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THE DAILY PREBU, WHDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 672, 1:99.

plantions should Any of his officia! In na zrtiale on Thibọt the Chinese Times | NAFIVE PAPERS ON THE TRADE, habeas corpus what mad out by a béngrolent so- safety of the British colonies against any other

"OF 1888. asta be called in question, but this has been satisfactorily proved, we are man

diety, and she was brought into Court who two European Powers combineit. gănd to say, bhab the Chinese Resident who was

wore, through as interpreter, lut she was 18, is not quite the same thing as experti isplaced by the pressot ceenpant of that offe

FRUSTRATION OF A GUERILLÀ PLOT. We take the following from the N. 7. Daily that she liked the his she was loading, and de-

LONDON, 12th January. sion in ita every day sense. The objection in Luvas, la ratatued to Peking and has given New-Our two native contemporaries, the sired to return to it. Other ridance, however. The Spanish Govtament have frustrated » 10 the pressure of heads of departments in fall explanations of his condoos to the Tamida. Shon pan and Eu-pas, have both published re- ludused the polios justies to bolove that she was plot laid by a guerilla band, who intended to HAYE Jes RECHIVED Tinto Exantive Uouncil: seems, therefore, to faith, doable dosling, or sporet animoally to 1898, and the facts they record will be raad with be remanded to the care of a Girl's Aid Society.

He is quite absolved from all waspicion of bad views of the native trace of Bhanghai during testifying under duress, and he ordered her to effect a Landing on the Spanish coast.

TREATY OF ALLIANCE. rest on a very alender foundation, while, on British lutarests. Els nomlast was, as far as interest, orade as some of their deductions and Upon this the counsel to the brothel kesper

LONDON, 12th January he could not, in perfest cocordance with the pro-considerations of cases are. ANNUAL SUPPLY OF

the other hand, the advantages nry very peleties of a diplomatic positions

The ruore costatol that the clothes the girl had on belonged It is emported that the Earl of Doris, the He received plate one of the two apposes in the Shon-pae, to the landlady," and should be returned. In late Vienroy of India. Is conelading a traty. great. The duty of the Executive Council trustion from Poking, proaisely of the toner which begins with the complaint which vill have the justice of thin the Court concurred, and it of alliance botworm England and Italy.

SIR MORELL MACKENZIE CENKUSED. SEED is to assist the Governor by its advice. Aommunicated to Sir John Walsham by the Little novelty in western are that the old solid was so ordered. The soutance being communi

Governor inget necessarily require advice on but he had to power to effect anything. As by the growing spasulativeness and extravagadice or whimper to disrote berzelf in Umart, and bat

LONDON, 19th Jminary. Yamin, and did all be condd to carry them out, Chinese system of business is becoming mapped cated to the girl, she proceeded without a blush:

The council of the Royal College of Surgeons many things besides the supervision of bie bly succomer is, to come extent at fosat, acting of the Chinese merchants, a largo proportion of for the opposition of the bailiff, and the ex- have consured Sir Morell Mnolonais for publish- respons his officers. He requires advice on Intermediary between the Lamas and the whom in these latter days are people with vary clamations of the indica in behalf of outraged ing his back on The Illness of Frederick the

Indian Government, the upibot may be that the little capital of command." the various subjects which have to be dealt influende.

Praisers of the modesty, she would evidently bare treated the Noble," which contained charges against his, China est, copaequently, bacowe past hava become a proverb in the west, andienos in a new maraton of “Phryus, hefore, colleaguot with. by Orders In Council, on the public im- more real if the Chinam Resident plays his and Coufusius in their prototype in China: the judge..”

·ATTEMPT UPON THE LIFE OF AN ABOHDISHOP provements that are to be stopted, and on the wards well.

at the same time We may well believe

Lonnor, 19th January: Farther enquirise havo resulted in obtaining mess and their systems of trading on credit, ean- that contact with foreigners, their speculative- memeures to be taken for promoting the

Following apen the recent explosion of a bomb in the Royal Palaco at Madrid, nows in now to well-being of the colony generally. The bat little more information that has already sp-not have boon without its effect on the native

hand to the offest that a petard has been ex- peared regarding the suicide of Mr. 86. He traders in the settlements. The Shen-pas allows LTD., Governor himself comes to the colony, an a left-Hongkong, as already stated, for Canton, on that the black tea merchants have done better size of artles strikes the popular mind, yet still

The stupendous olange made vhible in the ploded in the Archbishop's palace at Valencis. role, & stranger, unaquainted with its his. Monday marahay by theorems. On reaching the than in many previous years, the diminution of soms to be hardly realised in all the depth and

LONDON, 14th January savond bar about 110 pan. he walked aft on the demand in the country having kept down the breadth. The weapons, explosives, and proces

An interssly bitter party faoling has boen tory, ita conditions, or its requirements, saloon dook and jumped off the affrail into prices paid to the growers, while the foreign de- which impartial science scatters with a lavish imported into the election to the French Cham The General comes also san ranger, holda the water. Owing to the cold weather, the pand baa condoned good. The green tea mer hand, excite and apps the imagination. There ber of Danties for the Department of the Seine 19 his office for a limited term, and že by virtue heerlvas in, and Mr. Se was not noticed onihave not been so large ns on black tess, whils inesslike war-instruction for man who are to Jacques, Prosident of the Seins Cornell, are

Chinese who docupied the after saloon had shut chants have alen done well, theagh, the profits seems to be a tone of irony in demagiling bus.

