Judge Mr. Alderson, son of Baron Alderson, (who was also a judge-a real one, at honie); and brothor of the present Marchioness of Salisbury, but Prime Ministers wife. – He was a bachelor. Then there were the employés of the Homeo Company, Messrs. Duguid (an Aberdónian), Helms, Tidman, and Crookshanks, the last of whom, however, did not live in Kuching, and who was the only one of the number who had the good sense to be married, and that to a most clarining latly, as
remarkable in beauty, as she "was, unfortunate when nearly killed, and left for dead, by the miserable Chinese rebels, from which sad plight Dr. McDougall, M. D., (the bishop) rescued her and brought her round. Besides these, there were one or two young missionaries under the bishop's wing and these were all that formed the society" of the place." -"Of the others there were several Government officers belonging to the mission as well as the Bomes Company, but they require no particular or detailed notice though on the ocenssion of balls, such was the dearth of ladies that bli fraternized-Straits Times,""
THE TRANSVAAL CAMPAIGN.
A GUNNER OFFICER'S FORECAST.-
(Daily Telegraph.)
An English artillery officer who has recently arrived out in South Africa ön special duty has been interviewed; and in reply to inquiries about the coming campaign has made some statements which may be of service to our friends the enemy. He is reported to have
· said:-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18-1899.
TELEGRAMS.1:
(From Ceylon Papers.) Consols fall-an issue of 25 Millions expected.
LONDON, October, and.".
London to-day, chiefly owing to the general The price of Consols fell one per cent. In impression that an issue of twenty-five millions is impending.
A credit of Ten Millions to be asked.
LONDON, October 4th. The Daily Telegraph says it is believed that Government will "ask a credit of ten millions
stering, of which three and a half millions have already been expeaded, and the remainder will enable Government to continue operations in South Africa until February.
War preparations at home.
LONDON, September 30th,
The Military authorities are insufficiently prepared for the immediate transport of troops un a large scale; bat are working strenuously.
It is realised that the country is in for a very costly and possibly protracted war.
The transport Zibengula has not yet left the Mersey.
The Zaykh started, but has called at Queenstown as her boilers are leaking.
LONDON, October 4th. General Sir Redvers Baller has still received no instructions as to his takinig command in
South Africa.
It is rumoured that undercurrents of dissatis faction exist among Ministers at the miscarriage and delay of the Military measures. The utter failure of the transport arrangements is by one side attributed to the fact of a civilian controll- ing the War Office, Lord Lansdowne, on the other hand, complains that the Colonial Office acted throughout with absolute disregard to the Military aspects of the situation.
Competent judges fear that a complete Army Corps cannot be placed in the field before
The Boers have talked so much about their rifle practice that the War Office has very sen sibly decided that in this campaign the rifle will be out of it. The advance will be under a paralysing shellfire from a line several miles long, and at an average distance of a mile and a half, which is perfect for artillery but impossible for rifle fire. The Boers' sole idea of fighting is lying quietly and calmily behind a kopje, and taking slow and delis rate aim. He has never known what it is to have to lie quietly while comrades are being smashed arpund-hint-by-a-deadly hail--Christmas of bullets falling from the sky. Dis idea of artillery is something that comes straight at him, like a rifle bullet, and can be dodged by getting behind a big stone. It will came as a revelation to him to find bullets falling from above into valleys and kanttes han dreds of yards behind, killing his horses and "men, lying like, ant-bears in their. holes. The result will be a panic. The well- disciplined troops of Europe cannot resist it. Meanwhile, the cavalry will be stealing up, taking advantage of every bit of cover, and followed by the infantry. Under, a shell fire, such as 1 have described, cavalry can advance to within roo yards of the point of attack, which they quietly fank. Then, at a signal, a
The Remount Department is ransacking Europe, and America and is buying at emer- gency prices mules and horses which still require to be broken in. Public discontent is rising, and is bound to find early expression, couple, possibly, with a tribute of admiration universally felt for the smartness and thorough ness of the Indian movements.
Peace meetings are everywhere over-ridden; and the resolutious proposed at them, adverse to the attitude of Ministers on the main ques tion are drowned by cheers for the Government and the singing of the National Anthem.
The Government have chartered the Penin- dula and Oriental Company's steamer Formosa and Oriental to convey tops to the Cape.
instead of taking out Indian reliefs.
Aden will also proceed to Berber as a precau A DESCRIPTION OF CHINA. tionary measure.
The East African Famine.
