was approach", timur gone down below to obtain a Chinese paper intern? It was clear that the evidence she lights being exhibited on the junk was absolutely and wboily unreliable, judgment for defendants with couls,""
THE QUESTION OF THE DAY.
Under the above heading "Cathay" writes to oar Shanghai morning contemporary under date November 6th-
Which ride will win ? The Japanese have added another victory to their long list of ucceaser, and though the latest achievement of their arms is of no great consequence, yet it is very well calculated to increase the confidence and enthusiasm of the Japanese army, and tends to spotl
the morale of the Chierse. That is self-evident. Admitting that the Japanese hara so far had a fair messure of success, lt most not
its train the undoing of all their previous success. The result of the wax so far is that Japan has practically established protectorate
Over
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1894.
Implies that the Editor of the Gaxstir in a thief and a-confirm à criminal. This is in reference to the alleged telegram which the Mall pobile^ed on Saturday containing a precis of a leader in the Times. The charge is atterly faire, for we published the informellan in the morning edition of the Japan Garette, which comes out at least an hour earlier than the Tapas Mati in delivered. Our readers will hear more of this matter,
Yokohama, 17th October, 1894. The Editer, Japan Daily Mail.
Sir, Mr. Tennant, the Editor of the Jodan Genetir, has placed in my hands copy of the Japan Daily Mall of yesterday's date in which you accuse him of having stolen from the columns of the last named journal a special telegram, without in any way acknowledging
the source.
FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR.
WHAT FRENCH OCCUPATION WILL MEAN
TO GREAT BRITAIN.
and they went away; but lo a few moments SCOTT'S Emulelos of Pore Cod Liver Oil with another band of runners went into the shop and Hypophosphities, for Rickits, Maraimus and all made the same demand, till at last the poor man wasting disorders of children, is very remarkable had no money left and was obliged to give away in its results. The rapidity with which chlidren ail ble furniture and other valuables, Finally, gain flesh and strength upon It is very wonderful. when he had nothing more to give, his per Read the following" have tried Scott's Madsascar, although under French molec-secutors arrested älm and delivered him over to Emulsion' in cases of wanting in young children, convention of 1893, has, says a Sydney con- but was not listened to. His family then wrote ton for such cases. The children take it and Hon under the terms of the Anglo-French the authorities. He then explained bla case, sad I am of opinion that it is a valuable prepars- temporary, always declined to give the French a circular patrating the story, but all intervenak for more, and the good effects are apparent. any malliient richte. The Malagay. Govern- † tien on his behalf appears to have been useless. I consider it far superior
ordinary Cod Liver ment, fortified be the warlike Hovas, who gave Echo.
Dil,J. MARSHALL, M.R.C.S., &c., 143, Grange the French trouble so frequently in the last war,
Road, Bermondsey, S.B. Any Chemlat can bas sturdily maintained its Independence.
sapply it--Sale Agent for Hongkong and the Empéra of China: Chan A Fook, at Watkins & | Co, Hongkong.~[Advt.
the Bay of Diego Squez as a naval station, and The French, by the treaty of 1886, obtained their effort since been to do what was indi- the influence over the whole of the northers cated in
i recent cable messige—namely, extend peninsula so as to
as to make the place a second
ego Suarez, it may be
Suez Canal. Diego
NOTES FROM BATAVIA.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}
October 26th, There is no fresh news to band from Lombok this week. In fact there has not been one telegram
convicte
Kores and that in or ter to keep possession of the charge of theft mude by you against my client is possession alone olers France an Importance al ; matter on account of the site and great strength
of
It
ITSON BLAZERI in question having been pub. Malta and gain a position which, well fortified. | received. The position since last writlog may | be Irrgotten that a single defent would carry in Wished in the morning edition of the Gausite of | wnald emblo them to dominate those seas, and 1 be taken as unchanged, as the Datch force, with | the 13th instant, at least an hour before the fall cripole all Brite trade by the way of the the assistance of and coollas, codi¡DUS. of that date, and in which the telegram also is on the north-eastern coast of Madagascar. Its This has been found to be by no means an easy
mentioned, thel
their work of niterly demolishing Mataram, appeared, was
delivered, it is obvious that the
gainst Great Britain the latter's acquiescence of the walls and buildings of the fortress. The country she will be compelled to maintain in it a without foundation.
