琵琶沙
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
THE GEBAANS IN CHINA, Lundin, November. 28.-In connection with the recent occupation of Kiaocha Bay by a Gorinan forco, the Standard publishes a statement to the effect that at the end of April last Germany intermed Russia, Austria, and Italy that she intend- ed to acquiza a naval station in China.
Norenbor -Commenting upon the occupation of Kiacenu, the Nestures that Ruasin, France, Bat Great Britain should occupy portions of Chinese territory as a counterbalance to the notion of Ger ANDY RIPPLEGATE PIRK
Ridley Home Secretary, discouraged the proposal of the deputation that a legislative Inquiry should be held into the hours work- ed by domestic servants. He also statod that there was
Was no conconsis of agrovmont on the question of the enforcement of the earlier closing of shops, but possibly tho local authorities might solvy
tho difficulty.
sugar for the current
MR GLADSTONE'S HEALTH.
Mr Gladstono in atated to Lo suffering from neuralgia and insomnin, and he will barefit of a toro suitable climate than that nt ones proceed to Cannes to obtain the of Eugland during the coming winter.
AMERICAN COAST DEPESCES.
Intimations.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
G. FALCONER & CO. HAVE RECEIVED A LARGE SELECTION OF
HIGH
CLASS JEWELLERY
OF THE LATEST DRSIONS. PRICES VERY MODERATE.
SPECIAL TERMS FOR CASH.
04, Quoon's Rond,
TEETHING BABIES
deed lime for the teeth. All children need lime for a healthy formation of the growing bones. Curvature of the spine, bow legs, and soft benes do not have enough lime. When children are thin they need material for making flesh,
BEST BUDAR PRODUCTION, Herr Licht, of Magleburg, in his monthly circular, states that the production of beet increase of 70,000 tons compared with the
campaign shows an previous corresponding period, but ho estimates that the whole
campaign will show a deficiency of 13,000 tons.
RAILWAY
STRIKE IN IRELAND A general striku of the amployees on the London, Nov. 20.The most extensive railways in Ireland is now threatened, in and disastrous fire that has occureal.in consequence of the principal milway com- 2465 London since the great fire in Tooley streut parios refusing to recognise the Amalgama- iu June, 1861 (when damege to the amount
out tod Society of Railway Servants as ropre- £2,000,000 wad done, Mr Braidwood, sontative of the railway man.
Bri. superintendant of the London Fire gado, was killed, and several other lives werd lost) broke out last night, having originated in na explosion of gas in Han soll street, in the City. The tira spread with terrible pulity, and the firemen were for some time autterly unable to control it In a very short tims Well-street, Hall- streut, and Jewi-strest were simply one sheet of flame, and all the buildings in those strees were destroyed. Farts of Nicholl-square, Javin-eroscent, Bralford avenue, Woud-streut, and lied Crosstreet were also desiroyed, and considerable dam- ago was done in Australia-avenue, Edmund- place, Monkwellstreet, St Paul's Alley received from Mexico. The police officials and Hartordil-street. St Giles's Church, have been trist and sentenced to death on Cripplente, and the rectory ustach charges of complicity in the murder of the to the church were seriously damaged.
Italian The area derestatal by the fine includeded to murder General Ponti Diaz,
Arroyo, who, it was alleged attempt- tho number
of warehousen and BDU President of the Republic of Mexico, and a large factories, and many of the
girls and work who was subsequently lynched under men employed in these establishments bad circumstances of great atrocity by an in- & very arrowest which followed th
from
being burned to furiated mch death. In the panig outbreak of the fire many of
of thera rushed
London, November 26. A dense fog frantically into the streets, while
others
which has prevailed in the English Channel mada a rush for the fire escapes or in to for several days past has seriously interfer- the roofs of the sujecunt buildings. Owinged with the shipping trafic. The fog has
Mogna December 20, 1897,
HONGKONG MARKET PRICES. Oprrested to Baturday, December 18, 1897, A) 1020 Cash per Dollar Mexican,
Fike..
catly
1
Plaice.
L'omfret, White
170
Ex103,
Ellgdust, Low
Dash
Olinone Names,
Pomfret, Binok
120
uch
Butcher Heat
肉食
Prawns
220
#
Bay.
60
#1
Bacon, English,
1b.
