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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY,

Treaty, the N. C. D. News says that "the just now, close to the Boat House, where she United States Government holds that the is having the finishing touches pat to her boycott, by its interforene with trade, is a fittinge and equipment; to prepare bar for the breach of this article, and proposes to hold exciting service for which she is intended. She the Chinese Government responsible for that is a mortor-launch, as yet unnamed, which has breach. It is to be hoped that the Goverment been built in Shanghai to the order of the Salt will act promptly, for it is impossible to say Commissioners of this Province by ibe China how widely and deeply the boycott will ex- General Engineering Company, and the work she will be engaged in is the arduous but ad: tend, if it is not stopped. Anti-foreign pr clamations are already appearing at the river venturaas task of suppressing the salt-smugglers ports full of lying charges and misstatements, who operate on the creeks and lakes in the and we know by experience how small a pre-neighbourhood of Soochow and Wusieh, and, text will start the predatory classes in China it may be incidentally mentioned, make a very into action. There is besides, the certainty of good thing out of their romantic trade too a very serious financial crisis bere, if the boy China Gorelic. cott is not stopped, in which natives will suffer at least as much as foreigners."

AGITATION INCREASING.

[From Our On Correspondent,)

that witness could give them salt meat all the time, and advised them to return to work Witness went on board and again had the crew aft, told them what the consul bad said, and warned them of the consequence of par sisting in their refusal. Aftoranking each man individually, they again refused and did not work that day. The next morning they turned to sgain. The food as ordered by witness was continued.

One of the defendants, deputed by the remainder as spokesman, said that on the 16th June they started work at 7 am and worked till 8.30 a.m. at which time the steward offered them some salt meat. When they signed articles the steward promised them fresh meat every day in harbour. In consequence of being offered this salt meat, they refused to work.

The defendants were convicted andsentenced seven days' hard labour, and to forfeit two days' pay each.

18th Inst

Captain Brown of the 6.1. Tran, from Manila, reports that at 6.15 pm. on the 16th lust, & Chinese passenger fumped overboard and was

lost.

Regarding the steamer Cacilis, the Japan Mail of the 1st August says :-There is some curiosity about this steamer. It is recalled that Baran Kriegelstein, by whom she was charter-ito ed, had acted as correspondent with both the Japanese and the Russian armies. He fallio- Canton, August 16th.

to Japanese bands after or during the battle of Notwithstanding the fact that the Chinese Mukden, and was of course released as a non. maintain that the Boycott has not yet com: combatant. Japanese journals are now asking mence, trade is being considerably affected what function the Cacilis can have been dis by the refusal of many merchants objecting to charging when she steamed along the coast of handle American goods. In many strests mer Japan and entered Russian pails, Her ready. chants, large and smoll, have put up notices to

access to the latter suggests that she possessed the effect that they do not deal in Americana Russian permit of some kind but it is noted. gobds, against which most persistent and sue that Baron of Kriegelstein took care to carry cessful propaganda is being carried on. The all the ship's papers and his own documents to agitation is gaining in strength and enthusiasm.

Petropavlvosk when she ran aground and to On the other hand, the American government avoid Japanese scrutiny as far as possible. appears to realize the seriousness of the move-

Correspondents who sail ufider two flags do ment and is trying to stop it. I understand not inspire much confidence, and it must he that all losses sustained because of the boycott confessed that the doings of Baron Kriegelstein are being reported to the U.S. Minister at Pe-

and the Caciile invite explanation, especially king with a view to presenting a claim against as he was a reserve officer in the German the Chinese government for damages. The ground taken is that, while merchants have a perfect right to buy in whatever market they wish and refuse whatever goods they do not wish, yet, it is against the treaties enter. with America to combine and ed into agitate to boycott the goods of any country. This, of course, is a matter for the two gov. ernments concerned to settle. It is reported that the Standard Oil, Company has filed a claim, of $25,000 to date and some mer chants who deal in American flour reports a falling off in the sale of flour of 360,000 bag since the trouble began. This would seem to indicate that the boycott is in force and is being effective. It is also rumoured that the students are being brought into line and will böyenit all American schools and colleges.

The real danger to the movement now is the rough element who may resort to violence in enforcing the boycott. Violence. of any kind would compel the government to step in and Buppress the movement. Several of the leaders realize this and are warning the people to be .careful.

