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THE P.&O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1899.
Earthquake shocks are also reported from Matsuyama, Yamaguchi, Kochi, and Ufina]
The Emperor's Health..
TOKYO, October 9th.
long-dragged-out negotiations, all pointing] to war as their ultimate result, we find that, far from an army corps being ready to be
The Miller Case. despatched to the Cape the moment war be
TOKYO, October 7th. came a certainty, we shall have to wait until
The trial of the Miller case in the Tokyo- Christmas before our men can be in the field: Somebody must be to blame for this delay; Appeal Court was concluded this morning, surely it was somebody's duty to see that prejudgement being reserved till 9 am on the
14th instant. SAID,parations were made, and that somebody SUEZ AND STRAITS.
should he called to account and made to an- Consignees of Cargo by the above-named swer for his fault. We were full of advice to the vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are Americans when their transport arrangements being landed and placed at their risk in the broke down, but apparently we did our crow Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowning a little too soon. Our home authorities Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each should take a page from the book of the consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark Con elivery can be obtained as soon as the Indian Government; there was no delay in the despatch of the Indian troops; they were ordered to go and they went, and probably saved Natal. The home officials are evid ently too much imbued with the traditions of red tapeism to act promptly and seem to be inclined to make a mess of the Transvaal affair as our own officials did with the op- position to the British occupation of the Hintedland.
Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo:- From London, ex S.S. Iris.
From Madras, ex S.S. Loodhuma. Optional goods' will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 11 A.M. TO-MORROW.
Goods not cleared by the 27th instant, at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival hers, after which no Claims will be recongnised.
H. A. KITCHIE,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 20th October, 1879.
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slightly indisposed from a cold, is now con His Majesty the Emperor, who has been valescent, and resumed his duties as usual day. Marquis Yamagata and Marquis to paid complimentary respects to his Majesty at 11 a.m. to-day.
Tokyo, October 9th.
This morning at the Magistracy Háu Hun, a chair coolic, in the employ of Bella Sterling, living at 46, Lyndhurst Terrace, was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, with hard labour for refusing to obey the kiwful and reasonable
LOCAL AND GENERAL. DURING the absence of Mr. Gracey, U. S. Cop sul at Foochow, MT. Wilbur T. Gracey will take charge. LEUT. R. A. Norton, of H.M.S. Centurion,order of his mistress and for using filthy langu has gone up the Yangtze to take command of age towards her. Defendant, who had put down the chair in front of Murray Barracks, Queen's Road, said he had sore feet and a pain in his shoulder; he had not used filthy language.
the Woollark.
MR. J. Ord has been appointed Engineer to the Shangbai Fire Department in succession to the late Mr. McKelvie.
Ir is reported that Jung Lu has addressed an argent memorial to the Fanpress Dowager pressing her to make preparations to remove
the Court into Shensi.
The Italian Supplementary Tariff. H.M.S. Algerine arrived at Shanghat from Japan on Saturday and moored on the Pootung side of the Upper Reach. She was to leave for Hongkong to-morrow."
The Japanese Government has consented to the application of the Italian Government to have the term for concluding the Supplementary Convention extended by six months. The term given in the Treaty expired on the 1st inst.
Italy and China.
TIENTSIN, October 8th. '
An Italian warship has arrived here.
The Takano Case.
TOKYO, October 9th. Judgement on the demurrer of the defendant in the Takano case was given to-day against decides that Count Matsugata is not liable to be proceeded against as a defendant in this case.
CHEUNG ON, of no fixed abode, was, this morning at the Magistracy, sentenced to two house of one Ma Cheng Kwei with intent to months for feloniously catering the dwelling.
commit a felony.
From the evidence it appears that the master of the house got up in the middle of the night and on going to the window saw defendant climbing up the drain pipe, he called out " thief and the man jumped down into the arms of an Indian policeman who was on duty close by and had been attracted to the shop by hearing a noise.