來路型豬肉 Eouohe
Book Fish,
80
N
8 ) 1 1 1
00. 石狗感
71
Amo Sugar cured
860
#
Foocho,.
240
Salmon, (Canton), 高州肉 | Share
109
M
--35 ---Japan, exzed-----
BA
馬友魚 雄
Bait Fanka,
Begt mirloin & prime cut, calty 1:0
龍扒
Skate,
Corned,
n Roast,
**
Soup,
" Steak,
catty 140,
鹹牛肉
Shrimps,
170
130
烧牛肉
110
"
肉
Snapper,
Solus,
130
A
110
120
牛肉
Tench,.
1120
Bullock's Besina, -
Tongue Itash,
per set
bu
60
Turbot,
· 190
左口饭
ch
-200
Turtles, small, fresh water,
360
一般
corned
310
12
J
Whiting,
catly
10
R
liead,
لانا
White Buit,
90
麻雞仔
Keart,
150*
J
Huinp, Salt
catty
140
Fruita
菓子
Febt,
; each
CU
60
Apples, (California),
.enity
260
Kidnego,
لة
"
(Trentain},
71
Tail,
100
"
(Japan);
"
金山平某 天岸雄 日本平染
Liver,
12
• catty
50
Bananas, fragrant,
30
Tripe (undressed) catty 60
60
4-0
(brides),
30
Calves Hoad and Feet, act
200
一仔頭麻
307A 山香蕉
Chestruts, Chinese,.
100.0-
Hams, Ainarica,
lb.
560
花刷火腿
Carambola,
黏度
J1
Chinese,..
260
金雞火雞
Cucuanuts,
Lach 70
English, Now,
T60
J
飛路火雞
Ground Nute,
Calty '90
10
Japan cared,
Shanghai,.
Mutton Chep,
日本火之
300
240
上海火腿
GO
199
21
粉餅
13
Leg
190
Lichens, Dried,
450
Shouldor,
360
21
Freab,
荔枝
Pigs' Chitlings
. cutly
70
Co
Linos,
+
檬味
110
1
Fest,
Try,
+7
Mango, (Saigon),
oach
安南藥
100
"
(Manila)
未衣
Hood,
ench
500 400
Mangosteen,
dozen
Heart,
60 40
++
Orangos, Sweet,
ialty -10
新會豬機
"
Kidney*,
• Lair
TO
GroULL,
30
100
#
Livar,
+
"
Red,
Pork, Chop,
Corned,
culty
190
7 Coolis,
90
柑
330
53
药肉:
12
Ley,
Fat or Lard,
J
190
180
Shoops' Head and feet, get
300
Heart,
. each
G0
"
Kidneys,
TO
༑ ༄} ! }
• sch
80
catty
****
150
天津城發
sipal
Plem, Red,
紅学
Pamelo,
ench 120
Liver,
1b.
160 140
羊肝
(Siam),
Categ
Suoking Pigs,
Vencis #1.75 $1.20
豬仔
Bust, Bael,
Veal,
13Mution,
Ponitry.
Lb.
100
110
catty 130
13 (
生牛油
Raisins, Muscatel, Pudding,
生犂油
牛仔岗
Grapes, .
Lemang, China,
Fee),
羊麻 慈心
Olives,
Fine-apples,
Poure,.
(Tintain),
Water Chesnuta, com.
Mandarin,
生日
Waimate,
Vegetables, &c.
Artichokes, Shanghai,
Beana, (French),.
Long,
8༈ །| ⌘g
outty
160 140
A
#
.each
catty
Rad,
12
Boat Boot,
Brinjalz, Groen,
Brassica,
Bamboo Shoots,
Cabbage, Chinese com.
Cabbage, Danlidower,.
Clory, Chinese,
Ühiskon,
catly
220
Оброда,
200
#
Ducks,
170
11
Duves,
لامدن
15
Riggs, Hen
.dog.
120
Duck
· 22
110
#
Bowls,
. catty
"180
Goone,
>
วอ
Haruty
each
400
+
Mask Door,
Partzidyon, Pigeons, Premast,
Blon Biedas Quail, Balpey
Terlings, Cook,
1*
$1,50
300
200
13
•
brace 800
Carrots,
dor
cach 110
#
140
t
Chillos Driad,
• vatty
450
27
Red,
920
13
Teal,
enab
980
Cucumbara,.
