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Tas fourth meeting of the Hongkong Gym khade Clab fixed for last Saturday afternoon has been postponed until tomorrow, the 5th

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ACCORDING to a Tokio despatch of 24th ullo Dr Koch has sailed for Washington, where he will attend the International Tuberculosis Conference.

His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise bis power of disallowance with respect to the Ordinance to amend The-Evidence Ordinance 1889.

Tur King's exequatur empowering Mr. Tatenichire Funate to act as Vice-Consul for Japan at Hongkong has received His Majasty's signature, "........ TRE master of the . Cheong Shing reports a steamer's mast showing above water of Fort Polat, Hoksban Bay, Haitan Straits, appar ently not long immersed.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

STATION leave his been granted to Captain B. S. Phillpotts, R.E, from 3rd to 7th Septent, bar, 1958, ***

The Nanking City Railway was opened on CAPTAIN R. A. Steel, Indian Army, has quali: 16th elt, with great delat, The road is wall fied as an interpreter in the Japanese, lan- built and reflects great credit on all concerned, - purge......... THE Director-General of the Ta-ching Vin- bong, or national Bank of China, has abtaised Imporial sauction to establish local branchen in Fukien, Cheklang, Klangai and Shausi, VICEROY Chen-Kwai-lung, of Hukwang, has received instructions from the Ministry of the Interior, inntracting that n. census of various departments and districts be taken within three nigotba

TANG SHAD-VI, Special Envoy to the United States, arrived in Tientsin on the 35th ultimo from Mukden where he has handed over his LEAVE of absence, on urgent private affairs, Governorship of Féngtien to Viceroy Hsu Shih-to the United Kingdom; has been granted to chang. H.E. Tang left Tientsin for Peking the Major, L. H. Parry, 1.0.4, from 9th September same day,

to 14th December, 1958:

News has now been received of Dr. Sven Hedin A caravan from Lhasas (Thibet) has Ma. G. Wailleumier, secretary of the fateran-arrived at Leh, la Kashmir, bringing a latter tional Cotton Mills and one of Shanghai's most from cae of his servants, saying that the popular jockeys, has returned to the northern Swed sh traveller is well, and his caravan in

ghod condition. settlement from bis holiday.

Fox allowing the "Yula" of his boat to pro ject gutboard, while lying, alongside the .. Rajaburi, Chat Mi, a boatman; was fined

In the Police Court, on Saturday last.

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IN, the action is the Summary Court last Friday over alleged damages to a house roof Mr. M. As Vas was the plaintiff. He was represented by Mesura, Goldring, Barlow & Morrell solicitors.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognise, provisionally and pending the ceipt of His Majesty's exequatur, Dr. Rönler at Consul for Germany at Hongkong 'during the absence on leave of Dr. E. A. Voretisch. MR. T. L. PERKINS, executive cagineer, has 'been deputed by His Excellency the Governor in-Council to act on behalf of the Building Authority in all cases referred to in section 207 a of the Public Health and Buildings Ordin- ance,'1993.

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WE learn from a. Hankow paper that Com mander General Chaog, of that province, has engaged a Japanese as balloon teacher to the 8th regiment. Already.be bas issued order to the officers to select able soldiers to attend balloon ascent exercise at the Military Academy.

THE Japanese Government has issued, through the foreign Embassies and Legations in Tokio, Invitations to foreign Governments to send military officers to inspect the grand manœuvres of the Japanese army, to be held in the pro- vinces of Seltsu, Kawachi and Idzumi this Autuma.

AN actor and a hawker, who were amusing themselves in Hollywood Road last Friday after noon by punching each other over the head, because they could dot seltle an argument

FRIDAY

SEPTEMBER 4 19.2

It has been decided that the treaty belwann Portugal and China will not be discussed by dhe Portuguese Parliament during the present

KESSION.

SEVERAL evenings ago a collision occurred at Woosung between uss. Collas and the tow boat Shun Puen. Both vessels received slight dansage, the Callen about the bows and the Shus Yuon oo the side. The tow, boat bas since been docked and repaired."""

