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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1895.

audience. His Majesty was extremely ginclaus | the authorities are 'preparing to frame more during the interview, which lasted a considerable | sitingent regulations for their government. time. Prince Hohenlohe was afterwards received by the Empress, Prince Lobanol subag caily returned the vialt paid by the Chancellor to the Foreign Office. At six o'clock Prince Hohenlobe received deputations of the committees of mil the German soclettes in St. Petersburg. Later in the evening the Chanceller attended a dianer

Tee Yokohama people are making great preparations to receing the Shanghal Cricket team on arrival. The team is thought to be a very fine one and the Yokohama team expects to have lis work cut out to beal them.`

There are many objections to the proposed military extension scheme In Japan, and it is

that it cannot pass its blits.

RAUBS.

The Mining Manager's report for the five weeks endlag and October is as follows:-

RAUD HOLT, NO. 2.SHAFT.-The stoking of this shaft is now completed to a depth of zor ft. below the 110 ft. Itvel. We have opened ont at 96 ft and have cut a plat 9 ft. by 7 f., gradually bringing it in to 7 by 5, 20 ft. in from

THE SZECHUEN OUTRAGES:

THE DEGRADATION OF LIU TING CHANG.

Tage in Hongkong, mad at the conclusion of | East Indies if the Japanese should be able to the hearing Judgment was vaserved.

FIXTURES.

The following case) were fixed for the respective dates

Thursday, October syth, 1563-Long Cha v. Cheong Tang.....$1000.00

Friday, October 18th.

dispose as (bey Hst of the military and fadustrial resources of the Chinese Empire. A memorial was presented to the Government of the Nether landi dwelling forcibly on the peril that would result to European Interests in the Far Sist from such a consummation. The memoriallits urged the Government to move the other Powers to

intervene and piavent the total overthrow of the equilibrium hitherto existing in that part of the

Riven by Prince Lobandf in his honour. A St. feared the Goverment will find such oppзsition expect to have to drive da to 70 ft before catting .cument from the Emperor under: threats 3654-Top Chang v. Chon Tem Cone$ 661.00 world. As wo know, three of the great Powers

Petersburg correspondent of the Lokal Anaaiger states that he is in a position to confirm iba news of the revival of the Nihillat movement in Funsla. He adde—At the Court at Peterhof, the precautions atual under Alexander III, have again been taken. The whole palace is Isolated, and the drives and railway trips the Tear takes are agatu belog watched with the almost vigliance. The young Tearing is said, to be greatly excited about the insecurity of the altaation.

NAVAL AND MILITARY,

LONDON, September 18th, The Vladimir, ballt at Dombarton for the Russian Black Sea Volunteer Floet, departed last week for Rassle. She is of 5.500 tona displacement and 3.500 horse power, and during a forty-eight hours trial attained a mean speed of 13'5 knots.

contained in an ultimatum :-

AV- IMPORTANT ZDICT.

The following is a translation of the imperial edict issued in Peking recently at the urgent tho shaft. This is now in 18 ft. 10, the west. Irajoent of the British Minister, who wisng the

The Mainichi points out that out of thirty weeks time. I have started to sink the wisse the lode, which I hope to complete in about five seven newly created, nobles twenty-two die

to connect the 120 ft level with that going in purely Satruma and Cheshu man, and counting the number whose sympathy is with those two from the bottom; it is now down 5 ft., and I clans, more than three-fourths are included. Alors to have it down and connected with the bottom level by the time the level gets under it. the men in high positions are from these two

Stops. There are three faces at work in the clans, from which this paper supposes that as yet there are no real Japanese public men, all

south end on a lede from 3 laches to 12 inches wide, which shows lair gold. being but clansmen.

down clase on go 2. below the 146 ft. level, and BUKIT KOMAN-The engine shalt is now I hope to have it down the required depth in two or three weeks. There is no change in the ground, which is still hard_blasiing slate in- tracted by quous leaders. Stopan-The work of extending these is proceeding steadily. As with the bill and is now about 25 teet above the we go south. the shoot of ore is gradually sising

level 120 th, south of the crosscut in the face going north the lode is tally 18 feet wide. At to fi, over the back of the level, hom the north to the south face, it is now about 350 ft long and the lode will averago 15 ft. wide, almost ali The work of clearing away the fall and securing of which is being sent to the mill for crushing. the ground is steadily proceeding. The bulk of to Cushing stuff for the mill is being went from WESTERN LODE-Stopping between the north and south air shafts is steadily proceeding, the lode being from 1 to to it, wide, and will average about 4 ft. Very fair gold can still be seen in breaking the ore. I have opened out on a body of stone about 18 in. wide going north in the north air shaft in which a little gold can be get. This is 49 feet west of our m in workings. I bave stopped far the present the drive going south from this air shaft ; there is about a II. of stone in the face of the drive in which a little gold can be get by mostar crushing, but it is not payable. A special

