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Wednesday, August 14, 1895.

As an instance of the mortality caused by the heat in Shanghai, the various hospitals and charity dispensaries in the native city report that from Thursday, the 1st instant, up to 1 o'clock on the 4th, no less than 19 porous had died. This does not include iha foreign Settlements

Tus N-0. Daily News says the Tiootsin high officials intead soon to open some iron minas in the vicinity of the Jeho hunting reservation. This is regarded as the com- mencement of a general development of the mineral roseurose of the whole of Chilli province, inslading portions of Manchuria and Shantung.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A CHINESE BOATMAN.

INQUIRY AT THE MAGISTRAUY. At the Magistracy this morning, Mr H. B. Wodehouse held an inquiry into the circum.

stances under which a Chiotse boatman in the Chinese Imperial Marítimo Customs met his death.

The body was found in Aberdeen Harbour on the morning of the 5th inst., and a post mortem examination was held that evening by Dr Cantlie. The statement el previous witnesser was that four days previously, the man fall overboard from a boat while attempting to board a launch at Capanimoon. His name was Ltu Lam Po, and he was 21 years of age.

A Few mornings ago, says the N... Daily News, on the petition box in front of the Kiukiang Custom-house being opened, a pro. clamation was found inside, conveying the intimation that it had been decided by one

Dr Caullie, whi: gave his evidence of the secret societies to oxpat the foreignoza from the Settlement during the 8th woon.today, stated-I made a postmortem

1 the foreigners refused to go, they were to be put to death. A copy of the proclame ffon was sent to the Thotai hy the British Consul.

examination at the mortuary on the evening of the 5th inst. upon the body of a

Chinese male adult. There was a flesh wound on the outer side of the left leg. The body was in an advanced state of de-

ganzee of death was shock cogavioned by

THE CHINA MAIL.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIES TO THE CHINA MAIL."]

LONDON, 12th August, 1895. RE-ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER,

The Right Hon. W. Quurt Gully, Q.0., haa boca re-elected Speaker to the House of Commons.

*THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. The Queen's Speech will be read Thursday.

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BRITISH ILONCLADS AT TANGIER.

GREAT BRITAIN IN AFRICA, An expedition composed of 400 Blue Jackets and Native Auxiliaries will proceed from Mombasa to attack the Mymie tribe.

LATE TELEGRAMS. (Siam Observer.)

REVOLT.

London, Aug. 31.-The whole of the Mymie tribo, in East Africa, havo risen in

revolt.

Li Ching-fang, adopted son of the Visaray Li, has, since his return from the pesto composition. The penis was cut off. Tin FAST AFRICA.—AN ENTIRE TRIES RISK IN conference in Japan last April, been occupy- jak i Leisure hours in superintending the building of a handano antes in foreiga bemor hage. There was no appearance of etple inside the espacious gardens of his father situated on the river foreshore et drowning, but the langs wors in such a con- Wubu. The furnitura and appointments ofdition that it is didiculf to ang with ear. the new building ate of the best English tainty. The amputation appeared to havo been made during life. I think the man was killed and then thrown into the water,

and French rotke, luxurious and elegant. They have cost amething like Tis, 180,000, while tim valne of kaiokkuneks is said to amount to fabulous sum-mustis gifts presented to him and the Viceroy in the last fifteen years.-N.-C. Daily News.

Ozish writes to the N.-C. Daily News-The recent deplorable eveole ut Ku cheng have brought the name of the Vege- tarian Supiety into painful prominence, but perbaps to justice to the bona fide Vegeta- rians of the Buddhist faith, it is just as well to expose the former and say that it is known to the best informed amongst my countrs men everywhere that the former is nothing more or less than a branch of the Pei-lien chiao, or White Lily Beot, a secret society well known for its revolutionary tenets against law, order, and established govern-

ment.

His Worship--Your evidenca 1browa a new light on the quse.

Dr Coutlic-1 do not think the boat hook could have caused the amputation, but it might have caused the wound on the leg.

His Worship The amputation was 1.40st a surgical operation?