LIEUTENANT A Goth, Inspector of "Army Schools, proceeded to Tientalo on goth altiine parsa. Kuichone, on inspection duty.

ERMISSION has been granted to Lieut.-Com-A TORIO message states that the training ship mander H, Yoshikawa, of the Imperial Japan Matiuchima, whose name was removed from ere Navy, to visit tho zavgl ostablishments and the active list of the Navy on July 31, is now ships at Devonpost.

being refloated in sections. It will be remem bered that the vessel was tank by an explosion off Formosa, heavy loss of life ensuing.. Tus cruiser Crescent, Captain C. F. Hendersop, left Portimoutb. on 6th ult. for the China Simion, with d a'is en board for the China Egandrep, including relief craws for the des Clio, the river gunboat Kinaha, and a half crew patch ship Alacrity, the sloops. Cadmus and for the Zamur, receiving ship at Hongkong. Massas, Fradelle and Young, of Regent-street, have issued a large size photograph of the guests at the recent dinner given by the China Association to Sir Robert Hart. Considering result is in the main satisfactory, many of the difficulties of a picture of this sort, the those present being very clearly delineated,

SUB-LIEUTENANT J.E. L. Bashford has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority of Oct., 1907, and reappointed to the King Alfred, for the Fame, to date July 14, 1908.

A Canton dispatch reports that Mr. Yah, of is reported that an accident occurred on the the Liangkwang Military Secretariat, bas been eyes. Bainbridge, during a test of placed under arrest. He is charged with being speed between Cavite and Corregidor, by the In collision with the Kolaohui, a well-known

crow was seriously injured. secret society having local branches in different explosion of a boiler tube in which one of the parts of the country, potably in Anhui, Hupeh w

and Hona.

ON 27th alt Judge Smith, of Manila, in the THE residence at Yuigahama, Kamakura, of criminal court sentenced Tan Yao Bin to THE King has been pleased to give and grant imprisonment for six months and to pay a fiunto. Edgar, Bruce Hart, Big, Commissioner Mr. J. E, de Becker was totally destroyed by fire on and ult. The inmates of the house, al 1,000. Tan. Yan Bin was convicted of of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs, His Majesty's Royal licence and authority to accept and wear the insignia of the First Class 1st managed to escape in their sight attiro.smegling 150 cans of opium into the Philip

of the Third Division of the Imperial Chinese The loss is very heavy, and among the property pines on the steamer Yuensang. destroyed is a fide library and a valuable collec-

Order of the Double Dragon, conferred upon him by his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Chips, in recognition of valuable services rendered by him,

tion of curios.

17 is reported that a member of the Russian Consulate in Tientsin, named Chin Ching-lu, has been arrested in connection with the recent outrage committed against the Russian Consul, M. Poppe. "Chia is at present' imprisoned in the Chinese Police Station and will shortly be brought before the Tientsin Customs Tastai

for trial.

Two more ricksha coolies paid the penalty for their misbehaviour in the Police Court, last Tuesday. They were charged by inspector Withers and Mr. J. Ross, of the Public Works Department, with refusing to accept hire when disengaged. On this charge they were found quilty, and they were called upon to pay fines af 5 and 53 each, respectively

A "LEARNED " thief.cutered the bed-room of Mr. J. Watherson, a clerk, residing at 6, Stan ley Street, sometime during last Monday night or early on Tuesday morning, and stole from the pocket of one of the gentleman's trousers, which was hanging on a peg, something like $375 in cashs: As quietly as he entered the thiel took his departare, leaving no trace be, hind him.

Mx. C.C, Hill, assistant engineer of the Electric Tramway Company, detected a coolie, yoster day, leaving the power house with two pieces of brass. The coolie, who was immediately given in charge, was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour in the Police Court, to-day.

A COOLIE-LION Ying-who war charged in the Police Court, last Wednesday, with steal ing $8 worth of blotting paper from the Houg kong and Shanghai Backing Corporation, was discharged on 1hursday, the accusation not being proved. Mr. Fung Lak Up, a shroff in the Bask, prosecuted.

