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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1894.

NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Copenhagen was made a free part last month. The French cavalry numbers 100,000 horses. A very serious epidemic al diphiḥeito (s raging. iTune

Chilll will borrow ten millions from England, possible. Eighteen tourists are wald to have lost thei ves in the Alps this serish,

im

Gold In Argentine in one year has increased currency vi lee from 320 60 479.

The new Czar of Russia has been kept basy answering telegrams of sympathy,

Go-day ́s Advertisements.

HARMSTON'S GRAND

CIRCUS.

If possible, should be led round fnølde; nevèr with their shells, the officers at the forts said. depend on a want him is to screw a fitting to; that they could reach Taungming Island the fitting itself thenfd be mide watertight" and easily. Every one seemed anxions to fight, should have a plece of pipe screwed into the declaring "ibat the Nan ang land forces would basic plate, which is put through the bulkhead make the Pelyangs ashamed of themselves the simr WAY aby u u would come up

up through a

but many apparentls uald #5 "fer effect," the deck, only keeping the wood block as an

ides being that Wosurg was

safe if general grnament. Wires for stoke-hole lights shoald enough, and that it would be the last place not be run in wood casing; very good way

would attack considering the the Japanese would i wire on porcelain insulatore, as these can commercial Importance of Shanghai At Boy always be

wiped dry

rate, in alter washing down,

In spite of this, the Viceroy Chang's orders Another

way

seem to be faithfully obeyed, and every prepara- *rmoured lead. the best way is tion is being made to give the Japanese "a to run the wires piping.

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welcome" when the time comes. a separate pips; these are all run to a casi-fron When the forts were entered yesterday the junction box which has raide two bars

busy and quite lively. On two parade place was inutated from the box itself, and having fuses grounds there were men going through battalion and terminal screws.

If the double system is drill (foreign

stylehest

and there were to be seen are brought

through two separate squads of men practising" resisting an assault ; " pipes and ined to the end of the brass bars. It walle again on the walls facing the entrance will be made an Ambassador to one of the Its reported that Count Herbit Bismarck the sia le system, one mata need only go through, of

of the 10d far awa

away to

to seawards, could cother can hr

hr fastened to the box itself which is

be seen

gaanere practising loading and alming great Powers.

Of the 16,383 recruits levied for the Bavarian ROYAL, MENAGERIE OF PERFORMING with the big

big pung but w11 out

were belog made read and write.

the gunboats

卜

་

wered wre, tut

d the misure

each light having

ethed, that is connected to the side

of BEACH.

of the

London chattable societies spend about £10,000,000 a year relleving the poor, number of 646, 281,000, or nearly $500.000.000 Russia has in It Treasury gold roubles to the gold.

in

The wires for mast-head lights are geatran | Aduk Awere waving and vigas actually firing. | Army in 1893, it is sald only six were unable to

Put on

From the forts with some Dative

A philologist of high repute is authority for the to pedo channel to the north, this side of Tsung-statement that there are seventy-two languages ming Island, and apparently some attempts were being made either to lay more torpedoes in the *pokea ia Russia.

Canon Knox-Little told the ladies of his Eng: North Channel or to fish others up for the parish Church Congress that he would never let a pose of testing.

daughter of his "ride # bicycle."

( on a pipe -

pipe which runs

runs up alongside the must, but sometimes they are run inside the fron mast, which Is not a good

1 way,aut the cabip when rolling swings the wires from one side to the other, Pradually wearing the insulation off. I think the

way is to

is to have your lantern attached to of frxible cable and hauled up in the In conversation with some of the officers, it

because. If anything

was learned Reta ost

that Admiral Kao Pao-ch'ang, the of order, it can be replaced very earlly in a commander of the Nanyang squadron, had

or if you minute or two; or you have

spare lantern or been

of his port by the Viceroy relieved cable, new one pat up: The lantern itself is

Chaog 200 ordered to stay at Nanking until very

eally made watertight. Wires for alde

further Forders, and that the

best

pirt

от

B

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There is a noteworthy preponderance of emales in Sweden. The latest statistica show 148,000 more females than males,

