Mutual 8.N. arteously informs us that. the ith the new teas from Hankow t London on Saturday, the 15th inst.
No further particulars have been received up to date'of the stranding of H.M.S. Bounverture, Korniloft Bay is about 900 niiles from SI and 162 miles south of Viadivostock. There is a Russ military station there with two bata troops gunboat. Admi original intention was to leave Korniloff 1 the 12th inst, but he would appear to ye chungad his plans.
HAMS. Hermione left here yester morning for Woosung, whence she probably take her departure on Thursday morning for Hakodate to join the fleet.
Tur Germ " Adolf which sailed from Hamburz on the 19th of March left Anjer on the 30th ult. for Kiaochou.
Tur P. & O. S. Parrematta with the London mail of the 23rd ult, left Hongkon; at 530 a.m. on Saturlay for Shanghai She brings 723 chests of Malwa and 25 of Bengal opium, and 8,127 bales of yarn and 250 bales of cotton from Bombay, Tae P.&O.S. Bombay from London left Hongkong at 10 a.m, on Thursday for Tax N.-D.LS. Prius Heiwvich with the Gernun mail of the 26th ai June left Singapore on Thursday at 10..m. for Hongkong and Shanghai Tur, R.M.S. Empress of India arrived at Vancouver on Tuesday, the 18th inst., atT pan.
Tne RMS. Empress of Jupan which was expected here on Saturday arrived yesterday morning having been detained by thick weather, but having avoided the typhoon. The U.S.MLS. China, which left Hongkong " day before the Empress, arrived this morning nearly three days overdue. Tt appears that she turned back more thin once tu avoid the typhoon Tue Empress of Japan took bales of raw silk and 20 bales of wild sil Tae steamer Tatwig, from Hankow, reports strong N.E." gale with typhoon and blinding rain from Chin richer from Thursday night unt urday morning at North Tree.
Messus, Ketuy & Wats, Lp sent us a copy of the fifth edition of Wright's Australian, India, China, and japan Trade Directory and Gu cluding Gunada, South and Central America, Test Indic, and ndsome volume in blue and silver carly 4,000 pages, and ts a handbook of Trades, Professions, Commerce, and Manufuctures in the countries above-mentioned, as well as in Great Britain and the United States. The price is $20. have received the June issue of The Orient (The Hunzei Zushi Transformed), published at Tokio. the July issue of d the Won Ku Kie Duo, the first ay cle in the late being on the Entr: of Japan into Comity of Western Nations," by the for, the Rev. Dr. Young J. Allen.
We have received the third number of the Bulletin of the National Export Exposition, It reports the rapid progress that is being made with the Exposition building at Philadelphia, and contains much information of value to American exporters and their competitors.
We have received from Messrs. W. Birchal & Ca., the agents, a number of useful ruled blank books, Writer Ca, Ld., the manufacturers of the Royal Bar-Lock Type-Writer.
The Reriew of the Lith ult. contains a leading article on the Report for 1898 of the Royal Insurance Ca. It. deals first with the figures of the American branch of the Royal, and shows how in 1873 the premium income was $2,062,596 and the losses were $1,337,227, while figures were $4,263,990 and respectively, the percentage of losses to premia for 26 years having been 57.5. he success of the Royal is partly due to the wide extent of its business, and we note that its net fire premia in 1898 were altogether £2,003,306, and its net losses £1,167,663. In its life department the net premia were £462,732, and the net claims paid, including bonuses, £333,796. The total amount at credit of Profit and Loss at the end of 1898 was £908,944, after payment of " dividend amo £112,711 on the 5th of December last, and the total assets of the Company, after providing for a dividend of £1 per'share to be paid on the 15th ult., were £9, 478, the paid-up ex pital being £3; £3 shares.
We: have received the Peking & Tientsin Times of the 15th inst.—There has been a meeting at Peking of officials from Shansi and Kansu, when it was determined to oppose foreign enterprise in these provinces to the utmost.—A water supply is to be laid on to the Imperial Palace.—Baron von Ketteler had audience at the Palace on the 12th, and he and the Baroness have since proceeded to Peitaiho.—The line between Lanchou and Peitaiho had been washed out.—In the case in which Messrs. Butterfield & Swire were plaintiffs and the Baku Tuy and Lighter Ca., La., defendants, judgment was given by Mr. B.
Scott, H.M.'s Consul and Judge at Tientain, on the 11th inst., for the defendants on all the issues with costs.
