Lowlon, th Septembe A statement issued Ly vaal Chamber of Mine the presents hour is loss in di of £2,925,000 ster-115,110 nen, which means an annual ling.
The Chamber 1s convinced that the' hapertation of unskilled labour is solution of the diffeulty.—
His condition is very serious Sun Francisco, Ist September.
Wholesde Government Jand frauds, in-unearthed in the Land Office Washington volving vast sums of mor have been by an inspection which has lasted several months. Within few months, more than a dozen prominent politicians, occuprp ditions as Isnd commissioners in tern States, have been dismissed from office or compelled to n United States Senators are involved Indictments have been obtained by the D-partment of Justice. Millions of acres and probably more than $50,001,000 are involved A shipment of five million dollars, Phi-ne currency, has been lo on the transport Thomas which sails for Manila to-day.
The money is all in bill-. not Lord Minto.—A tremendous explosion took place in a godown on No. 11, Yoko-am, on the rd, when 300 Loitles of collodion: went off spontaneously.
Fro late issues of the China Times" we learn that Sir Robert Hart has returned which arrived at Tientsin on the 6th, to Peking from Peitaiho.—The Kuivaberg, reported that she passed a wreck between Hawke Island Chefoo. She was a four-masted sailing vessel laden with lumber. Two of her masts were broken off and lying in the water. She had x lane hole in her starboard side and her stern was under water. She had been abandon-her crew. From the appearances, this was done ina hurry, the captain no doubt thinking she was about to go under. When last seen she was about 10 miles from Hawke Island and drifting south.
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