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for the outrage on that gentleman and his wife and McLeavy Brown, Commissioner of Customs, by some Japanese soldiers a few weeks ago.
CHINESE SUCCESSES. Korean reports confirm the Chinese despatches of the defeat of the Japanese at the Talung strer Wounded Japanesă are arriving every day at Chemulpo.
TEPHOON WARNING.
THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer China, with male, &c., from San Francisco to the 28th alta., and Honolulu the 4th fast., has arrived at Yoko hama, and left for this port, via Nagnanki, thle monlog.
UNDER date, the 6th September, the Tientsin correspondent of the Ching Gasstie Jets himsel loose as follows:-The latest Club rumeur is that 10,000 Japanese are la process of being landed north of Pingyang. The other day the French sailors were drilling on the band before the Lion; amongst the lookers-on were some Mr. E. Ortiz. Consul for Spain, courteously Chinese military students whom the Chinese French Constable's uniform) policeman (In forwards the following telegra
told to step back. Fram curiosity or some other MANILA, September 16th,
mative they failed to do so, and some Imrsilie 11.30 $,m.
remseks were exchanged. The French policeman "The tephra has not struck the Island
then used his baton; but before the other (zon). It seems to be seposed by an aerolicemen cold come la his rescat, the force which we suppose to be a depression to the military students collared him and carried him
," China Sea. The dire-tion is the same as
over to the other side of the river, where yesterday, f.e. south-east to north-west. Should
he was beaten ; as soon as the mat
er wat It change its course we will telegraph again."
reported to the French Consul he wrote to the 5.13 1.1.
Customs Total and demanded satisfaction with-
the City of Victoria closed during the prevalence of the bribonic plague and to make further and better provision for the health of the Colony."
The Colonial Secretary seconded. Bill read.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL. The Colonial Treasurer moved the second
reading of Bill entitled "An Ordinance to authorise the appropriation of a supplementary sum of two hundred and twelve thousand five hundred and forty-seven dollars and ninety-two cants to defray the charges of the year 1893."
The Acting Attorney General seconded. The Council then went into Committee on
Bil, which was passed without opposition. THE TAI-PING SHAN RESUMPTION ORDINANCE,
The House then went into Committee on the Bill entitled "An Ordinance for the summary resumption of certain Crown Lands strale in the Tai-ping-ban district of the City of Victoria, and for other purposes."
Mr. Chater, in accordance with previous notice, moved that a Commission be appointed to go into the
of property. He said he thought might result in a great deal of money being saved, and, generally speaking, echoed Mr Granville Sharp's sentimens on the vubject.
Mr. McCannachie seconded,
OFFICIAL COURTESY (?)
houting city of Canton, and the lat dlords for robbers who, until a comparatively recent date, neglecting to keep their property in a sanitary farmed an important fraction of the population—~~ condition. This is the Hangkong Telograøk's | of thla province. During the latter prosperous opinion, and it is one which the vast majority time all, even those who used to ply the robber's of impietlat men of the world will assuredly | trade, havo bien fairly well off, and there bas endorse,
been no temptation for even the worst of the As to this squabble between the dectors, the population to resume their eyli occupations. less said and heard about it the better, for who | Bat, as may well be supposed, though tran sball decide when doctors diseg en Pipe quility has recently been the order of the couldn't.. neither can the casuists of the Sanitary day, though the people in the prosperity. Board, e'en though they chatter like magpies te have been quiet and orderly, the old lexven the end of time.
