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for supremacy with Russia, he says, can provent this, "The evitable delays in the proceedings against the Boxers and their supporters at Peking afford facilities,” he continues, for intrigues that may have far- reaching consequences. "When the subject "of the necessary guarantees for the pay- "ment of indemnitics, and for the safety of

“foreigners employed on the railways, which have in a special degree excited the ire of "the masses in China, because they have, of

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A letter from a correspondent at Wachom, dated the 6th inst, reports that everything was quiet then up to date,

It in stated that Sir Thomas Sutherland, .P., intends to retire from Parliamentary life at the close of the present Parliament

At a parade of the Shanghial Volunteer Corps on the 1st inst, there word present some 700 men, of all arms, Major Brodie Clarke being in

command.

The P.&. O, S, N, Co, inform us that their hired transport Sunda left Calcutta on Sunday afternoon, the 5th inst, and may be expected to arrive in Hongkong about 17th August,

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

[FROM OUR CORLESTONDENT]

SHANGHAI, 7th August, 9.21 p.m.

ALLIES ATTACK PEITSANG ON

SUNDAY.

"is raised, a long vista of territorial occupa

tions is at once revealed." It is rather curious at this moment to res Mr. Bour

The allies attacked the Chinese enfrench- GER'a statement that the composition of the

It is reported that the Japanese Finance international force for the occupation of Departament has decided to send a special official ments at Peitsang from both sides of the Teking will show Russia in great numericnt to London and Now York to report on the finPeiho River on Sunday, the 5th inst..

ancial sitastion. In April last a burean, was

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Tientsin, 24th July. BOXERS STILL ABOUT US

USEFUL WORK OF THE RW.F.

forthcoming. The party had nothing The same correspondent writes that on the 16th like this amount with Dem, but putting alt information was got of a small fort four or on a bold front they informed the man five miles south west of Tientsin, on the Grand that he could have double that amount if he Canal. Captain Grynne and Lisat, Flower, took them safely to Canton, where, they said, of the Royal Welsh, get sixteen of their the missionary had a rich brother reading. He men who are now acting as mounted infantry, accordingly landed them safely in Conton and and accompanied by Major Waller with four of accompanied them to the hd of the Romish his (now hors) U. S. marines, went out to the Catholic Mission, there, and ynbsequently to the place. They found it deserted, bat got two French Consul, who gave him a fair recompense fine twelve-pounders, limbers and fittings intact, for his trouble.

ammunition, pack saddles, entrenching tools, eto, etc., all in the pink of condition. Riding. on another half mile, they came across two quita new twelve pounders (Krupp), and two siz-pound- ers that have never been fired. It is amazing that the Chitose did not bring this fine sub- sidiary battery against ne during our month of elege; had they used the resources of Hsikou and these other places, the Settlements would certain- ly have beori u mugs of ruins. On the 17th Cap-

a large building-yard up the Graut Canal. A large (210) number of junks and a stern- wheeler, all available for the ordinary shallows of the river between Tientsin and Tangehou. wore heized; a truly great find, as the read is liable to flood any time daring the next sir weeks and stores will have to go by water. The sternwhcelor, continues the correspondent, is now being furbished up for active service and is to have au electric search-light. When the city was taken General Dorward was under an impression that the Japanese and English wore to divide the vessels esther Power seized, but somehow or other few of the large number (200) were found suitable to the apper reaches of the Pollo, so that Capt. Gwynnon find is invalu-

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The US guabout Nashville left Nugasaki on the 31st utt. for Takd, while the French gunboht Caravane and craisor Descartes reached Nage Caravene brought 00 wounded officers and men. saki on the 30th and 31st respectively. The The US, Solace on the 1st inst. brought 100 invalids and 94 wounded, all Americans.

General Guliakoff. Governor-General of

Eastern Siberia, is said to be superintending military preparations at Vladivostock, where at is expected that he will be presently joined by Admiral Alexieff, for the purpose of holding conference. It is stated that orders have been given to hy torpedoes at Nicolaiefsk, but this report: requires confrmation.

