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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1894.

The Hongkong Feleganph

HONGKONG, TUESday, October 30, 1894.

TELEGRAMS,

THE WAR.

LONDON, October ngth, The panic and flight, of the Chinese Army at the Yaloo has dismayed the authorities The roads to Moulden and Peking are now open to the invading army. (B-Ed., Hongkong Felegraph.]

THE HOUSE OF LORDS. Lord Rosebery, speaking at Bradford, safð that he was in favour of the construction of a second Chamber; at present the Tory House of Lords was an Incentive to revolution and the Government ask the House of Commons to

would proceed by resolation to assert the pelvilages of the Commons against an irresponsible House of Lords. This would represent the joint and of the Government and the Commons for a revi ston of the Constliation, and if defeated the DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., Lp., Government would appeal to the country for is

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pl. in tins.

CHEAP AND RELIABLE,

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THE

HONGKONG. DISPENSARY.

OUR LATEST NOVELTY,

A SAMPLE POCKET FLASK.

SUITABLE for TRAVELLERS

OF

verdici.

'(Special to N. C. Datly News) 13 ANOTHER NAVAL BATTLE IMMINENT.

TIENTSIK, October szrů.

or for

PICNIC, LAUNCH SHOOTING PARTIES has just been received and may be obtained filled with any of our WINES or SPIRITS at cost price.

PASSENGERS by STEAMERS will find it INVALUABLE on the voyage when refresh. ment is inreded me they are suffering from SEA- SICKNESS after the bar is closed.

The FLASK is well made and finlsbed, and when emptied will be worth keeping for domestic use. It can be readily adapted for a feeding battle; would prove useful to carry milk or other nourishment for Children; or Tea, CoffeO Soup or other Fluid nourishenient in tiffin basketa.

THESE SAMPLE FLASKS

HM.Í. Caroline was expected to proceed from THE British gunboat Pigeon left for Shanghal Wooring to Shangbai last Sunday.

́and Newchwang at 5 o'clock this afternoon.

THE Japanese are still purchasing British | THE steamer Winchow arrived at Shanghal on Steamers, The Intent is the Mutul Co's | the 21st lust. In tow of the Kaifong, having Pakking.

broken her tall shaft outside Wocsang.

A Chinese squadron of six vesale left Fort Arthur on the 19th and were in Wel-hal-wet on the 21st inst.

THE Canadian Pacific Railway Cow steamahlp Empress of India arrived at Yokohama at 7.30 am, yesterday, and left again at 4 p.m. for Kobe. THz Pinang Gasstis believes that the Jelebu Mining and Trading Co. have got a much better thing in Maliwan than they ever had in Jelebu. Tar Brithob gonbout Porpoise arrived at Shanghai from Chefoo on the asst last. She saw nothing of the Japanese fleet on the way down

Ite

MR. J. JARRETT, the Minister Resident for the United * Bangkok, has not yet recovered from the ec of the stralo he contracted a few weeks ag

THE N. C. Daily News learns that an immense nomber of Chinese camps are being formed on both banks of the Pelho, where the soldiers are drillede egularly.

SIR CHARLES HARTLEY, who had been specially retained to come out and report on the Woosung | bar, wiren that bis health will not permit blus to

visit Shanghai this winter.

As it is reported that Japanese men-of-war Ree cruising off the South-east Promontory, twin-screw cruiser Daphne, 8 guns, is Shantung, to waylay transports, the China to join the British aquadron now cruising in xpected at Shanghal shortly from the Behring feet left Wet-hal-wel 'yesterday with orders to the Yellow Sea, and Gulf of Pechili,

atlack then.

A TELEGRAM to be S. F. Chronicle from St. Poemberg says that Russia intends to maintain neutral position in the Chinese and Japanese dispute unless Japan annexes Korea.

IMPERIAL RECOGNITION. The Emperor realleing the importance of the naval action at the Vloo, by which an invasion of China by sea was prevented, has issued a decree awarding honnues to the foreign officers of the Fleet, and posthumous honours to Mr.

