Thursday, January 9, 1898.
and the dethronement of King James the Second, rumbles to the ground. A we have already expressed our sincera re- gret at the too precipitato and ill-timed concesión made to the Chinese messes, it
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED SUEZ CANAL. OUTWARD BOUED:-Dordognis, Dec. 6, Flon, Inchidan, 17; Glenfruin, 20į Dopack, Diomed, Romney, 21.400
THE CHINA MAIL.
The Duchess of Abercorn has had some hundreds of pairs of woollen sacks knitted at her schools in Tyrone for the uas of the soldiers taking part in the Ashanti expati
tion.
UNITED SERVICE LODGE INSTALLATION.
In was stated erroneously by as yesterday that Mr Chan a King; quarry farmer, had par chased a piece of land et Skankiwan, H... Mercury started for Eogland this --is unnecessary to repent that expression HOMEWARD BOUND --Mahdown; Nov, 26; morning shortly after eight o'clock. AaEr is announced that a now Russian gda-Master of the United Service Lodge (NO delivered. It ta delayed in consequens of first, the population
, Der 6; Bhanghai, 10: agiaid, she sailed off, loud cheers were raised by Glenearn, Menelaus, 18; Palamed, 20 Glongyiz, M. Bacquehem, Pinguey, Strath the rows of the other men-of-war lying in cipele, 24
of opinion now. It is a serious blunder, neverthelem, to have extended the time to midnight. That modification practi eally nullifies all the good which the row gulation is calculated" to effect, while it does not sensibly lessen the work of issue; and if the Police are expected to carry out the senseless duty of dividing the suspected from the unsuspected who are
abroad after midnight they will have
more than enough to do. We must, however, acquit His Excellency, of thể
V
Maili.
porta of call on the 3rd inst.
the Harbour.
It
by
GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA; - THE FRENCH AND COLONISATION.
Londes, Desember f Max O'Bell in John Bull & Cu! The sawer of the binem Gavarniment to prasom a very emphalie opinion of the Last night Worshipful. Brother Com-
the demands of the British Government in incapacity of his countryman for coloniem. mandor W. C. H. Hastlage, RN, retired, the matter of the bad faith displayed by tion in the English oclaniss the papais. was installed into the Chair of Worshipful China over the Franco-Chinese Convealing tion first, intervention of Government (she was made to sign) has not yet been afterwards. With us it is the Government bost of 183 tons is to be begun as a alations. 1341). The ceremony was performed in the illuses of the Chinese Minister in London, at home in France; and when our soldiers naire for the Chinese rivers, together with two more new oraisers and two torpedo very impressive manner by the Night Wor- through whom the negotiations have been hara guaranteed the tranquillity and so boats, at all the various yards on the Nova.shipfol District Grand Master, the Hon. O, sonducted. This statement will dispose of surity of a country, the English, the the assertion made the French Foreign Germans, the Danes, the Sweden, Sha P. Chator, assisted by the District Lodge Minister of a new Anglo-Chinese Convention. Chizers, cls., take up their abode there; Tan owner of a pamsuger boat was fined in dioul Clementi Emith, G.0.M.G., as Officers. After the installation the Wor-Bach a document has not yet boon signed, and the good French taxpayer at home aeke, also, that it is retarded by as he pays the bill, ce qu'quest.alld fairs may The N. P... Tocera has arrived at Yoo-10 with the option of a month's imprison to proside as the evening mesting of the
officers Feking, for the demands have, we under dans cette galère," I warrant (he cop hams, and left for this port is tanalment, at the Magistracy this morning, for Boyal Colonial fustitute, to be held at the shipful Master inverted his
certainly been tolerably drastic. We tinues) that, out of our 38,000,000 in The German Mail atpame: Karlsruhe, with | carrying five passengers in excess of the Waitohail Rooms on 10th Doc., when Me as follows:-S.W., Bro, G. Moffitt should not be surprised that other demands France, there are not 600,000 who know
Joseph Conds Williams (of Mauritius) was J.W., Bru. H. E, A. Heile, Chaplain, Bro have been preferred besides the readition of just where the French colanias, ro. to read a paper on The Future of our Sugar-producing Colonfor.'