The suspicion that M. Casimir-Perler is a bit so antocrat al Ro

and Royalist at heart is provoking

him,

1his are brought along under the bridge, if they chis, the Chief of the ral Tiêng Kong.. some very bitter attacks spon

here, and if in forecastle head through the are there. deck. Connections for large lights should be placed at the different holds and under shelter. is very easy to have a yard or two more it is wire on the cable.

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Military Secretariat, had also been "abelved." These two officers, one military and the other clall, were

Liu the most trasted by the Viceroy K'on-yi, who has bead heard

that "upon the to deci re energy and skill of these two depended the of the Woosung forts

capitals facluding Washington,

The double wire system is preferred by Kratonbtless lab and the Yangt sommer to preside at the onening of the

many people and a great many like the single. I am in favour of the single system myself. The generality of thins as wired this way, and I have fren miny where it has not given the least trouble. Wires when running near a compiss should be kept as close together as possible. Maine carving a huge current should be kept

world ww.y

use on the 2

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And

under this iden

Kus and Tiêng Tastal had been left by the Viceroy Liu K'an-y! without being ordered to accompany blus up North. As to the "shelving " of T-Eng Tantal, It was stated that upon the new Viceroy's arrival at

at Nanking from Wuchang Tidag, as a matter of course, reported himself to his new chief. The

Ching The Viceroy guestlased bim as to the strength, number of battalions, and guns at the Woosung forto, all of

of which were accurately answered by the Military Secretary; but he hesitated and finally broke own upon being asked how far the largest guns could

This settled Treng's fate: and It carry. must

be a remembered that he was most strong! recommended to the new Viceroy by La K'on-yi, us was also Admir-1 Kus, noted above. The general idea was that Cbang Chih-tung

down

cold treatment, and pisce southerners, especially Cantonese, and Chihli men in their places. If so, he must seem to be working in the same boat with the Viceroy Li Hung-chang, the difference being la the case of the latter that Anhui men, t

1, that is to say his fellow provincials, are preferred to those from other provinces.

away from the compass, (loud applause) An interesting di cassion followed, Mr. Murphy, chief engineer of the Empress of Japan, taking exception in the willeze

In the willer's opinions as to the utility of the single system for stake-hole purposes and strongly advocating the dos

advocating the double-wire system in

• PE TAS fempressed Captain Tiller said that when in commandofthe "Quienter

Cuaca be found the single system caused a division of eight to nine degrees in the copes of that vessel, Subarquently

he com- manded the Lusitanis where, strange to say, the was doing his best to drive away all the Hopan- wires did not noticeably affect bis

ese generals and tacials from his Viceroyally bis compasies.

by An inquier was held to the reculiarity men- tioned an hoard the Cure, the engineer who fited the installation on board being present. The result of the Irquley was that his (the speaker") report on

on the deviation and that of a subsequent commander were fully confirmed. The dual system had been adopted on board

board the "Emp

| zases” with very satisfactory results. Mr. W. H. Wickham said that trouble was alten nccasioned on hoard ship by 100

small "poverner" or diving drum being in ass, or oll getting on the belt and thereby causing it to slip. But he didn't say, as he might have donr,

that if a machine is a compound wrand one it is self regulating and it does not therefore Specially affect

affect any one part, no matter how many circuits are switched off at one time.

vote of thanks to Mr. The Hairman moved Bridger for his interesting paper and stated that Mr. D. Gilles, the President, would have accupied the chair but for his f-different health, but be hoped that he would soon be restored to his wonted health and strength.

A vole

a theks to Mr. Cooke for presiding, which was candled by acclamation, brought the proceedings to a close.

NINGPO.

