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ANOTHER BOSSUT LINER

The Russian Steam Navigatsin and Com mercial Company, whose verici are now running out to the Far Eist, possesses a fleer of ninety Loais, and is having several large new steainers built in London. The operations of the Company have hitherto been confined between the Black Sen-ports, and Odessa, 19 Alex andrin, and in extending the service several ports will be benefitted. The first steamer, the Odessa, has just passed through Nagasaki, on her way to Vlidivostock. This vessel bás a gross tonnage of 1898 The tollowing are among the vessels that are expected in be

engaged on the Far Eastern run: Araf 1067 Courevitch 1491, Courilin 1931, Emperor Nicholas II. 157, Grand Duchesse rata. 1068, Grand Duke Alexis, 1112, Grand Duke Con't intiur 1970, Kerullig 1591, Lasare

$243, Nukimo 1276. Queen Oly 12339, Rossin 1480, Suidiot-Nivokti-4281, Spiel-1374, Tchika chef 2559, and Trouver 1163, H.

EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF

LIEUTENANT PEARY,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY AUGUST 2 1899.

CALOUTTA DOAL.

From the hill yearly returns of the clearances of coal from the port of Calcutta, we find that the output from Calcutta is steadily increasing the gun on the half year being upwards of 100,00 tons, while the half yearly, output now sinnes R 380,000 tons. Messrs. -Grumberg Brothers are returned as fourth, in the list of exporters in Calsuits, and as first in the list of Straits Importers of Calcuttă coal

INDIAN GOLD FOR COINING, A notification of importance, in the light of he recommendations made by the Indian Currency Committee, appears in the Gazelle of In It ins" The Governor-General peased to remove, as regards gold produced Indian Mines and tendered at the Bombay Mit by Agents of Mining Companies, the restriction that it shall be fit for coinage, and to direct that it shall be received at the Mint in the condition in which it has hitherto been shipped for expon. This should prevent a great deal of gold from leaving the country.

BATTLESHIP BUILDING.

|

OBSTRUCTIVE TIGERS.

THE AMERICAN POLITICAL

SITUATION

lead

signs of extreme dissasiifað the homic nation both of the Easterrebesses and the" bugeyndicates, and are calling for a Advices from- Calculta to the 19th instant.

denunciation by the party of the Trust. It is mention a extmurdinary incident at a steamer"The political situation in the United States, true that neither they nor the Democrats give landing in the neighbourhood" On the arrival presents at the present, moment some very any clear Indication of what they want done of the mall steamer, it was discovered that two singular features There is a general calm, ie with the Trusts, it is true that there is much tigers had taken refuge within fenyards of the is true, but it is the kind of calm which is apt vague talic and hollow clap-trap, yet the popular receiving flat. The Europeans on board the to precede a stonn," and it is a

calin only in a feeling that these huge combinations of capital steamer and from the station assembled with qualified sense, for senous discontent evidently are inconsistent with Democratic institutions guns, rifles, and revolvers, while an enormous prevails in both parties. This discontent is is mainly sound. It is, therefore, on this crowd of natives gathered. The tigers suddenly made manifest by the tendency to party fissure, issue that we expect many Democrats and brake cover. One escaped, swimming down and by the criticism directed against party some Republicans will combine in the the river, the other hid in an overturned boat leaders by their nominal followers. The not distant future. American Democracy A furious fusillade followed. The tiger, was Democratic party is still split on the currency has allowed abuse to creep in and to killed, while a native was shot through the head issue, and it is not easy to see how the yawning ramify the political system untill evils have by a stray bullet.

gulf can be bridged except by the surrender of ¦ grows to n. gigantic stature. We expect one or the other wing of the party. The that the present chaos in both parties will ostentatious disregard recently expressed by to a party reformation, the object of which will Mr. Bryan for the Tammany wing is echoed be to rescue Democratic institutions from the all over the country, Mr. Bryan himself is political "brisses" and protected millionaries. exhausted by addressing great inass meetings And, therefore, we have said that the apparent in the Westem States, where he is said to calm is really the calm before a storm.→ have spoken to less than 50,000 | Economist, people. But in the East the Demo- cralic politicians appear to think the silver iasue practically dead, and they will not hear of any organisation of the party on silver lines. Mr. Bryan himself seems to have been so far.

