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Entimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DI PENSARY.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1894.

A FORMIDABLE looking Chinese torpedo-bout ACCORDING to the Boyek all the Chinese in the employ of the Nipp.n Yoren Kaisha have been antred bete at 2.10 this afternoon from Canton.

dlamissed. It is mated that the bostners of the Mitsui Burian Kalsha at all the ports in Chine will be entirely stopped

would not have possessed,

and it Is only bare justice to record that his Excellency conducted the meeting with admirable taste and discretion and In such a spirit of bonhomic that hearty expressions of approval were heard on

For once stilted officialdom | H.M.5. Carolist, naw in Yekohama, will contry every side. gave place to independent manhood Mr. Hiller, corn-general to Korea, to Chemulpo, and shaking off for the nonce the obsolete within the nex fw dara.

EUCALYPTUS trammels of Downing Street red tape. The old "Sh-- Koer Denbighshire, ibm latest

OIL.

-¿fllon to the Tapanese mercantile marine, was handed over to the Nippon Yaren Kaista at Kobe on the 30th slio.

THE war newn published in the Daily Prais today should have been creted to the Chin Gosalta from which paper it was evidently

scissored.

THE Gemin stoRimer Protot which was

appreciated by all present after the dep.essing monotony of the past few months.

As mentioned in my note the other day, our Comes da Silva, the Clonial Surgeon, have Chief Justice, Dr. Marques d'Oliveira, and Dr. left here for Lisbon, wid the United States. Cartain Penres, who has also been ordered bome, will leave next month, by way of Surz 1 understand.

There is nothing of any great importance to

con inning as qafet as has been castamhry fo- so many years. Trade malas stationery, and so long as our harbour remains in is present we cannot reasonably expect any improvement unsatisfactory condition.

THE WAR IN THE NORTH,

TIENTSIN, September Ist: "It wrald," says the Piking aud. Tientsin Times editorially, "be happy issue of the war between China and Jansa * tt were to bring about cordial understanding betwsen Great Britain and Rurais as to their triations in the extreme Eart," The writer does not deny that sel is defeat of China's land and gen forges

Progress Dear Cape St. James, has beentawed off wille about from herr just now, everything the Japanese might be a useful lesann

recently in collision with the German steamer

the back on which she was benched and is now ndergoing repairs in lock at Saigon. It is probable she will be able to return to Hongkong about a fortolght hence.

JESSRS. DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & MESSE

Co., LD.. were the first to introduce travesty on intelligent government and india bee buy, causing immenes damave Thermopyla, Captain Winchester, are evidently

EUCALYPTUS OIL, into Hongkong, and the qually of their import is still unsurpassed.

EUCALYPTUS OIL

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We have Received our First Shipment of VEGETABLE & FLOWER

SEEDS.

SEASON 1894-95.

The SEEDS will be OPENED OUT 25 1000 as

requeses in which they are received as long as the supply lat*. *

A LONDON de patch of August 28th in the Fagan Advertiser says:-The Gohna Lake in between Gohn-"and Harwar. There was no loss of life.

"As far as I can see,” remarked the learned counsel, "the parties in this spit are really 9elling at very little."

"That is er often the ease," responded the

|

It may interest Hongkong sportemen to know that snipe are reported plentiful to the old haunts around Macro, and so far there has been no trouble with the Chinese this season,

JAPAN NOTES.

way traffic

W

to

her, but he is not prepared to face the

internal commotion attendant on the defeat and viry of Boreign Powers and the certainty of dangers that would be created by the political

humiliation of the government of Chine," Korea should be for the Koreans, not for the Japanese whom the Koreans bate, while "they. cing to Chins with the fidelity of neglected dogs." A time

must come, the writer thinks, when England and Russia will order a cessation of hostilities-the sonner the better for us all. The conclusion of the article is: We do not argue the case of Japan for the simple resson that we believe Japan has no case. She has entered on an unjust, impolite and cruel War 1 she has neglected or desplied the advice and proffered mediation of powers at least as much her friends as China's. She may in some measure succeed or she may, fall disastrously, In neither case can she bave the applause or sympathy of any unprejudiced mind.""

Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON expressed bla | opinions on the questions at Issue in style that, if Imitated in the Legislative Council, would go a long way towards removing the contempt for that ridiculous a good-natured, moribund imposition albeit a heavily taxed community, which is all but universal throughout the city.

