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To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAI, Steamship

"PETYANG,"

Captain Th. Lehmann, will be despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, the grd instant, at 4 P.M., instead al as previously advertised.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co.

Hongkong, and September, 1806.

'CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI, CHEFOO AND

NEWCHWANG,

"HE Company's Steamship

THE

* HANGCHOW,"

"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1896.

Intimation.

The following is a List of Waters always kept ready in Stock :-

PURE AERATED WATER,

SODA WATER,

LEMONADE

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FOTASH WATER,

LITHIA WATER,

SARSAPARILLA WATER,

TONIC WATER,

Captain Bennett, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 4th instant, at 3 P.M..

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

1.

Hongkong, and September, 1896,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SANDAKAN AND KUDAT. "HT. Company's Steamship

- THE

" MEMNON,"

f1381

12-A-Whit numbat X püssengers and crow saspectlygly, were du tɔoasɗ'tho västel when sho Heit Las Halitas ).

13.--Whài Wis the average speed of the vessal after leaving Las Palmas, and was there any reason to suppose that the msater intended to pass Ushant too closely, alther for the purpose of signalling, or for the purpose of making a quick passage?

14-What was the state of the wanthar on

the 26th of June, and we it, in the opinion at the Court, such as to enable the master to deter

mine his position by observation ?

15.-Wera somadings taken at er about 7.30 p.m. and again at about 7.40 p.m. on the 16th SELTZER WATER, Jane; what were the results of these soundings:

and were they accurate ?

GINGER ALE,

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'GINGERADE.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

MR. YOSHITAKA, Managèr of the N.Y.K., bas heen talking to the Editor of the Mfabricht con.

VISCOUNT de Bexaure has assume charge of the || carning the tip of the Tosa-marw, says the French consulate-general at Shanghai.

Ma Julius Nowmann, of the Inspectorate Geners of Customs, Peking, has brọn appolated Aning Commisioner at Shasi.

MR. OCTAVIUS Johnston, British Consul, Hothow, is transferred to Kluklang, and Mr. Brady, British Consu'. Kloklang, is transferred to Chinklang.

THE Sunday Review has abovicle by Goldwin Smith in which the writer says he bellaves That

| Hiego News. Without giving exact figurta, ha [says the results are unexpectedly satisfactory and that the loss is one easily borne when losses are looked for for some time on this line. The Shipowners' Conference is a gard thing to

prevent cattlag competition, but with their Advantages this help was really not needed by

the N.Y.K.

INTERVIEW WITH HIS ERSSELLENCY THE GOVNOR

PERLITERKAL INTRIGUES.

SECRET REVELASHUNS. Under the above headlines The Raftia

August number) publishes the following amur-

Correspondent

skit which it credits to its. Hongkong

"

As the perliterkal horison in overcast in vare- Jus corners of the Globe, and as Hongkong' is not eksempt from the ginral ruis. I desided to call'on His'Eksellansy the Gaynor and Intervoɑw bins on the subject. Of coome this bisness was gone threw in the interest of The Rattle, but I loving dispos!shan—in fack I'm a member of a peas salaty-and the latervoo (was therefour a liber of love.

16. Was a sounding obtained at or about Bryan, the "boy orator," will succeed at the Yesterday it was packed with the genial host' may here stade the fack that I am of a peas-

7.50 p.m. on the last-mentioned dato ; what was the result of the sounding ; and was it accurate? 17.Wore any soundings taken after the last-mentioned hour, and If the Court word satisfied that they were not, to what circum- stances did they attribute the neglect to take

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18.-What was the state of the weather in the vicinity of Ushant after 9 p.m. on the roth of June. If it was thick with fog was the signal duly sounded, and was it heard on board the

Drummond Castle by any of the survivors ?.

19.--Was a good and proper look-out kept ? -20-Was the vessel navigated with proper

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 and seamanlike care?

Captain Reere, will be despatched on SATUR.by.

