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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1894.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL Lord Randolph Churchill to sluking.
GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA. The entente bolween Great Britain and Russia | finda favour in St. Petersburg, and more expeel. ally as it is hoped to have an important beating on the settlement of the China-Japan-war when the time for such aralves,
(Alleged speciala' to the Chiwa Gazetis.)\ THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
PERINO, December 18th. Peking is now under mliltare rule, and soldiers are closely guarding all the Foreign Legations. Chinese troops are patrolling the stree's and
The are sixty tents, each containing a number of soldiers, pitched near and around the Foreign Legations.
The French gunboat Eutin left Wahu for Kia- klang on the roth Instant.
THE P. & O. S. N. Coh stentoer Aden left London for this port on the agth foot.
IT is stated that the Chinese transport Leeyuen and the Toonan will winter in the Pelho, THE P. & O. S. N. Ca's steamer Java left Singapore far this port at 6 x.m. on the agth fast,
A NEPHEW of Captain von Hanneken is reported to have proceeded overland to Tisnisin to com- mand the troops there.
Mr. W. Domurch, Director of the Observatory, returned to the Colony by the Natal this morojng,
THE British steamer Sik, Cant. J. Rowley, which waived here this forennon from Tacoma, via Japan posts, reports encountering very benvy
weather in the P-clic.
Tax Agents (Messrs. D, Sassoon, Sons & Co inform us that the steamer Lightning, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port on the afternoon of the 25th inst
ALEXANDER BALĦAIRY, « Ule-walter In the Chinese Customs service at Wuhu, arrived at Shanghal in custody on the goth inst., charged
Justice Jamieson on January 10th.
The Chairman (after a pause)—There being report and accounts. Mr. Mancell seconded and no questions I beg to move the adoption of the
the motion was carried unanimously,
In
ordinary expenditure, and therefore we hope that, bountiful goodners and merry pee. At lo maks with the ordinary chance traffic which, owing to representations through the proper channel exceptional circumstances we have been deprived to the Chinese Government (in aron my the ofthe year, we may reasonably look forward to latter have settled sccounts with the Japanese)
beiter results
in the future (hear, bear) If which, whl's permanently bentfiling thos sny, oso desireu to ask me any questions I abali who have bond fide briments at rink ba
happy to answer them.
this part of the world, will also prove advan. tageous to the Chlame thmselves. This, at may be placed on the peculiar formating of the tekst, would room to $%, the construction that
political horizon at the presencial, and li affords us no little satisfaction to Gait that the
of the New Year arooby no prospects a! means so unfavourable na mifechlevous mists would have
bellewe. Bat that may be and whatever the jauliculon for the Convention referred in, certain it is that we hara had quite enourb of this Customa Blockade, which is, and always wi'l be, s
a mill. stond round the neck of our trade, and may al any moment lead to serious ramplications with
Power whe
whose friendship it
It should be our alm, to court rather than in đứng
to discard.
Mr. J. D. Hamphreys then moved the reselection of the Consalting Committee-MOTATS. C. Ewens, J. Orange and Poon Pony. Mr.. Mancell seconded and it was cattled sam, con.
The
re-election of Mr. R. Lyall as udlier for
the motion of Mr. J. D. Humphreys, reconded by Mr. Jas, Orange,
We note that Dr. Denton E. Peterson arrived every precaution le being made to keep order.tkie moralag from Peking. Dr. Peterson's dental { with rape, and will be tried before Acting Chier the ensuing year was carried unanimously, no
rooms are at No. 6, Queen's Road Central, THE P.&O. S. N. Co's steamship Sutlej, with the next English mail, Jeft Singapore for this port at 7 a.m. to-day, and is expected bere about Tuesday next.
fully armed
YOKOHAMA, December 18th.
but
A telegram, dated Haicheng the rath instant, from Lleutenant-General Katsura. reports that his division attacked and captured Halchang on the forenoon of that date. There were quite five thousand tronpa ai Haicheng at the time, all
equipped, and
only one brigade ade cf about fifteen hundred, with four golck-firing made any defence. As soon as the Tupanare Daroached and fighting commenced these fled. The whole of the Chinese are now retreating by two roads towards Liaorang. The casualties on both sides are very trillug.
funs,
December 19th.
