LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
MIXTURE.
Thursday, 12th September,
31 Wong Feng Shỉ v. Kwan Yan Fat,
To recover posserlin of No. 47. Staunton Street, et avide deed made by patottff Bea March, 1880, and to account for rests. Mr. H. L. Denays for plaintiff.
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SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
FIXTURES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1895.
protectors of the East. We enjoy araong the | saya that Lord Salisbury's retain to power bas Egyptians prestige and glory. Our officers have been the instructors of their armler, Our savants-Chimpoliton, Marielte, Masperi, Grebautbare revealed the world this venerated mother of civilisationa
Our work will consis in bringing about the milliary evacuation of Egypt by the free adhesion of the English in the sale solution meet Interests of all nations. This solution is for their dignity and for ours as will the
return to the status quo ante. Egypt would be indeperdent under_reservation of the rights of suzerainty of the Porte and the control of its credit 16. It would be fiting to place this The following fixtures were made this mornindendence under the guarantee of a neutrality analogous to that exlating in Europe in the case of certain states. It is solely to shed light upon Monday 9th September.-No. 497.
the question and to bring to so ed deplorable Tuesday, 10th Sentémber.
`mlaunderstandi- gs that we form this committer.” 1296-Chan Sut Chori and other v.
The French colony in Egypt, to quote M. Tong Tal Shop..........................$. 1483|| Octave Uzanne, in a recent letter to the Paris 1521-Cho Too Lab Mr D, Leighton 996.00 Figare, is the Alance-Loirine of the East,
Wednesday, rith September.
French political power in Fgypt, m.y not be 1584-Sia Fuu ̈v. Hopkins, Cumming
'rong, but the influence of France is still very where apparent. The official language is a French, the clubs are French, plays and opera are given in the theatres fa that linguage, and two newspapers, the Journal d'Alexandris and the Journal Egyptien, represent the French 400.000 press. The French colony consists of 15,700 persons, and the commerce with France is fourth in order of importance, coming after that of England, Turkey, and Russla,
& Co. in suigmacıkarmas Thursday, 12th S-ptember. 1557-Chen In Tong v. Trol Koon
Heang
147.80
193.50
1514-Yee Cheung firm v. Kan Cheong
shop...... 1515-W■ Hing Bank v. Kan Cheong
shop
***** 1,000.00 1516-Kwong Mi Cheong firm v. Kau
Cheong shop
308.03 1517-Ming Yuen Tong v. Kan Cheong
shop............
852.80 The following ca10 was postponed for two
weeks :-
1305-Cha Slog Yea . Wong Kl
Sherg
Pleading were allowed in cases !— 1505-Chi Chang Yung . LI YIK
Leong Ki firm ..................... 1506- Do,
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September 7th.
POLICE COURT.
235-18
1,000.00 600.00
Mr. McAllister, Inspector of Nuisances, was bound over to keep the peace for six months for assaulting his wife. For stealing to cattles of sugar coulle was sentenced to 14 days Imprisonment, Four Chinese carpenters; and shop-keepers were fined $10 each for keeping their bouses in a Bithy condition. For mooring ibelt boats in shore before gan-fire three men "were fined $10 each. Thres Chinese servant bays were foed $1 each for misconduct. For breach of the Opium Ordinances ■- Chinese boarding house keeper was fined $15. Two seamen, deserters from the American ship George S. Homer, were each sentenced to one months imprisonment. For disorderly conduct four Chinese vehicle coolies were bound over to keep the peace for six months. Three European scamen were fined so cents each for being drunk and disorderly. For trespassing on Crown land coolle was sentenced to 7 days imprisonment.
FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
The following telegram dated London July 27th, published in the New York Herald contains Interesting information bearing on the present uneasy state of affaire la Europa i—.
Since large Conservative majority in the House of Commons is seen to be assured, there is resurgence of jingalum in the press and from the platform. This condition of affairs heralds a stormy'Ume if Lord Salisbury should seek to satisfy the aspirations of his followers.
The foreign papers are all alert to the altuation. The French papers are assiduously advocating the use of the Franco-Russian allfance to drive Great Britain out of Egypt and to meet her lotigues with the Porto. The Italian paper claim that the change of gover- ment here will rerait in a revival of the Salisbury- Crispl entende, while the Berila and Vienna journals hail the restoration of a Conservative policy, declaring that it is almost tantamount to The Incorporation of Great Britain in the Triple Alliance.
