alarm, but from what could be learnt the Boxers had not as yet troubled the community. Nevertheless every precaution was being taken
to withstand, an attack. There was an absence of the flaming threatening placards with which the Boxers have delighted to decorate the walls of Tientsin. The Russians landed about 5000 men, a number of splendid horses, together w th Ambulance wagons, stores &c, while the Kingsing was at Taku..
TROUBLE IN THE PALACE:
The following telegraphic news has been received by members of the Reform Party at
• Shanghai :—" Prince Ching, and Lian Shou- hêng, President of the Board of Rites, have been dismissed from the Tsungli Yaman as too timid, and that although Prince Tuan, father of the Heir Apparent, has been appointed the same day (toth inst.) to succeed Prince Ching as President of the Yamên, he had strongly declined to take the post. The Em- press Dowager, however, stood firm and further appointed Prince Na Ven-tu, Ch'i Isiu, and PAHsing members of the Tsungli Yamen 'in order to assist Prince Toan in inaugurating the new policy." If what the telegram above- noter says is true, and we liave no reason to doubt its accuracy, we can easily imagine what this, "new policy" of the Empress Dowager's Government will be, namely, that it will be more reactionist and, more anti-foreign than ----any hitherto attempted by any Chinese govs ernment, even in its most conservative days We have already given a slight, but never theless quite a sufficient sketch of the new President of the Tsung Yaion in our issue of yesterday morning aid it is, therefore, only necessary to state that his "assistant" Na Yentu, is a Mongol Prince ofthe Alatsin Tribe, who has always been a violent reactionist and for this has been patronised by Prince Ching and others of the Empress Dowager's advisers, who lately got him promated to the rank of a Minister of the Presence, in order to get as many of their own people as possible around the present super of the Thrane. Ubi Hsiu, President of the Board of Kites, and P'u Bsing, the other to "assistants in the new policy," are Imperial Clansmen who are great friends of Kang Yi and who have lately come into greater prominence owing to their also being reaction ists and violent anti-foreigners. – Pu Using is a Vice-President of one of the Six Boards who it will be remembered was sent to Shantung last year investigate charges made against Chang Ju-me, then Governor of Slamuug, for bribing 13 Hung-chang when the latter went to that province investigate the Yellow River. Chang Jo-nic was demissed, but Li fans chang escaped through the friendship of the Empress Dowager --A. C.. J. Neurs,
A THREATENED MOT AT WHIN.
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RAIN
THE BOXERS
It was reported to-day that the various British subjects in outlying parts of Paking have been ordered in, and that the English women are at the Legation
The facts are that the Tientsin Station has
been under a British guard all day, and that, except for the abject fear of the railway em ployees, and the conspicuous absence of all the big men, everything has gone on as usual over there.
The Peking traffic is stopped, but as Sir Claude has asked for more guards a determined attempt is to be made to-morrow (Sunday) morning, at 5 um, to send a train through withi
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Jupiter Pluvius has been promising for weeks, but is dreadfully unpunctus. Yesterday we had an hour or two of fairly heavy rain, necompanied by hall, but what we want is a two or three days'
It is generally believed in Tientsin that downpour, This would instantly affect the General Nich is to be cashiered and that he military and the social question beyond all has been formally reproved for excers of zeal computation. The nine months' drought, with
in attacking a village where the folks were not the consequent lears of impending famines, the Boxers. This is exceedingly probable. He empty creeks, the dry wells, have been of in
sent a few heads into Tientsin on Thursday, estimable value to the Boxers in their pro-
but his soliders showed their zeal most in inot paganda Scarcity of food is so terrible a foeing Mr. Currie's at Yangtsuna district they had been sent to protect, They wantonly that political sedition is a welcome diversion to
destroyed things they could not take away. maŭy..
