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INTIMATION

A. S. WATSON

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1941:

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 28TH, 1904.

A Gazette Extraordinary issuel yesterday contained an announcement by the Harken the hulk Enie J. Nay was abandoned of the Marter that information had been received that

tion in the amount of the monthly rent. On Mr. A. Humphreys left for California yes- the contrary, we are assured that there are ; terday, by the 8.4. Manchuria, for a chings of

climate signs of usery appreciable, but not appro- cated, increase in the landlords' levios. It is quite reasonable, having regard to the correct definition of dearness, to suggest that, in regarding Hongkong house bents 18 excessive, the local rent pay ers are in error, All the same, such a suggestion will pro- bably be received with bubla surprise and

Pratas Reef on the 24th December, and is now derelict and a danger to navigation,

Tolegraphing from Tokyo on Do. 21st, the M.-C. Daily News correspondent reported that the N.Y.K.S. Orari Maru, 1016 tons gross, was driven asliore in a gale, at Nemuro in Hokkaido. Ali on board were savod,

A Tientsin mutive paper slates that curtain Germans have lately been purchasing horses in Tamamiao. the great mart in Mongolia, and have already sent about à hundred towards Mukden way. As these Germans say that they desire to parchese fire hundred more it

steps have been taken to prevent this violation of neutrality.

TELEGRAM S.

GENERAL NEWS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

GARRISON ORDERS.

HEAD QUARTERA.

Hoxxoro, 24th December, GENERAL ORDERS, Arriruts, - No. 207. One 2nd Class Hospital Assistant arrived on 20th instant per as. firegory Apene from Cal- cutta for duty with H.K.S. By. R. G.A. Tho undermentioned Officers arrived on 2nd inst. per s.s. Roun from Colombo. 2nd R. Wont Kent Regt: Liont. J. T. T. W. Pieures For The Tear's manifesto promises an extendaty), Lieut. E. H. Norman and Let. A. H.

THE RUSSIAN MILLENNIUM.

LONDON, 27th December.

ineredulity. It has to be remembered that Russian ship Grooved, on board the ss. Nigretia has aroused the suspicion of the Waiwnpa and sion of local representation on tuzemstees; Paluan, et route for N. China.

North China, Daily News telegrams published on December 21st say that the captain of the

when that vessel was captarod, had with hi lot of valuable charts and d'cuments, ou parale at Shanghai.

he was

there is more than one circumstance to take WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS into reckoning. It is not a question only of supply and demand. Upkeep and repairs | are more expensive thau at Home," and it is by comparison with Home rates that the tenant here acquires the impression that he is being imposed upon. Then, too, the BLEND value of money being greater, the investor

in house property hai

Two Austrian sailors were charged, before Mr. Eight to expect returns to some degree. Commensurate with those enjoyed by morning, with behaving in a riotous and dis- F. A. Hazeland at the Poliss Court yesterday

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR

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The N.-C. Daily News says. The leakage of documents from Chinese yamêrs is constant The dentand by the. Shanghai Testai for the and universal, but it has seldom been as notion. rendition of two Russian marines charged withable as it is in the case of the Total's yamen murdering a Chinuman was telegraphically at the present time. Copies of letters and des- NC. Daily News explains that he proposed to before they have reached the people to whom reported in this papor a week ago. The

patches appear in the native Press sometimes try them by "In ernational law?"

they are addressed, and there seems to be little or no control exercised over the underlings in the yamen.

The Pooch Echo, ways: We lay to which took place at the British Church on

state insurance for workmen, unification GARRISON ORDERS. More-No.

in the administrative authorities.

[REUTER'S SERVICE:]

Th

of legal procedure; and the circumscription | 119th Muhsatin T. I. will return to barracks of the discretionary power at present, vestudou tas tith proximo from Camp. Arrangements to be made with the O. C. Transport Coal isante--No..3.. Owing to the present cold und` damp weather the General Officer Commanding. authorises an issue of coal where the same can s COLLIERS DISCHARGING AT PORT utilized, for two weeks nudor para, IV., See. TV.

SAID.