STEALING one calty and ten taels of Chinese medicine from a godown in Connaught Road West last Wednesday, was the charge a coolie had to answer in the Police Court, on Thursday, This charge, however, could not be proved, and it was altered to one of unlawful possession, on which count ha was fined $5-the alternative being a fortnight in gaol,

ACTING Collector of Customs Cliffard D. Ham at Iloilo reports that the Kaifong which arrived there from Hongkong last two of her propeller blades while going around Llorente Point at the entrance to the harbour, it is supposed that the propeller strack a submerged wreck dynamite by the engineer in charge of the improvement of the purl at fiolto.

WITH reference to a proposal for amalgamat ing the Whale Fishing Companies, it is stated that, whereas ten years ago there were only. two. whalers in Japanese seas, and their catch for the year aggregated only 20 whales, valued at Yz6,070, last year the number of whalers was thirty, and they took 1,000 whales valued at Y1,40,000. There are said to be now over sweaty companies and the competition between them is so keen that they are not only Joing their best to ruin each elber by legitimate deans, but are alleged to go so far as to rob each other by force.

London on 6th alt for the country, and will be. SIR Robert Hart,. Bart, and Lady Hart Inft away for some five workayaane

A COOLIE strolled into Murray Barracks Inst Sunday afternoon and quietly appropriated an Indian "syce's boote. He wilt regret bis action for three wooks in gabl.

ENGINEER-Lleutenant H. O. Andrews, who joins the cruiser Monmouth, has been in the engine room department for fourteen years and served previously in Chinese water.

WEATHER-FORECAST AN STORM-WARNINGS"IBBOED FROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

METEOROLOGICAL: SIGNALA

Meteorological signals aen hoisted on the mast, in front of the Water Police Station Trim Sha Teal for the information of masters of vessels leaving the port. They do cot

NINETEEN prisoners, who were lying in geol decessarily imply that bad weather is expectse at boul awaiting trial, made another attempt here:- to break out of their prison en 24th ulto. Two signi of the prisoners were shot and ons was injured.

Tie Chinese Engineering and Mining Co Ld, announces that the total output of the Opmpany's three mines for the week ending salon during the period to 19,010 tons. August 15 amounted to a2,363,60 tons and the

LAST Monday being the occasion of Her Majesty WAS Queen, Wilhelmina's birthday, a reception held at the Hongkong Hotel by the Nether lands. Consal. Among those who left cards nor. H. Major General Broadwood, C. B., were the A. D. Ci to H. E, the Gover Rear-Admiral Stokes, the consular body and a large number of private acquaintances and compatriots.

The Peking Government is negotiating with the British and Chinese Corporation about the conclusion of a new loan for the redemption of the Peking-Hankow Railway from the Belgian Syndicate. Owing to lack of funds to carry tut certain reforms, the Fuk en provincial

overnment has concluded a loan of $1,000,000 Communications, with the Chiao-tung Yinborg or Bank of

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Ta Jiya Teushin reports that Marquis Katsura expounded bis.views in the Cabinet Council on August 18th, as to the posipnaement of pre- arranged works, the curtailment of administra.

tive expanses and the abandonment of DaW enterprises, except such as are made imperativn by the law. His colleagues are said to have cosented to this policy for the strangthening of the financial basis;"

Fox being in possession of seven calties of sugar, a Chinese coolie suffered punishment at the hands of the Nagistrate last Monday. Behad Soon after daybreak last Tuesday morning the the sugar concealed rather ingeniously up his inmates of 59, Codonught Rod Central, cap sleeva, hut a policeman, suspecting that, there' was something wrong, searched the man in the house with a bundle of clothing in his hand. The street. Explanations were fruitless and the tured a coolie who was in the act of leaving the man-Li Wo-had forced an entrance through coolie was called upon to pay Sto or undergo In secure the intruder a scuffle took place;}. the back door by picking the lock. In. order21 days' imprisonment. which, naturally, brought in the neighbours from house No. 55, who also complained of having been robbed. While several persons seized hold of the intruder, a few others examine in the meantime a policeman had been sent for and tain clothing stolen from bath houses, Li Wo was sent to the Central Police Station, thence to the Police Court, charged with house- breaking and theft, on which charges he was sentenced to four months' hard labour.

