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CORRESPONDENCE,

[We do not necesary scuforms the optatoa mpensand by Correspondents in this column, 1′′

THE STORY OF A PRIVATE

TELEGRAM.

To res Extron of Tur " Howɑxong Telegraph." DEAR SIRI enclose cutting from The Pro- vince ( British Columbiau journal) of the 16th May last. It may prove of interest to your readers.

Yours truly,

(Enclosure)

CANADIAN.

When Sir Charles Tapper became Premier he received a private congratulatory cable from Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, With characteristic Impudence this was promptly made public and published in the Government organs for political purposes as golog to show Imperial endorsstion of the Premier's policy. But the Toronto Globe promptly exposed this election dodge by cabling la Mr. Chamberlain, receiving the following reply

by cable:

"London, May and, 1896.

Enter Globe, Toronto, Canada, “Congratulations were personal to Sie Charlas Topper, with whom I have had teadly relations for many years.

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CHAMBERLAIN."

WANTED: A MUNICIPAL BENEVOLENCE

FUND.

To Tar Epicor or the "Hongkong TelegrafE." SIR, From time to time during the past decade several deserving cases have been brought to the notice of the general public through the medium of the local press. Some

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1896,

A SINGAPORE LIBEL ACTION,

A few days ago, before Mr. Chief Justice Cox (Singapore), Ernest Alfred Hlichen brought s action against Eberhard: Held to recover the sum of $4,000 for an alleged libel. The partles to the suit were partners with one Max Hugo Hilches in a general trading firma, carrying on business in Hamburg and Singapore, and the alleged libel was contained in telegram sent by the defendant to Max Hugs Hickes lo Hamburg.

Messrs. J. P. Joaquim and R. 'Allen were for ibe defence.

The claim as set forth in the pleadings was -- Both the plaintiff and datendant, are Germans, residing in Singapore The plaintiff, defendant, and another person were carrying on. business In Hamburg and Singapore in copartnership 'the plalatiff having third share the bustness and drawing $150

"month" in respect to his abare of the profits. The plaintiff alleges that on May 14th, 1895, the defendant telegraphed to the Hamborg house that the plaintiff had acted dishonestly and fraudulently, and had cheated bis partners in the firm, and in consequence had been discharged. Upon receipt of this telegram the Hamborg partuer confirmed the discharge, In consequence, the plaintiff had been Injured In his business reputation and deprived of his share of the profits of the firm, and claims dam ages at $4.000.

The defendant admitted the partnership. but dented the right of the plaintiff to draw $350. s month, or one-third of the profils. He also denies sending the telegram complained of. It is further claimed that in the month of March, 1894. The plaintiff by false and fraudulent representations induced and persuaded the defendant and Max Hugo Hilckes to enter into partnership with him as traders at Singapore and elsewhere. Such partnership was catered laid only on the positive assurances and repre- sestations of the plaintiff that such partner. abip would be a very successful one and that, if he (the plaintiff) were sent out to

of the necessary languages and bis business connections there, be able to manage the

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EUROPE AND ITS RIVALS. ·

This is the tile of a remarkable article in m recent number of the 'Revue des Deux Mondes, from the pen of M. d'Estournelles, the French deputy-diplomat. This writer asserts that our poor old Europe is soffering from a disease of which she is hardly consciaus, or rather to which she closer her eyes, lest it should frighten har. This malady is not, as might have been suspected, simply old age; it is more than that; It is exhaustion, the result, in the first place of fast living, and in the second place of foreign competition. Europe has been living a tes great a rate for the last flty years. Her pro- duction has been unduly developed, her "griculture has been sicrlaced to her manu- factures, she has lavented the swift steam. ship, abolished distances; and imagined that she alone would

all the while

their Competition is getting formidable in time at peace, what would ft not become in the case of an European war ? After such a débicle as a big European war would mean in the present day, we Europeans would probably awake to find that

very low of the markets of the world would still be open to car manufactured products, but that the hands of our inventone and astute rivals in they would have fallen almost completely into oller continents—Fairplay.

