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absequently wont over the Powerful with bite. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WUCHOW.
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Russian Chargé d'Affaires, quoted section 3 of resources are almost unlimited.
The deputation souldently anticipats that the St. Petersburg convention, and pointed out that, the proposed away loan comes under the promote a still more rapid opening up of this provisious of tus ad convention and concluded part of the Emples of Chias to Christianity his protest with the words, “A thousand Limer had all forms of Western driliation.I am, ten thousand times it cannot be agroad to.” my Lord for and on behalf of dio commanity, your obedient servant,
PULO, The first game in the polo tournament for a cap most graslansly presented by His Royal Highnom Prines Honey of Frain was played and the King's Own:
BOTAL NATI, K Coats The Han, G. Hardinge Capt. The Hen, Hadworthy Tulitos Ganda. Ethern
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gentleman's fooling of andnaw na tlta i gruby bing" and "leasing." The chief raason for salt wit shortly be feled betera & jury in the British Bupesme Court, Mr. Joly, widow of andness is that our Kowloon frontier was not the late Beith Consal at Clemulpo, auing the rectified muy years ago and that Great | Bun Life Inenraums of Canada to onforon pay- Sir Henry Blake went off to zocelve him, and on Friday, thà temme being the Royal Navy i the result of your mission to the Far East will
rent af a policy of £2,500 on her lata haskand's He. Mr. Joly WAS enly losored some six maatle before bis death and had ozly paid one prendem, for which a provisional recaps was. Issued, when he died. Owing to, as the Com pany allegs, some violation of their tortas of Ordinaranes they have refused to pay the polloy;
hance the mail.
Britain neglected until the other day to secure a position of strength in the north.
Amended regulations made under the pro- visions of the Locusing Cansalidation nance, 1987, and the Privato Vohinian Ordinanc 1895, are published in the Gazette.
E. E. the Governor will hold a lows at Co vornnant House on Thursday, Bih December, até pan, and on Friday Lady Blake will hold a reception at Government House from 4 to 6 p.m.
Tho. Hon, Treasurer of the Allos Memorial and Netherols Hospitals bage to acknowledge with thanks the following derations to the funds of the Hospitala ***
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The Emperor of Japan paid a visit to Kobe on tho 19th Novembar for the purpose Of reviowing the standing squadron. Advantage was taken of the opportunity by the feralg community to present an address, which Hin Majesty was graciously planned to receiva
The Bourstory of the Punjom Mixing Co Liraítod, advicus us that he has rozsived tho following telegram giring the result of the November clean-up The mill ran 27 dage, erhing 2,000 tomi, yfelding 242 ozs, of smelted gold Them has been no clean-up of oyanido
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INTENDING SENDERS OF
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REFINED ASSORTMENT,
The Louisville (Kg) Res JS--Consul Wildaan, whose protagé Aguinaldo esems to be, would do well to run over from Hongkong to Manila and whisper a few things to that am- bitions young Filippino. There is any a foolish notice of which the Insurgent leader will hase to rid himself if he would live happy.
The hous day of Masers. Battorfeld and Bwirs and the flags of the vessels connected with the arm, mero half-masted on Saturday and resterday, information baving been re- osived by telegraph on Saturday morning of the death of Mr. John Samud Swire, the santor partner of Messre, John Swire and Bene, of London, and of Mesara, Butterfield and Bwire. The deceased gentleman was never resident in China or Hongkong but muda visits to the Far East on one or two occasions. The hong day of Messra, Jardise, Matheson & fo. was also half-masted in sympathy:
- REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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LONDOS, Lat December. AUSTRIA AND JAPAN. The Austrian Upper House has also passed the Commercial Treaty with Japan.
GOVERNMENT AID TO THE
WEST INDIES.
The Government has made a free grant to the West Ludice, it is believed of £40,000, for vertalo olaszos of proparty damaged in the a recent horrionne.
AUSTRIA AND GERMANT.
A great esmestion hsa boon caused in Austria and Germany by the declaration of the Austrian Premier in the fieisharath, that if the expal.
On 25th November a fro broke out in the Ewosion of Austrian subjects from Germany Cotton Will, in Tanglece pro Road, but for continand, Austris would have to defend her tunately it was overcome before it had sesamed rights. threatening dimensiona by the twenty-four Grinnel Sprinkers in the mixing room, with eight lines of hoss laid, on-by the mill hande with commendable promptness.. Damage Thy, 3,000-China Gaɛtis..
This afternoon on the Happy Valley the Hongkong Football Club will play E Company of the King's Own Regiment Kick-off at half past four sharp. Clab in colours. The following will play for the Club -F. H. Kew, H. Pinckney and A. S. Autor, backs: A Brooke-Smith, C. T. Kew, and W. H. Howard. halves; T. Yul J. H. Lloyd, KO.H., W. AL. Lethbridge, K.O.R., H. Bedwell, RN, and A. R. Love, forwards
We are reliably informed that M. Olarorky, Russian Chargs d'Afsires at Bangkok, bas wired his Government that the British papers in the East have referred to him as a mere A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. ffort on the Siamese. The Russian Government
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
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commercial Consul, and that this will have a bad
at pass instructed him to assume the style and title of Minister-Resident and Consul-Geroral of Basin at Bangkok. This will be made publis
in the coarse of a few days.--Straite Tinteă,,
The first of a series of unokere which it to proposed to hold at the Volunteer Headquarters daring the winter montha took place on Satur. [24 day night, and under the genial ciairmaishiy of Major Sir John Carrington was a great success. In the course of the evening Sergeant- Major Dangan made a statement with regard to the hand fand. An expenditure of stess upon $700 has been incurred, and my to the present oniy about 8250 has been raised, the concerts got up for liquidating the doht not having been as ancoraful se was anticipated. An appeal is to be made to the members of the verge for subscriptione.
