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Fatimations.

GINGER ALE.

We have always made good GINGER

ALE, and we are now maklog the best. At various exhibitions and competitions la London and elsewhere, GINGER ALE made by the ormula wa'now use hasfwonga Prize MEDALS and CERTIFICATES of MERIT.

In 1890 competed and won against FOUR of the most famed Belfast makers.

The Analyst's reporte-. "It is of unexceptionally good quality," "Particularly pleasant to the taste." "Decidedly tonic and sustaining."

"In every respect most satisfactory,"

ARTHUR HILL HASSAL, M.D.

The ideal temperance beverage.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., LD.

Victoria Dispensary, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 17th October, 1891.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1892.

The Hongheng Telegraph.

Honakond, Monday, October 24. 1892.

TELEGRAMS..

THE CHOLERA.

LONDON, October, 22nd 1891. Cholera has disappeared from” Hamburg, [This information was published here days ago. Reuter is evidently past reformation.-EL HK. Telegraph.]

CHINA AND RUSSIA,

A Chinese Commission is shortly expected at St. Petersburg to enter into negotiations for a Treaty of Commerce with Russia.

THE LAMBETH POISONFR. -The-American-named-Neill, charged with polsoning several girls at Lambeth, has been found guilty and sentenced to death.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hall Museum for the week ended Oct. 23rd, THE returns of the number of visitors to the City are Europeans, 192; Chinese, 1,7531 total

1,945...

THE L. & C. Express states that Sir Chaloner [30 Alabaster, British Consul General at Canton, will leave London this month to remme his duties in China.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

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SEEDS

THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carill & Co.) Inform us that the steamship Moray left Singa. pore for this port yesterday, and is due on or About the 29th inst.

We note that Mr. John Sproxton has been appointed secretary of the Hongkong and Chios Gas Company in the place of the late

SECOND and LAST SHIPMENT | Mr. C. E. Walduck.

for this Season of VEGETABLE and FLOWER SEEDS having arrived we strongly

ment) to book, their orders at once for all Seeds required for inte sowing.

CAPTAIN Speechley arived here yesterday from Manila in the Zafiro, after successfully piloting to the capital of the Philippines.

THE Norwegian steamer St. Andrews, of 2,009 tons, has been chartered by the Mitel Bussa Kalpha for six months.

THE mlitary authorities have, we are pleased to learn, agreed to let the police lay out a cricket ground on their property at British Kowloon.

We regret to state that Mr. John Minhlanetí returned to Hongkong by the mail steamer yesterday. Botanists say rezedo oderata smells

wweet.

MESERE. MAJOR Brothers, of Shanghai, write denying that they are saing Menuru, Jardine, Maibean & Co. in connection with the Imaris Mines.

THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Rio de Faneiro, which sailed hence Sept. 29th, and from Yokohama Oct. 8th, arrived at San Fran cisco on the 21st fast.-

THE 5um of $46.15 was collected at the evening offertory last Sunday in St. Peter's Seamen's Church on behalf of the relatives of the crew. who lost their lives in the Bokkara disaster.

A xoux paper received by English mall says that the latest price at which Founders' shares in the National Bank of China (Limited) had changed hands in London' was £40 per

share.

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1 is not a little curious to note that the Daily the most unseemly dispute over the Bokhara Praze, in publishing foolish correspondence about lascara, is compelled to quote extensively from the columns of the Telegraph.

ON Saturday afternoon a coolie was killed by buge rock falling on him during some blasting operations near Blackhead's godowns. at Kowicon. The rack was a lot harder than "Jobe; hence the funeral.

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MIS-JENNIE WOODIN, of Miss Johnstone's academy, succeeded this morning in her case against the coolie whom she charged at the dollar note from her wardrobe; the culprit Police Court the other day with stealing a ten- being sent into retirement for six weeks. THE Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of Saturday morning (15th Inst.) establishing an Japan arrived at Nagasaki from Shanghat on unprecedented record of 27 h, 45 m. from the Nagassess that her encounter with the ty

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LATEST NEWS FROM THE PESCADORES.

