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On and after the 7th August, the Fuswar Institute of India was declared open, and all officers and soldiers bitten by rabid dogs are accordingly to be sent for treatment to Kassili. The regulatious authorising the despatch of officers and men to Paris became foperative

wait coufirmation for last night's rumour about the Emperor. It is curious that so far the authorities up north have carefully kept from the public knowledge the names of the survivors, which all the world is noxiously waiting to hear, We have the figures, in-after thonbore date. deed, from our correspondent's telegram, which give the dead as 67 and the wounded at 120. From this it appears that since the 16th of July only five deaths have occurred,

for Sir CLAUDE MACDONALD Ou that date re-

ported that 62 in all had been killed since the attack on the Legations commenced A. S. WATSON & CO., Since the so-called armistice on the 16th ult. it will probably be found that the fierceness of the attacks considerably abatid; although this armistice was never properly observed by the Chinese, any more than were the other engagements made to the Ministers. But the policy of uniform treachery failed equally with the most vigorous assaults to reduce the garrison, and the precipitate flight of the rulers left the besiegers with- out any plan of action, so that when they were threatened in their tarn with alege and assault they wow practically powerless to deviso any means of resistance. It may turn out that the Allies met with more difficulties in the final stage of their journey than we have yot been told; but it looks at present as if the march, began in circumstances of great difficulty and danger, ended in a mest successful rush toward the goal.

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A military conference of the Defenses Ministers and Commanders of the forces of Australasia is projected bo presided over by- General who has taken part in the South African campaign..

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At about half past eight on Thursday night the Rising Star ferry lauel collided with. No. 6 Dock Launch as she was hacking away from the Tsinan, making a hole four feet-long in her side, Tle forry launch also suffered consider- ably.

A sailer named John Moore got too much to drink on Thursday night, and created soms. thing of a scene in Queen's Road West by hanging a rickshaw about, Lance-Sergeant Kerr interfered and took him to the Polica

Station.

Yesterday he was fined $19, or a. month, for disorderly conduct.

The Band of the Hongkong Regiment, will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from 8 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. The programme is ---- March...... "Good Old London" Vollstedt Overture......“Zuziurta

....... Anker Selection... "Eose of Persia ..........Sullivan Waltz ......

"Die Botschafter" Kleve Fantasia......"Grand Caprise Hongrois" Kotterer Polka

Fun of the Fair”

Bogetti "God save the Queen,"

On Thursday some beatman were laving a game at cards on a boat at Yaumati when a Chinaman-Fung In-came bustling up to them. The man declared that ho was a constable [20] and said that if 50 cents was not forthcoming there would be trouble. The men did not seem inclined to let him have the 50 cents and he ac cordingly drew a truncheon and struck ons of then twice. Subsequently a genuine police offer appeared on the scene. He searched the bogus constable and found him in possession of a bayonet and a sword. For being in pos- session of arms without permit the man was fined $250, or three months, and for impersonat ing a police officer he was fined $100, or three months, one sentence to follow the other.

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On the 7th August, 1900, at Kohe, the wife of JOHN HALL Oзkoung, of Tientsin, of a sci?

On the 9th August, 1000); at Tringtao, Hotel Prinz Heinrich, the wife of H. Scores, of

Tientsin, of a son,

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, August 25th, 1900

The two young Slameso, selected by the King of Siam, whose departure from Bangkok for Ex- rope to be trained in the German Army wa hare already noted, arethe sons of the late HRH Prince Krom Phra Chakrapatiponge, and the son of Laung Pityatayanyong. One of the Sin meso princes, H. B. H. Prince Chao Fa Chakra. bong, has gone on a visit to the Czar,

Sir John Fisher has designed a ship which is to be both storoship and colber combined. There is naturally a great deal of difficulty in looking after small craft in regard to coal steron, and so on, and this, of course, restricts the limits

The British Foreign Office has been potitionca for o judge to net in the British Consular Court at Bangkok.____________

words "P. & 0. Mail Golconda "should have In Reuter's telegram of the 31st inst, the