PUBLIC MEETING OF THE CHINESE DISALLOWED.

18th inst. We are informed that the application, on behalf of the Committee of the Chinese Com- mercial Union, to hold a public meeting of the Chiness for the purpose of discussing the question of the Roycoll movement, has been disallowed by his Excellency the Governy.

THE "SULLY"

ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO RE-FLOAT THE CRUISER.

12th inst,

service.

SWIFT PASSAGE OF A SAILING SHIP.

16th inst. The sailing ship A nei Rickmers, from Phila- delphia to Kobe with a cargo of case oil for the Standard Oil Co, arrived at Kobe on 6th int, after the remarkably quick passage of 109 days. This is believed to be a record between the two ports. The only bad weather encoun tered was in the China Sea.

17th inst,

The G,N. 5.s: Dakota, which broke her shaft that after sailing from Seattle and returned part in consequence, is now undergoing tom porary repairs there. She will leave the home post on the zoth inst, for Yokohama, three being no drydock available for the Dakota on the Pacific coast of the United States, she will be docked on arrival at Nagasaki.

DANGER TO NAVIGATION.

The steamer thaka, which has arrived from the Yangtze, reports that on the 15th inat, at 7 am. when 14 miles W.S.W. of Oekseu light. house the wreck of a large diamasted junk, almost totally submerged, was seen floating. The officers state that the junk is dangerous to stnall vessels steaming in that vicinity,

Twenty-one steamers sunk outside Fort Arthur have been sold by tender to five different Japanese, who accepted some three vessels each, their bids ranging from 5,000 yen to 10,000 yen. All the arms on board the ves- sels refloated, among which are the Japanese blockading ship, are to be returned to the naval authorities with the exception of those conced ed by the authorities,

THE RULE OF THE ROAD. Before Mr. Basil. Taylor, Marine Magistrate, P. C. Norman charged the master of the steam tug Tug with failing to observe the rule of the road in the waters of this Colony on the 16th inst.-P. C. Norman said on the 16th insti at 8.40 p.m. he was going from east to west frons Causeway Bay to Taim Tsa Tsui, and was in the coal anchorage, when he saw defendant's launch aa his port bow, showing her green light: As he appeared to be closing in on witness's boat, the latter blew one long blast on his whistle, and, as defendant 'dit" not take any notice, he blew a second blast. Again defend ant took no notice, until he was right on. top of witnesses's boat when he blow two short blasts, still maintaining his course, the boats then being a little more than one boat's length apart. e put his helm' hard astarboard, and they passed beam to beam about six feet apart. Witness then passed under the stem of the Tug, and defendant went straight on. Defendant had no questions to ask, but said that at the time in question he was going from Wanchai to Causeway Bay, when he saw the police pinnace on his starboard bow, showing her red light. He then blew two short blasts and starboarded bis helm, meaning to cross the pinnace's bows, and crossed her bows about zoo yards off. swain of the pinnace said he was steering at the time, when the Tug crossed the pinnace's bo s about 12 feet off. Witness saw her name on the stern under which they passed quite close. Defendant was convicted and fined $10 or 21 days.

MACAO NOTES.

The cox>

[From Our Own · Correspondeni.]

Macao, 17th August, 1905. THE EARTHQUAKE. After a lull of three or four days, the sismic disturbance again manifested itself yesterday forenoon when a mild shock was felt, at about half past ten. In the early hours of this morning, shortly before two o'clock, there was a sufficient. ly violent shock to disturb most people in the land of Morpheus. It was not anything like the unnerving shocks of Friday and Saturday last, but the tremor was disquieting enough to remind the inhabitants of the city that all danger is not yet passed.

AUGUST 19

WUCHOW NOTES.

THE OIL TRADE,

'[From Our Own Correspondent.]

1905.

of heavy seas were waibing her from stem to stern, the intervals between reas allowing them jast sufficient time to provide themselves with a few provisions hastily snatched up with which they made for the share. On landing they hastily improvised a tent with the sails for shalter.

force in Saghaljen was about ten thousand men. The troops that surrendered with Riaproff and those takes in the south probably represent the regular forces, the remainder being volunteers.

much more obstinate resistance had been anticipated, but whether the Russians word capable of making any stubborn stead is a Wuchow, rath August.

