THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1894.
Shortly after noon the Attorney-General forces of their respective countries in Africa, and Announced that he had decided not to go on orge the necessity of avoiding such dangerous with the case; there were differences between. | Incidents. the parties about money matters which had the case was now been arranged; and as exceedingly complicated, it was best to end it la this manner.
The jury entered a verdict of acquittal, by direction of the judge.
THE WRECK OF THE "PAKAN"*
Early in the morning of the 15th Instant signals of a ship ashore on the Suften Shoul were, according to the Singapore Free Press, holsted at the flagstaffs of Fort Canning and Mount Faber, The vessel in distress turned out to be the stormer Pakan, owned by Messrs. Wee Bla & Co. a small steamer of 85 tons burthen trading between Singapore and Pakan under command of Capt. A. B. Millar.
The Pakas left Singapore on the 14th as muni, with a general cargo, a crew of as and 40 passengers for Bengkalis, Sisk and Pa kan. Abrat eight o'clock she struck on the Sulian Shoal and remained faston ber starboard side, despite all efforts to get ber off. At high tide at 3.32 .m. she failed to get off, and as the tide fell again she listed so much that she foar dered, at half past eight on the morning of the 15th in three fathoms of water.
Continuing, our contemporary says:-" At day. break Mr. D. Cowan, the manager of the Palan Bukum Oll Works, went to her assistance with bis launch and a tongkang. He took off the crew and passengers, a small quantity of deck cargo and some of the passengers' luggage, but cathing of great moment
The Pakan is a vessel about twelve years old, and the owners have every hope of being able to raise her. A launch is standing by her, with the ship's boat, her crew, and tongkangs. How she could have got ashore Is rather a mystery. as it was a beautifully clear moonlight night. No explanation of the mishap has been offered.
THE SHANGHAI ASSISTANT JUDGESHIP AND THE
CHINESE GUILDS.
The Shanghal Rupas of the 16th fast. publishes the following with reference to the appointment al Mr. W. H. Drummond as Acting Assistant Judge of Her Majesty's Court in China and Japan:-
"With reference to the telegram sent by the eight guilds in Shanghal to the Grand Secretary Li praying his Excellency to ask Haück Ta-jén, Chinese Minister in London, to discuss the -matter of Mr. Drummond's appointment with the Foreign Office, we, in our yesterday's issue, published Hrlich Ts-jen's telegraphle reply stating that the British Government intended to give Mr. Drummond a valuable appointment.
We now leam that at 8 pm. on the 14th inst. the Manager of the Chins Merchants' S.N. Co., Shen Tru-mel, received a telegram from the Grand Secretary which ran as follows:-
"To Shen Tastal and others. Hadeh Ta-jén has replied by telegram:-Have talked over Drummond's affair with the Foreign Office. He has already been appointed Acting Assistant Judge,
(LI HUND CHANG}"
We accordingly publish this with all haste for the Information of the public."
LATE TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, January 16th. Russia has demanded from Tarkey the right of access to certain naval store formerly deposited by her in the island of Paros.
Access to the Island can only be obtained by salling through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, which is at present denied to all foreign war- ships.
January 24th,
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At a meeting of the Rimetallic League held in Manchester, Sir David Babour said he wu convinced that an International Agreement was the only settlement of the Camercy Quration. He was, be said, unable to agree with the epinion expressed that the experiment is India had failed; but whether it was a success, or a fallure, India has a most grave slidation to face.
The death of General Ord is announced. The Commercial Treaty which has been signed between Russia and Germany reduces the German dutles on grain and petroleum. Emperor William, alluding thereto, at a parliamentary dinner, insisted on the necessity of ratifying the treaty, otherwise, he said, the tardif war would lead to real war.”
February 7th. General Kitchener and Mr. Justice Scott have been created Keights Commanders of Salot Michael and Saint George.
The Commercial Treaty between Russia and Germany will be in forca for ten years. It reduces the duties on Russian cereals by nearly and bak
CALCUTTA, February 8th.