Local Regulations, to all Indian troops in Garrison. The scale of issue will bo 10 lbs, for every ten men. Field Fering.--No. 4. Field bring will be carried out by the 2nd Royal West Keut Regt, on the slopes West of

LONDON, 25th December. The colliors Yeddo and Glazerlyf for Mocam biguo with 10,0.0 tons of coal have discharged their cargaus at PortSid. A German steamer.

destination.

the holders of other forms of investinent.orderly manner in Que's Boad Contratos chronicle another asiet but pretty wedding is taking on part of the coal to an unknown Taking as examples the men of small Boxing Day. They were och fine 1 $5, in default income, the European clerk say, with salary 14 days,

Dec. 15 when the Rev. J. Hind and Miss Car- at $175 a month, he must pay, at Kowloon,

During the Christimas fasti vit us an inebriated penter, both of the C. M. S. Mission, weKO'

WHISKY. For the cst modest, domicile suiting bis

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PORT

YEARS IN BOTLE.

A CHOICE AFTER DINNER WINE.

Jack Tar was taken to No. 7 Police Station, where he acro-fed the Inspector on duty. Say, No," replied boss, is this the Sailors' Home?" the Inspector, "but it has been the home of

many a sailor." -

correction.

A Crown Lands sale was held at the Public Works Department yesterday, when Maring Lot No. 289, after keen competition, was knocked down to Messrs. Yeung Tai Ngan and Fang upset price: R. B. Lat. No. 119, at Deep Witer Chun Yuen for $124,200, being $14,506 above the Bay, was sold to the Green Island Cement Company for $80, being $20 above the upset price.

hund for nye with the vinenta matrimonii. Mr. Pakenham-Walsh acted as organist, and Archdeacon Wolfe and Rev. LI. Lloyd per- formed the ceremony. The happy couple left shortly after for Sharp Peak. There the honey. moon is to be spent.

It is stated that, at the Weihsiwei goll mines. for the first eleven days of Decumber two hundred and ninety-four oz. (294 oz.) of amal- gam was collected and reduced down to bullion 26 per cent, giving seventy-six and a half (764) oz. of gold. The loss on the tailings was reduced from two and a half dwts. to one dwi. por tor, and the quantity of concentrates was increased from one ton to one a half tons per dag, The concentrates average shout one oz. fifteen dwt per ton (1 oz. 15 dwt). This rosult, gives a little over 100 per cont. better results than the

November crashing and leaves room for fur

ber improvement.

THE WAR.

(N,-6, Daily News Soapier)

JAPANESE PROGRESS AT PORT ARTITUR.

TоxYо, 20th December.

The occupation of the aorth fort on East Chukuanshan implies a gap in the north-east section of the cacerafe and brings the Japanese nearer to the Chinese walls, which are four wetres thick.

EAST CHIKUANSHAN,

TOKY, IL December. The Japanese canalties in the ospture of the north fort on. East. Chiknaoshan (Cockscomb Hill) aro estimated at about four hundred.

Shatin Puss on the 29th islant By Order.

A. A. CHICHESTER, Major,

Chief Staff Officer.

CALENDARS.

The North British and Mercantile Insurance Co. (Agents, Missrs. Showar. Tomes & Co.) send a calendue for this desk; Mr. W. H. T.

Davis. manager of the Hongkong Branch of the Commercial Union Assurance Co, Ld, No. 30, Des Vieux Road Contral, has seat ng 2 calendar.

The Company effects insurance against tire, marins loss and accident, as well as issning life insurance policies. The Eastern and Australian Staunship Co., Ld. have pre- pared attractive calendars showing views of the 5.8. Empire, a popular liner on the Hongkong-

Its occupation is almost as valuable as that Australia and Japan TEL. Mesra Gibb, of the 203-metre hill, as it facilitates the plung-Livingston and Co. are agents of the line at ing cross-fire of the Japanese into the eastero Hongkong, Foochow and Shanghai. Another three thousand metres, inner harbour, which is new brought within calendar shows a pretty ries of the Hou Vista

So far, no counter- attacks by the Russiaue hace boon reported.

Hotel of Manag the Sanatorium of South The Tokyo papers predict an early onslaught Chica. on Signal Hill, the top of which is not mach more than a buodred and forty yards in front of East Chikuatshan.

condition, from $50 to $67 a month. The same persou at Home would get a similarly | appropriate dwelling for 30s, to £2 a mouth, I but he would receive only, at the handsomest computation, something like £9 a month as