The Globe, a conservative paper, to-day strikes a key note, advocating the boldest attack by Great Brbain on France at every paint where their interests may come in collision. France, this paper says, must be made to under- stand that there is no hope of the evacuation of Egypt until Great Britain deems the time fitting. It adds that the ridiculous claims of France to an exten-ion of her sphere of Influence in the Sondan must be met by a British advance from Ugends and from Egypt simol- taneously, The Mohli should be suppressed by compaign from Egy¬t, and 'Great Britain should hold war from the Upper Nile to Alexandria In Slam the French claims to the eastern bank of the M-kong River must not be allowed. Slam, It declares, is ripe for British protector-te.
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Continuing, the Globe ways that Rosela cannot permitted to acquire Port Tasaveff, but if she docs acqner that place Great Britato mast receive a quid pro quo.
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typical English view of the Egyptian | question le summed up in the following sentences, taken from an editorial fa a leading London weakly on the subject of the visst of the Brislib fleet to Alexandria :—
Nor should this superb naval demonstration be without some profit for those jealous European Powers which want to get the English out of Egypt. It signifies in the plainest possible way that the same sort of instrumentality which ousted Arabi would be employed without hesita- tion were due occasion to arise for the defence of Nileland against outside taterference. England says to the Powers, ladividually and collectively 'Tamale, seste. Her troops will embark when these work is done, but not a moment before. For how long? Indignantly asks our neighbours. Well, the deration, of our stay mainly depends upon whether France expedites or delays the progress of our administrative programme. The less opposlilen. It encounters the earlier will be the date of evacuation, In the meanwhile, an occasional naval demonstra. tion off the casat may serve as a reminder that the British ball-dog, although a poor band at barking, bites to the bone,"
As a symptom of Freach feeling in regard to Egypt we may take the acceptance by the Chamber of Deputies of a painting offered to it last month by an Egyptian Journalist, Mr. Mustapha Kamel, who is shown presenting a petition to France. "The Liberator of Nations," for the deliverance of Egypt. Egypt is represented is fetters and guarded by a figure symbolical of. brute force. The picture is entitled, "Appeal for help of the Egyptian People to France, the
Liberator of Nations."
Besides the Egyptian quca'tor, Cord Sallabary will have another problem to solve. As stated in the foregoing cable, he has filed a protest against China ceding or France accepilog territory that is included in the Anglo-Franch is directed against the conventies between Buffer Stato agreement of 1893." This protest France and Chins signed last month, which convention completed the northern boundary of the French possessions in Indo-China and definitely settled all the economic and commer- clal questions that had arisen between France and China. Part of the territory conveyed to France under this convention consisted of the Shan State of Kiang-Hung, over which England once claimed
proprietorship as the ground that the Shan chiefs were vassala Barmah. She, however, later abandoned her rights to Chins, but with the proviso that His Majesty the Chine Emperor could not, wlihout previously obtaining the assent of Her Britannia Majesty, cede "this territory or any fraction of it to any foreign nation."
Despite this reservation the ferritory in question has been ceded by Chlas to France, and Land Salisbury may and some difficulty in givingeffect to bla protest. M. Hanolavx, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been highly praised by the Paris press for kls saccess in this matter, and will not early abandon the newly acquired territory. As one Paris paper said recently:-" This con stitutes for us à precious advantage which we must, not allow to be lost by our indifference, fioiidity, or ignorance,"
CHINO-JAPANESE AFFAIRS.
The following special telegrem from Władtwo- stock is published by the Nover Vremya 1-m "Tapap is assiduously raising her army and feet to a war fonting. Two cruisers bought in Peur have already arrived, sad crews will sherly be despatched to England to take over tätee Ironclads, dach of 12,000 tons, which have been ordered there. A strong warlike temper prevails Japan, despite the virulence of the cholera. The fortifications of Port Arthur have been blown These mus's and must nots fairly represent up by the Japanese. They dominate Korea and the ideas entertained by the Conservatives, and
hold the King a prisoner. This statement con- it will be seen that should the government make aina more than one inaccuracy. We may doubt an attempt to carry them to their tagical con- whether Japan le going on to a war footing ang clusion, there will be stormy times ahead, more than she is at present, whilst the crews for diplomically, if not otherwise.
the two (not thre) new ironclada building in The Staff, commenting on the uneasy feel-England are not about to be despatched, for the In regard to European politics, says that it simple reason that the vessels are not yet ready, ing in has led to large sales. Consols, which during nor will they be for a "the second week of July were qusted at 108, with dividend, are this week as low as 1061, and all foreign sincks are heavy
this
year or two.