Dr Candie-Yea; it was a perfecity olean cut. May I ask if the man was on shore or or the launch P

His Worship-None of the launch people have given their evidenen,

Dr Cantic-E is absolutely certain the amputation was dans intentionally; it was nat done by chance or accident, but it is difficult to say whether it was done very BEAR-ADVIKAL Arthur Cecil Curtis sudden before or after death. In my opinion it was ly expired at Spithead on July 10 in a bost done before death or immediately nftar when returning from a visit to surce of the death, for the purpose of mutilation or some Vessel

Italian feet. He had another cause. The wound on the outer side much nefive serv100. Ha catered the Narzy of the leg was also indicted before death. io 1848, and served in the Britannia in 1831 The wound appeared to be inflicted by a during the operations in the Black Sea. Ho Chinese hatohet just before death. The was present at the bombardment of Olesen, blow must have been delivered down. was employed in the boats of the Britainia wards, striking the leg just below the knee in landing the army in the Crimea, and was nad extending downwards 10 inches; width present at the bombardment of Sebastopol, of wound, 1 inches, an not able to say. receiving sabsequently the Crimea and Tur-cendently that death did not result from kish medals and the Sebastopol clasp. He drowning, but is my opfokon is did not. 1 returned home in the Britannis and served in the Centar in the Baltic until the winter of 1855 (Baltic medal).

He was

was lieutenant the Beagle at the capture of the Take Forts and the operatiese in the Palang and Pethe rivers in the China war: 1840 (Chips medzi, Taku Forts alsap). He afterwards became senior lieutenant of E. MS. Terrible, Terrible, and was promoted to the post of commander for Borvinus in connection with the laying of the Atlantic telegraph. When in command of the Canada at Cartagena during a rebel. liun he was wounded in conarquence of the Government troops firing on osa of that vessel's bouts.

THE beadquarters of the French Com. mission to China will be at Chungking, whence it will send out detachments to ex- The plore the neighbouring Provinces. Lyons Uharober of Commerce be provided. funds to support the raission for two years. It hus sent a circular to all the other load- ing Chambers of Cemmeroc, inviting their

co operation. In this document they state:

could not tell which wound was first in- flicted. In my spion the man must have been knocked down by the blow on the leg and the penis afterwards removed.

Did the clothes show any signe of being out through No; aut may. I should thisk the clothes must have been put on after the man was dead. I did not notice any blond stains on the clothes, but assuming that fo had been four days in the water the staĪDE would have been washed out. From the first moment I assumed that the man had been disabled by the first blow, and that the other injuries were then inflicted.

His Worship-This is vary curious evidence indeed. I will adjourn the inquiry

to this day week.

CORRESPONDENCE.

INVESTMENTS IN CHINA.

To the Editor of the 'Cara MAL.'

Hongkong, August 13.

A CALL TO ARIS.

To amme Torms: ouve puwe,

Urged the foods in power;

of rights under existing treaties between Great Britain and China. The Chêngtu commission, as it is now constituted, is treated with contemptuous derision by Chi. none; and every Englishman of

experience feels and knows the Chinore view to ba justifled. The honour and dignity of Her Majesty are deeply concerned in this matter; and I venture to declare to your Lordship that unless prompt and adequate mennures are taken to vindicate the

of Great power Britain to protect its people and to render absolutely certain the punishment of those,

7. That these resolutions be telegraphed

to Lord Salisbury, H. M. Soorotary of State for Foreign Affairs,

UDINESE OPINION ON THE MASSACRE

VISITORS AT HOTRIS.

HONGKONG HOTEL.

The following is a rough íranslation of the loader in the Sin-wen-pas referring to Me W. G. Allen

8. That all non-British subjects present at this meeting be entreated to me their influence in the game of our the riots at Kucheng. While it seems common humanity, to give force and fairly reasonable, the ating in the tail elfact those resolutions as beat they can through their national represents

Liver.

should not be neglected :-

Mr F. Bishop

Me W, J. Canter Mr H. Grans

Mr W. D. Graham

Miss J. Croathwaito China's calamitias are at present vary Mr W. A. Duff Mr Orr seconded, adding that unless groat. The war with Japan had barely something were done, and done promptly, bean settled when the anti-missionary riots Capt. J. L. Gugaro

would probably at Changtu broke out. Owing to this out- vitch take place all over the

hatever their rank may be, gailty of repetitions of this outthera provinces, broak, telegraphie instructions were sent Me C. Harris

in my

The American community, noting in con- cert with the British community, telegraphed to Washington; and a copy of their des- patch is also appended.

[Telegram already published.] I have the honour to bo, Your Lordship's most obedient servant,

R. M. CAMPBELL, Chairman of the meeting of residents

held 5th August, 1895.

