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(Special to China Gazette.) THE PORT ARTHUR VICTIMS,
PORT ARTHUP, via JAPAN, January 26th, On the 18th instant the badfer of those slain In the storming of Port. Arthur were removed fom thair temporary restlog pisces and Interred snow; many of the bedies were cremated. The funerals were casted out on a scale of great magnificence, Chinese aid Japanese palesti officiating.
THE SUICIDE OF ADMIRAL LIU,
Jungary 28th. The news of Admiral Lia's qu'cide is con- firmed.
THE CHINese fleet. :
A despatch from the Commander of the Second Army says that the Chinese foglifres from Linkoug Teland, off W-I-hal-wel. report that the Chlnere feet rem-lain» at Wel-bal-wei
"amaly, the Chanpawn.
Government and consequently leave Hlioshima to-marrow morning for their native land. [This is exactly what the Telteraph predicted
weeks ago. ED., HK Tiligraph]
(Sparto Le Courrier de Saigon.) THE FRENCH CABINET.
SATOON, January 23rd.
Private tel grande adulces have been received hern announcing the following apnolniments:~~
President of the Council and Minister of
Interior-M. Bourerole,
Minister for Foreign Affairs-M. Hona-
Minister of Finance -M. Palne z "é. Minister of Marine-M. Lockrow, Minister for the Colonies-M. Etlenne. Minister of Justice -M. Waldeck-Röössena.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
consists of eight ablos, pingyuen, Kwangpink! | CHOLERA Is 91||Î raging in Bangkok.
Lalysen, Kangchi and Chigwen
The damage
BROADWOOD PIANOS at W. Robinson & Co. THE Spanish craber Castella. Capt. E. Sanilo, arrived here to-day from Manil
1 by the Chemyscan through going ashore has not been adequately repaired. The hola la her baitom was filled with timber and cement, and she cannot stand the firing of her heavy The Latynen's repai-s are not complete and there are no guns on board the Kangchi.THE sunual general meeting of membs of the | In addition to the larger ships, the Chinese hav Chr Club will be held at the Club House at
six ganbouls and sleven" torpedo bosts, at
9 p.m. Wel-bat-wel.
(Special to Shanghai Mercury.) MORE FIGHTING AT KAEPING,
YOKOHAMA, JABUiry 26th.
A telegram has been received from Keeping, dated the afternoon of the 24th instant, from General Nog!, which 'states that a Chinese force of about 10,000 men, coming from the direction of Talhelgen, advanced against the Japanese | on'ermost line of defence. Artillery only caIA into play on both alden, and after a while the Chinese were routed and completely demoralized by the Japanese strapnel, retreating'intwobodi-, one going to the northward and another to the
north-west,
THE ADVANCE ON WEI-HAT-WEI, The following telegram has been reclived
The third batch of Tapanere transportu kystved
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THx returns of the number of visitors to the Cly Hall Museum for the week ended Feb. grd, are Europeans, 149; Chinese, 13.338 ; tořil 13.-87. W. ROBINSON & Co., plano boliders, tuners and repairers,
AN Emergency Convocation of Victoria Chapter, No. 525 will be held in Freemasons' Hall. Zetiand Street, to-morrow. at 5 for 5.30 pm precisely, Visiting brethren are cordiallý Învited.
THE P. M. S. S. Cn.'s steamer China, with malle, &c., from San Francisco to the 15th wito. and Honolula the aand, has arrived at Yoko. hama, and will leave for this port, via Nagasaki, to-morrow morning.
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FULL stock of banjos, mandolines, gultars, serordions, strings and filtings of all kluds at W. Robinson & Co.
THE speech delivered by the Chairman at the half-yearly meeting of the Hongkong, Cantor and Macen Steamboat Company, pablished in.
other part of this free, will be found unusually interesting.
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STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED:
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The fifty-venth ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above Company was held i at the Company's office, No. 18, Bank äqödinge, Queen's Road Central, at noon" lofis, howther ourpase of receiving the
the Directoreport. tog together with a statement count, declaring
dividend, and electing member Bitha R-los, C.M.G., (Chairman) pres.ded, and there of Directors and auditors. The Hon. F. R.
