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VOLUNTEER CORPS ORDERS.

ARTILLERY UNITS,

3rd Period. Company Training, Four Weski cammanslag 21st September Each company will have one evening a work and all officers, N.C.0% sad men should an- deavour to attend the drill night of their com pany during the four weeks' company training, All justruction during company training will

be given by the officers of the company. No. Company...Monday, the 28th instant.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY

have improved to $770, aud which rate salas bave been affected. The London rate is £80% Matice Insurances. Small sales of Cantons have been effected at Sato, North Chidan continue in „farther demand at Tin, So in the North A further, improvement in Ugloss bar takes place and there are buyer almayan sales at $770, Yangtzes can be had at-Tls. 1671.

to the other.

PTEMBER 26 1908.

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MAJOR GENERAL Murats, the inventor of the A HARD message to Japan papers states that POLICEMAN Attewell arrested thres more THEIR "Majesties the Emperor and Impress nine called after him, is reported to be lying the Harbin Flour Milling Syndicate bar,ob. | "night-birds," whom he found asleep on the of Japan received on the 17th lost, the Mabar- dangerously ill. He is y3 years of age. Kained a charter from the Russian Minister of seats ie Blake Gardeng early last Saturday mern- ajah of Sikkim, and Lieut-General Sir Regin. sny Ghana

Make Flannce, and that work will begin on the tsting. For the offence our secured was fined $4 Jald Pole-Carey, Prince Chits arrived in Tokio. SIAM is about to have a Badialment Act, which proximi, kad

in the Polics Court, and the remainder 57 sech, an röth inst, from Europa by way of Sibular provides not for deportation but thamaméral.of ConfumGeneral of the Netherlands IL E Hea Shih-chang, Viceroy of Manchuris babitual offenders from one part of the country informiunthattelegraphic information has been left Fort Arthur on the 13th inst, and was the received from the Governor-General of Nether recipient of a grand welcome an his arrival at and India, that the sanitary measures adopt Tairen, where a banquet in his honour wAS ed against Hongkong on account of plague given by the South Manchuria Railway. The

Viceroy left for Newchwang of the 15th inst, bave best withdrawn.

PHILATELISTS may be interested to learn that two more values of the Russian presant" issue, Treaty parts, I. R. Post Offices, vis-The 15 kopecs and 15 kopecs. They have already been over printed and will be on sale at Tientsin directly

It is announced that Prince Tai Chen, who was appointed Commissioner to welcome the American Fleet, has now refused to accept the appointment.

Fire faserences.There are buyers of China. Fites at $94. Hongkong Fires can be placed

$320. Shipping Douglases are, quiet.at. 534j-ex No. 2 Company... Tuesday, the 29th instant, the dividend of $15 per share, paid on tue árst No. 3 Company...Wednesday, the 30th instant. inst, Houokong, Canton and Macao Steam- No. 4 Company...Friday, the 2nd Qctober, 1908, boats have strengthened to $281, closing with Japan, sympathizing with the sufferers from thelatement issued last Tusiday by the Sanitary have been surcharged Kital, for use at Chinese pesday evening announcing that the final of the

Shelf Transport airs

ENGINEER COMPANY, Parade.-At West Fort, Kowloon, at g p.m. on Wednesday, the, goth instant, for technical Instructions,

ENGINEER AND INFANTRY COMPANIES. Parade. At Valunteer Headquarters at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, the 28th instant, and Friday, the 2nd October, for Infantry Drills: Sergt. Downes, 3rd Middlesex Regt., will attend.

TAIKOD DETACHMENT.

Farade-At Taikoo at 5.10 p.m. on Thursday, the 1st October, 1958, for infantry drill. Sergt. Downes, 3rd Middlesex Rogt, will attend,

JOINED.

Mr. R. P. Phillips joined the Corps on the 11th September, 1908, assigned Corps No. 1047' and posted to the Infantry Company.

Mr. J. Hail joined the Corps on the rgth September, 1908, assigned Troop No, só Rnd posted to the Troop,

Mr. T. Martin joined the Corps on the 18th September, 1958, assigned Corps No. 1048 and posted to the Infantry Company.

Mr. J. R. Irvine fained the Lo.ps on the 18th September, 1958, assigned Corps No. 1049 and posted to the Infantry Company.

Mr. A. C.. Pailey joined the Corps on the 18th September, 1938, assigned Corpa No. 1050 and posted to the Infantry Company.