(Paris), for which Gonul Boulanger and M of his profession mainly interested in milike was overboard. He was then soon by sailor Pingstoys, the Shen-pao sare, have been unfor wage war. The nature of the facts is so plain candidates. Both partie aro spending immens tary maitora," "A stranger may also be ap on the look-out from the upper deck, who im-tannte. The H-pas contents itself with mying and withal so imperative, that one might almost me of money over the election. Communication.com Editorial matters should be pointed to the office of Colonial Secretary edistaly said a life boy, which is kept in that 1883 was a brilliant year for the Chinese expuot the thing to come of itself. Long-range

THE ELECTURAL, COLLEGE IN AMERICA- addrezand TM The Editor, and these on buzios "The and in the office of Attorney General, tuusto jaan wɛs seen to sink. He also gave the merchanta. :sad went far to redeem their cannon and brosch-loading, rifles appear to cry!

| readiness, and flung it close to where the unfors

LONDON, 15th January. Manager." and pot to individuais by name.

lossos in preceding years.

out in vain against the demos of drill and parade The Electoral Coiloge in the United Staton Correspondents are requested to forward their nam changes are; not vary, infrequent. Limit- alarm, and the ship was stopped and the engines

As regards silk, the Nhau pro neglecta osuses, movements which, at the best, and they hora o has fually sloot Mr. Harrison and Mr. Morten:..... and addrew with commentations addressed to the ing the Executive Council to these mem-Terred. As the ship was going full speed at the and merely says that the market was depressed beat, are got the end, but the means to the end as President and Vice-President respectively, Editor, not for publication, but an evillanos of goothers there is an obvious danger of there before she sold

time, with a food tide, some little time elapsed this year until October, when there was a marked As the foundation of solid discipline, uolositat hrought to boat was reanimation which quite recouped dealers for ing, or rather lostinctiva obedience, and orderly

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MODERN WAR.

THE BEING ELYCTIUN.

THE IRINTH EVICTIONA

THE WHITECHAPEL MURDERS.“

LONDON, 15th January.

All latter for blination should be written on one being found a lack of local experience in the then lowered mul proceeded to the spot where previous losses, and even allowed a small margin { movement, they retain all their value; bat there soldiers-being sout to awist the polios of Ireland..

he had been seen to sink, but nothing wae of profit. The pas mentions the fueresse of it finishes; for in the shock of battle experience voidance of the affairs of the colony, Had seen of the bly, withough Me. Sa's hat, starimiturs in other constries as damaging the has shown that drill disponce, and sack in asiating tenants for non-payment of rent this heen the constitution of the Executive cigar which he was smoking at the China trade in the staple, and attributes the man er group of mon acts by itself, the declared that such on not oried to heaven for Council a few years ago, it would have confter stout twenty miastes fruitless search the firmness of the native zaliert, who forsed foreign confidenes and consistener to the efforts of

time he jumped over wers piskel Prestriction of business early in the way to the instinctive habit of working together giving Songeance. siated of Sir George Bowas, the Governor boas returned to the ship, which resumed her buyers to accept their terms in October, and the whole. Surely, therefore, the training General CAMERON; M. (now Sie WILLIAM) journey. The abief afficer, who was ou watch then reaped the benefit of the waiting game should be of such a sort us will the most nearly Whitechapel murder has been traced to Tanis. I is reported that the perpetrator of the MARBH, the Colonial Secretary, and M. with a glass, from the time the alarm was first that it was the home market, strengthened attivorously imposed by warfare in its new forms and captured there.

at the time of the occurrente, kept a lookout. they had played. Neither paper seems to realise it man to act fectively under the conditione UMALLET, the then Attorney-General-all given, and he states that the body never ros of them sua gren, but none of them at that efter sinking for the first time. It is supposed, therefore, that immediately on plunging in, the line having suflet acquaintance with the man mast have been seized with cramp and have colony to inspire public ennfidence in the salad once. During the page from Hong soundness of whatever policy they might long, to ce on board sons to have noticed any

thmg in foreneda man er to create any alarm or hare adopted. When, however, three or raise any muspicions of the act he was about to four other benda of departments are added, commit. He was present at the breakfast tabia these being as a rate men who have been to and made an ordinary med ud daring the the merrice of the colong for ninny years, friends have 28166 stem-launch to search for his morning he had cas or taw drinks. Some of his the necessary element of local experience bog. is introduced

ira soficient quantily-to

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, FEBSVARY 6TH, 1899,

is nearly oneindel. He will probably proceed with the question of the authenticity of the Par-

Laer year w the official opening of the first Donglas 8. 8. Ca Scottish Orional 9.8. Co. Filway in China (always excepting the little Chinn M. S. N. Co. Miscellaneone Coast Strs. Woosung line), and when a few weeks ago The LIST OF RESIDENTS now containe it was announced that sanction had been prevent the Executive Council masking THE ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPIrit January); but it does not anticipato any by the experts that "the principles of modern noll lettera mort week.

the names of over

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re-engraved in a superior style and brought up

to date. They now consist of

FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HOUSES IN CHINA, CODE OF SIGNALS IN USD AT. VICTORIA PRAK. MAP OF THE FAR EAST.

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG:

PIAN OF THs Ore oF VICTORIA,

PLAN OF BRITISH KOWLOON,

PLAN OF MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VICTORIA,

PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAI,

PLAN OF YOKOHAMA,

PLAN OF MANILA.

FLAN OF SAIGON.

PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG.

Among the other contents of the book aro-

ter zud Thermometer, Rainfall, &o.

the advent of foreignors to Chins and Japan,

A description of Chinese Festivals, Fasts, "&o..

with the days on which they fall. Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, do Scals of Hongkour Stamp Duties. The Fongong Postai Duide for 1889. Sooles of Commissions and Charges adopted by the Chaunbers of Commnurse of Hongkong Shanghai. Asoy and Newchwang, Hongkong Chair. Tinrickaha, and Boat Hire. The APPENDIX consists, of

obtained forsa extension of the Tientsin line as far as Tungchow, which is only twelve miles from Peking, it is confidently be lieved that the new means of locomotion had

porary stating that the intention of every- ing out the work has been abandoned. On

·FOUR HUNDRED PAGES of olasoly, printed matter, to which reference is constantly required by residents and those having commercial or political relations with the Conptries embraced within the scope of the CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY.

