CRICKET:
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUBK
'LADIES' REGEATION CLUB, The latter team was a little too good for the former on Saturday. The teams played twelve aside, the Cricket Club going to the wickets first. Considering the repute of the batsmen they made a very poor stand, except Ward, who nently irebled any other score. It was quite a treat to witness Ward's hitting compared to that of any other willow wielder. The ball went to the boundary often, and played a merry tune on the pavilion. Before be was caught: by Vallings off one of Hancock's deliveries he had contributed 30, which was more than one-third of the, toin. In the second innings he was even more brilliant, and topped his first innings score by and was then not out. Umloubtedly Ward is in good form this season, and up to the present must be well up if not at the top of the batting averages, Hancock was again success. ful as a trundler, Although he only bowled two, five oilier wickets fell to him through catches, and his average was really good. It reads--f22 overs, 43 runs, 7 wickets, being just a fmetion over 6 per wicket, Langhome did well in securing three wickets for 17 runs,
• HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
FL
Surgeon Sheward. VARUS, KAKI.
.. Green, Tuck b Hankcock
A Ward (capta Vallinga, b Hancock...
1. I. Wilde, Ha Hancock, Langkurac.
J. Clarky K.A.C
1. A. Rosa Johnson, b Hancock
Rev. FT. Johnson, e Higgo, b Langhorno
K. W. Munsey, Is Hancock
AR, IR A. Almon, & Hancock
C. Hammond, B.N., e Vallings, Hancock
W. 1. Howard, Langhorne
R. 3. Hall, RN, not on
Vollings
Extras
Tolat A
HOWLING ANALYSIS,
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1899
TILE HONGKONG RIELE ASSOCIATION.
INTERPORT PRACTICE" -
There was again some excellent shooting on Saturday afternoon, the averages for the first ton being 96, including tog by Ar. Sergt. Blair and tor by Mr. Marshall. Four "possibles" were made at the 500 yards range, one at the 200 yards and one at the 6oo yards.
The Interport Match will in all probability be fired on Wednesday next and it looks healthy for Hongkong
Scores.
35 35
103
WAN
8 FROM ENCI SOURCES
The Echo de Chine published the following telegram on 6th instant
The Boers have occupied Colenso, äktar: beating General White. The British must have lost at least 3.500 including wounded and prisoners.
է,
Ladysmith, already invested, will not be long in surrendering.
General White's army is disorganized. The Afrikanders are rejoicing over the Boer's success.
General Redvers Buller hat despatched a a division to Kimberley to protect that town. 200, 500, 600. H'cap. Total. His forces, concentrating at De Aar, a station of the Cape to Baluwayo railway, will invade the Orange Free States.
ADOPTION OF JAPANESE BY FOREIGNERS.
-34 35 32
32
35 35
31
31
20
33. 17
33
32
Af. Sergt. Blair...33 Mr. Marshall", Inspt. Mr. Lennan*.33 Mr. A. Watson* Corpt. Hills, R.E.*... 35 32 C.S. M.Wallace, R.E.34 Capt. Carlyle, A.O.D.31 Sergt. Rowery, R.E.37 Mr. A. H. Skelton...32 Sapper Clarke, R.E.34 Mr. A. Mackenzie...3 Mr. Stackwood... 31 Corp. Jones, R.E.... 29 Sergt. Sufith, R.E....29 Mr. Tolleri-30
33
32 32
28
30 29
Winners of Spoons.
WATER RETURN.
· 7 7 8 2 8 7 7 7 7 7 73886
Level and storage of water in Reservoirs on the 1st
November.
i
LEVEL. 1898.
1800) (1 ft. 2 in. above ft ft. 3 in above Tytain...overdow
Loverflow Overs. Weld Run, Wide N.B. Wickets. Pokfulam, foft. in. above (5 ft. 6 in. below
Lovertlow Loverflow
Inverflow
First Forings
5
·,
t
Hancock, 172 (1 Langhome The first four batsmen of the Recreation Club' disposed of the Cricket Club's total.. Dr. Tuck was in capital form, and appeared to been settled down for a big score had he not be slumped. It was a sinart bit of play on Sheward's part to get rid of him. Sheward was very smart behind the stumps, for he got Lieut. Mulliken out in the same way as he did Tuck, and he caught out two others, one of them (Hancock) usually being a big scorer. Seven out of the team mn into double figures, who, averaged a fraction over 18 runs apiece, Tuck being the highest scorer with 37, Hail and Rotherham being the two lowest with 11 each. Ross secured the same number of wickets as Hancock, but his analysis does not read as well, for he gave five more runs and sent down three more overs; he, however, is credited with" three maidens, whereas Hancock did not come off in that direction. Howard's two wickets cost' him 34, and Wilde's two 23.
