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Intimations.

BIRTHS."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY APRIL 25, 1905.

On roth April, at Swatow, the wife of W. He CAMERIN, of a daughter."

FENWICK'S CAPITAL

SED.

Two privates from the Royal West Kents were walking along the beach at East Point: yesterday when they found an old abandoned. On toth Aptif; at Hankow,the wife of F. L.

.PXTRAORDINARY, GENERAL MEETING: HARRISON, of 'daughter, sekswalling bost. They decided to have

round the harbour, naj sa,, pushing the boal, MARRIAGES, AN

Shareholders in Geo, Fenwick and Co. have into the water, they got in and shoved our

decided to increase the capital of the company shart daraljon, Their cruise was of very s

her the crafty creating 13,000 new shares of $15 each.

pany was held this morning under the pre- sidency of Mr. A. Roger, other actip holders at- tending being Messi, W. Parlane, Hart Buck. (directors) W, G. Winterburn (manager), J.R McCorquodale, J. D. Kinnaird, J. Andrew

At the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on A. S. WATSON & CO., Municipality to MARGARET NUNK BUSHELL, | April 15th, H. P. KINGHORN, of the Singaporn. youngest daughter of the late Arthur John LIMITED.

Bushell, of Barnstaple, South Devon and Car On zoth April, at Shanghai, Jone LENNOX, son of John Lennox of Liverpool, 10 JOANNA Louisa FANNY, daughter of Francis Broomfield of West Dulwich, Surrey, B

ESTABLISHED A.D.

1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

WATSON'S

CELEBRATED

E

A WHISKY

OF

BLEND

GREAT AGE MATURE,

MELLOW

AND.

FINE FLAVOUR.

A Blend of the Finest Pure Malt

Whiskies Distilled in Scotland.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

had gone but a very little way when cabins An extraordinary gencial meeting of the com quickly filled and sank

them floundering in the water They were picked up by a passing boat and safely landed A HANROW letter reports that a Teotal onmed On 20th of April, nt Shanghai ROBERT CRID and a General named-Liu, who were LAND, second son of CW Farbridge of Chorl. Appointed by Cantonese gen ry interested in ton-cum-Tardy, Lancashire to LIT.TAN STUART, the Yuels ilan" (Canton-Hankow) Railway fo eldest daughter of J. B. Waish, of Bolton, Lancanvar the gentry and wealthy merchants of cashire,

Hungs and Rupeh provinces to join the Southerners in raising a sufficient fund for the construction of that line with Chineas money, have succeeded in getting a large number of wealthy people of Hopeh province to subscribe towards the fund and make a handsome add five stars and eight months. manor, Moseley (Birmingham), England, in the South and in Hunan province. WILLIAM COWFER, Ksq, dearly beloved S father of Nellie Gertrude and Percy lie son, Holyoak.

On 29th March, at Shangbal, the Rev. GH. SHAILLE to JESSIE M. GREEN, both of Wen

chaw...

DEATHS,

On 8th April, at Wuchang, HELEN ISABELLO daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Borland, aged

and J. R. Forbes.

The Chairman said.-Gentièmen, this ex- ordinary meeting has been called as you are no doubt all aware, to propose and if thought fit, lo pase a special resolution, which has been well advertised in the local newspapers: But before rozding, and formally proposing the re- solution, I would for your information like to make a few peliminary remarks. In to the on us to remore from our present works at

TELEGRAMS.

THE BALTIO FLEET.

[Renter's]

CANNONADING REPORTED

FOFE RAMRANIL

LONDON, 23rd April.

The correspondent of the Paris Temps, at Saigon, wired at 10:40 on Sunday morning that all the Baltic feet had left Kamranh.

At noon on Saturday a violent cannonade was heard off the Day, and it was supposed that an engagement had taken place with the Japancic scouts.

PARNCHENEUTRALITY,

Four Russian transporis are at Saigon. The Governor of Saigon has prohibited four Russian leamers from embarking a large only permitted them to embark sufficient for a voyage.

Liille wonder, then that the juternly of. French oil is threatened. The special correspondent of the French paper would lika to vent his fastings in a hearty A bar les Japonais, but he refrains for the present.