DAY, the sth instant, at 3 P.M.

For Freight of Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, and September, 1896. [*351

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at.TIMOR, PORT DARWIN and QUEENSLAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND, (C.)

THE Steamship

"AIRLIE,"

Captain Ellis, will be despatched for the above Porte on THURSDAY, the rath Instant, at TO A.M..

This well-known Steamer is specially fitted for Passengers, and has & Refrigerating Chamber

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkang, 4th July, 1806.

BIRTH.

Te

At Kolangir Amoy, on the 30th August, the wife of THOMAS Morgan Boyn, of a son,

DEATH.

At Kalangsa, Amoy, on the 24th August, DORATHY MARY, the beloved daughter of Thomas Henry and Rom England, aged to

months.

The Hongkong Telegraph

11.-What was the cause of the causnity ?

Presidential election.

THE Rotisserie opened yesterday by Mestra Badar and Farmer in the New Victoria Hotel seems to have a prosperous. Juture before it,

friends and well-wishers from about noon up to 4 p.m. and then again at dinner time there wasa CAPTAIN W. E. Sawer has been transferred to rash of business which lasted up to closing hour, the Tatrang from the Chayrang, Captain. G, H. The ream is light and sky; as clean as a new Bowker taking his place on the popular Hong-pin; the attendance A. 1.. and the vlands, dainties, kong-Shanghai liner.

and Equers all that the most exacting epicure could wish for. At present there is sitting room for eighty persons in the salon and In addition there is a cosy private dining room, while arrangements have, we bellewe, been completed for the screning off a portion

the spacious billiard-room and converting it into a dining hall capable of accommodating about 200 persons. Judging by

At the Supreme Coust this morning the hearing of the Chinese Mail Ubel case was to have been continued but owing to the indisposition of Mr J. J. Francis, Q.C, the defendants' counsel, it wis further adjourned without fresh evidence being led.

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**2-What were the clec amstances in which so | Alberting made a hallòon ascena from Cardin Present appearances the management of the

many Kres were lost?

23-The Board of Trade desired the Court to report fully upon the circumstances attending the loss of this vessel, and to make any sugges

tions which might occur to them with a view to prevent the sudden foundering of a vessel und consequent loss of life in the fatura.

which ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions, HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1896, and his Chief Officer, and in a leading Ice, &c, throughout the voyage.

This Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric-light.

A Stewarder and a duly qualified Surgeon are carried.

For Freight or Putatge, npply lo

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents,

Hongkong, and Seetember, 1996.

"SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR BRISBANE SYDNEY AND

MELBOURNE.

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(Taking 11ugh Cargo 13 QUEENSLAND PORTS, ADELAIDE AJ NEW ZEALAND) HE Steamship THE

THE "DRUMMOND CASTLE"

INQUIRY,

WE read in a home papir that a Mddle. recently, and in descending with a parachute from a great height was blown by a strong westerly wind over the Bristol Channel, and it is

feared she has been drowned.

Vie Rottacerte will have no cause to regret their venture, but, on the contrary, will be rewarded for their plack and enterprise with the success which their friends heartily wish for them.

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"Are you well, Mister Garner ?" I ven to him. "You bet your books, ole man." ses he, "Never was 'wall in all me life I Won't yet tika a vent ?

I fost looked at the cheers, and, ses 1, "you'll kabuse me Mister Guvnor but am them cheers rafa m

*Safe | wall I should think sow ; them cheers das been sale for the last forty year or mere, and heen 'sat on by a sucksesshun of gurnom datio far back into the histry of the colleray,"

I sat down and perseeded with the subjeck under review. "Does your Ekssellenay think that wax is imminseng?" I asked. "Well," ses he, "It all depens." "Dopens upon what 2.11

