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NAVAL NOTES.

A NAVAL OFFICER'S DIFFICULTIES.

The many friends in the Far East of Com-

mander 1. G. Heugh, late of H.M.S. Rafir, will be very sony to hear that "genisl Jack" has got into diffenities and that ́some hungry credi, lors rasked him Istoly, with the result that in the columns of the Daily Telegraph of the 38th altime there appears the following report of legal proceedings against him ;-

A GREAT MISTAKE.

to his

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1897.

opposite ways.

The number of ocean-going steamers calilog at Labuan for coal has steadily lacicased, as the shipping returns show. 35 such vesse's entered this year to date, which compares favourably with the total of 53 for the whole of 1896.' It is hoped that the new Singapore Agents of the North Borneo Co., and their Acilag Manager at Labuan, have noted the lack of men employed in working the mines and the coaling of ships, and that labour of seme kind (Japanese by preference) be imported so s1 Us increase the output of coal and give ships quick despatch.-N. B. Herald.

REMARKABLE BAROMETRIC

PHENOMENA..

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THE LATE TYPHOON.

A BRITISH BARQUE'S EXPERIENCE.

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NOTANDA....

CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER. Mateorological means based on ten years' observations ta 1898. Barometer.............................19.818 Thermometer.80.1

Humidity Rainfall

77.

'TO-DAY. WEATHER REPORT,

Barometer Thermometer Humidity Rainisil

On date ot On s'ære at 14,31 1 Pl,

30.01

2993

81

83

76

70

TO-DAY.

Wednesday, 22nd September, 1897,

CORRESPONDENCE,

[We do not necessarily anders the opinions expressed by

Corpondent la this column,]"

WANTED: A CHINESE RECREATION -CLUB,

To ras Korros OF THE "HOWEkowa TulkanarIR, " SIR,-Since several local Spreting and Recre ation Clubs hawo applied for ground within thạ Wargnel-chong Recreation Ground Extension ates, I would suggest that the present fa a prepar time for the progressive Chinese youths (British born and residents) of this Colony to stari a- Recreation Club of their own, and apply to the Government for a rese ved area wherein they may enjoy the pleasures of health-giving and manly exercise.

As the Chinese contribute the most towards the Reverde of the Colony, I think the applica tion should meet with approval if forwarded la Chloes-26th of 8th moon of 3rd year of headquarters through the proper channa?,

Rwang-sil,

The existence of a reserved aren for the use Jewish-28th Elui, 5857,

of the members of t

Chinese Recreation Club might la some measure tend to improve the gala- Mohammedin-2jih Radia II, 1915.

Hons between Europeans and Chibere, Sun-Rites mainsprindzina dhr. Bümla.

Saltar

Str. 57min. High water-Morning un Jār. Simis. Afternoon n. 9kr. Omin. Low water-Afternoon (Ar. 51min. and 11kr. 83mis.

ANNIVERSARIES,

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1762 Admiral Cornlib's squadron arrived at

Manila 1774-Pope Clement XIV, died. 1837-Loss of the Chinese transport_Way-ke

with 570 ilver. 1891-Terrific typhoon at Swatow; moch dam-

1895–Seiflemast of the Cheloo foreshore dif- culty to favour of Messrs. Ferguson & Co.

JRG.

TO-MORROW,

Thornday, 23rd September, 1897. Chinese-th of 8th moon of 23rd year of

Kwong-si

(Fée of Confactus, the loander of Chinese ethics and pollici.) Jewish-20th Elul, 8687. Mohammedən-25th Rabia II, 1915.

San-Rius

Site

or emission, to inform the "heads" of the fact that he paid a "gratuity" to securo bis appoint- men).

Thun the evils of the system are wide- reaching, and must conduce to an amount A Telegraph reporter was to-day afforded a of laxity and immorality which may seriously glimpse at the log of the Bibla barque Fannis joze the efficiency of the line in which Scholfield, which pat la here yesterday disabled of this painful character, we should fall kobtales. But in discussing subject while en route trom Slogapors to Shanghai,in our duty did we not indicate those who timber inde She Is Singapore on 29th at la our mind, principally responsible for the August and on the 12 lost, she had hairy squallı extension of the pernicious system and its mis- from W.SW. and S.W. There were beavy which publish advertisements of the type quoted, chlevous Iniluentes. In our opinion, the journals

