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Putinations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1894.

Steam Navigail n Company, and the Foreign lines of mall steamers the Messageries Maritimes and the Norddeutscher Lloyds Steamship Company-which benefit by the

bana second time postponed his intended visit to his fiancée at Darmstadt, on this occasion saying that he must accompany the Crat to the Crimes.

September 29th.

THE O. & Ó. S. S. Co.'s steamer Garlic, with | Tux Nippon Yasen Krisha are reported to be mails, &c, left. San Francisca for the port, via experiencing considerable difficulty in findlag Vokohama and Nagasaki, en the 16th that. sufficient men topike numerous steamere lately

purchased,

veyed in a ship. The Ordinance mentioned ertain exceptions and it would have mentioned coal if it had been intended to exempt that article." And Mr. Stokes was perfectly right as DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & far as he went, but ho should, while quoting exemption of the Order-in-Counelf, though sub-

Webster, have stated that the great lexicographer | slätsed by thair reely for targo and pas- suffering from kidney disease. The phystalana jangwered the gentleista referred to has been Choke Yung at the

COMPANY, LIMITED.

HAVE JUST RECEIVED A CONSIGNMENT OF

ILFORD DRY

1

PLATES.

1/1, 10/8, 12/10,

and are offering the same at popular prices.

„SENSITIZED ALBUMENIZED

PAPER,

i pl. in tins.

CHEAP AND RELIABLE. '

distinctly lays it

bis

word

the

hand and distinctly states

cargo is

to load ny

Governments to carry

It is officially announced that the Crat Is who have been consulted are of opinion that it Is necessary be should proceed to a warm

be is going to Liradi. Immediately on the official statement regarding the Catr's serious finess becoming knowo, the European bourses

with Mr. Wise who, miračili dictu, upheld Mr.ments which posed under the wartons enact. I were depressed.

Francis peculiar interpretation of the law and die- missed the case, the result being that the

October rut.

It down that

term cargo the mai's, compete considered both in English ard American lawas

to goods only and not to live animalsengers with the non-subsidised, or cargo | applying and he given Everett and Burr)!epular lines onlng this port on route to climate for bis health, and it is anarunced that

**** steamers, of which there are some even states that the and from Great Britale and Europe, Thess 200- is derived from charge." But this omission on the pact of the subsidiaed steamers sra further disadvantaged Acting Crown Solicker should not have weighed as against the mall l'ues by being obliged to

locar the fees

prevent thele working on Sundayı other the compelled to prolong thele voyages by Idle în port while their competitors work on Sundays, thus causing a natural preference re be by shi

shawn

and passengers for the shlopers seodier services.

The accelerated despatch gratuitómily given to foreign-owned vessels which is not permitted to British unssbsidised tonnage, the Committee element that has not venture to think le received due consideration from those who com *d the requires

only to cause Itu Immediate rectification.

"The Committee of the Chamber desire to suggest that the incidence of Ordinance No. 6 Sunday ·labour skoll be uniform, without pop reference to any vessels that come under its provisions, and they put forward the request that his Excellency the Governor will give the

exempted coping not specially p

The Czar, accompanied by the Imperial family, has started for the Crimea. There is no Immediate danger apprehended in the present condition of the Crar, as the disease of the kidneys from which he is suffering in not of an acute character. The less has been brought about by his having suffered constant lassitude and fatigue, resalting from over-application to matters of State and the grief he is experiencing owing to the increasing Biness of his son, the

PAMENment of the Colantes' laws, nod / Grand Duke George.

law has been set at nought, in this respect, ever since. Now, It is beyond question that the law

to obtain requltes shipowners to permits to load or descripilon of cargo thays, and as every

ischarge cargo on

discharged at Hongkong is not enumerated in the law, and as coal is not mentioned in the fist of articles not included in. the

