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how to treat the disseminators of such fie- ons at the command of their own centen1 authorities is a dificult one and cannot summarily be sustered. A Minister at a foreign court who acts by instructions is not s free agent and cannot be punished even if Le knowidgly deceives, except by a "request for his removal. The real blame in the (matter lies on those who court deception by preferring the version from an already dis. feredited source to the urgent representations of those whose duty, it is "to be well in.'
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Sir Walter Hiller arrived at Tientela on the 4th`ult,
It is reported from Tientsin that Major- General Wogackis very ill indoed. His case is said to be despente.
Tho Thales, which "atrivod yesterday from Swator, reported that when she left that port on the 10th inst. MS. Mohawk And the Germam Tiger were there.
Possibly it is agn of a rapprochement be tween France and Germany that, acording to a special despatch to the Ostamintirely, Lloyd, the Berlin municipality will not celebrate the Bodan miniversary this year,
It is reported that 2,000 more coolies' are wanted for the German troops in China, and that kesu competition is going on between the Japanese emigration companies and the coolie agents to obtain the contract.
Commander Usalom, of H.T.G.M.S. Hertha, is reported to live been attached to the staff of Count von Waldersee, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied troops Captain Dergzowski has been appointed conummidler of the Herthy.
We welcome the reappearance on the 25th ult. of the Peking and Tientsin Tires, after an interval of over two months. It wou the
15th June last at the staff of the Tientsin Press' ran away and thus abruptly suspended the life of anr contemporary."
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial A correspondent writes to the NC. Daily and Netherole Hospitals begs to acknowledge | Neves drawing attention to the fact that the with thanks the following douution to the funds Indian troops at Bhanghai are encamped in a of the Hospitals:-
malarki and axlalthy, spot and to the rumour Lawrence Gibbs
that 90 of thein are already sick. Ho calls for their removal to a higher and more desirable spot.
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Inspector Macdcnäld and a party of palice visited 67, Battery Street, Yaumati, shortly after seven o'clock cu Monday night, and on the first fieor they found between 20 and 30 inen playing at "Fai Knu. Ip Lam, who was evidently the
keeper of the house, had a stack of deminees in front of hist, and He was throwing some dice and distributing some dominoes. He was ar rested, together with hers. He was tired 25, or a month, and the rest 22 each, or 14 days.
A Fort Office in plozes comel P. A. Rezario, who resides at 28. Elgin Street, was charged with assaulting a rickshaw ecolie named Won Kung. The complaizant told Mr. Hazeland that at about half-past Eve on Monday night he when be not the defendent and three other was driving his master post Lyndhurst Terrace
Portuguese. He culled ent, but just as he was passing he the defendent caught hold of the shaft of the rickshaw and then-kicked him The master of a pices-gerds shop near coribbo- Frated, and the defcedent was fined $5, or 14
day. A cermmons was dit missed.
The Pretoria correspondent of the Morning fort, in a despatch dated August It, says thut President Kruger is contributing between $2,500,000 and $4,750,000 to the election éx- penses of William J. Brran. He also says that Webster Daris has received $185,000 towards the expensas of the Democratic campaign in
the United States.
The Imperial Bank of China, as will be aven from an advertiment appearing in another
announces that a quantity of tennissued notes have been staten by the rebels at anything to do with the Bank's Notes payable Peking, and cautious the public against having at itsofee at Pung in Ching Pinz Thu Tin currency, as it nepts no responsibility for the stolen notes. The unmbers will be advertiseil Ina sovu na possibb,
The Daily Expres has sunt a cerepondent to the Mediterranean to find out how rawh steam coal isstoral thereby those who may beour future
Mr. George Waddell, of Ormsly Terrace, Kowloon, gave his boy, Un Hong, into custody on Tuesday night for leaving his service with-enemies. Commenting on this, another London out reasonable notice and also for stealing six pieces of clothing, one umbrella, one gong, and eze cap, en er about the month of February. On the 7th September, at 6, Quinsan Road, The boy's stery was that he had not run away Shanghai, the wife of 0. L. WILLOUGHEY, of a sen.kut had been sick in hospital. He was afraid On the 21st August, 1, at fi.3.M. Legation, pro backs to the complainant because the latter Peking of starlet fever, Mezar Kuu, eged one did not treat him well. He did not steal the article in question. Several of them were fix to him by the carplaicent in Hen of razer, His Worship cċusidered the boy justi- fed in keeping away from the compliment and dizcharged him,
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year and nine months.