The Contests are too amerons to partion-needed work in greatly to be regretted

mistakes from want, of knowledge.. If any head of a department committed himself, the fact of hu being also a member of the Exepablication entivo Cuncil would not shield him if the

week.

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last by the notion, of the syndicate, which con-And the training must be thorough, permeating

-THE BJUGIOAULT DIVORCH CARE. trolled prices here throughout the exant. everything and alwara thore, eresting a soldier

LONDON, 15th Jaonary. From silk and toa the Shen pão turos to the who, whatever happens, will make the bort af bankers, who all made profits, not a single failure the situation. Coloael Maurice happily says cault for a divores from her husband, Dion

The ralo bisi obtained by Mrs. Dios Bonai being recorded; this last feature is attributed shat organisation should be substitated for Bouolonult, the notor, has been mady absolute. to caution learnt from past exparianes, but we drill that is, a living organism for mechanical THE FARNELL-" TIMES" COMMISSION. could hardly ask for a better proof of the general astraient. Not ting could mora strikingly show.

LONDON, 15th January. prosperity of true hero. The Hu-pao, in the change in warfare than the contrast between

Sir Richard Webster, the Attorney General, reference to the native Banks, confines itself to the Prussians who fought at Lanthen and god counsel for the Tinies, stated that the evi- paying that they are reported to hold sltogether Rosbach, and the armies engaged at Warth and dense now being taken before the Parnell-Times Tia. 2,000,000 in yes, with which provision of and brigades, in the other, the wort ie deno by Ireland, in cennetian with the National League, at the momant caly 1,100,000 dollars, and Gravelotte. In the one, we have rigid divisions Commission in to the cause and effect of crime in actual specie transactions to the extent of companies strung out along the front of battin $20,000,000 have to be gefiled to-day 21st Notwithstanding reoint experience, we are told embarrassment from this discrepanoy,

Mr. George Broderick. Warden of Merton ighting as they are now nuivereally understood The next ataple treated by the Shen-pao, and among the most thoughtful soldiers of all College, Oxford, who was summoned to appese The following letter has been handed to ns for which, it says, have reason to congratulata then that the need for the best all-round individual Davitt to the Whitechapel mnıdörer, kas besa avery important in bean oil the dealers in nations,” have never yet been applied in sotion, before the Commission for comparing Michaal

4th February, 1989.

selves on unprecedented gains. The Hu-poe and collective instruction is greater than ever. exonerated.

- Mr. William O'Brien, M.P. for Cork, and the The MAPS and PLANS have bean mostly made good its focting in spite of all op. Governor was prepared to do his duty, for at a mosting of the Finance Committee of the 380 in February and Meroh last to Tls, 7.50 azot, since we eling voo much to the old ways, Proprietor of the United ·Irishraan pawajaper

SIR-As you will remember it was resolved onions that prices have risen from Tis, 1.70a Does it prevail in the British Army? Apparently position. A miniature railway had been it is not necessary for the Governor to Alice Memorial Hospital that an At Frasso per notices that the profile made are both ten-

7.60, or about a hundred per cent. Neither pa- "Theonly practical work," writes Colonel Maurice, who was arrested for the publionion of an article. applied for the Imperial Palace, for the summon

"is blust which tonda to prepare the men, not in that journal severely vedecting of the Tirzez+ · his Council information of the young Emperor, and was "wigging" to an erring official; and even gaired for ite main teaser and for the coaliau. Nowen wang, is the port, and it is this abrange of been done, but in our Army va ara far from the the proceedings of the Commission, bat dis. to administer a Foto should be held in sid of the Hospital inporary and nosatisfactory, the rise being due to for the inspection of same General on a parade Parnell Corimi sion, appiaren before thin Cor

order to raise funds which were absolutely re

the failure of the orops in the districts of which ground, but for actual war. Something has mission to-day. He claimed hinright to criticise reported to have afforded him much delight. if matters went as far as a formal investigance of the good work it has been performing regard to the real causes of fucinations in the living organism which war demands. Even in daimed any intention to intimidate Judgment Everything seemed propitions, and a loan of tion before the Executive Council, there is with that relation steps were taken to organine prevrions, Cotton, we learn, was in large sup-instruction is not through or if thorough.

since it was. frst established. In accordancemarkote in China which makes native trado hore the artillery of which we are no prond, the das, heen reserved. £450,000 had been arranged for the con-nothing to prevent that body inquiring into Fête, on the same lines asin formar pears ply and gave goed profits owing to the steady de exorifleed to delusive display show drill and 1985 named Jago, who was a member of the At to-day's sitting of the Commission, a wit- struction of the line to Tangelow. But now the conduct of ons of its own members. which it was decided to bold on the 28th and mand for Japan and America. It is suricns that show manoeuvres," illustrated by the officer who committee of the Kilne brauch of the League comes disheartening piece of news, In

29th December. Fortunately for the ander both newspapers mention America as a larga said," Never mind how you fire, get off a puff sworn that he and another man murder & land our yesterday's issus 'wo reproduced a para. Owing to the unfavourable weather the Pole taking and the Hospital, Lady Dos Voeux in consumer of Chira cotton; this iden las grain of smoke just to show whom you sra," in other grabber named flooliran by order of the League, terested herself in the matter from the outset, op, we presume, from our native friends being words, substitute smartness for efloiency. Da. The real president paid them money, which PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF BINGAPORE. Cph from our Shanghai morning contem-Club races have been postponed

and through Her Lovlyahip's unwearring exer unable to realise how large the consumption is pand upon it, the next great war will be fatal lo was obtained from the central league in Dublin.. The men of war in harbour and the various of the Colony, who have on several precious of the cotton business is not so glowing as that the soldies of Gustavus, Cromwell, and Fre-which was acepted by the Commission.

tions, heartily and ally seconded by other ladies in Japan. The H-pao's account of the results those who are coutest with theatrical effects.