silil remains amongst them, or close
time band, and it would only require a of adversity, or of some anasual excitement, to bring
the evil-doers once more to the face, and to plunge the country again Into its For a number of years petitions purporting to | old siste of dl-order, Such a state of affaire come from the Chinese commuofy have been
would
now seem to be at hand. Owing to the forwarded to the Government through the Com-heavy and constant rains of July, the country milice of the Tang Wah Hospital, who merely within a hundred miles of this port--west, north, enclose the document in an envelope bearing and cast of us--is now little belier than a die- the sal, of
of chop," of that insiltation. Sach sial swamp; travellere coming by boat from pathlons do not as a rule bear the names of any Moukden occasionally lose sight of the river members of the community, but are written in a ; allo
allogether,
and
find themselves in what appears to be an extensive lake, fields and farms berg ment gives expression 19
to the wishes of Chinese community of the entire
+ong-
being atterly destroyed kong. The pauni course was, we understand,
all hope of recovery. Кесп if not actual famine, is therefore to be desired to obtain permission to fire crackers on the occasion of the Feast of Lanternt, use the population in our
our Immediate that
neighbourhood, was the day (the on which the
14th) on
and it will be strange indeed if the old split of Empress-Dowager was to assume two new tiles
do not break out once the people la addition to those already held by Chins's
desperate through
cold and
and hanger. It Grand Old Woman. Much to be sarpelse of the petitioners, however, an off-handed reply to the petliion was received at the Tung Wan Hospital from
Mr. Stewart
"The trphoon has struck the north of Lason 12 hours. The conseqence was that the destruction whole question of the proposed way that leaves no doubt that the docu-
between the 17th and 15th degrees of latitude. The storm is moving in a N.W. direction."
At 70.05 am, the red sauth cone was hoisted, indicating that the centre of the der engton was then more than 300 miles and to the South of the the centre of the colony. At ro.55 am.. typhoon entered the China Sea after parsing Bolinao. It was Trobably moving towards north-west at that time. At 11.13 a.m. the heremeter was falling in the south of China: In Hongkon, moderate and gradually increasing 13 martherly winds probable, and anset:led weather
during the next 24 hours.
VEGETABLE & FLOWER SEEDS.
SEASON 1894-95.
Orders will be executed in the sequence in which they are received as long as the supply -lats.
SEED
with
LISTS
HINTS FOR GARDENING have been issued and may still be obtained on application,
Our Seeds are all tested before being put up In London. They are packed under our own Supervision, and the greatest care is exercised to lasure prolection in transi
Howings should be made la fine weather only and the remainder of the packets secured from damp, and kept in a dry place for repeat Sow.
Inga.
CLAY'S FERTILIZER,
near
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Tux next Gymkhana is fixed for Saturday, the 6th proximo. THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended, Sept. 16th, are-Europeans, 102: Chinese, 1.042; total 1,144.
Entertainments" will be given at the Soldless
in
|
Phone,
and the coor in all the
this year distress.
for
followed on the 13th instant when the Chiorsted for exneckally during the win'er, amongst
because
policeman was released, and apologies made. We do not know what punishment was inflicted, but it is said that the French Consul despatch was ample and meant no nonsense. Tuus, edicelsily, the N. C. Dally News of the 11th Inst. :-"It is to be hoped that Admiral Fremantle and his colleagues will take seriacely into consideration the bitter cry of Newchwang. uttered to convincingly in our columns on Saturday, There is no exaggeration in the pletore painted in that article. Floris and great distress, turning those who are farmers in
■ good searon Into tramps and bandits ; the war, of Mr.. Chwer's motion could be located. It filling the highway with stragglers, the dangerous was probably prompted by a distinguished ard fringe of any
This must surely be of any army, but ten times as dangerous elderly resident of the Peak who had recently when the army itself does not know, as the expressed his view whilely on the subi ct. The marder of Mr. Wylie ahows, what discipline
line pen waamightier than the sword, And the gentle. means; these are the dangers which will menace man referred to had wielded his pen with cop- throughout the winter the handful of frozen-Insiderable effect. Famlilarity brea is contempt, foreigners at Newchwang. They do not ask for and it appeared to his Excellency that for much; bev aak only for what was given them unfortunate familiarity with the pingue had ten years ago, when the war was much farther engender
engendered considerable contem t from theft doors, the presence of a gunboat. quarters. He then went on to show that most
co:respondent, that the
of the members of the Counelt would aluttife excit excitement
ent is vizy
whose opinions were W
Hh Excellency the Governor, In the course of very able and instructive speech (which we are obliged to hold over till to-morrow), sald he felt bound in the best interests of the Colony to oppose the motion, because Mr. Chater's advies was neither sound nor good. and were the motion carried It wou'd lead to needless d acassion. He didn't think it nece Stary to po very far to ascertain where the sou ce informed, tends thur.bart, which, we are
for it in some
th
to
becoma
is true that in 1896, லாரி again in
In 1888, when similar calamities befell the people In this district, and the distress was even greater than that now threatened, no disorders took place, But the
the very extent and prominence of the distress in those years indirectie checked the pathurst of intous behaviour; for an borter- struck were the witnesses of the growing distem those days that Rellef Committees, native as well as fore
"I retura this petition which was enclosed to the accompanying Tung Watt Hospital cover. 1 mistake, as the subject of the petition has nothing what-In
with Tung Wab Hospital matters. It purports to come from all the Chinese merchants of Hongkong, hat not single name appears on It. I destra to have full explanation and to know who solbord the use of the Tang Wah Hospital 'chop' in 1 maller in which the hourial has no concern.
