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Monday, October 15, 1804,

A strong light is thrown upon the system whon Her Britannic Majesty's Minister. at 24 4 5 Peking informs Her Britannic Majesty's 34 B Principal Secretary of State for Foreign 240, Affairs, as is stated in the Foreign Office 34 7.12 letter to this Chamber dated 29th May. 24 8 1802-

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24 1 p.m. the part of the oppo's subordinaton."

24 2 Here is an admission that irregularities and ye

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ms-I on the Light, ast only of this my higher officiale; such irregularities this 24 4 bright side, but of your shadowy side, I Chamber reaintains now occur. For exact. 245 am the light of the world. Ha that folly the same set of circumstances produces 24 f loweth me shall not walk in the darkness the asma rosult. Complaint is made that 247 but shall have the light of life.' Doar breaches of Treaty cour, after a long 24 9,, brethren, do not forget that Kindly correspondence and much mogociation on Light, which leads amid the squircling admission is made that those breaches have 24 10 gloom, love not the light of garish day happoned, orders are given for rectification but walk humbly in its shadows; that when of these illegal acts, and the carrying trade falls the shadow of your own departing revers for a time to rotinal channels. 24 11.. those who love you may eas a light in that The trade theo departs from its usual 24 Midt. shadow and be comforted in their treu mag- course into the old preference for junk Sapt.

carriage. No other conclusion is possible26 1a.m. but that the eams practices are at work 25 2

20 319 now that were admitted to exist before.

Buyers of produce in Canton for export 26 4.. to foreign porte from Hongkong are able to 25

200 #1 purchase considerably cheaper if bought 256 delivored by junk in Hongkong, than if they parobase for delivery in Canton and 25 .. transferred the cargo from Canton to 25 9 Hongkong in foreign steamers, the freight 25 10 by steam to Hongkong boing very each 25 11 below junk carriago. In short, a seller of produce for delivery in Canton would demand considerably more than would be accepted, for the same arriols, delivered by 25 1 p.m.

TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLISH TO THE OMENA MAIL.']

(Via Southern Line.)

will enflapse.

THE CHINA JAPAN WAR. The Chinese Legation in London re- pudiates the Shanghai rumour that the Chinese are ruing far pesce, and states that avextures for passe are out of the qzewioz for a very long time to come.

P. and I. Times.

NEWS FROM THE FORTH.

LONDON, Oct. 14, 1894. THE CORLAN QUESTION.

Shanghai, Oct. 8. The United States Government has

Reposts reached Shanghai on Saturday declined to join the powers in meddling that no fewer than seventy Japanese trata with Ouzon, Germany has declined to inter-parts passed the N.E. Fromentory on Tues vanu at the present juncture, and it is day morning. A British man-of-war prior baliered the project foraiza interference to this End reen sixty of the transports. Some 4,000 horrek ware shipped at Nagasa. ki recently and they may be presumed to be on board the transporte. It is reported that 10,000 Carean soldiers are with the Japanese troops in the north of Cores. After the bat tls at Pingyang, mang Chinese soldiers ran away and pillaged the Caxeave. lo que Gase a soldier, loaded with lost. met a Core an with a cov. Tho poidice wanted the cow, ow, and the Corents refusing to give it up. tire soldier shot him and took the cow. A

fer of The report that the wedding would take eigner who was pressut at the battle had to hide for his life, for the Chinese soldiers wanted to kill him, so he hid in a Corean's hoase. Whatever may be the feeling of the Corean towards the Japanese i in the south b of Corea, the foreigner enys they are certainly favourable to them in the north. When the Newchuang left Nowolvang, soldiers from some plane in the country were deserting and coming down the river daily in batches. Daily Now.

THE MARRIAGE OF PSE CZAREWITCH.

pany in November in incorrect.

peace.

ater

ous op

comes from the Light of the World. Love evident to any ons with bat alight know by the basking of the wind at Bolines to observations at Gap Book are of the at- Japanese cried out Throw down your arms a long way off and one of them hoisted a "traight-out; they all said they could smoke most valne, and I do not hesitate to say and your lives are safe. Many did so. In sigual" which could not be made out on and somed to appreciate their olgarettes has caused that shadow; it would not be ledge of the Chinese. Besides, the tor-B.E.; but the position of the typhoon is there if you did not re. We love life, taoua way in which the perfarential datter how an use to Hongkong as to the last that the warning given would have been 2 foot the number that easped was not more board the Fathan owing to the distance. thoroughly. Their leader, a Mr. Yang, then

Will you kindly inform me and when, with our hicited experience of may be lariod, aither by specific reductions, rationed place, and a more detailed no or 3 hours longer bad the oberratione iban 1,000. When hand to hand lighting As the Pathan still kept on her course, the remarked: life, we fool for a moment that deaths is drawbacks, allowanoon in weight, values, bugns of our local observations becomes from Sontow been received or had these took place the Japanese made deadly use of Nansheng fired two blank charges and then to your nationality to which I replied

from Gap Rock been more frequent and the bayonat, the Chinese, in spite of their ashok sorom her bows, so the Pathas stast. Taying lous (a Britisher). Do_yên: taking it away from us, there the shadow or classification, makes it doubly difficult necessary.

