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Moháp s Abbritisements.

BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE!

OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION..

--,

MEETING" will he held TO.MORROW'

AFRIDAY EVENING, at 8.10 and all

MEMBERS of the BM. M. O. A. are darently"} requested to attend.

W.CANDLER,

**Scurotary.

Hongkong, toth’July, 1896.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.. "HE Sterimskip,

THE SU

Caotain "Batt, will he despatched as above TO-

"PYRRHUS.

MORROW, the bistinitani, abgo A.M.

For Freybter Passage, sñnly to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agca

Hongkong path [u'w, 1805,

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

THE

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOw, . Company's Steamship

"HAITAN,"

Captain Roach, will be despatched for the above Ports TO-MORROW, the 34t Instant, st Nonn, and hot as previously notified.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

J

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 30th July, 1866.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. JAPAN-EUROPE LINE.

STEAM FOR

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SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWERP,

THE

HE Chartered Steamship

"BALMORAL,"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1896.

Co-day's Advertisements.

WIRTH'S CIRCUS.

NO PERFORMANCE

THIS EVENING

ACCOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE BY LAST NIGHT'S TYPHOON. Watch ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR

Hongkong

Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1896,

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE JAMESON TRIAL.

LONDON, July 28th. Dr. Jameson and the others connected with the Transvaal raid have been found guilty. Dr. Jameson has been sentenced to fifteen months Imprisonment without hard labour, Sir John Willoughby to ten months, Major White to saven months, and the Hon. C. Coventry, Mr.

An interesting walking match has just been decided at Yercand, in the Stavaray Hills, In which Mr. Gomperts bet Mr. Laing twenty pounds that the latter would not walk twelve ilmes between polats making a total distance of 64 milles lú twenty-four hours. The walk com- menced at six o'clock in the morning and, according to the Calcatta Staffamam, concluded at four o'clock the next morning, Mr. Laing winning the wager with two'bours to spare. Tux Japan Mail report that the Shanghai Splaning Company (Japanese) was suspended for a time until the results of the new China and Japan treaty could be defialtely ascertained. bad, however, purchased some land in Shanghai, for Tis 100,000 that has since gaither been

MR. Thomas North Christle has again besa re- nominated for the Ceylon Legislative Council, as the Plantcis! Member, in place of Mr. Gilea Walker..

This morning at the Magistracy, a house ser. vant was charged with the theft of $200 in notas and an umbrella at Quarry Bay some two yours ago, and, the evidence belag aufficient, was COM. It is reported from Madras that his Hollser mitted for irial at ibe Catminal Sessions. While St! Jagat Guru, of Sringer!, has discovered a making his statement, and denying the theft of ruby mine, valued at more than forty lakhs of the money, he said, as interpreted :-"I left, while certain of bis felds were being without permission. As I had no umbrella, I the Mysore Government, it is stated that the worked. The matter having been reported to took my master's." Ho was, evidently of the Government has placed she mine at the disposal same opinion as many of his batters in regard to this useful means of protection ngulost, rain i ' RUMOURS have lately been arilylog at Calcutta regarding a supposed wreck on Socotra, and on the 16th instant the news was circulated that a passing steamer sighted another steamer on the rocks off Socotra island. The vessel was

'of the Guru.

THE TYPHOON.

which did such immense damage both la Hong- Not alace the ever memorable typhoon of 1874, -

kong and to the neighbouring colony of Macao, bar this fair "Isle of Fragrant Streams" experienced such a storm as visited us last night,

NEXT PERFORMANCE. Gray, and Colonel White to five months' Impri- rented or sold. The value of land in that cly alvided, and in the forepart some foarteen men It was not so much the force of the wind, though

Hongkong, 30th July, 1895.

LEVY HERMANOS.

DIA

F1182

IAMOND MERCHANTS, JEWELLERS

AND WATCHMAKERS, SOLE AGENTS IN THE EAST FOR CLEMENT DUNLOP AYRIS'S BICYCLES-PRICE...$185.

