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HIRTH,
Is
At Newchwang, on the 21st November, the
wife of T. L. BRANDER, M.B.C.M., Irish Presby- tertan Mission, Junjow, of a-daughter.
DEATH.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1894.
TELEGRAMS,
JAPAN'S TERMS OF PEACEF.
LONDON, December, zid.
It de stated in Yokabama that if the war can be brought to a conclusion now, Tadan will accept an Indemnity of 400.000.000 yen and
THE "Tats" Line steamship Lindisfarne 'elt Shangbai yesterday ever ing for this port
As all frår of trouble In Peking bas vinlshed, It is stated that Mrs. Coner and Mrs. Jorden are returning to the B-ltish Legation.
THE året-class cralser Gibraltar is due here on he 2018 Inst. The Crescent and the troopship Jumna leave for Australls and England res- pectively on Friday next, the zih Inst.
the lords of the creation' in the other. The whole garden was surrounded, crossed and recrossed by over 500 coloured lanteros, and doited all over by bundreds of French flags of all shaper and sizee.
the cession ni the terrl'arykrow occnpied by her of conquest. On the KY Bida to thle nichever is stated on authorfty that the bighly civilties y writes on the 26th. ulto:- The forts, dock. † play of fireworks, then the Philharmonic Society
tranns; otherwise her demands will be far largur
No armistice will be granted unless China sugg for peace and gives on Peking or some bar pledges of her bond fides.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AND JAPAN, President Cleveland in his Message praises the proerens of faner, and en'og'zes her landable
| total (350) of Ispanace killed, ovat sco fall in taking the forts on this side. The troops, other than the gunners, fired not a shot, and, the whole place was left intact ; and the Japanese now find themselves, with a trifling for et men, In possession of splendidly fortified arsenal with large supplies of
and food. There is, dowever, AB
*_ ammunition
march from Ta-llen-wan Japanese rammed with their warships help'ess
their
officers and junks, crowded, with refugees from Port Arthur, the Japanese found one of
this induced the eleven men borribly mutilated;
THE Jacunese marido e have fullmsted their General command to give the order. No
is that some two foten lon of taking Wel-bal-wel early in D cem. The quarter 14
ht Haw considerate of the Japs to let the thousand people (but few soldiers amongst i them). have been killed and mailiated, and some of the world know it!
by 100
are too revolting to visitors narrate. That the Japanese were given great of Innocent women and children is unpardonsble and a disgrace to the army and commander. Foglives frm the pisce are being cut off, and the men-of-war are on the look-out for those using Junds as a means of escape.
consequence
desire to complete domevic #atonamy and to wants tive, but the cruel warder
attan ft 31 equality in the family of nations.
(Sprch) to Stam Observer.)
ST, PITERS"ro, November 20th. The marriage of the Cer has been postponed In Monday. Fildew, upon which the wedding www to have taken place being regarded as An anluc" y day,
LONDOY, November zoth.
The Germans kaya paninga” the capital of the Wahebie, « tribe in German East Afalen, wéter e | stahhom fight, in which they lost 40 men killed and wounded.
MILITARY HONOURS,
Novaber and. The Queen presented Generale Sir Deould Stewart and Ford Wolseley with Field Marubai's batons at Windsor to-day.
THE EARTHQUAKES IN ITALY.
ROHE, November 20th. The earthqu-ke shecks continue in unabated violence in the north-east of Stelly, belog espectally felt In the vicinity of Milazzo.
THE FIGHTING IN LOMBOK.
LA HAGUE. November zoth, The Dutch Irnans have captured the Balinese positions at Tjakra, Negara. Dering the fight ing a vowder magsilne was acriden'ally blown un. frjuring two officers and nineteen men. The hole of the Raju's transure has fallen into the Datch hands.
DEATH OF A GREAT COMPOSER.
LOND N, November azul.