continued beyond the usual hours of superior size and strength being attorly ed straight for the Chinese chips. The sig. know snything about fighting Tai may seem darkest sad the sorrow is for forumers to follow the derious method

At the anable to cope with their skill in the usonal conta then be road which waif Have you ever had the worst of it? Nat telegraphing auch moresgos to us. heaviest, But it is love, because love that must be employed to hoodwink the Day Hour.

same time it is necessary to remark that the of the weapon. troup of Chinese cavalry you will wait a little. In consequence when in action, but by an notion brought is of God, which lightens that shadow, higher officials, who are seated, and repeat Supt.

warnings given in the case of smail charged the Japauose infectry shoalh N this Captain Wright immediately topped against me. Chines like he very properly and sorrands it with an aureole of their belief to Bor Beltanno Majesty's 23 Midt:

That's nothing Number two typhoons must always be of shortar duen- wild war whoops. Not a sound was heard the engines, and a boat was lowered from the said: hape. It is love, becsasa God so loved Officials, both in the North and South, that 24 1a.m.

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tie than those given of the larger and from in Japanese line till they were only Nansheng which went alongside the Pathan romari : 'Our

romarked

is very differeat the world, which will make a willing no such malpractices occur.

mora regular disturbances.

200 yards from their enemy when a whistle on the weather side. An ofloor went on deak one.

What

way I asked. He coz. 24 3 to suffor, and to part, which will transform

gave the signal for volley firing. The and asked to see the ship's papers. The ma- tinued: 'I suppose you have heard of the our sorrows. It is lure, because lore is

effect was instantaucous. The cavalry was mifent was then show him. The officer re-great battle that took place at Ping-rang on otereal-love honoured and cherished,

? Yes, I 18. riddled with balfe, became utterly demor turned to the Nassheng and came back sta- the 15th day of the 8th moon? the most suorod link belwean mor

alisad and those loft alive turned and fled. ting that the Admiral wished to see the ship's plied, I have near the secount of it in the tal hearts, because it is forged in the same

The fe soldiers that escaped aid it was register. This wee given biar. The officer papers. Well, it was a very one-sidǝd firs of morifice as that which kinda as to

quita impossibia for them to fight agaimai | went to his vessel and God; it is love, an i love triumphant, which

the skill and courage of the Japanese,bour, the sustain of after waiting about an affair, for ca that aight & part of our aray Pathan signalled consisting of 14,000 men were having a grat will not brook even the shadow of death.

Am to wait any longer and the re-feet, being quite exprepared for fighing. Behind the great wings of that dark angel

ply was Yes; this was after a consultation as we had been informed that we could hars the Son of Man stands Calling Come upto

had been held with the officers of the Smith, a week's lle.off before meating me all ya that labone and are heavy ladan

The Pathan was then told to follow the ponente. Without the slightest warning Nantheng, which she did, the man-of-war tha snemy opened fire on us with seven going firat, followed by the Pathan with a heavy guns, the bright moon affording them oruiser on either aldo.

every facility. The order was given to pre They all proceeded to the White Dogs pare for sotion, and that took us the beat where they anchored at 9 p.m., and the part of the night; however by daylight we Nartheng kept her sacob light on the were all ready and forming eight dep Pathan. Fifty fully-armed men were sent marched up to the Pathan, and the vessel was again we four managed to get away, bat the enemy, Fortunately hoarded by ofloers who said they had found our comrades fell just like mawn gras." on the rasoifest some cases of ammunition, All this time the little man had gradi and that the steamer had landed some war ally been working himself up to burst. materials at Singapore. The captain denied ing point, and just as I began to fear for his this and stated that the small quantity on safety be gare vent to the following flood of board was shipped at New York during time eleggene. The fleers wanted to examine

chance had we when the enemy'ą) the cargo there and then, which Captain gons did their work 18 li off (6 English Wright said they could do, and had the mites) and our cannon sould only carry m hatches taken off, but when they found the 12 to 16 4, in fact our men were worse aff holds full, they did not make examin- than

any

the brate oreation. We have not the stic

but ordered the Pathan to proceed to fuck of guest, when wounded they do some etion, Kalung. This was done, and she arrived times manage to get away from the shootiat there on the 21st. ult., leaving again on the by diving, swimming, or firing; not poss 6th instant for Shongbai after representa- sing these abilition we die without chauen, tions had been made by the British and United Anyhow we are out of it, our soldier coată State Lagations to the Tong-li Yamburs turned inside out, the red band has been N. V. Daily Not

