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POLICE COURT.

"Friday," 11th “Cuteber

BEFORE MR. HÄSTLAND, DORTM

UNLAWFUL FOSSMELTON, YA A wood-cutter of Aberdeen was ought carry- ing off two wooden buchein of milk, about aix gellone in all, valued at $9. HC mid a man who owned cows gave him the milk to carry He falled, however, to produce the man, and had to pay is fine of $15 or go to gaal for three cookie was found in pouca of 120 eatties of coal, and as he could not satisfactorily explain how he came by it, he wa Bitenced to pay a fine of 25, or in default to do a weeks hard labour, grasperde pa

Mak Chai, a costle feloniously antard No.109, Wollington Street, and stole therefrom a roll Bof black cotton cloth. He was given fourteen

days hard labour

UNLAWFULLY BOARDING BRIFK, US,

Wong Cheung and Chan Kad unlawfully boarded the sa Mong Ki, without permission from the captain or officers and wore fined $5, or fourteen days each,

AADFORD EMPEZZIL

Wong

Ung Tal, Second charged

with embezzling the sum of 33

but later on the prosecutors, Messrs. Laugen Dinstmann & Co. withdrer their charge the father of the defendant dped to take his son out of the Colony. Defendant was scoordingit 'discharged.

SELLING LIQUORS WITHOUT Elcanar. Two women from a broile) at No, 45, Ship Strot were charged with selling liquor, to wit,

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THE HANGRONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY OCTOBER 12TH, 1901

Mem Vernon & Smyth say in their weekly share report, datad Hongkong, 11th October : Business has been quieter during the wosk under review, and rates have, in some cases, essed off a little from the highest points touched. BANKS-Hongkong and Shanghais have been placed at advancing rates from 84123 to 85224, but close easier at $820 with probable sellers. The London rate has advanced 158. and is now quoted at £62. 55. Nationals and Bank of Chinas are unchanged and without business,

BEVIEWS

don: John Murray.

Tristram of Blent. "By ANTHONY HOPE. LOX ANY moral by Mr. Anthony Hope must be above the average of currant Botion, and Tristram of Blent (which ran serially in the Monthly Reviews) is no exception. But there is still of course ample room for variety among good books, and Mr. Hope's latest story we should not class among his boat. For one thing, nous of the characters inspire us with sympathy, MABINE INSURANCES-Unions cold

Tristram's mother perhaps with most, and she $342) and 8945, and eleae with bayers at 83291 is not very prominent in the book. Like many or the dividend of $23 per share paid this day. other successful writers who have began by China Traders are offering at $80. Yangtzes making for themselves a reputation for wit, sto wanted at 8120 and North Chinas at Ta Mr. Hope appears rather to have lost much of 160.- Cantons have been placed at 8169, and further shares are wonted.

his lightness of touch since he commenced FIRE INBURANCER-Hongkongs have ad-writing, nevertheless, Tristram of Blent is a Chinas sold at $83 and are now in demand at ordinary ran of fiction issued now in England vanced to $350), at which there are buyers. work well worth reading and far superior to the 384.

at

SHIPPING.-Hongkong, Canton and Macaos have sold at 2343; and more shares can be had China-Manilas have advanced to $80. st

which sales have been affected. Indo-Chinas to 8148, but are now quieter at $147, Doaglases have been taken off the market at rates rising have been done at $47 to 8481. and close quiet at $47). China Matuals are unchanged. Stor Ferries can be obtained at $943 (old) and 89) (now). Shell Transports are to be had at 22 10s. beer, without a licence Mr W. Goldringeash, and more shares can probably be obtained. REFINERIES,China Sugars sold at $150 (Mesere. Deacon säð Hæstings), defended. 199

Detective Sergeant Kerr utmed that on the Lezone have further declined to $30 sellers. morning of the 18th inst., he sent two soldiers MINING Panjoms ar ou offor at $41 up to the house to buy some beer, as he had and Jelebus at $5. Rauba have sold at $11 long suspected the defendante, of, arrying on and $14, but are quieter again at $14. an illicit liquor trade. The soldiers Went, and later on when the Sergeant Kers entered the house he found them drinking two bottles of beer, with two more bottles in front of them. Upstairs two sailors were also drinking beer. In the cook house underneath some firewood three bottles of whisky were found, beside some beer and some empty, beer and whisky bottles..

