Intimations.
DAKIN. CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED. VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1895.
close of a period of exceptional prosperity, achieved, too, in one of the worst financial periods the modern business world has ever known, have accepted an incre- ment to their fees and to the salaries of the Bank's employees. This self-con- stituted champion of the shareholders' grievances does not, luckily, represent the vast majority of the fortunate possessors COLDS IN THE HEAD, &c. of the big Rank's scrip and, 60 as far as his hysterical cries for fair play are concerned, his childish pleas may be safely ignored. But when he seeks to belittle the gentleman | who has been, and still is, closely identified with the Bank's career and its remarkable prosperity, and writes down the whole Court of Directors as labourers unworthy of their hire, he steps upon ground every foot of which the Telegraph is prepared to
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TELEGRAMS.
· LORD ROSEBERY'S CONDITION,
LONDON, March 12th. Leed Rosebery consianes wank and depressed.
THE ABYSSINIAN DIFFICULTY. The Times correspondent at Rome says that Francs in arming and strengthening the Abyssiniansporates a dang mens comme, en Frames | In 1891 recognised anew that Abyminis, and its denendencies, including Harzar, were within the Italian sphere of inffatmes.
THE ORIENTAL WAR.
well-known Tleatsin veteran, Tsao Kê chung, now bolding Slaochan (the old quarters of the Sheng division of General Wei), have received spe-ffic orders to march to the rescue of Chilkou whenever called upon.
JAPAN'S NEW MINISTER OF WAR.
YOKOHAMA, March 8th. Field Marshal Mount Yumepata, who drowe, the Chinese cut of Kores, has been appointed Minister of War,
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MINISTER OF MARINE. Admiral Count Saigo continues In office as Minister of Mazine.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
LAHORE, February 2111. The Ameer, whose health is Improving, fe fally determined to bp England,
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IT is notified that the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have been pleased to fix the rate at which the D siler shall he {x*ue} * Hongkong, the Straits Settlements, and on the China Station during the quarter commencing 1st April, 1895, at two sbilllors!
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon. There were present:-The Governor, Sir William Robinson: Mr. 1. H. Stewart Lockhart (Registrar-General and Acting! Colonial Secretory); Mr. A. Leach (Actic Attorney Generat); Mr. F. A. Cooper (Director of Pahile Works); Comdr. R. M. Rustic (Harbour Master); Mr. A. M. Thomsen (Acting Colonial Treasurer); Dr. Ho Kai, Messrs. 1. 1. Teswick, C. P. Chater, A. McConneble and E. R. Bellos, unofficial members, and Mr. A. Seth, Clerk of Councils,
MINUTES. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
PAPERS.
·
YEAT
The "Report of the Captain' Superintendent Total Revenge and Expenditure in the of Police for 1894." "Statement Showing the
1894" and a "Financial Statement for 1894" were laid on the table by the Acting Colonial Secretary,
ALLEGED CORRUPTION IN THE HARBOUR DEPARTMENT,
The following letter was laid before the Legislative Council to-day by Command of hiu Excellency the Governor-
Last night the Mian Mir garrison gave a lare- well ball in the Montgomery sil, Lahore, to Lord Frankfort on the eve of his relinquishing The Sporting Learne are going to take up the color was of the Matrict. Daring supper, County Council Elections at home and art Co Colonel Wilson, of the 14th Pioneers, wee | working against the "Progressives,” and Parl- and proposed the health of the guest of the fans, and are becoming an important factor in evening and Lady Frankiert, in few the land. There will be weeping and willing and sympathetic sentences, which were warmly gnashing of teeth towards the latter and of this applauded, expressive of the sorrow which all month when some of the Canting Division get the sacred Order of the boot, or get'n 'set back' fale in parting from a General who was wo deservedly popular; Lord Frankfort, whose that will last them a century. rising was the signal for prolonged sonlange, made a shart and earnest speech. In which he spoke of his venis of service in India, and ble "arrow that he minki now part from an many good comrades and kind friends, to whose help Hu Yifan commenced yesterday enrolling and kindness he attributed whatever good work ; a strong protest, bas now heen withdrawn. But Committee to the effect that from current reports
he had been able to do,
(Special to N. C. Daily News.) A SENSATIONAL MEMORIAL with him inch by inch, for,
PERING, March 31, according to this croaker's line of
