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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1892.

Mass. Beyts and Craig, members of the firm | No signs of the overdue steamer Bokkars un te of Bombay and London merchants under that the time of our going to preas (5.30 p.m.) With style, and now well known in connection without desiring to croak," we are bound to any fraude perpetrated on the Chartered Mercantile that it looks a desperate ease. advices, both been convicted and sentenced to Bank, have, we lenta from Bargoan telegraphic

FOR having 100 taels of prepared oplom in bis

chest on board the buqua Velocity, bound for Honelalu, a Chinese saller was to-day fined $ço This being the third conviction of the Valecity Chief Excise Officer Spooner, who seized the

delickle stamach. Children speedily grow fond readers full details of what undoubtedly I was convicted by the magistrate of embers drug, reserved his sight to sue the Capialn

of it and ask for more, and although It contains 50 per cent. of the purret Cod Liver Oil, all Baby taste and flavour is entirely covered.

Impertinence combined on the part of a Mr. Marshall, a second class clerk in the VICTORIA DISPENSARY. Co's office who, owing to the absence of the Agent, Mr. JosEPH, la unfortunately COD LIVER OIL JELLY,

in charge of the P. & O. business in This is a sweet and exceedingly palatable this colony, we are unable to give our Jelly_usally retained and digested by the most

is the one soul-absorbing question of the hour in Hongkong. But we will do this--and the Bonghong Telegraph has never until now used private or personal influence with Directorates in England we shall send to Sir THOMAS SUTHERLAND, the Chairman of the P.&O. Co., a full account of this business and let him, the Board of Directors and the London shareholders decide whether or not they are acting wisely in leaving the China affairs of a Company like the P. & O. In the hands of an inexperienced youth who is apparently a galost of the first water,

In gluso Jaro at 75 Cents, COD LIVER OIL EMULSION, A form in which the oll may be taken without difficulty by delicate patients and children.

Per bottle, $1.00.

COD L'VER OIL EMULSION WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES (Lima and Soda), A combination of great value in wanting diarase, capecially of the Chest and Respiratory Organt

Per battle, $1.00, Per dosen. $10.00, - BALSAM GEANISEED AND LIQUORICE For the relief of all catarrbal complaints, such Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness and Soreness of the Chest, &c.

In battles, so Cents and $1.00. BALSAMIC COUGH LOZENGES: A never falling remedy for Coughs.

In bottles, 50 Cents.

SIR R. MARTIN'S MIXTURE. The remedy for Influenza, Cold in the Head, Hay Fever, Catarr Prepared from a prescrip tion of Sir R, Martin. 50 Cents and $100.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co, LD, „Hongkong, 4th October, 1893.

(30'

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

WE

SEEDS.

JE have received as S. S. ROSETTA

our first shipment for this Season of VEGETA-

BLE AND FLOWER SEEDS, and are now

prepared to execute orders promptly.

TELEGRAMS.

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(From Straits Popars.) THE MONETARY CONFERÈNCE.

LONDON, October 4th,

It is officially announced that the International Monetary Conference will meet at Bruzzels in November.

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THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA AND THE

TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

In reply to certain delegations, the Emperor of Austria said that his relations with other countries were most friendly, and that he was trustful of the co-operation of the Great Powers to the matter of the triple alliance, which, His Majesty said, continuon to exercise its influence in the maintenance of peace,

THE NEW IRISH VICEROY AT DUBLIN.

October 5th,

Lord Houghton, the new Viceroy of Ireland, has made his State entry into Dublin, but was not welcomed by the Corporation of the city or by delegates from eliber of the Irish parties. The Corporation negailved a proposal made by the loyalists to present his Lordship with an address.

CATALOGUES containing numbers and

names of Seeds with HINTS FOR GARDEN- ING and other useful information, will be sent CHOLERA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

October 6th post free to any address on application,

It is reported that cases of cholera have scared in Lambeth and Dublin,

Orders from one person $5.00 to $10.00, 25 per cent, discount allowed, or $10.00 as extra $ per cent, discount allowed.

