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POLICE COURT.

Saturday, 3rd November.

BEFORE ME, HAZELAND.

THE BURGLARY AT WINCHAL The two Chinamen who were so smartly ar rested by Sergeant Ritchie, No. 2 Police Station, Wanchai, in connection with the burglary from military premises there on the 12th ult, wore brought up, and charged.

After formal evideon had been heard, the case was remanded until to-day.

BEFORE MR. HALLIFAX.:

GERMAN SAILORS IN TEOUBLE. Two suilors of the Kaiserin Augusta, after a spoll at sea, got ashore here on leave on Friday. They had a good time that is, they got drunk and wound up the day's enjoyment by going for their rickshaw coolies.

The first admitted the charge and was fized 25, with an additional 30 cents compensation for the coolic. The second denied the assault in fact said he know absolutely nothing of any row with rickshaw coolios. He and his apurado were looking at some shop windows preparatory to making purchases, when suddenly a crowd of coolies collected at the police arriving shortly afterwards, they were both arrested.

The explanation was original, but he had to pay out just the same,

GEEMAN CAVALETMAN NEXT.

The German army was next represented. "A cavalryman was charged with assaulting a Chi- nese unfortunate in a house in Bhip Street.

He pleaded not guilty, but the evidence of

the complainant scoured his conviction.

His worship said the defendant had not even the excase that he was drunk. The fins would be $15.

All the fines were paid.

A TASTE FOX BOOES,,

John Booth was charged with having stolen books to the value of $31.90 from the firm of Brewer & Company, by whom he was om- ployed as an agent w

A representative of the firm stated that the defendant disappeared on 1st October, and as he did not tura up on the day following, the matter was reported to the police, who succeeded in ar- resting bur

Defendant, who pleaded guilty, said he had no fhtention of stealing the booke. Through giving extensive credit on board ships, and so on, he had for some time past heen parning nothing, and thinking to better himself, he an plied for a sitnation at the dockyard, where he was told that he could start on Monday His pay would be $80 per month, and out of this subi ho was willing to pay the complainanta $10 per month until the debt was cleared aff.

This arrangement being approved of, delon- dant was discharged.

CHARGE AGAINST A WAJDER. Baves, the warder who is charged with neg lecting his duties on the 2nd inst, and whose case we have airosily reported, was brought up amt formally charged.

He pleaded not guilty, and a remand wor made until today,

THE FORTHCOMING RACES.

TWENTY-TWO WALERS LOST;

CRICKET

LADIES BECREATION CLUB Y, HONGKONG

––– ORICKET CLUB.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH,

THE CAPTURE OF SHAN

DE MORRISON AND WU HAIRWAN

TING-PANO.

The N-O Daily News correspondent gives The New York Sun under the leading of the following details of the capture of Shanhal- « The Label on the Chinese Minister - saya|———

The HK.C.C. won this match by à wickets kwan, which are fuller than any other accounts. It is propar le say, and we are glad to say,

on Saturday..MI

ȘTADIES' HECHRATION CLUB, Lt. Strong, R.M.L.1., Trogear, b Ainslie 31 Lieut Hill, R.W.F., Tregor, b Smith 19 Liont Higgon, b Ainalle

B. D. Anderson, b Woodgates Capt. Langhorne, bw,b Smith.

Major Dorebill, R.A., & Smith ̈

J. F. Noble, a Wall, b Tregear.

C. H. P. Hay, b Smith

H. W. Bird, not out same Lient. Gwyther, R.W.Fb Sruith Lieut. Commar: Wilkin, R.N.

Byos

Total

RONGKONG CRICKET CLUB, Capt. Wall, L.M.S., b Higgon F. Maitland, o Higgon, b Strang Capt. Ainslio, ran out m

Maj. Dyson, A.P.D., & Dorchill, b Strong 13. 1.ient. Lamb, B.M.L., o Hay, b Strong

T. Bercombe Smith, not out

A. G. Ward, & Strong wodn

J. A. Woodgaten, not out

Kyen 13, leg-brow

Total (0 wickets)

Liont. Trogest, Capt. Knatchball, and G.

Woodcock did not bai.

0 36

BOWING ANALYSIS, L. R. O.

Sorcombe Smitir. Woodgates Airlie Tregear

23.

12

17.1

H.K.

Langhorne

Strong

Dorchili Higgon

R..

