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Asum of $1,000 lo silver mysteriously disappeared from the Kinia Treasury at the beginning of this month and sɛduɑma endeavours, to, trace the missing money have to far proved fatile. As last resource a reward of $300 has been offered for information.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1897.

MEN OF THE PERIOD.

THE AMATEUR STOCKBROKER.

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UNDER CANVAS. › བ་དང་དབས་་་་་

загаран wers made of coolles' dress and Khaðluniform fill-

to 110 relatives and friends.

Out in the bush one heara some strange starles of bate-breadth escape and the latest

10 000 Was hit. The

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,

MAILS DUE:

German (Sachsen) roth Inst. Indian (Catherine Apear) 19'k inst. Ame1ican (Astec) zoth lust. American (Guile) noth inst. THE P. M. S. 5. Co.'s steamer Astsc with malls, etc., left Nagasaki for this port this

mails, eft, left San Francisco for this poet on the cat lost, a Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kabe, Naguunk! and Shanghai. THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carlil & Ca.,) inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship Co.'s steamer Tacoma, from Tacoma han arivod at Yokobams, and sails for Hongkung vís usual

paris to-morKOW.

SHIPPING RETURNS. From 6 þa, yastırday to 5 pm. to-day, ARRIVALS. Manila

...........steamer, from Slagsporu Kangnan .................. Liv....

on parade He wasn't hesi; It was the leg-gear seated over their camp fire, at Bonang when a bouses and small boats has been reported in that got damaged. During the day some simble strong gust of wind rinsed the smoke to whiti Bangkok.

Al Pakprio a lot is said to have been caused Gogered members of the Corps were engage into one Con's face, and basilly rising from his

sent at the fire ho step, id back into the hut; at by the theft of a pair of boots by a policeman. making dummy figures intended to be placed on

for the 7 pr, firing this sternoon, They same moment a tree measuring from fifteen It is alleged that a sergeant in the force stoles to tighteen inches in diameter fell crasblog Into pile of beesfrom a Chinaman'a shop. The China- hut and fireplace, and smashing the seat men complained to his chief and the boots were the slabs from the chimney strack the otherald of six of his men to accover the boots which the man had left tato splinters. One of restored. The sergeant, however, obtained the

man (Callinan) heavily across the shoulders,

measure and proceeded to adopt coercive against the Chinaman. While these mesances bat beyond that and the shock which both men received no citer ham befel them. One side were in full swing, two Sikh policemen apprared and the end of the hat, however, was completely on the scene and took the part of the owner of wrecked; but the tree struck the hat and forth the boots. The fight war, li is inlẻ, severe and nately missed the ridge pale.

a number of shots were fired and two Sikhs severely wounded. Matters were further dere. Joped by the police turning out inforce on bearing Eventually the affale was concluded by the arrest the noise of the lag and joining in the milli. of the Chinsman who protested against the theft of his boot!-Free Press

It is a cutions faci, remarks' the last Admin. (stration Report of the Southern Shan States, that Donar the Kengtung Shans looks upon the Wa as the Petrarck..... aboriginal Inhabitants of the country, or at least | Kawachi Maru of that central and rather indeterminate part of

Foochow it which comprised the 32 cities of the Hkon. At the Installation of a new chief two men of the Wa the take a prominent part. Their function is to bend over the States to the ac- ceptet saler as the old lords of the soil, They are then driven from the Aaw (palace) by

over each other as if to the manner born and

At 6.15 am. to-day both units had battery dill. There was a large number of Volunteers who remained at camp all day, and after break- last all hands Jolaeď in games of cricket and football unill it was time to fall in for the mid- day "chow pigin."

Truly the lat, the farmer in new South Wales, what with floods, droughts, storms and one of them icoked towards the finish as li koreable is added to their list. In the Rylstone mth Gres, is not a happy one and now another had had an impromptu bath to duck pond.

district a pest has appeared that promises dite destruction to sheep flocks. Down Bylong and on the Goulbera River some unknown animal has been playing baroc with the flocks, and it is stated that during the past week i sumber of grizlers have found the fattest of their sheep killed by having their threats torn, and a hole The only Invalid so far is Trampeter Plin-made into the toles of the animal, and the stone, who developed fever yesterday. He was

kidneys and kidney fat eater, while the other promptly treated, batis still far from well.

prica of the carcase has not been interfered This afternoon the Volunteers fired at the

h. Experienced station hands give it a thelt empans with 7-pra, and Mexim guns.