THE "BIN TAI-WAN" MISSING.

- TÉR "FORMOJA? IN 'SEARCH. When the Douglas Company's Roamer Thales arrived here on the morning of the oth Instant, with 23 out of 5 survivors from the wreck of the P. & O. steamer Bokhara, Captain Hodgins courteously informed a representative of this journal that "he did not meet Consul Warren at Taiwanfor, as that gentleman had already left on Saturday morning, the rgth, for the Pescadores on the same errand as the Thales. On Friday, the 14th, a junk from the Pescadores arrived at Talwanfoo and reported that a great soo men on board had been wrecked near Sand white steamer laden with silk and with about

for Dr. W. Myers and surgical instruments, faland. Conral Werren telegraphed to Takow engaged the steamboat Sin Tat Wan, put in dawn on Saturday morning set out to make a provisions, clothing, arms and medicines and at thorough search of the Pescadores. He had not returned to Auping when the Thaks left there on Monday the 17th. From what Mr. Warren aald to his friends before leaving, it was inferred that he was staying to bury the dead, to pick up any possible survivors, who may have reached some other island, and to save any property from. the wreck,"

According to latest telegraphic Information from Talwanfor the Sin Taiwan left Makang Mr. Warren, and Dr. Myets on board and it was on the 16th for Taiwanfoo with the British Consul, their intention to call south at Pa-chau Island en route, with a view to picking up the other two survivors who were reported by a junkman to bare been landed there. But whether or not the Sin Taiwan ever got to Pa-chau Island is, we regret to hear, doubtful, for slace she left Makang (Poughou Harbour) nothing has been heard of ber. It is possible that she arrived safely at Pa-chau and after taking any Bokhara survivors on board left for Talwanfon, distance of about 45 miles, but no one knows, for she has not yet returned to her port of departure, nor serious but it is feared that to the lamentable bas she been heard of anywhere. It is to be fervently hoped that the delay means nothing loss of Ufe already reported in connection with the wreck of the "Bokhara must be added the passengers and crew of the little-Chinese steamship Sin Taiwan. We learn that the General Managers of the Douglas Steamabip such matters, telegraphed instructions to their Formosa, Captain T. Hall, to search for the Sis Tai-wan and the other survivors of the Bothara who are supposed to have been lauded on Pa- chau Island. The Formosa left Amoy last night on her spécial mission and would probably inquiries. proceed direct to Makung to make preliminary

The two quarten-mastere very strongly support the charges against the Larcare. Both Ward and Lewis maintain that the Lascars, when on the island, were with difficulty got to obey orders, and exhibited the most selfish berd lessness. In particular, they seemed unable or onwilling to comprehend that, as one could tell how long the shipwrecked people would have to slay on the desert Island, it was absolutely necessary that the small stock of biscuits and fresh water must be dealt aut with

most rigid economy this the Lascars, did not like at all, for they were

and wished to satisfy their hunger, heedless of the morrow and indifferent to theft. white companions in distress, However, It matters little now; quarrelling and wrangling over this point is most unseemly even when only those interested speak, not to mention meddlesome outsiders interfering like Mesir. Veritas,and Mehta. The survivors should be glad to be alive, no matter how they held out, when so many of their shipmates perished. Ed«, Hongkong Telegrafk,]

MACAO.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

MACAO, October 24th.. Since I last wrote, there has been nothing talked about here but the lamentable catastrophe which befell the Belhara. Though low in each a time of sorrow. The last Boletin contained Macao are personally affected, human nature cannot but sympathise deeply and sincerely in the cordial and sympathetic correspondence which passed between the Governments of Hongkong and Macao en the sad avent, which but echoes the feeling of all classdI, Kwong me has retired from the Hongkong

It is entified by the Post Office here that the Macau service, so that the Perseverance and Wing-yuen are left alone as afternoon boats. The dispute between Capt. McKenzie and his mate Quintal was to have been steamer no longer comes It seems doubtful; submitted to the Court here, but as the

went on board when the male called for help perhaps being in your port, they will try the Marine Court there. The two policemen who and assaulted the Captain, have been sent to gal for 30 days each for excess of duty, which constituted an international outrage. There the It is reported that a young Portuguese in has been arrested by the Consul on a serious

matter rests.

son closed the procession the crowd grow serious. They understood It was the National army, of which each man in the throng formed & part.

