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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1893.

Chester, the petitioner, an actress, bad acted in collusion with her husband, has announced bia intention to prove that she committed adultery, Edith Chester professes Indignation at the action of the Queen's Procter.

bombardment of Alexandris, supparis the can. tention of Lord Charles William Beresford that Great Britain will requli" to expend £18.000.000 es her navy she wishes it to exceed the strength of the combined navies of Franco and

Colonel Sir Joseph West Ridgway,

who was Russia,

From Canada It is reported that extreme disentrosted with a mission to Memero during the tress exists among the Indian population through Icent disturbance is that country, has been sp- out the territory, and that thousanda hava, been pointed Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Man, reduced to a state of actual-starvation. In the fo succession to Mr. Spencer Walpole, province of Quebec 400 Indians have died from tarvation, this number Including the whole of the people in one Indian township or settlement. It is reported that Russia has promised the faland of Crete, in the Mediterranean, to Greece,

after the next war with Turkey.

The Rome correspondent of the Daily Chronicle states that Cardinal Serafino Vane nute Archbishop of Pologns, and Cardinal Angelo Di Pietro are mentioned for the Pope- ship is succession to bls Polineis Leo XIIL

BRISBANE, November 23rd. A project is on foot for bring the vessels ofthe Messageries Maritimes Company to Brisbane,

Following is the result of the Manchester November Handicap of £1.375, a mile and three-quarters, which was run at the Manchester November meeting to-day:- Mr. M. D. Peacock's ch g Golden Drop, 4 yrs.,

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by Tertius Golden Friars..... Colone! North's bb Simonian, 5 yrs, by St.

Simon--Garonne ................................. Duke of Beaufort's chic Son of a Gun, 3 yr, ...

by Petranel-Ithans

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November 27th. It is reported that a Russian. Inan is to de offered in Paris in February, and by way of keeping up the good feeling that exists between loan being a success, it has been arranged that

expected to perform wonders, and if equal to trials should prove irresistible.

The Duc d'Orleans denies that there is any truth in the reported betrothal of his daughter to the Ruistin Carewich,

Captain Samacl—a son of the well-known Agent-General for New South Wales, Sir Saul Samuel has met with a serious injury through the accidental discharge of his gun whilst out shooting. The charge passed through the thigh, inflicting a terrible wound, and lojuring the boat. The case is considered serious.

The labour menibers in the House of ComTM

mons are moving for the nationalization of the mines and minerals of the United Kingdom.

SYDNEY, November jack. Glasson was executed at Bathurst yesterday, deciuring his innocence to the last, and his assurance of heaven.

A suspicion is still entertained in many quarters that another man was associated with Glasson in the Caresar tragedy.

Sir George Dibbs stated to the New South Wales Assembly yesterday that the police bad Belting Houser Suppression Act within the last

petion, and stating bis bellef that the wlly potetate's present proposal la equally insincere. Conel Forbes is still in hot pursuit of the defeed Matabeles, and news of Lobanguela's deas or capture is momentarily expected."

Te Paris Press complainą th«t the proposed bat State on the Stamein frontier will be almst entirely under the control of China, and willbe of no practical utility to France, perЯds im, as is usually the case in any negotiations between the two countrice, deriving all the bennt from the arrangement.

M. Gladstone has refused to countenance the proped recogation of the eight-hours-a-day printple throughout the Government departa: mens of the United Kingdom, believing the serste to be an impossible absurdity, adolion of uniform hours Ibroughout the Mdame Melbs has appeared for the first time in Nw York is the title dis of the epers of Luis de Lammermoor, scoring a great triumph.

Mr. Gladstone is devoting several hours daily darg the Parliamentary recess towards con-

rencontres between them and the Toogklug other Powers behind her, and they could exercis forces still take place. Where booty is to be much more pressure on the Taungli Yamên than had these gentry can still gather in force and Mr. Beck could on the Viceroy. It is a very lame give much trouble. Local traders from Lung.ant impotent conclusion to which Mr. Bock has chow bound over the frontier still pay blackmail brought ble missin, and he will make bad to no light amounty any check from such a cause, worse if he does not assure himself that 'the in the early days of trade by this route, will be two men who are to be beheaded were really fatal to rapid success.

