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MONDAY, AUGUer 13, 1894,
Mr. A. H. Skelton plays Mr Bolfoy in the City Club billiard handicap to-night at 9 o'clock An both players are in good form at present, the game should be a splendid Mr Skelton owos 100 prints and Mr
que.
Buffes omos Tō points,
duck,
various places where the shock of Barth various shade by way of trousers, and the cummerbund had experseded the waistcoat qusko was folt on Friday night and Saturn any casos. Ons youth wore pale blue day morning, sa follows;~-
silk trousers, a dark blue eammerband, Hoifang, 11 p.m., strong vibration last-bino-and-pink shirt, and pink kie. Palo ing its minatos; 2 a.m., light, two lae silk te sra! What sweat wear for a Government House At Home on a ine afternoon! Will anybody oblige by boginn.
seronda.
Walchow, 11 p.nu, alight, five secanda. Chaagohow, midnight,slight, two seconds.ing? Swatów, suren distinct stocks, commeno- ing at 4.33 p.m., strongest lasting ten seconda at 11 p.m.
THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG. Whether it was the earthquake, or the
in
ralu, or both, one of iče P. W. D. walla | THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR. across Caine Lane cnclosing the condona-
CAPTAIN GALEWORTHY' STATEMENT.
FULL TEXT
In a tributs of gratitudo in the Jiji (one of the Japanese vertacular journals) to Dred district of Tripingahau fell down on Sa Lawson, of Hongkong, for his recaption of
THE CHINA MAIL.
turday morning. The able Director of
The Nagasaki Express of August 8th, Galsworthy-
thing about his department's work, but
MR YON HANNRKEN'S AFFIDAVIT,
gd
OVERAGE ON À BRITBH SUIT:
Japaneseyin
AMOY.
The Gorman steamer Gito has been par-singer, Mr Brady, had to reappear, giving Mahlenstedt is being farther detained. Dur- done on and to ascertain the circumstances thought, but what he would do at the mo..
The Inquest. A couple of extoring our detention wo received every care was the object of their intended enquiry. ment. We fancy that we know what his chased by a Japanese firm.
(NO. Daily News Correspondent.). tioniste thon exhibited for fira minates, and attention necessary for our comfort. Evidence was thon taken from Pedro answer would be. HERE in the tropice we drosa lightly, says after which Mr Sliman, excellent | After arriving hero
August 2 we proceeded to Oriste, the Manila (quarter-master; Fang- Let us say England and Francs were going! I have made further enquiries as to the the Singapore Free Press, but we yet laoks veien, sang Alies, where azt. then 1 42: 46 Consulate, and mand. The ascend the Boldors. The quarter to war about Egypt, which was occupied by cause of death among the Chinese here, master elimibed the foromast when the British tehops. The French are running in and there seems to be litle doubt that in leadership in the matter of adopting the Onetrades, sung admirably by Mr O. H. Naniwa, I may mention, had been damaged Kowshing settled down, and was resquod troops under over of a neutral flag, ray of many cases the disease bas borne a zomark-
other scries of living pictures illustrated devit of the entire circumstances. garb described in the sanoted paragraph
The entertainment concluded on the port quartor from a shot fired from by the Lion. When the Japanese sighted Bus Fighting has already commandable resemblance to the Hongkong plagas. from the H, and U. fal:- Variety in the Grace. rostame of the male lounger is charming, with a very stupid plogue burlesqus the Tes-yuen in the morning. I van pesi- them, the Koushing was flying the British on shore. As English warship mests a in its saddenness and rapidly faisl charse THE Chinese Mail (Wah Ter Yat Fo) to. In the Park on Sutilay, when it was hot, which had not a singla redeaming festoretively say I did not see the Japanese fire on flag, with Jardine Matheson's house flag at French transport full of troops running ter as well. Being difont fo trial, it
men wore white Rannels, white clay publishes telegrams received from white and fawn coloured drill, or all of ought by all means to be straçk out of the Chiness in the water. The Chiness i main mast. The freman, who elwng to into Damietta under the cover of the;
boat till resused on the morning after the Russian flag. The French troops muting cases of the true plague have occurred certainly looks as though a few apozadig the programme, for the execution of it was killed many of their own people.
disaster, stated he saw only the second mate when the Russian Captain and officers wish here. But there is no real epidemio sucki clumpy, the point ni, and the taste re- crable. (We are informed that this item
Our Shanghai contemporaries publish the jump overboard.
