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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH, 1901

In the mean time, it appears, a search made in the house where two of the men were captured-roverted a quantity of correspond ence between members of the society, and also a number of detailed reports on the A. S. WATSON & CO strength of the garrisons of almost every walled city in the Empire, their capability of resistance, the character of the men and their officers, etc. The most important "find" of the occasion, in the eyes of the mandarins, our Shanghai contemporary's

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the 17th inst. His Honour the Chief Justice In H.B.M.S Supreme Court at Shanghai on gave judgement in the case W. Wilmer v. Ches rey Duncan. The plaintiff represented that he entered the service of the defendant' shot the first week in April, 1901, as business manager of the Now Press at a salary of $900 per montli,

The Italian cruiser Marcp Minghetti presod the Canal homeward bound on the 20th fast.

The French flagship D'Entrecasteaux arrived from Manila yesterday evening and was received with the customary salutés,

MANILA

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The nent of civil and military government of Eastern Siberia and Northern Manoharia has Captain-Lieutenant Count -Boden, who

Manila, 17th December. been transferred from Habarovsk to Harbin,

gallantly defended the German Embassy at BANQUET TO THE "ANDYMION'S " OFFICERS. An Italian Consulate, says 's Corean tolo. Poking daring the siege of the Legations When HM.S. Endymion leaves Manila Bay.. gram, will be established at Booal. The Italian has been named a esptsin sadoliet offt is hoped for the sake of all on board that the the Coreau Emperor on the 14th inst Consul, who arrived there recently, waited upon company in a naval battalion.

ship will take a craise of several days befors The Rinaldo, sloop, completed last month her came to reet off the Pasig breakwater there has entering another port. Ever since the suchor The Crown Prince of Siam was to visit Livor-rait at Sheerness Dockyard, and was to be com- been's continus round of entertainment,

information states, was some dozen and the engagement to be terminable at one month's pool on the 25th ult, and, besides viewing tus missioned or 28th November by Com. Drary Diaboga, receptions and balls have filled one day a-half volumes containing the names off notice, and that there was now due to him docks and places of interest, le attend a recop-St. A. Wake end a complement of 104 officers after another. The rembers of the Commission,

Bear Admiral Goisator, of the Gorman Navy,

in lion of one month's notice to leave. Aftar $750, while ke ednimed the further sum of 8300 |tion given by the Lord Mayor in his tenour. hearing the evidense His Lordship gave judges been promoted to be Vice Admiral, his ment for $782 and Court corta sinnating in all to $898, the amount to be paid into Court before the 28th inst

-members of the two secret societies con cerned in the projected rebellion against the Mancha dynasty, namely the Kolao Hui and The Talas Hui. The immediate consequence of the alleged revelations has been that Viceroy YUAN SHIKAI has taken very

The Sinwenprostates that a Manchn ex prompt measures to guard the railway line

censor, named Wên T'i, now profect of Honiufu, from Chenting to Peking with emphas presented a memorist to the Fimpeass ments of all his available troops, on both Dowager strongly urging the necessity of her sides of the line along its whole extent at Majesty's" selecting as many heirs to the Throne of the Finest Quality and Vintage. the same time ordering mounted troops to as possible," If a few of them were to turn out··

scour the whole countryside within fifteen lias troublesome as Pu Chun, bad times would be on either side, schtier any party of man, in store for the Dowager. Wen Ti, however exereding two or three in number, and continues: "The Mancha law promulgated by arrest any suspicious characters-in sight ut

the first Emperor of this dynasty, Shan Chit the time of the passing of the Imperial the Throne, ordering that a successor can only 1644-62, prohibite the appointment of heirs to trajn. These preparations by YUAN SHILAT be chose on the death-bed of a govereign, a are calculated to be fully, adequate to meet the castom of having heits-apparent will only any threatened danger on the journey, and create enmities, intrigues, "atis". The suggestion

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appointment to be head of the Gorman Squadron in East Asiatic water being gazetted at the same time.

H. M. sloope Rinaldo and Mutive having completed their renta at Sheernes on the 26th

25th alt. were to be commissioned for St A. Woke and Claude W. M. Pleuderleath service on this station by Commanders Drury

respectively.

