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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 16 1905.
NAVAL"NOZESCHATONES THE HONGKONG POLUNTEER
RESERVE ASSOCIATION,
FOR IHA:COMING PRINCKE
with lunt:
THE BRITOMART'S" GUNË, A H.M.S. Alacrity, the Admiral's despatch `vossi, will leave early next month for Stage: We understand that some months to the
A large muster, of members' attended, the pore, where she will embark His Royal | guan of H.M.S. Britomar were sent home for shooting on the 9th and 10th lost at King's will retain the Alacrity'at his disposal for the expected out here shortly for that vessel. The | sible of 70. The phon dyjamaa wa A Hlabus Prince Arthur of Connaught, who repairs. It is stated now that new runs are Park. The Range was 200 yards with a pos
scores ware continued voyage to Japan. Admiral Sir | Bramble and Britomart will be placed" on
∙BA fol. low Edward Seymour, fuely out here, accompantes | commission again. the Prince at side-de-camp..
W. T. Hoskin 49+10=69. * T. F. Cochrane. 44 + 24m 63
LASILE DE LA SIE. ENFANCE,«
ANNUAL (ALE ́OF WORK,
fith lust.
...
THE RIVER CLASS BOATS,
**THE FLEET.
We learn that the fleet now in harbour will be leaving for target practice in a few days' time. They will probably go to Mits Bay, where they will remain for ten days, on or about the 33rd instant,
Some time back it was announced that the Admiralty had decided to build a new type of Five of these, craft ocean-going destroyer.
The river class torpado-boat destroyers Arun, Da, Ettrick, Exe, Erns, and Féchen, are, it is ro ported, to leave here shonly for good. These bosts were formerly commissioned forthe Straits, to which division they will; now return, bui ware subsequently despatched to these waters It is believed that there is not sufficient work At the years, advancing and receding, passu
on the station to enable these boats to be, kept by, the end of each one reminds us of the call here. of Charity, and we are asked to put our hands.
FITTERS AND TURNERS WANTED, is our pockets and produce our superfoods
Some
months ago, in consequence of the dollars or, at least, dollars, superfluous or
reduction of the strength of the fleet.
On the otherwise to enable those engaged in the great China Station, the staff is some, departments works of charity to continue their labours for
in the Naval Yard was reduced accordingly. yet another year, without the harassing
thought 10
A report which lacks confirmation-bas of how to provide for the needs of those for reached us to the effect that owing to the whose welfare, they boyo, made themselves
shortness of hands in that establishment men responsible, for the immediate morrow. There from the fleet are to be engaged for work in the are many eminently doserving charitable in
R A's will stitutions in this Colony, and in the very iront yard. It is said that about ten E. rask mual cortainly be counted l'Asila de la Siebe engaged under a two years' contract, Enfance, geaorally known as the French Convent, situated on the Fraya East, and during the week, commencing from to-day, the charii- ably inclined will be afforded an opportunity of adding to the lands of that Arria, while at the same time acquiring a quid pro quo in the decorailve shape of tome useful, dainty or article for themselves, their wives and children For during this week a sale of work is being bold in the Convest in aid of the funds of that institution, and there may be seen all kinds of choice and delicate articles, from lace collars
claborate robes for tadics
and children, cush. of beautiful workmanship, pincushions of novel and varied designs, ail kinds of laces and embroideries for trimmings, while for the little ones are numbers of beautiful French duils, dressed as well as undressed, all em inently suitable for Christmas presents, the festival now no cluse ut hand. But the ladies and children are not having it all their ow way, for even in a convent the male six (scar cely 138 there modern days of advancement, and so on, to be any longer dubbed the "sterner" sex) are not despised, and smoking caps, slippers
and footstouis; cigar cases, all with daisiest work in crewels, embroideries, and stamped Work are provided, well calculated to remind their wearers and users of those delightful win-
before the cosy
cosy files in the dear bome
which
we "have known long since With the exception of the but lunt awhile, dolis, some Japanese paintings, and some presents from visitors lately returned from the Jand of the chrysanthemum, all the articles dia. played for sale, incredible is it
'appear to may the mere male mind, are the work of the in- mates of Bestie de li Ste Enfaner, white more wonderfui still, some of the delicate, cobwebby laces, destined anon to adorn the dinner, tea, or ball-gowns, of some of our fair ladies, are the work entirely of young, and in any instances, stube blind Chinese
to
ter
inancings
have now been designed and contracts for building them placed. These vessels will be As improvement upon the "River" class, both in size and speed. It was, in fact, the short in comings of the later that decided the naval authorities to construct a destroyer with better eh-keeping qualities When tried with tha Atlantic Fleet, the River destroyers proved loo slow to be good scouts--in fact, they were
a success in the position assigned them. The new type, however, will be of larger dis- placement and have an estimated speed of thirty-three kno's per hour. Probably turbines and oil fuel will be issued in some. It is pro. posed to attach them to the Atlantic Ficel.
