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A telegram to the Osaka Mainichi, dated
Hongkong Weekly Press Lond.. December 1st, says. It is authorita-
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The German mail of the 12th November 459 arrived, per N.D.L steamer Konig Albert, ou
the 11th December (3) daƒs).
Hongkong Legislative Council
Hongkong anitary Board
The Murder of Mr. Evans
Japan and Oriental Supremacy
The Pacific Mail 8.8. Korr
The New E. and A. s.s. Empire
Trial Trip of the Kirungchuir
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'Iheatre Royal
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Oxford I ocal Examinations
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Weihaiwoi
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*Correspondence
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Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld.
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Dairy Farm Co., Ld
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Nippon Yusen Kaisha
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Supreme Court`.
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Enquiries into Collapses of £uildings
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Sporting Notes
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Hongkong Regatta
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Cricket
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Football
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Royal Hongkong Golf Club
Siam's Gold Standard
Hongkong
Miscellaneous...
Commercial.
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
tively declared in Moscow, that Port Arthur will henceforward be purely a fortress.
The French Foreign Office estimates will coutain provision for the establishment of a Vice-Consulate at Swatow, and for a considerable increase in the number of student-interpreter- ships in the China branch of the Diplomatic and Con-ular Service.
The Shanghai Mercury has received througli an ontport correspondent a copy of a placard issued by the Kolaohui society and posted throughout Chengchow, Hunan, the scene of the recent murder of two British missionaries. The placard is couched mostly in the secret langu. age of the society. The intelligent part says that the leader's name is Li Ta-hai, and he calls The Crown Prince of iam is expected to complaius of the weakness of tho present Em-.
on the people to exterminate the foreigners and reach Japan to-day, the 15th inst.
peror, who has caused the death of many innocent subjects.
Bills for the establishment of the currency en the Philippines ou a gold basis have been introduced in both houses of Congress.
The Chemulpo British Consulite has been placed on the Japan establishment, and Mr. A. 1. Lay bas been appointed Acting Consul
there.
A large public meeting of Filipinos was held 475 at Manila the week before last to protest against
the admission of Chinese labour to the Philip pines.
On the 25th November, at the Church of Scot- land Mission, Ichang, the wife of Dr. GEO, F. STOOKE, of a daughter, Winifred.
On the 27th Nov: mber, at 13, l'eking Road, Shanghai, the wife of LESLIE J. CUBIT, of a son. On the 30th November, at 9, Chaoufcong Road, Shanghai, the wife of WILLIAM ESSINGTON KENT, of a daughter.
On the 30th November, at Spring Grove, Grange Road, Singapore, the wife of A. VON ROSSING, of
a son.
On the 3rd December, at No. 80, Bubbling Well Road. Shanghai, the wife of J. I. VAN LAEB, of a son, Johan Lucius,
MARRIAGES.
On the 25th November, at the British Consulate, Kobe, before A. M. Cha'mers, Vice- onsul, and fterwards at All Saints' C urch, by the Rev. G. H. Davies, M.A., IRVINE WILLIAMS, of Kobe, to EMMA KLETT, of Xüllheim, Baden, Germany.
On the 28th November, at S. Andrew's Cathe d'al, Singapore, by te Rev. W. H. C. Dunkerley, M.A., Colonial Chaplain, Dr. A. B. JESSER ('OOPE, of Gula Estate, Perak, see nd pon of Colonel JEBBER COOPE, of Rondebosch, Cape Colony, and Амт CHARLOTTE HELEN BRADLEY, youngest daughter of the late WILLIAM BRADLEY, of Rend- ing, Berkshire.
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A telegram to the Asahi, dated Eeoul, 1st December, says: Ye Ye-yik has escaped from the palace and taken refuge in the Russian- Legation.
Details from Shanghai show that the U. 8. Minister to Tokyo expired at a garden party at the Shiba Palace. Colonel Buck, who was 71 years old, was appointed from Georgia on the 13th April, 1897, He was a distinguished soldier in the Unicu Army in the North and ́ South War, and was prominent in the politics of Georgia as a Republican after the war He was a close friend of the late President McKinley, who appointed him Minister to Japan. For several years he had been troubled with heart disease, which is announced to havə been the immediate cause of his death.
The Japanese Navy has now 6 first class and 2 second class battleships; 6 first class, 9 second It is stated at Washington that M. Johnships; 2 first class and 14 second class gun- class, and 5 tbird class cruisers; 10 coast defence Barrett, S. Louis Exposition Commissioner for Asia, will be appointed United States Minister at Tokyo.
As was predicted, Wei Knan-tao, the Viceroy of Yuunan, has been appointed substantive Viceroy of Nanking. The Imperial Decree
Chang Chih-tung. announcing the appointment does not mention
The Straits Curreu y Commissiou continues to take evidence, but the date of drafting of the report is yet undeterminable. It is understo d that the report will be sent to Singapore before it is published in Eng land.
Lord Craulo: ne stated in the House of Cow- mous on the 8th ius'. that, as the German troops were to be withdrawn from Shangbai on the 28th iustaut or else early in January, he On t'e 3rd December, at H.B M. Consulate-issued to the British troops to leave ou the 81W 1.0 reason why to countermand the orders Ceneral and afterwards at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev H. C. Hodges, LA, VIDA ETHEL, elder daughter of WILLIAM B. BUTERS, to DAVID WILLIAM,. Son of the late NINIAN CRAWFORD, formerly of Hongkong,
DEATHS.
On the 19th November, at Taokou, Honao, T. S KIMBER, Woolwich, England, assistant engineer to Messrs. S. Pearson & Son, Ld., aged 21 years.
On the 29th November, at Chefoo, MART BREADON CARL, mother of FRANCIS A CARL, Commissioner of Customs, aged 73 years.
On the 2nd December, FREDERICK TAYLOR, Licensed Pilot, Shanghai, aged 61 years.
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A serious affray occurred between Chinese coolies and the police at Singapore on the 5th inst., while the Protector of Chinese was visiting the Emigraut Depôt. Two of the assistants were confiued nd attacked on the top floor of the depot. The police endeavoured to rescue them, and fired. Two of the coolies were killed and one wounded, while thirty were badly damaged. The Protector of Chinese and the Chief Police Officer and others were injured.
boats; & despatch boats; 1 torpedo tender; 15 torpedo destroyers; 13 first c'ass, 36 second class, and 29 third class torpedo boats; with Berides the above, there are 16 ressels at au aggregato displacement of 257,832 tons. present being built at home 2 third class cruisers (rach of 2,800 tons), 4 torpedo des- troyers (each 360 tons) and 2 torpedo boats, at Yokosuka; 1 third class cruiser (2,800 tons) and 3 torpedo boats of 152 tons each, at Kure; and 2 torpedo boats of 152 tons each and two others of 80 tons each, at the Kawasaki dockyard at Kobe.
An anonymous correspondent writes to us with regard to the late attempt at an illegal opium farm, and thongh we do not as a rule take any notice of such communications we think that his remarks are of sufficient interest present occasion. to justify our neglect of this rule on the The correspondent alleges that the willingness of the Chinese Government to abolish the farm was the result of a discovery that the promoters were anti-Government mon, no others indeed than our old friend Kang Yu-woi and his party.
"The officials," says our correspondent, "though in possession of the shareholders' names, do not intend to take action first now. The gates of Cantou will be openel as usual hereafter. troops inside the walls to suppress any troubler, There are enough and the officials are beginning to feel that their late action in shutting the city gates only exposed them to ridicule."