THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 190r.
INCREASE OF ROBBERY ROUND ABOUT PEKING.
(New Press Spacini.)
Shanghai, June both.
THE ROYAL VISIT TO SYDNEY."
NAVAL MANEUVRES IN THE HARBOUR.
the shoulders and thight although absent on | the belly. The type of coloration is in fact not unlike that of the Somali wild ass, although the 'sixipes" are differently coloured, more numerous and extend higher up."
But in place of the solid hoofs of the zebras the sketch shows that the Okapi has the cloven hoofs of the ruminants; and that it is in
living fauna of the world. Far Sir Harry ruminant-unknown, that is to say, among the suggests that it may turn out to be closely alco
AGENDA.
TO-MORROW.
an-Public Auction by Messrs. Hughes and Hough at the Central Police Station.
Noon-E. & A. Co.'s steamer Airlie leaves for
· Australian Ports.
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Noon-N. D. L. steamer Sachsen with mails Honolulu vin Shanghai, etc.
passengers etc, leaves for Southamp.
ton.
to pay now. Under Chinese rule they do not know this, and every grievance chiling for redress has to reach Justice (1) over a silver pathway. Now they can go to the Yamên and get some sort of seulement, probably as good. as they would get anyway, without the pay ment of a single fee. The Criminal Court is It appears that more and more robbers are. perhaps not so popular as the Civil, as quenes at large round about Peking. From inform- are shaved off for a six months sentence, and ation received by the local mandarins at this attended a party at Admiralty House, and from. fact a hitherto totally unknown type of hornicas Noon-U. S. Co.'s steamer.. Coptic leaves bad thefts and impastures are not infrequently made Capital offences as a warning, which is rather an eye opener or closer for the un- sophisticated native, te some ways the natives suffer from ouroccupation, such as many licences on the same thing, such as fintickshas, and the German, French and perhaps Japanese licence for the privilege of running through all the adjacent Settlements. Then, too, at certain, barriers the Provisional Government pass does not preclude an extra toll being improvised by the police or whoever is in charge of the spot, and "hang goes another sixpetice." Bat these are disabilities which prevail under the Chinese officials, and the people probably take but little count of them.
port, we learn the Emperor has issued a decree commanding the Commandants of the Ge- darmerie and the Police Provosts at Peking to vigilantly search for these robbers and to sum- marily behead them should they be arrestad.
We further learn that these robbers nie
Banner Corps routed by the Allied troops last August.
FRIDAY, 28th.
Clearances at the Harbour Officej La Rhone, French str., for Canton." Clara, German str, for Hoihow, Kengnam, British str., for Canton. Loongsang, British str, for Manila, Clam, British str., far Singapore. Empress of India, British str, for Shanghai,
Dopa tures.
Juno 26, Hunan, Dritish str., for Shanghai Juan 26, Bayern, German str., for Shanghai. June 26, Hanoi, French str., for Haiphong. June 26, Hailong, British str., for Haiphong. June 26, Kansu, British str., for Canton: June 26, Machaon, British str., for Singapore.
wretched owner has to get out a British, mostly the Manchu troops belonging to the cheers for the future King and Queen. The which was described many years ago by Pro-Daylight-N. Y. K. steamer Hitachi Maru June 25, Putiala, British transport, for Taku,
The work of demolishing the wall has been completed, and the Chinese houses which had to be bulled down with it have been amply compenshed by Land and houses in another part of the city, with title deeds and all in neder so they are quite satisfied. It is to the credit of the Provisional Governors that the work has been accomplished without any friction. A wide road now runs round the City in ple of the wall; white wide streets intersect the City from end to end, in addition to the fine Bund road which unw connects us with the Yamen. The Chinese would never make these roads as their idea is that they would facilitate the ingress of foreigners and weaken the defence,
The exodus of trelops is going on, but very slowly and insignificantly. No special moves ment is taking place among the British, though in a general way it is stated that the st Brigade is getting ready, and also the Shankmi? Kwan troops,
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GERMAN EMPEROR'S SPEECH.
BERLIN, 19th June.
At a dinner which followed the regatta at Cuxhaven the Emperor delivered a speech in which he said Germany now held the place in the sun" in, East Asia uncontested, which she expressed wish to have a few years ago The events in China must necessarily have a fructifying effect on the economical sunation of the world. The return of the troops is a sure guarantee that the peace of the world is made secure for some years to come. The oll City of Hamburg especially must feel highly gratified with the way that affairs in China have developed, as, the Director-General of the Hamburg America Line, Mr. Ballin, as a peaceful con- queror, has won for his town new and valuable trade expansions.-Ostariatische Lloyd.
