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Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY, HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1893.

It is said that to-day the Conds de Venadito | DAWSON'S Perfection Old Scotch Whisky. and the forts will agaid shell the Moors,

Two smal! Moorfih vessels have been burnt | THE thermometer fe down to 33 degrees-l.c.

freezing point-at Vladivostock fo-day. on the coast.

The command of the troops at Malilla bas been conferred on General Manuel Macias y

Cauado.

The Council of Molsters has approved of the plan of campaign drafted by the technical committee.

The Ministers maintain the closest reserve, It is supposed that the army will commenca

October 23r operations very shortly,

Forty French engineers who were construed a fort on the Argellas frontier were attacked by the Moors, who drove them off, killing twelve of them and destroying the works which had been

Franco will chastise the Argellons triben.

WHISKIES. LIQUEUR WHISKY (SQUARE BOTTLE). "HIS la one of the finest Whiskies ever THIS

imported into China. With Aerated Water, or Hot Water and Sugar, it is simply delicious-$17 per case.

SCOTCH. F.O.S.-A very fine Old Blended Whisky.-$11 commenced.

per case. LOCHABER-A M:Row Old Scotch Whisky

with fine flavour.-$9 per dozen. GLENMURRIE-A Pare Malt Whisky,

cellent value for the money-$7 dezed.

GIN. OLD TOM--A very fine Sweetened Gin, Bottled

expressly for us.-$5 per dosen. KEY BRAND-In small White Glass Bottles.

October 24th.

The transport Legaspi basmited for Melilla with two companies of suppers, four of heavy Hartillery, and one battery.

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The very finest precurable.-$8 perdozen. CHARTREUSE, CURACOA, D.O.M, &C All previous quotations cancelled. The above prices are calculated for a 1ƒ5) Dellas,

Hongkong, 25th October, 1893.

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VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS.

SEASON 1893-94

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Four steamers are under orders to embark four thousand infantry,

The Minister of War refuses to allow any information to be made public.

General Margallo made a sortie to-day and destroyed the trenches of the Moors.

· SHANGRAI RACES.

(Special to the Hongkong Tiligraph)

CRITERION STAKES. Firefly...... Blackberry

Merry Thought

JOCKEY CUP.

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A TELEORAM in the Tonkin papers, dated and October, announces the death of Lord Vivian, British Ambassador at Rome.

THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carill! & Co.) Inform as that the Northern Pacific Steamship Co's steamer Tacoma arrived at Victoria, B.C., on the 28th inst.

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DRINK Dawson's Whisky and be “O'r a' the ills of life victorious,"

Ar the Magistracy to-day, before Mr. Wode- hoase, three Chinese bumbost-men were fined respectively $30, 815, and $15 (which they paid at once) for retailing beer and spirits on board the German steamer Hesporta in Hongkong harbour yesterday ; and their stock of liquor | was forfelted,

A FOOTBALL match took place the other day at Penang between a team firm the Free School and a teams from the Government English France by the mail on Wednesday, on business Chinese boys and the latter of Malaya. Malays, M. BAVIER-CHAUTFOUR la, we bellove, going to school. The former team consisted entirely of connected with the Société Française desay the Finang Gastle, we generally consider Charbonnages du Tonkin.

ed to be far behind the Chinese la pluck, de termination and dexterity, and it is not surprising that the Chinese started high in the favour of some spectators. The Malays, however, in the first half put on two goals and, when time was called, the game stood 3 to nil in their favour, Ar Singapore on the 20th inst, an Eurasian named Stephen Lawrence, a Government em ployee, WA summarily sentenced to seven days' hard labour by the Chief Justice for fagrant

Tax P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s steamship Ravens, with the next English mail, left Singapore for this port at 4 p.m. on the 28th Inst, and la ex- pected here about 6 am. on the 3rd proximo. IN INDIA last year no less than 3.963 persons were killed by wild animals and 19.025 died from snake-blies. The loss fa catilá was 81,688 and the number of savage beasts killed was 15,988.

THE Canadian Pacific Railway Cok royal mail steamer Empress of India, from Vancouver, arrived at Yokoharaa at 4.30 p.m. yesterday and left again at 4.p.m. to-day, for this post, via Nagaiaki, Kobe and Shanghai.

