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INTIMATIONS."

BROWN, JONES & CO.. MONUMENTAL SCULPTORS.

AMERICAN: MARBLE.

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CLARETS.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18TH, 1900

is hard to see why it should be; the “ Japanese get up this articla in all kinds of “faney colours attractive to the Chinese, who use it for jackets, shirts, and muscel "Ioneous clothing. There is room for a «British attack on socks, which at present "come from Germany Lace, of which only * yezy small quantities come in, is freely *sed by Chinese females of the better "class, when within their means, there is a distinct opening for a machine-made ar- ticle, white or coloured. Many of the "needles are of bad quality; they are not of “British manufacture. The import is con. *siderable. Fine needles are in especial. request for embroidery and fine Chinese "work, and there is no reason why they "should not come from England."

Mr. NEVILL-PERKING himself makes some suggestive remarks on trade methods at Pakho He says Japan and Germany are the two countries that supply most of "the miscellaneous foreign commodities, 6.96-3 7.56 but the trade is insignificant and unlikely "to expand under existing conditions. I cannot therefore hold out any hopes to the "very numerous merchants who send cir- "culars to this office on every conceivable

ST. ESTEPHE, Bed Capsule

ST. JULIEN, Red Capsule

BA Ross, Red Capsule

CHATEAU HAST BRION TAIE

9.00 9.60

12.96 13.92

BIRT

18.00 19.20

CHATEAU MOrton D'ARMAIL.

BACQ......

21.00 22.20

CHATEAU PONTET CANET 25.00

CHATEAU LA TOUR CARNET.... 30.00

CHATEAU RADZAN

CHATEAU LAVITE

42.00

48.00

These CLAREIS are bought direct from The leading French growers. The lowest

priced are of exceptional value and guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juise of the grape, zud are not, artificially "made as is generally the case with cheap

Wines.

During the 24 hours preceding noon yester day there were reported 8 freeli cues of plague and 6 deatha

Four additional ports are declared open in the Philippine Islands, Ubay, Mabanga, Guin delman and the Island of Bokol

·

A telegram to Bi Commercio states that the Democratic Convention in the States opposm the : Imperialistio policy and advocates a Pró- tectorate for the Philippine Islands.

"It is notified that in the your 1901 not more than 48,000 cheats of Bengal opinam will ho offered for sale and not more than 4,000 sach month, half from Benares and half from Patne. Three months notice will be given if the guantity is reduced.

At the Magistracy yesterday afternoons, the adjourned enquiry into the scvident at Nos

39 and 240, Des Vorur Road, took place The head coolia was called and said that altogether there were about 1,200 bags stored in the upper storey of 239, Mr. Haxeland said he did not. The figure of the Pay Department in the think it was any use prolonging the enquiry. Philippines show that the United States are He was of opinies that no blame could be attach-paying at the rate of over 332,000,000 (gold) ed any one.

per annum for the maintenanes of the troops in the islands. 21 paymastors are kept contin ually busy looking after the department.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS ” SERVICE.

THE ORISIS IN CHINA.

[FROM OUR COBRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, 17th July 3.5 p.m.

LI HUNG-CHANG VICEROY OF

CHIHLI.

H.E the Viceroy La Hung-chang received a calligram last night, appointing him Viceroy of Chilli. He leaves by the Anping to-night at 5 o'clock

An Indian Daily News special telegram of the 1st inst. Is responsible for the following re- markable statement:"Li Hung-chang bas just superintended a wholesale execution at Shanghai

In the number of the Illustrated London One hundred and thirty Hoxers, pirates and News brought by the last mail from home will hot criminala, were beheaded at one fell swoop." been two excellent likenesses, side by side, of HE LI HUNG.CHANG'S ARRIVAL We read in another contemporary that a Sir Claude Macdonald.. British Minister st

THIS MORNING. Times telegram from Hongkong says that Li Fating, and Admiral Sir Edward H. Seymour, Hung-chang argos all sections of the com-Commanding H.B.M Squadron in Chinese

Skell Transport and Trading Co. Limited. We have received the annual report of the

The profits of the year, after deducting agents commission, were £366,069 9s. 4d, and the Directors propose to deal with the balance as follows Interim Dividends already paid at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum,free of for the year 1898), £144,000; Provision for Income Tax (as compared with 6 per cent. depreciation of steamere and installations, £64.495 98. 10: Amount carried to reserve 100,000; Balance carried forward (as compared with £7,027 10s, 31. for 1898), £39,621 76. 6d.

