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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1895.

(Special to Siam Observer), FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR,

LONDON, December sand. Colonel Shervinton. commanding the Hovas Army, and other British officers, have landed in Misgascar The French are patrolling the country round Tamatave,

CAPTAIN JONES, V. C. The appointment of Captain Jones, V. C. late Bish Minister Realdent at Bangkak, to be Minister at Lins (Peru) has been gazetted,

WAR NEWS.

HIROSHIMA, December 2gth.

A telegram has been received here from China stating that Li Long-yi ha been #ppointed Commander-in-Chief of all the troo In Tunan, and General Tro-king of all outside the fireat Wal.

The principal headquarters b's given out the following telegram from General Noxo, Commander of the First Army Ciope:--

AN-TONG, December 5th,

SEVERAL Important aanowncaments will be found THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamship Routte, with In our advertising columns..

the next English mail, left Singapore for this port at noon yesterday, and is expected here on THE US S. Concord nyelvað, at Shanghal from or about Saturday, the 12th Inst. Chistlang on the and fostent.

MR. Hara Rokuro,, formerly President of the THE Portuguese transport Africa is expected at Yokohama Specle Bank, recently resigned Macao during the current month.

membership of the Yokohama Municipal Connell, on the ground that his boolness interests pre- vented his residing in that city.

THE Scottish Oriental Co.'s steamer Chowfa cargo of teak-word for Bombty. was expected to leave Hangkok-to-day "with" a

FRANCE has the largest paħlla debt in the world. In 1875 it mounted to about $$.500,00,000; In 1885 to rather more, and in 1893 to about $6 000,000,000, or more than 10,000,000,001 francs.

were

Ma. A. G. Whe, Acting Patine Judge, presided E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Chief Justice, whose time at the Criminal Sessions this morning, vice Mr. is now fally occupied with the affairs of the Tal-ping-shan Arbitration Board,

The British cruises Gibraltar left for the North at 4-30 this afternoon.

men-

The

day

| annually between buyers and brokers and artists. { floor were damaged only by water. The house | Throne to withdrawing a meniorial asking the

ALZHOVOR English painting is not at a bigh standard now, the buying of pictures in London Tuz Slam Observer herre that the Bothmans said to have never been brisker than at the Line of steam Inarchee has Fern sold to Mesars present time. All the continental cities eagerly John Maclean & Co, to whom the Botlll« will he

tend their canvases and marbles to London firms, banded over by the 15th January. The price téme of whom torn over millions of dollars pald was somewhere about a lakh of teals. THREE notarios native desperadoes recently bebeaded at Chinese Kowinon for committing a variety of fiendish atrocities, and spectacle, are now on view on the frontler near the sweet-smelling village of Sem-suf-pn, The Ocean Co.'s steamer Devonkrit is now tanding at Sandaken for Hanokong. vir the Memnon. The latter vessel, which is underitsad to leave here for Kafat and Sandakan on the. oth lost, proceeds to Singapore for a general

THE WAR IN THE NORTH.

If it were not frught with such perloun THE British crufam Mercury arrived bere fem posibilities to the empire it would he ludicrous to preceding to Singapore and Bangkok. Kintan (Chusan Group) yesterday to refit, prior to observe the shuffling of the official carda which is in progress up north. The latest THE Intian cruiser Cristoforo Colombo was to

Imperial act virtually divests Li Hung-chang of the chiel military authority in the Peirang, and leave Bombay for the Far East on the 18th confers it upon u Kuny, who is a December. She will probably arriva in Hong-anxious to accept it. What the exact effect wil anything but kong about the roth. Inst.

be it is difficult to azy. L' Hung-chang, despite North, Admiral Fremantle It Chusan bound. ACCORDING to the latest advices from the sight, and his enemies ar learning to appreciate his several recent rebuffs. vev mittia very the enormous influence he can exert for Chefos in the Alacrity on the 3rd Instant, following his appottment the supreme com- *ccompained by all the small vessels of his

mand of the imperiali quadron, the Centurion, Undaunted, Edger and Shangtung, Liu K'un-yi, knowing the diffi

