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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1899.

its her Coronation, painted by Sir George, Hayter, and at present in Kensington Police It will be remembered, that the Treasury recently declined to make any frant to the Gallery for the purchase of a sinir portrait of the Queen Her Majesty's gift is, therefore, the mare welcome and timely.

ast week no fewer than six steamen oighted at Wal-hal wei, any one of which might hare brought the mail-three of these from Chefoo, and three from Shanghai. Last week, too, H.M.S. Plover came down to Wei-hai-wei from Chefeo without a mail, the Post Office at that port dispatching the local mails for this place by overland courier, though, us is well-known the commanders of H. M. ships have over shown their readiness to facilitate the transmis. [.. sion of mails for residents here. Again the. Studai Maru (7) called hens front Chefoo. last night, but without a mail; the local mail is still en route by courier at time of writing. Comment seems needless. It would be irrational to call attention to delay in the delivery of mails were that delay due to the absence of steamer com- munication. Not so, however, when steamers, duly advertised to call here, arrive without mails, or carry our nails, or part of them, through the harbour and ons to Chefoo. And As these letters return here without the. Chefoo post-mark it may be assumed that they travel from Shanghai in closed bags addressed to the office here Suppose there had not been a suitable steamer to carry the mail the history of which is briefly outlined above; surely five days is altogether too liberal an allowance of time in which to cover fifty-four miles of read not to be equalled in China. As to the uced for

A BRITISH POST OFFICE,

your correspondent holds that stich should be established without reference 10 cost in every British possession. The strong should pay for the weak. But if additional reason is sought, then why should we pay a thx of six cents in the Hongkong government on overy home letter dispatched from Weishai-wei Or when China enters the l'astal Union, why should the tax be paid to China? 'Granted that had we the post office here we might not obtain the penny rate, still we would have the satisfaction of paying the tax into the local exchequer,

As to overland couriers, "Rupert" might examine the files of the M. C. Dálly News to fad how many times, (oʻpublic knowledge, the 'Chinese 1. P. O. couriers were robbed last winter. It' is a pity that in his endeavour to rescue Truth the cavalier should have tallen into the well, where we may leave him.

Mr Algor's Reply to His Crities. WASHINGTON, August 1st.- Mr. Alger, ex-Secretary of War, has published a long statenient in reply to the newspaper criticism passed ou his administration, and especially to the allegations contained in tele- grams published in London. He declares that no army appointments were made through political influence and no money was wrong fully used. Mr. Mckinley, he adds, appointed only 1,032 out of 8,785 volunteer officers, and that he selected either man of the regular army or those who had served in the Civil War or on the frontier-Reater.

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The Yellow Fever Epidemic in the States.

NEW YORK, A12-151, According to official advices received 19 eight o'clock last night, thirty-seven cases of yellow fever and seven deaths had occurred at the Soldiers Home, near Hampton, Virginia, Up to the present, the cases have been confined to the home. The quarantine at Itampton, Newport New, and Old Point Comfort is ten inmates of the home rigorous. Eight sickened on July 21 and 224. No alarm was felt at the first death, which occurred on the 27th. The patient turned yellow prior to death, An expers subsequently asked for an autopsy,. which was held.' The result left no doubtof the case being genuine yellow fever.-Keyer, Reported Acquisition of Islands by

the United States.

NEW YORK, July 31st. The Herald publishes a telegram from Buenos Ayres, stating that the United States have purchased various istands in the Welling, tun Archipelago, with the object of establishing coaling stations there.--Reter.

It seems unnecessary, yet as avoid misun derstanding, it may be as well to add that no Longman's Gazetteer. There is, however, a There is ho archipelago of this name in objection has been taken by your correspon- Wellington Island, which is the largest of the dent to the management of the Office liere, titude, and few opportunities are missed of by 40 miles broad. It is separated from Mails are delivered with commendable prompterritory of Magallanes, Chile, and is 100 miles the mainland by Wide thannel, the Huglish “sending mails, away.-Y. C. D. News Cor.

Narrows, and Messier Channel.]

PHILIPPINES. SHIPPING.

- Death of the Canadian Speaker.