There are reported to the no less than 230 Korean sindents in one college in Tokio. Cash in a rare commodliv with them, and "Korean " and "impecunions" are rapidly becoming synonymous terms in that city.

Tang Hsiaoyi, ex-Acting Chinese Resident at Seoul, before the late war, returned to Shanghal from that diy on the 4th. Mr. Tang has been in Koren lately arranging all outstanding matters of the Chinese Legation, left We leaia from America that Colonel William unsettled at the time of the Japanese attack on Klag is declared to have established in one of the Legation in July last year. A number of the New York forts an electro-magnet of much Chinese vagrants in Seoul and Chemelps who power that it will distorḥ all compasses approx- | have been "loading" lo those two cities ever ching within six miles of it. The idea is that in since the war were also deported back to China war time, by night or in fog, the entrance to the by Mr. Tang. Having completed all matters barbour may be made Impossible for hostila vessels. The obvious counter-more would be Taning to the former Legation at Seoul, Mr. Ir now back again in China. It is a pity the introduction of the gyroscopia compass in that Mr.. Tang, has not been re-appointed to fled of, or rather as a complement to, the magnetic Sasol, as the ex-Resident Yoan's successor, for one; so that even if the tale wera trua it would | China needs a "strong" man and one well. not mean anything very serious,

acquainted with the Korean King and man- Commanding officers in all paria of Greatdarinate to represent her at the present crisis. Britain at lasting circulars to ex-Volunteers of from five to twenty years' service, faviting them to join the reserve force which is being formed. When the organisation Is completed it le antici- pated it will add a quarter of a million af feast to the auxiliary forces of the nation, officers, and men, who would only be called upon la case of national danger, but for whom it would be necessary to be present at the annual inspection, The Lorde of-the-Admiralty have fixed Saturday, October 19th, for the launch of the first-class barbeite, batleship Victorious at Chaibam Dockyard. This vessel, --which-In being built from the designs of Sir.W. H. White, Director of Naval Consisuction, was laid down on May 28th, 1894, rather more than three months earlier than the sister ship Prince Giorge, which was recently launched at Ports-

mouth..

NEWS IN BRIEF.

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STRAITS. AND SIAM.

We have received Straits papers to the 8th loat, and Bangkok to the 2nd, from which we lake the following kems :—

The cholers hospital at Dell is reported to be now emply.

The Willarda ste stil well to the fore at Singapore,

The Dutch Minister for the Colonies proposes the supply of new sills to the Dutch troops in Tave, the construction of some new abips for the Daich Fast Indies Flovilla, and the extension of the oplum regle system to four piovlaces.

It is said that when the British Resident of the Protected States is in England he will negotiate with the Postal authorities with a view to the Native States using their own postage labels on correspor dance to countries outside of the Stralis Selements. At present only Straits Settlements stamps can be used on letters to foreign countries.

The Pinang Gasatte gives currency to rumour that the office of sheriff in that colony is to be done away with, or sarber, that the deputy registrar is to combine the duties of sheriff with those of deputy registrar.

Reference was made in the Governer's speech. at the meeting of the Legislative Council held on the 1st to the fact that one of the rebels had acceptabin the favourable terms of sorrender offered by the Strmere; and news kirived by the steamship Lady Longden on the 5th that the ex-Orang Kaya and three others had surrendero' themselves and were on thos way 10 Bangkok overland when for some reason "or other the wily rebel jibbed and refused to farther than Kelanian. The story prosced

any is it reaches us is to the effect that the ex-Orang Kaya and three others, accompanied by five Trengganu Malayı, a like number of Siamese, and the Siamese Commissioner, left Trengganu on the 17 b ait., with mevisions, to "walk to Bangkok, as the Ex-Orang Kaya declined to proceed by tea. Apparently the arch- rebel has seen fit to reconsider his decision, and at the time the Lady Longden left Trengganu, the Malays had retorned and the ex-Orang Kaya was said to be still in Kelantan, the expedition 'to Bangkok having been postponed indefialtely. On the 9th fast, fire was discovered in

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There was a small fire in French Tawa

Shanghai, on the night of the 11th inst, which was 1000 exiinguished by the Fire Brigade, however:

In order to provide a fitting ¡lace wherein Li Hung-chang may meet the Japanese Minister to discuss the terms of the Treaty of Commerce, quarters have been allotted him, by Imperial orders, in the Trongil Yimen. wooden seal has also been cut for him-la-bis new office. It is fully expected that as room as this work is completed he willbe again refastated in full power.

