desired Hill cut the girl's neck and stabbed her In the breast, and tiền cut his own throat. They tben separated and went home, each being found later is the day in bed.
Miss Spooner was Kimongst the witnesses examined. She detalled the whole of the strange proceedings. She said that she had been urged by accused to commit suicide. "After taking a draught of Laudanum," she proceeded, "I urged him to stab me."
The witness produced a letter from the prisoner, which was written yesterday. In this expresses his regard for the girl in most www language, and in one passage writes, “I love you more than ever,”
The accused was remanded in order to enable the police to collect further evidence.
August 30th.
The coalminers' strike in Scotland shows nigun of collapsing.
The question as to whether the strike of coalminers in Scotland should be continued was decided by ballot to-day.
The result showed that the majority of the nimers had determined to accept a reduction in wages of 6d. per day. Work is to be resumed.
Mr.
J. A. Pleton and Sir J. Whitehead, Glad stonian Liberal members for Leicester, having resigned on the ground of ill-health, freak elections took place yesterday.
Messrs. Broadhurst and Hazel, (Iberals) were returned, defeating the Conservative and Labour candidates.
The
Japanese Government has purchased
200,000 needle guns In Vienas,
Att anarchist has been arrested at Milan on ⚫ charge of being concerned in a plot on the life of the King of Greece. The police have RECET- tained that was intended to stab King George The Kaffir revolt at Zoutpansberg, in the Northern district of the Transvaal, bas been suppressed by the Boer loice seat against the rebels.
SYDNEY, August 30th.
The New South Wales Government have offered a reward of Croco for the discovery of those concerned in the burning of the steamer Rodney on the Darling River.
Farther case of intimidation by unionist shearers in New South Wales are reported.
New South Wales Parliament was opened on Tuesday with the usual ceremony.
The Governor's speech stated that Parliament would be invited to recast the fiscal policy of the colony by repealing the Customs tariff of 1891 and imposing a tax on the unemproved value of land.
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The autivor at Lorenzo Marques, a Portuguese town at Delagos Bay, South Africa, have broken out into revolt under Moveja, a native chief,
Sir George Grey will pass the water on the Contineat, returning to London fo the spring.
There has been a great increase of trade in the United States owing to the operation of the new tariff. The value of wool for domestic purposes has advanced 35 per cent.
The woollen factories which were compelled to suspend work in consequence of the commercial depression, are resuming operations.
September and,
Serlost encounters have taken place between the police and the pickets of the cani miners on strike at the village of Law and the town of Conbridge, in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
The police charge the mob at both places, and several of the strikers were wounded.
A determined act of lynch law is reported from Shelby County, Tennessee, United Stater.
Sis negroes who were caught in the act of setting fire to houses were seized by a masked
mob and
Great fires have occurred in the forests of the State of
State of Minnesota, U.S.A.
Six hundred people who were unable to escape from the rapidly-advancing Rames were burnt to death. Of this number 300 persons perished at the town of Hinckley, which was consumed
by the wave
of fire. Five other towns were destroyed, the damage being estimated at several million dollars. through the burning country abandoned the The passengers by a train which was travelling train and took refuge in a swamp. surrounded by fire, but eventually 200 of them They were were rescued.
The Khedive of Egypt, Abbas Pasha, has countermanded an order which had been given for holding a court-marilal upon three Pashar at Cairo, focluding the Frealdent of the Egyptian Legislative Council, who were recently placed under arrest for enslaving Soudanese giris,
In revenge for attacks made on the army by the Akropolis, a newspaper published in Athens, 13o officers and soldiers have wrecked the office of that journal.
terrible forest fires which have devastated great tract of country in America.
The fires were due to the unusually parched state of the country, resulting from a protracted drought, which had extended over two months, They commenced on Friday in the State of Minnesota, and carried by a bigh wind, the flames extended with alarming rapidity.
Sixteen towns, exclusire of villages were des troyed.
The total number of people burned to death is
at 1:500 estimated The
high rate of mortality was doe to a sudden change in the wind, whereby towns which were reckoned to be safe from the devastating elament were unexpectedly engulfed ha the flames.
In many places the citizens kept the fire at bay for hours till they became so exhausted that they were absolutely unable to battle with the advancing fire any longer, and were burned to death. The six was filled with the shrieks of the dylog.