All the arts and sciences and lots of other things were lavishly in evidence. Medicine was ahly represented by Dr. JAS. CANTLIE, law by Mr. FRANCIS, Q.Cidge with a suggestive"imfle. Mr. En. Ronissos and Mr. H. L. DENNYS, journalism by Mr. FRASER-SMITH and Mr. CHRENRY DUNCAN of the Hongkong Telegraph and Mr. S. JEFFREYS of the Daily Press, science by Dr. N. R. DENNYS and Mr. S. J. B. SKETCHLEY, the military by Colonel MULLOY and Capt. Sterling, A.D.C., the mercantile marine hy Capt. A. TILLETT, THAT mosty palarof shows, D'Arc's Marionettes, and general commercial interests by Mr. have lately t

in perfo main to crowded houses TNTERESTING and risinal war news (allege? | Cross Seciety people. Alter a good rest at 1.31st, 2.20 p.m., is said to have been received in CHANTREY INCHBALD, Mr. Jas. B. CoUGHTRIK. in the Afol-ra Theatre at Kobe. After a short pecial telegrama) taken by the China Mall station and reat on to some of the naval Mr. J. D. Humræяeys, Mr. J. Y. V. VERNON,

seaton Is Viedlwasteek, the Company proposes ita Celestial entesate be Japanese the Messrs. NORONHA and many others. reteaing to Jepan, and ben performing in turn claim the southern part of Kores and Insist an

at Shanghal, Hongkong and Saigon.

the Koreans caltlag their hair forming, as we have alrendy indicated.

a. la Japonatu The Pelyang Squadron ta now Ar the Magi 'cứng this morning Mr. Wodehouse

ready for an aggregation of varied experiences and talent that would be difficult to match in committed Weng Ping, a rervant in the employ" boys" and cooks, air spalling for a fight. A res and the Chinese officers, especially the of Mr. Renny A, clerk in the Royal Engineers. Court of Inquiry at Wel-hai-wet (? Timbuctae) the Far East.

has decided that the Japanese "onere fire first on the Indo-China Co.'s steamer Kowsking,

more

we

The result of the debate was, imagine, inevitable, and no amount of eloquence could have induced a vote favorable to Japan. China, with all her faults. and they are unhappily far

than numerous

ought to be the case, is clearly not responsible for this Korean imbrogio; war has been deliberately forced upon her, after years of scheming and planning by the Japanese Government in getting ready for the fray and concocting and working up

of justification or

VAN TASSEL the aeronnut, passed round the hat to about thiriw thousand pen le fter balloon Recent at Cel-mho the other day and scoored in the magnificent sum of seventy and hell cents. At that price serial fight are hardly gerd enough.

for trial at the next Criminal Sessions on an Information e ting forth that defendant annexed money and jewellery, valued at $80, the property of bis employer.

THE Kobe Herald on the China Mai! :-D! all the alch things the Chino-Japanese war has suggc:tel commend as to the following, which figures in column of twaddle in a recent issue of the China Mail:-"The general feeling appeats to be on the side of Japin, not because of any great sympathy for Dal Nippon, bat because China has been caught napping ar ksual."

The Korean Minister has been forced "to sign

■ treaty to supply the Japanese troops in Korea with provisions. And that is all, excepting that Queen Anne is defanct.

THE "LILLIAN L. ROBBINS" IN A TYPHOON,

it

YOKOHAMA, September 4th.

The following telegram, dated Fuso, August Tokyo:-"The Japanese army has advanced as mati a obtained by scouts, bes laid out military far as Nam-chon, and, in consequence of Infor- cordons against the Chinese." The exact position of Nam-chon is not

known,

but it must be

be some- where about seventy-five miles from Seoul, and about fifty from Pingan. This report remains to be confirmed,

1, but if it be true, it must be inferred that the Japanese army la gradually approaching Ping- an. According to mall advices from Seoul, under date of August 25th, it seems that had gone

it seams that the

advance guard of, the Japanero army forward as far as Pirgan and Sa-heung had been called back to Kal-song where the main body of the army was stationed, Simultaneously with this retrograde movement of the Japanese vanguard,

the Chinese treɔps that bad marched across the Ta-tong river are said to have fall in back upon Pingeo.