OLLISION IN THE Harbour
MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY.
IMPORTANT DECISIÓN.
12th inst.
The Hon. Caplain Barnes Lawrence, ar bour Master and Marine Magistrate, held an inquiry at the Harbour Office to-day into the circumstances touching the collision which occurred between the K. o team launch, and the steam pinnace of H.M.S. Hecia, in the waters of the Colony on the 15th November, 1905.
George Marlin, 1st clase pelty officer, said the result of their finger? who can never sea
with he was going alon side H.M.S, Brue, about silks and cottons, bobbins and pins. One piece p.m. on 15th Novelfer, and when about four of work displayed for sale is a mantel border lengths distant from her port quanter he observ. of black satin, on which is very beautifullyed the ro coming up on the starboard embroidered the Yellow Dragon. of Chips in
E. A. Hewettuminen 47+ 30mby:
E. Thomas G.E.
:43+24-67
J. C. Gow
A. H. Tyack.........
S. Lewingdon
G. K. Haxton XW.
E. Rogsta.
43-4-34-66-- 53+12=65- tere 420-65 8+1664 43 ++ 16m64--
ཀྱི---་་---བ-b
J. E. Bingham........... 40+
40-424 × 64- H. E. Goldsmith. «0
5171363 39+ 2463. ma: 38+24 #62-
P. L. Millar........................
H. Pidgeon
Bird
L. Gibb...........
R. E. O
A. R. Lowe W. Daniel..
E. W. Dawson....
W. McKay
A. P. Nobbs
H. W. Fraser
W. B: A. Moore
A. Jenkins.......
A Brownkest
F. 12. Goddard......... WL Carter ATAT
38+2461 51+10=61 49+12=61: 31+3061 48-412-60 364-24-60 53+ 6-59
39+3059 45+12mg8 37+1057 3+24m57
A. G. Newington, mom C. B. Buyer..........
J. Allen
G. Richardson............
C. Poler
A. Tyon
T. K. Dealy
F. Fisher
A. Moir...............
A. Blowey.......
H. J. Gadge
J. McCubbin
S. J. Michael.......
W. H. T..Davis .......
A. W. Dixon............
.T. Abley..OPPETRY
H. Pinckney...
W. T. Edwards
Whittall
33+1456 51+ 4-53
39-16-53
35+20-55
a
40-
40+1454
34+20=54
B-53
41+1253
41+12-53
32+16-53
47+ 6m 53 45+ B
4844-51
R. H. King...... 33+ 2052 A. W. Whitlow.................. 32+20-52 W. G. Winterburn
J. D. Auld.....
3912=51
Dr. E. Evan Jones......... 39+125 A. S. Gubbay 382051 W. J. Saunders 27+1-51 'H. R Phelips.............. 38+12=50 The Pool on the 9th inst, was won by W. T. Hoskin with a total of 69, and on the toth 1st., G. K. Haxton secured it with a total of 64. ·
4.
The membership roll has now ranched a total of 100.
THE C. B. AND M. CASK;
In the Court of Appeal application was made to Lords Justices Vaughan Willams, Stirling, and Cosens-Hardy that the two ap peals in the cases of Chang Yea-mao and an.
in the paper before November 30. Lord Jus- tice Vaughan Williams said he was afraid he but in all probability the appeals would not be could not help counsel by disturbing the list,
eached before 3 th ult.
SHIPPING PROSPECTS.