The Japan papers were misled in reporting salary. Thus, the margin left after the that the big life insurance claim at Yokohama (for yon 2,000) was against the New York Life. initial outlay to the Hongkong, clerk is more than half his income, while at Home for the mistake. It now appears that the ebm- It appears that a Court official was responsible

the balance available for other needs is con-pany concerned was the Mutual Life Insurance siderably over the three-fourths. This would | Co. of New York. As, we pablished the item VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE MANY appear to demonstrate the truth of the from the Japan papers, we must publish this statement as to the dearness of Hongkong rentals. What has been anid must, how- ever, be qualified in several important particulars. In arriving at Home figures, we have quoted provincial rents and maxiune salaries: As a matter of fact, the $175 and $200 clerk at Hongkong would find been congetition for his Home situation at £5 a month; while in a city of the size and A. S. WATSON & CO. commercial Doportance of Hongkong be to find a conveniently uld not hope situated house for anything like the rents we have mentioned. Frain or us fares would probably about balance the bicska or chair expenses here, taking the figures in proportion. Keeping still to the same incomes, we may assume thut the colonial clerk has the advantage. Many [31 of his necessaries, and

luxuries, are cheaper. He may, if he NOTIOR TO CORRESPONDENTS, OFL Teopimunications relating to the news column chooses, live better, and Save more should be addressed to fix Error.

Corbundents must forward their names and ad- for a rainy day, than his desk-cnslaved esses scillo conmunications addressed to the Editer, colleague at Home can ever hope to do. has turned up in an Australian port, having gicum. It appears that the fact that the laying night, and the Russians lost about 2,500 men,

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All letters for publication should be written on

nore of his

There is, of course, the question of domestic

one side of the paper only.

anonymously signed communications that have service. A wife cannot, if she would, play the

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drige out here that she does at Home, so

Vessels from Hongkong, or having called at

RUSSIAN REPORTS FROM PORT ARTHUR.

CHEFOO, 19th December. The open hoat which arrived at Chefoo on the loth was a man-of-war's hut, and brought the Commander of a battleship, who is a mossong r from General Stüssel, and who wa wounded in the log in the assault on 203-motre bill. He was accompanied by a naval officer and six sailor.

this port, are subject in Netherlands India to a quarantine of ten daya from the date of depur- ture from this port or since the last case of The H.K.F.C. "A" team will play the Royal plagas on board. Importation is temporari y Engineers Reserve team (Association at prohibited of animal r. fase, claws, and hoofs, Happy Valley this afternoon; kick-off at a hides which are untanned and which are salted quarter to five. The following will play for the or cured with arsenic, raw wool and rags, bags Henderson, backs; H. S. Kennett, C. A. Browning from Hongkong or transhipped at this Club:-Dr. Grover, goal; E F. Ancsit and R. or sacka which have already been used, com- on A. Loureiro, halves: H. A. Seth, F O port. Also it is temporarily prohibited to import storm, and arrived at Chefoo aftor seventeen He states that they left Liaotishan at 7 pm. on the 15th inst., in the face of a furions snow- Davics, H. H. Taylor, J. Wemyss and T from Hongkong into Netherlands Indis tapestry hours' struggle. Most of the craws of the mon and used embroideries unless they are trans-of-war at Port Arthur hare been landed, and ported as personal baggage or in consequence of only a small number of men has been left on change of residence.

ench stip

Clarke, forwards,

The ranour of a Russian euiser in Australa. Sisu-waters gains by the following: The Chefos Daily News of the 18th inst. says that a lot ar received in Chofeo gives the surprising nows that the Russian oraiser Diang

given the French at Saigon the slip. Contemporary says that she will probably Our attempt to join the Ballic squadron; but in that case, the N.-C. Daily News points out, the start from.

Hongkong enjoys a reputation for religious toleration, hat in every community there is to be found somebody keen to raise the odium theolo.

The Sebastopol alene has her full crew on compelled by General Stossel, notwithstanding hoard, the other men-of-war having been the protests of Admiral Wirenius, to land their heavy gaur for use in the forts.

FRENCH CANTON RIVER STEAMERS

The French river steamer ('harles Hordoui resumed her run on the Hongkong-Canton river service last evening. The Paul Bedu is to follow this evening, a regalar service having been recommoured. The vessels, built in France, were formerly run by M. Jean Treaux. The Messageries Maritimos are agents for the new company, which bears the builder's name--

Paris

Compagnie Francaise de Navigation of des Constructions Nuvales," the heart office being at The firm also contemplates running ateamers to Wuchow, and later, perhaps, an- other taking in Macao.

DEATH OF BISHOP PIAZZOLI.