Implicated in the murdera. Far better no heads „A fair time to sllow for goods to reach Nan-at all than the heads of two innocent or pur- plog, ufa Tongking and Lungchow, would be 15 chased victims. Meanwhile the Viceroy has daya; via Panoi, 16 days, but the Tongking succeeded once more in his efforts to check the route would be the cheaper and no trouble and extension of foreign missionary work la Hupeh.

of re-packing, lor land pártago need be expense c incurred; vis Canton the time taken is, at present, 28 days. Now where days are not of much importance to the inland trader—and further, Chinese are slow to more on new lines unless andoubted profit offers the expense of closing 'hontes fa Pakhol, Kiochow, etc, and making new arrangements via Tongklog, Langton, and Longchow will be considerable; atil it may be taken as fairly certain-the position relative to the West River remaining as it now is that the Tongking route will be used sooner or later with

alated.

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NANKING.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

rath December, 1893. Dr. John Fryer, of Shanghal, has been in the

city for ten days past, conducting the annual examinations at the Irasestal Naval Academy. The final session, held yesterday afternoon, was attended by the Viceroy, who went to the Academy to great state, escorted by a large body

Tones Stralis, and extending the line to the two nations and so add to the chances of the institated over a hundred proxecations under the / Cludag the task of translating Horace's com- } faclikties granted and bledrances removed as just of officials, soldiers and servants. The people

Noumea and San Francico,

LONDON, November 23rd. The trial has just concluded at Ottawa. Canada, of Thomas M'Greevy, un ex-M.P., and Nicholas Connolly, a contractor, who were charged with conspiracy to deftru&the Govern- ment in the carrying out of public works. The accused were convicted, and each sentenced to one year's imprisonment,

(The charges srose In 1891, when M'Greery was an active Ministerialisi member of the Canadian House of Commons, and Connelly was the contracter for the Bri ish Columbia Griving Dock and other mobile works. St Hector Langevin, the Minister for Public Works, was also implicated in the scandal. The matter was referred to the committee of privileges of the Canadian House of Commons, who found with regard to Sir Hector Langeria that serious irre- ularities bad occurred in the letting of con- tracts, but nequived him of criminal knowledge. Te, however, resigned his Ministerial office The Committee found that M'Groevy had con- spired with contractors to defred the Govern ment, and he was subsequently expelled the House of Commons, and then fed to the United States to avoid arrest.-Ed.]

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time.

Mr. Gladstone has intimated to the House of Commons that the Government is determined to maintain the strength of the British Navy, and with that object in view the building of additional ships will shortly be commenced.

The proposed new American tariff reduces the duty on refined sugar from a half cent to a quarter of a cant per pound. Raw sugar is to remain free.

The net profit of the Chicago Exposition is stated to amount to one millon eight hundred thousand dollars.

There have been a number of deaths from influenza in Germany and the disease is also prevalent in England.

Twenty-five members of the Italian Chamber of Deputien are stated to be implicated in the recent bank scandals, among them being Signor Crisol, ex-Premier.

The Greek Government have sonounced that they will be compelled to make a compromise with their foreign creditors,

MELBOURNE, November 17th.

six weeks.

AUCKLAND, November goth.

The general elections in New Zealand resulted in the return of a considerable majority in favor of the Government.

The women's vote was largely exerchard all over the colony in the New Zealand elections, and the atmost order and decorum prevalled.

BRISBANE, November 30th.

A prisoner named Hennessey committed ani- cide in Gladstone grol on Saturday last.

The body of an raknown man was found in the Brisbane River yesterday morning.

A miser named James McMahon, at Croydon, was fatally stabbed by his wife, who was acting

in self defence.

FRETH (W. A.) November 30th.

Late arrivals from Coolgardie report several more important gold discoveries-but water continues exceedingly scarce, selling at from 'T to 23 6d per gallon in different locales. There is practically alluvial digging, and thousands of those who rushed to the field have been un- successful in obtaining any gold. On the other hand several of

Kre recorded.

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Three arrests have just been made to con. necion with the late dynamité explosions in Doblo, das in nowise to the exertions of the polla, but to information derived from loquires set on foot privately.

The new Itailan Minlitry formed by Signor Zenardetif (Premies), bus falled to command the consisence of the country,

the fillure of the local bank, which is expected Grat excitement prevails in Florence ovai“ to intolve thousands of the inhabitants in rain.

SYDNEY, December 7th.