Another Censor, folios fog An Wel-chia's | argument the Court is merely a sort of footsops, has been making a sensation be pre- scape-goal or target which the share-senting a memorial, witt.n whh his blood, holders are free to fire at and on whose appealing to the Emperor to sweep away the
traktor shoulders can be placed the responsibility to now holding the meat important frusta
of the government Empire. It ju reported for all and every misfortune, while it that several of the highest prions, including is in no wise to be credited with a display Prince, have been derganc 1. The memmial of exceptional business acumen 50 | in question was a secret one and was sealed, matter how brilliant its achievements and Intended for the Emprida era aloor, but, noither are its members to reap the reward 10-show, a good deal has leaked out, although of years of devotion to the share-bla Majesty has made no reply so fr. holders interests. They are merely the guarantee of respectability which [17 corporations require in their primary con. stitution, but never count for anything in the real work and conduct of the corporation, especially if such be a bank. This shows how little this shareholder knows or understands of a well conducted, sound banking institution and particularly so of the one in question, with its numerous branches, sub-agencies and ramifications, extending the sphere of its action all over the globe.
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pricer.
ON APPLICATION,
THE NUCLEUS OF THE NEW CHINESE ARMY,
TIENTSIN, March grð,
extre troops to be placed under his command, vie :--One battalion of mounted carbineers "two battalions of horns ayilik, y ; five battalions of infantry, and one battalion sappen and miners. Esch battalion. In addition to their usual arms,
la to have two machine guns sitached in It. Hu Yen bad three battalions of infantry originally, as guards of the Grain Commissarist Department. These will be Incorporated with the pew brigade. When enlistment la com plated the whole force will march at once for Shanbalknad. The brigade will be under
INCREASING DISORDER.
TIENTSIN, March 4th.
The disturbances amongst the soldiers are increasing. One General in Shantung province, in attempting to suppress pillaging, was bobeaded by the soldiers. Similar troubles in Honen are reported to have bees suppressed. LIETADE near Moulden, has probably keen taken by the Japanese.
LONDON, February 2718. Lord Roschery's general health is slightly better, but the insomnia still remains very obstinate.
ST PETERSBUra, February 27th. M. de Steel, at present Ambaxendor for Russia to the Court of St. James, has been offered the nortfolio of Foreign Affairs. The English press look upon this appointment as of most happy Anguzy for the cordially of future relations between England and Roskla, and'ara enny
LONDON, February 28th.
Sir Hercules Robleson has been appointed to the Governorthly of the Cep", in soccersion to Sir Peary Broughsh Lock,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
BROADWOOD PIANOS at W. Rebleson & Co.
H.M.S. Mercury, Captain W. H. Fawker arrived at Singapore on the 4th Instant,
The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank is fortunate in the possession of a manager of House, hought direct at first band, † great ability and rare devotion to his foreign officers, of which General ❤a Hanneken, | sequently very jubilant là their remarks upon it.
special work, and one'who has established a it is reported, will be appointz 1 chief, very brilliant record, and the shareholders and depositors are to be congratulated on having on its Board. as advisers, leading business men who rank among the shrewdest financiers of the Colony-men who are presumably sub- Page Lists, WITH FULL DETAILS, TO BE HAP stantially interested in the institution, and who therefore leave no stone unturned to insure permanent success and who eschew the cheese-paring policy of those who make themselves ridiculous by being a penny wise and a pound foolish. It is neither probable, nor consistent with the present condition of the bank and its Lenviable position in public confidence, to suppose that these able business men are allowing this great Institution to move along without maintaining an intimate knowledge of its affairs. With the enormous responsibility of their posl. tions ever in view, were they to
In
their fail
this respect would be foolhardy, suicidat, nay, even of the past few years fresh in their criminal; particularly with the warnings
PORT My removal should be rested a When required for del tiny hope i should be ordered to be The pensary before being
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artistally made from valaine and currents,
as le generally the case with Cheap Winer.
