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ADVANCE MAIL NEWS.

(A week later than by the last Frinch_Mall.)

LONDON, August 3rð.

Herr Andree, the Swedish eronat, ans filled his balloon, and' with his companion has left the north-west corner of Splixbergen en bis way to the North Pole,

At a meeting of the member of the Empire Clab today solution was passed deeply regretting the "Irjarlous testimony" given by Lord Wolseley, the British Commander-in-Chief,

before the Royal Commission on Indian Finance,

to the effect that the native army is Inferior.

The Superior Council of the Congo Free State At Brussels, is hearing the appeal against the declaton of the Court at Boms, seqsiting Major Lothaire of the murder of Mr. Stokes, the Rog

sh ex-missionary and trader, who was sum- marlly executed by order of the Major. Lord Vanx, on behalf of Great Britain, supports the appeal against the acquittal of Major Lothalie,

A great fire has been raging for two days in Libau, the Russian port on the Baltic. A large part of the town has been destroyed. The damage caused by the fire is estimated at 500,000 roubles.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1896.

after seven hours' fightlog. The ranks of the Matabele are completely broken. Majar Ker- shaw and four sergeants were killing during the | encounter, and 15 men were wounded. The loss

on the side of the rebels was 300.

Inspector Llewellyn attacked the enemy in

the roar and turned third daak. The Maxim effect. gas swept the ranks of the Matabele with deadly

It is reported that a party of batives, belleved to have been friendly to the British In Matabele. land has deserted to the enemy In the Matoppo

Hills.

conviction of M. Arton, the banker, recently The French Appeal Court has quashed the

extradited from England, and sentenced in Parli to six years' imprisonment for complicity in the

been annulled. Panama frauds. The sentence has accordingly

The House of Lords by a majority of 58 adopted an amendment to the Irish Land Bill moved by Viscanat Templetown, by which the Lab Commission is required to supply to the landiards affected its reasons for reducing rents. Lord amendment adhering to the limit of £50 for fals Cloncurry also by majarily of 47, curried his rent instead of £100,

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THE MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS OF HONGKONG.

[Singapore Free Press,' August 27th:] We are glad to see that there is a disposition in Hongkong, visible in recent press utterances,

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illegal and unwarrantable proceedings of which he was the victim.

THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.

IMPORTANT DECLARATION BY THE BANKERS' ASSOCIATION.

The members of the California Bankers'

Association, inespective of party, representing most of the Commercial Banks and Savlogs Banks of this State, copaldering it tholt oleme and patrio le doty to do, 10, hav- eddressed an earnest appeal to their fellow citizens. It reads as follows:-

dangerous of all, because for the moment the Many questionable doctrines have been ambodied in the Chicago platform. The most most prominent, li "Free coluage of allver at the raito of sixteen to one, without awaiting similar sciton by any other Government,”

and prosperity. It must be recognized as the very Our monetary standard is nothing but a men- sure of values. Upon its stability depend growth

best-abroad as well as at home-if our activa

commercial intercourse with the leading untions of the world if to continue and develop.

The gold standard does not restrict us to the use of gold. Our country, like every other gold standard country, uses vast amounts of aliver concurvantly with gold.

steadily increasing. When confidence prevalla, there is no lack of gold for corency or any other purposes.

Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, the Premier of Cape The mailver in Abyssinia have pillaged a Colony, in the cnurse of an address to the Caravan conveying fond supplies, &c., for the electors, advocated the lowering of the duties on | place, those who make it their homes for the dungeon, be faund it in 'lka occupation of a sick There is no shortaga of gold; its produciton is

the necessaries of ilie. He said that the British constiinile Would last in the Cape for ages after his departure. He declared in favour of maintaining the connection with the mother In country all his strength.

Italian prisoners, and conspelled it to return to Gibati).

The International Congress of Sociallet Workers, which has been holding ifs sittinge la London, has passed resaltations demanding the nationalization of collieries, railways End factories.

Mr. John Burns, M.P, for Battersea, the socialist Jender.. describes the congress az "* ghastly failure."