CLAY'S FERTILIZER.

A High Class FERTILIZER for POT PLANTS and for use in the Garden generally,

It supplies, natural nourishment, to the soll, and assists the process of assimilation, thereby

THE FIRST LIFE GUARDS.

the general laxity of discipline, all leave to the officers and men of the First Life Guards has been stopped..

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

· AND AFR'CAN CONVERTS.

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two years imprisonment with hard labour,

·AT Singapore on the 6th init, an Indian” “ coalie $79.50 entrusted to him by the local Cricket had subscalbed it for athletic sports which did Clab treasurer to be paid back to members who not come off. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment, In addition to a prior sentenes of member of the Clab, six months for stealing property belonging to a

It gives us great pleasure to learn that the General Managers, of the Douglas Steamship Company have taken practical steps to do their most in searchlog for the missing mail steamer authorities, they didn't ask for the cost of the Bekhara. And, unlike the Royal Naval Yard

coals to be guaranteed before they started to are. If possible, the lives of a large number of their fellow-creatures.

The salvago party who went to Alceste Island to make what they could out of the wreck of the steamer Hsiensheng returned to Shanghal on the gth Inst. by the Hasan. They made nothing: Better back next time, boys. It is very rare that experienced and practical men like Messrs. Jaba Roberts, Duncan and Morton 'get left'; but sometimes the winds and waves, won't be controlled, and this is one of those unfortunate CRECE,

DR. GRETO, who was so brutally treated by Chinese rowdies in Kira last year, returned to Shanghai on the 7th Inst. His claim against mitted. What has Sir John Walsham been the Chinese Government has not yet been ad- doing for the past three years to earn his salary?' The Hongkong Telegraph intends to enlighten the British public on this point, and will do so by the mail steamer which conveys St John Walsham-Oh! what a good riddance-from this colony to his-Waterloo.

China, arrived here this morning from Shanghai SIR JOHN WALSHAM, Jata British Minister to on board the German Lloyds' steamer Neckar. By taking a cheap passage in a German steamer, hs' Excellency probably escaped an eventfal voyage in the Bokhara! We have one or two to submit to Sir John Walsham's consideration, maiters of considerable general importance and therefore trust that he has no intention of shipping from Hongkong by any foreign. steamer. He will, in any case, hear from us

to-morrÓW.

Dogs for thirty hours during terrific N. N. E gale which was accompanied with violent rain- squalls and high confused sea. From Foochow to Hongkong met with light Nand, N. N. E. winds and fãs weather.”.

No news of the long overdoo. P. and C. mail steamer Bokkara bas yet come to hand, and H.M.S. Porpoiss left at noon today to search for the missing vessel.. It has been suggested that possibly the may have made for the machinery, but that is a mere susmise and Pescadores for shelter after a break-down of ber

utterly without foundation. She was sighted by the Cyclops off Bauren Island on the ih instant labouring heavily in a tremendous sea, and beading South."

The Varona, which is to take on the Hong.

kong portion of the European mail, will not sall

antil daylight to-morrow.

NEWS BY THE AMERICAN" MAIL.

The following telegrams from our San Fran. eftën, exchanges were crowded' out of "last night's le

ST. PETERspuro, September rgth. The total number of new cases of cholera throughout the empire on Saturday was 2,8;0and the deaths 1,326. This shows a decrease to the number of

of Cases reported the previous day of Sixty-four new cases and twenty-seven deaths were reported at St. Petersburg, yesterday, Owing to the massed decrease in the ravages of the epidemic, only weekly returns henceforth

will be banned.

