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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1894.
but it is hopeless to attempt to translate it. It sounds like Hungchnen, but the only Hang. choen we know of is a frontler station of the Chinese close to Russian Manchuria.- Ed.)
(Special to the M. C. Daily News.) THE PRISONERS AT SASEBO.
NAGASAKI, August 4th.
article that came under the heading of munitions of war. The article in question turned out to be contmoa soda.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE British cruiser Leander, Captain Coun Metaxa, will leave for Nagasaki next Friday.
DURING the twenty-four hours ended to o'clock this morning the rain-fall was 6.63 inches.
THE British gunboat Peacock, Lieut.-Commander | THE Danish Government has demanded from Laxton, will be despatched to Shanghai on or about the sand inat,”
THE Japanese Chargé des Affaires to Peking, Mr. Komora, with the staff of the Legailon, left Tientsin for Japan on the 4th ist.
Japan the release of Mr. Muhlenstedt, the tele- graphist who was a passenger law, Chinese despatch-boat Trackiang when, in da cap tured by a Japanese crafter on the path Wilipo.
While not objecting to the sale of Chlosse steamers to foreigners or to the purchase of foreign vessels by Chinese, the Total is very vigilant In bis endeavours to prevent the sale of other vezels to Japanese. In
one case recently be H.M.S. Alacrity has arrived here from carrying munitions of war for the Japadese chai, which arrived hese last night from Canton, objected to the employment of a vessel for THE Chloese gunboats wong Tuk and Lun- Tsushima with orders from Admiral Fœmentle | while, ku to proceed to Saxebo and obtain the release KRW PRA malter of fact, she w19 at the Ume i will return to thels destination this evening.
being similarly employed by
by the Chinese. commiftlet of five fúfluential Japanese is to We would remind our readers that the first of Alacrity proceeding to Sasebo, the Japanese be appolated to assist the U. S. Conial-General the two concerts for the benefit of the Plague 1 Maudot, which left Salgon on the 5th lost, the Telegraph to it, which is in a position Workers' Fand will be given in the Theatre Royal, Cry Hall, to-night, commencing at o'clock.
of the Kowshing prisoners. To prevent the
Government has undertaken to produce them st Nagasaki, and they are expected hourly.
REINFORCEMENTS FOR NAGASAKI
In managing the Japanese colony, as for example sending back to Japan those who wish to leave, and other matters which do not ordinarily come within the official functions of a Consel For convenience in communicating with the One thousand troops from the local garlson Japanese here, a non-fies Tapanese interpreter will be attached to the U. S. Consulate. Among the American Consul-General's new protégés are 300 people whom he does not know what to do
are due here overland to-day.
CAPTAIN GALSWORTHY'S REPORT.
with
The report that torpedoes have been laid off Sifver Island does not appear to be correct, the for torpedo basys. Some fivet undred contract floating targets used by the forls belag mistaken torpedoes have been laid in the North Channel
THE American barque Georgietta, having com- pleted the repairs necessitated by collision with
■ recent typhoon, left Amoy on the 4th inst. bound for Stanghal with a cargo of timber shipped at Singapore six weeks ago, ACCORDING to a Chinese report from Peking, the Japanese Government has consented to pay over to the Belilah Representative the sum of $750.000 and compensation to the familles of those lost as reparation for the sinking of the Kowsking,
August 5th, 5.58 p. Captain Galsworthy's report is entirely in favour of the Japanese. The Kowsking was not connected with the warships, and had no knowledge of the naval fight. Being helpless be offered to surrender, but the Chinese Generals on board objected and threatened the Captain's and elsewhere, but they are too deep to interfere in her life. The Naniwa, warning, fired a torpedo
after and missed, This
until the ship vide The Europeans and many Chinese jumped over- hoard, and were fired at
by the Chinese soldiers. The Manila quartermaster is onder treatment at Suseks for a wound in the neck, Mr.
Mutual S. N. Co.
