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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1894.
THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
There has been a mass meeting in Hyde Park in favour of abolishing the House of I orde,
THE U.S. MINISTER TO CHINA. Col. C. Denby has left Washington as bis return journey to Peking.
(Sorcha o N G Daily News) TWO GERMAN MISSIONARIES CAPTURED BY BANDITTI.
CHUPO at August, 4 n.,
Two German Fathers of the Catholic Minulon at Tainingchon, mngthern Shantung, have bren seized and are held in vansem by banditti whom the loest inthatitles are unable to capture.
THE TYPHOON.
In his weather report to-day the Acting Director of the Obsrivstory states:-On the 28th
nt TO 40 2.IT.. the depression bay
approached Haiphong. At rs am, barometer steady. Moderate, exst in south-sasterly winds, Weather showery and equally to far,
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Any Complaints should be addressed to the THE steamship Gaelle, with mats, &c., left
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The Canadian Pacific Rallway Co.'s steamship Empress of China left Yokohama for Vancouver on Sunday morning last.
An old Hongkong athlete, Mr. A. P. Stokes, won
Shinghal Aquatic Spirtu,
SHANGHAI native papers report that Hi-yuan, "WEINERTANIUNDFIEDERSANGEWINNEN" is the | THE British steamer Glenesk, which arrived Tatter General at Foochow, died on the 18th euphonious title of a company of Viennese here to-day from London, reports that she | Inst,
vocalists and dancers now performing to encountered a heavy snowstorm In the Red Sex. London.
charge of the F. and O. Co's steamer Surat, THOMAS ALEXANDER MCDULIFFE, Steward-in- missed his footing when attempting toget to sampan at the Asseclated Wharves Shanghai, Tuesday night, August arat, fell into the Tiger and was drowned. As a Coroner'sgownt þald drowned was returned, on the 23rd inst, a verdict, of accidentally
DR. STUFBIL, Consol-General In Germany at Changhai, wass passenger for that port by the Empress of India.
THE "Odd Volumes " will discuss "The China- Japan War at a meeting which will be held at the Mount Austin Hotel on Friday, at 9.15 pm.. Dr. Canille in the chair.
A CHINESE student, for having in his parsession nee tael of illitit ortum, meld a fine of $10, tend of poing to geof for a month, at the Magleracy this morning.
MR TAUFLIN, late chief officer and one of the Aurvivere of the ill-fated Ceamer Kowking arrived bere in the Surat this morning, en route to London on leave of absence.
For Carping thir`y passengers in excess of th regulation numb, the master of the steam launch Shun-wo was fined $10 by Mr.Hastings at the Police Court this morolog.
IT was rumoured on the 22nd inst. smos Chinese in Shangbal with connections in Kores that Mr. Olori, the Japanere representative at Seoul, had been shot at and killed by a Japanese officer.
THE China Merchants' steamer Furkun, which has been moored to the Company's body off West Point since the 17th ulto,, is now anchored to the quarantine ground, near Stone-cutters Island,
results of the removal of the buoys on the THE N. C. Dotly News remarks that one of the
Langshan crossing and other places has appar ently been the stranding and sinking of a torcha on Centaur Shoal.
the Champion Prize for swimming at the recent An army of one hundred thousand men, from the Poking Field Force and the "King" corps, are reported to have encamped at South Park Tangchow, Sun-ho and. Tientsin a special Rured for the capital.
17 bis bren't ffcl»lle notified by wire from Tokyo that the Japanese Government does not regard
rice as a contraband of war.
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The death le reported in America on the 21st MEN RO'Conon, the Bebish Minister, and of California and at one time Minister for the ulto. of the Hon. F. F. Low. formerly Governor
Causa Casini, the Russion Mirlster, arrived at United Staven at Peklog. The deceased states- Chefos on the 70'1⁄2 Instial from Tienisia,
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The Beltish gun-vessel Péncock, from Hongkong, and the Spanish crútser Don Juan de Austria. from Manila, river! at Shanghai on the 23rd
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IT Isn't everybody knows that the discovery of the process of tinting white paper was the resolt of sheer carelessness on the nut of the wife of an English paper-miker who accidentally dropped the "blue bag ” into a vat of pulp,
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The British gunboat Pigmy arrived at Shanghal from Yangline ports on the arst inst, to relieve the Linner, which latter vessel lef: for Chatoo the following afternoon with $50,000 on board to pay the men of the Squadron. From Chefoo the Linnet will proceed in Tientsin-tó jola the French gunbeat Zion and the German ganbai Walfin protecting foreigners at that Settlement. The Pigmy joins the Admiral at Chefoo.
