1899-11-16 — Page 3

THE HONGK

A, SCRNÉ IN A Ward aɓSEMBLY.

PH THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1899

MENT IN BURMA ES

Sre-ch'Ang, Tung Fit-hsiang, and Yusun shine| THE TOYO STREET, 121MWAY. | wet cinthies after wearing wet clothes all day. | A FAILURE OF SELF-GÖVERN- kai to select for dispatch at once rocking whenever called upon, 3,000 picked inen from ench Corps, and that these troops are do Start for their destination at any hour, the monient the orders arrive, be it midnight or daybreak." A portion of these troops will be told off to guard the Railway Tenninus, but the majority of the 12,000 men so selected will be stationed in the vicinity of the Forbidden City" and Eho Park, which is about four miles from the West-gate of the capital. Aa Yuan Shib kai's Cantonments are at Hsiaochán, 15 miles to the south-west of Tientsin, arrangements are being made to have railway trucks ready at all hours at the latter place to transport his brigade to Peking, and to these most likely will be given the task to guard the terminus at Machiapu, outside the Yang-ting-gate.

never been twenty-five

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THE FUTURE.

The party go to Tringanu shortly, and thence, lates, to Resah. Mr. Anandale, as well as Me. Vauglian, have now left the party, and Messrs. Yapp and Laidlaw are collecting with great energy and success,

BOMBAY COAL TRADE.

One of my men, was bitten', by a sacke, two others were inet by a tiger another had severe malaria and cardiac pains, and I got my feet so. ): A Takyo dispatch states that a scene accur poisoned with the swamp water that they he

red the special meeting of the Shitaya Ward came much swollen and painful, so that I could not keep on my boots. Eventually, a day after Assembly, Tokya held on the sth inst. to con sider the Tokyo street tramway question. They return to Kuala Aring, I developed wet Assembly was divided into two factions, one

Beriberi," which had always been told no Eu advocating a proposal to memorialise the

pean could get. Fortunately, I was able to Honis Minister to dissolve the City Municipal sweat it out with poultices and am now all right. Assembly, and the other a proposal to petition the Home Minister, the Governer and Mayor of Tokyo, urging them to make the street tramway a municipal affair. At the meeting on Sunday the majority of the members sup ported the latter view, which was carried, and the meeting was about to rise, when Mr. Aoki Kinshichi, a member, made a speech strongly attacking Mr. Takahashi Shonosuke. Arai Mineo then alleged that some of the statements in the hashi, in reply to Mr. Aoki, were insult. ing, and, rising from his seat, attempted to strike Mr. Takahashi. This brought all the members to their feet, and amitist cries of Beat him!” “Push hùm down!" a struggle ensued between Mr. Arai and Mr. Takahashi, A number of other members joined in the melee. The Chairman thereupon declared the meeting adjourned, and accompanied Mr Aral to another room, where he remonstrated with him. Mr. Takahashi in the meantimes sent against his assailants when the Chairman re for the police, and was giving information

turned to the Chamber, and, having censured the polich officials for entering without his consent, ordered them out. The sitting was then resumed and was formally closed.". "Mr. Takahashi's party appointed a Committer of six members o arrange the matter, and the affair was niterwands amicably settled.-A.

speech of Mr. Taka.

THE SPIRIT OF THE EAST.

JAPANESE INFLUENCE in Court and mandarin circles here is getting stronger and stronger every day-thatinduence | which should by all right belong to Great Britain. Indeed a great many high officials of Chinese descent who have seen with their own eyes, in their native provinces, the power of the British navy and experienced the integrity and fairmindedness" of British Consuls and inerchants as contrasted with those of other | nationalities, feel in their inmost hearts that Chinals best supporter and friend is Great Bri- tain, but these enlightened Ministers are top weak in influence to resist the Bigoted conceit of the blanchus, the highes outside Peking in whom have

their whole lives, and are as ignorant as infants. These Manchus judge only by what they see in the flesh; there is not a single person of foresight among them who could turn 10. account the banks written of foreign countries. which they have read, except, perhaps, it is the

· Empress Dowager herself. Yet she is said to be nut a Manchu¬merely a “Manchu by adop-Chronicle. tion. But to return to the Japanese, it seems plain enough to every one here that the Em- press Dowager is most anxious to win to her side the support of the Japanese as counter- force to the Russians. Prince Ching has the name of being her chief supporter in this but in reality it is.