amicably, had each to pay three dollars, or R1315 reference to the remarks appearing, in lying there and the wreck will be blown up with ed his bundle, which was found to contain cer-

to gaol for one week with Bard labour, in the Police Court, on Saturday morning.

our last Monday's issue aneut the proposed Ty phoon Emergency Corps, we now leats on good A BOARDING house runner, trading under the authority that twenty-five members have al- name of Fung Mas, of 64, Second Street, walk-seidy volunteered their services, which must be ed into the composed of No. 7 Police Station considered is a very encouraging beginning. This being, the-typhoon season, it is to be last Friday excuiog in search of a friend, whom

make the new scheme the success it deserves Robertson accommodated Fung Man with a cell for trespass. He paid one dollar in the to be. Police Court, on Saturday morning.

A COKE point opwards

1. A CONE

poist upwards And I UM below

3. A DRUM.

A UNE point down wards and DRUM below

SÀ CONE

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point down-r wards

A CONE point down- wards and BALL below

A BALL

8. A CONE. · point upwards End: BALL below

indicatesa Typhoon : to the North of the Colony

indicator a Typhoon to the North-East of the Colony,

indicates a Typhoon to the East of the .Colony.

indicatesa Typhoon to the South-East

of the Colony

indicatesa Typhoon to the South of the Colony.

indicatesa Typhoon to the South-West

of the Colony,

indicatena Typhoon to the West of the Colony:

indicates a Typhoon

to the Eorth-West ef the Colony.

ABOUT nine-tenths of the shareholders in the Chinese Telegraph Comp1oy have sold their shares to the Ministry of Posts and Com of the shareholders have yielded to the pressure munications at 5185 per share, so the majority of the Ministry after all. Aßer the end of the seventh moon August 26) only S170 will be paid for a share. After all-the-shares-in-the-Red Signals “indicate that the centre is Company have been acquired, the Ministry believed to be more than 300 miles away itriny will reorganize the service, which badly needs the Colony. overhauling and enlargement.

Black Signal Indicate that the contre le

he believed to have been arrested, Inspector hoped that more people will step forward and victed on two charges. He was charged, firstly, Tux Japan Herald, in a translation from Tuz lankaw-Daily News of asth ́últ, says:~/ believed to be less than 300 miles away from

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AT the Police Cour, last Thursday, a farm labourer, by name Li Kat allas la Loi, formerly employed on a farm at Kowloon City, was con with stealing a bamboo hat from a widow on Wednesday, and secondly, with furnishing false information, to wit, giving a false name and address to a pawnbroker while pawning a pair of trousers. On each of these charges he was giver six weeks' imprisonment...

the Colony.

The above signals will, as heretofore, be hoisted only when typhoons exist in such positions or are moving in such directions that information regarding them is considered leaving the harbour,

He is said to have attempted to make his morning and ́sluie from the sicker'f'wardrobe | betweed a number of conlies and two paiolers, i dentally exploded, and Mr. BoothTM sustained succumbed to the disease ata late hour} bs of importance to the Colony or tu, skín đá

A CULINARY artist named Leung Sam was Tite Japan Mail says that a young man of brought before Mr. 1. H. Kemp, in the Police Court, to-day (est inst.), charged with larceny, on German nationality ran over a Japanese and

which charge he was reminded. Leung was his infact about 4,30 pm, on Aug. 15ts while alleged to have boarded the steamer ha Dom riding to Yamamoto-cho,injuring them severaly. Joup lying off Wanchai,at about five o'clock this escape without paying attaation to the victims, something like $2.20 worth of clothing. Leung's but was stopped by some people, who-bandedatumsy movements were supposed to have him over to the Bluff police, by whom he awakened the stoker, who seized him. underwent examination.

A PROMISSORY Gote for $710 was stolen last According to a telegram received by the Monday from the office of an Indian broker, Kokumin, naval experts have tested the torpedo named Ali Mohammed. The promissory note gun invented by Commodore Cleveland Davis, was received by the broker in the afternoon as U.S.N., and they were pleased with the antispart payment of a debi.. On receipt of the note factory results of the experiment. This gun All Mohammed placed it under a paper-weight on the top of his desk, and proceeded to attend throws a projectile which explodes after pass ing through a ship's armour. At the trial it

to his work in another pan of his cffice. When penetrated the thickest armour withost-explohe-returned the promissory nie wal good..Ą ding. It is expected that it will he adopted by search was made, without any results, and

police aid was invoked. the U.S. Navy.

