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NOTES AND IMPRESSIONS FROM

A TOUR IN CHINA.

By kind permission of H.E. the Governor, we pro dre here part of his article under the abova titla in the October number of the Nueteenth Century The continuation will be given in to-morrow's issue), When our party started from Hongkong in April for a tour in China, Corea, and Japan, we little thought that much of the country through which we proposed to travel would within three months have become closed to for

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 1900

consequences of an unwonted movement of his horse; a fourth attendant ran babind.

Chang Chi Tung, with whom I had a short conversation, is about fire feat air, with a broad intelligent forehead, clear dark eyes and rather large and mobile mouth. His moustache is dark, while his long scanty beard is white. He is regarded as China's most progressive Viceroy. He has accumulated no fortune, evory dollar of his revenue being devoted to the development of his province. He is a great road maker, and

SUPREME COURT.

November 13th

IN BUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR T. BERCOMER SHITH.

KWOK HI NGAN T. CHUJ NGAN MUT.

ADMISSION OF SOLICITORS.

Atthe Supreme Court yesterday morning Mr. John Scott Hamatos, brother of Dr. Harston, of this Colony, and Mr. F. C. Barlow were approved, admitted, and enrolled as attorneys The Attorney-General (the Hon. W. Meigh Goodman, and proctors of this Court

of Ordinance 3 of 1971 that Mr. John

KIAYING.

[FROM OUR COBEESFONDENT.]

Kaying, 5th November,

BAD NEWS PROM KIANGAL

I have just heard that some truders on their

observation he is satised the population has dwindled 25 per cent, during the last 25 years in the States in question. The chiefa and people know it and are somewhat. alarmed by it. They ascribe it to migration to Harms and to a large proportion of dosthe amongst adults as well as children. Mr. circumstance; he is nuable to account for Hildebrand finds himself pusated by the

The hearing of this case was resumed, the Section 5.) aid he had to move under way into Kiangui wire turned back at the border each a sudden chango in what was apparently

claim was for five months wages at the rate of Shanghai to Hongkong. 376 a month and 38 passage money from

eigners; that the Imporial railway from Peking the streets of Wucbang are carefully metalled Mr. Hays was for the plaintiff and Mr. with. The cosificate of admission had been do.portant and if interrupted would affect this comparatively small decline. He notices a very

and scavenged. He has started mines, found- ries, and factories, which so far have not been remanerative, but they afford evidence of his determination to prove that his principle of China for the Chinese? is no men reactionary formula, but a worthy and patriotic ambition. His literary acquirements are of a high order, and on the whole he stands out in the hierarely of Chinese oficialism as one of the parest aul ablest of her sons.

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Bratton for the defendant.

John Cannon said lie was a master mariner took the steam-launch Fee Lee to Taku on the in the merchant service. In August last ho instructions of Laptain, Hoare, who also in- He told the defendant structed him to engage a crow. He was to receive $200 per month. paid him the money for them-310 for the that he wanted a crew for the Fei Lee, and he rst advance. His terms were that the defen daut would find him nine men at $310 a month to take the boat up to Taku, when the engage ment would be concluded.

In reply to Mr. Hays, witness said he did not know what arrangements were made by the defendant with the row. He did not know Whether the engineer was told that if the lights serviceaptain Hoare came to see him three did not imen properly he would be dismissed the or four days before he sailed. Ho asked him if be would take the Fai Lee to Taka and he said quartermaster refused duty-they refused to he would. On their arrival at Tongku the or the lights burning and Captain Ward, the American quartermaster-general, made a cloan sweep of the ship. Witness had ad fant neer. He witness) returned to Hongkong to find either with the chief or sung copy because he was sick.

The Chief Justics-Very well, Mr. Attorney-

The Attorney-General made a similar

THE STATE OP KIXYING DISTRICT.

In thle city and the county immmediately sabordinate to it there have been no disturbances, but in the outlying counties, particularly Chan and I do not think there are likely to bo any, loh and Hingning, the conditions are different

THE RICE SUPPLY.

Mr. "Hildebrand describes

THE U. S. SUB-MARINE

"HOLLAND."