The following Interesting notes are taken' from the "Norwegian. Shipping in the Far
by Mr. Barce Azgaard:"//
FRAUDULENT BA
-IN SINGAPORE..
| East" compiled at the splendid: results / The following appears as an aditorial in the"
We are
Sivalii Timis, of Ath instion
LE POLICY.
acquired by owners who had bosts on the spot. "wlion rates rose" by leaps and bounde at the he conviction of the two prominent Chinese time the war broke out and who made easy defendants in the great bankruptcy fraud case monsy during the war, have induced ton many which has bees el cling much public interest liceels of 110 CHA owners to send old steamers, unsuitable
for the
for some time past; is a matter of vast import raising of the new lakh on more favourable coast, out to the East, the natural consequence unity. For years, it has been notorious that estertale misgividge to the manner la lich to the local European commercial
terms, than its predecessor,.
com
Inclined
amall boat returning to Europe is the Daphne, fraudulent traders conwhitewa felt by The 7ft Shimpo says that the issue of a loan
May our owners at home by patience and perseverance now as in the past show that they follow their time and in concord çontiane to work for the expansion of Norwegian trade. and shipping in the Far East
What lends a measure of additional interest to the now loan, continue the 77%, “isaba Inclusion of a syndicate of French bankery in the dotation. The plethora of money in the French Capital at present, despite the come parative stringency of the other money marketa to the greater success of the loan, and th In Europe and America, must all work
way has now been opened for baiter. #cos omical relations between Japan and France
Hitherto the underwriters commission hap been rather high-frum &io 45-50-but this cent, bonds are now quoted time it is fixed at La
The Japansio per in London'st over.
693 and from the standpoint the actual re Ceipt of only 688 of the new. loan may mam evitable owing to the condition of the other | rather inadequate, but, this may have been inë: money markets in which the loan is to be floated..
of this," coupled " with the present full after a ↑ munity!" long time of activity, being that the market in many native concerns" have been playing the fand thus obtained is to be diepoena or the South is glutted with tonnage EAED strange games with canain large European
The good reports from the home market will firms here, from which they could escura credit. The Nicht-Nicat which has proved itself? no doubt be the means of again absorbing Their usual course of procedere has been to consistent opponent of the foreign loss policy some of the superfluous tonnage However, secure as much credit all round the bar a came probable, wakes Sloquent at the Govern
ever, since the early restoration of peace ber the expenses appertaislog to the return of the they possibly could squeere, and then 10 Ale a steamers to Europe will be felt most seriously petition in bankruptcy offering at the anmament's not heading its counsel and pins tran
time to by owners having such, of small tonnage, and compound with their creditors for 30 or chant strictures on the financial policy of the Government, which. It stigmatises de das the bulk of the Norwegian fleet out here con- 35 percent This offer was generally accepted, sists of-vessels of this class. So far, the only and resulted in a general:
of the gerously stupid. It was which was fixed from Bangkok.
certain of our leading merchants that this of fifty million pounds sterling bearing, per A slump in the freight market is prophesied system of victimising them had been carried cent interest at 92, without security, is certains. by many experienced shipping men, while too far sind, in the bankruptcy of the notoriously antifactory compared with the terms of the others maintain that the trade next spring will Chin Hoa Hồng, they saw their opportunity for preceding loons, but this is no doubt dus to the rather increase than drop. We are not of the concerted action. Accordingly some twenty of fact that the firsncial credit of Japan bür begün 'opinion 'that any
mavement will of the most important firms met to discuss the to be recognised by foreign capitalisis, and this apurno ruinous dimensions, as the Siberinu matter, and decided upon a plan of campaign will have the effect, if judiciously featured, of and Sakhalin trades agulu will be opened in at once thorough and effective. They had every readjusting the perforiam finance, and pros the spring, and other trades already have season to believe from the outset that a rank moting private enterpris sprung up and new are sure to follow.
fraud had been committed, and they further be Anyway, even if we are to experience & tem.
tem. llaved ibat in the person of Beng Heng Guan, one porary depression of serious character, the of the men convicted before Judge Thomton on Eastern fades taken in their entirety are bound Saturday, bad an object lesson unique in its to flogish and increase as a direct consequence forcefulnes
Guan of the practically unlimited dormant poisibili- position among the Straits-barn Chinese of the ties of China and Japan and owing to the in Colony. He had been Market armer, Muni terest which the war has kindled in exporting cipal Contractor, and various other things importing and mercantile circlen in the United We are reminded that be pleaded guilty, on a States and Europe. There can be no doubt charge of bribery in February last, but con- that Asia in the land of the future and the trolled such influence at the time that the advent of the mammoth steamers now trading Counsel for the Municipal Commissioners between the West coast of America, Japan the sufferers-practically besought the Court and China has brought us yet nearer to a to be lenient to him, and accordingly he, realisation of the dreams of the Pacific as the excuped with a pality fine. In fact he was a Mediteranean of the modern peoples.