taken off, and we shall return by stammar to Chefeo where we trust to live quietly, haing Shanghai, Ost. 10. There was a great to-do to-day (8th inst.) better able to manage the rake and fos than Many private letters reach Shanghai from when the staff of special searchers from the rifles, which sometimes go off by accident. Peking relative to the position of affairs Customs proceeded to examine the cerge of the Ea heaved a deep sigh and having un- there. A meeting was held at one of the Puthan, which had been seized by a Chiuess burdened his mind seemed to feel oskader- Legatione a few duga ago at which a Minis erniser for having contraband on board. As ably relieved. Wishing this characteristi ter stated the certainty of the Japanese at- usual with Chinese captures, the prize taras members of the Celestial army suce în facking the capital. Deadrised that all out tc ba a mare't Best-which, however, ia their wanderings after peace and quiet the ladies and children should be sent away likely to be a pretty expensive business for strolled on, pondering over the at ones. A telegram had been received to the osptors. The cargo of the steamer son-inherent in the Heathen Chines. the effect that 20,000 Japonesa were on tained nothing but a few samples of waist- His Excellency the British Ministar is their and wers to be landed in the Gulf cost-pocket platele-value $18-consigned doing all in his power to given us a guzbest

way of Peobili somewhere between Shaphaikuan to the U. & J. Ch., and a few toy pistols, for the winter. The next question is where and Taku. Arrangements were being made that shoot peas, far Mustani & Co. Bai will she be docked, which is very emily for all foreigners to repair to the British Le-though there was no contraband ou board answered. The best and most promimat gation, as son as it was known that the Ja- the Chiness aswal heroes were found to have site would be on the Gulid property, which pasese bad landed, ca it was thought the conflented, stofer, and damaged thousand is situated between the Customs and the populace would then bo unmanageable of taels worth of ather cargo. Mush of bran will. Failing Many rich Chinese are reported to be leav-Mustard's tinned stores were stolen, the pack-very easily made to the east of the detent

a dock could ba that, iDg Teicing

Ons of the Blinister has ex-ages broken and others lost. A vast quan able village; this position was selected for pressed his belief that she fall of Peking tity of missionary atores, clothing, sio., was H.M.S. Cockchafer for the winter of 1838, will insugurate the fall of the dynasty. missing. The soldiers and anilors at For Daily News.

moen have been ring on tinned milk and to her lata arrival. In the early savention. preserved provisions for days, while ladies' H.M.8. Grasshopper was docked on the

stolen from the anderclothing.

the Pathan, bas Guild property, and I believe the Tastal become a drug on the Formosa market, bere will use every endeavour in helping There will be a big slain by the under- the foreign residents to make use of this writers, on whose behalf Captain J. P. Ko-ground, which is also just to the north of bero watched the search being made.M. Consulate,Daily News Chino Gazette.

26 77

25 Noon

row by the thought that you too hars 1 beeb

with Jesus. The colours of that thought arm brightly reflected in the deep shadow which now hange over our Go- vernment House, over many a distant home, over this Colony, and over us Let the memory of her, hom last Sunday in the service of the Church we com- mended to God's fatherly goodness, and for whom we prayed for a happy oat of all her afflictions, whose early death we rightly and so sadly mours, to whoan burial Nuturo herself sent a winged masenger of immortality- -let the memory of her good deeds and true charity, her humility and unselfishness, har piety and

The whole matter is patent in this Cham-25 Caith plead with you for your prayers on behalf of husband, children, relations, and ber's opinion, and it appears unreasersble 25 3

to doubt the existacco of some such 20

120 4 friends, that they may know that each sor row in fifo is the learning of a new lesson methods as are indicated for the continu- in the school of perfection, that they may ance of the ilegal breaches of Treaty that have courage to endure, that they may permanently occur, and equally unreston- acknowledge God's wisdom as they acceptable to expect the complainants to farnish 258 His love, that they may see the true specific proof of any particular brescare. 25 9 coloure in the shadow, and reflect in their A vary fair analogy may be instanced with 25 10 own lives the light of is who illaciues what has occurred again and again with that shadow, who is the Light of the the Gambling Houses at Kowloon City World, who said he that followeth me which may be within your Lordship's shall not walk in darkness but aball have cognizancs. the fight of life.'

THE UNION CHURCE.

junk, a seller's expense in Hongkong.

Remonstrance after zemonstrancG is addrammed by the Governor of this Colony, through Her Britannic Majesty's Min to the Chinese Autho against the proximity to

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REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE BRITISH EASTERN

SQUADRON The Edgar and the Spavčau are pruceed. ing in SingaporS,

The Edgar (Capt. W. A. D. Acland) is phoon force a screw cruiser of the first-class (12 gune) and in at preat so the Mediterranean Station. She is more powerful than the Undaunted. The Spartan, also from the Mediterranean, in a second-class cruiror (win-screw), S guns.--Ep, China Moi!]

from E. And &. E. 67-Black Ball

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Church the Rev. G. J. Williams prefaced ter at Peking Aangerous nuisance that after 4 a.m., vor did it exceed feree 7

rities

The Angel of art is onctrary to Chinong la

Buch been

that

723 KB The shore table shaws that the gale resebed its height about 9.00 a.. September 26th, that the wind blew with typhoon fores for 3 hours, namely, from At the morning service in the Union

7.50 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., ale that the wind did not reach on the average force 8 till his sermon with the fullowing retaarks :---

Therefore I feel asaured that there is within orory they peront to bo established in such close moderate als till after 3

Hongkong the vice of the acinal amount of notice or waring mind here today, at least one thought

given to

to the shipping in the barbour was B which we have in common.