RUSSIA'S SPIES.

TWO FAIR WOMEN OF THE TAR'S SECRET

SERVICE AT WORK.'

John Olsen, says the Frisco Bulletin, is a

Siberia, and who was under the ban of the salloy who has suffered confinement in Saghallen,

mysterious secret service of Russia. He was | wooed and almost won by a beautiful Russian profit by all this progress which has intoxicatedgisi, a member of the Tsar's detective force, and her. This, however, was a fatal mistake, and now narrowly escaped life imprisonment to the she begins to see that the products of her dreaded northern prison. machinery are not the only products which are

John Olsen was a cowboy who turned sallor. sent across the seas; Indeed that the machinery Hala now on his way home to Helens, Mont., itself has taken anto itself wlags, and has gone having decided that a sea-llie does not prefit one away to stir up the people who were formerly a mach as does cowherding. He arrived here the customers of Europe. Thus consumers bare from Yokohama some time ago, and, attracted been turned into sellers, and customers changed by the stories published regarding the seizure of to competitors. The United States of America seventeen American sealers on Robben Island, were the first to start this movement of emanche hastened to make known that Jebu Kennan, pation, but their example was very soon who shipped the crew of the unlucky schooner followed-as much to their own detriment as to Sofas, is the same Kennɛn who shipped the curs-and now it is not only in America, but crew of the sealer Diana, to which vassal Olsen also in Australia, India, and Japan that Europe sees her rivals, with the result that Our markets are gradually closing in every direction, with the exception of Atrics, the dewest customer of Europe, which has somehow been rather neglected up to now. Agriculture was the first to suffer from this redoubtable competition. As far as the supply upon at one time as about the only competitor to be feared. America was then "the New

xitached him elf.

The Dians was commanded by Captain Pierce. She shipped a crow of twelve men, most of whom have returned to Victoria or this city.

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NEWS BY THE american maIE, verlons as far as the country districts are con

The following telegrams from our San Fran. cisco exchanges were "crowded out of last

night's Issue :-

• MAKING FOR HOME RULE.

LONDON, May 26th.

cerned.

THE POPULATION OF LONDON. population of 4,441,371, an increas of 203,518 The census of London just taken shows a

alace 1891.

SHAKESPEAREAN RELICH VOR AUCTION. The collection of relies belonging to the Hait family, descendants of Shakespear's sister Joan, will be auctioned off here next week. It laclades a visitors' book, containing the signatures of William IV., Byron, Longfellow and Anne Hathaway, a chest of licks from the poet's mulberry trees and crab trees, and a plaster' panel dated 1806, taken from ika wall of the poet's house,

At a meeting of the anti-Parnellite members of the House of Commons to-day. John Dillen presidlog, it was resolved to mike an earnest effort to bring about a reconciliation with the Parnellies and to reconstruct a united Home Rule party. The resolution adopted, says — "We cordially invite John Redmond and his friends to co-operate with us in the common earnest endeavour of making the coming conven- tion the effectiva meaux of szilafying the yearn. ing of the Irish race for a thorough reunion, and LEGAL

the convention." weak them to join us in making such strange- meals as will secure them full representation is

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ANOTHER VENEURLA BLUE-BOOK.

NEW YORK, May 20th,

INTELLIGENCE,

SUPREME COURT.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

C.M.G., Chuf Justice.)

Juna 25th.

