MONDAY, DECKMan 17, 1894.
Tærre wore 128 Európean and 1583 Chis
•nosò visitors to the City Hali Museum duri ̈ing the week ending Doo, 16th,
Tua Drumeiton is to be taken to Shanghai, as sta has been purchased by a syndicate - thure.
CRICKET.
ROYAL ENGINEERS V. HONOLONG ZOTERN,
This match was played on Saturday last, on the ground of the R. E. at Happy Valley, | The R.E. woto first to bat, putting together 64. The Rovers responded with 102, thus winning by 38 rugs. Boores
*ROTAL+ENGIKK Bagler Lowe, • Whybrow, à Robianas das Dark, e Bobinson, & hilley", Bag. Betchings,
Tux Peking correspondent of a northern contemporary mys that if the Japanese in-Bap, Eid, e loper, taon, ble
tend to occupy Peking they will have, walk over; as the Chinese troops will not stand to defend the capital,...
Ar a meeting of the Subscribers to the St. Georgo's Ball, held at 1.30 p.m. to-day, ia the City Hall, a General Committca was ppointed, with Mr Ackroyd (Acting Chiel Justice) as Chairman, Mr Raper as Hot Trourer and Mr E. W. Mitchell, Hon. Secretary. The date for the Ball was fixed for the 23rd January next.
MADAME Challlet and her daughter, who were taken captisa by Tonkines pirates at the time M. Chaillet, a French official, was killed over two months ago, were still in the haude of pirates according to the lafent intelligenos from Hanoi. It was hoped they would be rassomed in a few days..
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Gap, Ward, a Limay, b Hobingaātrinagawa LAT
ap. Lambert, herr
Col. Dyer, b Kerv on opt, Dialells, b Kerr Exp. Conally, b Ber Asp. Fullering, ant Duż 8sp. Collins, Ker
Extract a
Total
HONGKONG JOVANA.
Whybrow, & Collins, Danielis Brett, s Love, b Daniel........
Danielsen naisedimu
Mellerds, Danielle... Langley, b Lowe
Rogers, Lambert, h Dentells
Kerr, Dyer, b Dandells.
Cammings, not ont....... Strathie, Low Thompson, ran out
Extras t
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1. M. 8. PICTOR EMANUEL' . . 8. *KMPHERS OF JAPAN.'
THE CHINA MAIL
TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO THE “China Max']
LONDON, Dec. 16, 1894
| THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
The Legistatira Council miot this after- noon. H. E. Sir William Robinson precid- ed. There were also present; Hov. J. B.
THE CHINA.JAPAN WAR. Advices from Yokohama state that the Stewart Inckhart, Acting "Colonial Secre tary; Hon. W. M. Goodman, Attorney Japanske utterly routed the easmy on the General; Hon. N. G. Mitchell-Inoes, Colo-Adih instant, at Funghwang. nial Treasurer; on. F. A., Cooper, Director of Public Works; Bon.[E. M. | Rumsey, Harbour Master; Hon. C. P. Chater, Han, J, J. Keswick, Hon. De Ho so Kai, Hon. E. R. Belilios, Hon. A. McConachie, and Me J. G. T. Buckle, Acting Clerk of Councils.
101
Played on Saturday, and resulted in an easy victory for the Empress leven.
Scores:-
REFREES OF JAPAN.'·
Soul, b Engelen am ag money kan I Knott, b Baielt
De McCarthy, not out
benwood, run ont.....
It is reported that the troops in Port Arthur Candish, Bennet
Aret killed their officers, then seized the
Lobley,
Chipman .... Ditahan, 4- Martin, Bennett.
Inge, did not but Thirbeck T
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money chest, paid up their own arrears of A. Brown, not ont.. wages, and then invited the Japaness to en- ter and occupy. This in a serious comment. en oficial corruption, and is the most im- portant item of the war, writes a correspon dent from the capital to the M.-G. Daily Neos,
†
On the right of the 7th inst., en Annamite barque was pirated at the mouth of the Baigon River. The pirates escaped after wounding several members of the crew, taking all the money and valuables. Ooo of our French Colonial contemporaries calls upon Lieut-Governor du, Lanessan to take active steps for the suppression of piracy in Cookin-Chios.
To-PAX application was made before the Full Court (the Acting Chief Justice and the Acting Pains Judge) by Me E. Robin soo (instructed by Me II. L. Doungs) for
assault care in connection with which three
B, M. BỮA VECTOR EMANUEL, Banaleer, Eroti Pago, and Candliah Paskoor, & Evolt.... Chipman, b CardÁNH Sauzeti, b Kopit
Charleston, o Cardifah. Bioker, b Candliak Leabman, b Knott Forter, Knotk Harris, b Candish Tomkinson, ant mit
Bree........
