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THE

ADALZIEL telegram from Shanghof, published to the London papers, anys «It is believed hero, in the best-informed "circies, that the new situation center "plates, with the passing of Northern Chins into Russing handle, at the same time that

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M. F R. Wilkuunda bus POČA. and Legal Adviser to shao Legut the substantive appointment of Cax

pointment the news of which wild with general entisfaction in Eha Daily None,

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thus blad at hoth ends. Does not this

explain why. Prandaolo poker Give the colonias local government, and allo them to sink their resources in the development of the colony itself. aduce the number of fanctiquaries in the colonies; they are one of

THREE MONTH'S LEAVE Y SIBERIA”

The Nite Brigade Chroniefs, a handsome and all get up auntal, gives exploto history of the year's doings of all four bultations,

MAN Pazı8, 27th November. Whatever be the abasequences, and they on be very grave; public opinion insista upan walod basf-laying the tenth, the whole truth, and nothing hud io some extent, prigno market has born at the tenth uper the Drogfts offkir. HẠ the hindrances to colonial development. Hental statistics of evory kind, and sovnen] The notifiantion of Mr. George Jamieson's fairly native and ratoncha taled strong. The the French Government toon sold in tils Wisnt doos Francs gain by oponding fr. Sindental papers by past and preempt" ofBeers,

under date of 13th Noventar. No mention is a inolination to higher rate. made in the notification of Mr Jamison's mi BANES-Hongkong and Shanghain have been in diand for still lot and sales have Thditional appointment as Commercial Attaché.

rated t 176 and 177 perent. prom. for The Chinn Branch of the Royal Asiatic Socash, and at 186 per utt. for aroh, dosing ciaty bare sent out s dizealar saling toplies to with further small bayers at 1, Noticials a large number of questions which are designed bavo alumiged fade quotation

"Gormany takes Shantrag and France

Pokion, the creation of a new State Pars in the London Gazette of, 3rt December, faptorily and havo left the inekot firmer, with involuntarily led ta' victiṁalso Drayins? Publia what glory or strength is to be acquired by grops, Ons of thego papers is by Captain [2704purely Chinese fa charactor, the

capital of which will be Nanking. new State will enjoy British protection, #bich will involve the occupation

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THE

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kas again received FRESH SUPPLIES of

romarka on Jap Talbot savs blask

After three days'

opinion is dremifully excited, and it is great adding to its nedkamillstone by fresh hinter. Talbot, and deals with a trip to trial on even the coolest jutsiets to run lands). That is what to the French then-Vladivostock at Siberia. After come calm till the inquiry ordered by the Minister soles

aloug The death of M. Bardoux pass unperceived, of We bo formiented, and the alleged prola of Dreyfuss innocence, and that of Count yet he was one of the early labors in the const af Korea, we dropped her in Viadi. storbaay's denunciation Thou art the Third BepubLs Vineyard. Horiezdy a statue vestock baritour. Gan practic going on. man by M. Mathieu Dreyfus, the brother

anubber pedestal..

letifying to the miracy of the atterupt at a closed door muming up way of onca be abandoned if the Government-intend to adopt that course. Such would only make. Tho saarela fight must have: mattor worse, fall play. The Jows, who are belog well beitad fur supporting the demand for a revision of the trial of their co religionist, are inclinat to show that skiferanco is not the budge of their

"of strategia points by the British both 04 to elucidate the statements of Mr. Grosvenor,MABINE INSURANCE9Crotons are found of the ovurist, bo reported upon.Bat of fat all ovents--if there bo roum in Frane Dr as we theroo va pravzumem in Alerection

TOALLANT ÉESUUE AT BEA,

on which the position of everyon marked. The harbour is long and narTOW,” without much room for anchorage. The town looks imposing enough from the steamier, bat one in a diallustogod when, on lading, ono finde, ti thees are practically no ruuda, Bra that some gorecamat buildings, and big German lopt the only brink buildi

with, odaction and

the coast a in the provinces of Yanpan; in his report for 1890 on the Trad of China, further heyors at Stenu and at $150,1 «x "Rummo, aud Szechuen.". It may be that the silver price of cupper cank has rich,vidend payable yesterday and more could

while their probaslug power in rogard (c'own- | probably be placed at the rate. Otherstocks. doubted whether Dalziel's correspondentmodities in general bar odliced.

ander this heading bave re neglected title is in the confidence of the best informsed

salon ne quotations, but CBạn Tradors pro en- HM.8. Edgar, which, arrived yesterday after. quired for ut 370, ciroles, and the situation is fur from being so moon with reliefs, goes into nele this aftor- advanced as the above telegram wouldnoon. The Powerful was to lavy doobed Irsi, bat jobangol hands in small lots of S965 and 8367 tribo far ever. Then Bonator Kostnersand the age 40am. na: Friday she passed Amherst in tus plase. elections of Vladivostock.

hypothetical partitioning of Chus we boats fame and Whiting ses coming to long- Zong in a for days. H.M.SGras left for the lieve the idea of creating a new State North yesterday afternoon. The Steel is com in Mid-China, under British protection missioning and will leave shortly for the North. bat. Chinese in character, has commented A man who stole sand wood belonging to the itself is certain quarters, but. it cannot Hongkong and. Kowloon Wharf and Godown be said at presont te havo, advanced Company, Limited, was, on being surohod at the police station, found to be in posession of beyond the stage of adumbention and four counterfeit coins, mail he was therefore certainly not to have been adopted as a charged with two offences. At the Magistracy ottled point of policy by the British Co. yesterday he was sent to gal for six weera for the laroany, and three worth for being in Tornment, which still aims at securing as it possession of the cous, the sentencer" lo ̈ran: as possibio the integrity of Chinn as it at pro- coppurrently. sont oxicte.

