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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 1900

Lt la declared that the port of Aden is free! from plague,

The death is announced of the Bev. Dr. Pel-

Sixty por cont. of the men forming the Mili tia Brigade now stationed at Colchester have

TELEGRAMS.

“DAILY PRESS ? SERVICE,

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

[FROM OUR COBESISPONDENT]

SHANGHAI, 8th August, 10.46 p.m..

MORE MURDERS IN CHIELL Six more French priests have been mur

The brigade consists of battalions of the Nordered in south-east Chibli, fork, Essex, Bedford, and Warwickshire Militia.

The Royal Statisteial Society announces that. the subject for the encara for the Howard (Bronze) Medal of 1901 will be "The History und Statistics of Tropical Diseases, with especial reference to Bubonis Fizgio"

PRECARIOUS STATE OF

CHUNGKING

The French Ceneul and three others are remaining at Chungking. The situation there has been very precarious since the promuture

British evacuation. All the Church Mia-

The German uma-of-war Füred Bumerk,sionary Society left Chungking yesterday.” 8,516 tons, 40 guns, 13,000 horse-power and carrying a crew of 365, arrived at Singapore

HOSTILE ACTION OF SHANGHAI from Kiel on the 1st inst, and proceeded to

TAOTAL the wharf to coal, She was expected to kave. for China on the 4th.

ITALIAN AND FRENCH SHIPS AT: COLOMBO,

Ceylon papers announce that the Italian 2nd- clam oruiser Stromboli,of 3.475 tons displacement (Captain R. Marzotti), arrived in Colombo har- heur on the 23rd ult. from Naples on her way to China. She is a vessel of 17 knots, and car ries 14- «guns. ส

tarpoda tubes. The Fettor Pisani, in armoured cruiser of 0,500 tons dis placement, also of the Italian Navy, under the command of Captain 0. do Filippis, arrived on the 24th. She left Naples on the 3rd July and Forim, her last port of all, on the 15th. The Vellor Paunt is a 20-kuot vessel, and is armed with 22 guns, and has 5 torpedo tales. Both ships were to leave on the 25th nit.

The French transport Colombo, with 815 troops on board, arrived in harbour on the Wrd. She left Marseilles on the 3rd July, and Dji boutil, her last port of all, on the 15th. She resumed the voyage on the 24th. The Colombo brought intelligence that the transport Nive with two battalions of French Naval Infantry und ono Battalion of Artillery, would touch at Colombo shortly. The men are to replace in Indo-China the men already despatched to China from Saigon. She also reported that the 2nd class ornisers Bugead (3,740 tona, 1.80 tour. 10 kuute, 10 guns) hut boen ordered knote, 10 gens) and Chusscloup-Laubat (3,758

China-orate paseet Singapore on the

to

The Colonito

20th sit, as also did the French transport Cachar and the cruiser Friant. The cruiser Amiral Charner, followed next day.

the neighbouring city of Canton.

duty must of a necessity be unsatisfactory "The necessity of bringing this forcibly both to the revenue officials concerned, on "forward is of the utmost importance to the one part, and the owner of the goods, on "this Colony, and it would be money well the other With this, then, conceded, it he "spent were the Chamber of Commerce to comer a matter, as we said before, for the t, Roman Catholic Bishop of Nagpur Hð "adopt means to do this. Whether it earnest consideration of the community hureed on the 23rd uit of choles at Nagpur, "should be a Deputation of representative whether some modified arrangement could