St. Aidan Baylee: Treasurer, Wor. Bro. H. territory on the Barmah frontier given to warrant that there is not in France s singis J. Watson, P.M.; Secretary, Wor. Bro. C. China by the 1894 Roadbery Copreation, mother who duosvot oppose the emigration comprise of her sets, and perfer for them slidations what Hongkong has so long arked that the Admiralty are contemplating St Saith; J.D., Bro. J. B. Orail; Dir. of Cer. which we recently suggested should he and found colonies while sash sentimente tlug such large vessels ar may be built in Bra, 8. 4. Symos; Stoward, Bro. O. Ras; penalty. We refer to the opening of the reign: The British Empire was founded future and are likely to climates, with refrigerators. This will be LG.,, Bro. H. Horloy; Tyler, Bro. J. West River to British and foreign commerce, by the spirit of independence fuetilled and which will tend to counterapt any disadvant alimented in the Englishmen from his ten a most welcome boon to all who ausy be Marvell.
British trads was placed under by the derest age, not only at school but at home." called upon to pass their commilan fo the
recent concessions made to France on ber Further than this, tropics.-L. & C. Express
whilst Lord Salisbury is in the mood he will PLANOPOSTES tuned-Singly or by yestly Tongking frontier, doubtles have demanded that the question of contract-High class work W. Robinson lekin ahali te placed on a more satisfactory and Co. footing.
We expeat, and look for, some
Borlin dates to the 16th Dec, left number allowed by his licence, Colombo en Bunday, 6th lost., and
may be expected here on or about Vesszus TM Tax Docks-At Kowlo Thursday, the 16th inst.
charge of having committed any serious The I. snd 0. 06.'s steamship Pekin, H. L. G. M. 8. Kainer, Reine Oriation, A NAVAL correspondent writes:- hear W. Duggan, P.M.; B.D., Bro. W. G. E. / Indeed, wo expect to find the term for, and as quill-drivers at 1,800fc. a year. -Trg.
blunder who be acted in this matter,
as we know he did so with the advice of his-Executive Council,
Wairing on the political and com- mercial situation in the Far East, the Bombay Gazette says, on what grounds is not at all clear, that in all proba- bility the Japanese will be able to
with the ENGLISH MATL of 18th Det Kong Bong, Selkirk, Doris, Chowfa, Zatiro, ember, lefs Singapore on Tuesday, Jan. H.M.S. Pigmy, Coloma, Juhu Baizley.
be
expected 7, at 4 p.m., and may
Cormopolitan-Balgic, Germania. here on or about Monday, January 13th, at 6. This Packet brings radberdeen St. Francia, plies to letters despatched from Hong- kong on the 7th November, The 1. ... City of Peking, with mails, &c, left San Francisco for this, port, visitasolalu, Yokohama and Nagasaki, on the 91st Dec.
servo in hot
+
At the conclusion of the ceremony the brethrða, adjourned to the banqueting hall, where an excellent repast was purreyed by Mr R.O. Harley (of Thomas's Grill Boom),
tossis were proposed: -
vert to Formosa the trade with Tho P. M. &.. China, with maila, &c., left who had doserted from the Spanish garrison called the fatosi; and abo ja 303 ft. Joog, in the course of the evening the following radical alteration in the system now in force i
Manila hitherto corried on at Hong- long-which our contemporary refers to ea the British settlement. The Gazette proceeds in the following pes- simistic straiu :- While provisions are dear in Hongkong they are very cheap in Formosa, and there can be no doubt
San Francisco for this port, vis Yoko. bama and Nagasaki, en the 31st Doc. destination ch the 4th Jan,
Steamers Expected.
The P. & O. s. s. Borneo left. Bicgapore for this port on Jan. 4, at noon, and msy be expected here on or about Jen. 11.
tralia, left Part Darwin on Jan. 2, and
It is stated by a Singapore paper that the recent visit of Admiral Buller in H.M.8. Alacrity to Bandakan and Manila was ic sonnection with the killing, of Manila men
of Bulu. The men were shot by armed men from the Spanish man-of-war Marques de Duero, aided by Dysks of the British North Borneo police.
The largest sailing ship in the world was lately Iannched at Bremen. She is and 40 ft. 10 in, broad, with a car20-carry She le-to bave ing espacity of 6.150 tons. five maats, and have both mata and the heavier yards of tosh The mainusat is 210 ft. in height, and at the dock has a diameter of 34 in.
