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even the neighbourhoods of Peking and Tientsin to peace. Nor does the approach of winter appear to have frozen Boxer activity, though this activity manifests itself only in small guerilla warfare. It certainly seeme
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We understand that among the horses which Hongkong in contributing to the Amoy races on the 10th, 11th and 12th proz. sro Consul-. General Wildman's Thistle, Mr. G. H. Potta's Tocsin, and Lieut. R. P. Johnson's Wizard
resist all efforts to crush them in the pro. vince where the Allies have had so many men at their disposal. The name "Bozer " no doubt includes all the disbanded soldiery
Tientsia is now under a provisional govern from the wreck of the Imperial troops who fought the Allies in August. The differencement composed of various nationalities with Mr. Tenney, late of the Tientsin University, between the Boxer and the ordinary Chinese installed as secretary. The head-quarters of soldier, undisciplined by European drill, is this Government is now inhabiting what was little, and the reomants of the inferior Li Hung-chang's yomên. troops no doubt have easily adopted Boxer garh and manners.
There is considerable sickness among the British troops at Ferozepore, writes a Lalore: Apart from these engagements, there is correspondent. The hospitals and all the arall SHERRY no news from the north. A correspondent able tents and cota for the sick are full, and the writes to us from Tientsin and reportsmen in barracks are all lying sick, under blankets. nothing stirring either there or at Peking. There is not a man fit to carry a rifle, or turn He bad, moreover, the same story himself out for guard nor man in the battery to put on from & very well known correspondent at the horses or drive the guns. Peking. The protracted nature of the peace including Wines from the most cele. ncgotiations perhaps prevents the interest in
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them from becoming acute. Even the hitch over the Chinese representatives' credentials Eause but little sensation. The difficulty has been easily solved, and those who took the opportunity to beap abuse on the
It is reported from Shanghai that H.M.S. Hermione is proceeding to Nanking to relieve H.M.S. Bonaventure. H.M.S. Woodburk left Shanghai on the 10th inst. for Hankow to re- liare H.M.S. Woodcock. The CMS. Talung, which arrived at Shanghai on the 10th inst, reported HMS. Daphne, the German gunboat
A golt mitt Shanghai last week botwoan Ewo and Wayfoong was won by the former by two holen.**
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Welhaiwei was visited by na mauman) blik- tard the week before last and a fall of snow to the depth of thres feet.
The post assigned to La Chuan-, simul danceusly with Bun Chia-nai's appointment to the Presidencies of the Board of Bites and the Hanlin College, is the Presidency of the Board of Revenue
The return to Shanghai of Major Donald Mackenzie, Commandant of the 8.V.C., romlt- od in an inspection of the Corps on Monday of
last weak in the Drill Hall. 253 of all ranks put in an appearance, were inspected and dismissed.
The Shanghai Mercury learns that the French ganboats Surprise and Lion, which are at pro sent at Hankow, are likely, owing to want of water, to be detained there until next March, as the condition of the river will not admit of their returning until the river rises again in the spring.
Cholers has broken ont in Mandalay, writes an occasional correspondent by last mail, and owing to a number of troops in the Durham Light Infantry being attacked, it is proposed to send the Royal Fusiliers from Nusoorabad and Neemanch to Burma at once, replacing the latter by a wing of the Connaught Rangers
from Meerut.
The cost of regimental necessarios for British troops in the four Commands in India for the next financial year is estimated at over £29,000.
The issue of „303 ammunition at half price up
limit of 11 boxes or 12,000 wounds, to sch battalion of Native Infantry or regiment of Native Cavalry, is sanctioned by the Govern ment of India.
Now rules come into force next hot weather- for the employment of pankha coolies for British troops in India, under which the cookies will be entirely controlled by the officer commanding the company or squadron.
The proposals of the Burma Government for the transfer to the Burma Railway Company of much portion of the Government Flotilla an now plies between Mandalay and Bhamo have been approved so far as the steamer George is concerned. The steamor Bhano is to be em- played at present until required to replace the Irrawaddy, The arrangement is for the Rail- ways to keep the vessel in repair and employ it for the conveyance of passengers and goods between Katha and Bhamo as required.
TELEGRAMS.
DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT].
SHANGHAI, 17th December, 10.25 p.m.
