THE Volunteers, with their dram and file band, go for a march out to Causeway Bay to-morrow night.
It is rumoured that the Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's naval forces in Chlos und Japan, Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Buller, KCB., and salte will visit Peking shortly.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1897.
A LAWYER AS DEFENDANT.
MY, GIDGE BEFORE THE P. M.
At the Maglairacy this morning Wong Wang Leung, a allm Chlacze youth, attired in a look blue coal, and deseriting himself as a clerk
NOTES FROM THE NORTH-
(From our Special Corrispondeant.)
TIENTSI, September agth. The event of the hour is of course the Hooley at the Observatory, charged Mr. H. J. Gedge|1:0, I may mention ibat for one reason or
Rothes the whole thing has been very dubious with astani!. It appeared from plaintiff's story that he had been to the office of Masure. J. D.ly regarded in northern circles from the outset, And there is a very half-hearted credence even Humphreys and Son, Queen's Road Central,
now that it is an accomplished fact, From all THE Tientsin Tiwas kayu that the much-talk-of about noon on Saturday and when leaving the
that I can learn however, Mr. Filzoit, an bebuil loan of £16,000,000 laatsted to have been de- place, he felt a blow on his stomach. He looked
round and saw defendant, Plaintiff went to him of the Hooley-Jameson Syndicate, has certainly Antiely concluded with the Chinese Government sed palled him by the shoulder of his jacket and
accomplished something, and if I mistaka not it by Mr. Falsall at last, at £94. Mr. Friwali bas asked why he had struck him. Defendant turned
will ultimately transpire to be something like the following: loan of £16,000,000 to the Chinese secured the right to construct and dance a las round and struck him on the left eye with his
Government (probable object the final payment from Shinghel to Nacking, and the security for fist, Plaintiff remonstrated with him, and ways the loan is said to be ample and selfsfactory. If he then got another blow on the nose (which of Japan) at 91 security doubiful, bat
bo ali available custom organ certainly was a little "barked"). Plaintiff's reported to
revenue and salt gabelle. there particulars prave conect, the syndicate bas younger brother also remonstrated with delend.
Loan furatsbed either directly by the Syndicate, or comically in our congratulations, and the Chinese Governant and is alleged to have been also strack
their name on beball of wealthier financiers. ment likewise,
on the left side, of his jaw. Defendant told
Private speca'ation of the Syndicate, the plaintiff to go away as he had business to attend
construction of a rallway line between Shanghai to. Planliff then narrated how he met a con. stable and got defendant's name. To Mr. Gedge and Nanking with the prospect of immediate profits through British trade interests to lower plaintif said he spoke English perfectly, but now preferted to give bli evidence in Chiccre, Yangisze, and of future extension in national Mr. Gedge objected bot his Worship sald if he interests later on, and the ultimate connection thought it he could do so. Pislatiff then reiterat of Nanking and Burmush and Indle by rail. ed his statement about first having been track In the stomach and afterwards in the face. Defendant, be said, did not posh him first of all and ray "Go away," and plaintiff did not go for him with both fists of once. Plaintiff also douted using foul language in Chinese or English to Mr. Gedge. A brother of plaintiff, Damed Worg Wong Henz, a medical student at the Alice Memorial Hospital, corroborrated the former evidence and dented that he and his brother attacked Mr. Gedge. He saw his brother get the blow in the stomach. His brother, he alleged, did not grab Mr. Gedge by the shoulder when sunck but touched him on the shoulder and asked why he had bit him.
THE NEW BALMORAL GOLD
MINING CO., LTD.
The General Manager, Messrs. John D. Humphreys & Son, have received the following report from their minlög managers by 1. *. Australian
Mount Macdonald,
Toth Sept 1897. New Balmoral Gold Mining Co. Li-The contractors for sinking the main shaft will com. plere their contract to a day or two, when the alterations to the poppet legs will be sttended to and the sicklog of an additional go fest started. When this is completed we prepare driving for the reef at 365 feet from surface, where we anti- cipate striking good and permanent slona,
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Balmoral Mine--The tributors on G, L. are opening up on a new makeef stone in bich gold is showing: hat it will take some time to develop it. Work at the tunnel on G L 6 ts progressing satisfactorily: but at prevent the ground is very hard, though it will improve whom we get farther into the bill
OLIVERS FREKHOLD MINES, LIMITED.