Jai Hearon, the Secretary, and Harry Tyre, the nauster, of the Dubbo Refrigerating and Bolling Down Works, have been fined £16,870 for slaughtering sheep without a licence. Notice of appeal has been given.

Animmense fire is raging near Menledio.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

thronged the streets along the line of march, eager to catch a glimpse of their ruler. He has a rather pleasant face, one that indicates strength of character, mingled with kladil-es disposi tion. His looks belle the reports of his lil-health. Ho service. Dr. Fryer is accompanied on his visit appears good for many more long years of here by bis son, who has recently come out frema the United States.

What, then, must Chinx do to retain this trade within her own borders, and the British merchant and shipowner to secure the custom of the Chinese ? The year 1891 witnessed

■ remarkable change la Kuangai-bound mer. chandle while matches and all still want inwards from Pakhol under transit passes Pakhot imported less plece-goods and yarn, and West River, sa did also of and matches. This Chinking on board, spent several days here last large amounts of these went forward by the

H.M.S. Porpoise, haring Consul Carles of was caused, we learn, by a new tax having week. Other visitors have been the Rev. D. N. been laid on Pakhol-borne goods, which the Lyon sad the Rev. W. M. Croxler, of Soochow, merchants resisted; the employment of launches who came hither across country from that city. for towing furks up the West River en route to Wuchos, and no hladranza helag placed by the set apart by the Educational Association of Last Thursday, 7th December, was the day authorities on the sights of the transit passes. China as a day of special Canton merchants prospered; alas, the To colleges. Its observance here was marked by vincial authorities Interfered; this flourishing transit trad: was hampered in every way, till from very impressive service beld in the morning at an inine of 1,946 parses in 1801 on goods valued the pupils and teachers of all the various mission Presbyterian Church, which was attended by at Hk. Tit. 1,741,264, the numbers fell to 491 school in the city. This service was conducted passes on goods vaiced at HE The 406,696 in by the Rev. F. S. Melgs of the Christian Mission. 1893, and only a on goods worth Hk. Tis. 45 Another service, in English, was held in the to the end of the September quarter of the attemoon by the missionaries, and conducted present year!

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for schools and

Friends of the Rev. D. W. Nichols will be'

the reefs are proving treated in a friendly spielt the amended Extrud). Canton, supplied with the Canton decennial | nained to learn of a serious sccident to his

AUCKLAND, November goth.

WASHINGTON, December 4th. President Cleveland in his Message to Con gress questions whether Great Bristo has tion Treaty which is now being discussed. He deprecates say Immature dealing with the cur reacy of the country which, he says, requiron a Sir George Grey has been returned to Parlia-lasting demprehensive Enancial plan, and he ment at the head of the poll, mainly owing to anggests that the President be authorized to can Mr. Yates, wife of the former Mayor of a town whenevek, there is the prospect of affecting a Rear Auckland, has been elected Mayor of the international agreement, Hafening to same place.

tariff, he urges the necessity of reducing the charges on the necessaries of life and the re- moval of restrictions on the imports of raw material that in necessary for manufacture.

In the Supreme Court of Victoria a few days exceptionally rich, and several sensational yields November 24th.

ago an application was made by the London Chartered Bank (in liquidation) to recover from Dr. Jameson, the Administrator of the British Alexander Rourke, grasler, the sum of £3.375 South Africa Company, is endeavoring to carry alleged to be due on the guarantee of an over- in the north and north-west of Matabeleland. Northern Territory, Rourke's defence wis The proposal is to place them under headmen, that the Bank violated the agreement that ex- News has reached San Francisco of theinted between them in regard to the overdraft.

•successfat floating of the R.M.S. Mowera, of The Chief Justice considered the defence a sub- the Canadian-Australian line, which went ashore stantial one and refused the application. at the entrance to Honólalu Harbor on October :2nd.

out a scheme for settlement of the Malaboles in draftgtanted to the Rocklands Pastoral Company the recent legislation empowering women to vofs, vence a Conference on the Monetary Question / We snely lean that`markets which Pakhof and

The Miowera is now undergoing repaln at Honolulu, and when there are completed she will resume her voyage is 5mm Francisca. The vres rel's engines, on examination, were found to be perfectly and and undamaged,

Majar MKinley, Governor of the State of Dilo (U.S A.) has declared that a reduction of wiges will surely follow revision of the tariff He describes the new congress us a fearful minace to Industries,"

Daring a recent visit by the Emperor Wiliam of Germany to Ki-, a town on the Baltic, a allway colision was narrowly prevented, the

line bing blocked by carts.

