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"lised world will not suffer this cruel mas- | ishment of the instigators of the murders and

An Exchange and Club Building is to be

A Paris telegram of the 7th inst, announces

“sucre to remain unavenged and raise no massacres would follow, sad be succeeded erected by the Government at Penang at a cost that M. Picmon started on that day for daigo TELEGRAMS.

by such restitution of lost property, &c., as would speedily result in the Chinese re- cognising that, after all, the expulsion of the hated foreigner was not so simple a matter was generally supposed.

The steamer Heicking, which arrived, yaster day from Swatow, reports H.M.S. Isia at Amoy on the 14th inst., and the German Bussoid and American Marietta at-Swatow on the 15th inst.

of $30,000 to be leased to the local Chamber of by the Australien M. Picanon is going to re-

sume his post na Lieutenant-Governor of Cochin Commerce.

China

The construction of the main trunk lino in

Provision has now been made by this Govern- Formice is said to be proceeding rapidly Thu vection between Tainer and Takao will be comment of the Straite Settlements in the Budget plated this month, and the opening ceremony appropriation for next your's Public Works, for is fixed for November 3rd-----

a new hightbors at Fort Canning, Singapore, which will carry & more powerful light at a cost | of $73,500; $20,000 are entered as part provision for the erection of another lighthouse on Palan Aor.

"hand to ascertain the fate of the poor mnatyred Christiane and white women." This appeal, happily, hes nyt been made in vain; the Powers have not been so blinded by fears of consequences (presumably in the direction of temporary obstruction to trade) as" Minister Conger would appear to be. The commercial idea has not so petrified the minds and consciences of

The Frochou Echo of the 6th inst. says the nations that they are ready to condone

But for the coolness of the early mornings and murder and outrage for the sake of a little

Apart from the four fatal plague cases hat lato evenings wo might griest imagine our trade some paltry 'gain. Perish the

week (threo of which were in the City of Vic-selves back in the summer again with the liest thought! Let us have justice first, fiat- toris) there wore reported only two cases of of the win through this wock in the middle of ever may be the loss to trade.

communicable disease in the Colony, both of the day, notwithstanding that the maximum of diphtheria and both in the City of Victoria,

the thermometer is only 85. The paddy fields are looking very well and promising up to date, but the farmers are beginning to call ont for

It is alleged that Puotingfu is still the headquarters of the Boxers, and that wareer- tainly another good reason for attacking the eity. It is to be hoped that the expedition will succeed in capturing some of the officials

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. responsible for the massacre as well as

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In addition however to Wines of our own

bottling, we have recently imported large

stocks of

Yesterday at noon the Portuguese cruiser Adamastor and the other warships in the Har-

bour wore dressed and a calute was fred at noon

in honour of the birthday of the Queen Dowager of Portugal. Donna Maria Pia, mother of the present King.

Chui Wan Kwai is the manger of godowns Nos. 20 and 25, Praye West, and he was fined sterday for lighting tires in Collinson Stroot and Beach Street, mi ench side of his godowa There was a stock of timber near one of the fires, and had there been any wind blowing the timber would in all probability have been ignited and the godowns endangered.

inflict condign punishment on the city itself, the inhabitants of which have given such strenuous support to the anti-foreign crusade and revelled in the blood of foreigners and native Christian For our part we do not share in the tremblings of Mr. CONGER 19 to the Consequences of the fitting punish ment of Paotingfu. It will not inflame the Chinese people generally if they hear that Paotingfu has been razed to the

Wong Sai Ho, master of the junk Ne. 184, ground, though this fate is not, we think,

was fined $10 yesterday for neglecting to cover likely to overtake it. If the place be sacked with a servicouble tarpaulin some kerens which the rws.nay perhaps make soine impression ho had on boerd. P. C. Foden visited the do- upon the people of Chibli. It may for the fendant's junk when she was lying near the moment inspire ste rage of a futile charac-Standard Oil Company's godown and found 200 ter, but it is more likely to preve a salutary or 300 cases of kerosene on board without any lesson to the populace to abstain in future evor er protection whatever. from the murder and outrage of foreigners,

from the certainty that such evines will bring a day of dreadful reckoning. The reason for the frequent repetition of such outrages Fin China has unquestionably been the im. munity that has for many years followed so. far as the instigators were concerned. It SHERRYbus mattered nothing to the officials and