Captain Knuth, of the steamship Alería, from impressed by this criticism as to favour making of the anti-trust movement the leading issue in Singapore, reports Fine weather daring the the Presidential campaign, with silver playin voyage.

second part in the rear along with opposition Captain Major, of the steamship Phra Nang, to any anhexation policy in the Pacific. It seems to be held that, on the basis of an anti-from Bangkok, reports-Fine light S.W. wind trust and anti-annexation policy,

cas:erly winds winning, but so

THE IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN:

(New York World, June 13th.) One of the strongest organs of imperialism publishes this despatch from Washington

The Commissioners admit in their despatches (to the State Department) that all efforts to corral the insurgents and capture any consider able body of them have failed because of their knowledge of the country and their ability to slip through the lines; which the Americans endeavour to draw about them.

Th: Mesra, Crump announce that they are going to lower the record for British battleship Suilding If ever they do, will be in the distant future, not-just yet. And it will be price done that will cause the change, for at presentment on Sunday says:

Gen. Otis in his despatch to the War Depart

no

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Shipping

ALESTA, German (teamer Jals. Uz

Aug.—Singapore garth a uly, Gene Siemesed & Co

ELLEN RICKMERS, German steamer,

Jacobs, ist Aug.—Móli 27th July, Generálk —Carlowite & Coug CHUNSANG, British steamer 1,417, E. J. Baller,

2nd Aug.-Mororan aand July, Coal Jardine, Matheson & Co

QUARTA, Germanstenmer, 1, 145, H. Johannsen, and Aur Saigon 19th July, Rice Sander Wielet & Co N

HUF French steamer 70 P. Merlees, ind Aug-Haiphong and Hoihow Ist Aug, General-A R. Marty.

KASHING, British steamer, 1,150, F. Hopkins,

2nd Aug-Canton 1st Aug,, General, Butterfield & Swire.

KWANG PINO, Chinese steamer, 2001 W

Blake, and Aug.-Canton 1st Auga Genes ral,»-C. E. &, M. Co.

PHRA NANG, British steamer 1,021

Maior, and Aug.,Bangkok. 26th July and "Heihow 1st Aug., Rice-Yuen Fat Hong

LOONGMOON, Genuitan: steamér, 1:24)

Schulz 2nd Aug-Shanghai 30th July," GeneSigmssen & Co

Lockner, RN.R., 2nd Aug,,---Yokohama

retord' is held by the Royal dockyards, Terrific heat yesterday enabled wajority of would stand in good chance e Democrats Up. 20 Padaran: from there up light south-ROHLI Bthe steamer, 2,316, S. de B.

The steamer flaps has been chartered fr the expedition, which was to sail from, John's on July 17th, to certain the where abouts of Lieutenant Peary's Arctic Expedition, and to furnish it with fresh supplies. The Hope Bays a New York dispatch, is to go first t Godhavn. in Greenland and thence along the coast of Melville By to Cape York. Provisions sufficient for a yen's cruising will be taken in addition to those for resupplying Fear.'s pirtyst in times of pressure work can be tumed which do not care a pin if the record is held or The arrangements have been muie in con

ut as rapidly from the yards of Tyne or Clyde formity with Instriterions givit "before" his

15 it cin from any yard in the world. We have departure by Lieutenant Peary, recording to

been delayed a bit, with the Canopus, which which, in the event of his not returning by a

would have been completed for sea within 18 given time, he was to be sought in the neigh bourhood of Upernavik, Cape York, Bow.loin

nonthy of ber keel being laid, but the difficulty of braining plutes, in consequence of the engineers Bay, and Littleton Island,

strike, was a legitimate excuse. No fewer than 25 of nur men-of-war are now being delayed, more or less, by the difficulty in hastening the delivery of their machinery or material for their ulls. At Portsmouth, too, the London will be

TH KAO GAS BIOPE,

greatly beyond her anticipated dates; not only her hunch, but for completion for sea, though a greater quantity of material was built into her lutely in one week than had ever been to be eventually laid down on her stocks, and

A tel gram fron Shencotia states that th district magistrate recently visited Sämbuvad.. jary, the Shanar centre, where curds of Shu nars act him and poured forth their grievances A young Shamar girl, whose brens's-hid been cut off, was reported to have been thrown intareviously the case. A new ship, the Kent, is the flumes by the Mangars, and her, Enkei showed the sanitary cominlisioner. her, bones picked up from the abs. Another girl, whe was similarly mutilated, is repasted to hav fallen into a well-while being chased by

ruffians.

