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INTIMATION EYE-SIGHT.

M. N. LAZARUS, Pooulist-Opticiau, of Lorien and Culanita, may bo consulted for SPECTACLES at

FLETCHER & Co.'s PHARMACY, (Opposite the HONAKO HOTEL). Business Hours:

... 9. to & F..

A great proportion of cataracta ned disones tag these avausing a life onour to these haring mo defciency in the construction of the eyes-this many years of "Bro Strain ending in serious forms of diseases. Glasses specially adapted in youth to these regniring them save and pronors the sight.

to whatever nationality they bolong who care to put their shoulder to the wheel will et alike. Russia, we doubt not, would be willing to accept the same policy with

reference to Manchuria if the other Powers would recognise that Chinose deponlency within her sphere of political influeuse, Bet whatever may be the decision with regard to Russia and Manchuria it is be. coming inercasingly evident that Britain cannot long delay the active assertion of her katluence in the Yangtze region, which its been spoken at as her special sphere The rumoured intention of France to send m expedition to Szechnen to effect the relenso of Father FLEURY if he be still alive or to avenge lūs dicash as the case may by, and the demands so ostentatiously pre- ferred by the seas Power at Shanghai, rendor it necessary for Britain to assert her claims in the region in question and to accopt the responsibilities attaching thereto. But while attention is devoted to the Yang- [2659 18 Valley it is to be hoped the West River Valley will not be overlooked, for that also we are justified in claiming as a sphere of British Influence

Constantly roerring Leadaches, spells of

Fang when reading, weak oyos, the letters running together; any of these symptoms indi- sato a definiandy in the form of the eye seguir ing Glossus only to correct and sure."

Mr. LAZARUS applies his SPECTA CLES only aflor testing the sight.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1ärz, 1998,

THE DOSING" SHOOTING

CASE

The Lent Becretary saude the following list of diätinctions obtained at the Orioni Lamal Exe agizations Junior English, Hayward, C. B., Quesa's College. Preliminary Englik Hi- THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN TOULMIN the inuates the monthly meeting of the Certain Chinese Shareholders. As this is a euently he was killed by rubels. This yarn tery Long, B., Belios Fablid Bchool for Girls,

From the Lucilono we learn that 290 Chinese emigrants left Masse on the 10th December by the German steamor Independent, · Captañs : Holtz, for the German colony in New Goines The omigration was conducted by the firm of Lauta. Wegener & Co., of Hongkong.

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URO88-EXAMINATION OF THE ACCUSED, CANTON, SUNDAY,"

After he had given his evidence-in-chief yos tenisy Cantalo, Toulmin was cross-ommiget at considerable length by Mr. Bratton, and in the source of his surwore he said--~I may it waa the first shot which wounded Mr. Woods in the

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The following in the correspondsnes stfachad,

General Commites of the Hongkong Generál Chamber of Commerce, held at $ yan, on That day, the Geh Desenibor, Ba

THE POST OFFICE.

H.B‚Wa, Minimber on Blat ulbo., on the anb

THE OFFICIALS jast of the judgemont delivered by the Taotni of coures, 'havn their story, which is that resently in the case of the Bank of China, the military oficial Liu offered Mr. Fleming Japan, and the Straity, Id. (ia liq.), versus his orbert, which was rafaxed, and that enh

Mr. Flem- matter that seriously affects in various ways of course will not hell water. the business relations betwem foreigners and ing never mat Lalu, ho moves received his offer. Chinose, and may havo far-reaching offoots i Lễn left the village secretly, and there are no allowed to pass without vigorous prntents my rebela in the place. Mr. Fleming Commitivo hops that year Chamber gan sné. Ita | 20 ODULD HAVE BÅVED HIMSELF, way to support the action taker by the bat ba garagensly wont to the rescue of the evangelist thereby mesting his death. Buch hermism is deserving of the highest honour. Barely, with stời màu in the mission fold, the

ounded to put off the 'oll and pot on the now. Our excellent Consul here has to matter in hand and it is to be hoped that be will be eu ergotically supported at Peking and so bring

aii, dear sir, yonga faithfully,

J

DRUMMOND HAY.

Booretary

Hongkong, 14th November, 1808. R. Chatterton Winox, q, Boerotary. The

Hongkong Gonoral Chamber of Commerce Dear Sir,-Ag the representative hero of nay hand. At any rate it was then that he called firm, who ar members of the Clamber of Cond one shot. It was when I pat ap my hand force, I shall be glad if your Committee will R. Chatterton Wilces, Bag., Secretary, Cham- day cannot he far off when China will be pot that Mr. Woods made a movement and salonate the decision arrived at by them at "New, none of that." I did not notice any their mosting hold on the 1st instant fa flash coming from where the compradors was report of which appears in the Daily Press of and I do not know whether the shot cams from

Gororamant, as contained in the asting Col- time, to spoint a Commission of three member's onisl Secretary's Jolters to you of the 21st ul

of and nominated by the Chamber of Cominereo to conduct the suggestel enquiry into the work

ber of Commerce, Hongkong,

Hongkong Chamber of Commeres, Hongkong, Sth December, 1898.

kay to interview B.E. Viceroy Lin, and will the compradors or not. I did not see any Lash th instant), with regard to the offer of the Drumsnd. Hay, Faq Sooratory, Shangbai | all concorneg in this stronieus oríme to justica.

Thai Tavia, it is stated. will givo n din her in honour of Lord Charles Durusford at the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, Shanghai, when bis lordship returns from his risk to the Yangtens

t

Dr. Morrison, the Timer correspondent ft Shanghai ou the 7th November for Nan probably return to Shanghai of the semo tims as Lord Charles Beresford➡N. D. Daily Newa The Rev. G. R. Vallings Chairman of thy Soldiers and Sailors Institute, acknow. lodges with thanks the following donations

towards the fund for now faraiture, eto, -----

The officers, RA...