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German punbet Bill. Ingenahl, left Shanghi frankaw on the 40th alte, where'she'will be stationed till about Chick New Year.
Tex highest offer for the Bittish ship Drumeliam, pot on to suction at Nagsask on November 24th, heing *24.500, the ship'was'not sold. The fimit was $15,000
DESA cheers for the "Phil.
The Chelos Correspondent of the Shanghai Mfør-
The proceedings commenced at 5 p.m. by a dir
alucha lively match that was highly land arrenal, in complete working order, are. Yard now eccepted by the Japanese. The Japanese leaprccalencia sing with the "Marseillaise," la reported to be three bandred and fifty killed, which patratically received,
TERUS ARTWORK Mr. Imbault Huer, the French and wounded, and the Chinese loss two thomsed killed. The
The Japanese all-wed all the hiper anláters to ercape, as they did not with the i
PK bindered by | capturing prisonera. The and torpedoes are being removed bet
by There are thirteen Japanese rimbault Japanese. veselu oalaide Port Arthur -A number of the Ixpraese troops have withdrawn, and it le surposed t1ey have def' for Tullen-wan --The B-Ush man-of-war Daphne leaves to-day (Monday) with a guard of fikty marines for Tien sin, under Maj-r Milne, R.M.A., and Lieutenant Lambert. R.M L.L.
THE MOUNT LEBANON" ASHORE, IT rebred in Shanghat on the 25th ult | THE WINGLOK STREET OUTRAGE.
The Risisch steamer Mount Lebanon, from Fangoon le Kobe and Yokohama with a cargo of rice, wen! ashnzé on one of the new forts at the entrance to Yakobuma Bay early on the morning of the 22ed vito, awing, it is said, to the entire absence of lighte. After discharging 500 tons of slow the vessel floated ng the following day,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Kritish gunboat Pigmy arrived at Shanghai from Cheloo on the 27th utto.
A MEETING of the Legislative Council will be held on Thursday, the 6th instant, at 3.30 p.m. THE stemebla Fronts, which unived at Shang. hal on the 27th alta, reported having pighted two Japanese men-of-war outside Saddle Island. THX Nip:on Yusen Kalsha is reported to have subscribed 60.coo yes to the Seamen's Ald Society, to be paid la Instalments over a term of ten years.
LIKUT, J. P. IRVEN, R.N., has been appointed to serve until further orders on board the Canadian Pac'Ac Steamship Company's Vancouver liner
Anton Rablastrin, the great Russian pianist | Empress of India. and composer, la dead.
A NEW POLITICIAN. Moulvi Rafindala Ahmad, who is to be put forward at the next General Election as a Te fondet candidate, by way of a wet-rff to Dada- Khai Naorcil was entertained at the Junior Con- «titution=1 Club last night, the Right Hon. Sir John E. Gerst presiding.
FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR.
PARIS, November 22nd,
The French Government has decided to form three special battalions of remen for service la Madagascar. The report of the Committee of the Chamber of Deputies appointed to examine into the special credita asked for by the Govern- ment, recommends that France, should declare #protectorate in the widest sense of the word short of actual annexation.
THE CRICKETERS IN AUSTRALIA, MELECURNE, November åtst, The match between Stoddart's English team and the Victorian eleven has resulted in the English winning by 145 runs.
THE FAUNTING IN LOMBOK,
LA HAGUE, November 21s. The Raja of Lombok, with his son and grandson, has surrendered to the Dutch authorities.
RUSSIA WIDE AWAKE.
LONDON, November arst.
It is stated in Odessa that two transports filled with troops have been suddenly ordered to Vladivostock.
THE BARING LIQUIDATION. The remaining assets of Baring Bros, Limited, have been withdrawn from the Bank of England, The guarantorn of the liquidation bave thus been finally released from all further responsiblity.
WAR TELEGRAMS.
(Special to Shanghal Mircury.)
YOKOHAMA, November 28th.
