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Fthat speculations he to the fate of the lost tribe of 1SSAEL are mentally unsound; that a hypothesis tracing Chinese derivations for words in other languages was impossible to a mens sana. He did not appear to think that, given a sinologue | “fowler of his books than of his wife,", the
A. S. WATSON & CO., explanation might rest with the lady,
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although the humerous point. that a book can be made to shut up must have occurred to some married me in court. Another
The Japanese have aske? the right to trans- form Port Arthur into a more complete naval base by the construction of new and larger docks, but the Chinese ato unwilling to grant the privilege.
At nood yesterday on Buko Pior Mr. G. P amort, auction was to have put up for public avetion sale the soma tanuch Dakin
which was built at the Kowloon Doc announced, however, that the vessel ini bean withdraw, as arrangements had been made for
privato milo.
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DAILY PRESS "EXCLUSIVE SERVICE. RUSSIAN CRIŠIS ACUTE.
LONDON, 4th December. Russia appears now to be completely isolated, and the crisis must have
renched its most acute stage. A wholesale massacre
SUPREME COURT.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
Monday, 4th December.“
BEFOUR SIE FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEP JUSTICE).
APPLICATION FOR AN INJUNCTION. The North British Rubbor Co., Ltd., Eilia- |burgh, sought an injunction to restrain Mogara. Jorge and Co. from infringing the trade mark
CORRESPONDENCE.
"JAPANESE TYPES."
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,” Str, Having received from you Mrs. Pat- ton's long latter referring to my criticism of Japanese Types," and your suggestion that I should reconsider the matter, I beg to answer as follows the important points of lur explano tion.-
Mrs. Patton thinks that a knowledge of the
question askwi - suggested-that-the-lute Hoturn of visitors-to-the-City-Hail Library was expected at Odass Jews applied to iadíarabber shoes manufactured by the circumstances attending the publication of the
Dr. Exiss shites ST. PAUL's opinion of the proper place of women and wives in socket life and this, as well as Mr. WILKINSON's triumph when he elicited an admission that Dr, Eakins was a Ban
DISPENSARY.without guile, eutated muplications that
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must have soulet shocking to the missionary world. The suggestion that Dr. EDINS refused to believe in the existence of evil was indiguantly denis, yot there are sane men of science who WING TO THE HIGH RATE OF cannot perceive evil that is evil por e O'
EXCHANGE now prevailing, wo bag t notify our enstomers that notil farther soties
A SPECIAL DISCOUNT OF FIVE PER CENT. will to allowed on all goods pur- Retail Fstablishments at chase from our
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La another part of this paper there appears au extract in which Sir F. Tarves" philos ophy of disuse appars in order to startle the ethadox and stimulate more enjiving
Library Nan Chiness..... 203 Chinese........ N7
Total 295
Museum
141
1,411
1,752
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She ex-
Governor plaintiff company. The application was for (1) work should modify my judgment.
an injunction to restrain the defendants, their plains that the artist is a young Eurasian girls and Museum for the week ending the ard Kaulbergs refuses to interfere.
servants and agents, from infringing the entirely self taught, who has never lng a lesson A renewal of the general railway plaintiffs' trade marks and from passing off in figure drawing in her life, who is hoping to Decotaber, 1905 :--
strike (temporarily suspended) is in-goods not of the plaintiff manufacture as supplement her income by utilizing her facility and for goods manufactured by the plaintiffs; with the peac-This confirms my judgment minent.
(-) an account be damages; (3) delivery ap of of her work, of which I wrote (Nor, 16); "while The Tsar is expected to take to the marked goods; and (4) Farber and other remarkably cerreet in local detail, and giving a
relief; and (5) costs.
very truthful and vivid impression of the people flight any day now.
Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., finstructed by drawn, the drawing is distinctly amateurish in Mr. C.D. Wilkinson) of Messrs. Wilkinson and execution." I should naturally have wished to Grist, appared for the plaintiffs, whose express the same thing more gently ha registered office is at Castle Mills, Eliaburgh, known there were special claim? to sympathy; Scotland. He explained that the action was but there was nothing in the book to infórm brought for an injonction to restrain the me that it was not be judged by ordinary defendant company from infringing a trademark | standards. applied to indiarubber shoes, which mark was long ago registered in England as a trademark of the plaintiff company and also by their sponts, Mesara, W. G. Humphroys and Co., Hongkong. The infringement complained of was the sale by defendants of indiarubbor shoes bearing on them a lion rampant similar in appearancs to the lion rampant trademark registered by the plaintiff company, and applied
With regard to the Gorman Commercial Treaty it is state? tint the German Governumst lets now added to its demands: (1) the abolition of likla nod the right of Gorman subjects 10 trade in the interior, protection to be afforded then by China; (2) the right of navigation by German abramers on thu Yaugtsze between Ishang and Changking : unul (3) the amand ment of the Mining-Regulations.
LONDON, 4th December. The Naval Estimates have been reduced to £31,869,000.
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BRITISH POLICS.
LONDON, 2nd December.
A great grievance is made out of the altitude of the British Muistor in insisting upon tho obsortance of existing treaties allowing the importation of morphia without such special pormit, us, has lately been demanded by the Customs at Shanghai, the Minist bad points out, is a communication to the Waiwup, Bangkok, and one shudders to think he that according to the Commercial Treaty heel-Baunerman is prepared to accept office by them to the indiarubber shoes they maoN-
importation of morphia was not to be forbidden
minds. We will refrain frou odorons com- parisons of the respective sanity of the fandas hirtor and flu Shanghai counsel. Mr. WiLKiNaos has acted as a judge at
It is understood that Mr. Balfour will see the King early next week. The radical papers now intimate that Sir Houry Camp
RUSSIA.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGs, Hongkong, and at may one day adjudice again, if he
retains the plea that neu who believe till all the Foreign" Powers had given their if the King desires him to dose Robinson R, Kowloos, exp in
or profess things that his own consen). telligence rejects are necessarily non le N.-C. Düz-News of November 3 ways: whore a special quotation is given.
mente. A missionary witness The four-masted steamer Marwari is still said that Dr. Exiss didnot believe in ashore two miles east of the Kiatoan Lightship. and each tids seems to driss her further up, the verbal inspiration of theble, There Four tugs and several lighters have been and asduction will be male from the eastomer's goat many who du hus we agree are still busily at work upon her, but althougja
In the case of guods purchased on crslit a
acconet-at the end of the mouth, and in th
Caso
with the Chire Jusrior of Shanghai that even so they may have a reasonable idet
she has been lightened considerably, it was doubtful yesterday as to whether she would got.
to discharge her whols cargo before it will ha
LONDON, 2nd December. A number of officers of the Guards have been arrested at Teniskoeselo in anticipation of a coup d'etat.
There is a rumour in St. Petersbing that a Grand Duke has participated in a plot
factured..
In reply to his Lordship, Mr. Polloaks stated that there had been an action-ngainst the Godown Company in October when an interim injunction was granted. Proccoding, he said there were two motions-the one against Messrs. Jorge and Co. and the other for judgment. The
Mrs. Patton says that it is hoped to give the ' young lady the opportunity of studying drawing properly, especially in anatomy; and I would like to oneourage this idea. I wrote:-"At first one is disposed to marvel at the stranga difference between the artist's eye and baud, until it dawns upon us that for the happy, characterisation and scrapulous detail the artist has been assisted by the camera." This dis..... crepancy is now explained by Mra. Patton's explanation, and I nood not say I uneosorvedlý withdraw my hypothesie (not allegation) that the aid of the camera had been invoked. I venture to add my opinion that when tho sctist's gifted eye gains the co-operation of a properly trained hand that the army of att will be cariched by a valuable recruit. I am only.
surprised that Mrs. Pattos should hage overlank" od (knowing the circumstances) what a remark
With ably encouraging criticism mine wig. the exception of the withdrawal of the camera
of cash purchase, at the time; bat of what they are doing." On the whole off on the night, tide. She will probably require against the Tsar. There are some indica- Mr. Jorge, who, bad obtained independent hypothesis (I need the words "presumg" and
custom ra
after reviewing the cross-examination, we are riestad to note that this should not have been surprised if the discount will NOT APPLY to RATEDDE's comments had been stronger When the late ST. GEORGE MIVART, the Roman Catholic who wrote, a, learned but heretied "Epistemology" was denied & Catholic Börial, his son grievously offauded his late father's admirers by appealing to the
WATERS, BEER and STOU I, or CIGARS.
