Aubertisements.
FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ Canal.
TH" Siezma
"JOHN SANDERSON,"
Cantin Sinth, will be desna'ched for the above per's 03 or aber the 19th November.
To he owed by the 3.5. "GLONGYLE,"
alling show 25th November, 1898. For Freight or Pessson, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 27th October, 1898.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR MANILA.
THE Company's Steamship
"SUNGK ANG,"
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Cumin Redle, will he despatched as above on "UESDAY, the ret November, xt Daylight.
For Fight Persace, upoly to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Wapno 27.h Cober 188.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
fiaño
FOR SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA, "HE Commany' Steamship
THE
"RASH SC"
Captain Hooks, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 191 N swembre at Noon.
For Freight or Passere, zpoly to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongbong, 17th October 1898
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The Honghong Celegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTO: KR 27, 1898.
THE SITUATION,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
In North Celebes some Australians, acilng for a Datch syndicate, are sald to be working a claim which is turning out 65%, of gold to the too.
THE Jalal Telegraph Companies report that Telegraphic communication with Tientalo, Peking, Newchwang, &c. vfá Chinese toes from Shang- at is luterrupted, hat restoration is expected to- night.
MR. NILSON, the Superlatendent of Ports and Telegraphs In Ferak, la sald to bave persuaded the Postmaster-General of the Colony to secure the acceptance of the Native States stamps by the Postal Unler. The change will come inle effect on New Year's Day.
H.H. the Sultan of Perak, says the Perat Plonder, is much concerned at the number of deaths-now said to be sixteen-caused by the man eating tiger at Edgger, and Mr. W. W. Douglas went to Kuala Kangsar recently to tee His Highness with a view of taking some meatures to rid the district of the best
The Reuter's Message which we publish Tut work of connecting the Southwark and to-hy shows that the British Naval East London waler systems by the Thames sub- way was completed in 18 days. The addition Authorities at home have come to the con- clusion that the situation is such as to
to their supply tour made available would warrant active preparations for war, or at
enable the East London Company to extend least for defence, hence the commission-
their service to six boars a day. Ing of eighteen torpedo-boat destroyers of the latest types and, the warning of the ACCORDING to the Universal Gamellit Is In- various fleets to be in readiness for mob!- tended to garilion the vicinity of Shanhaikuan lisation. As we go to press, in all pro-with something like Ic0,000 men in the near bability, the Cabinet ouncil upon which future, and positions between Shanbalkun and such grave issues hang is in fall conclave | Klachen, soith of the Great Wall, are being and the momentous question of peace or
selected for building lortlied encampments for war is being discussed.
thes: top; The general opinion appears to be that That there is no England cannot retreat. coarse left open to us compatible with national honour and prestige laut to re- quire France to evacuate Fashoda forth- with, and declining to make it the subject of diplomatic negotiation; in other words an uhimatum must be pre- sented to France demanding the imme. diate withdrawal of Major MARCHAND and his forces and the unconditional relinquish- ment of all French claims to any portion of Of late we have grown too ready to concede all French claims s is only too well demonstrated by the following ex ract from the Russian organ The Cabinet of St. the Moon Terra Junez's always becomes resigned to the inevitable as soon as it meets with proper nsistance, London diplomacy will notcom- wift such a lolly (as to declare war with France), and risk the combined anger of all Eurone." In other words the Russian pruss supports France and points out in the plainest of language that the fighting days of England'are over.
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We can't agree with that view of the question. We are of opinion that there is a linte fight left in the old country yet, and if the French are game to take us on they will find us as troublesome antagonists as
ever to fore If the Russian papers had Sablere" are
tatemen left
in Engfal, and very little statesman- ship, we would have felt inclined to
There is no. agree with their publicists.
Tax Shangkat Dally Prent leaths that thera la a very brisk demand for fire-arms (both rife and revolvers) and ammunition In Shangbal just now, for skipment bath north and south. It Is stated that one foreign firm has sent over to Japan, Instructing its representatives there to purchase as many of the Mauser rifles which were captured at Fort Arthur and Wel-hai-wel a can be obtained, for Immediato shipment here.
STAFF CAPTAIN Maxwell, serlar officer In
charge of the West Coast of England survey, has received instructions to make a 1-survey of the Scilly Isles. It is the intention of the Admiralty to create a harbour of refuge, or renderrous, for ships of the Fleet, by connect Ing some of the numerous islets by breakwaters. Ultimately forts are to be bulit and equipped, affording much-needed point at which squadron could e incentrale at the very entrięce of the English Channel.