PRINCE TUAN, the second son of the Emperor Hsien Feng's fifth brother, Prince Tun, better known to for- eigners as the Fifth Prince, elder brother of Prince Kung who was called the Sixth Prince, and Prince Ch'un, Soventh Prince, the father of the present Emperor. This Prince Tuan is really the rising man at court. Several years ngo when his father, the Fifth Prince, died he as only called the defect I sai Chi, or Prince of the 3rd Order, but being a really energetic young man with a strong will, full of resources and always ready to accept a responsibility when ulder heads shrank away, he won the hart of the Empress Dowager. Within two years of his father's demise Prince Tsai, Ch's was promoted over his elder brother's head'; first made a Prince of the 2nd order, and a year after (1395) a Prince of the 1st Order-equal in rank to his older cousin Prince Ching. Out

wardly,

PRINCE CHING

has the name of commander-in-chief of the

Peking Field Force and of the different Tartar Banner Corps in the capital; but in reality the chief power lies in the hands of Prince Tuan. His youth prevented his being appointed to the chief command

I can see the Eastern Spirit rising up in clouds

before me:

flowers;

I can smell the heavy scent of sleeping And the bamboo canes are swaying and my

Iongings sout is saying,

Oh my heart, rise up and come, for life is

our's.

I can see the Eastern Spint stretching out her

hands towards ine

And my arms reach out to greet her through

the night

The loud cicatas humming, are trumpeting I'm

cenning,

I am coming with the hour that brings, the

light.

can see the Eastern Spirit slowly moving

nearer to INC,

And the beauty of her land is in her face; Oh wares that roll between us, ob heary mists

that screen us,

You cannot hide the wonder of her grace.

I can hear the Eastern Spirit softly calling,

calling to me,

head;

And the fire-flies form a halo round her The shadows long are skeping, and her tender

feet are creeping. O'er the pathway that the Forest-fláme lad

shed.

can see the Eastern Spirit as I swiftly move

towards her,

In 1894-95 the United Kingdom sent to Bombay over 600,000 tons of coal. The in- ports steadily fell to about 150,000 tons in 1897-98, and last year they rose only to a little from Calcutta, which stond at a little over over 200,000 tons. Meanwhile the imports |

38,000 tons in 1894-95, rase in 1898- to 467,000 tons, And this does not tell all that country coal, for dear heights by sea from has to be told as to the growth of the trade in | Bengal gave Singarent coal, brought hy mail, a favourable opportunity, and receipts of this article were much heavier than they had been hefore.

IS SUZERAINTY THE CRUX OF THE QUESTION?

The Mouimein paper writes-Moulmien is one of the prettiest places in Burma, yet it is country, and yet its cholera mortality is the filthy; it is one of the healthiest spots in the highest. Its rainfall is the greatest, and ex- tends over a period of six months, and yet, two months before the cominencement of the rains, its inhabitants are panting for water, and dying of cholera through drinking bad water. It is situated between two splendid rivers, and yet the Committee dispense with their fire-engines because there is no water to work them, in case of fire,”

A CAIRO-TO-CHINA RAILWAY.

Mr. C. A. Morring, the well-known Mining Engineer, advocates the construction of a railway from Egypt to Shanghai gưa the Yang- tse Valley, Burn, and India, thus giving a new route from England to the Far East, entirely by ruil, except for the short sea pas- sages from England to the Continent, and from Brindisi to Alexandria. Mr. Morring estimates the length of the proposed railway at 6,670 miles, of which 2,000 miles have already been built. The time of transit from Egypt to Perth (W.A.) would be reduced from 24 30 18 day",

USEFUL HINTS.

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FRENCH PASTE FOR ENTENT LEATHER,

BLACK PAINT FOR FRON.

According to Juvention, a black paint for

LEATHER AND BELT GREASE.

BLUE PRINTS.