There wore 2011 viation to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 126 were Europeane The latest raport as to the Belgian loan is that the negotiations bare Bully Broken down.

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M. Waobor, whose name has ne long besa Bolated with the Ruwien-Casulate Genera! Lat Bönt, has been appointed Minister to Mexico The F. & O. steamer Rohilla leit Singapore for this port on the 4th inst,, at 8 am, with the outward English wails, and is dus here on the 10th Toet. at about 8 a., --

This afternoon or the Hoppy Valley the

The Harbour Master held three enquiries yesterday at the Harbour Ofles. The first related to the collision in the horlour between the tug Tau and a fishing boat on the 29 December The master of the lawash was exonerated from blame. In the second case, which related to the collision between the Rising *Star red a fishing 'bout, also on the 29th Do cember the water of the Rising Star was held to be in the wrong and his cerlilleato was 'aus-' pended for month. The result of this collision was that bhild, eighteen months old, was drowned. The third enquiry and reference to a collinon between the launch Ying Lea and a passage boat, in the harbor. The raster of the, Iaunch wan cautionel to be more careful in the future.

The P. M. steamer Dorid, with mails, o left San Francisco for this port via Honaluln, Yokohams, Inland Sen, Kobe, Nagasaki, und Shanghai, on the 23th ultimo.

The appointment of Mr. Haran Shaw Wil kinson to be Jaago of Her Majesty's Court for Japan is notified in the London Gazetta of the 3rd December, under date of 10th November

The man who murdered a woman and her was

in Shelley Street on the 14th November and

afterwards cut his threat has now been dis elmrged from the hospital. He will bo takas before the Magistrats this morning.

Henry Blake to the Governorship of Hongkong"" the London end. China Express says: His Excellency will come to London oa lenye ero proccoding to take up his new appointmont, consequently no approximate data for Lis arrival in the Far East car bo mentioned.

The

The life aire portrait of Li Hang-chang, painted by Mr. Alfred Praga, to the sommi sion of Mr. L. Spitsol, is now completed. work had to be exosuted without the aid of long sittings, but it is a splendid piece of portrail painting, and depicts the distinguished visitor with characteristic posa and expression. It is about to be despatekôd to China,--London and China Express.

the Theatre Royal or Friday night, when Pro fessor Morok gives a farewell concort. As will be seen from the avertized programme several rery-aztractive items are to be given-and-the manio promises to, roach as high a standard as on the first occasion Professor Morck played in Hongkong. The professor plays the 'asilo with remarkable skill and he is certainly the ablest 124 executant on that superb inatrament wo have In in the East. He will be assisted by Mrs. Hand, M. Giroud, Mr. B. Danenberg, and Mr. | G. P. Iamqeri.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPFLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESS.")

LONDON, 2nd January, 1895, GREAT BRITAIN AND EGYPT.

that Meribes at Omarmaa are preparing to advance Northward,

RUSSIA AND KOREA.

It is announced in St. Petersburg that M. Alarief is invested with suldurity to inomote Kamc-Korean commerce in competition with Great Britain dul, Japan chú to construct Orthodox Church at Soeuf.

[FROM . . ALLT NEWB"] THE BRITISH FLEET IN CORBAN; WATERS.

Chaucro, th December::

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[FROM BAIGON PAPERS.] DISASTROUS. RAILWAY COLLISION

IN FRANCE. ****

PARIS, 25th December,

.Fina INSURANOBS, Hongkongs have

at the rates

SHIPPING Hongkong, Usator and Musus domand; shares have changed hands at 9234 and closing atondy to strong at the lafter rabo.

Lave been considerably firmes and in a fair

Indco have beon in rogüent, and equall salos havŲ been affected at 251 and 832. Drugloses con- tinne steady with onlos and buyers at $57. China Manilas and China Mutuald withoni okange or business.

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to make no secret of his belief that the man isianpoent. His evidence is expected to tear away al ruils. The anthorities have just sized before his arrival in Paris his private papers in his town residonee. That is a stop the officers must fesi, while it adds to the noonssity of making no exhaustive wash of all the family linen in public.

Shanghai, 28th Danumber, The Prosper, Captain Thorstensan, from a ratu, reports having experienced strong NW. ants set through the yess

on the

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HONGKUNG'S DEFENCES.

CHINA TO UBDE TERRITORY FOR THEIE

§TRENGTHENING,

pradition of defence.