big man, and as has now indubitably trans. pired-he was also a big fraud, Withal he was held is high esteem in all the most ex- clusive Chinese clubs in Singapore. If this man were to be convicted, it was reasoned, the conviction would have a most salutary effect upon the smaller fry who might be With regard to the important question of endeavouring to amulate his exalted but ne- the disposal of the now loan, the Tokyo: farious example among the maris and traders curual continued! It is Ragounced that half the amount of the loan-agu million of the Colony. Realising this, fact, the usual offer of a whitewashing composition on a 35 pounds sterling-is to be applied for the re per cent payment was refused, and instead of demption or withdrawal of the first and second accepilng such solatium the creditors resolved foreign loans; the means of redemption or to discard the usual Government facilities prof. withdrawal to be determined, later on.”. It is fered in such cases, and inquire into the en- open to doubt, however whether the holders tive matter on their own account. Accordingly of the old bands would content to exchange they instituted a private prosecution, employ with the new bonds before the expiry of the ing therean, at their own expense, talent, both time stipulated in terms profitable to the legal and actuarial, that ensured solid results Japanrie Treasury. If the time stipulated had The number of plague cases has increased at from the investigation, Expense was no expired the case would be of course different such a rate in Osaka and Kobe that the object, and it is probable. the case just and matters would be simplified. But at present measures of suppression taken by the authorities closed was the most costly inquiry into a com.the Japaness Government has no such ad of these cities are now considered quite inademercial fraud ever attempted in the Straits vanlage. The redemption of the 6 per cent, quare to extinguish the disease. A more The ends would seem to have justified the foreign loan, as announced in the Imperial Ordinance, would probably mean the buying general
seral sanitary and disinfecting programme mean, however, and the results of the pro- Sas now been deciled upon, which will involve cution are likely to be, for some time at any up of the bonds in the market, but it is
pro Both Mr. Raine, who a large outlay. It is estimated that the sum rate, most effective, required in Osaka will be
forcing up greatly
the quotations. As to the re Kobe 60,000. According to the existing lain
accounts, are to be congratulated on the demption of the domestic war bonds this may for the prevention of infectious disease a results they have achieved for their clients, be effected much easier at bo farm is stipulated,
& certain percentage of the expenditure incurred by the
and we may add that bei Judge and Jury are and the benefit to the country of redesming, also to be congratulated on the fact that the loans of 6 per cent, with a loan of 4 per fectural revenue, and one-sixth of this_percent"
taken in redeeming bands held by Japanese age will be defrayed by the State Treasury, The expenditure about to be incurred in Kobe
not to unduly expand the currency in circula tion. Whether the fund raised by the new and. Osaka is considered very heavy, and the
loan and applied to the readjustment of the old Imperial Government has decided to bear a share of the expense in paying for the examina
loans, as is intended, will lessen the burdens Jian of the dead, the Inspection of the health of
of the country, however, remains to be seen. the people, and other matters relating to might be striving after compositions individual inspection.
similar to that which in this was proffered and The Nicht Nick is surprised at what it describes as the - recklessly stupid financial refused... Therefore the firms who had the policy pursued by the Government We pluck, the foresight and public spirit to carry
hava repeatedly offered advice to the Govern out the prosecution in the Great Fraudulentment," our contemporary remarks: in a tone Bankruptcy Case, are to lie complimented and thanked by their business confreres and the
of despair, "as to the danger, of having rec course to the have stained. 7 on the excellent results they
Thanking all of you for the support you hay been kind enough to extend, and for the true which so many of you have shown us, and wishing you all a prosperons New Year.
THE FLAGOR IN KUDE.
"ÁCTIVITY OF AUTHORITIES. ·
- MUNICIPAL APPROPRIATIONS IN ROBE
·AND OBAKA.