AS WATSON & CO. custical authorities and "declaring that
should
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possible to tow her off.
A very interesting cremony took place at flo now Railway Station at Nazlang où Nor. 25 when the goutry of Naziang presented the Engineering Staff of the Shanghai-Nanking railway. (viz. Mr. A. 11. Collins, Engineer
Chief, Mr. W. Ever, Executive Engineer Mr. J. Turfood, Assistant Raginsar, and Mr.
Shen Shou-bang, Mr. Turfcad's interpretarý with eight complimentary tablets, in graceful! recognition of the harmony and good feelia g that had existed between the railway staff and
geatry.
PIRATES HOLD UP A JUNK. A startling uair was reported to Inspector Collett as hasing occurred in the vicinity of Mire Bay on Friday. As a fishing junk was wider way,' a second hout ran alongside, und
his faller was insane and so not responsible for his heresy. We can make allowances in that case, for a combination of filial piety and fervent faith prompted the as peri ion on as sane a brain as ever worked. In the case of the Shangluni- couasel, as we ON communications relating to the solar sympathise with the lady whose neaus of
be addressed to TaS EDITOR Correspondents must forward their names and ad-waintenance are going to swell the coffers of a missionary fociety, wo night have Bresse with communications addressed to the Editor, nel for publication, but as evidence of good faith,
All lettere for publication should be written on
smiled inlulgently at barefaced
fogal one side of the paper only.
wroug The subterfuges to right- u attempt was, however, clungy and offensive: The crew of the Sshing boat, were then it and was furtif marred by the crowning in their cabin, and the robbers prosecided
transfor the junk's eargo
their To insult of clamming friendship with the to
rassel. This consisted of 120 picats dece.wed. That was surely unnecessary. Or own
fish and a large quantity of is it that the learted counsel hopes to climb of alt on stepping stones of his dead frien is to clocking, the value of which ha un far
not been ascertained. Having completed the higher things?"
tranship seat of the booty, the picatos proceeded on their way, leaving the helpless crew of the jank to their fate. To fishermen, after 23
No anonymously signi communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted,
eriva copice of SAILY FRand should to sent before 11 am, en day of prablication. After that
Unders for Aour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash, Telegraphic dadress Pise. Codes d.B.C.6th Ed, Lieber's"
P.O, Boz, 33. Telephone No. 12 HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VOUX ROAD C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STRENT, RC.
The Daily Press.
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Martial law has been abolished at Tokyo.
A telegram to the MG. Baily News on New 20 said that plagan Ees steadily spreading at
Kober
before the crew of the first realised what bud Happened, the pirates hul handled their graft and covared them with revolvers and rifles.
hours work, succeeded in forcing open the cabin door, and at once set sail for Hongkong and reported the occurrence. Se sadden had been the descant upon tuem, however, that they could tell the police little which would prove of
It is reported that there has been a "hitch" in the Sino-Japanese negotiations; but not assistance in their search. A junk containing sericus-one,,
50 or 60 piculs of salt fab has been seized, two of its crew are dotsined in custody.
A suggestion is mals that shipping com- panies should provide for passengers waiting rooms or hulks at riverine ports.
The embargo proventing dopper coins from cfrenlating in any province other than that in which they are misted has been removed.
Yesterday's return notifies that 300 cases of plague bavo occurred to date: the death roll numbers 52. There was also one fatal case of smallpox.
A Shanghai citizen acks an old agestion: Why do but the talsmes who raised prices becaumo exchange was low reduce them when it is high?
FOOTBALL NOTES.
