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THE

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1894-

At the request of the Siltana British and, an American delegate will company a Commle | sion of Inquiry, which will be sent to Armenia foribwlib.

A RUSSIAN MOVE, Nineteen thousand Russlin troeps have been ordered to Batoum to strengthen the Russian Irontier in Asia Minor.

THE SITUATION AT PEKING. A prety of Tralian gällers has been landed at Tientsin and bar preceded to Feking to protect the Italˇn Leontion

A FAISE REPORT. The report of • Brkich protectorate Ashantes is denied.

Over

(Special to Slam' Observer) THE FALL OF PORT ARTHUR.

THE JAPANESE LO'T THỨCSANDS OF MEN.

*

.

LONDON, November 24th. The Japanese finally captured. Part Artbur an Thursday morning, although they entered the town the previous afternoon. The seizure was effected anle' by the military the navy taking absolutel

In the no mart

engage ment beyond = diarion meated by the forgeda bost",

which mair attack on the forts from seaward while the troops were entering them on the land side. Early on Wednesday morning the first row corps attacked the forts near the town from the West, while the brigade order General Kumamon attacked at 13 XX

the same time Grom the East, both divisions berning up a constant bombardment with their heavy guns, the

Таратрус centre meanwhile concentrating the fire on the citatel. At x o'clock In the afternoon the Japanese came the town nese carried the forts br sault, and then entered The fo

all! hald casal, however, still and the heavy firing was consequently The Tapanese throughout the leht. repeated assaults une these farin, but were repulsed in each instance, until, early on Thursday morning, they made * mon determined %tte wh!eh proved carsin!.

Chinese defended their pasitlers

most stubbornly throughout and as these positions were very strose, the fighting was mast severe and the festes on both side very heany. The defending force

bractically antiilated. while the Japanese also ford thousands.

THE JAPAN-AMERICA, TREATY,

WASHINGTON November 23rd. The Japan-America treaty has now been

HONGKONG DISPENSARY

Has received by the 5.5. Sydney and from

other sources the Very Latest Novelties

In

CHRISTMAS CARDS

AND NEW YEAR CARDS.

Comprising:-

JAPANESE and ENGLISH CARDS, band-

aris on

the

has been

The

·THAT Well known Shanghal “sport.” Mr. A. W. Bukli, won the first parer-hunt of the rosson on | ble grand old stayer Camptown last Saturday | sfernoon.

Tri Canadian Paclike Raliway Co.'s steamship | REFERRING to the trade between Hongkong | brought in to the Station. Throw of the witnesses Empress of India left Yokohama for Vancouver and Salgon and Bangkok Mesars, Lamke and were wet-the Eerostan and two Chinamen. | yesterday afternoon.

Rogge la their Freight Circular recently Brossman said then he could not idealify the men langed mate that the new craps both at Bangkok | who assaulted him, by throwing him overboard. and Saigon leave nothing to be desired, The hearing standi adfcorneð till Tuesday Shippaza a Salgon are miready making for

for forenoon. steamers for six to eight consecutive voyager, to commence in July, and quote 17 to 18 per-plcul, according to sise, and such enquiries, though it can hardly lead to buslocas just yet, is a very healthy sign. There is every likelihood of a good and lucrative rice business during the ensuing season, and about a month or six weeks hence. chartering on a larger scale may be expected lu

CAPTAIN CAIDER, Jately Herbour Master of Porr Arthur, and Captains McGiffen and Boochler, of the Chinese Navy, were at Chefoo on the 28th,

wait'ng Instructions from Peking.

The British cruiser Crescent, as Intimated world be the case in last night's favne of the Telegrafk. left at daybresk this morning with rallefu for the warships on the Australia Station.

A SQUADRON of six frull' was expected to leave the Saddles for husan (off Ningpe) on Tuesday

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CRICKET.

HONGKONG C. C. v. S. L. I.

