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LEGAL INTELLIGENOF.

SUPREME COURT

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

fort His Hon, WG M, Goodman (Acting

Chief Justice)

September 13th

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1899.

inore are, haing ltered into the foreign style A German finn got an order from the Viceroy "the other day for 10,000 guns and 10,000,000 cartridges. The crops look well and the heap is already being harvested. Our correspondent Balshed with a note on the omnipresence of the Russian soldier in Manchuria. His letter is dated the 22nd of August--N, C. D. NewH.

H.I.M. KUANG HSU'S DETHRONE- MENT IMMINENT.

CLAIN BY AN ADMINISTRATRIMS In this case Chentu Tai Tai, a spinster residing at No. 50, Ship street, sund Cheuk A Peking telegram of 7th instant, to the Sum, who is a dairy farmer and carries on N. C. D. News says →→→ business at and 3, Tai Luk Lane, Shek Tong Arrangements for the dethronement of the "Tsui, for the recoverly of certain cattle or their. unfortunate Emperor Kung Hsü are proceed- value $2,000. It appeared from the petitioning apace. The Enipress Dowager's choice that on the 9th September, 1898, letters of has definitely fallen upon l'u Tsuan, the nine- administration of all and singular the personal year old son of Duke Tsai Lan, to succeed estate and effects of Tsang Kun Kii, widow, Kuang Hsú a Emperor of China. This fanner, were granted to the plaintiff, and the Imperial candidate can only speak the plaintiff sued the defendant as administratrix, Manchu dialect and knows no Chinese. the defendant being the adopted son of the Kuang Hati has already been forced to decensed and the plaintiff the sixter. At the time draw = up memorial to the Empress of her death the deceased was entitled to certain Dowager asking to be allowed to resign his cattle, and after the death of the deceased and throne, owing to his chronic illness vide the granting of letters of administration the Imperial decree of the sih instant, and a defendant detained from the plaintiff the said pretence will be made by the Empress Danger eattle and the increase thereof. The defence to refuse accepting the resignation and to ask was that the cattle belonged to the defendant, the Emperor to consider the matter again. Mr. Melbourne instructed by Mr. Holmes) This will be done three times, and at the third appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Robinson time the resignation is to be accepted as show (instructed by Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) for ing the Emperor is really anxious to resign. The dethronement is expected to take place shortly. The troops of Prince Ching and Jung Lu will be under arms on the occasion in case something untoward happens. Duke Tai Lan is a close friend of Prince Ching and there are doubts whether Jung Lu's party will be satisfied at this further strengthening of the Ching faction by the appointment of the new Emperor. There are rumours that perhaps, Rassin will have some thing to say before the dethronement takes place, as Chinese officials in Féngtien have recently reported that the Russians are pre paring to send a large force to Peking in a few clays.

the defendant, -.

Mr. Robinson suggested to his Lordship that he should confer with his learned: friend Mr. Melbourne to see if some settlement could be

come to.

Tis Lordship agreed, adding that he thought the case was one for compromise..

After some discussion it was arranged that the defendant should return four cows and pay $75 towards the plaintiffs' costs.

THE PLAGUE,

Cases reported to ath instant.

Do, đo. during past 24 hours... 3

Da

Total... 1447 Deaths reported to 12th instant 1,378 do. during past 24 hours... 7

Total... 1,385

BURNING OF WEST HONGKEW POLICE STATION.

GENERAL SU'S MISSION TO

KUANGCHOUWAN.

TWO MEN A LADY AND A

YACHTS

THE INSTRUCTIVE STORY OF A CLEVER S.