The Shanghal Total has notified the public that 島 steamship company to run between Shanghai, Senchow and Hangchow has been sanctioned by Imperial Decree, and that will begin running about the 18th inat,

Mr. Sung, so long Acting Mixed Court Magie trate in Shangbal, and who lo that capacity was very well and favourably known to foreigners, died in Shangbal'City of the 6'h Inst.

SILK MANUFACTURE IN CHINA.

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BATTERY-A general clean up of this took place at the beginning of last week, when the

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POLICE COURT.

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44.77 150.00

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An Imperial Edfet.-Churches having been established to Chias by various nationallites, edicts bare heen repeatedly leaned commending the governor-generals and governors of the different provlaces to stifctly enjotn up in the local officials that they give extra cam to hair protection, in order that on all occasions peace- For throwing rubbish Into the harboor a fine people at large and the religions societies. But Ordinance one hawker was fined $1, one 35 or fal relations may preserved between the of $1 was exacted. For breaches of the Markets in the fifth month of the present year, at the pro- 14 days (be elected to "do" the latter) and one wincial capital of Szechues, evil characters, lolent. $. Four coolies were convicted of unlawful on causing disturbance, destroyed the church street-crying and fined, two $t, one $1 and one buildings at the Tung-chito-ch'ang, an act which $1. In two cases of unlicensed rickshas fines was followed by numerous similar cases outside of $1 and go cents were inflicted. A washerman is due to the local officials peglecting to large of his trade. Two chair-coolles were fined $3 the provincial city. The whole of this-disorder paid $a for using a forbidden stream for purposes

proper fastructions for securing of :dience to the each for rasblag at bassengcia on Queen's Road, edicis, so that disturbances have been fermented and for letting of firecrackers without a peralt,

mong the prople gain, after the occurrences | $2 was exacted. there has been a want of despatch in punishing

The Governor-General of offendere. of criminal. Incapacity of the most serious province la question. Ila Ficg-shang, is gally kind. According to Censor, Wa Luang kel's repeat, when the disorders commenced is Ping-chang wistently disregarded them and made no disposition of troops whatever for their suppression, the result being that crowds of irresponsible idlers gathered and numerous cases of the same ind arose elsewhere. The said Governor-General bas recklessly betrayed the trust reposed in him and WE hereby command that he he deprived of office and be never again mentioned for employment, a stern warning to all others against Incapacity in office. We further order la Chasa-lin_to_faristute the strictest examination into the conduct of Intend ants and Prefects, with a view to discriminate and punish as may appear advisable.

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THE AMBITIONS OF JAPAN.

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It is why evident that the full Import of the

"The "Prussia of the E at "bas no more idia of now reiling on her laurels than hid her great prototypi after the Six Week War. Peace bad scarcely ben algoed, when crews were despatched to take over three ironclads and several cruisers which had been completed In European dockyards during the struggle with Cblas. Before the arrival of those formidable armoured battleships taken from the Chinese, add cloas to a fleet already strengthened by the

orders were placed in Earlead and America for four more fronclads of exceptional power, together with some eight crusgers of the most modern type. It is not to be wondered at that Russla fbereupon resolved that the vessels of the Mediterranean Squadron, which had been sent temporarily to Exiteen Waters, aball remalo there permanently, and that their oumbers shall be speedily increased. Even theo Japan, when ker new battleships are randy, will have a decisive superiority over the Russian marine in the Eastern Pacific. If it should became a quesilou of deciding by the shock of arms the vital'lernes only too certain to atiso · 100ner or later between Russia and Japan, the Northern Fower will have to choose between defeat at sea and the despatch of the greater part of her Biltte flest to the Japanese chef fort such a step is taken, the Russian Admiralty will have to weigh well the possibilities onnoed up nearer kome by the completion of the Balk

