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To-Monnów alłatagon on the Happy Valley the Hongkong Football Club will play D Company, W.Y.R., under Association rules. Club in white, D Company in 'muel Colours. Kick-off at 4 45 1.1, sharp,

PC HAMMOND PROTECured a batman at the Magistracy this morning for throwing twp baskets of coal overbosed to prevent settore, It having been unlawfully obtained. He was fined $10, in default two weeks.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1897.

A speciar telegram to the Singapore Brus Prvis, dated ah October, says that in view of recent events in Singapore a strong feeling sxists In Penang about the withdrawal of the Európera troops. A very large public morting which was held on the srth adopted rosstations protesting anselmoosly, against the withdrawal of military.

Tax case of Meseer, Barretto and Co's com pradove, charged with hypothecating delivery orders which did not belong to him but had come for his employers, came up for judgment at the fato bis hands for the purpose et landing cargo Mixed Court, Shanghai, on tee 15th inst, and

SUPREME COURT.

"CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Before kit Lordship Sir J. W. Carrington, Kt. C.M.G., Chuf Justice,)

Captain Hay, recalled, asid that after the ship | LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. | Chief Justion in London. He said that the wit. struck her way was not stopped. He could not say if there was any Water forward of the collision balkhead. As the water 1910 from 4 to 0 it be got reports at every foot. He believed the water had reached the fore hold and before they left bet was over her 'tween decks. A low minutes before she was beached he saw the water on the hawsepipes. The bodies that he saw on the main deck and it was abant level with the beach were develd of life. When he spoke of the engineers and firemen yesterday being anxious to get away he did not intend to convey

October 20th.

THE DAIRY FARM EMBEZZLEMENT CASE. LI Kan, clerk of the Dairy Farm, was chargest ander four counts with amberzling 15 and 30 ultimo and falsifying his accounts. Prisoner pleaded not guilty."

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moration of the 60th anniversary of her reign i the’defendant was andered to pay to the plaintig, the idea that they were more anxious than any cents from his employers on the 23rd, and 24th the accounts. The prisoner was arrelfed in the

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THE Queen has decided that the gifts and addresses presented to her Majesty in comme publicly exhibited at the Imperial Insti. fats, and that one-half of the proceeds of the exhibition shall be presented to the Prince of Wales's Hospital Fand. The exhibition was to commence About the middle of the present montbr

the sum of $1,100, and to be deisined in custody

all the money, was pală,

THE saloon, passengers by the P. and 0. liner Kotier-J-Hind en Monday evening entertained Captain Barcham, three of the deck A TELEGRAM from the King of Siam dated Oc-officers, the chief englacer, and the surgeon teker alege ya me tholowing details of his pro- to dinner at the Hongkong Hotel on Morday -gramme Emka.Naples au the 31st Octo- night. Mr. C. Wiens proposed the health of bes, anive Malia on the 1st November. Leave Captain Barcham and the officers of the Katser·{- on the following day, arrivo Alexandria 6ib, Cairo sd and spoke warmly of the excellent seaman, 7. Leave Cairo 4th, Surz 15th, Aden zoth, ship displayed during the storm the vessel passed Tive Trincomalee 301b. Leave Trincomalee through on her way up from Slagapore and the December 3rd, arrire Singapore roth. Leava kindners exhibited by the captain and officers to Singapore on the following day for Koh si-chang honoured and Captain Barcham having repiled the passengers. The toast was enthusiastically and artive Bankok an be 16th.

friends" was the last toast on the list and proposed the health of the passengers. "Abseat "Auld Lang Syne brought the proceedings to close.

efees at Home.

ON

THE NAMOA" WRECK ENQUIRY.

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one else. It was rather the contrary and some of the Chinese seamen were much more anxloor; be wished to rumova any wrong im pression his words might have conveyed.