The Prince of Wales has forwarded a cheque for 25 guineas to the fund being raised by the offers and men of the Royal Marine Foreca of their comrades who fell in South-Africa sad for the erection of a moment to the-memory-

Chian."

Sed non for servim on the China Station.

Hood of Avalon, which occurred at Wootton The death is announced of. Admiral Lord

House, Glastonbury, on the 15th us. In 1856 he commissioned the Acorn brig for China, where he tack part in the action with the junka in Fatahan Creek on Jane 1, 1857, and served with the naval brigate at the capture of Canton in the following December. For this he received his promotion to captain, on February 28, 1858.

the English residents and the club haya liter- ally plotted out the hours, until the officers came almost to the point of establishing social instead of ship's watches and dividing themselves to stand duty on shore, Captain Feget is well known to many of the american Army and Navy officore, and his daty in Cuba- and China has won hizi msay friendships. Lt. Colonel Welchman, 1.8.C., who came on the Endymion as the guest of Captain Paget, has spent most of his time on shore and hus besp familiar figure at the Army and Navy Club.. To an interviewer last month M. Witte said Colonel McKibben, eommanding the Port of it was no light task to carry out the Siberian Manila, and Lt. Colonel Anderson of the 8th and Manchazian railways—which will not be Cavalry favited him to inspect the barracks, thoroughly complete for two years yet. Over a stablos and parado grounds, which courtesy be hundred million sterling has had to be with-accepts and inter szprossed himself as being drawn from the operation of satisfying the in- much impressed witiz the hichi stumdyed of the ternal requirements of the country. Heute nagro troops stufioned in Manila, European Russia has become, politically, the Last Saturday the members of the Army and Navy Club tendered a lanquet to Caplain Puget

An extraordinary general meeting of the direct basis for the Far East, and its importance Nagasaki Chamber of Commerce was held our will, in this future, become more and more ap- the 14th-inst when the memorial sulmitt. of parent. The completion of the line is of the the Nagasaki Industrial Union relating to taimost adranatge to inner Husain, as it will beberiour of the lower cluses of Japanee place all this immense resources of the State towards foreigners was considered.

Treasury at the disposal of the requirements of the interior.

Sockailu, which last month arrived from Cron-` The new Russian t.b.d. Forel, Captain stadt at Kiel tq complete her equipment, will

while there is fortunately provided another argument for the Court to listen to the shelter of the walls of Pelting. Though it is quite possible that the magnitude of the conspiracy has been much exaggerated, no doubt seems to be entertained that the setting this to the Paleos at Kaifeng was not meant to be the only attack on the Imperial family. At first it was said that the Empress Downger was the object of the altempt, but the Chinese authorities evid. ently hold it to extend to the destruction of the reigning dynasty, Previous to the of the highest Clues in great reception of news of the plot thus report Weileion, and the line would soon be open to from the North, where his exertions have been in Government affairs, and the money received Faget, who was constantly interrupted by pro-

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current in Chinese official circles in Shang ni was that the Empress Dowager (acul presumably the Emperor Kwand He with ber) would make a ten day' stop at Chenting | and a further halt of a fortnight at taotings fu. It may now be hoped that the scare over the Kaifeng discoveries may lend to an abawdyomeat of this dilatory programine and an advance of the Imperial party with all possible spend to the capital.

There will be an issue as usual of this paper to-morrow morning, Christuss Day," but none on the morning of the 26th instant.

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On the 2 st December, at Hocklife, Guildford, the wife of EDWARD A. IRVING, of a daughter.

(8298 On the 18th December; af Shanghai, the wife of N. KRELL, of a son, :

Bhangbai, the wife of R. H. ELIÁN, of a son,

steam to Vladivostock, in order to winforce

of the N-0. Daily News says:-The new -The Chinchoufa (Shantung) correspondent railway is looming up. Already the survey flags are visible for a considerable distancu north and east of us, and the tuilway begins to bulk largely in our imagination. A friend lately the feet in East Asiatic watora. Two sietor rande the journey from Tsingtao to Weihsien easily in a day and a balf, which formerly took ships, it is said, are to follow mupo. three hard days to do by road. The railway in

Mr. H. P. Wilkinson, British Claims Com now open for traffic to Chigi, 15 miles tromissioner, arrived at Shanghai on the 18th fast, Weihsien itself if bridges could be built, nire, crowned with conspicuous success and have quickly A Bertin Legean of the 18th inst. resulted in generál satisfaction. He has now to says. M. the Emperor has expressed to undertake the settlement of British claims at the Schantung Eisenbahn Cosellschaft (Shu Shanghai and the Yangtare ports. tang oilway Company) his congratulations on the octacim of the opening of the line from Triugiau to Changlie."