to surrender to auperior force; the abip is as to cause any more. will be cut from Wednesday's pro-full text of Mr Von Hanneken'e affidavit
not a fighung ship, but her passengers As to the war between China and Japan, the performance as a whole was very H. Wilkinson, f. I. M. Vios-Consul at the 7th inst. from Taku, having on board defy their powerful captors. A number of unrent. People are leaving for the country an the Koushing affair, taken by Mr W. The Chungking arrived at Shanghai on make preparations to resist capture and bath here and in Formora there is much good. As a corner wan' Mr Brady is Chemulpo, on the 80th alt We have the Japanese Couaul at Tientsin, his wife lity is unknown, sro coming up, and there getting away from Tament, even though Franch warships a and others whose nations distriota, and as many as posable aro inmense, and keeps the ball rolling briskly, already published the gist of this valuable and family, members of the while his supporters also do very well deonment, but the following extraots may Legation (not the Minister), and other is a chance of losing the prizes every facility the fures wurdes have been raised from 32 The chorus la aplaadid, and the minor ar-
he giver as eelting forth clearly and Japaness, to the number of sixty. It was is givon to the Russians on board to come to $7. The risher people are becoming rangements and general stage-managing are distinolly what transpired on board the arranged that they were to leave by the off; indeed a general signal is made to afraid lost if the Japanese take Formosa In excellent bands.
Koushing after she was challenged by the Chungking, and on Wednesday at p.m.quit the ship, which may to meant for they will be unable to leave and may be Naniwa-k.. When it was apparent that some fiflion people, including six mon, everyone and not only the captain and fleeved if not killed by their dretded the Neaire was sending an officer to the rost being women and children, wonten officers, but they are prevented by force by enemies. There are a number of rumours parley with Captain Galsworthy, Mir You based, 'The ataamar yere English naval captain cut the gordian kupt what to believe.
the French troops from learing the about the affairs up north, but it is difficult Hanneken had At interview with the the Tangku cos! wharf and no-trouble was commanders of the Chinese troope,,
half England The anticipated, but at 1 8.12,, on Thursday, by sinking that ship,
Would
The price of rice has gone up very affidavit proceeds: The Commander of while the Captain and some of the officere ring with his praise. The Chinese soldiers considerably, both from rumours of war the Chiucas troops on board told me, and wor the Japanese medical mission and his treat- Public Works may resent boing told any publishes the following statement by Capt. asked me to tell the flantain, they wouldrop, they wero suddenly awakunod on the Kowthing, if war was not declared, and from a bad harvest... Many parts of by demoniacal yalls from a umber of wore simply pirates in possession of a British the country inland from Amoy have rather
spot than to be down on the The British B.A. Bowsing, owned by the mode prissure. They wore very excited and soldiers who rushed on board. The night ship; if war was declared, tho ship was a suffered terribly from drought first and then Boods, followed by scorching heat. If the following little incident is reported | whatever he may say, 'the bricka camelado-China S. N. Ca., left Bhanghai on I kad difiontly to appease them and to as pitoh dark sus the soldiers had lantoras.legal prize and unlawfully resisted arrest.
They were armed with swords and fixed
we get a few typhoons in this neighbour. July 17th, bound to Taku, under charter impress upon them that it was ttterly bayonets and rashed along tho dock like
bood during Aagast or September, it will On the 6th inst, a detachment of native coroplete the damage and perhaps destroy A-aan, on the coast of Karer. Arriving atas parlaying was going on.
they pulled about, dragged along the deck
It Taku on the 20th, arrangements were made I told Captain Galsworthy what the
and then threw on the pontoon, a distance of tlement at Shanghai on their way to Woo-
BD, mnoh misery and want will be the sad to ship the tranps, and on the 23rd 1.100 intentions of the Cominanders were
*B 29.38 came on board, including two Generale,
The Japanese boat and several officers † porno tour or ive feet below the ship's deck, soag, behaved in a most disgraceful manner raalt. The barometer is na low
its Another Japanese offered resistance and he
Shatse Koad and North Honna Road, now and a typhoon can hardly be far away. number of other officurs of varions ranks, came on board. The Japanese oftcore re-was tied hand and foot, his hands behind attacking the polies and generally miscon
On July 21st last Mis Ágnes Hansen ducting themselves. The men numbered And a German ex-arms offere named Hen- paired to the Captain's cabin; bo had to him, and thrown on the pot, about 150, natives of Hanan and Arboi
was married to Captain Eldridge, one of the same as an ordinary passenger show his papers, do, and to prove that be euldiers went through the salvo aid they with a sprinkling of Chinking men, and in the Hotel and was conducted by the asken,
the Amoy pilots. The ceremony was bold At 9.50 p.m. on the 23rd the ship proveeded really was in charge of a British vassal. the Ladies cabins, 200
her voyage to A-San.
