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To-day's Advertisements.

VICTORIA PRECEPTORY.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1895.

To-day's Advertisements.

"NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..

S.S. "SACHSEN,"

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

It is raysontal that all communiosakuus volustur in Bobscription), Adrartianmakta, ka, be addressed to the “Skaten, Zoekend Tulągnąja” and not to the Editor.

Lacur an Editorial matters to be 'must' to '"'The Kittor" wid noi to lacivicheal manibus of the stuff.

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TELEGRAMS.Japanese gunboat Maya Kan has arrived

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KEUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE VENEZUELA RACKET. LONDON, December 18th.:

Communications Intended the publouson vemst be accompanied by the same and addram of the waiters, not monendy for. The House of Representatives bár pissed a publication; but as weidenes of good faith..

Ell authorizing President Cleveland to appoint A Commission to delineate the froniler Hor between British Gulens and Venesuela, and granting $100,000 for expenses to connection therewith.

·REGULAR MEETING of the VICTORIA

Wallet the cobrasna of the Faching Theerajt wis shears PRECEPTORY will be held in the FXTC-HR above named. Steamer having andweeds made by far, le matre be minetly endor MASONS'HALL, Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, Consignees of Cargo are bereby lnformed by public intersets, le must be dilelactly traderstood that the 20th instant, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. that their Goods, with the exception of Oplease down not in any way hold himself rumpossible, for Visiting Sir Knights are cordially invited to Treasure and Valushies, are being landed and

attend."

.........-Hongkang 20th December, 1895.

ZETLAND

No. 5a5, E.C.

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LODGE,

A REGULAR MEETING of the above

LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS - HALL, Zelland Street, on FRIDAY, the 37th Instaof, at 8 for 830 pm: preciuely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend,

Hongkong, 20th December, 1805.

CHRISTMAS!-

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WATERBURY

WATCHES.

SERIES "L" or LADY'S Size-$4.50 each.

"I" or GENTS -$4.50

.. -$1.00

Apply to

THE MITSUIT BUSSAN KAISHA,

8. Queen's Road Central. "

Hongkong, 2016 Dreem.ber, Reg.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

_N_O_T_L_C_E...

STEAM TO SHANGHAL.

THE Company's Steamship

"SACHSEN,"

1100

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stored at their disk in the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. Company. Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery may be objalced.

opladowe then worstead.

TO ADVERTISERS.

Adverdiars are rigonstad sa levied all nodose betanded for fussetida la that day's lason, not later than Three o'Clock sa m

Optional Cargo will go on to Shangbal unless not to retard the marty publicatise of the paper. notice to the contrary be given TO-DAY before 4 P.M.

Advertisements and Bubenhthus which we not ordered for a Axed period will be continued unt contended,

The Honghone Tilemadó has the Ingrest cheatation of any

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remsbelaga hu I cac undelivered after the 27th instant, will be subject Adidas, was can be learnt on application.

lp rent.

or

The Bughong Tilagretali moscher at the Tulephone Casen All broke, chafed and damaged Goods are to la No. 2. - Tamgrphia + dress paul Tragenph

Hongking. be left in the Godowns where they wil be examined on FRIDAY, the syth "lestanf, at

3 P.M.

All Claims must reach us before the 29th lestant, or they will not be recognised,

No F're Insurance has been effected. Bus of Lading will be countersigned by

MELCHERS & Co., Agents, Hongkong, 30th December, 1995.

Intimations.

BIRTH.

At 77, Rutland Road, Ilford, Essex, on the 10th October, the wife of Capt. A. W. R. COBBAN, China & Maolis S. S. Co, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

At the Ualon Church, Hongkong, on the 17th [1713 December, by the Rev. G. J. Williams, Captala JOHN E. FARRELL, of the steamer Machew, second son of Captain E. Farrell, Guarnsey, to AGNES JANE PARKINGTON, eldert daughter of Thomas Wilding Parkington, Esquire, Bery St. Edmunds, Suffolk,

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTÒRIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

'IMPLE AERATED WATER,

SIM

ODA WATER,

SODA

GINGER ALE

LEMONADE.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1895,

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The Senate has also passed Bill granting credit of $100,000,000 for increasing existing "avorwments by 's million rifles, a thousand-fold:- and five thousand fort guns, details to be referred to a Military Commission.