"A member of the Navy Loagua...

Mr Ball-Irving ....

GO

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25

H.M.S. Immortalité (Ward room)

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ing of the Post Office will reformue is the recent soboplaints corning missing ourros pondence

Chamber of Commerce.

Dear Sir-I beg to noknowledge receipt čí your letter of the 14th it in which you intentiod to explose a copy of the latter adigessed on the 31st October by your Chamber to H: B. M Minister st Peking on flo azbject of the judgemont delivered by the Taotai of Shanghai in the case of the Bank of China, Japan, and the Straits, Ed. (in-liquidation), versas certain Cirizaso shareholders, and asking for the sur port of this Chamber it the aotion taken.

REPORTED DEATH OF FATHER FLEURY.

BAYB

The Chungking correspondent of the N, 0. Daily News writing on tho 22nd Noramter.

The Ya Man-tza affair remains in stáču quo.. longer to any doubt, which being the ease the That the captured priest is dand there can no Chinese aathorities bare now no excuse why sanihilate the whole band. It is well-known that the French claims amount to over- The 6,000,000 but it cooms the Chinese authorities think little of it, for, ua I wired to you, they allowed, ar did nothing to prevent, the destruc

The China Gazelle says:-It will be hard rifles. When the way fall the revolver was in body of members (including, u gourse, mom monthly meeting of the Commitive on, the 6th Caey should not attack To Mas-ize si onoo and

with great regoot by foreign residents of all nationalties that Senor de Uriarte, Conant- Quneral for Spain at Shanghai, has book transferred to Now York. The departure of Senex and Mae, Uriarte from Shanghai, whers will create a histon in sontel fa that will not they were both so well-known and respected,

be easily Atled up.

After the first shot Mr., Woods cleared out and the next thing I'm was the compradore before me. I saw that he had something in his hand sad 1 grabbed it. The compradure did Bot hold the revolver out bat he Lad his two bands in front of him. During des straggle which ensued. I etruok him under the jaw.

· This was after the frat shot, "The ascond and third shots came from the revolver we were stenggling for, and one it may be two- shuts came from the hatch simultaneously. The laat-named sounded as if they are fruta

his hand. I did not take it away, I simply anved myself as quickly as I could.” did not wat by mors ehota from tho senttio 'hatsh. I don't think my clothes were torn daring my straggle with the ectopredere. I sustained no bases during the scrimmage, but I felt as if telling Mr. Woods and Mr. Randall that the I had hose knocked about. I do not remember

acidler had attempted to sinb me. The Foking and Tientsin Timer announces Randall and Mr. Woods Mr. Randal did zot done so When in the mass-room with Mr. 1hat Mr. Pritchard Morgan, M.P., minoral rights in the province of Breolian, tis gave the order to heave up the oneter who w

not object to my bringing the rifle on desk. 1 Tho came A Kek v. Bellins, which was to China. Ws trust shortly to be able to gles

largest and probably the richest province of dad dovided to return to Wuehow.

By Mr. Goodnow When I came down from jesterday laersing, kas bash adjourned aia die,sion, the warking of which should be fully suriama and took away my watch and chain. I advantageons to the Chinese as to Mr. Pritchard hanged my pyjamas for my ordinary clothes the The auction of 39 caske etarst by Messre. Morgan and his associates. Mr. Pritchard Hagues and Hough, originally advertised for Morgan, who arrived in Shanghai frote the following morning before going on to the other ship (the Kong Pak). I did not look my cabin

away. I never saw it.

There were 9,996 visitons to the City Hall Huwun last week, of whom 195 were Euro poans.

The Belgio will, on arrival at Hongkong, ba

may bave

The question was daly considered at the instant and it was decided to address a lotter the British Minister arging him to take steps to protest against the Teetai's decision, a copy of which I now bog to toss.I am, dear sir, yours faithfully

taken off the O. & O. line, having completed sucuneded in obtaining & sozenssion of all the request me to go to my room. Mr. Rondall Ed. to accept or reject it. This the Committee hare Chamber has teen drawn to the judgement for some time between the various Byudionto

tripes.

AN WAINON & Chavo come before the Suprome Court again more details of this really magnificent conces the shouting to my room I put my cost over my the offer to them and allow the matter to be shareholders. The effect of this judgeseal (a / Co., the letter of which had already completed

LIMITED.

AS USUAL AT THIS SEASON OF THE YNAR WE ARE OFFERING FOR

SALI A SPECIAL SELECTION

OF THE PUREST AND

BEST

CONFECTIONERY

to-day, has been postponed to Tussday, 20th North on the 7th November, we to leave that when I left it, as the bey' had taken the keylotter and any further schroependúngs which to the enpaid liability ba shares subscribed for / has been arranged for. Railway construction

Decomber.

Mr. N. Lazarus, the well-known optician. who has paid several prations visits to the colony, is again ture and may be consulted at Messrs. Fletcher & Co's Pharmacy.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memoral and Netherolo Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the fands of the Hospitals -Cbung Shan Koo, $5.

It is naxetatood, says Tiontain correspon- deat of the NC. Daily News, that the Hon. Hugh Grosvenor, Secon! Secretary of Legation at Faking, who has gone home on furlongh, will

not return to the East.

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port for England per Doric on the 13th.

This concluded the evidenss for the defense. The court adjourned at six o'clock until nina

WATER KETURN,

Seymour arrived thoro the other day ha a'olonk on Monday morning.

