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INTIMATION.

THE

| Japanese get pasession of the axored altars.

then there mains nothing for Us but to pergh with pliem. When that time comes HONGKONG DISPENSARY. "nay You reverently' espurt the Empresa Dowager westward and glect. a worthy man to be Emperor and i luk after the sacred alters of Our ancestors and wipe

Has aired the Vury Latest Novaltiva In

NEW YEAR CARDS.

“Comprising Firitage and ENGLISH CARDS

"off this disgrace."

This sounds woll and is undoubtedly high

THE HONGKONG DAILY MINI, 12731214 JANJARY 84D, LABS,

The N. Fatamer Plafonla arrived at inko Hongkong on the 4th Init. hama saterday from) Tanoma and will leave for

Pism Lord Deosmber.

approrethodion in the Droytas one and The Freak and pubile opinion ennuimensly

The steamer tileúfulloch, from Londo'a and Ergent la fxprimed that under the law of 1858 Straits, Left Bingapore ridhia art on Satur the pelenge opalit not be condemned to death dey afternoon, the 28th Desember. PUNISHMENT FOR TREASON.

The Wall Street Journal of the 29th Novem

FAB:6, 24th December ber anyWe tern That the sins of the The Cabidethina Introduced a Bill rendering Pacific Mall continues to show a couchable any milliary man guilty of fressen in time of improvement Japan hormone. The war betwhen the ancest ad rose liable to death,

freight for China. The City of Peking on her last trip surned $97,(v0 gross and the China

The following Brasile, forni

100 Tases Fit Face halos peizan by Mr. Jack A Young and Mr. J. Harriet teh (compatilaye Final binti

D. Curio WArmstrong

G. Kirkpatrick

Pakis, 25th December."" inded and unselfish, but we should bave

To the Chamber of Deputies, on the introduc- more hope for China and for the EMPEROR IF 810-4000 TO. The financial position of the tion of the law relating to treason, M. Jourda instead of this week if not unheroic self-company is said to be stranger than ever, and fulvorated the suppression of the đạthy pawally renunciation, he had turned indignantly the present time it does auf one more than

tried vasers, and opus thog nie 8100. The bacines prospects are 'nsidon for soldiers, as it is not applicable to officers. A LONG JUMP: pra by Mr. J. BL.kos moven gestor atoqliber. Shangau Lands have lith-

better than they have boon for a long time.

bad

thie conduct of the war

Hand Painted and of Artistic Designa; JA- PANESE VIEWS, VIEWS OF HONG have RONG and TYPES OF NATIVE CHARAC and summarily degraded and dismissed them from office and power. Unfortunately it is too evident that His Majesty is not made of sufficiently stera material to this Farther Sapplies of

take the reins into his hands, and ahako bimwolf free from Court guidance and cop- WHOLESOME CONFECTIONERY. He is what by education and training

TER.

ÁLKO

AND

DELICIOUS SWEETS.

Together with

FANGY BOXES, which are very suitable for SEASONABLE PRESENTS to Lanus and CHILDREN;

The

"This afternoon the Rongkong Football Club will play against a Royal Artillery team. sites will be as followe HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.

A. Sharp

Ezokiol

BW. Maitland. Pl. Molenwart, E.E.

J. €. Cameron

F. H..Kov

E. F. Mucking"

A. S. Auton

E. Shelford, B.3.

ROYAL ARTILLERY

Endnar KearuDE Gupper Reynolds Gunior Cogan Banner Berivan Gunnar Hriggs Mr. Davis Bomb, Bigham Gunner Surat Guntios Lowe Bomb, Neale Bob Lowin

A

ne

Al Talkoo Club, le, PA Blokaj Hot, Secretaryjka fan of trade, with wastern nations offera | para impaktore minah opportunity, na ka of Sports Committee. T. Weldella Usher Boz Tom Advantages mad the day, 18, bet larmelling satag with goats, for the daniver At the conclusion of the darts the prises data, when the laro list will made many by pravinns bitter exprianos confu wern presented by Mr. Manjintosh, wira datda, valuable sad paying cotton manufactoriás. amall and diarying parohnsessa nätml) aabnet panch, chaakie mittes ambelts Exong the fucks with bare prestated this inente under oatsy orders; and no an ng the store the third plays caning barngrohl cunfires diving, the Hongkong conalou on the part of holders to effo Rad provided 53 complicating them od 25 Basis bawang dahderdooste per cent; ail weald bave indeed fees buying.

xsellance of their agurgomenta.

guarion Brockt, especialy North Chinas And The most notaworthy fast are of the

62 sad 213; Longlass, tuo, bare advised some goods from first, hand during the Uninha which raspontively & tin of Tis has been the prompt and stondy cleara $18 Faco shares have declined. Is shipping, rucntba importare Anding little or no diff Shanghai Taga Iddo-Chinas, and Taku Juga la delivery of their controls. Extreme das xhow advance prices, especially Shanghal Toys, was observable in the dealings of alivo bu Macso Steamboats, for coms geomonatable and the four passed off with at any er cause, show a big decline,

mishap, exeapt the fallure of a potty tr Cargo Boats have each advanced Tie, 42.50, in July with Habilities amennting to ne Dock shares all chaw considerable advansus and I'$10,000..

The products of no now mill has been in!', Frayed in Tatar som xteen par cent, whilst dead into ene markets during the last we Tobacco shures show a trumendous cibo in pržena, months; the mania for bailling mills, sa fır Ion shares als show an advanco of 15 por ment. the island of Bombay. Is annoruud, has subside Besides the deallas in Fire theres there is a full-most of the landing splunings having ulde ing off in stook anoh as Llewellyne, Horse wescing machinery to their crown for the Bezaara, sod Majorat

manufacture of cloth for local consumption is The brightening business encourages motofaz:loipation of a gradually vanishing domated Task all my constituents to accept the compli- from China and Topan.

ments of the season and my wabes for their The spinning sad waving industry of India, prosperity in the year 1995,

particularly the latter, gives promise of a flourish. Bustedes singo 1 lust wrote has boen, exosoding trade this rear, as in addition to the aburdant ingly limited owing to the Christmas holidays, ontturn of the Indigo cotton the sinkt of the i and I have nothing particular to remark theroon, new American oron bas beaten all previous recorda, being roughly estimated at 11,003.060 BICYCLE RACE; one mile; prize by Mr. N. Mo-MR. P. EDULJEE'S ANNUAL BOMBAY

re bales as against 8,500,300, the largest outtura

grant. (omult opened, M. Jaurés abused the

Minister and she Chamber expelled himse

A duol with pistols batwees M. Juures and

M. Barthonin had no resale

ADJOURNMENT OF THE FRENCH PARLIAMENT.