On the 20th, previous to the storming of Port Arthur, the Japanese get one banered selge and field guns into skilfully chosen positions from which the rained what and shell into the Chinese entrenched pealitions, which accounts
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THE O. & O. S: S. Co.'s steamer Belgic, with mails, &c., from San Francisco to the 15th alto, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port, via Nagasaki, to-morrow morning.
THE Admiral commanding the German squadron on the Chinese station has been specially in structed by wire from Berlle to obey the orders of the Bililsh Admiral in certain possible evan- tunities.
AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 518, S.C will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Wednesday, the gih instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
THE German steamer Frans, 2,300 tons, which et Hongkong for Yokohama and Kobe on the zrat ultimo, has been so extensively damaged by Gre that it is expected she will be detalied in dock for repairs at least three months.
Tux special correspondent of the N.°C. Dally News wires from Kobe as Noveraber 27th an follows:-Messrs. Detrlos German steamer burn 3-, və 90210
2 for the pur; so of negotiating as to the terms of peace between China and Japan. Mr. Detring has telegraphed to Hiroshima. Count Ito's reply is unknown,
THE steamer Teresa, with a broken sbait, arrived at Singapore 36 from Kema on the 36th ult, in low of the steamer Pok Ann. The Terera was on her way to Slugapore from Macavaan when her shaft broke, and was picked up by the steamship Changsha, which towed her to Kema, The Poù Ann WRE sent to Kema to tow the disabled vessel to Singapore.
THE special correspondent of the Shangbai Mercury wiltes from Tientsin on the 25th alto: Port Arthur fell about seen on the sand, bat
it is hard to say what bas befallen Kung Trotel, the commandant of the garrison. He tried to get away twice, but had to face the Japanese. WHY
he was allowed to returo, when it was well known that he was far from belag brave man, is more than I can tell. The Japanese captured Past Arthur with but slight | fo somewhere about 300-and against very little resistance. I hear the Chin:se" were not allowed to escape, but as they were retreating, without arms, they were shot down in hundreds by the Japanese.
THE career of the dredger Anding, says the
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that the Chingva hay, guined a complete victory ver the Japanese, after a hot engigemen', at Fow-lin and Feng-hwing.
A JAPANESE paper stales that Viscanot Ank! has been relexird from htu peldblonal duties in London, and Mr. Kato Takask), Superintendent of the Polkiral Bureau, has been appoint d to succeed him as Japanese Minister to Great Britalo.
An extra iux of go cash on every thousand cash worth of fish branght Info Shangħal for sale having been levied by the native authorities, the fiebermen have protested eospha Inally and strock work. There is now in searchy of fish in the Model Seulement,
Commander-in-Chief of Chibli
THE Cbinere have been leaving Newchwang to large numbers of Iste, and according to the Chefon Express twenty steamers arrived at that port from the 1st to the 21st of November carry. Ing opwards of 11.414 nativesasengera. Many people have siso arrived at Chefoo from New chwang lu junks.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
were heartl'y lewonded "Dintre the ay othe wise. members of the Muni ipil were busy personally looking by the Consul and Medame
mforts of their guests, sing g shikakkdents to all, high and low, without excep- tion, and showing every attention and kindness Dogs ble. Nothing was left by them for the Chinese servan's to de. This is a new depar tre for Cinton and the graceful courtesy of all, and of Midame Haser la particular, made this event an unequalled success, which will long be gratefully remembered by all present.