It is stated from Nyuking thắt when Admiral

vas rues at the landing place at Isiakuan br H.E. Vlooroy Idu, accompanied by a largo staž of civil and military officiala, who gave the galant Admiral a cordial welcome, the Viceroy asking the latter warmly by the hand. Et is LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN REGEX- not aftan that the Viceroy, leaves his game specially to meet a visitor, however high hi zank, unless he be an Imperial envoy bringing certain instructions from Paking. Viceroy or Gorerners of other provinces arriving at Nan-Team. B, ahora lt, in, balow overflow king generally hare, to call first on the Viceroy. Faktalamin, sharecedow Eft. Fin, below overdow H.E. Viceroy Liu appears now to be worr

STOLAGE. GALLONS,

friendly and cardial to British officers and has

sent the oraisor Nanthus to Kinklang to bring

arty News.

Few people are aware that the Iltis Monart-Lord Clarian. Beresford to Nanking.-N.

FROM THE SIMPLEST QUALITY TO on the Shangbai Buod is made from the bronze

THAT OF THE MOST RECHERCHÉ

DESCRIPTION.

PORTED FROM THE LEADING

LONDON AND PARISIAN----

HOUSES.

INTENDING BENDERS

OF

CHRISTMAS

AND

of French grüne carried off from the fortidos- tions of Paris by the victorious Germans u 1870-71-China Gerstle.

4.

The return of the number of cases of com- monicable disease reported as occurring during last week shows that there were in the eity one casa of diphtheria and one case of enteric fever, nad that there was one death from usab of those

disses.

YOIRS ON THE 1ST DECEMBER,

Tram Poklubom

Total

INGYEL

1897.

1697. 399,320,000. 67,620,000

466,940,000

1 wish to draw the attention of the Commit on to the fact that the of made we not on nod to the appointment of three members from ongst the Committee at the Chamber of Commerie but three from amongst the general bern of the Committee), to be nominated, not by the Committee alone, but by the members of the Olinamber of Commerce generally.

Basing regard to the fact that the short somings of the local Post Office affect the pu-

tion of the Franck Mission at Kuo fn, and that B. CHATTERTON WILCOX, for bolag made, was charly to call a general ble generally and members of the Chamber particularly to duty of the Committes, on the

Socratory.

only two days after the row Viceroy had passed.

Chamber sud Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHANTUNG. place such offer before them, leaving it to theni mesting of the wombers of

Hengkong, 8th Dasombor, 1868. Sir-The attention of the Committee of the It is reported that the negotiations pooding of attempted to do I wish to record my protest against the rarently given by the Tantas of Shanghai in the formed in Germany for the development of action of the Committer and now request there of the Bank of China, Japan, and the Straits Shantung, notably between that of the Deutsch- to call a raseting of the members and animit Limited in ligulation), versus certain Chinese Asiatisch Bank and of este arlowits & copy of which, I understand, has been forwarded rough survey of the proposed railway from I shall be glad to receive a reply to this letter to your Excolloney), if uphold, onanot fail to gaired extensive coal-lands and commenced Tientsin to Chinasafn and Techou, and had also ng what course the Committee propose to most disastrous to foreign intercels in horing operations, have bean brought to a bend lako.

Chlen Inasmuch as it practically absolves the I reserve to myself the right to publish this potises from all responsibility with regard and that a general amalgamation of interests work will probably be commented at once, and may take place, eosing that the proceedings of by them in British limited joint loci cert-

it is to be hoped that an era of prosperity will the Committee at their mesting held on the let panids, and, as a conangnance, marionsly impaira instant have been published and further on thè

the searity of such Companies reserve liability to whatever rationality they may belong who be inaugurated in Shantung by which all enmerk ground that the mbjnot in mot one affecting

Moreover, should the Euotas ruling leation the Committes stone but the members of the foreign shareholders in joint stock undertakings beneft alike, most of all, however, the natives cars to put their shoulder to the wheel will Chomber and public generally.In, dear sir, would be placed at a most unfair disadvantage of the province themselsea amengt whom large yours faithfully.

vis-à-vis patire shareholders. The logical out-gans will in the natural course of avonts hayo G. 0..0, MASTER,

ase of such injusties would also recoil on the to be expended during the next few year Chinese in excluding them from the roster of Hongkong Chamber of Commerna,

·N, C, Drily News. all foreign companies where any liability is at Hongkong, 8th November, 1898, tached, but that perhaps is not an argument to Dear Sir, Your letter of the 14th fast. sak which the Chinese Government will pay mach arrived at by them at their last meeting with ing the Committer to reconsider the decision attention.

The Committee trast that your Excellency regard to the offer of the Government to ap-will be able to convince the Tsang-1 Yomen of point a Commission of three members of tho the injustice and folly of tho Taotai's decision. 352,800,000 Chamber to conïnot the suggested inquiry into pointing out the fact that Chinese subscribeza $1,040,000 the working of the Post Office has received to foreign stock do so with their eyes open to

their attention.

the liability on the shares they take up, and In reply I am instructed to say that, after that you will insist upon the legality of enforc 404,440,000

Ariginal opinion, that the Government are best air, your meat obedient servant, qualified to coadsof an investigation into the working of the Postal Department; but they have no desire to deprive the members of the Chamber of the opportunity odered by His Emelloroy the Officer Administering the Gor ornmont should the members themselves wish to embrace it At the same time, the Commit- tee ilo not see that the oconalon calls for a general megling, as the views of the members can be more readily attained by issue of a cireu- lar saking each member to record his individual It is reported that the French kavo "seut opinion, and, if in favour of investigation by Chine an Eltimatum threatening, to send an the Chambor, whether willing to serve. In the armed force from Tonkin into Szechuan to event of the members proving favourable to such rasene the unfortunate Father Flaury, though, #done, the Committee will then request the if our Chungking, correspondent is right, it is fovernment to be good enough to renew their new too late to save him. The Government of offor.