The Court then was cleared for the purpose of considering the decision. the Court was opened and the President read the After a consultation, lasting nearly two boare following finding

We find thatthe steamship Namon, O.N.5,090, of which Thomas Phillo Hall was master, left Amey on a wayage to Feochow, with a gearsal cargo at 445 p.m. on October ind. That the crew consisted of 45 all told, on the articles, that there were 22 passengers on board, of whom 20 were native steerage passengers, and that, is engaged for service on board the ship bat who addition there were 9 Chfarse on board who wers. were not on the articles. That after leaving Amor N.E. maksman was encountered and that the Captain decided to keep close along the land, and' to consequence proceeded by way of the Haitan Straits and Fairway Passage, which course, the count in Informed, had been frequently followed, That at about 10 am, an the 3rd Oci. the ship struck while la position that cinant be defi- Bitely given, as no bearings were taken, nor bat this position was probably somewhere about were the log book or chart saved from the ship, 3 to 5 cables W.N.W. of Brown Recks. That after striking the ship was headed for, the land,

and about ball an hour after was beached about 800 yards from the shore. That at thit time the weather was fair with a fresh N. E. moncoon and moderate se. That the boats first struck, and that as bad be made ready directly after the ship beached all bands were got loto the beals and aron as she was let the ship. That unfortunately the landing was net accomplished without loss of life." The came to grief and y passengers, the carpenter box's went through the rud in which all of them and three of the crew were drowned. We are of opintos that the ship was properly found and was navigated in a sufficiently seamanlike and proper manner, and that the master was justified In taking a course between Cow's Horn and Fair- upposed to have struck is not marked on the way Island, and that the rock on which she'ls

chart which was in uso (Admiralty, No. 1985) and appears to bave been an isolated reck, of which a break or other warning was given. That the steps taken to brich the ship were

under the clcomitances Justified. That the captain, committed an aver of judgment In selecting the spot to land. As we do not find that the loss of the ship was caused by the Master's wrongful act or default his certificate Is not dealt with.

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ness departed from the depositions and he was questioned by the Chlef Justice in the same way as he proposed to do, Sir Edward Clark objected bai the other two judges said that they had also adopted that method. In answer to Mr. Francis His Lordship said that this was reported to the Thwaz Law Reports.

Evidence was given by Dr. Noble, Mr. Folts and Ling Wo, the assistant clerk. The evidence has previously appeared in our cafumas.

Mr. Francis addressed the jaiy at great length. He said there was up evidence against prisoner and under His Lordship's fastrections there would be no evidence against him for falsifying middle of the day and he had no opportunity to Mr. W. M. Goodman (Allorney General) (n- make the entry, and the clers there was no omis- stracted by Mr. H. L. Dennys (Crown Solleitor) son on his part, fraudulently or otherwise. There prosecated and Mr. J. J. Francit, Q.C. (instruct charge of embezzlog arising out of it. C. Plate, Chun Char, J. Andrew, A. M. plated the money for ble own use? He put the ed by Mr. C. Ewens), appeared for the defence.

He asked did the prisoner omit to hand over the The following Jary was empanelled-Menari, money? Was there any evidence that he appro-

Baptists, F. Lieb, Shi Ye Man and P. A. Cox,

money in the drawer, the usual place, and it The Attorney-Generał raid it would be better

was silt there the following day. Wah regard for Mr. Baptista to stand aside, Io answer to his to the three bottles of milk there was no evi- Lordship, he said that the reason be asked for dence that he knew or heard of them. He did this was because he was Mr. Granville Sharp's

not sell them bat his assistant did, and when be clesk and Me. Sharp, had great interests in the gave the money to prisoner he never said what Dalry Farm.

be sal. The prisoner was charged with wilfully and fraudulently omitting to enter the sale. He did not sell them himself and how could it be said that he deliberately, fraudolently and wilfully omitted? He asked for the pilioner to te acquitted.

Mr. Francis said he had no objection to the man rematelog on the jury.

His Lordship said it was a very remote connec ties. If the defence wished it, he would order him to stand aside.

Mr. Francis asked His Lordship to allow bloo question the lorers Individually if they were bolders of abates in the Dalry Co.

None of the jury answered.

The Attorney General-It is not absolutely right for the Crown to challenge the lary in case of felony.

His Lordablp-Do you wish on behalf of the Crown for Mr. Eaptlata to stand asĺže.