Deen the B. L. Mail Golcovila.”

transport

The F&O. Co's hired Formoe, No. 12, left Singapore yesterday und may be expected to arrive in Hongkong at noon on Wednesday, 29th August

It is understood that Mr. G. Greville, HB. M. Minister lo Sium, will not refär to Bangkok, but proceeds to Mexico to not as Mine ter there,

E. W. Freeling Duke, who, until recently was a clerk in the Penang Free Library, is under remand in the local jail on

a charge of of action of a torpedo flotilla. The new ides is ¦ cria!nal breach of trast.... to make the Tyne a depot-ship for the torpedo fotilla,

Mr. James Marshall, storehouseman at the Naval Yard, noticed soute 20 baskets of coul being carried into a shop. Suspecting that they had not been come by honestly he approached Lance. Sergeant Angus, who entered the shop and found. some meni busily engaged in carrying the coal to the basis promises. The occupier of the shop, Tom Wai, could give no satisfactory explanation as to how he had obtained possession of the cool, and in consequence bo was yesterday fined $25, or two months, for being in unlawful possession.

William Howard, on R. A. man from the transport Antillian, was in Arsenal Street on Thursday night under the influence of liquor, He had just got out of a rickshaw, and when fumbling about his pockets complained to an- other Artillery man, named Charles Buckland, that he had lost some money. Suspecting the rickshaw coolie, Buckland searched him and found on him a half-sovereign and four crown pieces, which Howard slaimed as his. The coo lie, Chan Chik, was yesterday sentenced to three

mouths" hard labour for his dishonesty.

According to a telegram from Buluwaye, an Anti-Chinese Immigration Committee of that town has held a conference with the Chamber

of Mines regarding the impertation of Chinese mine labourers. It was resolved to address representations to the Imperial authorities with a view to making sufficient native labour amil able. In the meantime, nu teus will be taken to import Chinese. The Town Council of Salisbury has unanimously protasted against the introduction of Chines bybear for the mines.

A scheme is afoot in New Zealand for rais.

ing on Imperial Reserve Force of ten thousand good riders and shots for Imperial and Colonist service within defined limits.

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Owing to the China war, Siain rice is hard- imported now into Java. The authorities there have been directed by Government to urge the people in their districts not to part with the rice in stock, a dearth being at bail.

It appears that we were misinformed about the arrival of Sir Robert Hart at Tientsin. The Acting Commissioner of the Imperisi Mari- time Customs, Kowloon, writes to us that no

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

{FROM OUR COBRESFONDENT |

SHaxonat, 24th August, 9.81 pm.

REPORTED CAPTURE OF THE EMPEROR

It is reported that the Japanese hare captured the Emperor eighty miles north. west of Peking. Yung Lu is at Pastingfu. CHANG CHIH-TUNG EXECUTES

80 REFORMERS.

TIENTSIN

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

Tientsin, 10th August, PEKINO NEWB Our lust anthoritative news from Poking is dated 4th August, and is of a reassuring asture. Perhaps the most striking feature, after the statement that there were no more serious ca- sudities, was that Railway Commission Sta Ching Ching, late Minister at Berlin, and Yuan Chang, menibar of the Taungli Yamen, had been summarily bobeaded by Imperial decrea for ren- dering assistance to foreigners. Sho Lega- tions had, since the cessation of fring on the 16thalt, received no assistance from the Obiness Government. Desultory firing had begun again on the 3rd August, the day when the advanced guard moved out of Tlentem, and two Russians had been wounded The Christian converts (Roman Catholic) at the Pel Song had also been fired at, and attempts) and bean inde tó cajole away their foreign guards (French ond Italian sailors) under a pledge that the Chinese would thereafter protect them, but this was garded as a mere clumsy durico to ensure their prompt massacre. The Ministers had been once more ordered to quit under threat of an attack in force; but of course there was no intention-

Indefnitely strengthoned, and they were care fully husbanding food and ammunition in the 35 FOREIGN SHIPS NEAR

confidence that they could hold out till the relief SHANGHAI

force came. I have also hosed from a native and Thirty-five warships in all are how here lees trustworthy source that the forelguérs had at Woosung,

been able to secure a fair supply of food. This would be more credible were it not accompanied by the more dubious stateruent that they had ulan been able to procure suite chimanition.