AN ALLEGED EXTRAORDINARY
DECREE.
The Ketamin Shimbun of the 13th ins
says 1-
Edicts are appearing about the institation of
According to a Peking telegram, the Emperor reforms, and the retura of the Cost, but I do ne myself believe there is for real signifie of China has recently ordered that the records and the docoments of the various yamen of cance in them and they are all issuect for a
Peking should be destroyed and burned. This The Coun is supposed to start on extraordinary decree is interpreted in same purpose. Sept. 1st, spend the midgutan festival in quarters as indicating the irrevocable deter- Honan, and then come on by train to Pantingfemination of His Clunese Majesty to carry his and Peking direct. 1 is worthy of note that
sweeping scizeme of reform into execution. This the officials are to extend the railway ina Honan on purpose to save the Court trouble, interpretation world not seem so natural, were I wonder if it will be there in time: Also in any other country. But in China, special circumstances exist that make the interpreta- whether the Dowager and her conservative crowd would really trust themselves to it iftion at very natural one. The authority attached
it was!
APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS OF NORTH CHINA RAILWAYS.
SHANGHAI, June 21st. According to a letter just received here from Peking, the Comptrollers General of Railways have arrived at an arrangement to appoint Chang Yen Mao Director General of Tientsin Shanhaiwan line and Shen 11san-1uhi Director- General of Hankw-Peking line. As regards the Eastern Manchurian Railway, China has arranged with: Russia that the former will be responsible for the repairs of the branch line.
--New Press.
ARREST OF A FAMOUS SECRET
SOCIETY LEADER.
to precedents is unduly strong in that country. Any innovation is therefore strongly condemned just because there is po precedent therefor, Under such circumstances, it is perhaps of supreme importance that those records and documents shoakl be burned and destroyed in order to free the Government from the stub "bon yoke of established precedents and cus. toms. As for the Emperor, he has long since "been known to be in favour of reform move- meat. His tifial piety, however, forbids him to do anything against the will of the Empress Dowager. But judging from the fact of the 'issance of such a decree, there is reason to believe that the views of the Empress Dowager have now been entirely changed. Should the report prove to be well founded, the Bosers ought to be thanked for their con- sequential influence of converting even the ob- durate views of the Court of China.
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A STRANGE INCIDENT ÅT SEA.
Lung Chi-tse, a well-known' desciple of
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha's steamer Taka- Kwang Yu-wei and reported to be a leader of auge-mart, which arrived at Nagasaki on the a secret society, was arrested at a native hotel, toth from Chefoo, appears to have had a called Chane fisin Hotel 77 French Settlement, pario escipe from destruction, as she was Shanghai, the day before yesterday, says the fired on by a British warship outside the island China Gazette of the goth inst. He was long of Lingingtao. The mail steamer left Chefoo 'sought for by Viceroy Liu Konsyib and both at 3 am on Wednesday week for Japan and the magistrates of Mixed Court at.Laoza and at about 6.3 o'clock that afternoon when she was running on a course from Eddy Island to French town, as well as the Shanghai magistrate have diligently been seeking him, a consider a point two miles of the Shantung promontory, able sum being set on his head by the Viceroyo British warships, the cruiser Terrible and Chang Chih-tung. He was discovered living the battleship Ocean, supposed to have quietly at the hotel by Mixed Court ranners been engaged in gun practice, made their and Shanghai city magistrate's runners and appearance off Weihaiwei. A distance of about was arrested by policemen. Taotai Yuan of seven miles separated the Japanese steamer Shanghai was informed of this news by the from the two warships, One of the passengers Shanghai magistrate Wang, and wrote yester. 'who was watching through his glasses the day in M. Räturd, the French Consul General, movements of the British vessels remarked that asking that the prisoner be handed to the the battleship was preparing to fire Shortly magistrate of the native city of Shanghai. On after this a sher fell into the water at a distance the other hand the Tantai telegraphed to the of zoo yards from the steamer on her starboard Viceroy Liu Kung-yil to get instructions as to
side. The steamer proceeded on her way, but how to treat Lung Chi-ize. We rather fancy one of the foreign passengers advised the we know what that treatment will be. How is officers to display the ship's flag, in order it that the British officials and the Secretary of t `show the nationality of the vessel.. the Municipal-Commeil-ranged Kang Yu-wers This advice, however, was hot followed. The escape, yet his, bumble disciples are arrested vessel had covered another three miles when by the assistance of the Municial Police? the passenger who was watching through his glasses, stated that the battleship was again preparing to fire. This time the huge shot came much closer and fell about one hundred yards from the steamer. The second shot caused much consternation among the pass engers, who beseeched the captain to heave-to and show his colours. This the captain did by boisung a large Japanese flag on the main topinast. This flag was seen by the warships, which then disappeared from the scene, and the Japanese steamer resumed her journey, Nagasaki Press.