At a meeting of the newly formed China *men from the Far East or should take be found satisfactory to both parties. It League in London on the 5th ult. It was "other form is a matter which practical is perhaps somewhat early to express any unanimously resolved to invite the Chambers of besiness men would have no difficulty in views on the subject of the ultimate settle-Commerce throughout the country to support "deciding. The great thing to be done is toment which is to result from the present the movement. A. S. WATSON & CO., and micet the craft of condition of Chine, but the question before "the Chinese agents with a clear exposition this Colony will remain the same as long as "of the danger there is in listening to any the mainland continues in the hands of a volunteered for service in Ching if required. "proposals made for Tariff revision until foreign power. In the absence of any real ample security has been given that the knowledge of how far it may be necessary "whole of the fiscal system will be placed, for China to tax her own goods wher in "and placed by a certain date, under foreign transit, for the purpose of raising revenue, "control. The ablest advocates, both writers it is somewhat difficult to formulate any * and speakers, should be employed to repre-scheme in detail, but the broad lines on sent the evils of the present system and to which reform must be worked are, first, the stir the British public up to a sense of the abolition of the dual system of custom "danger which threatens their interests," houses, and after that the division of the Thanks to the action of the Chinese them-trade of China under the following headings, selves Lo FENG Lo's propaganda has renamely, trade from abroad to ports of cived a check that it is not likely to recover direct foreign entry (these would cover the from for some time; but the danger is no bulk of the treaty ports now open) const less pressing that, when the time comes for ing trade between those ports of foreigu en the settlement of this Chinese question, the try--and, lastly, trade between all and Government will not be in a position to say very port or place on the rivers or cost of 21.00 22.20 what it is they want-backed by the force of China; including those referred to above as an intelligent public opinion. It is to meet ports of foreign entry. Whether, when an this danger that the very wise step of forming equitable fiscal system is established, the oh-Irish-Americans, Hollanders and French. No a China League has been adopted. But it isjections hitherto held against official recog doubt, Colonel Vincent will take great care of not only at home that the Government needs nition of the I. M. Customs in this Colony them." to be backed by an intelligent public opinion; would not disappear; and whether by the much can be done in this Colony by a care-creation of Imperial Chinese bonded ware- ful consideration of the problems entailed houses in some convenient portion of its in the reorganization of the Chinese Empire, waters (thus creating in the close vicinity a and as its immediate welfare is closely con- port of direct foreign entry into China from nocted with that of its neighbour, it becomes which goods duty-paid would be free to go to forty-two years in the Army, and his previons has surrendered to General Macdonald Lion. Colonel lifba (Military Attaché at Pek the duty of all whose vocation calls them here to give the matter their earnest con sideration. Of course amongst so many complex problems it is well nigh impossible for the ordinary man to go fully into all; but the broad outlines of the policy he wishes to see pursued he both can and must grasp, however much be may be content to CHATEAU LA TOUE CARNET.

leave the working out of details to experts. CHATRAU RAUZAN, and CHATEAU | To take, for an instance, the question of the status to be accorded to the I. M. Customs

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These CLARETS are bought direct from the lending French growers. The lowest priced are of exceptional value and guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape, and are not artificially made as is generally the case with cheap

Wings.

The Times of Ceylon says:-- They certainly are sending us a very mixed lot of prisoners in the Mohawk seeing that, though the bulk are Transvaalers, a large number are Germans,

Lieut. General Kelly-Konny, who has done, such excellent work during the operations in South Africa, has been granted a Good Berries Pension of a hundred a year. He has been

field service includes the China War of 1860.-

any and all ports in the Empire) a perman- ant beneßt might not result to the Colony He was present at the capture of the Tongku without any "sacrifice of its independence as

a

free port to which of course all other questions are subordinate are questions which we think are entitled to grave and careful consideration,

and the Taku forts.

The Taotai here is trying to stop the ex port of cattle from Shanghai to supply the troops in the North.

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, 7th August, 6.25 pm.

SURRENDER OF HARRISMITH- LORD KITCHENER REINFORCED.

It is officully announced that Harrismith

Lord Kitchener has been reinforced south of the Vaal by the Canadians and General Brabant's command.

Midshipman C. C. Dix, of the Barfleur, who, during the storming, of Tuku, rescued a man and shot two Chinese with his revolver, is the son of Mr. C. Marshall Dix, solicitor, of St. Lurg Swithin's-love. Mr. Diz, who was born at Elands The English Mail of the 7th July was Newcastle, is nineteen yours of age. It appears

rust, that he recently won the Admiral's prize for an delivered in London on the 6th inst

essay on Weihaiwal,

During the 24 hours preceding nou yester day there were reported four fresh cases of

LAFITE are commended to the notice of Connoisseure as high-class after-dinner and to some extent rendered the relations plague and three death. The number of cases Ottawa that unexpected opposition has develop

be

Wines of a rich and rare character.

Sample bottles and analler quantities will I supplied ut proportionate wholesale rates. We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents

at the Coast Ports.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

for the year are now 1,001 and the number of deaths 913.

