INTIMATIONS
bus en Iroproping offbat upon the Chi- nese coolie. It transforme him from n
EYE-SIGHT.stopikind of sheep into a bravo ankle
bully, ready to terrorise the peaceful in habitants of the district, in which ho is located in order to levy blackonil from Bessbut-Optician, of London and Culontis, may them. The Chiness" bravo is notoriously
MB. N. LAZARUS,
he wasulted for SPECTACLES
THE HONGKONG DAILY TRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARSIT BAR, EURA,
The Austrian paulut Kumurin BlueMAAL") FOTIN HONGKONG YACHA OLUN. rived at Singapore on the 1 Moral from Polo.
The same Catherine dpour, from Calontle, left Blagapore for this port yesterday after-
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The entertainment allowance of the Governor
39,000 a year of the limits Settlements in to be ingroased by
Findon, Mist Fahrthug, Ford George Hamilton, replying to questions by Sie Hansy Fowler, said that a largo part of the Wathy report was now in priat, bat ke wa submitted by the Commission. unable to state when a full report would be
n terror wherever he goes. This is partly
We have recolved from Meders. Kelly and due, perhaps, to the fact that he is usually Impecunious suffering from waat of regular Walsh, Limited, a copy of theis Distance Tables," a useful wall abeat by which the Pay; partly from catural rowdinces and atstaron from suy port in the Fur Best to any brutality, characteristics which are cor other port can be soon at a glanss. The ports A great proportion of caturnots and disenssa opiouous in all city mobs in the Celestin! Rives exload as far south as Auskulia and Now ( intervala al about 10 redonda, Aotivo being next, wrote-a report on the ambjent and banded it to and the oattan inilla bave reduocd their hours of ment by Egyptin the supplementary estimates.
Buspire. Tho Ichang correspondent of our
Bas Ke
FLETCHER & Co.'s PHARMACY, (Opponita the HONGKONG HOTEL).
9am to 5 D.
eting the advancing in life oconr to those
Zosiand
the
haring some deficienoy in the construation ontemporary, referring to the rebellion in Hongkong Foolbali Club will pay 83th Com- desa beling round within two minutes, Durt being visits' ware below made in Manila as stated in In it already, for it to be allowed to think of de-
Szechuan and the poenge through that port of soldiers to assist in suppressing it, says that these troops behaved very badly to the people of Honung and Tanyag, through which they passed. "The rebele," he adde,
„BYK-ELECTION IN SCOTLAND.
London, 21st February.
Mr. Douglas, the Liboral sandidete, has bosa elected for North-West Lanarkshire by 5,721 votes against 6,384 polled by Mr. Whitelaw, the suit dandidato
Ladiested. It is more likely that some imagi. thin comported with the north of Ohios, sak Acest datorted shiy manage in the campor | necked with Shanghai by valimsy tour balors † native and not over-strapious "yellow on the unique position Shanghai bold as an en OGYENTH CLUB BAGS, KIDʻILED
nist trimmed" to message to suit the pollay trend for goods for the west and north of The course was from Le Police Fler, Howloon, of his journal. It la Ikely enough, though, China, Cars, and Japan will astüre ile con
Bir H. Fawler complaine that the delay in At the moment Indeed its native population round the Channel Rocks, Kowloon Rock, and that the Associated Press Agency could not tinned pre-aminence.
bollerd it possible that British subjects or ang North Fairway buoy, all to port, 10 miles.
The following boats started Cis, at one efe living in a British Colony wore able not increasing. The opening of diatures, publiabing the report has seriously hampered
-TOP BOUDAN EXPEDITION AND THE
IMPERIAL TREASURY.
London, 21st February Chanticleer and Bosito; and R Class, at 2.30, of some foreign Power, and therefore, thinking great influx of nativos, and building has some mistake had been made in the despatch, heen going out with feverish haste with a rise in p.m., Princess, Dart, Fayne, and Ladybird,"
Mr. Wyadhain, in reply to a question in the 15 p.. Actire Maid Maria Phoebe, Sybil, jected to annorance at the hands of employous cotton mills, and other malestorias did cause the Cueroary Commissio There was a good strong easterly breeze all they put what was believed to be the proper rents which has pressed very hardly on the net-
only slight and temporary, han sath. The House of Commons, said that the total cost of Respooling the offensive conduct towards flatarse have done badly, and a large number the Sandun Expedition to the Imperial rovannes through the race, but none of the hosts were construction on the words as set forth in the over-paid marris. Bata renation, it may be routed. In the best up to Channel Booke despatch. Benito, Utenteleer, Maid Marieh, and Phoebo
inevitable, and Shanghai has toe many natural had no reen, getting round the Rooke at British aubfoote reported in the despatch I of bands have been thrown out of employment, we £215,000, which amount appears as ropas two minutes ofter, Sybil following about the my solicitor. In dae conta proper steps will working, Ups and downs like this, however, are mame after Actire. The order was equally close be taken in the premises.