Great heat prevails on the Continent, and asmerous deaths from sunstroke are reported At Konigsberg, la Pruista, as many as Bo deaths occurred in one day.

Heavy rala has fallen at Kosheb, la ike, Saudan. It was the firs: rain for nine yours The wells were filled. Steamers are now enabled to pre cver the second cataract of the Nile. The dervishes are fortifying Kerman,

The Spanish Goverment has falled to par- chase two warships at Ganos from the Inkllan Government, and is now negotiating for the hullding of now warships on the Clyde.

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August 4th.

In a farther series of the cycling matches of England agatost Australls the one mile resulted in E. E. Parlby (Surrey, B. C.) secaring first place, Paroe (NS.W.) third place, Megion (N.5 W.) filth, and Lawli (N.S W.) sixth, The time for the race was 3 minutes 54 seconds. In a second contest, over a distance of five ralles, the riders finished in the same order as in the one mile, and the victory was an easy one., The ime was 14 mluates ja seconds.

The Right Hon. Wm.-L. Jackson, M.P., for North Leeds, who was Chiel Secretary for Ireland in Lord Salisbury second Ministry, has beca offered the position of President of the Parliamentary Committee of lequity into the circumstances and origin of the Jameson raid Into the Tranavaal.

Greece, yielding to the representations of the Powers, has stopped the supply of arms and ammunition from Athens for Cretans.

The Times this morning contains the report of an interview with Li Hang-Chang, the Chinese Viceroy, who recently arrived in London from the Continent. In the course of the Interview the Chinese Viceroy in reported to have said that his Government desired that Great Billain would concede to China the right to impose heavier import datles at the treaty ports. The value of silver, he pointed ent, had been reduced by one half since the agreement had been enter- ed into between Great Britain and China' regarding the question of duties. A large pro- portion of the increased revenue derivable from an increase in the dulles would be expended in the purchase of stores for warlike purposes, and in the reorganization of the simy and the navy, as well as in the building of warabips in England on the lines of the vessels in the British navy, The new warships would be manned by English officers. Li Hung-chang added that during his hlt to the Continent he had signed a contract la France for the supply of rifles for the Chinese army, and had also signed a contract in Ger- many for the manofacture of artillery. The Chloeso Viceroy expressed his warprise at the sympathy shown by England towards Įspan..

Unless, by to-morrow, Jacob Gaudaur, the American curaman, agrees to row Jamer Stambory, the champion acoller of the world, on the Thames, on the 7th September, the fitch will be declared off.

The columa order Colonel Plomer handefeated 400 Matabele rebels in the Chabes Valley, Matoppo. Thirty rebels were killed.

August 6th.

An attempt has been made upon the life of Mr. T. Avery, the well-known scale-maker, of Birmingham, A bomb was placed in soms goods consigned to Mé. Avery, but it fortunately mlased fire. It is supposed that personal terango was the motive which prompted the allempt.

Her Majesty the Queen intends to present medals to the fitenders of Ushant, off the coast of France, for the ready manner in which they rendered assistance the occasion of the wreck of the steamship Drummond Castle while on the voyage from the Cape..

The Superior Council of the Congo Free State at Brussels to-day, resumed the hearing of the appeal against the decision of the Court at Boms, acquitting Malex Lothaire of the murder of Mr. Stokes, the English ex-missionary and trades, who was summarily excated by order of the Major. The appeal was dismissed.

The foreign embassies at Constantinople, have insisted that the Forte shall permit the refugees at Canes, the capital of Crete-chiefly women to leave the faland.

The Grand Daks Alexander Michael, comain of the Crar of Russia, has been dismissed by the Czar's orders from the ironclad in the navy on

which he was serving as an officer.

August 7th,

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REMINISCENCES OF AN OLD JOCKEY:

(Specially wrliten for the Hongkong Telegraph.)

I'll tell you how I mesmerlaed Minute. Minule was not a lady bo! a horse, or rather a filly, and I think I succeeded in mesmerising the onlookers, as well as the mare.