A RIGHT which took place yesterday afternoon who were employed on board the steamer Nicomedie, resulted in the arrest of five coolies. It was stated that the trouble was caused by one of the coolies interfering with one of the painters, who pushed the man away. The accused were arraigned in the Police Court, to-day, charged with assault, on which they were found guilty and ordered to pay $5 each.

ANOTHER Coolie has been arrested and charged in the Police Court, this morning (3rd inst), with snatching an ear-pick from a woman in Des Voix Road, yesterday afternoon. It was alleged

Japanese journal, reports that Mr. E, H. Booth, a British visitor, who is staying at the Fujiya It is with regret that we have to record the death of yet another victim to the cholera scharge At to a.m. on Wednesday Sister of Hotel, Hakone(?), with his family, started on Thursday mornley on a visit to the a. Charity Magdalena Poper, a German subject, Temple, taking with him three rikishamen. After climbing Myojo-gadake, Mr. Booth tested and teacher in the Roman Catholic school was by the roadside to take some refreshment. As removed to the Hospital suffering from acute be opened a bottle of ginger ale the bottle acci- cholera, and, despite the best of attention, Couvent grounds at 5 pm. yesterday. The rather levere injuries to kis left hand. Mr. the same night. The funeral took place in the Banth, who fainted, was taken to Sekimoto on the back of a rikishatito and afterwards-redeceased he had been in. Hankow for six moved to Dr. Manaka's hospital at Odawars, years had laboured in the cause of charity all- where he arrived at about 6.30 in the evening that period and was much respected and be Chloroform was administered and a sorgical loved by her colleagues. operation was performed. It is expected that Mr. Bonth will be able to leave the hospital a week bence.

„These signals are repeated at the Harbour

Mast, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Oran, Island Signal Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon,

URGENT SIGNAL

In addition to the above, when it is expected

Sigeal will be made at the Water Folice that the wind may increase to full typhoon

Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office --

hind the woman, who was in company with gf the vessel was 200 miles from the Sad RAMC in Hongkong, on Sunday morning, force at any moment, the following Urgent

that the accused-Chan Sam-came up from br friend, and spatched the ear-pick from her hair. His efforts to escape were unsuccessful, Chan was taken before Mr. J. R. Wood, and he was

to-morrow.

A TELEGRAM from Nagasaki reports an inter est.ng incident that has just occurred on board the steamer Manshu bound from Kuchingt-ordered to be detained in police custody until one hour. At 6 p.m. the vessel was in the

THE M.M. str. Yarra arrived at Shanghai on 27th ujt. from Japan and Captain B. Sellier 26th-which-developed-into_a.Ipphoon when reports meeting bad weather at 9am, on the islands. When near the Socotra Rock the fall force of the typhoon was encountered and the barometer reading was 731. At one time the glass went down there milimetres in middle of the storm which continued with un abated fury until 9 pm when it began to moderate. The typhoon first came from the N. N. W. The abip behaved in a splendid manner, and was well navigated and did not or carried away and the only thing that was lost was a small canvas screen on the bridge deck.-Shanghai Mercury...

Two recalcitrant rickshe coolies, who refused. to accept hire when called on to da so by an army man and a lady, appeared at the Police Court last Monday morning to answer for their conduct. It was alleged that the coolies in ques

and by Mrs. M. Mason, of g Humphrey tion, when hailed by Private Shepherd, of the

Avenue, Kowloop, declined to respond to their advances. Both pullers were found guilty, after evidence had been taken, and each was ten- tenced to pay a fine of $5. The action of the lady, and the Army man in taking the trouble. to bring the matter to Court, at what must have been considerable personal inconvenience is

FOR bringing letters into the Colony, for de- livery, without the same having passed through the bands of the Post Office, was the charge a Chinamso named Chan han Tso had to answer in the Folice Couri, last Saturday. The letters- nineteen in all-which were mostly addressed to America, were discovered by Police Sergeant, Wilson, who was searching for opium. The bays. ile at once took out the bag, and dis. I oxbibited on the counter of a sboemaker's shop' N, N. E, and at 4 p.m. it was blowing from the worthy of high commendation. accused was fined $10 for the offence, the alter native being fourteen days' hard labour.