At the Genen Hoil, Stranghai, on the 7th
Septemer, 1900, Joxi Taxreon Wisex, aged
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The Daily Press.
Mr. C. T. Kew, dentist; who resides in Kow.. leer. called at Trim Teat Tsui Police Station Hiseкoso, September 19th, 1960
en Tuesday night and reported that his conlig Few d our renders will be surprised at the bad just come over from Hongkong had told him that between halfast seron and half. the strngth of Dr. Morrison's communica's
past eight, that night his business promises in tion tothe Times, in which he expresses the Queen's Read Central had been broken into profond indignation felt by the European He could act cress the herkour himself, as the residcits now released from their prison in launches stepped repning at six o'clock in the Peking at the way in which the home evening, so the Inspector telephoned to the authorities, both in London and Washing-Central Police Station. An investigation ton, lave continued to receive honourably showed that a Chubb's patent pullock had been the Chinese representatives to whose "share-taler from the deer. Lut that the premises and less lies and transmision of logus ediets apparently not been entervil. nothing having was due the long delay in the relief of the constable, told off to watch the premises that been disturbed. Amal ley informed the Legations at Peking. We have often had toe had seen a Chinamas wrench off the padlock call attention to the way in which Lord and take it away.. SALAWAY has had recourse to Portland
daily says:-"The corresponilent greatly alarmed, though we cannot see any reason for his panic. The French bare 196,000 tons. he computes, of the precious coal in their vaults. They will need to increase that reserve to an enormnus extent before they will be able to regard the fatum with squanimity as far as smokeless coal is concerned. In view of war. 196,00 tons of steam coal are hard by worth consideration. But that in no way affects the question whether or not the Government should prohibit the export of so vulnable, and in war time invaluable, a commodity as the steam coul of South Wales."
TELEGRAMS.
DAILY PRESS SERVICE!
THE CRISIS IN CHINÄ.
| go through the French Settlement till they・ HOW TO SATISFT CHINA.
reach the river, and then round the Bund buck According to the NC. Daly News, promin to Consular Road, and they will as a sense of ent members of the Reform Party state that if Tuluation and desolation, exclusive of Chinese the British Government would only say that. houses, which will astonish them, The British she will not grant peace unless the Emperor bo Settlement does not undoubtedly outwardly, restored to power and he himself allored to hew evidence of the terrific fugilade of ballat perso unly direct negotiations, this demand will and sholl to which we were subjected for pre- be hailed with joy by the whole of Chinu. cisely a month but if we are to credit state Morcover it will step all further dissension he- ments, neither did Mafeking or Ladysmith. A tween the various political parties and matore. home may be very badly damaged by slot peace throughout the country. Riota, et, will and shell without its walls falling flat, soon. cease and the foreigner will not be here- the doorstep, and many rasulances which Chinese everywhere only know that the Powers or its olimney-pots being pre apon after regarded with suspicion A it now. outwardly reserved their symmetry are in are intent on partition; the people do not know wardly ravaged by shrapnel and perforatal who is to be the real head of China; they are with countless bullet-holes Instances of this loyal to Kanng Hanand under present conditious #tars the T. T. & Lighter Cosallees, Hongkong consider it their duty to rasene the Emjetor,"
and Chartered Bunks, Astor House Hotel, which means fight the foreigners.
LONDON, 11th September, 8.50 pm.
PEKING'S INDIGNATION--BRITISH AND AMERICAN CREDULITY: Dr. Morrison, Times correspondent Peking reports that profound indignation prevails at Peking that the Chinese Minis. ters in London and Washington, whose shameless lies and transmission of bogits edits delayed the relief of the foreigners in Peking, are still honourably received.
CHINESE MINISTER'S ANSWER. H.E. Lofuglu denies Dr. Morrison's alle gations at great length..
REUTERS SERVICE.
AN IMPERIAL DECREE
British Consulate, Japanese Consulate and fu fact the majority of the Inkdings struct not once but time and time sguin, esok shell wrecking some inner wall and furniture and doing hundreds of dollars worth of damage.