orders aro trabemitted to stop the hours, ami to the inhabitants of the Colery Death bas again passed through our midet,

When it is remembered and his visit on this occasion has claimed evil. The houses are temporarily closed, it was 4 hottes

ordinarily sufficient for a the notice of all. The and knowledge of to open again very shortly afterwards, just that 4 hours the sudden digth of the late Andy Robin the are as before. How often this het steamer to gal team, it is shown that

happened is within the knowledge of Hero harm ought to have resulted to son has aroased the sympathica of every-

resuels, and had the 4 or 5

brum one throughout this Clony. For friends Britarras Majesty's Minister at Peking.

assured The Chamber feels diffident to recome hours of daylight I am who remai I we sure you would wish me

mond any system that shall once for all put an complaint would bare been made of to sug, tlist wo food the intensest sympo end the recurrence of their com

[ want warning from kny quarter. thy. There

12 a special poignancy in the sorrows of those in prominent places. Ta plaits. For with sie tortuous Native Storms way, of course, atine at any hour methods the Committeo feel they may be of the day or night, and it is not possible very pulining of their life keep them in con- stunt romembraneo of their griefs. There

an gesting device that will render the to give a longer notice when the latter and native ways oven more secret and less liable not the former occurs. fore do we especially syropathian with those,

to detection. But the Chamber considera,

I greatly regras that a longer tobeo wha who, not only in the sacredness of till provided the Chinese Authorities would not given, Lut. I maiutaisi that it www life, but als in the duties and obligations

consent, that if all cargo intended for ex- possible, and this will be shown by a con- of public life, will look in vain for the cana).

foreign ports shall be passed sidoration of the circumstdress aut sequent for: and assistance of her whose spirit has portation

to September 24th 4 p.m., after which time this week passed away.

As for ournalves, only through the Imperial Maritime Cos

toms lastead of indiscriminately Soth bo observations were recaizable from nut brethren, the folds whiter for the harvest,

for all through the Native Customs nod the Inside the Calmy, and my action had bube but in their wry sensati.

perial Maritimo Customs, as at present, a dotermiond entirely by the ubs rvatione and the Cosers fade in the autumu of their

hlow rould be struck at the present life. But Death has no autumn, nor docare alsrities, which would probably end

abovu, od at which time the

time the typhoon he tarry for the season. Every day is hall complainte.

was probably in lat, 19' 30' N and 116 30 Bar 240 miles SE of Bongkong, and every day does he throst in his ażokle

although It should also be incamboat apon the for a harvest. In spring and summer, nu- tumn and winter aliku be roape without porter in Canter to declare, when passing

DIFFERENTIAL DUTIES IN OGINA. LETTER TO THE BRITISH MINISTER AT PEKING.

The following is a copy of the com- Aiction sent to Mr N. R. 'Conar with regard to differential duties:--

Hongkong General Chamber

of Commerce, September 1st, 1994.

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on the let Desember, 1891.

Consul in Canton, in addition to what has already been paid on the goods to the Na- tive Customs,

150

the full consideration of all the serra

gub was fired.

ahout

(From French pergera,}

THE PROTECTION OF BRITISHERS IN CHINA.

PARIS, Oct. 3. The British Cabinet has been hastily amaz moned for the 4th inst

There is much publia comment on the

matter.

Oct. 4. The British Cabinet will consider the pro- section of British nationale in China and the stren-thening of the naval fores on the china Suation.

FRENCH AMBASSADOR IN LONDON, M. de Courcel has been appointed Franch Ambasador in London.

BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS FOR CETINA.

Oct. 5. The British Cabinet has decided to rand

troops to China, to augment the fleet by 60 ships, to send additional axilors and Sapos for the protection of the Legation at Puking After the Cabiust Council, the Ministars set mit again on holiday,

FRENCH REINFORCEMENTS.

Oct. 7. Frines and Britain are in harmony wita regard to the protection of their nationala

Chinn.

and the gun best Eutin have received orders The cruisers Isly, Alger, Inquar- Trouin, to procoud to China.

special to the North China Daily News) MARTIAL LAW AT THE IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS IN JAPAN.

Kuba, 6th October.

The state of siege was proclaimed yester

a Hiroshima and Vins

jina is the port of Hiroshima.Eu.]

THE COINAGE OF A BRITISH DOLLAR,

OFFICIAL AF NOUNCEMENT.

FEARS IN PEUING.

A RUSSIAN YORCE AT POSSET.

Telegraphio dusputotes rocsived Shang- bai from the North sanounce the reported arrival of about 5,000 Russian troops on the Ilasian bardero ot Ponsist Eay to sqɑnteract,

so 1ho report goes, the preseas of the 5,000 Jepancar troops who are now belding the North-East Frontier of Korea,—N, O. Daily Nees

The following latter has beers forwarded

Le by the Secretary of the Chamber of of Commerce-

Colaniul Souretary's Office,

DISCREDITARZE TO BRITAIN.

Tientsin, Oct. 8.

JAPANESS FLAT ON TATROL

THE BASIS OF A TELEGRAM.

