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RELIEF NOTES.
It was suspected that Sir Clando's cypher messages to the military folk concerned the entrance into Peking: consequently we were zot surprised to hear that on the 19th, when our forcon burst through the Thug Plon Afon on the East side of the Chinese city, some of our people. made at open for the Water Gate of the Tortar City, South Wall Thin gate allows the water of the great most which passoa stong by the British Legation to excape unter the well When the darky heads of two of the 1st Sikhs popped up on the inner ride on Wednesday morning, there was frenzied ontburst of cheer ing so much so that it drew the fire of the enemy, and a Belgian lady was wounded in the cheek In a few minutes the Sikhs were in foros; the detachment from the other forces came along from the Hata Men and the joy of deliverance was consemnated. We hear that one Sikh was killed in entering the city, another
wonnded.
It is pathetic to know that the widowed Baroness von Kotteler refuses to believe in the death of her gullant husband. The Chinese have already pointed out his grave and coffin. I understand the latter lins been opened and the
tained. It is emphatically asserted here that
have protected him.
MANILA
[FROM DER CORRESPONDENT
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1900
SANITORIA FOR AMERICAN TROOPS—BAKGUED
TO BE RAPIDLY IMPROVED.NE Made Manila, 2011 August
THE HONGKONG COTTON SPIN- HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. | Chine. If Her Majesty's Government could I would have boun most serions delay. · It would
NING, WEAVING AND DYEING
COMPANY LIMITED.
FIELD BATTERY, The September Carbine Competition of the alove dalt was held at the Association Range, Kowloon, last Sunday, ud inst. The weather was fine, but extremely hot. which no doubt ac counted for the small attendance. The follow
Foreigners in the Philippines whose fleld of the general managers (Mezars. Jardine Matheson | jug are the heat scores 00 600 Handi-To-
The ordinary annual meeting of shareholders in the above company was lield at the offices of and Co.) on Monday afternoon. The Hon. J. J. Keswick presided, and there were also present the Hou. C. P. Chater, C. M. G., the Hon. R. M. Gray, Messrs. A Haupt, J. McKie (Seare tary) A. Shaw (Manager), T. F. Hough, Erich Georg, I. HL. Potts, J. Y. V Vernon, Ger- shom Stewart, G. H. Michel. T. 8. Forest, Mohta, Byramjees, Ho Fook. Ho Ke Jong, Ho U Shang, Leung Tit Sing, Fok Ten Kang, Chan Ku, and Chan Chan Now..
200
yds yds, y yds. cap
34 25 So. Gunner Lapaloy
40 28 20 - Gunner Stewart. 10 28 23-
19 17 20 21 Gunner Baldwin
23 24 23 2 Gunner Duzcan Gunner Rattay
• Winners of range spoons.
tal.
888 81
LATE TELEGRAMS.
(EWS VIA AUSTRALIA.)
ANARCHISTS IN BUROPE AND AMEHICA. London, 6th August,
An anarchist named Vallette, who his beer
HIRANO NATURAL MINERAL WATER.
HIRANO MURA, HYOGO-KEN, JAPAN.
OTTLED in its Natural Carbonin Acid Gas."
An excellent drink with Wines or Spirita.
B Bright, Sparkling and Effervescent.
Price $5.50 per Case of 48 Pints. As seen from the Imperial Japanesa Govern- ment's Analysis the above belongs to a clasa of saline mineml waters having nikaline reaction, and taken internally its medical uses are for chrenio catarch of the stomach, intestines,
TẠI WO CO.
22, Bunk Buildings,
Agents for Hongkong, Hongkong, 14th August, 1900.