In the same newspaper, there is a nice sarcastic paragraph at the expense, of La Courrier Saigonkais. It appears that's corres pondent of that pap tacat in a report stating. that the Salgon correspondent of the Courrier Haiphong had sent nets of a naval battle which bad taken place off Capa St. James, The report was embroidered with raferences to the mobilisation of the troops at the Caps, the watching of the entrance to the river by the Cochin China squadron, the arrival of the Ore? and four colliers and the departure of a junk dent of the Avenir indignantly asks why the with six Japanese on board. The correspan.

credainty of readers should be imposed upring but it will be noticed that he taken the trouble to telegraph it all the same.

THE SULEL

On the 22nd insi..at his residence," Beaution to the large sum already, subscribed in the Hongkong Government began to put pressure quantity of coal consigned to them; and brief statement to the effect that the Port Es

Che Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APNIL 23, 1905.

THE CANTON-HÄNKOW RAILWAY

AN old Chinese woman was arrested on Sue-Wanchai, by giving us antire of two years, to (oday for fighting and creating a disturbance at coase pursuing a noisy trade in that locality.. West Point, and being disorderly when ordered, and to obe surprise on looking up our Crown to more op. She was taken to No. 7. Patice lease, which is for a term of 999 years, we to-day from Bangkok reports that a Ficct, of 17 The steamship Chowtal which arrived hers Station and placed to a cell, but had not been found it stipulated that no noisy or other object-vessels, supposed to be the Baltic Fleet was there long when, unwinding a long cloth from round her boily, she attempted to commit adtionable trade should be carried on there. As sighted off Kamran Bay Ave days ago. The cide by hanging herself to the bar of the gate, we are assured that the same trade of engin Fleet was lighted up, and, according to a pas She was discovered before any scilous reaulis coring etc. had been carried on in the same senger's statement, was conlings accrued, and as she appeared to be in a bad premises for something like forty years, and as way and very much exhausted, Inspector Hospital. At the hospital" she behaved so strangely that she was rent to the asylum and there the doctors pronounced her to be insane,

Much speculation, exists in Hongkong regarding the prospects of work being re sumed on the Canton-Hankow railway. The question is not considered so much from its political and international importance as from the outlet it will afford for many who arc at present in the position of the unem- ployed. The difficulty of getting reliable news on the subject is, of course, very great. It has been repeatedly announced during

past few weeks that the work would

that a local caterer had received a con tract to supply some 300 men or more with daily rations at a uniform rate of 860 per head per month. That is believed to be a well-founded statement; but until the works A. S. WATSON & CO., appear the caterer is likely to remain idle.

LIMITED,.

Hongkong, 1st April, 1905.

THERE IS ONLY ONE

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CLUB No. I

were not then prepared to ceats working ar to. remove

to hand. In the Avenir du Tonkin there is a There is practically, no news of the French cruiser Sally by the latest Indo-China papera

gineer of Saigon has gons with Mr. Jack to inspect the arrangements being made for re

English are building a dock of 5,220 tons, but billy. It is said, the report proceeds, that the floating the vessel, and to tear their practica

that repratents only the quailty of water in the cruiser and consequenily it is likely to prove ineffective. The fact seems to be, how

over, that the cofferdam being built in Hong kong has been confounded with a sort of gravi despairing of the ultimate salvage of the Sally.

Collett sent her to the Government Civilliewhere, wa laid our case before one which arrived in post to-day from Sargon, reg dock. The writer in the Avenir i till

THE CHINESE: ENGINEERING "AND" MINING COMPANY

LIMITED.

THREE IMPORTANT, TELEGRAMS.

The following, telegrama of which we

published a very brief summary once before, are now in full in the native papers,

FROM CHANG. VI TO VICEROY YUAN,

·SECOND MOON,

Since the

Point was the most suitable for us, and after some delay In making and agreeing to the necessary arrangements required by the Go. verament, we finally acquired this site. As stated by the then chairman from the chair at one of our ordinary meetings some three years

Captain Fram, of the German 1.5. Quinta, ports that shortly after leaving that por

on the 21st inst, be sighted four Russian transports which were then taking in their anchors. They did not signal the "Quinta which proceeded on her way. On the 2nd inst, at one o'clock in the afternoon, when off Kamrahn Bay he sighted eight men-of- war, and a great number of transports and other vessels in the inner Bay. One of the men-of-war was patrolling outside, but did not speak the Quinta.

The work on the construction of the coffer-

dam, now being built at the Kowloon Docks, for the salvage work on the Sully, la proceeding will be completed in about another ten days, most satisfactorily, and it is expected that it and be ready to proceed to the scene of the

stranded cruiser.