The following formulas from a recent issue of Photography produce fepro-prussiate paper, which is easily and inexpensively worked,

Potassium ferricyanide...... ounces. Water 3-Ammonio-citrate of iron... }

Add to some pure was which has been melted in a water bath, some olive oil and then some The London correspondent of the Boubaylard. Mix thoroughly by stiring over a fire. Gazette, writting on the 6th ukimo, says i –

Add'some oil of turpentine, then a little off of The idea that the Boers and their Dutch lavender. This will form a paste which should sympathiser, dream fand do something more be put in boxes, Apply with a linen rag. than drean) of an Afrikander State extending The piste keeps the leather soft and restores from the Cape to the Zambesi is steadily grow

the glass ing in this country. General Joubert, în his" talks with Mr. Burleigh, appears to have made a very significant remark. The general said | iron objects is obtained by dropping con- he has long feseen th: the triumph of the centrated sulphuric acid into oil of turpentine, Afrikander Bond in Cape Colony would pre-stirring constantly. A syrupy precepitate formas, cipitate this war, and recently he wrote to a which, washed out with water, is used as a crofter member of Parliament that war was pigment. The painted article should be heated certain. According, however to the Daily and then polished with woollen rag and linseed Chronicle's correspondent Joubert believes in a oil. The coating is said to adhere excellently protection." Mr. Robinson, the gentleman South African confederation "under English to metals and not to crack off, giving a hand. some glossy black colour and protecting the iron from rust in an effective manner. quoted above, probably knows Kruger's mind better than any man living certainly better than any other Uitlander. The real point at issue," he says, "is the suzerainty. Pre- as follows: Mell 3 pound of yellow caresine, A good leather and belt grease is prepared sident Kruger is taking his real stand on the pound of crude palm oil, and 5 pounds of in position that his is a Sovereign Independent ferior laid, and stir in according to the season State. He and his present advisers do not care of the year and where a firm or soft con what terms England offers, if they do not insistency is desired, 4 to 6 pounds of vaseline clude the admission that there is no suzerainty, oil. When all is thiranghly dissolved and If he had wanted pençe he would have accepted mixed, pour into the cans or the receptacles Mr. Chamberlain's fast proposal, for more destined for storing, this odourless grease moderate terms could not have been wished. is well incorporateil with the leather, it keeps I cannot understand why people in England the belts, as well as all leather goods, in stake. Kruger would willingly grant the five ness. It is essential to clean the leather have become so confused over the point at constant pliancy and entirely prevents brittle-

fand agreed as a quid pra que never to interfere ing. landened belts must first be softened years' franchise, on his own conditions, if Eng. thoroughly from all adhering dirt before greas

satisfy him." Mr. Robil:son has argued this them while they are still moist. in Taunsvaal affairs again. Nothing else will with warm water, and it is advisable to grease

matter out with Kruger time, after time. "I have." be says, "pointed out to him that he is inviting the destruction of his State, for that of these Tarter regiments and so Prince Ching

England must sooner or later interfere At was named for the post by the Empress Dow

times I have thought 1-impressed him; but only nger, but Prince Ching's well-known timid

soon to find that the Hollanders and others nature was not one under which the haughty

continually with him had over-persuaded him." Princes and nobles of the Manchu Banners

Even Mr. Chamberlain's greatest enemies, were willing to serve, and they refused point-

though they blame him uphill and down-dale blank to receive such a leader. They claimotir.

for what they style the blundering of his New ed for Prince Tuan as the Souly man." they

Diplomacy, cynically admit that he showed respected and would serve under but finally

pleverness in drawing, on (as they call it) the matter was compounded by making Prince

the President to raise the suzerainty question. Ching the figure-head and Prince Tuan, the

The controversy as to whether the preamble actual head. This Prince had long recognised

of the earlier convention is alive, although the the weakness of China and the importance of

rest of the stipulations may be dead, still rages gaining a strong Power to support the Empire.. The scientists sent out by Cambridge Uni. though it anracts less attention than, it did Like all Manchus he, in his heart, distrusted versity, under the leadership of Mr. Walter before the public seized hold of the idea that the Russians, for although Manchus are ignor. Skeat, to explore Siamese Malaya, have

what we are doing now is fighting for supre ant in all conscience of outer world affairs they

been successful in their works, and it is now

macy in South Africa. A foreign gentleman, have had enough experience of the Russians,

of my acquaintance, who has access to special ever since the latter pressed southwards from

sources of information and who, like I suppose Siberia into Manchuria, to know exactly how

every foreigner under the sun, hates Mr. far go with these bereditary foes. The war Singom, the authorities grew suspicious when

