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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1894.

act of justice, to have allowed him to shuffle off his mortal coil in his own fashion for ณ tour of inspection in the Unknown Beyond, If a man actually intends self- destruction, he will find the means sooner or later in spite of moral Influences, military discipline, courts-martial, magis trates, and prisons, and if it is to be, why not soon rather than late? To send man to prison for attempting to get out of the cares and worries of this wicked world is one of those logical anomalies with which our Statute Book still bristles.

TELEGRAMS.

THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.

LONDON, September 13th. A stubborn battle has been fought between the Chinese and Japanese forces at Kaicheong: the reports of the results are confituting, but it ly belleved they were Indecisive.

[The town of Kaicheong is about 40 miles north

west from Seoul in the province of Whanghai. -Ed. H.K. Telegraph"]

THE PRESS IN EGYPT. The Editor of an Italian paper at Cafro has been ordered to quit Egypt owing to having published diatribes against the British.

In a cricket match Surrey beat Kent by an Inolags and 136 runs, Lancashire defeated Middlesex by nine wickets.

Thị Tổwit in a leading article reverting te the subject of the agreement lately concluded between France and the Congo Independent State strongly urges the necessity of effective. cccupation the Upp Nile by England.

The Times correcting the former notice announces that it was General Frederick Cheneviz Trench who had died at Braemar under suspicions circumstances,

August 24th.

In the House of Communs yesterday evening, replying to a series of questions regarding the right of search and seizure of British vessels exercised by belligerents, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs said it was impossible to determine the rules applicable thereto before. hand; the shippers, he declared, must art during the time of war on their own responsibility.

SHANGHAI, August asth. Farther particulars have been received of the fighting between the Chinese and Japanese on the 17th and 18th and the defeat of the latter Pingyang, It is stated that 6,000 Japasers troops had lost landed up the Tatong river and were marching inland when they were assailed by the Chinese cavalry which charged right through the division cutting it in two parts: meanwhile the Chinese stillery posted in a favourable position on a neighbouring emluence kept up hot fre creating great bavoc amongst the Japanese troops, ha eventu«. ally filed until they gained the protection The tribesmen are besieging Kitwa (on the of the guns of their ships. The Japanese are reported to have lost over thirteen-hundred men. The Chinese army has been reinforced and now numbers 34,000

troops

of all arms. Japanese hold the pass to the southward of the Chonghwa. The Generale of the Chinese Army bave decided to commence the attack on the position about the 22nd.

THE GERMANS IN AFRICA.

East Coast) and menacing Undy, Gaman gus- 3 boats have been despatched.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

LONDON August 17th. The advance in silver is ascelbed to be partially due to the rumour that China will take a portion of ber new loan in sliver, and also to an improvement in India exchanges and to the favourable views taken with regard to the Indian Budget.

BOMBAY, August 20th.

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A young Italian miner, named Spelgatl Bereditto, lately arrived in Tadia, returned to Rombay from the Wynand a few days ago, unsuccessful in finding work. This appears to have affected his mind, and, at 1 o'clock this morning in this Fort, he ran smok armed with marline spike. He stabbed a 'victoria' driver in Apollo Street, then a police

sepoy en daty The SEEDS will be OPINED OUT * 1000 as the Cathedral, and afterwards thrcs Hindas sleeping in front of a house, in the Parte Bazaar Street. He then threw the weapon away. The police were summoned to the lore is remanded ; and chased, and ultimately captured bim. He

The victims by the strale to-day. belleved not

not to be seriously injured. A Poona telegram

the feeling between Mahommedana and Hindus there has been much strained during the last few days in consequence of the chrealation of exciting pamphlets calculated to annoy and insult the Mahommedans. The Hindus are arranging to Introduce into some of their religious ceremonies

sprog:amme of mimicry of the rites of the Mahui um The Mabommedans are much agitated and are pettioning the Governor for the institution of repressive measures.

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SIMLA, August ziet.

The

SIMLA, August 25th. Legislation is to be commenced almost imme. diately in connection with leprosy, and it is pro- posed a Bill, which will be known as a Bili to provide isolation for lepers, will be shortly drafted for introduction during the Calcutta session of the Legislative Cooncli of

India. TIENTSIN, August 26th. The Chinese authorities have increased the Lekin dues on yarn by fire per cent; the probable Ertis daty on silk will also be raised four dollars per bale.