"(From Japanese papers.), KOREAN AFFAIRS.

Texto, December.gth, According to a dispatch from Seout received Festerday, the Korean Government has decided to release the drill Instructor of the Palace | guard, an American, from ble engagement.

The Minister for the War Department sent In his resignation last night, but acceptance was refused.

SHOUT, December gib.

It is reported that there is evidendo of eight Americans (ix of them Missionaries), and eight or nias other foreigners having associated them selves with the recent designs on and attack on the palace.

RUSSIA AND KOREA.

TCxIO, December 5th. According to a dispatch from Lleat. Nakagawa, at Gensan, two Roistao military officers, with foar soldiers, arrived at Genean last night, having come overland from Pingyang. They are to proceed to Seoul after staying at Gensso two or three days.

SEOUL, December 3rd. Twenty Russian Marines have arrived hero.

SEOUL, December 5th The guard of the Russian Legsilon has been increased,

PRINCE GIWA.

TOKIO, December 5th, The Korean Prince Giwa has received permis- log from the Klue of Korea to remalo lo Japan for purposes of stadv.

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at Tientsin, where she will pass the winter. A REGULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. 525, E.C., will be held in the Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Friday, the 27th fustant, at 8 for 8.30 p.m. precisely, Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

we hear that great preparations are.belóg made' at Quarry Bay for the obrervance of New Year's Day. Already some of the residents are prac ticing the "first-footing ""'exercises, and the 100- yards track, the grand stand and the quarter mile track are nearing completion. Brave

Taikoo i

DR. HEPz, of Selangor, who has been bliten on the foot by a rabid dog, arrived at Singapore the other day in route to the Pasteur Instlicte at Batavia. It is remarkable that two medical officers from the Naive Stater, Dis. Braddon and. Hers, should be simultaneously, having secoured to the Pasteur treatment to avold, if possible, an agonising death from hydrophobia.

like 'em.

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CANTON NOTES.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,)

Cation, 18th December.

` I bave now to send you a report of a very sad ̧ DEEAFTERER 1→→→

"His Excellency, Shin U-in. the Provincial Treasurer of Kwang'ang, died this morning He lost conseloninesa soon after At 7.10.

midnight, and bis family mistaking the for bla death, had the news noised abroad, which caused many a tear to be shed in daylight he sympathy by bis filends and relatives. Abent recovered and ** *ble to feeble szortas his wishes. Then ke relapsed into a state of semi-conscionaress, which ended in death. We was aged a little ever sixty, and lesves a widow, several children and many friends to mogen bis less.

Some of your renders will remember that about four years ago the deceased succeeded H. E. Wong Chỉ-chean in the post of Provincial Treasurer of Ewangtung, - Abiat two worker ago, he was premated by the. Emperor's ordne to be Acileg Governor of Kwangtung, which Vacancy, caused by the Into Governor Mä's death, had been' temporarily, filled by the Viceroy Tam attending to both his own du'les ́and those of Governor.

above

Shis-U-in, (though daly appointed, stated, Acting Governor) had not taken over the scale of office at the time of his death, firstly, because the sald appointment must be confirmed by the receipt of official and proper documents sent from Feking and carried by courlers; secondly, because he was a somewhat

superstitious man.

We'read in the Straits Free Press that in Ceylon they have recently taken in stamping ali efirdal correspondence. The total threatens to reach Rs. 80,000 to Rs. 100,000 a year, and a fear is expressed that the War Office will want to include three-fortieths of this wum in the Military Contribution, as no definite arrangement has been made on this point. The F. P. considers

After he had received telegraphic faformiR- It extremely likely that the ravenous W. Otion from Peking of his promotion, be at once would make for that 6,000 rupees a year

repared to the ancient and solema-locking building, the historical, Governor's Yemen, although, of course, the receipts from official with a view to thoroughly inspecting to and pɔntage are not in any sense revenue.—Jusso,

bave it properly repaired If need be. He shouldn't wonder a bit if they did grab it. Just regarded ibis building with undue dread and superstition! He argued that if it were ¡not the bolding's fault, how was it that all the Governers preceding him, no matter whether temporarily acting or holding regalar office, with, one accord either met with the severest reverses in their ranks ne fortunes, or fall into the deep sleep from which there is awakening, He farther ilustrated his argument by quoting some facts, which cannot but be convincing to some Individus at least. The facts are, according to him, these: Governor Wu-Ta-cheng, holding office between about 1889-1890, was disgraced and cachlered. Goremor Yow Chi-kal, acting between 1890-1891, figned office. Governor Llu 50-ton, regularly appolated, and bolding office between 1891-1991' | died in the Yamen. Governor Ma, who is atlik -- fresh in every one's memory, also died in this hideous structure,