PARIS, 27th December. Fariinment will probably adjourn this evening.

THE SITUATION IN ITALY,

Piz19, 27th Dvember.

The situation in Itals shows no improvement. The opposition ie agitating. EMMA

TEOM THE "SIAN, OBƐZETER." } LAUNCH OF A NEW BRITISH BATTLESHIP.

LONDON, 20th December. The barbette battleship Magnificent was launched to-day.

A RAILWAY TO UGANDA AGAIN YEGED.

LONDON, 21st December.

ST. PETERSBURG, 20th December, The Russian Government has sauctioned in Indroses in the duty on cotton.

STODDART'S TEAM DEFEATS ALL

AUSTRALIA. · ·

SYDNEY, 21st December. The rst cricket match between Stoddart's

have made him-weak and helpless. The

P.G. Anderson, H.KR. enerreting influences of this haren have

B. Campbell, RE. rendered him were puppet, in spite of Kiok of at 4:30. Club in whits, opponents in There Shipments includę ---

aspirations for a larger existence. He is to usual erlours. Mátoh to be played wat ne tine,. CADBURY'S SPECIAL CREMES, PATH be pitied rather than blamed; but none the The Straits Tinion in its Motherlands Inli

less it is clear that not through the Em- nowa sys-The fall in the prios of angar has D'ABRICOTE, JORDAN ALMONDS, CARperor's instrumentality will China work out proved disastrong to growern in JAYS,

mrevious ortais lind Id them to devian means to AMELS PRALINES, CHOCOLATE her political salvation. The Empire is oven lessen the cost of production and thus to relso now tottering, and unleas, supported by tlie the latter att it has reached almost the OYSTERS, Dessner CHOCOLATE, BUT, Western Powers it must surely fall. The maximum litait. Now matters go stand that of many states the prios lined for sugar Hot TERSCOTCH,

ALHUND ROOK elements of revolution exist within. The only does not cover the cost of production, bat

The Ties, in a leading article on British officials pull all ways, as their present in- also in some cases fails for below it. The only EYERTON TOFFEE, ASSORTED

tereat may dictate. Each province is formal live in setting a limit to the production East Afrio, neges the Government to build of sugar. To attain this requires the closing of forthwith a railway connecting the coast with TOFFEE, FRYS CHOCOLATES, MIXED|itaulf and not for the Buro. The Central those estates that have not od-quale finanolal. Uganda.

AN INCREASED DUTY ON COTTON Government, comparatively strong in the resurces, and then union and cooperation among BONBONS, NOUGAT, TANGERINE

those planters who have chances of making hand of peace, is now shaken Bke a reed, and against adverse fortune.

IN RUSSIA. BISEURTS, ORANGE PANTE, ROLLS, receives no affective support from the pro-

On New Year' Day the body of a Ühinàrian vincial administrations. The Nangang qua found stretched nut as the public highway dron, so often summoned north to the a short distance beyond the point where the road taras from Wouchai towards Causeway Eny, support of the Peiyang Squadron, alle had eridestly bean doad for some hours, bat steadily declined to leave the Yangtze. The there coemed to be no trace of any wound or appeal for funds has been very, lamely re- violence that could bare caused his death. It is sponded to. The province of Kangtany, who had eans in from Chios and bean Team and All Australia coludel yesterday. It believed that probably the man was a menili.

which might readily find five times the sun, taken ill and died, and bad boon left there either resulted in a victory for Stoddart's team by ten has not yet subscribed the five million taels by somo vehicle or been carried from a boat. It asked for, in spite of strenuous efforts on the was singular to note the complete indifferenss rane. The match lasted siz days,

with weich the many Chinese passed by this part of the provincial officials to beat up aub lifeless body, sacroely seeing it, and paying is scriptions: The Vioeroys are more bent on attention to it than if it were a log of wood. Nothing was spread over it and it is thero in consolidating their own power than on the glare and-hest of the sou fill psat midday, a assisting the Imperial Government. Li HAN- very startling spectacle to holiday pleasure

Beekers from the very best Farisian Houses, inclading: RANG has just raised two thousand troops

in Eis native province, Anhwel, for ser- Mr. Jerome Dyer, who visited the colony in FRUIT JELLIES, PARISIENS, CEYS-vice in Whampoa and Canton, and has May fast as correspondent for the Melbournsing the former Viceroy of Liang Kinng Lin Argue and Australanas, secampanying the Kwan-yi, to the Principal Dirsetorship of War *TALLISED APRICOTS, CHERRIES,

despatched a thousand Cantonese troops Victorian Government Commercial Commission, Affairs, with full command of the armies at home north. The object of this piece of gouera. arrived hero by the Tatypes and proceeds to and abroad. In spite of refusal by the said ofl. GREENGAGES, &c., in Large Assortiment.sity seems more likely to be the security of Japan to-morrow. As mentioned in par ieans of oil is Majesty issued a second Edist on the