The rent
reply of the Tung Web Committee wAJ,
as they did an
as foreign, were at once inaugurated, and substantial help—which In 188 : mounted, cash ubscriptions alone, to upwards of half a millon of dollars-came in good time to relieve much of the distress, and to disarm the would-be rioter and disturber of the peace. Beldes, in the two years mentioned, there was nothing outsirle their own domestic troubles to excite the feelings of the people; this year, on the other hand, the
TC-NIGHT and to-morrow evening "Vailety Now, 1171 out och greater than in 1894. themselves ther voled for the motion for several we belleve, in effect that in doing that there crowds of date natives wanderlag about the and Sailors' Institute, commencing at 8 o'clock that we are in close proximity to the scene of of them, and emphatically expressed the fore rockhart's letter was somwowbat purring.country, without finding the arm of organised
each evening.
Wr, are informed by the Agent of the Messageries dangers of local disturbances, It is to be earnestly opinion that the whale ni Tel-pink-shaa should be
Maritimes Co. that the steamer Oceanien, with the next French mail, left Saigon for this port at 2 p.m. yesterday,
We hear that Surgeon-Major James will leave In Cheloo soon on a holiday that everyone who
more than well earned.
conflict, that, apart from the war, there are
of the Treaty Powers wil again hope that mpa be able to furnish a gunboat for our protection we heartily second their request, and we can-
turn a deaf ear to it,”
ald precedent bad been followed and
Mr.
of
Anything, bad are anything, had already
The object of the Colonial Secretary's letter charity extended for the alleviation destroyed, preferably by,
five
He could not, he was, of course, to put a stop to the imparium their aufferings, and the soothing of their dare not run the risk involved by favouring tuch
in imperio spitem for which Mr. Lockhart has troubled minds, will have the many wild amation for by so doing he would lay himself, and
in Chinese malters for a long time part been stories, which in time of war other wide gives rise to amongst sistency and neglect ofp Mr. Chater, the speaker polsted ont, had long Egg
open mlads, and urge them on to
not think that the Admirals on the station will very ARAct of public interests (bear, hear). Į dawn" on this occasion is anything but creditable (be Chi ́ese lower
1. open to charpes of vanciliation, Incon. I chiefly to blame and his mode to "shutting | disturbance i orders, to silmuiate their to
knows the popular likary medico will say in Tax following rot-gut rabbish Jun tale specimen promised to loyally support the Government In
THE British steamer Phra Nang, Capt. Watter, which will leave for Bangkok on Wednesday, came out of Kowloon Dick this alteracon after the usual periodical overhaul.
such a nature na leave no doubt in bis mind weight of the evidence in his possession was of as to the proper cou se to our we
Mr. Leach seconded the Governor's proposal to negative Mr. Chater's motion, and on being
majority.
AN Emergency meeting of Victoris Ladec, No. | ■hips, and flag? Noth open her subjects, pat to the vote the motion was lost by a large
1026, will he held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Friday, the erst instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited,
REUTER'S telegram of the 5th Inst. that the two Japanese des handed over to the Chinese 'boriles in Shangha! by the United States Consul General had been beheaded is absolutely without foundation.
