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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED.
HAVE JUST RECEIVED A CONSIGNMENT OF
ILFORD DRY
PLATES,
, [1/1, 10/8, 13/10,
and are offering the same at popular prices.
.[SENSITIZED ALBUMENIZED
PAPER,
pl. in tlus.
CREAP AND RELIABLE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20,
BIRTHS.
At Wanchow, on the 7th lnstant, the wife of Dr. Loway, prematurely, of a pou (still-born), At Tlentals on the gi× November, the wife of HINRY ST. CLAIR KNOX, of a daughter,
It is said that freemasons are met with less | IT may Interest local philatelists in know that a frequently among lawyers than in the ranks of new Issue of Customs' postage stamps will shortly any other profession,
come late circulation,
Tær sense of isste is most acute in the base, tip and edges of the torgue, and is almost At East Gate, Shanghai, on the rath fast, the wholly lacking on its interior surface. wil- of Mr. P. JARNO, of 2 100.
MARRIAGES.
At Union Church, Hongkong, on the zoth Instant, by the Rev. G. J. Williams, Joan INGRAM ANDRxw, Englader, Taikos Šugar
Refioety, is SOPHIA RAINE, youngest daughter
of the late Captain Jacob Berg
At Union Church, Hongkong, on the roth instant, by the Rev. J. T. Willems, WILLIAM Ballantine, Chief Engineer S.S Phra Chem
Klas, to INA third daughter of the late William
McMillan, merchant, Gourock, Sentland.
At All Saints' Church, Tientele, on the 5th November, by the Rev. F. L. Norris, JAMES FRANCIS MOOR, Imperial Chinese Railways, to JANK, eldest daughter of Robret Davidson,
shipmaster, Dundee, Scotland.
At the British Consolate-General, Shanghai, on the 12th of November, 1894, by Mr, N. J..] Hannen, H.B.M.'t Consul-General, and after- wards at Holy Trinity Cathedral, by the Rev. | DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., LD.. H. C. Hodges, MA, EDWARD CHARITE, second son of John Swayne Penice, of Londos, to
Frederick Everet. of London.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG. Hongkong, 13th October, 1894-
·THE
13
MARION (POLLY), youngest daughter of the late
On the 15th of November, at the British Consulate-General, Shanghal, by Mr. N. J. Hannen, H.B.M.'s Connulifeneriál, and after- wards at Holy Trinity Cathedral, by the Rev, H. C. Hodges, M.A., GeorOr, eldest son of the late Mr. George Sutherland, of Kilmalcolm, Renfrew
Scotland, to NINA, third daughter of Mr. shire,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY J Henningsen, of Shangbal.
Has received by the S.S. Sydney and from ather sources the Very Latest Novelties
la
CHRISTMAS CARDS
AND
NEW YEAR CARDS.
Comprising:-
JAPANESE and ENGLISH CARDS, haud
painted and of Artistic Designs; JAPANESE
VIEWS, VIEWS of HONGKONG and TYPES
of NATIVE CHARACTER,
ALSO,
FURTHER SUPPLIES
Ex S.S. Bombay and Canton of WHOLESOME CONFECTIONERY
AND
DELICIOUS SWEETS.
These Shipmentr"include :-- CADBURY'S SPECIAL CREMES, PATE D'APRICOTS, JORDAN ALMONDS
CARAMELS, PRALINES, CHOCOLATE, OYSTERS, DESSERT CHOCOLATE, BUTTER SCOTCH, ALMOND ROCK, EVERTON TOFFEE, ASSORTED TOFFEE
FRY'S CHOCOLATES, MIXED BONBONS, NOUGAT, TANGERINE,' BT'S BURTS, ORANGE PASTE, ROLLS,
8:c., &c.,
&c.
together with FANCY BOXES,
which are very suitable for Seasonable Presents
for LADIES and CHILDREN.
AND
FRENCH CONFECTIONERY
AND
DEATHS.
At the Family Hotel, Shanghal, on the roth November, GIORGE FRETERICK, the infant son of Rebecca Annie and John Luther Elem.
At Shanghal, on the 11th November, 1894. LOURENÇO ANTONIO XAVIER, Purser receiving ship Arizi, aged or years.
The
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Twe many felends in this colony of Capt. Sawyer, of the ship Wildwood, will learn with regret that news of his death was received by lait mull from Vancouver.