Mr. W. M. Weston joined the Corps on the 18th September, 1928, assigned Troop No. 57 and posted to the Troop,

M. H. Morries joined the Corps on the 18th September, 1908, assigned Troop No. 58 and posted to the Troop.

Mr. H. R. Moon joined the Corps on the 18th September, 1908, assigned Troop No. 19 and posted to the Troop,

Mr. G. D. Mctiraltb joined the Corps on the 18th September, 1953, assigned. Troop No. 60 and posted to the Troop.

RESIGNED.

Gunner W. Hast is permitted to resign with effect from the 17th instant..

STRUCK OFF.

Günner Melitosh is struck off the strength of the Corps with effect from this date.

LEAVE,

Lieut. 1. S. Gubbay is granted leave of absence out of the Colony for 6 months with effact from the 19th instant.

NOTICE.

With reference to Corps Orders dated 1gth

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'buyers at the rate,

slightly easier at 447,

Refineries-China Sugare are unchanged and without business to report. Perak Sugars can be sold at Tis. go, in the North,

Mining-Chinese Enginearings continun quiet at Tis. 16. Raubs ara a abade weaker at 171.

Docks, Wharves and Godowns-Kowlood Wharfs continue to rule steady.. nt "$50. Whampoa Locks are neglected at $95. Sales of Shanghai Docks have taken place at the improved rate of 11x. 16. Hongker Whats are offering in the North at Tis. 164.

Miscellaneous-China

THEIR Majesties the Emperor and Empress of disastrous, fice in Niigata on the 4th instant, have presented a sum of Yi,tos in aid of the relief fund for the sufferers.

THE Colial Secretary he received the fol towing il-gram from H. 1. Consul General at Shanghai:The ducigration of infection as regards Hongkong and Canton will be with drawn from the 25th Septembar

A TELEDRAM has been received at the Colonial Secretary's Office from the Government of Eastern Bengal and Assam that the regulations imposed against arrivals from Hongkong at Chittagong have been withdrawn.

One of the most satisfactory Todications that

plague is finished in Hongkeng is found in the Depatichest to the following effect. "These feturns will not in future be sent unless there in a plagun case to report,"

THE U.S. transport Seward sailed from Manila at noon on 17th last for Shangh where the will undergo repairs, and will ros main at that port for about ales works. . She will be thoroughly overhauled and will be as good as new upon her return to Manila Mr. S. D. Setra courteously, informs as that he received a telegram from Bombay last Wed uiangular cricket matches played at Bombay between the Presidency and indoo teamma resulted in the victory of the Presidency team by 119 runs.

The Nagasaki Press recordis the death of Captain Julius Andersen, which took place on LAST Saturday morning, in the Police Court, THE manager of the Chastered Bank of India, Friday 11th inst., at St. Bernard's Hospital, Chan Hip Shuo, an accountant, of 62, Welling Australia and China courteously informs us Nagasaki, after a short illness, the canse beington Street, was charged before Mr. J. H. Kemp ptomaine poisoning.. The deceased was a native with destroying and altering ceriala books with

that he has received last Thursday from the Lòndon Office a telegram advising that an in« the intention of defrauding his employer-Makterim dividend bas boop.declared for the pass Ching Plog. Accused pleaded not guilly, and

half year to goth June, 1908, at 13% pa, free of income tax. the case was remanded.

of Norway and only came to the Far East in

February las!.

THE Board of Works, Agriculture and Com merce has proclaimed that henceforward any. A Vladivostok message to Japanese papers one' positioning for the opening of mines shall says: The Russo-Chinose Bank bas decided be granted a period of one year, only, in which to extend its business widely under the con to commence working same, failing which, the trol of the Russian Minister of Finance, and prmit will be rescinded and granted to others, will advance money to corn dealers in North an that mines may be opened without delayManchuria. For this purpose the head office Chinese Public Opinion": 24

and branches have been reorganized.... ACCORDING to a Nagasaki telegram the train-1 is reported from Peking that a movement is ing ship Matsushima, which sank at Mako, in on foot to amalgamate the Grand Ecretaria: the Pescadore islands, as the result of an ex» His Majesty the King has not been advised to plosion, is now being blown up, the object be the present time would be the most favourable with the Grand Council. As ■' matter of fact exercise his power of disallow nce with reing the salvage of the most important machi- for the proposed amalgamation in that three |spect to Ordinance No. 13 of 1908, entitled na

Ordinance to prohibit the exportation of pre- gress. The bodies of eighteen petty officers of the Grand Council, viz:-Chang Chih-tong, nery. The work is making favourable pro- of the six grand secretaries are also members pared opium to China, and to Freach Indo Chica

and bluejackets lost in the disaster are still Na Tung and.Shih Shu. missing.

that of the London motor-omaïbus, ·

THE following directions in English (?) are en- closed in a headache cure of Japanese man facture:-..

