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CHURCH SERVICES, ORDER OF CHORAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN's CATHEDRAL.-2ND HUNDAY IN LENT. MARCHI 11.

Matins, a.m.:-Responses, Forial

Vonite, Elvoy; Peale, Turle and Maciarren; Boredicta, Winchester

UNION CHURCH.SUNDAY, NARCB 11. Liam.Byrne, 1, 250 and 330; Paulo, 23 (Wiltshire); Anthem, 1, Wur ship the Lord' Smith; Voluntaries, Sullivan and Smart.

Spun-Hymne, 87, 198, 28, 330

187 Voluntaries, Hayda aud Men- dulasch.

WESLEYAN METHONIFT KURCA--SUNDAY,

MATCH 11:

THE CHINA MAIL.

parThe publication of this issus commenced man that the British Minister at Foking Notes by the Way.

5.16 p.m.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, March 10, 1900.

in F' flat; Jubilato, Goodson in V Anthem, Call to

to remembrance, Ó Lord' Farrant; Hymns, 506 and 91, Evensong, 6.45p.at-Responses, Farial; Psalms, Goodenough, Turton sad Tarle; Magnificat, Robinson in PRETOUR, not Poking, commands public fat: Nunc Dimittis, Rimbault in E Bat; Hymus, 182, 277 and 287: Verontier; but the military victories we are luntarios, Fre ut portam (Stabat gaining in South Africa must not lead us to Muter) Tossint Barcouse Schult. ignore our diplomatic failures in China. In quother column, sur Peking correspondent skatches, in rough outline and erede colour, picture of Peking political life which can be finishes and filled in by those who are capable of reading between the lines. To all appearance, the so-called Audience' given by the Emperor Kwang Hsu to the Foreign Diploumita must have been a kills, senseless, undigulilet and degrading spectacle. h, the pity of it, that a British representativo, an aristent among the aristocracy of Europeans, should content to be a party to an empty, moaningloss eeromonial whilst British raen ar being done to death by misguided Chiness mobs a few hundreds of quiles from the mumsning tall of Peking. As our correspondent says, MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping.

we may have to wait till we have straight Noon-French Mail steamer leaves for uned out affairs in South Africa before we

Forts of Call, and Europe.

en afford to show China that Great Britain s still a factor in foreign politics; but even 5.30 p.m.-An Organ Recital, in Stour Soath Mrican treables need not be

John's Cathedral.

allowed to paralyse us in oar dealings with Meeting.

such a rotten Siste as China, and our ropre sentative at Peking might have been butter employed, certainly employed with more Goods per Candia not cleared at 4 dignity to himself and requet for his coun- Goods por Konly Albert undalivered try, than in struggling with a Chinese crowd

after this date subject to rent.

Borning-10.00. Evening-6

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight.-Formost leaves for Swatow. Daylight.-Tremori Mor loves for

Swans.

Amusements.

8.30 p.m.-Meeting of St. John's Lodge.

Miscellaneous.

subject to rent.

General Memoranda,

TUESDAT, March B:-

6 Meeting of Members of the Hongkong Club, at the Club House. Goods per Kathi Mare not cleared

ufter this date subject to runt.

WEDSERPAY, March 14:----

Noon-Meeting of Shurcholders of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., at the Company's Olive, No. 9, Praya Central

FAVRSTAY, March 15

3.15 p. Lecture, by Connal Vol-

picelli, in the City Ball

FRIDAY, March 16:

13

The Bangkok Tramung Co. pays a dividend of 12 por cont for the past year. When is the Hongkong Electric Tramway coming along 1

gune,

Notes by the Way.

Recruit's letter deals with a subject

The Singapore papers praise the per- formance of The Goishs by the Dalius Opera Company

FRAGRANT WATERS MURMUN Ticut the brightness of our weather today may be taken as a set-off for pornps the drearicat spell of tull and cold weather wo have had in Hongkong for years past. That the rising laminater in South Africa may have caused us to discount the „dreary weather m/mewhat, and certainly we have to thank Heaven for being on the side of our arms ouce again, “ That I do not say this in any hypocritical

sense, as I believe the British race, '80. long as it maintains its present repita tion for freedom and justico, will con and the support of the Providence which rules the world.