-TRIO:

MR. WEAVER'S ADVENTUROUS CAREER

concerned, Perceptions of convenience and hopes of profit will conquer international jealousy, as in most of the seaports of the world they do already. -Spectatore

played poker with consistency and deterguna tion when an opportunity offered, and, so we are informed, realised large profits. This world is always jealous of success, and it naturally came to pass that the exploits of Messrs. Weaver and Torceval in this direction excited

SHIPPING REPORTS, hostility. Their consorious enemies, at Hong- about them, and even went so far as to send an from Swatow, reports:-Fine weather through kong for example, said disagreeable things

Captain Dowson, of the steamship feesun intimation to Nagasaki, which resulted in their exclusion from the local Club during their brief stay at the southem pon. Yokohama proved more credulous, and has had to bear con-

We are indebted to the New York Herald of as far back as March 16th, for additional particulars of Mr. Weaver's previous carcer, from which we take the following

here) is nut unknown to New York. He was Nicholas J. Weaver (or W. J. as he registered horn in Cleveland is highly connected and weil educated.

Gallery at Police Headquarters, No. 1,796,

His picture is in the Rogues'

HIS VOYAGE OF EXPLORATION. He figured most conspicuously here when, Waldorf. About forty years old, polished in in the winter of 1895-96 he appeared at the

project was to organise an expedition, explore money, he made many friends. His greatest manner. expensively dressed, lavish with his

unknown rivers and unvisited countries and tribes, and furnish descriptive articles to a syn- dicate of publishers. For this enterprise he proposed to equip his schooner yacht Vorna, and to carry with him a company of writers, scientists and photographers. Speaking of his scheme he said he offered Rudyard Kipling and that the author was enthusiastic over the $12,000 a year to accompany the expedition scheme but, because of previous engagements cager to go, and his room at the Waldorf was was compelled to decline, Hut be found others thronged with persons, whn, it was said, had been engaged for this adventure. He dis appared from the Waldorf on February 28th, Florida. Then his advertising patrons made 1800. His health, he said, called for a wip to

and found that the Boston newspaper Weaver inquiries about the international publication, had mentioned, had no connection with it.

CLARA, German steamer, 67.

Sept Haiphong and General Jebsen & Co. HERMES Norwegian steamer, 849

Jensen, 13th Sept. Tientsin vin Chefoo 5th Sept, General--C EM KACHIDATE MARU, Japanese steamer 143, PICCIOLA, German steamer, 875, E. Schipper, Sept., Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaishe. S. Fujuki, 13th Sept Kuchinotza 8th

Sept.-Saigon 8th Sept, Rice,Chinese

Captain Selly, of the steamship Glenfarg,KONG BENG, British steamer, 852, F. W from Singapore, reports-Light N.E. winds

Joslin, 13th Sept.-Saigon 9th Sept. and smooth sea.

Rice-Woo Kec.

Captain F. W. Joslin, of the steamship Kong Beng, from Saigon, reports:-Light N. E. winds and fine weather throughout.

chi daru, from London, reports-Light vari Captain Thompson, of the steamship Kawa able winds and smooth sea from Singapore.

NOTANDA.

CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER.

Meteorological means based on fifteen years' observations to 1898.

Barometer Thermometer

Humidity Rainfall

.29.824

...77

8.33

date t

TO-DAY.

WEATHER RETORT,

On date

10 AM

Th

.19.95

29.87

83

82་

77

76

0.01

Barometer.. Temperature Humidity Rainfall

TO-DAY, Chinese-9th of 8th moon of 25th year of Wednesday, 13th September, 1899.

Kwang-st. Sun--Rises

Skr. 47min. Ohr, quin.

Sets Moon-First Quarter ghr, a6 m. Monn- Perigee zhr. am. High water-forming

thr. 12min Afternoon Hone

Low water-forning... qkr. gómin,

Afternoon......one No inferior high-nor low-water.

