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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

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MESSRS. DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK &

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1894.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A WELL-KNOWN local celebrity in the person of Mr. Joe' Solomon, who was accompanied by Mrs. Solomon, arrived from Calcutta to-day by THE U.S.S. Paired was expected to leave for the Apcar" steamer Lightning,

Korean waters on the tßih İsar,

The Spanish war-remel Don Juan de Austria arrived at Fusan from Chefoo on the 16th lost.

THE O. & O. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Balgic, with | mails, &c., from San Francisco to the 8th lust, bas arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port, via Nagasaki, to-morrow morning.

The Pinang Gazette of the sith Inst. on the fighting la Lombok :-Pastngabang_and_Park- sangan, south of Mataraino, were taken by the Dutch yesterday, after much resistance. The enemy sustained heavy losses, leaving great only four wounded. quantities of provisions behind. The Dutch had

THEY would seem to he going ahead in the

SOME valuable town lots will be offered for clantic partim hepbilshernol Mr. TM ung's announced to be held at that port on October

ale at Singapore on the 11th proximo. Vide advertisement in another part of thlejienes.

any one.

to Polo

As regards the steamers that “dragged" yes. cinto Obf; thence to Cape-Padaran had fine

The meeting of the Saullary Board, which was to be held to-morrow afternoon, has been post whist player ever sesident to Hongkong, has ming bath 200 feet by 150 feet, containing am

Ma W, M. Dana. C.M.G., probably the best sporting line la British North Borneo, Aswim-positively stated that the Daily Pressman bented round to, sorthward, with heavy well poned till Friday, the 18th fast,

recently had published in book form the series accommodation for both ladies and gentle- of instructive and interesting letters on that mes, has lately been started near Government

origiasily contributed to he

House, Sandakan, and a race meeting le Bally's MagazinG. brochure are Vinton & Co., Ld., of Lone_a. 23rd,

THE Japanese Consul xi Singapore "anles" the local papers to publish the lying official telegrams from Tokyo of Imaginary sanguinary battles Kores, and our

our contemporaries Innocently swallow the bait. We are, of course, better informed in Hongkong, bot the Daily Past and China Smati publish what they must know are stupid fabrications jost the same.

A PRIVATE telegram received in Yokohama the other day says that the English harvest prospects are unfavourable, owing to bad

weather.

Two new steamers, according to the Stam Observer, will shortly be put on the Bangkok Sinapore line by the Ocean (Blue Fannel) Steamship Co.

THE China Gazette publishes the following assing yarn, relating to the engagement at Ping-vang, which ear correspondent states from from Our War Correspondent at Huangchow, and a dated September 19th:"An exact examination of the state of the fi id has been made and the result is as follow: The loss to the Japanese semy was 161 officers and mes killed, 407 wounded, 50 missing; the Chinese bad 2,000 officers and men

the

де

property should not be seedlessly jeopardised The British steamship Machew reports that plenty of good anchorages where the Hygstal-chang on the 19th, and had dark cloudy any looger in this manner, for there AJO she left Bangkok on the 16th instant, and Koh- could be moored without faconreplencing weather with moderate west to south-west winds clear weather and light winds. In lat. 10.50 deg. terday,

we are fa position to state positively north and long ago east the wind blew from that the Esmaralda, Captain G. Tayler, was not west-north-west and gradually increased and among the number. True, t

She dragged her moorings from the fairway to south-west and blow with full

one of the narrowest from north-

north-east, the barometer gradually falling. excapon was that experienced by the Esmeralda

Do the 15th the wind veered to south and south typhoon force. quite close to the Reclarsallon piles. At six accompanied with mountainous sea and binding O'clock

yesterday morning the was not more rain quills. The vessel naturally laboured than twenty yarda from belog ashore, hat by very heavily in the heavy cross-sea and made great exertions the Pas kept off, and when next to no headway. At midnight yesterday steam WAI ap ake took a safe position onposite

the hurricane "took off" and the vessel was the P. and O. wharf, near the N. D. L. steamer headed for Hongkong, which was reached to-day. Gera, which had left her Kowloon station and Lowest reading of birometer-18.75; come over to the Hongkong side," But the

