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Saturday, August 11, 1894.

Mg J. Chandet, assistant naval storekeeper, lolt today for Japan on a month's sick loare, Air Turn, the new storekeeper, in expected to-morrow by the Chopsang Empress of China.

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The gaur of HMS. Wisern's fore turret will be ready to be replaced next Tusaday, after which the after turfot gams will also be taken out in order to conaw the ent-salon

wood work,

H.M.S. Tender doala on Tuesday (14th) and sails on Friday (17th) for Nagasaki, Owing to some defects having bean found in her machinery, the Naval Dockyard hands are working at her night and day to keep bar up to tinio.

Soxz extraordinary shooting by ladies was ingat dekat in connection with

Army Rille Meeting. Mr Follet twenty-one bulls-eyes at 600 yards, and several other lailies got, within one point of the highest possible. The Dake and Duchess of Connaught witnessed the shooting, and congratulated the fair riflewomen. The woepan is not mentioned, but was probably a matob (A.R.) rife according to N.B. A. da- Baltion."

The Empress of China grounded on the outer Bar near the Woosung Spit Buoy on Saturday (4th inst.), says the Daily News, sad in spite of the high tide and the assia. tance of three tugs, did not get off that night, but drifted higher up on the spit with the strong food tide. She was charging cargo on Sunday, and it was hoped. that she would get off with the morning tide on Monday,.-[We know the rest: no later pewe is to hand, but she is expected to get of zoon with the high tides.-E., O. M.)....

THE CHINA MAIL.

That the means to be adopted to prevent, so far as hamap akili dan, its return to the port must also be of the novol kind; -hence the bonfire of the Taipingsban hotbed of the disagise, the contemplation of which so vezes the soul of one pro minent landowner.

That the documents which may now be regarded as the declarations of war for warlike manifestoes) made by the actora in the China and Japan war, bava been published. That for apparent truthfulness and dignity I should he inclined to prefer that of the Japanese, and it sous to me the old attitude of lieut contempt, taken up by the Conservative Celestial has had a good deal to do with the actual outbreak of hostilities. ་་

That I observe

you describa the belligerents as apprentices in the aria of modern ut civilised warfare, and the accounts by either side of the operations no for tend to prove your statementy

THE UHINA-JAPAN WAR. JAPANESE WARSHIPS ATTACK WEI-HAI-WEL

ESPACIAL TO THE "OBIRKEN MALL-'}

SHANGHAI, 11th August, 11.42 a.m. Twenty-one Japanese warships, having been despatcher to attack Wei-hoi-wai, were repulsed in one of the entrances of the port. The Japanese warships are still at tempting to force an entrance. The Chiness Northern Squadron is on a craise in the Pechili Gulf.

Cookin

Derwets

to Captain Galsworthy was to follow the we believe, has a free hand, and the Admiral

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.. Naniwa to a Japanese port, but the troops of the station is in perfect accord with the The score in the competition for the chạnh en board, preferring death to being taken Minister as to what line to adopt if trouble championship promoted by the Hongkong prisioners, refused to allow this Captain should arise here. If any French ship is Chess Club now stands as below :— Galsworthy explained that he had left the stopped for search at Wooring we expect to Reiho before any hostilities kad bagno, and hear of lively doings, and is the same. TAY be asked to be allowed to return with his if there is any attempt at rioting in Shanghai, freight to Taka. The next, order was to we think the Forfait may be relied

fully the captain to quit the ship immediately upon to assist the local anthorities. That the reply being that this was impossible, as Panerable army of defence, the Hous the troops would not allow it, Again came, fiuard; we are glad to hear, is being again the signal Quit the ship immediately, mobilized, and put on a war footing: So which was followed by, the discharge of that the nervous ones may sleep soundly, at Birkett torpedo, and a broadside. The Rohing night in the knowledge that though all our did not finally sink for half-an-hour after usal naval defenders have deserted me, she was torpedoed, and we she was sinking, Shanghai is well able to cope with any ordi deterre.. the Naniwa lowered a boat full of armed nary attempts at disorder, which will be free men, who fired on the men struggling in sternly repressed.-China Gazette.