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Russia hason the spot a “force that can be left at Peking perman- 13.92ently, without diminishing her power at sea or at Port Arthur." The arrival of twenty five British taunsports in China, coupled 18.60 19.20 with the difficulties which have beset Russia not only in the neighbourhood of Port Ar- thur but also along the Amir River, has entirely upset Mr. BovLoan's predictions. He iguores, mercover, the important factor of Japan. It is therefore with less credence that we read his statement that "it must be "elear to anyone who faces the facts that "(the transition period) will be followed by a division of China into spheres.” It is to be noted that Mr. BOULDER does not think Britain is likely to come badly out of the scramble if she only maintains a firm at titude about the Yangtze region, leginning with a re-occupation of the Chusan group of islands, and continuing by the raising of an Anglo-Chinese army and the occupation in the course of a few years of Chinking, A London telegram of the 19th ult to A Nanking, Nganking, and Haukow, the other tralian papers states that the Times says that Powers being left to take over the spheres La Hang-chang, as the Dowager Express which they claim The scheme is a pretty agent, must be held responsible for the wide- one, but one which events will we trust, spread disaffection in the Yangtao provins prove entirely unnecessary. It seems pro-and that his action in sending fifty thousand

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Lan Kwok, who was fined $15 the other day for solling lottery tickets, was yesterday seen by Sergeant Terret exhibiting a list of win ning numbers in Gage Street. He was taken to the Police Court and charged with (1) exlubit- ing a list of winning enmbors and (2) deal ing in lottery tickets. For first offence he was fined $50 and for the second $25.

Heavy fighting took place for seven hours, after which the Chinese everywhere retreated. The British loss was 60 men, the Japanese loss heavy,

TIENTSIN AGAIN IN DANGER. Tientsia is defended by 6,000 men and fourteen guns. The town is threatened by large Chinese forces.

The Bozars are still demonstrating against and in the old quartor, the Railway Station,

attack yesterday. I must confoss myself sceptical at this way of stating items of news, I can only regard it an attempt at incendiarion at best the torch and off-can have been the Boxers most effuient weapons so far,

NEWS FROM PEKING

News yesterday came in from Sir Claude and Major Conger, date 14th July. The Peking folk were still holding out and were eating their ponies. There are several other interesting items, but it is inexpedient to state them at pre- sent lest we inform the enemy as well as our

FEKING PRISONERS IN PERIL ON friends. A report from Chinese quarters this

THE 2ND INSTANT

A Japanese report despatched from Pek ing on the 2nd inst. states that the con- dition of the Ministers is again dangerous.

REUTER'S SERVICE...

morning says the foreigners are now in the Imperial Palace and are being defended by the troops, but it finds no believers in its presant

form

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whose statements may be implicitly relied on, has been courteously placed at our disposal:—

The following figures about the 12-pounders THE BOXERS AND TIENTSIN, and the 4in. quick-rer in the Meadows Road The N. C. Daily News of the 2nd inst. Aays:→→→→ battery will interest many people. They contain from a gentlenian who has a thorough know- The following extract from a letter from Tien- earn the fring on 13th Juns between a ledge of the Chinese written language, and and 11 am.. while the pllied attack was being made on the Tientsin walled city, the first ac-:] casion, by-the-by, on which our fire compately dominated that of the Chinose. I do not give the figures for the six-pounder Hotchkisses nowwhich were pummelling away as vigorously as

their bigger neighbours.

LONDON, 5th August,

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. Fear thousand men and nine yans have been surrendered at Fouriesberg.

of Kroonstad, killing several men.

The Boers have derailed a train to the south

Lord Roberts reports that Commandant Olivier lias repudiated his surrender, and is now

General Bundle is following him. A

The four-inch fired 270 rounds, half of which roughly speaking, were lyddits; one twelve pounder was not in good form, and only got off 100 odd rounds, but the other two got though

CHATEAU RAVZAN, and CHATEAU bable at the present moment that Peking Black Flags to Poking was evidently intended between Harrismith and the Newmarket road.the dangzing numbers of 350 and 385, making of Boxers Societies to the Viceroy, there were

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will be reached first by a force composed to assist in promoting the present revolution inainly of Japanese and British troops, and if these Powers and the United States ad- here to their declared intention of maintain. ing the integrity of the Chinese Empire, the opposition to this policy must be strong Sample bottles and smaller quantities will indeed which will defeat it. Less than a