THE record days of the once famous tex-clipper not over yet by a long chalk. Not so very long ago the made an exceedingly smart run to Hongkong from the Antipodes, and yesterday she arrived here from Shanghal after a splendid age, which many a coasting steamer could bardly equal much less eclipse.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. } THE

owners

the "Shire" line of

KODE, September 3rd, steamers for which Messrs. Dodwell, Carlill The greatest Inconvenience is experienced by & Co. are the agents in the Far East, the general public bere outg to the usual rali- have erdered three new ste mers for the Eastern

and home trade.

They are the averaffe being almost entirely suspended in [imperial baggage and troop trains, ar Breconshire, 5 500 tons, speed 12 knots, to be the Government is new bu rying large nomr realy at the beginning of November; the of treppy to the front. Merionethshire, 4.700 tone, tz knais to be ready Upon the arrival of trespa at Osaka they are In December; and another steamer, of 300 marched from the railway station to a large tons, to be deliva ed next March.

temple in the vicinity and there regaled by the Red

big Joss bouse they are marched back to the stations in the south of the empire whence they are forwarded to Korea. The greatest enthusiasm prevalls in Kobe and Osika and, in fact, throughout Japan, and the streets lined with admiring Crowds who cheer the troops they march by It may be added that not only are train loads of trapps constantly arriving here, but several loads of cavalry horses have recently passed through Gasks for trans- portation to Korea from Hiroshima.

As the Japanese intend to make dash for Peking and hold at least the southern portion of Korea (until they are driven out of the Peninsals) large quantities of winter clothing and blankets are being shipped to Fusan and Chemulro.

European aplaton here is dead against the Japanese for waging | this war ap

war against China, and is generally believed that the "Taps" will not The British shis Lillian L. Robbins, Captain Te allowed by the Grest Powers to carry on F. E: Robbins, which serived here this morning hostilities to the bitter end. The Treaty Powers

have from New York has had an unusually rough

quite enough of extraterritorial squab By the kind permission of Lt. Col. Barrow and time of it ever since "running down her bles and Japanese exclusiveness, and cinnot Officers, the Band of the Hongkong Regiment, will play the following programme in the Public for the not only got Inte difficulties the erre look forward with any degree of off the Cape of Good Hops, but came within the pleasure to the extension of Japanese role over the (weather permitting) —

peninsula; moreover, justification for the war made things pretty lively here a co-ple of

days March.

ago, 13 be seen by the following interesting is not apparent.

The troops look well and appear to be in report of this vessel's younge.for which we are

excellent spirits, and if led by an officer of indebted to Mr. J. Smith, the chief officer The Lillian L. Robbins left New York on Aprit Napoleon's type, would doubtless come danger-noines that its countrymen at the nigthern part in 21#, with

■ CATRO of petroleum, bound for ously near annexing the Dragon Throne. Hongkong. On Monday, the Capel Good Japanese troops, of all arms, in Kores, yet they chem. From its for Plag posi

9'h

Although there must be upwards of 60,000 of July, she Six Charles DIL", who has been recently inter- viewed with ard to the war in Kores, y Hope, which lasted nearly six weeks.

5,000 dally, and there are as yet no signs of this sustained will have a markel effect in deciding seas, her gunwales were constantly under water stream of emigration being either stopped or

diminished. the struggle. The early successes of Japan, he and she had the misfortune to lose one of her considers, "w' probably be nullified by the starboard life-boats, while her forecastle doors tenacity of

vy likely he forecasted with more hatch covers and tarpaullos went by the board. certalety in can "quence." Just so, and it would ба Saturday, the 8th inst, at a.m. in lat,

17 deg. Dilke's oplak 1 can be worth on a subject of encountered a 17pboon. At that hour the which he can have no practical knowledge wind, previously fresh, increased in force to a terrific gale accompanied with blinding rain THE London Lyrics, who have been playing to sail was quickly taken in, and the vessel kept whatever!

squalls and an exceedingly confused cross-rear.

bave 'out op "Rob Ray" with success. If The following day (Sunday) from 6 a.m. to noon, bluronic success is meant Saville Smith must in lat. 18.2 deg. north and long 114.55 east, be bave procured some fresh artists in the wind blew with hurricane force and as meledramatic line since the Company left Hong: m

cross-cas mown!alcous

running the Rob Roy would be immense, and vessel kong Kl.

inboured heavily And ever and he would rs Hamlet. By the way, 'Jimmy so be would Nuan writes that he has severed his connection bipped vast quantilles of water.