ANNIVERSARIES,

Given a good address, social adaptability, plenty of assurance and a fertile imagination, says the Japan Daily Herald, it is not difficult for a perfect stranger to live in Yokohama for a few months at a stretch on the interest of what a home paper recently described as a lead pen.sequences. If we were addicted to the use of slang, we cil, and we might add a few strips of pasteboard. should feel inclined to say that in some respects our little community is dead easy"; in other words that it displays aguileless faith in huinan nature-imported highly creditable to its heart if not to its head. This opinion, we feel certain, most be shared by Mr. W. J. Weaver, owner of the handsome American schooner yacht Norma, which recently visited these smiling shores and for a season, all too brief as some now think, pleasantly disturbed the monotony of living in the rank our local upper ten. Mr. Weaver's popularity was shared in no small degree by his friend Mr. lishman, of reputed wealth, and by Mrs. Perce erceval, a well-groomed Eng val, a French lady of remarkabic fascination. Mr. Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Perceval arrived here on June toth, by the 5.5. Koor far from Shanghai via ports, and on the 26th of the same month the graceful yacht Norna followed from Hongkong, duly consigned to her owner Mr. Weaver. The latter in addition to his many other claims to social distinction, gave. himself out to be the Commodore of the New York Yacht Club, and it is therefore not sur prising that the rank and fashion of our port opened wide their arms, metaphorically speaking, and bade him welcome in their niidst. Mr. Weaver's social radiance deflected many of its mys upon Mr. and Mrs. Perceval, who, moreover, were by no means. content, to play second fiddle to the "Com. modere." Mr. Perceval knew a thing or twoj so did his wife. Mr. Percerval was a "good fellow in his own right; he could simple a cocktail with the most seasoned American; be could bear himself without flinching at the

ARRESTED ON THE RETURN. poker table- virtue shared Mr. Weaver- Weaver returned to New York, and on June though some are so envious as to say that this 20th 1896, was arrested by detectives. An order cabin fortitude was as much due to uniform had been issued to arrest him on sight, He good fortune as to inherent stuicism. As for was known to the police from previous affairs, Airs. Perceval, she was a lovely woman, and for, according to the records, Weaver, then none knew better than she how to preside, known as Frank Wilson, alias James W. audaciously decollete with the Gallic vivacity Clark and Ward, had been arrested in 183815c6--Charles James Fox died. and esprit at those delightful entertainments charged with swindling a Chicago woollen which were occasionally given to a favoured few firm. He escaped this predicament at the at the Grand Hotel. Moreover those who have time, but the police did not forget him. The enjoyed the privilege of thus basking in Mrs.Hoston newspaper said it had lost $6,000 Perceval's polific smites on these occasions, through his operations, and wanted to prose can hardly find the heart to regret the cute him, but after three days' imprisonment, chips placed to their debit during the quiet he was released. Once free again, he went subsequently indulged in between Mr. Weaver, was fitted up with small arms and two rapid poker parties which as often as not were on with his explorations" on his yacht, which Mr. Perceval and their intimate friends. Poker, fire guns. we should say, was the principal diversion-we will not say business-of Messrs. Weaver and Perceval, and of their skill in this popular game, have had practical experience therent. In due we may very well leave others to speak who -course, and not so very lang after his serrival, The Chinese claim at the French de Mr. Weaver was put up at the Club by two manded, at first, a lease of unly 100 / square well-known American residents. Here his of territory, and with the object of delimiting expansive urbanity and the facility with which the boundaries of the Riungchou, and Par, he signed chits on the slightest provocation, Tautai of the Kao-Lien-Ching Intendancy

soon made him a welcome visitor. On his were sent is Commissioners to meet a French part also, the genial Mr. Weaver threw open Commissioner, early this year. Arrived at his yacht to his Yokohama friends, and treated Kuangchouwan, however, the Chinese Com then on several occasions to tasteful enter satisfied with the mite first demanded and, in ness. Still a poker atmosphere if we may double the original demand. This the two addition, wanted an extra territory of over