Mr. O'Brien tendered an apologetic statement, An Anglo-Chinese Calendar. Mean of Barome the 17th-uitimo the Taiwo Gate of the Im./day for the into Crown Prince of Austris.

quasulates had their dags at half-mast yeater.

socasions given substantial help in aid of the of its contemporary, for it says that the dealers derick were grounded on realities, not on pretty

TER GERMAN COLONIAL POLICY, sume object, fas Fête proved a financial Aucores. had and their chist shipments before the shows; and only the spirit which animat-thom,

Tabs Dow, 16th January, A fall Chronology of remarkable avents since perial Palaco was burnt down. It is stated fired at San Fratoisco on January 24th and the bossen that the not taking: smeant to $5,994.01. | Riga," are the Shin.pae, gave a fair svorugod results. The conditions of the now a fare areng, chiefly with regard to West Africa, wan

The Pacifo Mail steamer City of Sydney ar- From the enclosed statement of account it will market in Japan rows to a remunerative polat broathed into our day, can produce equivalent that this exent has heen construed aan 0.0. steamer Arabic left the same day.

The question of the onlonial policy of Ger- and I have much pleasura in forwarding to profit sa compared with previous years, and no-xacting and onerous; but we cannot put back debated in the mohata Festerday. The judgment of bearen against foreign innova-

you a cheque, for $118.58, the gum which has thing is said of any such rias in prices use the course of time, and we must fall them, or We are informed by the Agents (Manure been already collected and placed in the Hoog: might have expected from the reports of des pay the penalty.

criticising of Hare Ramberger and Harr Richter tions. Presumably there will be no intor-Batterfield and Bwirs, that the Ocean Steam kong and Slanghai Bank

upon the action of Goverarent, inosawd Prince titution in the country north of the Yangte.. ruption of the existing line, but, if the siste-abin Company's steamer Antenor, from London. Where there was to many holpera, it fe

The lesson faught by the changes accomplish Bismarck, who declared that the strictures le- ments of the N. C. Daily News are correct-left Singapore yesterday morning for this port. sorely possible to thank every one individual piece goods dastern hare done badly. They were arrains, and throughout al armies, from the aul were calculated to injure tire prospects of Hoth papers concur in the statement that theed is that greater intelligenes is required in all velled against the Government were unpatriotic, and there is unfortunately no reason to

Four more men have been arrested in conneo- raly general, it is hoped that all who did halpar, anys the Shen pao, to make large purebases, is more arduous; larger knowledge and greater of colonial policy. He doobarad that it was in- ly, but, though the expression of thanks can be encouraged by the profits made in the previous highest to the lowest. The taak of the General parisying with Engiant upon disputed points doubt them-it would be vain to expect any tion with the recent armed attack on a house at will not think that their exertions are any the and the clerk to demand caned by the floods in aptitude ara needed by his sinF; more prudence possible at the present to liberate the alaves in xamnion of the line immediately. The

Tal-kok-teui. The prisoners were brought be- lesa oppreitad beco mat specially mentioned. the north bag loft them overloaded. These foods as well as botiness is wanted in corps and Fast Africa, and considered that it would be fore the Magistrate yesterday, and having baen

I am inevitable that railwaya mast in course cheek is, of course, only temporary, for it is formally charged, the case was remanded for a

and droughts are likely to have a still manrio dívision commanders, and intelligent wolf- batter to try and prevent more nativas from Sir

marked inßuence on the coming. Prime tradu, reliance ia battalion officers, commissioned being onalared. The colonial policy of Ger Your obediout servent,

for which large, purchases have been made for jandann-commissional. The making and main- maer would not be shawlonod simply heerase of time he constracted all over the country,

(Sigand). H. SISWANT LOCKHART delivery after Chim New Year, and the evolutaining of an Army, using the term in its hat oven a temporary ohrak io sneb a much

of the errors into which they had fallen, and Honor Saor-tary.

tion of this business during the next two or thres largest one, and whether big or kittle. almaya the sterificos entailed at the ontest. Maeymout Esq., Han. Treasurer, Alies subj-ots treated by the Hu-pas, and that very ess; and all should be done that human nature

Al Fresco Fête. months will be very interesting. The only other was, but is now more especially, a serious buÍ. PRINCE BISMARCK AND “ST. JAMES'N GAZETTE.”

LONDON: 18th January. Memorial Hospital, Finanes Committee. briefly, the junk trade, which coatings to can do to realine Wellington's proud boast, and

Mr. Greenwood, formerly editor of 9), James's decline under the competition of steamers, and ensura ite ability to go anywhere and do any Gazette, saveria that Prince Bismarck attempted the trade in marias products, such as hehadething." But that duty cannot be teamphsked to gobble that journal. Mr. Grienwoud explains mer, which has been steady. The Shen-pa unless, tally recognising theeltered conditions of that he resigned bis position on the papar be instructs its randers on the effect of falls in war, we contrive to antisfy them: There is cause he was not allowed to parsae an inde ita head again in the highest place in the passed through the Custom Housea of tho

silver on the opiam teada, pointing out that nothing absolute in military forms, all ja reta pendent policy with regard to GormLDY. The following report by the Consul at Chin.while every rise of a penny is a profit to the tiro; and he is wisest who produces apple James'x Gusefte, d-nies that Germany has any Mr. Steinkopf, the present proprietor of St Empire. The Directors of the Railway Cum Japanese treaty ports during the years 1897-8 kiang was laki before a recent meeting of the caused him a heavy loss. It adds that since the commedals itself to the physical and meral hold a PRENCE

Chinese doslor in the drag the fall 1888 Army which, by its inherent principle, ao was as follows :—

Famine Relief Committee at. Shanghai- odilection of opinia likin was entrusted to the phenomena of an ever-changing, werk.