Monsieur Hasit had jesson: to be a proud man on Saturday. When he first came to Canton the French Concession was an unoccupied wilderness; now it is simost filled with fine houses, with before it, the gratifying change being owing promising commercial future matnly to the present Corsal's energy and tacks He had the Concession marked out into leis and sold at auction with the sanction of the
French Govern Government; he has not unnecessarily
The bearing of this case was resumed here Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court this morning James Alfred Lowron. Acting Superintendent of the Government Cell Hospital, gave evidence concerning the deaths of Police conurable Ahmed Singh and an unknown Chinaman. He said that | on November zand at
8.15 p.m. chastable 575
·washanded over to his care by P.C No. 45. the exact terms of sale, but has had
Was sufferlag from bullet wounds in the chest and
The ballet in the men was right arms. extracted the same night, the ane in the cheat on Sunday the 15th. The latter bad entered one inch and a quarter from the middle fias of the body on the left alde,
iine between The post mortem was held the following morn- The wipples. The mas died on the 28th, was conducted by Dr. Cantlle. The bullet
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such liberal views
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THE HOINOW HARBOUR LIGHT.
roado tald out, trees planted, and lo fact everything In his power has been tore in make the French Concession what it lu new, and the French residents are to be congratulated, sino, on havfug *man of such
ability and with enterprias
soon find himself in a higher By an Imperial Fdict dated November 22nd.
als friends, and all who know him are his filends in Canton, May he saad of their offairs and more responsible position is
is the wish General Ma Yoh-kun (In command of the Feng-
and are proud of the honour. The French les temy at Mouten-line) is appointed to the
of Brigadier-General of Talonen-chin. Shen-trenteng the skin passed through the third. Concesalon on Shameen wit ever be a standing al, and Nieb Kung-ifng ls appointed Provinels! Interspace heart. Passing "at of t'a peneurs efforts in his country's bert Interests in Canton,
then through the rericardios,
scarolong) | monument to M. Imbsult Hunt's inccesatal baling the dium I entered the log, ene and a quarter Inches from the free edge of the lung, thence fo passed out of the chest into the sixth inter-space of the midexiliony flae, grazing the upper border of the seventh rib. The bullet then burrowed. in the tissues of the alde until it bad reached the exills, whence it was extracted (bullet produced). The Immediate cause of death was Inflammation of the pericardium and the lung. occasioned by the injury received from the bullet wound. The same night a Chinese male advf', about 30 years of age, was brought in by PC 26, was suffering from a bullet wound in the head. He was at B 8.do the same evening. And died at A post mortem extm ination was held on the body the next morning. The bullet had entered the right side of the head and passed into the brain, where it stopped (bullet protect of the bralls. The statements made by Death was produced by hemorrhage constable No. 175 ought to be received with caution, as he was suffering severely from the shock. A photograph was taken of the Chin
THERE is a report are the Shinghal morning paper, that General Wel Jakuel, the commander of the Shêng division, was not executed at Shanhaikuan, after all, but that he le new on his way, under escort, from that place to Peking to undergo a regular trial before the Board of Punishments.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Company's
̈R‚N R., which grafveð þéré from Vancouver viâ Yokohama, Kobe and Shanghal yesterday after. noon, made the record run from the Isiter port to Hongkong, her time in troyage being 48 hours only, which beats the previous record by about
steamer Emtress of Japan. Captain Lee,
three hours.
And
after the past mortem. On the same night the first prisoner was also admitted. He was enffering from bullet wound to the hip Wilness extracted the ballet produced. corresponded in size and appearance with the other bullets.
The diver who brought up a revolver out of the harbour was next called. He sald by banded
to Mr. Minhinnett.
IT is currently reported, according to the N. C. Daily News, that Nanking Is at land to be thrown open to foreign trade, and that the recent visit there of Mr. Moorhead, Commissioner of Cus- toms, Hackow, was for the nurpose of arranging the preliminaries with the Viceroy Chang Chih-it tung. It is also reported that another part is to be opened in Hainan, or on the mainland near I. SAVE the San Francisco Chronicle:-The Bures of Immigration is beginning to be exe-clied over the Influx of Tapanese coolter across the north-western frontler. They are said to be coming in such numbers as to promise as serious a menace to white Isbour as the Chinese. A nailon of 40 000,000, that will compete with the Chinese in cheapness, will become a dis agreeable neighbour if it seeks to run is surplus population In on at rates which may go a low as $10 per head.
