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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1896.

home and much misery amongst the poor awļag to reduced 'demand for, and cutpat of, home produce.

OF SHANGHAI,

After being three hours in the water he was (shipping will soon food the effect of it, and `eta] \SAD END OF AN OLD RESIDENT observed by Mr. Collins in a very exhausted | lang we shall hear of mills shutting 'down_st condition. Although that officer knew the water | to be infested by "abniks, some of which had been seen about the vesicl, ha at orice famped overboard and succeeded in fastening ́a Liss round the fireman, by which he was taken on board and saved.

The MacGregor Memorial Medal for this year has been awarded to Lt, G. K. Cockerfil, Indian Staff Corps, Staff Lieutenant Intelligence Branch Quartermaster-Gener«V« Department, Simle, for rebonnaisance work in the Chital Campaign.

MÁVAL, AND MILITARY.

• CORONER'S INQUIET ON THE BODY OF MR. HENRY J. DYER.

LONDON, September 4th. At the Lambeth Coroner's Court on the 1st, Mr. Braaten Hicks held an inqueet of a and nature. It was on the body of Heary Joseph Dyer, aged filty years, who committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver is a lavatory at Waterloo Station on tha 25th vit,

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-- A nativa quartermaster from the Ch¿Ã♫ wha next called. "He said he was on watch at the gangway of the ship on Saturday last, and saW the chief officer stelke the boatswain.” He could not hade anything the boatswaiz might have said.

Asocker quartoresistor amid he also had veen the defendant strike the complainant.

Fils Worship said he considered that there had bem prevocation for the assault, and 'diamicood

costs.00 Mercury, the case, complainant to bear his own

CORRESPONDENCE,

(We do not macammelly madarms the oplzlosa expressed by Corepaseste lau thần, pohemin.)

Captain Shohrick. R.M., serving as superable argument in support of peelection of home maraty on the Chios Station, has been appelat labour and produce. "hich is to be found in the ed to the Undaunted, in place of M jar Hadley, fact that though the Japanese obtained for the Three French fig officers have just received world at large the privilege to import Westere Ruslan decorallos Vice Admiral Barrera machinesy lalo China, they appear to bard has been made Knight of St. Anne and Rears already realised that it is wiser and more -Admiralo da · Kerimbriquer and · Fournier patriotic to make use of their own labour and i that occasion was brought about by sunstroke | above the' water, u pistforms will be bulit cars" | Walted States; and this competiton is all for from the Shangħat Mercury containing the lai

Kaights of St. Stanislams all of the first class.

keep their manufactures in their own hands and in their own land. Tizy are in no haste to erect mills on Chioare soll.

The Kharton, the la'est addition to the Russian Volonter Firef, left the River Tyns on and last, for St Petersburg, where she will be wet and inspected by the Emperor and the nobles at whose exoense the fleet is being hullt. The steamer is 475 ft. In length; and her state- rooms and saloons ara, lavishly furnished. She has twenty large boilers, all pizced below the watermark, and she wili he one of the fastest troop-ships flat, her clipper stem, three fazzals,

THE REBELLION IN THE PHILIPPINES.

SPANISH FKYLING."

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rare in the bollars of 150 lb. to the square inch wast strides that shipbellding and steam+KWA+ and an air pressure in the stokriolds equalto a in- ing kare made in the last few years in Germany, of wine. With this horno-power, a speed of 18 -14 is stated that Hamburg is rapidly becoming, koots will be réalised. The normal amenat of if it is not already, the largest shipping port in epal to be carried is gas tens, but provision is the world, while German lines of stokusers aro mada for stowing 2,350 tons. The armour,

making the appourance, and with general | I say by all means protect the home pro-

which varies is thickness from 6 in, to 14 la, success, on most of the principal ocean routes ducts and I consider the proposed tax of

cogalsts of stesi plates, the outer surface of which in the world. While German colonies have not 10 per cent, on local manufactures as most

hai boen carbuited by the Harvey process, and so far been a conspicuous soccers, Germans desirable for the wks of ong labouring kich

protection afforded by this armour to the make such excellent colonists under other Rigs, and kin in the old country. Let some

full of of our inbour representatives in Parliament

machinery, guts, and magidnes, The Carar and Geminy has becoms such a great see to this matter without delay. It made in

will carry two mata sack having two fighting manufacturing nation, and je na tops,

saf Kach of these, will carry three three abilliy, saterprise, and capital, that her growth Germany is a terror to Englahmen what will * made * prave.?

