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Intimations.

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Ma. Bruce Webiter left Stagapeen on the Both that, for Manila to zssume charge of the agency of the Chartered Bank there,

THE British Cruiser Gibraltar. Capt. Angus Macleod; il die here to-morrow morning from Singapore. The "long" will (D. V.) be at the Racecouine on Monday morning. The repsire to the China and Manila Co's Mesmer Zafra, necessitated by an unfortunate accident about a month ago, having been nearly completed, she will come out of dick early next week and in the course of a few daya rasume duty on the Hongkong-Manila line sader the command of Captain Gerard, late of the same Co's steamer Diamanis.

We are informed by the Manager of the Bank of China, Japan, and the Straits, Ld, that he has received a telegram from London that at a Meeting of shareholders of the Bank, held in London yesterday, the revolution passed at the meeting of the 14h lost, was duly confirmed. IT le reported from Bombay that the Japanese, having established a line of steamers between Bombay and Japan, are now about to start a bank hi that cliv. Mr. M. Toshima, she has been connected for a number of years with the Yokohama Specie Bank, bas arrived at Bombay

with a japanese staff and will commence business

other

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CORRESPONDENCE..

{We do not necessarity endorse the opiniona marprassed fry Camspondents in this columsal

"A MANILA TERROR." TO THE TON or the "Homanowa TreagraPR,

DEAR SIR-In your ins of the 5th instant appeared a letter beaded A Manila Terror, which has no doubt been concreted by the comblaed talent of a small eifque, who, to satisfy basiness pique or for other ends of their own, that me, and they have chosen from their seem to have formed themarives in a body

band to sign and be responsible for the libel, one who is utterly beneath my contempt and therefore free from sisk of prosecution.

I shall limit my references to the libel in quen»

a man's head off high? ulder y must firu kill him, and then stoepfully-matter The sin is in the killing tfy. The hêne- caltlog. That in Hes the thoreaht the Japanese rule-or the Western-called civilization I

Oh, glorious civiliston Ok, þm seligton! After eighteen centuries of begge and good will to all men, how faille dit face of Nature, red in tooth and ch Where to-day 14 the "sweet reasonablenes

If the gentle Jesus In the intercourse of malki

that the Evrope has many Christian men It

Certain Japanese pepere reconizavomemake

As soon as premises can be secured and arrangementu made. The object of opening the Japan. There is also to be a Japanese Con Bank is to dewelope trade between Indian and and slate in Bombay. It will be remembered that been discovered in the the Hongkong Telegraph predicted this month lon, to the gross mio-statémauts contained there-orality it is to receive from so-called heathen

IT le reported, anys the Singapore Free Prest, that there are great troubles in Manila. Serious delalcations ra Treasury, the tom of money missing being stated to be a less than $800,000. The Pre- sident, Secretary, and the Cashier to the Treasury have been placed under arrest. It is also reported that the Spanish officers of the Mindanao, baring a considerable amount of money is hand, deposited it with a foreign trader, and he and the $90,000 handed to him are now. missing.

ago.

ALTHOUGH the wretched weather last night proved a deterrent, the D'Arca' clever Marlonette show attracted a large and friendly andiance to the perfect litle Theatre adjoining the Victoria Recreation Club. And the entertainment proved, as has been invariably the case with this pains taking and deserving company, an unqualified here is 1 unbounded applause and laughter mean anything. As we have

30:-

Firstly I have never at any time assaulted although I have reason to believe that one of any of Messrs. A. 5. Watson & Cn.'s employees, them, under natalde pressure, has declared that

I did.

Secondly:--My career in not likely to he eat short bero, as I have committed no political out believe the Bride, Clever, and 1 for one do not believe the British Canaut capable of joining which have no foundation.

has not a solitary state so vittuous and spet då in its dealings with its neighbours as to deserve the name of Christian." How true is this, and } els

what a slap in the face of our boasted superior

nation. Surely is more than enough to send missionary in the Far East weeping

for fodividuals and another between nations. We For as there is still one code of morality should cry 'shame' at the sight of brute force attacking intellect In the case of individuals, even altho' brute force werd small

And Intellect were big, and yet forroath, we can see aothing Incon graous in it in the case of two nations; but rather everything to applaud. And how much more

and Intellect the parent? For Japan is bak the child of China, from which Empire the has received her literature and callure,~{Such an

The apparently

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be

In their

witness I could have no right to do so. Those they are.-E.) Insane thing about this whole

