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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1894.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, 31st August. General James Gastrell has died.

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THE P. M. S. 5. Ca's steamer China, with mails, &c., left Nagasaki for this port at 5 p.m. yesterday.

The Philadelphia Record mys that if China should run short on cereals she might fall back as her crackers

PARIS, Sept: ober est. Intelligence bat been received ei a serious outrage in Tongain. A hand of Chi-cse crossed the border on a ra’dins expedition and attacked Lipa la so short, unld one of the “ Odd Volumes " the Customs post, killed the French Collector. the other day, that man is but a paper-collar on them across the frontler. Directly the news known a detachment of troops was despatched in pursuit, but failed to overtake the raiders. The Gave nor of Tonquin has upp leed the

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French Minister at Pekin of the outrage.

LONDON, September 1st. The Indian terhip Malabar seiled from

On the 15th instant the German steamer Ail sired at Foochow under charter to the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company,

AN Emergency meeting of Victoria Ledze, No. 1026, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

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A HOME paper tells us that Mr. Frederic Villiers. well-known in connection with the London Graphic, In coming out as "war correspondent!! to Korea for Black and White Mr. Villers wide benth; Hongkong, Shangbal and Tokyo

will exercive a wide discretion in riving Koren ·

are much safer colgas of vantage.

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TYPHOON EXPERIENCES.

placer of Dai Nippon and qualing the balmy 101-breeses of Chelos and Chemulpo, that they have not yet pat forth practical efforts to obtain oching more than blid's-eye view of the important naval and military operations that have recently cocurred in the north. Perhaps such efforts ways wotalled considerable risk to life and limby but it should be borne in mind that nothing google like success" and wer correspondanta cunghaftáin succe a unless expense incured pount to.

THR devil to pay at the meeting of the Dairy called on board the Bygdo, known coaster, and boy reach the sent at war, whatever the risks or

Farm autocrats yesterday. G. Sharp, who had an musually lively innings, got his hair out ' and, so it is said, but we don't believe it, has been on the hunt for Cantile with a big bludreon sioce day at this morning. We will put our little ten cents in the "Doc" if it comes to a case of putting up their "dukes." But, ob, what wilf philanthropy--and rum and mf'k-say ?

I have my programme pretty well arranged

next

Und FOUGHT LIKE DEMONS."

bow catching bead-line ba Tate Leger nabosoms eell in the following graphic and highly imaginative style which descrip lon of recent naval and military opera- purports to be the latest and most accurate tons in the North, which is worthy of reproduc- tion for the simple reason that it will serve two

Portsmouth this morning with the zyd comp Street, this evening, at 8 30 í 19 o'clock precisely. | now," said the earnest young women. "Sunday I become almost unmanageable, and when in tes useful purposer-It will mure the readers of

of the Southern Division, Royal Artillery, and drafts.

New York. September 3rd. Huge lote 1 fire: have occurred in Minnesota and Wisconsin involving the està destruction of six towns, and fully too persons have perished in the flames, while many, peking refuge amongst the swamps or on the rivers, have been drowned.

ATHENS, September 3rd,

A hundred and fifty of the Gresk army attacked the offices of an Athars paper in the

THE China Merchants’steamer Hueskin, which

has been lying at Pagoda Anchorage ever since the outbreak of the war is the nob, left Foochow on the 14th instant, bound for Shanghal. where she will be transferred to British owners.

THE "Odd Volumes” meet at the Mount Aus'in Hotel to-night at 9.15 o'clock to ditcars the very Irarostant question on the China-Japan war---

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to Thelwarte and calisthenics: Tuesday the walk devote to religious exercises, of course; Monday ing club takes Its outing: Wednesday we study Mollere; Thursday we discuss the probability woman attaining the ballot, and Friday is devoted to uplifting the prot,"

of

"But what do you do Saturday, dear ?” "Ob, that's the day for training my husband."

the

prove

published the fullest and most accurate reports tangkong Telegraph, which has hitherto of the China-japan war, and at the same time beyond the shadow of doubt that what our Canadian cousins lack in brains they make up for in journalistic enterprise of a high order. Here, then, is a sample of what ont esteemed contemperary sprung upon a confiding public the other day:--