"Cargo, Ordinance Ay"

to Mr. according to and it might be Francis logic, that

a1 cargo under the law, the only wonder is that the enterprising Taifax of the "Talkoo" hong has not long ago sought to render the law a dead letter--a com- pletly defunct as the dede. In the notification DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., La. now under notice the word "mi apprehension is The Ordinance used instead of misinterpretation, has been misinterpreted by a Magistrate who is is far too good a lawyer to misapprehend its inten-matter his favourable consideration, taking auch all labour stops as may be necessary to cause the applica Hon of the Ordinance to be thoroughly impartial in its

operation." Hers, then, we find the Chamber requesting the Government

ment to virtaally repeal the Ordinance,

amend

enable, all whether mail or cargo boats, to be with Imunally their old-time practice of werkdeks. il-advised and wholly unnecessary

cargo on

on board ship on Sundays, as if

concessions bad not already been made to conc

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

Hongkong, 13th October, 1894-

THE

HONGKONG

13 on which was, de facte barbour on Sundays.

on board in this

the ma

and State, t

2. the Press of

DISPENSARY. May, 1891, does not.

OUR LATEST NOVELTY.

A SAMPLE POCKET FLASK.

UITABLE for TRAVELLERS or for PICNIC, LAUNCH or SHOOTING PARTIES has just hen received and may be prained fitted with any of our WINES or SHTITS at cost price.

promoters

stesmers,

PO

瞎

SE to

October and,

The Czar and the Imperial family will probably pass the winter in the fond of Corfa lo the Mediterranean, and not at Livadia.

The Grand Duke George is going for his health to Cairo,

It is reported that the Crerewitch)will act as

LONDOy, September goth, News received from the Bight of Benin states the gold with a large quantity of ammonition stronghold and seventy-five serviceable cannon. Nana succeeded in making his excspe. The British here suffered no loss at the capture of the enemy's stronghold.

Regent during the Czar's absence.

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THE question naked by the Editor of the Hyogo News in bly isgos of the 6th inst. is enslig | Twatve gönibal 5 Nibnur was awardel to in Shanghat for some considerable time past.

A REGULAR meeting of Victoria Lodge No 1025, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the gand instant, at 8.30 for m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially

invited.

stihe, Thefiracy this morning for **edit after having been 4-lỳ dhpara guruh@esirable resident,

A REGULAR Convocation of Victoria Chapter, No 525 will be held in Me Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Thursday, the 25th instant, at 8 30 for 9 mm. precisely, Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

of the bubonic plague at the Civil H :spital MR. Frank Lepaley, who warned away a victim vesterday, was buried in the Protestant Cemetery,

AN unemployed Celestial, In Ying Kar, who atched a parte from a Chinees runner recently Happy Valley, In the evening, a large number of

arfred from Singapose, was awarded six his friends and relatives following bles to his last months Imprisonment by Mr. Wodehouse at resting vince.

the Magistracy this morning,

THE British ship Sierra Madrona, which felt Liverpool on January 25th last for Rangoon and was spoken' on Februarastoth, but not since, has been posted at Lloyd's as missing. She was commanded by Captain William J. Green and carried a crew of 2a, all told, including four "pprentices.

THE whole of the members of the "Chip Fraternity have been out on strike for higher wages during the past twenty-four hours. Laat uight they held a mase mening at Kennedy-town and passed a resolution condemning the avarice of the master carpenters and finished up by the wearing by all the big and little gods in Man Mo temple that they will hold out until they

get

a 10 per cent, rise all round.

THE oldest lighthouses or towers known were built by the Libyans in lower Egypt. They were temples also, and the light-keeper priests taught pilotage, hydrography and navigation, The famous tower on the Isle of Pharos, at Alexandria, bullt about 284 B.C., is the first Highthouse of undoubted record. This tower,

designed to benefi, The mere fact of 1 Pollen the self-interested cllous who, without the least ❘ sources 1,100,000. The revenue from all constracted by Sostratur; the architect, ⋅ was ;

And

That was manifest object the promoter of the Bill-Governor Des Voeux, the Church of the Colony, and the Biltlah Mercantile Marine Officers' Association-er to had before them, and we deny that the passed

the Legislative Council on the 5th of if properly interpreted, give full protection to the important section of the world's commonlttes it was specially

whom magistrate and an Irish lawyer, through the anparent perversity of the one and the barefaced

•horse effrontery of the other, driving cart.

by sheer force, as it were, cannot through the law we submit, be held as evidence either that Mr. A. G. Wie is tmm:culate or that M. Franet

QC, is the greatest lawyer on carib. Do the contrary, the whole history of the to is but another "mapmehension " referred tink added to a long chain of evidence that shows, beyond doubt, there is limit to the bounds of beman

and that he! Tendency

nen" in the many of the surroundings, which are heathenish.

redactically no

show of right on their side, fought the battle at Sunday rest to a finlab with the local Marine Officers' Association four years ago

re completely defeated at all points. We have taefther the time nor the disposition to review that historical struggle at the present Juncture.