Y'ío0,000 and in Pratecuted, and Mr. Odell who expelled thematical whether this can be done without!
quirter of the Froe, seeing her bows first. He other v. Morsing and'athers should not be put Municipality will be supplied out of the pre: accused were convicted na'the first count, and would be great. Care must howIVAL KEIN
all its perfection of brilliant colouring, its observed her head going to port and also lights and shades, its curves and inuous
us observed her helmsman putting the wheel over windings-the work of those
port. Witness then went full speed astern to After the ladies have satisfied own re- quirements in the way of robes, blouses, Cushions and laces, there is an abundance of dainty garments for the children, among which she must be
fastidious mother indeed who
room.
immediately, with his engines. The coxswain of the . so then reversed his helm by putting his wheel over to starboard, and witness con cluded that his intention was to take the K. 1o between, the pinnace and H.M.S. Erna, sind cannot find "just the very thing for Ethel, or ↑ Immediately went ahead with his m Mary, or Katie." And one feature in it all so as to give bim more. appears to stand out in bold relief, and that is was, however, no time for this, and the the virtue which, we are taught, is next to
pinnace was struck just abaft the port beam. The f. re would be about one boat's length "Godliness-cleanliness. Looking at all the delicate work in robes, gowos, laces and em- from there when she struck the pinnace. broideries, all so snowy white, it is difficult to Witness heard no whistle blown by the K: 20. believe that they are just as they left the He was going to the starboard gangway of the Workers' rande, and have not bees in any way firms, and was steaming about dir, anois, but
"Louched As to the serious side of the that will be at once grasped by even question, the most superficial observer, when we say that the good Sisters of the French Convent ats responsible for the providing of the daily
abces,
food, no edical and surgical
of
the pinpace can go about pine ar sen knots
Moh Shing Cheung, master of steam-launch K. 10, said, when he first saw the steam. pinnace he was passing H.M.S. Erne which
∙was
on his starb and beam, and the pinnace, was on his starboard side. He then blew one blast on his whistle and altered his course to Instruction, and so on, for name 450 souls, starboard. He saw his boat was going on Com of old and young, sick and well, fast and so he went astern at once. The elus incurables, helpless infants, and the boat also went astern and witness struck her biled and deformed, to whom, there applying he went astern.
an-her port queries.
Ite blew no whistle when an asylum is never refused. At present the whole establishment, whose inmates are almost Robert Brookes, harbour boiler-maker for daily increasing, is getting more and more over- the Kowloon Docks, said he was in the K zo crowded, and all sorts of expedients have to be
at the sime of the collision. When he first kaw the Hecia's boat she was ahead of the Erns resorted to, and plans adopted for the accom modation of new-comers, while the new build some distance off, and he directed the 'master's ing intended for a hospital for incurables, now, alication to her, and told him to blow one la course of copstruction near the Race Coung
blart the whistle. Be blew one long is not expected to be ready for occupancy until
to indicate he was going down the late in the new year. And scarcely a day passes starboard side of the Erna. He was not but some four or five infants, deserted by their aware that a long blast had no indica
30
blast
HONGKONG SUBSCRIPTION.
GRIFFINS,
The Shanghai Timer, of sth inst., says A trial of twenty ponies for the Hongkong subscription griffin races took place on the grass course yesterday at mid-day. It will be remembered that the conditions are the cover.
198 166. lire-quarter mile in 1.40 3-5, weight
140
lbs.
Unfortunately, the rain greatly interfered with the passing of the poniei, and only five ere able to do the required time, but one that covered the distance in the very heavy rain more thin accounted for
1741
3-5 was passed, as the extra second taken to complete the course. Altogether nineteen, ponies have been paised of the sixty required; and thirteen left by the 54. Choy Sang for the Hongkong yesterday morning.
TRANSPORTS IN COLLISION.
ELEVEN PERSONS DROWNED.
“At present the- massures taken for checking the plague are to isulate houses where the dis Ease has occurred and the adjoining houses, which is technically known as the first stage be operations. The second stage is about to
ofpremises will be carried out and dishes the
throughout
affected towns generally,—Japan Chronicle,
THE CASUALIȚES OF THE WAR,
SOME JAPANESE WAR OFFICE RETURNI.
