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Typhoon Aftermath.

* RAGNAR'S " CREW SAFE

AHOARD 'H.M §. "YLORA."

23rd Inst

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 29 1900

The recent typhoop, which was shown as a weak depression over the Formosa Channel yesterday, has filled up, spa

Pressure is now high over China to the North of the Yangize. It remains low to the N.E. of Japan.

Strong N. and N.E. winds to galas may ba expected in the Formosa Channel, and over the N. part of the China Sea.

Houghoux Ralofall for the 14 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, qoj inches,

FORECAST,

g. winds, fresh; fair,

Hongkong andNeighbourhood; N. to N. 1-Formosa Channel, N.E. winds, strong to a gale.

South coast of China between E, kong and Lamocks, N.E. winds, strong,

4.South coast of China between Hongkong 'and Haluan, N, winds, frush.

-DESTRUCTION AT SUNNING, “

The now of H. M.S. Flora's successful mise sion to the Paracals will be received with considerable satisfaction' by our readers, and plaasure will be expressed that the remaining crew of the Norwegian steamer Ragnar, who were left on Fattle Tiland, after being stranded 'on Money Island, near the Paracels, have been successfully rescued and are now, on board His Majesty's croisar on their way to Hongkong Such was the glad tidings communicated to our representativa by the Norwegian Vice- Consul, Mr. Eitzen, when he was asked for the latest information concerning the crew of this. Ragnar this forenoon. The circum stances attending the rescue by the Flor may be recalled. As soon as news' of the vessel's stranding, was received by the agents in Hong- kong, they communicated with Commodore Lyon, through Vice-Conent Eitzen, with a view

Canton, 22nd October. 10 relief being dispatched to the crew op Fattle

Yesterday morning a telegram was received Island. At the time the cruiser Flora was on by the Canton Viceroy from the Magistrate of her way to Hongkong from Manila and when Sunning reporting that, on the zoth instwot, a about 200 miles south of the Colony she was typhoon struck his district and rain poured in Intercepted by a wireless message from Boog-torrents resulting lo a disastrous flood which kong and ordered to proceed to the Paracels. The progress of her mission from day to day has in the surrounding waters of the district city. slace been reported in these columes with the Great destruction has been wrought to both life happy result that the cruiser was successful in and property and also the paddy plantation, getting the crow off the island last nysning and

rathar more serious than the disaster of last is now on her way to Hongkoog. She i

year. expected'in port some time to-morrow;

JUNKS IN DISTRESS.

The first report was given in last evening's Hongkong Telegraph before the arrival of the „Ocean 5.5, Co3 xa. Galchar în port, that that voire signalled, when one mile off Gap Rock Lighthouse, that she had sighted several · dismastad junks requiring help some twenty-nine miles to the south of the Rock, As soon as the information reached Harbour, authorities, with commendable promptitude, the Colonial Government placed themselves in communication with the Naval Authorities for assistanco to be. forth. with despatched to the fleet of distressed Chinese deep-sea vessels. At the same time negotiations were entered into with the Hong kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., which concluded in the powerfol tug David Gillies being chartered, provisioned and well supplied with stores, for a trip to Gap Rock and beyond with a view to render assistance to the junks. in trouble, The Daval Gillire cast off bar moorings, at two o'clock this morning and proceeded with all speed Southward, the night being a bright one.

The towboat was followed at balf-pret six this morning by two destmyers detailed for the special duty. They ware the Jamur and, the Handy, Shouly after nona to-day word was received that the Handy was on her way back to Boogkong with a diamasted junk 'in tów, She went back again in the afternoon.

THE DREDGER "ST. ENOCK.".

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was working to the stern of the St. Enock, apparently making a channel for the latter vorsel. -- Áll:sill-was-deposited into a- Junk; alongside. An amusing likia incident wa witnessed yesterday by our representative. The junk's dog-out had been carried by the side unobserved alongside the pon- toon, and as the grab dropped late the 16 it carried the." dug-out" completely under and it was swampe The dug out had no occupant at the time, -

KOWLOON DOCK,

THE HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.

"MUNIFICENT DONATIONS DY BRITISH FIRMS,

We have been officially informed that Masis. David Sassoon and Company and Meams, E. D. Bassoon and Company have pach subscribed $10,000 towards the Endowment Fand of the Hongkong University,

ANOTHER LIGHTER FOR MANILA..