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311 for Singapore. A policeman examining the hold heard a sound emanating from rice bags. While wondering what it was, he saw a feminine band protruding from one of the covered nine young girls being slowed away to Singapore. They were released and a man

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THR Admiralty announce that they have made

THRER EXPLOSIVE HOMES, AT INTERVALS OF TEN SECONDS.

A Black Cross will be hoisted at the sam time, superior to the other shapes.

·NIGHT SIGNALS.

The following Night Signals will be exhibit.

who had kidnapped them was taken in charge. Chan annexed the pair of shoes and left the sustain any damage. No boals were smashed the following appointments:-Sub-Lieutenants: ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water

three weeks.

*£*Rev. Genahr begs to acknowledge with thanks the following, dopations for the Blied home recently transferred to Hongkong on ac- count of the typboda:-

Total sum already acknowledged $587 "Friends at Hok Ua to whom the little band of blind children, out for their after- GooD walk, was -, familiar sight"

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Mr. S. Swart..untiamunaða Mr. A. H. Mackenzie..................................... to Fanber donations-for-the Blindbami, sedl to the Rev. I Gennhr, 17, Bonham Road, will be duly acknowledged.

CAPTAIN W. M,Stewart,Queen's Own Cameros Highlanders, has been appointed Deputy As sistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General on the staff of Major-General R. G. Broadwood, C.B., commanding the troops in South China, in succession to Major R. J. Ross, Middlesex Regiment. Captain Stewart entered the Army in 1895, and after a couple of months in the West Riding Regiment, transferred to the Queen's Own Camerons, in which he got his company in June, 1997. He was with the Camerons up the Nile. in 1898, and was en- gaged at the battle of Atbara (Egyptian medal with clasp and British, medal), and also in the South African War, 'in the course of which ke was wounded. He shared in the operations in tbs Orange-Free State, the actions of Vet River and Zand River, operations in the Trans- vant, the actions of Johannesburg and Pretoria and numerous minor affairs in Orange River Colony and Cape Colony (mentioned in des- patches, Queen's medal with six claspa). GIVING.somt further particulars received by

H. R. James, to the Cr scent, 28th July, and to the Cly, on-recommissioning, tudated; F. Lucas, to the Crescent, 28th August, and to the Cadmue, on recommissioning, undated. Chap- lain. The Rev. A. R.' W. Peek, M.A., to the Charybdin, 24th July, and the surgeon recommissioning, undated. Stuff Surgeons- J. A. Forrest, M.B., to the Charybdth, and to the Astras on recommissioning, to date 28.h July: Conner, M.B. to the Crescent, for the Alacrity on recommissioning. Surgeon.-J. Verdon, to the Asires, . M. Langdale, to the Cadmus, and F. J. GoWIDE, M.B., to the Olto, all additional, to date 28k z ugust, and on 10- commissioning, undated. The appointment of of Engineer, Lieutenant H. U. Andrews to the Afonmouth has been cancelled.

Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Offer Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tamar

1. Three Lights Vertical, Green Groen Green, indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated more than 300 miles from the Colony:

11. Three Lights Vertical, Green Red Grene, indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated less than 300 miles from the Colony

7. III. Three Lights Vertical, Rod Green Red

increase to fall typhoon force at any momen indicates that the wind may be expecte

No. III: Signal will be accompanied by chi Explosive Bombs, as above, in the event of information conveyed by this signal being fis published by night.

