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Friday, 23rd November.
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BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIB. JOHN CAREI
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The British ship Sierra Cordons, which left They were perpetrata in defiance of treaty rights, in teeth of the them from this point. Want is wanted is here a few days ago bound for Boyal Ronda, British Columbia, in ballast, caught the tail end fact that the Chinese Government bad simple justice, which we ought to enforce, of the recent typhoon, and although she laboured engaged to protect the foreigners, and utter at whatcost. The Chinese (tovernment heavily for sveral hours, so far as in a despite the promptings of that natural do not really wish to give up these great and prent known, her frame was not in the feeling of humanity which should governpowerful mandarins; they fear that such a slightest degroo strained. She lost a sult of course would cause differences and possibly sails, however, to roplanish, which the captain the entire race, irrespective of colour, race, or religion. The savageries practised by the another little war, and they are willing put back into harbour on Thursday, Red Indians were not more revolting than therefore to be prodigal in promises, beliey- Mr. Correa da Silva, Consal-General for Por the barbaritics inflicted upon the mis-ing that the fulfilment of such promises tagal at Bangkok, accompanied by Mme. da may be deferred, on one plea or another, for Bilva, left by the sa. Boruce on their way to an indefinite period. Bussia is playing into Europe. They will probably be away about si China's hands meantime, with a selfish pur- months. Mr. Laiz Maris Xavier has, at the pose in view. When all the other demands request of the Consul-General, consented to take have been met in some way or other, the charge during his sheence. Mr. Xavier was arrived at Changsha in Hunan, and in Shausi--practically giving his life to the work-was seized while celebrating Mass, astute Muscovite will turn up with his little formerly Vice-Consal for Portugal hore, states bound, and marched through the city, and, bill for the accommodation. It is the duty the Bangkok Times, but resigned owing to ill-ganising a Boxer militia. because he counted his heads as he went of the other Powers to baulk this strateg7 Bangkok and the Countess de Donato are abo along, -had-his-bande chepped off, and was and to force the hands of the Chinese then thrown into a noisome prison. Three Government. The task may not prove an days later he was brought out, wrapped in eney one, and there will be many tempta- cotton on which kerosene was poured, and tions to deviate froni it, but we trust the despatched to the littlo Repablis of San Marino leaves, while in the hills the people are 6. Van Buren, G. Stewart, and J. M. Beatt
sionaries and their converts in North China Bishop HAMER, the founder of the Belgian Mission and Bishop of Western Mongolia,
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into four pieces and his heart taken out and nailed to a tree. What fate overtook his companion in misery is not yet known. At
The old Scottish Oriental Line of steamers Lachonkeou, near Jebol, in Mongolia, an-is in futura to be known as the North German other priest, Father SAGERS, after having Lloyd Orient Steamship Line. been carried for a distance, bound like a pig on a bamboo, was thrown into a ditch and there buried alive, unicas a blow given him
The N.-C. Daily News understands that the object of the German Conant-General's visit to Nanking was the establishment of a Gorman
Consulate at that port.
At the regular mesting of Victoria Lodge No 1026 held last arouing, Bro. F. D. Goddard was elected Wor. Master, Bro. 8. H. Joseph, ro-elected Treasurer, and Wor. 'Bl&#A:0°D. Gourdin re-elected Secretary,
When the amount of loot that can be gathered the other large cities of China is taken ints consideration, says the Detroit News, the temp tation to extend still farther the blessings of civ. ilization is almost Irresistible.