From Asiatic advices It is leamed that a blondy battle between China and Japan was fought on July 29th at Seikan. The Chinese were attacked by the Japanese. The fight took place at 3 o'clock in the morning. There were 6,000 with 40 cannon, and 5,000 Japanese engaged,

illed on each

Acropolis yesterday and completely wrecked the "Should Foreign Pawers Interfere.” His Fxcel. formed the Japanese Minister in Tondon that crew, namely, « Norwegian sallez, two Chiness, moving on to Seoul when they were followed and

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prey ises, "The cause of the outrage was due to the regen'ment excited in military cicles agafast this journal for publishing a retics of srticles attacking the army. The ringlenders have

LONDON, Sep'ember 3rd. Colonel Racden suffed to-day for the Cape to take over the control of Mashonaland and the administration, during the absence on furlough of Dr. L. S. Jameron.

VIENNA, September 3rd. The eighth international Congres of Helene and Demography opened to-day at Buda-Posth in the presence of a brilliant gathe ing; some 2,000 members taking part in the precedior of the Congress, amongst whom were many Indian and British delegater.

CAIRO, 3rd September. Chawarbi Pasha, against whom a watrant WIS lassed in connec fox with the charge of pur.

the

chasing slave girle, and who had absconded from the capital, surrendered himself to Authorities to-day. He confessel that he had bought girls for his harem. Chawarbl Pasha and two other Pashas and six slave-devlern will- he tried by court-martial to-morrow, The affair has caused great resentment against the British authorities here, as they are regarded as respon- sible for the arrest of three prominent Egyptians on a charge which is viewed with contempt by the natives,

lens, the Governor will preside, and an interesting debate is assured.

Taus the Chicago Times on one of the burlog questions of the day:-"Ahter killing some thousands of Chinese and sinkler part of the Mongolian Navy, Japan has formally declared war. All this preliminary sinughter is probably the Japanese notion of diplomacy,"

We are carefully reading the Report of the so-called Retrenchment Committee, and will editorially deal with it 11 soon as we are quite sura wa understand the deductions and recom-

mondations of that august body. It is a great pity Thomas Ide Bow'er died so young.

| has been stated by the Parliamentary Secretary alter state-room and ralls went by the board. In Aboutta thousand were i

side and so many more wounded by arrows and chargo bollets. The Japanese made a brillant 腦 the Chinese and drove them to the city of

THE "BYGDO" IN THE TYPHOON. The Norwegian steamer Bygda, 996 tons, Capt. Brekke, arrived Kersinst aight from Saigon three days overdue owing to the typhoon which entered the coast near Hatphong yester day having bien mét en voyaga. Shortly after her anival in port Telegraph reporter rather on bourd of this well obtained the following interesting pariiculars of her experiences from the Chief Offic

The Bygd's left Salgon bound to Hongkong on Friday fast, the 14th instant, and experienced fine weather until in lat. 20.44 north (the 18th) when a heavy gale, accompained by and long. 112.51 cast was reached on Tuesday terrific ralo squalls, and a mountainous sea were day the wind and sea ancountered. The increased considerably, causing the vessel to hauled raped to exat-scith-cast and blew with 11.12north and leng. 113.24 east at 3 am, the wind karticane force, and ever and anon violent rate squalls and blinding array struck the ship: enveloping her in partial darkness so that was often impossible to ses a ship's # length ahead. Then to make things worse, daring the darkness that prec-ded the daw

word the Hitle of day a huge sea broke on by

carrying away not only everything Cable stout the decks but les six of the Tax British Government has emphatically In-

the Government of Japan will be held respon.

sesmen and a Chinese compradore and two sible for any loss of British life or prepest in Chinese cooks, who were in a deck cabin. connection with the Koushing outrare. This lifeboat was alas smashed to atoms and the

to the Foreign Office, Six E. Grey, In the House A few minutes later soother green monster of Commons, amidst great applause. And now, perhaps, the thick-and-this supporters of the smashed the steering chains, rendering the vessel completely unmanageable. For upwards of an Tokyo Government-especially the Chour she was completely at the mercy of the Gazette of Shanghai and the Hongkong Daily raging elements, while the engineers, officers and Press-will take a back seat for a whils

several of the deck hands made heroic efforts risk of being to repair the steering gear. ubled, however, | fals grder to Kosha, where they, fouffied them. washed overboard.” Nothing

that continually swept the selves on Korean ships. [Korean ships" is by the decks, they finally succicded in getting

decidedly

The Japanese army followed The engine

to Asan, where another battle took er in gord working erder. were then In motion and vessel kept head to a. At 5 o'clock that morning the place, the Chinese going off the ships with zells to meet them. Of this battle no will bo.] [And never boastwals, ane Skjulstok, was washed overboard

life- The Chinese army, buoy was at once thrown to hit and beluga god swmimer he kept afloat rear the ship until bauled on board after she had been the wind put about and stopped. At 7 1.0.