Iis details should still befresh in the memory of

those who will be very inforloosly affected by any farther infringement of their undoubted rights, and it remains for them and their sup porters at bozma and abroad to take such action in the premises as to them may seem proper. But the

preys, the voice of the people, has publie

when barefaced

square in plan, of great height and built

offsets.

An open bracier at the top of the tower contained the fuel for the light. At Dover Channel, were ancient lighthouses, built by the and Boulogne, on either side of the English Romans, but the lighthouse at Coranes, Spain. built in the reign of Trajan and reconstructed lo 1614, is believed to be the oldest existing light

house.

PRIOR to the arrival of Reuter's telegram to-day, remarks the Singapore Free Press of the 9th inst., we ware aware of the fact, that rivale Information had reached a friend here, to the effect that four new cruiters were coming out to

For illegally injecting morphine into the person of Li Lok in a diven at First Street, Wang Hing was fined $25 at the Police Court this morning, with the alternative of six weeks' imprisonment. The shekel not being forthcoming, the Celestial practitioner *went up."

CAPTAIN C". J. YEO, of the British ship BarcHTE, charged W. Pearce, unemployed seamen, before Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court this morning with obtaining a sorreptitious pasunge from Cardiff to Hongkong. Defendant was fined $5, in default 14 days. Ole drse, he went aloft.

Great Lawyer (in cross-examination)-What I You consider the prisoner en honest man, do TOU ?

Witness-An honester man never lord, Great Lawyer (inpeschleust1y)-Will you kindly state on what you base that remarkable

pleton ?

Witness (hotly)-On the fact that he once tried to be a lawyer and completely failed!

AT the Police Court the

morning, before Mr. Wodehouse, S. A. Ramjahn was charged with obtaining the withdrawal of a distress

be false in certain material particulars and not rant by making a written statement In promissory note, well knowing the same to

fatent to defraud the complainants, Glas Singh in accordance with the terms agreed upon, with and Foolok Singh. Mr. Wilkinson prosecuted, Mr. G. J. Pallippo appearing for the accused. The case was further remanded till Thursday sext, bail being allowed in one surely of $150.

AN anecdote about Lord Rossbery, which has an ancient and fish-like odnar, has lately been

The British Customs, fo Inland revenue, post office, packet service, and telegraph revenge returns for the past half-year show a total increase of

when compared has greatly improved with that of the previous half-year.

The Duke of Cambridge was engaged for NOVOTAL and

Telegrams were passing in rapid arccession hours at the War Office last night. from the War Office to stations in the Far East. It is believed that the messages which have been exchanged, have reference to precautions In order to which are considered necessary, in to protect British subjects at the Treaty Forts

and British Settlements from violence, owing to the disturbed state of affairs, In Ching, and parti- cularly to Increase the garrison at Hongkong. BERLIN, September 30th, There has been a great sensation but

Here,

Is the question which has been raised in minority to ride roughshod

section of the British community as is

scheme repre.

ficers and men of to contaminate the respect to the alleged right to load bunker coal

the Germans army with the doctrines of ite only one that at present exercises the minds seated by the officers, engineers and man of the

Socialism. All sorts of Ingenfons stratagems of those who desire, and very rightly so, the total British Merchant Service, and that is to empha

been adopted for the ротрове of abalition of vaik on board ship in the batboar sically protest against any interference with

ane throwing the authorities off the scent, Obnox- of Hongkong In fact, throughout her their rights-tights claimed under the humane

lour

books.