Lande, Holele and tuildings-Hongkong Hotels and Hongkong Lands, are unchanged and without business to report. Humphrey's An Indian who driver about Calcutta in a Estates are wanted at $9. It is notified that a motorcar makes a habit of adding Attar of extraordinary general meeting of shareholders | rates in his patrol, and the odour of the ex- in this Company will be held on Thursday, the baust is stated to form a pleasant contrast to 1st October, for the purpose of passing the llowing resolution That the sum of $50,000 now standing ai the credit of equalization of dividend a/c, be transferred to the credit of typhoon and floods insurance fund Shanghai Lands have declined to Tit. 113, but there are buyers at the rate. "

Cotinn Mills-Ewes can be sold in the North at Tis. 6jj, Hongkong Contona remain quiet at $11. Internationals have changed IT is reported from the North that, owing to the Hands at 11s. 60.

continuousrainy weathernow being experienced Providents have throughout thai region, there are grave fears found buyers at $91, and Dairy Farms at $20 that the inhabitan's round about Peking and

GWANSAN-SENKIntan. NOTICE Green Island Cements have again been dealt the vicinity will suffer greatly this winter owing bis medicine id used for antibote, habech, io at St. Sales of Hongkong Electrics have. to the consequent failure of the crops.

Barious 100th, dizziness and pyrosis Four been effected at St. Langkata have buyers

chopping to a man, two of it to a baby, shall at the improved raie of Th. 635.

MAJOR-General R. G. Broadwood, C.B., Combe ured at a bay with fresh water at three Exchange-The Banks selling rate on Lon-manding H.B.M.'s Forces in South China, times." doo is 1/2t on demand. The T/T rate on Accompanied by Captain Heathcote, A.D.C., Shanghai is 754-

left Shanghai no 19th inst, by the sir, Kobe Mars for Dalay, whence he will make a extended tour of the Manchurian battlefields. ADVICES have been received in Tokyo to the effect that the free port o: Vladivostock will be closed on November rst, two months earlier that was expected. The Russiao Government is reported to have, decided to add twenty gun- boats to the patrol flotilla on the River Amur. ANOTHER illegal postman was convicted in the Police Court, last Saturday morning. His came is Tsang ip, and he was charged with bringing letters into the Colony for delivery without the same having passed through the Post Office, He was fined Spo, or in default to go to gaol

Dividends Payable-Hongkong Cottons Dividend of 50 cents per shure for period from 16) August, 1907, to 31st July, 1908, payable

to-morrow.

TODAY'S EXCHANOR, Sallings London-Bank DVTV Spon demand...

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September, 1958; the resignation of Gunneringapore-Bank T.T. par H.K. S100

L. LeBreton is hereby cancelled.

la Coral Order. No. 4 of 15th September, 1958; for gun drill, read infantry drill. Sergt. Downes will attend

DUTY,

Officer on duty for week commencing September 28th, Lieüz M. S. Northcold. Next for duty Lieut. W. M. Scott.

NO. 4 COMPANY.

In the special order of the aboveTM Company dated September 17th reference is made to a shoot at Tai Hang on October 18th. Owing to the commencing of Camp on the 17th this shoot is caucalled,,

COMMERCIAL.

\FRÈIGHT MAKKET.

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Messrs. Lamke and Rogge write in their fortnightly circular of 19th ics'ant:-

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| THE Rev. I. Genähr begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations for the "Blind

home": -

Sumaiready acknowledged W. Passenden, Esq Lai Fuk Mi, Esq.

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WE naderstand that Me. Matsukata, president offered the post of Chairman of the Kobe of the Kawasaki Dockyard Company, who wa

Chamber of Commerce, but declised the offer pressure of business has at last been owing Persuaded to accept the post. The office has remained vacant since the resignation of Mr Kishimoto, president of the Kishimoto Bank,

soma time ago.