THE YUNNAN 130J3L58.

Advices from. Touqia stue that the On vernor-General of French' fado-China is taking steps to punish the rioters who sacked thi French consulate at Mungts in Yunnan French troops are held in radiness to cross the frontier, should the Chinese authorities fail to bring the rioters to book.

AUSTRALIAN MO19-YIELD.

WEST AUSTRALIA LEADS,

The gold returns of the chief Australian colonies are all to hand. The following are the totals for the last six months

Western Australia

Queensland

Victoria

O

.799.795. $45.5861

185,085

the alijs has had to be lengthened, in conse quence of the Kent's extreme length, and some unithies have been therefore demolished. On the. Clyde they are actively preparing for the Lying down ofthe cruiser Bedford, 14, 100 tons, and 30,000 bone-power

south westward, which they effected during the insurgents to escape is scattered organizations

evening and night.........--

And the Associated Press despatch" from Manila says:—

The insurgents have again proved their facility as dodgers, between 3,000 and 4,000 warriors who seemed destined to be enptured having disappeared, the majority sliding away under cover of the night after fighting the Americans all day. Some others came to inest our troops with protestations of friendship.

Natives who yesterday were probably carry; ing guns are to-day dofing their hats and grovelling before the Americans with effusive greetings of welcome.

These presatments, all official, fix attention directly upon a most important factor in the Philippines campaign. Although our troops have been routing the Filipinos almost every day for one hundred and twenty-seven days, they have succeded in making prisoners of only such Filipinos as were too desperately wounded to escape.

ful whether the electorate would entrust the long as the silver question remains, it is doubt fortunes of the Republic in the hands of the. Democratic party. The reaction against extre me currency "cranks" in Kausas and the death of Mr. Bland in Missouri will certainly tend towards removing those two States from the category of extreme no compromise silver States, and will aid the force of the movement towards common sense.

It must not, however, be supposed that the Democratic party has a monopoly of discon tent, or that the Republican party, as it is, affords to the people the spectacle of a finn, united party with a definite policy and purpose. The now Congress, which the President hesitates to call together in extra session, will probably prove but a doubtful bulwark to the reduced the Republication majority from over Administration. The Congressional elections 70 to 13, and the House will lose the firm hand and trained guidance of Mr. Reed, whose re tirement from the Speakership is a serious loss to American politics. It is not, we should say, at all likely that any sound measure of currency. reform will get through the House with such a small majority faced by a strong opposition. And yet, if this cannot be done, what becomes of the Republican promises of 18967 That campaign was fought specificially on one issue, which the Republican party de finitely promised to solve; and yet it looks very like another Presidential election. coming round without any solution or any attempt at a solution. Of course, the Re- publicans will point to the prosperity of the country, and will say that with an abundant gold surplus in the Treasury the alarm of 1896 has passed away. But the era of prosperity may pass away top, and certainly the inflated and over-capitalised trusts must not be regarded as eternal. What will be done then? Besides, 12: may be asked (and the American people are asking), is not the present era of prosperity precisely the time when the currency problem should be dealt with and solved on the lines laid down by the Republican party in 18967 If that question cannot be satisfactorily an- swered, we need not be surprised if many voters turn to Mr. Bryan and the Silver twin.Democrats to see what they will do. At least, it is

clear that the damning case against the Republi cans is that they have now been in power for nearly two and a half years and have done no. thing. That does not make for the union and stability of the Republican party.

Here is the reason why so many of the ex- perts say that peace will come only with the Extermination of the Filipinos.

