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THURSDAY, AUoust 18, 1898.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. ¿SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL]

Loxtos, 10th August, 1808, RUSSIA IN CHINA.

A semi-official Russian statement says that Russia is askely anxians to apcure her recently gained advantages in the Far East, that she contemplates no fresh acquisitions and does not desire to injure the económic interests of Great Britain.

THE SPANISH PRESS ON THE

WAR

The Madrid Prom discusses the loss of Spain's Colonial, Empire in a tone of philosophie rosigmation.

WEATHER REPORT: The following antico is issued from the Observatory —

THE WAR.

IN THE AMERICAN ·

TRENCHES.

DEATH OF CAPTAIN RICHTER. THE SPANIARDS BECOME AGGRES-

·SIVE

AMERICAN LOSSES,

A SIGNALLER PROMOTED FOR

BRAVERY.

From our Speca Correspondent with the U.S. Army.)

U.S. Army Headquarters,

CAVITE, August 5, 1898. Ragret is general at the death of Captain Rheinhold Richter, the commanding officer of Company I, 1st California Volute He was wounded in the fight of Sunday tast, and from the first the medical inca A Mansor bullet despaired of his life. entered the skull at the fissure of Ro-

THE CHINA MAIL.

gunnura; and that the configuration of the son to be proud of his officers and man. | HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LTD: tina has merived for some recognition on (through an interprotorj that he was rather ground is known like a book to the defeed- In a day or two, the telephone will bu in The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the their part of the efforts of the Diracters in young to be indulging in the raridur baz achieving this result. You will remember fragrant wood, he replied (nhạo through ing force, who know the ranges, exact posi- working order, enabling the General in shareholders in the Hongkong Hotel Com that, at the last meeting, I referred to this the interpreter) Why I've smoked tions of opposing guns and rifle-pits, and command to give his orders verbally to pay, Ltd., wan hold today in the Hong-unitor, and then said that I hoped tho since I was a kid' Fow can have fail-

time would come when I At kong Hotel: Mr E. Osborne presided. The able to propose a honth for the Dirse. rivan take in Victoria and its beautifut notico the interest which now ar I should be the, avenues along which the enemy must the officers in the tighting line,

to 08 | approach. All the advantage is with the all timon, there is an operator in the other gentlemen present wore

Mesarstory, I think, gentlemen, thut time surroundings, and I do not wonder thorent. defenders.

Frenchns. He carries the talographic ap. W. Parfitt, R. C. Wilcox (Directors), C. has come, and I will now ask the Board to any more than at the newly-con-on-shor The American troops are withstanding paratus at his waist, and the telophonic ap: Mooney (Secretary), J. R, Michael, Captain on an Extraordinary General Moot sailors ga landing banself in flowers. Su- the effects of the climate more entisinctorily pantus on his head, na pulls akong a

Clarke, W. II. Potts, J. C. Peter, W. King of the Company for the purjuse of sub-siment as a rule is not Jack Tar's forte, mitting to shareholders a^retolution au- but his roaïliness to oxpend, bis nang ton than I expected. They are the specimens sufficiency of wire to enable him to move Chan Swei, Lang Kit Shan, Hip Chi Directors of a substantial bonus in recogul love of the old land att flag. That Chi Low, G. C. Cox. Philpots, la Tung. Lotharising the grant to the three existing plentiful 'dollar in doors, Blows a firin of physical development-strung, brawires about the field. In times of peace, unly Fang, Ho Yan Nan, Chan Nan, Tai Tak tion of their services in the past. Withnese maidens are exempt from the baneful onergetic. young fellows, full of animal limited number of officers and non-commis-and Wong Kam Fuk

regard to the amount of the bonus I pre- habit.cf powder and paint alas cannot be spirits, clicery under depressing condi

sioned officers are kept on the strength of

The Secretary

read the native convening pass to consult some of the principal aliara- owned. Many, whose faces "unadorned the meeting.

kokiers,

would have pleased the fatidious taste of tion, for they are wot more or less night the corps, and many of the men now handle

The Chairman said- - With your permission The Chairman-On behalf of my co- and day. But how long they can sustain the rifle for the first time.

we will accept the Report and Accounts as Directors and myself, I bug to thank you, read.