NORTHERN NEWS.
TUNG FU-HSIANG.
SHANGHAI, June 2151, The following contes from a reliable source in Lanchou, the provincial capital of Kansu: Ex-General Tung Fu-hsiang has of late been puiting his house in order. as it were.
It is well-known in the Non-western provinces that Tùng Fu-hsiang is possessed of a huge fortune not only in geld bars, gold leaf and silver, syce, amassed in specially made under- ground stone cellars at his family residence in Ninghsia. Kansu, which is more like a large fortress than a private residence, but be pos sasses also 24 large pawnshops and wholesale drag shops, cách of which has a capital in
round numbers of Tis. 300,000; besides having private agents to lend money at heavy interest to any high official or large bank or trader that may stand in need for the moment of sums amounting anywhere from Tis. 10,000 to Ts. 100,000. The huge income that is annually derived from the above ventures by Tung Fu hsiang does not as à rule ro towards filling the coffers in his underground treasury-these are angmented by the plunder obtained in crushing insurrections and, for instance, the treasure trove that fell into his hand in Peking last year but is used to feed and pension the tens of thousands of able. bodied Kansu men, old soldiers who have retired into private life but who are bound to spring up to arms any time Tung Fu-hsiang calls for them. Besides his treasure vaults Tung Fu-hsiang has his Arsenal also. This is now filled to overflowing with the arms and ammunition obtained from Pekin during the last two years.
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COAL FOR AMERICAN, TRANSPORTS.
The Manila Times says:
The Quartermaster's Department of the
Army has directed Major Hyde, quartermaster at Nagasaki, to make every effort to procurs better coal for the transports which coal at that place. The necessity of coaling at Nagasaki Decaine apparent as soon as the United States lock control of Manik. It is true that coating could be done from colliers in Manila bay, but during the typhoon season, which is now at hand, it is often impossible to bring ship and collier together with safety. Arrangements are now made to coal in San Francisco and Nagasaki, and no oftener in Manila, than is.
necessary:
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or even identical with a Cossit beast from the Tortiary deposits of Greece known by the name of Helladotherium,
fessor Gandry of Paris, its title referring not to a place that shall be nameless, but to the country where it was first found. Till the skin and skull, which are on their way, reach Eng. land and have been carefully reported upon by competant authorities; it would, of course, be presumptuous and premature to accept or to reject this suggestion It, is, however, deci. dedly an ingenious one and there is nothing improbable in its turning out to be true, espe cially since in Greece remains of Helladothe- riu are accompanied by those of a species of giraffe, as well as by those of antelopes of an African type.
leaves for Marseilles and London..
etc,
June 26, Wingsang, British str., for Canton. 4 p.m.-N. Y. K. steamer Rosetta Maru leaves | June 26, Toonan, British str., for Canton,
for Sydney and Melbourne via Manila | June 26, Empress of India, British st, for
Vancouver. 1 (About)-P. & D. Co's steamer Malacca leaves June 16, Taiyuan, British str., for Fooshow.
for. Shanghai and Japan.
June 26, P. C. C, King, Ger, str., for Swalow, Cargo ex Sunda subject to rent.
June 26, Sandakan, German sir,, for Kudat, (About)-P. & O. Co's steamer Malacco leaves June 26, Leongsang, British str., for Manila.
for Shanghai and Japan,
Passengers-Arrived
5 p.m.-C. M. Co.'s steamer Diamante leaves
for Manila.