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This evening there was danting in the streets just as there was on July 14th." According to the police estimate there were 1,000,000 personE upon the right bank of the river and 4,800,000 on the left bank to see the two processions, which were identical and organized in order to avoid embarrassment. Each procession had five cars, Doa car symbolised the period preced- Ing the Revolution, another the Marseillaise, another the "Chant du Depart," another the Trlongs of the Republic and the filla Harmony, Labor and Peace."

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SANDUSKY. (0.), September 23rd. at 11 o'clock to-night,

General John Pope, United States army, died

WASHINGTON, September 23rd.

Fott Townsend, Wash., wrote the Treasury

A short time ago the Collector of Customs atTM Department for instructions in the case of one Ching Yoo, a Chinese who claimed to be a British subject and applied for admission Into the United States na anch, exhibiting a certifi cate of naturalization issued at Vancouver. The Collector expressed the opinion that this was test case, and if the man was allowed to enter, the authorities on the other side of the line- would begin at once to make British citizens of Chinese to evade the restriction law,

Assistant Secretary Spaulding In his reply

not qualify much a person to enter the United Informs the Collectors that the naturalisation of a Chinese person by an adjicent: country would States, and instructs him to decline to consider the papers mentioned as in any manner changing the status of such person as far as an admission

Into the United States is concerned.

this afternoon that it was a debatable question An official of the Treasury Department sald' If this action of the "department, in refusing to recognize the British naturalization of Chinese persons, is not to conflict with the treaty with Great Britain, whereby its subjects are allowed to enter and leave the United States at any time.

shown in an estimate made public to-day. This

LONDON, September 24th, of silver on the financial position of India is The disastrous results of the fall in the price

shows a probable deficiency of from 80,000 to 150,000 lacs of rupees in the next budget.

September 25th. A Timer Calcutta special anys: Moch soreness is displayed by the press and public declines to interfere in the currency question, holding the opinion that silver should be let find its level The Indian Government will balance the budget by fiscal revision.

advice customers in order to prevent disappoint. I the little Spanish steamer La Balayana down, Red Buoy at Woosung to the P.&O. Budy in Company, with their usual promptitude in Bangkok, well employed and Highly respected, over the rumor that the Imperial Government

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A RIGULAR Convocation of St. Andre- phoon previously did not interfere with her Amoy agents last night to send their steamer charge and will be sent here for trial.

Chapter, No. 218,'S.C., will be held in Free- masons Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8 for 8.30 o'clock precisely. Visiting companions are cordially invited.

THE Tory candidate who was returned to the House of Commons for Cirencester on the 15th inst., vice the late Mr. A. B. Winterbotham, had a very narrow squeak, ar hlu¬majority was only thre votes. Reuter has not informed as who the candidates were.

THE three Chinese storekeepers charged with Mengolian gost-aking valued at $500, the unlawfully receiving several hundred stolen property of Messis, Carlowits & Co., made their sixth salaam before Mr. Hastings to-day and were discharged; the prosecution not being in a position to prove guilty knowledge. THX letter from "An Observer," dated Macao Oct seth, dealing with the recent-row-on board. the British steamship Kwong-me in the neigh-

bouring Portuguese colony, does not conform to writer, and is therefore excluded. Correspond ents who do not feci dispored to send us this evidence of good faith, will oblige us by sending their contributions to the China Mail,

MR5353, SCOTT & Co, Greenock, have recently launched steel screw steamer named the Pyrrhus for the Ocean Steamship Company; Liverpool. Her dimensions are:-Length, 345 breadth, 47 depth moulded, 30ft and of 3,600 tons. The builders will supply triple

steaming powers.