All went well He then was told curtly to follow, the Jap-found the Consal's wife, children and amah.othing but a military appearance. Rev. J. Maggowan, and many friends.wore
or arms they presented until the morning of the 25th, when, off anego man-of-war. was not present at Shopeial island (?) we passed a man-of-worthin
maaders and soldiers at peace. We had and one of the soiliers took white flag above it. The vessel proved arranged, Captain Galsworthy and 1, before shoulders, but hrought it back in about ton to be the Chinese warship Fei-ques. the Japoncao boat came alongside that be minu
minutes The poor amah's wrists and Shortly afterwards we sighted three Jap-should insist on being allowed to return to saklas were tied tightly, and she was, after axeso mea-of-war, the Naniwa, Yoshino, Taku, the part where we started froca, being thrown on the pontoos, placed with And another (probably the kitausku), since we had started from there before any the others in a
Although they did the touch the Conn's wife, they atole ber The Napture at once steamed towards us, duolaration of war. fying a igual ordering us to stop. Sho When then Captain Galsworthy told me jewellery, The soldiers went into a room also tired two blank charges, and signal- of the result of the parley, which I it occupied by some mandarina and examined ou cd as to
anchor, which we at onse terpreted to the Chiusso Commanders, there their carde. They were in uniform and did. The Naniwa then steamed away, ap was a great aproar amongst them and their intimidated the foreigners on board, bran parently to communicate with the other soldiers. They mananed with swords and dishing their weapons in front of them. ships. I at once enquired by signal if I rifles Captain and crew and all Europeans They made them open their onbing which might proceed, to which the Nanius repiled on board, in case the Captata dared to get they searched, in one case looking into the General informing United States allizens Heare-te er take the consequencer, A up his anobor. Again I had to do my ut-mosquito curtain which was tied up for that war boving been declared between boat then came from the Namus, and on moat to appease this termoil, and then officer game on board. He was recrived at i told the Captain ta baist a sigzel for the the bunk. They told the Chinese ore China and Japan, they are to respect the M J. Kinghorn
ment of those of its members who fell sick,
When Dr Aoyama cuce refused to take medicine in spite of eamest remonstrazeos on the part of his murace, De Loween camo in and enying in broken Japanese, 'I drink the health of Dr Aoyams, took a dose of the medicias himself and proscated the cup to the plague-stricken doctor, who, calmed by this paternal way, willingly took the medicine. Are we to expect a new 'mixture' at the next convivial of Yo Cronies?"
A noole who was found on the roof of a house in D'Aguilar Street on Saturday night was brought before the Magistrate to-day charged with 'unlawful intentione,' and was sent to gool for ten days in default of Gnding $5 secarity for good behaviour. Bis exenes was that he had bean in a gambling boure and escaped to the roof to avoid the police. Another coolie, found in the sircete under suspicions circumstapoca, was sent to gaol for 14 days by Came. Hastings Another loafor, who was 3900 breaking a look off a door near the Yuen Fat Hong in Bonbau Strand last night, was caught and brought up t-day before Mr Wodehouse, who sent him to gaol for Mr Wodehouse has not yet six weeks. recovered" the clock that was stolen froza his bedroom & fow days ago.
On Saturday evening a youth named Wong
Pui Lam wont into a gambling house in
down.'
MISCELLANEOUS.
The following are the statistics for the /to sarry Chinese troops from that part to neosemary to keep order on board as long todmen. They found ons Japanese whom military revraits marching through the Set the autumn crop of rich now growing.
Hongkong Hospitals for the twenty-four house to rioon on Sunday --
admissions Deaths Discharges. Under Tontinent.........
Kennedy.
❤❤ City.
+ro! Increase.
Decrease.
2
a
The
and in one of them they
uniform or arres
Up-
The following are the statistics for the dying the Japanese aval cosign, with interview. I was busy keeping Com. They did not touch her, but took one child wards of twenty men were arrested by the present to wich every happiness to the
and the amah. The child was not bus police under Acting Superintendent Howard / dewly-married pair.
Hongkong Hospitals for the twenty-four hours to noon tu-day :-
Admissions
Paths........ Under Treatment
Drobarg
• 6 Under observation.
Kennedy.
The City.
Suco Total,
Increase.
The following are the statistics of the Lai-chi-kok Hospital for the 9th, 10th and 11th inst. pubished in the Chinese Mail
Wah Te Yat Peo) -
Admissions Doaths. Discharged
Sent to Cantori Undor Traatment.
94 10th A
5
2
3
0
2
2
0
19 0
FO 31 31
THE HONGKONG MINSTRELA.
a
the
on to the
not
that
away on his
and laspector lead, in spite of the threat of a native officer to bring 1000 men to effect their rescue. The prisoners were afterwards taken before the mixed Court and dis- charged.
On the Cthiast, the Smith, which had load. ed maritions of war at Shanghai Arsenal, with the fateation of discharging, as the U., went down to the lower limits, presumably Cousut-General bad refused to grant her pap ere. The vessel was afterwards arrested by the US Consul Genaral. A notification
at the United States Consulate posted up at
wi
Koesting follow the the; with rifles and exorde were looking about ebrioka were heartrending and some of the Wes, who received special instructions from
Traja
1000
***1
to
And
hand
ODɛwer,
women fainted. Between 2 and 3 a.m.
VISITORS AT HOTELS.
