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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 25rf, 1900

of José Loseda has been added

to the effect that a couple of days before To the Register of qualifed Medical and the British flag was visible over the Chen-Surgical Practitioners. In the Colour the nume yang gate of Peking from which it was in ferred that either the Legations were hold- ing out still or the 1,700 mixed Foreign troops had arrived. But this brings us down no later than Sunday week

Still more ominous, if possible, than the silence of Admiral Seymour is the news about Tentsin. This town was generally imagined secure in the hands of the com. bined forces landed from the Rects, to say nothing of the Russian and Japanese troops landed at Taku or on the point of arriving. A. S. WATSON & CO., But it turns out that this was quite a mis take. Tientsin has been practically isolated it would seem from Taku, for two days, probably Truesday and Wednesday, or it buy be Welnesday and Thursday, the Conces. sions, English, French, and German, have been subjected to an incessant Imbardiment by the forty-pounders of the Chinese reg lar arus, with such effect that they are reduced to ruins; and the Russian troops at the railway-station have been brought to desperate. Straits. There is much in this

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It is reported from Manila that Cavite has on transferred from military to naval control. The troops will be withdrawn. The military prison will remain, as also will the Civil Gorora meat within the territory tratisferred.

In order to be prepared for any disturbance on the part of the Chinese in the New Territory, three machino gana were sent over there yester- day and some do police, the latter being marinos recently arrived from home," sa

It is reported from Shanghai that Masers

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

THE CRISIS. IN CHIMA,

London, 22nd June, 10.20 p.m..

W. Pritchard Morgan & Co. have received aunt was supplementing very considerably telegram from their representative at Chengta the troops already ordered to China. No that he and his party are detained on account

news had been received from Admiral of news having rearted there that a revolution

Seymour has broken out in Szschuen,

The telegram last week which announced the degradation of Yu Lu, Viceroy of Chihli, also stated: General Tung ordered military post roads?”. A fuller message received in Shang-- bai gives this item thus General Tany Fu- heiang of the Kansu corps has been cashiered

to

be sent to the military post roads as a con- viet for the murder of the Japanese Chanesilor by his troops."

Shanghai, 23rd Jime, 11.4 .. APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NORTH

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poor deluded fellows: they clearly showed their belief in their own invulnerability and their su preme and awful ignorance of modern weapoun. Many of thou too were mere boy's This has been a remarkable feature of all Boxer aggrega tione.

loader, in a white silk robe with a red sash, is said to have demonstrated a good deal with a white flag in front of Capt. MoCalla, U.S.S. Newark, until that gallant sailor gave him his Quilting in Tientsin; though, I

with a revolver shot. This is the story

I have not fraceit- MORE BRITISH TROOPS FOR CHINA. it to its source, it is probably true.

Curiously enough, we do not know the exact Mr. Brodrick in the House of Commons, legality of this small affair, but we think it

half-way between Tie

Tientsin and Peking reporting the successful operations of the occurred on the hither side of Langfang, say foreign troops at Tientsia :(? Taku) on the

from the

the capital is reassuring, though the situation is still very critical. For 17th Justant, announced that the Govora greatly feared that the news of the despatch of the 2.300 men. would precipitate the dreaded orivia: the meeting of the troops; h

So far it has

of each other, thinking that friends tools fate zot done so. We hear the crisis was best must have been more Cursiderable g

the than we believed it further up

the expedition two days to go We hoped it would reach the Capitul time. It is

t is very probable that when the Chiness at Fengtai heard of the departure of the troops, they at once began extensive derailing work. Dron the Borers could do this if they had the proper tools.

Much dificulty was found at this end get ting gangers and cooles to work, and to go with the foreign trogas. No doubt prasauro was put on them to refuse. The native drivers all struck work us regards driving the military The Admiral wires that, as he finds some

in difficulty

water en ronte, getting brand and wate no mera mon should be sent up now. The. seventeen hundred Russians, with six (?) but arrived on Klouday from Fort Arthur are not torios and two hundred and sifty Borse, that yet ashore. They are expected hers to

to-morrow, sud probably follow on to

to Peking us the cos De force advance, and act as supports. the situation is

is unchanged. We are still under the coinmand of Capt. Bailey of H.M.S. Aurora; we have 660 armed men in all including 100 English and German volunteers We are under constant patrol with double.

