Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1894.
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THE British gunboat Peacock lefty for Shanghai
this morning.
The steamer Poochi has recently been employed taking up the booys at the Langahan Crossing. OSTENTATION in the sial-flag of blatant
digest.
Taw Brilah gusboat Tweed came out of Wx are informed by the Agent of the Messageries Kowloon dock last Saturday.
Maitimes Co. that the steamer Natal, with the next French mail, left Saigon for this port at 6 a.m. yesterday.
is officially notified that torpedoes and other
obstructions have been placed on the Taku bar.
THE Chios Merchant's steamer Poochs was to have left Shanghai for Wenchow on the folk
Orders have been given, so it is rumoured, to Chins's renresentatives in Europe to ergsge some 40 officers for the army and navy.
Some estimates of the Chinese force adeseting from the North put the camber as high as 15,000; all agree that it is not less than ro/po.
Thirty doctors of Kyoto have voltnered for profit of Korea to serve as surgeons in the
FOUR Korean officials are stated to have been recently murdered by the Tong Haks, who are | last, but the crew refused to go and the vessel for the besides which we kavo a fair amogai | patriotic application has not been.. mT
again on the war-patb.
RIFLES and ammunition are to be served out to
any trouble arising at that port.
whole of the iron and steel required for two vessels now in course of constraction at Kowloon, but on the completion of these two vessels, and the settlement of their accounts, this amount will be largely reduced. 1 am happy to say we bave commenced another als months nader favourable suspices, the returns from the Docks
month of
July showing bad to re-ester at the Customs,
$34,200, of work on band. I is, of course, impossible Tite murder case to be tried at this mozib to
what to sky
effect, if
May here dry morning at the instance of the Acting upon our business, or how it will affect shipping
and Japso may
the police. sary be should receive further toformation from
the foreign wollents el Chefoo in the event of ĺ Criminal Seastons was postponed til Wedoes-progress between Chine wor at present in
The arms taken from the Kor occasion of the fighting at the
to be returned to the Korean tit
hypocrisy. " Brownle," kladly note and inwardly THE P. M. S. S. Ca's stemmer City of Pakir. Altorney General, win stated that it was veces. † is these waters, but I hope that work may be Seoul was erected by the new Government to
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamship Empress of Japan arrived at Vancouver on the 17th fast.
with mails, &c., left San Francisco for this port, vid Yokohama, on the 16th Inst.
Tue rumour that Li Hong-chang had been deprived of bis yellow Riding Jacket by the Emperor is asserted on the best anthority to be entirely without foundation.
THE returns of the aunsber of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended, August 19th,|| Wz shall have a few words to say to-morrow TE the China Maif's unwashed funny man, whose are:--Europ sana, 97; Chinese, 1,017; total 1,114
latest malicious effort as an ignorant, lylog It is stated that all fire Insurance policies held ancak la just a triffe too much even for our good by Chinese In Yokohama have been cancelled | nature. by the Agents of the foreign Fire Insurance Com panies doing business there.
THE Agents (Mesars. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) inform us that the steamer Catherine Apcar, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port on the afternoon of the 18th inst.
THE Japanese Chargé d'Affaires and sulte, the ex-Consola at Shanghai, Chefoo and Tiensia, and about 200 other Japanese paurrogers left to the French mail steamer Yarra for Japan on the bath fast.
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THE China Gamalis heara on good authority that A CHINESE student was charged before Captain a large loan has been offered by a foreign bank Any Complaints should be addressed to the Hastings this morning for having eight taels of to Li Hung-ching and refon'd, China at present illicit optam in his possession. He had to combing in no need of money, according to the great
Viceroy, tribute $75 to the Colony's depleted Treasury.
MANAGER.
Hongkong, 17th August, 1894.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
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Our Seeds are all tested before being put up In London. They are packed under our own
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Sowings should be made In fine weather only and the remainder of the packets secured from damp, and kept in a dry place for repeat Sow Inga.