We read that the China Merchants' Co's new The following results are to hand this after-triple-acrew steamer Kwater, which is to run [3800:-

between Hankow and lchang, is very nearly completed, and is to be floated out of Farnham's Lower Dock at Shaoghal, very shortly. THE Courrier mys that an agent of the Government stores department, ained Periaré, has been six days out from Lang-san on blsway to Phn-lang-thuong, and as nothing has since. been heard of him it is feared that he too has "joined the happy band of the pirates' captures, THE Mercury reports that early in the month, A large cargo boat, laden with valuable mer chandise, left Iching for Changking, being towed up the river by a gang of coolies. The boat next day was caught suddenly in a very strong current and capsized, with the loss of 17 ilres and every- thing on board.

THE FIRST SHIPMENTS OF OUR SUPPLIES DY GARDEN SEEDS

for this season have arrived, and we are now prepared to book orders for prompt or forward execution. Complete Catalogues with concise directions for sowing can be obtained on appli. cation, he will be posted to any address. In these Catalogue's the seeds we charginally numbered In English and Chinese, and when ordering it is que sufficient to state caly the numbers of the kinds required.

Orders from one person, of from $5.00 to $10.00, allowed 25 per cent, discount; over $1000. an extra 5 per cent,

CLAY'S FERTILISER.

A high class Fertiliser for Pot Plants and for une in the Garden generally ;'it supplies natural nourishment to the soll and assists the process of assimilation, thereby aldiag the plants to aitsin to their full size, vigour, and beauty. Sold la Tlas containing 10 lbs, each...$156

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$4.00

The best and cheapest machines in the market. Kept in stock and supplied at Manufacturer's prices.

FERMINGER'S

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FOR THE TROPICS.

This work is alike Interesting to the student of botany and to the practical gardener, and comprises a large number of plants which for the convenience of reference are arranged in separate groups and are beaded with their ordinary and botanical names.

THE CULTIVATION OF FLOWERS, VEGETABLES, FRUIT TREES, &C.

is practically desit with, and Fruning, Grafting, and Manuring thoroughly explained.

Price $7.50.

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The Hongkong Dispensary. ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. Hongkong, 4th September, 1893.

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Starveling Congo....

MAIDEN STAKES.

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Hellos........ Bryand Vicetay The remainder had not arrived when we went to press (5.30 p.m.).

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

DAWSON's Whisky.

INTERNATIONAL courtesy, when run med, looks very ridiculous. According to the "Havas" telegraphic agency, the Parisians gave a grand THE U. S. cruiser Concord arrived here foday ball in honour of the Russian naval visitors on the 20th Oct.; the Russians, however, declined from Saigon

to dance at all, on account of the death of Marshal MicMahon-though they went to the sbow just the same i

DAWSON'S WElsky bus obtained gold medals wherever exhibited..

perjury. The case was a petty one, a claim for $168, and Lawrence la giving evidence made statements which were grossly contradictory. The Straits Times states that so far as the records shew the present is the first wommary commlital that has been made by Judge in any of the High Cousis of the Straits Setilements. Chief Justice Bonse's action is worthy the highest commendation,

It is claimed by the Shanghat Mercury that 'there are more coples of the Chinese almanack printed sonually than of any other work in the world. The number framed in estimated at veral millies. This almanack is printed at Peking, and is the monopoly of the Emperor Besides forecasting the weather it notes the days that are reckoned lucky or unlecky for commencing any undertaking, for applying remedies in diseases, for manying and for hery. Ing, though how one could have enough faith in the simanack to believe that the day of his burial could be a lucky day, it is hard to under- stand, unless one had money; then it might be a lucky day for one's relatives!

TRE " BUFFET" LICENCE.

A special meeting of Licensing Justices was held this morning, to consider the application of Alexander Oldfield for a licence for The Buffet," at the Peak Tramway Station. Mr. H. E. Wodehouse presided, and there were also present Capt, R. M. Ramsey, Dr. G. H. Bateson Wright, Capt. G. C Andersen, Mesms. A. Shelton Hooper, Paul Jordan, G. Murray Bain, H. C. Thomson, R. K. Leigh, W. Danby, S. Hancock, C. S. Sharp, B. Byramjce, W, H. Percival, Ho Tung, and Ho Fook.

