the Executiva Council of the Institute w' provide, to place the collection in order.
I may add that I shall be glad to bring before the Governing Body the names of any gentlemen res dent in, or connected with, Hongong, who may be deilians of becoming Fellows al the Institute. The prticulars of Fellowship aro skewn in a memorantum which, together with pamphlet descriptive of the Institute, will be forwarded to you by Sir Frederick Abel
In conclusion, I would only ~id that the warmt Interes which I shall always el in all prefects calculated to promote the welfare and increase the repulation of Hongkong will at once explain and justify, my addressing your Exceliency on this subject.
-I have the honour tô be, Sir,
Your Excellency's obedient Servant,
G. F. BOWIN, Representative of Hongkong on the Governing Body of the Imperial 'Institute, To His Excellency the Governor, Hongkong.
HARMSTONS CIRCUS.
Another large and enthusiastic audlenes assembled at the Chess last night to witness the performance of the various items enumerated on an elaborate programine which was, although some double the probibility of it, entirely new--- no one act that had been witnessed last week being repeater,
Frank, Georgie and John, "the three marvels," opened the ball as clowns and at once pat the audience' in a good humour, They were followed by Mr. George Harmston with the invaluable trick-horse Bangalore, which'seems to be possessed of as mach tatelligence at any ordin ry man and a good deal more brains than most people seem to have-"Brownle" of ye Shanit for instance. Then Mathews and Gilbert created a furore by their pleasant performance with bells, and hid to "do it again”, as per usual. That over, Adelina and Dan Feeley went through some of the most marvellous gympastics ever witnessed In any part of the world, the latter finishing the act with a mast sensational site for life.
To report fully on last night's excellent performance is more than the space at our dispal to-day will admit of, but Male Le Blond, who went through the bounding jockey act Any lumped on her horse's back from the ground whlin. the animal was galloping at full med, deserves special, mention, ai do Dan Fee.cy, who went through most amusing and difficult antics on stilts, Amelia and lule Johnnle who electrified the audience by their graceful and daring double trapeze performance, George Harmston for his impersonation of the ruined gambler (quite a hit in "busted" Hong korg), and Will Hayes, who couldn't get a single sallorto stick on the tricky American donker "Andy" for two minutes, although the "Jacks tried hard to "scoop in "the ten-dollar bill promised to any one who would ride the sagacious culdy three times sound the ring.
Tonight the program ne will be the same, while on Saturday there will be a.matinée when the every Hem of the evening bill of fare will be gone through for the benefit of young Hongkong. We are informed that the famous mimic and monologue artist, Mr. Harry Dale, will shortly arrive in Hongkong as Shakesperiań j·ster; he stands alone, the peer of all. Als Mdie Luplan, an equest artist who has won fame in continent Europe by her daring acts of equestrianism and is said to have turned the beads of many of the leading lights of London society, she being the bandsomest equer trleone in the warld,"
commencing at 3 mielnick.
NEWS BY THE AMERIgan mail.
LONDON, November ryh
The steam tug Secret which left Lytham on October 25th on a short voyage, carrying three. pasie,cers and a crew of six, is believed to have fa unslered, as the body of one of the pusserge has been found off Lundy Isle, la the Bristo, channel.
The Standards Bela correspondent writes that he hears that series al private conferences Is under way having for thier purpose the revision of the Samoan tituly.
PARIS, November 13th.). A dispatch from - Lisboa says the Lisbon Harbor Works controversy, growing out of the action of the Patoguste Government in seizing the plant belonging to M Hersent, a French contractor, har led to differences in the Pastor guese Cabinet. The seizure bas recently been the subject of correspondence between the French and Purtoguisz Governments, Il {*
thought that the diff rences in the Cabinet will result in reconstruction in the conservative basis before the pening of the Cortes, Ministers Bethsaida, Amaril and Furțada resigning their portfolios.
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the King and Queen of Portugal, to-day witnessed, fom the palace balconies, a grand municipal Columbus cavalcade. The spectacle locluded number of historical and allegorical cars: Ab Immenso crowd witnessed the display,...
