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MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1897.

BIRTHS.

On the 17th December, at Sans Souci,' tho Wife of J. M. Bows, prematurely, of a Daughter (Ulborn),

On Monday, the 20th Dec., at No 1, Broadway, Hongkow, Shanghai the Wife of Mr I. J. Bolonen, of a Daughter.

DEATHS..

At the University College Hospital, Lon- don, on the Nov. 22ad, BraEL WORSLEY, dearly loved Daughter of Capt and Mrs Clement; aged 22 years and 10 months. Sadly missed and deeply regretted.

On the 11th Dec, LEONORA T. GRACEY, the Wife of Samuel L. Gracey, United States Consul at Foochow, China,

"par" The publication of this lane commenced

st,1.25 p.m.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, PECESIDEN 27, 187.

LOCAL AND GENERAL STEAMERS PASSED SUEZ CANAL

THE German cruiser Katarin dugudu left. for Kiao-chau yesterday.

H.M.8. Porpoin relieves the Pylades on the Asstralian Station yang

S W. E. Maxwell, Inte Governor of the Gold Coast, died at sea oft the Grand Canary on his way home to England.

MAJOR Retallick is now officially gazetted Lieut-Colonel whilst holding the command. of the Hongkong Regiment.

Tux P. &0, Co'ra a Thames, Captain E.

REUTER'S “TELEGRAMS,

{SCITLIED TO TEs "Chira Man."}

Germans.

London, 23rd December, 1897. RUSSIA IN CHINA.

LOSSES IN THE AFRIDI EXPEDITION:

THE CHINA MAIL.

ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL LANCASTERS.

ago. The Jelunga had a

CHRISTMAS,

THE PUNJOM MINING 00.,.

LIMITED....

R. Dowell, R.N.R., will save for Shane. tion to data are #35 killed and 1321 womated) was left behind invalided at Malta. Thetho mast-beads boaring Admiral's-brooma of reached quito n

bai, at 3 p.m. to-day, the 27th inst.

THE F.&O. Co.'s. Ceylon, Captain R. R. Pearce, will leave for Shanghai and Japan, at 10a.m. to-morrow, the 28th inst.

A BOWLING match between the Teutonia

and Tanglin Clubs at Singapore has result ed in a win for the Germans by 8299 points to 7733;

at

!

(SUPPLIED THROUGH REUTER.) OUTWARD BOUND-Deuteror, Oct. 22;

Siping (1), Malacca, Nov. 2; Tainan, The following appointment has been made Puritan, 9; Christina, Norman, 10

the Admiralty ---Acting-Lieutenant Titania, 2; lenexk. Dimned. Senta, R.N.E. C. G. A. Lenny, to the Immor 30: Hirnterie, Piganey, Tarru Gha Dec. 3: Argyll, Irene, Amphitrite, Dethetalité, to date Nov. 28. Rickmers, Orwell, St. Ronald, 7; Nestor

The total casualties in the Afridi exped

including 58 British cflcers killed and 81 wounded.

NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL

Marray,

THE FIRST TEST MATUIL

KHJ.ED.

a boxing contest between Walter root and Jim Barry, at the National Sporting Club, London, Croot recived a severe blow over the heart mid died shortly in. rock, and I afterwards,

official, tungur of the club have been arrested.

Delightful Colonial Christian wooṭher Early on Sunday morning the troopship has prevailed during the Saturday to Mon- The Secretary of the Punjom Mining

Sydney, December 10-Owing to enn. Jehunga, carrying the 1st Battalion of the day holidays, and today equally good Company, Limited, advises us that he has tinuous heavy main, and the consequent bad King's Own Royal Lancaster Legiment, or weather is being experienced. Government recoured the following progress report for state of the grind it was denied last rived in the barbour, from Malte, and and commercial offices are closed until to Novaber from the manager at the Com-night to adjoum the test match until to Rusia demanda tho dismissal of Englia moored to a huoy in the men-of-war auckor, ¦ morrow, when business will be resumed pany's Nities in Pabang i----

August Shaft 300 foot Level-Wo Lave

"THE ENGINEERS”. „STRIKE. engineers on the Chinesa Railways.

London, Decent ber 8-Me John Burns good passage with renewed vigour, consequent on the racontinued to give our best attention to the Russian Military Instructors replace the from Maita to Singapore, but the voyage laxation afforded by the festivition of the driving of the cross-sut liste and consider has advised that if the trade unions of ing very hard-oharacter of the ground Great Britain kail to guarantee a weekly up the Chipa OM WAS made in very season. The hotels and numerose stores fair progress has been made. The total fund of £15,000 the ongincuring striko rough weather. No casualties or any presents very cheerful appearance with the drivage for the month here in 34 feet, mak-shockt ba dechred at an end.

ing, the full

full length from :Hu alsasitt 100 foot. events of importance occurred during the decorations of evergreens end kolly. What

AL the date of

At of my last report va seemed to voyage. Two invalided soldiers' wires were romains of the British fleet in the har-

ha getting wore favourable ground, but landed a Colomba, and the Eandmaster bour was early decorated on Christmas day after driving a few feet only it became very hard and ind for beting. We have now have no doubt this is élue coqpnencement of the bottor channel I I spoke to you about

ACTION AGAINST A LIFEOÇARDYMAN, somo months ago as likely to be met with

í bave no doubt this good ground will

London, Dec. 1-A case which excited DATTY us up to the reef and will allow of vruch | much public interest was concluded before.

the Queen's Bench Division to lay better progress boing made in fature.

