*
NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.
CN BOARD H. M. 5. "LEANDER.”
Monday, March tríð.
At ten o'clock this morning, on board H.M.S. Leander, a Court Martial was held on Run ner M. J. Delaney, for having been found drank, at 4 p.m. a fortnight aro, in the cabin of the A fmiral, on hard the Centurion: There were present the following officera: Capt. (Pres) Capt. McOnhae and (cander) Commdr. Werrender and Fleet (Centurion), Capt, Laxton (Peacock) Capt. May (Reddole), and Certain Winslow (Sparton). Commander Tunpard Secretary Waymouth (Victor Emanual), besides, as wilneres. Commander Fieet, Liegts, Rick and Arbuthnot (Centurion).
Metaxa
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1895.
setting down Into a comfortable position to spin | bis yarn which would be somewhat like the
following:-
ан
Well you are, Avick, I was sitting down be ma tent greasing me brogues, or at laste as mach of them as was left from the marching and countermarchlap of cur division. when Orderly saluted me with an order from the Giuliai to po to him at once, sad, bedad, I was there in a jiffy. "Morning to you. O'Flaherty" said the Giniral "Good morning to ye kindly, gluten)," said T, and is it wanten me ye are ?
"Is it
It wantew ya I am
am did say? Why, of
| ya · concie, I am wanton ye. Aren't you the only man in the British Army can give your per- plexed Glaisal good advice in his difficulty: for gbir qasn'ary we all are sure its In
als blessed minast, The beef and mutton of our Commissary have risin not in price Alanak, bot in flavour, and is that bad, the gives of it to the men is completely out of the question. Flare and other such articles are an önknown quantity, and thent praties, once the very pride of me heart, have, from sprouting the damp, burst out lota stalk and leaves, Hongkong riFLE ASSOCIATION and, like the last rese of summer, they are left blooming alone. Then the enemy, bad seran la It, in that agravating and unreasonable, that divil a one of us can root them from their position.
Defendant pleaded guilty, and was sen- tenced to fase one year's seniority and to be dis missed from his ship.
LONG RANGE CUP AND 9POONS.
Saturday was a good day for tifle shooting and there was a good atiradance of members. The Cud was won by Major Moore, the shomlist who was first not having entered for the Cup com. petition, and the Sroons were catred off by
Crm, Lynch, Lear, Hoey, Sergt. Shearing, Major Wrotester, and Pivate Gedbear. The following are the best scores :***
Name.
401
yards, yarde.
Comp. Lauch, R D.,
40
Make Monro, A PU
·
Lent. Hey, R. B.
Serge Sheareg, R. B
All Wroidey,
R
n
Pivate Cobra,
Sapere Prichael, R.E
Mater........ 3. Wo willige, R.1. Corp. McGrey, RB.. Mr. Ah-hert. Mc Menon A
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REVIEWS.
H'cap Grand points, tori
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Meiklejohn's Ya^an Trectory for 1895 to one of the most convertently arranged hooks we have
ever mern. The long edge of the hook is indexed and the nsm of each division of the contents is
alainned to lage red ca s making it easy to open to the action required: and, once in the section, the heads and sub-heads are arranged with auch stell and with such marked contrasts In size and Cickness of lepe-face that the item
The
bozk
Includes: sought for quickly found. List of far, etc., in Janan, Kores and Wladt. vostock, also existical matter relating to the Japanese Government Departments, and to he pan, as well as a fell Alphabetical Peerage of Japan, an Tilst of foreign residente in Japan, Corea and Wi-divorteck, and an appendix of useful
Informs- Ion, with coloured lithographed plan of Yakohams. It is published by R. Meiklejohn & Co, No. 49, Súrug: Cho, Yokohama, and
■lthough smallärd condensed, is throughout a most verviceable and creditable Directory.
It is wonderful what an amount of ably digertel, valushie and well classified information has been esthered into “The North China Desk
Hong List" The long narrow shape of the suffed for is intended Directory to well purpose, and margleat Indexing is fall and clear. For all that business world, of which Shanghai is the centre, it iwan invaluable book at reference, it having sis a large map of China Korce and Japan,
bicked
with
a comprehensive plan of Shanghal. The printing, paper and make up of this Directory is of the first quality
besides the direclary, ste so and the varied and wisely chosen that!
st it is hardly possible which to mention first; hut perhaps the eighteen pages of events connected with China are the mual natable. They certainly for a graphic and Interesting outline of the main periods and incidents in Chinere History from 2700 B.C. to date, or for newy 5000 years,
· content).