pamphlets, and journals have Majesty's dominiers? And are the alpowners Aws of Christendom and under the Statutes of

the Great Architect of the universe. This

belag sa istied with the concession-it

free port local shipping firme can better detection. Last night one bundred and eighty other rourslar 151 for Children; or Tea, Caffen ill te said and done, a concession pure afford to let their " kandia” rest on the Seventh non-commissioned officers of the Imperial gon

simple--of the privilege to load whole of the provisions of the Sunday Cargo vesports where trade la heavily taxed and in eise | Magdeburg, In Saxony. They are charged with speed, borse-power and Armament the latter The new recangement for the transport of Sundays? Do they hot intend to render the Day than their confèrer in hundreds of other nery school were arrested and conveyed under

milltary escort to the fortified City of

their admission to the Government that "the old-time system. of slavery is therefore unjust!- Į being connected with Socialist Intrigues against I is winch the better ship. inch, 6 4-7-jach, time on the zath ulto, when the Peninsular and

of

·

PASSENGERS by STEAMERS ■!! fod & Far Orient is to become mesmerized by their very plain duty to performed and affluent the anthorities are very relicent in affording jela the British squadron in China. In another going the round of some French and German aticmpt is made by a gicha kaportant particulars, as to the extent of a well-organized private quarter we heard that H.M.S. Gibraltar | papers. It is alleged that once, while crossing

INVALUABLE on the voyage when refresh ment is needed by they are suffering from SEA- SICKNESS alter the har is closed.

The FLASK is well made and finished, and when empile I will be with keeping for domestic use. It can be reality artapted for a feeding hotele: would prove inseful to carry milk or

Sup or other Fluid nourishment in tifin

baskets.

THESE SAMPLE FLASKS

can be obtained filled at the following prices labour as much sa

each :-

PORT.

B-60 cents. C-6 conis. 'D-80 cents.

SHERRY,

143 cents. C-50 cents. D-60 cents,

BRANDY.

A-60 cents. B-6 cents, C-80 cents.

BRANDY

D-14 cents. E-$1.70 cents.

WHISKY. B-45 cents. D-60 cents, E-65 cents.

IRISH WHISKY. A-50 cents. C-70 cents.

BOURBON, 60 cents.

JAMAICA RUM.

60 cents,

A-GIN.

35 cents.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,"LD,

Harvkons, 15th October. 1854.

The Hongkong

Hongkong, Thursday, OctoBER 18, 1894-

WILL SUNDAY REST BE ABOLISHED /

after

and

banker coa! os

notwithstand-

Crdinance derd letter i working ing object of the Ordinance is to prevent Sonday mach as possible ?" Let us revert to the shipowners correspondence addressed to the Secretary of State and the Governor of Hong- kong

for an

AD ALSWET to these questions. In letter dated the 19th May, 1891, addressed to Mr. G. T. M. O'Brien, the late Colonial Secretary, the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce wrate, Messi, Melchers

&. draw the

Co. attention of the Chamber to the Inconveniences attending the

of (Sunday) Permit fees, recovery In cases where permita

nila have been applied for and subsequent

tent circumstances have rendered It unnecessary to make use of them... My Committee concurs with Messts. Meichers and Co. in stating that the present system causes unnecessary Inconvenience, and as the Ordinance,

ol

was to come out. To day it is announced that from Liverpool to Dublin, or vice verså, he lost three shios are coming out; two of which, his favourite dog " Musion" overhaard. Stop, the Redbreast and Pigeon,

the captain, stop the steamer I cried his lordship. handy river gun-boat class of which the The captain replied that he was only allowed to Redpole, Linnet and Plover are examples. The stop if a man fell overboard. "Oh, that can a second-class cruiser, and here her quality will once took a header over the side. Of course he best understood by comparing her with the the captain bad to order "Stop" and the future Leander,

same length, the Eolus, built on sound. Thonge of tecently stationed at Singapore. Premier and his dog were picked up safe and finer lines, has

less displacement, but in @less

heen circulated so clandestinely er to bafolus on the other band is quite a new sbin, soon be arranged," replied "Dalmeny,' and st

strong

conceivable DIBIDET. The maintenance of the

' fable from

the German Empire, rery point of [_every of view, and we can only

B ISMAILIA, October Tak kops that the reply of the Colonial Office to the

M. Lomasson, x French engineer in the ser suck terms as will cause these responsible ice of the Suez Canal petition now on

on its way to London will be 'n for its composition to look ridiculous in the dead. It is supposed that pany, has been shot eyes of the whole civilised world, and bitterly mitted by one of the dredger men on strike, regret they showed a lack of that discretion which is so often the better part of valour.

