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AN. East Siberian Balloon Battalion is being | AN inquiry is to be held into the circumstances formed for service with the army in the field. attending the death of one of the Tramway Company's employés, which occurred recently.

THE Police Cricket Club has had a plot of ground allotted to it on the Wongneichong Recreation Ground for cricket and other games.

H. E. THE Governor has granted Captain G. J. B. Sayer, of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, leave of absence for six weeks from the 24th

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BIRTHS.

On 16th August, at Tientsin, the wife of S. F. MAYERS, of a son..

On 19th August, at No. 22, Avenue Paul Bruant, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. CLARANCE H. BUTLER, a daughter.

On 31st August, at No, yo, Range Road, Shanghai, the wife of S. E. GREEN, of a son.

MARRIAGE

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THE new commercial treaty between Germany and Russia was signed at Berlin on 28th, ult, by Count von Bülow, the Imperial Chancellor, and M. Witte, President of the Russian Council of Ministers.

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AN amended table of rates of 'postage charge: able on parcels in Hongkong and at the British Postal agencies in China will come into force on the 1st prox. The table is published in the

Consular Service in China, to WINIFRED, daughter of A. P. MacEwen, of The Grove, current issue of the Gazette. Hotlington, late of China.

DEATH.

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MR. William Russell has been appointed, pro- On 21st August, at 10, Soochow Road,visionally and subject to the approval of the Shanghai, AUSTIN RICHARD THISTLETHWAITE (late of Manila). eldest son of the Rev. R. Secretary of State for the Colonies, second

Thistlewaite, of Preston, Lancashire,

The Hongkong Gelegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1904,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

No cases of plague have been notified since yesterday.

assistant Government marine surveyor, in place of Mr. William Oschar, invalided.

THE expenditure on the Botanical and Affores. tation Department to the 30th June this year was $19,201,08 as against $14,160.42 the same period last year, or an increase of $15,040.55. The estimated expenditure for the whole year is $46,763.00,

THE marriage of the Hon. Helene Ponsonby, daughter of V 2uat Duncannon, C.B., to Mr. John Congreve, of Mount Congreve, county Waterford, was solemnised on the 25th ult at DALNY is flourishing, and the Yokohama Specie St. James's Church, Piccadilly in the presence Bank have opened an agency there.

of a large gathering of friends.

The Japanese demand for coolies in Korca is CIGARASD CIGARETTE MERCHANTS, Į Kiving much trouble to the farmers, who are

short of labour.

AERATED WATER

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Tuk blue-funnel liner Polyphemus has been sold to the Settsu Kogio Kaisha and renamed

Tatsu Marn it.

COMMUNICATION with Shanghai and stations beyond by the Great Northern Telegraph Co's

cable is restored.

The Russians are reported to have disbanded the Chinese radiway guards, as they were suspected of collusion with the Huoghutse,

THE French Commercial Agent is looking after A. S. WATSON & Co., Russian interests at Newchwang. He was an assistant manager of the Russo-Chinese Bank.

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AT 5 p.m. last Sunday, the Right Revd. Joan Paulino d'Azabedo e Castro, the Bishop of Macao, formally laid the foundation stone of the new Church of St. Joseph at Singapore. The Bishop was to leave on the 26th instant, by the German mail for Hongkong on return

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In a Convocation held on 27th ult, in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, the degree, of D. S., honoris causa, was conferred amongst others upon Sir Patrick Madson, K.C.M.G, M.D., F.R.S, who was introduced as one who had rendered the greatest assistance in regard to those mysterious diseases to which the ́inhabitants of trapical regions were lible; and who was accepted as the leading authority in the medical schools of Londony in the Royal Society, and by the Government in its dealing with the Colonics.

freedom."

STORMY. WEATHER OUTSIDE.