SCANDALOUS APPOINTMENT TO
HUPER GOVERNORSHIP. Ching Sing, the Manchu official who was lately Treasurer of Honon, and who was equally guilty of the outrages with the Gor- ernor, Ya Chang, assumer-the seala te-mor- row as Governor of Hupeh.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
Testerday afternoon a meeting of the Hong- kang Legislative Council was held in the Council Charib r at the Government Offices,
His EXCELLENCY the GOVERNOU (Sir HENRY there being present:-
BLAKE, O.C.M.G.).
In a conversation the Mamla Times had re Dantly with Capt. CW. Mead, of the 36th Infantry, who has made the preliminary survey for the proposed railway line to Hanguet, ha gave as his opinion that work could not com- (Colonial Secretary). mence on that line for six months. In the first plecs, the line is to be aurreyed, and in the
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second place there is no road through the region which will suffice for the hauling of nay sort of supplies. He expecta to leave shortly for the Reene of his labours, and the tirat work will be the completion of a pesotical wagon road parallel with the proposed line of railway. This will require, in the Captain's estimation, at least ill months, and nothing can be dous on the milway line, not even completing the survey, until the wagon road is in practical condition.
Ilon I STEWART LOCKHART, C.M.G.
Hon. W. MEIGH GOODMAN, Q.C. (Attorney- General)
Hon. A. M. TroMSON (Colonial Trenaror). Hon. R. D. OBMSBY (Director of Public Works).
Hon. F. H. MAY, CMG. (Captain Super- intendont of l'oico).
HOD. BARIL TAYLOR (Acting Harbour Mastor)
Hon. C. P. CHATER, G.M.G.. Hon. J.J. KESWICK, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai. Hon. JOHN TRUEBURN, · Hon. WEI A YTK, Mr. C. CLEMENTI (Acting Clerk of Coun- cils).
FINANCIAL.
The COLONIAL, Secretary Imid on the table
Financial Minute No. 70 and miored that it he
The COLONIAL TREASURER 80conded and the referred to the Finance Committes. motion was carried.
"pretended peacemakers" must now beltis, and the French gunboat Surprise, at Han- engaged in explaining their remarks away. Lanet, at Wahu; H.M.S. Bonaventure, at kow; H.M.9. Redpole, at Kinkiang; H.M.S.
It is proposed to form a company at Shanghai What new obstacles may arise to check the Nanking; and H.M.S. Rosario and two Ger- under the name of the Anglo-Chinese Fibra progress of negotiations it is impossible to
man oruisers at Chinking.
Co, Ldi, to acquire and work a pročnas for de: foresce. Lord SALISBURY cheerfully ob-
Friends in Hongseng of Mr. B. James, for-gumming China Gress and oxtracting the fibre, served in the debate on the Address that he felt more confidence in the stability and merly master at Queen's College here, and he share capital is £10,000, in 5,000 ordinary later at King's College, Bangkok, who visited and 5,000 deferred shares of £1 sach. The success of the international Concert than he Hongkong earlier this year with Mr. C. Carter Chartered Bank of India, etc., are the bankers did regarding the date of the achievement of and the young Siamese princes, only to fall ill of the company and Messra. Holiday, Wise and
The Caloutta Port Commissioners recently success. It is to be feared that many do not and spend four months in our Civil Hospital, is Co. its agents,
Considerable disaffection seems to exist in invited tenders for locomotivas from English share the Prime Minister's confidence in the reported now to be looking very much better by Concert, while agreeing with him about the recent arrivals from Bangkok, He arrive here political circles in Sisin in regard to the agres and American builders. The lowest English date. Chinese procrastination, of course, is in poor health after his month's convalescement which has just been condudad between tender received was that of Mesas Neilson, in Japan, but the voyage south has benefitted Great Britain and that country. By it Britain | Reid & Co. £1,515, in nine months' time. The largely responsible for the delay, but it him considerably. He has left Siem again for abrogates the soledate of taxes in five sectious lowest American was from the Pittsburg. cannot be denied that if there had been more North Italy, travelling by the last homeward of the 1856 Agreement, on the condition that Company at £1,200, free on board at New York, real unity among the Powers the obstinacy German Mail from Singapore.
the taxation on the land held by British subjects or £1,978 at Calcutta, in six months' time. It of the Chinese Government conld not havo
In the last number to hand of the Monthly in Biom nowhere exceeds similar taxation in thus appeared that the English quotations er ceeded the American by £285, or 23 per cent, succeeded so well in putting off the day of Review Mr. C. J. Holmes writes very onthusi Lower Barms. settlement. The word "Concert" of Inte astically on the subject of old Chinese art.