Now York, Sth November. Chin, such as it is, having chosen to learn This correspondence will he published, as cechuan for months in a state of anarchy, the eastern states give the loss of seventy vansela Farther reports of the blizzard raging in the Dual, with other leitors, dear sir, French, if they have taleon the setion reported, and many lives. The mowstorm is still raging yours faithfully,

undoubtedly hare right on their side. It and railroad and street car travel is entirely B. CHATTRATON. WILCOX, is doubt inconvenient for us, who claim suspended. The telegrark and telephone linea

Secretary,

that Szechuan is in our shpere of influence, are all down and on account of the severity of that a large French armed force should be marched into that province; the only thing for indications of clearer weather and it is likely the storm canot 'ba_repaired. There are no un to do is to recognise at once that the to be the west storm which has visited the

1898.

1893.

LATE TELEGRAMS. The following telegrams are from The American (Manila):--- FEARFUL BLIZZARD IN Tar 'EASTERN SFATOS. —NUMEROUS WRECES –GRÉAT -1035 OF LIFE.

The Straits Times makes the following con, CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF considering your letter, they adhere to their ing such obligations.—I have the honour to he, the castorn states for tho yost twenty-four

west of Lord Charles Beresford's Shangbai speech-He said a great deal about the so-called open-der" polioy, its bolta and bars and rusted länges. But none of this was so interesting as his pictures of the Ministers whe "have raved with their hands over their heads," declar ing that they would fight for the "open door; of tas Press and individuals who have made use of more or less strong language in favour of At the Magistracy yesterday John Murray, a the "open door," and of the Beets which we gunner in the Royal Artillery, stationed at Stone have sont roving about in muddy waters cutters, was charged with stealing one pair of for the sake of the "open door." There gold-washed earrings, valued at $1, from a brothel tit-ils demand separate notice. This play in West Strent. When given in charge defen- fal exaggeration, of course, is only breon dant was scan to drop the earrings in the street,ness; but it is calculated to create and Commander Hastings sentenced him to 42 days to foster a species of contempt for British herd later.

Ministors and then for the British policy, generally, which will not at all assist matters. The Tientsin correspondent of the N. C.To Lord Charles's mind the extraordinary thing Daily News, writing on the 30th November, is that the "open door" has been shut--"abso

Archibald Colquhoun arrived an Iutely that," The idea that the door is kept open,

NEW YEAR CARDSedly in Tientsin this week vie Sibario, the Gobi, and Peking. Mr. Colquhoun is un- derstood to be making a more intimate study of. the Far Eastern Question, probably with a rier to the further enlightenment of the British and American publics.

WILL FIND IN OUR STOCKS.

A TASTEFUL, PLEASING AND

BEFINED ASSORTMENT.

le gay, benarse there are no hostile tariffs or

preferential rates in "absolutely incorrect" The noble Jurd is altogethur very absolute now in his ideas, but somehow he fails to convince.ne that they are very deeply reasoned.

The case in which Mrs. Joly is ming the Sun The Reverend Mother of the Asile de la SteLife. Lusarancs Co. of Canads for the xctory Batanes was unfortunately provented from of£2,500alloged to bodus on a policy of insurance learing Shigon by the last fronch uil and the granted to the late Henry Becraft Joly camo Sisters are therefore unable to hold the nual

stall lako plice on the 25th, but in the man- time, from the 15th to the 23rd izstant, there will be a show of articles suitable for Christmas presenta at the Convent,

VICTORIA, AND HILL-DESTRICT DUBING THE MONTH ̈OP, NOVEMBER.

1897. 89,867,000

-192,000,

1898

Consumption

93,841,000 gala. Estimated popu lation......

197,500 Conmption par

bend per day... 15,4

18.3 gals. CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PENINDULA DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER,

1897. *1698.

6,719,000 gal.

Consumption... 6,231,000 Estimated popu-

ladica

25,300 26,300 Censumption (par

head per day... 8.5

8.5 gals, The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.

R. D. OKMAT

Water Authority."

CORRESPONDENCE

[We do not hold onresives responsible for the aginions expressed by our correspondants.] .

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THE FATE ONGLENSALY,

TỪ THE EDITOR OF THE "DATIX PRESS,"

. C. C. Master, Esq.

WESTERN HARBOUR OF REVÜLE.

Hongkong, 2nd November, 1898.

3.

(Sigood). R. M. GRAY, Chairman. To His Excellency Sr. Claude Macdonald KOMG, K.OB, L.B.M's Minister in Chips:

REPORTED FRENCH REPRISALS

IN SZECHUAN

the control of the Tangie Valley from the

New York, 20th November, A sovore bizzard has been raging throughout

hours and all traffic is completely at a atand- still be snow is about two fest doop on the wind caused it to drif: badly, filing the cata lavel, but staring the night a strong northern

and blocking the railroads.

The telegraph and telephone companies are bothered by the breaking down of wires, and în. many places it is not safe to travel on the streets on nocount of them. The fire depart ment hore has also been greatly annoyed by wires becoming crossed, especially in the subar- ban districts.

It is concolod that that storm is the worst

which has visited this mention in the last fira Reports of terrible sufaring in the poor quarters are beginning to come ŝa,

Jears

·Sir, directed by the Committee. to partition of China has begeu, and to lake orerection for many years. hand you a copy of the reply of the Government Pacife to Tibet, formally informing France. of WHECK OF THE STEAMSHIP "FORTLAND.”-- to the Chamber's latter of the 10th September oar intention, as promptly possibly. Wo · |- ----·

157 LIVES LOST. endosing your suggestion for the construction shall thus sogare all foreigners in the futuro

Now York, 1st December. of a Western: Harbour of Flotage for small from mittages such as that of which Father

As reporte continue to come in regarding oraft. Yon will observe that the Government Fisury bag bout the victim. It is our daty to last Tuesday's storm along the Atlantic coast, question the advarssy of your ssümete as to the

suggested break, water.