1000 men. The
in which is unid to of at least 30.000 ms. corps d'armie of at
have paled maoy Sairaks have been reaping a golden harvest, As this is not the first occasion of your having Koreans want none
and are rips made a similar baseless accusation, and in view dipl
diplomatists; bat France could spread her
Algging up the valuables barled by the Ballness Foccur. They can § of the extremely offensive lengänge in which the dominion out over the whole peninsula, and thus before their refrest. seema pity, judging only he
by photographs of or kept within bounds by one now complained of is coached, you will include the western coast-which the delimita by s an armed force. In order to retain the Korean
tion ker Diego Suarez territory leaves to doubtiens
natural beauties of the place and apologizing
lapising for its ard se my client's increased with reference to East Africa as well
be vastly should be entirely destroyed, but the General's be compell
elled herfrcumstances to garrison it further action will depend upon the view he may Fox on the north-west there are five action plain and are to the effect that htly with an army of occupation—the | take of the nature and sufficiency
· of the apology, } HARO
standing. From the nent co-operate with the army
it
that in Manchuria,
of invasion it is destrable that the draft should he submitted splendid harbourg-namely, Part Robleson, Port time.emplayed in the work, its wond
the whole ale destruction is
rled out The scope of the future operatione, including,
thoroughly EVER the of the palaces of the princes are receiving no
fine fitt as it does, the exture of Port Arthur and Weishal-wel, and the march to Peking, will tax
mercy The next move from the Dutch alde all the
to
will be in the direction of Tjakranega, and as soon as the bombardment takes place, if a settlement is not come to previously, which seems probable, we are likely to hear vary Important new!.
conqueal, even for a time, the Japanese will ineee the propriety of at once withdraw- | Madagascar--then her power would be vastly themes and other tram, that fine svenges
spen
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to me for approval before publication,
Mr. Tennant will, on this occasion, also expect to be reimbursed the expanas kehas been put to by reason of the publication of the ilbel.
Yours faithfully,
Calch Seation, before arrival J. F. LOWDER, Esq.
from 400 miles
the base
the available resources of Japan in men the utmost, even apposing that 170,000 men can be put in the field. What with those vended for the necupation
eitles, and to keep the line nt Peking distance of
the Yaloo River no more than 100,000 men at the most would be available effective fighting body. From this
Rain
would have to be deducted the losses by battle, sickness, faique, and posalbiy the deadly
frost of winter. The longer the line of comme
from the cation
base, the greater the vulnerability of the army of invasion. This was very 1
strikingly flostrated during the invasion of Russia by Charles XII of Sweden in ryo-9. The conditions then existing
between the armles of Sweden and
and Russia so closely resemble those of China and Japan that It may not be altogether out of place to give a short précts of the former invasion, and the disastrous resits to the Swedes in their expedition, well planned and matured as it was.
wer
"Cliaries XII of Sweden, confident of his ability to dethrons Peter the Great by reason of bis powerful and Invincible army, declared agalast Russis, sad lavaded the Crar's
with an army of territory
50.000 men. Sweden that time
won the greatest military power in Europe. The Swedes were victorious in every encounter against the badly armed and fle disciplined Russian troops until, in an unlucky momen
Charles elected to order one of bit Generals, Lewenhaupt with twelve thousand men and to follow him at a distsuce of twelve day's maich, Later on, when Lewenhaupt wat attempting to effect a junction with Charles XII in the Ukraine, to supply him and bla troops with much needed provisions and other stores, the army heing in a starving condition, the
J. F. LOWDER. Tokyo, October 21st, 1894.
covered that the enclosed letter, written on the Sir.By the merest accident I have jurt dla 18th instant and put as I think into the bag for Yokohama, was not sent and basemalued ever place on my desk. I now forward it with many apologies for the delay.