TELEGRAMS.

THE STRAITS MILITARY CONTRIBUTION,

LONDON, 17th October,

1

Her whole arma- British troops caine into operation for the first

ment is quick-firing, baving 2

6-pdr. and machine guns and of that type, besides Oriental steamship Victoria left Southampton four torpedo launching with a large number of troops for Bombly. Since the Government determined to employ outrage was com-knots against the 166 kools of the Leander merebant vessels for the purpose, the Victoria

arrangements. The speed of the clus is 19.75 The Gibraltar le a first-claus cruiser and much has been fateraally refitted to the entire l LONDON, October 1st.

bigger than the Elus, with heavier armament, ffon of the suthorities at the Admiralty and the including 3 22-toa euss, 10 6-inch, 12 6-pdr., 5 War Office. It is understood that the con'escl

with the Government for the new Merrico рто 4-pdr., and y machine guns.

vides that the minimum speed of the vessels employed shall be 133 knots, the respective companies undertaking not to employ Lascars in the transport service.

It is believed that the Barn de Courcel will adapt a more conciliatory policy in representing French interests at the Court of St. James's, to which he was lately accredited.

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ANOTHER anarchist lesflel, the third of a series, PARIS. October 1st,

reached this office a day or two ago, says the The French press has started a discussion où

Brisbane Courter in a recent lane. Its two the contingency of war between France and predecessors, remarks our contemporary, were England on say of the several Alrican que och probably the same service will be successfully 13th: The bark Vancity, which arrived at circulated largely in Western Queensland, and

SAYS the S. F. Commercial News of September which remain unsettled. The success French

Free performed

this one. for

The second bore the Honolulu on August 18th from Hongkong. Franco-Congo treaty. diplomacy in concluding t the Fra

forgery of course, of the Westeres concluded ber twentieth trip between the two

provides that the Governor-lo-Council may from of the Straits Militare Contribution, will shority ich abrogated the Anglo-Congolese convention the third 'bears the imprint, a for ports. Captain Martin who is the sole owner and

time to time make, aiter, or amend the Regula- tians as la fees, my Committee would esteem it favour if bis Excellency would take the matter into consideration with a view to to facilitate the early return of

feen on sucb anused permits. My Committee desire me to add that as the object of the Ordinance to prevent Sunday labour as much as possible, the granting of any facility such Ae that asked would tend to dimintak the aso of permits and consequently pramate the main object of the Ordinacre." On the 3rd of June

Lord Ripon's despatch settling the question

reach Singapore. Without fixing a specific reduction, it provides for a re-adjustment of the tribute to a manner exlculated to satisfy the colooy,

RUSSIA IN THE EAST.

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of a well-known daily journal In

Northern Africs and the south-e

jast, to advance French lafiuence in May

-east coast of thas continent, has been desconted

To is a pity that the authors and printers commands her, has been master of the Velocity

for that number of year of upon in the Sydney of

Pelocity articles. The moderate newspapers, however, ofthese infamous sheets have not been discovered chartered by a wasthy company composed of deprecate the idea of inaugurating polemic of This third leaflet, like those which preceded it, is thirteen rich firms in China, These fimf so irritating a nature to Great Britsto

the work of a savage. The ballot-box is declared cont

consolidate foto Fort of company for LONDON, October 2nd.

to be an

an "almighty

Parliaments are the purpose of exporting goods swindle," and LUN

described as "committees of corpulent robbers There are two principal African

abject kirelings? The only real remedy for and return. All moneys collected by Captain

They questions

agents in Honotala." and polished thloves, oratorical prostitutes,

of $6,0:0

for the sound tip-to Hana'aula which are receiving serious consideration at the British Foreign Office at the prèsest moment, as / Wrongs is butchery. "The tres of Liberty." *7* Martin for steeruze passengers returnin

thin assassin on paper, "bears fruit only when The Chinese eration in London positively mediate with British Intercats. The French manured with the bones of fat wearers, Insolent Coins are handed over to the company, ice on

Six steamers of the Russian Valunteer Flest

be equipped as war cruisers.

are proceeding to Viadivostock, where they will between the Governments of Britale and France

MORE SHANGHAI " BUNDERS."

