THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1897.
THE Nippon Yasen Kafsha has decided to la« | THR Bangkok Courler is the latest bid for crease the number of vesrols running between | public faveur. Tbą Slam Oðurvær balleves Japan and Europe after this month; the Wa. the first edition one of some 10,000 bata Maru will go on the berth first and be coples, in Englieb, Slamers, Burmese, and followed by the Kamakara Maru a fostalght Chinese. This puts all local pay ra in the shade Inter.
entirely. The British Dispeassy reems to be responsible for this venture. Polyglet papers, however, usually seem to be unsuccessial, and fall back en ons language beinen long.
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According to the sembannual returns of the Kiten Bisht Shipbuilding Company, Nagasaki, 68 Japanese and 71 foreign vessels were docked thero during the fist half of this year. In addie tion to this, two steel stramers were completed, as well as one salling vessel of 1,540 tons. AFTER much consideration the Chinese awhorl ties in Shanghai have given their consent to the French Contal General for the Municipalité Française to ity water mains through the Chi-bers of the party, which appears to have con rase élly, which means that the French Com-
pany will be able to tell water in the native cly, concenton and Important advantage the Shangbal Waterworks Company in the past haped to receive
Tux Nippon states that up to the ajid ult, over farty men had been arrested on suspicion of bavlog participated in the fatal assault on a sailor belonging to the British abip Glanaricht | at Yokohama. On the 14th seven more arrests were made. The Japanese natterities are specially upt at closing the atibis door after the horse is stolen. They had been warned hun dreds of Umes against this very danger. -
IT in reported that Mr. Fokavime, an officiel connected with the Rokosho (purification and elontention offic) et Talks, Formos, recently went on a visit to the Stan tribe of aborigines, accompanied by other Japanese. The party was attacked by savages on the 13th Sept, and Mr. Fakuyama was killed, OF De remaining man.
sisted of fire perrons, twa etcsped and rerched Taiko safely, while the others are beloved to have been either captured or minnlered,
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THE OVERLOADING OF STEAMERS.
all the scandals and difficultles connected with the work, much beadway has recently been made. A force of two or three thousand men. has been sloadily employed. But the ancer- The Singapore Fria Praiz esl's alleation to aloty ef final success proved to be a prepetas! Wis, which plies on the East coast of the the French company bas, for some time beco the case of the small coasting steamer 17-foarce of discouragement and the concession of Malay Peninsula. The captain and owners, an effered for sain. The United States and other the 25th alt, were charged in the Police Court Governments had the opportunity of purchasing with carrying an excess of passengers, and the and continuing the work. Civil engineers Captain was fined $50 and the owner $5 for and these familiar with the canal constrection each passenger in exenia, a total of $508. are net of the opinion that a company of Eng- Tsh capitalists would meet with better succesi than their French predecessors. The only seu co of worriment les in the possibility that concession passed under the control of the British Govzenment, in which evant unlimited capital and engineering science might obviate the existing difficulties. This would prevent any further efforts towards building the Nicaraguan Cinal
As illustrating the power of the chin-chew (Chinese supercargo) ever the vessel and its freight, says the Free Press, we quote Captain Rask's evidence in fall:-
I was marter of the steamship I/{}/o'the- Pred on the date in queulon. We were coming from Kelantan to Singapore, the test port touched at being Tingganu. I told the chinchew he was not to tike more than fifteen passenger on beard. We let in the dark and l'afterwards CUBA's difficulty has become Jamaica's oppor.feand we had sixty passengers on board. The tunity. When the revolutionary struggle began chincha salt 25 rf them war for Tringganu, in Cuba a large number of tobacco planters The balincks were pat on heard in the daytime, emigrated to Jimsies, and there be an the cul and I told the chinchew to the thirty only, tivation of the leaf. In the yen't they have he had so many passengers: 48 bullocks were been able to produce a urch fer threco than taken on board. I cannot say have many any beloso grown in Jamaica, and reantsreaks passengers were on hand when welcft Kelantan, hi hiy of the first constgament, which has just Some of the passengers were for Singapore and reached New York. Dealers in Gaba robacco, who brd been holding large stocks in hand In
acme for Telangana. The chief englacer of the boal is a European, but the mate in a Malar, the hope of clearing out at immense prices, are We picked up ho lacks at Basnt. Before e lelt greatly alarmed at the creation of this new Kelan to the chinchew he had tos source of supply. Me it not be the same with Manila and Bornen? If the fighting in the
many on board and some cught to be put oa: Pailippines continues, and interferes with people is no port officer at Basut.