In Tientsin we all feel that the Inst three

Chang Chih-tung has executed thirty reformers, alleging the discovery of a plot to burn Hankow. The Reform Committee insists that the victims had gone to Hankow to restrain the Kolaohui Society men.

„TROUBLE FEARED ON THE

YANGTZE.

There is some fear now of trouble in the whatever of compliance: Thodefences had been Yaugize Vally before long.

LONDON, 23rd Augue, 7.55-pin,

information has reached the local office of Sir Robert Hart or any of his staff having loft F THE REPLY TO LI HUNG-CHANG'S days have been crucial in Peking, and that if

king.

Mr. Charles Wishart, the Chief Engineer of the the S. 5. Borneo, diel from heart disease on board his vessel on August 16th, while she was a few miles distant from Singapore. Mr. Wishart was at one time in the employ of the Blue Fuanel Line and, was well known and respected in Hongkong,

The Straits Chinese British Association," recently formed at Singapore for the improve nese, has among its list of honorary members

ment of the social status of Straits-born Chi

on the Committee the name of Dr. Ho Kai of

Hongkong. At the first meeting of the As sociation it waa sanounced that a member ship of over a thousand had already been obtained.

A somewhat amusing prosecution was recent The increasing demand for rabber has drawn ly heard in the British Consalar Court at attention to the advantages of cultivating gutta, Bangkok. A billiard-saloon keeper charged a a leading product in Java, and in several of the Chiman with salt at damage to his neighbouring islands. The extraction of rabber | billiard-cues. He said that the celestial would from fresh leaves of the gutta tree has in con- insist upon rubbing fat pork on the billiard sequence now become an important industry, ones. In consequence of the unpleasant odour and to develop the latter a business venture has arising from the cuss several customers Lad to been started at Batavia under the style of the leave the saloon, and meny Malays said they Borneo Gutta Perola Company" with a would not enter the place again. Isaacs, another capital set at 500,000 guilders. The fan of customer, declared that his patronage was lost, De Brandt and Co., of Singapore, is interested as he could not finger pork-stained billiard cues. in the enterprise to the amount of 100,000 gaild-"] The 'Chinaman denied the assault, but said that ers. The Company proposes to buy ap and he had been eating pork chops, and his hands work a gatta factory at Milion on the Kapuas got a little greasy. The Court fined him River in West Netherlands, Borneo. This Ticals 10. factory is equipped for the extraction of gutta from frosh leaves by a process of French inven- tion. The factory has cost 30,000 guillers. It is expected that the working capital at the start need not exceed 50,000 guilders. The prospectus gives calcolatious showing the like lihood of the Company's profits reaching guilders a year soon.

APPEAL

The United States have repked to Li Hung-chang's appeal, stating that China zaugt show her ability and willingness to suspend hostilities effectively before any peace negociations can be started Germany has also declined to listen to the Chinese appeal

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA

LONDON, 29rd August, 7.55 p.m.

SUCCESSFUL ACTION OF BADEN- POWELL

our neighbours have survived them, na we think they have, they will yet come out alive from their terrible ordeal.

THE ADVANCE AND THE HEAT,

reported to to thirty miles distant from Yesterday the advance gunt (the Japanese) Peking, and moreover the main body was to attempt a forced march of thirty miles during the 4 hours. This, ander the intense heat, would be an almost impossible fest, and if it has beou done will be historic. Soveral cases of heat and apoplexy are reported; the only wonder is that there have not been scores, instead of unitary

A 7 ATREVEA

The 47 in. Q. F. was sent on yesterday and rezclied Yangtsun (18 miles), but ua wo hare had tropical rain all this morning an Tientsin, it is feared progress will be wil today. The communications are open, and lancers pass up and down; but we hear sniping is not infra- quent beyond Yangtan.