HOKKAIDO
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proceed on the lines which the Under-Secretary have been simpler to have complied with one and indicated, and other Powors would adopt single demand for 20,000 Native troops than to the same policy, Russia could not hold aloof; to have had scocessive requests for brigades such and out of the present anarchy and disturbance as have been received. One scheme than would in China there would come great good in the hare sufficed, and the constant worry regarding future, both to the Chinese nation and to all mobilisation and trooping would have been avoid- nations trading with her. (Hear, par.) Heed. In regard to China as in respect of the sincerely hoped the spirit of revenge would be Transvaal, the military position has been com. left out of the question in our advance on Popistely misunderstood. king, and that the slaughter of Chinese would be na small si possible, consistently with the resons of the Logations. (Hear, hear.) It should be remembered that Chinn hnd boen greatly provoked, and that unjust aggressioirs. had been made upon her by nations with forced the result that concessions were from her which enabled then to place them. selves in military occupation of portions of Chinese territory. Of course, those who were responsible for the attack of the Imperial troops on the Legations at Peking orast at the conclu sion of hostilities be removed from power; but he believed there wore many honest and patriotic Chinese statemen, such as the Viceroys of the great Yangtze regions, and of Nunking and might help to form a better Governtant. It would be fimpossible for Chins to pay any large indemnity at the conclusion of hostilities, and he hoped the Government would rock, rather than a money payment. that new emmercial treaties should be made with the Chinese Go vernment under which lekin would wither be trol of an honest description, and that China. should receive largely increased import duties under those treaties.
YUBARI AND SORACHI COALS. Mr. Gibson Bowles had heard with great
INCE we have completed the installation of China by the Under-Secretary for Foreign satisfaction the doclaration of policy towards
COMPRESSED AIR and ELECTRIC Affairs, and the more so because it was the first definite declaration of that character. They DRILL MACHINES for the purpeko of en- ceased to expert that the Government would NESS, the daily sat-put hus steadily increased Twenty-five come back to the relief they entertained in so as to enable us to niest any large demand at 1809 when they accepted the resointion moved short notice. Moreover the method of loading by himself, affirming the nousity, in British having been improved, loading and bankering by the hon, under for Shofield and seconded in the ports of OTARU and MORORAN interests, for maintaining the integrity of China. can be conducted more promptly than before. He was rather struck by one phrase used by his
All orders carefully and promptly executed. For particulars apply to the Company. too wach litoral importance, that one of the No. 15, MINAMI IDAMACHI, KYOBASHI-KU,
TOKYO.. Telegraphic Address: “TANKO," TOKYO. objects of Her Majesty's Government was to
Corles AI & ABC 4th Edition, in China.
Mr. Brodrick explained that he was then
Agents for Hongkong-
HUGHES & HOUGH, referring exclusively to the power of the Western world to zelieve the Legations at Peking.
3. Praya Central. Mr. Gibson Bowles wagextremely glad to have
SHOOTING SEASON, 1900, elicited that explanation, for he confessed the
TANKO
-KWAISHA.
TETSUDO
observation is limited to Manila and its sur roundings have no idea what this island of Luzon offers in the way of cool, bencing and healthful climate and beautiful scenery. There is a hilly province up north called Benguet, whom drores of fine sleek cattle graze over thousands of aores of good range, where cold mountain streams churn down rocky gorges, where coel winds
The CHAIRMAN mid-Gentlemen, the man through miles of tall pines and where
of the Company › accounte report and strawberries and cream are not luxuries. Down have been in your hands for some teu here in hot, sweltering, anddy Manila it is days, and with your consent I will not hard to realize this good country is little more trespass on your time but consider them. as road Referring to the Balance Sheet of the than one hundred and fifty miles away.
The American sathorities in Munils, both Company I shall make special reference Inter elvil and military, have decided that an ocasion to the most important item therein, which arrested, was the man who found the money for Yu-clian, who with other enlightened Chinamen diseases of glands, and chronic endometritis.
of course is the indebtedness to Messra. Jardine Fraucis Saison, the sailant of the Shah ble health resort is necessary for the well Matheson & Co. of $1,520,913.98, while on the Salson has confessed that he wished to kill the
Shah because he was a great ruler..