In several instances men and women stood up to their waists in pools of water, and saved them selves by daabing water over each other, while others wallowed in 1 the mad.
A new scheme has been formulated by the Stock Conversion Trust, under which it is pro- posed to deal with £2,000,000 of deposit receipts of the folowing banks Australian Jelat Stock Bank, Bank of Victoria, City of Melbourne Bank, Commercial Bank of Australasia, London Bank
National of Australia,
Bank of Australasia and Queensland National Bank.
It is intended to convert half of the face value
preference stock, and the remainder into separate of the deposit receipts into 4 per cent, cumulative deferred stacks for each bank, thus enabling depositors to realise half the amount of their deposite.
Later,
Bankers are apathetic regarding the Stock Conversion Trust's deposit scheme, and it is not expected that many deposit receipts will be converted under the conditions of the scheme.
Additional advicen are to hand con- cerolog
the terrible forest fires which have devastated vast tracts of country in America. details of the destruction caused sre appalling. The smoke from the boring country
Michigan dangerous.
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In the attack on Flag-yang right officers and Mr. Hillier arrived by H.M.S. Caroline "0 154 non-commisioned officers and men were Tuesday, after leave of absence, and the s me flied, and twenty-six officers, 378, non-cmmle- | ship will take Mr. and Mrs. Gardner back to sloned officers and men and three supernumer. Amoy. aries were wounded; 40 non-commissioned officers and men are missing.
The Korean Government has issued an order commanding every Korean to place a small tab'st over the doar of ble house giving his name and rank with the number of inmates living lo his house. The King's father has become more
Pong Pl, was beheaded for suggesting that Pak Yeng Ho (Klın-ok-Klon's associate) should be appolated to office.
€ ́o-day's Advertisements.
SATURDAY'S GYMKHANA.
The mamber of the enemy killed was over 2,000. The number of wounded has not yet boen ascertained, but it is expected to be double be number of the killed. The number of bold of late. A few days ago an officiat, I reminded that prisoners was 513 Chloese and 14 Koreans, berIdes 82 Chise-e and two Koreans, who were wounded and captured. The number of the enemy's horses killed to simo;t incalculable.
Nozu.
Dated to Ping-yang, September 18th.
FOOCHOW NOTES.
September 29th,
A large number of fowls are reported to have
died of late, owing probably to the intense beat, Many of the native tax dealers from Peking bave closed their business for this peaton and return to their homes.
Ting-chung-kal, a military mandarin, has lately been ordered by the Viceroy to start for Formoss to take charge of the garrison at
Tamsul.
The Kaiphong magficate, owing to his father's death i has retired in mourning, and we learn that Tong-yo-see, a native of Klangst has been appointed to the post and took over the seals of office on Wednesday last.
and
was much
rapular mandarto name Tsu-In-Sbü has AVERY passed away. Born in Canton, he has been for over 30 years la this province. respected by the prople. He was at the time of his death Total of the cl y of Ven-plag-foo.
A
composed of over 200 proprietors of the oplam Loong-cheng-ung Temple's Hall last Monday, to fix a uniforma price for the drug in all such dens, and to insist that only good copper cash
A Japanese man-of-war has just come in with the news of a onval engagement off Port Arthur in which four Chinese Ironclads were sunk and 25 Japanese killed and the Japanese flagship badly damaged ! the story no one mach truth there is in i
I give here a translation of the Japanese Oficial Gasite as posted up on the Consular notice board in Chemulpo :-
the 15th day, our soldiers su round d stucking the place obtained ■ great victary. How many of the bandit (Chinese) soldiers were killed and wounded we are unable to determine. "At 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the 16th we departed from Ping-yang."
Yang to the number of 20,000, and i
This last bit of news implies that the Japanese army left Ping-yang and it would be very interesting to know why.-N. C. Daily News.
MOUKDEN.
(FROM A CORRISPONDENT.) ·
September 17th, Notwithstanding the very prolonged ruloy reasons, and the flods along the river banks and low fields, it is gratifying la learn that the prospects for harvest are very good. As the ap
meeting king dear, took place in the old and large increase in prke of grain was of
be circulated therein.
