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PARIS, Augget 26th. A Havas telegram from Cairo, which has been received with some incredulity hero, says - Fresh letters have arrived from the Mahdi which state that he is ready to submit to the Khedive and insure the pacification of the Soudan and trade of the Nile Valley with EgypÍ RE BOON BE the English occupation of Egypt has ceased.. The Mahdi has sent reinforcemente towards
Bahr of Chasal: Osman Digma is a longer a
Omdurman.
Rouz, August 27th.
A fire broke out to-day at the Convent of Ribordone, in the province of Turis, and eight women perished in the flames, while four other were badly burned. An accident with a potraisum lamp was the cause of the 'outbreak,
PARIS, August 27th. The Journal des Débats to-day publishes a long article to show that the occupation of Mangrin by the British is manifestly contrary to the pullgations undertaken by Great Britala in conformity with the protocol signed at Paris on November 25th, 1893, which up to the present has guided the proceedings of the two countries. It is inadmissible, adds the journal, that Great Britain should catablish on the banks of Mekong Buffer State of which France alone would bear the cost.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1895.
Trafalgar vass, which was presen-ed to Lady Nelson by officers who served under her heroic husband in the battle in which he met his death, Another interesting Nelson relic is thus preserved to the mailon.
THE “CATTERTRUN" INQUIRY,
At the date the list advices from Sydney (Aug. 30th), the Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the steamar Cetterthus was proceed oficer, A. W. Lanfear, who was on watch when Ing. The principal witness was the second the ship struck. He testified that the night was very dirty and that, about ten minutes before the disaster, he had altered the course of the current was setting the ship in. He did not see ship ço degrees away from land, as he foured u
the green lightat. Rig Seal (which would mean danger) before the ship struck.
Mr. Lanfear stood a frying exam'nation well, and although the finding was not given when the Manmad left, the president of the Board is known to have said, according to private advice received by us, that he would come out all right. The inquest, which went into practically the Amo matter, settled the result by failing to cast any blame upon any of the living,
The wreck of the steamer Callerthus has been discovered tylng in' 29 fathoms of water two and a half miles north of Seal Rocks, bat wing to the depth of water divers cannot reach It.
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Yesterday to succeeded in making biz etcaps. He someted himself in a basket of dirty linen, which was carried out of the house and passed through a crowd of the watchfal police.
A number of leading French statesmen are also implicated in the alleged bribery, and M. Magoler bad threatened to make a complete exposure of the whole transactions.
August go:b. In eply to a question in the House of Commons last night, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, promised correspondence which has passed between the to lay upon the table of the House all the South Australian Government and the Colonia Office with respect to the reduction of the salary of the Governor of South Australia.
The Daily News, In commenting on this promise, says that li the whole of the letters are Included, the correspondence will be found to
"uousually cotertalalag,"
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NEWS BY THE INDIAN MAIENS
Sula, September, 5th. *Colonel Hutchinson arrived at Drosh on the, grd, and assumed command of the troops in Chitral from that date.
Capala Morley, 4 Dragoon Guards, Jõins the Viceroy's Staff as Akle-de-Camp.
MADRAS, September 6th, The appointment of Sir Arthur Havelock to the Governorbip of Madras has been received with general approval hers. The local proses making such appointments, by sending tiled minions in lauding the new departure in administrator with long experience, instead of an impecunions constry gentleman with family Indgence.
ALLAHABAD, September 6th. Major Meade has been selected to command the 8th Bengal Cavalry on the retirement of Lieutenant Colonel McNeal, the present Commandant.
ALLAHABAD, September ytb. readiness to proceed to Babre in case of farther The 4th Bombay Rides are being held in disturbances. They will take Maxim gans with them.