To-Hornow afternoon on the Happy Valley A CHINAMAN sed John Callers, who had
and one that is more in conformity with W. ROBINSON and Co. wake a special The Queen and the Craft,' proposed by present ideas in civilised countries. Transit featuro ok Salling Pianos and Organs on
passes likewise require attention, though the Easy-Payment system. Wor. Master Hartings.
H. R. H. the Most Worshi: ful Grand Possibly these will be swallowed in the Master and Grand Lodge of England, general question of lekin. We may repeat settled, that we expect to see these matters proposed by Wor. Bro. Baker.
The District Grand Master and Officers agalpat which the Chiness can only put their disinclination for granting anything. Bat of the District Grand Lodge of Hongkong the demands will in no wise barte them, for
Bro. Arthur.
that expenditure an the construation of The C. N; Co.'s ́s. s. Taiyuan, frown At in the third round for the Football Cup, boon the cook on board the British ship and Bouth China,' proposed by Wor.they tend to their ultimate good, if only may be expected here on or about Jan, Kowloon will play the Hongkong Golis. Creedmoor, was charged, at the Thames Master Hastings, responded to by Worgaaroialiy, At all events Lord Sallabur
12
The Austrian Lloyd's . Gisela left Bingo
...pore on the 6th instant, and may be expected hors on or about the 12th Inat.
The O. B. B. Ga's a Myrmidon, from Liverpool, left Bingapore on the 6th lust, and may be expected here on or
The
docks, and a judicious application of free trade principles, will enable the Japanese to divert to that island a good part of the enormous stream of Chinese coasting trade now dealt with at Hong- kong. This will give them an une rivalled opportunity to flood the China markets with goods of their own maru- facture, so cheeply produced as to almost defy competition, especially from the distant gold standard countries of the West. And as if the cup of won were not already filled, we are told that al- though only one of the seven new The cotton mills at Shanghai is Japanese. owned, the probabilities are that, at lesst so far as the management is con- cerned, they will all be absorbed by the Japanese. This is exactly what will
about the 12th inst.
P. & O... Hydasper left Bombay for this part on the och inst
Latest Advices,
N. G. I. B. Binigne loft Bombay for this port en Jan. 8, and may be expect ed here on or about the 29th January. Late Telogmas will be found on the fourth page.
Kick-off at 4.50. Referee:-Mr J. W. L-Police-court on 3rd with having mordered the steward on the same abip. Tas Oliver. The following will represent the evidence for the prosecution was not given, Colte:-Klinck, goal; Bingham and Good- but the statement made by the prisoner when he was approbeaded was interpreted ridge, fall backs; F. Lammert, C. Kew, and by returned missionary. His story was Bullock, halves; Bose, Kennett, Slaney, that he acted in self-defatos. The prizeogr F. Kew, and Poole, forwards. Stopani was remanded.
and Henderson reserves.
H.M.S. Humber arrived at Colombo on the
Sister Lodges and Visitors, proposed has demanded nothing but what olker by Wer, Bro, Bryant, responded to by Dations may also benefit from, and, as matters now stand, his lordship will pró- Wor. Ero. F. W. Walls.
bably not relinquish any portion of his drmands, L. and O. Express
The Worshipfal Master, proposed by Wor. Bro. T. Spafford
Wives, Sintors, Daughters, and Sweats hearts of Masons, proposed by Wor. Bro G. W. Duggan, responded to by Bro. G. Moffati.
In the opizion of most naval men at Ports
the Idealan dreiser Kurik + Tho month
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:—
For HOIBOW, SINGAPORE & BANG-
KOK Per Mongkut, at 5 p.m., on Saturday,
the 11th inst.
For FORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS-
LÅND, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVIL LE BRISBANE, BYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE. (Supplementary mail.com board till, time of departuro. Eitm postage 10 cents.)
Por Changeha, at 2.30 p.m., os Tuseday, «
the 14th inst.
20th December from Aden on her way to nudoabtedly a fine and powerfulcers inmediste P. M. and Retired Off- I Mishomedans, ander the command of Cap-1 For SINGAPORE.-
Hongkong. The Humber is a screw store ship of 1,010 tons and 800 horsepower: She has been in the Mediterranean es store- ship for some time, and was lately relieved by the Tyne. She loft Malta on the 10th of November, and Aden on the 11th logiant,
pro-
proposed by Wor. Master W. C. H, vourel, has many grave defects. The most Hastinge, responded to by Bro. T. serious of these in the wosk disposition of Spafford.