clark, residing pounder gulch-dring geas with necessary and Power Haruciation let ou parts the most retiskasid the deceased, who was bid brother-in-law; megszied and equipment, in steal come to be expected, nor should this excite say was a gentlemen of independent means, and about 5: teet ta length, will be atted on the permanent jealousy in England. The more resided at Qrass, Addlestone Park, Surrey, malamant for lifting the heavy boats fate position ships and foreign commerce Germany possesses, Until 1893 he was in business at Shanghal, on the shid beams, while on the foremast s the more does perce became her greatest

THE CUSTOMS TARIFF, where he shot himself is the mouth with a wood derrick will be fited for titing the lighter tatarest as it is that of Great Britata. If Stettla

To yun keron or van "Hématowa Telegrafi.“ revolver. Although the bullet went right boats and for coaling purposes. At the top of toms eat the biggest steamer afloat to-day, the through his head, he recovered. The act on each lower must, distance of nearly too fast Clyde will turn out a bigger one to-morrow, t Sta-I noticed to a recent lesna ol your valu.

be surpassed perhaps in turn hereafter by the

able paper under the shave healing an unsiche and depression. After his return to Eng- ing a powstni sesich light projectar,, while land he was put into Bethlehem Hospital, at the main topmart herd, a distance of the benefit of the passenger, however it may towing remuk:-"The ad valorem principle is a where he remained for nine months, Beleg then 179 18. from the water, a semaphors for long reell to the shareholder. It way inevitabla that curse to the trade of the part, for naifee impor let out on probation. Three month Laine he distance signalling wil be £ited. Including four Great Britain should lose is time the monopoly sers make it an habitual practise of offering had completely recovered, mað robust steam boats, the Cæter will carry zo lewer than of "manufacture that she enjoyed for a period bilber to enidoor and foreign officers for a lower health. About three weeks ago ha complained | eighteen small craft, three of the steam boats after the Napoleonic wars. A healthy competi-valuation then would otherwise be given, and of depression and feeling queer, but he would | being capable of acilag independently of the

tion" is always' a good thing, and there li po | It is not right that such an opening should reist not go away for a change, an advised. On 27th ship for the purposes of torpedo attack, and fitted indication at present of our losing the premier to defraud the Customs and Injure those who will not stoop to such dishonest methods" "The ait, witness and bis wife went down and chored toe discharging 1g-in. Whitehead torpedoes. One position, even though our rivals are nÜLTET DE him up, and he seemed belter. He had no of the boat will also be fitted for carrying the than they were half a contúry ago—N, C. Daily above referred particularly to the port of Shang pecuniary troubles, but he had delusions with spar torpedo, Four of the light boats will be

bal, but what I have to say is equally appil cable all perta, Shanghii included, lowered when required to act as lifeboats,

The main semement of the Casar will consist of laur 13-14. 45-ton broschloading wire gas, 14 Gln, quick-fiting guns, 16 12-pounder 12-cwt.

SHANGHAI, September 18th, quick-firing guns. The 12-lo, runs will be fitted We have been shown a private letter from in pairs in two circular armoured redoubts, one an authentic source to the effect that General at each end of the ship, and will be mounted on Sung and the officials at Port Arthur are revolving turn tables, the whole being worked in an intense state of excitement over the 17th either by hydraulic or hand power, armoured quite unexpected arrival (on the

Maschmia, via shields belag Etted to giva prolection to the guns. fastrol), overland from The 6-lo, quick-firers will be mounted in case-Kinchow, of a large mounted party of Russian mates, eight on the main deck and four on the military surveyors, equipped with the latest upper deck, each being protected by six inches instruments for a perfect and extensive survey of Harveyed armour. The sixteen 13-pounder of the neighbourhood of the famous Gibraltarof gaar' will be distributed between the main and the East" which they are now builly making. upper decks, and the animent will be com. Stranger all, shortly ahet the srival of the plated by the twelve 3-pounders in the fighting Ranian oflcers another small party of militszy tops, two 12-pounder 8 evt quick-firing boat | travellers, this time Japanese mounted and Geld guns, and sight 41-in. Maxim guns surveyors, also arrived. The members of both mounted in utiahla postions. Twenty-two parties were duly provided with passports which torpedoes will be carried, and can be fired from they presented in the politest master possible four submerged tubes, two forward and two alt, to General Sung, the officer in command at Port Arthur. Tals curious development, coupled with the fact that some 100,000 Raistan troops are around Vladivostock, as well as the encimous increase in the number of Russia's first in the Far East, and the fatended heavy additions to the British feet, shaw most | conclusively that sooner or later the bomb will burst over the Far East and the explosión bide fair to be a mighty one.