A VLADIVOSTOK dispatch reports that the ASEOUL dispatch to the Osaka Mainichi statos tonnagement of the Russo-Chinese Bank has that the torpado boat No. 12, which arrived at been transferred to the Department of Fig-Chemulpo on the 5th instant, brought EWS ance, and its business extanded. The bank

that torpedo-boat No. 31, on her way from will negotiate advances on large scale in

Tsushima to Chemulpo, encountered a vintent. order to further the efforts of farmers in North storm in the Koren Channel on the ged instant, and the Captain, Chief Engiacor, and two men Manchuria. Changes in the head and branch

were washed overboard. The two officers offices of the bank have already been made for

were rescued, but the men were not recoverad. this purpose.

REPAIRS to the first-class cruiser 4 (late Bayan) have been completed, the vessel pre- ceeded from Maizuru to Miyazu Bay on the 27th ultimo, and engaged in firing practice,

To the course of the operations the crew of one

MR.S. D. Seina courteously inform us that he received a telegram from Bombay on the evening of the 19th just stating that the cricket match played at Bombay between the Parsees and the Presidency resulted in the victory of the Presidency team by 176 runs. This is the of the gans were electrocuted, one man being. first of the triangulir matches. On the art, killed instantly, while two others were severely zzud and 23rd Inst. the winners (the Pre-injured. The firing operations were suspended sidency) have to play against the ~ indoos,

the roth instant, taking advantage oftherevelries A WUCHANG letter alates that on the oight of

incident on the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival (15th day of the 8th ninon), a band of desperadoes conspired to make a raid on the strong-room of the Provincial Treasurer's ya. men. Fortunately the matter was discovered in time by the authorities to frustrate the des

and the cruiser at ance proceeded to the Mai- zuru Naval Station where the injured mee accident remains obscure, were placed in hospital. The cause of the

A COOK nama i Chan Wing," who was charged. in the Police Court, last Thursday, with steali - lng fifty pairs of shoes from a shopin Dot Vœur

Roada fortnight ago, was given six months' hard., labour. Another man named Lapp Shing, to whom the cook was alleged to have sold the stolen property, was remanded. LATE last Wednesday night or at an early hour tive Society Store in Beaconsfield Arcade, was on hursday morning the Civil Service Co-opera broken inte by burglars. Admittance was gain

tity of goods, valued at about Sio, was ed through a fanlight from Battery Path, and a stolen. The goods comprised a number of pipes, some tobacco, and 53 in cash.

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In response to a request from the Grand Coun cations to provide railway transport for the cil asking the Ministry of Posts and Communi-

Buddhist. Fontiff and bis 'retinue between Cheating and Peking, H.E. Chea Pib bas in formed the Grand Council that a special train will be ready for this purpose upon the Dalal Lama's arrival, at Chanting. The train will teave that city at 7.15 am, so as to arrive st Peking at 12.02 pm on the same day, th LAST Thursday, in the Supreme Court, Mr.. Justice Gompertz presiding, the Kwong Hing Cheung firm sued a contractor named Chu Young to recover the sum of 5400, money alleged to have been lent to the defendant. Mr. H. J. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the plaintiff, the defendant appearing in person, It was stated that the plaintiff paid a debt for s firm, at defendant's request, and in which firm defendant was supposed to be a partner. This the defendant denied absolutely, and the case was adjourned.

I spite of the protests of the Chinese and foreign merchants in Tientsie, the Viceroy of Finance to enforce the new stamp duty regula Chibli has been requested by the Ministry of

tions in his province as soon as possible. Viceroy Yang has also been instructed to in- form the Consale, of the various Powers in Tientsin that the duty has been ordered by the Throne to be introduced into the country in order to make up the deficiency that' will be made in the revenue caused by the prohibi- tion of opium consumption and poppy cultiva tion,

-3-mantha-Big-NİYAÇLAR SAA32) YAK-29- WHILE walking along Queen's Road Central Peradors, who at orce scattered to variona | tactiva Sergeant J. J. Watt removed twelve men an-outcome of the request from the Vicaroy-

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last Tuesday afterocon an aged Chinets woman. slipped, on what is believed to be a badana skin, receiving certain injuries to her head. The old lady was taken to the Tung Wa Hospital is an unconscious state. Her injuries are not of a serious nature, but she is not expected to be discharged from hospital before a week.