Total......
67
16
THE FRENCH IN MADAGASCAR. The French occupied Tamatavo on the 12th instant. The Horas Ced hastily.
THE SOCIALISTS IN THE REICHSTAG
The Reichstag has rejagted by a majority of 110 the proposal to prosecute the So piallat Deputies.
THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE
M. DE LESSEPS..
There was a "great" assemblage at tha
APPROPRIATION BILL, 1895. The Council at in Committee to consider the Bill entitled-An Ordinance. to apply a #um not exceeding Two Millions Four hundred and Twenty thousand, Five hun-funeral of the late M. de Lossops; the dred and One Dollars to the Public Bervico | Suez Canal Co. and the learned Socistion of the Year 1895.
were fully represented.
The alterations' made in Finance Comm- mittee on the 12th inst. Wero agreed to.
TUB MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
Dr Ho Kai, in the absence of the senior Unolicial Member (Mr Chater), zoved that the military role should not be agreed to, as the Secretary of State had taken no nuties of the repeated requests of the Un- ollicial Members to have the contribution fixed in dollars. Mr Bolilion
resundad.
His Excellency aid he understood Mr Keswick had something to say on the subject, Keswick would he present, ha and ne ho understood Mr Chater and Me would, with the permission of the Unefi. cial Members, wait till these Hou, gentle-
came,
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ITALY.
Great excitement has been crvated in Rome on account of several deputies having been charged with forgery.
King Humbert has prorogued Parlia ment.
(From French Paperad
THE DEATH OF DE LESSEPS.
Paris, Des. 8. M. de Legnops is dead. The European pross pay him eulogies.
THE JAPANESE ARMIES IN
- MANCHURIA.
The Japanese have abandoned the idea- of taking Moukdan. The First Army Corps has joined
Second.
PARIS, Dec. 10.
The First Army Corps is marching to- wards Fubchan, to the north of Port Arthur. To Becond Corps will advance shortly towarda Peking.
(Special to the * Nagasaki Express.")
ATTEMPTING TO ABSCOND,
Tokubag, 9th Dec.-Mr A. Lamb, an employs of Maurs Gordon & Co., wind targlants and commission agents, of N.,
Mr Keswick's arrival, His Excel Upoa -100 lency explained what had taken place.
Mr Keswick expressed his regret that no effect had been given to the representations of the Unofficials and the representations he understood His Excellency had made to the Secretary of State. As he did not think there was the smallest likelihood of
a pos. sible advance in the value of silver, but, on the contrary, it was exceedingly likely it would become cheaper and exchange would much lower, he felt bound to sup- port Dr.Ho Kai's amendment.
His Excelloney-I am sorry that the Honourable member anticipato a fur- thor fall in the value of silver; it is low I can only say be enough already by the Coloniel Becrotary been charged with embezzlemeul, and was | already been
the Acting Colonial Secretary elas taken before the Judge in Conti -day. ed by Mr C. D. Wilkinson, the owner of her on big loss than four times the Ladybird, bus the points on also represented this matter to the Secretary counted towards the Season's cups of the
"I may of
I think I Slate.
without any first and second-class beats,
breach of official etiquette, say that Lord The course was as follows: Front the Ripon has written to me, and haa
said, in Submarins Mining Pier, Wellington Barafcet, that be in doing all he can for the racks, round a mark boat of Chung Hué, Colony. But the decision does not rest with White Fa Chan Hs6 and back (eaving all to star the Exchequer and the Secretary for War Fairway Busy, and Mark boat of him. He has to fight with the Chancellor of
15 miles.
so that it is two against one in the Cabinet,
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
FIFTH CLUB RACE.
bird 2
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race was for a presept.:
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34, was arrested on board the C. P. R. Empress of India yesterday, whilst attent ing to abscond to Vancouver. He has
(From the 'Sium Observer.')
THE DRITIBL PARLIAMENT. Londuri, Nov. 30.-Parliament meets on
THE FALL OF PORT ARTHUR.
AJY'S POSITIONS
JAPANESE CAME
DOTO
NOGTS BRIGADE!
QUISHI
SHOJU
CAMP
IDRILL GABUND
CANF
RIOSUNKO
W.PORT
MANJU
KEIKAN
DOCK
JAPANESE FLEET
OYAMA'S BRIGADE
NIRYO
HORSI
HIGHLANDS
FORT
WALLED CAMP
HASERIANA'S BRGAZE
ENTOWN OR VILASE
DEFECTIVE CHINESE MARKSMAN-Japanese_guns bere on the principal fort,
BHIP
COWARDLY OFFICERS DESERTING THEIR MEN. JAPANESE KILL EVERY LIVING THING.
THE CHINESE USE GERMAN
EXPLOSIVE BULLETS......
