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CHINA AND JAPAN,

PEKING STEKS -ALLIANCE,

CHINA'S; ISOLATION.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 4th October,

11.45 a.m. It is reported from Peking that the Chinese Government, fearing isolution, is desirous of entering into an alliance with Japan.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY

"INSURRECTION

IN CHINESE TURKESTAN.

[From Our Own Correspondent:]

Shanghai, 6th October, 1.55 p.m.

An insurrection has broken out in Kucha, Chinese Turkestan, at

.

[Kucha is no a tributary of the Terim River, just above the Tàrím Desert, situated to the north-west of the plateau of Thibet, It is a large city, and the seat of an. amban.--Ed., "H.K.T];

FARNHAM SHARES.

4.45 p.m. Mesars. Benjamin, Kelly & Potts kindly inform us that they have ro- BRITISH CHINA SQUDRON.ceived a wire from Shanglini quoting

THE VISIT TO JAPAN. [From Our Chan Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 4th October,

11.45 a.m.

Admiral Sir Gerard II. U. Noel with the British: China, Squadron is due at Kobe on Thursday, and is

· expected to arrive at Yokohama on Monday, the 9th instant..

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

THE END OF THE WAR.

PEACE TREATY RATIFIED.

SIEGE RAISED

Farnhams Tis 150 sales.

SANITARY BOARD.

THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE.

3rd inst.

On the 8th allo., Messis. Palmerand Turner applied to the Sanitary Board for a modification of section 153 of the Public Health and Buil inga Ordinance, in respect to houses Nos and a fittier Street. They desired the most

fiention to allow of the street in front of the pre- mises to be accepted 'ne "external air for obtaining the necessary window area to the ground first and second floors, the t

the third floor now opening on to "external air" not re- quiring any modification. In support of their application they pointed out that it is only eight inches short of the required width and this was compensated for by the short length of the street, and its opening at both ends on to wider streets,

The Director of Public Works recommend- ed that the application be refused and this course was adapted. It was pointed out that the premises were four-storeyed houses;, were op. postie four-storeyed houses across the street; the neighbourhand of the houses was a very Con ested

one, and they were, as it were, at the bottom of a pil. The ground falls very rapidly down from Hollywood Road across Circular

[From Our Own Correspondent.].

Shanghai. 5th October,

10.06 0. The Treaty of Peace concluded be Pathway into Queen's Road, and therefore the tween Russia and Japan at Rorts-inuses are not well situated for efficient mouth, N.II., has been ratified by the ventilation. Japanese,

partners, but lately at execution was instied against the goods of the Kung Sun firm and under" that execution the books of the 'firus were seized. From the entries in the books it would be quite clear to the Court that the de fendants bad an interest in the Kung Sun firm and held abarer in it. The first defendant was one of the original partners; the second defence ant joined at a later date, ti Evidence was they led

BOGUS CHEQUES.

RICE SENT TO GAOL

and inst. Charles Rice was before the Court this moreing, on remand to answer to the charges of receiving goods and money under false pre- tences, by means of unless cheques, from the Hongkong Hotel, Praya East Hotel, kad two tailors in Queen's Road, under circumstances already recorded in these columns. When he appeared before Mr. F.A. Hazeland this mora ing he was informed that two further charges

had been laid against him by the medical officer in charge of the Government Civil Hospital, in respect of a cheque for $20, and Mr. J. W. Osborn of the Kowloon Hotel, in of one for 514. The charge preferred respect by the Government Civil Hospital was, how- ever, withdrawn. Defendant pleaded guilty to all the charges, and had nothing to say. He was sentenced to an aggregate of six months' hard labour.

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR IN THE HARBOUR.

3rd inst:

At a am." to-day J. Everling, a seaman op board the ss. Niiksdale, went to the Cential Police Station and reported that half an hour previously he was sitting on the Fraya Wall, Central, with a comrade named Charles Brot- ten, of the same ship, and while waiting for a ampan to take them off to their vessel, Brotten suddenly jumped up, and without saying any thing, sprang into the sea, and was apparently drowned, for Everling did not see him, risa again. The police took the matter up and are investigating it, but no report has been re- discovery of any European body in the harbour. ceived up to a late hour this afternoon of the

BODY FOUND AND IDENTIFIED,''

5th inst. When at 2 a.m. on the 3rd inst., J. Everling a seaman from the ss. Nithsdale, walked into the Central Police Station and reported to the Praya wall, near Pottinger Street stops,

the

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OCTOBER 7, 1905:

the hooks at $75, while similiar articles were sold at $60 at other shops,

The inquiry was here Adjourned until to morrow at 2'15 p.m.