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LONDON, 2nd December FRANCE.
The Senate has adopted a ortion extending to Military, tribunals the abolition of socrot oxamination. M. Feinat opposed an emend. ment, exospting cases of national danger.
AMERICAN LIBERALITY. Mr. Waldorf Astor, the American aire, has subcribed £5,000 to the Gordon Memorial College at Khartoum.
SIR THOMAS LIPTON TO THE RESCUE.
At the instance of Mr. Chamberlain, Sir Thomas Lapton is conding exports to the Bus bades to sxamine into the Sagar industry. If a favourable report is received. Sir Thomas Linton will invo £1,000,000 in developing the industry.
[FROM TONKIN PAPERS.] THE FRENCH RAILWAY PRO- GRAMME IN INDO-CHINA AND YUNNAN.
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(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
Washow, let Dasımber.
Messrs. Dorris & Co.'s Hong was burned, but all other foreigner and their properly escaped. Large quantitier of kerosine are stored in the shops and houses although the danger of this has been frequently pointed out to the Chinese officinis, who, however, content themselves with mying it la not to be aterad, but inke no menus to enforce their decrees. In one lastance wo. believe the fire reached the next house to one. where some 500 were stored!
Kang's Own. Capi, Lals
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The next match will take place to-day at fear a'clock-Civilians y. Clab. Both teams are evenly matched and a very oloso gaue may be expected. It is hoped that competitors will also an effort to ecimens the game at four The teams are:
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(Signed) Low LED §. LITTLE,
Chairman of the Deputation. To Rear Admiral, Rt. Hon. Lort Charisë
Beresford, B.
HON. T. H. WHITENBAD ON THE
remains to be seen.
Alister
It is most essential for the preservation of
Great Britain's most important interval in that the Celestial Rapics Bhould not fall under
defend the maintenanes and integrity of the rotten, corrupt, and indefensible Chinese Gor-
exament
Bytoc McLachlan
Early this year assina agents commenced Disfor AWD
negotiations with the notorious Shang Teotai, Play commenced at 4-15 n'olook. Imarisquickly
the direoter-goueral of Imperial railways, in re the contract for the Peking. Hankow railway, A serious fire broke ent about' noon to lay got away with the ball and, the Natal back
which has now been transferrod by the 10- in the east end of the town, estaide tho olty being ably ridklon off by Harpo, he took it down the ground and scored first goal for the
eailed "Belgian Byndicate to tho Rass04 Chinese Bank, alias the Bassis GovN- well, amongst the poster house and bamboo King's Own. The hail as again thews Murcury.
ment The tony required to build the mat sirpotuces lying at the bash of Mosers, and for some time the Navy held their swa.
railway will be Russian-French, and the real Buttarfeld & Seks's jetperty. It quickly but MoLachlan, who had been riding hard
owner of the lino will be the Ruso.Chilean POSITION IN CHINA. gained ground and by two o'clock was in full and hitting strafulit, got his chanco, and Gawne siding him in riding off Harlinge, he scored.
Bank, who will work and sontrol it. The con blaze, The exricus manual engines were got ↑ The Navy : tam now made their efforts
Two latiers by the Hon. T. H. Whitehand on
truck has not yet been ratified, but in face of to work with commendable promptitude and the Lambton time after time made good rens, hit the position in China are published in the San these facts it is impossible to realize the grounds steam pamping station also contributed its ting hard and tras, his side backed him affecta. Francisco Bulletin of the 23rd October der ox which Mr. Carson can regard China's as
ally, and Laurie, missing a zhokhander at s stream of water; but the latter, owing to the orfiles, time, Eihelsts scored. Next hienol-Whitehoud write a binding, or how the Chinese Government dan the following beadings Bugiau aggression sauces rospecting the Yangteza as definits and pipes connected with it not being laid in that
Ina made a intsidiary, the ball passing only a
Far Eastern question. Since 1995 R Alloga to our ministar in Paking that Rowin end of the town, was pat of unch use. Two low inches from the goal post. After some diplomatic mosses in China have been remark has no interest in the Peking Bankow bus men are said to have lost thate lives and hus. rather even play Gawue scoured the ball and by stle, Japanese-Chinese War precipitated and Lord Salisbury's declaration in the begluring. dreds are hemloss. The foreshory and the hard and well directed stroke placed it be stanged the state of adults. Mr. Chamberlain of this week, that England was prepared to sup tween the goal posta Lawford got away at Birmingham truly said that the situation in port China against any poor committing pivee of property belonging to Mears, Batter with the ball at the throw in and Ethelston China why most unsatisfactory. Uniosa Bussine out of aggression ju vodene of Chi- Bold's, off which the huts, ate, bare ben lately backed him up vell, the result of the combine is stopped it is only a question of time whena's having availed of British sasistanse in nisared, afforded them a place of refuge for ties being a second goal for the Navy. Palon, British interests will bo jeopardized." The lot
ths construction of railways or other pu their govde nud chattels
who throughout played a sound and unselfish torun as foliow
blic works, was most refreshing and wel- | game, sticking to bis No. 8 of the opposing
come. Britain's ' attitude hitherto vim a-ván Hongkong, 6th August, 18:6. team, now made a nest run down the ground,
Chips sud Africa are destined to play an the China question has been feably in bat the ball tamping, be lost command; be important part in the world in the twentieth the extreme-impossible by any process of rea however, rode of his man, and Laurie, after a
century, and events in the Far East nowing to dignify 15 by the name of a policy. tussle with Hardings, toured a goal. MoLnch threaten to move with much greater rapidity If, however, the Unionist, Gent hav an added another shortly before the call of
than they have ever done in the past. The at inet decided upon a dednite policy, wa time, the store at end of the ilrat half standing vast taritories and teeming populations in carnestly hope they will stisk to their gene, The King's Own & goals, and & mbsidiaries, Asia must in the natural mod of things some but their inducision and inaction has been Royal Navy 2 goals and I subsidiary.