KONGKONG MOTEL
Mr J. M. Baiba Mr F. Mason ----. Mr Dejean de la BatieMr Hugh McPhail Rev. S. A. Baylee Mr C. . Meht Mrs B. Glaston Mr T. Brockett
Dr. V. Danenberg Mr W. A. Duff
Mr F. J. East
Mr T. Mitobell Mic J. W. Murray Mr Uncar Noodt Mr F. E. Shean Mr A. Silta e Souza
Mr and Mrs Gauthier Mr The. Tatlook Mr Hoo
maid and 2 childrender G. E. Wheelar
Mr W. Whiley Mr E. HI, Wood
MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL.
Galvao
to
Mr E-
of the Moocturian Army Corps into Corel
der, out without wailing for & Junction with the Feiyung land fores which have on pearing into Tichow on the Coreaa borders, transported thisler by the Chios merchanta atenciers for the past three weeks. The latter body of troops, whe number not lass than 20,000, will thus form the roserve and at the moment of
writing (Bth
Mr J. Rankiu Mr K. McK, Ro Mrand Mrs P. Sachas,
Mr and Mrs H. Hum- Zohildren and nurse
phreys & 3 childrenMr F. Saip
Spry
Mr Chantier Lockiba Mrs
Knott and son J. Kramer
Dr. and Mrs J. H.Mr and Mrs J. Sum.
Mr J.
Mr D. Laudate Mr 5. A. Love Mr C. Malach Mr A. C. Marshall Mr & Mrs McCallum
and child
Dr. Bearblook Miss Cos
down pacte Colony was badly in want of something if we obeyed the orders of the Japanese or, "Quit the ship as an as possible." This bruised about the face and body and they marok behind the Kirin forces. The latter 18
bright and enjoyable after three long months of suffering.
of police, who seized the ex constable and the clothes.
It was then found that thero had been ne roolory nor actual du
Betere the calaing of the curtais, the tention, but Chin Chin was charged before pathetic Soldier's Ruqaism, Sleep, com- the Magistrato with keeping a gamblingrades, sleep,' was sung by the company, as house and advancing money to a gambler, a touching mark of respect for the memory
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to send a boat, in order to communicate the hoisted the signal. Galsworthy then for what the soldiers had done. He order.
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inst.) are very likely some 100 miles ale
as already inside Corean territory and about day's
passed Yakow on the 26th of July last.
sat Shanghai, so it aathorities at is enid, intend to
to prohibit
the export of to the South, suspecting that it right be transhipped to the yuru willa in Japan.
The Chinese
too to
-
mers
Mr G. S. Taylor Mr H. E. Tomlins Ligut.
Commander Tufnell, R.N.. Mrs Tufnell Mr J, Y. V. Varnos Mr W. H. Wickham
PEAK HOTEL.
Mr B. L. Dalrymple
Mr E. Delbauc
Mr R. P. Dipple of col-
Mr J. F. Dowing Mr &. G. Ewing
Capt. and Mrs Moors Mr F. Morony Mr W. Parfitt Mr. F. Robinson and
children
Mr F. II.
Slaghek
Mr and Mrs Ä. Find- isy Smith & family
Regarding Mr Mahleateth, a telegram Rev. & Mrs HamiltonMrs Stonhata
Mr Geo. Fenwick
His Worship imposed a fine of $100, which of the soldiers who met their death while pd on the Generals to send them away around, leaving us quite at umisa about the wharf at 7am. and dropped down the stating that he had been liberated and was Mr W, S. Harrison Mr A. G. Stokes
they had been ordered by the Viceroy She the gangway, and he aeked to see the ship's parlementaire boat to come back,
to asize the Japanese in
the Dentrality of the ting. for the tapars. They were shown to him, and he came, and this time, no Japanses offests. Japan. The sled-up people on the pos- the Valu and entered Careun territory, on My H. E. Baxthall Mr L. Mendel
reyunge
Mr R. Lyall The telegram received by us
us (Daily News) went to the Japanese having killed 2,000 Chinese in attention particularly onlled to the fast that
gangway to speals with the
aleting that the Chinese army had aroused could not risk to le: the Japanese parte toon endured great agony, their write the 30th of July last, apparently refers to Mr Hart Buck British she was a
Numerous other We could skip. questions were asked and Dr. and Mrs J. Can-Mr E. J. Mosca
Mr II. E. Meyeriuk Lust important one baing:
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surely would have made short business
tlio and child Mr J. S. Moses atterly helpless against a man-of-var, of them
if they had shown say signs of not the goldiers left, but before they did so the Throas to lead his army of horse, foot Mr T. F. Cochrano Mir H. Ortiz The City Hall Theatre was crowded-inbat to do s, under protest, if ordered. The
replied that there would be no alternative giving in to our request.
six of them went to the side of the and artillery (consisting of very nearly Mr J. B. Coughtrie Mra A. S. Palmer
ITEM 80,000
from men drawn
tho I told the Japanese officers, who arrived esmer and
Man Mr. W. Dickson steamer and fired a volley the air, iset, many persona kad to be refuged admis [olicer then left the ship, and proceeded to pa the Regway ladder with their right part had Erished their work. Some at
as a signal to
to the man in
the fort province) into Corean territory Mr D. still at Hz. Shortly after, being
tn tha
orce, without Bay aword hilt The Uaptein's that
reference sion--on Saturday night, whon the Hong the Vanitez.