THE TYPHOON AT MACAO. Daily Press is the most reliable paper in the

Captain W. E. Clarke of the steamer Haung. whole world that is to say it can tell the ran was Interviewed this morning upon his same old lles over and over again until A

arrival from Macao by a member of our staff, believes they are Gospel truths and not merely and kindly favoured us with the following inter- very much like it. As a matter of Obterring that his barometer fall rapidly on at all. Captain Tayler was the bridge consequently at 7 p.m., ar the throughout the

glass was then storie and he has asured very low and falling rapidly, he cast off from the as that he purposely cast off from the

the Co.'s Wharf at Macao sud took up a sals Company's bany at 8 am, yesterday and postion to the westward of Malao Chad steamed into Man-of-war Bay, where he anchored

o'clock that night the typhoon and would have remained had not his starboard

gun was fired, but as the wind was then nchor fasled the port cable. He therefore blowing with hurricane force from the north- moved off and gradually made the best of bis east, the warning was altogether superfluous. way towards the Oceana, where he held on until The berometer at 6 he had sufficient steam up to go head on fotothe down to 39.55, at 9 am, 29.20, and at loam, a.m. yesterday was borricane and drop anchor in good holding 29.08. About soon it went up to 19.15, and ground. So for the "arrow escape is

mach

then all danger had Yarn 1 And, by the way, the Gard left for Capt. Clarke informed our representative that apparently passed. Singapore a week ago.

a. large Two of Messrs. Geo Fenwick & Co.'s launches $15,0

passenger junk, laden with about foundered, but the other was driven on to the quite impossible to render any assistance to ber. have come to grief in Wanchal Bay, one of them passengers, foundered nene his vessel, and it was

$15,000

of Wanb

and some sand beach and to-day was cat in two to order Two other large junks broke away from their that her boiler and engines might be promptly morings and were dashed to pleces on the removed.

deal of the shipping in Macao, the bones oa rocks to leeward, all bands being lost. A good shore and the Prays have suff-end considerably, but details of the damage as not yet obtainable.

or something wings of a doddering old woman, estług particulars of his experiences :----

A first-rate Germicide, is a more powerful THE French flagship Bayard, rayıs Japanese the 17th Inst.the train was from Tapah and, { wounded; numerous hortes est, over 5000 7, the Esmeralda never dragged her anchors Monday, he felt ware trouble was brewing, and

disinfectant than Carbolic Acid.

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contemporary, put into Ninsen on the 12th lost, and seven olber French ships are shortly

expected there.

THE P. M. S. S. Co's steamer City of Rio de Fenetre, with mails, &c., which left Hongkong on August 29th for San Francisco, via Macao, Amoy, Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea and Yoko 13 hama, arrived at her destination on the 24th lost.

A Lany well-known in Far Eastern journalism, Mrs. Smith, who for some time had editorial control of the Japan Gazette, arrived bere to

VEGETABLE & FLOWER SEEDS.

SEASON 1894-95-

Orders will be executed in the sequence fo

Jests.

SEED LISTS

with

An elephant and a train came into collision on according to the Straits Times, was on the rail way which soos Jaland from Teluk Auros. The results were disastrous. The engine and one carlage left the rails, and although nobody was -injured, two days were required to re-establish traffic on the line. The elephant, a 'tusker,' won't collide with any other untamed locomo tives. No cards.