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their mad flight_and_whan paraned by the victorious Japanese Naklug been very great,

Kung Trotal teled to make his escape from Port Arthur-in a ́stézu labisch, but the Jigna sa torpedo hosts, wire fag seiket Yor him, and ho appears eventually in have made his way in a samen to a junk lying out when, but at resinas risk awing to the heavy gals which WAY

blowing at the time, and skehljuk he made his way to Chefoo, and thence has proceeded to Tlantain, What fate will await him there remains to be seen, for civilian he is and destore of any This match between the Hongkong Cilcket | military knowledge, the wre'ched system in Club and an XI representing the Shropshire | vo,ue with the Chinese will make him re-post- Light I-fantry, which attracted a very large ble for the fall of Chiny's preat fastress. number of spectators including several ladies, According to the Kobe Herald the Third Army was played on the Fabile Recreation Ground Ceres left L'jina on the 21st, in forty transporte, this afternoon. During the afternoon the Band of destined, it was rumoured, for operations up the

selection of music in their usual faultless the Shropshire Light Infantry played an excellent Yangtis, o mention of this movement appears

style. in the native press, so far as can be learard. The bard hitting of Elliott, Rende, and is once more asserted in native official Thompson, who

Club's total up to 173 runs, and

to start for Shanghalkuan 1000, innings,

fast, with a view to establishing theft winter defsicallons and misappropilations in hir | 24, ran the cis, made respectively 53, 34 and circles at Stanghal that the Viceroy LI Hung- as trustee for the beits of a Mr. Falck of came off victors by 8: runs on the first fry | chang in the midst of his own army of the

On June 6 h, 1893, after an extended trial at the German Consular Court, Bangkok, Richard Gotte, Ganette, was Rentenced to 18 months' imprison at one time proprietor of the Slam Mercantile meat and loss of chil rights, for having made amouating to Ticals 19,000, of certain money placed Bangkok. The accused at arce appealed to the High Court, Llepsic, and was granted ball. The decision of the Lieps'c Court on the appeal was received at the German Canaulate some days ago, aaya the Bangkok Times of the 28th, con- firming the former Judgment and ordering further inquiry into matters, not pronounced upon at the trial.

quarter in that bistorical group of Island, THE Chinese Fleet wern at Wel-hat-wel on the 18th ultimo, under order to give battle to the Ispanere at wes in the event of the latter attempting to attack that important stallon. Tax "Tarantoles" gave a very successful dance at the City Hall law night, the trippers on the light fantastic toe being even more numerous than is

real at these exceedingly popular reunions.

A large and enthusiastic audience 'assembled in Try China Manlix Co.'s steamer, Esmeralda.be Circus pavilion last night on the occasion of which arrived here at noon to-day, réports "Bob" Love's benefit and the appearance in the passing the British crafter Crazcent ansly this tiger's den of "a well known incal gentleman morning, steering in south-easterly rection. who turned out to be Mr. 5. I. Danby, Robert In his " Good Day, Boss" act was immense, THE Mission steama-launch Day Spring will though a trifle nervous, while Mr. Danby (who call alongside vessels hoisting code pennant C, red rather like "a reed shaken br the between 9 and 10.30 am., on Sunday, to convey

winded

"before he entered the den with Leo Her- men ashore to the 11 o'clock service, returning nandez)on

was as cool as acccomber the contrary, about 12.30 p.m.

and drank a glass of champagne with at mach tang froid as a Frenchman puffs his cigarette to Parisian ca. He was 60 and 4th see, in the den and was loudly cheered by the audience when he returned, smiling, to his seat in the stalls. To-night s capital entertainnient will be given, and next week scenes la the China-Japan way will be depicted in the areas.

Ar a meeting of the Committee of the Victoria Recreation Club last night. Mr. H. E. Wode kanse presiding, it was decided by a majority of 25 to 3 to hold the Regattast due date the 14th and 15th instant.