LONDON, October and A letter from Sir Arthur Hardinge to the Tiutes earnestly rippeals for aid on behalf of Salisbury has informed Sir Arthur that his the sufferers by the Mombassa famine. Lord appeal could hardly be officially brought to the
notice of the Lord Mayor, but he autherises him to appeal through the Press or by public meeting..
The Duke of York and the 1st Bengal Lancers,
LONDON, October 3rd.
The Duke of York has been appointed to the. Honorary Colonelcy of the 1st Bengal Lancers, which henceforth will be known as the Duke of York's Owil.
More Gold for India.
LONDON, October 3rd. The steamer Orisada has lett Melboume, with 120,000 sovereigns, for Colombo.
Death in a Ball Room.
SECUNDERABAD, October 3rd. Major Wood, officiating in Command of the rth Madras Infantry, fell down dead while dancing at the United Service Club dance on Saturday night. His death is attributed to heart disease. The deceased officer originally belonged to the zoth Madras Infantry, but was recently appointed to the temporary Command Major Wood and his wife had been in this of the uth M.I. în place of Major Farrant. station for only about eight months, and during that time had made themselves exceedingly populár.
BARON GRANT DEAD.
NOTORIOUS PROMOTER WHO HANDLED MILLIONS.
-Baron Grant, the first of the Hooleys, died nt Aldwick, near Bogner, on August 30th,
A quarter of a century ago he was one of the best-known men in England. letween 1873 and 1874 he floated companies with a capital of twenty-five millions.
A country where the coses have no fragrance, "and "the" "women" no petticoats; where the Tabourer has no Sabbath, and the magistrate vehicles, and the ships no keels; where old no sense of honour; where the roads bear no
scratch on the heel; where the place of honour en dy kites; where the needle points to the south, and the sign of being puzzled is to is on the left hand, and the seat of intellect is in the stomach; where to take off your hat is an insolent gesture, and to wear white gar ments is to put yourself in,mourning; which has a literature without an alphabet, and a language without a grammar. Such is the land celestial-fair China - Workt of Wit and Humeur,
THE GLASGOW SCANDAL
Mr. D. T. Colquhoun, brother and partner of Dr. James Colquhoun, fonnerly city treasurer of Glasgow, was arrested on Sept. 8th and charg ed with embezzling £9.700 which had been entrusted to him personally to invest for clients. He was committed to prison, bait being refus ed. A meeting of the creditors of the firm of J. and D. T. Colquhoun was held at Glasgow. It was stated that the liabilities of the firm were 193.309 and the total assets £44.399, or'a de- ficiency of £148,910, showing 45. 78. in the pound or thereby. An offer of a composition of 35. 6d. in the pound was rejected by the creditors, who instructed the trustee to continue his investigation into the affairs of the firm.
SHORT REELED YARNS.
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Charterhouse, British str, for Amoy
ANNIVERSARIES. 1818-Hongkong and Canton Steam Packet Co. Progress, German sir, for habe Gestablished. 1899-Greas fire in Hongkong. 1851–Great typhoon at Formosa. 1865-Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam-
boat Co. formed. St
1693-Shanghai Cotton Mill burnt. 1889-Disastrous explosion at the arsenal, Tai-
peh-fu, Formosa, 1898-Dr. Thiere and M. Vissiere have an
audience with the Empress Dowager, Russian troops occupy forts at month of river at Newchwang.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS:
MAILS DUE.
Indian (Suisang) to-morrow, Australian (Changsha) aand inst. French (Anna) 23th inst Australian (Guthrie) 24th inst. American (Coptic) z6th inst." Canadian (Empress of India) qtli prox. American (America Maru) 11th prox.
The steamer Changsha is calling at Yoko hama before Kobe.
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The steamer Fascata Maru (Australian Line) left Kobe, vir Moji and Nagasaki for this peri yesterday and is expected to arrive here on the
4th inst., a.m.
The O. &O. S. S. Ca's steamer Gaelic with mails &c. which left henco Sept. 16th for Sant Francisco via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Yokohama and Honolulu, arrived at her destination, on the 15th instant.