Per picul

1,990/1,120 EARLY this morning (23rd insi )'a monk named 1,130/1,180 Lung Sin Lam attempted to commit suicide in the ....................... 1,180/1,230 harbour. He was sconto jumpoff the praya wall, and after some difficulty ife was rescued. He appeared in the Police Court, this morning, to answer the charge of attempting to kill himself, and was remanded in Police custody to un- dergo medical examination, as it is believed his mind is unhinged.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

á larger scale than during the preceding fght, yet feeights all along the coast-there exception whatever-continue upon a on-paying basis. It is becoming more and more evident that an improvement in rates is anyibing but near as haud, for, in spite of report from the North as regards autuma crops eading more hopeful than of late, the abundance of unemploye! touange, as also the THE Hongkong Government has declared. difficulty to 'securing grain that Saigon shippers | Manila to be infected with cholera,

to maet with, reduce expectations for any table chartering business for the remaining REINFORCEMENTS of Japanese gendarmerie

A COUPLE of the most popular members of the 1. M. Customs, in the persons of G. J. Jensen und J.J. Gorman, assistant examiners, received transfer orders last week, reports the Shanghai Mercury. Mr. Jensen goes to Klungchow, Hoi how, as full examiner and Mr. Gorman goes Yochow. Both officers will be entertained to dinner by their Customs comrades prior to their departure for their new potis.

ports in the Yangtes Valley. THE Viceroys and Governors of the Two Kwang and Yuu-kuci provinces have received instructions from the Central Government to make a thorough survey by military engineers of the frontiers of the four provinces above Boted in order that all strategic points may be fortified and properly garrisoned without de- lay. It is expected that by these means there will be no more attempts on the part of revolutionaries to cause trouble in the future. THE Japan Advertiser has received the follow ing Now York cable, dated Sept. 8-The New York Berald has renewed......its anti-

Japanese campaign, using the reported recall of Wa Ting-fang as a text. It contends that the Chinese Minister is the victim of a Japanese plot which looks to his removal. The sama paper returns at intervals to itu agitation for an alliance between the United States and Clios, and is featuring the despatches of its special correspondent, Mr. J. Obl, now at Pekinh.

No mercy is being shown nowadays to those people, who, to all intents and purposes, maka tlving by running gambling houses. On the night of the 18th inst, the police engineered two raide, and a number of men were captared. De from-a; George Langat about ́sion'o'clock, "and about the same hour Inspector. McHardy secured twenty-four gamblers at 51, Cooke Street, Hunghom. At the Police Court, on the 19th, the two ringleaders were fined $rgo and Steo each respectively, while the gamblers

·were 'ordared to pay $3 apiece. .-- WAN FU and Chung Kwok were once bosom chums, but they have fallen out now. Wan was at the time unemployed-now be is work- ing for the Government. Chung is a seaman waiting for employment. Let it be said at once that Chung objects to any mysterious business, especially legerdemain, While the two were out walking one afternoon Chung discovered that his watch and chain bad disappeared, He made a noise, of course, and Wan was ordered to turn out his pockets. This he refused to do, until foally he had to submit to being snarch ed by a policeman, and the missing articles were found. Wao is doing three weeks' ju gaol.

of the Yon-Kual provincës to, be persisted in requisition arms and ammanlion from the Hupch Viceroyalty to equip the new Artay Corps which is being organized in Yunnan pro- War has reported to the Throne that the va vince, after the Felyang model, the Ministry of

nous Army Corps in Hupeh need all the arma and ammunition that are now in that province. The Ministry of War, however, suggests that the sum of Tls, 6c0,000 be given to the Youang. anthorities to purchase the necessary arms, sic, themselves.

CONSIDERABLE excitement was caused the other day in Court chicles by the news that the Empress Dowager bad summarily banished the Chief Eunuch, Ta'ul An, from the Palace. Ts'ei An was the most powerful Eunuch in Peking and ba must baya hṣen guilty of aousa serious fault to have received such drastic treatment at his Imperial Mistrexa's hands. The decree of banisha cat also forbids the disgraced Enotch from re-entering the precincts of the Palace at any future time. We (V, C. D. Nawa) bere add that the notorious Li Lien-ying whó has been known as the Chief Eunuch and con fidant of the Empresa Dowager, has been in: retirement for the past few years, on account of old age and general ill health; since which the Palace, his duties being undertaken by the now disgraced T'ani An.