The Chinklang correspond at of the Shaeghef aftrcury writes under date the 7th ist. A large gathering of officials. " braves" and under lings assembl d in the Serilement yesterday, awaiting the arrival of the Tartar General, who arrived in the Chinese steam launch Chan-shing from Nanking, escorted by a large number of

LONDON, September 13th guard boats, His Excellency, landed at the

The Master Cotton Spinners' Federation of Free Feny, where he was received with all the

Great Britain ban decided to reduce the wagen honours due to hit rank. I hear that he will

of the employes 5 per cent on account of the fuspect the local fertfications, on which some arrived frm Foochow to-day, cailed in at Amoy coated that restricted naturaald besufficient review the troops at an early dare, and will al-o

The Glengarry, Captain. F. Selby, which depression of the trade. The workmen, wha

heary guns have recently been mounted. Since

Ince on the way down. She reports heavy N.E calcio meet the difficulty, intend to strike. my last, rain has fallen, but not sufficient to do and terrific squalle betwo a Foochow and Amoy,

PARIS, September 13th. much good. The building of Chinese tenements accompanied by a mountainous N,E, 601. Dr. Prust his reported to the hygienic te being rapidly pushed forward on the lot in the

mmmmittee of France that the epidemic in settlement recently sold by auction at Shanghal.

the kind that has over occurred up to the present Hamburg has surpassed in intensity anything of The British steamer Kaifong arrived down from

time, the number of deaths being far above the Wahu this morning, and went alongside the

published figures. The wards of the cholers balk Cadis to finish loading grain for Canton, She left later in the day.

hospital, he says, aɛo niways fall of patients, and hundreds of bodies are daily removed. A large Insurance company has suspended operations owing to the heavy mortality.

SUPREME COURT.

IN-SUMMARY-JURISDICTION, (Before Mr H. E. Pollock, Acting Putine Fudge)

October 14th,

THE MISSING TREASURE CASE.

IN the salt of Marty and Co. against Chau bis guarantor, for $700, value of treasure Yu Chl, compradore of the Căuzan, and another, miscarried, Mr. Hastings appearing for plaintiff and Mr. Wilkinson for defendant; judgment was

given to-day.

His Lordship sald-This is an action brotight to recover the sum of $700 andra bond as damages sustained by the plaintiff in respect of the negligence of the first defendant in perform- ing his duties on board the steamship Swatow the Swalow from Messa. Melchers & Co. a On the 30th of June, 1891, the plaintiff chartered

agents for the owners, and subsequently, on the same day, the plaintiff engaged the first defend- ant as supercargo and ship compradore on board the vessel upon the two defendants enter ing into a bond for the due performance of In the Police Court to-day before Mr. Wode. his duties by the first d-fendant. By the terms house a partner in the lawIth frauds to the (1) "To receive and deliver cargo, for which he of the said band, the first defendant i: bound charred by his co-partners Mr. Gedge Johnson, Stokes and Master) on 10 perform all the duties of supercargo and extent of $180, extending over a part of last year shall be entirely responsible, and (2) Generally behalf of the prosecution obtained leave to amend ship compradore, diligently and faithfully, and the charge, which has already been altered more() He is to be responsible for all

servants and than once; "Mr. Wilkinson for the defence coollen engaged by or through him assisting him relying on a sort of winding-up. agreement

in bis duties or any of them! Now, It was among the partners to the effect that everything red at the hearing that a box of treasure

The case was farther adjourned,

We are very pleased to note from our Shanghal contemporary the Mercury that the age of the three great local steamship companice-Indo- Chins, China Navigation and China Merchants, were all at half-mast on October Eth as a token of respect to the memory of the late Mr. Tong King-sing, the founder of the Chins Merchants' S. N. Co, and other industrial enter

will never be paid. All our surplus funds go Klog-sing debt of gratitude which, of course,

to support professionals of the Mitchell-Innes type.

Goddard, which arrived from the Coast Ports this The Drugian Co's steamer Hailan, Captain morning, brlogs farther details of the bad weather recently experienced between here and Foochow She reports that the 1. it Foochow at noon on the 11th instant. Had fresh north-north-east wind with barometer 39.74, and thick, rainy weather. After rounding Min reef the wind backed to north and north-north-west, blowing strong with a In Paris to-day there were forty-fre new beavy rain. Experienced very high ses cises of cholera and twenty-six-deaths-In from castward all the way from the White Dogs Rouen there were sine new cases and five dealts to Turnabout, with barometer rising rapidly. A The flat of the action for divorce brought by 8pm. barometer 29 91, wind north-west, sen Edward Parker Deacon against his wiley decreasing and much foer-weather-to-Amoy,b-case-of-her-relations-with-M.-Abellls; farthe- Leh Amoy on the 12th, and Swalow on the rath. killing of whem Deacon is now Imprinted, From Amoy to Swatow had light southerly his been postponed. The trial in fix d for winds and don weather. From Swatow to September 3rd, but it will not dime off all three. and ses, with fine wesiber, Hongkong bad moderata east-north-east breeze weeks later.