Armies in Manchuria, ChiħTE and Spartan being left of Kintun.

culties FIRE broke out at 8 o'clock last night in No. known

thee

would natur:lle erite upon hie taking 30 Queen's Road Central. The arper fisers einpoard principally of T's fellow

charge of the

of the Viceroy L troops otherwise own as the

Army of the Hual" (Huat chân) were completely gutted, bat, owing to the start from Anbul, with a sprinkling af Kinonch and provinciali work of the Fire Brigade, the goods on the ground Hona

Insurance Co, for gro 500, and effects were insured with the North Germen for bility to properly fulfil the Pa'les of the im

the appointment,!

making Portant port Ых

"The present way is fraught with military excuse. But the Emperor im-

operations of the highest Importance, and wa madlately issued, in answer, the following edict:

of our aimles. Lia K'an-yl has for very many man to take supreme command years past had char

of our troops, and hi been great; this was the reson.

why wo

armies within and without the Great Wall: missioner and Supreme Commup'er of our specially appoleted him Imorial High Com-

car fidence we have placed in him, and put forth his It is

best endeavours to deserve the power with which therefore the said Viceroy's duty to a

appreciate the

we have invested him. He should not therefore grace. On the other hand let our armies that battalion, officers or men shall have the temerity Any General, Colonel of to dlanbey Liu Kuy's orders and refuse to subordinate themselves to their new chief, they shall be condemned. by martial law, fn'order that the authority of their supreme commander may be properly enforced."

Everything is quiet in the direction of Fan». † their heads, which present a very ghastit immediately and proceed to CA, to avoid sccl- "Orioles" will arrive by French malt to-morrow urgently need.

whang.

A despatch from Lleat.-General Katrura at Halching, dated December 24th, staten that General Tao's column, alter is defent at

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to Denabodal

37 Mab, quartered at SM and they | overhaul."

retreated to

Chinese troops now at

There are no

The Chinese army at Talhinmaryo bas exten-

AT the request of the provincial authorities of Fubklen the Commissioner of Customs at Foochow has notified that masters of vessels at anchor at Sharp Peak should weigh anchor

would seem to indicate that the Chinese appre- dental injury from the guns of the forts, on the approach of any Japanese war vessels. This banda descent by the Japanese upon the coasts of Fokkien 1

THAT genial old-time showman, Colonel Hicks, honored us with a call this morning. His

We shall give some intereailag details of the morning, and are announced to appear in the Theatre Raval, City Hall, on Wednesday night. talented company to-morrow.

bouse on Saturday night, the audience heing D'ARC's Marionales performed to a crowded mast enthusiastic account will appear in our next lasue. The show this evening will, as usual, commence at A detailed

Excellency Major-General Digby Barker. 9 o'clock, On Thursday night the perfotidance

fame and influ⚫nce amongst them has always

ded its front considerably since December 18th the Lodranes, the officer of the watch on board | his father fo the firm. The sons'of the Paris ill be under the special patronage of his | decline the honour ofven him by the

and increased the number of fisge and banners. A party of cavalry scouting in the vicinity of Talbinmaryo on December 19th reported that the enemy's forces, about three thousand strong, End arrived there from Ying-kis efo the sea coast.

(Special to Shanghat Mercury.)

PERING, December 29th.

Liu K'an-yl, late Viceroy of Nanking, has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of all the Chinese forces, position illl lately held by Viceroy Li Hung-chang.

December 30th,

Ox Saturday evening, when shout five miles off the steamer Logtok, which myrived hera yaştarday from Bangkok, sighted * j ink which bad appa. thy been cut in two in a collision with some steamer. No human beings could be seen on board.