say so, pervaded everything in Messrs. Wenver Taotais were not prepared to grant, but they as to the limit; with or without, they were and Perceval's vicinity, nor were they particular zealously went to work to find why the French equally complaisant. This sort of thing con wanted such an out-of-the-way placed as tinued uninterruptedly until the 5th Aug, when Yamen records soon explained the import Kuangchouwar Reference to the local to the consternation of Mr. Weaver's guarunters, it was seen that the dainty little "Norna no auce of the place vis-à-vis Hainan Island, longer rode at anchor in the harbour, but bad the Kuangtong coast, west of Lienchou sailed on a cruise for an unknown destination, Peninsula, and the Gulf of Tongking, and it at an extremely early hour, with Mr. Weaver soon became apparent to the Chinese Govern and a lady, who, however, bas little to do with ment that any further cession of islands and the story, Mr. and Mrs. Perceval remained be: territory in the vicenity of Kuangchouwan bind. This eccentric departure had the effecti would not only make impregnable from the of heightening public interest in Mr. Weaver sea and mainland, but also throw the whole and his antecedents, especially when his chits Hainan Island completely at the mercy of the payment. Mr. Perceval then began to grow western const of the province as well as began to be presented to his guarantors for French. With Kitangchouwan alone in the communicative and informed certain parties hands of the French, and the neighbouring Mr. Weaver, he had given the latter a that when he Was Singapore with islands and mainland in the hands of a strong Chinese force, the mischief will not be so great bottomry bond on the yacht for £555, which is determined not to yield to all the French lawyers at that place. Mr. Perceval, however, and with this in view, the Chinese Government

was duly executed by a prominent firm of was not in possession of the ship's papers as he should have been. The law provides that all others. Under ordinary circumstances Mr. the last bottomry bond has precedence over Perceval ought to have received his money August Mr. Wenver was overheard to ask Mr. here. In fact on the evening of the 4th Perceval to go to the United States Consulate

Since the French demand in 158 for the lease of Kunnychouwan and its cession to them by China very little, bas, been written on the subject owing to its being litle known now-a- days to the outside world, except to junkmen trading between Hainan Island and the West Kuangrang and Tongking coasts. But in the time of the previous Ming dynasty Kanny. chouwan was the headquarters of large Reets of pirates who. by reason of their hold of the place, dominated not only the sea route, oth of Hainan Island, but the whole coast This state of affairs is still as true now, as line between Kuangchouwan and Tongking. it was three centuries ago, and the French at Kuangchonwan will easily x the masters of The Chinese know this, but they did not at the the whole Kuangtung and Tongking coasts.

trying their best to counteract their fatal time of the French denand, and they are now

cession of Kuangchouwan:---

The yacht touched at many ports in the States, England and the Continent, where the "Commodore always lived at the best clubs carrict the flag of the Atlantic Yacht Club of and pursued his pet amusements. The Norma New York, of which organization Mr Weaver was at one time a member.

THE SHADOW OF THE PLAGUE.

1872--The Grand Duke Alexis of Russia visited

Hongkong. 1870-Convention signed at Chefoo by

Thomas Wade and Li Hung chang. 1882 Battle of Tel-el-Rebir. 1898-Yu Manize creates Schauen riots,

WO-MORROW.

Thursday, 14th September, 1899. Chinese-1oth of Sth moon of 25th year of

Kwang-sü. Sun-Rises.

Sels

Shr. 47min. 6hr, 3min. 2hr, 26min.

High water-forning Low water-Morning... 11hr, işmin.

Aftertioon.none

Afternoon...none

HONGKONG MARU, Japanese steamer,

W. E. Filmer, 13th Sept, San Francis and Shanghai th Sept, General Van Buren.

Siam, British str., for Amøy, A

Clearances at the Harbour Ofos.

Tsurugisan Maru, Jap. str., for Kuchinotzu, Ontang, British str., for Saigon.

Charterhouse, British str., for Amoy":

Anping, Chinese str., for Shanghai Daphne, German str, for Nagasaki Krai Lum, British steam-launch; for Macao.

Departures.