opinion that this is not the work of the dingo or The following was the repertoire for the

antire dog, but of some animal with whois maxcaying this afternoon, and it was under-

habits they have been hitherto unacquainted. sload that it would be followed as closely it is known that an English fox has been cap. Bay pushes a small body of Infantry over the of Wollar, and cople are wondering if Reynard possible-The enemy having landed at Mia tated near Golgeng and another in the vicinity Northern Hills wiib the intention of capturing is responsible for this latest style of slaughter. Stonecutters Island by cond de mate. This The unfortunate pastoralists have bad enough body of infantry embarks in janks and samvans

to put up with without the depredations of this at Sam-sulipa and sails down, wind NE, intending to land on the sandy beach adjoining low prices and bad reasons.

new and mysterlous animal, considering the the Naval Rifle Ratge. The Volunte who are encamped at Stonecutters, Ess`, effective turn out, and by means of an are from their S-pra, and Marims surtard In preventing the enemy from landing. The enemy, being repulced, make for the Cap salman Pat andet galing fire from the heavy guns. The enemy was to be represented by four sampass walling in the diration Indicated in the pre-amme.

Stan efficial. It need hardly be said that the W is as heartly despised by the Shan any other bill-man and has no (via:

ence whatever In the choice of Chief, His employment at an favestiture is dictated by old sapratition, and is probably, intended to be commemorative of the Shan conquest of the country. We have here, perhaps, an example of the strange feelings which a defested and pre- sumably Inferior people inspire in their chequer ors. The primitiva race, though hated and despised, is regarded as powerful la certain ways as generally malevolent, and to be conciliated when this can be done without too great conces slon.

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Paste..... HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURME,

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Agits. Oct. 13 Sishan..........................Amoy......B. & Co.

13 Kfongnan.H'kow & C'kiang,Tung Kee 14 Cheongchew.....Amor..............LY.S & Co. 14 Harięckow „Amor & Shai‚B & 5. Daperturas.

Agents. Oct. 34 Taller Dell L. & H. 14 Sishan............Saigon, ...B. & Co, § 14 Kiangnan.....Hongkorg...Tang Kew

14 Cheongchew.....Sl»gapore.....L Y.S, &Co. 14. Hanschow, Amoy & S'axi.B. & S. 78. IN PORT-NIL

latlar el 18: He died universally respected and | Governor of Nikon Sawan. As the launch possibly his makes will have even grantar res- pissed the village several armed natives came The rainy weather continued yesterday after-pect as he has left no less than £18,500 in a down to the bank and fired several shots at the

ious auma to all the charitable inatliatlans of vessel. Fortunately The amateur stockbroker is generally a foreign noon and proved rather trylag on the Volunteers the city and, God know, some of them wanted a banker. A foreign banker has been dertilbed in the Camp. Many of the tent beards were wel

"Nal Tal" stopped and enquired why bis as a man to whom everything about basking ls and the ground was very slippery. At 5 p.m. helpies band. Besides this he has left legacies launch was fired at, when he was informed that Tur Malay Mali has the authority of Cal completely foreign ; but this is a mero ungutien yesterday the man had to wear capes and great

it was to prevent the launch going full speed and Walker for stating that the information supplied description, He la a gentleman whom one coate While at the company, drill. An

| so damaging the floatlog houses and bosts of the pople stalloned along the bank. This new to the Pinang Gasells conceialng the "Sawing meets in all drawing-rooms, and welcomes in N.C.O. made himself conspicuous by a fall, el Sedlilon" among the Malay States Goldes la nace--that is, after the first fresh charm of his caused by his leg tripping over peg when hand this week is worth telling method of preventing launches going fail spend morning, the 16th fast, Kala Lumpur (unmely that a Sikh had received | Rcquaintancı bas worn off. This is not becauio | ruaning to histent for bis cape while the men were } During a heavy (hunderstorm two mlaers were — voly reprehensible practice-agar fosting THE O. &-O. 5. S. Ca's steamer Doric with a letter frees India sancvector great victories he la not a good follow, the best of good fellows Over the Beltiah and calling for simultaneous indeed, but asly beanie he is unpleasantly sising in Selangor) is utterly without foundation. reminiscent of certals little blains in our cheque book. Sundry twluges in that sensitive THE Sandakan paper reports that Capt, Reddle part of our consclances which keep in our and Mr. Bernaut returned via Sagat River from waistcoat pockets are due to him. He is a man the interior on the and, after theliling Mat whom we have believed blindly, followed

ed up with anything handy, a lantern forming the Salich's fort for a time. They found it however egregiously, and whose unvarying sympathyheadpiece. About sixteen were made to represent too strong (o be taken without a probability of a leaves us göre,

prominent members of the Corps and on the whole very heavy loss, to came back for mors mán, in The amateur stockbroker always wears new | the work showed that they were executed with the meantime leaving S. B. Natha Singh aid a clothes, and those that are in the height of much skill. After dinner there was the usual desire good body of police in charge of the stores, eld., fashion ; an air of charming prosperlly hovers for larks, some of the man lessened the guy ropen at Parachangia to keep Mat Salleh under obser- about him, a prosperity in which he is largely, of one of the tents and polled it down over the

beadt vation.