Ferwick, J. also present Mesers. 1. J. Kramer, N. A. Slebs, Poon Pong sad F. Š. Games (Directors), N. J. Gamer, F.
Moses, J. R. Michnel, G. Fenwick, A. F. G. da Silva, Woo Han, Wong Pise Lum, A. G. 1). Soares, Capt. A. Tillett and C. Tomlin, Acting Secretary.
The Acting convenleg the
cretary having read the notice the meeting, The Chairman said-Gentlemen, the report and accounts having been for some days In the hands of the shareholders, propose, with your permission, to take
them read.
Before
to them, I wish to referring correct a wrong impression onconsciously t half-yearly meeting. conveyed to you at the last When replying to a question, I said that threadbare and comic-belongs to Spenser, whenfimately is, not the fact. THE phrase "A bold, bad man"-now worn the opening of the West River
was provided for by bat have alnce ascertained that oplled it to the Archimago of "The FreeSantorin
I'am glad to Qocene":
may, however, that the opening of this great A bold, had man, that dared to call, by some,
Inland waterway to foreign trade is
Is being vigor. Great Gergen prince of darkness, and dead night. ously advocated by the local Chamber of Cöm-
when its efforts to secure this right will be merce, and I trust the time is not far distant
crowned with success, Turning to malers immediately before us, the remarks 1 made on the Company's working at the last meeting apply, in many respects, to that of the past six months. Our steamers have been earning on an average $2,000 more per month than they did during the corresponding balf the increase has been absorbed by larger out- of 1893, but lay on coal, stores and insurance, and I therefore that the work of the fleet shows better and I think results than that of the same period of 1893. rather adversely. In July, August and in a less Other lofluences have affected the river trade degree, September, trade suffered from the ness has been somewhat restricted owing to the epidemic of plague, and latterly Chinese bust- disturbing effects of the Chino-Japanese war. further enhancing the price of coal, while The war has, moreover, been the means of
the low rates of exchange have been felt In our remittances for stores and marine Insurance. Nevertheless, I think I can see signs of bopeful that at the next meeting the Board wii! Improvement in business generally, and I feel
It is probable that Captain Hastings, Assistant THX spring term of Helifios Public Sche of com-
Harbour Master, will shortly he appointed menced 10-day, with an unusually large attend- Acting Captain Sumeria'endent of Police and ance of scholøre.
Superintendent of Victoria Gaol, vire Mr. F. H. May and Captain Lethbridge, who are about to return to the 'uld countrie' on well-earned leave of absence.
Tax German steamer Gluckburg bas been purchased by the Japanese and is now known as the Hine Maru.
THE Railway News, refenlog to the possible THR Hongkong Directory and Hong List for resalts of the present war, exuresses the tope the Far East (1895) was issued at the Hongkong that the representatives of British zaliroad con- tractors will be thomugbly on the qui vive when Telegraph office to dry. Vide advt. New plano teniring machinery, received by railway constraction on a large scale to the the long-deferred opportunity shall arize for Celestial Empire.
| W, Robinson & Ca,
THE British cralser Pigus will shoully relieve the Leander on the China Station. She is much faster and a better fighting ship then the Leander.
AL,
LI, there are Selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imported in Wood and Bottled by ourselves, ihus saving all intermediate profits and enabling † fally. The civilian inhabitants, remulding **** Maritimes Co. that the steamer Saghalten, with Gated States of America, Brazil, Japan, Peru, us to supply the best growths at moderate folly More almost without excepilon the next French mall, left Salgon for this port
Tinalles and Conventions between China and Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, the
In
peace.
from Yungching, dated the 23rd instant, at noon, from Marshal Üyama's headquarters: at daybreak and landed all the troops success. vicfalty. fully disponed. Fuel and water were found to be exceedingly scarce. The Japanese engineers gre builly employed repairing the roads for the pange of the artillery. Exceptiog when first PRICE LISTS, WITH FULL DETAILS, TO BE HAD landing, the advancing outposts encountered
ON APPLICATION,
nons of the enemy, they having, apparently,
Spain, and Portugal; together with conditions | prices. of Trade, and the Port, Customs, Consular, and Harbour Regulations for the Ports of China and Japan also descriptions of the various Ports, with the latest Trade Statistics, taken from the Reports of the Imperial Maritime Customs and other rellable sources,
The various Governments and Municipal Cor- porations, and all Public Bodies and Companies, Bankers, Merchants, Consuls, Professional men, and other Residents, have supplied the necessary saatler, upon, formas specially sent for that pur- pore to as to ensure accuracy. The Naval And Mary portions have been taken from the fuldst published official llets and revised at Headquarters; in fact, no pains have been spared to make "THE HONGKONG DIREC.