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The bips Passed Capa".. ~28th July-Prasilia, Grewhall, Prometheus, Pulermo, Hakata Maru, Memnon, Derfinger, latst. · 31st July-Benlomond, Ningchow,

These Night Sigurls will be substituted 4th August-Alla Craig, Prins Bitel Fried- the Day Signals at mueset, and "will," Nore, Polymeria, Maria Rickmers, Teucar rich, Glenearn, luluck, Benvenue, Namur, necessary, be altered during the night, „KUPFLEMENTARY WARNINGE

TAXING a fancy to a pair of shoes which was at 233, Hollywood Road, fast Wednesday,acoolie named Chan Fu decided to put the shoes to some use Quietly strolling up to the counter A LANDSLIDE took place on Kennedy Rond last Friday afternoon. A Chinaman, named

THE funeral of the late Dr. Stocke (of the premisen unnoticed-so Chan thought. A Fong Lun, about forty-six years age, was en- Church of Scotland Mission), who died of chofell, however, stopped. Chan as he reached the door and gave him in charge, lie was brought gaged at the time filling his baskelt with earth

Jera at Ichang on the 17th-ultimo, was held on which be was scraping from the hillside. He the 18th and was attended by the business up to the Police Court, on Thursday, and was ordered to pay a fine of $20, or go to goal for could not get out of the way in time and was community of the part as well as by some barled in the debris. The accident was notic-seven or eight Roman Catholic missionaries ed by a number of other coolies, who rushed to who remain at their post all the year round; the unfortunate man's assistance. The coolie In the absence of the other representatives of bad apparently been killed instantly and his Protestant Missions, who are all away at Kuling, body was sent to the martuary by the Wanchaithe Haykow Daily News says the burial service

was perforce read by a Chinese cleric Police, THE Ministry of Posts, and Communications A-CHINAMAN named Cheong Lam, otherwise has instructed the Director-General' of the called Cheng iu Fup, who was discovered at various Imperial Railways to manage with

an early hour this morning (est_inst.)-in_the frugality and to dismiss all the supernumer: Hongkong and Whampoa, Dock Co.'s premises, aries now in the employ of the Railways. It is stated that in obedience to this order About Peering through the cracks of the store-100m dor, by the aid of matches, was seized, and forty supernumerary officials employed on charzed in the Police Court, this morning, by Peking-Mulden Railway will be dismissed, the head watchman with being in enclosed

E. Chen Pib, President of the above-noted

prem ses for an unlawful purpose" The ac Ministry, proposes to construct a railway from cused stated that he thought he went there Hapan to Younes in order to facilitate como look for a chum. The Magistrate (Mr munications.

Kemp) gave him fourteen days to think again. WE learn that the proposed railway exten. We are pleased to bear that a consigement of sion of the flat contecting with the Pinghsiang Australian horses is expected to arrive shortly mine is to be undertaken by the Canton for the Imperial Chinese Post Office. The Saturday evening at the Army and Navy Club,'} mail of the death of Mrs. Vaughan Smith, hechas, Ernest Siment, Hillas Kalsom, Kinne:da

horses are intended for the purpose of drawing. the mail van to and from the steamers, This is a step in the right direction. The ever-in- creasing weight of the mail bags is becoming too much for the China ponies, especially when the weight of half a dozen coolies is ad ded to the already overloaded van. Although this is not an official notification, we heard it from such an entirely reliable source, that we know it is correct-Shanghai Free Press, A.REPORT bat been made to the police of a bold robbery having been committed on board the Canton steamer Paul. Baan, between one and three o'clock last Tuesday morning, while the vessel was alongside her, wharf. A robber gained admittance into the cabin of a Chinese passenger the head of a firm in Bonham Strand and during his absence on deck, forced open his trunk and removed a gold watch and chain and various diber anticlos of jewellery, valued at $375 The robbery was not dis- covered until about half an hour later, when the passenger returned to his cabin to bare his baggage went askore~~

kow Railway Company. The Pinghsiang coal! mine proposed to make this extension on their line from Chuchow to Shanaban, but-the Hu. man division of the Canton-Hankow Railway, considered that this line should be bullt by the Railway Company so part of the main libe The necessary consent of the Board of Posts and Communications has already been obtain ad. Shanghai Times.