Ebat they
Ti at Tientsin. It seems tong Minstrels gave their first performance as I was ordered by goal te ont, siip, hands are forced; he is not able to obey of the soldiers went into the saloon where the Vipero
immediately. The
The Chinese gede.
Throns has been oorious Gutzia Street, kept by a 3-policorano in aid of the fand for the benefit of the police learning the meaning of the signals, and our orders, the solitere on board would not the officera wero and demanded something displeased at the procrastination of the Pei
alow bi to do so.
Commander and to drink. They were given water which named Chin Chiu, and soon lost his money, and sokliars ngagar on tho work of search finding preparations were Leing made to fainotdiera insist to be allowed to return to the one of them spat out on the deck. They yang sathorities, which explains the sending He then raised two dolines on his clothes,ing, cleansing and disinfecting in connection the Naniwa, objected most emphatically. port where Ley started fron. The Captain then asked for Lemonade and cigars, without informing the Viceroy Li of the
They were told how zreless it would be and I think that this is a just and fair spokesman bolag a villainous-looking in which the proprietor of the house took with the plague in Hongkong. The outer-ta realat, as one shot would sink them in a request even if war should be already declar. dividual who knew a few words of English, Again the young man lost orerything, and lairment amply fulfilled its primary object short time.
me. The Generali then said they ed, considering that we started in time of Among other things they stole a xerolver would rather die than obey Japanese orders, peace.
and two of the
siamps. After leaving would not go home, being afraid to tell his to raise funds; and the Minstrols were and as they had 1,100 men against about I made sure that the parlementaire un the ship, the soldiers manrobed away with
the ship the Naniwa, they would tight sooner derstood me. parents. Fix youngor hrather found out anfciently successful as regards the secou-400
They left saying they would their captures in the direction of the forts, tut they stopped at the godown in which where he was, and informed the police dary consideration of giving the public good then surrender. They were told that if refer the matter to their Captain.
they decided to fight, the foreign offers After the boat arrived at the Japanese they locked their prisoners. that Wong had been rubbed and was de.value for the money. Incidentally, also, would jears the ship. The Generale then man-af-war we had to welcome mean
A5 8.a. the prisoners were all taken tained in this house. On this information third point was scored in the fact that the gave orders to the troops on desk in kill us
At last the signal was hoisted: back to the ship, the women wors badly Inepocior Hennessy acal
actempted to leave the ship With gestures could only he meant for the Europeans and all suffered serribly from the pain in their they threatened to out off our heads, to slab, crew, but there was no change, and perhaps wrists and ankles cavas by the tightness of or shoot us; and a lot of men were selected no intention to follow this advice.
their
A Chinese officer came with bunds, The Chinese soldiers bad taken charge the sad made an apology to the Captain to watch us and carry out the order. A sigual was then made requesting the Maniva
every darit. Caplain
are not allowed.
of the ship to leave the wharf, a
A mezgus state of affairs. A boat was at once sant, The only answer which we got was an he said was necessary for the protection of but a crowd of armed Chinesa work pos- answering pennant.
of the
Then we saw the the people on board. The Chengking luft was received at Shanghai on the 6th inst session of gangway, anni 1 prevail. Japanees mon-of-war moving and coming
Capt. & Mra Wilson Mr Jernigan, Mr Morton Jones Eventually the officers came alongside
her river, and went outside Taka in the after leaving Sasebo for Nagasari. She came around, and when soon. On Friday morning the Japanese Shanghai, has received a telegram that the intentions.
the Cunsul General for the United States at Mr Q. H. Medhurst Mr D. W. Wymer a distance of about 150 Cousal, Oensular staff, and other Japanese and a message for the Commander of the sat was at Fanuca was
sant, staling that the Chinese wefres, erandly alongside of our port side, went on board and the steamer left for Emperor of Fapta tas promulgated a deoree HONGKONG REGISTER, refused to allow the Keshing to be taken a she stopped. I saw a torpedo leaping from Shanghai.Daily News.
guaranteeing the safety of the Obineso Ox the Est iust, the Nayesaki Express
subjects remaining is Japan, prisoner, and insisted upon returnies to her torpedo port, and immediately after- Taku
They dis. It was again pointed out that she wurda all six guns opened fire. pablished the following paragraph :--' Not
Summing up on the Koushing affair the
SINGAPORE ITEMA. was a British ebip, and that she had left here
of its aim it hit the ship midships,
The Nippon Yaren Kaisha has been surveyors, including Captain Barnio, ofing chorus by the Minstrela, both of which bont then returned to the Nania, and enprobably szantly at her coal bunkere. The Galts, efter the lapse of more than a
late. The China Mutual steamer Moyne Hongkong, the underwriters or owners of went very well
her arrival a signal was hosted, ordering day hecama night, coals, splinters, water week, during which we have refrained from making extensive purchases of steamers of Mr R. F. Lammert the Europeans to laave the
ship at acoe. A
filing the
I believe we then all parsing judgment in the hope that some changed her The uir.
extenuating circumstance would turn up, whilst the Moray, Tartar, and Mogul, of
flag
h July, the British ship Drunetan ara sending ortsang Chune back to your Elleeu,' which, reply was given that they were not allowed jumped and swam.