Players should note that the rules for the presnut season have been altered in several particulars. Some of these altorations are mimportant and need not be mentioned, but the following additions should we noted -
Charging is permissible but it must not violent or dangerous
A player shall not in charged from behind un- less he is intentionally obstructing an opponent. The old rule,read isipeding for obstructing. In temporary suspension of play the referee shall recommence the game by throwing the ball doixinstead of up as formerly.
or not.
tions of a conspiracy among the officers of the Guaride, but it is impossible to say whether any Grand Date Insurticipated The officiats, however, aduit the reports of grave occurrences at Tsuzskaesele St. Petersburg is swarming with Cossacks and it is understood that the whole Cossack force of the empire has been mobilised,
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first motion was supported by affidavits-one filed by Mr. Jorge and the second by Mr. W. G. Humphreys, Mr: Jorgo stated that he was willing that au injunction should be granted adview, added that he was not aware that the mark upon the shuas in question was au infringe- aut of the trademark of the plaintiffs. Mr. Humphreys, in his affidavit, said his firm were the solo agents in Hongkong of the plaintiffs, whose shoes and obtained a considerable reputa- tion among the Chinese in South Chius. The defendants wore selling shoes bearing a device similar to plaintiffs trademark, which was oal- culated to deceive parekasses. In conclusion, Mr. Pollock said they did not wish to press hardly pu defendants, provided they place wmarks on the goods so that parchasers would not think they were buying shoes manufacturetl by the plaintiff firms.
II.M.Br Crecy and Bacchants (crnisere) replace the Diadem sad Andromeda shortly on the China Station, These ships are of more powerful artament, carrying 82 guns, than the cruisers to be repincel.
The Brumble and Britomart, first class gun boats of 710 tons. I: H. P. 900 N. D. (F. D ̧ 1300) arill bo commissioned in March next in all probability. The map of destroyers for gaubat work is not very satisfactory. Heuce the commissioning of these two reserve ships.
In naval circles little credence is given to the rumoured intention of placing the Duke of Edinburgh, Dougal and Nutal on this station. We are informed on excellent anthority that
ferred to the China statica: these fine ships are most unlikely to be trans
A PRISONER'S DEATH.
THE MEDICAL SERVICE OF THE WAOI.
His Lordship gare judgment for plaintiffs in terms of the writ, the damages to be assessed at a subsequent inquiry by the Registrar.
In the second action, the same plaintiffs against the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and (odown Co, Ld, Mr. Polloos asked for relief
the terms endorsed on the writ of sammulls.
Da 23rd October au injunction was obtained against the defendant company to restrain them from parting with 15 cases of indiarubber shoes
which infringed plaintiffs' trademark. Plain- tiffs now wished the shoes to be delivered to them, and he wished th injunction to be modified accordingly, ---
His Lordship consented, sud judgment was entered for plaintiffs in terms of the amended mption.
ADMITTED. TO PRACTICE,
On the motion of Mr. H, E, Pollock that Mr.
Atiba Magistracy yesterday afteruoca before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, sitting as coroner, and John Henry Gardiner be approved, admitted Messin. F. F. Bowley, L. A. Rosa and E. Wand enrolled as a solicitor in that Court, his Terry, jurors, an inquiry was held touching the death, which occurred on Saturday, of Ho Ngan, a prisoner in Victoria gaol.
E. Pierpoint, chief warder, asiti the deceased was received into prison en the 15th November, 1903, convicted of robbery with violence, and sentenced to three years' hard labour and 24 strokes of the birch.
Dr. W. B. Moore, medical officer of the gaol. testified to attending deceased on the 25th Nov. ember, when boadmitted him të kaspital suffering from dyseufory. In spite of the medical trent. went he got steadily wors, and died on the night of the 2nd instuut. Witness held a post mortem and found the intestines extensively ulcorated Death was due to heart failure caused by dysentery. He was not in his room at the hotel when the telephone message wae recived.
A juror What is the rule with regard to the
attendance of a doctor?