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ANOTHER Kolaa Hut insurrection. Is reported to have occurred on the northern harders of Kuangtong, and is spreading rapidly into the neletbouring province of Kiangsi. A thousand disciplined and foreign-armed troops have accordingly been sent south from Nanchangfu.
the expital city of Klangel to co-operate with the Kuangtung troops. The rising is said to be of some dimensions. It is singular we never get news of these rislugu in the Llang Kusng direct from Canton.
T. Minhinnett, overseer of the Public Works Department, said he was present while the Taut resolver. It had five exploded cartridges in ft. wakens was diving.. He saw him bring up the He thought it was the same as the one produced In Court, but could not swear to it. He gave le to P.C. No. 717-
Police constable No. 717 said he gave the weapon to Inspector Hennessy. It was the ons in Court, he had made his mark upon on it. to-day had been in hospital, had all the weld
At this point the first prisoner, who up to minous evidence already led read over to him, and after three other witnesses were examined, the bearing was furiber adjourned until Thura day morning.
THE STAFF SERGEANTS "SMOKER."
The greatly needed light in the risky harbour of Holbow was first exhibited in June last, and it has been of grest use and given entire satisfaction to merineis voyaging through the dangerous straits of Halus. It has been seen on several aceians from
distance of over fourteen nautical miles its toll geographical range only adverb, it will be remembered, it was advertised as visible ten miles. It fa u alded
I revolving light of the six'h order, four baring во
three
inch ranels that occupy hall the circle and show white beams of light,
that occupies the other half of the and one 180 fnch panel, or semi-halophate. and is such that when the optical apparatua la shows a
sed beam. This novel
novel arrangement revolved once in forty-five seconds, as in the case, fi gives a group of three white flaubens in followed by a red one, and quick succession, foll this signal is repeated every three-quarters of a
minute. All the fashes have a duration of ona and a half seconds, with intervals of six seconds of eclipse balween
flashes, and an the white faterval of thirteen and a half seconds precedes and succeeds the red flash, which is enloured of flushed ruby glans placed in front by means of
the semi-halophots. As this screen absorbs A considerable amount of light, half of the total available light of the lamp used la con denied by means annular lenses and prisms Into a beam, which thus has a
range equal that of the white beams. One sixth of the total avaliable light is afrollarly condensed, late each white beat, and it has been found in practice that the white and red beams arɑ of equ-l power, which is a most important matter. In sixth order lights single-wick burners are generally used, but in this case, with a view to glee with two concentric wicks is used. A high powerful and not too short flashes,
a barner reservoir lamp, with a special arrangement so ibat eliber. mineral or vegetable oil can be barat, is employed. The optical apparatus is floated on mercury sed revelred by means clackwork actuated by drivi g wely br.
Special gear is provided ad that In case of accident to the clockwork the light can be revolved by hand at lis
lis proper speed,
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The lanters If larger than usual to suit this | special lig^t, and it is provided with cyiteririzal plae-glass glazing. The standards are of steel; and the dome and cow!: are of copper.
The tower is a wrought iron cylinder resting on a cast iron ring, which is boiled down to concents Bundations, and it in fitted with the naus! doors, windowe, veniliators, spiral stairs and fightning c conductor.
The whole was manufactured by Messa Barbier & Co of Paris from the designs and specifications of Mr. D. Man Henderson, C. E the Engineer-in-Chief to the Imperial Maritime Customs. The erection of the Light and tha
the Assistant Engineer, Mr. J. R. Harding, M. Inst. C. E., with the assistance of Mr. F. W. J. 'Godsil, Clerk of Works;
for the very successful meatt, $20 waiting N. C. Dally News of November Island supply information as to the action the Municipal erho for his amusingd was encored to the light-keeper's dwellings was superintended by
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On the 27th of her, at 7.30 o'clock Chiullen, dated the 26th insiset, from the yeteupport the strain. She flied at bigh water Tire Chafer Express says that news reached Cez gars in his beet style & The Soldiers
Hongke,Hospital at Hiroshima, in which he reports that auferinde and tobakks done in that port on Saturday, November 24th, that the Marchelicted loud applause. Quarter-master
pm, at No. 1, Bone Road. Shanghal, of consimpton, MAN Kwat, #ged a8, the beloved wife of Spencer TSENG-LAISUN.