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· HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
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PLOTS TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT. The American mail-received by the China on the 4th brought us intelligence that the condi- tion of affairs political in Honolulu is somewhat alarming and that there is much underband scheming, so the Government of the Republic has to be continusily the alert to nip in the bad dangerous conspiracies.
The Frisco papers are, we note, apt to indulge in sensational articles on this subject and the Chronicis even devotes half a page to details of a plot alleged to have been formed in San Francisco with the object of restoring Queen Lillbokalon to her throne. The gist of the matter, as given by that paper, is as follows:
THE VULNERABILITY OF AUSTRALIA.
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The ship was silt good way off, and as I kept my eyes anxiously fixed on her I discovered to my borror that she was steering in a wrong direction and would pais a good quarter of a mile from the polat where I was striking oot for dear life, Matters began to look critical. I had been nearly a quarter of an hour in the water already, and my strength was rapidly ebbing away, I could see the Homeward only when I rise to the summit of the long waves, 80 it was oot a matter of much surprise that they had lost sight of such mere speck as I must have appeared on that troubled ses Two or three minutes more, and she was now passing the spot in a lion with which I was. la another moment she would be to leeward of me, when, il I was sighted, she would have to work up against the wind to pick me up. My heart sank within me as 1 aaw the gallani ship in all the pride of her strength and swifmess shooting along on the backs of the vast ocean rollers, with her topgallant els lowered and her courses hauled up. I could see the crowds of men on the shrouds and up in the tops, all anxiously striving to catch a glimpse of me, and I could see la the ports and in the mizzentop the forms of my messmates straining their eyes for the atom of humanity struggling myriads of our raco, and, like-a-fabled-monster, with the mighty element that has engulfed sach
is ever ready for more victims.
captain's boy and a pantry bay of the Afengkwi According to the Observer, the steward,
Bangkok on the 25th alt, charged with attempt were arraigned before the British Conest at
$1,010. Mr. Tilleke, who appeared on behalf of Ing to smuggla 206 tins of oplam, valued at the Oplam Farm, asked for exemplary punish- cat, on the grounds that oplam had been often found on that steamer, and no one had yet been convicted. The Oplum Farm proved the finding the lluen room. of the contraband foʼsix bags at the back of arrested one of them escaped, and it took half When the Accused were beleg an hour to sgala find him. Captain Farrell stated that at Swatow two of the accused, (all of whom were the only persons, in charge of the linen room) had gone ashore, and that he had been given the aplom to stow away. the one who remained on board bad stated that The asters denied all knowledge of the presence of the drug. The prosecution pointed out that
this was the usual story upon detection. The Cool, who thought all must have a knowledge of the attempt, fined the first two $100 each and the third man $ça.
standing back toward me on the other-port-all expressed the opinion that it was dangerous been received with favour by almost all the
tack. There was what sailors call "good lump to use the Mekong for the Saigon-Bengkok ras, Chancelleries.
The wiltar In conclusion
of a sea saya :-"Lord Salisbury will, doubtless, direct Many people are growing alarmed at the pre- the salt water from found it very difficult to keep an she was built for river traffic only and not
water from making 1's way down my ❘ suited for deep-son traffic. his first efforts towards remoring Germany's rent read of affairs Id the East, and not only to throat with a frequency and in quantifies greater distrust, and revalning is friendship for the pro- the East of Avia but in that of Europe too. than was agreeable. I had my clothes on, too, fit of British diplomacy. To be more precise. Ils now boldly stated that the Ottoman Empire and a circumstance which told against me more presume that he will attempt to break up the has no longer a navy, and it is further said that the than anything elso-I was thoroughly exhausted European understanding, which was Arrived at Case leaves no real Government to his Ministers, with the exercise previously undergoce aloft, sa for the purpose of the conclusion of peace which is obviously against the interest of peace, that with all there drawbacks I began to feel between China and Japan, and, in my opinion, Australians are now beginning to awaken a little rather fatat. I floated a liule to relleve myself, he has a chance of succeeding. But, whatever to a sense of the fact that even European affairs but was almost suffocated with broken water, happens, we shall have to deal with a states may have a very practical significance for them, and so was fain to swim on. man who is in a position to follow his own and one just arrived from Melbourne has been course and who shows no inclination to avoid remarking on the serious way in which at present discussion."--Z & C. Exprest.