Yesterday, bays the Sydney Evening News of the 31st alto, there was another naval dis play in the harbour. The Duke and Duchess
Point they witnessed a series of interesting a specially erected summer-house on Kirabilli naval mandearres. When their Royal High nesses animarked, every ship of the squadron was manned, a Royal salute was fired, and as they passed each ship, Jack Tars raised lusty
naval programme consisted of a review and a sham fight. Fifty warships' boats, of all sorts and descriptions, were manned and armed, the flotilla consisting of steamboats, launches, cutters, galleys, and whalers. The operations were confined to an area bordered by Kirribilli Point, Fort Denison, and the end of the fleet of warships. First, the boats were formed into double lines to receive the Duke and Duchess, Then the beats formed opbetween Fort Denison and the fleet, the steamboats leading, All the boats passed Kirribilli Point, saluting in service fashion as they passed Admiralty House After passing the point the boats re-formed. and came lack over the same course, and without saluting. Then a fresh formation was ken up, and the boats came round and form ed up in line with the warships Then al a signal, the boats, armed, the largest onesiatherium, vaspitarrium, and dramatheransferred or on leave, cic. Fristads will much with three pounder quick-firing guns, and the, of the indi sixaliks. In the males, at smaller with rides, attacked the fleet, both the any rate, of these three gigantic ruminants boats and ships opening fire, and conducting the skull was furnished with branching horns a mimic battle on a scale which would have in addition to which the sivathere possessed made the mouth of a theatrical manager, stag. a pair of smaller simple horns just above ing a nautical play, water with the envy of the eyes. The helladothere, on the other desire. Then at a given signal a bugle sound-
hand, appears to have been a hornless animal, ed the "charge," and each boat made the best
of larger dimensions than the girafe, but of its way to the ship it was supposed to attack with shorter limbs and neck. Its limbs agree and attempt to board, both the attackers and with those of the giraffe in the great pro defenders firing as they went. The scene was portionate length of the front as compared decidedly picturesque, and likely to be long de
with the hind pair; and the skull has likewise membered by those who were spectators of it. a considerable general resemblance to that of the latter, although with a less develop- ment of air-cells in the bones of the fore-
THE OKAPI: THE NEW MAMMAL
OF THE CONGO FOREST.
That a hitherto unknown type of mammal of the size of a horse should be living in the Eastern extremity of the great Aruwimi or Congo furest is uue of the most astounding and unexpected discoveries of modern times, and one that must delight the heart of every naturalist, as well excite the sportsman.
On the 21st of August last Sir Harry Johns ston addressed a letter from Fort Portal, Toru, Uganda, to the Secretary of the Zoological Society of London, in which he announced that he bad obtained evidence of the existence in the great Congo forest of the Semiliki River, midway between Lake Albert and Lake Albert Edward, of an animal of the approximate size of a horse with any coloured stripes upon certain portions of its skin, which could not be identified with any known living creature, The following extrict from Sir Harry's letter appears in the April issue of the Society's Proceedings:-
Reading through Stanley's 'Darkest Africa, I noticed that he mentioned his dwarfs having a name for horse or ass, and stating that such animals were found in their forests. As the ordinary rehm type of equine steadily avoids dense woodlands, this statement seemed to me a very curious one. When entertained for months the pigny band which had been cap turci by a filibustering. German (and the re- stitution of whom to their homes was one of my motives for going into the Congo Free State), I. questioned them, on this subject, and they were very explicit; they told me they called the animal O', Api (stands for a gasping sound like an aspirate or Arabic K.) They described it as being dun-coloured or dark grey over all the upper parts of the body, with stripes on heily and legs. As soon as I reached the Belgian port of Mbeni I began questioning my lost, who at once acknowledged the existence of this animal and promised to send me where I should shoot one. They stated that it frequent- ed the deepest parts of the forest, went usually in pairs, was dark iron-grey on the upper part of the body, and had brownish stripes on the belly and legs.
skin
The hellad here, it may be well to observe, is a member of a group of large extinct mam- mals more or less closely aflied to the giraffe, of which the three most remarkable types are
head and without an unassified space below the eye. A hornless skull from the siwaliks has been thought to indicate the occurence of the helladothere in India, but Dr. Forsyth Majer, the most recent writer on the subject. is of opinion that it more probably belongs to the female of one of the peculiar siplik types abovenamed.
Very significant is the fact that a closely allied animal, Libytherium has left its remains in the tertiary strata of Algerial thus proving that the range of these most remarkable rumi- nants, formerly at any rate, extended into Africa, and that at an epoch not very remote.
Whatever the real affinities of the Okapi may turn out to be, there seems little doubt that it indicates a type of raminant bitherto quite un known in the modern fauna of the world. And its discovery is another feather in the cap of Sir Harry Johnston, who has already deserved so well of his country and of zoological science.
Within our own recollection-which now ex- tends over a considerable period-we can recall scarcely any instances of discoveries of equal interest and importance in regard to large mam- mals. Dr. Chaillu's discovery of the Gorilla excited, it is true, an extraordinary amount of interest in the early sixties; but this ape is a gigantic, chimpanzee rather than a new type of creature. Perhaps the nearest approach in point of interest to the present discovery was that of the giant panda (Elaropus) of Eastern Tibel by Pere David, which also took place during the sixties.