Saturday, 9th June. Noon. To-day had its usual crops of rubbishy ru make the duty of a conscientious analyst difmours: (1) that the Boxers were crossing the ficult one believed even one-twentieth of Red Bridge (Gate) in large numbers; (2) that all that is circulated by sensible Chinese one could fill columns, but every day the facts of angisun Station was gone and that Tientsin
·Station was to go to-night the afternoon flatly contradict the certainties of the morning; and the news of the evening is utterly irreconcilable with both. Nearly all our news comes from rural. Clinese sources, and is therefore tainted at its fount. Chinese, at present, are in a frenzy of fear and credulity utterly incompatible with sane observation or true narrative. I have had to give up the tele graph, simply because it was a sheer impose | şibility to avoid shocking Shanghai with`un- intentional lies. The Jesuit and Protestant missions get some sort of information from their people, but for the most part it turns qui the product of imaginative fear. Let your readers, therefore, be ready to make a very heavy discount on all so-called news from the North, and especially telegraphic news. The information is sent in perfect good faith and is the result of very careful examination and com- parison, but it is often flatly contradicted before an hour is over, Today, General Nich has gone up the line with 5,000 of his fairly drilled and well-armed men (from Lutai). Ou Tuesday, at to am, it was credibly reported he had dvanced against the Boxers and killed one thousand, Ap.m. he had been defeated, slain, and his head was going round the countryside on the end of a pike. Whereas the facts were, that he got on board the Peking train at or near Yangtsun (sonne 18 miles from Tientsia), advanced with it about three miles beyond Lofa and then ordered it instantly to return to Tientsin, as he saw the Boxers' Gres on ahead. Now Mr. C. W. Campbell, of the Consular service, and Mr. A. Currie, the engineer of the line, were on the train; they had powerful field glasses and were confident there were no fires and ny sign of any enemy. They wished to go on, but the stout old soldier would not hear of it and insisted on going back to his men, professing great anxiety for the foreigners' live. These gentlemen were in the General's presence an hour after the pike
business yet the latter had credit all over the city, even among many officials,
June 14th, Placards were posted up last night through
It is comedy like this that makes one wholly qut the city. The call is for all the people to rise up and exterminate all the foreigners and delions of another battle yesterday, in which burn their houses. We have always held that Nich defeated the Hoxers and took ten heads, The probable facts are that Nich's orders are when the trouble which is going on now in North China broke out there would be uprisings
ts demonstrate against the Boxers in a passive in other parts of the country. The Yangtseway, do as much railway protection as possible, valley has always bem a hot bed for all kinds but to abstain from attack and not to fight at all except in self-defence. All the history of of bad characters and one has the lear that the time is nut for distant when they will begin the past fifteen days paints to something like their old tricks. In looking around for did this. The Chinese could crush the sedition in what have we in Central China --not a warship few days, if they wanted in. They don't of any kind in the river and it wonki tale days want to, as the reactionaries are temporising for any to go here. Why should this valley be and still hope there may be virtue in Boyer thus neglected by all the powers? Xo one çay
petency agalist foreigners. The sooner this answer it. In fact this whole eastern question fence of Yi Hsien. Tuan, and men of like is recognised the better. Get rid of the in- Is been one stupendous blunder upon another, and it is liable to keep on thus to the end of the kidacy in Peking, and the situation will chapter. We hope our fears won't be realized, brighten up immediately. but the Outlook is not at all pleasing. Will keep you posted if there is any serious trouble. [Since the forgoing was written we have re- ceived information that a Japanese firm has been attacked-Ev 6, 6}÷China Gazelle Con
THE FORERUN FORCES IN THE NORTH. Leaving out of sight the foreign forces now in possession of Taku, there were on the 16th inst., as near as we can estimate the following forces:
Japanese, German, French, Austrian, Italian At Peking 900 guards of British, Ameritas, and Russian nationality.
At Langfang, half way up the railway, a mixed force of 1,700 men, principally British, American, Japanese, German and French, un der Admiral Seymour, unable to proceed further for reason's that are not altogether to be ex- plained by the alleged scarcity of food and water, but more probably because of the difficulty of effectively operating such a very mixed comfitad.
Two thousand Russians left Tientsin on the 13th, and on Saturday were reported to
have arrived outside Peking by the Northern road, that is by a route higher up than the rail way, on which Admiral Seymour appears to have walked into an ugly trap have since landed several thousand more men,
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OUR DEFENCES. •
The enemy (Boxers) is supposed to be in considerable numbers to the South and West of Tientsin. He may be, but it is ridiculous to think he will make any attempt here under presentcon dians. Lieutenant Wright, of H.M.S. Orlando, who was at first charge of the marines and „seamen, has done splendid service in organis- ing the defence. He has the hearty co-opera ton of the Ametitan, German, Italian, Russian, and French guards in the place; and, should join in. There are over sou men from the pinch come, the Japanese would, of coness fieet here, with two field guns and over a dozen machine guns. Within five hours, Auce the Taku forts, an additional force of 3,000 or 4,000 could be up. The nun-alunteers have formed a Home Guard, and measures have been taken so that we may be ready even for the most unlikely contingencies. Commander Granville, of the Centurion, is now in charge and com- munication is actively kept up with the flag. ship. There are 6 war vessels at Taku: omitting 6 Chinese ships, we may say there are 100.000 tops, 400 guns and nearly 10,000
men. The Brish Admiral bas landed nearly 350 men, of whom 70 are in Peking.
The presence of this huge arıgument at Taku
greater is behind it all.