Putting aside the considerations of climate upon which Gen. Otk touches, there still re THE KAISOW.!!

mains this group of facts: The Filipino fights until he is in danger of capture. If he cannot Airnction to recover salvage in respect of escape he hides his gun and pretends to be a he stranding of the China Mutual Steam non-combatant. And there is no way of prov Navigation Company's Ship Kaiser, has been ing that he is not telling the truth, because the whole country is filled with men of his race, eard by Mr. Justice Buckmill in the Admiralty some of whom are fighting and some of whom Division. The action was brought by the

are peaceful, but all of whom are united by race ners, masters, and crews of the steam-tugsties. It is therefore impossible to isolate the Lendy Lewis, Eagle, and Clarissa, The Kaisow sa steamship of 3,921 lons grass, manned by insurgents and administer crushing defeats.

In our Indian wars, with which the Filipina a crew of fifty five hands, and was at the time

war has been compared, no such baffling course on a voyage from Glasgow and Liverpool, vid as this was possible. All the Indians in the Newport to Port Said and China-ports, with

war zone were at war, and all could be treated ver 6,000 tons of general cargo and coul.

as open enemies. - About 1245 dm.. on May 22nd, the Kalsara an ashore on the east side of Lundy Island, in thick fog. The three tugs took hold of her, ind after say futile attempt" in the morning succeeded in the afternoon. The engines of the Kaisin were also put full speed istern, and at about 3.30 p.m. the Kaisow Apated -- and steamed into deep water, he then proceeded to Barry, where the Lady Lewis and Chriss, which had accompanied her, assisted in taking her into dock The value of the hartow was £30,000, and of her

The record of the new steamship Havana, cargo 109,000 There was no freight at risk of the Ward Line, from Morro Castle, Havana, Mr. Justice Bockrill, in giving. Judgment, said to Sandy Hook, is now a days 16 hours and 20 that there was no boubt that these services minutes, beating her own best record by more were most valuable. He was advised by the than 4 hours. In one day, she ran 454 knots, Trinity Masters that the Kisow would not order for building a new boat for the rubably by her own stenih have come off the American Line has been placed with Messrs. ground. Sime was in a position of extreme Cramp, of Philadelphia, and another is to be anger, and was straining heavily, and her built in England. Both steamers are to be 600 sain deck hid started. Under the circumsft, long and 79 ft. beam, but the speed will only tances he would award the sum of £100, giving £1,800 to the "Lady. Lewis and £1,650, to each of the other two tugs,

New South Wales Last year the three leading colonies were in this ratio--Western Australia tol, Queensland 9, and Victoria. Now they are Western Australia 7 Queensland 4, and Victor 41 The change is the more noticeable as all the colonies showed an increase on last year's figures. West Australia, formerly at the bottom of the list, now heads it. The export of gold from that colony in the first half of this year is 35.000 punces more than the export from there for the whole of 1897, and is seven, gluths of last year's total. The most productive mines the are at Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie While th auriferous resources of Western Australia arr tuming out so successfully, the minor branche- of the mining industry there are also progress ing. Coal seems to be already practically an assured success. Many clay-holders ware equally satisfied with the prospects of the colony's tin minca. There is every reason tool believe that the Western Australian copper deposits will be no mein source of wealth when developed with adequate means

ARME SMUGGLING.

CASES AT BANGKOK.

SHIPPING NOTES.

WA SIMONS & Co Limited, Renfrew, have received an order to construct a powerful

crew hopper dredger for japan.

be 17 knots.

Seachers for sunken wrecks may be encour aged by the news of the finding in Lake Ontario of the steamer Zealand, which dis appeared 18 years ago during á stormi, and when discovered lately was pronouneed in such good condition that she will probably be worth $35,000 when raised,

NOTANDA

CALENDAR.

AUGUST

29.755

Meteorological means based on fifteen years. observations to 1898. Barometer........ Thermometer. Humidity Rainfall

Barometer.

Bi.a .B3

482

TO-DAY.

WEATHER REPORT..

On data

104.31.

on datu

A PART

.29.74

Tepesure on B Humidity Rainfall

20.66 88

gu

*83

TO-DAY.