Wild Ducks, .
TO
上海機
海鮮
Quello,
Barbaty
Brown,
∙onsty
140
80
Bombay Ducks.
O'ton Fresh Water Fish catty.
planas: 10
39 1 & 2 3 2 1 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8
. each
}
. eatly
i
English,
报
"
130
11
60
Curry Stuff, English,
Bitter Squash,
Ginger, young,
Horse Radish, S'hat,
Indian Corn,.
Lettuce, (English),
Mushrooms, Fresh, Onions, Bonibay, .
100!
Carp
201
Green,
Catfish,
Stanghal,
Codfish, Salt,
Cita ba
100
W
Japan,
Cattle Fuh,
100
Dab,
Dace,
Okross,. Parsley, English,. Potatoes, Sweet,
גן
120
piece
cach
eatty
91861 81 8 21 81 8 8 8 10
機
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上海了愛竹
豆露
紅醬
雙馬
骨料
鹽類
It is
s reported that the Hon. Russel A. Algor, Secretary of War in the United States Cabinet, has recommended Congress to sssign a sum of 14,000,000 dollars for the purpose of coast defence.
MEXICAN POLICE OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DHATIL.
News of a sensational chamater has heun
FO IN THE CHANNEL.
to the height of the buildings the rescue also prevented the trials of several now work was attendet with great trouble and warships boing warried out.
drager, and two of the firemen who d
GEHMANY AND FRANCE.
Scott's Emulsion
contains me, and also the very essence of rich blood and healthy flesh. It has a remarkable effect on babies and children, insuring a healthy growth. The problem is simple. Scott's Emulsion contains the actual clements of food in an easy form for digestion and assimilation, Try it. Sule Agents for Hongkong and the Empire of Cain: WATKINS & Ob,, Bongkang,
CHINA
MAIL' OFFICE.
PRINTING
Every Description of GENERAL PRINTING carried out UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION.
seconded to a height of it, and wore London, November 23-The Gorman PRICE LISTS. surrounded by the flames, were only rescu-newspapers are showing violent rasentinont
od with the greatest difficulty,
at the comments that have been made by
d fire engines, and all the fire the French Press on the policy of Germany
ia London, as well as all the
salvage companies,, were engaged for ten
hours in combating the fire. There were
many narrow escapea on the part of those who occupied the burning buildings, but no
with regard to Turkey.
EUROPEAN COALITION AGAINST GREAT
BTAIN.
London, November 23-Princo Meschter-
fatalities have beun recorded. All the tele-sky, the editor of the Orashdanin, a leading
wires in the area covered by the fire graph were destroyed.
Later. The western boundwy of the area devastated by the fire was Aldaregate stront North, and in the enat Fare-street marised the boundary of the flames. The grentest width of the conflagration was a quarter of a mile.
Over 100 warohunon and chlées were burned down, and the total loss is estimated
Owners
at $2,000,000.
The Goldsmiths' Company are the prin. of the freeheld which has been devastated by the fre
November 21.-Among the permisce destroyed wore those of Bing, Harris, and Co., New Zealand merchants, and L. D. Nathan and Co., general agents, of London and New Zealand
-|
St. Petersburg "paper, has admitted that French politicians of all parties have ro fused to countersnes his proposal for pro acting a coalition on the part of France, Rusisin, and Gurnaby against Great Britain,
MISASTROUS RAJWAN ACCIDENT. London, November 24-A disastrous rauway accident has occurred at the to of Tourney, in Belgium, whore a goods train came into celinion with
passenger train. A number of the carringos on the latter were smashed, and bin persons were killed.
in
SPEECH BY ME CHAMBERLAIN,
*MODERATE PRICHI.
CATALOGUES,
PROGRAMMES.
COMPANY REPORTS.
MODERATE PRICES,
BUSINESS CIRCULINÍ.
BILLS OF LADING.
Coast Port Orders receive careful attention. Ta
A WONDERFUL MEDICINE.
BEECHAM'S
PILLS
are universally admitted to be Worth a Guinea a Box.
BILIOUN AND NERVOUS
DISORDERS
glok Headache, Loss of Appetita,
Bcurvy and Blotelies on the skin, jematics of all inges
Distarbed Bleep, &c.