IN UK ESTATE OF T. W. WATTS. The public examination of the debtor was held this morning. The debtor, who was present, was represented by Mr. E. J.-Gjist, the Official Receiver, Mr, A. Seth, also being present.

special to the World from London says:- (Before his Lordship Dr. J. W. Carrington, The World's correspondent hear that the British Foreign Office has decided upon the Isins of a supplementary Blue Book relative to Venezuela shortly. The volume will contain (m. portant additional historical evidence in support of the British case. Another Foreign Office paper will be subsequently issued containing the reply of Foreign Offies experts to recent criticisms of the first instalment of the British cise. Embassador Bayard had so interview with Lord Salisbury in reference, it is under- stood, to the Venezuelan negotiations and to the

Mr. Seth explained that a receiving order had completion of arrangements for the dispatch filed a statement of his affairs, showing assets been made on the ɛrth Maw, and the debtor had of British and Canadian Commissioners aflued at $6,454.17 and abilities umeanting to Inquiry into pelagic sealing,

$5.641, so that the estate was really apparently solvent, Of course the receiver is not in á portion to know how much of the assets could be realised. A first mesting of creditors had been held, at which the debtor proposed a scheme. of arrangement. It was necessary, however, to

the scheme could be carried out.

THE CRETAN. NEHRLLION.

LONDON, May 27th.

A despatch from Canes, In' the Island of Creto, which the Times will pobllah to-morrow, will say All of the foreign Consuls here boarded

of these cases were unquestionably deserving 10 Singapore, he would, from his knowledge of wheat was concerned, Russia was looked and so we took passage in February last for the British war-sklo Hood on her arrival. The have a public examination of the debtor before

the public responded to the appeal for aid in a generous manner and the poor and needy were helped on their way tÈrough this world of woes. It is, doubtful, however, whether any more deserving care has ever been culied attention to than that of the widow of Shán Tin Yau, an inter- preter employed by the Sanliary Board, who died, recently from an attack of plagus contracted in the performance of his duty in the slams of this city We have it on record that a formal application to the Government for a gratuity for the widow backed up by the Sanitary Board, was of no vall, the Governor being "unable to grant a gratuity," Unable to grant a gratuity, Indeed Does not the Governor know that the whole of the funds at bis disposal (locluding his own princely salary and the more than $160,000 wrung from a esa military contribution) are obtained from the people of Hongkong and that the people (not the official octopuses) expect their servants to be treated in a bumane and eqelt able manner. The Government can manage to draw big salaries for doing next to nothing; can squander hundreds of thousands of dollars

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foreign conenlates in the town are crowded with refugeen. The cannonading has been heard in

dispatched to relieve the garrison and which encountered the insurgents.

----- CONSTANTINOPLE, May 27th,** The conflicts between the troops and the people in the streets of Canes, island of Crete, have ceased, but the fighting continues in the country adjoining that port.

Myself and a man named Joseph Muffany," seld Ol'en, were cow-panchers in Montana, We got an idea that we would like to go to saa, Japan on the steminer Empress of India; “ business, and obtain very large profits for the World:" she has now become the elder mister | 189t. From Yokohama wa went to Tokio, then the direction of Kalyves, whither a force wIE

"We landed at Yokohama on the gth of March, said partnership. The plaintiff accordingly came to Singapore la June, 1894, bringing with him of the worlda silli newer. South America pro- returned to Yokohama again, where we met John „goods to the value of some six thourand marks. duces huge quantities of cereals, and so dees Kennan, who prevailed upon us to tako up From June, 1864, until January 31st, 1895, the British-India. Australia-is-developing her re-quartas at his sailor boarding-house. Sailors and Hilckes goods to the value of 67 922 marks plaintiff ordered and received from the defendant sources lo a very rapid manner, notwithstanding | ware very scarce, and Kennan caliced us to sign on the Dias, telling us that there was big and Lice sterling. During the period the plain.

money in sexsling, tiff remitted to the defendant and Blickes the sum of 400 guilders 'on only account of the said Partnership profits. In January, the defendant came out to Singapore at the request of Max Hago Hicks to investigate the affairs of the partnership and, after a careful examination of the partnership affalis, discovered that the plaintiff, had grassly peglected his duty as a partner, in that he neither kept precise nor had removed or destroyed prior to the arrival of accounts of the partnership transactions, that he

stock books belonging to the partnership are the defendant certain "account sales" and

and bad committed acts of fraud both on the

Srm and its customers, and had generally mis-

claimed that, even if sent, the telegram was a privileged one, and it is dealed that the plaintiff has anffered any loss of reputation or profits through the defendant's action.