Hasing made suguirles aboat shooting. ire docited to male gay to the Amur river, The railway, which has been built, and is in Antirely soldiers, at present only takes us no far as the Usari river, about 300 miles south of Trostook, I answers the purpose of transporting troops, but has boon very roughly laid; the limit of speed is twenty miles nu hour. and, whenever there are floods, part of the lime gela wished away, as we found to our cost when, on our return, we had to spend sight weary days in a railway carriage, wailing for the ling to be repaired. Happily, there was a little shooting, so we made cursolver popular by pro viding our fellow-prisnners with snipe

calmly view the defects in the prosneation of signied horn atop and take on board soms to when we stars of introduction had the ex-captain, ara disgnated with the lateler- aparece people. This verset was accordingly gons to the Caferation. We had smarched the sune of the popular at their doing to stopped hul his men taken on bagril. Three town in rain for a room, and whou our shipsailed proem thers as npcibility oron of more part of the crew of 22 of a junk we found ourselves stranded on the beach with Droying boing Innocent Roastor Kost: toned from Newcht warg to Shanghai, which was three boat lands of luggage of which, by the ner life has bour threatens, and 800 anions wrecked on the Ariadno Roots at 5.30 am. that way, nobody took the lightest notine-and rather have marched on his residence at the Sopot today. When passing the Tungsha lightship the at our wits end to know what to do. We called make zhort work of him.

Prosper sighted the wreck Boating-bottom the Governor, but as he only talked Russian The situation has been widered more delicate up about tre miles N, of the light vessel, with we did not get much further. After waiting all the morning, an interpreter was found, sud, since it has become known that the Kaser had a number of menson the bottom and the res REFINERIE-Ohire Sagars have raled firm personally stated Dreyfus was inccount bernase washing over alient. The ship immediately bore having made known ons wants, we were handed with sales at $161 and $162 greh and at $165 the German Embassy never was in commsaios down to their assistance, and with considerable over to the Chief of Police, who speedily pro for March and 8167 for April market slington with him: never recived any dosamente difficulty and some aitount of danger, owing to cured us the best room in the town, by the strong at 8162. Luzona continue on offer at from him. That seems to have added fast to the the shoul mitar and heary sra, got close to the simple process of turning out the algors. The $37 without loading to business.

fines the idea of his Majesty inter-meddling wack and launched one of the lifeboats, manned hotel was a third-mte pot house; food and MINING-Panjom hare found buyers at But, it must be reminbered, the loyalty of the by the scoond officer, two sngineers, and the sanitary arangements indenribable. The delivery of the French amil was began ongkeng Football Club will play the Royal $5.85 for Ordinaries and 31.40 to 31.50 for Pro- German Embassy is called in question: the bostevnin, which sugeded in taking off nine trath is that Vladivostok is simply a fortrous

Lancaster Regiment. Kickoff et half past leroucet, alosing Dam no 6565. Chaboumages If the charge vore publicly made, the Kasur Sattated stuta. Two men, who had gone and fusing,

receiver of stolen goods is as bad as the thief. of the man, who were all in as extremely ex- consula are not allowed, and foreigners are not four. Club in white, Reginant in usual coloursus set for Ordino the boathin Chines, and the Haybians. It is wreekt, Longa o at noon yesterday.

The Olah will h Davies, RA, goal; WD. Mayson x C. T. 14 for Preferences without, Soding bayam. Kow, backs; II. W. Shidu, H. W: Looker Solobus fare bean negotiated at 82. Raubs have gratifying to that General de Polix, to Ar them. The survivors reported that who is conducting the loquiry for the War Seven en were washed off the junk's bottom (captain) and F. H. Kay, baltos E. F. haproved to $22) aftor fair sales at $214, 39, MacKay, J. F. Noble, H. C. Rawson, R.Naid $21, chiady to the Sonth; on Lico shares Office, intends to unearth the individual who faut drowned that morning, among #hons were tasten, mate, and a nativo dooter she had J. D. Danby, and H. S Moberlay, TKR have been placed at $24 sud. 8341 for March, asserted that the bariminato document on

Olivers have ruled firm with solos at free $71 which Dreyfus, by comparison of landwritings, taken passage in the junk. The men were sent forwards

The managers hare pub. consinted, bad been taken from a wasty.

to the junk's agent on arriving at Shanghai, paper basket at the German Dubay As the The rock was drifting seaward, and in con- lived a report from

French Guvermout paid for that information, sidorod a danger to navigation, December, which has given satisfaction to

Captain Thorstensen and his officers de. shareholders, also a telegram giving the autor rewarded the fiudet, it knows who he is. An of a crashing of 400 tons quarta from the English barrister, if allowed to cross examine serre every commendation for the manner in the persons connected with that finding of writ which the rosene of these safortunate mem Eureka mize us 200 oz., or to the tea, which teu treason, would show at the whole matter in

was carried out in the tsee of the diffonities in considerad satisfactory. Great Fusterus referty winnten. It is not impossible the French and danger attendant, and it is a matter for

Government has been swindled. in at $3 with salos nail probable sellers.

sincere regret to all these gentlemon that they

Imaa; the presert terminus of the rail Doces, WHARTES, AND GODOWNE-Hong-

Tecall the rather tredukus varit font to the were compelled to leave without maring the two

way, is a collection of wud tät, in which kong nud Whampoa Docks have ralod steady

Fables and forgeries connected with the British men who had gone mad, but as the Proper was with small sales at 222 per cent, prom, and a

Embassy here some six years ago, when the in only four fathoms of water and the sea was Russian soldiers and Chino coolies hard to gether. The country was flooded wheh we few small lote aro still wanted at that rate.

Anglophebiste utilised one Norbu, a nigger, to ruening so high as to make the position 2 Kowloon Wharros continue out of faroar and

forgo letters assumed to be written by the highly dangerous me to the ship and boat's arrived, so we had to spend three days walking without sales at quotation Wanchais are en Foreign Office and at whose contents the first crew, Cuplain Thorstensen vary properly, up mul down the line waiting for a boat to take It was the Csarina's birthday, so Come quired for at $435 without finding sollers.