Mr. John Potter, Managing Director of the China ATRLIGRAM WAR received to Shanghat from London last Saturday sapuancing the death of
THE French gunboat Comer, Commander M. arrived here this morning. She will shortly
leave for the North.
A FAR WEST' editor thinks that people of the right stamp are those who pay their subscriptions in advance and so does the Proprietor and Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph.
THE meteorological repost laagad from the Observatory this morning auth,that ***
Nothing is said to this valuable scistitific report slight shock of earthquake was a Kowloon at ro.55 last night, and at 1. his thornlag."
about the such a thlog in Hongkong as newspaper, direction or duration of the shocke; but that doesn't matter very much as there is
to state that three distinct shocks were felt in the city of Victorin, as well In Kowloon, at 1054 last night, the direction being from officiently pronounced to rattle the glasses on south to north. The second shock was dining tables and make fuelf felt in other ways. THE decided unab administered to the China Mail by the Acting Attorney General in the
Mr. William Blaynay begs to acknowledge the receipt of the following subscription to the fand organized for the benefit of the Plague worker: Hobo, E. R. Belillos, C.M.G.........$10. THE Band of the Hongkong Regiment, number. Ing twenty-two musicians, played an excellent selection of magic at Kowloon last even ignorance and inexperience, and finds a
DAKIN. CRUICKSHANK & and mechl was followed by her broad, with the safety of the ordinary consting steamers | THE "Singh" assault care at Tal-kok-tsui, | which attracted a large number of
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spectators ABOUT 11 o'clock last night a slight shock of vibration only lasted a few seconds. Three distinct shocks were also experienced Hong- kong.
letter published in that paper last night was richly merited, and ought to prove a much-needed lesson which our contemporary would do well to keep in mind. The school-boy
style of journalism which ignores or distorts palpable
allows facts, muddy imagination to atone for a congenial in fasolent insinuations and the use vague and utterly unjustified expressions—
serious
question profound Ignorance which was impenetrable to all "knotty point," "the most togatrers, officialdom la
stranger to veracity, or its genuine undiluted fgnorance is even greater than we had imagined" are specimens of the fine writing' indulged in on the occasion now
at high water, though there will not be much to which commenced on the 17th alto, was con apite at low tide for
zome of f them.
cluded at the Magistracy this morning, Mr. The Police to prevent rint adopted energetic measures | H. E. Wodehouse finleg the two defendants, | earthquake was felt in the Kowloon district; the
hetween Chinese and Japanese. Mustag Singh and Lall Singh, $25 and $5 Four
Chinese have been arrested on suspicion respectively." of committing assaults on people they thought Muhlenstedt is still a prisoner at Sasebo; Cap were Japanese in disguise. One of them has been FOR stealing from his comrades $5 note, and taln Galsworthy and Mr. Tamplin, chlef officer i identified as having assaulted a Japanels oud | Lindley, of the Royal Marines, was tried by bava secured a contract to build two first-class under review cannot be too severely repro- a white tunic and pair of trousers, Private Walter of the Koushing, are well.
night and a Spanish #bizct the next day. | court-martial on board the Vistar Emanuel ibis cargo steamers for the Chion Navigation Combated, and should be gently but firmly repressed,
(From the Diario de Manila ) DEATH OF AN AUSTRIAN PRINCE. MADRID, July 30th, The Archduke William Francis Charles, uncle to her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spala, has died at Baden in consequence of a full from bis
horse.
CHOLERA AT MARSEILLES.'
July 31st. The Spanish Government has been notified that there has been an outbreak of cholers in Marscities.
A FALSE ALARM.
August 3rd.
The news that British troops have landed in Korea and marchel to Seoul, the caval, bas crused great excitement in diplomatic circles | throughout Europe.
EARLY SOWINGS are to hand by Parcel Post Russia will at once despatch eight men-of-war,
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He
was before the Mixed Court Saturday
On remanded, and will be kept out of mischief at the Police Station till Saturday next.