The 0. &0. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Coptic with mails &c. from San Francisco to the 29th ult via Honolulu, arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow morning via Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai.
at
Some conversation took place at a recent meeting of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce regarding stort reeled yarns for India. Mr. II. Dick, East India merchant, pointed out that Switzerland and Germany were under no. restriction, and he was understood to say that to impose any restriction on the Scottish dyors would simply give the trade to Continental countries. He was hopeful that some arrange ment would be arrived at which would be Scottish dyers. Mr. Henry Brack said that | Isla de Cuba.......... satisfactoryboth-to-the--Manchester-and---HONGKONG-AND-WHAMPOA his mi had dealt in short yarns for over thirty years, and he was not aware that they or any Scottish dyer had ever given short mea sure. He was sure Glasgow spinners, dyers, In 1875 the total value of the shares was
and shippers would be only too glad to co operate in doing their best to clear away mis thing less than five millions; and sear afterwards the promoter was a bankrupt. In conceptions. The present position was that not very long ago there was a dispute between some respects, although not in all, his career Glasgow and Manchester as to making up was curiously like that of Ms. Ernest Terahundiles of shortened yaras for India. The Hooley.
Manchester Chamber did not communicate Petrarch with Glasgow or any of the Scottish dyers; and Fuân & Austria ... did nothing to clear up the misunderstanding, but preferred to bring a criminal charge against the Manchester Chamber had no right to pro one of those dyers. Sheriff Boyd held tha:
As to his early history, the only thing known is that Albert Grant was born in Dublia in 1830.
Who his father was nobody knows. There is a doubt as to whether bis name was really Grant. But that he became a baron is beyond title in 1868, for services rendered in connec- tion with the completion of the Victor Emanuel Gallery in Milan, Punch had a sly couplet about the distinction —
Isla de Luzon Simla..... Liberal
Breconshire fay Flint -
Dr. Haus Jurg Kier.. Esmeralla Zafire
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Outward azad September--Jalacca, z6th
Machado, British sir, for, Shanghai." Loorek, Entilh`stry for Hoihawa Athenian, British str., for Honolulu, Korfgram, British str., for Canton Kwai Lur, British steam-trunch, for Macao. Departures
Oct. 18, Bayern, German str.) for Shanghai;; Oct 18, Hohenzollern, German str., for Japa Oct. 18, Savoia, Germina str., for Singapore Oct. 18, Hongkong, French str, for Haiphori Oct. 18, City of Dublin, British str., for Amoy Oct. 18, Victoria, American str., for Nagasaki. Oct. 18, Pascal, French cruiser, for Kwong-
chow-wan.
Oct 18, Tahsang, British str., for Shanghai. Oct. 18, Thales, British str., for Swatow.s Oct. 18, Venus, American str., for Manila Oct. 18, Machaon, British str., for Shanghai. Oct. 18, Kachidate Maru, Japanese" etry,
Kuchinotzu.
Passengers-Arrived.
Per Hermes, from Chefoo Chinese. Per Eastern, from Kobe-Misses A B and N. Scott (2).
Per Chowfa, from Bangkok, &c.—Mr. Nord- mann, and 82 Chinese.
Por Fuensang, from Manila, &-Mr. Price, Miss, Jackson, and servant, and 52 Chinese.
Per Hailong, from Coast Porte-Messrs. F. D. Watts, Lam Sen Yu, and 315 Chinese." Departed.
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Per Hakenzollern, for Yokohama from Bre men-Aliss Grage From Southampton-Miss Main From Genoa-Dr. and Mrs. M. Zeh- mann. From, Hongkong-Mr. F. Eckhoff. For Ringo froin Genoa-Mr. and Mrs. Clement and Miss E. Badecker.
Per Bayern, for Shanghai from Bremen- Mrs. Neclasson, Mrs. H. Fink and children, Messrs. J. E Jensen, H. Beuss, and J. Jacobs werp-Messrs. H. Girard, H. Pirotte and C Misses M. Nild and K. Pedersen. From. Ant Luhdorff From Southampton-Mr. F. Symons, Misses Robinson (3), Masfaclane, Kerant and Rev. F. C. Intyre, Rev. and Mrs. D. Robinson, Sifton, Mr. A. Mcl'hael, Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Jacques, Rev. S-Emmaes Misses E. Ward, Cartwright, M. Walmsley Cooper, Soper, Reddin and Thomas, M and Mrs McFarlane. From Southampton
Mr. and Mrs. Mibunn, Misses Carlye Carver, Lundell, Widgory, Mr. Cooper and family (5) Mr. Dymond and family (5), Mr. Truemann and family (6) Misses E Sayle, Muriri, Jurdin, Hamblin, Mr. L. Stock wall, Mrs. Harris, Messrs. G. A. van Carback, J. Kullmann, Rev. F. T. Shipway, Mr. Pearce Mrs. Bauld and child. From Genoa-Dr. R
terrible funt volley, of sharpnel is poured The steamer Nubia also goes to the Cape all question. The King of Italy gave him the secute, and that body, he understood, were not / September-Energia," Adria, Anapa, Ban Regier, and H. Vehlber. From Colombo
in; the order to charge is given; and before they know it, the Boers will be among the sabres and lances, with the bayonets of the infantry just behind. To talk of men lying calmly and coolly shooting under these condi tions is nonsense. Half their horses will have been killed by the fire and what is the good of the Boer on the veld without his horse? The Boer artillery will be the first object of attack, and before it has been in action an hour, half the guns will be either disabled or deserted, for. I am told they have a poor idea of artillery, The whole theory of this pinn of attack is to rander the rifle and long-range marksmanship useless. With the mumber of troops at the disposal of the British, the Boers will be sur Tuanded and forced into the open, where they will be cut to pieces. Personally, I am con- vinced that thousands of Boers will not get a bullel hone they won't have the chance.
