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The secretary at the Kowloon Whaif and Godown Company, Limited, was chuiged at the Magistracy (e- 'ay with "obstructing Conter Road, Kowloon, with 14 trucks. Ma Wodehous Aaed him $10 and wild that the next time be would increase the fine,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 35, 1897.
THE FARMING OF THE LEKIN ON TERRIBLE TALE OF THE SEA.
KEROSENE IN KWANGTUNG.
We are indebted to the coaricay of the Secto. tury of the Chamber of Commerce for the follow. ing copy of a letter received from the Briti
Consulat Canton on the subject of the filegal farming of the Lokin on kerosene in the pro- vincoal Kwangtung :—
BRITISH CONSUL TO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
H, B. M.'s Consulate,
With regard to the naval construction pro- gramme, Mr. Goschoo, First Lord of the Admis | ralty, stated in the House of Commons on July 27th that it was proposed during the present financial year to commence the construction of four Brei-class battleships; one of which would be of mallur type to the new ship Canopus
Caston; 28th August, 1897. (12,950 fans), while the others would be similar Sta,—I ber to lätorm you, for the beacât of in the Majestic, bat with some improvements, all who are folerested in the trade, that some The latter vessels would have a displacement of time ago the Head Lekin Office at Canton issued 14.000 tons, and a speed of eighteen kuota. Il-ja proclamation sollfying the public that all ke- was also intended to balld a new Royal yacht, rosene oil, before being forwarded into the with a speed of twenly knots, at a cost of interior, must pay thirty cents a cene to the tax- £250,000, and alx gumbosis of light draught for farmera under the name of terminal tax; and river actvice. It was further proposed to com warning all dealers that if
ap country, whether under tranalt pass or not, the possessors would be prosecuted and made to pay the tax.
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mence the constraction of four powerful memoureð | puid this tax was found all that had not
cruisers, which would erst 700,000 each, and would have speed of 39å knats, which, however, might be increased to at knots. - The Naval Frimates also included an expendi ura of 10.000 for the purpose of Recelerating the progress of the battleship Vengeance, which was recently laid down. £30,000 for dorkysed" labour, £40,000 for war malerfil, and £60,000 for torpedo bost destroyers,
Account to a Peking native despatch to the
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THE FOUNDERING OF THE "CHEANG HYE TENG" IN A TYPHOON. The Shanghai papers received to-day contala lengthy reports of the foundering of the Straits- owned British steamer Chrang Hys Tang, brief paniculars of which we received on the agth by detalls of the shocking catastrophe wire from Shangbat. The following are the
Ian open
On the arrival of the China Navigation Co.'s steamer Pekin from Ningpa this morning (asth August) a terrible tale of the ura was told. Tre Pakis brought up eleven men, consisting of a Eurasian named Collins, four Japanese, tour Melays, and two Chinese, forming part of the crew of the British steamer Chrang Hys Tang, of Penang, which foundered at sea on the 10th inst, The eleven men had been brought into Ntagpo by
Chinese Junk which picked them up
upid ac boat at sea on the 17th fastaat. Wäen rescued the survivors were in a temible siste of wenkatas and starvation having been driting about is an open boat for 6 days ander a blazing su without an ounce of food or a drop of water. They were blistered from the fierce san and their faces and limbs were swollen, while I called the attention of His Excellency the Viceroy to this infringement of the transit pass
they could scarcely crawl for very
weak- regulations, and I have since received His Ex- But by to-day they had recovered cellency's asurance that the Lekin Office's pro-wonderfully and showed little sigas of the clamation would be cancelled, and that kerosene horrible suffering whleb they had undergoan all coveyed into the Interlor under transit pass They attended at the British_Consulate this would not en artyst at its destination and aller morning and told a brief story of their experiences, separated from the transit pass, be called and we have been able to glean the following `upon to pay any tax other than was leviable on particulars from the Malay survivors :---