The profits which have been realte- Mr Cox and Ho Tung, for the remarks you the fatigue of the field, under present con- ditions, is an open question. The sooner

ed on the months covered by the Report have been good enough to pass on our TYPHOON IN FORMOSA. this is over the better it will be for all-

It's a credit to the wilony that at last - are the largest, for any single half year, in work. It is execuingly gratifying to the Company'a history; and the Directens us to know that Our efforts have aonagono has thought fit to protest against Americans, Spaniards, and Filipinos. For

GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AND RIOTS DAMAGE, have to congratulate you on their being alle met with

Hnces d it is evon the barbariera and oruulty (öne, canereo- We have seen Captain Douglas, of the to recommend a fairly substantial dividend more gratifying to fool, that those efforts by torm it ignoranze) exemplified by tha ̈ ̈ several days the wind is own with Forms, who has been out enough to perishable property and allowing for a Wes will be happy to call a meeting t

after writing of adequate sun from are appreciated by the shareholders. venders of poultry. i would like to see f almost typhoon force at times. Rain.

move made on balzalf of the poor eagrú furnish some details of the great destrus balance to be carried forward that will which the subject will be discussed.

That songstof

and it fellow sufferers-

cramped, in a miserablo quals of tropical density are fretion caused by the floods which devastated ensure the second half Jan's dividend is all thu hasiness, I thank you for your half-starved and confined in

Dividend warrants will be construction unworly the name of a cage the troops from the transports to the shore Douglas stusmer Formass left Amoy quent. It has been impossiblo to transfer Tamsui md the surrounding country. The at least equal to the first. It may attendance.

lsoing

they (the birds not the ages) appeal ra every luvor of the feathered tribe to complete the organisation of the Second Tesday, 9th August, and reached Tamsai Division in front of Malate. Barges filled

hoisted. At 10:10 Black Ball lowered. wounded, he was in a moribund con- with troops have hund exciting experiences very heavy freshet was stili running, and

Ou the 17th at 12.20 p. Gim Brod. At 3 p. The typhoon to the Southard of lando, passing downwards and backwards Hongkong appears to bo waoying North- west. The gate will probably be severe through the parietal hone. When pick from East,

od up within five minutes of being On the 18th at 5.3. Blick Ball At 11.15 The typhoon, moving quickly,dition. He was dressed on the field, and diars du have cuteret the coat this buried back to the Brigade. Hospital morning between St. John's island and After the surgeons had trophined and ole- tho Liɛnchaut peninsula. The laroureter has risen rapidly and is again normal invated the bone, he regained conscioe noas Hongkong, Forecast --S. winds, du for a few hours, but the injury to the brain crowning i sytully and showery at first, im- proving later.

ARRIVAL OF HMS, RLENHEIM. THE CRUISER ASIOILE IN THE BARBOUR.

interest you to know, Gentlewell, as

as show. roady this afternoon. that since the year 1994-a year that proved

ing the recuperative power of your business

I.

Sherlock Holmes, are, but reminder of the summen dauls of the cheap portraits that atare at one from many of the shop windows in Vistocia.

A Hongkong luncheon is a serious an dertaking a instanced by a lank indivi dial in a faded suit who sat down on a stool at one of the lunch counters the other morning and said to the proprietor

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to be the turning point between rain or

LINDER THE CLOCK," at six o'clock on Wednesday morning. A

success--you have invested 863,000 in new fumiture and furnishing accusories, you have had to light with the tossing surf to moored alongside the wharf at Tamsui.and including the present fali year you

*TUMOURS OF A FOREIUSLLAND, Hear Camp Doway, and the poor soldiers with some difficulty the Most was bare carried out repairs and improveuenta....

to your building to the extent of $12,000, | By the author of › Împressions of Hongkong.? A botila of lemoenie please and one of your expargated sandwiches. What sazu- rescue accoutrements and camp fittings. A About half-past eight clock, Captain will have written ilown your acts, by

wiches asked the proprietor. Espur few experiences like this have driven the

$17,000, a total of $142,000, equni to about Sixty year ago, saw no clocks in Hong gated, rajoined the other. One of

those vacuum andwiches for which your extab..... way too great and with the symptoms of military authorities, to the disonorisation Douglas started off in a stem Inunch for third of your capital; and the whole of i kong, until the present tenant' crino

lishment and this island in particular are of their men off Cavite, whence they will / Twatulia, al only about malf the distance this money, Gentlemen, as come cutirely | along-seized 'Timo' by the favelock" and fanoua. I have only thens under the glass cover. That's all right. That is the peculiar speciman I went. He helped hitself to one of them and fitted off the top lid. That is what I call a sandwich nil, he observed eyeing it admiringly, yet with the air of a judge. There's no these hiatus sandwiches. It's sandwich with thing supererogatory about it. It's one of

indamnation unconsciousness ensued, stiď

In his conscious moments Capt. Richter. expressed a desire to got back to his com pang. He wanted, he said, to get up his company report for the month. The fun- eral service, perforged by Father McKin- non, the chaplain of the regiment, was one of the most impressive ceremonies one over the Hor. Father brought tears from the

CAVITE, August 8, 1898.