Ws suderstand that a draft of the Rifle Brigade Left Singapore yesterday by the tronoship Fumma for this port, and the whole battalion is expected hara bslore the New Year.
FOR carrying thirty-six passengers to excess of the number for which he held a license, Ho Lal, $72 at the Police Court this morning. master of the steam laurch Wo Shun, war fined
The Rosslan Admiral lett Cheloo for Nagasaki on the 11th inst. The French and American Admirals were still at that port, according to latest advices from the North. *ENGLISH as she is wrote by a Portuguess clerk in Shanghal to his employer:-
Dear Mr
four bed very pain. For one fault my own For excuse me this AM de from office. My
must. Monday in office real come. AVH because. This time cartala excuse the
Yours &c
THE aasual meeting of the Shanghai Paper Hunt Club was held on the evening of the 14th inst, at the Shanghai Club, Mr. F. J. Mal.
pro-Dudgeon, Perroit, Senter, Callaway, Ayscough, fand presiding The proceedings pissed off satisfactorily, and Messrs. F. J. Maitland, and Crawford were elected! Stewards for the ensuing seasons.
to reported from Chin' long that clamations have lately been put up there, aging the people to rise and drive out the Manchus, but to harm no Chinese, and to leave foreigners stona.
THR organ has just begun to play fa church- Mama-ave you found theplace, darling? Ethel "Not yet, mamma." (Ta organist at the top of her voice): "Please stop a miner, we isn't ready yet i
To the question whether the use of the bicycle is moderation is good for women, the Paris Tournal de Medicine has just received answers frous for y-three doctors, of whom thirty-three
ay yes, and ten say no.
Ar a recent banquet in Deever, given in honor of the women candidates for the Legislature, s local wag offered this foast: To the women of Colorado-God bless 'em. Formerly our
aperiors ; now our equnts."
ANONG the Pope's treasures is an egg which be received (rom an English lady one Faster. The shell to made of ivory, its Hoing is of white satin, and the yolk a golden case containing a large raby set in diamonday the whole is worth up- ward of $10,000.
Hongkong telegraph waves to prople who work hard, and
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1894.
TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, November 19'b. The remains of the late Cear of Ruista have
especially in brain-workers, is often due to their working up to the last minute before bed-time. They may core themselves by allowing at least an hour' Interval of rase and repose between sleep and ceasing to work,
THE very latest canard op North about the war is that when-yes, when the Japanese advance THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE CZAR OF to the walls of Peking, Messrs. Detring, von
RUSSIA.
Hanneken, and von Seckendorff will holat the German flag on the walls of the Imperial Palace to inform the Wa-jen warriors that the capital of China has been transferred to Germany-and that a bands-off policy will be advisable.” SAYS the N. C. Daily News: The story that the Hankow native policemen handed over to the authorities, charged with murder on the Concesion, had been tortured bas no founda tion in fact. They re bambooed and are still la prison, bot they are allowed to communicate with the Briab Consul, and would be knowa at once if any illegal penalties were imposed on them.
been interred in the Charch fortress. The criemony was at ̄mpsing one, the streeta threath which the funers! crecession passed being crowded to excess and lined with troops. The mourners Included the Danish, Greek, and Servian Sovereigns, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York and ather distinguished
personages,
THE WAR IN THE DUTCH INDIES. stronghold at Yakanegara and captured two of The Dutch troops have attacked the Balinese the strong st positions after a slubborn tesistance.
THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR. (Special to Shanghat Mercury,)
TIEN SN, November 15th. The Foreign Ministers at Peking, including Mr. Carl Beck, Chargé d'Affaires for Denmark, were received in audience within the precincts of the Palace,
SALUTING THE "CHUNGKING."
will play the following programme at the Officers' Tax Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry Mess, Murray Barracks, this evening, com- mencing at 8 o'clock:- Oratio...you..!! L'Italiana in Algaria ",,,Rossini, Divertiam for Charles Almora,
La There Remlabeences of Verdi
F. Goder Valsa
Squir
Selection Pagliacci"......Leoncavalls,
Piccolo Solo ..." Drazo de Palinear" Gllaka,
In his weekly share rapuit, dated Shanghal November 15th, Mr. B. Raitunjee pathetically remarks:-Business in the Share Market daring
at Amar
fi
We are courteously Informed by the agents of the China and Manila Steamship Company that attributable to her having touched bottom the delay of the
Zafira
yet know where the grounding took place, and between Hongkong and Amoy, that they do not that she will return to Hongkong for repairs at an early date, probably to-morrow. It is under. stood then the Zafiro is not seriously damaged. LATEST reports received in Shanghat from Fusan state that the Tonghaks are 5,000 strong at Chinju, about 150 // west of a treaty port, and appear to be giving the Japanese soldiers some trouble to disparse them. About x50 Japanese surrounded by the Tongbake and goable to escape. On the 4th inst. 150 more soldiers were sent against the rebels, but with what result is not yet know).
