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Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK &.

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CO., LIMITED.

CHEMISTS, 6.

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These are manufactured entirely of picked Dindigul Leaf, and are of medium strength.

Boxes of 100-$1.75.

"TORPEDOS" AND "BEACONSFIELDS," are mild Cigars made of a mixture of Dindigul and Sumatra Leaf, and smoke with a Long White Ash; the Bavour is like that of the best brands of Cuban Cigars.

-Boxes of 100-$1.75. & $300,

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Hongkong. 8th August, 1892.

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FOR COAST PORTS.

Waters are packed and placed on board at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empiles when returned in good order.

SUMMER BEVERAGES,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1892.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTE.

Elemented that all communications valuing to Robecolpinna, Advavisammen, See, be addreanad za the "Mannose, Monchen Telegrmák” and not in the Kelltor.

Tattoen en Maitrieľal muttere to be sent to "Tha Kiliy” and wot in Individual members of the

Comicatione intended to mobilem mať ha scommandant be the name and addrama of the weltars, not necamarliv for publications but na evidence of ena? iaith,

While the cohanns of the Honekine Tileeraj will Alwar be near the the fhir ilacoesion. Me mwemandasin of all questions Affecting mabile, Intorasta, it must be duinetty understand that

the few dose not in Lay way half hint repable for

epinizes that expressat -

TY ADYKRTISKRA,

Clerk In Hongkong Trading Co-Good morning, Sir; what can I do for you to-day ? Then. Swatow-I'd like to pay my bill.

(Clerk faints),

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended August 7th aro-Eur peas, 104; Chinese, 1,295 1-total 1,399.

Clerk-I am sorry to state that we have only

$to in the house,

Malby--Send round and order the largest shed Advertisers are requested to feed all notices Intended for burglar-proof male. It will give us credit for

six months to come.

innertime in that day's fema nat later than Three s'Clock no s

in setard the early publication of the neper.". Akvarelainents and Rubverlotina which' are not ordered för s Eed period will be emotiqued tail contermandad.

The Noncone Talvvask 'kna che lorrent ofrendation of any; Shellah newwaver pecll-bed in the Far Vari, sud is therefhra the be malina e Afveren. Terms cheat application.

The Heshme Thegreäßte number at the Talmahoma (berga) Telegraphic addrum :--" Talegraph," Wochen Nat Hongkong

TO SUBSCRIBERS,'

The Hanging Therapà la published daily at La 7.3. Subscribers in the central districts who do sot nostre their explos baixa 6. yo will ablige by at once communicating with the Masager.

Beberbert to The Nonghong Tilers are spectfully varinded that all Xubreviations are payačte in advance.

BIRTH,

On August 7th, at Hongkong, the wife of Sergeant J. O'CONNOR, Royal Artlilery, of a daughter.

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Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1842.

TELEGRAMS.

RUSSIAN EXPEDITION TO THE PAMIRS.

LONDON, Aurust 5th. The Russian expedi∙lonary forces have entered the Pamirs.

The Conservative papers remark that this Invasion is coincident with Mr. Gladstone's

access'on to power.

(From Singapore Papers.) THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.

LONDON, July 30th.

It has been decided that there will be a speech from the Throne, but of the befefest descripilon.

INTENSE HEAT AT NEW YORK.

The heat to New York, is unexampled the mortality la serious and business is at a standstiil,

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THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Royal mall sieamer Empress of Japan, Crot. G.'A. Lee, from Hongkong, &c, arrived at Koba on the zih fost, at 9.30 am, and left again as the Sib at

noon, for Vancouver, via Yokohama.

Jamie's father had taken him in to see the baby.

"There, my son," he said, "Is a little sister for you. Won't she be a nice present þ”

seckon, but I'd rather have a cuddy.

"Yes" replied Jamie, "she's alce enough, i

THE four men and one old woman charged with loging two Annamese girls into the colony for purposes of prostitution and with secreting them lo but at Kowloon for an unlawful purpose, 11 reported in these columns on the sgth alto, were | each sentenced to twelve maths Imprisonment by Mr. Hastings at the Police Court on Satur day. The two girls were each fined $4 for contempt of Court; they refusing to give evidence against the defendants.