It is announced in the London Gazette that

Wyndham Herbert, GCB., Her Majesty's the Queen has granted to Sir Robert Georgs Royal licence and authority to wear the Insignis of the Order of the Crown of Johore of the First Class, conferred upon him by His Highness the Sultan of Johore, in recognition of valuable services rendered to His Highness.

To-day, commenting on the situation in China, says: An idex prevails that India. might supply a considerable force, but this is only heard from the mouths of ignorant people, who do not realise what serious inroads have

by South African demands. The ignorant been already made upon the Indian garrisons people have some reason for congratulating themselves on their perspicacity now,

nity at Canton and the Provinces to be ready Water. Both are capitally reproduced. to exterminate the enemies of the country." Who can this Times correspondent" be? "subject, with the expectation of extending at Aberdeen was yesterday charged with disor- An Indian watclanan employed at the docks their business, frequently accompanyingly behaviour at Aberdeen and also with asidul. the circular with a statement that the arting & Chinaman. The complainant said that ticle in which they are interested is just the defendant came knocking at his door and be. the thing for this market, an opinion un-

carse he objected to his coming into his house fortunately not held by the inhabitants." the defendant struck him with a stick. He called He goes on to suggest that the most likely the police and gave the man into custody.-The plans for introducing business in the neigh-defendant's story was that the complainant ask- hourhood are:--(1) The employment of ed him lute his house and made him drunk. He traveller with samples to visit the chief remembered nothing after this. A Bins of 23, or marts of the interior, qualified either himself on days, was imposed for disorderly conduct or by his native assistant, or both, to push and one of 85, or 14 days for assault. his wares, and able to quote a price for them laid down on the spot. He must be willing to supply special goods in quite small lots. The Germans already employ this methol. (2) By suitable advertisement. Advertising foreign goods extensively in the Chinese fashion is a method that is bound to attract attention, near tea-houses and the like, and along thoroughfares; flarning and artistic posters, with illustra trous that explain themselves for the illi "terate, and a few simple Chinese characters CHATEAU LA TOUR CARNET,

writ large to catch the eye of the partially educated inasses, with printed matter in CHATEAU - RAUZÁN, and CHATEAU

the same language underneath whereby LAFITE are commended to the notice of the spokesman of the crowd (in China Connoisseura as high-class after-dinner "every crowd has its spokesman) might further elucidate matters. Small quan- Wines of a rich and rare character.

tities at low prices, but of good quality. “The expence of advertising locally Sample bottles and smaller quantities will

so as to reach the masses is no more than the be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates."printing and posting-(bill-posting), very "sinull, and the number of goods that might We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to sell is large; an expert on the spot would be gemine only when bought direct from us.

Boou collect ideas. Nowhere, I am per "suaded, are Macaulay's words respecting in the Colony or from our authorised Agents the parallel relations of advertisement to "trade and steam to machinery more likely at the Coast Ports.

to prove true,”

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of India during the week ending on 26th June Only 252 plagus deaths occurred in the whole

Calcutta, while the North-West Provinces, the Of the 106 occurred in Bombay and 108 in Panjab, the Central Provinces, Hyderabad Rajpatano, Central Indiu, and Aden, were clear. The Bombay districts had 25 deaths, Karachi 7. the Madras Distriata 2, the Bengal Districts. 28, and Mysore 6.

H.E. Li Hongchang will arrive at Mur ray Pier at 9 o'clock this morning and will be received there by an ordinary guard of

stand, has been arranged. On his arrival honour. No special reception, we under

H.E. will proceed at once to make an official call on the Governor.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 14th July.

THE JAPANESE PRINCES IN EUROPE.

A Court dinner in honour of Prince Kotohito the Queen of fireece was present was given by the Tear and Taurina, at which

COMMUNICATION WITH CHINA

A project is on foot to lay an international cable from the base of operations in China, which was constructed for the Philippines. America has offered the cable and material

+

GOVERNOR GENERAL OF

AUSTRALIA

Governor General of Federated Australia.