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Immessesupplies of arms and ammunition carded | that will cost from two to three thousand dollaw ---by General Tang for the arming of the Buddhist to repair, and which caused a detention of about population of Kanes, who were expected to join | a work and consequent damages for damusragu. bla ranks in large numbers, and then, after The stem of the Azamorda slightly twisted by declaring for Mahmoud Khan, of Halch'eng, the the blow, and she will probably have to undergo Mähommedan rebel king, the matineers were repair in Hongkong, daya tha Mail, to attack the rear of the Imperial army under The Aramor is now in port, but we have not*% General Llu, who is opposing the rebels in yet heard of her going to dock. Nor does in Banchou prefecture, and so effect a junction with | appear likely that sha will do no, just yet, að ska thele costellgtonfat. All these fact come out is going on to Bombay vo Slogapore in a day through
or two with cargo and passengers. THE CONFESSION OF AN EX-BUDDHIST OFFICER of General Tog' srmy, who during the first over the Inquiry Into the loss of the yacht Scafion In one of the Mahommedan cavalty baitzilons Mr. T. W. Lewis (stipendiary), who presided Mahommedan rebellion in the sixties had turned run down in a fog by the Finance off the Mannimanic order to save bis life. It seems that Owen Lightship, when the owner and one of the this officer secretly, and three hours before the hands were lost, made some strong observations massacra was to begla, went to General Tang's on the reckless manner la which the Perrance tent and revealed everything. The latter, took was navigated, and concluded with the following Instant steps to arrest the ringleaders without remark alone am responsible for the follow causingalarm amongst the Mahommed in troops, ing expression at oplelea. I desire to add that A deputation of Parsees walted yesterday
and then quietly seat these reglaments on various the navigation of steamships at full pood, apan Me.. Josephs Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and pointed out that
errands, some to distances forty miles off to during foggy weather, to the crowded waters 100,000 British Indian subjects, residents in
quarter and Peking, while others the cavalry and continues to be, the cause of lamentable guard the line of communications between bead of the Engilah and Bristol Channels, has been, South Africa, were discontented, as both Cape
had orders to go to Chibli to escort the grain Toss of ilia. The punishment visited on officers Colony and the Transvaal refused to grant them
catta, back for the supply of the army. So responsible for caluable recklessness of sign- the soffrage, and prevented them from trading.
quit Mr. Chamberists, in reply, said that it was A telegram from Astor, Kashmir, to-day says that the various Mahommedan regiments had
quietly was all this done by General Tung tion resulting in the loss of lile le limited in most cases to inspension of the certificates. He was, however, willing to negotiate with the missing since the 24th ultima They were each other before starting on their new am a deterrent, and it appears totally inadequate impossible for him is Intervine in the matter, that Mr. Mummery and two Gurkhas have been no time allowed them to communicate with Such punishment does not appear to operate view of securing an ameiloration of the condition onesped as an altitude of 8,000 feet in the duties, so that by the time rettled for the of the people referred to.
Demaral Nallab, on Nanga Parbat. On the massacre, a o'clock in the morning, only two recommend that, where a primă facts case of I venture to Replying to a question in the House of Comoth Mr. Hastings, returning, found the camp Matriman regiments of 650 men each were left reckless navigation is established before mour to-day,
A. J. Balfour, First Lord of landing with all the outfit, the presumption being in an army of nearly 15.000 Buddhisis. At Wreck Inquiry Court, criminal proceedings Mr. the Treasury, said that it was not proposed to that the party left camp on the 24th, to ascend Aayheaks the dosen or so singlenders were should be instituted against the offenders. I have grant a special pension to H.R.H. the Duke of the neighbouring peak, and were overwhelmed executed before the army. But by the separa. long been looking for an utterance of this kind, Cambridge, who retires from the position of by an avalanche. Search parties are out, bastion of such a large force-6,500 men-from the and at last it has come. Ten years ago I took Commander-in-Chief of the army on October 1st. no hope is entertained of recovering the bodies. main army at a critical moment, Mr. Balfour added, however, that His Royal
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matter up sarnestly. The following extracts ALLAHABAD, September toth Highness was entitled to a retiring pension of
from articles which appeared at the dates given referred rather to collisions in clear weather than £1,200 per annum.
in fogs, but the principle is the same, and so are the arguments based on it. No one doubts that responsibility for loss of life were involved. I hall the collisions would be avoided if crimient
show that they were not to blame, and that the would always be open to those concerned to
accident was unavoidable; but that is just what. they should have to show, and unlem they did show if they should be punished for man- slaughter,--"Lookout Man" in Fairplay.