under modern ofsilization, the very beat of fraught with untoward consegrenous to British The second half shared much more even playsterial at physical force is waiting to be intereste. Ensin, in the meantime, has taken The Navy team actiled down batter to that utilized, and weighty developments are not far full advantage of England's feebleness, appears NEW SEAMEN FOR FORMOSA, warkt, keeping their places well instead of riding off. We on the spot cannot begin to realize not to be satisfied with the acquisition of Man- tao close behind each other. Lambton played what great uses the dominating races will risks churis, and her latest move oz the board is an Last week the trial took place of a exeedingly well, sting sways straight for out of the two continents, more particularly attempt, as audacións as it is ourageous, th raize and sogare the beart of China through very creditable addition to the already large the goal, Hardinge supported his side admir
Okina-nags which will be à lirely, yea refresh. number of stearious turned out by local builders. ably, and Lambton süt halston ware generali ing, variety upon the squatting and colunimeoming the owners and basing the control of The vessel is named the Faxtsanfos and is built in the eight places. Their ponies, however, tion of the North American continent and the the Peking. Hankow rellway, which would altimately mean the ousting and the fressing for a private dompany for work as tite Formed were slow and under the eirmatadoes great Australias coast, whore she will shortly be supplemented credit is due to the team for the placky fight by several other boats, one of which is under they made av indeed for patting a fan the Far East hare boca phenomenal and through How much longer and how much further Since 1896 Rastian diplomatic success in out of Great Britain from the Tanglaze valley. construction by the ente builders, Tour Singst all into the tournament at such short notice. Franch and German assistance hard attained fuscovite aggression will be allowed to ge and Co., of Wanchai. The Taianjen is 11 The King's Own made one nirs goal; the result heights seldom reached. It, however, appears Negotiations had been proceeding satis fect by J8 feat 8 inches by 7 feet 3 inches and will of a good combination which we would doubtful, the gain so far being mainly Russian, carry 120 tons of arge on 6 feet 6 inches draft like to as mors offer practised. The whether even the sagacions Muscovite will be forarily boten & anatarial Briti m she is comfortably dited up with European King's Own team were going strong for the shia in catalu a monopoly of French aid and dicats, hong Taolai, dirouter-general of Im qoacters, saloon, to, and his socommodation for Navy goal when Hardinge sared, soured the thereby hold ou at the altitude to which the perial milways, and the Teuegli Yaman for t Great White Bear has so suddenly rison. The railway concession from Canton to British Uhinese passengers. She has a large bainst ball, and racing away with it threatened to tank forward by which the real may be tipped torn the tables. Paton alosed in turn, Japaness-Chinese war precipitated stairs and Kowloon, opposito Hongkong, until two weeks for erossing bars and on the trial tha was illed possession, and santred the ball to Lauric, who has brought about an entirely new stato of ago, when the French Minister interfered and and emptied in 20 minutes by a special arrange was immediately tackled by Ethelstos. bué
any such concession-the French evidently Millionment of pumps designed by Mr. W. E. Balloy, managed to his goal: Scors at slope of matola mustiers for which Russia was not prepared protestad against the granting of leas og a
Rapidly as she has seted and ein out on occa the company's Superliteten
KO.. 6 goals and 5 gabe, R.M. 2 goals and siona, events have wocted too fast for for: the presuming that Kwangtung provinge is within was balt under the inspection of Inb.
Tot lease is stolved for the present, as no doubt the Bailey and Le Breton, and the trial proved The sistery was most popular. The game was completion of the Trans-Siberian railway will not their sphere of indusnis. The concession or the work to be thoroughly wall dono. In witnessed by a large number of spectaters, be a fait accompli for some years to corts.
while the Franch protest remains in force, order to moho the trist severe and approxi- among whom we wam happy be welerine H.E power has realised so complatoly the vastly Trang Yamon deem it inexpedient to move
ahanged position in the Far East since the
which is, no doubt, "sapperted by the Russian ato the conditions of actual work on the Sir Henry Blake and Miss Blake and hope Japurso-Chincho was as Rusela has deas. The rough coast of Formosa the vessel was taken to see them frequently patronizing the noble exordinary brain power in Essias stated. round Hongkong right inside the islands where gans. Captain Tumor of the 13th Bungal mannship may be difficult to locate, but never- a heavy swell was encountered and the boat was Caralty. A visitor, mas umpire and was waitedtheless, Hassia has already acquired and secured was cent of the stole foreign trade) Leted under sally with tons of coal on board by Captain Burney, B. Col. The 'Gorman prizes of no ordinary magnitude and richness,
Lopt time. W the log showed a speed of nearly 10 knots,
the dominion of Russia, and consequently ons The party on board consisted of Moraw, Mtum-
ad without drawing the sword. In the matter of astuteness in empire making and expansion ford (Lloyd's Burveyor) Harrison, Bailey (Con-
the Bismarck of 1960-1880 must take a back of the most grass questions of the day is sulting Engineer, Blazing (representing the
sent in competition with Mussorite diplomacy whether it would be judicions for Eng
land. single.banded, to holster up and owners), Captain Mayalstorf, and other friends
and statesmanship.. Russia, assisted by France An excellent tin to which complate justice was
and Germany deterred and prorented the done, was provided, and the usual tousta wore
Japanese in 1895 from entering into possession duly honoured. The party returned to port t
of the fruits of their vistory, coerced hor
T.. H. W. 6 pin. after a very pleasant outing.