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, ¦ benar before Christmas. It is intended that it 7th December an en applicatiori by the defended in the Daily Proté of this morning that acreage of deep water in the ares bebind the promptly enforce the Paz Britannica in our it is found that Ese damage. to shipping w

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Correspondents must feroned their second address

with communications addressed to the Editor, not

publication, but as evidence of good faith

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il latters for publication should be oritten an ose training, to dals December 14. sudof the paper onty.

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the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash

Telegraphic Address PR-A... Cado. 10 Ber. 20 -Telephone No. 12.

MIRTII.

Pha the 28th October, at Oshemalean Comfort

ex, the wife of F. T. PACE FER (late of 17ergkong), of a win.

DEATH..

At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the 8th December, CHARLES WANDERLACH, of 1.3. Customs service, aged 61 year.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, December 18th 1898.

contended the evidence sought to be procured

.

THE HONGKONG RIPLE ASSOCIATION.

A TAXPAYER..

accepted sphere of influenco, the Tangise more serious than at first estimated. prosent Government of Chins. But we do not This vessel was wrecked on the Massachusetts The assertion is now mado that over 200 vAN- Valley, seeing, as the tiratual murder of Mr. Fleming also shows, the utter incapacity of the old were lost, including the steamer Portland wat asotter Foshoda incident: in Obina coast and all on board are supposed to be lost.

if you were to supply a sketch plan of the pro- It would probably facilitate the object in view goed harbour of rofage, which would afford the Government the incrmation thay dosin N. C. Daily Newe I am, sir, yours faithfully,

R. CILTERTON, W13.001,

Socratary

Hongkong Chamber of Commerce,

Hongkong, Ah Novembar, 1898. Sir-I beg to acknowledge rooeipt of your letter (No. 1502 of the 22nd at regarding the gmail craft weet of the Slaughter Hogy and in which the Government propound several ques- tians to this Chamber.

Honso Peint coloured in od

THE MURDER OF MR. FLEMING

The Chungking correspondent of the N, C says Daily News, writing on the 22nd November,

The crow of 45 men together with 60 passen. gers are believed to be drawned, owing to tho fnot that much, wreckage from the Portland Ins besu washed ashore, but so far no bodies-Lave feen recovered.

New York, Und Desember. It is now learned that the list of those who were drowzed when the ill-fated steamor Part- land went down, is larger than was at frat supposed.

be on the fook-out for ether bodies which may be washed up at any time. .. ·TE ARMIN OF OCCUPATION.

before the Supreme Court at Shanghai on the DEAR SILL-I was very much surprised to ants for a commission to tako evidence in Lon-Glenealy" Dall above the American Consulate dou, Paris, and New York, Mr. & P. Stokes was to be denuded of its felinge and turned spared for the Company and Mr. H. Pinto Chinese quarters. I have always considered Wilkinson for Mra. Joly. It appeared from the Glencaly as forming a part of the Botanical proceedings that the Company alleges frend Gardens, or as an approach to Government The following appointments have been made on the part of Mr. Joly in suppressing certain House, and belonging to the colony. It is co at the Admiralty Commandors-A. II. Smith. information, namely, that the risk had tainly the only pretty bit left below, and is far 24 Dorion, to the Alacrity, in comment, and been declined by other companies, and Mr. Joly, more attractive and useful that the Gardens.

C. W. Winnington-Ingram, to the Daphis, is in answer to the question, "Have pan over It should be the duty of the Government to R. K. Leigh, Esq., C... command; andated. Licut, and Cem. C. Fido suffered from any complaint or affection of the protect and preserve it, even if for no other M. Cowper to the Plover, undated. Lieut. haart, or blood vessela, palpitation inclnted ?“

reason than that it is un'attractive approach to "No" whereas bis examination Government House. The nail triangular bit R. Chatterton Wilcox, Bag, Becretary, Hong

Hongkong, Bik November, 1998. 10. Engineer G. H. Cockay, to the Centurion, by the modis exupiner of 0:10 of

on the west side, between the Pumping Sta La date November 3. Sab.lient. E N.R., D. Ce companies to which he was applying for a tion and the United Stater Consalate, in

Long Chamber of Commence.

Particulars of the marder of Mr. Fleming, of Crosby, to the Undaunted for twelve months' policy in the year 1896 elicited the following covered with splendid tree ferns and foliage, stant giving cover to copy of a letter from the okou province, and a native evangelist have just Dear Sir,In reply to your letter of Und in the China Inland Mission, Kauyang, in Kisi information Mr. Joly during a foot rade and conld certainly be taken over for

The total number of lives lost, including raptored one of the enspa of the mitral valve all amount. A fair valuation might be

Colonial Becretary dated 22nd Dot. I forwar! como to hand. That a deliberate and brutal passengers and crow, is now placed at 457 At Chatham on 10th November Commander Dr. Beesley Thorne of London treated him $9,600. We are spending money for gol links, you herewith a obert of the harbour on which assault, connived at by the officials, was made porsus, Robert B. S. Wrey, late of the battleship Sans for this rupture,” Mr. Wilkinson said the race soarse, and recreation grounds, and there water, colouring in red the area which in my Murders of foreignere by frenzied mobs we are,

I have shown the proposed Western Hreak- apon them there can be no doubt whatever. The harbours along Long Island are strewn ure, port guardship at Sheerness, hoisted pilion brought by lim was that “The defen- After that his pobuant on board the third class oraiser dants on the air day of Fubrary, 1898, entered should be overren. The very name of "Genealy support of that opinia I only say that to us to hear of such a cold-blooded ned success.