nay pressingly, Enxious that all his friends and

of some of the sedate oner, who blessed THE French are taking very earnestly to the even acquaintances should share. He is such a them deeply. A litle later some men had a game of bicycle tug-of-war, Teams are general-good fellow and such a good looking fellow set-to with buckets of water. They threw water and such an amlable fellow, that the women part iy dre on a side. Each man has hold of the over him, and coo over him, and flatter about rope, or ratha, a thick en V. At the signal the him in a way which, he will tell you in confd teams are started in et ofte direcilons. The ence, he feels quite embarrassing. He is to battle Len's long, at very interestfag, owing to them a bewildering shadow of Pactoins. Thay the spetsenler table the wesker side gets as

never cease to believe in him, notwithstanding is pulled resistibly backward. And yet it is the most indubitable evidences of his fallibility. the Franch who laugh at our as zenitra parvulis On Monday night he will come into the drawing and call us mad.

room with the most jubilant air conceivable ; ko THY Sulgou Semaine Colestało exys a storm will buttonhole one acqualoiance after the other, tricycle has made its appearance in Indo-Chlor, and they will catch the reflection from his and dally the handsome muchina la to be seen

Eraming lace, and leave him with an intraspec- going round the town. The owner; M. Dalys,tive smile of supreme content. You can see says it can ge 80 klem in the hours they are calculating "how much" they will put (about to or 12 miles an hour), It signifies a

lato It! There is money in the air when he revelation in locumcles, and no doubt the time moves, a magnetlo following rustles round blos will soon come when everyt sdy will automchi you will be unable to realit the impulse. live." In recent mola-car race from Parts to schees round the room, and over the wine be Ernest har a good thing or "Je a phrase that Dieppe '59 vehicles competed. All but ons, a steam-driven exrriage, we'e polioleum motors.

gives it away freely. He has heard what the The steam carriage came in a grzi sɛcond. Ric, Tinter dividend is going to be it is one per cml. more than it has ever been before; the THE Japanese are evideatly still dissatisfied shares will go up like wildfire; you won't be with their naval pa-ition in spite of the large able to buy them at all as soon as it gels atat Tume which they have spent in the last few This isn't a speculation. It is an investment. years on both ships and guns rays tha Briffik | Tha jobbers have sold short, and will be in a Realms, They have recently place an order devil of a hole. Anybody who has got the with the well-known Elswick firm for a first-money and can afford to take up the steck-and class battle-ship, which is to be both larger, to hold on-will realize a fortune, He has the faster and mure heavily e-mad than the finest whole thing so pat, he is so certain about it, he ships in the British Navy. A novelty in design is so genuinely concerned for anybody who consists in the whole hull †sing protected with

disngrees with him, and wọ sorry they should lose armour from stem to siarn by a bell of Harveyed such a unique chance, that really there seems steel armour, which is to be 4 inches thick at nothing for it but a wire to Throgmotion Street the extremities, increased to g inches amidships, before the House opens, and to look again at the belt being 8 feet 2 inches in depth. If the that pair of horses that you couldn't afford snimated natural draught speed of 18 knots yesterday but which will be a mere trifle to you by la attained, this vessel will undoubtedly beta-morrow evening And If, by an unfortunate the most powaifal warship in the world. Cercoincidence, you meet him again on Wednesday tainly the active friendship of the Japs in the and question him ironically about that dividend next naval war will be worth comasacrifice. Not. sud that rise, who so full of explanations, not sallifed with an unormons naval expenditure, only plausible, but absolutely convincing, as the this enterprising people are determined to be sanguine amateur ? "Who could imagine that equally formidable by land, and measures are the South Africa Committee would have brought now being intre-laced to facilitate the mobiliza out a Repost Uke that. My dear fellow, don't tion of their army, and to improve the training be so absurd; can't you see it has upset the

SYDNEY, September zrif, of both officers and men. It is quite within the | whole market? You hold on, take my lip, hold It is now "quite a time". 11 an American bounds of possibilities that one long Russia mayes, you'll get out all right." If, bewildered, you friend says, since last you heard from me. Truth find Japan a very awkward nut to crack, and as try and find the link between the South Africa to tell, what with the Jubilee janketting and the the Interests of the two powers bid fair to clasb, Commizzen and the undoubted fail to Rio Tintes, Butler case, we have had Kitle to talk of else. both in Corea and elsewhere, it is impossible lo you are dumfounded with hearing of the differ- Then, there was the return of "our boys" from foresee how soon they may be at loggerhands," encen it will make in contangos, an unknown England, and for a

long time past we have been THX tonnage of ecan-going vessels, including species to you, and that the jobbers must, of having "61 person narratives poured into

aren their books," which is equally or couse,

Our ears of experiences with the Guards, borse Incomprehensible. Your broker's request mod foot, the valouteers from all parts of the for a cheque is, indeed, the only intelligible fact British Empire, and last, but not least, graphic In the whole transaction.