SHIPPING-JITSAM;"

The British steamers Rosslay and Zrthington have been finally condemned.

[N. C. Daily News,] JAPANESE DEFENSIVE MEASURES.

The Norwegian steamer Henry Biletów Tokio, 17th April(1,006 tons) was captured in Hokkaido waters The Japanese authorities at Gensan, Korea, on the 7th. have announced the establishment of a defen

of navigating at a speed of over five knots. sive zona there, warnings camers of the danger

GUARDING THE GATE. .

Tokio, 18th April.

A naval defence xove has been garetted in respect of the Tougaru Strait..

NEWSPAPER OPINIONS AND SURMISES. The papers point out the probability that the Baltic Fleet was anchored at Kamranh carlier than 14th inst, and question whether France will allow them to remain in that harbour. The Japanese would not like a second Mada- gascar performance within the probable area

-The Dakota, the sister shipfo the Winnesota, but eleven tons larger, was to leave New York for Hongkong, via the Cape of Good Hope, on or about the 3rd of this month.

In the British Supreme Court at Bhanghai on 18th inst. before Justice. De Saumares a case was called on in which Alexander Paylow sued Thomas Robert Charles Ward of the Hotel des Colonies for damage amounting to

100,000 for the wrongful conversion by the defendant of the 1. Sampron, the pro- perty of the plaintiff, and for costs. No

of the best legal authorities in the colony, and while his opinion was that, seeing this trade of engineers etc, had been so long carried on there, that the company acquired the property to continue the trade then carried on, and which had for to many years been in existence and that the government had registered the company for this specific purpose, that he was of the opinion that we could resist with a fair show of success if the case came before the court; but that all things considered, he tecum mended that we should take the earliest napor tunity of moving is ansibar locality, and

begin about the middle of April, but now was made about the points immediately in front was begun, and that we could Your wire of the 5th day noted and Inquiry realizing that when the projected reclam tlon that the end of the month is in sight, the According to the lawyers' statement that the pot possibly get permission to carry on date has been changed to the 1st of May. warrant of transfor" is not cancelled, the our business on the new reclamation, the It has been asserted, also, that an American clauses of the Memorandum must be observed for us by being removed so from British Law Court gave judgment that all the present premises would be quite unsuitable contractor, with a gang of experienced rail or the Company cannot enjoy the advantageTM| road men, was on the way to Canton China's sovereignty and the Director-General's to seriously examine various localities, where of the property. The Memorandum preserves the water frontage. Your directors then began direct from the Western States, but so administrative right over the Company will be we might, fiad a new and suitable place, and far neither the contractor nor his men the same as before. Therefore, the Chinese after much inquiry, examination and considera I have materialised. Again, it was stated authorities will have the same power as they tion, we finally decided that a site at North

had before the Boxer trouble. court of justice has given the judgment, the British Government will surely neither in terfere nor give assistance to the British employees of that Company and the Chinese Government can therefore in accordance with Memorandum deal with them with a strong hand and have them expelled. The dividend and profits due to Chinese and foreign share: ago, temporary arrangements, had been made The importance of the question to the un-holders will be the same as before. The "deed to finance the scheme, and on the 30th June of sale" privately made by Mr. ́Detring'was-

The Jiji Shimpa goes the length of suggest. employed is obvious. Already a number of sat recognised by the Court, and has evidently last, we issued a circular letter to all the share-ing that the fact be notified to England in ac- Europeans who were without work in Hong become null and void. Though the Warrant holders notifying them of the land acquired cordance with the provinces of the Alliance." kong, or thought they would better them of Transfer" is not cancelled, as it was made and of the necessity of increasing the capital. The Kotumia says that the taking refuge by. selves by being first on the scene when work by fish at count has found at the Meme of the company from $152,000 to 1450,000 and the Baltic Fleet in a neutral harbour, combined started on the railway, have gone to Canton andam is the only document to be upheld. inviting suggestions from them for our guide with other indications, raises a doubt whether in expectation of being employed within a According to the 7th and other clauses of the ance is carrying ide proposed scheme through. Admiral Roshdiestvensky is actually prepared Memorandum, it not only proves the sovereIt is perhaps unfortunate being compelled to for a fight he will probably endeavour, the few days. But it seems that no sooner is it ignty of the country, and that the rights of call up new capital at this time when money is paper-thinks, to reach Vladivostok without definitely stated that work is about to com- landlord on the part of the Chinese mence than some hitch occurs, and it is authorities are not forfeited, but also that the so scarce; but we trust it may be more plenti.paying his respects to Admiral Togo.