Nat-of-the-year.to..very_low_compass. Apart-|-10-the-extent of over-13;000-men-bave-arrived The offices of the Supreme Court will be open sequently decided not to insure any vessels district have been calen, up by swarms of time ha bau seldom, if ever, done any service in

MEMORIAL of ediry by the Government of Shaukiwao Lot No. 16t has been registered according to law;

Saigon freights, which from present in Korea. pearances are sure to prove a failure, there at present also no indication that the Bangkok trade will see any revival during the utumeither does java promise to provide

uch of an outlet for outside tonnage.. With regard to actual fixtures reported dur Ving tho fortoight, thess embrace from Saigon to this port a small-i-zed vessel, which secured ? cents per picat; two larger vessels had to be content with 5 cents only, and were not even- gives the guarantee of a full cargo. "

ON and after 61 January, 1999, the fees (pay abis monthly) at Queen's College will be $48

per alnom in all classy

Tux flagship, King Alfred and three other vessels belonging to the British squadron on the China Station arrived at Gensan on the 7th instant, from Wei-hai-wei.

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From Saigon ta i port Philippines one fix- ture has takes place at as cents for 20,000 picals, whilst two vessels were chartered at 19 cents for 18 30,000 piculs. Further orders In A BURGLAR who broke into No. 1 Higis same direction ate in the market, but charterers' Street at an early hour this morning (asih inst 'ideas are too low altogether to draw offers of } and attempted to leave the premises with 515 ia

tonnage.

copper, was, in the Police Court, this morning, A.combination business has been arranged | sentenced to six mouthy' hard labour, for a 2,000 tons vesse! 10 load from Saigon to Java (2 consecutive trips) and after completion MULA SINGH, a dairyman, residing at 27, thereof a cargo from Java to Kongkong, char- Austin Road, Kowloon, was fined $35 in the terers paying a lump sum rate.

Police Court, yesterday, for allowing a number of his buffalos to stray in Des Vœux Road, Kow- | loon, an the 17th instant, as 12.10 8.01.

DETECTIVE Sergeant Murphy prosecuted the compradore-Yue Kai-of the steamer Zat On for giving in return an unstamped receipt for a sum of money which had been paid to him on a quantity of cargo, receivad on board from the Cheung Shing firm. The case was adjourned sine dis

From Newchwang and. Tairen to. Cantón ä | "Liner" has been fixed for a small cargo at 20 cents per picul.

Of coal charters, two are on record from Moji to Hongkong at St.30 and $1.35, respect- ivaly. A few more settlements are said to have

· been effected on an even lower basis in London and Japan Wakamatsu to Canton has the

charter of a steamer at $1.95 per ton, and Hongay to Penang at $1.75.

Timber Charter-Norw. 5,5, Ragnar bas been taken up for a voyage from Rajang to | THREE alleged Chinese reformers who were Hongkong at Str,600 in fail.

ostaly:-For the term of z option a further taking part in a recent disturbance, arrived in expelled from Haiphong, for, it is reported, monib s.e. Quarta and . Selstu are reported the Colony yesterday morning, by the steamer fixed, the former vessel for Java account'and | Malkilde. They were taken charge of by the the latter being intended for cattle trade, police nad steps are being taken to wand tham

Sail Tonnage Loading or to Loud For to their

bouses. Baltimore and/or New York: -Erit. ship Futsofaits, 2,652 toan reg., arrived 6th June. Brit. King George, 2,057 tons rog, arrived and July, Brit, bark Eclipse, 2.968 tons, arrived 18th August, Brit: bark Lyndhurai, 2,249 tour, arrived 14th September.

A Mining lease for a further area of one rquare mile in Sai Kung district on the south shore of Telo Harbour bas boen issued to Sir Paul Chater. It authorizes the working of de pósits of iron ore. A mining licence has been issued to Mr. Grant Smith for an area of 23.3 -acres on the southern portion of Mount Davi

Sail Tonnage Dilengaged :-None. Departure of Sailent-NoDe (WEEKLY SHARE REPORT,

A "Boy," at one time in the employ of Mr. E. Bertolone, of the new cald, was accused in the Reviewing the share business for the week Police Court, yesterday morning, of attempting Mesir. E. S.Kadoorie & Co. write on 25th to open a lockfast drawer, which contained $13 in cash. It was stated that the No. 1 "boy" saw A fair general business has been transacted accused trying to open the drawer with a dus „ain: our market' dujing the week under review, | plicate key. When discovered accused threw brandərates in most cases have ruled fairly steady, the key away, Mr. Komo Baad accused $10,