descriptions of the sigh's of London, A big Cordova Centrals as I told you be will ask been occupying attention for weeks past to the "Did you change those Tintos into divorce case between station" people has also a fortnight later, kecause, If so, you must have exclusion of everything else, and I think I am done marvellously well; they have gone up only one of many delinquent correspondents. nearly 5 per cant" When you explain, in an Football's "out" and cricket's "to, and there exasperated way, that you never heard of is a very appreciable indication that we shall Cordova

its Cestrals, and that you changed soon bear the Diego's fee-cream bugle la every cothing, and did nothing, except to follow bls. street in city and suburbs. By the way the disastrous advice, he is full of condolence, he football season ended in a real lovely manner, will hardly believe that you are right, and that Judged by Dannybrook ethics. In a semi-final he did not mention it; he will go over an im Second Junior match on the rith the referee' aginary conversation, and try and bring back to war astanlted by one of the "barrackers" (pat your mind what it was he did say, and in the tisans of either side) and on the assailant being ends will be quite persuaded he did tell you, arrested by the solitary polldeman prerent, bis it is not foo lato now, Cordovas, to my mind, are began assaulting players and the match cal and you will be a Bile uncertain. “Anyway, pals rescued him. A little later "Barrackers" only just beginning their rias. You changeminated in a free fight of the most gorgeous your Tlates into them, and I'll watch the description, some hundreds taking a hand to it markets for you, and let you know what to do, On the same day another player was assalted la I can't bear to think you've made a loss through Fifth Juniors' final and in a Senior Match the mo; there's a great falure in South American" language of the players was most distressful to for the 1st quarter 1897, which dropped to 3/0

that len to one you follow his suggestions and be something queer about Rugby to develop during the and quarter. The vaise of the Im parts into the three Settlements for the first-half change your Rio Tintos, which promptly sire, the brutal to this way. Our laws prohibit boxing of 1897 was 897. 444.453, an increase of six it- Into Cordova, which remain stationary for matches but the average spar is quite insield lions over that for the same pcriod of 1896, of many months, during which you are in receipt alongside some of our football matches. One of which the most noticeable increases are about of fortnightly slips of paper teaching you pracil the papers sarcastically remarks that when next

we are sending a warlike contingent home $3,500 000 la Live Animais, Food, Drink, &c., Cally the meaning of the word contango. Then and of over 2,000,000 in Manufactured Textiles; at your staid office, from Ennect, "Cordovas represent us as men who have braved dangers you get a bojnierons telegram, or a Burried visit team of our footballers (and referees) would ably

that many of our military never dreamed of“ the Esports was $78,919,839, showings falling the feature of the market; you'd better sell." off of about one million dollars, se compared self, and beaman' and ibises more than ever, slanghtering machines. In one day lately two You sell, and Ernest congratulates you and him. The steam trame are keeping up their lick as with the figures for the Brit-half of 1896. Press bin gently with figures, deduct cost of fads were juggernauted out of life and no end of declined by a little over $1,000,000, and certain articler of prático, such as Copra and Gambler, buying and selling Kid carrying over, and show § nurrow escapen have been reported. These ital In N.S,W. was that of the notorius George 1866-Khangbos, Korea, taken by the French, steams Ixams of ours, with their smoke, jotting also decreased by about a million dollars, but him the result plain and not, he will overwhelm there are increases in Spices, Rattans and Raw you with the heartless of his pleasure in finding and whistling, are at once the horror and amuic

700" have Hidas aggregailog about a million,-

got out so well, without a loss at all, ment of most folk from abroad and peoplef You mustn't reckon expenses, you can't do thai frequently say, "Why, they're railways i on the Stock Exchange. Why, the "tars would have made all the difference. You

the tum.