CORRESPONDENCE.

дте

HIRE'S MEST.

Oct. 1.

warlike

which she did not manage to enter, owing

TIENTSIN.

are

the

The wounded foreigners in the retent natel engagement are all convalescent go out except Major von Henneked. Thay mein. tain A discreet silence on professional

NEWOUWANG.

October 4 We are steadily organising our defence, Information reagbed Shanghai on the 9th

Very little war nows has reached as late- and now that the divoulch Era come with inst. from Tientsia that the steamer Wen-ly, but it in reported from Liaoyang that her powerful armament and crew (160), WS chow reports being stopped by seven Japanese any number of wounded soldiers have some feel competent to deal with any contingency erniser, Sunder, whee shout ten miles south overland from Pingyang and other parte. which may arise. We have now 650 alors of the Northeast Promuntury, These ves- H.B.M.'s Consul has written to all the and marines in port, and nearly 100 sivil sele made inquiries as to the Wenche hay missietaries stationed at the different dis- volunteers, not counting the contingents ing seen anything of the vessels of the Sen Squadron, aut from this if the tricts, advising them to come down to the from the Customs, Taku, Tongshan and

port during

hostilities, and as doctors Poking, which would probably miss the sidered that the Japanese, alive to the das missi

Disappa ger of any of these vezels affecting a juno-will, very doubt the wounded number to 200. Drill and rifle

dome here for medical are bei tion with the Feisung Squadros, are deter.advice, which can be daily obtained. Late-additional zone to on usual hum-

are being taken in hand and practice mined to

prevent it, even if it neorssitates a ly we have been feeling down, as regards Major von Hanneken was yesterday fight.—Mercury.

protection dating the winter months, but as recipient of a unique and well-inerted good luck would have it, a letter from His compliment from his native admirers all The folowing paragraph from the Shang-Exellency the British Minister was circulat the tore valued because of its spontaneity. hai Marmary given the report on which ed by H. 14 Ocasul, informing the Bri. aud obvious heartiness. This galant a led me to place it in lat. 16# N

leuter's telegram atont Li Hong-clang tish residents that he will use his best on-officer, whose convalescence is not so quick slapping Sheng's face appears to have been deayure to get a gunboat stationed here, or as his numerous friends would wish, was sparing the land. No, brethren, let they are not for export to foroigu ports that at this time no obervations were ro his goods through the Native Customs, that long. 116 CE. It is most unfertuasie

based: From Tientsin wo learn that failing this other military protection. We presented with two and tablets, commemor foaud ready for the day when Den fram Hongkong. Falso statements on this sorred from Satow, therwise the doubt

Tastai Sheng bought 300,000 discarded are not afraid of the Japanese coming here, ating in

Oriental great harvealer, shail reap us for his harvest:

metaphor and beautiful and in that day may vo be found ripened pant could be readily detected and proved bish remained as to the caact position at

European muskate or rifles from certain our danger is that the Chinese soldiers re-aaligraphy, his valuable servioss to Chine in Hongkong, when a dne of the duty

Gerits of The. 2 each, for which he curatog will do the damage. In fact it The presentation was made in grand style with the Beauty of the Christian Life.

leiable under the Imperial Maritime.. might have been cleared up.

dinarily what se hare at touch of

charged his Government Tls. 9 ach. This would be better for us, if the Japanese with gorgeous ceremonial and maio, and Customs Tariff should be levied and paid to

affair might have passed off without much would load troops here, and then march on deafening rattle of ireworks. the satelection of Her Britannic Majesty's hoon at Bolinas, it is taken up at

trouble, but Sheng also bought a quantity to Lisayang. Mukden, etc., as they would Satow, which though a much less important station becomes invaluable at such lines.

of cartridges which turned out to be worse no doubt take everything before them. The first point ra call attention to in the

than useless, for most of the cartridge Ivery morning the nativa soldiers rases stuck in thout the middle of the to drill with muskats, etc. to the south butt. steadiness of the wind from 9 to 7 The many various phases of the entire In the case of a typhoon approaching

Hongkong, 13th October, 1594. harrala. This latter avant caused Viceroy Alter taking careful aim at the bull's matters. It has been said that they will question are so fully set forth in the printed any place in a a direct course this

Sie. With refere to to previous cor

Li Haug-cheng to make inquiries about the eye, the range being only 300 yards, they on no account return to the feet, but this, correspondence enclosed that the Chamber has been steadily from one quarter, with respondenes I am directed to stale for the

matter, when it came out that Sheng had manage to striks shout some 500 yards at I think, is quite gratuitous, and is no would only beg your reference to them. m. variation except a gradual cereuse of information of the Chamber of Commerce made Tls. 1 on each rusket. Sheng was right angles: this kind of shooting might based on the assertions of the gallant

The Chamber bega to acknowl age the force. The reason the wind beaten so that a telegrais has been received from the automoned to appear before Lis enperior, do on a dark night, but not during daylight, offers thomasal rea Sia, It is with considerable negro, that

unvarying courtesy, the keen interest and differently on this goession was that the Secretary of State for the Calanies to the who, after talking the matter over, became