The I. O.S. N. Co.'s., Ywentong, which has fast left for Manila, has taken in tow wasden lighter for the Chief Quartermaster's Department to the Philippines. The dimensions of the lighter are-do ft. by 20 ft by 9 ft. This is the third lighter completed by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld., for the U. S. Govora" | RECONSTRUCTION OF CHINA'S mant at Manila, out of the contract they cured by public tender a couple months ago The ather two, lighters already delivered ware, of steal and wood, respectively.

· SÜGAR IN JAPAN.

PROSPECTS OF THE INDUSTRY.

THE FRENCH GUNNDAT "ARGUS,” On the authority of our Portuguese contem porary-Nova Vila, of Macao-it is proposed to dam the paddy field in which the Argus lies bigh and dry, and then to pump water into it from the river. She Argui will be lightened of all its heavy gear and armament in order to give it greater buoyancy. When sufficient water is pumped into the field the Argia will be floated into the river. The same paper states that a

The production of sugar in Formase next sum of $8,000 has been agreed to be paid to the villagers of Sami for refloating the Argus, season is estimated at between 3,500,000 and which sum includes also compensation for 700,000 plcals, and, the Japan Chronicle says, it is feared in some quarters that the producers prospectiva damage to the paddy crop,

[Our special telegram from Maceo in another will have some difficulty in disposing of their stocks on accenot of over-production. A certain colums reports the re-floating of the Argusnuthority on the sugar business remarks, as Ed., H.K,7.] ++

quoted by the Jif, that as the supply and demand for sugar approximate to each other, it is natural that a certain quantity should always remain in the hands of producers and wholesale dealers. Calculating the consumption of sugar during the past fifteen years, there will be a deficit of 215.249,000 kin in supply next season and of 139,511,600 kin in the following season. The production of sugar next season is estimate ed as follows -

Production Import from

in Japan. Kin 87,745.363

RELIEF FOR SONNIKO DISTRICT,

On the 23rd inst, the Central Relief Com mitten again detailed a number of its members to board the launch Ya Tat with a quantity of Supping to relieve the sufferers after the recent typhoon.

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NAVY.

IN18RFOR1" CRICKB)

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· SINGAPORE SELECTION, COMMETTER Capt. E. I. M. Barrett and Mesara, La Walker, G. Le Billings, D. R. McKtan and VE. Lanning have been elected to act as the Selec

tion Commlites for the ⠀ Interport "crickát matches to take place in Hongkong in Nuyam- bar

THE CAUSEWAY BAY DISTURBANCE,

MAVOOS AT THE MADISTRACY,

Two Chinese mafoes appeared before Mr. R. Wood (Second Magistrate) in the Police Court last Wednesday in connection with the disturbance at Causeway Bay on the sth inst. Inspector W. Kerr prosecuted and Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Mess. Goldring, Barjow and Morrell) appeared for the defendantekni

COST OF THE SCHEME, The Naval Commissioners have memorial. red the Throne that'the proliminary expenses for the construction of docks and the estab- lishment of naval schools and gun factories will be Taels 5,000,000, the purchase of three second and third class, cruisers, two up-to-date training ships, two torpedo boals and one battleship will cost Taels 16,000,000

In may be remembered that at about noon on and the annual expenditure will amount to Taels 2,000,000 and have prayed that the Board the day in question (5th inst.): Caunaway of Finance be ordered to raise the above sums. Bay was the scene of an uproar, which The latter has teplied that both the Paking and was given rise to by some dispute be Provincial Exchequers are quits empty and tween factions parties of mafoos, a section of although it has done its best the required amount whom halind from Kennedy's stables Teute has not been folly raised and begged that the pegging lances and bamboos were freely Naval Commissioners be instructed to proceed used at the time, in the course of which

Mr. Radburn was attacked and- sustained according to its means of raising money. As to

that serious injuries to his arm. A luậờng who tilad It will contribute Taels 5,000,000 Kiangat Kwangtong bars promised to contribute Tacised by the angry, mob. Some of the poles 2,000,000 each, Hupeb, Taels 1,100,000 Chibli carried are said to have had red- ribbons and Chokiang, Taals 1,300,000 each, Shantung, attached to the top, presumably as a márk Fokien and Szechues, Taels 800,00 each, Ho whereby to distinguish the two sets of combat- nan and Shansi, Taels 600,000 each, Klangsi,

Cotton Splas of the Hongkong Kwaichaw and Anbul, Teels 100,000 each,. Kin, Shepsi and Hunan, Tasis 400,000, each making 56,787,871 a grand total of Taeis 18,000,000.-Shanghai 113.773,813 Times,

44,733,502

rose as high as nine feet above the normal level i rice and ‚other provisions to the district of in Japan on the basis of tha qar¤lity consumed the preliminary expenses the Board reports to interposu is also alleged to have been attack.