Director General appointed by the Governful by the 301b June, the date on which pay- ACTIVITY OF THE JAPANESE SCOUTS, ́again.postponed sine die. A report, whichment has complete power in the management ment becomes due. It is our intention to was far from cheering to those who are wait of the Company's affairs. The mines are there issue 6000 shares at twenty-five dollars each Saigon telegram says that the Japanese

still our the up," announced that it had been determined on the Company will be done as usual. Chin-holder will have an opponunity of taking up

Saigon, the public works, the police and other govern the new shares an issued. Should we be wangino is a voluntanly opened port, of which. one new share for each old share he holds when ment fairs can be arranged by the Tientsio successful in disposing of our Wanchai property (Castus) Total. The lands purchased and in the Philippines had proved themselves in the harbour built with a loan by the Company at a good figure soon, we do not purpose itself, have been reported to the Throne at the istuing the reinaining 600 shares. The pro competent, careless and costly; while the beginning, and it is on record. The lands which perty is in the market, and judging from workers likely to be found on Hongkong were put under the care of the Company as the opinion expressed by the act ng Director were inexperienced and untrustworthy. Whated by the former Viceroy Yo Lu. In add of Public Works at the Sanitary Board meet- ever truth there may be in these rumours❘tion to the telegram sent to the Wai Wu-Paling some months ago that the inland 10ttendship, but France must be sensible of the attempled to bolt and the mafoo on the box. and reports, there can be no doubt that the information, and I request you to deal with the resumption of work on the Canton Hankow question in order to comfort the minds of the railway is agitating a very considerable num-shareholders and stop any feather schemes. ber of the community. There are larger What good fortune this is so myself and the

situation!.

British Law that

of operations

No. 1 for sours thing to fore sul in possession and power is re-fully bald-up, so that each registered shaves 4

WHISKY SOLD IN THE COLONY,

WE CALL IT NO. 1 BECAUSE

IT IS SO IN EVERY RESPECT;

IT IS OF GREAT AGE,

MATURED IN SHERRY CASKS,

MELLOW, SLIGHTLY SMOKY

to enlist no employés from the Philippines or from Hongkong. The reason assigned for this resolution was that the railroad men

questions at stake than the engagement of a few unemployed, but for the present their hopes and fears are of immediate import, and are significant of the state of affairs AND DISTILLED FROM PURE MALT. among the lower strata of the Colony.

BESIDES,

IT is BOTTLED AT HOME

BY THE DISTILLERS,

DO NOT FORGET

WHAT THIS MEANS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Major W.1. Caulfeild, 10th Mahrattas, has been promoted to 'Lieut. Colonel.

The English Mail of the 15th March' was delivered in London on the zand inst.

THE Chinese Garrison at Weihaiwel was in creased by over a thousand men last month..

Messrs. Mosling, Dickinson, Southcott, and Brown, who came by the Lu-Han railway, reached Hankow in 84 hours from Peking..

agents will be dealt with as has been sanction

for transmission to the Throne this is for your occupied by No. 3 Police Station, Wanchai,

TELEGRAM FROM VICEROY YUAN TO THE WAIWUPU.

would if sold, by auction fetch $6 per square font. We are hopeful that our marine lot of 43,00 square feet held on a 991 years leave

and carrying the proposed reclamation rights wilt felch a good price some day soon. The new site we consider a most suitable one, the

Osaka, 19th April.

THE ARMADA AT KAMRANH, DAY. '

Tokio, 19th April The Japanese papers, including the Arkumin, are writing very vigorously about the Kimranh Bay scandal. They point out that it is quite possible that Admiral Rozhdestvensky made Previous strangements to take refuge there They say that Japan sincerely desires France's

the good will of Japan. Japan will not commit extreme unwisdom of permanently alienating suicide in the interest of the European politics of the Quai d'Orsan. No quibble, now will

jistened to.

be

Some of the papers urge that Japan should recognise that the safety of the country is the supremes law.

I hear that there are indications that the Baltic Fleet intends staying of Kamranh Bay until the 7th of May, using it as a base from which to everhaul merchantmen,

evidence was fákán in the case, and it was set back for hearing at a future time.