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ship also firing indiscriminately. Mr Von the water, the Chinese tronps on the sinking Hansezen ws to the laland, from which be was rescued by the German gunboat | Titis, with some hundred and Afty of the

The championship is praitically choklad, It will be seen that this report differs in

already, though three games havi siÈÍÈ ten b *We, by the Grace of Heaven, Emperor played by each competitors sale. Ed Bigs (+ avory material polot from that issued by of Japan, sested on Throne occupied by okoff, who has played most carefully and :- Mr Okoshi on Friday last, and it would the sams dynasty from time immemorial, consistently throughout the tournaments almost seem that Captain Galsworthy and do hereby make proclamation to all Our leads with

score of 16 points. Mr at Sancho Mr. Tamplin were kept prisoners THE_APISONERO AT ŠAVEBO, from Banday, the 29th of July, to Saturday loyal and brave enbjects follows: Gutterres is his nearest competitor sukse We hereby declare war against China, in fact, the only one who has yet a chanc Nagasaki, 4th Aug, 2.32 p.m. 46.

the 4th of August, without being allowed to and. We command each and all of Our cotto equal him. But the chaborila smot HM.B. Alacrity has arrived here from communicate with their friends, from some petent authorities, in obedience to Our wish leader on Mr Bischoff has to whil Tushima with orders from Admiral Fro-motive not unconnected with this dis-

ANOTHER CHINESE PORT UNSUC. CESSFULLY ATTACKED,

Ümarokar, 11th Aug...4.52 p.m. The Japanese Best has attacked Liu- shun-how (Port Arthur), but caused no

Ir in reported that a cypher telegrars was In a match on Peckham Rye the ather der 7.That it is exceedingly difficult to sift the damage to the shipping or forta.

wall Albien a curious incident occurred. The Albion had gone in first, and wade up

received this week from the British Ad-between the Peokham Pushers and Camber- miralty asking how long it would take to put eight torpedo boats (bold in reserva here) to ses; and that the reply was seven days.

TOMORROW morning, between 9 and 10.30 o'clock, the steam.launch Dayspring, carry. ing the Bethal flag, will call alongside any vessel holating ecxle pennant C., to convey men sahore to I am, nervice at St. Peter's (Seamen's) Clutch, returning about 12.30.

Massna Scott and Co., Greenock, have socured a contract to build two ârst-clas cargo steamers for the China Navigation Остраву, the carrying capacity in such being 2,500 tema

'Who shall say," writes Y.' to The Times, that the officials of the Telegraph Depart ment are wanting in humour? On 5th ulb., after the news of the wreck of the Valkyrie had reached London, I had ocon- sion to telegraph to Lord Dumraver. directed the message to the last addre known to me-namely,

Valkyri Yacht Large, North Britain at the same due depositing 19,

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total of 129, leaving only 66 minutes to play, The Pashers, with but all hopes of daing anything but making a draw, sent in Mesers J. H. Brown and & Archer. From the first ball sent down Brown made high drive, the ball going into a tree and lodging in rook's nest. While the fields- men were getting the ball, which was not lost, as it could be seen all the time, the batamen succeeded in making 93 runs, and the Pashem eventually kocoked up the remainder of the suns, and won with four wickets in hand.

THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG. The Cattle depot is now no longer used an au muxiliary plague hospital, the for re- masining patients having been removed yesterday to the Kennedy Town Hospital.

The following are the plague statistics for Hongkong for the twenty-four hour to teon to-day :-

Deaths

that the repairing Azizion oficiais might are some pains to discoveY Lord Danzaron's addrem. On the 7th Vader Treatment received * formal notification-Your

- Kennedy.

[ City.

- Total.

40

• 11 Transferred Expm Cattle Dopat.

| Intreast,

telegram addressed, de, has not been delivered, owing to the addressee not being at the address given. The grim to us for publication :→→ humom of this notification is certainly racher remarkable. The Falkyrie was lying at the bottom of the Olyde.

The following lotter has been forwarded

PORTA

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong. Aug 20, 1804. Sir,-With reference to my letter No. 1012 of 21st June, I am directed to inform you that a despatch has been received from the Consul at Amoy stating that the Bank- tary Regulations in force at that port have been withdrawn by the local authorities.- I bave the honour to be, Sir, por mont obedient servant,

Tan Westminster Budget says :—The intense convictions of some of the American papers on the portat of 'Cozeyism' make them good reading. Oba, published in a Southern State, depares that-'A deadly opas tree in oasting its shade over the bowels of the nation. In another paper, Marshal Browne, of the Commonweal Army," de The Chairman, Chamber of Commerce, clares that Liberty has been stabbed to the heart with policeman's clubs. This might be posible if Liberty wore her haart

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

dc., kc., &ve.

It is reported that the plugue ban broken

on the outside like Goverger Bon Tillman, out in Amoy Evidantly the quarantine who in a recent speech doclares My hitherto in free there has been useless.

We sincerely sympathize with the port. armour is an honest heart!'

A paper called the Western Populist has, however, the most brilliant metaphor of all, for it implores the people To throw off the yoke that in sacking their very vitnis,'

à 22w cool for the Okina Mutual Storm Navigation Company was launched from the yard of Mesars Workman, Clark and Co., Belfast, on 4th alt, when the chris. tening ceremony was performed by Mra Galland, wife of the Company's General Agent at Shanghai, the name being given of Chingue. The new vessel will have dead weight capacity of about $200 tons, and is fitted with triple expansion and forced draught. Der dimensions are 370 × 46′ x 29. The vowel is for the cargo service only, and will steam about 11) knots. Another steamer by the same firm, which is identical with the Chington, will be launched next month, and will be called the Unpack. A third atout

излет оf about the same capacity is also under con.