remarkable display of military and manufacturing enterprise in Japan of late years is not yet eally realised either in India os in Europe is Holland and in Germany, however, the real bearing of recent events in the Far East is partially grasped by specialists, who have given close attention to the events which preceded and presaged the well-planned and completely canal, which doubles the strength of the German successful war with Chins, Twenty years ago feet. A continuance of the understanding an eminent Japanese statesman, referring to

with the Government of Berlin on the new the success and celerity with which the naval Eastern Question would, of course, prently faces of the United States and the Foreign simplify matters but the risks would fa any commerce, remarked significantly to a European Powers opened the markets of Japan to foreign salaflaenced by political considerations of friend that the lesson was capable of a wider somewhat complex character when

camo-be-great-Germany was not altogether

The decided application. When the Tapanere, armaments

putting a complete, he said, it will not be difficult to awaken Chias to the advantage of arming like in China under the provisions of the Treaty of and then, with a strong navy and hall Peace. Her action was according to our could la their torn control the trade of the shrewd preception of the peril threatening the entire Kavi. That declaration was made to growing German trade in the East. The Indus- **ivant who enjoyed the esteem and con- trial aspect of the new and sufficiently perplexing Adance-of-many-of-the-leading-stronages-in--problem which now confronts European, stature bolb the Eastern Empires, and was able to cop-

men does not contera Commasy alone ; it affecta verre in Japanese or Chinese with equal facility.

all countries having commercial relations with We have bis assurance that the general outcome

Chinx and the Further East. India especially of the policy then laid down, and since steadily

is affected by it, as it will be our duty to point out on some fature occasion, Patsac was spoken of in the seventies with of the programme in 1894-05 no surprise to temarkable frankness. The partial realisation

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total yield for the twelve weeks run was 1,3460z. | LEGAL INTELLIGEN ""million of gr3 troops the two Powern Indian contemptrary, in Järge part dua to

Was

19 dwts, o'grs, smelled gold from a,875 tons- About twenty-four hours were lost owing to not being able to cart sufficient stone to be mill, The following are the proportions crushed from boatsroth, Western Leder-roth, and Bukit Koman the different mines:-Raub Hole No, a shaft 5-10th, the average yield yield belog a little over 9 dwts. 8 gr. per ton. After effecting some

mall resumed again on Tuesday afternoon, the 24th repairs to machinery, cushing

September, and has continued steadily since..

FAILWAY.-Fair progress is being made with laying the ralls and ballasting the line, The rails are being laid as fast as they come forward, and I hope to have the line fa ranning order as far as Bukit Kömaa by the end of next week. Fair progress is being made with the hopper for bolding ore to fill the railway trucks from. | The tramway connecting the cogloe shalt with the toppar la well on the way; the tramway is do it. above the bottom of the hopper. I hope to have the whole thing completed by the time the line is in running order. The sooner this is completed the better, as the bullocks won't stand the work much longer; in fact, no cattin wifi stand the constant work these animals bave to do in a climata like this.

on account of the

Dering the past few yoïm the importation of Chinese and Japanese manufactured silks Into Europe and America has been on the increase, and their wonderful cheapness has enabled them to be used for a great many purposes for which the dearer goods would be unsuitable made European cost. People who at one time thought the ordinary cotton or Hoen handkerchiels good enough, ass find that for a very little more they can get good alike handkerchiefs. In the same way printed curtains are now raised, and thely gracefal folds and lightness make them a welcome addition to the modern drawing-room.

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Now that the Chino-Japanese treaty has secured the long wanted rights for felguers to erect and ada manufactories in all parts of | Chios, rights which but for the apathy and sloggishness of our statesmen could have been secured long age, it will beat ance seen what opening there is to the creation of alik mant- factories, to wesve cloth in the European style and with the proper regularity and Galsh that is 10 much wanted to the Chinese rifcis. Con- pared with the new cotton indulity, which has shown that good returns can be got even in one year's time, the advantages of silk certainly seeni mare apparent. The cotton manufacturer hat and will have to contend with such short- stapled cotton that medium fine counts cannot be made, while the Chinese silk o: the other band is the best in the world, and the labour that can be obtained in Hangchow and Kashing district is well fambiar with the manipulation

and manufacture of silk.