A Japanesecrater outside Wei-hal-wel captured A writing-vessel loaded with arms, ammunition, and provisions. These were addressed to Admiral Ting.
DISPENSARY position as President of the Privy Connell and
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FRENCH CONEY CONCERVES,
from the very best Parisian Houses including:
FRUIT JELLIES, PARISIENS, CRYSTALLISED APRICOTS, CHERRIES, GREENGAGES, &c.,
We are informed by the agents (Meases. Dodwell, Carl & Co.) that the Shire" Line steamer Monmouthshire left Singapore for this port yasterday, and is due here on or about the 3rd proxime.
THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Peking. with mails, &c., which left Hongkong on Nov. 18th for San Francisco, via Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea and Yokohama, arrived at her desti- nation on the sand that.
| Tax 0, & 0. 5, 5, Cn's steamer Ocranfc, with į matte, &c, from San Francisco to the 4th Inst. and Hanoiala the 11th, bas arrived at Yoka. frama, and left for this part, via Nagasaki, yesterday morning.
Last night a large furk loaded with keranene all took fire near Cap-jul-mun Pass, and great was the blare thereof. The junk was completely gatted by the fire, but the crew are supposed to have escaped. The carelessness of a man engaged in cooking for the ill-fated Jank's crew is sald to be the cause of the flare-up.
A PICNIC ananged by the members of the 1. O. G. T. took pisce on Christmas Day. The Stanley for tiffin, and after a visit to the cemetery party made a trip round the island, calling in at
An announcement by the Chairman to the effect that dividend warrante would be ready to-marrow brought the proceedings to a close,,
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journal, and sometimes por criticisms were konz between Mr (late Sir) James Russell
from Calculia announcing that an Import duty there, the circuit of the faland was completed, Isary to revert in detail to the caussa clißri | Forelyn Ingrectorate should be abllated on
A TELEGRAM has been received to Shanghal of 5 per cent, and also an excise duty have been Irvied on cotton goods in India. The Liberal Government has at length given in, and Man- chester no longer blocks the way.
In the evening a tea 1-·lowed by a concert, war held at the Soldier's Institute, Queen's Road, bath belog well attended and proving a decided success.
Field Marshal Yamagata has returned to Taan from the front. He has resigned his has been appointed Inspector-General of the
PAUL BROSSMAN and the four Chinese gigmen❘ Japanese Army..
who "Agared rather conspicuously to the According to a telepram to the Shan-pas on the 19th Inst. the Japanese have captured recent Cästóma blockade case have, we under- Barracks last night proved exceptionally enjoy. another town named Kalpin, close to New stand, been "pegged back a lot by their superior officer. And the verdict was—a busted chwang, and the army of General Sung is hope-case, a incky escape, junk returned, crew lessly surrounded.
all safe! Genera's Oshima and Tachiml have each been promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.
(Special to Slam Observer) THE BOMBAY PRESIDE⭑ICY.
LONDON, December 111k. It is reported that Lord Sandhurat will succeed Lord Hands as Governor of the Bombay Prest dency
MR. V. E. Braga, the Vice-Consal for Portugal in Kobe, having resigned his post, the Italian Minister in Tokyo, in charge of the interests of Portugal, hse notified the Japanese Govern ment that Portuguese affairs to the Vice- Consulate in Kobe will hereafter be conducted by Mr, de Lucy-Fosserien, the French Vice- Copral.
· PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.
At the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Palament has been further nenragved, and | Wodehouse, two conlies in the employ of Mr. summoned to mext on February 4th,
Lemm, architect, residing at 18, Bellion Terrace, were charged for unlawfully attempting to set fire to their master's bause on the night of the 16th Inst. After considerable evidence had been led, the case was remanded till Wednesday, the and proximo,
FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR. Seven hundred French troops have arrived at Tamatave, which they will necapy until the arrival of the Intended Expedition.
