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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1894.

LATE TELEGRAMS:

LONDON, October 1gib.

News has been received from Kabul regarding the serlous Moess of the Ameer Abdul Rahman, rumours regarding which bave been lately cur rent in India; these are now authoritatively con- fitmed here. The Viceroy of India's Connell was hastily convoked to discuss the situation fu Afghanistan

ALLAHANAN, October 16th.

In the event of the Ameer's death, speculation will naturally turn as to what may happen to St. T. 5. Fyne and other Europeans now in Kabul, including Miss Hamilton and the small riaff of lady doctors. There need not be much apprchenston as to their safely: nothing short of an emente by the city rabble could cause trouble, and this is not likely, as Kabul la gal-

naned by troops devoted to the Ameer and bis Hanra family. As to the question of succession in case nd the Ameer's death, his eldest son Habiballah showed himsell to be a capable ruler during ble father's absence in Afghan Turkistan in 1888-90, end, given the adherence of the army, he should be equal to holding bis own against any cabal agalust bim.

SIMILA, October 16th.

The Viceroy' Executive Council met this morning to discuss matters relating to the illness of the Ameer, The Council lasted some time.

No further news has been received this morning from Kabul, but the latest authentic ac- 13 counts stated that the Ameer was sinking hourly.

Up to the present time no further news bas been received concerning the Ameer, but definite Information is expected hourly,

for

ST. PETERSBURG, October 1914.

It is stated here that General Tanoff's force has withdrawn from the valleys of the Gband and Shakidaria In campilance with orders received from the Ministry of War, as the Russian Government is not desiroos of impeding the negotiations which are taking place between Russia and Great Britain regarding the Pamire. It is believed that Russla, actuated by the same meilves, is trying to hush the persistent reports that a fight tork place between the Afghanı and General Yanoff's troops in these regions.

BERLIN, October 18th.

THE Canton river steamer Powan went into Kowloon Dock at 3.30 this afternoon for the urnal periodical overbial. TAR steamship Banglor, which passed into Japanese owperskin the other day, has been re-named the PoyomarM

Tge Osaka Copper Refinery recently sent 10,000 yn's worth of cheer to the Korean Mint for the striking of 5 du (about 1 zen of Japanese money) cofne.

SABERNHARDT claims to have disco the secret of prefanged youth. She says it simol consists in polting at once whatever you want. Yum-yum!

THE sudden death at Berlin of Count Kergarader. Hanokok and well known in the Far East, is notified in boma papare.

at one time Congul-Gana+al for France al

A NIMBLE-MINDED dramatist has already arized upon the Jabin-Chloese war as the subject for a spectacular melodrama, the urinelos krene of which will be the sinking of the warship Chen Yun.

A VERY suggestive, and no doubt very neerzunty, addition has been made to the Hongkong Police Regulations, strictly forbidding any subordinate officer or constable employed in the Force to act ask money-lender,

It la vnnounced that the Mutual Cols, steamer Pak-ling lately taken over by the Nippon Yesen Kricha, will bene-forth be known as the Yamaguchi-mare. Cipt. Young assumed com- mand on the 22nd ulto,

THX Scottish Oriental Steamshlo Company have contracted with the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, near Glasgow. for a steamer of a çoo tone carrying capacity for their Bangkok and Hongkong Line.

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THIS is how the L. & C. Express puts it :-"To connection with the China, Juland'-Mission thirteen misslovaties (twelve ladies, and one “gentleman) ‹ salled on 28th alt. per Peninsular and Oriental steamship can for China. Nine ❘ of the missionaries are going ost for the first

time."

MM. FREDERICK D. Sassoon. an old Hongkong resident and at one time member of the Legisla tira Coprei), was married in Londen on the 4th alto, to Miss Jenny Raphael, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raphael of No. 4. Connaught Place, W. The function was, of course, a fashionable one. THE Natgal Orliono Kaisha (Domestic and Foreign Weaving Company) recently established In Osaka by 25 prominent capitalists with a capital of 300,000 yes, Intends exporting silk ta England and to import annakin from M. cheater. The tanakin will be mostly re-exported to Korea.