The heavy timbers for carrying the plan- noney lander named Lewis Rod Second- gar pump have been fixed and the wind-Lieutenant II. H. 8. Clay, of the End Life- hoso, matobing picos, and dend-and

guarda, to recover £11,113 on two We are now

sory notes alleged to havo heon - timbers put in position. waiting the arrival of the valve door pieces, him jointly with Lord William: Nevill, etc., and as soon as they nach as we shall fourth son of the Marquis of á bergavenny commence to rear up the column and put Clay pleaded in defence that he only signed the necessary rode to connect at the 200 the notes na a witness, and not as a prin- feet lovof.

cipal. The jury believed his story, and 200 feet Lovel.The crosscut going out to found a verdict for defendiut. Lord Wik receive the north shaft reached its destinulia Novill did not appear, and is said to to see days ago, when work there was bo residing in Spain. discontinued. Today the shaft consccted

IMIREIAL NAVY by mass of a drill hole, and we are new London, Nov. 30.--In an article in the blasting ent ground to complete it to the ation of the crusscut o som as this is done sinking will be resumed at once in

der

this level.

RUSSIA AT PORT ARTHUR. The Timer Poking Correspondent states that the Chinese will reconstruct the forts at Port Arthur under Russian supervision and with Russian money, thas pointing to & permanent occupation.

LONDON, 24th December, 1807. THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER. The Pashower Column has entered the Kyber Pass without opposition.

THE SOUDAN, THE DERVISHES ADVANCING AGAINST DERBER, The Dervishes from Shendi and Metam

ine barkation jean commoned shortly evergreens. The merchant shipping was after three o'clock in the afternoon, the also gaily decorated with bunting. At St. men being marched straight into barracks. Joln's Cathedral, the German Church, St. The men were arrayed in their khaki uni- Peter'a Seamen's Church and the Roman form. The dress uniform of the regiment Catholic Cathedral divine servico was held is scarlet, with blue facings, and the on Christmas Day. crest in the Royal cypher within the

gerler,

services :-

and in "esch 1 of

the

four

NAVAL TORPEDO DEPOT.

The Naval Torpedo Depôt, Kowloon, corners the lion of England. The Regi was very tastefully decorated by the men, montal war record is--Corunca, Badajos, beach mess vying with its noighbour for ex- Salutmanes, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nive, colleace. The rooms were decorated within Peninsula, Bladeneburg, Waterloo, Alma, Inkerman, Sevastopol, Abysstnik, and evergreens, flowers and lanterns, and the South Africa, 1870. The following are the tables were laden with good things. officers with the Regiment, and their war Several specimens of the men's Landiwork Lisutonant Colonel J. ROWLANDSON (in during spare hours were exhibited on the command), promoted 26th June, 1897. walls. In one room two pretty designs in South African War, 1879-Zulu Campaign, paper cutting, representing a torpedo Medal with clasp.

Major 3. M. GAWNE (second in com- boat and a man-of-war under full sail,

The north drive on the course of the roof African War, 1870-Zulu Campaign. Me.ments collections of specimens of butter-

flies, beetles, etc., and 6 dal with clasp, Bochuanaland Expedition, colletion of match box covers decrated the ors broken is very poor.

very unique is still in lode matter, but up to this time 1884-5.

the walls. The folks at home were not North Shaft. We have made a little forgo forgotton for photographs of sweethearts better progress in sinking this almft than June, 1897.

and old comrader others was mado

October, 19 fost #inshos and wives, were 11 evidence on all the

tables. nail

having

heen completed. As already noted number o

of the men in the depût, having this shaft has reached the 200 feet loved and concluded their time on the Station, are connected with the crosscut there, xwaiting their relief, and the prevailing sentiment was expressed in different stin

Drivage. The total drivage for the month, 94 foot Oro mined.--33 tons. chap the fowerful.'

TRE

gineers from H.M.E. Powerful, Edgar, and moh are advancing against the Egyptians, mand), promoted 26th June, 1897.-South wore on exhibition, and in other apart seen at thect the weatern chute of ore for the Imporial navy,

Tunkaus, Aiaku, 19; Gisela, Shanghai, | AT Queen'a House, Colombo, on the 10th Sunda, 14; Glengarry, Oolong, 17; Ningeham, Pressin, Maria Rickmers, Dec., the Governor's purty played a cricket Prometheus, St. Ninian, 21; Carmarthen match against an clover of officers and en- shire, Afaria Valerie, 24. HOMEWALD BOUND:-Energia, Longships, | Morgen, Nov. 16: Sumatra, Lit. 19: Socotra, 26; Mudu. Ceres, 30, Cule. donien, Genertney, Dec. 7; Cerda, Cow rie, 10: (mean, 14; Oceanien, 17; Mene Zases, Wally, 24.