Is the river, near the West gate outside the
dead
bodies ars
are seen floating down city, often and sometimes they remain on the beach to be
evil omen, the fact that prices have gone down considerably is proof that the threatened destruc tion of crops is not reallied. Just along the banks of the Lite the people are utterly without harrest;
and the of the unsettled times and give
| these prople will take advantage trouble. focal Already we hear of river thlever;"
and in tlonable sight a benevolent society bas placed ■
wealthy, belping
themselves in each house to a In the street, with a notice soliciting dona-
meal of feed bat taking nothing away lest they to defray the batial expenses In sach cases.
lof We
accused not less tban
rates be acc 13 magistrates
theft The in the prince of Fokien, have received lostrac
war in a boon to many thousanda af strong, tians from the Provincial Treasures to remit the Intelligent, active young men out of situations, who have been recruited instaxi of the soldiers
HE SPORTING COMMUNITY
the FOURTH GYMKHANA of the SEASON will take place at the RACECOURSE, HAPPY VALLEY, on SATURDAY next, the 6th instant.
An EXCELLENT PROGRAMME has been arranged, and the First Race will be started at 4 o'clock, sharp.
ALL TYPHOON a rangements have been specially suspended for this occasion.
Hongkong, 3rd October, 1894.
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For Freight or Passage, apply to
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Ali Cherif, President of the Egyptian Legt dera navigation en Lakes Saperlor and devoured, by the dogs. To prevent this objec- Blooded districts hands to house of the THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
September 3rd.
tive Council and Harman Pasha, a
retired gentleman, who were arrested a few days ago on a charge of trading in Soudanese slave girls, are to be tried by court-martial. The Khedire at first declined to sanction the holding of a court- martial for the purpose, but he has now with. drawn bis opposition to the course. The third Pasha charged is connection with the affair has
been arrested.
It is estimated that 150,000,000 frees have been barat in the State of Minnesota alone.
THE BATTLE OF PING-YANG.
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The cost of the last general election was not reticle don the prospects of the federal battle of Plog-yang, which we take from our delen ton long, threatening that those failing to
£30,000.
MELBOURNE, August goth.
The Victorian Government were defeated on a want of confidence motion in the Legislative Assembly by 46 votes 10 42.
The Governor has since consented to grant a disolerios of Parliament.
As a conference of the lown and country representatives of the Victorian Free Trade Democratic Association held in Melbourne, resolution was passed demanding the abolition of all protective duties.
LONDON, August 31st.
Mr. Joulin Huntly M'Carthy, son of Mr. Justin
In 20 movement in Austraila, the London Times states that the triumph of free-trade in New South Wales, and the probable decrease of protection
Australia. of
Japan exchanges, show that the first reports of the engagement were the grously exaggerated rarings of Interested Japanese war comes.
the truth :-
to Treasury Office, as it has already been comply with this order shall be dismissed from their spot.
We hear that Ching Yu, the newly appointed
for this pori,
coming from Peklog by
Incessantly and are in great spirits as to the future. learn that this recruiting is going on in almost every city, the trained men all going to the war.
The bigh authorities are apparently most and anxious to make repara. exgar to
prevent,
la Victoris, augur well for the accomplishment pondents who bave but little, if any, regard for Tarlar the first ateamer, H. E. is a native ion for, way outbreaks against foreigners. The
of the federation
The French Government fu tuking measures for rapidly equipping the French matiboats as armed cruisers fu view of possible contingencies. The Ses Mariilmes Hoamer Poly westen la
fitted to of war marry ten Hotchkiss guns i and 56 tons of
A despatch from St. Petersburg gives parti. colars of suicide surrounded by romantic cir. cumstances which has taken place to that city. Тье
The Tokyo Araki publishes the following telegrams, received at the Principal Head- quarters at Hiroshima :
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of Manchuria and of resectable antecedents common people, especially the Manchu common amongst the Chinese. About ten years ago when be was Provincial Treasurer at this post he was people, as represented by the soldiers, have had apportantly of showing their usually disguised very much esteemed by the people. He is now
batred of the foreigner. about 70 years of age.
suppose the high Rumour has it that the British steamer Parkas officials don't love the foreigner; but they have carrying arms from New York to Yokohama for some knowledge as to the danger connected the Japanese Government has been seized off the with any active expression of that hatred. The common prople entertals the batred and are action up to the present of our Governor-General has been most praisew
seworthy, to regard to every regret to say that the Manche soldiers did not case of mischief by soldiers laid before him.
against the foreigner. They are accused of end- satisfy themselves with wreaking their wrath
of the Hongkong Teligraph. Liberal terms to a competent man; no other need apply.