1894.
Wx note the arrival here to-day of Conpal General N. J. Hannes by the Rohills from Shanghat, who is an exito England on leave of absence.
At the Police Court shig morning Mr. Hastings imposed a fine of grob, this Fook, shop- keeper, for having hig pondvlica, yén trele of illicit opium. The shehëls ggrę paid in.
ACCORDING to latest news from Newchwang the authoritien there recently, bebraded fourteen guilty of pillaging the country people in the soldiers, deserters from the army, who had been neighbourhood of Newchwung.
THE Police have at last commenced a cravede with which the Colony has of late heen deleged. Against the focomigible rogues and vagabonda Some of these dangerous chevaliers d'industrie have performed the Vanishing Act with con-
Gaol, summate skill, while others have been roped in and are working for their living in Victorie
SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Refore Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Chief Justia.}
November 20'h.
IMBIZZLEMENT. The November Sessions were resumed this
Crown Soliclion) prosecuted. morning, Mr. W. M. Goodman (Attorney General) Instructed by Mr. A. B. Johnson
Fong Ting was charged with abstracting a money order from a letter addressed to his pleaded not guilty, master and cabing it for his own use. Ha
Hand, R. Walker, M. E. dos Remedies, C M.W. The following jurors were swon'; -Mesars. J.
H. S. Cooke, Schwabe, J. N. Grovumann, C. C. Corveth and
The hearing of the evidence for the prosecution,
NICKEL, alomfolum is the latent meta!. Tre which was to the effect that prisover saw his colour resembles silver, and it in far more dacillmaster receive a letter from a customer which than siel. A bar 18 inches lon and r 13-16 contained a draft for go tuels, and subsequently inch by inch thick had a permanent ser af atole the letter and the draft which he curbed, 1 inches. It took 400 pounds to deflect the occupled the whole of the formoon, metal that much. A simfiar plece of steel of load. 66,000 tensile strength took exactly the same
THERE BAι bren great joy and rejolcing and any amount of jamboreet among our Chinese fellow residents lately owing to the news of important Chinese victories in Manchuris and the repulse of the japanese
Fleet at Port Arthur, detai's of Saturday and Monday last. In some of the which
appeared in the Hongkong Telegraph on
orations delivered at some frative
left for Chirja on the aznd ult, and were Ruy the absolute accuracy of the Tele
THE following are the officers of the Ancient year :— Landmark Lodge of Shanghai for the ensuing Bro. Jas. Eveleigh
G. Howard
Warwick Winston
#
"
1. W. Bennett
G. L. Skinner
11
A R. Bowman
G. Worthington
J. Stevens....
France
.W.M.
SW.
..I.W. ..Treasurer.
For the delance it was urged that the master of the shop sutharlved the prisoner to cash the draft and that the charge of theft was brought through spite and personal animosity.
guilty," and he was therefore discharged.
The jury snanimously found prisoner "not
The Sessions stand adjourned till Thunday morning.
THE "DIAMOND" IN A STORM.
Crap's reports, criticisms and predictions was, we understand, commented upon at considerable Hills, which arrived here on Saturday evening The British steamer Diamond, Captain G. W. length at the expense of the Fast and the Wall from Singapore after a long pasange of 17 days, and the London Timer and its special war (7) had a very trying time of it in the Chinx Sex, and correspondent to particular. The old story-It was only with the greatest difficulty, and after truth and practical knowledge are mighty and anchoring twice en route, that the will prevall
THIE is the powerful little fleet that Admiral Fremantle hat ordered to rendezvous at the mouth of the Yangtze before the end of the present month, to protect British Interests wherever
Secretary. they may be imperiiled:-
Battleship Canturion, 1st-ch, cruiser Crescent,
.J.D.
..S.D.
..Chaplain.
Guns. Tons.
