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MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1895.

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Tis reported at Shanghai that the ex- Viseroy Li Hang-abang, who has been living in Kings Road for the put mouth or so, Las ordered his agents to buy a hundred

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.,

LIMITED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SUPREME COURT.

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

of

CORRESPONDENCE.

An extraordinary meeting of the Green (Before the Full Court-Bir Fielding Clarke apiam into the Colony of Hongkong, sud evidenss of the laxity and indifferent of, THE HONGKONG BANK MEETING,ous help of every man who sees in that

edd news of land in the vicinity of the Bab-Island Cement Co. was held to-day in the tling Well in order in build a country resi. donds for himself and family,

A CHINESE Editor declures in favour of black and white se the coloure in future for China's national flag-black to claud over the blazing red of the Riting S00, and

to he showered upon Jupas, An Osaka Editor retaliates with the obvious reminder thist China has abown onangh of the white Ang already.

future.

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but

The

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on behalf of the American

B.

columns for no mere sondamio acquiescence in its sim. It calls for the active, strenu

great cause a great and binding duly. Eight local authcribers suffice to constitute cho nucleus of a brauch, and in the papora sent to every membar the details of the League's methods are clearly shown. Amongst your readers, who are thore, who will render sid

I have the honor to be, on behalf of the

Executiva Committeo, Your obedient Ser

R. VESEY HAMILTON,

Admiral

I passengers that they would get into very their sympathy with the relatives and Sorious trouble if they attempted to impart friends of the victims regarding it as they were personally warned by word of the Chinese Government where foreigo life

To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL,' Chief Justice, and Mr A. G. Wise, month. The question is whether that was is concerned, they call for the most prompt

Acting Puione Judge)

Hongkong, August 12. suficient to meat reasonable requirements, and searching enquiry, under influential oficer of Mesara Bhewan and Co. Mr R.

SIE-Can you find space to allow one Monday August 12. Shewan presided; and thers vora also pre-

bether it was every reasonable precau foreiga scrutiny, with a view to the duc

on the other Ede of the fence to thank sent Mosera J. Orange and Geo. Fenwick

tion within the meaning of the Ordinance. punishment of all concerned and the exac- (Director), d. O. Murtis, B. K. Leigh, PRECAUTIONS AGAINST OPIUM SMUGGLING. In considering the meaning of the expres- tion of material guarantees from the Go-se. Shewan for his ramark's relating to S. 8. Benjamin. G. . Polte, E. 8. Kelly,

In the case of Lam San Yao, opium Bion 'evory reasonable precaution we base vernment for the future safety and protesthe lowscing of the Bank's interesse C. A. Tours, R. C. Wilcox, C. H. Grace farmer's exciseman, against Captain Lunt to consider the character and position of the tion of foreign lives, urging at the same overdrawn accounts? With the exceptional and A. G. Stokes.

of the steamship Fushaus, for allowing people referred to; they were not police time that on no account should any blood. Prosperity attending the Bank's Manage The notice oiling the mosting having opium to be snuggled into the Colony on offisers nor excise officers, but ship's offi- money be accepted sejfoompensation for the meat, I think it would be little more than

an act of justice to conceda 0 per want. I vant, white to symbolise the molten metal that is rairanan said—Gentlemen, before missed the charge, and the complainant vigation of the ship. It appears to be the

that vessel, the Police Magistrate had discors, busy looking after the safety and naves taken.'

bad I The next resolution, proposed by Mr for a moment, when the rate was reduced to can fruttiolly antert that bad supposed putting the resolution just read to tho moeiing, I will endeavour in state brisdying. Me J. J. Francie, Q., instructed the lung they fight reasonably expect that and the British Minister at Peking the sense

now appealed against the Magistrate's find duly of the Customs Other to inspect MacHale, was as followe

6 per cont, it would be liable to be advang. of pamengers, and as officers of Resolved to telegraph to Lord Salisbury

ud 7 por cunt, within the unreasonable

ON GUARD AT PEKING, and clearly the rosavas which bave setusted by Mr H. L. Dennys, appeared for the the ship they

period it was, I certainly would never have

MAJOR ELLIOTT'S BIDŁY, of the Meeting and further to telegraph te the committe in recommending these appellant, and Mr McNeill, instructed by to be cuffiolet.

taken advantage of the Bank's offer and Major G. F. Elliott, of the United States FROM Tientsin we learn that Adroiral¦ changes. The Compang, I am glad to say, hit E. C. Es (Mr V. B. Deacon's officel Mir Francis begged leave to point out the Times newspaper asking its induenes in bought slook as I did on the faith that the Marine Bervice, arrived from the Orient a Maclure is busily occupied drilling sailors, has at. but bogun to pay its way, and we appeared for the respondant.

that the Customs officers had only to son giving publicity to the views expressed."