JA CEREMONY OF PEACE,
The Russians, who to meet only the Boxer taseo seems absurd. are anw, in the pleasing position of having cre is a growing suspicion that something been asked to extricate Admiral Seymour's party and relieving whatever foreigners there may be left in Peking. We are sorry to say that the Chinese are not acting alone in this matter, but have certain foreigners in their employ as advisers, who are advising them in such acts as the cuttingoff of Admiral Seymour, the destruction of the Railway in his rear and the manipulation of the Telegraph system. We trust that all such renegades and those who are providing the Chinese with arms and ammuri. tion and carrying the same to the. Chinese troops at. Takú and elsewhere, will meet with their deserts.→Chino Gazette
THE PLAGUE.
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لو
Cased reported 16 21st instant
Do. do. during past 24 hours....
Total... 660
Deaths reported to 21st instant ***** 593
Do do, during past 24 hours...
Total... '600
TIENTSIN.
{From an Occasional Correspondent.).
WAITING FOR THE BOXERS.
Amidst all this petty war and rumour of war, it is pleasant to chronicle n ceremony of peace. Mrs: Scott, the wife of Bishop Scott, laid the memorial stone of All Saints'Church on Monday last, in Tientsin. It was a simple, cheerful and inspiriting little function, well and gracefully done,
Friday, 5th June.
VARIOUS.
sucoo will, it is thought, cover the actual damage done so far to the railway plant and buildings.
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o marines under Major Johnstone (red) and Captain Bates (blue). The Chinese, under pressure, have consented to the attempt. Lieutenant Wright, with a small armed guard and driven by a tile crowd of foreign drivers, made a reconnaissance the line this after noon. As far as Yangisum it was intact. He walked some four miles beyond and saw that the sleepers on two of the bridges had been fired and were charred. Ta one case a mail bad been removed. For a distance of 23 miles out of Tientsin there was nothing that a few minutes' work would not put right, as far as a temporary service was concerned. The country and villagers were as quies as possible: no appearance of an enemy.
Saturday, 11 p.m.
great and important incidents. As the wire is Just after posting my notesyesterday we had
now cut (or rather as, the telegraph people say it is cut) we know nó particulars whalever of what transpired in the Capital on Saturday afternoon; but we know that all the Consuls and Commanders here received a series of in creasingly urgent wires from Peking for trans- mission to the Admirals at Taku. Those of the British and American Ministers were identical in spint if not in words, and were somewhat as follows: (1) Be ready to send a large force promptly, (2) Make all preparation for instant landing. (3) Sent at once or you will be too: late.
These messages all reached. Taku between p.m. and 11 p.. Admiral Seymour had left a signalling party or shore, and when the last stirring message was thashed on, a fine piece of work was witnessed. By sa ma force of 1,570 odd then of all nationalities, with three days rations, was at Tangku Station, fully armed, field guas, machine guns, eu, ett, the British Admiral (with his Flag Captain) in command. They were here at 7.30 am, and were entrained and off by a.m. They made no secret what- ever of their intention of going right into Pek- ing, Boxers or no Boxers, Chinese willing or unwilling, railway open or broken. The daniage done to the line will t is feared make the journey, an affair of 48 or 60 hours instead of three, but materials and men were taken for only a few steepers on the bridges have been the purpose of mending it. As far as is known burned; and a rail here and there ruined.
A reassuring telegram dated noon on Sun.
Profound anxiety is felt in Tientsin as to what has occurred in Peking, and still more apprehension as to what may be happening now. Our assumptions are that the troops were threatening to get out of hand and to fun the mob; if this be so the rabble will now know that a large force is en roule; this may either precipitate what we half fear, or on the other hand may obviate it. One can never tell how an ignorant and cowardly body may act, as caprice and fear are erratic guides,
unhurt, but unsafe. From this we learn that day is our last one through: this says "still nothing tragical or serious had occurred up to that time when the guards were 25 miles out of Tientsin (at most three day's march from Peking) At noon yesterday, six hundred more men arrived from Takú, half of whom were Germans, the others British and French.
should be stated that half of the large force in the morning was British. These were entrained early" in the afternoon. Ditector Tong of the Railway made some verbal protest, but Capt. Bailey, R.N., took matters into his own hands, and with the friendly co-operation of all the officers of the forces'cleared the
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The Boxer business bas sunk into compara- tive insignificance. The Chinese say that the centre of its activity is now shifting round to the Eastward, in the Tonshan direction, but like all the Chinese news this is more suppo- sitios than fact,
FRIDAY, 29th. Daylight-N. Y. K. steamer fnada Maru leaves
for Marseilles, London etc. 4 p.a.-N. Y. K. steamer Futami Maru leaves
for Australia via Manila.
Lodge.