The Hongkong
elegraph
HONGKONG, Tuesday, DecembER 4, 1894.
GREAT FIRE AT WHAMPOA”,
TOTAL DISTRUCTION OF THE TOWN. (Special to Hongkong Telegraph.)
CANTON, 416 December. Bambon town and New town, Whampao, were almost totally destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. At Canton, between 2 and go'clock, bright glare was observed in the sky in the direction of Whampon, and when the steamer Paisham arrived she reported that a terrible conflagration was raging at that
port. When the meamship Hamam passed Wham- pos this morning, all that was to be seen of the ald town were the tops of the piles on which the wooden shanties had been built, and the brick walls of the houses on shore. The rools and everything else had disappeared.
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THE CAPTURE OF PORT ARTHUR.
The following account of the ettick on and
| Port Arthur, and it was suspected to be the Messi nd other step renderad valuable | Capture of Port Arthur was furnished to the N.
The members of the Staff and Departmental Sergeants' Mens gave a very pleasant smoking concert to the mere ronra at Victoria Barrická felst pight, the object being to give the members of the Staff who are about to go home # good " send Ar the Portuguese Consulate-General, Shanghel, nff" and at the same time extend to the new on November 29th. Mr. J. M. Guedes, once s arriyalı a hearty welcome. Gardnan Sergeant- well known Hongkong sport,' was fined 3,000 Major Newberry presided, and Staff Sergeant refs and cools (about $30 in ally for having con- Middleton wer Vice-Chairman fay the occasion: ducted, the Sterling Loan Lottery. He wu A long programme was gone through, and en- defended by Mr. Bottu, and the prosecution wa
jyed by a
« large number of the sergeants and conducted by Mr. d'Assomrçãn. It came out at their military and civil friends. The "star" of the trial that money given by the defendant to a the evening was Mr. C. T. Roblason, who fafly 29th, is pro-foreigner under the plea that the latter culd electrified the audience, and the detalla of the victory of the arst instant. bably finished. She grounded near
contributions, many of official The above telegram is from an
on Tuesday afternoon and when the tide fell Police fatended to take, was not given to any which he had to report, including the well known deepstech from Feld Marshal Oyama.
the commenced to break up, as her frames could member of the force.
coster dittle "E dunno where 'o are."" (Q, M.S telegram has been received here from
Cox Is submerged and
Mr. Isbell'a rendering of #wais principal surgeon to the Director-General of the her bow
become a total corpse of foreigner had been spected to be the Sergeant Morrison, Ser-Str. km, and severe engagement took place at Trokow, nesz wreck. Wrecking appller ces Mailinglien, when the Kirle troops endeavoured her but it is anticipated they will be of little body of Mr. S. Hari; but as it has since been
Bridger, Gondyer, G W. King Jordan, to break through the Japanese right flask, bat | u18.– Later nows, however, gawe bepes of saving necertained that Mr. Hart Is safe, though under
Rusistance.
