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INTIMATION,

THE HONGKONG DÁSLY PRESS, WONE DAY, JANUARY

On the 11th Janua residence of won Solis

For free rooms were bad

cities. He noted anita only and honbully autor Chare to had been to the Oplin)Farmers, and asked way to them to buy 16 to zils with pusquam bere etifed fore he My Grist as the Magistrats to be at least four Cinitia the sum shares at prosin

A. S. WAESEN & COL.LAMITED' connection with the opening ceremony, Dr. Toritory will in the future be subjected to the his possession prepared cum within the ment of amoniation, which are of Australian manu-

ESTABLISHED AD 1841

roke out at the ledgment of that fret Miri Fro Amet some

Berteln. Two forward to sacer at them for so doing, show.

before the ing thereby the feelings by which be him fire as subdued. The property as lared self is neinted towards British rule., As to the Governor having been ignored" into med that Chinese returning to the

Ho AMEI ndeavours to throw tho rerolo of thumb" That is to say, when a China man takes out an exemption certinents he will sponsibility on Da Ho Kay. The latter be required to make an impression of lie than seems to bave noted with a singular Inck on the certifests, and whom he returns from the of discretion and common sense in the affair, lowery Land he will Jare to make another Just like the original or go home, again. In but that does not relieve Mr. Ho AME of his, France, where this systems, is mnoh in voie, WINES AND SPIRITS, personal responsibility Dr, Ho Kar muy it is declared to be qu infallible ways of ideal

have said this, that, or the other, but Mr.estion, salutista going so far as bo zasers that no two juzanna show an impression oxsetly Ho AME was not want to act upon his alike. Our contemporary adds that is wand advice or suggestions and, in fiet no one probably require a scientiflo person well up in know better than Mr. Ho Auer himself the lines of the thumb to distinguish the differencs hotween one impression and another, what was the right and proper course to when they are apparently, allar to the an pursan in the circumstances and it is practised ye his trying to throw on other people the responsibility for a wrong course having bean pursued.

ALL there are selected by our Londer Hours, bought direct at first band imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply the heat growths at Moperate PEICH,

PRICE LISTS, with Fall Datsils, to be fund on Application.

PORT after red should be rested⚫ month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being

sent out.

SHERRY.-Excolioat Dinner and

After Dinner Wins of very superior Vintageos.

All are true Xores Wines.

with

CLARKT—Our Clarsts, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice, of the grape and are not artificially made from rains and currents, as is generally tho cuan Cheap Wines, BRANDY-All our Bready is guaranteed to be pure Coguss, the difference in prici being merely a question of age. und vintage.

WHISKY All our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked E" is wattersally pupular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to a ofher brand in the Hongkongs market.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirila to be gennino when bought dirvet from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agente st the Coast Paris.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 9th January, 1896.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS?

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is charged nider sectid 8 with having in ing of the Citizens, this, spurt which bud heon enbfeated to some free of uráficial heat. It is proved to, aby lotion that an expits efficer went to the defiant promised and Tonght 11a of whe is ealed vegetable extract Me Browne, ha anatant amiyat at the Government Chriflospital, said that he is analyzed a staple the vegetabló extreet bought on the 10th Janty pad Woontained morphine marsoting, meconio scd Mr. Browns farther his knezonde bord and sarcotine are substance to be found only th gun. That being an sin compelled to hold that this vegetable satubis oğlum and as Mr. Browne swore that thepiam had beer and

ected to some degree artificial heat for some purpose if bymes with the meaning of the The Northern Territory Times of the 17th Ordinance, which saysthat prepared in Jaanary BaysMr. P. J. Burke, the dealer "opium sebisoted topy degree of artificial who recently went through to the East with a best for any purpone Although there in mob of homes, is a passenger Homewards by thene actual evidence for me as to Mr. steamer Ocampo, From a conversation, with Watts's conrse of bundas and conduct in The steamer Bitersdale has bon, sold to a the gentleman we gather, that he not very the matter. I take a lient view of the one Japanese firm.

wall pleased with the result of his attempt to and content myself th tluding that this opca up a trade with Japan. Apart from the vegetable extract is (proared opina as defined Captain A. G. Ferguson, B.B.

The winner of the Acrostic Competition is terribla mortality that excurred on the way to by the Ordinance, and shall inflet a canina Hongkong, ho had the additional disappoint penalty of $10. WAS BEWhy meat to and on his arrival at Kobe that the r. Dennys saked, hi Worship to order Mr. Japanese were not it. enger, to trade, aud Watts to pay the costa

His Worship pointeront that the Ordinance would be buyers only at air own ligare. That, we are told, was a price that implied the horses would allow no more hun 35 for coste He ware stolen, being just about enough to covar had no further power he would go the pro- food and freight. Finally the small lot was section cost got rid of no figure that uzder, theo, cireum staucos was better than nothing. The trade may expand in time if worked up carefully and persistentis, but just now the Japanese show no, opinion that he could sell more horses in a week; interest in the trade, and Mr. Burko is of the in India than he could dispose of in twelve matke in Japin.

The Gondelions" has been very acessfully placed on the stage by the Shanghai Amateur Dráiuatic Club,

Her Majesty the Empress of Japan hus been pleased to send, through Sir Firovst Satow, the British Minister at Tokyo, the sum of 1,0 yea towards the Edgar Relief Fund.

obiter and Liverpool. left Singapore The O. B. 8. Co.'s steamer Tantalus, from on the atheron of the 27th Jan, and many be expected hare on or about the 2nd February,

The Grand Hotel, Limited (Yokoliaia), pro porea to pay a dividend of ten per cont, for the pact half year and to carry, forward to now about $6,245. $16,000 has been written off for depreciation.

We have been requested to state that owing to the number of engagements Axed during nari week, Signorina Beliafania.has decided to postpone borballad concert previously anuanned for the 6th proximo.