THE CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK.
The following observations appearing in the Singapore Free, Preas derived from an authority who knows Natal and the Transvaal, are of interest at this moment when war in the Trans- vaal has just commenced:
First arrivals of the Indian Contingent.
BOMBAY, October 3rd. The transport Zulfoorn with the 24th Field Battery, arrived at Port Natal at 7 pm. yester- day from Bombay.
BOMBAY, October 4th.
The transport Secundra arrived at Durban
from Bonbay. The troops on the Latpoort have been landed, and proceeded to the front at once.
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BOMBAY, October ;th.
"The transport puta, with reserve horses and 250 men, sailed last niglu.
As no further cases of anthrax have occurred, the 5th Dragoon Guards leave on Sunday in the hired transports Vine and Patiala. The Arming of the Civil Guard and the Apathy of the Capo Cabinet.
LONDON, October .th.
"Guerilla warfare in the Transvaal is imposarmed the Civil Guard, thus over riding the The Imperial authorities at Mafcking have sible. There are fastnesses for the guerillas Cape Cabinet whose apathy is the subject of to fall back on. (And 50 quite unlike the much criticism. Philippines, for instance, or Acheen.). It is the easiest of all countries to scout and poor Colicy, the most forbearing of men, could not Scarcity of Water in Bechuanaland
refrain from writing that the Bronkerspruit massacre (in which the 94th were cut up on. route march, during peace time, with the band playing in front) might easily have been
avoided had the oficer commanding our troops (Gol. Anstruther) observed the commonest precautions of security.
The attack of Sir Penn Symon's troops by the Boers from Lang's Nek, Bothas Pass, and Vrijheid, will be exceedingly difficult to manage simultaneously as each force-will-have-to emerge from a defile, be it mountain pass or river drift, some fifty to sixty miles from flank to flank. Should the English commander be well served with information 'the attack will be disastrous.
and Rhodesia.
LONDON, October 2nd.
The scarcity of water in Bechuanaland and Rhodesia is causing the Military authorities much anxiety.
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The Disarmament of the Boers.
what has happened, that the Hoers should re- The Timer says it will be impossible, after main armed whilst the Uitlanders are unarmed. Movement of Forces on all Sides.
LONDON, October 1st.
The Buers have now a force of 4,500 men concentrated at Volksrust, including 500 Ger- mans who have volunteered for service,
A Boer force of 5,000 men and twenty-three guns hold Sandspring, and a force of 4,000 holds Muller's Farm.
Three squadrons of the Natal Carabineers hurriedly mustered at Ladysmith, and started in the direction the Orange Free State border.
Natives have looted the store at Charles-
The Pioneer article you published the other day does not give sufficient weight to or rather, omits the fact that no one has yet been able to keep a Burgher force together for even four months. They will go lack | to their farms. This was pointed out to me, on two occasions, by, curiously enough, the present Quartermaster-General and the present Adjutant-General when undertaking operations against the Basutes with Colonial town. troops, again and again, because the troops only enlisted for a maximum of six months. The inability of an irregular army. to keep the field for any length of time, only recently exemplified on the NW frontier of India, is of course all in our favour,
I do not think we shall move tore than a single division on any single line. Cavalry will scarcely operato from Delagoa Bay on account of horse sickness, which is more than usually virulent on this route judge
The Duke of Connaught.
will accompany Sir Redvers Buller to South It is rumoured that the Duke of Connaught Africa.
The Venezuela Award.
LONDON, October 4th.
Titles a king can give-honour le cas
Tit'e without honour is hut a barren grønt.“
The baron did not begin life with a half crown and an old hat. He had none of the copy-book virtues. His start in life came from money-lending, but whether he was a borrower or a lender is not clear. Early in the seventies he and his brother opened an office in Lombard street, and became
COMPANY PROMOTERS.