The island was found to be without water, question upon which much light will be thrown; A month or six weeks ago there was not a little speculation among the small foreign com- uninhabited and barren with the exception of a when the nature of the spoils is accurately as munity here as to the presence of a party of few coconut palms. After waiting from July certained. Evidently it would have been greatly 17th until Aug. ad hoping to catch sight of a in the interests of their country that they should Germans who, in company with our barbour master, were busily engaged in taking round-passing vessel their hopes gave out and finally bold out until the peace negotiations com was decided that the mate with four men of the to do io máy be attributable to want of univer ings and making preliminary surveys on the their predicament having reached a climax it monced, at all events, and possibly their failure crew should set out to seek relief. The momsat compliance with the orders of the General:

in command. pagoda side of the river. They stayed here for about ten days, and from what has since

ing of August ad saw them at sea with two transpired it is evident that they were about to

a dosen one lb. tins of salmon, also a dozen enter into negotiations for the purchase of the mall kegs of water, one small tin of crackers, foreshore facing Wuchow, Messrs: Meyerink & Co, on behalf of a Dutch oil syndicate, ib. tins of meat, all damaged by salt water. Each man was served two crackers and a bit have sent up Mr. Leask, an architect, of Messrs. Leigh and Orange, for the purpose of surveying of beef or salmon each, daily. Salling was by dead reckoning. They stopped at Buena and taking the disposition of the land across the river where, I believe, it is their intention Vista, on the island of Palawan, and found the to build afther oil tanks or gadowns. This inhabitants too poor to even regale them with a land is the only suitable plece in Wuchow pot of rice. The next stop was made at Ter for that purpose, and I understand that it has reri, on the same island, the people fleclog at already been bought by the German company, their approach. From thence they proceeded It stands at a level of about 6B feet above Zara toward Paluan on the northwest coast of Min- doro, feeling much discouraged meanwhile, point, and is flooded only when the river is at

On arriving at the letter place they were well record height.

received by the natives and given good; failing to obtain assistance they left there and finally arrived at this port: About a month's supply provisions and water was left behind for of the crew remaining on the island if used economically.

FACTORY FOR WUCHOW.

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A movement is on foot for the establishmen!

of a factory fitted with the latest machinery for manufacturing socks, singlets, and such articles of clothing as are imported in quantities into China. The factory would be situated at Wuchow, and women labour employed to a great ex

EDUCATION.

Great efforts are being made to raise money for purposes of education in this province, and the purchasing of government land in and around Wuchow is being facilitated by the officials, in order to devote the proceeds to this purpose.

LIFE INSURANCE.

My Lind, representing the China Mutual Life Insurance, has been in the port for several days, and hat, I believe, secured some very good risks on the lives of rich gentry in the surrounding district.

A SQUALL.

A very severe squall visited the port on Tuesday, doing considerable damage to verah- dahs and injuring most of the business pais. The house boat, occupied by Mr. Hugh Arthur, the well-known tongkang cricketer, who now was upset. I understand that Mr. Arthur, who represents Meases. Jardine, Matheson & Co., was aboard at the time, was buried beneath the wreckage for about five minutes, but managed to scramble out with his houseboy. He lost most of his belongings.

[From a Correspondent.]

Wuchow, 16th August, Some of the merchants here are refusing to take delivery of a large quantity of Comet oil which they ordered from the Standard Oil Company, of New York, not many years ago. They seem determined to uphold the boycott movement and are now importing quantities of

Dutch kerosine oil,

The U.S.S. Callao was here for a couple of The Prefect here has been promoted to the days last week. rank of Taotai, and is being transferred to an other district.

SECRETARY TAFT'S STIRRING SPEECH.

He told the Filipinos that they were not ready for independence; that they would not be probably for several generations.

The caciques shall not control in these island; the assembly will be called as promised. 1 favour having the judge of the court of Arst instance responsible to the President and have them removable by him, This will remove the idea subject to cause. that they are subject to the desires of the government here.

He defended the administration of Governor-

element of native that he is prejudiced against General Wright against the aspersions of an the Filipinos.