A special reliable Watch made for this Cilento,

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Quality B...$12

10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Opposite the Telegraph Office,

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SAIGON.

THE Steamship

"WUHU," Captain Vangban, will be despatched on SUNDAY, the and August.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

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Hongkong, 30th July, 1896.

Intimations.

scument, The sentences on the Military lavelve the loss of their Commissions. The prisoners were conveyed to Holloway Gan!.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

No plague cases to-day,

has been greatly enhanced of late, and it is estimated that if the land was sold now the projectors would secasc a profit of 60 per cent, When the cost of filsating the company and lis

subsequent suspension are deducted, profit of

ao per cent is still left, and, the company la advised to sell.

ALL the local Banks and Insurance Offices, THE following from the Sydney Bulletin of the 4th notify that their offices will be closed on Hon. July will interest the many friends of Chevalier day next, it beluga Bank Holiday,

de Kontaki --Chevaller ·Antalne de Kontaki, CAPTAIN NICOLASEN, of the Norwegian barques now giving a series of planoforte recitals at Melbourne Bijon, may be accepted as the most Polynesia, succumbed to an attack of dysentery remarkable rausical identity on earth. At the at Bangkok on the 16th [mst,

good old age of 80 he travels, on his' merits as a soulful executant, not less than on his ablility to play from memory all the faest works of the famous composers, who knew, him; personally in the long, long age. Ha is

THE distribution of prizes at Baillios Public School takes placo si 11 min, to-morrow. His lordship the Chief Josifce hai klodly consented to preside.

...

It is avered by a Sypky dally that a new cycle with solid rubber tyre and pneumatically hung frame is likely to replace the expensive and comparatively dangerous machine of to-day. The retail price will be under £15.

himself a composer of 300 annetas, symphonies, oratories, masses and operas. Had he died to 1829 he would have received the oblidary notice due to an infant prodigy-yet be still lives. In

childhood De Kantski was the petted pupil of Beethoven; in youth, he played marbles and Tux Scientific Americas is booming a bicycle; diets with Chopin; and since he arrived at ballt of wood by a Philadelphia ¡ad whò couldn't | „man's 'state, he has given more performances. In

were sean clinging to the rigging. Owing to the roughness of the weather rescue was impossible, The Indian Marina, steamer Minto was der-

patched to search, but was unable to approach the spot. She then proceeded to the rear of the island and landed a'search party. No clue, however, was discovered. It was believed la Calcutta that the wrecked steamer is the Curfew, from Bassein, with a cargo of rice for London.

CABLE TELEGRAM SERVICE.

HONGKONG, July 30th.' The following was issued as an express this forenoon

WITH JAPAN.Sluation unchanged. The cable steamer has heen on position of break since Tuesday morning, but has not yet spoken. The "Djcalfa" route appears to be working | fairly well...

A MAIL -FOR "WAGASAXI.—Clores at Shanghat`

to-morrow, July 31. Telegrams to be forwarded by this means should reach in ant later than 10.45 am. marked "By Post or Whe."

WITH EUROPE vid Eastern.-Owing to foods in India there is some delay to-day on tele- grams from Europe and America.

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that was very great, that justifica this statement, as the fact that the strongest gusts struck Victoria from the north and north-cas!, in whịch directions there was no protection, so that the fall force of Nana's manifestation of strength bad unobstructed play. Early forewarned us we were, thanks to the messages from Manila and the notions sent out by the Hongkong Observatory, every preparation was made on-all sides, so but the mlolaum of damage was donà to the Colony itself, but what that is two hours' favestigation of the utsncis of the city this morning amply showed. There It only too much reason to fear that it will be

days before the full amount of damage done, in the surrounding districts is known- it is ever ascertained. We have yet to hear from Macao and Canton, where there is every reason 10 féar the storm was plt severely.