JAMES BURNETT PAIGE, who was sentenced by e court of two magistrates in Slovapore to a finé of $1,000, with the option of six months' Imponent, for illeglly exporting arme to Netherlands Indla in conjunction with the late Capt. Daalelser, has paid the fice, and given notice of appeal.

THE Captain, his wife, and crew of the Italian barque Barna, of Genos, thirteen all told, arrived at Singapore from Saurahaya in the steamer General Peel on the 25th ulto. The Barna, bound for Marsellies with a cargo of 100 tons of capra, was totally wrecked on a reef close to Arende Island on the 25th Sept.

Mend-What was the last discussion of the Young Ladies' Debating Society?

Is Marriage & Fallure 7 Miele Ob, we took up the old question of

Mand-Well, what was the result of the debate?

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Her Father (ich play poker?

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Httle THE NEW Japanese #teamer Hitam, of 6,000 tons, built on the Clyde for the Nippon Yosed Katiba, arrived at Yokohama from Glasgow on the 26th ultimo. This in the wessel that was detained by the British Government until a promise was given by Viscount Aoki, Japaness Minister to London, that she would not be cos- verted into an armed cru'ser on her stilvalin

popular officers in the F. & A. Co.'s steamers on B. MacMillan, for many years one of the most Japan, The Islame was brought out by Capt. J.

the Hongkong-Austrällan line.

Her Saltor Why while. --

Her Father-Well, let's have a game SIR HALLIDAY MACARTHEY, Secretary of the Chinese Legation in London, in Have English

letter recently published in the Times, rives some information respecting the Chinese force that were alleged to have been datented at Ping- Yang, his object being to do what the Hongkong Telegraph had already done very effectually, namely, reduce the victory at Ping-yan to Its just proportions."

THE pr sent indebtedness of the London School Board is £8,050,000. The expenditure for the past year was more than £2.000.000, lescherat starles alone amounting to £1,100,000. There are 9,8oo teachers, and nearly 500 school build- ings with accommodation for 500,000 pupils, The attendance for last year was 401,750 children. It costs nearly 50,000 annually to enforce the Compulsory Education Act. In the past twenty-three years the Board has expended Over £60,000,000.

We regret to have to record the death from abscess of the liver of Mr. George J. Vowles, of the Talkoo Sugar Refinery, which occurred at the Peak Hospital early this moming, after a rather lengthy illness. Mr. Vowies was well- known in the colony as a comedian of more than ordinary shiity, and was always ready to give bla-services to & deserving cause, his lust appearance on the local stage being, if we mistake not, at the entertainments promoted for the benefit of the "Black Plague” workers. The funeral coridge will pass the Monument. at { o'clock to-morrow morning.

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T cargo and hull of the wrecked Greman Kalacokailis point, Molokai, Hawaiian Islands, bark G. N. Wilcor, as she flea on the rocks st

where she drifted on September 18th, were sold at auction at Honolulu on September 21st and were bought by a syndicate for $1,375. Honolulu paners state that the carro, which consists chiefly of Christmas and New Year's goods and liquors, is valued

at over half a million dollars

dollars. The Handlu'a Entlelin says: "The wreck and sale of the German bark G. N. Wilcox reminds old Eskbank, which was wrecked off D'rmond kamata of the loss of the British ship

Head.

The wreck was purchased by S. G. Wilder for $1,200 and act of the cargo MT. Wilder made $60 ooo clear profit. The Wilder residence on Judd Street is named "Eskbank' after the shipwreck.