6600 feet below the surface. Geologists and A well at Rebulck, Germany, has been bored

others are

Interest in deep are taking

IL Germany has decided | to establish agricultural bareaux in

connection with her embassies at several

Queen Victoria's six hours' viale to Manchester

£6,000. In the European

suicides frequent to Germany and Aust-la, least frequent Belgium, Great Britain, Russia and Spain, and, in the opinion of good judges, it will turn The vintage is practically ended in Portugal,

out to be far superior to previous expectations.

ship canal coat that muUPURIŲ,

In

are most

Emperor Willem is #guin coffering from bin about the character the ailment seems to be ear trouble, and the Imperial family are anxious

taking

A fragment of an old Roman calendar, of the time of Tiberius, was recently probably discovered while excavating near the ruins of the Colosseum.

branded by electricky from storage batterier. In Austraila horses and cattle are now being

The temperature is uniform and the brand safe and

Atlatle

All the Protestant churches in Prussia were anniversary of Gustavas Adolphus birth, on ordered by the Kaiser to celebrate the 400th

December 9th.

The British Government has just Interfered with the free exercise of religion in India by prohibiting the practice of hoodwinking at religious festivale.

The Princess of Wales and the Princesses Victorian

and Maud have taken to tricycle riding, which is

Inmiyor Yorite amusement with the royal

Sir Andrew Clark, general physician in the largest London hospital, says that seven out of every ten persons taken to the building owe their

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

NINGPO, December 6th. Continued effort has at last prevailed over the opposition of the Mandarinate-in-charge, and the steamers are now out of their uncomfortable still health to drick. sometimes dangerous anchorage and are able to come into quiet and sale places. Why should they not come up to their old moorings? This, his,

we fear is too much to ask, as the authorities bere are wald to be more anil-foreign than we are accustomed to have them. There has not

been may disposition to secure the goodwill of

the foreigner,

Mr. Bridget's paper is, we understand, ove of Japan. 44otal pledged himself to secure the

series which will be read during the 1894-95 sesion, and for the most meritorious of which Mr. 1, Gillies bas, by way of encouragement, offered a handsame gold medal.

THE WAR IN THE NORTH.

The native rapers of Shanghat and the southern porta unanimously declare for * to the knife, wing to the recent telegrams from Japan stating the proposed ferms of peace. By a decree of the 4th in tant, Prince Kung has had his owers Increased by bein further made a member of the Imperial Grand or Supreme Council of State. Upon restoration to favour, last October, Kung was made High

Commissioner of the Peking Field Force; Co- President of the Admiralty, with Prince Ching; Co-Director of War Operatiour, to asist the Emperor; and Co-President, with Prince Ch'ing, of the Taungli Yamên.

འར་ ས་

FPY

According to native report, Chang Tatal the late Director of the Peiyang Board of Ord- nance at Tientsin, whose retention of a Japanese In his department caused his resignation, has been ordered by the Throne to present him self forthwith at Peklag, for sa investigation into his cane by the Board of Punishments, Cheng Total is a son of the Viceroy Lt's sister and the brother of one of the North Cains Rall- way Directors at Tientsin. He left Tientsin almost immediately upon the receipt of the death of his father, evidently the

news of

The

Buddhist

priest from harm. Your columns bave given evidence of how far that pledge was

redeemed.

The war has not touched us bere, save in so far as it has caused depression in some lines of business. The people have got indifferent to wet news you may hear in circulation all the rumours of Japanese défest, of the terror inspired from the five swords bought by the Emperor. The Chinese newspapers will bring a further sup- ply of the same kind, so the native gossip mongers will be kept in supply,

The crops have been fairly good, so there has not been much pressure you in the hope of a war Fears are entertained that near the close of the year troubles will be added to those which exist in the neighbourhood, from piracy, etc.— N. C. Daily News.

LUHO.

(From our Correspondent.)

JONORANCE OF THE MULTITUDE.