„BRANDY :--AIL -eur Brandy 15. guaranteed to he bure Corner, the difference in price helng merely a question of age and vintage VHISKY -ẠN Bus Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands In the market. The Scotch Whisky marked "" universally popular and is pro- moguced by the best local connofaseurs to The efor to any other brand to the Hanphong Market.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spiglia to
be genuine when bought direct from us in the
Colony or from our authorised Agents at the
Coast Ports,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 9th January, 1805.
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THE PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
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PEKING, March 4th. After a great deal of trdienis telegraphing through the U.S. Minister the text of the Viceroy LA Wang--hang's credentiala has been scrested. Japan will now refrain from putting any dif culties in the way of the Envoys travelling.
LI HUNG-CHANG SPEAKS OUT. In the course of an audienes with the Empress Dowager, Viceroy Li Rang-chang spoke frankly as to the state of the Empire. [No more edict referring to the war are published in the Paking Gassite/
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.
TIENTSIN, March 4th.
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THE Britab and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
has received an intimation that the contract for soppiving Chinese coolies for servile labour in Brazil, against which the Society Intely entered
what about the 1,500 hapless conlieu shinned to Mexico from Macen about two years ago? What of them anderstood thels" free labour" contracts were the terms of their contracts and how many
MR. Griffithe, M.P. for the Northern Tenitory nl South Australia, who was here in route to Japan a few days ago, is reposted by ■ Sydney paper to have expressed considerable anxiety in reference to the existence of leprosy among the natives of Alligator River, N.T., and suggested the quarantining of all those affected on one of the islands adjacent in the coast. It fe bellewed that the loathsome disease was introduced by Malay irspang fabers.
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COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Hongkong, 27th February, 1895, Sir. With reference to paragraph 12, of page 56, of the evidence appended to the report of inform you that Mr. Thomson denies the the Retrenchment Committee, I am directed to
accuracy of the words therein attributed to him by the Chatman, but admits having made i confidential statement before the Emigration
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mongst the Chlaese, of which be as Acting Registrar General, was informed confidentially, Was a cortal amount of reason to 1here
believe that corruption existed in the passing of emigrants.
At, however, no proof appears to be forthcom- Ing fo support of the accuracy of sach romouer, I am to state that the Government cannot pisco any credence therein, and I am to express regret that by inadvertence publicity was given to what appeared to be a charge of corruption bat which, on favestigation, is found to be the repetition of mere rumours unsupported by a vestige of evidence. table at the next meeting of the Legisintiva I am to add that this letter will be laid on the
Council.
AT No. 9 Police Station this afternoon Chlef Inspector Corcoran, who was accompanied by several of the Inspectors and Sergeants of the Force, presented Mrs. Duncan, wile of Actleg The Inspector Duncan, with a handsome silver ten service in the name of the members of the local Fores. Acting Inspector Dancen, in a brief and
pitby speech, sultably acknowledged the com IT la quile on the cards' that Colonel Pener-pliment paid to his "better half" who has, by father, of the Inniskillings, will be appointed her kladly manners and sympathy with sil tanks, endeared herself to all with whom she and her popular husband have come la contact during
Inspector-General of the Strafts Police Force.
The British rankost Suff, which left Singelangthy sojourn in the Colony. pore on the 4th last, arrived here this afternoon. Her destination is Tientsin, where she relieves
the Linnet.
St Saul Semeel, who has represented the colony of New South Wales in England for a number of years, is about to be retired on account of old age.