The N.D.L ateamor Konig Albert machi cannot be expected to act as a specics of superior drunimer, who is to wait at then record run between Renang and Singapore it is well to let alone gats of the Tang-li Yomon, morning-28 hours from port to port. and right, and clamour for concessions. and orders for Britial capitalists. But it is necessary, nevertheless, that he should assist, enterprising British subjects to the extent of keeping the Chinese Government to is tenty pledges; and if that were done

A Havas telegram, dated Paris, 28th then British capital would specilily be ap plied to the development of China's potential February, states that General Cronje shen resources, Chinese politics bare no interest ho capitulated had only 3000 mea noa six to the British public unless we have a comerergint fatare at stake in China. We are, after all, a notion of shopkeepers ; and our foreign politics are influenced by the qucation: Will our interference in the political affairs of Peking qualto us to all another yard of Lancashira picco goode ?' There are questions in the realst of tigher polities, however, such as points d'agni, strategical frontiers, ico-fice and ice-bound ports, spheres of concession and spheres of influence; and if in well not to forget this fact when referring to the presence of a British diplorant in Putting Those who have the best opportunities of analying

They are a legal fot at Queen's Co-Tunt Sir Claude Mcdonald's work close at lege. The Chinese boys were particularly Hoy enthusiastic over the defeat of Cronje, and hand are not satisfied with it.

the Headmaster added to the general-en- far Sir

businem by agreeing to the students' re- quest for a half-holiday.

Claude

blame էդ

we,

We must re-

at this distance, cannot say, meriber that he is not a free agent, in all things. In the crisis of 18, wo do not think he made the most of his opportunities either in his own interests or those of Grant Britain; but he should not be made the sospigʊnb until we know to what extent o is responsible for the outward manifesta- tions of British weakness in her dezing with China. We can only hope that as soon en Great Britain ia free from her complica

It impuses a

in order to make his obeitate to the F-tious in South Africa hur statesmen will press Dowager's puppet.

heavy tax upon our faith and couflence in adopt a radical change of policy towards

those who shape the foreign policy of Great Britain, as far as it relates to Chim, when we are asked to believe that Great Britain is holding for awa in the Far East ati mora to bolero that she is iufilling her destiny as forecast by the presser: Viceroy of hudia in his Problems of the Far East,'

So much by way of exordium, It in |ony to generative; mara dificult to lay one's fuger on the weak spot of British

p.m.-Meeting of Perseverance Ledge.icy in China and say that only in the SATURDAY, March 17 :--

Noon-Mesting of Shareholders of the Watkins, Ltd., at the Company's Office, Que n's Road.

Goods per Glenartney undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

WEDNESDAY, March 21

cause of our decline. To all the gram-

Chinn

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Relief of Ladysmith.

A few of Sir Charles Warren's Singapore friends, in view of the fact that Sir Charles conducted the successful attack on the main Boer position, sent the following telegram to Laulysurith on the 2nd inst :-

Warren, Ladysmith.-Hearty cargra. tulations from Singapore your sucODĖS.

The Bard of the Hongkong Regiment will play at the Hongkong Hotal to- is of a discontented British commu- nity, the British Minister can always | night, from S pan, to 9.30 paratum

opp se an itomized catalogue of alleged di- March...... Vom Donaustrand'...Fetras. plomatic sucesses; and the bitter ary of

Dallas Company in the Japanese (pom, the British merchant in East Asia raised

Geisha' in the City Hall.

in protest is never heard within the four wals of St. Stephen & or, if heard, is never leded by the heartedly ignorant gentle- men who composɔ that most exclusive of

THURSDAY, March 2-

Noon-Mooting of Shareholders of tho Queen blines, Ltd., at the Registered Offices of the Company, 38 ami 10, Queen's Road Central. SATURDAY, March 21:

Overturo...... J'epostillon doį

konjumon.......Adam. Valee......A Greek Slay Selection. Rosamunde Cernet Soin.. Senorita Gisley

...Noltugrester

God Save the Queen.'

all clubs in London clubland. Generally poaking, &ho weakest feature of British Cassell's Saturday Journal.

