January 20th.
It is officially announced that Coomassie was peacefully occupied by the British on Friday afternoon.
MADRID, January 20th. General Weyler has superseded General Martinex Campos in command of the Spanish
forces in Cuba,
LONDON, JEBULy atst. King Prempeh has submitted to be publicly brought, with some relatives, to Cape Coast Castle, pending the settlement of the indemnity ho is to pay the British.
Great Britain and America have agreed each to appoint an arbitrator to settle the amount of Cialis far-American #eisures of Casading schiers In the event of not being able to agree, the Swiss Government will appoint an umpire.
The Japanese Minister in London, speaking at banquet given by the Saddlers' Company, said that during the last eighteen months the Tapanese had received raaterial proof of the friendship of Great Britain, which
country was the first to conclude a treaty with Japan, receiving the latter into the comity of nations on an equal footing. Then again the speaker aald Great Britain did not join the combination abilging Japan to relinquish some of the fruits of her victory over Chins. The dominions of the Mikado and her Majesty the Queen do not adjoin anywhere, and no conflict was therefore Ilkely on that score, but the time, he said, may come when Great Britain and Japan will have to defend their common interests,
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1896.
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side the range of practical telescopes, and there- | secret service every year, and who seem to behold.mething, but because Its Intgest share-
fore out of touch with the electorate, were ruled by men of respectability who counted for something less than nothing in the real Government of the Empire. We have lately seen what the touch of a mascoline band can do in the Colonial Office, had hope also to sto the Foreign Office respond to the spur of resolate sider, Bat these new lights only make the aid lights more visible. It is certainly not for the sake of Rogging a dead horse that one would recall the nightmare of the last few years, but it is impossible to comprehend present actualities either to the East or Far East, without a occasional retrospectiva shudder at the vagaries of the past.
PECTING COMPANY, LTD,
THE CANCELLATION OF THE CONCESSION
TO BE PROTESTID.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Malay Pentosula Prospecting Company, Limited, was held at the Exchange Rooms, Singapore, on the arat ultimo, at which the following Mr. Arnot Reid, (Editor of the Straits Times) shareholders were,present :—
the chair, Mesir. Anderson, Barkinshaw, Bock, Beauchamp, Cashin, Evalt, Gaulle, Gane, Hily, Mackay, and A. J. Gunn, Secretary. and the mantes of last-meeting were confirmed. The notice convening the meeting was read, After some dicunton the following resolution was carried unanimously
musicata to the Government of Pahang I
"That the Directors of the Company com- protest against the Fabang Goverment in notifying cancellation of the Ramb Concessier, which action this Company asserts to be illegal. and further that this Company takes its stand upon the rights conveyed in the original deed of concession granted by Hie High. April 6th 1887, prior to British Protection over oss the Saltan of Pabang, under date the state of Pahang, That steps be taken to at once advertise this protest and the attitude of the Malay Peninsula Prospecting Company, Limited And further that the poslilon of mat ters be submitted to eminent counsel in London for opinion as to this Company's rights,' and at to what action should be taken to procure adjudication upon the Company's rights before
an impartial tribunal."-Straits Times: tha
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THE "FLINTSHIRE CASE. „TRE CRESTINISFrthecaptain of the Flintshire came before the Criminal Court of Appeal on Straits Fris Press, will doubtless remember the Salordaw [14th-alt.). Our readers, says the
affair, which has been the talk of the town. Briefly the facts are as follows:-
The British steamer Flintshire was anchored departure when the Poilce discovered on board In the Roads at Salgon and was on the point of two soldiers, Ansalt and Poupy, who had secreted themselves on board, and who were in civilian accused of facilitating, even of instigating their clothes prepared to desert, Capt. Bannatyne wRE desertion, and was prosecnted for wlding and the first festance, he was sentenced to thres betting the attempt at desertion. For this, In months' imprisonment, but notice of appeal was given and the case came before the Court yesterday.