Mi. Ielgt, a young member of an aristocratic family who earsted a member of the Galety Burler q se Company, and having left her, visited

Mrs. Knorr, who is "belog tried for chlid mur. der, contrived to write a letter to a certain Edward Thompson, begging him to procure witnesses to swear falsely in her favour. The letter has been published, and is of a most in- criminating character.

BRISBANE, November 28th.

A severe storm barat over Brisbane yesterday afternoon, occasioning much damage st Tour woong and Goodax. The Oldfellows Hall at Toowoong was destroyed, and the Catholic Church was injured by the wind.

The last week's dividends at Gympie amounted to over £10,000,

SYDNEY, November 281b.

Glasson, the Cercar murder, is to be executed in Bathurst gaal to-morrow morning, but it is understood that he has prepared for presentation ment of reasons why the execution should not take place.

LONDON, December and.

News is to hand of a serious battle having been faught by loyalists and rebels on the Rio Negro River, in Brazil. The fighting lasted two days, and was of a desperate character, resulting finally in the utter defest of the Government troops. General Isidora, in command of the latter, was captured by the rebels, along with one thousand men, and a number of guns, ammunition, &c. The killed amranted to over two thousand, exclusive of wounded.

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LONDON, December 4th. The Times Paris correspondent. states that Engilah and French Commissioners are to be despatched to delimitate the Siamese Buffer State.

December 5th.

A further issue of Indian Bills amounting to oré million and-a-half is announced and tenders aza invited for the 12th inst.

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youngest child, a little boy, who fell off a chuir last Saturday through a window-pane, cutting his face very badly.-N. C. Daily News.

The map to illustrate the transit trade of by the Rev. John C. Ferguson. report, forcibly shows the large trade Centon can do with the towns of Kings, and, by the good river connections, with Ruelchow, and Yunnan. The supply in 18gt from Canton was far in excess of Pakhol and Canton together in 1890,

DEAFNESS COMPLETELY CUREDI Any facilities by the West River are affered them: Head, Sc may leam of a new, simple treatment, Nanning were supplying can do better when

person suffering from Deafness, Nolies in the this route can hold Is own both against which is proving very successful in completely Pakhol and a Tongking route.

Let the West River be open to steamer navig cases of all kinds. Fall particulars, including many unsolicited testimonials and gation to Wuchow. The river presents no diffi- newspaper press notices, will be sent post free enly so far with plenty of water, it would, I am inclined to thick, be navigable for light the most successful ever brought before the on application. The system is without doubt, draught steamboats up to Halachow and pubile, Address, Aural Specialist, Albany beyond the chief rapid Fape or Telungtas, Building, 39, Victoria Street, Westminster, between Hengchew and Kaelbilen, bad seven feet Loadon. S.W of water, clear of the racks below,' according to my river pilot, and so with those store Wochow the current over the Fupotan was not at all strong and there were no whirls, though above Wackow, where the river is narrower, the current was swifter and in places there were considerable eddies, but only at one place between Pingnan and Mengkong was there any difficulty.

of the Upper Yangizo navigation, as pictured from waliten accounts; however, a survey of the river would settle this

question. As a river offers every advantage for the harassing of river-borne trade, it is of the first importance that so arrangement should be come to with the Central government at Peking ss to the tramalt pass question, which has been agitating Carton and Hongkong for some time past: given an equitable settlement of this ques ilon and steamer navigation to Wachow, then the opening of the river beyond to the foreign flag, by chartered junks such as now ply on the Upper Yangtze between Ichang and Chungking, may await a demand for increased facilities for trade before being urged.

To-day's Advertisements. .

A report is current throughout Brazil that President Peixoto has been assassinated, and hopes are being entertained that in this event the sanguinary struggle will shortly be brought to a close.

Russle Lazgotlating with a view to the broke her crank arm and the repairs will I saw nothing which would equal the difficulty, ¦ V 1 C TORIA

establishment of a naval depot in the Adriatic Sex, on the coast of Montenegro. Austria li said to be thoroughly larmed therest, and is

project.

The Indian troopship Malabar, outward bound to Bombay, bas broken down outside Malia, and has had to be towed into harbour. The Malabar

occupy five days.