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On the ith it. H.M.S. Centurion, Undaunted, were at Chefoo. The Mercury had gone to Mercury Severn Porpoise, and Linn Wel-hat-wel to embark any foreigners who wished to leave that part. It was rumoured] that Admiral Fremantle, in view of possible contingencler, had wired to the Admiralty for renforcements from the Pacific squadron, including the Ragship Royal Arthur, the Melpomene and o‘bern
TRE British steamship Moning, lately under the Chinese fig as the Kiangiren and now the property of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, has had, at the 2. C. Daily News points out, a chequered carcer. In 1870 and came to Chies as Moning, bot on at Shangbal she hoisted the American fag and was known as the Hußsh. She then became the Chloese steamer Klangfias. In the American steamer Hubah, and afterwards Franco-Chinese war she became again the the Chinese steamer Klangtres, and now she is once more the Moning.
She was built on the Clyde
A triumphal arch over the Somers Gate of plentiful, and that the profit for the coming welcome the Japanese troops reforming "from months may. be at least equal to that made Asan. I have anything farther to add to the report and during the period under review. I do not think
I shall be glad to answer any questions that may accounts, but before proposing their adoption be asked.
proposed the adoption of the report and accounts There being no questions the Chairman as presented; Mr. A. G. tokes seconded, and, on being put to the vote the motion' carried onaclmonds.
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The Chairman-Gentlemen, I thank you for your attendance; dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow,
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THE "TROCAS" ROCK.
reporting the death of the Tartar General of handicap, 250 up, will be played this evening. OUR Shangbel morning contemporRRY of the I remembered. Contemporary which, it will be
A TELEGRAM Was received here yesterday Fabklen, who passed away early yesterday morning at his residence in the city of Foochow
MP. Mutau Hirokichi, son of Mr. Motru, date of of State for Foreign Affairs, and a graduate Cambridge University, bas lately been appointed one of the translators of English in the Japanese Foreign Department.
THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer China, with mails, &c., which leß Hongkong on July 24th for San Francisco, via Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea and Yokohama, ar:lved at her destination on the 18th inst.
Tur British Consul at Newcbwang has tele- graphed to Cantsin Rumsey, Harbour Master.- as follows: Plesse warn vessels not to enter Newchwang by night, and to show fing or lights when approaching port,"
Fox unlawfully trespassing in the walled-in enclosure at Tal-ping-sban, a Celestial stone. cutter, being unable to pay a fine of $10, WAS sent to gaol for one month by Mr. H. E. Wode house at the Police Court to-day.
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THE foal game in the City Clab billard commencing at 9 o'clock, between Mr. A. H. Skelton, owes 100, and Mr. A. F. Willson, owes 59. A good game is anticipated."
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M. CHAPSA, agentford a telegrant from theme on in Shangbai, received a telegram from the 11th, lost, announcing that the Co's steamer had been accorded permission to call at Negarki and would not be quarantined when they arrived there.
By latest advices from the North we learn that the Russian Admiral with his squadron had
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We are
15th inst. 193"We are glad to know that the foreiga representatives in Peking and Tokyo are working energetically to armistice, with a view to the settlement of the bring about an mach inclined to doubt whether Japan will be quarrel between China and Japan. amenable to the arguments used, as she is anxious to strike an effective blow before the cold weather comes on; but there is no reason to think that China is anxious to continue the
·war. In our opinion there is every reason to believe that the Chinese Government dare not "lose face" by
of such a step would be be wholesale revolution throughout the Empire and the almost certain collapse of the Dragon Throne. The foreign sepresentatives in Peklog and Tokyo would be well advised to allow the belligerents to settle their differences without any interference whatever,
In our lane of the reth instant we announced the discovery of a fresh danger to navigation in the waters of the Colony by Captain Edwards of
of reservoirs at Sam-ruips through the channel the tank-steamer Trocas, whose vessel lock the ground' recently while proceeding to the kerosene
the northern alde
of Stonecutter's Island.
burat its fingers badly over the Cass baslaes the other day, has not yet mes toned the matter, but that is, of course, not
unreliable, for the Government Gaselli issued and it dess not indicate that our information was to the slightest degree at Saturday contains & Notice 10 Maxinera which corroborates our statements in toto and reads thus:~
the Chishima, has been transferred from Yoko- Licolemant Kabarogi, the last commander of soka to the command of a torpedo division at Saxeho.