Noon,Meeting of Shareholders of the

Chias and Manila Steamship Co.,policy in China has men the reverse of the

til, at the Office of the Company, No. 9, Praya Central.

Jones. Schubert Philp. .Faust,

A pythau, twelve feet in length, was aptured in this 'cold room' of the Singapore 4 queer place Ico-works on the 2nd inst for a tropical reptile surely!

· Lieutenant Lethbridge, T. M. $., 6th Burma Battalion, has been directed to pro. ceed from Mandalay to the medical charge of the Burma-Chinese Boundary Com's sion, in the zoom of Major W. Kiddie,

R.A.M.C., deceased.

• As ingenis gentleman contributes the following to a Singapore contemporary us Domestic Occurrence.-.

BIRTHE

In Klip River Province, Natal, on the lat inst., LADY SMITH, of 10,000 man.

Dr Staby, the surgeon of the Kory Albert, on the antiral of the vessel at Singa- pore, coperted that as the vessel was near- ing Singapore, Harold Whitehouse, a boy, aged 31, who was accompanying his parents to Yokohama, dail of brain fever, He was horn at Ryde, Isle of Wight.

The Pinany Greits liens that the Dire actors and Segretary of the Penang, Khens Guan Insurance Company, Linsitol, have decided upon giving a ball in the Town Hall, if the British Army enters Pretoria during the current year, 1000. They had better hurry up and select the champagne.

That, while no harshness is likely to be shown to prisoners or others, it is sincere. ly to be hoped no sentimental consenso

AS

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1900

TELEGRAMS.

REUTERS SERVICE.

Lonnok, 8th March.

THE WAH-DEFENCE UF: PRETORIA The Daily News says that 5000 Kadir are digging trenches round Pretoria.

THE PRISONERS.

It is stated that the Government has decided to send Commandnut Cronje to St. Helens, and until the tormination of the we will entertain no proposals for an ex- change of prisoners.

GENERAL BULLER'S CASUALTIES. General Buller's toil loses from 14th to grth Fobruncy wore 252 killed, 1012 wounded and 95 missing.

CHUTNEY.

(Manufactured by the Firm of Irresponsible,

Chatter and Co.).

The Firin have received several com plaints from residents in Kowloon concern-- ing the difficulty of obtaining richshows during the jeevalomos of the recent wet weather. At all times, along the Elgin Road, a string of these pull-man cars day beacon, but aniry a puller, and the fow which are plying for hiro can only ba obtained at the jetty, and they, or their palters, in tube eases out of ten, absolutely refuso to come up even so far as Knutsford Torejce or Granville Avenue when called ups so to do, is there not such a thing na Police supervision over vehicular traffic in this Leuiglited land The London cabman camos refuse a faro, and be must wait until he is culled, at certain appoitited sputa. The man who bosses the, rickshaws in Kowloon should be forced to keep a dozen or so of his conveyances and their. attendant pallore at some convenient epat in this centre of the European residential quarter, say at the bottom of the bill land. ing up to Kuntsford Turner. This would

LORD ROBERTS RECENT VICTORY, save much unwholesome profanity.

The Daily News correspondient at Osfori-

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It is an old axiom that the loker on Com-sers most of the game, but the Firm dis

inputo ita truism, because bar Locker on

to autonomy will enter into anytoin say's that the Boer free which was negotiations affecting the future of either

routed in ostimarud at 10,000 men. the Free Stain or the Transvaal,

it would be very interesting to obtain au mandante Delarey and I We were authentis account of the sauner in which command. The British captured on the Boers were misled into all the fighting they now find to be so

so useless and do dis-

sinense quantity of forage, and a large number of tents,

LATER.