Already the Japanee have been Invading the European markets with most successful results. Their wills, which have now been with similar French and Faglish gods, havs completely ousted them and acon the iwill silk, so largely pilated and wora az ties, will be entirely of Japanese manufacture, What the Japanese can make in their primiilve handlooms can also be made in China with greater success for it is well known in Ku'ape smongst slik men how much superlor Chinese sik is to the

GENERAL-There has been a good deal of sickness in the camp of late, no less than three of the Ecropean staff having to be invalided and |sent away last week. I attribute this to the bot

rainy weather we have been having for soms

time.

WM. HIBBY.

THE RAUD RAILWAY. The Singapore Free Press of the 8th bar the following comment on the railway and other affairs connected with the miner, which cannot

fall to interest shareholdern:-

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

{Before Str~Pilding Clarke, Chief Justize.)

October 18th.

TEO SIK CHAN 4, THỔI KWAN Mr. J. J. Fesnels QC. appeared for the piloti and Mr. E. H. Sharp for the defendants. Mr Francia Informed his Lordship that the defendant had consented to judgment for $1,161 to with the costs of the salt. An agree- ment had been filed in court as between the

parties, but as the present arrangement was slightly different, he asked for judgment for the amount, by consent. Mr. Sharp agreed.

SHIPPING, AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE:

English (Mirzapore) 19th fait. Australian (Alrlle) 21st fast. Gesman (Prins Heidrich) aand inst, American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 22nd last. American (Gaelic) 28th Inst. Americas (City of Peking) sih prox. Canadian (Empress of Tadla) 5th prox.

one who observed the sacrifices to which the Bavy and laboriously building up so army Japaness submitted while creating a formidable

organised and armed on the best European recrafted by universal service, and carefully models. Neither Chloa nor any of the Western Powers contemplated an attack on Japanese His Lordship thereupon entered judgment by years. The country was at peace with all the Independence or Japanese territory in all there world while preparations for wat were made as assiduously, as if an enemy were at the THE Canadian Paclic Rallway Co.'s steamship gales Eight Yours ago LI Hoog-chang

Empress of India left Vancouver for this port alvined the scarcely disguised intention to on the 14th inst.

new kimemente against China In the first instance. He addressed a memorial polaslag out

consent.

IN THE MATTEN OF THE GREEN 18%ʻND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINAY CES 1877. AND 1876..

REDUCTION OF CAPTel

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THE steamship Telarios left Salgon yesterday

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to be beforehand with Japan and strike at her Mr. 1.1. Francis (lostructed by Mr. E. C. Ellis) before ter preparations were completed. The appeared on behalf of the Green Island Comert advice was negleclet, Peking bring sa incredul Company, and asked that on order made then as Europe is now as to the possibility In accordance with the Ordinances. The order of the first class. When the time came Japan Tafsang

of Japan becoming a naval and military Power Sunda......... desired was as set forth in the following acted on Napolron III's advice to General Pictoria advertisement ----

Claldia!" Frappez fort et frappez vite "Store Nordisks... China was brought to Ler knees in six months. Fetching............... The pretext for the war was that the protectorata As

Aggregating 6,940 tons register. Karet-which China had exercised with great exiled Chinese Princs coloniaad and civilised the Taksang steamer, for Canton. moderation and disinterestedness ever since an

DEPARTURES. Peninsula, thirteen hundred years before the Talyuas..................... Christian era-was lacompatible with Korean Glengarry............... independents. In the last years of the sixteenth | Qafa ........................... Century, Japanese armies overtan Korea, destroyed its towns and waned its plains, but

Melbourne were eventually driven out by Chinese. The Invertay kuman Intention way, according to the Bombay Gazette, Mike Maru¶ acknowledge the superiority of her ambitious Ocampai to avenge that defeat and bring China to

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Par uant to the directions of the Court, a-Hee is hereby given that a ration has been presented Is the Supreme Court of Hongkong, by the Mers. H. and A. Bibby arrived in Singapore Green Island Cement Company, Limited, for the other day from Raub, the former proceeding confirmsilen of the following Sectat Resolution to Australls for a holiday, and the latter golog passed and confirmed at extraordinary gener! up to Kemaman to visit his brothers Messrs. meeting helds respectively on the rath and 29th W. and P. Bibby at the tin mines at Bandai. days of August, 1895 It is rather a good omon for Raub and for the ** That the capital of the company be reduced Peninsula that no fewer than four of Mr. Bibby's

from $1,000,000 divided lato 20,000 shares eas: coast of the Peninsula. All is going on well sons should have seen their way to come to the #of. Sto each to $100,000 divided into at Raub; the main shafts at Bukit Koman and