Gruasitg sweeper in London would enjoy though reluctantly, recalled his bont and left us on. LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.-Hong.

good lui" In the affair Tausch, Geathe, and the poor creatures to their fate. After the forty Bussign alloers and a few French en- ginserâ endcheated the occasion with a large song Lands continuo ou for at 57t without Schamana, the German Government did not Prosper left the wreck a Ningyo jonk was bakiness. Kowloon Lauds huyo changed hands

escapa being swindled by false documenta. seen steering towards it, so there is some hope consumption of volks, to the edibcation of their st quotalina Hotel have ruled firm with sales Even the French Academy with its Forty that the men were eventually saved.-N. C. men and the Chiness who sat round Their tura came later. The Laird was several times at $51 aul Şöz coal and at $55 for Marolt. Immortal Sages did not escape being imposed Daily News.

accused of being a Frenchuno, whether owing to West Points and Humphreys Estates contine. pou--- One of its members, Michel. Charles,

-his-ascellent French or to having Lad his head juist with only small sales of the latter at 894.

wha blod white by the rogue Vrain Lacus, who

BORNEO TROUBLES.

abared, is open to doubt. He was extremely MISCELLANEOUStream Telands continuempatial him with original letters from Moses,

ansayed at frst bet rather get to like it after- frm with sales at $333, 834, and $314, and at Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, and St. Peter. $95 for 30th instant, and 880 for March, whilst

who never made a pot hook and hanger in his ... "PLOVER" SAITS FROM SINGAPORE. wards. The Ueuri is the bonndary between We found Rome Cusack Russia and China. Singapors, 27th December. news ghuros have changed bands at equivalent Bie. Mosh exonse must be made for the officers The Warwick and Lincolasi regimetsates hith each and forward, Kupes have betog irritated at the Dreyfus revelatious; Bosst of Borusy, sud she goes this against the Chinow; and they haugs a

H.M.S. Plover has received orders to sail at troops on beard, roturning from an expedition In accorinuga with the recommendatlan of the German Admiralty, the Government in-

have been ordered to Wagy-Halfa, whence they found wall buyers' at 3170, aud Witsous at

Count Estorhazy, who is not a true member tends to appoint a Naval Attach to the Ger will probably advance to Au-lamed. The 12 The Trampy Company's report for 1897 of the Astro-Hungariaz, the founder of the afternoon so soon as the mail from Roman is which is interesting, as it shows the difference delivered. The Ploter goes in connection with between Russian and English methods of dealing has been published. The total receipts exceeded family of that name, a charged as the real hati Legation in Yokohama. The steady

with China. An unfortuante Russian soldier Cameron Highlanders have also been ordered the of 1898 by 39.200, and the net profiter for with the informante wapiniu leads the Blat Salleh fisit that olief having development of the Japaaces-Navy-and-the- to be in readiness to proceed the frost, and he mere than 1006. The General a call life in Cayenne, he belongs to the army successfully Loaten off a small police force

had crossed the rirez, and been murdered by the prosent situation in China are regarded as furnishing good reasons for the appointment. The Sectorth Highlanders ut Mallu proceed to Masagers recommend a dividend of 7 por cent. of reserve. Now, Colonel Pictuuri has good recently sent to attack him. Me. W. C. Oowie. Chine. The Governor of Habarovsk promptir In connection, with the appuiulment of Egypt. These movements are due to the nowe per cent. wor' the last your), writing off, suminonad from his command tu Tunisi in rive of the British, North Borneo Boked, Een by sont four comperies to the place; thirteen evidonne at the inquiry. It is be who knows the to-day's moil, at may, perhaps, proved to Chiuoso Pets shot on the spot, and there were As Russian offfeor 2000, and carrying forward $2,332.65 to new account. The result of the year's working is true history of the whole Dreyfus business, and is Bornso by the Florer. Or, he may wait to see further operations later.

the Acting Governor-Straits Times, a good out, but the chairman at the meeting

told us, Everybody was satisfled; they had an opportunity of testing their rifles, and it saved zational shareholders at the alesing of

alut of correspondence." Cossacka do not Monut Austin Hotel and the extra cost

come up to bar idea of saurtuess; the officers of wire repssing the low oxchaage, were

wear long hair and earrings and prefer likely to not the curags of the Com

squatting on the dock to sitting in a chair; but he opening of the wonil in all pro

there is no doubt they are hardy enough." Their military training is simple and effes. 18 L 9 ሰን,

London, 3rd December. tive. They are drawn up in a long skir There is no importanon attachel to the pro-

Negotiations are in progress, says the Central retaking line ut fifty yards interval, given a posal that all Franob offers, without putting

in England and China haring for point of the compass to march: on, and ordenad the military attaches of the foreign embassies their objects, the passion, of certain thiness to ge straight ahead for so many days or weeks. in Coventry, should give-thom a wide berth as possible. Au ambarsior has bees defined territories regarded as necessary to placs Hong. They kill everything they see, camp roned

big fire at night, and go without stopping all zodich begynder into En an honest way whitey arrache French Early in October the Kowloon Com day, Thoy say they like it, so they got plenty Top letter, I beg leave and Russian Inolailed-is a gallant soldier sent of Castors and the Commander-in-Chief of the 100 Fag the most of the year they live on black bread and canings; no meat. There to stent War Once secrets from the stats to Betish Forces in China wars in Peking dis

is no doubt that hordes of these troops would Frotti corres- which he is accredited. This drastic proposal cursing the rettor with Sir Claude Macdonald, pondence publi