"THE Philadelp1ia Press says that with the explon Lionel Walter Rothschild, the eldest son of Lord Rothschild, there is not a single son of the mats Barons Rathachild who la competent to take the place Rothschilds are both physically and mentally sted, the result of too close intermarriage—a practice the object of which has been to keep the madey In the family and to prevent the bastuess secrets of the "s-hexded bank" from leaking out, WHEN the steamer Phr Chula Chow Klae The total fortune of this great house is estimated arrived at Bangkok the other day, Inspectors being over $2,000,000,000, West, whilet anarching for prepared oplem discovered two tine of the contraband, urefully stowed away in the sleeve of a water proof cour. For ways that are dark and devious the heathen Chinese certainly annexes the bun,

THE reports of the Japanese Third Army Corps alleged to have been held to readiness to proceed to some acknown destination in China appear Tax Stw Observer of December 27th says: Arthy is set blog more for less than reinforce- to have been grows exaggerations, for according Mr. Pertesu, sa employe of the Royal Electricments for the First and Second Armies, whose

to the latest information from the north, the

Light Department, at about 8 o'clock on Tuesday ranks have been thiored considerably in night saw, resting on the bank of the Klong fo recent engagements and by dysentery and the Department's

carrying the harpoon with it. Assistance wis pooned it, and the repille escaped into appeared to be a large snake. He skilfully har probably sccounts for the pro-Japanese organs promises, the head of what the intense cold of the Manchurian winter. This now taking about the march on Peking having water, obtained, and

been

postponed until the spring! leck

eventusity about a dozen men. and

the

Α

LJ these are Sélected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, Imported to Wood and Boitied by ourselves, released from his new appointment ar Comman

The Viceroy Liu K'un-yi has applied to be thus saving all intermediate profits and enabling der-in-Chief of the Chipesa forces, but this has should suspend operations with the sporouch of lading Lowry, of the Rattler's crew, and

bern refused, although it is well known that ke Is Inc.pable of filling the post.

us to supply the best growths at moderate prices,

be advocated the view that the First Army Corps recall, observes a Japan contemporary, is that THE latent ramoor about Count Yamagata's

severe weather and go fato winter quarters, continuing the advance on Feking. Hence the trouble that resulted in the Field Marshal's return and “sickness."

be perial

krown to

The following are the principal edicts, which concern the present war, issued on the 27th of December:

while General Noza strongly woheld the plan of young Da Cruze, succeeded in getting the dastardly attempt was made by two Chinamen chang was ordered to repost to us the whereabouts

YOKOHAMA, December 29th. PRICE LISTS, WITH FULL DETAILS, TO BE HAD pacify the people of Liaotong peninenie, Marebal In order to preserve strict dicipline and to

ON APPLICATION.

Oyama has determined to catablich civil admini- ACCORDING to our Shanghal morning center- stration at Kinchos, similar to that of the First porary, the British dewatch vessel Alacrály felt Army at Antung, which has been fully working that port on the and inst, in order to take since the 16th December, according to the Admiral Fremantle down to the Bagship at tal law and good order in the locality, to pro- to return at once to Shanghai, but owing custom of the people. The objecia are to main-

Ketan. The Carolina WAI #nder orders tect peaceful inhabitants, and relieve those into neap tides was expected to be detained st distress.

Woosung for some days.

PORT:-After removal should be rested

month before use. When required for drinking at once It should be ordered to ba decanted at the Dispensary before being

sent out.

The

Japanse Lurrency

reptile out of the water. It was then found to measure over 17 feet in length, and, though not distended with food, had a girth of about 18 lo. in the thickest part,

SOME wise sayings of Napoleon :---

When firmness is sufficient rashness is unnecessary.

good luck and fortune.

Great men are those who can control both

He ho fears being conquered lo sure of defeat. have; he depands en circumstances and events. The greater the man the less will should be

render one's self odious.