constitution. There is no question here of Wbig or easiest but the nearest road (I have ridden over "As regards yesterday's news, I would simply | THE MALAY PENINSULA PROS-|· HONGKONG AND WHAMPOL DOCK RETURNE Tory, Radical or Unionist, but solely of capacity every inch of the road they travelled); they reach state that no one should pat say frut on state- to apprehend a fact, and incapacity. The late Krugersdorp (tome 10 to 23 miles from Joban-ments Issuing from the Standard and Diggers' Government was made up of living men and laynesburg)-excuse hesitancy about miles, as News, not because it is the authorised Govern figures, which to their corporate functions were people in the Transvaal count distance by hours ment gazelin for the Witwaterrand, for that scarcely more efficient than the Tsung-l Yamon and not by miles, and that depends on the stampir means that they have the monopoly of self-that type of all incompetence. The seizess of your horse-find the Boers, who Government advertisements, which, however, dapartments which had to do with matters out spend countless thousands of pounds sterling on
Ilis controlling hand is Edward Lipper well informed of their crusade, in strong position German tool of the Government the and in great numbers, bat finds no oaldiwlog man who obtained from the Government the population of Johannesburg ready to sapport dynamite monopoly, which cast the country more. them. Fight the Boers, discover that from than half a million of mouer. The poor editor,fo fewness of numbers, and through fatigue of a nice young Scotsman from Fileshire, must obey Joney to both hores and men, they cannotbedersThe-Diggerlewe le just as much force their way to Johannesburg, through the to be trusted as Rhodes' paner-the Star. mountainous, defiles. They now stek a more
"I am glad to learn that Kruger has promised level country, and actually reach Doornkop, 13 reforms. He has done so before. He will for miles from Johnnesburg, where I occasionally
a short time, while the noise fasts, milgate held a service, and there fight their last battle. Starved, weary, and exhausted, they yield to personal contact with the Boers who support taxation, but one thing I am sure at from saperlar numbers, and have to surrender. This Kruger good, worthy men in their way-ibat is no Majaba Hill-where an laferior number they will never, short of positive compulsion, of Beers scaled a steep mountain and, through pass an Act whereby the tranchise will be Drawing towards the close of the article we superior shootleg power and knowledge of the granted to all elses who have observed the are told what we should do. The mercanille style of warfare in South Africa, gained a victory law of the land and who pay an annual rent of community must lead the way, and diplomacy net aucceed. His Johannesburg friends unwk. Boer palliical predominancy is to remain (and over brave British soldiers. Dr. Jameson did £60, or have an income of 300 a year. I must hack the commercial demandas
tingly betrayed him. These enthustalle soltits every Boer, notwithstanding social courtesier Hanging over this whole field of commercial failed to distinguish between s people suffering to Utlanders, is determined to have that expansion, the extension of civilization and so under unquestionable grievances and a people they can't afford it; they would be swamped, forth, is the great military cloud which casts its that were ready to rise against a common enemy In conclusion, I would advise Dr. Cooper not to shadow over the Far East. How do we stand at the bidding of Capitalist leaders, who, on the speak so dogmatically on a sabject of which he in regard that? Do we control it or It us? No question of protection against accidents caused knows so little. Dr. Jameson would be the first Tanuary and. one dares answer such a question, for as a hy the insufficient goarding of machinery, on the to endorse his remark that "political pence has At a banquet given at the Hotel Metropole nation we really do not know where we are. question of personal dignity as affecting the proved a doubtful blessing when not based on last night to Lord Lamington, the Governor Where we ought to be is piala caragh; we searching of men connected with the recovery of righteousness," and would have something t elect of Queensland, Mr. Chamberlain made aught to be working heart-and-soal for the gold, and on the question of a weekly day of add on lending assistance to a brother to distress.