in from Tientsin, vid Cheloo, this morales, has The FwAing, Captain J. Watts, which cam had a stormy passage. Indeed, so threatening did the weather brcome that, when near Talok Island, she was compelled to put in for shelter. 7 bat was at 6 o'clock p.m. on the rotb, and the steamer remained at anchor there until 2.30 p.m.

on the Tith.

COMPLIMENTARY DINNER AT·

declaring that the admisilon of Chinese was a TORONTO, (Ont.), September 13th. ~ yesterday a resolution was adopted unanim usly At the Dominion trade and labor congress

meance and an undeniable danger to the moral and material intercals of Canada, and that it should be prohibited, and as the presence of those new in Canada entails ap exirs and special expanic on the whole people a special annual poll tax of $100 should be imposed on each Chinese after a given date. Japanese wro Included in the above, which was carried with much enthusiasm,

THE R.N. SEAMEN'S CLUB.

Edward Haalan, the paraman, will in a lew Mr. W. Boniface of H. M. Dockyard give a

days in a challenge to Jemes Stansbury of complimentary: dianer to the crews

Au tralla to row for the championship of the Torpado and Sea Pig at the Royal Naval neutral and intermediate paints in England or of the world. Hanlan, will name two places, hoth Seamen's Club last night at 7:30 pm but California as the place for the race. The stakes being overdue .M.S. Porpoiss was ordered to on the Tynt In England or on the Bay at Sa on account of the mail steamer, Bokhara | will be a goo a side. The race is to be rowed proceed with all despatch to sea and thus Frameles The distinguishing feature 1 Hans crew of the Sea Pig were unable lan's challenge will be that the stakes will all to attend the festive meeting; however, as it was, come out of Elsona pcket. presiding and in a few plthy remarks the some thinly guests sat down, Mt. Boniface

HAMBURG, September rgth Chairman bade his guests welcome, deploring bureau yesterday numbered 131 and the deta The caves of cholera reported to the statistical the unavoidable absence of a number of their

the

previously. The police transferred 150 sick. persons and 65 bodies yesterday. The arrest of money lost because of the epidemic will never of business having suffered severely, both here and at many villages near by. It is asserted. be even approximately estimated, every branch

that it has been ascertained that cholera was imported into Hamburg by coalies la ships from Black sea ports,

BRUSSELS. September 13th. Its asserted here thatthe monetary conÍFT ECO

Owing to the recent outbreak at Windsor and in the accounts should be considered settled. (Which has since been admited to contalo $700} } best friends. After dolog justice to an excellent '43. Of these 96 casou and 41 deaths occurred

was shipped on the 9th of August on board the bil of fare, provided by the ubiqulious steward, Swatow from Haiphong for Hongkong, and Mr. C. Berebum, the Queen's health was toasted that, shortly after the ship's-arrival-here the with all the honours, and the guests acformed box was delivered, with the assent of the first for a short interval; during which time the defendant or his servants, to same person tables were cleared and cigars laid out ad lib, etc. other than the rightful consignee upon the On seanming Mr. Boniface proposed the toast prodaction of one part of the bill of endorsed with a forged Chinese chop purporting taking his hearers back to 1863, when he pulled f lading of the evening, the health of the boat's crews, to be that of the consignee, I am of opinion bis first race in H. M. Navy, and giving upon these facts that the first defendant is liable graphic description of how they won it, Fially

receive and deliver cargo, for which he shall clause of the band which says that he is to

| be entirely responsible. Those terms nie, I think, sufficiently wide to make the first the delivery of cargo, and, fnasmuch as there are defendant liable for everything connected with no restrictive words to cut down the meaning of the word 'deliver, the clause amounts to de

At a meeting of the Church Congress, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all

he

England, carnestly prayed that England might prises in China Hongkong owen Mr. Tong for the misdelivery of this"Ireasure under the called on the stroke oarof the winning boat to L'In accordance with the request of most of

be induced not to abandon the native Christian converts at Uganda to certain destruction.