The first defendant was the mistress of the fonse, who sold the beer to the informants, the other was a girl of the brothel. F

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The two soldiers gave evidence corroborating first witness statement

Goldring it transpired that the police officer During the roa-mamination by Mr. farnished the informants with money to pur- cluse the beer, giving thêm $3 ench,

The defence called a witness to prove that the beer drank by the informants was not seld but given to them,

As it was a first offence his Worship sen

tenced each defendant to a fine of 850,

DETAILS OF THE SAMÄR MASSACRE

He had not been Haard from

DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS -Hong kong and Whampoa Docks have bee: aken off the market at $200 and 32924, and are shares can be obtained at the lower rate. longkong & Kowloon Wharves have declined to $98 with sellers. New Amoy Docks are unchanged, and no business is reported.

korg Lands have been placed

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Hong. and are now obtainable at the latter rate. West 8192 to $195,

Points are wanted: at $58, but shares are noi forthcoming. Hongkong Hotels sokl st rates advancing to $134, but are now quieter at $133. offering at $134. Humphroys Estates have sold at 313.20 and are

COTTON MILLE,-No changes to report with exception of Hongkong Coltona, which are now enquired for all 8121.,

MISCELLANEOUS. Green Island Comments have sold at $21 and can probably be placed at 821. A. 9. Watsons are in the market at 818. Electries (old) are wanted at $124, but the now skares can be obtained at 86 Hongkong Ropes sold at $1724 and 8173 and are wanted at the higher rate. Iens have buyers at $183, and Tramways at $28. United Asbestos sold at the reduced rate of 89. China Providents sold and are still obtainable at 59.

THE MURDER OF CAPTAIN KEYES.

Korvices

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THE JAPANESE SQUADRON IN CHINA.

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THE CENTURION" AT HOME. army to meet in battle array a European army;

but they had seen enough to show that in both C Portsmouth entertained at banquet in the decreased. (Chears) As to the Navy, he The Mayor, Corporation, and inhabitants of serriose the old martial spirit had in no way

Edward H. Seymour, Captain J. E. Jellicoe, ability, intelligence, and ardour. (Cheers) Town Hall on the 11th ult. Admiral Sir might say that the offers were full of vigour, C.B., and the oicers and men of the battle. What should he say of the man? With ship Venturion, on their recent return to risks, greater hardships, and much smaller England. The event was in recognition of the hopes of high reward they emulated the best Boxer insurrection when Sir Edward Seymour herolam under the greatest privations. (Cheers)

many of the crew condered during the { example of the offaars, and had displayed made his attempt to relieve Peking. The Earl Perhaps such a position had never before exist- of Belborne, First Lord of the Admiralty, was ed of eight different nationalities being in the present to emphase the Government's apprecia. Beld, as had been the case in China, for one mumbered 750 in all; 28 were killed or died of relations with all their comrades of these of these services. The ship's company common purpose. He might say that their disosse in the course of the operations, while different nationalities had boon on the whole 250 of the man who returned served with the very harmonious. officers and 342 men of the Centurion, and be found wanting. (Cheera) He concluded (Hoar, hear;) If called

the principal offers of the Portsmouth gar. by proposing the toast of "The Mayor and Naval Brigade.