In an article dealing with the question of the Japanese administration of Saghallen, the Nicht Nicht asserts that the Japanese authori ties have determined to transfo: the whole of the convicts to the Maritime Province and there hand them over to the Russland. There is also in the island a consider : able element of ex-convicts, engaged for the most part in agriculture. These also are not a class of persons whom Japan can be ex pected to willingly include in her population, especially since many must be subject to police surveillance. They too will be sent across to the mainland according to accanate of persons who accompanied the invading force these Rus sian farmers are chiefly remarkablefordirt, The filth and stench of their houses are described.

case of persons who must be regarded as the as something indescribable. But that is not

dregs of the Russian nation: representatives unnatural, comnments the Japan Mail, in the

though they be of the shield of Western civilisation."

WHY RUSSIA MAY RESIST ITS CESSION. The Japan Mall published the following in- At a banquet given by. Filipinos in Manila on the 11th inst., Secretary Taft is reported as totesting remarks anent Russia's unwillingness having made a stirring speech. The Cablenews to part with Saghalien-Reports from St. Pe does not record the hour at which he comtersburg indicate that the cession of Saghalien menced speaking, but says that he stopped at would be for Russia a pill exceedingly difficult

The 2.25 on Saturday moralag. report to swallow. No wonder. Saghalien, though of itself possessing no great intrinsic value, is continues:-

of the highest strategical importance. It is an essential link in the chain of Rusula's East. Asian expansion. Her great pioneers of em- He was advised that since the Honorary pire, Muravieff and Nevolskoy, clearly appre ciated the value of the big island. When Commissioners to the St. Louis Fair had return. ed, the independence agitation had spread and Muraviefffirst saw Avoca Bay and Petropavlosk it' was mid-summer, and the splendid facili- was due to the Honorary Commissioners.

He told the Commisioners they had evident-ties offered by the place as an anchorage ly mistaken the hospitable feeling of the people made him forget for a moment that climatic of the United States and of a few for a state of obstructions 10nder it inaccessible during

months in the year. Then he made his President Roosevelt is determined that the celebrated exploration down the Amur and fact which did not exist. Filipina people shall be educated to self- imagined that in Nicolaievab, at the mouth of government. Until then the United States will the great river, he had found a port free from some of the objections militating against be sovereign here..

Petropavlosk. But until the discovery of Sagbalion's insular character Nicolaisyah was approachable only by the Sea of Okotsk, a sheet of water litie tempting to navigators, and even the additional avenue found to exist. between Saghalien and the mainland was strait only half a mile across between the plainly defective, since it narrows to a shallow headlands of Ignatieff and Muravieff. Some port farther south had to be found. Muravieff obtained it by annexing the whole strip, of coast between the Ussuri River and the shore Hesaid: The policy which I had the honour of the Gulf of Tartary, at the southern end of which strip Vladivostock is situated. The to formulate and declare in these islands "The Philippines for the Filipinos," continues Ussuri, after flowing throughout nearly its to be the policy of this administration, and any whole course parallel to the coastline of one who does not subscribe to it ought not to the Gulf of Tartary, falls into the Amur continue in its employ. My dear friend, River. The possession of the Amur and Governor-General Wright, has, I understand, the Ussuri is thus essential to any Power as not subscribing to that doctrine. This is Saghalien commands the mouth of the Amur, not true and does him much injustice. His and consequently did the island pass out of secure use of the great water-ways without desire to elevate the Filipino people and Russia's hands she would be deprived of the operate this government for their benefit is The river is rising again and the current is as single as my own. It is inevitable that which all this region of the Far East could not when hard tires require the enactment of be developed. Further, the transfer of Sagba- exceptionally, strony. Yesterday one of the sampans capsized and two lives were los,new tax laws or the lawlessness of a province lien to Japan would convert the whole Sea of while a box, containing Taels 600, is missing requires for the benefit of the body politic Japan into a Japanese lake, since every ap severe measures, those whose duty it is to inproach to it would be commanded by the Japa- from a boat.

stitute and enforce such measures shall suffer hese-the Strait of Tartary, the Soya Strait, the Strait of Tsugaru and the Tsushima in popular estimation and lose popular sym- pathy, but as time wears on and as the public Strait. Vladivostock as a naval base is very. benefit from the enforcement of the unpopular defective. With Vladivostock along, as a port for her ships, Russia could never hope to re policy becomes apparent justice is done by the

cover command of Far-Eastern Seas. But people and the deserving official wins again their affection. It is the earnest hope and wish Vladivostock is the last citadel of her power in East Asia. She in naturally reluctant to give it up, and yet to retain it with the Japanese of Governor Wright to abolish or at least to

seated in Saghallen and overlooking the think the Commission will unite with him in suspend for three years the land tax and I his purpose. In another place I have pointed mouth of the Amur would be futile. So out the correctness in principle of the new in- she will cling obstinately to Saghalian..