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Ar the Magistracy this morning the proprietrix of the Grand Hotel appeared before Mr. Sercombe-Smith la response to a summons issue at the instance of Mr. Moir of the Sailors' Home, who is said to have lodged a complaint with the authorities respecting the management theof the "Grand" committing an alleged breach In another column we pablish a Reuter's

of the allora beriding-house regulations telegram setting forth that the House of

by putting up three foreign sallors notwithstand Representatives has passed A Blit

ing the fact that the hotel in question is not a authorizing President Cleveland to appoint

licensed callors' boarding-bouse. The defence SARSAPARILLA,

a Commission to dellaeate the frontier line.

was that the mallora were at liberty to stop RASPBERRYADE, &c. between British Gulans and Venezuela,

and granting $100,000 for expenses in and other gentlemen connected with the Nippon where they pleased; they had been paid off connection therewith. This action of the crackliner China to-morrow at Yakobama for Hongkong, and came to the "Grand" with a Yuten Kaisha will embark on the P. M. Co.'st some coast port; were merely passing through United States legislature, in view of the San Francisco on their way to Europe in 'note from their Consul. The bearing, at the be to hit ashes. fact that we have already declined the connection with favestigations as to the exten [171 made under the constant supervision of a daly offer of" arbitration-submitted by Mr. Ision of the Company's service, of steamers and request of the defence, war adjourned til

quallided English Chemist and will bear compá- rison with the best English Manufactures.”~

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESH and other Large Consumers,

Captain H. Summer, will leave for the above place" TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 21st instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

MELCHERS & Co.. Agents,

Hongkong, roth December, 1995.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE.

STEAM TO

YOKOHAMA, KORE AND NAGAŠAKI, (Passing through the INLAND SKA) HE Company's Steamship

THE

"HOHENZOLLERN,"

Captain P. Wettin, wlll leave for the above Ports TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), iho zíst instant, at Noon.

Rein-Tickets will be grantert available also for the Retam»Voyage by the Steamers of the NORTHERN PAgific Steamship Co.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

MELCHERS &Co

Agents. T Hongkong, 20th December, 1895.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

FOR-SHANGHAI, JINSEN AND NAGASAKI:

HP Company's Steamship

THE

YAMASHIRO MARU,"

Captain J. R. Macmillan, will be despatched an above on SUNDAY, the 22nd instan), at Daylight,

For Freight or Passage, apply lo

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. ›

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Hongkong, 20th December, 1295/

THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA-) TION COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR LONDON, VIA FORTS OF CALL.

THE Company's Steamship

"MOYUNE,"

C. H. Kemp, Commander, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 24th lnstant, at 3 F.38.

For Freight, apply to

HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO.,

Agents.

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Hongkong, 20th December, 180K.

"WARRACK" LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,"

THE Stearnship

"LENNOX,"*

Captain Williamson, R.N.R., will be despatched for the above Parte on TUESDAY, the 24th instant, Pa, lostead of a previously advertised.

For Freighter Passage, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, anth December, 1805.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

(1156

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co's WATERS. ATE

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Any complaints should be addressed to the

Manager":

Hongkang, 3rd May, 18st.

THE

116go

HONGKONG DISPENSARY

his fas, received FRISH SUPPLIES of

THE "N.Y.K" FOREIGN LINES.

TOKIO December 6'h. Mr. H. Shods, Mr. Ogawa, Captain McMillan.

the proposed additions to the Company's fleet,

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OPENING OF THE SASEBA DOCKS,

NAGASAKI Deceraber 6th. The Sasebo Docks were opened yesterday They are 135 metres long and 30 metres wide, The cost of construction has been 619,315 yı The docks can be filled with water in one hour and ball, and empiled in five hours and a half

GROTEL CLEVELAND, would, under certain circumstances, be regarded by Lord

at SALISBURY a serious insult, and

be It would

bound to lead to what diplomatists are so fond to styling #strained relations. Is there any reason for supposing that this back-hander and the fact of the Senate having passed in hot-haste a Bill granting a credit of $100,000,000 for Increasing existing armaments by # LOCAL AND GENERAL. million rides, a thousand field and five thousand fort guns, should be taken seriously.M.S. Porfelse returned to port this morning, by the Salisbury Cabinet? We think not. We are bound to take some action, but

from a cruise.