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HME. TABAR" V. HMS "ASTRÆÁ,"

to hand

1900

religion and contribute to its cost Possibly the transition in China is too violent, but if the Central Government did its duty, instead of leaving everything to such local administration as the people on erofve for themselves, this transition would not have been so violent. In to bo supported, in part at least, by State fonds European countries the State Church continuod long after nonconformists had gained complete liberty of conscience. The objection of Chris Han converts in China to contribute directly to ceremonials which they regard as lolatrous is natural enough; but they would soarsely object to pay taxes, oven though they know that a portion of these taxos would go in providing for such coremonies

The Piging, carrying Sir Walter Hillier that the close attention which the American people have given to the performances of Mr. with the demand for the surender of the Shan-Wa Ting fang during the past summer months haiwan forts, steamed away from the anchorage has strengthened, not weakened, their confidence at Takn about cleven o'clock on the night of in his honorable character and diplomatia good Saturday, the 20th of September. She arrived faith Mr. Wu has been under about as flere of Bhankoikwan next day about moon Bying a light as ever beat upon a Chinese gentleman flag of trace, and immediately landed the enroy There have been times when appearances were with an escort of twelve sesuten. As they against him, but from every new trial bis proached the fort, the oficer in charge met the personal sincerity and personal trustworthiness In another part of his article Mr. Taw Sein party addressing them in English. Ao pro-

have emerged unstained. fessed himself rowdy to fall in with the

The charges of the Peking correspondent Ko say: "It must be remembered that the demands of the Allies and expressed his of the London Times are ridiculous, at least se facilities of communication in China are very pleasure that he was to hand the forts over far as they concern the Chinese Minister at poor and that the existing machinery for the to the English, a compliment which must Washington. Dr. Morrison, half way around protection of life and property is ingrantly ineffectual; and, under the circumstances, it not be interpreted too rigidly as indicating the earth, does not know one-thousandth part is hardly consonant with reason or sound

preference for one foreign devil over azz-

of the story of Mr. Wu's friendly and cotant logic to hold Government responsible other. When would it be convenient to make solicitade for the safety of the legations in for the occurrange of events against which the transfer? Here came Capt. Grano's op- Peking, of his efforts to get authentic informa

is quite powerless to prorkle proper portunity it in to his credit that he did not allow tion for the benefit of our State Department, safeguards." The answer to this is that if it to pass. There is no time like the present, sand of his unfeigned eagerness for the advance the Government of China is incapable of doing it was arranged to land a party thero and thon, of the rescuing coluran; and all this at the very

its duty. it must go to the wall. The want of this party to remain in charge whilst the time, when, according to Dr. Morrison, he was reinforcements. The most that could be spared prevent or delay that sume advanco! was eighteen men, and these were speedily landed under the command of Lient. Briggs, and the Pigmy steamed away within four hours of her arrival. It was a risk; and moral courage on the part of Capt. Greens was as necessity to shoulder the responsibility of such a step, as the commen varity of courage on the part of nineteen men without any support or defence

communications is the fault of the Chinese

-

August 5.-Admiral Seymour returns to Shang- hai. Advance on Peking starte. Allion at- tack and rout Chinesa at Paitaang Russians occupy Newchwang Native City August -Allies capture Yangtan, on the line to Paking. Chapels burnt at Ung-kung, near Batow

Angust 7-H.M.S. Gahath leaves Hongkong

for the North August 9-Allies ronch Hoslyn P August 11-Cypher messages, dated Peking

August 6, reach British and U, S. Consule at Canton. Allies reach Matou. Bir C Macdonald reports"All right." Court leaves Peking with Prince Tuan. August 14-Allies outside the walls of Peking. Russians enter Chinese City. Gen. Creagh and Indian troops reach Shanghai. Protests against their landing. August 15-Allies enter Poking and resone the

Legations. August 18-Indian troops landeil at Shanghai. August 24-Japanese temple burat at Aoy Japanese sailors landed in the Settlements. August 150 mere Japanese landed

Amoy

August B-French troops land at Shanghai, August 25-Triumphal march of Allies through

Sacred City, Peking

Pigmy returned to Taku to report, and, secure concocting shameless lies and forged edicts to Government; no is the ineffectual administra. August 30.-H. M. S. Tais and German Tiger