Monday, the 10th inst.. the situation was Pavements in the City of Palaces, which no doubt and the ship was rolling gunwales That means that he is wearing cut his best pair of under and becoming unmanageable she was in accordance w anked that a penalty may meaning of Oiental tranquility, Strike and

shoes tooking cat for a blilei.

hove to. At 7 pm. that day the gale majority of the "Odd Volumes," and It We have received from Mesurs. Kelly and Waist/ "took off" sufficiently to justify the fore, main there Court efficials of the Emperor Kwanz.eu chestire Chica, chil e and chustine China.

some sort

excuse

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davotte

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Toyla Sir A. Sullivan.

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to impose от the outside world. the weather sets fine, and in the meantime No amount of dubious quotations from orders will be banked for execution in the authorities on international law and no Gardens this evening, commencing at 9 o'clock sphere of the influence of the typhoon which southern se any other portion of the Korean

begging the question on the plea of civilization can possibly alter the actual situation before Japan let slip the dogs of war. Japanese interference was alike uncalled-for and unjustifiable, and could only he construed into an insulting and unprovoked threat to China, which it was well understood would not be tamely

massacre opened the ball and, if human foresight

the counts for anything, of quashing for many years to come

SEED LISTS.

with

HINTS FOR ARDENING have been issued and submitted to. The Keshing cowardly | that the defaste which the Chinese have already the height of the storm she shloged treme are still being despatched thither at the rate ct)

they still be elitained on application.

Our Sends are ill tested before belag pat ap Japan and Japan's march of progress trouble Chinese, and the end of the and skylights were broken to atoms and the foreign cargo and passenger steamers they can

In London. They are packed under our own

**

Supervision, and the greatest card le exercled and progressive race, possessing many be very inter log to know what Sir Charles tom north and long. 115.3 deg, cast, abo

to Insure protection in transit.

will and it. The Japanese are a clever

excellent qualides, but in this instance they want too much and want it too pains even should they win the forlorn quickly. They will get nothing for their

Sowings should be made in fine weather only and the remainder of the packets secured from daing, and kept in a dry place for repeat Sow. hope and prove victors in the strife; nor Indifferent houses in Calcuits, are reported to going under the fore main lower topaxil only.

ings.

CLAY'S FERTILIZER.

A high-class Fertizer for Pot Plants and for

The

50 far as that goes will China. political exigencies of the Far East imperatively demand the absolute neutrality of Korea, and after China have tired each other and Japan out fighting for a will of the wisp

#non

were

vu

On

The Japanese are still buylog up all the

procure, for their transport service, and firmly believe that the conquest China is a mere matter of time-perhaps six or twelve months!

TIENTSIN NOTES.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

TIENTSIN, August 28th, Teade in native produce is booming here now and vast quantities of skins, furs, feathers, wool and hair are daily arriving from the interior the demand for which is greater than the supply, Romoors of great Chinese victories the Peninsular Kingdom and of crashing deleats of Japanese warships are the order of the day. Li

reported to

I to have memorialised the Throne and, with olo custom," confessed hic shortcomings and

The following telègrani, dated Fawn August 10th, 635 p.m... Is published in the Nichi Nicht Shimbun: "The two Chinese Generals, Yeh and Sheb, with 2,0co, troops under them, the remnant of the army outed at Asan, have joined their countrymen at Pingan by a circuitous

route."

The following telegram is also said to have heen received from Fusan on the 1st instant :- "'be Japanese residents at Wön-gan will all leave for home on the y-ʼn lestant,” Commenting this singular Intelligeret, the Nicht Nicht

Korea may have decided on the course attribuled

the fear of the possible arrival of

JAPANESE WAR WHOOPS.

The following purports to he a free translation of some war songs composed by Mr. Yokal Tadanao, an employee of the Japanese Staff Office, in accordance with the command of fract Arisukawa for dat-Pu ion among the Japanese troops in Kares. The Japan Mail says they tre called Tosai Gunk la iba vernacular, which in plain English means war songs for the China expetion. Yokoi Tadanao striken the lyre In religh fully fantastic tones thusly :-

1-STRIKE AND CHASTIJL.

dearly enemy of the Empire, is an enemy of Strike and chastise Chips, for China is a the Emple, is an enemy of the Empire, is an my of Oriental peace. lovade it and change It into an upright country. Tavade the enemy

sights of the Empire; Invade the enemy that is agant and insolent; Invade the enemy that is Ignorant and perverse and does not know the

use in the Garden generally: it supplies natural the Great Powers will probably insist with the Lyrk 1 and is now acting me Inspector of worse, for the hurricane increased in violence, Hung-chang is of course in great glee and is that offers obstruction to the exercise of the

maurichment to the soli, and assists the process of assimilation, thereby alding the Plants to attain to their full size, vigour and beauty.