The N-C. Daily Neios publishos u trinain- In the Hongkong Bank a shell seeped thres upper rooms and wrecked conuuts, the Astortion of what it cultust extraordairy de- House had one room literally dismantled, pic cree, which on or about the 2nd instant E. tures and all, by a shell which left the smallest | Hung chung resived vit Chinanfu.” It was possible aperture in the outer wall, but explod forwarded to him by the Grand Council, ing, smashed the ceiling, walls and docze of parpering to have been issued by the Emperor three rooms more or less. The Gordon Hall aims The decree is dated the 19th of Aug- stands apparently intact except for a fast-at the time the Refugee Court was to in abrasures of the tower walls which might alaustat Hulu, south of the Chibli-Shunsi borders. pas arnoticed; bus in the rudential part of It menus, rays our contemporary, that the Em- The house the staircase was wrecked in one part. | press. Dowager is cancocting a doop Jalil chome a bedroom wrwked, and varicus other danisge to make the world bollows this, shut up inside the Palace, she bad but the slightest knowledge of shat had been going on during the reign of terror in Peking in June, July, and part of Angust, and that the upshot, resulting in the capture of Peking by the Allien, was a veritable surprise to her and the Emperor. But how can the Em- pross Dowager deny what fell from her own lips. £t the Grand Counotis held in June lust when attacks were first began against the Legations! What about the daughter of the high Chinese Ministers who tried to prevent the Hendionists from murdering the people in the Legutions. The whole thing would seem like a big joke vere wo It is statelia Washington that two Euro-many up to eight and ten. We do not pretend not aware that the desice below has a dep par- pose in it and that an attempt is to be mudo to Powers have approached Lord Salisbury that any of these lists are complates
Slightly damaged Five houses Victoria lay the entire blame on some high Ministars and with the suggestion that Sir Robert Hurt bo
Terios, Mr. McLeish's house. 31. de Lindes Viceroys who are to be denounced for taking appointed pests plenipotentiary,
house, German Clal, Dr. Lewin a house, the whole affair of the war on their own TERRIBLE HURRICANE IN TEXAS,
Mesere. Jardino, Matheson & Co., Mesars, Telge, shouldere, while at the same time they kept the Shrooter & Co. Mr. Anderson's house, Messrs. Empress, Dowager 20 ignorant of what was go- A terrible hurricane has occurred at Gal- Carlowitz & Co.. Tientsin Water Works, Tin-ip on that who the Allies approached Poking veston. The destruction of property was enor tain Gus Works.
her fight came as a great surprise on her. The mous and 3,000 persons were killed..
following in the text of the Special Secret Decreto Li Hnng chang
LONDON, 10th September.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. The Boers have rescapied Bethlehem, Fouriesburg. Senekal and Ladybrand, which the Eritish evacuated.
THE CHINA QUESTION.
BRITISH ARMY REFORM. The Moraing Post urges the appointment of Lord Roberta na Secretary for War and ways that since 1885 the Commutier-in-Chief han be merely an administrative puppet.
LONDON, 10th September.
Buildings dinged seriously: Hongkong Bank, Chartered Bank, British Consulato, French Consulate, Japaness Consulate, Messrs, Philippot & Co, Railway Offs, Masers. Tellien & Co., Messrs. Watson & Co., Tientsin Hotel, Astor House Hotel; Clearance House, Taku Tug & Lighter Co. W. A. Forbes & Co., Magers, Liddell & Co., Mr. Kliena's house, Mr. Susamihl's house. Messrs. Collins & Co. Tier tain Club, Messrs. Wilson & Co, St. Louis Cathedral, Gordon Hall, Temperance Hall.
All the above had more than one shell, and
Totally destroyed by shell and fire-Russian Consulate, Yokolums Specie Bank. Woollen Mill, Railway Station, Taylor's and neigh- bouring, stores, Messrs. Batterield & Co.'s go down, Mesara Mackenzie & Co's godown. Mr. Detring's house, dir. John Didiäuser's house, Grand Staud, Racecourse, Mr. Ballunt's house, Air. Ash's house, Mr. Montell'a house, Ward's office.
Also the whole of the Chinese horas en the opposite side of the river; all Chinese houses Bud small shops in Tre-cha-lin, and all Chinese herges in and around the Foreign Settlements, Tika Roil ind Extra Concession.
THE HURRICANE ÎN TEXAS, The damage to property at Galveston amounta to $10,000,000. Fifteen hundred lives were lost
are
in the town and eight steamships wrecked, The storm swept and ruined the Texas cotton belt
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS. Sir William Butler has been appointed to the Aldershot commend.
kr THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. |
fieneral French, whilst advancing from Barberton to Carolins, captured three successive positions with a small loss, General Buller on
feet high. The enemy retreated. Saturday carried a precipitous rigo, 1,500
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OTHER ITEMS.