The Cheong Hye Tang wan an iron-uciew steamer of 913 net tobarge, 170 horse- power, length 244 ft, brevdth 32 ft., 24 ft. depth; bali ta Kétwinghaugh in 1875, registered Brush steamer in Penang in 1895. official No. 61,197, owner balog Khoo Soh Pek of Penang, but we understand she was latterly owned by Messrs. Bin Lee' & Cp, Capt. Scott having a share fa ber as well. It would seem that she left Penang about thựce and a ball mo the go, and,"calling at Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow, Amoy, Manila, proceeded to Yokohama, where Caplain Scott, having dis charged several of his crew, including the second mate and second and third engineers, intended to sell the vessel, but not getting a satisfactory fer, he engaged another complement of officer and cew, which made up 18 all told, and proceeded to Kobe, where he engaged Collins, who is one of the survivorn, From thence the
1 sm. Str,
N. C. Daily News, although HE, LI Hung oll that had paid lekin au routs. chong should, by sight of señl-wity in rank, 'al- ways excepting the Princes Kapy and Ch'iog, hold the chief directorship of affairs at the Tanngil Y«men, je le nat so at all, and the old sin'esman actually in relegated to a back sext by his raemies. Priece Kay, as President, assumes the nominat 'leadership, but after him, and the one who setually has the direction of the policy of the Foreign Office, in the Mancha Assistant. Grand Secretary Toog La Pres'dent of the Board of War and Com mandant of the Peking Gendarmerie. He f moreover, an immense favourite of the Emperor who greatly admires his really brilliant talents, Had it not been for this officer Li Hang-chang1⁄4 nama would have been more palent. in the Councile of the Trung Yares. By the death of the late L Hongisto, the vacancy in the Grand Council will probably be filled by Jang Lut
Your obedient servant,
BYRON, DINAN,
Consul.
The Chalman, Chamber of Commerce, Hong.
kong.
BRITISH CROWN COLONIES.
GOVERNMENT BY "OFFICIAL MAJORITIES LIKENED UNTO "STAR CHAMBIR " ¿PROCEEDINGS.
A remarkable evidence of the progress of Brish colonization during the later portion of our Most Gracious Majesty's long reign. Is the establishment of she so-called " Crown" colonies --that is to say, Settlementa la different parts of the world constituḥing bət a small ares of territory In themselves, yet having an extensiva influence upon, and trade connection whh, neighbatting foreign territory. They ate ugnally administered under a certain il-government by a local) Council composed of the Governor of the Settle- ment, as President, and a cortals uumber of the beads of leading Government departments, with u, minarlly (as a rule) of mofidal members partly elected sed verily nominied by the Governer. The unofficial element brought into the Cochell represente, of comics, a step towards popular government, such as exists in the parent country but beyond this the way to a completely satisfactory administration for the true welfare and progress of the Settlement la blocked by the fixed Government majority, in addition, to the casting vote of the Governor. This is jority le bound, on certain instructions from the Secretary of State at home, to force, with or whhout its ledividual approval, and in the face of a unanimous unofficial we'a, any measures which the Imperial Government, regardless of any oppression or manifest destructive effects on the welfare of the Settlement, elects to impose, This arrangement, affording an opportunity for an irremediable abuse, has a disheartening effect, more particularly upon the private sacfl. cial members, who know that their protests, based upon a thorough knowledge of the local si ustion, the capabilites and necessites of the Settlement in all its earroundings: opposed to the natural absence of such local knowledge on the part of the Home Governinant, will ha unavalling.