THE WAR IN THE NORTH,

The following items are taken from Japanese papers-

The numbers of Chinese troops garrisoning said, to 60.000 and 50.000 soldiers respectively. Poking and Tientsin have been increased, te

The First Army Corps began crossing the Yaloo river on October 24th, and began an attack on the enemy

Marls-A committee consisting of the entire A GLASGOW correspondent of a London paper i day with the near Challen-chen the following

membership was appointed to try it and see, Tix Canadian Pactic Railway Co.'s steamship Two Japanese war-ships of 1200 tons each. Empress of India arrived at Shangbal at 4 37 now being boili at the Elswick Works. *.m. on Saturday, and left again at i am. vester | Newcastle-on-Tyne, are being hunied forward possible despatch, the men working to arrive at about 8 a.m. to-morrow.

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In view of the frequent prevalence of small-por la Korra, the War Department has transmitted. large quantity of vaccine thither for the Inoculation of the troops.

The Chute's correspondent at Hiroshima aunounces an offer from Lard Rothschlid to the

King Alexander had a cordial Interview with | day for this port, where she may be expected with day. But all the same, these fighting from the French what honor there is in Japaners Government to take up the whole of

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the German Emperor, who afterwards conferred the order of the Black Eagle on the Servian

PARIS, October 18th. Accordlag to the Gaulois the French expedi tion to Madagascar numbers filteen thousand men. Forty steamers have been chartered by the Government for their conveyance.

PoE October 18th. The Italian cralier Umbria is ordered to proceed to Chinese waters.

LONDON, October 18th.

The polling for the vacancy in the Parliamen tory representation of Birkenherd caused by the elevation of Viscount Bury to the Upper House he the death of his father, Earl Albemarle, took place yesterday and resulted in the election of the Conservative candidate, Mr. Elliott-Lees, formerly member for Oldham, defeating the nemince of the Liberal Three Hundred, Mr. Wiliam Hesketh Lever, by a majority of 106 [At the last election Viscount Bury defeated can be obtained filled at the following prices the Gladstonian candidate by a majority of 604.)

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M.S. Folus was towed over to Kowloon Decks this morning by the steam-tug Fami.

Ar latest advices. D'Arc's Marionettes were delighting Rooski' audiences at Vladivostock. THE British gunhoat Plover, Lieut..Commander Addington, left Yokohama for Korea on the 27th ulto,

THE further examination In Bankruptcy of A. E. Skeels has been postponed until Saturday next at 10.30 1.m.

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended Nov. 4th are ---Europeans, 137; Chinese, 1,473; total 1,6ra.

WE are informed by the Agents of the Austrian Lloyd's 5. N. Co. that the Company's steamer Gisela left Kobe for this port at daylight on the 3rd inst.

THE German steamer Frigga, which arrived here yesterday morning from Singapore, reports sighting the German barque H. Hackfield in lat, 6.20 deg, north, and long. 108.20 east, THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamship A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Empress of China arrived at Shanghal at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, and left again at I am, yester. Hongkong, 15th October, 1804.

sday for Vancouver, via Nagasaki, Kobe and

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DEATH,

At the Peak Hospital this morning, GEORGE JOHN VOWLES, aged 27, a native of Hammer- smith, London,

The Funeral will pass the monument to morrow morning at 8 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend.

The

jongkong Belegrap!

HONGKONG, MO DAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1894.

TELEGRAMS,

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

LONDON, November 4th,

The Princess Alix has been unslated and received into the Greek Church.

Universal satisfaction is expressed at the eminently pacific tone of the new Char'ı manifesto.

A SMOKING Concert arranged to be given at the Tanglin Club, Singapore, on the 27th alto, by Senorita Dolores (Mra, Allison), bad to be post- poned owing to the andden illness of that charming artists.

THE silk or steamship Empress of Joban, which vessel left Yokohama on the 12th ulto, was delivered in New York on the and Inst, the transit being 30 days from Hongkong, and av days from Yokohama.