in price and by 50 per coat. in time. The last lot of locomotives supplied by Neilson, Reid years has come to have rather un anedifying Outside the very greatest names of Europe,”
and Company, in February, 1899, cost £1,345 significance, and the present Concert seexas he says, "it is surprising how small a number
in Tokyo, has petitioned the Central Govara-each, so they have now made an advance of hardly likely to add to the good name of of painters can be said to possess the qualities ment to increase to three million yen the £200, or 15 per cont. The freight for these these international assemblies. If the ro- which characterise the great periods of Chinese Formosan Public Works Loan Bonde, an excess engines from England was £137 each, against A. S. WATSON & CO. presentatives of Europe, the States, and art. The evidence of their porcelain is enough
Japan employ their abundant time to ad. to prove that the Chinese have been masters of issue of which is to be floated in the course of £118 now quoted for freight from America. The 52 of 1895-and further amendmenta kure be- LIMITED.
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vantage, the delay may not be altogether unprofitable. At any rate, there will be no ex- case if the many questions at issue in China are not well threshed out and the remedies 129 ultimately applied such as meet the ex-
igencies of the case.
BIRTH. On the 10th December, 1900, at 3, Seward Road, Shanghai, the wife of C. Hosanton, Municipal Health Department, of n daughter.
MARRIAGE
On the 10th December, 1900, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A., asuisted by the Rev. A. B. Price, of HM.S. Aurora, and the Rev. E, F. H. Buith, of H.M.8. Centurion, ANNIE NICOLL, youngest daughter of the late Alexander Nicots, of London and New York, to Lieut. Walter J. MATTHEWS, EN, Jon of tho lato Edward Marynews, London.
DEATH.
At the General Hospital, Elmagbai, on the 11th December, 1900, MATTE JULIVE CENTERWALL, agod 30 years.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD CL LONDON OFFICE: 131; FLEET STARET, E.C.-
HONGKONG, December 18th, 1900
It is plain from recent telegrams from North Chien that the province of Chihli is by
no means cleared of Boxers and disor ganised Chinese soldiery yet, in spite of the fact that some weeks have elapsed since we were informed that this was so. Two small fights in the contro of the province on the 10th and the 12th instant were reported by the Oatasiatische Lloyd telegrame appearing
The game at Happy Veller yesterday after noon between the Hongkong Football Club, and a team from the Royal Engineers onded in a draw of two goals each.
It is stated that Dr. Goto, Chief of the For- macsa Civil Administration Board, who is now
next year. It is reported that the Minister of Firance has consented to Dr. Goto's proposal, The bonds will probably be placed on a foreign
market, it is said.
The total amount of the expenditure for the nert Japaness fiscal year, approved at the first meeting of the Cabinet this month, is said to be soza 240 million yes. The Budget includes the
Another attempt at raising the dredger Canton River was made on Sunday, but it ended rather disastrously. The Subine Rickmers, as usual, was filled with water down to her Plimsollst (Y6,000,000) for constructing the Kare mark, and having made fast to the dredger, Iron Works, the estimates for the works requir. started to pump the water out of her oil tanks ed during the next ten years in the Hokkaido, This strain on the cables encircling the dred the increase of hanuta official in prefectural governments, the establishment of new Con- ger, as may easily be imagined, was tremendous, subates, and the extension of the telegraph and and they proved unable to bear it and parted— the sunken vessel, which however, had not been
telephone services, - *.
raised any appreciable extant, immediately We are requested to remind our readers that settling back into its old place. To avert this the general meeting of the Mambers and Assocontingency, if possible, in future, it is pur- ciates of the Hongkong Branch of the Navy Lesgue will be held in the Chamber of Com moree rooms this afternoon at 5.15 pm.
The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum last week included 448 non-Chinese and 179 Chinese to the former institation, 240 non-Chiness and 2,558. Chinese to the latter.
Theatre-goers will be pleased to learn that the Taylor-Carrington Co. will return short- ly from Manila. They will play three special performances, es stated in the announcement in another column, and the opening date is the 20th inst.