Oct. 2. The fleet itself is almost ready for this Chamber has to ratur: to the subject prompt attention which have invariably depressi n was an irregular one, in tunefeat that the coinsge of British Duitar for so enraged that he slapped Sheng's face,

The residents are very anxious to hear another bout. There has been a of differential dutica in favour of the manifested by Her Beitapois Ma- | purt of which a small typhoon was situated, the Straits Bettlements and Hongkong har god the interview came to an ead. This what the next wove of the Japanese is to bo. Impress of akilled artisans from Tex

a great been

puolabmeat administered by Li mude Sherg Will they invade Manchuria and take Tientsin, Tongaban and the railway sarico, junk trade betwood Canton and this Furt,jesty's Minister at Pokng in the cou The ramo irregularity gave rise to thunder- been sanctioned.

I have the bonour to be, Sir, your most, and he applied for sick leave, which was Moakden, and that has pled its attention during the dues of this troublesome affair, and in

storms which very seldom accompany ty

place the present dynasty They were quickly got hold of and conreyné personally a phoons, and which alone led many se obedieat Servant,

grautod.

danger? Or will they take Port Arthur over to Fork Arthuring the battle in

The only

ddfifonal last thre years and which the Charbor addressing your was compelled to bring outer the personal desire it should be thought they intend faring Chinees in the barb-ur to ass-rt that

(5.) A. M. THOMSON,

and by so doing gain the expremaoy on sea? item of intorcat concerning the paes over for Britannic

for Acting Colonial Secretary,

In either ouse our position is not as en- the fact that the ammunition wAK A shocking. Minister, but considering the

the importanos

The Secretary, Chamber of Commerne,

viable one, as a glance at the map will show. ly defclout in quantity. The hard steel sheil of the interests

terests involved and

that 632 17- Secondly, the barometer in spite of eight

A QUEER MISAPPREHENSION.'

Already defeated soldiers have arrived necessary for piercing armour was in fair redressed complaint, involving serious bras-risings and falius, caused by the thunder. To save troublesous reloreuves and takes of Treaties, which has fingered an this storms above noted, was practically steady

To the Editor of the CHINA MAY.' THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR,

from Pingyang, and every fresh advance of sbandates, but there was a wostel lack of 15th Catobar, 1894.

the put your Lordship in poenasion of the ful

Japanese will drive more to this port.

shell and shrepust, which would facts and history of the ease, you will find has done without a proper settlement, is a from 10 am to 7 pm. (1 had fallen only

St.-There is a urinas notice in thas e crossed the Yaloo River, and wo be aroured vessels. In the English

General Yeh with the remnant of his army have been far more effective against most disgerous presedent to the commerce 601 inch in seventeen boere, is, from enclosed a printed py of all the details of Grest Britain in these waters, and it is midnighs to 5 p.) which lands me to hold

Bangkong Government Gazele of Suturday, has re that have coms under the notice of dis

The Fimes reotived by a recent mail con- which you will probably think worth wife lieve the next stand will be made on the think I am not far, wrong in saying, Chamber in connection with this long considered mos: desirable to bring the that up to the latter baur the course bad atanding griavazen of the shipping interests matter under the immediate notice of your continued as before, namely W, or at most talus the following telegram from one of itero-publishing as an illestration of the die Manchurias side of that river. This post. stock for the Sig guns is 5 rounds of each

Lordship. A copy of this letter, with W.

good field guns and sufficient ammunition 4 only 120 rounds of this useful kind of shell and it had been maintained for 67 hours soldiers who maltreated the Japanese on

This Majesty's Minister at Poking, that he may previously, would have kept the centre based the British ship hengking bays been

the fact that a MISAPPREHENSION their illegal action, and, in August 1892,

negosity or other- I have the honour to be, my Lord, your p.m. there was ressou to suspect that a

of it bore, and we may say pretty confidently appears to exist as to tim nego

lew miles from the mouth of that river consequent upon the strong representations

on a the mountains form an almost insurmount more aortherly course was being taken; at that no punishment of any kind has been wise for permits to bad bunker com made, at the instigation of Her Britanic Lordship's obedient and bumble Servast,

pm. the continued fall of the barometer gives to any of the mea ocncerned in the Sunday, and notifies that in fr Majesty's Principal Secretary of State, by

this side of If the Chiness are beaten ou Extraordin

argo Working Or Bor Britannio Majesty's Envoy

ecnarmed this impression, and at 10

be Pictly enfurced.

the Yaloo, the Japanese will probably ad-¦ ・ In reply to a letter from the Shanghai for the insult to the flag, or the robbery and dinance will be strict objectionable system was partially abolished

bery, K.G., &o, &c., &e, Privaipal wind, the signal was given that bad weather violence committed on board on the percoas provisions of the Ordinance require vazce vid Fonghaangobing and Liaoyang Branch of the Evangelical Alliance on the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was to be expected, and that the wind surpreed to be nuder British protection, a permit for the loading of CARGO to Moukden, aad at the same time they death of the Rev. James Wylie, Mr O'Conor, and a return to the normal trafio, za