LABORE, September 9th
to the gravity of the offence. BERLIN, August 18th,"
A superior officer of the Chlosse Marion has arrived here, He will proceed to-morrow to Stettin in order to inspecs warships built there for the Chinese Government.
نهنسید
CHOLERA IN THE STRAITS,
The Free Prest of the zoth says that the Netherlands India Government had withdrawn its decres of goth Jane last, declaring Singapore an infected part owing to cholera.
The Pinang Gousfis of the 18th ban the following:
CONSTANTINOPLE, August 28th, Further particulars from an authentic source of the attack lately made by a band of Bulgarian brigands upon the village of Doipad, or Yanakli, in the Rodope district, show that the affali was of a much more serious nature than appeared from the first accounts. The village was attacked at dark, The Chinuman who was removed from Chulla While the inhabitants were silll asleep, with Street yesterday is dead. The man came from dynamite bomba, which set fire to the houses; Singapore in the Calypso, which was not quaran and when the villagers endeavoured to escape tined. He came from the same depot in Singa- the flames they were set upon by the brigands, pore whence the first two cases came two months who killed men, women, and children Indlago, and was on the point of going away criminately,
to his new bode when he was taken ilin the depot. The same paper comments upon the question editorialy in the following style -
It would appear from the few cases of cholers which we have reported during the last few days as if the aethorhies to Singapore were somewhat premature in deciating their Part free of cholera, Fortunately, however, cholera dies out la Penang, and we are not likely to hear any more about ji unless fresh cases x'e imparted,
The exact number of killed is not yet known, One version places it sa bigh as 300, but this figure is probably exaggerated
A report is current that the Turkish garrisons in Macedonia and along the Tarke-Bulgarian frontier will be considerably strengthened, the Porte being sill distractial of the Bulgarians intention.
EDINBURGH, August 281k. Her Majesty the Queen lest Osborne last evening for Balmoral,"
Lod A chibald Campbell has arranged a march through Glencoe with the Inverary pipe band on the evening of 9th September. The band will slowly march down the lower part of the glen playing laments. The Macdonalds have evidently not forgotten the massacre of Glencoe, for Lord Archibald has received intima- tion that the pipe band will not be allowed to march through the glen without molestation. His Lordship has applied to the Argyleshire authorities to have the glen patrolled with policemen in plain clothes on the evening to question. The affair is causing considerable excitement in the Highlands,
August 29th, A Blue-book was listed yesterday showing the circumstances under which the Inte Govern- ment proposed acetiling from Chitral, and the promptitude with which the present Government reversed that decision and gave effect to the strong representations of Lord Elgin and the Viceroy's Council
An exciting fire occurred early this morning In the Imperial Hotel, Edinburgh. No lives lost. Sir Alexander Mackenzie, K.C.S.I., at present s member of the Council of the Viceroy of India, bas been appointed Lieutenant-Governor al Bengal,
LONDON, August 30th, Ex-Premier Pak Yonghyn, who recently fied from Korey, has arrived, at Winnipeg. He declines to make any communication regarding
the affairs of his country.
Rajah Brooks of Sarawak arrived on 24th inst. at Marseilles on board the Saghalien. A French paper states that he will shartly have an inter- view with the President of the Republic.
M. Gerard, who represents France at Peking has been raised by M. Hanotaux to the rank of first-class - Minister Plenipotentiary, because of bis brilliant success in obtaining from China the fell and exclusivo possession of the Valley of Nam Oo,
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EXECUTION IN PENANG.