Office Boy : "Two'man wanchee ser you--one blong poet, and other blong deaf mun" Fditor: "Well, go out and tell the post that the deaf mun is the Faltor" -
THE British steamer Merioneikskira, Capt. D. Davies, which arrived here late last night from London, brought out a cargo of munitions of war for the local naval sathertler,
memories, and the records of other finan- cial institutions that have, in recent years,
The successor of Ha Vü-fên, as the Chief of joined the "Great Majority." We say the Commissarist of the Hual Army, is to be the therefore, that great as may be the credit Tressorer of Chibli, Chen, The four Com- due to a Chief Manager, the Directors missariat departments of the various brigadea of are, after all, the backbone of an inst-the Slang Army in Manchorls will also, according tution and it is they chiefly, who insure the to fastractions from the War Council at Peking. confidence of the public. It is, of course, not to be consolidated and placed under the Chibli within the province of the directors individ- Treasurer. Hu Yi-fét is to go late active service ually to supervise the running machinery of in the said without delay. the big bank, except in a general
THE PEACE MISSION. way. That is. the duty so efficiently
Tirurin, March 5th. performed by the Chief Manager, Mr.
The Viceroy Li Hung-ehang, leit Peklog to THOMAS JACKSON; but it is the duty day and proceeds by steamer direct from of each Director to pass upon and Tientsin te Shimonoseki, where the Japanese THE peculiar Chinese policy makes it better for sanction the enormous investments of Government require him to transship for | Chinese generala to surrender than to escape. toffiroshima, Mr. Fostry will join the Viceroy if they sorrender they are treated as prisoners
there,
Li Hong-chang had ble fiith Imperial Audience yesterday, the impress-Dowager being present
The Privy Council bartly support the peace mission, Prince Kung silencing all opposition by presenting a decument showing the fallure of the
the hank, in whatever form
If all the directors may be made. collectively and Individually do but per- form conscientiously and continuously this one duty, there need be no fear A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. for the safety of a banking institution. To
render this a welcome task, as well as Chinese was due to the backward policy for an imperative one, it is desirable to make which they were themselves alone to blame, and the compensation of the directors as submersing L Hang-chang. stantial as the business of the Institution: from time to time justifies. No disburse ment is, we think, more wisely made than that appropriated for this purpose: for the labourer is worthy of his hire." A bank, above all inststutions, needs business men on Its Board who have. had wide, and thoroughly practical
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
SUBSCRIBERE TO
"THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY
REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS | experience in the modern system of
MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.
BIRTHS.
At No. 6. Yuen-ming-yuen Balldings, Shanghai, on the 3rd last, the wife of V. HotCk,
of a son,
At Shanghal, on the 5th instant, the wife of
"A. P. P. de CAMPOS, of a sos.
DEATHS.
At Ningpo, on the 28th February, NICHOLAS SMITH, of the Imperial Marlilme Customs, aged
37 years,
At the Genere! Hospital, Shanghai, on the ath March, PAUL GIRASCH, bosuwain H.I.G.M.
gunbant itis.
At Padus, (aly), on the 4th instant, Com mendatore ANTONIO PERTILT, Professor at the University, and father of Mr. Pertile, of Slag- apore, Aged 65 years.
The Hongkong Lelegungk
HONGKONG, TUISDAY, March 13, 1895.
"BY THEIR WORKS YE SHALL KNOW THEM”
Investments; and as two heads are often better than one, boards of directors, or Consulting Committees, are invariably formed to conduct the business of large financial Institutions and of import- ant public companies. Directors' duties, if conscientiously performed, are extremely Important, irksome and practically Invalu. able, and the fees paid to them, in most cases, are ridiculously out of proportion to the services rendered. And, so far as the remuneration to
the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank directors is concerned, we take leave to add that we think the limit should not yet be considered as reached,
We congratulate, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-which, by the way, needs no special commendation at our hands any more than do other local banking institu tions on the splendid results achieved through exemplary management and the loyal and cordial co-operation of its army of employees all the world over; and we have no hesitation whatever in condemning the;} remarks of the blatant Shanghai share.