Even when circumstances cast serious lenkt upon the authenticity of the first despatch from Mr. Conger, Mfr. Wn himself was not necessari- ly under suspicion of incorrect behaviour. Most of those who refused to accept the message itself, without further evidence that Conger wrate it on the date alleged, believed at any

tion; and neither Governments nor private individuals can escape the natural penalties of flagrant incompetence. Mr. Taw Soin Ko however, is hopeful of reform under judicious schooling, though he does not touch on the difficulty of giving mch schooling when the schoolmasters are too numerzas and are intensely jealous and mepicious of each Out of evil cometh

at any kind to face so many armed, wen. with rate that Mr. Wu believed in it. He was other. He merely says:

midnight the evacuation was complete save for forts they were to receive the surrender. At and each fort was in the possesion straggiers of a garrison anmlering literally nut more thau the proverbial two men and a boy. Mr. Played at the Happy Valley on Saturday, Briggs occupied the railway station with are от віх непа. Marines' coats, oked out with locally obtained cloth, were tarned into Union Jacks with the aid of the Chinese, so that the flag was lying wherever necessary before many hours had passed.

Score

HAMAR,"

Rey, Good, R.N., b Gower.... Mr. Shettle, B.N., and b Chowe Mr. Motton, R.N., and b Carpantor

H. Beor, o Hall, ↳ Gowerùnt

C. Hill, bw b Gower syste

Mr. Fresley, K.M.LI., b Barr

J. Pallecutt b Barr

P. Woods, b Gower

J. Harris, & Kirwan, b Gower

J. de la Motto, o and b Barr

A. Heuwood, not out........

·∙Extras...

•Total....

M.M.HASTEMA.

Knatt, o Pollocutt, b Hil "Gower, e Harris, b Hill

Carpenter, Lb... b Barr. Philbrick, & Barr, bShottla Barr, a and b Beur. Hall, b Beer

Gilmour, e Hill, b Shatils Kirwan, not ont Jack; b Shettle `Brown, b Bois Ray, e Good, b Bear":

Extrusy.

Hill

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS. INNINGS OF HUB: “ ASTIMA.”

5.3

0

RBOLETANDOT17:

do in Motte Shettle Uber The aanlysis of the other innings is not to banil.

The forthcoming races in Hongkong were HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. being looked forward to with exceptional inter- est in consequence of the arrangements which were being made to substituto valers for Chine Bome 12 ponies wore shipped & ponies. Brisbane to the order of Mr. Bell, Assistant Secretary at the Hongkong Club, in the Taison

"MACHINE GUN COMPANY. The October shoot in connection with the "O" Machine Gun Company for the "Captain Potos Cup took place at the Asaceiation Range, Kowloon, yesterday Lient Underwood gistering his first win. The following were

points 200, 400.** Liens Underwood 22 25 3 91 Gun. Miliar Corp. Gloyn 43 Surgt. Sharwin Gun, MoCornodole Gan. Galbraith

reach Amoy, Emperor and Empress Dow ager at Taiyanafu, Bhansi. ptember 1-Mohack and Cestino reach Amor et fel in Formous.

Quiet restored. Japanese troops in

ptember 2First Peking arrivals in Shang- hai, September 5. Yun-Kuei Viceroy starts to res

one Emperor, September 6--German troops land in Shanghai. September -All troops withdrawn from Con-

cession at Amoy. September 10.-Japanese marines landed in

Shanghai, 22,000 allies at Poking. September 12-Empress Dowager reaches

Heingchou, Shanai. September 14. La Hung chang leaves Shang- hai, but is detained by typhoon at Woosung. September 18.-Count von Waldersse reacties

Hongkong and proceeds north. September 19-Admiral Shymiour leaves Shang fiat for Taku. Riot in Kumchuk neighboar hood, Kwantung.

to biome for the carelessness which omittel taken of the military to shape the test telegram so that the roply Valuable time was lost by that blunder, but the will be like Egypt after the rebellion by Arali would prove itself at sight and be conclusive. situation to insist on the introduction of saint- reforms. China, after the Boxer rebellion, fault was not Mr. Wa's. And when subsequent Pasia. The Central Government will bow to events demonstrated not only the cleanness of the inevitable destiny and become responsive to the channel through which the message came, outside pressure and disinterested counsel, and but also the genuineness of the message itself, the bulk of the people will welcome and cheer- Mr. Was triumph over the sceptics was comfully acquiesce in, the introduction of any mene-September 15-5,000 Russians leave Peking. pieto and legitimate.