It is never wise to inflame hatred, nor to

A true man hates no opa.

men derhal tempted to throw itme In

her eyer.

but

can-

(1) The other day when apprised of the loss of Port Arther we immediately tested an edlat commanding the Admiral Ting and Kung LAST Saturday evening about six o'clock, a

Taptal be Immediately arrested and turned over to the Board of Punishments to explate their to rob a European lady in Queen's Road West.

offences,

and, at the same time Li Hung- rickaba near the Central Fire Stailon, when two ("The others" The lady, it appesis, was driving in her nt Wel Ju-chieng, Huang Ste-lla and others. and Cheng Y Generals Chiang Knel-1', alm was bad, however, and total, torpedo commandant, have already been

and Colonel Chang Kuang

face. The ruffians no doubt intended to saatch the powder covered her dress Instead of her

discovered in General

Chingha army, Cherol Sung

and were reported in a memorial by Li Hung-chang, the lady's parcel and watch chain, and then bolt down one of the Innes leading to the

then detalls of which have appeared in these columns. to the-Translator.) As regards Generals Wel Ju- bare aucceeded to carrying out their nefarious not, ar yet, reported to us their whereabouts, Prays, and but for a mull shot would doubtless ch'eng and Huang Sello, Lt Hung-chang has designs. The rickiba coolle was, it may be added, also smothered with lime, but escaped from Lt Ping-heng, Gov

we have In the meanwhile received s memorial to jury. No arrests have been effected in con-

Governor of Shantung, nection with this disgraceful affair.

denouncing Admiral Ting Ju-ch'ang, Kang Chao- (Taots!), and General Wei Ju-cheng for running away upon the appearance of the AT the Criminal Sessions this morning five enemy, thereby ruining the military plans coolles, named Au Chun, 28, LI Pong, 41, Ip Sam,

that had been determined upon, in 27, Pan Fak, so, and Fun Chu, 27 years of age,

sequence of which the said Governor prays were charged on four counts before Mr. A. G.

that these three men

be decapitated in Wise, Acting Pulse Judge, and a Special Jury.

order cons 16 Antedoch (No. 575) by shooting

vindicate the laws of the empire, etc. regard to the conduct of Wel Jark'eng be has been

charged with the crime of allowing bla troops to prey upon, and wantonly kill, at on the sand of November in Winglok Street, caused the death, by shooting, of China.

the fanocent inhabitants while on the way

many of neigh. 1340 was passing No. 56, Winglok

to reinforce Port Aribut, and also that Street, at about

of that place he was 7 p.m. on the 22nd November;

upon the fall the first to fired at District Watchman

to run away before enemy, (The same charges were made Wong Hing on the

against bis elder brather Wel Ju-kuel on the way him:

instructed by Mr. A, B. Johnson (Crown Solicitos); fare to be immediately stripped of the expectant Man On with intent to prevent lawful

(d.) shot at District Watchman Tatar)-offences which cannot be UNTI Mr. W. M. Goodman

be lentenlly (Attorney General),

dealt with in the least. W1 Ju-ch'eng is there

Messrs. Ed, Robinson and E.H. prosecuted, and the prisoners were defended by

Tits (Provincial Commander-in-Chief) rack he Sharp, Instructed

baldy

and is to be placed under arrest and by Mr. H. L

H. I. Dennys, who were engaged

turned over to the Board of Punishments to d-by-the

of whom Wel Ju-chfeng is so take to Peking The

prisoners pleaded "sot gulity expirate bis crimes, while Li

Hang-chang evidence of Chin Kio, the master of the ordered to send a depaty (Weiyuen) in charge the inmates, was led, and together with the cross-

without

the least delay. In the meantime exumlestion of the witnesses occupied the whole

missing day. Case adjourned ilil to-morrow,

It fu in times of difficulty that great men and great nations display all the energy of their character and become an object of admiration to posterly.

that the death of

With

the

be pure Cognac, the difference in price circulates freely, A number of Chinese soldieri / kong in the Norwegian steamer Lyderkort hear, be no doubt that in naveral villages | (6) that they and November with intent Korea and on the fall of Pingyang.—TranS-

off by the inhabitants.