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amined after the catastrophe'? Or did they khank, dressed in dark brown, with red facings, require repairs ? Were portions of glass and small caps trimmed with astrakhan. General found still sticking in them ? Was the Ghulam Halder ordered them to follow im restling power of the panes that were broken | medlately behind the Mission special escort. A tested before they were fixed? If so, with mile beyond the bridge, five of the Amit's private what result?

carriages, of best English manufacture, were 2.-If a solid wave, by which I assume is drawn up. Sir M. Durand and General Ghalam meant an unbroken ocean wave, passed over the Halder entered first, attended by Mr. Smith. Is eastern portion of the rock and broke against the second carrlage wero Morus. Elles Fenn, and the lantern, smashing the four panels of glazing, Byrae; then, Messrs. Macusabon and Donsid

officers having a combined area of 33 square foot, I am Clarke. The silve certainly of opinion that a very large quantity and after them the Afghan officials. The of water would have undoubtedly entered the party proceeded towards Labort Gate, Kabul, tower. The actual quantity that did enter the and turned sharply to the right along considerably broken up in mening down the the parade ground were drawn tower in difficult to ascertain, as it was, no doubt the outskirts. Approaching the front of пр four stairs and sound the dioptrie apparates into the battalions of Infantry in contiguous colemas, service room belaw, from which a portion of it the right battalion blue, next red, then the band, almost immediately excaped under the door, next yellow, and blac, On the right corner From the Information I can get, the maximum was the Amir's park artillery-heavy field mouri- depth of water in the service room was probably tala screw guns made in the lical workshops. about one fool, which would be 650 gallons. As Sir M. Durand's carriage apptorched the 3-The panel in the service room door was centre, about 200 yards from the road, the e was broken from the outside by the lightkeeper, Mr. a general salute, the band playing "God Save Nicholas, in reponse to the calls of the three the Queen," and a salute of guna commenced. Chinsmen in the room, who, I learn, were unable The roule lay along a road fringed by large to open the door partly on account of the wind willows for a mile, and crossed the Katul river and partly owing to the water and broken glass next the Amb's palace gardens, with open fron against it.

railings on the left of the barracks of the body. guard: then itha palace itself surrounded by fonifications, Nothing except the demo was 4-At the time of the accident the two Euro visible. At various peints along the route, Ing the tower, Mr. Nicholas having just left the salutad. Large numbers of prople pean lightkeepers were in their quarters adjeln« - guardar af. 20, and 40 were preted, and collected lantern, the two Chinese lightkeepers were to near the palace and Government offices, the lantern, one coolie in the service room, one building just outside the palace enclosure. cooliala the European kitchen, and the telegraph A little beyond they turned to the left clark in the European lightkeepers' quarters.

towards the Delemazing Gorge, passing the 5.-The two Chinese lightkeepers in the lan-native bazars on the left, and again crossed the tern were, no doubt, in the best practical position | Kabul river. After driving through the gorge, of any one on the Rock see what took place, they turned to the left below Sherdurways, along Those men say that they saw a solid wave dash an open shaded read, passing Baber's tomb, against the lantern, but on being questioned it where a guard presented arms. Within an appears they mean by that excision a mass of closure lies the palace and the residence of Habiballah, the Amir's eldest ton. A detachment of cavalry and Infantry were encamped about three miles beyond. The party arrived at! Judaki, standing on a high detached hill, sur- sounded by gardens, and were received by a guard honour with bagpipes. Sir M. Darand alighted at the gate. The Amir's residence was visible a mile and a half off, near the village of Hashim Khan, near the foot of the hills, forming the southern boundary of the Chordh valley.

October 6th.

The thren Chinaman in the service room were two lightkeepers and one cualle.

6-There is no evidence in the present con dition of the buildings that an unbroken ocean wars passed over the eastern portion of the Rock and broke against the lantern. Had such a thing happened the buildings, in my opinion, would have, to say the least, suffered very serious damage

7-Had the santern girsing been broken by diaris It is possible that some of the debris might have entered the tower ; this would, how. ever, depend on the size of the portion comingle contact with the lantern and whether such debris in the first instance merely fractured the glass in the panels or smashed it in.