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on a return to the status quo ante bellum, от something akin thereto. appeared to the opinion of the doubtless is the opinion of most Europeans the Yokohama Box of Curior lately published in the Far East who have studied maps of Korci and Northern China. These are the Korean problem. So far by far the minecful maps of these districts Great Britain is concerned, she has we bave year on, and display an amount of care important interests to protect, and there and patesteking research to their get-up victor of the Box Considering the great faterest at entering on a régime of Jingoism, she is

present centred in Korea and Northern China, quite prepared and able to protect those reliable mats are an essential in order to interests.

intelligently follow the course of events, and therefore there will no doubt be a very large demand for these handy publications, which are isaned at the low charge of one dollar for the pair.

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The

be imposed on him.

are said to fear that Mason's Kolao Hul men, led by the mysterious "Big Sword" and "Small Sword" will attempt to pay the Celestial capital a visit. Orders have therefore been issued from the palace of the Son of Heaven" for levring

Strike and chastise the Chinese troops, for they are cowards—they support the Government of China which spurns the honourable filet dship of the Empire and offers resfetance to the

can be no doubt whatever that, without most credible to the enterprising proprietorship Falls of Clyde, baund South, was "spoken," upwards of two million men-part of them to be Empire. However great their simies in number.

TELEGRAMS.

"THE SUITS OF WOE,"

LONDON, September 11th. The Belilah Court has goss into mourning for ten days owing to the death of the Comte de Is Paris.

SUBSCRIBERS TO "THE HONGKONG

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DEATH.

At the Peak Hospital, on rath September, 1894, WILLIAM MORRISUN ROSS. late 3rd engineer S.S. Nanshan, aged 40 years.

CHINA, KOREA AND JAPAN, Komna bas, ouder pressure, defensive alliance with Japan against China,

The Emperor of Japan and his Mloisters are proceeding to the naval headquarters at Hiroshima.

and mizen lower topsails being set, and the easel was then run to the northward before if south wester. At 4.m. on Tuesday the wind moderate

derate considerably, and all sails were set and course shaped for Hongkang. On Satur day, the roth inciant, at 8 a.m. the four-masted

Falls of Clyde left Hongkong on the 6th hurled like a tidal wave against the Japanese, they are in reality an undisciplined rabble, and Instant bound for Bangkok, and judging by the and the remainder to guard Peking and the

however

ever fine their arms look, they are

are useless, course she was steering when the Lillian approaches thereto and annihilate any rebels like fire ladies fa rictures, In the naval battle L. Robbins spoke her, she probably ran into the that may presume to approach the cliy In which

the typhoon or sucreded in keeping on the Emperor sits enthroned. Two milller men off Hota, China's warships were destroyed, and the outer edge of the depression. Any how, she can be raised, no doubt, but it is, I belleve, The ships to fall, the troops to weak, how can men in the battle at Selkwan her troops were routed. will probably have an interesting report of her fact that the Government have bot experiences to make when she turns up at the arms and ammunition for a fourth of that they withstand at even though their number be

number of traspit, hence the activity of China, atrike and chastles China.

of counted by militons? capital of King Chulalongkorn's dominiens.

walyans commissioned by various Viceroys to procure arms and ammattion from German and other kinds and munitions

centre of

THE END OF THE PLAQUE.

of war of

every description

Strike and chastisa

ILON TO PEKING,

THE Vossiche Zeitung, referring to the action of the German books in lending Chius £10,000,000, declares that such action is a crime against the civilised world, Rut lan't the Verdicht Zellung.

arms dealers. In addition to arms of all China is a country where fa by-gone days somewhat premature in its assumption? That

At the prerent time it may be said, without being in brisk dewand, welyuans are hunting on the country has become retrogressive It Chios has been arrangleg for a large loan in fear of contradiction, that we have at last got to up native capitalists, foreign bankers and boasts of itself as the Celestial Kingdom, but its tion || teschlogs of angre prevailed ; but as time rolled