STEAMERS EXPROTED.
Names.
The large foreign contingent in Tong-shanpm--Regular Meeting of the Lion and Rose Yawata Mart......
threatened to come down to Tientsin, but now that a guard of 40 marines has gone up there, will not do so. A row at the coal-pits will be a big scrimmage, as there are great numbers of Cantonese in the pits, and these would almost to a certainty go for the natives. No word from Pantingfu, Tungchqa, and Peking.
Monday, 4.30 p.m.
VICTORIA CROSS SOLD,
A Victoria Cross, was put up for auction in London at Sotheby's sale rooms in Wellington St., Strand, on the 18th May.
It was awarded to an officer for various acts
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS..
MAILS DUE
American (City of Peking 25th inst German (Stadgari) 27th inst. German (Oldenburg) 27th inst. American (Gaelic) 4th prox: Canadian (Empress of Japan) 10th prox. American (Hongkong Maru) 12th prox,
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The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Banco, Jelt
of gallantry performed during the defence of Singapore for this port on the 21st inst., at-3 the Residency of Lucknow from 30th June to 22nd Nov, 1857-
The little piece of bronze realised too guineas.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Capt. I. Barlow, of the steamship taping. from Shanghai, reports ;---Moderate N. E. Winds and dull cloudy weather throughout.
Captain G. W. Pennefuher, of the steamship Kazing, from iloilo, reports: Strong variable SW.S.S.E., N.E. and N. winds, high confused sen and squally, with heavy rain throughout.
p.m.
The N. Y. K's steamer l'awala Maru, (Australian Line) left Manila for this port yes- terday, the 21st inst., and is expected to arrive here on the 23rd inst.
The steamer Kialuck, from Glasgow and Birkenhend left Singapore for this port ont Wednesday, the 26th inst., pan, and may be expected here on or about the 20th just.
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HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS,
Kownon
U.S.S. Monterey ....... U.S.S. Oregon. Swaghing
Captain Hall, of the steamship Haicking, from I tochow, Amoy, and Swatow, reports: Foochow to Swatow fresh N.E. winds and clear. Swatow to Hongkong weather uniselled with heavy rain, at times. Steamers in Amoy; ↔ Shantung, Irene, Pinching, Charterhouse, and Singan. In Swatow :-Wkampon, Chowtai,| Freiburg Woosung, Newchwang, Duku, and Inchang. ) Chưnsang -
NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
JUNE.
"Meteorological means based on fifteen years,
observations, to 1895,
Barometer Thermioncier Humidity Rainfall
10-DAY,
WEATHER REPORT.
Barometer..... Temperature Humidity Rainfall..
.39.704
..So.7
.83.0
16.496
On date at Ou dute at
to A.,
4 ..
30.$$
39.81 82
0.70
TO-DAY.
Friday, 22nd June, 190. Chinese--2014 of 5th moon of 20th year of
Kwang-ri.
- Sun-Rises
Sets
High water-Morning. Afternoon 1.ow-water--Morning
Skr. 18min.
6kr. 15min.
4hr. 45min.
Skr. 39min. 11hr, 47min, Aftermon ......tohr. žymių. ANNIVERSARIES.
1840 Canton blockaded by the British. 1853-Scripts damage caused by excessive
mins in Hongkong.
1899
180
Loss of H.M.S. Victoria with 351 lives. Celebration the Diamond Jubilee of |
H. M. Queen Victoria. 1898-American flag hoisted on the Island of
Guam. American troops land at
Aguadores under fire from Spanish
feet..
169-Anned attack on Custum station and
French Consulate at Mengtsey Yunan.
TO-MORROW.
Saturday, 23rd June, 1900. Chinese-27th of 5th naon of 26th year of
Kwang-s.. Sun-Mises
Sets
shr. 19min. Ohr. 40min. sår. 35min. Afternoon kr. gmin. in water-Morning...... ohr. jomin..
Morning .........1 tár, zómin, ANNIVERSARIES.
High water-Morning
station; putting naval artificers, &c., in charge 1948-Red Republican rising in Paris sup
1843-ki-ying visited Hongkong. pressed to,000 lives lost. 1874-Shock of earthquake in Hongkong,
of the train. Just as all was ready to start, the Viceroy's formal permission arrived.
Fausang
Changsha
Amerion Maru
Goodwin
Atilos..... Petrarch
From
Duc.
To-morrow To-morrow
Juno asth
Manila,.
Glenogle.Moji. City of Poking Shanghai..
Kintuck ......Singapore June 16th Futami Maru......Nagasaki.....June 26th
Stullgart... Oldenburg Inaba Maru. Armenia Banca Moyunc
Gaelic Bisagno
Verona......4121124
June 27th
Singapore ... June 27th Japan.... Japan
June 27th Vladivostock...June 27th Singapore ..... June 28th Liverpool.....July and San Francisco...July 4th Bombay July 5th Suez........