HARMSTON'S Circus and Menagerie arrived from Japan yesterday by the P. & O. Cò's steamer Varona and will open at West Point to-morrow sight. The company is an unusually talented one in all branches of the business and is certain 10 establish a strong claim to public

| leviathans will stop in the Tyne until t is having the brucied by German bullders. A

"How did girls come to wear their hair in a 'horrid war' is over-unless Great Beltulo

braid 1 "

should specially require their services, and then of coarta - !

I asked of a lass as I toyed with her fan. "I know not how his with the others," she said,

"Bot I got me cae from a Chinaman.”

SINCE the outbreak of the China-Japan war the tonnage of shipping in the Inland Sea la stated to have increased by 60.000 tons, owing to the | Vargo additions made to the Beets of the Nippon Yoten Kaisha nõđi ólber companies,

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TRUS the Singapore Straits Times of October 24h:"A Chinese woman named Tee-Mel- Qury, aged twenty-one years, died last night from the effect of an over-dose of opium which is believed to have been tell-administered. The woman was one of those whom recent legisla- tion has deprived of certain safeguards that formerly existed" Strongly suggestive, friend Arnot, and very well put.

taya:" "As la well known on the Clyde the France, built by Messrs. Henderson, l Partick, is the largest ship afat since the Maria Rickmers · German award auxillary screw ship.

Lost, and dow learn that the Germans Intend again to taker and this time they intend to have her Bremerhaven firm has commenced a five- masted sailing ship of tron, which will be 36

365 feet long, 50 feet beam, and 314 feet depth, her gross tonnage being 4,280 tons. The Maria Rickmers fauched in 1891, was 3813 tons and the France, built. In 1890, was 3,784 tons. The new vessel will carry nearly 6,500 tons of cargo. She is only 5 feet longer than the France, 3 inches greater beam, and 14 foot more depth.

of

TWELVE Years go Japan contained only one

"MORE than a Hitte surprise," rays the Naval spinning mill. The Intent statistles from that

and Milllary Record, "has been expressed in THE old P. & O. steamer Malwa, purchased by military circles-and this without intentional dis country tell of no less than thirty-right now

Mr. Tatsuma, a sold berwer of Nada, was under in operation with over 384,000 spindles and

paragement orders at Kobe jast week to preceed to Korea that Captain Goold Adam was not preferred to

Captain Du Boulay's claims- representing a capital of over $10,000,000.

:with an large number of coolies for military bim as attaché with the Japanese army. Sa

So far A MATCH at football under Rugby roles will be purposes. She is now known as the Yamasas knowledge of Korea goes, there can be no nlayed in the Happy Valler to-morrow afternoon. Her new owner is stated to have

comparison between the two officere, for Captals between the Hongkong F. C. and H. M. S. recently, la conjunction with a foreign firrs,

Goold-Adams spent several months in the Undaunted commencing at 445. The naval exported four thousand tons of coal from Japan men will play in white, the Club in coloure.

to Shanghal, a mutter into which strict inquiries are being made..

A MILITARY attaché of the Russian Legation ta Tokyo. Major Wogach, obtained permission from the Japanese Government to follow the Japaness Army on the expedition to China, and left with Count Inouye for Kores a fortnight ago.

MR. D. B. L. HOPKINS, one of the cleverest has been appointed Secretary to Rear Admiral] Cyprian Bridge, on the latter taking up the post of Commander-in-Chief on the Australian station.

country during 1892, and visited nearly every part, while Captain Do Boulay, so far as we are informed, is an absolate

any loan they may wish to flat on foreign markets. The reply is scid to have been that lu CATC of necessity the proferred aid may be

valed of,

The Second Japanese Army, under General Orama's command, began trading on the of the 74th without meeting any resistance. Plers Kirabia (Lantung) peninsula early on the morning

were improvised to expedite the landing of the troops. The Japanese transports captured 15 or 16 vessels of the enemy with cargoes of timber and

gunt.