It appears to us for several reasons th the case of the late Dr. EbaINs' will, about which an abstract appears on the opposite page, is as important as it is interesting. Some readers will indulge in speculative side issues on the capacity of missionaries for accumulating worldly wealth; the unworldly principle which permits a com- paratively wealthy society to take away what common human nature regards as the Into these fields widow's mite; and so on. we do not propose to wander. Others will wonder what the Jungs meant by the absence of the testimoniam clause." for many have wills made or to make; and the recently published last will and testament of the late Lon? (nverclyde, which simply shid. I leave everything I possess of every description to my wife, the Right on Mary Baroness INVERCLYDE, and I appoint her my executrix-(Signed) INVERCLYDE seemed (by its legal success) to simplify an intricate, troublesome, and expensive business so much. But that again is a matter for testators, with or without their
Marquis It is reported to have denied, for legal advisers, und we must leave them to
Pestle with it alone. It is the exha publication, the reports that Corea has becau's Japanese possession. We can suppose only ordinary cross-examination, the object of that he was referring to the teath point of the which Sir HAYILAN DE SAUSMAREZ, ("lawpride adage the Judge, was absolutely at a loss to
Viceroy Chou Fu's newly opened Girls familiar with the oft-side rule, the penalty kick understand." If Mr. H. P. WILKINSON, Schoul zi. Nasking is supported by subscription and the seven offences for which penalty kicks the call. the cross-examining counsel, be correct in
of the loading Tootsis of Nanking, and the are awarded, and such other matters connected meaning what he seemed to mean, there
re are Viceroy has promised an annual subscription of with the rates and their enforcement, as
Six lady teachers, three for contained in the Reforess' Chart issued by the they could retire, can be trusted to aci | Taels. 2,000. very few of us who
Mr. Pokotilow. Ruzdan Minister, has uskel
In The pecahy Ticketis opponents goul-keeper shall not adrauna beyond his goat me.
anywhere within the gol area.
Witness—It they cannot find me, Dr. Jen. Hauck, of the Tuugwa Hospital, is rụng up.
Mr. Craig--Excuse me, doctor, there is no
for mining right-ough, but the Wasp Formerly the defending goal-keeper might be rule to that effort. declines to consider the matter til the negotia tions-with Tax are concluded.
Beginning two days açò (Sondag; additional trains were put on the Shanghai-Nazing run. There are now four trains each way every day to cope with the increasing traffic.
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Lordship said the gentleman's papers, were in order and the Coart wished him every success in his profession.
POLICE COURT.
Monday, 4th December.
Berone Mr. F. A. HAZELAND. (FIRST
POLICE MAGISTRATE).,
A DISORDEELY MARINE.
A marice from HM.S. Andromeda" wis charged with beharing in a disorderly manner at No. 4 Queen's load East on Saturday night, Mrs. Marryat, tho mistress of the house in question, said her husband was away at duty when the defendant called. He tried to got into the house, and used much abusive language. The defendant denied the charge. He only approached the house wlion be heard a police whistle, and he was then arrested.
As the complainant could not identify the defendant, bis Worship discharged-bin-
Bined
the
DRUNK AND INCAPABLE. Charles Campbell, an engineer, was charged Witness I uuderstood there was. This man with being drunk and incapable, and with was very ill and might have died at any refusing to pay riosha bire. moment.
On the first charge the defendant was A Juror-la a case of supergency the doctor g2, and on the second, in the absence of is required at once, and is out what
the
ricala soolio, he was discharged. ¡practice?
His Worship-I will call the emperintendent
that point. gaol, stated that the usual practics in case of R. II. Craig, assistant superintendent of the liness was to sing up the medical officor. He
THE ABERDEEN MURDER. was usually found, but if not likely to be there, The six Indians charged with the murder witness had been instructed to call on another of a countryman at Aberdeen appeared before doctor, or the Government Civil Hospital. In
Stops are being taken to form a local R÷fernes' Association composed of referees who have been examined. in England or who have passed, a similar test here. An attempt is being made to get togather those referees who have been examined in Fugland so as to establish a hilo examining board. Au exaustion is likely to be hald early in January. Each candidate will be required to have hai penetical experience as a referee, to have a sound general knowledge
BEFORE MR. C. D. MELBOURNE (ACTING
SECOND POLICK MAGISTRATE)e. ;
of the football rules and to be thoroughly this case the Hospital would have been rang up. his Worship, and the case was remanded until-
but the prisoner died within eight minutes of Thursday.
His Worship informed the jury that they had
a right, if they desired. to add a ridor to their
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF ARMS.