guals and the glass was rapidly falling. About and occasionally give special prominence to 3 pm she had calms and light winds with in. them, praylds in great messure Mikesmekos lo do ill deeds which makes iti derdiz done." - How Re Commander J. G. Heugh, R.N.—The

creasing swell, the wind being about N.E. to E. debtor came, up for public examination on

journals which are professedly shipowners On the 14th, for the first eight hours, calms and accounts showing unsecured llabilbies £1,945:

organs, and supposed to cater slely for the light seat until the afternoon. The wind then interests of that class, can, consistently with and no available awes—in answer to Mr. Howell, Assistant Receiver, the dabior said that

abited round from W. to NZ. After midnight their profesilon of policy, allow their colomus lu he joined the Navy in 1870. For somaycara past

A short essay of high Importance was recently en the 15th the wind and the sea ine eased. be used as a medium for subverting the morals of his income from fall and half-pay had averaged sent in to the Directorate of the Nippon Yasen In the morning the quills were very heavy abipowners' employd passes out comprebensloo, about £10 per annum, and since May last he | Kalaha by Caph, J. F. Afler, Tafe of the Matfi and Increasing in violence. In the evening the It is possible that the non-lawrtion of the objec bad been in receipt of retired pension of £345 * | Maru and now the senior captain of the Com-

barque was pot under twa lower tonally. All donable advertisements to which we have alidded year. He Insolvency was chlidly due to

the time she was leaking badly and the esign would be powerless to check the evil, the system torpany in 10 : as trans-Pacific voyages are concited and she was fabourlag, heavily. The being now quite established. It is, however, expenditure biving raceeded his Income several years post, and to expenses occasioned corned The obtevalloss of Ciplain Allen nume shafts no the starboard s'de broke and act yet too late for the erring) praisto, in some by fincas Ence April, 18. His last active were made while in command of h: Wuku the male avail- ble one win that on the weather. measure, attempt to check the evil by refusing to any longer accept the advertisemento. And service was in the Beria expeditios, in respect

noura Maru, Yamiguchi Maru, and Matre, which in eneqrence of the berry sew of which he recived a dia lagnished service

was prie 'cally weder. At 6,10 2,m, en the 16th itir aortalatly not too late to direct owners' order, He returned to England to All, 1895. yama Mary-ati plying between Yokohama and

he begin was bove to order pracifcally bars attention to the matter is the hope that they and had since been in ill-health. He had never Seattle--and give the result of investigations poles, Theficent the gile bed Incressed and will exercise the super-leton necessary to ensure been pressed y creditors before, and hoped made during the course of six voyages, one

there was much rain. The shia inrched heavily that none of their offi:tale succumb to the temp shortly to dlicharge the whole of his present belog to Seattle via Honolulu, while all the

Ian Increasing 14. All tatlon held out in the specious advertise. Rables. In the absence of any appositan by

жете aptverboardments, "Wanted, a berth ; gratuity offered." creditors, the examluation was concluded.

others were direct me, the Pacific, either

and theilor kevirapines were onlyáv·llabl-atedd going or coming. The cars taken by the

Umes for running. All handyco kand steward REGIMENTAL COLOURS IN A LILUTINANT COURT-MARTIALLED. *

NYK. costo halween Yokohima, and the Included, had to take thele turns at the pompa A Cou-martial was held on board the

and they s'ack to these wo;k mentally, In the Gibraltar at Costa on Aug. 8th, for the trial of Puget Sound port, Is very fullar to that fol

afternoon of the ai me day the cabla and foc'sle Lleat, C. H. Allenby, First Lieutenant of the

lowed by the Canadian Pecific lisen, with the

and houses on dick were flooded by the hervy A sirong pronouncement by the Commander- Seylla, on a charge of striking a petly officer exception that the NY K. steamers often run seas that broke on board and the ship's boats | in-Chief as to the Impossiblilly of carrying named Thomas Criloway, with a sick. The much nearer to the Alentin Islanda thk.. do the alen offered seriely. Oa the 17th the colours late acilon has brought the subject al Court comprised Capt. H. Hughes-Hallel, of Empr. ss" ships. The sa hernmost lands

these emblemas into considerable proslance. theGibraltar (sresiden') Capt. W. des V.

the starboard side. At 6 a.m. the main lower It is not exxy, remarki, the Army and Navy Hamilton, of the Ramilies, Capt, Sir R.