The captain of the steamer Antusberg res ports that on the 7th instant in Howki Channel, Bamboo Island bearing N.E, he exploded a drifting mine. On the 15th inst. in Lat, 34-12 N., Long, 121.50 E., a long way south of the Shantung Fromontory, he exploded an enor mous deifing mine, nearly ten feet in diameter. He fired at it at a distance of something over 150 yardı, and fragments of it fell on his deck, This is one of the largest yet reported.

THE ACCIDENT TO MR. JRIWENTYMAN.

Further particulars of the occidert to Mr. Twentyman, chairmen of Farnham, Boyd and Co. Ltd, which was reported to us by wire from our Shanghai corespondent on the eth lash, are printed in the W, C. D. News, of that date. The paper says - Garden Bridge in his brougham yesterday

While Mr. Twentyman was crossing: the

afternoon, bound for the Old Deck, the pany

either jumped or was thrown off his feat. The pony served, collided with a private ricksha had dashed into the trees opposite the Astor

House. The off hind wheel of the brougham: snapped off with the result that the vehicle crashed over on to its side. The second meloo, who was on the step behind was very badly cut by the window at the back of the carriage. Mr. Twentymin leapt out, and was found to be badly injured about the face and legs, and he was at once, taken to the General Hospital, | under Doctor Macleod's instructions. - The

second mafoo was taken to St. Luke's Hospital: It is alleged that Russian transports are where his injuries were found to be so serious lying between Saigon and Kamranh Bay, that he is likely to be detained for some holsting merchant flags.

weeks, Mr. Twentyman; we understand, Osaka, 20th April

is a'so detained in hospital' and it is reported. It is the general belief in Great Britain that that his has bruken one of his ribs. The coolie France will observe strict neutrality at this brougham collided was slightly injured. This who was pulling the ricksha with which (the

crisis

is the second accident to a member of Farn ham, "Boyd & Co., this week, Mr. Prentice, being the other victim, but be, fortunately, ex- caped unhurt,

...” THE BALTIC FLEET WANT À STATION

IN FORMOSA.

from St. Petersburg that Admiral Rozhdiesi A London telegram says that it is reported vensky is anxious to acquire a naval base in Formosa

I find in the first clause of the "Warrant of advantages of having a work on Hongkong side Transfer the words "to hand over all the of the harbour are great, and the electric places for possession forever;" it is evidently a detil of sale. How then is it to be ignor tramway passing the premises have enhanced ed if it has not been encelled? According its value. We have a water frontage of 400 the Memorandum, the Company is to feet, with a depth of about do feet at low b: registered by British Law is a Chinese tide, and are hopeful that with brisk, trade and British Corporation, which does not fo the colony, and good management, the mean the restoration of the property and grounds, to. China, and as half of the power is undertaking will be a success; but it must be to go to the Britishers, it is a matter of course expected that until the place is completed and that the Chinese authorities cannot recover the in good working order, we can hardly anticip. whole power. Again, it is provided in the ate being able to pay the usual 15% dividend Memorandum that a Beard be formed, in

on the increased capital. The new shares will. London. How can the Chinese Director- General or Manager have the same power as rank equally with the old shares so far 25 before the trouble? It will be just as Chang dividends are concerned from the 1st, July 1905 Vi mentioned in his telegram of the and day will now read the resolution:-That the capi- zad Moon "Chinese in form and foreign i tal of the company be increased from $150,000 reality." If this is so they have, again, played hima trick. Since the British Law Court has 10 $450,co by the creation of 13,000 new shares given the verdict, nothing further can be done of 535 cach, that 6,000 of the said new shares by Chang Yi in England. It seems better to bo offered to the parties who on the 29th. day comply with his telegraphic request and ap of April, 1905, shall be members in proportion point a high official to take charge of the Mising Company and order him to return to to the existing shares bold by them that China for the handing over; so that it can be the full amount of each of the said 6,000 ascertained clearly, bow much is really left to new shares taken up be paid to the company China.

either (without interest thereon) on or before TELEGRAM FROM WAI WU PUTÓ «« the 30th, day of June, 1905, or (will interest VICEROY YUAN, therep at the rate of 5 iz per cent per annum, Referring to the case, though judgment has been given by the British Court, it is imported from the 30th, June 1905, to the 15th, August

Canadiau (press of Japan) tat prox. that the defendants are to appeal, moreover, 1905, or for such lesser period as the directors

German (In Waldemar) Ent proxi? according to the verdict, it is still a Chinese shall from time to time or at any time deter.