***0,000 shares of Sio each and that such #reduction 1: effected by cancelling New Raah are down 100 feet more, and presently 15 the western inde shalt will also be sunk another

capital which has been lost or is reptes hundred feet. The railway is almost entirely ready,

'sented by, available assets to the extent excepting a-sbort section of a few yards Bear

| 840 për share on each of the 14,117 "abares which have been issued and her continental conquests, bat she bis secured Foreign Intervention has deprived japan of the battery, and will be zaboing between #now outstanding, and ty reducing the Bukit Koman and Raub in less than two weeks. "Domina! amcunt of all the shares in the Formors, or at least the right to reduce the There has been mach difficulty and delay in "Company's capital from $50 to $to per of arms,

of that fine island to submission by force natives

The British steamship Tafrong left Shanghai share,"

But it is, in the optolon of the on the path instant, and had, moderate la getting the railway plant, rolling stock and the successfully achieved, though at some consider with the order of this court had been proved, the projects of teritorial aggrandisement, which throughout. lecomotive up the Blint river, but all that is now Afterthe publication of the notice la

Bombay paper, not to be supposed that the strong north-easterly winds with due weather Recordance able expense for transport. The engine stande order was granted subject to his Lordship's almost to the Gates of Peking, will be restricted cariled the victorious standards of the Mikado evettee of the local Malays; and the trial trip be ordered by the Court that notice of the redston Far from it The Jaland Empire will now seek bad fine weather, with light north-east winds and

sing looked forward to as the beginning of be pablished three times in each of the hrca new era in the working of the mine. There has local newspapers, at Intervals as required by comy musation for the disappointment in Con-smooth sea throughout the voyage,

tinental Asis, in the Spanish Philippine Islande, been much mortality among the draught bullocks, the ordinance.

And in the Dutch East Indies. The ex:mination which have had to be worked hard în pengees cheaper than the pative hand-loom, but

the battery plied with stone and the furn would vastly improve their quality, making fine begins operations all those difficulties will with firewood, But the moment the railway them more even and regular in texture, a

a quality which is so much lacking in the nativemade Vaniah, and the crushing stuff will be demped at Cannot make the Chicas hand-loom weaver with by the twesty heads of stamps now going Reports from Kenging show the detachments conveniently while his Japanese competitor with Mach credit is due to Mr. Walker for the way of troops there have been suffering, as was his lesser bright and shorter sims cannot even

to informs his Holiness the regarded in the Chelydra ****** expected, from fever, and there is likely to be do salas. A powes-loom will make any

required

| East as the King of all Chistian Kinge-of the no improvement in health for some weeks to width and any length, with even edges the want

chilms of Japan to the Philippines, and to Sagámi Marsummer come.

Bangkok recently ope European sued an. Japanese cloth largely worn amongst

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his suppon, or At least his

sentrality, while her Lorcas should wrest them from the King of Spain, other, in Britlik the Consulate, for Tels, 40 konser

Mr. J. Hastings (Mr. V. H. Deacon's office) The Pope naturally declined to sprove or rent, but lost his case se, according to Siamese Chinese themselves, and although strong law (1) no rent can be collected unless there be and serviceable it could be much improved

(Meihe plaintiff, and Mr. G. C, C. Master | sancifon an unprovoked act as

act of aggression against a Christian Pow

Power. The AID "greement, and, further, though the deeds in workmanship, colour and design. The

project was laid "wolde to the house had been passed through the British dys to some of the darker satius and again been at their old tricks bat, aa"Intolerable" burke case Consalute to the Slamere official for registra figured goods is most inferior and has not remarks, grumbling is poor satisfaction. The solicitor, uçan the smeant of freight due. By reason to feat that the Pope might invite the to go to war with Spain, when there was some tion, and were still there, a the claimant could the same affinity to the silk that could be only course open would seam to be for the the terms of the charter party winds between other European Powers to combine in ber defence, not produce them he was presumed to have none given balles have been imported and are used

methods of dyelug, French realdents of Hongkong, Canton and the other the master of the Stantsid and the defendants, Est, says the Garefis, the Idea of acquiring these What price British justice pa