You see, mister Saldrog, there is such a In short, I mean things Intursteins wa local rabbelyun. I can assure you it is no ceny job to guvern all them differes people. Ons party grumbles becaws. I won't let them run the sanitary show, and they even git up a plebbissit

party har-asses my Minister of Pabllo Werks becaws he perdocces smells on the Perrays reckiamasban; and a vile bullder of houses

califa hisself a Dandy is in a ciffel-towerla rags

with the same minister becaws of difrence of

** I honestly sympathise with your Ekalency," ses I; and after having skratiuisbed Atm wery keenly for a minult 1 added: "And then there is them lakelingere, Sur William."--

Rlie you at those vile low papers, they ar wass than the rest. · They sea all sorts of things to me in a patrogisin sort of way and are altogether too profie with their ink. Tarkin bout ink That remines me of a little eppisode. I once sont besœilful silver inkstand to a lawyer here from the Minister for the Collernys who sed that he apprestated sed lawyers gigantick intelleck, and would be akrep this token ef steam in recockal shea of the many gratuitous services he had rendered the collerny, moro espassbally during the horrible playgua in 180594. And do you know what sed lawyer had the effrontery to do ? He returned sed inkstand no breeze what.declarin that bis Intelleck was okal to a C.M.G. and that his services to the collerny could'nt be psde la

At

RE the eclipse of the Sun the Yokohama Adverto throla my teeth. This is not leyl. Ananther fizer of 21st ulto says :-According to a report received from the Meteorological Obicavatory Shibecha, Kushin Prefecture, the at corona was fully observed there. When the full cellpse occurred, darkness set in, the atmo- I honestly sympathis sphere became coal and three stars were noted. During a mio, 41 sec, of fall obscuration a won- derful view of the corona was obtained. Atthis time a white lustre surrounded the sun, strongly luminous on the left side of the lower limb, the light! ing weakest on the right side of the

flamen was about one-filth of the darkened sun. upper limb. The greatest projection of the

At the beginning the flumen were weak, at the maximum very strong, and at the and they became weak again, and moon vanished when the ana's rays reasserted their power, the commencement of the eclipse the wind fall ob curation 'there was lalled, a calm set in, and at the moment of

ever. The thermometer went down to 709,

to work by. A sketch of iba unobscured sun and, for purposes of comparison, of the corona at the time of full cclipse are also published The latter shows the flames bursting forth irre- gularly, being most fully displayed on the right and left upper limbs. A report from Esisht, Kitami Prefecture, where Professors Terao of Tokie Observatory, Todd of the United States, and the French astronomers were located, shows that, as telegraphed at the date, the observations were a complete failure. From early morning of the fateful period rain continued to fall all day long. At the time of the eclipse only a weak light shoes through the clouds. At the time when the sun would be fully obscured deep darkness set in and "the various birds and wild animals showed their surprise at the unexpected

on treason. Ava matter of fack that inkstand would have com in very bandy, becaws he has since then took to rling proper➡ and sumtimes agla me la a violent manner too, and praps the site of that inkstand mļie havá toned down bia, ackrimenyus sitaoperayshuns a bit. So you are, my dear Mister Suldrog, a guvnors life is not altogether a happy one. Have

whisky and aquarayus Fi

We have to acknowledge receipt, with many One would have thought that an inquiry thanks, from the Consul-General for Portugal at conducted on the lines set out by Mr. this port of a copy of the General programme Raices would have satisfied the most exacting, and that after the finding, that for the national celebration in 1897 of the fourth the loss of the ship, was due to an error in centenary of the departure of Vasco da Gama navigation and neglect to use the lead for the discovery of India." The document has sufficiently, farther unpleasant remarks been drawo up la purrasucs of the decres of the would not have been made publicly reflect-5th of May, 1891, and approved by Government. Ing on the unfortunate Commander and officers of the ill-fated ship. Not so, how An Indian press despatch dated London 16th ever. The Editor of Fairplay has August reads as follows -It fa positively gone to a lot of trouble to lerret out reported that President Krager has concluded a Convention with Great Britain, and that the the antecedents of the deceased Captain treaty with a European Power contrary to the

article on the 30th July (which we give in British Government has asked for explanations. extenso In another part of this issue) Rester is officially informed that the Colonial Indulges in most offensive and fll-judged Office attaches no importance to the report, and remarks, especially about Captain PIERCE belleves all treaties will be submitted first in the whom he credits with being "a positive British Government. We cordially agree with our Shanghai gentas for finding unknown rocks." Not morning contemporary that the first content with this he adds that Captain VIENNA sets a good example to all large cities, thought of almost anyone who carefully PIERCE WAS