Thet verations and anjustifiablo domiciliary advantages, and has too much good money aunk This afternoon on the Happy Valley in the second olaza, Payne, Ladybird, and Prin
will be done sooner or later. The price at which
THE MOREASK OF FIELD ARTILLERY. London, 21st February. "The inhabitants of Maulls should be on the Wharf shares are quoted shown that investors
Mr. Wyndham, Under Secretary for War. pany, R.A. Kick-off at a quarter to fire. The three minutes after Princem. On the rou down the talagram the following foable attempt to caring. The Harpa will be made fally nari Pinokuey and A. S..Antou, ok; W. D. Took, Chantiofear, Maid Marion, and Phoebe clearly demonstrates :- Club tena will bo-F. H. Kew, goal to the Fairway bar after passing Kowloon "explain away," published in the Manila Times, gabia again, notwithstanding all the dockys it Marzon, C. T. Kew, and II. W. Looker, halves; all paad Bonito, si the buoy was rounded by
ekout a quartar to fear. In the second beat up soldiers, who have been going from houto le come up here. The railways, for which surveys replying to a question in the House of Com- Lonss showing a forged doonment which have been and are being made, will increase the the Boulto agaiu went through the fleet and
authorizes them to soare residences for trade of Shanghai, even though they do not mons, seid that firs now batteries of Field Marob, and ten more batteries within the nort T. Yale, H. B. Gren, J. F. Nobla H. CB the fear boats within a minute and a half as look out for three Americans, apparently are not afraid that steamers will not to able to
two years. Hancock, and J. D. Danby, forverds.
nataled victory from Chanticleer by eix seconde.
plees a guard on the street door while the other foreign manufacture of which Shanghai is the two nezroh the promises. On 29th January dopot, can ponstrate In time, and in not a Ladybird also passed Tayne at Kowloon Point pencealed árum. It is the custom of the trio to reach here, by creasing the area into which Artillery would be impleto by the 31st of they gained admission to a somewhat shady very long time, they will be directly connected, on the way down, and held the lead to the
boarding houso rear the Filipino thratre md up with hanghai. The Crematoriam at the Cook 913 in gold from a trunk balenging to an Bubbling Well, the rural spot to which Shay American boarder. The fact that the fellows hailanders need to go for pienis soms forty or drese Ike soldiers and carry Springfields has so year ago, may not be quite the centre of orated no and of talk in the Police Fore. Shanghai Afty years homoe but we do not doubt that the end of the twentieth century at apy rate will see the new Bubbling Woll Years felthfully,
CHESNEY DUNCAN.
Cemetery as much the bentre of population na Hongkong, 6th Marab, 1899.
the old cemetery in the hangtang Road is how. It is not euch more then ten years since SIN HALLIDAY MACARTNEY'S
the last forsiga bungalow in the oldest part of Shanghai, in the Szechuan Road, not three handred yards from the Ennd, was poliod down.-N. C. Daily News
.
the eyes, the many years of 'Eye Strain ending in serious forats of diseases. Glasses specially adapted in youth to those reqairing them save and preserve the sight.
Cacaksatly recurring headaches, spells of as hon reading, pradic aves, tho fattore rasing together; any of these symptoms indi
Mr. C. W. Duggan, J.P.; has been appotuted alea debeiongy in the form of tho era require could not be more dreaded than the Im ing lanken only to correct and care.
["perial troops. From the lips of one man, Secretary of the Hongkong Sanitary Board, He LAZARUS supplies his SPECTA-
Mr. Duggan has been in the Government GLEE aly after tasting the sight.
"who came from the district, I was told and commenced his duties yesterday morning, “the soldiers demanded goods from shops service sines 1869. He commences as an Inspec- olerk at the Central Police Station, and then "without ¡nymont, forced tonshop and tor of Police. He subsequently became second "restaurant keepers to provide food, rav-first ekek and paymaster. In 1893 the style "ished women, and behaved in an ex- of the lastor oflee was shinged to paymaster.
tremely bad way." Whether thees.swe troops would huva refrained from these excosses had they beau under foreign dis 4. 8. WATSON & CO., oipline it is hard to siy; prumbly they
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would have been more andei costrol, bat the exparience of the decadence of tho German drilled troops from Wousang eeems to indicate that they would rolapse into brutality so soon as the restraining hand of
the European officer was witiulrawo. "On. the whole, the tore the scheme is coc sidered, the less dócs Lord CRABLES BERES FGED's plan för reorganising the Chinese There is great army commend itself to us. doubt as to the permanent valud of the experiment, as ameware for upholding order and repressing brigandage; and there is the undoubted danger of forging weapon for use by the Chinese foverument is less manifest than the risk that seems to against foreigners. The good to be derived
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NATIONALITY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE" DAILY PRESS," Big-Asa wers foot-note to legal disacion, way Lebate that in 1862 Bir Halliday (thon Dr.j 1.15 p.m. Aotire, Maid Eariau, Phambe, Macartney told me that he had recently bought Brica, Sybil, Chanticleer, and Benito; and at some party near his native place in Dumfries. shire,ld property having ones been in pasace- Bien of his forbeam. Further, it is within my 1.30 p., in B Class, Finess, Dart, Payne,
The wind was east and very similer to Satur-knowledge that two of Sir Halliday's children The Straits Times of the 27th February and Ladybird. saysThe Archer left somewhat suddenly
I ancloso my BN: early yesterday morning. On Saturday after day's breeze and Chanticleer started with a meaf have married two of the children of his school- con there was a rumeur ontrent that either which she shook out at Claume! Rock, when the fallow, a goottish gentleman named Borland, the Famortalité or the Archar was to leave for order was Chanticleer, Maid Marias (close up). some destination ankos, and later in the Erica, Bonito, Sybil Active, and Thybe, with Ladybird, Payne, De nad in the evening the Archer's engines were ordered to have steam up by Sam. next day, when the second class. All the marks were foundel Ja Her. destination, whoa cho left later on in the into first place after passing theough the start. ship prozeded to Tonjong Pagar and caled the stop order, except that Maid Marian went morning, was not made known, but there we log line on the way down and an uneventful gonoral belief that she had sailed, nederst quickly sailed its nege to an end possibly be some trouble with the natives. sealed orders. for l'alawan, where thors may with rather an exciting Balsh
Mr. Hu Tang, the Hon. Tressaror of the late Dr. I-kais klow and children's foud, begs to acknowledge with thanks the following down llons to the fund:--
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A sargical operation, says the World, would
GERMANY AND THE PERSIAN
EXACTITUDE..