Shanghai and were drawn for at Kennedy THE seven well-known Chinese merchants who Nicolle, E. W. Mitchell, H. M. Meits, A. M. experiment, rather than theary. I have not. The main room is nearly rectangular, divBded by

ELIVEN subscription" griffius arrived to-day from Horse Repository this afternoon,

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A FAREWELL. dinner, tendered by members of The Bar, is to be given to Mr. Calet Justice Banser at Slazapore on the 6 h proximo. THE Stewards of the Shanghal Race Club have decided to annex ten per cent, from the Parl Mutuel earnings this season. Hiberto it five.

were recently arrested in Singapore for promoting welsing lottery, were up before the Executive Council on the 21st lost, when six of them were found guilty and banished the colony; but in one case the order for banishment Their names are was afterwards rescluded, Line Sew Teng: Wong Fen Chan; Wang Hung; Tan Eng Tai; and Lim Ab Kim.

which

-The jantera framing was folact and injured when first examined after the data strophe, and required no repairs. Portions of glass were found sicking in the frames all round In the case of each of the four panela broker, proves conclusively that the glass was broken before leaving the frames.

10-The resisting power of the panes that were broken was not tested here before they weig fixed. The lantern and glazing were received complete from England, and I have no information of any test having been made.

The Mission on its way to Indaki also passed the Amir's large Dobar hall. Just outside the palace we saw the English horses kept by the A careful senza was made amongst the déörűs | Amir, The mala building in which the and po foreign material was found ́icalde the Mission is housed is

tocky knell, with straight aides, and semi-circular ends; Tower.

S-As regards the strength of the internthers is a wide verandah all round supported on glazing I regret I have no precise laformation, nem-rous pillars and terraces with flights of and its ascertainment would be the subject of steps leading up a stretch towards the garden, Five large however, the alightest hesitation in expressing four plitars supporting the roof. the opinion that the force exerted by the wind windows open almost to the ground. There is a The Chairman Gentlemen, this applica-was not sufficient of itself to break the glasing love mess table with wooden cane chairs, hand tlon, which is made by Alexander Oldfield for

some English carpets, arm chairs upholstered licence for the premises known as "The Buffet,"

with various coloured velves; several chande at the Poak, has already been before the Beach

llers of Justices, but the Supreine Court held that the proceedings on the previous occasion were THE day is not far off when spoken words will be irregular, and a meeting has therefore been transmilled along the bed of the Atlantic Ocean again convened to consider the same applica THE returns of the number of visitors to the City between Earepe and America. That this extention; and in order that you may be made Hall Muscum for the week ended October 29thsien of the field of the working telephone in acquainted with what was considered irregular, are:-Europeans, 183 Chinese, 2,080; total merely a question of time laymea cannot doubt, read the report of the Chief Justice's when so distinguished an electrician as Pralessar decision, so far as it relates to the proceedings 2,263.

Silvanus P. Thompsoo, of London, in his address to-day. (Long extract from judgment read.) We are informed by the Agent of the Messageries before the World's Fair-Eleculed Congress, That is the only part of the judgment that applies Maritimes Co. that the steamer Oxus, with the asserted with the ca m confidence of a man of just now. In the sppiicant represented, vi bare next French mail, left Salgon for this port at science that "the means for attalning ocean

perion? telephony are within our grasp," 3 am, to-day.

On Saturday night the members of the Takeo Sugar Refinery Club entertained their friends to a most enjoyable smoking concert in the Club Fooms at Quarry Bay.. Mr. R. Berwick presided, and among those present were Mr. J. H. Scatt, Dr. Korn, and a large number of visitors from Hongkong, bringing up the total number to about 150. The arrangements for the reception and entertainment of this unusual number were capital, and the committee deserve the highest congratulations." Among the comla contributions.

THE Potter-Bellew Company is doing immense business in Calcutta. Local critics express wonder and unadulterated admiration at the advances which Mrs. Potter has made in the art.