Monday, Mr. Dyer is now visiting Chirs and his own person than a patriotic desire to help Japan on habsif of a syndicate of the leading mar following day paremptorily appointing him to Es that on ha return from the North in a fowled boen soumay years commander in the army EMPEROR has, at the present moment scarcely wicks he will held on exhibition here of Austaand is so wel notel for his experionas, he should a soul on whom be can lean. Prince Kustion products on a mach larger scale than be acopt the offer and exert himself to the best of no doubt possesses the will, but he has not fora. T'asse font products seem to have rapidly his ability to fight against the enemy. Should (20)

establishers reputation here, a much so that the power to do more than frue, commands would he buyses found a dificulty in obtaining anyone disobey his orders he has full power to that may or may not be obeyed. LI HONG-supplies. This has now bees remedied and all inflict punishment. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS Only commaxestions should be addressed to the colon CUANG, the eastwhile potent Viceroy of Chili, the leading strakeopora bare now fall stocka

Editor.

and have made arrangemanta fɔe rogular abip- s are wqasɛted to formed their name now so fullen that few to-day will do him re- mente.. Our Australian" weighbours kare

communications addressed to thi ditor, not for publication. Eat navides nf good veropee, is utterly discredited, the corrupt achieved success because they deserve it, Waun- tools with whom he worked having proved derstand that their vinse are now likely to come

largely into consumption horá

AND

FRENCH CONFECTIONERY

AND

CONSERVES,

A. $. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 19th November, 1894.

Coraspontanis

and aidras

Telegraphio Aldrans Press.

F. G. Bo1 D.

Telephone No. 19.

MARETAGE

MCLEI, NELLIE MACTAVIREL

The Baby Press,

HongKong, JANUARY 3BD, 1995,

THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE CHINESE AEMY.

oomipetitors,"

E. F. Mackay (16 test 5) inches).

Ross Thompson (16 foot).

990

YARDS FLAT RACE (handicap); prizon

Mr. Chan A. Tong and Talked Sugar Bellora Gifteen competitors.

Final boat-

G. Kirkpatrick...

W. Armtrong

J. Colle

by

PLACING THE ORANGES pxlan by Me3)

Loohrefiftoon competitom.

E. F. Meokey

Milligan..............................

Domaly six competitors.

B. Shuster now.

OBSTACLE RAU; prizon by the Mitsui Bunawaa Kaisha And Mr, J. Waddell; parentes.com

patitor

Final beat:

YARN REPORT, “

previously known, and New Orleans prosoat be laid down to Bombay at somewhore aboot the-ratos ruling io that orket for the best Indian atopil. Extensive order: have been But to America by neat of the Inwling mil orners and it is an analagonò cms of sending coals to Newcastle, The turn of the role may also fead to considerable arunafuotace of finer yarn than N, 208, in India and it is siet varan enable

last year 1-

The following is Mr. Eduljes'a yarn report for

Hongkong, 18 Jannary. 1693. In last report it was appointed out that the mill industry of India had recdived a crippling blow HOP, STEP, AND LEAP prize by Talkoo Sugar tots towards the end of June, 1899, and that to expect that the Chins erists will be more threaga tlu oleanro of the Bombay and Caloutta

J. Gillespie

K.Spameregis

Boilers; elerar competitors;

W. Armstrong, 37 ft. 7 in... 3. E. Mankay. 37 FL

.......1!

Damer

the trade is Indian yarn with Chian and Japan. Iberally applied later on with the higher souls suffered a considerable shrinkage I compared of Homony spiatings than be lithozta begu tko VETERANE BAGS (hamlioap); 35 years of age with that of 1692.

A period of sightṭeu months has now olapsed andupwards threo your residence in the glory.in the closing of the paints and the trade has and one yard's start for years in age; prisly and time to inen round, and adjust Rssiz to the the Hongond Mr. W. Fukui: five competitors. er gouditions, hat not until after having ant-

J. Blake...... J. Marvie

fered some serious diasters.

PUTTING THE SHOT-Price by the Foremen

to mention the impost of 5 per cant-exoles daly In this action it máy ni be out of plas on Indian cotton yarn and moci goods at the sad of the year by the fadian Government 10.

pouplerbalayas the impert, dat luried at the For parpodes of comparison a table of importa ssmo zale on English culton yarn and plese and exports and sales in Hongkong for the last goods. This will hardly interfere with pri nineteen years shows that the total imports to of theas articles from India to Obies and Japan, Ching sad Japan have increased from 337,560 ns the same patcted by the provision of THROWING THE HAMMER; pria by Mr. Chen bales in 1633 to 937,381 bales in 1894, or early rebate on shipita in foreign countries.

of Indoor Staff; Eve competitora. -R. Aitken, 31 ft. 8 in

J, Bhand, 31 f

A Tong; six competitors.

J. Sband, 66 EL

I

2

J. Coils, 63, 6 la. HALY MILE RACE (handioap); prizas by Mr. Wong Hoi Chow and Mr. Thomas William: twelve anapatitors.

15 par seat, voceipts in Hongkong alone showing The ambor of cotton apinaing and weaving an improvement of 24.325 hlapor that of the mitle working and in anar af erection in India previous year, or nearly 12 por cent., and direct at the clogs of Jine, 1894, was 142 is against 141 shipments to Shanghai and Japan an increase of in 1993, running an sggregate of $1.154 looma and 3,604.736 spindles, cousing 1,923;501: bales 3,196 bales, or nearly 21 per cont

Consumption, howover, has not kept pass with of ontten 1894 tbs to a balai, and giving empley. the general improvement in supplies, but that most to 159,450 persons daily. The total alunat may be attributed solely to local canser, such as of capital paid up is Rs. 103923,663. of which VISITOR Race; prize by the Taikoo Club during bass suumor, the Chile Jagan War since 53,020,514 on its sixty-seven mills:

the prevalenon of the binele plague in Hongkong Bombay alone has, sabarked a capital of t

E. F. Mackay. D. Carrie

sight competitors,

J. Bráno

J. Wilkie

Dompetitors.

W. Armstrong, 4ft. Ziu. F. Whita

onapatitors:

D. Currie

R. Sammers

2

1

HRDLY RACE prizes by Mr, Tai Woo Lang and Mr. Geo A. Buckland; six competitors.