Chainberlain with the hatred of say Mr. La: with Japan also opened Prince Tuan's eyes to the rising strength of the island Empire the explorers began photographing certain bouchere, met me in the street the other day and one day, nearly two years ago, having graves in trees, the corpses being suspended and asked me if I had heard what Chamber- in cigar-shaped wrappers. But their distrestin had been saying." And then he proceeded read a copy of the prospectus of the Orion-gradually disappeared on finding that no to sell me what it was: The Secretary of State tal Association, an organisation to bring about attempt was made to disturb the bones or carry

for the Colonies is supposed to have said that closer friendship between the only three the graves away. The explorers have now a

be did not care a fig for the grievances of the independent countries of the Far East-

Uilanders. All he was concerned about was China, Japan, and Corca-at once began in his statistics about them. They found also strange replied that British supremacy was already number of these tree graves, and have collected

the establishment of British supremacy. 1 characteristic manner. to bring about inbre

graves of other kinds, and a peculiar form of cordial relations between China and Japan, hur-1 carried out by an extraordinary tribe, established, and that what Mr. Chamberlain At this point the Chinese madariaste, was still apparently of Indian origin, who bury their

must, have said, assuming he made any such smarting somewhat from the defeats of 1894-5 dead in a sitting posture-a fact of great im-

remark, was the "maintenance" of British and so Prince Tuan found it uphill work to attain his object. But before, the rep ditai portance ethnologically, be had persuaded the Emperor to think better of the Japanese, and using all the force of his character upon his timid chief, Prince Ching, also got the latter to join him in advocating before the Empress Dowager closer friendship with Japan, this is the real origin of the present entente between the two Empires, and judging from Prince Tuan's character he will surely obtain his wishes in spite of all opposition.

"There are now here a large number of

VISITING JAPANESE

who are said to be a four, but unlike other ordinary tourists or globe-trotters they are allowed the run of the whole capital. It is unnecessary to give in detail what these pri- vileges are. I bave an idea which is generally shared by people, in Peking that,

THE RUSSIANS)

My hands can touch her robe of fading

RICY.

But the cold, new day is dawning, my, glad

night-visions scoring,

And with the unern my dreams will pass

away.

Gauen-Row, in &. F. Press,

IN SIAMESE 'MALAYA,

THE CAMBRIDGE EXPEDITION.

certain that the expedition is to have important scientific results. The Bangkok Times givės particulars of the researches conducted. In

ZOOLOGICAL FINDS.

They have got several coological prizes, among them being a queer beast called Echthy exactly resembles a snake and which lives in ophis, a primitive scaled amphibian which holes in the ground where it curls itself round its eggs. Besides they have three of the fresh water skates from the lake at Singora, about 45 to so different species of fish, and quite big collections of manuals, reptiles, and plants. There is, too, a large menagerie of wild beasts which included three young civet cats, an utter fish-hawks, several small birds, and a couple of leopard cubs, picked out of their nest. There was also discovered a quarry containing fossils, the first such quarry ever heard of in the Malay Peninsula, and the party succeeded in getting, about 80 specimens to send home from Sin- gara

THE SAKIES.

--

In a letter written from Kota Bharu, Kelan tan, and dated the end inst,, Mr. Skeat anys;

"We have really at last got hold of

One of

supremacy.

DETERIORATION OF THE MADRAS

HARBOUR.

Water

10

-

The two solutions are mixed immediately before use, and should not be exposed to day- light. A suitable paper (hard, smooth surface appears best) is coated with the mixture by means of a sponge care being taken to get the coating as even as possible, though a little streakiness is unimportant so long as no portion of the paper is uncovered. The paper is then dried in the dark, and printed under a negative in the ordinary way to bright daylight (sun if possible). The shadows, should have a bronze appearance, The print is fixed by washing in water, which may be used hot to facilitate the work. Shonki the white refuse to clear, a trace of carbonate of soda will help to brighten them. A few drops of hydrochloric acid in the last washing water brightens the colour. This paper requires a strong negative and is now in printing.

RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS,

NOTANDA

CALENDAR

NOVEMBER Meteorological means dastä on fifteen years. observations to 1893. krometer

.30.103 Thermometer .. Humidity Rainfall

...1.302

TO-DAY.

WEATHER REPORT.

On data

to A..

30.10

30,00

71

73 53

Harometer.... Tempemture Humidity Rainfall

TO-DAY.

On date at

4 p.m.