The Canadian. Pacific Railway Co.'s steamship Express of Japan arrived at Shanghai at a .m. on Sunday, and left again at ra p.. the same day for this port, where she may be
the 19th Inst.
or diplomatic.
THE MIKADO AND THE WAR.
(Special to China Gazette.)
TOKYO, September roth. The Emperor, with the Headquarters Staff of the Army and Nury, will leave Tokyo for Hiroshima on the 13th inst., te order to facilitate the con lact of the Naval and M'iltury operations, The report of the Retrenchment Commission preparations for which on an extremely large
scate are in active progress.
KETRENCHMENT.
of what our contemporary the China Gazette-its efforts to stamp out the plague. The whole
Bril'sh newspaper published in Shanghal- evidently considers intelligent and imparti! Journalism:-"When is the British Government going to obtain reparation for the series of dastardly
perostrated by Chi- outrages recently nese officers and Haldic:
whatever has been bren accomplished beyond promises, which no one murder belleves la, in reference to the barbarous r of Rev. James Wylle, which took place a month
meeting ag. Why is there no indignation hell on the subject to protest, as in the case of the Har the Songen murder of the twe Swedes? shedding of British bleed crazed to be
be regarded as a crime or anything unusual, because the British representatives in China, desire in vold roubling themselves or the Cblaere officials It looks like it. What about the gross cutrage
by the soldiers of the Viceroy Ll upon the apparently to be glossed Chungking! It over ton, A British steamer can apparently be boarded, her passengers bosten, robbed and Chinese soldiers are the offenders. Similarly taken by H.B.M.'s representatives of the satrage on the flag and the brutal attacks by Chinese soldi rs upin her pussengers."
was tabled.
Left proceeding.
WHEN DOCTORS DIFFER.
The storms in a ten-cup that ben suddenly arisen in connection with Dr. J. A. Lowson's Hongkong, which was presented to both Houses. report on the outbreak of the bubonic plague la of Parlement on the rath July, and in respect to which a somewhat lengthy discussion took of the Sanftury Board beld last Thursday, cannot
Iate.
to any mitchief that may come ready to thele hands. That in the event of a riot in time of war all foreigners would be treated by the Ignorant and excited mob as the enemies of China, has already been sufficiently proved by the sad event which occurred last
last month in the neighbouring town of Litorang.
Though no fighting worth mentioning has taken place since war was declare', it will al shortly be made clear thst Japan has not been
this The movement of the Emperor to Hiroshima has greatly impressed the people with the all-importance of the project in hand and has swakened the greatest enthusiasm.
A NEW TREATY.
.
Were it not for the fear of making this be said to bow the grave risks which are certala communication unduly long, much more might
during the winter to surmand this little out poat of western civilization ; but enough perheps bas heen
stated to show that the same precante for their safety which in former years, when the danger was really lex, wern freely given, should dents. Just ten years ago, when it was leared year be extended to the Newchwang reel- that the feeling which prevailed everywhere amongst the Chinese on account of the French troubles might be a source of danger to the isolated foreigners in this place, an
,au American gunbust was sent to winter here, and berpresence rendered life Now that the excitement la property secure.
much greater than in 3884 that we are i close proximity to the scene of conflict, that, spart from the war, there are dangers of local of the Treaty Powers will again be able to furnish a gunboat for our protection.
ad
and
expected to arrive about midday on Wednesday, I carried away prisoners with impunity as long a pince at the meeti possibly end in anything / Korean Minister for Foreign Affairs on the 26th very A high-clas Fertilizer for Pot Plants and for we learn through the courtesy of the Acting Ì the case of Fellung no notice whatever has been | else but a lamentable waste of valuable the fact that on July 25th, 1804. the Korean disturbances, it is to be earnestly hoped that one
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Clerk of the Course of the Hongkong Jockey Club that the eminent professors of the Sbaoghal Horse Baraat are in a position to supply the Subscription Griffina for our next year's races. So far, so good, but "An Old Sportsman" Will deal with this subject in to-morrow's lasue,
time.
of
The following is a fairly accurate e-osan of the European popolation in this district :--
.
Total,
Children, ∞ ∞
Women.