London ot Berlin has been announced concluded a by wire, but that she has secured ten mfl. the end of the deadly plague that has ravaged foreigners willing to serve in the army and navy. beast is barbarous and is the very reverse of

ires this colony and the city of Canton for months past. Liberal terms are offered for all and every species Celestial. Till its ignorance Ilons sterling from Gamin

banke requires

dispelled the confirmation ong as Holy Wilt. And why Therenteatthepresent time about a dozen patients of ald, but without much practical resolt so far. I the Orlent must ever be dark. Now is the should the fact of Lending to China, one of the fo the Kennedy-town plague depot, but they are An attempt it being made now to fix a big loan time to plant the f g of the Rising Sun on the

restrictions quarantine constitute a crime against the world, civilised or Already the

meet with success. Higher interest Th's is the duty of our glorious Empire, the otherwian? All Goancial opreations to support

and suitable security might have the desired fand of the Rising Sun. Go forth, Imperial There are several indications of a rappreck. a war may fit a one point of view be regarded

effect though, and it is probable that for few Army, march in emulation 1!!! Peking is taken. as criminal, but it is the point of view of the

Chinese are about to offer 8 per cent, to London millions sterileg (some say £5,000,000) the vielosary and dreamer.

brokers. As far as can gather the Chloese If waniors yo to war by lend the turf shall to fix a five millions sterling silver receive the bodies of the slain. If warriors go loan are WY CAN {

to wat by sea the ocean shall receive the bodies can get it at 6 per cent. is alleged,

the Chinese disdainfully of the slate. From time immemorial our gallant refused to purchase upwards of

swarms. Human over six months ife Taste but for fifty years, who would wish

faw miserable years of life at the

most financially solvent nations in the world | Ril convalescent and will soon be discharge/urope at about 5 per cent,, which I don't walls of Peking and to illuminate its darkness.

ITALY AND THE POPE.

ment between the Vatican and the Quirinal.

THE TFPHOON.

think

III,---OUR GALLANT WARRIORS.

vessels arriving from Canton and Hongkong have been rescluded in most parts of the world, Japan at this port, courteously informed us that and this afternoon Mr. Nakagawa the Consul for he received the following telegram from Tokyo THUS the Kobe Herald of August 30th - to-day 1— British subject named Hammood-A. W. Ham-

"Tokyo. September 13th. mond, we believe who has lately kept # place "Ent reement of quarantine at all ports bas In his weather forecast to-day the Adling known as the Welcome Ino, In conjunction with bean suspended." Director of the Observatory states: On the rate the Chinese relict of the late chats the continuance of quarantine restrictions at any age with upwards of 200,000,000 cartridges, they parches

There is certainly no longer any necessity for loading atfen offered to million breech- † warriors have some forth in at 10.13 a.m. the typhoon has approached the fed miber suddenly at about 1

o'clock Barial Service at the English Cemetery at neighbourhood of Haiphong. At if a.m., on the afternoon. Heat apoplexy is spoken of as the Eastern parts, as far as the plague le concerned, are certainly to blame for having to put thou cost of d'shonour ? March and fire as long as 8,307,m, To-morrow, the 13th September, 1894. south coast the barometer was steady, Mote cause. The gofortunate man had been to and why the authorities at Manila and Singapore nuds of men in the field armed with bows and breath temafus, for our Hives are at the

Friends are respectfully invited to attend, rale east winds probable, Weather, fair to th

the Japanese Chart to prosecute one of the silil enforce quarantine regulations is ze lvermanow the recent murder of a Scotch mig. ❘ be samificed to the glory of the country ;;

apeats a

disposal of the Sovereign, our bodies are to showery.

The French teamer Hongkong. Hessen the 4. G. Ropes, and seems to have prehensible as it is unjustifiable and objection

expired shotly after reaching the

house. He able.

alenary Marty & Co. agents, lelt Haiphong yesterday, came here six months or so ago in the British No official returns have been fasued here for any near Newchwang, the prospect of let soldiers die with all their wro onde in front. rice laden, for Hongkong, and bas probably in Canara, on board which vessai be soured several days, for the simple and sil-sufficient of the ring of the secret societies in the (all The saule of those that thos defy death shall be

and possibility

through coms guardian an, ele.

The Hongkong

the coast of Halphong yesterday morning.