In the Burik the Sio, guns All Poor and Distressed Masone, her armament. are mounted in sponatus at the side, and posed by the Tyler. each gut bas, therefore, a necessarily re- strloted none of fire. The 6in. gans have only the bulwarks for protection, all the side armour being at to water-lins.
The ball was very prettily decorated, an excellent effect being produced by the in- troduction of electric fight in coloured nud fancy lamps. The sablos were also prettily decorated with evergreene, fowers, and fairy
Per Gerda, at 3.30 p.m., in Turslag, j
the 11th inst.
INDIAN TROOPS FOR MOMBASSA.
A contingent of three hundred Panjabes
taip Barratt and Lieutenant T. E.
Scotts arrived in Bombay, the man on the 8th, and the officers on the 6th Dec., and they bave been seamped on the Marine Bat-For talion
Parade Ground since their arrival. The officers and men sxil by the B.
B. I. S. N. Company's 6.8. Patna for Mombasa. There are Eix native officere, who have been apocially
have seen a great deal of service. The and carefully selected, and who Biz
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA Per Ansona, at 11.30. a.m.,' on Friday,
the 17th inst.
For SINGAPORE
Per Okafory, at 3.30 pm, on Friday,
the 17th January,
not happen, and the probabilities are all MF.A.F.,' writing in the Fortnightly.and experienced fine weather all the way Tae New Zealand papers contain news of lamps. Behind the Wor. Maater's Choir average of service of the mon is about For SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, in favour of an extension of commercial Review, saya Vladivostuck in an inferior The following is her list of officers:-Com- | narrow crape of the Earl of Glasgus, the was a design of square and ormpaanon lit] Pleura, and they ero a particularly 'Ane and
Hongkong,
..
a
concerns in Hongkong and China supported by foreign capital (pot Japanese). It does not follow that The officers and mon of the Peacock gave because of the inability of the Chinese concert at Bangkok on 28th December in to manage large factories, Japanese supervision must be called in. With aid of the Edgar Fond, Chinese labour and European super-
vision, the Shanghai mills should We direct the attention of our readers to be able to hold their own against Japan, the prospectus of the Oliver's Froebold We agree that British and Indian mer- Mines, Limited, pablished in this issue, chante are meeting in the Far East with a commercial rival worthy of their steel, Suzor to andit the Directors of the Bank and that it is necessary for them have decided to pay a Dividend for the to carefully study the situation and half-your of 25/, to add to the Reserve acept their policy to the changed con-Ford 24 Iscs of dollars, and to carry for ditions brought about by the new Japa- nase era. Too little attention has been ward about 3 Ince of dollars. given by merchants and traders in the WREN the leat mail left England, it was Far East to the changing conditions of commerce.. But it is not quite clear reported that the Chinese Minister, who hed boon for some time confined to his yet that while Japan posseases in a marked-degree the power of absorbing Lagation in Portland Place through indis and acting upon the principles which position, was still unable to leave his bed. have led Great Britain to the premier place in the commerce of the world, her Seyahat Chinamen were fined $5 each, statesmen are fur-seeing enough to reject with the option of fourteen days' imprison lizes of economic policy that have been ment, at the Magistracy to-day for having shown by Western experience to be unlawfully occupied the basement floor of detrimental to cational prosperity. The Japaness have certainly been wall ad- houses without written permission from vertised by their successful war with the Sanitäry Board. China, but they have received a boom
mander Frank W. Wylay, 6th January, 1694: Livutenant (N) George W. W. Davies, 15th August, 1692; Surgeon Chris topher L. W. Bunton, M.D., 8th March, 1895; Assist-Paymaster in Obarge Oliver F. Fuck, 10th May, 1892; Engineer ward¡A. E. Crowley, 25th Sept., 1804.
VICTORIA, B.C., & TACOMA.--- Por Tacoma, at $1.30 .,, on Thursday, the 23rd inst., instead of as previous ly notified.