The powers to negotiate, which have been con- tere on L1 Hang-cheng, are believed to be complete, his commission being signed by the Emperor.
GULF OF PECHILI NOT TO BE BLOCKADED.
TOKIO, March 5th. There is no foundation for any sumoure that the Japanese Government contemplate blockade of the Gulf of Feckül.
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A REGULAR meeting of St. John's Lodge, No 618. 5.C, will be held in the Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
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of war; If they escape off came their beads. CAPT. COAPE-SMITH. A.D.C. to the Viceroy of India. has been appointed Assistant Commandant of the two hundred Sikhs who are about to be recruited in India for service in East Central
Africa.
CAPT. HUNTER, formerly of the steamer Bornis, bas been discharged owing to his having ran the stasmubip Lady Michell on a rock to the Bauca Straits. The vessel was, however, able to pro ceed to Singapore, where she has been docked,
New bas reached Shanghai from Peking to the effect that Mr. G. Deiring's connection with the Imperial Maritime Costoms Service has been aavarad and that he has been appointed Director General of the Kaiping Mines and North China | Rallways
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Hoparable the Harbour Master,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
· A FAVOURABLE STATEMENT. The Acting Colonial Secretary fald a Financial Statement of the revenue and expenditure in the year 1894 on the table and lo so doing said that, notwithstanding the epidemic of plague, it was the most favourable ona ever made in the history of the Colony.
It was referred to the Finance Committee In
SHANGHAI SPORTING GOSSIP.
The foreign military attachés (Surgeon-Colonel | the usual way. Taylor, Col. Wogach, Capt. da Boplay, and The Sanitary Bye-laws were then considered Lleat. O'Brien) together with the representatives - and the paning of them postponed in deference of the Temps, Pall Mall Gaulle San Francisco to the wishes of the Hon. J. J. Keswick. Legurler, G. W. Ward, Sraith, and Henry Chronich, and New York Herald (Meania, Left proceeding.
O'Shea) returned to Kobe from Wel-hal-wei by the Tokio-Maru on the 27th all. Lient. Bencom (U. S. Army) and Mr. T. Cower, the Times correspondent, did not accompany them, havlog gore round to Chefoo. Surgeon Colonel Taylor and Capt. du Boulay proceeded to Tokyo si opon, but at date of latest advices Col. Woguck was | staying with Mr. de Wenndrich, the Russian Consul at Kabe, whlie Lieut. O'Brien was still at Hiroshima.
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Shanghal, March 2nd. Training commenced here yesterday morning, and the Coffee. Roll was a large one. The morning was damp and chilly; course a little clammy, and the order of the day seemed to be
easy work.
Thirty-three maore griffins were put under the Bür· dianster calls to mind many hammer yesterday afternoon, and despite instances of maritime collators resulting in heavy snowstorm the bidding was very animated bugs liners going down with all, or nearly all, on and same tallith prices were reached. The board :-The Utopia which ran on the ray of native dealers smole huge smiles all over their the Anson in Gibraltar Bay, in March, 1891.] faces and right down their back. The supply with a loan of 564 lives, while the more recent of "mokes is plentiful and thi there's more loss of H.M.5" Victoria will be fresh in all | to follow, # memories. A
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to
Geers they will, too,
A most disastrous colllation occurred
arred. This morning the 33 " Subs "were drawn for, in the English Channel on May 31, 1878, when one or two stretched themselves well alterwards German Ironclad, the Grosser Kurfürst, was down the straight. I heard that canny Celestial Wilhelm, and you lives were ancrffend. Twock "oup" after their little pows' were over. rammed and sunk by another the Roxie Joe tell some of the noble owners to "putice
ples, bowever, seem to sto amples,
afford close parallels In March, 1886, the Cunarder Oregon was run into off Long Island, approaching New York; by: an unknown schooner. Like the Effe, the siruck amidships, and a huge hole cut fu her hot, unlike the Ribe, she kept afloat for eight alebi hours, and a passing stermer rescued all passengers and crew. The schooner was bever beard of again. The second parallel is the ende m
to
It is a bitterly cold morning. The roads were sheet of ice as the noble sub' owners hurried the course aty e'clock to claim their darlings. will be found on the Subscription List this year.