her thin popolation. Almost everywhere I excepting in Europe, the soil is virgin, iand | Costs next to nothing and is exempt from the greater portion of the burdens and charges which, with the progress of time, where cheap rallways have been isid down. have been heaped upon it in Europe. Every- Take India, for instance; notwithstanding the trouble brought about by the monetary crisis, here we have Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, all connected with the Himalayan district. And the agricultural wealth of this land of promise is enhanced in value, drained off in the direction multiplied. The same thing is going on in the of the ocean, and in consequence increased and

United States and Canada: "the railway brings

the harvest all together to one spot, where it is

The Diana was cleared for a cruise to the Okotak Sex. Our troubles commenced as soon as we got under way, for old Pierce proved to be a.“bulldozer,” and the grub was so poor that the Mafney and sysell decided to make the best of crew came very near resorting to mutiny. the situation, however, and to desert us.soon us fand hove in sight. We had about 200 skins on board, and approaching the Siberian coast added fifty more to the catch. We steed in shore and landed at a small settlement, where Pierce made application for water and provisions, which were given him.

ATHENS, May 17th. The arrival of the foreign men-of-war at Canes, "gain becoming calm. The disturbances, bow- Crete, has cowed the Turks and the town la

ever, conllone at other placer and Mussulman bands threaten Huraklions. The funeral of the Christians massacred at Cane was conducted

under the protection the British war ship Hoed, The relatives of the victims did not dare to follow their dead to the graves. Three thousand srmed

Cretabs have arrived in the town to protect the

Christians there..

ROME, May 27th.

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F. W. Watts, examined by Mr. Seth, said :—1 began business in 1893 as commission and manufacturing agent, with a personal capital of between $5 and $6,000. The firm name was --Watts and Co.---I was the solo partner. I caYSa to the East in 1888 as manager for MezarE. Darin Bros, of Chins, Limited. My business was an increasing one up till 1895. It began to decrease at the beginning of this year. Fearing the consequence of the pizgna". I went up to Wuchow on the West River, to establish a busi- nets in conjunction with some other gentlemen. During my absence three weits of foreign attach- ment were issued against my property here.

By Ris fordship :—I was away altogether fourteen days, My departure way published in the papers, and was not in any way secret.

this petition to protect the whole of my By Mr. Seib:-I therefore decided to file

creditors, and not let the three who filed the attachments have the whese amenit I think I will be able to pay. the assets are estefully realised I can' pay at least yg per cent. I think my proneal to the creditoes will be the

ever made a composition with my creditom, have never been bankrupt before, aar have I

only awalilog = telegraphic order before coming ❘ the rays of the sun. We were sent to the edge on Tuesday. The people are panic stricken, and chexpert and best way to realise the estate. I

to inundate the markets of Europe. And its conveyance across the ocean costs leas money and Lakes less time than did a Journey from our end of England to the other fifty years ago. This in the position created for Earopesa agriculture; bat M. d'Estournelles contends, in the article above mentioned, that the industial interest has

oo filling on Causeway Bay and other wild-cat schemes and yet cannot see its way to granting conducted himself as such partner. It is further stored either on board ship oria entrepßis, there un allowance (147, a few hundred dollars only) to the unfortunate widow of a man who died while performing important and dangerous duty for the benefit of the ratepayers--the working bees who keep the drones in the gubernatorial hive supplied with honey, and plenty of 11 This is a hard case. Sir, and I feel sure if you start a public subscription many of your readers will gladly contribute their multe towards the relle! of the inte Shan Tin Yau's widow, But, Slz, allow me while wilting on ikis subject to suggest that this case furnishes fresh evidence of the necessity for starting a Municipal Benevolence Foud, Some of our leading cliizens would no doubt gladly undertake the duty of Trustees and the general public would surely contilbute to the Ford. If such Fund were started, possibly the A.D.C. and V.R.C, and other bodies would see their way to giving at least one performance a

were in existence all deserving cakes (which the Government fails to deal with in what the Trustees conaldera proper manner) could be dealt with by the Tensions--the recognised representatives of the people,

It is abundantly manifest, I think, that some steps should be taken in the direction indicated.