The guests comprised 40 apon, he thought the British Navy would not

rison. At the appointed time, 6.3), the Corporation." battalion won out of the deckyard gates, The Mayor having responded, the proceedings OLD the men in their church-going rig. The led by Comma ler George H. Berrett, the terminated. officers in cooked hats and gold lace, and The Domine's Garden. By IMOGEN CLARK. singular appropriateness cach company was in Battalion was in quarter column, and with London: John Murray. (Colonial Edition) charge of the officer under whom it Ts is an excellent book and is worthy of a sidas was thickly peopled, and overhead Buttered he said, that the fine squadron of new vessels served A correspondent of the Nippon talls a story during the famous march. The roadway on all too good to be absolutely fals. It was expected, has written a very fascinating story of old New shown by the people. The galleries of the hall proceed to Vladivostock, but only two of the permanent place on the bookshelf. The author amarable flags, the greatest enthusiasm being which visited Corsa waters recently would York, when the Dutch were slowly giving place were filled by ladies, and trophies brought from ships went thero, the eagl and the Iwate, to the English. The characters are cleverly China wore arranged on the orchestra. A both first-class oruisers (9,500 tons). Core was drawn, especially the old Dutch parson, the conades-unrifled ploces, though apparently of visit of the ships, so much so that the officers Krupp howitzer was flanked by t two brass ear-token to impart a friendly character to the English captain, and the wilful provincial recent Chinese maso. On either side of these declared their object to be the cementing heroine. The descriptions of men and man- guns were grouped a number of quaint spears, amity between their country and Russia. A ners of the period have been most carefully halberds, and tridents, of excellent work trilliant entertainment was given for that prepared, and the book on the whole affordsmanship and also taken from the enemy. More purpose, no expanse being spared, but the most enjoyable reading. It is one of the best big stars formed of cutlasses, and stands gravity of Japanese onlookers was overaly

with bayonets completed works of defior, we have seen for some time. It admirable scheme of embellishment. Below singing, while the banquet was actually in the taxed when they heard the Japaness marines may be obtained from Mosers. Kelly and Walsh, this wealth of adornment stretched the top table, progress, a war song to the effect that having -on-which shone the plate of the corporation. Tonquered the Chinese, their next daty was to The Fighting in North China. By G. GIFPS. Thirteen other tables were laid for the 470 tackle the Russiane

guests.. Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh.

Admiral Sir Edward Seymour was accom The author, who is a midshipman on HMS. panied by his brother, Archdeacon Seymour, of Orlando, has presented a very roudable and Barnstaple. The former was, of course, in necurate account of the fighting in North uniform, and wore the Order of K.C.B. the The book is excellently printed in clear type recognition of his distinguished services. He Chins up to the fall of Tientsin native city. Grand Cross to which he has been gazetted in King not having yet presented to him the

and in profusely illustrated with lithographed looked in perfect health and spirits, and as the aketphus and plans. The author is to be much the man arrived he took up a position at the commended for baving produced a valuable bead of the long flight of steps, surrounded by addition to the literature on this campaign..

lus staff officers, chief among them being Captain John R. Jellicos, C., one of the youngest officers of his rank in the Nary, who On Peter's Islend. By A. R. and M. E. ROPAS has happily quite recovered from his wound, This is the second time he had eluded death. London: T. Fisher Unwin. (Colonial Edition. As the commander of the ill-fated Victoria, he A VERY good story of Nililist plots in St. was in bed with Malta fever when she sank, but Petersburg, which will be read with interest. The his life was miraculously saved. Commander aim of the authors has been to present a picture. M. K. Fair, promotest from lieutenant for of life as it might have been in the early years Lieutenant C. C. Walcott and Mr. A. U his services; Mr. F. C. Alton, secretary; Flag. of the reign of Alexander III and this will Tabatean, captain's secretary, were also present account for the prominence given to the The Mayoress presented to each of the officers Terrorist secret societies, and also account for and men who served with the Naval Brigade a some descriptions of localities and of customs, either side of the Mayor sat the First Lord of medallion as a souvenir of the occasion. On which represent the past rather than the pre the Admiralty (the Earl of Selborne) and Ad. sent. The book in very thrilling in parts and miral Sir E. H. Seguone. Others at the top is well worth reading. It is forwarded by table included Captain Jelliooo, C.B., General Messrs. Kelly and Walsh,

B. M. MeG. Stewart (commanding Eoyal Artillery), Rear-Admiral Pelham Aldrich Whose was the Hand? By JA MUDDOCK. (Superintendent of the Dockyard), and Admiral

Field.

style.