As soon as war was declared, the British Consul a Nagasaki informed his nationals of the fact. There were fears that the Chincre quarter at Nagasaki would be baint down. Many Chipere
ere arrived here last Saturday by the Empress
China. of Owing to the war, the steamer Feva dia- charged at Hongkong the lead that was among her Shanghai cargo.
A private lelegram was received hers on Saturday from Kobe stating that the Japanese And attacked the Canion guild-hall there and that there bad been some serious fighting.
The Chungking lo due here to-day from Tientsin and Chefos. She has on board the mem bers of the Japanese Legation and others, numbering sixty Japanese in all. At Take they wele attacked by the Chloese and makrested.
In response to
to the request of the Consular Bedy, the Tacial has ordered the District and Mixed Court Maristrates to issue proclamations warning the Chinese not to manifest any hosti- lity towards the Japanese in the Settlements under pain of severe punishment.
RIOT AT KOBK.
MESSRS SCOTT and Co., Greeneck, are stated to
2,500 ton,
morning, found guilty, and sentenced to six pany, the carrying capacity, to each case being months imprisonment with hard labour. In the London Divorce Court on the 7th July, Mr. W. C. Hilller, late Consul-generat for Great Britain at Korea, obtained a decree mist with costs against his wife, nɗa Clair St. George Ord, for adultery with Mr. Henry S. Saunderson, an assistant is the Chinese Imperial Customs
Service.
UNUSUALLY oppressive weather has been exper lenced in all the coast ports of Chios south of Chefoo during the past week, and in several, including Swatow, the thermometer registered 1029 in the shade. It was not quite so bad * that in Hongkong-but,
the bard puts it, 'awfolly near It."
THE German steamer Profos, which was, as stated in these columns at the time, beached neat Cape St. James on Tuesday last after being in collision with the Progress, is stilit ashore, and it is probable that two with asfety be made elapse before an effort can with to float and dock her at Saigon.
Tex Minion steams-launch Day Spring will call alongside vessels hoisting code pennant C between 9 Rad ro.30 R., on Sunday, to convey men ashore to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 12.30 p.m.
osce;
THE China Gazitis publishes the following Dramatic Critic-Why don't you Introduce a
suggestive interview which its Tientsin corres- young typhoon in the last act ?”
pondent had on July 29th with the Captain of Skitte" What for?
a British steamer chartered to the Chinese:~-~~ "I arrived at Taku on the 27th of July Dramatic Critic-"To bring down the house, a.m. and was instructed to anchor of course."
steamer and come up here by the 2.30 p.m. train, which I did. I was told by a messenger on
arrival that the British Consul wished to see me at
my everyone was anxious to hear the news I brought. from Korea. I saw the Consul and the information I could; he said it was a sad gave him all
affar about the
I saw Mr. Weir, of Roushing the Chios Merchants, and Taoist Wong, and the same night I had to go to see Total Sheng, me were Mr. Liang, Capista Paramoor, Captain Warren, and Captain Rigden. Tuotai Sheng arked me all about my trip, and then told me that he wanted my steamer to go with another lot of troops, net to Araa but to the
Wel-hal-wel. He said war was not declared. I same place as the Chios Merchants' steamera went, or would I cany coals to Port Arther and
could not then told him that my steamer
lastruclans were that after war begin I my not to go, but be replied that war was not declared. I said the Japanese are fighting, which means that war is declared. Then I saw
THE 'blue funnel liner Sarpedon, which strived bere this morning from Singar se, fa making her last vorage under Alfred Holt's well-known fl as she has been sold to the lapace: and will be handed over on arriving at Kobe.
THE actual steaming time from the Red Baoy at Wessung, of the Matual Shippers steamer Moyune, which for the eighth year in succession
was the first vaasel home from Hankow with the new reason's teas, is stated at 33 days, 8 hours, and 14 minutes, giving a mean speed of 13.3 knots per hour.