The clochew weldot put them cut. There earning theke living as it did la Cabi, Bornco may gradually get all the tabacco, hemp and sugar trade, or at any rate a big shire of it,
By Mr. Fort: I know there more than the proper number of passengers at Batut, The chinche told me 30 were gelag ashore at 48 hullocks and 50 passengers more. I was Kelantan. At Basel we stopped and picked up asleep at Tringganu and there was notblog to showine that the ship was overloaded. I do
He has accom-.
panied me before and I have had similar not know the chiachew's name.
difficulties with him,
By the Court:- have no share la the profits of the vessel, nor do I get any commission on passcogers. I have had notice of dismissal from the ship alace this issued.
summons has been
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TORONTO, September 9th,
Telegram's special cable dated Newcastle-on The following is the Taconto. Evening Tyn, Sept, 9"Enquiry at the offices of the Peterson-Tate firm bere elicits rom the pricipals point blank denied that their contract with Canada for the construction of the fist Atlantic Hire of steames was, or is, to be transferred to another firm. The rumor they say is fals thoughout and could only have been circulated with aletfor motives. The firm has undertaken be contract and will carry it through with ralli laction to all concerned."
THE « GLENGYLE" "COLLISION.
The following is the letter to the Times' re»,
in connection with the Glangyis collision - Jerred to in Renter's telegrain of rat September
gyle, of Glasgow, bound from London to Calas, Sir-Ab at 2 this morning the steamer Gi
came into collision in the Straits of Gibraltar with the steamet Coronet, of North Shields. I sonally testily that the collision was of a most was a passenger on the Giesgyir, and I can per Barious character The Coronet and ber bows smashed in and her forepenk full of water, Nevertheless, she was able under her own steam to preceed lalo Gibraltar Bay, where she now
were, however, of a far more serious character,
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
OCTOBER. Meteorological meant based on ten years'
"observations do 1995. Barometer P
.29.991 Thermometer
Hamidiy
Rainfall
.76.3
..70
478
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WEATHER REPORT.
Barometer
Ou date at On date st
10 km,
39.99
1981
Thermometer.........
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.78
Humidity... Rainfall.
86
91
0.81
M-DAY.
Wednesday, 6th October, 1897. (St. Faith)
Chinese-11th of vin mock of sard year of
Kwong-ri.
(Fe of Yen Hwal, the favorite disciple ol Confucios) Jewish-10th Tisri, 6658, (Diy of Atonemeal.) Mobammedan-oth Tomada 2, 1318,
Salt
High water-Morning
5kr. Gmbs. Afternoon Shr. Emin. Low water-Morning «MORE.
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ANNIVERSARIES,
Moluccar.
1593-A Spanish fleet left Cavite to capture the 1848-Insurrection In Vienna; flight of the 1866-French exsedilo left Chefao for Kores. 1887-Governor Sir Wm. Das Vœux arrived in
Emperor.
Hongkong.
1895-Gönyeqall, Ecuador, nearly destroyed
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TO-MORROW.
Thursday, 7th October, 1897.
*Krvong-si.
Mohammedin-10 Fomada 1., 1318.
Sun-Rit
Seis
NAVAL DISCIPLINE.
The home papers repoet a rost deplorable case of Insabordination at Chatham, In which Captafa Augas McLeod, who was well known and extremely popular la ths East as Captain of H.M.S. Pallas, was brutally assanited by a son.. man. "Early on Friday morning (August 17h) a young satlar, named Sallabury, on rêturaleg to his ship, the Freßfter, at Chatham, was being questioned by Capiala Angus McLeod concara- ing hla abrence wlibost leave, when he suddenly strack out, bling the captais In the face mad knocking him dewa before he could be pro vented by those around. Salisbury was secuted and placed in the cells. It may be added that the Jupliar le told off to join the Mediterranean squadron and convoy as far as Malta the tors pedo-destroyer Fams which is ordered out to the Chlox Station.