IT is rather late in the day for the Chinese Customs authorities to issue yet another "Warning to Mariners" in sespect to the wrecked steamer Peking which is lying in the track of vessels trading between Hongkong and

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Victor Gap (at the Peak Hotel)-How was business to-day ?

Berlin Biel-It was splendid. I ght frank tvice and vas trested every time I

A WIDOW had married the brother of her late husband. A lady vlaitor, in the presence of the second husband, commented in glowing terms on the elegant style of the furniture, etc. "Ab 1 yes," replied the ex-widower, "ny poor brother in-law was a man of excellent taste 1"

Victor Gad—So Brown's going to get a divorce and make Silcer co-respondent?

George Bergone-No, he's made it all up. with the old woman.. Victor-What for? George-Well, he saw Slicer, and sald he was too Insignificant, to count.

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Tee Shanghai papers retort that the 'Empress of Japan and the Peninsular had a tremendous rice from Hongkong to Woosung last tilp. The Newgress left here two hours later than the P. & O host on the goth ulto, and wrived four minutes hand. The Peninsular made the record mail me of twenty-eight days from London to Hengkong,

CORRESPONDENCE.

a'da sot naometriky endorse the opialane expressed !

· Correspondente in this columns THE "PAKSHAN" ALL"RIGHT. A CORRECTION. To tum Entrer op www Homerous Tacionais” SIR-In your issue of and August: wo sea li

stated that the steamship Pakihan was then days out on a voyage from Saigon to Singapore The Pakran left Salgan on the 29th July and arrived in Singapore on ged August, About 36. hours overdre. We have yet to learn the cause of detention. We shall be obliged if you can tell us what was the source of your Inform

tion:

Be so rood as to publish the above correction in your next lmpo.

Your obedient servants,

BRADLEY & Co.'

+ Swatow, 5th August, 1807.2 [It to a press rule not to reveal sources of

Information, but we may go to "far as to that our information came from a man In the office of the Hongkong agents (Chinese) passed to hear that the Paarkan was not so long werdue as stated, and that the praands of alarm were so slight-E, H. Telegraph.]

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NEWS BY THE INDIAN MAIL. We are indebted for the subjoined items to our Calcutta exchanges feceived by the steamship Lightning, Capt. J. G. Spence, which arrived in barbour yesterday.

LONDON, Jaly zand." The news sent by Reuter's correspondent at Tangier, that the Sultan had refused to sign Sle Euan Smith's treaty at the last moment, and had offered a bribe of £30,000 to have a fresh treaty substituled, is officially confirmed.

THE Hankow correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury writes under 'date 18th alto, -The le gusboat. Est, 1 hest, has arrived at Klukiang from your port, en route to Ichang, but she will remain down river for some time. I hear the authorities do not wish her to go to Ichang, fearing they might insult the native officials who have kept auch good order amongst the Chinese recently. But a contemplated visit is to he made in the Tungting Iske by two of H. B. Majesty's ships. The Er will be one of them. Their destination is Changsha, the capital of the province, and I am given to under-Smith'e failure, at ind thew will strit ng gran as our popalar and ever-obliging Harbour Master, Captain Patterson can obtain pilots for them. It is to be hoped that a little demonstration up there will have the effect of doing away with all the anti-foreign literature that has been circulated in Hanan

during the past two years.

G. R. STEVENS & CO:

The French press are exultant over Sir Euan Particulars of the incident at Fes state that, after the treaty drawn up by Sir Euan Smith had been settled, the Sultan sent Sir Eusn a copy of it signed and purporting to reproduce the original clauses, but really nullily. ing all of them. Sir Eaen then tore up the copy, whereupon the Sultan offered him a bribe of 10.000, and, belag deskops of preventing Sir Euan's departure, he caused the horses belonging to the Mission to be removed. A British officer was then about to art for

Gibralter, when the horses were restored;

Sir Euan Smith has returned to Tangler,

no hesitation in deciding that the Diamond is alone to blame ln the matter of this collision,” ( This is a 'direct reversal of the decision of the Marine" Court "af" Inquiry, which "severely connured" the musterol the Camelot. In giving his reasons, his Cordship "wald --Tonching an the character of the evidence, I cannot, I regist to say, trust the evidence of the Diamond officers. The Capinin and others on bound the Diamond": sighted the Camaler, two minutes before the col siste that she blew two whistles, when she first lalon. But this is denied by one of the officers of the Diamond-Taylor, the Cale! officer, whe said that the two blasis were only just before the collision, when the ships were close to ence of an Independent witness on shore, each other, a statement supported by the evid.