Yours faithfully,
[Enclosure.]
F. BRINKLEY.
J. F. LOWDER, Esq.
Tokyo, October 15th, Sir-In reply to your letter of the 17th Instant, I beg to state that I am in independent powser- son of the facts relating to the telegram in ques tion, and that I shall take the steps which, in my opinion, the circumstances demand,
With regard to the expense to which your clant has been put, I shall be obliged if he will send me the account.
Yours faithfully,
F. BRINKLEY. `
(Jadan Mall, October 19th,]
TELEGRAMS...
the
Jenkins Port Liverpool, Port Chancellor, and William Pitt Bay. One or two of them ar within a mile, the others between three and four miles, from the present French western boundary.
Co-day's Advertisements.
HARMSTON'S GRAND
CIRCUS.
and farattere ROYAL MENAGERIE OF PERFORMING
One of the volcanic mountains-the Goening. goeng, in the vicinity of Gardet, was causing some alarm during the earlier part of the week by erupting smoke and hot-ashes and behaving
It is unid that French occupation ofthe northern peninsula would mean that, with ease, Ceylon, Mauritius, and the southern coasts of India could he ravaged, and, » hove all, that the whols Indian
Red Sea could easily be patrolled and held under Ocean between Madagascar and India and the effective surveillance by French war-abips." be followed by French rule in Fort Dauphin and Farther. It is argued I that such occupation would St. Augustine Bay, the south-eastern and south-nately nothing more serious has happened. In
very disagreeble manner, but fortu western ports. Thus established, France could Garnet the ashes were lying two inches deep, almost dely the British navy, cripple the Suer and targe number Butives
of
lett for Bandong. Canal commerce, strike down at the Cape route, but they have since returned, and even across to India and Australia. Thus she would carry out the poller of "progressive extension" which M. de Freycinet foreshadowed In 1886.
A few days ago much heavy rain set in that it was thought the South-west monsoon had com- meneed to break, but bright dry days are necio being enjoyed in Batavia-Singapore Fru Pruss
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Servants are to be taxed in France. England's apple crop is the worst for twenty years,
Hungary will soon celebrate ita 1,000th Anniversary
The British Museum was visited in 1893 by
readth of native reveniment. Moreover, the 538,560 personsbeen no publie extentions in
In our issue of the 16th instant we stated that a special telegram from London, published in these columns, had been copied without acknow. ledgment by the Japan Gasstis. We have since materia?
There England stuce 1868.
French
to excort the stores, ammunition and baggage | learned that we were mistaken, the telegram❘ farnished the French agents declare to be Parle monarchists say the late Comte de
having been given to the Japan Gastle independently. Under the circumstances we of
The intentions of the French, not on the northern peninsula alone, but on Fort Dauphla as well, are now scarcely disguised. The Horns, who form the majority of the native population have been subjected to various annoyances and have resented them. The friction between the mative Gore
Government and people on the one hand, and the agents of the Republic on the other, bar long since passed beyond the confines dictated by diplomacy," says the Madagascar News, the relations have been marked by not a Hovas havefor many months been strengthening on the positions on their military and strategic island, and accumulating stores of warlike
which
the cognizance
of the British Or, at any rate, by English
Aa
matter of fact, the between the French and natives lo Madagascar rapidly approaching the breaking point, and it should surprise nobody to learn that the island had become the theatre of a very serious contest which would be certain to
to precipitate awkward international The Malagasy Government is consequences, smarting under a sense of fojovice. The Queen and ber counsellors halleve, rightly or wrongly. that the Franco-M-lagasy treaty was obtained by a stratagem
gem which it ought to have been the duty of the British Government to defeat, Thin from the Malagasy point of view, objectionable treaty has been erroneously, according to the allowed to swallow op all native contention, pre-existing tre lies, under one of which the cordial commercial and general relatione subsist.
course, withdraw our statement and
lis accusers.
paying strictares,
TRE BILL.