The Rer. Fr. 1. de Mariz, pra-vicar-Apostolic in Hongkong, received a telegram from Milan yesterday afternoon stating that the Right Reverend Luiz M. Piazzoli. R. C. Bishop of medically advised to proceed to Europe some Hongkong, was dond. Morsignor Piazzoli was

He was months ago. He has had a very brilliant, career,

born in Italy in 1845 studied

sent before 11 am, on day of pablication. After that that the cost of servants' hire bas to be faced: would hardly have selected a British port to building has anggested the appearance of bitter Pater Constantinovitch, dashed to the place, at Milan and came to the Far East in 1869,

stready appeared in

1 other papers'

'will be inserted. Orders for extra copies of DAILY Peas should be

Your the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash Telegraphic Address: Poses. Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed.

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DIRTHS,

On 26th December, at Hongkong. the wife of A. Barson, of a son.

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On 17th December, at Shanghai, the wife of F.M. BROKE, of a son. Ou 17th December

at Ningpo, the wife of the Rev. HARRISON K. WRIORY, of a son

On 21st December, at Shanghai, the wife of THOMAS SEDAN, Imperial Maritime Customs, of a daughter.

On 21st December, at Shanghai, the wife of ALEXANDER REID WILSON, of a daughter.

hy the married man That he has so often, in Hongkong, to share of modest incene.

his roof with others, to taeet the rent diffi culty, is a much less trying feature than the common necessity at Home, în like circum stances, of taking in ludgers. Considera tions such as these should moderate some of the expressions of discontent so frequently heard locally.

Tas M. C. Daily News, replying to some

On 22nd December, at Shanghai, the wife of observations recently made in this journal,

C. P. NEWTON, of a son.

DEATHS.

On 26th Décember, at Mid-day in Haiphong

peare to quarrel more with the style than

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The fight for 203-metre bit lasted a fort- the Japanese losses having been much heavier. Japanese crept up the slope in the face of a In the first attack on the hill, when the

mit, a Russian non-commissioned officer, named furious tire, and hoisted their flag on the STENA-

seized the tag, and began to tear it to pieces with his tooth, but was shot dead on the spot Russians and the Japanese firing

The second attack was the most severe, the each other with their rifles touching each others' breasts.

In the third attack, the Japanese poured kerosene oil on the breastworks and set them on fire, compelling the Russians to retreat,

Still the 23-metra hill is not yet fully seenpi-

Russians can hardly find words to praise. private hoisted a far, and dashed into the During the fighting on the hill, a Japanese Russian live with it. He was shot dead, but the flag was raised again by another, who was also shot, and this went on until eight men wore. shot, one after another. The Russian com- ander on the spot was so moved at the sight shoot the dag-bourer, us, the Japanese would not of this bravery that he ordered his men not to

The Russians then asked for au armistice for five hours to allow them to remove the killed and wounded.

Church in Kowloon within a few days of the of the foundation stone of a Roman Catholic commencement of work on the new Episeops: Church which Sir Paul Chazer is generously rivalry between Catholics and Protestants. As With reference to the Shanghai Tuotsi's

a matter of fact, the proposal to build a Catholic formal demand at the Russian Consul-General Church at Kowloon had taken definite shape for the custody of the Russian sailors concerned long before the other. It was an open secret" in the murder of the Chinese Chou Seng-yu that Dr. Gomes intended devoting a third part contemporary says there is the "Native Noter" writer in our Shanghai of the legacy be received from his father to that one signifiant object, but until the dispute over the wil kontener, namely: That these sailors. instead and been settled the matter had to remained by the Jupnost, whose unique bravery the of being thankful for their good fortul in in abeyance. The practical and unestenta. escaping from death and danger (at the bands of tions assistance Dr. Gomes has for many their foos), should on the contrary turn anal years given to Catholic institutions, especially in Kowloon, is very generally known, and it was and ruthlessly slay an unoffending person.is deepest indignation from everyone.” crime of the blackest hue and deserving of the long ago recognised that the growing population on the Peninsula had rendered a larger Catholic Church a necessity. It surprises most people when they learn for the first time that there is Church in Kowlonu worthy of the name. THE EXECUTION OF EUROPEANS

His Highness Prince Azizz Hassan, of Egypt.

(Tonkin), JULA D'AMBADIE, partner of the firm the matter of our comments on mauicparrived at Konginoon on Saturday night, the neither an Episcopal nor a Roman Catholio | yield a step unless the dag was hoisted there.

of Marty' Abbade of Maiphong,

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un 18th December, at Ningpo, HARPER SWIFT WEIGHT, infant sou of the Rev. and Mrs. HARRI SAIN K. WRIGHT, ad ene day.

PIED, aged 6 years.

On 21st Theraber, at Shanghai, ELLA, the he loved wife of ERNEST MELLOws, aged 26 years.