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struction on the Clyde. We may note that the Moyune of this Company, which has now been sold to the Japanese, has brought home the first her season's teas from Han- how for no lower than eight successive seasons, a fest which in withous rival in the history of the trade.

'FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That the diseaas so persistently advertised by certain people as the Blast Plague is likely to give us more trouble outaide of the Colony than within it. That quarantine is so strictly adhered to by many nations as a kind of preventive

fetish, that so long as a single cass Exista here the absurd rules will be ri gorously applied.

That the Permanent Committee of the Sanitary Board could not have done otherwise than they did, in racommend. ing the renewal of the infected procisma- Lion.

That, all the some, while preserving their powers to take precautionary measures sgaiast sop recrudescence, they might have suggested that the improved state of things should be brought to the notice of the various governments, in order that quarantins might be reduced. That all the 'sharp' writing and kicking of the house-owning and landowning class against the drastic measures proposed to prevent the recurense of Plague in Hongkong, will, I fancy, come to nothing,

That Twipingstad ought to here been re- constructed twenty years ago, and it stands to rosson it cannot be recon.

structed and laid out anew now until it lo demolished.

varied rumours and raporta given by one side, and then by the other, so as to discover what has really occurred.

That so far as the sifting has gone, the advantage seems to lin with the Japanese,

both on land and eax.

Chinese in the North.

(SPROIAL TO THE "NORTE-CHINA'DAIET

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JATAN'S DECLARATION OF WAR. |⠀ The following is a translation (1. sum - Fier mary of which was published by as few days ago) of the Rescript issued by the Emperor of Japan declaring war against Ol

means at their

sure him of the proed life of chese That this opinion would seem to be streng.antle to proceed to Sasebo and obtain the stepspop. We learn from the Rising Sun and with a view to the attainment of the one of his thres games daring meat weak 20

thened by the telegram you published release of the Kowsking prisoners. To pre- that these so-called prisoners were taken national aim to carry on hostilities this forenoon about the Japanese fleet vent the Alacrity proceeding to Saesbo, the to Sasebo by the Fargers Kan from and by ise agains China, with all the champion of Hongkong for, 1894. « He la should like to see him close biz soon with having made an attack in force upon Government has undertaken to produce Chemulgo on the 29th of July, Wai-ni-vei, the strongest position of the them at Nagasaki, and they are expected world no doubt be at Sandby, and they the Law of National, consistently with listy to accomplish this with cave, and re

the notion of Admiral Fremantle.

During the past three decades of Our oût any further lossen. He has lost only hourly.

learn that on Monday or Tuesday af last reign, Our constant sim has been to further one game since the tournament began week the Severn arrived at Fagasaki, and the peaceful progress of the country in several months ago in matt se ne k

The following to the conduding dining t One thousand troops from the local garri- Captain Henderson and MrQuin, the Britishvation and belag sensible of the evils non are due here overland to day,

Consul, made a formal visit to the Governor parable from complications with foreign for the tournament

(State)] of Nagasaki to make enquiries as to the two instruct Our Ministers of State to labour always been Our pleasure to English prisoners reported to be at Sasabo. for the promotion of frinedly relations with The Governor was ze aquiries Our Treaty Ponations of

REINFORCEMENTS FOR NAGASAK).

That the details of the destruction of the British stasmer Koushing by the Japon ese mer-of-war were looked for with anxiety by Europeans, because of the damaging statements which have appant-

CAPTAIN 'GALSWORTBY'S' REPORT. od about the conduct of the Japanese.

Nagasaki, oth Ang., 5.59 p.m. That I me you stated pretty pinioly in

Captain Galsworthy's report is entirely your editorial columns that the fullest in favour of the Japanese. The Koushing explanations were necessary to place the was not connected with the worshipe and Japanese upon a civilised plane as bellig. had no knowledge of the naval fight. rents, and it seems to sue the explans- Being helpless she offered to surrender, tions are forthcoming, by instalments, but the Chinese Generals on board objected to show that the satsstrophe of the and threatened the esptain's life. The Kowahing was brought about by the Chi-Nonius after warning fired a torpedo and missed. This was followed by her broad. side and machine guns until the ship sank, The Europeans and many Chinese jumped overboard, fired at by the Chinese soldiers. The quartermaster is under treatment &t Sasebo for a wound in the neck. Mr Muhlenstedt is still a prisoner at Sasebo; Captain Galsworthy and Me Tamplin, chief officer of the Koushing; ero well,"