So soon as further information with regard to the Okapi is available, we shall endeavour. to present it to our readers with the least possible delay-Asian..
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
JUNE.
Meleosological means based on fifteen years
observations to "1898. Barometer.......... Thermometer.... Humidity. Rainfall
'SKIPPING GAZETTE.
To future, the Telegraph shipping form sup plied to Captains of vessels will contain "a heading for utices of officers and engineers oblige by giving this information:—
June 22nd.
commutand of the Dhamedie, tu prosent captain. Mr. Rattenbury, moy in Hongkong, takes goes home to bring out a new steamer.
Mr. MacArthur, and officer Esmeralda, įs promoted 1st officer, of that ship
Mr. Johnstone, sails, as and officer of the Esmeralda.
June 24th.
Ter Hongkong, from Haiphong-3 Mission-- aries, and 17 Chinese.
Per Catherine Apcar, from Calcutta, &c., Mr. J. R. Halifax, Mr. and Mrs. Catio, Mr. J. Roberts, 80 Chinese and 8 Indians.
Per Sachsen, from Yokohama-Mr. and Mrs, Mrs. Gore, Mrs. Maitland, Mrs. Jackson, Grote, Messrs. E. Georg, Tan Cheng Tuan, Messrs. J. M. Forbes, J. W. Brooks, M. Wil liam, J. C. Rampini, C. C. Bas Rickmann, Mr. and Mrs. Weatherton, Mr. and Mrs. Macgregor, and Mr. E. A. Grigson.
Per Hitachi Maru, from Japan-Mr. F. Henderson, 4 Chinese and 5 Japanese
Per Silesia, from Singapore--269 Chinese. Departed.
Per Bayern, for Shanghai-Messrs. J. Op penheim, S. Fidorhush, F. S. Rapp, Z. Shapira, Mr. Gibson, chief officer of the Haitan, has. Mandi, Mr. and Mrs. S. Monies, Mr. and Mrs. N. Zabarsky, Mr. and Mrs. A. Witensen, been transferred to the Hailong in the same capacity.
Masters Francisco Guedes and Florindo Guedes. June 5th.
Mr. Fraser ex 3id mate of the Diamante is promoted and mate.
Capt. Ramsay of the Diamante is going
home on leave.
Mr. J. Evans has gone chief officer of the Watching.
Mr. A. B. short is acting chief officer of the Hailan
Mr. C. Walker, late 3rd officer of the Hai thang, is promoted zad officer of the Failan.
Mr. Atwood, recently on sick leave, has gone 3rd officer of the Haileong,
Mr. Fairfield, has been appointed supernu
mary and officer of the Hastan
June 26th. The officers of the s.5. Tsinan are, Captain O. Anderson, chief officer C. Webb, 2nd A Bun, 3rd J. Carle, chief engineer 1, Runcie, and M. Murray, 3rd P. Maquire, 4th J. Smythe chief steward J. Wilson,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE.
American America Maru) to-morrow. French (Annam) 2nd prox. American (City of Peking) 4th prox. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 9th prox. American (Garlic) 12th prox. American (Hongkong Maru) 20th prox.
to-day, and is expected here on or about Wednesday the 3rd prox. in the morning.
The M. & Co.'s steamer Siam left Singapore
Per Empress of India, for Shanghai-Messrs. Geo. Samison and W. F. Tyler. For Naga- For Robe-Messrs. I. F. Buff, and F. B. Shelly. suki-Messrs., J. Molloy, and D. Macdonald.
King, Lieut. W. T. Caulfield, Sir J. W. Car- For Yokohama Surg. Geo Gibson, Major H. rington, Miss Carrington, Messrs. H. E. Wor- rall A. Humphreys, and J. Lacock. For Toronto--Mrs. Rolph. For San Francisco- Messrs. Geo. Thomas, C. J. Andruss, Mrs. G. Hamlin, and Lt. D. McNulta. For Minnea polis-Mrs. J. W. McKean and two children. London---Messrs. H. E. Allen, J. E. East- For Portland-Mr. H. R. Lewiss. For
·wood, D. Miller, W. P. Owen, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McEven Bremner, H. S. Wescott, Mr. and Mrs. D., Quystall, Mr. W. T. James, Prof. and Mrs. Newall," Mr. C. J. Lafrents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Le Bas Rickman, Misses Rickman and Chadwick, For
Liverpool Misses Russell and Polson. From Yokohama for London-Major H. Woolbert
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Capt. J. Blethen, of the steamship Toonan, from Shanghai, reports:-Fiue passage through-
oul.