{Translated from Manila Papirs.). What strikes Spaniards most forcibly in the

and rigging uniting to give the vessel a fide | rebeillan is the deep ingratitude and baraneas of regard to his monetary sñeiro, Witness had no carried in davis, to ruable them to be rapidly apparance. The steamer carries five steam- | the islanders. For over three centuries the knowledge of his possessing a revolver.

leanchat and alxteen lifeboats, eleht of which

are bullt on a principle which admits of their gunwales being heightened in the event of being laveched in foul weather. The Kherson is commanded by Captała Stalandroff.

Smart progress towards completion is being made with the Japanese baltieskip Fuff, launch. ed from the shipyard of the Thames fron works at Blackwall, on March 31st last. Ordered in June, 1894, she will be ready for her steam and gunnery trials, &e, by the begining of Janaury, 1897, or two and a-half years from the com mencement of her design, which was not worked nut until after the receipt of the order for her construction.

The Army memestres are being held near Aldershot, but the inclement weather has a good deal interfered with the operations. The camps kavé been froded,

The following spook stments were made at the Admiralty yesterday Capt. Cocus F. C. Metaxs, to the Galaten, to date September 1 ; Chiel Engr.-A. E. L. Westaway, to the Flore, to date September 153 Engr. J. E. Moorshead, to the sea, to date September 15 Pro tionary Assistant Engineers-D, J. M'Gregor, to the Flora (sid!ional for training), und A. E. Cossey, to the Magnificent, to date Sep tember 15th.

THE PROPOSED INCREASE OF IMPORT DUTIES.

WILL IT BE DETRIMENTAL TO BRITISH MANUFACTURERS 7

Over the nom de pluma"" A White Man," a gentleman who appears to have a happy knick of lacking at both sides of the vexed question of the proposed increase of import duties in Chine, bra addressed a very interesting letter, dated the 28th September, to the Editor of the Novik

China Daily News wherein he sounds 'a' Warn•

Mr. Henry Hewett, tes merchant, of Gulld- Spaniards have been strenuously at work lihing fard, said that he had known the deccared over them from savagery and harbarism. The twenty years, and was with him in Shanghal. natives have been raised in civilisation, and Recently witness was contemplating partnership have been fastracted in religion by Roman whh him. On 18th gif, he latched with witness Catholic clergy. The progress and enlighten. Guildford. He seemed bodily Ul, and was ment that have taken root in the islands all fraftable. He left after making an appointment spring from Spsulih teaching and example. for the 18th, but in the interval witness wrote to That teaching and example have been most con-him imploring him to cheer up. spicuous la Luzon, the main island of the group, Mary Elaos, housemaid in the deceased? and in Manila, its capital. Yet it is at Manila service, said her master went to bed at nine and in the neighbouring provinces that the clock on Thursday night, the 27th, and got up rebellion started and made bardway. In Spanish at seven o'clock and came down for a cup of tea eyes it is a crime of the blackert dys thus to

An hour inter he had bis breakfast and, went requite the benelis Spain has lavishly bestowed ent, as he said, for the purpose of going to on the lands. The atrocities of the rebels Woking. deepen this feeling.

She had never seen blm with a Priests Ara saisi revolver. nated, churches desecrated, and church property plandered or destroyed by them. Spaniards and loyalists are murdered, and baroc made of their Possessions. These facts throw a fierce light en the working of the native mind, and add strength to the Spanish cry for vengeance. The Spani ards, besides, point out that the natives have so hing to complain of. The present form of Government is the only one salted to the people of the land, unfit as they are for independence. The people have every opportunity of rising In the world sad getting posts under Government. From the Spanish sïendpoint there is, in fact, nothing to justify the rebellion. Spanish feeling has now been roused to the uttermost, Spani ards in the disturbed districts have hence, as far as practicable, been supplied by Government with arms and ammaalitos. At Maalia every ablobodied Spraised hua tumed volunteer, and the volunteer force masters strong in numbers.