6th inst, this affair was resumed before Me Hazeland, Adjourned from yesterday, the inquiry into to-day. Among the witnesses called was Mr. George Lammert, who spoke to examining and appraising the furniture on the ground floors of Nos. 29 and 31 De Veux Road. He said that nothing was consumed by the fire on the ground floors and everything is there which was there at the time of the fire. He had vale ed these goods at a high figure, vix. $4,180. This would be the value if they were perfectly wound, and allowing the profit at about 30 per cent...

The inquiry was 'adjourned till Monday at 2.15 p.m.....

HARBOUR TRAGEDY.

FLUCKY POLICEMAN

·BADLY BEATEN,

3rd inst. In the early hours of yesterday moming while Chinese constable Lai Kam Fuk was patrolling the barbour in a police pinnace he noticed some small boats with bags of coal aboard creeping along and evidently anxious to avnid attracting attention. He made for the nearest hast, which immediately hastened away, hu to i stern chase the pinnace

long drew albugside and the constable aprang on,

board. Ile was promptly seized and thrown into the water, and as the boat people com menced to strike him with bamboos and boat hooks the constable dived, and on coming to the surface, drew his revolver and fired to frighten the assailants. He managed to get on. board and then he found he had shet one of the boatmen in the abdomen, while another boatman, was hiding in the stern.. The wound- ed man was removed to the Government Civit. Hospital, but succumbed last night. The other boatman has been charged with attempt. ed murder of the constable, and was placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning. He pleaded not guilty, and the case was remanded illl Friday next.

6th inst.

On the 15th.ulto, Messrs, l'aimer and Turner inspector in charge that, while sitting on there and then to murder bin in the waters of

submitted an application for a re-consideration

n

THE MANILA TYPHOON.

TERRIBLE TALE OF DISASTER.

U.S. GUNBOAT SINKS,

WITH 33 MEN.

3rd inst

According to Mr. Consul Hausser Amoy ha district of which then sola nasát of any valun consists in its coolle labour, and it is only by |the earnings" abroad and remittances; bome made by these coollas that the imports can pos- albly be paid for w

A compista auit of mankeens consisting of

coat and trousern costs, made to order as

The neighbourhood of Manila has scarcely Wuchow, about 3. and word daily will h had time to realise the shock of the terrible wabis year. A couple of such suits, worn one over the other in winter is about ail the cloth. typhoon--the womt in so de deying the average paas

the average'paasant possesses. hurt over the Philippine Islands on Tuesday. of last week. The news that such a disaster had befallen the inhabitants of the neighbour. for American possessions was first made generally known in Hongkong tay the

of our columns on Saturday last whan we pubilihed exclusively such facts as we were:

able to gather from an interview with a then

gentleman who had amived that day from Manila. But now that papers are coming to hand from the

conid Philippians we find our account, was

undor-vated so far as the extent of the |_ disaster both ashore and adout is concerned. and even now it is impossible to estimate the damage, though it is declared that doubtless it will reach into bundreds of thousanda. Shortly after 1.30 p.m. on Tuesday the wind struck Manila with great force, and the telephone and electric light wires fused through contact, and there was a display that will be long remem bered by those who were witnesses of the scene, The irces in the botanical gardens had the appearance of being on fire and the flashes of dames at the southern approach to the bridge of Spain and across the bridge were most spectacular. Hundreds and hundreds of houses in the city were unrooted, blown down, or beaten to pieces by the terrific force of the wind, which at one time blew 103 miles an hour.

AMERICAN GUNBOAT LOST

WITH ALL FOREIGNERS ABOARD.

But the saddest news so far received is that which reached Manila on Saturday recordlag the sinking of the coast guard boat Layfe, which went down in deep water off the est coast of Samar with alf' but aine hands on board. It seems, according to the Cablenews, of the 30th ult, that, the boat left Legaspi Albay, on the afternoon of the asth Sept., and the midnight of that same date while far out at sea, the full force of the hurricane struck her. She drifted in the open, ocean ean helplessly for struggle against the furious tempest was

couple of hours until further

rendered, impracticable and went to the bot tom, leaving but nine, out of forty-two, survi. vers

to tell the inle. Captain W. N. Fisher, her commander, according to the report, stood on the bridge throughout the proceedings and

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are four British, firms represented at Ichang, the highest point which merchant steamers reach on the Yangtare, vin Menara Butterfield and Swire, Mesara Jardine Mathe ion and Co. Mesim. Stout and Co. (Mr. F. Wa Stewart), and Chungking Trading Co.