THE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES. The negotiations between the Great PowOEK regarding their joint action In the Armenian quealon have been suspended for the present, the Continental Powers are desirous ofrecely. ing further details of the alleged strocities before making any definite move in the matter.
SHAO Yu-lien, late Governor of Formoss, who was appolated some time ago Acting Governor of Hunan, and Wang Wen-shao, Viceroy of the Yaokuel provinces, are reported to be candidatos for the Viceroyalty of the Hakaang provinces, vice Chang Chih-tung. The latter official, whó has been assisting Prince Kung in Peking since October last, Ir likely to get the appointment. It was current in Shanghat on December aoth, say the C. Daily News, that the foreigners living at Taku had been ordered by the'r Consols to remove to Tiantsin, and that this order bay'ng been obeyed, the Chinese soldiers, Gading the LONDON. December 1stk. then set fire to them. This rumour, adds our The Innanere have stormed the toes of Kimy-contemporary, must, however, be received with mato, in Manchuria, The Chinese troope first some reSOITE, of xil made a siout resistance, but their lines were broken by the vigorous assaults of the
CIVIL MARRIAGE IN HUNGARY.
VIENNA, December rith. The Emperor, after a long delay, bar sanc- tioned the Hangsalan Civil Marriage Bill, and also certain Church reforms, thereby averting a serious criale.
THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR,
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dancing was kept up with great rest until a late proceedings that follow, we refer to the legal entitled to send Angko010, shall be
THE dance given by the non-coms and men of the Army Medical Staff corps at Wellington able. The 'hop was nomerously attended, and
hour. The arrangements reflected great credit on the Committre, which consisted of Staff- Sergeant Morrison (President), Staff Sergeant Odlum, Cerparal Robertson, and Privates Makin, Alford and Holden.
Trus the Kiuklang correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury onder date December 15th: -The weather has set In quite cold for the past few days, sending the thermometer down to bear freezing point. The water is still falilog and now reglaterr is fret o Inches. A
strang borib- east wind has been blowing for the last twenty- four hours. I hear that a Chinese gunboat is badly on shore on the upper crossing between Olyphant and Lap Islands.
OUR Shanghai morning contemporary bears from Tientsin that since the return of the Toonan from ber Red Cross expedition to Port Arthur she has been docked and filled up as a guard ship for Chinese troops. The Lezynen ban also been adapted for the same purpose and these two ships are to moor close to Tientsin city for the winter. The latest telegraphic news from Tientsin repotis everything quiet, and with no signs of the Japanese anywhere about the
coast,
THE local branch of the Chartered Bank of India, Australle and Chlax has been removed from Connaught House to the new and com. modlous premises recently erected close to the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank in Queen's fitted throughout with the electric light, is one of the finest specimens of architecture to the colony and is exceedingly well adapted for the purposes of a bank, which is doing a large and ever increasing business.
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at Shaukiwap, who
who were charged the
sented and Government
mun Pau at about 9 30 p.m. as the 9th nitima Such whit to Brithh water-by the
often
foreigners' houses deserted, Erst pillaged and † Road Central. The building, which has been magistrate who, as will he seen by the jade-while conveying Mr F. H. May, the private
frem a special correspondent, which must be A Shanghal rag that paper
"A"in "exclusive telegram
taken as another 'inspiration from the farcical Japanese Official News Bureau :-Tokyo, Dec. 13th. The Third Division Marshal Nozu's Army (First), after clearing the country of the enemy to His march westward, occupied the Hafen city of Halcheng on Thursday. Though the Chinese garrison was strong it made little or no resistance; it simply went out at the back door as the Japoness entered at the front."