AT the Police Court this wornton, before Mr. Hastings, four Japanese were charged, at the Instance of Capt. Hammerts, with surrepil Hourly ontaining a passage nom Kutchinston to Hang- As the passage money was paid, the charge was withdrawn. But in another case where three Chiness coolles stowed themselves away to the British steamer Phra Chula Chom Klee, from Bangkok to port, the Magistrats imposed They're in the asylum: now |

fine of $12 each, or ta dalash one month.

one

to k

to

December 30th. A telegram has been received from Lieutenant. THE N. C. Daily News of the 3rd instant says General Nadzu, dated Antang, 29th December, lost her maste duties bad weather off Formes

-The Sea Swallow was abandoned, having alating that the natives belonging to the districts The captain, chief officer and crew were picked which have been occupied by different CLARET:-Our Clarets, including the lowest of the Japanese army have been greatly influ divisions

Pup by the Comisst and tékén le Mojl and then sent to Nagasaki by the Cathay, which steamer priced, are guaranteed to be the genuluenced by the clemency of the Japanese author

authorities.

brought then on to Shanghal, Among the Chinese have returned, with their wives and Cathay's passengers was Mr. Hurt, Reuter's product of the juice of the grape and are not families, and resumed their different occupations, agent, who was taken prisoner at Port Artbar, artificially made from raisins and currents,

The Japanese army walist on the march

receive

ADDED to the danger to life, limb and property very willing services from the nativen. Pesce as is generally the case with Cheap Winer, and order are being well maintained, and the

caused by the colony being at the present time Simon markets are now open to some of the districts,

as it has been, indeed, for weeks pastused as BRANDY Ali our Brandy is guaranteed to

and are offering great and convenient supplies

refuge from Justice by the scum of the bousing province of Kwangtung there can, we being merely a question of age and vintage, endeavouring to return to Juaining were driven

altuated a short distance beyond the confines of British territory on the mainland, especially WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent of December, Lieutenant-Gencial Katuura'reports In a telegram from Helcheng, dated the arth

near Sam-and-po, desperadoes of the deepest dye have recently taken up their abode with a quality and of greater age than most brands that in the battle of the 19th December there

to looting junks leaving the waters of the colony were three hundred Chinese killed and about six hundred wounded. The Chinese had eleven

and making descents

cents upon houses in Braish gune, among which were several machine guns.

territory whenever a favourable opportunity nennced by the best local connoisseurs to unit well and made an obstinata defence. Regiment, Privates Rambut, Mokurba Kan, and | a thin the hope that should there be even

They

THE three Pathan warrines of the Hongkong be worth,

occurs. We give this report for whatever it may the arrival of the reserves. Marching is difficult тетр

on account of the now. The M, Selam, who were charged on Saturday with now spreading like wild-fire among the Chinese, house that was attacked by a gang of armed

of truth in the alarming rumours Japanese in their furth charge ralsed the cry of robbing J. F. Abrabag on the highway neer steps will be promptly taken to purge the colony robbers on the 2nd November, and several of | Hung-chang is also to find the whereabouts "Hurrah for Japan" and car fede verything Harings at the Police Court als morning. As of every description. Hungaam Docks,

before Mr, and immediate neighbourhood of social paranites the complainant could

could only identify Meatba Kan, the rifled bir pockets, the other two defendants

were discharged. Mr. M. J. Holman, who was specially engaged for the defance, saked for a remand till the ith festant at 3.30 p.m. which was accordingly granted, the Military Authorities taking charge of the defendant in the

In the market. The Scotch Whisky marked "Eis aniversally popular and is pro-

be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong Market.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Const Ports.

before them,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A MASS of lateresting matter unavoidably held over until to-morrow. H.M.S. Pigeon arrived at Shanghal, from a meantime,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. craise, on the 31st ulto,

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BIRTHS.

On the 6th inst., at No. 8, Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon, the wife of C. F. FOCKEN, of a son,

At 18, Peking Road, Shanghai, on the noth December, 1894, the wife of Mr. GILBERT MCINTOSH, of a daughter,

he

THE P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s steamer Ceylon left

a view

AT the Supreme Court this morning serve on the special jury) should be glad if Mr. Fallarton Henderson (who was called to I could be

excused, your lordship?" Mr. Justice Wise" Why ?"

and

not

Crown,

The

arrest.