Mr

Back's offer was virtually a permanent one. few days ago, says the San Francisco hope its business may contious to improve,

Aehmere, survivors of the defunct Peiyang squadron, at its present rate of progress it would there was no disputo as to the evidenca;toms had been puid; their busines4 Was Community, desired to be 'associated with Nothing, in my opinion, tended mero to Chronicle of July 7th, where he has been

Mr Franeis, in stating the case, said that all duties payable to the Chinese Ous- Be the nucleus of the Chinese foot of the be a matter of several years before we the point raised was whether the note of in no way connected with Hongkong, or the Britishers in sending telegramove the action of the thon Bank Manager (Mr China and Japan. He went over an the intensify the share troubles of the past than since the commencement of the war between He is further engaged in erecting barracks for the accommodation of a then could make enough to wipo ont the the respondent had boen eufficient to with prevention of smuggling to Hou kong praposed that the names of Presiden Plaine de Boris) in raising interests at such a cruiser Buitimore, but romained on board sand seamen whom the.

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The Chief Justice-Well, it is suggested land and the American Minister at Peking Viceroy

Abalone ol $78,000 mt present aianding at exempt him in law from the charge of that the slip in his inspection. I proposal was received with enthusiasm by

only a month and half. He was in detalled to go into training, preparatory accumuled louses of past years; and even santion of struggling,

thed bit or profit and les account, buing the lasting reasonable precautions for

officers should any should be added to the Besolution, This trying crisis.Yours,

ace-mpany

Chomalpe, Carea, during the landing of ail to teking up their offices is the new sips what we had duse no our annual proks/deviced by Mr Wodehouse on the 15th think that is unreasonable; unless some the Amerianas, and with grateful thanks by

Tho GARD WAt the Customs officer

the Japanese troops and in Ecoul when the when they arrive. They are

THE NAVY LEAGUE be placed,

paleon was taken. From the 24th of July by and by, ander the lauediate instruction would still show a very small porcentage as June, 1835. The evidence showed that suck duty was specially imposed by the the Britichern ably expressed by the Chair-

13 Victoria Street to the 26th of September he was in charge the return on the present capital of on the 30th May, Police Constable Logislature, I think it is onreasonable to WAD. of German sesmen and marines. The new

London, S. W., 9th July. of a detachment of mariqes and callers sent The Resolution thus amended was seconded. To gut rid of this debit Ofathis and the crains officer found among suppose that the time of the ship'e offisors navy, we understand, is to be modelled balance and to bring down the capital to a

To the Editor of the "CHTRA MAIL!" It is said that the by Dr Layng, and carried enanimously,

to guard the American Legation at Peking, SIR,-Fon arguments should be needed, and subaequently witnessed some of the upon the German and not upon the English reasonable figure commensurate with the arrived from Gatton, 84 tools of opium, Company could enfaces the observation of its

passengers baggage on the Fushan, newly should be so taken up,

Following this a motion was made by tho plan,China Guzelle.

colorato carnings of the Company, and the allegation was that the captain waming, but I do not think they should Rer. Murdo Mackenzie to appoint a Com. thay call be arged, to recommend to hostilities between the opposing armies of we lo could have prevented the opium being take that trouble unless it is expressly immittes to carry out the resolutions of the your readers the objects of the League, Japan and China. [The absoluta impos The Asahi reports that the N. Y. K. Se liquidate the present Cutupany and start a

akrought if he had taken reasonable procat posed on thom. There is another enggos-meeting and the following gentlemen were whose papera Isusloar. That League has sibility of some of these statements is no inleading to put eight large steamers on fresh one, the other was simply to reducetions. For the defence it was ehown that tion, that they might asa during the voyage | selected;-Rev. Mr Ashmore End Mesara boon formed in the Capital of the British concern of onre. It is what follows that is the proposed foreign lince to Europe, the ospital hy a certain amount sed write a printed warning had been put up in all that all baggage is suspected and opium Bill, Maatalie and Law. The meeting pire, as the natural result of a growing of more interest-Ed., Hiogo News.]

realisation that the destinies of the whole Major Elliott expressed a decided disto- Australia, Tacoma, Mexico, and elsewhere. down the masta ace diugly. The second the cabins and other parts of the ship, and found is thrown everboard before coming then adjourned alter having passed a vote British people, to whom that great heri-clination to talk about his experiences int The Company also has in view, the paper coutes was adopted, as it seemed to us that the passengers was further Warhod to Flergkong. It seems to pie that could of thanks to the worthy Chairman taga bolunge, depend upon the maintenance China when seen at the Occidental Hotel toils us, an increase of spead all round, less complicated and to proanies to be verbally against bringing opium to Hong- not be expected. I really do not know

Further conversation was indulged in,

the yesterday, for the reason, as he explained, the stouters at present averaging only ten loss expansive in point of legal charges. hong, and it was urged that the constitut. raynolf what they could have done. other however, after the formal promediogs, and them of sen-power-of coromand

that he has a prejudice against the Chinesa kcolo. The commands will be given in Our proposal now is to reduce the present

Since the works of Captain Mahan, of and in favor of the Japsuuss, every case possible to a native Captaiu. namin capital from $1,000,000 to $200,000, ed suiticient reasonable precautions. There wise, reasonably, as ship's officers, in the the greatest enthusiasm continued to prevail.