There have been naval engagements between backed from east-north-east to east by south The wied and later

the two Power near Jenethaun, and a sumber then gradually moderated and at 11.30 the of warships are known to have been in active vessel, was headed for - Hongkong on a north service, but not one tittle of news can be obtained by

writing. Editor THERE are two anonymous letters in this cast course. At 7 n'cicek yesterday morning of an imperiant battle at this

Kaulau Island (the first land made stece the dare not publish well founded rumours, for the morning's Daily Press signed "Crux" and vessel left Cape St. James astera) was sighted penalty is one year's Imprisonment. [Oh 11 "Neutral" respectively, which we intended

and Hongkong was reschel in due course, And The Yokohama Nijjon says that on July desilag with in this issue; but after due con- without farther difficulty, at 7 o'clock last night.ngth a naval fight took place at Narang Bay, alderation we have thought it better to allow the Lowest barometer 28.95.

starting off there and terminating at Nyang....... Editor of our contemporary an opportunity of Among the 120 Chinese passengers brought Nyang la Korean means 100 cash ] The making amends by explanation and apology for up from Salgon by the Bygdo were 52 | ships engaged were a second-rate Chinese about the grossest, most contemptible, sed most Celestials who had been detained in prison; man-of-war and a second-rate Japanese man-of- infamous outrages on honest journalism we at Saigon for two months owing to their war. The former was victorious, and, though have aver come across Should that explana-baving arrived there without passports, riddled with bullets and shot and her decks tion and apolory not be in evidence to-morrow To Insprors the shining hour some of these running wik died, chased her foe out of the the Hongkong Telegraph will give "Neutral" chevaliers d'industris stele about $300 and hey. The latter being the faster steamed away

thefrom and the Editor of the Daily Prais an open door otherwise improved their financial affairs of the to at action at law for libet. Kicking would be expsase of their fellow passengers. The Bygdo's from her, but at night the Chinese warship cover of darkness and the approached under better alternative, bat, of course, the line must officers, as may well be Imagined, had their bloody contest was renewed by light from be drawn somewhere, and we have to draw it at bands too fall in looking after the safety of their first like demons, and the What text The Chinese and ship to trouble much about the thieves, and its Japanese ribed by an English Heutenant therefore improbable that any of the miscreants scene ad the Chinese ship_Hall_fet will be prosecuted.

Selkan, where the fight raged furlously for fire hours. Finally the

the Chinese, at a sacrifice of several cannon and 300 wounded on the field, said to have been afterwards

ed, retired in batchered,

them goed

Ar the Singapore Austre Court on the fith inst., champion boozer possessing neltber brains while making fast the spanker kööm, A life-icial word can be wald, swept down upon

Edward Arnold Chilstoffelsz pleaded guilty to

three counts of final breach of triat while employed as a clerk under the Selangor Gwern. ment. The following day the Chief Justice sentenced him to three years'rigorous Imprison

meat

THOSR fist-chested ladies, the Women's Christian Temperance Union fa Melbourne, have lately perpetrated a good joke. They rot a Christian- temperance petition presented to the Victorian Assembly by a Hebrew grog-merchant, and now the Hongheng Talagraph proposen-but that will come later on.

NEW YORK, ud September. Further telegrams received regarding the great forest fires in Minnesota and Wisconsin, ARBUT Reid tells us in his family journs), the rive most barrowlog detalls of the condition of Straits Times, in referring to a show by the the Inhabitants who fled from the fires. Willard Opere Company, that nothing like Mian Numerous families who have taken refore on Ryder's high kicking has been seen before in dreary swamps are environed by furious finmes Singapore." And Camlachie's rejected was to are expected to be engulfed in the conflagra-only married a few weeks ago! The depravity of human nature (orpecially when kicking is an Important factor) passeth all understanding or nearly so.

tion at any moment.

PARIS, September 4th.

A despatch received by the French Govern- ment from Senegal denies the reported disaster to the French troops at Timbuclée.

LONDON, September 4th.