Thursday, 16th November, 1899. Chinese-14th of roth moon of 75th year of

Kwang-sia. Sun-Rises

Sets

Ohr. quin shr, comin Shr. 29min. 7hr. 4omin. zhr. omin. thṛ, 20min,

High water-3foming

Afternoon Low water-Morning

Afterno ANNIVERSARIES, 1811-John Bright barn. 186-Prince Alfred left Hongkong. 1870--Duke d'Aosta elected King of Spain. 1887--British steamer Vespasian foundered in

Chim Sea, all bands lost, Trouble Ixtween Austria and Turkey over the expulsion of Mr. Brazzapoli 1898-French missión in Kweifu looted.

TO-MORROW.

Friday, 17th November, 1899. Chinese-15th of roth moon of 25th year of

Kwang-sü. Sim-Rises

6hr, 15min. Sels

....shr. 56min. Moon-Full Moon 5hr. 55 pan. ↑ High water-orning

Afternoon Low water--Morning

Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES.

ghr. 25min. Str. 3min. zhr. quin, thr. min.

1843-Shanghai opened to foreign commerce 1857--Further refief of Lucknow by Sir C.

Campbell. 1876--Telegram announcing the appointment of Mr. John Pope Henessy to succeed Sir Arthur Kennedy as Governor of Hongkong received in the Colony. 1878-Attempted assassination of the King of

Italy. 1887-British steamer Killarney sunk in Iloilo

harbour by steamer Crusader. 1897-Kaochow taken possession of by the 1893-Celebration of the, Shanghai Jubilee. "

German squadron. BS-Ediet dismissing Hu-yu-fün from

Tsungți-Yamen.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUK.

Australian (Chingtu) 19th inst. French (Oceanien) 21st inst. American (Gaelic) 22nd inst. American (longkang Maru) 29th inst. Canadian (Empress of Japan) må pros.

. American (China) pih prox.

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The N. G. I steamer Bisagne left Singapore for this port to 10-day and is due here on or about the 23ril instant.

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S. Empress of China arrived at Vancouver on Wednesday November 15th at 4.30 a.m. -

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Isla de Cuba............ Kowloon Dock.

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Isla de Luzon Simla........... H.I.G.M.S.Deutschland,, Azumi Mari.......... Prento

Adelph. Obrig

D. Juan d'Austria Mongkul Phraming..

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Nov

Nov 16, Patrocles, British stra for Shan Nov., 16, Shanghai, Botish strip for Nov."16 Vindobona, Austrian six,

Passengers-Arrived," Per Haistun, from Swatow-Dr Pretorwritz, and 81 Chinese. Departed Per König Albert, for Shanghai from Brenten -Messrs. W. Jurgens, M. Hintren, H. Frick-- hoffer, Michaelis, A. Roper, W. Wang, and A. Kayser. From Southampton-Mrs. A. Simpson and children, Messrs. A. Sheriff, H. Taylor G. Dereng, Misses Bois, Yongs, Ed- wards, Messrs. Johnston, Logan, Misses Chick, Knight, Dr. and Miss Babington, Messrs. P. F. Turner, L. Edeward, Mr..and Miss Philipps, Messrs. Melloday, Harries, Warnsby, W. Ni": Runcie and children, Messrs. E. Simpson, J. Norsley, Won Shaw, E. Jacobsen, Miss Mr. and Miss Key, Miss Chamberlain, Messrs. Gi Sinclair, H. Mackey, E. T Jonester, F Wheeler, J. Frey, and F. Martin: From Ant- werp-Messrs. D. Thomsen and L. McCall. Froin Genoa-Mr. and Mrs. S. Raggi, Sir, Claude Macdonald, K.D., 'C K.Q.M.G., - Lady Macdonald, Messrs. L. Fleet, Chas. Dowdall, P. Hansen, W. Bruckner, E. Groner, R. Peeper, H. Lange, E. Wohlstedt, G. Helleberg, Mrs, H. Fischer and children, Miss West, Mrs. Dallas and children, and Mrs. L. Helleberg and child.