PREPARATIONS.

Captain Mclilchi, will be despatched for the DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & afford the steel article. Everything is wood but public, and kissed a greater number of royal LOCAL The typhoon has not affected the io rapidly approaching might be ridden

shave Borts TOMORROW, the 31st lastani,

at 5 P.M, Instead of as previously advertised.

For Freight, apply to

NIPPON VUSEN KAISHA. Homeltung von Yo 106.

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INTENNA STEAM NAVIGATION'

CÍMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR HAMILA (ORECT).

Tik Gaernet Solmip

* YUELSANG,"

Ģ prald W.-W. (Mor, xit be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the August, xt 4 P.M., instrach of as previously advertised,

Tuls Steamer has baperior Accommodation

for Fh-care Passengers.

For Freight: Pas e auply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managera.

Hongkong, seth July, 1856.

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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

· FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA.

HE Company's Steamship

"CHELYDRA,"

Captain R. Cass, will be despatched as above BI SATURDAY, the st August, 'nt 4 F,M,, Instead of as previously advertised. For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, sath July, 1896.

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THE PENINSU ́AR, AND ORIENTA), STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STEAM FOR

COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS,

'IMPLE AERATED WATER.

SIMPLE

SODA WATER.

*INGER ALE.

EMONADE.

SARSAPARILLA.

RASPBERRYADE,J&C.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will best compa- rison with the best English Manufactures.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUES, Mested and other Large Consumers.

Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager.

Hongkong, 1ă May, that.

A. S, WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

1437

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

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MANUFACTURERS

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the driving-band, which is a leather strap. The machine is held for a few shillings, and the 14- year-old inventor of it is said to have made fortune.

THI cotton trade fr, according to "Thdian

hands, than any other classical musician that ever was.' M. de Kanjski, whols now Costi Planist to Kaiser Willam, dates his style of Chevaller from 1850, when the King of Prušila. gave him his decoration along with the Art and

bosom to-day.

cable service.

J. M. BICK.

For Manager-in-China.

THE Ármy and Navy Gazafia states :-It is antisfactory 10 know that the Indian contingent

As we stated yesterday, long before noon the vessels in harbour began to run for shelter, and, by 3 o'clock the fairway was nearly clear, while the shores of Kowloon Bay and the waters between Stonecutters' Island and Lalchikokwere filled with steamers, cargo boats, junka sođ tampans, all accking places' where the storm

out In comparative safety."- Nearly every steam launch in a harbour noted for tha- numbers of these haddy craft," "was, busy. as long as it was sale to run, lowing craft of all descriptions to places of safety, and by o'clock, when the sea, in the harbour rendered traffic impossible, nearly every vessel wat snugly stowed away in, some place of salety.

Engineering, improving to such an extent that Science medal which he wests upon his manly" al Sikkim das with it several Máxim gens and. The few large steamers which elected to tide

News of the low of the British barque Belpere, which loaded in Australia short time ago, was received by the underwriters in Sydney on the

4th inst. The rassel was dlamasted and

10,500 rounds of ammunition for each gun. A corespondent, writing from the Soudan, says

What can'those think now whoa lew years grounced the machine gus a useless toy We owe it to Lord Wolseley's wonderful foresight that this new arm first bad a chance in our Army. It was a long time before the Govern. Maxtes a look in. Now that it has dore so it is ment of India could be induced to give the Lestructive to set what a prominent place is assigned to 11. Certainly in such warfare as that in the Soudan the weapon is invaluable, as India enough of these gune?" It would be weil for the subject to be seriously considered, for there are many whọ keld strongly that it has not."

out the storm"whete they were had double anchors and all chain out, and had steam up so as to be prepared for emergencies. And all these precautions were needed. The ferry launches ceased sunning at o'clock, and by s

'clock.