When on the 15th August the Foreign troops fiercely attacked and entered the Capital: for the purpose of goizing the Forbidden Precinds of the Palace, and mattor legal at every dangerous, We, the Emperor, were forced under the aircemstances to escort H.I.M. the Empress Dowager, Tehisi tunn-yu, etc., etc., on a temporary journey to the West..
Now these troubles arose through the ma tual enmity, followed by battles of the nineces against Christian converts, which the Govern ment had dilenity in suppressing. This mat- ter wo have already explained in detail in letters Other Tientsin items from the spins roerce in our own hand to the various Governments, and owjug to this the said Governments offered Five hundred U. S. Maring arrived from to suppress the fronhins for us, saying that they home direct on the 42nd ult. The 15th Bengal moant no liarm to this Government. [The Cavulty arrived on the evening of the 23rd-- foreżyn Governments] havo, intoudi, asted. In Russian rainforcements have lezu arriving in the present manner, which charly shova that small detachmenta all the week anding August they do not consider themselves in a friendly 25th and some have gone to the front. The first country. This in contrary to one original detachment of Peking refugees arrived on this anderstanding. What is more (they sem to sionariga chiefly Quantities of arms continue to last regardless of everything else doze 5th. The party cousisted of American Mishave forgotten) this Goveranumit has, from first to be found on the outskirts of the City; on the its best to give complete protection pic) to 21st eight cases of small syces such as the troops the various Legations in Peking, and never noe paid with bong also discovered buried about ones failed to treat the cearteously and half a mile outside the walls-The German kindly. In view of this, therefore, we ought force indulged in a little artliery practice on all the more not to be treate/l in this mun- the 23rd nlf, and some say drew forth an un- nor. Yesterday we had already appointed. expected return fire, as several residents declare | Yung Ln, Hài Ting and Dake Ch'ung Yi to a few shells came over the Settlement.— As a romain in Peking (and attend to
zusttors there), community Tientsin is still without fresh meat But in view of the circumstruce that at the LOCAL MOVEMENTS.
and other supplies, and the prices of anything present moment the foreign troopa are lushod Late on the 10th inst. the transport Jawadu procurable are exceedingly high. Chickens when with conquest, it is to be fearel that negoti
obtainable, which is rare, 50c, to $1; Eggs 2c to tions of a friendly nature will not be easy. returned from Weihaiwei,
50. ouch; brand 200 pound; peaches 5e. each
Now, Li Hung-chang is a loyal aid imparin The Nadded and Wavere arrived from Eun-Household requisition, such as hand-brooms, Minister and his fame is well known to foreig- iron yesterday, the former bringing the 6th feather-dusters Chinese cloth, charcoal for here, who believe in him. Now since thenffairs Bumab Light Infantry and the litter 7rning, larap wicks and chimneys and all the of this country have got to the present pitch other eds and ends which wow at once tho we wonder to what a state of putrictim and British officers and 512 rank and file, with necessity and worry of housekeepers lives are anger they have not driven him. We there. horses and mules.
unobtainable at present and may be so for some fore hereby command him to make al basto time, while clothing for the gorunts will be die and to the best of his ability devise overy cult to obtain. Those who are lucky enough to measis of restoring peace to his county, and possess jinrickshaws gonemlly do their business to do this either by telegraphing to the Foreign on the doorstep, as the unwary owner who steps Officers of the Furious countries, or consult The Nuron and Canning started on their out of sight, returns to find his rehole has bien | porsonally with the Commus General in Shang- return journey to Bombay yestering,
THE CRISIS IN CHINA,
The German gunboat Tiger cums in from Switow yesterday, and the Portuguese ervisor
Adamaster from Macao.
A by in the employ of Xr. T. G. Wights, of
CORRESPONDENTS RETURY Kopier, was charged yesterday with being in
FROM PEKING. unlawful possession of a treeck. The bisoch was
The special correspondents of the London missed about a mothago nnd a mother broochcally payers are beginning to come back from being lest the other day Mr. Hughes istituted Fesing, som arriving with the returning
TYPHOON..
commandoered during his fow nientes" absence, The same applies to bicycles, which most owners now keep in their bedrooms.