We learn, says the China Garells of August 22nd, that the Norwegian aleamer Alert, which left Shanghal on Monday for Tarneol was loaded with Cardiff coal, iron, steel, and other materials for the Formosa Arenal. She also carried sixty "coolies," who were really soldiers from Nanking. We also learn on gerd authority that the small Norwegian sleamer Progress has been chartered by the Arsenal authorities for $4 750 per month to sun to Wel-hal-wel and other non-treaty ports in Chlon or Formona.
A PICKED sime of 40 ings, of 20,000 men, the Japan Gazette learns, has been ordered to preced from Hunan to Tientsin. They were to start on their long maich Test week and were to travel at the rate of 60 in day.
A CHINISE paper le responsible for the state. ment that a wealthy Ginseng merchant named Ho Fung has lent the Korean Government Tis. 270,000, and other Ginseng merchants Tis. 260,000 for the support of the army,
SA TUNG-A, husband of an Imperial Princess of
FOR the first time for many months past Arenal Street was this morning free from Public Works Department obstractions, the holes dag yesterday having been promptly filled to. ITALY per laces 13-4 per cent, of the wine of the world, Spain 23.8 per cent. and France 11.0 P cent, the thr: nations produc'ng 6 per cent. of the aggregate output, aromating to 3.370,000,cos gallons.
"PEOPLE who keep their houses dark for fear of the sunlight spiling their carpets and forature have no idea of the disease-destroying influence of sunlight and air,
ace Cleveland, O. Recent ext ailments made in Says Dr. S. Newton of the Pasteur Institute have shown that baclili exposed to the sun and air were destroyed in two hours, while those exposed to the sun, the alr of expure. "Dr. Palermo of Naples made an being excluded, were alive after fifty hours interesting expalment with cholera bacille. While he found those protected from the as usual, those exposed to the sun, although not killed guinea pigs in eighteen bours, klied, were rendered entirely harmless,
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was ascertained that the oxygen of the air had
to the influence of sun and air on bacilli, it marked effect in asstating the sun's rays, and that the bacteria suffered more from the sun's raya if the supply of oxygen was increased than will undergo palrefaction in the dark, will remain If it was diminished. Certain liquids, ton, which sweet and free from bacteria when exposed to the sun's rays. Air and sun are nature's great purifiers."
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IT is stated that in addion to the Tis, 6,004,600 already sent by the Board of Revenue to the Viceroy Li at Tlentan for war expenses, last month, bis Excellency has since memortalised the Throne for another Tis. 2,020,000. Although the Board of Revenue has not yet sent this last reported, ordered Tis. 13,000,000 to be set aside named sum, the Empress Dowager has, it is and at the disposal of Li Hong-chang at any time.
WHAT to call the prevent war is a difficulty that must have presented itself to all writers, says the Japan Mail. "The China-Japan War" is "the Sinico-Japanese War" is pedantic; clumsy: "the Japonico-Chinese War" is impossible. Were
It permissible in construct a compound out of the dignified fanguage used by his august Majesty the Emperor of China and the alang, the Tokyo streets, we might say "the war of the Pigmies and the Pigtails which would at least to aliiterative.
lavourably with similarly constructed ofrecis noder similar conditions in England.
6 I am glad therefore to be able to contradict the statement that there has been Department any want of attention on the part of this**
la this matter Of that it thoroughfares of our city." On the contrary, is "inadequate to keep food order the
upen careful investigation It will be found that more cate and supervision are bestowed upon our road and street surfaces than in mosi towns In England where macadamised streets prevail.