London: George Bell & Sons, MR. MUDDOCE, who is perhaps better kuowa Reuter's Agency has received fuller details under his pseudonym of “Dick Donovan," is by regarding the murder of Captain !! V. Keyes no means an artistic writer, bat to those who by a French trador in Northern Nigeria, show ing that he was murdered in a treacherous simply like a story of incident his booke havo manter. From those particulars it appears an appeal. The present tale of mysterious that the tradors, named Buret and Desemblano, murder is no exception to the author'a asual belonged to a firm in Lages, from which place It has plenty of action, more or less they started on a trading journey into the interior towards Sokoto, As these men with skilfully narrated, and will suffice to occupy an armed escort had been seizing cattle in an idle hour of the unfastidious novel-reader. British territory, Captain Keyes received orders from headquarters to send them to Jobha. At Tales of Natal, By A. R. R. TURNBULL, Lon first the deceased offloor despatched a request from his post at Ilo that they should go there and see him, but on their refusing to do this he sub-title of this book "Stories about Boers started off to arrest them. Froso native reports and Blacks" sufficiently wall describes its character. There is some good work in it, bat Dutch, or rather that corrupted form of it which constitutes the "Taal" of our new sabjects in

don: Taher Unwin.

of

This correspondent describes Vladivostock manners and customs in terms which recall tho old-fashioned ways of Eugland and Trolaud. The Russian idea of hospitality, ho says, is to put a man under the table. Anything short of

that part of the world that the real Russian has become current among the Japanese in that is regarded as a failure. Thus a saying

sphero of influence is a wine-party.

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Up to noon yesterday says, the Manila Times of the 4th inst, the military authorities had received no further official reports of the terrible MEHOS-Canton Insurance Office, Limited, affair which took place at Balangningan on crdinary general zugefing of shareholders on the Saturday last, and it is generally supposed that 17th instant. William Powell, Limited, statn- the telegraph wires have been out, which would-tory general meeting on the 19th lustant. account for no report of the occupation by the American troops being received, though it is believed at headquarters that such is not the fact, Further details, however, have been received privately from a member of the let Inf.. who has just arrived from Barongan to take up his commission in the 3rd Infantry. This gentlemen, dr. Bathisin, not haring reported at military headquarters, and it being known that he was la possession of important informa tion regarding the massacre, was being Heriously sought this morning, messengers being out to locate him, up to noor, however, Other arrivals from Tacloban, where the escaped and wanded were taken, state that the Presidento of Eslangaingan bimself led his force of police, and a large number of bolomen to the attack, and that they manoeuvred go quietly that they had actually crept up uns get possession of the arms of the gazteon and como meuced shooting before the Amèricans were aware of their approach. Thus it was with their own rides that many of the victims were killed, then being horribly mutilated by bolos, one offer, Captain Connell, being brutally ant about the face, while an attempt had even been upon one of them shot him with a revolver and South Africa, is used rather too freely, to the ger inte him. (Laughter.) He saw that some reads, its rain and foul smells. Chinese coaches Storage in their Godowns, situate on made to burn aly body. The Presidents did then Bred into him on the ground. Apparently mystification of the majority of readers, we Hot Fative to enjoy the triumph of his faith some tighting occurred later, in which two should imagine. Tales from Natal, however, lossneses, as he was killed on the spot of Captain Keyon escort were killed and will repay pornsal,

The names of those who escaped could not be three wounded, while the traders lost 12 formed. Of those two died shortly after arrival of their men killed. All these were armed.