(From Our Special War Correspondent.)
Port Arthur, Nov, 23, 1894. Port Arthur is about the strongest poai- tion in China, and ranks among the strong ent positions in the world. Mr Villiers, the veteran war correspondent, declares that physically it must be a more dillonit place to attack than Plevna.
murdering the few Chiness that rimafrad, When the tronpa aw how the Chineas mati.. inted Japaness bodies, they vowed warge«' anov, and repaid a hundred-fuid., I have nirendy told you by telegram what I saw;:
will not dwell on it further,
In the port were found a 150-ton steam- yacht belonging to the Total, a 200-tes barque need as a training ahip, a fine large dredger of French build, a dismantled hulk. of about 400 tong, a half finished iron Steamer of
similar size and a half-finished dock cairson on the stocks, several gunn,
urret-covers, and other the naval
yams
battered ralist of and a
ida complete dock apiojured. The deck, ohin
nine shope, etp., are all in good order, and there is a pile of plaxed coal, perhaps 1,000 tons, sobaldered by men in the trade to be probably Cardiff.
The forts are an interesting sight. The earth ramparts am destroyed in some places, but not very badly on the whole some of the gum are disabled, but not кампу. There are about 100 guns -
is
together, of every well-known make in the world, ranging from 3-inch Hotebliss revolvers to 12-inch rifles. Ammunition Le everywhere in
immense profusion, both large and small, ancient and modern. Ia the forts, the trenebes around tha förts, and all over the hills and plates for miles round, there are dead Chiasse, some with Weapons and some without, but mostly in plaid dress; while the soil is sown thickly with cartridges and empty casts, from the
old
fold paper form to the latest German ex- plosive bullet and magazine-holder. Every hundred
yards or so, guns, bayonets, ande forme, Baga, bolts, and bere and there a horse killed. The Japanese estimate 5,000 Chizero stain
had thought one or two thousand, but cannot say thes
their figure seem excessive, for it is impossible to count
Many of the bodies have been mutilated in revenge for what the Chiness did. This is a deplorable departure from the practice hitherto followed, kad I feel sure will never again be allowed.
It is reported that the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China will open a
Shoju or Pino Tree Hill, at the north end of the line. Bravely the Chinese stood to their guns to the last minute, spreading a storm of shot and shell in all directione, but doing branch in Kobe at an early date, and that About ten Mr. B. Harper, formerly Agent of the comparatively little damage,
'olook their
ammonition principal
shed was Bank at Manile, is on his way" from Eng struck, by several simultaneous shots, blaw and to open and take charge of the now
up and caught fire. This was the beginning agency be bank has hitherto been repre-
P
the end. Hasegawa's men crept forward sented at Kobe by Messrs Browar & Co,
two ravines, in three bodies-two form
until. Test, usti
ing & front line and one in the within 700 yards. Then with a shout (The Peking correspondent of the N.-C. was told it was a Japanese song or war Daily Newe, writing on the 3rd inst, Bays:- march) they opened out in skirmishlog Captains Bower and Cavendish and Surgeon. crder for the charge up-bill Twine they Major James, from India, London and Hong- were checked by shell fire sad look to cover kong respectively, bave been here, have had again to re-form; the third time there was an interview at the Tsusgli Yamba and The lie of the land is easily described. so stapping them, and they chased the Chi- have departed for the front. They may be December 20th, and a resolution regarding The part itself is a large gulf, with an en-ess from fort to fort all along the line relied upon to give a good account of them- the House of Lords will be proposed trance only a cable's length across, Loside southward, strewing the hills with dead for selves and the Chinese military hardes, before the end of the session. An appeal are three bays; a small deep one aust, where miles around, Frantically it was to the country will follow soon after.
was all artik the town it; a creek north, and a big lagoon
lery Bod katry.: the Chiness, west, almost joining the son again at its because they had to large fores of infantry A WITTICI is circulating in London among extremity. On the peninsuls sheltering the there, never waited for sword or bayonet. city men at the expense of Australia, sou- asiled This lasted patil pearly noon, Meat sequent upon so many Coolgardie sohemes
THE CIAR AND THE PRINCE OF WALEO.
Leadon, December - The Prince of
writ of habeas corpus in the Customs Launch Handicap na follows: Der! allowa Lady- I would be glad if the amount could be ro. I Chinese woro committed to gaol by Mír H. sela 3 min; Petrel 4 mins.: Cam 9portune me mant to press the matter further Petersburg to-day, and will stay at Bertin in Chinese Taikwanshee or Cock nearer on the plain, all the way from Buf-shi-yeh | given in the Flors News:-' First GBY mica: Erica 24 mina: Payne and ¦ duced, but I think this in rather an ieop. Wales and thỏ Dake of York left St. West Port are two large stone for lamb, while a general engagement was in program Raving been sent home to be floated. It is
- 2.15-p.m.