Wednesday, and August, 1899.

20th July. Gener-P & OS. N. Ca WINGSANQ British stenmer,,, 1,312, TH Sellar, and Aug. Canton and August, General Jardine, Matheson & Lo PETRARCH, German steamer, 1,687, H. Usker, and Aug.,-Shurabaya 23rd July, General,

Sander, Wieler & Co. E

Age Clearances at the Harbour Office. P. N. Blanchard, American ship, för Baltimore. Hanoi, French str., for. Hoihow, Kongnant, British str, for Cantori, Piomed, British ŝtr.; for Singapore. „Chivuen; Chinese str., for Shanghai..

Kashing, British str., for Shanghai::: Airsin, Cierran str., for Shanghai. Lightning, British str., for Singapore. Triumph, German str., for Hollow. Hajching, British str., for Swatowa Samshui. British steam-Jaunels; for Samsul. Kanagawa Mariz, Japanese.str., for Kobe. Loongmoon, German str. for Canton,

Departures

Ang. 2, Carmarthenshirr, British a., for Kobe, Aug. 2. anot, French str., for Halphong.2

Chinese-26th of 6th moon of 25th year of Aug. 2, Hangchett, British ste, for Shanghai

Kwang-sü.

:: Sun-Rises

Sels

shr 33min. 6h1, 38min..

Moon Mar. Đức A. The Phi. High water-forning.

ghr. 21min. Afternoon

8hr 28min Low water--dorning coa thejazmin. Afternoon Matthé omin. ANNIVERSARIES

1839-Provisional Committee of a British

Chamber of Commerce formed at Macao. 1870-Victims of the Tientsin massacre buried. 1898- President McKinley issued an official Statement of the conditions of Peace offered to Spain..

TO-MORROW, Thursday, 3rd August, 1899. Chinese-yth of 6th 'moon of 25th year of

Kwang-st. Sun-Rises......

-Low water-Morning

Shr. 340in

6hr, 38min,

Chr. 18min.

phr. omin

none -

High water-Morning

Afternoon

Afternoon was thr. 5onsín, NANNIVERSARIES, MUS

1265-Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester,

died.

1842--British fleet arrited before Nanking. 1853 The Captain, officers and passengers of

the 1.8. Artation Aptar murdered by the Chinese crew,

1870-Battle of Weissenburg..

Aug, 2. Kongbong, Briti h str., for Saigon. – "Avg: 2, Lightning. British stry for Calcutta. Aug. 2, Kashing, British stra for Shanghai, Aug. 2, Monied, Britishî str., for Singapore.

ngs, Chivum, Chinese str, for Shanghat Aug. 1. Triumph. German str., for Pakhal Aug. 2, Jean Barf, French cruiser, for Foochow,

Passengers Arrived

* Per Quarto, fruin Saigon –339 Chinese.

Per Phra Nang from Bangkok, &c Mr. Chinese and Mrs. Carrington, Mr. Borodale, and 15

Combault, and 87 Chinese

Per Lrongmson, from Shangbai-MR T

Per Rohilla, from Yakohama for Colombo- Messrs, H. Lampard and Wissoksky, Singapore-Capt. Simmonds, and Mr. A. M. Marshall For Marseilles-Mr. C. Allen;? For Hongkong--Mr. J. Molley. From Kobe- Vichy, and y Chinese.

STEAMERS EXPECTEDY

"Names.

Glenogle

From

Tacoma

Chusan Singap Nippon Maru Japan

Vankin Singapore

#5th "oth 8th

Kagoshima Maru. Shimonoseki City of Rio de Jan:Japan Coptic ... San Francisco Aug toth

1896--First train of the Trans-Siberian Railway America Maru, San Francisco. Aug. 23rd

reached Tömsk

AGENDA.

TO-DAY,

Birthday of H.I.M. the Emperor of China. Customs Offices closed.

Cargo ex Fornicsa subject to rent:

TO-MORROW. Wharf and Godowns. Coy's Interim dividend

payable. Noon-Nippon Maru sails for San Fran

cisco.