Pritchard, the wharfinger,--who heard the blasts. and the sound of the anchor going down almost at the same time, whereupon be took up his telescope and saw the actual collision, as be thinks, fily seconds to a minste after the anchor went down... Bot, Independently of this, there are pofate of inaccuracy in the evidence given br the Captafa of the Diamond which tell against him. He is obviously inaccurate either an to the polet at which he first sighted the Camelot of

the direction of his own ship'u bend ; which he auid, he accurately noted. . And again as to the position of the Lumadale when he passed her,

which blu evidence is opposed to that of the plot on board the Lunedair. If the Diamond misleads us in the matter of the two blasts, it is difficult to say that we can trust her la other matters. A comparison of the tecedents and qualificatloos of the master of the Diamond and the pilot in charge of the Camelot in much in favour of the Camalt. On the occasion In question it can hardly ha doubled that the one was basty and the other was careful" After going through the evidence and fidding that the Camalet was ported la response to a whistle from the Diamond, though starboard would have been a better course for both ships, bur Lordship quoted a number of parallel cases, concluding:These cases seem to establish the principle that when a ship is halled to take particular course the obeys the ball, the other ship cannot

misleading. benefit by Its although Its coure was contrary to the regu lations. and, in fact, caused the colilsen. Here, the hall of the whistle of the one ship is not precisely a direction to the other; but it is a hail which impller an unmirakeable direction,

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Shanohal, and it is about as useless as it is late. There is a degree of “teach your Granny," etc, about it which must tickle coasting skippers. This to how Coast Inspector Bisbee holds forth to all British Mariners!" Vessels, having to pass the wreck of the Peking by night should DAY careful attention to the bearings of Bonham feland and Guts'eff lights, and to the set of the side which is very strong in that viclay." Thanks, Blaber, but when will your Celestial patrons have the chinese waters, and there- to remare the wreck ltogether? It is in fore your authorities should have blown it into A BRITISH MARINE DEPARTMENT The following telegrams are taken from our

At a meeting of Mr.George R. Stevens' creditor Tangler, to summon an armed cxcort from The ships are then afghilng, each, say, 13 points

ten thousand pieces long ago. What is wanted now-a-days fi action, not windy notices, and.

fɑl "warning."

On Sunday July 24th at Batavia an accident happened during the performance with the loss at Fliis clicus. The Nieuwsblad says that Rusell on the previous evening was to reckless and laid on blows so enmercifully that It' was expected the lions would attack bim every moment, and it was more by luck than by god management they did not. Fortunately every- thing pissed off well, and he left the cage amid mech the Hons seemed

THE GENERAL ELECTION COMPLETED. The elections are over and Mr. Gladstone's majorly amounts to forty,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

YANGTREK Davigators bewere! Christmas Island beacon light is now 211 fert N. 13 deg. W. of Its previous position,

THE temperary wd light on Lan-lich-shan pro- montory to 30%. feet above sea-level, to clear weather it is visible 5 nautical miles,

THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carill & Co.) inform us that the steamship Batavia left Kobe on the 6th inst., at 6 p.m., for this post,

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Mr. Sappy-1 notice you wear slik hosiery, Miss Gay. |··~ Miss Gay-Yes, that's what I bought them for!

A medicinal wine AGREEABLE TO THEM. VEN, the Tonkin railway director who was TASTE containing the valuable properties of abducted by Lusky's band of brigands, has been Cluchona Bark combined with a choice-brand released on payment of $25,000, and La-by bas of Red Wine,

Its powerful antifebrile qualities tend to ward off attacks of Malarial fever and to all conva- lescents it acts as a quick restorative and appetizer.