PORT :-After removal abould be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be
ratrested to Wel-bai-wel or into the interior.
THE MANCHURIAN CAMPAIGN,
We are informed by the Agent of the Messageries
at 8 am, to-day.
M.S. Rattler, having been relieved by the Redbreast on the aand ultimo, unived here resterday from Bangkok looking none the worse for the "dasting" she experienced in voyags. MR. Lowson, locomotive engineer the Kerat Rallway, was recently taken to the General Hospital at Bangkok suffering from Asiatic cholera. According to latest advices his recovery
was doubtful.
Wa note the Government have decided to provide the fast and furious Boarding Officers' launch Daily with a brand-new steel boiler. If this axquisite specimen of naval architecture were also provided with a double-barrelled syren and a new coat of paint she would come out of dock
perfect "dalsy."
MR. George Hompool, the oldest and most popular member of the Hongkong Police, Is about to retire from the Colonial Service on # pension. Mr. Horspoel is probably the best policeman that the local Force ever included in its membership, and his retirement will be regretted by bis colleagues and all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance.
THAT the days of "record' pasanges an the coast of Chios are not past by any means is evidenced by the voyage of the steamer Namon, Captain Harris, which arrived in port yesterday forenson, from Amoy to Hongkong. Athough twenty.
covered the distance, 187 miles, lo a fraction over 24 hours, giving a speed of about 12 knuts per
be able to prevent a statement to the fall as satisfactory,
if not more so, as the one now before
you. I am
glad to be able to state that the fleat is in a satisfactory condition, all the steamers being in good
order. running Powan has undergone rather beavier repairs than usual, some of the superstructure having been renewed, and the cost of ting her with
decanted at the Dispensary before being their plan to draw the enemy within six under the patronage of Commodore Boyes; three years old this popular Douglas Juer Hongkong and Shangbai Bank st "call"
sent out.
SHERRY: --Excellent dinner and after dinner Wines, of very superior vintage. All are
true Xercs Wines.
and
THE second performance of Robinson Crusoe, R.N., will be given to the Theatre Royal this evening, when a marked improvement on last
abundantly manifest.
Hacked and opened fire on the right Wednesday's 'form' will, It is to be hoped, ba hour!
A LARGE number of mendicants appeared before
A talagam, dated Halcbang on the night of 220d instant, from General Nods, reports that he was expecting to be re-attacked by the Chi- base forces from Liaoyang, consequently the Third Division was ranged for the defence hundred metres was successful, when the Fifth Brigada and three batiastes of artillery
taken by complete surprise they filed in all direc
of the Chinese forces, and being
thus
tions in great confusion. The other Infantry Bank of the Japanese attacked the retre
retreating
greater part mongst them. The part of the Chinese charged with begging, and as these miserable priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine fed to the north-east. The prisoners taken | Creatgrew wlaked to return to Canton they were product of the julca of the grape and are not this action state that the campaign is conducted given their passage money, and honored with
ducted an escort of police to the 'alght boat. command of Taster Generals Chang under the artificially made from zaisins and currents, sung and Li. The whole force of the Chinese
THE management of D'Arc's Marionettes, exceeded 13,000. The Japanese loss was only encouraged by the patronage accorded them are not at present fully known, except that over
their departure for one week and will therefore one hundred corpses were left on the field.
throw open the doors of their cosy Bijou Theatre at 8 o'clock this evening; the performance com- APPROCHING WEI-HAI-WEI.
mencing at 8.30, sharp. January 31st.