The General Managere, Mauers. John„D. Humphreys and Son, bave received the follow- log repart from their mining managers by the steamship Australlon:-
Mr Gedge made a statement to the effect that be had just left the China Traders' office and was passing Merra Homophreys'fice. Plain fff was going along and locking over his shoulder at a placard on the wall. He ran into Mr. Gedge, who held eat ble right arma tó ward off the collision. Plaintiff was not looking where ka was guing and there was a press of people. The Chinaman turned round, grippled him by the collar and used bad language, then attacked defendant with both fists, and the brother did the same. Defendant had to give one two blows and the other one in self d fence to guard himself from being badly injured. The plaintiff airo beld him by the left wrist and would not release blos until Mr. Hart Buck came and aid he knew him. An Indian walchmar, employed at the Dispensary sald he aw Mr. Gedge making his way through the crawd and complainant suddenly formed round and seized blm by the collag of his jacket. He saw defendant give complainant a push complainant struck defendant, who struck bim back,
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Worship sild that this was an unfortunate affle. He thought that it should have been arranged by a settlement and be certainly was of oplaton that both sides sheul Chave let thele, feelings col dawn and bive ret led trutalde. He would give them an opprustly of dolag so
Mr. Gedge:
The
only way I can see, your Worship, is for these men to apologise to me.
Mr. Wadehaute said he thought the apol gy should be mutual. He thought that If the parties thought it over by Thursday text an oniside settlement could be made.
DOW.
Thiale how the maller presents itself to me, and avents may prove the suppostilon correct. It is extremely improbable that any English Syndi este mould deva + £150000ololhe construction of a line from Hankow to Peking, 21 originally alated, and equally improbable that anything like that amount could be required for tallway construction in any other part of the country in which we are interested, so If there really is a £16,000,000 is it at all, you will probably find ula to be expended as I suggest. Mr. Feluoll is stated to be galo en route for Peking, but I bave not been able to trace bis precise where. abouts at the moment of wriifag. Major Jame san, M. P, is expected bere in the spring with a party of English engineers, and ikings will zo applly for ever afterwards I hops. Those who anght to know everything about the bustness are so particularly shy of speaking, and those who know nothing at all are so generous with their Information that it is exceedingly difficult to fad out the truth when anything of importance is on the taple.
Before the time next week I hope to send you something stent: the river, as I hear there le some moremect going on in that dịca ilon,
By the bye, not long since we had
has taken, but
Hsiao-chan HE: Yuan, who | Federation bas résulted in a pension scheme was for jame ilme in Cores, and knows bring formulated, which provider that rates something about Russle, was col ́ to be caught ment alter 10 years' service shall carry with it a by chaff, "Isn't there something wasting when bonus equal to 10 mentha' pay and a pension the representatives of a Power have to run round | afterwards equal, to ten-sixtieths of the annual and beg posts like that! The Colacic are not wages. If the worker remains in the Gavern. the lools some people take them for, and they are ment service be will be entitled under the capable of turning the matter over with one eye scheme to a pension lacreailog proportionately shul and a digit thoughtfully reposed upon the
uoli he bad rerved 35 years, after which be nasal protuberance as defily" as other nationale. would receive two-thirds of the amount of his manual wage. The Government Wo kors' Fe- deration compilsen 8000 dockyard and other Imployees.
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
The following telegrams from our Sydney exchanges were "crowded out" of last night's
issue :-
LONDON, September 6th.
The Indian Goverment has officially thanked the Indian chiefs for their offers of troops to assist in putting down the rebellion in the Panfsud, and expressen regret that they will only be able to employ a limited number of the forces. Four infantry battalions, and two of sampere of the Punjab will be liged, and the Maharajahs of Gwalior and Jaipur will provide transport trains.
The British Agent at Cabal has; at the request of the Amser of Afghanistan, submitted an explanation respecting the Mohmand rising to the Government, laying particular stress öö au autograph letter from the Ameer strongly con- dematog the action of fanarical Mallchs who bad been secretly influencing his subjects la faveur 61 the dissected tribesmen against the British, The Ameer endeavours to show farið er that he ordered that troops dolag outpost duty to the dist iets contiguous to India should be brought ander mere direct control of their com- manders, so as to prevent them from jalalag the rebels or siding them in any way.