Preparations for the opening on Thursday next, at 4.30 p.m.. by H.E. the Governor, of the new Folder's Wharf, are boing actively pushed forward, and the frame of the triumphal arch has already been erostad.
on the head with a mattock as he strove to
· rise first secured for him a deliverance front further torent. Another terrible case, also in Mongolia, was that where twelve Swedish Protestant missionaries with their wives and children sought refuge with three Belgian priests at Houpa. The Catholic Mission was attacked by the mob, and all the NEW YEAR CARDS missionarios, both Protestant and Catholic,in
were burned to death in the building. Mr. and Mrs. GazEN and Miss Gesso of the China Inland Mission at Huolu, in Shansi who have escaped with thoir bare lives after almost incredible sufferings and hardships, to which their little daughter succumbed, have been telling the story of their journey to Faolingfu and deliverance there. They left their home at Huolu on the 6th July with the intention of proceeding to Tientsin and after running the gauntlet of severni dangers, arrived at Taing-yuan, where they were betrayed to a party of Boxers by a youth who had hypocritically professed sympathy with thoir forlorn plight. The Boxers dragged them out of the house in which they had sought refuge by the hair of their heads, and beat and kicked them unmercifully. They were then bound hand to foot behind their bodies, ie, right hand to right foot, and a bamboo was passed between Among the arrivals by the Hatching yester the arm and body and behind the kaco-day were Mr. G. M. H. Playfair, H.B.M. joint; and thus slang, with the other leg Consul at Facchow, and the Rt. Rev. Bishop MARRIAGE,
and arm and the head hanging down and of Victoria. The Hiching reports H.M.B. On the 17th November, 1900, at H.B.M.'s Con- the ladies' hair trailing the ground, they were Ixis, the German Hanea, and the Japanese #ulate-General, and afterwards at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Bev, H. C. Hodges, carried for about a mile and a half to the Miyako at Amoy on the 21st, and the German M.A, HINRY EDWARD MCCANN, of Chinese Iz
Boxer headquarters in a temple near Tsing Bussard at Batow on the 22nd inst perial Postal Service, to FLORENCE ANNIE, BOUCH daughter of the late William R. FULLER, of Cheyun. Even the children were treated in foo, China
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the same barbarous manner, and Mr. GuzeS) who was suffering from shot wounds, having been fired at by a Boxer previously, was put to exquisite torture. Here they would have been murdered without
The death rate at Shanglisi for October was 17.7 per 1,000 in the Foreign Commanity 131 per 1,000 in the Native Community. Both rates are increases on last year, when for October the figures were 15.2 and 122 per
1000.
HMS. Sandpiper was raisgel pon evening from the position in which she has. been since the typhoon of a fortnight ago. By means of pasping she was brought to the surface, and will now undergo a thorough cleaning and restoration.
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BOXEE ORGANISATION IN HONAN Hu Ting-seng, the Imperial Delegate, has
TERRIBLE FAMINE IN SHENSI There is a terrible famino in Shengi A British diplomatic mission has been In the Hsian prefecture the people are eating in order to present the new extradition latoly signed between Great Britain and the Repubilo. This is the first occasion that the Republic ður- ing its thousand years of existence as an in- dependent State has had any diplomatic re
lations with England, and it was made the occasion of an enthusiastic demonstration Greses is now the only country open to escaping Criminals.
The Children of Far Cathay, a social and political novel on Chins, by Mr. C. T. H. Hal- combe, is now running is the Weekly Times and Echo, and will shortly appear in volume form. The book will be a voluminous one and the author looks on it as his most important work, The dedication is: To my esteemed friends, Rowland Malkern, Esq., and Dr. Sun Yat Son, leader of the China Reform Party, this work is inscribed in the earnest hops that it may help to further the noble cause to which they have dedicated their lives."