Full particuları as to experience, capacity, and terms to be sent to
R. FRASER-SMITH,
Editor & Proprietor. Fiongkong, 7th September, 1804.
Wotels.
HOTEL DE LA PAIX,
M'Carthy, M.P., has married Miss Clasy Lofius victim was a man who frequently visited by the Icho road, and the main body, under cast of Formosa by order of the Viceroy of this destitute of this wholesome kaɑwledge. The CONCESSION; ■ very convenient spot on
has
Ko YANG, 3.45 1.m. September 17th. The column under Colonel Sała, which started from Yuensa, advanced toward Plog-yang by way of Son-chhon; the column of General Tachimt advanced from San-nyong, by way of Bok-des-ten; the Brigade of General Oshima General Nozu, crossed the river Tal-dong, marched along the northern bank of the river and invested Ping-yang on the 15th, General Chima reported that the greater part of the enemy's forces were quartered within the city and o of Ping-yang and on its left and right banks, a
the Aquarium Theatre, and conceived a violent passion for one of the actresses. The young woman, however, learned that the man was already manied, and therefore scornfully rejected air advances. The affair preyed so much upon going t
province,
pain more particulars of what seems not obtain what seem a most extraordinary and serious case. She is now detained and discharging her cargo at Kelong A palitan signed by the dealers in shell-fish has lately been presented to the Sait Commis complaining that the kis runners are goods when passed by
the station, causing considerable delay to their business. The Salt Commissioner posted a notice festructing the runners to avoid such detention, and that should say one be found
the actress,
The
anarchist Sternberg, the author of the recent dynamite outrages at Liége, in Belgium,
been arrested in St. Petersburg. The Aner
Anarchist Salvador French, the per- petrator of the bomb outrage at the Licee
resnited in the death of 15 persons, was the restaurant attached to the theatre northern bank of the river Tal-dong, over which executed yesterday.
blow his brains out, Prior
The Berilo journal Versischs Zellung publishes a bridge the
was constracted. confession.execution he made a remarkable
expressed
regret for the crime, sa
sa article commenting open the state of affairs
Judging from discoveries made after the Mr. Sandford Fleming, C.M.G., estimates that and
where the German cruiser Bussard fighting, the number of cannon possessed by the
could
less
Theatre, Barcelona, Spain, in November last, the lover's mind that he procured & revolver, small portion being stationed at Sen-kyo-rl on the Arning them by detaining their less attacks upon and not a few marders of the
which
to
and embraced Christianity.
LFS Curaços recently shelled the strong- enemy appears to have been only about twenty,
tople on their line of route. I have heard no such charges against the Chinese soldiers. These Manchus seem to require men at their head who would make a free use of the cat-o'-nine falls
ls proposed cable across the Pacific, which hold of the rebels and reduced them to sub. The Koreans believed the strength of the enemy / Als order he would be punishad | N. C. Daily News.
constructed at a cost of £2000,000, mission. The Vossliche Zeitung proposes that would yield a surplus of £10,000 from the start,
conference of representatives of the Powers This would increase in so years to a surplus of interested In Samoa should be held in Berlin to £168,500.
The Times expresses the oplaton that the mind, the
the various proposals for the construction of affairs in of the Pacife cable.
e for the government of that country.
newspapers are clamouring for the
the
Government ought to entertalo, with an open adoption of measurés fó remedy the present state | allack on this day was not with at daylight over to the Board of War for defraying the
News bas been received from Samos vis-San❘ Francisco to the effect that H.M.S. Caracos and the German cruiser Falk bombarded the rebet stronghold at Luxienas on the 11th Augast.
They were assisted by King Malleton's troops, Heavy fighting took place between the rebels and the Government troops, and lasted several days,
The rebels suffered severely, and eventually satrendered.
September 1st.
An Austrian military officer has had a 'most
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in Samos The steamer Miewara, of Mr. James Huddart's Canadian-Australian line, which recently grounded while on an excursion to Norway, and which has since been thoroughly overhauled, sailed on Sunday with passengers for Sydney,
via the Cape.
September 4th.
The Kabylen who have broken out into a revalt in Morocco are besleging several towns and have committed great excesses.
They looted the towns, and have seized many of the women, whom they sold tuto bondage,
The Kabyles also pillaged the houses of the
of Hayti.