THE OIRISH GL^BE-TROTTER.
ABOUT VOLUNTEER..
And its me advice your wantin Generel 7" fist that game,” volt hé,
Russia's intentions are in this respect, it will be
Obr
NOTICE TO MARINERS
Zība bileeing motion to mariners køpošřell sy. the Gevirmirdet Gamesto last Saturday Swi
ZAST ENTRANCE TO ANIMONOKKI STRATYS Hasaki. Lighthouse. Intended chanen of 3rd Order Fixed Light-to:
Brd Order Rrosting Light.
from date the and Order Fland Light of Hess
Notice is hereby given that to about 4 werks Liphikaner, at entrance to Shimannark Straits, will be chaner 1 is the 3nd Onter Reentring Light with
mert:1 Fellowr The uro of Músination of the Revolving | fight will be 963 degrees 't om North "nan West to South Baderom wear and are nf 5% the Light will show a deprees from Marth in North LB deorree Went, and a Rei Bash over another are of 204 gre
CHURCH OF 1
"ENGLAND TEMPE RANCE SOCIETY.
The ninth anniversary of the Missions to Seamen (Hongkong branch of the above Society) war held on Friday erealag at the Seamen's necur fed by the Chaplain, Rev. A. G. Goldsmith. Room (Satlon's Home). The chair was Reading The report shows that 3,153 members have Society. been enrolled sloce the commencement of the
A mosles programme was rendered by the Temperance chole in capital style, with the assistance of Mrs. Dyer Ball and Mrs. Rozshall, mbo
charming solor.
medical and other s'atistics it is shown that Mr. J. Dyer Bill addressed the meeting and with great force, to the fact that he Rilsdes £2,003 persons die annually in the British Isles solely through alcohalle poisoning, or otherwise,
need of such societies as this, where men were united in a common object and thus were 10
TIENTSIN.
(FROM OUR SPACIAL CORRESPONDENT.)
Febrowy rath; By degrees we are becoming initiated la the qualities of the Chinese walors who are Empire The e bright Cells are getting charged with the defence of the portion of the rather ruffled because they had probably received no pay, staited, as they woulds say in America, to" fix up a bank.". They did this successfully at a place called Chang Yw.kwan, ahout wanty alles westward of the heavenly capital In addition, discontented with the
grain. A short time ago they likewise plan. village of Pal-angkow, 3 from bere, and regulation hard biscul', they have plundered the also the village of Shansooken, taking away the Fered a bank near the French concession, and
through the Infiarrce of drink. He urged the disturbed them. of the late
from Neeth 48 degrees Wes, to Snoth 8z degrees East envering the roll off Motoyama and East-entrance in Shimanowski. Soate. The interval between the filxhes will be 15 «rconde,
Messrs. Debing and von Hanneken have left for Peking, and fi ·eald the reason of their visit is in connection with a proposal to take over the
The bearings arb true, and, as taken from uch stronger and better able to support each Imperial Chinese Railways" and the Kalplog
nonward
The description of the Lighthouse, height of light, and Its range of visibility, will remain the
me up before.
Count Kuroda Kiyotaka, Minister of State fer Communications Tokio, February 21st, 18955),
other.
renting address, which was very attentively Lieutenant Risk, R.N., also delivered an inte- listened to. In the course of bis remarks he wald-When I joined the Navy 25 years ago it was a very bad thing to become a member of Temperance Society; but now a man is at hunted down of thought a "poor lot" because balss a teetotaller. This shows that Temperance CHINA AND MANITA STEAMSHIP cas hold their own and that their carss is
better for health, "by the fact that Insurance Societies teetotal lives on better term than accept "teetota!