THE arrangements for the accommodation of the spectators at the forthcoming Regatta on the Prays Reclamation are now nearly completed, In a manner that reflecte great credit on the management generally,

THE adjourned Convocation of St. Andrew's Chapter, No. 218, 5.C, will be held in Frce- masons Hall, Zetland Street, on Tuesday, the 11th instant, at 8 go for a p.m. precisely. Visiting companions are cordially invited.

present

numerous

cans have a right to lease land in the interior of painted and of Artladic Designs; JAPANESE signed. Access to its provisions the Ameri VIEWS, VIEWS HONGKONG and TYPES Tanan, and to possess all privileges in connection that during the month of November the mlil ran | Anally joined là singing "Autd Lang Syne, with

of NATIVE CHARACTER,

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Er S.S. Bordbay and Conten of WHOLESOME CONFECTIONERY

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These Shipments include :-

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with the possession of property with the exception of owning It in fee simple.

THE YOUTHFUL INCENDIARY

PUNISHED.

LONDON, November 15th. Allan Ferguson, the son of Sir James Ferrusson, of Klikouran, Ayu sling, and Member of Parlament for North-east Manchester, has heen sentenced to one year's imprisonment for etting fire to Trinity College, Glenalmond, Perth, where he was a scholar,

FATE D'APRICOTS, JORDAN ALMONDS, | Nerbero Shan States, has met Wan Momeir at

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,. Hongkong, 17th November, 1894.

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THE BHAMO-NAMKHAM ROAD,

RANGOON, November 26th, Lieutenant Elliot, Superintendent of the

Selin, fo North Theinrl, and is making arrange- ments for a direct road between Bhamo and Nemkhan, part of which w run through Chinese territory, as prranged at the recent Burmo-Chinese Convention,

(From Diario de Mantia) THE LATE CARDINAL GONZALVEZ. MADRID, December 1st. The remains of Cardinal Zeferino Gongsleer has been conveyed by a special train from | Dellofes to Ocana, where it will be interred.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE crews for the German Cup "four" w{}} be picked to-night at the V.R.C. Bost-house, THE O. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Belgie, with mails, &c., left Nagasaki for this port at 6 m. 10-day.

LATEST advices from Slam are to the effect that King Chulalongkorn has suffered a relapan and is too ill to attend to the affairs of State,

A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge. No. 1165, EC., will be held in the Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Saturday, the 15th instant, at 4.30 for.5 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

LAST night a farewell dinner was tendered to Mr. D. J. Patrick, the popular Assistant Engineer of the Electric Light Company, who goes home on well-earned forlough by the German mall on Tuesday. A large number the felends of the guest of the evening were the dinner and others dropped in after the toastly gwas over, and cont: [bited vocally and oratorically to the success of the evening. A very pleasant evening was departing colleague and

Mr. C. T. Rob

T. Robinson' farewell address to his

ngs and dances heing received with Purlom Mining Compaor today to the effect enthusiastic applause by the whole company who MR. BLAMRY wired to the Secretary of the

Hangs

24 days, crushing 380 tons of quarts, yielding 212

In honour of the jolly good fellow n" liger,”. In ounces, and headlogs 720 tons, yielding 118 who is credit to his profession, and whom ounces of gold.

kope in due time to see again amongst us after, KUNG Total, according to the Chefoo corres• bilef sojaura in "bonnie Scotland."" pondent of the Shanghal Mercury, managed to escape from Port Arthur after it fell, subsequent MEERS. H. E. Moss & Co., of London and to a most gallant resistance, into the bands of

Liverpool, in their last quarterly Steamship the hated and despised Wo Jens, and arrived at Chelon In It probable, we

we rends

har

Kung will Impeach a number of high officials, naval, military and civil, for treachery, bribery and gross corruption; that great fortress having. It is alleged, beer practically sold to the Japanese by "fraltor la bigh places."

so as to be in

enemies.