An pickets at night. old Chinese beggar woman was wounded three nights ago, because she did not answer a sentry's challenge in the dark, and on Monday a fruit-seller was shot dead in trying to cravi between pickste over the mud wall.

CESTEAL

CHINA FIELD FORCE AND WEIHAIWEL

The War Office notifies the appointment of Colonel A. R. F. Dorward, R. E., D. 9.0., to be Brigadier General in command of the

At the Harbour Office on Saturday morning, military forces at Taku. Weilniwei will before Mr. Basil Taylor, Waltor Harris, a ma-probably be the base of action. Commander man on board the Glenshee, was charged with

Bruce takes charge of the Military.

THE DEFENCE OF WEIHAIWEI --

COUNTRY QUIET.

BRANDIES. which we cannot understand as yet and details will be niest anxiously awaited. Per Case Two things are obvious, that the Chinese

troops are now fighting heart and soul against the foreigners, and that their numbers have been under rather than over-estimated. To the Eussians has fallen the principal part wilfully disobeying the lawful commands of the Gaunt, P. N., resumes his command of the in the defence and relief of Tientsin and master. Captain Burn said the defendant wont Naval Establishment, and Major C. E.

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her nrival at Weihaiwel on the 15th inst. was 'greater part of the day. They took ponses officially searched for concealed ammunition- "sion of the Bridge loading into the Settle-course taken as the result of information from "nents and repaired and strengthened it Shanghai that she carried ammunition for for the passage of their guns, and for the Tientsin, to the amount of 100,000 rounds, "time regulated traffic as if they had come Every facility was given by Messrs. Butterfohl to take charge entirely." It is earnestly to and Bwire for this search. They were quite be hoped that a loyal co-operation between unaware that the Shengking carried anything COGNAC, the difference in price being merely the various component parts of the inter- of the sort. She left on the same day for Chefco, where she might have to discharge. " A a question of age and vintage.

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national forces may continue and that we shall hear no more of friction between the different nationals, such as has been hinted at by various writers; and, lastly, that our force on the scene of action may be brought as speedily as possible up to a footing worthy of the Empire they represent.

In the 24 hours prevoding avon of Saturday there were reported in the colony six fresh casos. of plague and four deaths.

Ou Saturday morning it was discovered that the afflors' mess at Murray Barracks bad bean satered during the night and 860 stolen from the safe, which had been opened by a false key,

A New York despatch, dated 17th June, on- nounces that Admiral Deway has decided to withelray from the Presidential contest and to ronounes politics altogether.

The appointment of Lisat. A. IL Stewart, of the C Machine Gun Compung, Hongkong Volunteers, to act as Adjutant of the Corps in the place of Captain Bland, absent on duty is notified in the Gozette.

her to Chofoo.

A New York despatch to Manila, dated 16th Juno reports that Mr. Root, US Secretary of War, has finally yielded on the question of of fices wives joining their husbands in the Phi lippines. Some eight months ago the Secretary of War made a statement discouraging the officers wires from going to the Philippines saying that Manila was no place for women daring war time, and obstructions were placed in their way by the refusal of transportation from America on the Government transports. Now, the war being practically over, facilities will be given for officera wires to join their hus.

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

BUSINESS.

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A meeting of tlo Legislative Council will be held to-day, Monday, 25th June, at 8.00 p.m..

1. Financial Minutes. (Ncs, 30, 51, 32 sad 33.)

2. Report of the Finance Committes. (No. 10.)

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

1. Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinanes, 1899. (No. 10 of 1990).

A defence scheme has been arranged for Weihaiwei. The country around is quiet.

Shanghai, 23rd June, 4.20 p.m. RELIEVERS. START FOR TIENTSIN. A Russian force, with some British, Americnus, and Germans, has left Taku to relieve Tientsin.

THE WAR.

LONDON, 22nd June, 10.20 p.m.

HAMILTON AND BULLER JOIN FORCES.

traius.

Tientsin the

SAL CHINA.