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The Berlin correspondent
of the Frankfurter Zellung is informed that nothing of a trustworthy nature will be known until the agreement is laid helsre the Reichstag for ratification. That would mean that we should have to wait till November or even till the be glaning of December.
DAIRY FARM CO., LTD.
The second ordinary yearly meeting of share. bolders in the above Company was held to-day. Capt. Tillett presided and there were also pre rent :-Capt. Burnte (Director), Maste. W. P. Polls (Secretary), G. C. Cox, A. L. Walker, W. H. Ray
The Secretary read the notice convening the
meeting.
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB'S SIX-A-SIDE COMPETITION,
Moberly.team have now a clear lead in this competition and took, all out, wlances.
They have the 3 gamer they bavo played and their goal record in 5 goals to nil which is very creditable, especially as in one game, they played a man short throughout.
They have yet to meet Lethbridge's and Lookes's teams whilst the teams they have most to fear in the ultimate reset re Mackay's and Ithbridger ; these twa lilize hava boworer yat lo meet each ether so one mast halp to destroy the other's chances by laßteting a deiral, or bath will efter by a draw, Yesterday Maberly's men beat Noble's by goal to all ster what was probably the best game, in the complian, * far,
The Chairman sald-The report and stats. ment of accounts having been in your hands for some time, according to the messi castom, and with your permission, we will take them as read. It is a mister of great regret to the Board that they are unable to prevent to you a better report of the working for the past year. This an fortunale result is almost entirely due to the effects of the epidemic al foot-and-moult disease which attacked the berd in November and December, and the attack, of rinderpest blch attacked Sassoon's Station last February. The disease appeased for the first time to the history of the Colony at the Caille Dep and your Pokialam Station, the latter of which was declared an infected area; but was for funately released by the Sinitary Board-can easily get somebody else to assist bim 7 before the disease spread to your other station it Sassoon's and at West Point, by which time it was general throughout the Colony
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Both sides missed opportunittes, yet all played well. There was not enough comblotion in eltber of the teams' play and spectator the lack of a jid:claui pis What is the use of could see many chances thrown away through a man trying to do all the work himself when he There is no utt, but this the club men will not rea Wille Armstrong is coming on and yesterday played a very useful, gam for Noble. He is not at all graceful, but all round, well hinli auch a
that he is very difficult to get rund, The table up to and locluding yesterday stands :-
MATCHES.
GOALS.
Teams, Played. Won. Drawo, Lost, Fer. Agit. Points,
6 C O 3 Moberly's ... 3
4 1 Mack'..3 Noblay ...... 4. Lethbridge's 'a Locker's ... 3 Davies 3
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IM connection with the reference of the Alasks boundary, question to an impartial tribanal, which will probably, he the course adopted by otherwise our bashoess would have been en the Quebec Conference,'a`new proposal has been rely suspended. As it was our sales in Decem-'ze made. It is that, leveed of the case belag her we reduced fally two-thirds from those of the preceding four mouths, while the expenditure decided by the toterpretation at the Raslan' was largely increased, and the rice of all food Tresly of 18209, a conventional boundary bestoffs, elc, bad risentonsiderably. Altbaugh the arranged and an agreement alved at far a yield has gradually improved, it is still far below mentral free port at the head of the Lyng Canal the average of previous years. This is owing to the fact that although we only lost by death two or three head from this foot-and-moulb ⚫nd booding privileges for both nations on the male roles to the Vokeo and the Alsikan dleease the balk of the cows slipped their calves. and instead of gling twenty or thirty lbs. of Interior.