RUSSIA AND china.
port in the peninsula of Shaarung, the Rolls. With reference to the Russ Chinese naval
the 'organ of the Russian Admiralty, pobilshes the following report :—Last winter the Russians made a survey of the Day in question, and pre- posed to the Chinese Government that it should establish coal depois barracks and wharvey, At fit the Chinese Gorro ent was Indisposed 10 carry on the suggestion, bat Russian diple macy eventually succeeded in evercoming China'sobjections. As China bar neither money par englećera, Russia offered to have the work dono at ber own expense, on condition that she should enjoy equal sights with Chloa. The new barbour is now to be built as soon as possible As the Kollin obieves, the harbour wil be Chimers only in name; it will practically be in the hands of the Rassiana,
NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
{From our Specist Corrispondent)
Tientsin, August 21st. The downward trend of silver is beginning to make itself felt here as elsewhere, and in another month we shall be well into a rexdlastment of more favourable change takes place. Of that market prices, selail and wholesale, moless a
there seems hut little prospect, however, and the conviction la sendually, gaining ground here fart Japan's gold coinage is at the root of the evil. The more hopeful remind us that in course of time matters will right themselves, and a general adjistmani to the new order of things takes place. But we feel as it we would rather adhere to the old order of things, when a tael was at least a inel in the ordinary transaction of business whereas now we don't know what it fr, though fi promises soon to be aboạt 1/6.
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" ware xil the beats but one. This waw In the afternoon. The ship went down on altrewards, and myself and tea of the men managed to cut awiy the boat from the deck, and got late her, I do not know the tonnage of the Chiang Hy Tang (Lloyd's register produced and bet tonnage found to be 933 and gross tonnage 1.436) There was es cos!
on the
opper deck. I do not know what the steamar was drawing when we left port, but she was very deep. Daï best speed was six knots an hour, and we were steaming at that rate. knew her speed from the second engl
Beer,
who told me. The engines stop- ped as the morning of the 10th, as account of the Impossibilty of getting op steam. The en- from the bridge. We first shipped water on the ctors were stopped the day previous by order
morning of the gth, and the pumps were started that same night. There were about two feel of water on the sta board side (on which the tat wa) of the engine-room, when we started pump- lok. The banker covers were made of Iron,
By Captain Tulard: The deck crew canalsted of six hands, and there were three engineers and thren Calsete in the anglue room. When we tried to right the ship all hands were working at 1. I fast riw the captain one hour before the| ship went down, lo bie cablo. Thers bad been body in the lifeboat, and the Japanese lay be no trouble on board at all, I saw the captain's shot himself in his both and they carried him the companion way near No. 3 batch. to the lifeboat. The water got, Into the ship by
By the President: The 'captain was shot through the temple. I did not sen the woond. myself, but the quartermaster told me so. I did not see a revolver in the boat. I beard about the Captain afterwards. I heard no shot. I did not see the ship going down. The fires went out lo the morning of the roth and at four o'clock that afternoon she went down.
One of the Malays was then examined and the court adjnamed for the day
TRE US. CONSULAR SERVICE..
It was balleved that when the new (McKinley) Adml›istration came in, a change for the better would follow In making Consular appointments. So much had been safd about the absolute need of decided Improvements in the Consular. Service, and the entmercial community expected much in this direction that it was believed the time had come when ibls Service was to prove its real value to the country, Bat all has been disappointment. The new appointments have been absut of the same character ma of old and President McKinley has not departed from the system which has obtained
for years in the appataiment of Consale. There are, we believe, some new rules in the Consolas Service, concerning the Sitness or merits of candidates and mention has been made from time to time about isforms that wil make the Consular
Service mare effectiva. But the President bas apparently not allowed these features to la
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NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
AUGUST,
Meteorological meant based on ten years? observationa to'1 895.
Thermometer.80 9.
Barometer
Humidity
Rainfall *****
13.89 N.B.-The Ratefillto roam, en 26 h August
amounted to 2f 24 Inchez,
TO-DAY.
WEATHER SPORT.
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Biromoter Thermometer Humidity......TAK Ralinfallsvཏ་པ་བཅ་ལ་
On date at On data at
10
20.96
R&
76
19.90 70 83
TO-DAY.