Under these circumstances I think the man present were overheard: That if our demonstrated the vital bearing of naval men to protect the American Logation,

When I was sent up to Peking with fly amuggling on board the Fushia. President Yoshikawa will shortly resign capital of 14,117 shares at 850 each (equal The Chist Justice-Was there any avi-appeal should be dismissed, the appellant Governments will not assist us in the supremacy upon the history of our race, thought it was the most fool-hardy errand I owing to ill-health and that Mr Kondo to $705,850) 10 14,117 shares at 810 ech dence that the captain know of the pre- to pay costs.

manner desired an appeal should be made for and the manner in which the expansion had ever undertaken. The idea that fifty Renpol. Vice-President, is vapected to (equal to $141, 170), writing off the difference

The Puiane Judge—I concur.

funds to all foreigners in Chion to support a of England has been at all times ontimea could offer any resistance to a mob of a succeed him.-Hiago Neves.

Volunteer Corps with head of $564 680 froin the Assels, including their

quartora in balance at debit of profit and loss account,

million people if the million people in the Shanghai to be ready at any moment in Gent open the observance of that conditio that ac , leaving

future to proceed at onse to any place in and since, too, the great national service capital took it into their beads to wipe out which will then disappear,

China where outrages are committed and rendered by the Press is directing publio the Foreign Legations, struck me as being count snare; and second, by issuing 5883 nes shares at 90 (equal to 258,830),

orast immediate retribution for offences, also attention ta thaasme subject, no thinking based on poor judgment. But it wasn't. an indemnity to cater all losses and the men have denied that as by sen power our and I became continend of the feet belore

past has been determined, so by the silent had been in Peting very long. With the expenses of the expedition.

We commend this idea to the carefal usuce of this same controlling factor on English, Eussion, German and other forces

men, and I believe

WS could havo onse of the present horrible currents let being moulded, and our future will be ed 250 abapod.

made our way all over China with the antiro When the peace which followed upon population opposing us, had we found it ab-

$765,039 odd,

GOJTACs wore open to us.

500,

The Anzhi gives currency to a rumour that by reducing: first the present paid updenes of fifteen previous convictions way of precautious to prevent sajuggling. The followice Tiowe expressed by a geetle-sir J. Colomb, and of other writers, have

Or the four cases of cholera imported into Penang by the Chelydra throo aava died,

STAN

Two cases occurred among the coolies taken 7. will, of course, arom to you & very large captain's knowledge.

by the Nom Fong. The Anting Resident sum to write off from our assets, but you

THE ANTI-MISSIONARY MOVE- MENT

Ichang, July 26.

A USEFUL, PROMANATION.

1 A proclamation has been sad by the Fatet, by instruation from the Tsungl

Councillor declared a five days quarantinest remember that a great deal of money of that, as far as I know; but case, Yamée, regarding the recent troubles in taught of all foreignera in China. In the the life of Greater Britain, our present iestationed at the Chinese capital, we cumber

in estimating the value of our assets, that

wae farther evidence that

to

this

because

Of these aine were reported after death. Green Island, and the assis which prizci. one of the ship's officersy eily direct officials are really to blame and could easily gervis hope, however, that the ory that tile marino, 16 greater than that of all been taken by the Japanese troops, and i

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ANOTHER OUTBREAK.

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of

Mr Francis-There was evidence that he

convictions?

was in

of the ship all the time. charge of The Chief Justice-There might be fifty olie-passengers convicted without the Were the arreste mide on the steamer or in his areauce ?

Mr Francis-There is no direct evidenca against all resesls taking coolies from

was, 1 du dót say unnecessarily but was 11 the depositions were put in að Singapore. The authorities in Singapore certainly sunk in experiments which form and they

Ano tangible sasot now; still more perhaps point, have had a bearing on a Szechuan. It is posted пp at every gate of this be done if Great Britian (f Grant, any telegraphed that only vessels upon which ozges cdcurred were to be quarantined. correspondent to the Finang Gazelle wasmachinery, which it was afterwards found Yeasel plied rankly between Chinese post the city. On the whola it is very good. longer) declines to insist on justice—and } Waterloo alused at last the century of deaury. China has been laying back alt

was spent in the beginning on plant and to the Secretary of State, letters to hama possiblo to utilien in any way, and what and Hopekure, and that all the passengers The people are warged against farther when we ask for justice we do not mean write with France, in which we had wrest- these years, fooling the world into the belief indignant at this and recomanda an appeal

rioting at least in the meantime-till the useful and profitable werke baggage is ingected by the Chinese Cus Szochaan affairs are settled. It especially Althy luere' bat bloed for blood-for her on with her for the Empire tas: depended that she is a great nation, stopy.