Indian (Sulsang) 2nd prox and British Corporation. If no official is ap-mine) on or before the 15th August 19051 and 14th April, six Japanese, dressed in white, The M. M. Co.'s a.k, Arnard Simons with the, pointed to Chang Yi's place, and we order him that the remaining 6,oco new shares be offered without uniforms, landed from an Annamite next French Mail left Singapore yesterday, at to return to China, he will be out of the trouble. when anything happens. As the Mining Comto such parties, at such time or times and upon junk 1 Cape St James. After watching the 2 pm, for this port uta Saigonin pany is under the Peiyang Airisdiction, you such terms and conditions as the directors shall arrival of some German colliers, they strolled are to arrange and reply,ka think fit and determine. If any gentlemen raued the town, visited, their friends or comThe O. S. S. Co. & C. M. S. N. Co.'s'ss. Tydėms luft (Shanghai on 24th inst, KI DOOR, MEP. Donnelly, lately foreman boiler-maker It seems clear from the foregoing that present want any further information will be patriots, and actually dined in a Chinese ré- at Messrs. Farnham, Boyd & Co.'s Footung Chang Yi attempted to make out a bel pleased to give it to the best of my ability staurant, which several French officers are in may be expected here on 26th inst

The Imperial German Mail s.s. Prinx Walde- ter case for himself than,, is exactly just fiere bairy no questions the chairman pro the habit of frequenting, Works, bas gone for the round trip to Naga-fed by actual facts or entirely failed posed the adoption of the resolution.

on. Whence do they go, these Japanese asker left Robe via Meji on Monday at 6 Mtaa saki and back, and on his returns he will take to grasp the real significance of the judg Mr Fother beg to recondite kans were Nobody can tell!" This is dreads light

L'Aviny du Tonkin, plaintively And the and may be expected here oa, ist, prox- at day. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, IST FLOOR. Up the management of the new Dock & Eogisement. We fancy however that his art 1 The Chairman, might say that we have fal, of course, but worse follows. The chief The C. P. R Co. Empress of Japan

object was to escape responsibility and that

$18.00 PER DOŹ.

GREGOR & Co.,

Hongkong, 24th April, 1905.

A SPECIAL notice issued by the Shanghai butchers indicates a serious crisis in the food supply of the Settlement, and one of which the Municipal Council will doubtless take, notice. A NUMBER of pictura postcards are going through the post with imitations of Hongkong postage stamps on the picture side. The N. C. D. Naus has been asked to warn those wha send these cards that they cannot be for warded-through the British Post Office, the presence of imitations of actual postage stamps being contrary to the regulations ***

Works Kaochangian, a new company which has already work on hand to the extent of a quarter of a million theis, says the WC D. Nowi.

The motion was carried."

he did not really believe the existence of the asked Mr. Hart. Back to rejoin the board of British Company could be quashed. Viceroy directors and we are very pleased to think that Yuan's view of the matter is a testimony to his he is agreeable to do so. thank you for your clear headedness-P, and T. Times,

Litendance,

- From's previous issue of the same journal, we learn that two carriages, owned by Messrs. W. N. Lent and J. Prentice respectively, came': into collision on the Band Bath: carriages · DENSOMS FRENCH IMPRESSIONS. · were badly damaged, and 'ons of the maloos The visit of the Baltic Fleet to Indo-China | was thrown violently to thoyground and se waters does not appear to have barng the signi- tiously injured. He was removed to the Shan- ficance for our French contemporaries that it sung Road Hospital, where be was detained. did for the people of Hongkong and Singapore. When the feet arrived, L Avenir du Tonkin, for instance, calmly announced the presence of ented by "waiting developments. But the the second Russian squadron at Kamraph and mysterious visit of six Japanese to Cape St. Tames caused quite a flutter, fathe dovecots. Under the heading Japanese Audacity * L'Avenir du Tonkin stated that on Fridays

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

magistrate of the town knew nothing of the surived it Yokohama at 5 am, on 12th last- Japanese visit till more than 24 hours aller and left quid at any same day for Kobe they had gone. Not only that, the mil tary where she is due to arrive at a pm on gh and naval authorities have ignored the vidlig