· E. Wodehouse. (The Court issued the writius. She and Seab eese 13 mina in asked for, returnable on Friday next, at and Kitten 10 mins.: Mary dan 20 mina.
All the beats started together.
The white fairway buoy was missing, so the red buoy was rounded instead. and reached the Chang Huo mark in the The beats got of fairly well together following order and tiuca —
Ladybird Payne
WALT promises to be the most szeiting orlaket match of the present season will be rayed on Denecher 25th and 26th between Scotland and The World. It is five years now since this match took place before, on) which occasion the Scotties lost; bat as they at present have a fairly strong team, a great effort is being made to turn the tables. Dr Lowena is hunting up the Scotchmen, and Mr Sercombe. Smith the Worldly ones. The Scotch tram is almost completo,
and in as follows:-
P. G. Anderson, H.K.}
F. Maitland.
E. W. Maitland.
J. G. Watson,
A. 8. Anton.
What price Scotland ?
G. Stewart,
D. Landale,
J. A. Lowson'
W. Tarlu
D. G. Campbell,
Stetin
Petrel
Dort Erica She Kilter Klin
12.05 12.05.20 12.05.50
12.00.15 12.00.16 12.06 30 AM.UD SU 12.08.30 14.08.30
12.00 0 12.10.16
The feet boat up Stonecuttora aide with the excaption of Petrel and Erica who tacked sharp round the mark and made for the Hongkong ahora, and it was shortly found they had ent out the whole fleet, and the rud buny was rounded as followa :-
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Brier
Petrol
1
2 16
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4:30
Dart
3
4 20
She
Ladybirders Stella......
-7 30
7 30
30
1 16
Elfin
1 19 30
23
Ar a meeting of Porseverance Lodge, No. 1165, hold on Saturday last, Bro. 8. Henisch was installed as W. M. for the year. The District Grand Lodge attended, and the R, W. D. G. M. (Hon. O. P. Chater) performed the ceremony in due form. W. Bro. Hanisch, after the install-- ation, Invested his officers for the year an follows:-
S.W.....
........Bro. H. W. Robertson,
St Aidan Bayles.
J.W.............
Chaplain.....
Tresearer. 15
Secretary
3.De Kieno
J.D.
I.Q.
D. of Cer....
Steward..... Tyler
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A. Tillett,
G. K. Moore,
A. Camming.
H
0.
0. Bowring.
C. W. Longnet.
J. D. Lapraik.
J. H. Lewis
J. B. Grimble.
At the installation banquet, which follow-
od, the usual masonic toasts were daly
bonoured, and a pleasant evening wee prosed.
Kitten......... The Cheung Hut mark was rounded for the second time as under:---
Erica.
Petrel...
Payne... Stella Dart
Ladybirdsu
H. M.
A.
·2· 33 30
2 35
2 34 30
7 38 39
2 41
2 41 30
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Bin
8330 2258.30 The bosts finished in the following timer | and order :-
it
Erico Petri!... Dart.......
Ladybird.
Poyne Stella
Bifin..... Kitten, gave up.
THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR,
large group of somewhat precipitons bills, is A big flat-toppad height solled Yi-ten-shan
up
village to Fort Arthur, with the burning Man"What a shoal of shady companies ou site east and the captured Table thin West Australian boom is bringing into Mountain on west. The ground was ent
ent the market. Second City Man-You by tronches and rifle-pits
they are destined to load a new alguificance everywhere, or Table Monataio, with three forts 501-
by a wall. This is northwest of the and sagt over the town on its west side is a to Australia's title of the Land of the
called White Boulder Manntain, cover- Golden Flease."" toms, and west of Saishiyeh, a large villaged with craga and heaps of stones that made in a bread broken plain extending north splaadid holding-ground for infantry. In
beated
upon the Home Government, seeing the for a few days en route home. The on a long bigh ridge, and a lower one nearer enormous expenditure they are incurring Czar again showed in a marked manner the the harbour month, called Mantoshan to protect British interests in the East. I cordiality existing between the two families
Across the lagoon, among (Breadloaf) don't know you have any idea what
was and the farewells were of the warmest the cost of the Military Establishments last nature. Fear. WE year. The total cost for the military last
£238,000. The
Pay of the men' we £67,000 and for provisions £27,300 were paid; and probably a very large proportion of both of these items was spent in the Co. It was alap anticipated to erect a long
hospital about the Bowen Road, and a sum of £30,000 would be spent in the Colony. li you deduct £40,000 from £238,000, pửa will fod that the Garrison costs the Iome Government £138,000-a year. Comparod with the contribution of the Straits Settle- ments this is not a large sum for Hongkong
The last time pay. The
I mentioned the
to
matter to the Secretary of State was when I received the report of the Retrenchment Committee, and I then asked him to fix the Military Contribution at the rata which ruled when the addition of £20,000 was proposed: Te that despatch, I have uut recurved any reply (applause).