Dr. to the Undersigned.
Crur. Peter the Great, attacked Lewenhaupt near H. TENNANT, EIQ, Editor, Japan Gosette, the Barysthenes with an overwhelming force of 50,000 Russians, The Sweden fought with desperate courage for three days and succeeded In casing the way through the enemy and Lewenhaupt rejoined Charles near the river Deins. But he had lost eight thousand
lavia- cible Swedes, his guns and ammunition had been abandoned; also, the provisions, on which Charles and his half-starved troons were relying, had fallen into the hands of the Russians. This mainly contributed to the Swedish -Real loss
King's defeat at Pallows, and with that defeat ended all Swedish hopes against Russia."
The Swedish army up to that time bad never Buffered
affered any great reverse, it was considered the quintessence of what an army should be, baik In numbers and to the valour of its units and Generals, and Charles entered upon thecampaign without a shadow of doubt but that the Swedish troops under his guidance would achieve their abject-the dethronement of Peter the Great.
same confident, spirit now animates the Japanese-they seem to be confident to their ability and power to dictate their
beir own terms to
the Dragon Throne--they have an army four times as numerous as that possessed by Charles of Sweden--they are well drilled, disciplined and Imbued with a martial spirit, the growth of ages of fendallsmall apparently,
is in their favour ke the Swedes they feel confident in their military strength They despise their adversaries military capacity to strest their triumphant pro gress towards the objective-Peking. Let them pause a moment, and take warning.
The opponents of Sweden came from the same stock-the conditions are pretty much the same -winter,
deadly lzésts and JDOW. and possible hunger, and dinger to be cut off us the Swales were when fast in sight of the gant. Up to the present the Chinese may have suffered defeat in evely encounter but it must be remembered that they are gaining experience every day. The Japanese are teaching the Chinese the practicsi at of war, and the Chinese Generals will be quick enough to profit by their learning, while the soldiers wil gsta confidence, and the tiene may come when the Chinese Instead of remala ing on the defensive will take the offensive and make the Japanese recoil. Once repulsed severely, they will never have lie to repair the mishap, but will be hurled back, by theer weight and force, just as the vallant and veteran troope. of Sweden were at Paliowa.
A TALE OF A TELEGRAM.
[Japan Matt October, 16th.)
FURTHER TEIPT.
The Fapan Gonište has again molen from our colmana a special talegram without in any way acknowledging the source. A few daya ago we had occasion to note a similar theft, and the Japan Gaveits, instead of making way apolog charged us with meanness on the ground that we should have recognised its sin to be one of
That, Inadvertence.
was not by say however, meant the Garella's first act of literary jazdeny, and, for the rest, if people are afflicted with moral lax ees that renders them occasionally #nconscious o of the a commonest canons of honesty
you
1894. 7th Oct.-Conference with you. Perused paragraph in Jahan Mail, al 16th, accus- ing you of theft of telegram and advised that, if untrue, the same constituted a very libel. Peroned and considered correspondentes showing independent receipt of telegram by
in time for Insertion in
Gaselle,
morzing Таран considered paragraphs to other numbers of Fapan Gasitic bearing on the case, and
demand took
to your instructions withdrawal of libel, apology, and payment expenses incurred by publication of
..................................................... $50 By Letter to Edher of fail s instructed 5
And 19th-Farther conference with vas,
perused withdrawal of libel in Japan Mail of this date, Took instractions if no further reply la received to
letter my by TAOTION to commence action for Bob-No reply having been received, drew
petition
instructed, claiming damages for Hiel.
editon, of 16th Oct.; aleo perused
used and
of
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ing between the natives and the English residents and traders would have certainly developed and consolidated,"
The same paper declares that "Madagascar confronted by France with the alternatives of annexation or cession of this important strategic point may be compelled, In her own interesis, to make the best of the bad job that the British Foreign Office have forced her into and, to save her independence, create a natural counterpoise to the colonial strength of England in the East.