The Queen of Portugal, who is anxions to see bull fight, has promised to attend one especially arranged for Wednesday, arrayed in Spanish national costume.
ROME. November 13th. Supplementary elections for Members of the Italian Parliament were held to-day The retorny so far received show thiry-eight Miststeriällasi and enly one Opposition candidate elected.
BRUSSE S, November 13th,
BERLIN, November 27th, The Emperor William, in ble speech on the opening of the Reichstag, declared his relations with Foreign Powers to be friendly, and hoped that Germany would premain undisturbed in her pasceful efforts to promote economic interests. The increase, his Majesty said, of the, military power of other states, compels similar measures on the part of Germany, hence the necessity for the Military Bill lately introduced. His Majesty believes that the patriotism of the nation accept the sacrifice.
CAIRO, November 22nd,
The Egyptian Budget shows a surplus of laur hundred and sixty thousand pounds sterling, but
disposal.
to take its course, In a few kesson the whole The building is about finished and will accom- volume of that stream will daw out at Muchukom.modate seventy or eighty patients. Already the floods from the Chitung crevasse neglected to write some time hack about. bare selously damaged the dykes of the New the celebrated Li Hung. The Fu official Rivet, and Tam het kwa but that this threatened relaxed to patch him for the Viceroy, as he charge In the mouth of the Yellow River might was guilty of no personal crime, but only the lead the further exaltation of our ambition "Yankee-cow."
"Original Sin" of the theologians, his father heing the criminal, and he was liberated, poorer. expect. than he was, when he was first Incarcerated.
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(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Sandakan. Nov. 23rd, 1892. Little of Interest has happened since J
The Quicial Gazette annogaces that on the the hands of Gwernment are still tied as to its | trspriched my last noter by the Ronda.
laitiative of France it has been decided to hold plar to the assembling of the International monetary conference a preliminary meeting of the delegates from the countries forming the Latin union.
THE HAGUE, November 13th. United States Minister Thayer denies the report that he intends to resign.
LONDON, November 14th." The dispute between England and France arising from an English war ship boarding in the waters of Madagascar a slate show that was flying x 'French flag is settled. Lord Rosebery, the Foreign Minister, #greed to pay a small Indemnity to the owners of the show and to instruct the commanders of Beltlih war ships not to interfere with shows within French territorial waters
The second week of the great cotton lockout Apens with increased prospect of the trouble. being long continued. There are 6,000,000
pindies working full time, 250,000 an half time: and 12,600,000 stopped. The Masters' Federa- lon has asked the owners of spindles working full time to begin to shorten the time Thursday. All have assented except the masters at Bolton, who splo Egyptian colon only. They plead that their hards are fall of orders, and their mills must work full time to fill them.
In the little village of Petertaver, Devonshire, yesterday, Dr. Williams, an unsuccessful-suitor for the hard of Enilly Doidge, farmer's daughter,_shot and killed her and his rival William Rowe, as they were retorning from church. He then shot himself prabably fatally. The correspondent of the Times at Ferrol, Spain, asserts the wrecking of the battleship How was entirely due to the Inaccuracy of the Admiralty chart, which was supposed to be correct up-to-1875.---It was found by-soundlags- to be entirely unreliable.
A dispatch from Kinsale, Ireland, announces that the British corvette Calypso has been sighted under sall. The Calypso, which belongs to the training squadron, was reported a few days ago as having broken her shaft walle en
toute to Madeira.
The Standard's Paris correspondent reports the death of Count Ducress, Councilor of State under the empire, at Colia.
It is reported that the Government has decided to send Captain Lugard as British commissioner to Uganda.
PARIS, November 14th,
The parliamentary situation is dirquleting, The Ministry in all probability will be overthrown to-morrow or the day after on the question of the Thery of the press, for it does not wish to take the responsibility of the prosecutions called for in the Papama canal affar. The excitement in political and newspaper world is very great.
By a vote of 318 to 211 the Chamber of Deputies to-day abolished the wine-growers' pri- vilege of manufacturing alcohol from a portion of their crop duty free.