THE Universal Gazelle states that the K.C. priest at Taichow has sent a claim to the acting Tactai of Ningo for clamuges, caused through the recent riots in Taichow prefecture, amount-
Tut. Echo de Chiur received news by wire on the 15th inst. from Durban that a battle was proceeding at Ladysmith, in the north of Natal, between 3,000 Boers and 3,000 British troops. W. J. COLLINS, an A.B. of the U.S.S. Oregon, was this morning at the Magistracy sentenced to one month's imprisonment for being drunking to a total of Tis, 140,000. The Chinese and disorderly in Prays Central on the 19th authorities, however, consider this demand exorbitant, offering to pay an indemnity of Tls. 30,000 in satisfaction of all claims on the part
This offer has been refused, and it is stated. that the Ninggo Tantal bas naked H.B,M,'s cansul of that port to arbitrate the matter.
ACCORDING to a Peking dispatch the Viceroys of the Liangkiang, Hukuang, Szechuan, Min-
inst.
This totally inexplicable delay in the despatch of troops to South Africa from England is, we think, likely to cost the -British natión dear. Our frontiers must be left to a great extent undefended owing to the lack of men, and, as a natural consequence, the Boers will be enabled to make descents upon the plaintiff. By this judgement the Court 11.M.5. lacrity, with Vice-Admiral Seymour of the R.C. Mission and its native converts. badly-defended points and inflict injuries which might very well have been avoider had our authorities not bungled matters so sadly. True, we have had a rumour to the effect that the Bövis have, been retuisud ur an attack upon Mateking, but it is at best a Fumour and has not since been confirmed. A. S. WATSON & Co., that the Bosms have captured anti destroyed one of our armoured trains in the same neighbourhood, and, as we pointed out the other day, for all we know to the contrary
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The Crown Princo's Visit.
·Tokyo, October toth.
His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince proposes to leave Numazu for Kobe on the 15th inst, in the cruiser Asama. At first it was proposed that all the vessels of the Standing Squadron should accompany His Highness, but it has now been decided to send only three the Tokiwa, Tirkusage, and, 4kashi, His
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The total loss sustained by the Toyo Kisen
Kaisha by the recent fire on board the America miru is put at Y52,000. Tea and other cargo parily damaged was put tip for auction in the
Che, and Liangkuang have reported to the sungli Yamen that, in ebedience to Imperial instructions, they are sending a number of
ments under their respective commands to
form their findings. They consulted for a short time, and then retired, returning in about half an hour, giving a verdict (5 against a) of "not guilty"
Further hearings were adjoumed until Mon- day morning.
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TIENTSIN, October 9th. Still no mini Another Edict has just been
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way. Successes such as this, small though they may be in reality, will encourage the Boers to persist in their harassing tactics and will result in our receiving what may look very, much like a defeat during the opening weeks of the campaign. Owing to the lack of troops we shall be unable to sur- round the Boer forces and so force a pitched battle upon them, with the result that "they, moving to a great extent through a more or less friendly country will be free to send directions who will cause endless trouble owing to our inability to break up our troops and send equally strong parties in pursuit. Evidently we are in for a protracted and most stubborn fight and the procrastination, of the home authorities has not tended to improve matters in the slightest degree.
will embark on the same with the Crown Prince. In the event of His Imperial High ness visiting Kure while at Maiko, he will go in a wariship.
The Accident on the Japan Railway.
TOKYO, October, soth. The special correspondent of the Mainicht, telegraphing from Utsunomiya at 25 p.tn. to-day, states that it has been
great.
MR. G. Lammert put up at his salemoms yes ferday a lot of property (Nos. 1 to 7) situated in Kungshun Lane, which was knocked down
to Ho Cheuk Sang for $3.475 Nos. 37 to 45 in jardine's Bazaar, to Mr. A. Ramjahım, for $9,500; Nos. 1a and 17, in Wong Lok Street, to Lochau Ting, for $19,100. As enquiry was held this afternoon, by Mr. Gompertz, into the accidental death of a Chi-
so as to introchice the same into China. Fur
ther that, in the meantime, Japanese instructors should be engaged to help in this task. It is stated that the Tsungli Yamén is now in communication with the Japanese Minister in Peking in regard to this last matter-N, C, D. News,
A DISPATCH has been received by the Shanghai mandarins from Chinan, capital of Shantung, reporting the assassination of Brigadier:General.
issued onleting the five Imperial Princes to hold another series of services at the Palace Shrines, pending the arrival of the Iron Tablet, while locally the Viceroy has been busily en
that won't come. One is reminded of the old- Biblical scene on Mount Carmel, only in this instance our local Elijah's are not at work, at least not publicly, though the missionaries of all denominations are doubtless sharing fully the anxiety of their converts, as in the event of drought and famine to email burden falls on their shoulders.
small bodies of men here and there in all ascertained so far that the number of the nese seaman, who had met his death by falling Wan, commanding the Ts'aochou Division, the the capital is expected to be the signal for
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THE BASUTO RISING.
