The German Consul at Sofia has broken off relations with the Bulgarian Government.
The following telegram, received by the Colonial Secretary, Hongkong, is of interest to intending passengers to Australia Adelaide, 26th August.
Consequent upon vessels arriving at Port Darwin from Hongkong with smallpox, the Government have proclaimed Hongkong infected. Vessels arriving from there are quarantined.
Three large waterspouts were seen on soree RIB South Australia Wednesday in the river near Gough Island.
The hull of the ship Batavia was sold on Saturday for Tls. 1,700 and her cargo for about Tls. 2,500.
The chief officer of the Hoihow reports that they sighted the Tientsin at 1.30 a.m, on the 25th ult., ashore to the S.E. of Rees Island. At 6 a.m, they went close to the wreck and anchored in twelve fathoms of water, and found that the sea was then making clean breaches over her. On blowing the whistle a boat came off, in charge of the second officer of the Tiextsin, bringing number of poms gers. The boat returned toa part of the island where the crew and passengers were and in the evening returned. with them all. The two captains of the Hoihow and the Tientsin went at low tide to the wreck and found that the water was up to the covering boards and washing. and out of t essd in a manner which made it impossible to save anything beyond a few swell articles. Shortly after leaving, the wreck was surrounded by natives, who simply swarmed round, intent on plundering everything they came across. At 10 p.m. the Hoihor proceeded to Amoy where the captain and officers remained for an enquiry to be held.
The Centon arrived here at 9 o'clock on Monday night from Hongkong, which port she left on Friday evening. On'the morning of that day a telegram was received announeing the loss of the Tientsin. Captain Bremner therefore concluded to steer for Rees Island where the wreck was. He reached the locality on Saturday afternoon and found the Tientsin on the west end of South East Rees Island. She was close up to the island which rises some 200 feet above the water. Her deck was out of water, but the boats, all the houses, the engine room skylight, the steam winches, and everything else except the windlass forward. were gone, having apparently been looted by the natives. "The masts were standing as also were the funnel and the funnel casing, but while Captain Brenmer was there, he saw the Chinese removing the rigging and passing things up out of the hold." Finding he could do nothing, Captain Bremner proceeded on his voyage to Shanghai. When he left there were a few native boats alongside the wreck.
Lee Sing-yung, sampan man No, 109, went to the Central Station on Sunday morning and reported that he took two European boys and one Canton boy. from the Foochow Road jetty to Pootung to bathe there, and that one of the European boys lad gut out of his depth, and' not Doing able to swim, was carried away by the tide and drowned. According to the buatman's statement it appears that the body was dragged under ud did not, appear again, although he (the sampan man) dived in immediately. We hear that the boy drowned was a Burasian.
Yesterday in H.B.M.'s Civil Summary Court before Geo. Jamieson Esq,, Actin; Assistant Judge, Mr. Stephen H.' Schmi of the Criterion Hotel was sued by Messrs. Seisson & Ca., proprietors of the Hotel des Colonies for the sum of $92.30, and by Messrs. Mackenzie & Ca. for $88.20 for goods sold and delivered. The defendant admitted the debts in both eases, but pleaded
amounts claimed, with costs, were made his inability to pay at once. Orders for the against him, On the 18th of July during a heavy gale the Yutokn Maru was lost off Wateshima in the Hokkaido and six lives lost. She was owned by Mr. Ota Kinjiro.
According to the Hela there is an unusual mortality amongst native milch cows in Foochow, no less than thirty animals suc-cumping ina day in one establishment, The nature of the epidemic isnot given, nor is mention made of any inconvenience having been caused amongst the residents owing to diminution in the supply of milk; from which we infer that the dairymen of Foochow, as everywhere else, are equal to the emergency, and that the water supply is holding out.
We learn from the Daily Press that a circular was issued in Hongkong on the 26th ult., giving notice that the local agents of the Fire Insurance Companies had been instructed to withdraw from the
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