THE F. and A. Co.'s steamer Menmuir, Capt. Co.'s steamer Woong In the Sheklang Pass, neglect of duty Contol at Canton, Mr. Byron | Plenipotentiarios duly with the view of In Yingize (port al Newchwang)...37 13
A new Treaty of Alliance between Japan and Korea was signed at Seoul by Mr. Olert and the
timo, The Treaty is as follows : "In view
CAB sed
see. In
Government entrasted his Imperial Majesty's The question'st Issue, as far as we very irivial matter indred-a skle Issued the attemet to throw biime on De. Ayres very ill. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotent advised
that the Seoul with the expulsion, on their herond question that the sed action, for
(Koreaula) behalf, of Chinese moldleru from Korean territory, the Governments of Japan and THERE is now no doubt, says our Shanghal plague was raging in Canton at least two months or morning contemporary of the 11th inst, that the before the local Government karw anything Kores have been placed in a situation to
Rive sunken sleamer seen by the Chins Navigation about it, and if any one should be blamed for mutual assistance to each other, bath offensive In this connection it is certainly and defensive. Consequently, the undersigned Is the Chean, Inte Whaan. When be left the Acting British Cons
authorized by their Chinese
Brenan's predecessor, who should hive warned Ex-quarter.
respective Governments, have. Shanghai in command of
us of the danger Indus etme Asmat defining the above fact and of securing in the master, she was piloted yellow, but when she white streak round it. We do not know how the accident happened, but when she left Shanghai, most people were under the impression that with such an inexperienced commander she destination. The THE well-known Chinx coaster Thales, Captain would never reach her H. Bathurst, which arrived here yesterday from
Chean has had a chequeren tam no Chong during the past mooth, and of which particular appeared in
experience. She ong 1879 by Eng Taiwanino and Amay, reports that on Saturday, was built at Shanghal the 8th init., she proceeded to Makong Harbour as a steam lorchs, for the godown man of (Pescadores Island) and anchored for six days, Megam. Jardine. Matheson & Co., and her and boller were entirely Chinare-made wing to a very heavy sen roonleg on the engloes and bot Talwanfoo Bar. The Chinese transport Cass but were of lille ves, and the engloes of the
tug of weather. Pethe and a new boiler were put into her subse was also in Makung through stress
Hugh Craig, which left here for Sydney yester day at daylight, returned to the harbour this afternoon. "Hughie" didn't quite like the state typhoon In a high baritone, he very wisely decided to keep under cover until after the
a
matter
of affairs outside, and with his glass singing arrived at Chinhal, her hull was black watch of fact, however, the Hongkong Talegraph premises, concerted action on the part of the
opera is over.'
and
ip
the
In outlying districts
59 40 46 145.
two countries, agreed to the following articles.
Article I.---The object of the Treaty is to A few.ather missionaries, at present on thele maintain the independence of Karea on a firm way out, will on their arrival bring the European festing, and to promote the interests of Japan | population up to 150, and Korea, by expelling the Chinese soldiers
Korean territory,
villons.
Article III.—This Treaty, skull, ceuse and determine on the conclusion of Treaty of peace with CMan.
was the first to sound the warning” note, on the 26th April, and on the oth May, after ascertaining that the Registrar General knew nothing of a deadly disease being prevalent here, published a paragraph which reads thus:-
A fatal lagane komewhat similar in its effects to the "black fever," which has carried off thousands of the nativer of Cante
Article II.-Japan will undertake all warlike these column on the th us, has, we regret to learn, made its
operations against China, both offensive and appearance among the Chinate residents in the Tal-pingahan district, of whom upwards of a metre are safd to have fallen victims
dele sive, while Korea will undertake to give state Sanday. Bo serious, Indeed, has the state of affair every possible facility to Japanese soldiers, become in the congested parts of Chinatown that a pregarding their movements and suppiles of pro- Rnd alaborate Jana pidgin will be celebrated in Tank Lane other crowded part of Tai-ping-han nonow, with a view o ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE CKROYD will just miss Ely by Boyd & Co. She parsed into various deiving away the evil hits credited with the introduction of the feif diseare. At this disease is said to be exceedingly infectious, Important part during played
Is to be hoped the authorities will be alive to their responsibilities. The Registrar of drathi, it may be added, courtegúdly baforma Is the white gloves at the September Criminal Franco-Chinese war when, under the command
Sesalons to-morrow by one act-a larceny of Captain Danielsen, who obtained the name ma that the deaths in Tac-fing-shan district to-day are stated business that the magistrate might have decided
is kave been from karrieta, phthitit, bronchitis, etc, z nome of "Saviour of Formosa" she made repeated trips to that island with guns and summarily. But to give his Honour a chance,
and ammu
"very fatal disease of some kind in Tei-ping-ghan is insisted upon. When place was restored she ran
The next day, the roth May, the Sandiary the Telegraph will be glad to bet the gay old nition.