IMPLORING FOR RELIEF. 2

Later in the day a letter was received con. firming the above telegram. The letter reported that the typhoon was over, but rain continued to fall. The magistrate asked for asSÍLIADKU, froth the Canton authorities and the Central Re lief Committes for the relief of the sufferers. By order of the Viceroy, the Kwangcbow Prelect at once communicated with the Central Relief Committee regarding the disaster which bad hofallen the Sonning district, Last evening, on receipt of the communication, the Central Relief Committes held a meeting and early this morn. ing a relief party was sent on board a launch with money, foodstuffs, etc., to proceed to that district to favestigate into the condition of the people's privations and to relieve the sufferers. The Board of Reorganisation has also been instructed by the Viceroy to ship foodstuffs to the district to help the unfortunates.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC SUSPENDED. The Suazing Railway-bas sustained serious damage is several places, and traffic has been suspended till the necessary repairs have been effected.

SAN WUI'ALSO AFFECTED.

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The district of San Wui has also baan visited

by the recent storm but no official report has yet reached Canton concerning the extent of damage done.

H.M.S. "FLORA'S" RETURN,

25th inst...

TAX RETREenchment COM- MITTER.

SINGAPORE COMMENTS,

The annual budget of Hongkong coupled with the report of the Retreachment Commitico of that Colony, has aroused considerable, and in many cases rather indignant, criticism. The great change which has come over the foapces of that Colony is connection with the reduction to the chandu reveuse, has Decorsi iated not only the introduction of spirit taxation organization similar to the one which we have had in the Straits, but has also caused the Gov ernment to appolat a Committee to go through the estimates to see in what directions re- duction can be made. And all this is made

First quality. Second Third

Fourth

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360,086 21,693 62,224

Formosa.

Total... 88,180,386 215,294,196 Taking the consumption of sagar at about so kio per capita of the Japanese population, numbering approximately 50,000,000, there will be a deficit of about son million kin in the supply. The heaviest deficit will be in the supply of the 'faurib quality, while there will be an excess of supply in the second quality, which is Inrgely produced in Formosa. This tendency will persist, for some years, those qualities which are produced to excess gradual- ly surping the position occupied by the quali lies the supply of which is scarce.

PAINTERS STRIKE:

necessary not solely by the adoption of a policy in regard to spium which has been the subject of much discussion, though that is the primary cause, but also by the failure of the Home Government, so far at any rate, to redeem the promise it made to ask for a substantial void to replace any serious loss caused by a pursuance of the policy forced upon Hongkong through

MAN CHARGED AT THE MACISTRACY. the Home Government, by the opium faddists. It will be almost a Gilbertian situation should

Before Mr. J. R. Wood (Second Magistrate) in January find a change of Ministry in England, the Police Cours last Wednesday a Chinaman, because unfortunate Hongkong will then find formerly as a painter in the Regis itself in the position of having been, promised termes employed at air charged with something which the promiser will have no power to giva aud it will be a matter of conwith a view to preventing a number of com

so it was alleged, using threatening language siderable interest to see whether the Unionist patriots from attending to their lawful occupa liquer supporting party, will be ready to redeem fion. It appears that an attempt to secure a that undertaking mads by the Liberal and

look very aided by the machinations of a certain Chief Detective-Jospector powerful

guild.

for the prosecution, stated that the strike was of the fact that the Hon, Dr. Ho Kai, 4.1.

As anticipated in our issità of last Saturday"anti" party, Hoogkong's chancċe of making / Fise in wagns was at the root of the whole mat.

A YOKOHAMA Rescue.

·FOREIGN RESIDENT SAVES JAPANESE GIRL

FROM SUICIDE.

ants.

Mr. E. Shaw,'

sing, Weaving and Dyeing Company, Limited, described the fight, at which he was an eye- witness from beginning to end. In the course of his evidence, 'witness" said that he saw a lukong savagely attack one of the mafoos-. during which the latter was negtly thrown into the praya.

Mr. Jamisson, Acting Mariagar of the Hong, kong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyalog, Company, Limited, also gava evidence,

Worship reserved his decision.