5.5, "COROMANDEL,”

ARRIVES UNDAMAGED,

The P', and O. s.s. Coromandel, about which

THE BONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS,

The ordinary meeting of the proprietors of the Hongkong Hotel, took place at noon to day, at the Hotel

Mr. Edward Osborne presided, and there were also present, Messrs. R. C. Wilcox (Director), C. Mooney (Secretary), G. Murray Bain, H. C. Wilcox, Ho Kom Tong, Ho Fook, Nam, and Ho U Shang, G. T. Veitch, Lo Cheung Shiu, Chao Chau

The Secretary having read the notice calling the meeting,

The Chairman said: Gentlemen, the ac counts for the past half year, as you will have seen from the report, reveal a considerable

diminution in the profits, no less a sum indeed

there had been so many rumours, came into the harbour safe and sound at half past six this morning. She looked almost like a new. boat, fresh from the builders' hands, and not at all as if she just had to run away from a typhoon. All her officers were both amazed and amused to leam on arrival here that she was rumoured as having foundered, nor could they understand how or why such a report. could have got abroad.” When the Coromandel left Shanghai for this port on the 24th inst, the PRESIDENT Roosevelt, in the course of his weather had a threatening appearance and the speech accepting the formal notification of his glass commenced to fall, Heavy rain squalls nominations candidate for the Presidency, continued all day, the wind blowing strong. spoke on the rapid growth of American inter from E. N. F. then becoming variable, until, than $36938, the whole of which is due to the ests in the Pacific. He said it had been proved at about 6 pm, it blew strongly from the falling off in one item of revenue, vis, that derived frdin transient visitors, which, in other that the United States wished the Chinese S. E. The glass registered 29.52. Seeing words, means that fewer ofthe travelling public Empire well, and desired its integrity and

what was before them the captain altered here made use of the hotel. To some extent independence. "Our foothold in the thilip course, and the vessel. stood to the southward, this is due to the number of small hotels and pines," the President continued, "has greatly to allow the typhoon to pass ahead of her. strengthened our position in the trade competi. She soon encountered a fresh gale, and heavy boarding houses that have sprung into exist tion in the Far East, but we are governing the rain squalis, with a very high and confusedence during the past few years, but in the main Philippines in the interest of the Philippine sea, which continued up to 10:45 p.m. when it is undoubtedly traceable to the cessation of people, and to withdraw would mean to the the wind started to haul slightly to the E. and tourist traffic in consequence of the war, and to average native the loss of his barely-won civil 5.S.E. At 8 am, on Friday, the glass registered the American mail boats calling at Manila. 29.41, the wind being S.W. by S. At noon the Other sources of revenue have maintained their glass rose to 29.50, and the ship was put back normal level, and in some instances even shew on her course again, the glass remaining the an increase despite the changing circumstances, same right up till her arrived at Junk Bay, so that although we have passed through a where she anchored last night at 9.25 o'clock. comparatively bad half year, we have no rea She brought about thirty passenger, several of son to anticipate that with a resumption of whom were transferred from the Jaya, of the

tourist traffic, we shall not revert to our former same line, which had brought them from Moji

measure of prosperity. The s.s. Java had also been caught in the typhoon, but it was not thought she had suffer- ed through it. As soon as the Coromandel left Shanghai, and it was seen that dirty weather was ahead, all hands were turned to, to make ready for the coming storm, the awnings being taken in, and all loose gear being taughty lashed, so that she was in ex- cellent inthen she met it. The only

a boat's davitt, while trying to swing it inboard. damage sho sustained was the carrying away of Captain Zellien, commander of a German boat, who was amongst the Coromander's passengers, stated that Captain G. N. Mont-the re-election of Messrs. H. U. Jeffries and ford, R.NR. was to be highly complimented A. R. Lowe, as auditors of the Company.

Mr. H. C. Wilcox said:-1. have pleasure in for the excellent and senmanlike manner in which he had handled his ship, and prepared seconding the motion. her to meet the storm, adding that the skipper was as smart a sailor as ever he had met with in a very long career in Eastern waters.

3.S. "CRANLEY" GOES INTO

DOCK.

S.S. "CHUSAN "

... HAS A ROUGH EXPERIENCE.