The fighting strength of Madagascar in
represented by a standing army of 300,000 men, mostly armed with modern tiles. They have
some mitrailleuses of recent type. At the time of the French invasion 50,000 men - werd mobilised.
was worth $9,000,000, According to English insanity returns, sixteen cases in 7,000 are caused by love affairs.
The Prince of Naples, Crown Prince of Italy, is said to have been betrothed to an Engilah Princess.
New Zealand has set apart two falands for the preservation of its remarkable wild birds and animals.
ANIMALS.
OUR SECOND PROGRAMME ADMITTED TO BE BETTER than THE FIRST ONE.
GILBARTO'S SOMERSAULT ACT.
EVOLUTIONS IN MID-AIR.
THE AUSTRALIAN HORSE BEACONS FIELD'S MARVELLOUS 7-FOOT JUMP,
LEO HERNANDEZ DEN OF TRAINED LEOPARDS.
TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 17TH NOVEMBER, GRAND FAMILY MATINEE. Doors open at 2 o'clock, to Commence at 3 sharp. Children Half-price to all parts of the Circus.
PRICES OF ADMISSION, Boxes of 6 Chaire ...................................... $12.00
Slagle Seats in Boxes Dress Circle Chairs
Stalls, Carpeted Seats
3.00
1.00
50
30
Entimations.
NOTICE.
ROM the 16TH October the SHANGHAI BUTCHERY will be prepared to FRESH and FICKLED ENGLISH PORK, SUPPLY BRAWN, LARD in BLÅDDERS,
SAUSAGES, &c.,
Also, BEEF. In JOINTS and CORNED, BLACK PUDDING'S, PORK and GAME PIES, SMOKED BACON and HAMS of the Finest Quality from Pids FED and CURED by the abava Batchery.
F. G. KEELING. Shanghal, 6th October, 1894.
[1084 TO SHIPMASTERS.
CAPTAIN F. H. PLUMMER, (LATE OF THE PATAGONIAN NAVY.) THE OLDEST STEVEDORE IN
STEVEDORE AND CONTRACTOR.
MANILA.
SUPPLIED on the shortest notice and on the most reasonable terms, Manila, 5th October, 1895.
[ross
IS
MEE CHEUNG, PHOTOGRAPHER,
TOP FLOOR OF ICE HOUSE, IN Tea-House Road.
now in a position, in his New and Com modious Premises, to eclipse, un heretufera, ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICED in the Colony or la may part of the Far East.
GROUPS AND VIEWS * speciality. Hongkong, and September, 1804.
LEVY HERMANOS.
Frood
[EWELLERY, DIAMONDS, WATCH, CHRONOMETER & CLOČKMAKERS. A great variety In Fancy Goods and Optical Instruments. Novelties received by every Mail.
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SMITHS, and OPTICIANS. CHARTS and BOOKS. NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,
[690]
Sole Agents for Los Andemars' Watches. awarded the highest Prises at every Exhibitions and for Voigtländer and Sokn's CELEBRATED OPERA GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES and SPYGLASSES, No. 8, Queen's Road Central.
Q. FALCONER & CO., ★WATCH and CHRONOMETER MANU- WTACTURERS and JEWELLERS. NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, CHARTS and BOOKS. No. 48, Queen's Road Central,
BOX PLAN at KELLY WALSH'S, where
HONGKONG TIMBER Seats can be reserved.
YARD, WANCHAI. ROBERT LOVE,
Manager.
REGON PINE SPARS and LUMBER S. RIECH,
Always on Hand. General Agent.
L. MALLORY, Hanekong, Teth November. Rod
Hongkong, 24th Jane, 1881. F1177
Gallery (for Chinese only) ...... SPECIAL RATES for the ARMY and NAVY: Soldiers and Sailors In Uniform wi be admitted to the (Stails) Carpeted Seats for 50 cents each.
Although London's population includes 100,000 Germaca, there is not a single German theatre to the city.
The Pall Mall Gazelle says that "Anti-AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA- lynching Committee" is composed of British busybodies.