Sept. 13, Preussen, German str., for Shanghai, Sept. 13, Hongkong, French sitt, for Iloihow. Sogt. 13 Thalas, British str., for Swalow. Sept. 13, Tailee, German str., for Hongay: Sep, 13, Woosung, British str., for Canton. Sept. 13, Ariake Mary, Japanese str for Moji Sept. 13, Auping, Chinese str., for Shanghai Sept. 13, Savoia, German str., for Yokohama Sept. 13, Ousang, British str., for Saigon. Sept. 13, Siam, British str., for Amoy, Sept. 13, Daphne, German str., for Vladivo

stock.

Passagers-Arrived.

Per Hoosung, from Swatow-5 Chinese Per Kawachi Maru, from Singapore-Miss Boorman, Japanese and 9 Chinese,

Per Rosetta, from Yokohoma-Messrs. J. J. Collins, J. P. Vasco, C. Jackson, Mrs. Kinguell, Mr. Lee Hing Shing, and 19 Chinese

Per Glenfarg, from Singapore for Hongkong --Messrs. Vernon, R.A., Petis, R.N., Johnstone, RE., and Franklin, RN. For Tonkin-Mr. T. Ryan.

Per Picciola, from Saigon-11. Chinese Per Kong Beng from Saigon-100 Chinese.. Per Kachidate Maru, from Kuchinotzu-z Japanese,

Departed.

Per Preussen, from Shanghai for Singapore)

Mr. E. Heidenheims, and Chinese For Colombo-Mr. K. M. Benedieter. For Genoa

SirMrs. V. Moliendorf and 3 children, Messrs.

H, Witte, C. Bodewig, K. Schmidt, and -N, P.. Novojeloff. For Southampton-Mrs. Dent, Mrs. A. C. Claton and 2 children, Mrs. D. A L. Gaynar, Mr. R. G. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Blades, T. Prentice, G. Williams, and A... Kirchheimer. For Bremen--Mrs. Heintze, Messrs. O. Maschke, F. Mochrow, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Meyer, and Mr. K. Sander. From Yokoliama for Singapore-Mr. Slam. For Genoa from Kobe-Mr... Iwanner From Nagasaki-Messrs, C. P. Pavio and H. Handel: mann, and Miss S One From Manila-Mr. C. Ingenohe. From Hongkong for Singapore Messrs. D. Massin and W. Taylor For Naples-Messrs. G. B. Ramsey, R. D. Maxwell: and A. 1.. Bockwag. For Genoa-Capt. Dense, Messrs. H. Newmann, J. Lynch, H. L. Tomlin J. Vanhoof. For Southampton-Messrs. H. son and A. P. MacEwen. For Antwerp Mr Lutken and Croman. For London-Miss F. E. Hill, and Mr. Geo. C. Hodidon.For Bremca-Mr. T. Dose. For Hamburg-Mrs. Schmidt and children.

No laferior high-nor low-water.

ANNIVERSARIES. 1762-A scouting vessel of the British feet under Admiral Cornish took soundings 1857--Duke of Wellington died. in Manila Bay.

of getting water except from a small creche missioners found that the French were not taiaments on board, upon a scale of great larish. question, but it looks as if they would have 1864-The Hongkong Volunteers called out on

Is the plague coming to England? Are we to teenth century? These sound rather alarmist have a repetition of the horrors of the seven-

to be taken seriously into consideration. lexandria is sustaining a severe, visitation according to the British Medical Journal, the from the dread disease, and Alexandria is within a week's journey of London. Five years ago, present caemic commenced its progressive career on the extreme cast of the Asiatic littoral, and during that time it has travelled to the temporary," be in the throes of an epidemic Mediterranean. Will Europe," asks our con. Pague with all its terrors to life and its disloca probable, that such will be the case. A tion of commerce? It is possible, perhaps even disquieting pronouncement surely.-London

account of riots."

1874-l'ublic meeting re dhe Customs Blocade

of Hongkong. 1881--British tea manufactory at Hs Cheng

destroyed by fire.

1896-Tornado at Tientsin; persons drowned.