two or three new mills are to be forthwith started In Bombay. One of these is being promoted by Mesars, Killick, Nixon and Co., be grautees of the Ahmedabad-Prantij Railway. Nearly all the requisite capital has been already subscribed. AT far too late an hour for publication fe artanto, abandoned in a sinking condition 300 miles worreclved yesterdays copy of the minutes of the south by west of Cape Horn, the crew being last meeting of the Commites of the Chamber picked up the barque Candida and landed at of Commerce, together with coples of correspon. Capetown. The captain tells thrilling story: dence therein referred to. We managed to get The Belfors, which was a vessel of 1,141 tons, the minutes in our last issue, but were obliged, was on a voyage from Caletta Buena to Ghent very reluctantly, to hold over the correspon with a cargo of saltpetre. When 300 miles dence. This is very regrettable, as it was impos-off the Hom she met a hurricane, during which sible to include the latter in our Mall Supple- she was totally dismasted. The falling wreckage ment that went forward to Europe to-day. crashed through the deck and smashed the THE Grafton, which sailed yesterday for the pumps, and the cry soon went up that the vessel was sinking. An attempt was made to lower the north in strict accordance with orders-prera boals, but failed. The boats were smashed, mably if ordered to do so she would have left at

one of the seamen being killed. The crew were the hour fixed by the Admiral even if the centre then compelled to stand by the wreck for two of the typhoon was at that moment passing or days. They suffered terrible privations, and had the colony-put back to-day. She has probably abandoned all hope, when the Candids have in borni a lot of coal, had a tremendous "dusting," night and rescued them from the aisking versel. and been strained considerably in this ridiculous The ship Gitana, bound from Iquiqus (Chill) to effort to give due effect to the orders of the Hamburg, was dismasted off the Horn in Ibe might have cause to be pleased, but unfor. dropped Into a troubled sleep after a most

Commander-in-Chief, who is cruising round about

Hakodate

WINTH'S CIRCUS Luffered severely by the typhoon last night, and has in consequence ¿e, postpone its next performance until farth notice. The large tent had been taken down, but the seats, wooden dressing-room, box and booking offices and the bamboo fences were one and all levelled to the ground, and a large

STRAITS, FETION, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, A ERATED WATERS. portion of the materials are missing. This is

ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN POS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Theory. He's of Lading bound for BATAVIA, PEPSIAN GULF, CONTINISTAL MED AMERICAN PORTS.

HE Stem.solp

THE

OUR AERATED WATER FACTORY fitted with the best English Machinery, embody. Ing the latest improvements in the trade.

The Purest Ingreflexis only are used, and the utmost Care and Cleanliness exercised in the Manufacture throughout.

The Water used is proved by repeated

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and blow for the management, and it will take some time to put the place in order to receive the public again.

To subscribers resident at the Peak, West Point, and British Kowloon an explanation is due on account of the non-delivery to them of our last issue until this forenbon. It was quite Impossible, owing to the violence of the typhoon, for our delivery-men to get any distance with the papers, and we therefore decided to deliver to those who reside at a considerable distance from this office the mail supplement and last night's funne together this morning. We regret

same hurricane, and the crew, like those on the Beljors, had a tenible experience. They were

eventually rescued by the barque Edinburgh and landed at Natal, South Afiles.

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REUTER informs us that "Dr. Jim," otherwise Dr. Jameson of Transvaal fame, has been sentenced to fifteen months imprisonment, colleagues to lesser terms; also without hard without hard larbour, and his distinguished

labour. If this sentence of the Court werd the closing scene of the political drama which has altracted so much attention to South Africa we

enormous sea was sunning in the harbour, seas were breaking in huge mastes all along the Prays from East Point to. Kennedy.