mlik have only given three or four lbs. apleca. The German Piese lakes care that discussion The effects of this are still being felt, The. inderpest which attacked the station at Sayson's |on the alleged Anglo-German *greement does in February carried off some twenty head of
not langalsh, said a correspondent, on Sept. 18th
cows, and shut out the supply of milk from that
Fashoda, which has so suddents wikenel to even while it contlauts to point out that, pend-station for searly a month. Fostonately the
find sell famous. Is the capital of the Shilink Sanitary Board adoped a different policy to the ing the production of the treaty, there is litle or
of 1896, when they closed up the farm, the resalt couvir, a da polat of considerable strategical nothing to disc
of which was that then we lost over 165 head out importance on the Uppee Nile, at one of the few of a herd of 185. Daring September and Octo-lices where it is possible to land on that river, ber last the herd wax increased by 75 head, Forthe thousand miles from Lado to Khaitoum there are, according to Gordon, but faar! one and, owing to the reduced supply, sgala In
Do miles below Lado In the country of the fandy a lot of eighteen head was purchased. In May last Mr. James Walker, who has been Shirtrike, another at the old mission of the Hoy Mansger at the Farm luce November, 1892, Cross, helow Bohr, a third at the mouth of the went home on x months' leave, and fli Sobit 360 miles farther dow, and the fourth at brother, M. A. L. Walker, is now in chige: Fashoda 6o malles helaw. For too miles north of it.he says "people da land, but it (over your At the present time, I am pleased to say,
kores in the rainy season." It is by no means The herd is in excellent health and con-
Aanatorium, but is the centre of a ferilla dition, and all our produce meets with a
district, and was a part of call for all southward the Netherlands Inler. One of them, a sex-
ready sale. At present we are unable to
bound boala su a place to fill up their stores ol of carn, but the cntntry round it is now Before the man, points eat that Artm'rat Von Diederlebs fill may orders, and it would seem that we
ancultivated. hat visited Spl, where the bay of Bims, effers, should bay mare cattle, were it not that we con
of Sir Samuel Baker In 1861, reitaps, the finest elle in that part of the worldsider the $15,000 accalled caphat should be devastated, and
retained as a nucleos of a reserve fund, which advent
and ladeed long after, it was a prest coparlor for a naval station. The entrance to the bay is
we should like to see equal to the book valor of
of the slave trade, but, was lovtlfed and yaml- very narrow, and easy of defence. The bay is the--herd. I am sorry, gentlemen, that Dr.
Noble was not here to take the chair at this zoned by Ismail Pitha la 1865. In 1876 the Tribes revolted, at were sa:dard by Geul deep and roomy enough to accommodate the
mecilog. Before moving the adopilon of the Fargest battle ships. A large squadion can
Pasha; and Dr. Junker mentions, that, at iba. repoit and accounts I shall be pleased to an-
time of his visits in 1880, the surround-g coun Indeed readily find belter there. A small col
swer any question.
fiy was 10 thoroughly peclfied that long dinêya drpat has been established by the Dutch
could be made tato the interlor with only the Government on an islet in the bay.
escort of a few Egptian soldiers. It wa'la recent years used sa & penal, stridon, and wis garrizoned by Expian troops unit-after the defeat of Hicks Pasha in 1893, when baxis werd ordered to be sent op the Watte Nile to bring them away, thayin its rear the country-ol- the aggira Araba of Kurdatan, and coald scarcely bave been setched by the French Iram the.Babe-el-Ghazal except by water trasport down that river and the Nile..
An able roma ricaped from the frals at Sell- ing. near Canterbury, while under escoit from Chatham to geol. Just anthe train was moving eat of the station, the prisoner suddenly spring from his scat, dashed his handcuffs #galost the doorway and snapped them in twa, unfastened the door, and sprang out. He got clean away. PRIVATE 1sters from Peking any that Prince.
For Datchmen utpect the German Gem. Chlag's remonstrances against the bringing of foreign troops to the explial as Legation guardsment of designs to secure 'coaling-station In are not intended to be taken seriously. The Government are really glad to see them there, 1 they have to confidence in their own police and are afield of their own soldiers.---
N. C. D. New
AN explosion rccurred at a cold storage works Gisagon, leading to the escape of an in mease quality of ammonia £23, which polioned the atmosphere In the ballding and for some distance round. The marrger of the works was allo- cated, and even other men who were on the premises at the time of the vecident were only rescoed with difficulty.
CHINESE Theatrical companies have, of late, found Sourabaya a profitable field for making money. Corapantes, once starting'performances,
maite ander the cat and supervision of a daly I course open to us in the present crists SAYS the Naval Record: "The Navy Employ umally could go on for months. But the act-
tians wall th
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CLUES, MESTIS and other Large Consevnergy - Any completati should be addrand to the Maxaper.
compatible with butor batt demand the qualled Energhatit will bear compencerdinal withdrawal of the French
thau'ctures.
Front the valley of the Nile, but our so called statesmen have so frequently of late years cast honour and honesty to the winds, frequently put their foot down and hav nevertheless given way and drawn back [3s that it would not surprise if we heard to-morrow that a welas vid had been arrange which gave the French all they asked for and left Engla without a shred of honour or prestige
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HM.S. Daphne, as salvage money for saving the steamship Siam from fire: It will be re- membered that the Stam took fire in Singapore Harbour, and the Dapkus people rendered prompt and efficient alfaving her.