Loubet, the Socialist who was liberated after rving one year of six years' sentence for rio:tog, at Fourmies, was elected Councilor at Roubal, bearing the Conservative candidate by a vote of 2928 to 1700.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
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LONDON, November 18th,
A Royal Commission will bestly he appointed to consider the modification of the Foor Laws in favour of the aged and those powerless to work. The death is announced of General Dyett
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BERLIN, November 23rd. General Von Captivi, in introducing the new Army Bill to the Reichstag té-day, made a speech, in which he said there was no fear of war in the immediate future; but that it was necessary to prepare for the next war on two fronts. France, he said, loved war for glory's sake, and was anxious to conclude an alliance for the sole purpose of revising the map of Europe. The Powers farming the Triple Alliance were weaker in troops than Russia and
France.
His Excellency then said that the Germin Army was the largest in the world; but it lacked efficiency, and the Government desired thoroughly to enforce universal service, and adopt the blennial system, except in the Cavalry and Artillery.
Cant; Beeston has returned from a visit to the Chinese, who are wasbing. for gold on the rivers Sezama and Bole. Y bear he alan did a Hale pipecting and was fairly satisfied with the results.
Last night was the regular meeting of the #Nanking Missionary Association," but the
proceedings were uninteresting, except a speech by the Rev. D. W. Nichols on the mission work in the Fuklen province.-Shanghai Mercury,
THE PANAMA CANAĻ PROSECUTION.
STORLY SCENES IN THE FRENCH MINISTRY.
The Council of Ministers has deckled, ya ɔ Paris telegram dated November 15th to the Sar Francisco Chronicle, upon the responsibility of the Minister of Justice, M. Ricard, to proceed against the Parama Canal Company. M. de Lesseps, the three administrators and all the. contractors are to be made parties to the proceedings. A Ministerial crisis is imminent, and a great scandal will doubtless be the out- come of this,
The tobacco grown in 1891 on the Mailenberg estate, Labuke siver, has arid for 105 guilder cents per half kilo. This will enable the Company to square up with all their creditors and leave them with the estate and soine 15 to 20 003 dollars. Under these circumstances its hoped the estate may be re-opened. With good practical and economical management both at home and here, this tatale purbt to succeed: for I belleve it fa a very fine cancerslon. The former manager was much troubled with the intrigues of the Secret doubt that the labour, difficulty, from one cause Socfelles mong his cenlier, and there is no
LONDON, November 23rd.
or another, ba bliherto been quite sufficent, to Lord Kimberley yesterday received an in-ring about disaster to any planting enterprise. fluential deputation, Including Sir W. W. This now has entirely disappeared, and good Hunter, Sir W. Wedderburn, Mr. Dadabhin cobiles in large numbers may be hired on the Naarojec, Mr. Justice fardloc, besides several
ordinary plece work terms with an advance of native ladies and gentlemen, to protest against frem za to 30 dollars, while recently a small lot the Bombay Government withdrawing its
were engaged with an advance of only $15. support from the Poona Native Girls School,
The Tobacco Comprar of British North and advocating increased support from Govern Barnen, whose exlate on the Seginan river in ment for Female Education in India. His lord-Darvel Ray was until lately under the manage-making all citizens, even great dignitaries of the ship, in reply, promised to forward the memorialment of Mr. J. 5. Kennedy, appears to have to the Government, and sald the matter was a been singularly-unfortunate, and I-might with question of finance. He completely agreed with justice use a much stronger term. When the the speaker as to the extreme importance of
or crop reached home, it was pronounced by encouraging Female Education in India.
experts to be a very fine tabacco, which had Although negociations between England and her entirely ruined from a market point of Russia regarding the Pamirs are proceeding
view by had sorting, and was sold la conse favourably, a statement made at St. Petersburg quence for the very disappointing prica of 65 that settlement of the question is speedily gulder cents per half kilo. We in Borneo who expected, is I correct.
knot Mt. Kennedy and the way in which he does his work could not understand such a report, and now comes the news that the same tobacco bas banged bands at 165 gulider cents.
ROME, November 23rd. King Humbert, in his speech the opening of the Italian Parliament, said be continued to enjoy friendly relations with all the powers, His Majesty then said that the Triple Alliance continues is vigilant care to prevent an dissensions In Europe. As regards the financial equilibrium in Italy, his Majesty said it would be attained without any fecrease is taxatien..