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LONDON, August 16'b. Surrey has beaten Sussex by an innings and fifteen runs, and thus gains the first place in the results of county cricket matches played this

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ment as a transport, opens the trooping season, ANOTHER DEATH from cholera is reported to | THE destination of the 2nd Battalion Lincola- have occurred on board the French gunboat | shire Regiment when it leaves Singapore next leaving the Solent on the th.

Vipère at Bangkok '-

February will be Portsmouth,

"He who infares another injures himself" is a | Tux Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamship Besuto proverb which has more meaning in it Empress of Fapan sitived at Nagasaki at 6 than most civilised prople are able to appreciate. a.m. to-day, and left again at 3 pm, for this

port, via Sbangħal,

SIMLA, August 18th. It has been, decided that for the present no steps will be taken in connection with the recon- struction of the places damaged by the Gabna Lake, and nothing can be proposed, as the sides

of the bills round the Lake must be sodden and more slips seem likely to occur. Nothing cap

be done until the whole place settles down into Its narmal condition.

CARIO, August 29th,

A dlicovery having been made that some Paskus were purchasing slave giris. steps were taken which resulted in the arrest of two promi- neni Pashas while another absconded. The greatest excitement prevally here.

LONDON, August 28th. la conarction with the recent success of the allans at Kassain and suggestions that the British Government should co-operate in the pacification of the Soudan, Reuter's agency learns that there is no question of any expedition being undertaken against Khartoum at present.

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The Times publishes a telegram from its correspondent at Shanghai stating that the Chinese troops, with the assistance of five- thousand Korean soldiers, have driven back the Japanese Army with heavy loss to Kalsong. forty miles northward of Senu'. The Chinese are continuing to advance.

August 30th:

THE Canadian Pacific Raliway Co.'s steamship Empress of India arrived at Kobe, at 230 4.M. on Wednesday, and left at a 30 p.m. the same day for Vancouver, via Yokohama,

Ma. Arathorn Seth, chief clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office, and Clerk of Connells, with Mrs. Seth and family, arrived to-day from London by the steamship Glenfarg.

THR body of Mr. G. G. Grant, an employé of the Onium Form at Bangkok who recently mysterionely disappeared, hav been found in the river. Decrared, who had only been three months in Siam, having come from Rumah, was at one time an officer in the Royal Innis- killing Favillers.

A CRICKET MATCH, The World v. Scotland. was played at Batavia on the 25th nito, and resulted in a crushing defeat of The World on The World want in first bat were calckly got rid the first Innings by 115 ans.and five wickets

of for 51, Loney, with 28, not out, alone being able to play the bowline of McClure and Bart. Scotland totalled 186 for five wickets, McClure

The garrian at Cyprus bas been ordered to Malta to fill up a vacancy caused by a depletion (7B, not out) and Burt (48) being highest scores. of the garrison for service in Egypt. Telegrams HERE is what the Straits Times, our friend of from Larnaka state that the withdrawal cared the bogus circulation, describes as "a Romanized a panic amongst the Christian population in | Malay translation" of a couple of Reuter's Cyprus, who fear the step has been taken prior telegrams-referring to a Russian Squadrom to the restoration of the island to Turkey,

vailing to Korea with all speed and to the The treacherous massacre of the Dutch troops handing over of two roanese spies hy the by forces rebellious to the Rajah of Lombok (a United States Consol at Shanghai to the Chinese confirmed. Later telegrams report that the authorities disaster is even more serious the Dutch having

lost twenty-two officers and about four hundred man; reinforcements have been sent to the Itland,

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The Daily News oublishes a teleorum stating small Russian Bolilla on the Caspian Sea will shortly be replaced by a fleet of larger and more powerful vessels.

Active preparations are being made by the Plutch authorities at Java to organise a fresh

expedition to punish the Rajab of Lombok meanwhile gunboats are bombarding Lombok.

Mr. Broadhurst and Mr. Hazell have been elected Liberal members for Leicester by a Targely reduced majoelts, replacing Mr. James Picton amd Sir James Whitebead, who resigned owing to Hi-bealth.

LA HAGUE, August goth. The news of the disaster to the Dutch troops at Lombok has created a profound sensxilos throughout Holland. Signs of general gloom ste everywhere apparent; all fêtes have been postponed.