Temes attached to them caused unhapplaets lo many Chloese familles, and their charms ten ofien praved Tatal to the honesty of cashlers, The consequence of this is that the Resident of Surabaya has directed that, in future, Chinese actresses will not be allowed to form part of theatrical companies performing there. This regulation has been balled with satisfiction by the mercantile commandy of that clly,
A ST. PETERSBURG Correspondent for a home paper says it is no'ortons ibat in regard to the new programme of warship building it was
Ir is reportellom Kiln that a body of bandits termed Hu-fel of Bearded Brigiuds, recently made a ridon a gold mine at Sanalog, belong- If yr should break out we do not being to the Muha or Chinese Amar Gold Mising Company, and killed over a dozen officials and live that Russia or any other power will. in the first instance take a hand, against clerks connected with the establishment, only decided to plare no order in England that could u. Resda will endeavour, as she has al four or five having escaped with their lives. The ways done to path her own little games in the East and in the Farther Fast while government troops have, however, cuplared foot be fulfilled elsewhere. This decision was due imen swipected of belonging in the brigands who to the prevalence of labour disputes In England the only power competent to oppose her
and the comarquent uncertainty of obtaining is otherwise engaged. Russia will press are being now taken under escolto Kils for
delivery within theilme specified in the contracts, forward In the Balkans, in Asia tal.
though it coincides with the El-will crosted in Miner, in Persia and in Manchuria
A RECENT Foreign Ofte report on the Falkland Russian naval circles by recent events in the Mongolia, and the Corea, while no one is
For East. The film of Laird, of Birkenhead, looking, and gather in a few more thou-telands represents that remete colony as pros. sands of square milos of territory and a ping steadly on the basis of sheep-farming for bas, however, obtained an order for z torpedo. great many millions of additional subjects. which it is said to offer ideal conditions. The boat destroyer of 350 tons. Three cruisers and four torpedo-boat destroyers are to built in She will only go to war with us in the comparative poverty of the natual grassen is event of our foolishly leaving an opening compensated bi by the absence of animated Germany, one large cruiser in France, and a for her here in the Farther East. If our pests and carnivorous parrots to devour the battleship in the United States-There is a strong fleet cut here is largely depleted to steep, na xxhbl's 'to co sume his rattens, no feeling la St. Petersburg, to which the news. Supply needs nearer home, 10 that prolonged droughts to stint his supply of water.papers give attesance, the the time has come for the Russian flect is left supreme, in The farmer has no lorests to clear, and only an Internstoral Conference to concert combined these waters she might be tempted to uiding variations in the weather to grumble at Powers against the spread of Anarchie. make a dash for the dominior of these factection: In his income belog due rather waters cast of Suez. If our fleet here is
to these of the pics of wool in the London maintained at its present strength and in
seket than to those of climate at home, readiness for any thing that may turn up, Russia will hold her hand. She cannot well fight us In Europe: She would much rather tackle us after the termination of our trial of strength with France, however it ends. She will move no hand to help the i with which the Admiral ́treated the chief of his who had left Manila-siter'the war, and a crew of French.
REUTERS MERAGE.
Therday.
THE SITUATION,
LONDON, October 25th, A Cablect Council kur bara summoned for Eighteen of the newest Torpedo-Boat-Des troyers have been ordered to be put in commis
The Daily Newer stets that wasinge to
slart,
GRAPHIC despatches are pubiliked describing meeting of Admiral Cervera, with the Spanish Miolster of Marine, and the coldness
TRE "MOUNT TABOR" LOST.
The British siesmer Mount Tabor, 3,281 Jons gides, Captain J, Jamieson, bound frem ilo-Iio in Liverpool with á cargo slangar and yarn, was burned at sin off Socotra, There were some Alf-a-dozen passengers on board, Spsulards Department, While in the United Stateswenty nine hands. The fire was firitualiced in Admiral Cervera made little secret of the face the forecastle when the ship was about five miles that he believed his complete defeat, was due fom the Secoins. coast, In spite of the most tenuous efforts, the fire made rapid headway, and to the suploeness
cilloal
neglect and the cap ain at last ordered all en Foard into of the admiuistrative offices in Madild, the four ship's hosts. They were picked up by In that bitter feeling he was joined by all his the Relish steamer Talma and iken to Aden cxplains. All of them are prepired to give Three Chinamen were sent back to Colombo by proofs of what they cancelvo to be base treachery the P. and O. Malta en ronis far their own country, and twenty-ix of the crew and the when the inquiry is held at Madil. Probably, passengers went forward to London. The these procedings will be secret; for it they Mount Todor was built to 1882 at Sunderland. were open and the Spanish people heard what Admiral Ceivera and his officers have expressed
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WEATHER REPORT,
piele sweeping away of the presept Spanish Government could ba ex :ected.