It is stated that the Mobmands are quarrelling among themselves, and it is not anticipated that they will coake any so four resistance to the punitive force. They are now practically hemmed in' between Brigadier-General-Elles' force of 10,000 men at Sbabkadar and the caluma under the command of Colonel Sir Bladon Blend at Childura,
A force of 3000 Afridis and Merayals are camped oppailie Hadda, awaiting the arrival of reinforcements to attack Ke‹rum.
Tewfik Fasha, the Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs, has been advi ed by the Ambas sadors in Constantinople to take steps to facilitate
the retura of Greek refagens to Thessaly.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Paris has petitioned President M'Kinley to grant to France terms for reciprocal trade with the United States.
The man Barri, who has been arrested at Barcelona, in Spain, for firing at and wounding Senor Porias, chief of the special police, and his Eslata, Senor Trixidor, has admited that be. is an anarchist, and that he was expelled from Spain in 1895. He is being tried by court maria!
The London Ironfounders' Society has by a large majority decided not to co-operate with the London allied trader in their demand for the eight-bours-s-day working system.
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September Bib.
A telegram from Renter's Agency states that the Powers have approved of Lord Salisbury's latest proposals in connection with the Greek war Indemnity loin. The Greek Chamber of Deputies will be required. · pays a law susigo. Ing the revenues nečessijy in cover the interest en the loan, So far the dates of the payments have not been fixed.
Great litalo has conceded the demand of Germany that the joint commlsilən should have the financial control of the payment of interest on the old Greek dibt, but maintains her demand that Thessaly be promptly evacuated by by the Turkish troops.
The Greek Government has agreed to the terms laid down la Lord Salisbury's proposals,
It has been nugzeiled by Lord Salisbury that the Turkish army should be allowed one month to evacuate Thessaly,
An offer has been made by the Greek Goveza- ment to assign the wapledged Cut oms daites on the export of currants and figs, and also the Port Lamian lighthouse and hirheur dues, which are exilmated to yield about 10,000,000 drachmas per annum,
The Tordih Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tewik Parbs, is reported to be favourably im- pressed with the new development, and resumes pesce negotiations with the Foreign Ambassa dors at Constantinople to-morrow.
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Mr. E. T. Hooley, the greaf fianncler, rè- cently formed a syndicate to negotia's with the Chinese Government to raise the Chinese war lama of £16,000,000 at 95, with 5 per cant. Interest, on condition that certain concessions for the construction of railways in China were granted to the syndicate. It is now stated that the Chinese Goverment has approved of the loan contract, bat the syndicate's agent is un- willing to conclude the agreement until the rall- way concessions are also secured. Negolations carried on by the syndicsia's agent with the object of entalaing similar terms to those recently granted to a Belgian company for the| construction of railwaye.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the elgteenth ordinary gen. eral meeting to be held at the offices of the General Agents, on Monday, the 18th October, at 3 pm-
The general agents and consulting commitee have pleasure in laying before the shareholders the final accounts for the year 1996, and est- mate of the present year's underwriting to the 30th alilma.
1896 Account. The balance at credit of this Account $1,733 91. out of which the sum of $147.457-60 has already been paid for a divi dend of 10 per cent for sharehol ferr, and a bonus The Engineers' Union is appraling to the
af 20 per cent to contributors of premla. Sub- Trades Union Congress for financial supportct to the approval of shareholders, it has been during the prerent strike of employees.
decide to dispose of the remaining balance of 34.276.22 by paying a fort dividend of $5 per share, and carry forward the sum of $4 276,22 10 1897 account.
lisle sensation in Tientalo. A roung German lakes and failshes a house. Expecting bride from home. Hide arrives on Thursday, mauled on Sunday, bilde bolts on Monday
Tac lady vowel she would not mad could not stay in China, and decamped on her way back to the Fathe land, leaving poor lule Tientsin's ten tables aghast at the scandal, which really WAX quite spley, for there was a great deal on dif about a most delightful trip on the steamer, officer's photos, été, etc. But I do not pretend to know the los and eats, many on both sides 'na doubt, but the most curious part of the story
Mr. Mar, secretary of the newly-formed Free Is that the gentlemen has now goné also, in search of his delinquent bride presumably. Labour Protection Associa lon, states, in a letter Another genation has been a tragedy at Felio the "7imes," that he has hopes of shortly nike which brought the season there to quite a being in a postlan to announce that all the prin tambra close for those connected with it. Acipal employers have joined the association, house party it appears had gone out for a plenic which had been formed with the offset of redress and when returning were met by a servant tag the despo'ic tendencies of trades nul nism. who informed them the house bad caught fire during their absence. The ladyof-the house wis naturally frightfully alarmed and all beste was mid: to reach the spot On arrival was found that thanks to the energetic Mr. Gedge muld he would rather leave it to efforts of two gentlemen passing at the time the his Worship.