A large arsenal is to be established at Kure at an estimated expenditure of over one millon ym. The works most prove of immediate: benest If completed within six months as is anrounced, and in the future will be an additional source of strength

by to Japan rendering her more completely Independent of forrign war material. It is possible that the Second Army Corps from the land side ere proceeding is what we will after all make an attack upon Port Arthur

must still believe its intended destination.

The numbers composing. Ceunt Orema's division equipped in every detail. If the rival fleets meet as they almost certainly must we shall

General Count Yamagata reports: morning of October 25 be

the Japanese 630. troops crossed the Yalon river and, routing the Chinese near Kosan, took possession of an the Aska river. According to a capiured Chinese officer of the

In view of possible contingencles, the French neglect of Captalanger to Kores, The are put at 12,000 men, and they are most

AFT, WAS his fellow traveller in Korea" paper have three battles proceeding

Goold-Adams is

the more efficiently noteworthy for the reason that Captain Cavendish, the military attaché appointed to the Chinese Whether the strictures of the Noval and Military Record critic are well founded or not matters very little, as in point of fret Captain Goold

to get for some time to come, with the Japanese army as any foreigner is likely

amateur comedians the Far East has yet seen, gaus and ten Hotchkiss quick-fiting guns. Adams is at the present time as wear the frontaminence on the right bank

We learn on the best suthority that the Viceroy of Fohklen ba given orders to block, the entrances to Amay at the "Six Islands," and that the officials concerned ar making lovesti. gallons to find out the most effective method of doing so.

THE P. & O. Co.'s steamer Cathay, which was chartered the other day by the Nippon Yusen, Kaisha, is now said to have been purchased by Mr. Ioi Chobri, of Osaka, for. 112,000 yam. We would have estimated her market value at considerably higher figura,

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Government is taking measures to ensure the rapid armament of the large steamships trading with the East which have been built to act as || armed cruisers in time of war. The Polynesian, on the Australian route, will carry all her guns and stores ready for use. She has four heavy Bod en her latest voyage took 6 tons of all kinds of war material, including 300 shells. On arriving

army there were near Kosan 18 battalions. at Noumes, in New Caledonia, her guns and

THX Rev. Robert Stephen, M.A., P.P.G., Se

Seventy were killed and wounded on the stores were to be disembarked and stored in

Chaplain, of Aberdeen, has published a pamph. Japanese side and over 200 Chiness. An attack let entitled "Brothers of Christ," which does fall portes. Colonel Sato's column shared in the Government depôt for use as required. Similar

Chullen-chen was to be made yesterday precautionary measures will be taken with the justice to his high reputation s scholar, and morning. boats trading to China and Madagascar.

the subject which he treats. It is not

operations, often

News of a battle on the Yaloo fe The British Admiralty is credited with baring meets sa mach aciified common-sense as secured a most remarkable pneumatic gan that language alle eloquent and simple. The

expected dally. to be found here, and preaching clotbed lo

Although the chlel Chinese defences have been formed at Challen-chen, the forces on the frontier "knocks spois out of anything of the kind ever exposition centres round the brotherhood of

have also been considerably strengthened. The invented. To this weapon so

so much significance 1 attached that

hostlie armies are at present encamped on the by personal purity of Christ as proved (1) by the most resolate secrecy life and character, and (3) by love to others;portance to that at Hello should be fought, banky, and battle of at least equal is บ observed in connection with certain portions of its mechanism, and, what is more,

and the way in which these heads are

At Chullen-ches the new sarthworks are said to treated reveals at once the grasp the writer the experiments which are to be initiated at Milford are regarded as of such importance that

has of his theme, as well as the warm love be heavily armed, and the General in comman the Admiralty has set aside an old special pervading his own heart. Not the least interest-bas a large force of cavalry at his disposal that