Full intelligence is now to hand concerning the circumstances in which the United States

Squadron was engaged in submarine boat Holland claimed to states

Nowport upon a programme arranged by the torpedoad the Kearsargs. The North Atlantio

that a very superior Red Fleet was blockading a

maneuvres at

change in the people themasives. be approved, admitted and three days' journey away-by reports that

dinanes hud, he understood, been complied enrolled as a procter of that Honourable Court bands of robbers had been seen. This canses now evidently a race which is rapidly disappons The requirements of Sestion 10 of the Or- some alarm here, as the Kiangai trade in very ing Migration to Burma, can account only for posited with the Registrar and the usual affidavits city seriously. The mountainous region where From baing a blustoring set of semisuvages, shrinking timid people almost entirely unarmed. to Shanhaikwan, over which we travelled in

had been filed. In the affidarit filed by him, the boundaries of the three provinces come to all going about armed to the teeth with runs. -pécial cars courteously placed at our disposal

was admitted to be a Solicitor of the Supreme a fortified camp of soldiers Humanoso-has scarcely saw a gun or a spear the whole journey by the Chinese Directors, would within three

Mr. Harston said he was formerly of Leals. He gether has always contained lawless men and dehs, and spears, they are now

weeks he practically destroyed, its bridge

Court of Julicature in England on the 19th of been maintained for over a hundred years on through these Statos, sud. I have formerly sat carried fewer than three spears and probably the 7th day of November. There was an affida- the Kiongai side, but close to the Fukkien border, with hundreds of them standing round and broken, and its great workshops burat; that the

February, 1900. He arrived in this Colony on

European Settlement of Tientsin, given over at

was his brother, that he was a Solicitor of the stances of looting of native Christian families two dahs, and most of them also with a gan. the time of our visit to the joyous excitement of

vit by Dr. Harston, who said that the applicant It is about two weeks now since the latest in-wandering about my camp, not one of whom

was a it and proper person to be admitted as

and their cattle into captivity, they are now the annual racès, would have been twice besieged

Supreme Court of Judiostare in England, and in Changloh bin. Near Cheaping hien the From living, as they used to do, by raiding

mere tillers of the soll, with no more P and bombarded; that the arid country from

an Attorney and Frocter of that Court. There large Roman Catholic colony have made every their neighbours and men, women, and children, was also a letter from a partner in the firm of preparation to defend themselves if attacked.

instincts apparent than the peanésfül, Taku to Peking, blasted by drought and dust

Messrs. Ford and Warren, of Leeds, Solicitors,

ing Shan or Taungthu. Their reformation storms, would be reddoned by the blood of

If Shanghai is to be the New York of Chias, thousands of men slain in battle; and that in Hankow ought to be its Chicago. In the very

who said that Mr. Harston had been for the Peking itself, throngli which we rode, and drove, heart of the Yangtze Vallay, it has splodid water

past five years, and was at that time (September,

for the time being, at any rate, is complete, and

painful to see it' and prowled about the Chinese quarter, now in communication, north, south, past, and west.

1900) wanaging clerk in their firm. From his during that period be unhesitatingly said that ho

companied as it is hy so many deaths, it is rather

plaints to make and apparently no ground for ashes, meeting with cirility and courtesy overy The British Concussion stretches for half a mile

personal experience and knowledge of him

it has been accomplished so suddenly that, ne-

where, the members of every Legation of Ea along the ricer-front, its fine bund being the

was in ovory respect a fit and proper person to

them as having lost heart; they had no com- The dry weather has caused the partial failure complaint. They are well treated by their rupe would be standing at bay, surrounded by great feature of Hankow. The French, Rus.

be admitted to practise as a Soliciter in Hong-

them than they had before. Taxation is very attacking hordes of Chinese soldiery, and Chin- sians, Germans, azul Japanese have been granted

kong or elsewhere. ese rabble carried away by the tornado of mud concessions which extend for two miles further,