A French physician reports a case of hiccough successfully treated by taking snuff until suces ing was provoked.
The late Dr. Sir Andrew Clark frequently London $1,000 for professioal viall from
to Liverpool.
TION COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM TRIESTE, PORT SAID, SUEZ JEDDAH, SUAKIM, MASSAWAH, HODEDDA, ADEN, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
The Spaulsh Government ta lending its assist. THE Steamship ence to a scheme for introducing Spanish wines into the American market,
Sen Inst
men.
Divers have found the wreck of the Russian ironclad Romsatha, which was lost in the Baltic
181 year with While England has twenty-seven battle-ships, France and Russia have twenty-three, besides twenty-four coast defence ships.
A large proportion of the residents of Rome have taken up bicycle riding and can be daily seen traversing the historie streets on their wheels. Antwerper hitten, chich, considering how received awards at the The United mail was the showing made by Americans
a very good record.
and Out.--Received two letters from ***** 25 number of small rifled Armstrong Cannon, asd | the French Academy of Medicine has taken
Mail one dated 18th, in reply to mine of 17th, and one dated stat, accounting for delay to transmission. Perused and con- sidered missio
same, and forwarded to
to you for further instructioss
law
pressed,
The
up the question of
of the healthfulness of bicycling, and at a recent
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"POSEIDON," having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, are being landed at their risk into the Godowna of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained.
This vessel brings on Cargo :--
Venice # 5.3. "CARLOTTA," tran- shipped at Trieste. shipped at Colombo.
From Calcutta, ex S.S. "POLLUCE,” tran-
From
From Trieste, az 5.S. “IMPERATOR," tran- shipped at Bombay.
Optional | Cargo will go on to Shanghai unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon TO-
According to recent cable messages, the Hovas the subject thomstig decided to investigate MORROW,
are bent on resisting Franch occupation to the An imposior who applied for hen tickets at
suit, has blockaded the ports of Madagascar, months' font was sentenced, to two
and at the eleventh hour there is a likelihood of An Italian physician in a recent report says Great Britale and Italy awaking to the jeopardy || that 4 per cent, of the population of Naples die of their African and colonial interest".
annually from impoverishment of blood, caused by the lack of meat as food.
FOOCHOW NOTES.
FOOCHOW, November roth.
The British Government has begun to export young women to Western Australis for wives for the settlers there. Those who wich to go are sent free of sil
Expense. Trask Walton, the author of "The Complete years, to her
bava s
memorial tablet at last. It Lendon,
5 death; It will be war of extermination, If a war: the Globe Theatre, London, on the grounds that 10-Very lengthy conference with
at all, with them. France, pressing her greedy he was you there not compel an apology, and
and advised you, first,
that defendant evidently did not intend to make oney secondly, that the law would not com pela withdrawal, but defendant had with- drawny thirdly, that the law would compel payment of damages, though not of ex penses to dater--the defendant bad offered to per expenses to a pa
to date, and, if would doubtless rather pay any reason. able
than dafend damages
hopeless 50 case the only question was whether you would be satisfied with payment of ex-
you desired to pres whether Or for damages to which, advised you that
to this momen up to moment you had obtained more than you were entitled to by law and that although you
you might succeed in recovering damages, far in excess actual disbursements,
mis, there remsised the
As to
1
consideration of what was due from one journalist to another who was labouring. under a false suspicion, which coulders. Hon might induce a jury to conclude that ferber sation was endocamarily vindictive, and prevent tas recovery of exemplary damages—whereupon you instructed me to send you my bill of azad OctDrawing bill of comts.
Received payment.
(signed) J. V. LoWDER, Yolcokama, 22nd Oct, 1894.