Inl bari punya Reuter telegram da bilang Russia pasnya kapal orang sama dus iegl kapa! prang best besar mitu pergi Kores dras, I chuma mau pergi japa' supaya orang Russim punya menjaga jangan royak.

Consul American di negel Shangbal vuda dapat tangkap due orang Japon, sabab In! orang (Japan punya surohan) mau datang prekss apa Chlox ada bikin passa! prang, Tol dus orang karang ada di tangan orang China.

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THE Penang correspondent of the Straits Times wires on the 4th inst. that Si Rahman, and the rebels weresurrounded la Keinine by the Siamese and their capture was considered a certainty.

A SHANGHAI Correspondent writing under date the roth Instart rays comet ir visthle in the north-east, Rescript. Let the Hongkong | Observatory ștar-gazers note and report in duš

course.

WE note that the Singapore Government is silli keeping up the quarantine farce on vessels anlvios from Hongkong, although this port bas been officially declared and practically is free from plague.

T** long-looked-for report of the Retrenchment Committee will become public property of Monday: the day on which it will, we believe, meeting of the Legislative Council. be included among the papers to be tabled at a

AT the meeting of the Sanitary Board held yesterday afternoon, Mr. Francis gave notice that on the 27th Instant he will move a resolu- tion to the effect that "the

transfer of the controle time has come for the the Pubile Works department to the Sanitary Board."

CLIFFORD WILLARD'S Oer Comany of thirty artistes opened at Singanore in Van Suppe's "Boccaccio" on the 6th inat, for a seven of three nights only. The Company includes two artistes well-known in Hongkon-Miss Rosie Swift and Mr. Frank Fletcher. We have not heard whether they intend visiting Hongkong and Shanghai or going on to Celestia.

DR. HARTIGAN will move a resolution at a meeting of the Sanitary Board bearing up on a misstatement is Dr. Y. A. Lawson's preliminary report on the outbreak of the plague In Hong- kong, which was presented to both Houses of Parliament on the 13th July, with a view to correcting the iosccuracy to which attention was drawn at yesterday's meeting of the Board, THE Perik Government Gazelle contains the following notification:The question of granting leave of absence to officers serving to Perak under agreements for ■ lleuited term of years having been recently under consideration, the Governor has decided that such officers are not entitled to leave under the ordinary rules, but that they may, if their services can be spared, and as an act of grace only, be granted vacation leave for a period not exceeding six weeks in each year.

A MEETING of the Legislative Council will be held on Monday, the 17th instant. at 3 p.m. The business will be: Mr. E. R. Bellor Question: the Acting Colonial Secretary's Molon, and Mr. C. F. Chater's Motion, "Orders of the day "; -(1.) First reading of a Bill entitled Parliament was prorogued to-day. The speech

New York, August goth."An Ordinance to make provision with regard Chancellor, states that relations with Foreign India and Ceylon pays a duty of eight cears from the throne, which was read by the Lord

Under the new American tarie, salt from to certain houses in the City of Victoris closed durite the prevalence of the bubonic th make further and better Powers are friendly and peace is undisturbed per hundred pounds. So

plague and throughout the empire. Her Majesty regrets

szleton for the health of the Colony.' that the variety of African questions between

(2.) Second reading of the Bill entitled “An Great Britain and France are stil

snsettled, but

Ordinance to authorite the appropriation of a friendly negotiations are being conducted for

supplementary sum of two hundred and twelve arranging these difficulties. Siam, where the

thousand five hundred and forty-seven dollara interests of Belfish trade are so preponderating,

and ninety-two cents to defray the charges of the THE proposal of the Government to farm out 1 eegaglog the earnest attention of the Govern

veir 1891." (3.) Committee on the Bill entitled the new Pig and Sheep Depôt, which It wan meat, which truste that the final settlement of

An Ordinance for the summary resumption of | stated at a meeting of the Sanitary Board meat, the questions arising over the Franco-Siamese

certain Crown Lands situate in the Tai-ping-shan | yesterday, would result in an increment to the treaty will not be much longer delayed; mean-

district of the City of Victoria, and for other

revenue of about $10000 to $40,000 per annum, purposes." while Commissioners have been appointed to

does not appear to be spproved I by: the unofficial delimitate a neatral region in the vicinity of the

members of the Board, who incline to the bellet Mekong Her Majesty regrets the war in the

that the interests of the ratepayers can best ba Ministers Iried to prevent in East, which the

served by the Government working the Depot carcert with those of Russia and other Europeas

itself. The question is now bring considered Power Powers. The announces the conclusion

speech annat

by a sub-Committee of the Sanitary Board, who (a treaty with Japan regulating commercial

will draw up a report on the subject at no very relations between the two countries. In con

far distant date. clusion the speech enumerates the various e session, the Finance messures passed during the sessi Bill being particularly noticed.