Today, at Augart. 1897. Chinese-k of 8ik masn of Bård
Kwo- e-sü,
Jowish-Brd Elul, 5087. Mohammedan-End Rabia II, 1815.
Saa-Riiet...
Bår. Jämin, Stit, mom
får, 17min. High water-forming 10kr. 67min.
Afternoon ..............21kr. 19min Low water-Morning Shv. Stwitų.
·wan Shr. Omin,
Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES. 1848mSovere typhoon in the China Sea; much
damage. 18R-Typhoon to China Sea; much damage.
Inan nack.
THE EUREKA AND QUREN MINES.
Mess. John D Hompheeye and-Son, the General Managers, have received the tollowing talogiam, which ban salojence to the Eureka mine at the 240 foot level:-"Estimated the width of the reef is five feet; has the appearance of good baðr of dro," "
The following reports were received by the Sagant Mars yesterday —
NEW BALMORAL GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED.
Mount Macdonald, 6th August, 1897. Queen Mine-Fair progress is paing made by the contractors for sluklar the main shaft; they have now sunk a total of 81 feet, leaving 18 fest to complete their contract The ground is faltly goad, continuing dry, and unless a decided "change takes place, we advise that the sisking
be continard after completion of the contract.
„Balmoral Mine-The tribatore as G. Lig are now talking stone, which will be ciusbed "next week, when its value will be proved. The stone Talsed shows' gata.
We have stayed twa
twa men on G. L. 6, known to drive a tunnel to get under some old workings locally as the "True Blue," and have commenced
where formerly good galḍ was obtained, but owing to a heavy inflaw of, water they were abandoned. By tunnel'la, this difficulty will be overcome, and there in avery probability that we may meet with good slons.
p. pre. Joan D.-HUMPHREYS & SO:
C. E. WILLMOUT
OLIVERS TREKHOLD MINES, LIMITED,
Mount Macdonald, 6th August, 1897." Eureka Mina-Since reporting on the 23rd alt, work in the various perilbas of the mine has been going on most sailsfactorily, and the
193-S.S. Amigo finated and towed into Kow-devolopments are most encouraging. At tha 1834-May Canton flower-bonto destroyed by tel are being pushed ahead. The north drive 300 feet level the drives north-and south on the
fire.
1896-Death of Prince Lobanof.
TO-MORROW.
Wednesday, 1st September, 1897, (St. Giles.) Chinese of 8th moon of 23rd year
Rwone-si Jewlib-4th Blut, 5657. Mohammedin-3rd Rabia II., 1315.
San-Ri
amide 5hr, fåmudva. Setsk
***** BAY. 10min. High wales-Morning fikr, Bimin Afternoon....like. Elmin Low water-Morning ........ 5hr. Jźmin.
Afternoon 'wa Skr. 20mín. ANNIVERSARIES.
1848-Typhoon is Houtkong; 13 vessels
Wiecked or damaged. 1854 Perropatowsky bombarded by the French
and Britlab.
1870-M, Viceroy of Nanking, died of wounds
Iflicted by að masemalā,
1875-The first Chinese-built ironclad launched
at Klangnan Arsenal
now totale as beat in, reef to feet, wide and showing gold. The south drive totala Bf fact, with reel's feet wide and showing gold. At-the 150 feet level the drive north on the reef is in 95 feet and a decided improvement has taken pisce here, the reef having widened out to al feet, and shows gold throughout Driving south at this level will be resumed in a few days. As stated in a previoon repart, we are at present doing a lot of progressive and develop- fog work, raising sufficient stone to keep the old battery constantly going, and gatting ready to largely increase the output as soon as the new battery is ready. The main shaft has been |zunk a total of 38 feet below the 200 feet level, in on the cast side of sball (the side in watch and timbered 32 feat. Nice coualry is colog
we will strike the reef) and we axpect to striks reef in the enasing fortnight. The air and We have got below the old workings, and are mullock shaft has been sunk s' total of ga fest. sinking an reef, which is over I foot wide and show gold. We have had two men prospecting os G. L. 35 and mining tenement adjoining.