A spark from the cock-house on Saturday set fire to a gardener'a hut at Yaumati, and before the outbreak was mastered by the police and soldiers promptly in attendance several other matsheds were involved and destroyed. The damage amounts to $300,
A Hang chow despatch to Shanghai last week stated that, so far, a little over 50 mon have been arrested for implication in the Chuchon massacra, last July and brought to Hangobow, There have been several trials and only two
posed to distribute the strain oqually on the hawsers by requisitioning the two lighters, aud it is hoped thus that material progress will bomen have confessed so far. The absconding
made.
Tootai of Chuchon, Pao Ho-nien, who was arrested at Changchen, has been brought back We are informed that Letters Patent by to Hangehow, as we have already been inform- various maritime countries have been granteed by telegraph, and confined in the Judge's to Capt. E. Theo. Bunje, Hongkong, for at
fear of his making away with himself to escape new and improved mooring-anchor, or ground-Jan Areful watch is kept over Pao for tackle, especially adapted for harbour buoys, punishment. The great advantages of these moorings are,
Vice-Chairman recommanded that the tender of the Pittsburg Company to deliver in Calcutta for £1,378 be accepted. The Committee advised that under the circumstances there was no alternative but to accept the tender of the American builders
LOCAL MOVEMENTS. H. M. 8. Terrible returned to Hongkong yesterday morning, having left Yokohama on the 10th inst
H. M. S. Jain left on Sunday night for Swatow.
for Singapore. We ha H. M. SS. Pigmy and Algarine left yesterday
H. M. 88. Undaunted and detran went put yesterday morning for practice.DOT
The British transport Rewe left on Sunday for Bombay.
THE TYPHOON RELIEF FUND.
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meeting of the committen of the Typhoon MEETING OF TEE COMMITTER VESTESDAY,
Relief Fund was held in the Council Chamber yesterday morning. His Excellency the Gay urnor presiding. The members of the commit toe present ware Bir Thomas Jackson, the Hon. C.M.G. Mr. Fang Wa Chuen, Mr. Ho Fook, and Mr. Lo Kan Ting- J. Kesick, the Hon. J. II. Stewart Lockhart,
it is claimed, that they are considerably cheaper Referring to Sir Edwin Arnold's proposal than other moorings, of great holding power. that the jiurikishe should be introduced to Lon- of simple construction, easy to lay, and not lidon, the Yorodsu Chahe sorrowfully remarks:--mition that he had collected a further sum of
The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee (No. 19). and moved its adoption.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded and the motion was carried.
THE REGULATION OF THE POLICE FORCE.
The ATTORNEY-ĜENKKAL Moved the second
consolidate and amend the Law for the establish-
reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinaes to meat and regulation of the Police Fores of the Colony, He said--The Act at present in force is Ordinance No. de of 1887. That Ordinance has been amended on two occasions-firstly, by Ordinance 20 of 1890, secondly, by Ordinance
come necessary, owing to the imta bure be fores caused by the acquisition of the New Territory, and by the fact that the present Ordinance makes no provision for the appoint mant of assstaut superintendents. The old Ordinance had a schedule to it, and I and this a very inconvenient matter to legislate, ba
time you alter the constitution of the force adding two men, or altering the disposition of the men, it necessitates an Act of Parliament and the passing of a new schedule. Looking at the Straits Settlements Ordinance, I find that, instead of being included in the schedule, it is provided for by a regulation equivalent to section 3 of this Ordinanes, which enacts that the Governor rusy also authorise the engagement for the service of the Folice Department such clerks, cozswains, engineers, stokers, seamen, boatmen, and other employees as may, from time to time. I provided for by
the Governor and Legislative Council
by annual rate or otherwise." The only really new sections in the Ordinance are sections and 4. which take the place of the old the sobodules I mentioned. In making. consolidation of the Ordinance is force with the amending Ordinance, much of the language used in the Act of 1867
not speak now of “ Colonial Surgeon," but any Principal Civil Medical Officer, and such like alterations. Substantially the Ordinance before you is just as it stands at the presout time, with mere the second reading seconded. the exceptions of sections 3 and 4. I bog to
The COLONIAL SECRETARY motion was carried,
The Council then went into committee and considered the bill clause by clause.
has become obsolete now. For instance, we do
and tho
On the Council resuming, ne material alteru
tions having been made in the Bill in committee. the Bill, on the motion of the ATTORNEY-GEN- RAL, seconded by the COLONIAL SECRETARY, was read a third time and passed
THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE.