The Daily Press.

affairs in the northern port.. This attitude 17th instant, and the next morning pail a is unusual with our contemporary, and visit to the Chinese city. He was very maub On 20th December, at Shanghai, T. W. BLAN-arcely consistent with its Labitual dignity, delighted in having his fortune told by a However, we are indeed glad to hear that Chinuman, in one of the City temples. The we were misinformed as to the revenue said Prince was accompanied by Mr. Deveria, of the to be derived from questionable sources;

I. M. Customs, and, coming back from the city, had lunch with Mesars. A. J. Basto and and that the charge against the Shanghai R. Baude, on the Customs Assistants' house Council, which we quoted from another boat. Prince Azizz Hassan was, before leaving Shanghai paper, was a scurrilous one, Our Kongmoon, the guest of Mr. Mazo, acting contemporary has evidently slipped in char-Commissioner of Customs. acterising as an absurdity the supposition that any police in the world would fix a date beforehand for a raid." We cannot believe that the Shanghai police fix the date after the event.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DESVEUX ROAD O LONDON OPrice: 131, FLEET STREET, FC.

HONGKONG. DECEMBER 28TH, 1904,

It is a common complaint in the East that house rents are dear, and in Hongkong, we have been accustomed to hear it without cavil, the popular idea being that it must be trae because it must be so. That is, it is recoguised as a fact that sites suitable for the erection of dwelling houses are scarce. This is not particularly truer than are most popular beliefs. There are sites in plenty still untouched by the foundation digger, sites that are desirable, and sites that will inal probability be built apou as the colony continues its development: For place of its size, it would be unreasonable to expect to see at any one time more houses iu progress of erection than is the case at the end of this year of nineteen-ought-four. And yet, in spite of the rapidly completing domiciles dotting the slopes of the Peak, and the numerous rows and terraces going up at Kowloon, it appears that in neither district is there any indication of aduc

Small lots of Crown land will be auctioned at Tai-po on Thursday.

Dr. George King, of the Peking Syndicate, in Houan, North China, is reported to have died of pneumonia.

The weekly return of communicable diseases. in the Colony shows one European case of scarlet fever and one Chinese case of smallpox.

Return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 25th De cember, 1904, were 219 non-Chinese and 111 Chinese to the former, and 84 non-Chinese and 1,397 Chinese to the latter institution.

We have recaived from Mr. Herbert L. Beer, of Weilniwei, a report of the recent prize die tribution at the school there. We quoted from the report after it appeared in the N.C. Daily News on December 5th. The report now reaches as in a particularly tasteful pamphlet printed at the N. C. Herald office.

to

IN HONGKONG.

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None of the men-of-war in the harbour were sunk by the Japanese fire, but the Russians sank them all to the deck to protect them from the Japanese fire, but some of them shipped their maste and landed their guns It is true damages are all repairable. that some of them have boon damaged, but the

General Stossel was slightly wounded but has completely recovered..

in the fighting at 203-metre hill, but Generals Many officers wars killed and wounded Smirnoff und Daishoff have not been hurt,

There are some sixteen thousand combatants' at Port Arthur, of whom sight thousand are in hospital.

After spending twenty-two years in the interior of Chinn he came to Hongkong in 1992; and was wade Bishop of Hongkong in 195. He Mass will be celebrated this morning; aud there was both respected and popular. A Requiem

will be a special sarvies on the third day.

ZETLAND LODGE.

Bro. H. Sykes was last evening installed Worshipful Master of Zetland Lodge, No. 525, English Constitution, in succession to Wor. Bro. J.W, L. Oliver. The ceremony was

performed by Wor. Bro. E. C. Pay, Deputy District Grand Master, and the officers of the District Grand Lodge of Hougkeng and South Chine, English Constitution. Wor Bro. Sykes invested his officers as follows:-Bro. W. H. Purcell, Senior Warden, Bro. A H. Skelton, Junior Warden; Bro. H. B. Townshend. Chaplain; Bro. W. King, Treasurer; Wor. Bro G. Piercy, Secretary; Bro. A. E. Crapnell, Senior Deuron; Bro. J.C. Lowe, Junior Deacon; Bro. S. D. Hickio, Organist; Bro. C. Fittock, Inner Guard; Bro. J. Wilson, Director of Ceremonies; Bros. J. B. Winter and W. C. Draw, Stewards; Bro. J. Voustone, Tyler,

A bouquet was afterwards held in the ball down stairs.

JAPANESE POLITICS.