PARIS, November, 23rd
M. Ferdinand de Lesseps is so weakened by age that he will not be able to appear at the forthcoming trial of the directors of the Panama Canal Company, of which he fet present ignorant.
LONDON, November 24th.
this links as if the working was, wanted rather on the brokers on the Dutch, market, than band He would do the one as well as, I feel sure, in Mr. Kennedy's tobacco, and given a free he did the other.
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Foochow, roth Dec., 1892. The lea market has been dull, and the bust. ness of the season, one might almost say, is finished.
The British Government have resolved not to
Same 30.000 pieces of the new native-made interfere in the evacuation of Uganda by the dipik were dlanosed of in Tule more than a Batch East Africa Company on the 31st of covering cost In quite of the late 1pcs just March, but to immediately despatch an Imperial late I-gal restric Commissary there, with a sufficient native escort, tions as to the sale of this cloth by collagers, the to report on the situation and the best mean's of
regalar dealers have felt that they were being dealing with the country.
undersold and are now fighting poachers with their own weapons.
An Important rise in the price of white shirtings this week is attributed by natives in the city to scarcity, owing to the smaller Import con sequent on the fallure or retirement of many of the dealers in this cloth. Whatever truth there. may be in these local reasons, it is probable that the movement is in' sympathy with the Importing markets. Shanghai and Hongkong, where the sudden fall in exchange must have affected dollar prices,
The Lord Mayor yesterday opened a Tribunal of Arbitration formed by the London Chamber We learn with satisfaction that the order by of Commerce and the Corporation for setting retom. to their own province, as noticed in cor proclamailan for disbanded Hunan soldiers to commercial disputes upon a definite system of procedure
cd inramla Wiles.pfu6th ulto,, is being altended to. Up- The Masters Federation announces that eight-wards of 200 of these men are now located at ninths of the spindles belonging to the members house at the Pagoda, merely awaiting the arrival of the federation are now either stopped or
of more, who have sent in their names, to join working half time.
them, before embarking in a transport steamer. BOMBAY, November 24th. Their departure is looked upon as a blessing in The charges against Harry Stafford Beyts of the city and suburbs, cheating and forgery came before Mr. Justice Fatran and a special jury today. Twelve jurors were challenged before the composition was agreed upon, when seven Europeans-and-two natives were selected. The prosecution elected to proceed upo the charges of cheating, and they failed to prove these they would take up forgery: Mr. Inverarity opered the evidence Mr. Jardine made a spirited defence, but the jury, after 25 minutes absence, returned a verdict of guilty on both counts. To this they added a ecommendallon of mercy on account of youth A debate lasting three days has taken place and the influence of others. The Judge said he in the Chamber of Deputies on the Bill for failed to see why they made the recommendation, sharpening the Press Laws, which Government..but it being made-be-would-take it-into con introduced for the purpose of stopping the press publishing articles which are an incitement to dynamitia. The overthrow of the Cabinet on the bill was regarded as certain at the oulact, but M. Loubet's firmoess eventually triumphed and the hill was read a second time by a ma jority of one hundred and one.
Abbott,
The Peninsular and Oriental Company has declared a dividend of five per cent, on their preferred stock and ten per cent. on the deferred
stock.
PARIS, November 18th.
ST. PETERSBURG, November 19ib, Count Tolstol predicts another Russian famine in the coming winter.
LONDON, November 19th. Holmes, lato signalman, who caused the ac cident at Thirsk has been commlited for man- slaughter. The jury, however, held that the hours the man was kept on night duty.
sideration. The sentence would be two years imprisonment on each count, the second term to follow the first.
LONDON, Novembar 25ib. The French have annexed the islands of St.. Paul and New Amsterdam as a set off against the annexziton of Aldabra by the British.
Mr. J. M Mackay yesterday addressed the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, in the course of which he advocated a Gold Standard for India. The proceedings of the Brussels Conference are expected to" he slow, and it is not believed that any delegate possesses full powers, but that the great majurity, including the British delegates
their respective Governments.