Cargo ex Glengarry subject to rent.

--BATURDAY, 'ŞÜL Noon-Englisli mail Coronandel sails,"" Transfer books of the longkong and Shang hai Bank closed until 19th inst

The next source of weakness in the party is the attempt of President McKinley to under- mine the recent legislation for the reform of the Civil Service. In spite of many defects in the Administrations of Messrs. Cleveland and Har. rison, neither took any step backward; but President McKinley's policy in liberating certain classes of officials from the rules framed under the Civil Service Reform Acts is absolutely reactionary. It is a victory for the worst elements in American life; for it means not only official incompetence, but the. increased dominion of the "boss" It is clear that the well-meaning but weak President is Before the fritish consolar court at Bangkok, The first of the two boats building at the more completely in the hands of the profes Stettin Vulcan, yard for the Norddeutscher sional politicians of his party than any of his A SMA UL THINL.Captain McLellan of the Wingko was char

on the 18th ultimo, with failing to report, Lloyd was launched the other day and named predecessors. One would have supposed that n the manifest, ten revolvers and 900 cartridges the Kong Albert. She has twin screws, her at a time when every State in the Old World is On the 20th of June Jhu Bash Tai was suited on hard that vessel on her last trip. gross measurement is about 10,000 tons, and endeavouring to perfect and strengthen its civil moned by Inspector Harfleur: but instead of

aptain McLellan stated that he was ignorant she is fitted to carry 3oo first cabin, 100 second organisation, the United States would not be. answering the summons he let his son" Lim if the seisure, and that, being in the hands of cabin, and 2,000 stettage passengers.

behindhand in doing the same, especially when. Sow. Chee answer to his mume in court, and the Chinese, he was powerless to prevent.

Three new German steamship lines are the increased functions and more difficult tasks default of paying a $5 fine, to go to prison for muggling Me, Stringer; as consular judge, planned for operations in the Pacific and South of the American Government obviously call ten days. Now on the 24th of June Chu Bo001cepted the plea of ignorance, and discharged Sea The Norddeutscher Lloyd intends to for such an improvement Yet, here is the Tai was summoned for a breach of the man the defend in with a caution. He however, run a line from Singapore to Herbertshöhe President giving way before the threats and cipal sanitary ordinance His case was heard warned the latters by stying that, if it was (New Guinea) and Sydney and back every six demands of the unscrupulous class which con by Mr. Brockman on the Irth of July, and was die hissed on the man stating that her out how he had anything to do with the matter weeks, and a second one from Hongkong to trols the "machine" of the party, and lowering 10 wonki have been liable to a penalty of 100 Fonape, Herbertshohe, Friedrich Wilhelm the not too high standard of American offic al not possibly have been guilty of the offence of

three months imprisonment, de

Bhaven and Sydney and back once in six weeks.life. That policy is not likely to conciliate the the zith ultimo sceing that he was in guol at

At the date of last advices, an arms case The third is a line to be formed by the Jaluit better elements of the party, or to consolidate the time for the offence of the 20th Mr. Brockgainst the muster of the steamer Else was Company, of Hamburg, and will run from Jaluit it as a political power man looked up the files and found that the munding in the German Court there. It is res to Kussale, Fonape, and Yap (and later on to We have no intention of discussing the had been, as he stated, commuted to gde tooted that the German Minister told the pro- the Marianne and Plow Islands), back to Jaluit: Philippines question, on which it is clear that 10 days on that date. As a result of this thesecutor that conviction was impossible, unless Captain William G. Randle, Commodore of American opinion is becoming more and more magistrate feed the municipal officer $25 folie prosection proved that the alleged im the American Line, who has just resigned bis sharply divided, but it seems certain that Pre giving false evidence of identification Theoitation of arms was done with the Master's connection with that service, will become vice: Sident McKinley's conduct if that very difficult Constable fins appealed, and we understand

prealdent and. general manager of the recently and dangerous business, is, to say the least of that the municipality will proceed against Chi

corporated New York Shipbuilding Company, it, not helping the Republican party Granting Boon. Tai, and King How: Chce dat în early