A MERITED DECORATION.

Lord Roberts reports that General Baden- Powell successfully fought Comandant

I do not know if the fact that M. le Corate robier's rearguard all Tuesday and occi- du Chaylard has been decorated by the Franch pied Pienaars River Station.

Government has been made public: the signi DE WET IN THE ORANGE COLONY

fcance of his promotion to the grand erous of the Legion of Honour is that his diagnosis and Commandant De Wet has rarossed the prognosis of the situation in North China during Voal at Magaliesberg, returning to the the last six months have been wonderfully Orange Baver Colory Lord Roberts estierete and have shown that the Cousul General possesses both sound judgment and great prescience...

mates De Wet's force at 300 men,

MR. STEYN'S MOVEMENTS. Mr. Steyn, with a small bodyguard, has crossed Pienaars River to join President Kruger at Machadodorp,

CHARGES AGAINST THREE M.PS

dence of Mr. Labuchore, Dr. Clark, and A Parliamentary Paper on the correspon.

Mr. Ellis with the Boers previous to the ultimatum has created a sensation.

Daily Telegraph ways-As soon as the war has Discussing the fature of South Africa, the terminate the first step, it is stated, will is to divide the dual offee of High Commissioner of South Africs and Governor of the Cape of Good Hops, now held by Sir Alfred Miluer The Governorship will probably be offered to Sir George Gokie, well known as the founder of Nigeria; while the Commissionership will be bestowed upon Sir Alfred Milner, who will par- tically devote his attention to the pacification WRECK and settlement of the twe now Colonies-the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony. This operation is confidently expected to occupy a couple of years, after which federation may es within the scope of practical politics.

MARU

GENERAL NEWS.

THE QUESTION OF THE TAKU FORTH. I have some reason for believing that his and

certain other memoranda sent in to the Berlin Foreign Office during the last year or two by

an old and well-informed resident are the only for notifications of the coming storni oxtant in the official bureaus of Europe and America.

repeated warnings of the oble editor of the We must not, however, omit the clear and eff.

Peking and Teatern Times, particularly as

múch cheap criticism was bestowed on them as the were abouts of “well, wolf, or the eccentricities of a journalistle Cassandra. Many saw the tendencies of the Borer propag- suda, but few had the remotest iden tlizh it

OF THE "TUTAMI MARU with it the entire bureaucracy of the Province would develop with cyclonic force and carry on

OFF MINDORO

FROM OUR CORLESPONDENT.

MANILA, 24th August, 12.50 p.m.

The Futami Maru suffered total shipwreck

Manila

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

LOCAL MOVEMENTS.

*** in North China. They think that if the Forts

The remains of Lieut. Col Ryan were interred. It aseins that Major Doball, Royal Welsh yesterday evening in the Roman Catholic Fusiliers, had some difficulty in catching the Cemetery at Happy Valley. The funeral was Antillian, which he at last overtook at Singapore the most imposing wo have had in the colony on its way to Hongkong. He burried from Port for some time, the procession including the fall

and the whole of the officialdom in the Capit Elizabeth to Durban, just in time to hear that band of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, a fring

al, to say nothing of the troops, and the secret the Antillian had gone. There was another party in charge of Lions Geiger, of the

sympathy of most of the civil population. steamer in quarantine about to leave for Ceylon, R. W. F.) numbering 30), strong detach-

I am indulging in this vein because I fear the actually starting. He borrowed about, abandments from the Royal Artillery and Royal

Ministers when once again in the middle are oned most of his baggage, and started in pursuit. Engineers, some bluejackets from the German

going to make a dead set at the men who were After a row of about three miles, the steamer cruiser Hertha, and a large number of British THE WRECK OF THE FUTAMI

responsible for the seizure of the Taku torts. stopped and wanted to know what the trouble naval and military officers, including H. E.