Y. Dronze, Cousal General for the Nether lande informs us that the Governor Geral of Netherlands-India has decreed that all ships or vessels arriving from Hongkong or having called at this port are subject in Netherlands India to a quarantine of tor days from the date of departure from this part or since the last cass of plagua qu board. Importation is fem- boots; animal or human hair and bristles, hides porarily prohibited of animal roface, claws and which are untanned and which are salted or cured with arsenic; raw wook and rags; bags or from Hongkong, or transhipped at this port. sacks which have already been used, coming Also it is temporarily prohibited to import from Hongkong into Netherlands-India tapestry and sal embroideries, unless they are transported as personal baggage or in consequence of change of residence.

The NC. Daily Newa says:---Our Wachang',

Smes the now Customs duties at Vladivostock came into operation in January last, the import trade at that port has been greatly affected," and the shipments from Japan of black ter and soy into that port have almost ceased for som e tire. into Vladivostock amounted to 608,963. yum Last year the import of these articles bat up to the end of November last the value had receded to $44,361 yen. -

and the officers of the Ladymion. Cetop were laid for ninety-two and every seat was filled. I foot, after the speechan began, a number of officers crowded the doorways and joined in the applause. The midshipmen fürned out in force and had a high time of it. The table was arranged as an oval, thus accomun If may doubt exists as to the bona fides of the dating three heads, presided over by General Filipino, says the L. & C. Express, it must Chaos and Captain Fugat, Governor Wright issued by the Comité Central Filipino at Hong-Admiral Rodgers, with Colonel Welchman. Lasuredly receive a blow when the document and Commander William Q. Boothby, and kong is perased. The calm repudiation of the General Chaffee was toasttaster and formally Biao-na-bato treaty is ample evidence. The opened the evening with hottoms up” (drain. treaty was to be only a stepping stone to in ing the glasses) to the President and to King dependence in two ways; by tas greater contral Edward VII. He then introduced Captain

may not here any sympathy with the Spaniards and enrried the sbolo assembly with him, from Spain to be used in procuring arm. We longed applause. He struck a responsive chord in their mis ple of the islands, but such double- Briefy he referred to his old friend Chaffee, denting is only to be placed in the sathe category the diplomat, who with a fow simple, words as the intended marder of every white man in swept away the sophistry of Miststore. Ho Manila, irrespective of nationality, that was spoke of the growing ordiality between the projected by the Katipunan in 1896.

two branches of our tudo and quite took the place The L. & C. Express of the 22nd ult, mys:-

by storm by caying, "If some critics and writer in the American papers seek to stir ap or Some comment has already been evoked by the delay in issuing a medal to the British coatin anticipate trouble, I am sure it is due to a gent of the China Expeditionary Force, and certain insular feeling" that still exists in thous more particularly in regard to the brigadebis is the daughter of Britannia and if some- for wilds" (the United States). 14 Colora- stationed at Kowloon. It is now stated that times we are suprised at the immense go and instructions have been issued that the native energy of the American nation, why after all- It is reported from Kochau that recently anita of the expeditionary force sent last year we bred her. America is coming home to sent from the German, garrison forse at Tien of Blaughed and the line of the Yangte, are the American girl with as and I assure you more than ten parties of four men each wors

from India to China, and who were posted south England more and more every day. We hava. tsin to that part of Shantung which lies to the not to receive the batte which is about to beans is a strong element in our recognition of north of the Yellow River, to sketch and stirrey isened. In other words, the Indian Brigade, the States facility and go fu getting on top. Shantang the Board of Regency at Peking at Kowloon are the only naite of the whole wherever we see the Stars and Stripes, The the place, and that before the parties arrived-at

Native, General and Field Hospitals who were We feel an immense warmth and hospitality wired to the local officials, announcing their fores not to receive this tooney allowance. We genial captain may have intended to say some coming, and ordering that they should be pro-agree with a correspondent who raises the issue thing mare, but at this point he was silenoid by e- perly protected.