A Renter's message from Ottawa says, the WASHINGTON, July 11th, death is announced from Tunto of the Hen An order was issued by the President to day Sir James 11. Edgar Speaker of the Dominion extending privileges and protection of the House of ammous. The correspondent st American, fag to the shipping port of Porto the Times adds than Sir James Edgår left Or- Rice and the Philippines. The order protawa un account of ill health. The deceased vides!

gentleman possessed considerable literary abilit ly, and had written several historical works as well as a volume of poems.

A NEW ORDER THAT AFFECTS FOREIGNERS. )

The vessel must be owned by a citizen of the United States resigling in Porto Rico or the Philippines.

Natives of the islands or other former subjects of Spain may be given certificates for their vessels upon their taking the oath of allegi- ance.

The order further provides that the unster and the watch officers of a vessel 10 which a certificate of protection is issued must also be citizens of the United States er must take the oath of allegiance. It is, however, discretionary with the general commanding the forces of the United States in the islands as to whether these special provisions shall be waived in whole er in part, Y. Warl [This order completely freeres.out" Britishers from participation in the coast trade.It. scams remarkable that there has been no ntinuation respecting this decree published

Works at Port Arthur.

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intervened, and charged the mob, with the re- Mr. Crane, in applying för a reinand," said he | services should be laid before the War Office. sult that several persons were wounded. Fur represented the American Embassy, for the and Admimlty, and necessary reforms advocat- ther disorders are feared. The Captain-General prosecution. The papers had only arrived in ed in all proper ways. Medical provision of the province yesterday summoned the prin Londen a few hours since, and were now on should be made for three Army Corps. The cipal officers of the Barcelona garrison to his their way to the Foreign Office. They were whole service should also be organized as a palace and gave them instructions how to deal marked "pressing," and no doubt would arrive body of independent units, capable of atting with constant demonstrations and other in- at this court without delay. In these circum-alone, or being combined or brigaded as re- cidents which, although for the most part stances he should ask for an early day to bequired. Medical officers, he suggested, should unimportant, continually disturb the tranquility fixed for the hearing-Monday or Tuesday be granted one year's study leave out of every of the population-Reuter,

five, and should be sent as assistant resident and house surgeons to our hospitals and schools of medecine, where they would be cordially welcomed. Professor Ogston strongly favoured hospital slips for future naval fights. What he had said would, he hoped, open the eyes of the British nation to the real state of affairs connected with the medical services.

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Lord Rosebery on Schools of Manhood.

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Lord Rosebery took part in the distribution of prizes at Epson College, and delivered an address in which, after some humorous remarks un the difficulty of speech making under the unfavourable conditions arising from the heat and the mixed nature of his audience, he urged that the first and primary duty of every school was to turn out mgn, for it was on our meri that we had in 'depend for the future of the country. The English schools might not have been so successful is those of some other countries in giving an exact education, but they had been the best schools of manhood the world had eyer secu paid special worship to the virtue of manhood

In England we bad always and we toured anybody who displayed it Lord Rosebery referred to Marchand, Kossuth, without caring what country he belonged and Garibaldi as individuals who had ina special degree exhibited the qualities of mand, and had on that account beea especially honoured in this country, and expressed the hope that the Epsom College would, in their carying spheres of life, exhibit the same qualities.

M. De Blowitz in a Madhouse. Ma de Blowitz, referring to. 31. de Hene- repaire's new "evidence" against Dreyfus, says that gentleman is a learned jurist, but is afflict- ed willian idée fire. His case is classed, and has a name ationg specialists in lunacy, M. de Bowitz proceeds to tell in incident that befell him during a visit to a madhouse. The | director introduced him to a quiet, serious looking man, keenly interested in the origins of language. This individual greatly impressed | accompanied him to the door, antt, says 1. de him by his attitude and learning. He Blowitz 1 gave him my hand and was about | to, cross the Dhreshold, when I uttered a cry of indignation. He had just poured over me a big bucker of endd water, drenching ang from toplo tne. Jurned round furiously. He looked at me with a quiet, affectionate dir I have just ¦ done you,' he said, “an immense service. Your bend is too big for your body. You must be made tigrice by a violent longitudinal wash

ng down, for that, lengthens out the nerves from the feet upwards. Your stature will in erease by six inches, and you will come back, to thank me."