C Daily News by an eye-witness of the they did not succeed, and were repulsed by the || the dredger, postoons and pampa having been arrest by the Japanese, it is supposed the
During the evening the toasts, Jananese. The Japanese loss la forty-eight || sent out i
the "incoming operations: ker on behalf of the Insuranes Com must be that of Mr. Aaberg, who had proceeded members and car departing guests were daly
the morning of the goth of November Early on and a most successful entertainment the Japanese troops advanced in force on the has not yet been received,
Chaloo, but for what purpose he went there was Generx] Oyams, at Part Arthur, has been
appens to be doubtful. It is possible, remarks joining in singing Auld Lang advised by telegram, from. Headquarters, to
und their engagement with the. Chinesa tosk At the Supreme Court this morning Mr. Syden- the N. C. Dally News, that he was fighting on
Synt release Mr. Hart, who was employed by Reuter' || bamTMMoutile, of Shanghat, lately carrying on
Committee responsible for the arrangements place abest noon. All the plans of the Japanese
Harvey. Telegraph Agency to collect news, and was taken the builness of mosie and musfest Instrument usual risks of war,
appear to have been carefully made, and they Staff Sergount Gomell, A.S.C prisoner at Port Aribus, un suspicion of being | dealers under the fim and style of Montric,
Odiam, 51.S., and
precision there was no conla ton, na burry, but," Barrack Sergeant connected with the Chiness.
Rebingon & Company in co-parimarakip with
A.S.C. The band November 29th, Mr. W. Rablosoz, of Hongkong, sued Edward
should be added, under the leadership of Mr. position was lakom in order, and every pre of the Victor Emanuel, iterranged by the General in command, each The steamer Llyw, with Mr. G. Detring and McCabe for 8509-35, balance due and interest
McGee, kolte, left Kobs today for Tientsin. Count Ite at 3 per cent per annum from the rath
contributed in no small degree to the paratien made to meet the determined oppositon
The Japane at Ark
success attained by the organisers of a riunion
*xpected,
evidently recognising given him to understand that the Japanese | Köba and Valewingege, Mrs K. L.. Dennys
which will live long in the memory of all who that's very difficult task lay before them, were present.
far exceeding the resistance they bad met Government will only receive an Enray appointed appeared for the palett and Mr. J. Hostings
within their victorious progress through by the Peking Government, and that they can- (from Mr. Victor Enson's "affics) for tão defans
Kawan. It was with the fonts first engaged not for a moment entertain the Ides of receiving dant. From the evidence led it appeared that
that the most serious fighting took place, a messenger from a Viceroy. Mr. Deiring had Mr. McCabe, who was employed by the
ind it was not until late in the afternoon that no credentials, yet he wanted to discuss terms
firm la 1tos, had recently left, and his employers
we were carried and the Japanese forces were of peace.
nów wanted a fund" nettlement with him. The
f. complete, possession of the heights which honing occupied the greater part of the day, and
surround the fortT+ KE- At Bre d'clock the diande déjfarmed'thi Friday.
Japanese had completely invested the inner THXX war again a large attendance at
and entrenchments, and this lasted till darkness defences; and met with heavy fire from the foste in, what all firing ceased. In the meantime Jopathie fear was lying off Port Anbur sorpedo brats were boully engaged running into the bights along the count to hit the troops in the attack when
killed and wounded, General Yamagata's report Į pantes, with Mr. Colla Bochawan in charge of In a jask with Mr. Hait to Port Arthur from 1 to a close by the whole, company outlying, forts from the direction of Txilenw2,
The details about the battle of Port Arthur are now commencing to arrive. The Chinese klied are reported to be about 2,000. Canbounding on
these were killed during the
the operators.
the Chinese side, in which case he 'stood the consisted of Staff Sergeant AADE A Fazred out with admitable method and
.