A heavy fire, upon the America trenches

ruptcy

The

placed it in the Clock Tower of Victoria Now there are elecka 'galura '—-tail clocks, short clocke, largo-clocks, little clocks, and clocks, square clocka, dear clocks, champ clocks, good clocks, Ind clocks, white slacks, -coloured clocks, day cluoka, wook

in slowly in the direction of the wan- witressed, and the touching discouras of were occupied by one battalion of the 14th nud. Twatatia was reached in safety, and in the fortunate position of getting $16] af it the following anecdoto is recorded-tod the proprietor, if yon i

Point was noticed

Butween two and three o'clock this after Toon, a mam-of-war was signalled se coming in the Lyomum eatinneo of the harbour, and i not long afterwards a cruiser, which turned out afterwards to be B.M.S. Blenker, mule her appearance. The cruiser steamed

of war anchorage, and when off North to be acting as if in difficultion. Siguals were or hanged between the Bladeim and tho Premer, and it WRS nocerläiued that the cruiser was aground. The Dock Company sent several of their tannches to her assis bance, and the bus poter was hoisted on the fermione and the gas fired to recall the men on lowe. When we went to press

The Blenheim was stili aground.

THE INTERESTING RELIC AT KOWLOON.

tre TORY OF THE BOULDER,

xyes of strong, men not readily moved, to

scene of utter dodation

had been traversed who it was found they use that stared you in the faon five In place of the bank- be transferred to Bacoor; to march through. death followed three and a half days after Las Pins and Parañaque to Camp Dewey, could not go any further on account of the year ago, you possess greatly improved being wounded

shoals which had silted up in the river assets, a valuable goodwill, and a con- We all hope the end is near, but the The party decided, therefore, to'walk or fortable balance at the Bank. Inger we stay here the further off the end and, a distance of about foute miles to

business of the Hotel during the winter eason was distinctly god, and more than appears to be.

Tentatia. The surrounding country had usually profitable; for in consequence of the depreciation of the dollar wo were in a On Friday night, the Spaniards opened the roads were in a deplorable state. Inting public without their feeling it. In early two-thirds of the shopkeepers dest-replacing the lid and surveying the ontog besa under about tan fet of water, and position to miss the charges to the travel.closks, carriage stocks and cackou clocks an afiki-it's an dias samirish," he added,

some places there was a beaten track, but the former yeare the tourist was silo for his

surface of it critically. It's an aber sandwich. It's a sandwich that has failed from the Malats batteries. The trenches party was occasionally up to the knees in golden novesign, to command only $5 ing in clocks, watches and jewellery.

worth of accommodation today he in The Town Clock stands alone, and it is to arrive. I have been times when I would

1 have given the world to Stay, in- the met Worth for Regular Infantry (my oki mesintes tare), re

don't expenditure.

liko one battalion of the 23rd Regular Infantry, thoir eyes.

This unfortunately cuts both ways, as is Breathless-wool-he-Passenger. When that sandwich you needn't eat it. That's Captain Thughes says his ovidenced by the wary increase in the cost does the half-past five Lont leave Skike it? Didn't I eat for it? I gouerally all there is about that. Who said I didn't first impression Di that scane Was omstion. Others, it is feared, wiil foloseand a battalion of the Nebraska Volin-

Since our last of ur honie purchases poor Richter before the Ambrisan army of

cers. The latter, hokling the extreme that the whole place had been subjected Meeting we have invested in staan washing/per. Five-thirty.'