The Revival of Rome. Ten years have hardly passed since the great building crisis filled the outlying quarters of Rome with hideous, unfinished structures as ruined many a noble Roman family. Since ST. PETERSBURG, July, 29th.then the growth of prosperity in the Italian The first works tribe undertaken in the im- provement of Port Arthur, for which the Rus capital has caused nearly all the land and in Government have assigned a sum of eleven Buildings which glutted the market during the million, routes, will be the construction of two moles, a considerable deepening of the dock, and of the rondstead and entrance channel. On the completion of these operations, haval store houses on a large sure will be erected and furnished with stores and supplies of all kinds. The floating plant will also be incased, the existing dry dock lengthened, and the con struction of a new one will be commenced. The programine also includes the erection of a hospital, a church, house for the commander and for the harbour afficials, baths, warehouses,

officers.-Reuter

risid to be bought up, and now there is hardly a street in the newer quarters of Rome where a new villa or mansion is not being built or completed, or in which existing houses are not being enlarges or beautified. Numbers of the new houses, some of them costing between £49,000 and £60,000, are, says the Rome corre spondent of the forming Post, being bought

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next would suit.

• Mr. Lushington said he could take the case on Tuesday,

Mr. Stewart said Tuesday next was very in convenient for counsel engaged for the defence; this day week would be more convenient, as that would give the defence an opportunity to obtain and consider the evidence sent over.

Mr. Lushington then, fixed Thursday, the 10th, for the hearing, and said he should crept the same trail as before."

Mr. Cavendish, the chief clerk (to prisoner); You must be here this day week with the child, The prisoner bowed' and felt the dock.

The Ritual Trials at Lambeth, - In the old guardreom of Lambeth Palace on 31st July the Primate (Dr. Temple) delivered brought before his Grice and the Archbishop his anxiously expected judgment in the case of York in May last as to the legality of the Church of England, The court was crowded, hurgical use of incense and lights in the and the judgment was listened to with the greatest interest. The Archbisaop sat almus, and after having opened with prayer, delivered his opinion

Itis Grace dealt at some length with the arguments brought before him by cinsel on behalf of the appellant elergymen (the 'Revs. E. Rain, of Norwich, and 13. Westall, of South Kensington) and the Bishops of London and Norwich, and then reviewed the interpretation placed upon the Fist Prayer Book of the second year of the reign of King Edward VI. He said there was nothing whatever to show that the use of incense had been made legal at any time since the Reformation. He was --and his Grace of York haul concurred-fat from saying that, incense was entirely an unsuitable accompani ment to the Church of England service or to Divine worship generally, but there was nothing die had to pronounce against it,

in law to show that it was legal, and therefore It should be bome in mind that what might be permissible at some tune or other was not part of his con- sideration of the arguments advanced. By the sanction of that Crown, under the advice of the Primate, incense could be legalized for use on special occasions. To ordinary circumstances, however, it was illegal in the Church of Eag, land. He also, upon the same grounds, decided against the use of lights carried in procession, and, it conclusion, in giving Judgment upon the whole, said there was nothing to forbid incense to be used to sweeten a church when ever necessary. He appealed to the whole clergy of the Church of England to accept the judgment as being given in a spirit of conscien- tiousness and to obey the law of the Church and the decision of their diocesans until the spirit of toleration had risen to a higher level.

The Archbishop then pronounced the bless- ing and the proceedings terminates.

London and its Water Supply.

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How Dreyfus' was Convicted,

PARIS, 31st July. The Figaro this morning publishes (1) a letter from Captain Freystueller, ane of the members of the first court-martial by which Captain Dreyfus was tried, asking to be heard by the Court of Cassation; (2) Captain Freys- taetter's evidence before the Court of Cassation which was strictly limited by the Court to a who attended the 1894 trial in his capacity of single point; (3) the evidence of M. Lepine, Prefect of Police; and (4) a note regarding Department, which deals with gambling, Captain Dreyfus, drawn up by the Police horses, &c.

AGENDAS

TO-MORROW,"

CHURCH SERVICES.

St. John's Cathedral:- Communion, 7 LM.

Matins, ram. Evensong, 5.45 pm Roman Catholic Cathedral:-Mass at 5 am.

7m Sam, and 9.30 am. Benediction, 5'p.m.

Union Church:-Services, 11 am and 6 p.m” Gorman Bethesda Chapel, West Point -

Morning Service, 11 am, St. Francis' Church, Wanchai :--Mass (Chin), 6 am, (Port.),, 7-30 a.m., Benediction, 5 p.m.

St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road :—Morning.

Service (English), 9 a.m.