That a sanitary operation like this can never be accomplished auccesfully unless done thoroughly, and it canons possibly be carried out upon any patchwork plan. That many botan outside of the condamn-

ed district will have to be treated ia's]

Da Collingridge, the medical officer of health for the port of London, read a paper before the members of the Shipmasters" Society some months ago, and need some plain language about quarantine, 'It rasted, * be said, 'apon the traditions of medicine, and, with the advance of knowledge of disease, bas lost ali justification for its continuance. Britsia, as

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pratso tion against disease, it has been proved to be absolutely useless, and indeed in sorce respects absolutely dangerous. It o never be relied upon, hor carried out in such a way as to prevent the possibility of disease being imported, while it has beet one of the most serious hindrances to Dommerce which has ever been conscived. As a matter of fact, a perfect system of quarantine is unknown, and practised, has never prevented the extension of an spidemic. Renes it is that Great Britain has absolutely declared for many years past in favour of a rational system of medical

which need, and cries ont for amnikila- inspsation, the detentisa of the sick, the

tion and re-birth is the paradisaïo basin disinfection and release of the ship sad sli

of Taipingshan." persone in goed health; and this lead in That after the discussion of the past work, baing steadily followed by 'other countries. The last great steps in this direction bare been taken by the Dresden Conference and the conference resently held in Paris, both of which will have nos influsste for good. It is true that quarantine is still retained upon our Statate Book, but this is only for the purpose of avoiding certain dicabikfles to which our shipping would be subject in countries where the fetish of quarantine is still worshipped. All

exospi yallow

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nese themselves,

That there are one or two points about that and Kowching business which appear to be now fairly cloar. That the chartered transport came upon the scene while a naval engagement was proceeding; that Captain Cairworthy, on being called upon to surrender, signified his wilinguess that the Kowthing should follow his captor to 1 Japanese port; and that his passengers (the Chinese troops) took possession of the ship, threatened her Captain and officere, and refused to follow the Japanese.

(SPECIAL TO THE * CHINA GAZETTE.'} THE BATTLE OF ABAN-CHURESE ROUTEE

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and promised to make enquiries immediate know that the relations of Our Empire with

Sasebo is only sixty miles from Nagasaki, and the two ports are connected to Powers have yearly increased in by wire, bat though Mr Quin sent a written good-will and in friendship. Under the We, were exprepared for despatch in the interval, he had received such a conspicuous want of anuity and of no reply:

good faith as has been manifested by Chiz the Empress of China left on Thursday. It in her conduct toward this country in con was thought that the Japanese had an ohjeet nection with the Korean atais. in preserving this mystery as to the where abouts of the survivors of the Roseshing.

·from the Governor up to the time

SEVENTH DEA TY, Bischoff. Frandt, an Cowen v. Shepherd. Cooke. Hank Gattorres Humphreys v. Jupp.

Piercy.

RIGHTH DEAW. Behof. Gottdrrez Cowen v. Cooke, bilangin Francia, Piercy, ' Humphreys v. Hart.** Jupp, Shepherd,

BENTH MRAW. Bischoff. Hart. Cowes e. Frack. Cooke . Jupp,

Gutterrez Shepherd, stikker det Humphreys, Piacy, in v na

Korss is an independent State. She was first introduced into the family of nations by the advice and under the guid- of It however, Chine's habit to droiguste Bone has bee dapendency, and both openly and secretly to interfere with her domestic affairs. At the time of the recent civil insurrection ic Kores, Chins deepatched troops thither.. THE Blood is the source from which" oke 2 alleging that her purpose was to afford systems aris hailt up, and from which ws dail auscone to her dependent State, We, ia wur mental ng well as our physical vapelillities: virtue of the Treaty concluded with Kores If the blood is disessed the body is diseased in 1882, and looking to possible emer-Bufferers from Scrotuis, Searvy, Bezems, Bad gencies, onused a military force to be sout Legs, Skin and Blood Diseases, Pimples and Bores of any kind are solicited to gims' Clarke's Wishing to

THE 'KOWSHING' COMPENSATION, We also received by wire from our correspondent at Nagasaki a summary of Captain Galworthy's account of the affair, and in this it will be seen that it is not aid that the Japanese fred at the men in the water. It is possible, however, to reconcile the two stories. Captain Galsworthy any that the Naniza went on firing her machine guns until the ship sank, and there were FUSAN, 20 August. men in the water before this poonered, and Major-General Oshima, at the bend of they would certainly imagine that the 3,600 men, advanced toward Assn before Japanese wera firing at them; nor does i it! that country. That, although vere Chirene soldiers, and sumbering 2,000, made a good stand, but fired at the sinking ship with her living from the calamity of perpetual disturbance, aine. Thousands of wonderfal cured have been

| daylight on the 29th uito. The Chineso, make much difference whether the Naniwa