Avinuing a surveyor from England, te overhaul and by the way, seemed to have inspired teave, and asking for boat to be sent.
Notice was sent to the engineers to be bandy she went stern licet.
that the
firing into the sinking the Shire line, have also been
parchased. report upon her. It is a wonder they have everybody with a desire to go back, for ou deck in case the Japanes fired. The
Karding During this the firing continued, which
was an act of murder, as coward Besides this the company is in treaty for | A aa it was uncalled lor,
and was an act the Bothwell Castle, the Flintshire and some not induced the Admiralty to tow her Mc M. J. Danerberg shortly afterwards Nuniste shortly afterwards replied that a home with a man-of-war, and thus save the eang 'In my dreatna I'll return to thee arer. boat could not be sent. The Naniua then was bravely answered with rifles by thihich must for ever stamp the Japanese an | five or six of Holt's well-known line of blue
pone wretches, who knew they had no alance outside the pale of civilisation. Intera fuanal steamers. listed a red flag at the fore, which was apis teeing to swim. 83 Japanese but surveyor the trouble of coming out here. Good-bye to my sideouthern home,' fol-parently a signal for discharging a torpedo, lowered, heavily armed with men. tionally, there was little to argue for recent purchases in Japan, The Moyunc ...their attack on British ship in the first leaves London on 14th July for Cardiff, жете koming to The Drumclton is one of the pot aversionslowed later by Mr J. S. Lee with Barney, as one was fired at the Koushing, but missed thenght they
her. A broadside of five guna was then rescue of the remaining men, but I instance, and the justification that might where she will fill with costs and go straight of the Express so we will not refer to the take me homa' at the reply I'll take you
tired. At the time, was on the bridge, wa
have been put forward, aadly mistakes--they fired
if urgency is put away to Yokohama without making any tail to the paragrapli. With regard to the home again, Kathleen, by 3ir R. Isbell. my offers having left it, and seeing that man on board the sinking ship. I do not out of Cauct, by the absence of any need to saile en routs and taking, no cargo.
the Koushing being other statements bearing upon the reports i This epidemic of bʊmeslokness was, how the soldiers set to watch me had left their know what their purpose was in deine act in the hands of the Japanese, will affect all trade op the Chine coast. The tremendous rise is the price of quai antiroly in the Captain Burnie, of Hangkong,' we should feeling which naturally cannot but have fe-belt (the last one alred at from the Japaucee maa-of-war audacher and attempting to escape, they Cardiff coal recently closed by the dave- BAROMETZI- of several qualified surveyors, including ever, ouly too true an expression of the real station at the foot of the ladder, I rushed The fact is that the swimming men were
to the wheel-house, and, after
Whether, in the event of her raining her and will respon a market for Australian and from the sinking ship, the men on board the
have been jussited in fring a lopaent of the Japan sal trade. say that this is a cane similar to the Somali, | growa in Hongkong this year. However, heard a terrific explosion, and that if they had to die their brothers should fact is, in which the Japanese account, sela, English and ather,, to carry troops.
In latter one probably having the sarage idea
Both sink her may be a moot point, belligerants will be shartering trading vas- and does not imply that there is the least there was plenty of jullity in the other upon returning to the surface of the sea dinsatisfaction with the reports of the local items. Me W. O. King gave a nigger ditty, found the atmosphere was thick will make entirely after about half an hour or so from garbled as it was, concures is, that she was stores, munitions of war, but of course they
actually at anchor at
at the time. This insult do this at their own risk-and it is consider surveyor, as our contemporary supposes. Cornolis Cob,' with a rattling good chorus and due coal-powder. Ist one struck out the time when the torpado was fired.
about mile. There
1
There would have been plenty of chaoca the British flag is only a requeren of aable. The risk is, for instance, keeping the After the Somali was surveyed by Capt. Mr Theo, Lammart sang Not the only for the shore, distant the water, but I only for her to try for a better
By slipping
long
course of affronts which have been Nagoya Maruin port ut Singapore, and will Burris, the owners, believing that the ono,' a comic song with local allusions, but raw ore European, Mr Vet Hanniken. As her obain when she had been told to stay gradually working to a culmination, which check the whole operation of the new
we treat will not go unpunished by our Bombay-Japan line.-Free Press, master had not sufficient experience to and hardly rehearsed enough. He was by the air cleared, a bullet strak the water where she was or to take the consequutors, trait will
The above takes no wote of close to my car, and was followed by a so that the work ordered was oueried out, no means the only one either. Mr G. G. shower of bullets, Knowing that shot from and again he having recourse to a rule,
showing intentions to carry out the order of the proceedings of the Japanses oficials in Bont cut a surveyor from hoas to supervise Brady's* Simple Pimple' was a tremendons the Naniwa could not strike pear mo, owing the Japanese man-of-war and then runt Authorities, the two British officers taken imprisoning, without notice to their own
the work of repairing-
hit, certainly one of the best he has ever to being sheltered by the bell of the Kow-into the island, This had all been suggested from the Kowsking.
was not paid, and the defendant was sent to gaol for three months.
voluntarily fighting the plague. The ori giual words of the funeral hymn had been appropriately altered, with most expressive Inffect.