No Council Bluts were alicated by the Secre- tary of State yesterday. Fous lakhs "wire" were sold on Calcutta, two lakhs on Bombay and two lakhs on Madras at 12 1-33nd. Fifty lakhs will be offered next week.
The trade articles of the Sikkim treaty, which has been four years under consideration, are now published. They are subject to revision after a lapse of five years. A izade mari will be estab lahed at Yatung on the Tibetan side of the frontier, and will be open to all British subjects for the purposes
of trade from 1st May next. The Chinese Government undertake that suitable buildings will be provided for British traders and Government officers. General rules are
ld down for the regulation of trade.
LONDON, February 8th. British trade returns show an increase in imports during January of upwards of five mil Hons sterling, and an increase in exports of one hundred and twenty six thousand sterling.
The United States croiser Kearsarge has been wrecked on a reef In the Caribbean Sea: the officers and crew were inved.
The French Press are uneasy concerning the Russo-German treaty, which is regarded as the beginning of a rapprochement between the two nations.
Str Frank Forbes Adam has been elected President of the Manchester Chamber of Com- merce.
CAIRO, February 8tb. Maber Pacha has been appointed Governer of the Suez Canal, but not a Grand Officer of the order of Osmanich.
LONDON, February 9th. Fareseeing the passage of the Employers' Liability Bill, many shipping firms trading to the East will engage crews composed principally of Lascars, and thus avoid liability for injuries.
Mr. Edmund Robertson, the Civil Lord of the Admiralty, speaking at Dundee yesterday, said the Government intended to extend the Naval Foreign Programme of their predecessors. pations, he added, were building more ships than Great Britain, but the new estimates would shew that there was no intention of forfelling Great Britain's relative position. The estimates, though only providing for one year's needs, would form part of a detalled programme, which would be kept secret at present, in ordez not to inform the other powerk,
LATEST NEWS.
Outrages by dynamite bombs are increasing la the United States.
Isolated cases of explosions have occurred in different localities, caused by various motives.
Prince Bismarck's organ in the German press accuses the Marqula di Rudini, formerly Premier of Italy, of sitempting to negotiate with Russia with a view to Italy withdrawing from the Triple Alliance. Signor Crisps, the Italian Premier, is
REGISTER.
agih February, 1894.–Al 4 pm
STATIUM.
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which procelsin towers, shining silk, Ivory CHINA COÁST METEOROLOGICAL carvings, tea chests and "barbaric pearl and gold mingle gorgeously: Theme millions are supposed to be ready to pour their wealth into American hands in exchange for the products of Western civilization. Even 10.mewhat well- Informed persons, who discard the more glittering fictions of this view, belleve that the saber possibilities of the China trade are something enormous, and that only a little enterprise In latreducing our goods and getting the Chiness in Negamil the habit of using them is necessary to build up
Tacho business which will enrich those directly or indirectly connected therewith.
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Some much considerations probably influence Secretary Gresham la his desire for now Chinese treaty. He is said to have little faith In the future of our trade relations with Spanish America, and will recommend no appropriation how
Haiphong to maintain the Bureau of American Republic. It is believed that he will pegotiate a treaty with the newly arrived Chinese Envoy, Yang Capek. Jak.... Yo, which wil embrace a settlement of the immigration question and the extension of our commercial relations with Chics,
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Of course we want all the profitable trada we can get with any people. The danger is that, in any convention into which tbls Administration may enter with Chlow, the astute Celestials will || Wadivostock.. get the better of the bargain. Chios will give Tekla
Nagasak the United States no trade advantages över Great Brlisis, France or Germany. Even if Techow she had any desire to do so, these countries would make an effective protest. It is simply a question whether China can get what she wants cheaper from us than from them.