A new weekly paper has made its appearancs at Shanghai entitled The

Uston. It is primarily a temperados orgun but in addition local and general nowa. to temperance note girou a good supply of

Mr. Chamberlain accuses Dr, Jamison of cutting the telegraph wire

SIRE IT A TRMATION Birnbus A.de Wet, KCMGUILDEHEK the new plant, which in

London, Bath Desember-Agent at Freseria, has left Johannesburg" The profanced call to An outbrook of fire onentred during the per Intercept: Dri Uzmenon, and to order him to lings & share on each of the formanon: at thestre in Baltimore, United retire

118 100 paid, raising, States, lest algkb. 1.A panía ensuod amongst the and loaying them | audience, and in the rush for the doors 14 par

Dr. Jammon bus writion to the Commandant Table for 3. 2. more. The call by the artisiga sons were killed and 40 injured?

stating that he had no hostile intentions in GSEMANT AND ASSERTÄ fucture, osunet excred sixpence, a month, and 12 London, 20th December entering Trangraal territory, but that he was Frince Victor, Hohenlohe, the German Im-simply advancing to sist the Uitlanders on therefore an intention to call four shillings per charo would meas, at lusty an actual call of special Chancellor, present on mision to the Rand goldfinds to obtain jusfica and thor

Vienna for visitor, Tights as citizens, a pop punco o mouth over leht separeto months.

The irromatarog has given rise to much com Telegrams from Pretoria state that an ad- tin ditional 300 men of the British South Afties toon as to the case of the Chancellor'n visht t

Company's forces have crossed the frontier the Austrian capital

an LATE STEPMAK

The German residents in Johnansaburg have held a resting, at which they bitterly condemned the proposal to support President Krüger in the Trosant arisin

It is to be noted now that there are laro dif vergent interests to be conscited-There are the holders of fully paid-up shares which at pro sant command & price of Bosch, and there are ME. HILLARD'S BOINBUEGE CACHHag lag nerred at Johannesburg, but the ballers of coruributing share who are listler Londen, 29th December no details are yet to hand, for Ge. 21. &share of cal. These shares command The Foreign Committee of the United States The feeling in Berlin is sited and angry. sale at 3410, The Folders of the tally paid House of Representativos las reported in favour The prea is urging the Government to lo Saares ere naturally sixious that the mine thould of Mr. Bayard, United States Minister in Lon tervene be developed by zanbatantial call for the purpose don, in reference to the charge against him The English prom applands the prompt of putting in now machinery Helders of contrihased on his repent speech in Edinbugh, in action taken by Mr. Chamberlain to avert butory shares may not boas eager. At one time, which he criticised the protective folloy of the hostilities. they said in beter.co We don't very much Be United States. The House adopted the report. Germany, has asked Great Britain to define ME GLADSTONE the steps to be talon to check the movements lieva in this minait le rathers miserable low-

SSP London, 29th “Doember. of the fores nuder Dr. JamesÖR. grade thing as cougared with what we were

Mr. Gidstone has started for Bistrita, where induced to expect, but if you can develop it out of your profits of course you may do so. And, he will peal the winter. He hae written as the contributory shures are in the porportion another latter denouncing the Sultan of Tarkay, of nearly fires ountributory shares to ene tally paid-up share they have the command of the santion in their hande The position is further complicated by the fact that although the esgement of the mine is In Singapors and Malay, Lae directing body and the place of voting are in Australia The ultimatersnit of such as world, on the salonlations supplied to us, be exceedingly good for the contribu-

THE LONDON FÓLALLANT tary shareholders, and it would be still bettor

www London, 30th Decomber, for the full paid-up shareholders, but, in the fi meantime, one does not know how the contribuA dinner had been given to 700 poor affildren fary shareholders will take calla of four shillings at Hattersea The funds, were provided by the BREACH OF THE PASSENGER may be a little while hofors things ara adjusted THE upppan, ETTER AT BOLSAT

sharont is how the matter stands and at children of South Australia conalering ari imperative letter from Mr. Cham

The shipbuilding, employers at Belfast bave irmed an ultimate to the men on strike to the offest that unless Lord Jamal award be sue cepted within a week work will be returned with zog union mea

REGULATIONS.

THE CANADIAN MAH The following telegrams are from Canllan papers received by the C. P. steamer Emprese

London, 80th December The fanera? of the lata M. Stepmiak, the Russian patriot and stile, who was killed through bong run over by a train at Chiswick, took place yesterday

The body was cremated at Woking, in Kenty Nasrque speeches were delivered le salogy of the deccssed patriot.

de

Popa ar feeling in Holland is furions. AtJohannesburg on Saturday last the audienco of the those made an anti-Boer demonstration during the playing of the Dutch National Au- theen. The audience risg in their sosta, cheered the British

The Australian residentsat, ohannesburg hare formed horse and foot companies. At a meeting in connection with the movement the National Anthem wan eng, M

The British Bouth Africe Company will hold mooting in London to-day for the purpose of berisi demanding that the coup, the con- repudiate the solion of Dr. Jamesonly, pany's Administrator in Mashonaland,

com-

on London, 2nd January. A private lattor repaired from Bulawayo, the capital of Mashonalami, written in November, mays" Thow in talk of the English taking the Transvaal. A corps of the Chartered Com- pany's forces with 10 gaus, has gone, soatlı, with secret orders. The Tranernal would fall

WOKERT London, Alef December

filibustering arredition under "Par-an esey pro tuguses leader named Caurs, has mined the district of Amapa, in Brazil, laused by the French as balearing to French Guiana

The filbastore hes fortifying the country they have seizei

YORK SUICIDE CLUR.