St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point-Moss,

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Wesleyan Methodist Church:-Services, 10.30

a.m. and 5.45 p.m.

St. Peter's Seamen's Church:- am. and

6.30 p.ni.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUR. American (City of Peking) to-morrow." Australian (Faiguan) tosinorrow. American (Gaelic) 4th inst. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 13th inst American Jongkong Maru) 15th inst. American (Chin) and inst.

The steamer Diamante left Manila for Hong- koag on Thursday the 31st August.

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HONGKONG AND WHAMTOA DOCK RETURNS:

Kowloon

Dock.

Captain Freystaetter, in his letter to the President of the Court of Cassation, asks the latter to enable him to satisfy his conscience. He hopes that the President will understand. the high considerations of equity, constience, and professional correctness which determine his step. Captain Freystatter's evidence con- firms the statement that Henri first of alt affirmed Dreyfus's guilt withou invoking any The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s RIM.S. other testimony than his own, and afterwards Empress of India arrived at Amoy, on Thurs- declared that he had learned from an honour-day at 8 ain. and left the same day at 6 p.n. able person, whose name he could not give, that Dreyfus had banded over documents to a foreign, country, It was on the latter occasion that, replying to a remark of Major Gallet, Henri stated that in certain cases an officer's cap should not know what was in the head it covered. This observation,” Captain Freystactter continues," made a con- siderable impression upon ine, particularly in view of the attitude of lenri, who, turning to- wards Dryfus, called him a traitor. I was convinced of Dreyfus's guilt by the statements of the two handwriting experts, who declared positively that Dreyfus had written the borderean. The points of dissimilarity in the writing noted by two other experts having been explained by M. Bertillan, the bordereau alone was discussed at the four sittings of the court-martial,"

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D. Juan & Auštria P. C. C. Kho

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PASSED THE CANAL.. Outward 1st August-Marie, · Valerię Sarpeden, Flintshire, Babelsberg. 4th August. -Gloucester, City Intus, Stevia, Valetta. Tancha Muru. 8th August-Glenfarg Pak fing, Cafekas, St. Frenc. 11th August-Candia, Laos, Savela, 18ili AugustAwąchi Maru: Tgottarda.

Homeward-18th August—Saruin, Afridi, Vortigern.

Shipping.

Arrivals.

MENMUIR, British steamer, 1980, S. J. George, 1st Sept, Sydney 3rd Aug,, vla Towns- ville, Thursday Island and Port Darvin'.. Igth, and Manila 30th, General,-Gibb, Livingston & Co.

LOYAL, German steamer, 1,237, Lorenzen, Ist Sept, Hongay 30th Aug., Coal-Sander, Wieler & Co.

M. Lopine affirms that the proceedings of the 1894 trial, far from being particularly im-. pressive, were characterized by the gloomy grey note of an archnary case. The attitude of the accused himself was not such as to excite sympathy. Occasionally his face twitched convulsively, but there was no movement, no heart-drawn cry, no emotion which could be communicated to others. What most struck | M. Lepine was Henri's exclamation: "There is the traitor, know it, I swear it"; and M. Bertillon's evidence. It seemed to him that the latter had not been understood. As for | Maitre Demanige's address to the court in Dreyfus's defence, it was very fine, but it only turned on one point, the object being to show the bordereau could not have emanated from an artillery officer, and orore particularly Dreyfus, But on this point the minds of the jadges had already been made up. M. Lepine says that at one point in:31. Bertillon's evidence he saw the muscles of Dreyfus's face contract, but he did not hear the cry, "Wretch, so you saw mo write it," of which M. Bertillon fad spoken,

M. Lepiac reafirms that on being charged into Dreyfus's gambling losses and his relations with women, he ascertained that there had been a confusion of names in the matter of the gam-LOONGSANG, British steamer, 1,246, Weigail,

2nd Sept, Swatow 1st Sept., Ellast. bling, and that it could not be proved that

Jardine, Malliesou & Ço.

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VALETTA, British steamer, 2,948, C. F. Preston 2nd Sept.,Landbrig9th July, and Singa pore 28th Aug. Mails and General-Pi&| O, S, N. Co.