Loms officers at the port of o

f departure unless papers and communications to members of was spent

at Groan Island has naturally depreciated the passenger produces a certificate whoss

warna all officials, civil and military, and ataughtered sons and daughters. The un-

she has a popalation of 300.000.000, X'IL Parliament.-Singapore Free Press.

in value in couras of time by ordinary WARTine that he is a Chinese Government off-makes them benceforth responsible undertaking as a commercial ventura wouldron dominion of the seae, the occars and

the shores of all the globo were open to A tell you ono iscident which show cut of ar the Indemnity demanded should be sud tear, for which no provision was made

Now, therefore, one precaution ene

tion blaneworthy if trouble stises. That is

supreme, and becades tho fighting force of is made. I was on the battlefield of Port expedition handsomely for the risk and Fasu midday on the 31st ult., to midday on in the accounts. You must not forget, too, which wo suggest is that the captain or good point in the proclamation me the large enough to pay every member of the because out of that struggle we had emerged what kind of matariol the average Chinese had our navy, like the tonnage of our morcan-

Arthur thirty-six hours after that place had the 2nd (Saturday) the number of cases of

Lat ne cholera reported at Singapore was seventeen. we do not eve but only lease the ground at owners of the vessel conid

to accompany the provert trouble, Special reference is made

other alone combined. Hence came that

the Japs simply for the food they would get Bince nnou on Saturday to noon to-day, (5th) pally represent at the mousys sunk as capi- Customs officer cu this search, and thereby recture and missionary work, that has gone up from Britishers and Americans

China and Hongkong for justice may be access to the markets of the world which, coulies were carrying the luggage accertain without trouble how much opiumaire churches must not be destroyed but of tal consist of grinding and milling ma- there have been reported mine casca, novea of

re-echoed by our parents, brothers, and when the application of brains to industry is return for their labor. They were not is along the passengers baggage. Iquito protected. which have resulted in death. One of these chineries which would all for little or noth-

understand that each separate passenger

sisters at home, and at last attract the at- increased production, afforded custom for

the opportunity. has ourred in the Gaal, The total numbering it not wanted for our purposes, and he his own use on the voyage, and promisca of the American Episeopal Mis- let us gird oar loins and prepare for the in prosperity and in numerical strength; Chines. There is about the Japanese.

entitled to bring on board a small

Nawa has come from Shashi that the tention of our Rulers. If it does not, then our goods, and so enabled the populatior compelled to do it. They were auxions for

of the United Kingdom to grow at once

There

is nothing homogeneous about the of case therefore for five days is 26, or an of the brets and mortar composing the my

fray as it signifies that wo met average of a little more than five per diem. kilae and the houses built for the stoff, the elicers would not be srsion have been attacked and the residents ralecting ourselves and our countrymen the development of those wide territories, did not vary in age three years or in height and hence came also the acquisition or The Japanese soldiers who went fats Obine Three Gares of cholers have also, we regret which it would be difficult to sell for say titled to interfere it each man was found driven out. At Kiuchoufa where a house and country women is the interior in future. to hear, occurred in the Lunatic Asylum, in thing. Taking into consideration, therefore,

beyond the secs that encircle England, an inch and a half. What one man could spite of all preosutions taiton by the an- not only natural depreciation from wear and only to have a small quantity. But there had been cented by that Mission the land. was an opportunity, without causing andus ford has been put nader arrest in the

It is interesting to remark that this which the still expanding British people stand every one of them could stand, and thorities. An additional Regulation has tear, but the still greater depreciation in eonvenisaco, of going with the Customs yume. We expect this is but the begin meeting was not

organized Misrionaries,

by

tow inhabit and possess.

when they went into camp after a foroad been made to-day, under the Quarantinerealizable value of the property we own,

sote officer and acortaining that there was no ning of troubles with and against foreigners but by members of the Commercial Com

march they were all there. Ordicanco, by the Ouer Administering the do not think that in writing down the assets excessivo quantity on board. Where a and their wors in Susshi. N.-C. Daily unity, who carried everything through. Government in Council, that all vessels to a figure somewhere about $200,000 we

The following are the telegrams des steamer is constantly calling at Chinese Nets. less than a fair valuation upon parts, and the Chinese pereistency in bringing deck passengers, destined for them. We do not for a moment contend muggling opium is so well known, the

patched to Lord Salisbury; President Feneng, from excending twenty, arriving at

GREAT IK DIGHAMTON MESTING AT SHINOBAL Cleveland; Sir N, O'Cuusor; Hoa. Chas. Fraang From Singapore, shall be put in that you could put down to-morrow a new captain sad owners of the ship fire hound

Denby:Meeting On the 5th inst., MR. M. Compbell pro-

Swatow Community Quarantine and there detaited until

released fastory sach as we

as we have got over there for by the Henith Officer. This Enle will be $200,000, but we munt consider that the to do more than merely notifying su this sicou over one of the largest meetings ever demande prompt energetic redresa Kuohoog They should stipulate, so each pas held in Shanghai to express Borrow and scars, accept no blood-money, material published in a Gazetle Extraordinary to-day plant is not new, requires constant up-

the stipulation on the indignation at the Kucheng wanaoro,

gaurantees future safety essential.* Pagust6) and will come into force at once. keep, that the depreciation ou anets works back of the passage tiokat if neuws ry, tant Tweeting was gulled by the Shanghai

The following was sent to the Times which require constant roliniog, ie all passengers must s

to search. It is

Newspaper, London --- Branch of the China Association. The day very grost, and that the earning power of