Mate. The 1. M. 3. R. City of Peking, with mails .. left San Francisco for this port via Yokohama, Toland Se, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, en the 18th

Dec.

Stemmers Expected. The s. 8. Areon Aprar, from Calcutta, loft Singapore for this port on the afternoon of 17th Des.

The s.. Lyderhorn, from Now York, left Singapore on the 17th Dec. for Hongkong, and is due bere unor about the 20th Dec. The N. P. Co.'s, 6, Columbia han arrived at Yokohama and Baile for Kobe and Hongkong on the 23rd Dec. The N. Ca. 8. 3. Peliona left Tacoma for Japan and Hongkong on the 12th

The N. Y. K. . B. Idumi Muru loft

Whiting.

TEB Russian Volunteer steamer Nigni Novgorod, which arrived here yesterday from Vladivostock, has on board 677 first and third-class passengen, including 602 unarmed soldiers.

THE staamor Nanying, which arrived in Christmas day from Cosit ports, reports having met an English steamer (bound from England to Japan with railway materia)) of Turnabout with her hatches stove in by fearful sens... She put into Amoy.

On Saturday wock, the 8th January, a football match will be played at the Happy Valley, Scotlaud . The World, Tiw game will commiotics at 4 p.m., and in all prolability will be the finest struggle for supremacy in connection with this annual watch that has yet been witnessed.

the objective, it is believed, being Berbes.

REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE FRENCH CHINA SQUADRON, The French cruisers Jeanne D'Arc and Pascal bave sailed for the Far East.

DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT. Colonel Bryan has been appointed the United States Minister to China.

CRICKET.

GLED V. UNITED RERVICES.

This match was played on Christmas Day and to-day. The Club finished their mings to-day, and the United Services went to the wickets about eleven o'clock.

Secres :--

KELE

T. Sercombe Smith, e Campbell, b

Wood F. Maitland, e lead, b Belford P. A. Cox, st. Pead, b Wood...... A. S. Anton, e Howard, b Wood A. Mackenzie, e sub., Wond

R. Gillingham, Langhorne,

Dewar

C

R. F. Lammut, b Langhorne... J. F. Noble, e Langhorne, b Wood ... ER. Morriss, low, o Shelford, F. Lammert, b Wood.

F. H. Kev, not out

The foundation stone of the Russian Con-3. cession at Hankow was laid with much pomp and cremony on the 18th inst. the presence of the foreign consula and the officers of B.M.S. Pigmy. The Russian Consul, Mr Vatovitch, performed the ceremony, and made a long and impressive

Kobe, via Moj, for thie port on the 2nd Dec., at noon, and is expect ed to arrive here on the 28th Dec. The C. M. Co.'s str. Pingsue, from Swan- sen and Liverpool, passed the Canal on the 4th Dec., and may be consider- od dae at Singapore on or about the 23rd Dec. The RTM. Dnika Rickmers, frint Ant- wer and Hamburg. pamed the Canal on the 7th Dee, and any be consi-spooch. derd dus at Singapore on the 20th

Doe.

Latest Advices,

Extras

Total

Major W. H. Derns, promoted 20th Major T. C. F. SourVILLE, promoted

Sopt., 1897. 50th

Captain Gopher L. BIRDERT, promoted 19th August, 1891.

Captain 1. B. Dixon, promoted 16th September, 1826.

in

toce, ond ning dure 8. C. Halland

Doring the

day

Captain J. A. PATON, prometed 4th No-

Milling. This was carried on during 294 vember, 1896.

and a party of ladies and gentlemen visit days, crushing 38 tons of are from the main Captain 1. M. MELAUCHLAN, promoted the depot and wished the men the com-yielding 10 ozs.. and 2,500 tons of old 13th January, 1897.

Lieut. H. GALLOWAY, 2nd May, 1894.

A

Nineteenth Century Lord maoy ad- vechtes the caralling of clonal sundor as aroserve, and the training of colonial hoys

Bear-Admiral Lord Charles Boresford concars with Lord Brnasey, and arges that reserve ships should be atationed at colonial bases and tomaud in time of wệc by colonial reserves assisted by the crows of obsolete chips, thus liberating the season required to man the modern vessels at home.

TERRIBLE GALES IN ENGLAND. London, Nov: 29,-Nelson's old flagship Foudregent, which was lying at Southport, was completely broken up dusing the north- westerly galo which has swept the British coasts, and which has done such damage to ship Further particulars show that

Igout, and Adjutant J. H. LLOYD, 14th tors from the dopôt voronaded the inhabi.ings yielding 106 oze, 14 dwis vf melt- tho gale was must disastrous. It did grost

1895.

GOVERNTENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.

plimerits of the season.

party of choris

tants of Kowloon on Christmas morning. October,

Lieut. F. S. B. Jonsson, 21st Octa-with Christmas carols and hymns. ber, 1895,

The Christmas concert to the patients at Lieut. T. D. L. WITTIxetes, 23rd Sep the Government Civil Hospital was_orga tember, 1890.

Lieut, W. 4. L, LETTBBINGE, ith isol by Mrs F; H. May. The wards had yield of 225 om 14 dwie of bullion valued The electria ng covered by the water. Novomber, 1895.

Licut R. G. PARKER, 10th June, 1897. 2nd Lieutenants.

71

24 24

€1806

14

38

2%

Laert. J. II. Mornau, 25th March, 1890. Lieut. R. B. R. DonaJOWERT, 5th Buy Lieut. B. N. DODSON, 24th Marob, 1897. Liout. W. B. MALONY, 16th May, 1897. Liout. B. R. FLETCHER, 25th May, 1897.

been decorated, under the superintendance of De Atkinum and Dr Bell and the Nur- greens and mottoes, in the centre of

of pofusion

ed gold. gold.

damngo all along the const to shipping and Berdan Fans. Those man Tull time on buildings. The River Thame rose for old weathered concentrates, treating 30 tons above the ordinary level, flooded the Embankment, and swamped the Woolwich Pelling 20 ounces of melted gold.

Cyanide Works-Those works un 20 Arsenal, an area a mile.

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nait long and daya, treating 720 tons of tailing for a 300 yards wido

was submerged, Seven. 199

thousand soldiers assisted in reacting per oz. General: The usual attention has been quantities

620TOS and in paving to all work coming under this head powder given to

at

ainn Sisters, with evergree decorations and every thing kept in good order. The works

Lieut. W. E. S. WOODGATE, 8th Septemben, and H.E. the presence. The weather, has not been at all good, fever coast of Suffolk, and all on board tho

13 ber, 1897. 10

Quarter-Minster T. Batchelor (Hon 1 Licas, 30th February, 1895.

The following officers' wives accompany their husbands--Mrs Rowlandson, Mr $12 Gawne, Mrs Dalin and Mrs Batchelor.

Ir may be mentioned that Mr Tyler, Mr Grey Donald, an engineer, and a black. smith have been sent up to the Yangtse Gurges by Sir Robert Hart with two tons

On Thurday afterno, a match will be played at the Happy Valley between the This O. S. S. Ch's steamer Diemed lolt Hongkong and Kowloon football clubs of dynamite, to assist the Chinese Lost Singapore on the morning of 25th Kick-off at 4.30 Kowloon will be repro-authorities in the removal of this rocks th Dec., and may be expected to arrive seated by-goal, Burrell; backs, Lapsley form the New Rapid.-N.-Q. Daily News. hore on or about the 2nd Jan., 1898. The P. & U. Co.'s s Sunda from and Ashdown ; huslf-backe, Smillie, Wilson,

H.

Acconers to the Sinunpao's Peking oct- China, arrived in Landon on afternoon of the 24th Dec, The P. M. Co.'s 8.3. Uityof Riod Jantire, with waits & left Shanghai for this part on Saturday, the 35th Doc., at 8 The U. & O. 9, 9.-Garlic, with mails &a,

Th

the

LOCAL Composers, Pieces, by Orange, Ward, &c. Xmas 1897. Price, 31.00.- W. Robinson & Oc.

and Ritchip; forwards, Barlow, dow, Dun-respondent the German indemnity demand-Ocx congratulations to Capt. Ainslie, ed is really six, million instead of two mil A.D.C. (Northumberland Fusiliers) and an, Broad and Winch.

lian tauls as hitherto reported, and that na Miss Lyall of Singapore) whose ranrringe the Gorman Minister refused to go to the Taungli Tamen to arrange shout the Ger- has been arranged. Singapore Free Press.

Wang Ting-ho and Chang man conditions, Weng

Ox Thursday evening nezt, at 8.30, thers will be an exhibition of simultaneous chois

Yin-huan

Hendley hare agreed to meet all comers.

It is hoped that as many players as possible

was allowed within the room whorn these

of the Legation being prohibited from c

New

27th, for San Francisco Tia Misca, rection may prove inadequate.

which left hance on Saturday, Nor

Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland

from the magazines. The are seriously injured. Stories at the stage end of the large werd being foundations for the new balance but have of rain and disaster como from all along displayed, Merry Christmas." The hoon put in, and the bob itself, together the ecast. The ass swept the streets of motto, One touch of Nature makes with the other necessary wood and iren Dover, and destroyed the sea wall at the whole world kin formed a promi-work, are in a forward condition,

Sesham. Many buildings were wrecked or nent part of the decorations. There was Tabour. The suppply of this has about damaged at Margate, Ramsgate, and a good attendance of ladies and gentle met our domatids.