W. Armstrong G. Kirkpatrick......

Club; four onpetitors.

the latior half of the year, and the growing com-in cours of erosion in the island of Bombay, palition of the legal manufacture in Japan, ens prospected and two in courses of erection Iton Junr, pria by Mr, Chao A. Toogs are which from all annonats is steadily anperseding the Bombay presidency, one in Bangal. and

the demand for imported yarn in that country. ena fa the central provinces. Telegraphic intelligence has reached the Can-

Sales in Hongkong show a swall falling off of Bales in Shangbai show a falling off 1,843 fon authorities to the effect, that ca. Friday last

2.494 balos. or 15 per cent, where a dedciency bales as compared with 1899. Ths prémiling an Ediet was issued by the Emperor appoint Back Back; price by Mr. B. Aiken; four at Shanghai, or nearly 104 per cent, and of 9,157 mothe of the year and the vicinity of the pert of 19.843 bales is potiemble in the consumption hostilities with Japan daring the latter four bales in that of Japan, or nearly 64 per cent to the base of operations bavo greatly interferod The motra timount of 10,000 balus ochi being with the progress of the trade, whilst the advanos carried forward pu a steady market in the begin of the Japanese forces into the interior has closed sing of the year caused copsiderablo nasasiuoss the northern ports before the advent of winter. to dealers, ne almost immediately on the resump. Nothing of importance been heard of the tion of business stocks were found insuficient operations of the four mills which were in course. for requirements and importers were enabled to forsation Ineb, year, the war and its progress

CONSOL Tros Bace: prize by the Taikos lab towards the clous of the latter sants & andden oantry buve been almost lost to the ladia trads. position was stea lily maintained during the whole. Baler in Japan show a serious dimination and of Jupuary and the first half of February, but it would now appear that the markets of that three competitora.

J. McKiedy

rise of sight points in rupes volange weakened With the exception of sne or two inaings for G. Grimbl

holdery sad in their impatience to quit stook the special requirements the demand for imported Foors Bascu (5 u xide); prize by Taikos adcanes was mostly lost. Merola, opened with a yarn his han entirely sapsed by the with

smurt deoline of He, 10 is exolange in conso-sings, and with the cessation of batilitin Team East Point Sagar. Rary-doal; qon of an impost of 5 per cost. Import duly Chius the obances of the Indian yara afer 705 W. Stowart; half-baoic, D. Symingto forwards ou silen by the fudian Government and stooks gaining its last position in Japa are very ra John Badger, Glyans: Camoron. Taiko-Gale protically withdrawn, from the markut. mote, Tha mill industry of the wountry is John Bliko, half-back, Dizon; forwards, Shand sad with a simultaneons: brisk demand for thau 6) wills, cuta prising about 60039› spindles. Dealers then auprored on their protions offers growing apaon, thers baing at present se lass C. Bake Gillespir.

to crsist the invasion of Manchuria. The chants and producers of Victoria, and he informs the past, The Eliot states that ea, the veteran THREE-LEGGED RACE; prizes by the Taikastäblish an advanos of BI to 324 per bale. Tbie entirely engrosaing the attention of the pativas.

The Straits Times of the 56th December says: This morning at 10 polock the unofficial

vaikamskanesnis 15,

Thursday next, the 10th inst, at 545 pm.

Mr. Sangster's pert Organ Recital will be ou

THE WAR.

THE BATTLE NEAR HAICHENG.

FEME RAKANGHAI MERCURY."....

YOKOHAMA, 23rd Decomber. A telogram from Hiroshima, dated 22nd in-, staut, states that telegraphic advices had that

of contractors. It is anderstood that this was ...

The

D. Carrie and Ross Thompson

Clab..

Seora

Trikos ..... East Point...

!

i goale,

I

stock of about 25,000 bales. Y

CORRESPONDENCE.

taunt hold prirenregionsible for the opinions

ord hy one Correspondents.

brgely due to the belief that the pioneer zuil NEW YEARS DAY AT THE TAIKOO have bos in demand had have changed hands at well sustained foreign enquiry for Shanghal scated in enough to exile, derision. At one time

way in the drebipelago bad not been treated

val

atty-seven Royal Marines and several

By: the P.&O. stamar Sutlej there arrived

The steamer Choyrazng, from Calantia and Straits, left Singapore for the port on Tuesday, 1st January, at p.m.

to which it was entitled. Granting for tha

with any liberality, or even with that justness.

SUGAR ZEFINERY.

When Mr. Prios wan Surveyor Godamal it

11 Intars for publication should be writter on one faithless and untrustworthy. He is probá-

Shoogly an extensive business was tran-anted. The war of freights on the Bombay sud Chinn side of the paper-only,

ben: 60,000 bilos changing hands at an adrance route is at, present in abeyance, the tosporary No song ly signed communication that have bly retained in his position only because be

1 got 1 point. Så to 51 on rates reling su January, exchange withdrawal of the Japanese steasers from the mapoured in at jer papers first will be Enserlert.

This event, proved Leg Pæditing then was, ex-

being ganted Rs 170 to 171

So, in consequence of the prevailing hostilities Drders toe are popiss of the Daily Pres abouli cannot be superseded altogeiber without still bers of Connell met at Mr. Shelford's offles today been received from Antang stating that peetod, ten minutes only, instead of the usual

Towards the beginning of April exchange with China, readering the existing competition be sont before 11a.m. on the day of publicatist After that hear the aupair is limited. Daly Bapplied further hampering the Exoputive. Mean discuss the situation produced by the Necretary General Katsura hail reported that, as the twenty, being devoted to play. The East Faint command to unfrova pud, by the pad of the top fusignificant and nominal.