The_Earl of Hopetom has been appointed

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA THE RECENT REVERSE. The British troops only occupied Nitralanek The Indian Planters Gazette, has the follow-rounded at daybreak.

on Tuesday evening and found themselves sur

The guns under on ing--"The present war of China with the escort of Scots Groys were in advance of the Powers will andonbtedly have some effect on the main body and were only captured after hernie effect it will have, but if it stops, even tempor. killed or wounded. The Lincolns fought splen- China ten trade. It remains to be seen what resistance in which nearly every ng was either arily, farther exports of tea, from the Chiness didly until night fall, when their ammunition porte, it will prove the salvation of the Indian was expended. It is feared that the loss were and Ceylon industries. It is an ill wind that very heavy. The reverse is much criticized in blows nobody any good, but out of the evil of view of the proximity of Lord Roberts Hesd. war, good may accrue to the British too in quartere dustries."

Dublin, of Sir Richard Belton McCansland,

The death has occurred at his residence in

LONDON, 15th July.

THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNOR GENERAL Governor General of the Australian Common The Earl of Hopetonn's appointment is wealth officials.

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. Col. Dundonald has captured a Boer Camp near Vilpoort.

General Buller reports that troops are mov. ing up Van Reeman's Pusa.

The Boers at Heidelberg and Heilbron are surrendering daily.

kopjes five miles North of Vorderboom" and The Boers continued to hold the line of

Daspoort.

The Powers are preparing large reinforce

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

eage, Fotong, the Province, and the Native send 5,000 troops under General Nava. Gen States, cat talk by telegram with Kedah and eral Lessol will command the German contin Sism, at three cents a word, which is, after all, a foreshadower of communication by rail between ont und General Bailloud the French Ad- miral Pottier will command the French squadron, those parts, at three cents a mile.

with the Bedoubtable as flagship.

Ng Hia, who had previously been convicted of larceny by false pretences, was yesterday charged with a similar offence. A piece goods dealer said. that on the 9th ult. he was offering his goods for sale in Praya Central when the defendant came He said he had no money with him, but that if he ap and bought six jackets and tive waistcoate: would accompany him he would get it for him. When they got near to the Clock Tower the defendant went into an hotel, taking the bundle of clothing with him. He asked the complain unt to wait and ho would fetch him the money. He waited for an hour, but as the defendant did not return he gave information to the police.. That (Tuesday) morning he caught sight of the defendant and gave him into custody. The defendant had dealt with him before.Corro borative evidence was given, and the defendant formerly Recorder of Singapore from 1855 to With regard to trade prospects of the

was sentenced to four months with hard labour.married, in 1841, Fanny Mary, daughter of Mr. 1866. The deceased, who was born in 1810, [20port, Mr. NEVILL-PERKINS says - With

"the civil administration as at present or- One of the Malays mixed up in the distarh E. Blake, of Castlegrovo, co, Galway. Sir "ganised, and without improvement of com- ange in Queen's Road East in Friday night, Richard McCausland was an M4. of Trinity ONLY communications relating the news coluninsunications, there is not much expectation last week, was charged on remand yesterday College, Dublin, was called to the Irish Bar in Correspondents must forward their names and of tapping a wider extort of country so as with cutting and wounding & Chinman, who is 1833, was Law Lecturer at the King's Luus, address with communications addressed to the Editor," to allow the purchasing power of the an engineer at the Naval Yard and resides in 1858.55. He was knighted when he went to not for publication, bui sa evidence of good faith.

people to be advanced by moral and ma-

"Queen's Road East. The complainant had been Singapore. terial progress, or encouragement given stabbed in the side and appeared very weak; them to profit from industry, and the uti ware, his heal being bandaged. The com Pingug Gazette, that, in the short period of defendant also looked as if he had been in the It is eminently satisfactory to learn, says the lisation of capital on a large scale. In plainant said he was walking along Queen's eleven days, the colonial officials and employees fact, such a state of things is at prescat Road East on Friday night when he have been able to unite by telegraph Penang "perfectly nebulous. Still a time may be defendant with a knife in his. land. sud Province Wellesley, and therefore the