MR. C. M. FORD, Inte British Consal at Waba, Parvis and Mr. Nicholls, with three years' pay with a valuable scari-pin in recognition of his has been presented by the Emperor of Austria to the family of each of them.

services as Acting Austrisa Vice-Consul at that

NO JAPANESE IN SHANTUNG.

October 24th. The Chinese scouts have found no Japanese vessels on the Shantung coast,

SHANGHAI RACES

(Special to Hongkong Telegraph.)

SHANGHAI, October 30th. The NORTHERN Cup ; half-a-mtle. Mr. Dryasdust's gr. Hard Times, prst, 1lb... 1 Mr. Ludlow'e gr. Brigand, 101, falb....................... 2 Mr. Taylor's bi, Hobel, 1st. lb............

Time, for seconde.

3

port.

The death of Mrs. Robert G. Ogle, widow of a once well-known sport and race-rider in Shanghai and Hangkang, is reported to have occurred at Yokohama on the 25th last,

BY a speel decree of the Emperor, General Liu Ming-ch'uan, late Governor of Formost, as been, summoned to Peking st onc In order to take a bigh command in the army confronting the Japanese on the Korean frontiers.

H.E. Taul Total, Chlef Commissioner of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs for the Llangkang provinces, has received Instructions to transfer his Bureau from Nanking to Peking from Shanghal. It la sina rumoured that Mr. W. V. to this Berean at Tis. 600 far mensam. Drummond has been engaged to act as adviser

TOVEĽA.

THE steamer Felching arrived at Shanghel from Tientsin on the acth instant, and reported having sighted no Tapanese war vessels throughout the The Leander has been cruising about the Bay of Korea. ss have some of the Chinese transports, and they report that there are no Japanese anywhere about Tallenwhan Bay, Hai- yoentzo, Talutan, or Tetangkou, but they are very busy at Pingvang Inlet."

As will be seen by an advertisement in another part of this issue, Signor Cattaneo's concert in sið of that most useful and deserving institution the Italian Convent, will be given in the Theatre | Royal'on Wednesday evening, the 7th proximo,

The China Gawadze slates that the extensive property upon which the Shanghai Public School stands, extending from the Peking Road to the Soochow Creek, and running in from the Honzo Road as far as the A. P. Misalon Press premises, Mesira. Jardine, Matheson & Co. to the Spanish has been sold through Mr. J. M. Guedes by Mission for Ti 88,000.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by

Correspondents in this column).

THE SUNDAY LABOUR QUESTION. A CORRECTION.

To rex Korres or van "Honorowo Tulagnarn,"

MARO MOTE

of Hiwato

this lu miliary

Seoul abolishing the laugh jast north of Chandraget Noi abolished there y men aretind Ch

On account of a.

and other weapons of a dangempuan

have been taken from the Japan A Pulley, je Tspanose Authorities try to them 16 Forden but it is almost impossible to do so, N. C. Daily News.

THE IMPERIAL RECOGNITION.

MR. D. M. JOHNSTON, of Mesars. Farnham Will you kindly alloposed t & Co., L., the Old Dock, Shangbal, sitemoled į returas 38 steamers were in this port on Sunday Commander; and Tyler, Bent and

A decree dated the agrd lear, telegraphed by the N.C. Daily News' native correspondent at Feking, after enumerating vartons rewards, and. posthumous honours to be given to the Chinese officers of the Felyang fleet engaged in the naval battle off the Valoo with the Japanese firet on the 17th of September last, deals with the of the valuable Emperor's recognition services rendered by the foreign officers of the fleet engaged in that battle. The decree in question goes on to my that 11 SIR,-In the account of the Magisterial pro-Hung-chang in a special memorial praises Toadlog banker coal on Sundays, Mr. J. ceedings in reference to the recent case of

the services rendered to the Pelvang fleet by Francis, Q.C, was reported as saying that

the foreign officers, some of whom lost their liver say one can see that the harbour is empty

In China's service, and that both the living and the dead deserved Imperial recognition, etc. of shipping on a Sunday. on Sunday so that the men have no opportunity

With No ships come in

reference to Hanneken, he has already been presented with the decoration of the Star of recreation or of going to church on that day be presented with the brevet button of a Tif

of the First Class, Second Division. Let bim

also The Ordlance was a mistake from the begin- ning... It has not done,

, and pe

Inever will do, any f Provincia! Commander-in-Chief. With good to the class it is supposed to benefit, etc. regard to Purvis and Nicholls, who met thele

me zace in your paper

deaths in the battle, lot their families each be to point out

that according to the shipping presented with two years' full pay. Hekman le

this number alne arrived during the Sonday. Inst (the day after Mr. Francis' speech), and of

to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a TAZOE on the morning of the 24th inst. Mental and in Shanghai, was the cause of the rash act depression, in consequence of troubles at home Drs. Jamieson and Reid were quickly In attendance, and when the French mal left bopen of bis recovery were entertained.