the principal Colonies are open to attack. The action of the Victorian Government in stil fasther reducing the regular establishment of defence forces on the score of economy is about the most flagrant example of the penny wise and pound. foolish Cheese-pating ever yet heard of. Traloed men are extremely valuable as a nucleas, and, if It were required to raise a sudden force to deal with a landlog of an enemy somewhere, it would be bitterly repeated that the establishment for defence had not been on at least a five-fold scale Life, precious life, would be ruthlessly sacrificed. and meaty would be poured eat then like water. and no one can forecast the consequences. No cacmay could ever rush on the harbour and port fortifications. Why, ladeed, should he? An expedition would he landed quite easily, far out of range, and a skilful moviment to the rear would place the particular capital selected at the mercy of a commander, who would ask so many millions as ransom! This is not an extravagant. Mr. W. P. Marrow is the active agent in the and yet it might be rendered vitally impossible notion. It is just what would probably happen, plot, and he is trying to engage. 200 men, at $15 & month, to go to Hanoisin. Arms are said to only each of the great Colonies would equip and be hidden on the island of Main, and these are malaiata such naval squadrons as could to be picked up and tak-a on to Honolulu. The absolutely stop say landing in fores within, foo miles of the port If an enemy plan is to land in the Harbour at the foot of were compelled thus elther to attack fortifica- Fort Street, take the Custom House and possible make a rush for the fire alarm station, or to commit his land forces to an indefinite Bush march of some days' duration, no telephone affice and Pallce station. It is
doubt the particular Colony thus threatened believed these can be taken easily by 200
could deal with the perf; bat determined men, and then the Royallets in the cacey might land within quite a short march present an town will rally at these places, be armed, and to of the rear of Melbourne, Sydney, or Adelaide. a few hours the republican government will be This it is which constitutes the real danger. extinct. The government claims to be supported Speaking on this subject to a newly arrived by 5,000 whites, while the native Hawalian Victorian, we ventured to tell him that, if a and the majority of the labouring classes landing did take place, the effec's on property Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese-are in favour of the Monarchy. Thanks to the freedom with
uld be terrible He observed that it would be so, but that Australians as a rate did not which the leader of the plot has talked, the
believe such thing to be even possible. This government should have litile to fear from this
is simply Uving in a fool's paradise, for no latest move.
military man doubts that five or six thousand mea could be landed quite easily at many places on the Australlan littoral where there. could be no one even to witness the sight. As General Sir Andrew Clarke has always lasisted, son power is the iblag, and a few more swift, well- armed abips in Australian waters would count for more than many regiments of volunteers Loland.
Á ROYALIST FLOT.
POLITICAL COMPLICATIONS,
Of more real importance to the Dele adminis tration, however. are two moves made by foreign officials. The first of these is the demand made by the United States Minister for reparation to be made to an American citizen name James Dureel, on account of canseless arrest during the troubles last January.
The Minister's Note contains an affidavit by Durect and a claim for | $15,000, The Hawallan Government has promised to consider the matter, and in the meantime is preparing counter-affidavits to show that the claim is unjust. The important point is that this is taken to show that the American Government is now to withdraw that moral suppert which has been of so much help to the Frovisional Government.