At the conclusion of the match Dr. Lowson, Husi, and eate against the machinations of bis on behalf of the members of the Cricket Club, proposed the health of Colonel Robinson, who

decren dated the 29th ultimo, the is shortly leaving the colony for India. Os Emprats-Dowager commands the Emperor to the call of the popular "Doc" three ringing losse orders to General Sang Ch'ing. Com- cheers and Shopshire tiger" were heartily mander-in-Chief In. Manchuria, to buy Good

sheepskin given

overcoats for the use of his army, the expenses of which are to be charged to the Treasury of the Privy Purse,

By another decres of i same date we learn

The scores were as follows?—

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,

5. Smith, b Ltd..

J. A. Lawson, ↳ Liddle

A K. Trama, Eland..................

11

of the death of Yang Krei, one of the C mp

hole who the Imperial Household

H. M. C. Fillott, b Robinson 53

9. 1. Darby, Blandede bekeken

Serg. Max Renda, b Roblas

Capt Thomas, b Puick

C Monkey, 5 Strick

W. M. Thampeon, Markham...............

W, C. Woodoock not, out

Total

RDS.L.I.

Major Collate. b Lawson....... Markham, Darby

Hland, b Lowon

Capt Weiman Smith

Strick, Darby

Liddle, e Mounsey, Dathy EID IN ARDINDA

Maj Maclaughlin, bDarby......

Major Lyle, blett

Masefie, b Elliott

Lt Col. Robinson, not out

Hooper, blotta

EURE

Second InxiNGS. Cal. Robinson, bet Bland, not out.

Tel..............tud vatat |

THE WAR IN THE NORTH'

THE PEACEFUL. MISSION,

In reference to Mr. Detring's recent mission 4h Instant says to Japan the North-China Daily News of the

kla

order to the Emperor's allain- who, pries to t

Chunus major & me in the late

bouzebald.

extremely rapid and

Kari's promotion has bold. Since then Yang at his death on the 28th altim he was one of the Commissioners of the Peki

Chih-tang, Acting

2

Field Force.

Viceroy of the to leave

CIDE, WAs expected to

eave Nanking

Yesterday, to Inspect the Woosung foris, and

come up to Shinshul to have a look

at the Kiangnan Arsenal. Preparations ar being

made by the native 1cal authorities to receive him and he may merive at Woosung

on the

be

A Japanese officer, reported to have "four gold stripes on his coat, and named Chin Shapy-ching" was captured in one of the rkirmishes near Kinchow at the beginning of Test month by the Chinese. A despatch from the Viceroy Li ordered that he should be set to Tientsin at once; but

but later on anedict from commanded the unfortunate Japanese to decapitated, wherever he might be found on the receipt of the decree. In consequeres of this, our Tlen'in native correspondent, he was beheaded at Shanbalkun, where he hap- pened to be

Fources at

at Hankow we learn that ix batalions, of

of 3,000 Miaotre aborigines from Kuelchow prowice, were expected soon to pass. that port ex

route

for the North. These repl I to consist of volunteers, and

Ting lese, who has had much expan and with

From route f» T

Attempts have been made in certain quarters | ments General

aid to

• to excel in

to discredit the sincerity of China's overtures for are led by perce, and to question the extant of the powers nauese, with which Mr. Dering was invested on his the Minotse tribes of Kuelchow, Henan Circular, remark that the Oriental war has not authority from the North, and from sorget meiners. These volunteers

recent mission to Japan. But on unimpeachable

to fight the Japanese sre which cannot be questioned, we have bad shooting,

armed with Merlini rifing, and will be Thele uniform la b'ick, the material b ing a the genuineness of the efforts China has made to bring shout

buir and waste milk, both for protection #gainst cessation of the/present disastÝČUN quarrel Reports from Japanese sources have cold as well as the'eremy's bullets; this comting characterised Mr. Detring's credentials as insufition is considered by the Chinese to be bullet clent, tent, but the Japanese government by attempting proof,

roze acting lo a manner contrary to all diplomatic usage. The reason of this belleve that their demands-however

freding lauk in route to Peking, yet resulted in improving the demand for steam tienco afforded us which leaves na dogbt kind of thick serge, Hned with matted human

and as for as they tonnage in Europe,

can gather the supply of tonnage in Far Eastern 1811 is ample to meet the requirements of bath belll- gerents. The same firm adt that comparatively jew

orders for new

for new VCRACla bave beea

given out since January except from well established and influential OWATIS,

and as a result shipbuilders are exceedingly anxious to

to secure them and

kave

29 24tement applies in stearcers

low prices.