ANOTHER PIRATICAL OUTRAGE.

Singapore for this port at io sim, on the 3rd fast. Long Range Cap and Speons. After an interest- ‡ day the when the List was made out. He and there and cargo stated.

A REPORT of the most recent piratical outrage, perpetrated Dear Hongkong, will be found in

stother olumn.

"THIS,' noid the bachelor, anepald for sewing on & button on bir busted-up' unmentionables, "Is what is meant by a single tax."

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended Jan, 6th, are Europeans, a Chinese, 908; fotal 1,020.

Mr. Henderson-"I am not in good health

I am more than sixty years of age." The Attorney-General-"His name is on the Jucy List 15

His lordship—"Ah ! but Mr. Henderson was

1" (laurhter). 18 Mr. Henderson" I am now more than sixty, His lordship

Well, stand avides we'll see we can get the jury box filled without you," looked plessed and at least ten years younger

And

thep

Henderson stood back, and when he saw the box nicely filled and the jurors wall fast' to perform the very disagreeable duty which every Britisher awes to his Queen and country.

A very limited number of metabers put in an appearance at the Kowloos mange on Saturday to compete for the Hongkong Rifle Association's ce 19 polais, secured the Cap frets Com Ing fintah Capt. Palmer, with a bardicap allow. mander Ashe, R.N. (scratch) and M. W. if Stewart (12 points) by the narrow majority of three points-81-agalast 78--the Spoons failing leading scores - to Commander Ashe. The following ware the

-H'cap points. Total

yd, you Capt. Paine, 0.8.D Commander Ashe, 40 Mr. W. Stewart Pesty Omour T, Blahop 49

13 14.........

the a

süther, it note that the

of the

ta

General Huang Sac-lla and report me at once about him.

ar troops is still going on, it is rep lsive to our

(2) While

was with ali (te horrors to our people, and discomforts, cold sickness and darger to hearts to be apparently enjoy leg with our Court the last days of the old wear and the opening of the and Tributary Princes the usual festivities during

had been

teg on)

now

reported a very daring act of piracy committed About a year has now elapsed since we jank, inward bound from Hollow, was stoked quets and games for Tributary Princes in th near Green Island, where a Chinese trading new, bence it is our will that the customary ban by pirates, the crew landed on desert island (18th January, 18951, the New Year Eve (asth

koang. & hall

In the Ta close

on the 23rd day

of the moon Taking everything listo

January) festivities at the Panho Throne-hall to consideration, and remembering authorities to suppress brigandage and piracy, bar

the atter Impotence of the Chinese our Court and high Ministers of S ste and all the

Inese bar

barquets and fe es daring! the New Year month, and rememberler, too, that British ganhosts

be ali stepped for the time being, for there is no have

In them, while our beart water police daty for the eased to perform

enjoyment daty for the Chinese Government gratin and

is filled and night with anxiety and sympathy for our day

hood is more or less infested with that the colony and the immediate neighbour

subjects beyond the Great Wall dangerous desperadoes from one year, and to chang

E-K′ó-t'ang-á, Turtar-General of Hellung. commanding the strikes o

being well worthy Manchu

af the average number of piracles reports the perfighting galst the enemy, heroic death of Yung Shan, an perpetrated UNDER the beading " News from Newchwaeg letted on foreign vessels and native graft Imperial guardsman of the 3rd class to whom THUS the China Gonyfio, udder date Timisip,

colony amounts

the command of a cavalry brigade, | Shanghai contemporary, that is notorious for only lo su average of about ono verici in eight while hangch'eng from the enemy on the Lloyd's 5. N. Co. that the Company's steamer December 29th -“It is reported here that some- chẳng that all the foreign residents of New. | would argus "from this "that things mixuk.p

its unreliability, publishes the following t-It is

with his men to surprise and thing like a coup d'etat la being concted hi. Towle, presumably to Tallen or to China proper. of fact, they could hardly be much worse, seeing

months during the last as years! Some people 15th of December last. The brave conduct of reported