Wan
It is reported that in consequence of this,
laden with troops, to Korea. [The British force in Seoul constated, by latest advices, of thirty marines, specially sent there when wat looked threatening to protect Biltlab subjects. Russia and the United States have
The Shinpao and Hubao claim to have also, according to report, small bodies of men- received telegrams nuoducing a riot against the of-war's men at Sesul. It was reported Chinese at Kor, by Japanese rowdies, who, and strange their differences amicably Jardine, Matheron & Co. received news in the British Consul again and asked him if I fram the Northweek ago that six or seven taking advantage of the haaling down of the Russlen, warshipe, with troops on board, had left Vladivostock, presumably for Korea-Ed H. K. Telegraph.]
BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
LONDON, August 9th. · There is remarkable rise in all the "g}11- edved" secks, due to the plethora of money and to banks reducing the interest on deposits to ball per cent,
of the Kiangsu and Cheklang men, killing many Chinese Contalar fag, attacked the guild house
of the Chinese, But, says the Hupas, until we get confirmation of the above by succeeding telegram we cannot vouch for the truth of these statements.
JAPANESE SPIES IN CHINA. It is stated that letters have been received from Japan to the effect that several hundred Japanese disguised as Chinese
workmen,
It is believed in the Norch that Great Britain and Russia kra still energetically co-operating to endeavour to bring China and Japan to a state of reason, so as to put a stop to hostilities arbitration. In our opinions such efforts are mere waste of time, and that, as the game is
by
bow fairly started, it will be better for all con- the bitter end. cerned to let the fiery belligerants fight it out to
It is reported that when the Japanese Minister to Peking and his solle, and the Japancae Consul, were preparing to leave Tientsin by the Chungking, they were attacked by a party of Chinese soldiers who seized their baggage and would not allow them to leave. As soon as the
Sasebe.
The prospects of, the passing of the United artisans, decters, monki, etc.. are at present matter was reported to Viceroy Li Hung-chang, Silver King v. Black Douglas pony matches. any they will not go in the ablp if I carry
States Tariff Balso contributes to a revival of business.
INDIAN FINANCE.
The Times states it is remoured that another conversion of Indian Government loans is probable before long.
PARLIAMENT. Parliament is expected to be provogued on the 22nd fusteat, "
THE MODERN OPHIR.
Farther great finds of gold are reported to have been made at Coolgardie, West Australla.
THE WAR IN THE NORTH.
Would
Officers
warned aguinat engaging men of whose ante. he sent a force to repress the riotous soldiery, Due noilce will be given »r to future arrange.ensation, for the captains and officers of the
at at the Northern parts, and the authosiiles are
cedents they are ignorant.
THE JAPANESE ARMY, IN - KORKA. Letters to the Hupao state that the mortality smongst the Japanese soldiers in Korea is very
great. People in Japan have been impressed by armed parties and many women also taken over to Korea to act as cooks and batters to the Japanese army.
THE FORMOSAN ARMY,
ments.