London, 80th December, Another member of the Nova

York Suicide Club, the disuovery of the existence of which repartly asusel a sensation in that city has evinnutted sinsido. Eg This makes the eighth member who has taken

his life

po di London, With-December:

Mr Cecil Rhodes, the, Premier of Cape Colony and chairman of the British South africa Company, rotesta that he had no pre- vins knowledge of the intentions of D

Sir Esreales Robinson has ordered all the offloors who are with Dr. Jameson's forces to retire

It in reparted that the men has ordered the Duke of Fite to resign Lis sest on the board of the Chartered Company,

The Duke of Fife denies the mport that the Queen had ordered bien Lures the director ship of the Batish South afries Company

kard Jandaryns

At tho regalar meeting of the United Ma brather of the woiguan come up from Kiukion Storaasen and Go. O casing the removal of of India VS HOT & RAYMAN The American crisis has not affected the Robinzuh overtook Dr. Jameson beyond Eland's:

Lodge on Saturday night Wor. Bro. W. MB. Arthur was elected as Worshipfal Master, Bro R. Grimbio as treasurer, and Bro, Maxwell as janitor for the ensuing year.

H.E. Wing Tung-ho, as President of the Board of Revenue, kas memorialised the Three in favour of mats in Peking for the purpose of coining dollars and Bruall coins with foreign machinery similar to that at Canton and Wu- ching

The mesengers despatched by Sir Hércules Bradford wool market. There is good in River Dr. Jamenc disregarded the High quiry, sad the tone is hopeful

DEATH OF AN ACTEERS

London, Slet Decomborz The death is enounce of Mrs. Sterling, the netrtek

THE BOULLING CHAMPIONSHIP,

Commissioner's ordeck for his recall and con- timed his march, carrying the British flag- Bafora Sir Jacobus 4. de Wet, K.OMG the British Arent et Pretoria, Goukl arrive from Johannesburg, fighting scramenood at Kruger's Drop on Wednesday afternoon, between tha Boors and the Chartered Company'a forse under Dr. Jameson.X86

Dr. James' force was davon from several of ita ativos. The Boers captured 42 pri-

gagement.

The number included tlures offiours.

London, 31st December Arrangements have been made for the match betres 37 Stanbury, of New South Wales, and C. R. Harding, of England, for the champion ship of the world and 1500 a side. † to be bowed over the Thates championship Coupe un 19 sonors, half of whom were wounded in the en- JulyPAMPANTRY AHA 3rd January, 1230 pm,

ATLASH REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA

A foron of voluntoons of all Ratione, number. London, Blst Decembering 1,000 men, beg been organized at Jekannos- Colombin, South America, has been expelled by

The Spanish Minister in the Rapable of burg to ach with the police S.

The German and French residents have. the Government from. Bogota, the capital,, for cabled to Berlin and l'aris respectively for Laving protested against the treatment of, Mr. protection. Jenner, the British Minister and Congul- General, who was accused of havlug an interest in a claim made by Landen fixin of contractors against the Colombian authorities

It would, of course, be arisedingly desirable for Pahang that the calls should be made At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. T. and that the results should be we have Bercombe Smith, Captan Von Binzor, master sketched. The Fabang Government takes five of the atoumship Bellho, was summoned for per cent of all the gold raised, which means attempting to fease the waters of the colony that Baub alone might vield a subelam- It is reported that there are 8,000 free The Ishang correspondent of the N. C. nails with ninety-six pussenjers in excess of the tial revenus. Further, a rain that was paying shenrers ready to fill the vacant positions, News, writing on the 14th Jantary says --Allis number allowed by his pet clearance, contrary steadily fifty per cent, per annum on a not FRANCE AND BRAZIL quet with us here. The boasts of the students te section 6 of Ordinance6 of 1891, as amended unintated capital would no doubt attract stret of immediate destruction of the foreigners by seation of Ordinance21 of 1896 mining adventurers into a field whore it up- A clerk from the Hrbour Master a office posts that a profit of £100,000 a year is to be camo to nothing. For some days after the riot affairs were vary strained, but the extreme said that the defendant leared for twelve Chind so mily A handred thousand pounds a vigilance of the ofleials and the benting of so postengo for Bigapore on the 14th year is worth taking, and the Malay Peninsula fox tonfare quinted things down. The China September mat. The ep had no passenger Prospecting Company has much ouriferous land to offer at a nominal price in the district of man who is said to have fired the shot that certificate.

Inspector Hanson said About five mon Raub. Who will be first in the new tuah to killed the anginan has not been gust. He the 15th Septambor last boarded the Bellona Pahang the land where golden apples grow |—– Ctinese authorities, much to their disgust. He has been ordered from the Admiral to beat Jardine's Wharf, Pays West, as she Straits Times. tried by the Civil Court and it that Court wes bolag cast of 1 aw the chief officer has and told him I had ome sa board to in chang cannot decide, the case

Court count the passengers He pointed to some to be referred to the Supreme in Shangat.The day for trial was fixed here, non on the top of the ford hotch with-bedding but the Chinese authorities sont no representar and clothing. Ivonnted welve and they pos tive as plaintiff, and the case fell through. The sessed return tickets to Singapore issued by

THE CANADIAN-PACIFIN RAILWAY and has becu most reasonable in his talk on the after hatch. I saw the tween declas occured

Montreal, 28th Decambeir. the case. Buldiors are still campo about the by a crewd of men. I had thom sont up settlement, and guards are stationed at every dook. I asked the captain, whom I had som The Canadīšu Pavific Railway not profits for chapel in the city. After being kupt out of for, to witness the counting. During the count. November were $1,008,066, a range of the city for some time the missionaries are ing Bo was very impatient and said I want to $192,408. over the some month last year. For going in as usual agair and doing their work. get away. I must got away I'll give you the eleven months of 1805, rending November On the street they are treated quite respectfully, letter to my agents, who will be responsible for 30th, the net profits were $6,000 488, an inornato

if there had never bean any trouble. The any fino incurred by me." I donated sorenty of 3771,619 over the same period last year.