Parts of King · princípalle-affected.-It foreign onstoms, the price of opian has definite-wards that ideal institution, the Germans - appears that the diarist most affected by the ly rison, This, however, is a post hoc and not a pear to have made a close approximation. İn drought is that in whish Chinking is situated propter hos, for the rise, as we pointed out in the end, however, the strain may be too terrible Tau-fu. The district of Kan-choan has ass our recent review of the foreign trade of the for them as well as other; and should the armies suffered, but in less degree.

year, has been really sensed by short crops both lapes from their high state, we shall probably

PROFESSOR TYNDALL AND ME GLADSTONE. capital probably the Imperial geomancers On the 24th December, saari, J. Nakamura

The special localities are:-Eastwards towards in India and Chius, This short crop in China | sve in some nation a relatively small but admir

LONDON, 16th January. (Ken Secretary), K. Yoshida (Chief of Police), Chien-pi, Ta-chang. Southwards towards Pao- has been the real cause of the extraordinary able army arise, under a great captain, and re-

Professor Tyndall writer to the effect that the would not hate pitched on it as she cause and id. Baveta (Tax Collector), gave a farewell guan, Tu-shur king, Tyg-obiola, Fumardana 8. demand for Malwa opium which the Sherpas peat the exploits of Abrauder in Asia and rival reckless condnet of Mr. Gladstone on the Irish of the Sre at the palice. It is possible complimentary dinner, at "Faknya," Nagasaki. Wostwards Kartau. Northwards in the Kanpotee, and which, it says, has brought consider those of the young Bonaparte in Italy.

question has enormously increased the difficulty even now that if the Victor of any die. to Mr. J. J. Enslie, H. B. M's Consul, who ischian district in which Your-chow is situated: able profits to the dealers.

One thing, we trust, will not be done, even in of solving social and political problems in the about to take bis departire for Kobe, after a taot province aubmitted proposal for the adoption of railways it might be manetioned, foreign and native friends, including Governor aling of the Chinese authorities, have given re out native books almost by the million, bas been the magazine rifle and lous-range gun, the uti- for the question of distance necessarily on.

Kusaka, were present to meet Mr. Enslie. lief during the plat ten days atall the places men- disastrous to the native book teada, candidatosity of cavalry still rausius, and well-led, it may Two hundred Cossacks, who were nominally ters into the calentations with respect to

Lioned above, except to the distriot on the North for the Kejin degree having been able to bay be, as of yore, & formidable for in great engage bound for Obok, in the Gulf of Adon, have What appears to be another: esse of suicide Bank of the river. A first distribution has been hooks cheaper. the intarier than they could mints. War is minitely varied: it is the un-arrived at Buskim, on board an Austrian ateamer. feng shut. Some years ago the route from occurred yesterday, when Mr. Douglas Elliott, made of 400 cash to each salt 200 to each be had in Shanghai, and after the autumn or foreseen which tells with suck deadly energy, and They were closely followed by an Italian man-of- Orders in Council for Government of H.B.M. Kowloon to Canton was surrared with sssistant to Dr. Noble, died from the effects of a child, and 100 for each head of ploughing ostile. aminations many of the book stores had to close it is idle to contend that opportunities will not co-war, and a strict watch is being kept upon their

Subjects in China and Japan, 1865. 1977, view to a railway. Capitalists would only his ace yesterday morning, be toned the room

dose of chloroform.

When Dr. Noble arrived at An additional 200 cash bay base given aubrosa their doore AR there is to be, however, a our for attacks in Bank by rapid borsemen. But movements. 1878, 1681, 1894, 1884, 1888, 1888, 1836.

to the sick, lame, and bedridden. A second dis- special extra Kajia examination in 1880, in it is held that these raust be real cavalry of the

LONDON, 15th January. Rass of F.B.M. Supreme and other Courts be too ready to advance money for the pompied by Mr. Elliott looked and being unable tribution, for which cash tinkets of similar celebration of the Emperor's marriage (this becharging stamp, lancers or wardsmen, and that The Governor of Obok, in the Gulf of Aden, in China, Japan do, with New Table of Fess scheine, provided ther had pufficient u over the door, when he saw Mr. Elliott lying on to be made after New Year. This will exhavat; dealers are looking forward to recouping them- similated to monuted infantry. That revival and tho 200 Cossuoka who arrived there in an ans

to gain admission, he looked through the fanlight amoant to the first have already beeb, issued, is ing ordinarily a leisuuial affair), the book they must be trained to the business, and notes has been ordered not to permit the landing of rantees that the profits of the lin the floor in an în usibla conditjon.. The doar was. a aum of over 890), 00 said to bare been.collect.d.selves to apcie extent wext sulamm

ita sounterpart in the original dragoon, a useful trian steamer. would not be swallowed up in queeres broken opoa, and uedical assistance was at se ho starring in the districts above-mentioned Company Stil the Telegraph Companies are proportion as he aped cavalry proper, which he Tho China Merchants Steam Navigation run as first invented and applied. but useless in

10th January But when such a line le constructed it wil and, the doctors remained with Mr. Elliott

summoned. The anal remedies were applied, fare estimated roughly at 200,000 sula.. not be by foreign capital, unless it be by way during the day. but all attempts

Method of distribution. There is a distribet had a good year, says the Shes-pae, and this pro- soon did, just as the value of cavalry proper for Russian colony at 1ajura Bay. save his ing office at each of the places zamol and a spority in likely to continus," "Au moallout battle was impaired when obliged to be bef