-in'a contemporary that, there does not appear the wildest applause and then someone startet The question relating to looting of Chinese to be the slightest justification for such a course, singing, For he's a jolly good fallow," in by the Japanese soldiers during the recent nor can we nodorstand why any distinction which everyone joined, and when the song was North China ampaign, which is attracting should be drawn between the troops serring at over the captain-waz in his chair and did not now it, of course, that the medal and Interna tional, decoration will be conferred on the same lines as the batte, which means that this brigale will return to India empty-handed, and with nothing to commemorate their service in China. We hope the matter will not be overlooked by the home authorities. Their presence in Kow loon was considered a necessary safeguard;

they also serve who ealy stand and wait."

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Mukoun last week were dot nen-Chinese and correspondent is well within the truth in sayt public attention in Japan at present, will not Shanghai and Kowloon. The presumption attempt to rise again. Thon tho band-played a

Mr. G. Giruult has a neat little "perpetual" almanse, combined with a pocket mirror and comb, all in celluloid and of a size to go into the pocket, samples of which he has sent to us.

The visitors to the City Hall Library and

and 1,416 Chinese to the latter institution. 173 Chinese, to the former and 126 non-Chinese

We have received the December number of the Yellow Dragon, the organ of Queon's

to the season, articles, correspondence (includ ing a letter from Dr. Bateson Wright), cricket

On the 17th December, at 6, Soochow Road, College. It contalas some remarks oppropriate | bright and intelligent. When he arrived at pated in the looting.

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The police report the drowning of a Chinese woman to the harbour, as the result of the capeixing of a cargo-boat, The boat was upsef by the wash of a passing lságch. All'its eight occupants were thrown into the water but

oven were saved,

ing that great sympathy will be felt with H.E. investigated nutil the return to Tokyo of Chaug Chibi-tung in the melancholy death of Bero-Kodams, the War Minister. "At the his grandson, of whom he was justly proud, Military Department it is stated that if the just as the young man was returning home. He charge is proved severe punishment will be meted out to the officers and men who partici. war an extremely smart young fellow, very

Shanghai some two years go on his way To Japan, he was met at the wharf by the Shang har officials, who were scandalised at his appear: ingin sem-Western military naiform, in stead of the regulation long silk coat, official hat, etc. He said that he meant to be a soldier, and therefore he had no use for the full dress of Chinese ocial, in which it was impossible to zove about. With bis native intelligence, and the prestige of his birth ho bade fair to be, of

Dr. Morrison, writes from Haukow as follows

H.M.S. Centurion is again to be brought forward for service. She has served continu- ously on this station since she was completed in 1892, and is in need of an extensive overhaul. It is probable that she will also be atted with a much better armament of secondary and small quick-firing guna. Her main armament consists of two pairs of 10-inch guns of the bow and her next largest are fan 47-inch guns mounted on the broadsides. These may be replaced by the

probable that her above-water torpedo-tubes

will be removed.

POLICE COURT.

Monday, 23rd December..

BEFORE ME. F. A. HAZELAND (POLICE MAGISTRATH)

"Hot time in the old town," and all hands rang again.

Governor Wright was the next spanker with the text The Philippine I-tanda Tie suid that had he been asked to talk on this sa jeul thirty days after his arrival in the islands he would have had wath to say, but after a residence of eighteen months he was at a loss to answer. He felt that possibly one of the principal reasons for the Americans being in the islands le because they havo English blood in their Tins ind hence inherit the habit of "talding over large territories. "The Englishman has always taken over large territories--for the good of the taking over. First comes the missionary, then the marchant, the soldiers, the statemen.