THE BILL PAID,
the world bas an unkind habit of calling them | CAPT. BRINKLET, R.N., Tokyo, Thieves. When a man puts his hand into a neighbour's pocket and extracts
a watch or скра
he may possibly
No Claima will be admitted after the Goods have | the Godowns, and sil Claims must be sent in to the Undersigned before Noos on the asud instant, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goode remaining in the Godowas after the sand instant, will be subject to rent.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
SANDER & Co
Agenta. Hongkong, 15th November, 1894 (1159
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A few days ago a company of 2,000 soldiers will be placed in St. Dunstan's Cy at the Captafa Davies, R.N.R., will be despatched as of McGregor's BARRACKS.
was despatched to Ling-kong district, and we now bear that 4,000 men are ander orders to
start for Form 681.
The patrols going the rounds at night composed of some undrilled volunteers, žave now been asked by the authorities to undergo a course of milliary Instruction.
about 7
Great discontent is shown in large number of penaloned offices in the army, Since the present Emperor ascended the throne in 1888, 4,000 have been forced to retire.
The prevalence of apartment-house life in foreign cities is flestrated by the fact that the average number of inhabitants to
to such house is Vienna
in Paris 33.7, ba Berila 36.5, In 47.29
A silver box was recently found at Auborns, in Switzerland, containing the heart of Abraham Duquesne, the great admiral of Louis XIV after whom the first settlement at Pittsburg was
On
A t7 o'clock on the morning of Wednes day last, a fire broke out in a paper dealer's shop near the west gate of the city, and every neighbouring houses were destroyed by the conflagration. The fire fa said to have originated through a spark which kindled a pile of paper in the west coast of Alries, at Blerra Leons, the cooking room. We bear of no loss of life.
A pile of straw soaked in kerosene, and o lighted, was found faside an old counter in
shop situated over the Long Bridge on Tuesday $150 might last. Fortunately it was soon discovered and the fire put ont. The proprietor of the shop is now endeavouring to discover the incendiary, but so far without success.
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here has recently been established the Princess Christian Hoeplini," which has been setsbilshed for the direct purpose of educating African women an uncsos,
Tarah rupberry cases in the garden of tha London Horticaliaral Society were grown from winds fand in the stomach of a man whose below dug up from one of the old herigh
above on or about FRIDAY, the s3rd Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.
Agents. Hongkong, 13th November, 1894. -71185
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. SATURDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER, 1894. AT 2.43 P.M. "OMPETITION, SHORT RANGE CUP and SPOONS; Ranges, 500 and 600 des Seven Shots. Katrasos fes, 30 cents,
C
G. K. MOORE, Honorary Secretary,
· Houghoun, 15th November, 1554.
CATHAY
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I CHAPTER,
No. 1163.
them gathered a company of nearly twenty of { z ¿NE CAN LAGUN'n sny other part of the | Vielding Companions are ondaly Invited.
world
Two villagers living in Shang-ngan bad a
In North. Berond in's French part front quarrel about a month ago, which terminated la
night. Not being satisfied with this, one of a shame posting way dress fort, by Yokohama, azıd October, 1894,
to pay a tàx of lo com admit 180 W Leeder, in connection with the kit fo
Bit-With refers to your letter of October his friends and, waiting upon his low in the
da good thrashing and gong charge brought against me of that, I herewith out both eyes. The ismally of the hinded shoe bill salt and yet wind moved in the matter and the avaliant his boon shall be glad to receive chaque for the famo
arranted and in now under trial at the magistency) 195. Yours faithfully,
A shopkeeper living in the village of Tung: 1 kee has been the victim of the yamson reunard squonses.” Some of these ginary, entrusted to detect contraband salt, took with thens à quan Biz--I beg to audioso a chaque in $150 to|tity of this article und placed it faalde the the payment of your legal naponam se per nccvent | and than declared that furnished.
parte ence by pleading mental abstraction before | abecile magistrate. But when he repeats the experiment again and again, he is sect cliker to an asylum for kleptomaniacs or to a house of correction for confirmed criminals. The pro- tenos” of inadvertence does not best keqient
[Japan Guests, October 1őch:] A KERIOUS CHAZES, Under the amption “ Further Thela 11 the 3
(Signed) EL TERMANY.
Tokyo, myth October, 1894.
Yours faltkindly.
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