The Most Honorable,

The MARQUIS OF SALURY, K.G.,

Her Majesty's Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs.

monten

zioł

Mr O. Mooney and

family Capt. Palmer Mr W. Parfitt Me 8. Powoll

Mr G. A. Ragg Mr A. H. Ronnis Capt. Rimsky-Kors

koff

Mrs J. 8. Roach Mr R. Banches Mr A. B. Skoltowe Mr M. J. D. Stephani Mr T. Sugiyama

Miss Bummera Capt. Taylor

Mr R. L. Tho

TEAK KOTH

Dippla

Mr F. D. Maclanm Mr Hugh McCallum Mr S. T. Moot Major The Hon.

Nool

| child.

Mire Noel Mr C. Raghe hir Bandoland Mr B. P. Sheldon

- Mr and Mrs Å. Find»

2Mr F. H. Slagbok

lay Smith & family

Mr A, G, takes

Rev. and Bira Vallilagi

Mr G. Wheeler

rapine and murder, the lives of English sople in China will be more and more

Rev. Mr Sadler thought a standing Com-from Peking to all the Viceroys and high Mr R. J. Hastings endangered,

mitten should be appointed to guard against officers rominding them that the mis- Mr J. J. Hoar I have abstained from dwelling upon the such outbreaks. trouble was being expe- sionaries must be protected. These of Me Morton Jones

Mr done here, and at any moment there might but in spite of this, the Finans the Mr J. H. Martin The British Ironclads have left Taugier, orime at Katien; but I should fall latest done it ol, short but nothing was being oists at once took all pessible measures (0) 11r J. Kingborti

Chekiang occurrod, sad nOW duty did I not acquaint your Lordship with be an uprising. These things originated at in

reported. In the depth of feeling evinced by men of all headquarters, the people being stirred up Kachong Massacre is sationalities at the foul rundor of English by the officials and literati. Great firmness this, besides the houses and property mission- wom women; a feeling aggravated almost beyond was necessary and pressure should be destroyed, a great number

killed and tortured, so that the occurrence is much more serions than any Mr W. Boffey endurance by the impression that this mon- brought to bear on the Home Gorern-aries were strous crime, like so many others, will go

The Chairman said that as a British offi. that preceded it. Yesterday a mesting of Mr J. W. Bolles unpunished.

sial ha could not support the resplations as the local foreign official and merchants was Dr. F. H. Bowers they stood, though heartily ngmooing withheld and the banks were closed for this Capt. van Carbich the general tonor of them. He moved to reason (1) The Foreigners in Fouchow held Mr J. G. Buckle

a meeting over this affair ako yesterday, Miss Cos smend the first clanss by omitting the wards the terrible details of which are pre- and it is remarkable that though thess Me R. P. bably unfit for publication or discussion.* places are so far apart yet mostinge wero

Mr J. P. Dowling Me Leyburn seconded and the awond-held on the same subject at the same time Mr Geo, Fenwick mont was carried,

without consultation with sach other, By Mrs L. Hooy and

children Mr Gowland moved an amendment to this means the smartness and rapidity of

It is Mr Goo. Holmes clause 2 as follows:-Moncy compensation action of the foreigners will be seen. having been found utterly inadequate, said that ja corsequence of this massacre Mrs Gen. Holmes should not be accepted.

the Hongkong Government to send a Mr H, V. Jelfrios Beconded by Me Boyd and carried una-

forca to Fuochow, and this, it trua, Mr Andrew JohnstonMe W. B. Walker nimously.

frightful, and will cause our Coverament | Me J. Kirkwood The Chairman moved to omit the words much trouble. When the news of the Major and Mrs G. K.Mfr H. Wilson

Moore by the British Government' in clause 3, Chengto rints reached Peking, the Princes which was agreed to,

av Ministers of the Taungli Yemen at The Chairman objected to the wording once offered to pay for any damage done, The following telegram was despatched to of clause 4, though agreeing that previous but this the American Minister refused to The Times newspaper :-

modes of panishmont had not acted as a accept, he saying he had no power to do so. | Mr John A. Blattou Me Tho. Gonsalves Strongly arge British people and Com-deterrent, and he agreed that some material e frequently begged (note) that the Mrs Boggs and child Mr H. A. Hess wons Salisbury's demands utterly inadequarantee should be exacted from the leaders of the mobs be arrested, and men- Mr Geo. M. Booker Mr M. W. Lake

Chinese, but hold that the nature of the of-war of various nationalities were running Mr Baverdier quate. Chinese always promised protot

Mr Coytier guarantee should be left to the Home Go-up and down the Yangtze, taking orders Missuas punish guilty never perform. Bo- lore outrages generally inspired officials.