THEFT BY A SOLDIRE, The maiber of thefts by soldiers, no shown fully frequent of late. Still another mase took place on Saturday evening. Gunner Forthebray, taken with them justice, fair play and the best RA. Mount Austin Barracks, went into a interests of the governed, (Applause), So watchmaker's shop ip Bonham Strand qu pres that England has been able to make the govern

aggravated his offenes by assaulting the police government. The younger branch (America) with a silver watch valued at $6.50. Homents of strange peoples wise and popular tence of wishing to parohase, and måde off

who apprehended him

When charged at the Police Court with these offences. Forthebray pleaded guilty and was toneed to six weeks bard labour on the first count and one weak's tard labour on the second, the sentences to run concurrently.

Tus. Peking correspondent of the Times wrote from. Hankow at the beginning of There will be a booker match to-day at 4.15 { Brost value to his country, and hie premature latest type of 6-inch Q.F. gunt; and it is also by the Police Court esterns, has become pain- Wherever Englishmen bare gone they have. November that the Yangtze Valley was at paa. between the Club, and H.M.8. Orlando, death just se his education was completed is present peaceful and the country bad The following will represent the Hockey Chab: very greatly to be regretted. resumed ita normalcondition, Appearances Forwarda-Capt. Dykes, J, Hooper, A. R.

The emigration of Japanese to Corea and undoubtedly tended to show this, and it. Walker, G. Badham Thornhill, J. M. Wakefield, cannot be said that there have been any halve T. Ensor, C. P. Chater, E. E. Ha priso in the Yangtase Valley: The German for a long time. This subject has box at last to the Times concerning international enter Chins is a question which has been discussed outward signs of disturbance since the time backs--F. H. Yeats, A. Ogilvie; goxl-T. C. when Dr. MORBISON wrote. Nevertheless, Gruy

steamers are making an effort to compete with introduced into the Japanese Diet under the the existing lines. The tonnage returns, howenended bill of the Emigration Act. In the news now reaches us froin Shanghai of the At 4.15 pm. to-day, in the Happy Valley ever, give an erroniscus impression of German first article of the Act. The words "foreign discovery of an extensive anti-dynastic the Hongkong Football Club will play the commercial activity on the Yenglare, for the countries were revised to "foreign countries conspiracy, one of whose objects was to attack Offera of the Flest, when the following will old linos are overladen, while the German except. Corsa and China." The reason given the Imperial party on its way from Kaifeng play for the Club:-0. T. Kow, goal, W. H. steamers are running et-a los and securing an for this revision is that Chins and Corsa gre to Peking. It will be remembered that on Howard and W. H. Russell, backs; S. L. insignificant share of the freight traffic. The in close communication with Japan, and Jenkins, J. W. C. Bonnar, and I. V. Honnett, concessions here stretch for miles along the special protection was necessary, in certain halves, J. D. Llanby, W. W. Clarke, F. B. von viver. The British and French are throbbing circumstances, fox Japanese emigrants. There der Pforten, Capt. Tulloch, R.A., and A. R. with activity: the Russian is disordered and are also separate regulations governing these

the 20th November, during the celebration of the Empress Dowager's birthday at Hai fenig, an unsuccessful attempt was made to destroy the Palaces and their inmates by fire. After the failure of this attempt, some

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has undoubtedly a similar fooling of expansion. I believe Americans bring with them the mame ideas which have animated Old England in anxing territory. (Applause.) Captain Puget has been adopted, yog formally adopted by GERMAN ENGINEER'S ESCAPADE. -

Americans; he belongs to the young England Walter Hoppe, eugizeer on the 8,9. Phra typo, to the large English type and not Chula Chon Kw, was charged in absence with to the little English The time for differences is and the coronating the pol Essa on Satur. between England and Amaries has passed away. and with salting the police in execution Let me repark, Blood is thicker than every of their daty.

Bail of So, which he had déposited, was for. We have received from Eugland the laws and feited.

custom and self-control that has made Amerios Chung Kin, a warried werben, was sentenced evidences of thrift and enterprise and invention

THEFT OF VALUABLES.

we have given back to England the to four months hard labour for having stolen a bead band, containing 82 pearls, and a gold- and A1 giris-hance we are somers'' (Lond watch, the property of a compradore who lives applause, with appreciative burata from the gan at 59, Queen's Rond Central.

room contingent).