Dofusco, an Italian American anarchist, ar- being of themselves and of the men under debit side of the account the only other outry calling for explanation is accounts payable, them, and to this end they have been casting 0,223.78, which I should explain includes sted at Camerbo, alitts that he was aware about for the best location in which to establish $3,171.59 for wages and salaries que es on An-nfore the assassination of King Hambert, that military sanitoris and a summer capital gust 13th, but not paid at that date. With re-plot had been laid to kill the King. Dofusco
Humbert. sassination of King
Eighteen eract position and natura of the wounds aseer. They have decided upon Benguet province gard to the assets 1 may say that our storka pested that a revolution would follow the abolished or brought under administrative con- have carefully taken and tolerately valued on to-
to dudod among thosas arrested are two editors of he was done to death by the guards who s Spain was also confronted with a similar seed | 97 yarn, cotton, cotton in precess and mill stores andred arrasta kave been nude in Italy. In- when she controlled these islands, and she also day's current quotations rather than on what topcialist newspapers. An Italian in Brazil, decided on Benguet for this purpose. She sent day's higher replacing costs would represent. a commission there to report on the province Turning to working account we have a loss of writing in June, inquired whether it was true
269,637.79, which however includes a sun of that King Humbert had been murdered.
Anarchists in Chicago stopped a meeting of from a_health resort. This commission's 24,797.94 transforrod
construction
| Italinas who had been called together to express months in Benguet, and among the much ear again. In connection with this account bereavement. A fight followed between the as- detailed information they submitted about may say that the operations of the Company samblage and the anarchists.
have been attended by most unfortunate cir- the locality is the fact that the highest cumstances in every one of the three prominent poople were injured. Five people were arrested 俎 charges of having caused the disturbance, that registered during thin fils of features which affect such an enterprise, via Among them is the widow of Parsons, the their stay was 76 deg. Fahrenheit, and that in
The Shal of Persia has abandoned his pro. the colder months the thermometer drops to labour supply. Taking the first two considerznarchist, who was executed in 1890.
tions together I cannot more clearly explainposed visit to England, ostensibly owing to tha the freezing point at night. A proivent the difficulties of the situation against which we writer about Benguet, said he once had occasion whereas we began by purchasing cotton at
Angelo Bressi, the assassin of King Humbert, to order to Benguet to be cured a number of $16.25 per pioni, a partini failure of the Indian
$30 per picnt all would be free and equal, and that others and our having to pay as high as
Italian anarchists in Amories are very active prevalent in these islands. Some of the officers in March last, while the demoralised state of must fall, including the Czar followed his instructions, while others disobeyed commerce in the Shantung Provines, in which under the direction of Malatesta who is supposed and unisined in Manila, Those who went up markets our yarns had become well and far to he now in London guiding their movements. north were cured, while the majority of thou ably known, had resalted in our selling priceIt is believed that several groups of anarchists words seemed to hit to be capable of carrying a!
for a bale of three picnls falling from $1024 in who stayed in Mauilz died. It is easy to find March to 887 to-day. Briefly the cost of three have been deputed to assassinato other sover signification that would be most injurious theyEFFERY & Co.'s 12 BORE GUNS in
might have been widerstood as implying per- mauent supremacy over Chins. The defensive Case, with Implements Completo, from $100. proof that Benguet is healthy; the American piouls of cotton had advanced $42, while three is
Perth, 6th August.
power of China had been greatly andorrated, Civil Commission have lately taken much testi-picals of yaru had declined 15 These
SCHULTZE SPORTING CARTRID- Preparations are being made at Fremantle to and so had the veracity of Chinees Ministers. mons concerning this province, all of which are phenomenal frotuations which under the ordinary laws of supply and demand cannot Palace. At any rate on Sunday morning the convifices them that it is well adapted to the contine to prevail, and with the prospects of suitably celebrate the culling of the mail steam. Their repasted assertions that the Ministers at GES,
ers. Although the first teamer will call some Peking were alive were received with insalting Palace had not been attacked Firing was still pressing needs of the Americans, namely, a present weather reports from India favouring going on in the Wast and North-west parts health resort and a recuperating station for the a more bountiful cotton crop, a cessation of what earlier than wes expected, arrangements comments by the English Press, and even sen of the Tartar Lity: and there was some doubt army Gezeral Wright, of the Civil Commis. /rebellion in the north, and a rotarn in com.are being made for the safo berthing end quick|sational accounts were published of n massacre |
We also hear for the first time that the Rev. F. H. Jamea, a professor in the Imperial University, well known for the excellence of his
48
Chinese attainments, was killed by a rifle bullet / port was most favourable; they apeut ains account, an item of course that would not opathy with Queesi Margherita in her had bad doubtint statemonts, but he had never larging the scope of our MINING BUSI
in the streets during the long attack.