The rising of the Basutos against the Orange Free State, cannot be looked upon as an unqualified advantage to us in the present -B, C, and CC are excellent dinner State Boers employed and so leave a little less war. They will doubtless help to keep the Free Wines and suitable for invalids and work for our own troops, but they cannot be delicate stomaelis,
regarded as desirable allies in civilized war- Dand are ure. They do not know where or when to after dinner Wines of a very superior stop and will only be content with the exter vintage. All are true Xeres Wines.mination of an opposing force. There will be no mercy shown to the wounded or to Sample bottles and smaller quanti-non-combatants. Outlying farms will
attacked and the inhabitants, men, women ties will be supplied at proportionate and children, massacred in cold blood; home- wholesale rates.
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steads will be fired and the whole land laid waste by these savage warriors. And for all of these acts we, in all probability, shall be
blamed. Had there been no war between England and the Transvaal there would have been no rising of the Basutos," will be the Boer view of the matter, and therefore Eng and will be blamed and proportionately hated for the trouble which the Basutos have brought upon the Orange Free State, Then too, we shall most likely und ourselves obliged to restore order in Basutoland after the present campaign against the Boers has beer roncluded: The Hautes-bave shown themselves to be a particularly ===|tractable people, their last rising under Masurua onlý coming to an end in February 1898, and so it is not unreasonabile to sup. pose that when we have settled matters to our satisfaction with the Orange, Free State we may have to go to the assistance of our erstwhile enemies in order to protect them
On the 7th instant, at the British Consulate, Kobe, by J. Carey Hall, Esq., H.R.M's Consul, and afterwards at the Union Church, Kobe, by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Fuss, PERCY HAMILTON MCKAY, to WINIFRED, eldest daughter of the Rev. J. L. Atkinson, D.D.
assengers on the Japan Railway train, who were injured in the recent acccident, is go. Eighteen were killed and about 10 or 10 escaped mahut. The total number of the passengers carried by the train was between 70 and 80.
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The floods on the Tokaido Line. TOKYO, October 10th.
The water in the vicinity of Suzukawa on the Tukaido line has not yet subsided, being sti!! so deep that it is only two feet below the enver of the houses. It is impossible to predict when the railway service will be resumed. The train service is connected by boats.
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A New Minister to China.
TOKYO, October th Baron Nishi Tokujire has been appointed Minister to China in the place of Mr. Yaue, who has been recalled.
[Baron Nishi was Minister to St. Petersburg for many years and has been repeatedly a member of Japanese Cabinets, holding the port folio of Minister for Foreign Affairs. The last time he held office was in the last Matsugata Cabinet and he remained Minister during the Ito. Administration.]
Korean Foresight.
SEOUL, October 11th.
The Minister for Agriculture, Commerce and Industry has recommended to the Council of State the construction of a railway (Keiben Tetsudio) from Seoul to Wiju along the banks of the Yalu. The Council has endorsed the proposal and obtained the Imperial approval,
The Korean Government, it is said, is unable to afford the funds necessary for the work, and it is understood that the step has only been any Foreign lower for a concession to con- taken with a view to preventing the demand of struc: the line.
Mr. Cho Pyeng-sik, the Minister for Justice, has been released from his office, and Mr. Ken Zai-ko has succeeded to the vacancy.