THE Post Office notifies us that in consequence of the English mail having left Singapore four days in advance of her schedale time, the marlue officer has missed her and the mails will consequently arrive here unsorted. Fox keeping two hundredweight of gunpowder in a cracker-factory at Tal-kok-tral, two Chiness were fined $75 each or three months' hard labour by Mr. Hastings at the Magistracy to day, on the prosecution of Inspector Hanson. The mosey was paid promptly."

YANKEY-LANDERS will be pleased to learn that their navy is still being added to as cast Granny says 10. The old indy's bonecap Issued this forenoon nollfies the arrival c American ship Cruiger The "Cronies" and Krug bave a lot to answer for.

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This alternoon the Naval Inquiry on the recent Is stranding of H.M.S. Peacock was concluded, and the report sent up to the commander-in chiel That is all that a court of inqui y has power to do and of course the report es: 391 be made poble. It is left for the Admiraity to take action.

At Shanghal, on the 24th October, 1893, THOMAS. HORATIO Cusuny, »ged 16 years,

jonghong Telegraph. ghorg legraph.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTODER 30, 1893-

TELEGRAMS.

STRANDING OF THE "CITY OF NEW YORK."

LONDON, October 27th. The City of New York, bound for Japan and Hongkong, is stranded near San Francisco and will probably be a total loss. The passengers and treasure were nately landed.

Mr. J. S Van Bates, agent for the Occidentat and Oriental Steamship Co., courteously informs ut that he received the following callegram trom San Francisco yesterday :—

"The City of New York got ashore in fog on the North Head, on the 25th Inst. Passengers, crew, malie and treasure were saved. The steamer is badly on shore."

The North Head, or Point Bonita, le Just out

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The applicant's name was called by the clerk,

but there wAS DO PESCORSE,

The Chairman:-Gentlemen, the applicant appears not to be bere, nor to be represented

Mr. Bain-Has the application been with drawn?

The Chairman :-Not as far as I am aware,

11. The suitability of glass of any description for special purpose is more the subject of pisctical experience than of actual experiment on lis

resisting P

power 12-It would not be an easy matter to get the glass uninjured, viz., 44 panels in all, out of the frames, and being of opinion that the glazing in the lantern cannot be exposed in such a position to a steady pressure sufficient to break it, except by artificial means, no useful fuformation bear-

Does any gentleman wish to say anything in ing on the present accident would apparently be gained by testing the glass under a steady pies- support of the application?

Mr. HooperHas any communication beene. Also, though the glass could be broken by Impact, I fail to see the practical application of received from the applicant's solicitor?

the results of tests of that nature in this case.

13.As regards the feasibility of permanently maintaining the Lighthouse on the Gap Reck sm of opinion the exposure of the Tower and building has been somewhat under-estimated, dae more to the contour of the Rock than its Reographical position; and before expressing a definite opinion as to the feasibility of permana ently maintaining the Lighthouse on the Gap Reck and what measures should be taken to guard against the recurrence of a similar calas- trophe, I

request that during my spprosching visit to England I may be placed in cammant cation with an engineer of considerable experience in the construction and maintenance of works of

The Chairman: There is a letter (reading); 'I have just been informed by my client that it of the evening, these of Mr. G. 5.ath, Mr. C. T. is not his wish that I should apply for this Robison, and Mr. D. Currie were enthusiasticence at the meeting of the Jasilces this cally encored; while nothing could be more morsingbut I do not know that that means the exquisite than Mr. Waddell's singlog of the applicationis withdrawn. The Court has ordered Emigrant's Farewell." Mears, Kirkpanick, a re-hearing, and 1 will therefore take your F. White, R. Dickson, Houghton, Grimshaw, votes, and ask the public and the press to retire, and the Chairman also gave several excellent The doors were then closed for a few moments, items, Mr. G. L. Duncan and Mr. Pearson after which it was announced that the applica. ably assisting at the plane. At the conclusian tion was rejected by 13 wotęs to none, of the proceedings, hearty votes of thanks were passed and the hope was expressed that another such concert would soon be held.

