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Lord and Lady Sandborst visited Diborga to-day for the ceremony of kissing the Queen's hands on appointment of the Governorship of Bombay. Lord and Lady Sandhurat afterwards died with Her Majesty.

NEW YORK. Janonty a6th. The Senats at Washington has passed measure providing for the early construction of the Nicaraguan canal. By the terms of the bill America guarantees a sum of seventy million dollars as principal, with Interest during the progress of the works.

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MR. FRANK A. COPE, for some years Editor of the Faban Gozitie and Jasenelist of wide experience in the Far East, arrived here to-day pored of a large number at Mr. Hastings dls by the Prins Heinrich on bla way to the Land

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tuz German mall steamer Prins Henrick, which arrived here to-day from Bremen, reports passing on the 7th instant a British steamer showing S.L.B.M., steering eastwards, is lat. 5.23 deg. north and long. 97.34 deg. east. She reported all well on board.

THE deavy gan mountings of the Cinturion and Barfieve have been officially reported upon favourably on account of their independency of steam or hydraulic power. The Centurion's beary gues can be manipulated by hand with perfect case, while in the Bargeur electro-motors are employed. The use of the latter In con- nection with these mountings will probably ba extended.

WE ar glad to learn from recent Shanghal exchanges that the jaulor officers of the U.S.S. Concord who were taken prisoners at Chinklang the other day by some excited Chinese villagers

PARIS, January ayıb. The official list Issued of members forming the new Cabinet shows that M. Ribot, the DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., LD., Premier, has also assumed temporary charges security, apparently, for damage done to a of the Ministry of War, and that M. Trazianze boy who had been accidentally and very has accepted the Masine Portfolio ad inferim slightly shot in the legs by one of their shooting The French press does not appear hostile to the parky, wars successfully rescued without much new Mlolitry, but is greatly surprised at the difficulty by the First Lleutenant of the Concord combination.

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you been made a head shorter than he was when the canitulation commerced, doubtless concluded that although Port Arthur should fall into the hands of the enemy, yet when peace would in the end be preclaimed it would be returned to his Government who would blame him, were his life spared, for destroying to much valuable property, and in that case he would probably fare very badly at the hands of Als incensed superlers, On the other hand it, of course, quite within the bounds of possibility that Kung and colleagues was in the pay al the enemy and therefore played into their hands. certain it is that, barring the stain of the whatever the cause of the remarkable, awful atrocitlen áirendy very fally reported,

and are now in undisputed possession of an the Japs secured at Part Arthur one of the most creditable victories ever recorded in history, exceedingly valuable strategic position. The inspection over, we returned to our ships and left at once for Hope Sound whence he steered for Wooyang' where a lot of refitting and painting THUS the Singapore "Topicist" on the fall of was done prior to making for Ketau Point in the Wei-bal-wri:-

Chavan Archipelago, where we arrived on the 17th Dermel

December.

regarding be constitution of the Legislative Tux Bangkok Times corrects misapprehensions Council of Siam, by pointing out that the new chosen by the King. Walle representing to an Siamese Council consists entirely of members extent the various sections of the Siamese com manity, these are in no way responsible to apy- one but His Majesty.

where and

where is the Chinese unvee? O where, where can it be?

Ther looked no sprong, ne it nailed along i O'r the wares of the deep, blue ron

Alas, and alack-a-day! The iron bulwarks of Chios have been subjected to x japantog process. They did not stend it well. This li good rews for European shipbuilders and their employ év.

AT the Police Court to-day, befme Capt. Hastings, Che Sing and Che Kong, Carpenters, ously stealing between the 2nd and roth instant were charged by Chan Tal, silversmith, for feloni one box containing 440 in money, clothing and jewellery, valued at 3540. According to

to the evidence of the complainant it appears that he embarked on board the Chelydra at Penang on

and arrived in Hongkong on

on the 12th. He had a box which was broken open en voyage and the

notorious "water rat," got six months; but bli pal got off Scot-free.

the

Ketau is

very comfortable, well sheltered suchorage and the islands forming it are well stocked with deer, pheasants, duck and wild-gerse, to we had any amount of shooting while at anchor there over Christmas, which was not as lively

Hip-

On the occasion of the birthday of the Emperor❘ A CHINESE COLpatch from Tientsin states that and lontant. Ith him on the steamer transports. We expected to be met here he

far

might have been owing to the fact.