I have the henone to bs, Sir,
Your obedient vervant,
August 14th, 1894-
H. P. TOOKER, Executive Engiacer, Public Works Department,
Public Works Department,
Hongkong, August 24th, 1994. Sir, have the honour to band yon the following report in regard to the article which appeared in the Hongkong Tele
Telegraph of the and Inst. concerning the condition of the roads in the eastern district of the city. Arsenal Street and Murray Barracks nullah
The trenches ta
Queen's Rond between
were opened in January last and with the excep- flon of pleted during February. It was found necessary of one or two short lengths they wer
yards of drain to provide for the storm water, afterwards to a trench and lay 70 opposite the Commissariat Buildings; this
res to open
trench was open for about a fortnight.
2. No Iranches have been opened between the Hongkong Club and Murray Bracks nulinh since the storm water drato was constructed in Ice House Street about 3 years ago, and this portion is more than one half of the distance given in
however,
the article,
were com
at
Tux Shanghai Mercury's Ningpo correspondeat writes on the 21st :-On arrival of the steamer Moning on last Sunday morning at Chinbal, a Japanese spy dressed an a Budhist priest was arrested by the Chinese officials. He was brought here yesterday to be questioned by the Ningthien. Yesterday afternoon, while Road, Praya, and Arsenal Street, which have
3. The only streets other than the Queen's the lorcha Taftong was at Yangsan, she was present been opened for sewerage works are Ship boarded by a a nomber of
pirates who plundered
Pet Street, St. Francis Street and some side streets clothing of the crew, and about $100. The these latter streets ber of sugar-candy, soap, kerosene all, lichees, south of the Waschal, market Tafkang is reported to have been flying the length of time and
rone of open for any French g
when she
with was attacked, and the
the exception pirate-boals were disguised as war janks.The used as public thoroughfares,
theof a portion of Ship Street they are very little weather is rightfully bot and rain is badly wanted.
as all our wells and canals are nearly fremdry, The officials are praying for talo, and
have prohibited the king of pigs.
|
Were
4. The trenches in Queen's Road east of Ship Street were open for some time as boulders were met with along the whole line as far as Spring Gardens Lane, and there are still a few openings in this ponion of the road for the purpose of making confections to the new "wers, I hope, however, to complete the sewer-
Re works to the Queen's Rund rext week.
5.
At no time his the "wen's Road exst teen practically blocked up so far as veh cuiar traffic is concerned" but there has always been room for two 'rikshas' to pass one another at
THE Daily Press expresses the opinion that when the Governor undertakes formally to express what be asiames to be the views of the community, courtesy would seem to demand that he should let the community know at the time what he has said." Our contemporary the points out that is the case of the telegram
Sir Willani Robison sent to the Prince of Wales on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the celablish- ment of telegraphic communication with the Far East,
we are lelt London prp is five weeks afer the event,
lec: that
any legrain had been and its contenta. All this ม no STRAY SHOT" wiltes from Newchwang to doubt very flue, but it must be remembered the Shanghai Mercury under date August that the Place's telegram was seat
direct 191b :-News reached us here about four days from the meeting at the Imperial Institute age, that a party of Chinese soldiers, in prasing and that, as an immediate reply was doubtless through Llanyan, attacked Mr. Wylle, of the exried, bis Exerllency had no time ar opport Scotch Presbyterian Mission, in the street of that unity.
even if he had
so wished, la cousuit the town, and had me treated hire in such a dreadful pub'i The
Hongkong Telegraph takes. excep
mander that he
for dead. His jy point, lef: WAY ifon to vernor Robluson's reply, as indicated broken and his bedy was a mass of bruises; in yesterday's issue, because of its abject flunk.
slabs
alsa tren flicted, and bir case had exism, and the ridiculous and flattering assump- was considered boreless from the beginning. tions bedes no foundation whatever which Intelligence reached us yesterday that the his Excellency probably imagined would prove unfortunate facense to the nostrils of royalty.
gentleman had succumbed to juren. Although proclamations are posted up everywhere, warning the Chinese not to molest foreigners, and that the war was only agalost the Jap
Rre anable to distingalah Japanese and other foreigners. So to this orange the above and occurrence is attributed, bady of the victim of this atrocity is being Better residents here have peilioned the British conveyed to Newchwang
for interment, The Mirister at Pekin, through Mr. Bollock, our Consul, for gun-boat to be stationed bere triumph of Nature over Art. "Now, most Chintung uitlved here yesterday; after discharg
daring the project disturbances. The women," remarks the asutamist Velpen, "looking field guns and other munitions of war she much better when dressed than when undressed." left for Tientsia to-day. Varied and numerous Troms are a step in the direction of beleg
rumours about the war reach us daily, but they vadress: d.
are of such a contradictory nature that no There are three things which pass our under-reliance is placed upon them. standing the love of a woman. her cruelty, and why she should ever want to wear trousers. For trousers o
W stran are as out of place as the blue-ribbon on a cabman. And a woman la trousers loses even the virtue of a bad egg, for that has a good exterior.