On the 31st ult. a report was made to the police by Mr. C. T. Leitor that he had lost a pair of placeres, asilk handkerchief, and 5 in my at the bathing-shed at Kowloon Point Yesterday. morning a Chinese detective who was on daty the pockets of the bathers, and found the miss- ing silk handkerchief in his possession, and the percenes was subsequently found concosled in the man's bed in his house by Sergeant Gourlas

THE NEW KING OF ITALY.. King Victor Emaunel lens issues a vigorous proclamation, in which he promises to protect the institutions with a strong hand.

THE FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF

SAXE-COBURG.

The funeral of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg was simply inscribed "From a serrowing

have made several excursions to the city ure, searching for documents to see what relations the Boxers had to the Government. My first day's Ending was small, but it was very important. I found in the Viceroy's ya- men a receipt given by the Tivutsin protect to plied to the officer commanding the Boxers, also the Viceroy for 800 bugs best white flour sup- several recolte for money given to the relatives of Boxers killed in setion, and to wounded Boxers Tis 100 and Tls. 30, respectively, There were Boxer estyle presented by hundreds grand practice at that. When I add that also lists of Boxers in different villages, giving the greatest number of rounds fired by the their names and ages, ales lists of arms and saps respons and the same crews in South ammunition supplicil to them : eo really, as far Africa during a whole day was 260, your has boon the leadquarters of the Boxers in as I have been able to find, the Viceroy's yamên readers will have some adequate idea of the Tientsin. As Tu Lu, the ex. Viceroy of Cleatsin -asverity of the job in hand in North Chiun has always been known to be friendly to foreigners, Our Tertible Jads were bringing their art to it cannot be lanbted that in this matter he was nicety when the order came to Conse fire acting under the direct ender of the Govern

went of the Express Dowager. No doubt wars dropping their shells with beautiful pre-

be supplied at proportionale wholesale rates, fortnight ago we discussed the question of there scized a loafor who was going through solemn and impressive. The Queen's wreath the Japanese were entering the city, They further incriminating revelations will follow.".

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what was to follow the restoration of order in the North. Subsequent events have strengthened the cass for the party in favour of the integrity, or rather the re-es-and the defective. tablishment of Cline on a sound basis. In offering so large a bribe as the Yangtze re- gion the advocates of dismemberment may be said, in the historic phrase, to be getting A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED near our price," but even from a purely practical point of view the maintenance of our traditional attitude is imperatively called for

at the Coast Ports.

BIRTHS.

On the 30th of July, 1800, at Shanghai, the wife of H. W. CAVE, of a son.

On the 1st of August, 1900, at Shanghai, Le wife of Pruner B. PATVISION, of Twins (con ad daughter).

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, August 8th, 1900

In the Contemporary Revice for July ap. pear two articles on the situation in China; eno from the pen of Mr. DamETLIUS C. BOULGEL and the other by Mr. AETHUR Sower, who has just returned to England after some twenty years' residence in China, Mr. SOWERBY's contribution is mainly a short resume of the causes which led up to the present crisis, at the end of which he concludes that the Empress Dowager's clique. was to a certain extent induced to take the "Boxer" movement under its protection owing to the failure of the attempt to crush completely the reform party and the know.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersolo Hospitals Legs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the fands of the Hospitals Edin Medical Supply as sociation, $21.

mother."

LONDON, 5th August.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. The Boers have derailed and burned a train, near Honing-apruit, couroying the American Consul going to Protoris, which was lying the Stars and Striper. The Boers took no prisoners, A large quantity of explosives destined for the Boers has been discovered at Delagoa Bay owing to a fire in a carga manifested as disin factants.

Many residents in Pretoria have bura banished for long periods for ill-treating Britishers dur ing the war.