THE SAFETY OF STANLEY. night. The body war at unes removed to than that there is a discontent at the mode in railways. A brilliant beginning has been made kinds separate is to be solved, must be left to the life proved misrailing, and be died late last Fring shih to resive contributions. It is said fatere, it coulter is anticipated for China dragoon. How the problem of keeping the two

LONDON, 15th January.· The Chronicle states that Her Majesty's Co determined not to permit foreigners to se Mortoary, and an inquest will be held. which the rallef is given, the houses of appli with the Tientsin-Taku lins, and a desire to profession, but it must be solved if the shook of vernment are aware that Stanley is safe, but [quire any proprietory rights in China out- side the limits of the foreign settlements drowsing on Monday evening last Chinese This, however, is only hearasy, and is perhaps the government, ever desirous to introdus imit has to play is rendered mroh more diffi

F.C. McDougall affected a gallant rescue from cants being strictly searched by a guard of arm- make the best of the country's great zaturborse is to tell in battle. One of the things that it would be impolitio at the present juncture

el saidiare, to ascertain that no rice is ecusoaled, wealth by improved means of transport has be- which the new developments bave not abolished to disclose his whereabouts. Eren im such a simple matter, as buying a

come prevalent in China, and will bo fustered. women who had harl

le cavalry; all that has happened is that the part → quarrel with her navoidable. Itiraiso ramoored that the money

A letter addressed by Mr. Stanley to a natiya Castorns and Harbour Regulation for the dit-house for residential purposes the mis. babad, rushed from the hoose to Gibbe subscribed does not all reach those for whom it provements when ours they find that tus nation and the nation which lavises the best mode offoliof. has lesen roosived in Brussels confrming

farust purts of China, Philippines, Sium, dc.sionaries in the interior experience great Dougall, who was on duty olose by, heard the

Wharf and threw herself foto the sos. Mc-is intended. Pilulage Regulations

wants them." he now just received that the training and using ita horsemen will tave a die- the report of Aurust 17th lact as to the safety. BONGRONG.

difficulty, and with regard to railways, win. splash, and hastening to the spot learned what relief The question as to this best tuda of dia. chow has been stopped by the Throne, in conacing years. Its ordinary uses in acouting, out-

Buggestions as to best mode of giving further extension of the Tientsin-Taka line to Tang-tinct advantage on the battle-ields of the com- of Sixuley and Emin Bey

M. PLOQUET OHALLENGED TO A DUEL, ing, and so forth, it is a settled principle after considerable difficulty, owing to having to tegusiderable amount ould not with safe. Palaco, which is regarded as a warning from will preservo cavalry, of course; but the proble

had occurred. He immediately plunged in and trihating farther relief, in a diffoult ons. Fonds quence, it is believed, of the recent tiro in the post duty, and the gathering of information,

LONDON, 15th January, that foreigners are to be kept out most swim roundaeveral launches that wore lying along the sent out to the sountry except guided heaven against foreign innovations, is & bitter for the brains of the Army is how to restore the Chamber of Deputies last evening. M. Leur, a A sono courred in the lobby of the French strictly. The advantages that would accrue sido the wharf, be managed to get hold of the by nu armed förbe. It would therefore appear commentary on the Shen pao's glowing cordlu might and torror of the mounted acidier, and Boulangist Deputy, abouwd M. Floquet of bav Orders may be sent to Daily Press Offee, where to China from the opening op of the entry were immediately applied and she was then re

woman and bring her safely to land. Hastoretivos advisable tatilite as far as possible the exist siva. We may hope that it is only a temporary make him once more dreadful and dreaded ander ing mode ase of secret service money to defeat HONGKONG....Men. F. Blackhead & Co. HONGXING......Mr. W. Brewer,

of course self-evident to the foreigner, but before the Magistrate yesterday morning, and spate worked well as far as it went. It will soon prevail over the reactionaries fortified

larize in an Advertisement, but insiula--- TESTIS CHINA

Grout Britain, Nanking, 1842.

Tientsin, 1868

Chefoo, with Addition Article. Oplum Convention, 1898. Euriah & Thibet Convention, and all others not abrogated. France, Tientsin, 1858, Convention, 1860.

Tientain, 1885, Treaty of Commerce, -Convoations, 1886 and 1887. United States, Tiental, 1858, Additional, 1889.

H

Teking, 1890

German, Tentain, 1861 and Peking, 1880. Portugal, 1888

Rassi Japan, Spain, Brasil, and Peru. TEMATIKS WITH JAPAN-

Great Britain

United States

TEMACIES WITH COREA

TREATIES WITH SIAM

TESATIES WITH ANNAM

Netherlands

Cares..

TREATIES WITH CAMBODIA

CUSTOMS TARIFFS.

Chinese Japanese LEGAL

Siamese Corean

Na Tabies of Consular Feen

Coco'of Civil Procedure, Hongkong

Table of Hongkong Court Fees

Admiralty Rates

Foreign Jurisdiction Act

Regulations for the Consular Courts of United

States in China

Rules of Court of Consuls at Shanghai

Chinese Fassongor Ast

TRADE REGULATIONS

China

Siam

JATLU

Customs Seizure, Chinis Shanghai Bonded. Warehouse Eegulation

Charter of the Colony

Rules of Legislative Council

Port Regniations, &, o...

The Government is carrying out soms very great improvemente in the Western part of the to by outting a road below the new Bobinson especially arising as it does from pure su- will open come delightful building sitoa and give Road loading into the Poktalum Road. This perstition. It was thought it the super a pleasant and level road for walking. The fall stitious objection to the innovation had beenlength of the road is to be lighted and pleated

with fast growing trees, successfully overcome, but it is found raising

|pany will perhaps otercian a wise discretion in remaining quiat for a while, anti a favourable opportunity for again urging their project promotits itself. Had the rail- way. beon situated Earther away from the

of lost, The Government is apparently

The declared value of Imports and Exporta

Exports.... Imports...