fact of plies-fix," cocktails and other accessories of **high old lime being a brolutely new est in the islazila. We were not sorry, therefore, when orders came on the 3rd January

sail for Quelpart Taland (S. W. coast of Korea) and the in double-quick time and we soon found our Seoul, or Hao, river. The nachos was weighed

vessel tearing on the west coast of Karen,

A trip fro Chemelpo to Cheloo and then to Tallenwan Day occupied as twelve days only. Arrived at

at Tallenwan we found at anchor there 23 Japanese mén-of-war ́and no less than

70

Captain de Boulay,

law. British milkary attach and was present throughout the siege of Port Arthur, but as he did not turn up we put to sea on the 16th January and

and 'picked AD the Fleet at Rocky Bay, under the North East Promontory. After a shart walt atthis pelat we slipped round to Chefes while the Feet

oddled aver to Chemulpo, the Eoluz

bring left behind in the very spot where the Japs were going to steer with their Armada from Tallin- nothing of their plan of campaign although it wan. Of course the Japs thought we knew bad, I think, leaked out some time previously.

BERLIN, January syth. William, ■ general Army Order has been issued, Major von Hannekeo petitioned Prince Kong, which dwells at much length on the glorious upon it being definitely known that Wel-hai-wei Ticory OFIT FIANCE, The Order reminds the was to be attacked, volunteering to lead a force knny that fear of God and fidelity to the Thrane to reinforce the land troops there. The Prince Valuables abstracted. One of the men, a correspondent, will alone preserve the greatners of Germany. at once gave von Hanneken

power to pick LONDON, January alik,

out a force variously reported at from 35,000 The Times publishes a special article desting to 50 000 men, of those with the currency of the East, and anticipates viciaits of Tiantain and sonthwards as the the great success of the impending issue of the Ta'angchow on the borders of Shantong. about his plan to relieve Wel-bai-wel, but, as usual, obstacles were put in his way. His colleague, Hu Yü fes, the ex-fudge of Kungs and Chief of the Pelong Commistariat, declared himself unable to supply the force with the necessary provisions, "as the turning south- Warde of these Iraops would disfolat and dig- organise the department!" In the course of the next month or so. Major von Hanneken will doubtless have an opportunity to distinguish himself in the neighbourhand of Shankalkwan, and he must not forget the eyes of the world are upon him.

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The remains of Lord Randolph Churchil! wern Interred to-day at Bladon Church, Blenheim,

Colonel Hartley Sandwich has died.

PARIS, January 28th

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NEW YORK, January, 28th, The stock of gold in the American Treasury is now reduced to fifty-six million dollars. To replenlib the reserve, President Cleveland la în favour of a large bond issue for a long term of years at a low rate of interest, and in a form to attract populer subscription.

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In accordance with a proposal made by the Foreign Dalegates on the Armenian Commission Euquity, the Pore has removed Tuskin Fash from the Governorship of Blille, in which pro- ince. Sass, wherein the balk of the alleged Atrocitie

waze committed, is situated.

ST. PETERSBURO, January 19th. of the Empire, alluded to the foolish fancies The Crar, in receiving Delegates from all parte latterly expressed at local Councils in favour of partaking in affairs of State. His Majesty declared that he would firmly uphold the autocracy of the Government.*

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I & recent less of the Army and Navy Gazette it is stated that Admiral Lord Alcester has been interviewed on the subject of the assumed willingness of the British Government to with- draw fis opposition to the free passage of Russlan men-of-war through the Dardanelles quid pro quo for some concessions la is, is his lordship's opinion that Rus

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purchased price. of Russian statesmen would be to secure

He believes that as

as the next sim possession of a series of naval stations in the Eastern Mediterranean, we should then have to spend enormous soms of money in increasing Alcester does not see what it would be possible our Mediterranean fleet. Moreover, Lord for Rushix to offer la exchange for such tear. Ing-op of the treaty

nor has he say trust in her benevolent neutrality. Io

phie views, rummlog-up! he said, by all means let us be on friendly. terms with Russia, but do not let us give up solid advantages for the sake of vague prospects." Bot Lord Alcester is evidently a narrow-minded man, who exemplifies in his person and opinion the truth in the time-worn adega humanum est irvara.