The Paking Garaits of September 26th contains a report from the Director-General of the Yellow River to the effect that no further trouble, from Inundations need be expected in Honan, this year. In the day's issue of the official journal is farther despatch from the Governor of Yunnan, to the effect that the floods in that province have been even more disastrous then his former report indicated,

Fa-chau Island is about 20 miles South of the now historical Sand Island (Pescadores) and about ten miles south of Making. After clearing Pa-chau the Sin Tat-wan would probably have THE state of the shipbuilding trade on the Clyde of Formors, and if so would have had to run according to home papers, is becoming daily about 30 miles across a strait where, at times, a shaved a course for Gull Point on the mainland

inst. that out of 148 berths only 49 were occupied land at Gall Peint she would be in very fair more depressed. It was reported on the roth very dangerous cea runs. But once under the with ships building. It is estimated that 15,000 shelter until Taiwanfos was reached. It would men are idle, and many departments are work therefore appear that if anything went wrong with ing three quarter time. In Dambarton the heritmust have happened between the Pescadores rivetters, usually the best paid workers in the and the mainland of Formosa, in which case she trade, are offering themselves as labourers may have managed to get as far as East Island; Many have gone to Barrow, Belfast, and the or it might be that she is drifting about to the "exst const" by Tearch of employment.

Southward of the "Beautiful island," The rid of the Portuguese Liberal Club la that

Indien and

dangerous, 32 was a bold Settlement are criminally prosecuting Mr. Hoyage which the little boat took on her errand O'Shea, co-editor of the Shanghat Mercury, fot alleged Ubels pablished by our contemporary The Mercury, we belleve, committed cifto the statement that this Club was a common gaming hosan. Of course, we cannot deal with the meilts of a case-that in sul fudice, but wa are wondering nevertheless where the grounds for criminal proceedings como lo. If any man in this Liberal Club has been libelled, a ready

of humanity.

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built in Hongkong some years ago. Her ton- The Sin Taiwan is a wooden steam tug

horse-power is said to be very fair for a vessel nage is about too tons, gross, and her indicated of her class. She is manned by Chlaese. For some time past she has been employed in the trade between Anping and Takow.

Telegraphic communication having been

PASSENGERS BOOKED FOR

CHINA.

Fer P. and O. steamer Ocsana, from London, September 30th-To Shanghal; Miss A. Law rence, Mra, and Mir Milne, Mr. and Mrs Jas Ware and children, Miss Gatrell, Mr. and Mrs. S. Dyer, Mrs. H. Millar, Miss Hone, Miss Mackay, Mr Hoare. To Hongkong: Mer. Allord and two children, Mrs. Dalrymple, Miss Young, Johnson, Master Johnson, Men Payne, Me,

Miss Hammett, Mr. T. Goard, R.N. Brindisi Mr. W. Mason, Mrs. Young, Mr. C. M. Adamson, to Hongkong: Mr. R. T. Wright,

Dispatches from London say that Gladstone's cause is not such plain sailing as it would seem to be, there being danger of a rupture within the Liberal party. The trouble lles in the possible formation of a strong Radical party led by some of Mr. Gladstone's slaapcbert Scotch supporters, who threaten to abandon Gladstone if he does hot subordinate Home Rule to what they cons programme. The Associated Press representa ilve has been informed that forty-two members sider more important planks In-the-Newcastle

make havoc in the party if Gladstone will not have concurred to this determination, enough to Haten to them but determines to push Home Rula at all bazarda.

Roux, September 25th. It is rumored that the Jesults held a meellag Fer F. and O. steamer Atadia, front London, name will be announced-on-October and The yesterday, and elected a new General whoso October 14th-To Shanghai: Mr. F.G. Cockeyed the place where the meeting was held

members of the society are under oath not to -Teams Shisuizing. Biz Ce-Cymfards Bllow Comford: To Hongkong: Mr. and Mrs. Sandeman, Misa 3. E. Clarke, Miss J. Clarke, Miss Boabell, Miss

Hon. F. C. B. Addington, R.N., Miss Hankin, Fletcher, Miss Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Lethbridge and two infants, Mr. H. F. V. Oldham, Liett,

Marshall, Miss Lloyd Miss Hook, Miss Burroughs, Miss Lee, Miss From Bradial to Hongkong: Mr. and Miss Crawford,

Per P. and O. steamer Rome, from London, Oct. 28-To Yokohama: Mrs. Kirkes, Miss Scovel, Mrs. Hurvey, To Kobe: Mr. G. D.