what different warrior doren of Saedes (size 71) that it knocks on the Yangtss, and
Board met and the ever-memorable Plagun Pro J. D. H. out in the forthcoming match in the times called the Waon. her original name, clamailin published immediately after the Happy Valley.
Feiyuan, Kinling, Whaon, and Chuan. She meeting dispersed, It really doain't matter two Was A Wooden Vensel of 190 gross and 401 fost straws whether faspectors went Into WI have received a copy of the Supplementary
net register, and 30 hp. Her engines were houart or not on the 7th May, or whether Dr. Colonial Estimates (Hongkong) for 1893. They compound the cylinders being 12 and 18 inches Ayten or Dr. Lowsou, are to blame for not are interesting, à trifle ungrammatical, and
with a stroke of 15 inches. Her dimensions
into the Mitchell-Innes." The Hong were 147ft 6in, by 28ft gin, by 12ft. 8in. Al the are signed "N.
la Cantos fully months kong Telegraph to worry for the heaven-born legislator just named. Why doesn't he zo and time she was lost the had srvera) hundred Before the Registrar General, otherwite the
and voldiers on bored,
Protector of Chinese, or the Colonial Surgeon
At 13 insan Road. Shanghai, on the 11th September, 1994 the wife of GEO. R. LOHR, (Southern Methodist Mission), of a daughter.
The Hongkong Lelegraph
HONGKONG. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1894.
TELEGRAMS.
AFRICA
I ONDON, September 16th. It is rumoured that a syndicate ban purchased the part of Delagoa Bay on behalf of the Trans vaal Government. The agents declare that is a purely commercial venture,
SPECIAL WAR CORRESPONDENTS.
|
extinguish himself in legitimate fashion, of become a General in the Chinese Army! His presence in Hongkong, after what has been, te alike an laruit to the Government and the rate. payers.
the kind, but two or three
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Ramery
from ex In Chinese circles, however, the existence of a
certain
Wanitary Beard that a terrible
know anything about it. Surely the British
NEWCHWANG IN DANGER.
the next
COUNT OKUMA'S IDEAS.
Count Okuma, according to the Japan Herald, is said to have expressed the following opinioni regarding the two barning questions of the hour, -treaty revision and the war with China.
"Now that treaty ravlston has been concluded with the most obrinate opponent of the measure --Great Britain-revision with the other Powers will follow naturally and easily. There is no doubt that the new treaty superior to the old,, and we have much to be grateful for in the settlement of this harassing question. Great In the midst of the exchement caused by the Britain bas changed her policy towards Japan conflicting reports from the rest of war in Korea, since 1890, and now when Rassis is so zealously it is to be hoped, writes Newchwang corres- col·lesting the goodwill of Japan, she cannot Dondent, "B," to the N. C.