The Attorney-General said that that was what be wished and Mr. Baptista was ordered to stand aside and the Registrar drew Mr. L A. Sequire, The remaining gentlemen of the jury were the Court at rom, to-morrow, dismissed by His Lordship and told to attend

The Attorney General, in relating the facts of simple case although they would think to the the case to the jary, said that it was a very contrary on the length of the Indictment. The prisoner was charged as the first count with the ard all, the cost of which he put into his embezzling three bottes of separated milk on pocket lastead of giving to his employers. The scened charge was for misappropriating 30 cents The third and fourth counts were simply under an act passed here (Ordinance 7 of 18c5) which lal ed that if a man made any islification in the ac- count of bis employer it would amount to a fe lony. All that they had to consider wat-bed the prisoner emberiled 15 and 30 cents on the 23rd and 4th olimo, and secondly, did he fallly the book by omitting the entries of prisoner was a clerk to the Dairy Farms Co. lez of separated milk on those dates? The This Company had an establishment at Pok-fn- connected with the establishment were kept. The lam and there the cows and all the paraphernalia milk was sent from there to the towe establish- meat in sexted cans. They were received by the clerk who unsealed them, checked the weights and then he dealt with them in the following way:-A ceriala quantily was set aside for the general customers and another lot was kept for the persons who went into the place in bay milk. Then, the remainder of the mlik wee put into a machine and some cream was separated separated milk. The cream was sometimes turned from it and the milk then became what was called into butter and then butter-mlik was formed. The milk was put into bottles sold at Eve cents each. The duties of the prisoner things, part of als duties being to sell milk. were to superintend this and many other When he sold any milk he made a memorandum of it on a sip of paper sad at the end of the day fog of "depot sales" which showed how many they were entered fato a book under the head. bottice of separated milk, butter, &c, he sold every day. After the milk had been through these various procentes a certain quality prisoner sent back to the farm. It so happened of separated milk remained every day and this.

there was a considerable amount of fraud and that the directors of the Dairy Farm were not satisfied, rightly. kept a sharp look out on the proceedings of the wrongly, and thought that

clerks and other persons at the Dairy Farm, What happened was that Dr, Noble went into the office at about soon on the 23rd altiso and at that time he had reason to belleve that some separated milk was sold in the morning, He asked the prisoner what milk he had sold that day and be very properly his book, in which was a all of produced paper on which the sales that day were recorded. It was set down that 25 battles of milk and a cup of batter were sold but there was no entry of separated milk. When be was asked by Dr. Poble if he had sold any separated milk that day prisoner answered, "If I have sold any separated milk it would be recorded that paper; if there is nothing recorded on that paper, I have got sold any. There was Wellington Street, who had been there about * man named Chu Hap, amik dealer in 7.30 that morning and bought six boilles

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The Attorney-General addressed the jaty and the Chief Justice sammed up.

The jar after retiring found the prisoner "not guilty" on the first, iblid and fourth counts on- anim' diy

at d the rim verdict was returned on the second count by 5 to 1.

His Lordship told them that a majurity wiz dict would not be accepted unless after consult- log for a reasonable time.

The jury retired again and after a quarter of an hour returned with 4 ouanimous verdict of "not gallly" on the second charge and pelsoner was discharged.

SHANGHAI COTTON TRADE REPORT.

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the way some of them play tonnis, they need not, I think, be afraid to enter the Linta for musical drill and similar exercises.

The river schema la moving. A landrenier's meeting is fixed for the rath, at which a proposal will be discussed to raise the land tax Tim. 5 per men per annum, in order to provide the Mak cipal contibution to the fand. It is to be hoped the thing will be carried out, as the amount la not a very extorbitant one and, considering it la our only tax, and the interests at stake in the- condition of the river, I fancy that twill be.

NOTANDA.

CALENDAR,

OCTOBER, Meteorological means based on ten years' observations to 1899, Barometer Thermometer 76.3 Humidity Rainfal

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"TO-DAY.

WEATHER REPORT."

Rarometer ...PPAREOSTA Thermometer A Humidity Rainfall

On date at On date at

20 AL.

4P..

30.00

20.00

78

78

70

74

WALL

SERIES

TO-DAY.

Wednesday, 20th October, 1897. Chinese-25 of 9th moon of Bird year of

Kwong-t Jewish-2fik Tl:rt, 5888. Mohammedan-23rd Fomada 1., 1316.

San-R1#czoietser

...................... 6kr,' Omin. Sits ..................... 5år. 31min. High water-Morning ............ Ekr. 17min. Low water-Morning diår, £imim. No inferior high or low water.

ANNIVERSARIES,' 1841-Grace Darling died.

1883-Terrific typhoon at Manlia; enormen

damage. 1896-Death of Major G. K. Moore at Hong-

kong.

TO-HORROW.

Thursday, 21st October, 1897. Chloese-261 of 9ik moon of Brd year ef

Kwong-s. Jewish-9th Tiri, 5668. Mohammedan-8th Jomadà 1., 1515.