Man can admire the nobleness of woman's roul and the face on her; etticoat: What man
THUS a correspondent to the Sydney Bulletin:- Apropos the divided skit: The back view of back view of an elephant.
the second grade and comptroller of the Peking a woman in baggy pants is as handsome as thether island, ie, yet the ignorish between found satisfactoring explanation will be.
Field Forces, bas petbioned the Throne to be permitted to take part in the operations in Kores, but so far the application has not been granted. THE Ancona, which arrived here from Yoko- hams last eventog, brought down Capt Denny, five quarter-meters nine natives in Parkers depat ment, and fifty seamen of the old P. & liner Gwalior, which was lately sold to the Japanese.
TM vessels of the Polyang squadron left Tyka on the 18th Inst, convoying four vessels from the Kalping mines and the China Merchants steamers Toonan and Chintung to Port Arthur. The Toonan and Chintung ste sld to have been loaded with munitions of war.
A SHANGHAI "r" writes onder date the aznd instart:-"No griffins likely to be brought down from the Noth this season, owing to the Chinese military authorities having embargoed all the poles they can lay their hands on fir cavalry and transport purpixes,"
THE Throne is reported to have given orders by vartons Manchu Banners and native Pekingese edict to prepare 100,000 men from among the to be formed into regiments for active service, They are to be stationed at the Southern Imperial Huollog Preserve at Tungchow (40 li from Peking), Sunbo, and Tientsin. A Prince wtit command the entire division. The Emperor is sold to have interrogated the Viceroy Li Hong-chang as to the fitness for their positions of Admiral Ting Captain Lis Talaan, of the Chenyuan, and Captain Lie, of the Tingyuan,
In
of their not consequence having attacked the Japanese fact according to orders. This inquiry, it is alleged, has caused great consternation in official circles at Tientsio.
The foundailon stone of the new French Con- | AN alleged anthoilty, in whose information the
If the Lord designed woman for trousers, bow is it she looks so
huge a joke in them 7 bedy, but the woman who wears trousers shows
Providence gave
woman a head to bide her
no head-oly
brzy. Woman la dress often looks a triumph of Art ver Nature: the woman in troussis looks a
could admire the nobleness of woman's soul and
bagginess of her trousers ?
Jea
Bicamer
THE ROADS OF THE COLONY.
The following official reports, specially called for by his Excellency the Governor in cons querce of a leading article which appeared August 22nd, have been forwarded to us by the in the Hongtong Telegraph of Wednesday, Government for publication. We shall take an Now, abide these four things which good early opportunity of fairly criticising the defence woman may not give: Her religion, ber greatest of there is the petilcoat, honour, her lover, her petticoat. And the a state of affairs, as regards the
made by the
officers
of the Public Works
the
may bfinterest at the present juncture, say ur Stengbal morning contemporary, to give le particulars concerning the leaders of the 24.000 Chinese traps at Pingalang, or Pingyang. The force is divided into the army corps of Kirio. Fégtien and Chibil, The Kirin array corps is commanded by the depoly Tartar General Wen, of Kirin, the Féngtlen by General To
Pro-kuel, dashing causley officer and in chief command of the mounted
of Iroops
Féngtien; while the army corps is divided into two divisions Chibli The first diviston may be regarded as
as the Viceroy's own spectal corps, the men mostly comlag from bis native town of Holej, Anhul
condition of the streets and roads under their unanimously condemned by the community ar charge, hich fox many months have been disgrace to a British colony,
The Hon. The Colonial Secretary.
the
Si-There is
is some ground for complaint by any one unacquainted with the facts. In the first place, some of the trenches were open and the Bears
ars of earth lying about du
Impossibility of procuring plague owing to the imposing the time of coolies to carry on the work. In the second excavating the trenches in Arsens! Street and
reat deal of rock has been met with east of Ship Street,
6 Every endeavour has teen made to push the clty which are undoubtedly an inconvenience on the sewerage works in the eastern district of
to the public, and these works would have been o but for the Plague completed a month epidemic
which practically stopped all engineer- ing works throughout the colony.