NEW PUBLIC GARDENS AT CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Jr, as Reuter informs as in the telegram we publish this morning, Japan has demanded fifty millions sterling, together with the payment of ́all expenses as the price of peace, we can only
1st, last, that their terms have bœen put for- ward with the desire to prevent a settlement until Chius shall have been' üüriker humiliated, if not ddven is a state of anarchy. When it is remembered that Garmasy, after a longer and Infi-Itely more terrible strife, exacted a monetary payment of only Just four times that from France-with, of course, the cession of Alsace and Lorraine-the exorbitance of the present was, too, it can never be forgoften Japan Japeness proposals will be self-evident. In the the 20th, but the excess of slaughter (although Harms on's Circus last night, when the sew was the aggressor, and by an act as discreditable excusable) in consequence of the mullafonnels ocean berate programase prepared for the tinker hermanity in it was unjustifiable the torture of the Japanese pelioners is aboletely occasion was gone through without hitch sloking of the Kowsking, destroyed whatever on of any kind... The whole performance, likelihood there then was of a peaceful solution Included several starting novelties, wes of the imbroglio. On the other hand, France of the materials of which the houses were con- beyond Kinchow lacked the Zepanas and ally love late and opportunity of life antian receiving hough symped, brdn Crokes hospitality were appriolated. The Garden resumed on the 21t with energy throughout the were by the Japanese garrison. There Motown the wit enough sympathy from Europe having only been laid out a few weeks ago attacking law, and gradually but surely defence WRA very severe figbilng and the Chinese laus - nessing one of the best show! - prez. used to make it evident to Germany that two looked rather bars, but of course this was. Alves, Magnatha 1 gäst during this day, proped
From the accounts given by the shissen af | high-clasí programma will be prodava POS SA Ture that nothing is to be gained by the Canton Philharmonia. Pentz didomized 】 but owing kaiba long range at whetol they were
› Powers should not intervent, and Japan; } attractions wèrk" in slagká ADRIASPORA BARk tha woops wan!nk
There cannot be. any doubt that the loss of life
to
CANTON, December and! duly celebrated the inauguration of the new On Saturday evening the Shameen community, Public & Garden, which farly became an accomplished fact on the Fresh Coursegian, The French Municipal Council and residente kad sent cordial invitations to the whole of the foreign community in Castor, and the large
No reliable particulara are yet avaliable, but denied by the Japanese during the attack Percent" und as 'It will be repesfed to, provokes the war of 1870, yet even this fact attendance showed, how wail thale` ovurissy and, ever・ it' wat patalble. The 191Rult was
has been great, owing to the inflammable nature
stracted.
A large-flest of houseboats and sampans were lying near the stumps of the piles, in which ne daubt numbers of the houseless people had found temporary skelter.
Whampoa new town' was built on the Island opposite the torpedo station, "bamboo town
at occupying the water frontage.
A
special representative of the Hongkong Telegraph latt for Whampoa this evening to chisin full particulare of this latest Chinese
Port Arthur.
A
large force of Chinese saidlere, from Fucków,
WAS
i twenty killed and saly wounded, including in Hongkong. We would also draw our hundred millions sterling was as high a sum as
a sum asinsritable and it was simply made one for several officers.
residera” attention..
·Internation that she would be allowed to insist upon, There la tuutetul The Mercury's special correspondent du Mr. Robert Love, the
MAGLEN, DO THEIon why, when the Umes comes, the| the master hand or hir Chefoo says:-
takes a beneßt aus Friday mekk. Man
A will thes
by
British and other men-of-war who have special aids this nor hoog peperous demande. Reading this morning's sweet male and forming this water fare conne allowed to visit Port Arthur since its fall," farcical sonich "1 way, Boss" which sitsised: integrams and knowing what we do of the would appear that the place was captured like such wond vial, popsidy in this colony some fufioenres controlling the Russian Press, the but little difficulty. The forts on the setup | FERIT DEN MET Casapoun katree homes, for bat audied ramionatrances from that queries vide only offered malkanes, and up 07: 134 || 2nd the Tikgreja
have all the mere significance.
a triangle, warnsmo mari, berulang alienati ten, coffee, and the bowled abendance, for the purer på face and alka
(carried till the harbour fort
Carat to the west of Port Arthur,
war shelled some of.
not very
Lengaged their assistance
min. Letne in vhay chky, ut a Deusiderable distabos
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