The Frenchmon meanwhile escaped towards The Midnight Passenger. By RICHARD HENRY the north, while another force of 50 men was SAVAGE. London: George Bell and Sons, despatched to follow them up. Both Buret and Desemblang are described as desperate charac. THOSE who appreciate sensational stories will

(Colonial Library.) .. tors. It is stated that the former was a sergeant and the latter a corporal in the read this novel with agidity. It deals with the French army, from which they appear to have andercurrent of New York life, of which the deserted. They had with them a urgo sam of author reveals an intimate knowledge. The money and quantities of goods.

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Private letters state that Captain Keyes had, book is forwarded by Mosses. Brower and Co.

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Troops were immediately taken by Colonel Rassy from Tacloban to Balanguigan, where they found the bodies of 45 Americans lying where they foll, while all the Flipinos hid beon | given decent burial before the brutal horde deserted the town, which was burned on arrival of Col Hussy, Balas guingan ly described as being small town Aliated in a valley sur rounded on three sides by almost perpendicular mountains, through which are mountain passes, the fourth sides being open to the valley,

The Legasp has on board thred companies of Macabebe scouts, but when she will get away is doubtful with the typhoon so near. These scouts are under comthand of Lieutenant Frank Cameron, 16th Cavalry, and other troops will be taken from the Camarines to Bamar.

it seems that Captain Keyes, who had with him about 50 men, went on unarmed with dre soldiers to interview the Frenchmen in their compound and ask them to surrender, where.

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Mr. Komura, the new Japaneso Minister, at a dinner by the members of the Japan Club at Kobe recently spoke about China. In the course of his remarks be said he could not possibly throw new or startling light on any. thing connected with China, Several specialists had visited Peking while he was there, from After the loyal toast, Councilor H. R. Pink January last to September, and what they had (ex-Mayor of Portsmouth) proposed The seen and heard had been given to the world in Imperial Forces," to which Lord Selberze, in some form or ather. He thought his hearers- had come back from a very important service, much larger in area than Tokyo, its popula reply, said the officers and man of the Centurion might be interested to learn that Posing was and in that service they had all had an oppor- tion, according to Chinese statistics, being tauity of seeing what other countries could do between two and three milions, Personally well as ourselves. He did not believe that he doubted if, the population excooded 600,000 they could have learnt much from a certain or 700,000. Chinese general whom a friend of his met in the city would be complete without reference Of course go remarks about the wor between China and Japan. That to the streets of Peking, which gave rise to general was very much exercised at the defeat all sorts of comment. One party complained of the Chinese troops, and he felt quite sure bitterly of their ugliness and insufferable odour; that if his advice was followed that defeat another idolised them for their Oriental char- would be turned into victory. His particular ter and pictureaguonias. Some peop's went prescription for victory was to throw away all away in the belief that Peking was a grand the rifles and to arm each Chinese soldier with place, but they were those who saw the capital a dagger in the right hand and a bag of red from the top of the city wall and rested content pepper in the left. (Laughter.) The thing with distant views of the Imperial palaces. strike the enemy in the face with the red streets. Others left with the impression that popper and whilst he was snoozing put the tag Peking was a licrrid place, by reason of its bad was quite clear, he argued; they had only to They knew nothing of the bad smells of the

of our foreign critics among their criticisms of have no springs, and to be drawn in one said that our offers but not studied the pro- torturs. But many a man's knowledge of the the British Navy and of the British Army had over the rough roads is little better than

blomas of naval and Builitary warfare sufficiently. city is confined to photographe. After all, Now he thought there was a little justice in Peking is still the typical city of China. Of that criticism. If they played a war game, the course the views of Japanese travellers in China umpires could always balance the material are different. The province of Szechuen alone