LADIES RECREATION CLUB, Fish! lneings
Capt. Langhorne, b.w. Koss
Lèm, Mulke, R.A., at Sheward, b Howard. D. Trek, K.N., at Sheward, & Wilde
Lieut. Jobot, R.W.F., 15.. Ross.
it. . R. Hancock, a Sheward, b'Ross.
Viscount Suidate, c Clark, b Koss..
Lieut. Hill, R.W.F., & Wille
Dr. Atkinson, Want. Rom.
Ljent. Higgon, R. W. F., ↳ Ross
Rev. 6. R. Yallings (cap.)e Sheward, b Ross-
R. S. Gerrard, h Howard....
Lieut. Rotherham, K.W.F., not dul
Extras
BOWLING ANALYSIE
First Innings
Overs, Mald. Rune Wides. N.. Wickets.
RM
Howard
15.2 34
Johnson
Clark GIPER
Wilde...........$
23
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
-Second Innings
11. E. Green, o Hancock, butken
(13 ft-Gin. below
Wong-Noi
Cheong. 5
STORAGE GALLONS,
Tytum...394,880,000 Pokfulam.. 36,360,000 Wong Nei Cheong (approx. 7
imation only).....
395,620,000 54,000,000
15,000,000
Tolai...461,240,000 - 461,620,000 Consumption of Water in the City of Victoria. and Hill District during the month of October. Consumption 108,131,000 107,586,000 gallons Estimated!
population Consumption
1308,
197,000
I
Bog!
203560,
per lend 17.7. 17.14 Kallons
per day
- Consumption of Water in Kowloon Peninsula during the month of Octuber.
1848, 159/
Consumptios Approxim tion only Estimated
population Consumption htul
per
8,620.000 gallons.
7,172,000
- 20,200
8.8
27,400
10.14 gallons
per day The Government analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality,
R. D. ORMSBY,
Water Authority
AMOY NOTES, {From an Occasional Correspondent)
November 11th.
A DARING BURGLARY. The Cricket Club went in a second time, but A most daring robbery or burglary was com the start was disastrous indeed, Green, Hammitted a fortnight ago by six men who entered mond and Hall being disposed of for 2 runs, the shop of one Khiaw Boli, in Buh-kha ko Wilde and Sherward stopped the "rat," and Street and carried off with them four chests of then Word went in and made things lively. At opium and a large sum of money, the booty the drawing of stumps he and Ross were not being valued at about four thousand five hun out Hancock secured a wicket for 5 runs in dred dollars. There was a theatrical perform 14 overs, two of which were maidons,
ance proceeding in the same street and the barglars waited until this was over before breaking open the shop door. They found two fokis asleep in the shop, and, having bound and gagged them with their own coverlet placeit a heavy dusk upon them to keep them quiet. A third employee of the house, seeing the thieves, attacked them with a pole but was cut about the face, the thieves then making off with the opium and money. The men are supposed to be discharged Honanese soldiers who are without employment. A reward has been offered by the burgled shop for the identi- fication and arrest of the thieves. The wounded
C. Bamcod, R.N., & Mulliken & Vallings
o
R. J. Halt R.N., at Laughhorne, b Hancock...... 0
11. Wilde, bw. Vallings.
Surg. Sheward, H.N., e Johnston, Mulliken
Rev. Johnson
A. G. Ward, not out.
J. Ross, hat out......
Llent, Txat, 'R.A.
K. Mounsty
Major Clark, R.A.M.C.
Extras
Fotal
W. Howard
did not bat
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. Second Innolzı,
Mutiken.......
Hancock
Vallings
Overn. Maid. Runs, Wides. N.3. Wicker, foki succumbed to his injuries yesterday.