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The Rev. Father Lagginchers, Pro-Vicar of the Mission at Talifu, arrived in Rangoon the other day, along with Fathers Piton, Gilles und Pengenbach, all belonging to the French Mis son, and left a fow days ago by the stramer Singleng for Penang on their way to Hong kong, They were provided with free pussages by the cwnors of the steamer, to whom they expressed their gratitude. They have with They ft Talifu them Chineso follower. on July 17th last, and arrived at Bhamo on August 9th.

The Government of the Straits Settlements

have a great idea of time when Public Works entors into their deliberations. They have now, after a slumber of oight long years, awakonod to the fact that in 1832 the Secretary of State approval of the erection of a new Supreme Court at Panang, and they have voted one hundred thousand dollars for the purposs.

"DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

Losver, J5th October, 7.50 p.af. JAPAN ACCEPTS THE FRENCH PROPOSALS Japan has signified her adhesion to the French Note, but reserves one point. __________ THE INDEMNITIES.

The Figaro says that Austria, Italy, and Japan favour the submission of the ques- tion of indemnities to the Hague arbitra. tion tribunal.

THE WAR IN SOUTH

AFRICA.

LONDON: 15th October, 7.50 p.m.

GEN. BULLER GOES HOME. General Buller is returning to England. Lord Babaits Las expressed to him his

News has been rocoived of an important dis- covery at the Collie anal talds, writes a Perth (W. Australia) correspondent. A bore was put down some distance from where mining opera a seam of coal 17 feet thick, tions were going on, and at a depth of 543 feet it passed through the quality being vastly superior to that now

The goal is mid to resemble thanks for his great services in South Africa being raised.

Newcastle (New South Wales) coal.

GENERAL NEWS. analysia ia being made.

An

The Minneapolis Journal has a pretty car - H.B.M. Hagship Burjteur, with Admiral Bruceta. Seated before a desk is an ostrich wear ing waiscont, collar and neck-tio, and porched on beard, loft Nagasaki on the 8th inst. for

an an editorial stool, The bird's face is pro Wolhaiwol. The Aurore came out of dock, on

foundly expressiv of mischievous, self-satisfied the 7th and left on the 9th for Woosnug. The ininity. It smokes a briar pipe, has a magni t. b. d. Fame is in dock at Nagasaki, and when fent cock in its tail, and holds in its wing her repairs has heen executed she will love large pen with which it is scribbling a bulletin for Weilniwei. The German flagship finsan, with

Yesterday Mr. Kuzoland lectured a junk Nagasaki on the 6th inst. from Shanhaikwad looking Chinaman thrusts his head with a nur Rear-Adiniral Kirchhoff on board, artive at of news Round the corner a most villainous She will make a protracted stay and will undergo

dorous knife by way of accompaniment. The repairs in the local Mitsu Bishi dork. She will probably sail for Tuku at the end of this

master for anchoring in the sunthera fairway and fined him 5. His Wership said he was always impressing on these fraik people the danger of anchoring in the southern fairway. If u steamer had run the defendant down he would not have been able to recover a single cash as compensation. He ought to be incre

careful,

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legend is. Before the Boxers are suppressed, is then a chance at the Shanghai Lier."

LowDos, 15th October, 7.50 p.m.

THE KAISER'S MOTHER.

A reassuring bulletin has been issued us to the state of the Empress Frederick's health.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 14th October.