The

trade of the Pakhol is almost entirely, with Hongkong. Pigs are often shipped for preference at Kwangchouwan, "an ateamuru from Pakchol usually call at Holbow, and, in consequence of the delay, the animals often reach Hongkong in poor conditioner

The Chinese provincial authorities phor granted by them to a Japanese syndicate, were obliged to cancel the monopoly in cam but it is said that Japanese agents are in- directly attaining their object by buying up in advance all the camphor produced at rates which are prohibitive to the British merchants.

Amoy

A British merchant doing a large business in piece goods in Hongkong fried to increase his sale by opening an agency at Wuchaw. Ha gave it up after a short trial because he found that his own "chop" of shirtings, was being sold cheaper in Wuchow by his Hong- kong clients than he himself could afford to sell it.

Owing to the likir duties in the province having been raised, it was found more econo mical in the case of some native cloth in- tended for consumption in the Interior to send the goods, first of all to longkong to acquire a foreign origin which would entitle them to transit pass privileges on their arrival at Wuchow.

The proprietor of one of the best of the coal deposits known to exist in the neighbourhood of a uchow states that it is want of capital that has prevented him from developing bis pre- surface of the ground, and the cost obtained, sent resources, he could only scratch the

though it could be laid down in Wuchow at five dollars a ton, was of too poor a quality to compete with the imported article,

The state of sirge, which was de. of the Board's decision, as to obtain "external Comrade, Charles Brotten, suddenly jumpther charge against the accused of being in estimly (aced danth, There were six American a new industry for Kwangsi, and promises

the

at would be necessary to set back the front clared soon after the outbreak of war wallfo a stance of eight inches, a space so in Nagasaki, Saseho, Tsushima, and at all improved thereby, as regards

su that it was Hokkaido, has been raised. ·

| light arid aiz, ‘asking that as an aliemative to setting back the frost walls, a modification be granted in respect of the first and second floors, amitting the ground floors which the owner wuld be then prepared to close for living

THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.

REJOICING IN JAPAN.

CELEBRATIONS BY THE COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY.

[From Our Own Correspondent]-

Shanghai, 5th October,

10.05 a.m.

· piri poses.

The Hon. the Director of Public Works ainated-"I see ko reason for modifying, my, previous recommendation with regard to these houses."

FAT-BOILING.

An application was submitted to the Board to have No 4 Arthur Street, Yaumati, registered as a fat-boiling establishment.

· Mr. A. Rumjabu minuted-"] think we had better confine fat-boiling to one locality."

The Registrar General minuted.—" Is this The commercial community through-site large enough allow for the expansion of

the business??

Tlic Principal Civil. Medical Officer minut- out Japan are holding general cela- brations on Friday, the 6th inst., tord This does not appear to be a suitable mark their unfeigned satisfaction locati with the terms of the Anglo-Japan- ese Alliance recently concluded.

THE EVACUATION OF MANCHURIA.

PUBLIC WATER,

The Government Anslyst submitted his re- amples of water taken from wells in puit an every district of the Colony, all of which he found to be of excellent quality. RAT RETURNS.

The number of plague-infected rats caught in the Colony continues to show a steady decrease.

A QUESTION OF PARTNERSHIP,

4th inst."

CHINA AND JAPAN.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]`

Shanghai, 0th October,

Hefore His Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puise 1.55 p.m.

Jude, in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction According to a report from Peking day the care of Wong Chik Yuen Tong alior Wong Ching Shi-against Leung Trun the Chinese Government continues to Tung and Leung lion Ching, partners in the protest against the delay in the evang sun for fate on for hearing. The plain claimed St,177, being the balance of cuation of Manchuria, and renews principal and, interent due by the defendants her request that an agreement bean a loan which had been made by the plain. tiff to them in January 1903. The plaintiff arrived at between Japan and Russia waived her claim to $177.66 and sued for for the immediato retrocession of $1,000,

Mr. R. A. Harding represented the plaintiff Manchuria.

and Mr. Calthrop, instructed by Mr. Hurt Japan, yielding to China's reprehouse, of Messrs. Dennys & Bowley, appeared sentations, has opened negotiations for the defendants. to this effect.