The HONORARY Torasurez (Sir Thomas Jackson) stated that snberiptions to the amount of S14,110-20, plus £50, had been received,
Mr. FUNGWA CHUEN informed the cou
$7,000, which would make a grand total of | able to be fooled by the mooring chain. Further Bat Sir Edwin does not propose to import 321.110-20, plus £50 He further stated that it is pointed out that they have been used our karamaya-aan along with the jinriksha, one he and his confrères had met the day before at now for several years at Messrs. Meyer and of his reasons for suggesting this innovation the Tung Wab Hospital and had been sasistad in their enquiries by many of the leading Chi- Co.'s trays off the Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.'s being the very desirable employment it would a residents. They had investigated 145 caso We have bou requested to call attention to Wharf, where strong tides and heavy winds provide for London street loafers. He says that which were in need of relief. It was ascertained ia our local evening contemporary on Satur-the fact that the Typhoon Relief Fund will be prevail. The moorings can be made up to any one kuramaya-san is excellent charming, in that the loss sustained ju those cases amounted amend the Bankruptcy, Ordinance, 1891. Ho large body of Boxers and a picket of the vet subscribed and who wish to do so should send here and at other ports, who are authorized by however, assure the writer that we shall be very gated the follow cases requiring assistance stand over until the next resting of the Council, day. The first was an engagement between closed on Saturday next. Those who have not weight required by the local engineering firms dispensable in Tokyo or Yokohama, We can, to $30,000. Mr. Fang also reported that thore mid-This Bill was only published in tho allied troops near Hosiwu, which culminated in their subscriptions to Sir Thomas Jackson the inventor; this will be advantageous to ship glad if London will take him away.” next day in the defeat and dispersal of the on or before that date.
ping firms, as other heary moorings are not Boxers by a strengthened force of Allies. The affair of the 12th instant was about
Among the pleasures in store for amusement always procurable. lovers, nothing comes along mere welcome.
Another stop was taken in the haaring of the
were still other ungus which would be favesti
The total loss in
was estimated at $75,000,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL The port item in the Orders of the day is Second reading of of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to further
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Garetle on Saturday hast, and consequently it may be advisable that the second reading should Any of the public feeling interested in the sub It was agreed that the Chiness members of joct and widing to make representations to the According to the reply of the Osaka City
bate the Office to a question put by a member of the City the committee should be empowered to digri Colonial Storeisry or myself will be at liberty
relief in the racet nesistitous pages is to do ac
The second reading was acco
Recordingly NATURALISATION. The Bill entitled an Ordinance for the Natar Shan, was read a second time, and after it hind alisation of Chinn Ping Hune, alias Chan Shak been considered in opmmittee it was read a
twenty miles west of Peking. No detail than the old favourites who have been absent charge arising out of the West Hongkow Assembly, reported in a recent issue of the Kobe the first instance, and that they should farmish are to hand beyond the statement that the from Hongkong for several years. The Harm shooting affray st Shanghai on Saturday wosk Chronicle, the total amount of the expenditure a report of the esses relieved and the moneys to stand over.
Boxers attacked a small British force. An aton Circus Company are now having a suc other battle is reported from Chibli, but the car season ut Bangkok, and will shortly be Chinese combatants in this case were not seen hora, Col. Hicks has arrived and is pro Boxers, but apparently regular troops. A specting for a suitable sits. Due notice will Tientsin telegram, according to our Shang-be given of the opening date. hai correspondent, reported last week the rout by the Germans at Tsangchou, to the south of Tientsin, of General MEI, the killing of forty-three of his men, and the looting of his baggage. It is also stated that his prisoners, certain notorious Bosera, were released a story which is incredible The British are said to regret the attack on
normation:
evidence of the wounded soldier, Bebic at the the disease appeared, to the 31st March last, when Mr. Barrows, the Magistrate, took the appropriated for dealing with the outbreak of plague in Osala from the 19th November, 1899, camp hospital. He said that on the day of the way 79,000, and a further Y 45,700 from assault he was in company with a comrade the 1st April to October last. The total num. Who had not yet done so should be requested to third time and pas named Lolmaun at a ten house in the North ber of cases of plague reported from the 19th The Hongkong Hoskey Club will play a Honan Rood. A disturbance occurred concern- match against the officers of the Hongkonging the quality of the tes, and a crowd collected which 132 ended fatally, 7 recovered and 4 are last your to the 14th inst numbered 143, of Garrison on the Club ground at the Happy round the door. He drew his bayonet to frighten under treatment, Valley to-day, commencing at 4.15 pm. The the Chiness away. Subsequently a man in uni- Club will be represented by:-Maclaren, B. N. form sit down at the table with them and they all (goal). P. Wodehog and A. N. Other (backs); drank tes together. They went out afterwards H. W. Slade, F. B. Descon, and H. Strong, and walked along several streste, ho having hisarm R.M.II. (half backs) J. Hooper, R.J. Gerrard, hooked with that of the man in uniform. They