Li Yoshan, the new Korean Minister for the regarded as one of the most capable of the Army, is a grandson of the Tal-won-kun, and is present Government.
The remains of the late Lieut. Matsurak!, who displayed marked zeal and coorage in the battle of Seikan,
beve
reached Bakan. The body is to be sent to Hiroshims.
War materials from the captured Chinese gunboat Soko have been sent to the Navy Deparment in
in Tokyo. They are to
be publicly displayed hereafter at the Yushiukwan.
The Japanese army seat against the Chinese si Atan, is said to have been attended by thres Korean milltary cadets, two aub-officers and ten men. Of the privates, five are said to have deserted while on the way.
the United States Legation when the Japanese Over thirty Korean officials sought refuge at
tek possession of the palace in Seoul, Accounts certainly indicate a very craven spirit upon the part of Korea's natural leaders, both civil and military.
The Chinese force advancing through Gishie пров
Seoul are pressing forward speedily and it is likely the advance gands and probably the main bodies of the two armies have already met. The Chinese, at Infest advices, were at Sensen, a town about 11 from Scoal
The Chinese Government is said to have officially informed the Japanese Government of to wish to leave trade as undisturbed as possible leave to merchant steamers freedom to tas la during the war by mutual agreement, and to
retained to Vladivostock, and that the French ber feet; the result back untk Japan is at on the gth instant (the chart showing 43 fathoms), the waters of both concirfes without fear of
Admiral was also there with the flagship Bayard and two or three other vessels. Coming events
their shadows before.
cast
TELEGRAMS were received in Shanghai on the 17th Inst., from Japan, from Chiness merchants, requesting their agents to stop shipping any more cargo until further notice. It is stated that in consequence of this tome 1,400 tons were shut out from the Awgers.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK
COMPANY, LIMITED.
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of share holders of the Hongkong and Whampio Dock
of the Company, Ltd., was held at the offices of the Company, No. 14. Praya Central, at 3 o'clock
• Harbour Department, 15th August, 1894. Hongkong. The master of the British sorth of Stonecutters Island at three-quarter Blood steamer Toocas, having reported taking the ground
an examination disclosed twa rocky heads, feet apart, with 3 fathoms at L W.S., three cables by E (mag) of the cast end of Stonecutters Island. A conical white budy has beeste porarily moored in 43 lathom, 30 feet south of the southern patch.
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R. MURRAY Ruusay, Retd. Condr., RN.,
Harbour Master, &c."
So far so good, but why in the name of all that is sensible was not this important "Notion to Mariners" forwarded to the press a week #go, or at any rate on the 15th instant, the date on which the Harbour Master attached his signature to it? And what useful purpose will be served, as far as the seafaring community is concerned, by confining the publica
capture.
The mines ltd at Selkan and Asan by Chi- Rese, which the Japanese feared would cause en cut by the advance-guards, and the prepa heavy loss upon the attackers, seem to have rations for exploding the mines to have been thus rendered fatile,
The work of reform in Korea is now belog dally considered by sixteen Commissioners, under the Presidency of Kim Koshu. Thek deliberations are attended by the Regent is person. Animated discussions are not uncom- mon, but things are said to be moving on the whole quite smoothly.
H.M.S. Linnet arrived at Shanghai on the rath Inst. from Cheloo, having been specially des patched by Admiral Fremantle in connection We hear that the Kowloon Water Police are to with the Court of Inquiry collet at the instance te supplied with three steam plonaces, which i of Mesurs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. to Investi-this afternoon. M...S. Van Buren (Chairman) | ilon of such an important notification to the are far superior to the boats now in use. They gatė the circumstances attending the sinking of 1 presided, and there were also present Messrs. | Government Gazette, a publication rarely seen Lingblo, some 55 distant. Heijo in a vast
the British steamer Kowsking.
are under construction at the Kowloon Decks,
and will be finished within two months.
THE Nicht Nicht Shimbum saya that the Portuguese Government has officially intimated to the Japanese Government the intention of that country to maintalo a neutral position during the war between japan and China.