speech in which he said that Great Britain advancement of our own people, prepared in rest, had by bribery and coercion fatally suceeded. If Cooper would direct his studies to had lately become fantated and was confronted such a cause to restal attacks of every kind, and Dr. Jameson did not fall: Johnannesburg, from qazstees hence one might expect hem every quarter. Only so can we be either through mutual distrust, failed. In all my their system of government, his condemnation friendship and consideration, with suspicion safe or happy, for to be weak is to be miser-reading I bave not come across anything more of the precipitate and impolitic action of his and even hate. Our love of pesce, he said, able. Nothing naad be adventured of the berole grand and heroic than Jameson's march of 120 unfortunate countrymen would be less severe." was regarded as a sign of weakness, and or sensational order, except on compulsion; miles through hostile country in three days. the prospect of our discomfitore was regarded. no spasms of imitation of our virscious neigh No one deplores more than I do Dr. Jame THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND with satisfacilon which could hardly be hours, who in matters of commerce are addleted son's precipitate action-precipitate because of disguised; but we showed that while we were to ballding faverted pyramids. Our proper the want of cohesion in Johannesburg. No one resolved to fulfil our obligallons, we were equally course is prosaic, but useful, like the eating of exerted himself more vigorously than I did determined to maintain the rights of our daily bread. A wide and steady pressure, as of while in the Transvaal to drive out of men's Empire which was now secure is the strength tidal wave, has to be maintained so that every minds such action. I made many enemies by of its own resolve and the loyalty of its children.open channel shall be kept so filled with our Mr. Chamberian then said that the enthusiasm endeavour that there shall be no room for tacking the Government in the interest of the
so dolog, and, to my surprise, even while of Australia and Canada proved that British opposing Influences to work against us. It is women and children in falling to protect in the hearts beat in unison throughout the world.
not the Government but the commercial and lightest form life and property, I found myself The bed transport Vetoria has gone to industrial community that must give, and sustain, Darbas to embark Doctor Jameson and his
• persona grala with the officials, I could the momentum of this great wave of commercial bave been a burgher and sermething more long officers,
progress, without which Secretaries of State and ago by special selection, but while advising Secretaries of Legation are alike impotent.
patience I preferred to cast in my lot with the general mass of my fellow-countrymen. Apart from family reasons I would be in the Trasivaal yet,
Slam ba
The Anglo-French agreement been published and confirms the detalls already telegraphed. The French Fress dislikes the agreement.
Ta a despatch from Lord Salisbury to Lord Dufferin, dated 15th January, his Lordablp explains that the main object of the agreement
12. an engagement betweco France and Great Britain not to make any aimed advance in the Valley of the Menam except in concert for the maintenance of the independence of Siam, and to give security to the tranquil development of trade to that rerion. The despatches that have passed between Lord Salisbury and Beren De Courcel, the French Ambassader in London, declare their joint solicitude for the security and stability of Slam
WASHINGTON, January 2nd,
The United States Government appears 14 he
WHY JAMESON FAILED,
Mr. W. Gordon Lawrence writer as follows to
the Aberdeen Free Press, under date of January 8th, and so he speaks as one thoroughly familiar with the present situation his remarks will no doubt be read with interest at this juncture :— “As one who knowspersonally allthe outs and ins of social and political aspirations in the Transvaal, with the exception of the past few months, you will excuse me for stating very briefly an answer to the above question. At present all information comes through the Boer Government-at_least_all_Information comes approved by the Beer Government. They have
"I don't defend the working men of Johannes burg. They, as well as the capitalists, have bred them. Some four years ago they formed a not proved altogether worthy of the country that
Labour Union, at whose luauguration 1 spoke. This Union for a time did well. Between the Chamber of Mines on one side and the Labour Union of the other, the balance was for a time well kept. But bribery and coercion on the part of the majority of the capitalists, and unfaithful ness and embezzlement of money on the part of leaders of the Labour Union made the Union ▲ mere shadow. But behind these there is the great mass of the commercial and working
anthropological arche slogies of the Boers LEGAL IntelligencE, nothing would have been easier, he added,
STORAGE CO., LIMITED,
A general meeting of shareholders of this Company was held at the offices of the General
slded, and there were also present Mesars P, 'clock this afternoon. Mr. F. H. Garrels pre- Managers, No. 5, Queen's Road Central, at 3
Sachse and H. Stolterfcht (Directors) F. Hender 00, H. Ehmer, C. Schwanke, O., Kleinschmidt, E. K. Schroeter, C. Palon, Kwok Lam, C. Heermann and W.'Rudeloff (Secretary),
The notice calling the meeting having been
SUPREME COURT.
SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Honour Mr. Justice Wise) February 10th.
FIXTURES.
The accuse urged his good faith and his Ignorance of the offence with which he was charged; ant only had he not instigated or abetted the desertion, but he was altogether Ignorant of it, the two soldiers in question coming on board his vessel without bis knowledge. If he had been their accomplice then to have left without being seen by any OEO. Hidrparture was ennnaneed for six o'clock, the tide being favourable, and he could have started on ble voyage at the time appolated without anyone suspecting the presence on board of these two deserters, who were not arrested until late in the evening, bis departure having been postponed until midnight,
M. Thiollier, who appeared, for the defence,
the respective dates
made a powerful speech, citing numerous The following cases have, been set down for authorities, addressing himself solely to the legal
Tuesday, Febranty 11th. 138-Cheong Yu Shing v. Wing Chuk
Lam
Wednesday, Februny 12th, 141-eang Rum'v. Kwan Yiu Teng 148-Ya Hing Lung v. Wel Lung 140-Tal Shing. Wel-Lung....................... 151-Hop Wov. Wel Lung..... 150-Sing Kee v Wel Long............... 153-Hing Lee Hop Kee v. Wel Lung
102.39
aspects of the case, the facts having been pleaded by his client.
On the conclusion of counsel's remarkable sprech Cent, Bannatyne was acquitted.
WRE
This decision appeared to surprise even the accused, because the interpreter was obliged
explain to 10:37 to
him twice that he 22961 acquiited, says Ze Mékong. 128.70 190 42
63.27 47.35
THE STRAITS BETTLEMENTS BAR.
Singapore, February 3rd. The annual meeting of the Singapore Bar was held on the, 1st fastant, at the Supreme Court, the Honourable the Attorney-Genera! is the chair. The honorary secretary, the Hon'ble J. Barkinaha, made the usual report of the Bar C mmittee, from which it appeared that |
valuable had
elected, Messrs. Barktoshaw, Napler, Braddell,
desirous of a speedy settlement with Great possession of the wires. This is no new thine, classes groaning under adroitted grievances Managers, with the approval of the Consulting and Joaquim being selected.-Stralis Times.
Britain.
Same eighteen months ago, daring the Malaboch
It was 10, The facts are these. There is a Transvaal Union of Vitlanders, whose Committee of Man- sement, mostly capitalists, is practically sell elected, for the obvious porposs of preventing
of the most oppressive kind. that
British residents
Some marmaf are less patient ben the Germans, The Germans have for centuries been deprived of the smallest political liberties, and, like Isaachar, bend their back readily to social and political tyrannies. That is
war LONDON, January 23rd. Later particulars, state that Prince Henry of Battenburg, after leaving the Gold Coast on the 15th lastant in the cruiser Blonds for Madeira, had a relapse of lever contracted in Ashanti and died at 11 on the zoth. The Queen broke the friction, whose lenders are distrusted by the not the class of men we have from our institutions atraordinary repairs abould become necessary,
with grief.
sad news to Princess Beatrice, who is prostrate The hired transport Victoria has arrived at Darban and embarked Doctor Jameson and his officers. The Lancaster zegiment will not be landed, but proceeds to England. Dr. Jamesasia. troopers are to be disbanded: the Englishmen will be taken to England, and the Colonials fanded, at,ports nearest to their homes.