Correatly ton of

ing part of the sermon is the powerlal vindica-hould keep him well informed of the movements service vessel as a target. It asserted in the Service that this weapon is one alsm to Christianity, and from the charge of

of Freemasonry Gom the charge of ants

of the Japanese. antago- the most effective ever designed, and that its keeping secret its essentials, Freemasons who

There were rumours flying about last night (October 25th) B

that negotiations for peace bad penetrating power is phenomenal and

perase it will rejoice at the way in which both been taken seriously inhand, but it I was impossible astonishing.

bese charges are rebatted, while others may:

to verify them. Nor could we tence the news to learn from what is said to respect, if not to any authoritative source. It is of interest to note, embrace, the Great Order.

however, in this connection that the Malwa,. chartered by the Nippon Youen Kaisba, has been lying in port for two days with sleam up and some 3.000 coolles on board intended for Korta. What she is waking for is bet kar wi It will be a source of extreme satisfaction to many

if a percefal solution can be arrived at. A telegram

reached the Hiroakima Head- quarters on October 5th from General Count Yamagata reporting that on the 24th, the division commanded by Colonel Santo crossed the upper part of the Yalon river and met a herifle force of some roo infantry and 500 or 600 cavalry, The former pushed on, destroyed the earhe works, killed as soldiers, and captured two field- guns and a large number of tiles. The Japanese tioops continued thele march to a place north of Chullen-chen. The Japanese fost no soldiers killed or wounded.

Wx ante from a home paper that Dr. Scott, the Bishop of North China, recently held anordina-of tion in the Church of St. Mary Reddiff, Bristol, and admitted to the deaconate Mr. F. J. Griffith, who has offered himself for work in the missionary diocese of North Chlas.

ONE reason for the speed gained in the last torpedo basts made in England, says the Maritime Register, to the improvement in their bollers. While Improvements in the ballers have been great, more is wanted and englosets are devoting much of their time toward securing this result, as promising greatly lacreased speed in stastiers. -

LATEST evidence of Japanese civilsation from Japan contemporary The trophies captured by the Japanese army at Avan and Ping-yang, -and the ridd'ed ventilator of the Chinese cruiser-

Yang-wet, destroyed by the Japanese squadron alter the naval engagement off the Yaloo, are now displayed in the smoking room of the House of Fears at Hiroshima for the Inspection of the members of both Houres,"

THE IDEAL POPULAR LEADER.

He is one who counts au public toll so hard

As idly glittering pleasures 'one controlled By no mob's haste, når swayed by gods of

gold; Prising, not courting, all just men's regard; with none but Manhood's ancient Order starred,

Nor crowned with titles leas august and old Then human | greatness ; large brained, limpid- Whom

I can hurry not, nor doubts retard: | Born, nurtured of the People, living still

The People's life; and though their noblest

Rower,

In naught removed above them, save slons In loftier virtue, wisdom, courage, power} The ampler vision, the terener will,

And the fixed mind, to no light dailylags prane.

THIS is the style to which the Japanese News Barenu report their bogus victories, as set out in our Singapore contemporaries:

JAPANESE VICTORY. (Despatched from H. 1. J. M.'s Government, Tokyo, Japan, on the 26th day of October), From Viscount Matun, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, Japan,

To Sallo, Japanere Consul, Singapore, The first columns of the Japanese force in Kores crossed the Yalon River on the 24th October, and next day attacked the Chinese troops, connlating of thirty-five hundrað men, at Horan, near Kinlan-chang,

The Chinese were utterly routed and scattered.

The Japanese was a signe! victory.

Jay: Some 47 shocke wee felt in Akita-ken; prhaipal fontideation next to Moakden. The

Takesan. The

been well substantiated at the official trial to that inspired-kly plicé allever that the Christiana) the centre of the earthquake in suspected to natives tear Newchwing, med barnas

which the boat was rubjected.