Paking, 20th Felrasry, 1899.
A JAPANESE HOSPITAL SHIP. Lying alongside Tanjong Pagar Warf, sage there is at prosent a ship presents features which are unique in history. And the leaders the pre Préo Phip whiola progon fontary In this effort are the Japanean, who, if they lave int recently began to vis with European nations in the arts that socompany civilisation, tare certainly made great progress in rocont years, perhaps greater than they are often given credit for. The care of the sick and wounded. In war is no new fature, but the building of a ship having for its object the sllaviation of the sufferings caused by war is distinctly novel.
The Hakuai Mars is a vessel of about two thousand tons, built by Meers Lobnite & Co. of Renfrew, for the Japanese Bed Cross Society. She has been especially designed to norve as a hospital ship in times of war, sad to that end has a large troop doek, with beds for some three bandred patients. The exbins and Now that Garman interests are growing up saloons have been arranged to furnish furilor
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THE GERMAN MAIL.
The N.DL. steamer Bayem, with the Gov. man mail of the 6th February, arrived yester- Times of Ceylon and Indian and Australian day. The following telegrams are from this
THE BRITISH ARMY ESTIMATES.
Indon, 21st February. The British Army Estimates were issued this morning. The actual increase in £3,091,700 starling. The increase of men is 7,193 expleS of those fer Ludio: The experience of the past year points to the rapid and easy completion of the contemplated increase of all batterita of Korne and Fold Artillery which are now being rapidly converted into quick-firing artillery. à large scheme for the re-rmament of detono at home and abroad has been prepared by the WarOlive in concert with the Naval anthorities. PRESIDENT LOUBIT'S FIRST APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY.
London, 21st February. The Message from President Loubet to the Bonate and the Chaaber ef Deputies arges the nocessity for appeasement, toleratien, and son- sord, and respect for the Gorarement, the Chambers, the Magistroy, and the Arms. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH AND THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS. A
London, let February. The House of Commous Las adopted the Address in reply to the Queen's Speech without A division.
THE KHALIPA.-Á PROLONGED HUST.
Loudun, Mad Fobruary. The Khalifa is still in Kordofsu, but has
A DEBATE ON CHINA.
London, 9th February. Bir E. Ashmead-Bartlett, the Consrsatire member for the Foolsall division of Staffeld, moted stendment to the Adhess-in-Reply,
torist independance of China. Mr. W. 6. J. P. Brodrick, under-Secretary urging the Government to guarantee the texstiria nieving northwards with a considerable for Foreign Affles, in opposing the motion, stated that British investors had socuted on-
ions in Chins for 2,800 miles of railway, which would cost £90,000,000 to construct, and that the British Government had obtained power to advance the Burmah railway 700 miles towards the Yinsan district, and the Gosera ment thought that it would be butter for the British people to come to terms with their competitors rather than exhibit antagonism to.
The smondmeat was withdrawn,
them.
KOVRI, BUSNE AT OMDURANTE
fort, and is riding the local Araba. His plans are not known, but Generals Hunter and lae Donald and other officers have been recalled to Omdurman to prepare for amergopoier.