of the Alexandrinor Group, are OCCA-

lopeall was set and the ßam. at fore lower top-Gazeti, to lavest a discussion of this sort with Poore, of the Hawke, Capt. C, G. Reblasen, slonally approached wlihla two miles, while tab). In the evening there was a little less wind, any particular novelty, bat it may be convenient of the Vulcan, and Commander H. P. Williams, these sturdy intle freighters rarely go far her moderation of aqualis and the glass rising. to group ander two heads-sentiment and of the Famillies Capt. Percy Scott, of the

south of them than 13 15 miles. There li her6-

One of the galleys was smashed in by the stat atilly-lhe mito arguments of those who accept Scylla, prosecuted. The circumstanikıl letter

and its contentz'sweni ovnboard. On the 18th

without demar the official decision that colours stated that on July 31, at 2.30, Lieut. Allenby abants, however, a most pe tracions fog-belt,

the wind seemed to be gradually Improving and

are never again to be carried on the battlefield. returned on board, and feding Calloway asleep probably consequent upon the wumer curteni about 7 pm. the crew set the upper topalls To take the plea of sentiment first, it is a mero beat bire about the face and body with a stick. of the Kuro Saiwɛ coming into contact, just and Jib. The wind and sea contioned to truism to say that the history of colours is the No evidence was called, and the accused, plead-south of the archip:lago, with the arcile mstlae moderate. Just after eight belts, midnight, history of the British Army. No words can Ing gulity, was sijuiged to be very severely ilver, On the Matruyama's last w:yage across

the fererall was set and at 8 s.m. the main fitly express the peculiar significanes of such reprimanded and diamlised his sblp.

topgallant sall was holsted The ship was chronicle, written as it in letters of blood. the Pacific, for lastance (July 19th—Xaguítőth),

then found to be leaking badly. The only loss Viewed from almost any standpolat, the colours this three miles of land, yet despite hundreds the steamer was unquestionably on one occasion the ship sustained was the blowing away of s of a regiment, whether themselves the actual lew of her headsails. the breaking of a pump relics bl many strenuous batile or the of puffins, divers and gallemats proving its shaft and her lore backsinya. The barque is

successors of others Jald to honourable close proximity, no land was to be seen. The A very old vessel of, American build and it is reat in some great cathedral or the church of a log would. xl times lift, thlogs within a due to careful handling that she did not get any country town, must necessarily be surrounded radius of 13 miles becoming faintly vible.

with associations, the splendour of which la, From the monthly charts published by the U.S.

reuage in the typhoos. Looking at heraldes and spare to-day she appoats av trim ar mingled with strange pathos and solemnity, Hydrographical Bureau, It is evident that a log- one could expect, and it is to the credit of

Custom,moreover, has done much to surround belt, of a persisten nature, ranger in the month Captain Veitch and his officers that be has

the colours with peculiar sancilly, The habitual of May to September between N. latitude 43.dg brought the old booker through the hurricane milliary salate, the deffed hat when in mult, sa deg, and from 155 deg. of E. longitude lo so well. The vessel has, we believe, for over the largesse to the Drum Major of the old days is of a very variable nature snow-squalls and 170 deg. 165 deg. af W. longitude. The weather 30 years braved the dengers in the mighty deep. when the newly-joined sub, carried a colu, for the first time on parede, have all combloed to white aquails are frequent shove 48 deg.; while

maintain the goodly belief that the colours are circular storms with mountainous

to the regiment sometblag in the nature of an heavy fog are as often encountered when the

Alrican fellah. Apart from tbls there has always vessel begins steaming direly contrary in the

teen associated with the colours * glorious direction of the Kato Shiwo. As a rule, the

notion, sometimes gloriously put into practice, that when the tide of battle is flowing strongly winds range between W.NW. and E.NE,.