LATE on Saturday afghe (11th inst.) Messrs. Shanghat by wire that Capials Galsworthy and informed me if I did so I should have no protec could carry comis to Wei-bal-wel, and he Mr. Tampila, chief officer of the Kowshing, hadtion (either for my ship at my crew) from the Rerived safe and sound at Nagasaki. The English Government. I informed the China. Mantla quartermaster (Evangelista) was wounded Merchants of what the British Consul sald, In the neck, and had to be left in hospital at and told them I could not do anything Contrary to my instructions. They told me to
where it Owing to the unfavorable weather the tourna-ktp my steamer
most
likely WAL, and ment arranged by Arthur Hancrck, the fifty Tuesday. We are to be moored in the Taka they would elve me instructions de Monday or miles champion walker, to take place on the Racecourse this afternoon, has unavoidably been Customs teach, to await orders. All my Chinese postponed, as have the Viper v. Daart, and ↑ CTCW say
more troops, and I don't think my
care to go
go either baises they had com Chias Merchants' Steamers refused to RO in It was born in Shanghel on the 6th inst. that emer
atexmers carrylog troops, unless the Chleere the Canadian Pacific" liner Empress of China Government gave them double wages,
and a In the House of Commons on the roth ultimo Sir would get off the ground on the Oater Bar, near
guarantee that if they lost their E. Artmead-Bartlett asked the Under Secretary the Wocaung Spit Buoy, at high tide that This was granted to them by Total Sheng." relatives should get the sum of Tia. 10,000. of State for Foreign Affairs whether, when the morning. We regret to learn, however, that British Government abandoned their naval although she bed discharged a lot of cargo and The Hasting and Kwangchs left on the 28th station at Fort Hamilton, the Russian Govern-had the assistance of thres tugs, she falled to ultimo with troops to be landed somewhere in ment undertook not to eccopy any port on the get off the spit, and was still ground iste this the Galf of Pechill. full particulars with regard to the withdrawn? Japanese Sex. In reply Sir E. Grey said that afternoon. from Port Hamiltes was printed In the Parlia- mentary Paper, Chios, No. 1, 1887, and that it would be seen from this correspondence that in Hamilton cang, Russin undertook not to take Korean territory under any circumstances.
apologised to the British Consul for the rinting on board a British steamer, and promised to punish the offenders.
IT may perhaps interest Govetzer Robluson and his advicers to know that the Netherlands India Government intents shortly to start the State
THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.
Nineteen convalescent plague patients were
ilans bave been raised, but regular balls the event of the British occupation of Port manufacture of oplum for consumption. This is sent to Canton in junks yesterday from the
No fewer than 15,000 men have recently been added to the Formosan army, raising its number row to something like 35 000 men completely armed. The military depois, it is claimed there, bave weapons enough to arma similar namber of men if
necessary.
Not only
many volunteer and It was rumoured in Chinese circles to-day that millia companies have been formed on the
Island. three Chinese squadrons have accomplished a
The expectant Trotal,
magistrate at one squadran has bemmed in a number of Shanghai) has been made assistant commla- lepaneza vessels at Chemulpo; that six Chinese aloner of the Bureau of Defence, the chief being A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. clads have blocked the western end of the torsioner is Kuan, prefect of Talgeh-fu. The the Treasur, Tang Wel-chting, and the deputy Straits of Shimonoseki, while third division of
the Yoko railway is directed by Mr. Li, magistrate of Chinese Arm-da is thest emphasize
Tamsul, and Mr. Chang has been made Com- never been within ten the artist (who has missioner of the Arsen 1.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHID A.D, 1841.
Hongkong, 30th July, 1894.
DEATHS.
The latest official returns are as follow. :--- From noon yerlerday unifl soon to-day:---
la connection with su expalment to do away Lai-chi-kok post-bonic. with the farming system, and to raise the opfum revenue through Government officere, commencing this month.
The
| great naval coup in the North. It is alleged that | sténg, (formerly Mixed Conring Chih- { TæxRx |s no doubt, sayı the N. C. Daily News, experiment will be tried in the island of Madura,
C
suka dockyards, near Yokohama.
(these facredible reports native
of the
scene
EXAMINING THE CITY WALLS.
three
We note from the Lendon and China Express Keswick, and Hon. T. H. Whitehead have been of the 13th alto, that Mr. N. J. Ede, Hon. J. J. elected Fellows of the Royal Colonial Institute. We now want to know what a Fellow of the Royal Colonial Inniltale actually is, and what qualifications, public services, of other vistoas a man must develop in order to attain to this no dasht distinguished title and position.
Private houses....... Kennedy-town
Now Deaths Diach. Rem, under
eared treatmKOMİ
。 ▸ 0
1 0
40
Total....... 3 Deaths from the soutbreak (9th May) up to August roth, noon, 2,454 ; grand total, 2,455-
LAI-CHI-KOK RETURNE,
On the 3rd instant, at the "Land We Live squadron copies have been sold in the colony.mada a thorough chicaft of the Shanghai cky blp was sinking, closed up and rammed = THUS the Graphic of the 7th ultimo, on the afternoon :-Admisslons, 3 deaths, 3; din
Io" Hotel, THOMAS SILBERMAN, aged 55 years. | of
At 11, Knutsford Terrace, Kawloon, on the From nih instant, MAGON WILSON, wife of John Brownbill, chief enginese S.S. Nanshan, agad
31 years.