"The Hon. Wu Ting-fang is by no means an unsophisticated person. Unsophisticated per sons rarely ascend to eminence in the profession The Pigmy made record time for this com

which he adorus. But he commended himself mission. She had gone up cleared for action, originally to discerning Americana by his sense and reported to Admiral Seymour about six of humor and his amiable manvers; and during o'clock in the morning. The Tarku had the important crisis wherein he has played so followed her to Shaxhaikwan but as she was conspicuous a part he has gained and not lost in probably hidden from observation by the public esteem. headland, had returned, reporting no sign of the Pigmy and the Chinese flag still floating over the forts.

How well he has served his

on country by winning and deserving by straightforward conduct the confidence of the Administration at Washington, will probably never be known to some two or three hundred rafllions of Chinnan in Asia."

ures that are intended for their health, wealth, Prosperity, and their continued existence as an independent nation with an unparalleled leng line of traditions of hoary antiquity." --Rangoon

Gazette.

DIARY OF THE CRISIS. May 21-Joint Note from the Ambassadors at Peking calling the attention of the Chinese Government to the Boxer troubles. May 27-Borera burastation on the Lu-Hazline. May 23.--Boxers burn stations between Peking and Paotingfa. Belgian engineers and other refugees start from Pastingfu to cut their way to Tientsin. Fengtai station and works barat. Bailway communication with Peking interrupted May 29-Communication with Peking restored.

mence arriving at Tientsin.

May

81.British, American, French, Russian, Italian, and Japanese guards go up by rail to Peking from Tientsin.

At sight o'clock, the Pigmy, a miniature iren. clad of 800 tons, was on her way back to Shan- hikwan, with fifty Centurion sesmen aboard.

Finally the San congratulates the Chinese No time was lost in any direction. The rein

Minister on the futility of the remarks of forcement with its supplies was literally tumbled

Dr. Morrison's remarks to save time. She arrived after dark and those are not to be lightly dismissed as fatilo, and the on board indeed they drew Pigey's ammnaition his distant mabigner." on board ware, surprised to see search lights Sun should be well aware of this. We may note May 30.-Guards for Peking Legations com- that the same paper also publishes the following statement of an official in the U. B. State Department: Minister Wa is held in high esteem by officials of this Gorernment for the the way he has conducted himself during trying times of the last summer. Bod it not been for their confidence in Mr. is pró Allied forces would Wu's honesty and sincerity it bably that the have marched to Poking and saved the for- eigners there. It was Minister Wu who gave as hope that one people wore alive and might he saved and caused this Government to urge ward to Peking. Mr. Wa was able to the

get prompt action by the Powers in pushing for first message from Peklar from Minister Conger showing that the foreigners there had not been macre, and, while all the world refused to believe this, it was taken for granted, that it was trus by officials here, because of their confidence in Minister Wa, This fact did more to harry relief to Peking than anything else. No ene can throw discredit upon Minister Wa'aud

playing on boats landing men below the forts. With all expedition the Pigmy landed her con- agent for the relief of Lieut. Brigga and the lant eighteen. This they succeeded in doing bost, if not quite, as soon as the Russians, whose of course the boats were. Meantime a Russian Naval Brigade had arrived by train to find the place already occupied by Britishers. Many claims for a share in the spoil were of course put in by the Allies, followed by the alletment of one fort to each Power and the division of the large fort among them all, and alphabetic order in the occupation too. when it was discovered that G follows F and Great Britain must give way to France. ---

THE RUSSIANS IN MANCHURIA

On the 28th September, the Times Corres. pondent writes from St. Petersburg-

A telegram has just been received at the Russian, General Staff reporting that on Sep

not

Jane L-Supposed incendiarism at Tientsin. Jane 2-Murder of Revs. Norman and Robin-

mon. Paotingiu refugees reach Tientsin. Jane Railway intercourse between Poking

and Tientein fually destroyed. Jane 7-Large allied force lands at Taki

Decree sympathetic to Boxers in Peking Gazette.

Donald to Consal Warren at Shanghai. June 10.Adiniral Seymour starts with 800 allied troops for Peking. Telegraphic com munication with Peking from coast ceases. June 11-Marder of Japanese Chancellor at

Peking.

June 9-Detailed message from Sir C. Mac-

bassador of Peking, warded. Rioting at June 13-Baron von Ketteler, Gorman Ám-

*Yunianfo

September 20-French gunboat Avalanche proceeds up West Rivor. Germans and Rus

ize capture Poitang forts. Li Hung-chang at Tientsin. September 21-Count v. Waldersee reaches

Shanghai

September 22-Continged troubles in Kan

tung.