FROM a message received here last night, says the Singapore Free Prest of the 20th Inst., it would seem that the steamer Altonower stil remains aground on the Blenheim Shoat. It is said the vessel's bow has only eight feet of water Seep

were captured, many

of which have since illed. Forty boxes of treasure belonging to the Chinese army, each containing 200 lbs. of gold and silver, were taken ) by the Japanese,”

شنما

THUS the S Francisco Examinar, very much to the point:--When there is an laste of veracity between a reputable newspaper and a Cabinet officer it is generally unfer to believe the news- paper than the official. The paper is sometimes fed into an error, and the official sometimes and it convenient to state the facts, but it is the business of the newsp per to tell the truth, and that, to put it politely. Is not the business of the office-holder. It is a tradition in the departments not

day from Calcutta, em roufs to Shanghal, where, | under her at low tide, but the stern l in deep | Washington to deny every newspiper story

It

we understand, she will tola the staff of the water. The vessel to understood to keep fight, pablished by authorlty. That the facts may

Mercury,

A PUBLIC meeting, at which his Excellency the Governor will preside, will be held in St Andrew's Hall, City Hall, at 4 o'clock to-morrow afternoon to consider steps to be taken to recognise the services rendered to the community during the recent deadly epidemie,

altbospb, **

as she is laden with a very heavy Cargo of from and machinery. the strain on the hull must be great Another tog-boat with lighters in tow has been despatched to-day, and it is expected the steamer will be Roated next spring tides.

have to be officially confirmed a week later Cuie sa embarrassment. Statesmen do not

regard these little fibs as Hes. They give them out with no more compunction than they feel in sending word that they are not in to visitors whom they do not care to see. Ant to a news- paper accuracy of statement is a different maller. I's reputation depends upon it.

THE following is the report of the Hongkong Football Club for the season 1893-1894:-The CONTRARY to general opinion, remarks the Committee have the pleasure to lay before you St. Louts Republic, the Improvement in firearmi report on the last season. The accounts OUR porting readers will not forget that Mr. has not increased the murdercas results of attached show a balance of $179.31 to the credit D. E. Sason's stod of valuable race-ponies, battles. The battles which have been fought of the Club on the 24th September. A number which includes some highly-tied griffins kept in the South American wars since 18go show

closely contested matches ffnteresting and which they are received as long as the supply that only one oal of each raven-German was and Rugby rules. There are 79 members, and sporting owner having been anaroldably detained over from the Spring, will be sold by auction at were played during the sesson under Association Shaoghal to-morrow, In Consequence of the engaged was killed. In the war of 1870-71 one in

each

met with death, during the year 18 new Bity three

members been in have

Bombay

abay by important business affairs. Most while in the Crimean war one in each thirty-five slected. The annual meeting for the purpose of of the old ponies, flyers in their day, are no of the effective force was left dead on the field, receiving the Committee's report for the past doubt hack numbers, but the Shanghal Derby

our great Civil War one out of every sixty-season, and forelecting the commites and officer In

wloner Eros; about the most five men was killed, and one in each ten for the coming season, will be held in the Cricket

most racing-like pony ever seen in wounded. In Napoleon's early warn one out of

Pavilion on Friday, 28th September, at 5 p.m. every twenty-eight was killed and every fourth

TBX Chloe Mataal Shippers' steamer Pakling, man wounded, and in early. British conflicts as high an average as one death to each nineteen Captain Long, which arrived here this morning

from London #44 Singapore, after delivering engaged in reported,

full cargo of Foochow tes in the Great Meirogolls, evidently not only one of the finest sea-boats Ha

eclipsed even float, but in point of speed is

11 bot by the wall known tea-racer Mapuns, which, a stated in our last faeus, recently made the rus from Cardiff to Yokohama in thirty-three days, The Pakling, we are reliably informed, made her last trip home from Foochow to London is the wonderfully quick time of thirty-three days and eight hours, which li, we balleve, a best on record, and she has just turned up from Singapore, fine chasing the recent typhoon through the China Box, in even the proped time and without the loss of

rope-yarn,

HINTS FOR GARDININO bave been loved and tay still be obtained on application.

Our Seeds are all tested before being put up in London, They are packed under our own Supervision, and the greatest care la exercised to insure protection in transit.

Sowings should be made in fine weather only and the remainder of the packets secured from damp, and kept la a dry place for repeat Sow- Ings.