The funeral will pass the Monument at 5 p.m. to-morrow.
The Honghong Jeleganph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1894,
tlap.
SANITARY REGULATIONS AT AMOY.
that the Chinese troops have suffered a severe defeat at Tassan, in Kazes, the superiority of the Japanese in numbers, armament and discl. driven out of Yashan with heavy loss. On the pllae having told its tale. The Chinese were other band the Chinese here have advices of a great naval victory gained by Admiral Ting over #
the Japanese on Filday last. It is reported that ↑ Japanese warships were suck and many which he depicts) bus drawa a picture of the
Mr. Huang, Total of this port, accompauled damaged. It is stated that in the course of the
The following are the returns of admissions, respective positions of the Chinese and Japanese by Colonel Lise, Commandant in the eative city, Eght, Captain Wu of the Kwangchia, one of the
death, etc, at the Lai-chi-kok pest-house for the aff Chemulpo and which thousands
returned American students, Ending that ble Hans | and a whole host of civil and military mandarlas,
twenty-four hours ending 5 o'clock yesterday Chinese polat of view this purely
als walls on Saturday forencon, commencing with Japanese vessel, baik sblos golag down with all plague Joss-plagle The Plague to China charged, 3 sent to Canton in junke, 195 cartoon lends colour the story, but it indicator
kands. Those reports, however, need confirma- wifi only pass away with the New Your, according remaining under treatment, 56, in no uncertain manner that the wish is father mounting the wails at the Great South gate and
to the verdict of the soothsayerve the pods s
So the Can. THE following is the programme for the third tonese have been trying to Gymkhans of the sesson; which will be held on through every ceremony practised on New
to the time of year, and have carefully
Fone the Racecourse on Saturday, Sept. rst sm
Year's Day in hopes of convincing the presiding Tom-4-45 p.m. event for Asiatics,
delties of sickness that they made a mistake, and 2-5 pm. SEVEN FURLONOS RACE ---For all | ought to remove the sickness at once."
China Ponter; weight for inches as per scale with tolbs.added; subscription Griffles allowed THE Chingwo, a new cargo steamer of about rolba; bend fide Polo Pontes allowed glbs; 6.aco tone, balle by Messrs. Workman, Clark winners at a Gymkhana Meeting of this Sea & Co. of Belfast for the China Mutual S. H. Co, sen, for each race, 7lbs. extra; wlaners at any was launched on the 4th wlio, and a similar race meeting of one race gibs, exira, of two or vessel, to be named the Ospace, is expected to mere anch races solba, extra; penalties accube ready for launching this month. A third mulative i entrance fee $1 03; first prize a Cup wassal of shout the same capacity is in coures of vaine about $40.00; secand 70 per cent. of construction on the Clyde. The Chingo's
dimensions are 3746
She entrance fees ; third 30 per cent.
is fitted with 35.15 p.m. LADIES NOMINATION; Tent wil steams about slevan and a half knots.
triple-expansion engines and forced draugh', and Peggings three ruso allowed ; potato deducted for style and pace; entrance fee $1.co. Two command of the united fasces of that faland; but 4-5.30pm. BREY STAKES; half mile race;
called over with ble six battalions of Karogi men
Prizor, men to go to Formoss a second in
been ordered to proceed overland with his troops It is unlikely # that he will go, owing to his baying for Chias ponies; catch weights over 14 stone; riders to walk not less than 13 stones to the North and because his own unabltion lies entrance fan $1.00, to go to second pony, Flist
peixe a Cup, presented.