With the passage of time many wound) are healed and misconceptions corrected. There has been a good deal of misconception with regard to the fosses of both sides during the late war, over-estimate in one direction and under-estimate in another, and if it were possi ble to obtain complete and accurate figures from both the Japanese and Russian anthori- ties they would probably contain many sur prisas,
The War Office publishes some figures regarding japanese losses which are regarded as approximately correct. The statistics are as follows:- Wounded on the field, Killed on the field
Injured by accident...
mothers, Are 'taken in and cared for, some totion in the rules of the road, and that [f] Chronicle, of 28th ult, wo take the following:- Missing idea - puter
necessarily
be altered. Seeing that no regard was paid to the whistle the X to kept on her course, and witness supposed the Hecia's boat was
When
Moji
that Mr. Raine withdrew the other charges otherwise the case might have been drag
Eighteen months' ed out interminably. rigorous imprisonment is a punishment of n nature that is likely to have a deterrent effect upon gentlemen of the native merchant classes
THE AMERICAN BOYCOTT.
BINGAPORE CHINESE MASS MEETING
pathdailun finance, adducing inconltovorilis
seem of Vothing but an objects.
โป
statistice, but has failed head of our warding lesson would
to bring thos authority to the real sense of the situation. is deplorable that owing to the thoughtless action of the Goverment the people should undergo an experiance more bitter following the Japan China war of
that
11 is rather surprDESCARICAT
Roes on to observe,
although the terms
what
The following it taken from the 5. F. Prais of 4th inst. :—Yesterday the local Chinese tra- ders held a mass meeting in, the big hall of the for the flotation of 25 million pounds sterling, Chinese Hospital of Wayang-st, to express to be applied to the refunding of domestic their determination to persevere in the boycott loans, are announced, the terms for the remain of American goods and arrange the methodeing half of the loan ars withheld. Perhaps by which the campaign is to be carried out this is dono lost, if the terms are announced
There were over a thousand Chinese gather the quotations of the old foreign lanas will be ed in the big room whilst a huge crowd was
farced up. But it is inexplicable necess). collected autide. The meeting opened with ty there is for replacing the old loans with the reference to the honourable memory" af new before the period, stipulated for their Fang Ab Wai, the advocate of the admission redemption has arrived. The only meant to of Chinese into America who committed sul redeem the old bonds at present would be for 43.119 cide in the American Consulate at Shanghai the Government, to go to the market aga 153.673 when he found his advocacy of no avail. The boyer. Then the}: per cents which 3,031 meeting then want ois to enthusiastically declare sreciate in price and the object for which the at over 1oz, would further ap its 16,456
of the boycott of support
Ameri can. There
was muching the buying is intended would be frustrated. If on 2:8,420 general trend of which was that for the boycott the other hand, the Government,waite until the
to be effective there must be union amongst period for redemption arrives the bonds world
jest mander, with a kind word for all, ever alongside the port gangway of the Egoing blaging troops from Tairen. The Ikuta-muru Killed and invalsded by sickness, 221,150 the whole of the Chinese traders, and those then be redeemed at thels face value and there;
but some others only to die shortly after a blast was used the helm must
received too late for any ministra. to save their puny little lives. And, with if all, the good Sisters move about in the cheer thoughtful of the needs and requirements of the heterogenous mass of humanity under their care, and never a sigh, never a frown,
he came up on the starboard quarter of the Eras he saw the Heric's boat on his starboard bow and the epgloss were immediately put full speed astora, and her head went off t to
never a hasty word. to betray the heavy starboard, but the weigh was not checked Ì when the /kufa-maru camo ̈ínio collision with sick compared with the casualitics in battle. I before Its close subscriptions were asked for to 'prising that the Government seriously contem,
burden they have taken upon themselves bear. It is to provide funds for the can linuance of this excellent good work that these sales of work take place annually-partly for the financial assistance they immediately provide, and partly, more particularly by way of an
and advertisement, and object lesson, to show the capabilities of the Astler inmates in producing
H
439.565 present signified their unanimity on is paint would be no danger of incurring loss to the which has excited remark both at home and large crowd Jutside of the ball. The most remarkable thing about these figures by much applause which was taken up by the Treasury, which must be inevitable should the Govemment Attempt to buy them up on the abroad, is the comparatively small number of
The meeting lasted several hours and just market at the ruling price, fi la the more auto
to those who have followed the, was closely to assial those traders who might suffer by the money obtained by the new lóin at a time when The number of killed in action will also appear forms the nucleus of a fund in compensate and plates the redemption of domestic loans With
be remarkably smoconsidered, and the those who were preaching the crude. Tha
when the boycott, ns to supply the sinews of war for a large amount of money should be raload by laughter of Port Arthur
to have
of Manchuris 1 for the "Asklage.” At présent' Reneral cargo. She had on board 7 petty scores of thousands 'who were repen AVE/ call met with hearty response and subscriptions of Joana to defray the expenditure a
various the poured in, big sams being promised by the the domestic magny market in generally dull ?