The Hankow correspondent of the same journal writes on the 15th inst.We hure great faith in our Viceroy, Chang Chih-tang, who is not afraid, but he is in trouble too. The Governor and he are on bad terms and ton days "go

the mid Governor threatened to have him dismissed. Promptly following that camis an argent summons for the Vicoroy to go to Peking The Governor is the Empress Dowager's man, and over since he came here he has done nothing bat dismiss officials appoint

others of his of thinking in their place. Wero the Viceroy to leave, the Governor would come into

and

and

'HONGKONG GENERAL CHAM-

"BER OF COMMERCE..

Attlis Monthly Meeting of the General Com. mittee of the Hougkong General Chamber of Commerce, held at 11 am, on the 21st June. there were present Hon. E. M. Gray (Chain); Messrs. H. M. Bovis, A. Häupt, A. H. Marelia}}," R. L. Richardson, C. S. Sharp, N. A. Siebe, Hon. J. Thurburn, ez officio, and B. C. Wilcox (Secretary).

MINUTES...

The Minutos of the previous Monthly Monting, hold 7th May, and of the Special Meeting held on the 16th idem were rend and confirmed..

THE COMMITTER.

A letter had been received on the 15th Fune

from the Hon. Herbert Smith resigning his seat on the Committee and also his appointment THE CBAMBER'S REPRESENTATITE ON THE

member of the Legislative Counci

COUNCIL.

defeating Mr. Francia,

In consequence of the receipt of a letter from that there was again a temporary candy out the Acting Governor informing the Clumber

the Council, and inviting the Chambor to sulect a candidate to Bll the same, a specul

general meeting of the members was summoned for the 18th June,

Q.C

by 82 cominated, defeat Mr. John Thurborn was votes to 28.

Head letter from Acting Colonial Secretary, dated 19th Jue, acknowledging receipt of Chamber's letter of the 15th idem informing the Governor of selection made, and stat ing that His Excellency had been pleased to appoint Mr. Thusbarn provisionally, and subject to Her Majesty's pleistro; to ha an unofficial member of the Legislativo. Coun cil. during the absence on lease of the Hon. T. R. Whiteload.

The Chairmaan enid they were pleased to wei come Mr. Thurbers to that table as their re- plause.). gresentative on the Legislative Council Ap

FOURTH CONGRESS OF CHAMBERS OF COM- MERCE OF THE EMPIRE.

The Secretary reported that a letter, dated 8th May, had been received from the London Chamber of Commerce, forwarding a copy of the official programme...

Read latter from Liverpool Chamber of dated 3rd May, trammitting copy Commerce. of resolutions to be moved by its representative at the forthcoming congress.

JAPAN BO-CALLED SAFETY KATCHES. The Secretary stated that lottery in reply to the Chamber's letters of the 21st April, drawing the attention of various Chambers of Commerco in Jauna to the importance of manufacturers in that country taking steps to prosent their matches being olteset as dangerous goods, had been received-On the 14th Stay from the Yo- kohama Foreign Chamber and the Hiogo and Osaka Chamber of Commerce, and on the 23rd idem from the Kobe Chamber (Native), stating that steps would be taken to make the manufac- turors acquainted with the circumstances. PROPOSED MONOPOLY FOR THE COLLECTION

03. ASHES,!

fall pot every reason to hops His Ereat. I tender had been submitted for the sole privilege

the harbour limits and requesting the of collecting

Sammons.

A letter having been received from the Go- after that the deluge! How.vernment, under date 5th May, stating that a OTEZ there 19 lency will, as usual, find a good excuse for not

ashes from stoum reals within Lord Roberts has despatched General obeying tho Peking

Chamber's

Thero is Hamilton to Heidelburg where Generallyt if Her Majesty could only send gards to

no special danger here at present, opinions upon the desirability or otherwise of

creating such & a monopoly. all the British settlements on the Yangtze wa

A special Buller will join him.

meeting of committee was hold

ittee was held on the 16th would feel

May for consideration of the question. a good dest more comfortable. Fur ther, it might

ight obviate the necessity of one being at which it was unanimonsly decided to reply thit în

in their opinion it was undesirable to create the good services of

such a menopoly, and on the 19thi dependent, later on, or

on the 19thidem a lotter #1729 other Power, as appears to be the case st

was addressed-to- Government to that effect, Peking. We deeply sympathise with our setting cut the reasons for such decision, and friends there, and in the regions beyond. It suggesting that, instead, the boats or engaged Central China we lave had our experience of in collecting ashes should be licanso. what it means to be left to the mercy of the mob. We are all anxiety for Northera news, and trust that the anti-foreign propagande will ho so dealt with this time as to be no more heard

our little day.