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Next comes the question-what she wants. It should be noted that in our trade with Chlon wa take about three times as much merchandise from her as we send to her, and pay the difference In specie or balllon. China takes from us quick. silver, petroleum, cotton goods, a little four, canted stuff, etc. The quicksilver shipments. Barometne rialng Gradients moderata for north wat are small; Russia threatens to crowd out our petroleum; the flour and canned goods are for the consumption of a few thousand Americans And Europeans at treaty ports. The Chinese have begun to apply modern machinery to cotton manufacture, and with their thrifty business methods and cheap labour will soon It may as well supply the home market. be understood that the 'mass of the Chinese people have litle or no use for anything we have | to offer them. They raise their own rice and foralsh their own clothes, and that is about_all the average Chinaman in his own 'country has
or wants.
There is also the fact to be considered that in any possible extension of trade with China it is Hikely to fall largely into Chinese hands. Thai is the business history of the neighbouring
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Asiatic countries and European colonies having large relations with China. It is also the experiwether ence of San Francisco. The Chinese merchant just an effective a competitor as the Chinese- cbolle.
, therefore, not worth while for Secretary Gresham to give much in the hope of getting much from a Chinese commercial treaty. Especially he should avoid making concessions regarding Chinese immigration and residence, which the wily Orientals will undoubtedly seek. Neither should be, in the interests of commerce, Deglect Latin America to run after a Chinese will-the-wiap. There is a real opening for American trade in Mexico and Central and South America. It is a trade which has a fatare. For instance, we now export to either Central America, Venezuela, Colombia or Hayti more than we do to Chica. To either the Argentine Republic, Brazil, Mexico or Cuba we Bend from three to four times as much. Yet with better facilities of transportation and more effort on the part of our merchants these figures could be enlarged very greatly. We have a little fa stance in our local trade with Central America since the opposition steam line went into opera tion. Why Secretary Gresham should neglect this trade is unaccountable, unless because it
McKinley bill-San Francisco Bulletin,
Hladesz open ala temperature on the myth.com ulls Lowest open air temperature on the 15thronemə F. O. Moc, First Ässistant,
Hongkong Observatory, 26 February, 1895.
To-day's Advertisemenės.
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW.
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HE Steamship
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Cargo impeding the discharge or remalolog on board after the 28th instant, will be Ianded at Consignees' risk and expense into the Godowns of the Wanchal Warehouse and Storage Com- pany, Limited, Wanchal.
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The Spanish military authorkies advise the fatifying of the Bay of Algeciras with heavy arelliery for the purpose of silencies Gibraltar to the nation. Marquia di Rudlet for his daloyalty. The cost of the Mexican War was $66,000,000. Miss LILLIE HARGREAVES, Miss FRANCES TOS. 15 & 7 SEYMOUR TERRACE.
the event of an of hostilities.
Mr. Balfour speaking in Manchester said that the Nary must be strenghened immediately, as the French are displaying popular hostility towards England.
It is proposed to materially strengthen the forces in Egypt by the addition of Indian troops, Prince Blamarck is now conferring with the Emperor on the plan of operationi, provided that the simultaneous attack upon Germany is made by Russia and France. Bismarck ways that the Italian support is valueless unless Great Britain uses that country as a base of operations for the South,
In the event of an outbreak of hostilles Belgium and Holland will be Immediately selfred. No atterupt will be made to attack Russia, as Germany will act strictly on the defensive.
CALCUTTA, February 2nd. This morning, one Peters, an englater, shot bl wife fu the compound of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Calcutta. It seems the parties were married 15 months ago. Jealousies sprang up on either side and the couple had led an ut happy life for the past few months. This morning, armed with two revolvers, Peters esterol the Church, dragged his wife out and in the parch of the Chorch fired two shots, one into her heart, the other into her left jaw. Rushing foto the road ho fired two shots into his own neck. He was removed to hospital into a critical condition. His wife died instantaneously,
Later. Peters, the man who shot bis wife and himself to-day; died while being removed to hospital. February 3rd
to
The police have discovered an anarchist dynamite depôt on the seashore at Gerons, on the north-east coast of Spain.
A large number of persons suspected of belag nihilists have been arrested in St. Petersburg,
The arrests were the result of the discovery of papers made in the houses of anarchists in Paris, which showed that a conspiracy has been formed to murder the Czar at his New Your's reception,
As a consequence the reception has been postponed.