म
Edgar, Undaunted, 13 Eclus
I.H.P. 14 10 500
9000 14 7.700 10,00 11
7.450 10,000
$.600
A
3,600
5.500 7,000
Leander,
10
4,300
€ 000
13
3.910
13
14
او
Mercury, Severn Spartan, Caroline,
6,000
ship man
managed
to at lest reach her destination in a more or arrival in the herhour a Telegraph reporter less damaged condition. Shortly after het hoarded the Diamond and obtained the following interesting particularsolber experiences from the Chief Officer
The Diamond left Singapore on the oth October with a good
R neral cargo and 470 Chinese passengers, bennd direct to Hongkoar Very heavy weather was encountered, but all wet well until the 6th instant at 1.10 p.m. in lat 14.22 north and long, 109.18 east, when the chief engineer reported that some of the valves had, during the labea fog of the ship in heavy ses-way, given out. The curve of the 4.050 4,000
steamer was therefore set for Cape Sanho, with 3,600
7.000
■ view to getting into a sheltered anchorage 1,420 950 where the engineers could get to work on the THOSE who take an interest in matters sautical, englers and prt them in fair working order, and their name is legion, will be interested to At 730 p.m. the ame day the ship was hear that the "unknown" on which the steam- ship Riversdale touched some months
anchored close to Cape Sanho, where the
a
engines | were promptly rep+ired and at 10.30 p.m. age Hainan Straits while en voyage from Hongay to
Voyage Hongkong bat not only been found but, as will Heavy weather was agzio" encountered, and resumed. Hongkong w have been seen by Notice to Mariners recently
fadeed so heavy was the sea that the decks pablished in this journal
placed
were constantly feded and the
the parvengers by the Constaander of the
revenue
hattened down below. In this way blow
3rd-cl.
THE first act of Parliament inflicting a tax on the birth of humanity was the 6 and 7 William and-cl. and Mary, Ch. 6 (1694) and was entitled: An act lor granting to his Majesty certain rates and duties upon marriages, births and burials, and spon bachelors and widowers, for the term of dve years, for carrying on the war against with vigour. Upon the birth of every child, except children of those who receive alms, a sollings of the eldest son of a doke. £30; of a marquis, etc., in propastian. The twenty- fourth section enacts that all persons in holy ordern shall keep a register of persons married, buried, christened, or born in their parish, under pensity of £100 in default. The taxes on births, marriages and burials were continued Indefinitely by and & William and Mary
the
to
CA. 85, and imposed a penalty of 40 shillings Cruleer Líkin, und will,
we shortly progress was made until the ruth fnet when
upon the parents who neglected to give notice to the vicar, etc., of the parish of the date of birth of any child.
passengers acroRS,
port
water
hnd
be marked either by a substantial beacon or a
It was found that the ship had run short of coll boy. This must be highly satisfactory news and fresh water. The course had, therefore, to for Captain Peck of the Riversdals” whose
new be again
altered in order that the of Touran, report of the unpleasant and somewhat costly discovery referred to was discredited in some
in Annam, might be reached without delay. This quarters until the official report of Captain been obtained after a lot of difficulty with the
accomplished at
6 p.m. on the rath, and after a good supply of and fresh Myhre of the Ethis was made public about a fortnight ago.
compradores of
the place, the anchor was
being completed 1st- on Saturday evening weighed at 8 am, on the 14th and the Diamorid once more resumed active operations against a strong north-east monsoon, the voyage eventually without further difficulty and with the lose only of a few deck fittings and the port and sterboard
THE Cave arising out of the death of Class whose collaboration with "Colonel Hicks at did not eccupy H.B.M.'s Civil Summary Cour the Amateur Circus wit be recalled with a smile,
long
on
Repairs to the Diamond's engines will be
THE Chefoo Express of the 12th says:We have had several vessels arriving from Port Artbur lately. The Kwangcht andved on Tuesday morning with 76 wounded men from the Natal Hospital, Dr. W. Kirk was with them and besides that gentleman, Capt. Squire and day for Wel-hal wel. Captain and Mrs. Calder Mr. Albrecht arrived, leaving again ou
on the same also left Port Arthur at that time, bul Yesterday the Chinese salated the steamer the perjo 1 under review has much slackened onto Tientsin is one of the Chinese transports. yesterday morning, says the N. C. Dassy bowsprit skrowds,
proceeded Chungking with twenty-one guns, in the pre-and the whole aspect of affalis has become Thursday morning, but did not bring any
The Customs schooner Dolphin arrived
Newer of the 16 Inst. Chang Kes, a dairy-mas quieter. Possibly the pace a short while agor
the Sinza Road, claimed $20 from "Colonel On Saturday morning the Hicks" on was a little too fast to last, What is now Chinese launch Lee Shus turned up here He laccount of the little animal's death, effected here prior to her departure for the South. required is the re appearance of the speculative from Port Arthor. That launch has been lying that it died because its tall had been cut. The that the defendant promised to pay for publle, but alas! they xem non est.