THE British cruiser Leander, which left for Nagasaki yesterday, morning, unfortunately had a break-down in her engine-room department after getting outside and had
return to her moorings in the barbour. She will, we hear, be delayed in port for some time to make good the defects.
INSPECTOR HANSON made a raid on a gambling. den at Tal-kok-sul the other night, and arrested sixteen Celestial "sports." Ten paid the aes Impared at the Police Court this morning, and the other six were sentenced to various terms of Imprisonment, rangleg from ten days six works.
OUR Chinese contemporary Trun Wan Yat Pe, issued to-day, siates that his Excellency Gong, the Governor, and the Tartar General of Canton will proceed to Peking on the 24th lost, to represent the Viceroy Li Han-chang at the Empress.Dowager's birthday festivities in
October next.
MR. Chan WI Sung, head compradore to the Chavicrrd Bank of India, Australia and China fn Yokohama, was seized with a fit of appoplexy Chinese Club there on the evening of the sib fast, and died shortly afterwards. "The deceased was well-known and very popular among the foreigners in Yokohama,
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THE chief fireman and three stokers of the Scottish Oriental Co.'s steamer Phra Chow Klae were hauled up before the Acting British consol at Bangkok at the Instaure of the Opium Farmer ten days ago and asked to account for twenty line of opium belag found in the engine-room by the searchers. They denied knowledge, but on evidence being led were is and the chief fireman fined Sea found guilty and, wichst coats. The fines were paid,
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Ar the usual weekly sfternoon meeting of the Hongkong Rifle Association held last Saturday, the Short Range Cup and Spros were won by Commander Ashe, R N., the scratch man, who made seven 'balls at soo and 30 at ton yards, a total of 6. Mr. W. Stewart, 14 points start, was second, totalling 94 and 23 respectively,
H. Hopplus, G. B. Dodwell, St. C. Michaelsen, (Secretary) A. G. Stokes, W. Parfitt, S. L. J. Kramer and H.H. Joseph (Directors), D. Gilles Darby, R. Mitchell, Capt. Tufnell and others.
Mr. D. Glilies read the notice convening the meeting.
Ar the Supreme Court to-day Wang Wan Tin was found ruity of embezzling $450 from his emplover, Mr. L! Un San, mat dealer of No. 186, Queen's Road. The Acting Chief Justice | deferred passing sentence unili Wednesday in been.
order to give the prisoner en opportunity of refanding some of the stalen money, and be Sessions were adjourned accordingly.
Ir is reported, says the China Gaselis, that the Chinese army of the North, consisting of Manchus and Chibit men, has stopped short at Ping-yag de, the old or northern capital of Korea, and is remain safely there until further reinforcements arrive. The Chinese say this army muceber 50,000, but our contemporary estimates that me half that number would be over the mark.
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outside the Government office? It goes with written the matter up, the seafaring community out saying that the Hongkong Telegraph, having sure to know all about it, but that does not constitute any justification for the neglect of may reasonably be regarded by the general public, and the shipping world in pardesiar,
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Imparative duty
and engagement, Senten, where the Chinese Heijo & believed to be the scene of the next
were reported to have strived, is, about 42 77 from Heijo, and the Japanese serm to be t plain and is notorious in Japan for a defeat of years ago, the troops under Toyotomi several hundred
Iflow
On Filday evening the tag Bangkek towed the Spanish men-of-war has recently been docked chicí object as much leave of absence 35 | excaping crew, the Chinese warship Koots is
since the battle before Asan aie belleved by some Some Japanese soldiers who have been missing. to have been captured by the retreating Chinese accounts to the 30th of Jane having now been The Chairman-Gentlemen, the report and
others hold the theory that they were
drowned your bands for some time, I will, with your
in the river and carried away by the current. It There is also another poist connected with kind not a great deal to add to the full statement sight of, which is that cee/mec tank teamet lost their lives and that only forty were wounded, permission, take them as read. There is this Trocas business which must ate de los is confidently reaffirmed that only 33 Japanese before you, but I may say that although we have entering the waters of the colony laden with
{t1ow many "missing" is ant stated. Feee obliged to put several large sums to the
Cancerning the Queen of Korea, reports are debit of our revenue account, Bir business has paticum are forced by the hart our authorities not agreed. It has hilberto
to proceed to Sam sni-pp vid Stonecut.ers' Island reported that she was divorced and deprived of been authoritatively credit it such that your Directors have again much vessels in port), and as such vessels usually that she is still reading in the Palace as Queen.