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We should not let the widows of useful public servants be rendered penniless because the Government cannot "grant & gratuity" True, there Is Benevolence Society here which does a great amount of good in a vary anostentatious way, but that Society was not, take it, formed to deal with cases of this klod. It helps strangers and others whone cases seldom come under the notice of the Editors of public Journals. A Municipal Benevolence Fond would, on the contrary, deal only with cases in which the ratepayer are likely to be concerned one way or another. I don't think It is right that we should allow those who serve ar, the ratepayers (and those who are dependent on them), to be completely at the mercy of the Govemment. We have a right to help whom we please, and the only thing for us to decide is the best way to arrange matters. This being my opinion I have made bold to address you on the subject, in the hope that something may be done for the protection of those who may now, or at some other time, really need assistance.

Yours faithfully,

UNCERTIFICATED SHIP MASTERS.

of Saghalien. The interior is wooded by forest The place proved to be the convict settlement so donte that it can scarcely be penetrated by of the forest for water, and lastesd of returning to the schooner we fed to the Interior and spent a day and night in the black jungle.

as much to contend with "A few years quia / whom we implored for food. Instead of answer-

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The following day we climbed to the top of a ill and saw the Diana standing out to san. Wa returned to the beach, visiting a camp of Indians, Ing our appeals, they suddenly solzed us from behind, bound with thongs of leather and several hours, after which time we were placed Aung us upon the cold ground, where we lay for in cart and carried to a village, where the Governor of the island resides. The place was known as Kharkoff and is the headquarters of the Sagħalien prison guards.

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An official despatch from Canes, island of Crete, say that fresh disturbances occurred there communication was interrupted with the adjacent villages Whole families of Mussulmans, and Christians are believed to have been killed. No. further news has been received regarding the Turkish garrison of Vamos, which is besleged. by the insurgents.

THE WAR IN CUBA.

`HAVANA, May 27th. Los Benan has killed nine insurgents with side The local guerrilla force of San Antonio de arms, besides the leader, Emilio Callaso. Gene ral Serranin bas fought the insurgents near San Cristobal, Pinar del Rio. They had eight killed and carried off many wounded. We were bustled into a dingy Htle guard The farargent, leader, Serrafia Cocarras, house and held, there until the arrival | nephew of the leader Carlos, has died of his of the Governor. He xsked us in poor wounds in Pinar del Rio. There is a report also that the insurgent leader, Regino Alfonso, after we had dana so he informed un the Cuban bandit, was killed in a machete fray that the police believed us to be spies or in consequence of the dissensions among insui- Nibilists. From Kharkoff we were transported gents. to Alexandroff. where the commander of Saghallen revides. It is at this place that the prisoners and exiles are booked before being sent to the convict pans. Alexandroff is on the north-western shore of the island. We were takes there in a small schooner. The com- monder, a big, brutal-locking fellow, who spoke good English, told us that be beitewed us to be spias and that we would have to go to prison until we could give a better account of ourselves, **The man was just, innemuch as he allowed us to tend a telegram to Colonel Melvor of the United States Legation at Yokohama.

"Balore McIvor answered we were placed in a foul call and closely guarded. The air was heavy with nexious gases. Hollow-eyed, ball- starved man, who seemed to have abandoned all hope, kept as company. We waited and suffered and at last the Consul acted by requesting our release, and declaring that we were Americas sailors and not sples. After this we were

released, and daring the several weeks longer

that we were detained at the jail a strange trick was played on us to test our innocence.

PUGILISTICA.