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We understand that the Viceroy har received a despatch from Li Hung Chang requesting him to do his best to collect subscriptions for the sufferers by the late foods in the North. In accordance with this requrat bis Excellency has isqueda proclamation calling upon the wealthy subscribe all they can to aid so good'a caure, and bemomises that those who give large sums shall be rewarded with an official button." "It is thought that the favitation will not meet with much sucress in Fonchow, since it has been found by experience that the wealthy men bere, said to very numerous, are afraid of allowing their riches to become know. Such a post an Salt tax collector has been imposed on one after another to their ruhs, and they have been called upon fnmany other, ways to assist the Government, the authorities never latenlog to any refusal. The consequence that the rich have to live like the poor, to disguise their wealth. From what we have this old order of things will be continued in the province, but in the meantime the wealthy have become so mistrustful, i that, wo fest, the proplaciation Justinised will prove to be useless forthe purpose of raising any large sumofmoney. -Echo.
With a view to checking the growing impo ta tion of fore gn goods into the French closes and protectorates the colonial administration bas requested the French railway and steamship companies to establish a system of differential directors were answerable, owing to the long are instructed to hear all sides and report to tarot of the new Viceroy, we cannot think that
freight rates in favor of French merchandise.
M. Cluneret's bill to enforce the penalties for dueling has been rejected by a commitee of the Chamber of Deputies. 'M. Cluseret declues that he will bring the bill forward again,
The French public is fist beginning to grap the significance of the result of the elections in the United States. The financial columns of the. | dafly press and the financial organs declaro.that the Democratic success, will give a new impetus to trade, will bring additional capital into business throughout the world and will add, fresh fuel to the smouldering agitation pgainst the "McKinley protectionists of France."
November, zoth.
The committee of the Indian Currency Com. mission diet yesterday and examined Messrs. Fowler, Heimann, Schmidt and others, and afterwards adjourned.
The deaths announced of General William Sankoj,
November 21st Summonses against the Director of the Panama Canal Company were served yesterday. Baron Reinach, one of the defendants in the case, died yesterday of apoplexy.
THE EVOLUTION OF "PANKEE COW."
Under the above heading "F. H. C." wiltes on the 24th ulto, from Welhien to the N. C. Daily News Yollows →
The absurd combination "Yaokeo.com" is nothing more than the English mariner's at tempt to pronounce Yangkilch-kou, the name.of a native seaport on the northern coast of Shane tang. This obscure port lies at the month of
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NANKING,
There were frequent and violent debates, story The Ministry was divided upon the question. scenes beine caused by M. Ricard, M, Viette, Minister of Public Works, and M. Bourjests, Minister of Public Instruction,, who strongly arged the prosecutions. The others were opposed to that course for political reasons. On Saturday the scene was so violent between M. Bourjrole and M. Rouvier, Minister of Finance, that President Carnot was obliged to interfere.
On Monday the Chamber passed a resolution Legion of Honor, llable to arrest for cause. This was an Indication that Count de Lesseps was to be prosecuted, for he wears the grand cress of the national order. In spite of that, however, the Ministry did not care to press the trials because a number of Depaties and politicians are compromised." They preferred to get away›
At a cruncil held this morning, M. Carnot presiding, M. Ricard, Minister of Justice, sald As Chief Justice of France, I order the pro scution of the administrators of the Papams. canal."
His colleagues could not believe their ears. It was true, however, and they were obliged to bend,
believe that the Ministry will fall, and that it Before anything can be done the Deputies will fall to-morrow, perhaps upon the Press Bil for, not having taken the responsibility for that measure, it is impossible to foretell the con-
·sequencer.
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NOTICE.
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THE "BOKHARA" DISASTER.