of the thought, and nothing more. For the ring and descending at the same spot three truth is that Chinese caval commanders have
*** | hours later, mach, if not more than they can conveniently THE ARSENAL AND POWDER WORKS, attend to in protecting their own naval stations
Complete arrangements for the protection of without looking further afield for active service. | there works against incendiarism, etc., bare | LATER. been made' by Liu Troial, Commissioner of the|| News came to hand from Shanghal this after-
Kiargoan Arsenal, strong bodies of regular soon to the effect that a Japanese squadron of troops having been drafied for this purpose. twenty-four ships arrived off the entrance to Day and night afgoals have also been arranged Wel-hat-wet at daylight yesterday, and, after a
in gase of alarm, and the regulars have been desperate engagement with the forts and guard. further reinforced by volunteer bands of Preenal ships, were beaten off. It is not stated whether hands whose weapons are placed close at hand TELEGRAMS. the Japanese sustained any losses or bad their while at work in the shops in case of their being
ships injured, but a renewal of the attack
wanted, (Special to the China Gazette)
is anticipated. In the meantime a Japanese squadron of twelve sail will, it is neserted, give LATEST WAR NEWS.-
battle to the Chinese squadron which is patrell SEOUL, July 18th,
the Gulf of Pechill, The Queen of Keres has been sent into rethe.hare is doubtless a good deal of truth in this the Interests of the Min family. The head of the doubt that the Japanese have made up their ment on account of her ceaseless intriguing to news, and there is now no longer any room to
Mlus has been sent to an island off the coast to minds to destroy the Chinese fleet as soon as keep him out of mischief.
with a view to preventing them ceting possible of thels commanication between the south of In the recent encounter with the Korean | Korea and the Straits of Shimonoseki troops 3,000 sffles, of the latest French and Gm- In the course of next work we may therefore man pattern, and ten quick-firing guns tre expect news of some desperate and decisive captured by the Japanese. There are all the naval operations in the Gulf of Pectill or the modern fire-azma possessed by the Koreans.
July 29th,
THE FIGHT AT ASAN.
FUSAN, August and. Major General Oshima, at the bead of 3,600 men, advanced toward Assn before daylight on The 19th alto. The Chinese, numbering 3,900,
abouts.
THE EX-BLACK FLAU CHIRY.
Brigadier General Liu Yang-tu, ex-Black Flag Chiel of Annam and sow Naval Division Com mandant of Wanao (Namoa), Kuang-lung, har
be
more that way. He sad hle mes are depicted as eager to cross swords with t'a Jupančia.
Yeh was reported killed in the fight at Vashan We mentioned some days ago that General
on the 16:h uft. From Chinese official sources The following are inken from the N, C. Daily | wa tara that General Chon was wounded in the | News of the 6th inst, 1–.
same battle. It is not known that General Yeh's
were fatal.
Consul General
The Chinese stermart Smilk and Cassant is reported or good authority that the been purchased by an American citizen, the
I having taken every pracuation Japanese Government telegraphed last werk to l'obtained a written affidavit from the purchaser the London was and the New York Tribuna purchaser
and
We have been requested to publish the following letter:--
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, toth August, 1894. No 1,408.
Sir-With reference to my letier No. 1,013 of June, I am directed to inform you that a despaich has been seceived from the Consul at Amoy stating that the Sanitary Regulations in force at that port have been withdrawn by the local authorfiles.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary,
- MACAO NOTES.
THE Japan Gamette says in an editorial on the
he to make a retrograde movement now in the The Chairman, Chamber of Commerce, &c., dit 30th ulto. *-* Japan Cannot withdraw. Were
fiuth of a naval victory, the existence of the Government would not be worth two days' purchase. The whole nation is imbued one upirit-to humiliate Chios. High and Sow, but 5:45 pm. ONE MILE HANDICAP; for all rich and poor, soldiers and merchants inva
China powise; entries to close on Saturday one desire. The probable consequences are 25th August; entrance Fee $1.00 $3.00 if utterly ignored. No thought of possible reverses, Descceptance not declared to the Hon. of bloody reprisals upon Japan's consta
before 5 p.m. Tuesday, 28th August; financial confusion daunts their warlike srðour. weights will be notified on Monday, 17th In Japan's immense experiority they repose the August; First Prise a Cup ralus about $60.00; most confidence." Second Prize ya per cent, of entrance Fees; Third 30 per cent,
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.).