And

to their pay the

#'am

of the same year the Government made the deniles the report af Sheng's peculations, and also | mensurate with British interests. The French despots, perfidious pollicians, and blackders Martin is evidently well contented with Mai lot,

of the risings in Hankow.

(From Franch Papers.)

desired order, doubtless trusting that by

Inking"

at the loading bunker

of

COKI meeting the owners half way in the manner indicated there would be no further

REPORTED TROUBLE IN JAPAN, attempts to infringe on the provisions of

PARIE, October 10th. Not so, this most secessary and just law.

There has been a riet at Váso, the rummer however, In August of the same year

China | residence of the Emperor. commenced to induce

म

an

only

ngliniton was

fees to

the Government to amend the law to enable all mail steamers-provided Hong- kong is not their terminal part-to discharge. and take in cargo without incurring the special fees imposed under the Ordinance, and on the 31st October of the rame year his Excellency, though the Sunday Cargo-working Ordk owers the Executive to slier the law Hance empowers Reculations as to the f

to be y in respect to "Regulations as to taken for the grant of Sunday Permits and the hours within which applications for such permits may be made and by such Regulations to That a good deal of astonishment should have impose conditions on the of such permits

the grant been expressed in shipping circles in reference to and to fix the hours for working under them

In to #notfication pob ished in the Government made an Order-in-Council ameading the law Gazelle on the 13th instant setting forth that, is the

"His

дарвег

from the Excellency's attention has been called to the fact

dostred, A misapprehension appears to exist that • before us that bis Excellency was to a catala permalt under the Sunday Cargo-working extent, justified in this acilon for we read Ordinance

letter [published is extenso in the Hong. 5 of 1891) is unnecessary for the

dated 2018 shipping of bunker eston Sunday; it is accord-kong Telegraph on the and Instant Ingly hereby notified that in fature the August, 1894, and addressed to the Acting Colonial Secretary by the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce that, "the Chamber believe that the who were moved by the

that A

#No. 6 of

sions of the Ordinancellor, for

e will he strictly

And

bia self-interested OR

Appears

not together surprising, for on the Oreber, 1891, Mr. A. G. Wise, Acting Pelles alteration was paused under Instructions given

JAPAN AND KOREA.

A Brising from the political properanda 11 gelas, also fra low and lay them exception of the first mate his crew in composed

you, make their hores deroʻzte. BR8, WM, G. HAle & Co.'s trade circolar,

you

betray your hopes, and sell gold, spilt open their hearts..

Rat

"Londres amura Buxapa empechèra Japon obstacles which prevent an enduring extents kerosene, phosphorus, fire-sticks, fornedoct, (urther than that prices of old grain are main

exception being in cabin pasengers. Ca piala claim the Hinterland of Algeria beyond the lloe

| la pot

and reported to be worth $300 000, He is mar fixed by the Anglo-French agreement of 1899. generally. So the inclement to crimes

În the strongest terms at the writer's command. The claim,

ried to a Chinese woman, raident in China, and carried out by M. Mix3n in 1893, and his

oppress you, plask rack-rock can talk that language fluently. With the for their sobse. quent action in the regloss under the British for

oat. I! Shylocks of the bloody city: Aseos phere of influence adjoining the territo

territories

of Chinero. belonging to the Royal Niger

on the Company on { Alica, is consi

Is considered west count of

untenable by England. These two questions are the chief Cordials, between Great Britain and France.

Yesterday afternoon the

the Hverymen of zo This probably means that the British Govern- Gallds of the City of London assembled at the mant has notified the Powers that it will not Guildhall for the purpose of electing the Lord permit Japan to occupy Koren ; but it may Mayor for the easing Civic year. The proceed. also be intended to convey the messing that ings were lively owing to the opposition shown

Now strarances have been received in London by some of the civic digniteries and liverymen to the effect that the Powers will prevent and Lord Mayor, after a poll had been occupation of the Hermit Kined: by the Japanese. Ed. Hk. Telegraph.]

demanded, owing to objections entertained sgainst Sir Joseph for his connection with several companies" which collapsed, bringleg rain to many homes.

conquer Corde.

THE CZAR. The Czar works part of the morning.