The diplomatic idea is that it was tus step and this alons which precipitated the action of was Major Dobell said he had to go to Chins and Major-General Gascoigne, C. M. G., Colonel he meant to go. On his arrival of Singapore by The O'Gorman, Commodore Powell, Captain The Nippon Yusen Kaishas so. Futami on the 17th instant. All lives and the mails the Chinese Government, and the alliance of the Ar last, after having to content ourselves the German mail yesterday, the Antillian was the Hon H. W. Trefusis, Colonel Retalick, Maru, Capt. J. Thom, was wrecked off Cape wero saved. The wreck occurred off Cape troops with the Bozers, and that its prompt as best we could for a whole week with the just on the point of leaving the wharf. Major Major F. Morris, R. W. F, and Liest Col. Calavite, Mindoro Island, on the 17th instant, Calavite, Mindoro Island. The Australian was the jeopardising of every foreign life news that the Allies bud succeeded in enter. Dobell was informed of this, packed in a braca Sir John Carrington, C. M. G. (Commandant as appears from our telegram. The Futapt rescued the passengers and brought them to had not been seized, the situation would have ing Peking and rescuing the survivors at of shakes and got on board by the skin of his of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps). Viscount freu left Sydney on August, 2nd with pas the Legutions, we have received a few teeth, glad to be amongst the detachment of bie Sairdale, representing H. E. the Governor, sengers, mails, spacia and cargo for Japan,

been vozaparatively almple; that it would have details of the arrival of the combined troops regiment bound for this port.

was also presont, The procession started from She reached Thursday Island and left on the

bean morely a Boxer problem, plus the collusion

at the Chinese capital. The actual date of

Wellington Barracks, in the vicinity of which 11th inst. On thể lỗth she met with the

of a few ultra-reactionaries. This view of The Fourth Gymkhana Meeting of the so-

matters must be opposed tota viribus, the the arrival outside the walls of Pelting is, by son will come off this afternoon, weather for large crowd had assembled, all reverentlj un- ss Eastern, whose Captain reported on the 13th

official mind, with the one exception referred. the telegram of our Shanghai correspondent,mitting, on the Happy Valley and Race Course Covering as the coffin, covered with beautiful that bad weather was expected. The Fulami appearing in our issue of Friday, put back at 4.30pm. The orente to be decided are:-1 wreaths, etc., passed by. Among those who Maru was heading for the centre of the ty

Yesterday the transport Fazilka arrived from to, has seen this Boxer question askew all floral tributes pero Major-Geural phoon, when it is presumed she became un- Catentte with a squadron of the 3rd Bombay the way through, therein It is not to be blamed from the 15th to the 13th instant, but the Ladies Nomination. Orange Race Chairs, Imperial City was not entered until the later 2 Bans. Man on pony to pick oranges of Gascoigne, Sir John Carrington and offera mangeable. All the passengera, crew, zaila Cavalry (2 British and 4 Native officers, 121 as neatly every man in North Chine was equally of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps lent and the specie were saved by the ss. Australian, N.CO.s and men, and 83 follower, with horses blind but I may state that the lay mind le date. The Legation garision, however, was chairs and toes above bond, going fired. Col the Hon R. II. Bertic and officom, of which was on her way to Manila. The cargo and mules), a Section of the 25th Bettiah sela more alert to learn the truth from a now pre- attack made by the Russian troops had sing and Tark's Hend.-3 runs. Points for the W. E., Maer and Mrs. S. F. Clark was lost with the ship. The Futami Maru was Hospital, (1 Britisk, 0 men, and 80 followers sontation of facts, and not to go on hagging failed. The British and Americans, it pace, Points-3 for Turk's Head, for n officers of the R. A. M. C., officers, of the due to leave Manila on the 19th inst. The pass and details. The British officers on board were delusions just because of a preconceived theory. appears, had the honour of being the first take, 3 for a draw, 1 for a touch. No restricts Major and Mrs. Whitty, Bergeant Major songers are expected here by the Australian Capta Pervis and Baswell, Lieuta Dening. I feel ne certain ne of my own existence that

tions as to animals. 3. Mile Bace. For all Wiseman, Lient Diggins, members of the staff next Tuesday, having reached Mandla by that Willes, and MoGreen

the taking of the Forts lind no real effe to fight their way through. It is clear that, China ponies. Weight for inches is per sesle mess, and Dr. and Mrs. Francis Clark The boat yesterday. The ill-fated vessel was built