HANOL, French steamer, 705, Panmer, and Sent-Haiphong and Hollow 1st Sept, Genetil.-A. R. Marty,

W. M. CHIYVEN, Chinese steainer, 1,211,

Jamieson, and Sept., Canton 1st Sept., General.-C. M..S. N. Co..

in the Hongkong · Government Gazette, al- ́barracks, and dwelling-houses for the medical / nomment to Victor Emanuel is to be finishe:/ / 1899, it was any sunik.r statistics for the by the Minister of War to make an inquiry | CLARA, German steamer, 675., A. Hansen, 2nd

though about a week ago a fotification, for warded to the Government by the United States Consul General, was published setting forth under date the 25th. August, 1899, that the U.S. War Department decreed on 22nd May that "No merchandise shall be brought, under penalty of forfeiture thereof, into Cuba, Porto Rico, or the Philippine Islands, from the United States or any. For

ROME, July 31st.

The continuation of the drought is begining to cause anxiety about the Metropolitan water supply. In a report to be subinitted to the Council the Water Committer County, of that body state that both in May and June the present year the Thames has fallen far below not only its average flow, but even below the flow of 1898. On the other hand, the by the convents and other religions assbelutions,uantity of water abstracted by the companies which find house property to be a good invest is greater this year than it was last year ment for their vast wealth. The Government The smallest tow many one day in June, 1898, was 245,500,000 gallims, while in June, buildings are also being pushed forward.

158,300,000. The committee are unable month of July or to make any certain forecast

to give

as to the future, but they understand that the Thames is still falling, and are advised that a

the months of July to October during a long period of years leads to the conclusion that even if a wet sunuper intervenus the actual total natural flow of the Thames during the next three months will be considerably Below 300,000,000 gallons. Out of this amostat the

that that the actual flow at Teddington will in than 130,000,000 gallons, and the result will be no case he more than 170,000,000 gallons, and if the drought continues will fail to a very low figure indeed.

as soon as possible, while the inagnificent Palace of Justice may be expected to rise somewhat less slowly than hitherto, Protecting Her Majesty's Uniform,

The Pope's Motor Car. It has been stated by several papers that the

A case under the Uniforms Act was dealt l'ope has bought a motor car, to ride about the

with at the West Ham police-court the other Vatican, grounds. This is untrue. French society has made his Holiness a present of a day. The one was not a serious one, but motorcar. It has been accepted, but the Popehe prosecution is worthy of note because it to prevent the uniforms of her Majesty's Torces defendants were two young men from Canning to degrading uses is not a mere dummy. The Town. They took part in a deamonstration in aid of Sister Katherine's Nurses Home at Plaistow attiled in military tunics, and made guys of themselves by wearing "big blotchy

careful study of the rainfall and evaporation in

"Dreyfus lund had relations with certain women. |--Reuter,

Sept, Haiphong und Hoihow 1st Sept. -General-Jebsen & Co.

Clearances at the Harbour Office. Uranus, American str., for Amoy. Loyal, German str., for Canton,." Australian, British str., for Macao.

cigs Country, in any vessel measuring less does not use it himself. His Holiness has shows that the Act. design from being put companies, will probably require rather more Mennir, from Sydney, via ports, reports } Kang Ping, Chinese str., for Tientsin,

than 30 Tons Gross, in capacity"]

CHINESE EXCLUSION FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

It is alleged that the Chinese exclusion: policy is to be followed in Sulu as in the Philippines, says the B. N. Borneo Herald. When Chinese compete with white labour we can understand, if we do not endorse, the idea. That when it comes to a country where no white man can or will perform menial labour and where the native, like the West Indian negro, will only work a couple of days a week because he can thus carn enough for his simple waits, the case is different. There has never been a

discontinued his carriage drives, and now only goes about in his carrying chair-Central

News.

Release of Colonel Du Paty De Clain.

*The Pigarn, continuing its Dreyfus, dis- closures, on August at publishes, says Reuter's correspondent, the text of the letter that Captain Dreyfus sent to the President of the Chamber, and which M. Meline suppressed, and also various letters sent to the Minister of War and the President of the Republic during 1897 and 1898. In these the condemned man proclaimed his innocence, and asked for a revision of his trial. The Figara also gives Captain Dreyfus's letter to the Governor of French Guiana, de manding the reason of his being placed in irons,

But the most interesting piece of news is that of the release of Colonel du Paty de Clam on 31st July on the ground that there was no casc against him.