Early to the sixties I was first jockey for the Hongarian Jockey Club, and my duties when at home were simply to side and exercise for two or three hours in the early morning, after which I was Sinked for the day. In the afternoon I would often take a spare horse and, calling my dogs, go for a long ride about the country by myself, visiting the neighbouring villager, or ge for a few miles along the beautiful Dinobe.

One day we had a little bay two-year-old filly, named Minnië, sant as to train for the Autumn Nursery, run at Peath, the capital of Hungary, and about seven miles from "Rakes Falota," where our training establishment was slanted. The house was a pretty one-storied villa, somewhat Italian in point of architecture, the whole front covered with convolvus, creep Ing geraniums, etc. There was a large circular lawn in front surrounded by lilac trees. At the back of these, on either side, were the stables,

The day after Minnie's arrival, the Trainer pot one of the stable boys oo her, and sent him, with two other horses, to walk round the lawn, but she was only there about two minutes before be commenced Jumping and kicking to such an extent that the bay was thrown, and the filly took to her heels, racing across country, clearing every obstacle before her at a bound, 11 she was out of sight. The Trainer pat, one of the stablemen on the pony to bring her back, and he tracked her, for quite four miles before he came up to her. He put the pony's relus under the silerup leathers and turned him loore, and without mach difficulty caught the mare, and led her home. The next day he put another boy on her back, but with a like result. The third day, with the best boy in the stable on her, proved no better, for she not only threw him, but went about alx mlies. Next day the Trainer told me at dinner that I must ride her myself. He said

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Towards midnight of the fourth day of bis impelsonment at Ternate, the gaoler entered Captala Carpenter's cell and informed him that in custody on board a Dutch steamer, the cap be must atal immediately for Macassar. Taken tala was disgusted and indignant to find that no to drop all vague head-in-air schemes of 10--provision whatever was made for his proper and called reform and to come to the practical bual comfortable travelling. He was thrown among the lowest class of passengers, expected to sleep ness of the moment. That, as far an Hongkong on deck among the coolies without shelter or goes Just now, is public sanitation in all its bedding, and to support life on rice and salt fish. aspects. The history of the plague shows that It la true he succee, ed in securing an amellora. tion of being suitable aldus and environ- Gavernment, who obviously fatended that the Hongkong had ai last dropped Into the condi

tion of these hard conditions, but on that score no thanks are due to the representative of the Dutch meat for filth epidemic. That it should captain should be subjected to the most abomin. have become so lu in Iself the charge and ablo indignities on the voyage, which lasted ten the verdict. It proves that it is not to officials days. On arrival at Macassar, the captain was taken sabore and lodged in the ordinary criminai

| whose stay in Hongkong may be the temporary gaol, where he occupied cell which was accident or incident of a Colonial service career intended "for condemned Europeans," auch being that the place can look for anything better than the inscription over the door. For the sake of a mere tepid Interest la the welfare of the Colony. companionship and sympathy, Captain Carpenter their routine-band ideas and horizon, would be Mast people in the place of the officials, with

would have bien very glad to have had, another condemned European" in this cell with him, but that comfort and consolation were no better than they are. It is to the man who denied him. The inscription over the door did represent the mere permanent interests in the not correspond with the state of things within, for, when the captain entered this horrible fall space of a commercial or professional career, Malny prisoner, with whom he was compelled those who in their persons and familles have to associate, under the most repulsive and sharper reasons for the welfare and amenities of insanitary conditions, for the next twelve days. the place in which they'dwell for many years, that Those who would get a good idea of the appalling sisis of these remote foreign prisons should read the public mast look if they want'(their interests

the evidence in full of Captain Carpenter before really understood and protected. Perhaps the the Select Commiites of Inquiry appointed best thing that ever happened for Hongkong by the Legislative Council at Sydney, Not to linger on ghastly and repellent was the emasculation of the Sanitary Board

detalls, let as proceed with the narrative. On for that fact, plus the evidence of the plague, the slash day of his imprisonment at Macassar, provides the motive force for the coming demand Captala Carpenter was officially lafarmed for the which is to equip Hongkong with that first time of the charge that was to be preferred It seems that three years coable against him, manicipal mechlaery which

previously, while salling in these waters, he had be local needs to bandled by local