hoped for when the only jealousy will be tried to get away hat the defendant ran Native States, with Siam and Koth. the friendly commercial rivalry of indivi- after him and stabbed him, causing him with a minimum of 21 cents for a single megments for Chins. It is stated that Italy will duals under the benevolent auspices of any to full down and lose consciousness. He flag, and every win will have a fair field did not notice that there were a great many for his energies, and sufficient success at Chinamen about. It was not correct that he cording to his ability. Far distant as this struck the defendant. He did not see any one HONGKONG, July 18th, 1900

may be it is not likely that Pakhoi ca else strike the defendant. He cool suggest no reason why the defendant stabbed him, only "retain much longer its present state of in- because there was a noise. He did not see any AMONG the Consular Reports recently pub-"mobility. New factors will have to be Chineas throw stones at the defendant.-A lished by the Foreign Office is Mr. Acting."reckoned with, and this place must either Chinman residing in Queen's Road East said. Consul NEVILL-PERKINS's report on the advance or shortly drop out of the race." that on Friday night, at the end, of St. Francis trade of Pakhoi for 1899. It is satisfactory

Street, he noticed that there was a crowd to notice that the lowest ebb is considered A VERY important question is raised by the of people fighting. The complainant was to have been reached, and that 1899 saw a reception of H.E. LI HUNG-CHANG, Viceroy among the crowd. Then the crowd dispersed slight improvement, the total amounting formerly of the two Kwang and now of and only the complainant sad the defendant to £621,980 gainst the £616,230 of Chihli, at Hongkong this morning. As re were left. He saw the defendant stab the com- 1898. The improvement is due to an in- presentative of whom or what is he beitig and he saw the defendant running away with plainant and run away.A Chinese constablo crease of imports, the figures for 1899 being officially received in a British Colony? If a dagger in his hand. He went towards lam £371,837 against the £851,910-an in his appointment to the Province of Chibli and the defendant attempted to stab him. He provement of nearly 6 per cent. Hongkong is made by the Government" which now knocked the dagger out of his hand on arrested Importa rose from £350:314 to £366,504, holds the reins at Peking, it is difficult, to him. When he first saw thy defendant he was and Chinese ports: from: £1,596 to £5,338 see on what footing he can be welcomed in not far from the complainant--The defendant Exports, it is true, fell about £15,000, but any part of the dominions of a nation, whose - denied stabbing the complainant, but sed that a there was a phenomenal rise of 17 per cent. Minister is now in all probability dead at rowd of Chices, including the complainant, were in 1898, which could not reasonably be ex- the hands of that Government's subjects throwing stones at hit, several of which struck pected to be maintained. The position of and regular troops. If he holds bis.com- English trade at Palhot can be gathered mission from the Empress Dowager, she is best from soine remarks quoted by Mr. equally guilty of the true of murdering the of the said he did not see the complainant NEVILL-PERKING from a gentleman well ac subjects of Britain and other Powers. And there but the other said he saw the complain quainted with Pakhoi import trade. He yet if La HUNG-CHANG does not representant with a hammer, though he did not see says During the year there have been the governments of Prince TTAN or the him strike the defendant-His Worship, old few trial shipments of Sheffield cutlery, go- Empress-Dowager, this theory must be main he was quite satisfied that he stabbed the ing to the prefectural city of Lionchow. As tained that the Emperor HwAnd Her still complainant. He was the satisfied that a very regards piece-goods England not merely rules China. The support of such a theory serious assult was commited upon the defen- holds her own, but is ousting competitors can only be defended on the ground that by | dust--në absolutely. unjustificable assault. A

| "This is notably the case with cotton flan this fiction will the present situation it the same time he was not justified in using a daggery He was, however, satisfied that there nel, last year almost entirely Japanese, North China be most quickly ended. As a but at the close of the year coming in fact it will not stand for a moment. No same order as in the last ease-order the defen- was grind provocation, and he should make the from Manchester, of superior quality and one indeed is prepared to guarantee that dant to be discharged on entering into recogni- "with only a slight advance in price. Cut- KWANG Hsu is at this moment alive. sance of one surety of $25 to keep the peace for

ton capo is entirely Japanese, though it | Whom then does His Excellency represent ? - diz months.

im on the hoad A couple of Malays called a witnesses deposed to seeing a crowd of Chinese throwing stones and striking at kim with sticks,

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

THE VOLUNTZEE QUESTION, With reference to a report current in the

BRITISH NAVAL ESTIMATES.