in the hands of the Japanese.. Russia' cannot teroal Revenue Tax. The question whether What is she to do, however? Sagbalien is now in its amount or other details it ought to be

land soldiers there. Any attempt to carry troops ments in behalf of the business interests who thither in the face of Japan's complete mastery amended have been reserved until the argu- features thereof, and who have prepared a brief has been no definite news of St. Petersburg's mood since the occupation of the island ba on the subject, can be considered. relieve themselves to be aggrieved by certain of the sea would be certainly disastrous, Theta

came an accomplished fact. The determina tion alladed above-preceded the conclusiva operations of General Haraguchi's army. In short Saghalien is irrevocably lost to Russla unless Japan chooses to restore or sell it to her. This will a strong card in Baron Komura's hands. Russia may writhe a good deal when it is played, but she is impotent to make any countercoup. Her time to enter the conference chamber was while the Baltic Fleat was still in ossa.

As mentioned in our columns a few days that the numbers and classification of the afford are having sheds erected in the new stead of in six as formerly.. The .s. Wo Ping, come under the suspicion of some extremists holding Vladivostock and its hinterland. But

THE JAPANESE MERCANTILE MARINE. -Official returns published in the Hoch! show steamers now forming the Japanese mercantile marine are as follow-

Velicis.

....219 ....249

From 20 tens to so tons.....376 From 50 tons to roo tons From 100 tons to 300 tons From 300 tons to 500 tons... 86 From 500 tons to 1,000 ton.......103 From 1,000 tons to 1,000 tons.....134 From 2,000 tons lo 3,000 tons...... ga From 3,000 tons to 4,000 tons... 38 From 4,000 tons to 5,000 tons...... 11 From 5,000 tons to 6,000 tons 5 From 6,000 tons to 7,000 tons...... 18 Over 7,000 tons

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A large number of the citizens continue to pass the night in the open. All ibose who can since another attempt will be made to refloat

public gardens and the public squares the French cruiser Sully which went ashore on

under whose thatched roofs they pass the an uncharted rock in the Bay. of Along in the

night in a sense of better security than early part of this year. The cofferdam sent

in their brick and mortar houses. I am down by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock

informed that the Governor has a similar. Company has been repaired and it is stated

structure in his garden providing accommoda- to be in excellent condition. The attempt will

tion for his Excellency and family. The be made, provided the weather conditions are

Municipal Council has remitted all fees for the suitable, on Tuesday, the 15th inst., and it is

erection of matsheds within the city for the hoped that success will crown the venture.

time being, and all such erections on Crown The very fact that the Sully has remained on

land are permitted without payment of any. the rock for nearly six months without sustain-

ground rent for encroachment. The matshed ing any material injury is a tribute to French

Builders, on the other hand, are reaping quite a workmanship. in the shipbuilding line which

harvest and are demanding excessive prices for should not be overlooked. So far as can be

The total number of ships is 1,309, and their erections of the flimsiest descriptions. Under Ascertained, the Sully, it refonted, could still

the circumstance, the City Fathers would be considered seaworthy, or at least, in a con-

aggregate tonnage is 882,092 tons.

be well advised to put up an extensive shed dition to negotiate the voyage to Hongkong, The Sully, as she at present lies, is in an almost

Inspector Gourlay this morning placed Alex- for the benefit of the inhabitants in each of the land-locked bay so that the recent storms haveander Thomas before Mr. F. A. Hazeland and most populous districts. The Government should manifest its solicitude by defraying the made little if any difference in her position.

charged him with being a vagrant, without any visible means of subsistence. It appears that cost.

From native sources I gather that the springs Thomas was cook on board the na. Essexdalı,

of Yung-mak instead of being so many isolated and in the course of his duties sustained se vere bruises on his arms, which so incapacit. pools as formerly have become one large pand sted him from work that he asked the captain of bubbling boiling water, and at a distance for his discharge in order that he might go into from the spring in the interior the crest of a hospital for treatment. Permission being with mountain appears to be throwing out a column held, defendant left the ship and placed himself of what looks like smoke. Unless a visit be under the care of Dr. Bell. Meantime his made to Yung mak, I have no means of ascer vessel left, and he was reported a deserter.taining the veracity of the report which is given Having no money and no means of subsistence with all reserve. he yesterday gave himself up to the police, acknowledging himself to be a vagrant. Mr. F. A. Hazeland passed the usual order remand ing him to the House of Detention. It is understood that the Harbour Master is in com munication with the agents of the steamer with a view to getting the man shipped home.