is no good reason why this little bit of park pinion this breakwater would protect, and in

with wreckage of overy description and up to Reis, which returned only a few months ago into a contract in writing with the said Henry shed be changed back to its original name of curing a residence of 19 years there has not ful attempt as this, and it augues very little for guant is that vicinity have boon instructed to if I may say to, ued to, but it is something new this writing only three bodies of meulers of from the East Indies, and has recently Bencraft Joly known as te interim recaint Ellot's Dell and a states to the gallant be sainglo gale from a direction that small the safely of those who may be travelling in

the crow bare boen recevacid. The count completed an xtensive rest at Chatham. Shawhereby in ccusideration of the sum of £6 Captain be orected at the junction of the paths is now commissioned with a couplement of 178 tier paid by the said Henry Boucraft Joly to above the Conealato. It is certainly due bins, craft would not have been quite sofo in this ares the disturbed distrot.

with such a breakwater Yours faithfully, offers and men for service on the Chins them they agreed inter alia to put to the plain and it is but just, that he should have some Station. Commsader Wrey has seen consider tiff the sum of £2,500 upon the death of the pablie recognition in this colony. The ground

THE SCENE OF THE MURDER. ahle servise, and he passes the Zulu, Egyptian, said Henry Boneraft Joly should be die before fe of no great value for building purposes, and

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was outside a village deled Tinsgaanching,

Washington, 2nd December. [se and Barnak nedala.

forty from Panghat, on the road to Kue Tho oficials of the war department have been the expiration of air months from the said 4th it can never be. If the Chiness need residential

rangin. Mr. Fleming left Kulyang on the holding extended consultations with General day of February, 1898." He argued that there specs. there is always Kowloon.

6th of Soptomber to go on a pressing tour, but Shufter and others recently regarding the Acording to a Tientsin dispatch Li Hung.we aothing clearer than that an interim res

meeting a messenger with a note from Mr. Bol number of men to be sent an army of I sincerely hope the Government will gire shing fock away with him sixteen students fox ceipt is something entirely different from a po- this matter their causideration, and I hugs le

ton of the same mission, who was ill at Fanghai occupation is Caba, Porto Bics, and the Burring on the Yellow River Commission. They lisy of insurance and the allegation as to the see the expressions of others on the subject.proposed formation of a Harbour of Refuge for place consisting of two villagia divided by Philippines. Lase voru relected partly from the Engineer suppression of material facts had unt the light- I remain, deat air,

a tirer and ocopied by Chinese and Aborigines, General Miles enteret a strenuous protest Cadet Corps of the Tientsin Military and partly est bouring on the case at all. Therefore bo

respectively-he went to that place instead and against the plan of sending a small army of from the engineering school attached to the

Hongkong, 12th December.

reliewd Mr. Botton, who returned to Kusiyang. 3,000 men to hold Cuba or oven 10,000, and a Kaiping Colliery al Tougsten. This corps will by commission could not be heard. His Lord-

In reply, I an instructed to state There Mr. Flasing stayed until the 13th of a result the force will be materially incressed. be sul to work at surveying and drazing maps chip decided that if Mr. Wilkinson's contention

The question as to how a breakwater 100 October, when he left for a trip to Tsunyuan- The plans a now lali contemplate an army of the whole course of the Yellow River, in the with regard to the interim receipt held good CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN IN yards in length could furnish a deep water ro- fu, returning again to Panghai on the 27th of of 20,000 men for Cuba, an army of 20,000 for province of Monan and Shantung, for presenta there was no use having the commission,

JAPAN.

fuge of some eighty neras, has been referred to October. But before arriving ho heard that the the Philippines, and 7,000 for Porto Rico. MR. CHANDERLAIS, Speaking at Wakefield dien hereafter to the Expres Dowager. Gen and ha stjerned the eses itil the 8th Nov.

Ir. Leigh, a copy of whom reply la supended Chinese village had been burned by rollers. These plaas, of course, will be governed by the and referring to Chinn, said he believed on

eral Tahong Ki-tang, of Sbrughei, who was to for the argument of that point.

The Government is ined a decree that Lerewith. together with a shark having the re- which proved to be quite correct, while up to position taken by congress with reference to ngreencut with Russia was desirable and new Chiness Bund, has also joined the ex have hait charge of the administration of the

goods imported from Janitary next most hear spective or water areas at Causeway Bay and this time he had noticed no hostility towards the recommendation recently made by Secretary the certificates of the Consuls in the producing inside the proposed breakwater at Slaughter himself. On the 28th of October the Chingping Alger to increses the standing army to 100,000 eves necessary, if very serious complications Viceroy's staff, as well as several foreignora

regions, and a strict appraiseinout from ouch

ofcial named Tin arrived and a few days later men. intermediate Custom-house through which the were to be avoidel. So runs a bries. Doily News.

2.The Committee are of opinion that the fold ons of the fras (yamen runners) to tell Mr. CONFEDERATION SCHEME FALLS THROUUR, Router's message. The regret is that au

goods pass. The octifiestor alone, it is argued, ost of this Rafuge should be paid for out of Fleming he wished to res him. This foe si

New York, and December. might be given without proper investigation, the general revenue of the colony. The work negatet to da sending another man with The Central American confederation schowa in which event it would be impossible to dis would be primarily for the benefit of Chinese out the official's cards in his pls 30. Mr. has collapsed and honceforth each of the small tinguish the proding regions of the goods. boat people, and should come out of the taxes Flaming bioking sa offeint would get goud republies will de business upon its our indivi The object of the decree is, of course, obvious which to Chinese pepulation largely contri. man without his card dit zot go. Lía qual account. Without it, it inlght happen that goods bute. The Committee would strongly deprecate almost immediately Fanghai scorelly. shigred from a try which