THE VOYAGE OF THE "PIONEER.”.

An article is contributed to the Shanghai Mercury by Mrs. Archibald Little on the voyage of the Pioner to Chungking. On the 24th ult. Mix Little

Saya ber

THE BECEPTION AT CHUNGKING. Tho pa. Pioneer arrived here safely on 20th June at noon, having loft Iohang at 9.30 am. on Tuesday, 12th June. She did the 500 miles in 72 steaming hour, but quite a number of these were spent going fall tile at the Yehton and Kinkeo Rapids before deciding to put out a hawser. With the exception of these two the Pioneer steamed up all the Rapids in spite of there being a freshet en and the river rising all the time. As got nearer to Changing much more interest was showN in the steamer, and several of the smaller.

to turned out en masse to me her. But no gunboats were sent out to greet her at Chungking, as when the little Leechuan arrival in 1808, nor wan any official notice taken of the Pioneers arrival. In 1808, for thie Leechuan. saintes were fired, crowds of official cards sont and gunboat stationed to protect her. Evi- dently what with the Leechuan and the two gunboats H.M.B. Woodcock and Woodlark, the Chungking authorities are getting to regard steamers as normal. The common people, how- ever, flock to see the p.8. Pioneer, and there is her paddleboxes, as she lies moored in the con- a constant procession of them streaming over renient harbour of Mr. Little's premises

We did the journey

in

FROM KWEIFU TO WANHSTEN

sets to have soquired a name for bring rowdy one day, lonvingikweifs at firea.m., and reach- ing lovely Waalsten at six, As Wanhsien.

shore there as usual, and that a lady passenger it is as well perhaps to say that I wont on

And I went about sightseeing, sometimes i chair, and sometimes wailing, and were entire ly unmolested. We were told that the people wore much pleased at the advent of the steamer, and had heen-looking forward to it. Frestur hoping thereby to get safe carriage of goods now so often wrecked. From Washxien to Chungking generally takes about three weeks in a junk. We should have done it in two dove, but that we hit Wansion at 7.30 a.m., and moored at sir, and next day delayed a littin at Toochow to lund our Agent, and a live hours of daylight. We dow past mooring again at six, thus losing four the large cities of the Upper River, against the stream, faster than a junk gees past these des cending with the current, and seemed to do os with so much enso that the voyage was quite interesting compared with the constant strug- low of the poor little Leechuan, which had not

war enough to breast the current.

Mr. Duclos came off to ns ten miles blow Chungking: thus we had a Frenchman as well as Germans and Americans for the arrival af hangking, where HBM Consul presently arrived to greet us, and examine the boat, the Commissioner of Customs appearing to greet- us shortly afterwards. Everyone

expresses great satisfaction at the Prouter's arrival.

AS THE TROUDLES. She is expected to leave Chungking at day- booked by her, though some people think she break on the 28th, and passages are being freely should not be allowed to leave Chungking whilst China is in such a confused state, and such a large number of Europeans un hors without

otaction or means of escape if needed.

and Shanghai telegrame now take two days to Since the 15th we have been officially in- formed there is no communication with Peking, rumours as to what is passing in the rest of the world, whilst more definite though sometimes reach us. Meanwhile of course we hear wild

contradictory news reaches us from Yunnanfa. We understand that all the Mission premises have been destroyed there, that the French Conant lins left for Mengteze, and that the French Fathers are remaining in the Conenlate, whilst the Protestant Missionaries are all in the Magistrate'a Yainen, Letters say that a large quantity of arms and ammunition ha been introduced into Yannanfu of late, and that when the Chinese authorities took alarm,

not to be wondered at as they were really the guns fenght to bring them in, which wes and tried to stop this the coolies in charge of

Anuarcite soldiers in disguise. But it is pos sible the writer of this news may have been misled, for it seems the Governor tells the French all the trouble is caused by the English lighting in from the Burmah side, whilst be tells the English it is all caused by the French doing this, that, and the other

- CHINOING QUIET For the present Chungking and the country. round is perfectly gnist. But it is sad to notica so many changes in the European community caused by sickness. The American fission seems especially to have suffered in this way. The Chins Imand Mission is busy building the London and Friends Missions, that cost more and more, undeterred by the house of

to fill them. From the country zound the de- mad for teachers increases and Missionary bold me to day of offers from many places to build his chapels if he could only come him- Roman Catholics have had. 300 new converts self or send anymle to minister in them. The

in one of the districts specially disturbed by perscoution of them last year. Thus the good work, gone forward in spite of ware and rumuure them