fluence him in his appointments. The fact of 1890-Foundation stand of Gap Rock Light | We have now started them to enlarge and re-
the matter is the Consular Service rematas yes
house lald,
Cheag Hye Tong proceeded to Moll where sbo took in a cargo of cost, and seven Japanese passengers, four women and three men, and left for Hongking tabiat 8, on 6th inst. Everything went well for two days, but on the 10th she was caught in the typhoon. Huge seas breke over her and swept her decks, dreply laden as she was, and to make matters worse the cargo skilled and gave her a heavy list to sterboard, She became amenagrable. sad pliched about | helpless in the trough of the sèn, which was -running mountains blah. Then eventually the water got into her anglas room and flooded the stokehold, pacting the fires out. She was then
the prey of politicians and it is as it has been absolutely helpless and was continually swept for so many years, a bureau of rewards and prizes by huge s040- There were x ille-boats da for political workers. As long as this remains board, and Captain Scott gave orders that they the case it is useless to expect that the Service should be filled with provisions, at the same can be of that goad to our commerce that it time ordering all hands to take to their life-belt stould be. It is an instrument that can be made and to be in readiness. The wind was Increas. most effective, but only under entirely different | Indian mall due. ing in violence, and the hage wear, which kept conditions. There is not much good for continually pouring on the vessel, smashed and merchants to work for reform in it until it has swept away four of the boats, including the bean taken enkely out of politics. When a Two which contained the most pravisloss. About contul is appointed because he can perform his o'clock in the afternoon the Chsang Hya Tengdailes thoroughly and not because bo has done foundered.
excellent work to the political campaign, then will the United States Consular Service become et proper value to American commerce.-New Verk Maritime Register
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CAPTAIN SCOTT SHOT HIMSELF
In the head with a revolver shortly before this, The suction caused by ika sudden sinking of the vessel drew down the 35 living mortals, as well as the body of Captain Scait, fate the mighty deep, fiut the sea was so boisterous that it was impossible to tell how many rose to the surface again. Fortunately, the only two His bouts that were on the vessel did not sink, aed the twelve, men, who by some good. luck got together aller their never-to-be-forgetten immersion, managed to get one of the boats which was floating bottom up, and after several allempis succeeded In turning her over. The water was then balled out gradually, and they got into her. The Dimes of the men who got late the boat are: Frank Collins, third engineer; Ibrahim, boatswain ; Am and Adam, wirehmen; All and Ahmed, allora two Chinese firemen i Okamoto, Iwasabi and Gods, one of whom is quartermaster; picked up subsequently, but were not of mach ard Kaeds, a passenger. Thres oaks were
The New Loan for alxteen millions with the Hooley Jameson Syndicate appears to ba actual fact at list, and the Syndicate's representa. five is already on his way north to clinch the contract. We are all rather fogged at Sheng's ngiro appearing za the Government represents. thee, but everyone is so exceedingly dark on the subject that it is difficult to get the facts yet. Of the fact of the loan, however, there seems litla dɛubt this time. As to where the railway is to be made, if any, and the particulars of the sicurity, all are kept profoundly secret at present, The Hongkong Bank has no), I hear, may finger there were no rowlocks, and there was in the pics
a strong current running as well. Boatswain Ibrahim dat at the helm, and allowed the The Inte telegrams respecting the alliance
best to drift with the current, which was all be between Germany and Russia, followed by The reference to this matter is made nudor an the French President's visit to St. Petersburg, and fatigned in the boat. The next day Collins could do, whilst the others were lying helpless experience of the way the Crown Colony of the have made rather a diagreeable impression Straits Settlements was treated a few years back here, and not tended to lassen the breach which
took the steering and as the boat was deifing by the enforcement, through the Council, by at all times exists in the part between Bilishers was missing, and it is surmised that he must along it was saldenly discovered that Ibrahim mains ofthe mechanical (out voluntary)majulty and Germans. Since traders from the Father bave been wasbed overboard. Ibrahim Is a of Government officials, of an exaction of land have malitpiled, so hyve Ittle local feletions, brother of the man named Adam, one of the
100,000 for the Settlerseals share in Imperial such as our smail Wres has really no space for
survivors, For five days the boat drifted, the Service charges, with threats of a further and this isst movement on Germany's part Lecrease in the same under a most adverse won't tend to make local Britons feel "better."