On the remaining Sundays of October thers were a total of 108 steamers in port, of which 19 arrived on Sunday,

In the month of September 168 steamers were in port on Sundays, and of these 29 arrived on Sundays.

Similar statistics can be drawn. from every other month la the year.

I need only remark that in all those cases the officers and crews were in a position to benefit by the Sunday Cargo-working Ordinance.

Yours faithfully,

A. G. GOLDSMITH, Stamens Chaplain. Hongkong, October 30th, 1894.

AFFAIRS IN KOREA.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT, }

AN Imperial edict has been issued by the Throne commanding General Sung, Commander-in- Chief of the Chinese forces in Korea and Manchuria, to enquire into the causes of the joss ordering the immediat return to China, for an of Plagyang on the 16th of September, and also Imperial audience, of Generals Yeh and Wel Ju kuel, the latter being the commander of the Sheng Division to whose, mattoous conduct the MR. J. H. FERGUSON, Minister for the Nether-disaster lo attributed. lands at Peking, arrived at Shanghai the other day for medical treatment During his absence A CORRESPONDENT writer from Chelan on the from the capital Dutch interests will be in the || 23rd Instant:-H.M. ships Centurion, Sevtra, hands of the German Minister.

Linna, the French flagship Bayard, the German corveļte Alszandrins, and the Russian Bobre are here. Admiral Fremantle has left for New- Chuang and Tientsin. Everything is very quiet;

SEOUL, October 14th; great numbers of Chinese refugees are coming From the 25th of September to the 4th of across from the north of Korea. The Peiyang October the Japanese have landed in Chemulpo squadron fo reported to be la Wei-hai-wel, but 7,400 soldiers, 1,000 coolles and 1,100 horses; nothing is known of the wre

most of these have gone up to Seoul. At Hwato THE N. C. Daily News of the 25th October mail camp there of about too men. A number of they have a number of horses, and there is a

and the Caroline at Wonsung yesterday, The of the soldiers have gone to Seoul. On Sunday Porpoise is to come out of dock on Saturday nig and go on to Woosung that or the next day to night two Japanese soldiers entered a Chinese meet the Caroline and the Mercury: the latter shop, drew their swords on the Chionno. ships with Admiral Fremantle are also coming cash. In the scuffle which ensued the Japaness coming from Chemulpo and Nagasaki. The dollars in Japanese money and a lot of Korean slightly wounding him and stealing 46

at the Saddles, while the Admiral will come up that this will be a means of identifying the down to the Yangtze, toe Centurion remaining lost the scabbard of his sword and it is hoped to Shanghal in the Alacrity.

Ibloves.

MS. W. V. DRUMMOND is reported to have resigned the position of Acting Crown Advocate for Her Britenate Majesty's Supreme Court in China and Japan, having accepted a special retainer from the Chloess Government,

WX understand that great preparations are being made in certain quarters for

the Forthcoming

|

are appointed Lientenant-Commandera in the Imperial Navy. In addition to the above Appointments Hekman, Tyler, Beasant and Mc Gla

1 are each to be decorated with the slogie- eyed peacock's feather as well as the Stur of the First Class, Third Division.

Rescript : Let the yamén concerned-take note of the same.

NOTES FROM MOUKDER.

The following interesting notes from the capi- tal of Manchorls-which city, by the way, has not yet been captured by the (on paper) all-con- quering Japanese—are contained in a letter from the correspondent of our Shanghai morning con- temporary, dated October 13th :---

We

were considerably startled here on learn. ing that the Japanese were to march on this to take away the store up in the Imperial place to

of 12,000,000 (or la

It

110,000,000 ?) taeis locked up !