to procure for Koras freedom world-famed Blood Mixtare a trial to test ita of these

who preferred to die rather than be taken in the battle which ensued and lasted till freight or at the men struggling to the and thereby to maintain the pesca of the affected by it. Sold everywhere st. 26. Idi pir prisquers, it cannot be denied they had nearly o'clock, a.m. they lost 660 offers water. There could be no chest is continu. East in general, Japan invited China's cen closely imitated the role of pirates so far and men killed and wounded, while six Jess- ing firing at a sinking ship, unless it was operation for the accomplishment of that as they had throstened the officers and nese, officers, including a chief of battled.dible Mosswhile we are informed that the texts, declined Japan's proposal. The

desired to kill as many of the men as pos-object. But China, advancing various pre- and 77 men were killed and taken charge of the vessel.

wounded. masy

vel.

That, no fat as can be judged, the Japan or tried to save the Europaans, and, having failed in this, destroyed the ves That the destruction of the ship, with over a thousand lives, was a serious matter, and would have teau even more serious but for the fact that a naval fight was being carried on simultaneously.

but the only Hungcheon we know of is a her. frontier, atation of the Chinese, cives to Russian Manchuris. ED., Cina Gorette.

(In our telegram of the Srdiost, we gavo the name of the place as Chung-hwan, Rear Asan.-ED., C. M.]

SEOUL, 29th July.

fated ship had ceased, and the supposi- all the modern firearms persenead by the tion was natural that the fire was meant Koreans.

SEOUL, 28th July

NEWS FROM THE NORTH,

is stated

There

bottle. Beware of worthless imitations and amb...”

RELIGIOUS "SERVICES. MI BT. JOHN'S CATE--Punde Servino, at

Matina at 11. Holy Cổmmupion at the

The Japanese charged, scattering the Chi- Danish Government has demanded the re- opon Japan advised Koren to raform kar neso, who fled towards the sea. The Chinese lease of Mr Muhlerstedt, the telegraphist administration so that order and tranqui8.30 AM. (Eloly Communion 2nd and 4th Sa position at Asan is now occupied by the who was a passenger in the Chinese des ty might be preserved at home, and so 11 o'clock service on the lot, Srl, and 846, Bus Japanese,

who bave captured a large patch-hoat Tacokiang, when she was cap that the country might be able to discharge days in the month. Evensong at 5.15, quantity of guns, storen, Rios, etc, includ- tured on the 5th ultimo. It may responsibilities and duties of an iidepende UNION CAVECH, Kennedy Road, Ministar ing number of banners. The Chinesa mentioned that the Chinese have a report from ent State shroad. Korea has already con- Rev. G. J. Willian Heroes #1 11.00 threw their arms away in the rout.

Peking that the Japanese Government has sented to undertake the task. But China and 6. The exact name of the village where consented to pay over to the British Re-has cretly and insidiously endeavoured BOXAN CATHOLIC CiraspraL.--On. Sandaya, or the battle commencer is given in Chinese presentative the sum of $750,000 as raparato circumvent and to thwart Japan's pur. Mas at 6 2.M., 7.90, and 9.30 AM. Benedi.

She has, further, procrastinated, That the story which implied barbarity on characters, but it is hopeless to attempt totien for the sinking of the Koreshing, and pose.

andtion at GP.M. translate it. It sounds like fungohuen, comperaation to the families of those lost in sadesoared to mako warlike preparations Mass and Sermon; 5.80 2.3. Evening Blerrito,:.. the part of the Japanese, inasmuch as

ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, Garden Road:==9, 42, both un land and at asa. they fired upon Europears and Chiness

When these pro while the vanquished were struggling in

parations were completed, she not only Benediction. There is no doubt that the Chinese troops sent large reinforcements to Keres, with a HomeService of Sunday, at 11.x. And

ST. PETER'S SEATY'S CHURCH, Balkara the water, seems now to be based upon somewhat slendar grounds,

have suffered a severe defeat at Yashan, in view to the forcible attainment of her That Captain Galsworthy stuck to his dety

Corea, the superiority of the Japazon in bitious designa bat eren carried her arbi- 6.50 r.. The Holy Communion is administeri Pol | ed on the lut and Bud Sundays in the month, at numbers, armament, and discipline having | trariness and insolence to the a long as he could, and he jumped over

extos 11 A.M.; on the 2nd and th at 7.00 Mad board when he found his ship had beerz

told its tale. The Chinese were driven out of opening fire upon Our ships in on the 4th, at the Erguing Borgice. taken from him; and he and others were In the recent encounter with the Korean of Yashan with heavy la On the other Korua watere. China's plain object is Wesleyan Methodist Uzuncu, --Divine Sazi saved and well treated by the Japaneas. Koops 3,000 rifles, of the latest French and hard the Chinese here That there were men in the water before Gorman pattern, and 10 quickfiring gana great naval victory cainta be advice of a to make it uncertain where the respon-vice at 15,3) A.M, in the Wesleyan Unazah,

gained by Admiral Ting sibility resides of preserving peace and Wanchai. uver the Japanses on