From Naples Mr. M. "Wells From Colombo-Licut. Becker. For Yoko from Bremen-Messrs. F. Haustein, S Hellulesko, J. Klatte, and Dr. P. Stubel. From Nettleship, Messrs, V. H. Patrick, Miss Austen, Southampton-Miss Hogan, Mr. and Miss and children. From Genoa-Mesars E. Pless mann, C.,Kruger, D. F. Takoti, Professor v Kadell, R. Schilling, Mr. and Mrs. Schin zinger, Mr. N. G. Bayne, Dr. Wada, Dr. Haya- kuwa, Dr. Tauruhara, Messrs. Wendt, Kayfert, and Professor Krussen. From

Naples Messrs. Yau and Joneyama. From Southamp ton for Hiogo-Mr. R. D. Howard. From Southampton for Nagasaki--Miss S. Officer... Fram Flongkong for Yokohama-Mr. and Mrs. Newton, Lord Henry Thyme. For Shanghai- Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Scholes, Mr. and Mrs. M. Schairmann, Misses W. Gaskin, D. Bennett Ingram, M. Parkes, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Coma, Mr. E. Souze and 5 Chinese..

Per Shanghat, for Singapore-The Hon. Ben Bathurst, Comdr. A. Henderson, Messrs. A. S. Crush, R.N., C. F. Jordan, R.N., Frank Meek, R.N., Mr. and Mrs. Taylens, 7. Naval invalids, and 14 Chinese. For Penang--6; Chinese.

Par Chirure, from Shanghai-Dr. Markcone.

To Depart.

Per Salvadora, for Manila-Messrs. V. Villamura and servant, Santos Marten, 2 Europeans and Chinese in steerage.

STEAMERS EXPECTED,

Names.

Catania Chingtų.......

Frani.

Due

Singapore ......

To-morrow

Port Darwin ... Nov. 19th

Socotra.....

Singapore,

Nov. 20th

Oceanien

Singapore

Nov. 21st

Kasuga Maru....

Nagasaki

Nov. atst

Hiroshima Maru... Singapore. Nov. 20th

Gaelic

Bisagno

Japan......

Nov. 2nd

Singapore ...... Nov. 23rd Lady Joicey.... Japan. Nov. 28th. Hongkong Mar... San Francisco... Nov. 19th China: .............. San Francisco... Dec. 7th Empress of Japan Vancouver...... Dec.2nd

We would direct the attention of shipping ferns to the style in which "Steamers Expected" and "Profected Sailing=" are now published in these colurans, and in so doing respecta fully urge the managers of shipping firms to give orders to thair clerics to furnish this office, on the forms already sup plied gratia, with the latest available information every day.

PROJECTED SAILINGS.

Ship.

Ambria

Destination,

Date.

America Maru...San Francisco, &c. Jan. 27th

H

Cosmopolitan

Bamberg

Bayern

Bellerophon

Bengal

PASSED THE CANAL

Abergeldie... Portland, &c. Jan. 27th Adolph ObrigNew York......Ok desp Algon...... ...San Francisco, &c. Nov. 21st

Hayre, &c. Dec, 24th.

Havre, &c.mis Nov. 28th Straits, &c. Mar. 7th Amay

Nov. 17th Europe, &c. Nov. 25th Bingo Maru Marseilles, &c...... Nov. 17th Outward-17th October - Arab, Avala, | Changsha......... Sydney, &c... Nov. 18th Queen Cristina, 20th October— Patroclus, | Carlisle City...... San Diego, &c.

Dec. 31st Socotra, Telem

suma, Catania, Khalif, Singapore: 27th China. San Francisco, &c. Dec. 16th ph October Ambria," Catherine Apcar. Singapore, &c...... Nov. 18th

October →→ Benilder, Glenarincy, Oceanien, Chingly............ Kobe........ Nov. 231d... 31st October-Sarnia, Afridi, Ulysses, Burma City of London... Victoria, B.C... Nov. 21st Kamakura Maru, Kirkler, Norman Istes. City of Dublin... Victoria, B.C. ......Dec. 30th 3rd November-Ernest Simons, Strathgyle. Coptic 7th November Glenloch, Prins Heinrich, Coromandel.

Doric fardu, Clio, Kostroma, Eleanor

Homeward 7th November-Sarpedon,

Asian Railway to the town of Werny and then- The Russian imperial authorities have re- cently definitely resolved to extend the Central

ce in northerly direction. It now remains for the direction of the new line to be decided upon. A detachment of engineers has already A Tashkend for the purpose of making a pre- liminary survey. Two routes have been suggested; one would be across the Steppes to Crenburg, to the southward of the Oural Mountains, and the oiber, by Semipalatinsk, to Harbour the accumulation of coal lest over.