Dauka➡Hongkong and Shanghal Banks For In default m'month's hand lebeur,,

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An open letter bas beco sent to the various Chinese newspapers in Shanghai for publica THE M ifnichi states that the japanese marine

tion in the name of the gentry and people of insurance companies partly attribute the recent. the city and district of Such'ien, Kiangpeh increase in shipping accidents to the larger Nerthera Kiangsu). The letter sinies that all employment of old vessels. They have cor. the crops in the "nonbero portion of Buchics locusts and that yames "runners" sent by the contracted in 870 or previously, or the curgo

district Magistrate (Chibbsian) instead of help. which they carry. Uader some circumstances, insurances may be refused on ships of earliering, the farmer to destroy the pest, take the date than 1883. In taking this action the opportunity to impore upon and extort from Japanese companies have been influenced the people already rende ed almost destitute refuses to reissuto such vessels and their cargo. worse for that region is the fact that the young by the fact that foreign insurance companies by the locust visitation, What makes matters locusts are getting able to use their wings and fears ove entered that the devastation that will be caused by them will spread throughout Northern Kiangsu unless aid be given to stamp out the post-

A COOLIE, named Cheung Kam Chun, with an alleged address at 11, Tai Wo Street, was ac cased at the Magistracy last Monday, with being n housebreaker. It was submitted th. Cheung gained admittance to 4, Bowrington Canal Road West, by smashing open the door. Fe enter. ed the house, collected a bundle of clothing

MARQUIS Inouye is reported to have regained the use of speech and to be quite sensible of "bis surroundingų, but little hope is held out of visitors. A postcard was recently received at a recovery.' Õkitun is crowded with anxious

Marquis Inouye's residence, purporting to come from an Osaka girl of seventeen named Fukumori Takebo, in which the writer do clared her intention to offer up. her life ar sacrifice in order that the Marquis, night he spared. The Marquia' relatives and Prince Ito," she wrote, may be tranquil -1 am going to the aternal sleep in the place of

daily during the Long. Vacation, except upon public holidays, from to o'clock in the foreapon, until 1 o'clock in the afternoon, (subject, how ever, to the provisions, of sections of the "Supreme Court (Vacation). Ordinance, 1898," so far as it relates to the criminal, sessions) from the zeth day of September, 1908, until the 17th day of October, 1908, (both days inclusive). THE Nagasaki Chamber of Commerce has received a letter from Mr. Nakahashi, pre. sident of the Osaes Shosen Kaitha, in response to the Chamber's request that Nagasaki ahal be made one of the ports of call of the Kaisha's proposed American service. Mr. Nakahashi said that a definite decision in the matter. had not yet bien arrived at, pending the result of wond $5 and was proceeding to leave the intrado since last year has prompted the Dat the Genro," The writer, who added that by tho -

building when unfortunately be fall over him- investigations which are now proceeding. The self and made such a builabuloo that he woke Companies to come to a mutual arrangement time the card was received aba would be to Chamber is also engaged in attempting to at certain how much cargo and the number of everybody in the neighbourhood. He was passengers which would probably be available Promptly nabbed much to his own discomfi- ture and taken to No. 2, Police Station. The at Náguaski for the Company's steamers.

case was remanded;; OWING to the dissatisfaction recently expressed by the Empress Dowager with reference to the lax manner in which the imperial Commissarily before midnight on Saturday fast. of July amounted to Y10,6 0,000 in value, Herald. ionen of Opium Prohibitics have carried out their duties, their Excellencies have drawn up a set of drastic regulations which, we under 'sland, have been approved by the Throne and will soon be published and put into operation throughout the Empire. It is also stated that memorials have been presented to their Ma Istles from the Viceroy of Manchuria and the Governor of Heilung-kiang recommanding the stoppage of poppy cultivation throughout the shortening of the period allowed for the entire Empire. It will be remembered that the last Imperial Edict on the subject gave ten years as the limit.