AND THE PRINCE. students have nearly all left and ou toont of seven passqugara who produced tickets and THE NEW YORK WORLD the 13th moon the Hrichtai leaves for Tirian nineteen who had no tickets. Defendant OF WALES

London, 30th December At present the military students are finishing said What shall I do" I said Ton bare

His Royal Highnose the Prince of Wales an- their exomination.

already broken the law, but I can give you thờ advice that it will be heter for you not to go therises the publication of the following zoknott: The Crown Ink in Wonguelobong Beat The Shanghai Mercury of the 22nd inst.to sea, because, although I will make no differ ledgment sont last week by Mr. Joseph Palitser, which was sold by anction on Monday aftoraysMany member of the outdoor staff fence in the penalty, you have to life saving proprietor of the New York World, of themes con is just beyond the cemetery and it is be the Customs and others will regret to learn of apparatas for all these people in caso cage which his Royal Highness and the Daks lieved that the purchaser, Mr. U Yuk Chi. the death of Mr. Hocutio C. W. Court. The accident." I found that the seventy-seves of York went to the World through Sir Francis intends to act thereon a tea bour and lay devrasad had been in hospital for some times a furnished with bogus fizets. The fare to that the differences between the United States puasingers had paid for passages and lind baon Knollys, Private Secretary to tuo Prinoe, hoping out a garden for Chiness:

hed latterly undergone an operation, which,

and Great Britain on the Véusatulan question however, was unable to save him. The deceased Singapore is $7.

would be amicably settled “New York, Dea The V. C. Daily News says:- slated on but led a singularly wild and adventurous life,

28th, 1885. To His Royal Highness the Prince of good authority that the Germans are to have a which no doubt histoned his end. He was the consession here se the south bank of the Seo-son of Major-General Court, of the British came to me and saked me if I could give him Wales, Sandringhar, England coc Chrisle chow Creek, between the gasworks (Pei-sin-za) Aruy, and those who have road Dr. Morrison'sks tickets. I asked him what kind of a message of peace and goodwill was deeply and Alpha Farm, while if in supposed that the book An Australian in Ching" will remember tickets he wanted, because far as I knew tho sppreciated, and had important effect. The Japanese concession is to be somewhere south that he draws attention to the deceased, though so-called cooks tickets were alrely delivered reaction is almost complete. Conscience ban of the French caression,

ho does not mention his mans, by stating at the agents' face in the castomery way. I obtained mastery over impulso. The World tant to was the son of a Major.carat told the cook ho had batter so to first mate, thanks you for the wise and bold words spoken:

critical a time. It is alms becoming to and the nephew of a Marquis Deceased was also ask him about them as he was the man st recognised as the hero of a short tako entitled who collected the tickets. I did not know acknowledge with profound respect the eloquent A Tidewaiter's Story" which appeared in the whether the tickets had been sent to the agents and inapressive messages of concord, and smity Mercury last. April. Deceased was, we believe, ofce or not. He did het ge to the first mate received by the World from Cardinal Logene, corrod as a Lieutenant in a British cavalry have informed me On the afternoon of the Cardinal Vaughan, Archbishop of Westminster appointed Governor of German East Africa, regiment in India. He left the army, entered 14th September 1 went sahors Le sign the last De Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin Lord Fabout to our owing to quarrie with his the Tudiar Civil Service, which he quitted bills of lading. I returned en bed at Betty Archbishop of Dublin and Kildars, the officers are en

and immediately want to sleep, Then the In-Archadehop of Armagh, the bishop of Lon to Australia, where he entered the British army spector cause cu board between 3 and 6 o'clock, den. Liverpool, Manchester, and hestor Mr. On the 18th insi, nt Santa Ans, Manila, the wifa of WALTER A Firmer (uée CAMERON), of a The Mercury, in the course of an article on as a private and attained the rank of sergeant hughter. Melbourne (Australia) papers plense the future of Shanghai and the extensive lande poseensed three medal for services. Bros. When I asked the first officer how the Gladston and Lord Bosebery. It is hoped people came by their tickets he said here that the logic of this unprecedented [311 buying and wharf building that is going on.tually has entered the Chinese Customs at Amoy he had delivered them to the oook. I said Goed expression of kindliness of the greatest dignit

says it bolisves that even now the Consolar an and was removed to a Yangtze station, from On the 17th January, at Christ Church, Yoko-thorities have under their consideration theques-

whence he proceeded te Kangyan as drill in-gious, how could you do ruck a thing I ries of Church and State my fat lead to the cook told me you had told him to see me." The remain unsettled for seventy years. Surely JOHN KENNETH Champneys Irwise M.A., tion whether the Bettlemente shall be extended struotor, and he entered the general hospital in hot give you any-endors." He said The arbitration of a dispute at trivial that it could JOHN KENNEDY TRASFORD, to MAND MARY to the point five miles from the Band of to some dime ago suffering from his liyor.

cook, it appears, waited till I went ashore before among all the scholars, statesmen, and rulers of Woosing, about ten miles from the Ennd.

going to the first mate. I would not have the world, there must be one who as arbitrator, received a cont per head for these passengers. will most the suggestion of Lord Salisbury that His Wordip intheted a due of $200 and $2 he should be competent and fros from biss for each passenger in excess-$502 altogether. The surest hope of lasting pasce reefs upin the enlightened moral sentiment which you have voiced, and which, we feel shapes the course of government in England, nok less than in America, and continues the progress of aivilization. Jeseok Pulitzer, for the World The conclusion of a treaty between Russia An extraordinary general meeting of the THE TIMES JAYS WE ALE READY TO FIGHT atul Turkey is denied.

Hongkong Brick and Comsut Co., Limited, was London, Yth January held at the registered offoe, 9, Frays Cabral, yesterday, at You Mr. R. Blewan presided and there were also present-Messrs. W. H Potta, W. Sheran, C. A. Tomes A. G. Stokes, S. 8. Boujamin, J. S. Watta, F. J. Jorge, GH. Potts, C. M. Adamson, and W A. Duff (Secretary.)