Serious During the disturbances six of the rioters were shot for attempting to murder the daughter of the President, General Hippolyte.
sensations! balleoning experience, details of Jewish populations taken place to the Republic which are just to hand. It appears that mill- tary balloon at Vienas, ready for sucent, had about 20 persons to the attached car, and was moored some distance from the ground. The officer Intending to make the ascent with the others proceeded to reach the Car by climbing up some ropes which had been arranged for the purpose. While he was engaged this manner the moorings, by
PATE
An attempt was also made to sunssinate the President, and a number of rioters concerned in the plot was also shot.
A terrible explosion is reported from Cornwall
the main body of the Japanese army was a little at Ping-yang to
to be about 40,000. The march of delayed in consequence of crossing the river. In the attack on the 15th, the main body killed or wounded about 100 cavalry of the enemy. The satisfactory. The altack was renewed on the 16th at wounded and over 300 son-commissioned officers Slv Japanese officere were killed and 12 or 13 and men were either killed or wounded in the column of General Oshima. Ammunition as short, and this obliged the column to suspend firing. But in the meantime the attack froma ail other directions proved successful, and by about 8 am. Plug-rang was taken. General Chinese officers were either killed, wounded or Su-Ho-kl, Commander-in-Chief, and other
captured, together with immense stores of ammuntios and provisions.
Private telegrams from the North advise that the Chinese troops in Korea hare withdrawn and entrenched themselves in the fortified city of Chlu Lien Ch'eng, on the Chinese side of the Yaloo River. Also that the Empress Dowager bas publicly notified that she intends to hand
the celebration of her 6th birthday we instead expenses of the war all the money sent her, for will celebrate privately in the City Palace Instead of in the Yuen Ming Yuen Palace as proposed.
Boho
KOREAN NOTES.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. }
CHEMULPO, September 19th, YAMAGATA,
The Japanese Consul here has received a Field Marshal
telegram from Seoul saying that the Japanese 1.50a.m., Sept. 18th.
army has taken Ping-yang. An attack war The Commander of the 5th Divialoa
made at 5 o'clock on the moralog of the rgth despatched a detachment northward yesterday from four sides, and after some fighting the city (171b) to pursue the enemy. The number of the capitulated on the evening of the same prisoners is reported to have reached 6oo. In This is all the telegram tells us, but Japanese the column under Colonel Sato, three officers merchants here report that 30,000 Chinese were were killed, four wounded, and 140 non-commis killed and about 300 plosion of a mine. who were chiefly aloned officers and men were killed and wounded. | killed premature
by the No report has yet been received from the other
There is nothing like complete numbers, and columns. Among the prizes captured, it is am rather
sther surprised that any
BY Japanese were state that 40,000 Chinese were taken numbers. But that the Japanese have captured Ping-yog is without doubt trae, although all we know at
at present le the information contained in the telegram. Japanese gunboats cars are for Ping-Fang direct. Chamber of Commerce
Chemaipo ordered the
the Japanese merS chants to hang out flage a
flage and fluminate their houses celebration victory.
some unexplained whole, and the / The faster occurred in a dynatuita factory, and norted, there were 40 cries filled with gold killed at all Later reports from the samu
jumped
the
lighting
resulted
I
| in the loss of two liven. The damage and silver, each weighing over 291 lbs, and is. There is nothing like large, round |
done to property was extensive.
at Norwich 57,000 kwam of allver coina,
At the Trader Union,directly censuring
a resolution was carried,
occupants without injury.
The balloon,
which was without an anchor, and had not been provided with ballast, suddenly shot into the air as soon as it was relleved of the weight of the to passengers, Mr. Fenwick, labour M.P., for voting against the the officer still
still clinging to ropes. For nine proposal in the Commons to legalise the eight bourn be
he was carried through the air, but hours day for mises. The voting was 375 for
sme down and finded eventually the balloon
Censure and 16 agalest the him in s
Wood 550 miles from Vienna. Не An extraordinary
Wan
of mall bags to reported little the worse for his exciting experience.
from
the General Post
Office, London. Three The frozen sheep brought by the ship Timaru
bage were
unguarded for about a minute, from Geelong, 30th April, were irregular in and when they were sought for they were quailty, but it is considered that on the average nowhere to be found. No ciag has been obtained they are the best that have ever come from as to the perpetrators of the theft. Australia. The mutton is selling at afd to afd per lb.