THE CUSTOMS Blockade. For upwards of quarter of a century this colony has temely submited to the vexatious incubus From time to time doring the past decade the of a Chinese
tx-collecting blockade. It
was, unpleasant duty of picking to pirces judgments as indicated, above, made the subject of a Conven delivered In the Supreme and Police Counts of los as far back an 1876 and again In 1826, this Colony has devolved upon the Editor of this when to agreement was entered into by Great
and China at
cheferencs held is unavoidably of a se defendendo characterowing to personal inimu having
outweighed common. Sir Robert Hart, Shio Tectal, and Mr Byron by sepse, Ingic and the desise of those in authority Brense, then British Consul at Tientsin,
ext ting uphold the dignity and preserve unsullied the which it was, agreed to revise the enviable reputation of the British Bench and. Optom Ordinance on certain conditions, among under the British justice. If at the
the present time, un which was one that 'an office under that a few years ago brought ridicule and Chinese territory at a convenient ros
post on the High Court of this Kowloon side," and another that "the forelga contempt upon the Colony, osliber would any useful purpose be officer who will be responsible for the manage- served by mentioning the names of those who ment of the Kowinen ice shall investigate have long place gone to render an account of and settle any complaints made by junks their stewardship to the Great judge. The task trading with Hongkong against the Native before us to-day is оде of public, not of private
Cartons Revenue stations or cruisers in the or personal concern, and
to it we gladly apply neighbourhood, and that the Governor of ourselves in the interests of the ratepayers of af Hongkong, if he deems it Dationalities and creeds,
to be present Immediately upon the at, and assist in, the investigation and decision." arrest of two bays and oneman on the nightof the Time and sesin since that notorious and very
the l-advised Convention www.signed, seale 9th nitimo at next morning in the Police Court with committing delivered, we have lovelgbed against it and -Sesaults upon launch Kwan-iin, and thres ; that will, speaking figuratively, barely sup
Paul Brossman, of the Imperial pointed out the anomaly Maritime Customs Jac Chinese Customs gigmen, with the for ladiction of actually establishing an office for the direction to do them to touch the brm of lis Farment the jurisdiction gelavour bodily harm while la The Emperor of China. The alleged nesaulis, as of fis own Casters' district in the very centre all who have followed the case closely know full of this British colony. Complafals are constantly well, consisted of assisting to throw Brossman and and very labtly made by fank-owners and bis Chinese aides overboard when they attempted others against the high-ended manner la to stop certale Chinese salt junk coming which their vessels are called on to heave-to-
•Antilla into the waters of the Colony through the Ly-ee-
Customs launches that bl-ckade the exits from Whether Brossman and his piratical assistants the waters of the colony; they are were thrown into the sea or whether they detained for many hours, their crews ill-trated, dacked themselves with view to making and sets of pilfering, not to say looting, commit- the charge more serious than it otherwise woold ted. To remonstrances the reply usually la that be, did not come out in evidence, but the fact the British Government has sanctioned the was elicited that there ill-used (7) Customs blockade; that a blockade to be respected must employees deliberately chased, with an arded be effective; that the British Government isooch, the junk lo question fate British practically in co-operation with the Customs waters, after wainly attempting to seize her in authorities, and will not protect fank ownoFF. Ly-ee-man Pass, honted the crew ashore at In October, 1893, we called attention to the Quarry Bay and then seized the junk and towed selxare of two Chinese junks, each dring the ber into Chinare waters, The majority of (the dragon flag, at Stanley, which contained a lot crew escaped, but the hapless trio, agalest of plunder and respecting which Commander whom there was not a tittle of evidence to justily Rumsy, the Harbour Master, made inquiries, Imprisonment, much lees rendition to the but only to find that the Costums people Chinese authorities, were arrested and detained repudiated any connection with the "pirates." in custody bere for upwards of five weeks. That little affair practically fizzled, as didĝthe although they were as fenocent of the crime diplomatic squabble about the oatrage upon the with which they were charged as the talented Hongkong Government launch Victoria
ment of the Full Court on Friday last and which secretary of the Governor, up the Canton river, is appended, actually committed them to prison was forcibly boarded by a Customs launch near for filmen daya pending their rendition to the Cap-ul-mun Pass. Now, however, we have on Chime Government, or in other words band what may be regarded in the light of a cosus It is reported that the Chinese authorities have
WarW.RAM "ber of their beads without to doubt will, be dealt with vigorously. The time.