-war ships, arrived at and cleared from the porta of the Straite Settlements darleg 1895 WE 13,052,630, against 11,694,795 In 1895. During the first six months of this year, the aggregate tonnage of arrivals and departures in Singapore afone was 4,710,348, which in 464,718 tons mora than during the corresponding period of 1896, and there is every indication that the tonnage of all three Seitlements for this year taken together will exceed that for the previous year. The trade of the Colony dwing 1895 was!→

In Import.........................$186,156,933 **In Exports...................... 161,777,319 Total...............$347.974.451 agalust $346,160,333 In 1895, or an increase of 81,805,118 over the figures for 1895. The Trade Returns for the first-half of 1897, as compared with those for the corresponding period of 1806, shew u large facicare, the figures belog $175,374,292 and $171,002,353, respectively, or un Increase of $5,370,040." It may be noted that the average demand rates of exchange on which these figures are based for the two half-

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We are sorry, to hear that the band bas sot- pended operations for a time, peading farther arrangements. It is said that several members have resigned, a fact for which the whole corps will teel-very-src=

On the 14th official advices were received hers by the representative of the German New Guinea Company, confirming the death of Hart Cu: Von Hagen, the director-general of the company. The advices state that he was shot deed on August 21 by a Buka (New Ireland)

ally, who had previously made himself no On Wednesday, Sep 15th, Mr. Archibald terlous by murdering Her Ehlers, a distinguish. Maclean entrasted a sum of 1400 1icals to bis ed explorer and personal friend of the German

two servants, Nai Toh, formerly employed la Emperor. For this crime he was arrested but the Bangkok Tramway Company, and another acceded to escaping from pricco, and it was man, to be paid to Nai Kok at Bankolem for while belog pursued that he shot Herr Van wood. Nai Toh carried a bag containing 800 mint amongst the residents, especially as the On the way Nal Toh had the carriage stopped Higen This latest murder cansed great excite.ticals, and the other the balance of 600 ticals. sadors of the warblp Farts and the troops near the Hongkong and Shanghai Bandk, say. were unable to recapture him. He was assisted log that be would get the money changed into OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWS LETTER. in making his excape by certain tilbes of New

notes, the bag was too heavy for him. He | You have probably nover scan a rolesno in eruptiom went towards the Bank and disappeared. Auhet is a magnificient spectacle. Where do all those did not retain the oiker went back to his master torrents of red-hot lars come from? Nobody own and informalm of Nai Toh's scllan. Even tell, except that they camo from

somewhere down tually Nal Tob was arrested and matched off to drop in the earth. Hot one hing we know, namely, the Boispah Court.

that oruptions of any ona volcano are far apart. Between

Natara is

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of winter she is arranging the forces which are to she is preparing for the tremendous demonstration.

Just so it is with all her processes. In the sold

the heat and the harvests of the following same mer, and so on.

From

(FROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.)

Gaines natives.

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A terrible catastrophe has occurred at Block ta in the Proprietary Sliver Miae, Broken Hill, The mine caught fe from some unexplained cause al 7 a m. on the 11th inst. and three fine

A Danish sailor bas tien missing from his young fellows were asphyxiated by the boxious Jased by dynamite. Those who know, say that time he was in the company of three Chinees gates. A lad has alan had his eyes badly in-ship for several days, and it is said that the last

some men have received the Victoria Cress for Hla bely was found at Pakoam on Monday by far little than some of the gallant fellows in the the riverside, minns a leg and the head. As rescue parties did, when bringing out the'r fo- several large lisards, called kia by the Siamese, had been seen feeding on the body it is possible Mr. Ben Tillett. Secretary of the London that the man fell into the siver and was drown Dockers' Union, address: crowd of ooo ored, and that subsequent decomposition, and the goes in the Domain on Sonday on behalf of the Lucknow strikers. He had all the labour ag multilation.-Qdserver.

attacks of the saurians will. account for the

tingit hot, and he wound us by urging the Sydney stor diatribes off glibly-the "fat man" get-

sensible comrades.

merchants and manufacturera to follow the example of the people in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, #nd other countries, by jotolog the ranks of those who were seeking to better the condition of all mankinds. Most of our own labar lenders week to better themselves by getting

a text in the 'Oust, with lis incliental

year were 3/23 for 1895 and 2/0§ for 1897 (0/1* | Well, the man is vo geaulne and to persuasive, ↑ cars polite. It has beeh said that there me i krew him best speak of him as baving always

particularly Cotton Pleca Geris. The valus of

The

There has been a lot of trouble among the miners on strike at the Lucknow gold mines (Orange), Assaults on managers and non-union men have been frequent and now men are being brought up frem Bendigo (Vic). A party arrived at the mine the other day with an escort of 16 armed troopers alongside the coach, so that will show how things are looking.