The Hongkong Bark staff in woll nad Mr. Twand talks of opening for business at once, the presence of so many forign troops seems
to imply that banking facilities are necessáry,
THE FORBIDDEN CITY
cost of cotton, state of consuming markets, and
Capt. Netavolodoff, of the Russian permanent Spanish physician in Maalla, speaking to the have had to contend than by mentioning that death of the late Duke of Saxe-Cobury and right hon. friend, to which, perhaps, he attached
military staff at Tientsin, on Sunday mounted the top of the Men Shau or Coal Mountain in
Gotha
the Forbidden City and looked down into the Spanish army officers all suffering from thisenate resulted in famian prices being established remarked to the police that within two month establish the supremacy of the Western world
Palace with good fold-glasses: the only living thunga he saw there were four mules. The declaration is that the Chinese troops are under
close cover.
There is some doubt whether the Japanese have surrounded the Forbidden City (Hung Ching) al therein hold the Chinese troops, or. whether they have entered it, and surrounded the
of the truck of the previous day's news that the Dowager had fled to Han Hwa-fu ou the Kalgan Road. There was in news whatever of the location of the reactionary leaders.
CONSEQUENCES OF RECENT EVENTS, The lout question has been greatly simplified by the operation of Tang Fahsing's men on their own account, they have cleared most of the houses of the rich. I hear that one foreign storo-keeper is doing a good deal in furar te. he is buying them in abundanse very cheap.
In Tientsin five of the loaders of on Boxer prisoners were shot this morning what they ire to do with the other is puzzle Penal labour on the Russian, railways in Manchuris has been suggested, but of course only one voice Col. Wogack is promoteil, by telegraph, to be Major General, to the great satisfaction of his many friends of all nationalities in Tien in.
The American 18th Regulars have arrival, one battalion (500), and half of the sixth Cavalry have gone to the front
can determine this
THE GERMAN EMPEROR'S ORDERS.
When the German Marines left three days ago they gure out informinlly that the Emperor's okters ware, to destroy the Falues, and they were going to do it in spite of the setion of other
HANKOW
the efforts of scaremonger-The recution of
thero is u
tius.
A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.
MAIL STEAMERS AT PREMANTLE.
despatch of steameru.
BEITISH TRADE.
CHINA IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
We give the termination of Mr. Brodrick's speech on the 2nd ult. on British policy in Chine, with the remarks of the subsequent speakers
that did not take place. We were no doubt committed to common action with other Powers for the relief of the Legations, but he would very mach deplore close association in permanent
a calamity,
2154)
ke.
ELEY'S CARTRIDGE CASES, WADS.
CARTRIDGE BAGS and BELTS.
WATER FLASKS and every kind of
WM. BCHMIDT & CO.
1213 Hongkong, 21st Angust, 1900.
IEN TING.
SURGEON DENTIST. No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET.
TERMS VERY MODERATE.
Consultation Fres Hongkong, 3rd Septembar, 1801." WO FAT & CO.
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HIP CHANDLERS, SAIL MAKERS, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS. No. 11, LES YUEN STREET, ESsr. Hongkong, 25th July, 1900.
CHINA AND THE
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HONGKONG EXCHANGE.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
SUBSCRIPTIONS—
EXCHANGE LINES.
$80 Per Annum.
PRIVATE LINES,
$100 Per Annum.
meres to ita normal condition, we may rensor-
Albany, 6th August. sion, Col. Dr. Meus of the Army, Mr. Higgins, ably hope to see markets assimilate to a re.. The news of the decision of the mail com. General Mangger of the Manilu Dagupan Rail-munerative basis. The question of labour supply panies to call at Fremantle has caused surprise road, and Dr. Frank Bournes have just returned his caused the management, grav, suxiety here. The removal will be a great loss to the from a trip into this province, whither they went deaths from plague epidemio having been town, but it is generally thought that the delay policy with other Powers whose condnet had SPORTING REQUISITE.