In the north-western portion of the Madras Baranaul and Krivoscht-schekovo. The former

route has very influential supporters in the per board in course of discharge has undoubtedly | sons of the entton gowers of Tashkend and shallowed the water there, and in the southwest the manufacturers of Moscow, all of whour corner, where sand blowing over and finding naturally desire to have the shortest possible its way through the south arm is still gradually means of transit for conveying this raw ma encroaching on the sea bottom. The depth at teria to Moscow. A recent conference at the entrance is practically unclianged, but the Semipalatinsk clearly proved that the route by accretion of sand outside of the harbour to the that place and Barnaul will be the more advan

tageous. The authorities will, it is said, allow.HAMUN, British steamer, 636, A. E. Hodgins, south still continues. Great hopes are enter tained from the working of the converted-tic-new line to be built by private enterprise. dredger Wenluck.

THE FAILURE OF THE NILE,

area

are getting realeas at the sight of this un, expected friendship between, recent enemies;

The Nile in the Soudan spreads into him. but so far they have made no hostile move nar

berless channels bordered by miles of marsh given much more than a hint to the Tsungli

land, and the pestilential evaporation from Yamen that it will be better to keep the

this wide of sluggish streain and friendship of Russia alone instead of currying sonie ten or cleven members of the stagnant marsh intercepts the water that favour, with a manifestly weaker Power like wild tribes, and we have measured them would have fertilised Egypt: it is possible, Japan, for even with England to help, Russia with interesting results so far.

Mr Willcocks contends, to block the sub will still be able to protect, China from the two them was a notorious "Were Tiger," the sidiary channels of the river, and later on countries." The Chinese are, however, fore- Malays informed us, and he and his one com- to line the banks of the main stream with warned and it is to be hoped forearmed also; panion were as will as any one could wish-willows. The river would then be forced to and if what Peking has heard of British reverses:

in fact they had to be guarded continually to scour out its own bed and to clear away the in the Transvaal turns out true, it is anticipated keep them from boiting into the jungle. Some sudd which now makes navigation impossible. that Russia, France, Germany, and Italy will of the others were tame, but we took their This is practically the saine scheme as was soon make some clearer, showing of the like measurements as well, since they would be sketched out by Sir W. Garstin in his recent they intend to take regarding the partition of quite as valua de as those of the wild ones. I report on the Soudan. If it can be accom this Empire, which all Chinese know perfectly was also fortunate enough to get some very plished, it will not only improve the climate of well has only been provented by the attitude of interesting traditions, and a rely extensive the Soudan, and the navigation of the Nile, but Great Britain and Japan Our rulers are, how. vocabulary mostly out of the Man Tiger, who it will render Egypt for ever secure against the ever, determined to fight for the existence of fortunately displayed no inclination to try his danger of a low Nile. the Empire and do not despair -yet, with

teeth upon us during the interview." Japanese and British help, of preserving their Independence V-CD News Gorran de la

AN ALLEGED DIPLOMATIC

PROTESTE

ASCENT OF GUNONG TAHAN.

EXCITING RAILWAY JOURNEY.

RUSSIA AGAIN.

Russia has objected to the Sultan's mounting pneumatic guns at the north entrance to the Bosphorus, on the ground that such action implied that he doubted the Cear's friendliness. The result is that the Sultan has cancelled the contract for the pneumatic guns, which were the work of a New York company. It is said that the Sultan got the idea of employing pneumatic guns from the accounts of the actions of the United States dynamite cruiser Pesuvius in the war between the United States and Spain.

THE MAUSER PISTOL,

Sade Mary.

Shipping.

Arrivale.

16th Nov,-Swatow 15th Nor, General Douglas, Lapraik & Co. HOHAO, French steamer, 599, I. C. Gerard, 16th Noy-Pakhoi and Hoihow 13th Nov, General.-A. R. Marly. TAISANG, British steaner, 1,544, W. E. Saver, 16th Nov.-Canton 16th Nov., General- Jardine, Matheson & Co. CHANGSHA, British steamer, 1,463, T. Moore,

16th Nov,Japan 11th Nov., General Butterfield & Swire.