The programme was then commenced
'AN ACT OF MURDIE.'
antiated with the reports of saeral qualified with an overture by the band, and an opec part before war had been declared. Their gaur twice before the torpedo Mercury says:-Looking as the matter
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fate.
These are in addition to
ICHANG.
ALL the basiness carried on by the Nippon ou de golden gate,' by Mr E. A. Lammertected the back of my head with the being a British vessel fiying the British for sure the Japanese into firing upon a vessol will bring all the foreigners together in a
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POST OFFICE NOTICES.
(Prices Ourrent and Circulars may
however
ver be posted up to 10 pulock
if they are tied in bundles, country by country, with the addresses all one way).
Newspapers,
10.00 .--Eegistry z odkadi. 10.30 -Pesting
Books, and Patterns pouses. 11.00 -Mail closes
(N.-U. Daily News Correspondent,)
EQUES OF CLOSING. THE made here. The plantation song "Swingin' nese soldiers firing at me from the deck and But the perfect confidenes of Captain and
ANOTHER SHANOBAI OFIKTOS.
Jaly 28.
ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS. The China Gazette asya :--The Kereshing the 'tween deck ports. As far as possible I officer in the protection of the ship against
The removal of the Custome staff to their life.
When the Packets lease at Noom warlike undertaking by the fact of her was really a Chinese trap sent out ten new quarters, which has already commenced, Yoron Knishs et Shanghai has been trans-bas a very pretty rhythm and earned loud
belt, and swam as low is the water as I
The following hours will be observed in ferred to Mr J Grabec, hitherto the agent applaane. Mr G. T. Robinson is not very could. Firing from the Naniwa's broad-sealed her fate, and I am grieved to say also carrying the British flag, though de facto a group of more or less connected houses so closing the Mails for Harope, &c., by the of the Company.
fortunate in 'Love mea little, love me long side and machlas guns was continual until the fate of others, crew and soldiers, of Chinese transport conseying troops in time as to give the maximum of security in case English and French Packets, when they
shortly before the Koushing went down, which, as much as I know, only about 170 of war. The anxiety of the Chippay to get of trouble. It also gives a distinct foreign leave at
Noon. The Money Order Office TER Siam Oberver zuncanges the arrival at The nonsensical 'Maitre de Musique, which stera Arst. After being it the water some men saved their life by swimming. So far back to Taku showed that they had not the tone to the southern end of the city and will be closed at 5 the day before. Bangkok by the Devawongse of about a concluded the first half of the programme, time, I was picked up by the Nanies's out I don't know of any other European who came blind confidence in the protection of shows up bravely when the white houses
8,00 Posting of Prices Current and dozen Japanese agriculturists, who intend was not remarkable for anything eroeptter, is a very exhausted condition. The reached the chore.'
the fag as the Captain and other Foreigners first fish on the sight as one shoota out
Circulara cuares to take up land for cultivation.
same boat had already rescued one of the
on board had. We have it from you Eau- from 1bs Tiger's 'Tooth Gorge* abont ten that the profesine found his orchestra quartermasters, who had been wounded in
INQUIRY AT TIENTSIN.,
bekon that there was a Chinese man-of-miles down the river. On approaching 'mad on G Sharp, which delighted the the neck with a ride-bullet. On arriving
Tientsin, August 1. war, the Tidoking to sight, and we have it nearer it is also to be observed that the river Mr. W. Sinclair, who sent to Sism in the audience greatly. In the second part of was the only person eaved by the Japanese, eat at the Imperial Chinese Admiralty as there were other Japanese and Chinese stranger might innocently exspect to be the
at the Nazrin we found that the chief offler To-day Me Detring and Mr Loh Feng-Ith from the Captain of the Feiching that bank fronting this portion of what palmy days of 25 years ago, formerly manager of the Boross Co., Ld, and for the programme, after a very well-executed leaving fire Europeana connected with the agents of His Excellesey Li Hung-chang to men-of-war in the neighbourhood. The forelgo acttlement or concession, is bunded many yeare joint proprietor of the Sam overture from La Marcetie by the band, higher boat to be sent, int am afraid no three soldiers, who had wrasped from the render, her Chinese military rabble were belonging to the two English shipping ship, and the passenger, miesing. 1 regnerted take the statements of two of the crew and Kowshing would neither fellow nor sur with solid sacary and projecting steps Ben Rice Mills, has left Bangkok for Mr A. Cox Bang The Recruiting Bergoant farther attempts were made to find them. Europe, Mr Sinclair is not expected to
masangre on board the Kow-thing. There in full pussession of the ship, flourishing companies and the Imperial Customs, and return to Siam.