CLAY'S FERTILIZER.

A bigh-class Fertilier for Pot Plants and for use in the Garden generally: It supplies natural nourishment to the soil, and amists the process

"It would tickle the Viceroy LI," remarks the Japan Mall of the 17th inst, with the exquisite faste which invariably characterises the utter ances of that journal on saything outside Japanese "curios, did he see the personifics. tion of himself put upon the Japanese stage by the now celebrated esht actor Kawakami, to the Asakusa Theatre. The Chinese statesmas is made to appear in a very prudent rois, for whenever news is brought to him of the adrant Japanese soldiers, incontinently Issu orders to his own braves to ran away." The

on a gallant old soldie attempt to threw ridicule like Li Hong-chang In this contemptible fashion

of

We

prazo espalda, certain to realise a high as bis prospects for the St. Leger five weeks hence are second to none. Blackberry is another grand racer that ought to attract purchasers, as he is invincible over any distance up to a mile, but Firefly, Viceroy, Barleycors, Lightning, and several others are likely to be picked up on easy terms. The colours of the forthcoming Shanghal Winter Meeling.

leviathan atable will be greatly missed at the

The town clock has had a pelting with-well, probably some of the tiles blows off the German Club or some house in the vicinity. Any way, no matter what the instrument, certain it is that a big hole has broken the face of the timepiece on the southern alde, making a bole almost large enough to stick the handle of G Sharp's historical gingham through.

rescue of upwards of z drzen Chluamen on board The Mission launch Day Spring effected the

a jonk that foundered a few minutes after the salutation of the crew was un fail accompli.

running as usual, and the Hastre, which missed

The Canton and Macao steamers have resumed

her trip to Canton this morning, leaves for the fatr City of Rams" at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning

The black ball, indicating the existence of a on to the west and within 300 miles of the Colony, was hauled down at 10.15 8.0.

SHIPPING REPORTS,

THE "HAILOONG'S " EXPERIENCES. J. Koach, encountered the recent typhoon en The Douglas Co.'s steamer Hailong, Captala voyage from Swatow to Hongkong. We are indebted to the chief officer, M. T. Richardaan, for the following particolars of her experiences The Hatloong left Foochow on the arst

fost and the latter port on the she reached

The 23rd, the same day, and experiens.

and experienced a north-east breeze and fine weather throughout,

A

fifty

THE WAR IN THE NORTH.

The following Items are taken from Japanese exchanges received this moralog-

Concerning the reported landing of Japanese troops on an Island in Society Bay, no informa. tion has been received by the Japanese Govern-

ment.

dated Fupan, September 15th, 5 am, has been

The Kolkat states that the following telegram,

received by the Government in Tokyo:- A party of Chinese Iscops appeared in the vicinity of Song-cbbon, and an engagement has com menced between the two armles. Phyong-yang.

belag attacked on twa

two sides."

The Kokkal's Seoul correspondent mentions that, in compliance with the request of the Koreas Government, a party of about 200 Korean soldiers are being drilled by a few Japanese officers. They are said to be very quick ng military evolutions. They are to in fearning form the nucleus of the Korean army now about to be organized, Mr.

According to recent correspondence from Seoul,

Bora Eiko,

HERE is a copy of the telegram, dated Tokyo, arrived at Amoy on me and. Leaving of re-embark who had been on the point.

ght

for Japan, was recently recalled to Seoul by the special order of the King. The

20th September, sent by Count Mulsu, Minister for Foreign Affiles, to Mr. Miki Saito, consul for off the Yaloo river: Janin in Slogapore, the naval engagement she left Swatow I DA THROW The 24th, | Boku shartly after the latter's return from Japan

rupture that occurred between the Kine and Mr.

at 3.45pm and bad strong north winds and over- has been discovered to have heen the work of cast weather with light south.

caluminator. The culprit, Li Shup-hitam, h-ussterly swoll. * ALB put, she had fresh east-north-east breeze At p..