HEMP conditions in the Philippine islands are Improving steadily and the output of the fibre is constantly increasing as is shown by the figures of the receipts of the staple both hare and in Cebu. The total receipts of hemp at the two ports last year from January 1 to August 24 amounted to 611,380 bales, and for the same period this Year the receipts were 635,646 bales, Shipments to the United King "dom kare increased somewhat over 13,000 bales and show a total shipment of 266,902 bales for this year as against 254,670 bates for the corresponding period of fast year,,The increase in shipments to continental ports abows 37,339 beles up to on 24th nito,, had

CONSUL General Wilder of Hongkong is a guest of Provincial Attorney Campbell, says the Mindanao Herali. Colonel Sharpe pro seated the officers of the post to Mr. Wilder-on

Mr. Wilder is a Yale man, chus of '84, and is Editor of the Peking and Tientsin Timer and well known to the newspaper world, having formerly connected with the Japan Gorelle, been editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, the former journal states that the discovery of Madison, Wisconsin, for fourteen years pre-her dangerous state, which led up to the vious to his entering the consular service. He operation, was purely accidental, The deceased has won high favour in his present station at lady called on June 9th on Dr. Mcgavin, he Hongkong, where he is constantly in touch with had attended her late husband, and during as unusually large number of Americans from the visit be noticed she had great difficulty in the islands. Mr. Wilder is spending, his breathing. He asked permission to examine summer vacation in visiting points of interest her, and found that goltre bad so, developed in the Islands. He has been to Jolo and over that an operation, was urgently necessary. Mrs. the Lamao trall! He is, thoroughly delighted Vaughan Smith might have choked at any with his trip and thinks Mindenso the most moment, and hearing this she consented to beautiful virgin land he has ever seen, and undergo the operation. On June 12th sha prophesies a wonderful folure for the Moro entered the same nursing home in which ber Province under American occupation and rele. husband had been treated, Mrs. Vaughan Hz. Wilder says that he was told by friends in Smith was lo good spirits, although Dr. Hongkong that he would not find a trip to McGavin told her frankly that the chances of these southern islands beacócial to one in success were about even. The operation was search of rest and recuperation. He has found performed on Monday, June 13th, and turned this theory to be absolutely without foundation out to be more serious than at first suspected, in fact, and will kersatier direct those suferd, but it was successful and hopes were entertala ing from the heat and humidity of the Honged of recovery On Tuesday, however, the Serve Land on Wednesday she died, Swami tong summer to Mindanao as an ideal Eastem paliest developed pneumonia in the left long.

Oceano. 7th August Goeden, Brigavia, Cal-

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August-Austria, Monmouthshire, Müncaster, c, Kamakura Maru, Tydeus, Ouessant: -13th Wassia Marui 14 August-Inverclyde, Ocean Vessels, a Cons will be exhibite Pere, Silesia, (Ger.) 11th August-Benderan, each of the following stations during the tit Bombay Mars, Calidontin, Patkan. Luisow, that any of the above Day Signals are hole axet August-Alcinous, Hitachi Maru, Ville the Harbour

Gap Rock Sado Mary, 18th August-Glenavon, Sardi

Wagian. de la Ciotat, Liberia, Moysine, Prinx Ludwig, 25th August-Meinam, Socola Dortmund,

Stanley, mia, Sumatra, Tourane, 1st September..

Cape Colliason, Ariyanax, Agamemnon Benalder, Indra

Arrivals at Home-18th July-Prinz Hein. sawiña, Teenhai, Ching Wo, Siam, Soyé Maru,

This will indicate that rick, Denbighshirs, Tonkin, a9th July-Poina 31st July-Canton, Stimler 4th Angurt-Crys Tom, Kleist, China, (Aus" Den of Airlie Rhein, somewhere in the China Sex, And,

Further details can always Scandia, Sithonia, Hakata Maru, Segovia, Candia, 7th August-Diomad, Polynesien, roth Warning is hoisted in the Harbou August-Palerme, 11th August-Aleida, 14th August-Calchas, Kintuck, Satsuwn. 18th Angost-Chasse, Glaresem, Goeden, Riemnon, Vessels, on demand, by sig Fakasa Mary, Namur,- 26th August-Cale houses,

onion, Halla 28th August-Sade Mars: 1st September-Muncaster, Bøyuni, Priny. Lude

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