very fair
one, and the balance to our channel (so as to avoid danger of contact with rank. It is now stated by some correspondents pleasure in recommending a dividend of 7 per draw over 23 feet of water, why was not the The latter report as yet lacks authoritative cent, for the half-year, that a bonus of $100 be channel in question carefully surveyed at confirmation. Possibly she may not have been paid to contributing shareholders, $30,000 written L.W.S. as off the value of our Kowloon Docks, $5,000 from
as soon as the-Sam-sui-po reservoirs altogether deposed, but reduced to the rank of the value of the steam launcher, and the balance
were completed and tank steamers expected to a Court
Our Lady. $37.973-95 canied forward to the new half year. the unpleasant experiences of the Trocas and
anive there regular intervals? Judging by Japan Mall, correspondent in Korea The earnings for the half year under review the manner in which the "Danmail," "Bokhara" city (Seoul) it is true, but the best of the Korean
The would doubtless have been more satisfactory and oiber unknown rocks have been discovered people is with China, and if they had a capabla Japanese are in possession of the had it not been for the visitation of the in recent years, the blame would appear to seat leader would rest unto death every advance plague which drove shipping away from
wib shipping firms for placing implicit confidence movement of Japan in Korea; as it is, the people the Colony, and forced owners to do their in the
in the assumed accuracy of Admiralty charts, lack a leader, just as the soldiers yesterday (when docking sicewhere, and you may perhaps have altogether forgetting that the 19th century the Japanese took the Palace) lacked com SAYS the Siamese Observer of the rath Inst, p~-
noted from
from the daily papers that one of hydrographers are Government employées whose manders."
in life would appear to be the 300 Chinese ceslles, who were in Singapore instead of coming to us A lighter with
Stranded near Caroline Bay and fired by brought down from Swatow by the Para CAM4 for her overhaul. With the Improvement in the consistent with a
in the acquisition Cham Klao. The Customs authorities imos, health of the
sembiance af [sufficient interest port, however, trust, as you lo
regular promotion, so that a comfortable pension and dead bodies were piled around. The
Powder cargo up to the Custom House where they ind business and revival of the fater upted shipping may fo due course be their reward for long and Captala is belleved to have been among the z magadine was burst open to pay the triennial poll tax before landing of trade which means, generally, an lecreased alleged meritorious services rendered to her alain. Ten large shot balss were counted. four fletir and a a salung per i
head.
bustness to our decks. I am hap
happy to say that Majesty's Government-not the British taxpayer The cannon and some other was material, were during the entire epidemic the health of all THE steamship Hongay, which left here for lobe employees at the docks, both foreign and native, who has to pay the piper 1
recovered by the
the Japanese. and Yokohama on the 19th ulto, met wih has been good, no deaths having occurred among typhoon in the Formosa Channel and sustabed them, and further that work has not brea such injuries that she had to put into Panda
by a shortage interrupted
Jabour of
of a strike Anchorage on Sunday the 13th fast, The bala on the part of the 9 malier. workmen, which seemed were mashed and her decks swept by the bavy at one time possible, The Company, as you sea, and we regret to learn that Capta fare probably all aware, soffered a serious loss in Young, was so badly hurt that be had to be tien to hospital, leaving the chief officer in charg of the skip,
As as Mrval
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dlately boarded the lighter and took the lve probably all do, that there may be a renewal of duties un to entitle them to fall reported by the Takackiko zad Maya as a total
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THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.
Thirteen patients at the Lal-chi-kok hospital were removed to Canton on Saturday and that post-house closed-for the present,
It is reported from Yau-ma-t! that there has not been a single case of plague in that locally since the gth last.