Empress of Japan.|Vancouver
..July 7th
July toth
We would direct the attentios of skipping Brins in the style In which Steamers Expected" and "Projected Sailings" are now published in theen volumans, and in so dolug respect. fully urge the managers of shipping firms to give orders to their clerks to furnish this office, on the forms already sup plied gratis with them latest availokie information every day.
PROJECTED SAILINGS.-
Ship.
Acara M.
Destination.
Date.
New York
July 15th ...........Havre, &c.
Aug. 20th Alesia America Maru ..an Francisco, &e. June 26th Anping Maru,... Swatow, &c.........June 27th Antenor..
London..
June 26th Argyll
Portland, &c. June 30th New York
June 29th
Dock.
Armenia
Australian
Bayern
Renalder
Braemar
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11
11
Cosmopolitan Aberdeen
PASSED THE CANAL, Outward-5th June Suvein, itolsatia, Tamba Alaru, Stuttgart, Sth June--Kanagawa Maru, Calchas, Erzherzog, F. Ferdinand, 4th June-rat, Clis, Marie Valerie, Courie, Tonkin, Malia, Eva. 15th June - Orestes, Shinano Maru, St. Regulus. 19th Jung Anuam, Glenariney Ronix Albert, Tecnkui.
Homeward-5th June-Atalacea. 8th June -Preussen. 12th June-xion 15th Jude Konigsberg 19th June-Oceanien, Samki
Maru, Alcinous.
Arrivals at Home-zoth June-Leogtakken, Marin Valerit, Pathon,'
Shipping.
Arrivals.
YoRinises, Japanese steamer, 2,226 Y. Mina- migawa, 21st June,-Keelung 19th Jan, Coal.-Japanese.
Katson, Brilish steamer,.1,024, G. W. Penne- father, 22nd June, Hoilo 17th June, Sugar. -Butterfield & Swire.
ASPING, Chinese steamer, 1,38, H. Barlow, 22nd June,-Shanghai 19th June, General. -C. M. S. N. Co.
STANYIELD, British back, 667, Wilson, 22nd
June, Kajang and Joe, Timber. Master: VALETTA, British steamer, 2,973, E. N. Tillard, 22nd June, London, and Singapore 23rd June, Mails and General.-P. & 0, 5; N.
Co
WINGSANG, British steamer, 1,517, T. II. Sellar,
22nd June,--Canton 21st June, General Lardine, Matheson & Co. "HAICHUNG, British steamer, 4,267, Hall, 22nd June, Foochow 19th June, Amoy 20th, and Swalow 215, General-Douglas, Lap- rik & Co.
China
sydney,_..........june 23rd
straits, &c. ..........fuly raih London.....
July 5th
...,Portland, &c. Aug, 25th
Carlisle City...... San Diego, &c. ...Aug. 20th
San Francisco, &e. July 31st ChingtoManila, &c. Juty 14th City of Peking, San Francisco, &c.uly sil City of Rio San Francisco, &c. Aug. 25th Europe, &c.........June 23rd San Francisco, &c.Sept. 1st Manila... June 27th San Francisco, &c. Aug. 7th Victoria, B.C.......July 28th Vancouver, de.............Aug. 8th
Clyde
Coptic
Diananie
Doric
Duke of Fife..
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San Diego, &c. ¡New York
June 27th July 18th
..July 31st
July 6th
Emp. China Emp. India Emp. Japan Energia.... Ettrickdale Futami Maru...Sydney, &c.........June 29th Gaelic
San Francisco, &c. July 14th Glenogle
Victoria, LC.......fuly 3rd Swalow, &c.
Hongket Martian Francisco, &c. July 21st inaba Maru
Haiching
Hamburg
Straits, &c. Oct. 3rd
June 24th
Marseilles, &c...... (une 29th
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Kaifong.... Kansu
¿Manila
June 25th
Shanghai
fime 23rd
König Albert
Straits, &c.
Aug, gil
Kweiyang ...¡lloilo, &c...
June 23rd
Maidzura Maru...Swatow, &c.
June 24th
Menelaus. London....
July toll
Monmouthshire.. Portland, &c. ...... Aug. 4th
Nippon MaruSan Francisco, &c. Aug. 16th
Oldenburg Preussen
Straits, &c. Straits, &c.
June 28th
Sept. 20th
Sept. 6th.
Oct. 17th
Havie, &c.
July 3rd
Havre, &c.
Aug. 7th
New York....
July 13th
Stentor Strathgyle..
London,.