Suo-Rises

6hr. Ombe. Sitt 'mumus mancoa Ekr. 80min, High water-Morning Skr. 48min.

Afternoon Low water-Afternoon Ohr. 6min. and 11kr. 30min:

ANNIVERSARIES.

th October says:-The lapse of time falls to Mets. Nos, Manay & Co.'s report of the

fat going hom bad to worse. Exchange bas bring any relief to our market, which is really remained steady since the mall left farthinge over the then closing quotation fr "Immediate," but still business has been found impracticable owing to the wide difference la the forward" rates. Some of the natives are role will only guarantes 2/53 exchange, which anxious to place orders for the spring, but as just about represents the difference now existing resent rate, 'conarquently very littla kar been between the Manchester market and this at the

movement in exchange goods generally, hot at done. lower prices, which cannot fall to be reflected Advices from the North report more

ton prices can be taken as any criterion. The here, in fact have already done so, if the aue. market is, without question, in a very sad predicament, the outlook being most gleemy rellal is to come from. It is hopeless to expect and it is really difficult to see where any

falling off in the importarions during the next few months so that our present heavy stock may any this season, the only chance belag a decided | 9 p.m.---Meeting of Victoria Preceptory,

be reduced, with such a dead weight it is

the high rates in the home markets, but already quite impossible to carry on a successful trade.

manufacturers, especially in the Stater, are This can only come about by a continuance of

beginning to offer goods at lower prices, and will doubtless soon find speculative buyers, although against doing a business which must prove date- most of the regular Importers set their faces mental to the Interests of themselves and the tride gencially. Manufacturers in the States situation would be here at the end of this year, bad timely warning from this as to what the

the trade is allowed to naturally revive or become and it depends largely on their action weather

1805-Battle of Tra'nigst. 1861-Evacuation of Canton by the British 1877-The Shanghai-Woosung railway closed

forces

by the Chicasa Gaveramant.

MEMORANDA.

TO-DAY-20th October,

alterly demoralized,

weakness, nor should any be expected from that

TO-MORROW,-aist October. American mals due. 11 am-English mall clores. Nood-Rovená alls for Europe.

SATURDAY,—3rd October. Noon.-Tenders for the Opfum Farms received

up to noon to-day.

915 pm V.R.C, Smoking Concert,

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE: Ameican (Astec) to-morrow. American (Garlic) to-morrow, French (Melbourne) 25th insi. Tacoma ("Tatoma} 25ib last.. Candles (mpries of India) 1st prox. Engilah (Roistia) 1st prox. American (Dorte) 9th prox. German (Bayern) 18th prox,"

À DISASTROUS бry occurred in Shanghal on the Tath instant, destroyle 73 houses, in additon three others badly & maged by fire and water. Of these 23 were owned by Messrs. D. SALOON, THE steamer Mongkut arrived at Bangkok on Boas & Co, on which the London and Lanca the yik fast, with 600 coolles on board, and the hire had line of are at Tix. 4000; Messrs. Chay and Smith wredi aồ, which were insured

remains of a fire in the stern hold. The first he Sun for Tiagoco; while the remaister intimation of the fire was received on Sunday 27 Mong owned by Mestra. E. D, Sassoon and morning, when flames were noticed coming out kad were issured in the Royal for Tle. 4,000. Immediately had every stitch of canvas on board of the ventilator of the hold. Captain MacLellan THE China Mutant liner Moywne, reported to be cleared away, and did his utmost to confine the asbare off Ite Philippines coast, left Cebu with a

fire to the hold. At first there was no knowing valuable carge for Home some days since, and how serious the result might be, and the Captain took the ground near Palawan Island. Pumps in abera at the nearest polot, aud kapt Kad gear were despatched from Manils but for her at anchor until the fire was sufficfestly sorte time no news can be had as to the condi. under control to make it safe to come tion of ship or cargo. The cargo-hemp, sugar, Bangkok. Mis MacLellan was on board ...and other Manila produce-is of great value, alse, and hed a busy time attending to several and a considerable portion is insured in fees Chinese babies whose mothers had abandoned offices. Ore or two large lines are also held by them in their fright On Thursday morning, the 7th, the Bar was" reached, but there was not In Lombok, whete Impatience of taxation had the hoid having increased the draft of the vessel. enough water to allow of crossing, the water in driven section of the population into revolt, Eventually, after several marrow escapes of the rebellion still continues. Many rebels fall grounding, she was scraped scross, and brought in action with the military, but the insurgent up, The Siam Obiervor ways that the agents bands have taken to the jungle where the troops complimented Captain MacLellan very cordially pursue them tu vald The rebels refuse to sub on the way in which he had fought the fire, and mit, despite the concillatory policy of the Restaved the steamer for the owners. dent. The lead supplier of the people run short, and disconi at is expected to increase. Robbery and pillage will then be more rife than ever. So Insecure is the country that officials can only travel under escort. Such is the story told in liner Names in the Halian Straita was regumed The enquiry into the wreck of the Douglas the Sourabaya Courant of the 22nd September. to-day at the Harbour Office. LOND RODENTs had undertaken to preside at