into retroceding the Liantring Penín
P. 8.-9ce writing the foregoing inform- Eula to Chizin, and thus "save China" from Japanme domination, not in the lion has reached me from two thoroughly intoreste or for the benefit of the Chineño, hut independent and absolutely reliable sources that
the Russian admizal was in receipt of dəfnil in order that Kassia, France, and Germany
the Russian ships from Port Arthur in March might help themselves to a no lean slice of Chl-instructions from St. Petersburg to withdraw ness territory, as they have already at foo
last-at the time of the British naval demonstra- tively done, Lotwithstanding reiterated British
tion in the Gnit of Pochii-if the British protests. Ta the interests of the Chinese and
Government had insisted upon the wiinitrawal regret that up to the present time the Dowager doubt, puffed up by hor successful Waff in Port Empress of Chias, Li Hung-chang, and Russian
Arthur, has now bearded the lion in his den by EXTENSION OF THE FRENOR diplomacy should have so completely over ecquicing as a naval base. Rahaita, in the Strai
CONCESSION AT SHANGĦLI matched and out-distanced British statesman-
ship. The victory has been omaplate, and of Babel Bandab, immediately opposite Perin, Wo understand that the napetiations at, sedly our diplomacy has been worsted. The which base, if allowed to be fortified, will Nanking between the Viceroy Lit Kun-ylh and slow-moring British government have not completely neutralize our present commanding Count de Berntre, Franch Consul General, given evidence that they yet begin to realian position at Aden and Point in the Bed Sex. over the Ningpo Joasthouse dispute and the the vastly changed position 21 alinirs in Tokabed, Ichabod, sur glory bas departal:
Why, oh why, did we doery proposed extension of the so-called French Chine; they seem Polactant to believe cession have reached a dead-lock and no and lothe to recognize that the situation ogress towards a satisfactory estdoment has is seriously altering daily they hava pro- Donu male. It will be interesting to walchased that, under all circamatan 589, von what the next step of our French neighbours at the cost of war, the open-door polity and will be in this matter in which they are clearly treaty rights would be upheld; that no spheres sad primarily in the wrong, and watros that of infusa world be tolerated, that the in- for once the Chinese officials will cot betsgrity of the Chinese empire would be main- torzorised or bluffed into piefling one talned, that we must provent, it falling into
Hongkong, 13th June. feta The question of the extension of rains, ferite it into the paths of refemn, assist
*Mr. Chamberlain, in his famous speechat Bira- the general Forsign Settlements (Anglo- it to parfent its defenses, increase its com- American; can rery well stand until the little mercial prosperity, etc. These and such like inghem last month, truly said that the situation matter with the French is arranged and the protestations have been reiterated, but all fin China mas est uneusiefactory, and there is Viooray way to somewhat comforted by the van. England Las not untended any moral no doubt that it really is so and is becoming knowledge that if he gives any large extension support or substantial backing to the notoriously more dangerous as time advances. If Russian to the roach, who asist upon the exercise of weak, corrupt, and effete Chinese government predominares in China is permitted to progress the most arbitrary exclusiva and mischievous a government which is tattering, utterly if anything like the rate it bas advanced in the prerogatives, it will be viewed with butorse hepaleas and helpless from within, and sat few years it is only a gnation of time whe
British interests in the Far East will be surely disfavour by the general body of fansigner of oqmally helpless and hopeless all other nationalities at Shanghai, official and foreign assistance. The maintenance and the seriously jeopardized Subsequent to Mr. nofioial. If the Viceroy was worth his salt he integrity of the derelict and potrid lunperial Chamberlain's speech Lord Salisbury, soil that would first of all insist upon the French humbly government of Chian count be accompliated The policy of Great Britain was not changed, apologizing and paying adequate ocupenantion by loud wordy protestations or by platitades, and consists in maintaining the Chinese Em- for the indiscrimintts and wholesale slaughter however ligh sounding, Horcales force in pire" The policy may have been as described, of mermed Bad innant astires by the crew of absolutely essential. Cabines Ministers have but it was not in action and has not yet given the Eclairer and the ill-disciplined and panicky indulged in irritating statements and so far eridone that it is in action, What rason is French Telusters in July last-China Gantle. they do not asam prepared to back the same up there for hope as to the future of British inter
by action. Bussia is already in possession of enta in the Far East when Lord Salisbury Manchuria--a white man's land and aliinato, grarely utter that he was nuable to believe with a population of upwards of twenty million in the collage of a nation 2,400,000 of brase people, a most virilo rane, possessed of all people" Coming from ney ordinary nuthority the bent qualities for the making of an such an utteranos could only be regarded as army and guliuited as regards numbere; inago drivol. Can this result from igrarines Germany is invasion of Kiaochas; Euger actual insompetenes to realius the true land gratuiteasly recognized Shantang province situation? Pitiable Indeed is the condition of as within the sphere of German intuence, foreign affairs in England, and still mers which irreparably, nontraliter, the value of pitiably must the ship of stato continue to Weihaiwei, while France already secuples drift if no que compotent man can be found
to understand and grapple with the d Kwongohaawan, has acquires a rallway conces 24
sion to Nanaing, in Yanat, elsat Britain, gers which are steadily increasing and yes Great Britain, it is sad to think that not aro destined to go on innreasing It was
known throughout the worl withstanding her oft-declared policy of "tho integrity of China" and her big talk of stopping when Lord Salisbury's uttembea wen made that grabbing, has harself grabbed and lassed the Chinese Empire was haring fat bits torn Waikstei and 200 square miles of territory at out of its body by any one who elosted to anox Kowloon, opposito Hongkong. The latter piece. Is Lord Balisbury the only statusinWUK He promised to pay special attention to any Lord Salisbury's government Las, however, in Europe who does not now know that a ease of opposition to the part of the Chinese reserved that the walled city of Kowloon shalt hundred blue-jackets properly armed and led oficials legitimate developments of trade and continue ander Chinese jurisdiction, doubtless could tako uuy sea-pert in Chins without any missionary work Lord Charles impressed to ease. Chinese "face, and thus permit of great effort and probably without the loss of a everybody by the onro with which as qator the corrupt Mandarin setting up within single man There is the so-called Imperial into the abjects presented and the grasp bo British territory an imperium in imperio Government of China, but it is rotten, corrupt, evidently bad of the situation to Chins When Anything more monstrous, ladicrous, humi. and offeteatterly helpless nad hopeles he gets home and makes his voice heard things listing, or imbecils it is impossible to con- rogarde roform from within and without foreign ought to move on a bit in this country, jecture. The naionist gorerament had mado a md. This has been its actual state for many When the deputation retired a body of Cus melancholy mess, our morale sad prestige havo years past. Teas, thore is tho Chinose, Empire toms officials waited upon him, after which he gone, and our allivials appear to have gone ex Doba pation, hat geographical expression left on the samo stoainer for Hankow,
PARIE, 2512 November. The Cabinet mol-again at the Elysée, and con. cluded its consideration of the railway schomes. in Indo-Chins. It has authorised an expendi ture of 270,000,000 franca, represented by a loan,, for an equal amount,