Treasury. Surely the purveyors of this piece of wonderful Information are unaware that no earthly power-except the Chinese Emperor, o his representative-can move silver out of the Treasury.

single shoe of It fe

is therefore need ful to forewarn the clever Japanese that this particular treasure is under the immediate care of the worship of this deity, and a temple in his of the Fox-god. This city is the headquarters

The SHANGHAI ST, LEGER; one mile and three marriage of a bombarðfer of the Royal Artiller❤ | #ya :-H,M.S. 'Firebrand arrived at Shanghailea still remain in the settlermont, dat most honour is decorated with tablets on account of

quarters,

Mr. Pelham' d, 'Enery 'Awkins, rost, raib. ... 1 Mr. Hampton's . Eclipse, tosi, 12lb. . 2. Mr. Ring's hr. Flying Dutchman, rost. salb... 3 The Hankow outsider won easily in 3 min. 518 BOCK. The RACING STAKES ; a rai'e and a quarter.

Mr. Robson's ch. Cardinal, 12st, 4lb. (lack,

1lb. ex.)....

to a bewitching young lady, who is be led

kes lamb to the allar early next month,

historical British ship Barcore has been Bring In would be interesting to know why the the doctor's flag every morning for the past two weeks. Is the God-fearing Captals hors de combat, or can it be that the ship's cook is "off colour ?"

SHENG H10-Jen, father of the well-known

can be obtained filled at the following prices Mr. Boyd's gr. Dunblane, 11st, 41b............... Castome Tantál at Tientsin, iu afated to have report to the press of that Settlement that the the two former American citizens and the

each :-

PORT.

B-60 cents, C-6; cents. D-80 cents.

SHERRY.

B-45 centra. C-50 cents. D-60 cents.

BRANDY.

A-60 cents, 11-65 cents. C-80 cents.

BRANDY. D-$1.40 cents. E-$1.70 cents.

WHISKY. B-45 cents. D-60 cents. E-65 cents.

IRISH WHISKY. A-50 cents. C—70 cents.

BOURBON.

60 cents.

JAMAICA RUM,

60 cents.

A-GIN,

35 cents,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

Hongkong, 15th October, 1894

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTA

Is

It In requested that aft covermications relating to Subscriptions,

Teliga" and not to the Edisor

Mr. Ring's b. Orlor, 11st, 3ib. (incl. Sib. ex.) Mr. Mustard's bi. Certaintee, 1st. 452

Mr. Jusa's bl. Morocco, 10st, 120

Mr. John Gilpin's ch. Silver Star, 1ost. 13lb... The CHINA CUF; one mile.

3

z

3

Mr. Henry Morriss' bl. Blackberry, 1st 4lb.

1

1

Mr. Gustay's gr. Edelblut, test, 12lb...

3

Time, Imlu. 344 recs,

Time, zmin, it secs.

The AUTUMN Cur ; three quaiters of a mile.

| Mr. Boyd's to. Dunoon, 111t, ib,

The PAGODA Cur ; a mile and a belf Mr. Mustard's ok. Certificate, 11st, rib Mr. Jouner's gr. Prime Mover, 1st. rib. Mr. Oswald's bl. Dalmeny, Tost. 12lb.

Time, zmiz. a6k secu

The LLAMA MIAU STARTS; two miles. Mr. Fourman's cr. Primrose, 111, rib...

Mr. Kanuck's sa. Blue Peter. 1032 81b. Mr. John Gilpla's gr. Silver Spray, tout, Sib...

Time, 4 min. 3rd wees.

The SHANGHAI ŠTAKES ;"a mile and a half.

2

come forward with an offer to the Governor of Kiangsu to subscribe Tix, 50,000 towards the general War Fond of Tis. 3,000.000 apperidoned to that province this year.

CAPTAIN RAS, Harbour Master at Ning, whose death is announced la our obituary column, entered the Customs service la 1861, and at every port at which he had been stationed was most popular with all who knew him. He wax a shipmaster before he joined the Customs.