7. I trast the
but I won'd point out that there still remains considerable quantity work to be done in the Warchal district which will necessitate the opening op of Wanchal Road the Prays and Queen's Road, and the Frays and of all the roads east of Ship Street between
itself has yet to be opened east of Ship Street,
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) J. R. CROOK,
Your Excellency--I herewith submit a Report by Mr. Tacker on the condition of Queen's Road East and, as the leader in the Telegraph bas reference largely to the condition of affatra caused the sewerage works
by
now in progress, I also submit a Report by Mr. Crook who li the Executive Englacer in charge of these works.
The reports contafn very full information as of interference with them which has rece
the present state of the roads and the amou
amount recently | taken place. As I. have already stated, the carrying out of sewerage works must be attended with a considerable amount of inconvenience to the public,
to
$0.
I traversed the roads refetied to in a 'ricksha on receipt of your Excellency's minute and experienced no difficulty or discomfort in dolag
W. CHATHAM.
Acting D.P.W. Hongkong, 25th August, 1894.
THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.
The latest official returns are as follow: From noon yesterday until noon to-day --
New Douche Diech. Rem. under CRECE
cured treatment
Private house............
Kennedy-town 2
25
-
4
25
Deaths from the outbreak (9th May) up to
Total...........................
a Arsenal Street the depth of rock which had to be excavated was 17 feet, The rock was one of the kinds most difficult to
be over great care had to exercised in blasting, swing to the risk of damaging the houses,
At the Kennedy-town plague d'ôt From The operations are now proceeding systemati noon up to 5 pm. : New citer, wil ; deaths, mil.
silale at Shanghai was laid on the evening of China Gazelle han confidence, asserts that the second division consist of eight-tenths of blast, especially in a narrow trench, and more August 16th, noon, 2485; grand total, 2,485.
August 22nd by M. Dubail. Consal-General for France, in the presence of M. Orle, President of
the
The
the c
Viceroy at Nanking and the officials there are
called
the
Te te commanded by General Sung Ch'ing.
Sochan * corpa hitberlo garrisone * (also Ashul men) i
Tientsio, is commanded by General Wel Jo-koel.
▪ "Sbeag army corps"
A. S. WATSON & CO.. LD. Municipal Council Captain Richelieu, of the are taking extraordinary precautions to prevent There is a third division belonging to the t
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cruiser Forfait; M: Choller, the architect of the building, and a numerous
umerous assembly of officials and merebante. After the ceremony the Consal General, in a few appropriate remarks, thanked those preseot
in great dread of a rebellos breaking cut, and and any uprising. All the soldiers, according to this authority, are known to be in favour of such a movement.
army corps which is now on its way to play, though there is still some difficulty ini
WILLIAM CHATHAM, Acting Director Public Works. Hongkong, 23rd August, 1894.
CHINA COASTÈRS,
procuring coolics, and there is no longer any from Tallenwan Bay, under General Lin, called ground for complaint. It is impossible to the Ming simy corps, after
uftes Llu Ming-ch'ann ex-
Carry on work of this nature without causing for their attendance, and hoped OUR Shanghai morning contemporary of the is relative of the refarbtable Liu Ming-ch'uan, inconventence is being reduced as much Oriental Co.'s new constĺng stramer Macheu,
Governor of Formosa, Their present commander
inconvenience to those using the roads, but the 55 the new Consulate would fazugurate a new are asth last says-The Chloese still consider Fice All the Chibli trcops are officered for the most possible.
io help French subjects in their desire to extend cially notified this The French mall s'emmerwervice during the Talping. Nientet, and Moham of commercial prosperity to Shanghal and tend | as contraband of war, and the Thota! has offi- | pari
part by old and experienced men who saw much civilisation and maintala their Influence in the Yarra brought up a quantly of rice from Salgon medan rebellions. There are also with the force Far East. Vive la France! Vive la République for Japan, and an endeavour was made by the the troops from Yasban, under Generals Yeb Française!