In the wrong directlan, they shall form eering from E. to W. ard W. to F. without any appreciable cause, and often shifting from

e tallying point round which the British one polst to the stmort exzelly oppasile one,

officer and his men can gather, in the three

proad consciousness that la such

neigh honchord death cannot but be. honourable, Traditions and a15ciations of this sort ara sim- ply beyond the reach of argument. For many generations regimental colours have been to the Billish Army, what no other institution could have been, and it is undeniable that if they are never sgain to be taken into setien a certain amount of the sentiment hitherto attached to them must inevitably disappear. Yer sadly, bitterly, as one mail regret the severance of such ail: between the personnel of a corps and its battle history, there is no room for serious argu- ment agalust the now defiolle renunciation of the colours as a factor on the battlefield, As Lord Wolseley says, to nuk a man nowadays to carry a colour into scion is equivalent to asking tim 10 get himself assassinated. Nor does the objection and here. If it did i would prob. stly not carry all the weight it might, as there are hundreds of officers sufficiently imbued with the spirit of the past to willingly undertake such a deadly responsibility rather than see an old tra dition sacrificed. But it is essential in modera war that neither individuals nor unlis shall be unduly consplenans, slace, however desirable

2- may be on occasion to draw a boatlie fire, it commonly happens that it is extremely Iron- fatermediary-li ala connected-in the tradesman veulent to give a determined enemy any sort of line-with the steamship company, and then the distinctive mark on which to direct the deadly arrangement between his and the official in fire ai modern weapons Not only that, but quesiton takes the form of a mutual back-colours must be carried by officers so long as scrnichlog.

there are officers to carry them, and officers to day are not such a superffally that to enter upon warm engagement with two short is either convenient or desirable.

While the tips of the Channel Squadron were being exercised on 14th August at general quarters one of the quick firing gany way ibad- vertently loaded with live instead of with dam-

my cartridge, and when the gun was fired the shot peared across the Jap nese battleship Full Fortunately no one was injured. Apologies and explanations were sent from the flagship Mafts #fe, and an official inquiry has been ordered Into the matter. A naval correspondent a

·Poziland gives the following account of the occurance While the Channel Squadron was exercising action quarters a shot was Gred from a 13-pounder quick-firing gun on the Print George which very nearly resulted in a serious accident to the Fuji, lying at Portland. The Crew of the gun were aring the Fuff as a target for alming dill, and by home mlichance a-live cartridge was placed in the gun instead of the usual dammr. On the gun belog fred, the shot passed between the Fuff's funnels, and struck the water some hundred yards beyond her. There

seas and

were many waliors and workmen about the Fuffs | NDR oven four times within twenty-four

decks at the time, and a great commotion co-

On each of the six mayagan shine refered to, ned. A mical Stephenson at once sent an officer between, broadly spesking, F. lang 243 dey, and to explain the cause of the apparent bambard. W. long, 165 d-g. And the 27th t: $32 07:3 megt, and a count of inquiry in to be held to

of N. laude, the barometer wis ohirived in investigate the matter. The mistake is supposed

act in a manner absolutely independent of the Howard in the dutiny locker. Philebiler weather and entirely in eco ellable with raitant Watmospheric conditons.. Tat: Lirgaialty or phenomenal behatour was most pronounced in the more northerly latitude, 45 deg, and abave observable, however, though in a mach less degree, as far south as 27 deg. On a rough computation, the width of the area thus affected

stowed

was

so extraordinary that the Commander of the British warship way wlied to asking as to the truth of the repast The reply w-Drill abot, not live shell, fired by accident well clear of Fast everything else.-Commanding Officer, Prince George."

was about 1,300 nautical miles. Starling, say, D SAFFECTION; 14 THE NAVY,

from the 165th degree of W. Jonglude, the A Portimoth correspondent sixtes that a

barometer falls steadily, wholly irrespective of 'somewhat extraordinary and very unsailsfactory

the weather, watila mlolmam is reached gene. state of affairs exists on the battleship Royal rally a little W. of the meridian; thence the Soversies at Portsmouth. The ship was commercury rises as gradually, and the moment it misslosed on June 8, and would leave shortly regains fis normal condition the weather cleats for three years service in the Mediterranean, P. as a rule, though on one occasion this but theto appear to ba very trained meant that nothing more then the horizon was relations between the men of the lower visible for a few hours. "This steady fall fol decks and some of the officers. The mos

fowed by a steady rise is absolutely indepen. aver that they are suffering from a long dent of the weather. The fall does not indicate list of gilevances, one of the chief being in either a change or a storm, while the glass on regard to the deferring of the customary

several occasions rose in the teeth of coming affer the mar courres. It is stated that when the

leave

'tima came to vetar at the expiration of leave

fifty

men failed to answer the roll-calf, and that now the calls on board are more than fall, while the supply of frens fs-inspfiletout for the large Dumber of men who are undergoing panfab. meat, and an application has been made to the naval depot at Portsmouth for an additional supply.