Court

t officer, has been sentenced death. It and following sex to Breaker Palat ; then till Iz is not known to what post Mr. Boku will be o'clock the wind and sea increased, accompanied appointed. with blinding salo

squalls. A fresh breese, with

On Sunday evening the Asaki Shimbun published

an extra asying that the combined midnight, and at 3-30 A.m. on the 5th the ship

to abiit. varging on it, was planned to take place on the

"On the 16th September (Sunday) at 1 p.m., the Japanese fleet met with eleven Chinese men.. of war and six torpedo boats, 35 miles off to the of-war word sunk [by the Japanese) and one was north out of Hel-vang-tao, Four Chinese men.

the Japanese fleet, The utter faluchoo

of this officiel merge, rolled bearly, causing the obviously sent for pabfication in foreign news-

Occasional

Japan Mall, who has airo besa a soldier. / 18th inst. :---" A little stir was caused in Singa- | burnt by the Chinese themselves. No damage beavy BROWETE, was encountered attuck on Phyông-yang by all the columne con

of course and think the Editor of the probably coincide- cowardly fault and a bitter

Japan,

EXCITING Item from the Straits Times of the pore this morning on the arrival of the steamer Stam from Swatow. The Siam flew the quaran

ding and signziled the port" passengers."

to

reflection on the boasted civilisation of Modern | Hople in the shipping office assumed that papers, is too manifest to call for extended i

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carga

of asimilation, thereby aiding the Plants to An excellent programme has been arranged for { romoter quickly floated round to the brokers and the Japanese Government thloke it will trlumpa advisable to heave to at 4.30 ... the bipod. Tal-deng. Suppiler were the vicin

attain to their full size, vigour and beauty,

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED AD, 1841.

Hongkong, 15th September, 1894.

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

SUBSCRIBERS TO "THE

HONGKONG

At 4 a.m. a strong gale was blowing, and 1566 instant, and that provisions for the use of the ship was carrying immigrants and the comment. Ve may remark, however, that if being accompanied with heavy rain squalls the Japanese were conveyed by a river which,

and high following sea it was found though its name is not published, is advis

landing out to the south-east and south regularly for the Japanese, but the Chinese, who south-east. At that time the wind was blowing had depended on the Tal-dong for a simfar with great violence from east-north-east. Matters purpose, were reduced to considerable straits. then became very critical, and at Ba.m. yesterday that the whole district about Phyongyang was Their foraging parties had crested such a prale Lerrific a Lerrific squalls and high confused ses Was experienced. At 9 am, (when the baromater registered 29.44.) the fall force of the typhoon was encountered, and so tha vastel- Was

over China by the shallow device of concacting and circulating ridiculous reposts of impossible victories, for the express purpose of decrying the their antagonists, they will probably and out, and that before long, that they have made at expensive mistake. Japan has doubtless many friends and sympathisers in the somewhat hazardous career on which she has lately started, bat their number is not likely to be increased by such a childish, sickening policy an thần.

to-night's performance at the Theatre Royal, the depôt keepers, and all seemed pleased at the City Hall, by Allen's Vaudeville Company, ides of their frade-which has been stagnant for and as the weather has at last taken a favorable the past three months-returning. They had turn there should be a

• a full house to support this sysumed that the regulations talented comblestion. In addition to that inding of immigrants were within 25 screaming farce "The Tinker's Holiday," the | assumpties probably arrived at on the recent lateresting and artistic performances of Mr. Jas. steps of the Singapore Chamber of Coromerce erce Boyer and Professor Edison, the variaties” of In connection therewith. The Stam, however, Mesars, Alf. James and Daniel H.

Kelly, and the only carried Biteza Chloess passenger in the gracefal dancing of Sened

Senorita

Dalores and salcon. After inspection the ship was granted Miss Bouste amateurs, Meur well-known popular losal | pratique."

C. H. Gract, C. 1. Robinson,

T.

and

Mackay

(an

labouring heavily she shipped several heavy seas. At 10.30 a.m. the wind reared to the south east, accompanied with terrific squalls and a mountainous crou-ses. However, at 12.15 pm,

deserted.