of centuries and raise herself to the same pitaj, of civilization sa her neighbour across the water p When China has assumed such a rosition, # will be a hard task to wing from her any onitan of her territory, or to expect her to confer any favour and as its fall vsing fr given in retara. When the setting up, therefore, of the present war takes place, then will be the time of sever, weak. The Tapanese, when China can be male to suffer the inte of the however nced not delude themselves fate the belief that they are going to be the only people to benefit from China's roal lon of belplessness. They are palling the chestnuts out of the fire, and there is one European Power in pan
in panicular, which is standing by with every hope of sharing the phil. What
business now to
examine. It is well known that the project of all others which lay nearest to the beart was the construction of the Great Siberian Raft- way. It was through his untiring efforts that the main of plans and tendered frere all sind suprestank, which were sides on the sublect, wore care- fally considered and sifted, until, an Imperial Rescu Rescript, given on the 77th March, 1801, 1
1807, the question of the construction of the Great Siberlan Rallway was ferevocably decided upon. Since that day when the Czarewich, now the Car Nicholas, laid the foundation stone of the great work, the construction of the railway has been going on by leaps and bounds. The total length of the line from Chellabinsk, the western point Then me advice in, General, give them a where it connects with the European system, en
edhe beded well give them that Vladivostock, the Exstern termlous, is
“but I want advice In
14714 of the wast whole of t Throughnut nously the miles. strategy, as to
to the
hich tract of country
th line laps are to be said I, “ their disposition found the requi
materials requisita
for
Buccessful all that General may desire. The English colonfration and commercial enterprise, and the to portion of the Army is hungry and will fight for advantages which are likely to accrue to Russia their grob, while the Oirish and the Scotties through the constraction of this tailway must general meeting of the Company to be held at I want their toddy. And, take me wask for it, its certainly be enormous. Although built parti, i the office of the gener: I managers on Saturday, whing too much 1 secondly, the man who some-
b'ue blasen they'll be making of the eelmy on for strategical parporer, the railway is chieffe ad instant, "ak niñon :--- the word to march.
meant as an Instrument for working the peaceful Annexed we beg to submit toʻshareholders "Now, O'Flaherty," said he to me, "be me
when power and resources in the real statement of accounts for the year ROTTA' development of soul ita perfect confidence I have in the lado,
Asia. When it is cON POW
its completed in 1904 she will possi-ending 31st Decembm, 1804. and the writ upon them banners they bly be · fair way to revolutionisa the anties The gross proft including the balance from
İlke Carry will,
"UNT istede | last veer amounts to 831 814 40 and after writing a rolling snow-ball, increase
(months wherever they take them to; but in the year will the Eastern terminus of September remain $18,814-40, which it is proposed to deal In the neare Faz ERA. Yet, for one, estate lots off $13,000 * deprecision of steamers there maning is the pincing of the men 80 | of any real use. From the middle of as to win the fight as Christian soldier until the beginning of April the port of Vindivos with as follows should do, be as litle spillen of blood as postock is closed with ice, though it is true that an sible. The noble game of chess teaches us what ice-breaker keens the channel clear to the deck-
should be, and, be jabers, this next more
yard throughout the winter. In addition to thầu of consequence, for upon the result depinds our supplies of daily bread,"
And there If
and by your leave, I will ye plate. break off the thrand of me discourse so as to git tok dries, and as a resarve force we will it the Hongkong Volunteers formålat me belare me love me ancle (for the misiat mind ye) in command of the Gintrei and the army; and will Kive his
mode of tactics when space may be spared for it.
"Why, man-live&tion of me men,"
me
And now let the Volunteer army fall In Attention eves front ↑ « you was ! as you is stand-at-aire i stand-atsy!
on
the harbour, thongh strategically strong, is not at all well adapted for a large commercial part, such as the Rastern terminus of the Siburian
Railway undoubtedly should be. Russia is, in which is open ail the year round, and which fe sorely in need of a thorough good harbour, fact,
capable of being adapted to commercial uses, It will be interesting to inquire where she is Hikely to find such a desirable haven.
From Khabarova to Vladivostock, a distance of about 400 miles, the line runs parallel with the e-board of the Gulf of Tartary, at
་་་་་་་
COMPANY, LIMITED, The following to the report in presentatiep in thế shareholders'at the twelfth andfängy
To pay a dividend of 7 per cent $17.500.00 To carry forward to next year'o
1.314 40
The result is disappointing compared with last year's, but has been brought about by twossuses. viz: the secident to the Zafra, which' viruck on a rock while leaving the harbour on 14th November last, causing a love of two mo
montbla revenue to the Company, and the prevalence of the plague in Honkong, which necessitated a farther low of 15 dayı qurrantine at Manila to asch steamer dering the greater part of the year. The result of this combination of adverse circum. stances has been that while the earnings of the
thas fully accounting for the falling off this year. CONFULTING COMMITTEE. We have to record with
deep
the death regret of Mr. H. Fopplus whose place at the Board has been led by the appointment of Mr. N. A. Slebs. In secordance with, the Apticles of Aianelillon Muses. Gilles, Moser, Glebe and Shewan all retire, but offer themselves for re- election.