Agured satias

places concerned to petition the Home Secretary, siguing as agents, bat undertaking to pay or valuable islands has never been wholly abau- fa Wo have received files of Yokohama paper ering, but with thu prezent low exchange | Governor. Colonial Secretary, or whoever is is Causo lo ha palda certala izzighita, 238 centi Anned. If our information be correct, as we have } urade, being 39 sex. par malls. The rate of

they are very costly and co ordinary middle-class that has the power, to

make a clean sweet Bonary in the 5th and Shanghal papers to the 12th, from Chinaman can afford the excessively high prices of the whole of the unsatisfactory Incumbent way cubic foot of timber delivered in Hongkong manifestation of Japanese expansive energy Mexican was to be paid as freight for each and every reason to believe it to be, the next which we cull the following notes 19

The young Chiness #masher” or

dude of

| apprehension is experienced at Madrid

Kingchow 5 re.), Kampong Malacos, occupied Japanese, whether either in skeln or in place, ready, on the Hoe and is attracting the wandering | rérasál óf the artlelės of association, and it was | inthe acquisition of Formoss and the Pe cadores.chwang, and Chefoo on the roth instant, and

by a dealer in game and resins. The whole both for its superior strength, better lustre, and house was destroyed. “It was partly covered by || finer læel, Insurance.

What is wanted here are mills of the most Coffee cultivation is gaining ground in Dell, modern style, with all their labour-saving appll many of the planters taking it up as stand, by inances, which would not only make the ordinary place of depending wholly on tobacco. Danger fles in the risk of leaf disease among the young plants, should they happen to be from infected parts. It is thought that the risk is less with the Liberia variety, which is a hardler plant than the Java kind.

JAPAN AID CHINA.

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CORRESPONDENCE,

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SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Bijori Mr.A, G. Wise, Acting Pulsne Fudge.)

"WILLY & BUTTERFIELD AND UWERS, This was a suit brought by Captain Wilson, master, and pack owner of the British bark Stanfeld, agalast Messrs Batterärid and Swire, the chartciers of his vessel, ír 8735:33, the balance of freight duo an a e

seargoof timber carried from Sandakau to Hongkong.

„Johnson, Stokes and Master) for the

In Kowloon Ded;

HONOKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNI, of the archives to the Vatican, now in progress Helena Rickmers............

order of I co. XIII brought to light last year Fu Mun Tra certain very interesting decuments, which show Solent

by

actually

that Tapan, two centuries ago, contemplated Ingraban the conquest of the Philippines, and

Saraform sought the co-operation, or at all events Prayamin the connivance of the Pape is the ousting of the Empress of China went in Spaniards. Two Embassies were meat to Rome Zoo Sok

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THE ENCOURAGEMENT OR JAPANESE MARI-K BUSINESS. According to the Tokio Nicht Nicht's

formation, the outlines of a Government bil

SI note that the Post Office people have defendantov sex lalued by the old by the Shogan, it being de:med too hazzıdons as follows -The subject may be considered.

for encouraging marise Industry are said to be

and the education of seamin. Fint 19 under three headings-navigation, ship-building. navigation subsidies are to be given to ships of upwards of 1,000 tons burden and a speed of to miles, the mate for ships of this, the lowest sabsidy will be interested by 10 per cent. for

mile in

every increase of 100 tons berdes, and by 20

speeds

Generally speaking, the subsidies will be of two

Gold has recently been discovered in Hlogu i Shanghai would be only too glad to exhibit of the department. It is all very well to fav the 1 in accordance with the charie:.” The "limber will be in the direction of Mañlla. That con per cent. for every increase of a:

blame on a law Portuguese slaving at low was dsilvered at the Kowloon Decks, and the Alderaand this explains what soemed wholly kinds; those given to the Nippon Yusen Kabka his new and stylish coat and pants world create | department there caually is a screw looï Riza Cable pluste over the method of calentailng incomprehensible to some writers in the London and the Osaka Shosen Keisha for Axed mail

where. If the head be weak at the members of the body will be out of jokat..