of which Mr. Henry G. Morse, formerly pre- thuit the campaign was necessary, it has been date-Singapore Free Press

dent of the Harlem & Hollings-worth. Com mismasinged throughout. Since our own; pany, fa président. No contracts or intimations Crimean muddle there has been, no worse The Prison Cominissioners for Scotland, in as to work actually in prospect for this new instance of military mismanagement than that. heir rannual reports say, there has been during yard have yet been made public, but an exten- displayed by the American War Department.in 98 a large increase in the number of com sive plant is about to be erected near Camden. Cuba and the Philippines. We do not know. littals to prison.They exceed the average of on the Delaware The strike which occurred, how far General Otis has been responsible for years by mure than 5,000, at Baltimore, involving some 600 boilermakers the serious friction in the Philippines, or how were: 56.361--a" figure and iron platers in shipyards there, has been far Secretary Alger here, as in Cuba, has been been reached in Sept. settled by granting the men a nine-hour day, to blaine What we do see is that there has committal to pri- with 45 minutes for dinner and permission to been complete and almost unpardonable

last Bity stop work at pm on Saturdays

miscalculation, and that, rightly or wrongly, Ipposed that here has been unusual activity in the deal the blaine will be visited on President nis, due to the ings in the stock of the William Cramp and McKinley, who is, of course, politically respon Ship and Engine Building Company, sible for all that is going on. He sustains they have Sons

great in buying having been inspired by the report both the Philippine generals and the War

has made a Department at Washington; in the absence of The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.MS inken bid for the control of the

Test that actual negotiations are being conducted responsible for the political direction of the usual parts of Call on Monday.pm, the linnie by a large banking im Stock sold at date of war and he will be held responsible for the 31st July 1899

rgest mail advides at 85, and closed at that price bid loss of life and the deterioration caused by

was with practically none offered. The Cramp warfare in what is, perhaps, the very worst HONGKONG AND WHASS tong yards are very active at present, and it is be- climate on the earth. If he had simed definite

lieved that they will obtain the contract for ly what his policy was, what all this semble Isla de Cuba

to, he would probably: la de building a new stermer to replace the Paris, sacrifice was to lead Palthough it has been stated semi-officiully have gained support will regard to such a deplored the necessit

after the President of Hut nobody kno

AFTER TWENTY YEAR

SERVICE

After more than twenty years' faithful Lord Robers has lost his Limous charger, Vouble The stor

itle horse way

a favourite with the British public, and jus after the forced march to Cund thar, which wo for his owner the thinks of Parliament and se Title, he was, perhaps mon talked about

ony four-footed, créatu

Vonolel's last impor

in the Diamond

proudly bore the breas

and four claipsn

Just as though ho.

country was thep

royal favour

Since Vample

camejinin Lord Robert

cold in 1877 ind

nowledge

THE PRISONS OF SCOTLAND.

Bane

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,

MAILS DUE

English (Chusan) 4th Inst.--- American (Nippan ¿fary) 4b inst. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 8th inst. American (Coptic) 10th insf. Tacoma (Olympia) 17th int American (Apierica Afaru) 23rd inst

The steamer Kagoshima Maru (Bombay Line) left Shimonoseki for this port yesterday evening and is expected to anive here on the bih inst

We would direct the xttention of shipping 'hims to the style in which 'Steamers Expected" and "Prejected Ballags. are now published in these coletens, and in so dolig respecti - fully urge the managers of shipping. firms to give andern si their clerke te furnish this office, on the forma afrody supe ‚olisi gratin with the latein'svaftalitu information Grey daĄ

PROJECTED, SAILINGSS-

Destination

Alesia

Havre, &c America MaruSan Francis Bayern ... Straits, &c. Belginn King. San Diego, &c

anton,

Japan

Carlisle City San Diego, de, Carmarthenshire. San Diego, de,

Date

Challengeras. New York sub: QE Changsha

China ***** Chingwo Chusan

City of Peking

City of Bio Coromandel Columbia Coptic

D. Balduino Dardanus

Doric Spells: Emp, China. Emp. India

Simp Japan Conclico

Sydney&c

San Francisco, &c. 04 3rd

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