On the 16th of April last, says the Penang Gazette of 19th lust, whilst a Chinese women was sitting on a chair in her house in Balik Fulau, Besgalce ayco samed Nanoo came in and stabbed her in the chest with a knife. As soon as he had committed the deed he ran out of the house on to the read, where he met a policeman and gave himself up, telling him what he had done and banding him, the knife which he had used, which was covered with blood. Before any assistance could be procured ike woman expired. For this crime, this morning, (19th) the culprit had to undergo the extreme
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September 1st.
The execution of Private Stewart, Highland Light Infantry, for the murder of a comrade Fyrabad, has been fixed for to-morrow.
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LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
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GENERAL TUNO'S PLANS WERE MOMENTARILY
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which necessitated his waiting for a reinforce ment of 5,000 men raised by his nephew from movement of the army could be made. Nearing the prefecture of Ninghsis, before the forward Lanches on the 23rd of August, General Taug's army had a serious battle with a superior fores of the rebels, but he succeeded in driving the enemy towards Stalog, which was at enes
The debate on the Army Estimates showed that the House generally approved of the reforms to be intilated at the War Office. Mr. St. John Brodrick, Parliamentary Secretary of the War Office, announced that there was a deficiency in the stocks of small arms ammunition of 104,000,000 rounds, which would cost £130,000. Steps had, however, been taken for remedying (Baforë Mr. A. G. Win, acting Putini Judge,) besiged by the latter. tals defect.
In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Henniker Heaton-brought forward the subject-of- a penny post between Great Britain and Austis- is, asserting that the colonien desired the intro- daction of the reduced rate, but bad never been Invited by the Imperial authorities to jela.
Mr. Hanbury, Financial Secretary of the Treaso1Y,
said that the reluctance of the colonies was the great stumbling-block to reduced postage, but the Postal Union at present barred the introduction of a penny postal system throughout the Empire.
M. A. D. Prevard, Liberal member for Blackfrairs (Glasgow), suggested the appoint- ment of a select committee to inquire lato pant and future mail contracts.
Mr. Hanbury old that a departmental Committee was at present holding an inquiry into the subject, but he was willing to submit the suggestion of a select committee to the Post- master-General for his opinion.
The Congo State force has had an encounter with the dervishes in the Akka district, between the Nile and the Upper Walls, to the Soudan
killed.
SUPREME COURT. SUMMARY COvar,
September 30th.
II PO SHANG 9. TAI EIN TOO.
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This was a claim for $743.73 for food supplied to passengers on the steamer Hongsing on a Toyage to Singapore. The contract was let by the charterers of the ship, Mestre. Hopkins, Cummings & Co., to the defendant, who in 1er wablet it to the plaintiff. The defendant claimed that Hopkins, Cummings & Co. ware the parties to be aned, but his Lordship, sfter hearing the evidence, thought otherwise, giving judgment for the arkount and costs. -
Mr. Gilst for the pietatiff and Mr. Ho Wyson for the defendant.
FIXTURES,
The following cares WHO set for their respectivo-dates:--
Tresday, October zat.. 819-Terschand Thwaidass & Co. v.
Naroomal Kalloomal.................................$ 123.14 Wednesday, October and
CIVIL AND MILITARY OFFICIALS MURDERID,
News has also 'arrived at the Board of War _reporting that the civil and military authorities' of Kuyuan, an important city of Kansu, had been the city, which is now held by them. The tele murdered by the Mabommedan population o' Graph lines were cut by the rebels and for a whole fortnight no news could be got from Kansu west of Kuyuan, but by his recent victory General Tony has been able to restore com. munication. The Szechuan Viceroy La has recently recalred orders le despatch a large force to the Shepsi borders to prevent the rebellion from moving southward's via Szechuan to the great southern headquarters of the sect, Yannan.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE:
Indian (Arroioon Aptar) 5th prox American (Coptic) gih prox. Australian (Talysan) 7th prox. Canadian (Empress of China) 8th prox. Tacoma (Tacoma) tilh prox.
American (City of Rio di Faneiro) aznd prox.