Banghorne po 3
13
ON THE HAPPY VALLEY,
One of the pleasantest ways of passing a Saturday afternoon in Hongkong for a lover of sport, is by paying a visit to the Happy Valley on
a Saturday afternoon, when our Military and -Naval - heroes, are allowed a half-holiday and so given an oppor tunity to match their prowess against each other in friendly sport. The joke that whilst Russia and Germany were busy strengthening their late acquisitions, the British were more intent on the construction of a cricket pitch, has now gone the rounds of the British and Continen
MURDER.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
remain
SCOUNT MUTSU AND THE
PUBLISHER
-INTERESTING. CASE, Recently a Tokyo publisher issued a work entitled Ken Ken Soku, being a record of Japancae diplomacy written by the late Count
Mutsu. In the course of the work many refer ences are made to Viscount Aoki, the present Minister for Foreign Affain, who, on the matter being brought to his notice, caused the Home Department to prohibit the sale of the publication, and prosecured the publisher on a charge of violation of the Printing Law, whịch prohibits any official document or paper being made public without special permission from The publisher the authorities cconcerned. says the Jij was ordered to pay a finf of Vioo by the Tokyo Chiho Saibansho, but he appealed to the Tokyo Appeal Court, where the case was defended by five lawyers. The Higher Court quashed the decision of the Lower Court and acquitted the defendant, on the ground that there was no evidence to prove that the documents published in the work were official. Of course this decision does not affect
the prohibition issued by the Home Depart ment, and the publisher now proposes to bring out the book abroad, and it is accordingly being translated into a foreign language.
THE MONTH'S SHOWER OF
STARS.
The Times of Ceylon, through the kindness of Mr. H, O. Barnard, the Superintendent of Trigonometrical Surveys, gives its readers
stars
Toko, October 26th. According to Art. 861 of the Civil Code Japanese who are adopted by other families become, as a matter of fact, the members of the adopting families, and Art. 19 of the same Code provides that the status of those who are adopted becomes defined or takes effect accord. ing to the laws of those who adopt them, as in thecase of foreignersndupling Japanese subjects. This point recently caused some embarrass- ment to the Yokohama City Office, which applied to the Minister of Justice for a format opinion as to whether or no those Japanese who Rre adopted by foreigners still
some details regarding the great shower of Japanese subjects, as there are instances in
shooting
duc in November. An which they are not inuuediately, admitted or attached to the nationalities of the adopting meteors," we are told, is that, previous to the interesting paint about the coming "stream of parties pending judicial actions according to the laws of their respective countries.. On the year 126 of this era, the "stream" was travell other hand, Act, 20 of the National Registrationing in a parabolic orbit around the sun, and, Law expressly-says-that persons lose their out that time came under the influence of natiesality simultaneously with becoming "stream" and transformed it into an ellipse of Uranus, which diverted the course of the foreign subjects. If this law is enforced, it is obvious that the moment a Japanese is adopted three and a quarter years, to be more correct. a period of about thirty-three years-or thirty. by a foreigner or foreigners he loses his nation- ality, irrespective of whether such adoption astrocomer, about the middle of the present This fact was made know by Levenier, the great is recognised or not by the law of the
century. We now touch only one point of that to which the foreigner eigacis belong Further, the Yokohama City orbit. The display occurs every year and rea Office asks whether or no it is necessary, in
ches a minimum at every thirty-third year, after case of those Japanese who are under 15 years small cornet was found travelling in the same which it gradually gets less and less. In 1886 a of age, for those who are responsible for their adoption to report the fact to the proper autho- orbit, and coming just at the time when the rities on their behalf. The Minister of Justice, display had reached the maximein, so that some after mature consideration, gave his decision connection between it and the "stream" was to the effect that Art. 30 of the National Ke-presumed. The maximum does not.exactly gistration Law does not apply to those who are appen upon one day,, the earth taking some little time before it can get through the "stream." adopted by foreigners, but only to those who abandon their nationality voluntarily. Under will be shallow, commencing on the 12th of On the present occasion the "stream" at first the circumstances, Japanese adopted by foreign November, getting gradually thicker until the ers still remain subjects of Japan. --Kobr Chron. Cor.