A circular was sent to Mr. Gleistone and Lord Tweedmouth asking for donations to the Ichik Parliamentary Fund, and in response to it they have each contributed £100. Mr. Hesly and several other members of the Irish party ignorant of the issue of the circular, and have expressed their Indignation at the action of some members to seeking subscriptions towards the Fund from English" politicians, and ura urging the Committee to return the money Immediately,

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St. Peter-Who's making all that racket out there?

New Ghost-It's me, "Who's me?"

"I'm G. Sharp. Ananeter and philanthropist. "Yes, I see. One of those Retrenchment

proseni finanțial stringener, etc,” Committes fellows who had a plan to solve the

"No, I had no theory to offer."

own balo and harp."

MR. W. A. G. Tleke, who was co-proprietor with Mr. G. W. Ward in the Stam Observer and is a lawyer in Bangkok, writes to the Sirsifs Timer that British subject sumed Taying" didn't inflict on him several blows with horsewhip. According to Mr. Tilleke, the Frilish subject named Taylor, who is evidently sar muscle, hit the lawyer man one stroke from behind, and then the pair had a wrestling match In the gutter. Well, the world really isn't anxious to know how Taylor and Tilleke got along in the Bangkok mud when trying the underground skirt dance; the world doesn't know Taylor and Tileke, and doesn't want to,

"Neutral" and his worthy associate,

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present

Plover in the

at the

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to south-east.

man.

In Japan the post offices are being closed, all the Japanese and slaughtered them to telegrams are overlooked, and newspapers pro

secuted that publish news of battles. [Hoorooshi]

on board

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OTHER REPORTS. The overdes French mail steamer Oceanien 100 and a sea of blood." The men fought

The ships were shackled and a

hand-to- dodged the typheon and there is therefore very there were not enough left to work the Hitle to record. She left Sulgon on the rốth and hand contasi anawed. When the Japanese all went well wall 6 am, on the 18 h when I cried for

In this fight, as in others, the

PER intitudo 18.at north, and longitude 111.58 east a men on Be there were fifty-six abled-bodied terrific gale and mountainous son was encountered. papers have not dared to mention the namės, The barometer was very low and falling, so but the Nippon boldly declares that the first Captain Schultz turned back at 6 pm. and ran took place, Wonderfal 1] his vessel about 150 mlies out of her course. On

resumed,

night.

| tobacco in decrenalog, and that tex is growing in | {aturest thore bulented artistes, Professor Charlín † ber, 1864-west Indies, and the Hornet and bound south, at 7 o'clock are the Yarra, being the more powerial vessel disabled the accident yesterday. A plenerze bast was exp- † that I ventured to quote you, a few Sundays ago, I received the thanks of the Foreign Office 101 liner Chowfatal Company's Bangkok | war vowels them hove to sight and chased the

for the year ending March 31st. 1894, shows that Chevaller about his artistic rendering of doubt the consumption of coffee, cocos, wine and old Dutch, the following, which will no

popular favour to a large extent.

Robinson and Signor O'Brady, is worth quoting: Morecambe Bay was the scene of a boating "I may tell, perhaps, without too much egotism, fed by breast which had suddenly sprung as one of those with a special grace of God, to awaken in hearts we parsons cannot reach, appreciation of a faithful woman's comradeship la the hard battle of Ulia.”

up, and 20 persons were drowned.

THE death is announced of Rear-Admira! Hanty Nelson Hippisley, who served with distinction In the Chine war. He was midshipman of the Commodore's galley at the destruction of the Fatshon dotilla of war junks in June, 1875, and

wounded by was lightly at the taking of the Fatahan fort. He

with action Mandarin feet at Escape Creek and at the "What I Then come right in and select your Mandand capture of Canton (after which he received the China medal, with the Fataban and

One paper dares to defy the authorities by the Igib at?

£7, 1 when in lat. 16.45 north and publishing a rumour that seven Chiness and The Custom Report for the United Kingdom | FROM « letter written by a clergyman to Albert Admiral the Hon. C. G. J. B. Elliot in the long 1:0.35 east the voyage to Hongkong was | four (spamest of the battle only two wit

Canton clamps), and Flae-Lieutenant to

men-of-war wera engagèd. ⠀⠀ At Bombay when she was burned at sea in Decem-high confused sea being experienced the whole ships were in active service. The Japanese

very strong west-north-west wlods and the commencement Admiral Hippisley commanded the

ta port. The Oceanien way

Chinese vessel and took her in tow. Six Chinese He

The Scottish the Cleopatra on the China Station,

Farrel, which J. E.