of Stato's most recent despatch on the subject for Co

time the one hope for China is the conclusion of the Military Contribution. Nothing deSaito Chiuese Army, ander General Suns, ten team did most of the work during the first half, most basi rison 18 polats Importers now be

vamo anrious sellers, but the partial failure of of terms of peace before the Japanese reach was arranged as to whether the members should thousand strong, wire retreating from Kas- and adrashapital passing on the part of Gillespie the rice crop in some of the cornuring, distriole Peking. Will the newly appointed Enters or should not resigė, and that point still resiping; and passing Dear the Japanean oncamp and C. Bleks enabled the Talkoo men to score and the condition of oar, large, neighbouring

the direction of "Liao-yang, heBefore crossing over the East Point team served i open for further consideration. It is probablement in succeed in the task set then? We doubt it. that the Singapoi Rooficial members will (General Katsura) determined to check thote minor from a long shot. Ou shnaging aides as well as of Shanghai greatly shocked (we

business, and with comparatively smaller off Ai Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shangbai, in the 294 The Japanese armies are steadily if slowly chartly onásalt with the Sink pors Branch of movements. To toot this be sent out u fall the Taikos gond was vigorously attarkad, and stacks oummenced to increase, - prives ·

strength division. On the 19th

Ovoko's East Point sansed its first goal: but a break having meanwhite reorded fully $3 to $4 per

THE MAGAZINE GAP ROAD. Tomber, 1894 by the Ror, H. Clodges, Srawar preasing on, and there is little in the speech Agro-tro Diagagors ombori rigadecanted the enemy at King and tile and topabled the Taikas man to bala. May opened with no bettor prospect, a

TO THE EMTOR OF THE DAILY PRESS," OF THE MIKADO opening of the Dist of conese, complicated by the fact that Mr. wusi, sight miles west of Haichen. Soox and of the fold and unabled the Taikos men ta

8.As & freqavator of the above named to indicate any strbue likelihood of an early | Boghardt's lenaren offenexpires in threo dars, aller Oshima's Brigade entered the flald and easily score their second goal jest on the rupees steadily cantianod to advance and by the with I saa mid-tity bustimony so that of your

eat of the meath had rison another 13 pointservspondant-paide The Chinese than mads of time

in reference to ita. dottlament, while the Japanese Fress are post within Siteen days, upon the casion of his stud, and severe agitfag took place which

standing at 1984, the highest point of the year. wrubuni conti sfter a slight shower of rain. that Mr. Donaldson most presumable resign before.

Native buyere now becaire very cautious and when urging & more rigorous prosecution of the bearing the colay for good, and Mr. Shelford lasted early five hours. The giant THE HONGKONG, SHARE MARKET bought only for immediate gants and a perfect The road is exudatiy graded and her first war, with the endent hope and intention must conse to be a member within a few months consisted of four complete regiments of in

Mossra. Chator and Vorgon, in their char change not in. Under the circumstances. Leavy have, beau ofta sulis devoid of the mesnat pauia amongst holders to coalise in a rising or instaly thing of the road appears to that Peking is the goal to which the Japan abaca. It wity be noter from another column Chinese made a most stubborn resistance, but report for to-day's mail, say

en the occasion of going home on leste of fantry and five batteries of artillery.

the Japaness dashed through the enemy four We hire not much business to raport wing there, bat little or no benefit was derived and had it broken, sad Len set other coolies to dig Cogous ions in prines wore again made here and intelligence.. Bu took a lot of rotten stoas and The Imperial Edict the substance of which se troops are bourd. And if that be the that a nomber cf Ponsng gentlemen anlled apoutines, and ultimately defeated them, and the Ja- to the Christmas and New Year holidaya; ba◊ sules sentiaquil as restricted as over, unsold stocks out earth from, the hillside to lay on the surface.

the Governor to ask, the privilege of voting for has been published by our Shanghai morning case, and if the Emperor Rave So remain mombors of the Legislative Council, which seems panese thon occupied Kansasie Coins quotatuas show's marked improve mutiarate reaching 25,000 butes. With the commencéinent valed in and watered 5. Warm it dried ho contemporary, said to be a reply to a

obstinately determined to die at his post to indicate that the Penang mind is not strongly were completely routed, and fod in great disorder, and the tons of the market is firm.

part of thoni to the wostward and part in the di BANKS--Hongking and "Shanghais-Steal of Juus, the axual summer demand made its and that there was a grout ebanse of its martorial by certain officials suggesting the reer than seek safety in flight, is not a citaset in favour of the withdrawal from Coetiell.

rastion of Yingkes. The Chinese looses ara eles at 113 and 112 per cent, prom, le all we

appearano simultaneously with a drop of fire all tuning to powder and being blown away, points in exchange, and dusterg· being tired of have to report. The Manila Bailway Company's appeal on the heavy, and the Japanese loan is still unknown removal of the expital of China westward, is strophe inevitable to there any hope for

D be employed other moties for overal YOKOHAMA, 27th December. MARINE INSURANCES-China Traders have now oud to operate mara boldly weaks to sprinkle the anxiune every morning certainly a remarkable Ancient. There China within her own bounds? And, if not, quastion as to the rate at which its gastantes

should be paid by the Philippine. sathorities was A telegram from tainhong dated the 24th changed bauds in amaillots at360. Cantoas have and sonsiderable and extensive business followed.

to keep it togather. I huro see the coolies is something pathetic about the welo cir.how are forsiga interests to be safeguarded? to came before Like Court in Madrid on 7th December, from Lieutenant-General Katsura, been in continued request and with an aber als continued with asbated sigur until with bucket and dipper engaged in this in- sumstances. The young EXTTEGE, a pale Are the Troity Powers prepared to ander. November. It is to be hoped, says the Lordia stated that in the action of 19th Donember the forthcoming the rate has rea to 314% die wards the close of the mouth, when the pre- teresting beespiting morning after morning. and China Express, for Tha soha of futures - Japanese dasualties hors now been ascertained. 3153 cu. Straits have experisaund quita a ten nabing of the plank plague frightened away most Wlin paid them, I wonder? Of course whist and melancholy youth, brought up in the take toniparary administration of this vast terprias in that Saasian colony that it will be and chest they are as followsTbras oflours and and have changed hands at 318, 320, 331, 333, of the Satire buyers and traders and the tarkot is gain came the whole frend was exposed. trist seclusion of the Court, without any Empire to prevent it falling a pray to disorder liberally dealt withs. It may he remembered fifty-two men killed and clown offers and three $24, and $35, elading aro at latter rato. Other now sided for a time, with an estimated unsold the line at sllous and clay lapset into a knowledge of the world save the very limited as it is now a prey to corruption?

that another proposed liue, that from Manila to hundred and forty-five man wounded, of whom Merinos are neglected bát firm at quotations. Tael was put up for auction in Madrid last three huntred are in hospital.