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On the way to the scaffold the doomed mar appeared to be quite collected. He was clad in white, and with sims plaioned to his breast he walked barefooted and unassisted, between two native sub-warders, to the scaffold. At a short distance from it be was stopped and the Superintendent of Prisons sake him if he had anything to 197
He replied in the negative. At the scaffold an armed body of Sikh Police was stationed, under the command of Inspector Gordon. The hangman was a native named Oosman, who was engaged for the purpose. He was no causally long time in strapping the doomed man and placing the rope round his neck, while he forgot to draw the cap over the man's face and had to be reminded of It. Everything belog ready the bolt was drawn. | Nat & movement of the body was discerniblo. It was allowed to remain hanging for only about twenty minutes, when it was cut down and examined by Dr. Kerr, who pronounced life to be extinct. The usual inquest followed,
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
Great excitement prevails in the * The Eastern and Australian Co.'s steamship German military circles on account of an Minmuir, Capt. H. Cralg, from Sydney and article published in the French Journal ports, arrived in harbour this morning. For the Figaro and signed by ■ French genial, | subjoined telegrams we are indebted to our Meunier, to which the German military Colonial exchanges : officers are called a band of thieves, robbers,
LONDON, August 16th, &c. The general exp:cially mentions that in a Goschen, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated castle in Lorraine a colonel had broken open in the House of Commons that the Admiralty the brines of his host and had stolen had confrmed the sentence of dismissal passed Al sorts of valuables. None of the names, by the court marilal in Sydney on Surgeon Lea, meither of the host, nor the castle, nor of the of HM.S. Ringarooma, who had been guilty of German colonel, has been given, but the Govern» in gross act of insubordination, ment, tired at last of such shamelessly blind A remarkable spectacle is now being witnessed accusations, has taken the matter up, and If It is in connection with the Roman Catholic found that the French General Mounier is still pilgrimage to Londres, in France, where 25,000 in active service, the French Government, no afferem are clamparing to be dipped in the doubt, will be made responsible for the matter, waters of the sacred grafto. It is asserted there If General Monaler la already in retirement there have been hundreds of miraculous cares effected. will be a German officer who will make him
Sydney, August ayth. personally responsible.
The wreck of the steamer Cafterthus has At the soggestion of the German Envoy at | been discovered lying in ag fathoms of water, Tokio and the Prussian Minister of Commerce, two and a half miles north of Seal Rocks, bai the Central Committen of German Manufacturers || owing to the dapib divers cannot reach it. Is about to publish a periodical in the Japanese language, for the purpose of advertising German The Russian authorities have expelled the goods among the Japanese people. It has been | Jews from the naval post of Vladivostock. Ascertained that
in ilkely to prove & Japan
Turkish troops are reported to be committing. much better market for German gode then great outrages in the Armanian villages WIK ! lately suspected. A similar periodical
SYDNEY, August 29th, in Chinase is afterwards to be startad, The The Legislative Council, by a5 votes to8, carried translations will be made by teachers of the motion declaring that the statement made by
LONDON, August 18th,
Japanese and Chinese languages in the Oriental the Premier at the public meeting in Sydney Sumfuary at Berlin,
with regard to the House was scandalous and In the Leeds Chamber of Commercs on 28th | false, inst, the president raised the question of the The Bill to inform the Legislativa Council of best way of promoting British trade in South New South Wales has been tabled in that House
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News has been received that the Russian officials have arrested Mr. G. Macartney, the representative of the Indian Government Kashgar, the political capital of Eastera or Chinese Tarkesian,
1737-Sin Heung Chean v. HojHing · 870.00
Friday, October.4th......... 1739-W. E, Tan Eps v. C. Goracil... 715-Abdool Careem v. Akla Khan... 4733—A. Wilson v. Betterfeld & Swire
Mr. Macartney was crossing the Belk Pars to join the Pamir Commission when arrested, and POLICE COURT. was travelling without a Russian permit.
BRISBANE, August zis. Judge Harding died at three o'clock Lis morning.
September 2nd.
A pablic funeral was given the deceased Judge Harding on Saturday afternoon. Every class of the community was represented and large numbers of people followed the remains to the grave.