The hearing in the Penang will case, which has dragged its weary length through the Supreme Court for months past, and in which Mr. G. J. 3 Phillippo and J. J. Francis, Q.C., are the opposing counsel, was concluded this moralde, but judgment was reserved by the Actlby Pulsne Judge, Mr. A. G. Wise.

2 MR. SHELFORD moved to Council din 3 the Straits Times of theizoth inst, that the vote for the Military Contribution" be reduced from $835,770 to 8505.coo, that being equleglest the colony for the year 1895" Mr. Hattenbach te ty per cent, of the estimated gross revenite of seconded, and the movers were the only debaters 3 on the subject. The mellon, on being put to the meeting, was last by the afficiat vote against it. The vote therefore stands at $830,770.

Mr. John Peel's gr. Vagrant, fost, Taib Mr. Tin Wo's bl. Diablotin, tost. alb......2 Mr. Uto's gr. Sans Parell, tout. alb.

Time, 3 min. xg seen.

The HACK STAKES ; once round, Mr. Riff's d. Ploneer, 11st. 7lb... Mr. Waverley's gr. Wild Fire, 11st. ib. Ms. Tarporley's gr. Laurch, 119. ib.

Time, 2 m. 461 09.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M.S. Peacock has gone op to Hankow,

T

Advertisements, &c., be addressed to the Manage, inglese | A JAPANESE who was arrested at a spy in Letters on Editorial matters to be ment to Thorn Nagpo has been ordered to be sent to Peking,

matto individual members of the stag,

Commutendons Intended for patioasion must be accompanied

by the name and addreas of the writers, not necessarily for publication: bot an evidence of good tafti.

What the column of the Honghong Tulagragih will always be open for the fair Alscussion by correspondants of all questiona affecting public hotels, li must be chimincely understood that the Editor do not in any way hold himself reponable for eplafons thus pestsad.

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

By the Chungking yerlerday, says the W. C. 3 Dashy Newe of October zath, news was brought here that Japanese war-ships and displayed their activity by seiring a steamer supposed to be the Tordenskjold on her

THX reamship Chỉyidam, which left Shanghal

MISERS. E. Schellhass & Co., of Shanghai,oms time past General Me. E. Dye, *Colonel" Nienstead and Mr. Seredin Sabbatis,

to Tantsin, was stopped last Wednesday werk of the Palace Guard. #beamer Park, whilst o

tona voyage from Shanghai latter · Ruslan subject, have had charge General Dye has the want to war vessels, one of which signalled seen theis Military Instructor for some time the vessel "to stop or take the consequences," The Pelk stopped, and was boarded by two Japanese, but whether to a new company of men past but the instruction is now given by the

and go back some distance to smooth water armed boats and was

told to

to show be

ber manifest

or the old troops I am unable to say. where she could be examined. As the Japanese having arrived in Seoul and I should act be suz A large number of Tonghaks are reported as did not find anything to incrimlaste her, and prised to hear of coup d'etat one of these une her papers being in order, allowed to proceed after twelve hours' detention.

the res

vessei

Was days. This i is most likely one of the ressons for the large number of Japanese troops now lú and

THE cold weather having set in, the time ./about So the Japanese transports, lucluding the

Most of

cures before the recital of which the miracles of Lourdes must bide their diminished heads. This god is represented as a most good-natured

for which he is noted, bis chief office under the by head of anow-white hals. Besides the cures Hele man, his ever smiling face surmounted

present Government is to act as custodian of the treasures,

A few years ago a thief got into the Treasury when all the guards were asleep or otherwise employed. The floor was so covered over with shock of silver that he could not put his foot down except on the ; precious metal. His fortune was made. He would load after load of ofliver till the grey morning brought the guardi to he spot. He beat down to pick one up. He found it the heaviest shoe he had ever touched. He

alised both hands, but could not move fla energies well nigh to bursting. He made no impression. Another sed another shoe was attempted, but with no more encouraging result. He then bethought himself of the custodian and trembled with a fear so great that he could not move himself away. He was caught In the morning and told his story. Formerly id was a mandarin of No. 1 rank, His removed, and his head tas perial Prince. Now, if when he was but one since by the Insignia of an

of the bighest mandarins he made it impossible for a man to take away one shoe of silver off that. floor, is it at wil ilkely that now he is a prince be will be less sinck to discharge

his duty?