house had been saved from 'eatre destruction. Mr. Wodehene said he had heard all the hat bruseboy was discovered in his dylog circumstances and it seemed to him that the case agentes, being hopelessly barned about the body.
if and his brother were both respectable men arose out of a colision in the street. The plain. Two medical men spent hours trying to save the unfortunate lad, but he expired the same and it was certainly care that would not have evening. He appears to have been filling the occurred but for the collision He had no doubt lamps with a light near at hand, and either to that Hir. Gedge's remarks were not particularly have split the kerosine over himself, or caused' polite. If the parties did not come to a selt eit to explode, and his body was consequently opportually to so, ment he wou'd note that he had given them an enveloped in flames' In a moment. The family were returning to Sangbel on the following day, and on the journey their farallare and luggage plied to an open waggon of the train Ignited by sparks from the engine, and considerable damage was done before the flames could be put out, most of the forniture belog of ratian. It was very singular two misfortunes from fire befilling the same people on consecu-
I see the Shanghal papers have been reporting another trip south for the British Minister, but on enquiring in the right decifior. I can find no It is extremely confirmation for the repor unlikely anyway that he would leave the Capital Jost zow on such an errand sa the discussion of Bennett case, as one of the southern papers Baggested.
Mennt Macdonald, roth September, 1897. Eureka Mine-In our last report wo stated that a hole aj feet had been bored into the reef in the theft, which showed gald. Since then we have continued breaking over to the foolwal! and find that the reet is 7 feet wide, with gold showing througboat The breaking of the leef has somewhat retarded the sinking, but it was necessary to get over to the footwall to ascertain the width and expedite fatare operations: The tref is solid and well defined, and the prospect may be regarded as first clin. The shaft is dowe 50 feet below the 200 feet level. Wakat The 200 level is being.confined to taking in a mail s'agent back of drive north and puileg la main all timbers, gt feet of which is now A wise has also been ståsted from completed. the bottom of this level to follow the main shaft down as shown on plan sent you. Depth of wizz 4 feet with reef y feet wide nad showing gold. At the 150 feat level the drive north has been extended to a total of 139 feet; the fast breaking down of slaze showed good gold with serf 2 feet wide. The drive south is now 45 ft. and width of reef from 3 to 4 ft., of payable character. The zise from this level has been connected with the air and mullock shalt, and this connection wil ventilate the mine thoroughly and be of great value le future working. There are over 200 tons of stone at grass, large quanti tles ready to send up from the 150 ft, and 200 ft, levels and an unlimited supply in sight in the drives and stopes already opened up; but as stated in
Mr. Gedge: If your Worship pleases I will isst report it was unelen to
Toave it till next Thursday, attempt crashing with the old battery.
Mr. Wodehouse sald he was inclined to believe It has now been all removed and new bed
that defendant's story was true and that the logs put in redy to receiva the new boxes, &c, and but for the delay at the foundry, people had run against each other. Mr. Gedge through having to make new patterep, the boxes was not the gentleman to go about the place would have been in course ai erection. Welding people. He thought the trouble arose bepe to have them bere very shortly, and no time will be lost in getting them in posfilon. We expret to have it completed in a month's time The steam boilers havá been cleaned out and tested in accordance with the Government Regulations, the large englas taken to pieces, thoroughly overhauled, and repaired where necessary. The new tables for battery are made and ready to lay down, and the Watson and Denny pans have been repatref and strengthen- ed where required, and everything put in order for a long and successful 10. Sicklog of underlay shalt on G. L 10g ls bring continued
with reef over 3 feet wide between two good walls. Further diab trikia give improved propecia.
SHIPWRECKED SAILORS BOARD BILL,
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The parties were naturally angry at being peshed from some such cause as stated by Mr. Gedge.ive days. or struck and when the platorid laid his hand on Mr. Gedge's shoulder the raw arose. He did not thick it a very creditable row accing it tank place in broad daylight in a main throughlan He hoped there would be or an icable arrange- ment by Thursday and that mutual patogle
would be made,
of
Mr. Gedge seld be bad a cross summons, Plaintiff bald be wished the case to be disposed
at once.