out
TORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" CLARET:-Our Clarets, including the lowest Chinese which rely much increased the panfe the Magistrates at the Police Court to-day C. W. Bourne, head master of King's College will agree with the Board that
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In addition to the information enumerated abour "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" for 1895 contains a carefully revised
INDEX TO THE ORDINANCES QE HONGKONG;
A SPECIAL LIST OF FOREIGNERS
THE PRIVATE RESIDENCES
Is weather prophecy a failure, says the London Telegraph and is the Meteorological Office played t? This was the question Incidentally raised School, in a lecture loaugurating the reopening of the evening classes. He declared that during the past twenty-five years we had really dine nothing toward making meteorology au exact science. Something no doubt has been accom. and plished in the way of giving eatly information as
The
as is generally the case with Cheap Wine | twenty-nine wounded, but the enemy's casualties during the pral 'week, have decided to defer to advent of weather disturbances wblch were London at a moderata rate, The Company
BRANDY—All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage
tea
Yangeblog. From that point the heavy repairs | chinotza to Hongkong on the British steamer People. Attached to it is will hold 10,000 | I am glad to say that the offer of the Govern-
employed in Steamers making short voyages WHISKY All our Whisky is of excellent
An official despatch from Marshal Oyama, from Hongkong;
dated Yangching, 27th instant, reports a large quality and of greater age than most brands Chinese force near Kushanghon and Chaotoucbi. in the market. The Scotch Whisky marked The coast rond is fair for three miles beyond "E" is universally popular and is pro-to the roads, required to facilitate the transport nounced by the best local connoisseurs to of the tillery, delay the advance of the be superior to any other brand in the Japanese force. Hongkong Market.
of the Principal Government Officials, the Lead- fag Merchants, the Foreign Consula, Profesalenal Men, Justices of
te leerhig-gene was a large Hem, but hat proved satisfactory in enabling her to be more readily handled. With regard to the large the accounts to be lying in the sum shown by was lodged there a few days only; mky By the money has been well invested on sound security. Another item you may have noticed is the writing off of some $7,000 froth the valus of Investments in the shares of local Jolnt-stack companies in order that they may stand in our books at market v.tue. I am confident you this is a Chinese Authorities laid torpedo ms in the prudent and reasonable measure. When the Canton River,
deemed it your Directors advisable to provide for this extra risk, and the ateamers running on the river was covered fa fall value of the Company'
already to progress, but that was a very different owned by foreclosure one black, and was
Interested as thing to predicting the occurrence of storms.
mortgagees in three other blocks | in the Tai-ping-aban closed Out of our ROMAN Catholler in London will soon, says the claims on these, two have been setiled without New York Sun, haves cathedral of an architecture entailing any long one shows a loss which wa bullt on the model of Constantine's original fourth claim is before the Board of unique in that city. It will be a basilica, anticipated and has been provided for, and the church of St. Peter at Rome, 350 feet long by ryo wide and 100 high, and
Today. But so far as the Company to be
monastery ment exceeds the amount of the Company's which the Benedictines, who for centuries served and goes to prove that all the other properties for thirty mocks and forty-five lay brethren, to | mortgage. This speaks well for our valuators Westminster Abbey, are to be invited. The under mortgage to us have been carefully valued land was bought by Cardinal Manning nearly and that they are grout and sale favestments, thirty years ago for 55,000, and £300,000. The buildings will cost £150,000, was brought up at the last meeting. I refer to now worth And now with regard to another matter which toward which one contributor bas siready given the proposal by one or two shareholders that £20,000.
there should be a reture of a p
a portion of the FROM private and reliable advices received at Capital. The
The Board has careful y considered Shanghal during the past few days the China
this proposition from all
points of view and has Gonette oplaag that the state of affairs at Wel- for the present decided against it, for reasons
The Japanese up to the 26th ultimo bad delivered
recurrence of the shareholders. The war between ered China and Japan just no attack whatever upon the fortress, but when
now i
factor disturbing they do the C. G. thinks it is likely to be as short |*|
in all calculations, and it will be wise to deter
was taken. The Chinese, according to our VOIT
Great ch
result from the rest changes may CHICO, January 17th, WRITING under date oth ultime the Newchwang pro-Japanese contemporary, have not a single conflict, and we ought to be in a position to secure any advantages that may be attainable Wel-bat-wel is not yet taken by the Japanets. Many wounded soldiers are arriving from a
correspondent of the Shanghat Merry says: round of shrapnel or case shot, with which to
repel
an infantry attack, though they are well at its close. It is probable, among other things, There are at the present time, belonging to the small place, ao miles distant from here, where
supplied with other varieties of ammunt that, on the conclusion of peace, the upper At Shanghal, on the 27th January, the wife Ispause, twanly men-of-way, alostson transports, an engagement took place yesterday, Pari- tion. Most the foreigners have left, and branches of the Pearl River the West, the particulars, carefully compiled from the most of ALFRED CUNNINGHAM, of a 80,
and twenty torpedo-bosts in Shantzog Bay. Thế
culars are not to hand at the time the mell rellable sources, making "THE HONGKONG
Englab and German flagships are also there.