Why the Pet Cats Disappeared.

large immigration of Chinamen into Sulu but a sufficient number have seuled there to require the appointment of a Captain Ching .who. acted as intermediary be. tween his countrymen and the govern ment. We have no doubt that the American authorities will soon learn that the "headman system; such as is more or less adopted in all British possessions in the East, will be the only way

of exercising rule or protection: From all we can gather the existing idea is that of a The Vienna Neue Freie Presse has been. temporary protectorate, and if so, our own pubfishing some details respecting the behavi- methods of ruling Asiatics may furnish some. our of the international troops quartered in useful hints. We have had a large number of Crete. An entertaining item is given respect American visitors recently in Sandakan who ing the French soldiers. It seems that the frankly admit that such is the case. Every second batch of French troops, who came to possible information has been placed at their Tirete after the departure of the Turks, seized disposal and their presence has given much all the cats they could and in Canca and pleasure to all residing in Sandakan. If, as we Halepa and are them. When, however, a large feel almost sure, the United States occupation number of specially put animals had thus reduces the more lawless portion of the arch disappeared, a great and indignant outcry on pelago to good order, we shall owe our Amerithe part of the inhabitants arose. Accordingly can friend's many thanks.

the commander, to avoid serious trouble, had to issue a very drastic prohibition of cat-catch. ing, which he embodied in an order of the dity. But the practice was checked with difficulty.

BY THE MAIL.

From Home Papers.). Resignation of the Belgian Cabinet,

BRUSSELS, August 1st. Ara Cabinet Council held this morning, the Ministers came to a unanimous decision that, in view of yesterday's vote of the Electoral Bill Committee, it was their duty to resign, and at the close of the Conheil Mayan den Pecreboom, the Premier, proceeded to the Palace, and con veyed their collective resignation to the King, His Majesty is now conferring with the former Premier, M. de Smet de Nayer ---Reuter

Six at a Birth.

noses.

As the procession passed along, they were, according to the evidence of a constable, the cause of contemptuous laughter-the officer called it "conteroplative" until he was correct. ed. They were described in the programme as the "Woodstock Fusiliers.' It seems that they took part in a charity demonstration at Poplar, and their appearance was so successful that they were asked to participate on the occasion in question,

Eventually the summons was dismissed on payment of costs. This warning, will, perhaps, not be ineffective.

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With regard to the river Lea, although the committee know the flow over Fielde's Weir in June to have been 23,500,000 gallons a day, they have got sufficient information as to the arrangements, between the New River Com- pany and the East London Company to cons- pare the real condition of that river at the present time with that of last year. It appears, however, that in the month of June the river fell short of supplying the needs of the two- companies to the extent of at least 9,000,000

gallons a day, and therefore the East London Company is already depending very largely on the water obtained through the Thames com- panies.

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SHIPPING REPONTS.

Captain St. John George, of the steamship

ville, Thursday Island, and left Port Darwin on Pak Kong, British str., for Canton. Left Sydney on the 3rd ulto, called at Towns-Wo Ping, Chinese steun launch, for Wuchow. the 13th, arrived at Manila on the 23rd, and Marie Jebsen, German str., for luito. left again on the 30th, and anchored at 7 pan. Maidstru Maru, Japanese str., for Swataw. on the rst inst. of Wanchai. Fine weather was Salkong, British str., for Samsai. experienced to Manita, from thence light Vari- Nanyang, German st for Swatów. able winds, showery and smooth sea to arrival.. Vizsaya, American str., for Amay.

Haimui, British str., for Swatow.. Kwai Lum, British steam-launch, for Macao. Olympi, American str., for Ainoy, Kong Pak, British str., for Canton. Amara, British str., for Samarang. Hanai, French str., for Hoihow. Halching, British str., for Tamsui,

Departures

NOTAN DA‚ˆ

CALENDAR.

SEPTEMBER.

Meteorological means based on fifteen years observations to 1835.

Barometer.... Thermometer

Humidity

Rainfall

29.755 ,8r.o .83 ..13.482

TO-DAY. Saturday, 2nd September, 1899. Chinese-8th of 7th moon of 25th year of

Kabang-sü.

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bh. esmin. bir, Jómin. Shr. "gaming

Afternoon Low water-Morning........Ar. zomini,

Afternoon thr. 45min. ANNIVERSARIES

The Results of the Peace

Doctors in the Service. - Conference.