Eventually both sides agreed to see what
ettlement could be come to hy Thursday next
The Peyang dollar is »Ji right again. A new issue has been colued, and the old ones cai ed In the mik: all square and cabler all the
banks to do "sme sme" again, inuch to every
one's tlsfaction. The P. & T. Timer has to be thanked for taking the matter up, and obtain ing a round coin for su
BUNGLING IN SHARES.
The new representative four local Princely "A GREAT DEAL OF SWINDLE IN IT." House has alved, but will not take over charge Immediately A greater contrast than the old and An lateresting case exhibiting the conspicuous new Jardine men could not be found, I am told, absence of bailness-like modes of transaction though I have not yet made the acqualatence and mis'érloos 'dealings on the part of a of the latter. In Mr. Ed. Cousins, Tientsin will The mancer in which the kavaka residents of member of the Brokers fraternity, was brought lose public spilled and eminently right Sophia Island treated the shipwreckeri crew of up for the decision of Mr. A. G. Wise, Palin minded so, who has formed a very rea!
5. Sykei, a broker, pro- the Norwegian barque Seladon has already been Jadge, this morning
though anobtrusive link between the various favourably commented upon, and the thirteen canded agalast M. Maril, a commission agent, sections of the community, and noe whose place hapless sailors ware without doubt kladly treats for the recovery of $fo alleged to be due for It will be very hard to fill. His successor may nd says the Sydney Evaning Niwi. Mr. H. J. brokerage in a share transaction between the prove equally public spirited, but it will be in a Moors, of Apia, Samos, who has a trading station parties. The plaintiffstetet that on 16th August different line I believe, as he is distinctly her. on the island, seems to think, however, that he bought 200 Belmorsi shares and too Pan-sey, and the first racing head of that house that gratitude should take a tangible form so far as fome for the dafendent, and for this paintiff we have had, he is concerned, and has sent in a claim to was to receive to conis per share az brokerage, Our American Consul is to be shifted after the Norwegian Consal in Sydney, Mr. C. A. Another transaction was made on the 18th when all, just as I thought, and we shall in him lose Falstedt, for 167 18s 4d for the enterafa defendant was to take delivery of 300 Balmoral another good public man. It is a most abomia ment of the jailors for ten months which shares on the 21st and plaintiff was to receive xble synem, this exte sloo of party policy to includes the "cocosunis, bananas, pigs, turkeys, five cants brokerage on rack, Instead of public office, and ore which I am not quite sore fowls, birds, and flik "they coomed, Mr. Moors doing this Marti west to the principal, is legal in the face of the U.S. Civil Service Act he has no doubt the comml will undertake Wong Wing. In the employ of Mesars which seems designed for the special purposes the settlement of thle claim with great plesaurs," Jardins, Matheson & Co., and took delivery of of obviating this lefarious abuffis of office. How The letter concludes with the reggention that the shares, thus avoiding the brokerare. With ever, Mr. Read has to go, and he will carry the corral should also make scene sckow regard to the Brat 300 shares Sykes explained with him the respect and regret of the whole Indgment to the two “boys' who shared their that Marti gave him the money but did not community. clothes and tobacco with his, distressed country. Include the brokerage in the cheque because men, and the woman who so kindly nursed pisiciiff owed Maril About gio, and defendant them," "No claim la muda by the way for the | inid that he would look at his accounts und cast of the interment of the ship's carpenter who deduct Est was owing to him and he would dled
the island, and the spice for his gravel credit the balance to plafatiff, | on also apparently a donation. Mr. C. A. Falstadt, His Lordship I hope, this will be a lesson to Consul for Norway, at Sydney, does not feel at you; don't part with the scrip unless you get a gathering an invaluable store of real, solid,
the full mount.
saya
Tientsia has been greatly honoured by the visit of three real live American Senators. They came on their own inviation, and at their own exponio, and they put their soses lato the majority of Tientsin godowas to the fond beltet that bey word thereby optically demonstrated "joformation on the satound the natives on their telara. It is to be aature lo some respect, for several of the go. downs they lospected were to my knowledge quite cimply, the stock having just been shipped. from the States were quite
mil dispared to admit Mr. Moore's claim, though cheque for saswar to his Loıdship, sald he | trađa condufan of the country," with which to
*re you to do?