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been killed in battle,

We are informed by the Agent of the Messageries Maritimes Co, that the Company's steamer Yangis, with the next French mail, left Salgon on Saturday at 11 p.m., for this part.

THE agents (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) inform us that the "Ben Line steamer Benvenue, from Antwerp and London, left Singapore for this port on the 5th lost.

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off, fell forward in the cage

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to-day it was agreed to allow him to carry on. business. Messrs. Wieler, Rutter and Hunter were appointed a Commliter of Inspection.

OF STATE.

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Perhaps the most interesting feature of the address of the President of the local Marice Officers' Association, as published in these columns on Saturday, was the reference made to the movement toldated at Newcastle-on-Tyne to Induce the British Government to establish a sepaiste Department of State for mercantile marine affats, in the interest of both the owners of ships and the members of the seafaring pro- ession generally. The amount of British capital invested in shipping is enormous. It has been variously estimated at between two and three 1 is de facto, the most important industry handred millions sterling, and is ever increasing

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CANADIAN MAIL.

The CP. R. Co's steamer Empress' of China, Captain R. Archibald, anived this morning Vancouver exchanges:-

OTTAWA, July 4th. The gross earnings of the Canadian Pacific Rallway for 1891 were $18,673,174 ; vet earnings, $7,134,040, being 62 per cent, of working expenses. The gross earnings of the Grand Trunk railway were $17,433.860 net earnings, $4,801,381, the propoulon of aet eamologs to expenses belog 38 per cent.

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PORTLAND, Or, July 14th. The Merchants Steamship Company's steamer Wilmington which was to min under chatter to the C. P. R. Co. trading between Portland and Vancouver, BC, has been libelled by the United States authorities, and taken into custody by a deputy marthal at Astoria. It is charged that on Joft Toth A. He Tester fate, bir E. Taylor, collector

United States. It is alleged that an of Nassimo custody, subject to a penalty of $4454 due the

6th the Wilmington tack on board at Nanaimo, with the full knowledge and consent of Capt Gilmore, goo five-txel Cans of prepared and which was concealed within the steamship and Dunbar, one of the owners of the Wilmington, conveyed to the port of Astoria. William le perfectly satisfied that the smuggling was done by outside parties, with the assistance of some of the crew. He ridicules the offices being assuredly of Capt Glimore's integrity, Implicated in the matter, and speaks most

PARIS, July 4th The authorities have voted 150,000 francs for the erection of wooden cholera hospitals In case of Decessity. Steps are being taken to sub stitute spring water for that from the Seine for drinking purposes.

customs at Astoris, took the

member the rough treatment of the previous art,o that Russell had often to make some evening and were shy and unwilling from the rapid movements to keep them in front of

of the Empire, without which our poistion" At the part of the show where Russell afts on Pasha's back and fires a pistol something the first commercial Power of the world would happened which must will make the not be maintained. The shipping industry is, spectators shudder. Through the smoke admittedly, peculiar in that it is of a semi-pobile lion was seen sitting upon man; the character; identifying itself closely with the lives

How this former positions being reversed. happened it is difficult to say. Russell allipped and property of other than those who control it, and Patta and requiring for its proper management special Immediately caught him by the left shoulder rules and regulations which public policy and back.

Fortunately the beast did not demands should be strictly enforced. It is, there use his teeth, but tore Russell's body with his claws. Now commenced a struggle fore, of great importance not only in the interests between the beast and the wounded man of owners but also for the sake of the anisted by the circus people with_pikes, | general public that somebody should be ap- The victory remained with the latter, bat Russell pointed to overlook and act as counsellor in all left the cage seriously wounded. He was taken to the hospital to have bis wounds attended to, cglalation and other matters directly connected

with the vast shipping Interest of the nation, It is probable that before the day is over Pre- but was able to leave, and be la now being At present, and from time immemorial, every-sident Carnot will issue a free pardon to Edward treated at his hotel. The tiger Sciedla also

thing of the kind concerning it has been done la Parker Deacon, the American who was recently showed his true nature, and the, trainer had to use the whip. The animal then attacked a

a notoriously haphazard way by that mysterious convicted of killing M. Aballic, his wife's

has directly and indirectly burdened it with pative in the rear, and this native will find corporation known as the Board of Trade which sitting position uncomfortable for sometime to

vexatious laws which, although many of them.