'come across æderelict praw, hall-sunk and water- Intelligence and experience. The China Mail logged, at a distance of 33 miles from the has's recent article exhibiting strongly the in- nearest point of land. He sent some of his man couple of cases of brandy and a tin af kerosing to examine the prew, and they returned with a off which they had found on the abandoned craft. Captala Carpenter not only entered the circums stance in his log, bat reported it to the Dutch authorities at Batjan three weeks afterwards, And this paltry incident was resuscitated after the lapse of three years, and actually magnised Into a charge of placy against Caplain Carpenter. After being brought five times before the magistrate at Macassar, who sat to privats and heard no witnesses, the captain was formally committed for trial, but the trial nover: took place. What happened is best told in the captain's own words :--

consistencies of Mr. Chamberlain, the great champlon of municipal administration, and of Mr. Chamberlain, the Secretary of State for the Coloules, and the barker of Hongkong municipal aspirations. A letter to the Hongkong Tela- grash, in plalá terms, indicates the evil and suggests a remedy in these words :--

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Perfected methods will still further reduce the world's enormous business. Even nowadays, amount of coin actually required to settle the only triding percentage of all payments is made la coin; the balance is adjusted by cheques, bills of exchange and other credit lnstruments.

The gold standard is not responsible for 'the prevalling depression. Return of prosperity is checked by widespread distrust, due to the fear that our people may abandon the standard which every prominent commercial nation has now adopted, or is about to adopt.

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LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

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SUPREME COURT.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. T. Striombe Smith, Acting Putine Fudge, and a Special Jury.)

September 3rd."

ANOTHER SANITARY BOARD CASE. This was a claim for $800 damages caused by

legal acts of persons employed by the

Hugh McCallum the Secretary, and Capt. H. B. Sanitary Board, of which the Hon. F. A. Cooper Is Prevident, Dr. P. B. C. Ayres, CMG, Vice- President, Dr. F. H. Clark, Medical Officer, Mr.

Lethbridge an official member and Mr. N. J. Ede the only unofficial member. MI Hastings (of Mr. Victor H. Deacon's office) appeared for the plaintiffs, the Man Yik Tong firm, and Mr. A 'B Tebaron (Crowa Solicitor) was for the Santary Board. consisted of Messrs. C. J. Gröte, T. 1. Rose and

The Special Jary drawn to try, the case.

Pasi Jordan,

The major portion of the day was takan up with the plaintiffs' evidence which, briefly stated. set forth that cocklafts had been torn down and goode damaged by the Whitewash Brigada.

Case proceeding.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUX: -American (Balgic) 5th fast, English (Rokilla) 6th inst. Indian (Kosgra) 8th Inst. Tacoma (Victoria) 11th lost. American (Peru) 13th inst Canadian (Embvers of Japan) 16th Inst. American (Copile) 23rd inst.

THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Malacca left Bombay for this port yesterday afternoon.

Before this distrust prevailed, our gold stand- THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamship ard gave us stability and activity, coconraged | Empress of China anired at Vancouver sequence of which debtors were unmolested, development, and created confidence, in con- | yesterday.

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Süver claage at the rails of sixteen to, ond THE Canadian Paclic Railway Co.'s steamor means: When colued, sixteen pounds of fine Empress of India, from Hongkong, arrived at silver shall have the same legal tender value a

Amoy at 8.m. to-day, and left at 3 p.m. for one pound of fine gold.

Shanghai.

In the markets of the world to-day gold has about double that value.

Should this country alone attempt free colange of silver at the ratio of sixteen to one, it would thereby give notice that we are ready to exchange

for all comers a quantity of gold which is valued at one dollar in every civilized country, for a quantity of silver which represents in the mir- Yets of the world about fifty cents.

THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer Pirs, with malls, etc., from San Francisco to the 17th alto., arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for thle port, vía Nagasaki, to-morrow morning,

SHIPPING RETURNS, From 8 pm. yesterday 'to 6 pm. to-day.

ARRIVALS.

Formota 2004 Frigg..................... Whampoa ...

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Kobe

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Kobe, Australia.

Aggregating 9.693 tona register. DEPARTURES.

..........steamer, for, America.

"On the sixth day after I was committed for tilal, the Sherle of Macassar came to the door In a very short time all our gold would dis- | Independinf............steamer from Chéfoo. of my cell and told me to get my traps ready. I appear; it would be hoarded to awalt a premium,or | NawsÅDA NATIO got them ready and he then conducted me to shipped to countries where it is more appreciated. Kremus ....................... the front door of the prison, where he told me I Only silver would remain our circulating me

Medusa was free to go, the information being conveyeddium; we would be on a silver bails. One to me in the Malay word 'pliggin which is standard would be a dollar, worth little more equivalent to our clear out. From this point than fifty cents in every country but our own. my existence was practically ignored by "the All values would quickly adjust themselves to local authorities, and I was left, after the hard this depreciated dollar, and would fluctuate with treatment to which I had been subjected, to find Its changing valce in international exchange, my way back to my ship 1,000 miles away, as

Capital would be driven away. Credit, which best I could."

enters no largely into the development of our country's unbounded resources, would be paralysed. Everything would be upset; uncer. tainly would reign. Enterprise would be crippled. Employment would become scarcer. Wages would decline. Oar labouring classes. would be reduced to the level of wage earners la other silver standard countries, such as Mexico, Central and South America, and Indial

It is and to think that your protests, your pabila mestags, your earnest prayers to the borar authorities never are heaid' of and nevez see the light of day. An underling at the Colonial Office deals with the questions remittel by Colonial Governers, and the letters, petitions, and despatches addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies are leisurely dealt with by some young and laexperienced mao, often under 30 years of age. Moreover, it often happens that the burning questions fo the Colony have to awal: consideration to suit the converience of a Government clask! Therein lies the crux of the whole matter. The fact is the Crown Colonies, and especially such important places as Ceylon, Hongkong, and Singapore, must have the means of giving voice to the Impers. them secure the hearty co-operation of one tive requirements through other channels. Let member of the House of Commons and, get a This extraordinary Incident and fis attendant pertinent question asked occasionally in the aggravating circumstances naturally excited the House. That would cause a much greater utmost astonishment and indignation in the Autier in official circles and do more good Australian Colonies, and the astonishment and than any amount of letters and memorials Indignation were not lessened when it was found addressed to the overburdened Secretary of State.

that the British Fersign Office was in no for the Colonies. Such a question as the follow particular burry to call the Dutch Gov. emment to account. The Earl of Jericy Ing would do a great deal of good at the present moment :-" Will the Secretary of State for the

who was Governor at Sydney when Captain Colonies fatimats what is belog done to stamp Carpentar set out on his luckless cruise, out the plague Hongkong, to prevent its brought the matter before the House of Lords, recurrence in the near future, and on whose and Mr. J. E. Hogan, M.P., as a vigilant Austra shoulders does the responsibility of the insanitary lian representative, made persistent Inquiries on state of the Colony rest?" The first thing to be the subject in the House of Commons. Evan- done is to fir the responsibility on the proper tually Lord Rosebery, Faralga Midlater, de- party and not allow the Government to recedeclared that "there was not even a case of reason. within their lair and defy interference with their able suspicios" against the captain, and sag- so-called "ystem."