Hongkong Darly would not be applied to the Russian attachés the British. Minister, and Sir Robert Hart, Iu

ravage a country, but it is doubtful whether Press of the 22nd

they would help to win battles or give effective leaza that this they would contain the glow of fustion and the sponter-querch of Chinese Customs, and it is paper has reproduced ler on Mexican mould of form. The disppearance of the in- understand the since then the ungotiationsaid ducing & was... dollars and cz the silver point, derived for them stitution of attachés, would be au sonomy for have followed such a satisfactory courze no touted, there was nobody on board who We had some difficulty in getting what wo not only in Hongkong batin Singapore and their respective nations; bat what would be justify the hepe that they will vary shortly by talked anything but Russion. Whan one he Penang as weli, and that on, this occasion, in con of the theatrical back ground of abuse. brought to a conclusion by the signing of a the writer's opinion at penst, I ought to have dares there would be no more life in as are bags convention upon the bases desired by bar to draw piotares or go through an elaborato

sed my enfoulation of British trade follars.dorial ball, the ladies would go on strike. The Majesty's Government.

panteraine before one can get anything, it Ilgbt than have establishist parrot quotations. incile at only illustrates the unrest in the public All the naval and military authorities of this a long delay, one is presented with a box of econ ceases to be amusing, especially when, after Bosides, Tmight have found out that the large mind. It is akin to the aù ivate resolutions of country are agreed that the matter is one of tow of silver yan from the Straita to Japan the Parisian hotel keepers after the 1870-71 in urgency. Hongkong, an important British hospitable-inconveniently co. at times; at dia. eigars instead of dinner. However, people wor had practically accounted for the exchange invasion, who they placed on the façade of their colony and the sound largest seaport in the nor one day a. Cossack officer produced a loaf of Singapore being so much higher than the premisos, "No Germans received." Since, the world, has been allowed to remain in a most black bread, which had boon baled as hard as a arity of silver. With regard to the first hereditary enemies are welcomed, and oven not defenceles position owing to taulequate for brick, and, having with some diffealty divided polat, I have simply to stats that more than for hava thomasclvos established hotel, where tifications and garrisou. cowo I myself bave in this paper nihxied to the French too live, move, and have their being.

it, half was handed up the table and deposited British trude dollars, but, as a rula, I prefer That is the heaping of the coals of fire so the in Chinese waters, llongkong is incapable of Russian food is as nasty as anything well an Without the protection of the British fast on my plats, much to the Laird's aransement. to work parities out on basis of Mexican hond. dollars, with daly ono per coat. forwarding Wien is observed that the Russian addon outbreak of war might be tande upon it of the timo, All Kuesians love grease; some holding out agast an attack, which upon the be; we lived on cabbage soup and chocolate most chargos, while otherwise I should havo te udil | band sent over to fraternize in harmanlons

at any time, and in that case would fall at once moujike on the abip I came back in, broka "lite" also ono per cent, coinage charges and loss strains with the musicians of the Republican inte the hands of the anamy, together with its the puraer's stores and devoured all the tallow of interest, the equivalent of which I cannot Guard have been totally overlooked by the tamsass stores of coal, mapauticont dooking candies they could lay their hands on, fx, not knowing how much time the Bombay public, so much does the Dreyfus mystery oc Hia takes for the striking of this coin. There any attention, that where we are now can be the world, large quantities of naval and military Habarovsk, 800 miles from its month. Tha facilities, which include the finest dry doska in The Amar is a fine river, two miles broad si is something more which the writer of the

sions, etc. Holter to the Hong Kong paper completely

Baina el Habarovsk the last town in Then, fustand of proving's bass from which the Siberia, which it is not, thongh it is probably igoros. The atriking of British teate dollars

British set in those waters might operate, and the last town they wish to go ta, as everybody has in 1896 and 1836 bean so vory stall that

a harbour of refuge for our mercantile marine, in the place, from the Mayor to the boots st it comes, so to say, to nothing, if comparsil

it would become a trap for the latter, and a base the hotel, is or has been a convict. There is no with the enormous coinage and export of

from which the enemy could not against our own capital punishment in Russia, and all murderere Mexican dollars. Iz point of fact, the figaro

set. On the other hand, if the British fleet are sout, hers or to the island of Saghaben. atodd at only 9,151,000 trade dollars, as against

hand remain to protest the colony, our ships 49813,060 Mexican dollara This setles the

We found it such pleaseater place to question of the importance of the lutter coin. As to the flowing back of Japanese yen frota abraed, nobody knows, generally speaking, the the position of things better than the readers of this paper de to whom I have more than nice expressed my grent astonishment at the extremelyslow movement, which has takon every." body by surprise, and, not least, the Govern munt of the country. To talk of a contraction

mouth ago only trides of silver yen were pre-selyus; it would maksuaallent oraling

huve east shaup's eyes upon Suda Bay for the creased. sented for payment in goki, sans simply ignor statis or winter barbour; that oxolalas why be drawn through the centre of Deep Hay, getting the troops away, as the crowd, broke The new frontier line will, in all probability, rather well. There was a good deal of confusion iug facts and figures, and, ondor the circum- stances, no disonasion of soch, questiors with himself. He is likely to wear the federated in the hills, and thenco duo east until it abaix

bis Majesty la apparently reclved to keep it for thence follow the Sam-Tenu river to its source through, and the foems foll out, and leave the writer of the latter is possible.