In a little while Baron Grant was one of the biggest names in England. He dangled golden bai, and the British populace swal lawed it like gudgeon.
He had no prejudices. He would float any- thing, from a door-mat to a republic. He usually asked for millions, and the amazing
part of it was that he got thèm/
in it.
One day in 1870, or thereabouts, there came to him two Americans-Mr, Park and Mr.
Emina, and they thought there was-money- Stewart. They had a silver mine called the
The baron was quite sure of it. He was also sure that most of it would be gathered in England. Ile formed a company, and set him- self out to puff it. He fixed the capital at a million pounds, and promised dividends of £800,000 a year.
That was not all. He secured as a director Major-General Schenck, the American Ambas sador in London. This was the master stroke of genius. Exalted names were not familiar un propectuses in those days. Investors rushed into the scheme. The million was quickly subscribed, the shares went to a high premiunt, the company was floated, and the shareholders rejoiced in their prospective 80 per cent.
Somehow it was not forthcoming. Strange rumours arose, and swelled into a cloud "of DAMAGING CHARGES. The papers were full of the dubious "Emma" Inquiries were set afoot, and actions were commenced in the courts, Finally it was established that Grant received roo,000 for promoting the company, and half the profits for rigging the market; that the Ambassador received 10,000 to become a director; that the ore did not come from the mine at all that a report from one of the experts was a forgery, and that the mine would have been dear at a tenth of the price paid for it.
Grant wat sued for the return of the money he had received, but bankruptcy came to his rescue. Then, to complete the story, the trustee appointed by the court bolted with the proceeds of the estate.
Another of the baron's finer strokes was a diamond mine. There was a visit of inspec tion, and while strolling over the ground one of the investigators tripped over an ant-hill, and | found it full of diamonds and rubies. After- wards it was discovered that the diamonds had The award of the Venezuela arbitrators rati-
been carefully placed in the ant-hill, in the fies, the "Schomburgh line" with the exception path of the tripping foot. When the matter of Batima Point, at the mouth of the Orinoco went to the Law Courts it was proved that a river, which, as Lords Aberdeen, Granville, and leading City editor had been in the pay of zuela. The district is a swampy and valueless Rosebery suggested, is to be made over to Vene-Grant."
In private life the baron was magnificent. one. The substitution of Werme for Cuyuni He once gave a banquet to Indians from the irksome native rule. The as the western frontier of the colony delivers
1,000 CITY MEN,
lay in abeyance in the meantime. to appear. The matter, it was understood, willberg, Varoney, 29th September-Ann 3rd Ort-intravelli, Exion, Kintuck, Vindobona, Hakala Maru. 6th October-Japan, Parra, Undaunted, Idomenens, `rath October-dyn Konigsberg,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Captain Hall, of the steamship Szechuan, from Bangkok, reports: Light to moderate N.E. wind with fine clear weather throughout,
Captain Ellis, of the steamship Eastern, from Kobe, reports-1.eft Kobe on the 13th inst. moderate N.E..wind and sea throughout and fine weather.
Captain Farrell, of the steamship Machew, Yom Bangkok, reportsLight N.E. breeze, fine and clear with smooth sea. Monday and Tuesday, fresh N.E. wind:
Captain Rolfe, of the steamship Fuensang, from Manila, reports:-Fine and clear, smooth sea, gentle breeze from Manila to Amoy, from there fine and clear moderate N.E. inonsoon and sea.
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Homeward 10th Oct,—Formosa, Wakura, Maru, ·
SWATOW WEEKLY SHIPPING REPORT.
(14th October, 1899)
ARRIVALS.
Valt.. Vessels,
Where front,
Oes, Henfatlock. [Amoy, main
Ctailong Hongkong
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+
Hangchow..bučne Chowt.......longkong..............
Chinking
Tannu Maru...Hicugkong
10 Formosa ........ Atidy, me
Newchuang Newchwang &Tuin.l.
10 Maidtur Maru.my.....
Phranang
1 Hait
11 Haiching
Elaitan....
iz Fausang......
13 lainwi
23 Tientsinn
13, Thales
'Takang
Captain Williams, of the steamship Chowfa, from Bangkok, reports-Experienced light variable winds in the Gulf of Siam. From Pulo Obi to the Paracels light N.E. and Easterly winds and fine weather, from thence to port Des. Thanai light to fresh Easterly breeze and showery
Captain Robson, of the steamship Hailong, from Swatow, reports:-Moderate to strong N.E. winds with rough sea and fine clear weather throughout, Vessels in Amoy on the Chrang Heck Kian, and barque Contest. 16th inst.:-Chefoo, Canton, Haknai Mari,
In Swatow on the 17th-Hong Leong, and Victorious.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
OCTODER,
Meteorological means based on fifteen years ·
observations to 1898.