July 24th
San Diego, &c.
Stingait
Straits, &c.
July 26th
Sept. 15th
Suisang.
„Singapore, &c............. June 25th
Szechuen
Shanghai ........... June. 16th-
Thyra....
San Diego, &c.
June 30th
Ulysses
Liverpool....
June 28th
Valetta
Shanghai
Victoria.
Prinz Heinuich... Straits, &c. Queen Adelaide.. Victoria, B.C......July 25th Sachsen.......Straits, &c.
Sambia
Savoia Sikh
Weimar.
Wittenberg Yawata Maru ....
Victoria, B.C Straits, &c..... Havre, &c. Japan
June 23rd
Aug. 7th
Aug. 23rd July 17th. ........June 24th
DON'T LET THE CLOCK RUN DOWN.
The human body," says a great physicin, is a
Yes, and like all other clocks the time it will ru
OTTER, British torpedo-boat destroyer, 360,
Walkin, 22nd June,Singapore 15th June,,nventy-year clock." and Devenport 18th May, PIQUE, British gunboat, 3,600, Reynolds, 22nd
Junc,--Singapore 15th June. Homo, French steaner, fog, Godinan, 22nd June-Pakhoi and foihow 21st June, General-A. R. Marty, SZECHUEN, British steamer, 1,158, A. C. Hull, 22nd June,--Canton 22nd June, Genemi→→ Batterfield & Swire.
Clearances at the Harbour Offen. Keougwai, British str., for Bangkok.
penis largely on how it is treated. Take the check will rattle away at the eats of half a doze pendebem weight off the end of the wire and your hoa in une. Neglect it and it will mus irregularly; now fast, now slow, Break the mainspring, or wher, aut it stops instantly. Take intelligent cata of it and a good clock will serve your grandchildren as faithfully it now serves you."
There is an important difference, however, between your clock and your body. Even after your clock is completely run down, atul at a standstill, you ca with it up and set it
Many of our guards have left for l'eking, but 1884-French troops defeated by Chinese near Hiroshima Maru, japanese str., for Singapore loss restoring again. Not un with the
they have been replaced, and Capt. Bailey is
Langson.
.
1386--Steamer City of Tokia lost on Saguani
point. 1894 -Prince Edward Albert born. 1897-Commemoration stones of Women's
Hospital and Jubilee Road laid by H.E. Sir William Robinson, G.C.M.G.
1898--American troops landed at Baiquire, 17
now senior officer here, with about 600 men at. disposal. We feel no anxiety for ourselves; indeed Tientsin is eager to have the privilege of pricking the Boxer bubble. This will have to be done by one means or other before the native and the official mind can return to its normal quiescence. The rubbish that finds credit about the power of these fellows is beyond all belief-the foreign settlement is to be razed within three days, and every man jack of us expelled from China by 10,000 Boxers. It would be truly laughable if it ended there: but unhappily two thirds of Chinese official dom in Peking believe it true, and what is more, hope it is true. They are sitting on the wall accordingly. It is to their influence we and the shilly-shaily attitude of the soldiers. owe all the skimble-skamble stuff of the Esticts 8 pm--Regular Meeting of the Lion and
niles from Santiago, 1899-Mr. C. W. Kinder Engineer in Charge of the Imperial Chinese Railway dis- misscil for alleged insubordination.
AGENDA.
TO-DAY.
Rose Lodge.
TO-MORROW.
I have excellent reason for asserting that General Nich's apparent poltronery is solely the result of his deplorable instructions. He told the Viceroy (Yu Lu) here the other day that he, the sedition promptly. But the Viceroy himself was willing to accept all responsibility, and stop
As far as he can he co-operates promptly and is under very stringent orders as to his own action. carnestly with the Consuls, and he has done Cargo ex America Maru subject to rent. has in all cases given pennission to entrain, everything in his power to allay panic. He though much time has been lost by each petty man throwing the onus of responsibility on to the man above him.
Noon-P. & O. steamier Clyde leaves for
London etc.
Noon-C N. Co's steamer. Atreiyang leaves
for Cebu and Iloilo.
5 p.m.-E. & A. S. Co's steamer Australian
leaves for Australia.
MONDAY, 25th. Meeting of the Executive Council in the Council Chamber at Government Offices:
General Tung Fuchsiang, one of Jung Lu's coadjutors, mentioned in the precious edict of Wednesday fast, is the man who put down the Mahommedans in Kansu last year. He is himself said to be a Mabommedan, and is very strongly suspected of Boxer sympathics-no doubt a case of "similia similibus, curantur." He is strongly anti-foreign, moreover,
The said edict but confirms that which before was siccar, namely, that the Government is still wobbling, and is entirely unwilling to den! with the emergency. Inability has nothing to do with it; 70,000 fairly anned, well-drilled men of all arms, unable to put down two or three thousand chaw-bacons, armed with spears and sickles, and finding all their potency in mystical hunibug: The idea is preposterous.