gasted that the Dutch Government should com- pensate him to the extent of £2,500. This the Government of the Hague was very willing to do in crder to get rid of the whole ugly business as cheaply and quickly as possible, but they were not to be allowed to escape so exally. The claims made, and endorsed by the Select Committee of the Sydney Legislative Council, are 10,000 for Captain Carpenter, tocos for the owners of the Costa Rica Páckit, and £5,000 for the sub ordinate officers and crew. They are not unrea. to an abrupt tamination by the arbitrary arrest and prolonged imprisonment of the captain. One regrettable circumstance in connection with the affair is that it has led no small section of the colonial public to doubt whether there is a deep seated and genuine Imperial sentiment in the Brush Isles. The reluctance and hesitation of the Foreign Office to demand reparation and compensation from the Goremment of the Hague certainly lent some colour to the suspicion 11 Captain Carpenter had been subjected to the Injustice, the craeities, and the indignities just described while navigating the seas around the British Talas, there would have been a tremen- deus outery in our midet. But, if the British Empire is a fact and not a fiction, a reality and not a sham, an putrage committed on one of Its abjecte in the remotest corner of the globe demands reparation and redress as strongly and as promptly se a similar outrage perpetrated within 50 miles of London. That la the moral of the curious case of Captain Carpenter, and the lesson that apparently some of our statesmen have yet to learn.

The letter quoted to by our Straits contem you can make a back of her, ride her where youporary was addreased to us by our Londen ifke, to fret do as you like with her, only take correspondent, the devil out of her, so that she can be ridden ;' but mind you don't injure-ber.

THE "COSTA RICA PACKET" CASE.

So after dinner I mounted her, and as soon (as she was on the town she commenced. I rode her with a misck rein, and let her amuse herself for a few mlautes. I then tightened my reins, and talked in her, but it was no use, so I BRUTAL TREATMENT OF A BRITISH CAPTAIN BY sonable, seeing that the cruise was brought

DUTCH OFFICIALS.

drove my spors into her, which surprited her considerably, for she sprang about twenty feet, but after few minutes of punishment (and I The Orient Royal Mail steamer Ortzada, never struck her afterwards) ske gave in, and 1 from Australia, which entered the Thames the gave her three one mile gallops walked her other day, brought to London, among her about until she was cool, and took her in. After passengers, a gentleman who has suffered wards I rode her every day by myself and severely from the slings and arrows of out with great patience and kindness I made her rageous forians during recent years, and whose do anything I asked her, either sear up, kick, Hecate is now being considered by an Enropean down, or follow me loose, like a dog. I also arbitration tribunal nominated at the joint in taught her to jump off like a filly yarda sprinter stance of the British and Dutch Governments. in a foot race, or stap dead, at word of command. The gentleman-is Captain John Bolton Cat

Well, as the season advanced I put her fate penter, British master mariner, who has been training, and by the day of the race she was capturing whales in the seas surrounding Ann. in splendid condition, and I felt confident of tralia for some zo years past, All went well winning, although another horns in our stable with him as an expert whaler until July 15th, named "Nunquam Domino was the favourite, 1891, when he sailed out of the harbour at, He was a splendid chestnut, standing about six. Sydney and started on an ill-fated cruise teen hands high, wälle my mare was a fitile | that, in its strange and eventful history, eclipses thing, but as graceful se an antelope, and full of anything to be found in the imaginativa pas. Erb and go. Needless to say, when the flag fell sges of Captain Marryat or Mr. Clark Russell ha sprang away like a shot from a gun, and On this occasion Captain Carpenter was in made the running, but when about half-way the commend of a well-equipped barque called favourite get into biu stride and commenced to

the Costa Rica Packet, the property of a Catch me up. Seeing this, I eased my mare a❘ syndicate of enterprising Sydney・・ mARY- little, and let him get closer paill we got within chants. On the rst of November the barque a few yards of the past, when he was right along. visited the island of Ternate, in order to secure side of me. Then I let her go, and won cleverly by half a length,

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not incumecily endorse the optilima expressed by Commandants in this columna,]

WANTED: COMPENSATION.

Growers might sell wheat, wool, frust, elc., at nominally better prices, in depreciated dollars ; bat in turn they, like everybody else, would have to pay proportionately more for whatever they required.

It would mean payment of debts, both public and private, in so inferior kind of money from that which was borrowed. It would mean, to that extent, repudiation i „There being 'no different code of morals for the nation than for the individual, the result would be everlasting disgrace !