It is pleasing to know that the big coul

is the conazally received feminine opinion, but lack out at the Dudley miss has ceased and the bagatelis, that Ernast maker money because he demands,

300 a year and free railways over the colonies. In Sir Willam Windeyer, our late Chiel Justice, news of whose death was cabled from Balogus on the 14 h, there has passed away & man whose scilons have ben more commented in the colony. Sir William was known to many upon in the Isit to or 12 years than any other

as a second Jefferys for having sentenced the boys concernéð in the notorious Mount Rennie' case to death, four beleg banged. He was a stern, fearless, implacable man, but those who

made for truth and Justice despite the odds, and spiston that won bim many harsh criticisms. It was perhaps his very indifference to pabile

His became Vice-Chancellor of Sydney Uni- versly dae vict

He had latterly accepted a temporary appointment In the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and was at Bologas for- Empire (now Evening News) and, previously his health. In 1857 he was law reporter on the isking up the legal profession he was appointed

■ Supreme Cour: Judge in 1879, alter a "brilliant carcer at the bar. He retired last year on a pension of £1810 per annum. About his latest Dean, the would-be wife polsoner.

SIAM NEWS.

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NOTANDA.

CALENDAR.

OCTOBER.

Meteorological means based on ten years' observations to 1893. Baromeler.....29.991 Thermometer sarımadas70.3

Humidity.73

Ralofail

TO-DAY.

WEATHER REPORT,

Barometer..

Thermometer Humidity.

4.78

Os dato at On data at

10 1,1,

30.13 78 71

30.03

Rainfall..... 0.41

TO-DAY,

Saturday, 16th October, 1997,

NATURE SLOWLY MAKES READP

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rom May, 1800, to Fobraary, 1862, is a period of twenty-one manth. The two dates will long remain clear in the mind of Mr. Martha Bowles, of 163, Llangyfelack Road, Morriston, nor wins. For the first was the beginning and the second the ending of an experience which was bad enough in itself, you only the introduction to something.antly worse. I was like the time of getting ready for a great treable

to come.

Ber Arat sense of this was indefinite and vegna, Ike the low mattering of thunder below the horison while the skies are yet oleer. She expresses it thus, in the very words most of us use on similar onosalons "I felt that southing was wrong withi" uid=isomg=" thing hanging over me'

Ah; dear me. How often we think such feelings are a warning sent to the spirit, when in fact they o caused entirely by the condition of our bodies. She felt heavy, langold and tired, and mentally des proused. This was not only melancholy to her bat new, as she had always been strong and healthy, Then came the discomforts which there could be ma mistake about. They are common enough to

be sus. on, But isn't that all the mare a reason why 19 "Onlainly," wo should understand what they mean?

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Well, then, there was that bar, offensive taste in the mouth, that so many of us have had; the failure of the appetite, and the pain in the chest and sidias after eating. The worst pain" was in the right side, Chinese-91st of 9th moon of Bård year of which is located on that elda and when anything where it was very heny. That pointed to the liver, Kwong+19). Jewish-20th Tisri, 5658.

9. Hohammedan 19th Fomada 2., 1918.

Sun-Ritako

.....................** 5hr, Bâmin. Salt ..................... Ekr. Amin. MoonMaximum Dictisation N, 2hr, as% High water-Afternoon lihr. #9min. Low water-Morning ................... Går. 68min. ANNIVERSARIES. 1834-Houres of Parliament burst,

1893-Earthquake at Amoy.

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TO-MORROW.

Sunday, 17th October, 1897; (18th after Trinity.) (St. Ethelreds.) Chinese-tênd of dik moen of Bård year

Kuong-sl Jewish-21st Tisri, 8568. (Hosana Raba.)

Sun-Riser ......................................................... Chr. 59min. Sitt 654-29 Chr. B&min. High water-None. Low water-Morning Skr. Omin.

ANNIVERSARIES.

The latest report from the Petchaburce Station of the American Presbyterian Station notes an instance of the injustice that may be done under Siamese law by the custom of arreating the relatives of an absconding offender. The

It appears that the son of a woman who attended difficulty is to know what can lake its place. Mohammedin-20th Tomada 7., 1318. Mrs. McClare's class for women, elep:d with another man's wife and cannot be found. His mother has accordingly been made a prisoner- and has to work in the rice fields. The Mission find they cannot get her released, but they say - "We rejoice to know that Their Majesties the King and Queen of Siam are out of "sympathy with this old law which often works great hard- stlp and injustice, and that there is good prot- pict of a new and better law to take Ita placa."-Bangkok Timas.

À CRIB is reported from noir Chaniahoos which throws some light on the debt slave

'slave of Amdeng Yam

In Slam. AI Rot was the

koug.