A YEw days since Mr. J. M. Halliday, of Loon. choo Estate, Johore, had a very narrow escape from a large tiger, says the Slogapore Fraz Press of recent date. He had just returned in a kampan from

from Johore, and was

attended

MR. J. A. SWETTENHAM, Auditor-General of Ceylon, has been appointed to be Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements. Mr.

the Ceylan rervice in 1868, and has served there in Cyprus. He has in the usual course gone for 27 years; except during 8 years when he

through all the grades of the Ceylon service and, in fact, bls career bas been nearly identical with that

of his old Cerion colleague, O'Brien, the absent Colonial Secretary of Hong kong. There two officials entered the

Ceylo service within a your of each ather, and both have passed through the service mill as magis trafer, govemment agents, and the like. Both have been in Cyprus, and both are Colonial Secretaries in important colonies.

Sl: G. T..M.

Ma. JOAQUIM, one of the liquidators of the Slog apore Insurance Company, has arrived in the colony, and the Board of Liquidators is now, with Mr. Craig and Mr. Fraser, complete, says the Straits Timas of the 9th fontant, Share-

hare bolders have been waiting with dus patience, and some expectancy, for a statement of affair showing how the liquidation now stands. There appears to be no solid reason for further

delay in giving the information. The Board have had in their hands, for some time past,

consider. able sum of money, and there must be another der: small dividend forthcoming. The claim in established or disposed of, or be on the colat of tonden for $15,000 is stil, as far as people know unsettled. It may however, have been elther. These are things the shareholders wish information about and, with the three liquidators in town, there ought, our contemporary thinks, to be no difficulty in at once presenting a site

ment,

two new twin screw

the jungle path towards his bunging along line. On her trial trip the Prins Henrick

the

THE LANDING AT THE PROMONTORY and it was certainly well worth seeing. Every- was witoerred by a goed vanny British officers,

thing had been wonderfully organized and the debarkation was carried on without the lesst unise or confusion, or shouting or blowing of bug's Every one of the lille chans knew exactly what he had to do, and did it with a will as soon as he reached the shore. The minutest

detall in expedition had evidently been worked out to a

connection with fraction fraction, an › speak, and, ths fine alte selected

o to sp for the landing contribsted in po small degree to the magnificent results so promptly and pluckily achieved. The

Cavalry and hospital corps,

organized, were landed in a manner that simply defies criticism and had to corpo, exquisitely be seen to be fully appreciated. Surgeon-Col.. Taylor was with the latter, making observations and working shoulder-to-shoulder with the Japa- nese medicos.

During the first two days of the bombardment of Wet-hal-wel, the Centurion, Bogar, and

of the sour Spartan were in the thick of it and were. facto, far closer in than the Japanese Fleet most nevertheless the Chinese shells seldom came dangerously near our abips. Shortly after tiffin on the second day of the attack a terrific

blizzard

dewa

the coust compelling all the

shelter to seek

In Yong- ching her they could have done the Bay, where, if the Chiness had had any "gri"

#hipsept

(To be continued.)

KOREAN REFUGEES.

THE second of the

enemy any amount of damage. However, they steamers built for the Norddeutscher Lloyd by lost a golden opportunity and have now to put F. Schickan, Dazsig, the Prins Hiturich, which up with the disagreeable consequences of com- left Bremerhaven on the 2nd January, and bined ignorance, cowardice, inexperience, and Singapore on the oth instant, arrived here to-day, lack of a thoroughly capable Chief. The Prins Heinrich is a sister ship to the Prinsyagani Lutpold, which was launched last August, and is now running on the Australian attained a mean speed of 17.5 knots, so that in coolle who was carrying his barang this respect much may be expected of the vessel, barang. Suddenly they came upon a huge Registering about 7,000 tons, she is 460 long, Tragical to the last degree were the fates of tiger lying apparently asleep close to the path. 5a fect broad, and 33 feet deep, (reckoning from many who joined Kim Ok-icyGo and Boka Yelko Os beartar footsteps the tiger srose and the main deck). All

parenger arrangements In their abortive attempts to reform the admin- seemed disposed to dispute the right of way, and are on the newest and most approved lines, with strative government of Korea ten years ago. as neither Str. Halliday nor the coolie had any a view to ensuring every possible confort The little Kingdom was then completely in the army, and the beast preparing to to passengers in the tropice. The luxuri tolls of the oppressive Mings, and their faction,

both look to their offensive, they bot

Enge of the for the nearest tree, the tiger

board the Norddanach of the saloons on When Kim and Boka and many of their Lloyd steamer is well prominent followers fled the Kinedam, the faml- diger || 1991 following them. In day.

was left as poli the victor, and luckily the been paid to this point, with this difference, that tortured, and, in many caves, all pot to death. tiger displayed curiosity

more COLLARD & COLLARD PLANOR at W. Roblason sawly obtained prize, than desire to capture its given way to the modern English style, In Japan, where they found hospitable shelter and to examine ble the farmer barogue style has in this instance Most of the rebels who escaped came to late owner.