Japanese victor, when they were brought to services rendered in connection with Sir Henry arrived bere to-day reports having encountered stop by the three first-clase Japanese men-of-war. a terific storm, in lat, 16.30 north and 110.40 The battle then commenced and raged for two Parker's mission to the King of Korea, and was also thanked by the Italian Admirality for coast, which passed to the westward. Although hours. One of the Japanese war vessels WAR operation with Captain Accinnį, senior naval

she was battling with the raging elements for 15 sunk, when the remainder took to their heels. officer at Shanghal, during the French operations hours yet she came through the ordeal without The Chinese ships were in such a condition that io North Chinos

* | suntsiring say serious damage,

they did not dare follow them. [What prica The German steamer Oceana, Capt. Behrana, la diction 23 A DESPATCH received by the Japanese authorities from Singapore to-day, encountered the typhoon

On the gth in lat

in lat. 16 worth, from Mr. G. Detring, Commissioner of the on Chinese Imperiul Maritime Customs at Tientele, She had a pretty severs "dusting, but ne the 6th fastent, is stated to read as follows: damage was sustained. The lowest reading of "From the fact of the Amakaski Maru, her barometer was 29 35. After the storm abated somewhat the wind shifted from S.W. Japanese sailing vessel, having arrived at Teks

to S.E. The Oceans sighted a four-masted without knowing of a declaration of war, Imperial Commissioner of Trade of the Northern ship, steering south, on the 18th instant, Ports bas decided to set the ship free and send t

THE WAR IN THE NORTH. back to Japan. (The above vessel wrived at Taku with a cargo of sleepers for rallways in

ill be made will The ship leave Taku for 1

of the vassal will be kept flying, and her

papers will takes care of by the foreign officers of the vessel, desired that instructions be given that the Naval and Commander and Governor of Nagasaki give a receipt for the vessel to the Captain, and that China without objection. The calciation for the freight of the ship will be settled subsequently by the Captain and an agent of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Tientsin."

BERLIN, September stk. The German Emperor visited Kanigsberg to- day for the purpose of unvelling the statue of the late Emperor William L., and was greated with enthusiastic cheers and a demonstration of respect and leyalty by Isrga crowds of people. Accompanied by a brilliant staff, the Emperor veled the statue in the afternoon amid great Comp and reremony. Before starting. His Imperial Majecly made a speech and alluded to the services rendered by his grandfather to the Fatherland, and pointing to the state's drawn is sword, said that sword was emblematie of the

necessity at the present time.

TANGIER, September 4th. News received from the interior states that

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We note from an Australian paper that Capt. Parfitt, of the P. and O. S. N. Coa very courteous and deservedly popular skipper, well- known on the Ching coast, and brother be Wiliam of that Ilk and Hongkong Hotel renown-passed an examination in Sydney the other day and procured a pliot's certificate, thas saving bis Company about £10 on each visit to that port. Sundry other on-going captains have also got certificates, and a lot more intend getting them, so that local pilots in Sydney will soon have plenty of time on their hands.

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verfave fresh revolts have taken place there and I the Bankruptcy Court this morning the Shins) Nagasaki. The former beland, the Aberdeen Evening Press to wit, makes

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JOTTINGS ON KOREA.

I want to give you some idea of Seoul, the capital of Korea. It is the centre of the war trouble between China and Japan. A battle may be fought in it any day, and fring would wipe its thatched hats from the face of the earth. I in a basin in the mountains, and it is

are suraming formidable properties. The Actlog Chief Justice refered to grant the protec SUBSCRIBES TO "TH HONGKONG Kabyle are besieging the city of Morocco, tion of the Court to S. H. Ramjas, lately TELEGRAPH" ARE MOST RELPECIFULLY / which is weakly defended, and sĩa pl'inging the clerk to Memin, Bradley and Colh office, who, † and Chinese anilors will man her. So it is peculiar, not to say uncivilised, policy persued of it, and it was up this river that I rode in s

previously reported in these colaman. filed his

last Friday. consequesse of this Ramjaka, who is Registrar's clerk, S. A A. Rahman, is www in the Re Debtor's Dungeon, judgment, with costs, having bees entered against him in the Summary Jurisdiction Court this formoun, in respect to three promissory note suits, involving a sum of $450, which he had failed to settle fa the usual

towns around.