Don't think the winner of any important race..
Tons more sportlog " Gap " later on.
DAWN.
THE ORIENTAL WAR.
the Northfleet, an emigrant ship bound train London to Hobart Town which was ran into by the Spanish steamer Murilio, and sank lo three-quarters of an hoor. With the grossent inhumanity the Murillo backed and stermed eff, and was only discovered and identified some time afterwards. This catastrophe was noteworthy for the splendid conduct of In the Times of December 26th 'we find Captain Knowles, of the Northfeet, who stood an editorial malaly devoted to emphasis- over the boats revolver in hand, and thus secured Ing the propriety of moderation by the Japanesa
rescue of the woman and children.
WHAT THE TERMS OF PEACE MAY BE,
As we confidently predicted in our last issue actually shot one man who refused to give He in their treatment of their conquered neighbours, yonce they have really impressed the fact upan THE PEACE MISSION..
would be the case, the Britlub schooner Call Out of 413 pasengers, only '85 were saved, the Court and people that they are not invincible.
in Curtis, Capt. J. Raymond, whi kwas despatched among them Mrs. Keowler, ŢIII, March 6th.
the COM terms offered by Chine and the counter. 14 Hang-chang is expec+d in arive from about two months ago to the scope of the wreck of £50 was starwards is, to home pengon Thea the London journal proceeds: Until the
of the German sloamer Bellona, returned List in recognitions of by husband's bravery. prop of Japan are
proposals of
made public, it would Peking this afternoon.
te Hongkong this morning from North Reelt le, moreover, worth reminding our readers of be premature to basard any forecast as to what (Paracols Group).
the Prince Aller, run"down by the Bywell the
of the
agreement between the to be. There
to be included la any possible treaty of peace. Japan will, doubiless, exact from her defested
enemy a war indemnity proportionate
FINERAL SUNG WOUNDED, News received this mersing from Manchuria states that General Song wat seriously wounded In the last battis on the 3rd lontant, meer New chwang. Rovere dghileg is going on around Liaoyang bills (south) he was General Tang Jén-lien and Tartar-General Change troops #specially on the tid, repared to be heavy. inst the enemy. Tosses on both sides, syng is still safe.
LI HUNG-CHANG EXONERATED.
TIENTSIK, March 6th,
The Emperor completely vindlesie LL. Hung-: chang. He confessor bering tried others yet found him alone trustwe: Sy, and therefore the Collest peers to deal with, the Japans and to control aff '17,
| Castk (September, 1878), nestly you ¡lves that condere Bol to
BIC,
how
COLLARD & COLLARD PIANOS at W. Robinson and the Arstić, run down by the Varis in 1854, ever, one or two paints which are pretty certain
over 300 being lost. & Co.
On the 8th instant the steamer Denawongse.
while making for her buoy in Swatow harbour, fouled the Douglas Co.'s steamer Thales, which was moared to Mesra, Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s buoy. The Drawongse smashed up three of her own bonis, but the Douglas liner, accord- ing to our correspondent, got off scathless and was, of course, in no way to blame since she was virtually at anchor while the Devawongse
upder-WAY.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not zeomscily audiens the aptalossa sotpressed by
Correspondente ta thie còlamn.[
THE NAVAL COURT MARTIAL
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to the expenses to which she bar been put
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A CONTRADICTION, A To mix korras or mun ?? Howson TeaORAFIESE to the Chinese populace in a conviccing way the Siù,--With reference to the paragraph, which painful fact that they have been really appeared in your paper of the 12th of March, All
besien.
in reference to the Court; Martial kald on 11: Orimtais recognize that the payment of self on board H.M.B. Leander, As with Indemnity is kind of surprise that I read the statement therein made by you as le say Marley and drunk de Another concension on
THE Sirodis Maritime Journal alleges that a schemasti maistence to start a Chinese Volunteer Corps at Penang. This more arises from the fact that the two companies of British troops there are shortly to be taken away, and the Admkaľa cable.