The Army and Navy medical departments. PARIS, July 31st. came in for some severe handling at the meet- The Journal publishes an article by M.ing of the British Medical Association at Ports- Hanotaux on the subject of the Peace Confe,nough. Professor Alexander Ogston, Regius rence. The writer, while recognizing that the Professor of Surgery in the University of Aber problems brought before the Conference offered deen, in the course of an address, said that no striking difficulties expresses the opinion that observant member of the medical profession the delegates might have adhered to solemn could have failed to observe how changed was declarations which on being submited to the estimation in which the medical services in public opinion would have acquired great force, the Army and Navy had come to be regarded 1066-Great Fire of London. the delegates should have done all their work during the last three decades. The most 1809-Treaty between Austria and Ching in the full public view. M. Handmus comtalented graduates ceased-to-aspire to entersigned. tinues as follows:

them, and things had come to such a pass that 1857-Machow a notorious pirate chief sen few even of those with inferior qualifications

tenced to imnsportation. could, as a rule, be induced to present them

1870-Surrender of Sedan, selves at the entrance examination; while those 1877-Kagoshima seized by the Japanese rebel medical officers who possessed a few years,

leader Saigo. experience in the services, however much 1879-The Vega arrived at Yokohama after loyalty might seal their lips, showed themselves

discovering the North, West Passage, disappointed and discouraged with the pro-1891--Serious anti-foreign riots at Ichang. fessional life they had to lead

1893--Death of Sir James Russell, Ex-Chief

Justice of longkang. 1896-Rokuyo, Japan, destroyed by earthquake. 1898-Rattle of Onidurman. Kiao-chau open

ed to trafic.

While the calls of modern science had been

TO-MORROW.

Sept. 2, Chusan, British str., or Europe. Sept. 2, Nanyang, German six, for Coast Ports.. Sept. 2, Benlazers, British str., for Saigon, |Sept. 2, Dunav, Austrian str., for Manila

Sept. 2, Tamba Maru, Jap. str., for Vokobama Sept. 2, Hiroshima. Maru, Jap, sir, for Kobe. Sept. 2, Choysang, British sir., for Canton, Sept. 2, Chikli, British str., for Canton, Sept. 2. Lycameon, German str., for Cantón," Sepr. 2, Olympia, American stc., for Tacoma. Sept. 2, Australian, British str., for Australia," Sept. 2, Hongkong, French str., for Hoihow, Sept. 2, Holstein, German str., for Saigon.. | Sept. 2, Kwongsang, British str., for Tientsin

Passengers Arrived.

Per Menmuir, from Australian Ports Messrs. F. Moody, Frank Ch. Cook, R.. F. Beralt, Ch-Sing, D.A. Mitchell, Europeans, 1 Japanese, and 2 Chinese in steerage.

Per Valetin, for Hongkong from London- Mr. Stewart, Serg and Mrs. French and z infants, and Mr. W. E. Fegg. From Bombay

Mr R.. S. Fullakin. From Singapore Messrs. K. Gadelius, Travel and servant, W Ruchwaldy, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Kennedy, Tor Shanghai from London-Mr. W, L. Heitt, From Bombay Mr. H. McFagulbhoy. For Kobe.. from Colombo--Mrs. Örsowa, For Yokohama from LondleMessrs. Mitchell and P. R. Scott. From Bumbay Major J. 0, Ceates.

Departed.

"The attempt to secure an obligatory con vention in favour of arbitration has failed, and that is what strikes the public. But the appeal to public opiniin remains a fact. We have now a course of procedure open to us which it will be difficult to ignore. Neutrals have been recognized as possessing certain rights which A Fatal Duel in France. will have to be taken into the account, There One has so often read of the farcient duel in are certain kinds of projectiles, which cannot France, where about the last thing that the be used-without some embarrassment to those taken to heart in the thedical services of combatants think of doing is inflicting a

who employ them, and some deplorable foreign armies, they had fallen on unheeding serious wound, that the information of a fatal doctrines proclaimed aloud behind the scenes cars among those responsible for the efficiency encounter, contained in the English papers, did not dare show themselves in the full light of our own. The contrast between the medical comes with the added shock of a surprise, of the plenary sitting, thus losing their strength and other departments made that neglect all The Telegraph's Paris correspondent, in his in a peculiar degree. In spite of all, therefore, the more astounding. This condition of things was one from which ligte would be one day. account of the matter, says that the duellists no real progress has been achieved-Reuter

rude awakening. In the event of a naval were two non-commissioned officers of the

engagement the wounded on lgard ship would The Alleged Abduction by an Eighteenth Chasseurs Cheval (light cavalry

have to be attended to in a small, dark room, regiment), quartered at Saint Germain. The