The Queen of Madagascar has signed a new
as opposition to their wishes and interests, become the serfs of an ignorant, although stubborn majority of the working class because of tyran-bred in these islands. Do you expect such to
but whose programme of need-d reform Is and brave, nation ? I have heard with my own cars President Kinger address the inhabitants of most enthusiastically endorsed by every one. In this Committes of the National Unlos there Jobaannesburg as "Burghers, seria, thieves, and ars two partfas-the patient and the impatient, murderers, here assembled "--I have no doubt Both are equally anxious for needed reforms, there were some thieves and murderers there, The one section evidently thought from for every goldfield attracts to itself not only some the Ampal- of the finest blood in the world, but also some of past enthusiastic meell-gs In theatre-meetings attended by 4.000 or 5.000
the work; but was this language for a President "other, knowing the deep d'atrast existing between pesburg generally?" When challenged for his
to be waged, the working manmust be the warrior used for seris also mexal subjects, and that it not the few capitalists. This Commites mast was in this sense he used it. Most newspapers have been valted by the impatient when Me. tell us that British subjects in the Trasval Bettlagton, ex-Editor of a Cape Colony newspaper, most regard the susceptibilities of the home country and its relations to other countries. Let speculator in Johannesburg, and one who could WAS chosen secretary, Part of the General subjects in the Transvaal? Is # not the fact was stipulated that British subjects interests that when the retrocession was agreed
upon it
that men for a
The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, the report and account having been fo your hands Irr the usual course and take them as read. From several days I shail, with your permission, follow them you will have been glad to observe that the Company. The amount of cargo offered to us last years working has been very satisfactory to for storage was, for several months, larger than the room at our disposal, so that we had to bire additional godowns In order to accommodate our customers. Some of these are still hope that similar happy state of under lesas, to as. Although, of course, wo Affairs may continue, silil it would be too **aguine to rely on such an expectation, the quantity of goods offered to us for storage baling Commitee for the ensulag been done. The of too uncertain a nature. Your General Committee, have therefore thought is best not to advance the rate of dividend by more than per cent, compared with/last year. This would enable the creation of a reserve fund, which would certainly be useful, in case times should- get worse again, as well as if at any future time Ordinary repairs, as you know, are always pald out Working Account, and the buildings kept in as of We 8000
of
repair as possible. To provide as much as possible against anything unforeseen we have thought it well to insure our main buildings on the Prays and Queen's Road against damage by typhoon. For that purport the buildings have recently been THE P. M. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Pars, with surveyed by the architects of the Insurance
has arrived at Yokohama, and left for this port, exception of some trifling alterations and.
via Nagasaki, this morning. repairs, which are now being executed, these Competition in the storage business remains as keen as ever, but with some outside godowns rented by us, we could afford to lose some business without materially reducing our net revenue, by simply returning the godowns now
holders present have any questions to ask I further that occurs to me, but if any of share shall be happy to answer them.
The Chairman (continnfag) >—There being no questions, I beg to propose the adoption of the report and accounts.
stara
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MALLS DUR: Indian (Catherine Apear) to-morrow. American (Peru) 13th inst., American (Coptic) 15th insi. Australian (Guthrie) 15th fast, American (Afridi) 18th Inst, Australian (7sinan) 19lb Inst. Canadian (Empress of Fapan) 25th inst, American (Doric) 19ib last. T-coms (Hankow) sth prox.
Amusements.
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Assisted by SEVERAL LEADING AMATEURS, TUESDAY, the rrth February, 1896, ATOK P.M. SERPENTINE DANCES.
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PRICES AS USUAL. Hongkong, 3rd February, 186.
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presence of
Hi Excellency Vice Admira! HULLER, C.B...
A POPULAR
treaty, making the country virtually ■ French people-that matters were ripe for action. The to use in addressing the inhabitants of Johan. Company, and I am glad to say that with the malls, etc., from San Francisco to the 18th ulto BALLAD CONCERT.
Prince Henty of Battenburg's body will be labour and capital, thought otherwise. If war had language, he affirmed that the Dutch ward hegentlemen found everything in good order. THE O. & O. S. S. Co.'s chartered steamer
Possession.
embalmed and brought home to England.