vernments to determice. He moved as so their nationals, and to prepare for their Mr E. DAGKIS Imperative Foochow Consul, have lirition amendment, That the reverest retribution defence. This Chongir adair was rapidly Mr W. Damarest ceoort. Chôngtu Commission must be re-be deraanded, which shall include the pus nearing settlement, but now, on account of Mr Enriquos inheat of all who have contributed activo. the Kuchang affair, wo cannot say when it Me F. Ezekiel formed. Both cases require mora ihan one

or passively to the lamentable event, and will be settled. Whou the Japanese took Mr J. II. Fawkner tant an adequate material guarantee be depossession of our territory and our army was Mr G. Fort gerous outports Mission statins.

manded.

constantly

atly defeated, the foreigners said it Mr 13, Giran't would be a good lessen to the Chinese. But, on the contraty, riot after riot has broken out, and they are all much more serious than heretofore. By the treaties, the missionaries are entitled to reside in the interior and to have protection, but the ignorant people s order, but hase, on the contrary, poor kind-hearted mimionaries with the greatest cruelty. Their idea in acting thus is to wipe away the disgrace on the nation When the Kiengel riots took place Sint Wen-ching was governor, and as the people he were then acting from the same motive, prohibited the cffcisis from ponishing the Order.

aubordinates: people, telling his

The foreigners have been in

The mob imbres its hans tu gore, Through one rief, awful hour, And women, chalidren, babes, are duize

Mid modding kowl nad jer,

A martyr's crown our bored oua's gain Through anguished tortures here.

To the Toamne! how long

Bhall zaerey, love, and peace

Be met by rual wrong!

Bhall Lufsmies lau

And crimes of blackest dye

Repaya mulle ral

Shall our proad flag shame-tarnished be

Aman Empire's danc

To arma? To arms) are men

Heartless, and alow, and cold:

O for the power with lightning

To wake that spirit all,

And rotme herois valoar's firo,

With warle that might inflame True hearts to wrenk e vengeancer dire

For China's deeds of shama.

i

To scum! To armat (! come! Rall back the accursed pride; Doni justine to the insenate seam

Who lar and right deride, And who with giant's might

Wreak deadly emte) wyong :

0 come! full calls you to the SrliE

Against a bloodstained throng.

To arms 1 To mu! Ye roma

Who know a mother's love: Hour in your thundering guas

The voice of One above, And in His strength go on,

Tull, c'er our sisters' graves, From fiends accursed, by walour won,

The Ang of freedom waras.

THE KUCHENG MASSACRE.

LETTER AND TELEGEAN HOME.

English official adequate ranks. Delay dan

OBAMAN, PUBLIC MEETING."

INDIGNATION MEETING AT AMOY.

Amoy, 11th August. Minutes of meeting held at the Musonic itall, Amoy, August 6th, 1895, tu cou-

sider certain resolutions regarding the recent massiere of misionaries in the

naighborhood of Foochan.

A large number of residents being in at

tendance,

Me Ore proposed and Mr Cass seconded, that Ir C. T. Gardner, O.M.G., H. B. M. Consul, take the choir. Carried neat, con.

The Chairman stated that the meeting had been convened contrary to his advice as he should have preferred waiting inllor information before taking action, but the fact that nearly every European and Ameri zan wan in Amoy was present, showed that the community was determined to take in mediate action. Under these cironmstancos

After some discussion as to the nature of the guarantee the amendment was adopted.

It was resolved that the first four clauses of the resolation should be cabled to the Foreign office, and the fifth to Her Majesty Quesa Victoria,

Mr Gardner objected to the latter on the ground of its being an unusual coures to

Mr

remainder of the resolutions were carried unanimously, and on the motion of Sadler, the following were elected a Committee to carry out the objects of the meeting: Mesara Broadbent, Cass, Kip, Orr, Pries, and Wales, Dir Sadler's name being added by general consent,

On 7th August the following telegram was dispatched to Lord Saliebary, a copy at the same time being cabled to H, B. M. Minister, Pekinge

will not obey the al

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WINDSON HOTM

Mrs Leban Me K. Margulin Miss Mason

Mrs Michalot

Mr R. M. Riddle

Mr Carl Bombych.

Mir Scott Savuly

Mr Schroeder

:

Mr G. H. Wheeler

Not Responsible for Debts. Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Creme of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

ALCEDO, Brit 4-masted barque, Captain Roht. Coutts-Standard Oil Company.