ONLY COMMUNItaliana relating to the news columu Juld be addressed to THE EDITOR.

Correspondenta must forward their name and address tonications cadroned to the Editer, not

for publication, Int azevidence of good faith,

All letters for publication should be written on osa tide of the paper intų.

angrily signed communtentions that have alraty appeared in other papere' will be inserted.

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The defendant suid-On the morning before intended to lears 14th September the cook

A. Reoul telegram of the 16th January cryɛ:- Many officials in the rural districts object so Cr for extra cyples of DAY Pases should be strongly to the doce ordning them to get nour the supply of publication. After that their hair out that they are unceremotionaly hour the supply is limited.” Only Supplied for Cash giving up their posts and going into retirement. graduate of Caius, College, Cambridge, and I believe, because if he had the baller would Pritaste of Ireland (who cabled from Ramis 18

* Teleprophio Addƒões Pass. P.Q.For. 30.

Telophone No.

At Wou-ju in Kang Wen Do a rising liza socarred in consequence of popular antipathy

other now sumptuary order..

Lupy.

WATSON

DIETIT.

MARRIAGE.

DEATHS

At the Government Civil Hospital, un the 28th instant, De OROTINE, Baff Surgeon, HJMS. Imperator Nicolai

11820 At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the fed of January, 1898. HORATIO C. W. COURT, wat of Major-General Court, aged 3 years,

The Daily Press.

Basan Asgabip Taporator Nicolai I, who was We regret to learn that Dr. Okotine, of the left behind in the Government Civil Hospital seriously ill when his russel left, died encly yesterday morning. HE.. Admiral Baller haa ordered that nsvol honours are to be accorded at ties funeral of the deceased floor, which is to take place this morning, the cortège leaving the Royal Naval Hospital at 10 a.co.

It is reported in native official circles, et Shanghai that owing to the duramess Govern- meat claiming jurisdiction-ever Chinese, in Japan the ex-Viceroy Li has inserted a clause in the new Commercial Treaty, now being dir dossed at Pellow, giving a corresponding privi-

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

TO THE "DAILY PRESS."

TONTON, 26th January. THE REPORTED BUSSO TURKISH

TREATY...

THE ITALIANS IN ABYSSINIA.........

The Italiaus have erurusted Makalah with arms and munitions. King Menelik is treating for peace.

M THE POLITICAL HORIZON. **

legs to Chins so far as Japanese are concarded. Mr. Chamberlain speaking at Birmingham

The Japanush Ministar refuses, the consent to said that there were signs of the political storm this clance, in consegones of which the nego-ataling, and that Germany's unexpected and tiations are at a standstill.

nprovoked licetility was passing away,

HONGKONG, JANUARY 29TH, 1896.

Tur letter from a Member of the Chinssa Chamber of Commerce which appeared in out yesterday's issue, while it may perhaps ke taken as showing that there was no desire on the part of the general body of members to exhibit disrespect towards Her Majesty's Government, does not place Mr. Ho Aser's Japanese Govorausent hus be asked for a A Takyo, was despatch states that the conduct in connection with the opening antidy in favour of the company now forming ceremony in any more favourable light than in New York, with a capital of 19 million that in which it previously appeared. No dollars, las a telegraph nabis from America to Japan A representative of the company general meeting of the membors was held, is already on his way hither. If Carads and the Trustees taking upon themselves the Australia aina realise their cable project with entire responsibility of the arrangements. British as a keep trans-Pacife com

petition will presently, commence. The trustees are Mr. Ho AMEL Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M. In Sare, and Mr. We Yux. The last named, however, has for some time past ceased to take any udive fatcrest in the institution and his name did

WHAT 18 PREPARED OPIUM? -

At the blagistracy yesterday, before Mr. T Become Bolth, the hearing war concluded of a summons against Mossy, Watte and Co., Ies House Street, for having in their possession, on to 10th Janasry, 11 lbs. of prepared opinm without a valid corticus for the same

Mr. Dennys prosecuted on behalf of the Opium Farmers, and Mr. Grist appeared for the defor.oe

Mr. Dennys, in addressing the Magistrate, reviewed the evidence given on the previons onions, and said that a man named Lua Sum Zan, had conclusively proved that he went Mr. Watts and purebased from him a large quantity of staff caller Vegetable Extract It was sold practically on condition that it should be taken to Canton, as it was against the

HONGKONG BRICK AND CEMENT CO, LIMITED.

The SECRETARY read the rotica calling the weeling, which was fo the pupuse of co firing the following as a special resolution

COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN ZUBBIA GPATA London, S1st December. A terrible explosion has poured in Celliery

killed or injured.

Umangol, Prussia. Fifty meza were either

GERMAN RAST AFRICA.

London, 31st December. Major von Winnan, who was recently

There is immense, jubilation in France and Germany ever the defeat of Ur. Jameson's force by the Boeraga Panama

heavy fall has taken plaeo ni South African Boourities on the Loudon Stock Exchange..

Before the fighting which took place between Dr. Jameson's contingent and the Boers, at

sident Kruger in which he promised to submit Kruger's Drop, & manifesto was issued by Pro- the grievances of the Uitlandoms to the Volksraad alf request to thatffect was made in a proper

mÁRABE, QUE VA

The ighting between Dr. Jameson's force and the Boers continue antil a Bours woze rein- GROUNDING OF A CURAND LINEN, forced, and Dr. Jamison's contingent was sur- London, 2nd Jannary rourkled by a large Boer feres close to Krager's The Cunard liner, Cephalonia, went aground Drop. Dr.Jameter was compelled to surrender, during a dense fog of Holyhead The paFire of his men from killed sengers were landed in safety. The vedel, got

ages and genoci

is seriously injudad.