The Hiroshima correspondent of the same journal telegraphs that, from the 15th instant, loformation by wire from the northern regions beyond Phyong-yang was interrupted. He adda au obviously wild story, that the Viceroy Li had Seoul, to be poisoned, being unwilling to ran the caused Mr. Tuan, formerly Minister Realdent in risk of that alichal's knowledge becoming could public e property.

contribute to what is certain to prove & Tikus just now. I fancied I had lost 037 Blg | with those proceeding from chole her dis not be made out clearly, At L.FE p.m. with & the fallth Inst. the Nick Nicht received

the

spars were sighted, but on account of the terrific. Waglan Lighthouse, four Colsamen clinging is sex running boats could not be lowered, and the before the men were finally hauled aboard. The resse! steamed round the wreckage for an hour survivors presented a pitiable sight, and stated they had been in the water nearly eight hours. Later on andiber clever rescue was effected near Cape Collensen, where one of the ship's boats, in Chinaman picked up, who was floating on a lot

of the second officer, was launched and

The_Matloong's mud-hook was dropped in inte barbour at g o'clock this morning.

The following is a list of the barometer read- ings noted on board the Hallsong during the

Tuesday, 24th September peer

f their fate of wreckage.

On the

Seoul to-day,

TELEGRAPH" ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY | Current jokes concerning mothers-in-law that ha | Your pelo ladies of honour would have lost' che | convidered how, des affected that the medical Deep Bay at 4-10 p.m. yesterday, and she came Japaness army that marched from Wön-san

suspects he

THE symptoms arising from the sction of irritant a accompliated vocalist from the A TALE of the real Mdme. Sans-Glas (Thérès poisons, among which are arsenic and antimony, she wind absted slightly and the weather Empress of Japan) and Signor O'Brady, will all Figueur) She speaks herself: I had suckare, says the Sydney Bulletin, almost identical moderating and was sighted on the port

diarrbor, enjoyable entertainment. The Company's merits diamond. I left it in my room, deserve the hearty support of the play-going and it was gone. They tell me as one has been

came back colle, gastritis, enteritis, ulceration, and other dis quarter, but owing to the mist and rain

orders of the intestines. Similarly the character-Tamkan Island abeam, the vessel was kept A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. pablle, and we therefore hope to see a large in my room but the froftiur (door-polisher). I

following telegrame from its correspondent Istics of

of peltoning b

by narcotics and pebrotles, audience.

have him in at once-a big blackamoor. He which include o

lade opium, prusale seld, chloroform, and northerly direction. At

sway before the wind and sea, and headed in 2 at Faxan, "under date of September 14th,

PARIS has now a new parochial Journal whose nigger can lie as he liker, but you cannot see of apoplexy, epilepsy, tetanus, convulsions, and

Chinese in the vicisity of Song-chbon; while sigger can lie as he liker, but you catimet see of pine, are difficult to distinguish from those

from W01-9an has come into collision wancing to

collision with the editor says his object is to defend the social whether he blusben. I fust shout out that I other cerebral disenser. Also, it is possible for 15 Interests of mothers-in-law, and to correct their mean to have it back. He turns his pockets person to die from the mere shack of a polson's

the division marching from Seoul by way of faulle as far as posible by means of friendly inside out. Then he shows me bis hands. He sudden action, and, without evincing any

at the latter place. At both points, the Chinese Chung-hwa har come within sight of the enemy criticism. One article, in the first number of this eniggers and chuckles, as he says, Notlar symptoms of poisoning, present all the appear

have been put to fight, and have all fallen back sovel weekly,

is on "The Ideal Mother-in-Law." anywhere, madame. Then sald 11 sonance of having succumbed to syncope proceeding Another is under the headlice, "A Misunder see. Strip, I cried, strip, you black baasi, as from valvulaz or other disease of the heart.