The price of necessaries of every kind is reported to have gone up enormously in Korea, atticularly in the north-western provinces. A Tokyo contemporary gives the following list of pilcer, which speak for themselves --

Before the War Present Price,

Wine, per bottle 35... TYEN ZOLIN E. Back

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Sati, per thesource20-30 38n.`i yanı White sugar, per Ib. Chestnuts, per se

5-7 241, 20 Chung native tobacco, per Native cigarettes, per 50

pieces en § 18m20 8499, Broad, per slice

* Man 18 Native underclothing, the

packageenanemiste

SEVERE shocks of earthquiko are reported to have occurred is Yamagata-ken und Akita-keo And this is how the game of bluff is managed support. Seats may be booked at Moms. Kelly SHORTLY after the fangakon left Macao this on Monday evening, the 22nd ulto. Yamagata through the Japanese Consulate in Hongkong

morning a

Thelallowing talogiam received from Tokyo Portuguese passenger named M. experienced four shocks and Mogiml-gun four- and Walsh's. The opening performance will be Rodriques, who was sixty years of age and teen. Several hundred percar were killed and yesterday bus bean, placed at our (Daily Prass) reviewed at length in Wednesday's Telegraph, practically destitute, deliberately jumped over onmberless buildings damaged in the que discal Yamagatale telegraphic raport,idated The body of the late Czar of Russia with pro. A NEW departure in the use of aluminium has rescued from a watery grave but although books out at various places and telegraphic Kinten-cheng, 3rd November, 3.15 pm, reads,

board. A boat was quickly, lowered and the Nishitagawa, Higashidagawa, and Akumi. Fire bably be burled at St. Petersburg on the 15 lately taken place by the construction of a second-restoratives were promptly applied by Captele communication was leterrupted. Mount Chok follows the instant, and until then it will lie in state” at Ode, Kief and Moscow,

class torpedo-bost of that metal for the French

provinces, "On the 31st October the detachment under The Grand Duke George has been proclaimed Government, The builders are Messrs. Karp Clark and his officers, the unfortunate man died wal, the volcano on the better of the

soon after he was brought on board the steamer, is expected to become active, Later reports Major-General Tachimni recupled Fangfant, the Czerewlich until a son is born of the contemnd Co., who calm for the new vessel increased plated union of the Czar and Princess Alix. lightness and speed, together with extra : In the Church Missionary Intelligenser for the city, except a small portion, was totally chief part of the Chinese my fed towards

In comparison with boats of the same class bitherto built of steel. This claim is said to have October there is letter from the Rev. C. burned the sbocks are still continuing : Mount Moukden and the mainder in the direction of

Chokwal is reported to have burst into eruption; Bennett Kon the Plague in Hongkong " in which

having suffered from, the, plunder and were perserved in a most marvellous way, though have been Sakuja.. Communication baring devastation of the Chiness foldiers, welcome our A JAPANESE native paper states that Dr. Khaving in some of the worst parts of the alty. The been cut, particulars were not obtainable when army. The amplares up to date amount to 55 zato, representative of an association organised Resend loan states that only home adults the Farona left Yokohama.

Cameon, 1,500 small, sbout 125,000 shot for

On the other hand, with the solo exception of for the purpose of affording medical wld to and one child out of the soo

29 200,Bathys Christians

Canzon and about fouço for small

rice, the walus of carmals han not increened fo of miscellaneous wrticles, and

proportion, Millet, maize, barley, and buck.. without receiving any reply to the demands of on the 17th October. He at once called on to the epidemie the inference of course being loon ranges last Saturday for the Hongkong Rifte. :One would almost

Sargcon-General Ishiguro at Headquarters, and that his special brand of Christianity leapt deadly Association's Long Range Cup and Spoons, and from the Eual sentence of the foregoing that the

or greens are exceedingly scarce and very dear, the conference raamited in favor of a field disease at a mais distance. What fools socis swing to adverse climatic influences the shooting Imperial Government of Japan had started in particularly those tatted from snede imported hospital being started for coollas either at Ujian | mortals can be when they try hard ).