September 24-Rioting at Shek Loong, 40

miles east of Canton. September 25.-German squad, on at Shanghai

goes north.

for Hsian-fu.

September 29-Sir E. Satow renches Shanghai, Datober 1-Imperial Court leaves Taiyuan-fu October 3-Withdrawal reported of British steamers on the West River. L Iung-chang leaves for Peking. October 4--Beported "Boxer" attack

Saiwan, near Bamchun. Attempt to assos- sinate the Empress Dowager. October 7.-British flag hoisted at Bhanghai-

kwan by H.M.S. Pigmy. October 1.-8ir E. Batow leaves Shanghai' for

Peking.

on

October 10.-Kwantung rabels capture Wai-

chow.

October 12-Walchow retaken by Chinese

troops.

October 13-Paotingfa captured by the Allies.

October 14-Soare at Macno.

October 15-500 British troops sent to New

Territory.

Octobor 16-Count r. Walderace proceeds to

Peking.

October 24.-Bir E. Seymour returns to Shang-

hai.

All went well until Manila was reached, but on the best scores, including the hand. Total tember 24 General Renonkampf entered Kirin injure him here in Washington, and I believe June 14-Fighting outside Austrian Legation October 25.-C. MaoDonald leares Poking for

that port, being left some very rough weather was encountered, the rwalt being that 22 of the pouries were killed, This unfortunste ocor rance may have the effect of postponing the meeting somewhat. The draw for the remain- ing ponios took place at Kennedy a Causeway Bay Repository at 3 o'clock on Saturday after

LOOK.

FOOTBALL.

26

27

25 23

*Winners of spoons.

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

88

A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held today, Monday, 34h November, at 3.00 p.m.

* DUBINESSA

ORDERS OF THE DAY,

with two sotinias of Cosssoka without meeting with any resistance, proclaimed the town ac sapied, and established his headquarters in the palace of the Chinese Dzian Dzun. This news was brought out of Kirin by Cornet Vassilieff, who had been sent by General Aigistoff to the Uzian Dzun with a packet containing rapora from Prince Ching, the peace commissioner Peking. By order of and plonipotentiary General Benenkampf, Cornet Vassilieff, with an escort, disarmed the forts, collected boats for crossing the Sungari, and sent out Chinees with to meet a detachment ander General Provisions

This telegram shows that Kirin was Barren- dered without a shot being fired in consequence of peremptory orders from Prince Ching, with whom, together with Li Hung Chang, the Rus. sians have already opened negotiations to some effect. It is the first instance of the kind throughout the Russian campaign in Man ahuria. If similar orders from Peking prohibit all farther resistance at Mukden the only other place of importance now left to be occupied, the Russians will have nothing more to do than to Manchurian capitál

L-Financial Minutes (Nos. 56, 57 and 59.) 2Amendment to Banitary Bye-law. 1-Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to provide syninas smoking in certa tain Naval and Military premises.

it the American people appreciate the sterling qualities of the Minister of China and will back him up against any attack. When the history of this Chinese trouble is written Wu Ting- fang will be one of the most prominent charac ters in it and will be given the credit he deserves."

A CHINAMAN ON MISSIONARY TROUBLES.

at Peking. All telegraphic communication seases. Admiral Seymour out off. June 15.-Hung loaves Hongkong with 600 men from Hongkong Regiment and Asistic Artillery. Chapels In Tientsin native city burnt, and city in Boxers' hands. June 16-Allied naval commanders demand the surrender of the Toku Forte. Terrible takes 300 Welab Fusiliers and Engineers from Hongkong,

June 17.-Taku Forta open fire and are captar- ed by allied warships. Chinese borabordment of Tientsin begins.

June 19-Admiral Seymour reaches a point 25 miles from Peking, but is compelled to retreat.

June 21. Terrible reaches Tongkn. First Legation (Austrian) at Peking captured by June 22 Two attempts to relieve Tientsin fail. June 29-Successful third attempt to reach

Kansu troops.

Japan

October 31-Flight of Prince Tuan reported. November 2R.W.F. return to Hongkong, November 2-Anglo-Garman force capture

Tachingking Pass on Shangi Frontier.