LONDON, September and, colentes, who had arranged to form a deputation
The Agents General for the Australian | to Mr. Jos:ph Chamberlain to urge the Imperial Government to grant a subsidy to the proposed Pacific cable and to the Pacific mail service,have postponed the Interview till November.
BRISBANE, September 5th,
300,00 5-33 755-33
For ob'ilding 83045 and for attempting to obtain $35 on forged receipis a native was sentenced to one year's imprisonment, six menike for each offence. For unlawfully forging the trade mark of the Wo Hop teà firm a foht was sentenced to four months' imprisonment. Two boarding house keepers were fined $25 In three cases of theft the delinquents were each for boarding a vessel without permission
sentenced to twenty-one days, six weeks, and six months, respectively. For breach of the one man $15, and two men $2 each. For Optum Ordinanca six men were fined $104ach, milcensed hawking one man was fined $5, four men $1 each, one man was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, and another got fourteen. THE MAHOMMEDAN REBELLION.
_malls, etc.,' from San Francisco to” thể rath fast, a Honoluis, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port via Nagaraki to-morrow morning. »
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THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamship | Empress of China arrived at Yokohama from Vancouver at 7.30 a.m. to-day, and left again at 4 p.m. for Hongkong, via Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai.
THE Agents (Mesars. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) Inform us that the steamer Arration Aptar, Saturday afternoon. from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port on
WE are informed by the Agents of the Austrian Maris Tern left Kobe for this port at day. Lloyd's S. N. Co. that the Company's steamer light yesterday.
SHIPPING RETURNS,
ARRIVALS.
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From 8 pm Saturday to 8'pun, to-day,
Formosa...steamer, from Slogapore. Wingsang .................. Manmuir........... Fook tango Matsuyama štaru, Lysamoon Canton ........... Forme Phra Nang
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DEPARTURES.
An athlete in Chicago has broken the world's record by running and yards on a circular track In a1 and four-filibs seconds.
TEE METROPOLITAN PROVINCE THREATENED. BRISBANE, September 3rd. Three Unionists were arrested at Bowen
There was a rumour recently in Peking, Downs on suspicion of being concerned in the willes; the native correspondent in that recent polsoning cases.
cily, of the N, C. Daily News, to the effect SYDNEY, September 3rd.
that In consequence of the seriene aspect of the The marble obelisk erected on the Paramatta Mabommedan rebellion in the North-Western River in memory of the champion sculler Searle province, the Emperer had farned a secret decree has been thrown down and broken by some and Chang Shun to take two Manchurian army Glenfallsek
commanding the Tartar Generals E-1-&-lang-å persons unknown. This act of wanton dealsuc- ilon has caused the greatest fodignation. •Corps, of 15,000 men sach, into Shansi and the i
Mongol territory to the north of that province in The extension of the Norddeutscher Lloyd's the metropolitan province of Chihli, where there Tatchsong
order to prevent any irruption of the rebels into Nashing Imperial German mall service to Brisbane is not likely to take place at present,
are about a million and half Marsulmans Holilla manusia MELBOURNE, September 5th.
who are dreaded by their Buddhist naigh- Ernest Simons The barque Mark Twain, bound from Buenos botrs for their torbalance and extrema Ayres to Fiji, put into Portland, Victoria, after auntshness,
While the rebellion is coo- encountering terrific weather, during which the fined to distance from the metropolitan Emeralda..........teamer by Amoy, etc. Captain, mate and five of the crew were badly province there is no eccasion to fear a Musen- Namoa injured."
man outbreak, but, says the nativa Correspon Priam The conviction of the brothers Abrahams for
dent of our Shanghal morning contemporary Inverty....... conspiracy to defraud has been upheld by the from which we take this report, at the ficat Kriemhild Foll Court of Victoria.