part bellums kind, of delicate embroidery and lace the respectiva launches, by the use of models, Fukura-mary carried 1,290 officers and at another four thousand must be added larger traders. The meeting was orderly but there is no dusselahat an activa'e
demand work, for which the Sisters are always ready to The position" shown by the maler of the
to throughout..... X 20 differed considerably from that shown by receive and book orders, which are promptly attended to to mutual satisfaction. It would Mr. Brookes, which Le difficult for even the most fastidious to sug statement of the coxswale orponded with the get any kind of work, however delicate and intricate, which the workers in the Arile can not undertake and turn out perfectly, under the
found
It has already been reported by telegram in our columns that the Festa maru was in col., lision with the Futura-maru last month. Further particulars of the disaster have since received us, and from the columns of the Japas The transport Jhula-maru No. 2, which left on Saturday evenios, came into collision near Mutsure with the transport Futura-Matu
sank in about five minutes and it is believed eleven of the passengers and crew werd drowned.
From further particulars to bend it appears that was at 5 o'clock on Saturday evening before the collision took place. They were the Fukura-maru. The kula tank is thres about one and a half lengths from the stern of minutes. Fifty-four out of a crew-of-63 were the Erne when the collision occurred: Witness ved, while 2 soldiers are among the drowned. noticed the fecla's boat going astern also, but The kwa left Ujina on Friday afternoon for she was going slightly ahead when the collision Tairen carrying clothes, provisions, and took place.
a grave them. Of the Both parties demonstrated the position of cers, 18 privates, and a canteen men. The
prisoners in Russsia are probably included, men and 58 horses from fairen. As the the dead. The number injured by accident vessels approached each other off Mut-large, and we are informed that it includes Dr. Boon Keng, and who was one of the speak this moment circulation, will become more rad From Dr. S. C. Yin, who is in practice with for capital will arise sooner or later." If a large
amount of money is unloaded on the mar pasi to those bitten by horses, run over by cans, injurers, we learn that the proceedings really took more lax, and the expansion of currency will board, but failed, and the two vessels came into collision, with the result mentioned.
by badly-Atins boots, and falling down the form of a memorial service at the Chinese inevitably canse a rise in the prices of
I of sick 17,866 were attacked The bow of the Fakura rammed the Zhula cliffs. Of the amidships, The Futsirs did not lose & mo- valled men, wounded and sick, were brought
Dispensary in Wayang.st, for the late commodities A manis for the promotion of by infectious diseases Kolesa than 28,587 in. 1 pm. In addition to Dr. Yin, Mr. 1
commencing at it o'clock and lasting various enterprises will occurs nea), natural ment in towering the boats to save the passen. of the Juta, who were 1000
sequel, with a consequent demand for ca
•vided Rod those remaining from the com.
com Yin Ten, Mr. Ngang Teng, and total of sick, wounded, and injured, two Chinese ladies also delivered
and a lightness of the market. That the business struggling is the water, Those unver, were
world will be ultimately plugged late a panic brought to foji, and about ten are, injured. 191,265, either return to service or "turned into Dr. Yin took a moderate view, in dealing such as that experienced after the war of 1995
Bone, to quote the gruesome expression of the The wkura sustained serious the
and lamented that the de- the boycott, damage at the
is a clear as daylight Despite this the pe Kobe on Sunday morning.
Out of the invalided men placed in hos.This was matter that should be left to the as thoughtless as it is Inexplicable,inican
the exclusion laws in operation in
by the Introduction of foreign capital, The fute was owned by the Ikuis Compital lo Japan 137,610 reovered and were dis Chinese Government, rather than to private
and was a vessel of 2,013 tons. It is stated that
however, bottom about three cables to the went of
counselled.
energy in their hearers to Takenokojima light, and in the track of
they could individually to extend the affective added to the Straits Settlements, is to be $1,0 steams. Her position is considered to be a
ness of the boycoll, until the obnoxious laws great danger to navigation.^ 1OALE
the per month, and nach of the two chief Pacine were altered g
to z receive $çoo perɛ months. That den bability that das armwhile, Brunel territory, Limbang, recently
frows the Brilla
of
BUKMING UP.