bomo. The whole thing was much what one Farther on in his lotter, having foferrol to considered that the triple aliceo is so whittled alot and Tolo Harbour in British territory.

power out; he nails them to their fusos. It is on the upper end of Hirs Bay, leaving staring might soo in a Native State in India. the rise in exchange at Shanghai, the writer, away by counter-alliances, that but little the From that point the line will pass aurosa the nedor the loading of Hongkong, saye

original project in left. It would be a wise man the report appeared, but none of them were

BRITISH TRADE WITH CHINA, In this contre the tandency towards a rien who could reveal the trae relations of the six southerly direction till it closes all the western end of Mirs Bay and tread in a official. The London and China Express finister was unavoidably absent, bat Lis A FRENCH JOURNAL OF ENGLISH in the exchange is still more pronounced, cable

porters towards each other The Kaiser's new outlaying rocky isless to the mouthward of Yorkshire College Textile Booisty was Mr. The first looturer of the mat session of the Excellency was represented by Bir Halliday in reproducing the statement remunks that it Macartney (Soorotary of Legation), whilst the

INFLUENCE ON THE YANGTSEK.

transfors having been quoted as high as 2980, dopariure in Chian is alasely watched; if Ger- Bengkong, circling round as it sustoses them Henry Nerille, The gare an account of his wall four musthy bills at 28/41. At 24 per many open the ball to help herself to strategic till it meets the frontier line coming out travels as ons of the Commissioners sont out to contains nothing by way of information" following Chinees representatives were also

prosent: Mr. Lin Y You (Secretary of Loga Chine, disonsses the claim Englishmen 201

Our French contemporary, the che de ounce for Mexican dollars, and adding 1 per portions of the Chinese coast, and that, Febin of Doop Hay on the east side.

seat, charges, the silver point came to is too fooble to resent that grab, why other to its readers, a remark which is opposed to tion). Mr. Woo Whong Sing, and Captain Chen placently make, if China is to partitioned, to 23128, thus leaving a splendid Yargia for nations will join in a Klondike rush, that will

China at the instance of the Blackburn Cham fact, for our contemporary has not up to Ngen Tue, 1.C.N., attachés Captain Lin Kok the Yangtze Voller. Ignoring altogether the shipments of the coin to Ilangkong. In the make the lead hungured Westerns in Africa day respecting the strengthening of the struck with was their thriftiness. Ho trade

With reference to the news published youtor

ber of Commerce. Mr. Nevillo said :—

One great feature of the Chinoso "howas that time informed its readers that negotin Cheng, who has superintended the building of fact that it was longtand that thaw China of British trade discs, the patio Heaven will than soon Bad himself earried out of territory for that purpose, there have been passing reference to a Hongkong dokyan n

hide their diminished heads. The Son of defences of Hongkong and the option by China tions on the subject had made substantial C. P. Chen, Commander H. H. Tan, Enginoer out that English interests in China are princip once standard, and adding 2 per cent for of bones and home. Will Anuarios, it is astud; several contradictions eironluted, none of them, supervision was exclusively employed. The

the Hai The Captain P. K. Ching, Captain open to the commerce of the world, it points would have bona no fellows-At 27ed par

visited whéro native labour ander European progress nor was it known in the Far East P. L. Lai. Engineer L. L. Yaug (naval inally concerned will imporis, commissions, and evinage and forwarding charges, the cost price extend the Munroe doctrine to the Chinese sous however, official that snob was the case. We all knew what epactore to the Imperial Chinese Governmanf); transport. The two chiof Chinesa products, tengsld, so that evidently the profercuco bad to questions, but aiearly makes no way in the el trade dollars would bare worked cut at France is laudably occupied with colonial

work satisfied European overseers, and yet and silk, go to Russia and France respectively.

The Central News. on whose uuthority we the men only received 104. aday. They were in A German remed Bohwam, the applicant Aa to imports, the principal ones in which be given to the Mexican piers. This fact is development of her colonies. The latter are yesterday published the information referred competition with the engineers who were on was so far advanced, though it was for the Grand Hotel Jevnica, was charged at the England is interested are notion goods, iron cited to show that, generally speaking, a the over kopt in swaddling clothes. All the homeo, returns to the subjet and says that the strike in this country, but he thought that if naturally assumed that with the altered falus pretence from Xck Chn Hing, commis been strack at this trade by the development piocos, and that the writer in the above men

Police Court yesterday with obtaining $500 by manufactured, and opiunt, and a fatal blew as distinction has to be made between the two population perceives in the expansion of the negotiations with the Chinese Government for he could take 5,000 of the latter there, it would colonies the annual bill to pay; this year it the acquisition by England of certain territory be as object loisor, to them, as he was sure they situation in the Far East the importance aion agent, who carries on besiness in Prays of industries in China, the depreciation of tiosed Hongkong paper is wrong to attack me tote up to a dry total of fr. 83 millions. Na regarded as necessary for placing Hongkong in would try to do without the present suicidal of speedily scouring Mirs Hay would be Cant daar the style of Bismarck and Co silver, and the formidable compation of Ger. on this point. Besides, it should not be forgot. turally colocios that only scam to treat home-

a proper state of defence are making satisfac policy of Bottling trades disputes. In China, recognised by the home Government, as man Combate dering the temporary absence of England bas hitherto encued as broker betmoon talou loss of interest into account. Be this as omigrents to go and soak fortune therein. The Kowlaca hills is practically nasared.