A leading Uaicnist London dally has some highly perifnent observations on Russia and her real policy in Aala. The welter declares, and be dies many obvious facts to support his view, that the true objective of Rauia is the sea, and she seeks ports first. Doubtless ports" in a sense mean territory, bat a port here and there constitate ber primary desire. Now, it is per- fec ty certain that if Japan's advance has Another matter which is causing uneasiness brought Australia within the selve zones of Major Wodehouse. This gentleman was for of Raisin on the Indian and Pacific Oceans affect arose over the departure of the British Minister, external pellics, much more would the location over twenty-five years the representative of Her Australia in the same way. It is curious that Majesty to the rulers of the petty kingdom, and some little time before the sticle referred to zbave daring the troubles that resulted to the dethron appeared, a distinguished veteran Australian Ing of Liliuokalant, the present leader claim steamana man who bas left his mark per that he gave her more than moral support. Is manently on mors. Iban one member of the consequence of his refusal to recognise the Pro- grest group-stated that Britisk demision visional Government, and of ble representations had nothing to fosz to Asia, ale from to the home government, when it became neces-so-descent proving successful, for even local sary to again open diplomatic relations with the success would count for more than the loss of new government, a Consul General was appointed pitched battles in the Paojaub or anywhere on In place of the Minister. When the latter was the northern frontler. The moral, of course, ready to leave be applied to the President (who, Is that Australia should take special care to as bead of the government, had the custody of maintain a good and mobile naval force, and to the Queen) for leave to see her. As this would Institute an organisation whereby Australasia ba construed by the Royallets as a recognition can be one at ses, for in matters naval solidarity by Great Britain that the Queen was still the roler, is all essential. It has, we may mentlag, and Major Wodehouse bad not presented his letter occurred to more than one Anglo-Australian of recall to the President, his application who takes practical Interest in foreign was refused. President Dole stated that though offxirs that France's move la sending ao the new Consul-General had presented his expedition to Madagascar is much more strategic credentials he had no official knowledge of theban, perhaps, appears on the surface. A strong recall of the Minlater, and in consequence he place of arms it the Indian Ocean is not exactly looked upon the departure of Major Wodehouse pleasant thing to contemplate when the owners are French, and whep we know that the memories of what France once was in India
a discourtesy, while his departure without paying blu farewell call to President Dole gives hope to the Royalists of action by England in the near future favour-ble to their party.
THE CUBAN REVOLT.
LATEST. INGAGEMENTS.
Our latest American exchanges have had colama uson column of matter about Cabs, from which we extract the following:-
HAYANA, August roth,
In a collision between insurgents and govern. ment troops guarding a plantatlon, two of the latter were killed. Anwher affray occurred at Mayaguaba, in which two lanurgants and seven soldiers were Injured. The Government troops seised quantity of arms. An insurgent band at Barrabus, but were driven out in a few days under General Jauce, recently captured the fort with the loss of two men and air horses. Aband of insurgents, forty strong, was formed in the district con dispersed by the civil guard, after having of Cruces, province of Santa Clara. They were three killed, five wounded and and taken prisoner,
-PROVISIONAL GOVERNIENT,
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The New York correspondent of the Standard states; Captain Ryan, who has been com missiased to observe Jepancso affairs, reports Lord Salisbury has sent a protest to Parle and that negotiations have been entered into for the
The ingurgents have formed a provisions; government with general Maseo as President" Pekin against China ceding of France accepting purchase of the Peruvian Navy in preparation territory that is included in the Anglo-Franch for war with Russia. Other known details made mach service in the various troubles on the elect This man fa a thorough Cuban, has 1001 Buffer State agreement of 1893.
report significant enough for a communlcs- The contingency to
to which attention was first tien to be made to the Fresident and the Cabinet:sland, was wat estates and is regarded as an drawn by the
at exceptionally able man, The Maskroshja Viadomoşil states ¿-Ar an editorial vapaan edison of the Herald in
by Commercial Cablesed regards the Chino-Japanese settlement the published in these columos en Friday last, has Cabinets of St Petersburg, Paris and Berlin by now, as the foregolag despatch abows, attracted no mesas intend to allow the negotiations about the attention of the London press. As the Russian the additional indemnity to be paid by China statesman who was interviewed by special for the evacuation of the Liaotung Peninsula, correspondent of the Herald St. to of the wald, Rassia will consider herself antilled to set and Japan, to be made an obstacle to the with France in regard to Egypt-In other words, evacuation in question, the the French government will now find itself with which, in say case, they demand notion of
hicking which Lord Salisbury will scarcely formally promised them by Japan.
to disregard,
importal German Foard of Bicaluh, scales
ponible
First number of the Transactions of the
A VILLIBUSTERING EXPEDITIOX.
BALTIMORE, August 10th. One of the seamen of the American steamer James Woodall, suspected of being a Caban Allibuster, which sailed from Baltimore July 10th American: "The Woodall unloaded 153 men and a large quantity of dynamite, rifles, revolvers and ammunition nası Havana, Cuba, which were taken aboard off Floride.