blocks near the new Clubs were in's specially town, flying across the street and wash log into the houses along the road. The concrete exposed position, and long before dark were being constantly washed over by scas and spray. As darkness came on the storm increased, and owing to various mishaps to the electric Ught whics and street gala by nine o'clock the city roads were left for dark |ness. Various parties were patrelling the Playa -

to render. any lance needed, but in the. Intense darkness, with the blinding raid, in addition, it was very difficult to remain there, and happily in but few cases, mentioned below, was assistance needed. The typhoon, seems to have reached its belght Just from the eastward were Indeed taniic In about midnight, when the gusts of wind

force-108 miles an hour. By this time all the weak structures had collapsed, and as the wind lost is force, the thousands of weary morinia who up to that ilme had been unable to rest

tunately the sentence pasted on the impetuous wind had fallen to an ordinary gale, the trying night. By 7 o'clock this morning the

Dector is only sufficiently savere to induce rato cossed · falling and the residents in the adverse criticism from our neighbours and colony were able to take stock of the damage

possibly ridicule among certain sections of Bri- tish politicians. The sentence ends nothing in fact. It is a mere by-play and the scramble for Aixican plums will go on just the same as before, with the same risk of serious confilet, the same face of independent government in the Transvaal, and the same, if not more, exhibi- tloo of envy, hatred, and malice towards Brit- Ishers to the little African republic.

done,

THE OBSERVATORY REPORT. The Observatory officials report to-day as follows-On the 29th at 4.10 p.m. it was almost certain that the typhoon would pass close. to Gap Rock. At $45 p.m. two tourds of

were fired. At of the wind, then blow 10 pm, the velocity 108 miles per hour. On the goh Instant at daylight the Black Ball was holated. At 11.20 sim, the typhoon entered the coast near Macao, Telegraphic communication between the Observatory and Hongkong was laterrupted from 3:15 pm to 5.56 pm, and has been interrupted rinco p.m. yesterday,

About

A BAD FATALITY.-

"MIRZAPORE" Cantala J. R. Landis, & N,R carrying Her Moja ty's Mathu, selli be despate af from this for BOMBAY, &c., on THURSDAY, the 13th | August, at Dioon, taking Pessangy zs and Cargo Analysen to be Absolutely Para, for the above Pariz,

Silk and Valuables, all Cragd for France, and Tex for London (under arrangement) will be transhipped at Colombo into steamer the full amount allowed far Pakages and Empties exceedingly that it was imposible to deliver AB of gradual reduction followed by mechanical gorgeons. little state couldak meel the account of tua her up the West River as soon ay that was

For COAST PORTE, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and

when 1:ceived in good order. Counterfell Order Books suppiled on application.

pracceding direct to Marseilles "and London; other Cargo for Londra, &.c., will be conveyed vid Bombay.

Parcels will be received at this Office until 4 P.M. the day by Jare sailing. The Contents and Value of all ackages are required.

are particularly requested to note and canditions of the Company's Bulls And all signed messages addressed thas will THE Imperial Marine Insurance Co. of Japan

,

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG,"

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Stippsr

the fert of I

adlog.

For farther Particulare apply to

recaiva prompt attention.

it H. A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 30th July, 1896.

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The following is a List of Walots always! kept iazdy In Stock --

SODA WATER,

LEMONADE,

OREGON RAILWAY AND NAVIGA- PURE AERATED WATER,

TION COMPANY'S PACIFIC

STEAMSHIP LINE.

CHINA AND JAPAN,

PROPOSED SALI INGS FROM HONGKOND, 1896,

(Subject to Alteration.).

Monmouthshire. | Saturday....... | 15th August. TAKING PASSENGERS AND CARGO FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA AT THROUGH RATES,

THE Steamship

"MONMOUTHSHIRE " will be despatched hence for PORTLAND, OREGON, via KOBE and YOKOHAMA, on SATURDAY, the rgth August,

Consular Invoices of Goods for United States Polats should be la QUADRUPLICATE; and ODS Copy must be sent forward by the Steamer to the care of the GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT, Oregon Raliway and Navigation Co., Portland, Oregon,

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The S.S. Beamonthshire basSuperior Accom modation for Saloon Passengers.