Conventional. Tariff between Japan and Italy
TOKYO, October 11th. On the oth instant, at the British Consulate, from our native subjects. Far from being now under negotiation betiveen Japan and The principal items of the Convention Tariff Yokohama, and afterwards at 253, Bluff, A. Rof any benefit to its at the present time wealy are said to be ribbons, raw cotton, ver- G. CLARK, Yokohama, to HETTIE, engest think that the rising of the Basutos is only mouth, oil and paper of the goods exported daughter of the late Captain Swain, Dragoon too likely to considerably complicate matters. from Italy; and habutai silk and other tabrics, Guards, Canterbury, England.
rice, coral and fans of the Japanese goods im ported into Italy.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1899.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
THE TRANSVAAL.
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
TARLIAMENT.
LONDON, October 18th. The Queen's message to the House of Coin. uns announces that the Militia is about to be embodied and the Militia Reserves called out,
THE "AMERIČA" CUP RACE. The Shamrock yesterday, carried away her top-nist and abandoned the race.
PARLIAMENTARY AMENDMENT TO
THE ADDRESS REJECTED). Mr. Dillon's amendment to the Address, de-g elaring-timt-the Transvaal war was a violation of the Convention of 1884,, and asking for arbitration on the basis of the Hague Confer- ence, was rejected by 323 to 54 Most of the Liberal party, including the Leaders, voted with the Government.
There has been a dearth of news from the Transvaal during the last day or two, but this cannot be regarded as particularly sur prising It should be patent to everyone that we have blundered again, that our machinery for equipping an army corps and shipping it within a week has not been found to be in working order, as it should- have been, and the result is that it will be weeks before we can place a sufficient force in South Africa to act on the offensive. At present all that we can do is to sit down and wait. If the Boers attack they will have to be met, but we do not think that the British commanders will attempt to invade the Transvaal and the Orange Free State with the forces at present at their disposal It is difficult to understand how such a state of affairs has been allowed to come about. It has been known for nonths past that war was probable, that KRUGER was likely to prove obstinate and that should he du so”
It is reported that a British gunboat left there would be no alternative but to fight.
Fusan for Masanpo on the 6th instant, in com: This being the case, how is it that prepara-pliance with an order from the Admiral. tions were not quietly made so that there should be no delay when, the call to arms came? We have heard much of lateofthe sud- donness with which wars break out nowadays and the vital necessity of being prepared to -fict at a moment's notice, and yet, despite the
NATIVE RISING IN SOUTH AFRICA.
The Basutos have risen against the Orange Free State.
(From Japanese Papers.) Fears of Trouble at Masanpo.
-Tokyo. October 8th...
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from the mast of the steamer Breconshire, a distance of 40 feet, alighting on the deck. He was removed to Tung Wa Hospital but died half an hour afterwards.
The feud between Jung Lu and Prince Ching has assumed very undisguised proportions now, and the two rarely meet without coming to loggerheads, and they each do their utmost to thwart each other's plans and shake the The com faith of each others adherents." missioner Liu has come north, and went up to Peking yesterday. His appearance in.. prefecture of which name has the reputation of active hostilities. The Manchus anticipate a containing the most turbulent and lawless crisis much more than the Chinese somehow, population of all China: The deceased officer who seem to see in the outward and visible
willing Great Sword Society men who have been
add been most active in arresting and punish-signs no cause for alarm. As to what the secret commissioners have or have not accomplished infesting the region round about for some time has for the time being taken a back seat in we can glean nothing; and the allianco question
past, and to get news of the movements of the public interest. A shipment of valuable pre outlaws better the late General used to travel Family, and as we know, such a lavish ex
sents has arrived from Japan for the Imperial. about incognito with only half a dozen men, change of courtesy belckens something out of disguised as rustics, and it was in one of these the common. Cath expeditions that he met his death, the six men- with him being killed at the same time.
THE Band of the Hongkong Regiment play at the Hongkong Hote! to-morrow (Satur day) evening from 9 p.m. to 9.30 p.in. :—
March Overture Vale.....
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French Comedy"
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Fahrbach
Bule Polka
"Le Muletier "
The Dragues
God save the (juren."
JUST why the mosquito bites people is not yet known. it is not to furnish it food, for it is an established fact that a mosquito, after gorging hunself with human blood, dies within a few hours, whereas mosquitoes that have never tasted blood have been known to live very comfortably even through the winter and into the next season.