AN ENGINEER'S EXPERIENCE IN

cision on to the South wall, trurecking its length from East to West; they had just got as far es

ELIAOTUNG, The Shanghai Mercury publishes the following the big Ku Lu or Drum tower over the great interesting extracts from a letter dated Port South gate, when they were stopped. The Arthur, 25th July By this time you will have tower is now a shapeless, top-heavy ruin, but is hoard of the Earning of our mine, and its still standing, another dose of lyddite would abandonment at 3am, one dark night, viz. July have finished it. Many of the Chinese dead Sed. Here I am at Port Arthur, having lost all my clothes, furniture and everything except rollera presented the livid yellow appearancs a khaki tiding-suit, a shirt, bots, spars, vai bine, caused by the piorle acid. Not the least ghast revolver saddle and saddle bags, which I by sight on the streets was a little family of reached Nawelwang with, but since my arrival four, both parents dead from shall and the little here I have been able to rafit to a small extent. children badly turn with shell fragments on money to pay our workmen, as we were aware [Que July 2nd I hed to go to Lino Yung to get

these awful wounds the dies had bottoned in | that if Cossacks were not rent up north within thousands. The children were still living and apparently quite callous to their anisery.

In our lane of yesterday we reported that e labong had picked up $1,000 in notes, which he saw a Chinaman drop as he got into a rich evening a Chinuman prosented himself at the near the Clock Tower that morning. The an

Central Police Station and reported that he had last two $500 notes, and the $1,000 was accord- ingly handed to him, his description of the notes being correct. It was suggested to him that the lukong who found tha nnias was deserving of some recompense, and after thinking the matter over the owner of the notes disbursed 810, The turret atsamer Oik Brasch arrived at Nagasaki on the 30th ult. from Port Arthur, which she left on the previous Friday. Two or

The transport Jelunga arrived in the harbour thres day before her departare, a party of Chinese, about 20 in number, were found poison-fat on Monday, bringing the details which we ing the walls a few miles outsids Port Arthur have alreaily pablished. The Chinese were summarily executed. On

Yesterday H.M.S. Goliath left for Shanghai The Gorman Mail steamer König Albert, Friday last a force of 1,000 Russian troops was at 8am. The transport Nankin also left yes-measure was a hardship, for it was too obvious which arrived from Shanghai yesterday, preparing to leave Port Arthur, to enrage aturday, bound for Weihaiwei. brought down a large number of Foochow mis-body of Chinese soldiers entrenched a few miles simmaries, with their wives and families. They from the town. Much excitement prevails and left their post on orders received from the con- martial law has been proclaimed throughout the

Russian possession on the peningala.

The retira of visitors during last week to the City Hall Library and Museum shows that 103 non-Chinese and 168 linnas visited the former institution, 151 non-Chinese and 1,683

Chinese the latter.

trul authorities.

On Monday afternoon the body of a European H.M. Conml-General, Mr. Pelhamı Warren, was found in the harbour near the Commissariat has communicated to the M.-C. Daily News the Pier. The body was too decomposed to be repurport of a despatch received by him on the 3rd cognisable, and as it was naked with the ex-inst, from Mr. R. W. Mansfield, H.M. Consil at Amey. Mr. Mancfold protests against in- ception of a singlet, there is no clothing to

the North of disturbances at Anies. Every

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

LOCAL MOVEMENTS.

THE ATTACKS ON MISSIONS IN HUNAN.

THRILLING EXPERIENCES CARRIED 300 LI

LIED 300 L IN A COFFIN, There are at prozent staying with the Pro. Vicar Apostolis de Marin u Hongkong two Roman Catholic Missionaries from the Hun

THE QUESTION OF LOO. The collection of illegally held loot is stil going on, but with indifferent succes relatiye to the whole bulk. On Friday, 20th July, the few British naval offers left in Tiantain had to siga a circular that they had none, or would gire un what they had. I do not know if this was enforced on those who had previously re joined their ships. Unless thus other allies have imposed a similar test on their folk, such a

a week to guard the line and mine, the Chinese troops from Moukden would come and destroy all, so we wanted to square up with our men (who are mostly Tong Shan and Caufauose) before anything happened, I had four of our horse soldiers with me.