Swates Community publin) meeting true, that Sir Nicholas O'Canor has uesented aurata with a capital of over $700,000. /actice, and it would be very little extra prior to the meeting the following telegram resolved beg your assistance initaunee public to-day, might be either Dutch or French; fore the year 1900 there will be the biggest

the factory is certainly utistly insomea plainly not suflicient to simply post up-

was rent to the British Minister at Pek-pinion Kuchong Massacre obtain energetic trouble, very

effective, and only reasonable After this resolution has been passed and

that the ship's officers should du sou

something confirmed, no I traet it will be in due course, themselves in the way of seeing that excreating & to-morrow regarding maasero

Obina Association propese hold public redress material guarantees future safety, we shall save to apply for the sanction of the we

is throws avathnard As recom-

Kucheng position Changta affair and re- raduation. but sa the plum Sapreme Court to the rad

mended in

in their printed warning, It is Company's creditara are very low, and as

a very important question indeed for theported constitution of Committee Enquiry. their security is in no wise affected by the reduction, which is merely on paper and not Opiam Farmer; and this is the first time Mill feel obliged for any information

the question of reasonable notice

--Free Press.

Ir seems incredible, but we believe it to be to the appointment on-the-Chungta Com mission of the Chengtu Erefect, who had the sudacity to hold a sort of trial of Dr Kilborn and Dr

Dr Stevenson the charge of drugging a boy, and putting him in a tin- lined box ander the floor of their

their shapel. It is cbaritable to hope that Sir Nicholas knew nothing of this, or be Burely could not

kiine,

a lust ash zeturn of capital, it is not have ounsepted to one of the officiate why anticipated that any objections will arise

that perhaps

suburit te

precations ha been tested. The preciations takon in thie case could not be called reasonably muf-

thus showed his feeling towards the mission-thora. The next pour I have to touch upon ficient when there have been so many aries, and who did nothing to step the riots, is the question of new shards. The Com-

have evidently determined to make the Com-Debentures, which are now being paid

off as

As a matter of fact, was not shuan that

this

Minister can give."

The Anelloited cries ai by the Chairman that no reply was

Shamo. Sie N.R. 'Conar sud Coleral

man somewhat adversely.

Major Morrison, who urged an appeal to

of

find menta

THE KUCHENG MASSACRE.

I.

Thy brother's blood? Thus to the quailia: Crin

The Eternal spoke, and horril doom, To the last verge vf Time, was pains

Go him who hažžhis brother sisin

And ever through the long roll of ages thrills

Theater echo of that voice sublime,

The fell soul, turtinet with horrid crime.

II

Ona glanco back through the history of

The most important question canceraing the lost handred and fifty years will suffice to reveal the manner in which the whole the situation in the Orient, to my mind, is Present environment of our English speak whether Bussia will attempt to drive out the ng world has been the product of this Japanese from Cores. What would be the conflict? If France stays dering possible the victory of Wolfe in out Russia would be brought to financial. power of the 101. But for and power, zen- result of such 1759, the whole of Canada and of the ruin. I betiore that Rusia will attempt to secure an open port in Corea for the Trans- United States might have passed not to the

of Siberian Railway, and I do not heliere, Eng- children of England, but to thore France; but fer sea-power, South Africa, and will tolerate any such acasons, but for sea-power, the continent under the kind of an international squabble in the Beathern Cress, where the English lan-Orient, or I am greatly mistaken in my guage is now spoken, with scarcely the in-proguastication." Termixture of soy other tongue, might

in

ita

being put on the Commissiou. The Chinese pany's provent indebtedness outside of the easy and effective precautions Denby were both criticised by the Chair- mission a fares, and the British Minister han they fall dge, is about $10,000, and to pro. the owner, Daplain or officers ze the skip the highest authoratins to Europa, mored Which, at Earth's birth, with Buddan wazcanoe crushed 0 gose, ta humber of wo), 10- lent his assistance to

ance to this end. This is the vids fanfle to pay this off and save the actually did anything to prevent sanggling the following resolution:

માં opinion of all who have any acquaintance interent wo are at present paying on it, as the only thing done was the pusti With the Chinese, and who know the com- well as to obtain about $20,000 more for netice by the compradors, not by the captain the officers' duty position of the Commission. The blinisters working capital, the cost of a new kilo and at Teking who bare given their assent to extra grinding machinery (both of which it to see that the warring was affectively a

ich it tended to and the opium thrown overboard, this Commission, which to an abortion al-is advisable to add to our plant, as the former not to rest content with mere words. Pas ready, are recklessly, if cot intentionally, will reduce the cost of manefacture while not throwing away the best chance that has the latter will improve the quality of our sengers on French mail steamers going to enqurred for a long time to put an end to ament), it is propceed to raise new capital Maraniles are required to hand over all Unti-Christian riots altogether.-N. C. Daily to the extent of nearly 20,000 by the issue their tobacco and sigare to the stewards.

Neves.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

{SUPPLIED TO THE * Canta Mail.']

LONDON, August 9, 1895. BRITISH IRONOLADS ARRIVE AT TANGIER.