The Pall Mall Gasetis publishes a telegram -from its Pera correspondent stating that Rurals and Tarkey bave concluded an offensive and defensive trea'y. Nothing is know of such a
Afridi, with mails, etc., from San Francisco to the 11th alta., has arrived at Yokohamis, and will leave for this port on the morning of the 12th lost.
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treaty either at the Foreign Office or at the and would fight whlie a little finger remained.it besa. What about British guarantees to wader lease, to their owners. There is nothfog | The O., & O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Gaslie, with
British Embassy in Constantinople.
Sir Joseph West Ridgeway has salled for Committee seem to have been unconscious Ceylon,
of this when Mr. Hosklos, the lesder of Wesleyan enterprise in Johannesburg, a working January 24th. ~ The latest advices from the Transvaal tuleman's friend, an Evangelical worker, is persuaded that Johannesburg is still unsettled, a number for obvious purposes, to accept the portion of
|vice-President. of anemployed being the chief element of danger;
"For clahlees months there has bien no
Werc
short time believed that, although this country and saleguarded. had proved faithless to Lord Wolseley's public declaration that "ike Transvaal territory shall be, and shall continue to be for ever, an integral
Seconded by Mr. Schwenke and carried The Chairman:-The next bustamas to the election of the Consulting Committee. I beg to propose the re-election of Messrs Sachse and Stolterfabt.
Mr. Ehmer seconded, and this was agreed to Mr. RadeloffI beg to propose the re-
Reater's Pekla correspondent staten" that to the petitions of Johannesburg to redress interests, to leave the Tranivaal 7 Thaso, mlection of Mr. F. Henderton af additor,
China has agreed to open the West River provided she is allowed to retain territory coded by Barma to China. Th: Convention has been referred to Lord Salsbury,
OUR INTEREST IN CHINA.
"This was seconded by Mr. Heermann and carried.
to-morrow.
parties of men are dally leaving Johannesburg | meeting of the Transvaal Union, because partion of Her Majesty's deminion," this minor vanimously. wecretly; it is not known whither they are going meware bad been passed that any mesting for eng-gement would be for shame's sake falfflled ? |
CONSTANTINOPLX, January 24th, Official reports state that the Armenians are polliical purposes of more than six persons Is it not an undoubted fact that those British reduced to a state of despair and are burning might or notice be dispersed by force by the subjects who elected to remain were subject to Turkish. villages.
The Volzarand, or legislative such indignities and persecutions that the great Government. LONDON, January 24th.
assembly, a few weeks ago, fastaid of is ening majurity had, to the shipwreck of all their have come back in recent years to the Transil grievances which are admit ed to be ruch fa the most literal sense of the word by Turk, It is to them that many newspapers preach the Jew, and Pagat, resolved to build a fort on sacred obligations of Conventions. Who is Pani the bills that overlook Johannesburg. This Kruger? He has been a fallbuster and freebooter balness, I beg to thank you for our attend
The Chairman That, gentlemen, in all the meant. eternal repression and coercion as far has been a onccessful one. It is through anchance. Dividend warrants will be sent out for half his life, and, despite Conventions, he as Johannesburg was concerned. It was no bulwark sgalost outside foes, for all fees are, scitoa ibat the new Republic, stolen from the from obvious clicumstances, of her own bousę. Zulus, and Swaziland, swindled from the Swazie,
This concluded the meeting. hold. This Committee of the Transvaal Union is at this moment an integral part of the South meets. Mr. Lionel Fhillip, who entertained African Republic. Is it not also true that over THE Dr. Bryce when in Johnnarborg, leading two year ago Boer filibusters of the Transvaal capitalist, makes a
Assembled in their hundreds with the cognisance pronounced speech. menifesto is issued, and a general meeting ai of their Government, on the banks of the the Transvaal Union is convened for January only is and they had been forestalled by Limpopo, to lavede the Chartered territories, 6th. All know that this meeting will be sup pressed-that if the meeting is convened blood Rhodes, who hat his troops there ready to pre- want the invasion? Only then did the word will be shed, Impatient sphi's say, "Now of never." These impatient spirita meet alone. come from Kruger Go back He had A message is seat to Jamison beseeching help known for months that his people were on the from on old comrade in Kimberley against the trek nonth, and he must have known their pur tyranny of the Boer Government, and their pose, for only one was possible. Editors forget certain opposition to the extent of bloodshedding that in the Transvaal we are on the outskirts of against convened meetings.