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BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.

GOLD.

A gold-bearing quar a reef has been discovered In the Darrel Bay district and a concession to work it has been granted by the Court to the discoverer. Dr. Seelhorst has reported the dit, covery of a much sicher alluvial field than any hitherto known in the Bale district. The Governor Intends to visit the goldfield,

MAT KALLEH

Mat Salleh appears to have retreated with some followers to a stockade on Danao Plain. A reconnaissance of the position showed the necessity of bringing a sizanger fores to bear in more favourable, weather; it is is the meantime being kept under observation. The Dan populaifon aro ́fdandiy,, and readily act as Castlers.

PLANTIMO.

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Mr. Hastings has had some good plants of baces raised on the Arendaberg Compasy,

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quail or fresh gale. It is evident therefore that between the above mentioned degrees of latitude and longitude, the barometer is not a sure guide and sites or lalls in sympathy with something bauldes the state of the atmosphere.

Most noticeable was this abnormal behaviour of the thermometer foun to be in the very deep water between gogi deg N.lat and 165-170 deg. E. longitada. Now here or hereabouts lies the so-ciled Tuscarora Deep, and an average depth of 4,000 to 4,500 fathom1 is found through. out The

suggeritonites at hand that the huro

submarine rise; a steady meter is indicating upheaval of the bed of the ccean, In the great schimic wave of last year, it will be remembered. the theory that the submarine izouble orginated in or near the Turcatora Deep, frand many bellewers If there were seismic or srismo-voi- canic agencies at work far down in these gloomy ocean-abysses, a sudden upheaval of the ocean. bad may very probably have sect the temible Ware on t's Journsy of destrución.

GRATUITIES FOR BERTHS.

The August number of Syren and Skipping contains an interesing article with reference to class of advertisements, which, cars, is becoming all leo common la the columns of cutain shipping contemporaries, rffering gratully to anyone obtaining the advertiser herth on a ship - The mere contemplation of ench a state of affairs, rays the janrasi, suggests the existence of a sostenness, which, to say the east of dry is decidedly disquietion. We can well understand that, sheng certelo reedy firms of the managing-owars spieles, « "£§ or £10: present "en the appointmental an officer should be regarded as qale a legiilmate perqalslie. Bul thes, Lowever, ie not lines, in which the adverters, with, mency to give away, seek employment Usually it is a first-class line or Sleemer In which the applicant, be he steward or offices, ass for a berth. And, we regret to be frequently gets 11. Now, who are the officials who accept these gratulties ? In some cases we are informed the defaults: Is a person whose posiiton is such that he should be altogether above malpractices of this description. But the for £10, so readily earned, is too great a templatlon-ide gratulty is accepted, and the advertiser doly endled on the company's book. In some cases the negotiation is managed through an intermediary, who has a "friend" whom he thinks will oblige him, as a great favour, by "placing "Any one of his acquala tances on board one of the vessels with which be in conaccied. In such instances, of course, the proceeds are divided. Or it may be that the

A SOURCE OF INCOME.

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ENGLISH STEAMERS UNDER FOREIGN FLAGS.

551

Bår. 00min. Chr. Bümin

High water-Morning .............. 5kr. 19min.

Afternoon... Bhr. 17min. Low "water-Morning RONG.

Afternoon.... 1r. 29min. ANNIVERSARIES.

Birth of Confucius, 1761A.D.-Admiral Cornish demanded the sur-

render of Manlin 1866-American brig Zubra taken by pirates. 1874-Terilficlyphoon la Hongkong and Macao; 1875-The Chinese crew of the Anna mullaled

Thousands of Ilves lost.

and seized the vessel, 1896 - Queen Victoria attained the longest reign

la Eoglsh history.

MEMORANDA.

TO-MORROW,-23rd September. American and Australian malls due.

a.m.- English mail closes. Noon-Rokilia leaves for Europe via usual

perts of call 2.30-Secord sale of furniture at the Mount

Austin Hotel,

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FRIDAY, 24 September. Gaiman mail due,

6 p.m. Meeling of St. Andrew's Society, at

City Hall.