BRITISH CHINA SQUADRON

ARRIVES AT KOBE.

ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION BY JAPAN. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

7.

Mr. Harding, in opening the case, said the plaintiff was a widow, residing at 23, Lascar How and was the sole proprietress of the business of the Fuk Shung Wo firm. This

· claim arose in connection with loan of $1,000 which the plaintiff made to the defendants on 27th January, 1903. The defendant firm paid back $1,000 on 5th April last year the amount remaining due was $1,000 plus interest, but the sum due had been kept down to $1,000 in order that the action might be kept within the firm. carried on business in Bonham Strand ummary Jurisdiction Court. The plaintiff West, on the third floor..

Hi Lordship-Was the plaintiff sole, pro-

pretress when this loan was made?

Chan Ming, and Chan Lai, boatmen of fish. ing boat No. 1,585 H., were charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning for that they with others, not in custody, feloniously, wilfully and of malice, aforethought did assault had at tempt to drown one Lai Kom Fuk, a constable in the Police Force of the Colony, with intent

the Colony, on the and inst.-There was into the son and was seen no more, the po lice were rather inclined to took askancé at unlawful possession of ten cut of coal, reason Everling had gone on board and the vessel charge was withdrawn. The men pleaded not the story. But the matter was taken in handably suspected of having been stoler, but this had sailed, so it could not be ascertained if guilty and the case, was remanded until Tues. any of the crew were missing beyond the two day next at 2.15 p.m. Marine Magistrate, for continued neglect of duty. men who were imprisoned on Mooday, by the

with the result that this morning the Water A sharp look-out was kept about the harbour

in the water near Pattinger Street steps, the Police found the body of a European floating place where the man Brotten was reported to have jumped into the sea. The body was taken from the water and removed to the Mar- where it was held for identification. In tuary. the absence of any other report of a European missing, it was presumed that this body was that of the seaman Brotten, and as the Wishsilale to which he belonged had sailed, the police bad to apply for a writ of hubear corpus to enable them to get the two other seamen now in gaol out, pro tem, to proceed to the Mortuary to see if they could identify the body,

THE INQUIRY.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspodents in this column.1

THE SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong TELMONTH." DEAR FIR.-Thank you very much for your excellent article on The Seamen's Institute, in the Telegraph of 28th July, which I am glad to see exonerates the Missions to Seamen from being inhospitable or neglectful of sengning men under whatever dag, or in whatever ser. vice.

The rearing of the silkworm on a large scale passagers on board, two being constabulary to become a most important one. It is be cal Inspector 1. O Apposed to be Meď. † lleved to be the only industry, that the officials)"

are really trying to encourago. The silk pro

officers, one of whom is

but their names

Catbalogan

are yet unknown, although the bodies of two of duced is said to be of excellent quality and, them

were recovered and buried at

view of the deterioration of the Kwangtung ' or the 32 native members of her crew, but nine article, it is possible that the great Cantonese miraculously escaped death and it was through silk Brme may, in their own interest, furnish them that the sad tidings of the catastrophe the capital which is absolutely necessary for "were secured. The ill-fated, Zeyis was one of

the development of the industry. As the mul-- the boats that were built by Farnham, Boyd berry tree is only cultivated to a limited exient and Company of Shanghai for the insular coast in the province, young shoots are being im guard service, at a cost of $60,000, wald: She paried in great quantities from Kwanglong. was a to-knot boat, 125 feet in length, and the best of the insular fleet. Captain Fisher was

Annual reports on trade ate issued from a native of Philadelphis. 37 years of age, and Majesty's Diplomatic and Consular Officers at was a graduate of a naval training school of measly avery place where British merchants his home State I'e was considered as one of have found it to their advantage to settle down the best skippers of the coast guard bureau, and to trade. They reach Londen from all quart has been the captain of the ill-fated boat sinceers of the globe, and are presented to both she was delivered to the

Blouses of Parliament for the Information of Government abou four years ago. He leaver a young wife and the members. The latest batch to hand from

child of

tender

age to mourn his death, the King's publishers deals with

some of Others lost on the ship are believed to be Treaty purls in Chian, and furnishes us with First officer, F. Hellberg; second officer, E. much interesting and useful information. Wa M. Bentel; chief engineer, G. Gardner; assist have already dealt at soms length with Mr.. F. ant engineer, C. J. Olson; postal clerk, George C. Wilkinson's report on Wuchow for the past B. Parker medical inspector, J. O. Afzelius, rear, but could not devote the space to embady and five other Americans, one of whom, a con

all the details which he has given in his review. stabulary officer, names unknown and twenty. Following are a few additional items from his four natives.

and other reports.

