, I may be even suggesting salping arms, and the Surveyors for Lloyds

be by the the marine of forer, hem-ice cream,

what might not have been an easy matter, as in and Veritas," or Agents of Marine Insurance REFERRING to the Interpart boat race, the Kobe viewing a case it must be done from both sides Companies.

I also hear from Vladivostock that out of the House and measured the boats brought up by

been sultable to the employee may not have been the Hongkong lnterpart crew. The two boats

convenient to the employer, such as that the large, the rest having been recaptured, or other for the "Fours" vary little in their length, one

vessel may have been ready, or nearly ready, to wise accounted for-Imagine how !

The fortnight's stay of the French vessels in which

i means expense) till the officer could have been replaced.

ordinary enthusiasm, as at Cronstadt; only one In conclusion I express my deepest sympathy official dinner took place, and that was on the with Mr. Wilkinson, and most sincerely Hope anniversary of the Crar's patron saint's day, owners refusing to give his employment French officer should have been killed by the that when he comes out of prison; the fact of his offered by the Russian Admiral in command having been there will not be the cause of other twelve covers were laid. It was unfortunate that

Thanking you, Mr. Editor, in anticipation for inserting this reply in your valuable paper when time and space will permit.

I remain,

Yours,&

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We extract the following from the Bangkok Times of the 17th Inst. The numerous friends Oriental Hotel; gave him a hearty send off" of Mr. C. H. Schmidt, late manager of the on Monday evening last at the Bangkok Hotel, the parting guest belag entertained at a banquet. The party, consisting of twenty-three residents, passed the time very pleasantly, and wound up by literally carrying their guest on board his steamer the Phra Nang, bound for Hongkong. INSPECTOR JOHN BUTLIN and fire policemen at Shan-kl-wan raided a gambling house last night and succeeded in capturing twelve prisoners, who were in the act of playing port. It appears that the gallant fuspector had known for some time that these men were engaged la this breach of the law, bat could never succeed succeeded in stealing on the watchmen they had on the look out, and seized them before they could give the alarm; be then made a rush into the house closely followed by being 43 and the other 43'3", with a beam of proceed to sea, and it may have caused detention ↑ "Pladivostock has been marked by no extra=" bis subordinates. About twenty mon wore 1.57 and depth from top of gunwale, amidships, the lighted kerosine lamp, which he fortunately which the Kobe crew will row is 45 long gambilng, and he was formediately saluted with

to top of keelson of 11 laches. The boat in warded off with his hands, which were cut pretty a beam of 2.71. The weights of the Kobe and half an hour in which one of the Chinese me, the former boat having thinner planking severely. After a fight in the dark for about Hongkong boats are as nearly as possible the constables got his head split, the police succeeded and less weighty material forward and aft than in capturing a dozen of them and they were each the latter. sentenced to one month's hard labor to-day.

COMPARATIVE WEIGHTS OF CREWS.

Кова Hongkong. Iba

lbs. :174-stroke

WE are informed by the agent of the O. & O. In capturing them. Last night, however, he Herald says:We paid a visit to the Bost employer and employee. What may haves convlets broke adrift, only eight more are at

S. S. Co., that the steamship Bafgic, with mails, &c, from San Francisco to the 8th mito, va Honolulu, has arrived at Yokohams, and will leave for this port to-morrow.

Timis, that Mesra, Murray, Campbell & Co. In is interesting to note, remarks, the Stralis might easily have had an additional hundred railway, if only they had asked it. What a regret thousand pounds sterling for the Korat (Slames)

First Jockey Club Steward-Deas, dear, it is

· positively rafolog!

Second and Third do.-Oh, gracious, What shall we dat

Small boy-Way, go into the house, you old fools,

AN augury for France. The great "Column of Victory which the sauerkraut men pat ap at (5 Berlin after the last war, is slowly moving out of

the perpendicular, and evidently means to fall. And the head of the crippled trophy is in a direct

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THE following exirsardinary story is sent by its correspondent to the London Timer, and i dated Paris, 28th ult:-

I have had with a great Ruslan personage, who is in condition to be well-informed, the following conversation, which must be read in connexion with the Daldel Agency telegram dated San Francisco, 20th August, relating to a treaty between Russia and Korea. He say

"The revolution at present going on in Chins the Dynasty, but, on the contrary, it has been is not, like that of the Talpings, directed against started by the Trung-ll Vamên, and the man

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190-stroke

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150

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28 lbs.dlice.