MAILS av TE UNITED STATES PACKET.—
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carefully selected lot, Captain Barratt and Governor of the culesy, from seriuasaccid-up by electric lights. In a similar manner Lieutenant Scoth having spont not lase ont at the Napier Agricultural Show. Bis a lovel was hung bebind the S. W.'s Chair than a month in travelling round making Hxcalency was admiring the champion had the plamb rais behind the J. W's selections from the volunteers of the various shorthora bull, and astered the pot to hair. The attendenco 155 000 of the regiments. The men had to phas a stiff maka closer examination, whon the beast Ingest at any fugation of this lodge, OTOL medical examination to see if they wore it anddonly lowered his head and threw the 160 sitting down to the banquet. A number for sarrion in africa. The object with The Governor outside the railing. Lord Glee of songs were sang daring the evening.
which the fores is going is to protest.en- gineers and others who have been engaged Ed-gow speedily regained his feet, and was able to assure those in his neighbourhood that
in making the Mombasa Ogaude Railway, he was unhurt.
which willi ran from Mombassa on the const to the northeast ebore i lako Victoria Nyanza. There are several rebellious Chiefs and considerable number of slave traders there who have been giving great trouble, and the force may have some fight ing very shortly after their arrival at Mom- bessa. The men are all very anxions to eagerly welcomed speedy Aghting has been by them. This is the first force for Best Africa, the former contingents, which were composed of Sikhs and not of Fanjaboo Mahomedans es in the present case, having game to Central Africa, ent of India
AT the first annual dinner of gentlemen in- terested in British North Borneo, held in London on Znd Doo,, Mr B. E. Martin, M.P., spoke of the strategical importance of the Stato, claiming that should any
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAD!!
LONDON, January 7, 1896.
. THE TRANSVAAL INCIDENT. Dr Jameson's rail is still unaccountable.
United States Mail Packet Garlic will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 14th Instant, with Maila for Japan, Sen Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolule, Ford, &c, which will be closed as follows:-
11.30 A.M.
Registry ones.
Peat Office closes, but Torres- pondence may be posted on board the Panket, with Late Fes of 10 cerita extra. Postage until the time of deperinre,
fotars diatorbance arise in the East, it must proposal had met with general approbation [It appears that he fought for thirty-six start, and the dowa of the probuty of MAILS BY THE BIZH PACKET,-***
At the quarterly meeting of the Blackburn Chamber of Commerce on 2nd December, the scheme of the Chamber for despatching a mission to China for opening up, m markets for English trade in China was further considered. The president said the throughout the country, and be hoped it would be carried, to a practical issue. I hours against a Beer force of six times his was resolved to communicate with the strength, with a contingent of Artillery. Secretary of State for Foreign Affair. The raiders got sittin air mies of Johan
him to receive a deputation with a "low of discussing the best moans of carry nesburg, and slided only when they were starving, and their ammuulsion was cz. hausted. The Iohabitants of Johannesburg
be the central point of observation for the whole of the Eastern waters, and become a place of the first importance. All that was wanted in the country was capital to work and develop the various industries, Ining out the enterprise. Borneo they had also Kinabalo, and ke
thought that this might be turned to profit by making it a sanitoriam whore the jaded business man er soldier from Singapore or Hongkong might go to restait bis health, Though progress in the country had been
slow, he thought it had been sure; the
1 accordance witt Government inairng tions, the P. and 0, steamships Coromandei and Monilz were converted into army. tradeports for the Ashanti Expedition. sebatituted, and the vessels will be known The names were painted out, and numbers through at the easpaigo as Nus. 7 and 8 transport The Quromandel has been paint. ed while inside and out, and encircled with
failed to send promised assistance,
(From Tonkin Exchanges.)
THE TRANSVAAL INVASION.