Wall to put everything in a nutshell, half way there I almost rode inte a village chuck full of Manelu cavalrymon picqueted there, but was warned by a friendly native, so you can imagine how quickly we wheeled around: but in trying to get round the place by keeping to a we wore seen, and though class, easily Yang without farther mishap than 8 watting. out-distanced our pursuers, regching : Láso

as our ponier had to swim the Ty-des He river with us the result being far from a dry one. Lino Yang, and everyone was on tenterhooks. Next morning I was preparing to go back part of the way (as far as I could) by train, and from

I found the Russians bod precteil à fort at

to everybody present that looting at certain places in the city was all but universal. It was a esso of either taking the sycee or leaving it. to the city canaille or to the fire circumstances which doprice looting of much of its heinous. thence tate the money by cart to the mine, poss. Orders on the subject of spoil should existed and that soldiers had drawn a cordon when news came that Mochishan no longer ever be prospective, then people willingly ob- round the mine (it was this, that I had broken

ledge that many sympathisers with that assist in identification. The police are making founded rumours that kare been circulated in Province who in escaping frem the infuriated tive the more honourable suffer at the hands and png for three days so had the

party were ecattered over the Empire. The countenance giren to the I Ho Chuan was a

enquiries.

bean so in this case..

ing to fixed riles. . When they are restrospacers had managed to sacape with only their lives save them, knowing that all will share accord through the previous day) and that the foreign- fa the line. Later on they arrived at Lind É shery sight, tay

pleasure of seeing Engineer Barkevitch and his thirty Russians come in from Tootun Station after having lought the troops, but their station tuing burned they had to retire, numbers of A REPORT FROM PEKING. The N. C. Daily Newca correspondent writes Chinese and three Russians being killed in the a few Russians was attacked by the troops with artil- viz., that Capt. Warrender and a Russian officer,sy, fire miles north of us, so Colonel Machenki from Takit :--A curious report is circulating, above matl. Then a bridge guarded by a accompanied by Chiang, Yeu-mao (who is here as with 100 Cessicks rode to drive them off. We a temporary refugee) and others visited Pehtang listened to the loom of the artillery for some yesterday (21st July) or the day before, and called time, then after a long dragged-out alence three or four ridertees Coastek ponies came back and

were informed that he had Peking advices of the 500 soldiers, captured the

tured the artillery and boret & on the Chinese officer in command there. They soon the main body, they having killed and

village, 10th July as follows

mobs which attacked and destroyed their of their less scrupulous comrades, and it has no stations have had experiences which they are Between noon of Saturday and non ef on thing is perfectly quiet there, and to make not likely to forget as long as they He

surancs doubly sure, there word then two

One of them-the Rev. Father Jeremiah hid for popularity without any heed whither day there were reported from four cases of the disturbance would lead."Is Russia plague and five deaths. In the next 24 hours Japanese men-of-war there, and the U. S S.

Princeton. No trouble of any kind is anticipated arrived in the German Mail steamer yestır- implicated?" asks Mr. SOWERBY. "There there were eight fresh cases and soron deaths.

saved by an old Chinese woman, whe, though a is no evidence to that effect, only it is signi- Last week's figures fell as low as 2 cases and at Amay, where the export of Formosa tos istay. His station wae at Pa Shan. His life was heatlion, was moved to pity by his distressed "ficant that Russia has been the one power deaths, the lowest since the third work in going on as usual.

April

The following in from the NC. Daily News: condition and hid him for six days in a rice box. ascendancy at Peking for some time

The pig-headedness-no gentler word is At the end of the six days the distachance past, and it seems as if the Empress were At the Magistracy yesterday a boy lately in “even now looking to Russia for protection. the explay of Mr. T. G. Hughes, of "Bergh", adequate of the Hongkong Post Office, of had subsided somewhat and he managed to get