THE WAR.-CAPE COLONY. General Gatacra has occupied Burghers dorp, and Genom! Clements has occupied Norvala Pout. The bridge at the latter place was blown up on the 6th instant, and the enemy is holding the north lank, hat not in great strength.

satrousew That the foil onbal at Pretoria have to nnswer for much to their own crneciences, asuming they have any remnant loft. That the wish and prayer of all must now be for a speedy cessation of the war, and for a wholesome and lasting settlement of South Africa under the free and tolerunt rule of Great Britain. That if it he tree that Dr Leyds was satis

factorily horsewhipped, I am un-Christian enough to be pleased. That it is satisfactory to note the interest shown by the unofficial Members of Chancil in the Salary question. That it is all vory well to be referred to the published despatch, and to be invole. vantly twitted about dog-in-the-manger policy, int the question sucing to me to be the "women's and children's' lagera, and

MAFEKING..

News from Mafeking, 19th February, ays that typhoid and walaria are maging in

On-Enoker' in your columns, bome this the held soca a little bit more of it. Hel

simple fut in mind, he would not love

beah so hard on Locker as ho, www. His letter was assuredly ill-judged, not to any vituperative, and confirmation sure of another axiom which is to day pretty widely accepted, that, of all British aposts, the ganse of fantail raises tho angry passion the quickest—it is a If conte matter of indifference who wins. ments of the type exhibited in Onlooker's communication are to be permitted, respect

his men will ultimately refuse to rolcres all, and the professional umpira of the future will have to be a deaf and dumb person who can neither raud nor write and will have to be encased in bullet proof armour.

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It is hard to understand the rules of pro-

this, what information from this side led many of the garrison are dying owing to the motion in the Governinent service. We to the making of fish of one nad flesh of want of good food. The hospitals are felt have recently haird of a case in Hangkong, .

another:

it is quite clear, some of the most deserving Civil servants were simply ignored.

That the Hongkong A.B.C. has closed its adhairblogeries of performances of The Yeomen of the Guard,' and the verdict is most unanimous excellent. That the Dance will be given in the City Hall on Saturday, the 17th, as some of the performers are leaving for Home an

early date.

That I see you are endeavouring to wake

A telegram was received at Singapore from the War Ollies on the 3rd inst., onder-That, ing Lieut. Nooney, A. O. D., to proceed to Eng- land by first available opportunity. Lt. Honey, what will join one of the A.U.D. Companies at Woolwich now preparing for South Africa, was to leave Singapore by the next P. & 0. mail.

to overflowing.

SALE OF FLYING FOX. At the sale of the Duke of Westminsters stud, Flying For fetched 37,000 guineas.

RECOGNITION OF IRISH GAL-

LANTRY...

The Queen has ordered that honceforth,

where a Portuguese gentleman has been naturalized that he may accept a post over. the head of as European, who, for long- service, and other considerations is justly- entitled to it. The Finn have nothing to say as tri the respective merits of the two candidates, except that such distinctions secat to be somewhat invidious, to say the least of it. This sort of thing soumn to add yet another griovasco to the necumibted** ones of the subordinates of the Public Services

The polyglot notice boards at Peddar's Wharf have been removed, possibly to be

up our officials about the frightful on St. Patrick's Day, a ranks of Irish effects of piracy upon the trade of honest regiments shall wear is a distinction a 12, Chinese and Europeans, on the oprig of shamrock on their head-dress to West River,

this goodly and inadable thing has commemorate their gallantry in the recent repainted. Whoop! The authorities are been done over and over again, without battles,

direct result, and I fancy nothing will ever be done successfully until an indignation mooting in heki, which will drag the attention of the Home Govern ment upon the real state of affairs. That I am not sousations in saying this, because the thing has boch teated wore thau once in my experience, and pething ole will have the desired effect That specially under prosent local somall- tions, this experiment should be tried

would tend to strengthen the hands of

beginning. by understand that thoro is n chiel among on. Lakin' notes, aul, faith, --THE QUEEN IN LONDON.

ha'll print om. A polyglot notice board in The Queen drove through the shift much as when the Spanish looks like

streets of the west end of London yaster-Russian and the Russian like Greek, while the English in absolutely undecypherable. day, and mot with an immense pration. We may hope to see some other things The scene was a memorable one. tooked after preacutly.