VIENNA, Septembar 4th: Papers by Mles Florence Nightingale en Moore on Tropical Dietetics" were read and discussed at the Congress of Hygiene and Demography yesterday.

perhaps the most beautifully located capital on the face of the globe. It is only twenty-six miles from the sun and it is connected with the port o One of the leading dalies published lo Scot-Chemaipe by poor wagon road, which climbs.

the hills and over the mountains to get to it. some interesting observations with regard to the The sluggish Han river flows, within three miles

Betle steam by the governments of Chink and Japan in

to a landing place not far from tag placing obstacles in the way of European war the spot on which Kim Ok kiun's dead body was correspondents being attached to the staff of cut into six pieces recently.

Commanders-in-Chief at the seat But first take a look at Korea's chief seaport, the war the

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It is now the I'vellent little city provisions. porary in ite fate of thength ultimo says so

There are In The war between China and Japan is the

Hike two score something recent years

and the Japanese have Which | gunboats in its harbour, only great military event has not been adequately chromialed in the day all told twenty-eight gunboats and transports press. To begin with, it has a manner takes there. The harbour is large and landlocked by the newspapers by surprise, besides which there islands. The tide has an enormous van and

But the question of distance,

aften as high as thirty feet, and boats which the fact that neliher the Chinese for Japanese commanders

"Village Sanitation in India," and by S1r Wüllam / brother of the absconding and gresify wanted the Chinesa sziiņre on board be returned to their respective Warth, Der Scotch contem | Chemnipe is the place at which Seoul gētā al

The Hongkong Lelegrapher

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1894.

TELEGRAMS.

RUSSIA AND JAPAN,

LONDON, September 20th. The Russian preis States that the recent Japanese victories will not alter Russia's zosolve to permit no foreign annexation of Korea, It suggests that the time has arrived for European intervention,

The Oriental section of the Congress of Hygiene and Demography bus puerɛd a renalu. tlan declaring that Miss Florence Nightingale's Village Ballaston Scheme for India was important and the best means to educate the

Tropical Liver Diseases and the Sewerage System in India.

way.

of

Asia.

of the sun, with

hills rising beblad it,

ALLISON' Vanderilles, a very clever and enter- talning Vanderllie Company, appeared · last people la the primary rules of health, fa improv» / A MEETING of members of the Hongkong Jocỹay/night at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, before a hacks are Utile compared with less dramahse to the town are left on the mud when ing which they may be able to coeptate. Dr. Chub, subscribers for Sehecription prices, was fairly large audience, especially considering the hac

Weld

mi the

Hongkong Hotel this afternoon. Inclement weather, and went through an amus. Hauran, on behalf of Dr. W. Camby, M.D., and

And it

It is on one of these that stili stands the for armies Mr. Baldwin Latham, F.G.S., rexd papers so | The Hon. J. J. Keswick presided, and after the ing programme with marized access. As the would accredit « Europeans correspondent in Prag, goes out. Chemulpo les right on the

Acting Clark of

They could not guarantes anythlog Hart Buck, had | members of the company had but life time, for the fanatics who compose their. Tibering | house where Admirsi Skufeldt met the Kor Course Mr.

rekeszon), It would hardly be fair to subject them safe conduct even if they so dedre, commissioners in 1882 and made the treaty which read some letters

the Shang talagramu Irone

to aerare exfticians on their first the Chairman had stated

and it hal Horse2 sondes could possibly be got from 70 are able to say with the “a appearance, but minich is at loset doubifol. In spite of that, | opened Keres to the ofvilized world. Since then that so mob of

the strictest impartiality that what may be

scores of correspondents cauld be found to take Chomnipo has grown to be quite a city, and may be lacking in it was preposed by Mr.

numerical strength th Ermisia abinitiw Mr. J. D. Humpláray», / i# fully made us for In varied histrionic, and the risk, and doubtless beloes long wa shali | looks mere like a illor of Japan than Korn.