Intimation of a rebel force penetrating Into Nasyang LONDON, September 10th, Că Dall, there is Hinle doubt that the Kakommedan
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Carsus.com in Kowloon Deck; în Çadali are either carters, malalears or home Halan Rickmersand is daring this season in first-class matches,
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Solent mu..................... An interesting cricket match has just been cattle from the mids of the numerous mounted Aviat Mars played between Stoddart's "Australian" eleven bandits of Mongalls and Manchuria, hong.». and a team of picked English players captained ing an allen religion, The Tartar troops are Nanchang .......... delight in robbing the
property of those professornecesare. M- by W. G. Grace. The frat named won.
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THE BONGKONG GOVERNMENT
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(Saturday, 981k September, 1998,] GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS.
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No, 404---Is dated 24th September, and notifies that, in the absence of further rainfall, on and after Tuesday, 1st October, the supply of water will only be turned on in the "public mains darlag certain hours, which are specified.
No. 405 Calls attention of owners of tese- ments to Rates due for fourth quarter of 1895, payable to advance.
No 406-Contains minutes of proceedings st of the Sanitary Board held on the a meeting ber
12th
No. 407 Contains the special conditions under which permisalon will be granted for the erection of mezzanine floors, stories and cocklotis, No. 408-Invites tenders for the laying pipe sewars in the village of Shaukiwan. Tane ders | to be sept in not later than the 14th October, No. 400-Invites tenders for making tess-glis ¡and planting trees. Tandère to be sent in nat Flater than the 16th October,
· IN AE THE LITÀZE OF
West Chlon. He suggested that a railway. fzam by the Attorney-General The Bill practically | New South Wales, and mes many parts of / various brigades and army dorpe under Generals, Titärioz· Cocainides..... Barmah to the South West Provinces, a distance | abolishes the vote of the Council on medsures | is being destroyed by the bush A Property Torg Me, Cheng, sad Lal, now opposing thei of 700 miles, costing about ära million, should passed by the Assembly, and also provides for raging over a vast extentsports for the whole ). An explanation of the apparently unaccount- /midating a vessel of 250 fost in length, is pro- sending in claims limited to aşik October.
PERTH, WA, August 2gth.
be promoted under an Imperial guarantee. The the referendum in New South Wales. interest at 3 per cent, would only involve a lability of 150,000 a year. It was decided to make representations in the matter to the
Government,
NAVAL ITEMS.
The Tyne, troopship, is ordered to be put out of commission in Chatham Dockyard, and no longer employed in trooping duties.
APPOINTMENTS.
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A GIGANTIC COMRPIRACT.
JOHN DIOR FRENCE, decanved." "Time for
IN BANKRUPTCY.
of country.
The construction of a dock, capable of accom- Taking the exporta and
to hand for the last year | abis tardious of the Art-named General injected by the Mejt Iron Works. The site show that the extent of twelve militons sterling.
recently been received in Peking. It will be Weeks premises, and boring trials have already LONDON," September 15th. remembered that General Tang is Commander- been made, when it was found that the rocky It is reported that Mr. Vander, the Ameri-In-Câial of Kashgaria, and had an army of sixstom was 25 feet below the water. This is can milliontare, has purchased the yacht Dayan. 25,000 mad corector)
* Pakfɛg in anticipation of a considered to be very good for a dry dock.. - The The Belgian Government have secured a vote der, and intends saling her on the Riviera and Towncas Lavashon last winter. He was the first Maji fren: Works will also be enlarged, of the Chamber of Deputies denying all serponta British regalias, sibility in connec:Jon with the execution of Mr.
of Australia, former extended the intter to the ↓ redching the scene of the rebellion in Kaneu bas | walected for the propore' is close to the Iran. In 27 TAM CHʊwg I, trading na the Kan
Two prospectors and a number of blacks are reported to have been shot dead by a party of four bushrangers near Monat Margaret, in South Australia
LONDOM, August agth.
LEN SERCON KA A SOTEN. Do power was recognland, and its bogadarias
was sled. Eu are a walleted at goa8,000 square miles, and
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upon conclusion
i serproming the rebellion, The following appointments were yesterday | Biokes, a British trader, in the Congo Free State
that when Ladalast May. But it weani
· arrived vaar the Kansu
Mears. Bandioal & Co. of Newchwang, In notified at the Admiralty -Captain H. W.