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A Gulf correspondent writes to the Advocate of Fadia saying that the troubles in China hava- not had the slightest offct on Russian activity in the Gulf. The contrast between the British and them is very striking. Whilst the former let things slide anyhow, the Russians are as active as ever, tolerating na; nonsense and bẹ- lieving but little in negotiations with so slip- pory a customer as the Persian In short, the Persians have to accept them as either friend or foo; there is no middle course. A party of
actually killing and eating strangers. The
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:: CHICH Wời V. CHUE CẢN sumed from Thursday, the plaintiff is a tr In this case (the hearing of which was
residing at 54; Staunton Street, and the fondant a clerk in the employ of Messrs Des and Hastings, solicitors. It is a claim for specifio performance, of an agreement, the fendant counterclaiming for $8,000 deposited bim with the plaintiff,
Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. (ntracted by Mer Wilkinson and Grist) appeareil for the plain and Mr. B. H. Sharp ructed by Mes Deacon and Hastings) for the defendant.---- The special jurors were Mesra R. G. She (foreman), A. Haupt, F. Jordan, S. Hansoek
Mr. Leigh (of the firm of Messra. Leigh Orange), who gave evidence on Thursday af noon, was cross-examined by Mr. Francis. reserve
erve granaries were founded there had not been, an enormous hoon to be nearly empty dla lale de aposted at the price of land during the last few ye HAM Noonan biThe rise in the value of land as far as his kn ** LIU KUNG-VI ALARMED THE;
ledge went within the last twelve months wo be, he should think, about 10 par LOYAL VICEROYS AND THE
He had un dificulty in getting into these ho in order to inspent them. He would not ALLIES:
surprised to learn that some of these ho sold for $7,500 per house.
to
Liu Kuug-yi is sending his family Homan, fearing g the allied troops ascending the Yangtze, but Dr. Knappe, the German Consul here, denied mentioning the subject in his recent interview with the Viceroy at Nanking
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LONDON, 22nd November, 7.25 p.m.
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In reply to Mi Bharp the witness said inflation of prices began when he arrived in colony from tears in February last. He cribed the rise to the political troubles in Ch Evidence was given as to the arrangme made by the defendant to go to Manila
This closed the sea for the defendant.
Mr. Francis in, addressing the jury for plaintiff, said that their case wis that altho there was in fact a certain amount of misdesc tion or misrepresentation, it was wholly u tentional, and did not give rise to this contr Their contentios was that, although the memorandum was in fnot handed by them the defendant and that it contained what in fact a misrepresentation, and a very
iderable misrepresentation, as to the arm the property.
it representing to be some of in depth instead of 36, still the defendeut not rely upon that, and did not enter into contract upon that memorandum it all; hat he had further, later, and better infernation means of information, and that from the v motive and character of the transaction it they could see that the defendant was not b ing or thought of buying certain numbe Bognára fast, but that he was simply laying
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Mr. Kruger landed at Marseilles in the forenoon to day. There was an enthusiastic
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houses, independent of their areas, ren and everything elas, for the best prics he e obain them for simply and entirely wit could to These were bro points View to selling them the next day if he possi consideration of the jury, First he would before them positive and directedunce tha the day on which the defendant signe agreement of the offer of Wilkinson and G. was being written out and preparod, there dated and before he signed that agreement, whil
drawn up before him, and he land fall op tunity of examining it, sud did eximius not the plan produced but one precisely sin
OBITUARY: un As way) Geist
Bitrated La Bir Arthur Sullives, the celebrated musi
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cian, has died suddenly.
Russians are at present at Bundar Abbas, brusily reception, and the Boer ex-President made engaged in surveying and laying out a courte a speech in which he donounced England as for a railway, and it is reported that Go barbarous. There was, however, no anti nient intend establishing a fleet of subsidized- merantile steamers for carrying on the trade English demonstration. of the gulf between Bundar Abbas and Montan hommarah and Ahwaz, This will have rainous effect on British trade, as by means of their railway Bandar Abbie will be made a distributing centre for Russian goods.