O the 18th Instant Mr. 2. J. Ackroyd, -great interesi at a meeting of Ye Odd Volumes,

His Excellency Sir William Robinson will acen to be thoroughly understood and [3 occupy the chair on that occasion and as man, woman and child in the colony who desire

appreciated, ard we would recommend every Thirdly :--I did not object to the finding of the sabject, namely. "Should imprisonment be

the Consular Court, for being there merele a inflicted in default of payment of finer is one those wonderful Fantoccins (O'Bruily 1) In

to be delighted, elevated and impressed, to see that Mr. Ackroyd is unquestionably comptent most musing gyrations. It would do "Brownie,"

who did

did object were the American captains, to deal with in a manner which the Impor- and the mud accumulations he believes are offence was that, after being called "black that, with the example of the "Japs" before us, who refused to sign the decision. My male | business, however, of civilising the Chinese, in brains, world of good to be conveniently guard by the Consul, I used language to bim who, not to mentions their military press, and placed in the rear of that five-cornered when he gets his propelier leese and lets fly

for which I was very sores, and for which I after. In fair way to monopolise the whole trade of nered cuddy

wards apologised fally in writing. I did not the Far East, we still persist in trying to force indiscriminately. We hear, ander reserve, (iram threaten the Conrut with personal violence, nor the Chinese ahead for the sake of a Our Own First Class Comic Idiot away over in did I in any way give care to anyone present temporary galo. It seems almost like velicing Hue Yau-ma-ti) that the Chinese Government is to think that such could be my intention. desirous of acquiring the services of this modern

commmon-sense to mere vanity. What the Fourthly:-I have not entered, nor ad I ever torpedo to falsh up the Japs-but more of that any intention of entering an action against the

Japanese are to-day the Chisen may be in the anon, The show starts at 9, o'clock to-night, British Consul, Mesra. A. S. Watson & Co.'s when a first-class programme wilbe presented. employees and Caplain Hogg for conspiracy; but have simply defended myself in a straight- forward manner against a most sejustifiable altempt to have me sent out of the country.

of

It is possible, remarks the N. Y. Marliims Register, that many collisions and close shaves" would not have occurred if each vessel concerned were safled with a certain respect for the rights of the other vessel. It is always the other fellow that is at fault. The one who escapes injury it all to blame In the eyes of him whose vessel has been run into. A little yielding NEW YEAR CARDS. on the part of each-often-times son the part of the one Injured--would have prevented all the Compulsing

trouble. Taking chances at one times is often JAPANESE and ENGLISH CARDS, hand-attended with unfortunate results,

which little caution and carefulness might have prevented, painted and of Artistic Designs; JAPANESE

We are in a position to state authoritatively VIEWS, VIEWS & HONGKONG and TYPES

that there is not a vesilga truth in the state- of "ATIVE CHARACTER,

ment published in the China Mall on Thursday (and which was "cribbed by the Daily Fast yesterday !) that "Dr. Jordan, Medical Officer of Health, leaves by the first steamer for Amey to ascertain the actual state of the unitary affales of that port," Dr. Westcott, A.M.S., bas been despatched to Toss Koan district, near Cantoo,

to favestigate the plague that region and has taken with him Mr. T. Quincey of the Registrar General's Department as interpreter. Beyond this nothing has been done, nor, as far as we can gather, afe ady further steps to contemplatio at the ment does not consider it necessary to despatch an officer on a special mission to Amoy just now, AT the Magistracy 10-day Mr. H. E. Wodehouse (Coroner) opened an inquiry into the circum- stances attending the sudden death of Baron de Grandmalson, who arrived bere from Madagascar on the 28th instant and put up at the Hongkong Hotel. It appears that the Baron, who was only 26 years of age, intended Joining the Duke of Orleson in his projected journey in south-westers China; but in consequence of serious!

illness, The

Bardh attended Miss Elsie Adair'z e

ment at the Chy Hall on Borlag Night and shortly after

Marion wards proceeded with Mr. Potts to the

Hongkong Dispensary, where (after considerable discussion with Mr.

duly qualified chemist, who him) obtained half the strength WIE ength of the dose-and a hypodermic syringe, on the grounds that the drug alone would relieve the acute

bedily pain from which he then appeared

These Skipments include :— CADBURY'S SPECIAL CREMES,

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE

PLAGUE.