Now, me lads, I did not seek this field wid/tance from it of about 150 miles. The country steamers decreased their expenses Increased
Dever
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in this neighbourhood is composed entirely of virgin forest, where the voice of man has yet been heard. Yet there would be no puti- cular engineering difficulties in constructing a branch line to any point on the
where CORST, gond harbour cou'd be found That there are good harbours along this coast is well known. Castries Bay, though the greater
ter part of it is open to casterly winds, affords goed shelter to to vessels which anchor inside the islands within it. Here it is that pilots are picked up by vessels entering the River, and
Amor
AUDITORY..
The accounts have been,sadited by Mestrs.
cks every inch a soldier, from the soles bezinning of corared, with Ice from the Mosers. Cox and Arnold are eligible for re
|
sfaction,
Paruky Temperinte
·
IT
even those of mederate drinkers. It does not Interfere with good fellowship-good fellowship of drinkers. First, the man who cannot avoid of a wholesome kind. Thate are three classes
han had
times may exceed, but who generally can stop truly moderate drinker who never takes liquor enough; and, thirdly, the
In excess, Undoubtedly, the first should abstain for every reason. The second ought to consider
third, though not under any necessity for him- the matter terlently; and, if he did so, would go that tots! abstinence is the wisest course. The
of these around him, who are not capable of self, may yet become an abstainer for the saks
looking after themselves,
Mr. Walter Tarn (Hon, Lay Helper) thanked the speakers in suitable terms, and then the weeting closed with a hyman and the benedic- tion.
A WARNING to golFERS.
Simel omistum volat irrevocabila varbum, Jones, well advanced in years, began
The game of golf, but fored That, though an even tempered mad,
He could not play a round, Without expressions finding vent
of most unusual stength. This grieved him much: sa ponitent
Kehled himself at langih To one whose ghostly counsel he
Moch honed might give kim aid, And all his sad perplexity
In graphic terms displayed.
The Reverend Father shook his head,
As Reverend Fathers can:
"The case is difficgir,” he 'umid':
"But try this simple plas !--- Whene'er you use's hosty word
Because you miss a stroke---- That this should vex you seems absurd,
But gollers are quest folk- Take up a pebbļa from the ground And in your pocket lay it.
SHEWAN & CO,
General Managers. Honglang, sốth February 1505,
?ccounts for the year ending 31st December, If you use many through the ragad
1894. BALANCE SHKKT. Assets. Valse of Commany's stasiers £1. meralda 110 Zafro......$238,000 Lear depreci top wiltten off. 15,000 Value of banys and monrings of Amay. and Hongkong_sas Value of coals on hand
stores N Forfeited shares account
H
-$243,000 00
The weight will soon betray it.”
A day has passed away, Jones standa
Before his friend again :
In both his pockets are bis hands,
Hils face fu drama with pain. "This heap of stones that here I've got, It griiver me much to show it, Is for "Confound.it," &c. this lot-
A big one--is for.
Blow
11.
I would the tale were that complete
And here the balance struck,
The "D" an in a truck.”
701.69 465.00 1.796 41
1.350.00
11,750 71
Bel-kladly step into the street,
138.61
16,791:97 6,978.27
Corporation.uemmeprikepirare. Cash on hand.......
ye to blather blarney, but I am bound to say it is praiseworthy of the local youth to put their shoulders to the wheels of our guns and larn the differince 'twixt the breech and the mole, so that on a call to duty ye will be found fitted for an honourable place to the faint, where the fon of the fair is sure to
to be when ye are shoulder-to- shoulder with the British Army.
Hongkong Volunteers, se 7 jist now tauld ye In efficiency to any Corps of your sort. Ye haald
parade,
Î'a mesilt will tell ye ye are equal business-like grip of yer pane, every mother's settlement exists at the bend of the bay. The 1. H. Cox and T. 1. Rose (acting for Mr. Arnold). son of ye of the rank and file. Captain Mc-hay, however, li Callum
antil April, being only of his brogues to the crown of his caubeen what I say of your Captato may be repeated of the
and op
open to navigation for about seven months in
A little further south In Fest.