On this the Glode comments:-We trust that
the foolish and reckless people who, in iba Prema and elsewhere, did all they could to con- done te mathreak of insubordination upon the Royal Sovereign, are satisfied with the effect ther Nave morlaced. To their sentimentality is {directly due the extraordinary attack which one nl the sallers of the Jupfier has made upon him captain and the consequences which must in- evitably follow. We are blest in this country with a number of people who, having no idea of discipline and very little of spy sort of authority, except that which depends upon gabble and gaib, are always ready to teich dhabedience and defiance as virtus and Breo nobis. Every now and then some aslucky follow is Faken in by their shallow sopbisms and explates '» his folly in the contempistion of a wasted life and a blasted career. To listen to some of therm would-be teachers one might suppose that it is the almost sacred duty of the soldier or the sillor to disober the arfers and refuse even ta respect the person of any officer of whom his subordinate does not entirely approve. To ∙gratify every fancled injury, any-revolt at every supposed Injustice.fr called fine and manly losterd of exceedingly silly and contemptible. The result of all this teaching is seen in the conduct of the seaman Sulfebury, who yesterday knocked down his captain-a very popular officer, by the way-an the quarter-deck of the Futter. We imagine that Insubordination going to th's length
THER Uhlanders again! The British com munly at Sourabaya falead to present that city with a clock in commemorailon of Queen Victoria's Jubike. The funds required have been raised and an order for the clock has been cabled. The clock will be set up to the city gardens at a conspicuous spot, and will bear a suitable inscription. Thein werdemie Englan- A TILEGRAM in The Times says that the ders seem to think the place belongs to them, steamer Portland wired a Victoria, B.C., on It has been rumoured that the Board of Direc: of the Yukon, bringing 35 miners from Klondike the 29th August from St. Michael's at the mouth tors af the Nippon Yusen Kalaba bad abandoned with gold to the value of $200,000. These ril hops of obtaining a special Government
miners co roborata previous statements regard. subsidy for the European flue, in view of the
nancial difficulties in which the Government the marvellous wealth of the district.. finds itself involved. On the authority of mem. Many are learing Dawton City owing to bers of the Ministry, however, the Shogy the danger of parvation in the coming winter, Shimpotaformas Its readers that the Government Teamers plying on the Yekan have stands firmly to its decision to amend the Navi- been disabled, rendering it impossible to Two steamers gation Encouragement Law and grant a special et insufficient tupplies.
It will be noted that Captain Bosk says he lies awaiting repairs. The Glengy's lojarles Chinese-19th of Bik moon of Brd year of | KIN from Skagway asrived the same day. Six subaldy to the Nippan Yazan Kalihs, and states
gave distinct directions to the chinchew not to that an estimate therefor is included in the thousand men are encamped at Drea and Skag
take an excess of passingers. He kimse, for she was struck amid-ships in the engine. Jewish-11th Tisri, 6GBA. Badget for next year. This of course would be a scable to get through. It is estimated having to navigate the bip, had to take his resi
addition to the regular subsidy.
that since the beginning of the excitemeal only lo
when and where he could, and mostly la portand she had to be beiched at Getares Bay in zoom (the most vulnerable part of a steamer) so men have succe-del in reaching Dawson He was therefore not able to himself prevent order to prevent her from slaking la deep water.
The Can Tux Acting District Officer, Koala Pllab, City from the Pacific Coast poris.
the excess of passengers or bullocks coming (Malay State) rays in his last report, Hjast below dian Collectors of Customs at Skagway a
aboard. He had to trust to some one else, and the clearing at Bata Bersawah are several rocks Dyes state that the American miners are
trusted the chlachan, who disobeyed his orders, which, according to a Malay legend, were at paying the Customs duties to without hesita not rely negligently but wilfully. Captain one time stig and a pack of hounds belonging
The liberal concessions granted by the Busk might have (1) put back when he found fo Gambang Malim Dews and were by Canad in Government are greatly appreciated. he was overloaded and refused to proceed snill magical agency turned into one. Another A terible condition of affairs exists along both
the excess had been discharged, or (3) come on farge boulder at Laboh Jong, farther down routes to Klondike, the trails for miles belag to Singapore and preferred scharge against the stream, is said to be his ship, also turned into strews with the bodies of horses killed by fall. chiachew, who was, presumably, on the articles. alone. I have not been able to bear the legend, ing down the mountain sides. Goods of all
Which of these alternatives be adopted did as there is only one man living who dares repeat descriptions have been abandoned. The situa. not apparently matter a rap. If he had stopped B. He lives at Gemencheh. If the story is tion is a most serious one, It is feared that there behind at Kelantan, the owners would certainly related by any other person, a terrific thunder will be a considerable loss of life before the have dismissed him for delaying the ship and storm is the result, followed by the fading of mining craze abales
Attention is being paid to losing money. the river. A large rock at Kempong Tengah
other routes to the Yukon, and great hopes are preferred a charge, he would equally certainly If he came to Singapore and In Sri Menanti, is suld to be Gambang Malimenterialeed as to the results of the Canadian bi dismissed. What he did do was to come to Dewa's forget.***
Government survey. The surveying parly has Singapore and keep qale. If the Fort author started to prospect from the head of the navigaties found out that the ship was infringlug the ton of the Sirickeen river to Tes-lio lake. About law he would be feed, as well as the owners, 10 parties numbering over too per1001 have left
but that was a chance only, Edmonton for the Yekos, some taking the Mac. kosafe diver route, others crossing by the Liard and Pelly rivers. It le gasstionable whether any of these will reach Dawson City before the winter,
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SHANGHAI PIECE-GOODS TRADE.