For farther information as to Passage and Freight, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES A Cái Agents. Hongkong, goth July, 1890.

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LITHIA WATER,

»

POTASH WATER,

SELTZER WATER,

SARSAPARILLA WATER,

TONIC WATER,

GINGER ALE,

GINGERADE,

No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Aerated Waters, as such Bottles are never used again by us.

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A TRIAL of a patent gold-saving process which prove of great value, particularly, on the fields where water is scsyce, took place (states Melbourne contemporary) at Buscle's machinery gards, North, Melboume, lately, in the presence of a large number of gentlemen faterested in integ. The process in question is known as Phillips' patent dry gold-separating and ore- "dressing process, and, as the name Indicates, It provides a means of separatleg gold from the

IN Hongkong we have no municipality and the ero without the are of water. Further

chances are that many a year will elapse before

· we get one. · In Austraila, however, they are as than this, not only is water mot used, but mercury Is also dispensed with.

numerous 'a apples in automo, as the following Apiri

4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the altogether from many

ellpping tends to prove -A alde-splitting Bias American schooner Wuchowtoo, formerly the other advantages the fact that water is not required is sufficient to tration of the Bullelis's recent remarks on the well-known Montlara, which was auchored fa indicate the great value the new process will be absurdity of three-ha'penny municipalities, gin- Wanchal Bay, near Kellett's Island, was seen to on such a field as Coolgardle and others, where gerbread town-balls, and tin aldermen is the core be dragging her anchors. This vessel was in

command of Captafa Norman Jay, who was. water is both scarce and expensive,, Phillips's porative cataclysm that has overtaken the lilil best known bere as an artist, who had taken process may be shortly described as a system patian municipality of Five Dock (Sydney). This charge of her but a few weeks ago, intendleg to acreditor who deaned it for a lave pounds; opened. He seems to have had but one Chinese vallor on bosid. "This russel, "desplie all that ball took possanion of its palatial Town Hall, those on board could do, gradually neared the 20 201, or 72, raore than the debt plus the cost but a few yards off a abort pier there. Here the and the office sticks were sold up and sexilsed shore, and in front of the Blos Buildingu passed

Pollca were waiting with lines to rescue those

on board, bat Captain Jay insisted арад

Chinese of balliff. The buyer, being the father of an

companion leaving alderman, has let the monicipality the furniture

a rental of 3d, a week, so that the worst of the first, and he was safely landed en the pier with no further damage than a thorough watting. ter of a century old, though the preient-corpora. tion is only a splinter of the old one. The latter master, and seizing it he jumped into the boting ses, and willing bands began was proclaimed in 3pr; it was divided into two into drag him to safety. But the fated man Eg. Under the fallen condition of New South lost his hold of the His-lids, and was swept of malety, and before Wales municipal law, any area whatever may be past the place

Another separated from an existing municipality and pro- dashed

line could reach.”him claimed a manicipality on its own upon the store-faced wer-wall just at the foot of Arsenal with tenido force against the petition of two-thirds of "the electors in that Street. This seems to have stunned him, as, area. So that it would not be impossible to after fosting for a moment to full view of those who would have saved him, but to whom the of three persons and a vacant block of land. have a New South Wales municipality composed boiling cauldron in which, he lay was certafo

crushed, passes into a revolving shaking screen,

usal and can only hope and trust that our separation by means of endless belt-shaking friends will make due allowance in view of the tables, together with a suitable screening, and fact that the regularity was caused solely by classifying apparatus. The oro, after being circumstances over which we had no control.

What is retained by the screen goes back for In the language of the Chrysanthemum Land, further crushing, and the rest passes on to the Telkoku Kalsho Hokes Kabukik! Kthe classifiers. These, automatically divide | sha"--withs capital of 3,000,000 yen (about the material into five classes of size, which crisis is over. Fira Dock is municipally a quai. Another Hae was thrown an board for the plucky.