BRITAIN'S FAR EASTERN POLICY.

October 11th. Sir Edward Grey, Under Steratury to the Foreign Office, in a speach at London, advocated an arrangement among the Fawers with regard to interference in the war between China and Japan.

THE WAR IN THE NORTH.

The advangs guard of the Japanese army bas❘

the selence of death. Use bullets, steel, mallaite, dated Saigon, October stb, has the following ---

曼彻 There not much to remark about our market libotracteur, polson, blasting powder, bomb shells any weapon you asa get hold of. There

Also is ne bonour in warfare. must steal like Spartans, think like keroes, Nike hell.

You must blast to blases all human tigers,'

These are fale samples of the

the

twined in consequence of mergra aurivals from country during the past fortnight. Demand is very slick for every quarter, which fact la against a further advance, though planters appere able to held on to what stocks they may hav willl in hand.

ofas,

For 1

the election of Sir Joseph Reusls, the high-class "literature which is now being hibitiva europe, our present prices RTA

CONSTANTINOPLE, October 3rd. Cholera has broken out here, and there have been several deaths.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

circulated in Queeneland,

new crop promises well wo and the weather continues sensuable, but it is too A PARLIAMENTARY paper, recently issued on early for a conclusive splaios upon the est-tare, the motion of Lord George Hamilton, shows the Our freight marker, at the closs, remains without had nomber of sea-going warships la commission, is

A sharp demand for life. A sharp

Hang | Buy ressive, and building, the naval expenditure, the sent rates up to 20 cents, but that market having tonnage of the mercantile marine and value of

them are no offers even of sea- receded considerably, there are berus commerce Great E

of various countries in too. If at 14 cents. The few steamers fixed in Hongkong shows that last year at Britain had in consais more for the sake of downward cargo, fill almost slon twenty-four battle-ahlps, while FEESCE. And entirely with rice flour and general merchandise,

Grmany

is no desire for business to all other eighteen, Russia fire,

of Blue. cruteers, armoured and

quarters,

and raber ara nominal un follows:-. Britain and olsiy-seven, au nominat

THE F.&O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Shangkat left belonging to France, six to Rumia, Loudon for this port on the 14th inst,

tam

twelva

Hongicon 14/15 cents: Singapore at The Sourabers af cents Philipptase so cants.

Magistrate, who dealt with a tent case brought by the Colonial Officect the Hons amis i boen repulsed and sompelled tę wpass the Yalon for the Criminal Sessions oprged at the Supreme i seventhen to Japan, Oliw z3:48nd the German steamers 491/2, 23,000 picais zica

specially

make the a

for the purpose of driving thousand Postmaster

Postmaster General to

experienced the

he question of

ton steamer (he China Navigation Company Govern of the

steamer Whampoa), under” the

of

or

pilotage of Mesir, Edwin Mackintosh and for this redice che contiene is open to go8+ |

Germany, five to Talu, tan to Abstík.

to following are the settlements To Hongkong We are requested to state that Jurors summoned seval

being at 30 cents, Holstein. 30,000 at to cents, torpedo bosts, England is

is consided as

as possess. Talcheong, 35,000 41 30 cents, and Dener Court to-day will not be required to attend | ing eight-ons,

Frace ha

twenty-four,

33,000

at 378 centa; Fritish steamers Daventry Rasia

Bizy, Italy in 11,000 at 18 cents, Sitkos, 15,000 at 30 senté, Germany Bios, Spain

and Japan

the Under Tylam Ray this afternoon for sunnery trials, of reserves, England is Lieutenant of the Undaunted.

changs. Apart fro river.

The Japanese Fiset commands the Gulf of ❘ farther, pecesalty

La Pachilt, without the pals clean through the siderable doubt- It was ela, QC, Ordinance,

with Mr. Francis sible discussion to contend that the adoption of concurred in the oplaton, expressed in Court, that such a weak-kneed policy would not result, and

Francis,

MADAGASCAR.

October 12th.

CRINA AND JAPAN.