SHIPPING JETSAM.

14th inst

Messa. Musso & Co.'s a. Lucia Villoria, Capt. Boardmann, has returned from her first round trip to Kwanchouwan and Macao. She proved an ideal passanger boat and should be a popular cargo ship as well.

The schooner Nischin that was supposed to have been stolen at floilo some time ago and made away with to Tacloban has been ordered to be released by the collector of customs, her crew having left her meanwhile, and she is now offered for sale.

KASTERN FROZEN PRODUCE TRADE. To provide the necessary refrigerating space for the increasing-trade with the East, the E. and A, Steamship Company, of which Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co., are local agents, are having their steamer Eastern fitted with up-to-date plant. The machinery, which arrived at Sydney by the Suavic, is now being installed on board. The cold storage space on the liner will be Increased to 500 tons measurement, provision being made for the carriage of frozen meat, butler, fruit, and vegetables in separate chambers.

15th inst..

The passenger steamer Wingchal-Captain

THE "TRAVANCORE," Thomas Mardon, a seaman on the sailing ship Travancore, was charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning with being absent from the ship since the 24th of July without the

leave of the master or officers,

His Worship-The Travancore-that is the vessel, is it not, that is always having trouble, and on which a Court of Inquiry was recently held!"

Captain Chrystal-That is so, Your Worship. And you are the Captain?-1 am the new Captain, just come out from home to take com- mand of the vessel.

His Worship Very well, now, you go back immediately to your ship and do your work properly. The charge it withdraws and you are discharged.

DEATH OF MRS. HIDALGO.

In consequence of the large increase of cargo being imported from Hongkong steamers are now making the round trip in five days in belonging to Messrs. Banker & Cop is stated to be resuming her run at the end of this month. She has had a lengthy stay in dock for the purpose of being lengthened.

THE TROUBLES IN HONAN, A letter dated the 3rd July from Kaifenglu in Honan, says that the government troops at Tungkwan suddenly caused troubles and the Governor of Honan, has despatched, on its re. ceipt of telegraphic information, an official to was received on the 2nd July to the effect that investigate the matter, and another telegram Wenhsianghsien bas fallen into the hands of the rioting soldiers and thus the Governor ordered two battalions of the standing army to suppress the rioters. It is reported that the troubles had been caused by religious disputes and there are many followers of the rioters and so it is not known whether the troubles may be easily suppressed.-The Universal Goretti.

News has been received by the mandarins in

Shanghai from K'aifeng, the capital of Honar THE CONQUEST OF SAGHALIEN, tion not to surrender the place--the determina-

province, to the effect that two regiments of troops stationed at Tung-kuan (the bill pass where the frontiers of three provinces, viz., H9 It is with regret that the death of Mrs. Hidalgonan, Shanai and Shensi, meet) revolted on the 1st of Manila has to be recorded under raiber sad instant, and joining a large mob of anti-Chris- circumstances. The lady had only just left atain riolers, have captured the city of Sui- ball at a friend's which she and her daughters hsianghsien. The Governor of Honan has tent attended. On the way home, she was seized several regiments to the scene of disturbances with a fit and dropped down senseless in the and has asked the Governors of Shansi and. street; she never regained consciousness and hensi provinces to assist, owing to the large expired before she was conveyed to her residsize of the mob, which is being organised by ence in Chunambeiro. Since the Hidalgo the revolted troops, and being daily reinforced, so that it is reported that the rioters are now at family's arrival in Macao, they have become intimately identified with the community hete, least 30,000 strong-N. C. D. News. and were popular members of the society. Much sympathy will be felt with her bereaved husband in Manila and the Misses Hidalgo who are left to mourn her loss.

"BUN FA YUEN." ·

The famous residence known as the "Sun Fa Yuen of the late Juan Lecaroz, together with others belonging to the same estate, was put up to auction by order of the Court on

THE TEA MARKET. [From Our Correspondent.]