Passenger Well know what I want. For this particular occupation is withdrawn from then islands, rig, and a company of regulară, on-the

done on the premises at consider Post Office Click is twenty-five minutes happen to want one of your non-est mund- was in ruina. "Tho"water lad burst up the ally le-a cos than the load dhobie would

wiches-ape of your shadowy, mythical, fear of the European Club, and hail been charge, und with the additional ad-pant and your Town Clock in thirty-two dream sandwiches, and, like a man, we vantage of ensured cleauliners. We have mingtas. Now, in the name of Hamlet's call for it. Anything wrong about that up to the sills of the billiard tables. The also

punksḥ

grumbled the man's uncertain

behind the counter. Co.'s old premises had fallen out and In the near future the whole building, both bat the boat'ageno. As in most hot climates a bottle of your best supposititious lemon

energios of the average punkal colic. Per can go by any clock yer like, mod

I dil. Give me, if you please, slight damage had been done to the num

inside and out, will undergo a thorough where in and out-door nueciments-sucial ade. I've only get one kind of lemonad

ismionado, house. Part of the verandah of Tait and seen the Hotel will present auch and otherwiso-ara comprised in an occe.I want. Aglays of your universally admir replied the sully caterer That's the kind Co.'s hong had been washed away, the smarter appearance than it does to-day sinal polu match, gans of whist, a concerted Hor-existent effervoedent-your famed afood, and piece goods, tea and all sorts of show, we have not been unmindful of in cheery tons, good humour with oneself and vegur, imaginary, exiled, depopulated ico

you please, by a

by a stall Accompanied,

quantum of your termal needs in the shape of up-to-date The stone embankments of the river much for the comfort of Fests and the boredom and ennui. Unlike the salesman nud sipped the lemonade in a blow, absents in the faded suit munched the sandwich good because it is well sbareholders should toalise who, when asked by a young lady for an minded way, the proprietor atared at him of the embankmont, The Keechoung business, it is absolutely necessary there would! The Sorrows of Satan' do 1 him out of the window.

stat la consaless and often heavy ex proced to pay for comfort, and it behoves it smething livelier. The young check pour extravagant and waste, too thanks; Eve enough troubles of my lady's remark atent the above-‘No, at no rossonable expenditure that will yield a good return Regarding the pets,OTS OF of

There has boon Jaag indiscriminate wastextremo left, replied to the Spanish fire an unmerciful cannonie. The winner which enables us to mut the the Club is twenty-30ven minutes pact, the occasion and for this specific luncheon

of nurunition for the past few nights. On Monday and Tuesday nights there was

erected

Eteam! 4

some wild shooting by the man-oti pieker diffleult task. For upwards of half-an. front of--Messrs. Jardino, Mathesot and great improvement upon the Ghost, which clock am I to go by i' ""Skip-] needn't sing you order 18.....

duty, with the result that the Spaniards word-able to locate their enemy and do some damago; but on Wednesday night, when the first and second battalions of the Ist Gili- fornians and the 3rd Regular Artillery oc-

the officers keeping complete control of

The regular nḥicous did what they could tu restrain their môn, but with one offer to si company filled with recruits this proved a

hour there was & bot Bre from both sides. On the American aide three men were killed and eferen woandel-four seriously, principally by slicis. One man had half

& Maurer bullet through the stomach.

sun,

next season

a

by

cupied the trenches, not a' skut tran fired, of his head blown of, another was shot by ground floor of Butler's godowns had been But whilst providing thus for ontward or ball, one's former rapid step, hearty and nullification mo The following is the extract from Drimen, Major Símics, with the second The men killed wore--Private McCann, C marchandise wure laid out to dry in the furnishing and other details which do so the world, are-azt to end in listlessness, a fasting to-day.' And while the man Eitel's History of Hongkong' referred Californian battalion, held the luft wing Company, 14th Infantry, Private S. had been hurled down, and a schooner of name of a tion with the reservation of the plot of land and Major O'Hara, with the 3rd Artillory,sad Private C. Saur, P Company, 23rd about 150 tons ley on her side on the top that, for the successful conduct of their interesting book, replied,-- Yea, Madam, and broatbed hard, and longed to threw

There is, however, on the Kowloonward in echolos at the point where the infantry. The more seriously woundou | Hong (Cass and ̃Cv.), by reason of its high enditure on improvements. People are 11 shall offer the readers of the, China & peninsula, and within British territory, an 10th Pennsylvaniaa' company was so nearly p Company, founded in the thig that had suffered no material damage. Juus, therefore, whilst keeping a vigilant i

at Munday's meeting of Council in connec

Howell, D Company, 14th Infantry,

the right wing, where he threw them for-

ut Kowloon :-

aucions rock inscription, on a large looss-overwhelmed on Sunday night. lying granite boulder, which crawng the sum mit of a circular hinnekan qut into the