December &h,

A bill has, been introduced in Parliament to

LODGI

HONGKONG, No. 1025,

Austen, is the plaintiff in a prosecution'which to the Colonia! Secretary x voluminous state-likely to use every endeavour to defeat the enzhip - Lord Kimberley to borre festhesis erection of burstern, levying of imports; and LODGE■ill be held in the FREEMASONS"

in exelti 18 considerable attention.

Mr. Leigh has lid a charge against a solicitor, whose name has not been published, of having fraudulently disposed of £48,000, which Mr. | Leigh, on his departure for Australia, entrusted to him for hivestment,

General Lord Rober's, who recently retired

India, malot low that owing to the Rasilan advance lowreds the Indian frontier it is Imperative that Belish reinforcements be sent to India to regain British supremacy.

The Financial Times makes a further reference this week to Sir George Dibbs' Bank Notes BiH, and characterises it as "flagrant financial and politic 1 quekery."

The Orient Company have decided not to sccept any more Chinese passengers at Colombo.

LONDON, November 19th.

MELBOURNE, December 2nd.

December 4th.

Mrs. Frances Knorr, alias Minnie Thwaites, who was arrested some weeks back on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of certain infants whose remains were unearthed in a Mel- bourne suburb, and whose trial has been exciting great attenties, has been found guilty, Her counsel intends to appeal.

An exciting race has just taken place between the steamers Australls and Armand Behic, from Sydney to Melbourne. The vessels A brutal and sensational murder has just been steamed out of Sydney Heads together, and from the portion of Commander-in-Chief in Perpetrated in Dublin. under circumstances that covered the distance from wharf to wher-576 lend to it a certain amount of political signif-milles-in thirty-five hours, the Australia beat cance. Ever since the recent dynamite outrages lug her opponent by about fifteen minates only in the Irish capital the police have been en- deavouring to track the crime home to the parties concerned, but without success. The other day two drunken Fenlini named Sheridan and Reld were arrested on certain charges. Following his arrest Sheridan attempted to explode some detonatori. Reid was subsequently released. Shortly afterwards Reid's dead body was found on the street, in a condition pointing unmistak ably to murder. The suppsellon is that he was suspected of betraying, or being about to betray, The newest types of artillery are being suplare to be silenced. The police declare that they certain secrets to the authorities, and had there plied to the soldiers at the German milta hope shortly to be able to produce evidence show- Camp recently formed on the Belgian frontier, and which is to be miliised as a central station ng that it was the murdered man who caused the into explosions in Dublin. A man named Joha concerned in the murder. He is known to have Adelaide. amived lately from Americs, and to have left Dublin after the explosions, since when he has again put in an appearance,

The Canadian Government are preparing a revised tariff, which it is understood will be introduced in the Dominion House of Commons in January next.

From Vienna It is reported that the Austrian milltary authorities are forming 42 new regiment of artillery. When these regiments are completed the strength of the Austrian artillery will edlipad that of any other European Fower.

Bamer Allen and Jack Levy-bave been The premises of two Melbourne bookmakers burglariously entered, £180 in cash and over the enterprising crackemen. £300 worth of jewellery rewarding the efforts of

LONDON, December 4th.

The Earl of Kintore arrived in London on

necessary, bli present borrowing powers being nearly exhausted.

The Report of the Advisory Committee of the Creditors of the late New Oriental Bank shows that the failure was dan to costly premises, unnecermy opening of branches which did not pay, large favestments made by the bead office la dubious secutitles, heavy advances made to customers upon inadequate security, and losses resulting from the fall in silver and dealings la exchange. Four of the directors, It appears, borrowed largely from the Bank and owed, when it failed, nearly eighty thousand pounds, which was covered by inadequate security. Mr. Cargill has sfoce isft the country and Mr. Macdonald has died, thereby preventing their bankruptcy. The suspension of the bank, the report adds, is largely due to advances made by advances in all quarters amounted to ever one the Back to new companies, and the total million sterling, and the total deficiency to two millions one hundred and thirty thousand, of which the creditors bear one million and a half. The total claims amount to four millions two hundred thousand, showing a deficiency of seres creditors cannot expect over six shillings in the pound more.

· REGULAR - MEETING of the above

HALL, Zerland Street, THIS EVENING, the and fast., at 8.30 for go'clock precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited.