HEALTH OF BRITISH CHINA SQUADRON,

Mr. H. Pierce, of the New Zealand Insurance Company, 16 Yamashitacho, Yokobama, while walking along the Bund at seven o'clock on Tuesday evening in the vicinity of the Yoko hama Harbour Master's Office, was startled by. hearing the piercing cry of a woman, together with a heavy splash of water, and turning his the annual return of the health of the off eyes to the water front, was just in time to see a young Japanese girl disappear beneath the surface. Mr. Pierce Aung off his cont and sprang into the water and a few strokes brought him to where the girl had disappeared, and whom he caught, as togo ay she rose to the, surface."

cerk' and men' of the China' Squadron in the pasi your shows that there was ́n. substantial. years. The number of deaths was thirteen, decrease in sickness, compared with previous

tag men were invalided, and the average daily Bumber of mos sick was 36468 orratio of 29,64 per 1,000. The mean corrected strength of the squadron cruisers, sloops, and amallar vessels, lafucuza was responsible for 116 cases of ille ness, enteric fever for len, one of which proved

fatal, malarial fever bad 79 subjects with

The tide was very high and a swift currant was running at the time, says the Japan Ad- verfiser, and while it was one thing to catch and bold the girl, it was quite another to bring her safely to shore, but thanks to the

death in one care, and two deatbe out of 16 cases of tubércia wem reported. water police he was able to do so,

The girl proved to be one Komiya Tosbl, 20. There was a slight decrease in infectious the adopted daughter of Komiya Goojiro ol Kawasaki.

diseases of a certain type, the cases recorded" being 854 is number, with ons fatal result; and · ri invalidlogs. Que case of cholera occurred on the Kinuka, and also a case of typhus favor, Injuries-amonsted to 24 cases, two men weri drowned, and at men suffered from heat stroke,

of all the beary, gear on deck was proceeded H. M. S. Flora, which had been commissioned up its loss at the Imperial expense. Govern Hanson, who appear on and in spite programme of fixtures for the Interport Waoksevan of whith.occared on the Monmouth,

The work of lightening the dredger St, Enck

with yesterday." Another attempt was made to get her off, but she still remains on dry land. It is believed that a fresh effort will be made to-day to low the dredger into the harbour .BgAID..

8.S. "TAK-HING,"

Salving operations to refloat the Taking, ashers at Pak-kai, bear Kongmoon, have not yet commenced. According to latest reports, the owners have despatched representatives to Kongmoon to ascertain, the condition of the vessel.

ORUISE TO PILLAR POINT,

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by a wireless message to proceed to the rescue of the crew, on Pattle Island, of the stranded 11. Ragnar, arrived in Hoogkong at moon yesterday. The cruiser brought back with her the twenty-three members of the Ohinese craw who chose to remain on the island and there await the arrival of the rescue party for whom. Capt. Augensen had telegraphed in his urgent message to the Hongkong agents on Wednes day last. For the first six days that the crew remained on the island they had a sufficient supply of provisions which had been saved from the Ragnar. After that the commissariat began to run short and the tradeways had to resort to shell-fish which was found on the island for their sustenance. On that 'scanty diet they managed to subsist until the timely arrival of the rescuing party from the Brithb cruiser. The survivors of the wreck state that she chief officer (Mr. Schrader) died of typhoid on the is and a fact which was first reported in the tele-

poor, which is perhaps one reason why meni bave decided-because a certain section of the public desire to deprive the Chinese of something they rather like-hat some wafortunate punkah peons and minor clerk

INTERPORT, PROGRAMME.

We have been favoured with the following by the bonorary secretary of the H.0.0. This programme is, of course; subject to alteration.

Nov. roth, Friday, and 20th, Saturday. Hongkong, Shanghat (Cricket),

Nov. 2nd, Monday, and 23rd, Tuesday,

M.G., and the Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, c... had personally proceeded to the Registrar-General's office with a view to pacify the men, the latter were still determined in the step they Bad taken and chose Wednesday for some arrange-Shanghai.v. Straits (Cricket), mant to be arrived dt.

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His Worship said that on the face of the evidence he could not convict the defendant, who was accordingly discharged.

-CONDITIONS IN SOUTH : MANCHURIA...

PROGRESS IN CIVIL ADMINISTRATION,

Nov. 24th, Wednesday,Hongkong v. Straits (Tennis),

Nov, 25th, Thursday, and 26th, Friday.-- Hongkong. Strafia (Cricket),

Nov. 37, Saturday, Hongkong v, Shanghai: (Tennis),

Nov. 19th, Monday-Shanghai v. Stralis (Tennis), 1st day Cricket luterport Champions Dereus The World.