NEWS VIA BERLIN, Tas Otasiniache Lloyd has the following
teh gram dated Berlin, 5th September Powersare preparing a declaration of their views The Kolnische Zeitung announces that the
liti. We, the Emperor, look to lam (Li Hung. chung) to ward off this great disaster, and wo earnestly hope that he will turned. A
Translator's Note: The last characters, "earnestly hope"" hero nerer ben wred by an Emperor in Chinese history, the tritene being · generally used amcast equals, and ere meant
coland to show that Kaan isu asks the service of Li Hung-ching as an equal in distress and not as.
a
with regard to the proposel ericuation of Fe also deres wis sent out by Li Hung The Reichenzeiger on its leading part the Empite. To show that H.E vas ulo meat chang to the other Viceroys and Governore of publishes an offcial communique, severely couperplexed by it, says the Daily News, we trans downary the polloy of dividing ep China
Russia protests mest strongly against any action The Journal de St. Folersbourg, declares that befond the city of Feking and recommends to abandoning of that city.
Into below a felegram despatched by R.E to
will explain our mening Governor Yuan Shikai, at Shantung, which
find, in reference to the more edit, that all the telegrams I have received from the vari fous Foreign Ofies as well as what I have rend in the foreign newspapera concerning what happened to the various levations in Keling do not all agree with what is said in the secret
partaking in the expedition to East Asia have The new colours for the German regiments
la that Japan was represented by no less than boon sunt by transport steamer.) press correspondents on the expedition. England coming next with 18. Ons English corres-
His Majesty the Emperor has bestowed upon
of the Red Eagle.. Vice Admiral Berdemana in command of the Garnian Asiatic Squadron the Star to the Order
NEWS VIA, JAPAN.
a rearth. He cared the boy to turn cut his transports pesterday morning. In the course Eng, let found rotting. His suspicicza net of a brief conversation one of them told a repre-king. being layed 1s caused the key to turn rentative of this paper that ho was surprised at out his bag again. The ley profed to do the prevalengd of the story that the British this, hat Mr. Hughes noticed that he took troops were the first to enter Peking. As a care to keep k hard in a certain place. matter of fact the Russians get in on the morn and cn manking him take it away he found heing of the 14th it. The British, however, had hold of the boneli lost n'mintha ago. The rushed the Legations first, and this probably boy's excuse was rather a thin one. He said at to the impression that they bad the honour.
The Cear has bestowed upon the Presiden befand the broch in the dark and flat as of first entry. The Japanese reached the the French Repablis the Order of St. Andrew Pince for his inforation about Chineso At the Magistracy, yesterday Mr. Hazeland His Wership told him he was tied that he all the gates. They rent at permit inyong moral.
he did not know who it belonged to Lakepit Imperial City before the other allies and seized. His trip to Farie has tren postponed.
Priaco Henry of Prussia has wreired at Bil- affairs and the disgne involved by the dis-xquired into the disturience which took place had stehen the breach, and that it was lucky for to enter, car informant continued, except regard of his own countrymen's warnings in Chan, a hawker, living at 112, Market Street, would be fined $10, or two months.
at Hung Hem in Sunday evening when Takhian he had not bee charged with larcay. He General Casetes himself. An interesting fact deferece to the interested misrepresenta-Hung Hem, was arrested for behaving in a tions of the Chines Minister to Great riotous and disorderly mainer in a paliestreet, Britain Recently, too, we have had rany and his mother was taken in charge for attempt A BRITISH TRANSPORT IN THE pendent applied for leave to gawith the Japanese opportunities of seeing that the United lug to Lescue him when he was in custody. Mr. States Government has allowed itself to be A Reid, of Merers. Shower, Temes and Co.,
contingent, but General Fukushims thought he had his hands full enough with his own country, deceived in a similar fashion by the Chinese said that on Sunday right just after dusk lowas representative at Washington. It must, of returning in horseback from Kewleen City to The British transport Niidden, which left Mr. B. T. Head, Hongkong renders will Hung Hem. On reaching the main road he Baugon on the 81st ult. and arrived in the Ee interested to hear, soon rycovered from his course in fairness he admitted that diplomu found that there was quite crowd there and Barbu at about ll o'clock yesterday morning attack of dyreentry nue was still in Peking when tic usages demanded that the persons of the they would act get cat of the way. As he was with theith Barnabe, had a fair passage until she