defence remains in that Settlement. It reported that everything has bede arranged except permission from the Governor, who has, however, been applied to,
holder as unjustifiable, ill-advised and rabénuláčiky for the wretched "condition of Chinası ara máturally usmay that no adequate | case belør se huono kūbow contrac
AN HONEST CONFESSION, The Gevemment publicly antemos antira
national desencan, which i acknowledges to be the result of blindness to the progyasa aj other alone. This, of course, places fature reformas In the hands of Li Hung-chung.
_^"CHINESE PREPARATIONS.
TIEKIOL, March 7ih,
Idiotic. "By their fruits ye shall know them" and by their fruits-the last balance sheet are the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank known. "The proof
OUR Swatow correspondent, writing under date of the pudding is in the eating" and it
Bth festant, reports the arrival at that port of the is, indeed, a selfish man who, metaphori-
German steamer Tropol on the 3rd instant. She STRANOR indeed are the peculiar ideas cally speaking, would deny the Directors Kubenalva préparations E′′ve been going on at Inft Swatow before daylight on the 4th, destina. people have, in many Instances, of cor-
a fair
share of the rich pudding Pahang, 100 ♬ north, and a Ch'iow, 140 # Hon unknown. Since she came direct from Sues, and as porations in general and of the duties of the recently served up for the whole squik of Tientsin, on the Chikill sax court, to without toughing at any paint en executive officers and of the comparative body of shareholders. Live and Jetdirecthen the facts them with everything neces she is amicored by old China
sary to make a stout made suce The troops are prammed that she was loaded with sunitions Shareholder" in a letter addressed to the through life, and we therefore commend they will I MARIN KLE
·and it is expected
f, and that abe called in at Swałow N. G. Daily News the other day poured forth it to the snarling correspondent whose e ditherio. A punchest padded dad with wide to nacertaining the whereabouts of frothy lamentations ad nation, because contemptible drivel has called forth much Form Metered at Land Anthony in medar to the matrnet Japanese cruisers, as well as for the executive officers of the Itongkong righteous Indignation from all sorts and villave Polianky Condongyable the Tiemmin | Inspunetians ar to where her cargo should be und Shanghai Banking Corporation, at the 3 conditions of men in the Far East,
a
i confession of defeat, and a war
capitalised fribute. which
may ba Path some confidence that Tapas the transfer 10 her of the of Koras. Her claims to Boing under the Infatoca dod | saxacation la regard to that country
drink 110 નવા a.m. on the February on the
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deck termed Tthe origiani pretext, if they were not the whilst getting ost Torpedo Nat Defence, wit
wd with I shall look for an early contradiction of the it will conte, of the war. It is not likely that Buything short of sixtement made, also to receive a copy of the
• complete abandonment by Chins of all paper containing it.
I beg to remain,
Yours truly,
upper
.
nów be satisfied
to Koren, and a full
unfoserved
that
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of her own rights as the protecting
hardly
se fatally-ill fall to acknowledge that both
to zapored these
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First, indeed,
J. DELÁNKU.
HM.B. Contusion, 2 Hongkong, March fath, ##94!!!
To the
sonably taken
to peace.
TOR-
no objection can be
any queries: China must pay
the psalty of her weakness, her corruption,
and
values of their services la particular. "Alive" is a grand principle on which to gonder well known. Genarsity tech. That heẩm thy of Wakkunne led to and owned by the Chinese | {We willogly publish Mr. Dolansy's lettür); The hee culpable want of foresight. The second, on
stutamiinia that appeared in ang last losne, the other bach may possibly be considered lo were sumplied to Clingkond, Talegropë affect the Thoroute of ather Pawars beniden the nejantis purlarday by volcommunioned twa.ORMINEKLIST
pero board the Leanders-Ray H.King of source, depends on the manner
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