Nov. 3oth, Tuesday,zod day Gricket Inter Port Champions verstis The World.

Dec rat, Wednesday.-Tennis-Interport

On the whole the health of the squadron was satisfactory and compared favourably withi recent years. The above figures include the onval-establishments at Hongkong, Yokohama, and Wai-hai-wei,

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and obtained permission to go out on board the graphic message from the Qaptain of the Rag of course dealing with smalt matters like 1 churin), when interviewed by a Press représen. 1 Champions'veral The World (time permitting), tlon of raw cotton it is regarded as being u”

ŠOM THE GOVERNMENT TENDER "STANLEY,"

When it became known that the Stanley was proceeding on a cruise to Pillar Point yesterday afternoon in search for derelicts, a representa- tive of the Hongkong 'Telegraph applied for tender. The nature of the work the Stanly war and duly recorded lo these columns. The had to perform was not, however, wholly of a day before the arrival of the Flora (Thursday recreative character, for the tender had receiv. | last) the three Engineers and a crew of five ad orders from the Harbour Department to put out on a lifeboat for the wreck on Ma- investigate a danger to navigation as a result Bey Island, with the object eventually of of last Toesday's typhoon, which had been re- reaching the French coast. The men took a sup- *ported to the harbour aathorities earlier is the ply of biscuits and some water with them. day by the skipper of one of the river- Nothing has slace been heard of the fate of the bouts. Capt. Willoughby thus combined duty lifeboat although every hope is entertained with pleasure. Shortly before two o'clock, that news will be received at any moment the Stanley left Douglas buoy, opposite the from them. Mr. J. Eltren, the Vice-Consul Harbour Office, and turned, her nose in the for Norway, to whom we are indebted for the direction of Cap-sui-muo. Op the way, several' above information, kindly Informed our re- fishing fleets were parsed by the Stanley. The presentativa that Capt. Augensen is on his Stanly at first coasted round Lan Tau Island Way to Hongkong, to Chu Lu Kok, but no signs of any wrecks The Ragnar i is no worse position than were 3000. Then she steered for Sha Chau when she first stranded when fast seen by her and up to Tung Ku, but nothing came of this Chinese crew. The Danish salvage steamer and the skipper was just beginning to growl at Protettor has since arrived at the scene of the his, bad luck when after having gone half-way disaster, and if there is any possible chance of across Deep Bay and as the Stanley was coast-saluing the Ragnar the capable staff of salvage ing round the mainland to Pillar Point, & juok's experts may be confidently relied upon to suc

vas sighted four feet above water and 8 | cesitully accomplish the task. in, thick. The mast appeared to belong to a large jonk head nast. A boat was lowered and the junk sounded, when it appeared to bave. some soft sobstance, presumably rice, which the Junk must have been carrying at the time of her wreck. The mast was lying in nine fathoms of water-mila W.S.W. from Pillar Point. The position of the protruding piece of timberwas then entered on the chart after which the Stanley steered a course for Hongkong.

A little incident which occurred during the crules of the Stanley is worthy of mention. When off Tang Ku, the Stanisy spoke the yacht Tavy, belonging to the Tamar. The yacht was communicated with by means of semaphore. On board were Lieut.-Commander Acton, of the Tamar, and Staff Paymaster Walker. The party were on a pleasure cruise to the West River and were steering in the direction of a Chinese templo at Shek Wan. Asked if they had seen apy wrecked junks, they signalled back the word

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mast

DAVID GILLIES'S" SPLENDID

ACHIEVEMENT.

AN ITALIAN PEDESTRIAN.

ENCIRCLING THE GLOBE. IN THE INTERESTS OF SCIENCE.

Government employ shall be retrenched and disposed of That appears to be a chief result of the Retrenchment Committee's work, though it is a little hazardous to say

COTTON YARN IN JAPAN. that is the main result, because we have not the actual report before us; but it ap pears that the system embarked upon has been

HEAVY BLUMP IN THE MARKET. that of cutting down small saleries here auch

The raw cotton market still continues firm, there, eliminating transport allowances, de creasing the supply of school books and black.