The London and China Express learns from

ad itself in the Senate to Sir Wilfrid Laurier's measure imposing restrictions upon Chinese

Immigration. The proposals were declared by. several Conservative members to be "un ng lish and retrograde. As the Conservatives are in a large majority. Sir Wilfrid Laurior's measure will probably be defeated,

in this Colony as one which has agitated

between us and the mainland rather strain ધો. There is no doubt that as eireum. stances were then the voice of the public Apart from plague only one case of comma was for non-recognition, and that on broadnicable disease was reported in the Colony last principles public anion was right but, week; viz., a fatal case of enteric fever, in the under the changed conditions which 1st City of Victoria. Of the plague pases for result from the settlement of the trouble the week 19 were in the City. now going on in China, it becomes a question whether the views formerly expressed under this heading are not in need of reconsidera-office of Messra, Gibb, Livingston, and Coed at Singapore on the 2nd inst., notifies that died suddenly on Tuesday night. He was in the orportation of arms, ammunition, dynamite, the Hongkong Hotel when he was suddenly and other explosives and military and naval reized with a fit of shivering. An ambulance stores, other than stores required for the use was sent for and as he was being conveyed to of the military or naval forces of any European the Hospital he died. The post-mortem 'ex- or American Power or of Japan to be employed amination disclosed the fact that death was due in or on the coast of China, from any port or to fatty degeneration of the heart.

place in the Colony to any port of the Empire of China. is prohibited for a period of six months from the 1st instant.

tion. Hitherto the argument used, and rightly so, has been that China should and must collect her own revenue on her own territory and, as a result of this, when the (*#

extension of our boundaries was sought for and obtained, the removal back on to her At Jesmond Dane, Singapore, on the 31st July, own soil of the lekin stations with which

MARRIAGES.

BIRTH.

the wife of P. W. WERK, of a son.

On the 30th June, at Wiesbaden, HEINRICE SCHELL, of Tientsin, China, to MaxGARET, eldest daughter of Georg KITITE,

On the 30th July, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, by the Yen Archdeacon Perham, FREDERICK THOMAS KINDER, Pldest son of Joseph KINDER, Allealey, Warwickshire, to EDITH, only daughter of Henry Octavius STEELE, Gomersal, Yorks, England.

DEATH

China has encircled this Colony was insisted

on.

Givon, however, fiscal reform and general tariff applicable to all China the problem of where and how that tariff is to be collected is one calling for the carefu consideration of the Powers interested Mr. BRENAN some years ago exposed the

Mr. F. D. Maclean, formerly employed in the

A Government Gazelle Ezi Paordinary, publish

A woman of the name of Luk Yi, who is the mistress of a brothel at 477, Queen's Road West, was charged with taking part in the par-

Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Hughes and chase of a girl aged 19, named Fan Lai Kum. The transaction came to the ears of the police Hough offered for sale by auction one five

hrough the girl being torregated by the Ro-roomed bungalow and four semi-detached houses gistrar General's Department. She made a situate on the remaining portion of Inland Lot statement to the effect that she was the wife of No. 716 and known as Elliott Crescent, Robin a coolie at Yamati. She did not know where on Road. The property is held from the Ko Lo Chung, who was the master of the and the proportion of Crown rent is $74.60 per brothel of which the woman is mistress, for $200. Ko Lo Chung has since decamped. She Chuen for $29,900; No. 1 Elliott Crescent, to ansam. The bungalow was sold to Bir. Fang Wa did not make any noise, as she thought her Mr. Figueiredo for $19,500, No. 2, Elkott husband had the right to sell her.

Crescent, to Mr. Schonemau for $17,700; No. B, Elliott Crescent, to Mr. Bolles for $17,600 and No. 4, Elliott Crescent, to Captain God- dard for $18,400. The total amoant realised

At the Government Civil Hospital, en Tursday, fallacy of the benefits which are supposed to her husband was now. Her hushand sold her to Crown for the resilae of a term of 999 years:

August 7th, FRANE D. MACTAN son of Peter MACLEAN, ET, formerly of Shanghai. [2277

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, August 9th, 1900

taken in a direction which we have fre

was 296,100.