FIAE INSURANCE—Elangkonga bare rated

The sadyn collapse in the local antive demandagmirs at ones..

The Government really ought to engage & glimpses of it obtainable from the few books

Elarah, bat elicited no bid whatever on the part

steady with small sales of $17, and olose steady soud of Jane wis however, forsowat ad arregor to us to the mending of the roads. at has disposal, always taught to regard him

with further buyers at that.zats. Chios Fires panterluded in July bf'z donkilerable andThe manner in which the repair are now e self as the divinely appointed ruler of the

$74 and 375, closing Seas. Straits are neglected which continued well through at the whole of and is employed as binding malacial to bold greatest country and people in Asia, the Son

SHIPPING → Hongkong, Canton, and Mans the month, and what with considerabis off takes broken granite together, while ou another co- of Heaven Lord of the Dragon Throps, offers.

after sales at $25, $16, and $27 alone firm at the precedentedly heavy shipments north-muion olay and even feralable mould are used moment, for the sake of argument, that tha A more glorious day then the int January, litter rats; there are very few sellers of this ward, sasald bocks in the ends of foreign. Im top drossing. I see an attempt is now and other high-aouading titles, is sud.. The body of an Artilleryman who has boon tupany does not possess a striot legal right to 1895. it would be disait to imagine urea ateek Douglas's bate improved to $52 with salespertars were rodaped in spite of heavy arrivale being made by more ocolies to add to the mess denly and cruelly disillusionised by the stern missing 008 the 26th ult. was picked up in be paid ita guarantee in Spanish dollars, more perfect for athletic sports. And so a very and look like burdening still farther..

Inta to about 10,00 balas In the beginning of on Magsaine Gap Road by throwing on more

Surast, tanks to the vigorous setion of the dirt from the bids. logic of facts after stomatic attempts to

the barbour yesterday.

il cortainly possess there than a moral larga-namber seemed to think, for they were China China-Marilagriman neglected." claim, inesinuch as it was only after the resttered in every direction, either to share in or REFINESTES Coations out of favour andaz of native merobouts and bankers set in and the caston to as disintegrated granite Eur

authoritiesầu 'grappling with the epidemio, this **ind-bum by mẹudacious reports of Chiness

concession hai bean granted that be value of excitedly watob the sthleticenbibitions of the day, we have no business to report victorien, the naked truth at length reaches

the dollar was altered, I was by the Garer Al Quarry Boy the Recreation Ground of the MINING, Papjoms have rated firm during nother extensive business followed and was in top desaing for menntain rouls, and duriss bis oars, and he finds that the despired Wo

meat's negligence that Epsuish dollars were Lefinery was a busy and interesting so ne due the week and shares have changed hands at 67, tonsified by report of a continued across in the happy period of his administration of Public jen have triumphed in avery step of the cam

Mr. F. H. Mag, Captain Superintendent of replaced by Mexicans, which had been suuring the entire afternoon. At midday the guests 571 $7.83, and 884 st tiras of writing, however, Bombay, the nathensk of war between China Werke pedestrinus could take a walk after wet

glad into the Philippifie paign, both by land and ser

All the company began to area, and by two a'clock, the time the they are weaker with sales and sellers at Sand Japan at this juncture, onde moro interfered weather without getting plastered with mud. that the the C. P. steamer Empress of China.

Police, returned from Shanghai yesterday by ask is that the conditions nuder which events commenced, the grad stand and the referenos have changed hands at '58.. Chor with,trals anil business greatly slackened to-There is plenty of disia'bgrated graziła still to Chinese troops have been defeated and dis

the conosasion was given should be maintained, surcoooding, grounds were Elled with a mary bonnages have been enquired for at $70, but no wardstand af the month, prices remaining with bo got, though it may require leaking for, and The Empress of China which arrived yester. The garanton on its capital amounts to $426,477 orbed of visitors and participants is the prosatual basings. has called; the market uusittle alterations as those of last month. After may have to be carried sou ditando, but, even persed, and that the enemy are now advanc day, had rory hears weather in her run aros

distans et Sougkong from the base of spara Tours faithfully, ing towards his capital. It is interesting from Vancouver to Yokohama She sustained lars at 3a 4d. is worth 871,079, and the difer understand and appreciate the almost as

MISCELLANEOUS Dooks continue to relations instilled a sense of security amongst antive to note that His Majesty had in his mind me slight damage to her bridge,"

chon after paying the Frier Liss bond interest much as the mon. The slopes around the steady and small sales bave been ofied at 81 traders and buyers, and go for us our local trade the wish end intention to induce reforma. Mamorial Hospital last wok and the number of of the pockets of, the debenture Folders. They ages, and oouditions, and most of them baing a latter and small bayers at the former rata,nchanged. The position was, howater, prompt. There were 54 in-patients tested in the Aljasis £18.000 per annum, which would be taken put fold wero paaked with Chinamon of all sizes, and 82 par cent, prom.; tarket einess with llared business tinned steady and When We fist took charge of the affairs of cat-palient visits was 1273. At the Notharsòlə have bad an interest for three years and a half connected in some way with the great engar Luds remain steady and firm at $521- to 352 y basailed, sa towards the beginning of Sap-1 "the empire," he says, "it was Our inte. Lospital the numbers were 37 and 41 respectively, and to malet them of so large a sam now wil reineries, they were more or less familiar with with small salon, Korbon Wharts have been tomber leavy ods in the interior curtailed for

Ambassador at the Hague 20 ask the Nother line was put up to avation, it acous quite fortunes, grosting lioth with ghoats of laughter stook shows signs of imppiamenti A. B, water, with spanners pressing for off and the to inform you that tells her or his las

rest of September was passed in o'tall dragging ber of our staff whó dispersed the morphin, tanda India on, the same legal footing, ar Earo a fairly liberal spirit there is very little cosus the Fongkong Regiments Band, without any shares are on offer at that rate; shares, however, landa floversment to pat Japanass in Nother certain that if the pionner line is not treated in The day passed out, to the well rendered music of Watsons have suged bands at 80.75; and more

this day roosired a bummons to attoad at the wir he plaintively remarks Sud. pesas there.