October 12th,

THE PARNELLITE PROGRAMME.

The Parnellite Congress bas, passed Treinad must inclule control of the land, the judiciary and the police.

respond.

the powers, be held in this city.

TANDIER, September 13th. The Sultan of Marocco has stoppet opera tions against the Angherites. Keld Enkiset, Governor of Anghera, has been deposed,

** SIMLA. September 13th.. The Russians have evacuated the Pamir A permanently at Marghab

aking the plants to attain to their full size. resolution to the effect that Home Rule for Portuguese, one unemployed and the other absolute undertaking by the first defendant that things before them, and the other crew would large force has been ordered to be stalloned

vigour and beauty,

Sold in las containing rolbs. each...$1.50.

+ P 陪

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28lbi,

# "$4.00.

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· Special quotations for large quantities,

RANSOME'S NEW PARIS LAWN MOWERS. $17.00 each,

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

EXVERAL matters of considerable local interest

are unavoidably held over.

A RROULAR meeting of the Diligentia Lodge of instruction will be held in Freemasons Hall,

Zetland Street, on Thursday, the 20th instant, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

THE owners of the Shan? line of consting steamers have purchased the steamer Siam, 700 tans register, from the Kim Ching firm, Sluga. pore, to replace to Tengahan, which was wrecked A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. near Swatow in December list. The Slaw will

be here in a day or two.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established AD. 1841. Hongkong, 14th September. 180%

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

In la quented that will communicada relatag Bubscription Ademtiounens, An, ba addrmaad in the "Managu, Hangling

* and not so the Kalor.

Lacies in Uditorial matters in bo post so * Th. die" and

noi la ineriical mambos of the staff,

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Comation Inndać for publicadan seost be soccerpanied by the name and nodrum of the writers, not nicmmmzty for pähltention 1 but us evidence of good faith.

THE flagship Lancaster, with Admiral Harmony on board, and the craisers Petret, Henocary. Alert, and Marton, were expected to rendervous at Woosung one day this week. It is expected that the Lancaster will stay in Shanghai for about a couple of montba.

| HM.S. Alacrity, with Admiral Fremantle on board, arrived at Cheloo on the morning of the 8th Inst. The three Chinese cruiser which recently left Hongkong to temporarily join the Pelzang Squadron, arrived at Chefoo" during | the alt--neon of October Eih,

We beg to acknowledge receipt of yet another valuable work from the able pen of Mr. J. Dyer

What the columns of the Hongkong Dilagraph wish ha agus for the hår discusion by germanpendants of all questione ambodiag pakão incwowts, it made ha dheinety and Ball, a second edition of the Cantoneso-Made.

the kiter does not in any way holi Whand reponnie în apludina than exposmā,

DEATH.

At Shanghai, on the 9th October, 1893, JAM REKIN, late Secretary-Interpreter of the Nether lands Legation in China; aged 37 years,

The Hongkong Jelegraph,

HOMOKONO. PRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1Ēga.

THE MISSING STEAMER

BOKHARA"

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In the course of a small promissary note case before the Acting Paisne Jadge in the Supreme Court this morning, it appeared that two

without apparently cons derler how they were same weight, buk or quantity, as when shipped, carning $60 a month, contracted a debt of $80, he would deliver the cargo Jundamaged (a) of the going to pay it. Exorbitant interest wa(3) to the right consignee. To meet this con charged, and in about six months they owed tention the charter-party was put in by the $1301 their creditor, ander threat of Immediate defence, and it was anggerted that claus 4 execution, forced them to sign a further note for aff cted the construction of the compradore's $190, which of course was much the same to bond, and that the captain of the ship ought to adjourned until Tuesday. them as if it bad been $190,000. The case was have signed the bill of 1-ding for this trous

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING RETURNE.