With reference to the prospect of a pro- tracted siege of Protoria, the following

Ta'at it duing Cronje little too much pangraph from a Homo paper Las peculiar interest at the present time-Pretoria is honour, the sending of him to St. Helen: ? our Governor. That song further remarks tracing the strongest point in the Transvaal. It is The truculent, anti-British Bear is not a sou surrounded by steep incuotams, very high Napoleon, by any means. The Firm opinie Public Works and other renatal and practically inaccessible. On the top uf matters are held over for further con sideration. That I can't holiovo all I hear, but even a fraction of it means that the Colony is not being ren as it ought to be.

BROWNIE.

*M. Kleimenow, is a passenger from Singapore by the B.S. Aanam to Shanghai,

it It is evor the aim and object of the to take up his duties as Coral General for Russia. Pending the-arrival of M. Fisher, the duties of Russian Consul at Singapore will by discharged by M. Palmgren, the Agent of the Russian Volunteer Fleet.

traditional fault of the Dutch, which can-peblishers of Coll's Sainróbay Journt to eists of giving two littls and asking to follow the bout of the public wind, and in auch. In all her dealings with China, foltinent of this policy the principal articles Great Britain has erred in the sale of in the current number of this magazine feniency. She has given too much and deal with wer sad the instruments of war- naked too little. As the pioneer of modern fare. The announcement is alsa Fudo tunt a special serion of stirring storios, entitled, | trade with Chion, loud she adopted a stemmer Dramas of the Transvaal War' will com

method of dealing with refractory man- daring, bad she cracted a beavy penalty force in the next month's part. The mich act£ had faith, sent her own soldiers serial story Breaking the Shackles is con A. S. WATSON & CO., and bluejackets to penge the murder ludod, and will be replaced by a new of British subjects instead of attempting thrilling serial, A Syndique of Siuners," LIMITED.

to reach the outputs through the by Gertrude Warden. The magazine con- devious channels of Chinese diplomacy,tains the usual large assortment of interest- Britain wankt have bean more highly ing and charty articles on popular subjects. ->{respected in Chim at the present {

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The two cargo boat companies of Shanghai päy bondsome dividende. Hou it nover occurred to the capitaliste of Hong- kong-Chinoso and otherwise that stens cargo lightery might be used probably in the loading and discharge of steamers in Hongkong Harbour?

Chang Chih-tung-

Tho China Guzelte of the Oth inst, says:

Two deputies of the Wuchang Viceroy,

the four corner-hills are fortresses manned that Robben Island, at the entrance to by heavy guns. The arsanals beneath Tablo Bay, would have met the case. thom are Tt storehouse of ammunition, Cronje would have had a good time thers. all filled. Thoro is a railway which comes among the lepers and the rabbits. The up to the town by a tunnel. This is the new dat his whole samy is to he sent with only ingress. Inside the hills is the large him in pot more atmage. They will est and fertile plateau on which the town St. Helena out in a month. standao, Q. M.].

HAYAS SERVICE.

Chang Chih-tung, have arrived in Shanghai FRENCH TARIFFS AND FOREIGN

TRADE. to investigato into doings of the Reform.