C. Dally News on afford to make an exenty of this
this people
by con. September 1st, that the condition in which the tinning her policy of resistance, When bet hundred odd foreign residents at the ports of statesmen discovered how Important a
Patt Newchwang will begin to find themselves within Russia was trying to play in Japanese
threa months, will not be
be lost sight of politics, they became axlose ta outer
Into by those who are in any way responsible for
for the closer relations with this country, hence the safety of foreigners in the Far East. That the expedition with which the cow treaty war com condition of the bandful of Europenes whose pleted. Why Japan wishes the new tariff to be representative at Canton should have kuown all fate it will be to pass four months of the coming out into effect at once, is that the fncreased about It long before the rath May, yet it is on winter entirely cut off from effeciesi retreat and revenue will enable her to pay the interest on record that he made no report on the subject surrounded by all the elements which generally the Military Bonds, and for this
This reason
sione, t A meeting of the Legislative Council was held until zaked to do so by the local Government, lead to disturbances in Chins, le ilkely to be is of the utmost importance to Japan that she this afternoon. There were present:-The These, then, are facts that speak for themselves "WE believe it is rat cerrect" remarks the Governor, Sir William Robinson: Mr. 1. H. far more power ally and effectively than anything ledged by any one who thinks of their situation resources to enable her to carry on the
grave in the extreme, must at once be scknow. should have complete command of all ber China Gazetis of the roth lust., "that any British
present Stewart Lockhart (Registrar-General and Acting else that can now be said or done at the meeting
and knows anything of their
of their environment,
war. The total Important daty
at prevent members of the Imperial Maritime Customs
Colonial Secretary); Mr. A. J. Lesch (Actlog of our City Fathers. And it is to be hoped that have lately. Joined the Chinese Army or Navy,
of the dangers likely to arisa baye amounts to 3,000,000 yen, but if the duty were Sme of as has been stated. Sir Robert Hert has issued Attorney General) Comdr. chelner instead of wasting valuable time in discussing already been pointed out amongst other things increased to 13 per cent, the ravenue from the
R. M. notice caulloning his men to avoid anything of Harbour Master); Mr.
irrelevant matters which can in un way benefit it has been truly stated
taled that
source would amount to thirteen ar fourteen | Newchwang being :
during the winter,
mlillon yrs. Another palat which plenses us month to join the Director of Pablle Works); Mesir. C. P.
hervy losses incidental to the ravages of the borr be the highway between Kores Chater, A. McConachie, E. R. Belllos, Mr. J. Jble epidemic in this colory, the Sanitary Board much of the excitement which the chances of war tan nation to shake off the consular jurisdiction and Mr. A. Selb, Clerk of Councils.
best energies to will bring
forth will be focussed here and of foreign Powers. This in linelf is enough to making good the glaring defects lo
soldiers returning from the front whether doshed give us great satisfaction. Our position is not sultary system of the Colony, and adopt menutros read calculated to kill all the bacillus in the surface either case be a source of terror to the unfortunate to not because we are in any way inferior, but THE RUSSIAN PACIFIC SQUADRON,
soll of infected houses and effectually prevent = Europeans who will be found in their path. that the term Europe has almost become, Vice Admiral Tyrtoff, commander of the BROTHER O'SHRA of the China Govefis in a fit
recurrence of the scour in the future. If
a very dangerous alwment, the off. synonymous in our minds with superiority. But Already Russian Pacific Squadron, le now in Korean | of third-class lunacy :----
#pring of the war, has presented itself in our when Consular jurisdiction is abolished, and wa waters with a large dent.
We are glad to be able to state that the Mr. Belillos asked-Is it a fact that a certain that is done then the Colony will not
be is a far better sanitary condition midst in the persons of the many deserters and on an sgual footing with other nations, French Government is faslating upon the fullest | amount of the contribution paid in sterling by keretofore, but we shall have cats fo
soldiers and camp-follow who have left the THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
measure of justice for the murder of the Frenck this colony for military purposes at the coshange
for toward their usuming the The Japanese attempted to surprise the
the factory
are without, and will continue to be without important place which is their doo, among the Chinelo Camp at Ping-yang on the rath instant, Commissioner of Customs at Monksy by Chiness of the day is spent locally, a sliver dellare, and at that the hilation of the plague-which
Koren, If so, will not the War Office aynsent to receive was in part the outcome of the unsati troops of the line; and
system of Government under which we fred occupation, are naturally the most nations of the world. Our only wish in that the Hon as quickly The Frene
have the name of the Chinese auch proportion of the contribution at the rate chappily live and more and have our being depraved of the soldis class and bolag in
tu new treaty may be put loto operation as court. of exchange which prevalled at the date when
here has not been altogether unattended with In the latter en as well as the same of the contribution was ingressed to £40,000 beneficial results. And we say this advisadly, const dread of capture, thay lurk in the lowest possible, it will go far towards the realization.
dens in the back plays of the town where they of our great ambition.