October 6th To Yokohama: Miss Andrews, Per F. and O. steamer Sutle, from London, Miss Vigers. To Hongkong Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Richardson,

PLANTS and for use in the Garden generally, expansion engines of 2,000 home-power indicated, remedy is at hand in an action at law to recover restored between Hongkong and Taiwanfoo, Pakenham. To Shangbai : Dr. Walton, Miss paring to make another attack, It supplies natural nourishment to the soff. The Pyrrhuï is a sister ship to the lef damages; but there certainly can be no justifica ipformation was received to-day that nothing i Thornborough, Dr. Gillzon, · Mlar® J. S. Clarke,

and assists the process of assimilation, thereby alding the plants to attain to their fall size, vigour and beauty.

Sold in tins containing rolbs, excb...$1.50. 28lbs. ...$400. Special quotations for large quantities.

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

launched in June, and there are still two similar vessels on hand for the same Company. 1x two Malays, Ramjan and Mahomet Poor, Convicted and wentenced to death for what is known as the Macalister Road murder, were banged In Penang gani on the morning of the 10th inst. Both maintained their innocence op to the last; Ramjan died at once after the drop and the usual sickening thud," whilst bi comrade in misfortune stuggled for about four mimates. A Straits contemporary thinks a more experienced hangman i badly needed at Penang. We think it would be better to abolish hangmen and a lot of other degrading brutalities which are still faportant articles of faith wher- ever the flag of Christian England waves."

tion for a criminal prosecution.

chad yet been heard of the missing tag-best.

Messrs. Douglas, Lapralk and Co. kindly furnish us with the following telegram:

"The Formosa was despatched from Amoy (we believe last night) in search of the Sim

To this the following note is 'appended :--- "We gather from the telegram received from our Amor agent that the Formors would first call at Makang, presumably to make enquiries."

Talwar,"

POTTING.

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DUBLIN, September astb. John Dillon, the Irish nationalist, was

face and his left forearm was broken. He war accidentally thrown from a car in which he was riding to-day. He received a severe cut on the greatly shaken up, but the surgeon does not fear. serious results.

PARIS, September,25b.. A telegram from Colonel Dodds says that the flower of the Dabomeyan army were killed in Monday's battle, The French troops were pro

Comte de Trapani, son of Klag Francis 1, of Miss Snell, Miss W. A. Thompson, Miss Cas Naples, is dead." well, Miss G. Smith. To Hongkongi Mrs. A.

MARSEILLES, September 25th.“ B. Johnson and three children, Rev. G. Williams, At the Workingmen's Congress 10-day Miss Carling, Miss Parslow, Rev. and Mrs. G. Llebknecht, the German socialist, in an address, W. Coultas, Rev. H. C. Knox, Rev. G. H. Davis, said: "Between Frenchmen, and Germans la Miss Bosanquet, Miss Hahold, Mrs. Harvey, flowing a broad river of blood, but it does not Mias A. Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Corcoran and chil-form a frontier of hatred between the socialists. dren, Mr. Cuthbert, Mr. McLennan, Mr. Gil. We protested against the fratricidal war of 1870. mour, Mr. Holt, Mr. McLeod, Mrs. Wilcox, Mr. The socialists conftitete a great army, of which... Wilcox, Jun., Mr. M. G. Stewart, Miss Mair. the workingmen of France, Germany and else

Per P. and O. stramte Clyde, from London, where form the different corps. We have beaten. Oct. 28-To Yokohama: Mr and Mrs. C. Blemarck after a struggle of twenty-five years, Putnam, Misses Patnam.

and are ready to shed our last drop of blood for socialism."

Per P. and O. steamer Ballarat, from London, Nov. 1oTo Shargbal: Mrs. Mc. Cracken. To Hongkong: Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Leigh, From Brindist-To Hongkong: Rer. and Mr. J. C. Gibson.