FEATURES OF THE RIVOLT.

The newspaper reports from Manila regarding the rebellion bear a guarded and fragmentary character, They throw Hetle light on what prompted the rising, or who were its price movers. This much is taken for certain ibat a

secret society, berring masonic characteristics,

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Dr. J. L. A. Hope, of Woking, sald the widow was seriously ill, and the deceased himself was suffering from a carbuncle, Mr. Dyer war verging on a condition of insanlly, but he was not sufficiently bad to be "aigned up."

Wm. George Smith, lavatory attendant at Waterloe Station, said the deceased came into the lavatory at twenty minutes to slaven on Friday morning, the 34th, when he was quits rational in a conversation. Three or four minutes later witness heard a loud report, and found that he had shot himself. He was lying on the floor in a pool of blood.

Dr. Percy Wheeler Kent, house surgeon at St. Thomas's Hospital, said death was due to a ballet wound in the brain.

The Jury retumed a verdict of suicide whilst in a state of temporary fusualty.—Z. &+ C. B*- press.

TWO GREAT SHIPS.

H.M.S." CAVÄR."

London, September and, The first class battleship Casar, which is eng of the nine vessels ordered under the Spencer

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Six search light projecters, worked by three dynamos, each of 600 ampères, will be carried, and to complete the protection agalast torpedo attack the vissel will be sited with the latest systems of nat defence. Provision will be made for lighting the ship throughout by electricity, but as an alternative in case of breakdown of the electrical, apparatur Colomb's lamps will be stred throughout the ship. Two steam fans will provide ventilation for ihe working and living spaces, two being used for the ventilation of the | engine rooms and eight for furnishing the forced | draught for the ballers.. A complete system of voice-pipes will be fitted throughout the ship, so thai all orders may be trangmlited from the pre- fected look-out positions to the various fighting stations. Os completion the Casar will be commissioned with a complement of 758 officers The ship has been built under the supervision or all, foreman of the yard; acting

and men.

- LATEST FROM THE NORTH.

THE RUSSIANS AT PORT ÁRTHUL

ANTI-FOREIGN OUTBREAK AT WUHU. Yesterday letter was received in Shaughaf from the Wahu'correspondent of a native paper that Christian churches in the neighbourhood of Wahu had been deficed by some anti- Chrisian Chinese, who affixed placards to the church walls and about the town of Wahu itself. The text of the posters invited bodies of rowdies the to destroy the churches and attack missionaries. The missionaries at once drew had occurred, and be reposted the matter to the the attention of the Chiness magistrału to what General, requesting hoops to be sent out to

Now, Sh, this is a gross libat upon as housst a bády of men av exists under heaven's sun. Not that I would infer that their lunate virtua Is above the average of humanity ; bat whatawar their inclination, the fact remains that, owing to the anomsions construction of the Service, they possono nelther the advantages not the oppor tualites of their confrèrer la similar porīīīons In other countries of adding to thele small Income by a “litter chances.” The fact thai they "live poor and when dead cat wretchedly lean, as a rule, is alone suficient proof of this

"have the same without the game is pretty I think, Sir, you will agree with ma that to

rough on rats and to brand men as gues even U it is their own faults they remain mest in these hard times of bad exchange, when a man is pretty clever if at the end of the year he finds himself out of debt instead of (especially if he has a family to educate) well to leeward, is adding insult to injary.

More might be written on this subject, but it is unnecessary. I merely and you this as protest against. the unjust and aweeping charges of the Mercury, which are as vagus as they are doubtless false and founded only on the dregs of Shanghal "Banders."

Yours, etc..

NO PERKS.

Canton, and October, 1896,

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MANS DUR:

Tacoma (Olympia) 10-marrow, Canadian (Emòrait of China) gth fast. Indian (Catherine Apeur) rath Inst. American (City of Prkfeg) 19th lost. American (Dović) 26th fast."