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, tous, The Royal Nery and gave a first class Commander Boothby, B.N,rasponded to the

Albert left Shanghai on the 21st inst, it 5p. The latter spoke in a most interesting manner The Imperial German Mail steamer Konig U.S.N., and Lieut. Colonel Welchman, IE.C. speech. He was followed by Admiral Roger a and may be sxpected here on or about to-day

wäste; while, the Gorman, an expensive experi-omigrante, and it is considered that the applica ment, beontifully embanked and levelled, con- tion of the somewhat complicated emigration We are requested by the Committee of the tains only two warehouses, being shunned by laws is not requisite for labourers proceeding to of the incendiaries (the number of captures Catholic Union to thank all the ludies and land-renters, as in-the German conesssion as China or Corea.. la imcertain) were arrested by the Houa gentlemen who so kindly assisted them, Tientsin. The Peking Haukow railuzy is provincial officials, and torture was at once) Poonntarily or otherwise, in the bazaar of toys. progressing steadily, though the racunt fipods In connection with the accident which 00: applied with a view of extorting confession. The gress receipts were about 83,500. The have caused much loss of property. The rails curred in Singapore Harbour recently, when Christmas ton and entertainment to the poor have been laid for 15 kilometres, the earth- the steamer Arralcon Apcar ran into the wharf One of the conspirators, aged eighteen years children will take place on Christmas Day works for 50 kilometres farther. This activity and collided with a godown, doing considerable only, at last broke down and amid the at 8. p.m. in the Roman Catholic Orphanage, is in marked contrast to the entire absence of damage, we learn that the steamer was at the curses of his comrades related the plot. Tout which they hope to see all the friends of the British railway enterprise in the Yangteze time in charge of Captain Davis, the Apo this confession "all were forced to append institution.

Valley, the boasted Shanghai-Nanking and Company's special pilot and the oldest man lu their signatures. According to the account

other railway concessions being looked away in his profesion in Singapore. As the circufe received by the North China Daily News one The following will play for the Civilians in drawers by the British concessionaires. Work atances leading to the accident were not, how part of this confession declared that a the oricket match against the United Services on the Hanker-Canton railway has not yet, over, connected with anything which transpired numerous body of men had been specially on the 25th and 26th inst R. Hancock, P. A been begun. Recently Sheng Testai neked on the bridge, blame can hardly be attached to detailed to destroy the Cheating-Pcking Mackenzie, J. Hooper, J. E. Lee, W. E. Dixon, the Chinese Government that this conversion, be made known at the enquiry shortly to be bay Linaj left Singapore for this port on the moved everyone to the wildest enthusisem in

Cox, J. A. Woodgaten, A. G. Ward, A. that categorical assurances should be given to Captain Davis. The full facts of the case will up some of the rails as the Imperial train. Howard, H. Arthur, and T. Berembe which was granted to an American syndicate held. The force of the collision may be guessed Smith (Capt), Thers will be fillin in the cause the syplicate was American, should wher, it is atsted that the steamer made a hole came on, whilst other bands of armed wen Cricket Club Pavilion af 12.30 p.m. on Christians not become subject, as was reported from in the wharf forty-five feet long and sixty feet bad been ordered to fire at the Imperial Day, and the match will start at 130 par und Amurios, to Belgians, who held three-fifths of broad. The dosage, is roughly estimated at train wherever chance offered on the way. will be continued the following day at 11 am I the original stook.

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The C.P.K. steamer Empress of Ching arrived on his impressions of Manila and the Americas at Shanghai on the 2nd inst, at 8 am, and troops stationed in the vicinity. Colonel left again at 5 p.m. same day for Hongkong, Arthur L., Wagner, U.S.A., spoke eloquently on where she is due to arrive on the 25th inst; at the bistory sau, achievements of the Americos The NY.K steamer Hiroshima Maru (Bom Army, and Colonel C. A. Woodruf, U.S.A, his exceedingly clover and witty response to

Sweethearts and WITES. skod the evening, though many of the British This Sttingly

officers remained on shory for the night and joined a merry throng which happity/ passed

21st inst. p.m., and is expected to arrive here on the 27th ingt; at Nagamaki at 9 am on the Lord inse, and left The C.P.E. steamer Empress of Japan arrived: again at 5 pm me day for Kobe, where n in due to arrive at midnight, to-day