The sis. Cranley, which it will be remembered by our readers, ivent ashore at Yukaichi, near Kobe, but was subsequently re-floated arrived here last Monday, and on Tuesday she an. chored off the Cosmopolitan Dock, in readiness to enter the berth engaged for her. Owing to the approaching typhoon, she was warned to move off 10 the lee of Stonecutter's Island for shelter, and there she has been lying isolated until this morning, when she en tered the dock. The Crauley had arrived near

rice from Rangaon, at Kobe, having still a Yukaichi, after delivering part of her cargo of large quantity to deliver at Yukaichi, when very suddenly she was caught by a typhoon, and, becoming unmanageable, was speedily carried on to the sandy beach. That was on the roth of July. She was pretty deeply buried in the sand and mud, and after every effort had been made to get THE police were notified yesterday of the cap-her off by steaming astern, attempts were sizing of two fisher boats in the Aberdeen dis- made to haul her off by means of hawters trict. This morning the sea gave up the dead attached to anchors cast far out. This body of a Chinese who has been identified. wark No signs were found of the second boat, but July until the rall

was continued from the roth of

inst. when she at there is little doubt that at least three other fast iloated off on a high tide.

It was

The P. and O. s.s. Chusan, bringing the found she was making no water, so she English mails, arrived in Junk Bay at 6.52 men have lost their lives.

had evidently strained no plates. So close in p.m. yesterday, where she stayed until daylight shore was she stranded that is was possible to this morning when she entered the harbour wade out to the vessel's side at low water, and and went straight to her berth at the Kowloon thousands of curious Japanese crowded about wharf. Unlike the case of the Coromandel, no to see the sight. But at that time it was by no rumours were afloat or anxiety of any sort felt means a unique sight, as within half a mile about this steamer, though she was consider. along the beach, and near each other, fay three ably more overdue-some 48 hours. It was other steamers. These were the s.s. Ereiria generally understood that she must have gone Lyall, and Halles, the first two German and to the south to get away from the typhoon, and the third Norwegian. Ofthese the Ertiria tried as her report shows, this was the fact. She to tow the Cranley off, but failed, and then herself left Singapore at 3.30 p.m. on the 20th inst. finally took the ground. When the Cranley at and experienced fair weather as far as the last floated off, and left the locality, the s.s. Paracels, with a fair southerly breeze. The Lyall was still lying aground and so full of next day they encountered moderate to fresh water that it was considered impossible to W. S. W, winds, which continued up to soon save her, and it is believed she has broken on Tuesday when the sky became overcast. up. During the typhoon which sent her At the same time, noon of Tuesday, the wind ashore the Cranley had all her awnings and continual creased, the glass began to fall heat-covers carried away, while her awning and the weather became very squally, with beams and spars were smashed to match-heavy gests of rain. This kept on nntil 8 p.m. wood. Seas dashed over the vessel, carrying on Wednesday, when, by dead reckoning, the all that was loose overboard, while broken Churan was about 100 miles to the south west ropes' ends and splinters were being blown of Gap Rock. At about four o'clock on Thurs- about by the wind, cutting the mens' hands and day morning the wind increased to a strong faces like knives. On completion of her dock-gale from the S. E. with a very high sea, ing this afternoon, the Crandy will be survey and blinding squalls of rain. The ship's Tux Berliner Tageblatt learns from St. Peters-ed, when the extent of the damage to her hull, burg that torpedo boats are being forwarded if any, will be ascertained, and the vessel will torpedo boats off the coast of Korea on the ith overland. The correspondent saw 12 torpedo be thoroughly overhauled before being fitted up boats loaded on wagons, each boat occupying to take her place on the South African coolie three trucks, and 35 boats are to sent in this enigration service, for which she has been way during the course of the next ten days to chartered to follow the Lothian. Vladivostok. The greatest importance is at- tached to the despatch of these vessels.

Up to the coil of July the war had cost Japan two hundred million yen, of which about 70 per cent was spent at home and 30 per cent abroad.

THE Korm Daily News says that the newly formed Mining & Cultivation Co., which was an opposition to the Japanese Waste Lands, Scheme, has been abolished.