to more secure quarters in Chefoo, only North, and the East Rivers-may all be opened DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR
The Japanese are advancing overland from the the papers that Newchwang had been taken, and closes. Amusement is caused by the reports in
half-a-dozen or so remaining on board the ships, , and Amongst those who are standing to their guns ready to They have taken the lighthouse. On arrival of Japanese are advancing is true, and it is surmised Mr. Mellows, an ex-Shangh
occopy the new field with the smallest Bay and gradually surrounding Wel-batowel.. so forth. It
moonshine. That the through thick and thin, are "Admiral McClurs postib'e delay. We have been the pioneers of
steans navigation on the inland waterways.
of DAV the
South Chlos, and it would be the
wildest
tolly saintes ware exchanged,
to allow others to reap where we have sown, To
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THE DEFENCE OF NEWCHWANG. In a telegram dated Hlantral, 36th fast, General Nogi reports force of 10,000 Chinese, th 203 lorg rifles, near Newchwang, sad another force of 11,000 advancing from Tapin shay. In a farther despatch, dated 181b lentant,
Txy women and one Japanese chef were charged before Mr. Hastings at the Magistracy to-day, at the fustance of Capt. F. Johnson, with sar reptilously obtaining a passage from Kat- Ayr on the agih altimo. The defendants'anted op their passage money and were discharged. ONE reason why foreign shipping pays better than American, says the New York Marttime Register, is the
fact, that in foreign countries shipping is not burdened down with unjust taxes and charges. Local authorities do not foflict taxes upon the value of ships. Skips are con. sidered to be national property and only the
A Mass of interesting information on varlons Colony or from our authorised Agenté at the he reports that the Chloese force near Yingkow / profits from them are taxed. This is something haf-wel la a very serious one for the Chinese, which will, I feel sure, receive the general con
subjects, culled from the most trustworthy
sources.
A CHAPTER ON SPORT pives all statistics up to date regarding the Derby, St. Leger and other great events, Athletic records, the WINNERS of all IMPORTANT FACES at HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, POOCHOW, and AMOY, with ilmes, and other interesting
Coast Ports.
had been increased, and that the Japanese that our State and local authorities should teka Cavalry acouls were unable to proceed beyond | foto account when making up their annunt bud- They should also remember that ships Lxopeng, the enemy baving advanced along the | gets.
being business that would not otherwise come to help local Industries,
A. S. WATSON & Cr, LD. whole line.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 9th January, 1895.
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1895.
TELEGRAMS.
AN HONEST CONFESSION.
LONDON, February 4th.
WEI-HAL-WEI.
Decisive as the rush with which Port Arthur | conclude in our financial position until it.
the Frer of gunboat Lfon naar the Japanese flest that they will take possession of this port at the bid gunnerju mate in the 2a and
A letter has been received at Cheloo from the Japanese upiborities stating that they intend to
There are thirteen forelgu war-vessels at Cheloo,
nów occupies a place
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who
to foreign trade, and this Company should be
Place on the quarter-deck of t Mr. Woods, who was in the battle secure the legitimate fiufta of our past calcrprise,
opening of the river. Should the war terminate before the openlog, we stand in fear of the 730 vald, and one or two others. Before an fargjort, we must be prepared with therequi disbanded soldiery,
snd on the whole the of the
than its
ite
w wat's potentialfiles possess far greater attraction stack could be made from the landside, the capital to provide a fleet of smaller craft to ras in shallow water, and act as leeders to our big advance on Cheloo and surround the sstil, men). It actualities. At Haicheng the entranched / Japanese would bare to bring up their gas steamers, The Hard siacerely jaments the loss Japanese are oring severely from cold, and from Yangching, and get their batteries to post-
who bad occupied a seat on it for
for rather more The missionaries | mesetime is, of course, not mentioned by, the place of ordinary fuel.