FIGHTING NEAR RUSTENBURG. General Hamilton has reached Rusten

Heavy firing is proceeding on the River between Rustenburg and Zee General Carrington is engaged.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 6th August

THE CRISIS IN CHINA A fourth Indian brigade has been ordered to China and, in addition, the 5th Hyaraland in fautry goes to garrison Hongkong-

officially in St. Petersburg, access the British Telegrams from Shanghai, published semi-

of anderhand negotiations with thu Viceroy of Nanking and a general inclination to disagro from the other nationalities,

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. A British force from Standerton surprised Commandant Delary's langer on the Vrede Road and dispersed the enemy with considerable less.

General Ian Hamilton is now operating to relieve Rustenburg, where the position is seem ingly more difficult than previously realized.

THE DEATH OF THE DUKE OF

SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA.

NEWS VIA JAPAN.

EXTRAORDINARE ALLEGATIONS:

The special sorrespondent of the Kobe Chro nicle writes from Tientsin on the 26th alt-

The officers of the troops of all nations, agree. that the advance to Peking has been unnecessari ly delayed by the British, and there is a feeling of intense indignation, There is no movement of the troops except imong the Indian bagpi pora, who are parading Tientsin. The Russian and Japanese troops could have dislodged 8,000 Chinese troops from Peltung easily.

JAPANESE MESSAGE ON JULY 22ND.: The Chinese who arrived with the letter front. the Japanese Legation of July 22nd has been imprisoned on suspicion of being a spy. It soms he killed the original mesenger and used the letternes pretext wherely to enter Tientsin

ing) writes on the 22nd inst Wo srait rehef with boon anxiety. When will you come? We have been continually attacked by day and night by more than ten regiments of Chinese troops. By supreme efforts wa still hold the Russian, American and British Legations, and half the French Legation, The British Legation is our last stronghold, Japanese force remaining consists of ceren and contains the women and alikiren. Pho marine sul fourteen volunteers, och har ing twenty cartridges and five days' rations. Eight of the Japanese marinos have been killed. and twenty seven wounded, Hostilities were suspended on the 17th, but we are in constant apprehension oftheir renewal. We shall probably succumb within a week unless relieved. The Emperor and the Fapress Dowager appear to be still living in Peking

MANA

day

TWO MESSAGES DY BUNNER." Another correspondent writes on the same

A messenger from Peking confirms the re- City, and states that everything else is des- port of the romoval of the foreigners in the ca pital to the new Catholic Catheim in the Taster. troyed.

dissensions aaiong the Chinees, and that hostili

Another messenger reports that there are

ties have been suspended and negotiations com menced with the Ministers.

DIPLOMATIC AUTION AT PEKING IN MAY.

A communiqué from the Russian Foreign Office is published, stating that on May 21 the Diplomatic Boly presented a Collective Noto

to the Tanngli Yamin, in which the following

detaande woro formulator

1 The arrest of all the members of the "Boxer“ Society who organised disturbances

By the courtesy of HE. the Governor we are enabled to publish the following telegram of condolenes from Hongkong to HM the Queening threats against forsigners on the death of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Goth and Her Majesty's reply there to TELEGRAM TO SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE

COLONIES, SENT STH AUGUST, 1000, up revolt. On behalf of the people of Hongkong I beg

ten the expression of our loyal and respect. that you will lay at the fest of Her Majesty the

ful condolence in Her Majesty's sad bereavement - by the death of HR.H, the Duke of Saze. confiarism), Coburg-Gotha.

BLAKE

in the streets, as well as of all those who cir- culated pamphlets, manifestations, &c., contain-

2. The arrest of all persons giving up their premises for auditides meetings, then to be dealt with in the same manner as rebels stirring

BEPLY TO ADOVE, PRCEIVED 7TH AUGUST, 1900, Her Majesty the Queen begs me to express her sincere thanks from the people of Hong kong

CHAMBERLAIN."

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

ARRIVAL OF THE "LIZARD”.