This communication hails from Lubo, an

after

A "selamonetograph" record at the College of Rome shows that the nodulations from the great Japanese sarthquake were con›laned a distance of about 6,000 miles.

Among the 2,804 victims of wild animals in India last year almost one-half were killed by tigers, 300 by leopards, 174 by wolves, rat by bears, 68 by elephants.

The German

rman Agricultural Union will mak Chancellor von Hohenlohe to raise the duties on American cattle and cereals, and undertake a reform in the sugar taxation,

Russia has more than twice the area of the United States, is nearly twice as populous, and its annual increase by births is 2,000,000 com- pared with 700,000 in the States.

prehistoric family of six has been unearthed at Fredmast. These are the first human remains of the kind discovered in Central or Northern Europe, and the proportions, especi. ally of one man, are said to be gigantle.

The Leeds tramways were recently taken over by the corporation of that city. As the result of eight months' working the accounts show, after 1,000 has been set aside for the repayment of capital, a deficiency of £404.

FOOD for Consumplives.—Scott's Emulaton of Pure Cod Liver Oll with Hypophosphites of Lime and Soda in a most wonderful food for the Consumptive. It not only gives strength and increases the flesh, but heals the Irritation al the throat and longs. It is very palatables children take it like milk, and in sil wasting disenyes Interior city la Kiangsu province, belog sitosted food and medicine. Any Chemist can supply it. both for adults and children It is a marvellous some twenty-eight miles north-east of Nan-Sole Agent for Hongkong and the Empire of king. I arrived bere drenched with rain China:-Chan A Fook, at Watkins & Co., Hong- an interesting ride on borseback from Pukekongdut, and found the people tolerably quiet. There

* great

deal of talk about the war and dense ignorance with regard to the

geography of the country. I was passing through a busy town called Kostacstrik only yesterday, and naked an innkeeper if any young men had enlisted in the army from their borders; be re-

I asked him if he knew what country was that had dazed to be warring against China, and he sort of dreamily replied that it was a (foreign country) somewhere near England; he didn't know exactly how to place it,

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incited to do so by the alarming that hundredi had trft then for the rest of

them-

of his treacherous clerk. Ho arrived at In September, but disappeared when the two district chestens Nanking presented selves last week at his house with the request that he would accompany them to one of the yomtat preparatory to an enforced Journay up North again. The excuse given by the people

of the house was that Cheng Thotal had gone to the ancestral house in Anbal and so warrants

|

WEI.

REDELLICH UNLIKELY,

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

17th December, 1894—Al 4 p.m.

L

STATION,

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I was interested to note that all over the

have been issued to bring him back to Nanking, cry in this region the custom of twan lein

to

A VISIT TO TRE, WOOSUNG

FORTS.

being rigidly observed. It is both necessary and wish that this customs should be kept up while the country is in such

ferment. state of

It appears that one man acto se policeman and guardian for every ten homes, and Owing to the excitement at the Woosung fastsides this, aditional caution is exercised city, particularly between dusk city and dawn; besides having the young men well

to

un account of the receipt leg ind Shanghai dilled (7) to the art of throwing the sper scen warning the officers at Woosung

be prepared

receive a Japanese attack, a manipulating other such antedeluvian appliances representative of this paper, says the N. C. for the purposes alike of self-defence and attack. Daily News of the 7th, inst, want dows to So that mu the able-bodied men may a Woosung yesterday to see what preparations wives of the afforded my all them opportunity to become were being made to obey the orders of

of the

* quite a number of arcs stored in the temples Peking. He found that the General bitherto in adjacent to the towns; these temples are quite supreme command there—T1'zo Te-ch'ing- -had consplenons, and the red flags, hoisted on

king Viceroy and the central Govenman dient emesilankand their village homes, thare:

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Bolt WRAIN HON Cape Rt. Immun.