*NEW YORK, May 17th,

Dan Creedon is evidently bent upon meeting why. To-day Creedon, accompanied by Owen Bob Fizdmmons again or knowing the resROD Sullivan and Tom Tracey, visited the Illustrated Nawr office and deposited $500. Creedon stated that he desires to fight Flisummons, and hopes that the latter will cover it before he leaves for England, Should Fitzsimmons refuse to enter. iain Creedon challenge Dan says he will be open to face any Eeavy weight, bar Corbett. Creedon is willing to wager $2,050 to $2,500 that he can defeat FitzsimmLONG.

THE CHARGES AGAINST GENERAL BARATIERİ.

ROKE, May 27th.

The demand for the satharity of the Chamber of Deputies to prosecute General Baratteri, the Italian commander responsible for the defeats sustained by the Italian army at Adowab, hasbeen published. It asks that the General be arraigned on the ground that he attacked the Abyssinians on January 30th from inexcusable motives and under circumstances rendering defant Inevitable. to also stated that he abandoned his command for two days, thereby falling to give the orders required for lessening the consequences of defast,

Mr. Setb-I do not think I will tak any further questions. The creditors who bava There are none of the creditors most of whate loaked over the statement appear satisfied.

are Esropeans--present to ask say questions. I would ask that the'examination be closed.

His Lordship ---Let the'examination be closed. Mr. Seth stated that another meeting of scheme would be presented for acceptance. creditors would be called akortly, when tha

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The plaintiff's counsel having read the plead. log, said that seldom had one such important interests confided to one's care as in the case he now had to bring before the Court, because there was in the balance the renatallon and the character of a German gentleman, the plaloti

he says, "the my was that the fature belonged the action. They would conclusively show to ble Lordship that the circulailon of the libel to Industry, Agriculture, certainly, is no longer and the manner in which it had been dis- of any account in Europe, but man will now seminated bad caused the most disastrous take his revenge upon nature: formerly be was results to the plaintiff. Not content with simply the slave of a capricious sky; in fature we will sending the telegram to Mr. Max Hugo Hilckas, only depend upon ourselves. Machinery will the defendant had circalated it amongst

enable us to do thle.” But manufacturers have the merchants, and among the members had to climb down somewhat, and are forced to of the plaintif's family, and, finally, and look at things with a little less presumption, year for the benefit of the Fund. If such a Fuad taken the most extraordinary step of suggesting and European industry, in its turn, la threatened English to relate our story to him, and

Agriculture is not the only interest in jeopardy, that it should be communicated to the lady to whom his client was engaged in Hamburg, bythesame competitors as the land is, and perhaps The plaintiff had been called dishonest, it to a more serious extent. Of ir'e years it is the way wald he had been proved dishonest, | Japanese who have been inundasing the markets and he (counsel) took it that when the all over the world with merchandise and defendant came forward and said he would manufactured products. Japanese com la justly what he said in this case, that justifica gradually taking possession of the Asiatic fion

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to the biit. If it markets, and bas even reached the United States were not so proved, if it were not proved at all, it of America, Vladivostock, and Austrails. German would recoll with immense violence on these beers, of which the Japanese are so fond, are who ventured to put forward such a plea.

now brewed by the Japanese themselves, Hats When he turned to the alleged acts of frand it and caps were at one time Imported lato Japan scensed difficult to believe that the defendant from Great Britain' in large quantities, but now could seriously have meant that a great many of the Japanese imitate these manufactures and are, those acts amounted to dishonest actions. It in their turs, exporting them. The same is the case with flannels, in which the Germans once seemed as if he had put them in to aggravate the

did remunerative trade. The manufacture casa sgainst the plaintiff. He hoped to satisfy the Court that the libel was absolutely false, and. of matches, too, in Japan, has been developed

to an extraordinary degree; Indeed moreover, that it was false to the knowledge of the defendant when he uttered it, and that it was

has increased tenfeld within the last too years. Both the matches and the baxes in so uttered by him for an ulterior purpose.

which they are placed are made to imitate Case proceeding.—Stratti Times.