That far I have nothing to tell you of any pablle interest, but I now come to what I regard as being a matter of grave public importance.
When the collision occurred the vessels werd certainly not more than five or six miles from Gibraltar Bay. The water was smooth, the night beautifully clear, and the lights both upon Europa Point and on the African side of lbs Stratis were plainly visible. Almost as soon as the vessels got clear after the collision Captain M'Gilley of the steamer Glingyle-who, together with his officers and men, behaved latrepidity-realising in what danger his vessel throughout with the atmost coolness and
the ship's boats by which we were, I am was of alaking, ordered as passengers into glad to say, all salely conveyed to the Coronet, though the idles and children, having been burriedly routed from steep (the collision, The Fort authorities, as a matter of fact, did 1 have already said, happened about a not find out the transgression until attention was o'clock le the morning), were in a ball-dressed called to it la our columns. Then they looked the condition. Distress signals in the shapa of matter an, instfrated police prosecution that rockets were "at ence thrown up from the nearly failed because the defence had obtained Glengyle and to the seller of every one they lawyer, and finally got a conviction, against were promptly observed from the signal station Mk the position of Capislo Busk. We call duty there at once fired the alarm gun and pat which an appexi is in-br mide.
on the top of Gibraltar Rock, and the mea on attention to a gross breach of the law, which up the three perpendicular ret lights which show now turns on: also to bave been la direct oppost that a vessel is in danger in the Straits. By cats tion to the Captain's order. He is fined $50, which sharpened by the desire of making money that we understand the owners refuse to pay. He alarm gun was beard by eyes quickened by the terests, and Gnally he is dismissed his ship. wire seen and the Guimin salvage steamer Surely this indicates a state of rottennèss la | Newa and the Swedish salvage steamer Harmet the conduct of local abips that calls for Imme proceeded at once to the assistance of the slok- diate reform. We look to the Shipping Coming Glengyle and managed but fast in time lo mission to suggest ways of sweeplag ay such take her in tow and beach her. But will your a state of thlogs. More especially we ask them to readers believe that, lying in Gibraltar Bay find some way of finding immunity for captafar and fully a mile rearer to the sinking and other officers who are willing to expose the Glangyle than were the salvage steamert evils. El ein bardly be said that the care of Nowa and Hermis, there lay no fewer than Capt. Bask is a encouraging one for seafaring 15 British men-of-war which, though the alarm men who honestly desire to conduct the business
gan at the signal station on the summit of of their ships on flaes conducive to the public Gibraltar Reck could be heard by the straining welfare.
ears of those on board of the Gangy la five miles off, and must have fairly boomed over their drowy beads in Gibraltar Bay, tever took the slightest notice of the fact of the alarm gon having been fired from the signal station, and never sent a single bɔat's crew to the rescue of LONDON, September yih.
thone on board of a vessel belonging to their own Among Mrs. Langity's filends here it is conchantrymen which was in imminent danger of fidently stated that she was privately married al-king? abroad to a foreign nobleman. The person referred to, doubles, is Prince Esterhazy, head of the illustrious Hungarian house. It has been the gossip of the European capitals for months that he was a devoted admirer,and ardeat wocer of the " Jersey Lily,"
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5kr. 55min. .......................... BAr. $Emka. High water-Morning ............ 6Ar. Simte. Afternoon ........ 8kr, 4metu. Low water--Morning
Chr. 13min. Afternoon
** Tår. 19min. ANNIVERSARIES.
1571—Battle of Lapanto. 1840-Abdication of the King of Holland, 1860-Negro rising in Jamaica. 1869-H.R.H. Prince Alfred visited Peking but
was not received by the Emperor. 1878-Public meeting in Hongkong to consider
the increase of crime in the Colony, 1887-Less of the British ship. Monarch off
Mindoro,
1991-Death of Tong-king-slog at Tientsin, 1891 Charles S. Parnell died.