The adult mosquito does not
need food. During its larva stage it has stored up enough nourishment to Jast_it all its life, and it is a normal skate for it to go without for the rest of its existence. All that it needs is inoist air, adult mosquitoes being known to pass the winter, in damp cellars, living on nothing but the moisture. The fact that it is estimated that only one out of 10,000 ever tastes human blood also proves that it is not not necessary. Why it persists in torturing mankind, therefore, has not yet been found out, and scientists can only swear softly with the rest of mankind, and make the general statement that the mosquito is-born with a vitiäted appetite for human goIC. -an appulite that causes the death of the indulger.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not necessarily endorse the epininus expressed by Corresponderes in this column.)
SICK PIGEONS.
To The Enures or vun “Honukting Terguarij." DEAR SIR,-1-have some very fac pigeons, and, during the last rain, one of them caught a very severe cold.
It has fits of shivering and one eye is very much inflamed.
readers kindly let me know a remedy.
Would some one among your numerous
Apologizing for encroaching on your valuable space,
I am, etc.,
A LOVER OF BIRDS. Hongkong, October 20th, 1899,
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
(Before His Hon. WM. Goodman, Acting Chief Justice)
October 20th.
| THE Foochow Echu af Oct. 14th says —
Following our notice last week of the settlement made by II.B.M. Consul with thei
The first case before His Lordship this morn Chinese Authorities regarding the late Kienainging was against Su Yeung, a police officer, for riots, we have now to record that the trial of attempting to obtain a bribe and demanding Famen on Tuesday last, Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. Sharp for the defence. the murderers took place in the Prefect's money with menaces.
Mr. Pollock appeared for the prosecution and representing H.B.M. Consul, and the Rev. Leh. Lloyd, representing the Church Missionary who were twice sworn: Messrs. A, E. Altmann, The following were empanelled as jurots, Society, being present.
E. H. Ray, V. Rozario, E. V. M. de Souza, C. The two prisoners had made a full confession. G. Stockhausen, G. A. G. Friesland, and P.
H. Murray. of their guilt, and this confession having been Mr. Pollock for the prosecution, addressing Treaty between Japan and Greece, written out, was read to each of them separately the jury, said that on the 24th Sept. prisoner, who was a police officer, went on board a junk in Hongkong harbour, and found certain anns $100 from the man on board. On defendant and ammunition, and demanded the sum of
being told that he could not pay the amount, that he must Lee Chang Quai, the master of the boat, prisoner waited for Chang Quai and said (prisoner) would arrest him. to him that unless he handed over $200 he
TOKYO, October 11th.in Court,
The Treaty of Commerce and Navigation concluded between Japan and Greece has been ratified and exchanged. The Lext of the Treaty will be published in the Officine Gamelle
morrow,
The Tidal Wave at Shizuoka.
NAGOVA, October 11th. On the application of the Governor of Shi- zuoka, 398 officers and men of the 3rd battalion of the Engineers stationed here proceeded to the scene of the tidal wave disaster in Shizuoka prefecture to render assistance in clearing away
the débris.
"TYPHOON WARNING.
WARNING FROM MANILA. The following telegram has been courteous ly forwarded to us by U. S. Consal-General R. Wildoan
MANILA OBSERVATORY, October 20th, 1a.m. Depression crossing off Bisayas Islands. Moving westwards.
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They acknowledged the correctness of this recorded statement, and, as is usual in such cases, begged that they might be leniently dealt with
Up to 1.5 the evidence, ol complainant and witnesses were taken, when an adjourn ment was made for tiffin.