The Atlantic liner Normanic, from New York to Naples, has been struck by a tidal wave, and has been much damaged. Some of the passengers were injured.
The Irish National League has issued a mani- festo invlling subscriptions for the purchase of dynamite for use in Great Britala for the purpose of expediting the passing of Home Rule.
King Alexander of Servia has bolted to escape sassination by Ruiafan agents,
There is great excitement in the country in consequence.
King Alexander's father is acting as Regent and a new Cabinet, condsting of Russian nominees, has been formed.
SHANSI NOTES.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.)
19th January, 1894. We are baving a remarkably mild winter. Not a fake of snow has fallen on the Taiyuanfu plain, and even the surrounding mountains
In the last 200 years France has spent £993,000,000 in war.
At Bannockburn 135.000 men fought and 38,000 were killed or wounded.
In less than 300 years Great Britain alone has spent £1,339,000,000 in war.
At Borodian 150,000 French and Russians fought, and the dead and wounded numbered 78,000,
The estimated cost to both sides of the great Civil War in this country was 86 400,000,000,
At Waterloo there were 145,000 men on both sides, of whom 51,000 were killed or disabled.
After the surrender of the Torke st Plevar the Russians took possession of $17,000,000 worth
of arms.
It is estimated that since the Christian er began over 4,000,000 human beings have perished in war,
During the last few months of the U.S. Civil War the expenses of the Government exceeded $3,000,000 a day.
The wars of the pinety years down to 1880 caused a war expenditure of $15.235,000,000 and the loss of 4 470,000 lives.
The boring of Moscow by the Russians in order to drive out the French caused an' estimated loss of over $120,000,000.
Over 1,000,000 French women were made widows and 3,000,000 French children were mado fatherless by Napoleon's campaigns.
At Canoe, where the Romans sustained the worst defeat they ever experienced, there were 145,000 men on the field, of whom 53,000 were kifted.
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A Short Sanson, commencing EATURDAY, 3rd March, 1894, SATURDAY with Hairy Nicholls' SATURDAY and W. Lestocg's Screaming Farcical
MONDAYA Comedy,"
MONDAY
"
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TUESDAY. Sih March, "THE GUARDSMAN.”
WEDNESDAY, yik March, LIBERTY HALL,” ·
· Other London Successes to follow,
NEW VARIETIES to follow each Flay,
PRICES AS USUAL. Soldiers and Sailers in Uniform, half-price to Back Seat only, Doors open at 8.30. Copimancing at 9 o'cinck A Special Tram will run to the Peak after the Performance.
Box Office at Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, IA. EDWIN FERGUSSON, 2 MA Builnėrs Manager, Hongkong, 16th February, 1894.
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The expense of be United States War Depart ment in 1862 was $194,000,000 ↑ la 1863 it was [***
Revenue slots have occurred at Ganbati in appear to be as free from snow as they are in $599,000,000 in 1864 $690,000,000 ƒ and in
Angust. For the sake of next season's crops i 1865 $1,031,000,000, is to be devoutly wished that some snow may soon fall. The Chinese bero bare a saying that a mild winter makes a full graveyard, but I have observed that s cold winter also makes a full
graveyard. Indeed, one would think that such
-
In times of war the armies of the European nations can be raised to g 366,000 men, and the daily expense will be nearly $10,000,000.
The cost of the world's wars since the Crimean
Avam. It is believed they are a direct conse quence of the rexssesment. The Volunteers were called out and a strong force of the 44th Goorkhas and Military Polica. The Deputy Commissioner and Police were attacked and the
War has been $13,265 000,000, or enough to give mobs were fired or. Many were killed and a winter as this would be a great blessing to the $10 gold place to every man, woman and wounded. Four casualties are repented among thousands of poor who cannot afford even the child on the globe. the Police. Bauds of men were invelling about | few cash necessary for extra fuel when the
During the Franco-Prussian War the Germans Inciting the people to arms.
weather is cold, Nor is there as much sickness Gred 30,000,000 rils cartridges and 363.000 around us as there was this time last year, the charges of artillery, killing or mortally wounding saying to the contrary notwithstanding...