HIGH JUDICIAL CHANGES,
London, 2nd February Mr. Justice Romer succeeds the late Mr. Justice Chitty as a Judge of the Court of Appeal, and Mr. Cozene-Hardy, Member for North Norfolk, is appointed to a Judgship in succession to Mr. Justice Romer. ARCHBISHOP TEMPLE AND THE RITUÁLISTS. It was decided last month that in cases where the Bishop of a discese has any doubt as to the egality of clerical praction, the matter may be referred to an Ecclesiastical Court of Apponi, consisting of the Archbishops of York and Canterbury sitting together, the Conet to be empowered to interpret tas rubrics of the the parties concerned should be allowed a bearing
on the 14th intent in order to hear any bishop of Canterbury, will hold a public Court ritualistie alergy whomas bo, desirous of ay- pearing before the Court the Most Rev. Frederick Templo, D., Aroh
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: PEACEFUL ENTRY AND DOINGS OF THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT
London, 2011 Febrasry, The Dinko and duchess of Connaught arrived Gerasa political leaders cannot but view with up-nocessary staff of doctors, nurses and atten salate. The town was demoested, and the inha The Hop. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial seem to be clearly neccesary in the onse of those so rapidly in Asia Minor and in the Far East accommodation for sick and wonnded, with thoat Omdurman yesterday evening sader z Royal Church of England. It was also provided that and Nethanole Hospitala bogu to acknowledge/extriordinary arithmeticians who refuse to be profeusion the attempt by France.sud Rusein to dasta. In times of peace she will be used bitants' warmly welcomed the Royal-visitois, hafore the Archbishops. Iu scoordance with
persuaded that the twentieth century begins in
we understand on the Shanghai Yakobswa presented a number of service orders granted sible communication by land between Germany's
MR. CHAMBERLAIN LAID UP WITH with thanks the following donation to the funds 1901, and who persist, against all reason, in Join hands through Persia and thuseat of all pos- as an ordinary merchant vessel, and is to ras, The Thike rerioved the troops, and afterwards
INFLUENZA. will also naturally object to have the possibla clasa accommodation (now for 34 passengers). of 1900. It has even has found necessary to
London, 20th February of the Hospitale-Hongkong Pawnbrokers dating its commencement from the opening day sellotinusace in Syrn and that in China. They run of the Nippon Tusen Kaisha. The first for the late campaign, Guild, 8100,
but the probability is that of Lermany's hereditary enemies. Such being the second-class to the marees and attendants. founding them The Douglas Company's' new stramer Hasook the aid of the Astronomer Foral in con-Euphrates Valley Railway controlled by either would then be devoted to the medical staff, and! ching, from Groarnck for longkong, arrived all the wisten of Greenrich will fail to shake the case, Germany will probably do what she, The neccesary fittings are all on board. but
can to guarantee the integrity of Persia and they will be landed at Tokolumns, and the resentfaring from an attack of influensa at Siugspore on the 28th February. She had to their attachment to their absurd and obstinate
huez, to Adeu on January 24th for engine heresy. For them, it is caengh that next year the neutrality of the Peren Galt. It is not will then he available as an ordinary liner, with wa shall be in the nineteen" lastead of the impossible that Prino Henry on his return to this distinction, that te adcommodation is room repairs.
"cighteen "therefore a now routary mist Europe may and resson to visit the Shah of particularly good. The cabus and saloons aro have began-onod erat demonstranden. Their Persia and inform aim of the desire of his spations and airy, the fittings of the vessel in perversity is no doubt oxtremely irritating; tot sugest brother that the anciant kingdom of good taste and of a cheerful design that could fins music saloon, and a smoking room, with ample, weans of heating all parts of the vessel after all, it is hardly worth while to argue with Fereis should be assured against absorption by not fail to be agreeable to invalidi, here in position that there are only ninety-nine yours
by steam; the electric light is of course fitted persons who commit themselves to the pro fa & century.
throughout sad the appliances are of the latest and test.
The M. M. Co.'s steamer Sydacy, lien go alors at Shanghai, an reported in yesterday's isons, was Hoated, under bar own stem and
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assisted by four tugs, at 4 nm. or the Sud March and reds fast to the Company's baer. She 3rd Marct, in Teepoo Road, West Hongkow, thres houses were gutted and the damage. Unfortunately, the conflagration was attended with serious loss of life. three bolles, zamiely, that of a man of 32, a boy of 8, and a girl of 5 Team of age horribly burnt and mutilated, being fcand buddled together amongst the debria,
A Ruian School was opened on the 25th February at Tientsin, specially built in its own
Rear Admiral Dewey 'as been appointed Admiral of the United States Navy and General Otis Major-General of the United States Army, for distingakhed servicm.
THE NEWCHWANG RAILWAY CONTRACT.
The Daily Graphic staten that. Bir Claude MacDonald has astured tho Trungli Yamen
Russia.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
Particular attention has been paid to the opinions expressed by sir correspondents?
ventilation and sanitary arrangements of the In A Esager ship she will be vary
our obecny it bec to world. She is 31 te TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,"
It was with zauck surprise I noted that speed 35 knats--which would
enable her to a Rurepoan had gratuitocely monio forward to keep within serviceable distance of a squadron justify the glutty treatment of this poor priest.and has good mailing qualities, Surely "Anti-Prejudice" must to in Chinese These were somewhat overely tested, on
Mr Chamberlain is confined to his bed, aft
PARLIAMENT AND THE ALLEGED ONDURMAN EXORMER,
London, 22nd February,
- THE QAKTERBURY CONVOCATION.
London, 9th February The Lower House of the Canterbury Con- vocation of Clargy has expressed the loyalty of the members to the Bishops and to the directiona in the Book of Common Prayer.
The Upper Houses refused the petition of Mr. A dabots is impending in the House of Com mons regarding the alleged excessus at Omdur-Kesalt for an inquiry into his obarges on the Mr. John Morisy will speak. mon; and it is hoped by the Opposition that ground that it contained a threat.
Mr. St. J. Brodrick, Uuder-Bearolary of State for Foreign Affairs, on Monday admitted' that the Sirdar allowed the Mahdi's remains to be Mr. Reimond has nolided that he will bitterly exhumed, mutilated, and thrown into the Nile. oppose the grant to Lord Kttehezor accordingly, A HOSPITAL HIP FOR THE BOUDAN- EXPEDITION REFORD.
Papus indignant at the mentres of demanded in June last through General Gren foli by the medical offers of the expedition. Colonels Trousdale and Hall expose the affair in a letter to the Tizen
"THE TROUBLE AT NBBCÀT
Bombay, 21st February.. The Sultan of Muscat has revoked the grant
COTTON SPINNERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS.
Loudon, 7th February.