Lave left the taking the overland much worse than they are, whereas, as a matter Pelding as the result of deliberations between our readers have probably been puzzled about that during the past three years one British posthumous honours for him. We also order

the deceased guardsman is

is most noteworthy, and A TELIGRAM received to Bangkok on the sath Ministers. The old member of the

Prince Kung and curtain of the Foreign, the

the Board of War is to recomm

a to recommend extraordinary alto. reports the total wreck of the Siamese Council, Prince Li, Oloro-pa,

of the Japanese army with respect to The fact is that the Chinese towa

steamer, the Namsa

• Chang C57% wAA

WAS succenfally looted that his image be placed in the temple dedicated |passengers saved.

and the

pirates 40 miles from this port, shocking to the loyal and faithful, and that his two sons be settlement of atrocities being perpetrated on board, and shortly brought to his for to audience when they shall throws over, and a new Council of Safety, with

latter is

is situated about

13 miles from the mouth Chinese waters,

have attained their majority, without

to the Emperor Agkeuptheriver, m

of the authorities, and commencing from the aid of November last, in Balety use Prince Kong, Predrol, Chang swing to the

by road. Liule by little of sam-rous robberies with violence, chiefly affect Teaokolog, etc., he Chik-tung, Liu Kan-ylb,Shko-1 tidlen; und Wang | town of Nowekwing caused to be a tradal centre, the most daring and TAM PRE GIsses, two of

up of the river, the original ing the Chinese Wen-thao. In their hands the Emperor will its place being taken by Yingiss, or Ying | ever recorded in the annals of the Rang robberies reports that three espisins of companies named

diagraceful

We are informed by the Agents of the Austrian Maris Vaieris left Singapore yesterday, for this

port.

Sunde

from the waters of

this

Tavenue conter Phramuang at Paket. Crew and Sun Yu-wen, and Hrs,

Kang-abang are

to be places. The after that and diastor several sets of

Kra quite

were

re-take

IT ppear to be understood, says a contempowers to manage all the affilmiot the of the Liso river, whereas the former is 80 miles brought to the noting on Hoazko (4). The same Tartar-General reports that elegraph Sierra Leone, will succeed Sir Ambrom Stes as

porary, that Sir Francis Fleming, who has left appointmakitha shembits of the Council of miles distant ring along ftssfavoritles, | fditber, during the last two months, to suit hie various engagements with the enemy at

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1895,

TELEGRAMS.

THE RECENT ESPIONAGE IN FRANCE.

LONDON, January 7th, Capt. Dreyfus has been stripped of his epavicates, and his sword broken in the presence of 5,000 troops of the garrison of Paris.

Governor of the Bahamas.

A PREACHER who arrived at the kirk wat through asked an old Scotch woman what he should do, to which she replied, "Gang into the pulpit as sune as yo can; ye'll be day enough there."

merely be a puppet and the Emprem Dowager shelved."

of the

them at

three

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Tunaway,

to be

Berlin ware charged, et the imptance of Lapi V, 21 chailes to the west would have brought the south of Gituon Talend thefacts of which may be decapitated kå front of the army for the

succeeded in killing over

(called slec

2.050 of the handits (e. Japanese), He also colony's history

Ca, Em Hal and Fu Ca

Cheng, ran away were more or less muccessfully enacted in Wing with the enemy. We therefore command the Ar the Magistracy on Saturday, before Mr. place of scarcely any importance, with a very another piracy of Hongkong junk little to the easier la esparing the

SADORA se Newch ! ken) which is now

and is the site of a foreign lak Streat the very beast of the city.