tury progross at Peking and the extension of Trades Unions were as strong anywhere in The accused was formerly employed in the Germany and the United States. The commissioun ten that in to-day's enfoolstion I have not land us a milch ow offor little inducement to

the mainlund frontier of the colony beyond the the world. Morelanta and ordinary workmen the Secretary, and when the Suretary returned the Europan collar and the native bayers are it may, £23,841. iu horigan dollare has been Fronek colouise am all poor, and the State Lite to

all had their guilds. Those guilds oxorcised a in December last 8ohmin Isit the service, the being more and more flererstened by Gorman ships from London to thesgkong during the cover their catlay in the oud, and which is not re- This will remove a long felt anxiety, because very powerful influence upon trade. In Shang German Dougal giving him a testimonial of competition, and by the Chiness taking direct weak, bringing the, toint shipments ta. Libs, muaorative expenditure. The Congo State has with Edirs Bag within the British frontier liue hai, the pisos goods guilds and the guills of of the Contral News is correct, that the good conduct. On the del instant he went to trade into their own hands; when the English up to £354,612 as against E721,585 in the onra deficit this your of fr. 24 millions. Maurititis and the consequat construction of the now merchants regulated the prives at which goods matter was set in train in October Just, Lok Chu Hinge shop and, according to the houses in the small porta are ong by che disarrading works of last year.

has constructed a railroad ont of its local re-fortifiontious, which will be taken in hand as wero to be sold. He spoke of the pogessity of before the Cermin sazure of Klaochan and purporting to be signed by the German ployed in the transport business is native To Haupt says-This mol is now surtain, that

eridengo, produced a letter written in firemen pearing. Even a large part of the expital am. Referring to the position in Japan Mr. poros, while the neighbouring French Island, soon as the cession is grapiste, it will not be introducing steam trading vessels to the Tang

Bèonion, domsends the home Government to possible for a hostile forms to land in Starlingfaze River, and said if we did not. du se threw the political world of the Far East Consulatating that the Consul bal lent him take the river porte, for instance: at Chinking the transition from the silver to the single gold vote fr. 24 millions to make a raffran manch Inlet or Toko Harbour with a view to occupy soon the Japanese would beat ne. To into a ferment. We can only hope that the the letter and defendant said he had received the Wahu, none; at Kinking, ne agency veget. remarkably expeditious and offolent mannst, one with the Niger, and the moiety of the The tropead wolusion of the rocky islands sostal portion of his losture, Mr. Novillo-doalt would have a great advantage. In tho -nogavictions leve-progressed as favourably-81,000 but wished for a further sum of $500 Online under the shadow of two great-Russian without the aid of onquêtes and surrency

the understanding that the money would be ap firms. as the Central News rapresents, and that plied for brijiness purposes prosecutor advanced I only a suppressed and subordinate part into the bargain. What a lesson Austria. hand, Britzis is actively making six lives of colony is due not so much to strategic considera-China, and said there was no doubt the cotton At Hankow British trade plays doutors, and in presence of adverse exchanges rente is not yet constricted. On the other to the southward withru the frontiers of the more particularly with the prospoots of trade in the convention giving affect to the alleged pgreement may be speedily concluded for that amount Frenchtor said that prisoner Loss, and the trada in skius is entirely than Ave yvers have elapsed without a single Possibly the Central News may have been promised, should be obtain a situation is in the lands of six Gerson firms, and two new goll picot being put into cironiation either

Hongkong, 4th January, 1898.

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DEATH. At Newchwerg, on the 29th Decender, 1897, JAMES FINGAY Galbraith, of Glasgow, aged 24 Newchwang Agent of the Arasrican Truding Co

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 5th, 1898.

Bz yesterday's mail we are in receipt of London papora containing the dotpilo d state- ment on which was founded the report telegraphed to Canadian papers respecting the rectification of Hongkong's boundaries, which ave reproduced a few days ago. The Capiral News Agency is the authority

We are glad to note that the Public Works Department are turning their attention to a peressary if not showy work. 'They are now ̈ sking the dangerous plecss in the Hill dis- triets safe by the areation of iron railings. One stroteh of path, just above Planket's Gap, of precipitons drope from the path along has bees so protected, and two cr'itron stretches

Magazine Gap Road are being rendored secure. Several accidents have ocomered in the past and more would be prohable in thick and misty weather, but with how dangerous places mailed, a is now being done, the changua of their on- curring will be minimised,

The Russian orniser Risia rocontly sailad from Plymouth, the nenal cirilities having been exchanged between que naval representatives and the Eussian effisors. The striking rosem. blance between this cruiser and our Powerfid and Porrible, says a contemporary, was a general subject of conversation. By the use of a little paint either vesel could be so altered as to be almost indistinguishablo from the other except to an expert at a short distanca. It was often nakal ut Plymouth, "Was thin filo- nes intentional

accidental or

the part of the Russians" It does not regaire man imagination to conceive the manner ic which it would be utilised in paze of war,