to ignore them, were i

as over, and the charters of eight steamers, taken only, as orders for sailing ships (except a few for preposterous-will have a better chance

amffices by quoting hdwally very bever, is pretty obvious. Japan's represent that 20,000 new trosps have been

The demand for stram- tonnage: mentioned in *Mess columina a fortnight #ps continuen av Erluk

up on 'time charters' by Chinese merchants, bawe been extended, owing to the probability of the freight market ruling very high in the near future. Further tonnaga could, we

we understand, be placed on time" both for northern and focal account, hat suitable hosts, especially those intended for southern business with passenger license, tween decks and cargo ports, are exceedingly difficult to procure just now,

THE vernacaler Preer of Dai Nippon has gone Inta "bigh-strikes " over the beroic defeat of 8,000 Chinese at Port Arthur and—well, we wont go Into revolting details just yet, suffice it to say, they are shrieking *bout colossal indempitten, the annexation of Korea and Manchuria, and last but not least the surrender of Formons. which is

foreign account) are almost unknown nowadays. Prices for building have not varled very much; bollders quotations. Ex several months having reached vanishing points past probis are concerned--and several pardosare now closed owing to lack of orders.

success if the Mikado's forces are in possession of Moukden and other strategical positions, and rothing was further from their wish than t discuss terms of peace, even with the most exsited Chinese official. The demand for

the facts of the case, was wholly unwar- ranted.

THE CHINESE FORCES IN THE NORTH. Chinese papers published in Shanehal

raised by the ex-Viceroy at Nanking, Lint K'an- ۲۱, for service in the North. These troops have beca passing Yangchew on their way to Tientsin during the!

last fortnight, a

t, and the local authorltles are at their wits ends to get the necessary

nu number of boats to transport these men up the Grand Canal. .

This HI make the number of troops under the

the Viceroy Liu Kan

up to

to Tientsin, not less

and Ch

Ch'en

with any other country. The United Shona chang. It is computed that by the end

Chinese cavoy, which has been made, considered when he prer Ir may interest mischief-makors la general to

than $5,000 men. Adding the Hunan restment know that an Ordinance was recently read So far back as the end of October the Taungli under Wa Tachég

Ch'ih who are first lime in the Legislative Council of Cerlon

Yamén desired to enter into negotiations for now near Shanbalkon, the Viceroy Lluwil|have providing for "the s

the suppression of Intermeddiers with suitors in Counts of Justices." The Ordi

peace, sind accordingly they asked the United nearly 70 000 men, while the Viceroy Li has Ordi-States Minister if he could assist them. It was

Bo,coo

Anbul men with bim, not

Counting pance provides against the mischief caused by polated out that in one of the treatles the the sixty battalions (30,000) now being raised in 'toula and vagrants meddling with parties United States government undertook to use

use the tangklang pr vincer by general Tang who seek redress in courts of justice. Their friendly offices abould China have difficulties Tea-llen the Provincial Commande-in-Chief of

practi- and "registered cleric."

Kangtung, and a

In protége of the Viceroy Li "so important from commercial and toneron clause defines "

Any person Minister was invited to

to the Yames and soliciting or receiving a gratification to cou-Prince Kang he received request for his military points of view, and the possession of

of December there will be 200,00 mun between which would enable the Government to

sideration of procuring employment In a legal administer the Internal affair of Korea and Kanchuria without drawing

преп the Imperial Treasury, "- After this all that the Chinese Government can do is to turn on the "Dead March" and hide the Emperor Kwangre under his bed lest these upstart Mesaleurs de Cock-a-doodle-doo should succeed in occupring only a portion of the prodigious chatzoux en | Ufa Espagne which they have so hastily and filmally constructed.