One case of plague was reported from Hung. the Kennedy-town depot. ham on Saturday. The patient was removed to
the wreck of the steam-tug Plisi Filk, on the 7th of March last, while on a trip to render assistance to the steamship Tantalus, which vessel was sshare on
on Table Island, The The The following is a translation of a resript tug had already made.
dt.one trip safely, and was on a second voyage, when, issued by the Emperor of Japan on the 4th ist, on and countersigned by the dinisters of Stali slowly through a fog, she struck & busken rock feeling her way We, relying on the glorious spirits of our ancestore and the co-operation of our and remained hard and fast. Assistance wa
seat, but unfortunately, owing to rough and through the instrumentality gallant land and naval forces are determines to inter she became a total wreck. There
we hive prestige of our reim. presorys the dignity
no insurance on the vessel we
beep We know that it is on account of their joyly obliged to provide for a sum of
at Kennedy-town proumai $1 A tug-
and
subjeto,
The latest official returns are as follow From noon on Saturday sutil noon yes-
•·lour loyalindeer,
we were unable to flost her, and three terday :~~
At her Residence, Zetland Street, on Sunday, J. Gardens this evening,commencing stgo'clock and patriotism that our objʻcts in varing / which amount she afood in our best. Private houses «ummisa
the 19th Instant, at o 40 a.m., Umerlina MARIA,
the beloved wife of Delfino Noronha, aged 72, deeply regretted.
At Nanking, on Tuesday afternoon, 14th August, 1894, the Rev. JOHN WALLEY, of the Methodist Episcopal Mission,
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Three French missionaries were captured by Chloese soldiers near Zengi (29 vi from Linsen) as the gist ultimo, and one of them was Elled the other two
two were wounded but escaped at that time. It is feared they have been re-captured Representatives of the French Church at Jinson are making investigations on the spot ; it is quite conceivable that the stinch; if ime, may lead to serious complications.
On the 5th Inst. the Japanese troops, whe tooted the Chinese at Asun, returned triumph- antly to Seoul. The Korean King despatched Chamberlain with royal salutations. Mr. Otori and Consul Uchida read congratulatory addresses, and the King's messenger toasted the victorious troops. Japanese realdents entertained them with refreshments, and Major-Generni Oskima ceremoniously Loxated the King
land bass. The same night the King dined with the commanders and
A Serui correspondenting of the KIMY,
under
date of
the 4th inst., states that a party of Chloese troope bas camped on Soju-sam in Kyo Pro- vince. A rumour is current to the effect shat a Franch missionary has been filed
a Chinese
by
*Both under observation, From noon yesterday until noon to-day :--
New Duchu Disch. Ran, der soldier. The letter further states that a Chinen
cred trecida).
official, named Lia Kel-res, was arrested on the 4th for having afterapted to liberita
icca'ities are undertaking to organise volunzer tout being of course a nece
a necessity in our
our business, It was intended decmirg,, as we do, Corps Bat
that there use
to replace the Pilot Fith fixed institutions to the country as well as fired insger and more powerful vessel, but in the vacations for the people, ti is our desire a cəvarumant on reasonable terms she was pur-
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our subjects should comileu chased,
statoma. I am has stacă been regularly employed. THREE years' imprisonment was the sentence
their
to say the working of this boat has Kennedy.towA........ passed by Acting Chief Justice Ackroyd at the M te parame
so as to promets the lodustele been so entirely satisfactory that your Directors Private house.......... Supreme Court this morning on Was Kal, development of the sealm, and to salivat consider her fully equel to all requirements, and
artitic who was charged with the national resources. At present, we deed the project of Celestini, ultega ne vessel has will notice appears as a very beary charge are keeping this continually in viam sad me
The Hongkong Celegraph
Homokong, MonDAY, AUGUST 30, 1894.
TELEGRAMS,
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE SIAMESE QUESTION.
LONDON, August 19th.
Gray at the Fesk on
her
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the ex-Premier of Karen, and facilitate his escape
to China. The King has sent Kim with an Imperial mésange to welcome the retom of the | Japanese troops from Asan, while- Âm To-ju
Bureau in the Körnan Government for a similar ритром
• the 3rd inst, and asmenine | znd we enjoln Lecal Goversate to instruct the you winst our revenue, but your Diresines up to August 19th,{noon, 2,477 ; grand tesal, 2,ɛão. } has bom sent by the Administrativa Reforma
a gold watch and chais vaided at $400,
pair of ear-rings belonging to Mrs. Gray's smak, valued at $10; and likewise for receiving stolen property and disposing of the same. The jar found the prisoner. guilty of "unlawful possession."
people concerning our wishes.