Import trade, has ceased and export trade is almost at vanishing point, being confined to in many cases leaving its post. The passenger stocks already ready for shipment Passenger trade to the South is astonishing, but has not traffic outward is very active. confirmed. He fell into the hands of a man
The Rev. H. V. Norman's murder is quite yet extended to the Europeans. Most of our
fadies refuse to go. named Li, the head man, of a little township is doubtless having a steadying effect on The Humber, store-ship, is at Peițaibo, and hard by. Li recently lost his son in a quarrel the 25 American missionaries (from inland between Boxers and Christians, vowed venge-
TUESDAY, 26th. ance and took it on his captive. The Anglican stations), and equal number of British subjects..O. S. Co.'s steamer Antenor leaves for London There is no news whatever of Paotingfu or of,
via Suez Canal Tungcho
Noon T. X. K. Co's steamer America Maru leaves for San Francisco via Honolulu. Cargo'ox Benlomond subject to rent.
ex-Wakasa Mfaru subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, 27th..
Mission in North China has lost three members
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During the last few days we have rather been awaiting history than making it. Tientsin has been organising itself, and is now fully ready to give more than a warm reception to the Loxers, should they attempt a raid. Many of our more eager spirits hope the so-called patriots will come. They say, with a good deal of sense, it would be the most ready method of pricking by martyrdom and three by death during the last. the bubble on which all the potency of the
six months. Miss Alice Marston, M.D., after a fellows depends, viz, the idea of their invulnora- bility. It certainly is most curious how widely few years of splendid medical work, in Peking this delusion extends The Chinese of all in connection with the Mission, on her way classes believe it, and the creed has completely home ruptured a blood vessel at sea,, during a taken away any pluck the Imperial soldiery oxyst ofsetching. may have possessed. The minor officers and. men make-no secret of their halfheartedwess in attacking an enemy who can catch bullets in their flight and who can, by a conjurer-like pasa, deviate a bayonet from it air. When once the Chinese mind. is disabused of this idea of Boxers' iminunity from death and wounds there will be a quick and great reaction; there fore, the sooner it comes the better. The next and greatest desideratum is
YESTERDAY'S (FRIDAY) NEWS
was that Baotingfu and Tungchew-were in flames. Of the former there is no confirmation whatever, indeed there cannot be, as the wires and lines are both cut. The latter will most probably tum out to be that the extensive premises of A.D.M. have been destroyed, not that lie whole city is aflame. We hear also of the U.5. Legation Guard marching out to bring In the missionaries.
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Auping, Chinese str., for Canton. Taiching, British str., for Swatow. Kongnam, British str, for Canton.
Departures.
June 22, ismeralda, British str., for Man June 22, Germania, German str., for Saigeh:-
June 22, Tetarios, ferman str., for Saigon."
June 25, Decint, German sir, for Canton? June 27 Hidungse, British str., for Cantus,
June 22, Cedarbáné, British 4-musted bark, for
Portland.
June 22, Bentomond, British str., for Nagasaki. June 32, Chingice, British str., for Manila. June 22, Deuteros, German str., for Touron. June 22, Auping, Chinese str., for Canton.
Fassengers-Arrived.
Per Asping, from Shanghai--Mr. F. Hamm, and 16 Chinese.
Per Haiching, from Coast Ports-Miss Rosario, Messrs. Sutton, Reynolds, Bryson, und 129 Chinese.
gees na miore,
We know the limits of his meaning perfectly weft," sel, speaking literally, Mr. Matthew Brown was not" completely van down) at the time he refers to Thankf wo.fire, and more thankful still he is, for that. But he was frightfully near it. The pendulum Isat very slowly unl weakly, and the hands could
marcely be trusted to tell the true time.
1lout five years ago,"writes Mr. Brown, "I was completely ran down. I lost my appetite.
obl get welding to lie in my stomach. Sometimes I would take dizzy spells and nearly fall down, and wordde black dots before my eyes. I kept getting worse all the fire.
I tried different patent medicines; they are s relief. I kept getting wore. I tried two of the Text, loctors in the place they dil me no good. I was obliged to take to
my led:
“I wonki take falut spells and my heart would eat at delter, nul 7 wand nearly, another for breath. I felt more like dying than living."
Fetty officialdom is in a terrible state and is p..Public Auction Sale of Crown Land Glovei, W. Davidson, G. Duncan, H. Cooper, I never should get around ngaku My wife wanted
Sunday, 8 p... *
(Nos 302, and 303) at the Offices of the P. W. D. p.m.-Meeting of Legislative Council.