General, lot. Mr. John Scott Harston he ap- of the rice arop and it is feared that scarcity of chiefs, who now have much more influence over they fanaticism teat as these lines are written is and on the opposite side a concession has been

proved, admitted and enrolled as an Attorney rice may lead to disturbances Hwang Kung ta light, the harvests have been good, food in swomping over Northern China and filling with demanded by the United States on which the

and Proctor of this honorable color applica has come forward with a scheme for buying rice abundant, and they are free (as they themselves without molestation. The very ease of such n the fury of combat possibly the last days of an orthern terminus of the Hankow-Canton line

tion on behalf of Mr. Francis Collins, Barlow, wholesale, chartering steamers to bring it from admit with surprise, to come and go In an affidavit filled by hita Mr. Barlow said he Wuhu or Saigon, and so keeping down its price. Please, from north to south, without arms and In his prospectus he makes some interesting life," concludes Mr. Hildebrand, "appears to was articled on the 26th day of July 1894, with expiring dynasty. During our tour we visited will be placed. When this line and that to Pok

In reply to his Lordship, the witness said he Shanghai, Niugpo, Ilaining, Hangchow, Haning have been completed, Hankow must be a How, and Soochow, travelling by the network of

very important distributing centre. The tea was under Captain Wood's authority at Tongku. Humo Chancellor Pinsent, a member of the

Witness had nothing to say in the matter. remained with that firm until the year 1898, city and the county in which it is situated at tion." magnificent canals that supply the only means trade is almost entirely in the hands of Russian Captain Wood mrdered the men from the ship firm of Pinsent and Co., of Birmingham, and latements. He estimates the population of the he antagonistio to their instincts and constitu- of communication in that portion of the pro houses, white the large trade in hides is innisly His ougagement was to go up to Take until when he went to Messrs. Field. Roscoe, & Co, of 180,000 souls. Formerly a dollar would buy two- vinces of Kiangen and Cheklang. The whole in German hands. We visited the well-con- the trontile was inished at $200 a month. London, agents for the firm of Finsent and Co., pocks of rice, now only a little more than one. chased outside the boundaries of this district, Chanchau prefecture cannot supply the dedoi. corntry was great with splendid growing crops ducted inission hospital created by Dr. Grifith Thore was nothing in the agreement about and remained with them till the end of the year Fully half of the rice consumed mast be par of corn, rapo, and beaus, To the south the

kong because he was sick. Captain Hoaro office of the Incorporated Law Society, in paid him 3510 as the first month's advance Chancery Lane, London, in January 19, and fresh green leaves of the malberries promised John in memory of his wife. So far as it goes paying his fare back. He returned to Hong- 1899. Ha passed the foal examination at the

for the crew, and he handed the money over to was admitted a Solicitor of the Supreme Courteney, or the former, there find the culture of umple food for the silkworms, while in the corn- it leaves nothing to be desired.

Nanking, where we stopped for a night on growing districts the numbers of large stacks

inite

nawber of montlus, nor did he tell the de- of October: 1900. In July, 1900 he in- et the lust crop standing near the well-built the return journey, has never recovered from the defendant. He was not engaged for a do- of Judicature in England in the month, sngar-cane more profitable than that of rice Ollthorno, Currey, and Gennings, of No, much. The latter, being the centre of cotton farmhouses gaze evidence of prosperity. The the desolation that followed its occupation by fondant to engage the crew for a definite number terviewed Walter Currey, of the firm of Changloh and Hingning hiera cannot apare appoinment as assistant aussption of rice in the preparation of starch canule over which sur houseboats were towed the Taipings. Situated as it is, in a beautiful of monthe. He did not tell the defendant to pro For night days were crowded with craft of an and fortile country; and on the bank of the noble mise these mon that they would have their farea 3, Graya Inn Place, London, with a view manufacturing, usas much rice, the daily con- Naval War College. The general idea was Hongkong, which Le understood to be open importation via Swatow, but also from the rise two special ideas, the first being that the blockading commander, knowing approximately kinds. The passenger traffle is immense, and Yangtze with its thirty-six thousand miles of paid book. There was no arrangement betwrown to obtaining an

Before the witness left the box his Lordship

main channel, should fores the entrance with it appears to me that the passenger trafe stora stinents, Nanking is the natural capital of him and the crew that they would be paid their Solicitor to Marsrs. Deacon and Heating, of alone being forty shik. He suggests not only Blug force in Narragansett Bay, and there were