PARIS, February, 24. In refusing the aid of the Singapore party. These emissaries of Chang Chih-

turg who has now quite gone over to the The Chamber of Deputies has adopted Volunteers in South Africa, Me J. Cham-reactionary side are at prosont staying at resolution applying the maximum tarix to berlin wrote:-Tho patriotic spirit prompt the Commercial Barcaa in Pakhui Road, foreign colonial products. ing this offer is fully appreciated by Her |

en important actor,

PABIE. Fobranry, 20. The Senate has adopted the maximus From the M. A. R: 7 had a talk the tariff for foreign colonial products. Tho Decree declares that the miniteum tarif other day with a South Africa prospector will be maintained provisionally till 31st who was oris a coleague of Mr. Bhuties. August next.

and who is no great admirer of the man or his methods; This renders the more

character, of which we do not hear much. notablehistestimony to a side of Mr Rhodes

THE FRENCH IN MADAGASCA R. PARIS, February, 25.

1

In answer to questions in the Chamber

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We have a few milion pounds worth of stoel lying fle in Hongkong harbour yet it does not appear to be anybody's baginces to employ our Navy in these waters. `Our ships appear to be hore to dentonatrala to those whom it may concern that our naval strength is net mythical-and that is all Piracy goon or unchecked under the very guns of our fleet, in our own waters, arul a piratical horde has, apparently, taken up it residenze cu tur own island of Lantau. I wants apather Greyhound or Namoa afair to wake the authorities up, and perhaps, it some distinguished Government oficial could manage to get sughtered, the m mandy we appear to be lacking would be all the more quickly found.

Dr Loyds says that the Boers want percs,

Majesty's Government; but it is not con. Generosity of Cecil Rhodes. sidered desirable to weaken the defusive Pox Cass of 1 der dusvelopment of foreign trade in China wa Pichon, the French Minister to Indo-Chino, strength of the Straits Settlements, i

to confer with Governor-General Dounter.hich the Singapore Voluntour Artillery are should remember that we have only our- setvek to blame. Save for a brief period Our contemporary anys that the questions of political sanity when a cruel breach of to be discussed between the two are secret, $10.80 frith was punished at Peking, ont euentry but, from the tone of our contemporary it

The railway from Phu Lang-thuong to has continued the trachtions of the past. would see that the following are the ques- When young James Brooke--who was destions that aro to be considered, (1) the ex- Lang Fon proved less profitable during the doubt, he said, "If Rhorlea is at elis rich of Daputies, with regard to the despatch of hut that they insist upon independence. tined to become the Rajsh of Sarawak-tension of the French railway from Tonkin nth of January, 1900, Lisa it did in the visited China in 1839, he saw how the Chi-to Yunnan Fu, (2) the occupation of Kwong same opth of the previous year. In Wescill-treated and bullied our countrymen, Chau-Wan and the security of the Tonkin January 1899 the receipts were $15.08.15 ared how the Masa Ingin Company submitted frontier, (3) French submarine cables in against $14,482.20 which shows a falling of to every insuit in order not to imporil their the Far East. Arenir expresses the $3,163.36. The chief falling off and lust a rear relation in the rising, was 4000 men would be sent from Fince. The 12.00 trade. The report of the Blackxirn Mis-hope that the conference will lead to the been in the transport of freight.

sion to China in 1897 is full of instances further extension of French influence in where Bhitish merchants, metaphorically him. In view of the activity displayed

I.M,S. Rattler was at Sarawak from other, 'I hold a lease of do mony, thaasai SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL MATCH the which he himself fuis cooked aucking, submit to he ill-treated and bui- by the English to connect Burma with the the 7th to the 12th February. The meres from the company in the hills near lied by the Chinese, where illogal exactions Yangtse Valloy by rail, it urges immediate rines and bluejackets drilled and skirmished Nonsense, was the answer, Lengthen

here. You might lengthen the lens's

Sheng Trotai are quietly paid (in the interests of traile) progress with the Tonkin-Yun railwayshore, and generally impressed the to lease, that's not the kind of thing we Six-Although Evenly interested in is- A Peking telegram state that E and the flagrant disregard of treaty obliga and, from the manner in which it speaks, natives. H.M.S. Linnet arrived there on should do for you. But I tell you what we your of the soldiers' team in last Saturday's Shông has been denounced by a Censor, a tions as quicily ignored, boonuse it is one would think that the French contem- the 26th February, with Admiral of the can do. We shall cancel the fease and football match and although relevee partisan of Prince Ching, on the ground