1883.

1887. $5,705,607.00 $2,407,679.00- 85,455,206.00 44,304,243.00

131,160,815.00 96,711,927.00

A.

THE FAMINE IN KIANGSU AND ANHVI

To-

- THE FRENCH INCOME TAX BILL.

LONDON, 18th January. The Committee of the French Chamber of Deputies has by a large majority, rejected. M.. Floquet's Income Tax Bill.

residence of pror four years there. About thirty geatry of Chinking, noting with the co-operats in Shanghai, which have been pouring play of rival tactics in future battles. Despite

Mepares taken for relief of auferers-The The extension of photo lithographio establish this are of experiment and uncertainty as in the colonies.

SUSPICIOUS MOVEMENTS OF COSSACKS,

Losnov, loth Jaunary,

It is stated that the Cousneka wih to láthar

LONDON, 161 January.

it in published, or to the following Agents:io foreign enteiprise and foreign capital scored by the Police Station. She was brought ing machinery which on the whole soen toohook, and that the more liberal purty at Poking the hard conditions of modern war-Spectator. General Bonlangor in his candidature for the

paared little worse for her adventure. This case funds sent with sgaard of soldiers to the thonghi the latter are for the monent by the ze-, 7-

dis

cent accident...

HONGKONG, Meesra. The Hall & Holtz Co.

the Chinese Government takes quite a was remanded. HONGKONG Mewars Kelly & Wall: HONGKUNG Mesore. Laus, Cranford & Co.

different view. HONGKONG....Messrs. A s. Watson & Co.

M

SVAJOW Amor FORMOSA".

Mr. F. A.'da Crno.

Messrs. Quelch & Co.

Mr. 7. G. Götz.

Mr! J. Q. Göts.

Focus Moers. Hedge & Civ. SHAMHAL Hall & Holtz Co-operative Co. SHANGHAL. Mesars. Kelly & Walsh.

NORTHERN& Hall & Hofte Co-operative Co. HYves Forte and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai, NAGLANAKI

... Megara. The C. & J. Trading Co. KOA.Mesas. F. Walsh & Co. `YORCHAMA"...Mussrs. Kelly Walth

MANDA .Mosers, Diuz Puertas & Co. Hanot .. Mr. F. Mainfroy. HAIPHONG... Mr. G. Gavelle, BANGKOK... Meurs. Hamsay & Co. SINGAPORIS...Mesere. Kelly & Wh. PENANG.........Meters, Maynard & Co

;

THE CHINESE IN CALIFORNIA. The San Francisco correspondent of the

farelguer could be fogad to scoompany

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL tributing offers he might carotes supervisión A sexman who has just arrived in Harbour on the expenditure to that the money was

The following telograme are from Australian was robbed of his pars containing four dollars actually employed for the purpose for which it

papers brought on by the steamor dirlie :— In his recent lecture on Crown Colonics, Me.and in the small hours of the morning found dinstily so, being about 83 pioul and the sup yesterday. He had been taking a night of it was intended. Rice is dear, but not extraor

COTTALYAND: #BAKCE |J. J. Francis, Q.C., look exception to the himself close to the Blue Buildings, where he sply in Chinking is large. In the writer's Japan Mail writes:

LONDON, 11th January, General Count Memebrea, Italian Ambassador presence of Hands of departments on the to proceed unless he received his fare in advance best forms of rebel tar many ressons and the has been enlivened by a revival of the Chinese that Italy had throatened to blokade Taninit gaged a jinrisksha. The driver, however, refused opinions monor distribution is probably the On this cost, the dullness of the holiday weak at Paris, bas officially contradicted the report Executive Council. That body, according to The sailor took out his parse to pay him, when timely moment would be from say the latter agitation. Benator Beast's paper argues, with France enforced the decree regarding the em the learned gentleman's view, should consist the man snatobed it from him and disappeared. As end of February or the beginning of March good abow of reason that Harrison's vote on this ployment of Italian tonohors. only of the Governor, the Officer command. he was thus left in posession of the risksha of By that time the Chinese dole will be exhausted const shows that the anti-Chinafe feeling is cot

THY'BLEKIM' WIB, considerably more value than the money taken, and everything realisable will have reached the genuine, and as Chinasa labour is sorely, ceeded eg the Troops, the Colonia) Secretary, and the sailor was but little disconcerted, and as one pawn shops. Until the wheat harvest at the in the vineyards and orchards, the Scort Ast and

LONDON. 11th January, the Attorney General. The learned gentle dragged the 'riskeha bingolf down to No. 2nd of May there will be nothing for the people the other Exclusion Acts ought to be repealed: British at Gnatong for settlement of the manurenson for thus limi ing sba number of the facts to the Police, who uzarained the 'rick and May are to bǝ got through is a tarriõlis pro- It appears to be a question whether the fruit Sikkim difficulty are at a deadlock. The Thibe-ma Canal works. At the same time, however, it

Polio Station. On arriving thers, he stated to Hira on, and how the mouths of March, April, I made some reference to thengitation in my last

blom,KET

The parlerings between the Thibetans and the

Department of the Eaine. M. Floquet retorted by declaring M Laur's statement to be an in- famous calumny. M. Late oballanged M. Flo- quet to a dual, which the former insisted upon, in order to prove the truth of bis charges: M. Floquet, however, refused to takeup the challenge.

LONDON, 18th January. The Boalsagista lave declared M. Floquet to be a coward for declining to accept the challenge to a duel thrown out by M. Laur, in the lobby of the Chamber of Deputies,

THE PANAMA CANAL, BOHEME.