3. Severe punishment of any police officials guilty of remissness in carrying out repressive mesures or of collusion with the insurgents,

4. The execution of all persons guilty of at- tacks upon

Dr property

(murder and

and An-

5. The execution of all persons directing the ucts of the Boxers" or funds

supporting them with 6. The notification of these measures to the population of Peking, the province of Obihli, At the same meeting at which the above Note and other northern provinces.liyyata ke

was agreed upon, the forelyn Ministors decided

ing forces, to Peking in the rant of their dumands not being complied with by the Chinese within five lays At the close of the

meeting the Russian Minister, for his own part, directed the very serious affention of the Chinese Minis- ters the necessity taking

to consider the best means of summoning lund-

ligations will be possible on her part. In our of China, and if it wishes to profit La Yuen Streef, the houses being back to back.ishop of Peking acquiesced in various chi-Her chief figures are displacement 715 tons eu the Military Governor, the Prefects of

must

NEWS VIA INDIA.

result from the opening of new Treaty Ports Hitherto this was supposed to be the one remedy for all evils, but experience has proved that such is not the case, and the whole method of opening Treaty Ports must be gone into and amended. Many of those

At the Magistracy yesterday Cheung Su Ki, now open are quite useless, inasmuch as in clerk, was charged at the instance of Insper The formation of a China League having dinet foreign entry; these consequently Tuen Street East, as a common gaming house, practice they do not constitute ports of tor McNab with keeping a house at No. 7, Li for its object the instruction and enlighten- should be closed as Treaty Ports, or in other and Ho Cheung Loung, broker, Li Pak, broker, ment of the public at home marks & step words as parts of direct foreign entry and Leung Hing Sam, trader, Hu Ping Ku. ue-

The Pope, according to the London and China quently pointed out as being the ore neces amalgamated in the general scheme for countant, Leang Chek Sang, trader, Mok Ki, Express, is described as being particularly sary before any effectual action would be throwing open the whole of the coasting bar-boy, Bu Flag Leung, clerk, Wong Lamieved at the destruction of the new Roman taken by the British Government to insist and inland waters trade of China to all King, trader, and Ng Mun, Wei San, and Catholic Cathedral in Peking, towards the erec- tion of which he was a generous subscriber on China fulfilling her obligations to other vessels on equal footing. What must be ong Ki, ervants, were charged with Gamb. The building was stated to be an object of

ling therein. Mr. Mousey appeared for the countries; and, at the same time, to assist particularly considered by this Colony is defence. Chinese constable No. 262 said that offence to the Empress Dowager, by reason of H. M. 1st class gunboat Idzard arrived in her in reforming her administration in such the fact that at present it enjoys the status at half-past 11 on Sunday night he went its spires overtopping those of the Imperial the harbour yesterday from the Australian a manner that fulfilment of these treaty ob- of a foreign port and also of a coast port to No. 4, Li Yuen Street, and then into No. 7, residence. To satisfy her scruples, the Arch-station, having left Aukland on the 30th July be In No. 7. he found the first defradunt taking in tectural alterations, but apparently these were th.p. 100; guns six in, four maxima; speed article of February 24th, referring to Tariff by this double capacity it revision and to the tour then being made prepared to concede something in its two stakes. The game of pri-Lou was being not sufficient to avert the antagonism of the 18 knots; complement 76. through England by Lo FENG Lo, we said, turn. Vessels at present trade between the played. He saw the first defendant pay 5 to Indy and the "Boxers" The Pope is said to be "By far the most essential thing in this Northern ports of China and Canton under the second defendant and the latter paid 25 endeavouring to arrange a coalition between cents to the former. The plate was by the France, Austria, and Belgium for the active "connection is that acconite and clear in the privileges pertaining to the coasting side of the first defendant. He stood there protection and promotion of Roman Catholic "formation on the point should be conveyed trade and yet call en route at this porta for a minute and then arrested the first and interests in the Far East.

to the public in England and America, proceeding which would strictly speaking second defendants. The Inspector and Sergeant "more especially in the former country, bring them under the heading of vessels came in and arrested the others. All the de- “where the absence of Customs duties on coming from abroad and entail the payment fendants except the last thres were gambling "the great bulk of articles of everyday con of a full import duty at the port of destina- The 10th 11th, and 12th defendants were in a "sumption enables interested parties to ad- tion on all goods so carried while with re-small room adjoining that in which the gamb vocate views which would not be so readily gard to the large junk trade between using was going on. On being cross-examined "received in America. We have no hesita-and the mainland, it cannot be argued that by Mr. Monsey, the witness said he was stan. ding by the side of the first defendant when he "lion in saying that the tour of the Chinese these vessels should be allowed to carry took in the two stakes. The men were playing "Minister through Britain has one aim and goods from here into China without paying when he entered the room. He was a stranger "object, and that is to pave the way for an any duties at all, and therefore the only to them. Nobody syoke to him and nobody at "increase in the Tariff without an adequate practical step left open to the Chinese Go- tempted to escape. Before Sunday he did got. “quid pro quo on the part of China.......... vernment was to establish stations on our know that this was a gembling club. He did It must be made known at home to the borders to examine and levy taxes on them. not know it as the Wo Kes Club. He did not "whole of the manufacturers, merchants Theoretically they ought, of course, to do this see a board with Wo Kee on. When he arrest