Instead of going to Progreso,
This Egyptian qustion, as all the world
Panquery, un vind near They' West, where know! is one upon whick France feels very that According to official intelligence, dated we took aboard 153 men and 600 pounds of strongly, Ever since she withdraw frota har June 1, cholera is spreading in a most alarming dynamite, doo Remington rifles, 200 six-cham partaceship with England in regard to Egyptian way among the Japanese troops stationed in berad revolvers, 200 cutlasses and 330,000 affairs, thirteen years ago, the has never ceased Chins, soo fatal case being reported to have rounds of ammunition.
lose at Part
men came from New York, and the arms
The ma
survive to stimulate the ambition of a rer. vice which has of late years made enormous d. Indeed, no one not perjudiced hope. lessly can fall to admit that the personnal of the French Navy is at the present time simply splendid. All those things are signs of the times, and some of them possibly concern Australinde cren more than they concern Londoners-Colonter and India.
OFF THE YARD., There were four apprentice boys of us on the grod ship Homeward when she left the port of Boston for Chios, and one day, after we had bren a week ou', the mate sent as aloft to the exercising for ball an hour when 1, belig at the topsail yard to get "broken in "We had been
weather end of the yard, suddenly lost my hold I tiled to recover myself, but it was la valo. on the jackstay through having a sore floger. clutched wildly at anyibing, but only grasped the afe. I reeled for a moment, and then, down-into the tes! Indeed it was lucky that losing my balance, tumbled beadlong dawa the ship was at the time taking a heavy soli to leewed, so that I fell overboard and not on to the deck, where. In all probability, I should have broken my neck.
Fortunately, again, I had been brought up at à school that was only separated from a lake by narrow road, and we schoolbars used almost to live in the water, bathing twice a day, between the monika of April and November, so if there was anything I was proficient in It swimming,
test
I waxed fainter and more faint, Despair began to settle over me, when suddenly I saw by
fairly toward me, and the only question was the change
the trimming of the yards that ? was discovered. Now the Homeward stood whether I had strength enough left in me to keep myself adest. The brave sloop-of-war cama on her errandset mercy, churning the salt seas under her entwater after the manner of the bluff-bed ships of old. With my eyes intently settled on her I struggled on ; now she was close to me and a boat was lowered, into which jumped smartly and willingly half a dozen 'starlwart fellows.
But I felt it was all too late. I was slaking! Do my utmost I could not keep my mouth above water, except by spasmodic exertions. I heard shou's near me, and feebly struck out again, and then once more. Too late! My souses seemed to be leaving me-only a dall, heavy agony at frit supervened, though it was more mental than physical, and thep all seemed over,
another half minute
by the bowman, who grasped the hair of my I was subsequently Informed that I was seized bead, which was fast disappearing below the surface, of the water, and those in the boat stated that in I must have sank out of sight past all chance af recovery, As it was, when they hauled me Into the boat they thought I was gone. Two of the men andressed me and rubbed my body, and directly I was taken on board all the officers finement to my bed of three or four days I was vied with each other fa kindness. After a con. sufficiently restored to be struck off the sick list, resume my usual duties and write this “yarn,” as sailors call it, about my fall off the yard.
MARTIN HARKER, in the S, P. Call,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUK:. Tacoma (Evandals) to-morrow. Australian (Changsha) 11th test. Indian (Kutsang) 13th inst. Canadian (Embrass of Japan) 16th inst," American (Belgie) 20th inst,
THE Indo-China Co.'s steamship Kutsang, from Calcutta and Straits, left Singapore for this port yesterday at 5 p.m.
THE Chloe Mutual S: N. Co.'s stemmer Pingsway, from Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool, left be expected here on or about the 13th inst, Singapore for this port this afternoon, and may
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We are informed by the Agents of the Austrian Lloyd's S. N. Co, that the Company's steamer Maria Teresa left Singapors for this port yesterday afternoon.
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ARRIVALS.