If our people grasp the significnoce nad logical consequence of the silver movement, they will record their emphatic and overwhelming protest. against it. They owe it, to themselves to remove every doubt about the absolute honesty and sincerity of their fatentions.

Convinced of the righteousness of our cause, and earnestly wishing to promote the general welfare, we unhesitatingly express our decided opinion that:

Every vote against "Free Coinage of Silver at the ratio of sixteen to one, without awaiting similar action by any other government, t vote for the return of confidence i for the retum of presparity; for the benefit of all classes; for the protection of your familles and homes; and. above all, for the preservation of your own al your country's honour !

BORNEAN V. INDIAN COAL.

A correspondent calls attention in Indian Enginearing to the keen competition Indian coal is sure to meet from Sadong and Labuan coalfis "the Straits Settlements. In proof, he gives the results of certain analyses furnished to the Indian Mining Association, by Means. Kilburn & Co., and Messer, Tarner, Morrison & Co. "The correspondent thus continues ---

It appears from's the report submitted by the Geological Department, who made the analyses, that each sample was tested four times, and the average of the four tests then taken. The first on the list is coal from Sadong. The average of the four texts given as follow ----Volatiias, 43037. Fixed carbon, 56′275, Aah 1'688. The coal does not cokes.

The next test was made with cas! from the

supply of fresh provisions, and there the cur tain ascended on the first act of the singular We received much cheering, as it was the deams Ternate is an island to the Molucess closest and prettiest race of the day. But Government, whose authority is asserted and Passage, and belongs to the Netherlands-India owner of the second borac was not satisfied. upheld there by an official called the Govern He wanted to make a match between the two, to meat Resident. It was this latter gold-laced be run off the following day, providing the functionary who was the prime mover in the

galkat my wishes and advice) the owner of an intolerant sɛak, har involved the Govaras i averebrinking) pinches China rather badly, hanew coal does not coke,

Blasts consented.

I told him I was certain to win, but he had the Costa Rica Packet arrived at Ternate ment of the Hague in a sorry mess. No sooner The Parliamentary Select Commitee appointed laughed lucredulously, and, to please me, pro- than the Resident sent for Captain Carpenter to Ingelie into the working of the British Bouth mised not to back the mare. Well, we want to and summarily placed him under arrest, without Africa Company, and to report as to what alters the start, and fading my horse a bit sloggleb, 1 assigning any season for this arbitrary is tions are desirable In the garerament of the ter warmed him up a litle to put some life in him, The captain naturally prolested with all his ritory under the control of the company, nu well so that when the flag fell he bounded away, in voice and energy against such tyrannical treat as to investigate the origin and circumstances good style, but finde, pot being accustomed to ment, but he might fast as well have held his of the incursion of Dr. Jameson's fores fate the Ser new jockey, did not spring away as I had tongue, for all bis protestations availed him Transvaal, has been appointed. The following taught her, consequently I was leading nothing. Not even bis handsome offer to enter Are the members of the committes-Sir Mic- about length and a hall for about into a band for so0,000 guliders-£8,000 British hael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequers two thirds of the distance (balf a mile money that be would return at the end of the Mr. Sydney Buxton, M.P., Iate Under Secretary straight), but as we neared the winslag-post, my whaling cruise and answer any charges that for the Colonies; Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of big lumbering brute began to tire (it's true I might be preferred against him, was listened to Stats for the Colonies; Sir William Harcourt, les had ridden him hard all the way) and Minnie by the Resident. The suggestion was curtly der of the Opposition Mr. William Lawles fack was gradually coming to the front, but when her declined on the astounding plan that "there in son, M.P., formerly Chief Secretary for Irelands hand was level with my knte 1 Immand towards no such thing as ball in Dutch countri. Cap. Sir Richard Webster, Attorney-General Sir H.ber, and mid sufficiently loud for her to bear me, tain Carpenter pointed out the serious con Campbell Bannerman, MP.; Mr. J. C. Bigham, When, lass. The result was bolk magical sequences of detaining whaling captain in Q.C., M.P.; the Hon. Edward Blake, M.P1 and comical, for the mars struck her toes late prison at the sight of the season, Buf all Lt. Charles A. Cripps, QC, M.P.; Slr W. Hart the ground and stopped dead still, while her remonstrances were useless, and, as the captain Dyke, M.P., Mr. J. E. Ell., M.P., Mr. Henry Jockey made a very graceful picirals in the was being transferred from the presence Labouchare, M.P Mr. John L. Wharton, MP, air, and landed flat on his back on the soft turf, of the Resident in a cell in the consenen gaol, he Mr. George Wyndham, M.P.