Mr. Moon was gratified at the sympathy. and caused to gether with the alarm created among the revert to Albany again.
expressed by the Under Secretary for Foreign. TEN MILLION EXCHEQUER BONDS.
Affairs for the reform movement in China. port is most favourable; they found a delightful younger hunds by policehouse to house inspection,
London, 8th-August
The correspondence which had been published country and they fully concur in what the resulted in such an exodus that at one time we were reduced to renning 10,000 spindles only,
The portion of the loan of £10,000,000 allot
did not throw much light on the causes of the Spaniards have said of this province and as this represented a very heavy loss in ted to the United States was twice covered.
present outbreak, but it appeared to show that sanatorium,
working, we seriously contemplated closing the The gold from America will greatly relieve her representatives at Peking did not possess the means of obtaining reformaation, which it mill, Fortunately since that poiut matters in,
was reasonable to suppose they xhontil Bonguet is hilly and high, its general elevation this connection have stondily improved, and the Bank of England.
we have to-day supply of labour which
London, 9th August. It was obvious that the predictions published ranging from three to six thousand feet; the enables us to run 57.535 spiudies. The next The Board of Trade returns for July have in Enelish newspapers in China in February formation of the country is of limestone, which matter to which I have to refer is the fican been published. They show that the value of and
his judgment, we accents for the remarkable punity and sweet- cial position of the Company, and morn par- the imports had increased by £1,354,509, and dad May and, in faire grad out, le monded an aces of the mountain streams; the air is fresh ticularly its indebtedness to Messrs. Jardins, the value of the exports had increased by improved Intelligence Department in Peking and cool and invigorating. Delicions coffee is Matheson & Co. I made reference to the mat £328,753, us compared with the imports and Attention should also be given to the position
ter at our meeting a year ago and in then ex<
inferior rank, was handicapped in his intercourse" grown on the lower altitudes of this province pisining the reasons why the Company bad exports for the corresponding month of the of our Commercial Attache who, owing to his and vegetables and fruits of the temperate zone been so much undercapitalized at the time of previous year.
with the Viceroys. He suggested that our Commercial Attaché should have the rank of a thrive and do well. There is an abundance of its flotation I said, "Up to the present time
first Secretary of Legation, grazing land and the local cattle resemble the Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co. had met the
Mr. Beckett said that in dealing with Chins financial wants of the Company, but this was a Jerseys of England and America Benguet purely temporary rangement, and later on
the advice had been given that we should act also contains gold, copper and cost. Some same permanent system of finance would have The same problem has
with caution and patience. He suggested that the Government should exhibit two other American prospectors have already staked out to be introduced. mining claims on 6 gulch where the whole bill again to be met, but in m aggravated form, and
qualities, which were equally nected-firmness and perseverance, It was impossible to disguise BROADER PICSPECTS OF THE QUESTION. capital I can see no sointion of the situation
the fact that efforts might be made to interfere side is cotapose of easy willing oro running in unless shareholders come forward and provide
This was a time when the fewer words that with the integrity of hina, and that this value, according to asany, from five dollars to except liquidation Considering the very large six hundred dollarze ton; while certain rich sum of money which the General Managers were used the better. After all if the Governterferone might call for the exercise of
ment did not fully state their viawe he did not viens askiy as high as athensand dollars have already provided it will not be
ton. Within the confines of Bengnot surprise to the shareholders that they hesitate think the House would believe it was because the greatest skill and address in order to avert to make further advances to the Company they were blind to the broader aspects of the Mr. W. Keswick said that reform was the avain of copper thirty feet widean I do not think any of you will con question that had been opened up, bocause they only thing which could prevent the recurrence and gereral miles long, and out-cropplugs ofsider that Mosers, Jardine, Mathieson & did not know their own minds. Though he did in Ching of the troubles that had taken place Hankow is reported quiet again, in spite of good coat have been found in several locali. ere over-cautious in declining to allow the delt not agroo with his hon. friend's strictures on