Country
ot for-
MERCANTILE AGENCIES IN JAPAN,
Our attention says the Kobe Chronicle, has been called to one or two of the reports unde by Japanese Mercantile agencies, which take up the same sort of work as is done by Stubbs's in London, regarding the standing of, foreign firms. In one case a firm of undoubted stand- ing was reported on most unfavourably, while in another case a firm which had no standing at all had a very satisfactory report made con- cerning it. These cases do not stand alone, and would seem to suggest that these Mercantile Agencies have not access to the trustworthy in formation that is nécessary before making up such reports as they issue to subscribers. It is said that in the case of Japanese such Agencies first make inquiry of them itself about whem information is required, and it is alleged that when such inquiries are made,
some firms take, measures to ensure that a
favourable report shall be made. However that may be, it wankl appear, if the information reaching as is correct, that application is first made to the party most interested, and then to the parties who sell to or buy from the mer chant in question; and if this be the method of procedure, it is not surprising that such reports should frequently prove unsatisfactory. Reports made by these Mercantile Agencies regarding the real estate held by the persons about whom inquiries are made, or the amount of Income-tax paid by them, are usually accurate enough; it is as to the business standing where the reports so frequently fail and are untrustworthy. The matter is a serious nne, and deserves some attention from Chambers of Commerce, both Japanese and foreign.
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maximum is reached
EARLY, ON THE MORNING OF THE 14TH, and then tailing off. These meteors are what is generally known as retrograde meteors, and travel very swiftly. The madient point-the point towards which the meteors appear to travel--will be at one o'clock in the morning. In Ceylon it will not be so intense as, for in- stance, in England. On the 14th, the moon will set at 3.30 in the morning. It will then be eleven days old and be exceedingly bright, so that there will be no chance of seeing a very fine shower until after the moon is set-that is, between 3.30 am. and sunrise at 550 am. It is impossible to predict exactly whether the shower will be an important one or otherwise, but, as there were very numerous showers in 1833 and in 1866, it is presumable, and very probable, that the showers this year will be
VERY INTERESTING TO WATCH, In 1866 more than a thousand meteors of all
hues, brightness, and sizes were counted in five minutes. These shooting stars are exceedingly small in volume and it is thought cannot possibly do any damage, the majority of them being burnt up long before they could reach the surface of the earth. One or two may fall here and there, specimens of which are plentiful all the world over, but no dinger is to be apprehended.
IS THE BOER ARTILLERY OF
MUCH ACCOUNT ?
A correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette had some conversation with a military authority. on the question of the Telegrapi's sensational | announcercat of a Boer invasion of Natal, and also of the reported Boer ultimatum.
Taking the second question first, the military authority remarked on the audacious character of the Boers' demands (if they were as reported)
Yesterday morning a lady, while taking a stroll in the direction of Dr. McDougal's resi- A CHARGE AGAINST. THE STAGS forthe withdrawal of British troops, seeing that dence, was shocked to come across the body of a Chinaman with several wounds on the face,
body and limbs and part of the queue missing
How the body came there, or who the mur. derers are is not known. This is the second
murder discovered in that vicinity within two monthis!
THE TRANSVAAL NATIONAL ANTHEM
A correspondent has sent the following to the
tal Press, Causing a smile from the ignorant | A. C. D. News :~
but teaching an important lesson to the more observant. Drill is essential to both branches of the service, but it is to sport we must look to raise our forces from the level of machines and to endow them with the true qualities of a soldier, dogged perseverance and buldog cour age, and footbaft with its rough and tumble, the weaker gallantly charging the stronger or bracing up their muscle and nerve to withstand such a charge, have the effect of training and strengthening muscle and nerve, which pulls our fellows out of many tight hole, where a weaker vessel would succumb.. Last Saturday overs of either football or circket had their particular fancy catered for, no less than thres football matches and one game of cricket being played simultaneously, all having their ring of spectators. The cricket match was between the Royal Engineers and Mr. Fakeera's team, composed of old boys from Queen's College. The game proved a most inter- esting and exciting, one, as the sides were. well matched, and the Royal Engineers gain ing the victory by only two runs. The follow ing are the scores
ROYAL NGINEERS,
Jolly, h Remedios
Han father,
Clarke Sainy, Repardio,
Jackman, b Kemetios, jag
Spillard & Kew; b Reinedios,
Sivier & Pestool
West, Reinedíùs,
Scribbins, not out...
George e Kaw, b Reme
Themhill © Kaw, b Pest
• Crasar o Mader, & Ryuudion
BIR FUKEERA'S
Kew, Jack; Pestonji1
Remedios and [„Pestón]},{b.m "Re Soondtram; ¿Ge Sepharib Clas
Razack,
West,
R. Bay; e force;
Four-coloured wäres o'er our dear land
The Transvaal flag on high, And woe batide the impious hand
To haul it down should try! Wave now aloft in our bright sky
Flag of the Transvaal free; Our enemies before thee fly ....And happier days shall be.