The following letters speak for themselves :-

AMOY, 14th December, 1894. Dr. MacDougall, M.1),, &c., &c, Amoy.

Dear Sir, The Chamber of Commerce here pronesex to address the Chamber in Hongkong denying the existence of any authentic evidence of plague at this port, and requesting the latter Chamber to

mike

such representation to the Hongkong Government as may be called for In accordance with the proof we may be able to bring forward that plague does not exist,

You are no doubt aware that Chinese repor! s high death-rate in the city just

now, and that Roman Catholic missionaries, whore knowledge of the people entitles their opinions to some weight, express

their bellef that the prevalent sickness la babonic plague. On the other hand, you grant clean

have taken exceptional paine to discover a case of plague you have, so far, not been successfol.

Fifitly:-1, bave no blasted backers, as your correspondeat would wish to indicate, but simply maintain the goodwill of the large majority of the firms bere, whom I have served as stevedore and who have testified their satisfaction as to my general conduct and services; and in all my Transactions I have done nothing that will not bear the light of day.'

In fine, it is not like the usual vaunted British way of doing things to make this most cowardly attack an my character anonymously in a colony in no way whatever interested in the question.

I bave the honour to remain,

Dear Sir,

Yours faithfully,

CHAS. ROBINSON." Manis, 22nd December, 1894.

Course

of a few years-if they choose Would that result be greatly to the advantage of Europeans ?

opeana

It la said that Japan needs colonies for her turpius population. The same thing is said as- regards the Chinese; but the Chinese hordes are peacefully, and are therefore cally thrust back. unlike the Japanese-at present they go forth But what man happen II they should imitate the Japanese some day?

tacle of this ancient clvlilration- ancient that Is there not something very sad in the spec. the varied civilisations of Greece and Roms might almost be accounted modern to -thus ruthlessly over-run and trodden under foot by hordes of veritable Vandals such as the

in honest Japanese are

have known

truth to-day? Why, man to shed tears at the accidental destruction of an old and mach valued book I have even heard of

for the aclety

buildings..

• proservation of ancient Yet, here is an edifice grander and greater than the world has ever seen. It's mere continuity

T

PATE D'APRICOTS, JORDAN ALMONDS, present time. Itapreårs evident that the Govers- staud that hills of Health, and we under- (We have, as a mere matter of fair-play, given through so many long centuries?

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INDEX TO THE ORDINANCES OF

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A SPECIAL LIST OF FOREIGNERS

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Professional Men, Justices of

for LADIES and CHİLDREN.

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CONCERVES,

an ounce of

to be suffering. Mr. Stevens, It should be added, agreed to supply the deceased with the polson only on the understanding that be Would the aid of a medical practitioner to apply

you

could hand un a letter, which we can forward to We would therefore feel much obliged if you Hongkong and Slogapore, stating your opinion as to this rumour of plague, and your reasons for holding such opinion.

Your abediant servant,

ROBERT H, BRUCE,

Chairman, Amoy Chamber of Commerce. AMOV, 15th December, 1894 DEAR SIR-in reply to your letter of yester day I beg to state that I have not seen a case of plague In Amor. sionary Doctors Inform me that they have not Wingate and the min- seen any cases. Dr. Wingate and myself bave a large native hospital for the treatment of poor Chinese. We also have some private practice amongst the natives in the city, so that the exis tence of any serious epidemic is hardly likely to

excape our notice.

Dr.

Soon after the bubonic plague was known exist in to la Hongkong, rumours of its presence bere commenced. I was very anxious to see a case if I could, so I offered my native

from the very best Parlslan Houses Including: (vth the morphins in his possession the hap hospital assistants and some native doctors -

FRUIT JELLIES, PARISIENS,

CRYSTALLISEN APRICOTS, CHERRIES, GREENGAGES. &c.,

In large Assortment,

tt.

Lean gentleman repaired to the hotel and retired reward of $5 to the first man who could show for the night, but in morning

料 found to

me e case. This led to many invitations to see

patients in the city. Th

These were all visited, but

be suffering from symptoms of oplum potomno plagas found. I

may say that my offer is

Dr. Hartigan and Dr. Steadman were promptly called in, but notwithstanding their unceasing sill A great deal of typhoid fever has

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The Mongkong Teleguuh

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1894.

TELEGRAMS.

THE PEACE PROPOSALS.

LONDON, December 28th,

Mr. Foster, late American Secretary of State, bar accepted an invitation from the Chinese Government to proceed to Japan, in an neoficiat capacity, to assist the Chinese envoys in the Begollations for peace; Japan acquiesces.