In situated the your Liftionists and non-coms. Faith, an there splendid harbour of Port Imperial.. It stands is not a set of warriors outside of the Regulars at the mouth of the Barschula River, and look more likely to kill or be klik contentitly, in excellent anchorage is to be found in its various
good cause; and ye have ne'er a feat of a strife
arms. Vessels af ADY sire can so anchor me to be completely land-locked, and the harbour, in for any other.
Bedad, an its forgetten me manners I am, as fact, may be said to be the very best that can I should have mentioned at first that bis koindly be found in this part of the world. It, however,
disadvantage of great
of belge fo
fce- Honour, the Glaltel-in-Chief, was on the ground also has the an took a a power
wer of interist in ye're manoeuvres.
November to April. With the There was no band (worse luck to it!) to exception of Olga Bay, the count from this polat
to from strike *God
up
Save the Queen," an the down to Wladivostock #ffords ittle shelter for Cathedral orgin was mindin its own business in vessels. High mowy mountains are vial-le the Holy of Holles" with such industry that, Inland, and pine forest extend to the coast.
it barat itself before we had much of its which is hilly, and in cliffs. There a begab,
only one heavenly notes or its
or Its somulferous A plating adjlact to our Hongkang Volunteers more harbour to be found on the Russian ses, board, and that is Norgorod Bay to the south. is the Ambulance Corps, and they had A keen ward of Vladivostock, and almost touching the interest attached to thim be raison of the smart Russo-Korean frontier. Here there is a Russian drill they were put through be that broth of a settlement, with a garrison of shout 1,000
Dr. Canille.
More power to blot
cultivated. It is much less wooded, and presente fewer obstacles to railway engineering than the the best, and, most important of all, fa costred
north. the harbour
derste thickners for moderate
possesses no barbour throughout her Pacific seaboard which is free from ice all the year round. In addi lon to this, the Gulf of Tartary and the northern part of the Japan Sex fa infested with fog, and the approach to Vladivostock itself is rendered most dangerous for this reason
It is plainly apparent proper Eastern terminus for her Siberian Rall-
domlafons for It, She will not have to look far. Just inside the Korean frontier there is Goske- vitch Bay, where really good zochorage can be found. Yat this is not by any means a harbour in the proper sense of the serm. Port Chestakof and Sta Shian Bey are the only other anchorage of any importance to he found sa ate progresses south down the eastern coast of Kores. There is, in fact, nothing at all sultable for Russian requirements onill Broughton Bay is reached. of barbour which Russla And here may be found, at last, the very kind
asila wante Broughton Bay is aliuated at lat. 40 dag. N., and is 40 miles in depth. At lie head are Yang
troops,
Premium value of anizotred policies, Outstanding freight 1893......... Sunday debtors
uppermost in me mind when readen an article in box there, when they were here, and they and the country around is fairly well] Hongkong and Shanghai. Banking'
tor three months
Many and many an auld feelin was, brought
the Hongkong Telegraph the other day unent
"HO WIS the "Model Settlement" of Sbangbai, the power were here, when he was there. Then placing of time it recalled (for of shadowe out find the seat the Shanghal secretess (pen the canvas, the Ambulance the stretchers formist the wounded and gintly Volunteers twenty years ago, under the then
man rowled out their iloen bandages, while the | with Ice of Commander-in-Chief, Gineral
with any plexin wolght :! are ent yarns of them days-for 1 whole brigade of pleasint reminiscences marched into me mlad and occupied the citadel: there they wers, them thoughts of the past, rank and fat,
in open columns of companies
complate
were spint in that beisful rettlement, and
Irdeed-an I wont crowd your tage, but," | Doctor rowled out big orders. It was, Indade, a | in the year. It will now be seen that R
masters of the position, for zure me young days to save the fe of a mother's duriint it may be, in May, June, and that if Russia wan's #
you