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On 8startlay afternoon, at Happy Vallay the Hongkong Football Club met a team from H.M. S. Argonaut. There was a fairly good gathering of spectators. The tennis were z****

ILFCJ. M. MeMartie, gosl; H. W. Looker and W. H. Russell, backs W. W. Clark, A M. Beattie, and J. G. Smith, backs; J. E. Lee, D.3. C. Anderson, T. Tule, S. L. Jenkins, and W. Rutherford, forwards,

H. M. S. Argonaut Bobinson, goal) Mor rison and Ernstey, backs Jeman Hodge, and Rickaly, half-backay Calighan, Stevens. Goraynor of Crown Lands required for a make a triumphant march and entry into the say interference with their village organis June 25-First Indian transport starts for AVID CORSAR & SON '8

Paton, Phillips and Lindsay, forwards.

Referen Mr. W. H. Howard,

half

The Argonaute kicked off, and Cullighan securing the hall, piloted it well, inside

2-Third restling of the Bill entitled. An Ordinance to facilitate the resumption by the

Bo purpose.

RF JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils. NB-A meeting of the Finance Committee the home team's defences Bad judgment, will be held immediately after the Council however lost the egonauts a likely opaning Callighan sending the leather too far

to starboard Lee got the ball when it was THE DEMANDS OF THE POWERS kinked out, and it now looked as though first po

Tientsin. Chinese remain in force in the neighbourhood.

In the Asiatic Quarterly Review Mr. Tow Sein Ko, in an article on "Missionary Troubles in China." starts by saying that some writers are apt to class opinn and missionaries to- gether an two enuses of political complications. There have been two wars over opium, but there is no limit to the troubles in connection with missionaries and their converts. Never theless the Chinese, individually and collec tively, acknowledge the great good done by missionaries in spreading knowledge and in medical relief, but they object strongly to tion and the administration of justice. Then

China. comes the extraordinary statement that "al- Kiris, the chief city of the province of the

June 26-Admiral Seymour relieved and back

in Tientsin? on the river Sungari, surrounded on three sides despotic mouarchy, in practice it is more demo June 29Message from Sir R. Hart reaches same name, is a large, important, and rich town though in theory the Chinese Government is

Tientsin. by a stone wall and containing about 250.000 cratic than the Republican Government of inhabitants. It has small arms and powder France or the United States of America. Taxa factories, shipbuilding yards, a Russian church, tion is very light; there is no standing army: July 1-Condition of Peking reported des- 461

there are very few officiales sad the people are

and a Russian school.

*

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except

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AGENCIES:-

The Russian Admiralty has issued orders for allowed to govern themselves much in their own Jay Last letters to hand from Sit O. MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA point was to fall to the home team. He carried We have received from stive official sources the new ironginds Sebastopal and Polters and way. All this scarcely makes a democracy it well away, dribbling well and passed to Yale. a copy of the demands of the Foreign Powers five large torpedo vessels built in Germany to Another way of putting the same thing would The latter was crowded, however, and a fates presented by the Foreign Ministers to Prince leave Kronstadt en October 29 to reinforce the be to say that the Central Government does not to its plain duty, and the people have similar to Callighan's befal Yula's ball- Ching and La Hangchang on the 20th of Bassian squadron in the Pacific..

The Russian War Minister has ordered the in consequence, been compelled to solve July 9-Nereudda, Brat transport. reaches appeared to be in October, a transation of which we make bye Callighan, who appeared capital form, again get on to his leather below

artillery division at Sarntoff which was being some sort of local administration for them from foul kick from touch line and shot 1-Chias to pay an indemnity of 400 million organized. for Chins to be demobilized, and the delves. The authorities do not interfere ongkong. Japuusse capture splendidly. Looker tried to aare, but kicked taela, to be paid in instalments in the space of officers and men assembled there to complete it with this because it is not their interest

It is a cheap and easy way of July 11--Heavy fighting at Tientsin. fall war strength to be sent back to their resto do so. into his own goal, and atovens, on the alert, 60 years: 252 nd Governors of promsuts as no further reinforcements for the Far-getting some sort of administration, carried on July 14.-120 more Welch Fusiliers leave Hong- seat the ball into the net and secured first goal

The Viceroy

while the money which should go in administer. for the navy men. The ball was centred and vines to have Foreign Commissioners as their East are required. passed to Leo. A ospital exhibition of com colleagues in the Government of several juridic To-day's New Fremy accuses Admiraling the country is squandered in other ways. bined play between the home team a forwards tions No Manchus to be appointed in the Seymour of being responsible for the departure In a genuine democracy the people have some was now given. Leo passed to Anderson, and fatare as Viceroys or Governor of Chinese, war vessels from Bhanghai which it voice in the control of national affairs, but sprinting well ap the fold, had a return pass

thinks likely to add the necessity of operations what voice have the Chinese people in any thing

concerning the Empire at large from Anderson. A long shot gave Rutherford,

at sea to the troubles with China on land, on the laft wing, an aponing, and he handed

MCKINLEY THE HONEST through, thus equalising, the, sours,

BROKER. was sounded shortly afterwards.