Canton, rith August, Since writing you on the condition of the market there has been no change for the better, The trade is practically at a standstill, there foreign buyers, and up to the time of writing being something like 54,000 boxes awaiting not a single inquiry.

This confirms the wire printed in our columns a few days since, We have heard nothing of a reported auti Christian rising lo Hunan. Ed., K.T]

THE WRECK OF THE "WEST YOKK."

BOAT'S. CREW AT MANILA. Monday last. The properties were withdrawn, Cannot this case be settled between you? there boing co bidders. for them, owing, it is Austin went into dry dock yesterday in order

About 1 am. ah. Tuesday last a ship's yawl to undergo her annual survey. Her place on the run to Macao will be taken by the Kwong. Will you take the man back on board --Cer-surmised, to the fear entertained or to the te

sult of the present sismic disturbances. Sua carrying the male and four men of the crew of tainly, I will. tung and the Kwongchow, which will leave

Defendant said he was away from the ship Fa Yuen," according to the official valuation, the British bark West York pulled up to the is assessed at one hundred thousand dollars.wharf in front of the captain of the port's and Hongkong at the Legal hour, 7.30 am, except for seven days, and when he returned on board on Baturdays when the boats leave at 6 p.m.

the old captain told him he no longer belong. The properties of the late Mr. Lecaroz's attain the mate reported that he came from the ill are the subject of protracted litigation which fated bark. The boat's crew, says the Manila may drag on for years and years,

Cabienews, showed the effects of the terrible Under instructions from the Official Receivered to the ship as he was a deserter, so he went If the captain takes you back will you return

physical and mental strain they had undergone Messrs. Hughes and Hough, put up for sale by ashore again, and yesterday he was arrested.

on board at once?-Yes, sir, I will indeed.

CANTON NOTES. public auction, at Causeway Bay, at noon to

during the 5 days of hardship and privation passed by them in an open boat. The mate's day the steam launch Compellitur, formerly known as the Courier. The Competitor's length

story was, that about three o'clock of the morn ing of the 7th the West Pork struck a fringing la 53 fest eight Inches, breadth 11 feet, depth five feet three inches; tosnage, gross, 32 tons,

reef off Fiat faland. 11.01 N. and 115.41 E. There were only three bidders present, and the

les--latitude, longitude N. 11.41 E., about 3co launch was knocked down at $1,700 to, Mr. 1,

miles to the southwest of Palawan, This coral F. Cooke, head of the well-known coal.

island or rather islet typifies the thousand and merchants of that name in this Colony.

archipelago.

The next day she went to pieces and is a reels that fringe the various islands of the total loss. The Wut York Iron bark, Sco tons, belonging to the Hongkong Shipping ant Trading Con left Hongkong in ballast for Begeng, North Borneo, She was officered by an American captain, Foster, of Honolulu, and male, Patterson, a Glasgow Scotchman. Her crow was composed of 12 men, Filipinos and Japs. Heavy weather was encountered and by July 12 had become so thick that it was im- until the morning of the 17th the vessel riding possible to take observations, and this kept up tight into the teeth of a terrific gale when she struck the fringing reef off Flat Is. Seas were then rolling high and daylight finding them is Ito immediately prepare to land, A succession a perilous plight, the captain ordered all hands

“SILK FAILURE,

The fourth crop has now reached the market and is about thirty per cent, short of what the crop realised last year at this time.--

'SALT JUNK' CAUSES TROUBLE. Before Mr. Taylor, Harbour Master, this morning, Captain 1. W. Martin, Master of the 1.3. Courtfield, charged thirty-three members The marine superintendent of the E. and A. of his crew with unlawfully disobeying his Mail line (Captain S. Green) is one of the most orders on board on the 16th June last at Naga popular officials in Sydney's shipping world. saki,

Captain Martin said that on the t3th June The other day he celebrated his 31st year in the company's employ, the occasion being marked he told the steward that as the ship was remain in Nagasaki, another by an impromptu gathering on the part of the likely to captain's friends. He joined the company as month, having been there already one month, second officer in 1874, and since then has he was to give the men fresh meat ons day reached the top of the ladder. Apart from and salt meat the next. On the 16th, when the the popularity which Captain Green enjoys steward offered the men salt meat, they refus amongst mercantile and shipping people, he ed to take it, and also refused to work. He had has also been a successful alderman in the them all aft and explained to them what they North Sydney Council, and it is not very long were doing, and said some of them might come face, owing to the beavy duties of his office, on shore with him to see the British, Consul. Three went with him to the Consul who was that he resigned from the council,

very patient and listened to all they had to say. There is a very novel and interesting Little Their only complaint was that they would not craft, newly built, lying in the Soochow Creek'ent salt mest la barbour. The consul told them tinuad,"

EARTHQUAKE.