China. The circuit of its wails is twenty-two passage money back to Hongkong.

the Blue Floet inside, and the second that the will pay a handsome dividend on the projected miles, but the city has dwindled to comparativa- told him that he was asked to come there at 5th October he sailed from London for Hong-producing sections of Southern Kiange. The the opening cleared in the mine-fields of the

The Chief Justice-Very well, Mr. Francis

Blue Admiral should make a night attack with railway lines from Shanghai to Scochow and toly small limits, and large areas are waste and a quarter-past two and he did not appear till kong, and arrived here on the 10th November roads giving access to that region should bo matter. He had rally been guilty of contempt

Collins Barlow is to be approved. admitted, and

his torpedo flotilla upon the blockading fleet Ningpe respectively. From Hangchow, three cumbered with the ruins of piflroes and buildings quarter to thros. This was rather a serious An fidavit by Mr, Deacon was also submitted improved so that pack animals and carts could. his ships and torpedo flotilla and should attack outside. The attack was made by the block trains, consisting oath of six large houseboats During the Taiping rebellion twenty millions of of court. He kept the Court waiting for ton

ading squadron on Monday evening, September towed by a steam launch, start each day for Soo

24, and it was decided by the umpires that the chow and Shanghai, along the Grand Canai people were destroyed, the vanquished having minutes. He must not let it occur again. A enrulled as an Attorney and Proctor of this

Witness-I came here ne fast I could. the finest artificial waterway in the world. I always been annihilated. This result was not quarter past two was a quarter-past two in that Honourable Court.

ships had successfully ran past the forts, and brought shout by the mere fury of destructive court

Mr. Brutton, in summing up for the defence,

that the Stiletto had torpedoed the battleship

•Massachusetts. A claim made by the Leyden the fields as in the towns, everybody was basily brutality, but in some cases by stern nacassity.

that she lied rammed the Kearsary was dis- engaged, and so far as one could judge the peo A civilised army has its commissariat, a barbar-submitted that the only arrangement made by

allowed, as the last named ship was supposed to ple were contented and happy. From Shanghai, tan lorde has none, so the months for which the the defendant with the plaintiff was that he was to be engaged to take the boat up to Taka for

We have received a memorial from Ting have passed out of the field of action and was The torpedo attack to which we returned by the Brochow Creek, feed was grown must be got rid of, etae victors 870 a month. There was no waiting whatever to show what arrangement was made with the we steazard up the end-laden prators of the and vasqnished muet porish of starvation.

Chen-to, Governor of Yannan, praying that going to an anchorage, the inhabitants of portions of the district of upon the blockading squadron was made on the of September 25 and was mainly un Yellow Yangtze, calling at all the ports up to

The approach to the city from the north gate crew, but it had come out that Captain Hoare

The N.-C. Dazly News gives the following as Enksion and the sub-prefectures of Lutien and successful. The umpires decided that all the Hankow, where we spent three days.

was over three mila of excellent read with was the man who engaged Captain Cannon and that the latter engage the defendant to

taxes and tribata rice due by them to Govern boats were sank except the Gwin, which had During our stay the Viceroy, Chang Chi raised footpaths on either side, and bordered gat a number of coolies. It came to this that the true account of what happened at Shanhai-

ment for the autumn of last year, owing to put out of action the scorpion and Engle. The concarted attack upon the Kearsarge, but it was Tang, kindly invited me to witness the last of triple rows of willows, This road was made the defendant was morely the agent of Captain kwon, about which so many different stories Yungshan be exensed from paying the land

the severe drought suffered by them. Coming Groin joined the Rogers and the Morsia in the defendant but against On the 20th of September lost there was a three days weneuvres in which his army Wes Chang Chi Tung when Viceroy, and is kept Hoare, and that the claim should not have have been spread

erence of Foreign Admirals at Taka, which details, the raid Governor states that 41, raled that the letter pat them all out of action. Captain Hoare, engaged. His Excellency's Yamen is in the in repair by his worthy successor Lán K'un Yi, been brought against the

resulted in the summoning of Lient, and Comdr. Mr. Have also addressed the court,"