4 14
"
Full many a storm didst thou withstand
But slaunch and true were wc, And now the storm has left our land
We'll ne'er abandon thee. By Kaffirs, Lions, Britons, torn Still waving o'er their heads, And higher yet that flag is borne- Their spite would tear in shreds.
For four long years we prayed, but still
Beneath the yoke dici groan "Briton, we ask nor good nor ill-
Depart! Leave us alone."
The Briton then oppressed us more,
To arms we rosé at last-
His insults long enough we bore,
6.
His chains away we cast.
IV
And with God's help, we then the might POf England overthrew,
And free once mare our banner bright
Waves fair in spotless blue.
It cost us heroes' blood to gain,
More sore was England? fall The good Lord did our cause sustain,
We give him praise for all."
Waveshigh o'er our beloved land, Wave Transvaal's colours four! And wos batide the impius hand“
Would haul thec down once more. Ward thou aloft in our bright sky
* Flag of the Transvaal free }-
Our enemies before thee fly, And happier days shall be.
Translated in 1890 by J. Edward Clennell...
AT NARA.
the Boers had bean massing men along the border for weeks past, and that they had actually I marched within two miles of the fronter, while our troops on the other side had not come within forty miles.
declaration of war. It now remained to be seen what the real character of the Boers' militarism
Of course, the invasion would constitute:
was.
Certainly, if they commenced to move about with trains of ordinance, they would cease to possess that mobility of which we had heard so much. Then again, it was very doubtful if their artillery would prove very effective after
encountered from ES E. working round to | TAICHIOW, British steam NW; through N. where it was last ep
ath Nov.Bangi Yuen Fat Honge TAIWAN, British stoar
Captain A. E. Hodgins, of the steamship Maimun, from Coast Ports, reports Frogah Nov,Canton th No Tamsui light variable, winds and thick fog. Butterfield & Swire throughout From Amoy first part variable. HONGKONG, French steamer winds, thick hazy weather, latter part moderato N.NE. winds, cloudy and overcast, Vessels at Amoy-Aweiyang, C. H. Kiang, Whampoa, Tamsus maru, Musang, Haiching, Elizabeth,. and a Japanese cruiser.
Captain Jenssen, of the steamship Hating, which arrived yesterday from Haiphong, reports very severe typhoon passed derable damage to river steamers, lighters and over Haiphong, on the 9th inst, doing consi- junk, many of which were carried far inland by the food. Some parts of the town were inundated.
The wind commenced blowing from the N.E. with heavy rain, this continuing up to noon, when the wind veered to the E. and blew with terrific force up the Haiphong reach. At 3pm a sudden lull occured. The wind recommenced shortly afterwards, blowing from the N.W., but not so heavily as before. At 6p.m. the weather was abating and by midnight the storm was over.
The Hating let Haiphong at 6a.in. on the 10th. She passed quite a lot of wreckage be tween Hondau Island and Norway Island. About six miles SW. of Norway Island she picked up two shipwrecked Pakhi ishermen, who had been about twenty-four hours on a raft and were the only two survivers out of a crew of ten. The master of the junk syccumbed on the morning of the rescue. According to the statenient of the two men rescued quite a
number of fishing junks bad been lost with all on board.
kong.
The Hating bad fine weather up to Hong-
NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
NOVESIDER.. Meteorological means based on fifteen years' observations to 1898.
Barometer Thermometer
Humidity. Rainfall
TO-DAY,
WEATHER REPORT,
On date it
102,
29.95
Barometer..... Temperature ... 66 Humidity Rainfall
TO-DAY.
30.103
69.2
.65
.1.302
Un d'àe ut 4. 29.88
94
.0.60
Monday, 13th November, 1899. Chinese 7th of 10th moon of 25th your of
Kwang-si. Sun-Rises
6hr. 12min, Sets
may $hi. 17min. Moon-In Equator oår, a.in. High water-forning thr, gómin, Afternoon ...... dùr, qmin. Low water-Morning.kr. 29min.
Afternoon .....#one
I
13th Nov,Haiphong and Heibow Nov., General-A. R. Marty WUHU, Dritish steamer, 1,250 W. Benson,
12th Nov.-Canton 12th Nov,, General- Butterfield & Swire.