Cliathaus the promenade at Herne Bay also

graced

Health. This, owing to the cold wet was destroyed. Six wrecks ccurred on the the proceedings with following took part in the programme of being very prevalent. With the ratarz of vessels perished. The anetara coast sulfur-

warmer weather this should again improre, ed terribly. Scarcely a town songs, recitations etc.-Mrg Dealy, Miss Loureiro, Miss Mabel Seth, Mr. G. Ward, Mr Spriggs, Mr H E Pollock, Mr month is 1 inches..

Rainfall-The total rainfall for the and all the towns report wrocks i

great less, of life.. In some parta largs Balloch, and Liout Shelford, R.N. Great

soctions of the foreshores were sweat away. enjoyment was also afforded by a Christmas

Numbers of shipyards were destroyed. tree.

The lifeboats rescued many drowning people The chanual

al services have been Guspended.

Dec.

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attempt

broken

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LAUNCH OF A NEW CHINESE CRUISER.

The first class protected cruiser Ziņi Vien, ment, was inunched on 25th November built to the order of the Chinese Govern from the Elswick Shipyard of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. The princi

of armour

rifo onlibre

Many incidents of heroisia in place during the gate which maced over rescue work aro reported to have taken the Frisk Isles, Five artillerymen in small boat attempted to assist some of their

14

LATE TELEGRAMS,

(Times of Cayion.)

́P, AND O. STEAMER IN A HURRICANE.

London, Dorembor The P. and ()

HISTORIC GALLANTRY OF FIFERS. Miss Michie, agent of the P&O Comewa has been moved by Fiper Findlater

A Scottish correspondent of the Daily any at Sydney, has been appointed to Colombo, and will arrivo by the end of hergie conduct to delve into military re

cords in search of parallel instances of February.

courage, and by has found several. One of pal dimensions of the vessel are as follows: com

comrades in distress off Shoeburyness, and these instances which occurred during the Length, 396ft; breadth, duft, Sin.; mann were themselves awept out to sea. They Peninsular wars was aiznest incatical with draught, itif. Vin.; displacement (in taas), were picked

up by a a passing steamer. The that of the of the Dargai

o capture of

argai ridge. It 4,300. Her armament will consist of was st Vimierz, when the then 71st High.. Elswick q.2. gans, 10 4-Tin. Elswick damage done by the gala at Margate

estimated..st £50,000. Large tracts of anders buried themselves against the g.f. gane, 12 3-pounder Elewick French

& counter-stroke to the

toter 87 millimètre Maxima, d. g, country inland are flooded.

Deo. 2.-While proceeding to a vassol In of Kellermann tú 16cover six captured guns, Maxims, and five Isin. torpedo tubes distress to-day the Margate lifeboat was from San Francisco to the 7th Dec, at the Hongkong Hotel. Messrs Souza and WAR Yem compelled to go themselves Tai Chine Cassite, states that the entire drove back their silauto in hellope-The vessel will have a strong steel rocked. Tez of the arpwr wars drowned. -

to the German Legation, whither they had Japanese Fleet is mobilized at Yokosuka,

When the Highlanders wore advano tive denk, extending right forward and sit, lias arrived at Yokohama, and loft

been several times in dcop and secret con- ready to proceed to so at a moment's for the port on the nerving of the

sultation with the German Minister. No note. It includes the three battleship ing Piper Stewart, of the Grenadier Comp as to protect completely the machinery,

fell, his thigh being

A magazines, and steering gear, the deck 26th Dec., vis-Inland Sea, Kobe, will bring boards and man with them, as one except those immediately concerned Fuji, Yashime sad the Yen and could musket-shat. Yet he refused to quit the varying in thickness f Nagasaki and Shanghai.

The conting tower The 0,0. B. 8. Bring with mails a, the resourens of tho Chess Clab in this di officiale met, even the subordinate effe give a good account of itself to any su held, and, sitting on a Kuspect, continued to 5 in. on the rom 14 in. on the flat:

dron in Far Eastern wat

watere

to inanire his comrades with a pibroch, 7 will be built of ex in, thick, so as to prosection to the stearing ing anywhere near the place.-N.-C. Daily A DESPATCL from Feking, dated the 15th crying, Do'il kao me, fade, if ye shall want afford efficient pra

nuasis For this he received a hand-wheels, &c., when the vessel is going into inst., states that in reply to a question braune stand of pipes from the Highland action. The tofal cual capacity is about steamer Olgu arrived at Malta thin morn Ses, Yokohama and Honolula, arrived. The Germans are enjoying themselves at

cortaio Minister there, the Chinese Govern-

Lendon Society of

1,000 tome, and the speed" guaranteed on The Clude was delayed owing to her at hor destination on the 24th Deo.