MARSHAL TAMAGATA INVALIDED.
FIGHTING NORTH OF TAR YALU,
IN THE PASSES AND NEAR...
MOUKDEN.
(From Our Special War Correspondent).
BIROSUIMA,
ria Shanomat, 8.20 p.m., Dec. 15
from Port Arthur for about five miles. Be-front of the town are half a dozen fortified Er is stated that the Japanese have placard. low Yiteu are five or six walled stamp camps, with earth walls twenty feet high ed Peking with notices that they will not
thatched harracks. far, mud, with
and equally thick, the parapets ambrasured
interfere with the business of the plaes or men in each. These are at and the gates very strong. Pluckily, des say of the peaceable inhabitants; that they
near the
perately the defenders contested every foot expect to be there shortly and the half a milc
2000
the of and
mente, of probably The lower Between in a drill grond ear
town.
of the
with laty Hesaquartery at the north are round, but not skilfully," "They are not to be afraid that they will molest of
and,
people at each paint till they were driven
rives sanay theos in any way. They further offer East of
northeast of the
firing all the time, but not fring a reward of 400-yes for any information cut,, line 8 forte, beginuing
of
with straight: the casualties LOWs, is
Un the
Јаравет that may lead to the detection of any person Marchal Yamagata arrived her to-day Sungshushan or Pinetree Hill, and extend- side fram Mauchuria, having been invalided, ing in a semicirule to Liang Leong or Twende were quite trifling. From the fall of who shall have walled down these placards.
Table Mountain, for
for three or four hours the The Chinese officials, it is stated, are afraid from the Command of the First Army Dragons, early due seat of Fort Arthur, struggle was maintained; but by the time to order the removal of the planards. The Corps.
had finished with the Peking and Tientsin Times, from which we Coming back along the
Artillery had The First Army Corps continues to carry Tan or Old Muta's Jawe, a double for, forts and was free to come forward and bear take the information, does not give the out the plan of clearing the country north two or three miles east of the port, and on the town, further resistance was useless. slightest alus na to how or by whom the of the Yalu of large bodies of Chinese Whanshingehan or Golden Hill is sigat The sen forts were useless; a feist on the placards ware posted.
Nuwchwang
tbe ,inpaness ܐܢae shora, Lg L
The following role was taken :-For the The triangle boten Chin-lion-over the town, sheltering it from
is attacking
the
Les on
Mondeo and the the south. The land forts are earthworks Part of the Japanese fleet drew their fire earthworks sutil it was too late for them to take part vate, His Excellency, Messrs Stewart mountains abou: Feug-hwang-cheng, a vory with four to six guos in each, of every gap in the malée. An attempt of the Chi-Tax lady residents of Peking are still for Lochbert, Goodman, Mitchell Tubes. One-trung strategic position, has been in the shop in the world, five-inch Erupps re-use left wing to get round the hills hidden to return to the doomed eity, writes per, Rumsey (6); Against Mostre Chater, hands of the Japanese ince October, Now dominatings there are plan even fach Keswick, Ho Kai, Belilios and McConachie General
the highest mortars, two or threa, Gatlings, Hotchkiss west, port of the lagoon, and turn the Ja. the correspondent of the N.-U. Daily News
apanese right, bad been met by General Nishi's There seems to be far more soare and fear of | (0),
shan-kwan from the East. pass at Lien-
revolving guns, dive-inch Armstrongs, 10 Second Regiment, early in the Bir Chater-Before this matter is over, I A force consisting of four thousand Chi-o,m. Creuats, some Chinese fleid pieces, and Chinese bad scattered, and" that" "ay; then lovasion, or at least of vicianas from the
of portion Chinese
at Tientsin than exists at should like to make some remarke in re- nose, alter advancing towards the South, a few odds and ends. The sea forts are the Japanese now clused in on the town the
pital, The
American misionaries ference to a potti of the remarks cande by and driving back two hundred scouts, was stone-lived, and have several 12-inch Kropps. From west, north, and east, the whole
foron at Ferghwang. The radine as uniaterrupted on every side of the Japanere army was brought to bear at the families with two exceptions are
force and Your Excellency. It is true that we only that by sea, orday, the 12th inst; and the and it ought to be easy enough to make both on the town and the trenches before it. A Catholis Fathers and Sisters and seem to posta and so alto are the Roman pay £40,000 towards this large sum expend- cheng on Wednesday, ad by the Home Government but it must fighting continued during the whole of the land and me too hot for any enemy within large magazins at the back of the Book be going out and in amongst the people be torme in mind that £40,060 is one-hith next day (Thursday, the 18th instant). The five Toiles of the circle at least. That of caught fire, and the whole position was un, without dread of any work. The site is of our whole panditure, and unless this Japaneza raiaforo-menta sent to Fang. cures depends on the quality of the gun nublo; the last ghands was gone. The perfectly quiet over the measures adopted is branght before the Home Government haag from the South were to attack the nere; but the pantry is broken, especially Chinese officers deserted their men, and led by the government for our security, and prominently they will that it in a very Chinese right front on Friday, the 14th wes, so that a bold infantry forro can creep
snail proportion of the sum,
inst
near if ten or twenty per cent oan be allowed through the town to boats on the shore, peaceful residence stems to have hood at for sasualties. When at close quarters, the men bruks away, come along the beach tended so far with success,
enstward past Haseguwa's bills; come by hillsides are steep and rough, but the fort shores of the Jagoon, come
---
His Excelloney have podated it that £10,000 is a very large sums at-resent rate of exchange,
The Bill then passed Ceremitter.