The four British ironclads that recently Jeft Gibraltar under sealed orders have arrived at Tangier.

The official reason given for the despatch

of the vestals is the presence of war-ship

of otherjuations at that port,

(From Tonkin Papers.)

nor in

his name.

It was

The Paiste Indge-Hera the passengers of 5883 now shares, which will of course be ficat offered to

ahareholders

lion are required to throw the opiam verbosed. in proportion

Me Francia-Yes, but in the case of Mar to their holdings of old shares, when in

ailles something tangible is done, not a The opinion of

olun of the Onaulting Committee the proper time has arrived for the issue of more warning but an act of prevention.

anch new shares. If not all taken ater lolders, the remaindor

by

disposed

Doomed to sternal akome, their gkry gone, Home, Spain, and Islam sweep so mera With beast, rack, flro and award of doom

To horrid deaths thy children, 01 Eternal Onti

That tim meeting is resolved to appeal directly to our respectiva governments for against the apparently inadequate manner proteolion from outrage by Chinese; and in which the persone guilty of former cat- rages have been, and are being, dealt with.

Mr R W. Little seconded, referring, Yet mourn wo brothers, alster, children lost, almost needlerzly, to the many unpunished crimes against foreigners in Chis.

THE KUCHENG MASSACRE. PUBLIC MEETING AT SWATOW.. (From our Correspondent.)

Swatow, August 30. Although our commuully is small it is

Yes, lost to wr, yat safe, O Lord! with Thee, For whom in lowly, loving faith they wrought, That erring soulajnight slì tày mezey see,

11. Father of all, to Thee, man and his netiesa fall,

And all by The are judged as known Beyond poor human ton, and we

But wait, subservient to Thy melt.

of as the Consulting Committee and Gone- that I have travelled to Marseilles by them very enthusiastic one when roused, and it Graat now, we pray, Thy wisdom clear,

I my own personal experi-

yours

That, in the fail of the avenging rod.

The all-ayanging wrath of God,

The Chief Justies---If that in your expe- I must say rience of French mai will be

Blaamore, neveral times and

was not therefore a matter for surprise that, ral Managers think fit. If this schemos carried out the total paid-up Capital of the nest should have said the Eng- well-known taembers of the mercantile com all apes, with unscaled eyes many sec

is response to a circalar issued by thres Mr Francis-I Company will stand at $200,000 in 20,000

munity calling a meeting in the

the Kialat Club. atares of $10 each, and on that basis I trust ish mails, P. & O. boats, uot Freech.

The Paine Judge-I have been to Makindly plasad at their disposal by tha before we can give you it will not be long

Committes of that institution, a very repre- rusly attended meeting was held last evening, 9th lost, at 5 p.m.

to a oloso.

fairly remunerative retura as dividend, scules in F. & D. boats and have never been which at present it is quite out of our power asked to give up my cigars, though I might scatative had numerously to do. Before putting the resolution to have had fifty boxra.

Mr Francia-I have been on P. & O. to record horror and indignation at the the meeting I shall be very glad to answer ships where a notice is sunt round to that ghastly, human and ould-blooded atrocities any questions from any of you in regard to affect just before arrival, and I understood lately committed against our countrymen There being to questions, the Chairman it was always done. At any rate, here the and country women and their little childron proponed-That the Capital of the Com-officers are required to teke precautions, at naheng. When we any that all the pany be redues from $1,000,000, divided and here is a precaution which they could representative people in our vemmunity. both male and female, attended the meeting. THE LIAOTUNG QUESTION.

foto 20,000 shares of $5 each to $200.000, have taken.

Me Francis then brought his argumont with the exception of the Castame employ- Pants, 2nd August.

divided into 20,000 shares of $10 each and

ees and the German Vics Cossal, who are, Japan haring undertaken to evacuate the that such reduction be effected by can-

His Lordship-I do not thing we need we understand, debarred by their position Liaotong Peninsula unconditionally, Franes calling capital which has been lost or is and Russin are pressing her to evacuate unrepresented by available asset to the trouble you to reply, Mr McNeill. The from attending such a gathering, it will be seen that our sympathy with the relatives accordingly, irrespective of the indemnity extent of $40 per share on each of the offence charged against the rest ondent in demned from Chios on that account, the 14,117 shares which hare bean fasued and this case was the unlawful too of his vessel of the murdered peuple, our indignation indemnity being moreover considered ox-are now outstanding and by raducing the for the importation of opium. fu the or- and anger at the awful and diabolical versive.

nominal amount of all the sharea in the dinary meaning of the words, there was no oltage, and our demand to the British of the veel for the importation of und American Governments for Immediato Compsup'e ospital from $50 to $10 per opiam, but the opium which was found on redress is nothing if not sincere and deter

Me Morris seconded.