BIG CAPTURE AT RUSTENBURG. There has been a great surrender of rifles by the Bours at Rustauburg. Commandant Stern and two field-cornets were captured.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 21st June:

THE WAR. General Buller, wiring from Sandspruit Station on the 20th instant, says that his head quarters are two miles N. W. of the railway.

An informal armistice for five days has been

of

in

THE NAVIGATION OF THE

BAYANGTZE.

The Secretary sail that no rejoinder had been received to this communication, but he had rea me to believe that the Government wars con- eidering the Chamber'e countor proposal,

AXOY, AND THE FORMOSA TEA TRADE. Read letter from British Legation, Tokyo, dated 8th acknowledging rete

receipt of Cham ber's letter of 28th April addressed to Bir E.

·Batow, and informing Che

Chamber, in reply, that of the discriminating dutión.

loviet question The Chungking correspondent of the N. C. tho

ไ Daily News writes:-H.M. ganbuata Wonncock on Formosan teas is still under discussion and Woodlark are now things of the past. It tween H. M's Government and that of Japan. Also read letter from Amoy Chamber of Com is very doubtful if we shall ever see them in Chungking again. With speed of only 12 merce acknowledging receipt of Chamber that letter of 7th May and enclosing coples of des for they are not powerful onough the Upper River in high water.

to same. raply

addraga vit); communications addressed to the Editor, with some 180 officers sud men for the U.S.S. Ordinance to farther amend The Magistrates concluded with Commandant Beths, at the knots, both commanders are of thesofag patch recived from Bir Ernest Satow and

not for grabiication, but as evidenes of good faith.

All letters for publication should be written on wwe side of the paper only.

No monymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Orders for extra copies of Dax Promu should seat before 11 am. on day of publication. After that hour the supply is Smited. "Only supplied for Cask.

Telegraphic Address PRE95-A.B.C. Colle. PO. Box. 33. Telephone No. 12.

The Daily Press.

Hoxorova, June 25th, 1960.

The Zafrio arrived from Manila on Saturday Oregon and a fow for the Don Juan de Austria, which is now at Cantom The Oregon loft for the north on Saturday erazing. The Zufio returns to Manila on Thursday, and will thor go up tartli with stores.

From the Return of the Acting Registrar of the Supreme Court it appears that the scaber. of conviations in the Superior Courts for the years 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1800 have been as follows:-For Offences against the Person, 15 24, 19, 2; For Offoners against Property, 10, 10, 17, 13:. For other Offenças, 2. 3, 3, 10. The naher of acquittals have been: In the Marine Magistrate's Court, 3, 3, 17, 2. In the Superior Courts, 32, 28, 15, 21.

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2. Second reading of the Bill extitled An Ordinance to amend The Piors Ordinance, 1399.

R. F JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councila,

KIEH-YANG.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Kish yang, 14th Jure.

A HYSTERIOUS SOCIETY,

In the Swatow ragish a new politico-roligious society has lately sprung up. Its aims are the Promotion of Buddhism and the subversion of Roman Catholicism. Doubtless Roman Catho- lics are singled out because they are more un popular. not from any partiality for olierforas of Christianity. The new sect is suild already tonum- hot seventy thousand adherents, with thousands joining daily. Procently we may hayo in these people the counterpart of the Boxers" of the North.

A MAN-EATER,

expiration of which Lord Roberts will take vigorous action..

THE UNITED STATES. The Republican Convention at Philadelphia

has adopted a platform

President Mckinley's domestic and foreign policy and declaring & stadfast adherence to the gold standard.

Los non, 21st June.

OBITUARY.

neither of them has

has negotiated the

The Chairman said they could now outy Upper River in high water, so it is hardly right to wait the result of the negotiations between

on that condemn ..on.