The relations between the cotton spinners in Manokwater and their employer are becoming strained. The cotton operators hars made demand for an advance in their wages, which the masters have refused, considering the appli calion to bo premature.
TILE DEATH OF PRINCE ALFRED OF COBURG. -
London, 7th February, The death is andernced of in Real High. nose Prines: Alfred Alexander Willie Ernest Albert, oldest son of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Duke of Edinburgh) and grandson, of Her Majesty the Queen. His Royal High- mess succumbed to an attack of brain disesse, from which he had been a sufferer for some. time. His uncle, His Royal Highness Prince
CHRONIOLE AND SECTOR | grounds, owing to the fact that it was the that Chins may rely on the support of Grant dose not lack in assurance. He must, however, for more: mercantile purposes for these Donglia, Three warships are in the porte | Queen, is, now the heir-apparent to the Daks.
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Heusion Ministar's desire to have it so "at least, so it is reported amongst the Chinese in that port. It seems that a class for the study of Hassian was added to the English school at the Eastern Arsenal, but Vineroy Yu Lu way Baked by the Russian officials to provide separate Enade for the building and maintea of a independent Russian Sobook or College-N. C. Daily News.
A boxing match at Shanghai, between Lawr At Manila, on the 17th February, Anres of the River Polios and Lambert of Arxo Inte of Japan and Straits Setements aged H.MLB. Fphigenia, proved, the N. V. Daily News say, 28 rot af extremely short
Burs
Ám No: 74, Bhf, Yokokamin, on the 25th Febru- duracion, Laubert winning in the kollowest SEY EPSED DARE NICHTSON Myond of fashion in what was supposedly the fourth J.C. Nicusos, of Le Hongkong Bank, aged 11 round By the oleek, however, a full round
outhe
The Daily Press.
albaarono, March 8th, 1899.
was not negotiated. The victory, deservelty popolar, as rendered the more meriterions in view of the generosity diaplayed by Lambert,
Britain in resisting any attempt to forse der to repudiate Nerobwang Railway Contract.
SPAIN.
a coating statim to the French under the Arthur Willian Patrick Albert, Duke of threat of bombardment of the forts by Adial Counaught, third son of ffar Majesty the the Eclipse, Spain, and Redbreact. The dom of Saxe-Coburg and Baths. The deceased Sultan has posted a preclamation to the fore-Prinos was 24 years of go, having been born going effect, and has prossimed the same in at Buckingham Palace on October 15th, 1874. open durber. The French Conmil has protested.
varything is quint, in Masent, and the pro- TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF THE “LUCANIA”
IN A. HURRICANE. olaration is well received by the natives.
Loudon, 7th Fibrancy. Sever storms have interfered with the
Government employ if not they will undoubt the way out, as very heavy weather was edly desire to sonra such an advocate and he encountered across the Bay, the pilot having mas aspira at some futuretime to the Senretary: to be taken on to Gibraltar Notwishthstand- ship of their Legation in London, where peacocking this, everything worked perfectly, und feathers and other honours await him, possibly thoro can be no doubt that the Haluai Maru is even a baronetcy if he plays his cards well and a boat of excellent qualities. Many ships built be prepared to cam the profound contempt at however. The feature of the Heksas is of all right thinking people by following the couras the fact that all this trouble has haen course which loads to suck elevation, //
takan mainly with the object of providing He says the case of Father Victorin has been means for saving the lives and alleviating the Señor Silvata has formed a Conservative Cab exaggerated, o xil the things ro" The sufferings of those whose duty calls them into reverse is the case; certain offensive details the dread shock of war. The Japanese have
www London, 2nd February, Inst and the Cortes has dissolved.
have been sappresso, a sach are always sup. conosived a grand iden--a spesial Red Cross
The Tunes, in a leading article this morning. SERIOUS EXPLOSION AT TOULON.pressed in other cases, for cbvious reasons. Service on the sea and although Etondites.
The Naval Magazine at Toulon les explodet, Bo then proceeds to detail a police record of an may say that the abolition of war would on affairs in Oman, says that the first act of exoptionally ghastly series of crimes by avoid the necessity for such a servino, few Lord Curzon in the domain of Foreign policy killing all the soldiers on duty and many in homicidal maniac, which he has evidently dilig will be found beld enough to assert that unidosorvos high praise for his promptitude and habitants of the town. Forty dead bodies have ently anaartbed from a police gazette or som varsal. Pense is within Innaserable distance of decision. If Frenco desires to establish a goal other paper of that type. What hearing the attainment. The next best thing, therefore, is depot at Oman, owned and managed by a airmily been record.