With the thermometer indicating spring 77,000 Frenchmen, showing that 400 shots are weather, we must look at the calendar to find required to kill or mortally wound one man, that we have only just begun a new year. There country 355,000,000, while the wars of Louis All the wars of Napoleon Bonapane cest kiz is not much else to remind us of the fact, Napoleon cost France £443,000,000. The Christmas was pretty generally observed by former made the enemy pay most of the expense; dinners given to the Chiness, and entertainments the expense of the ware waged by the latter was for the children who attend missionary schools, bone by France,Globa-Democrat.
Your foreigner died in this province during
WASHINGTON, February 3rd,
-The Senate referred the Tariff Bill to the Floance Commlitée aftera protracted discussion, It is expected that many amendments will be
Introduced,
LONDON, February 6th.
An official telegram received from Sierra Leche confirms the report that a fresh encounter took place between British and French forces, in which several were killed on each side. No date
1893, all from typhos faver, Two of the number
or place is mentioned, and Government were connected with the Chinese Inland bilsston, asked the Governor of Blarta Leone, for noo was an American physician, and the other. particulars,
Lord Kimberley, replying to Lord Derby in was Roman Catholic missionary.-N. C.Daily
- Nawa.
the House of Lords, said that it was contrary to
practice to make announcements beforehand
CHINA,
regarding the provisions of the Budget, but he ♬ NEW AMERICAN TREATY WITH had not heard that Government had any intes- tion of reimposing the cotton duties to India.
Atmoeting of the unemployed held is London the agitator. Williams declared that they would repeat the attempt to march to Trafalgar Square via Fiest Street and the Strand, and fight the police with chemicals if Interiered with.
Loeing, sight of statistics, the imagination may well be dariled with the prospects of great trade with China. The vision tizes in an Oriental people wumbering countless millions,
- The French and English Prang deplore, the with an ancient civilisation, the wealth of implisions that have thkey place, hetween the libromade of you# SCCIESSOR, A BORASYKON
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
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*THE Undersigned has been instructed to.
Tremind if concerned that CLANDES
TINE TRADE along the Coast is a Violation of Law and subjects Vesmi and Cargo to seljura and confiscatio”,“ atid to add that by this Law 11 is forbidden to COLLECT: COOLIES, WY.
TAPAN HAND-MADE PAPERS,
KANGTAPAN PRINTING PAPERS,
JAPAN
PRICES VERY MODERATE.
Where except at Tranty Ports, "The Undersigned XDERS respectfully solicited by the Under-
has further to state that, Coolie Einignation lo
Brasil le not permitted, Valentino M
HELGAR HOBBON,
Commissioner for Kowloon
· MITSUI BUSHAN KAISHA,
SOLE AGENTS for · FARTMANNS RAHTJEN'S GENUINE
COMPOSITION. "HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT. DAIMLER'S PÁTENT MOTOR LAUNCHES,
Abo
·
1390
EVERY KIND OF SHIP'S STORES AND REQUISITES ALWAYS IN STOCK AT REASONABLE PRICES.
Hongkong, rath Taly, 1802.
HONGKONG TIMBER
YARD, WANCHAL
REGON PINE SPARS and LUMBER
Always of Hand.
1. MALLORY,.
1723 Hongkong, 24th June, 1881.
"Almost as Palatable as Milk."
This is a fact with regard to Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil The difference "between the oil, in its plain state, is very apparent. In
Scott's Emulsion
you detect no fish-oil taste. As it is a help to diges tion there is no after effect except good effect. Keep in mind that Scott's Emulsion is the best promoter of flesh- and strength known to
science.
Bootà à Bówna, Lià, London. - All Chemiale. Bois Agents for Hongkong and China: «Manors. A/ B/WATSON & Coć (Lastrup),
Banghong, with Fundinhos, xiM,
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