business, or soliciting or receiving gratification country's friendly aid in the settlement of the Peklag and Shanbalkuau.

difficu'ty with Japan, Fellowing this the · Lla

Lin Ming-Chuan, e-Governor of Fermons, hile not being authorised to practice, and legal the Yamên and their assistance aimilarly and advance with them so Tientsin with a view

practioners tendering gratification for procuring

all on our fetion be guilty of writi

of an offence, and shall on conviction be

fine cot exceeding Rs.500. Any legal practitioner who shall be convicted of any offence under this Ordinance shall be able to be removed suspended from office by

theo of the Supreme the Attorney-General

од the

Solicitor-General.

Unauthorised persens habitually

Miniature of the

to

THE P. & O. steimer Peninsular left Singapore cruiser Forfati across the bows of the British | courtsor court precincts, and persons persistently, America was today with the incoming French and English mails, the Messageries Co.'s liner having traps. fered her mails to the English bost owing to her late arrival at Singapore and the fact of it being orcessity for her io call at Salgor,

THE CUSTOMS BLOCKADE, --

RUCTIONS IN THE POLICE COURT.

D

these

asked wero

will shartly have 50,000 men ander his command

to co-operating with Li Hong-ching In the defence of the "Heavenly City.”—N. C. Dally News:

part of Japse to profess that Chins ha pot The Jetter of pantong parts of

of the alber great Powers

lovoked. In the meantime the U.S. Minister bad conveyed the purport of his interview home. Almost directly the European Powers returned their replies, which were not unanimous, and were lukewarm in tone. Thus thrown_b*ck

THE QUESTION OF THE DAY, their own t upon

the Taungil Yamên, Japan were advised to

direct, and Mr.

"Cathay" writing to our Shanghai morning REVERRING to the firing of shotu by the French

Dewing was scendingly seat. In answer front Whilst he was on his journey an answer:

contemporary shortly before Port Arthur fell into received, accepting the position the bands of the Japanese makes some very steamer Taiyuan, a full report of which appeared without lawful cause, accosting or addressing

the U.S. Minister Interesting and sensible comments upon the intermediary for In these columns a few weeks ago, the London sultors or other persons shall be

Bailly

ilty of an ID

The position having thus changed, tactics which the Chinese should adopt if they Chronicle says "The Captain of the Forfait offence and be punished with a fine not exceeding Mr.

desire to

to crash the. · Mandalo that is singing may be a very energetic officer, but the peace of Rs. 1oo. Police Courts are empowered to deal

og received fusisuctions to return to

the Celestial Mammoth " which will be rend and leave matters in the hands of the U.S. with interest by impartial callies of the war in the Far2 East would probably be rather saferli h

This summsilly with all cases instituted under the energy were tempered by a Hutle more discretion. Ordinance, and to Impose the penalties therein representative. A. S. WATSON"& CO., LD. FROM Europeza eye-witnesses several reports If we are not mistaken, it was his abip that fired prescribed. A Bill of a very inflar Mature Japanese official and he was on the point of stulas of bias which charecterises as much of

Ms. Detring's credentials were delivered to a the north, for the wiler's remarks and sugges tions are remarkably free from the indelible of diabolical Kirocities perpetrated in the town. across the bowl of a Britishs vessel during the might be at once passed by the local Legislatore entering into pourparlers when be received his of Port Arthur by the Japanese, alter the recent blockade of Bangkok, for which an officer after-without doing an atom of barm to the peaceably telegram of recall. As we have said, in face of what is waliten on this anh) ct by interested and fighting there was over, have reached Shanghai, wards was ordered to apologise to the Britlak | Inclined citizens of Hongkong. The Japanese, it is seriously alleged, acknow. commander. Now, according to dispatch from

facts, it is useless tergiversation on the unscrupulous press

the world, and in

In particular:→→ ledge the fact, and excuse themselves on the Hongkong, the Forfait has find two guns

advancing

c risin suitably sought for peace. She has, and whagaments Intending to prove that the reasons ground that some of the Japanese had been compel British merchantman to show

the true and inner history of the war comes to be why the forecasts of the present struggle between maltreated by the Chloess. Reports of shocking colour on the high seas, against which action strochies by the Japanese, remarks the Mercury,

written it will be proved that Chian' has been the captain and owners have of course pentested