Let

oppbetune for a thorough inspection of all the hospital ship (Kode Maru), have left, most lowest property in the central, western and likely for Plagyang. Five hundred Jay tons of the colony with a view to coolles and almost as many Koreans b making the landlords, or their agents, conform for the same place in order to build a camp for strictly to the provisions of the new sanitary the winter. The Koreans are receiving 2,000 Laws. In Wanchal there is some very diazepal cash per day which, at the present rate of able house property near Bowrington Casal, exchange, is about a dollar-au almost fabulous which

ich, was signed during the plague epidemic sum for a Korean coolie, and

Linstead and Davis are, 'whicfr Messrs. we widerstand, the gents) which should be

There

ara 13 large hospital buildings in the "Jana" be forewarned. They will take out be Chemalpo, and the carefully reported upon with a view to having it preparing for a good deal of sickness. Ten of and no more than did that would-be thief. It

Japanese no doubt are

of that Treasury, when they came, just as much alther rated to the ground or placed in proper thess have basa recently built, the remaining would be badly drained hovels to which we refer that. laite and two les-houses. The crematoriem being selves, to push with order. There is, too, a lot of land adjoining the three being converted photographie studio Wiju, where they are snugly fortifying them-

be a pity, would it

#not, to march from

present condition is a menace to the health of found too small for cramating the dead, they are without success, through the large army now difficulty, but possibly not the population in the immediate neighbourhood. now cremated in the open, just outside this build-waiting for them not thirty but three miler

ing and to the worth of the cemetery. As the west-of the Yaloo, only to find on arrival here ELABORATE preparations were made in China hospitals have been bulk next to the cemetery that they could not take away a single shoe of town for the annus! Wa-kwong festival, which on the south-west they have the cemetery jast Includes the celebration of the bf. day of the between the hospital and the cemetery last sliver out of the treasury? Apparently even the Governor-General of all the Manchurias cannot No. 1 fire Joss," the magnates of Boubam They evidently do not belleve in wasting mergy. Strand West, including the famous Bus Hing Yesterday 160 Japanese and ico Chinese safter the banks a considerable sum of money to pay

take that money, as he has had to borrow from and Yuen Fat Hongs and the Kis Tye Loong, ing from dysentery were brought from Plograng soldiers as routs for the East.

crematorium,

to Tientsia especially distinguishing themselves Fund. They report that day is ragle there, from

Yesterday the second san

monition of war, and previously by searching | Ifberal subscriptions to the Festival Fund. 10 to 15 deaths occurring even King (belt bag ago the great Viceroy was degraded to a

the Path and taking from her the was materials Owing to the Empress Dowager's birthday an

bar voyage.

K'an-

Ping-sing

wo board

damaged owing to the fite on board the belong that both the boats caprised. The vacato bis post, and that the Viceroy to that they could not held out with the odds credible, because the Nanyang squadron belongs

Here the most extraordinary rumours run about wildly, no one knows whence or bow. she was conveying to the North. The former the 7th prezime the festivities will be continned brather of the Crown Prince) arrived from Seoul vessel bas hern taken to Japan, i but the latter, without laterruption until midnight on Wedner and is on

4th button. When Yuan, late of Korea, passed after some detention, was allowed to proceed ou day next, when all the ghosts of the bated Wo the kia waw to Tadan in return the viall of} through here on his way to the seat of war, with

Salozil. Hela a good

a good-looking youll force of Tinizin soldiers, the rumour Was Jaar and all the evil :irits in creation will be of 16 (17 sccording to Korean reckoning) of very driven from these festive shores away into silght bulld and was accompanied by same el perived The Viceroy was degraded to the On the gik inst., mys the Bangkah Times, boundless space for ever and ever amidst

cron officials

1 of a private cities. Some time there- Four cranes were

were brought after, saidians who as a present to the Mizade A direction than Fenghuang, told me that the who are now gone in another for Hankow on the 21st lost, got ashore at the about nine or ten man made an aitack on the dastening fanfare of Celestial trumpets, the down with his lower end of the Centaur Shoal, but was safely Ayuthis. They ki led the owner and one of the of rockets, crackers and bombe fouumerable.