The Murray BARRACKS must surely be about the last place where traders in licit oplom would be expected to establish a smuggling dens but it has, nevertheless, been proved to-day be yond all possible shadow of doubt whatever that oplum smugglers have, for some time past at all events, resided and earned a good Bving at that Military establishment. Yesterday morning abom To o'clock, just as the soldiers were brushing-up for Church parade, a Scotch policeman and a num- ber of excise officers armed with a warrant entered the barrack aquare and after "tipping

The lady who pradles our office sampan in- the wink" to the sentry made straight forms us that there is a circus in store for the for the servants quarters, where a search Corinthian Salling Club. A preminent member, resulted in twenty taels of prepared oplem reputed to know a thing or two, which bis name oplum smoking paraphernails, and one of two is Denison, is going to carry off a prize-or bolling down pans being seized and a couple of something with his new racing you, named the Per Meningeries Maritimes steamer. Natal, A VIENNA correspondent states :-The Conven- Chinese domestics marched off to the lock-up Sudden Fark. It is "learfully and wonder- from Marseliles, Oct. 2.To Yokohama: Mr. tlon which Russia has just concluded with China The prisoners appeared before Mr. Hastings this fully made as the missionary said when Takedaawa, Mr. F. Varenne, Mr. A. Coull. To Consulates, not only in Central Chins but also been smuggling prepared oplam in bottles for like a cross between & kerosene can and a and Mrs Weatherstone, Miss Weatherstone, some time past and were undoubtedly pig trough, with a dash of whaleback blood Mr. and Mrs. N. R. O'Conor, child, and nurse, In Manchuria, Mongolia, &c. It is intended by this queans to introduce Russian goods into unlawful possession of the drug seized in the it. It lies at the V.R.C., and the bar- Mr. Grant Duff. To Hongkong: Mt. R. P. these countries, and if possible to peak Britlah Barracks on the Sabbath Day. They were fined boy says it is tank-steamer, undersized; he Dipple. commerce to the wall. Russian cloth and sugarsone $50 and the other $10, with the alteras thinks it will be useful to bring dried fish from Per Messageries Maritimes steamer Yarra, are already sold all over China, and it is hoped the of three months in Her Majesty's Hote. Canton ; or, if the red point can be scraped from Marseilles, October 30th-To Shanghai in Russin that when the Siberian railway' is | They are in the asylum now,

off, it might do for a coffin, or even an ice. Mr. Edgar, To Hongkong Mr. and Mrs. completed to Vladivostock not only the markets

chest It is flat bottomed, or rather curved Ackroyd, at the ends; flat sides, wider at the bottom than

applause.

Liebknech's utterances were greeted with wild"

A. S. WATSON & CO.. LD. Arranges for the extablishment of a number of morning when it was proved that they had he baptised a crying baby, The new craft looks Shangbal: Mrs. and Misses Buchhelater, Mr. they have been compelled to undergo. Yester-`

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of China and Korea, but also those of Japan | THERE was a tremendous rumpus on Saturday

will be open to Russian manufactured goods. night in the" Ewo-tong "Club, at 88, Wellington the top sheer deck, cut off at a down-front Marseilles, November 13th. To Hond the squadron, is very unpopular with his

There is also some fear felt that England will forestall her competitors by building a railway through Burma to Peking !

Street, of which Mr. Lo Mok-kul, the late interpreter to the Inspector of Brothels an! attack of the Registrar-General's department is the top-sawyer, it wasthisway: Constable the Boktors says Messrs. Sassoon & Co. had the club armed with a warrant antheriting then THE Shanghal Mercury referring to the loss of Graham and a posse of Excise Officers enteral 410,000 in gold on board the Bokhara unine to search for illicit oplam. They had not gom aured, and the Hongkong and Shangbal Bank far up the creaky stairs when a number has lost Tis. 50,coo by the wreck, having ship coolles charged down on them and engaged b ped Tis. 67,000 in the Bokkara, of which Tiz. | ■ rough-and-tumble. While the 'scrap' wa 50,000 were untasared. Besides this, the vessel going on Graham forged his way up the stain curled two lakhs of dollars, 1,380 bales of silk, baton in hand and effectually barred the ext and between 4,000 and 5,000 chests of tex. She of several of the lomates. He then sent was the steamer by which the present manager the Central Station for reinforcementa ha