Quteber did not open with any bettor prospect Folion Ucart to-morrow, the 3rd instant, at tan of procuring more money for railway enterprise hitob, akd was voted by everyone most pleasant could be placed at $9 30. “denly and unexpectedly thu Jajkineve

and the dullaesa increased with the growth of a blook in the forenoon, to summer a ebarge that K.M.A. Neon, which has been fitted at Port the Philippiast. This are many router and successful stair. The lig of the tournaments to report in other stockh laje septi

the month, until at the oloas the market boosts on the 24th day of December, 1994, bo ** did have broksa the peace, taken away worth as a receiving strip, jo take the plans of the lines would pay, and it seems false ccency was Mr. W. Armstrong, who with much grace

weli piga inanimate, with an estimated unsold nolawfully furnish « quantity of morphis to a our Koreau dependerier, and taken Victor Emanuel at Hongkong, way on the 24th ungenerous treatment of the rat railway om number of prizes, but there were a pumber of THE SHANGHAI SHARE MARKET stock on hand of about 30.000 bales.. parson not s daly qualified perstitioner, ohumież,

to hinder the development of the caniatry by and skill and modesty time away the largest possession of the borders of our empire, her rooted as being ready to be passed pany that has ectus forward to assist in serishaug after good competitors, notably Mr. J. Blake,

With the close of Cotuber prices appeared in of dreggist, contrary to Urdinance 18 of. 1893-** have toushed their lowest point, as daring the This no ion has been taken ouder the focal Mr. B. Rutterjee, in his weekly share report arly days of Roviobor autoiller brisk and active storphine Cedicanoe, which we passed last year "We have sent our generale with their to the A Divists of the Ffest Reserve.

the country. Been if the dooinen went against Mr. G. Kirkpatrick, Mr. D. Carrie, Mr. J. According to the antion pasted at the Supreme the company in the Court, the Government would Harvie, Mr. R. Aitken, Mr. Mackay, and Mr. dated Shanghai, 2710 December, saya Court the following will be the next asses to be conulting its best lateroste, as a matter of White. The men nit showed the best of humour The improvement noted at the close of last demand for Pukkel and Tonkin was experienced to prevent igburant opolies from using morphis and considerable sales of favourite spinnings were subcutanconely, said as the case is one of mucs *them away, but we never intended to dis heard before the Taipingshan Tranmalian policy; to grant the guarantee on the bigier and an immense amount of plack and they took year was more or less of a transient character; autod at improved prices. It was at the jane public interest we roguet that you will be good their mishaps in tho most sene big spirit and Arbitration Board-Claim No. 4 by Fr. H. El

but it is with pleasure 1 am able to announca a their uzoverses with being sepse of much greater sense of confiesos in all eastern Care that fis absonen of the northarn bayers enough to have a seguirter at the Police Court Torres for $8,000, Claim No. 9 by Tam Iloi

mplesty Tera, were a number of amusing silver securities, which form about 90 por vont from our market was keenly felt, and, in addition when it othea on for haring.

Owing to the vironmstatics of to-day being incidents at intervals during the day and there of the stocks dealt in. The rapid fall in the to this, we ware lundsted with cosimens from wah always something to divert and keep ons gold priss of silver caused a decline in exonange haghat, where the way scata, owing to the con-close Lol day, we have not been able tasumately moving abent over the fald, The races of the hudolently serious to judes a very marked desire tied advance of the Japanese forces into the to obtain legal advice for Dr. Stevens, but our Hitlo folks, both girls and boy, were among the to realise on the part of all those who wished to country, bad almost put a stop to the trade of Company anhesitatingly ecounts the responsi

Mobility in the matter and considers that nation, if mist pidaning nights of the afternoon ́und, attransfor their capital to Europe or other 'gbli- the port,

Rice harvesting commenced about the second en should have been taken against it through thogh not down on the programmas, will be re- using countries, which naturedly led to cons membered by some longer than the more for derable depreciation in prices of tonal shares. week in November and war ontinued well into te General Manager.We are, sir, your ob-disht erally andozsood feats of their grown-up brotkors. This went on at people began bo discriminate the middle of Deocruber, and during this period arvata, Lilin Aury Rogers seemed to be the fisat fosted between the embatanos in the shape of excellent and up to the close sales were conducted on a lawn that so one could keep up with and the securities returning equally excellent dividende racy limited scale, and only the most abnor carried off tiros prises Daring the alboit in silver currency, and the shadow in the of a trade has been dans, the markat lasing ex- progress of the sports the mail arrived on form of gold for which thor seems to be no stromoly depra sed, with about 25,000 bales of the grounds bad there was break for themanarative employment in any part of the world. aaold stook to be surried forward, postman, one enthusiast throwing up is The coqueboe har hun that many of the Prices rated stendy in the beginning of bat and exchiming, "Seof all the love lettora favourite stocks have shown a strong upward January, and gradually continued to harder with