1842-Dedication of St. John's Cathedral, Hong 1853-Duchess of Edinburgh born." 1854-Stege of Sebastapel commenced. 1863-Outbreak of cholera fa Victoria Gaol,

the liver it is as though the big water-wheel of mill had got fixed so as not to turn round. For the Urer does half a dozen kinds of work, and when it strikes work the rest of the organs take a sort of rainy holiday.

her skin and the white of her eyes Prosently turned yellow as autumn leaves. That meant in the bloody the Ifver was off in its datys that les sure sign. The kidney secretion was the colour of blood instead of clear amber, which mount that the trouble had already reached those importans organs. Then the stomisoh was upset and to Miller MAE YOUR

aly to food-s2000 Sha vómited a

・Bour, bitter

take kindly

the miter grain back, declining to

itter duld, which was sold bile away out of its proper

and on along this line, conse tesok, Oa

further and farther from the happy tantly getting this was the history of thoas twentys land of

one months-all bed mongh, yet all preparatory for

Front

Oper.

"One day in February, 1803,” she says in her latter of August 18th, 1808, “I began to have dreadful pain. and

cramp

It began in the right side, and extended Boross the stomach. For hours together I was in the greatest agony. What I suffered is part damper phlon. When the pain ossed a little I was cold sa death and shivered until the bad shook under me. I had hot my hands, but nothing gave me much relief.

plates

applied to my toet, and hold hot frous in My stomach was so irritable that I could keep no food on it. I was now confined to my bed, and the doctor wanted me to go to Bwanses Hospital and be ope attending me said I was paaring gall stons✪ He rated upon, but I was afraid I might not live through ] 0.

carried out by Chlaere, who, to beźn with, waza 1 osan “in thn know will tell you that is a mere men are all at work and kept busy, too, to supply system which provalilo sent bim loaded fa | 1889 -The German barqua Oztar Moorger lost | agony's never fees from pain more than two or three

Hongkong. 1880-Glnfrufu "and Camoria collided in

Hongkong harbour. 1885--The Greyhound plated 70 miles

from Hongkong Capt. Syder killed.

1893-Earthquake at Taloch-fo, Forzania,

on the Prates shoal. 1896-British barque West York towed Into

Hongkong diamxited..

CHURCH-SERVICES.

"I next had two ather doctors at Morriston and slas tres from Bwars, who all gave me medicines, and said nothing more could be done for me. For ix months I lay in bed undergoing the greates hours at a time. During the whole of the time I was fed on nothing but mille and water. I had souronly any life or strength left in me. All who 15W 150 ARLA I never could by any chance get better in this world,

"I Ungered on like

th

1899 August,

A CORRESPONDENT whe küs just vislici Sanda-

good while ago the Dulleits had a kan willes to the Singspizu Frai Prissimļu

cartoon showing two horses in a country pad- approachleg Ssadakan things look much the should get less locktisker repazis a "b-sming" track and the young country horse began to dock. A camal team was coming down the same, until you come in sight of the Stone Church under constracion, and the Clock Tower. when some crack of which no one ever market cavort round fearfully. His friend, an old Syd- These two stand out in the foreground au some. heard has r'een a thirty-second. The problem honeybas horse, niked him what was the trouble. thing new. The church I had an opportunity parents to an inquiring mind is, whence "Ob, look at these things,” was the

said Park gigs on the day as my arval with emanates his persistent prosperity? for that he old un, suffled contemptuously and all the Mr. Elion, the Chaplain. The Sanctuary is near is prosperous there chems no doubt. He has that's nothing; wait till you get to Sydney and Fug completion, that is to my, the masonry is | dai în Sh. James's, and a yacht in the Solent, be see the trams, then you'll have something to shy mosely finished and the framework of the roof is driven a phaeton, and he knows the walters at at Sarcastle but true, ole kos In position. Of the transect and nave only the the Savoy personally. They jestle each other foundations are laid, the shang of the to silend en hlm. Obviously he is as free with windows and a'l the archra pro mudo and his ready-money tips as he is with those mys turned in Hongkongganite, the rest of terious ones which make him so aggressively the stone is from a local quary, and is of and unreasonably popular. As he prefers not a gray given colour; the whole is laid in Port to deal for his friends, and rarely recommends land cement mortar. The pirus, which are by broker, the theory that he profits personally Mr. B. W. Mountfort, Architect of Christchurch by kis mistakes in Judgment is untenable. New Zealand, are in the early English style, and Something in the backgesund about "coupons " in besatial proportiɔn. The work kan baan Hitle or vary fluids better than coolies, and ander, ne other supervision then Mr. Ellen's, I know is such a good fellow, and such a foolish fellow Speaking of cost, the arrival of the Japan chalos to work in her paddy fields. Not satisfied something of building work and of the cities of that his innumerable cousins and brothers, steamer Hikosan Maru at Newcastle for a with the man's endeavours the slave owner, the East, and I say unhesitatingly, that as a. sephews, and uncles put him into everything loading of 4,400 tons for Yokohama, caused a savagely beat the unfortunate man with a stick. thoroughly sound, athalantiel piece of work that they hava and only tell him of it afterwards, good deal of talk le Sydney and Contoplis, Japan This chssilsement was continued until the fate there is nothing that can compare with di when it is too late for his incorrigible kabit of has been counted one of our chief competitor tered slave fell down from exhaustion in the East of Rangoon and West of Japan. Of the spreading abroad the good news to work any in the black diamond trade and has hurt New fold. After he had somewhat recovered he was Intter country 1 know