On resuming at 2.15,
Mr. Sharp addressed the jury for the defence, and said that the whole thing was a conspiracy, Only two witnesses had been brought to the court out of all those who had been called at the magistracy, and it was his (Mr. Sharp's) opinion that the prosecution was afraid to call
The substance of the confession made was as follows, the first and principal criminal, Tiong Mwoi Kiang, said om a native of Kienning city and an assistant li-pae. On the day of the riot I was in an opium shop smok- ing when I heard that the Foreign hospital was being pulled down. I at once proceeded to the spot and with others seized two men, who were climbing out of a water vat, beat them and pushed them into a cesspool,
On their escape from the pit we seized and bound them, and then stoned them to death, them would go against their case. Defence hit one-a Foochow man--on the head. I then returned to the city and with three others caught a man just going into the Hospital, we searched him and found eight dollars on his person. We then dragged him outside the city gate and beat him to death and threw his body into the river
The second prisoner U King Seng was a -boatman, native of the Kiang Si Province. His confession was much shorter He stated that as there was some doubt whether the man mentioned above was really dead he helped to drag his body into a boat and then stabbed him with a knife used to cut up their Sentence was not given at the time of the trial but in doubt will shortly be announced by the Viceroy
HONGKONG OBSERVATORY HEPORT. The Observatory report says: On the oth at cassam ihr burontier has risen on the E. coast of China, and remains steady on the S. coast and over the Philippines. Pressure is high over the interior of China, Earthquake Shock,
slightly low over the Southem Philippines. Gmdients moderate with fresh, to strang mon- | food. · „ KURE, October yib.. At 10. o'clock last night a sharp shock of 50oon on the coast, and in the N part of the earthquake was experienced here. Hail fell at China Sea FORECAST-Fresh N.E. winds
this morning,"
fine.
the others because the cross-examination of
pointed out several discrepancies in the evi dence, and again impressed on the jurors that cused... the whole thing was a conspiracy against oc-
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The Nippon Yusen Kaisha Commission have been sufficiently satisfied with their investiga tions in North China to establish, a much extended steam service berveen this and Shanghai, and also with Japan, which shows they have every faith in future developments.
Great concem has been excited recently by the death within a short period of two English maida in the service of Lady MacDonald, from dysentery and Miss Armstrong Lady MacDonald's own sister is now herself in the Hospital suffering from the same complaint. The discase was in each case contracted in Peilaiho, where the Legation household spent the whole summer, but no decided opinion exists as to the cause.. Some persons say the house they, occupied is unhealthy, but it is, not usual for, dysen. tery to be associated with any particular building. It is usually debited to the water or milk account, and as some of the water, if not all, used at Peltaibe in hill water and probably mineral, it would not be surprising if it were to blame, Dysentery is pecularly frequent and fatal in the bill resorts of India, and from all accounts these cases, have been very similar, So far Miss Armstrong is doing well, but she has had a very anxious time with the two wo nich, as she has the charge of Lady Mac ponak's two young children, and will naturally: be relieved when the Minister and his wife. return to relieve her of the responsibility, Miss Armstrong is the second "case" nursed in the- Jubilee Hospital, which has never yet been- formally opened, by the bye. It is an establish- ment which is as yet a little previous, but no. doubt it will, in time. be a most valuable adjunct to Tientsin. It lacks an infectious ward, and it lacks a proper nursing staff, being at present in the sole charge of one European nume. But when it is satis factorily proved that it will be kept-in- We are not as a community inclined to com continual use, others no doubt-will-follow
plain at its emptiness, as it speaks volumes for - the healthiness of the place. The fittings of the hospital are simply perfect, all the wards having the luxurious finish of private apart ments rather than a public hospital, and the testimony of the first patient, there was that it.... made illness a pleasure.
RICE SMUGGLING.
An occasional correspondent of the AC. D. News wriles from Chingkiang, under date the 12th of" October When the harvest in, this part of the country was bad in former years the Chinese officials at Chinking rightly prohibited the export of rice and the people were very grateful. But this year the harvest in the district to the north and south of the river is good, and it was therefore, thought that the prica of rice would be low. Thiry View was share alike by Chinese of all classes. They are, however, sadly disappointed, and the cause is not difficult to find. Its reported that the
this-rice as being-went to uthur alienwan, and
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demand $200 for his silence, and whether le Formosa, Cores said in case of refusal to pay the amount that Weihaivet, and he would arrest him for carrying firearms the his speech, it came out that prisoner bore a will be - His Trochip then, sunimed" up had during 10%. gond character for the several years he had long-t been in the police force; that he had been in::|: export strumental in arresting several junk owners who unlawfully carried firearms in their boats, and only recently he had been awarded o for its mariness, His Honour went fully than into all the ovidence, and put a very clearBh case before the jury from which they might
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