may be cartin sure that I was one of thim very volunteers, for the love of glory is a healthy feelin
la the roug, and the pomp of war (although | worthy the bizalon, mod in Tuch is way, 150 will have to look outside her own
maybe its but play-pi^gin ") is always dear to the heart of a young Oirlshman. And falx with mesiifiti cariin sure a milliary life was bred Into me from me bleib,
Me uncle, who is at present rejolting in bis last glory (for be's now dead and gone) was the very divil at military yarns, and as sa muld soldier he thought life was not worth living to them who were not army "boys" "Is that you paddy, me honey," be would say, continuing is
you, I say
"Ob, bedad, lis meself," I'd way. "An what
kindly tone of voice, “bad seran to ye is it
Bet, ob, the colleens! It is plesint to speak them with of them Immeasured praise and write down in the unequivocal language of me Fatherland me admiration of the dainty darlints' solicitude and of the sick and wounded. Their attendance
worthy father, well loved brother (or, of
it might
ght be the forlorn stranger) is
praine And, bedad, its true enough, and nobody will be after contradicting me when I say it, the soldier's heart is never so hardened be the thoughts, or sight of war and its accompanying bloodshed as to cease to venerate the pany colleens; and the assistance of the fair sisters in the hour of four need is to me mind leike angels visits from our father in Hivin,
PATRICK O'FLAHERTY. dont bombard re're sanctum sanctorum and P.S.-If the whole bilin of the Volunteers
blow ye into smfthereens before ye are a week older, then its after contrebootin more copy
7.551.24 528.77
$291,061, 16
Liabilities. Capital, 5,000 shares @$50 per share.$250,000.00 Dividends uncollected c 1893...... 177.50 Bad and doubtful debts........... Underwing account ........... 7,080.61 Sunday Creditor... 12.479.78 Dan to General Managers.............incipess
1.518.94 Balance of Proft and Lois account... 18,8r4.40
$192,063.36
936.04
137.21 1,438.81
94.64
1,000.00
300.00
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Exchange accomat ça Interest accountoscommessamastigagan
Charges account.. Consolting Committe Auditors Fees
I or on stores......isici
Amount weliten-off koe depreciation
1890 manatagene..... 11.000 00 Balance
18,814 00
C
bave you been at all this blessed day " be'd to your popular ́ paper `ol'l be ofther before or King Bay and Port Lexareff, both of which affor Balades from last account $13,077-35 -
after Saint Pasherick's Ball,
RUSSIA'S AIMS IN THE FAR,
EAST.
$ 36811.10
Les dividend for 19a 12,500.00 $V$77-35 Proft on Working 55. &imeralda
perialic Ralway. There is plenty | Amount transferred from bad
and Zaßro umumiyngsnyjilley 27,768.31
say. "Is it disgracin the family ya are be
most excellent abelter. The harbour occuplas playin at lawni tenule, or foolen round after golf.
simply position for the terminal of a Thim games are parly well for auld men and
great children, and maybe they are good enough to
of room for any amount of shipping, the water' Amuse our colleene—the darlints—when they
in the harbour is of are not accupled be counten; for bezaleas of
good bottom, and the form depth, and with
it are almost their tender forms they are not expected to
rely frem from ich allest
the winter, with delight in twisting the shillelagh, but for the moment being carried or between Chint and the exception of small accumulations to the Its ashamed of yourself you pregnant with far more serious questions head of the southern end of the bay. The of Gensan Hes at this southern endy
ijken of you,
The one-sided struggle which is at the present
Batter Country round
doubtful debts...hehe Amount reonlynd_from_Spaslah Government Manila a/c 5ṣés paid to 1787 refunded inmunapar Profit en salts of Sa legtebad sharias,
5.953.00
1,810.94 683.40
$ 36,813.10
WAD AND DOUBTFUL DESTE The land approach to the Balance from last Account commmm..$ 843.36
@CCOUNT||---¶Ã¶---ŞEKșterii. 3952.00
farave in the to the shore, and would is į
Bay
them Dannybrook days ; its many a good soldier | the
the delalla of the Rghting. The Japanese BYG
I ká a mass of corruption, Wheneroad runs very
to answer,
when the time
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the course of
Balarcerezadeos webcomic............