Thas the two men were able spite of the marelicence in the get up all the ailety. Communicatios with members of their THE "Chicago Minstrela" and Miss Elale Adair speedily to climb up a free and for the rooms give an Impression of comfort and well. famlites who, having escaped the vigilance of

time were are reported to have done good business få

the Korean detectives, were still living the were in safety. Some two hours passed; being. Shanghai recently.

the two

sports

were feeling as though

peninsula, way Impossible; and so

both sides they bad hat about

•Enough of it and were PRIVATE Thomas Armaid, of the Rife Brigade, | growing tired and exhausted, when a patty was fined $6 or in default ar days for being | of coulles, altracted by Mr. Halliday's cries for "Balf-seas-over" in Queen's Road fast night, sid, appeared on the scene. On their arrival "Tommy" pak up,

the tiger quickly disappeared and the weary men up a tree" were only too glad to descend once more fa terra firma and get home you was and suffiak less."

sigume tha

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1895,

TELEGRAMS.

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE ATTACK ON WEI-HAI-WEI.

LONDON, February 14th,

In view of the conflicting reports from Wel bal-wel, the following may be accepted as the present situation The forts on the mainland have been taken, and those on the laland of Lla-kung-tau silenced. The Chinese ships Ting yuen, Ching-yuan, Lat-yuan and Wet-yuen hare been sunk, and thirteen forgedo bouts destroyed or captured; the remainder of the warships, Including the Chen-yurs, and the forts in Liu kung-tals are still holding out.

ADMIRAL TING 'CAVES IN!

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W. Roseon & Co., plano bulldomu, tuners and repair. It was rumosted in town today that Admlis! Onx old friend the "Champlon Crank of the Fremantle has warned Count Orams that Universe," George Francis Train, is still making Interference with the trade of or foreign property things "hum with his old time energy and in In Cheloo can be tolerated.

bis very own eccentric way. He lately sent us a copy of the Ironclad Age, an American weekly "with new principles," in which we find the following typical verses-they aland just as he wrote them over his well known autograph --- CITIZEN TRAIN'S IRONCLAD PSYCHICS. "Spirit Tern" is "Seallity "

AN Emergency meeting of St. John's Lodge, No. 618. S.C will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street to-morrow, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited, Tux British steamer Ganja, Captain John A. Dayton, which - arrived here to-day from Liver- pool, vás Singapore, reports pasifug a sampan bottom up about 15 miles to the southward of Gap Rock.

THE Manager of the Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China courteously informy, un bé received a telegram this morning from London stating that Mr. T. H. Whitehead's lecture en The depreciation of sifrer as it affects British trade, delivered at a meeting of the members of the Royal Colonial Institute yesterday was a great success.

Tang Kau, a cook, was charged before Mr. Hamlings to-day, at the instance of Mrs. Metris, of No. 139. Wanchat Road, for leaving the complainant's service without giving proper netice on the 11th instant. The cries Carr bed to contribute $10 to the Treasury to regain his liberty. Lots of cuses of this description might be brought to light but for the unpleasantuess of attending the Magisterial Zavaa. THERE la food for any amount of reflection in this from the Saturday Review:-Since the Reform Bills of 1867 und 1885 uur Gowen- nient has 'become (nasrly a pure DemocraCY, *THE GUARDS" ON ICE.

And this power is almost wholly divorced from Some idea of the severity of the weather in responsibilky 1 the vast majority of volun England may be gathered from the fact of air throughout Great Britain and Ireland to-day hundred of the Grenadier Guards having been de nos pay a panny in direct taxation. Such | drilled on the frozen purlage of the Serpentlas, La position is uniqué and dangerous.”

Admiral Ting has sent a gunboat with a flag of truce offering to surrender on condition that the lives of the sailors, soldiers and foreigners at Wei-hul-wei uin guaranteed. (...

(Bom when Creative-Force," is Dead,) Theosophy, "ts "addied-Hend," (Blavatsky-Olcutt-Judge-Besant, Born of Russian-Explon-Cant "

OIN "Mobaimas Birthed, by Boston Beans,

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Reporing Idiot "Rob-Gaby!