Inward,

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Amoy. Shanghai. Bwatow. Holbos,

Camelot.................................steamer, from Amoy Glengarrynja Neckar wuppesukis, Haidan surakuppres Triumph soon Borgunamuos Fu-ingu Catherine Aptar... Cyclop Zatwasowe

"St. Petersburg

Mr. Marks, E.R.A, to responding, thanked the wonky Chairman for his kind hospitality, and made a graceful allusion to their absent opponents, paying them nicely turned com- the race. pliment on the way in which they pulled He further remarked that as the depot people were then enjoying the good

would make it up to their friendly be soon enduring the hardships of sen, they

opponents their return, by giving them a dinner. then drunk with musical honors, after which an The healths of Mr. Boniface and family were excellent musical programme was gone through, opened by a capital song entitled "Comraden," by Mr. Gale 125

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not necnestly endorse the volnione expressed by *Correspondentis in iiris communjo

MAIL SIGNALS.:"

TO THE BOTTON OF tha "Howcroma Telbarapua

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ARALIN, September 13th.-- defeck this morning at Potsdam. It is the The Empress gave birth to a daughter at 3.30

seventh child.

Rare, September 13th. The Mast Rev. Vincenital Archbishop of Aquila, died to-day at Nice.

HAVRE, September 14th. Ten new cases of cholers and thirteen deaths were reported hero yesterday.

Sporadic cholera bai appeared in the State of

CITY OF MEXICO, September 13th,

San Luis Potost. The press is calling attention to the danger of the introduction of cholera to Mexico by way of Panama and other Pacific ports,

LONDON, September 14th

The Birkbeck Hank opened this morning at the usual hour and business was contioned. Those who still desire to withdraw deposits aro for the most part workingme. The higher class depositors, who have large sums in the. bank, have recovered from their scare and were

at conspicuous in the lines this morning: Gonaw, the French sculptor and founder, in bis Announcement is made ofthe death of Eugene seventy-eighth year.

from

arrived at Hell, and reports that two of the

The steamer Holderness, from Cronstadt, bas" crew have died with, Asiado cholera, a

and bren solely responsible for its mis-deilvery. Mr. Maiks gavea capital rendering of The let alone long enough he will possibly find his

BUILDER * doubtless me

means well, and if G is The clause to question rons as follows: The Emblems of Britain, which was followed by Mr. stevedore shall be under the control of the cap- G. A. Lawrence, ERA, with a song composed level; but it will be not be in the Telegraph for reciving and discharging cargo, charterers Messrs Euls, Drape, Hant, and others con tain. Should charterers send tallyman on board by himself, 1nt sing now of England, dear." your second-class libel, dear sir i we are "dead then to be responsible for short delivery of the tributed to the general enjoyment, and after office. Try the Daily Pression China Mail with of The Germans are the most consistent, except for value declared cargo, trea-

sure and opum, for which the captain shallery pleat and enjoyable evening had been supporters of the Hongkong Telegraph, and so siga bills of lading, and be responsible spent, that time honored igast "the Queen" was long as they conform to the recognised rules of Now I must confest that it is somewhat dels booored, and the proceedings terminated. English sport, whether in cricket, boating, difficult to see why the captain did not sign the tennis, golf, etc, they can rely on our hearty bit of lading, in the present Instance in support. This paper makes no class distinctions! accordance with the terms of the charter party baz we are still on the was path for Poesnatcher but it seems clear to me that I cannot read the and "Tosh's" wool, and we shall get the fleece terms of the charter-party into the bond to as in the long run, never fear.

to cut down the liability of the first defendant under the latter instrument, seeing that the bond itself makes the first defendant responsible for the delivery of cargo generally and makes no SIR-It has occurred to me that it would be exception la favour of treasure and oplam I