SHANGHAI, 7th September. The new Police Station at West Hongkew, opened a few months ago, was almost com pletely destroyed by fire last night. The fire originated in a cook house situated in the upper part of the buildings, adjoining the quarters of the officer in charge, Inspector Bourke, had just retired to bed for the night, when he was aroused just at ten o'clock by the crackling sound and pungent smell of burning, wood. The alarm was quickly given by telephone to the Central Station and the fire-bells rang two Chells, but owing to the absence of any "other";} more precise mode of specifying, the particular part of the immense district covered by two bells, most of the firemen had great difficulty in finding the fire and thought it was a false alarm. However, it was finally located, only to find that there were no fire hydrants nearer than over a quarter of a mile, and no means

close to the Station, bus almost inaccessible on. account of the narrowness of the pitch dark approaches. The Police Station is supplied with water, but only with a small pipe utterly useless for fire extinguishing purposes, and the whole immense district, which pays a large amount of taxes and is densely populated is unprovided with adequate means of coping with a fire, though the Police authorities have frequently pointed out this danger to the Council. Fortunately, however, the small creek alluded. to was well filled with water. by reason of the high tide, and after much difficulty fire engine was got to the spot and three lines of hose were prompty. laid on, one in particular, worked by the new coupling introduced by the foreman of the Deluge Coy, Mr. Algar, throwing a splendid stream over the burning building. But by this time the flames had got a firm hold on the liuilding which as everybody saw was doomed, and shortly after eleven o'clock the the roof fell in; but not before a number of men from the U.S.S. Princeton and some of the Salvage Corps had saved a good deal the contents of the building. After about two hours hard work the firemen got the conflagration in hand; but not before the upper part of the building was a wreck and the lower part badly damaged. The building is insured with the China Fire för Tis, 2,000, but this more than covers the damage Had there been a proper hydrant system in the neighbourhood, there is no doubt that the fire farshal Su, as he has been very friendly, the next morning, when, he would receive his most likely to be selected. That, at least, Janeiro with mails &c. which left herce Aug. Bayern

would never have assumed the dimensions, it

did. China. Gaselle.

THE RUSSIANS IN NORTH-CHINA,

demands.

Already have the Chinese and French without elt, as neither side would give way, Commissioners met three separate times, but and this has been the reason for sending The French like the tieneral, whom they style General Su to settle the question, once for all

dealings with the French on the Tongking money, but when Mr. Perceval did so, the uniformly courteous, grid liberal-minded in his Kuangtung borders, the General's headquarters Norma with her owner had been gone some being in the city of Chingchou to the hours before. Mr. and Mrs. Perceval had north of Pakhai, and a few miles cast of been travelling round the world with cash in The French borders; white the Chinese, on the

hand instead of a letter of credit, and at this other hand, have great confidence in him as he stage found themselves at the end of their Liangshan (Langson) in the late Franco-Chi- applied to the Chartered Bank to cable. commanded the victorious Chinese troops at pecuniary resources. Mr. Perceval thereupon nesc war in 1884 As General Su has nearly to his Load Bankers, the London and 20,000 troops in the vicinity of Chingchon who are also pretty well anned, this gives colour to here,

Westminster Bank to guarantee his cheque an answer WAS received verbal commands to the General--when be left the report that the Empress Dowager's last saying that though Perceval had ample re- Peking last week-were to fight the French if

sources they could not guarantee his cheque. Mr+ necessary, without waiting for instructions from Chartered Bank asking them to remit Z200 by Perceval again cabled through the the capital.-N. C. D. News

wire, to which a reply was received: "Cannot remit on wire. Will do so immediately on re- ceipt of letter," To have sent a letter would have taken fully five weeks, an interval much then agreed to advance him 100 if he could too long for Mr. Perceval. The Chartered Bank get somebody here to back his cheque. This Mr. Perceval tried to do, but without success.

SZECHUAN.

but

THE LINGUA FRANCA OF THE

FUTURE.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE.

English (Coremandel) 15th last. German (Sachsen) 19th inst American (China) ist inst American (Daric) 30th inst.