London, Nov. 25-Mr J. Chamberlain, spooch delivered at Birmingham laat night, dwelt upon various matters of Go
He stated that it was veenment policy. intended to bring the strength of the Bri-s November 22-Further particulars showtish Army ap to the needs of the tine, azd that the area destroyed covered four and a with this object the position of the soldier. Por Kalf
acres. 710 losios rustained by the in would be mande more honourable than surance offices as a a result of the fire are prosent Referring to education, Mr estinested at something under £1,000,000. Chamberlain advised the sdoption of the The leading British insuratice offices held Scottish system of religious insteaction in tisks to the amount of $310,000 over the State schools. He further stated that the promises destroyed, but American cem-Government would introduce next session panies will be heavy lasers by the fina A scheme of local government for Ireland as Four thousand workpeople have been complete and popular as that already con- thrown out of work by the destruction of ferred upon Scotland and England.
mises in which they were employed. premises in
tho
"A boost' PROTEST.
A memorial signed by 6,000 deck labour. ers has been presented to the London Docks Joint Committee, the workmen being protesting against compelled to join the Society Docks Friendly Stoly s with which they and to retire from my other frien
may have been connected,
THE P. AND O. COMPANY.
The Peninsular and Oriental Steamship
Company has declared dividend of EG IS.
per share, with a honits of £3.
WHEAT GAMBLING IN BERLIN,
[, TOL ENGINEERING BTBIKE.
The Amalgamated Society of Engineers are receiving large sums from the "trados unions in Germany in aid of the atriks
it."
with a view
they are invaluable,
The 1/Lid, bozen contalu
Be Put Prios, 50 Cents & Bor.
Propared only by the Proprietor, THOMAS BARCHAM, St. Helen's, England, Bale Agents for Rongkong and China 2 WAIKIN & Co., 68, Queen's Road. 10
PUBLICATIONS.
'CHINA MAIL' OFFICE. -0-
London, Novober 20.-The conferenda the Board of Trade, between represents Two Months. arranged by Mr O. T. Ritchie, President of
/YHINA REVIEW-published cooa In tives of the Amalgamated Society of En-
and the Employers Federation of OVERLAND CHINA MAIL-for ovary King Association
Weekly Mail. settlement of the dispute in the QRINA MAIL-Every Day.
des which has led to engineering trades met yesterday. present
extentive strike and lookout,
Tho imm
oat was the demand of the
to
u
the
immediata
cause
Orders for Printing and Book-binding
decision rescinding the polico order issued of the strike and subsequent geural foraptly exsented aS MODERATE CHAPERS.
The Supreme Court in Berlin has given Boine time ago
provanting speculation in 'futures on the grain exchanges,
THE FUTURE OF RHOLENIA “
Sir Alfred Millner, British High Cota- taleiner for South Africa, spacking at Salisbury, in Rhudesia
said that the foundation of a great British community had been safely laid in Rhodesis.
FUBILISM.
A fight between
London for an eight-hour dareers in
but there
previously been serious disputes, lead- ng in several instances to strikes in various parts of England, on the question of the interference the Engineers Society with the working of machinery whist had replas Ud manual labour. The procebitings of the conference have not beexi made public, and Goddards is understood that the freedom demanded
took place in San and Sharze by the employers in the management of
defeated his opponent ir the sixth round.
THE UNITED STATES AND CUDA
their business is being discussed by the delegatos on each side in an amicable spirit,
Mr H. Taylor, lato United States Minister the question of the eight-hour day not hav
to Madrid in a speech delivered at Cornelling yet been entered upon.
University, declared that Cube must be mate fres, and the present
conference
FORINA MA11 Or#song
5, Wyndham Strist (behind the Chub,)
CHINA JOAST METEOROLOGICAL
Btation,
REGISTER.. December 19th.—AT 4 KM.
Wibstock, 30.24 28 THE RAILWAY MEN'S DISPUTE. London, November 25.-The be ended
TOKIO ...... JUIN the Cubans and Spain would between
Sochi... within ninety days If the United States of the Amalgamated Sevisty of Railway
30.27 Nagasaki
0,31 were to recognise the independence of arvatesse at Birmingham poster Kegoshima 30.24 Cuba,
when the replies of the railway.com.
of
OREECE AND TURKEY.