ΣΑΜΑΟΑΤΑ,
Field Marshal. HIROSHIMA, 11.15 am, Sept. 18th,
A telegram was received here this morning from Surgeon Klach!, stating that seventy-seven wounded Chinese have been picked up on the feld of battle and medical attendance given to them.
8.ra p.m., Sept. 17th. The officers and men wounded in the battle
in
A Korean bostman who has taken supplies
Japanese camp reports an to
2,000
I just date were kilind
The Dally Nawr this morning Contains an i modele elevene attack on the M'Carthylla sources, are of stone. They are over 30 festment at Huanja, written about the engage
At's meeting of Irish National Learne held at Dublin to-day, Mr. J. E, Redmond, M.P., section of the National Party. He declared that party was in the pay of the Government, witness the treat donation of a cheque by her Gladstone towards the funds of the Irish Parlia
article commenting on the situation in Sumon and bombardment of the rebel stronghold on the 11th August by H.M.S. Curagen and the German cruiser Fair.
It questions the sight of the Curapon tomonlary party, laterfere in the Sghting, and declares that such
WHE
intervention was exerclaed solely in support of How Reference to the agitation against the ↑ Hiroshima, dated 8.gallowing telegram from confirms my previous statement. The fall of
of Lords, which recently rejected the King Malletes, and not because the lives of the Evicted Tanants' BILL, Mr. Shaw said that the
the
British subjects were endangered, as was alingad | Utensilent was powerless to do anything in
to have been the case.
The French authorities have completed s Rain has commenced to fall in the State of
and the result is that the managing extinguished, director, M. Slavesio, has been dismissed the The drought cuntlanes, however, in the States position. The allegations made against the of Wisconsin and Michigan, and the fires aza management, which have been fully sustained selll burning. sa Inquiry,
were to the effect that there
Was no Torty square miles of country have been attempt at making a distinction between the devastated. sexes, though some of the fanates were rŐ yours The War Office has announced its intention of age. The dormito:les and the bathing rooms to losos mažale to men in the Colonial regular
common to both the boys, and the
glala, forces for meritorious service, distinguished who were allowed
mingis together without conduct, and long service, under conditions slightest restriction. One of the directors similar to those in the Imperial Army. axcused the method of management on the A distressing fatality bas sccurred at ground that the mingling of the sexes evSTOLME
Bay, the popular watering-place in
inquiry cancerning the orphanage PMPO and the forest fires are gradually
were
the
the morbid feelings which were likey to grow Lancashire.
wat of a system of isolating the boys from the A yacht carrying a large number of holiday, giris, a system which he declared to be a fruitful | makers unddenly capsized, and so of those on method of teaching juvenile minds sentiments of † board were drownad. nikelam and anarchy.
44 reported bu have taken plaws on The inquiry has not yet been completed, and | ́the It is the latention of the authorities to have a tha Kayni Mige Company and à French, foros. thorough foveallgation" regarding the grave | The captain of the Royal Miger Company's foron esandel, which hẩu caused a great deal of unelte- || was severaly wounded.
4o. He is wounded in the left face and has bech
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(Fists Maurs. Üno. Taisoner & Co.'s Register,).
To-day. Barometerno Alicante v Barat Distân Thermometerning 1, 18) anger Thermonatenet p. 1. sacral NAMU Thermometering a, m. (Wet bulb) Thermometer==İ 3,15.
The pran nananan..... (chenlabt)..
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DORS FOR SHOW CASES..
DRIVE
to be had on the Island."BAY VIEW" occupies the best situation on the Shau-ki-wan Road, commands an excellent view of the Harbour, and is always open to the cool breeses from the Southward, Steam-launches can st any time come alongside the jetty adjoining the spacious lawn.
To the other attractions of this popular resut BATHING PAVILIONS have been added, and « LAUNCH runs from the NEW PEDDER'S WHARF to BAY VIEW every half-hour after 5 P.M. dally.
Private Dinners or Tifins preparad in Pirit- class style on the shortest notlos, and Mexis cum | be served at all kourn.
Hongkong 13th August, 1894. -
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PEAK HOTEL.