The 1st prox. is the Empress Dowager's birthday. The sunt celebrations, however, will apparently not be held this year, for in an Imperial Decree published on the fath inst..the Emperor'saye (or is made to say) I find the Sacred Mother to be so despondent and sorrow fal at the present turn of affairs, necessitating the abandonment of our Ancestral capital and the fight of the Court, that Her Majesty has no heart to do anything-oven to the celebration of her birthday anniversary-and she has there fore cominanded us to stop all such veromovias, We have, however, tried our best to persuade Her Majesty to change her mind and have only succeeded in getting her consent to meet us at the head of the princes, nobles, and high Ord Hume ministers of the Court in the ordinary audience
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room and there receive our obeisances. In con- 'Sullivan
Carr sideration of Her Majesty a determination not Bugalesuit hohl any festivities on the day in question,
The band of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers will play at the Hongkong Hotel this erthing from 8 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. The programme will be March "Left, Right" "La Bologali" Selection...... “Patience doubt, hud Barn Dance "Go Hang"
"P.&O. not the tradespeople of Tsing-ruan interPolka
Selection......Rumyway Girl" vened on their behalf, and protected them
Extr "La Czarina. until an official arrived with an order from the Governor to fetch them to Puotingfu, where at length they arrived or the 17th
Mazurka.
God Save the Quran,”
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[The late Sir Arthat Soymour Sallivan was born in London on the 10th May, 1842. He copy of the same orginal plus showing was educated at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, measurements of this particular piece of l the Royal Academy of Musto, and the Leipzig and that the plaintiff and Messrs. Wilki Conservatorium. He was Mus. Doc. of both and Grist's interpreter were there telling Oxford and Cambridge Universities. He was him for nearly half-an-hour about created Baronet in 1883. Starting with His plan, this property, and discussing the music to Shakespeare's Tempest in 1861, a very method of getting rid of the property at long list of works stands to his credit, including advantageons price Admitting that there w Opera, Cantatas, orchestral works, church music, mistaken figures in the memorandam, be and songs. His home is almost as well known the signing of the agreement the plan on the continent of Europe sa in England it put before him, and he had an opportunity self, and his music, has long been familiar in all weeing what the real figures wosa. Then
second consideration was, what was the mature of the transaction There were parts of the world.]
hophouses/The defendant wanted to make little money for himself. He did not w to invest. He was not looking to this perty ndaninvestment. He was sin wanting to buy the property and then to sel again, and the inducement held out to him that the plaintiff would be able to assist to sell it and to sell it to some advants That was the mole purpose for which was buying she property. He did not whether the houses were 80 cr 60, or 100
REUTER'S SERVICE.
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LONDON, 21st November.
FRANCE AND THE CHINA QUESTION,
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M. Delcasse, speaking in the Chamber, said
owing to the present oriais, farther importunity that the Government desired to maintain the wide, Le pinde no enquiry as to the re
of ours would show a lack of sympathy on our
part with Her Majesty's present sorrow. We territorial integrity of Chums and was soxious therefore hereby command that all celebrations to end the expenditure on Chim some possible, but not until satisfaction 'lied heen obtained wi
Br somewhat slow degrees truth us to the fate of various missionaries in the interior September, having had to leave their dead the Taichow correspondont of the NC. Daily Proposed be stopped forthwith."
child at Tsing-yuan.
THE ILLNESS OF THE TSAR The latest bulletin of the Tar ile factory. Alt
LOCAL MOVEMENTS.
He made no attempt to ask what return for money he would get from the property. sole idea was to buy ten particular houses in
street and will them as q afterwards came as quickly as he co
On being placed in the witness box, tha pla tiff said that previous to the interview of the September (when he gave him memorandum. 1), the defendost had had no dealings w with
regard to the parchaeo of prope when he had gone to the defendant to pa rent the defendant, had told him to let know if he heard of any property being for? He agreed to purchase these 10 houses f Tang
Wah Clinen for $55,000. Fung Chuen boughs the property at Gilman's Bac for 4000 Altogether be thought th wore houses soine being sold for $20,
others for loss.