civilisation, and that the conventionalities of Pallent spirita not asked to this secret meeting, in order to civilited life are generally considered, for obvious
In the January number of the Astatic Quarterly, Mr. A. Michle, recently special correspondent of The Times to the Far East, thus sums up what je" Our interest in China "¡---- I-That Chine, one Imperial azighbour, is a watt teritory, Inhabited by the greatest agglo meration of human beings on the earth's surface, lecapable of war, but models of docility, Industry and commercial vi:tae,
That the Chinese Empire is actually and potentially one of our most important market and that it is cor
consequently a matter of the highest interest to us to preserve the Emptie alike from anarchy and diimemberment.
3.—That, besides, being a customer for our of buffer between us and two aggressive and anti-commercial Powers, whose avowed policy Is to destroy Belish trade by every possible
HONGRONG GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE..
[Saturday, 8th February, 1898.].
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS.
No. 34-Contatos the appointment of a Com- mission to Inquire into the working of the Tang Wah Hospital, under instructions of blu Excellency the Governor in Cannell.
malls, etc., which left Hongkong on January 14th for San Francisco, v Nagarak, Kabe, Inland Sea and Yokohama,'arrived at her desti nation on the 7th fast,
THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Cafli & Co.) Inform us that the Northern Paciße Steamship Co.'s steamer Hankowi last Tacoma for this port, a theal Japan and China ports of call, on the yik fast.
Livingston & Co.) that the E. & A. S. S. Co.'s WE are informed by the Agents (Mesers. Gibb, steamer Guthrie, from Sydney, etc., left Fort Darwin for this port on the 6th lust.
left Port Darwin to-day for this port THE China Navigation Co.'s steamer Triman
THE N. G. I. steamer Zetimbro left Bombay for this part on the Sih inst., and may be expected bete on or about the 27th fast.
KRIPPING RETURNS, From B p.m. Saturday to 6 pm. today. ARRIVALS.
Shantung..............steamer, from Jaya, Radnorshire au Cosmopolls Amara wananumer Ak Mongkut Inverlay
Stedman to be Surgeon-Lieutenant to the Field Marsh............... No. 35-Gazeties the appointment of Dr. Martonithshire ... Battery, Hongkong Voluntest Corps, supena Rohills******* merary,
No. 36--Notifies that Thursday, the 13th observed as a Government holiday.
die Zeresett om de FIA 2, madbrana tetevebrown { ca#sons the poerfitas of commerce. Men fallinstant" (Chinese New Year day) will
be ap
means.
4-That it results from these data that clore alliance between the Biltish and Chinose Empires was, and la, relation prescribed to a by natural necessity. This is a postion from which no Beltish Government will over hence forth be able to escape, since its soundness has been demonstrated by the late war and its sequel,
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Singapore. Arve Bay,
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Qulokon.
Bangkok.
Swatow,
Swalow.
Saigon,
V. Monomach.....(tronclad)
Nagasaki.
Aggregating 40,986 tons register."
the programme is endorsed by all, and past back for support on the rough moralities that enthusiastic meeting prophesy, when a crisis arise from a present consideration of circum-
No. 37-Contains Post Office notice that Sat................ stances. I sympathise greatly with the Boers le parcel postage to New South Wales is redacading. comes, universal support.
De Jameson receives the prayer of petitioners, their determination that, despite fate, the to 40 cents per posed, belleves unendurable, Knows many of these petitioners Hical possession. It is a patriotic resolve. But January, 1896.
their grievances al be anbilaztial and Transvaal shall remain for ever their apie poll.