the European articles exactly, and being sold at fabulously low pricem are exported in enormou quantities not only to countries in the extreme East, but to Australls and the United States. and even to Austria. And as for umbrellas No one, it will perhaps be said, would buy Japanesa umbrellas, unless to decorate with them a study, a shop, or a ball room. This, however, appears to be a mistake, for the Japs, we are assated, manufacture European umbrellas in large quantities. As long go the year 1883 In fact, seventy-five thousand of these useful articles were exported from Japan, and last year the number was over two millions. The European umbrellas made in Japan find their way into the very heart of Chine, and also find a sale in Russia and the United States. They only cost about a shilling each 1 It is true that these cheap articles of Japanese manufacture do not, as yet, save in exceptional cares, come upon the European markets, but they are being sent in ever increase ing quantities to maskets which were once ruled colonies, to the detriment of the manufactures by Europe, and even to the markets of European of the mother countries. What does the British Consul-General at Buqgkok say about this? In recently-published report he says :-"Japanhas lately captured the Siamese market in respect of various low-priced articles, such as matches, heer, umbrellar, etc,” and then he adds si In the published report of the finding of the "It is to be feared that many other articles will, will relieve the Porpoise at the expiration of the Court they severely censured the master of the in the course of time, be lost to European com latter's commission on April 1st, 1897. There is NewsAwang, but did not deal with his certificate, merce". This flooding of the markets, once no news, however, of the Aurora having received I now repeat the question asked at the time of dominated by Europe with articles sold at low her orders yet."

the Tafwo's loss, namely, What action would prices and manufactured in the East The report that the Orlando is to come here the Court have taken if instead of the master of a more serious matter for us Europeans than from the Australian Station la discredited. the Newekwang, one of the uncertificated men, would be an invasion of our yellow skinned The Orlando has been sight years on that now commanding ships running out of Shanghal, friends themselves. No doubt we should find station, and will probably be sent house for a had been before Captain Hards, of the energy enough to cope with a personal invasion, thorough reft and re-armament shortly.

Newchwang, might, I think, have protested but the gradual and insidions march of their It is expected that the Eolas and Spartan against his certificate being called into question producis, elbowing our own out of the way is will be relieved essly new year by ships of at all, and curtainly Captain Starter would, had much more difficult to grapple with; it becoda - would tell me somna secrets of the Näillsts and why the jury should be dismissed and the find inability to digest food will find a unosi maryaliņus their own class, while the Algerina, a new they are daily meeting vessala commanded by reduce whole armies of artisans and working who were sworn members of the society. She ing wet aside. This proceeding was taken in the food and remedy, in Scott's Emulsion of Pare

he survived, bem justified in doing so, when discouragement and discontent, and helps to make me sequainted with those on the island ship, is expected to replace the 3eift when the latter is ordered home.

men who have none. There are three, if not people to Idleness and misery. The view thus played her part well, but she lost, for I repelled it equally, affects the Union men. The court Interest of the Commercial Bank directors, but more, vessels flying the British flag running on taken may perhaps be rather too pesimistic, her advances and fold the Governor of my permitted the Crown three days in which to the Yangtsso, and going in and out of Shanghal but who will say that the danger advecters. He seemed sailsfind and said, "It la | ipaku koxwer to the defence, every ten days commanded by men from whom no not real, or that it does not exist? It all right now," guarantee of any sort is required that, they are is quite possible wo

only may

Have competent to perform thali duties, and. con- ourselves to blame to a vary great extent sequently these ships are constantly endangering for this competition, which not only threatens us, the certificate of every master, the property of but which already begins to be visible. Our fair fand, every shipowner, and livenof every one trading | rivals are only extracting all the profit they can with the poit."

ti At last we wice permitted to skip to Viadí. frame cur dies genomants and eve strikens). "And îl | waplock, thenow to yoʻkokame,"

Hongkong, 25th June, 1896.

NAVAL ITEMS.

RATEPAYER.