Sergeant Grant charged a native with being verdict. If they wished to consider the matter, it possession of urine without a parm it at Tamburao, in the New Territory. The defen The jury retired, and on returning brought
with complete sanity. He suggested that Boglish- and three for Chineso, have been English Football Association. Any intending verdict of death from natural causes. The dant bad two muskets, two revolvers and a strong views about the opium traffic were engaged; and there aro at present thirty candidates are advised to make a thorough also added a rider in which they said "The quantity of ammunition.
boarders and thirty day scholars, mostly from study of this chart. Particulars of the jury considers that a doctor should be always in His Worship inflicted a fine of $25, and symptomatic of mental unfitness to testify-
examination will be duly nanounced.
attendaøre at the geol hospital.”
ordered that the arms be confiscated.
official families.
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seom") the artist has reason to wish my comments to stand unchanged; and to his proud thal her-work should have evoked them,
May I further suggest that, if the young lady is to take up the study for which she has an undoubted talent, she should be warned against the spirit-which prompted her remark: "What did very well for a tes-cloth would never do for a book." Art (like criticismd) demands. the truth that is in us. Nothing “doss very well" except the bost we can do. This artist can do better than “Japanese Types."
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Mrs. Patton, eager to prove my hypothesia wrong, refers to her friend's inability to copy correctly. This again shews bow right I was in noting the different power of eye and Land Mra Patten twice uses the word “facile" with referonce to the band that wielded the percil whereas it is only facility that is ovalad to enable her to do justice to her artistic perceptions.
I saw one criticism of the book before it came to me for review, and I remember that my unknown confrère spoke of its "perfect drawing." Mrs. Patton says that the Daliy
Fress was the only journal to take a different view, a testimonial, sir, which I am sure
will bow you
appreciate, as, I am süre Mesern. Kolly & Walsh, the publishers, and the artial herealf, have already dons.
If a young artist, admittedly untrained. is mucimously informed by an intelligent (?) press that bor work is perfect, it is a kindues to provant the inevitable result of anch flattery. In this case, Mrs. Patton's explanation, and my own judgment of the immanent quality of her work,
be restrained from advancing to the higher lead me to think that the artist is not thas to
plane reserved for those with her gifts. I four. that Mrs. Pallon, from Ler-letter, is not qualified to give her friend the best advice on the making of piotnces; and she has certainly missed the moral of my criticism-I am, sir.
YOUR REVIEWFIN.
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THE LIENCHOU MASSACRE,
The N-E. Daily News makes the following translation of an Imperial Rscript issued lo Viceroy Teen Ch'un-hauen on November 10th in response to his Excellency's memorial reporting the recent massacre at Lionskou, provings of Kuangtung: With referetico the telegram of Teen Ch'an-banon to effect that certain villagers, near the city of Lienchon, while making a procession in hoanur of certain kral deities had started a dis- torbanceand attackert certain missionaries there, and also giring an account of what he had done, so far, in investigating the, matter, we hereby command that Shoo Lin-sini, the sub-prefect of Lionchon, and Lei Chên-kn, major in charge of the garrison of said city in forthwith sashiarod for failure in attending to their duties. At the same time, however, these two cashiereil officinis are to remain in Lienchon and are given the usual limit of Lims to capture the criminals. concerned, who when caught must be punished to the poverost extent of the law. The said Viceroy is farther commanded strictly to enjoin apa apon all his subordinates everywhere located to exercise extra precautions in protecting Chris- tian mission stations and their occupants, nor is anyone allowed to neglect his duties therein. Finally as to the rest, the said Viceroy ly permitted to do what he has recommended in his telegram.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The C.P.R. str. Turtar azrised at Shanghai at 2 pm on Saturday, the 2nd inst, sail laft again at 11 p.m. same day for Negaki, where she was due to arrive at noon yesterday.
The Boston Tow Boat Co. str. Lyra arrived at Yokohama on the 2nd inst
The str. Montrose left Singapore on Saturday, the 2nd inst., and is due here on Bulardsy, the 9th inst. at daylight.
The O.S.S. & C.M. str. Idomeneus left Sings- poro on the 3rd inet, a.m., and is due here on 'the 8th inst.