Plaintiff How can I work for nothing?
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At a bangset given in his honour at Hamburg the Emperor Willam of Germany, referring to the presence of King Humbert of Italy, sald ibat the fact was complete proof that the triple alliance binding Germany, Italy and Austria was unshak able.
.1897 Account-The account shows an esti mated balance at credit of $431,141.00.
Consulting Committe-Mr. Gabbay was appointed to the sest rendered vacant by Mr. Sassoon's departure from the colory This ap- pointment now requires the confirmation of the shareholders.
Meur, Chater, Dalrymple, Gillies, Maltland and Gubbay retire, but affer themselves far to
The admirals of the fiests of the allied powers, engaged for some months past to the blockade of the island of Crete, now propone that the blockade shall be raised, as they are of opinion that the officers and men are engaged on arduous duty to no purpose. The admiral in command of the Italian squadron has left Crete.
Percy Cavill, the amateur long-distance cham-election. plon of England and Australia, has accepted the challenge of J. H. Tyers, of Manchester, the amatent ex-champion of England, to meet him in a race for the long-distance championship. There will be two races, one taking place on the River Wear at Sunderland and the other a. SOR race at Blackpool, the well-known watering place in Laccashire.
Three hundred and ninety delegates, repre- senting 1,200,000 workmen, are taking part lo the Trades Valon Congress at Birmingham. The executive committes in their rept state- that the interpretation given to the labour laws in the courts by judges endangered the unionist movement.
The rolonged drought in the Tula, Moscow; and Korik districts In Raits has caused all vegetation to be destroyed, and it has been found Impossible to now the winter wheat owing to the lack of moisture. Extravagant prices are being, paid for corn, and fears of a famine are cater tiined.
Auditors.The accounts have been audited by Messrs. Failarton Henderson and W. H. Pouts, the latter gentleman laking the place of Mr. A. Coxon, who has left the colony: and their re-election is recommended.
EMPEROR WILLIAM'S LITTLE JOKE.
In view of the recent discussion in the English of keeplog Prilament about the Decely Germans and other inquiellive för-igners ant of British dockyard, I is rather amusing, ways the New Yok Tribune, to learn that Emperor William has Just had printed, at Berlin a large volume, containing minute and exhaustive particolars about the construction, the armament and the pecullariiles of every British war abip. And as if to poke fun at the English Govern ont, he has sent a copy of the cam- The hardening tendency in the silver market pilation, with his compliments, to every member of the Board of Admiralty in London. The is raid to be due to a temporary shortage of sup.
lies in New York, and the London experts re-lords"for that is the official ittle of the gard the advance as due entirely to artificial Admirals and politicians who are intrusted with the destinies of the royal navy-kre now engag circumstances.
The wheat market, again shows an upwarded to endeavoring to discover the source of the tendency, An laproving demand is reported at German Kaiser's extraordinary amount of infos. Mark Lane, and prices show an advance of 61,mation, much of which is comprised among what has bitherto been considered in the light of official secrets of the Bridsh Government.
per quarter,
The British warship Imogene tu ashore on a sandback near San Stefano, a port la the Sex of Marmore, near Constantinople. Tha militia ars rendering assistance, and four tags sent dawn bave not succeeded in towing the vessel off. The British Ambassador at Constantinople, Ste Philip Cerrie, is aboard the Imogens.
The Frogane is a small vessel of 460 tons re gister, 390 borse power, used for special service In the Mediterranean, and is under the com- mand of Commander K. J. Balo.
September 7th,
It has been suggested to the Powers by the Marquis of Salisbury that an international com
son should be appointed to control sufficient of the Greek revenues to cover the interest on
eld loans as well as that of the war indemnity joan, Lord Salisbury also urges the Powers to deraand the prompt evacuation of Thessaly by
Turkish troops.
NEW ST. LAWRENCE BRIDGE.
The contracts for a new tubular bridge across the St. Lawrence river at Montreal to displace the truss spans new In use bave been awarded. The piers and abutments of the old bridge are to be used, with some extensions made to them upstream
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR
OCT BIR
fiteorological manni dared on ten years?
oðtarvational: 1895
Barometer
་་་་་་་་་ཟོ་ **29.99 Thermometer......................76.3
Humidity Ralofali
TO-DAY,
+75
4.78
WEATHER FEPORT.