[Thest fainting or sinking spell of which Mr.. en aks are a peenfiar future of the disons he was offering from. Only moderu physicians, and Per Kaifong, from Hoilo-Messrs. Doming not all of them, understand their gravity or buye sensation is dor Jarronitto, Florencio farronillo, Benjamin given them the study they call for. No Jalandoni, Ellenterio Jaronilla, Ganderincio, non more demomising to the Albayoe, Estreban Jalondoni, Mrs. Morder and patient. While they last the sugel of death arou
to have folded his ringe over the sufferer's inlo and z servants, and ri Chinese.
unsions face. The pre poleon in the blood. Per Valetta, from London for Singapore-urilug from continued fermentation of food in the Lieut. Simpson. For Hongkong-Dr. R. Gib. strach. It acts upon the nerves of the brain, son, Capt. J. C. Saule, Messrs. J}, L, Houston,
i heart as a burl right impede the paddam
um of D. H. and H. E. C. Clethwaite, F. Colson, Gi
a great clock.]
"I begun to think," adds nur correspondent, "tlint. J. Bellam, Butcher, Mr. and Mrs. J. Cummen. skey and infant, Surgeon J. C. Walt, Mr. J. H.
me to try Mother Seigel's Syrup. If I didn't Stimpson, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Merchant, child Mother Stigel's Syrup, and before I had taken it all think it as any ine. She went and got a bolt Jo-of- and infant. From Brindisi-Mr. S. D. Thomas. 7pm.-C. N. Co.'s steamer Kaifong leaves lor. Froin Marseilles-Messrs. J. P. Mackintosh
Iwas able to go to my rock. and E. Hedge, Jr. From Colombe-Mr. F. C. Fletcher. From Penang-Messrs. C. E. Tas Hsu, in Yuk Yang, In Yuk Knan, and i J. Litton and servant, L. E. J. Wolferston, Chinese, From Singapore-Messrs, C. A. V. Banderia, B. R. M. de Brito, Mrs. J. C. G. de Meneya and 2 children, Messre: Song Fong, Chandaneman and Alumchand, add z Chinese For Yokohama from London-Messrs. Cbris topherson and R. B. Stewart From Marseillos Mr. A. Clark For Shanghai from London Messis. H. Howell, R. C. Aiers and Phipps, From Marseilles-Sir John Lister Kaye, Messrs. J. Lastor, G. E. Erloss and Geziyor
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Cargo
Later. Two hundred Russians and fifty French came in by this morning's tide, and got up here early. The usual "non possumusa was put on their entraining, but the officers at once commandeered an côgine, put a Belgian on the footplate and went off The Chinese C. P. employées stood aloof to a man, doubtless under orders, but a stoker was caught and pressed 5 pm into service.
We eat that the expedition yesterday got as far as Lofa, 31 miles out; so it is now on the edge of the seditious districts.
Manila.
R. steamer Empress of India leaves for
Victoria B.C. etc... C. & M. S. N. Co.'s steamer Bluniaute
leaves for Manila.
THURSDAY, 28th.
Noon NL steamer Oldenburg leaves for A wire got here this morning, it is said by a
Europe circuitous route, dated Peking, last night, say- O. S. Co.'s steamer Ulysses leaves for Liver- ing they were still unattacked, but very anxious.
pool (direct)..
woski.
Departed.
Per Esmeralda, for. Amoy-Mr. and Mrs. Redford For Manila-Messrs. J. Ferez, Kamacho, Lohmann, G. W. Brown, W. H. Brown, G. Lopez, J. B. Colbert, Luis Ruiz, and 'Mrs. D. Drew.
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have taken several bottles since. I am now able to work as hart as over. I would advise any nug that is suffering as I was to try Morlier. Selgel's Curative Syrup, and it will not be in valu Your tray (Signed) Matthew L. Brown, East Mapleton, March 28th, 1895,"
Indigestion or dyspepsia. Thomptons be described Dur friend laboured under a profound attack of were due to its effects upon the nervous system, and through that upon other organs. It follows that fie medicine to avail bin must be one having power to expel existing inipurities from the blood ronec lo action the stomach and liver, ronder nutrition posible mean of the restored digestion, and se give now life to the whole
body.
This is what
hit Mother Seigel's Syrup did for bur correspondent, sunt docs for all who appeal to it under pendulum har ecosed to swing. But keep an eye to circumstanco. It winds up the clock before the That bodily clock of yours, anal don't let it rau sa far down. other words, the very hour you feel the dou sign of illaces taksa dose of Moller Seigel's Syrup.→→ [Adet.