Tastal to enforce its being landed at Wong, and Nich. Dinted out that it was ship ed at Baigan telare the Tantul's notification was issued, and the ice wat on in the Yarra Meanwhile M. Dubill has telegraphed to Paris to know if the French Gaverament agress with the British & verament in declining to allow rice to be considered contraband o
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THE Amoy correspondent of the Shanghat Mercury writes on the 20th Inst. There is no stirring news here; the war so far hos vat made REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS elf much felt, except la the rise of the prices for rice and coalu. Japanese coal new costs $ts per 100, and gord Shanghal rice cone $350 per picul. The steamer Chovsang called to here,
MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE,
WISE, of a son.
BIRTHS.
DEATH.
Nippon Yusen Kalaba's steamship Trags
and loaded about 400 tons ten to be tran-
birt
of war,
•
The rival here to-day of the Scottish
Captain Gen. Anderson, from G sgow, where she was built, constitutes fresh evidence of the generally healthy state of the Far Eastera coasting trade conditi in which It has
bren bappily
for many years past. From time Sir,-In accordance with your instractions I to time during the past thirty years the fleets have the honour to report upon the condition of of every ship:ing cumpay engaged in this Queen's Road from the Hongkong Club east. bosiness have been augmented considerably, wards, having regard to the statements made in while the class of vessels employed his the leading article of the Hongkong Teligraph their carrying capacity, their speed and filtirge been gically Improved ss regards dated the and Inst
3. The road between the Clubs and the nullak
מרקט
Immediately east of the Munay Burocks bootally. The success of the Scottish Oriental
sewers under the supervision of Mr. Crook, who
Rx Adresa de base, Bus vivere sze (hasmands of [move pickel meta Chiasso wrap of carsky ; the) the Fast divarici to their teni orie». when China therefore can furnish you with
full particulars
of "Awenty years ago under command of
ments,
the
A MATTER far more generally important to Russia than the wedding of the Czarewitch, says a correspsodent of the New York Observer, is the construction of the wonderful railway across the whole length of Fiberis, All intelligent Russians are following the progress of this
is orquestionably one of the most mighty undertrking with the keenest interest, not been recently disturbed, and is at the noteworthy features to the history
of local THE Shangkat Mercury states;➡Having beard and justly so. It will in time revolutionize the present in Ja Taty good repair,
time In
shipping enterprise, for in the space of a single shipped to the steamer ambres of Zepare Bisseronthar a large baile had been fought sea trade of the country
3. As you are aware the sewerage and drala. generation the Company's fleet kas sprung-- At 44, Broadway, Shanghai, on the 19th of arrived here on the 14th, and fall the Pingyang, and that bath the Chlaste and continent crammed full of every enteral gove
age of the eastern district ware commenced through careful and far-sighted management... August, the wife of JAMES A. SCOTT, of 800. same day for cochow. On the 17th we had Japene.e claimed a victory, we telegraphed to
Viik pardonable pride the publicists and pro- during the current yest, and Queen's Road oss!
from
comparitive obscurity into well-merited On the 19th instant, at No. 7, Chaufeng Road, the steamship Onlong here; be loaded only 2a5 Takya, and secelved the following official phets of the Roles press continue to pour out of the Murray Batracks has been opened and renown. From the small beginning of a Metin Hongkew, Shanghat, the wife of Mr. ARTEUR cargo for Singapore. At present no passangars August On the 17th Instant Japanese eat- Rassia will be when they hay- the whole trade of
toon of tea for New York, but also took in some Japanere sorori of the event, dated Tokyo, 23rd brilliant forecasts of what
Siberia will b
a will be, and what | broken up for the parfme of laying drains sud rading between Hongkong and Bangkok Hopkins that well known planeer Died suddenly at sen on August 16th, of them walling here to leave for the Strafte Settle Japanes fell back on cut-part with five wounded. and Japan will conse to que American and this work.
ww
of Hongkong's commerce who went to his long aneurism, J. C. THOMAS, #ged 32, master of the
are expecting to kay news of a gayre batle Engilah abips to transput theft exports and will
The surface of the road where not opened rest about a couple of years ago;
trade has hourly." And on the strengths of this off.jal pour their riches through Siberia, when the and broken up for drainage and sewerage works developed by leaps and bourds, with the THAT micent all-round szitate, sanliary expert, report our contemporary says that it disposes impetuous capital of the West will be used to is in excellent order, it was only recently result that the shareholders of the Seonish Maru.