This is the point of danger, and the men ad, dina to the village of Matauchung, allotted to its defence generally go into the directly West of Kowloon city. This trenches with considerable misgiving. A inscription, consisting of three Chinese characters (Sung Wong Tung, lit. Hall of harassing fusilade from iu unseen enemy is

men are-Privato. D. J. O'Coneor,

Private Clinton Lambert, E Company 'Pávátey" " 'Luctus' Snow, D listy Company (leg), tath Infantry; Private Claude F. Head, G Company, Nebraska Regiment.

tu

J. V, H. D.

FARITUR PAX BELLO

Buck Fanshaw was a phaosful many paid. His motto was: No Irish- need apply But when some roughs jumped the Catholio bono-yard down town, ho waltzod right in with a spaner in opo hand and e homo ou shutters inside of sovell revolver in the other sad sent eleven of minutes. He would have penco-Mo

elevation, apposted to be the only building Dr Walkinson's house the meter had rises to 2 foot in the apper story. To add

horrors of the scene, a fire broke out the present half year, the war in the Phi, Applies qually, I expect, to most of in Hu Kee's store, and it is said ten an lipplaes has sent us a number of vist., particularly those in a foreign clime; tors whose contributions will enablo uso, if I succeed in causing a quiet smile, my King of the Sung) armuged horizontally, enough to rattle any men, and it is A Manila newspaper received in comp

were barned to death.

to tide over the lean summer months efforts will not have been in vain, and I an inch deep ecarcely cause for wonder that they from Manila admits that the Spanish losses 3 originally cut about

The villages on the bake of the river and turn what has hitherto been shall fcel entitled to more than the doctor in the northern face of the boulder. Thu

should indulge in a

i period of loas into Chinese Government believe it to bo a

wild expenditure in Sunday's fight amounted to 200 killed had been greatly damaged by the duodu, fit. Apart from this windfall, however, ordinary fee sincs one good laugh in ten

ong of moderate pro. genuino inscription, about 600 years old. of ammunition. Lieut-Colonel Duboce and wounded. The American losses ans and large junks were seen lying high and you will be pleased to learn that there The origiasi clarugter, having become i commanded the first Californian battalion, estimated at 800, which is, of course, dry in the fields about a mile inland. At favors every prospect in the future of the days addol on to ono's thras caure years

the port of Hubé the damage was compara. reputation what of that improved and ben. Should anyone's conscience after Blow the trumpets, bang the dem

Hotel roping the

nearly effaced in course of time, wet t-held in reserve. The Utah Bight Ar nowod a

at the beginning of the procent

reatury (1807) by or

by order of the Viceroy of

of tillery guns werd heither side of

Spanish and American batterien.

concede it

Zwain

absurdly incorrect.

I think even

Itaise a shout of jubilation Dacorded

the date of this restoration be the Convent de Soledad, the European shore a pretty, artillery duel between the Douglas Co. wharf was lifted on the top of the report and accounts, I shall be pleasco Editor' will be duly acknowledged and Flaunt your banners to the Urcene,

This morning we witnessed from the tively slight. Ous of the puntoons at the hostile and captius critics will our most reading these lines, load them to feel ander

is entitl

to Bofuru moving the adeption

szch obligation, an enclosure addressed | As the glorious message bunns by a parte inscription the house alluded to in my previous lotters

Through the great A múrkan hation. character which are stranged porpus fram which I witnessed the Arst shot fired,

of the jetty and landed in front of the ed The

answer any questione, gularly. The memories attaching to

exponded in rickshawà, cigars, tracts and Let the whole earth heat the story A number of junka No questions being asked, the Chairman other home cumferts. The form of the Spain is sting un ber kazes inscription and to the whole hill which still It has been very trying work for the meu Spaniards do not usually-re during the gent's house. shows the outlines of the original entrench-

bad bean driven Batoro against some)

proposed

the adoption of the report and

"Neath the shadow of દાંત

Glory, donation I leave to the pleasure of the ments, are so sacred in the eyes of Chiness in the trenches, Night after night, heavy day, preferring to give the Americans a

of the native housse, and the new Cas Mr Cax-I have much pleasure in second donor, and in this there's more than meets Shalu, the arrogant and proud, officials and Her

Din excavations and tropical rain-squalls pass over the Seid of taste of the terribly trying nightly warfare quarrying were prohibited int that locality operations, soaking everybody, Alling the to which they themselves have been eub. toons oruiser was washed up anongst the ing it, I am sure all the shareholders will the eye-as the man said, whia •Here į

with

Boastful of historia desdo thuch 6130

gratification this more than

Ender

trees.