At 9 p.m. to-day an earthquake shock, lasting about thirty seconds was expofenced; and was far more noticeable than the two preceding ones which have been recorded as occurring on the city,

THE BOYCOTT.

This important movement is spreading and The taking root throughout the district. meetings in the Sand Lots are being con-

"THE SMARTEST PIECE OF WORK IN THE WAR,"

CAPTURE OF A SIGNIFICANT LETTER FROM LINEVITCH.

The Official Gazelle of the 5th instant an. nounced that the name Korsakoff will be changed to Kushunkotan, the designation which the town bore in the days when Saghalien be longed to Japan.

It is stated that amongst the Official Russian documents which fell into the hands of the Japanese in Saghallen were two most interest ing telegrams. One was a copy of a message sent by General Riapnoff to General Linevitch, saying that a Japanese descent upon Saghalien was to be apprehended in a short time, and asking Lisovitch to despatch four divisions for the defence of the island. The second telegram was Linevitch's answer. He said that he could not spare a single man, and that Riapnoff must rely upon his own resources and employ every available means of opporing the Japanese Riapnoff did his duty stoatly, but ibene two messages tell a tale.

Daval

JAPANESE PRESS COMMNETS. The Kokumin says Karafuto is now as good as occupied in its entirety, a statement in which most papers agree, because the part not yet brought under our arms is only a stretch of bar- ren land at its northern extremity. Dwelling on the manner in which the work of reducing the island has progressed, and coming to the capture of, Puikoff, where the enemy was ex-" pected to make bis last stand and offer strong resistance, the journal says the skill and rapid ity with which our forces executed their opera tions will be seen from the fact that the attack on the last-mentioned town was begun at early dawn of the 28th uli, and by hall past eight the same morning the place had fallen into our possession. As for the material gain to us, acs The Japan Mail makes the following cruing from the recovery of the island, the Kokumin considers it too obvious to require comments on the completion of the oc cupation of Saghalien: In one sense the much explanation, as its shores, forests, and campaign was very remarkable. We have mines embasom almost inexhaustible riches.

The Asahi says the first thought that arites it on official authority that the

in view of the reduction of the laland, is that, landing parties handed over the positions occupied by them to the army at to a.m. on the in contrast to the extreme shortness of time 241b, whereupon the troops began to land, and required in the consummation of that work, by 11 am. the landing was completed. This many a weary year will have to pass before. was at Alkowa We are not permitted to dis- complete pacification is attained and a new or cass the numbers of the fending force, but it der of thing becomes establish there, but that must have aggregated many thousands, and Japan may prove her aptitude for governing the feat of debarking such a body of men in alien races by showing how patience conquere The fill says an immediate requirement for Moreover, the landing was effected in such an orderly manner and with all preparations so the island is the establishment thers of a pro the space of one hour was a notable record everything. complete, that the troops were able to com- visionary board of administration. As the mence operations at once. On that same day board will be destined to be the predecessor of they drove the Russians out of Alkova and a Govémor-General's Office, because the clerks Alexandrofsky and on the following morning and officials to form that board will largely they renewed the engagement along the road continue to retain their position under the lat leading eartward towards Rykoff. Thencefonih ter for of permanent administration, great there was not the least intermission, and the care and judgment, should be exercised, says final result was that, after seven consecutive the journal, in the choice of persons to be ap days of fighting and pursuing, and after a march pointed to the board with regard to their abll- surrender of the remnants of the Russian force transformation took place at the time of the an- of nearly too miles, the invaders received the ty and moral character Aimilar order of It was a very smart piece of work; the smartest noxation of Formosa, and the promiscuous in the whole war. Of course, the co-operation manner in which the officials for the prelimir X

nary administration organ were selected then, of the Navy must have been invaluable."

of rather not selected, was productive of great stating that the original estimate of the enemy's evils afterward. Wamed by this lesson, the

The Kekumin quotes a lapanese officer as