What idiotic rat will we next hear from Shangbal, via London ?-Ed., Hongkong Telegraph.)

THE DUTCH EAST INDIES,

from Batavia lo January against Karang-Asam.

NO SAVEZ 1 ASK MCCONACHIE An agreement has been made (between Great Britain and Japan) extending the period of six months fixed, for the conclusion of an extra convention for the conversion into specific duties ofike ad valorem duties Exed by the tariff annexed to the recent treaty [This stuff is very dear at $36.5 a year.-Ed, H.K. Telegraph |

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In ten consecutive passages this year the “Cauard” liner Zucanta hau'averaged 21j knots an hour between England and America. Tall travelling that

Slater from the

from the Alle de la

de la Sainte Enfance, the and the death rate has been bigher in taken an overdown of Ho

unfortunate gentirmar,

to have pssed away- At 5 o'clock yesterday morning. After the evidence of Doctors Hartigan and Steadman, Mr. Stevens, of the Hongkong Dispensary, and the deceased's "boy had been led, the faquiry was adjourned til Monday I am The Acting Consul for Frades occupied a seat on the Bench throughout the proceedings.

God any.

USE DO CASO

the

For,

д

upon its discomfitore They forget that #fall easy to pull down *hong all your 400,000,000

by difficult to bulld op.

and ultimate

Alas China f

alone is sufficient proof of that. Where is there in the world's history another sample of such an enormous combination of forces kept together Mr. Robinson a full opportunity of vladicating of warn, rebellions, conquests and what not, the spite himself from charges of somewhat repre-enuatry has remsteed intact aver 1,000 years. It benable but not particularly serious nature that were made against him in the columns of

in wonderfal 1. It is unlay 1 Yet ma

many seem this laureal by persons and on grounds that

to delight in the Hongkong Telegraph could not possibly Ignore fo (unwritten bat Bevertheless recognised) obl gations to the public. Mr. Robinson's I own admissions show the there were at least some fairly substantial grounde mado attit in com- for the allegations mon honesty wo

are bound that reliable information bas reached us from Maalis which shows that, in some rather important details, our stiginal correspondant had either indulged in exaggeration of

to

to get at the exact facts. But Mr. Robinser In quite lejudicious la bi expressions in the final

paragraph of what is otherwise a very straightforward and manly letter. There was no "cowardly attack made on his character, or

would not have appea

have appeared in the ветеркрет

; and he is altogether mistaken if he imagines that the colony of Hongkong la In no way interested to what takes place in Manila. It may perhaps interest Mr. Robinson to know that the Philippine Islands actually belong to Great Britain, and that it is gülte possible ons of these days we may politely request our worthy and most excellent friends Government of His Most Catholic Majesty either to "ante-up" or get out."

Groat Britain has a very special interent to the Philippines right that has never been and cannot be dlaputed; and when the day comes, as come it will, and before many years paised, when Spain's financial obligations have to be seriously dealt with, there is only one possible result so far as the Philip pines are concerned, and neither Spaniards nor residents to Manila will be the losers. But to retera to Mr. Robinson's letter-weten only conclude, from his own statement, that, after the British Consul so far forgot himself as to call him

(or any man) blackguard in a British

Court, Mr. Roblason wanted to go b'ind' and didn't get an opportunity. And if all the par les concerned in this squabble will take our advice, they will do what the coster' did with th hot potatoe 'drop H.K. Telegraph.

cante. GIA HỒI, GỖ COnrse, wexe thật số quence. I CEDED!

have of plague has occurred to Amoy, but I can and do say that with all my opportunities for observation, and same, I have failed to gent search for the

Knowleg extreme filthiness of the native city of Amcy, and The en

e entire absence of any sanitary regulation, it seems to me very improbable that such an epidemic can have existed all these months without by this time having sssumed such THE following comments in the Straits Mart alarming propestions as to render its existence Ame Fournal, headed "Journalistic Enterprise," forcibly remind us of the initial days of the beyond doubt ar question, Hongkong Telegraph in 1881, when our

I remain, Dene Sir,

Your ebedient servant, precious fecal contemporaries heaven help

H. MACDOUGALL, M.B. them, for they need help badly so far as every R. H. Brace, Etq, Chairman, Amoy Chamber thing that consiliates decent journalism is con carned-with supercilians mien, either laflig ignored or pretended to patronise what they regarded has nevertheless made them 'alf up' to some of an enthusiast, but which tune financially and to many other respects

the past thirteen and half years #Some day, when we kayu really got over the trials of the present, we will give cur rendere

s the fad of

of Commerce,

AMOV, 15th December, 1894, Hongkong Sanitary Board that piague had SIR.-It bas been stated at a meeting of the broken out in Amoy, and a report to that effect sent to bis Excellency the Governor,

The probable result of this report will be that

Amey will be quarantined by the of Hongkong and the Straits Settle-

"NATURE, RED IN TOOTH AND CLAW

Ed.