crimes he records have on the subject of the the "Good Samaritas" of the enrereni-private individual, Great Britain, says the Times, treatment of Father Vistoria and his converts ation of whom, in stained glass, appropriately will gladly acknowledge or right thereto, ha sloue can reccgnize. The one is the record enough forms the door between the saloons of The cajority of the Prass regard Lord Car TERRIBLE DISASTER IN HUNGARY. -
London, 5th February. of crimes which the authorities had traced to the Hauns Harmon's promptitudo and station in anding an
A disastrons are las occurred in Hungary, bhair author and meled ext suitable punishment The real is being taken up to Japan by ultimatam te huscat asa gratifying fulfilment by which the villagest Nagy Babes was en for, crimes which are abhorred by the people in Capt. Harry and his officers, with a crew of of the view expressed in his book ou Persia, tirely destroyed Thrae handed houses WATA well on the authorities of the West; the other mity-five. She is bringing out a misallaments Hission, it is dorsidored, evinces the Viceroy's consumed, and 90 persons were burnt be desta is statement of barbarities praatised at the cargo, Indinding a heavy hellor for Singapore, detormiuntion to stand a nonsense concerning their charred remains being afterwards found and a dredger for a Government harbour wear stablished rights Commenting on this mattor, ameng the debris. Many poople esseped from ried out by a body of the people, barbarities Nagasaki, for which port aby tails direof in the the Noval Tranja (St. Petersburg) aids that their dwellings only to be frasen to death or England's permission in the matter is as Ettle suffocated the snow that lay think on the which are accepted by the mass of Chinose a course of a few days,
Holy sa Raia's compulssure in the event of ground ontside. A number of others were suitable treatment for a foreign priest and his
or expliting atather Gibraltar.
TERRIBLE RAILWAY İNSASTER IN NORTHERN FRANCE.
London, 28od February.
SUPREME COURT.
-7th March.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
who, without the fasst debt cold, and perhaps BarORE SIE JOIN CARRINGTON (CHIEF igation of the gentry and officials and our should, have secured the verdiot at the first at. tompå.
The N. C. Daily News of the 3rd March mays-The barquesa, which got ashore or
JUSTIVE).
PROMISSORY NOTE TRANSACTION, In this case Bernardino de San Fernandas, Count do Senna Fernandes, gought to recover
followers.
THE FUTURE OF SHANGHAI
Atlantic traffle. Ten Lacania fought a hurri- cane for sixteen hours, and the officers found that the pooring of oil on the water was useless. When approaching America a shoal of whales necessitated her being stopped to prevent tho propeller from fealing.
trampled to death by the ozon, who, tarrified, by the fre, dashed mally abort in all directions Handrein of persone, have baan rendered homo- -less.
TONGA DOCTOR'S RIRANGE END.
As to human life being water in a Chinose Waar kind of prospect there would be of the Middle Ground on the 14th it, as mentioned from Cup Mora the aim of $4,500 mid to
city than in an America city, I omphatically the National Bank of China uuder a prr xiry dispate that statement, even if advanced on the Cincin troops drilled and organized by in a previous issue, is to be sold on Monday next
mata for which his late father was guarantor. Europvour officers proving as reliable na, my, by public saction. She left Puget Sound with
Afe, JJ, Francis, Q.0. (instructed by Krauthority of the gifted author of "Chinese 600,000-anp, feet of lamber, and i carigned to Indieu troops, some notes in the letters of soul and fit of in me 20,000 Burstborss) appeared for plaintiff and air. Characteristics." Foreigser (ravelling in the unless they wish to trovai at the risk of their correspondents to our Shanghai morning | hosn jettisoned, and from 150 to 100,000 ft. dis. Robinsou (instructed by Mr. Gedge) for dofan, salarise of China constantly require sa escorza do not know hangbai, we may add in oodathiren Baturday. Emonly ce pass York. Dr. Henry Keys, a leading physician of length and breadth of the land without such lives; Chinese in Amories cant safely travel the contemporary from the interior rather strik-charged. Her mainmast is gone by the board,
and the now lies, hogged, across the tide in e ingly indicato. Una corrcapondent, writing exposed position, making about 4 inebes of
safeguard. I light well sign myself dati Nom Kingyiu, near which city there are water yer bant. Every effort has been made
OLD CHINA HAND. hands of marauders, who set the authorities to get hor off, sad now there is no chance of
Humbag, bat so content to romain doing so without discharging the reusinder of
Hongkong, 8th March, 1897.
al defianes, says, spanking of the troops her cargo, stationed there: The German drilled
dont
Mr. Robinson beving gommed up for defend. ant Mr. Fravois followed.
His Lordship gave judgment for plaintiff for $4,790.74 and interest from the let Jananiy, 1897, at the rate of B per cent., plalatát ale to
have evsts of suit.
FOOCHOW.
25th Febrasry. H.M.S. Swift left the settlement this morn- ing and returned to Pagode, whore she will
A DISTORTED TELEGRAM.
DISTORTED VERSION,
TUE, UNITED STATES · NAVAL PROGRAMME.
London, 9th February.
The Naval Committee in the House of Ro presentatives recommends, the constrastion of. throo battleships, three armed cruisers, and eir ordiary cruiser, at a cost of 30,000,000 dollars
(about 26,000,000.
THE HOOLEY AFFAIR.
Lendon, 9th February Lord Do ko. Wer and Lord Albermarle are refunding the gifts that Mr. Hooley mada thera
It was lately remarked "Fifty years hence people will note it as a peoriarity in Shanghai that the Cromateriam is in the contra of the The French express train connecting with
A shooking tragedy is reported from New town" For the benefit of ruch of our readers the Dover boat at Calnie dashed into & Brussels phaustion that the Crastarit is the malerengare wore Hilkd, and eighly injured, sight the city, wae usphyxiated with his wife in s boundary of the actual Seltlement. It may from the end, and two miles outatile the hopelessly. Not one of the ill or injured bedroom. The accident was caused by an ceapo
res Euglica M
of gras m also be added that furty years ago the old
A. LONDOR PIEANCIAL EKRBATION—THE
AMERICAN. TOBACCO BYNDICATE FOR Cemetery in the Shoatung for, which is now HILLWALE DOCKS COMPANY IN A MEGS.