PARIS, January 2. - Eight hundred armed men belonging to
Artillery, have ponstrated into the Traus
THE GERMAN EMPEROR OLAIMS THE BRITISH THRONE. HE IS TO QUST THE PRINCE OF WALES. From a European capital, not London, there has reached un, under comewhat my- sterious eircumstanosa, says the Frankfurter | Zeitung, a written document, the erntents: of which we have made out with labressing astonishment At first, we were faslined to
дя retarded unsensuable April foke, had not the form
and tone tha contribution donvinced t
altogether disproportionate with their WEATHER permitting, the steamer Honum Company's income had a constant tendency red order about 6 ft. abute the water the Chartered Cotepany, with a party of take this tremistich merits. They are a progressive people will make an excursion trip to Macao and to increase, and had arrived at a satisfac.uark. Her funnel was also painted rud. P. and shine by asmparison with their stolid back on Sunday next, the 12th inst., leavtory sum. Unfortunately, the expscacs of and . creme have been dispensed with, and † vas! in order to render assistance to the That the writer le quite to earnest in his i neighbours of the Celestial Empire, but ing Hongkong at 3,13, and Mauso at 10 kosping watch and ward over the country the yesal manned by Naval Becervo me,
British colonists, who demend civil and tack.tical sect, in and out of Great if foreign capitalists take advantage of p.m. the same day. A fancy fair is un-hat also a tendency to increase quite as their owa opportunities before the
An addition has been made to the ins fleet
political rights. The British Government marksbla
the
Japanese gat a arm foothold in Chinesa / nounced la comimenos at. 1 p.m. on Sunday fast as ravenue,' Borneo as health resort of bine funnel' steamers, piying between disavow all responsibility; the French and deas, and that the gas of the
trade we think there is little need to fear next, at Masso,
for Hongkong people is a little too thin.
TJ. and 0 Express anys on the 8th Deo, -
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Sie Nicholaa: Hanpoo,
Boogkuk and Singapora, by the arrival of
German Governments protest,
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section of the population. Is ia san
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Quotations.
Honokone, January 9, 1888,
Old
cash, 7671 New Badares, caab, 758 Old
* cash, 760 New Malwa, credit,
Allowance, Tasla Old Atalwa, credity,
Allowance, Taslayi
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Persian, Dily, canh... ---
Allowance, Tacia -
Persian, Papar tied --- Allowance, féle,..
it ja
known that most re
strive with obstinacy for most res who still, to-day, strive for the the Centaur, Caplata Williams. The nas
of the House of Stuart against the usurpers of the British Hanoverian dynasty for the future of foreign trade in China. Ar the Magistracy today, Sam Doon,
Tessel is slightly larger than the Cerberus, and more carefully fitted for comfort on a At the official receptions on the is no isolated instance of this......... Hence, on a There is a danger that the opening up
She-or should we
curiosity, which may we sot rather say voyage.
perhaps gepoine of Chits may be so long deferred that noir, was sharged with stealing, on the
Last week we remarked that the two most Asia of 1,993 tons with a post caprolly of January, President Faaro gave assuTADŠIS
Indicate deeply hidden aurreat of which Japanese industries will have developed 7 inst,, 625 note the property of Mirs
nobody knows where it comes from or formidable rivalry before the foreign, T. Rivers, rosiding at Kowloon Hotel, porteat queelless in connection with 2,600 tons, The Cantear enesed the bar of the pacito nature of Franck polition
sfairs in Indo-China at the present moment with 1,600 tone of cargo on a 12 test 3 inoben
it proceeds, we drieg, hereander, whitters, word for word, to the knoWA | A SOLUTION OF THE ARMENIAN ospitalists realise and are able to take Mrs Rivers stated prisonst was in bar ethecured to be (1) Was there a new treaty drifs We hear that a sister, or brother,
TROUBLES. advantage of the possibilities of the Far ployment as cook, and by mistake she gave Barthelot stated in the French Chamber Churpa, though we trust that home of the between Great Britain and China, M. vessel is building and will be named the
ledge
of pile renders 1 London, Deo. 27-A movement la ob
Assuredly many will wonder at
at bearing East United motion by the Foreign him a 823 note and 65 cents instead of sad (2) Hed the Erazob Conventions of June pegular blue fannst liners will aves Bri secrable in England to favour the proposal of a British
Question and, yet, Governments, however, should obviate
$5 mote. Next morning she discovered her last been ratibed by the overament at Pe their Styx in the Gulf of Slam-Siam Free for the Duke of Argyle to invite Russia to such a question exists. The Frino of danger on that stora
what date? A negative reply Pros.
undertake the pacilostion of Armenie.
Wales, it is known, was born in 1241, but mistake, when the defendant was at the king, nad
his sister, the Emprees Frederick, was born We learn that Mr Byron Brenon,
·THE PRINCE OF WALES ON THE HL.B.M.'s
in 1840. Now, hitherto, it had been gonde Tan Eastern Extension, Australacin, and rocket, and on his return she maked for may be given to either ossa.