the animal in the event of its death, and alleged there for some time and it appears that the TAX report pa'lished in the Shanghal papers / Captain and officers bad deserted her, only worker died when it was a week old and it was
defendant, on the other hand, said that
said that Clara's leaving on board the second mate and a cook. Chinese soldiers avalled themselves of this craft, imposible to bring it up by hand. He paid the and promoting the second mate to the rank of plaintiff $14 for milk for the dockey, and had captatu and the cook (knowing something about
trented it with every kindness. He denied that Hie Honour sald the plaintiff's case bad absolutely no foundation, and there was no dismissed. excuse for bringing the claim. Summons
sence of the British Consul, in salisfaction et the insult committed on the flag. I can learn also other British demand besides tbla.
GENERAL WEI BEHEADED.
November 16th.
that the Foreign Ministers at Peklog are making preparations to leave that city, in consequance of the expected approach of the warlike legions circumstances the representatives of Foreign
General Wef has been beheaded on account of the Ping-yang affale, he beleg considered solely to blame for the defent of the Chinese of Japen, must be a mere canard. Under any dosiars) to chief engineer, put to sea and reached he promised to pay for the donkey in Casa it died. Troops in that engagement..
THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR. - (Special to N. C. Daily News)
TIENTSIN, November 16th, The Chinese Squadron observed several from the very best Parisian Houses Including: Tusday last, but they steamed away on the Japanese war-ships outside Port Arthur op
approach of the Chinese.
CONCERVES,
FRUIT JELLIES, PARISIENS, CRYSTALLISED APRICOTS. CHERRIES.
GREENGAGES, &c.,
In large Assortment,
Captain McClure has been appointed Assistant Admiral of the Pelyang Squadron.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. SPECIALLY attractive performance at Harmston's
Circus, at West Point, at 9 p.m.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 17th November, 1804.
Is
The British war vestris Pigron and Leander. left Shanghai for the North on the 14th lost.
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.
It is requested that all communlestions relating to Saberipi
THE P. M. S. S. Coh steamer City of Peking, with mails, &c., left Nagasaki for this port at 7 a.m. to-day.
THE well-known China Merchants' steamer
Advertisements, &c, ba addresand to the “Masagw, Henghina | Hasshin was transferred to the German flag in
Telegradā” und not to the Editor
Shanghai on the rath last. She is now known
Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to'' The Editor” and † as the Puhyt,
not to individual members of the ad
Commapleston landed for publicsden must be accompanied || H.M S. Crescent was si Chefoo on the raih inst. by the name od address of the writers, not pecesarly for The weather at the 'Scarborough of the Far publication; but at evidence of good faith
Po have a duty to perform which would here. How things like this can happen we are keep item at their posts even if the visionary | at a loss to understand, but the fact is there. danger ng much talked about were an actual THERE is something about good beer that suits reality,
the Anglo-Saxon appetite and physique, and will THE following heartrending paragraph appears other beverage. The Germans are the greatest prevent it from being easily superseded by any The highly-trained Clara, the pet of the Amateur British Islands, while Americans come third. In the N. C. Daily News of the 14th inst. beer drinkers, and after them the people of the Circus, has brought sorrow to her fate exhibitor by her untimely decease, On Monday he was the quantity of beer the world consumer, accord- served with a
a notice to
mait
DURING the course of the trial of Chinaman exception to the manner in which Mr. W. M. at the Criminal Serious this morning Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, the Acting Chief Justice, look strong Goodman, the Attorney-General, examined one
were not asked
THE WAR IN THE NORTH,
ཀར མ་ཡ
For the following interesting items we are mainly indebted to our Shanghai contem porazies:-
Majesty bas ordered six denble-edged swords to It is reported from reliable quarters that bis
be made for presentation to Prince Kong, Li Hong-chang, Li Hang-two and Wing Tung-ko (the Emperor's tutora), Mr. van Hanneken, permission to execute any person from the and Kang Yi (ex-Governor of Kaungtung), with
with Japan, The grantleg of such special second rank downwards, without asking pers mission of the Throne, who dares propose perce unprecedented in Cainere history.