soon arrived under the command of Inspedar of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in Shang hal, Mr. Wade Gardner, rat came out to the East, Stanton and Sergeant Hadden, A thorough Advertisements and Rutacelations which are not ordered for 19 years ago. This is the first time the Peninsular search was then effected, resulting in thing and Oriental Steam Navigation Company have three taels of optom, deoss and a quantiy lost a single passenger through accident in the of arms and ammunition being seld, East during the many long years their steamers and clerk, named Poug Kwan Chủ. being arrested and brought before Mr. Hatirju have been running out bere.

at the Folles Court this morning. The possessin of dress without a covering permit from de "AN Old Sportsman" writes :-It would seem from "Daybreak's sporting notes in the M. C. Farmer was proved up to the hit and te Daily News that the mighty skewbald Hero, prisoners were fined $rro-the "clerk” 860 ad whose one finky defeat throughout his brilliant | the cook of the establishment $50. A forthr racing career was owing solely to error of charge against these and other men, of assaut. judgment on the part of those who had, the ing the police, will be heard on the adtha Control of the colony, is not quite the "busted flash" that has been so confidently predicted by some of our Shanghai sporting friends. The other day Hero galloped a mile and a quarter fla 30, 634, 1.35#, (timo fer a mile not given) and 2 mio. 43 secs, which on paper looks such a rattling good performance that Mr. Buxy's flying Derby and Champlons winner will require to be at his very best to repeat his galant Victories of May last. Last year's Hongkong Derby winner, Lightning, la reported to haya covered a mile and a half in 3.331, and were his old pilot (Ms. W, P. Maclean) available he would probably win the Bbaoghal St, Leger in the come monest of canters.

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BIRTH.

On the 17th instant, at No. 10, Woosung Road, Shanghal, the wife of the Rev. W. B. BOMIKLI, M.A., of a daughter.

DEATHS.

At the General Hospital, Shanghal, on the 17th October, 1893, ROBERT H MACHUGH, aged 37, late Commander steamship Chingwe.

On the Esih September, at Diaken House, Eastbourne, FRANCES HYJZA BOPHIA, the be loved wife of Marcus Flower late 1.0M Conful in Japan), aged 49,

THE "BOEHARA", "DISASTER.

At a large public meeting in Shanghala Saturday resolutions of sympathy for to Bekkere disaster were passed and ́s renf committee was appointed.

The Government - Gaysite" (dxtraordinar). published this evening gives the names ola committee of relief for the Bokkura aufféres, and also publishes further letters and telegrais of condolence from Macao and Shanghál,

LONDON, September 26th. The Dally News to-day says the members of the First Lie Guards Regiment, stationed at Windsor, have been disaffected for some time past, owing to the many drills and Inspections, day a non-commissioned officer of C squadron. found all the eighty saddles belonging to the squadron so badly cut that they were completely ruined. The men were ordered into their bar racks and there confined. Here they became uproarious, disturbing the whole neighbourhood. They sang "Britons Never Shall Be Slaves, popular" "muste:ball Per Menageries Maritimes steamer Yangise, Anthems, all songs and the National ward angle at each end-like duck kong Colonel MacDonald, Mr. Windsor.