FIRUY Instances

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THE Inman Lines City of Chicago left New York for Queenstown on Wednesday, Jane 22nd, in charge of Captain Rodiera, an experienced master, and had

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benefit the shipowner Jen the load-line

operate agalast regulations (to say nothing of other pre- posterous and fil-considered measures) which

make it possible for the British shipowner's for elga rivals to load vessels deeper in British waters 130 waloon passengers, 138 second cabin, that he can and so under-cut him in rates of and ga steerage, together with a sacks freight, etc, etc. For an industry that represents of malis. The passage was a fairly good one, so much in the very life of the nation-which is and at 4.45 p.m. on the 27th Jonesha was sighted such vital integral part of its industrial off Browhead. Although the weather had been pursuits--it is the most disgracefully managed getting thick for some hours preylously the fog and misgoverned business imaginable. And all was variable la Its density. At one time it was this is owing in great messure to the lack of hanging

like a heavy pall, Haw thick a proper supervisor asılated by Connell Bjones-Wiggy, I came to have you draw my that area radius of too yards was visible. In who understand employés polots of hedge, as the sailors say, and again lifting so composed of practical men of the world; thoroughly, both from OWDOIN and

here.

Editor of the Swall-Were you born cripple and alightly deaf?

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betrayer.

VICTORIA, Joly

aly 14th. ́ [Special]-There have been two deaths from small.pox

since yesterdays a young man named Barrows at Albert Head and Wm. R. Brown, the well known grocer, on Panders Street, TOH makes six deaths in all-d

Hon. Theo, Davie says that official information was received from Vancouver that nothing could be done. It was impossible for the quarantine there to stand.

on each other's bow, the Camelot seeing the other qu her port bow but the Diamond seeing the Camelet over her starboard bow----distance, say, 700 yards. They are then crossing whips, but the lines of their convergence form a very obtuse- angle and the single blast of the Diamond says, 2 plainly as may well be. The view I ara taking of the situation is that we are ships-end-on, or nearly so, and I am going to pars you port side to port side" mode of action perfectly tala and feasible at that time, and the Camelot parts in consequence. Had the two ships continued to act thus going each on a port helm, it is inconceiv able that this mischief would have accrued. so that the action of the Camelot In porting in obedience to the signal, even upon the extreme suppsstilen that she is wrong in so doing, cannot do harm. But at this point the Diamond while her helm to starboard, Collision is then immf- nest and the Camelot, do what she may, is powerless to prevent the collision. It may be taking a new departure to apply the law of halling, to the law of whistling, but I cannot drawn between the cases. I have cited and the conceive that any distinction in principle can be

of the Camelot's counterclsh, the Diamond to case before us

bear the whole of the easta, NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS.

The order was therefore mada ja -the terms -

Mr. Wong Astang, who in to be the acting Shanghai Magistrate, is expected to surive to-day (tat August), The Yamen people are consequently very busy making preparations to receive him, druži

H.E. LI. Admiral of the Yangtze, has been Permitted by the Throne to retire from his post, his place. Hz. Wong was to anume charge of and Admiral Wong Trong-chi is appointed to take his new post on the and fastead.

H.E. Tar, the new Governor-General of Cheklang and Fakten, was to leave Peking on 26th July, to go to bis now post. Pre- parations are being made to receive the magnate by the acting Governor-General, who has sent men-of-war to this port to await the advent of the new Viceroy.

On the grat bitimo an fraperal edict was forced with respect to the memorial submitted by HE. Lai Ping-chang, Viceroy of Szechuan, who reported the exphite of the rebel chieftain Chen Kan-shan, who had been committing depreda

Four new cases were reported to Dr. Münetions in the nethern part of that Province, with the subsequent restoration of peace in that face yesterday. All the pallents at Albert Head locality. The edict grants the pronicilon of the are doing well. Several in the city are, conwa=| officials us recommended by the Governor- lescent, and at present no fatal results are feared In any case.