Chian and Japan not to be compared with reach our ears from all aldes, as though there to the British Government As France Jo not

At the Polles Court this morning Mr. H. E. endeavouring hously and straightforwardly to the events of 1729 and 1813, when the Swedes were something strange la,such stories. The at war with WW bag inneenkis ta. Imagine what i dritur: from the wholly illegal seizure of à

Cor Quén a ** Footing of Wadehouse heard farther evidence in the case torminate the unhappy struggle, de

In the Art Instance, and the French In the second, Mercury is probably unaware that the alleged rapisal

ADMIRAL FREMANTLE AT PORT ARTHUR. lavaded Russia and met with defeat, cannot be civilization of the belilcors "Jap a mare can possibly hivi bien in the mind of the French Chinese Jank to Quarry Bay, and in connection In our last lasae we gave a description of the admitted. They resemble them very closely veneer and nothing wore, and the "faps * officer whe" he tok such waxtraordinary with which the Chinese Government is attempt. Capture of Fort Aribue by the Japanese, which Indeed. It is useless to to-day are za kavage and barbarous in their contests fried rare to obtain the rendition the thre ause the pelat he

e even's the if the crew of the Jank who are charged by Paul are able to could so well be otherwise, seeing that, their taken fisket bystrickt vaginitags teriously rain fear to grievous bodily source, H.M.S. Per pole having been despatched bars of pperation

derived from the mentions: Why should the Valbo river be the been of very bilal duration,

morning contemporary writes under date 18th empire, and Mr. H. L Dennys was for on it Imminent. The capiate.

without those exrential features THE failure of the British negotiations with the ultimo :—"Four Sisainers arrived kom uzex, the defence,

15 oral iictory all the fruits of de the mander we have already ‹

Ware China dependent for exissace

from withess as has already been the Pordoise hastened to Cheloo to: the command of the sea would be realised ; as it is, called the master of the junk. Then Admiral of the fact, whereupon the whole # tha ii la of great value to the pause to possess the Zwmt applied to the Magistrate for Britisk flest then at Chelon processed Fesntral at the water approaches to Korea and the

to have him arrested before he had.

accompanied by several work his

bish for the Japaness operations in Man

of a better returned on Gourd the British Spielp, and it to the most convenient for the lending of shortly sßerwards the Admiral and many of his troops, stores, smmunkien, eta, will slways be officers accepted the lavitation of the Japanese open during the coldest weather and securly to land and inspect the fortress, when they took depends wood Tapapans control of the ass, hence Afies the by evillers (telf of the entlegs of the land forming Fand -outside the ↑ Thể Chlokve villi bold Mortenllag Past which Mr. Dennys "looked daggo:s'at "'Cresenta | Marubal Oyama, Every Jadlify for full I

and the opportunity of paying an official mail on the sexiety to postess Pert Artbur. When the Lapped Golf of Liaolong Feexes, the idea of the fiet the Government on the subject. He mist his the Japanese, win by that time hide matorad ^ movi* base, or point d''uðjul,

will become witsens (he master of the junk) away, however, comparativa order where checs had existe 1: The Supracla bla. Should Pont Arthur Mii, than it before quûting the Hall of Justice Simeuli and | Japanese losses during the attack were estimated, come leiken the base of operatiour... Another o to the keer of going to press the sath bed at andet 400, all of whom had fallen of lattery tend the assuming that the Yalog is the bare

arrested.