Willam Forbes McIntosh, chief engineer of great meeting of the Army Temperance Amo the Names, deposed that he held a chief ciation, which was to be held in Dublin on Oct, engineer's certificate, No. 7770. issued at Glas 4th. The latest report of the Association con- gow. He had been in the Namoa about 13 Sirma (ays the British Medical Journal) the years, all the time as chief. When the ship previous year's records, of improved physical struck he was in his room. Wen! on deck zi and moral health from the abstaining hablis of once and saw the carpenter tounding the well one-third of our Army in India. Court-martial forward. Looked over the bows and saw the

The President added the following tider I agree with the above finding In general, but convictions per 1000 among the abstainers, were ship was settling down by the head. He told I desire to record the dizzatteliction with which lo 1896, only 5.21, against 38.88 among the the captain she was going down by the herd and I view the following facts relating to the doings non-abatainers. In 1895, the corresponding the captala told witness to get the pumps ou.

an board subsequeat to the ship being beached, Sigaren were 4.70, ** against 43.27. The chief The second engineer, however, had already dean in which the other members of the Court do not advantage from this propaganda of temperance this. Told the second engineer it was likely to

concur :--Est, as to the lots of logs, &c. The fall to the 1 constituiters used to be so undermined by aleo-ibing in his room he wanted he had better of her zo, and we have it in evidence that she 14,000 young soldiers, whove untried be "case with the ship and if he had any. ship was fully manned and officered for a ship holle indulgence while yet unsccustomed to the set it and witness would watch for him. Witness was equipped in accordance with Board of Trade somewhat trying climatle environment. It is, stayed below till she struck a second/ims. Regalatons, which are generally considered sa!- from health point of view, gratifying to learn The engines were then put astern and ficlent. I am also led to infer that a propre state that doo Chitral bars were inroad last year "to stopped. The ballast pump was started when of discipline was maintained on board. Yet, al the abstaining survivors of that campaign." witness was below. It was driven by a though there were only 23 persons on board who This seems to be imply that abstainers are lia separate engine and threw from ya to 80

were not part of the ship's company, the master ble not to survive.

tons an hour. It was set to work from 2 to 3

states that he was himself so mach engaged in ANOTHER railway accident on the Tokaide Hineing at the fall rate all the time until witness left ship that he had no time to save his chasis, logs, minutes after the ship struck and was kept work-superintending the preparations for leaving the la reported, but happily without any loss of life. the engine room. It was the only pump he had c. Next, as to the loss of life: The ship was It appears that the recent heavy rains had in that part of the ship. It was in the forward bard and fast, beache!, lihia a short distance washed down on the line a large quantity of

part of the forehold and just shaft the foremast, of the shore; it was to a.m. In the day. sandy sell at the cutting about a mile west of The machinery of the pump was in the engine All the boats got away with the entire crew and the tunnel between "Rodogays and Totuuka. Not knowing that the Hind and has been block room. The bilge lnfection pomp could not be pastenger and no boat appears to have been el, a goods train from Tokio which reached therefore hold. Did not know how much water was endeavouring to prevent it, through a zarf put on as it had no connection with the overloaded, Bat they were taken, presumably In the darkness early on the 30th September ran

by the captain's orders, and at any rate withou! op against the bank, with such force that the eat of the water to be useless, if he had opened which could be seen from the ship, to preference in the fore hold, but the propeller was far enough engins got clear of it, but the connections with a the slaica walves-the-water: taken oul would to runnlag further to leeward to look for a less brake van and a number of open trucks were have been trifling, the valves being only dangerous landing. As consequence all the broken and the trucks remained on the mud.la. round. The water would not have reached boats were either capalted or swamped sad up on the bank several yards above the level of the sluices had been opened. The ballat left the ship. The brake van was thrown by the impact sight the buge injecties for at least a couple of hours in all it lives were lost out of a total of 77 who the line. It is very strange that the Japanese pump worked satisfactorily all the do not learn to run their callways without a throwing out over the mala deck. break down at every shower of rain. People so pump was used generally for emptying and penny wise and-pound.foolish never need be filing the ballast tanks, Witness went ahora regarded as commercially formidable,