Fraser-Smith,

have some of their 1 ADETKY

or near the scone it has 2,500 Japanese and 3,5co Korean musical Senorita Dolores and carried onanimously, that the conditions

Kores fa so situated that the four Americans, sixteen present lisalf offered by the Shanphal Herpe Bestar bo socspind, most accomplished skirt dancer that has yet of operations. But then smother dificulty wil tion. There are less has 1000 Chinese, and the interests of the subscribers be left to the appeared in this colony, Miss Berste Grey adventurous correspondent, in order to get his five Eaglehmen is the only Americas

firm business le Korea is located at Chemulpo, operatie singers; both

both Mr. Dan, H. Kelly

on accomat of | Sex Shanghai, Chelos or Tientsin-or

I think, now closed and Mr. AL James யா that Company.

clever high-ciens nous to cross fut alice negotiate the the war, id

m who have only to be seen to be Korean Strait to Nagasaki. Thes are the Chemnipe

na medirni ground, mod this will from beginning to and. To-morrow

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

[The recé Japanese victories are a myth.THE Chins Merchants' steamer Porcht antived

EA. H. Telegraph.]

at Swatow last Tossday flying the British Bag,

THE NAVAL BATTLE.

ANOTHER sonsailonal libel action is threatened the battle at the mouth of Yaion river the Colin Bangkok. A good harvest for the legal pro-

fession.

An official Japanese despatch states, that at nese fleet consisted of eleven men-of-war and six torpedo boats, Four of the warships were sunk and one burat.

The Japanese deny toxing any shipa, bat adult a beavy loss of ilfe. They claim the victory.

The general opinion is that the battle was indecisive, but disastrous to both sides. [And where is the invincible Japanese Flest

BOW 1—EA H‚,K. Telegraph]

PING-YANG.

CHOLERA of an acute type is said to have braken out in Tiesitin. The death of an officer of the French gunboat Lion is reported.

The Willard Opera Company will not come to Hongkong and China this season; they have arranged for a campaign in India.

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Irlandskip and good feeling of the managers of] sne of the most charming soubrettes and despatch sest off, would have to cross the Yallend that type been about decided to regard Last night's show was loudly venrest cable stations," and each of thems la met – peavant ́kte being Awed upon by sither perty.

An Intellectual ermespondent, who mys ka belongs to the Public Works Department, sende

us a yarn commending with the weeping but night the Company will appear in as entirely less than 500 mile distent from the seat of was. Were it otherwise, a single gunboat could shell somewhat mildewed Information buton Jack www programme, when there will no doubt be But when one remembers what was done in the it out of existance, as is harbour is open and Kennedy's eno has quivel s

"tira ura | vianded house." Seats may be booked at Káll♥ | way of despatch during the "atabɔle operations | umpeussenbart of the war has to be fought on always indebted

Kams of saws and for caroical questions like Walsh's, where a plan of the Theatre is on the foregoing-but we are not quite sure that view.

meeting Mr. Keusedy we can afford the rim of t in deadly combat. Jock" her weight on his nów, and althowch waktu kencing

On dứt that Bix W. Benser, Chief Justice of Haslanan with variations Was the old vaznlar Caylor, will not return to that island, but will one weet we could veing the deadly sight - Abest one fourth of the Chinese Army sscapad { go to fill a similar position in Jamaica, from Ping-yang.

THE JAPANESE HEROES.

Taxit yours' imprisonment was the nintanor | wil, WE WILL. passed by Acting Chief Justics Ackroyd at the

The Japanese aru marching in the city of Supras Covit ikis forenean on Wang Aging, 48, Maiden (capital of Manchuria) and expect to a servant bay, who was charged with nepotku peat the skermum frontier town of Wijn, en Ponts, - 33351 'N Money and $100 worth of [zwellery by the end of the mouth.

AT LAST!

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Korsan soll, and Seoul will be ground between our troope

Dope strack screws the Bayuda | the upper and the socker mallistones. It may be desert from Keet-which was the

wired ́est of existence. If so, the most curious station on the Nile--and shaped their course for city on the face of g'the will pass away.. Khartoum, our war correspondente beverchalets visited it six years ago, and my visit of the managed to keep themorisis in touch with Flom pramena zase Meledad more than a muwih of Street. While m

their molengwa Fard work. I have spent days in wandering by the mditary post, which was glow, ether and the west. Thave homm Inake of Ita

和 Prates and have walked through lis pals

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*We beg to inform you that we have Just | Klais un venit, but on

soustved a telegram from Singapore informing | justifad the clanch. Jane veg mud it in mot me ikat Ganesaties Kastriotien si that port kiel de the dudit of the war