Oy what avail will have been the overthrow of monarchy to France and the establishment in place thereal of the principle of populer sovereignty, says an exchange, if the people of that predd and ivoric country shall not mend their social methods? Last year's vital

that statistics show

thare were 10555 mote deaths than births in France, Thi is accounted for by the growing indisposition of French men and women to anter into the

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The following correspondence is published in this nature, Saturday's Gaseite :--

hang from the TOO!, two huge candelabra, entirely of glass, even to pedes- tak, eight feet high in red and white. The most remarkable point is the roof, made at the Kabel workshops, consisting of tin plates covered with brass looking like glit, each plate stencilled over handsome red and green patterns, At the semi-circular end, is the Envoy's bed room, handsomely draped with silk velvet rezals, kekh quills, and slik coverlets. Handsome bedding, is also provided for each officer. The weather is perfect, the san being warm without any wlad. The Mission took xest on the 3rd according to etiquette. On the evening of the 2nd, Ghulam Haldes visited Sir M. Darand, by order of the Amir, to inquin after his health and to welcome the Mission in bis name. Ghulam Haider said that the Amir had aut for him to give an account of the march.

TERRIFIC STORM AT NAGASAKI.

One at the fiercest and most destructive gales experienced here for a number of years, says the Nagasaki Rising Sun, passed over this district on Saturday, the rib inst. Eusiness ef every descrip- tion, not only afloat, bat ashore, was entirely and suspended. The exact number of junks miscellaneous boats lost and damaged, and also the lives lost, we have, as yet, been unable to #DE scortalo: but the list, when compiler undoubtedly he a heavy one, and bar the fall force of the same gale been experienced a!

al night the casualties would have been at least doubled. As it was, quite a number of lives in Imminent danger wein rescued by means of assistance rendered from ships and from the shore. A number of small craft of various descriptions were swamped and sunk in deep water, but the the 14-From the information piired during a majority drifted on to the beach on Hongkong Observatory,

visit to the Gap Rock on the 20th instant in south-east side of the harbour, and were made company with the Harbour Master it appears short work of by the waves until by noon zoth October, 1893. that the most probable cause of the lanter the whole side of the bay was lined with Sir,-In answer to your letter No. 1,482 of glazing getting broken was, a mass of water | wrecks, and wreckage, the vicinity of Furako, yesterday, I have the honour to inform you that being blown against it, which seems to have below Namenshira, presenting an especially there was no strong gale on the rat, but that it occurred in this way, wis, a heavy men rolled into and appearance. The total losses in the THE Courrier states that at the Hanoi (Tynkie)

was blowing with typhoon force at the Gap the gully in the Rock on the north-east side of harbour Included nearly the whole of the Rock from the morning of the sad till the early the Tower and heildings, breaking on the face foreign-owned house-boats, ten to twenty coal race meeting on the zand October, one of the jockeys in the last race lost bis balance, and

morning hours on the 3rd, It was blowing with of the Rock fully so feet below the base of the lighters, as many trading junks, water-boats, fell from the saddle to the ground, thereby

Tower, the broken water towered up fate the cargo lighters, number of sampans, and three ale and a portion was carried by the force of the sailing yachts and the lives lest are estimated at causing the fall of three other. Only the first

wind against the lantern.

About fifteen. In the surrounding vicinity the man was seriously hurt. The Avenir says it part ef á' wife and the rearing of a Limally. { severity at the Gap Rock, and the disaster waI 15 la conciusion I would point out that, losses must also have been very heavy, both as was the pony that fell, not only the rider,

that Frengh housewives are noted for their greatly intensified by the unusually great length with the heavy sex that was running on the rat regards life and property. A number of old-

and and instant breaking on the rocks and the houses in the native town were blown down, THE result of the V. R. C. "scratch fours" on thrift and business qualifications, alten king of time the blow Isated,

care of their husbands instead of being supported

single house 3-The Gap Rock is lying very near the track spray canded by the wind all round the balidiors, whilst in the Settlement not Saturday afternoon was as follow

1. Ro-Stopani, F. Lammert, J. Machado. by them. This eblilty to provide for themselves of then an exposed position, and the con- i mastor for Kay ang on the Rock to see definitaly | The treas on the - Band also suffered. saverely, typhoons that have been felt in the it would-be very difficult, if not impossible, escaped damage, either Internal or external. colony formation of the aca bottom as well as the shape what was going on at the time the accident whilst the Bund wall was washed away in two, of the Rock 'cause the sex to be much worse occurred.I have the bonour to be, sie, your places. The American-owned schooner Adven there than in other places.