Any to the last boat with the captain. He looked business success they may achieve is bound to round at the shore before landing but did not be shortlived in direct ratio to their business express any opinion as to which would be the abortsightedouss.

baut place at which to land. The boat was going Tut British North Bernio Bera£t says — to the best place in aight. There was a surf The past year has witnessed some little progress there and a heavy sen bresking on the rocks all (From our own Correspondent.) on the part of the Mateans. Undoubtedly the round. The boat was waterlonged and the res

TIENTSIN, October gib. "MACAO, October 19th. most striking and popular object in the collection was sling. She was waterlogged through being

We are all waiting anxiously for the note of is a Gadifer Disante bost," which was picked stashed against the ship. It was safer to take the price of rice as well as a few other commo- Owing to daties collected by the Lekin Stations

confirmation from Peking about the Hooley. up in Brunel Bay, and presented by H. E. the mashed boat through the surf than to run diles rules rather high in this city. If there

Tientsin scepticism, and so far it has not arrived. Jameson loan, which is necessary to vanquish Governor. It is roughly constructed boat or her to legward. When held on to the boat and upper riverine taxes are illegally collected, the canos about 12 leet long. And bailit up to frittata i was washed nakore with her. The carpenter sooner the Government pata a slap to these separated milk and paid for them. Whenrhaps 11 is being so near to the scene of real | Halloong

■ prahu, with cotton awnings, salls, wooden and one passenger were washed out of the boat abuses the better for both the seller and the aspecto: Kemp brought this witness to him, are the mighty fallen in connection with losas, in-action, and reeing so many cases of "bow Rmall, and a crew carved in wood of less finish as incinded in the space between the bulk.

To the Count-Atost two-fifths of the ship buyer. than the ordinary guttes-child's doll. When head forward and the engine room. From the years of work, the church of San Lourenço six bottles of milk to this man but had forgotten the Shanghai folks. Anyway, I cannot come without the Inspector saying anything to him, that makes us more chary of rushing into an I am glad to be able to state that after four the prisoner at once admitted that he had said acceptance of statements and assertions than small-pox or any other spidemic disease appears In a riverine Kampong, a boat of this, son is keel to the main deck was depth of about is nearing completion. It is a pretty building to enter bullt, some fowls, rice, &o,are placed on beard 101. The height between decks was it, and bids fair to eclipse la beauty all the other that when he made up the book in the even anything in Mr. Fresel's success, though all sia In the memorandum. He explained across a single man here who believes there's with waliten invocations, and the craft is launch Witness then made a drawing showing the post churches. On the 7th of November a bazaar ing he would have found that there was thiris unanimous in hoping it may be true. The ed: As it Beats downward with the shams Its tion of the orlap and cargo decks. There were no will be beld, the proceeds ei which will be des cents more in cash and then he would have Syndicate people are having quite a long stay apparance off another.villaga is the signal for a batches, he said, in the orlop deck. He gare land for the purchase of new alter cloths, west remembered and he would have put in the vigorous effort to prevent the grounding in the dock, Tas ballast pump was at 8in, diameter church will be much in need of. Gifts for the have put in.

kope of saving the ship when he came on meats, curtains, etc., which the new parish quantity of milk sold that he ought to

In the capital this time, and I wish them all vicinity, as this, it is bellared, would transfer""

SUCCOTS, Counsel asked the jury for the discare to the place where it happened to with a tale, stroke. The had opened the allace bazaar are being sent to the parish priest. Dr. their opinion regarding the explanation, He stop. It thus, as a rule, retches the open ses frush of water, the stora being so high out of the is coming out to Chins next month and may be obtained this morning. He was able to call valves there would have been no appreciable Carvalho, the newly appointed bishop of Macao, where the specimen in question was picked up.