THE ELECTIONS. 398 Unioniste, 178 Labarais and 60 Na- tionalists have been returned to date, Notwithstanding the objection raised by the GERMANY.-CRITICAL CONDITION agents of the Gorman Government (who are OF THE EMPRESS FREDERICK. buying horses in the United States for trans-

The Empress Frederick is in a critical condi portation to China), against official inspection tion. of their trousports and animals, the Treasury

SOUTH AFRICA. Department at Washington insists on the usaal Commandant De Wet has fesuod a proclama inspection by the United States Inspectors of tion saying that Burghers who refum to fight Steam Verals, in conformity with the require will be made prisoners of war. ments of the Pasonger Act. The Secretary of THE ELECTIONS. the Treasury also calls attention to a recent The most striking features of the elections decision to the offent that persons who go on are the growth of Soryism in Scotland and the vessels as attendants on horses are not eligible English Boroughs Although the Unionist to be mustered in as members of the crew, gain in the inter, excluding Londen, is only for their business en bourd, namely, the one three seate, the total of the Unionist poll in the of the livestock, bcare no relation to the safety Boroughs has increased by 32,000 compared of the vessel.

with s Liberal increase of 9,000,

It is stated that at the time of the collision between the Is Mira and the Calenda outside literali if an indemnity hus, on occasions,

Nagasaki harbour, as previously reported in been required, and the punishment of the At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinaman these columns, the latter was taming at instruments of the deed demanded. It was

was sentenced to a month's hard labour for fall speed and the formor was at quarter-apeed an easy matter to raise a few thousand stealing a jacket at Hok Un. near Hunghom. on her way into pars in the dusk at 7 pm. dollars, and there were always coolies The jacket was stolen while the occupants of The Ire Maru made several signals, states the the house were absent a few minutes. They Japen Mail, but failed to attract the attention obtainable to bear the pushmen die had seen the defendunt hanging about the pince, of the Calanda in time to prevent the catas. for that or other enormities for which the and suspected him of the theft. Eator on the trophin. The Cuburde is now stated to have vicarious sufferer had been probably well defendant was arrested with the pawn-ticket had a miscellaneous carge, the most important paid. But it will be a new experience to | relating to the jacket in his possession.

item being 1,150 tons of coal for the use of the Russian squadron. The cargo was not fully have the guilt brought. home to the real

insured. criminals; and one such example, in high place, will go farther than the decapitation of a thousand coolies who had taken part in some inhuman muasire of foreigners.

That the Powers will not stop short by a hair of the demand for the surrender to justice of the bloodthirsty rufians who were naibly instrumental in promoting the mass- neres and bloodshed we ardently hope, and no sophistry, no idea of self-interest, no mis- people, in consequence of which the Mandarins since 1885 only two enjoyed a-life of over two moved of my own wish," he says, "from the at Samchun, with a view to operations placed tenderness for raak, no weakness for 9 the poor ignorant heathen, should for a mo- ment divert attention from this first bad While Price TUAN, CHAO SEU-CHLAO, Kang-Yi, Yu HBIEN, and TUNG FU-HSIANG are suffered to walk the earth, the blood of the innocents will go anavenged, and justice he mocked.

No terms should be listened to, no negotiations pened, until these men haye been given up.

On the 2nd Octoberut Facebow, the wife of Faramount claim. the Rev. F. E. BLAF , of a daughter.

DEATH.

Ou the 20th September, 1980, at the Victoria Diamond Jubilee Hospital, Tientsin, Kozart BEATTY DE COURCY, of the Imperial Maritime

Customs Service, of typhoid lever.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG. October 17th, 1900

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, UES VEUX ROAD CI Chise Administration until these men LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, É.C. have been brought to book. Let China Le taught once and for all that the primary condition in any settlement for wrongs done DESPITE MY. CONGER's fears that the Allied by her Government or people is the punish- expedition to Puolingfu will inflame Norment of the perpetrators of that wrong, not It thern China generally, the fact that this Compensation for the injury suffered.

hailed with generai, satisfaction.

If the

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

LOCAL MOVEMENT The German ganheat Tiger left the harbou Yesterday for Shanghai.

THE TROUBLE IN HWANGTUNG. Another thousand Chinese troops have arriv

"5ainst the rebels but no forward movement

to have been taken as yet.