An enormous crowd paraded at Hyde Park

With regard to the question of Exchange Compeoration allowance, it is said that the dificulties connected with its distribution are still onder discussion, and nothing at all is known as to when the question is likely to be relied. LONDON, August arst, In the House of Lords last evening a debate damp, and kept in ■ dry place for repeal Sow took place regarding the administration of the

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1894-

THE ETHICS OF SUICIDE.

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A PRIVATE of the Lincolnshire Regiment named THOMAS BURKE was brought before the Magistrate at Singapore the other day for having attempted to commit suicide in

THE DUTCH IN LOMBOK,

The Straits Times of the 8th Instant publishes "the following telegram from an excellent source," received the previous evening

"The military operations in Lombok have commenced, and so far have met with success. The Datch forces have taken Campong Kale and Campang Areen, the latter being within fifteen hundred yards of the entrenchments of Mataram. The detachment of troops under Captain Lindgreen, which was supposed to have felen into the hands of the enemy, has emerged safely and has rejoined the main body of the

fately established British Protectorateerday for the purpose of passing resolutions Dutch "**

Lord Kimberley, in the course

urre of his. said that the Government were organizing a in favour of the abolition of the House of Lords, newbly transport service for communication The demonstration as arranged under the hetween

and the cast, and sending a auspices of the National ·

Seventy flotilla of steamers and launches for use in the thousand people are estimated to have taken Victoria

yanza. Alluding to the services part. Resolutions were adopted regarding the Col.

Colville in the pacification of Government not having pledged themselves to rendered by the country, bis lordship praised the energy and any definite action regarding the future of the discretion of that officer and eulogised the

House of Lords, and therefore demanding that discipline and courage of the Soudanese troops Immediate steps should be taken to abolish the under his command. In conclusion, his lordship | Upper Chamber. Amongst the speakers was said that was the Intention of Government, Mr. Dadabad Naerojer who, in supporting the eventually, to appolat a civil seministrator In resolution, received a perfect ovation from the

crowd. August 22nd.

August 27th.

the country.

With reference to the representations of the Straits Settlements for the reduction of the heavy amount of milliary, contribition paid at present by the Colony, her Majesty's Treasury have fixed the contribution for the next year at eighty thousand pounds. The amount to be contributed afterwards will be subjec“ to altera, ilon by the Treasury,

SHANGHAI, August 22nd. Despatches receļved here from Renter's correspondent

on

t in Korea show that's great victory the fall

TYPHOON WARNING.

Mr. E. Ortiz. Consul for Spain, courteously forwards the following telegram

MANILA, September 14th,

10.22 a.m.

The two depression announced in yesterday's telegram remain almost stationary at present, without increasing in force.

The Acting Director of the Observatory in his weather forecast to-day states: On the 13th inst, at 4.30 p.m., a depression existed to the East of Lason: On the 14th at 11.8 am, the barometer was falling. Light north-east, winds prevall here.

In dealing with a paragraph In Dr. Hong' annual report on the Singapore General Hospital, from which it is inferred that the use of pure milk in the hospital is to be abandoned because impure and adulterated milk is cheaper, the Fres Press Bhys:-"In submission to that retrench- ment enforced on the Colony to make an for the mes

THE steamer Mełnom, which arrived on Satur Treasury military raid, the brinkage of revenue, and probable demands for exchange day from Havre, says the Singapore Fret Press compensation, the sick and dying Lee to be of the gth last, is to take the place of the 7. B. deprived of what in serious cares ir often Say as the French Government despatch bost the

sole nutriment they can take,

and to

between Saigon and Bangkok. The 7. B. Say, get instead the

the always dublour and some- was sunk by the Siamese on the afternoon of timer dangerous fuld that goes by the the

the 13th July last year when piloting the Comite courtesy title of King contractor's mille." If and the Inconstant Into the Melnam river.