had got some additional evidence which he only THE latest reports from India show that famina struck till she was beached. There was no water ship's consecration took place at Lisbon last tell them that Li Kan went out about 10.30 .. water. It was exactly sa micates from the time the expected here about Christmas time. His Lord. Ling We, assistant to the prisoner, and he would conditions are gradually but surely vanishing, in the engins-room. There was no possibility montb and normal conditions taking thete place. The of doing anything for the ship except to beach

that day and returned about 12.45. He had sold numbers on works and in receipt of rullet com- her. When they felt the ship her stem was succeeded in making good their escape from out and be kept the money in the drawer. In the A few days ago a chalo gang of fire men 16 bottles of fresh milk while the prisoner was Hess to go down by big bounds, and most of the Afloat and the propeller out of the water. At works was closed by the syth September. The so p.m. her stern was in the air and at 5 p.m.

one of the rooms used as a sort of lock up, at the afternoon he showai Ms. Potts the $2.20 from staff engaged there is being relieved, med posted: wis was level and the sex was half way up her

San Francisco barracks. None of them have the drawer. On the 25th nit, at about 5.30 p.us, to earthquake districts chladly. The rain, which fannel. Bstore, the deck houses were

been recaptured,

the pilioner went out on ball and told Ling Wo to bas fallen with such prodigality, has affactully coming ashore. If the bulkhead had gone then finement of long-sentence prisoners at the Monte th receive the money. These was the fact that Hereafter provision is to be made for the con. enter the money Into the book but he declined faid the ghost of famine, and tf, the prerest ast- the water, must have gone aft. The pumps Fort, isfactory progress of the crops continues & bump would be of no use in saving the ship and

the same man who bought six bottles of separat» er harvest will see the land, amling with plenty the seas were breaking over her. The tide and were the recipients of silver medals a recog on the 3316. Attention was called to this and Shter Theresa Lucian and Maria Marelli ed malik on the 24th had sizo bought three bottles once agafe. It is a mistake, however, says the wind were rising and it was so bad that even nition on the part of the Government, of the pslconer pointed out that in the book the only Bombay Garetts, to ssamme that we hava, yai dually closed the door on the drank in.

the fishermen would not go off to the ship, services rendered in connection with the nursing, entry regarding separated milk was one half tant who has caused misery and on and after that for a low minutes she went very during the epidemic of 1895, The sisters could actually prove that prisoner sold the milk, She was going about 8 knots when she struck etc., of patients suffering from the plague battle whereas it should have been 31. He from length in breadth of the country, and well sad then, slowed down to about 3 kaoin objecting to public presentation was which was not denied, and that he omiited to rays such load ise reflection to those upon whose after turning round. The vessel had taken this a pleasant duty to our Governor, Colonel Gal enter it into the book, which was also not denied, mhoulders: sesin, the internal administration of passage belare, afscha." In Lahoes, says the local paper, certainly

hardo, to hand them personally at the Convent The prisoner said. if he had sold any milk it we are no longer confronted with the state of at to £m on the day of the wreck, said the services, rendered at so critical a time.

A Malay quartermaster, who took the wheel this token of appreciation of their invaluable would be recorded on the paper. It was not things which prevailed in these dread December course given him was N.E. 1 N. and there was

recorded and therefore he did not sell them. He days of last year, when the purchasing power of a *smail island a long way off on the starboard death of King Luis L of Portugal the Governor omissions were made fraudulently.

To-day being the eighth anniversary of the said it was for the Jary to decide whether the the tapze brought to the native Rond only the side. There was no land close to the ship; decreed that all the Government Offices should OʻSITEN WIFE of wheat in place of the eighinen bia sea was running when she struck. The be closed. At to am, a high requiem TORK Was gavo evidence as to buying the milk.

Cheng Kan, milk deales, of Wallington Street, twenty of years of plenty 2 Kovarikalasa, ia la captain told him to put the helms hard-a-star celebrated at the Cathedral, at which large a ume of triály, as the ples of when in the beard and, she turned

This witness was questioned by His Lordship Labore buzer foda Femly Len 1977 for the peres baan tald that he blocked wisse had number of persons by special invitation duly from the depositions regarding some varied ruges, while di mele doble alle kya cake bean belonged to any partie stiended Minsis guns were fired during the Ratements. Undar iki circaamiano 31

services.

Mr. Franels objected stating that neither the the'tima had really arisen.

Astray-General nor the Court had any right to

zważ pajalla.

whacker

time, The

R. MURRAY FUMSZY,

President. pleased with the way in which his officers and Capt, Hall desires us to say that he was highly englarers' worked all through the wreck.