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ALL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT of the
As I have said, a great number of politician are actually compromised, not directly by having taken part in the Panama scheme, but in having accented "commissions" under forms more of tras disguised. The names are known and the whole world will soon see a lot of dirty linen washed. The question-is-is-it necessary? for now it more of Yes. It material? No, for now, all hope of recanstructing the Panama company as a French affair is lost. In fact it is not polliic, and no one will regret its disappear-with SURVIVORS, the Crulee of the Thaus, With all Particulars, Reports of Interviews ance.
official reports of the Chief Officer, the Ancona, and the Porgess, the MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY and its FINDING, experiences of other disaster, &c, &c, Steamers in the same Typhoon, the Normand
The Depotles, Senators and Journalists Impli eated are all known, but we had dubbed M. do see a man 84 years old placed at the bar as a Lesseps the "great Frenchman." It is hard to criminal. It will be a terrible blow for a great French Industry, and many names will come forth sullled and the trial will result in much infary to our prestige in the world
The affate has engendered a feeling of uneasiness throughout the republic, French credit must suffer for it. What we want is mea In command whose bonesty is beyond question, rapidly. We have an example in recent history, If we are deceived public oplelon will change, and since the unhappy days of the reign of Boulangism the world has not seen such agitation.
"The figures which serve as a basis for the prosecution show that out of 1.300,000,000 francs only 471,000,000 francs were used, properly. The remainder disappeared. Some went to the newspapers, which received 20 000,000 francs, and some to the politicians, who received 8,000, ooo francs. The contractors are to be prosecul ed as accomplices, for they expended on the work only 7,000,000 francs out of 25,000,000 france.
to all the hurly-burly this news has created it is impossible to distinguish between trua and ¡falas, but the preceding ficts are correct; begin
To-day's Advertisements.
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above Chapter will be held in the FREIMA- 50NS HALL, Zelland Street, THIS EVENING, the 14th fustant, at 8 for &30. o'clock precisely, Visiting Brethren are cordially invited.
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THE MARIA CHRISTINA CIGAR DEFŐT,
No. 8, D'AGUILAR STREET, HONGKONG. "'. TAS received from their MANUFACTORY Ha units some specially made CIGARS
The leading Swiss Revua waton Europe that i oplam and tobacco will be imposed at Zanzibar. the Staoching Ho, about Bo S. E, of the pres the city:when I saw an immense crowd of pea for CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
the Demaciats lower the tariff in America, Amerien will Fecome redoubtable anless Europa also adopis tree trade. High doilies on American products, it says, will intensify the evil and complete the ruin of the cunnies of Europe, ....
While a company of troops was waiting at tha Compiegne station to-day a" private Insulted and struck an officer, felling him to the ground and crying Lang live anarchy Down with the army and the officer-1"
The man was at once arrested. The penalty for striking an officer is usually death,
NEW YORK, November 13th, The Herald in an article of considerable tength to-morrow will advocate the abollion of our foreign ministries and the substitution there for of a perfected consolar service. The Harald attributes the first utterance on the subject to James G. Blalan some years ago,
BERLIN, November 13th. One of the speakers at a meeting of anarchists
After 1st February Import duties on wine, The death is announced of the Very Revd. Maraham Argles, Dean of Peterborough.
PARIB, November zrá Notwithstanding M. Loubet's recent victory the Chamber bare voted an amendment to the Press Law which witlates the measure and renders the Government nearly as powerless as they were before.
LONDON, November 1203;
The Gaekwar of Baroda paid a visit to the Queen at Windsor yesterday, and was received with military bonors. Her Majesty granted the Maharaoce a private audience, and decorated her with the order of the Crown of India.
It is announced that the Channel Squadron will not pay its accustomed visit to the Tagus this year, owing to the anti-English feeling some hostile demonstration would be made,
The CIGARS from this MANUFACTORY hare obtained, PRIZES at all the EXHIBI TIONS for excellence of Leaf and Workman. ship.