A convenience to have some better system of as therefore of opinion that the first defendant gun-fire signals from the Peak. At the present is liable for the wrongful delivery of this treasure mp one gun only is fired upon the approach of within the meaning of the bond. A second a mall steamer, and it matters not whether it is defence, however, was raised in the case, the English, American, Fuerch or German mall which entalls further consideration of the ons gun is the old-time allowance. Yesterday PARIS, September 14th facts. The evidence on this point was as two overdue mall, steamers were expected here. A representative of the Associated Press to-day follows:-The bill of lading seferring to the box and considerable anxiety for the safety interviewed the editor of one of the leading news of treasure, in question on the arrival of the felt throngout the Cal pr., more capecially papers of this city on the Farams Capal ship was sent ashore to the plalaud's house perhaps, respening the Bakkara, which bar on compradore, and his assistant sent's coolie out board a number of Hongkong residents, anima Caasi Campany bas, concluded an

question. Ho saldi.Bis

quite true that the with a letter containing the bill of lading with

As sont as the American mail koye in sight fastractions to deliver it at the shop of the one gun was fired and a number of residents who agreement with Hielaid, vice-president of the consignees, The coolle, however, while on his colda's was the signals at Kowloon Point and ation of a new company and the agreement in Chamber of Commerce, providing for the forms. there delivered the letter to a thiet, who many who couldn't understand them even had loads approved by the Tribunest of Commerce fixed a forged chop (porpering to be that of the they been able to look at them prepared to Hicland lakes to prove that, the canal can be consigares) to the letter book. Upon these cff to greet their missing friends, or at made, trad he Intendste open about forty-fire facts the defence was raised that the loss of the the where they found themselves doomed tresante was proximately doe to the negligence further disappointment, for it was the American kilometers and then

get more

money as to the finish the work defendant ought not to be held liable, on the had been signalledpaljhande

*** In Paris and its suburbs there were reposted ground that his negligence, if any, was only the Again, there are times when the man at the remote cause of the loss. I am of opinion that Peak on the look-out can get a mall steamer forty-four deaths, including fourteen new chick this defence also must fail, for if I am right jo | approaching while the i residents of the City and thirteen deaths in Rouen Vag my construction of this bond the first defendant cannot seo across the harbour owing to log in.

AMA HAMBURG, September 14th, was absolutely bound under it to deliver cargo the valley, and if the signal gun were Brod say there were 344 Dow cases and 24% deaths to the proper consignees at his peril, and no once for the French, sice for the German which 140 cases and fifty two desthe occurred the statistical bureau yesterday, al negligence on the part of any other servants of thrice for the English and four times for the plaintify would excuse him. There will be the America: mall so such occasions (whas previously. The police yesterday conveyed to for the sum of $700 and costs,

the case with outward and inward mails) the Lodles This a degreas of twentystres cases whale colony appid at once kapw what steamer fecrease of the spidemic in some districts,

and of eightoon badies. There has born's slight was approaching the port

Tientsin, Singapore, Foochow Tientals, Aggregaling 13,575 tona, reglates,

Outward.

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Essy Vocabulary," a small dictionary in English and Cantonese containing only words Named steamer, for Swatom and phrases used in the spoken language, with Tarter. useful notes.

Cemikroprot

AT the Magistracy today Mr. H. E. Wodehouse Cr reopened the theft case which exused so much

Perpet

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Shanghal Singapore, n Saigon. H.M.S.

Go's search. Aggregaɗng 5,325, tons, register.

comment this week, the Rev. A. G. Goldsmith y bead coolis having been sent to gaol for three months as a thief, because, after a threat of Losing bla

wiges

be found a gold ring which "lady visitor hand lost in Mr. Goldsmith's Peak house, The case was adjourned until the 17th inst, On Wednesday evening the Hongkong police received a telegram from Balgon, presumably through the British Consal there, asected was subsequently elevated to the rank of Krom Judgment for the plaintiff against both defendants |- more than one maŭ steamer is due, as is often the hospitals 137 01888 and hurled forty-ICTOS" to sexa a chest said to contain treasure,

of the plaintiff or biz servants, and that the first | mail and, not the English froMDAMANPRONTA yesterday. dfty-ninó new asses, of, cholera and