Mr. Chamberlain Secressiry of State for the

Holyhead Hor hull Colonies, has called to Sit Hercules. Robinson, drrecting him to proceed to Pretoria immediafa ly with the view of socuring the generous treat. ment of the men of Dr. Janson's force takon, prisoners. By the Boars, and to see that the wounded are properly cared for

ASHANIES TO EZ ANDEKORN MOL CHARM Tondon, 2nd January, Colonel Bir F. Scott, the commandant of the British expedition to Coomanie, has informed a local chief that the British Government intends to anner Asharteen

8 Herrules Robinson was also directed to, try and arisingo s peaceful settlement of the Bresting difoulty.

MBS, FARNELL DECLARED INRANE.

London, 2nd Jammary) Intynse wailemost prevails at Johannesburg, Mrs, Dolls Stewart Parnell,, mother of the though no digestion was shown towards Into Mr. Charles Stewart Parnell, the famous Resisting Dr. Jameson. A ruin, on the local Irish National leader, has boss declared to be banke has taken place insane, and has been placed in a hospital for the President Kruger has been informed that a The Times in an editorial this morning again insane at Now York, that further sponsing of the Chartered Company' reminds the United States that whether we MORE DETAILS OF THE TEASGVARE INCIDENTroops into the Transvaal is projected. It in has troubles in Europe and Africs or not, To The Uithader in the Trasary greatly frontier of Bechuanaland, and that a strong also reported that a Kadir force commands the CAM London, 31st December will not yield on the Venezuelan question. We divided as to the course to be pursued to obtain detachment of troops belonging to the Orange have inssited bobedy, but if we are compelled to fight we shall be ready to guard what is their demands The Miner curricudent Fren State commands the Vaal River, ready to warth fighting forth and

telegraphs that the majority of the Uitlanders nisist, the Forre

The Gerními press in nigaming 6 mannding. PROTECTION FOR MARRIED WOMEN are opposed to war.

-Int January

tone. If nonerts that the Transvaal is indepen- London, 4th JaMAYY The new act for the protection of married In response to an urgent appeal from the dent of England That the Hengkong Brick and Cement Co-women went into effect on Wednesday and leading residente of Jahannabar for the pen The Tunes, in commenting on the canfict pary. Limited, he wound up voluntarily andur on the Thursday following there were air and tection of life and property of thousands of between Dr. Jameson's force, and the Hoers, provisions of the Companies Ordinances plications under its provisions. The justice termed Britet men and women, Dr. H. I suggests that the fghting may have been an 1865 to 1999. And that. Creasy Ewens, of whom the applications were made explained Jameson the Allministrator, In the British Booderel skirmish, and that Dr. Jameson Victoria, in the colony of Hongkong, be and be that wives could leave their husbands and claim South Afrios Company's Territory, entered the surrender is voluntary, the probability eing is hereby appointed Equidator for the purpoeet maintenance, bat he added the hot afforded a Transvaal on Sunday last at the load of 700 that Dr. Jameson finding that the Uit remedy for worm hiring with their husbands, riflemen, with fir Marim and other guns. He anders on the Fond goldfield did not require the of such winding up

Among the applicants was a MOTING AE expected at Johannesburg cu Thursday. The protection of his police, he yielded to the Boer seeking relief from a dissipated write. The foren carries Zohr days provisions,

On the sun the British; administrator's magistrate explained, that the net had not been drapes reading London, Mr. Chamberlain, passed for the Furyoss of relieving husbanda,

Socrotary of State, for the Colonies, who was THE "STRATHNETIS AND THE MIDWEBA.

staying in the provitas, hastened to the meter Pous and despatched an urgent cablegram direct ink Dr. Jameson to return to Malcking, in Bebuioglanda yang

The CHAIRMAN-Gentlemen, you have Ltd the object of this meeting, which is to confirm the resolution just read, I propose that the ye solution passed as the extraordinary general zooting hold on the 11th Jannary be now confirmed.

Mr. BENIAMIN pecorited. Carried.

VW Vancouver, 5th Jannary, A despatch was received from Feat Townsend yesterday morning that's life buoy, bearing The CHAIRMAN--That is all the business, the name of the Miniera, has been picked np. gentlemen.

THE FUTURE OF RAUB,

In Neah Bay. Of course, it may have been torn off when the Strathnevis hawers, parted but, nevertheless, it has increased the fears for the Mowers C

It is faired that the missire will not reach Dr Jamesto before he artivonat Jonacnesburg whenee no new has been recited since Nunday. It is believed that the wires have been auf

Mr. Chamberlain has cabled to Prondont Kruger nrging him to prevent confict, and offering the cooperation of Grad Bellin. If necessary, in maintailing pesce

(gminandar.

The British South Africa Company held • mocking in London yesterday for the purpose of considering an hoperative letter from Mr. Chamberlain demanding that the Company shall repaduate the setion of Dr. Jameson the Company's Administrator in Mashonaland The chairman of the Company was antiigriced to cable ta Dr. Jameson diacenting, from his in-

asian of the Transyaal

An Agoni for the Transvaal floverument hae proceded to Berlin to request the enlistmentof German unlitary officers for the Boar army. He has also been instructed to place orders for

supply of machine guns **

The Times this morning publishes a telegram Presiden, Kruger, in mobilising the Bose stating that i moling of 4,000 Australian Gman Gonsals for imppert,

last, to discuss the situation. The proceedings forces Hal Ens sppealed to the French and residente at Johannasburg was held on Saturday

It is aspected that the Uitlanders will con-wore orderly statute porns of 200 troupe ewch, armed with The mosting decided not to take any part in

the impending revolution, S Geteral Joubert, The Tramersal Com. DISCHIEINATION AGAINST "RITIKU IUDUSTER

IN THE TRANSVAALA mandant will control 1.000 Boer Tiles, with plenty of hazim nri There will also be a rowres force of 5,000 Boera dese

The press condemns the not on of Dr. Jstner son, the British Administrator, and says, that

London, 30th December. In connection with a Governmişão, contract

London 7th Jangars

The Hernan prees denies Great Britain has

any claim to ururinty pror tho Transvaal

We regret to hear that is couple of fatal caanaktios ocenerid on board the U.S.S: Botti more betweets Yckobita and Honolulu. Henry weather was met with, during which several of the boats wore smashed rid the wheel and binnacle carried away. Mr. Cooper, the carpon. not appear on the Invitation cards. These ter, was dashed on the dock and fractured his cards, issued in the name of the other thres skull, while Mr. Jesson, the captain of the fore.