HATING, French str., 705, M. Jenssen, ath Nov.--Haiphong, and Haihow 11th Nova- Rice and General.-A. R. Marty... SUNGKIANG, British steamer, 1,021, S. W
Moore, 12th Nov.,-Manila gih Nov;i General-Butterfield & Swires. HAISIUN, British steamer, 636, A. E. Hodgins,
12th Nov,-Tamsui toth Nov., and Amoy 1th, General-Douglas, Lapraik & Co. SALVADORA, American steamer, 688, Goitisode, 12th Nov.-Manila 9th Nov, General — SIBIRIA, German steamer, 3,324 Brann,
Brandao & Co.
12th Nov,Kuchinotru 8th Nov, Coal SHANTUNG, British steamer, 1,835, Sales, 13th
Carlowitz & Co...
Nov.,--Hongay roth Nov., Coal-Butter- InzUMI MARU, Japanese steamer, 2,092, M. J.
field & Swire.
Curnow, 13th Nov,Moji 7th Nov,, Gène- CATHERINE APCAR, Iritish steamer, 1730 Ji.
ral.-Nippon, Yusen Kaisha. G. Olifent, 13th Nov,--Calcutta 28th Oct, Penang and Singapore 6th Nov. General -David Sassoon, Sans & Co. SZECHUEN, British steamer, 1,158, A. H. Hall,
A. H. Hall. 13th Nov., Wuhu and Chinkiang, "Eth Nov., Rice. Butterfield & Swire.
Clearances at the Harbour Office. Tritos, German str., for Saigon. Wuchow, British str., for Wuchow. Taiwan, British str., for Shanghai. Thales, British str., for-Swatow. Haimun, British str, for Swaton. Kongwam, British str., for Canton. Kai Lam, British steam-launch, for Macao.
Departures.
Nov. 11, Hue, French str., for Haiphong, Nov. 12, Hong Leong, British str., for Amoy.- Nov. 12, Mailzuru Maru, Jap, str., for Swalew, Nov. 12, Tuisang, British str., for Canton. Nov. 12, Königsberg, German str., for Japan.. Nov. 12, Petrarch, German str., for Saigon. Nov. 12, May Flint, Américan ship, for Port
Townsend.
Nov. 13, Esmeralda, British str., for Manila. Nov. 13, Taiwan, British str,, for Shanghai,
Passengers-Arrived.
Per Taichion, from Bangkok-8 Chinese. Per Phra Nang, from Bangkok, &c.—100- Chinese.
Per Idzumi Maru, from Moji-63 Chinese. Per Haimun, froin Coast Ports-18 Chinese, Per Hoting, from Haiphong, &c.-Mr. and Mrs. Weatherston and Zavies, and 115 Chinese, Per Catherine Apcar, from Calcutta, &c Miss Geary, Mrs. Speler, 470 Chinese, and 6 Indians.
STEAMERS EXPECTED,
Names.
· ANNIVERSAKIES. 1830-Caplitre of Khelat by General Wiltshire.. 1847-Earthquake at Shanghai. 1881-Mr. G. French, Chief Justice of H.B.M.'s Konig Alberg
Supreme Court for China and Japan Nankin..... died at Hisgo. The Uritish barque Vindobona. Lydia lett Newchwang, but was never. Tantalus heard of subsequently; body of cap Patroclus.
ain's wife washed ashore in the Cute
of Pechili; vessel supposed to have gone down with all hands. 1806-Arrest of Mrs. Carew, at Yokohama, for
the murder of her husband.
1898-Li Hung-chang ordered to inspect the
Yellow River.
10-MORROW..
Chinese-12th of 10th moon of 25th year of
Tuesday, 14th November, 1899.
Kwang-si Sun-Klies
Sets
6hr. 13min. Shr. 10min. Chr. 15min. bhr. 35min. ohr. tónin, Afternoon .....ohr, ramin, ANNIVERSARIES.
High water-Morning.......
Afternoon ..... Low water-Morning.........
1830-Loss of Messrs. D. Lapraik & Co's steamer Douglas in the Haitan Straits. 1860-Convention signed between Russia and
China
1881-The British North Bornico Co. incor-
porated by Royal Charter.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE. German (Konig Alberi) to-morrow. Australian (Chingtu) 19th inst. Ainerican farlic) 22nd inst. American (Hongkong Maru) 29th inst. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 2nd prox.
The steamer Catania from New York, left
From
Duc.