Groen, commanding H. M. S. Pigmy. by mow of arable land in Eabsion mifered, owing one after the other. An attack made by the town of Wuchung on the opposite bank of the whose rotarn from a visit to Peking wo witness-

to autumn taxes, etc; to the amount of TIs. Admiral Beymour. From the Admiral he 592, Add; 69,278 now in Latien sab-prefecture Dahlgren on the Keareunge was successful, but was not admissible because the Indiana had pat river, which is here about a mile wide. Here

case which illustrated the inadvisability of Chang Chi Tung has established a Naval Coled on the day of our departure. As we passed Has Lordship observed that this was a lepe, also colleges for the teaching of agriculturolong the road the troops were assemblingot putting a contract in writing. The Court receivol orders to proceed to Shanhaikwan, amounting to Tls, 255, odd dre; and 9,036 mor the torpedo-boat out of action before she got

among them being a small corps of archers.

was called pon to decide upon two versions of there to occupy the forts. Accordingly the

the above, therefore, amounted to Tls 1677 time that the Halland was piloted out of the geography, history, and wathematics. Baths These troops are Hunanese, and supposed to be what took place in the Hung On boarding honse Pigmy left Taku about eleven o'clock that night, of land in Yangshan sub-profes Goverments anywhere near the battleship. It was at this destroying the same battleship, but when the recognises that anfil the army is led by a good the most difficult to manage in all China, but in Angaat. According to the evidence has found carrying se passengers Sir Walter Hillier and to Tln. 230, The total sum dus Government i stamp of cfficers it can never be officient and neither the mon nor the arms were so well Lun that the contract was to this effect that the Colonel Powell, 1st Choorkas, who is on the and the total area of land that suffered from the harbour by Lieut Caldwell in the hops of cannot be strong. The difficulty is that theed out as in Chang Chi Tung's army. Bouns plaintiff was engaged to form part of the crew staff of Field Marshal Count von Waldersen. dronght was 109,618 mow. Furthermore that Kearsarge had been claimed as out of action by of a nanch going to Tengku for an indefinite Sir Walter Hillier's political responsibility and if the Imperial Government insist on demand the Dahlgren she turned on her lights and stood

ing the above the poor people conserned will literati, all look upon the military profession as there wore in large numbère, but the arms were period at 370 a month. He found that the knowledge of Chinese pointed him out ss.

not be able to pass through the present winter in towards the entrance, and it was at that degrading, to counteract which he has turned dirty and the men slovanly. The American plaintiff was well aware that the defondant was indispensable, while Cal Powell went as. all the students into scarlet corps, and very Mission Hospital is eagerly availed of by the merely an agent in the matter for Captain representing the military. Shanhaikwan was

September and the principal wo hereby graciously grant the exemption ask the submarine beat. The claim was dissilowed od for and command that this decree be copied because the Kearsarge was showing all her thought that the plaintiff had failed to prove 30th of looked in the field. There were eight regiments during the past year. A curious feature of the his case, and he accordingly gave judgmont for actors, on one side of the little comedy to come,

want on shore. They were Sir Walter Til out on Imperial yellow paper and posted in all lights and was not looking out for any assailant. the villages and hamlets that have suffereil from lier, Col. Powell, and Comdr. Green Accom-

the recent drought, so that all may partake of of infantry, two batteries of artillery, und about hospital was the preaching-room, where the the defendant with coste,

anied by an orderly they went ashore and one hundred cavalry on the ground-about patients are preached to while awaiting their

interviewed the Chinese General in command the Imperial bounty and be a preventive also eight thousand men. Their physique was excel turn for medical treatment. Patients in actual

of the forta. Hin they found suave, courteous, against the illegal extortions of yamen under lent and the arms and equipment good and in pain are absolved from this preliminary and

amenable in the highest degres to reason. The lings. Tocelto the first attention of the dostor..

conversation that ensued was not-nor perfect order.

a

and he was misequently appointed.

On the

Addressing the applicants, the Chief Justice said Mr. Harston and Mr. Barlow, I have pleasure in admitting you both as Solicitors of this Court, and I wish you an honourable and successful career.

bs used.