STAMP ORDINANCE,
J
61 42 55 23 1 21
End reading of the Bill antitfest At Ur
The Attorney General, ja, moving the
3 52
3
4 20
3
17 Eng
Two hundred prioners are coming to Japan from Port Arthine, No importent crement on the part of the Second Army Corps in Liaotong is reported.
Another Army Ourps has been mistered at Hiroshima, and
which are expected hearing for orders,
This force of 4,000 Obinose may possibly
le
The
of the land forts are surrounded by sumeroazene knows whither.
ero not loopholed for musketry. Most
hese:
the
Probate-1 per cent to be paid sa at pre-arrested for misconduct after the fall of jor me bad bees deserting for a week for some time by a galling mucketry fire/ probably more sense than this. Apropss of
the value is ver that
boats, and the rest disappeared, no HITHERTO the stories of anakes swallowing The shore forte snakes have been based only on elreumalan- mail rifle pits, anul mines, and with lime made practically no defence. it had that wvidonge, but a correspondant of the
BODIE with electric wires; the sea
army, having Timer tells us today that he once saw the forta submarine
been expected that the Chinese army, h mikes also.
held out with such determination, would whole procOSS in
enatre peration. Tw Chinese force in Port Arthur cannot make for the town fort, Golden Hill, and seized the same frog, and when their jaws dinares to amend the Stamp Ordinance,
beginted
tad with any certainty. Thes. die fighting; very careful therefore were the met the larger aborted then 1886, explained several altorations it wase the division of General Song, luch proposed to make in Committee Thess not been heard of for save time, duhhad retically it was 20.000 1
preparations to occupy the town and pass on observer thinke that the latter was rather pealt with a reduction in the proposed for case it may give some trouble to the Japa-papers; but there fe no telling how much if to attack this stronghsid. Entering the glad then otherwire, because it was note to 14: 29
nete First Army Corps.-The 200 prisoners any of the force frem Kinohan got here. town, daross a bridge at the end of of duties on insurance policies rangement
complete the deglutition of the frag inside 328d on probate which will now stand at
atated to be coming to Japan from Port Moreover, it is quite certain that large num-parade ground, the Japanese were held back its own swallower. But even a stake has Arthur are probably a number of Japanese bera
bers of
past, frum the time that the Talen The wind was shifty and partial so that sent on the next value of the estate where it Port Arthar. From the fact that another was fugitives arrived with blood-curdling si last they broke morous and got in. They the question of English polysyllable werde from Boulder Hill and the cover below; but sostes. A Welsh paper has again taken up was quite a matter of chance as to where does not exceed $5000, and 2 per s Army Corps is mustered and under urders stories of the terrore that had turned the marched into the town, fiting volley and after oiting veral jawbreakers, it On the evening of the 13th inst, Excellunt the bust breeze was to be found, and
consequently the feed was considerably surance--10 costs as it present where the to march at a moment's notice, at the Japa. into ourwards. From what I saw of the Chi Brother A. Shelton Hooper was intalled as spread between the marks. Ong or two of amount lured duen Les enseed $10bnese Headquarters, it is clear that Japan pese army, I should say it would not have M. W. H. of the St. Mary Magdalene Chap- the boats experienced a fairly strong blow and 38 cents whereit ascedas ilin amount; inbonds to prosecute the war to a satisfac- been under 6,000, while the Japaneas co- ter of Sovereign Princes, Rose Croix of at times, but light winds were the order of life insurance (including interiin receiptstory and rational conclusion.-Et .M.]timate 16,000 probably their figure is
the day.
and hull riske fer time, 25 centa for $1000 H. R. M. D, No. 75, and appointed 'bie
TRE FIGHTING AT FENG-HWANG. Protests have been lodged by the Petrelor any part thereof.