van avisoning the

for: Manchurikkalem that everything tends to (pro THE LORting was then proceeded with, sévérát nestrind that thers And then do kid-to-PRE t-laws that the Japanese intend to conquer, P101094 | Chinese witnesses for the prosecaties belag "nybring at all, thus provian lie wiesen Bality AKA AMERE permanesti”: the whole of desisted, examined, their evidencs not being very material, dien of the Chinese (ROTRU OAK ERE ELEMEN Megins will: des into this to the litur;

British Admiral ininda: kir vindt:mil Jaspecter Maan (Shanklwan Dhelor) ukazadi | dana kad hoon bariód, but the chinang

the stack 272 perations, sin

I nature as they were too years ago. And they sending him sipled of 10 Iad he has man and four Customs gigmen with additionst Infect this with the following the war. Forthge on "Centurion " very sensibl

Contaci with the nullons of Christendam has} TEE Newchwang corressendent of our Shanghai | harm. Mr. C. Ewens represented the Celestial to Port Arthur by the Adestend wash are constela 1CARRY, from an expert's point of

ARTHUR LAMMERT; #ged 30 years and to Government of Hawait for the purchase of peciallyɛn few daya inga, two with. troops on Brossman was crots-examined at length by UN MENYUSUAN EK Donsésalon off set | success in, then the full importance of the

tress was witnessed frote British man-of-war

DEATH, At Harperville, on the evening of the 6th December, from acute pheomonla, 1ENEIT

months.

he

hongkong

Neckar Taland as a slation for the projected trans- board, and the others with food and money for

****ão, after clicking much the sanië

It was to

The army. ·lent steamer leaves to-day, and

to say that

we are still free from treebel T

01

after the

the “mouni saluten-

which

upon the

Pelitto Admfta) TibbTAURER | Miter why the Yalos, river has been

jongkong felegyupfer pointing out how necessary tw ere this you wit "hare "losed a the fall": pagimission to

of

bellef that the Canadian Government urged upbean doubtless and on the other skin of tisto agreeing with him that awamant should he was, cordially recalvadi Theovlig "was “Ukurla fé odvlöus; for in the abser Bal

HONGKONG, SAturday, DecHMBER 8, 1894.

TELEGRAMS.

ANOTHER "SQUIB."

LONDON, December yib.

It is reported in New York that Chlon has decided to send a special ambassador to Tokyo

to negotiate terms of peace.

Pacific cable has given size to causife commenĮ TU |thu in the public press of Canada. Under the cap. by tam sending you '* low

"Bitish Blandering "the Olfawa Citizen, tion "B

the island to question, says chere fo general Port Arthur, which will determine our fate, given evidence in the case.

the Japanese will either embark Mr. Donnys protested vigorously, the Mugls- Great Britain the necessity of taking possession their troops and

by land towards us and not be faxed. land, and months before its capture by Hawall Join the army

Mr. Ewong stuck to bis demand, however, and The Home Government, with that incredible The position has not a fax to know, said he would, on his own authority, get our apethy which sometimes marks lis treatment of materially are in the law law days, warrant for the arrest of the witness, whereupon the most important affairs of empire, neglected the allowed a foreign Power to step in and selge the "Rae *retreated, from cavated price. In Great Britain wasqual to tha small town bet responsibilities entailed by hergient possessions 2 - Chara framA PROIEK Whatever the cause, the stupid negligence sund procensilnation exhibited in such matiere no shut | Conde

this desirable spot while it was still no man's the Gulf, of dating from Fenghuangcheng

of Neckar Island, are padicularly : #assa paisacquently:

to us in the colonies, who are putting i

MASSACRES IN ARMENIA. The Times confirms the report of frightful effort to bring together the possessions beyond fected, massacres and atrocities having consered in sen of Great Britalo, and who expect that of || Mood Armenia, and demanda a ranrɑhing inquby. ́lemet as keep un interest shall be taken to the 1 meet. Hilal Lord Kimberley has sent an magent russon- | achances for that purpose at the heart of the tow mancs to the Turkish Government,

| sniplen an lo felt høre,”

Pachau,

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