Capt. J.G. Olifent, of the steamship Catherine Aptar, from Calcuith, Penang and Singapore, reports Fine clear weather, light variables winds and smooth sea throughout.
STEAMERS "EXPEUR),
Names.
The N. Y. K. Co.'s steamer Hiroshima Maru (Bombay Line) left Bombay for this port on the 25th-inst-and-is-expected-to-arrive-bere-on-the-Malacca 12th prox.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Arethusa ..
Ustion....
St. Enoch Sussex.
·Juno ..... Australian Iris..........
29.763
..80.7
..83.0
Hailan......
16 495
Colonics....
Munchen .....................
TO-DAY.
Simongan.
On datest On date at
4 p.m.
83.
29.74 29.72
86
73
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WEATHER REPORT.
at Kowloon
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From
Singapote To-morrow Singapore To-morrow Singapore...... June 29th Singapore ......July and Japan...July 3rd City of Peking.............. San Francisco...July 4th Empress of Japan.. Vancouver......July gif" Gaelic ............... San Francisco..July 12th Hiroshima Maru... Bombay July 12th Hongkong Maru... San Francisco... July, 20th
We would direct the attention of shipping firms to the style in which "Steamers Expected" and "Projected Sailings are now published in these columns, and in so doing rupect-- folly urge the managers of shipping firms to give ardere to their clerks to furnish this office, on the formis already sup«. piind gratis with the larmet soilikle information every day.
PROJECTED SAILINGS.
"I found the Bambuba natives dwelling alongside the dwarfs called it 'Okapi. The Belgians state that the head is very long 'et tres effilee. One man said that the muzzle was particularly file, de, drawn out. At first they excited me by declaring that there was lying about which I could have; eventually it was found found that the skin had been cut up by the native soldiers to be made into waist- belts and bandoliers. Two of these fragments were found and given to me, and I shall send them home to you by the first opportunity. Whatever the animal may be to which these pieces belong, it is not any one of the known zebras or wild asses; the pieces of skin unfor Chinese-irth of 5th, moon" of 27th year of Frasz, Ferdinand, Erica, Glentagan, Glenroy America Maru... San Francisco, &c. July 4th
tunately exhibited chiefly the stripes of the belly and legs. These are very irregular, with a chestnut border, and they look as though from above they emerged from a uniform dun or dark grey.
Unfortunately we did not succeed in seeing a specimen of this animal in the forest during our short stay, but one of the Congo Free State officials has promised to send me a complete skin and skull."
In due course the twn bandoliers made of Okapi hide reached England, and were exhi bited by the Secretary at a meeting of the Zoological Society held on December 18th, with the following note ---
"It was difficult to say exactly from what part of the body. these pieces of skin had been.
taken, but they were probably from the shoulders and hind legs, as described in Sir Harry's letter. However, this might be, they appeared to be different from any portions of the skin belonging to the known species of zebra, and if the account given by Sir Ilarry of what was said by the natives on the subject was correct, would certainly indicate the existence of a new species of zebrn in this part of the Congo forest or somewhere in its nei, hbourhood."
It will be observed from, these extracts that Sir Harry Johnston with commendable pru.. dence refrained from expressing any definite opinion as to the real nature of the Okapi. On the other hand the Secretary of the Society. unhesitatingly stated that it must be an ph known species of zebra.
The
Iris, of course, very easy to lie wise when you know, but, as Sir Harry Johnston himself pointed out, it was most unlikely that a repre- sentative of the Horse family, all the known forms of which are essentially denizens of the open plains, should be found amid the Impen cirable gloom of the Aruwimi" forest.', clangation of the muzzle spoken of by Sir Harry is also a character distinctly foreign to the equida. And these two points alone ought to have rendered it absolutely certain that what ever it might turn out to be, the Okapi had nothing of the zebra in its nature.