The Sirka returned from Taku yesterday, the issue at all except to precipitate mat though a certain amount of resistance was Penalties winners I race this sonson & lbs., 2 following acted as pallbearers Captain Bowley, last year in England. She was 350 feet long, and the City of Cambridge sailed for Weihai a day or two. The notions of offered to the entry of the Allies, full races, 7 lbs., 3 racea, 10 lbs. Four to start or Major Brown, Major Cangin, Major Whitty registered 3,841 tons gross, 2,331 tons nett, and wei, the Uganda for Bombay. The Duke on the Viceroy's Tamen all prove advantage was not taken of the strength of no race. 4. Folo Ball Race-In pairs, alter and Lieut. Diggins. The Rev. Father Dal her speed was 17 knots. She is fully insured Portland returned from Shanghai the city. The heart of the defenders must nate strokes, round a poet and back through Marin, assisted by the Roman Catholic sergy in Japan, have failed them, before the Allies got goal. All polo pogies. 5. Ladies Nomination of the city, conducted the barial service, and Yesterday afternoon, in addition to our own within touch of Peking, at the time when Different coloured ribbons are put into seated he and the other reverend gentlemen met the telegram from Manile, and the notification by the Empress Dowager and Court decided to envelopes and given to the Indies. Gentlemen corpse at the cemetery gate and led the way to the Nippen Yusen Kaisha of the wreak, we also desert the city. This they did on the 11th ride over hurdle to flag, dismount, and take an the grave. There was a large assembly inside received from Mesers Gibb, Livingston & Co. (the day on which the Allies reached Matou), envelope from basket, rite back over hurdle to the Cemetery as well as out the President of the following message

The following is a ropy of a telegram we have winning post. Lady possessing corresponding the Sanitary Board (the Hon. R. D. Ormsby, dragging with them, it seems, the Emperor colour to that in man's envelope fint past post Director of Public Works), Dr. F. Clark (Medi-received from our friends in Manila" du as an unwilling companion. It is to be wins. 6. Sepoy Race.For all sepoys in the cal Officer of Health), and Mr. G. A. Wood-stralian arrived this morning and reports that feared that no dependence can be put in the garrison. Prizes 810, 35, 83. Distance, 200 cock (Secretary of the Sanitary Board) being at Cape Calivite she fell in with the Fulanie reports that the Japanese succeeded in cap yards, The Band of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers among those present. The ceremony through Maru which was a complote wreek; took off all turing the Empress Dowager, and we must will be in attendanCE.

the crow and passengers, also spenie and mails,"

reached on the 14th instant, after an early

| Points dedusted for lack of pace. 2. Tent pag-

sent

out was of a most impressive character.

the Tientsin Oficials; the written

no forts, the Boxers were going situation, and had already cowed The French cruiser Pascal landed one hun- und soldiers into absoluto four

THE PROTECTION OF SHANGHAL

and the attack dred men on Saturday last, who are to assist the utterly destroyed, in three e

› a shot was fixed- three thousand British Indian troops in defend actually began 20 houre bed ing the Settlements, pending the arrival of two at Takn. Had the forte not been captured, hundred and fifty Annámites by the next there is every presumption that relief could not French mail. The American Association, at have reached Tintain, in time and that the the suggestion of the U B. Consul General Mr. greatest crane in modern history would have Goodson, has sent a telegrams to Washington boan comenmnated. Every foreign throat in urging the despatch to Shanghai for the same North China would have been cat, and tens of purpose of an American contingent.

thousands of Chinese associsted with usin