Just been promoted to the Brigadier Generalship high bamboo masia, figure out the fact that the of Langaban, on the Yangtze, by an Imperial authorities are doing mill in their power to keep decice of last week, and that the command down any rising among the people or to sup-Fila Fa of the forts and garrison had been given to prese any loconds from the marauding bands of Generals Pan and Muh, the sebordinate dispersed and destitute soldiers who are sostiered officers of General Ta'an. These two Generals are the opantry. I am of the opinion that Bow command three battalions each, walle rebellen would not be as easily provoked as the battalions expected to rainforce the name of your contemporaries have predicted. As former will, most

be under a separate command also. At the North and South forts

most probably, be eleven large gons, 15 to 21 cent, calibre, sixtone") machine guns and twenty-two 6-peander quick rating mimionary may speak of the war is firing guns have been added since last August to conversation)^ It might interest the Japanees to their

and defensive powers; but, unless know cant the millions of China care sa little offensive the retoforcements minded to above include about their occupying Pricing or fortifying Port Rangers and artillerists & ins; the present garrison || Kelkar against The Chinowa xe they chew about of 2,400 men will have all they can go in work the zettenness of thale mandarins and the corrupt at the guns now in the forts. Upon being ques" | | zymon of gavekonomas by which they are lucienaly

star of fact there are thousands of interior was und villagas who may never hear of-the existing trembler unili, sonis youre hence, some

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go to two lot to loans

On the 17th, at 11.0 23. Barnumar mandy, Modesto W wlads with fair weather. *--barzaming videoed in level of thy wou dan Suplant, to nha :

badday of air sataražeći wick unclature Maig sau,

· Hanghang CheerTEN

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WILD ANIMALS.

TO-NIGHT!

TO-NIGHT! IMMENSE SUCCESS!

IMMENSE SUCCESS !

OF THE

MILITARY SPECTACLE- THE CHINA AND JAPAN WAR, Introducing vil the Exciting Scenes of the

FALL OF PING-YANG, Embracing also the Hiftorical EPISODE 'DYING TO SAVE THE COLOURS. To be preceded each evening by a Salected Circus Programme, EMBRACING ALL THE CHOICE ACTS of our REPERTOIRE.

TO-MORROW EVENING, December 14th,

GRAND COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT

TENDERED TO Mrs. W. B. HARMSTON, Grest Specialties on this Occasion, GREAT HIGH JUMPING CONTEST, GENTLEMEN RIDERS UP, Circus Horses to be drawn for,

BOX PLAN at KELLY & WALSE'2.

ROBERT LOVE, Manager. Hongkong, 13th December. 1804- Frass

LJONGKONG

H

VOLUNTEER CORPS.

ORDERS BY ACTING COMMANDANT.

No. 16-SPECIAL-Owing to various unforeseen circumstances, it has been found necerrery to POSTPONE the CHURCH PARADE arranged for SUNDAY NEXT, SUNDAY, the 22nd instant

By Order,

C. G. TAYLOR, Lieut, R.A.,

Adjutant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

Headquarters, Hongkong 13th December, 1894.

WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACT.

TENDE

[1gco

"ENDER? will be received at the HEAD- QUARTER ÖFFica, (B) Commissariat Balldings, up to NOOM on MONDAY, 34th lastant, for the Provision of WATCHMEN ON WAR DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS and PROPERTY from the rat January, 1895, to the 31st March, 1896.

Tenders must be made on Forms which, together with Any further information required. will be supelled an application to the D. A. A. GENERAL, (B) Commfweriat Buildingu.

The Secretary of State does not blod himself in accept the lowest or any Tender.

Headquarter Office, (B), Hongkong, rath l'ecember, 1804,

T. JOHN

[1299

LODGE

OF HONGKONG, Na, 618, S.C.

N EMERGENCY MEETING of the above LODGE will be held in the FwKKMLABODER" HALL, Zatland Street, TO-MORROW, the 14th instant, ut for 5.36. p.m. precisely. Visiting | Bretkran své cordially invited.