Kiao-chat. The garrison generally is on A CORRESPONDENT at Linching (Shantung) ment hes stared that the Genuin Govern

rial of four trial Again, there is the historical incident of trial is 24 knots daring The C. P. R. Co.'s Empress of Japan

those present atearing-guar being damaged in 'w hurricang. Arrived at Nagasaki, this morning oxseliont terms with the natives officials to the NC. Daily News :-The man had not proposed to borrow a part Pine-Major Mackays who, when his re-hours duration. Among

law-suit batween the people of Lilient un near Swatow, but it was supposed that she leaves at 5 p.a. of

and the Roman Catholics has at last been Germany might make such a proposition at giment had formed

at-Waterloo, cavalry

oc, Philip Watts, and other officials of the Rama day for Kobe, where she le ex

and strodo round Elswick firm. The representatives of the stepped outekle t pected to arrive at 10 p.m. A Tuan Mr Chu, entertained a party of Germans to facitled, and this time there is some prospect some future time, when it was certoiu Great charge of. Ftono dare to redire a Were Sir Andrew and Lady Nobio, Mrf in the Gulf of Lyoos,

Imperial Chin cao Government included Sir tea, and told them that the land and people of its remaining settled. By the terms of Britain would oppose any ench application. day, the 28th Doo.

pibruch in the prests of his Halliday Macartney (Baurutary of Legation), The OP.R. Co. 4.

the agroument, the villagers keep~~China Gazelle." 4. 5. Empress of China, in the district were alike poor. Naither of the templo land which was in

codiraties an incident which forms the a Chinese Secretary of Legation, and two from Vancouver, and usual ports utcal nur other minerals existed in his did

Taz majority of the conclusions arrived at subject of one of Mr Bogle's finest battle-attachés. The christening Ceremony was Calls, arrived at Shanghai, on Sunday,

by the Blackburn Mission to Obina will at 1a.m. (the 29th Dec.), and left trict,-much loss well-te-lo merchants or

or so ago. With such performances Piper be taken, however, that the main loseon Milue's (or Findlater's) feat may, the cor- to indeed any trade worth mentioning. Chine

probably he never made public. It sectas pictures exhibited at the Amdomy a year performed by Mrs Watson Armstrong. is some 30 miles of, and has been occupied

learned by the Mission is the need of insist-respondant thinke, wall be compared, and On the 21st-Doo, M, Rother, Commission ing on the strict observance of

out cum prevent the reassemblago. of Chinese

mercial trenties with China. This, indeed, he suggests that its merits might fly be or of Customs, affeinlly informed the Bri- tish Consul General (Sir Nichols Hannes) troops near their old encampmenta

seems to be the impression all round, and guised by the presentation to him of a Several directions during the last for Tyrtoan conrade at Vimiera, months. There is no gairenying the fast. that many of the provisions, as Elay haya existed for close on forty years new, 10 ignored by the Chinese.-L. and C. Ex press.

(27th Dec

whore she is to arrive at 6 p.m. tos marrow, the 28th Deo.

wain at noon of same day for this port,

The silk ex O. P. R. s. a. Empress of I-dia, arrived in New York, on the 24th Deo. THE delivery of the English Mail · was: begun at 5.10 p.an. yesterday.

Á TEw days ago, H.M.B. Phonic arrived

at Shanghai from Foochow and the Daphne

at Chefoo.

On Friday fast, the second team of the

Kowloon F. C. defeated H.M.S. Alacrity

by 1 goal to uit.

and others. The civil magistrate at Chinto.

..

and land is granted to the Rouat Catholics on which ty build a chapel. As the villa gers had used the material I

by the native Christians ought together temple wish it, the Kusnihsien official has torn down the temple built several years since for the Village, and will wess this over to the Roman Catholics, paying for initerial which is lacking from his onl

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insuhetanke playing his most

PROTOJÉD_BALLWAY STRIKE ABANDONED,

The atriko of Railway employees, has been abandoned. LINE OF DENARCATION BETWEEN SOYPILAN

ITALIAN TERRITORIES.

The Times states that the frontier line of the Egyptian and Italian territories reun twenty kilometres east of Kassali, Jesring Italy Zabderat and Pase.

WINTER QUARTSHE OF QEFEZAL'

LOCKHART'S TROOPS,

pocket. As to the Christiate who Fem has been laid befers the authorities from set of silver bagpipes as in the saɛo of his in answer to a despsted asking wastoor troops will concentrate at Barkal for the

THE P. & 0. mail steamer Thames, which killed last spring, it now turns out that on

Wa quarantined at Penang, a supposedly one ran (not four or five), was killed,

of plague being landed there, arrived and the mandarin has promised due repara in the harbour pastordey, about thres

immediately went to

tion.

THE NAVIES OF THE WORLD.

AN INTERESTING COMPARISON.

fact which serves to

settled that General Sir W. Lackbart's Fombay, Decalaber 10.-It in practically

the Custom would clear the steamers of winter. ment

to which clearance had been re- fused that if the charterers of the

mangning.

and Wooning (Mesan

the Kiangnan Pay and Deferico Dopart- THE PLMVZ. AT TOONA AKÉ BOMBİT.

Eighty-five cases and 60 deaths of plague pccurred at Poons yesterday, and in Bom-

by 14 attacks and 10 deaths,

TELB NEW ARMY: PROGRAMDEN, -- IMPORTANT PROPOJAIS.