American "good full" being quoted at about boards etc., cutting off extra work allowances,

42 per picul, white Indian Yeotomal” and raising the cost of treatment at the Civil Hos

"Akola," which "are most in demand, hava advanced to above Ysa per picul. On the other hand the cotton yarn market'in Japan has Pital and generally dealing with the smaller matters of a life, to the extent of saving a hundred thousand Bollars, which is about

General Count Oshima, Governor-General

been steadily declining. At the present quota- one per cent to the Colony's exper diture. of Kwasio (ibe leased territory in South Man

difficult matter for spioners to cover their work- ́ing expenses, even if the yarn market is main- this will prevent any-serious outcry being tative in Tokyo on the 13th instant, in quoted raised by aggrieved persons, as they mostly by the Japan Herald as stating, that the

talued at abovo Y130. Yet the yarn market went down to balow Y1z6 on Saturday on be Japanese residents in Kwanto and the South appear to be of very minor grades, but it does

Manchuria Railway zone have increased

Quaka Yarn Exchange, and the difficulties of not seem to be such a good system as was

cotton pioners have been consequently ag- from 37,880 at the end of 1907, 10" 48,205 adopted in the Straits, where retrenchment took the form of the abandonment of a dum:

nt the end of August this year, in addi

gravated. The slump in the market is due to Professor Alfred Battelli, an Italian pedes the depression in the textile goods trade. The ber of costly public works, which, whilst tion to 12,850 Japanese resident in the districia promising to be of great service when finish under the jurisdiction of the Japanete Castrian making a round the world tour in the later difficulties which have overtaken the weavers ed, ate not of such immediate importance suintes in Manchuria, altogether totalling essol science, arrived in Nagasaki from Sagaon, in the Kwanto district hire resulted in as to need their being proceeded with when 61,000. The Chinese residents in the railway Sunday evening, reports the local Press. After the failure of two or three of their number, times are very bad. Que supposes that as sone are gradually increasing and the fature staying here for a day or two he will proceed to and this in turn has driven bankers to exercise B general principle pelty economies in con- prospect is thus very promising. The volume Shanghai. From the fatter place the journey will great caution in their dealings with weavors cerns which deal with very large figures, are of the trade shows au increase from Yeuhe resumed on foot to Canton, Hongkong, Indo resulting in the circulation of money among act a really economical way of effecting 76-42,000,000 in 1937 to Yon 66,000,000 in 1908. China, Sium and India. Tibet sad central Asia the latter being checked. This has led to

heavy decline in the market for dus yarns, trenchment. Thus one Hongkong paper The completion of the South Manchuria Rail-will then be traversed provided that the Indian

Government will grant him the necessary which are in large demand la the Kwanto points out that retrenching a Government water way the good harvest is Mancbaria bay RC-

security in the way of military escorts, etc. He

district. TheHakuho" (white phœula) brand, police launch used formerly to collect dues in celerated both export and import tráda."

The Hoko taido" or local self-government then proposes to direct his course in a straight

which was quoted at Y235 untit› recently, cla outlying bays, by dismissing all the crew but

now no more than Y:15. This severe drop has two, may prove a very expensive economy system, which has been enforced in Chinchou lize across the European continent to the

re-acted on the demand for coarsen yarns, which when the absence of this launch on its ususi since April this year, bas bad good results. The British Isles, embarking at Liverpool on bis round is noted and taken advantage of by junk mounted bandits which were so rampant in return to New York, the place from whence be was already becoming depressed, owing to the thieves and robbers; quite apart from the fact Chinchon, which is located to close proximily started a year ago.

fact that the bony season for farmer, which la that the work performed by this catter will have with the neutral zone, have now almost wholly Signor Battell, Professor of Commercial

now approaching, is one of slackness in the de- mand for yarns. Yarn dealers, discouraged by to be done in some other way. The cries of disappeared. This is a progress in the civil Geography of the University of Rome, is one of the retrenched puokah coolia and the nucleas administration in the leased territory: The a party of four scientists and journalists who

these circumstances, have hastily unloaded their stocks at a sacrifice, which has also com stoker seaman crow, of the lausch are not likely. bandits, as a whole, disappeared in the districts loft New York on October 7th, 1908, on a four to echo as far as the Colonial Office, and so pos. along the railway but they are still rife in the years' trip around the world. The primary tributed to the slamp. The pioning com.