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Following upon the paragraph in "Hongkong Jettings" which appeared yesterday's issue mentioning the fact that last week was not the first time that the sentence of death had been passed in the Colony upon white mau, we have been furnished with the dates of two executions which occurred previous to At the Police Court yesterday morning Mr. the one quoted in the paragraph. The H. H. J. Gompertz remanded a case wherein first white map langed in this Colony was Wong Chuk Yea was charged with attempting a sailor named Charles Ingood, of H.M. to commit forgery, in that he did forge a

The garrison of the forts has no rest, but is Driver. This exocution took place on July under arms night and day. Wounded men from

A Tokyo journalist writes of recent shilly. certificate in order to evade payment of £100 3rd, 1845.

the hospitals are on duty in their bandages.

shally tactics that abound in farcical incidents. poll tax, which is charged Asiatics who wish The next execution was a double one on March

Generals Smirnoff and Kondratovich are in The lenders of the Seiyukai and the Progressives enter the Commonwealth of Australia. 7th, 1859. Three men named Gibbons, Williams,

the forts commanding the troops night and day. had a conference with the Cabinet on Dec. Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown

Though the Japanese torpedo flotillas ap- 14th when this Cabinet assented to another Solicitor, and Jones were sentenced to death for the proach the turbour entrance almost every curtailment of one million yen in the Budget, instructed by Chief Detective Inspector murder of a Chinaman on board the American night, General Stossel has ordered the forts and the Minister of War assented to re- Hanson, prosecuted, and Mr. G. K. H. Brutton ship Mastiff, robbery being the motive of the for the defence, and the Sebastopol was detailed in the settlement, not in the Budget. The not to wasts on them the ammunition-provided trenchment_to_the_cxlent_of_Ten_500,00-) - appeared on behalf of the defendant, and crime. From the Daily Press of that date we to come out of the harbour to attack the Parliamentary understrappers pretend, applied for bail. This was allowed in the sum learn that the mast, as their conduct proved, were of $10,000.

hardoned, blasphemous rafiona" and "although the evidence was circumstantial as to The following advt from the Matrimonial which committed the murder, or as to the share Gazelle has local interest: "English Gentle such had in it, still that it lies between the residing and holding good appointment in the life of Williams was spared. The issue of the man, 28, tell, fair, and considered good-looking, three there is not a shadow of doubt." The largest and healthiest port in China, desires Daily Preas from which we are quoting contains correspondance with an English lady, with a seathing comments on the inefficiency of the view to matrimony. She must not object to hangman." "Over and over again," it says, "bava residene in the Far East, and musical ability, the press denounced in amsaared language dancing, riding, driving, conversation, tenuis, the revolting scanes which have occurred on golf, and interest in sport generally is desirable. Hongkong scaffolds, but never has it been our Good style, looks, and figure essential. Private lot to hear the recital of such another scene as means a consideration, but not altogether occurred yesterday morning." necessary. Photographs exchanged. Address Apparently there was no room for criticism in fret instanes in strict confidenes to M.BA, when Charles Newman was hanged on Decem- The British Post Office, Shanghai, China." - ber 18th, 1878.

Japanese torpedo-boats, and she has already sunk three or four of them.

One of them is sunk near the harbour entrance, and her mast is visible above water. the arm the first time he came out of the har- Admiral Wirenius was slightly wounded in bour on board the Sebastopol, and was to return

is directing the operations of laying mines and to the lietuisan the next morning.

Admiral Rosehiusky, on board the Otvajny, sweeping the sea in preparation for the arrival of the Baltic fleet.

suffering from the Japanese fire because most

The fleet did not attempt & sortie when it was

of the ships have kanded their heavy guns for use in the forts.

menace

course, to assume a stalwart attitudo but a of dissolution is always effective. Count Matsukata, G.C.M.G, formerly Premier and Minister of Finance several times, says co-operative prosecution of public bonds with that tite war finances depend upon the

increased taxation. Those who are opposed to increased taxation in war time were not entitled to speak on war finances, and those who were solely anxious in regard to the. effect of the increased taxation on the productive industries were still less worthy free trade is out of date, and ridicules its of doing so. Count Matsakata believes that

supporters,

It is stated that the Bassian Commander was In consequence of the decease of Bishop greatly surprised to learn that the Baltic floot Piazzoli the Catholic Union will be closed to- was still off the African coast, it being believed day. The performances of Ali Baba" have there within |st Port Arthur that the fleet would arrive İ

week or ten days,-Special been postponed, particulars of which appear in

our advertisement columus.

correspondent.

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