ed the first and second defendanta they asked “and the great artizan class of England at destination, but for many years we are

who are interested in the China trade afraid this, however desirable, will be an him why he had done so, and he replied for gambling. Evidence was also given by a Chfuss goods here and the stoppage of them a few detective, Sergeant Marison, and Insperter Me Nab, and the farther hearing was adjanized

** that this pursuasive and fluent Chinaman impossibility in practice. The loading of

has no more real power to advance British

interests or trade than the shopkeepers in miles further on for examination and levy of unul Friday

THE BEIBOROKMENES. The following Simla telegrams give details about the Indian troops for China ----

Simla, 25th July

fotosity of some most stringent May 24 the Taungi Yamin replist în i # Note stating that the Government had issued a decree on May 17, whereby the Teungli Yamén order- Peking, and Consort of the Ave ofties to draw up meures for the rigorous suppression of the revolt, and that in their main features the meas sures, so drawn ap fully corresponded with the demands of the foreign Ministers. At the same time the Tsungli Tamén had ordered the Ticeroy of Chibli and the local administrative anthorities to take severe measures for the res Biols, 24th July, toration of order. The Note concluded by ex... The report that four of the infantry battshone preading the conviction that the "Boxer society The Chinese Ambassador in London he now on their way to China are to be Estained would be destroyed in this way, and that there translated the third verse of the British National at Hongkong is now confirmed here officially, would be no further disturbances. The Russian Anthem into Chiness and sent a copy to Professor

Foreign Office appends the following remarks The 34th Pioneers have been ordered to Such an evasive reply could not satisfy the A. Saimond. The following is a transliteration China to take the place in the Second Brigade foreign Ministers, who were accordingly again of the rendering. Professor Salmone says of the 14th Sikha detained on account of cho called together in order to finally decide upon It has been tested and pronounced accurate by lera. The 14th Sikhs will go when clear of the means to be employed for summanding the some of the best musicians in Euorpe, as well as cholera The sailing dates of vessels contain landing forces. Half an hour before this con- by the leading scholars of Chinese in Europe and the Nizam to 28th July, the Nurani and Reion of the Taungli Yamon to the Russian Ministers ing the Cavalry Brigade for Chins are advanced. ferance the Chinese Minister sent the Secretary Amercian and all pronounce it as most to 2nd August, the Feltalo and Sumo to tlie to say that severe measures liad already been excellent rendering and a umeterly performance th, the Upada and Ula to tooth, the Fazilka taken for suppressing the revolt. This sadden It was andoubtedly a courtly and friendly tribute sa Lawada to the 9th and the Ugins to the message was probably due to the desire of the to the good feeling existent between two of the

| Chitess Government to avert the adoption of decisive measures by the foreign Ministers. In greatest Empires of the Eastern Hemispheres!'

the meantime events took their course. The * Chi phan pi ra vi hàng

rebels inficted a complete defeat upon the Shan Teang chiang In fang chang

detachment of regular troops sent against them, Wan Shon wu chiang

A telegram, dated Simla, 23rd July, says and cruelly massacred the Colonel and sixty Yung shih Shep Jün yü yü

The hospital ship Maike, with its complement men. Such was the state of affairs at Peking of American nurses, sailed on the 11th instant on the day before the city was completely out Shon fa pao pang yû ya

fer China, from douth Africa. She will be off from the outer world, when numete began Ko kung sung téh wel yang

supplied with quantity of equipment either to be felt for the fate of the foreign Ministers Tien ya Chun Chu??-

at Bombay or Hongkong.

Land European residents,

11th

The replacement in their regiments by fresh appointments to the Staff Corpa of officers with drawn for service in China is sanctioned.

THE HOSPITAL-IKIP « MAINE.””