Lander, Desember 9. Lord Lansdowne,

cha

and said that Great Army Corps at home

The last steamer of the season, the Chiyodu | other Powers in relation to the aggrogate heavy reckoning, which is being piled UP,] the

Army to-day, skotched.

and the news had already resched. Londonotoo. The steamers Ktosigung, Peis statistics in every case refor to the year: jaring to let themelves down easy. Mr. AN amended rulo under the Dangerous fever. After a medical inspection doubts that must still have lingered alious portas e de anver Pahor, leaving on the male cuation in this masters, Considering Chine Galette. this endlage, depute.mobilisation, and stility te punctually

Ir is stated by a native newspaper in For-

about five o'clock. :

mosa that Lo Feng-lob, the Chinese Minis-

the steamer

comm

Are

but

Colonies-amounted

supaid

to mobilise repel invasion, with ability twe for offensive operations abroad, ability

sas roquirod m

without

India and the

and,

With

securing a

of seasoned soldiers; ho pro-

LONE.

hsais

ter to London, has been rocalled. The gra John Carrington,, tão Chief Justice, reference to any map, how easy italy by deterred from so doing. Thus the United Kingdom spent monthly scepunta. At the musketry camp the calling out of the whole of the rOGURTO

statement is probably untrue.

port

a

A Parliamentary Retorn issued by the Bennorte & Co-applied again, clearance 'lock, flying the quarantine fag, and Dzazio with the political situation it

Board of Trade contains a number of tables would be issued to the steamers named. the quarantine China, the N... Daily News of the 22nd Messns, Bush Bros. & Co. write as follove offering an interesting comparison of the We immagine from this that the Chinese Dec. anys: Meanwhile, overyone is asking under dato Newehwang, the 8th instant. Naval expenditure of Great Britain and have been advised by somebody of the ground. Two of the crew wore landed at where the British feet is going, We an- Penangan Indian Breman who was sup-nounced yesterday morning that the Hus. posed to to suffering from plague and a sians were in occupation of Port Arthur,

1836, 8

Jernigan, or U.S. Consul-General is to repel invasio B significarit ping, and Yunqping were expected, stoward showing symptoms of scarlet sad will assuredly have dissipated any probably put back on account of the strong indicate how thoroughis up to date are now actively endeavouring on behalf of the to dospatch small bodies

Goods Ordinance is published in the Go had been made,"

the authenticity of the Cassini Convention. 23rd. The steamer Was The Times has woke up to the fact that the 5th ult, proceeded to Tientsin with 4000 the British Empiro first, it appears that the Mrament Gutelte.

allowed to proceed up the harbour to the Peking Government, and the balance native passengers at 83 per head Busincas naval expenditure on wésgoing forts of the Ime following is taken from an Australian aid he hoped to incream cach home wharf at Kowloon, whore, she was moored | Dr. Daval power in the East, and, the is completely at a standstill owing to there is no retura in reapest of the other authentie-Ali troops stationed in Hogg: poate to regroup the infantry on the

the United Kingdom, Ind

India, and Austrplasia-

Ausutplast paper, and may therefore be accepted as largor margin of commercial supremacy of Great Britain ocupation of Kiaochou by the Gorinan

those recent more feat and the rumour that Port Arthur has self-governing

four hatrallans instead of two; and arrange touched by

of norter from the commissariat at On heon snnered by Russia, Merchants who 421,159,589, of which the Mother Country song are allowed to draw a pint and a thim ments; it will be readily soon,

the ta-ra-engaga a amail namber of. Reservist produce freely on the closing contributed #21,204,377, India £319,841, trifling cost of a penny per diem. The annually, for extra pay to be

in readiness and the Australian Colonies the balance of

charge is paid by the son through their in case of any operations not justifying were working together, Garmany of the they had a rather painful duty to perform so and Rusais, from Port Arthur on

on the fearing they will

not be

be able to dispose of 182,351. their stock in the spring, and the panic bas about one-fifth of the aggregate revenue, in Kowloon this issite of beor is served out His Lordship further hoped to provide the Christmas ere, at the Sopreme Court, in north and Shantung on

chile our paralysed exchange and effectusly stopped indis 1805 part, and tun Calonins a 55th daily by the sergeant in charge of the cari solitier with a clent shiftning's day, and sla0 coid close the Gulf of Pechili to យ Ar midinght on the 20th last., there were Criminal Sessions. The bearing was concommerce. The Times is stili harp- the usual circulation of money, drags being / The instructive point, however, is to ex-.

off the names of the men to saligb sons for three years, with

with the axcouted on the military parade ground, cluded in the rase us which lu Ming, Wonging on

the Chusan Archipelago but practically unpurobambly.

fraction as it works at the various company-rule, as out than upbion of entering the reserve and remains amine the proportional outside the Little Bouta-gate of the native

it will be found that. Admiral

out from foreign returns. In Naval

for his issue One month H We fancy

with the colou ing W

His Lordship said he Chung, Wan Shek Ki and Wan Shun were puller is going farther north than that Tas conteroplated removal of the P. And expenditure Franse heads the list with Company had no ondon boer," so that was determined that the Army should not- dity (Shanghai), three persons, Vir, two charged with the wilful murder of one the idea in Hongkong is that, our foot is U. principal passenger port on the Con-ai aggiegate of £10,870,979. & sam which ceapany's retam simply had the word be defician: in artillery. He pazi & high шед вид в womni. The men were Kung Fang, on 15th Neromber, 1897. about to occupy alien wan, on the south ducrit from Brindisi to Marseilles, which of her revenue. Nif written in the first column. When tribute to the soldiers now derring on the