The same paper says that several other ves-

ment have been wrecked or otherwise dam. aged and a few are yet unaccounted for.

I am rejoiced also to hear that the new tem The body having been identified, this after.porary Seamen's Institute in the Fraya East, Boon Mr. Hazeland held na inquiry into the for alf nationalities, creeds and services, is well death of the man Brotten, whose corpse P.C. paying its way, and that the incal Navy League Lenagan said he found floating in the water supplies a much valued billiard table, and no doubt the arm chairs, sofas, and artistle wall near. Pottinger-Street steps at 6.45 p.m. on the 4th inst. It was identified to bim at the decorations will soon be given. But I hopa Kowloon Mortuary by J, Patterson and J. that the Bishop's nspiration for a more adequate Montague, at 3.15 p.m. to-day, as that of Victor building, on the Governor's site, on the newly-sels belonging to or chartered by the Govern Brotten, able seaman on the ns. Wilkidole. In made ground, will not be lost sight of Spector Langley said that about s'a.m, on the

Sailors are the most grateful of men for even 3rd inst, a report was made by one Charles the smalles! kindnesses; They tell in ether Everling of the s.s. Nithsdale, to the effect ports what "good times" they have had in pre- that half an hour previously, he and his vious ports of call. Thus we hear of most ports ship-mate Brotten, were sitting on the Praya where any hospitality or other kindness has wall, waiting for a boat to take them to their been shown by anybody to seagoing men of

harbour, and his comrade did not see the ship. Brotten suddenly jumped into the whatever clas, creed, service or nationality.

We have not, however, heard from home. body come to the surface. Witaess also pro- ward bound sailors of the existence of soy duced a letter from the captain of the Nith other Institute at Hongkong except those con- date to the Harbour Master, dated the 3rd inst,nected with the Missions to Seamen, and the stating that the man irotter had not returned Sailors Home. If the one you refer to dis

to his ship and was declared a deserter-John tinguishes between the scamen of the King Patterson, an able seam in on board the 3.8. and those of the merchant, that might account With dale, said that this afternoon he was taken for the silence. to the Kowloon Mortuary, and there identified, the body of Victor Broster, who was an able plain that though the terms "sailor" and "sea. seaman on the same steamer: le identified | man

Ban" Are commonly interchangeable, yet the the body to P. C. Lenaghen, and a doctor of official rule in the Mercantile Marice is that the mortuary was also present.

every man or woman on board a merchan Inquiry adjourned until i › a.m. to-morrow, ship in receipt of wages from the shipowners is

styled a 6th ins.

seaman," except, I think, the cap. thin; the word "sailor" being reserved for deck offers and deck men.

At 10 a.. today the inquiry touching the death of Victor Broties in the harbour, under circumstances already recorded, was resumed

before Mr. Hazeland."

in reply to a question of yours, might | ex-

In the Royal Navy, the opposite rule ob teins; all on board being called "sailors," and Dr. W. Moore, medical officer, in charge of only the deck officers and deck men art styled "stamen," Hence a surgeon ir, in the mer the mortuary, at Kowloon, said on the 5th incantile marine, called a "seaman," but in the

1 p.m. ha held a post mortem examination on the body of a European male adult, which was identified in his presence by }, Patterson 1 that of Victor Bratton. The body was vary

phyxia caused by drowning. decomposed, and in the absence of other causar be was of opinion that death was due to no-

THE DUS VŒOX road pire.

Royal Navy he is a "sallor. The executive deck officers and men in both services are styled by both terms.

be

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SHIPPING JETSAM,

The

2nd inst, The wreck of the Stanley Dollar, has been sold for Yen 27,250, the cargo of barley realised Yen 14,028.