Newe from the same sokréÉ KOTS a beat from The Faph dine in Pabung is a low grade the Strathnevie, in which Purses MoDabald trustees, after stating the date fixed for the eastie, was washed overboard and fost. Several

law that it should be wall live. The man took mine. If it had been surmised that it were a and two of the ores brand launch the shore to opening, said "You are invited to attentothers of the row were injured to a greater or

leg eztant-Rising Sun

tdown to the Canton steamer wharf and was low grade mine, it never would hura boon opened.tolograph for nasistants, has been found on the "and worship the god of war, wearing your

followed by na oxoise olicor. Mr. F. Browns.The enterprise was started on the basis of rooks nour Cape Flattery. MeDonald and they "official robe. How Dr, He KAI-could following contienes have been appointed by Hospital, had analysed a sample of the vegetable the pahtis that at Roob, in Pahang, there could THE CANADIAN-ANFIC LINE AND

Wo (Chino Gazette) aru informed that the assistant analyst at the Government: Civil grossly untruthful reports These persuaded crew undoubtedly perished by have allowed his name to appear on such the French Government to the Cousalates extractead he swore positively that it was opinn be established a high grade ama yielding

THE PACIFIC CARE. AB invitation we do not understant, mentioned opposite their paIES, All except and bed bron subjected to a degree of artifcial perhaps three ounces to the tou The zinu,

Oltows, Rod January hrat. He mid he found meconic acid, apron frst, yields less than half an ounce to the In his speech from the Throne, Lord & her but at all vents he did not attend the the last two have been in China for Everal ceremony, which seems to have been on and are protipient Chinese scholari. tine, and a small quantity of torphine in itton. That is low onthiran antar docu am happy to inform you that the Monsters Haas, to be Connel at Chungking Evidently the oplam had been used for the less than that of the South African representations of my Government, and the arranged entirely by Mr. Ho ABEL We Destremer. Vice.Coral at Hankow; Hons purpose of preparing morphine, and mustial zines, But, overtheless, it is an out suggestions of the Ottawa Conference, respect d'Anty, Coumi as Benno Giullian, Vien Corral ests had to be applied before the existence of tarn that might yilda gigantic pot sug steamish communication, have welled in are informed that it was not originally Hokon; Kahn, Vids Consul at Tenghingi do che morphitis could be decorerol, His Wor if only thers be enough queria and if the the ship nomination and mention

for electric lighting in Pretoria Govern intended. that Colonel CRAN should take Pomegrae, Vies Consul at Chefon Degour, ahip could only come to the ponclusion Altermine be worked, as the manager desire of their willingness to grant a substantial gab

inserted a plaise forbidding the use of on a gigantic scale. The great advantage reation towaris the Atlantic portare his entrance into the Transvaal at the head of manufactured in Bagland, the leading part in the coromany, but as he Vice-Conant at Fakkoi Francois, Vice-Consul bearing this evidence that the defendant had

at Langshow, Roudry, Vies-Cousal to Formoss been carrying on or attempting to carry on possessed by the Rant mine in beap Jalune,cheme. This will. I trust, care wher access troops was not warranted, unless he was WWAZE put in an appearance, being a subscriber to (probably at Tams)

very extensive trade in this prepared opium ant The labour employed is Chinoce, which is paid ful establishment of lind of besmeri beturven that a conflict and commenced, or that arising

|| had taken place on the goldfeljer de ensi the Chamber, he was asked to officiate.

relying upon the fact that because a grast por. at the rate of some six or seven shillings a week the United Kingdom and Canada, which, in bed a grade Logim lot, January, Ropubli The Peking aid Tientsin Tintes says Thare ton of the morphine had been exiznated thers as against one pound sterling a week that the point of speel and equivent shall fully wet President Kruger Reset Bir Herculer ha fecretary of State for the Colonies waserte The original intention was that one of this is no change in the position of the ins-bounders the staff was not spite within the media! Kaffee receive, and the Chinumon is probably all requirements. My. Gevarament have also Robinson Governor of Cape Colony and in Bagland dem Fossess mal rights, and will Chinese mercantile gommunity should have steamers. They have all been sungly housed in use of the word. But his Worship had no better worker than the Kaffr Transport Tarned with safiuinotion that it in the latention

with mats, for protection from the cold, against thing to do with the meaning of epiam as given again, although at that it offered great flogs of the Secretary of State the the Colonics to British High Commissioner la Bouth Africa of Saly Inaletan maintaining bor position. oheisinos to the god, but when Colonel CHAN which they are less sheltered than vessels at the in the British Pharmazeprick was that Lies, is now being and will be to comparatively appoint a commits to occaider the proposed Dr. Jameson's invasion of the Transvaal Bir The English press unanimously supports the

8th January Bund We hear that one or two of their officere opin was o preparation containing about 20 mmplified that it also is much more sonomical Facile cable to connect Cards with Austan Hercules Rebinienst once ordered the immediate view of the Colonied Secretary

wwwd withdrawal of the forve under Dr. Jameson 12 Lexpectedly appeared precedence was are avaiding themselves of the opportunity to par coat of morphine. The Opinsa Ordinance that at the South African mines Broadly usin

• Marquis of Salisbury is taking a ie ence is that the quartz, from ( kho' given to the latter. There were very few of visit Feking and its surroundings. The married was passed for the protection of that portion of speaking,

Mr. Ceal Rhodes, the Premier of Care i stand us regards the rights of Great Britain in men on board who are missing the society of the revouns of the colony derived from the Haut mine yields par ton gold worth about 3!