The Woodlar Sir Ernest Satow and the Japanese Glovero,

ment. at their fanel without trackar

that it is dificult to imagino single rapid, 10 she could not negotiate the river when it is 20 or 30 foot highor at which period there are

us at low water rapids so bel

We do not fe

do not feel we are any the botter off now that it is

it is demonstrated that gunboats can Ret

despatch from the Viceroy Li Hong-chang, The gunboats have returned and in the dated 14th April, together with a copy of u have. event of the foreign community needing their letter relating thereto from Vice-Admiral

по

THE NAVIGATION OF WEST RIVKU AT LAKLAO. A latter having been received on the 6th June from the Government transmitting trans- lation of a portion of a report contained in a

· wrotection—we are glad to say there era no Seymour, and asking the Chamber to us ite:

sigus of each heed at get here under 10 The death is Rapouared of Count Murarioff, { no intention of Rusian Minister of Foreign Affairs...

FURTHER REINFORCEMENT FOR THE CHINA, BQUADRON. H.M. Ships Tow and Dids have been ordered to China.

THE UNITED STATES. The Republican Convention has unanimously

volt Vice-Prosident

present--they could not If the Admiralty had coins

dayn

up at kli

at all

Stationing a bout here i fare best ought to be stationed here

That a

M

une

Co.,

with masters of British steamers and launches to induce them to slow down when approaching or pect to the Hongkong, Leklao, letters were addressed to this effect Canton

and Macao Steamboat Co. the Chine there can be no doubt whatever Foreigners Navigation Co., the I Indo China S

and bave en too long at the lender mercies of the Mowers. Baker & Co. Replies had been received and riot in Szechuan is as good, perhaps, as any Steamboat Co. and from Meses, Banker Chinese in thega The reward for assault from the Serrotery Hongkong, Cant

parts.

Cantenpad Macao Co. villere in China's but i gumicat aine to on the 5th Jure, and from Messrs. Butive old tun to the capital. Changtu, I don't think and Swiss on the 9th dem stating that the we should hear.

of any serious trouble

the known masters of Mr. Arnold was

1738: Técĺ18:00 when running

tro le 10 tisic the 19th June, in which he stated that Captain wbut troubb funk awura may cause. It is well Loo

Lossins. તા. the steamer Longhing, the known that ensures have been taken to intimine of the company's steamer which

passen Laklao

steamed through remarkable fact that two pilota, hoth good

the Burrow #utors af full speed, and uver men, who had churge of the Leechten au

རྨཱ་ས only done by Chinese dis red that this H.M.9. Fenderck bare both mysteriously dis steam-Junnies, who did so frequently, and bad

Thestean ful be herein afew weeksreynest would")

Steamers

letter

mede

Twelve miles or so north of Kiel-yabgeminated McKinley as. Preslleet and Roos, No trouble is er at present, but engaged in river

is a gual datiot which has suffered for two yeare from the depredations of a tiger with a fatal preference for human rictims. In that time some sixty persons, have been attacked by bon killed and eaten. The victims are invari him. Most escaped with wounds, but some have

THE CHISIS IN CHINA.

It

date the present pilots of the grubosts and it is of denied Ter baring

TIENTSIN NEW

fur-

Ir is with feelings of great satisfaction that Mr. Hazeland inposid another fine of $100 everyone will bhail M. BRODRICK's, state-at, the Magistracy on Saturday for a breach of ment in the House of Commons that they the Post Of Ordinance. The offander was troops already chosen for service in China sa Hongfu, the tallyman of the Michael will be very considerably supplemented. Jebeen. Sergeant Terret saw him on the This tardy recognition of the dangers of the Fraya on Saturday morning in possession of a situation, though it will not excuse past large tasket, which he was taking towards a sampan. The Sergeant stopped him, and on inactivity and disregard of all fucts, at least examining the basket found that it contained may be taken to indicate that the recent letters addressed to uiphong, whither the policy which has nearly wrecked our position | Michael Jubeen was going. in China hus given place to a rational deter-

Tho N.-C. Daily Newra calls attention to the mination to play a leading part as of old, fect that the Chinese vernacular paper Hapo Unfortunately weeks must elapse before the iced an Extra at 3p.m. on Sunday last annually bitten in the head. Several of those in-

if the lioner is a success and collisions with native craft. argently needed reinforcements can arrive.ing the capture of the Tuku Fords by the allie jured by the best been treated successfully lies a letter from its Tientsin correspondent, trade is doomed. In ciow of all this, I say it is