was extremely moderate. The Cup was won by business as wholestie pewnbroker. It is only from Japan, or at Hiroshima. Dr. Kitaanie left for Tokyo the following day to consult with the other pro Department which fes citieskic team perde rate, brought up bis total to 76. ME. T. the Giant Wall and is at least a hundred miles e general order of the Usfied Sixlos Nay, stackWrotester, R.E., who scored 35 at the necessary to add that instead of belog “; the prin bundred and so at the nine hundred cipal fortification past to Moakden Fungwang is

with a bandicap allowance mall

small town at the extremesouth-eastern end of

THE IMPORTANCE OF and marines sker five speen vetevion by says of 12 pelats,

-HONGKONG. THE appeal case of Chin Klu against the Stadara, aibid not moly formlen sasmes, Bishop, 6 points allowed, was second, piling from Moulden, while Takaran, which the Police Magistrate's (Mr. Wodaheurs) ecision but enables runs on sales photany of 34 and 33 respectively, and Capt. Palmer, Japanese Field Marshal mys to sear Newchwang of the 8th and 28th of September for Indecent contract for foreign be sent temperate the Italian 0.5.D., 13 minst, third with 36 and 23. Capt. is even a greater distance from that port Hongkong luses of the Belilah colonies which exposure to Portuguese lady in Wangiomy musicians who are in the U. 8. ships in the Moore, A.P.D., (12), started well with 33 at would appear skar the private advines trets the | must regard with the utmost interest any develop Street, for which appellant was convland and Mediamiresens and who werer lays that Walion, the photo TABLE, bat completely sentenced to three months Imprisonment to claim Aparicis process, cure, or have paside the decepiles light at party North, published in the Hongkong Telagtook on ment fasportance on the Pacific.

Importanos could, "says the London Times, [w the Gintitha ko apnely fall to grow the gradost open troops and landed (15) shot very badly at Boo yards, repeatedly or were anywhere near Poranku Avu!!|| fully perpaned, in 1869 t take its share of the Moj kadetag the target, bus made wonderful improve. | mimolakay nonments. The – ZADANI

FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR.

M. le Myre de Vilers has left the Hova capital Japanese coalies in Korea, rexched Hiroshlasa counnected with the GK.8. Missioa fell victims | Tazre were only five competitors at the Kow- a great number be Justiced in concluding wheat are plentiful and not very dear, Vegetables.

France. War fa Imminent.

→ THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR, Field-Marshal Count Yamagata has captured

the city of Fung Whang, together with fifty-five

guns, fifteen hundred rifles and a large amount of ammunition. The Chinese troops filed in all direction

Field Marshal Count Oyama has captured the city of

of King-chow, with trißing resistance. Ta Lien Wan has also been captured after a long bombardment and with heavy lossal.

[Talog-tcheon (King.chow) is insignificant

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moters of the scheme.

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town at the western extremity of the Bay of Fouch`offence, came before the Full Comt, 181 |Podharms pritegn gif tires less checus. Armand | birtinga saly mid 18. 28. 12. V. Ruiter Fond 3rd inpaania na tha: Läsotaan „Promontory. ↑ Forgaff Chitis, to the buter world, and it was'

Koren, about a hundred miles from the mouth morning. Mr. W. M. Goodman, Attorney Genees!

of the 3 glön river and the same distamon from

Port Arthur. Ta-lion-wan is exactly fifty miles to the eastward of Font Artist-16, 8,5, Telegraph.)

{{Instructed by Mr. Johnson, appeared

of the Crown, and Mr. J. J. Francis, »

Mt. G. J. Phillyga que for the puretha Court uphold the orig

Tad | Panchayat back, moothne hundred yards, Carga e Armée larutan beginnt dien tay Hamadi dedimkom frem se divarsion of trade-