powers to a foreigner (Mr. von Hanneken) is
29th July net, and which has owing to your sumption of this great aggregate Germany/ad not questioned the witness unfairly, but | of the Imperial Court to some city in the interior Improper treatment, since died." It will be heads with 1,503,133,072 gallons, an Increase ensued by the dusted,” Mr. Goodman | return at once to his home,
cause célèbre !
of
to appear on Thursdaying to statistics compiled in Vienna of the of the witnesses for the prosecution and very next in H.B.M.'s Supreme Court, at the salt of quantity drunk in 1893, not including Asis rightly remarked that he, as one Chang Kee, "who claims $20 value of for the manufacture 7,270,000 tons
and Africa, is 4,500,000 con gallons, requiring to see that undefended prison Judge, was bound donkey feat by him to you at your request on the and 82,000 tons of hope.
leading In the con, he had uusiloan! Mr. Goodman protested that
was quickly met in the 34,000,000 over 1891, the consumption the esse properly being 33 gallons per bead, ranging in different provinces from 63 gallons in Bavaria to za Lothtlagen. Great Britain is second, 1.165,757.000 gallons, or 30 gallons per from the statistier that Canada must be Included with the United States, under the beading of America, which, including the whols of the western hemisphere, in third in the list of boss-dirinizers, with more than a billion | gallons, or 16 gallons per band.
A MOTHER'S HAND. Her hand is soft, and whits, and fine,
It lies.
It futters when sometimes in mine
Its veiny, so delicately blus, Forever Allms with some new
Serprise.
It is so dainty and so fair |
On it the bown her band in prayer,
•
Perhap
But when she spanks her wayward boys, With what a loud, resounding nožne
It slaps !
head. It
"round
*
All este of carious stories are afinat concern.
The Censor Wêu, who suggested the ref noval in the war of words that so as to avoid the Japanese invasion, has been
I am hera
to see strired of all his rank and titles and ordered to then said I trust I always conduct my CERER properly and continuing the examination of the
line wilders WAS | again brought up
with a tura " by the veteran Judge, who repeated that undefended prisoners should be protected by the Court father than otherwise, and that the Rules of Evidence should, in respect to prisoners who cannot afford to segaga consel, be very strictly observed. And is "point of fact, the prisonar, who was tried for ambestiament, was shortly afterwards unanimously acquilted by the jury.
iroops), the special pirtisans of Li Heng-chang.
East' on that date was not too cold, but just A PRIVATE letter from Paking dated Monday, | the relations of the Viceroy Li with the Paco stationed in Chins, and whose viisiheith. When this in accomplished Li Hung-chang will
Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Tiltonkh will always | cold enough to be pleasant,
be open for the fals discussion by correspondents of all questionn
log Viceroy Li Hong-chang, and in native circles they have super haarers. The latest, on the authority of an officiel at Peking to a friend is Shanghai, is to the effect that although the Nanking Viceroy, Liu K'anyl, has been called to the Acting Vios-Royalty of Chihli and the com mand of the Slang Amoy Cerpa (Henan troops), We learned by whe yesterday from the North,
this is a step to cope with any dissatisfaction says our Shanghal morning contemporary of the A WASHINGTON Wasing papar recently pub.