The Charbonnages Co.'s chartered steamer as such. He is reported to have been well record,

connected In Austraila, and blu father is said to Strathda, which left Hongay on Monday bound be a stock raiser. Since his arrival here the man HONKONG, WIDNESDAY, SYPTEMBER 13, 1894 for this port has also, to all probability, had as not appeid to be anxious to take care of

lively time of it. She was đưc bere this after- | himself,”

THE ODD VOLUMES"

AND THE WAR.

noon.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The debate on the China-Japan war by the "Odd Volumes" at the Mount Austin A REGULAR meeting of St. John's Lodge, No. 618, S.C., will be held in the Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Hotel Inst Friday night was principally Street, ibis evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. noteworthy on account of the thoroughly Visiting brethren are cordially invited. representative character both of the

Br the death of Quartermaster Sergeant R.

Wilson, RE,, which took pises at ti v'clock The port of Hongkong saving been officially

In

neither

year

and pruning-hooks,

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7

commands

on Peking or the reisure of Formoss, the Chusan | ye warlois, warriors go forth!

Like North group or one of the naval stations in the l NOTES FROM MACAO..

It would be well were all the Missions to

withdraw

IV.--THE EMPEROR'S WILL, their #Apostles of Truth from the interior of War in not waged for the sake of Kora fome, China and Korea at once, It (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

I have been but it is the Emperor's will to promote the fature should done long ago. But, of course, missionsties have welfare of the Orient. Respecting the dread

· MACAO, September 11th,

trouble come sense or experience, hence the will of the Emperor, strive unceasingly against

they'cAUIG a native and European officials the enemies of pesce until the Emperor's last Sunday night at the Military Hospital, proclaimed free from plagae, Governor Horts

from time to time

attained. Wherever a s'andard is

is urfarted Wellington Baracks, from heat apoplexy after. Costa has lasued orders that the medical inspec. The Britlah Minister has very wisely İsated wo fight in the presence of

Soverign a few hours' finem, both the Garisan and the tion of passengers in Macao be hereafter discos-

orders 1 to the effect that all Britishers in Chinese

then to fulfil the Colony lose a useful and popular member. Haued. A solema Te Deum was sung le the employ in the North should send their wives and and to deserve the royal commendation ; ves

Bob," as he was familarly called, halled from Cathedral as a thanksgiving for the Almighty's children to Tientsin without delay. This order superior's command expresses to you the will of somewhere vest Inverness, and Was

was physically protection of Maces during the prevalence of the

the Emperors Aghi

Agh herdless of all but duty, one of the fine specimans of manhood in the

Hongkong and

back

zember," who says he will hold though ville bulletu fly round you thick av buil stones. If you fight with this unflinching spirit, quite at probable

We shall be safe at play the following programme in the Le was algo

throughout

winter, loc we now have for our protection a rozł-

Then the Golden Eagle will be ready no meeting ever previously held in Barrack Square this evening, commenting at and was no me exponent, for an amateur, of night. His Excellency the Governor, gave an

Lis Hongkong have the leading attributes7 30 o'clock 1-

mixed in the

Armly and permanently established penco, com- e circles in which his genial being kept up with we flagging spirit lore after

keep our spirits up genuin'ij. The Rev. W. Fenton, who lately went on a plated your duty, and relieved the Emperor's a prosomne dfavsorka, Helenvoca widow extreme hospitality and graceial courtway of proselytizing mission to Korea has turned up anxiety, you may maluin chanding triumphal and twichƑdrru se mourn his loss. The foural, the Governor and Senhora Horts » Costa here and shows no desire to return to a mission- which of coping was ovedected with full military | ware sa usul greatly la evidence, and a mai ary Gald in which powder and shot new very

Mhore le a millenty. Ordet andet dhe Dekor et den Geldun.. | arnouts, *véu pläne on Monday afternoon, | @gracsblaavan[ng's outertainment was thoroughly i misch in avidence just now,

is. more

than

that

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brillastly

Illamslanted

Holy Cly

Saturda

except a

bata dalớn blaw and happy enough here this frothing will be imposible to the army of Japan.

speakers and the audience. In fact it THE Band of the rat Shropshire Light Infantry colony. Age: 3 all round "sport" and athan" | plegos in Centon for the Hoot was promptly obeyed by every one concerned

at dome behind the footlights' Peris, and an & Net of)

the La dramatic? Beb Wilson De

will be greatly Informal ball, which was well attended, dancing character and rafalling zood humour made him | the 'wen short hour avont the twal / Warble to me and then wait, and a Linnet to | reward your glorious deserie, Then having

and interests of the colony been so powerfully represented. The Governor, as President of the Society, in his

capacity of Chairman gave an importance 19 the proceedings which they atherwise

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