men of course being without a morsel of food Tale of exchange, aggravating the disastrous By the bre, considering that the bulk of the trade calm, and for two days, for the first time since or water, but after the storm there came the cripplement of the resources of the Colony in is in British hands, and that British cargo !s Its local currency. It is unnecessary here to solicited by German shippers, does it not strikesed, they being led up to the boat with the the foundering of the ship, the three OATS WCYD fate the excuses of the Imperial Governmaut you as being a rather unwarrantable display of only available saga fora pair of past-In the and their refutation, the whole correspondence gotry la nur German friends to send round their absence of cowlocks. At baying long since becą published and exhaus-
9 o'clock the next tively dealt with by us, besides having been Chipping expressce printed in German | fintiiken❘ morning, afler being seven days out in the opaa | word of German, and don't intend to know a me that way. I'm a Briton, and dosli kanwa
ses, a Chinese lank was sighted bound for Ning. word of Ghymes and
po, and those on board look the unfortunates I think that's the correct Bilish sentimant to mir, isn't it?
and treated them very humanely. On arrival Anyway, it sooo will be, if Germany is going to
at Ningpo the owner of the jank requested there follow the tack she's now on.
as they were very much exhausted, Of the night Belgian englasers mastioned in matter was then reparted at the Customs my last, two are, I bellive, once more in Shang-station near the mouth of the Ningpo river,
referred to in Parliament. The effects open the Colony of the exaction referred to was a immediate stoppage of very necessary public works sanctioned, and the prevention of any farther plans being brought forward with a geopsal forced rush for economy, cuttings down, and abolitions-agts decidedly detrimental in
PROPOSED NAVAL DOCKYARD AT |
SINGAPORE,
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MEMORANDA. TO-MORROW,-1st September. 10.45 am-Canadian mali closer. 11 am-French mal cinses. Noon-Empress of India salls for Vancouver, Noon-Salarie leaves for Europe via usual
ports of call.
9 pim,--Mesilng of Zelland Lodge,
↑ HURSDAY,—20d September, .17 km.—American mail cloves.
·Nooo.-Doste salia for San Francisco.
FRIDAY, 3rd September, Australien mall due. 4 pm.-V. R. C. Aquile Sports. * Mercator "writes to the Pall Mall Gaselte as follows:
SATURDAY.-4th September. "Singapore, from fia salubrity and central American mail due. position, has been looked upon with jealousy by { 4 p m.-V. R. C. Aquatic Sports. all antions, and to this day has not been allized as it should have been by our own nayzi autho.
SUNDAY, 5th September. cities, so that even now they are not proposing
Engllab mall due. to construct ibere Boy dock for battleships, walle adding another to Hongkong, which port has virtually been closed by plague on two iste occasions and may soon be again, as it prevails near the shores of China, from whence its labourers and workmen come dally.
and
"Mr. G-schen is admitted to be the right m in the right place, but unfortunately, he cannot hava voyaged to China or he would have seen the beautiful harbour of Singapore, to a reglob of calms, already fortified through, which wessele of wil nailons are passing daily, and have satis- Eastern naval dockyard and that there was no fed himself that li was the right position for our necessity for jeopardizing more men money at Hanpieong thán T done now. Sir Harry Keppel, for many years did strongly It is understood that our wateran Admiral,
recommend that Singapore should be our principal naval station in the Eastern Archipel- ago, and it would have been better for this country if this provision had not been ignored, so that we are still running risks in China that can be greatly minimised our ships made world not be very distant from either the more use of the Straits Settlements, where they
African of Australian compte,"
NETHERLANDS INDIA.