CHENG. Officers, an under HP., Bro. G. and the Dart. Subject to the disposal of
The Bill was read a second time and Anderson; 1st. G., Bre. J. Kirkwood; 2nd | thene, the Petrel wins the Cup. The points passed through Committee. G.. Bro. P. R. Binmonds; Treasurer, Bro. for the season's Cups, also subject to the H. W. Roberto; M., Bro. C. H. Palmér,
Bame contingency, will be
FIRST CLABS. B., Bro. 8. Hanisch; Hocorder, Bro. Both;
ETC............ 10 points. Organist, Bro. JW. Hall; C. of Q., Bro. : J. Chaudet; Q.-G., Bro. J. Mazwell. The ceremony of installation was ably carried out by the retiring M. W. 8. Excellent → Elfn, Bro. R. Cooke, who was supported by the following: Past M. W. S.'s. Excellent THE ladies of the British Legation remain
with the Embassy at Peking.
Pets el Dart
She
SECOND CLASS
10 points.
BEJRIT LIORNOES. The Attorney General, in moving tha Becond
reading of this Bill, stated that, in consequence of representations made to the Govorament, it was intended to make the following principal alteration upon the Bill Section 1 of the Spirit Licence Ordinance, 1886, 21 of 1886, is hereby amanded by atriking out the words $120 by aubstituting $150,"
The Elli passed through Committee.
OFFIOR
7
THE CHINESE ARMY OF 4000 DEATEN BACH,
HIROSHIMA
60
with
to
after volley op. the streets, no longer op-adds the famous Welsh opako, Llanfairp posed, but killing every living thing. Ones wllgwyngyligggaresh-wpendenbwil-Nandy- through the town, they re-formed and went sillogogogoah, Who shall swallow this? cautiously and deliberately at the big fort correct.
which they found empty, Boats were may. the night of the 20th and early ing away, over the lagoon and out to sea, in I Bean (writes a correspondent to the Times of the 21st, Generat Yamaji ndores: the bet vatside disposed of some, of Ceylon) that there fe planted his division, 15,000 men, with about and the land Turve did what it could with the Harbour Defence Corps referred is by every probability of guns ranging from 10 9.m. mountain the rest. The forts on the pentosals, you the other day becoming un fait accompli pietate rest and north, Facing Table Moun- and not yet been taken, but did nothing, taken up by Mr F. H. Grislinian, Acting
to 15 o.. rifled mortars, in line alung and those on the extreme east, tear the
belera
The project is being warmly tain firts. This was the principal attack, though we could see they were full of Chi- Surreyor-General, who will be the first vis Sharonat, Dar. 17, 12.35 p.m..
but in order to draw the enemy's attention A The division of four thousand Chinese away, General Haregawa
rese-perhe abandoning the fight in des commanding officer, and he is likely his brigade,
pair, and only anxious not to attract, noties renaive the hearty co-operation of the referred to in my last telegram as having 1,000 men and 0 gun, ada a decat too soon for escape. Hasegawa cocapled the Royal Engineera. What is wanted in a sort approached Feng-bwang-chang were attack-se veges shoui 2.m., just before towards duak; and next morning 4 large organisation, uniform, bonts, and stailem
eastern sea forts later in the afternoon of
of semi-naval Volunteer ed by the Japanese at dawn on Friday, the nurise. The northernmost batteries open force of the First Division marched round on the foreshore of the harbour. Electrio
Firing
porpe, with its own 14th, by Colonel Tompray, and driven to cul, and from the very brot almost every shot the lagoon to attack the panineula forte in baltories for Bring mines, and tackle for the North. The Japaneso casualties were was a old sheet of fame, the Chinese told. For over an hour, Table Mountain
rëar, byt found them deserted.
building booms, would, of course, have to When the fight was over, at dusk on the be provided by Government. If this three officers and acventy men; and the a furious atmonede and delusions must-have, pesa, vory tasty with great spirit. Their overksmanship, parade ground, the opere grouped about itkely to be soy lack of Loropeans and
the whole army assembled in the properly taken up there nok W. Danby and D. Gillies. At the con- Me Chan Fan Moore, the Chinese who was accend reading of the Bill entitled An Four prisouers, four guns, and envereis often unpleasantly noar; among the northern the Chinese General's pavilion, and raised and willing to join to form the nħelens dr.
however
quite novarate, though
cheers from twenty thousand throats,eou Hines of the Japanese, two horses were billed for the glory of Japan and the mcess of The Chinees forde at Lion shan-wan is by shells, and may be any tres her arms. A regimentat hand turned ap
to say Colonial Treasuret voting with Dr Ho Kainat saving. A detachment of Tatsumi's totes les light were carried away. Strange unexpectedly, and played the Impressive
not a man was seriously hurt.