leaving me to walk in an easy winner.,

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SCOTT'S Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil' with Hypophosphites acts both as food and medicine, It not only giver flesh and 'strength by virtue of Its own nutritious properties, but creates an Appetite for food that builds up the wasted body. my opinion an excellent and valuable compound. Read the following:-"Sesil's Emulsion is la

I have given it to consumptive patients and have been delighted with the results obtaindia. It is pleasant to the taste and can be borne by the mast sensitiva stomach,"--E. A. RODWAY, M.D Butter-Knowle, Darllorton. Any Chemist can supply -Sole Agents for Hongkong and the Emples of China Watkins & Co, Hong kong.---Adut.

Auction.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

NO. 333.

The Crown Land by Pabile Auction, HE following Particulars and Conditions of

to be held on the spot, on

MONDAY,

the 7th day of September, 1896, 21 4 738, 32H published for general information.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, and August, 1896, (1357 Particulars and Conditions of the letting by

Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 7th day of September, 1896, at 4 P.M., by Örder of His Excellency the Governor, of Nine Lots in the Colony of Hongkong, for a teria of 75 of CROWN LAND, at Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon,

No. of Sale.]

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Registry

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24 Hung-chaug rugs the liver shes (which is 54'971. Ash, a'588. The The average of the four tests gives 1-Volatles,

Muara coal gave:-Volatiles, 47.538, Fixed his desire to induce the Fowers to raise the import carbon, 50,787, Aab, 1,675. what chiafy interests the employés duties to so per cant. Wall and good so far ; but It will be seen from the above analyses that the import duties are doubled, a proposed so high as what is met with in some samples of

of the Chinese Government la the questioning supply. It is true that the fixed carbon la not

the Borneo coal is as good at may Bengal can Year.

Chinese Government bear in coal from the Barakar group; on the other hand mind the consideration and magnanimity of the Great Powern and see to it that the foreigners feature about this coal.

the small percentage of man in a remarkable exparlanced by them through the vagy shrinkage of Labuan coal and 5.By tones

The imports into in their Service are compensated for the loses Singapore were as follows:-in 1890, 344 tons of Sarawak. In in the value of allyer of which their doughty 1894, the import of Labuan coal had increased spokesman has said so much to Irrepressible frems 344 tons to 10,1go tons, and the imports interviewers in the Great West? Do you think compensation will be forthcoming P

of Sarawak cisl had increased from 5187 to 12,716 tons. In four years the imports of Labuan Yours, etc.,

coal had been trebled and Sarawak doubled. If the imports increase at ibis rate, it is way 'e so no reason why the Chinese Government pendent of the Indian mineral. Labuan coal Canton, 1st September, 1896.

evident that the Straits will be perfectly inde

should refuse to take the question of compen- | was landed at Singapore for $7,50 ez wharf and Estion into consideration at the proper tíma. | $6.50 dr ship; while Muura and Sadong coul The matter must be brought forward through were landed on whart at $6.50 und 37,00 18- the proper channala in Paking, and should | spectively. These figures show how difficult it

· not be prerasturaly, discussed in the news" will be for Indian coal to compete, sgainst the papers: There's a time for evnything, and local coal, sepecially whan grenier facilities gru čke pripir tiase for raising this question souza given to this coal by which it can be laudná ža to be long way offim Bản HiRi Taligraphi). Hlagipers ní a still camper cont

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