THE P. & O.S. N. Cols steamer Bormas; from China, anired at London yesterday morning.

bas prepared the way for the movement since programme, and the third of the series to be under the fastructions of Mr. H. J. Wabb. | protect the churches and ensure iko mafety of the ing able to the British manufactures and gene. 1893. The members of the enclaty bear marks | launched or floated at Portemouth, was for RCN.C, constructor, and Mi, J. A. Yates, misulonaries and foreigners generally, A man | THE sicamablo Cam left Stagapore for this port

of incisions on one arm, showing that they had -rally throws fresh light on commercial questions bound themselves by oath on drinking blood of the hour which messt prompt and very earnest from these cats. Approvers have, besides, consideration, lest through lack of foresight and testified to sfixing their signature fe blood to the exercise of judgment based on lessons agreements of membership. The object of the rebellion is not heme rule, bet separation from gained by wide experience, in the blind rush for Spate. It seems that separate ideas have wealth, we find ourselves lamenting in the fature long been gaining ground in the islands. The ́over the errors and abort-sightedness of the past, separatist leaders are men of some manding for It is by no means certain that the right to Im- a large part, many of them befog Government port all kinds of machinery into China will servants or holding posts under local authorities. Some idas of their class may be gained from prove an anmixed blessing to Western nations, the following enumeration of thirteen leaders, and it as the Stanghal-Journals-shrewd shot at Cavite on the 12th Instant Twe police correspondent pertinently remarks, distinctly officers; a military contractor; an apothecary; worthy of note that the Japanese, to whom we two rich landowners a physician; a shoe maker; a trader; a schoolmaster ; two clerks in are de facto Indebted for permission to importa naval office; and a weichmaker. There men machinery, are the last to take advantage of the had laid a plet for an outbreak at the town of concession. It would appear they did in basto Cavite, on Manila Bay, where an arrenal and that which they have regrotted at leisure. navy yard came near being seized by the rebels, had not the conspiracy bien discovered in *White Man's" letter, headed "Mr. Dudgeon's the sick of time. The imminent danger which the Scanfards at Carite ran at the time roused their fiercest ledignation against these men, the more especially from the land professions of loyalty under which they had concealed their designs. It is in the province of Cavite that the rebels now muster strongest, and where the hardest fighting has taken place. The priests there have suffered severely at the hands of the rebels. Many of them were killed and the remainder had to seek safety in flight. For instance, at Silang, the parish priest was brutal ly murdered, and the loyal police driven into the church, where they held out snill help came. Upon this a force left Manils for their relief The detachment fought a savers action with the rebels, and dispersed them with the loss of 58 killed and many wounded. The hoops lost nine killed and twenty wounded. The rebels swarmed in this province at the date of last advices.

THE SITUATION,

Mission," reads of follows :—

Str Mr. E. H. Parker, of Her Majesty's Cou. sular Service, and one whose opinion is always worth latening to, has recently delivered himself to the Timer upon the subject of "Chinese Finance and there is one very keen-sighted and patriotic-remask at the conclusion of that very able article, which it might be well for Mr Dadgens and others to digest from a patriotic rather than a personal point al view.

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wes arrested on svepleien and banded over to | yesterday, and may be expected here on or about the General. He will be tied with reference to the 9th lost, the distribution of the placards,--China Ganelis;

INTERESTING ASSAULT CASE. (Before Mr. R. Bancroft Joly, Polles Martitrati)

SHANGHAL, September 28th, Mr. H. Harris, chief officer of the steamship CHAI, was charged with assaulting Chiang Yiusang, boatswain of the same abip, with bir fists, on the 15th lost,

Witness

The native carpenter was called, and tald ha had seen the chief officer strikes the boatswału, The boatswain was not impudent at all. Wheess had heard the second officer order the ship to be palated a second time,

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We are informed by the Agents of the Austrian Lloyd's S. N. Co. that the Company's steamer Maria Valeria left Kobe for this port at 7p. | yesterday,

THE Agents (Messm. Dodwell, Carifii & Ca) inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamshli Colm steamer Brasmar selvod at Tacoma, ON

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out of No. 13 Dock yesterday.

LIKE " PRIEDRICH DER GROSIE.". named by Lady Salman, wife of the Commander.