BELMONT, British barque, Capt. Ladik. ---

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

GRD. F. MANSON, American barque, Capt. country for а long time against oar Crack. Chinese, will and we should now allow the people LORD BRASSEY, British barque, Caplain to take revenge. You officials need notGunning.-Standard Oil Co. trouble yourselves, as I will myself pnaish

·Stam, German ship, Usptain Garlichs** all crime committed. He thus took the Melchers & Co. blama, and afterwards petitioned for pun. ishment, but na ba was in favour at court, Lord Salisbury, Londor.-Meeting he was not punished for the faithful action Amey Community Unanimously expressed of the people. This sims also the people abhorrance Kuchong Massacre considerare acting for faithful reasons, and so can- common safely involved args strong prompt not be called subs, hot they are stupid to measures stern retribution and material mix up with the moba, guarantees obtained also that no blood

As you na osionaries are known to be FROM the 1st January, 1895, the Sab kind-hearted men who treated others as The Committee decided not to send the you would be treated yourselves, we dare say this matter, too, can be easily the Queen referred to in clause.

the praxent dittivaltios of our govern. The Mooting was the largest and most ment and the Emperor. Mercury. unanimous ever held in Amoy si any sub-

the question was, what netion would it be most desirable to take? The distressing news from Fuochow, following so closely on ather attacks on Christian missionaries in other parts of indicated that tha

Chigs, Chinese Government had not taken ade- quite measures to protect the Europesua money be accepted."

Okina. There is in Chius

parts

in

The following is a copy of a letter which Sumerically smalt but infestial-that ja taloyram to Her Most Gracions Mojesty rattled, and that you will tako pity o

has been despatched to the Marquis of Salisbury, from Mr It. M. Campbell, the Chairman of the Shanghai indignation mesting-

My Lord Marquis,

A largely attested public meeting of the community of Shanghai, held on the 5th instant for the purpose of considering what

ANTI-FOREIGN DEMONSTRATION

AT NINGPO.

Beription to the China Mam will bu as follows:-

For the Quarter,.....87.00) Month.......... 2,60

Copies of the China Marz' may bo obtained at the Hongkong Hotel.

CHINA MAIL OFFICE, Hongkong.

Quotations

HONGKONG, August 14, 1895.

Old 11

SIE, circular has been sent to me, steps should be taken in the circumstances ignorance, of theo to enlighten the lady sad, gentleman went for a short sail would like to know what the Brilish y OPIUM-New Patna, cash,... 7021-

and probably to all other millionaires in of the recont lamentable outrage at Katien,

nctively malevolent to

this foreigners; party is apt to stir up the ignorant and superstitious nativos by vile slanders, and to them are joined habitus! criminale who ject. attack us for the sake of plunder. Mr

SULELY the British Miuistor must have Gardner did not believe the Contral Go-

taken leave of bis senses if ke oransented to Pernment was hostile to Europeans, but

allow the British Consul at Foochow to proaned to investigate the massacre at experience shewed that it would not incur

Kuchong with

with suly an ceport of Chinese On Monday afternoon, 5th inst, a foreige braves, as he appears to have done. We the unpopularity of taking adequate mea. suros to restrain the malevolence of certain influential subjects, nur

auperstitious common down the Yong river and landed a short is

* and what is the use of

keeping e It is beyond question that the recent

poopis unless pressure is brought upon it distance below Ningpo on the opposite side.

couple of thousand soldiers at Hongkang, events of the war between Caina and Japan this Colony, requesting me to invest capi-haring done me the honour to elect me by the foreign Governments. The con- They went a short distance inland and sal if neither of these services is to be allowed must lead to un evolution in the policy of tal is the Lao-kung-mun Cotton Spinning Chairaian, it devoites spon ma to convey munity of Amuy lived in more intimate re- down in the shailo of un ico-house, but they to provide sa osaert upon such au acession. the Celestial Empire, more especially as re- and Weaving Co., Lim. I am not taking to your Lordship the resolution of that lations with the Chinese than at other parts had not been there for long when the lady Better not go at all than go under the gards the facilities and commercial advant. any shares in this concern, and my reasons meeting,

it would, therefore, perhaps be became alarmed at the appearance of protection of the rewardly rugged army f China; At a for refusing may be of interest or advan ages to be conceded to Europeans,