Barometer Thermometer Humidity Rainfall
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT..
Barometer... Temperature Humidity Rainfall.
.29.982
.76.2
71
-5-791
On date at On date at
30.11
30.18.
75
75
74
72
TO-DAY.
Wednesday, 18th October, 1899. Chinese-14th, of gil moon of 25th year of
Kwang-sit.
•Sun-Rises ...................
High water-Morning.
Afternoon
Sels
shr. 59min.
shr. 33min. Shr. 22min, 8hr. truth. Low water--Morning shr. sömin Afternoon ... ahrgutin. ANNIVERSARIES,
1836-The Viceroy issued orders for the expul- sion of twelve foreign opium mer- chants from Canton. 1800-The Imperial Summer Palace at Pekin
burnt by the British forces.
Itate. Vessels.
H
eHailong
Glenfallock
Bangkok.
L. Jack, Messrs. E. Rubstrat and family, A. Schuchard, von Rose, Mrs. Daner and children, Messrs. Ludemann, E. Grossmann, R. Otto, H. Dicker, Fr. Loesch, M. Valagussa, J. Colombo, G. Calcagno, A. Capra, C. Famasan, E. Wattmann, J. Huber, T. Wouxhkm, C Mr. and Mrs. Perides, and Mr. Iravelas and boy. From Singapore-Mr. F. H Harris. and 5 Chinese. From Hongkong--Messia. V. G. Vene, A. Stockhamer0. Lenke, L. G. Selva, J. A. Ferras, Mrs. 11. Sampson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Rothmann, Mr. Prentice Miss M1. Lew, Mr. and Mis, and Mrs. G. Lee, Mir. and Mrs. J. F. Goquet, Mrs. E. Gold, Messrs. S. Norza, Sola, Mutto Melocche, J. Jones, F. Palmer, J. B. Howkins, F. Waton and W. Nemmerfel.
מסין
STEAMERS EXPECTED,
Agenta. 1. Y. & Co. .....J. M. & Co. B, & Co.
Names.
Fram.
B. & Co.
Suisang
Singapore
M. & Co.
Kasuga Maru...
Manila.
To-morrow To-mortow
RS.
Tamba Maru......Moji...
To-morrow
B. & Co.
18. & S.
Pekin
¡Singapore
Oct 21st
J. M. & Qu
Singapore
Oct 21st
Mant.....
Oct 22nd
Singapore
Oct. 23rd
&'S.
Singapore ...Oct 23rd
J. M. & Co.
Starchwang & C'ína,
Honghong..
Aniay
Hongkong
Amoy
fongkong .. DEPARTURES.
Agent
Destination. Slangboi
[D, & 5. Amoy
J. M. & Ca. Singapore & Penang.1. Y. & Co.
H.FL. Shanghof.......... D. & 5. „[Bangkok.
Amoy n
roj Maidzuru Maru.Hongkong
to Fiangchow
10 Chowtai
Tamsui Moen 10) Formosa 1ooochow ..... iPhranang..... Chiklunk..... Jaitan...
12 Cansing..... zataiching
Newchwang
14 Holbow
Thaler Taisang
DALE. Vessels.
* D. & Co.
Amay............
Hongkong Ainoy & Shanghai .... Hongkong J. M. & Co.
Shanghai
Andy Shanghai
Hongkong
Shanghai
SHIPPING IN, PORT,
Where from 13 Tientain ........... Wahu ..........................
Shipping.
Arrivals,
Malacca....
Changshu
Annam
Miike Maru..
Guthrie..
Yawata Maru Coptic ..... Bormida
Port Darwin...Oct 24th
Nagasaki Japan
...... Oct. 24th
Oct. 26th ........... Singapore ..... Oct. 26th Queen Adelaide... Portland, Or.... Not. 8th! Empress of India.. Vancouver...... Nov. 9th América Maru...... San Francisco... Nov. Isth
We would direct the attention of shipping firms to the style in which "Steamers Expected" and Projected Sulings. Are now rubished in these columns, and in so doing respects. fully urge the managers of shipping firms to give orderá ta their clerks to furnish this office, on the forms already sup-. plied gratia with the lalesi available; of cintation every day.
PROJECTED SAILINGS.
'J. M. & Co.
Ship
Адель
I. & S.
Destination
Abergeldie ... Portland, &c. Algoa...