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Aggregating 13,844 tous register,
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Swntow Gro. S. Homer\........... (burk) New York. -- Aggregating 6,064 tons register, HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNE, Tigris
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This accomplishment was now put to a severe. home in the water and not a bit nervous. The struck out at once,, and felt quite at dread of sharks did however, for a moment cross my mind,
made
look me
around anglously to see if there was may, alk, of ind narrow in abore water, which always betraya the presence of that dreaded monster. It today Mr. J. A. Swettenham, Colonial Secretary,
only that morlag
A boat
to aim at ousting her successful rival from the occurred in thu Guards 5w the impending and ammunition were rusty, karing evidently board 1" cry I had heard more than once
Jand of the Pharaohs, and as the years baye Arthur. It is feared gone by and England's hold upon the country ratura of the troops will cause a further been thrown overboard by a filibuster to escape bis grown stronger this desire on the part of France has become constantly more intense. It received emphatic expression a few weeks ago In the Presidential address delivered at the first meeting of the new "Egyptian Commlite recently formed in Paris. In the course. of bis address, M. Deluas-Montand, president of the Society, sald
spread of the discase in Japan. A com capture. The 153 men did not seem to be munication from Sal, dated July 17 states ordinary soldiers, but Cuban officers and gentle that the cholers has broken out in Koras mes of refinament and education, This intelligence is of interest, as it once more conflems the observation that the seat of war is direct for Cuba, and dropped anchor about 11 After some delay Captain Hadison steamed fruitful ground for the propagation of disease, o'clock at night off a village forty-five miles from and that cholers, in particular, devsiop in Havana. Disembarking began immediately, We have is Egypt, at Cairo, at Alexandria, all carried on. The apprehensions that the disease forly men, carried the 153 men and the ammuni- along the Nile, a prosperous colony, French may spread in Japan by the return of the troops tion to the shore. All had been landed by 4 capital to doing wonders) it is establishing we abundantly warranted by the history of o'clock in the morning when the Woodall partion of the fadastry and trade. By a traditioneza, as shown by the facte collected by Herr | vivamed away in the darkness for Progreso." workshops and holding in its hands large inding book mold thin three posturies we see (1,720 Mirari, la de article by. #Whiskie serious Keston malesă the usvali is "promptly The Americas Government contemplates by 'virate of the fentong
At the Boustead Instituta, Singapore, the other
presented & medal and certificals from the Royal descended into the hold of a vessel (s. s. Humane Society to Habib, the mandor whe Carmarthenshire) at Tanjong Pagar and rescued natives overcome with foul gas,
THE NEW LIGHTHOUSE AT CAPE CHARLES, A new lighthouse has just been completed t Cape Charles on the northern entrance to the math of Chesapeake Bay, and on August 15 will display its great light for the first time. The new structure will replace the present light, which stands nexree the sea, and for years has fl whed every few seconds at Cape Heary light on the south side of the bay, twelve miles distant. The plan, and looks very much like, thuss sean, od now lighthouse is constructed on the skeleton the Florida cost. The great revolving lens stands 180 feet high, and throws flashes of light at intervals, visible by a man standing on the
as a day mark for vessels bound along the coast. deck of a vessa! twenty miles at sex. The old lighthouse will continue to stand, and will serve The new light filumines the entire horizon and will show a group of four and a group of five white flasbes every thirty seconds; thus, four ashes and a dark interval of about three seconds; five father and a dark Interval of sixteen seconds.—Scientific American,
THE NEW TORPEDO BOAT. By an act of Congress approved March sod 1895, provision is made for constructing three torpedo boats, the cost not to exceed $175,000 each. The Act providing for the ballding of these boats places them subject to the bias of contractors of the Pacific Stope, Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico only, unless the bids show that they cannot be ballt at these places at a fair cost, in which case the Secretary is at liberty to either balld them at any of the government navy yards or ask for bids from any of the well known shipbuilding firms. The time limit for construction being fifteen months will be ready for used at the end of 1866. The from the date of signing the contract, the vessel speed called for lo the contract is 26 knots per bour, which le 6 knote slower than the Intoot British torpedo bosts. The dimensions of the
water line, 17 feat; mean normal draught, s feet new boats are to be as follows: Length on load water line, 170_fent; beam, extreme, an load 6 Inches; usmal displacement, 180 tons Indicated borne power, $,200.