time there is any meaner and at the same more

Since her loss ber place was first taken by the cruel and criminal way to exercise retrenchment German steamer Schwalbe, and afterwards, and than this cash of 5,

Government of colony till now, by the Italian steamer Utas, belonging ordering the disuse of pure mlik at a hospital wo to Mr. Gaggino of Singapore. should much like to know what that can be. The only possible palliation of the act that we Can Imagine would be that this was done to manufacture evidence for future exhibition as an instance of the desperate devices a miserable Crown Colony is compelled to have recourse to in order to satisfy the horse leeches at the British Treasury. But the helpless bunkering of the local Government forbids from conceiving that they could be guilty of so mack ingenuity as to bit on that for or bamser to make such use of "Foldiers "bunker. Ing of the local Government" is decidedly good and does credit to our plain-spoken con- |Temporary's originality.

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On the arrival of the P. & O. steamer Surat at Singapore on the evening of the 4th inst., Mr. E. A. Christoffeler, a passenger from Shanghal for Colombo, was arrested at the instance of the Selangor Government on a charge of criminal breach of trust. During the absence of Christoffelsz on leave

Ja on

Janan defalcations were discovered at was issued A WATTANI WAS amounting to 3612.76, and a for his arrest. After leaving Japan he presented himself the British Consulat

Shangha. Bhitish subject in distress, and was given a

Colombo passage to

Government expense. On the 6th Inst. the Singapore magistrate com mitted the arce well-known "erack' Colombo cricketer for trial at the Assize.

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port, reported on arrival at Singapore on the 6th, 2 letter which wayangkat Mercury in reply | price the China Mail Da Angurt apth that

haring spoken British berque, J.N.P.W" In 14. 8.20 deg. north and long, 108.45 deg. cast, which wished to be reparted.

102 in your fune

REFERRING 'to the relative speed of the once famous China tea clipper ships a correspondent LIATSpecially when employed on a public who signs himself "Raval Naval Reserve" sends newspaper, should have good memories. What

following to the the to

trathful print announced that a telegram had s reproduced from that paper a

reliable been received from

ble authority few days ago:-I noticed letter in of the stst fast., signed "XX in reference to that the Marine Court at Shanghai had the very able and highly interesting article that fopanese from all blame in the Kowsking affair. verdict entirely exonerating the appeared recently in the North-China Daily and Feat Admiral Fremantle had expressed disagreen with the writer of that srifele entitled Nautical Retrospects. "XX," I observe the opinion that the Japanese were fully

asserted, on the

me,

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Official returns, issued in connection with the annual grain market at Vienna, have estimated the outturn of the American wheat crop this season at nearly four hundred million bushels,

LOCAL AND GENERAL. The London Press generally publish articles the muss meeting held yesterday at Hyde Park in favour of the abolition of the House of COLE. G. BARROW, of the Hongkong Regiment, Lords.

In all circles the demonstration is being left for Brindisi yesterday in the mail steamer discussed, widely

and the general consensus of Rohille. opinion

in that, despite enormous crowds la

the the demonstration was a com-

com. CAPTAIN LANG, well known as Admiral In the has been gained by the Chloese forces there. plete is

neatly the whole seventy thousand Chloere Pelvang Sanadron, has been appointed

as present being merely to H.M.S. Devastation. On Friday fast the Chinese troops defeated the people Japanese troops In a battin fought nt Piograng attracted by curiosity; the number of persons

THE Norwegian steamer Lyderkorn, from this and afterwards 'drove the

from their actually taking part in the proceedings not Japanese for

exceeding entrenched positions with great

six thousand at the very outside. The ughter. Japanese hurriedly retreated to

where The

prospects of an early termination of the they entrenched themselves durlug the night.

war between the two Eastern Powers is con Next morning the victorious Chinese forces sidered more remote. The animosity between advanced upon Chunghe and after severe fighting the Japanese and Chinese is daily foressing Wone Atuat, a house-coolle in the employ of ejected the Japanese from their position with

The greatest excitement prevails amongst the Lieut. Stephenson, R.A., was sentenced to three heavy loss. The Chinese loss has not yet been Japanese, who are demanding that a march be

months' imprisonment with hard labour at the to the Sir Lancelot and Thermopyla being justified to sinking the vessel and could

not be beld Hable to

to any c'aim for reparation. reported. In consequence of|

of the dlauster to the made on Peklo.