Tax Chungiding correspondent of the Chise endeavourleg to cut it down as rapidly Garelia witten on the 14th fast - The tempera possible, You will be glad to learn that we have turn here is stili registered at an uncounterint been able during the last six monthe to reduce 12.300. And the high figura, 95 in the shade, and the Kangerzi our local loans by the sum of
3.500, to-day in in
BIG HOW
charge den the Admiralty, now stands at
at $360,000.
THE WAR IN THE NORTH.
THE Slam Observer reporta that a package of from Perthith food. Tan Commissioneri fotal of those loans, excluding the sterling amount contemporaries copies of that pare sent so a subscriber in made against the vakkimiyatinin
of
Russia have been returned by the authorities nothing yet is known as in the
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If
of the past average of I have every hope that all local loans
the present
with an fatimation to the effect that our Httle || "Pa Han" magistrate of this city let apke Paalisust keeps up to the ava Sir Edward Grey (Under Secretary for FO of damit The Craz, Naturally the Ciremaid Commons, said that hitherto the Government wants to know the reason why, but the Russian / distance is 30 stages, so this in cavalST""""" wiped out altogether. There'li, however, I am | shortly by as many as 17 vassala of war. Dz. The Ardstant Commissioner of Defence la H.E.
contemporary la proscribed in 190 min for Chan-tu in response to a Faempena akang af dated, and i
Affairs), In reply to a question in the House of
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had been most careful not to create Irritation over | officials axe not in the habit of giving reato at the charge zaalast this óficial in allemand Latment Accoust, the balan EW" / soldiers havs started la the direction of Giaklu,
The N. C. Dally News of the rựth fast. pubilaken the following, obtaland from” Chinese The following notes are taken from our Japan sources pe
The Throne has appointed Admiri Yang, Holland has declared her neutrality,
Naval Commander-in-Chief of Tukian province, Mines have been laid in Tokyo Bay,
to the supreme ormmand of the forces (naval Some 2,400 Chinese troops, probably volum and military) in the inland of Formers. Admiral tests, have merivat at Takn
Yang saw a great deal of service in Tongking in very materially reduced if not Great Britain will be represented at Chemulpo 1884-5. He anived at Tamssi on the g's instant. to attend thems La
menas travelling borry to say, again smother large sum to be
Chinese warship and three transports with Tang, then it has transpired that the Vicenz
of Formoss days. It la rumoured wiliten of for the Admiralty Loan
Now the Franco-Slamban question where Brilah for their aeblirney acts, st
Germany and Portugal have repiled to the Law protige, Liu Ming-ckman, has refused to ge interests was not directly affected but if any Editor's inquiries will in
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without
at £4.939 and Slam thicatening the same, the Government/nswered. We should say that to fork for it | indockape, sefired here Ave days' " I so comese, impossible to predict what ]
All probability new phase arose in the relations between France.
ada, having Japanese Government that they will remain ]-no ta glenials or in lesa fag army going to the reports | meat.|| Dr. Ekyall Vallab
of
besh adjusted at exchange
Bestral
pie Seoul, it seems that the Central Government has from Foverland
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be so sagensity to make Foreign engineers in the Chiusas Navy and This parsonsge is now at Blangyin The British Government have detained in the truths regarding the Russian Prince he moves thence down a tubulary mi the Vanent to thị may faither provision for this account later on, | reported in have given way to natives. Tyne a torpedo catcher, fally equipped, which fanied on the insep, were brought to the motive city. Al
It is set ballerată that General Lin King-chain Ona pomazaresmed en pangan] The ves of our stock of material on hand ww aboutito start for China in conuavention to ❘ of the Press Consorate in St. Petersburns auch ແ the neutrality laws,
| then the ukaas was Jonond,
would be obliged to pursue a new course,
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