ike Li party,
When La K'on-yi arrives a 15th inst, that the Chungking was duly saluted
Habed the following, which is Interesting and | Blain, he will, it li said, he commanded by yesterday by the Taku forts, in the presence of
of instructive prominent diplomat, who was Army of the Slang but also of the Haaf (Aubal todict to take command of not only the the British Consul, Mr. Bristow, Further, that
"would' Govern- carry waight because of his acquaintance November 13th, which must be taken with a ment at Peking are close and
cordial, Oriantal fals, diplomatic usage would and bess held at the Tengil Yaude, when the Reports of last week's engagements show that the into three States in the and Japan sims remainder there rather than golag to Paking, great deal of reserve, says that a consultation Kung Total has been sent back to Port Arthur. its in, believes that the division of Chias rected to remain at Tientsin as Viceroy of
apparently cordial,
permit Ministers of the United States, Great Britain, Japanese have not had an actual walk-over so
Chikli in consideration of his preference for France, and Germsey were asked to try and thousand mes fought the Japanese through the er nine years ago
to achieve through the
That plen far. On Wednesday last General Shul with two kuown in hề cherished by HITSUEN DRICH it my cost; further, that the
eight Advertisers are requested to forward all motions fotanded for Up till Monday the 13th inst. the Japanese Avet some plaps in the west, bet laiended before doing chow on the east side, and stopping the Japanese the independence of Koren, since that line Sam is le to the dot. That since the 6th fast, no
Emperor was preparing to fee from Peking to whe
whole day, making vigorous defence | Kin- war can no longer
oper be considered ons to establish bore resor Intelligenes from Port Arthur. Chinese officials here prokas baving received had not breu at Port Arthur; but troops were foundagedekTINA
so to stated to be about nineteen olies from that were in the palace to the Ferige advance; but he was unsupported by the other esined." Ethan
that the situation was very artical, anticl on Thursday he was overpowered and the be driven to spent to other masons to have provisions and arrived at Port Arthur
A high official gaye it as his opinion
fcou commanders, and when the Arbt
We renewed questa
and it lookdale become's war of e
• though Chỉholy monday confer the Exody more Chloess troops, and ample pated the fall of the dynasty. All the gates of my scrupled Kinchow. On the same
same in her behall The impression fout the Colette Templent for three years, kilat more-over
Port Faking are guided by voidlars day and night, day the Japanese advanced on the rear el
Arbor and was rendered that they were to be closed the forts at Tallanwan and captured them. Chinese Gordon said that we never knew baster of the outwork prired by lam Japanes. The redeclared laking la percent counselorean Chinese are wild to have retaken some has been acting a transport in the North, and on the 16th instant.
The garrisons of two of the forts separately made soldiers than wat like Calhansen, whes properly uncial version of recent events represents tha determined resistance, but they ware overcome equipped, and Bis a qustion maluly of Calliere omdere, is having received orders from
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place, engaged in strengthening te fort fleations of the places they had captured..
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from Tlentin on the 34th Inst. She had 600 W starikarizod," is andasvouring to fast a suiVkto: Friday: the 】APARENT" advanced to the attack which the WiiNLY 1976 Mbing the pr under the name Liting, arlved to Shanghai ƑA CALIFORNIAN Chíame, that is to and nineties by the better, arms of the Japanese,low | Leadership and one say d'ong factor | Tretain mot så: lose mine. Hem in defanding......
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Do not revile the bow-legged man, says the the bassenger en unha e IMKOUTYDDE On / of the Namkuan Pass, a very strong position on | China. Thèmementie-and: shto kirome (AS" Port Arthur Ft. Ji thane,, tha' Chinese say, the
ed the the sack of land betwern Society Bay and Talless reserally
to myčkage paber was, twenty-five miles from I Port Arthor. The
Chicago World, for he plays an importat part promosura is, wa fo this would of ours. It is setimsted that go of Cales pecles, have days but
i was no encertad defence; each Chinese force all their mark While the legend of the
per cent of mankind are bow-legged,, opes as effics in Chesnaya at which wears HONGKONG americally, this class is entitled to great will be received for the cavige of made from
respect. Bow-ligu invariably accompany a the vasions Prayer to the anions of Calpe robust physique
we find them one of the pane, consigning and others win any fagang bayan TELEGRAFH" ARE MOST REPHOTFULLY spicuous features of athletes. Comedians
almost always bow-legged. Of the body wikthels of REMINDED THAT ALL, SUBSCRIPTIONE || che most iliustrious examples are Chiay, Hormon, apparto
ecluses to which Aumanity points with price standar
Napoleon, Wallington, Bibopunhaper, Washings. The grammaten I | ton, Teving and Chrost.
MUUR UN PAID IN ADYAHON,
was ampliately routed, and the road to Post may lead Chi adanya weweng Arthur opmed. Same thousands of refugees myčkayodunen die org tele
at Kinchas dying toward the villages in the of her er AY N
nity, being mistaken for javanese were fired that it will have any acne in comme ti Khan the war, delssces at Port Arthur, and pilogiei cleciation, caloa kundreds killed. With ruch evidence that if many cefnghveder
is we hand, no organisation of the defenon | Chias **
Si hagua wa Gombe that the Mil of China's one
pai engile vill be, and they profess thems
sury received the followe