The O. 5. S. Co's steamer Glaucus from Liverpool leaves to-day and may be expected to arrive here on 18th instant.

expected to arrive here on 17th instant.

The O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Orestes from Liverpool left Singapore yesterday and may be

.*

&c. left San Francisco for this port via Hono lulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shangliai, on the and inst.

The O. &0. S. S. Co.'s Derte with mails

*

Candia

STEAMERS EXPECTED,

Nanies.

Moyune

Coromandel

Glancuş

From

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

Orestes....... Singapore

Sachsen Yawata Maru......

China

Dur

To-morrow! To-morrow.

Sept th Sept. 17th

Singapore ...Sept 18th Colombe. Sept. 19th Thursday Id....Sept. 21st Japan. Sept. 21st Kagoshima Maru. Bombay Sept. 25th

We would direct the attention of shipping firms to the style in which "Secamore Expected" and rejected Sallings" are now published in these columns, and in so doing respect fully are the managers of shipping firms to give orders to their clerks to furnish this, office, on the forms already sup plied gratis with the latest available informatim every day,

PROJECTED SAILINGS.

Airlic,

Ship.

Destination.

Date:

Sydney, &c..... Havre, &c. ...

Oct. 2nd Sept 14th

New York, &c...... Ok, despe

Straits, &c.

Nov 8th

...San Diego, &c.,

Oct 15th

Europe, &C.....

Sept. 16th

London, &c.

Alesia

12th for San Francisco vin Shanghai, Nagasaki, Belgian King

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Rio de America Maru... San Francisco, &c. Nov. fith

Argyll Kobe, Inland Sea, Yokohama and Honolulu, Bengal arrived at her destination, on the gth inst.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS.

Isla de Cuba............

Isla de Luzon........ Ent Kowloon

Carlisle City............ H.M.5. Bonaventure. Feikoo Legazpi.. Kougiau Taichion

D. Juan & Austria... PC & Khao nổi Taiyuan

Which language should be employed as the lingua franca? The tongue, we, think, must- be modern, in order that those who cannot and also in order that there should be learn readily from books may learn by ear, a sufficiency of instructors. It should be one, for the same reasons, easy to ac of conveying anything which is capable of quire, already widely diffused and capable being conveyed. English, French, and Spanish and Italian being all a little too local, and of all meet these conditions, German, Russian, the first three the English is perhaps the one is the judgment of Professor Diels, who has been lecturing on the subject before the Uni- versity of Berlin, and he has many algu ments to produce. English, though a dificult language to pronounce owing to our confused method of spelling sounds which, originally different, are now the same, is not difficult to learn, the whole tendency of the lan guage, which has already got rid of genders and inflections, and is getting rid of y delicacies of expression like the use of the subjunctive mood, being towards simplicity.. including, as it does, both Latin and Teutonic s range is almost without limit, while words, and thus représenting two civilisations, its brevity of expression, though not equal to that of Latin, is without a rival in modern tongues. It is, moreover, the longue which has the widest diffusion. Nearly a hundred and four hundred millions more in india and Africa fifty millions of men already use it, while among it is becoming a language known to all the already used in every port in the world, is cultivated and all who are engaged in trade.

inmense volume of its literature and the me conquests are advancing every day, while the theds of English education preserve it, if not ting into dialects......For all these reasons, and perfectly, at least to a great extent, from split- many more, one being the tendency of the cultivated to neglect the humanities" for more practical" studies, the world will prob- nbly adopt English as its lingua franca, the uni- Since the yacht Norma and her interestingversal medium of intercourse among men other atic inquiries have been set on foot to learn will, of course, be owner left these too hospitable shores, system-rise separated by the barrier of language. There. something more about Mr. Weaver, and Mr. effect even by Universities or Chambers of formal decision to that and Mrs. Perceval. The fact has been clearly Commerce, much less by Legislatures" established that Mr. Weaver is not the Com Kings. International jealousies would be suffi modore of the New York Yacht Club, seeing cient to prevent that, besides the reluctance to HATING,

sixty years have passed that is, before our babies are old men-it may well be that no. one in any country of the world will hold himself cultivated unless he knows English; and that any man wishing to rise in life, more especially through commerce, will reckon his English as he now reckons book-keeping, not among his accomplishments, but among the A silent process, possibly as little marked from capacities an employer would naturally expect. year to year as the supersession ofall local dialects in England by the London patois, will make of