azas Did you manage to find the A number of shipbuilders, engiucers, and Mr Balilios against the proposed mea brigade has gone round to take the enemy
The western batteries of the Japanese other tunes, Japanese and
national anthem, Kimi-ga-yo, and many set of oggs that was on the door, and other workmen, belonging to the ar
covered the infantry advance, where the weariness of a long as
foreigas
while Kate Servant: segals at Yokosuka and Kure, will shortly Burs, which was carried by 7 votes to 3.
and and before eight c'olonk Amid & withering ball
zle Tan last-received number of Black and ¦ be despatobed to Port Arthur, which the
was forgotten la
zuuona strug. of bullets, the Third Regiment rushed up the
enthudising of vic- White cratains a picture of a work of the Japanese are now preparing to us to the
Mill without stepping except to labia taxidermist's art on view is the Museum beit
14 advantage.
and stormed the most western of the of Norwich Castle just opened by B; R-H,
Beus. E. 0. Ray, G. P. Jordan, La Mallory,
clusion of this ceremony the Brethren arrested on the Sydney together with the two Americans, was taken to Osaka from Hiros. him on the 1st inst, among other Chiness prisoners.
adjourned to the Hongkong Hotel, whero -banquet was served in the usual Hongkong
· Hotsi stylő—and a moat enjoyable evening was spent."
LASOS
The Attorney General proponed the Ordinance to amend The Post-Offico Úr- dinance, 1887.
Daly due division wan takou, over the anding of forged stamps in letters, the
The Bill pered through Qommittes.
"
· BLAUGHTER HOUSH ORDINANNE,
baskets were gaptured.
in rear,
(Special to the Chinese Mail,') A Bill efecting osrtain xiterations on the Cattle Diseases, Slangbtär Houses and Mar-¦ FURTHER JAPANESE SUÇURSSÉS. kete Ordinance, 1837, was passed through
SHANGHAI, Dec 17. Coni mitten.
RIGHTS OF PROPERTY İN TELBORAKİ,
The pity of Haicheng has also been taken by the Japanese Army.
the
hearty
day the whole army moved into at Port Arthur (baying mostly stayed
Moustein forts. The Chlosse di
did.net for hand-to-hand fighties.
at Suishiyeh over night) and went felght. fort to fact, alone out ded from seeing. The Tastai, Kung, had left two or they man
a connecting wall, antri three days before, and his gamen was quite e priven over the rest of the bill hare. Many of the residents had cleared towards the town and the key of the battle
taking their good and battele, and
the Duke and Duchess of York ses Museum. THE French erniser Duguay Treuin, The picture depicts a tiger in the colls of a barque-rigged vessel, with an ugly looking huge saaka of the boa cosatriator type, rem, arrived at Yokohama on the 4th inst., Cho soake has wound. flself' three times from the North Paoifa Sho has two fun, Found the tiger's body, and its body nearly nale; and stonde high out of the water, Her Beceral amandments having been made: we think as that of the tiger; yet the Editor topmage is 3,001 and h.p. of 3,740. She on the Bill entitled an Ordinance to ssonce, Sutoral JapanesD WAN - Aling of Black and White ovelly describes the plos belongs to the composite class, der arms in certain care; the rights of property in cruising in the we were sean field was in Japanese bands. tore as a fight between a cabra and a tiger, wont consleta of 8 16-0.1., & 4-0. m., 3 Lun, telegraphic inosanges, it passed through |-* Evidently • Natural History editor is not | 4 1. 47 m un Q. F., and â o, guns, while che Committee included in our acctemporary's staff also carries two launching tubes. She was The Granoll Time of Doyle
built in 1977, mod ateamo 14,0 kusin'
sai Thanday
ant
It was now time to concentrate on there was really little to loot but what Munity of Yang Ho (Fangeniørn Jasd futts, tight in number, com: here was, the Japanese soldiers appro beeted by a ten-fest wall running from hillpriated promptly, quite contrary to whist and Tellen. They roamed about the atrante," Bacheng is in Manchuria, situated 19 to bill, are the Mlized Brigade hal bain they had been oumpelled to do at Kinchau the 5. 1 of Nawabwang,
pparating. The whiale weight of the 70 thoroughly 169310king every building, and
useful a corps.
Quotations.
Hongyoro, December 17, 1894. OPIUM-Now Paisa, cash. 552/682)
Ola:
New Estates, cash, 6878/840. OM
cash,
New Malwa credit, 670/650 Allowance, Tauls Blé
Old Malwa, credit, 690/710
Allowance, Tasis,... 8.18 Petxino, Oily, crab, Allowance, Tasir Persian, Papantied 760. Allowance, Trolige