To The Entron of the "Howɑkong Talmgrarn,t, this cruel war with the people, amongst whore SIR-Knowing that your sympathies are in we dwell, I venture to crave & small space in your valuable paper for few words on their behalf.

How is it, in the first place, that a War Fed has been started by foreigners in Japan, and

up unger. Am rensaio imbedded is our Hongkong Sanitary Board has acted on what | Bald that the Japanese are say better than

sons is there not one strong enough to stand forth bero to help and save you In this your hour of need, or must you perluba victim to that terrible and revolting law of nature-the survival of the stroagent?

Canton, December 18th, 1894-

A. W. L.

LATE NEWS ITEMS.

LONDON, November agth. F. O. Licht, the beet ingar anthority, states that the production for the past two months shows a comparative increase of 99,000 tons. He estimates that the present campaign will yields surplus of 905,000 far.

Mr.

The French

Mr. Godfrey have been admitted Fellows of the Barrett, the well-known cricketer, and Royal College of Surgeons majority of 189, entender of Deputies, by 1 submitted by the Socialist is ecleta proposal in favour of consul- Blog the before declaring war with the Malagasy. people by means of the referendam During the debate, M. Poincare, irritated by some personal remarks, challenged M, Rouanet, the Sociallet, to a duel.“

The Emperor of

the progress ofermany is closely watching Interested in the naval movements. Owing to Kores, and is especially the fate which befell somber of Chloess cruisers, his Majesty has given orders that future Cruiners

of constructed for the German navy shall

heavier description. The

London Council have approved of the proposals of the Royal Commission on the unification

the City and County of London. 5 000,000 on new ships. The American Navy during 1895 will spend

Rich gold, coal, copper and diamond fields have been discovered in the Zimbest district.

In consequence of the active sympathy dis played by the entire Armentan community with the Christians over the recent great massacre, aerious fears are entertained of shocking reprizal of which are despatching arms to men at Bitli throughout the Caucasian district, the inhabitants to assist the rebellon.

The Cape Colony enter

y enters the Postal Union in

the pattern which carries uncilon to the old facilities for the redemption of their land debt. et

A tremendous secration has been created in Paris consequent on the statement of a prominent An expedition will probably be despatched litle history of the pleasures of starting a | suthorwachs sien being natural enough were

official of the French War Office to the effect that an extensive organisation of eples exists in | journal. If is very true that we had no mente,

Paris, numbering over one hundred. The Parisia adequate conception of the difficultive attending there proof, or even well founded suspicions, offers an aware nothing of the Press assert that the German embassy is the the commencement of a new paper. We were the existence of plague here.

has been atempted la China ? Although chief contra of the organization. The French hailed with a eriala amount of cordiality by

We believe the report to be unfounded, and no doubt difficult to bless them that copie War Office officially declares that there are 100 The local

Press and were naturally gratified

fied by

would ask your kind help, in the laterests of you and pray for them who despitefully political sples in Paris and demands their arrest. it. Experienos has

trught us to kowars of soli our common trade, in laying before your of showing the superiority of

you," still surely, if ever there was a chance words which may take

During a trial at Toulouse, evidence was given morality wrath, and we Would

Government the reasons on which we found our oves that of othase, from a national polat showing that high political officials sanctioned I much prefer

the grievous ones which stir. bellef that no piegne exfuta here.

wholesale system of dig the fragments of Virgil's No doubt Board of the intelligence of the

of View, now is the time T -Can It be

of electoral forgerlen. Ma Eneid, which

Constans is impilanted. memory, is the sentence Timo Dangos et donat considers reliable information. We have 20 teot really merely their capacity for monkey, in a manifesto, grants the nobliky

the Chipere socially and morally, if as good -Is fraudes do which may be frosty construed konwledge whence that information was derived, Imitation-ourselves (that is Britishers) "being

we are suspicious of the Penang Press but apparently it do's not emanate from the when it breathes wards of welcome. But Medic, Cfficers of the past, not from H. B. M. we are sufficiently teacions of life to Consel. These officials declare the port clean,

of so many and gives them a place above their lessened interest. The noblilty have to pay the decline to be damned with faint praise or to be intoxicated with insincere congratulations, comes under their official, duty, and as far as

to and issue clean bills of health, the subject infinite superiors, the greatly under-rated and Agrarian Bank half per cent, interest,

maligned Chioses.