oger la barbarang officlala | belll which should, and we have no reigna Japanese, and they then fled. The Japanese refused passports to the detachment of Rusalam second Army Corp in advasein 27 The refuzel is said to be based entirely on the mariega who pera, meleg a derain.mpgeped in
the slightest compunction! These are, briefly has long pasted since the blockade should have stated, the facts of the latest Customs Blockade been raised, if not completely at least partially, towards PAN, DE Canela uten estiuulog
fears of the effect which the presence of foreign
case, which proved throughout as great a bet
of the recent outrage in The Japanese have lauded troops at Shan-hai. soldiery may have on the Chinese populace.
reflection on the magistrate's legal acumen 31 British waters and the danger 10 lewan, and at another point near the Taku forts.
The prohibition extends to other nationalities,
was a crying discredit to the Chinese Customs and limb which the armed Rotllia of Chinese The forces altogether number 15,000 men. but it is expected the foreign Ministers wili insist
officials, who not only sought to obtain the rendi- cruisen constantly cause, to say nothing of the on this privilege being conceded.
ton of the secured but effered a serious affrent crippling of ear
of our trade and the disastrous effect to the Hongkong Government by attempting an our revenue, there can be little doubt that, MESIRE. Louis Spixel & Co, whose representa
to justify wholly legal act by means of falling soitable bro days, are credited with
quid tives have been in Hongkong for the past two
Quo, The Chinese pretexts which were as frivolous as they were
Government should be made to understand
that preliminaries for the launching of a Chinese having completed all the
base, and, if successfully pursued, cruel in the
trenies and conventions are of value only extreme.
so long as it suits the contracting parties Government loan of £10,000,000 sterling In
At the Supreme Court this morning the Board
On more than one occasion in recent years to observe them, and that as the strict observa. London, through Messrs. Rothschilds. Mesurs of Arbitration appointed under the Tab-ping- we have called in question the accuracy of magis tion of the terms of the 1886 Convention bas Splisel & Co. hold the Imperial decree author-shan Resumption Ordinance to settle the claima
terial decisions which, to our mind, resulted in proved maat dangerous and onentlafactory, sing this loss, the Customs revenue being the of owners of properly in the foul and uninhabit
British Justice being burlesqued and a British the wisest course, in the interests of security. The terms are 5 per cent, and the
abia
"Forbidden City" commenced its labours. police court turned into a modern
#Star
tar Chard- and
esta of peace period of the loan 30 years.
Acting Chief Justice E. J. Ackroyd (Chairman)
ber." Somailmes we were right in our conclusions, direct her er 40s them to pursue will be to their croisers to give Hongkong a wide presided, and there were slen present Messrs. A. and at other ilmer, belog mlated by the reports berth, set up her Customs offices in ber own MHz Elsie Adair's entertainment at the Theatre Seth (Secretary to the Board), F. A. Cooper (Directhan freely admitted our shortcomings. On the grevalve policy calculated to benefit the masses
which reached
were doubtless Royal, City Hail, last night, although it brought for of Public Warks), W. M. Gong Yuropear present occasion, however, we shall have to take and at the same time strengthen the hands of wrong and territory and pursue in fature a reasonably pro- (Attorney out a fairly large audience, was scarcely no wall General), several iswyers representing nitended as the merits of the accomplished owners of the property in question, a number of backe nothing, for our remarks upon Mr. Wade the Executive. None are so blind as those that young artiste deserved. This, of course, wa Chinese personally interested in the matter, and house's startling decision are fully borne out by threogboot the
Chinn won'd not sen: "the writing on the wall," Miss Adair's per- colony
architects. The Board will sit to-morrow and expressed their surprise that he had not given heed the counsels of disinterested friends, and formances are too well known to need elabora- on Saturday at 10.30a.m.