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OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND, HIS commodious and well appolated HOTEL, situated at a height of 1,250 feet above sea-level, has Just beam thoroughly redecorated, renovated and refurnished, and a NEW WING has been bullt, which commands
It can terroruly be cont of its low struation. WALL SPACE ALONG THE CORRI Col Views of the Harbour and malalané
shellad.
A BOUTIQUE, OK SÅLE STALL, IN THE ENTRANCE HALL.
of
SUMMER RATES, -
4.00
Dress Circle & Stails and at Ping-gaan, together with the sick, have been just on side of Heanje as the 6th inst, in which
Back Saal...ngsegenapoana sent to Chamulpo by steamers,
wounded. This
Soldiers and Sailors half-price to Back Seats. The walls of Ping-yang, we learn from Japanese | confirms the news |
I have no doubt the hough I bigh, 18 to at feet thick at the base, and 3 fest | figures are ton high, na Komsans pOHEREN TABLES may be reserved at Messrs. KELLY
the thick at the top. There are five great gates and † kauppa facts. He also sister that there is A|
in Company with
the Japanese, of over- | & WALSH'S, LA four smaller entrances.
Hongkong, grd October, 1894.
[1033 Tatler The Miyaho Shimbun yesterday issued an great deal of
of dysentery la camp, which also #extra # * containing the
HONGKONG HOTEL. pm. September 17th: Ping yang must be a
a great loss to the Chinese Foo-To-She (Ye
Yeh-Che-Chao)
the Chinese on account of the stores falling into the hande General who commanded the Chinese troops at of the Japanese, although, men stranghold, it is
foot be s placed in the field hospital of the Japanese Army. The last Int transports brought with them
is
that number of Chinese
soldiers, 3,200 coolies, shout 5,000 animals, killed and wounded in the battle at Fing-yang chioby rack wonders, and 13 uant, also, s63
ached 10,000 only,
Korean cookies from Fama, Thond say there The Naval authorities have fald torpedoes in ara 300 more to follow. The Korean coolles are the Hayase Straft, Hiroshims Gulf, and the divided into groups of tan, each governed by puusage of vanels through the straft has bean policaman. They receive do ousts a day mich TWO SHOPS FACING PEDDER STREET, prohibited.
and foo:1, and the Japanese hava promand mor WITH ENTRANCE TO THE HOTEL, The Tokyo Araki, speculating on the next ; to wand thers to the front or where there is any
Married couple (occupying ons room) par
• NOW OCCUPIED BY THE ROTISSERIE, battle to be fought in Koren, ways that it will | fighting. The other evening they were discuss. probably take place in the neighbourhood of ing whether they should go na or run away, 1 Kluren Castle, on the northern bank of the Yaloo think before long they will choose the latter A ROOM FACING THE PRAYA, NOW CALLED Married couple (occupying one room) per river, as the Chinese were reported to be strongly comme..
THE READING ROOM, fortifying the frontier of China. It is about yo Raport says that both Nome, the Japanese SUITABLE FOR SHOP OR OFFICE. of from Fing yang to Iche, on the southern bank Coard at Chemgips, and Oisel, the Japanese of the Yaloo river, which divides Kores and ¦ Minister in Seoul, have been recalled, and the
Advertising Space on the daily BILLS-OF. Chins. If this proven correct, the next battle samme report mentions the former
Commal-GORIE FAKE will be fought about the end of this, or early naxh in Shanghai Noud's successor.. II month.
trae the Japanese Intand valetes the Chiuulga
TO BE LET. The Nichi Nicht gives the following telegram Consulats into a Consulate-Guseral and on a | Apply to ......- sa molved by the War Department yesterday | level with Tasks.), The rooms of the reall
THE MANAGER from the Headquarters at Hiroshima i
them twa niicitie la not known; slough Hiroshima, 11.55 am, September 19th. rumadr slas states that the diplomaële bady na The following report kom General News st| feest kavebase a subtest to the Japanes meene
Further detalls are to hand with righed so thi | PISKERNE WAS FONDVed yoooming (rich) ma
(FROM `MAY 18T TO OCTOBER JIST), One person, per dɛy............RAŠ One person, per week suma
25.00 One person, per month ..............from 870 to 85,00 Mamled couple (occupying one rooni) per
7.00
wach insequens namimony 45.00
month ......................................from $130 to 140,00 For further particuları, apply to
MANAGER, New Victoria Hotel Hongkong, 31st August, 1894.
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