It is thus seen, that the Kobe boat has the advantage in weight of the crew of 38 lbs., but as the Hongkong men are wiry and athletic the

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MASTER MARINER,

(Card enclosed.) Hongkong, October 291b, 1891, 2009 added [Very good letter. The only alteration we could suggest is that the man's name be spelt right, "Wiltshire."-ED.]

SIAM'S FIRST STATE-RAILWAY.

The tenders for the Korat Railway were

escaped convicts 1 it damped the gederal spirit, sud cast a gestral gloom over the visit from the French Republic. To this general dulness the news of the sudden death of the Grand Duchess Alexandra may have contributed not a little the more so, as it was brusted about the Nibillats had something to do with li; but I really beliere that it has been a sheer accident.

General le Gendre passed through here the position in the Korean Government service; he other day from Soul, where he holdi high suffered from toothache, I belleve, and was on his road to consult a dentist in Tokio; he was accompanied by several high Korea mandarins, but if any dental complaints siled them too, fame bus not revealed. Uninitiated people think this Tokio trip has something to do with the

A SINGAPORE paper reports that some 30,000 worth of tin, belonging to Messrs. Boustead & Co., was being loaded into the steamer Tukeran i who is really directing it is LI Hung-chang | crew that beats them will have had no easy race opened at Bangkok on the 15th, in the presence' klliling of a few semi-unvage Quelpart islanders, at Penang on October 16th, when a heavy sea the successor of the famous Marquis Titage to pull. As for the remarks in the Hongkong of representatives of Messrs. Punchard and Cók by a number of semibarbarian Japanese fisken

struck the tong-kang, which ran against the ship and immediately sink. The tin was insured.

THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND the following programme at the Barack Square,

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who is an intelligent man, and above all a patriot. His plans consist in driving but the European element by opposing thereto an actual Chinese migration both as the Russian frontier, length of 4,000 miles, and on that of and the

In the direction of the valley of the Lhi and region of the Ussuri and the Amour we have given back to China 15 millions of the yellow rase, and the migration in gtiil far from having reached its limit." A veritable barbaric invasion is what is conceived by these Chinese statesmen. The Black Flags were and still are in their pay, an also the alleged revolution, with their watch- word "Down with the foreigner,· The Russian Government is defending itself against this inva. tion sa well as it can by sending Cossack

Cossack settlers | In large numbers into the valley ni

Delly Press, regarding the crew, we think the man that penned them must have done so in a very liberal spirit, and they certainly should in exceedingly bad taste. Wanted, a Competent receive the condemnation they deserve as being Journalist etc.

SUPREME COURT.

THE FULL COURT, APPEALLATE JURISDICTION.

(Before Sir James Russait and Mr. E. J. Ackroyd.)

October agth.

The two bestile colonies form thus a kind of disguised cordon of troops Hike those formerly' on the Turkish frontier of Austria: This is one

- THE SAME OLD TANG A LOK. of the reasons, and a very strong one, why This was an appeal brought by Tang Tong Russia does not with openly to join the other Shan against a Judgment of the Acting Paisne European Powers in piptesting, against Chinese Judge, deciding an issue to the Tang A Lok aggression. She has little has to begin a administration case, in which he ruled that skruggle in these regions, which is sooner or Tang Yung Man had an interest on which he later inevitable, before she has completed the might contest the will of Tang A Lok. The railway just commenced, which will enable appellant (defendant to the original sult) was her in a few days to throw a body of troops represented by the Acting Attorney General.and on the Chinese frontier. Another reason Bir Robinson, Instructed by Mesars. Wotton that the Russian Government has been and Deacon. The respondent, plaintiff in the striving since 1886 to abeth Cores, which is original sult, was represented by Mr. Francis, now already almost independent of China and Q.C., and Mr. Philippo instructed by Mr. ls directed by a German officer in a direction of Holmes, course hostile to Russia, “A third reason is that Report of the Finance Commitee, Na, 11 of 1891, the island of Saghallen and the coast of Vladi Questions

vostock almost absorb all the navy that Russin can spare in these parta.

puts it in the bill.

to

Ar the meeting of the Legislative Council to be held on fond y tengslative will bo:—

Financial Minutes.