than a year, Mr. N. A Sieba, his successor in the forniture is even taken for that purpose. It is wistarce who “runs" the Gastift. reported that the Chinese hava polsoned the
firm of Mesirs, Siemosen & Co., has been invited IN A recent free of the North British-Mail, to fill the vacancy and this appointment will drinking water of the Japanese, resulting in there was published a long article on the subject require your confirmation. In conclusion, I may whofessie sickness and desth.
of "Railways in Chine," fo which the writer very add that I shall be happy to answer any quen. sensibly remarks that the Chlon-Japas war is tions (epplause.)
everything to 10 gathered to take the † tion. What the Chinese would be doing in the by death of one of t: members, Mr. H. Hopplus,
THE ATTACK UPON WEI-HAI-WEI. January 31st. Wei-bal-wel te completely surrounded by Japanese troops, Fierce bom ardment going on by land and son. The Chinese bave been
The news that the Chinese fleet had left Wel- 1 Sighting bravely, but appear to be giving op, so † As will be scan by an advertisement la another | Hikely to reconelfe the antiqdices, chose who moved the adoption of the report and accounts;
bai-wel was incorrect. The fleet took shelter | some of them are deserting, There is no space in the compass of an
under the guns of the forts on the island of Lia- Ordinary Advertisement to detail all the informa-kung-tan, and up to Friday the fleet and the
forts were unsub med.
tion introduced into the work, but it may be fairly asserted that no such Directory has ever been [And they have not yet been taken.—Ed, H.K.E). published, either in Hongkong or any other part of the East, at such a low price.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS,
It is reported from Yokohams that the credan
(Special to W. C. "Daily News) THE PEACE MISSION,
KOBE, January 30th,
coples of this important publication have besa paredness upon bie shoulders have had z sharp the next basinass before the vent out to our subscribers in this Colony, and Bakeweihero that safute statesman as to where |,metank to fill the vacancy on the Board
our book binders are
alght and
to enable us to fill orders and supply our ageniz
and proceeded to the Orientai Hotel under s❘ throughout the Far East and in the United to deplore the want of produktemettra £!; Appointment in question be confirmed, unid ne HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" offers were found Imperfect; that parleying was | Mr. Föster, the party embarked on board the props, India and Australails.
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The
authorities of No ques four belag asked, the Chairman column, that deservedly popular and most useful Far Cathay the idea of rallwayI. Work The Honghang Directory and Hong Listfor have been seeking the overthrow 1 Hung Captain A. Tillett seconded, and the motion waj the Far East for 1895, is now ready. Scores of chang by laying the blame of China's unpre carried
Is the confirmation of the appointment the hiame
secret report to of Mr.. The Chinese Envoys leaded bereibis maining
Peking on the situation, LA has taken occasion caused by the death of Mr. Hoppias,
which would
Captain
Tilleti, prior to proposing that the "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY -AND-
tials of the Chinese Envoys despatched to Take guard of Japanese polles, where, having met
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Hiterally teeming with striven to compass the overthrew of the progreso than bad just said on the subject. Cir, those who have persistantly he now felt called upon to make a few remarks Australasian Colonies, the United States, and
for he quite concurred in all the the United Kingdom, and the scale of charges
facts and valuable data which apsive Viceroy, Chang Chih-task, who fadleplaying Chah has been fixed at an exceptionally low rate.
Chairman activity fo his new capacity of
of corantances altered cases, and he could quite Terms can be learned on application.
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and how the wind to interests of the (Applause). had The funeral of the late Marshal Canrobert was destroyed by fire pastarday afternoon. It was
shers of any other work only, the blow, and portably the constraction of rullaje auch pleasure in proposing that the appoint Importag: the Queen, King Humbert, President not insured, and the "lose" is estimated at most reliable and
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that has ever been published in this part of after pazon has been re-established. The
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The re-election of Messrs. A. O'D. Goardin The British, French and Russian Ministeru at
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