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MEMORANDA.
TO-MORROW,-yth October. 1.m.--English mail closes, Noon. Mirsapors leaves for Europe vía usas)
ports of call. 2 pm-Eat les close for the Tientsia Race-
meellag.
French and Indian malls duc.
SATURDAY.-g's Osober,
Volunteers' Comp of lastraction at Stonecatters? 11.45 1.American mati closes.
9.15 p.m.-Promenade Concert at H. K. V. C.
Headquarters.
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MESS, BENJAMIN, Kelly and Potty, in their Weekly Share Report, dated Hongkong Wednes- day, 6th October, say :—Since our last report the market has continued gready and rates have been well maintained. Bankr-Hongkong and Shanghai Barks have been placed in small lots at 177 per cent premium and clore steady at the 'ste. The Lordon quotation is £47. 10/ Bank of Chinx and Japan Deferred shaies have been done x1 £5. §). Nationals advanced to $20 and shinged hands a tihe rate, but there are #gafa eller at Bro. Douglas Steamables, owing to the total loss of the Company's S.S. Namos, have declined to $59 sellers. Punjoms bave been done at 854 | addition to the continued lack of demand, clar has likewise to pay a lawyer to watch bli la- hope of gain those three perpendicular-red lights') Noon.- Coptic sails for San Francisco. And Are si obiainable. The Preference phates are esquired for at $165 Mr. Billey has sccepted the Company's terms for the sale of the Panjom Concession. Charbonnages have been booked at $671. New Balmoral pre- ference have found bayers at $1.6. Jelebus have been sold at $240. Rrabs advanced to 543 and changed hands to a lair extent, but are again easier with shares offering at gas. CII- vers have been done to a considerable extent at advancing rates up to $3.6o and close steady, Hongkong Calton Mill shares have been placed At $18, Ewas are quiet at Tis. 112, We en- derstand it is proposed to increase the capital by issuing another $100 shares at par; abare. holders to receiva oss new share for every two old, and also lo alter the articles to enable the General Managers to raise, if necessary; a further Tia 1,000,000 by the fraué of debentures. Dalry Farms are in demand at $48.
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Meier, Noel and Marray's circular, dated Shanghalgo S-pember, saya: The past week has been exceptional y dull in this manket ný, în
ances have dwindled down very considerably. This is probably accounted for by the stringency in the nitive money market and the consequent high rate of interest roling daily. At the same ilme orders in a the outposts are comlog in very slowly, the general expectation being, on receipt of advice of the recent reac’lon-in ex- change, that rates were going up to the neigh bourhood of three shlilings, the news of the rebsequent decline, apparently, taking much fonger to travel," If it was even idrised at all. A small basloess has commenced, but it cannot becakeda consumptive demand, but rather a spec plative movement on the part of onsoriwo of the local dealers, in anticipsilon of the enquiry which they seem cestals cannot be for off now. It is confined almost entirely to Manchester makes
and can hardly be taken as any criterion of the market, nor yet the general feeling feeling of Im parts, au pifces are considerably below the cost of replacing. Still, a beginning has to be midt, and both buyers and sellers may possibly take their cue from these small asles, and which may culmina's in more important transactions. It is difficult to get any authente news of the state of the markets at our dependencies, those in the Nork especially, but jdging by the shipments thence they cannot be very bad, though it must not be ovalocked that they are all drawing on bought supplies, and it is therefore docul whether prices have got anywhere near the level of those rullog here. For Hankow there is come excuse on account of the height of the water in the river threatening floods, and this same cause is Interfering with the navigation- beyond that port to Sechsen, in addition to the obstruction caused by the satharides in pressing
comparatively