the most important thing, always had been, inhabitants. It is safe to say the population is resources on one side or the other. The one is greater than Japan and it is reported that thing they could never weigh-and what was the province has from sixty to ninety million and always would be was the personal eloment. not loss than fifty millions. This fact alone (Cheers.) Depend upon it that, in the future enables one to realise the vastness of the Empire. as in the past, it two great nations had to fight, Japan's knowledge of China is very crude. Of all the weapons they fought with, their ships, course there are a great many who have studied their gune, and so on, would generally be equal. Chinese books, but as most of these books were What would win would be the best disciplined, written two thousand years ago, when the come upon them at the important town of Fice-Veraû. By F. ANSTEY. London: George moet courageous, most self-reliant, and most teas Empire was in its golden' age, book know.CHUNGEN des Kaiserlichen Konsulats. TE AMTLICHEN BEKANNTMA-

or by land, never had been and never would be acquire knowledge of the country from books CHEN LLOYD in Shanghai and the HONGKONG alone officers and men, led by the most capable ledge now counts for little. The country. admiral. (Lond cheers.) War, whether by sen has been declining since, and it is impossible to werden im Jahre 1901. durch den OSTASIATIS- a simple game of chess. The personal element written so many years ago. The Japanese have DAILY PRESS in Hongkong, ausserdom, wenn would always

carry the day in the long ran. been keenly studying Europena countries since erforderlich, durch den Deutschen Beichs- (Cheers.) ampires had to judge, just think the beginning of this ers; but very few, per Anzeiger veröffentlicht worden. days, 300 years ago, when Bir Richard Gren- the Japan-thine war. what verdict they would bare given in the old haps nobody, studied China in earnest prior to Kanton, dan 27. Dezember 1900.

As * light-house casts ville fought in the old Revenge! (Cheers.) no Bght at its bass, so Japanese, who have 3200]

KALLEN. The Times of India of the 21st ult. says: They would have said, "Why, here is ons ship bean familiar with the same characters as the Chi- The escape and recapture of two Boer prisoners against 30 or 40, yon are completely outuu pese, have possessed no reliable books about the the treatment of our involuntary guests in this to do bat to haul down the Bug. They now peans often give securate accounts of Chise, of wag of Bellary raises an important point in bered and out-mancurred: yes have nothing Chinese people. Yet books written by Ento country. An impression seems to prevail that know as well as he did that what was done by which is situated next to Jupan. This surely these two men suffered such privations and Sir Richard Grenville had been of inestimabla is a matter of great regret to the Japanese. bardships that they are not likely to find value to his country. It had given a reputation Europeans who wish to study the Chinees have imitators. This is quito contrary to facts. and a tradition to the British Navy which, to spend ten times the labour a Japanese has to Fraser, one of the fugitives, who had been on through all these centuries, had been worth put forth in his studies. Yet what do we see that parole for two months, had stored up Quaker many battleships. (Cheers.) There was a ton- the Japanese, who ought to speed tan twenty cats and potted meat for his journey, concealing toney, he thought, to exaggerate very greatly the times the labour that the European puts forth, his store amongst the rocks. Beyond the value of human life. Human life was a very have not acquired one tenth of the success of the fatigue involved in long night marches, the valuable thing, but one of its most valuable latter. Japan's buildings were derived from Chine fugitives suffered little during their Hight, and assets was the fact that, on occasion, it could be but not a single Japanese is studying the Chinese certainly the discomforts they endured are not given away. (Cheers.) There were really two method of building, although numbers are study- likely to act as a deterrent to others. If the sorts of men in this world-the men who get ing European principles of architecture. There Boer prisoners become imbued with the idea into a meat and stayed there (laughter) and the are a large number of students completing that the clemency of the Government will be men who got into a mess and got out of it their studies in Europe and America; but there exercised to all at the end of the war, and no again. (Renewed laughter and cheers.) Or, is not one in China. The Japanese who onght matter what offenes may have been committed as an old farrier once said to him, Why, bless to know China best of all from a political and THE SANITARY CONDITION all punishments will be cancelled as soon as you, Sir, there are only two kinds of men cominercial standpoint have neglected it alto. posee is declared, we are likely to see a con- rabbits and ferrets. If you put a rabbit into a gether. Now the knowledge of another country siderable development of parole breaking and bag and look next morning you find him there, cap offences. It would not as a salutary but if you pat a ferret into a tag and go and SOFT, FAIR, DELICATE SKIN. A clear and the camp commandants, Government were Laughter.) Now he (Lord Selborne) thought