WHOLESOME

we shall take good care that we do not | CAPTAIN O'KEEFE Arrived here from the far-away give the United States Government an

Caroline Isles'yesterday in his fast and powerful CONFECTIONERY opportunity to play the big game on the

political chess board which there is Yacht Santa Cruz. probably good reason for believing they T coronation of the Emperar of All the have long comtemplated, namely, the Russias will take place in St. Petersburg on stirring up of bitter animosity against the 18th May, 1896. Great Britain as a masos of securing a

AND

DELICIOUS SWEETS,

of the HIGHEST QUALITY and Parry.

These incilada-

CADBURY'S SPECIAL CREMES PATE D'ABRICOT. JORDAN ALMONDS

"CARAMELS, PRALINES.

DESSERT CHOCOLATE,

NOUGAT, FRUIT JELLIES,

CRYSTALLISED FRUITS,

METZ FRUITS,

ASSORTED TOFFEES,

MIXED BONBONS,

FRY'S CHOCOLATES, TANGERINE BISCUITS,

ORANGE PASTE, ORANGE ROLLS,

Together with the Latest Novelties la

FANCY BOXES, which, are very suliabla as Seasonable Presents

for LADSKE BEd Youvo PROFÉR. J

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large majority at the polls next year, and, A REGULAR meeting of the Victoria Preceptory secondly, drag us into a war which would will be held in the Freemasons' Hall, Zetland afford the French anopportunity to drive us Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. out of Egypt and also leave the enterprising Whiting knights are cordially invited to attend. young Tiar free to deal with Turkey In a manner which would probably be the A CRICKET match, H. K. Cricket Club Peak reverse of pleasant for the other Great Club, will be commenced at 11 am. to-morrow Powers, and for Great Britala in particular on the Cricket Ground. By the courtesy of This bluster is a little too transparent, and we are confidant that, however somnolent Major Faithfull and the officers the band of the Lord Roseskar'may have been, his shrewd K. Regiment will play on the ground successor will not be caught sapping by to-morrow alternoon. the American politician who played a very similar and very low-down game with the British Minister at Washington towards the close of his first term of office ́as President of the United States.

We observe that the New York Tribuni recently took up the cudgels for Venezuela,

News was received in Singapore on the 13th ofthe departure from Batavia of the Captain of the Ill. fated isling ship Avors, and the remainder of her crew, by the Dutch steamer General Pel. It Is probable that Marine Court of Inquiry will be beld in Singapore in connection with the loss of ; the Avoca.

Monday,

A SCHEME was set on foot recently to form chartered company to acquire the Northern Ter ritory of Australia, on lines similar to those of the British Africa, ebartered companies, and it is reported that Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Coloules, approves of the proposal, The Sydney Daly Telegraph condemns the project on the ground that such a scheme would Prove an effectual birte the fature consolidation of the Australian colonies. The consolidation

of Australia 1 What does this mean? Can it be true, then, that we are likely one of these fine days to hear that the Australian colonies have cat adrift from haughty imperialism and set up for themselves a comfortable title republic to be known as the United States of Austrails ? Leis likely things have happened before now,

THE following from the Kobe Chronicle would appear to fadicate that Mr. Jerome Dyer baa rather pat his foot in it with the Japeness, but whether that is so we shall soon see by the almost certain to large for publication in the wear tone of the explanations which Mr. Dyer is

fature: A curt letter has been received by the Kobe Japanese Chamber of Commerce from the Commercial and Industrid Department at Tokyo relative to a communication they had sent respecting certain letteri' from Mr. Jerome trade Commissioner Dyer, the Australian who visited Japan in the early part of the establishment of mascams at Melbourne and The letters concerned the proposed Sydney for the exhibition of Japanese manufac tures, and a dispute exists between Mr. Dyer and Japanese merchants as to the arrangements made respecting the payment of the expenses. incurred. The Japanese say that Mr. Dyrr agreed to defray the cost, and to use his

year.