Christian Faked," from "

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For Populating Haman Race Marget Tennant's "Grand-Club-of-Souls" "Busted," when Asqalth mailed her, And Benson, De-Dad" Character

To Iceberg, both the Avetic Poles! When Ladas" won the Derby, then, Having won Heiress, Derby, Place, Rosebery Boycotted Racing Wen,

of the

of the Sea of Japan were fears entertained o LATEST NEWS FROM THE SEAT death or imprisonment of some loved one who had foridnately escaped bath. The events of the last

six months have led to many joykl

OF WAR. We are muck indebted to a naval correspond. tenefons, for now the one-time bunted rebels can return to Korex without let or hindrance, ent and eye-witness of recent stirring events in after some ten years of wandering is for the North for the following interesting and ton instructive report of the Beings of some of Hereign lands. The present Minister of War in to lapan with peist. He had fed to Japan Majesty's skips, exciting naval battler at Wellhe true state of affairs at Chefog Kim and Boku, but afterwards proceeded to and the actual condition of Port Arthur when it Americs. There he WAT fortacate enough to

fall into the bands of the Japanses |-----

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oblalu a clerk-ship in the War Department of the United States Government, and for ten years PORT ARTHUR AND THE CHUSANNE,

he was a resident of the States. All this time AERIAL After an unusually stormy craise we arrived at he was in utter ignorance of the whereabout of Chefoo on the 24th November and found the his wife, and she on her part was entirely with Admiral and Fleet were at Port Arthur, which out news of him. Now they are living happily bad been captured by the Japs two days together again, all the years of parling and sad- previously. We slipped across to Port Arthur nesa put behind. A sad story is t

that of

of Boku and found upon arrival at that now historical Yoko's wife. On the fallare of their schemes stronghold that the whole of the

Best was at ancher in the West of reform, she fled from Seont with a baby of

Bay month old at her breast. Her steps were directed while the Britisk "bull-dog" were hanging about toward the mountains in which the Seoul-star outside the entrance. After # lluita parlaying has lis source. But the fear of being had been carried on between the Jap ́ Admiral and pot to an Ignominious death

being captured gradually

avat-

and our old man " permission was obtained for came her resolution, and she resolved to put an * number of our officers (the good conduct ones, end to her life and thus jola her husband in the of course 1) to land and have a bird's-eye other world-for she felt sure that he had been view of the port, fortifications; arsenal, captured and killed. She could not, however, beleg Upon

rachlog farva firma, which was, herself to kill her baby. A farm-house happens * terra incognito tax your Tary own

I left penny-a-liner," the party of which I formed to be in sight, and she hastened to it, and

dont. warmly wrapped up, upon the htly, step. Then whe went to the river and breaking more or less important unit was greatly step. disappointed! Instead of finding death and the thin les which had focused on the sur

cast herself into the water,

baby, warmly

upinjured and factories and arsenal in excellem made at the fahide the building and

of

ad

destruction at every slep, we ware faldly appalled face of the wall During the night the In to find beary guns in

in working order, dock and

(and was] drowned,

heuring baby's Nothing had been destroyed by the pheous cries, searched vanquished Calestials who would appear to have found a female infant lying, in their doorway. thought | thelɛ own personal safety before their 12 was clad in garments of rich texture.

From Country's

hongur and glory. To evacuala ou nourred tas paternity of the chlid,

this marks upon the Clothing the peasants dis- magnificent stronghold before destroying weary.

no!wlib- Bat could not stand Boycott-Disgrace

thing in itshat might be of service to the invaders standing their poverty they determined to rear Of Non-Con-Form-ist Voice and Pen 1" To Bay Flour Cheap (For Dally Bread)

appeased on the face of it to be either'sliser it. Upan Boka's return to Koma last year, the “Ironclad Age" now Leads the Way

madures or criminal negligence en the part of farmer took the child, now a maiden of ten, to the officials in charge of the various departments the capital, and gelning admittanes to And not si Beggaru Kunel and Pray"

Boku and of the Total Kung, in partidal v Allowing presence, related the tale of the foundling. Boke For Square Meal from lost Ager Dend I

it to have been folly bordering on madoss and was overjoyed at the discovery of his daughter, We haven't the smallest notion what George then I sus, after mature consideration, bound to ¦ but his fiadness was maned by bearing of the Francis is driving at unleer it is the pigaldation admit that there was char hili, a good (ka) of deaths of hele wake, fe fe said that the wife and of "new_principles" of which he alone is the | method. la Kung'a insanity, what) kapiere | daughter of the late Kim Ok kylls are staying [kappy pousons07/

Individual, who has probably me this resoheni in BelwE LONDON MEAN MOMEN