£400,000) has started business in Sydney. Burns, are discharged into vanners, which work as Philp & Co. re-ike local agents. Considering concentrators, 'and' ■ ve the gold pyrites and that the Australian fire and mering forurance other valuable minerals, and a finishing van bariocas is mostly dose by foreigners already, | separates the free gold from the concentrates and the local offices are fast belog smothered by and delivers it close enough for melting. The the stupendous mass of foreign competition, the process has the additional advantage of require Sydney Bulialin thinks this big Japanese office ing but little manual labour. Only two men may as weli ndd itself to the liat se met, vì hện | feeder and an engine-driver-are requisite, and every other nation fa scrambling for a, share of the plant will freat-up to three tons of are an the business, a Japanese company more or less hour, but the addition of mare vanners and çlussi£are will increase the quantity which can hardly signifies,

be treated. Altogether the process is one of great promise, and the trial was highly success fate, It is stated that this particular machine has

In his report on the trade, etc., of Hongkang daring 1895 forwarded to the Secretary of State te-day, his Excellency the Governor writes :--- "This will probably be one of the last Blue Book reports which I shall have the honour to address to you from Hongkong, and in conclad-

been sent to the Golden West.

MEMORANDA.

TO-MORROW,—31st July.

ing it I would point out that the expectations 1 American mail dus, *. formed and gave, expression to some four and a zi 2.0t. Prire Dlitribution at Bellifer! ubile half years ago, and which wars than adversely |- School, cililcixed and even treated in some quarters with Noon, Meeting of shareholders of the H.K., C. and Macao Sieamboat Co., at Np. 18; Bank delision, have bees or are in course of belog ja

Balidings. fölffled, 1894 and 1895 have been exceedingly. prosperous years notwithstanding serious impedi ments, and I hope and have every reason to

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, believe this polony, looking to its remarkable

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 4th July, 1896.

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vitality, will, in the future, continue to advance

- Ig 1 in woulth and prosperity,”

SATURDAY,——1st August. Non-City of Rio de Janeiro leaves for a Francisco, vfa ustal porte of call, th p.m.-Olympia lesages for Victoria, B,C), and Di Tacoma, Día ugual posts of call.

© pit-Morting of Zetland Lodge,

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death, be sank and his body was drawn cut, to sea. `It' has not yet been recovered. - The schooner stranded in front of the Ordnance Store yard about ten minutes later, on an even keel, and the seas did her no farther damage than knocking her top hamper away. There she lles to-day, nearly dry, with her masts gone, but with ber hall pearly as round as when she left her bullders' hands.

THE DAMĂGE ON SHORE,

AMONG the sheaven of English obituaries on the tale Sir Henry Parkas, Australia's "Grand Old Man" the Saturday Review's brief, notice standa out au about the truest yet penned - Undoubtedly a man of considerable talents, he rain to place and power by his gift of vigorous, rugged,

and picturesquely

grammatical oratory 1, for a time he was so idolised by a section of the Antipodean public that he took A stroll along. 'the' Praya from east to bimreif quite seriously an a. berven-sent states. west gives a vivid idên of the forca of the man. He regarded Australia as a Greater noem, and a few details of the effect of the Britain, and bimself as the greatest of Australians, wind will give a good idea of what A colossal egotist, he believed that what he the strength of it must have been," The hard could not do could; be done by no one else in † roadway along the nôl-wall has been torn ny fa Australia. - The fact that Australia has not comme many places, deep, cavides, are visible, the nearer to Federation than she is now is due in temporary wooden pleza:ected in front of the- large measure to his unbounded jealousy of Central Market and lens places in the other men's efforts. His inability to pay his vicinity. bave been tord up and knocked debts seems to have convinced his admirare to pieces. The bamboo scaffelding in front that he was an Australian Fit!” Them la bat | ôf the new Clubs beliding war di blows oka error=-Parker was net wyriennallen),