Foreign Ofica, London.

weald vear. Had this fall in the barome-Mureuver, we venture to express the opinion Sunday. Me Was a Police Magistrale, will, in all probability, try to take this port, British Minister, writes to T. Edkins ards Tea, was established consequent regards

ter not been casting for as long as two that the delay is discreditable to all cancers shortly after the Ordinance became law in To sdrange inte Kenchuris, at this time of La reply to your letter of the 28th at upon sa equal levy of duties upon that

ed, from the British Foreign Offico sada ou brought specially for the hours, there could have been no arzuranca

year, will be a very norions undertaking. I beg to request you to be good morgh purpose of article whether shipped by junk or steamer, THE TYPHOON OF 25th SEPT.

ying the

the question, decided, after argu- The Japanese so far have had easy work. inform the committee of the Shingast This relief was, verse, of short dora-

that it was not a slight temporary fall Viceroy, downwards.-I. and T. Times, Mr Joba I. Plummer. Acting Director of esused by thunderstorms, such as fookK

ment, that banker soal was NOT Dargo. Their really difficult work is now beginning. Branch of the Evangeliest Alliancs that the tion, for un the 19th July, 1893, the old

From various sources we hear, that on the importance of the points to which they and, although the Crown Solicitor appeared illegal order was re-established by the Chithe Haugkong Observatory, has prepared place between noon and 3 p.ro. (sas preced

in the case, and Tientsin, October 6.

it was made the o Authorities in Canton, and since that an interesting report on the typhoon of Sep-ing table) and would not have justified me

subject of night of the 15th of last month, the We have the following information from appeal made from that decision; the Gos- at Pingyang were drinking wine, and playable assault upon the Bor. James Wylie misch comeout in the papers, there was as Autumn fastival, while the Ch the great draw my attention has been strongly befoza

troops date up till now only a few packages of tea tomber 5 fast. We give the following ex-in starring the colony.

ma aines the lamentable and most deploy-

have been brought to Hongkong by stea

Finally, I would call attention to the reliable source. It is at a pleasant ernment have appeared to acquiesce in it ing their favourite game of On September 24th at 10 am, the baro-great service that would have been readerad story, bat it ought not to be suppressed. with these few trißing exceptions

guansing which resulted in his death. moter had risen slightly (0.04 inch) at Boli-'in this case from the entire trade has reverted to junks.

ever since, and shipowners have, as they fingers, the Japances were steadily and more frequent com- It refisets seriously on the Chiness com.

Throngboat the negotiations I have Your Lordship will observe thus complaint nao and Manila, and had fallen the same manication with the action st Gap Book.manders and the Chinese system-Before were perfectly justified in doing, acted on quietly surenading them on the hills, and insisted upon the immediate carrying and

reading of the Ordinance.

soon, in the fine moonlight, commenced to of the sentences passed upon the criminais refore to tea only, but other articles of amount at Hongkong; the wind was SSE, Communication ceases with Gap Book at 4 the battle of Pingyang, a council of WAT

30 sd to connect in the popular mind the If there is any in sapprehension anywhere, drap shrapnel into the camps, which were produes receive similar favoured treatment, at Boliumo, and N, 1, at Hongkong. p.m., and is not resumed until 7 s.m, on was held by the three generals commanding.

nxit texists in the Colonial Secretary's Ofice situated outside the walls of Pingyang. pazishment with the crima. The hist If shipped by janis, and the number thus The influences of the typhoon was outing the next day, and we have not even the The troops were discontented at not having and not elsewhere. Probably this case and The next morning the Chloese advanced to ariminal has already been exocated; pro- dealt with has increased, and will no doubt our weather here, and the position of the ty privilege of

brea for some time. It as a decision further increase, from what it was three phoenoan

them till to pay

have been entirely forgotten the attack, with banners flying and trum. slamations have been listed thronghent efter a big Aghter offer sauterned a pets blowing, in plugins sight deep. The the country and in all plases ludicated by para doremiale :

as in lat. 19 N., and I beg here to call your attention to år would then be fewer to

cater p y years ago owing to the impunity with which these

The the Chinese Authorities are able to break long. 118" E., giving it motion of about paragraph X. of the Annual Report of the only trappe that had been regularly paid ont or has changed Ins billet, end as Mr Japanese simply lay on the ground, con- Els Majesty's Coment, Mr Bullock wad I

Hald May pointed out recently there is no con dested by the cover, and mowed down the am expecting daily to hear that the Treaty obligations. Exports from Qanton/230 miles, direction W, br N, in the 29 Observatory for 1893, in which it is stated ware those of General T'sq. At the enanois, tinuity in the Government of the Colous terrible slaughter of the Chinese with very pazishment of exile with hard fabour and master, This secounts for the plices of the crime have received the severe Bolined

that Visteris Peak and Gap Rost are not direction

adraveing General Yeh proposed that they should to Hongkong by jack are also receiving

anywhere—Yours waly, yet direct

io piritaged treatment to induce the trafe to being 39, and remaining steadily at this

with the communigation

General

·JNO. J. FRANCIS.