M. fo Myre de Viters, special envoy for France the law set forth clenly that

ly that cargo only that speedily in

in further demands for Important could not be worked on the Lord's Day, concessions, for, beating in mind the determined to the Horas, has arrived at Tamatave, and as "cargo was anything shipped from opposition offered by the Chamber

amber of Commerce one port to another, on which freight was paid, to the passage of the Bill through the Legislattre and could not possibly wean coal or anything Comelt and the desperate, not to say

say insolent, shipped as ship's storen, simply for the uas of u altempts made to induce the Colonial Office ship and not fox transhipment," the Court to ordain the

of the Ordinance Yaloo. in foto, i would have been ridiculous in Stokes, aver that the Chamber would not attempt tant to drive the wedge, so dexteroraly inserted

От

#the

перев

had no alternativo but to dismiss the cams.

other hand Mr. A. G. the Acting Crown Solicitor, contended

intention of the Ordinance was sequent in the law, home. Inch by inch the wedge Jabour board has been driven is, and now in sitempt

to restrict

-

Jonably vessels in the harbour on Sundays. All made to law labear

The attitude of the great Fowers on the Ct In Japan question is Mill uncertain. A battle is imminent in the vicinity of the

LATE TELEGRAMÉ.

ST. PETEREBUno, September göth.

ofthe Forthidowing of the

at 1ój cesta. For Sourabaya-Dutch steamer

THE harbour defence ship #ivern left for forty-eleži”, the Tailed States slavne, a China Proposita, £3,000 at 15oenis, und Canton, $1,000 Punishirs 39,000 picula at so cents, British under the superintendence of the gunnery | barfeships in EHITA, FANCY | gian stasuna Framust; 34000 at și contu;

credited with

Russia with two, Germany with Bergh, with Ave, England

مياد

• SE CHIS DARKAN TARON; ANKARen and sitamas Zorsto pieula, paluazu."

15er Flongay, 31,005 at 30 cents and Norwe shown to kav la For Blagapore-Geras steamer Picciola, A REGULAR meeting of the Victoria Preceptory reserve fourteen coast defence ships and fifty- 25,000 planis private, and British steamer will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, | fiva cruisers, sË

reenactively, den Sulfan, #3,000 at zo cents. For toile-Spanish this evening, at 8.30 for 9. o'clock precisely, and sightsen suusasead

seven by Russia, and skirtain and flisan by Visiting knights are cordially invited to attend.

Germany. Summarising them, statistics of ess OUR Halpbang contemporary reports that Vien going war vassala s-bat, baiber of the notorious pirate chiel Quan, phu, was decapitated at Quang-yen on the 4th, in the presence of a large number of natives. He faced the inevitable with great courage.

ike return shows that Great Dybala, has a total of 312 skips,

129,

Rossin waranty, and Germany an sluty-eight.

in actual commission, Francs and Ruonia are the column of the

was aimed at and coaling rod inbestive, de to demonstrated in the Chapines Courtes of related me in apnounced that the and Natalion 2150 only and bulblod 20 law an just as much labour as taking in rice or letter above mentioned, which the Governor are current that a klobi kha e domed amoting Brigade kad received instructions to prepareretur, devoted to vessels walking and mempitting to be prevent and were dehumPO anglesos ke... recently forwarded to the Secretary of State fdr † the betsuthal. It is vested that the sea or anything else. . The ship'? in” from

by virtue of the provisions of the law. THE

the Colonier. In that interesting, and Instractive,

docamant we and ample look

cargo in the Ordinace was used estfect testom for our assertions in the following chandang ini amat bgniti, perkeliaras y en certain exceptions-Ice, live stock, smalls, ricam | passages 1-—-—.

but coal was not excepted. "Wakafor,” Mid Str. *The Committee of the Chamber destra me de

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of nearly gop men to proceed to Hongkong for Christ Beltais, le shows,

St. | sarly this month, to join the 1st Battalion. – A haulaskips under constraction, ma

Landon evening contemporary remarks, that ge

kemy oun ba afficient while messures of thị kind are snowbed in, they demoenifne the bene

Germany, there by Italy, and ate be sentit, of subway when

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. {Bifors Mr. E. 7. Ackroyd, Acti ng Chuf Friller,) October 18th,

BUROLARY,

Chan How was charged en Vares counts, twi |'ni - bungliriously entering a, Chineas denggiore hon at gốt” (2 moon's Hood: "West, and stosling