“On datu st. On date at
Barometer.****
70.85 10 81 Thermometer......... $1
76 Humilly.................... 63... * BS
Rainfall
TO-DAY. Tuesday, eth Oct-her, 1897. Chlaes-10h of 9th moon of 23rd year #f
Kwong-sü Jewish–975.Tt:+1 5668. Mob-mmedin-8th Jom da 7, 1918.
Sun-Rit
5kr 54. .............. Skr 44vfm. High water-Morntig uiä She $3min. Afternoon ... Dår. 8min. Low water-Morning like bimin. Afternoon,10ky, 58min. ANNIVERJÄKIES.
1761-Capture of Mantis by the Biliish. 1570-ihimange kl forta attacked.
1875-Laws of the 1x, Hector nest Amoy. 1881-The 9.4. Quint í driven agvore at Talchow
Island and afterwards burat.
1894-Typhoon at Hongkong and Macko.
TO-MORROW.
Wednesday, 6th October, 1897, (St, Faltb.) Chinese-11th of 8th moon of Bård year of
(Fée of Yen Hwal, the favorite disciple of Confucius.) Jewish—101h Ti3+1, 5659. (Day of Atonement.) Mohammedan-8th Fomada 1, 1516.)
San-Miss «................................. BÃr. 65min.
Satz
High water--Morning umun Bår. Omia,
Afternoon ......... Sår. Omda Low water-Morning uniMMONS,
Afternoon OÄr, 48min. ANNIVERSARIES. 1593-A Spanish feet left Cavite to capture the
Moluccas, 1848-Insurrection in Vienna; flight of the
Emperor
་་
1856-Freich expedition left Chefoo far Keren. 1887-Governor Sir Wm. Des Vœux arrived in
Hongkong 1895-Guay gall, Ecuador, nesily destroyed by
fire.
MEMORANDA,
TO-MORROW, -6th October.
8.30 p.m.--Volunteers' rante march.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MATES :
French (Oceanien) qth insi. Indian (Kutiase) g'h Inst. Australian (Chi-gén) 14th last. Australian (Ome Maru) içik lost. English (......................) 16th inst, Geïman (Sacktan) arst lust,
THE China Navigation Co.'s steamer Căingi from Australian ports, lefs Port Darwin for tals port to-day, and may be expected hero on or about Thursday, the 14th fort,
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THE PM. S. 5. Co.'s steamer City of Prking with malls, etc., left San Francisco for ible port, via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki, and Shanghai, on the zad Inst.
WE are Informed by the agents (Messrs. Shew Temes & Co.) that the steamer Parrowdala from New York, left Slagapore for this port fast night, and is due here on or about the filă fost.
SHIPPING RETURNS, From 6 p.m. yesterday to 6 pm, £o-day,
Mirnapore
ARRIVALS.
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Aggregating 14,565 tons register.
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DEPARTURES.
Chowie.steamer, for Bangkok
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Aggregating 17.477 inus register,
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURES, 233 Kowloon Deck, Cly of Rio
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Kolpan REDEMBLIE MORNI Lung Tsing Y Coftlen West York rent Faced Chriztentan Petrarchamame. 19
Arrivals.
Cosmopolitan
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from Agrals. Oct, 2 Stamm....Hongkong.....B. & Co.
2 Thales ..Hongkong...J. M. & Ca. 3P. C. C. Klas. Hongkong...B. &.8.
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The first stone of the Victoria Bridge, was fald on July 20, 1154, and the first train parend over on December 15, 185g. The bridge in 9144 feet long, the total length of the ironwork being
pf 6597 lebt. There are twenty-four plers and two
yards. abuimente, conlalaing 100,000 cubic
the thickness of the plese at the water TH SEGATY Hae being 18 feet except for the two piers of the channel span, which are 28 feet wide, Thera ara The blockade of Crete is to be raised on
twenty-five spans, twenty-four of these ranging September and the Admirals of the foreign from 242 to 247 lest in length, and the center or
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chancel spao having a leath of 30 feet. The squadrons will entrust the command or the vazione, divisions of the island to milltary or height from the water to the bottom of this tobe naval officers. They bave also requested the 160 feet, and the bridge has a grade of I in 130 Turkish Governor to disarm the Irregular troops from each end to this apan. The total weight to the island at once,
of Iron in the lobes is 9044-tons, and the ares IN The anarchist Barril, who recently fired at for painting in each coll WAS 32 acres. The police, and bis mexistant, Senor Trixidor, at Barcelont, in Spain, has been tried by court. martial, and sentenced logo years' penál sexv!- tude, subject to the approval of the Commander in-Chief of the Spanish army.