However, on the evening of the 13th inst. he globe-trotter on the security of Mrs. Percevai's obtained a large sum from some accommodaing very valuable jewellery, The following after Mrs. Perceval suddenly left by the steamship noon, without any previous intimation, Mr. and Nippon Maru, for San Francisco vid Honolulu Their names did not appear on the passenger list and they had not even time to say good-bye to their "many friends."

A. correspondent now at Moukden, who, it must be frankly confessed, has nothing of the Russophil about him, writes that he has seen a plan of the proposed Russian railway from western Siberia, east of the Lakes, id Kiachta and Urga to Peking.le says that Russians have made the survey for this railway and are working on it from the Trans-Siberian railway, and they intend to complete this milway Brst as the most important, while continuing their work on the Manchurian line. He says he was asked by an official the other day what' England intended to do, as the Chinese under stood that our Govemment would prevent Russia taking Peking The Manchurian rail- Affairs in Szechtian, according to native dis- way is going on very slowly and is carelessly patches to hand, says the N. C. 11, News, are built the telegraph wire is up, but so far in a pretty unsettled condition. The district very little earthwork beyond Liaoyang The magistracies of Tsinchiang, Hochiang, Chung. Russians are getting on with the bridges, ning, and Tatsu are all in a state of ferment, the wooden ones, and are preparing the timber malcontents of the first two districts, which and piles for the bridge across the river to border on Kueichou province, being also Moukden, but up to the present no work joined by has been done on it Our correspondent re across the border. These and the insur large body of banditu from iterates the complaints about the squeezing in gents of Chungning-the third-named dis- the payment for land taken for the railway trict--being each several hundred strong, are probably it is the shioffs and interpreters-em- having it all their own way and have driven ployed by the Russians who are guilty of this the officials into seeking refuge behind city Our correspondent adds, that the Russian walls, from whence they dare not issue except soldiers stop at the Chinese inns and go into to welcome the reinforcements. applied for from the shops and take what they like at their Chungking and Chengtu-when they come. In own prices, sometimes without paying at all, Tatsu-Yu Man-tze's native district-however, so that the innkeepers now will not take in where the followers of that caged ex-rebel have any foreigners if they can help it. The Ruse again taken the field, things look a little sians are working at this minesun, Liaoyang brighter for the Mandarins. Wang Shih-wan, caseney and Aboynernalsa yingatenger caperet andra ugn White Shot regnicht who have recently visited Yokohama, hit name other mines in the district The men who fall and summarily decapitated by the Colonel ofis entirely unknown, and that Mr. J. Piespoint ill, in Russian employs or who are shot or the regiment, while Yu Shao-ching, a neptiew Morgan holds this title. It has also been wounded are sent to

tith-missionary of Yilantee, who wished to emulate his ascertained that the Nera touched at most doctors, who do a grea

york for the uncle's lawlasness and had, morever, sworn to Eastern and Far Eastern ports during her trip Russianthe people are to see the rescue the latter from the clutches of the man- round the world, and that by a remarkable cintry opened and lake to foreign daring, was betrayed to a party of soldiers who coincidence, though Mr. and Mrs. Perceval things. Six new foreign shop have been surprised him at his home. The young chief did not travel on the yacht, all three were aphed in Moukdant by he Shanghai, they are called Shanghai Stores was decapitated after a brief tri: Although the place at the same time. Nevertheless they nese frem was eventually taken to Chungking where he always to be found staying at the same clc, and everything can hought in rebels of Tatsu have thus lost two of their most were not always on terms of intimacy; often them, wines, stores anig

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