"backed by a chief mate London certainly not excepted, in the regulation reads the report of the Board of Trade who, perhaps through no fault of his own, Inquiry into the disastrous loss of the had been in trouble." According to this of her bicycle traffic." Every rider has to pass and it became necessary to bave lamps lit check borden rdga leas to silver ! I call that Drummond Castle will be, how very much precious authority" the best seaman-

an examination before he is allowed to cycle in more complete these enquiries at home are ship and the most magnificent navigation the streets. He must be able to mount and than the Naval Courts which are held from would have been of no avall in the case of dismount on either side. back-pedal, and have time to time in Shanghai, Hongkong, or the Drummond Castle for she was doomed-complete control of his machine. When the any other porta in Far East. In opening the she had in command a "Jonah" and he authorities are sattañed that he can ride without Drummond Castle anquiry, Dr. Raizes, who was "backed by another unlucky danger to himself and the public, they grant Captain Davies, will be despatched for the led for the Board of Trade, said that there individual of the same class! For shame, him a certificate, which has to be produced were two points to which enquiry should Fairplay! To think that at the latter end whenever demanded. A photograph of the chlefly be directed, which were of 19th century it should be necessary to owner is attached thereto, in order that it may "How did the ship get into the position in remind you, of all men in the world, of the not be lent to any less proficient cyclist. which the catastrophe occurred" and, truth underlying every word in the time. How was it that there was such a terrible worn maxim-De mortuis mit nisi bonum loss of life?" and he elaborated this into a Never. "Indeed, did writer list of twenty-three special points to which, the Inhumanity of man towards man subject to amendment or addition by the more correctly than did Burns when he representatives of the owners and by the Court, enquiry was to be directed. It will, as our northeren contemporary points out, be remembered that a somewhat similar accident occurred recently in Shanghal, the similarity being in the aud denness with which the vessel sank and the great loss of life that ensued. The Orwells referred to, the Naval Court of Enquiry into whose loss was, as the NV. C. Daily News states, probably the most thorough ever held in Shanghai; and yet It is interesting to see how many questions were gone into in the Court in England that were passed over altogether in Shanghal. It will no doubt be remem- bered that there was not even an inquest held on the bodies of the English officers Consulate at Zwerlber after the bombardment of of the Omeo who were drowned.

the Palace, on the ground that he is a pollical

"

"MERIONET:SHIRE,"

above Ports on or about the 17ik Instant,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., Agents I Hangkong, and September, 1896.

Intimations.

frogs

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK &

COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

ZONGKONG.

AERATED "WATERS,

·IMPLE AERATED WATER,

SIMPLE

SODA WATER,

GINGER ALE

LEMONADE.

SARSAPARILLA.

RASPBE

ASPBERRYADE,15%.

Dakin, Cruickshank & Col's. WATERS aro

made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Cherniat and will bear comps

rison with the best Engilsh Manufacturer,

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESSES and ather Large Consumers. Any complaints should be addressed to the 'Manager.

Renereak, ut Mar, s8s

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

(437

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT,

ESTABLISHED AD.' 1841,

MANUFACTURERS

OF

AERATED WATERS.

OUR AERATED WATER FACTORY is fitted with the best English Machinery, embody ing the latest Improvements in the trade,

The Purest Ingredients only are used, and the atmost Care and Cleanliness exercised in the Manufacture throngbow).