B. M. L. L. (forwarde).
The socoant given in the NC-Daily News of the Empress Dowager's threat against anyone suggesting a departure, is as follows:--The other day a inember of the Grand Counvil whe
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distributed for the information of the ano scribers to the fund. should be closed on Saturday next the 22nd It was decided that the subscription list inst., and that those who wished to subscribe and
THE AEMS AND AMMUNITION ORDINANCE, Treasurer on or before that date. send in their subscriptions to the Honorary
The ATTORNEY-GENEBAL proposed the se, Sir THOMAS JACKSON said great thanks condrade Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, of a Bill antitled no Ordnanos te were due to Mr. Fang We Chaux for the amend the energetic spirit display ou by bim in collecting 1900. He said This Bill amends the Ordinance. sabegriptions from the Chinese community. which was passed by this Council not long ago.
Mr. FUNG replied, observing that he had The Ordinance was of some importance and it bou greatly helped by the other two Chinese was sent home and I think there was a protest members of the committee, and also by other sent with it. In reply the Secretary of State. in his despatok of the 28th June, 1900, approved Chinese gentlemen.or
The meeting then adjourned,
of the Ordinance, but suggested two alight amendments, and these two amendments appear Hon. Treamrer bege to reknowledge in sections 3 and 4 of the Bill. Section 2 of
be glad to receive farther subscrip. “importar *** na including - "every perto,
ther a commission agent or otherwise, to whom, Praviondly acknowledged, £50 & $14,027 20 on to whose order, arins or ammunition landod
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in this Colony are consigned. It was found that WJ. Sannders
commission agents were getting arms seat inte the colony, en commission and they said they were not imprten Rather than have any e was thought lotter to make
moro elene by legís- letion. If Live Jodly clear that a commission. agent who impagoods into the polony is as importer, na is. A man who brings arms into the colony. As regards the third section, that deals with a difficulty suggested in the memorandum
The Ho
General Mer, who has opposed the Boxera G. Gibson, R. N., Shettle, R.N., and Hazel, had not gone farbefore they reached a court yard happened to broach the subject, was starte ceipt of the following amounts to the Fund; the Bill exuking the meaning of the word
and befriended missions, ME, it will be
where there were some steps. He mounted the cat of his wits at hearing the loud voice of the remembered, was in command of a body of The body of Sergeant W. J. Howell, Royal steps with the man in uniform and when be Empress Dowager reviling him and threatening on foreign-drilled troops during the previous Welsh Fusiliers, who died in hospital on Sun reached the top he felt his bayonet was being to offer personal violonos on anyone who should Viceroyalty of La HUNG-CHANG in Chibli. day from fever, was interred at Happy Valley drawn out; at the same time the man in uniform dare to suggest such a thing either to her or The story is a strange one, but as fuller yesterday afternoon with military honours held a revolver at his chast: He shouted My the Emperor. It is reported that she also said details are not to hand yet the only course Sergeant Howell for some time was instructor bayonet my bayonet and heard a report. Host the time that a person can only die onde is to reserve our judgment. There is, how. of "D" Company, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, fall his aft arm drop as though some one had and that her death would occur at the moment ever, no doubt that Chilli is by no means and as a tribute to the memory of the deceased, strut him a blow on the musalos. He then when anyone should dare to repeat the sugges ran away, and getting into a ricksha reached the tion of the Court leaving Heind, while the fate Sergeant Major Power in name of the officers in the quiet state in which we were led to on-commissioned officers, and men of the corps, camp
Whetics he was to Fogota of the one making such a suggestion would be a believe it was. The flying excursions of the azt a beautiful wenta to be placed on the The witnes was crianzamined by Mr. terrible que: Friends and relatives in the allied troops have not succeeded in reducing i grave.
Mo'Neill, and the proceedings then terminated, south are therefore warned not to go to Halan.
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