A movement is on foot in Shanghai of from Home," and not long afterwards one of our tendency, with the probability of having touched the sod of April, when they stood at the highest good comrades, who may have name from the the bottom of the price list and being rettered print of the year, best Nos Cs, doing quoted at which it is of the utmost inpartsara ng Bhamrook Tele, broke the momentary atilloeas from the presenes to sell which subsequent to 308. No. 8m 37, No. 10x 877. No. 1 377, 'No, readers should have the sardient information, with the impulsive remark, The next To Merola 1892, inflicted such bears, and in many 10 6874, and No. 2. $95. Ninde then rates But of course it is being kept exceedingly. will be a Long Jump. And sp the time passed oises irreparable, losses upon individuals without commenced to racede, and after some slight quiet, nad only the favoured few, who usually with every sus in the beat of spirits until, with compensating advantages to the oreditors, fuotantoas value at the cless of the year show got the first of the good things of this world nie. the going down of the war, the prizes were dis. If this totief is well founded, steady it slow a depreciation of 36 to 37 to Nos. ba nad Sa, of 83 privileged to share in the mostira mor-lisense tribaled to the happy pictors and the crowd improvement in quotaticus may be looked for to $ in New. 101 and 125, of $14 to $15 in No, which marks the doings of some of our consutates," quietly dispersed to all quarters of the colony, and in the event of any gasality of money being 16m, and of $12 to $15 in No. 2). Exchange stood. The fact that the war poar hes bad the effect" vi Thooftoers were:--President, Mr. Mackintosh; sont out to the East for investment the proep at H. 1794 at the beginning of the year and Duw bringing a large juflux of lines from ull-

parts of the Empire into horghiĩ đoes not Committee: Mr. J. Bisks, Ma, J. Harvis, Mr. Jis that prices will speadily ranch the air to seron loss at abunt, Ea. 187. LookLoad, Afr. R. Aitken, Mr. Q. Currie, Me, U. per cent. valuation The probability, however, In the spring and summer importatione vere need advertising It intimated that more Kirkpatrick, Mr T. Grimshaw, Mr. J. Weddell is that any fresh fifax of capital will be darotul attended with some profit sal more than ocvor July. last we must have received additions in Judge and andicapper Mr. B. aitken, Clerks to the estimation of eoiton szafacturing ing prices wars abisinod for the first five or six this respect which cinnot fall bar suur of of gue Gourse, Mr. J. Harpic and Me T. Gríma milia which has proval o romanarative months of the year. After that eva Spte proved twenty-five thousand frery usant boost in skar Stacter, Mr. J. Waddell Hea. Sotretary Japan, and for which China under the present too general and overdone, and decant at the elemente bas Fagerly

*tion to introduce mying refortne.“. But he

seems to see that the opportunity for doing

so has gone by. Allfalling to the present

“armies to panish the Japanom and drive

at 23. 6d is worth 256, 119, and no lo bar and seemed to enjoy the exercises and to report is other Mining stocks. per soni: This sum paid in Manila dollars gramme. The ladios were present in large num-steady at that rate. We have no business to the first extenent of the war lind sabsided; the site use will prove economy in the long ran

· BOTTOMSIDE.

Hongkong, 31st December, 1694

THE DEATH OF BARON DE GRANDMAISON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," 8-Irotion with this matter, which

ho, to say, the least, very bad poling. From the faces of the participants and took a keen demand and have ofsaged lands at $5 with a tin all business operations, and shortly after Japanese Government has intracted its the experistou guised was the Mauila fan icterest in their sucesses and ormioal misfor the reported favourable six months working this a report was received that rates in Hambay were has been fully action in your onlanins, we beg

torb the poace of the Japanese pire. This our ancestors and foreign nations all

Cine for 30,000, Pisic Na, 11 by Chung Ban konw. Little did we expeșt that the for $79,100, Chaim No. 14 by the Italian Consent generale were incompetent and the soldiers for $8,000, claims Nos. 18 and 29. by Tang Kow insubordinate, so that the Japanese gained Shes and the Spacish Procuration for 855,483,87.

viatory after victory and place after place till our ancastore in their 'very giaren aró,

at 4.15 p.m. The following is the agenda-

The Sanitary Board will mest this afteroson

Lettura from the Honourable Coloniak Sporotary-

REUTERS TELEGRAMS. LOUFFLIED TO THE DAILY PRENS."]

LONDON, 1st January. INCREASE OF THE REVENUE OF GREAT BRITAIN. “disturbed. This is because We are unwortby FR) Concerning deaths from dropsy and devar in the

I ONDON, 1st January. and here employed unfit men." The yours Taur geh Hopital

The quarterly returns show a large incesu (2) Concerning the letting of the sheep and swins of ravenna, which is looked apu as most Emperor has her put his finger on the im depote. mediato capse of all the national disaster, vernor to the Bond for hele oralations Improved pro-picts of trade are a roulity.

In Canveying the tasks of His Fasallodoy the oceanging evidence that the recent reported but probably oven yet he is unable to per.tive to the Pablic Health Amendment Hil

Mortality returns for weeks ended 15ch nad 22nd)? LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL.. ceive that the system of government is pri. Desember, 1891.

Lord Randolph Churchill ban rallied, bat the marily responsible for the appointamat of

New characters, now costumes, new song, destors entertain no hope of his recovery, the meu who by their corruption and in new mugs, now dieces, now jokes, bruidos munk

THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR. competence have betrayed the Empire. The of what was bust of the old, in the sitractive

Operations to the south of Moskder are at programme the evor popular L'Aro,&àrionetto Emperor Kwa Bu has to bear the conse. Troupe fe now offering, and their large and a standstil quences, But he is really the victus of oir thuistic audiences show how well their artistic.

work is appraiated. The lady magicions (whe Christina Rosettl cometanum, not the person on whom the operate the dainty figures from above the sloga blaze should sightfully fall Bat ho pas-possess marvelloustill in their wanipulation, and sively accepts the position, and with true the whole entertainment is se exgaisibe a produc tion as it is possible to conceits xdd to areoutò Oriental agaily and fataliam resigns him. Every unmber is a go, and there is not a dull elf to parish at the post of duly, which he thing in the whole procentation, Obe evening

The court inartial bas unnimoraly up demand bondeltes to be to guard the sacred altare pent in viewing these pioturaque and amusing At my hea the worst abould come and these will drive away an cost of dudoms And Captain Dreyfus to transportation for life ton

gloom

OBITUARY.

FROM TURKIN PAPERS.. CONVICTION OF DREYFUS.

Pau8, 22nd, Dreambor,

fortress.

statu

We have no business

A. 9. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Hoogkoog Dispensary, 2nd January, 1845.

PROPOSED EXTENSION OF

SHANGHAI,