German-Industry Celebrated a great tilumph In-Chief at that port. The Majestic was the first vessel of the present programme floated at at Stells the stbor day when the new sterser the first of ike new class of large passenger and Portsmouth, and she received ber asme from Friedrich der Grosle wis launched. This is Princess Lontie (Marchioness of Lorne), and the sext was the Prince George, new approaching freight steamers which the North-German Lloyd completion, which was named by the Duchess Company is adding to its fleet, and is, so far, the largest steamers built in a German shipyard. Of of York. The other ships of the series are the Magnificent, Victorious, Mars, Juplier, the six steamers that the North-German Lloyd be built by the Vulcan Company of Stettin, this litious, and Hannibal, The floating of Company ordered last year, thece of which are to the Casar (says the Times) naturally leads us back to the events that marked the beginning of one was the first to be launched, only nine the year, and which led to a postponement of months after the order wangivent Of the remain

The complainant stated that on Saturday at The Agents (Mauers. D. Sauscon, Soni & Co.) the work on this abip in order to more ing two boats now in coure of construction, one, rapidly advance the Prince George battleship, the X'Safgin Lostes, will be sistership of the about 3 o'clock he was struck by the chief officer, Inform us that the Company's steamer Colherine Friedrich der Grottes while the other is to be on board. Last Thursday tra Ibs. of paint were | Apcar, from Calcutta, loft Singapore for this port and Eclipte erulser, with the staff then available.

a twin-screw ateamer of 20,000 tons displace-handed over to him by the chief officer, for the this afternoon. At the same time the Particular Service Squadron was commissioned, and the Prince George, ment, 6x5 feet long, and fitted with engines of psisting of the ship, with instructions to ure Victorious, Talbot, Relipe, and Minerva sreall 25,000 horsepower, and she will be the largest only half of the amount. On Saturday the THE Mutual Lice steamship Kintuch, from themselves a homo- steamer adoar in the world, though her dimer second officer gave instructions to witness to Glasgow and Liverpool, left Singapore for this bat completed, forming geneous squadron. It now remalas to complete / zimna will be still inferior to those of Brunel's palot the ship again, far which he could use the } port yesterday afterno 1, and may be expected the Carar at Portsmouth and the instrous at Great Bailers, bellt on the Thames in 1558. balance The chief officer coming as board here on or about the Bih inst. Chatham by the dates originally fired; and thus no She was 679) feet long, but the nominal horie sent for witness and demanded to know why the ground has been lost by the events of the early power of her paddle and screw engines combined ship was being painted a second time. Witness part of the year, while a new and powerful only 3,600. The two great Cozarders, the sald the second officer had given orders to squadron has been formed some six months Campania and Escanta, are 601 feet in length, that effect. The chief oficer sent for the semulader of the paint and finding that it had earlier than was contemplated. Judging from and thele nominal borse-power is 5.com,

The Hedrick der Grosis maxid:es 325 feet all been mixed he struck the witness three times, present appearances, the task, so far as the Caesar is concerned, is an impossible end, as in legib; 60 feet la beradth, and 38 feet in and again when the second officer was holding she is only in shell, but no doubt is felt by the depth her registered measurement is ro,000 him. The Captain was not on board at the authorities on the subject, for while the tons and her displacement 18,000, with time, but witness went to his house, where ha machinery and armour are ready, no less than draught of 28 fact. The total cargo capacity lawas advised to go to the Conquists. The words I would specially draw attention

£137,005 has been voted for labour alone for II 000 tons mexamement, and she is provided had been ten years on the coast and considered the current year, showing that the Admiralty with accommodation for 180 first and second himself a comperent man to are -At first sight our merchants may look makance at a wholerate increase of import duties,

did not recognise the wonderfully rapid construc- clam parsengers, and up to 2,300 steezago pas- sengers. She has two promenade decks, ons and special manzures would certainly be necsa-

tion of the Marrstic ma exhausing the resources sary to protect our cotton goods from local

of Portsmouth dockyard. While both the above the other, of which the upper one will be manufacturia” The italics are my own.

Majesile and the Ca dr form part of the Spencer reserved for first-class passengers. The midship house on the lower promenada deck Is 256 foot Special measures to protect home Industries:

progiamme, the Casar is in some respects as

A sallos from the Chikfi, who hid been there is the point. Now the 10 per cent, tax

great an fmprovement on the Majic as the long, and takes the whole width of the steamer.

beatswalo for the paint, and when passing the proposed upon the output of all local factories

stojic is on the Ryal Souarsign, experience It has two wide passages, ar streets, runel.palating the skip, said he had been sent by the having led to the adoption of several impose along its whole length, which not only serve to which Mr. Dudgeon has gone zone to protest

tant Improvements in the main armament give communication between the forward and alleyway had seen the chief officer strike the against would probably prove a great boon to