SERIOUS DISTURBANCE IN QUEEN'S ROAD,
CLUB CIVILIANO, Mr. Bruse
Mr. Polta Hon. F. H. May
Capt. Des TAT Mr. Heatings
Major Jeffreys Mr. Landale
# Me. Nagent Members of the Hongkong Pulo Club will be "at homo to their friends as the ground.
It is probable that the semi-Sinai match be- treou the Royal Artillery and the King's Own will take place to-morrow in order not to inter- day..
The loan for Indo-Chiun is guaranteed by the of war in the barreur were charged with being i foro with the social event of the succeeding | The Anglo-Baron race, it is a mattor for great of the Rasaish Reet from that port. Russin po
State, and will bear interest at the maximam rate of 3 per cent, the loan being repayable in 78 years. The maximam yearly outlay will be
A BLUE-JACKET STABBED. At the Magistracy on Saturday, before Com- mander Hostings, five dormans from the men- implicated in a disturbance which took place the previous evening in Queen's Road Contral. Chief Detective-Inspector Hanson noted as interpreter.
There were three charges against Albert
The vote passed by the Legislatles Corneit unde an obligatory charge in the Indo-Chins Hervig, a skoter on the Gefon-being drank budget. The lines of railway anthorised are and disorderly in Queen's Road Central as (1) Haiphong-Hainoi-Lackay: (2) Handi-Na-soulting and wounding Yachariah Hall, a Hotel, Queen's Road Central; and assaulting dinh Vinh; (3) Tourans Hud-Qusogtri; (4) Sai-gunner in the T., in the Lead Wa Live In
Horaco Herring, of the Garrison Folice: gon-Thanhoa-Laughing; (5) Myth: Cantho.
Hell said that at shouts quarter part nine on Friday night he soon the Lord we
The Gocorporis authorised to give a guzrau-
CRICKET.
In Hotal with Gate Dod. Defendant, who was also in the hotel, came towards thom, polated to a picture on the wall, and said come thisig about the Kaiser, Fali said to the bar man, who was s German, that he did not vader- stand his language. Upon this defendant kooked a cigantle out of his month- stood up to defend himself who defendant throw a glass of him, cutting his laft cheek, and then about 30 more Garmans game at him. He had not spoken to defendant. Two English sailam got him away and washed his shook.
Gunner Dodd said he was sitting with Hall at a table when defendant came ny and noted as Hall had described. After defdudant had thrown the glass at Hall defendant's conrades came up to them and knocked them down, bearing off witness's shooter stray. Some Eugliab sail ore from the Powerful and Tramorinitis came to their assistance,
In another column we reprint from the San Francisco Bulletin two remarkable lotters by the Hor. T H. WHITEHEAD on the of the Straits Settlements for the West Indian sitantion in China. To whom the letters Relief Fund does not meet with the approval of a writer in the Malay Mail, who saye-Why wern addressed is not stated, but from the should the Government of the Straits Bottle closing paragraph of the second one it worth monta give any $10,000 to the West Indies? I can only suppose that owing to the lamentable secre that they must have been written as fizzle of the Mansion House fand the Colcutaltos of interest up to a maximum of the millions private communication to some person of Ofice has felt called upon to invite some of the to the Company bubling the concession for the other colonies to boar a hand. The West In. infenes who has handed them to the dienara auhing to 29, whilst there are many jino from Laokay into Yoanno, Bulletin for publication; they do not bear more deserving cases nesrer home Its a bad the appearance of letters addressed direct to precedent, Mr. Editor, and I don't like it When the peoplo of India vere in need we pat the editor. The governi tone of the letters our hands in our pockets without being asked may be described as that of "swearing at to do yo by Government. We had many inte
rests in common with the people of India and Inrge," the hon. gentleman laying down nowe acted by them in a neighbourly and friendly definito line of policy that he thinks should way. Bat the West Indies are nothing to s be adopted, but bending all his energies to and if they are in need of help it should come show that everything in connection with from the pockets of Britishore and not Chinese
in the Straits Settlementa. the British position in China is at sixes and sevens, e thek thank has of Inte been por-servant at the Hongkong Hotel was alarged At the Magistracy on Baturday a discharged formed over and over aguia ad nauseam with an attempted robbery on the hotel premises Of destructive criticism of Lord SALIBURY Mr. Sylvester, an American meretent who is staying at the hotel, awoke fabout four o'clock and bis policy we have had enough and to on Eaturday morning to find a Chinaman spare; what is wanted now in the display of walking out in his room. He sprang out Rome constractive ability in statesmanship; of bed and gave shane along the passage. The Chiasman darted into aroom, and Mr. Bylvaater and when Lord Charles Beresford punees followed, and found sun of the hotel boys seated through Hongkong on bis homeward fou a by Three cter holėl boys were sloop. left after a spirited and clauouless 58, the baCentral.on Friday night when he saw large A bandkerchief and a gold match bus wore fring | ting fell off in vigour; bat when the captain journey we hope the Chuber of Commerce beside another handkerchief with the boy's name joined Erbback as 220, the two actually made and the China Association may be able to marked on it. The police were soat for, and 34 runs in 15 minutes, forty of which must bare the boy given into "onstody. Me. Sylvester come off the last thres overs. During the host $50 note, sad the mandar amalier notes and rate of 336 an hour! discovered that $807.75 in two. $100 notes, one quarter-of-an-hour therefore ruas inine at the silver, and a pan-knife, had been abstracted from his trouser pockete. Asearch was made in the boy's room without avail, but after the boy had hepa takon to the Central Police Station & fug