bit. There was
had been suga
A curious natural phenomenon is recorded by of north and north-western China is coming
News It occurred in connection with the The Foochow Erhe of the 17th inst. has the to light. The tale is grievous and the de
The fate of many missionaries is still in steamer Haimen on the morning of the 6th. following items of news - The F. A. M. & D tails and and sickening. The unfortunate teachers of the Christian roligion and their doubt, and it is greatly to be feared that Leaving Zihp'u as as usual about 8 am, the Society opened the season with a dramatic on- bebind Albert Edward Posk and dropped an- inst when the two mil comedies, Uut off with flocks bave experienced almost every cruelty there are yet to be unfolded several melan. boat ran into a low ses mist among the islete fortainment at the Frisolity Theatre on the lath
** BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA, a Shilling and Anything for a Change word chor. A few minutes after, there appeared. and torture that have ever been known and choly stories of outrage and massacre,
The Boers have attasked in outport at Thiba practised by a callous-hearted race. Neither These missionary murders and those of the circling the bows of the ship a milk-white played before a full house with great success youth nurage nor sax has been spared. Belgien engineers have to some extent been rainbow not more than 15 feet in diameter, The following changes are taking place in the Nohu, killing Lent. Parton and three of the The innocence of childhood, the helplessness avenged by the recept executious at Fasting- having an are about equal to that of a horseshes, British Consular Service at the port. dr. Bedfords: they have repeatedly destroyed the of womanhood, the white hair of the aged fu, where the Governor and the Tartar The cloudless sky was quite visible at the time Phyfair will leave on the 19th inst. for home on railway oud telegraphs in the vicinity of Edin have alike failed to awaken one sentiment of General wore made to expiate their crimes and the sun was shining brightly. As the ship furlough and will be succeeded by Mr. O'Bri
three or four year. In the zicale of last pity, one feeling of compassion in the minds against bumanity by the allied commanders, swung to her anchor it appeared to veer rond, Butler, who arrived per Haishin from Shanghai borg, unsuccessfully attempted to destroy the in buying and finland and property flesh of buying of the Boxers and their oficial patrons but the worst culprite, because the prime on or trente to pathe 100 ust. 103 kwa deri mala gan and mon many chodit, tagadda As the pets of landful, bukdings was going
selling. After the 6th September the next The mandats had gone forth that they were movers in the plot, viz, Prince TUAN, other near the bridge, so one might almost Pagoda, is leaving for Haihow and will be segon and 13 men near Utrecht
terview which he had with the defendant to slay and spare not, and the Boxers bad General Tuwe FOHSIANG, and YU-HEIEN, have touched it with the hand. Afterwards it ceeded by Mr. Hughes. In tendering our good slowly moved westwards and was lost in the webes to Mr. Playfair on his departure, we
on the 25th or 26th September at night. 7 no hovels of compassion to be moved, while the ferocious: Governor of Shaust, have yet mist. There was no rais whatever at the time swali like him to know that we will all think
price of the property bad then been settled w the mandarins who gave the orders seldom to be brought to book. These personages and the native captain and crew seemed equally well of him, during his abce, san Consul who
the broker. He saw the defencent at Deacon's office, It was agree that the def had the courage to see them carried out, and are all nominally in disgrace, and Prince astonished at its appearance.
fas been largely instrumental through his in
dant shofild pay the bargain money on the 2 fluence with the Chinese in preserving the pence
September He prepared two Chinese nga closed their ears to any appeal for aid of TUAN has been deprived of all power for the
of the port through the late tranblous times,
ments (duplicates) and asked the defendant for mercy. There were exceptions anong time being, but General Tove is still in
sign. The copy produce was one of the the officials, it is true, and the people command of some sixteen thousand troops
and we wish him bon sugaya and a pleasant
on that date, and he must have seen also in some instances, to their honour be with which he dominates and probably
holiday-The Annual Conference of the C.M.S. LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. It was dated, 1st September. It was eig
The P. M. teamer City of Peking, with defendant on that date and not on it said, succoured the hapless victims of menaces the Court at Hsian-ft. Indeed,
Mission in Fuhkien bas just been held and we are glad to hear that the reports given of the mails, de loft Shanghal for this port pa Friday 25th Witness now said that he state of feeling in the province was reassuring morning, the 23rd instant, at 10 am
the defendant on the afternoon of the 1 prejudice and fanaticism, sometimes saving it is more than likely that he will hold
September with the broker, They all w their lives at great personal risk. But in the EMPEROR and EMPRESS-DOWAGER as
rived in New York on the 20th inst.