boat of a Chinaman selling sweetmeats naar banging of high-toned gongs and the discharge grandson of the x-Regent was first arpolyted, Viceroy was in the

prison of

of the Board of Punishe floated off on the 23rd.____

but unfortunately his wife died about the time ments Another rumour, more, suggestive and boatmen and carried away shout ved thosle in

when he should have started and he was so

credible than that, was spread a couple of days THRIE thound four hundred packages, mostly csak. On the same date a funny fueldent THERE is a rumeur gelag the rounds in native overcome with grief that he became ill.. ***

batore catre for transhipment at Shanghal logs the M. occurred near Ayathis, where some a boat Chelly less, to the effect that the Viceroy of x true version of

in official circles in Shangbal, according to the N

the Yaloo naval fight. The At last we have received what purports to be Nanyang squadron had come suddenly up to | M. Co's Orianten, are reported to Have been

bost

attempted to steal goeda koma bost

to a Siamese, who defended himself the Two Kuang, Li Han-chang, is about to least as far the Chinese retreat is concerned.

and entered the mouth of the Tatung lver Lak

three japanese men-of-war quietly Saghalien at Koba on the Land inst.

so vigorously

ing unawares thr that after fighting appeare

all day and seeing at mucher thers, sid, etc. This seemed more man then had a hard struggle in the water, invi, of the Liangkiang provinces, will go down FOUR mors versels of the Chian Merchants the course of which the Siamese managed to get Canton, his pisce at Nanking belog given to against them, the Chiness agreed to an armistice, to the Chinese Emperor, does it not? Some Best-the Hainyl, Harting, Fungahum and | held of the ibleres' best, while the latter went Chib-tang, the Wucbang Viceroy. 11 promising to give up the city on the secrow people thought that the combined Nanyang and Malfa-have been transfered to the German off with the boat of the former

up to Peking for

for But during the aight they cut

out their way through Plym uld have done something noteworthy. flag, their new cweer being Mr. B. Schmacher,

while his protégé, Yang Total of the japaness camp and the cavalry woning late There are numbers of the late General Tro's TH Chefes Express of the sand inst. ways that Klungchow, Hainan Island, has been removed the mire on the river's bank were, cut into men now her whe tensmed respectively the Latyś, Lasting; Ese- up to that date no Japanese man,of,war had from of the anti-Li prang Yang Yi, Vice. only 600 killed and wounded, while they just to fund that only a portionpas › were engaged i à his post owing to denonciations of certain

In the fight in tain plece. The Japanese claim to have lost Flagyang. The hint in the N. C.. been inside the Gulf of Pechliť stude the present | Censors war broke out. We have mentioned several President of the Count of Censors, a estive of claim to have killed 1,300 Chiasse THE ubiquitous inspector of weights and § times, comments the Shanghai morning paper, | Canton, it is reported was the Censor who caused (`takeromisos to surrender they told/ranked Potions in all about 4,000, and not all in one place.

was engaged in

is accurate. The brunt No doubt her that ot fighting fall on General Two's mee, whe measures, Big George to wit, swooped down that the Chinese trattorney letarlarance, brother's removal from office being attributed to to japan about taking 16,000 of the Chimes it was found that the position was not a good one

also this trouble to the Lf brothers, the elder Chloese upon a sumber of Laswar Row shopkarpers / to sed fre in the rebelog Bus

Guil, yesterday, and as they were weighed in the

the Japanese float

men Magisterial balances to-day and found sadly Ping-yang Inter

the President in i a memorial to the Throne.

insisted that Chinese pelacumirk when taken in there, so the Tieminin maz retfend before the their army. H

vick large numbers, It: appages alan, froms | benis, urging Güneral Two to follow. He refused. forty dollars ware Imposed.