On

The Hut Tien, roostly launches ut. Elwick, is the first of fou eat-class modern cruisers ordered by the Imperial Chinese Government— two ou the Tyne and two in Germany. Before

A collision has occurred lots.eu, express trains on the Paris-Marseilles line, arking in three deaths, namely, M. M. Madelin, Nica Constructor. Captain Lola. Profesier at St Cyr, and Bleret, Commander of the cruiser La Foudre. Fourteen pores wená injured.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

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The quarterly meeting for the MacEwen

for the statement, which is made with such the launch visitors were a little pazzlek at an detail that it is imposible to doubt that it improrised rigging on the Hai Then being has some foundation in fact. · Several con- | tightly twisted with big "url pagar," which Cup, Bogey, and Cool corapofitions still be bold tradictions, it seems, were published after proved to be surprise fireworks and jos paper, from the 7th to the 10th it,

was wanted, but had no idea the question

it has long been by the local authorities,

It would appeur, however, if the statement

no doubt, making all the evil spirits about givo

the Hai Than a wile berta. The Chinese-

readily understand. It would be a capital mo- mont for the minister of Finance to my on new tax. Ho had in October made the two ends of the current year's budget meet, when lo supplemental little bills were presented to make good fr. 40 millions of shortago in the antimats The Niger conference is not effected by the all absorbing topic." The weading out of weekly batches of commissioned and non-com- of war world be useless for their proper work of live in than Vladivostock. It is a big town, missioned offers to West Africa will and keeping the song olear of the oneiny cruisers. mure to mark British possessions than all the tribal ram and fiat look masket signed trost The Chinase Government has accepted in the capital of three provinces, and is the ice that can bo produced. England will receive principle the British proposal for the cousica of boad-quarters of the Storernor-General. The sutisfaction; that secured, the rest of the hintera strip of territory on the mainland and of all The latter arrived while we were there, and was lands in but leather and pranetto.

the surrounding islands commanding the waters received with all honours every house illa of the colony. When the cession has heen cominated by order of the police, the street lined The Salian is scoring again he knows thepleted the necessary additional fortifications will With troops, all chreased much the same, in blouse, European Powers, with all their aldarushers, to constructel without avoidable delay, and the belt, and long boots. As he walked down the

built on some hills overlooking the Amur,

line cach company shouted, by word of Command,

of the corcaury in the Straits, who about a finet er fx up Crete; some of the. Powera garrison of Hongkong will be ninterially tu-|- God bloes your Ezection!" which sounded.

4th December.

81,000 to start in briness, Prosecutor read there are two Unglish houses of no importance standard has been achieved by the country in seventeen roars France is trying to nuits, Borgkong.

shorter than that in the Mauritius, Aftaring the Kewloon lulls, and thence bombarding accomplish this Tould mean that they

Indiscreet, from a Foreign Office point ofhipping-master-to-angego prosesster to get French Arma who have in a very short time by the Bank or the Government!

view, in prematurely publishing informe, tion na to negotiations not retually con del, but, however that may be, thora can no queation or to the importance of the gation if it be correct, of which there

mom to be much doubt.

seamen for him. Prisoner went away and acquired an excellout position in the market, promotor shortly afterwards meds enquiries All this shews, kinys the Zeka, the basolosides of his statsmout the Canal and bo want to the trade of the Yangtze; but wa four or coutom ût the German Consulate, and in consequence of British pretensions to přependarence in the Central Polios Station and lodged a complaint porary will be disappointed if it thinks that this against the prisoner. The Consul said he did extraordinary story will discourage the British not write the letter in question, nor did he pro-Government from-worning any other protonderr wise to land the defendant 31,000. The ancased off the valley of the Yangtze C. Daily was rozninted in custody until Friday,

Netos.

BEWARE.

of this Party offering Triitațions of -MAGNIVEN & ŬAMERON'S

RENOWNED PENG 21ey come as a bout and a

A blaising to non," Ilá Pickwick, the Owl, wat the Waxerky. Ven

Bold by all Stationers. WAVERLEY WORKS EDINBURÈLI.

to the interios of her volonies. Prther, when tablishment upon thora of gambling bella and this was largely doo to the houry taxation that Franos grabs a country, Madingir for exam of sp called Custeras stations, formed for the was imposed. He gave some instances of the plo, sho virtually-ralus, it; chorobulos the purpose of lorying blackmail upon audivo craft | Way Yorkshire gooda, are fazer, and described goods of all other nationale accusing fearing Hongkong waters.

to his hearers the methods of local government, Mekinlyism of prohibitivo protection; the The Sam-l'sun river is navigable for small by which he showed that it was to the interest then admits her own imports froe, and the stenta versole and laego juuks for a distance of of officials to collect all the taxes they could get, popolation has to pay more highly for what the three miles, or as far as Ham-Teun dity beyond and, after remitting to Paking the sum at other importern could supply cheaper. But if that it soon becomes little botter than a hill which the district was amissed, denote the re- Madagascar, or New Caledonia, exports offer to torrent

maindor to their own usez. Mr. Noville quoted- Frasco, the latter does not reciprocato free ad. In connootion with the improved defence of instange-in-wbjeli na illegal tax hul boen-im- wissim, she device thereon a daty of three. Hongteng, it is probable that a local torpedo pased for tes yours on an English trader in spite fourths of a faeco por-23 lba The natives are

of the protests of the British Consal. At the end

boat flotilla will be established —Daily Mail.

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