the case of the accased proper consideration and prepare for war in order to avoid hostillites, that tion,
so it i only necessary to my that,
committed them to prison pending the receipt it to-day suffering at the hands of an intertor notwithstanding her recent serious illness, the THE Chefoo Express of December 15th says of his Excellency's warrant for their rendition nation and in dread of the outbreak of one of the graceful Serpentine dance wax rendered in
The Insurance Companies concerned in the against every principle of law and justice, greatest and most sangalary revalo lons ever excellent style and lovoked enthusiastic. Nicaraguan barque Comei, now sahore lo Shih- And there
that had not some of the friends of can yet foretell applause. In all other respects the programms tas Bay, have chartered the steam-tug Plonger little doubt that ad. Justice Ackroyd said, be recorded in history, and the end of which no ans was a decided success.
the purpose of rendering every possible provided them with such able and
the unfortunate prisoners come forward and The decision of the Judges, which will ever tance to the unfortunate vessel. The Pioneer, commanded by Captain Price, left Chefoo inst
Megal assistance us the N. E. Promontory before the blow came on,
as Messrs. H. L. Desking be remembered as one of the most just and Wednesday sight
Edward Robinson, shocking outrage on Court of this Colony, was as follows for the Comet and reached
and merciful Jadements recorded in the Supreme
The tag kas doubtless arrived at Shib-lau by
British Justice would have been the ultima The Acting Chiel Justice said—The Court has Thule of this disgracefal affair. And this time and we hope to see her safely anchored
we had the opportunity in this matter of considering UE
the tema disgraceful advisedly, for it to the affidavits which have been put in, and we have been landed from the Comet in good con in the harbour is a day or two. We learn from
off-handed action of Mr. Wodehours, the have also called for and looked at the depostilons different sources that about 2,800 bags of rice attempt of Mr. Creasy Ewens, the attorney of the witnesses to see what was the evidence for the Chinese Government, to practically shut upon which these men had been committed to damaged. The Comel has nine feet of water is dition, but the bulk of the cargo is more or less the month of one of the witnesses for the defence, wait his Excellency's pleasure before being
And the admissions of the Chinese Custom handed over to the Chinese Government. Thes her hold.
authorities who, by the way, were compelled to men were at first charged with assas return the fuck and cargo to her rightful owner, with intent to infilar greivous bodily harm, were not in the highest degree discreditable, then within the jurisdiction of the Emperor
eror of China, we should like to know what more fitting term on the night of the 9th November, on Pa can be applied to this most degrading and con- Bromsan and three Chinese seamen in temptible fiasco. Perhaps the saplent magistrate, the service of the Imperial Maritime Customs to whom the Fall Court administered a richly of China, That was the charge on which they good enough to supply us with more suitable is the crime on which they have been remanded deserved, wigging on Friday last, will be were first apprehended, and, as far so I now see epitaph for this monument to old-time despotism to prison assault with Intent to inflict gravious he will probably hold his peace, in the fond In the service blew over. And as far as Mr. Wadehouse is arrested and after certals evidence had been taken the Imperial Maritime Custome hope that "the storms in a lea-cup will soon of Chins. Some days her they had been perfectly willing that the storm should subside; Jency the Governor, and the crimes therein personally concerned the Hongkong Telegraph there was a requisits produced from his Excel- but in respect to the cause and root of the speclifed are different from that on which there The Chairman sald-Gentlemen, with your him to he unjust and unfounded, and that they rell, which arrived here from Bangkok on would resign ff Adrairat Ting were punished.
Units which are under the control of the police of socomats as read. I do not think there to Customs authorities, we should be neglecting whether there is on these depositions any evidence blockade maintained here by the Chinese inquiry to-day will be limited to the question Christmas Day, battled with a very strong mos
g in the statement of accounts that needs a anything soon and high head sea from port to port, the DATING from Soul (Korea), November syth, the any special comment. We have been somewhat falled to emphasise our oforeperied opinion certain amount of evidence than this Court is
very important
Itant pubile daty
we to warrant sbe pommittal, because if there is abip labaning heavily and constantly shipping correspondent of the Shanghat Mercury handicapped during the period under review by that the British Government in becoming bound to uphold the finding of the Magistrats. But heavy sean fore and mít.