Date,
...... Nov. rith. San Francisco, &c. Nov. 21st:
America Maru...San Francisco, &c. Nov. 14th Havre, &c.......... Nov. reth New York, &c...... Oct; 25th
Andalusia
Argyl
C.
Bainberg Bengal Bayer
HERMES, Norwegian: steamer, 8.49, J.
Jensen, 17th Oct., Tonku via Chefoo roth Oct., General.-C. E. & M. Co. TAMSUI MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,075, S. Nagatz, 18th Oct., Amoy and Swatow 17th Oct., General-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. NANYANG, German steamer, 983, Th. Lelimann,
18th Oct-Canton 17th Oct., Balilnst
Shewan, Tomes & Co, KWANG LEE, Chinese steamer, 1,505, R. L. Lincoln, 18th Oct-Canton 17th Oct, General --C. M. S. N. Co. LYEEMOON, German steamer, 1,238, G. Heuer
mann, 18th Oct,-Canton 17th Oct, General-Sicmssen & Co.' SZECQUEN, British steamer, 1,158, Hall, 18th Oct-Bangkok toth Oct., Rice.--Butter field & Swire.
Havre, &c.
Arratoon Apear.Singapore, &c...... Oct. 19tis
Nov, 30th Shanghai Oct. 28th Straits, &c. Nov. 8th Breconshire...Victoria, B.C......Oct. 28th Calchas...
London..............Oct. 19th Candia
London, &c......... Oct. 24th Carlisle City...... San Diego, &c....Dec. 31st
Doric.
Eastern..... Emp. China Emp, India Emp. Japan... Foringsa Gaelic
11
Carmarthenshire. San Diego, &c. Nov. 15th Changsha Yokohama & Kobe Oct. 22nd China
San Francisco, &c. Dec. 16th. Coptic
San Francisco, &c. Nov. 4th San Francisco, &c Dec. 23rd Sydney, &c............ Oct. 20th: Vancouver, &c...... Oct/25tä
Nov, zand Dec, 20th Amoy & Tamsui... Oct 21st San Francisco, &c. Nov. 30th EASTERN, British steamer, 3,586, Winthrop HailoongSwatow. Oct. 20th Ellis, 18th Oct-Kobe 13th Oct., Gene Hakoni Maru...Vladivostock, &c... Oct 26th ral. Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Hector ............London Nov. 14th SIGURIA, Italian cruiser, 2,300, Casetta, 18th Heidelberg Havre, &c. Nov. 5th
Oct.,-Singapore 12th Oct.
Hongkong Maru San Francisco, &c. Dec. 9th YUENSANG, British steamer, 1,128, P. H. Rolfe Java....... London.... ....... Now, and ***** Jan. 24th R.N.R., 18th Oc-Manila 13th Oct, and Karlsruhe... Straits, &c. Amoy 17th, Hemp and Tobacco-Jardine, Kachi Maru. Marseilles, &c...
Oct 31st Mathieson & Co.--
Nov. 3rd
perfervid advocate, of nounted infantry, was receives 200,000 square miles of territory, in Shakespeare and à fountain in the middle, and 1875-British barque. Roode destroyed by fire HALOONG, British steamer, 783, A. J. Robson, Kinshiu Maru ...Victoria, B.C.
utterly taken aback by an order to march his force of mounted infantry, about 3oo some six stead of the 600,000 square miles she claimed.
miles or so through hostile country. Apy cavalry support, Sir?" "No." Well, he moved
LONDON, October 4th.
The newspapers are very satisfied with the
no great distance, on the Downs remember, Venezula award.
before swoop and a squadron of the 19th
The Boer, as a mounted rifleman, has a most deadly fear of cavalry. Read "Colley's *Life" and you will see that the charge at Lang's Nek by a fey King's Dragoon Guarda must have been successful Bgainst dismounted Boers, had the support been, also composed of horse soldiers and not, mounted infantry. I remember so well in the Cavalry chief rivers, goldfields, and timber forests of the and fed them with the best in the land. When Manteuvres of 1890, Colonel Hutton, then
contested region fall to England. Venezuela the fate of Leicester-square was hanging in the balance, in 1874, he bought it for £30,000, put
gave it to London. He gave as much as 10,000 for a single picture. He bought the Old Red House in Kensington, where the Duchess of Portsmouth, frail and fair, had lived, and built upon its site a gorgeous mansion failure, it was destroyed to make room for smaller and more profitable houses. .'