Hongkong, and December, 1893.

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LODGE,

A REGULAR MEETING of the above HALL, Zetland Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 17th fast, at 8 for 8,30 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited.

Hongkong, aand December, 1893- (1395

** LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS"

NOTICE.

In the event of the German army, being mobi Mearns has been arrested on suspicion of being Saturday, iblity days from the time of leaving | #bilings and two pence in the pound, The Consul cannot press the claim of the Chinese convened for FRIDAY the 19th instant, has been

Ished,

The entire London pressis united in demanding that the Government shall immediately Increase the strength of the Mediterranean Squadron..

Edith Chester, the actress, recently obtained a divorce from her husband on the ground of his adultery. It has since transpired that alter the divorce he been granted the divorced couple entertained party of friends at dinner at the Criterion Resiserat. It is also alleged that they have cohibited. The Queen's Procter bas in consequence intervened and is charging the parties to the dis vrce with collusion.

The Egyptian budget for the year shows a surplus of £500,000, and as a consequence the bli further reductions are to be made in the existing system of land taxsilon.

A Commission made up of representatives of England and France is visiting Siam for the purpose of fixing upon a neutral zone which shall sailsfy both countries.

Germany is imposing an all-round increase of so per cent in the duties on goods imported from Russia. It is only recently that Russia made There is a general impression that the new overtures to Germany with a view to reciprocal American Tariff Bill, as elaborated by the action lo trying to abolish the foolish way of Democratie majority of the Committee of Ways tariffs raging between the two countries, which, and Means, will encounter most strenuous oppo. it was polated cut, not only hampered trade, but sition in Congress. The American wool-growers was a prolific source of disputes and a constant are already taking active measures for opposing menace to the maintenance of existing pacific

relations.

November 30th. Several other auspicious parcels of explosirea [In 1892 the Egypthin budget showed a surplus o

£1,100,000 The Government then have been discovered by the Dublin police, and adopted various suggestions of Mr. Gost, Chief a number of persons arrested; but incriminating of the Land Revenue Department, freeing an evidence as to malicious intent was not forth- cultivable land from taxation, reducing the coming, and all the prisoness excepting Sheridan absurdly large number of sates of taxation from bare been discharged. The evidence against the 1400 to only 220, Niforming the old village land latter is very strong. He is shows to have been

The alleged assassination of President Peixoto is now denied, and the hopes of the peace party have fallen.

Alderman Dillon Farnell has just been elected Lord Mayor of Dublin.

In the settlement of this transit pas question, the Tongking merchant should be as interested as that of Canton; if foreign goods to any extent reach Lungchow and demand the protec: tion at the transit, past, will such be accorded them ? Kusngal is subject to the Governor General at Canton, and the needs of the frontler troops and defences swallow up large sums of money, which taxation must supply equally at

ING of the DISTRICT GRAND LODGE Lungchew as at Canton. If no French merchant THE EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL MEET resides at Langehow, well and good, the ques OF HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA, tion becomes largely a Chinese one, and the merchant, but with the residence of the foreign POSTPONED all SATURDAY, the 30th merchant the question at once arises for decision. idem, at 8.30 for 9 P.M.

Ą. O'D. GOURDIN, NEW YORK, December 6th. The demands of the purse are Imperious,

D.G. Secretary. Hongkong, 1and December, 1893. The ship Fason, from Calcutta to Boston, has provincial a Imperial; the Internal trade stranded off Eastham on the coast of Masto foreign goods can well stand an equitable and fixed tax (vids Trade Reports Jassim); sachusetts. One of the ship's company is known to have been saved, but it is feared the and an arrangement could be come to and pat leto operation whereby--as in others are lost,

the case of foreign opigm-s likts could be collected on all Inland-bound goods by the Cen- tral Customs at Canton or Wuchow, there is na reason to doubt but that the West River route would rise fato rapid favour, and to whatever extent Nansing was supplied from Tongking (which we wenture to think would not be con- siderable) the country to the east of the Yuchiang and north of the West River, with part of the Kurlchow province, would certainly be supplied from Canton,

LONDON, December 7th. Later advices state that the Jason is a total less. Twenty-six were drowned and the only amvivor is a seaman named Evans.

The Daily News states that Sir Gerald Portal in his report favours the extension of the Zanzibar protectorate to Uganda.