The Water used is prorod by repeated Analysen to be Absolutely Pare.

exclaimed-

+

Man's Inhumanity to man

Makes countless thousanda mourn (

measure

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

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DEATH OF PRINCE LOBANOFF.

LONDON, August 31st. Prince Lobanoff, Foreig› Minister, died suddenly whilst returning from Kief with the Tear and Taxta from Vienna.

THE ZANZIBAR TROUBLE. Germany has relused in extradite the preten- der Said Khalid, who took refuge in the German

The desirability of making inquiries | offender. into disasters of this nature as thorough as possible, and having in view the ship- slad methods of most Courts of Inquiry in THE CRISIS IN MANILA. the Far East, we think a useful purpose may be served by placing on record in H.M.S. Redpole "was deafstched hence to this journal the complete list of special Manila yesterday owing to the receipt by Cem points prepared by Mr. Razzs, for "we modore Boyes of a telegram from the British live and learn" and they may although Corsal at Manila stating that a serious rebellion It is to be devoutly hoped it may be far had broken out and that there had been a otherwise-some day come la handy for a conflict between the rebai forces and the careful investigation of some maritime Government troops. The Redpole should ranch disaster. The special questions prepared Malala to-morrow evening. for the Drummond Castle Inquiry were as follows:-

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THE "Look-out Man" willing in Fairplay says, In their extreme'desire to lorge ahead with their mercantile mailee, the Japanese are adopting

methods calculated to lovito reprisals. He hears that in connection with the new Japanese steam Hnes to Europe, the importers of Japan are stipulating that the goods ordered by them in England shall be shipped by the Japanese liners only. In this way the laes may be able to secure a good deal of cargo for Japan; but it importers in England, many of whom are large- ly interested in British Hines, should respond to these tactics by stipulating that their mer chandise from Japan shall only be shipped by British vessels, the Japanese Biners may find themselves condemned to curry very small cargoes in this direcilon..

sunset.

Several photographs were taken by the astronomers, but they have no scientific value. It is said that Mrs. Todd was quite overwhelmed with disappointment for a time.

ALICE MEMORIAL AND NETHERSOLE HOSPITALS.

Statistics for Auguri, 1898,

A.M.H. N.H.

In-Patients remaining in Hospi-

tal on 1st August me 27. In-Patients admitted to Hospital

18 during August

20

24

55

43

18

5

6

0

Total number treated as In- Patients 424385991949 Of these there were?---- Discharged cared........... 26 Discharged relieved. Discharged on other grounds 1 Died in Hospital asse

3 35 In-Patients remaining in Hospi- .

tal on 1st September.........

Out-Patients, new cases... 856 Out-Patients, return visits 661

Total number of Out-Patient

visita

1517 JOHN C. THOMSON, MD, MA,

Superintendent.

.R. G. BROWN AND COMPANY,

LIMITED.

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you'll allow me to offer a few gratuitous remarks Thank you, Mister Govmor,” ses I, "and W

on the differculties besettin you, without desired in any way to be renoomersted, pade, or tbanked for my services, I shail here cimply observe that a trip to the plase where The Raille has its home would do you good. What your subļicks clammer for is no more nor less than the rite to manage their own monisipal affairs, and you mite do was than rite to our mutual frend Joseph dose. But be doing so I would advice you to on the subjeck, and give it him in tolrably strong take a trip to the Maddel Settlemen and sea how they manage things there. If you stay there two weeks you will sino have the benefit of witnessing a number of scientific expartments in navigathan ruch as colllsshuni, rammin, dredgin after dredgers etsitteray and so on, widge may come handy in framin a new o dnance for the better regolasban of the traffick ... and navigaahan of the aces. Sea? I thank you most cordyally, Sir, for your kind recepshan of me and 1 can promise you that you shall alware have the support of the influence of The Raffle widge is a rsyther powlal one,"

With them words I walked out of the room, the intervoow being at a end.

N. SUIDROG.

LONDON LETTER.

(From our own Corrispondent.)