Accounts.

acuasionally been attempted there since the thrown Boross the ground, perich dogs from the American earthworks. One shall i vat of position. At Taipeh the baremeter on Wilcox be re-elected directors, relticles like third-class Carriages, oh four

To her conqueror huntly pleads, She, was termed the Tankse rase Has to tell her haughty yanka can dow

Outcast and a parish crow, face Now she knows What

the arenat panties Whon' the trenches with water, and making tas look.jected by the insurgents, leo to is down from Pistón-Point to a position the directors for the success, I have graat the money! Why, I put it in the can!' Feninsula was leased aud

aubsequently cud

The Japanese guardship drifted satisfactory report and we are indebted toy'uro Tommy-pound o' treacle-Whore / Governed by a prisatly grow, ed to the British Crown, the Chinore Go out work of this sentinela perilous and diff. that the Utah artillery replied with spirit opposite the Lougat Placves. The buoys plasstre in seconding the adoption of the vorminant specially stipulated that the tuck quit. As the pale moon peeps from the to the shell are of the Spaniards, bat wa

port and accounts.

Stetioned outalde the Central Markets Inscription and thù whole hill should remain

marking the channel have been carried Carried unatimously. untouched. Nevertheless, quarrying has heavy sloudbanks, grotesque shadows are have been assured that not a that was fred

may occaelenally be seen, three or four Mr Ho Tung profesed that Sesera istored 23.00 at the lowest reading, bus Osborne a

ceconds.. Mr Peter

whools yolept, cabo. They have two dunta Carriods the gale hardly reached typhoon force, this

but no windows and sro drawn by phant Mr Michael proposed that Messra. Potti age had been dows by the foode. The apatess have been contemplating the read

visionary, illusionary negative ponies, ensuing year.

In entering, care and judgment are te- quired lest you step through and cut on to the other side.

locality came into British possession.

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before His Her, Sir John Carrington,

Chief Justion.) Thusly, August 18,

SALICIOUSLY WOUNDING ON BOARD THE

*HATTAN.'

Chan

prowlabout, indulging in orgies too horrible dropped in front of the pulvorin, threw up to describe. In the stillness of the Oriana cloud of diet, and seemed to silence the

tal landscape, broken only by Atful queta, battery. But, of course, wo may have been mistaken. There was tiring-a geed doul the moaning of the surf on the adjacenof it, palpably; but officially there about Woval of a portion of the railway bridgo, beach, or the boarso croak of the bull-frog and the croaking sound of the lizard, every have boon to reply Ercan the American lasf rustle assumes a magnitude saggostivo battery, and, as the Lord High Executioner

part of which as wasted y in a previous storm, but they have been eved this trouble, for not a vestige

uf approaching enemies, and it is no cause says in The Mikado, of course, there could of the bridge teniains. In puro parts the for wonder that the picket, on his solitary bot have been any reply. vigil, is inclined to give the alarm that seta. The first individual award for gallantryway lines are under mud, and in other his comrades firing into the vacant space

on the field has been made by General Places the ballast has been washed away

from underneath. between the rival entrenchments. There Greane to Corporal Kraset Dozier, of the

Gaskell be appointed auditors for the Mr Philpoll seconded. Carrled,

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A pleasanter sight are the silver Elligree smiths, cunnidamble skiti, if not gonius, ornaments displayed by the various ellver-

sure all present must be gratified to learn Mr H Tung saki-Mr Chairman, I

pmy har attained, and which is so plainly from your lips the sound position this Com

siswa in the excellent report laid before

Some of those prosent are not aware, being exhibited in their manufacture, however, na

sat on the Badan chairs, rickshaws with coolie run- am aware (having Board myself in the dark days of the Com pany), what an advance has been mie.

murs, Chitose processions, pogadas, mam. The following telegrams appear in the Five years ago, che prospect of any dividend pane, moths, spiders and butterflies calling It would be curious bring ever paid by this Company seemed for special comment. Taipeh, 8th August,

very remote, and but for the indefatigable to stake whether these are Chinese worka eforts of the present Directors it is doubtful of art or made in Germany. Judging An unpretented galo with heavy rainfall I think, whether such a result would bare from the prices I should say the latter,

Speaking of rickshawa, a rumour is sur-

Kohe Chronicle:--

The

Hall Columbia: Let the bands

Toot and blare the information, Spread the news through all the lands-

Triumph of the Yankes nation.. Lact tile bon bres blasts at night

Send the rockets skyword Bylg All is Anfalted, fought the fight,

Gode the wounded and the dying.