Colony states that he did not sathut se Desthe Bransvaal the Chinese community present and the their families at a time when they usually expost Opium. Farmers, and far-reaching words had and that it la worked, even at the present a mall. |

Loudon, 13th January. general feeling towarde the new institution to have & füller share of that enjoyment than in been introduced into the Interpretation clanss scale, af nu expense of about 20s, per tan, which

Jameson to enter the Traneval territoo on the contrary, tried to prevent him doing s aces to bo one of indifference. It would permitted during the hard ranting of the rest explained that the Ordinance could not be de inalmades a comparatively great proportion of

Birmidgham manufacturers have wont within the past three month to the Tadaval 20,000 therefore be unfair to hold them as a body t the year, our sympathies, and we trusted by half preparing he stuff or by partly administration charges. Penieldy, it the works me oseived by the and stomamor

they will get back to Shanghai and their homes penparing it, and that all piors that had been ing were in a much larger mais, it ach dire responsible for the proceedings at the eper earlier then appearances justify expectation of subjected to day degree of milfois ont tres be worked at a cost of about 1s a fori, sa COMMERCIAL FEDERATION OF THE EMPIRE Enfeld and 2010 Martial Hend, Spide prepared opium for the purposes of the Ordin. certain calculations put the cost at very munis at present.

The German grees demands that the ing, which should rather be regarded as u

51:09. Te onked lila Worship to inflict a heavy less. There is, therefore, a lego margin fer

authorition should take immerfinte ale to pro private, "show" of Mr. Ho Amere. The Towards the latter sad of last month, says the penalty as it was not a case where Mr. Watts Front, but there no substantial profit to be

The proprietors of the Statut have zenei ved - tect the intersets of the Germans in the Trans spirit by which tusi gentleman is astunted in Nagasak Express, a woman suffering from some and made a mistake or thought he was acting made unless the working be on a great, goale, clearly displayed in the letter he addressed mysterious complaint was brought from Nikhi band hide. That is seen by Mr. Buly, the manager, and 78 eseye in the competition for the prise val

Sonogi Gut to the Medical School of Urakani. Mr. Grist denied that the man Lum Sum. He asks to be allowed to put in hindred head of 1,000 golmens offered by that Journal for Home days ago to one of our evening con- She was about forty five years of age and has You wrer went into the defendants offes. Ons of stamps and an elevttle power plant the best clients of an Imperial Customs Union. Mr. Chamberlain, Sarreter

Several of the eshyn root in are from the Colonias, har enloudy risted temporaries, especially in his sacer at Dr. been 3 for the past throo years after low th of extract was stolen from Mr-Watte's pre- The more seguine aloniation is that, with

weeks medical treatment by Dr. Kurimote, theme and no doubt it was sold to the Opium o hundred-head of stamps, an electric plant, Australia oglumios Ow

London, 2nd January. TRANS LO Averti omat tied, and non post morious examination Farmers. But the main point was whether this and a railwer, Reub wall, rield 30,000 maces

The total unmber of eassys subin for the be arrested to the encious foot wall disclosed that all the princi stuff was prepared onlum. Hesubmitted it was of gold yearly. That would be worth 240,000 pat internal organs are placed in most hot, as cmnm, to be deauribod as such, maet pounds a year. The working expenses are at prize of 1,000 painess offered by the proprietorsagen of De Janet usual sundt. The heart was on the right contain at least ten por pent of morchine, present about 120,000 dollama yisr, and heal of the Elature for the best scheme of an Imperial Sir Humale Rob elde iontsad of the left; the livar was where whereas in this case the morphins was vir not, it is said, rise beyond 3200,000 a year or Cratoma Union is 187 of the prem the spicon is usually found, the latter being at Cicult to And and no reasonable person would say 20,000 pounds. The margin of proat hy that the right of the stomach instead of at the left has purchased the stuff as oplam, Mr. Watts sanguine calculation If therefore to be £130,000 London, 2912 December, ag is tamal: The langs and other organs were had bought it from a Brm carrying on business year, allowing e dirilend of about 121 Bazon Hammarstain, ex leader of the Cou found to be half tarol from right to off or in London wa Edinburgh and he had been year on cath of the 190,000 shares Toatain percutive party in Germany, has been arrested from front to back,

assured that it was free from opfum and nay, that remarkablu veralt the 190,000 contribute at Athens osi a charge of fingery and drand.

played the principal part in offering

Ho Kai and Mr. WEI YUK for ignoring

their Chinees parentage by styling them

solves British subjecta" The two gentle

men named, though of Chines 1200, are

natural born British subjects, having on

born in Hongkong, and their allegiance is

due to Her Majesty the Queen. When they

deem it neresury to make a public acknow-

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL

The following legzoz tra from Australian

THE STATEST TEIZE OF 1,000

Linden 28th December

CHARGE, ADAINST A GERMAN BABOT Pen

- The Queen bus watten to the Right Hou.... Jị.... Chamberlain, Becretary of State for the Colonite, thanking him for his jadjaiom, eotion during recent developments.

Aefion in being taken by the Lavernment. which will have the sffect of adding lunemely to the strength of the British Bop within the Shortest possible time, i

Bydney. 14th Jamiary. The Premier of Now, South Wales, noting the on behalf of all the naletion of Anstralasia has. cabled Lord Balisbary expressing sympathy

the mother country, in the matter

anbrodo offering balp if needed, had suring him of the birt ppreciation of the gland taken by the home Government in dia endengohra to defend the Wörin and Toksanenburg, has infogrity of the British Empire's

retrein áram

Sydney 16th January, ing the notion of Dr The Margult of Salisbury Eng rõpien to the quiet and obey the lawnable from Australia, stating that the fan-ly are being carried on be expressed approval and goodwill of the caloninte and President Kruger estimated at its true value and has materially

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