ONE day last July, sald the Kobe Fierald of September 13th, & number of sapling Kobe Nimrods got together and rented a patch of grosed out bear the Missionary School, by Okabirano. The owner of the land, Mr. H. Murals, having learned that the land was desired site for gun club-e xart of Oriental Hallo gbam-jamped with alacrily at the offer made by the prospective tenants, who were all prosperons iccal sporis and who did their social hooting under ite catching tile of the Hocho Statekl Kwal. He gave them a three years' lease and the fun began. Spaziows were caught by the hundred and were thrown into the air by small boys and were shot at by mem. bera of the 1.5.K. Unfortunately, or fertee ately, according to how you look at the matter, more spaɑrong dew away unscathed nil the avaliablò trackers into their service for than fell to the fa the marksmen, the purpose of transporting rice to the lamin: and bence arose horrid disagreement. stricken districts. It is que time an altempt It seems the club boasts yo members and was made to take sleamers op to Chungking, cach of these unwittingly, let about #ecora.of but it is useless waiting until the Chinese lead sparrows per week stala their nails frée- the way, as there are too many confiicing dom. This fecessed the local farmers, who Interests for them to do it roundly swore that the birds were simply geb- The Hwo Auction was termed yesterday, and bling up every vestige of their crops, and they resulted in a slight declle on the prices paid on accordingly proceeded to the landlord and Lodge 13th ult, but, aliough most of in two bales of ed a formal complaint. The inadlord then were reprës nled, rot more than brought the castler before his gun club tonacts, any end were offered. who tartly Informed him that as the sparrows The Yeed Fong sale this morning was without were all local birds that had been caught in strength, the ra-lbs. 16-inch good showing up that. Immediate vicially, they could not see wenkist. what the agriculturists were kicking about. Manchester is quiet, but although cotton bar Farthermore they could not understand how declined to 31d. It in difficult to get any conc's any increase to the numbers of the birds in sion in prices. A few purchases bave gone The locally, could be brought about when they through of goods for which there is almost killed a fair percentage of those they caught | invariably a demand in the spring, but very that there way to bfecting they agaced to help low care to take the risk of exchange so far
no leeling salp forward. one leg off every sparrow before liberating it in Some
sliempts have been made to put through fature. To this the peasants and fanga/incents, but even with 2/6 guaranteed prices are might be just as active on one leg ar on out from one to two mace a plece. It is antici- -two, apezowa do not walk but hop anyhow, sad pated that cation will decline to gid, to the rest even if they have to walk like men there was the fire, on account of the gard crops all over the case of Count Okuma who lost a leg ton years ago world. The reposis from India are very favour and is withal as sp⋅y as a weasel, Bot, argued able, bot owing to the desiness of rapecs it can the landlord to the log-beaded ratles, Count not be laid down here under T. 15.50, which Okama's leg was treated and healed by the is now the market price of best China cotton. wisest of doctors, and there are no doctormamang Very little information has been received con- the sparrows, it is hepclean for them to expect cerning the markets to the States, and as scarcely to become spry, il once; they loss their left legs... any goods are being offered for this market it They have not ev:D 7,háspial Mill, the farm pressmed that manufacturers are confining their as kicked and are silil kicking. Thay contend attention to the home regairements. Parchases that there is no precedent to prove that one made lo the spring conilase to arrive in con irgged spamows are not se vorscious as ikeir alderable quantities and keep our stacks con two-legged brethren, and therefore they insist afántly replenished. If exchango had been that the Hoche Bhalan Kwai mai go. The HL. sattled at the time they were bought bayan S.. on its part refuses to hedge, and there the would be lunileg more panfortable than they sus
var rents for the time beleg..
spamow
LATE TELEGRAMS.
September 9th.
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The Daily News Berlin 'correspondent rays: It is sileged on reliable authority at St. Peters- barg that unwritten alliance between France and Russia exists, and not even a verbal treaty
ad, for the military convention was an eller date. The Tsar used the phrase alled nailon," la respon.e to the urgings of M. Handtax that un'es smelting of the sart aid the French ministry would be over- thrown on President Faurea return to Paris.
The weekly statement of the Bank of England shows the followlog changes compared with the previous accounts: Total reserve increased $3,000, clrculation decreased £36,000, ballion decrease 4404,859, other securities increased £71.000, other depanies Increased £389 oca, public deposits decreased £373,005, notes reterra decreased £38,020, Government securities de land's reserve to liability, which last week was created 1,000 proportion of the Bank of Eng. 52.13 per cent., is now 53 per cent; the Bank of England's sate of discount remains unchanged at 3 per cent.