down to Gilma's Bazaar. The defondant lo most cases there were none to deliver: amid hostages for his own safety, and will thus fired high all the time, so that the French hat The excitment of the summer months has The silk ex the N. P. staamer Victoria, ar- the crowd of mocking faces not one ex-be able to delay the negotiations for peace, but one killed and four wounded. The Chinese largely died down and there is scarcely The N. P. steamer Varteria, sailed from-ed at the houses from the outside. Then ti
cance for anxiety anywhere. Notwithstanding Tacoma for Japan and Hongkong on the 21st went into the ground flour of honte No. 34. pressed pity at the fate of the persecuted supposing that the wicked Eress-Dowa-deaths were estimated at from 200 to the Northern roubles, the Miamion is able to
He defendant looked round, going into the kitel The steamer Munchen will leave Shanghai and cook-house, and then upstairs. Thie The story of this latest nineteenth century GE is really willing to permit them to pro- Tang-chuen, which was not to be attacked, was
the defendant saying there was no ouension Tuesday, the 27th inst. massacre is not quite narelieved in all its ceed. Whatever may happen, through the found ouply. The arrival of a strong force of report progress all along the line during 1900.
the contributions of the native Christians for The O. &0 steamer Deric, with mails, &e, inspect the other honeen as they were all pr dark passages of blood and cruelty, but it is difficulties of intervening distance, the bad Sikhs, says one correspondent, upset the French Nearly as thousand baptisms have taken place and today, and may be expected here on or about this only house which the defendant inspect dark, doleful, and dismal to a degree. In the faith of the Imperial officials, or other com-plane for further operations, as on their return church parpesse haro: realised some 89,500, a which left hore on the 23rd October for Santically the cards, He never foid the deformis sum $500 in excess of last year.The Bishop of Francisco via Amoy Shanghai Nagasuki, that the houses were family houses and that Kobe, Inland Hos. Tokohama and Honolulu, would to dimoult to inspect them. He to most sordid empire chivalrous feeling and plications, we sincerely hope that the Allied journey to Tientain they were to visit the re- tender solicitude for the weak and the Powers will march steadily to one goal maining Boxer villages in the neighbourhood.
From the correspondents of the Echo de Chine It appears that the fighting undertaken by the French troops in the zeigbourhood of Polingfu last month was not of a dangerous a fortified village and captured it after three nature. On the 20th ult, the column attacked quarters of an hour's bombardnient. The Boxers
The French cruiser Chiseloop Laubut arrived yesterday morning from Amoy.
H.M.B. Endymion arrived yesterday from Yokohama i guldgamle,
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suffering is not looked for, but on the other viz., the punishment of those responsible for Another correspondent of the Ecke de Chine, Victoria will preach the sermon at the English wrived at her destinatim on the 21st inst him that they were all shops and that he cou
hand such a revel in bloodshed was certain ly not expected..
The records of the dark deeds done in this last year of the century will long be a
or participating in the hideous massacres clearly the first consideration, and the Powers should not allow financial or com-
that followed the Boxer outbreak. This is
who was with Colonel Drade's force, complains Church to-morrow morning. His Lordship is of a mers promenade. Evidently the Bozers leaving by the Huiching on Monday. He has correspondent anticipates the wintering of the Conferences, Confirmations, &c., and hopes to
ra-visit the port in the spring of 1901. red not to try conclusions. This latter been kept very busy daring his visit with French force at Paoting.
The NY K. steamer Awa Maru (European go and look at them any time. After Line) left Kobe via Moji for this port on the 21st inst, and is expected to arrive here on the
signing of the Chinese agreement the defor ant told him he would pay the bargain mor
28th inst.
in two or three daye' time. When the time y The N. P. steamer Olympia left. Yokohausa due the defendant sent him a letter stating ti for Tacoma on the 22nd inst
the money was not ready and asking