Hit Lordship-Then you will have to do it at these gook coplava boles, which gave the and wounded Senor Portar, chiaf of the special | grestesi depth of water is 22 feet, and the aver"
properly.
quite prepared to properly recogalan the kind. Pizieliff, in nasa of the people on the Island.” And he points | had no contract antor. out that during the ten months the sailors "His Lordship-You haven't any contract notescared their report will be of a rather ulariling valuutarily worked for the god of the Island and defendant denies the debt and now what at such work as clearing "undergrowth and landing the plantations. Properly estimated, their labor would be, worth. far more than the som asked. The case of the shipwr cked man | is exciting considerable sympathy in Sydney, and an effort whit be made to in some way put them on their fast. Of comes the Norwegian Government, will take them hems to Norway, but the loss of a yeas' work will be no trifle to jhe men, several of whom hare wires and famis iles dependent upon them. Mr. Granner, of the Strand Cafe, gave a dianer to the crew on the and ult, when a subicdption dat was opened on
Plaintiff There is nothing in this case. His Lordship-There is a great deal of swindle
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mathsfied, and knowing" Yankee "tilt of their wideawakes a slightly more acets angle, so if you read by-and- by la some black-typed American sheet that Tientsin trade is golog to the dogi or gone don't tremble for the posterity or the Tientsin
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4 Halian
4 Paksham
4 Tatrang
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1 Thalus 3 Hongitong
tiongkong....Ţ, M. & Co. Hongkong...). M. & CS ....Shanghai...). M. &.Cm na.....Hongkong.....B, & Co.'
jor Agents. Atay..............J. M. & Cu Singapore...LY.S. KCK
3 Stam Amoy & Fichow...B. & Co, 4 Talsang........Hongkong...]. M. & Co.
4 Hattan...........Amoy.....). M. & Co. 4 Pakıhan ............AY..............B, & Co. PORT-P. C. C, Kiso, Wingsong..
THE great value of Scott's Emulsion of Pare Cod age rate of the current is 7 miles per hour.. Liver Oil with Hypophosphites in Wasting The superstructure of the new bridge, which Direases is shown by the accompanying statem is to be called the "Victoria Jubilee Bridge," ment from D. C. Freeman, Sydney, Aust.
puleson By The defendant then gave svidence that when
will consist of twenty-four apans of pin-coa. "Harlag been a great sufferer from be bought the shares it was understood that the
nected, through, steel trusser, each at feet lang, nitacks and gradually wasilog away for the prod price he paid included the brokerage,
The latest advices from the Soudan state that center to conter of end pins, and out of 348 fect two years, it affords me great pleasure to testify “His Lordship nied to get over the difficulty Our great Resalan gun, the Military attachd, guabosts are patrolling the Nile between the over the steamboat channel. The trusses will that the above medicine has given me grasi and said-If you wil make these fransactions Col. Da Wogack, and a party of countrymen, fourth and fifth cataracts, cheln of strongly City two sallway tracks to be used by ordinary relief, and cheerfully recommend it to all in fiel and afterwar deny them, I must take theloews have it seems been beally engaged scouring the fortified fort has been established. Steamers steam railway trains, as well as by sisetrie ralla in a similar way to myself In addition I wou paper and see the market valge of the shares on county, and visiting the various military conveying war materials have arrived at Abu way cars, and the floor-beam system will be any that it is very pleasant to fake. Any Chemist can supply Ita. Bole Agents for: How's Lin the Hongkong Filigraph of the soik ult, a that day. If the gustation is less than $1.75 Biations, trying to induce the Chiness to Hamed,
extended beyond the trasies sufficiently to emery detailed account was published of the pafore then it will be all right for the defendant. The accept the Advics, "of Barsdan, military The correspondence between the Government a te-fool rondway and a five-and-one-kaif-foot | kong and the Empire of Ching i-Wailini
Co., HongkongC={AGE}. tunalo saliera' suffering stier the wrecký gars in adjourned til Friday,
lontractors. In one case at least the bait motheritica and the Governmea! Werk:'' sidewalk on either side.
their behilfeg
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