EUCIAN PROBFECTS.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS..
MAILS DUR:
Indian (Catherine Apear) (o-morrow. Australian (Menmuir) 3rd prox. American (China) 4th prox. English (Rovenms) 5th prox. Australian (Tsinan) 6th prox. Americas (België) 8th prax. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 15th prox.. American (Peru) aand proX. German (Fraussen) agră prox. American (Coptic) 1st October. Canadian (Emprits of China) dih October,
THE P. & O. steamer Sumaira left Singapore
German (Sachain) atst October,
for this port at noon to-day,
THEN, P. S. S. Ca's steamer Columbia arrived at Tacoma from Yokobama on the 28th lost.
Tax P. & D. Co.'s steamship Ravanna with the port at 6 am. to-day, and is expected here on outward English malls, left Singapore for this
the gih prox. at aboại 6 n.m.
SHIPPING
NO RETURNS.
From 6 pm. yesterday te B fim, bo-daye
ARRIVALI.
Sugar planters in Java look more hopefully to || Kisakis Marmutsamer, from Shimonoseki the future, now that the United States Tariff de Pilipinosumm
men id remain on board till the next the includes a surcharge on that article imported | Varr
from bounty-countries. By the tariff provisions, Salasti aumen
practice and wrong fa principle:: Täe important - khi Cepat de Borchgrove, the Beigfan Syndicate's and the officer in charga sent the mag on to the gars, privileged byspuumiam, will coma under | Zakro anome
ts
banded.
departments of law and justice offered mostly, No. 1 man, and Signor Rissard, the No. 1 Zo- considering that in the Straits Settlements gineer, have been busy in Peklog and are now more, perhaps, than alsowhere--this department
at Pao-ling-fu, the starting point or terminus, max ly overtaxed and already very short should #47, of the new line. Two are still in Now, looking at the fair justion due towards a Peking and two hers. There is very little to be Bridisk stilement the Wailure of which is, or learned about the undertaking at present, and ought to be, parament in the mind of the ion, the monient attention, is diverted to the Imperial Government as opposed to its lujury, s
* Hooky bɛan," could not tomathier be done to make a suli. 1 have resson to believe that the Peking fatiker progress la ible benificant telja towards Astor House is not certain to be floated after all. thefair treatment of these colonies, and abandon Teematter of isel there le no mast about if confidently state that it wiwit be, mertet any such manifest medistval tyriany und infostico as is exnicited by an enforcement | Shares to the extent of 11,000 were inken up in
all
und uncficial, by thĩa, Shanghal, 30,000 were taken up locally, 15.000 agent to prior for Bras Chembet he he is represented by the ground which is to be paid
majority, os Imperial Government should confinly have for in theres, while the vendor, will take up control and veta, bat notedetporld power, knother 10,000 It is, however, "absolutely neces while avery, man, from the Governor to the sary to have 10,000 more, before anything can Jonior unofficial member of Council, should 21. be done, and that is just where the bitch comes all times be able to give his own poblamed | in. The man they want to lake ihem op does opi fon and vote upon all muter : huught not care about it, so things are hanging fra, forward, without, in the care of officials, the slightest prejudice tothemselves 21 officialss. In this way there is no doubt that every official mod unofficial member, would feal, the value and sealday of their rensonsibility at fardison and promoters of the welfare of the Colony, Should the Imperial Govarum est: (rammit the "schemas of any měkstra purporting :stice batwson" itrell and iba
would have he
and to the best f wap, bff bf ake) men
taifos of Heza estonius, adala B: justior and
daties
Wuotan.....TAPLE Choysang Named
Holla
*Balgon
雪师
»Shanghai
#1
Mandia
11
42
Saigon
Swatow
Swatow Cardiff
ค
15
Canton
T
Aggregating, 13,504 lana register, DEPART UPES.