Singapore
To-morrow
Singapore
To-morrow-
Singapore
To-morrow
Singapore
To-morrow
Singapore
Catania Chingly Iliroshima Mar... Bombay Socotra. Gaelic
Singapore.....
marrow Nov. 17th
Port Darwin...Nov. 19th Nov. 20th Bombay ......... Nov. 20th San Francisco. Nov. 22nd Bisagno .....
Bombay ... Nov. 23rd Lady Joicey....... Japan... Nov. 28th Hongkong Maru... San Francisco... Nov, 29th)
Dec. 2nd Empress of Japan. Vancouver
We would direct the attention of shipping firms to the style in which "*Steamers Expected” and “Projected Sallinga" ne now published in ibene colimus, and in so doing respect. fully urge the managera of shipping firmą to give orderita, their clerks to furnish this office, non, the forms already sop- plied gratis with the latest available information every day.
PROJECTED SAILINGS,
Ship
Destination.
Date
Abergeldie Portland, &c. Jan. 27th Adolph Obrig... New York................Qk, despi Algoa ...San Francisce, &c. Nov. 21st Ambria...... Havie, &c. ....... Dec. 24th America Maru... San Francisco, &c. Nóv.^14th- Bamberg. Hayre, &c... Nov. 28th Bayern ...
Straits, &c.
Bellerophon Amoy
Bengal
Europe, &c.
Mar. 7th Nov. 17th Nov. 25th
Bingo Maru...... Marseilles, &c...... Nav, 17th.. Changsha
As is well known, a considerable number of sacred stays are kept in the premises of the says the Osaka Asahi, about 8 of the inhabi Kasuga Shrine at Nam. On the 27th inst.,
tants of Byakuonjimurs, in the suburbs of the city of Nara, assembled in the office of the priest in charge of the shrine, complaining that they could no longer put up with the havoc caused by the stags on their farms, which had greatly increased of late, and asking that the priest should himself visit the scene and see the damage done to the crops. The farmers also hinted at compensation for the damage done. No notice was taken of the complaint, "I don't think so," was the reply: "not to however, on the ground that it was entirely any appreciable extent. The Cape Boers are unprecedented.
Emp, India .............. This greatly excited Me not likely to ran the risk of having their farms confiscated, let alone the danger of being inter- cepted, in order to join their compatriots hun- dreds of miles away."
indignation of the villagers, and their seemed danger of a riet. An inspector in the Nara police appeared on the scene, however, and dispersed the mob. Development renwaited with interest.
THROUGH LACK OF OPNE
A Chinaman named Li Ben, aged 47, a native of Kwantung, dassenger by the /dagi mark, which arrived at Kobe from Yokohama on the 30th ult., suddenly fell down on board and expired. His body was afterwards ex- amined by the ship's doctor and the doctor in the Quarantine Office, who declared that death was due to exhaustion on account of the want of opium, which the deceased was in habit of smoking. The body was handed over to the brother of the deceased, who is to send it to Hongkong on the 3rd inst.-Kabe Chronicle.
SULPHUR BEDS IN THE KURILES.
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all.
Are the Boers likely to obtain assistance from the Cape?"
What about the charge of unpreparedness brought against the authorities?"
„Well, you must remember that this country wished to give the Boers sufficient rope with which to hang themselves. We were very careful not to undertake 'such preparations as should constitute a menace before the tiine actually arrived for a show of force. I know very well that our motives were not understood on the Continent.
very much of the time just before the Indian "The present state of things reminds me
He did not wish to strike so soon. He wished Mutiny Kruger has been surprised into this. to seize the moment when England should be embroiled on the Continent. But we have a free brand now to look after him."
Singapore for this port on the 12th instant and is due here on or about the 17th instant.--
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The Canadian Pacific Railway Co's R.M.S. Empress of Japan left Vancouver on Saturday the 11th instant for Hongkong, via the usual Ports of Call.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS,
Kowloon Dock. al
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Isla de Cuba....... Isla de Luzon .......... -Simia.....................
H.I.G.MLS. Deutschland, H.M.S. Linnet.......... Hohenzollern Adolph Obrig Formosa Suilderg....
D. Juan & Austria Mongkut
Cosmopolitan
PASSED THE CANAL.