already commenced to creas the Tal-dong-gang. apon Phyongyang. The Japanese army has stood Mother-in-Law." The suthor of the latter bare as God or the Devil made you. If you When it is fact that in Victoria, for example,

General Count Yamagats and suite arrived in article is a woman, who complains that her sen. don't I'll have you thrashed to death. Off came about 3,000 deaths per andum are ascribed to In-law has been so prejudiced against her by his clothes, I got my flamood. Here it is, the diseases enumerated; when further it is

· many in a million have her most unselfish motives, and rejects diamond. They are afraid of looklog at man in

for dealing

of certain her klodent offers of advices or sailetance. In his natural pinis. I ais not. I win."

and, finally, when it is the prospectus of future nombers, the editor says

profession, like every other class, has that eminent writers have agreed to costri CAMLACHIE's very own, Arnot Reld of the of hers fools, whom ac amount of education or bute articles on "The Young and Coqust, Straits Times, editorially fixen up what Japan experience can ever make anything else, some leh Mother-in-Law The Beautiful Mother-in ought to do in the present war with Chinsides can be got of the probability now and then Law""My Second Mother," by a man who thuawise-

entertained that many deaths, put down to has fallen to love with his wife's mother; “The

#The Japanese are believed to contemplate a innocent causes, may really be the consequences Mother-in-Law Without Tart" and "How to march on Pekin. To attempt to marek overland of poisons criminatly administered. Make a Mother-in-Law Useful About the Hosss," from Korea would necessarily be a very slow attempt, and would give the Chinese smple tiene THE professional funny man of the China Mail to concentrate 1 apmerically overwhelming HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1894- | says: "It is highly flattering to us to find the army. To

To make a

in descent du fie goest el Siraits Times-and other papers la sarding Japas, which has command of the pes, Har kayor here yesterday among the native crat, sed

by sa transport would be gulte

The destructive typhoon that wrought such East-making be Japan the of the the China-Japan

War, but we think it would reverse the Japanave Best met with off of time, appears from the subjained report of the more honest if our contemporaries were to acknowledge their indebtedness ". This in really much funnier than the funny artist's usual forms, considering that our contemporary has received nor published a

a single war sent specially to the China Mail sluce hostilities commenced. The

uttarly

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The following telegram, received by the Government on the same day, la morea curate : On the 11th instant, the right wing of the

came into action with the enemy's outposts at Song-thbon and Sam-deung. The main body that advanced from Seoul was then driving the eremy from

and tas left wing had Chang-hwa commenced to the Tal-dong-gang a little Above Chhol-do."

Cros

On Saturday night (1gch fast.) the Nichi Nicht received the following message from Fucam!--

On the 8th fastant, a'oco Chinese infantry and 200 cavalry stacked the Japanese troops a Chneghe, but were soon repulsed. No subsequent news has been received, but the bellel

provalla that

victory has been

gained by the Japanese.

The following telegrams were received by the same paper on the same day --" Since the arrival of the Japanese troops al Yang-dok, not a single Chiness, soldier is to be seen south of Song Chhun.

Yang-dok has bean svacuated by

LEESON Dcluding the mayor A

military

has been established at this

29,67. place. According to the reports of Koreans *Lowest reading of the barometer during tha have rummed to Wön-san from ChydogyARE,

storm.

OTHER REPORTE

the Chinese nimy stationed - at the

place

saving exhausted all the avaliable provislesa iz the country round, was engaged in harvesting

A good deal of anxiety le felt her tax the malitat ME # distance of savarni miles from hand-

based on a calculation of the respective Interests | Maft, which is supposed to be the English Pet wbalming disanter ; but, to conflicka propie | omitted from the report published in our lunt | safety of the tile Bornean coasting starmar queste rath instant, after the vanguard

JAPAN IN KOREA.