The N-C. Daily News says that telegrams received by the Shanghai locul muudarius from Canton on Friday reported that the authority of Beferring to the prevent change in the the mandarins at rent is limited by the city Japanese Ministry, and the resignation of the The statement has obtained considerable walls, or within the radius of a regiment's en Yamagata Cabinet, some interesting particulars publicity that Dr. G. E. Morrison, the Tauros campment. All the rest is under the insur-are given in a Japanese vernacular paper as to correspondent, was forcibly ojected by the Rus- 'gouts rule. The leaders of the movement, it is the life of the various Governments whichsiaus from the house in Peking which he had reported, are drawing up proclamations calling have held office since the establishment of the asswood since the siega. In the N-C. Daily upon their followers (1) to protect foreigners and Diet. The Kokunta Shimbun says that Neins of Saturday leat appears a letter from their property, as they are really friends of the among the nine ministries that have held office Dr. Morrison, denying the story satiraly.. I Russian section of Peking to the British section in the Imperial City for the simple reason that

British headquarters." He states that po story appeared in our evening contemporary, I wish to be nearer the British Legation and

Rumours were current yesterday, and the sonally he has been treated by the Russian authe China Mat, to the effect that H.M.S. thorities with the utmost courtesy and ein Handy had a brush on Monday, with a mob of ideration; and that he still retained on the rebels on the New Territory border near Saiko 28th nlt) the house in the Russian quarter, chun, who were advancing in the directio which was occupied by his servants.

British ground. The Handy is alleged to be fired into the mob and killed many, Enqui Anent the decision of the House of Lords however, have failed to elicit any confirmation on the copyright suit of the Times against so far of this report.

have always hated foreigner and encouraged rafans and robbers to presente and lay them: their parasites; and abstain from pillag (2) to shy all Manches, wherever found, and ing villages and cities and those who bear no arras on their persons.

At Monday midnight Indian constable No. 813 was near the Western Market when he with their fists in the most approved Europeas sare two Chinamen battering one another

fashion. One was a shopkeeper at Kowloon and

inen

years. They were both Ito Cabinets. It was not supposed when the present, Cabinet took average duration (17 minnths). "Most people office that its tenure of power would be even of

imagined that one session of the Diet would messure the life of the Ministry. But by adroit and prudent management the Cabinet continued to control the affairs of the State for 22 mouths, and controlled them well. To its credit, adda

of the Revised Treaties, the passing of the the paper, stand the successful inauguration

Revised Commersial Code, the increase of

:

- Parga makaraya

news it may help itself without stint to any thing it finds in the columnsol e comtemporary The publications or non-publications of the news in the' point, not the acknowledgment or

soppression of its source,"

columns, in the middle of last mouth and the ahore noted letters all charge the present ont- ages of the Manchu troops and Boxers in Tel- yuan against the gentry, literati and wealthy merchants of the city as a premeditated revenge of Prince Tasn, eto, against those who have denounced him and his party. The letters cutrages began after the departure of the Court above quote de not, however, say whether the

for Hain or before.

From the P th fust waterle

No recognition should be accorded to any the other an accountant at Mongkoktsui. the Land Tax. the transfer of the prison Lane when the Lord Chancellor said he should PRINCE TUAN'S BEVENGE

They were surrounded by a crowd of about 100 expenditures to the Central Treasury, the very much regret "if his were compelled to come people, who were greatly interested in the com enactment of the Peace-police Law, the to the conclusion that the state of the low Shen by bankers, natives of that province do- A number of letters recently received from text and vociferously encouraged the com- passing of the Revised Law of Elections, the permitted one man to make profits ont of ing business in Shanghai, says the NC. Dotty butants. So abeorbal were the latter in their reising of a foreign loan, and the conduct of another and to appropriate to himself the News, all agree in stating that there a reign attempts to disfigure vach other that they took the campaign in North China.