He was three times n' bankrupt the last receiving order was made against him on August zoth; and twice a member of Parlia ment le straightened a road along which the Queen used to drive; he gave a picture to The National Portrait Gallery, and be made the longest speech over made by a layman in a court of law. That was at Guildhall, on a mat- ter of limited liability. He had Lord James of Hereford (then Sir Henry James), against bim, he spoke for three days, and a half, and won his case.
Hussar was into him, "And by no means The Grenadier Guards from Gibral-at a cost of a million pounds. In 1983, after his our bast squadron a Nineteenth Major told tre. Not a single grent, power believes in mounted riflemen, they bluntly ferne hermaphrodite arm"
Sir Penn Symons should know his country well as an old 24th man. It is particularly for tunate that he has an intimate knowledge of mounted infantry, and consequently its weak Quent
experience as an independent commander. Re member Napoleon's remark on how very few commanders can act without some one at their elbows, Pomeroy Colley on the other Jund, illustrious soldier as he was bad, provious to his disastrou campaign, only acted as a subor
inate, and
1.as company officer directed men
tar to Land at Southampton.
LONDON, September 30th. Guards, has left Gibraltar for Southampton.
The transport Nubia, with the 2nd Grenadier
Indian Troops Required in the
Bordur.*~*
BOMBAY, October 2nd. Consequent upon a local Mullah declaring himself to be the Malidi and creating a dister bance, the Home Government have requested India to send from Bombay a native Cavalry Regnment to Berber on the Somali Coast. The General commanding at Bombay will nominate The regiment. Four hundred infantry from
For niany years he has been no more than a name, Ile looked as little like a business man as a man can be.
at Manila, 1892-At a meeting of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China a 1896-Collision at Woosung between the steam- schemeofreconstruction washpproved.
ships Wingsang and Oscarskał. 1897-The Japanese Battlaship Fuji antiyed
from England 1898-American Peace Commissioners refuse to assume any of the Cuban Debt. Americans occupy Porto Rico.
TO-MORROW, Thursday 19th October 1800. Chinese-15th_of_gth moon of 25th year of
Kwang-site Sun-Riser
ghe: 59mia.. gler: 32min Moon-Full Moon 5hr, 42 a.m;" High water-forning ......
Afternoon Low water-Morning... Afternoon
ohr 27mig
Skr. 43min, ahri qiyin, 2hr, 33mine.
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Oct. 19th
Dec. 13th
Oct 22nd:
Dec. 23rd (Oct: zoth
18th Oct..Tansui 15th Oct., Amoy 16th König Albert Straits, &c
Malacca.. and Swalow 17th, General-Douglas, Lap Monmouthshire. Portland, &
Japan MACHEW, British steamer, 995, JE: Farrell, Nippon Maru... San Francisco, &c. Od. 19th
raik & Co.
Nanyang Manila 18th Oct.,-Siam 11th October, Rice. Butterfield & Swire. CHOWFA, British steamer, 1,050, J. Williamson, 18th Oct. Bangkok 9th Oct., and Koh si chang 11th, General Butterfield & Swire. SADINE RICKMERS, British steamer, 600, J. R. Nashel, R.N.R., 18th Oct., Shanghai-15th Oct, Ballast Arnhold, Kurberg & Co. LALLY JOICEY, British steamer, 2,046, Coon, 18th Oct-New York zoth Aug., and Colomba zad OctConciel und Kerveino
A. R. Marty. LOYAL, German steamer, 1,237, Lorenzen, 18th: Oct-Canton 18th Oct., Ballast.--Sander,
Wieler & Co.
Clearances at the Harbour Office, KachidateMaru, Japanese sir, for Kuchinotzu. Venus, American str., for Manila.. Kong Beng, British str., for Kobe
Oanfa....... Marseilles, &c...Oct oth Oldenburg ...... Singapore, &c....: Feb, 21st usang... San Francisco, &c po, asth Orestes
London...
...Oct. 31st Parramatta Europe, &c. Oct. 28th Preussen. Straits, &c. Jan, toth Prinz Heinrich. Straits, &c. *** Dec 25th Queen Adelaide. Victoria, B.C.
Nov 18th Kobilla... Japan Sachsen its Saint Irene Victoria, B.C. Sibiria
Havre, &c. St. Mark New York, &c. Ok desp Strathgyle San Diego, &c., ..Dec. 15th Szechuen...... Shanghal... Oct. 2115. Tamba Maru Marseilles, et Oct 31st
Thyria
Oct. 29th
Fab Ra
Dec. 9th
Nov. 20th
Tansui Maru ...Swatow, Octand San Diego, &c. Oct ind Yawala Maru...Madila, & Month
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