THE Empresss Dowager has issued secret orders to be conveyed to Tsengshi to remove the priceless treasures from the Palace of | Moukden to Jehol-Sin Pan-Pao.

THERE are still two men missing from the crew of the Reschitjelnij. The Japanese des. troyer had a petty officer killed, four men se-

FURNITURE verely, and eleven slightly wounded.

DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

FURNITURE.

ELECTRO-PLATED,

GLASS, and

CHINA WARES. PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS,

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

THE British steamer Whilgift from Java to Moji with sugar, cut two of the cables in Shi- monoseki Strait by dropping her anchors to avoid going ashore off the Mayeda Lighthouse,

THE Genkai Mfaru was chased by two Russian

The captain headed for the shore intending to beach his słup, but the Russians gave up the chase.

THE Volunteer Concert which was to have taken place this evening has been postponed, and Major Pritchard informs us that it will probably be held on Friday, the 2nd prox, although that has not yet been definitely de cided upou

PHOTOGRAPHIC We wish them the best of luck.

DEPARTMENT.

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DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.

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E. C. WILKS & Co., MARINE SURVEYORS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

NAVAL ARCHITECTS.

OLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed.

Salvage Work undertaken. Ship Designs and Specifications prepared. Agents for the Construction and Sale of Steam

and Motor Launches, Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable terms

with First-class Builders.

INSURANCES on the sunken British steamer Knight Commander against war risks amoyat to about £60,000, divided fairly evenly between hull and cargo. As the bull is British and the cargo principally American, it is anticipated the two Governments will act together in their demands fer compensation.

AT Bisley on 22nd ult, the China Cup, open to a team of to Volunteers or Yeomen from each county (S.R.), 60 yards, to shots each, was won by the Hampshire County team with 433 points. Ayr came next with 433, then lenfrew with 436, the City of Glasgow with 423, Lanca-

shire with 421, West Riding with 421.

THE cruiser Good Hope, commanded by Cap tain Maddan, recently, off the coast of Morocco, fired.120 rounds from her 6 in. and 9.2 in. guns at floating targets, and obtained to hits. The distance was 6,000 yards. This breaks all records for gunnery. The previous record was made by the battleship Albion with 35 hits.

INFORMATION has been received at Singapore that the British steamer Tenby, from England to China, bas gone ashore off Emmashaven near Padang, and the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company sent the tug Mercury to her assis tance. The Tenby is a vessel of 2,559 tons net and is owned by Messrs. Robert Ropner & Co. of West Hartlepool,

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It is notified in the Gazette that His Excellency the Governor has appointed the Ron Sir D. Spencer Berkeley, Kt, to act as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on the departure of His Honour Sir William Meigh Goodman, Kt, on leave of absence, and Mr. Ernest Hamilton Sharp, K.C., to act as Attorney General during the above arrangement. Both appointments will take effect from the 27th instant.

BERI-BERI.

IMPORTANT COMMISSION.

(f.) A restriction in the use of tinned food (according to French investigations of the various kinds of tinned food from yo to 80 per cent, contained viable microbes);

No questions being asked, Mr. Osborns moved the adoption of the report and accounts.

Mr. G. Murray Bain said:--I have great pleasure in seconding the proposition that the report and accounts, as presented, be passed. The resolution was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Ho Fook said:-1 have great pleasure in proposing that Mr. W. H. Potts, who retires from the directorate by rotation, be re-elected,

Mr. Veitch seconded, and the motion was

carried nem con

¿Mr. Lo Cheung Shiu said:-I beg to propose

The proposal was carried.

their attendance, and said that dividend war- The Chairman thanked those present for

rants would be ready on Monday morning.

THE CHIEF JUSTICE.

of the Colony, left this evening for home per Sir William Meigh Goodman, Chief Justice

the P. and O. steamer Coromandel. There was no formal leave taking at the Court, at the request, we understand, of His Lordship, who will return to the Colony within a year.. Sir William has well earned a boliday, and carries with him the best wishes of us all.