No. 38-Contains the Stamp Returns for Pilyang Hether personally frost to their rising against circumstances are stronger than patriotism, and
No. 39-Contains particulsen of Crown lands Mirzopore ... grievous oppression, and car fides in promised it is their lot to have come in contact with the to be sold by public antion on the 14th February, Westwater ***** support. Hatangu. his followers tells them same Teutonic stock as themselves, with the at 4 pati
Bilchaal Fabren ...... that he personally is willing to resign his con- same deep, strong desire for freedom and self. No. 40-Contains parisculars of Crown lands Victoria .............. neatlon with the Chartered Company, and to lend government a people educated and enterpris to be sold by public auction on the 25th Winghong his sword to the cause of his brethren in the ing. and, unlike them, not afraid to compete February, at 3 p.m.
Taisang mu Tranevani, and asks if his men are wüling to do with all comers is the highways of the world, No. After bastening to polot out that he does the same. All enthusiastically agree to follow and willing to grant to others what they prize so
41-Contains returns of Bank Notes in Daularazilian s circulation during January pot mean a mliftary alliance, de continues --- › their leader—all the mere readily that many | highly for themselves,
No. 42-Gives notice that certain cases, of Her Majesty's Government had is a hall have lived in the Transvaal, and ander that son, but I refuse to traduce a noble man because previously claimed, be veld by ancilen by the and know the "I deplore the precipitate action of Dr. Jame-matches bearing forged trade-marks will, unless conscious way been following this very line af system of oppression policy, but so little did they understand what prevailsthere. National policy le an unsecognised of Inaccurate knowledge and an error of judg-Harbour Master, aix weeks after this date. Özcarthaka they were doing, or realise what was required factor in the frontiers of civilisation. What they ment. I always deprecated such action. By No. 43-Contains Notices to Matiners, South Amoy for in
its success, that when the psychological know from experience is that those who help securing the co-operation of Beer burghers, 1 Australia, China and Japan.
Bygdo ......... moment came for giving it something of themselvarand succeed are applauded by Europe. have again and again obtained minor concessions
JUDICIAL NOTIFICATIONS,
-Prosper ma concrete expression, and aring it to practical They mount their horses y fix to their saddles from the Executive which the aggressive section In ra estate of B. R. Mody, deceased. All Adowa mi account they got suddenly hightened and threw biltong salalent to feed them for three days of Johannesburg, with its imperative demands, claims to the made and accounts to be paid by Kutong overboard precious cargo as if it had been the voldt in early summer will feed their little failed to obtain. I desired that this skoold go April 4th 1896
Fushun marked "dyasmite." It is dificult to characterise wity steeds Confidently rerelva to reach on for a few years. By that time there would "The Gazette also contains the usual list of Victoria' ..................... such a proceeding. It li a kind of aberration to Johannesberg (140 10 150 miles distant) is four have gathered a moral and physical force that, unclaimed telegrams lying in the Telegraph Samiralda which popular goveraments seem to be liable, days, balore the Beers can gather in sufficient with Fll the resistiansnase, and galetzen of a Co's offices the Post Ofica list of Deste restante Merionethskirs miss and we have to socept it as part of the sambers to resist them and the revolted lahabite stone-roller, would have crushed any obstacle in arrespondenes and list of letters, eto, for Archer womaniitataalses price the nålen har to pay for 11 SnimELAZIO · KELS of Johannesburg) they Cars choose the fag way of needed reforate
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Hongkong, 8th February, ro6.
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION
of
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A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF WORKS OF ART.
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to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
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SATURDAY, the 15th February, 1896, commencing st 2.30 P.18,._
at his SALIS ROOMS, DUDUELL STREET, ONE OF THE FINEST AND MOST VALUABLE COLLECTIONS
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Notice of Firms.
NOTICE,
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LLOYD'S REGISTER OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHIPPING, HONGKONG. HAVE appointed Mr. WILLIAM HENRY WALKER 6′ ACTING SURVEYOR is the above Socury during my Temperary Absence from the Colony,
ANDREW JOHNSTON, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping. 9, Prays Central,
Hongkong, 5th February, 1846.
NOTICE.
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