most obedient servant, -

fure dragged her anchors until she brought up FRANCIS A. COOPER, at Boyd's fetty, and will require considerable Director of Public Works, repulis. H.M.S. Leander had her awnings blown away, and dragged her anchors until she got in close proximity to the shore. During the whole of the galo a Japanese torpedo-beat was www crating round the harbour, and although not Twelve members competed on Saturday for doing so reuch good as she might have done, she the short range cup and spoons at the goo and 600 succeeded la saving a few lives. The lilo-bost "yard' ranges and the shooting was somewhat of HMS Leander also put out and rescued better than it has been on late occasions, some junk men, who would otherwise hava Comdr. Asbe, R.N., won the cap and aggregar was the means of saving six lives. A bees undoubtedly lost; whilst the Fushiki spoon with the "capital scorn of 68 ont

marriage relation. The men of marriageable age seem more and more unwilling to accept the responsibility necessarily focurred in the sap This is the more remarkable for the reason

very strong typhoon force shortly after noon on the and, and that lasted illl midnght.

The typhoon wis one of exceptional

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| Manok (stroke); H. Hayward (cox),

may, however, dial cling French women to 2. Title-G. La Duncan, R. F. Cobbo'd, J. matrimonial adventure, thus rendering the A. Cardno, H. Skött (troke); G. A. Caldwell tendency to celibacy a mutual fault of the sexes. (cox).

4-The damage done to the lighthouse was, Lees-M. Fredericks, A. Faber, E. Fried- THE following condensed items of Achers news

Are from the Batavia Nieuwsblad Another no doubt, wainly due to the sea. I can hardly richs, G. C. C. Master (stroke); Ayan (cox).

past has been captured by the Dutch troops. think that wind stone could have wach damaged The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, Kornbluma-J. Alves, D. MacCarthy, G.

Dutch man-of-war. · An Achinese fort on the -5.---The lighthouses erected by the Imperial | HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. C. Hayward, F. Lammert (stroke); F.Kew (cox). Tok Use has surrendered a deserter frons such a substantial structure. A SPECIAL despatch received at Shanghai from Surraite passage has been destroyed by artillery Customs of China are not placed in such exposed Wuching states that on the 14th instant Chang firm. Taku Umar's allies no longer push the altuations as the Gap Rock-I have the honour Chib-tace bold grand naval review of the enemy hard owing to mutual dissensions about to be, xir, your most obedient servant,

W. DOBERCE, Director.". Hapeh Riverine Navy, at Hanyang. The three the distribution of money sad supplies. A chief naval brigades of Hanyang, Tien-chlachén and named Tungku Chit Tangkap has fallen The Honcurable G. T. 11. O'Brien, &c.

out with the confederates on this account,

Public Works Office, Falchow, consisting of nearly 350 Yangire war and with the c that, unicas he shares janka, participated, In addition to which were the

Hongkong, 25th October, 1893. steam sloups Chhat, Yuank'at, Kuangchang in the dollars, this headman will turn

Sir,I have the honour to acknowledge the of a possible 70 points, and Lieut. Col Robinson, number of people were also saved by timely assistance from the shore, as the doomed craft 53203665 Apps impossible to adequately describe the scene an instant, requesting a further report in writing are the scores -

zards, yarda, gata, palatial presented to eye-mlinenses." Ashere it was bad concerning the damage done to the Gap Rock

Corte, Asha BLR.

enough, what with tiles, sheets of galvanized Lighthouse and apparatus during the gals of

Heat-Col. Robinson im

fron roofing, and other dangerous things flying the 1st and and instant, and in which you state Heat Howel, Sikkim 13. there are points which bear on the immediate Help H.L.L

Mr. W. McDonald Cause of the lantern glaring giving way that can be ascertained and should be definitely recorded,

Inspector Man, HEF Malce Byson, Skiat Sergt. HeNAL, H...