which the Company owes them further to increase the Government's attempt to work in concert there. No one desired to see the integrity of The question which therefore presents itsell with Europe, he did feel that there were limits, China broken in any way. All who were in- For this province to become of value to the gentlemen, is "What are the shareholders pre- and known limits, to consarted action. It would terested in the country desired only peace and the reformore by order of Chang Chih-tung Americans it taust of comes to connected by pared to do? La ecnciasion I may mid that be wise for them, dealing with Fowers who reformi bat if reform was refused the dis were the sam dne to the General Managers a
have conflicting interests, and must have integration of the Empire was inevitable He occasioned a large crop of rumours, but nothing all with Marin, end with the idea wo dojavery modest one instead of the very large ring conceptions of their national duty in trasted that a clear policy would be taken up further has come of the matter so far. The Mr. Higgins accompanied General Wright on
amonn which it is, they might consider it respect of China, to tie themselves too closely and maintained and enformed by Her Majesty's
The vote was finally agreed to. folly of the amusationalists is strongly com the latter's récent trip of investigation. Mr. advisable, undor the circvinataness, to carry the to statements, which might analystrans them Government (Hear, hear.) mented on by a correspondent of the N-CHigan's dlroad now runs from Manila to Company on with their own funds for a time, hereafter, at a time when, as they believed,
AN INDIAN VIEW. Daily Nee, who writes from Hankow on the Dagusian, a distance of one hundred and twenty as they have been doing, but you will recogale it was better to go part of the way in that such a large delt being already due to the concert with others them to attempt to go the ard nitIt takes but one.
one word of fale, miles, and Bangued is about the game distance it would only make matters worse furilor to whole way alone. But they did not shut their alarming rumour to frighten the Chiness. The north of Dagupan. An extension of the road increase it. I shall be glad to answer any que eyes to the fact that great changes might result well-disposed and wall-ordered amongst then from Dagupan to Bangued is practicable and tions before proposing the adoption of the res, the recent calamitous eventer Thesponsible at home for stopping one of the Indian look to us for example, and what wonder is it feasible, and could be constructed, it is beloved, report and accounts, and to receive any sugges- Chiness Government, or the want of Chinese Brigados at Hongkong and thus weakening the that they get alarmed? And once frightened, ut a cost of £6,000 por mile. The railroadtions as to meeting the financial dificulties with Government--the comedy, in some respects, of forea which Sir Alfred Gasles should have lind which the Company is confronted. I cannat Chinese Government had almost created the at his command a fortnight ago, remarks the In- it is hard to knock the idea of fear out of the company have already made the American Civil of course expect shareholders to take any well greatest tragedy of the century, and no one dinn Pioneer. The effect of this unwice step has heads Britiskers have little
here have little to be proud of in Commission a tentative offer to construct this considered propusnis at this meeting as to itir old all whether the result of what had occur been that the Indian Expeditionary Force act ast How It was they who started the extension, which is now under consideration.
the financing of the company is. be carried might not he to put back the clook of civili nully at Tientan, even with the addition of the China MAG
on, and I intend therefore to call special sation in China for forty or fifty years. Though Welsh Fusiliers; the Hongkong and Weilni- Wenche and hungking cowardly scuttle and
meeting at an early date to receive an expression Her Majesty's Government could not so the wei Regiments, is too small to play the part the hosty and ill-timed fight of the British
If the American decide to settle this of your views, and to come to a decision as to mutual stepa before them; he could not help hop which would have fallen to it had the full ne and ebilires from the Yangtze ports. Northera province the advantages of the stop what is to Le done
ing that the Powers of Europe, would discover Division gone straight to Taku in the first Ladies of other nationalities are living quietly will be many. First, sick and alling troops, There being no questions, the CHAIRMAN pro-some foundation on which a Chinese Govern instance, Presumably some care must have ment might be hilt up which would not utterly araisen regarding the safety of Hongkong and at the various ports. Comument is nextless." now going back to the States by every transport posed the adoption of the report and accounts.