LONDON, July 30th,

A LONDON wookly received by the Natal yester- day has the following Interesting comments s'e the Fifis dienstes :—The loss of the German gun- boat Jifis—a vessel that had made a name for herself during the Chino-Japanese hostilities-- adds another to the lang let af men-of-war disasters that have occurred in Chinese waters, the

London is getting empty, the window blinde are down, and many of the granɗees' housed in most recent catastrophes"in the sad llas having

19 charge of the caretakere. With the end of the bern HM.S. Wait and the Japanese vessel

season, however, there comes no abatement of Unebi Kan. Out of eighty-five officer and

the drought and the drooping plants is the men who were on board at the time, only

gardens in London proclaim their wants by their miserable half-dead appearance, but eleven, or, according to one account, as few as

all in vain. The East End is threatened ten, have been saved, whilst all the officers who

a water famine and scarlet fever and were on the wearel perished, and of her former

diphtheria baud that enfortunate waterless complement only the paymaster, who was on

It is a matter for congratulation, region. however, that it is only the South of England From Inquiries made at the Hongkong and whore at the time of the disaster, escaped. Unlike

that is doffering, a reports of the crops from Scotland, the North of England, and 1.-Was the Drummond Castle in good and Shanghat Bank to-day we are in a position to the Wasp and Unit disasters, there remain a

Ireland, bave never been more favourable. Feaworthy condition, and was she fit for the state that beyond the seript of a telegram few to tell the tale, which could never be told in thair Mandia branch yesterday, the other instances, for wat awen any wreckage service upon which she was employed? How from

lo confirm the end,

An extraordinary general meeting of share "Crops the farmer exclaims, what is the many bulkheada bad the vanvel, and were they reading → Small rebellion has broken out is was found of them

holders in the above named Company was held good of them when we have them. The

finer the стор

138 to suggest the cause of their sufficient to prevent her from foundering imme« | Manila. In our opinion la not serious. There | ** 6YEB

cheaper the price, at the offices of the General Managers, No. 37,

man Can Talso crops and "livé diately after sustaining damage in any one or in is no exure for anxiety," zo further news fa to temible losses. The season in early for typhoon Queen's Road Central, at noon to-day. Mr. C. and no

farm in England now. any two compartments 7

our own correspondent a disasters to be reported, though the N.E. and S. Sharp presided and there were also present comfortably on 2.-What was her value, and for what amount hand, and as

Mandis bar not considered it necessary to S.. promontories of Shantung are always Committee), and Mesus. D. Gillies, CF BUI, now before Parliament, of any permanen

Mesura G. C. Cox and C. Palmer (Consulting days" Nor the Agricultural Holdings was she insured 7

3-Was she suppiled with the boats and tile wireus in this connection we Incilas to the dangerous patr, by either rough weather, or Harton, A. B. Johnson and J. Wheeley, Secretary, good. It is alding a hopeless industry a it is saving appliances 'required by the Statute, and bellef that there is little cause' for alarm' and fogs at other times. What the details are of The Chairman read the notice convening the Pauperising a more or less lasy set of man; t is encouraging the farmer to go on in the idiotia were the boats kept so as to be at all times it that whatever the rising amounted to the the present loss we are not yet cognisant of, or meeting and said-As intimated in the notice style he has been doing and to fold ble hands and ready for uan?

4-Was the vessel suppiled with the necessary / toykl troops'have tuppawnsed in. It is of coine whether the ill-fated vessel had any warning convening this meeting I shall have to more | and exėlains "Seed time and barverts thou hast possible that the Government have prevented of the approaching storm. The vessel had that the resolution passed at the extraordinary promised as: Oh, Lord be merchall". The distress signals ?

What compasses wern on board the the Telegraph officials from despatching done good service for nearly twenty years, firmed. Before doing so I shall be glad to hear brains have gone out of farming; clod-hoppers only seem left; and the fine pastures of England have become a mere bye-word in agricultural ' vessel, and was there any reason to suppam that meninges besting on the crisis to Hongkong to and her loss to the German navy is not so any regarka shareholders may wish to makce.