board the ship was canoesled in the pas mined,

The meeting having been called to order, songera baggage. The passengere laggage Agreed unanimously. The Chairman--I shall have to trouble was being conveyed in the ship, but that Dr Leyng, our popular local medico, pro- you only once were for the oficinat on would not amount to use of the ship for posed that Mr Hill be called to the chair; meeting which must be held within three importation at opiums in what I consider this motion having been seconded Mr Hili weeks. After that we will have to go to the correct meaning of the words; but the took the obair, ned after thanking the ne- From Washington it is reported that the the Court for its approval. I am muck Ordinance goes on to say a stonmabip of seably for the honor conferred on him ex- Kucheng victims are four English women obliged to you, geutlerven, for your attend: 60 tons and upwards which the stun pleined the object of the meeting and is on which fifty taels' weight of opium delivered an oration which was listened to was found'-and that weight was found here with rapt attention for full twenty minutes.

that those fanta *shall be deemed His powerful, stirring appeal for justion... evidence of unlawful use of the ship unloss blood for blood-electrified his audience and it

to the satisfaction of the brought tunes to the be proved

af Magistrate that every reasonable prosu proted, in

a graphic as many as he de

aguage the scene na tion has been taken to prevent such reneissly enacted. His specoh was the fea- unlawful use and that none of the off-ture of the mesting and broug

mesting and brought enthelasm cerseto of theebip were implicated therein, to boiling point; thereafter the dificults Bo it is a question whether, by force was to flud time to permit all those auxie

THE KUCHENG MASSACRE,

PARIS, 3rd August.. It is reported from Shanghai that there have been fire Christian women killed at Kuchong.

4th August.

RAJG

This concluded the proceedings,

and one American. The United Blatoa Government will take immediate steps.

This appears to be wrong: Miss Mabel "Hartford was the only American mis sionary directly connected with tho Ka cheng affair, and she was not killed. She gave valuable assistance to the refugees from Mr Stewart's house,—En...M.1

HUPPOSED ANARCHIST OUTRAGE.

M. Vuillowis, manager of the Anishes The Duke of Cambridge has issued mines, has been wounded by an Atisrahist general order, chlofty addressed to Infantry with a revolver. As the assailant was be officers, in which he impresses apon all

a telegram from Liverpool to a Calcutta contemporary reports that a British steam er has foundered in the Manchester Canal, and that twenty men have been drowned,

a

of legal action, rafablished by this to express their views to do so. The resolt Ordinance, the Magistrate is bound to tion was seconded by Me Macfagan fa

of the Archbishop of York) in a say that this ship was used for the

ing arrested, a bɔmb was fired, killing one goldlers armed with the sword Laat it is! dalawful purpose of importing opfom, On telling superb, and after abou>huif-au-hour.--

others.

ang

of dating it is not suggested that

which of bis fellows and seriously wounding to their daty to acquire facility and skill in apps sorvants of draw

time member after member of ware impli- our gommunity nose and addressed the meet- the offiosre, the use of that weapon, and warns general 8th Augime.

darried unanimously and enthusiastically:- the contention that it was notshown that It is now discovered that the Anioheal other officers commanding of thale cated in the convoyance of the opiure; but ing bellliantly, the following resciution was That the Members of the Swatow Com→ patrage was not en Anarchist affair but an responsibility for all no armed taking steps, Magistrate should have been satisfied 1 to render themselves ze efficient as possible met of privato upita.

W. Boursing and Co. make a special Lesture of Belling Pianos and Organs on the Way Payment system.

Fixerores tuuod-Singly or by yearly contrast High class work-W. Robinson

and Co.

A surprise

CONUNDRUMIS.

Dear Blitar, please, do advertise Tats notice brief of my great surprise; ninful, so great, no ser. That another such one would drive me mad. For Tve read with feeling I can't express A story of how, in the hour of distress, One Britisher ded to the Inilende und bid, Ani t'other one acted the petulant kid. That one was too fimid to rub to the fight, And other too lazy, or loth to do right; Now, Editur, dear, if the yaza should be true, I make a suggestion, tree gratis, to you: Let's past the one bome as an objost of scorn, While t'ather is quickly of all offer shorn, And then, having seitled cur own little hush. Let's give the Chinese.quito a No 1,

To-day, in the Press,

A com called 'For Harud in plek

For all our backs; We are sinners,

Weux and vile, To's a saint-

Jak mark his lyte: Angelook all

tto han troruit

·Am very winn

All along i

Doar Chines

Be fondly prales,

Want nu strangers In their gates;

Diar, sweat Pax '

bald sook his mothar Ofeisab onco

His Hoжhow brother, Who so sweetly oiled away

Tom duty's fu

That Augustiny.