HAVOC IN THE BAY. Scores of thousands of dollars were lost by the Manila merchants owing to the havoc play

The steamer Nithedale from Rangoon passed. ed among the smaller craft in the river and hay. The Manila Navigation Company which | dorelict, junk floating on her side and just? it said to be at the head of the list had thres wash, having one mast attached. ·· Wheng Cascos badly damaged and four larchas, one sighted Gap Rock lighthouse was bearing loaded with three hundred and eighty barrels. N. E. correct magnetic, distant four miles, of Portland cement, totally lost This com pany also lost one of their best launcher, the CAns. I. Treat, but efforts are now being made to raise her from her sinking place. Such is the subriance of some of the reports received up to Saturday last, but accounts have yet to come in from the various provinces Cavite was particularly hard hit, old residents there claiming that the storm was the most disastrous in the history of

far the district, eclipsing the typhoon of nineteen hundred In virulence and intensity. The damage done at the Navy Yard alone will amount to between $75,000 and $100,000, gold, probably more.

"CHANGSHA" OVERDUE. According to the Cadlinews of the v ili ult. the Australian liner Changsha belonging to the China Navigation Company Limited was two days overdue from Hongkong, Messrs. Smith Bell and Co., the Manils agents for this line, had heard nothing from her, and grave fears were entertained for her safety,

Inquiries at Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, the Hongkong agents, elicited the information that the Changsha arrived at Maalla on Satur day afternoon.

PICKED PARS

Shanghai, 6th October, 1.56 p.m. Admiral Sir Gerard Noel, flying his flag on H.M.S. Diadem, has ar rived at Kobe in command of the British China Squadron comprising the cruisers Andromeda. Astrace / pass through the office of the defendant.frm, the fire which took place at No. 29 Des Vaux chant Sailors' Home." As it is, it is righty that it may be bought as firewood chopped

ampie

INQUIRY CONTINUED,

Mr. Harding said she was. The slefondsol firin remored to the address, at whick, the plaintiff had established business, some sever or eight years ago. Before the plaintiff ärm's

5th inst employes could reach the street they had to, The inquiry Into the circumstances attending with the result that they had ties of knowing how the business of the latter before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this afternoon, Mr. opportuni Road, Central, on the gth ult. was continued firm was carried on, and of

learning who the

R. A. Harding appearing on behalf of the her The employes of the Fak owner of the shop, and Mr. H, W. Looker of Shung Wo firm had

Messrs, Deacon, Looker and Descon, for the the employes of the Kung Son firm. The insurance companies interested.

Arm was in Lau Sin

at the coolies Sin Wan, recalled, stated that th manager of the plaintiff a position to state that in consequence were engaged there during the

was

But to distinguish a building intended for men of the sea of one service only this might expressed in its litle so as not to lay itself open to the charge of improper exclusivedess. Thus, if it is only for nava! men, let it be call ed "The Naval and Military Institution," would be very annoying to a man-of-wars-man if he went out to your

"Sailon Home," and, found out that the when he reached door, building

only admitted Merchant sailors. In that case it would be better to call it the "Mar-

and nations, "Those who pay the piper have the named as it admitssenmen of all services, creeds

right to call the tune" but still they would do well not to call for "Rule Britannis," when they really mean "Auld lang syne."-Yours faithfully,

WM. DAWSON, Commander, M., ji, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.

30th August, 1993.

THE ROYAL SANITARY.

INSTITUTE.

FROM 'COM BAR REPORTAGE

With inst. Card wood is to little valued at Wüchow up into faggots at Số

per ioni

The ss Kong Nam is now engaged in thạ Kowloon Docks discharging the pumps and other salvage gear which she had loaded to take down to the scene of the Hilfated · Sully's stranding, 'All this salvage gear will be stored and held in readiness for any future requisition.

AZ

On the 25th uft, while the intermediate-5 Messageries Maritimas 9,8. Zaor was lying ut57 Borneo Wharf, Singapore, a row occurred between some of the French sailors and a gang of coolies, resulting in a free fight, in the course of which two Chinese were wounded with i knives. According to accounts given by ayan? witnesses of the affair, the Frenchmen who 2: pard the knife did so in self-protection when they were beset by the coolle gang, and the mandor was the aggressor. Fortunately the wounds inflicted on the two coolies are not very French sallors pleaded guilty in provocation, serious, Before the magistrata) two of the

́and the case was postponed, t

·5th [ast,

th The Chefoo Daily News staten that the N steamer Conton; flying the German" dog, hau, recently been employed in the transport of Chi- nese refugees from Siberis. Ons recent trip from Nikolaievak she had on board 300 mar. chants at a cost per head of 49ʻroubles, not in. clading food, whisk som sa aŭdilinnale kom bles for the trip of ten days. While of Vladi vostok, the steamer was overhauled by a * Japan ese cruiser but speadily released,

NEW SYSTEM OF BUNKERING VESSELI.. Those in the coal trade will be interested: ia The Kwangai zien is only surpassed in | learn of the invention of a patent machine for quality by the Shanghal product. There is a bunkering vessels. The inventor is Mr. Clarke, very great demand for it in Canton.