Normanhurst, Capt. Raymond, which salled

of

"the Valoo river the other day tells a difimmt| Heungshan's experiences, for which w* sre tale.ED. Hongkong Zikgraphy But, such indebted to Captain W. E. Clarke, to tave struck an attempt is to be made," it "shoul made the coast the southward and westward of LONDON, September 25th.

at once, or ought to have been made Macao yesterday forenoon, The Times, in a special article, schaustively

As was only to be a month ago. Bull, if the Japanese am really

be anticipated, almost all the reviews the question of the military contribution

bopeful that they can conquer Chins, they should | seteamers arriving (a port to-day report having but defence. It says that the proposal from Sings- wires, said to have been received by ap pbscure adventurons a game that it would be as well to thirty-six hours, as wil be seen by the attached pore to increase the original contribution to and morallable Chinese dishclout called the 1% take the further risks of adventuring the fawar reports of their experiences, which may be $70,000 per annum weeras a fair compromise, Tu Yat F, and credited them to the Chiness their any upon the centre of the Chinese peafuced by far additional particulare of the

Empire, Fallure would be

I be indeed a most over- occurances the harbour and cily during the far the thing inferred tas

ta, although our Chinese

• the way for | height of the storm yesterday which were translator says WaTH Yat Po actually means years, la a curtaluty of diesaur To Chinesk Daily Report. Of course the russos of Japan la this emerging (heet ipplier payon | fansa t The Japanese have made a coaling station of | fm our holy contempors at Pe with the tele- || cavaller "He either fears his fati test match; | Poli-althouga va recommended over a weak | the sand instaný, na-it le ballëved that she must bourhood of Päyöng-yang, a party of Ch

editing

the Chinese truly the wise and bold audio che g The hospital ship Hygzis, anchored of Went from this poet bound for Sandals Saturday, the Japancae right wing had reached the neigh- Meil and the

WaTH

too obvious to need pomm the touch, And win or less it all

Or kis deserts new small, Who dare not pet të të | ago that she be towed into a haven of safety | have

* experienced

id vigy heavy weather. in accusing (other newspapers of

without delays in great danger of breaking It may be interesting to note that the lowest troops, more than 1,500 strong, suddenly attacked group of small islands a few miles to the west. the literary of telegrams which the Chine We strongly recommend our Singapore pole away from her moorings and being either reading of the barometer on the Pacife Mall of the missariat force at Song-chke.

body-of

of thirty Japanese foot soldiers sucoses. ward of Port Arthur.--Ed., H.K. Telegraph.) | Mali Inell and extracted, practically wither league to coding the man of the bank van te dashed to pieces to losward or drin out to Co.'s lune China venju.cz at o mami pasterday: fully arrosted the anemy's adrance by dtion

acknowledgment, from a

actual no through Green Island Pass, weathered the A good deal of wreck was observed floating from a sirea place ou

on the side

*

repudiated any connection with, 14,8URY, Otidak mulakan. Sepia any added pomeranie mareilly in the' ma-wáy and danced around MHFE stick

kill The than the potasion it had

kurvicnon fairly well, although she laboured | put the China nữ 1 oʻlack this mOVER ERU SAM and Apally to rtičast, before: the lille band Micly acquaintanos, and may be locust the ulđườn QUARANTINE AT MANILA.

il content="Lasted atviri hours, but the Chinese #The dedit with by bring, sperly expam We are indebted to the courtesy of Mesas. funny man of our avming contemporary might womens hang them Villa Lopes & Co. for telegraphie taformation to be chained up and sanded, and nevar let od from Manila to the effect that quarantias restrie... | the chain unless to have a wash-down, tions with respect to vernels Yaying Mongkong namutuled excepting when ak saberomy will be removed en sad sker ikeʻand prom had to be gnawed-

the island of Hal Yung Tan, in the Bay of

Korea.

[The island of Hai Yong Tau is the largest of and th

grams in

the

EF, reports having followed Tapanese Mall, PA

motitary "mud-book in a fashion that must kare passed densiderable maxiety to the 10 the typhon HRE DEC Chisen walchism on board, "All's well that expérience. CHANTALARDA i considerler 2 the unene Darm

Hiroshima, from tha

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