tali his Curdship not only that things are not exactly as they like them, but what they think ought to be done to mend them. On the latter point . WHITEHEAD's letters, are a complete blank. He concludes
his first letter by propounding the very ther search of the room was made and the money was found under the carpet. Prisoner was question to which he might have besu ex-sentenced to six months' imprisonment. pected himself to supply the answer. One
this
a. cOX'S EI, V. ME, BERGOMBE SMITH'S KI" This game calls for a few remarksowing to the rapidity of the scoring and the totals sumssed, all, 601 zu were mored in 4 hours of actual play, whick gives a rate all through of 141 raag an hour. Mr. Cor's eido thanks to a couple of dashing displays by Arthur (62) and Aaton (not out 114), ran up 297 in 24 hours, dr at the rate of 108 run an hour. 13 homes and esipiled is score of 30% runs, Mr. Sarcone Smith's ride was batting for being at the rate of about 263 fans an hour. The first 100 took 40 miuntos to make, but in the next 60 minutes, 204 mune ware reade, 5.5, the pase was 245 raus an hour during that period. Hubbock got set at an early period and played splendidly hit innings of 161 not out. It was when he and Atkinson mers together that the fonalation of a win was inld. When Atkinson
Appended are the poore and asalysis:--
KR. CO. TI.
1. Luk 11
1. A. Castle, H.A., b Wilson.....
E. Arthar, Bunout..........
Capt. Warren, RA, o Brutton, 1› Huarach
P. A. Cuz, Smith, b Hancock
Lamett, Smtil
It. Dewar, N., Wan, Smith 4.8. Antón, not out
Gerrard, Mackendis, Smith.
A. Anderson, et Hubinsk, 1 Nobla Harryat, did not hat
Extras ...
Mackenzie..
Totalm
* of the most grave questions of the day," he At the Magistrany.an Saturday, before Com- saya, is whether it would be-judicious for mander Hastings, the savenging contractor was oharged with rowing cermin refuse into the **Eugland, single-handed, to bolster up and storm water drain instead of taking it to a boat defend the maintenance and integrity provided for the purpose in the harbour. Mr. of the rotten,
corrupt, and inde-Dennys, who appassed for the presevations, sald
a very large expense had been gone to "fensible Chinese Government." And at colony in order to make a double system of that ho leaves it. For our part wo
dramage. Thera ware cortsin drains for carry.
Noble ing off the Bith or sewage from the town, and Boddington should say it would not be judicious there wore certain store-water drains in which T. Smith for England to bolster up and defend any no filta or sewage might be put at all. On the antocis ...... "indefensible" Government, more especiales of last month two of defendant's coolias 2.6. Davies
were seen throwing <h foto one of the stormi water drains and they were floed $5 macb, át the same time the contractor was informed that should sach an offence occur again, he himself would da prosecuted. On the 27th November Mr. Carral, of the Fable Works Department saw two of defendant's coolies at the corner Pound Late take sewage out of a costage trap or gully, carry it along to Hallywood Road in ♥ bdsrets, and deposit it in the rain-water Hor there. It was for defendant to havá proper foremen to look after his coolies and provant
ly a rotten and corrupt Government. If we are to undertake any great enterprise in Chion it ought to be in the direction of giving the country an entirely new or thoroughly reformed Government. The again, it will be noticed that although Russia is Mr. WunEHEAD's but noire, he makes it one of his grounds of complaint -ngainst the Unionist Government that "it | them from 3maping stufi lúte the rain-water
drains. Mr. Carral having givan evidence, Mr.
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An American alor named William Hartley and the barman carroborated
Herring also gave evidence, adding that defendant kit him on the lead with a bottle.
P.S.. Scott sad ke, was ju· Queen's Bond.
LORD CHARLES BERESFORD AT
KIVELANG. number of Germa sailers coming from the east and going towards the Land We Live In Hotel.
Kiuking. th November, He ran there the and he saw dəfəwilsat outside Lerd Charles Beresford arrived horo yoster the door surrounded by large zumber of Cerday on ho Katics. He came ashore to the man sailors. Some British blue-jackets and Consulate where a deputation of British and American residents were waiting to interring Ounner Hail were also there, and in con- sequence of what he was told he arrested, dafen- bim. Mr. Courni Johnson introduced as the dant, with the assistanos F.Cs. Grant and toputation Mr F. en Jardín of Jardins, Matho Smith. Defendant resisted violently, and an son & Co. Mr. A. Smith of Batterfield and sttempt was made by the Germans to rescue Swire, Mr. F. D. Cludening, the Dostor of the Port Rev. D. W, Nichols, and Rer. E. S. Defendant said Hall tried to Enock a cap oat Little; after which Mr. Litle presented the of his hand and said something sont les following address to Lord Charles, who replied mans, which annoyed him.
to the same and in the sciming conversation wont carefully into all the points raid
bim.