VENEZUELA ORISIS.
rally taken for granted that song presede China Telegraph Company, (Limited) was the ohange. Prisoner replied he had Consul at Cantos, is to be detached We regret to alb (says the Shanghai
London, Dec 26,-In response to a re daughters is the Succession to the British sabled to report an increased revenue of
from his present doties for the purpose of Mercury of the 4th January) that within Dafendant had made fodertaking a Commercial Mission in China the last few days there have been a number quost from the New York World the Throne. In Britain, however, it is not so zecaived a $5 bill. £10,457 in the Brat half of this year, owing
a mission of inquiry. The result should of very morinus cases of small-pos aage Prince of Wales and the Duke of York the Succession Law of the Royal House, 1 to the exceptionally heavy gold-mining no attempt to leave her marrion. The ouse
the foreign residents, several of which have have cabled that they cannot but believe as can speak at all of anything of the kind, traffic which was exchanged" with Austra was adjourned,
be an assistance and gain to British trade.
The diessse is of the that the crisis between Great Britain and maks The company restricts its dividend
batch of promotions and transfers in rosulted fatally.
discovery a to 7 per cent. per annum a much larger Tas trade of Barmah witle Western China, the Consular Service in China, to fill vacan most viralent nature, and it has been in the United States will be stranged satige This motion, wholly, of ahlidren only. OPIUM-New Patna, ab... 760 distribution could be made, but the policy is, and other regions in the Eastern ba looked for shortly. Bettish Cauzul Chinese are dying daily from it. There friendship between the two Powers.
Dies canned by suma recent retirements, may ported into the Battlements from the native facturily to both countries and be succeed. Inte Mr. Frouds, Professor of History at city, where, we learn it. This ad by the renewal of the ancient warn Oxford. The most zealous champions of the of the directors is to carry large balancer ennaally to the reserve fund, and out of frontier amounted last year to the very
least, most re- the food to periodically make considerable substantial figure of one crore and sixty Generat and Chief Justice of E.B.M's are at present tan casos in the hospital, and
THE TRANSVAAL TROUBLE.
cently, W. T. Stead, the famed founder and additions to the company's notwork. Thus
LONDON. December 27. since 1890 the following additional cables three and one-half lakhs of rapes, Business Supreme Court at Shanghai, leaves London there were two desthe to-day. It is stated P. and O. steamer on Jan. 3 to resume that in four of the cases, of a man and wife per
editor of the view of Reviews, Stead points children, the disease was contracted, and two chil without between India and Western China is steadily the duties of his post.
The National Union of the Transvaal,
heen greater in the hospital itself, and if this should be which is composed of the British residents, under her Queens than under her. Eings, sny increase of its capital or Asstralian able, £119,888 New
notwithstanding a decline in the principal the Consular officers in patients should be the demanding and Penang Rensuz and Burastra cable, £14.921; Su-all was, however, abcormally large in Consular Sertale chint they will retart to are now in-existence. Since the above was requeries of runneurs of a projected uprising press Froderies) holds Hanself aloof
It is, todaed, there originally for plagae patients.
sach and e
2 apprehension at Johannesburg in con. gapore and Peasng triplicate osbie,
28.974; and Singapore Bod. Hongkong-1893 01, and Inst year's figares, while not Chine, and that BS OVER the posts will authorities state they are.umware four per-citizens are advising à modesto stutudor har
l'now be the {written, on inquiry at the hospital, the of the foreign element Mans of the then eath, would toon pass drek 10: official equal to those of its Immedials predecesser,
language of attached to, and filled by men in sons contracted the disease at the hospitals the demands of the manifesto, wwo double those of 1892-93. Exporte 1.3. M. & service 難 Japan. service in Bartan arrangements that heretofors are aroneed largely, a considerable trade being Chins need not mauru, however, over the wa noticed some little time ago the safe Australian Leam for England, whieh, it has done in raw option and cotton piece-goode | lüks of the theme worse four new British rival at primgar of bir and Mrs. Little. WHAT'S in: A Dame? wo are offen asked: Sha bas, therefore, declared that should she Humidity. being made for the management of the next
Consalaz
ure to be made in bsem resolved by the Australian Cricket and yarn.