An American-gentleman, and the patent, in known as Clarke's Automatic System of Bank ering Vessels: The Invection cons

consists, of huge iron barge, the hold being divided into compartments in which an immense quantity of coal in carried. Each companiemens bas

the centre's sliding door worked by Martin Whea Lona or mora of them the doors are opened the coal, required; falls. into the movable buckets which run along underly the false bottom, than up & perpendicu of STORE

from the top of bicha ta

In connection with South Africa, the idas that work would be required of him proved repugnant to the Kwangel native, who prefers to leave sach drudgery to his woman folk.

The value of the trade of Pakbol, which is almost entirely with Hongkong, was 4431,789 in 1904, as against 6453,183 in 1905; 2,438,849 in 1902, £614,480. In 1901, 4,601,554, în 1900 and £611,280 in 1899, 10)

Bonaventure, Hogue, and Sutlej, the despatch vessel Alacrity, and the torpedo-bont destroyers Arun, Dee, Erne, Ettrick, Excs, and Itchen.

The British ships were given a most enthusiastic reception and welcome at conversations with the members of the Kung kinds of furniture; they did not sleep there. by. Admiral Shiniomura in command Sun firm he was in a position to know who the Some of them used to sleep on the second floor

partners ware. The plaintif bad advanced of No. 31 before they ran away. That floor of the Japanese cruiser squadron, various loans to the Kung Sun firm since 2001; also stocked with furnituro. Before the feiferas LA Tokio message to the Mainichi "states- altogether there had been eight loans made, away their wages were puid. There was some that it is believed that the American Squadion amounting in a

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electro-plate on the firis door, valued at over which is now at Chefeo will arrive at Yokohama between $1,000 and $2,000 at a time. These $1,000. On the second floor the pisted goods on or about October o, by which date the luant had been repala. Prior to the ins ade were wonh more than $1,000, or even $1,00. British Squadron from Weihaiwel will be there. vance, the defendant firm removed to Wilmer Witness proceeded to speak of the other goods It is understood that, the anticipated assembly Street, but when the second defendant came to in the shop and said it was not true that the bulk

5th inst in Tokio Bay of the Japanese Filet will take the manager of the plaintiff firm and asked for of the goods on the ground floor were in an An examination for sanitary inspectors was place at the same time, so that a splendid naval en advance of $2,000, the latter knowing the unfinished and unpolished condition.

held by the Hongkong branch of the above pectacle may be anticipated The Kobs Herald transactions which had taken place between Cheong Shau Ping, an accountant, of

Institute on Monday list and to-day, says that, whatever might be the motives of such the parties on former occasions advanced the Messrs. Sander Weiler and Co., said he had The following candidates were recommend. Fathering of British, American and Japanese money and paid it into the hands of the second gone through the books produced to ascertained for certificates. Robert Duncan, Charles the above message, it is, obvious that as a cords would be produced to show that the da- time of the fire. "If the books were correct, this | Joseph Blake Winter. demonstration of the naval power in the Far fendants were partners in the Kung Sun firm. was $18,000 odd. The value of the plated-ware The officials were the Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Hongkong comes from Kwange, only a por- buckets, each of East of the three friendly nations.it could ant ilis Lordship—I suppose that is the whole was $1,296 and of the other things $4,437, The Hon. Dr. Francis Clark, Dr. W. W. Pearse, slon of the supply la shipped from Wuchow, fall at the present juncture to possess a con- quenlon,.

books wore properly kept. The valuation in Mr. H. E. Pollock, R. G., and Capt. Fitzwilliams; } the rest going by junk from places lower down sidambla degree of political significance.--Ed., Hr. Harding believed that the defence would the books was higher than the ordinary rate in examiners; Mr. A. Gibson, secretary land" 347. the river or from coast to mi to escasa export.

seek to make out that the defendants'wara' not - other shops ƒ for fastance sofas wara-válund;in | A. Carter, modemtor.

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