DO GULLS FOLLOW SHIPS ↑ On a late trip of one of the steamers plyleg between Portland and San Francisco the question came up among the passengers as to whether the guils which appeared around the ship each morning were the same birds as had been with the ship on the day previous. To test the matter a line and fish hook were procured, and with a bait of salt pork the Asblog for a sea guil wAR commenced. The first cast of, the line wa balt. He was hauled aboard and found uninjured, successful, a big gray bird swooping down on the the book having caught in one of the glands of the beak, from which it was readily loosened. After brought and carefully tied around the wall's left le detaching the hook a strip of red fennel wee by one of the seamen of the steamer, the bird be ing then turned loose. Circling for a monsent la the air, the guli claried toward the distant blos streak which denoted the const line, and it was crally allowed that each day brought a new contingent of guile to follow the steamer and on coming on deck after breakfast the next pick up the waste scraps from the table; but morsing there was the flannel-bedecked goil to be seen, the most clamorous of all the birds. To test the gulli renzoning power, if it had any the same linn and bait was drifted astern, thá Rull caught the day before being one of the Art, to strike for it.
COMMERCIAL NEWS,
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
Hongkong, September 7th. Mr. Erich Georg in his Wickly Share List faced at noon to-day states -
The market kan ruled falsly active. Rates have been well maintained and in many cases" show improvement.
BANK SHARES-Hongkong and Shanghals. -The Improvement reported in my last has continued and sales have been affected at 18T, 182, 183 and 184 per cent, prem., market closing. somewhat easier at latter rate. Other Bank stock neglected.
MARINE INSURances.—China Traders have changed hands at $74, closing with farther buyers and as sellers at that rate, Uniens, Yang, tases and North Chinss have changed hands at quotations.
FIRE INSURANCHI-Hongkong Flass_have conttaged to ruls wank with no sales. Chine could be I placed at $55,
SHIPPING-Hongkong, Canton and Macane. have been dealt in so some extent at $33), and 833 closing firm at latter rate. Other shipping. stocks have ruled wanker without business, and“
be obtained at quotations.
REF No business to report, but Lusons are looking stronger at $47.
MIXING With a more satisfactory. August posilon from $4, at which rate shares changed crashing Punjome quickly improved their hands in the early part of the to $5,
close firm as from 13 10458. Rawoke Squad
and more shares are wanted at the higher raUG, for at $4, hat I have no sales to report, Bal morals have changed hunds at $3 and 93.39, Other Mining stock has ruled neglected.
DOCKS, WHARYES, &C-Hongkong and The N. C. Daily News reports that the P&iberato further rose with sales at 109, 110, and Whampoa Docks, continuing in good dessand O. Company have decided to run their exiza completed, this will probably become a regular they are steady with boyers at 123, and sellers stormers through to Japan va Shangkal, and 143 per cent, prem, to 115 per cant, at which as son as the steamers now building are latter rate a sale was effected. At time of writing fortnightly service. The steamers will carry at 344, are lo request at $46.
at 114 percent. Wharees (Kowloon), siter anleg first-class passengers both ways, and not only, as st present, on the homeward journey,
happened that the patent is bany, cnally, kape been taken down by the carpenter for the purpose of repals. There was therefore no resource for Immediate aid, and I had to trust to myself unili
picked me up. I heard the cry in the distance, "Man over- when safely treading the planks of a good ship, bat the flameward, going "izza" at the time, at making suck headany through the water that before anything could be done she was a long was owing to the men not belago amart as way off. Then she wore round" but whether it usual, or to some other cause, sha' seemed as though she would never be on my track, but that
after yards the main brace pennant was
I learned afterward that in braclog fo cartled away! owing to the fact that the old Bangkok on the night of the sath ultime The demand and have changed handa at - Stole MIEC ZLANEOUS...Watsons have been in good boatswila in pae of his humors had made delay, was caused by Viry bad wanther all the closing with buyers. Youwicks pasilaws to be which he thought good enough for sucks tempos that tka vaskel wonid (dunder. Withe passengers Icwe have here ancsked for nad khe name ka the peasant out of sense condemned rope,way from Baigno, and it was thought at times, enquired fox but have heard of no transfers tuy purpose," "Hower91, at frugth the ship wat kwise pas je gies Sunverentsen mid our 194 regn with sutall inder or
WAYM.
LANDS, HOTELE AND BUILDINGn.---Landsshow- farther improvement and salon kare been effected at $62,"$64 and $65, clewing stendy at The French steamer Mekong, running between laties rate. Other stocks under this heading two and a half days overdue und reached
places, where war is being, or basdately bees, | The steamer's ibres boats, one of which held } 1 was to be left to die in a wilderness of bun" he | Salgon' and Bangkok, was on har last voynge | kave ruled neglected.'
A. Hirsch.
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