email lose to the Japanese, The Chines that the offers concerned have been go in Native bottoms.

hours, indicates that the Observatory,

sidain. but it is probable that this cute Fingrang and retire, this turned indignantly on him,

then fled, escaping as best they could, cashiered in 2000rdanga The Estance It is particularly noticeable at this position given is rather too much to the improvement will be effected shortly. The ing: Betire! sertauty not give us

on males, donkeys and upon with second stage of the complainty that the North, and as the typhoon we now much important messages from these two stations, your bravel and then you yourself can raibe THE SEIZURE OF THE PATHAN,

cow, They are arriving here and in other The British steamer Faihan arrived at places in tatoos f Chinese Autorites both in Peking and nearer Bolinao than Hongkong, it seamed on which loes! warnings mainly depend, so hell Upon this General Fanid

I am bound to admit, however, that batches of fives and

the Chinese govemment have shown the mean it

Wong on Sunday afternoon (7th int)

Ost. 3.

most praiseworthy desire to take all the duties are now granted to end the position marked is our maps a needed improvement has not yet been only usid it lo

IP Four

officers. In this connection we are other morning I came norous, four native tion of similar Yeo is. When wa phase is imported by Hor Britannic Ma- or 250 miles W by s of the position 24 of it has been keenly felt.

That the typhoon was, as I bare gisted, sumamended General Iso measted & ramalzare of

and popular excilamans* jesty's Ministar at

Peking,

who asks for hours earlier.

the veal The Pathan left faces, Well, my friends said I how caused by war it is beyond doubt that that such is not the case, by specific proofs

small one is proved by the experience of part, theagh begged not to plass kim- Hongkong on the 18th nit, bound to Shang-ars you and where de you hail from The foreigners, depecially bore who redda in the production by the complainants of ter hand risan 0.03 inch at Bolinao, and the steamer Darmstadt which at noon en self in so exposed a situation. He

and Fallen 0.01 inch quly at Eongkong, the Boştember 20th. Then only 100 miles from that be at least world not a good rhai and pasped Turnabout at I pum. on the wallest of the four, after giving the matter the interior, will be exposed to unvana) - agtual instances of the differential Lanius,

20th and made for Alligator Island which doe deliberation, said: As we are not going rinks and dangers, and I consider that it As pointed cat by thas Chazaber in the on- formger shewing that the disturbance was Hongkong, had light winds as well At the first auant he fell wounded in the reaobod at 3 p.m. Skin then saw three to stay long at the port we will give you a incumbent upon missionaries to exercise diosed correspundanes, it is impossible to coding slowly fruto. Bolinao, and ap.ss of the stetner Mache and steamer asveral places. Els own men crying out prodamo native evidence the only proof proaching Hongkong still more slowly, or Lightning which had One weather until Tas great man is dead, beaame pasie that could be addused against the action of pursuing the W. by 3 core indicated in, they were well worth of the 18th parallel. stricken and fled, the other soldiers follow their own officials. This must be self-the maming. This opinion is strengthened In all owes of such small typhoons the fag. When the parlo commend the

of this Colony.

the abstinen of

Colonial Secretary.

I beg to point out that the Ohinsesssclosures, will be sent to Her Britannia". by N. which direction, it maintained. correspondeuta bere or at Shanghai: The advantage the Colony labours under through tion is naturally a strong Jae, and with ¦ pattern for each gan; it seems thare vers Authorities have most distinctly admitted be aware of the action that bas been taken.all to the southward of Hongkong. At 8 flagged. Baye they? We have not heard to notification, No. 376. nelle atimtion Te77 stubbura "。ntance ought to be made among all the eight konty, guns, of the

E. MACKINTOAR,

Vice-Chairman,

tu the mosing of the Taloo by the Japanese ironslads-Daily News,

at Peking to the TRUDy-li-Yawon the The Right Honourable The Earl of Rose-at which time there was still littlunging antrags, or any reparation made visions of the Sunday are the pro.able obstacle to an invading forca,

tracts:

Tao wind hours.

for several

put

asking for (down from ions at adtical times as we have at

ropeated

er no

THE CHINESS RESPECT JAPANESE FIGHTING POWERA

The

the

BRITISH MISSIONARIES I THE:

INTERIOR

Canton most distiustly sesevorato that no i just to give this atation the greater weight, are often reseired too late.' This much "Of course I did router, and and was immediately, boarded by seven CEE While walking along the Est Bond the molduras suggested to them for the v Feed. tes from Cantas, and a new this time is lat. 18° 0' N. bog. 117 30 footed by the Government, and the wack we all know now what brave ma position to give an accapat of the soldiers, all of whom had sad and woebegone in the farm gas in the future bai.

44 p. of the

same date the barome.

;

Chinese vesels, which turned out to be the little news which may interest you. Think the greatest prudence during the cocktas Nansheng, Feickit, and Smith, the two ing a little aictine would serve to expand anes of hostilities, and above all ask later for the occasion having been convert his ideas and render the atmosphers a little expose their families to the dangers coun ed into armed oralears. The vessels were more salubrious, I handed each one a sequent upon the present slets of Salugu.

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