"CYNICUS,

on the evidence that every reasonable pre-munity, now seaombled desire to express caution bad been

en taken to prevent the publicly their aeror and indignation at the importation of eplum. What was done was recent massacre of misionaries-all of Banos, Guitars, Mandolinos, Antebarp, this notice of very direct character was whom with one exception were women and Violina; aleo Strings and fittings for sale at put op all over the ship for tần information children-as Ketten, near Ewokow, and W. Habimanu and Joi

Be-

The Marine Court beld an investigation yesterday into the ease of a collision that oscurred on the 8th August, 1894, between the British steamer Nom Yong and the German steamer Ing

Ingraban While en

have been entirely or in great part, the THE NAMYONG INGRABAN CASE, appanaga of Foreigners, some of whose go-

From the Flensburg Zeitung of the 28rd veraments would never otherwise have done we take the following brief report of left antanched so vast and rich a notion of the German Court of Inquiry into the the land surface of the globe.

abora collision case, the oirenmstances of Now, Bir (the Navy Looguo saka), are which sto well remembered here. yest

British people of Greater Britain willing to continue to watch, unmoved, the steady advance of the navies of other States, wards equality with ourselves, and, with the advanes, to witness

noss the constant

from Saurabaya to growth of danger to your joint, heritage Singapore, ths Ingratan sighted the Nam and your place in the world? If the in Yong on shore with her bows on a rest. terests of Canada, or of Australasia, or of The British steamer socepted the assistance South Africa beastiled, or their just offered by Capt. Piper, the commander of rights challenged by foreign nations, are the Engraban. The work of salving the you prepared tamely to submit? Bot stranded steamer proved to be a matter of against such outrages, and for the indificulty, as the Nam Yong could only be Tiulability of your commeron throughout towed off in a southerly or south-easterly all seas, what guarantee hare you, or can direction. When after considerable trouble you have, but the Navy of the Empire, the Nam Yong came off, she stopped her and if that be inadequate to the work which engines. The ships, however, collided, and it bas to perform, do you not lean upon were both more or less damaged. En

then it in time for you mesutime the British Court in Singapore brokes read ? If so, th to be up and doing, for naval preparedness Las giren lis

its depision in the case about the cannot be attaised in a week, or in a mirage money. According to this vordici month, or in a single year, nor can do the Ingraban is blamed solely for the accid ficiencies be made good when war has once ent on the ground that the Yam Yong bad begun, but then with such material and been just ushers and was incapable of

tramendous organisation as may exist, the

The Ingraban was condem- vrlog. The inue will have to be decided, and if the bed to pay to the owner of the Fram Yong game go against us, the entire fabric of our a sum of $1917.41 and the salvage money Empire, and with that the prosperity of was rodnoed from $20,000 to $16,000. all classes of our people, will ranish like.

The Imperial Commissioner bolds that palace in a dream.

this verdict most rest on a misapprehension, The Navy league has been created to on the part of the judge. In his opinion

befors it is too late, a percsp ion the blame lies entirely on

on the

Bruse,

the

The

In the

Nam Yorg of these facto smongst all men of our According to the pruotions of seametship tace who bare minds broad onongb the anchor ought

ight to have been dropped ai to apprehend their import, and hearts once. Nam Tony

could have gone subject to the impulses of British ahead and her helm ought to have been blood.

To quicken

revognition ported instead of being star bourded. the deep riist that command of the sen

funda-

The Court gives the following vordiet - mental necarsity of the whole

The collision has been caused by the Nom people, and through the awakening to Yong omitting to let go her suctior, which make its attainment the first care of every ought to have been done already, before British statesman, ao that each Colonial slipping off. cabinet should have this desire ever before and consolessly press it upon the Go- vernment at bome--this is the purpose of the League, and to achieve these enda, now socks to form, in every centre of British popolation, branches whose mem- bere shall advocate constantly by speech and pon this, the common cause of all.

LATE TELEGRAMS. (Bankok Tivi.) ANTI-EUROPEAN FEELING IN MADAGASCAR.

London, July 31-The Times publishes & telegram from Madagascar stating that the Hovas neo secretly suing for peace, but, Such advocacy would be, assuredly, no fearing revclution should is fast became slight or transient thing, bat as its objects known, are massing troops outside the affect the destinies of the entire Empire, so capital their attainment node the energy and the The anti-European feeling is increasing, intelligence of every British Branch of our and the British Canal has enfoined all Ism well aware, aid Lord Pal British subjects in the capital to make de merston, in woede as applicable now to the exodus to the codet.

TROS.

whole British dominions as to the small is-

lands, which constituts its kernel, that B

is almost za difficult to persuade the people Raoans Ptaros-The fincat in the World

of this country to provide themselves withTouch and tous neqzalled. Solo agents,

the means of defence as it would be for W. Robinson and Co.

them to defend themselves without those

mom, and that, although our internal

toadition

DIBY

roanding nations, yet we have neither

HONGKONG REGISTER,

ill be the envy of aur-

Barometer

"Batete retired nog handa ;

The

a beings we enjoy squarepared

To wipe away that reproach, and, in doing Temperature

nyatsy.m.10 8.m.

29.75 76

29 81

29.74

76

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od

ad

1.78

Highest open air temperature on the 17th,81 LOWME QUARAN semijeratare on the 18th,mp373 :

FU, 100, First "Resistant;

Forde

o, to keep our empire and the British Humidity people in their proper place the fors-front Dicasion of of the world; to strengthen the hands of Wind...! the Cabinos of the United Kingdom (ts whatever galitical party that Cabinet may Weather..... belong), is demanding from Parliament Ralo na the means necessary at once to car pros- perity and our existense, this, again, is the endeavour in whips; now, we sear your

sid,

The League, then, wake, through your Hongkong Observatory, Augumo 18, 1805,