Mr.A. Chapa SAMS Berghinje Laddie Sugu. Gas, H.K, P Bergt. Dagokiena

alde of the "narrows" of the Golden Gate, and it | Chilsin, Wintzin, Ti'utral, Trukung, Ts'učas upon his friends, Taka Unsar walted upon receipt of your letter No. 1,476 of the 18th ( 8.LI., socured the other spoom. The following me dashing up against the sea-wall. It is

is therefore presumed that the vessel must have still been in charge of the pliot.

́ ́ ́SPAIN AND MOROCCO.

MADRID. October zob,

At Molilla the Bey has offered to destroy the trenches within a space of two days. Hia sincerity is doubted and it is thought that be only wishes to gain time. The Spanish Eogiseeri have commenced the preliminary works for the encampment of the troops to protect the can atruction of the forts

October arst. Two mount in batteries have arredat Melilla. General Margallo telegraphs that the Moore ae attacking the Spanish camp from a distance of twò kilometres and are throwing up Irench. He has ordered it to be destroyed, Fiivate telegrams received to-day state that the gunboat: Conde de venadito is shaling the Moorish entrenchments.

October żard, The craiser Conde de Venadite "did" "much damage to the Enemy's satrunakmenis.

Noter at ibo

and five other gunboats, numbering a sloses the Governor of Acheen on the 30th September, fleet of thirteen vessels. According to the Nho received him in State, and informed kim C. Daily News the effect is said to have been that the Netherlands India Government and grand, the evolutions covering an expanse of taken him fato favour, and had bestowed on over thirty miles; but the Marcusy is inclined to him the title of Taku Johon Fahlawan Pang. Uma Prang Besar Gouvernement,** The Gover affair.

nor then shook hands with him, and fire gans A CURIOUS s contest between a lion and a wore fired us saints to the newly appointed chief- bull took place at an exhibition the other talo. The title gives him great power over the week at L Par, in Bolivia The President submitted chiefs whenever he wages war in their and his Ministers were present at the show, respective dishies by order of the Government, which was witnessed by no less than 6,000 This arrangement may give rise to danger by

bitter persons, and the amount of money which arousing among these chiefs jealousy and changeli hands in bets on the ight reached sanseness Eat, Alstadvancement, The Netherlands 750,000 solar. The ball won by pinning the Government has just concluded treaty with lion with his hortis through the law and body Powers in Timer, whers they both have Portugal, to settle the mutual relations of these and practically killing him, and so quickly ended two Pat what must have brew's most demoralising colonies and are neighbours. The fact of their spectacle. The lion had previously come out being sear neighbours has continually giran conqueror in several fights, and it is remarkable rise to difficulties, and Portugal has so declined that his eventual conqueror, the hail, a few days is importance and la so powerless to develop her previous to the fight, should have been drawing colony in Timor, that its incorporation into a cart laden will stones for building the Recelats Netherlands India has been advoca:ad · in

Holland Church of La PIL

(1)If a soild wave broke against the lantern

* and smashed it, would not the Tower bare |

been immediately filled with water or at least have taken in an enormous quantity of water ?

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DARBU ALLamabad; October 5th. The Kabel Mission marched early in the

there any evidence of the effet 1887 K sallá wave breaking against the lantern must have had on the lower buildings? (35-If the breaking of the outer glazing werd morning from Cheskak no intimation having caused by debris dashed agafast it, would bren given of the reception awal-dog them. The not some traces of debris probably have road led over a wall chilivated plain to Bagrami afterwards been found inside the Tower 1. bridge, over the Legaz river, where a. body of. (4)--The resist ng power or breaking point of cavalry, with Emte dramas ad trumpety Aninted the lantern glaxing. Were, the Eantera Bir M. Durandi, Thane Were EMRENT FRANKING LAN trasses intent and thinjured, when first ex., Amir's special body guard, cemposed et

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about ; afloat it was far worse, several instances being recorded of people being seen to sink, never to rise again, without the slightest possible of sandering aoristance. In addition to the damage so far described, there is every reason to fear that the crops not gathered Will have been seriously affected, and no a sign of the area covered by the storm the telegraph wires are down for many miles beyond. Omura, and may "not be in working order for some time to come

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"Yes," said the second mate to the pasmoger ~ Ice is always a nuisance at sea, and no skipper likes to have it about, I've seen a good deal of it in my kimmy and about three years, was down. of Cape Hera, and had enough of is then ta

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