LONDON, 12th January. In replying to a 'deputation which waited upon, him in the interests of the Panama Canal Com pany, M. Floquet stated that the Moaros doctrine- prevented sotive help being extended by the Go verament towards the fartherance of the Fans the Governor's advisers is that the Governor's abs, only to find that it was hot, as the sailor

growers of the rural districts or the trade unious tans ist that their sovereignty in Sikkim stall was intended to socord the scheme unstinted |principal daty in addition to initiating men had supposed, the property of the thief, but fored over most of the worst districts, and may Chinese bare nobody hat themselves to blame 2HE LAND BOOM IN MELBOURNE,

The Jesult Minion have their members sont in sitios shall dictate the policy of the State. The admitted

moral support.

LONDON, 14th January. aures, is to supervian the heads of depart. Private one which had been stolen by him.

afely be entrusted with a sum of money for uso for much of the unpopularity they andures Japa.

Tovno, 12th Janmiry: The Fasama Canal Company has issued. menta, and that it does not facilitate the proe N. C.. Daily News, in an artiols ou "The ab. their notion They do not, however, wish to under-arrive here, and are even sesi lo" shake for perdent writing from Melbournis depoances the Spanish Republica of Central America ragurd :

The writer of "Chinese Charactoriatios" in in the extreme cases which may come auder neeo adopt our dress and our ways as mon as they

In a letter published in the Slačisć, a nOFTES- shares to the extent of 60,000,000 francs The per discharge of this duty that the heads of sense of publlo spicit," azya That was a typical fake the distribution to a large extent as the drinks at bar rooms. The Chinaman will not. Melbourne land boom, and soonos members of departments should be members of tite Ex-Chinese, who being in sommand of a Chinese war moving sunaidscale stumps about in the present shale one job or sittle of his Mongolian Fashions Parliament of missing their knowledge of MELBOURNE. Maser, Norton, Hargrave & Co. acutire Connell. But to say that the Gover junk in the war of 1842, bearded one of the Bri. state of distress is safe neither for the money to nadmitate with Americans. At the Consulate State secrets to enrich themselves BRIEKANE... Messrs. Gordon & Gotah. : LONDON.Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lan). nor's principal duty is to supervise the leads to sea the explain. On meeting that officer, the I have writtes to the Caius Inland Mission, gentlemen who speak English, and have been in

tish ga boste before hostilities began, and waked for for the person in charge of it.

General of China in this city are saveral Chinese LONDON... Mars, John Haddon & Co, of departments is very narrow view to take. Chinese commander proceeded to remark that who hare their bond quarters at Yang chow on times past welcome guests in Amerionn honu

3&4, Bontorie B Fleet St. In the first place, when an official atteinte chia tain, and be had no doubt that the latter was time for a reply to arrive. I believe the dismitted through the embassy at Washington for to bare been betrothed at Easter to the Cars | Hoction with the works for the completion of the LONDON...Mesura, Strent & Co., Dornhill.

he himself was a "goed fan * of the British cap the North Bank of the river, but have not had holds. But o recent onder from Peking trene fourth daughter of the late Princess Alles, was patched to Pausing Trouble in foared in con- Messrs. Bates, Hendy & Co. rank of bead of a department he is supposed also a "goed fan” to him: Under these virgum: treax thers to be less than is this districts but bids then to wear American clothes, and as they witch of Russia has been denied

Canal. Mr. W. M. Wils, 161,Cannon St. to be suficiently trustworthy to do without stances, kis proposition was, that since it is evi-if It should prove to be great I have no doubt cannot conveniently walk the streets in their LORD CHABLES DERESFORD AND THE ARITISH BERLING. Hildebrandt, 111,Alexandrinen

Mr L.B.Richy 60, Hao Lafayette close supervisine ja ite ordinary serne. He dently undesirable shat one good fenthrall the Inland Mission would cheerfully, give their own official costume, these invitations are now

LONDON, 12th January. Street. -

bag of course to refer to the Governor for aur attack began, each captain abould have his guan

injure another "good, flen," when the impending help Urwards superintending distribution -perforce dcolipod.

~LONDON, 18th January, Mr. Bowell, Quited Bates Consil at Samos, SAN FRANCO...Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchante|thority when he proposes any change in loaded with fire physio only, and an balls.

NEW MANSFIELD, "How wide a gap divides un from the Chinese wai Lord Charles Beresford Intends to move in has been examined at a beret sitting of the Bxchange

H.LM's Loting Commi illustrated by a recent nase in a palico Court. A the House of Commons a rosolation to the stock Foreign Relations Committes at Washington. NEW YORK....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park How, the existing state of things, and be is amoke, and the incidental advantages.would be

Thin, he said, would make "plenty noise, plenty Chinking, 25th January, 1889.

young Chinese girl, of the unfortunate class, was that the British fast ought to be able to defend He stated that unless it was intended to yield to Day Pren Ofoe, January; 1899,

all times Hobla to be mailed upon for exabrious and mutual

aid to be detained against her will ina maison de the boasts and trade of the United Kingdon, Germany the entire contral of the damoen *The äliskoos án Ting-chloi le said to be frightful joie. It was said she was only fourteen 5 and to be nolently powerful to ensure the group, the Powers must take decided notion.

COLAM HO..Masure. A, M. & J. Ferguson. CALCUTTA... Mossra Newman & Co. SYDNEY... Messrs. Gordon & Gotch."

LONDON LONDON... РАЕТЬ

THE REPORTED; KOTAL BETROTHAL

LONDON, 12th January,

The truth of the report that Frizoms Alir,

NAVI.

Senator Edmund's resolution, expressing disap proval of any European Government, ne dortak Fing construction of the Panama L'anal, an:

infringing national rights.

LONDON, 15th January. Several American men-of-war have been den

THE CIVIL WAR IN BAMOLI