warning, and greatly strengthen the hands of look you find he has bitten his way out." healthy complexion produced by ning Row to declare their fius decision that unexpired he knew what the handy man was. Was he LAND'S KALYDOR, the most soothing, healing, sentenons will have to be served out when a rabbit, or was he ferret? (Cheers, and curative and refreshing preparation, and war hostilities are orer, and that men with black voice, "a ferret."") What they should all, bine- ruuted harmless to the most delicate skin. It marks against fash for misbehaviour in camp jackets, Marines, make their motto was this, in Melbourne in connection with the recent A story rather too good to be true is being told prevente and removes Freckles, Tan, Sunburn, will be the last to be sent home. With another

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•Don't Redness Roughness, heals Cutaneous Erap large batch of Boer prisonera due in this got out to us mes, but, if you do get in, royal visit. The story goes that at one of Miel KONG DAILY PRESS."

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This Muyer proposed Our Guests,”

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Copies of both Pamphlets bound in Half- Cheer in matchloss whitenes unobtainable by any war is over. The arrest method of preventing Chains by all who were under his command. It She was a very good cook, and she didn't put on sahy, other means Ask Stores and Chemists for trouble would be to give all prisoners warning had not, he said, fallen to the lot of our fleet for any excessive frills over it, and as she was dis-

How Kip KALYDOR, and sroid — Dxnoted.

that the full penalty for recalcifrancy will be many years to meet a civilized nation on the tantly related to z nomber of Parliament the

high seas, nor had it fallen to the lot of the thing was to incredible as it looked.

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Jeggs, some 60 miles boundary. They had been in the town just before the arrival of Captain Keyes, but had bolted during the right on being told by one of their boys that the King of Gando was on hi and Co. way to kill them. They loft all their things behind them and proceeded to a place called THE BOER PHÍSONERS IN INDIA, TEADE AT NEWCHWANG,

Bomza, whore they took a large number of cows and sheep. Subsequently Captain Keyes again Messrs. Bush Broe, in this report dated met them at the town of Kingakoi, and insisted Newchwang, 21st September, say som

upon their returning the captured animals, Since our last advices of the ath inst. there which apparently upset them considerably has been practically no change in produce Meanwhile the King of Jegga bad sent ou prites, if we extent the increase quoted on the after them all the property they had abandoned 19th just, and still maintained, the few arrivals in their flight from his town, of bean-craft being totally inadequate lo satisfy the demand of shippers This domind har boen. "Rugmented by the heavy imports coming for. ward throughout this month, necessitating corresponding remittances to Shanghai, thereby rendering the purolume of produra, desirable even at the high rates now ruing in order that tás southern payments against exports may be julilised to meet the audities incurred, for imports. In some instances, however, shippers have for several days been unable to purchase to the insuficient supply, and the return the convoy expedition is anxiously looked

*** There have been several indicationa ef late that t keuner interest is being taken in matters Manchus an than is at all desirable from the Eussian point of view, and it is probable that Um integrity of the Treaty Port will be fansted upon in such wise as to render the continued godulation by any one Power & diplomats

art of waying the right thing at the ght time is not give to all. On the occasion

the Duke of Yorks Siam exiled Parsee leaped to bis fert

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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.

13th October, 19th Sunday after Trinity..

Mating (11 a.m.). Fesponses, Ferial; Venite, Turie, Psalms, Grote, Cooke: Te Deum, Dykes in D: Beac distus, Langdon; Antham, "Thon visilath the Earth"; Hymns, 197 and 303.

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is not only necessary in time of war; "but it fa absolutely necessary for the development of countrymen to study Chins in future in order trade. Mr. Komura concluded by urging hiw

16-promote Japanese interests there.

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