A semi-official report states that the Russian of the East, at such a low price.

Our only fault is that we Head Bayond three we are aware, no other source of intelligen; the ignorant Chlosse soldiers and, as a matter of sordials does not involve a formal alliance with Again, we read of barbarlites Committed by Foreign Office understands that the entente "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND Az a meeting of the "Odd Volumes" at 9p.m. numbers. Our crime was that we have lar -exists worthy of the least éredança,

but that it is simply desired in England, on Friday next, Capt. W. C. H. Hastings in the

the present. Our sopardonable sin is that wa HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" offer chair, Mr.. W. E. Crowe (Government Analyst) | Miño to exist inspite of obstaciam: Dux bigader, :/ 17" pisca you in possession of all the informa- { course, a grest hus and cry is raised; but are we fatcam Bars Emetala.

between England will read & paper on The Regulation of the

kaye on the subject, It will suffice to not too apt to lose sight of the main point, via

and Russia

M. Vambery. the Liquor Trafic in Hongkong,"

(which in worse than a crime) will be to ceste enclose coples of our letter I the 14th instant to

What right have these Japanele famous traveller, states that England's greatness the killing altogether: Meshwhile in our way, Dr, MacDougall, the Health Officer of the port, hordes in Chiasse territory at all? They come alien in Asia, and that postponing the evil hour content that "A LEGMLATIVE FARCE," "Training Nates," felt want, our absence would (in the eyes

we do not supply *-long ; and of his reply dated this day.

kill and to render thousands of homes miserable We hellere H.B.M. Consul makes a report on The Latest Vanlabing Act Artiste, The

and then, forsooth, they cry beror and feigning friendship will prove more disad of our contemporaries) |

vantageous than at once settling the struggle for bne which they the Engineers Institute,"

sams subject to the Governor of Hongkong, a few of their puld butchers are not killed FAYZAT | AUT "Bricks and Mortar,"

would be anty bed hippy to die Wil they for, and we rely on your invariable courtesy and seal unfficiently refined and scieniiño manne, tu vas "Mid and Matier," the Namos Piracy, give us for potating out to tăm two Hitle mis- for the general interests of trade to make such modern taste-anch for instance as having a declare that the military expedition against the

The Soleil, a fending Pass society pAPPIE - and other subjects of vital importance to our abse they make ? One of them or out much communications to your Goverensent as you may legs carried off by shell, and thaispatched op wish enter to enforce protectorate will numerous readers, will appear in Monday's too ofter and the schee ever some out at all. consider justided by the information contained to wander the world over, mattys to glory in Francs isst colonial war, na she will seek nổ Telegraph, OVER

even if we have to give a rest to We shall endeavour to pass that middle s in the enclosures referred to

a proof of the wonderful skis attained farther territory, her colonial possessions being telegrams from Taipingshan, Mexabits our and we kepala pentr

Special Correspondent's (bogn) war

I have the honour to ba, Sir,

modern medical scisuća, Vertly 1 We now las enoughs to meat her requirement juvenile Editor, who says be will never play qaldir Bilge Junos mes rundfang

Your most obedient servant,

philosophy : Cas Incongruity further yo

The Hoyas cffer to allow France the (Signed) ROBERT H. BRUCE,

it not, after all, but 'a vitalning at a rest and of thefe relations with foreign power, a to *cricket agala moment's notice, even for WIGAN supply, PERDITI, BOE With the ninews of

Chaimaa,

swallowing a camal? [ar the lately defunct undaunica suon poblic works as may be desmed "Caledonia stern and wild,” wants to borrow a rendy but thh the neomer material to some

Amoy Chamber of Commerce.

Ofis Gets F.......ED.] TOGA DA mond Mary, Ally disputes to be settled by a usi pes of wooden legs. He has been tied to a daya pike, formal logout optima gjë mendirakla Homöutable J. J. Keswick,

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