GeaKar Brebu CharelaService in the the destructive fire directed upon the ill-were captured by the Japanese. These areed that thres. Friday last. It is order in Korcs, and not only to weaken

were the reported

warshipe were

of that State in the family German languago, by Pastor R. F. F. Got to prieitian at d., in sunk and man damaged. It is

miany

that of in the course of the light, Captain Wu of through Japan's efforts, but also to of the Berlin Founding House, Wert Point, the Kuangchia, one of the returned AmeTÍ-

of the treaties recog can studente, finding that his ship was nizing and

position. Such

Quotationsomko sinking, closed up and rammed a Japanese conduct on the part of China

is not only reel, both slips geing down with all direct injury to the rights and interests-of

Hosuzono, August 11, 1894, hands. These reports, however, need con- this Empire, but also a menace to

to the

New Patos, 75 per- firmation.

manent peaca and tranquilty of the Orient. disagreeable incident is reported from Judging from her actions, it must be so9- the North. It is mentioned that the Japanese oluded that China, from the beginning, has The following is an interview which I Ministar and his suite, and the Japanese barn bent apon acrificing peace to the have just had with a Captain of an English Consul at Tientsin, who were leaving by the tainment of her sinister object. In this tener chartered to the Chinese: I arrived Chungking, were attacked by a party of situation, ardent an Our wish is to promots at Takn on the 27th of July at 10 4.m, and Chinese soldiers who seized their buggage the prestige of the country abroad by was instrusted to anchor my steamer and and would not allow them to leave. Asly peaceful methods, We End it impossible some up here by the 2.50 p.re, train, which soon as the matter was reported to the to avoid a formal declaration of war again I did. I was told by a messenger on my Viceroy Li, he sent a force to repress the Chins. It is Our earnest wish that, by the arrival that the Britishs Consul wished to riotous soldiers, apologised to the captain loyalty and valour of Our faithful subjects, everyone was anxions to of the British steamer, and promised to i pesce may soon be permanently restored and the glory of the Empire be augmented Meanwhile, there is a gleams of light in and completed. saw the Consul and gave him all the in formation I could, he said it was a sad affair this miserable affair. We learn that Great Given this fat day of the eighth month about the Kowshing. I saw the Chios Britain and Rosia are still certially and of the 27th year of Mrifi,” Merchants Mr Weir, and Total Wong, and

and earnestly co-operating in an endeavour to the same night I had to go to sse Total bring about a cessation of hostilities, and Sherg, and with me were Mr Liang, Ceptale e heartily hope that they will suosted.— Paramour, Captain Warren, and Capt.

Daily Rigden. Trotz Sheng asked me all about

for those who were in the water as well RANISHMENT OF THE COHEAN QUEEN, an for the vessel, That the sinking of abipa-especially of skips which decline to surrender-is necessarily quite a new experience for Japanese or Chinese and, when we view such a sad business from a modern stand point, the difficulty of dealing out blazo becomes manifest,

The Queen has been sent into retirement on account of her ceaseless intriguing in the interests of the Bin family. The head of the Bins has been out to an island off the cost to keep him out of mischief.

That the Neutrality Regulations of 1870 have, I observe, been notified to come ints fores at this part on Wednesday,

the 15th inst. That this announcement did not come

clay too soon, as I hear the Viceroy of Carton exlculated the proclamation would arrivo some days later.

INTERVIEW WITH A SHIPMASTER

Tientsin, July 29,

One

That it will be difficult, perhaps, to get thee we at ob I brought from Korea, punish the offenders.

Canton Viceroy to realize the reasons hear the new why any difference should be shown be tween the course now taken and that taken during the Franco-Chinese 're prisalt." That I sse you have been honoured by a communication from the Hon. the Acting Attorney General, disclaiming certain statements about the little offair of the steamer Case That it is not often apostilestial felmy trip and then told me that he wasted

my

atexmer to go with another lot of trengs,

· PROTECTION OF FOREIONERY AT SHANGHAI.

Shanghai, August 4.

MISCELLANEOUS.

the at-

strict-

No fewer than 15 000 men have recently bean added to the Formosan army, rising ile number now to something like 35,000 bas, completely armað. The military

enough to arm a similar number of mais i

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Laually things have been very quiet for it in claimed thero, have. weapons On Pack low of the press is oddressed not to haan but to the same plate as the past twenty-four hours. The Total necessary. Not only regular battalions Editor, &c., & S, but that may the Chins Merchants steamers went, or is about to issue a proclamation with have bean raised but many volunteer be set down to the courtesy of Afr Andrew would 1 carry canis to Port Arthur, and view of warning the Chinese of the danger militia companies have been formed on Site J. Leach, or of the Portuguese clerk who Wei-bai-wei?" He said war was not declared. of popular mente at such time. The island. copied the document.