Hongkong, 13th December, 1894-

Trag *WARRACK" LINE OF STEAMERS, “ FOR NEW YORK, via SUEZ CAMAL, THE Steamship

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For Freight or Fasaiya, apply in

DODWELL, CARLILL a ca,

Agenta. Hongkong, 13th December, 1894.

§ Intimations.

TO SHIPMASTERS.

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above sea-level, has just been thoroughly re-decorated, renovated and re-furnished, and a NEW WING has been built, which commando magnificent Views of the Harbour and mainland of China.

SPECIAL WINTER RATES,

(FROM NOVEMBER 18T TO March SIST), One person, per day.............................$250 to $ 3.00 One person, per month $45 to 60,00 Married couple (occupying aus room) per

day

5.00 Married couple (occupying one rooms) par

month

..............$100 to 105.00 Married couple (occupying two rooma)

per mouth ...................................$110 to 120.00 Extra Bed-room, per mooth.

For further particulars, apply to

20.00

MANAGER, New Victoria Hotel

T933

Hongkong, 16th October, 1874.

BAY VIEW HOTEL.

THE "RAMSGATE" OF HONGKONG, (On Shaw-hi-wan Road.)

THE

"HE POPULAR SUMMER RESORT, and TERMINUS of the only pleasant DRIVE to be had on the Island. "BAY VIEW* occupies the best situation on the Shau-ki-wan Road, commands an excellent view of the Harbour, and is always open to the cool breeses from the Southward, Steam-launches can at any time come alongside the jetty adjoining the spacious lawn.

To the other attractions of this popular resort BATHING PAVILIONS

bave been added, and a LAUNCH runs from the NEW FEDDER'S WHARF to BAY VIEW every half-hour after 5 P.M, dally;

Private Dinners or Tiffins prepared in First- class style on the shortest notice, and Meals can ba'served at all hours.

1643

Hongkong, 13th August, 1894. THOMAS' GRILL ROOMS, (Corner of Quein's Road and Duddell Street,)

TH

“HE Undersigned bas always thought that sach * place as this was the ong thing needed to fit in between HOTEL Lira' and the PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE-providing It be First-class in every detail. A place where one may have his GRILLED CHOP « STEAK at any hour of the Day, up to 11 P.M.5 or later i notice be given. ง also prepared t SUPPLY MEALS to PRIVATE PARTIES per MENU of ORDER the Parties sending Dishes, &c., for same-and Cash, Terms ¡—, Breakfast...per meal $0.75...per Month $15 Tlala.......

$0.95 Dinner

$1.35..

+

Breakfast, Tidin and Dinner...

Breakfast and Timis ............on

TIMn and user man

#

ม

SPECIAL TIFFINS and DINNERS served

in Excellent Style at short notice.

Hongkong, 14th June, 1894.

W. THOMAS, Proprietor.

(530

To be Let.

TO LET.

DWELLING HOUSES -

"BANGOUR" MOUNT KELLET........

(FURNISHED),

"HIGHCLERE,” ni MAGAZINER GAP.

ROBINSON ROAD,

No. 3, CASTLE TERRACE.

A HOUSE WEST END TERRACE,

BONHAM ROAD

FLOORS

in BLUE BUILDINGS.

FLOORS In ELO

STREET, PREL,

STREET and STAUNTON STREET. FLOORS in No. 3, SHELLEY STREET, GODOWNS

BLUE BUILDINGS. →→→→

No. 7A, PRAYA CENTRAL.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

& AGENCY Co., Lil- Hanekome #gik December, 1794-

TO LET.

LODÓWNS in WANCHAI at the back of

*MOGARBOR'U BARRACKI,

LOFTICE", FIRST FLOOR, adjoining the Underal and Omow in fo Home Loren

SE BROKKAB and MERCHANTEAL

DAVID BASSOON, SOMS & CL

358th December, thei