wiites The community and the Amaricar untoward circumstances. The Methodist Mission bacz suffered a sad lost in course, pervested numbers of Ravellers from pay to the folquitous Hart-Russell Convention I bave carefully looked fato these depositions, and AT the Magistracy this morning Mr. H. E the death of Dr. William J. Hall, Dr. Hall visiting this part who would otherwise have done the part have been seriously separdised, and absolutely nothing against them. I have carefully of 1886, whereby the freedom and prosperity of as to the first and third prisoners have found Wodehouse (Coroner) opened an inquiry tale went to Pyongyang” soon. Efter the battle so, and the absence of the Fleet from the Colony heavy losses to the ravane have resulted, read through the evidence to see whether there the circumstances connected with the death of to comfort and do what he ouvid for, the native during the last few months has, of course, made while mot aven the vestige of * quid pro was an old boatwoman who was found dead in Christians there. The Japanese military autho ́s material difference in our traffic receipts.
Įremanding these men in prison as `n preliminary From the evidence of a friend of the decessed and power sud he spent a month in the city. He be able
was completely hoodwinked and that ita folly way to their being handed over to the Chinese say that, in addition to keeping the the testimony of a Chinese police officer it contracted ever,wever, and on all return to Permanent Way in thorough repair and giving never too late to
bordered on dilocy But it is of course, Government and I repost I can fod nothing appeared that the unfortunate woman had been Soal sulfered much expers, developed typhus increased conveniences and comforts to the while their is lits, and a this fale "Isle of depositions themselves. In the evidence of mand; there is hope In order to prove that will shortly refer to the bound hand and foot and was effectually ugg
Pilled in six days, on the 24th Insaant, public, your General Managers have the Fragrant Streams" is only on its bens-anda and Brgsemaan he says he could recognise some of * by some person or persons unknown, who had | beleg
Istrong devletlen, akusast is perpass, dividend of 5 per cent, as against 4 per cent. irretrievable role, it is just possible that those them. They were sitting down about amidships give you a has not yet been planged into an abyss of the creme The three defendants are threw of Saturday at 10a.m. No ameats in connection and regred him, and his perly" desta insa dividend the year before that. As far as we can every why, thanaand fanny ginep stampy favour. Assanges the miles, chest GELEEN, possessed. The inquiry stands adjourned 101 wanyama yulitions: 2very che fare, dividend the previous year and a 3 per cent whoss special day it is in further our interests in while I was at the tillers. I did not see them do } with this enirsgu have yet been made |
à fervore there will be litile nové el any ontza-able opportunity and hold on näht, mag in thair
during that time had a good view
In large Assortment,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
·Hongkong, 17th November, 1804
BIRTH
At the "Hollies" Bubbling Well Road, Shanphat, on the 21st December, the wife of RAYMOND E. Torn, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
On the 20th of December, at the Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A.,
December rath.
THE RUSSIAN LOAN. The Russian loan of sixteen millions sterling offered in London has been covered tes times
Dvet.
DE LESSEPS.
PARIS, December sath. The Suez Canal Company has undertaken to pay the excenses of the funeral of M. de Lesseps The ceremony will take place in Paris, and with military honours, owing to the deceased holding the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour,
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN BURMAH.
RANGON, December 14th. Seccessive shocks of earthquake have been damage only has so far heen done, but the dia- turbance is causing great alarm among the railves.
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E. . SKOTTOWż, manager of the Chartered accuring in Rangoon since yesterday. Siebt owing to the clashing of various attractions Mesmo, W, Danby, J Orange and R. K. Leigh, the Bigbest legal auiboisites in the Colony, wont see, and it is because the Government of
Bank of India, Australia and China, to KATE eldest daughter of Mr. J. Henningsen, manager of the Great Northern Telegraph Company.
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1894-
TELEGRAMS.
THE WAZIRI EXPEDITION.
Low, December 24th. The capital of the Wall tilbe has been
LOCAL AND GENERAL. ** A REPORT of the Scotland. World cricket
match and a mass of news and other Interesting Information are unavoidably held over until lo-morrow.