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There being no questions the Chairman pre- pored the adoption of the report and accounts.
Mr, Ray seconded-Cartled.
It was proposed by Mr. Ray and seconded by Mr, Walker that the resing directors, Cap, Barnie and Dr. Noble, be re-slected-Cartled
Mr. Cox proposed the re-election of Mr. Fallation Henderson at an 'itar. Mr. Polls seconded-Carried. The meclog then terminated.
CONCERT OF EUROPE AGAINST ANARCHISM,
Italy has taken the opportunity of the univer sal indignation excited by the assassination of the Empress of Austria to Intitate a movement for international messures ngalast anarchists, and it is stated to Rems, that the Governments have agreed to hold Canlerence in October with this view. It le feared that comman action will find a stumbling block in the determination, of England and Switzerland to maintain the
right of arylum, while most of the other Pawers would be willing to expeltureign anarchisu frem their soll. Il eich country bad only its home. town conspicators to deal with it is thought, that their control might be rendered more effective.
IMPERIAL Penny posTAGE:
A circolar despatch pobit hed in the Strait Government Gorette notifies the reduction of the letter postage between the Empire sad most of its Colocles from Christmas Day,
From Dec alib, therefore, letters up to oz will be able to be sent from the S Settle ments to a part of the Empire, except Australla and Indis, for five cents.
*
Gibraltar
St. Holat
The sc1ual Hit of Colonfer published it--
Hongkong
Lagos Ceylon Seychelles The Garabia Sierra Leona Gold Cozzi Trinidad & Tobago Windward Islands Leeward Isirds Newfoundland
Falkland Islands Tork Island Cyptus
The Cape Natal
India will adopt the new rate later; and Australia, although at presunt obdora's, will doubtless In the fulden also have to come in,
A new parcela rate has also been adopted between the above Colonies and the Empire,
Parcela not over -Over 3 and not over
3 lb. 1. 7 lb.
Over 7 and not over
rx lb. 31- This, howers, would be no particular advent- age to this Colony, whose present rates, on a graduated reale rising per lb, are to sil cases lower. While the new system of 50 cis, $T and $1.50 might be simpler, they will certainly not be cheaper-S. P. Prats,
A LINER IN DANGER.
WITHIN AN ACE DE DESTRUCTION.
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FRENCH INTRIGUES IN CHINA.
From a well-informed avürce in Chius the Glode has received the following warning Gote i-
While the quesijan of transferring the Cosit to some city not so accessible to Ruslan prote sure as Peking is under serious consideration, no step has yet been taken to give the scheme At ffcl. Russla entered strong protest, present the solicitads of the Tang Yamca is much more concerned with French aggrer. Ileves-and clilmy to possess smple evidence siveness in the Southern provinces. It be for its conviction-that the rebellion in Kwang. al is being not only encouraged bat abrolute ly assisted by the French authorites in Torg-kingAnnrmite troops bave easily been seen in the disturbed area, Rassla, of course, gives what help she can, boping that e South may divert French aggressiveness. In i British attention from the North. All the French Consals have lately adopted a most overbearing attende towards the Chiness officials, telling them that they will lean on a rotten prop if they trast to British protection. Ia stor, the whole colley of the French Government is much more anti-English than anti-Chinese; it is part and parcel of these wariying mares whick have caused England so much trouble faca Alder, Siam, and other distant countries. The Nagpo scuso dispute is but one Incidaat among many pointing to that conclusion: the unwarrantable attitude taken up by the French officist badior fa malu object the under mling af British indience. I do not hesitate to affirm that, sheold the Lu Han saliway be sanciloned and the French sl be allowed to dominate Szechuan, the very beat of China in the Yangtze Valley will be reuerably lost lo Great Britain, That, and nothing less tr.the present alm of the Qual D'Oreal, and it file us Englishmen In China with wond'r and dlamay to see the indifference with which the clever intrigue is apparently regarded at Downing. street.
INDIANS AND THE TELEPHONE,
WITH CLUB AND DRIK.