To protect the Philipinos But, amid your jubilation,

Don't forget your duty clear

Trom the enemy they fear Those

who fuught so nobly for you Never mora must dread again The infernal domination

Of the priestly hordes of Spain.

IONIC.

ALLEGED BRAWL ON THE SUMIDAGAWA.

INJURED.

Yang Kwai Yang was charged with maliciously wounding three Chinese on board the Douglas etsamer Haitaa * in crory necessity for stetu discipline. The U. S. Signalling Corps. During the heavy The following wure the jurers-Messrs officers must not rolun their vigilance artillery fire on the 6th inst., the field tole- 5. E. C. Gers, C. C. Barlow, D. S. Major Simos and Major O'Hara kopt aap line leading from the trenches to Bubbay, Ho Yust Cho, F. J. V. Ribeiro, check on their then, and while not a General Greene's houdquarters was broken has heon experienced here, hasting from been reached. The shares at that time J. 8. Perry and F. A. Xavise.

Hon. W. M. Goodman, Attorney single shot was fired from the American by fragment of shell. Undor heavy fire, Saturday morning to Sunday night. This might readily have been picked up at from rent that they will shortly be used in the General (instructed by Mr.H. L Dennys, lince the Spanish sharpshooters made a few Dozier, with thegreatest angfroid procceded cust tirer Tumsal to overflow, and 87 to 10; it was a struggle to pay the in streets of London. In this age of TWO NAVAL OFFICERS OF THE 'NARCISSUS' Crown Solicitor) prosecuted.

unsuccesful attempts to pickoo outlying to repair the wire, thus enabling communi- the greater part of the city of Taipeh has terest on the loan; nothing: had been surprises, is not safe to depute Tite three complainants are natives

cation to be maintained at a very critical collapsed, and many persons were killed, balance at ensiit was nil. Step by step rendoring, it only the mors: linble to Japan Alai, gives particulars of a braw! beers submerged. About a thousand has written off for depreciation; and the anything the absurder the statement, The Asahi Shimbun, as translated by the of Amoy and arrived in the Colony pickete from Singapore car July 20・ They The return of the 3rd Artillery and the moment. For this distinguished conduct, houses damaged, boats wrecked, and however, and by rigid vomonies, by careful provo un fut accompli; nevertheless obrained a ticket for cabin on the Californians without having fired a shot Dozier was promoted to the rank of Sex people injured in some way or other are atention to the business if the Boter, or I'd back them against the winter day that occurred during the evening festival

on the river Sonide. The Japanese, Dougtos stommer Huisun, loving Hong- and without the lose of a man has had agent. Sergeant Dozier's cone proves the this morning and the wind dropped. fotting of su available precises de shops, the least said the sconost mended except bably warant offours), said to belong

almust innumerable. The water subsided prevention of lose by bad debis, hy judicious for speed. As for ulamance and comfort, count says that five naval ofhours kung for Amoy qo 22nd July.

(pro Yung, one of the complainants, had good effect in the Camp. Last night, old adage that opportunity makes the man. Sarious daninge has been done to property oflces do, and by putting s stop to leak: when a wheal comes off. What I may note to the Varissur, rent up to being

outside the city of Taipok the ticket in his possession, and he went thoir example was followed by the Colo. When he offered himself for service, he was

ages in all departments, the balance on the for a fact it that Madamo Sarah Bezu-to on board the steamer followed by the two

Tokyo, 9th Anguste.

mide was redressed, the hotel was

Sir harde,

Irving and Mies Ellen Saturday to see the river-opening wrotig upvers, carrying haggage, Chan Yung went rado and Pennsylvania Regipients, and at firat rejected on the grounds that he suí-

wologram of the 7th inst. from the gradually brought into a better condition, its Terry, have no present intention of honour-festival, and took with them two Japan down so the babit and found the prisoner again the men returned to cump without fared from defective eyesight. That he Taipeh branch of the Formosan. Trading surrice improved, and the place roadored ing us by a visit. En possints there no better. Hiring a boat they proceeded there. Ho spoke to prisoner, and asked him loss.