On the resumption of pay

peared determined on soon

point. Kicking on both sides

however, and byes were

play was VOFT COR

tries in rapid sund

were not to

forwards outwitted Book

Phillipe added a second

result that was received with

ing and cap throwing

the game. The home eleven tek equalise, but the sailors ware the and the game ended in a win for

to one.

able game was the foot that

he only gregrettable featurman

to be carried off the fold-15 He was kioked in the bank, we ballive, d half. After a short rect ha vouch but towards the close the pain omme se nents that he wad LOTERÍ -ind, was taken to the hog de

Mr Rutherford a impry in AAT HOP

3-Prinos Tuan to be confined in perpetual imprisonment

The Boxors and Chins must suppress, restore peace within three months in

5Russia engages to restore the three Man- churian province-Fengtan (Lower). Kiria (Central); and Hellungomar (Northern Man-

hurian) to China within this month

The Washington qurrespondent of the Chro nicle, writing of the policy of the United States

China, says

kong for North Allies capture Tientsin native city with a loss of 775 men. General Yamaguchi leaves Japan for Taku.

July 15-General Gamelec resoles Hongkong.

deaths at Legations to date. July 16.--Reported armistice at Peking. 62 July 17. Li Hung-chang appointed Viceroy

of Chibli, State of war on Amur River July 18-Li Hong clang arrives at Hong-

kong and leaves for Shanghai or to Japan. Alleged receipt of message: July 20-Reported appeal of Chinese Emper

from Conger at Washington

July 21. Consut Carles receives Sir C McDonald's letter of the 4th inst. I.M.C.

36 Foreign officials are to be employed in the collection of Customs duties, Lekin and Balt taxes. Seducting expenses, the balance is to be used in de liquidating of China's foreign loans.

7 The present Heir-apparent to he deprived which was fast becoming untenable. President the murden of the annual expenses falls upon July 2-Li Hung-chang reaches Shanghai:

of his title and position.

to time.

3--The Emperor and Empress Dowager must return to Peking within a verlain limit of thousand troops of the various to be refined ins do Pekingi garris

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To return, however, to the disturbing element introduced by the missionaries Mr. Taw Bein Ko says the last straw that bronks the camel's back is that the authority of the chief of the clan is set at naught, and, upon the advies of missionaries no contributions are paid by native converts towards festivala, processions, The Administration believes that the action etc., without which life in the villages would be of the (hinese Government in degrading Prince a dreadful monotony Thas the pockets of the Tuan enables them to escape from a position non-professing Christians are touched in that McKinley has feared the effect on public opinion them more heavily pro ratu. To add insult to of placing American troops under the command injury, churches and schools and mission houses of a Germen, general, but the latent Chinese are built over-looking the readunces of the local edict affords him an easy means of sailing the oficials and genti, and, this sonconformity to letras Only the Legation guard of not their ideas, seemliness and of feng shin more than 1500 men will be maintained in rankles in Chinese minds. There is some Poring, and Uns will not be under de ender truth in all this, do doubt, but the world is of Count von Wallerno, s

growing out of the old order of things, in Mr. McKinley Foley is to impress upon chich everyone had to belong to the national

the same time China that he is friend, and

the Western

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Madras Light Infantry reach Hongkong. July - Proposed Requiem Servloe at St. der of 5 formiguers and many native Chris- Faul's for Peking refugees postponed. Mar tions in Shansi, July 26-Admiral Seymour with Centurim and

acrity atilves oft Shanghai Angast L-Adinizal Sermout goes on visit to

Nanking,

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Hongkong, 19th August, 1899.

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August 2-Foking prisoners reported from JaD'

panese source again, in danger August S.-Bir C. Macdonald Bonds, cypher message reporting Legation fortifications.

birengthened.

August 4First detachment Cavalry Brigade.

leaves India for China

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