CUBA in the very centre of the met populous part of
The finansial sensation of the moment is the It has been proposed to form sa American the town, was virtually outside the inhabited absconding of the Chairman and Managing sya leate, with a capital of £3,000,000, to soure quarter, whose western boundary was the Director of the Millwall Docks Company. The the monopoly of the Caban tobacco outpat Honna Road, na íte old name " Barrier Bord" anunal report admits that recent Lalance-sheete indicates.. PAKENDAMANA
were falsified, the scale being overvalued to At the Magistracy yesterday morning & - troops from Woosung came here lose the China car was charged with infringing the
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESH."
- It has been said before that Shanghai will be the sune of a gaarter of a million sterling "a year ago. When they arrived they exolasice right of the Postmaster-Glaneral by
Are your iseus to-day you publish under the New York of Chiza aul Hansow its Chi- The Board variably coulided in the Chair the headlino Hongkong Filipinos claim to be cage; but high authorities have predicted before man's guarantee that the valuation was correct "were a clean, amait looking lot of mea attempting to convoy letters from Hongkong clearly showing their training. Their to Canton, F. 3. Ritobie was on duty on the
British Enbjoclawhat earports be a true copy wow that Shanghai would not maintain its poul. The delinquent had a salary of 20,000 a your Canton wharf when he saw defendant ga ou to remain for the provent.
of a despatel forwarded from Hongkong to the tion as the loading commercial city of the Far A warrant for his arrost las benn issued "Instructors had just been scut packing, the steamer carrying a budi. Haigus The portion of the best-leading from Tugl Associated Press moder date of 4th January East, Sir Robert Hart prodipted many years Eight effoials of the Company are also raid to
picious of the contents, he examined them and Hing in the Amony Fod, the scene of the As a matter of fact the despatch as published ago that it would be onsied from it proud be implicated that TAN **The sate ict of men make a worse, if pos- found that they were letters. On the woman disastrons Bra in Ontelier last, is mushi in by you is a distorted version of a telegram position by Chinking The Hangos was The Rank balance was prardmere to the ox. "sible, general appearance to-day than the being taken to the Central Police Station she proved by the increasel width between the Which I forwarded to the London 'Agenty of becoming narrower and shallower, the Wocung tent of £40,000AD
This was the Annointed Presiand I therefore brust you || Bar was becoming ennuslly a more formidable 8ANDAL IN "HICH LUB "nails drilled troops who are oamped was found to have quite a nambur of fotters newly-built houses and shops.
The Hon. Darin (P) Lambton, son of the in connection with the companies in which alongside them." They are very musk of onsealed about her person. She was convey initiated by the General Committee for Local will grant me space for publication of a corre obstruction, the Yangize itself was shealing, be
Show Improvements and carried out with tho aavist- tion; as follows.
fore long ocean-going steamers would be unable to second Earl of Durban, hhs obtained a decree they were onnesrned. ing abent 500 letters altogether. n kidney with the sow." that was washed;" flood $100, or two months.
ance of the Constlar body.
coms up to Shinghal at all, and our prosperity Enter, with the custody of his child, and with The Ganerni Committee for Local Improve-
The following Associated Press despatch would decay, our stads would migate to Chiu- posts against the chief co-respondent named they have returned to the mire. It is little
Mr. C. A. Morsing, in a letter to the Tres,uts have also dons good work lately in pur appears in the American papera
king, which would become the terminus of ¦ Berridge, a wealthy Irishman. The wife's un drilling Chinese soldiers or attempting defending Chang You-mow from certain us basing the block of Coffin-houses abutting on
Hongkong, 24th January. the future trunk lines of ralliray, nad the grass, pibenas confessions of drink, trad, mið adultery The members of the Filipino Junta hyre luva (would grow in our streets This warning to wore reul in Couet, to teach them ike art of war unless it be persions of the Times, Felding porrespondent, the Comatory and arranging for the reusovst ef
The British steamer Canton, from Eloilo Srd forgotten, the fact that an enterprising foreign 1BBING ATLANTIC STAMERS, March, experienced moderate NE, monsoon nad intanded to retain them under Westoru angst was bang Yan-wow who approached their contents (eora 500 pollias) beyond the issued the following statement
me with an important preposal for a British conftues of the Hill The pablo menoy conld Tho purobuss by the American authoritam | bauring inslitation has just bought the house
London, id, Fubroncy Ane weather. drill. So long ns European officers are in lean of 2900,000 for the purpose of developing scarcely be better spent, and we are glad to learn at Hongkong of a munker of stean launstar it occupies with the ground on which it staude The Farenia ban beon serad, at that the The British steamer Keong Wai, from Bang- Care-that we may hose of mers being done in this for river work in the Philippins Islouds is high. on the Band, one now in area, for twenty, Cunard Line's record of sixty years without kak 27th Feb, had strong mensoon, high sea, command with full power to punish offences the new treaty port of Chingwangtas.
banded, unnecessary, and versions.