NEW YORK, September 'h. The World's special cable advices from Colon to the effect that the franchise heretofore held by a French company for the construction of a skip canal across the Isthmus of Panama bas been transferred to the Government of Great Brials has caused a sosed on the Nicaraguan and those closely Thierested to the Canal project frankly admit that If that trans- ference has really been done it will effectually prevent the United States from controlling the proposed great inter-oceanic waterway and ten der the building of the Nicaraguan canal useless, At the same time it is not generally believed hers that the concession held by the French company has been transferred to the Govern meni af Groat Britain. It considered possible that an English company has purch
purchased the rights of the French company, ind may con- Hinse the work now in progrem, but that the British Government has assumed control of the project is not cred ted. The concession originally granted by the United States of Colombia for the construction of the Isthmian Canal to connect the Atlantic and Facific oceans to De Lesseps, and his syndicate of Franch capitalists, subsequently passed into the hands Missother French company. Notwithstanding
the revolt of a collision at sex, ly not a very The prospect of sudden death by drowning, attractive one, but assuredly that prospect li rendered doubly bitter when death threatens lo occur within gunshot of a first-class British fort.
·reas and with 15 British mea-of-war lying Idly at their anchors.
i sign my name to this letter, and had Palia ment been altting I should certainly be ranged to have a stable question upon the rubject put in the House of Commons to the Flest Lord of the Admiralty. As it is, I must 11k you, sir, totafford me the hospitality of your. columns to embalm the names of the is Britah mer-f-war, the admirals and captains of which evidently think that paying attention to alarm gups fired ver their very heade from Government signal slation forms no part of their "official duty," and that, so far as they are concerned, Englik ladies and title children may per miserably without their troubling themselves to so much as lift a little finger to endeavour to save them
SIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE : French (Qiantan) gih inst. Indian (Kutsang) 9th inst, Australian (Chingtu) 14th ins'. Australian (Omi Maru) 15th-last. English (..................) 16th last, German (Sachsen) '21st inst,
THE N. P. S. S. Co.'feater Brcamor walled from Yokohama for Portland, Ori yesterday, the 5th East,
THE P. M. S. 5. Co.'s steamer Anfar, which Yokohama yesterday, the gib inst. lett San Francisca on the 11th nito, asrived at
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SHIPPING RETURNS, Brom B. pom. yesterday to 5 pm, to-day.
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Arrivals. Oct. 5 Hailoong........Amoy..............J. M. & Co.
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Aginis. Oct. 3 P. C. C. Klao, Singapore... B. & S.
Wingsong....Shanghal...J. M. & Co. 3 Halloeng Hongkong.... M, & Co. Pour-Nil,
will hardly be praised by the persons to whom we have referred, but thai is no reason why they shruld not be made to recognise the respon
lbility for it which really ausches to them and their dochlaen. It is unfortunately evident that one consequence of their inachings is the necessity for punishing breaches of naval and military discipline with additional severity. In the opinion of a great many people who really know what discipline ought to be, the penaltei toRicted for the insubordination on board of the Royal Soversigw wers daugerously light. No noe wants to be' vladictive, “but the existence of discipline in the Nuvy is vital to the well-being of the nation at large, and there ́most be ɛnë more mistakes of thai klad.
THAT MASTERFUL YANKEE
THE writing of Mark Twain are full of instruction a well no humour. Possibly you have read that wonderful story of his called "A Yankee at King Arthur's Opart. The hora in a skilled mechanic, the foreman of a great factory in Amerias. He is accidentally killed, so we would day; but, instead of getting his body deposited in the grave, sa happear to the most af a, he comes to life apato, and ands Himself at the Court of King Arthur in England In the sixth century, 1,800 years before he was born. That was a time of deep ignorance and superstition people were but children then. So with his know
edge and his nineteenth century training ba becomes matter of everybody and everything. H controls the Government and runs the whole country -xactly as a college professor would be superior to all the children if he should take it into his head to join a class at a parish school. Now let us soo what this iden may mean to you or to me.