She Congo has Stair was, sosed and defined by the Hongkong rifle ASSOCIATION: deri at Inly, the caps, or rather the their Circular of rath instant state:The Dowding to the Urgent us Commodorn : Second
Cateresse Class Commander C. Kingsmill to the 11 and entered ince treaties with all the Great Townes by which
Buddle portice of it, came very near Japanese will have a lightship here next month Archer ;. Lieutenants H. Adair, E. R. Bears
Twenty-three members turned up at the Butts belog ex grminated by a conspiracy amongst and charge Tonnage Dues en vessels not having Spencer, V. Y. de Borsey, H. C. C. da Costa, la
the sedimabus of the population vary from 12,000,000 25 40,000,000. en Saturday to compete for the Short-Rarga: the Mamedan battalions whonumber's good a Chinese T.D Certificate in force. As They are in tuetzalal divisions, ihe capitid being Boma as the Cup, which was won by Mr. K. Raiter, the
doubtful if their T. D: Certificate will be the Excellent; Ficet-Payminater W. H.Rao, to
nised in Chinese pörts, we advise vessele bound the Samparelly Staff-Paymasters G. V. Rask contics the King of the Bagane, as soversigt, and three Spoons being taken by Lt. Lee-Dillon, Captain leigh to the Australia.. Truscott, to the rhods are avand Europese sosinistrators of stellons and Palmer. The following were the best scores General Tung kimasil, who is a Buddhist and is at Cheloo and pay Tonnage Dues there.
Ferguson, La. Close, Lr. Hsey and Captale 16th of my lart, the only one to be spared being hither from Hongkong and elsewhere to call in Edinburgh: E. G. Edwards to the Dread" || chics.]
mach (sespaciad by his imopa, Makommidan round Buddhist alike, "As Groeral Teng's influence
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mowght] B. G. Lloyd Evans to the Galaten z
Law Coupo. The central Gayrnment is at Brumals, and
departemental chich, Ar Hame thars is
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A warrant was recently focused in Pavle for the Paymaster E. SUk to the Zcarus ; Assistant | zrzani of M. Maguley, the well-known editor, on R Futter Paymasters D. C. Roberts to the Hearty, Ann charge of having accepted bribes from the L. Las Dillorum charge, F. Belting to the Ringdove, le charge, Bosthara' Raliway Company of France.
Mingalar, however, evaded arrest, and a large
G. A. Kos to the Impregnable, a
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The Daily Chronisie nanounces that the body of police were: mgaged witching "kis | 2075. Vdo Friner of Wker has purchased the Melees } @villing/
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third of General Tang'e forces. It was fatended to passere the Buddhists on the might of
THE "AFAMOR."—"DONAU” COLLISION.A
The Japan Most asserts that the dam
in Vary Krast in Kansu-his native province, he being a native of Ninghsia-it was intended to by the collision oftheDown and somer in Kobe Carry hims Along by compulsion, latis preventing parent recently teary Marions. It appears that hina from, waing his Induance for the Imperial the ormkanalesistens of the framer kamehed MyAle mamada pela medending area, langt var the Demen bome home of four
Cheung. General meeting of creditors will. be held on the 20th October
NOTICES.
"Canton Insurance Ofics, LP'd. The, fourteenik ordinary, general meeting af shareholders will be held at the cffices of the General Agents (Mesurs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.) at noon on the 19th October,
Letters Patent.
A sitting of the Executive Council will be hald on 1st October for considering the petition of the Deutsche Metallpatronenfabrik, of Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany for Latters Patent for the exclusive use within the Colony of Hongkeng of an lavention for Method of and Apparatus for filing tubes with viscid or semi-fuld
material Mr. St. Le Dannys, attomey for petitioners.
The Gazette also contains the usual list of unclaimed telegrams lying, is the Telegraph Co.'s affione ; the post office list of Ports Relients corespondence and let of letting 965,
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