The action of Vancouver, which is believed to

but the step taken is claimed to be unwarranted be legal, has caused a bitter feeling Ordinar and legal precautions would not be objected to

one of these comparativėžy clear moments Cvious To the fact of the non-existence of ❘ and certală to be remembered for a long time to

General, but orders that discretion; be exercised

In the bestowal of the name, so that only those who are really deserving may be promoted.

member of the Kelas Hwi, who was captured Chang Shao Trosse, evidently a notorious Q.C.-Why don't you see a surgeon?

Clear was seen, but then e curtain of fog enveloped

last month and was conveyed to Nganking. Where Bjones--I've got two and that's why I came the ship, Captain Redfern still held on his way, properly constituted representative body, no come.

the speed belog reduced somewhat, until at

organization, no Minister of to In his official bulletin issued at Victoria last to was committed for trial, hat by his obstinata o'clock, the vessel went crashing on a ledge of safeguard its interests, the Federation of Ship evening Provincial Health Offect Dayle states llence baffed all efforts of the authorities rock half a mile to the west of Old Head. A masters and Officers and the Federation of that there are 53 cases in Victoria, aye in Van their endeavour to elicit any confession from him, seaman forward had only time to cry out British Shipowners, which became prominent "breakers ahead!" when he'

Nanaimo. Proper precautions are being taken be induced to give any statement of his daings, sise up out of the raison d'Uire.

at the latter city to prevent an imponion of the On the 28th at the prisoner was brought | darkness before him, and the next moment (be It is unquestionable that Mercantile dreided malady prejudge and roters assisting in the trial- before the Grand Treasurer-the Provincial Haez,

trembled from stem to stern with the force Marine Department of State is needed and that of the shock. The passengers at once became when organised it would be of immense adrant THE LATE TYPHOON age who compared the tribunal the prisoner yah di for examination, but notwithstanding the periam, paatc-stricken, although different narratives age in furthering the interests of our merchant describe the excitement at varying mach, in navy, in fresing it from these objectionable and degree of intensity.

antiquated laws which are utterly unsuited to the

Human Rula~That was my misfortune, Sir. outline of cliff a00ft, bleb the girantic only during the past three years, owe thelover, ons in New Westminster and none at He has been repeatedly examined, but could no

Editor of the Snail--Congratulations | You're Just the fellow I want for sporting editor,

Owing to pressure on our space we are com- pelled to hold over articles on the Po Leung Kak, the Observatory, the Eurasian question, a large mass of mall items, from Manila, Tonkin, Canada, Japan, Tal-plug-shan, and other centres of civilisation,

ressured the affrighted passengers i that there was

The American ship Seaside, Captain Colin made no confession. The examination was The officers prompts and miftate against owners and crews, It is typhoon experienced in the Formosa Channel; fresh lot of officials were called in to continus Fraser, from New York to Shanghal, reports on carried an until late in the evening,, when m no immediate danger of the ship going down or could, too, conserve, simplify and revise the as follows for two days previous to the the same and it was not until the small hous of loss of life. Distress rockets were at once laws regulating the fudustry. Seeing that there typhoon experienced winds from N.N.Eto of the night were reached that the examination sent up, and in a

comparatively short space of is nothing literally local about the shipping 2.8.E force 3 to 3, with almost continuous rainy ceased. On the following day the trial was time the coastguards answered the signals and industry, we are not going a whit too far when we harameter ranging from 2580 to to 60 inches resumed, but as it was carried on with great Broken-down Broker (In poor house)-And proceeded to the scene. The rocket apparsios Aver that those who desire to maintains the glory At midnight on the notk fas Chapel Teland Ught crecy, outsiders have no means of getting say,

was used, and a rope was fired over the ship, to and prosperity of the empire-an what was your business ?

which app: ladder was subsequently attached, which the son never sets should fire os (Formosa Channel) bore N.N.W., distant about definite knowledge of the procetdings.

the 20 miles, the ship being then as the port tack) ret Jazing Bilts-First-class burglar,