And was a good man was known to the officers Company says:—---

more attractive as the directors in courag

in Hongkong along the stream to watch the fireworks. amateur theatrical company in

ather diversiona insidental to the fate. The what right he had to the cabin. Prisoner, It may be wondered how it is that the organising the corps, however, and the fact perienced here, and a large number of was vorhauled

A disastrous inundation has been ex- of time got command of funds, the stock or have the authorities a prospective mi spirit of revelty, naturally abroad on Bagh Tios In Memoriam an occasion, was infectious and the officers whas len ̈ Peking man, speaking the Man- darin dialect, evilently did not understand Americans love men in the trenches when that he spoke Spanish induced the author! People have heat either killed or injured.

furniture Rested and replenished and the nument in

dewa and then add. facut the Town Hall Theatre.

began to dance upon the roof of their belt, what was addressed to

Chaz

Yung the insurgent losses the stoet aightly ties to allow him to jolu the expeditionary ons in other places, a quila cervicos stiffned the position It now enjors, that of with each successful results that I was Inpainaas named Kasal Yembaro, a Manager

Nothing is known about the damage ad te. Thus, Ly degrese, the Hotel, bas while since I tuled the busts properties, Their anties attmeted the attention of thuruupun saized hold of the pus low put of the cabin. A fight un- warfare were so very light. That is easily forces, after his sauss had been urged at and telegraphs have beat interrupted."

being second to none in the Far East. ever. Unfortunately I had to reply that 132 years of age), who was accompanied in

neked if I could

sing For sver and for of the Hokkaido Life Insurance Company A this has been offuated. in stud, and prisoner suiging a knife subbed explained. In the first place, the Ame Washington. Within two days after the Chan Yung.

spite of mush

ment by untiring two other mau busringricans fight 'according to the book,

I cncasionally left off for meals. discounts the disturbanos vont below, and word alou

AN ANGLO-AMERICAN-JAPANESE

attention to

to details of kind

It la rather disappointing when hesting his boat by geuka and two male cerat.

KASAL fuered at the abbed by the prisoner. Prisoner then The Spaniards know that there is little he took it, and thus becomes the first main

lated to try the patience of any business the

foreignumn ALLIANCE.

he sound of

of bagpipes you anticipate seeing Pantone. stabbed himself. The Police were called likelihood of a tealthy matite with the bor of the Army balore Manils rewarded for

s. Your directors

Highland Regiment and come upon two and one of them is then alleged to have have chaorfully

thrown a lighted cigar at him. This cand. and the kur rien ware removed to the terrible buld erswling along like snake gantry.

The Forodas Choho declares it to be an undeniable fact that Great Britain bus work, Hospital. All the men have been discharge

up most of their spare time to. this | Chinese street pluram shrieking. Cook o'erbus immediately, cutply, battles bein When consideration is given to the lack asked Jeans to join an Anglo-Aniarides through, and they have succeeded, Todo

determined to see the thing the

upen couple of primitir dung by Kasai and his friends Only 15,00

The bang bang PENNIS in the grass, ready to strike a blow in the

dates. Prisoner was centered to twelve months dark. The defending sharpshooters staal of transport. It la impossible to contezaplate lanes, which will appens the solenses of this they have been prastielly managere as plang-clang and Arewarks of the of blows were Infietsd, and two of Bo

Jose House One Call Gormany and France-a-regards the well directors 3 know what al

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amlig at bus when Chinonton admiration. Since landing a few days ago, is not in a presition to

The Zorochen werk means, and I am sure that only me tarding the rest solaine rousie had to take them to the Imperial filEAT

in vigorous health caull stwmpt auch Is be remettered they have put up a miles of wire, carrying on of Great Britain, bat bays it Woll, gay

whare surgical aid was raqulilkionek Od "the bours":

dullah bagpipes, It

all the telegraph line from the trenches to indenlands that the suggested allianse is tunately been ded every shown are news provedl, but as co canchas surprised Court for

Woll, gentlemen, the bad lists have lot.

pisodiodess of London children the Kenilwa. Each miren Carito Arsenal, and sabablishing stations at to be confined to the question of the Pallips premium, and the Company is paylay!! that the Camp Dewey Parasque, Las Piñas, mer, páros Tim Progressionist faction of the dividend at the raty of a pop sens say in motion reveral Chloned short a MI san | Cinvita Vieja, and all the prizelpal points to greatly, layouthbangproponi dal w torpane Thalaverallum Motokan Kauden meters MG MIN Constitutional party, il entry, appartenans with a good shapes met hestan ons mins Fra di se smokingenijalad

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