I think the dom
k the domestic loun The Moors have committed outrages upon the Chinese officer in charge of the troops who sterling
for it gode without saying that the revels- the British and Danish Vice-Consels at murdered the Commissioner, and they insist
constant opportunties for Instigating the may do for "temporary pazporer, but when the "The Colonial Secretary in the count of kis from of gross negligence and hopeless pear wretches they meet to avil actions, and at war becomes protracted it would affect Industriai Casablanca, stripping them of their clothing that both these officers shall be tried bestin" reply stated that the Governor and already inco
| Mecossary. and otherwien loiulting them,
telbanal at which France will be represented, addressed the Secretary of State on the subject competency which the outbreak of the plague any moment a spark may thus be kindled which cowpations by withdrawing the fande
not
in the present state of excliament would spread to pary them os. It would be better to raise a falling which Chins will find harsaid with more endersing the views of the unoficial members brought to light could
and recommending that the contributies be paid exceeded in any part of the world or by the wildfire over the entire sle
loan from the very first, but one marrow. foreign serious trouble on her hands."
Of letu years a certain amount, BRITISH PRESTIGE IN KOREA.
saludad: statesmen were afraid of the méniers, antocratic or otherwise. A private telegram has been received in Is there nobody in Shanghai with sufficient in sliver, not in starling (applanse). The reply responsible officers of any form of Government,
caused by generally abundant crepe la the valley | besides, the Government did not think the Who are to blame for the outbreak of the of the Livo, and in the upland districts stretablug persent war would become sech na extensive Shanghal, dated Chemulpo the 17th lost, which, time on their hands to go and forcibly all on tar of the Secretary of State might be looked for at
plague? The local Government and the owaws northwards beyond the Bunguri, and wastyanda idile, and of course had made no financial according to the N. C. Dally Nawa, In to the abam firebrand one candle pre-wely date.
of the revolting parllens of Tai-ping-aban where to the bardast në Mongolie, kan sgned `mirsagamente la miset it, effect that, moimitkaranding all statements to the chief object in running a pewspaper would
The Acting Attorney-General moved the first | the deadly scourge raged. And why ? Bocasas cherm upon qui mixed papulation of the passtry The Government has been reluctantly farend contrary, no pology has yet been offered by the appear to be to create disturbances and bad
thus Indicafül, and has for the Hosa balay put a = into this war, and so foreign, Powern kei xwars Japanese authorities to Mr. Chris, Gardner, fealing between the Fowigs and Chloe re-reading of entitled "As Ordinsson in the Government took no proper steps to prevent
mage provision with regard to certain houses in the scourge being introduced frase the neighs | sheet upon the nation of the needed resa este lorikla, de ale miman dermis in heat of theit Acting Cocual General for Great Britain mi Seoski dents in the Model Seillestent ?
Capt, N. W. H. Du Boulay, R.A., procede to the Customs resigned British members of (Colonial Treasurer); Mr. E. Bowdler Actiog the antepayers who bave to bear the burden of { Important point on what and Shanbalkusp, † the new treaty, is that we are the dret non-Chris- the Japanese headquarters, and Capt. A. E. J. Chinese Army as instructors" ni hundrome || Keswick and De. Ho Kai, unofficial members, i w'll devote its whole time and be the whole victory, or driven wild be defunt, will in well understood amoDE Toreign saɑlona, and this
Cavendish, Argyle nad Saut erland Highlanders, figures" Bosh, of course. Some mad-headed to the Chinese headquarters, en British Military busybody on the China Mail has a deal to attaches to report on the war..
making pablle what would have answer for by voy much better been left alone.
́ and were repulsed with great slaughter.
MORE TROUBLE IN MOROCCO.
of Pere Jorena
mattle presided at the drumbead
MINUTES,
The minutes of the last meeting were and confirmed.
THE MILITARY EXTORTION.
THE HEALTH OF THE COLOWY.
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