The N. C. Dicily News of the 19th inst. pub-other starters quickly follow, the award junk PROJECTED CHANGES IS THE FEERCH and in the meantime there is a great task forces. As the North Forts were only taken in the English Presbyterian Hospital at Wu-dated the 12th June. but apparently written & which cils for immediate treatment. Since on Sunday." save our contemporary, and the king-fu. Unless some nevolent sportsman heard by letter from Tientsin. The correspon HBM.'s Government will be content to deal from the Soerstary of State for the tents Ailespatch from the Government, dated 22nd littlo Jarar in the day flash what we have yet stationed here all the year round. Probably any, transmitting copy of a circab despatch right we should expect to have a gaubent

the successful bombardment, of the Taku was only telegraphic communication from Foirs on Sunday, the 17th instant, which Shongiai es far as Clefon, this was a remark-

comes to the resone and carns the gratitude of dental wires us to-day that the advant questions they arise." many hoped would beaprelude to a rapidcon.. ally gued piece of journalism, and tends, with

eontiane to prey on human victims. If this ed are of marinea,“ nader Major Johnston of trips to Inde excealing good the French Castoms: Tarily, and ingóriag, if

and Saif freci here. Suifu is bined advance of the allies on Peking, the other circumstances, to fly belief that the wires appeals some kunang huster, who can and will the Centavions hed its first brush, with the 250 miles higher up the river. The Woodcock the subject, was then consider "The com

make it his business to hunt down and kill this theme bad night. The gual was covering the the the return jeuner inmitten did not think many articles of imperance

in 4 days, spadding- situation has complelety changed. So far are not broken it all,”

one day work of the engineers, that is of the plato. Lacliou, and

were affected, from any such advance having been made,

man-enter, lu can obtain all necessary informm- layers, gangers, etc., who, under Bir A. Curie, atening hours. The Woodlark only went as thing them as they did not imagine Mr. Brich Georg in his weekly shers report tion by writing to Dr. Wa. Eiddel, E.P. More repnising the line. The Boxers male disfar as Luckou, a distance of 152 miles, but no effect, they did not propose to critive the vanguard under Admiral SEYMOUR hue

positions us if they intended to eat of his cane back in remarkably quick line. Leaving rested changes, not been heard of for more than a week, and The characteristic feature of our turketston, Swatow

Party

There were no casualties at all on the Luchou at 5 pm, she arrived in Chungking af THE INPORT OF INMAN TEA INTO HONGKONG, though persistent rumours have been cir during the wook under review has been fat

foreign side, but the Admiral reports sixty5pm. stopping one hour en ronte. This per- of the rustics killed and sit or seven wounded, formuncs quite took't the nativos plack. They

stale und auprofitable. The disquietsning news

the villages by shogging this animal he will Tho

Bol the

CUSTOMS TARIFY.

overing correspondence regarding changes in

the Clumber desired to make any remarks on

could say would have any appreciable

ther

Hand letter from the Secretary. Indian Tou

culate that it has reached. Peking there is trois Peking had an adverse influence on our LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, † The latter he at once forwarded to Tientsin: aroused to spending about three days on that Ambition Calenttu, asking to be supplied"

Que

The Imperial German Mail steamer Olden when he arrived.

hury left Slanghai on Saturday, 23rd inet, a

no reliable information whatever to tlut market, and the tendency has been an almost

routs and another at the Station died effect. The reports which have reached this gural desire to tell, which has caused rates

The above is the substance of Admiral 1 Sey Colony are echoes of the Shanghai reports, many instances to drop, the market closing may be expected here on or about Wednesbymoni's wire; but from other sources we hear that which are not even accepted as authentic smak. However, as all Companies, more or less 27th inst

the Americans were also fi the fair. The in Shanghai Among the many stories are doing well, no particular anxiety need bo

British marines seem to have driven the Boxere afloat in our northern neighbour was one of felt. I am sure, flat ou better news arriving

tween two fires they went down like hirds at on to the Americans, and then as they wore le a Chinese official telegram on the 19th inst. from Peling, the unrket will improve again."

battue. There is no doubt of the courageof the

The N. Y. K. steamer Juba Moru (Europe 23rd instant, and is expected to arrive here on au Line) left Shimonoseki for this port on the the 27th instant.

trip at this time of year.

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