...Sydney, &c... Nov. 16th Carlisle City......¡San Diego, &c. _...Dec. 31st-": China
...San Francisco, de Dec. 16th Chingtu
NOY, 23rd www.Kobe City of London, Victoria, B.C... Nov. 18th City of Dublin...Victoria, B.C.Dec. 30th
•Coptic ...... San Francisco, &c.|Jan. 20th Coromandel... Shanghai...... Nov. 25th. Doric............... San Francisco, &c Dec. 23rd Emp. China.....Vancouver, &c......Jan. 17th Emp. Japan...... Forinosa Gaelic .... Glenshiel
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Swalow, &c.
Nov. 22nd ¡Dec, 20th Nov. 35th
San Francisco, &c. Nov. 3oth
Londan...
Sydney, &c........Nov. 18th. Swalow
Hongkong Maru San Francisco, &c. Dec. 9th
Nov, eoth
Guthrie
It
Haimun.
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Hector
London......
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11
Idzumi Maru ...Victoria, B.C....
Nov. 20th
Karlsruhe Straits, &c.
fan. 24th
Kasuga Maru...Thursday Is., &c... Nov. 24th König Albert Straits, &c.
Dec 13th
Dec. toth
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Nov. 16th
&c. Jan. 3rd
SHIPPING REPORTS. Captain Cumon, of the steamship forumi Marit, from Moji, reports:-Light weather and 7th November-Glenloch, Prinz Heinrichs Oucen Adelaide.. Victoria, B.C.Nov. 25th fine throughout.
way.
A Japanese contemporary says that foreign capitalists are beginning to direct their atten-
Captain P. S. Primrose, of the steamship Tui tion to the sulphur mines in Japan. chlow, from Bangkok, reports:-Fine weather American capitalist, it is said, has a scheme on with N.W. and N.E. winds, moderate all the foot to purchase the sulphur beds in the Kuriles and form a large company for working the theds as soon as the Mining Lews of Japan. bave been so amended that foreigners will be l'allowed mining rights, The Japanese.capita
fists are also said to have awakened to the possibilities of the industry, as is usually the case when foreigners show signs of movement,
Captain A. S. Calder, of the steamship Phra and many of them have invested their money in the enterprise. Sulphur in now being Wang, from Bangkok, via Swatow, reports:- | worked on a large scale at the Moyoro sulphur | Find weather throughout with moderate N.E. beds on Iturup Island in the Kurifes
monton. Off Cape Padaran a big swell was
-Capthin 5, W. More, of the steamship-Sang ting, from Manila, repons-Moderate N.IL monsoon, dull weather with smooth to mode. file sea. Fresh N.E, winds and foggy towards Hongkong.
Königsberg Havre, &c. Kesal Maru......Vladivostock, &c... Nov. Lady Joicey... San Diego, &c. *** Legazpi
¡¡Manila Outward-- 17th October - Anut, Avulas Machaon London..........
́Malacca' ` ........London, Queen Cristina, 20th October-Patrecius, Monmouthshire.. Portland, &c. Socotra, Telena 24th October Ambria,
New York Moyune Asara, Catania, Khalif Singapore. 27th Nankin Shanghai October Benalder, Glenartney, Oceanien, Kamakura Maru, Kirklet, Norman Esirs Nippon Maru, San Francisco, 31st October-Sarnia, Afridi, Ulysses, Burman Preussen. Straits, &c. Jan. 1oth Oldenburg Straits; &c. . Feb. 21st
Prinz Heinrich... Straits, &c. Dec, 27th 3rd November-Ernest Simons, Stratheyle. Macduff, Clio, Kostroma, Eleanor
Reuce New York, &c.... Ok. ¡despi Homeward - 7th November
Sarpeden, Sachsen
Straits, &c.
Feb. 7th Saint Irene Sado Maru.
Victoria, B.C... Salvadora... Shanghai Sibiria
Havre, &c St. Jerome.
New York St. Mark
New York, décim San Diego, &c. Strathgyle
Straits, & Stuttgart Suevia
Havre, &- Sungkiang ....... Manila Tamsui Maru... Swatow, &c. Thales
Swatow; &c.... Vindobona
Shipping.
Arrivals,
CENTURION, 11.M.S. bauleship, 10,500, John
Jellica, teth Nory Amoy toth Not ALCRITY, H.M.S. despatch-vessel, 1,725, A. IJ, Smith-Dorrien, 11th Nov,-Shangirai 716 November.
PHRA NANG, British steamer," 1,021, AS, Calder," 11th Nov.-Bangkok 3rd Nov., Swatow 11th, Rice.-Yuen Fat Hong..
Manila... London......
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