0.11
$5.797-47
hould be, to be contint with such protimes; for than the relative mèrits of battleships and large town ofle along the coast, SHANGRA | lis come of a fighten family years, and be the cruisers, or the superiority of comparatively small extending for an hokey powers when I was your age its maybe a bodies of highly trained troops hordes of about 13,000 inhabitants. The score of me fal nd's heads I ve smashed just for undisciplined rebble. The general pubite through is well cultivated, and gold and copper mines love, you know-dlvll the more. Good luck to out Europe is tired of the conflicting
reports of a la by
thek road | from Vladivostock. | Tlis || Amount transferred to Profit and Low matriculated from that field to fields of wlening all along the lins, and the
the vast of Chjai greater glory."
maik all probably
the Tallwa "True for ye," I'd say, "and its meself would her enemies
comes for it to be extended to this sappear, the relents before them, like to hear something of your fighten days and already she has been brought to her knees point, Port Lazare ff, in a word, is without doubt the uncle,
by her comparatively puny
Firal. What will port which the Rasplans are best on acquiries f at Well," he'd say, "bedad and I will do that happen now? That is the question which to the
Concintaim of the
1 of the prosent war. It
It needs but same, and maybe when its after listenin to me whole civilised world will have to
at the ye there a of asid of its position from a strategical and com
piltifato ye, and then lie wantlu to be a soldier to affect the interests of every nation on the essi Already it may be noted that, according to latest |
standpolat. It is, in fo
, the very pick of Korea. fact, at war will in sil you'll be"
be probability Well thin, be me conscience," I'd say, "a most important turning point which has yet been
troops are
Are concentrating considerable thimble full of
for it may be the
numbers at Vladivostock, and in the neighbour. ans of bringing to the minds of 300
Whether Get out you spalpeen " he'd reply "ys of people the advantages of Western civilisation. will allow Rastis to set et defiance all wit enough to know its the sally glory The past few months have placed Japan in the treaties, and extend her territory to this I'm maning all the time."
position of a
I a powerful Aslatio Power ; a force to question which our Ministera wili hays to cons "Ob, brgorah 1" 1'd say, "cha family has be reckoned with in the game of war and alder. The question, as ban bean said, involved diplomacy. Yet Japan je but a small nation, Interests of the very highest order, and it is to been going to glory this many a day
#True enough for you thuis,” he'd say--") with a small territory, and what, we may nak, le | hoped that we shall never allow ourselvas forone puttending not to see me manning and then to Kappen should China awaja kom her sleep | moment to lose sight of its imposisnya.(hid
H
blessed
have
The
sent
Cots is not to be steered at this ranched to the world's history, too on bood of the Korean frostler.
Atudent resolved før ƒ per cent, dividend on clafea, against Russell & Co. in Hquidation nummuromum 1,641.38 Amount recsfood account Compromised
Iquidation, at Maulla
mysit........ 4,156.11
We have compared the shova-staba malate wich the backs and vouchers of had Company, and forsk va este in engordation Lin
Houghong;
CRICKET.
HONGKONG C. C. V. UNITED SERVICES. The retorn match between the Hongkong C.
Recreation Ground on Friday and Saturday, resulted in a mesterlous win for the Clab by ten
C. and the Unlied Services played on the Pubile
wickets,
Appended are the wenzes and analysis”:—
NITED VICE-FIRST INNINGS, Lieut. R. B. Gorde, R.N., b.w.6 Darby Fergt. Burton, B. Darby
Hout.
R. K. Arbuthnot, R. N., e and b Darby... Lieut. C. W. Kao, HB, bLROD mangag Lieut. D. Campbell, Ħ.K.K. Lowson b Daily sa Fur-M Jor Roede e feltb. b I.JW
Llant. Bandemon, R... b Darby Deut. F. A-Fowlett, R., b Darby Beat Shelford. FNb Dirby
H.M.C. TH RN; HOT DUR
Prints Les, Be Shaldon, & Darby mun
Tatak.....
Garda, 14. b Mailand. Boron, Leon, b Darby, Arbuthnat, battland.
„b Walland
Reade, o Bbaldon, & "Malkland Saunderson, e Sah., & Maitland Parbati, 4 Milia, la faith... Whelford, Banita .............
Extra 201
Total
THE CLUB-FIRAT ERMICOS,
A. Lowson, e Bab, ka La
ame
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Jerancie would scarcely respect such a compact, Mines, on a Inan from the German Bank, but a rumour, and not very probable me the
About eigh' thousand Human troops have arrived and have been sent by
trala
to Shandel- teying either soldless or provisions, kwan. The trains are run day and night con-
The attack on the mall officer, re delay of mall's is entirely misleading, for, considering the very heavy mails that come to hand and often before due date, only in one instance has there been a mell a day
and that was owing overdu to the Inclemency of the weather. The officers bets at Chinklang are most antiring in their often arduous duties. Probably the man who complained was waiting in vain for his back
February 15th, European Legations at Peking have left for that The guards for the protection of the various
city.