Hogaamlipoande sterling is a suficient prost loss of life remains unbroken. fal examination convinced me of the expediency way before long
weather fine generally. against discipline, and who at the same time of the project, and the contracts for the works The work done of Into by another of que local "Domiciliary visit throughout Manila are that we med not yet foel dopbts about the The missing Bulgaria has now been given up The American stosner City of Rio de Janeiro, from San Francisco 200 Feb. Honelain 9th, have the co-operation of European non-hare been duly entered into. I am glad to Boards, viz: the Foocher Road Trust, also calle zusporsing the Filipinos Thoir sapiciens fatoro of Shanghai. Allowing for the valus of for last
the mediam of communicating for the first time for some rotier. Improvements have been are aroused by such notions. The American the hous, this is at the rate of tally one
Yokohama 26th, Kobe 27th, Nagasaki 2nd Mar, commissioned officers, they may keep Chi- this interesting plecs of intelligence to your steadily golug en in every direction for a long secret police in acting offensively toward the hundred thousand ponude accling an ora
and Bhangbai 4th, experienced heavy gales from the westward nerost the Pacific, tālek rainy ness troops fairly up to the mark. At randers and the pahile, becomes the matter in one time past until it may be said with truth that Filipinos at Hangteng, who are British sub. We do not moon to argue from this sale
Jur roads were cover in better repair. And jools.”
that the value of land on the Bard that ritally touches British intereate. The bar-
weather on the Japan-ocast, and fine weather. Weikningi possibly the experiment may bour of Chingwangtao is situated on the cor- then, orer and above this condition of the
TEUE COPY OF MESSAGE,
is now £100,000 an ssrs. A bank doing a large,
down tão Chiun Sea, Unseen mast be on the Tand, and therefore Hongkong, 24th Jaanery, 1809- answer so long as it is on a small scale, but, thern abure of the Gulf of Poobili, a few miles ronds, much favourable comment has beon
The British eteamer Haisun, from Tamaui west of the Great Wall, and, being aan rataior parsed on the extensive planting of suitabla "Purchase by American authorities in we doubt either its propriety or its enfaty free in wiator, will form an invaluatte outlet for young treet on tho zoid aides. The Trustees Hangkoug: [of a] rumber of steam launches it requires, but the sale undoubtedly indiostes † the windows of Rothschild's bank and of severard Merah, vis Amoy and Swatów 6th, had mo- if one on a larger zone. The Chinese the line at North Eastern Chine. It is, in fout may rely you some nice things being end of fer river work in the Philippines together that the managers of this particular bank have newspaper whoes Over a hundred Vesels in Amoy-EIG... Deutschland and derato moneoon, fine, hazy weal her throughout. find discipline, odious and irksome, they an indispensable complament to Nowchwang. Use of the Annual General Mouting in May with highlanded unnecessary vexoticus domi un apprehensions as to the immediate fatare of rice rule. The English sarrespondente at frene, stre. Kenmore, Glenfallosh, and Elizabeth.
On Thurley inst the 23rd, the day of the alliary visits throughout Masila oxaporating Shanghai. The most sinister vaticinations as pessoat to Faris sapross the belief that the do
In Swator-Stre, Chungking, Wongkri, Pechili, have no martial outingsins, no esprit de and with it will be a clear sign that the tradi
tional and treaty bound policy of the open door corps, us sentiment, apart from their pay, is not going to be surrealored and abandoned, and Pam's funeral, & religious Filipinos and it casing suspicion that such to Co Hasugps and the Yangte hare not a monstrators are largely composed of paid row-
service was onlebrated in the Catholic Chapel action and doapstob of reinforcementa in in far been realised Large sonn-going steaton dior, and that the country generally is satisfied Haeting, and Taicheong- If they serve at all it will be for the sako sively boonste some counter it to be meassed of fame. The whole French community was compatible with the objects of] Fence Coman still come to the what the Weerung with the result of the Fresidential section. in that direction. The requisits harbour works prout several English residents and the mission and had to belief dospatch of Oon-ar, though its continued istorioa da RE WELAY COMMISSION'S REPORT.
London, S0th February, at Chingwangian are being carried out under High Chinese Mandaries of the Aranal garenissionjorly protert [to] gaia e American grace to the Chinese Gorarament, is he wore the rice and supervision of the well-known also, by their recruce, aproat of sympathy to Becret polico are noting offensively toward) than it was forty years ago, and when co obair Heary Fowler questions Lord Goorge enginoon, Bie J. Wolfe Berry C.D. and Mr. A. Fracon and the French. For a week previous British subjects [in] Hongkong Filipino Connal silts up in the Yangtzannother orans Ne Hamilton in the Lloase of Commons to-night at oas now would be hold enough to predict the re- to the delay in conroking the members of the Berry. M.1.C.E. and I hate jim fada able to the fans all the Chinose men of war had green taanimously repad annexation."
I doubt very much whother the gentlemen in placement of Bhanghai by Chinking. As Walby Cozamiastun for the purpose of preparing masage apprising me of the arrival on the spot thoir Angs heifmast by order of the Tartar of their repræsentation.
· Graneral-mBLÁGÍ
charge of the fonden Agency of the Autgointed Ladianticas are now, Chinklang will incony their repub
of receiving good and regular pay; ond is
is very certain that, given a temptation
to do so, they would desert readily
on an offer of better terma Moreover, military life mom to bare anything"
OBITUARY,
London, 20th February. General Sir Charles Edward Nairna, K.GB,
THE RIOTINO IN PARIS,
@ London, 20th February,
has to pay a laney prios for the accommodation The Paris met yesterday evening mashed
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