THE Bangkok Timas of October 1st has the following Early on Thursday morning the chief ecclesiastical dignitary in Slam, H. R. H. Somdet Krom Phra, died at the royal temple, Wat Bowaraniwan, as the sdranged age of Ed years. He was the fifth son of the second King of the second reign of the present dynasty, his them original title being Para Ong Chad Rok. He

"SHIPPING NOTES,

Mail signals should he rendered as completa ST. PETERSBORO, September 14th possible, and it is in the hope that our old fashioned system may be improved upon, that have taken this opportunity afforded by rester. Hday's lucident to broach the subject and crave the favour of space in year columns wherein te raise the question

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to Mr. Bryant, on board the Patrian, than on Man Pawararangel. Suriya Pandhs, and, in this the way from Saigon to Hongkong. She arrived reign, to that of Krom Para Pawarese Wariji kere yesterday, and the property was accordingly Longkon. Some months ago his Majest Oux Inquiries at the P. and O. S. N. Co.'s taken to the Central Station pending further contened on him his latest title of Somat

tastractions,

Krom

Phra. He was a comin of the late office" (regarding the overdue mail

King, Pars Chom Kies, and end of his brethren

MORE BAD WEATHER REPORTS. It is not a litle remarkable that the Rally Press, In the priesthood.. He was an accomplished Bokhara, and as to the, accuracy: when it tries to make some, original remark, steamer

the biographies of the last The Bles-Fosnel liner Cyclops, Captain of the reports current in the colony once in six mantha, is always cruelly, Roored 17 Ross Kings nog med key rotation, together with Nish, which airived bere flain Shangbal; pid

gedor with reference to the Naval Authorities overwhelming masses of ruthless, fact, which mal nocount of the origin and progress of the Foochów, this morolog, experienced very heavy

sisa promptly and crash poes old #Granny fe methodos. COUZIO FRÍCULA 236: KANTORmposed – wanakan ba the uninity of Tang Ying. But refusing to send out H.M.S. Porpoite even as when a man's going home at a 2m. many religious books and commentaries on the the weather become that it was at last necessary to search for the missing vessel until the parement gets up and hita hien in the back, sacred betts. As a Fall scholar he was almost to anchor under the White Dogs for thiný hote

guarantee, had been given that the This mortar brue of the hoffelel, hagan unrivalled, and he also had a great penchant for during which fasions N. Ni gale thyed, and stated that Sir John Walshamn was on board astronomy, which science he learnt from his rala-squalls of typhoon force constantly swept value of the

coal consumed during the Boskera, and ar: 2000 Ap the paper was colleges, the late King On Thursday evening over the decks. The steamer's report runs thas the voyage would be made good) haying | pablished, the i

Neckar came to, Azing the ba Multicy vislied the Wat' to state, and per- and From: Shanghal to: Foochow experienced. been met with what we cannot but Minikes and he family on board. Four dear and wideka te in the finerini irnar. Large mode rayasaya gak ketentang Ying Kit A

Belfish colour as the fore, with the Baltics are the nonal ceremonies, bathing the body fuck to strong NZ wind, which lagressed for skarasterias asligross "ignorance --and | old granny i'

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Owing to the Government's decision to after fisue only weekly reluros, no figan MN obtainable as to the number of new 'CA'ADN Mod deaths occurring. In St Petersburgs dinty one per cases and of een however,

reported yesterday, 'a docronas bitir al mag dat

BERLIN &ptember 14th,

Birante remors sunt broad of conferences in

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correspondent forgets that there is no gun the present mode of some soring at the Reichso

high places at which the poulty of charging: * Brod ta, announce the, anival of English tag elections and of adopting the old and much- French or German mal sexmers from the abused system of oped ballots is said, to have North, so that there was no excuid fór making been discussed. Ton, danger of attempting ta ike, maistaka hai instinča)jer Ed Sengkang tamper with what la vegakánd no a samoā kāght Telegraph

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