object of the trip is to collect material for a great panles, however, are not inclined to sell

maintained sibly nobody's withers hat those of the unfor- territory under Ohiness jurisdiction. tuentes themselves will be wrung, but if the im The hygienic condition of the troops station-work on the geographical, social, racial, religious low price, and the export market is pression of the retrenchment scheme given in ed in Mancharla in even better than that at and scientific characteristics of the world's coup fairly well. Even the product of the Sazal the Hoogkong papers is correct, it certainly home, due to perfect sanitary arrangemebie

tries and peoples, and each of the four men Spinning Company, the rate for which is offi on tour have a special line of research and clally fixed on the Yarn Exchange at Ya lowar tema that the Government have not found a coupled with the personal care of his health by very satisfactory way of making up for lost each individual soldier. They have now been investigation which they are following up. In than the other brands,in finding a sale at Y$37. addiuen to their scientific work, the four are In consequence quotations for prospectiva but... revenue, or part of the revenue, as the other part trained to live according to the climats so of the loss is to be supplied by the liquor tax. as to preserve their health against sudden representing various for. Besides Professer galas on the Exchange and, spot delivery, have The position of minor officials in Government

chaugos.

and newspapers.

gone up. The stock of course yare is becoming is a little different from that of those in sky The civil administration has now been con- Dattelii, who is the managing head of the expe-mailer, and, the supply offered being very Municipal organizations, as there is a tendency solidated and the period for a great economic dition, the walkers are Silvino Ortonas, in Municipalities to multiply the paon and development is now entered upon. The previous Frenchman, Adolph Schneider, a German, and minor official services to a more undecassary question lies in the creation of a special bank as Dr. Albert Wilckes, an American. The thics degree that is the case with a Government, a machinery for the colonization of Manchuria. And besides, what means an infinitesimal He had some days ago presented to the kome saving on ten million dollars, may mean Government a memorial on the question and more substantial saving on two. The policy anticipates in settlement in due course. It of the Hongkong Retrenchment Committee seems that the economic development demands Therefore appears on the face of it to be more the opening af Fort Arthur to commerce and trade. Both Japanese and foreign firms in suited to a Municipal reorganization, than to a Government retrenchment, though evan In

Dairen are showing an alarming activity in the former cash it might be better to save one their businnen. official salary at four hundred than to spread the Under the present condition in Manchuria amount over many departments and persons the guard and police authority along the Antung- by deleting a dollar here and two there, limil-Mukden Railway need be left intact, but he log the sopply of school books, and caitlog thinks that the question may be faft to some dawa the electric light bili of a department by arrangement convenient to both the Japanese The telegrams quoted below have bess re-

The Telemachus (Capt. Gillespie Ed-twenty dollars a year. The subject is faterest and Chinese authorities on the completion of ceived at the American Consulate General from wards): arrived from Saigon late on Saturday.ing, however, as we are passing through a very the reconstraction. Princa Ito left Oito on the the Manila'Observatory —

possible that he may meet the Rassing Minis October 23rd, 9:46 am,light northerly winds and 'N. E. well from Fran...

ter for Finance la Harbin. Prince Ito's tour Salgon in Cape Padaran; light variable winda October ayrd, nia.m, Cyclone or typhoon E. and high N. E. swell from Padaran to Cape A SROUL telegram reports that the law court will no doubt have a beneficial effect on the Varelia moderate to fresh wind and bigh newly established there, consequent upon the improvement of the situation, in South Man N. N. W. wall from Cape Veralls to Gap transfer of the judicial administration to the Churia. Rock. At the latter stage of the journey Captain Japaness, will be opened on the zest Inst, 11010 m. Cyclone or typhoon E. of Southern Edwards picked at members of a Chinese with appropriate celebrations. The appolet. Ir la the intention of the Governor to make an Lason moving W.N.W.

Crew off a disabled junk about fourteen miles S. by W. from Gap Rock. The captain landed the Chinese crew on arrival at Hongkong.

THE "ST. ENOCH."

In our last issue wa recorded the fact that the colonial Government secured the charter of the tug David Gillies (Capt. Majer) with the ongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., to proceed on a cruise to the rescue of the fleet of distress. ed junks miles to the southward of Gap Rock, The started (as reported in the Hongkong Telegraph on Saturday) at 2 a.m. that morning and returned to the harbour at ten o'clock yes- terday forenoon. Capt. Majer cruised for. several miles boyood Gap Rock. He came across quite a number of rudderless and mast less jonks and took off their crews. By this means Capt, Majer-managed to sayo some fifty- one persons who would otherwise have been doomed to a watery grave. In addition to 54 Chinese so saved, the David Gillies was in- strumental in rescuing the whole crew of a jank which the towed into the harbour yester-

"The Sfaniey returned to Hongkong at half- | day. past seven, after having covered about fifty miles,

WAKAMATSU's" EXPERIENCE, The Wakamatau Haru arrived from Wakamatsu, Japan, to-day. The captale re ports that owing to the strong gale blowlog, he had to anchor at Amoy for shester,

7. MANILA TELEGRAMS.

of the Northern Visayas or South-eastern Laron moving W.N.W. *

SET OBSERVATORY REPORT.