Some time ago it was suggested that the any prepisal to provide the funds by the im- On the 1st of Not a military official, slates of Guatemala Honduras, San Salvador, has ro trefy

of all position of any special tax on shipping, which, also unmod Lin, arrived in Ponghai with a Nicaragua and Corts Bica abould combine for with Japas might fint pass through a country which has a treaty, with a threatozod ranowal of the attempt to rule of soldiers who surrounded the mission, mutual benast and protection, szd alter much The intentions escaping the atatatory tarif destroy the freedom of the port, thoy could and broke the sigaliards and vome flower pota. censultation it was finally decided to try the and of falling under the conventional tariff, only regard as a retrograde movement, oal rungyok with several soldiers then went to plan. It was believed that a republic with a Without au appraisement agar and leather, calated to prove injurious to the interests of the house, banged at time door and demanded government similar to that of the United States which are the principal exporta to Japan from the colony,

admittance on thepretence that Mr. Fleaning had could be formed, and with the combined armies New South Wales, with which » treaty does 8-With regard to the influence the forme some re-arms reted there for which he of the Ball republics to maintain order, the not exist, might be sent through Queensland, tiez of this Befuge might have on the property wished to search. To this Mr. Fleming naturally commercial interests of each state: would ba with which there is a treaty, and the Japanese of the adjacent Marino Lotholders, the Com. objects; but upon being urged by Mr. Paz, advanced. Gastout house would thereby sustain. Joes mitter bare not do any special inquietos, but the schoolmaster, he opened the door and let they see no reason to anticipate objection on them fa. The search was made without sacos Therefore from next year mob only will a consul e certificate be necessary, but a strict the part of the letholdom, whose property would and the intruders went away. appreissment of the goods at all intermediate not, they think, be adrenoly affected by its Custom-houses-Japan Herald.

erotion: This is, however, rather a matter Being the turn affales had tokan, Mr. for the Govaramant to consider and nevertain, Fleming deed it advisable to now the military since. If the work he madertaken, it would be offcial and for that purpose sent his ear merce mid he could see no reason in the pressses of a small assemblage of the

carried out under their superintendeboo-Thaye which he himself soon followed. He was mot raining a fand to treat an English collogo in why the open door should not be main frienbi of the Commander (Lieutenant Walern) The ext French mail stammer Indus left

A Loudon syndicate has obtained the contract the honour to be, sir, your most shodient servant, by the underlings with insolence, who told him commoneration if the victory of the English tained in the various spheres by arrange-and Messrs. Farnham's friends. The new reft, Bagore yesterday, Monday, at 4 pm for for building a part of the Burmah Yanan

titudo of the oficial and the thraatexing en oponed today and the first subscriber wa that the official would not ses him. The attrongs over the Dervishes at Khartoum, which was brought out in piaens by a Glan boat, this port vis Baigon. ment between the Powers." It is pro was abristaned by Ms Hannen, She is not a

Tunglese Railway, and its members recently The soumer Suisung from Calcatta and applied to the Government of India for the

duct of the soldier made Mr. Fleming straid Colonel Gourand of the United States arpy, bably the distrust of foreign Powers that very handsome craft and looks like a mustralia, left Singapuro for this port on Batur service of trained engineers to explore the

Colonial deorulary's Office,

of his own and his companions Anfety, and he de-. The amount of Colonel Getiranda subscripi h obscured this elementary truth, and in laden with carosing coses, but she is eminently

butwaas a terpedo boat and a mammoth digae (day. 10th inat., at 6.00 p.m.

country beyond the Kunhan Valley, along which

Hongkong, Jet December, 1898 vided to leave with the evangelist and the school- tion was $5,000. The insitution will be known The star Kazmern, from. New York, left the Tannan we will ren, Mr. Hagley, lately Bir-With reference to your letter of the master next morning, the 4th of November, for as the Kitchener-Khartoum college and wi view of the policy of most of them boing srviceable for light river work, and ought to Bingagons for this port on Baturday, the 20th chief engineer of the Balween Eallway, will be 9th November last, and so gearious conveyand. Kusigans They started in good time and sont about $100,000. directed as a rule to securing special dyan do od porrico in the rivets and creeks of this instant, and is ans here on or about the 17th in charge of the party Oparating from Burmak, once on the subjart of the age of they rested an hour and had fanals Starting people at the time to note that the first rab-

roached Tungnangbang about 12 o'clock, where coust. Her sister evaft has been seat to Mong instant

and Ze wil be accompanied by the two officers harbour of refuge west of the Baughter Hecas, again they struck the main road to Kuoirang seriber to the fand was an American army It is especially plowing to the English nges for themaalves anther than to the prolong to be put into ship ahape: Tho langok The 0., 8, 8. Co'a stainer Nestow, from who have been leat by this Indian Government I am treated to acquaint you for the informa mption of trade in geninal the distrust may it arary way & China Gazofie Liverpool, left Bingapore on the 12th instant, Captain H. R. Derican Lientment Jones, E.B. tio of your Chamber that His Excellency the but had an onzer get out of the villago tans oflser, who to this embatantisi manner, showed, be considered not altogether unjustified. The Hamburg corespondent of the London the 17th instant.

and may be exported hoge on or about Saturday both of whom have had much experience of Governor regrets that, uning to the heavy they notined they were followed by a number of his appreciation of the English troops.

to the country along the Chinese border. Osptain expenditore which the work would involve, he man the foremost boing armed with ADMIRAL SAMPSON VENERAL MHAFTEN. But this is n case in which it would be poss and China Expres writes:--On 2nd November The P. M. chartered stommer Hupe, with Pottinger, BA is going to load the other is unable for the present to recommend to the cavalry sword. They had hardly gone half a