Me Forwood, speaking at Liverpool, said an outlay of twelve millions sterling in the text four years would be necessary if we wished to cope with the incrests in the Fierch and husalan

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December 8th.

Kuangsi must surely be opened up to West River traffic before any Important steps be taken to examine lato and attempts be made to develop The report of the Commission of Inquiry Into- | her minéral resources: for the one there is the events in connection with the Featherstone already a'real need, while the latter can well colliery riots, states that the troops were justified afford to wall. less deadly arms than magazine rifles on such occasions

registere, and encouraging 1308 reclamation.an sativa member of dangerous secret societies Spain and France, including" soma of the most in firlög en the crowd, bat suggests the use of

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November 25th,

The latest Information concemlag the go African rising is to the effect that Lebesgula's troops have deserted him. Dr. Jamison the king's power to be wholly broken, and bypes are entertained that the Company will be at disband its forces next werk, daarm the la

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The death it announced of George Guy Greville Brooke, 4th Earl of Brooke and E of Warwick, aged seventy-six.

Numbers of anarchists have been arrested in prominent leaders. The recant terrible outrages seem to have awakened the authorities to the will probably be taken throughout Europe with a real magnitude of the danger, and united action low to checking the evil. The anarchists arg aid to be filled with terror at the storm they have aroused,

December 6th:

KUANGSI

The following interesting remarks appear in WA. H. He pr

ke N. C. Daily News above the signaturs

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THE SUNGPU MASSACRE.

CHINA'S REPARATION.

The Imperial Federation League han bein' meeting at Cardinsmade a great polat of the attended a ball at Blenheim Palace. The angry | (down stromere to great hoe izanult for dll goads at Sangpa; and (4)``the degradation of the

THE COMING SENSATION.

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A GENUINE CHRISTMAS TREAT.

PAR C'S WORLD.FAMED

· MARIONETTES. FANTOCHES FRANCAISES,

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A GRAND FANTOCCINI. TROUPE COURT MINSTRELS "BLUE BEARD" PANTOMIME.. GRAND BALLETS. LAUGHABLE HARLEQUINADES, GORGEOUS TRANSFORMATION,

BEAUTIFUL DRESSES AND SCENERY. LOVELY LIME-LIGHT EFFECTS. The whole trat-ensemble MARVEL OF SPLENDOUR

A BIJOU THEATRE

Is being erected a WEST POINT, which will be lavishly Suted up. Private Boxes, Brilliantly. Hit by Gas, &c, in fact everything will be done to ACCOMPLISH A TRIUMPH

WATCH FOR OPENING DATE. FURTHER PARTICULARS SHORTLY. EC. CLITHEROW, *Business Manager.

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and is believed to have played a leading part in promoting the dynamite outrages.

The Government intend to letroduce a Bill to deal with the cases of evicted fifah tenants up the lines recommended in the report of the Royal Commission appointed to investigate the question.

With the evil precedent before him of Waroob, It has now transpired that two Infernal

the settlement of which affair against the better machines were posted at Orleans, la France French police on suspicion of posting the infernal Two Germans have been arrested by the

judgment of Sir John Walshamn gained Me are belag addressed to the German Emperor,

Gardner bis C.M.G-ship, Consul-General Bock, The capture of Lobengula is also reported.

Daring the present year rapid progress has ways the NV. G. Daily News, kas made the best News from Rio announces that the rebel from and the other to Count Caprivi The French machines to the German Emperor and Count

been made with the Phulangthuong Langson of a bad bargain, and compounded the Sungpu Railway and, the energy being shown July massacre for two heads and forty thousand clad Favery, whilst attacking Broglian forts, polles are making sealous efforts to unearth the Caprivi

An extraordinary ontbreak of rowdyiem has 1894, mionld see the las open for traffle to Lange delarte, The ultimatum which he carried up to was sunk, the majority of the crew being saved. Calot, and Piesident Carot is offering a large reward for such information as will lead to the At Cazare, in France, the house of a Gevera conviction of the person or persons who posted occurred merg the students of Christchurch son with the extension to Yasham at the head Hankow with him was understood to contate Honghong, and December, säga. ment official has been wrecked by an explosion deadly toyByg

College, Oxford, through the acties of the of the present navigation on the Sungel River, four demands: (1) the punbhment of the guilty of dreamite. The occupants were uninjured Lord Ballsbro, la addressing a large public authorfiles in refusing to permit the students to 3 salles from Langson, and within a full day partless (3) the payment of a soltable indemnity! and the perpetrator escaped.

of Lungchow

(3) the reestablishment of the Swedish mission "It is intended | apitation recently set on foot by the Londen scholars daubed paint over the Dots door, dissolved. There is a proposal to reorganise the war, and insisted that immediate and energetic defaced Dean Liddell's statue, cut the belkropes entering Toughing and destined for Lapehow Macheng magistrate. As to the first he is to

at their. league, with a new programme.