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Prefecture.

his person the latest thing in silken garments, wages, but ihe fact la that when dishonesty and

alpete 29.019 bales of raw and 10,218 bales of warts and ke would soon see what a favourable affect incompetency exist in the lower grades of silk reached Yekohama during September.

contre galasted clained on the actual cubic H..H. the Crown Prince of Japon is rapidly in the hosts of his crushed hoofed Chinese

contenty of each logged compared by fearring France, and Germany in beleging diplomasile running bis vessels on a foreiga rosic. The tale

cikimed

press the tacit comp.rationof { Spain with Russia,

and those given to any ship proprietor. improving

lady friends, but at present the poor long- The first frost of the season occured at Sapporo saliesing, individus esset pay five dollars

the hub at, the middle and the length, and pressure to bear to compel Japan to give up of ensidy will be the same, wasther skip on the 2and alt,, 16 days earlier than last year,

out the actual conteals by the aid of Wel-belowel and Port Arthur. The possession employed on such voyages he yard for the handsome French brocider, which

as they imagine, to the certainly of an asusred Colonel Saki Shigesaye will be promoted to no doubt he much cords. Even now the position, fancy themselves unassailable, and the other hand claimed to pay on the Hongkong giver Japan an overwhelming maritime pre- the be Major General and will succeed Major General Chinese silk merset Gnds that the silke although soap their fingers at thee mplaints of the public usage, which was, in effect, to calculate the cubic ponderance in the eastern seas and in the Pacific.

to be given to shipbuilders

be Yamane, who died of fever in Formosa. dyed in a primitive way with anillos and alles instead of endeaventing to rectify abuses. They contaald of he largest square log which could The new Triple Alliance had the cordial lowest limit of tonnage entitled to such state at the rate of about 23 or 24 10w per too, the The Tapes Gastiti denies that Eve new rine dyes, imported chiefly from Germany, are apparently forget that they are the servants, she can from the round log. By the plaintiff sympathy and support of Holland also, and for help being 1000 toat Special

The cost of five million pounds, polasing out that the matural naval estimates have not yet been fixed, so these to trader, that

territorial aspirations of alen be taken for enabling ship-beliders to obtai tale now aggressive time when Shanghai orders cannot be given.

only: 18,075 and been received. The Ermything points to the i

for instance, the diminution Are we slaves, that we must subunit for avar ie | for the freight on the diasrence.

measures, being, for The Oriental Hotel of Kobe has paid and is district will become one of the most im- this kind of infiction? Evan a peer Cainsman

Hastings dividend of 12 per cent for the year, written off portant textile manufacturing centres in the bas some redress against official incapacity Hogicbig custom ght be it was barred in to extend its paramount Influence Across cere and sesmen will be met by afundi fal

aidimed that whatever the the Celebs also under the sway, 10 15 the resulting increased demand for innedageli

being $5,999 for depreciaites, paid $37 o asch world, a rival to Lancashire, with its 3,000 more imbecilliy or rapacity. The complaints choul actamine with the warding of the charar party, the Face by a chals of fortresses from the scope of the Government Navigation founders share, and added $4 719 to the reserve, or lets magnideant cotton mills, but it is to be be carried to Downing Street; li is useless to maskoilled for so much freightonsch and Yellow Bea simast to the American coast. Last by indowing the private stabilchment,

hoped that the eggs will not all be in one baskat | agitate in this down-troddan calony."

By cubic fool is delivernd, no mention of Kay Movember, when the issue of the Chino-Japanese Yehi solebat, with funds for training Though the thirty-eight insurance companies and that side by side with cotton mills, alli,

am, etc,

CALLORETY, BEAglation being made, Pa In Japan only carry policies amounting to sa jula, d

fas, and hemp “milis will each have i

war was no longée in doubt, an influential cone. The aggregate amount of money rag mind under Keldrion was, then led me to the charter ference was held at Amsterdam to consider thể khen thượng Hiền în netiainted ni about a milljón yén, auch abuser bare sprung.vy shai | picm-"Chma Qamile,

mata of the timber and tag | linkiness danger to the security.ef the Dutch & dolary

The fact.is, I believe, that the officials, Hopplú? Me szrémedia.” The defendant, on ) of these two great naval arsenals would have w/Chartered foreign yasme). Secondly,

warships have been ordered in Glasgow at a || more saleable than the old goode dyed with † the masters, of the public, whose bread they.est | measurement 21,4 ̄cobic feet of timber was | A 31HURT Takson, a stern Emplie will not be imported materials at moderate pricOS, NHAN

bar and no lustre or proper affinity | and to whom they swa ko "account" of their - dalleared, while by the defendanta' measurement Briefed by the Philippines. It is the reli bailtion of import duifles. Thirdly, and Bla

fand,

stewardship.

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Inteniton of the Court of Tokio to