The Geographical Fournal has some Inter- eating notes on Dr. Bach's visit to the Cald quiaard Indians is the valley of the Amazar, He found that sich babiration (or målresa) occupied by the triba was supp:fed with a cam barysu or telegraph, which enabled them to communicate with each other. The maching consists of a bollow plece of hard palm wood filled with sand, robber, pieces of wood, and bide, and is fixed in a socket of sind, hide, resto and robber. This is struck with a club cí wood coated with rabber and hide. There is one of thein fashuments biddea in each malocca, and the maloccer are abent a mlio disanť. one from the otter, and all on a direct line borth and south. It appeay that the in- struments de es rapport whi each other; and, when struck with a cub, the neighbouring -distant, repood to or echo the blow. To this an Indian answers by the striking the lostrument in the malocca with which it is dentred to com. instrument oglesily stack. Each molecta hap musicate, which blow in tara is echoed by the
Instrument in the malocca that, when sandleg its own series of signals. So enclosed in cach outside and near the baldlog, it is difficult to bear blow; but, nevertheless, it is heard dis the manner Indicated. tinctly in the next malocca, a mile distant, in
The Cologne Gasette declares that the French cisim to exescire a protectorate over pon-French THE ICE of immigration la Brazil, show Chistians in the East repudiated by mary The Guservatory report to-day says:-On
bow rapidly South America Is being Italianized, German papers, including the Catholic organ the 27. at 11 30 a.m. The barometer has
The Teutonic, on a recent voyage from Liver- Out of an aggregate of 610,833 Immigrants Girmanta, Germany, it emphatically arerver.
ales, does not recognize any such sight as far as pool to New York, had an experience that the risen generally, picularly on the E. coast of
erw and passengers will never forget, 'On the Chi. The typhoon seems to be, at present received from 1893 to 1897 no fewer than 455 437 her subjects and their co'abilsbments. are con
third day out, the fog simply shut the ship out fiem a view of the sky or water. Suddenly siling up to the Weat of the Ballsgtang Channel. CEC falfans, Spaniards coming next with cerned and will oppose any attempt to exercive
Ibere loomed up a big steamer which, from the on a frealy with Turkey, which could not affect High pressize covers N. Chlaa. Gradients 22,418, followed by Austrians to the number of it. The claims of France are passed, it contends
bilef glance obiained, was belloved to be a cattle raiter sleep with N. and N. E. galds off the *4051, Germans 6,033, and Roselans 31434 he rights of Germany to protect her own sah.
transport. The stranger was almost dead ahead, As Bali, which conuius at present -tó mlikou jects. Any. Interference by France lathe affairs of people, could maintalo 330 millions If as of German subjects living in Turkey would be and was travelling under fall speed, at a slight densely populated as France, II is one of the a patent encroachment on, German sovereignty angle to the coure followed by the Zeulonté. A ones to the north and soub, If not stove a mlie great areas still open to European emigration, and as such repolled by the German Empire clijon seemed inevitable. Had it eccoried, with the utmost determination. The Russian the speed of the stranger would have caused the and it seems as if the Latin races were destined mess, on the other hand, caliciz:s the Emperor disaster to have been one of the greatest that to papulate the southern as the Teutente are the William's Journey to the Far East and the growth ever occurred. So close were the big ships other, half of the western world. A large of German lefluence in Turkey and Asia Minor together that nothing could be done to avoid a proportion of the Italian emigrailon comes from is hes lie to the Interests Russia. The Noverts cib, although prompt orders were listed by the southern provinces, Apulia, Calabria, and. Fay that France and Russia/mait cooperare the officers in charge of each. By the acrest their respective protectorates over Catholle and chacce of good fortune, the east-bound ship the Basilicata, from which by the inhabitants Orthstar Chistians and neither of them can slipped past the Tautente, bat as close together are difven out by extreme poverty and inability afford to view with indifference the creation of did they go that a coin thight have been tossed
a'new Geimis centre in Turkey's 10 pay the laxes on every forms of industry,
China coast and in the N, part of the China
fair but aqually.
We only guarantee our Wines and Se.. FORECAST-Fresh or strong N. winds; Spirits, to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from A RISE, IN CONSOLS,
Upon inquiry at the Hongkong and our authorised Agents at the Coast
Shanghat Bank a representative of the ~ Ports.
Hongkong Telegraph was courteously in formed that Consols, which had fallen to A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, £107.15.0, had risen £1.5.0 yesterday and
[; I now stand at £109.. Hongkong, 22nd October, 1898.
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