IMPERIAL DECREE.

THE DROUGHT IN YUNNAN,

An Imperial daure, dated the fith inst,, for the translation of which we are indebted to the N.-C. Daily News, gives some details about the drought in. Tansen The decree runs as

THE TRUTH ABOUT SHANHAI- follows:

KWAN.

rinart and well turned ont these young fellows Chinвm, 33,000 patients having been treated Cannon or some other person. He therefore, reached about noon on the following day well as next spring, In view of the above moment that she was attacked and torpedoed by

The famous poroblin tower has entirely dis- appeared, save a portion of its cupper canola, which staude just outside the extensive arsenal ar the south-west gate, and forms a basin twelve feet in diameter.

Here we heard the first mention of the Boxers as a sect that was likely to give trouble in the.

TOLICE COURT.// Tuesday, 13th November.

BEFORE ME HAZELAND.

This was a remarkably quiet day at the Magistracy. In a court neually crowded to excess by prisoners awaiting trial there now of sympathetic friends groups saputted but one melancholy row, whilst outside and witnesses had dwindled to a mere handful,

the unmerous.

GANELLNU BAID.

is it

likely to to-reported. They pointed out, how・ A DISAPPEARING RACE.

ver, that they desired to have and to hold these forts, and that he would be avoiding much

in

antness if he permitted this peaceably. He agreed affably, to the extent of saying that they could anter at quee. They pointed out that if they entered it would be necessary for him to withdraw with all his men. He was found will. lug to withdraw.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The M. M. steamer Ernest Simons, with the next French mail, left Bingapore at 6 o'click. yesterday morning for this port ria Saigon.

The N. P. steamer Victoria arrived at Tacoma from Hongkong and Japan on the 10th bust.

The Indo-China steamer Kunsang, from

Caletta and Straite, left Singapore for this The T. K. K. steamer America Maru, with port on Thursday, 6th inst., at 6 pm mails. &c., loft Shanghai for this port on Mon- day, the 12th inst, at 3 p.m.

The knapsack was of the Japanese pattern, and seemed to fit well and to be carried with ease. Some regiments werd in khaki-coloured uniforms, often in blue of various shades. The belt worn outside the lease Chinese jacket made the unifo comfortable Lnd workman like. The hormon of the cavalry were small and to European oyes unkempt, but they looked hardy north. We had no idea that the trouble would and up to slow rough work. The men are armed with lances, but ca this day they curried Carides only.

The attack began just as we prived on the ground. The defending force occupied the top of a hill over which the, attack developed. A turban. The men were fine-looking lot, well house $25, and the others $9 each, with the ordered Lient, H.D. Briggs and eighteen money. It must indeed be peace for them." In For Marseilles-150 bales raw silk, 17 cases

Come SO ROO114

At Weihai vei, where we landed for a short time, the new Chinese regiment was on parade, and locked very smart in its nuiform of grey long tunic with scarlet merband, and black.

Sull another gambling raid; this time by I he visited a house at 41. Nullan Lane, last night pector Ford. Accompanied by a party of police and found seventeen Chinaman deeply engrossed in Trise engrossed, in fact, that they did got notion the entry of the police until too late, They spent the romainder of the night in the The magistrats fined the two keepors of the police station.

alternatives.

BEIDERY,

EXPORT CABGOS,

Mr. Hildebrand, the Superintendant of the Southern Shan States, in his report on the tax ritory for the past official year, makes several forences to the present condition of the Red Karous, who inhabit a district known as the Karonni, and who appear to have been over a fighting, predatory people. Speaking of the Those remaining on the Pigmy during this State of Samke, he anys that antil quite recont animation in the forts. Thon the forts gans pounced upor men, women and children, carried them away into captivity, and sold them as interview had at first seen few or no signs of it was overran by the Bed Karens, who were uncovered, and there was some doubt as to