nothing of my own harm to thele syndicates This may be so, or carle considerably in her dealing with foreign again rent to work in the fields loaded with chain knowledge, as I have not been there, but his partner may gather in the honey whilst parts: However, two Japanese Commissioners and again gars dissatisfaction. His inhomes | St. John's Cathedral-Communion, 7 a,mų there nothing in Blegaron, Hon for woman's emalios for Ernest is no anchoate,

basks in the sunshine of men's and visited Newcastle a little time since, and as owner again fell upon him with blows and be- Matins, 11 s,m,, Evensong, 5.45 pm. aren Shanghal, that can compara, Wiik

a result of their visit, combined with the restle laboured the poor man so severely that he died Roman Catholic Cathedral-Mass at 6 s.m., strength and durabilliy:- (If he knew anything And a third theory is, by the way, that he tion of the output of coal in Japan, several the same night of his injuries. Amdeng Yem, al-Japan he would not mention " durability" is habitually livar above his means. But what contracts have been entered into for the supply the slave owner, has been arrested for murder.

7km, 8 am, and 9.30 a.m. Benediction, the same sentence; and if there is nothing in evar theory is correct, one fact is assured of Newcastle coal Specimens were taken to On the 15th instantthe Chinese Inspector of the Hongkong having strength and durability to Kraast is the best fellow in the world, and the Japan, and it seems that those of the Newcastle Spirit Farm, accompanied by several policemen, compare with this Sandakan church i must be less advantage one has taken of his amiable Coal Company met with most favor there, which want to arrest a sumber of Chinese engaged in Clock Tower in balli intirely of bilism, and one in free to appreciate his

the more resulted in that company securing, at a satis- the tüfelt distillation of shamshu at Bas Ges in somosity, and rental camaradaria Frathi Newestio, when it is expected that farther large piace Lis which they map sounded. The Cotness

kata Japanese Commissioner is akenly to whit anned with tits and swords a severe fight took St.

■ focal architect and in very Bornean style However, it carries sucommiały is at Highest among the woman. If he advises a clock, which seems to keep pretty good time, then to inete čland canings, ke pays their losses counting upon apan as a new market for our coal. diillers are said to be a numerous and desperate

be giran, so that coal owners are now besten off with several wounded. The Chiness | St. Anthony's Chapel, West Polni :-Mass, 8

pass one of a sents Infigestion and devel and generally strike the Showg Thkent say togʻals own and loved his attentions should There are fortunes constantly being made fa class and as they are all wall semed thay men a umatanoe from a paucitance Sale le mper the powers.com sender dad search tasca kao ming skin great colony, some quickly by lucky coup danger to the elty Matte

Wesleyan Methodist Church/-Bertices, 10.30 the arises ese lady's inte band is a gordanaigada with lirag and lidney complaints Kowa". how to make in handraile marrowly and by dint olyases of windy

y known and rerpsetadi On the gain of le 11 manih s slaam Taunch was Ipuinoa volk" Ons, M6, 15, Moning was in the ⋅ fred wyen at Baugkeo), where resides thr

For Ike

#wenderful structure 1—EAR HIRETi BiThe desire that one should make mabilis, his actory prica, a large contract. It is understood Ret, The distillern unfled, and as they wars

seins to be fatal embalmittelt plus gray

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my daughter brought me a book mailing of kickher Beigel's Curative Byrup." In this book the reid of a ease like mine having been cured by this medisins. and after taking a few doses I felt = little relate My husband gota bottle from M. Bevan, the obenist kept on with it and soon the gains left me, my nós petite returned, and my food agreed with ma, After Unton Church Service 11 am and 6 p.m. faking the Syrup for three months I was a DAY, DENGA German Bethesda Chapel, West Point ture and strong sa ever. I vin now at anything.

Morning Service, 11 am

and nothing disagrees with me. After I was well our St. Frands Church, Wanchal 5-Muse (Chin.), minister one day said : *Mrs. Howles, I never thought

6a.m., (Fort.) 7.30 am, Benediction, 5 pm, saved my life. You may

to see you sitre. I said, "Mother Balgal's Byran Joseph's Church, Garden Road Morsingil gladly answer inquiries. (Bigned), Murpha

pablak Service (English), 9 a.m...

Basta

Bt. Petira Štumiki, Church (−31^na, and, pada wanita le gyint one she moved of this

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