But Gress Brain's

fith strangled to death, but the woman was The furore---Messrs L. Suidter, J. Mekis, east end of the Linotung Popisala, a for some time now has been partially in

sho

was far the canteen-sergeant came to H Com Indian Frontier in an exceptionally trying devoted con.

company roll he led out Private Nil, sampaign, and deprecated accepting ensa beheaded.

J. Leysaught, A. HI. M. de Silv, A. S. Lay to which we have a sort of pro-emptiva force, seams to mast with very general exocoded by

・oo the purt of

more than a half of revenus Company

"Of course there was no tional stories of misconduct of agitavate Passengers signlated at £9,500,000 to the developmen

ADH TOT. Confound it ezclaim od he. Tan Singapore authorities have resolved to / Gubbay," F. A, da Carvalho, and W. HFght, as it was our natal base in our approval be as well to again point out

upon alandër gridance. attack on will purge the Colony of well-known criminal Day tired at 6.50 pm, and after an the Failin. It is not known that we that Brindisi remains the port of embarks of their naval power, the steal expanditure Where is that man main h

This aum i only about top and disembarkation for the mails be Phy. France and the United States Mattled yet with Russia

if he don't £5,946,819,

nevat here to draw his bear; passengers who kicsite to wyali teoded by characters, and -23 deportation warrants absence of a quarter of an hory, returned Cores; Mr

four in the canteen tumbled to his mistake, Ward, &o. Xmas 1897. Pries, 81.00,- were issued the other day. It is to be with a verdict of guilty against the fit us there with all the courtsay that our themselves to the fall of two days shorter The Gibies expanded £8,180,152, a fog tart up, Til drink it rarif All the men Logaz Composers, Planes, by Orange,

aland teanth of the aggregato revenue, Busais, tat no one dared to tell him of it. One, W. Robiniam & Co. hoped Hongkong is nos going to be the third and fourth prisoners. The oond i woquie:DONGO in all Mr Waeber's movements | rogage in all by proceeding wid Brindes 396,052 or one-se7enteenth of their evidently hard

desanded and it

it is possible that we may changing steintrest Port Said. But the

up for an extra pint, Atop Rueda de

line acesmers which take or hand over their yet say something about the raple

huge revenus of

Dearly 140 millions; Gar

Garped

I'll draw up to the bar and skill, one aftreath. Italy, beer, sergeant he's on dury. The bees Ir was freely roporbed to-day (ways the alsation of the Corean Empire. When we maile at Fort Said to the last Brindisi mail many, unt to enner any portion of Coraan soil is London. It is, we

one-pinch Austria surred daily for the host of the

minety-sighth much the o

e complete Ruasianisation of Cores, which that the

the mustake of Hungary, maks WHAT'S in ramas P. Something, if it is now going on, an evasion of ten onry away again from and Spain, 299779 one thirtieth: Wich i who wore very careful not to give the. forts, but the report Isoka confrmation and One drawback axists-the Gulf | regard to the mercantile menne,

güent's crisgust on having E Company's coures, but not until our Russian Ganda sa e aurious Lent, thing Lawutenant Watsoti seems to be the card played by Russia, în') of Lyons-but its former terrora arangw negregat, Bonnage sincerted to just over 2OME AWAY, Aimering, tha tahtean-for- we do not balaye How will come, of of the Yorkshires is the third ofhose of the Germany's Kinchou Japan all new considerably reduced by the foreseed speeding came next with Faren sent back to him with the definition have received the considerable simurce

sad no other country reaches of the word. In the gautamajor's mants which are now on their way from nemo who has been hit during the prevent Keep her Waihaiwat oard on the telig i who of steamers, that rondern is lowe disagress

રમા વિશેનાં એ

dumping ground for these traite criminals, prisoner was found not guilty. His Lord It is desirable that the Hongkong police ship discharged the sound prisoner, and should receive photos and records with sentenced the other thres to death.

view to the protection of this Culony from an invasion of confirmed criminale,

Loca Camposers, 6 Pietes by Orsegs,

Ward to Xmag 1897. Prios, 81.00, ...,

last war with China for our

have

for much

de Speyer has not treated for.

and

main

comes up.

BAYO Up Fort Hamiton, Ramaja undertook 1 bost will then proceed to Marselisa Mathe the

Nether given to him, and the same tinier og China Gasstie di the 2nd Decay that the

ls the name of Waron. It may be noted, this andartaking, or pot 1 Part Arthur

Fronch

the

some not probable 1

Hagland'

to

the amusement of the detachment using had been hoisted over what

the Japanese have left of the Fort Arthur