It is reported that Casa

Rawson, who cora Captain punt. It has about ten tons of lead in the basement, on top of which is a fine concrete pany's steamer Sachsen, from Benthampton, extra drills, to which the men object, and to Per Norddeutscher Lloyd Steamship Com men. He is said to be alone responsible for the skating rink. There is a hole ta the roof, about September 8th-For Shanghai 1 Miss Mary prevent which they cut their saddles. with a rail an inch bigh to keep the wind out. Tab. Thyen. To. Hongkong Mr. and Mrs. as big as a Huntley and Palmer biscuit box, Miller, Mrs. Johanna Samuelson and child, Mr. It has a single short mast, and will, we believe, J. G. Jelkin, Mr. L. Hassloop, Mr. L. Hadoop, carry a tremendous Ing sail but nothing else. and child, Miss Bertha Klose, Mr. and Mrs. The radder will have to be of the fin type, won Loeper, Mr. and Mrs. Herr Missionar as there is no place for a rudder post, With Leonhard, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Pains, Miss its dat sides it should have a better grip then Marie Richl, Miss Maria von Kench. keel or centre board, and its pointed bow will do for a fine ram if nothing else. It is expected to NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL. revolutionise yetting. Personally we expect will revolutionise the yotamen on board-over- turn them completely, in fact and then reilre from public life. We would sooner go to sea in a policeman's shoe.

CORRESPONDENCE,

(We do not necessarily endorse the oplakana expressed by Correspondents in this colome.I

THE "BOKHARA" LASCARS. TO THE EDITOR or the “Honakosa Trisɑrape" Six-The official enquiry into the loss of the Bokhora being concluded, the surviving officers wink to atate, in justice to the native Grow, IC pecting whose behaviour unfavourablo remarks" have appeared in the newspapers, that they carried out our orders after the wreck, and assisted us in securing provisions, etc., of which they received their fair share. In our opinion their behaviour was quite antisfactory,

I am authorized in this by the other officers. If you will kindly insert this in your paper I shall be much obliged

I am, Dear Sir,

Youre faithfully,

GILES PRICKETT, 1st Officer, Lata P. O. steamship Bekkara, - The Peak; 14th October, 18gar

The following telegrams from our San Fran cisco exchanges were crowded out of last Saturday night's fasce s

This afternoon

of the Master Colton Spinners Federation in At a recent meeting of the executive 'council Manchester, replies from firms tepresenting orez 18,000,000 pladies, in favor of enforcing & per cent reduction in wages, were considered.. A committee consisting of the president of the federation and the chairman of the local masters" operatives' association, with the view to getting: Association was appointed to confer with the the cotton spinners to "accept the reduction.

probably be the outcome.

proposed."

result that the operatives have declined to adopt Oventures to this end were made, with the the masters' proposal. The federation will, it is. PARIS, September zand. thought, now attempt to force a reduction on the For two days France has been in festive dress,teen A general strike of the operatives will: celebrating the centenary of the important events of the Revolution. Tuesday was the Aisensation has been caused by the mysterious: anniversary of the great battle of Valmy, 1791. death of an ex actress known as Baby Russell To-day was celebrated the anniversary of the beautiful girl who has appeared at the Lyric and proclamation of the first republic. The fine Drary Lane, For some time shokas been living weather pot Parisiaus in excellent humor, with an army surgeon, Dr. Heroz. On Tuesday dwellings were decorated, and especially work he was suddenly taken sick when with Dr tagmen's quarter the whole city was out of doors The died. Dr. Heron sald they had had a siff,

Magna Heron, and though is physician was summoned, to see the procession with which the fals began. she might have taken polton. The sight was a singular one. Marching past were the visiting clubs from the Sambre and Meuse fa their qualat costines, carrying ban ners,:: There were sections of the Paris Come mone and Civic Guards in their red capa anda pikeskkapital in and tenure anal The greatest enthusiasm greeted a large nam- ber of car with symbolic groups of figures, especially, the one bearing a gigantic statue illustrative of the "Marseillaise." Not a single offensivo cry, not one warlike silusion went out from the crowd. When a detachment composed at mes from the different regimenis of the gar?

Yesterday: Dr. Heron was found in bis room dead with his throat cut. It was also ascertained that he had taken sufficient poison to have, idilled himself," kata

membezakaj vidis PAREN

tale sumered in religious circles to at

PARIS, September 25th Archbishops Cigan of New York and Ireland of St. Pant will be made Cardinals at the coming Papal Consistory, and

M TESTO NEW YORK. September, noth. London Charley Batchell is anxiously alleg ka following cable was received 10-day from jer "Cerbert le sovne, kit tuoney and officiall