One cannot help wondering, however, a little why one of the gumbonte was not allowed to stay up here. If wanted et Ishang she could always have got down there in two or three day Was it considered not safe for one of them to stay up here for fear of the men being

so much effort to build, and now can find none

A supplementary Naval estimate of £1.259,300 of wars, and indeed sometimes by reason of has been voted.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA "Italy has decided to send 5,000 troops to his. The Orst contingent will sail on the

18th inst.

WANTED, A GU

4 GUNBOAT.

Colony yesterday that H.E the Governor had disallowed the proposed formation of a corps of ** additional volunteers (over 32 years of age), for ...... the reason that such a step was calenlated to LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. out-bred If so what can it be for us t that this rumour is absolutely without founda- alarm the Chinese, we are authorised to state tinh. On the contrary His Excellency would gladly view any movement which did not in- terfere with the present velantoor oragnisation.

THE "ZERENGLA

Contrary to expectation the Zehengla did not leave the harbour yesterday. She will until farther notice remain here, as will also General

Gaselee.

OTHEE MOVEMENTS.

H. M. S. Bonaventure left at midnight on the

The Austrian Lloyd steamer Agla laft

16th for Wong The transport Inda loft for this port on the 14th inst the same night for the north.

SIR W. WHITE & HIS SUCCESSOR.

Singapore for this port on Monday, 16th: inst

The retirement of Sir Wilbam Waito from Straits, loft Singapore on the 15th instant, and been anticipated for some years past, as it has The N. Pteamer Afridi, from Europe and the post of Director of Naval Constraction bas is due here on Saturday, the 21st inst.

been no secret that he has been struggling tralian Ling) left Manils for this port out the of the Admiralty as he only tomic. A Band of The N. Y. E steamer Kasuga Maru (Aus. against his broken health, with the confidence 16th inst, and is expected to arrive fore on the Hope boy, Sir William has stuck to his early A principles through life, and his only indulgence 18th Int.

15 a very cocssional mild cigaratie. ↑ "He is a The NP steamer Queen Adelaide left model that hundreds of thousands of boys have Yokohama for this port on the 15th inst. looked upon with admiration, for he entered The N. P. steamer Victoria left Yokohama Devonport Dockyard as a shipwright appren

tice, and has not only reached the pinnacle of The N. P. steamer Monmouthshire left. Yoko ships than any man now living. He is to be his profession, but le bas designed more war- hamn for this port on the 17th inst. COOLIED FOR THE VIELD FORCE-

succeeded by Mr. P. Watts, who entered Ports- Lieut. Fernie, of the 22nd Paujab Infantry

mouth Dockyard ass shipwright apprentice, and Captain Lambt knows how to handle other has had brilliant career. It is none the lose has started with's company of the Punjab In things besides 47 guns. When he is not at ses enlous, when crition point to Elswick as being fantry, Lox Amoy and is comissioned to hire stable of his elder brother, Lord Durham, and Sir William White went from Elswick to the he takes a large share of the control of the facing so far superior to Whitehall, to remember that 2,000 coolies at that port for service with the looks into every detail connected with the huge Admiralty, and that he is to be succeeded by property round Lambton Castle. He will be another Chief Constructor from Lord Arm- Radical candidate for the family pooket strong's great firm. Will Mr. Watts prove & LI, HUNG-CHANG'S DEPARTURE.borough at the next election, and it will be clear reformer? Sir William White may not have one of the principal topics of conversation in will be a valuable addition to the House of Cont ton are a bold departure from his conservative The Viceroy's departure for the north was to people of every shade of political conviction been enccessful with his second-class cruisers, that so experienced an authority on naval matters but the armoured cruisers now under construc the city yesterday. It was considered by many mons. Not only has Captain Lambton the practice, and it is in orgiases rather than in not at all unlikely that he would decline to land courage of his opinions, but he is an able speaker, battleships that we may hope for high results and would prossed north with all speed.

with a resonant unfaltering delivery.

from Mr. Watts.-Outlook.

Expedition.