MACAO NOTES.

of

So far Manchester has not shown any

and there slight concession has been made in quarter if weavers have actually been experienc-

quotations, but as rule they are folly four to ing the hard times to frequently reported. Hera

five per cent over prices offered hers privately- the auction quotations being, quite out of the question. Cotton fa down to 3/25-326. Up to the futures" was 3/22-321. The American market time the last mall left the lowest, price for is lower and drooping, and several parcels are offering at cheaper prices but without Bading bayois.

NOTES FROM THE NORTH

(By our Spictal Correspondentų)

We are enjoying our first taste of crisp weather, really crisp morning and evening now. air, while heavy tatlosings ara being assiduously with a pretty strong suggestion of Eres in the puffed.

The Arst entertainment of the sasson pro- mises to be a concert on behalf of the piano fond for the Gordon Hall, at which it is probable our only lady violinist will make parting appearance for the present. She will be a great loss, to musical society this winter, which is to be spent at home.

Tientsin is to have a tenor bell for its tiny

THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carill & Co.) laform us that the Co.'s steamer Sikk, from

New York and Singapore, is due here about tas 24th lost.

་

THE U. & Q. S. 5. Co.'s steamer Belgia, with malis, etc., which left hence September 21st for San Francisca vía Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Island Soa, Yokohama and Honolulu, arrived at her destination on the 18th Inst

SHIPPING RETURNS. "From 6 þ.m, yesterday la 5 pm, today,

ARRIVALS.

Sackris...m ca............steamer, from Europe Wingsang

Loengmoon Talchiongum

Tamil

1

17 Bangkok

*

Foochow

"

Count Parts

n Swatow

Canton

»

"

Canton Nagisil

Aggregating 13,831 tons reglater. Sumatra ............teaser, for Landes

DEPARTURES,

Dardonssnerpakk

Shantung Canton UUP Columbia Tamut...

17

I Singapore

上海

Bwatow

Canton

Tacoma

Shanghal

Aggregating 11,071 lons register.

HONGKONG AND WHAKKA DOCK RETIREL Kowlson Deck. Stakat sermessendies " Hallan unima

Ocampo......******** Empress of Chisa..... Klangtung LERNME West York co Stam

Cosmopollian

IWATOW. Arrivals.

from Agente Oct. 19 Namyong maunÅmay...LY.S, & Co.

Departures. for **Agents.

IN

19 Hallsong Hongkong...), M. & Ca 19 Haiting...Amoy & Shal................J. M. & Cai PORT-Namyong.

Church of England," and there is an elaborats boliding schema under way for the erection of a opinion, however, that the whole thing is large and handsome building. I am of the emendously previons. The present adiace though no larger than an ordinary schoolroom, li stationed here, and fax more frequently than not never filled unless a man-of-war happens to bo Oct. 19 Wongket inBrugkok ...8, *8.

persons, I have known it as low as seven. That the attendance comprises from fifteen to twenty

an elaborate building at an outlay of some £1000 is necessary for such a handful of Sabbath observers, it is difficult to believe. However, OUTWARD 24th September-Soph RUS we skall soon ses kow public opinion lias, as meyn, 15th September-Ulyster, Cans, Tyrants, 500 of the money has to be raised hero, kod 1st OctoberFormata, Glengarry, Strath" the church balls within two years, or a grant of allas, Thebla, sin October--Cammomga £500 from the Marriott Bequest will lapse. This 8th October-Binladi, Bruist Simens, T means another subscription, and what with | Irene. "Iyth October-Canton, the Jobifee, and this thing and that, and tas Port Adelaide, Bellona, Dorthe mlaciable fincleations of exchange, Tientsin is Prty. 19th Octaba Kariatio feeling pretty wall draloed Just now, and any. HoweWARD 24th September - Fada. thing but rigorous to meet a fresh call.

October Crylow anythi

FARKED THE CANAL:

whz This ang ts Ri Korzałerward ba comidered as~# day of} tuad 'the' dopoeitlinie to the 'jury az it was not Quigymnasium kas kondrevisach, and fadas 2UNAAMINEN

Asotker quatermantor called said he belong, hich: ship übent a your sod had been twice about www: walang ng tama keen Wkan kelan the wheel.

It has also been decreed that the 19th October mosening in this Colony,

By evidence.

Cyr newly appointed Judge, Dr. Alpolm, la mipisted buzz on or shoni the rain Hovember,

*His Lowdakip etferred Mr. Frándir to the case there is some kope ni e lesioni akan belan farmed)