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go, as my instruations were that after wer its wording very carefully before they have of the Arsenal and Powder Works sgaitas I then told him that my steamer could not Foreign authorities we hope will sorutiniza Complete arrangements for the protection letter was sent to you, or that any she began I was not to go, but he replied that it posted in the Settlements, as Oklness incendiariam, alces have been made by should have been expressly authorised" war was not declared. I said the Japanese proclamations at such a time may be rue Lin Taotsi, commissioner of the to have forwarded auch a docoment to

are fighting, which means that war is de-on your addrem,

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similar fashion, but the only district That the reason of my duines of percop agalsi-wel and be informed me if I one dated the 26th ultimo and the other Flag chief of Annam and now' Neal On Bhag

I feel more convinced than orer that, if the Government follow the recommen dations of the Permanent Committee, arror made will be on the safe aids, Any That the only consideration worthy of mate is the fear of a recurrence of the disemae upon a breaking-up of the soil which is recognised as the happy hunting. grounds of the bacilla.

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precinct, Brasjonzi unnecemary and not go in the ship if I carry any marsit le dificult to understand the pahit Bght at Yashan on the 26th uit From Temperature:

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the Klanguen clared. Then I saw the British Consul principle. The Japanese Contal-General into her ton of regular troops and asked him if I could carry soal has issued two circulars to his people,vog bor drafted for this purpose.

Brigadier General Lin Yung-fu, ex-Black tion may be that (as I mentioned last to week) I am not an official, and wear no did so I should have no protection (either 1st instant, impressing upon the Japanese Division Commandant of Nanao (Namps), official goggles.

I. informed the Chits Ker-

care is their bebining the Kuangtang, ban bean called over with his That if Mr Attorney had known as much for my ship or my crew) from the English residents the importance of

30 days sight, private paper. Deix battalions of Kuangat men to an i appen to, do, he would not have basite of what the British Copaci said, and ? demeanour towed their Chinese neigh Former Beovod in command | Gold Leaf, 100 Ana (por Leel} about the Cass case of alleged detention varmant,

fald them I could not do anything con- bours. The leading Japanese saidenta, whe united forces of Formass, but it is unlikely Sovereigas (Bank's buying rate) put h's name to a letter which contained trary to my instruations. They told me to have formed themselves into an association that he will go, owing to his having

Silver (per oz) ... nothing but evenions.

bom keep my steamer where it was, and for the purpose of protection, have issued That I am afraid one of the features of a

most likely they would give me instructions at of rules to their nationals here, instract to the North and because his own ambition ordered to proceed overland with his troops wesk administration is evasion, and my on Monday or Tuesday. We are to being them as to their line of conduct so that experience proves that when things moored in the Taku Customs reach, to avail they may coatings their peaceful arocation lies that way. He and his men are depicted officially are bandled with force and orders. All my Chinese crew say they will without molestation or trouble. Meanwhile, to cross words with the Japanese. We mentioned some days ago that disclaimers are seldom required.

General Yeh was reported killed in the Barometer.. That the course this little affair troops, and I don't think my balcers would naval authorities of Great Britain, the

Oare to go

either unless they had competed States, and fermans in leaving this Chinese official sourses we learn that Humidity of the Cass demonstrates that the tios, for the captains and officers of the part utterly unprotected. We cannot Harbour Department might have wan-China Merchants stentners refused to go serve how, the vary imment the name General Chon was wounded in the same Direction of

Oght It is not known thas General Tel's aged very much better than it did in steamers estrying troope, without the arrived that fighting was in progress is wounds worn fatal-Daily News. thing which need not have raised any Chinese: Government giving them double the porth, the Forpos, should have be 'serious question or suggested any wages, and a guarantee that they lost ordered away from the place where i

knotty point

their lives their:

beir relatives should get the all others in Chine, British interests demand That ordinary Engl as common sense, not sum of Tle. 10,006. And this was granted the greatest watchfulness and should never World famed Blood Mixture is warmuted to to speak of marine law, would have been to them by Tactal Bhong. The Foeling and be left unprotected. We have it that the care the bioed from all Impurities from whet sufficient; but they were not Euangchi left yesterday with troopa foreigners on the Chips Merchenta: steamers ever cause acising For Serofain Bourty Amply forthcoming at the moment

land them somewhere in the Gulf of are more afraid of the Chinese soldiery, than Ersena, Bad Legs, Stir and Blood Distasse, That, speaking of west administration, Paolalithane pacie

hear that Bir George O'Brien may be

"braves" is" being constently added to in marvellous Thousands of wonderful cures have back here after all, though his health is

our Beighbourhood, and the people are being been affected by it.. Bold everywhore at 26 độ. nos estisfactory,