The Chairman (after a pause)--Gentlemen, if circles. Farmers, in the true sense, do not exist the master was unacquainted with the error 7 | day and that such action accounts for the dearth | great as that of her officers and crew. In a

6-Did the vessel carry a patent log, and of further news, but it is hardly likely that such touchingly worded telegram the Emperor of there are no remarks I beg to propose that the now; they died some twenty-five years ago.. We was it approximately accurate in recording the extremaly offensive tactics, have been adopted Germany expresses his deep sorrow at the latest resolution passed at the extraordinary general have only caretakers, who hold she plough and misfortune of his Navy, in whosa exploits and meeting of the Company held on the syth look after cattle. Bat the grand old Jahn Bell | distance run from time to time?

AugustThat, the Company be wound up. type of

farmer

| absolutely no 411. 7-Was the vessel supplied with a patent by the powers that be in Manila,”

vicissitudes, be feels so warm and pmsonal an voluntarily under the provisions of the Com- You have probably are this read Lord sounding machine and the necessary appliances

Interest, whilst the leas of galiant and capable paules Ordinances 1865-1891" be confirmed as Rosebery's reach at Epsom, and I am sure for use therewith ?

you acho his sentiments in Hongkong. saliore, is, naturally, what affects him, and a special resolution.

Mr. D. Gilles seconded this and it was carriad Gormany is our commercial enemy in every | special reference le made to the officer in com.

unanimóvely;

elime, and will remain so for many a day, if not for ever. Britain has been so supreme for so many decades that she has taken things easy and is not equipped to meet a rival in commerce. Whether she will buckle to in samest now, or sit down and weep www departed

remains in be seen, glory,

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WEATHER RE

REPORT.

la China waters for rather over a year.

- MEMORANDA, To-moriów,—-zedi September. *** Daylight-China leaves to San Francisco,

usual ports of call,

practised on board the vessel, and was drill 8-Did the owners require bout drill to be canled out on her last voyage from London to The Observatory efficials report to-day, as 'mand of the ship, who with his crew had been Cape Town, and thence to the time of the late follows:On the 11:40 pm Depression, casualty?

9-What was the experience of the late probably shallow, South of Hongkong in about master and officers was the master in com a deg, lat. Black South Cons helstad. On the mand of any vessel which had been stranded or 204 at 8 pm: Black South Cose lowered. At· damaged and, if so, in what circumstances was 11.10 mm.: The depression has entered the coast such vessel stranded or damaged?

hetween Macas and Hainan Siralis. The baros to-Was the Drummond Castle, properly ·| meter la steady in the South, rising in the nuighe and efficiently manned

bourhood of Hongkong” and ghalling on the E. 11.---Ware instructions issued by the owners to the master that he was to approsch Ushams coast, FORECAST :—Fish' to asadorata 8.E. And all signed messages addranand, thus will closely on 118 homeward Journey for the purpose and its winds 1 showery and equally, with das

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general meeting on the 1yik August þa cos.

The Chairman--This résolution basing been confirmed, it is now necessary to appoint a gul dator or liquidators for the purpose of winding up. Will any one anggest some one for the port? I may mention that dr. Wheeley is thoroughly convessel with the Company's affers and it I believe, willing to undertake the work.

depends upon her ability to cope with the

Mr, D. Gilles proposed, and Ms. A. B. Nickly educated German - Fall of hope, Johnson seconded, "that Me, John Whooley has acquired in the world, the German youth vigour, proud of the status his Talkeriană Exppointed liquidator.

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Ismen from his gymnasium, in better trim for the commercial ichi thân thì youth of any other The Chafemus-Gentiansen, that concinden rukiana" Germany Branca France with the sword, || the business. I thank you for your attendance. ) Bui bor benin te na lóns no har blada, šne badid?

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