Mr. T. E. Horon soid-I have much pleasro deny the benefit of civilised ralo to a population Shanghai, and hence the detention of four Another correspondent reports the safe arrival at great expente to the Government, could be
in seconding the adoption of the report and amounting to one third of the whole human race. Indian regiments at the former port. on the 22nd at the China Inland Mission of seat to Benguet at a trifling cost, there to reaccounts, and in doing so, while regretting the If that should happen a great crisis would have while, however, the Allied forces had to stand.. large party of English Baptist and C. L. Mcuperate. Secondly, the opening up of this unfortnaste asture of the results shown, I been turned into a great opportunity Her on the defensive at Tintain with the knowledge missionaries. They had travelled from Shansi with little trouble. In places where trouble and contry would reader it antesabla to the insur- feel sure that our interests are being very caro Majesty's Government could not look on with that the Legations at Peking were in ing gents who have long made it their rendezvous, fully guarded by these in whose hands we have indifference at what the result might be. For minent paril; and it was only on the 4th
the last continy Great Britain had been building that the advance began in earnest,
Gaselee her certinned, their
thom ontrusted
up a great trade in China, which had bem A compast Division under Gen incivility were expecter, ther
it Leing particularly adopted to their method
The motion was TieE
mutually advantageous to the Chinese and the would have given solidity to the mixed journey unmolested. Not till they reached
of life and warfare Thirdly, with Manila only
British. Her Customs, which was almost the Army of half-a-dozen rationalities that could Honchionhaler, not fifty miles above Bankow,
twelve hour away by rail, the fruits, vegetables
le guarantee to Chineman of an incorrupt barely hold its own at one time at Tientsin presented itself position as it did they meet with serious nonse or threats and cattle of this productive provines would
administration. They had also in their own Looking at the Here their cards were presented to the loan find a ready market, clearly to the advantage of
settlements at Shanghai and elsewhere given last month, one would have thought that every ample of the best forma of municipal news, should have been strained to save the station for permit to pass, and were greeted the Baugust protineer and Manila ccumor
the
im their ngs with the Legations first of all, and that Hongkong
might have been left to the care with threatened decapriation of their owners, And fourthly Benguet would be a cool and
a svy and such troops and instead of the usual quick access, thar beats esitly resort where Americans could repair wern detained and stam The Consul will for that occasional change of climate which all doubtless see that such treatment is not repeated foreigners who reside in the Phillipin
and where the femilles of arme civil service employees cold re
end of
Pique was still at Hankow at the
tralian church the other coat and rest and
soquently preached a d
Faitis
A GREAT PROSPECT,
On the motion of Mr. VERNON, second by Mr BreaMJEE, the consulting committee vore re-elected,
On the motion of Mr. Ho Foox seconded by hr. FOREST, Mr, W. Hutton Potts was to elected autor
The HAIRMAN Gentleme
be business of the DITE We have not lend more
It would be interesting to know who was re
To the
from
Mean-
ying that
the splittin
that the Home
oppe is to the could got make up their mind ar of troops 76/0 Brigade after luigede has been asked for, and If it minst been test the Government of Indra Merz Military elden had bicipated faz- ther demands after the first orders from home and mids their arrangements accordingly, there
NO CHARGE FOR INSTALLATION,
N.B.A special charge is made for lines of more than averago lengthi.
ELECTRIC SUPPLIES OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION IN STOCK.
Including
CHEMICALS,
BATTERIES.
ELECTRIC BELLS,
INSULATORS,
LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS,
SWITCHES,
TELEPHONES,
WIRE, &o., 20
PRICE LISTS
APPLICATION:
ELECTRIC BELL INSTALLATIONS ERECTED AND KEPT IN
ORDER
Estimates given for all kinds of Electrical Work
Toned Mechanicians sent to Out Ports to
it un Installations if required.
For full portendars, 0, &e, Apply to
W. STUART HARRISON,
Manager
Note Address:-13, PEATA CENTRAL Hongkong, 18th Jannery, 1805:
12559