Shanghai, Angus! 6. stirred up by lupindiary reports and writ Baware of worthlese limitalium -"Mfr Von Hünnəken's deposition as to the ing-the Hugo, which belongs to For- Tax Health and Vigour of an individual da- rinking of the Kershing we received here signers and in edited by a British subloot, ipend upon the quailty and quality of the Blood. yesterday, and we regret to say that while doing its best to stir up bloodshed-- the When dis tissues have been at work, there are It confims the story circulated by the ex British fleet is conspicuous by its absence, thrown into the blood, waste products, and if For the past quarun of a gotary diere las Japsimo Consul General here far no The same thing, kanctly, was done in 1801, these be not eliminated but (through any o4a20) body--Lengs, Heart, Biomach, Kidneys, Brain. her and continens flow of lettere bearing regards the insubordination of the Chinese when the valley of the Yangtes was affam detained in the blood they infinance nutrition *The mor serrching Blood Cleanser that selence ince World-famed Blood Mixture is a testimony to the truly wonderful cures effeebid troops it also eonfirms the origidal story and Foreigners were being murdered and and function and fully produce organic die

aak and medical shill have brought to light. But mated to close the lood from all imparities by Clark Weld-lame Bloud Kit that the Japanese fired on the man struge hunted all over the country. The protection tape, unazion. Tai ses of Hero Bexarvy, Bozares, Bad Less, Skin and Blood farers from Bosofala, Scarry, Bozema, Bad Logs, from whatever cause arising For Berofale nest Blood Purifier that science and medical

Banusken nays, stopped the Kousting and tactus gose, in init to the Primous any kind are solicited to give if a trial to test its Disa; Purple, and Bres of all kinds its Serfuls, Searvy. Zisens, Bad Legs Skin and ordered her to sucbor, which was obeyed we are glad to know that He Daballes of Carbo's Blood Bizare ste marvellous.

Thousands of wonderful eran lurvo boen unlao. Tisonsands of wonderful eares have been afects are marvellous. Thomands of wonderful Blood Diseases, Fimpler and Sores of any kind, edicaled by Said everywhere at 28, 38, par eures have been effected by it seld every where are solicited to give trial to test its value. Thelepanese officer hen overhenies she the energetic Cousal-Gensend, and the Cap by Chris's Blood Mirfare, & ceted botila ewaze of worthless Imitations and rub Beware of worthless likelyas matt Sold overgebere, at de. Bd. por bottle. Berare Koreshing's papers and was unsisted that trio of the Forfast hold a very strong view where, at 24. 94. per bottle. Beware of works

she was a British ship. The next order of what that duty involves. The Captain, Iless inikations and subotitutes. - Y

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That the digging-ap of the ground of in- fected houses in the early ages of the Pingue, about which so much has been said, happened when we were groping are now, in practice, dealt with by the port

around for a mexor to orush the evil." sanitary authority, and it cannot be before even these two will also pass into That we know more about it by this time, their hands. The cost of an imperfect

and any similar mistake is not all likely to be made, guarantine (for at its beat it can only be this) is simply Tatour to the trade of Country, and one-tenth of the money wasted upon this barbarons and antiqusted system, if opens upon works of a sanitary character, would hava su indcitely greater result in the prevention of infectious disease. If there mach, kime it wonið, bo ku sey matter to expose the shapedition and mrznitias prastia- ed under the guise of a system of protection, but this mout be reserved for a future

CLARKE'S WORLD-PANED BLOOD Marius

at the plaitation of the Plague, as expe- perienced here during the last three months, is perhaps not so fully recoguised, by land-owners as it ought to be. That the pest and its attendant reforms take us back to the 17th century, and the conditions under which we had to deal with it here were so novel that it is♬ a wonder it was score bed so on.

FOR THE BLOOD i uz Love.If the blood

in lailem with impurillos iš sprvada dissser as it circulates through the organs of the huings)

That it is now generally admitied it was

* pity he had to leave the Colony.

BROWNIE.

FOR THE BLOOD 16 x Ieraks

THE ALLEGED FTHING OF DROW at the enemy, and yet when the number of Fimples, and Sores of all kinds, its effects uzd

Skin and Blood Diseases, Pimpies, and. Soyys of Scurvy; Eczema, Bal Lega, Ekin and Blood skill have brought to light. Safepers Izors ging in the water. The Nassted: Mat You Lat; the Settings nate, as far an payal: 159-1 Disuses, Pimples and Sores of all blada, tas

mubstitutes.

of worthless kuthu tincia and rabatkuten.

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