Police Court this morning for stealing and the fastest ships that ever sailed, He says not NEW YORK, August ayth.

the Cutty Sark wat faster than either of On August 25th the China Mast Japanese xrms at Pingyang and Chongho also thousand Japanese left Seoul in the direction of

The new American Tariff Bill becomes law at pawning a gold finger-ring, the property of bis

employer.

them. Now this cannot be. The Cutty Sark, Tams subject that "this appears to be the

know, was a swift saller and made One

for the telegraphie Information Plugyang. Another battle is immoinen. Japanese midnight.

SHANGHAI, August zych. It is said that the new fig-staff at the British or two phenomenal dally swan; but this speed

by us from Shanghai on the oth troops are re-embarking at Fusan and their destination is supposed t

Ito be Seoul The capital The Viceroy, LI Hung Chang, on behalf of legation in Bangkok is to cost $3.000 far the

was rather accidental than otherwise. The S instant." And last night the China Mail, stil

the same subject, says the of Kores in now entirely denuded of Japanese the Taungil-Yamen, has expressed deep regret timber and $6,000 to erect it, and that it will be in former restol, in the words used by quoted was given by the Japanese Consuls at

and Thermopyla

information were uniformly last on the same

above the Criminal Prison in that colony on the troops. It is reported that the Reverend Me to Mr. O'Conor, Brlijah Minister at Pekin, for the tallest Sing-staff in Bangkok. Think of that

ships, the 2nd Inst. Mr. BURKE would appear to have Weile a Scotch missionary died of injuries the murder of the Scottieb missionary, Wylle,

and their daily

were

what the Hongkong "Talegraph unserted on the suicidal mania very bad-almost as inflicted by some Chinese soldiers at Newchwang by Chinese soldiers at Newchwang. An Imperial now, la belle France, and weep. Britannia rules the writer of Nautical Retrospects, intually Hongkong and Singapore which was exactly

the waves! edict has been issued ordering the decapitation

Burong as wind," bad as the dipsomaniac's jim-jams. On on the march to Kores.

equable. I have coples of several August ayth. If this sort of thing isn't a of the murderers and three separate occasions

BOMBAY, August aand.

liberal since the Regiment arrived in Singapore has he

A Home telegram ways the Directers of the sation to the relatives of the deceased. compen. OUR nterprising local contemporary the Wa legs of the three ships in question, and judg. dellberate fraud on the public we should like to

The Yet Po has received, by telegram from tng from these, I must say that Nautical know what it is? ALLAHABAD, August 17th, Company have called attempted to take his own life, and for tenders for debenture stock to the amount of fly this morning. The flood travelled at an mobilise with the Northers squadron." As these other of the ot

Shaoghal, the thrilling information that the Retrospects is most correct, and that the Cutly A telegram says the Gobus Lake burst very Chinese Southern fleet has been ordered to Sark, on the whole, was slower ship than THE Singapore Fra Pause of September 4th unfortunately, in our opinion, without £500,000 to be lained at par rate, ut interest

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"We have received from the Japaneva success. Probably he didn't go the right per cent. The amount has been subscribed average rate of 22 miles way about the job, and it may also more than three times over within fwo days of valley, rising in places 1 hour all down the 3 two squadrons have been together in the north board of the Cutty Sark and admired fer /

to height of 20 fret.

for some weeks, this alleged order to mobilize is but I specially noticed that her lines were Consulate bere proofs of an article entitled "The be possible that he didn't want to sum- police and the stock is quoted at a premium la The food reached here at 6 s.m. and attained a | rather puzzling. Perhaps the 'special' meant which the Sir Lancelot and Thermaßyla were Matt. It treats of the relations between Japan,

neither

nor so yachtlek as those on Korean Imbrogile," apparently from the Japan the London market before allotment. It i maximum height of fest by 11,

something the translator failed to understand. marily extinguish himself altogether, but "understood-the COORBY IS

is to be used in the which time t

begia

falling rapidly. TWO

bullt. The Sir Lancelot is now owned by an China and Kores at lezgib, from the Japanese deliberately invited that form of notoriety construction of large and powerful vessels for the suspension bridges have been completely swept *HUS our Petang contemporary the Straits Indian firm, and she is barque-rigged, like the point of view, and, as such a statement, is which is so keenly sought after by & Company's mail lines, which wili enable them to | And hate they stood. Enormous quantitles of that the commercial prosperity of the Colony I saw her in the Hooghly about eighteen months object is to Jasilfy the action of Japan Inow bark.