A full particulars of the massacre of one

Was the Fabkien Viceroy, unless Sir Nicholas ime when the Great Western Powers are tage to others. First, I do not believe man, night you on and one child, all Eog- able to help in gising such information to villainous-looking Chinaman

greater freedom to pene-China, is by any means stable, and thera- liah, at Kution, near Foushow, will be in people at home as might remlt in the bote Wasching them intently, so she and BF 'Conor wants the Kuchang: Commission, abnut to obtain trate into the interior of the country, and form any speculation brand on the security your possession now, it is ungscessary for Governments putting suficient pressure on compapion decided to return to the bost like that of Changin, to be a more furco

the Peking rulers to take will possibly be oarbled to icatul commercial or insecurity of property in China in doubt-me to recite them, or to do more thou re fur the futuro secarity of the subjects they wore making their way to the river china Gastic.

buwarar, the Chinamin began to side, and citizens of Western States residing in shout, and soon collected a erewd of field principally British subjusts for Ameri

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us that it would be materialle conducive to in Obion is such a very negative quantity report of the proceedings of the meating; China. In Prochow, the victims signere, abusing them and acing the vilostTouch and tong unoqralled. Solo Agents,

and industrial establishments, it has strust fal Secondly, the honesty of the rulers enclose for referenss a complete printed

dis that ever the commerce and manufactures of our dia.

even if the Empirs

remains in paaca- and to state that in pursuanes of the reso- triet that a body of young mould be in rot) there is no guarantees that foreign bu6th instant the telegram of which a copy of ful socurity for ever (which it certainly will lution I formanded to your Lordship on the adequate technical treialog, stracted to investigats on the spot the resiness can be carried on without interfer is hereto appended." ecurses and commercial riches likely to be sues or ruin. I ask sabody to be guided, turned to prodtable account. The early de. by ine against their own judgment; that is my own view, in case anybody should parture of this Commission, taken in ou

uustion with the recent Convention between like sa know. -Koves, France and China, is a set of were than Commercial significance, says a Hotus paper,

THE FATSHAN RIOT.

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direct, arose from the fact that

the interests of all Western nations are go on in front, while he kept a few panss nan ditizens bad been wounded. In China language. The gentleman made the lady W. Robinson and Co.

behind. Ot this the leader of the mob, identical; the same condition of things [Telegram already publish.] that causes outrages on the members of vas which by this time had become a very large BRIDGET to Pat-And how do ye loike The resolve of British subjects in Shang-nationality andangers the security of every earth at the gentleman, who received what confuin. Yes, adds Bridget, and

one, began to

stones and olods of beia' on the jury. Pat? Pat It's some i to add rose Hur Majesty's Government white man in the Empire

Mr Orr asked for further particulars of several nasty kocoke, but fortunately the it's hard work, too. Well, onYU PAL, antroges.

the outrage.

foreigners were not far from the river, and it's a'ay onough deciding which solde is of varying intensity, have been repeated at intervala for twenty-five years past;

The Chairman replied that as far as was the boatmen, seeing what was going on right when only one of thim's Cirish, bat the belief, founded upon evidence, that these known ten persons were killed and three shore, ran the host elase into the bank, when they're both Oirish, belad, it's the Par following has been wired to the To the Editor of the 'CHINA BIAIL." outrages have been stimulated by peranas wounded, traluding several ladies und so the lady and gentlemen were able to get

Da bourd just in time betöra an very divil* of the official class who, so far from being was confirmed by Mr Suesson, who serious bad happened, and get away Shanghai raandarine :-Upon recommenda-

Fatahan, August 13. tion of Prince Kung and bis colleagues of

parished for these high crimes have born the Supreme Council of War at Feking slas SIN,-In justics to the Chinese officials rewarded and honoured; the knowledge, gave the names of the victims, as they had out loss of time from the hostile neigh- ENDs in a Strike.-A match. Emperor has consented that the forces in Fateban, I shall be glad if you will correct springing out of long experience, that the been privately telegraphed to him, viz: hourhoud. It is the first instance for many

Stewart, and the insident cansed sobe War is the like ?--- raised during the late war and stationed in an error in your correspondent's sooount of measures heretofore adopted by Her Bia- Rov. Mr and Mrs Stewart and child, who years of an anti-foreign fasling rear Ning-

Manchuria-Tartar forces not the your paper last Sa-jesty's representatives in China have burned the incinded-ste to be divided into bzes torday. It is therein stated that to con- wholly inadequate for thuir intended pur Saunders (0), Gordon, Newcotage, Zoling Bussines as that Settlemons, the man Because the spring bringe out the blade. cavalry, anch, and are to consist of picked for the damage done. This is not correa, Ministers fearing to take the rasponsibility warshall, who were most brutally ter has been reported to the Consulor army corps of 15,000 infentry and 3,000 pensation has been offered by the officials pose in consequence, apparently, of the and