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

Second reading of the "Appropriation for "The mother of the young Emperor is at the 1892,"

head of the anti-European morament in Chins, Third reading of the Bill entitled #TheWhat I have fust told you will confirm the infor Prepared Optum Ordinance, 1891.

mation you published on the Franco-Russian Opium Amendment Ordinance, 1691

Third reading of the Bill entitled "The Rawaillanco as to their mutual attitude in reference to China, and I believe indeed that, so you said, Committee on the Bill entitled The Merchant | thèse are thus far, the principal, if not the sole Shipping Consalidation Ordinanon, 1891;", formal, stipulations between the twe Powers,"

Mr. Hetchinson, Mr. Hurst Me Beckett, of the men, and that the Korean distinguished way agere tenderers. Some discussion to hested language Nippum, and reciprocata gently for past favours, British Legation, and representatives of the for once as opportunity to swoop down on Dal almost considered it a lucky windfall, to have

those not tendering were asked to leave took place over the presence of Mr. Blech, and

The Cape City is still sunk in our harbour, asked to leave the but I understand the work of raising her li room, which they did.

Two tenders only were presented, though It Progressing favourably, and the contractors, and was understood that a third was in the hands of of success,Shanghai Mercury.

others concerned are entertaining sanguine hopes

the Prime Minister "who had evidently forgotten to forward it in due time." The Bangkok Times Kaya -

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WUBU

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Way, October 20th, Taking the prevalling form, of our game bags,

There is po visible sign of any settlement of slots. There seems to be little or no movement * by the claims of the now almost forgotten Wohn made in the matter. Some way they are walling for the result of the Mason case. What that has to do with it, tell us who known fak

The tenders for the construction of the Nagase Rajasema Line of the Royal Siamese State Rail- ways were, in conformity with the notification published in the Bangkok Zimes In June last, opened by the Director-General of the Depart meat on Thursday last at the Sararom Palace at a glance it is easy to prophesy that we shall Two tenders only had been submitted up to have a good season for shootists. Several of noon; one from Messrs. Campbell, Murray & our local sportsmen have brought home a falz Co, railway contractors of Singapore, and the display of pheasants: twenty-nine birds have other from Mr. Lents the representative of fallen to one gun in half as many hours, firm in Stettin, Germany. The former, where understand, are Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Copi ulice to cake over the contract, subject to certain modiscations already agreed upon, at about 20,000,000 feel nearly one million sterling, or nearly 23 millions of dicats less than the offer made by the German syndicale, who imdered for Bome 15,200,000 finals. This being the case, it may be assured that the contract for the construc tion of Siam's first State railway will be given to the English firm, who, besides having confidert able experience of railway construction in the Straits Settlements, are backed by one of the wealthiest firms in the Far East and have influential connection in Europe,

Some farther particulars are given by the Stam Mercantile Gasette foruskvelou race

The first tender read, that of Messrs. Murray Campbell & Co. of Singapore amenated to feals Mr. Robinson went on to say that he now 9744 425. The fecond presented, by a German naked for a reversal of the judgment, mid for a Syndicats represented by Mr. Lanis, was for feals dedarstion that plaintiff had not proved his | 8,718,044 and 2318,833 ) en faking, this latter

In the absence of Mr. Leach, Mr. Robinson opened the case, saying that the appeal was based on Rule 38, sec. 4 of the judicature Act, and an order of the Chief Justice."

The Chief Justice said he had no record and no recollection of the order referred to, although it was mentioned in the pleadings ma an ordinary and duly executed order. There was something unusual about the matter,

Smoking concerts are always, popular among the sons of Neptune, as the, avent of ad ester- tainment given on Saturday last, by the eyer hospitable Carton's staff on the departure of H.M.B. Pratech provedeo:Jack showed Blm=" self as on all occasions, equal to his duty, and appeared right in his element; many rafting songs on all Imaginable topics were sung by these brave and sturdy Tars who succeeded in impressing ispod as that England is troly England yet?). The pièces de résistance of the evening however, was written and sung by Mr. Allhorn, which met with exceptional applause and valorous cheering) the audience, got up 4s, pno man, and lossted him it proved that the author of The Wchu Hallabslogin ans gporial talens is this dimesion.