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SATURDAY.- 25th September. Noon-Meeting of sbareholders of the Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd., at the Company's office, No. 17, Fraya Central. 3.30 p.m.-Auctioa at Mount Austla 'Hotel. 4.20 p.m.-Gymkhana at Happy Valley.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUR:

American (Peru) to-morrow. Australlan (Changiňa) to-morrow, German (Preussen) 24th last, Indian (Chelydra) 241h inst. French (Calidonfen) 18th lust. American (Copike) 19ik last. English (Thames) çik prox. Canadian (Empress of China) 6th prox. German (Sachsen) zis: pros,

THE slik er stearnship Empress of Chins arrived in New York on the 13th Inst.

THX slike steamship Tacoma bence 17th Augant arrived in New York on the zoth last

THE Candian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Empress of India silved at Vancouver, at 5-30 p.m. on Tuesday, the 21st lost.

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THE D. R. steamet Gerda from Hamburg, left Strgapore for this port to-day, and may be expected here on or about the 18th lust..

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The sales of steamships to foreigners increase in number, and this year the larrest part of the removals al steamers from the British flag are not from licies at sex, but are through sales to freigners, especially to Sweden and Norway In the latest month reported on by the efficial Regirsat of shipping and seamen, there were 31 steamers taken from aur registries from the viried causes that are given for such removal,

SHIPPING RATURNI, D- and of that 31 these were so fewer than 24). From 8 pin, yesterdy to 8. p.m. to-day, removed through sale to foreigners.

THE Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Minilaus from Liverpool, last Singapore for this port thamang, and may be expected bers on or about the 17th fast,

ARRIVALS.

Socotra.......................sicamer, from Singapore Astral ......

Sumatra Shanghat

Amoy

Saf Woosung...

Framnes

The largest numbers were sold to Scand. inavian orders-Sweden and Norway taking one-third of the number sold to foreigners. In addition to the steamers, some sailing vessels were also sold, and it becomer apparent that the method of working of Scandinavian steamers mus; be more economical than that of similar Mogul vestels under the British fig. In the case of a steamer of about 1500 tons, engaged in running ang from a British is a Swedish port and back, the difference between the cast of the Swedish

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DEPARTURELL

Those who have not made a plody of this subject-bo hare na so to speak, been sdmllied to the secrets of the contational-w}}} poob-poch the arggestion that these responsible for the appointment officers or gewards would, for the paltry consideration of a few pounds, acil their honour by heirgenlly of snch discreditable practices. But it must be remembered that "mony a'mckle mɔk's a muckle." Thus, a dozen or 1 score of such appoint considerable addition to daring the crure of 1 year, would ensure the Income of a person who stooped to auch mal pracitres. It may, however, be furthes argued that, judging from the advertisement columns of the shipplag Jurnals referred to, the exte tof the "appointment by gratuity" system is not so The voyages durlog the course of which these general as to warrant the statement that a man observations were made covered very nearly if Can materially supplement his facome by such not quite a yes. But no matter what the means. The cases which find thele way lato

phenomena | sexion, the

were Invariably the advertising columns of a newspaper are, recorded, the barondater always acilng in this however, but the outward visible sign of an inexplicable fashion. If, however, it is true that award movement, whose extent it is hardly this barometric ries and fall Indicated a slow possible to gauge with anything like accuracy

Thus steward or offices "A" who has secured two of the ocean-bed, and if the phenomena are much less strongly marked, as one proceeds bla bath by s gratuity, tells his friend that by a place to such farther south, or below the 45th degree of N. parlag down to he secured a

SWA'OW fatitude, it may not be wrong to conclude that the and sech a line, and recommends him to go and

Aggregating, 13,8:5 tons register. rise is going on more quickly between the 45th do likewise and all too often we believe the all stage considered, of prince interent to take a berths secured. Those who profess to see but method of payment of wages and the cost

parallels of N. İstítude. It would be, advice is acted upon, the gratulty paid, and

Talyvos...teamer, for Australia ground near Tiwao, In view of thất Company?

fresh soundings 11

depths and to test | Unla lalqalir in this method of doing business, of bese great early opening of an estate' there. The tobacco

of élet, and the British system, was Singou .......................