15.45m*

THE "HANDY'S MISSION,

Following in the wake of the David Glice the British destroyars Handy and Jaxxt went out to Gap Rock on Saturday morning, Both returned from their cruise yesterday, the Bandy acconsting for two diamasted junks which she towed into port.

› ANOTHER RESCUE.

latter are still in America.

Professor Battelli, in the course" of an 'inter view said that he had encountered many diffi- culties and adventures in America, bet in his travels through Japan he bad experienced no trouble whatever and carries away with him nothing but the most plassent impressions of this country.

A FATAL FALL.

HOUSE-PAINTER DROPS A DISTANCE OF TWENTY FEET.

St. John's Place, acar Garden Road, was the scene of a shocking accident on the 25th inst. that a Chinese painter was engaged

low, it is expected that the present slump will be merely a temporary phenomenon resulting from the general failing on the Yarn Excănoge,

KANEGAYUCHI AND YUJI SPINNING LOANS,

We learn that two landa of Y3,000,000 for the Kanegafuchi and Fuji Spinning companies respectively from the Mitsul and Miten Bishi some time, have now been agreed upon. Th Banks, which had been under negotiation for terms arranged 'are that the actual amount rë. caivable shall be par, at an interest of 61 per cent. to be redeemed in fire years after ont- standing for three years. These terms are to apply if the debactures are placed on the pab- lic market, bot the banks are desirous of angere taking the whole, amount themselves, without placing the debentures on the market, and What the actual amount payable to be reduced to Yo8.50 or Y99 at the most. It is expected that the spinning companies, will make some coa- the banks,-Japan Chronicle,

Her captain reported that she experienced similar crisis in the Straktu,-Singapore Freeth Instant on his Manchurian tour and it is oppo soms iron bars, whan guddenly be cession in order, io fall in with the wishes of.

The following report is from Mr. F.G, Figg, Director of the Hongkong Obsot satory —

On the 23rd at 12:55 The barometer hanUp to last evening the Government dredger fallen decidedly in the Philippines, and risen St, Awoch wall sticking fast to the sandy over Ohias particularly in the North.

beach at Shankiwan where the grounded on A typhoon, which is soparently mozing in a Tuesday last. Her stem is ambedded in the W M/W/Tdleaction, is approaching Sonikern sand while the aim at high, tida shows (the #V-foot mark plainly visible.. A grah dredger

ment of judges, procurators, and other officials, order, en the 23rd day of April, 1910, directing will take place at the same time. It is further the removal of all graves lo Mount Caroline reported that a rumour is current there to the Cemetery which are within the areas coloured effect that the Japanese Government is urging blue on a plan of the said cemetery, which may upon the Residency-General the necessity of be seen during office hours at the offices of the the appointment, of Japanese Ministers for Sanitary Department, Beaconsfield, in the City at least one or two of the Departments. In the of Victoria, Such order will be made for the Korean Gabinet, the present system of selecting purpose of executing a public work, namely, the Japanese for Vice-Minimambips beleg coa proper laying out of mach areas, in terracas, for sidered Insuficient,

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missed his footing and dropped to the ground a distance of twenty feet. A number of friends came to the unfortunate man's rescue and removed him to his home in Wing: On Lane. From the first, little hope of recovery was entertained and shortly before one o'clock fast Wednesday morning, the man became uncop scion and a couple of hours afterwards suc- cumbed to his injuries,

AT the recent audience with the Law Revision Commissioners, the Prince Regent commanded them not to disregard the Chinese morals and teaching of several thousand years Manding is their revisión of the Jawať

COLONEL and Mrs. Harmston-Love ware the recipients of great congratulations last Monday on the occasion of the thirteenth maalrersary of their marriage. The genial Colonel : malas tained an open house slike King Edward Hotal from goon till long afterwards, where be ra calved the felicitations of his unasarons frienda and acquaiutances.- Ley will be: interesting's D recall that the marriage proper wins colebentad thirteen years ago at noon.jowa)Bundi Singapore and was a noteworthy functio wish, balonal and Mrs Bobl forn heard