Defendant was fined $15, or his wrocks, for the sault on Hall, the same for the assault on Herring, and $5 or 14 days for being drunk and dieorderly.
F. Galloak of the Gaston, was purgal with catting and wounding a British an Ora, Maid. Rook Pies. N.B. Welets jacket used Diyies Ko was also charged with stabbing, an Indian copatable with 11
attempting to stal F.O. Smith; and with danaging P.C. Smith's alothes.
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H. K. Hacock, a Catu, b Lowe
Mr. Wilson, RN, b. 19%
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1. A. Habback, not outs
1. B. Rable, o Veż, b Lowe se JU. Davies, RA, a suby by Lowo
By Atkinnon, o Arthur, b Jarrard
Dr. Boddington,'c Arton, b Lammert A Moskene, Anter, b jammert.
Camió
Eeropiabe Smith, not out...
Katrin
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has pursued a course which has placed houras, who appeared for defendant, ad A. R. Lowe "England in hostility to Russian." The dressed the Court. The fall penalty-$50-wasp. A. Cht hon. gentleman's iden apparently is that imposed. we should have kieked Russin out, or
Marryath..... The writer of Club Gossip" in the Malay Andersen slammed the door in her face, without giv. Mail says: I cannot truthfully eng that Sir Garrard ing her offense, a delicato aperation beyond Frank Swottenham's little apoosh on the sub-Intert the capacity of any mundana Government, we feet of cricket has met with this approval of all Warres
iny friends rom the beds one of them fear. We may umuse cursolves by blaming pointed out, seventy-fire per cent of the mon in the Government for not beving miraculously Kuala Lumpur do not play cricket, and of combined the fortilor in re will the suaviter those that do not more than balt a desen or an uro laborested enough in the game to turn up
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Davies sald how a Gerona sailor throw s bottle at a garrison policeman and hit him on the hood with it. Then all the German sailors esme into the street. The man who had been hit with a bottle pointed out the sailor who had thrown it to the police, who created him. There were a lot of forms abat, and defendant
THX ADDRESS.
Kiaking, Central Chias, 25th November.
without
The mailed fit in Chisa's ove,
* Søvær that one rights we would stand by-
Ai'risk of war our toes defy P And then when Bassia, slick and sly, Hat done as with a thumping lio, Why, oh why, tuko Weiloirci- Then swear we meant to business-why?
the momenĹ
step further, which cannot but weaken British and the Chinese people, msay scores of millions Influence in China, though it is Coubtful if that of the most vicile race and possessed of all the bo now within the bounds of possibility. It is best qualities requisite for the making of an understood that England, in consxtoration of army, unlimited as regards number, mus the so-called rectification of the boundaries of physically musurpassed in thetor usia Hongkong, kas pramaut China liberal testament permitted to make use of this splendid material, in rarence matters. Consequently the Chinese nad that it is available and waiting to be utilized government has opened itsmouth vary wits and there is no shadow of a doubt, the int diens.
My Lord-As Chairman of the deputation was brandishing a life, a copatable attempton of British and other residents appointed to to arrest him sad aa ke zen away called upon wit open you i bag to present to your Lord. witness to help him. Wire detandant to ship this expression of the pleasure your visit the Sportsman's Arms, and catching him by the to this port affordans and to invoke your asked for numerous rights and privileges: trous restits to the Anglo-Barol vede raust throat pushed him against the wall. Defendant, | powerful infi senou at home, both in Farliament 1.To open and establish a Laimoon customsensus. Manchurin is a white man's land and who had an open knife in his band, stabbed him and with the Government with a view to the effos in the midst of Hongkong for the colleo-climate and has a population of upwards ui behind the left sc..
P. C. Smith said le a dofondant stabtonsion of the privileges of British rosidants tics of opium and other antics.
Darios. He ako stabbed an Indian constable,
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Central China, British subjects desire 1-Full borty to establish in the interior: inganefactaring and other industrial songsons,
-9.—That the rights of Christian.
20,000,000 of people, which territory is already be Commissioner of Canoe Customer Rusia protective and control. boni in Hongkong to be officially rebcgaled by the Velivostock, in the Amoor district, and in British Government.
Mancharin, there are already upwards of 100,000 8.-The oreolion and continuande of Chines Busien soldiers, and this army in being gradu. qustoms stations Zor the Dollection of duties ally Increased by fresh arrivals of troops from within British territory.
Europe every month. Why, wherefor, and for what purpose?
kere. Maid, ans. Wiele NA. Woksta. and out him (pritasse) slightly in the cheek, also outting his tanio Wiipons, then kuroked him down with his thunoheon,
Defendant did not dispete what the witness idealarly in tea growing districte.
4-Tops and work icon on equally had said. He said he did not remember any favourable terms with the missionaries and manged possibly or probably be Russians 4. The Chinese revenue ornicoza (offloored thing. He was fall of whisky,
From le peruns! of the Fluo Book laid be. Commander Hsetinga said it was not a very and their converts in the Intarier and laowhero or French) to be at liberty to sidst the waterfore the Houses of Parliament in April at our Boricua mattor för nudlers to have a fight when be fully recognised, midagi k
(British) of Hongkong at any hour of the day stolosmen appear to have been ameaingly guilo. they some en abora and fill themselves up with
Teas, sadly deficient in foresight and licking. 4-Thatampla protection be accorded British or night, |whisky, but when they came to using knives it | subjects in all legiuinats enterprises in China. "- The peotal are of two waves or jotties entirely in determination and action. The was not manly Defendant would be sentenced That special attention ba given to the in the Tiongkong harbour opposite the junk communication exchanged are simply astound. to six weeks' imprisonment, with hard labour, French and Busslar avlivity in Chatral and anobergi.