Chias, whilst there are also possibilities that dale after ass adrecturous journey through alpha altor to be one be called to the throne, she would make Direction of
orown to.
to her younger ros, Heinrich Wind Connoll, with
others will be in 1985900 dimenticat, shall
Emperor, Wilhelm
helm ****** take place
with pews/bly a tour in Mazawatee Tes Company have shown leve that the required ere long. We be Tibet, Howie brief details of the route taken i Lyolph Yawallo Qdin Festor Egbert
is prepared to sane will doubtless interest our rendese. Start- Leonel Toedmsg Hagh Froben wyze Exxon in the other hand, our Couoels will have to unpoint the considerable enterprias ip issuing what is for this farther expenditure, and that pre-ing from a polot in Chinese Türkistan wast Ess Cromwell Orma Nevill Dysart Plant- the Secoult, takes the standpoint of his Just For
of Loh Nee the travellers ptacceded south to ngenes Tolemnghe Tollemagne, well, right. He is the eldest okita of the ald The Couns
deal in it—at muy rate child of the Queen, and, za sach, sosording rand ́exécutive Committee, and sp. ; probably the cheapest atlas in the world, virion will be made for 16 Ja, mxt year's within two days' march of Lhasa Ha think there soul of it. The owner of to the British Bucoesion, lo, after his highest open air temperature of the Sh
there's ̧à a good deal they were stopped, and a moth was this remarkable name is press of the terms and team, The Count the sixteen full-coloured mage contained stimates.-I, and C.
their Instructionu
For pro theesin corting only one genny. The sasi e in any lustructive lesson on the windows oftion with the Lamas, who Rev. RP Lena Tolemache. Tollemanheter, the nearest legitimate it to the Lovet open six temparature on the Chumo đà gramme and exercise shuilute cor
control
obdurate, as, Indeed, might have been ex-
for it to nephew of the seventh Earl of Byatt B Throne, and no one elas He Is Donvinced that the sales of Great Britain (except Enancially) over the trip. The is of a very handy size, and the maps are the high authorities that, after inning the
clearly and plainly printed. Copy Ime-Matford rifle to almost the entire banden the stigmpt to reach the Sacred Mr Tollemsche was twice married. and Germany would be of the greatest manager is to be oppofuted December 27th,
Brisleh army, they abould have now come shy the enlection donamities, while the views of the principal rivers, with their tu site douglumion that it la not the weapon Be Look Nath. Nirah's fa eske for Leh, Leaves children by both marriage batent not only to these two countries: bist aalugularly vivid finaglantion in the also to the whole world. The Emperor that is wanted, The Loabletford and camped un dag ogunaion n Cape WRY OF UB106e, it is, perhape, fortunata ( that Basily decided upao after long series of on the isores of use big lake. Caring Cho, of name mat hats given out. A dan
wilhelm
certainly not the man who will he had only twelve skildrati, or the supply himself to be deprived of air right takkan wank batatzen are scoring gell, & E. Grevonios with their heightsa in feet and sito | „zracimcute, the Dukepuce of which was ende kdown by toléon lu the name Láidha Loom gute is however, tauliui gKONPHI
the lifetime a kin Vetuales
grandmothary pratically cussions copiosion that
Hoger. He also halted at ng Undian Op FGING RASED Adela Perhaps, has one may understand": "the Captalk diiostered by hain singh in distinctly the ride of the century,
Nor, the lake nothing could stop it. It is cow dia
Dranis Yeabel Blanche Helles Dynaty tlg of the mysterious words resantly BAROMETER 1874, conde to do that the siding to all wraps, and 15ad The Journostian wark, the rante Plantagons) Tollemackos Kollottrobe to meet by the Emperor that, at sotsa time,
the ethat ehlidren are starslys liberally Garmin army and the Gorman Catly blunders i will bot do ak
navy would klin Doska. În Britalo, the Emperor THAEMOMETER applied. Periapa Dr. Mer Nordsa toold saplatu to us the morning of the sorter Wilhelm galne mo
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W. Rollssin end Co. are Spatial Agents for all the Tasding English and Continental Pianoforte Maanlastërore.
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HONGKONG-REGISTER
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of the two Empires would be impracticable, Temperature
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