»: Canton Just how reposted to have grown well, and to be very may be who can say that we are about to chooses to give

far the

the oceansbed

bed bas moved upwards, aver that if

man on securing employment found to be nearly per day, so that the Chayrang Company

gratulty," no great harm tranaler of versala kaum trading is explainable. Tetarior.......... will commence this

Work

witness the gradual formation of another grosp

le done after all. Nor would there, perhaps, I addition to the difference between the two || Falkenburg If the episode brgan and ended with the steamers in this fiem, there is the fact to be 1174. E. Wright, who represents some im- of liands, or some mid-Pacific conilnest. And

Ceylon planters, arrived at Sandakani Indeed the barometric disturbances really alleged gratally. It is certainly a reasonable

barve in mind that the recent 1-glalation bas Cirst 14 August from Singapore, He was prove that the ocean-bed thereshouts la sling. It contention, however, that, with a crooked over

aff.cle! British vessels adversely, The transfer of leamers wa kare named ls that of old-war- g for land altable for cocosnats, tea, coffee quite possible that we may again have to looker or superintendent, or whoever else has

wilders great selamlo disturbances. With this the controlling or is flaenting of the employment rels-vessels that are now and are built for and unplassent probasillty in view. a thorough sheets, a man who will pay £10 on appofatment sold to foreigners do not enter on our registry...

credentials than a candidate "higher Ladethi ation of the indicated area is surely

Thus if there wore any account kept of the new Government will take the matter to baud.

and one can but hope that some qual, or better, professional

But even the mischief which fictions, vertels that are beilt for foreigners, in addition be done to in the growing total that are sold from under the may 11. Anally, of Importance that these data the employers by the engagement of an

Inferior

evli startling. should be brought to the attention of miners man fo, we maistain, is nothing to taferler Biltlah flag, the figures would be large and Obiorging the steady fall, the master of a sall which may result from the acceptance of the Advics from Labuan report trade lo coal to lag vessel, would perforce shorten sail to expect mia-called gratuity. The man who surrept have been so brisk there last month that stocks ation of a blow, and thereby possibly lose Hourly bays his berth must of Recessity have rah low," Jay" win a good month as rangerds: lavourable wind and much time; or again, deshis shortcomings treated with a more lenient shipping se a total of at steamers of 26, 117 tone calved by the abnormal rise, the same master band than he who has nothing save his bona regleter were entered for the month, grhis la- | mariner might not all walls, to meet shortly with fide credentiair to recommend bim. cloded eleven ocean-going steamers, which took | a fierca squall or small cyclona. between, them over 5005 tons ef. Labuan coal. The Nippon Yaren Kalshais certainly to te The "Natal" line of meamers are opening, up a congratulated upon the observant commanders in direct line between Foochow and South Africa its employ, for it quite possible that thera Cola Labuan for coal) by running tholz ateamura, data collected by Capt. Alles will turn out even. Pongola and Congole finitimas kyan: Thèse | funily to be of great scienilão fatorest-Fadan 120 vessia mot 4: LAUDERN ON THE EAR 1916, Kolt" JACHE

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and cinchons, and is reported to have been well pleased with some of the locallies ke visited

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VIZORG

It is question that will soon press even mora for attention than fi now does, for the nations, such as Sweden, are thus collecting merchant navics which are cheaply acquired, and which compete with ours favourably because of the Clard low cost and the adverse chicumstances under | Dugurichón suurimmSUITE which British vaniels are worked. There is, of | Empress of Japan...... The official knows full well that, by accepting course, the fact to be boms in mind that our Mongkut momsmann that gratally, he has placed in the officer's hand own mercanillo navy is kept efficient by the | Progress inimenetes 4 whip which may licerate his own kide with | buliding of larger and more cconemically. | Wast York fatal effect. We can readily imagine a man | worklog, vessels, but the building up of foreign | Facob ChristmaIE SON who has bought his appotalment threatening, | axrion le gring en steadily ii" slowly:"Tās Filyangömmummmmer wisan talion to task for some fault of commlenten ↑ Enginters

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', Clubs and soclettes will gladly welcome the advent of a Chinese Recreati a

#creat a Club, and that they will place no obstacles in the way of the gentlemen who are bellowed to be promotingit. I may add that in the Straits Settlements there are several areas allotted to the Chinese, or Balas an they are styled there, Babas ar British subjects who know very [litle Chiness, but whose costume and customs are mainly Chinesa.

Hoping you will favoar ms with space for theso suggestions and remarks

I remalo, sir,

yours faithfully,

** CONCORD.

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