It was by means of this that the 300 passengers proposals for the establishment of a central body and under lower top-ralls, which latter blew away WESTERN SHANTUNG. Broker(gasping)Why, what brought you were taken off the vessel, to bo gulded up and that will safeguard an Industry which is of at am on the airt all remained love to

best uly oth here

over the rocky cila by the coastguardsmen and as much importance to the comman weal of Her during the rest of the gale. At 8 pace theor

subjects the waighbouring inhabitants, Annaber of whom Mesirely nailonial in le general character, the ship hid drifted a miles 8.1 W. Trois mid-ifras lo this part of the province had just `all · the world over, as it arst mit, found from stellar observations, that The Iriennial examinations for the degres of Jarning-Four successful jobs in Hongkong.

where speedily on the spot;:: There was 4 gully,

the rock where the ship struck, about the It was peculiarly characteristic of the local sight of the both ulta. The lowest barometer been completed, and those who are so fortunate ANOTHER gambling #hell" was raided last breadth of the vessel. Not a single person was Association that it should have echoed in this ending wife at 9 pm on the waist, au to have obtained a good degres uro enjoying Saturday. Thi

time by Acting Inspector lajured in the rocky ascent in the plochy the third seaport of the Empire the cry toe fale "hen the "ind changed from N.E through N the pleasure of payleg the penality. In a village Duncan, whe succeeded in arresting the boss darkness of the sight, and the only accident play which has been raised at Home in no to N.With herricans force. Besides the mediately contiguous so the abode of the FORMOSA... Mesars, N. Moalie & Co., Ld

of the show and Ave far players, They that happened in connection with the disse to uncertain manner, and it was indicative of the three lower topaalls, the starboard Life-bost and foreigners, though the number of familles In ask were haled up before Mr. Hastings this morning the ship was that a man got an arm brakes Association's anxiety to promote the interests of many other things were lost during the typhoon more than a hundred, there no three success.

owners while safeguarding those of its members are anythi

fal competitors, one taking the civil and two tas Mesra Kelly & Walsh, Limited, and retired akes paying their feet) u manager through the firing of the rocket apparaten it i generally tryka establishment of such a Depart. TERIUC

military degree As the total number; who can pass la of the den $35, and his playmates à segals of child, in being brought up the rocks,

this district is but seventeen of exch 1-fortunately dropped into the arms of a person ment of State na waureferred to by Captain Ashton Mexicans each.

and would doubtless | 07745 undeniably necessary

wariely that village came eff with flying eslaurs, whee following, and escaped unhurt. As sels

The pirate of the three young men wern: remarked, if they had been do more than most people would imagine lo coo of the patients in the i

presented with theatrical exhibition by the A HUMPER of men of G Company of the Shrop rock as it presented sign to obilvion the commercial depression in, the Acting

village (all the numerous Incidental experien shire Regiment, while in the Musketry Camp final in the daylight, they might re quiled has prevalled so long and wrought such havoc in the salt brought by the awa

said "imon All parts of the world duster rece

being paid by the parents as well as a feast an the donors); The joy and pride of the laat wees struck down witty slow love before alloping the scm); char as it could do no harm, gown thereo |which ban during the past two days résuited in on!", me the rope range of the ladder, they Parker and all that can be wondered at la caused by t

ful familles in eams of thle sort are scaresly three deaths. The men who are now seeing if any, nervous. Those of the pass the daraswat 12 men which has contelouted so Singapore recently

comparable to anything with which went Sheen'!, though this caps kita

kuwa mwy Zmeperience. Among the adiect THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH OFFICE were drawn from the garrison in Egypt, and is in engem, prácipally ladies who are not taken that, indus

supposed that the change of climate, from very off by way of the clad ware wat in four of the largely to our national wealth sheela unya.

candidated in this district: was'n lad of fourt Pedders HE

Aryto very/Camps (1.150 mula cause of the ship's beats in charge of officer and landed a jak hany, mandy Ragand

practically neglected by the powers List" "there, has been ma

is old man

Foochow Mr. H. W, Churchill.

SHANGHAI

& NORTH

ERN. PORTE

Shanghal Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Lignited. DAFAN KENY Yokohama.

BANSKOK ...The "Siam Free Press Office. SINGAPORE...Messrs. Bayle & Co., Limited. PARIN And 1 Messrs. Ansédée Prince & Co. LONDON...

Hongkong, muary 23rd, 1898.

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