Per steamer Laos, sailed on the 2nd Oct whether they would be fired on or not. The slaves. The people have not at all forgottoz situation was explained whoa Comdr. Groen it yet, and bless the Queen and the Government returned from the friendly talk on shore, and for the peaceful days and nights they now en- to land and occupy the plaos, No time was Karenni itself Mr. Hildebrand mentions many silks, 59 pkgs. tea. 3 cases préserres, 1 case lost in this. The Chinese in the meswhile improvements, the chief being an enlightened sundries For Lyona-375 balca raw silk. Per steamer Bamberg, zaited on the 24th Oct. Wnchang seed to bare gens ont to see the

set up, and very smart in their movements

conraged emigration of the Shang Until mundesive, and all Wachang swarmed over The offers vers lend in their praises of their

Two Chinamen named Fan Chik Hi and had gathered goods, chattels, lares and man who has made good roade and has en- Fer Loudon 116 ba es raw silk, 1 caso si ka the ground between the attack and defence, stealings on the first occasion on which they Lok Taun were charged with attempting to peniles, and, led by the obliging General, had quite recently the timber trade was all that was Far Havre- casks soy, 4 casos hanan hala For Havre and or Bordeaux: 231-rollsmatting. However, the crowd was good-humouredly were called upon to face their countrymen. This bribe Mr. McMichael, Inspector of Nuisanons, at left empty forts to the bluejackets.

Youmati, on the 12th inst. They had been

come before of a force of Russian kind of millet ased for a fermented liquor, but cases Chinaware, 104 pkga, canes, 375 pkgs. tea. moved away by men carrying red flags. The was when a hostile meeting of about eight hun-mmoned for failing to limewash their incident did not finish here. Word I thought of there, except the enltivation of a 16 casos cantharides, 25 casos staraniseed, 83. defence five by worû of summent, and when indred people, including some Borere, sssembled premises, and, as an easy way of getting out of troppa advancing on the forts overland, now tudo, and industry of various kinds en- position were well under control. The attack

ance. First they essayed the Railway what a native chief wth, good songs can do. hair, 39 cases crackers, 60 cases bristles, 140 35 casos bristles. came on waving banners, and walking leisurely in the leased territory. They were surrounded the diffenity, offered the inspector the sum and later in the day they put in an appear gage the attention of the people and show For Havre and/or Hamburg 38 cases human

by the Chinese Regiment under Colonel Bower, $10.

The case was remanded until 9.30 on the 17th station, but they found the officer in charge But it is distressdag. Mr. Hildebrand says, rella matting. For Harre and/or Hamburg under a heavy fre. The men fired from the who on advancing to parley with the louer was

BYGONES NOT FORGOTTEN.

polite bat obdurate. The place hail been occu- to see the extraordinary shrinkage of the in and/or London-10 casa essential oil, 14 cases hip a great deal, and sometimes in the ordered by them in an insolent manner to dis- A Chinaman was brought up on suspicion of nied by Her Britannic Majesty's sailors, it was digenous Red Karen population. He thinks camphor, 33 bales skin rugs.

applied and appealed to Sir Waltor Hillier and of this has disappeared, and vast plains that 25 cases bristles. For Havro and/or Hamburg They know that this was not real business, wild Antwerp :- that when they bad reached a certain point ordered the regiment to fix bayonets, an opera from a junk at Jardine's Pier two years ago.

There was not sufficient evidence te warrant to Cul Powell, but with the same result, Fin were cultivated when he first visited the region and or London cases bristles. For Ham- the defence would be withdrawn, as tien that cowed the assembly, who wore then being committed to the Criminal Sessions ally the Russiens had to content themselves in 1875, and many of which wore atill cultivated burg-1 case sillas, 1 case China ink, 3 cases duly was, retiring slowly in low formation and for effects, & cages 6,5 cala bil, 10 asks under a withering, infantry and artillery fire at Weihaiset until they gave security to the land

land ire was dismissed

ters and their officer hold the forts. The Pigmy without a house or a vestige of exltivation. A cases sundries, 10 cases essential oil, 10 caske while the stick was equally oblivious amout of 7,000 dollars for the good behavion JUMPED INTO THE HARBOUR then got up steam again, and returned to Taka, mixed population of Karim, Shen, and Taung rood oil, 21 cases preserves, 161, popu This was the manner of escape a coolic adopted there to report what had happened. They were the blood, cultivators and traders, law-abiding cases camphor. 220 alos feathers, 238 pkgs. of the necessity for cover with modern arms of their districts. The regiment has since been of precision. The operations were under the