Balm has been administered to the wound,
might approach the sacred city with due respect, and Viceroy Li Hong-chang has once more risen in official and social affluence. So that he
peacock's feather, a button and a yellow jacket, be has been again presented with a three-eyed
and with these decorations, and with them only. will he be allowed to approach the Court, to seitle the Envoy business. On the conclusion of peace, fa, a successful accomplishment of ħlu mlesion, he will be allowed to take his seat la Peklog.
February 13th,
The Chinese officials here, from the Viceroy downwards, will not believe the report that Wel-bal-wel, Llukunetan, and the Chiness Fleet have been captured, but they probably will hefore long, when the remaining ships of the Northern Squadron appear off Taka and com- mence to bombard the
forts.
The "Cily Fathers" of the British Settlement Are very anxious that the Japanese Consulate here should remain intact, and In consequence they have blockaded the street. Herr von Han- neken's bonse is also in that street, and should - he remain when the Japanese come--as of course
ho will I--Mercury.
To-day's Advertisements.
CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE
NOTICE,
HE SEVENTEENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS of the COMPANY will be held at the OFFICE of the GENERAL AGENTS, Peddar's Street, at Noon, on THURSDAY, the 18th March, for the purpose of receiving & Report from the General Agents, with Statement of Accounts to the 21st December, 1894.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to 28th March, both days Inclusiva.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, General Agents, Hongkong, 11th March, 1805.
349
LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
THIRTEENTH
HE
T ANNUALEENING ORDINARY
HOLDERS in the COMPANY will be held at the OFFICE of the GENERAL AGENTS. Pedder's Street, at 17.30 P.M., on THURSDAY, the 28th March, for the purpose of receiving & Report from the General Agents, with a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1894.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 15th to 2816 March, both days (nclusive,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents, Hongkong, 11th March, 1805.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
1350
▶HE Undersigned has received fastractions
Administrator, to Sell by
THE SANGSTER, Esq., Official
PUBLIC AUCTION,
ок
THURSDAY, the 24th March, 1895. commencing at 3.30 P.M.,
at the Residence of the late
M2. ROBERT FRASER-SMITH, PEDDER'S HILL
The Remainder of the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.
Comprising -
LEATHER COVERED SETTEE, SILK COVERED EASY CHAIRS, and CHAIRS, PICTURES and ORNAMENTS.
W. Madrado and Los FR Mal Usaid, 'o Baundarson, & Kliloit acorn 1 Le Derby, Shaided
I. A. Rain, bw, Shalloed menti
Barcombe Smith, Salforde sesiją si
Row Them Bob Les riosseratraverso B. P. Shaidon f.b,w, b Rulet nummoiseries 5. Powsil Rende, b Lee makseter
Total Dan 14
SECOND ARMEMBE.
„A. Lawson, not bukatzuyorsa
Derby
Tosal for no wickets, annumenné 14
BOWLING ANALYSES. BBRICH-VİRİT ERAZMUS.
10 Lawson mi 10
"BECOND INNINGS, Lawson, minindentuisine 1) Darby quién
2. Kold and minun 16
10
1
[CLUB,»»FERRY KIKEMON,
CHIFFONIER, GASALIERS and GAS BRACKETS.
WRITING TABLES, DESKS, COPYING PRESS and GLASS BOOK-CASES.
ENGLISH-MADE MAHOGANY DINING TABLE, SIDEBOARD with GLASS BACK, WHATNOTS.
CROCKERY, GLASS & PLATED WARE, BILVER RACE CUPS,
LEATHER COVERED DINING-ROOM . SUITE
DOUBLE & SINGLE IRON BEDSTEADS. DOUBLE & SINGLE WARDROBES with
·GLASS DOOR, BUREAU with GLASS. 'AMERICAN-MADE WALNUT CHEST DI DRAWERS, DRESSING TABLES and MAR- BLE-TOP WASHSTANDS,
ONE HARMONIUM.
ONK MUSCLE DEVELOPER. ONE JAPANESE SPEAR PANEL, ONE COOKING RANGE,
04 Catalogues will be fusned.
TERMS OF SALE :---ÁS customary.
J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer.
Honghong, 15th March, 1895,