a considerable enhancera:nt of Import duty. Java Bettiah Consulate where they were very courte
planters now expect cand sugar to oust its beet ously provided with necessaries, the British
fval from the American market. The Americans Consul taking possession of the boat which naturally hope to benefit their own carried the survivors for saved days in the open dastry in this way. But the direct consequence, so engrang
Laurel Branch ... in togar ser, together with the life belts. Yesterday the Sourabaya Courant thinks, will be that cheap. they were put on board the Paling and arrived
beet sugar will be kept out, that the sugar here this morning. The Brith Consul at Ningpo pravided each man with a naive-randa will yield little, and that the Americans will Fromnts texmer, for Shanghal pair of slippers and straw hat.➡China Gasstis. rejoice at these feeble rays of hope through Hallan................................
have to ues desier cane sugar. Java planters | Efts “ammunane
MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY,
Yarra dense black clouds; but danger threatens them. the Buitisk Consulate at Shanghal into the cir
On the 27th Instant an inquiry was held at op another side, from a disease which stilkom | Kutsang............................ si the costs of the cases to the field. The | Tafzang masasar cumstances of the loss of the Chiang Hys Teng disasse la se prevalent in East Java that plant Danie while on a voyage from Mejl to Hongkong. The cans from there has come under suspicion. So Frente c Court was constituted as follows:--Lieut. Com- widespread are the ravages that, in some dis. Hiroshima Mars...... mander Chadwick, of H,M.S. Ärk, President;tricts, the sugar crops, this season, have largely Mr. G. D. Puxiples, Vies Consul, and Captain disappointed expectations. F. N. Tillard, of the Rotalia, Assessors. Dr. Stevens, H.M.S. EA, Clerk of the Court.
"Frank Collins, third engineer of the Cheung Hye Tang, was called and sworn. Ho sald An old Tientsinner has. I sen, been writing The Chang Hys Tong lett Mojl at noon on the some hunting reminiscences of the "good old 6th August, and an the evening of the Bibit days!,, I don't know that they were such par began to blow hard, from what direction I do toularly good old days, however, except team the not know. On the gts the cargo shifted and dollar polat of view, and the more exclusively the ship took a list to starbosed, and on the British element which was want to be. Food, folowing day all hands were employed in houses, health bill, and recreative convenience trying to him her. The weather became f and away: batter now, and the only worse and worn. I was fa the engine
· ZEPROSY.
Dr. Albicht, a medical experi on leprosy in Java, tatenda do love Sourabaya for Berlin to attend the International Leprosy Congrass, to be held them la Obtober nezt. Dr. Albricht le Included among the specialists who had been invited to the assembly. The congress will deal with questions toclading the following points $ The place which leprosy takes among infectious diseases; its pathology and histology ; the characteristics of the leprosy bacillus; the transmission of the dispasoj has on the speed of lipinry. The spread of Toppry, and also its history and geography will.
thing matter: "einment thoroughly preserved perhaps is the room from sight to twelve on the morn how food affects it, and what effect vaccination
Pepe ABC to strangers with which the ing of the roth, working the englues. The covers of the bunkers were washed I wad
ritas palmés hi mory-taim, las tinià pecus banker hatches were covered with canvas...be investigated. .... Delegates, from, nii ¿efriised:
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Tite Ollwers Exitery is being kept.constantly going on Eureka stone, but as you are aware from its worn cat condition the quality we are able to put through is far from satisfactory. This, how ever, will soon he remedied. The extra Waszem and Denny pan has been erected and the, mall engine to drive the four pans is in comrie of erection. Everything la being get ready for the removal of the old battery and the erection of the new one on te arrival.
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