Inbour, skill and capital of another," the Japan of terror and pillage in Taiyuan, the prorindai no heed to the officer's remonstance and bó was

Mail observes: "It is to be greatly desired capital of Shansi, where the Refuges Comt had accordingly obliged to arrest them. When be The Foochow Echo has an obituary notice of that the prosent imperfection of Japanese laws to be due to tie tentorial tirawn op by the been staying for three weeks. This is declared punitive force has reached its goal will be has heretofore been too inuch the policy of fore the Magistrate yesterday one of the Mr. A. W. Walkinshaw, whose death: occurred was amended so as to afford protection to a gentry and literati of leprincipal capital when said the friends of the other as on the 3rd inst. Wu take the following sen-newspaper's telegraphic service. There is no the impress Dowager arrived at Talynan, Western Powers to accept compensation of salted him; hence the quarrel. The other tences therefrom--It is with deep regret we

solid honesty in the ccntention that so long as Kang Yi and other authors and instigators of demanding the punishment of Prince Luan. Government of the United States is satisfied pecuniary or territorial nature for injuries said his opponent persisted in jumping in and have to record the death of Mr. Arthur Welles- a newspaper acknowledges the sture ct its the Boxer rebellion, as was reported in these to allow its citizens to be plundered, tor- received by their subjects, and this has been out of a rickshaw, and because he told him not ley Walkinshaw, senior partner in China of the tured, outraged, and murdered by Chinese grave mistake all through, for it has led to do so he struck him, upon which he struck old established firm of Tanter & Co. Although the Chinese officials to believe that however back. The defendants were each £ned $5, or 14 the deceased had loen in an indifferent state officials, soldiers, or mobs, that is no reason

of health for some time, it was hoped that why other civilised Governments fortunately go the outrage, however cruel the days.

it could always be paid for,

his strong constitution would have enabled him less amenable to mob rule should acquiesce wrong,

Last week we reported that as the result of a the instigator could escape the

to pull through eren a serious illnese as it has in such shameful crimes. The Chinese and

fight between rickshaw coolies and fishmonger as done before, but of lato a complication of dis- Government is responsible for the blood of consequences of his act. This is an-Wanchai tre fichthongers had been arrested for orders set in which proved too severe for him London, 24th September, of General Martinez The death la azmonaced in a telegram dated scores of innocent men, women, and children. other delusion that should be shattered, and cutting and wounding a rickshaw coctia and and he passed away on the 3rd instant in lis Campos, at the age of 66, Arsenio Martinez slain, under circumstances of horrible bru. in its place a crushing example of punish-33 rickshaw coolies arrested for fighting. The Gärd year. Mr. Walkinshaw was one of Foo- Campos was born in 1834, and joining the cases came before Mr. Hazeland at the Magis chow's oldest and most respected residents and Spanish army in 1859 he reached the rank of

ITEMS tality, in cold blood, in various provinces, meat surely following crine, no matter how

rand/fentats Times of the and in many cases by order of the officials, exalted the official, should be set up as a tracy yesterday afternoon. The case against he will be greatly missed in the community. Brigadier-General in 1970. After the andien

the two fishmongers was beard first. Mr. Looker Mr. Walkinshaw first arrived in China in tion of King Ansedeo he declined to submit to the present of HBM Consulate General on took over charva for and even by one official's own band: To warning for the future. For this reason

appeared for the prosentica and Mr. Brutton the excesses committed in Manchurin, we sincerely trust that if the Empress Dow for one of the defendants. Mr. Locker said 1859, and after passing three or four years the existing Government, and in 1873 his was con- the 1st inst. He is still buffering from the Shansi, and Shensi, the barbarous massacre ager is allowed to retain her liberty she will that these two men were fishmongers at Was Forchow, where he has since resided. All to fight against the Carlists, he was released troops on the 2nd inst to insect and report on between Shanghai and Hankow cataes to fined in a fortress és a conspirator. Volunteering effects of his wound-hr Kinder, dccozeranied by Mr. Cut, left for Bhangbaikwan with the at Pactingiu must be added. Concerning at least be stripped of all power and rele-chai, and the other 53 were coolles living in a this atrocity, Dr. MORRISON, the Peking gated to the obscurity from which she coole house close by. One of these plies those who knew him in China, and they and in 1874 ho was given the command of a the railway from point we hallove, were many, will remember him as a gentle division of an army In conjunction with General Lowrie has, we bear heen engaged an an correspondent of the Times, wrote under sprang. No terms ought to be made with wont to market to buy some fali, He bought man of good presence, with a quiet dignity of Jovellar he made the military pronunciamiento preter by the British Military Authorities date 31st August:-To-day the foreign any Government in which she has a voice, tab and took it one. Who he came