Terratt. He was promptly fished out, however, from another vessel. Another war-vessel was Karens, who lived by raiding and pillage. The case bristles. For Hamburg and/or Amster direction of Jarquese oicers, with when it is engaged in some very hard fighting at Tientsin to arid arrost yestering morning by Sergeant ordered back, strengthened by fifty bluejackets and energetic, is taking the place of the Red cases For Hamburg and/or Antwerp:-27 before them at Shanhaikwan this time, however, chief encourages this industrious people. In dam 4 cases cascia. For Hamburg and/or and left to-day at the police station.

The charge against him was that of stealing for they reached the forts to find the Russian dealing with two other States Mr. Hildebrand London-32 pkga canes. For Hamburg and/ the sum of $10 from his master, a Enron Buric landing men by searchlight. The Rushita remarks again that in theso, as chewhere or Autwory and/or London-25 ses bristle- States, he is much struck by the decline in terdam-200 casks preserves, For Copenli- residing at Queen's Gardens. Four days ago silors, seemed, also desired admission to the throughout the Eastern and Westera Karenni For Bremen106 rolls matting For Ame pkgs. crackers. For Lisbon box Chinawary. he was entrusted with the money to pay a bill ferts They applied at once, bat and absconded. A watch was set for him, and

Aqueor incident is related about two tem-

bellerol to be the intention of Chang Chi Tang

to replace the German Instructors hitherto em

ployed. As Japan is barelf at her wits ond

for good officers in consequence of the large

ant acquisted itself well.

LOCAL MOVEMENTS.

refnisal.

this wise for son hours, atrested when the Centurion, bearing Admiral Seymour, HAIB PRESERVED AND BEAUTIFIao, The the best mon will be spared for service in China. day morning from Waihaiwe, which port she pointed out to Sergeant Terrett, who arrested on the scene. It was decreed thereupon only reliable proserver and restorer of closely

nagmentation of her army; it is not likely that The British gunboat Protector arrived yester-resterday morning at Leekco Wharf he was / Permined in the Rain in population. As the result of close personal goa: -11 casos casein. For Buenos Ayres 1,000

It is difficult to judge of troops from manœny with all the work factors in rest war left out; but, given proper loading, the army of Chang Cal Tung, If supplied with a die pro. portion of artillery, would be an effeguite fight ing force,

About half past two his Excellency, rode on the ground. A man held his bridle, two otheray ran beside, who guarded him from the possible

left on the Sth instant.

The British Transport Claverdale arrived from Sydney, bringing horses, fodder, and hay for the forces in China.

The storeship Humber arrived yesterday from. Woosung

The French trasmort Bordeau left yester day for Taks.

BEWARE NEV

of the Party offering imitations of

Time in the manner described

The magistrate pissed momsence of a month's that the Railway Station and the ses fort is ROWLAND'S MACASSAL OIL, which closely porary warders, who were employed to watchi

should by the international fags, and this was resembles the oily matter nature provides for prisoner sentenced to be hanged. Those warders hard labouris

done, international guards ralieving the men of nourishing and atmulating its growth, without wore their own clothes, as no uniform was forth- the Pigy As for the other forts, they were which the hair becomes dry, thin, and brittle. coming. On the morning of the execution the portioned among the other nations at the It prevents baldness and scarf, strengthens the call door was thrown open by the Governor, and Take in one fort to two or three nations. So hair, and for children sit Asys the foundation of the excontioner admitted, who, looking first at onded an interesting affair, smartly enrried out, a larurious growthu Also in a golden colour for the two un-uniformed warders and then at the And ferrering just near enough to the brink of fair and golden haired ladies and children. Ask prizoner, said in a differentialair Excuse me,”

1432-1 to hangi Ort of Hatton Garden, London. hostility to be worth chronicling for its own Stores and Chemists for ROWLAND 6 MACASSAR but which of you three gentlemen is the one I'm

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