American Lady. men, named Biancarelli and Klein, had had an

provided with nong save the rudest appliances, Letitia Ann Roberts Perot, alias Letty Pierce, and a few cots, which often were as much animated discussion, in the course of which,

exposed to the enemy's live as any other part they boxed each other's ears.. An encounter of Albert Hall-pansions, was charged on re- A record" case of childbirth occurred, at was tyd.The capa de fandt Wow street in 301 August, before Me of the ship. There was in reason why a su

menialubresAt the first attack Klein Lushington with abduction The accused, ciently large and well-lighted space should not where a widow gaye birth in a lodging-house received thurst in the neck, which severed attendance at the court with her daughter and which wounded men could be lowered, and in attired in u fashionable white costume, was in be provided under the armoured dock," into 10 six children. They were five month child. The raratid artery. Ale full, bleeding profusely, a fady friend at an early hour, and listened with this space appliances could be provided for ren, and were all stindom. - Dir 101500% and died two hours later. Klein was twenty- embalmed the bodies and want them 19 tha two years of age, and had enlisted at nineteen. interest to the cases preceding her own. Im carrying out all the more important opera 183-Treaty of peace between England and Read the following: Scoll's Emutilon is in

tions..

Angiomical Museum, Loudon, The poor wo

man was subsequently removed to the union

infirmary at "nny Stratford. “

The Queen

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drs the Treasury's

has presented to the Trustees Cortrait ys a national trait of horse herobes vorn

mediately her name was called by the gaoler Further Disturbances at Barcelona.osed manner, Mr. R. Newton Crane appear. Professor Ogstor suggested that the British she took her seat, in the dock in a very com Proceeding to deal with a scheme of reform, BARCELONA, August 2nd. " ed in support of the application for an extradi. Medical Association should create a section. a demonstration on the part of 400 conscripts, the accused Mr. Hodson, of the American gery. Responsibility for the defects of Disturbances were caused here yesterday by tion order. Mr. Walter Stewart represented for the discussion of military and naval sur who paraded the streets carrying brooms. Embassy, was present in the court with the the medical services lay chiefly, in the Their proceedings gave rise to a good deal of officer who had just arrived from America with apathy and ignorance of the civil part of hissing from part of the inhabitants, while the papers in the case and Inspector Brockwell the medical profession, concerning them. others raised sedhlous cries. The police finally represented the police

Information, as to the condition of the

Sunday, 3rd September, 1899. Chinese--apth of 7th mech of 25th year of

shr. aamin Chr. Igmint.

går 32min, Afternoon *Shr. 5quain, Low water-dforning and........ thr, omin.

Alternati "ANNIVERSARIES:

Kwang-sil. Sun-Rises

Sets Moon-in Apogee går. m. › High water-Aforniing

165n-Battle of Dunbate 1651-Battle of Worcester.

1658--Oliver Cromwell died.

United States signed.

Thames.

1878-Loss of the ss. Princess Alice in the 1883-Governor Sir George Bowen left Hong

kong for. Peking, 189-Great fire at Ningpo 700 houses bumi. 4894-kong Plague Proclamation, revoked. 18 Destructive fire at Canton 700 lipuses

destroyed?

Per Chusan, from fongkong for Bombay- Messrs. N. M. Abdoolabhoy Poonawalla D. Abdoolay. For singapore wala and and Capt. C. Harington. For Marseilles-Mrs Orsawa

Per Rohilla, from Hongkong for Yokohama Messrs. Saltern Wiljett, E. C. Lone and Mrs. Thos. E. Evans. For Nagasaki-Mr. David Barnes.

Scorr-Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites acts both as food and thedicine.. It not only gives flesh and strength by virture. of its own nutritious properties, but creates an appetite for food that builds up the wasted body,

pound. I have given is to consumptive patients my opinion an excellent and valuable com and have been delighted with the results. obtained. It is pleasant to the taste and can ba borne by the most sensitive: stomacity, RODWAY, M.D Butter Knowle Any Chemist, can supply Hongkong and the f