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Karl Marin and Albert Kalim wors each finad
ing-binful with evidence of Russian dupli.
for stabbing the bluejacket Davin, six weeks, | Western Chian specially in view of the frot 6-The right at any time to examine the city and bad faith. Lord Salisbury demanded [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]
Macao, 3rd November, with hard labour, for stabbing the Indian (thes that as armed French force is at present in the Hongkong opium formers' warehouses, stock of Talionman as a treaty part, bus dropped the in mods, but the impartaut question is, what at the practico uste. Sir Frank Swettenhan
Colonel Porphirio Zeferino de Souts, who sentenced to be conventive) one-month for
Government's so-called poliar "open door," jstobodoneal the present crisis? Perhaps the hos eror known & man who was lazy in-
opening up direst communication between Con- mapu to here detail.
Before agresing to grant any one of these equality of opportunity," maintenance of most extraordinary portion of Mr. Warrerent fellow and a good arloketer. Well he was shot on Monday by oue of the men of the attempting to stah P.C.-W. Smith, and be Westandabata railway is now being constructed opiam, books, ets, and a great deal more--tao demand as soon at: Eussia opposeropped this
would have known three very glaring oxamples garrison, died or fuesday night. His death led $5 for damage to the policema's uniform. tral China and the Rataian sphere in the North.
That a British naval, free be stationed puusions it might be interesting, if noter trosty rights even at the foot of warns HEAD's latters, however, is his reference had he stayed in Selangor instead of becoming was mourned by a wide direla af friend and tw $10, with the alternative of one month's impri-permanently in the Tangtas sa domonstration Lastenstive, wore the British officials to completely felled, and we have been diplomati
Besident of Porsk as the and of the eigh funeral was largely attended. All the brother
scortain the exact nature of the privileges cally worsted. We protestai nedaly who to the Kowloon extension and the acquisis, Haworer, I don't blame his for sick offers of the deceased and the principal civil soumont, for multing the pollo and 80 or of the intention to protect her interests:
7-That Incan be opened to trade and me whiab Russia, Germany, and France axtends to too late. We were forood at the Inst moment tion of Weihaiwal. Having mentioned the ing up for his favourite sport. Even if he is officials were present. The order of the proens fourteen anje' imprisonment for being drunk acquisitions of Russia, Germany, and France, partial to giving a man alat bosse he is salon was:-Harbour police, retired soldiers and and digerir Alfred Delos was fined $19, or fionary work which shall have the fallest pro- the Chinese Government in re the gollection of to site Weihaimei as a pot of" to the gains the bon, gentleman goes on to pay and erickoter I have never heard of bin standing in lukas, the Meono battalion (the forse which month's feriamoms, for the part ha tockio tection throughout the Frorios and that Chinese revenues and duties at Fort Arthur and of Russia The Untoret Government has British Consul te appointed to residu at Chang-Tallen wan at Kinschau und at Kwongchaawan pursued a course which has pood England in the way cfs man who was not, Thera la room deceased bad commanded), the cofin, the boys the disturbance.
she, the ospital,
respectivels. The British Goverment might hostility to Russia, by drifting and throngh Britain, yes, Great Britain, it is sad to enough for both sad I, es a non-oricketer, have offers and miril effetals, and a large member of LATEST STEAMER 1OVEMENTS.
ef St. Joseph's Collego, military and naval
That an understanding be arrived at with jar as well permit France to catablish French wants of Resizíve action we have obtained "think that notwithstanding her oft de. the eatiefsotion of knowing that many of the
the United States of Amerion. by which both onstor houses at Dover, Folkestone, or in the tho ness of quarreling, not the men of world's grastost kinga, statesmen, soldiers, and civitane
| emerging Viotorious from any quarrel. The clared policy of the integrity of China, proackers, serer troubled themselves machebont The Ccant of Taria arrive on Thursday and The T. K. K. stanser Nippon Mars left nations may take concerted action against the Thamas!
A preliminary contract for the extension of point of vantage acquired will court agrost deal "and her big talk of stopping grabbing, hasaroket!" A propos of the above, we learn hadiately upon le scrival proceeded to visit Yokohams for this port on the 1st, instant closing of any doors to misnotary work and
PN trade now open in the Empire and that the to Shaabsikwen. Newetiwang (the latter is a of mobe bufore it la of any, w, sad the value "herself grabbed and leased Weihaiwai from Mr. Norton-Kyahn's "History of the Law the principal places of interest in the colony, diret
and Courts of Hongkong" that Dr. Bridge, accompanied by Boabor Mario B. de Lima, The C. F. R steamer Kimpreme of India left two nationer re-open. suy does that may have treaty port) railway, between the Chico Go of Weihaiwei will depend entirely upon the Varnout radway officials and the Hangoute to whlair in future years it may be pat and two hundred square miles of territory former member of the local civil service who, if Colonial Secretary and Acting Govorner. In Tokohama on Friday afternoon, the 2nd int, been elosed.
The British community resident in this part and longhal Bank and Jarding, Mathood The deliberately gratuitam promise given by az Kowloon, opposite Hongkong." Wet a luxy indifferent follow, appes to have the evening a dinner was given in his honose at for Vancouver, BC
been a man of contemptible character, taste its. Government House. His Royal Highness The N. D. L. stamer Bayern left Shanghai of the Yangless Vallby in the centre of the Ga was signed in Jane last, but so far the Ford Polebury's Governoat that there is to call in question Germany's ilah communities in bout that his principal laggage on landing con- stayed at Gererament Huuss over night and on Saturday at 2 pm, and may be expected mention of the Empire specially gekruted by Russion Government bus succeeded in prote will share the hón, sisted of a cricket bat und mickate.
half parterday morning for préz par
here on or about Tuesday morning, the 8th it. China to Great Britain urge close attentioning the Chinese Gorerament from ratif
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