An Inspection is respectfully solicited. Hongkong, 14th December, 1892, al (1946
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Nanking, December 3rd, 1892.. Yesterday I was returning to my home from sent month of the Yellow River. Within the past pit, and presently I saw the chair of the magis two years our Chefoo Taoist has given quite an trate and his retione hurrying away, after a gua impetus to the commerce of the place by estabs had been fired. It was a execution. The Ilahing steam navigation between that port and crimfasi was led along the street with chains on Chefoo, About that time a freak of the Yellow his legs, and his bands tied behind his back, River left the funk port Tichmenkaan high and and escorted by soldiers. When he arrived at a dry, thus turning the business of that place spot where two large streets cross be knelt down, toward Yangklichkon. Subsequently the Taolal man held bis queue, and the executioner with undertook to dig a canal or river called Shio Hooat blow revered his head from the body on the to connect Fobslag lake with the sea. That signal of a gun helog fred. The headsman was lake has heretofore found an outlet through the dressed in red. Immediately, the head fell the THE PANORAMA consists of VIVID Slaoching Ho, whore waters now daw by the great crowd of people clapped their hands, not to New River (Shin Ho) into the Gulf of Pechill, at
ILLUMINATED SKETCHES of the natural inlet known by the unsavoury Dame
loud applause, however, but in their supersution GREATEST WARS of the World and the of Muchukon, which is by Interpretation "Sow or the spirits of death) Then the magistrate, &c.:
to drive away the sha-chi (the deathly Influences, scenes of the late terrible Earthquake to Japao, Hollow
As this inlet lies south of Yangkächkou about to the temple of the City God Chan-hwang, to A. to 11 P.M., daily, on the Ground Floor of and his retinue hurried away, almost on the run, Will be opened from the 17th instant-at er two miles, that ancient port has been dismantled, barn facente, so letting the god know that justice No. 3, Queen's Road Central, at the entrance to and rebuilt with greater display and larger had been done, and to prevent evil influences: Daddell Street." prospects, on the south bank of the inlet, and From the City God's temple they then went to rejoices in the afore-mentioned appellation the Magiano's Yamén and the official wat |
the Holi Jattice; with the whole yamduksieme even as Yentai has been falsely called
Cheloo," up now our new and fourishing port away by remaining evil spirits, lent death or Sow Hollow" (Mochukou) is erroneously styled cnimity should como on any of them. As ! Yangku.kon (Ram's-horn: Hollow, and cressed the street saw the great pool of blood worse than all, in the lingo of the Western alodo a sard surrounded the head and body Barbarian, becomes
"Yankee.com"! To The crimdos) was a man who had committed vold confusion of tongues let us adbed to adultery and murdered the husband of his guilty, the real name, and call the pince Muchukou, or parameter Moogoogo, If you please. This little port few days ago the Treasurer sent his deputy premises to become an important factor la to make contribution of two hundred dollars DURING my TEMPORARY AUSENCE developlay the commerce of the interior to the new hospital Built by the Christien Mission, Unfortunately it can be approached by light Two of the under officiais maiso gave between pot Authorised to collect any Accoutate draft vessels only, as the sediment from the them twenty dollars: The Treasurer afired his Yellow River has seriously choked the harbour seal to the contribution Lat, Le had been Should the wayward Yellow River be allowed 'asked to head a subscription forcharitable work!"
yesterday proposed that the prolitariate hohor Panama Canal. Company had spent millions in Machukon (pronounce #Moogewgo). But blod when all cried out "Hot Hotlo difva
the memory of the Chicago anarchists by pro paring for a general attack upon the bourgeoise, And her speaker declared the anarchists could reach the goal only by way of the prison and Reafford. A third speaker declared that a social revolut on was impossible without bloodshed, He urged that a propaganda by violenes would be
than ang speeches in the Reich is mare potent
A socialist convention will meet in Concordia Hall here to-morrow. The day will be devoted to the election of officers and preliminary oiga nization. On Tuesday a number of papers. be presented and their subject matter discussed.
MADRID, N.vember 13ıb. The King and Queen Regent and their guestój
A tremendous scene was created in the Cham ber of Deputies to-day on M. Delbaye, Beplanglat deputy, affirming in a long speech that the belbing Ministers, Depatios, Bankers, and Newpapers. He refrained, however, from mentioning names, but said that one hundred and fifty Deputies were implicated. M. Delbaye demanded an enquiry into the rauiter which was unanimously voild.
The Turkistan Garille extrates that envoys from the Khim of Kandahnt recently waived at Turkistan to beg material support against the British, and that General Vrewsky, the Gov. ernor, refused #bsolutely to lead his support. Any disturbance, he said, of the relations between Russia and Great Britain, which together ruled hall the globe, would ental frightful calamities to mapy, millionair
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