C. E., F. R. I. B, A., F. S. L., ele., Mr. W. St. of all the various fumebes casient in this Settler sap the enormous coal fields of Siberis, and the acadamired (within the past three years) Oriental Company are
are the possessors of Jobu Hancock bus commenced a series of ment for several days past to the effect that the forests and gold mines and fisberles, when
great
Prior to that time vary little metal had been put doren useful and well equipped steamers aritcies in our morning contemporary on Chia se had defeated an losmansaly unperler cities and sailing villages will take the place of on the road, consequently it was covered with which stand second to no vessan of their class "Sanitation," We have no doubt that what | unjuk ́y of Japanese and that the later wars in the howling wilderness at present utterly devoid mud la wet weather and with dust in dry in Bay part of the world. And this constant
Hancock actually knows pracally on the full sense to Chemulpa. There reputs, and the of human habitation.
Course there are
weather.
increase in trade has been to a considerable tempar 487 question of conltation, added to what tuth se we now have it, but exemplily the small d'en pictures belonging to the region of 5. It is well known what a long time it takes extent the experience of the Chios Navigation, be has yet to less, would made valuable reliance to be given to Chinige accounts of a "maybe" but all the same there is rapid to heal the broken surface of m
f macadamsfied roads. the "Shun" Line (Bradley's), the todo-Chins, the contribution to the curvest Hictatore on the fray, and also their presence to eige goons and solid progress beleg made. I hear After the trench or opening is Elled up, constat China Merchants' Scam Navigation Company, subject, and we only legate and unce Credi'ed our colleague of the Mercury with mere over 200 rea's (35 miles) of line were laid before the surface le brought to its
number Eke
of man magaged against them. We that during the months of March and April and careful attention is required for month the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat pressure both GR
time and гриса
to its original
Compssmen, precludes us from reviewing these actielas, sense than to be so easily gutted by c
such a trans- down and that nearly co miles more have been condition, it has to be picked up many times, We ante, however, that the extended suiker parent sitempt on the seat of the Japanesepared for the plate layers since last autorom. ce-levelled and
re-tartalles. The
The trenches
In ship Companies Promises to deal with house accommedation, | Government to hide the truth. There can be no } Every ship of the Volunteer Fleet that leaves | Queen's Road is voltimes for the capabilities their forts have been increasada zambar
*** doubt wasleygt |
now undergoing this local consting trade. slons eface the | Ūdenss for the west coast of Siberia carrion large overcrowding and the Taipingshan Resumption
yar tant og fwe
3 on two cocaulons
and it speake Ordinance, confining his abusivations within engagement at Asust, the Japanese have suired states of railway plant, as well as englacers and and energy of the staff of this Department that tonnage and speed--and the dry La the limits of a single article, and a these an over reverses; mar can there be any doubt that skilled artisans to relive time-expired man. ossidering the acient to hloh our prests and comes. In the many foturn the Bcottish Oriental find time to condense Me, Hancock's laws the Korea, if met absolutely culmeat, have been far balnean to Siberia and that they are sparing sewerage, derinage, and water supply works, thene Karters, seat, which Cap sin R. Unsworth matters of grant public interest Just now, we may the Chiasse reports of what has taken blage In These can be no doubt that the Russians meen sonde had to be opened and brokea up for Company will have another new steamer in the Lenefit of our readers, and make whatever more reliable thin the utter rubhlah pablished | nofther man nor, moxay in this wonderful the main thoroughfasts throughout the alty are has gone home to bring out the China Harigue comments ikey may spydàs to justify,
by tko native Japanno preso..
enterprian
| in such encollusi repair, and compare sider Skite | How Company will segment thela alrondy Mige
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, Tuesday, August 28, 1894.
TELEGRAMS.
INUNDATION IN INDIA.
LONDON, August 28th.
The Lake of Gera has burst its banks. All balldings between Gone and Hardwar have been destroyed, and an immense amount of damage done to property. He lives worn leik..
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