in a style which plessed his herrers con- We endiored off Shopeiul about 9s.m. The were present the United States, Rassian. their arms, fanating their age that bedeck, but do not adorn, the river Lars Letter bo posted (from
and 18
is now nearly, free of the Bitby shentier siderably. Profesor Vowlesipi then gave firing commenced about I p.r., and we were French and German Cocsule, Mr Edmued threatening the lives of the Captain and A NEW industry, which is likely to have
a series of cocjering and other trick taken aboard the Naniwa about 2.30 p.m. Cousins representing the
the officers if they lifted up the anchor British partly due to the Customs authorities, and at front farther up. The improvement is important developments, as come into
During the evening the Nantwa seamed Koe-shing.
tempted to leave the ship. The existence. It is the tanning of elephants which kept the hoase in rears of laughter away, arriving the nexta.m. at the rendezvous Mr Detring in opening the proceedings flag was dying, but the vessel was in the baa suggested the formation of a General skins, whlok, make, is is anid, excellent and applause from beginning to end. Mr of the depanese fleet in Corea. We were then said that the Chinese government, wishing to hands of twelve hundred pirates, who would Improvement Committee formed of mast, of carpets, though they bare the disadvantage. T. Robinson's coster song Down Danish electrician, named Bublenstedt, board the Kop-shing formally made, hadgagement with the Chinese men-of-war in representativen who will subscribe an
transferred to the Yayayama, together with have the statements of those saved from enliston to no nice legal arguments. An the foreign property owners, or their of being very expensiva. They shcalé, on the other hand, bo prastionily indestructi-the-road was deservedly stored, and he and about sixty Chinese, who were inken directed them to invite the Consu's of the sig lit was impending, three strange war spend mozey in draining and marino zasponsibility for unregisters Lottam apataining bio, as the skin, when tanned, is nearly two then gave "E don't know where 'e are." prisoners, from the Chinga 3.8. Tan-Kiang, different nations and those interested in the ( ships which might be either Chinese or Ja. for the health and comfort "us foreign | Registration has boca: neglected, FILL MIKT BO' bank notes, enin, ar jwellery, and, where inches in thickness,
the same day. The Yagerens then proceeded fate of the people on board the Kow-shing penese, were bearing down the gulf, and residents in the seat-foreign with equal succean. After this cauze to Sanho, arriving on the am, of the 26th. I to meet and, tika part in the proceedings inire action was required to prevent the
one can readily understand that some de place.”
gn part of the ENQUIRIES into alleged longen, of such letters DURING the first-half of the present year beautiful zendering of The Children the chief officer, same here in a small ten- steamer of 1359 tous, chartered by the prizes escaping. It was on Von Hanneken's Un Yangles is likely to sonu become
From Sasebo, myself and Mr Taplin, This
Past Guide, Par 30). Tha" Kow-sking was a British merebant
Rasa hasit that the lighting of the Japan's exports and importe both show an Home by Mrs Gordon, with tablewực vi-
der at noon on Saturday leet, having in the Chinese government to take increase a compared with the sorrespond.
from. the King of bold any long parlays on the matas: Kenoho, President of the Imperial Cores to support his government. Under position on account of he attitude of spots in most need of being, marked be. Shanghai, or Yokolama sontract male, up to a 26,637,645 yea on the total trade, Jaunery and dramatically above all prafes and
of the enquiries of the river saptains as to the minutes before the time for closing for the worthy to stand alone. The comic song Tokyo for that purpose. The quarter-mas- had a rigat an to send troops to Cores, and In coca cols we would like to know what should be, and the trip from Hankow to se, ap to an hour before: American, Canadian, Board of Legislature, who came down from the treaty of 1888, the Chinese government Captain. Galsworth piratical passengers, woon Hankow and lobang. This is as it gaarter of an hour before; for mails for Europe, My Japaneses wife, followed, but the anter zemained behind owing to his wound it was not expected that the not would lead souras a European naval officer would this ofty will he shortened by several hours, Indian, Northern Pacife and Torres Strait diance seemed to like it so well that the act having properly healed up; whit Me to hostilities. They were aware that it had think best to adopt, not in the cool after especialy during the winter months,
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ing parind of 1893. There is an increase of wants arranged by Mr Farmer, musically meantime besu interviewed by Mr Suye to Curen on an Appeal rope and arma pa showing impossible to fans to fect, sa the proper authorities' are making pistared for all Private Chip male up to fre
to June, in 1893, showing 81 314,061 yen
Bat the imports have increased more than
the latter being 4,599,592 şan
the exports, the excess of the former over
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