withough not leaving, however, the towers to mark the Independant 2-3 We are accustomed to hear majority of the mrviving China ter-clippers:

Interesting

set particularly new, Ita certain class. Anyhow, on the first get rid of some of their older

spot where occasion a court-martial, in a fit of

tmber

has hitherto been dis to the fact that, taking | ago, and went on board of her, when her Captain Ing upon her scheme to regenerate Korea slugig. While the Gohna lake la AD, August 3rd

down

rand uprooted tress were golficent the three Settlements as one, it has been i told me that she was nearly as fast un svar, and | harded, and conciatas outraged military morality, sent him to guo!

the river; they present a

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really at

at stake is whether Japan vlow resembling that of the angry ocean in lis a free port, and these statements are supported that the loss of 8 or to fost cut of the sets, to for twelve months; for making a second brim, in another part of the Himalayas it seems a large lake has disappeared without causing

sing fury. The greatest credit is due to the civil by

her elder, made little difference. As to shall be wake

to act as the Eastern propagan be adfered altempt whilst serving out this. sentence,

Progress, or our trade and that of Saigon

or whether her efforts Is that cause where an oppostie fiscal policy has the same speed category as the Chiat clippers

anti-celdental bigoiry slight appreciation of the character of the

miles long and at one end nearly a mile broad. loss of life and property; there has not been a

now appears that in order to find or even the Australian skips, the idea in cosservatism and anti-c

wallow absurd, as she is too narrow and too

the A second document sent if repost relating offence, gave him another month; and In

correspondent of the Pionier passed' # on the

Newshine mperial

affair from Kencho Sayemais, much CHITY judicial recognition of his third effort the 13th July, and on returning on the stat & only for

Board in which the

of Legislation, evidently semi-insane soldler has just been vanished. A landslip ich bleiad found pecially put up for the purpose wir in great and unreasonable demands of the

I was of the greatest sise throughout. Treasury this hitherto successful policy is to be weather) |

sale. A few and it is dated August 10th. That concludes: committed for trial at the Assizes,

an outery be extred. We have had the Wine and other

It is beyond all doubt from all the facts now other ships, however, though they are selthm Now we really cannot see why Private good fortune, the only damage done by the most creditable manner,

food was the wrecking of a few country A telegram from Simia, dated 17th August, Spirit Dass, but the latest development reaches ten-allopers nor Australian packets, have proved in our possession that no Impartial crlile will THOMAS BUXEE 'should not be allowed to

says the Blood at Hardwar fell three feet in ones in the form of a rumour-may it never assume themselves to be nearly as fast as the Sir ever pronounce that her [the Naniwa's] action efface himself off the face of the earth if

LONDON, August 23. hour, so all danger there la over,

more substantial shape that a Tobacco Excise Lancelot and Thermotyla, and they are Bir

Wan wrong," he has a mind to, without being subjected In the House of Commons

The policy of the Japanese Government in yesterday evening,

PARIS, Angust 28th.

about to be brought before the Legislative 1. 2. Corry's Belfast owned and bell show Star

to its consulates and representatives and penalties attached Edward Grey, in reply to question, the

two companies of French

Should bill become of Greece (lately

publication, to imprisonment. HP life a clently expedition for dodistas no thanks of the Beffer soldiers in Timbactos were superloed by Enstile Another part of mor hancial, odlice wall me frame, Say Italy so, and the defed abroad for circulation and his own to do with just as he likes, State to be created on the upper watere of the tribes and entirely marronaded. After three days valued upon the shifting sand of taxation on Shepherd Landes de; several of Brockie misleding statements like the above, and othere desperate Oghting the whole detachment was cut luxuries and necessities instead of on the selidbank kind many of the le rely in accorda de either with the country'

wasioil to to which we have already had to direct attention, and as it doesn't appear to be a very Mekong will start in October next.

Sir A Kay Shuttleworth, in reply, to a'quba-"] to;

foundation of laxation on property and incoms, Davit and Moses. The Barnoch, vaktable asset alther to himself or to any tion aid the efforts of the Admiralty to secUTU

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