The Japanese coal is not the best,. but it is found to be the most economical that can be used. It costs about $4 a ton, while Australian coal taken to Nagasaki and resold costs about $92 a ton, owing to the high duty placed upon coal by Japan in the interest of her own coal fields. The great drawback to the Japanese coal is the fact that it contains too much News has now come reporting that Tung sulphur, and instead of the combustion occur Fu-hsiang has recently begun to call back all ring in the furnace it often goes into the pipes his loans and, also to close up all his pawn- and is very destructive to that portion of the shops and wholesale, drugstores, Already boilers. nearly one-half of them having balanced ap At San Francisco, according tó a a recent dis accounts have been closed at once, whilst patch, the Quartermaster's Department pays others that cannot have their accounts immedi, the highest price for cont. Most of it reaches ately settled have been put on the market to San Francisco as ballast, but some comes from be sold to the first likely customer. All this North Pacific ports. The department is now Conduct on Tung Fu siang's part in Chinese experimenting with coal from Utah, and it is eyes has it peculiar meaning, and has lately believed that it can be shipped to San Fran- Thus matters stood till the 7th of April, when Dante and into the hearts of the merchants, cisco and sold lower than niher coals which a coloured sketch of the new animal by Sir bankers and traders of Shensi and Kansu pro- are now purchased there.
Harry Johnston himself, was exhibited at the vinces. In other words it means that Tung
evening meeting of the Zoological Society. When the coat fields of the. Philippinen are Fu-hsiang is preparing for desperate measures opened up there will be no necessity to import This sketch which Sir Harry, desireat should which require a full treasury to complish coal. The Japanese article is only being used be handed over for reproduction in < 7E- men and modem arms and ammunition Tung because it is cheap. In point of quality it Graphic-shows a somewhat borse like and mal Fu bejang has enough and to spare.VC cannot compare with what the Philippines can with a uniformly coloured body and triped Daily News:
Logo, the tripes extending some distancolup,
Outward-17th May-Rhei, Crusader, Intogene. 24th May-Min, Ranskan, Shirley, 28th May--Silesia, (German) Agamemnon, Pioneer. 31st May Bennirler. 4th June- Malacca, Glamorganshire, Acilia, Deuca lion, Klek. 7th June-Annam, Kawachi Maru, Baliaarat; Arara, Jupiter, 11th June -Kaisow, Kongsberg, St. Irene, Erzherzog,
Barometer..... Temperature Humidity Rainfall.
Ship.
Destination.
Dalt.
TO-DAY.
·Acilia..
Wednesday, 26th June, 1901.
Havre, &c. Sydney, &c. London......
Foochow
Aug. 9th June 27th July 2ard
July 3rd.
¡New York
Straits, &c. Shanghai
Kwang-su Sun--Riser
Seis
shr. 19min.
bhr. 45min. skr.
4.1.
Shr. zuin. sir ramin.
Moon-First Apucce High water-forning
Afternoon.... Low water-Morning ........thr, 48min. - Afternoon Johr, armin.
ANNIVERSARIES. .
1843-Charter of Hongkong read at Govern-
ment House, 1858-Treaty between England and China
signed at Tientsin. 1863-Subsidiary coins obtained from England. 1875-Li Hung Chang appointed to inquire in-
to the murder of Margary
1886-The Cufon. lost on a voyage to
: Manila.
1897-Eruption of Mayon Volcano, Luzon ; 300
+
lives lost.
1899-Telegraph line between Labuan and 1899eratan B.N. Borneo in working
order.
1899-Serious riots at Kiaochow, several thon- sand natives attack railway, 9 Chinese killed. A
TO-MORROW. Thursday, 27th June, 1901 Chinese-ath of 5th moon of 27th year of
Kwang-st. Sun-Rises....
Sels
•
shr, igmin.
High water-Morning...... 5hr, gamin, Afternoon. 6hr, 42min, ohr. Jomin Low water-Afternoon
Afternoon ssky. Jomín. ANNIVERSARIES.
1857-Cawnpore massacre. 1858 Treaty between France and China signed. 1866-The s.s. Prince Albert confiscated by the British Consul and Customs at Canton 1870-Earl of Clarendon died. 1806-Suicide of the Rev. Nestor de Castilho
at Macao; ·
1897-Loss of the Russian ironclad Ganjut in
the Baltic A 1898-Belgian contract to construct the Luhan
Railway signed. Egyptian Govern- ment refuse to allow Spanish feet to to coal. 1899-E &A. S. 5. Co/steamer, dirii
sround on Vermen Irland
Airlic... Alcinous
Bayern.... Bengal
14th June-Bamberg, Patractus, Ernési Simons. 18th June-Antenor, Indus. Awa Anping Maru
Arara Maru. 21st June-Bingo Maru, Edderton,
Homeward-14th June-Pyrrhus. 18th June Stuttgart, Banca, Dresden, Batuvia, Meri dian, Oceano, Sithonia.
Arrivals at Homo-11th June-Agament. non, Hakata Maru, Serbia. 21st JuneIn dur, Prius Heinrich.