THE P. & D. S. N. Co.'s extra steamer Caylow left Bombay for this port on the 1and inst
A CENSUS taken at the end of last month shows that the total number of houses in Kobe is now 38,740,
that she
for
A SHANGHAI Contemporary learns that it is extremely doubtful whether the dredges Anding few days ago and then came to grief in the which, aker foundering was successfully rateed Shanghal river, can be successfully floated or breaking down of two of her pumps accident not. It was mainly through the simultaneous alled and turned turtle, an unfortunata occupied by Iadlin troops after alight oppos!- THE P. & O, S. N. Co.'s steamer Pakts, from against. The wreck Has on bar port side a lttle which no skill could have forasaan and provided Calcutta, left Singapore for this port at to a.mi | below Mears. Boyd & Co.'s Dock, her starboard to-day.
quarter being just visible at low water. The Anding in fully insured, nearly all the offices THE doing business in Shanghai baring risks on her.
flon,
A DRASTIC MEASURE. General Mercier, the French Minister for War, has introduced a bill panlahing with death tres- son and espionage at the part of officers and men of the French army.
THE DREYFUS SCANDAL The German Embassy, in consequence of repeated attacks by th Paris Press, announces officially that the German Government had no dealings whatever with Capt. Dreyfus.
THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamship Empress of China, from Vancouver, arrived
at Yokohama at 8 am, on the 16th instant, A REGULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. 535, will be held in the Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8 go for 9 o'clock precisely, Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED.
THY China Gazette learns on what it describes | #re near approach of the Japanese, and they the Company in Queen's Road Central at noon and Calloud Indifference. On the other band bodily harm upon Brosemann and three senm1013
ADVICES fròm Tientsin dated the sath December, and that there were no signs whatever of ice- report that the weather was exceptionally mild, closure. The foreign residents, according to the holders in the Hongkong High-Level Tramways
The tenth ordinary general meeting of share Shanghai moming paper, feel no alarm at the Company was held at the registered offices of reported
prepared to meet any lawlessness on to-day. Mr. J. D. Humphreys presided, and 'excellent authority that the iron-works, that there is a strong foreign protective fica Hart Back, A. H. Mancell, H. Humphreys, R. the part of the Chinese seidlery. The knowledge there were also present Messrs. Jas, Orange, mines and cotton mill established a: Hanyang ready at hand has a salutary influence on the Lyall Back read the notice convening the The Times correspondent la Tientsin wires by Viceroy Chang Chih-tung are to be tranferred
and that Admiral Ting, by an Imperial edict, rotalou to the control of the Imperial Maritime Customs native police of the Settlement, as they are eager command of the Chinese fest, the foreign officers in Hankow.
to display their prodiglaus valous, and lowe na meeting, and then iime fu clearing out any batches of loafing Chi-
ADMIRAL TING.
December 25th.
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of the fleet having declared thẹ charges against | THE British steamer Mongkut, Ceol J. E Far- † nese soldiers who happen to sirolf within the | perodision we will take the réport and state trouble, the pernicious system of espionage three men have been remanded. So that our
CHINA AND THE PEACE NEGOTIA.
TIONS. The sincerity of China is the present peace perlevings and negotinitons is strongly doubted In official circles In Toy.
KOREA.
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December 16th,
The Tonghak robell'on in Koren iu sprending, Į sampro Dear Shaakiwan on the asnd instant. | ritleg kladly gave hlin evey, ladlity in thai: | Notwithstanding these drawbacks I am glad in Qwa has been received · Troms thề Chinne who thing which fusiified the Magistrata in
and the rebele have captured and burned several towos.
The Korean Government is borrowing 5,000,000 yen from the Japanese.
*RJOTS IN THE UNITED STATES. Fatal conflicts have taken place between the whites and negrons in Alabama and Georgia the militia had to be called out to rusiere order;
robbed her of the few valuabler' she once Eva
Söul on treat. Dr. Half war | satisfaction of being able
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