Hecla's boat. His Worship said: This caso demonstrates so frequently indulged in with the error that regard to the use of steam whistles. Evidence given on behalf of the K re shewed that one long blast on her whistle should have indicated Jor to the fircia's boat that the former intended to quarter. The Kro did continue her course, shaved the Erne's quarter, and then went astern too late to avoid the collisio
sure, the /kufa endeavoured
gers
and crew
ed.
to
market at
War Office. The total number of men who facrificed his life in blavernment attempts to disturb the money market:
it is earnestly to be hoped that the cough her course and come round bow, but above water, and she was to leave for perished at the front was about 60,000)).
which occurred." The flocla's boat did the best pany of Kobo the Zhuta is lying at the charged from hospital up to the end of August, individuale, The other spánkorjatako bat THE' Dension af de Anificant recen
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thing she was able to do under. the circum stances, as seeing the evident intention of the zo to cross her bows, up to the time the latter went asteru, she also went astern, I absolve him therefore from blame.
and 3,601, died in hospitals,
gentle and painstaking supervision of the kind Sisters, whose bearis are in, and lives der vated to the work they have adopted for their own, and in the case of so deserving an institution Bisters will receive, now and in the future, a full measure of the public support, that the burden of their responsibility may be lightened for them, at least for another year to come, Let the public contrast their awn Christmas alone with those of the poor arrangements destitute women and girls, dependent entirely upon the goodness and charity of the hard working Sisters, and just one such thought and no more should be needed to cause them to open their purso-stringe wide during bls
1 It also to blame for so coming week.
Join with the of ex- after attending two important.com. HARDOUIN who himself and whose North Borand Tuesday afternoon. Hie Excel dosely the sters of H.M.&. Eres, when he maut gressfog very much repes to leam that his grasses of mesenrologis s, at ipsprack and Outro will known in the Suaith, was a member of Sea Each bare by of the th To-morrow
that any boat coming from the Chesnay Duncan, the indefatigable Editor of lency the Governor, Sir Matthew Daihan, weather side would be on his starboard side; and the Straits Echo, is seriously ill and le staying distinguished Director of the Zikawol Observarmest Simons The Freach Admiral Boisserans of t
as of Limbang left MIR as he has, intimated to the Sisters, visit the
that therefore, by the rule of the road, he would at Taujung Bunghs for réposs, He is suffer- tory passed here; on his way home and his was, with his staff, also on board; he is on his corporated with: Brunel when Convent during the progress of the sale.
hava
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way to her. His evidence, asing. from severe bronchitis and has been trou, holiday, if holiday it can be called, has been way out to relieve Rear-Admiral de Jonquieres: tiosfor the leftas, country, shown by Mr. Brookes, and that of another bled with cerebral symptoms the result of one too long. Some notion of the work that of the second command of the Chins or s passenger in the launch whose statement was undue strain and overwork. We also join with these who attend 'such congresses have to go East station. he first in command is vicalsias Brunel would beruselask produced, was misirading and not in accord, our contemporary to sincerely hoping to re- through, may be gathered from the fact that atmiral Richard, who passed through Bingapor the British pëWOT JEDINA ance with the facts of the caña,
pelre the good news of his early recovery, and least 40 questions of the utmost importance to ❘ on the 28th of Au, ni, 256 72Monger Ombósíd Meh Shing: Cheung's certificate, No. 1,168,; to know, that'sq;enterprising fand fearless, à 3 metesmologisis: wore, the upbjecie, of address, the M, M, mail: steamatj28}) suspended for four weeks,
e journalist is as work agala,
discussion, and, whace possible, degsional 27 Timbre
A Toxio telegram, of the 6th inst, is the N. C. D. Newer states that Seoul is quieter, There has been an anti-Protectorate, agitation Chlasempo and fourteen arrests bays been mada.
master of the X. 49 should have known the regulations concerning the use of steam
AMONG the passengers through Hongkong on Tuesday, by the outward-bound M. M. mall str Braret Simon, was the Fey. Father T. Froc, 9, I now on his way back from Europa, to
ford. It was only a few months ago that the Governor-General Beau's suite, on board the sent fof the
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