His Lordship left Blake Pier at 3.25 accom. panied by Lady Goodman, Amongst those who assembled on the jetty to say au revoir, we noticed the Bishop of Hongkong, the Hon." the Colonial Secretary (Mr. F. H. May), the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Gershom Stewart, Hon. W. J. Greason, Sir Henry 5. Berkeley, Mr. F. J. Badeley, Mr. C. W. May, Mr. P. P. Wodehouse, Dr. Atkinson and Mr. T. Sercombe Smith (Puline Judge).

is absence, Sir Henry S. Berkeley will be acting Chief Justice, and Mr. E. H. Sharp, BC Attorney General

LOSS OF THE STEAMER · "UNISON."

Newchwang, and with a full caigo of provisions, 1300 tons of beef in barrels, but the lackless Unison was wrecked on a rock on the 15th inst, off Tachingtao in the Miatau Group.

The crew numbered 24; brtunately she carried no passengers. The ship and cargo were uninsured and belonged to a syndicate in Shanghai who recently purchased the vessel forthe voyage. The beef was brought originally from America in the Gaelic and Express boats. On Monday last an effort was mide to insure the ship and cargo but it was to late. The loss is not far short of Tis. 50000.-China Garette.

THE

The following is from Mr. I. Plum mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser vatory

The crew of the Norweigar steamer Unison arrived at Chefoo on the 16th inst. on a' jurk. head was then turned round to the S.EThe steamer was proceeding tom Shanghai to and the engines put dead slow. During the whole of Thursday they took soundings at short intervals throughout the day. At mid- night the barometer began to rise, and they thought the centre of the storm had pas-ed and all the trouble over, so the vessel was put on, her course again. But at 4 am, on Friday the barometer began to fall again, the THE actual revenue of the Colony to the 30th

wind increasing to hurricane force, and June this year, exclusive of land sales was

the sea rising. The weather became thick £2,962,326.59 as against 52,319,788.97, for the

In 1901 the Norwegian Government appoint and equally and the ship's head was put same period of 1903, and the expenditure, noted a committee composed of Sir William S.E. again, the engines still being kept dead including public works, extraordinary, 12,517 Church, Bt. (President), Dr. J. F. Payne, and slow. At I am, on Friday the barometer THE Hongkong Police Force has been 462.38 compared with $1,448,001.87 the corres Sir Patrick Manson, to inquire into the causes once more began to rise, the wind shifting to strengthened by the inclusion of nine able-ponding balf-year of 1993. Land sales realised of beri-beri, and the precautions which should S. S. W. and W. S. W. At toon on that day. bodied men who arrived to-day per s.s. Chusan S242,271.35, and the expenditure un public be taken to prevent its occurrence on board they passed a White Star boat going east, but from the homeland. It is interesting to note works, extraordinary was $519,343.29.

ship. The following is a brief summary of could not make her out-she was no doubt the that all have served King Edward previously.

some of the more important recommendations | Geelle.---At 1.58 p.m. they sighted Pedro made by the Commissioners :----

Blanco, and then shaped a course for Lyeemoop Pass, the weather then clearing, and the wind and sea moderating. Earlier in the day On the 27th at fr.35 am. The baroneter has they shipped their one and only heavy sea, but risen in S. China and to a less extet in the that was enough as not only did it carry away Philippines and Formosa. It has falle slight a lifeboat, flood out the saloon on the mainly in Japan and the Coochoo Islands. deck, but it smashed in the skid skylights, washed away a quantity of steam-pipe casing, and completely gutted Captain Thomson's cabin, sending his property afloating, and washing some overboard. Besides this, one of the stewards was rather seriously stutby the falling glass from the skylight and was at once attended to by the ship's surgeon. This was, however, the only personal damage, done. The ship had previously been com- pletely stripped of all awnings and all things likely to catch the wind, and though during Friday morning the seas ran mountain bi the Ghysan proved herself a perfect sea-boat, ciding over the crests of the waves, down into the trough at the sea, and up again in the most gallant manner. It is believed on board that the good ship passed extremely close to the centre of the typhoon. Curiously enough her lowest glass was only 29,25, which was on. Houndoy afternoon, while barometers Hongkong, registered 29 10. The officers ex- pressed themselves as very proud of the splen did behaviour of this vessel, which they think could scarcely be equalled; and certainly she showed not the least signs of being weather heater when visited by a representative of this paper this morning. She continues her roy ken to Shanghai as usual this evening M

THE Star Ferry Company, it is understood, have in contemplation a round-the-harbour ferry service touching at the Kowloon Wharf, Yaumati, West Point, and back to the central wharf on the Praya. It is believed that the boats will be so aimed in their departures that the service to and fro between Kowloon and Hongkong will be maintained with all its accustomed regularity.