An anonymous correspondent wrlies the fol- lowing letter to the Chino Gazette:-" At the Court of Inquiry recently held on the Onto disaster, the Praxident, Lient. Lewes, of H.M.S. Spartan, seemed, very naturally, to have been astonished at the absence of any official super- vision over British ships heading out of Shanghai, and the Court, in samming up, commented very severely on the danger arising from this state of affairs,

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*There is, however, another point which was not brought before the notice of the Court, but The Undaunted is expected to sail about the which calls for equally strong condemnation, na 3rd July to join Admiral Buller's fleet in northernt is a standing menace to all ships frequenting walerz.

Shanghal and the river ports. I refer to the practice la vogue of allowing ships under the flag to run without any certificated Tafwe I called attention in your coltmas to this master in charge. Shortly after the toss of the fact, and also to the Injustice of trying the captain of that vessel, to decide whether his certificate should be dealt with or not, when other ships are commanded by men who have as certificate to lowd. Now, again, we have the tame farca being enacted lá the Onwo cate.

The Admiral is at present carrying out the usual culta in northern waters, accompanied by most of the big ships on the station, planned some weeks ago, before the squadron

left hera.

The Wivern has been anchored on this side of the harbour in order that the periodical over hagl of her moosfoge mar take pinen. She will rethra to her station off Yaumati in a few days.

It is reported on the station that the Aurora

The Tomar is to go fata Kowloon Dock next week to have her Bollers and heavy weights taken out of her, after which she will be fitted up to take the place of the Victor Amannil as receiving ship in Hongkong.

News in expadtad of the appointment of a successor to Commodore Boyes in Hong hong, ne the latter'a simu la wys

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The Governor gave us good clothes and sant to the house of an officer. Here he Intro English and who undertook to entertain u duced us to two pretty girls, who spoke excellent during the balance of our stay, which lasted until a venel anlied for Japan. The women were beautifol and accomplished. They pro- fessed great admiration for Americans and flirted with us, violently.

"At the invitation of the young ladies we visited the prison for the purpose of witnessing a knouting some. I shall never forget thaawful sight. The convicts were strapped to a board set at an acute angle. The flogger administered fifty lashes to each.

STRIKE IN THE BUILDING TRADE.

LONDON, May 28th.

The British steamship Cantan left Shanghai building trade, and over 2,000 men are quitting and had fresh to light south-west to scoth winds, There is an enormous strike here in the on the art festant, and Swatow on the 24th,

work. They include bricklayers, plumbers, fitters, dull threatening weather and equalis, 'with much and builder labourers. The masters say they | passage. smiths, carpenters, Joiners, painters, plasterers, | lightning and constant heavy' mln the whole

men say the masters are trying to cripple the are acting to prevent constant petty strikes, The union and to lower wages by a gradual process of strangulation. The direct cause of the present troubla is a demand for a very small increase of wager.

*I could not bear to look at more than one the waist and blood flowed at every stroke of man psalahed. The poor fellow was stripped to the imont. The sight was sickening, and I

MRL DYKK AGAN ATTEMPIE FUICIDE.. turned faint. My fair companion never winced. Her face retained its sweet smile, and it showed

Loadow, May 18th. not the slightest signs of pity for the growing second attempt at suicide in Newgate fall yester Mrs. Dyer, the Reading Infanticide, made a victim at the stocks.

day, While in bed and seemingly asleep, the scene, and I gave her pretty heely to understand almost succeeded in strangling herself. She *My companion led me away from the awful | twisted handerchief around her throat and what I thought of the barbarous cruelty of the will be hanged on June roth. officials. She only laughed,

*The gizi akter this made love to me more than ever. She told me that she was weary of the cruel life on Saghalien, and that she wanted to marry ma and leave the place forever. Then implores de to place my trust in her for and she asked me if I were really a spy, and

wont tell the teeme secres of the Nihillets and

treatment by the women detectives for such "Muffany, too, was subjected to the same they wars. He cama very near ylälding to the

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