CyUEN, Chinese steamer, 1,211, W. C. Jamieson, 16th Nov,-Shanghai, 13th Xov., General.-C. M. 5. N. Co. SYDNEY, French steamer, 4,232, Aubert, #6th Nov,,-Shanghai 14th Nov., Mails and General-Messageries Maritimes. \

Clearances at the Harbour Office. Loongmoon, German sir, for Shanghai. Safe American str., for Manila. Pak Kong, British str., for Canton. Patroclus, British str., for Shanghai, Tantalus, British str., for Shanghai. Haimun, British-str., for Shanghai. Kai Lum, British steninaunch, for Mucao. Bingo Mure, Japanese str, for Singapore. Hanoi, French str., for Haiphong.

Departares.

Dr. J. D. Griffith, of Kansas City, has just completed for the government an official test of the Mauser pistol in use by the German calvary, and it is under consideration for adep. tion by the United States. The test was made with targets and human bodies, and the results were most satisfactory," At ranges from 50 to Mr. Skeat then reconnoitred Gunong Tahan,

500 yards the Mauser pistol is the most the highest Palang mountain. He says:" Í' An exciting incident occurred to a passenger effective and deadly weapon of its kind ever took no guide, as i could get no Sakeis, and train from Darjeeling to Calcutta on the 19th invented, and up to the maximum range tried preferred to trust to myself rather than to the ultimo, says Indian Engineering, about three it is practically as good in the hands of a Malays. But I had six men, besides myself, miles froin Siliguri." The train suddenly marksition as a Krag-Jorgensen, a Lee or a and the trip tamed out quite differently from stopped and the passengers beheld the little Mauser rifle. If nothing but flesh resists TOKYO, Nov. 3rd. what I had expected. I had intended merely engine literally enveloped in flames. The oil the passage of the bullet, it makes a round Nov. 16, Hongkong, French str., for Haiphong. With regard to the alleged protest made by to go up a few high crags and, to locate cistern which supplies the engine lamp had incision where it enters and a knife-like cut Nov. 16, Hatching, British str, for Swatow. the British and German Ministers anent the Gunong Tahan. But instead of that found leaked, and the oil, running a declared that the way it is often shattered into fragments. The Nov. 16, P. G. C. Alan British str. for Swatow.

gall over the eagine, where it departs. Should a bone be in the Nov. 16, Belmont, British bark, for Astoria. #imposition" of the House tax, otc, in the old myself going up, the mountain itself, and at once ignited. Somebody

Settlements, it is stated, on what appears to be reached in fact a spot within some 50 boiler would explode, whereupon all the pistol' shoots very accurately and will kill Nov. 16, Loyal, German sir, for Hongay." "good kútbority" that the Foreign alinister is yards or so of its highest summit. Further passengers alighted and went to the rear of the at a more pl see yards. The bullet will pass | Noy 10 Cliersang British str., fat Caninn.

no in a mood to recede to the demand: here frogress was barred by a low clit which can train for safety... In few minutes the bell

boiler should enter a vital organ, it would ↑ Now, 16, Kuchudate Muraj Japanese str, for both sides.. In the meantime the whole question | fault in the strata, and which could neither their seats, bui no sooner had they done so undoubtedly kill a man instantly and would Moji. is lo be studied by the Foreign Office, and if he climbed nor circumvented. By the that the flames broke out once more. After incapacitate a soldier if it struck a bone. The Nov. 16, König Albert, -German steamer, for the result of the investigation 18 at all favour time we gor down we had run short of rice, and two hours' delay the train started. On arriving pistol fires ten shois without reloading, and Shangbai, &c. able to the view col foreigners, the Foreign | were more than half-starved, in fact the last at Siliguri, one of the carriages took fire, the can be emptied in less than three minutes. Nov. 16, Hector, British str., for Singapore, Office will most probably give way-Kobe day or two we lived on wild jungle fruits. Our flames rushing through the roof, but was The bullets weigh'85 grains and have a lead Nov. 16, Shantung, British str, for Cebu. Chronicle

~ | matches alsoʻgave out, and we had to sleep in ultimately extinguished,"

core surrounded by a nickelplated copper jacket. Nov. 16, Sullberg, German str., for Newchwang.

Camilladouts less beeg prolongas discussion und be, best described as: resembling a gigantic" {"rang, and the passengers were asked to rough a human body at that range. If the Nov, 16, Lyremtoon, German str., for Canton.

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