Dan Washing, Sed December. nible to arrive at an agreement which would the new torpedo-late arrived in our herboue mais, Ea, which left house let ultimo, for Han, party, and another Boyal Engineer offer bus Secretary of State for this Colonies that such an when the ma with the sword attacked the

The navy department to lay received dis from the whart of Schichan, at Bibing, near Franoissa via Nagarski, Kobe, Inhad been offered by the Government of India, bat undertaking should be entered upon-I Lave

erangolist.. preclude the chaing of the door I Dantaio, where they have been ballt for the Zokohama, and Honolulu, arrived at her des it is not yet known whether his services have the honour to be, sir, your most obodient ser

patches from Basilago whiol, to say the loset, "KILLING DIE ALMOST INSTAWIŁY,

ars of a somewhat startling natura, Hongkong we keep the door wide Government of Japan. The thres bests will tianion on the Pel Instant

• Deen ascepted by the company.

vant,

Mr. Fleming, who was riding on a malo, sé ho talton on board the Dorothea Rickmers. enough open in all consciened, not because of the Haaborg-America Line, which Felix from. San Francisco to the 16th ultime, has Kunkon Ferry extension is nearing completion,

The dispatchas, which were handed out for The Peer Alec, with malla de, As our readers will nos, the Mandalay

I SERCOMBE SMITH.

ouse dismounted and wont to his sadistance, but publication, show that the felation between Acting Colonial Secretary.

the murderer turuot on him, calling at the sate Admiral dampeon and General Shafter, instead are under any obligation to others to take them out to their Far Eastern deation arrised at Yokohama, and will leave for this and will give Urbet Boooms found Rangoon to 11. Chatterton Whloor, Esq., Secretary, Hong

Hi on his companions, whe rested on with of diminishing, kas increased to such an extent to do, but simply as a matter of soundtion. All three boats have been taken apart, port this morning, vis Kobe.

Kanion on the Eilesen Tilver. The Yuunaa

eries of Kil, slashing fereoly at him with that it has almost reached a severance of rein- and the different parts have been packed into The ND. L. rhamer Prine Heinrich, many. survey will start from Kunion, but whether it

their kaftes, policy. Germany has recognised the wis large doses, to be put together again in Japan, fry the German malle with dates from Borlia will proved towards Yannon (8,490 feet dom of that policy and in Slanting. At this size whart a torpedo hast destroyer bna of the lith elling, left Bingepee" on "Sun; high) er jo via Shunzing to Tali-ku (7,199 (soð boen built rbently on Cklesh anoopine; they the 11th justant at 2 pm, sud sy bq) high) ið te point the survey will have th phe is, as a contemporary puts it, inaugurabant en pound flat-lung, and on her fatal tely experet harp. or shout Haday tree older we preacher and China Ba ing an era of prosperity by which all como ekondigland a more of un-los than 140

SCORES.

Jan, 350-080-W'emp. Total

32.

Mr. A. H.Skelton... 34 32 00

PEARSON CUP AND SPOONE. The N. . Daily News of the 7th December There was a very good attendance for this agreement with the Power named was not says: According to list reports, the new Go. event on Saturday, eighteen motubers taking arrived at years ago, in which case the varum Te of this previs has bad a confdsu-part in the competition, Mr. A. Watsin won recent friction and war alarms might have last three or four daysaking scoret investiga 97

tist officer, Mai Thotny name, here for the the Pearson Cup with the oroditable score of been avoide Sach an agreement, bow of Test Tantsi url other mandarins during the Libus into the alleged rio and land speculations only possible on the basis of fast ten months Unknown to the local man. Mr. A. Waua 33 spheres of influence or joint contrel, and of darine he has collected together a relations Ledighan, R.E.32 31 50 the two alternatives the former scome the report there and started yesterday for Soo Bergt Bawery, R.E. * 39 2 ebow before any one, with the exception of C1. A. Wallace, E.E. 29 33 preferable. In the popular wind the er-few intimiste franda, know of his presence hore Mr. F. Marshall 29 20 pressious phares of influence " and *the pen door" wore at first neeepted 8 antithetical, whereas in trath they are perfectly reconcilable, a fist which is now securing tardy recognition? For insauce, Mr. YERBURGU, M.P., address

or the reason of it. There, usaordingly, con- Me. Beck

the well known integrity of the investigating W. Taller ziderable consternation iscal manderiado, Mr. W: Sackwood....... offer procides the den of sny attempt of L. Andrews

squaring bio, ..

The saw kuboak Woodrock, brought out by the British Government for Chinen waters,

ing the Liverpool Chamber of Come launched on 8th November from Tangkadoo

dook (Mesara, S. Farnham & Co, Shanghai

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• Winners of Spoons.

LATEST STEAM ER MOVEMESTS.

THE BURMO CHINESE BAILWAY.

Hon. T. Sarcombe Smith, Aoling Colonial

I. CHATTERTON WILCOE,"

Boaretary.

kong General Chamber of Comrakavo,

THI TANK bị OET CAB Bhanghai Genaral Chandor of Commerce,

Shanghai, 14th Norimber, 1398. Pear Bit I sur pcted by my Camalfice

THE MUNDER.

MR. FLEMING OLOAZD WITH M

ABRAILANT

and this was the lost that Mr. Pan sew of him for (Ben) var for his life and managed to escape,

Bat the plan has fallen through and in the place of peace and prosperity, interaal war now threatens, tho pigmies.

AN AMERICAN HEADS THE KHARTOUM MANORIAL COLLEGN SUBSCRIPTION.

Loadou, 2nd Degember. The Agbscription list for the purpose of

tions between the two offcorn.

The dispatches also prove buyend the ques tica of a doubt the utter incompetence of the moi who so long has held the fate of the Au pffect troom orpusing the Catau paved ther