our informant left.. He was very popular with Ambasadors should continue to be respect-getting outof the crowd three clogs were thrown arrived within 60 miles of Hongkong on Mon all at the front, we are told: With regard to Japanese Government, it is reported, as whoul I have seen and asked to telegraph the ed as before, in spite of the shameful violation at him from the Erst for of a house. This day night, when she was caught in the typhos, China ponies, so hard to obtain before the ex- of these usages by the Imperial clique and made the horse ear, and be get it. A which Captain Willis could not attempt to avoid pedition started, they are now to be picked up its followers at Pelring. But that after re- aan about 12 yards from him then, throw a on acount of his being too near land. The for next to nothing in Pelting. The generi peated lessons any government should con- store at him but missed him. An Indian squlls struck the ship with a great force, and impression of the correspoulents seems to be tinue to put any credence in Chinese assur- constable arrested the defendant.-Indian then being extremely heavy the versel that their business is over-nothing more to be anes, contrary to all indications of their Constable 120 said he was en duty in became unmanageable. The troops were reported untrurortliness, write nothing less than ang Homst about 8.20.a. on Sunday when bottened down, nobody hat the ship's theprofound indignation" of which Dr. w the conplairant walking towards him, officers being left on deck. The foremast was Boxso writes. We cannot fix the blame there was a crowd following him, calling out carried away to striward followed by the main Ta, to." He then saw the defendant with two top-galant mast and mizzen top-mast, and the of tolving and deception entirely on the tones se big band. He threw one at the tom deck is sopt . Two lonta were carried Chime Ministers themselves, unless we can isinant and one at witness, The crowd nam-
off and another left hanging down the side, definidy prove that they actually invented orel ubout 150. The defendant was one of the Twenty-three miles and fons horses were killed the stories and edicts. If we can so prove, owd, which was very riotous. A fine of 805, and 16 sheep washad ovoricard. A native steps must be take ithout delay to get or two months, was imposed. The old woma
sustained a slight fractura of the skull, but no nd of liese culprits, the question of sas discharged with a caution.
one else appears to have been hurt.
TIENTSIN.
THE CONDITION OF THE TOWN, The re-established Pekingond Tientsin Time commenting on the "surprise, not antinged with positive disappointment of visitors to the Set tlements at the little damage visible, says
We recommend anyone wishing to get a vivid impression of the Chinese tirs and its effrole to
therofora consider, underthe dram
complet negotiations on that line. I moralis- stances that it will he most dilemit to open and
ed yesterday, rakingfor theppo atvientofFrines Ching, Yang Lu, and thé Viceroys Liu Kun-37 and Chung Chih-tung as colleagues to bring about peace negotiations, and that our Minis- tera in foreign countries be commanded, to ex- plain, in a friendly and aime manner, matters to kalo various Foreign Obles As for the command that I should appeal to the viriona A Tokyo telogram of the 6th inst, says: As Consola General of Shanghai, I may got that. result of the extmordinary Cabinet Countil with the exception of certain Conan'a lo have beld here on Wednesday morning to discuss thio called on me, the rest have not done so nad Russian proposals for the evacuation of Peking, som to entertain other opinions. But these decided to act in harmony with the Governments matter to their home governments, they replied of the other Powers. It is also reported that that they have no authority to negotiate for the Government is inclined to follow the British peace here. But I intend us soon ur matters clear up for the better to take steamer to Tien- Government in the event of dissension ontain and Peking thero opportunity way be The appointment of Mr. Omiva, M.Pasteized to open negotiations in company with Chief Commissioner of Corean Finance, in per my colleagues.***
the allies.
of My McLeavy Brown, who has resigned the
por is a sign that the Corean overnments LATEST STEAMER. MOVEMENTS. how pdopting an attitude in favour of Japan. Me Omiwa will take up his new appointment oa certain conditions, is now
The French demand recently lodged with the Corin authors for mining concessions in the peninsula has proved a failure
Batams Nishi; wife of the Japanese Minister
to China, and the other women and children of this staff officials of the Japanese Ingation at Peking, arrived at Moji on the 6th inst. from Taku on their way to Tokyo,
The NDL steamer Konigsberg, from Hamburg, left Singapore for this port of the 11th it, sud may be expectett kere on or about the 16th inst
Tho 0. F. R. steamer Turtar, from long-
kong vis him Coast Ports, Shanghal and Japan, Arrived at Vancouver at 5:30 pm on Tuesday the 11th inst, having made the run from Yekobamis, to Vancouver in 15) dayı -