SALE ROOMS, 17, PRAYA CENTRAL," ' A political calsie has arises in Servia, where steps for still further strengthenlag the British and Indulged in sundry other enlightened pranks, and a French firm will be prepared to gaots have two heads, but as there has been no Navy was of vital importance if Kogland was to Two new British torpedo boate fost launched, through raten to Nasham, if not to Longchow enquiry in which say foreigner can put confi- the Ministry have resigned owing to diffemties meet possible developments on anything like a the Destroyer and Hauck, have made another itself on all cars from Hongkong, MM. Marty dence, we shall never be certain that the guilty TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), December 23rd,

AT 12 prompt,“. In connection with the tariff war with Austria fair footing.

marine record, having covered twenty-seven and d'Abbadir, a pushing Tongking: Erm, will parties have been punished; or rather," we

certainly be all they can la secure customs and shall be practically certain that they hare Walker Fort, Marsals, Claret, Lager Beer Gruyere Cheese, Foochow Tes, Liquene ... November nöth,/. The British steamer John Hawkins, with knots within, as hour in their trial trip.

December 7th. Telegrams from New-York report that the twenty-five of the cow, la believed to have been

divert goods from the Pakhoi line china very much have preferred to see this: (quarts), Biscuits, Tobacco,

not been dealt with. As to the second, we should Joint taiiff committee of the United States Con lost in the Bay of Binay.

The reported capture of King Lobenguels is Castoms, M. Ciqui, le fally alive to the fecessity point walved altogether for in these casca gress have decided to recommend to both House. A sanguinary and L'aportant naval engage,

now stated to be untrue. FRAMAN A

- Riblog:"every advantage to. Chias-bound it is not the guilty parties from whom " the that wool shall be placed on the importa free list.iment is expected to take place shortly of the

A communication her, baan received by the merchandise in the early days pi tele route, - Indemnity is exacted. In fact, it le revolting to The creditors of the Marquis of Allesbury, cast of Brazil, between the localrebel squadron who have been investigating his catato and and the fiset of vessels recently purchased in the Chartered Company's officials setting out that the which, it must be borne in mind, is not so much us to see blood-money incepted at all. We Gnancial transactions, bave discovered that Dayted States by President Feixota. These King in tired of war, and is anxious for a parler created because demanded but because the many regret wery much that the other two points have sum of £880,pco was advanced to the Marquis is are now being concentrated in the West to arrange the terms of his surrender

hardensome and uncertain tries tavad by the been walved. Mr. Bock might well bave haki. Major Goold Adams, to whom the message was Kungtong offalala difea-Kunngsi trade from" fost longer, fupported sa he was by the whole by Mr. Sim Lewis, who received interest at Indies, ready for a descent on the Subth American -the rate of 100 per cent)) re

Port, this bears cojet, and new wall simed and manzed. The forwarded, declizes to consider the request the West River to less direct and overland rwear? Diplomats Body at Peking. It is quite true The pirates on the Tenghing-Chson berder List Sweden has no power bare to enforce her The Queen'e Proctor who Intervened in armament of each, vesent includes the new instanding the King's treacherous attack recently Allvoice proceedings on the ground that maini zaimki dynamite gun, tas fire from, which te i nitar the Company and acceded is a similar i have not yet been effectually pal downrJoogalooms, demanda į but Sweden and, f she chose, mi the

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The present able head of the

A E SKEELS & Co,

CAT‘A QUANTITY OF KWANGSI PORCELAIN WARE, spread Comprising **** *

Vases, Fub Bowls, Turreers, Dessert Plates, Toys, Dolls and Sundry Mucellaneous Property

Now on view,"

AL. SKEELS & Co.,

Auctioneers & Valuston,

ag, said December, zëgji

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