Two or three others (believed authorities.-Chins Gazelle. men selected from the whole, zombering The uandaries on the morning after the of action; and, in almost every case, the to be Americans) were wounded, whilst at the present moment 218 battalions or rict agreed with me to pay in fall for the measures adopted have resulted in lowering some were still missing and supposed to be 109,000 men. The three army corps in restoration of the hospital and to hand the prestige of Great Britain in China; and in hiding. Another child of Dr Stewart's A THING of the past, History, question are to be placed under the fedini. over the cash within a morta-Tours, the conviction that anlces some method of has since died from its injuries. A public dual portrol of three high officials, namely

forcing the Chinese Government to do moeting had been held in Footbow on

pted, the time is not far dis-5th, justice be a lopted, General Nieb Shih-ch'eng, Provincial Como-

[We gladly make the correction, for what tant when other, and perhaps more foul mador-in-Chief of Chihi, who will com-

and what is known as the fusi army or it is worth bus, what is it worth. What natives from Upper Riangsu, Aubai and is the deterrent effect of paying money

Yone at all.—E»,, C. M.). Honan; Wei Kuang-tao, Provincial

elect nf Trensuser-e Kiangel, who, will com- mand tho. Siang army oorps or atives of Te Norwegian schooner Ragnhild, which Hanna; and General Sang Curing

was in collision with the Gorgon on Sunday, viocial Commander-in-Chief of Szechuan

rotains his command of the Yi was taken up to Bangkok on the 2nd inst. whe

of An examination shows that the Gorgen cut Shantung, being of

Pro

CHARLES WENYON.

the

FAMILIES with babies and families without Mr Gas had also received telegramas babios are so sorry for each other. and abominable, murders will be perpe- confirming these reports, and stated that trated apou defenceless and unprotected meetings had been held at Hongkong and British subjects. Most carefully desirous Shanghai. He appealed to the meeting on M'SATTERS: Talk is cheap. M.Salt to refrain

from

exaggeration er colouring, the ground of common humanity to support tere: Not when you talk back to a justice

in court." I I will now merely refer pour Lordship to the following resolutions:-

the list of outrages committed sinine 1870. detailed in the speech of the Rev. Timothy Richard, an English clergyman who he spent the last thirty yeats in work

For the

army: corps, composed of natives of into her for a distance of four feet. promotion of knowledge among the Chinese

Anhui, Kiengen, Szechuan and Chibi,the

Hopagoon

named after the Viceroy Life

reforenes to the i Chingta Commis against th

Shuber, In other words, the Hari and A FATAL accident occurred on board the protested in the most emphatio

Choufa at Bang fok on the 2nd last. Ä

maper.

Yi aray corps belong to the partisans Chinaman, going on board to visit a coun

troope

de-

the constitution of which the

erave permission to remind your

of the Li family, while only one corps, tryman, disregarded warnings not to walk Lordship that the parson believed to be the Siang, belongs to their rivals of Hubat. soross the mouth of the hold while the chiefly implicated in the ex Viceroy of General Nich and bie Huai

one will

winch was working and was strack by the Szechuan, Lie Pingchang, en ellofal of the fend the cost of Chibli; the Pro

Provincial Kiangai, (who was a pupil ofg and knocked down the hatch.Fall highest rank in the empire. When your Treasurer of the Jete Marquis Teo in the re-conquest of ing over 20 feet he was killed instantaneous Chinese Turkestan) and bis Hazan troops brokon.

by his neck, akull, and bath me being Lordship considers that men of this

are not amenable to any court o

t of law, and san only be punished by Imperial power, will garrison Shaphaika, while Gouersl Ching and his Yi regiments will be

you will perceive that a Commission of tioned at N. Kinshow.