manner which was as natural to him as his kind which gave the throne of Spain to Alfonso Irom the Bould not obtainable, so theng Featain We believe the rice that was expected "community has been thrilled with horror and no share in public affairs should at any to weigh it he found that it

the proper weight. He socordingly returned art and cheerful, genial disposition. With XII. In 1876 General Campos brought, the lactal declined, do negotiate tributa rico. This "at the news, tardily reaching us, of a time hereafter be permitted to this woman, "massacre of missionaries, men, women and whose pernicious counsels have plunged the to the market end an altercation took place these charms of character it is unnecessary to civil war to a close by the defeat of Don Carlos will make the supply up here very limited this made--We hear that Tuan seized the Imperial «children, in Paotingfu, the capital city of country into disasters and been the cause of between him and the fishmonger. From words that he was a great and general favourite. The following year he proceeded to Cuba, where winter unlees, some other arrangements are this province, while under the protection so much misery. She has wisely (for her they cause to blows. The fishmonger called and the memory of him, his sayings and doings, he defeated the insurgents, and promised that seal, and none of the Edicti being famed there-

will long be cherished in Fonchow. He was apon his tradesmen to assist him. They res

on his return to Spain he would obtain the rofors bear the Imperial ignet-another letter of Imperial troops. Children' were but own safety) sought safety in flight, and the ponded to the call and began to stone the coolie good raconteur and had a happy way of embel,cognition of the political right of the Cubans, has arrived bare from the Green familly which chored before their parents' eyes, whito Foreign Ministers should refuse to deal with, and also some other woolies who had rallied fishing his facts with fanciful additions which In 1879, accepting the position of Secretary of states that in consequence of a communication from Li Hungchang the Chinese were arrang- women were ravished and carried into any Chinese officials holding her commission round him. The result of the fight was that led to most of his stories of Iste years being War General Campos PROBEY to ang to take them to Peking, also the party from -We hope this is really tire care, captivity, mothers and fathers were tor-As the first preliminary to negotiations they the coolie in question was struck, on the received as "Whakes yarns," Whakee being liz out his promises to the Cubans, but not meet *tured and murdered" Dr. MORRISON should ask that His Majesty the Emperor hood by a stone. He did not know whether Chinese hong me, by which he also was ing with support in the Cortes he resigned. A

proclamations of Viceroy Li Hung goes on to add in indignant cointment: Kwang How should be reinstated in powe two men actually threw the stone which shaw wae au enthusiastic sportsmun

ho would be able to prove that these familarly known.

to Cubs in 1895, and defeated the rebels in neighbourhood. In these proclamations it is ohang ure widely pasted up in Paotingfu aud Mascaeres by Red Indians never call and be accessible to the Plenipotentiaries.used the injury, but there was no doubt With all his love for sport and outdoor life, veral engagements A petition which ho for caserted at peace has been made with the * in vaso for vengeance, but, though P-With this point gained, and some indepen that they were throwing stages, and he sub however, he was none the less devoted to his warded to Spain in favour of Cuban Lome rule foreigners who have promised to all withdraw lingfu is only eighty miles from Pelting, dont notables nominated by the Emperor as mitted that under the circumstances they were home and family and was known to be an indulgent not meeting with support, he was recalled in to the ports that Christians are all to recint a Peace Commission, one great step towards more or less guilty of the offence with which husband and father. He leaves a widow, three 1293. Since them he had bean Governor of or enffer death and confiscation property but that Boxers are to be apprehended and kill. a restoration of peace and a rehabilitation they were charged-The evidence was then daughters and a son, with whom the deepest Madrid and the trasted adviser of the Queened Accordingly, Boxers are being seized in of the Empire would be gained. The pus proceeded with.

Regent.

amber and put to death,

the twops remain here inactive, their

one thought and wish to be given work or

be recalled from Peking. Surely the civi-

was not

In his day, Mr. Walkin, Having served in various offices he again dent, writes to our contempora

sympathy is felt in their bereavement.