MACAO, BB August,
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made a good stand, bat In the battla which allers that the sale was a bond Ade uns. The | that they held the Chluess fivet cornered on the 6.5 p.m. Event for Europeans, lost c6o officers and men killed and wounded. | firma then chartered the Smilk to a British coast of Chins, and would force it to come unt 7-6,10 pm. Three-QuartTER MILE RACK.- | Ctīna Mutuşi steamer Moyuns changed her flag to the pabilo, but passengers from Hongkong
unused and lasted till nearly 9 o'clock, a.m., they
Since than the UV.5 Conant-General has | and fight or destroy (t.
TYPHOON WARNING.
while six Japanese officers, including a chief-of-promptly stopped the vessel and has detained battalion, and 77 men were killed and many her papers, because he learnt that she was load. wounded. The Japanese charged, scattering the Chisane, who God towards the sea. The Chiass ng munitions of war at the Arsenal for Fermosa: The relations between China and Japan being
poslilon at Asan is now occupied by the broken off, the Tantal recantly wrote to the Tapanese, who have captured a large quality of Japasan consul, Mr. Okoshi, informing him that The #cing Director of the Observatory in his guns, stores, rice, stc., including a number of as was had been declared between the two | weather forecast to-day states p” On the 11th boots. The Chluass' throw their arms away ontzits he could go home,
| at ILI) am, baromater`unsteady. Light in in the rout.
The Chinese authorities have paid throu visits | moderata South wiede. Wanther squally with (The exest name of the village where the battle | to the stosmar Pallas intely, the list tinse becsues | thàndar showire. A typhoon' spýronched the
semmenced is given in Chinese characters, ) It was thought the had swung her surge un | Sevik veers of Japan yesterday alarsson/"
In view of the decrease of the death-rate of plague victims and in the nambar of fresh carer, and with the strong probability that befor Hongkong will be declared a clean part, the Says the Z. and G. Express of July 13th Portuguese Government has saleed the cordon The Nippen Yusen Kaisha has been making sanitaire around the Holy City. The wharves extensive purchases of steamers of fals. The and landlog stages have agalo been thrawn open Forall China Foster weights as per sesle with in London on the zith fustant, whilst the Meray and Canton are still subjected to medical inspec solbs. added Subcription Griffias allowed Tartar, and Megui, of the Megal Line, and them before being permitted to land, and the pre- rolbe. Bona de Pola Ponies allowed ribs. the Cardiganshire, of the Bhira Lios, have also rigorous measures will at once be enforced the • winter of a nee of any description other than a deux de Pole Pony or Ladi Nemales treaty for the Bethwall Cartie, the Father wanalalled of the Government notification
barn parchered. Besides this the company le lo In the event of the epidemis arale aro
a dangerous phase. The following is a tion Race, and, therider of three or more nacis
some Äve or sİs [ Hout's well-known winning DOUBLES in Hongkong, Chian, or The bine funnel steamers. These are le addition in ----Conalderfag the improved sanitary staža Straits, barred ; untrance for $1.00; first prise recent purchases in Japan. The Mayana haven of the parts in which the bubonic plague his Cup value about $25 ƒ second yo per cunt, of London for Cardiff on the 14th instant, where the bee raging, thus permuting the abolition of thu gatranon fees j third go per esata.
will kil with oogle find go straight away to Yoko, some of the imanarum wdapted in this calong Estries close to Cuptals Murry, A.D.C., | kama without making kay malay mo pante, and Win a view of preventing like invasion of that | Hondquarter House, in Tunoday, August sith. faking ne unige,
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