IT is announced by the Royal Horticultural Society that an exhibition of colonial fruit and of home and foreign preserved fruit will be held under the auspices of the Society in Lon- don on December 13th and 14th next. Special classes have been arranged for Colonial jams, bottled and dried fruits, etc., and numerous' medals and prizes are offered. Particulars may

(2.) That fat should be made a component

part, even if a limited part, in the scale of diet in warm climates;

(3.) That potatoes and fresh vegetables should be provided for the whole voyage, ships being provided with a better system of preserving these articles;

(4) That fresh fruit and fresh provisions should be used during the stay in part

(5.) That on long voyages the quantity of sugar and dried fruit should be increased; and

(6.) That on long voyages the use of a

fa water Biter (Chamberland Pasteur) should be enjoin.

be obtained at the Botanical and Afforestationed. In addition the commissioners gave care. ful directions as to the quality, purchase, pro servation, and final packing of the provisions (the food being inspected when purchased and afterwards once a fortnight), and directions how to act should beri-beri, scurvy, or similar food disease appear at sea (the nearest port to be sought). Finally, lime juice was enjoined on voyages south of 33 N. if the potatoes should run short

Tile China Guzelte says:-By a very curious Department. coincidence we find in the Hongkong papers just received a report of a case in the Supreme Court there, in which one Albert Corlett Davis was sued last week by Augustus Mason for damages for wrongful imprisonment and niali- cious prosecution, in respect of a false charge of stealing bis (Davis's) watch and chain. ** This same Mr. Davis was the prosecutor in a case in the Shanghai Police Court the other day where a man named Kirkpatick was fined $75 in a charge of alleged larceny of a plated [$81||bangle,

A large stock of Canadian Asbestos and

Asbestacel goods kept. A SAL Agents for Messrs. Allen & Sons Electrical

Plant and Centrifugal Pumps. Telegram Address: Telephone-No. 358.

-Hongkong, 3rd May, 1904.

MARINEWORK."

Tus. Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds! of the Hospital:--Yan Wo Co. $30, Hop Hing Hong 530, Shing Wo Loy $25, Po Lung $25, Un Fat Hong 525, Kin Tai Lung $25, Kwong Tak Fat$zg, Kwang Man Tai Sax, M'an Fat Un Sto, Ming Shan Sheung $20, Chau U Hing $20, K Fung Hong $10, Wo Kee Hong S20, Tak Cheung Hong $20, Fo On Lung Sao, Kung Wo Hong So and Kam Tak Tai Szo.

The Board of Trade desire to call attention to the fact that the food-scale drawn up by the Mercantile Marine Committee gives effect to the majority of theng

recommendations..

The greatest pressure lies over N. Japo, and the least over the Pacific, S.E. of the Lochoos,

Moderate, N.E. winds will prevail the Formosa Channel, and moderate W. 10S.W. winds in the northern part of the China sa,

Forecast-Moderate W. winds, ovecast, fair.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

·MAILS DUE.

Indian (Kumsang) 29th inst. American (Mongolia) zjih inst. German (Bayern) goth inst. American (China) 31st inst Canadian (Empress of Japan) 6th prox. Australian (Chingtu) 7th prox.

The P.M.S.S. Co.'s 5.1. Mongolia with mails, &c., left Manila for this port this, alternoon and is due here on 29th inst, te

The Imperial German mail sa Bayern carrying the German Mails with dates from Berlin of the and lose, last Singapore day, at 10 am, and may be exported

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