Shipping.
Arrivals. TOONAN, American steamer, 956, J. Blethen, 25th June-Shanghai 22nd June, General. SACHSEN, Cerman steamer, 5,026, H. Super 26th June,-Yokohama 15th June, and Foochow 24th, Maits and General-- Melchers & Co.
HONGKONG, French steamer, 70, J. Pannier 26th June,-Haiphong 23rd June, General
A., R. Marty.
-
Bingo Maru China....... Chiakiang
Chusan.....
Aug. 1st July 25th .......July 5th Kobe & Yokohama July 18th an Francisco, Aug, 6th ..............loilo, &c............June 20th
..Europe, &c.........July 6th
City of Peking...San Francisco, &c.]July 13th, Coptic
San Francisco, &c. June 27th Daigi Maru...... Tamsui.............. June 30thi Diamante .........Manila
fune 28th Doric...............[San Francisco, Aug. 15th. "Duke of Fife...... [Victoria, B.C. 2,4 June 28th Vancouver, &c......Aug. 7th. Emp. China. Emp. India.....
...Aug. 28th Emp. Japan
July 17th Gaelic
Glauctts Glenesk
Glengarry Glenogle Hamburg
San Francisco, &c july 23rd
Liverpool
London...
London....
July 15th.
July 11th
fane 28th
Oct. 16th
Victoria, B.C.......July 26thị Straits, &c
Hiroshima Maru, Maji &c. July 16th
WHAMPOA, British steamer, 1,110, M. E: Laver,
26th June,Canton 25th June, General. Hitachi Maru Marseilles, &c......June 28th
-Hongkong MaruSan Francisco, &c July, 30th: Buterfield & Swire. CATHERINE APCAR, British steamer, 1,739, Idrumi Maru...Victoria, B.C.
Hudson ........... New York July 17th)
......July 8tb G. Olifent, 26th June,--Calcutta 8th June. Indrani New York. July 10th Penang and Singapore 20th, General, David Sassoon, Sons & Co.
CHINGTU, British steamer, 2,260,J. E. Williams,
26th June,—Wei-bai-wei 21st June. JAGUAR, German gunboat, 1,000, Berger, 2611:
June, Pakhof 24th June. ITRIA, British transport, 5,400, C. Bugil, 26th June-Calcutta 27th May, Troops. Indian Marine Office.
Japan.London...
June 28th
July 11th
Aug.22nd
June 30th
June 29th
Kinutschou Straits, &c Kawachi Maru... Kobe & Yokohama July 5th
König Albert Straits, &c??? Lowther Castle... New York.. Maidzuru Maru, Swatow, &!!! Malacca Shanghai, &c
June 28th- San Francisco, &c. Aug. 24th Nippon Maru...
Victoria, B.C... July 15th
KACHIDATE MARU, Japanese steamer, 3:436, Peru. Olympia
S. Fujiki, 26th June,-Kutchinatzu 21st Preussen June, Coal,Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.
Straits, &c. San Francisco, &c. Aug. 31st
Oct. 2nd Sept, 19th
Sept 5th
July 15th:
June 28th
ROSETTA MARU, Japanese steamer, 3,800, N. Brinz Heinrich... Straits, &c.
Tale, 26th June,Japan 22nd June, Gene Prinzess Irene.... Straits, &
Prometheus ..... London ral-Nippon Yusen Kaisha. HITACHI MARU, Japanese steamer, 3,826, G.Queen Adelaide, Victoria B.Cfuly 8th
Anderson, 26th June, Yokohama and Rosetta Maru Sydney, &c. Moji 22nd June, General-Nippon Yusen Sachsende... Straits; &c.
Sambia Kaisha
Stuttgart.
·CHÓWTAI, German steamer, 1,115, A; Müller,
26th June, Bangkok 2011 June, Rice and Sungklang. Timber Butterfeld & Swire, and SILESIA, German steamer, 3,138, T. Bahle, 26th June, Singapore 21st June, General
Siemsson & Co.
S
TAI LEE, Germas steamer, 848, T. Calender,
2616 June, Saigon 22nd June Rice IN MOVE & COMPID PALMERO
funo 27th Havre, & July 12th Simits, &c ..... Aug, th Manila...une 28th Port Darwin, &c.:July, 14th Sydney; &c.
Yokohama, &c.
・Taiwan
Taiyuan.. Tsinan Wakasa Maru Whampoa Wuerzburg... Havin, &c.,
July 6th
July and a
Marseilles, &c. July 12th
Shanghai.....
25. June,28th
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