By this sr-Ova readers, anys the Shanghai Mercury Inquiry, composed of Chinese officials of with Javior rangement Manchuris with her three will regret to hear of the death of hir men and tongnificant rank, province of Fengtis, Kirin and Hellung Parkhill, Chief Tide Barveyor, I. M. Cus-offber of the British Cossular service and an bbling will probably be garrisoned, in the toms, and Harbour Master at Co nammisioners, is foradaomed to fallure be American missionary as assemors or joint future, by Tarter regiomis sica under His loss will be keenly folt by thoes. the direct commend of the Tartar. Generals whose privilege it was to serve with him, use, however strongly the English and

of the three provinces. The milkory of and the deepest armpathy by falt over

the Chinese Americep members may dissapt, ganisation of the thron artsy corps will be sorrowing cons and uoughtors he has left members of the Commision dara noi poule after the Germen system and a number of behind. Mr Parkbill joined the Customs rate the ex-Viberoy and the myridons afloers of that nation will be engaged to servina in 1860, and had just completadoting under his urders, and the utmost fill the troops.-N.-D. Daily News,

his 68th year, His funeral cook plaas op that can be expected to a declaration that certain of the commos people are guilty the 7th instant, all Obsfoo attending it.

and will be punished; while the Infamous Instigators will be acquitted in order that

Owing to increase of Business, W. Ratio-

ren and Co have removed their Piano and Organ showrooms to Connaught Honea Jarga ploskelom priqen

tho

| Bastoza, Galtare, Mandolines, Autoharps, they may devies and okery oht still more Violas, ins Strings and fittings for sale ai i struclone deads of violends upon British W. Rekturor and Co

subjecla realding in this country by Fittin

1.That this meeting express its abhors rance the revolting masssore at Ku- cheng, the terrible details of which. ROBINEON and Co. are Special Agents for all the leading English and Continental are probably unit for publication, or

Pianoforte Manufacturers, discussion. 2.That it consider any monetary offers from the Chinese Government, în com-

Watcit do you late most, your papa or pensation should not be accepted; further, that the execution of a few your mamms?" Little Charlie I loro Innocent Chiness by their officials, as Paps most.

How is your sister getting on with her singing lessons? Well, papa has takon the wedding out of his sors for the Seat time to-day.

Allowance, Taols,... 16/0

Parsian, Oily, cash, 180/800 Allowance, Tavla.... 28/32- Persian, Paper Lod Allowance. Taels,....

Exchange, Horgmono, August 14, 1895, Loudon

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On Calcutta.

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On demand:...

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80 days' aighty-private paper,

JAGGERE (weakly facetions)- Th-thick 1

| Gold Lest, 100 fine (per tadi) was a burglar, dear? Mrs Jaggor Boverage (Bank's buying raža)

No! A burglar wouldn't have taken half sliver (per az) ***.

the time to get in !'

Ara oricket match, a lady sealed on the top of a drag was heard to remark, "It's a much better match then last year-there are so many more players."

Lazz is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest bap piness of existence.--Sydney Smith.

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mamma; we won hays to hold together." Bosce of the case,

That should this matter, ho passed

PIANOFORTES taxed-Singly or by yearly over by the Brilish Government in the manner they bara bitberto done, TRE curtain has risen on the third act and contract-High class work-W Robinsoo foreign life and properly are absolutely the momentary hush that preceded the and Go. untafe in Chins,

resumption of the performance. on the

EXPORT CARGOES. stage was broken by a stentorian soloo from That the severeat retribution be de- the rear of the auditoriam: Is De Hig manded, which shall include the ginspiker in the house! A falley salled 1st August: For San Franclaro, Per British 4-masted barque Alcedo, Ennishment of dotual offenders, include whitored matter is in the house, 1,056 pkos. Taa (unkawn), 148) Case Nu fig all the Oficials and Literati in the

If Dr Higgiaspiker is proving of Folkien, and the holding resumed the stentorian he fold me I was 65,000 bage Rico, Ilu halen diamon foreign forms the ports of Arany to come here and call hit out at 1060 boxes Cassin, 1,283 boxes Tapines, 248 and oochow until ample retribution o'clock Whereapon Dr Higginspiker, boxes Pins Apples, 49 boxes Fans, be bozes kan hoon exoted.

looking very rod picked up his hat and Turmeric, 27 bales Connies, 253 boxes 6-That a telegram of condolonos be cato and walked down the aisle amild loud Samboo, 1,605 rolls Batting, 191 boxes 1.907 buzos Bago-flour, 1,529 Tabuccoexes Termizalli, 30 boxes despatobad to Her Most Graalous and enthusiastic applause.

botes Soy. Majesty the Queen, head of the Church

Bielicine, $33 bares Chinasate, 181 bozes Josa-stick, 6,790 bage refined Bugır, 346 parks Syrup, 198 cases Fize Crackors, Bi hags Beste, 37 pkgs. Fire Works and 6,665 pigs, Merchandise,

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members of that Church, 07

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6. —That a sympathello telegram bo souk. Feature of Scillag Pianos and Organs on

to the friends of the outraged violan, 1 the Easy-Payment systom,"

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