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A DARING armed robbery was committed at Tal Loong village, in the New Territories, gang of miscreants, who had evidently had their eye, on a certain house in the village, determined to make a raid when all the men- fix were absent. They climbed up a water: spout and breaking open the window they entered the house.. Ai the time there were five women in the house and there were secured and pinioned." The desperadoes rare ing jewels and money, to the value of $400 sacked the premises and stole goods, includ The police authorities are investigating. | It appears that eleven men altogether have been arrested in connection with the forgery of rouble notes in Nagasaki.„Five of them are SOME commation followed the arrival of the Russians, five Japanese and one Chinese, steamer Fetihas from Canton, this morning(19th There are rumours that some Russian officers inst), fcquiries made by the policeman on duty on the active list am connected with the fraud, at the wharf elicited the information that one of The gang entrusted the duty of preparing the the passenger-a stall-holder of the Shau-ki-plate to Mr. Watanabe, a well known engraver wan Market, a xoan named Kam. Wah--had of Soya, but it does not appear that he bar been lost his bundle, which codained about $15 arrested, though the printers in Nagasaki ars worth of clothing. Whilo Kam was explaining now lying in prison, The fusitation is said to this to the policeman a man, who was carrying || be,so porfect that the notes can scarcely be twobundles, elbowed his way through the crowd, distinguished from genpins paper, The part apparently in a burry to get home. As he was taken by the Chinese, who is under arrest, was passing one of the bundles appeared familiar to put the notes in circulation at Chefco, and be to Kam, who seized him. On examinating the seems to have been very successful, A thou bundle proved to be Kam's property, Mak.1| wand notes of to rembles denomination were was taken charge of by the oficer and removed: seized at the printer's establishment in Nagar to headquarters. This morning, ha was fanod | anki but it is thought that abention,ocoraxler guilty of theft and was sunlyrood to six wosks'; worth have been successfully put into circula. hard labour,

As already reported, the depression in the sales of refined sugar consequent upon the inactivity Nippon, Yokohama, and Kobe Sugar Refining

Hon to reduce the output, and this has been carried: the way to Heaven, described herself as a into practice since May 1st last. But business orphan without friends: to mourn her. The | card" was stained with a substance resembling. failed to show an improvement even in summer, when a large demand usually arises, and the blood. It will be remembered that after the sales amounted to only about 70 per cent, of attempted assassination of the present Tr those for fast year. The stock of sugar in the when visiting Japan as Tsmeritch, Japanesa warehouses of the three companies at the end girl killed here to atque for the deed Koba against Y6,600,000 at the end of April. In consequence the three companies have formed

Trust for the sale of sugar, and bavėj been considering measures to improve the situa tion. In autumn the demand for sugar usually declines and it is believed that a still greater accumulation of stock will be seen, daless the operation of the mills of the three companies be suspended,

The Ships Famed Gaza),

· 18th August-Glenavon, Sardinia, Sumaira, Tourans, set September elyanax, Indra tanka, Agamemnon, Denalder, Tuubai, Sajo Maru, Ching We Slave 4th - September Wray Castle, Suruga, C. Ferd Laelia, Ceylén Maru, Glenturret, Hyson, Kanagawa Maru, Peshawar 8th September-Basil, Bingó IU KWONG shinks he is a kleptomaniac, Mare, Scharnhoril, Carnarvonikin, Istrie Whether that is to nobody is in a position to Caledonian, El Kantara, Zisteng Kenang ST. doubt his werd, but the fact remains that Ju is 11th September-Armand Behle, Kama Moru, now doing time for theft. On the 17th inst; Diomed, 'Glaucus, Nubia, Posna, 15th Septem- lu dropped in at a friend's-a shoptasper-at 1 bat-Beacon, Keranna, Menelaur, Thizma. Wai Sao Lane, to have a cup of tea. Tu was chut, Pešno Allen, Pekingalih September- showd into a side room and was told to wait | Nippon, Canton, Dimbizhskim. Polynarien, until the shopkeeper bad finished his work. Ja Senigambia, Glanstras, Hokula Mars, Koma- apologised in his best drawing room language chi Maru, Mackson, Friom, Prius Regat for disturbing his friend, and signified: bir Luttpold, 22nd September-Schall Fr intention of wailing, In the absence of the sins, Amiral-Diry, shopkeeper In began operations. He forced Arrivals at Home 81 August-Sado open the shopkeeper's box and collected a Afarm, 181 September: Brancaster - Mayim, quantity of, staff, consisting of a silver watch | Prina Ludwig, 24th" Baptumbers-Brizgan/a, and chain, $20 in čash, several pièces of † Towrans, 7th Septem,bar--Socotr clothing, and a jadestone, bangle. These ember-Ching Wo, Titan, 17th. be made into a bundle and left by a back Stam, Dortmund, Agamemnon, Sar doer, Soon the robbery was discovered September Suruga, Mainans Gla and information, given to the police which led · Fard Lablın, Bingo Maru - Yuh Be to In's capture on the 15th. He was arraigand demand Bukle, 2stria). Czylom zbra before Police. Magistrate' on the 19th, and | September-Parkowser, ve aznd." pleading guilty, was given thres moniku hurd. Scharnhorst, Kang Haru labout,