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neccessary to despatok a battery there en Paless the British Government intend ru lie in the way of getting money together, the oth February, another would follow on Penting the blunder of 1881, and we can he is ringularly generans. A friend of nine who fought in the last Matabele wur the 6th of March, and a further force of ardly believe that they will be so foolish, destiny namely, absolute and complete sub- Jugation. We have had quite enough of "uch insisting will not star their ultimato

the peatiforesis Dopper as dominant factor, And the time has come when he shall ho forced to knuckle under and eat the humble

called iute Mr Ichodes office at Buluways, Chantber passed a vote of confidence in the aud the great mun told him he wanted to Ministry. do something to recognize his services in a tangible way. What would you like to have ?* asked Rhodes * Well,' said the

HOW TO SAVE DOCTOR BILLS

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the 'CHINA MAIL".

Hongkong, March 10.

decisions were incorrect, 1caanott from expressing my surprise and regret shan of his proposed arrest and edviang that you should have given publicity him to leave Shangani. The Censor there...“.

20.40 post to the British Minister or the British tain and that the French Colonies were in board. The Admiral was received with a Government. Were wo writing for the deadly peril of British invasion. Our con- salute of 17 guns, and, on landing, was met purpose of educating a publie rogurding toniporary also urges upon M. Pishion the. by a guard of honour.

WE have saved many doctor bil's since to such letters as those from Onlocker, fore recommende bat Shong be given a we began using Chamberlain's Cough apparently insinuating that Mr Isiolo mouth te estare Kin, falling which Sheng BC, and CC me excellent dinner Wines foreign intercourse with China, we could desixability of compelling the Chinese

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family or myself begin to catch cold we feat offies of referes with the intention of storischs. D and E are after dinner Wines rajons of Chinese End faith towards for place a Frenchman at the head of the

rosult we never have to six away fat a For my part, I ema of a vory-auperior vintage. All are true foreign powers; but in Hongkong there is tin of April, 1893. If this compact had Shanghai, invaded the Settlosant on the doctor and incur a large docts bill for Looker acted in perice good faith, and 1A Solow dispatch meired at Shang- Xores Wines

no ucel to do so. The Churber of Com been executed, it is believed it would have 6th inst. Twenty-eight men wore arrested, Chamberlain's Cough Itemedy never fails to cannot help admiring the courage with merce, hatapered though it is by anomalous spread French influence in Chius and cer and lodged in the Honkew Pulico Station, cure. It is certainly a modisine of merit which be enforced his authority, in stito, hai on the 5th inst, states the ux-Izoperial

chant and Warmer, Mattie, Belford county, najuat penities to the soldiers. Whether limitatione, may be presumed to know the tainly it would have enabled Frenchment to All the prisoners had a chistinguishing mark and worth.-D. S. MEARKIE, General Mers of the fact this I consider ho gave several Tur Way Tung ha is very seriously it! Sirall quantities are supplied at propot requirements of foreign trade in South Chinsolitain lucrativo situations at present oc- on the site ui tho face, while the handles of Pa. For sale by All Dealore Wations the je so or not, dues pot affect my point at his home in Clagsha and that on this

and the malevolent inflaces that restrict cupied by the English. The folowing is their weapons were wrapped round with & Co.. General Agents. that crudu. It has done, somatting in retho concluding paragraph of our contem. bright red cloth. Many of the gang cent years to open the door little wider,porary's articio:The English This their knives, etc., into the Wbangpoo but much remains to be done and wel word is constantly on the pan when writing will remaju undone so long as the deplor upon French intercata in China. That is

eiguors and the violation of treaties with Postal system, as set forth in the Couren been causing a good deal of inquietude at begin to uso the Cough Remedy, and Al a assisting that teaminced that Mr Weng Tung-ho.

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