At the middle of this month the rebels had The Cazar is thus the first ship that may be after ends of the possel, but ensure splendid boatswain while the second officer was holding the home article, but unfortunately the fall in

The defendant denied the charge. He said exchange has driven all the patriotic phlian overran the province of Cavite, and had stirred regarded as an improved idejestic, and the ventilation to the cabins on both sides of them. On the tip of this midship house there is a thropy out of most Shanghal-ites, whose sole ob-up disturbances in neighbouring provinces, The Illustrious is the second in the same category. ject in fighting for the introduciton of machinery province of Manila had been pacified. The The chief difference between the two most deck hoons ar3 fost in length, containing in its that on Saturday afternoon, when leaking over forward and the first-class saloon, then some of the shio's side, he saw the complainant patating, Into this cheap labour country has been to benefit native troops had remained falihfal to the modern battleships is that the Majrifle has a

the first-class cabins, and in the after and the and asked him why he was painting over the themselves at the expense of the poor aparativas Government, and the authorities at Manila were fixed leading posities, with an auxiliary all- In the old country.

awaiting the strival of reinforcements from sound loading, while the Catar has no fixed second-tints unloon, ladies' room, and smoking cost that had been lately put on. The complata rom. The dock over this house is carried out art said he had orders from the second cfficer Spain. Numbers of gang robbers and bad loading position, but bas the saine auxiliary as characters and joined the rebels, and a difficult the Majestic thus while the empty gen of the to the sides of the vessel, forming on each alde to do so.. Winess told him to stop palating and campaign was known to be la prespect the Marafie mail come to the fore sud alt position wide covered promenada. Above this, on tell' the second officer he had ordered him to moment the rebels took to the mountains to load, thereby presenting itself as a target to the app premade dock, at the Captain's stop. Witness anked him on deck, in the pre-

up all the paint, and he deliberately turned his Hatton uusi Arrests of their kad became dally occurrences the enemy should the ship be broadside on, to room, the first-class ladies' saleen, and smoking sence of the second officer, why he had mised at Manila, and the incision marks on the arms way nothing of the loss of time if the gun has just room, and the rest of the first-class cablar; and have proved an admirable guide to detection. beeg fleed no the beam, the Carar can re-load this to agata covered by a shade dock, on top of back on witness, at the same time calling him a John Balalty is fact, a rebel, who concealed himself on at the fires to say position, owing to the Improve which are the numerous life-boats, kept sady coolie, The second officer on hearing this Goelle

seized complainant by held | Clan Parland board a steamer at Manlle bound to Japan, went that has been effected in the design of the forms the redrich der Grossa is intended Witness, however, separated them, and Denter of would have escaped, sad not the mark mounting and supply. The Royal Sourire primarily for the Atlantic trade, special care has when walking away the Complaisant called Nanchang

and thas three with the Ent-hamed ship, the two latter vessels for service in the tropics. The state-rooms are on spore, after having deliberately put the paint Rited with every imaginable comfort and luxuity, to witness's room. He went to the captain's sales and savian kept up in order to create characters, not only by anest, but also in possess more armour protection, more and protect new and old markets for our mean battielo reports of actions fought note in and more canemates, while they have lighter many of them being latended for a single necu house, and at five o'clock on the rame day will

ness received a summons from the Consulite. factures, it does Indeed weet little short of made that amour the rebel slain water-so and mala guns with aquai penetrating power, punt for it le berlandas to be recognised on

Mr. Harold Bruce, second officer of the national suicide to force other countries to make so, a separatist'an

'ench sons, a liberal; somebody and thinner armom with equal power of ro- thans great Routing kotsis the anicles which it should be our object else, a dangerous agitator; and so on. The sistance. The 13-in wire guns of the Majestie reasonable to force two people to share a state- CAAN, corroborated the defendant's statement, The compradors of the Chiki was called and to keep as much to ourasives as possible. "We number of schoolmarim tupllected is also an and Corror have, in fact, the same penetrating room is to put them into a desble-bedded

Histed that whilst in his cabin on Saturday after. can bring our machines bere, but we can't bring other noteworthy feature. Reinforcements have power as the rioton guns of the Samiparsil seem là a hotel og land. The bulk-rooms are