In courcation with the permanent treaty
20
م الامة
Wład.
panies to the demands formulated by the 62.
otployers with regard to improved candi of peace no baing negotiated between bions of service and hours of labour were Greece and Turkey, it is understood that considered. The replies the companies Sta...
30.17.00 Jarlón were regarded as unsatisfactory, and the Greece has agreed to pay to Tarkoy a sun
མ་་ཁ་* 2,250,000 franca (£90,000) as indority conference decided to reiterate their offer
Hongkong 30.14 for private losses unetained by Turkish sub to subunit the matters tu dispute to arbitra fasts in conection with the recent war.
tion, and if this ofor was but accepted by G The questions in dispute with regard to the the railway companies a general strike would capitulations and Cousi ar inmanities as be declared, affectig Gock subjects in Turkey have
stated that the treaty of peace will be sign-Dua style of firma after las Dan, will be amo
FATAL ACCIDENT.
London, November 24-A fatal accident
Occurred yesterday to the
the Countess of Lathon (Lady Alice Villiers; second naghter of the Earl of Clarendon, snd married to the Leaf of Lathour in 1860) Her ladyship, while out driving a at Wigan, was thrown from her carriage and killed,. -- THE CHANNEL ISLANDS,
Robinson Piapo Cc., and till ther we offer
The Tule Table given below me bear GUIDAL-30.54-60- compiled by the Nautical Almansa Offes Sharp Pk, 30.4 in London from the results of the analysis. Amer
of observations taken by means of an auratow... tamatic tide recording machine in the Wa
*
bundle
catly
Shanghai,
Dog Fil
11 11
been postponed for the present, and it is
I immediately.
上
Japan,
爆仔 日本速仔
·Roos (30;12) mar Micro.....30.16) 64. Haiphong Bona 8.87 es Manila, 192
Desember 10th. special reductions is Prices of Planos-Wostook. 30.23 2 W. Robison & Co.
Tokic
Hongkong Tides.
Kochi -Nagasakı, Kagoshim
*
Foochow
Bele, Yellow,
160
Macao,
闖委仔 澳門獵仔
File Habs
Frogs,
260
Pumpkin,
Frena Fish,
110
Porsline,
Garoupa,
200
Papar,
32
93 20
**
Gudgect
白蝦魚
Badialy
Joson 20 本缀盛仔
Curziert,
Bios, best quality, per pical,
Common
$5.60
#4.80
Herring,
Bhalota,
satty 50
Halibut,
Tabru,
Lonch
Lobsters,
Mackerel Mork
Spinage, (Chinese)
Snake Gourd,
Tomace,
Faros,
Toming Punti, (Long),
Vegetable Marrow, "
ALEXANDER WATSON,
The British Government are reported to
have threatened to abandon the Channel Islands (the principal of which are Jersey Guorisey, and Aldarany) unless the militis
tes Police Bath at Trim Sha Tsui
the
force in the islands is brought up to the ce dinary Spring Tides, which has been found Macao quired strengths. This throat has caused great to obtain the depth of water on the tide Hulínach 30.00)-82 |
be 9 feet below mean sea level.
Wewther.
1337-8-9 Sha Tsui during
Peal
The zera of the table is Low The
Gap Rock 30.3
Heighing Manila
50,855
0.00 84
T: 0. Fron, First Auruiant. Hongkong Observatozy, Deo. :0:8, 1897,
excitohent ataongat the inhabitants, who To fear that Groat Britain may exchange i the islands with Francs for the disputed terangs at the Victoria Naval Yard add 5 ft.
7 m., and co the gange at Lamont Dook, | 0.8.Jules ritories on the Niger. BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY OICKET TEAM Aberdeen, add 12 ft. Bla. the height given
asy, November 14.--Mr T. Feras the table.
sistes that arrangements have -- been complsted for the cribkuć" matches bo
byeen
Australian three-test
the Britial end
There
ba
will
thes between the British
matches
team and a cambine team Son
Now Bouth Wales, Victoria, and
Australia
The first of there will be played Tum
dylited
In Sydney, the procveda bolt wit salong the variants charikive.
also fin: a kaatoh with a beam of fifteen of Tam
nightsen salected from the New Bouth H
Walma
HARQUE QUAL
"QUBIZTÓNA.
Landes November 24Beplying to deputation of tendes vnionials who “raded
21st to 27th December
HIGH WATTS,
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