of war at Chelon on Saturday, week land were: Fora No, a coolle, formerly in the employ of accounts which are no doubt beyand question, The Manchus, however, were more ready to move THE Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infant British, Centurion,. Leander, Severn, Archit. | ME G. Hosspool, Deputy Superintendent of that there were nono Chipses in mil, within the ↑ westward. There were few killed in the actual At the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, will play the following programme at the Officers andra and Areas, de Kasalom, Baby - Fors, who was convicted recently of annexdiag walls of Pinggang hapon mention seating. It was after the fall of

firewood belonging to the Inspectors! Mess at 20,000 of their mimy which telurched win fesea Shanghal, on the 18th of October, GUILHERMIKA, Mess, Murray Barraca te marrow, commencing andring und Argona ; und Resales, Bohrs,

the Central Police Station, came out of Victoria Seoul widow of the late W. C. Edwards, to Captain P. at 8 pink, 20

Seoul and 19,000 From Gessan MERLEKS, of the steamer Smith,

THE crows for the Chairman's Challenge Cup at | Grol at 4 p.m. on the 27th instant, sed an hour from one of the cuptafez bat we also, havas serious slawehter took place. It is almost a March.............."Auf das Honawig "Unmih. At Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, on the Select La CigalannAndrea Chyll. | last night; na follow **** Regatta” wäre picked | Inter he found his way to the Tung Wo shop, in | 20,000 were landed alan birreristys para chourly, glad to be able to point out that the tragedy of

Overtur..... ***Eborli bass *

Kornblume W. A. Stopeni (stroke), A.Füller, kis master, Mr. Horspool, sent him for It." The 59296AE vyhna the The prisoners were, however,

BURSONIDEES TO *THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY

REMINDED THAT ALL SUBBORIPTIONS

MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.

of Messrs. Carlowlix & Co. They have been shun and Liefoo

ang will have to

600 prisoners.

Los i Dally

Nawa

of the

At 1, Bellion Teriace, na the soih lestant, the ❘ wanting, fines somonating in the aggregats to entrer zhments of winning. And protestmedia | Avu charges made against him by this Vice-prisoners, and that in Permark fast for a stubborn defence by the whole 18,000

BIRTH.

wife of H. F. CARMICHAIL, of a non.

MARRIAGES.

and Outober, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A., VA... ***A Dancing Girl

JAMES MILLER SMITH, to ISADELLA WATT,

mier V. R. G.

the onbe migr

at

The foreign men

pity

no prisoners were taken;

- for every well-wisher of Japan would have been

Geomal, recreated, that the most of a transport take us than that virtunity no pri Victoris Street, and obtained a fowl, stating that somewhere. If

· If this la tre

ton, F. Feckan and G. G. Bendra

102] met day the poultry dealer discovered that he Rese, A. Lammert (stroke), W. Artistsong, had been swindled and reported the matter to begun

the pollos, he soon ran the coalie to earth. Sie the town.

? for three monikuat the Magistracy | rounded by Tandplain akad

eldest daughter of the inte David Chapmalı | Tuz Central Police Station compound presented: G. G. Cilaland &. I. Daby APOST

Master Mariner, Dundee,

DEATHS.

Beethoven

Coo Baikt Musik....." Robert le Diabla "immun Mayurbom, Dance...** An Tambouris "amannaBorgatti,

quite a lively appearance at noon to-day, when including revolves and other munitions of war,

took place Implements of war were at K

at the

At Ningpm, on the 18th of October, WILLIAM the half-yearly auction of contacted articles, Trade, R. Edwards, and Ale this morning. This case shows clearly that to age one ope where embarked on a mat

RAE, Harbour Master, aged 69 years.

At No. 9. Carter Road, Shangbal, on the neth | premium, foralgaers and Chinese bidding briskly October, Winifred May, Infant daughter of for obsolete tidas, mateb locks, the Walter William and Allor' Man Fucking aget | Chin-e” do most saves getting the better of them 4 months,

fan-XWai,

Victoria-}

Sharp, L., A. Kish 684 D.

Thetis-G.C. Hayward (Mre

The Kowshing was an isolated ons, never again

Randy we hair of host-

2. B. {stead of our pazitiva systers of improving – China 48 about são ponies, which came down trimitem AT NOURI Sped osanat estaPO

lydiametriaslly opposite effect

· Mohr.kur } conse' out of son. Onos a 2001) 40 vite Sanul·lades - with stores. The Johanan,

gsorked would appant to be the departe che fannig

Min Ki put down and mostly jutnaruda

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