Boon he beard a row on dock and came out to our peoples and have not America and Australia reached Mantle from Mindanas, where the Mas and Bandow, while the g-in, side armour. Is numeros spacious and well-fitted For the

Chare" are cogifortable Iron see what it was, when he observed the chief already experienced the results of Chiasse hommedan Malaysical now less unrest under equivalent to 18 in, of iron armour in ships of steeraga pabomm cheap labour? present utterly selfish and Spanish rule. So many chiefs have indeed the Lefexible type; and whereas the Royal bedsteads befes plages, which are officer renstaing the second officer and the

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Demplaissat. He heard the ampatriotte generation may probably not see the submitted that a portion of the garrison holding Sovereign bas all vertical sud Borisontal deck

Os & diught of 25 at the Friedrich der officer a coollen later call the chief eventual havoc wrought at home by their haste the conquered territory could be spared to help armour, the Majestie and Carrar hare vertical

Captain 7. Newcomb stated that on Thunday to be rich, but assuredly it will be seen in but the forces at the ospiti. The newspapers show in combination with ske arment, so that by a Grops will carry about 1,000 tons of cargo. She few generations. Then it will be too lain to mand. reticence in chronicling intended military inove rearrangement of the same weights a greater has sight batchways, with the same number of the complainant came in kica, saying he wanted How to gain Fish and Strength-Take siter The Shanghal Filstares have already thrown mente, in order to bank rebal curiosity. So far, resistance is afforded. The gun mountings are steam, winches and derricks. She is driven by to leave the ship, being dissitiailed with the nach meal about a tablespoonful of Scotts hundreds of Italian operatires out of work, I have military movements: wers caefined to beating designed and supplied by Sir John Whitworth two quadruple expansion sugines of working of things on board. Witness told Im Emulsion of Pare Cod Liver Off with Hypophane been told by one who ought to know; and we off rabid forces that had taken the field, as close & Co, and the machinery has been manufo together 7,000 indicated horse-power. Steam is he could not leave till his agreement ),ad expired. phites. It is wisown as pintable as milk and cannot shut our eyes to the fact that before our parsalt of the enemy proved impracticable from tured by Messrs Maudslay, Sons, & Field. applied by Bve double ended and two single On Saturday the complainant caps to witness easily digested. The rapidity with which dallesse. The principal dimensions of the Cassar are under "bollam," "and she is intended to have a. again and said he had been treated by the children and sickly people entering from own countrymen obtained the right to erect lack of troops. It is represented that the rebels mills of their own, there was constant consist mainly of marauders, who have banded Length between perpendiculars, 390 la; extreme spend of 14 knots. She is lighted throughout by chief officer. He said the cale officer had told waskeesy and waning classes Improve, and asumes about the effect of the Chinese Gay themselves together for murder and robbery. braidth 75 ft.; mean draught of water, ay electricity, the number of incandescent lamps of him to paint orriais pape of the ship and, thrive spon this diet Le truly marvellous. As sament mille upon the Imported material. Now The movement seems to be confined to the GB, displicament when fully equipped, about 4-candle power being dto, mopiled by three because he had painted mein tan ke had been remedy for Commption and Throat Ağactions to the officer Vid and unequalled by any other that Importers have decided to becouse manufac provinces in the immediate neighborhood 15,000 tons. She will be fitted with twin screws, dynamon. Her crew will consist of 120 persons

more about their Tres Lae obex provinces an independent out all oinally we an him. The chief, and sound emotes had border the lay Cheste

16,000 tana, ape2K denied having truck him in any way, and they | supply dedole Agister for Hongkong and the aristorfanet. It only natural ); Int of loyally filed was prefentions of abhorrence triple expansión, engines, capable of working up the count for Criter and the illos dicat, excribed Die way in which the compilaani kad zápal gip Ca www.kelinay vary, bale af grada manufactured for the ballon poffe apes the Goversion te pooledicted Rospe, power, de a total of 12,000 Z PANEL

This handful of European capitalists don't really care one straw about improving Chies for the Chinese; what they desire is to fill their own pockets as speedily as possibly.

This anseemly struggle for the Introduction of Western machinery has always seemed to me atrangely short-sighted and unpatriatic from mational point of view, and I was glad to sols mational point of view, and before leaving Cales did not beallate to supreme, wis deshis as to

whether the fatredaction of machinery would betrayed him to the master, who at once

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