We have received Hongkong papers to the 15th inst.—Mr. J. M.A. da Silva gave n practical demonstration of Wireless 'Telegraphy on Murconi's system at the Club Lusitano, Hon: on the 12th.—A telegram' from Singapore reported the stranding of the C. N steamer Shantung near the South Natana Islands.—A erty officer of H.M.S. Orlando, Edward holloway, was accidentally drowned, though every effort was made to save him, in Province Wellesley on the 29th ult. Inspector Gillies of the Hi Police, a very efficient and popaler officer, died there of fever on the Lith.—Mat Sulleh has been on the war-path again.—The China Mail announces the receipt of telegraphic news of the return of Kang Yiito Vancouver.—Mr. E. b. Clifford, a ing has been murdered by natives in Sumatra.—The M.M.S. Tonkin, homeward-bound, passed through the tail of a typhoon between Hongkong and Saigon.
Tue following notes are fom the Hongkong Daily Press:—The Japanese belted cruiser Tokivn, Captain Dewa, arrived at Singapore on the 2nd of July from England on her way he is pairs in 6. steel _tarrets fore and aft, inch "quick. us, on each side forward and 2 on each side aft—one over the other, in pairs—and 3 on each broadside, of which one is carried in a casemate on the main deck, and the other 2 in shields on the upper deck. There are also 12 12-pounders and 7 1}-pounder quickfrers. The whole of the armament quite and the end-on fire, to which so much attention is now being paid, is exceedingly he Altogether about into the ship. Her speed trials have proved her to be one of the fastest first-class cruisers in existence. She was to sail for Yokosuka on the 3 The latest received Tongking papers are still without details of the recent disturbance at Méngtze, but the Europeans were expected to arrive at Hanoi on the 7th, coming down the river by steamer, and full accounts of the affair would then be available. Meantime the Courrier d'Huiphong writes as follows M. Doumer states that he will remain in Tongking until the Méngtze affair is completely settled. Government circles incline to the opinion that the trouble was not fomented by the miners. M. Doumer is said to be certain that the band of three or four thousand men operating in Yunnan are part of the Kuangsi rebels, who have crossed the frontier and made the attack on Méngtze. This would explain the looting of the french Consulate. the burning of the Customhouse, and the murder of certain Chinese, The Governor-General hopes that the Chinese regulars will succeed in driving them out of Yunnan. As to himself, he is making all arrangements for entering China should this become necessary. All the heads of the military departments have been summoned to Hanoi for conference and to receive the orders of the Comman-Chief in view of possible eventualities, The Avenir clu Tonkin of the 8th of July says At half past two yesterday afternoon the following passengers arrived at Hanoi from Laokay:—M. M. Lassalle, Foission, Re-gino, Duval-Pillet, Brenier, Chaigneaux, Clémencet, Arnaud, Levy, Dumas, Schreeder, G. Estrassy, A. Kstrassy, Coronio, Bourdatet, and Geoffrey. Our readers will understand that we have not yet pressed these gentlemen for complete details of the Méngtze affair. We will now, however, be able to obtain an account. A miner having been sentenced by a petty confirmed the sentence and tent soldiers mandarin appealed to the Taotai, who
to the mine to see that it was executed." The miners then rose in x body, fired on the soldiers, killing two, and then marched to Méngtze. The Europeans lind time to take refuge first at the Consulate and afterwards at the Taotai'e yamen, where they were virtually prisoners. All were well, which is the great point.
We have received Japan papers with autes from Yokohama to the 13th, Kobe the 16th, and Nagasnki the 17th inst.—Fall reports of the recent storm ate given, the torrents of rain that fell having done immense damage. Traffic was suspended for a time by washouts on no Jess than six railways, and many rivers overflowed. One landslide killed 48 persons, and telegraph lines were wrecked and the distribution of mails prevented. In another Inndslide 28 persons were killed, while over 50 lost their lives in a flood at Ushijima.—The ships taken from China by Japan in the late war are so much below the standard to which the Japanese fleet has now been raised, that Admiral Tsuboi proposes te return them to China.—Prince Henry arrived at Kobe in the Deutschland on the the 11th. He landed the next morning and proceeded by train to Kioto, returning to Kobe on the 15th.—Th four m= launch Victoria Bay, which left Nagasaki n charge of Cape. Petersen and a crew of six Japanese on the Sth inst.. has arrived safely at Port Arthur, vid Ts ima and the Corean coast.—The report of the Grand Hotel, La., Yokohama, for the past half-year shows a net divisible profit of 51,022 yen. It is proposed to pay a dividend for the half-year of 10 per cent.
The following telegrams are from the Kobe Chronicl Seoul, 10th July.
The concession held by " French syndicate having expired, the Corean Govern-
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