There is no need to discredit Bussia's pro- Kowloon, was fined $5, or 14 days, for leaving which the British Post Office herz is unfortunto-away to Hankew

ly a branch, is beyond conception. We have The other is the Rev. Father Stephans Satte fession of a sincere desire to end the riots, work without notice. He only went to Bery! Already mentioned that the missionary refugees who had charge of the station Hing Shai. His "but Russia must not be permitted to act in Tuesday of last week and left on the follow-who have come down to Shanghai, and many of station was attacked on the 4th of July, and his innons, and as a result, that half of the gar from the city wall on our fort (our train was

hising Thursday, having previously runaway from

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(1) The attack on the Legations was con. Then, just as wo were leaving the station. about 2,000 Chinese troopa berau to open fire

article "The Scramble for China," is far

The case against the crew of the launch more Russophobe. At the commencement he says: "I am firmly convinced that we Cheong Yuen was intinned at the Magistracy "are about to witness the beginning of the yesterday afternoon and again adjourned. Dvid. ence was given by two men from Canton, who scramble for China, and the exposure identified some of the property fomid on board virtually a robbery. A gentleman who has were frequently stopped on the way, but when the city, and were still co-operating with the week, part of the time in the Russian fort there, that hollow sham designated the policy of the launch us belonging to them, and as having "the Open Door. The Open Door is a

been stolen when the Wo Ping junk was shazu, because Bussia has exclusive com- pirated. "mand of the back entrances to the Chinese “mansion, and not only of them but also of

(2) That food and ammunition were very low. (9) That the attackers were within 600 yards, but dared come no closer, every attempt had been repulset

(4) That the Boxers were absolute masters of troops; the Government quite powerless.

All this is extremely probable, and indeed says little that we did not know before, beyond the numerical statements in the first sud third clausen. I may add that the King Kean of Pohtang made a most native and pathetic ro-

Yang fort had begun. Half way to Newchwang our train was fired on by about 40 Boxers be-. hind a french, but the train did not stop, so it was a running fight for about 100 yards. No casualties on our side. P

Having stopped at Newchrup for about a

about 200 Bussian soldiers arrived, so we were at liberty to help our own British and American | residents in the foreign settlement, who had "

organised a Volunteer Corps, which I joined.

All Engineers from the H&S Bank, and the C. E. Minning Dept. were asked to cou- struct stockades, palisades and trenches.

Engineer—————was the Captain of our Engi.

they cannot have their letters stopped here in for the remains of the dead. He was dumped less they pay $1 a mail or S5 a month; but we in a bor somewhat resembling a coffin and in now heat of another regulation in force here, this way was carried by native Christians a dis. famed by Commander Hastings, R., Grtance of over 300 li to Lien Chan, the journey Postmaster General at Hongkong, which is taking about seven days. Of course the party gone to Japan owes in Binghai the sum of informed that the box contained human remains $13.30 Mexican. He buys in Japan á Post Office Order for this vast eam in Shanghai which were being carried to their native country currency, being naked not to send you as their for burial all enquiries wore satisfied. value fluctustes here. When the order is pre- On reaching Lion Char one of the native The general orders of the Hongkong sented to the British postmaster here he ab Christians hunted up & boatman, who agreed to Volunteer Corps contain the following Afsolutely refuses to pay more than $12.76, on the take him and two friends to Canton for $10. ground that dollars in Money Orders are "what I may call its deer park, in the farti sebed. His Excellency the Governor has been Hongkong dollars and 13.3) Hongkong dollars When he found out, however, that one of the quest that he should not be attacked. He knew noor Corps. He put me to construct palisades "region of Manchuria," Mr. BOULSER pleased to approve of Captain H. B. Vaughan, an enly equivalent to $12.76 Mexican I adheres to his frequently expressed opinión 3rd Volunteer Batt (Queen's Own) Royal there is any other appropriate term for this party was a European he said he should want that if attacked he would be besten, if Ared on for the ontpoeta, which I did, i that in one form or another Russia will West Kent Regiment, being attached for duty that robbery, we should like to know it. It much more pay, and ultimately $50 was agreed he would, to save his head in Peking, have to take the place of the Manchu dynasty to the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, dated 28th must be understood that the sender of the Order upon During the trip down the river the return the fire, bat he had no heart for it, for from Japan paid, as we have gaid, for Mexican boatman, thinking this a good chance to etc, etc This, I need hardly add, is also ex-

make money, threatened to have Father Bette tremely probable. Nothing but a great war all over the world July, 1900."

dollars.

and they are now Our Southern wine at Hwa Yangtien (120 being used by Japanese calore miles north of Port Arthur) being voted safe three others and myself were sent there to take stock and report, but the fourth night I was