baltic was on the paint of

of commencing settlement. The old town of Newchwang is now

It is now Hastings, sine sesmen of the Americas ship sa population. Frons Hal-cheng a march

now our unpleasant duty to record Tartar-Generals of Moukden and Kirin to assist As a natural harbour, remarken shipping paper, D. Whitman, with refusing duty and being absent japanese troops to the original town of New trading jask, inward bound from Canton, was Port Jackson, New South Wales, is one of the

the set forth as follows:-On New Year's eve, a

be and sand

once to E-k- tan fioeal on the globe. The entrance is from the Captain's evidence the defendants are on the southward and cover 33 miles

from their ship without hews Asparding to the Cawang, whereas they would have had to turn held up on the high was south of Green the enemy, let E-kd-tang-à send us a list of east, and, after passing Sydney Heads, inre ship's Articles, which they miken in New York! Ying how. It evidently their intention to does cut the salle and halyards, and then looted

cowardice. As for those who fell fighting against toward the south-west la mare, passing kiddie on the 28th June last for round vayage of 18 take the latter place, but presumably

in order to reach Island by pirates,

their names for posthumous rewards, as well as Once on board, the despera- Head, about two-thirds of

be made of the deserving. the names of those who have distinguished them- a perfectly land-Sules.

they will the vessel. Then they set wall and made for

saives by bravery so that proper recogaliton may locked harbour. After a two-miles stretch on alime

nother

COUTLE

ward against La wharves are reached, where the water is always

cw of ukt, kan ikay still velden het 17,000 of the enemy ared to be massed. managed to rig up some apologies for tails with attack on the Weosung forts and probably the as smooth as a mountain lake. The form of the

helplan Janko

soon set to work and In anticipation of the expected Japanese to her cree to work the sily down to Hong-ded from Newchwans, overland is suplained they "pported" che piratical craft that bad Tested chicks can troops now defending These places 100 harbour is broken and peculier. There are bights hom

residents have | which tinues stairly well nourished, but there are no

where who bay and coves and

« Chrdetestom ki bay bady, 7 ha supposing that any such fight line and nooks almost innumera- Magistikla volian. signs of any permanent improvement la bis

ble, and it is as picturesque as it is valuable as a labour each, and fatimated that should the during four months and a half-from the middle the pirates? junk, and have since ascertained that to raise locally two more battalions of 300 men

taken place- up condition,

barbour. So Irregular are the shore lines that A Corbaldone. it the child wank of November to the end of March that com- the gang,

number, has authorised Colonel was given to the police, who seized comm there are over 1,200 miles of water front within bestarved 30 CLD ender Trendy Actors munication with the auter world is completely soon as they saw their victim arrive le port safe be placed under the Colonel, who is thus raleed BISMARCK.

a radius of 10 miles from the central post supe, 100NEAN Prince Hohenlohe has paid a vialt to Pilone

• "mada tracks for Chinate territory an each, both of which, when commissioned, will while in as part of this interesting body of wate

Maine ja minnka halusi drain bates the cute except, by means of courier from Tientsin and sound. No arrests have yet been effected, to be a General of brigade, Bismarck at the request of the Emperor. The es uniform that at almost any point the largest charger fee t

Can one get mille from land, and the depth in use the morning two more mounted were of foreigners would be apprehension, net of the can and should be done at eons, and that fe, cat Ka Na bit. Of course the reason of an exodge and are not very likely to be eliber. One thing Kmperor will himself shortly gay a šimilar visit.

vane.similarly | Juguese troops, but of the defeated Chiness | have a much deter walds kept en sil Chinese

woasting Jukke is the frines:

t

OBITUARY.

The Crown Prince of Slam is dead,

LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL, Lord Randolph Churchill sleeps well and con-

Lóu tha:17th

Jackson proper, which is a mile, lote Post months, and to be discharged the United encounter resistance. They may also find it Hongkong and ultimately etched up in Yau. Dearing due west, the chy Bhamp eventy a qualinear steeds me}** Dilm) between binh place and @l=ef%d0% } ma-ti-Bay, When the pirates cleared out the

„The defendants reiunga BELFEE Combay to march northward i

and

vezania con la alongside of the sherehek

bad

The statement

the

a:ib eight viska,Kard | by Lia fat- that the Lino diver is closed by ice Informations them a few days previous commanding the native gazrison of o

*

Chang Chih-tong, now acting Viceroy st Nanking, it is reported, will be replaced by Yang

[Chung-ekin, the Yleway of She then-Kay