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In the autumn of 1978, Mr. Jamos Murphy, of day Townsend Street, Doblin, (present address 6, Byanost Row, Synnott Place, Lower Dorset Street) had a severe attack of rheumatio favor and was unday treate ment at the Bir Patrick Dann's Hospital for three months. Then he left the hospital, but not the man bo was hefore the disease fall upon him. Afterwinia he was never free from it. For a
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off. Yet the number of people this disabled is immunes, and while rheumatism peculiarly the disease of adults and old persons, the young (even children) do not excape it. If the disease were only understood but let us not get ahead of our story,
At Christmas, 1890," continose Mr. Murphy, "I' bad a dreadful attack, and was confined to ded for aeroatean wenke,"
This took him elese throngh the rest of the winter and one month of spring up to the first of May! What a dreary, misorable sonson it must have bars. There is no merry Christmas or Jolly coming of the bada or the tross for a man in that aftuation. BHD. It might have been prevented if he had known then what he found out later,
"All this time," he goes on, I was in the greatest agong, I canidn't move myself in bed, and finally got so bad I couldn't lift my hand to my mouth, and had to be fed like baby, Night after night I got no sleep, and often wished myself desd. As for work, I thought I should never do a stroke again.. Tis doctor who attended me gave me medicines, but I seemed none the better for them. I had long since lost a faith in rubbing olle and embrocations; I- bad
I spent pounds for them without benati,” "One day, whilst still suffering great pain, I am apon & book telling how cases like mine had bee nured by Mother Belger's Curative Syrup. Het wing what else to do I bought a Bottle of Mannin, the obemist in Brunswick Street. Ales taking this medisina a day or two I had less pain, and I was able to loays my bed, sad fourteen days later I had not an aone or a pain of any kind, and got back to my work, Blace that time-now two and half years ago have had no return of my aft complaint. I never felt better in my life than I do. now and I thank God that I ever heard of Mothe Belgal's up. You are at liberty to publishi lament. I have been in the employment of Mr. Boan Truly (Signed), Times Murphy, Dublin, Jana Bobinson, coal merchant, for the pici ini yan 29, 19
The names of the 15 British ships of war to,] City of Bts '......... which I have referred in this letter are Her Pasig of Vier-Admiral H. F. Stephessse, KC.D.), Katba..... Majesty's Grat-class battleakly fajestic (agship Stakaf Captain Petace Louis of Battenberg. G.C.B. Mogul................................... A.D.C.; her Majesty's first class batleship Lang Tsing......... Magnificent (Bagship of Rear-Admiral J. Fr...... Fellowes. C.B.), Captain G. C. Langley ker West York Majesty's first-class battleship Prince George, Jacob ChristensIN CAS Captein A. A. C. Parry Bar Majesty's first-class Petrarch battleship Victorious, Captain E. S. Pol her Majesty's first-class battleship Repulse Captain R. N. Rolfa, CB. A.D.C.j ber Captain), H. Bainbridge, A.D.C. her Majefi
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Majesty's second-class cruiser Hirmioni, Capt. Ġ, A. Callaghan; her Majesty's are ablp Ru part, Commander LAW. Banen-Lawrence her Majesty's torpedo-ram Polyphemus, Com mander H. Warren; her Majesty's ship Cormo raw, Lieutenant-Commander P. G. Thlard basin Majesty's first-class gunboat Halcyon, Com inander the Hon. W. G. Stopferdi bez Majesty's first-class torpedo gasboat Seaty, Lieutenant- CUTWARD-17th September-Bremsår, Ax. Commander H. G. Menckion torpedo-bost destroyer Waiting, Lieutenant-Wally.
her Majesty's finer Date Rickmers, Indrapura, Santa, 31st September-Manila, Trecas. Commander I. Burton; her Majesty's torpedo. 24 September-Sophie Rickmers, 28th Sep. boat destroyer Foam, Lieutenant-Commander tember- Sachsen, Ulysses, Cam, Sikh, Tristit M. W. Consett; and her Majesty's torpedo-bost 1st October-Formosa, Glengarry, Melbourne,
The mysterions American at King Arthur's Court No. gr. Sub-Lieutenant F. R. Scarlett.
Strathallan, Thikla. şik October-Commise anew. Had Mr. Huphy known years before was powerfial because of his knowing what nobody that rheumatism is caused by tiparity of the blood, mont, Kriemhilda, aze: September Ghaust. could have dated and belhed the agonising all HOMEWARD--14th September--Ernst Stand that Mother Balgal's Curatiys Syrup cures it, be 24th Septemberon Favs, Lolania, zei October mest. We print these facts in order that his present ➡Crylon sih October-Diomed,,Tantalus. ..... Wuéwledge tuny nieɑ be 'everybody's knowiNLERNMENT,
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. I um, Sir, your obedient servant, W. H. COOKE, Secretárý of the Chamber of
Shipping of the United Kingdom.. Royal Hotel, Gibralise, Aug. 16th,.
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