Superstitious 7 Rather! But maikės, paret

JAPANESE MERCHANTS AND

DIRECT FOREIGN TRADE. ·

Kobe, December 7th.

At the suggestion of the Department for Agriculture and Commerce, the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce has been bolding an investigation fnto the prospects of direct export and Import by Japanese merchants. The vel

of wanunition by the commities appolared bas now been reported to the Chamber of Commerce, and will be forthwith cammaricated to the Department. The causes that imp-de the development of direct foreign Trade are enumerated as follow 1-

(1) 'Imperfection of the credit systems ; (3) the high rates of interest lu Josu as compsied with those ruling in the West (1) the ignorance of the Jappese merchants engaged in direct Irado as to the condition of cammerce shroud ƒ (4) want of uniformity in the quaifty of Japanese manufactures and frequent deterioration of manufacturing processes

Recommends fans were drawn up as to the means of removing these impediments. In the first place the Chamber urges that the Consulates broad should be increased and more caIG secondly, that banking cities should d exercised in the appointment of Consuls; Increased; (3) Japanese merchants should Improve their knowledge of the conditions of trada abroad; (4) the Cioms sccommodation should be increased (5) foreign purchases by the Government should be made through Ips nese merchants, and the official procedure should be simplified; (6) the extension of the mer cantile marine ƒ(7), trade exhibitions ; (8) the adoption of measures to prevent bad work being pat on the market.

and

The conferalon Involved in the conclusions fec'mmendations is somewhat Bote- onby-Chronicle.

THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

In 1893 President James Munro, in's Meriaga

and gave England several hard knocks, Tax libel action of Luang Thurskan, Chief Insance to secure the admission of the samples to Congress recommending the recognition of

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Into the country free of duty. Mr. Dyer wants

WE

buthappily the Tribune is not the only paper Inspector of the Sampong division, versus the of consequence in America, and we and Bangkok Times, was fixed for the rath instant, the Japanese Government to defray the the ledependence of the South American Repa the New York Berald sayingEngland, Bangkok, as far as its squabbles and vexations expenses. The reply from the Department to blics, promulgated what has since been known after all, la England. Whether in Britan libel cases are concerned, may be said 'not only the Chamber of Commerce stated that as the the Munro Doctrine, His atterances embodied Gulens or in the China Sean her polley to take the cake but to even run off with the arrangement was one between the Chamber of the principle in which the rights and interest of Is directed by the same men, And blood | haker into the bargain. Poor Bangkok]

Commerce and Mr. Dyer, the Chamber had the United States are involved. Ho declared, Is thicker than water, and our kla

better communicate with him directly if they had that the American continents were hencefork not to be considered as robject for future beyond the sea are closer to us than any Tax Police, composed as it is so largely of * grievance."

colonization by any European power, and went, Tartars, or Romanoffs can ever be natives of Scotia's heather-clad billt, do not while the New Fork World declares Russia propose to be outdone on Christmas day, and INFORMATION appears to have reached the on to say: With the exising colonies to be the worst of surviving despotisma already we hear complaints of positry-how hear which occurred recently on the Mekong have not intefered, and shall not interfere.

Slames capital on the rath Instant, of a or dependencies of any other Pawar except Turkey, andthat England represents procured history neglects to inform bele between French and Siamese officials. The With the governments who have declared their Anglo-Saxon progress and liberty. It fattened in cells reserved for the purpose. In adds "we have nothing whatever ip addition, the price of plams suddenly going sp, Siamese, according to the Frie Prest, mert ladependence and maintained it, and whore common with Ruida ME CHANDLER and the absence of oatmeal and other requisites that while the Siamese Commissioner, independence we have acknowledged, we could proposal of an siliance with the Russians for haggis from the market adds circumstantial subordinate of Viceroy Frachak, was holding not view any laterposition for the purpose of Is, ¡j nanerts editorially, without excuse, and without any other object, than the evidence to thereport that on Christmas Day the enquiry into a ripabble between French oppressing them, or controlling in any siber gratification of. Inserate hatred and the Central Police Station is to be the scene of a protégés and Siamese subjects, in a village manner their destiny, by any European power above Kemmeret and situated in the neutral" in any other light than as the mshilestation of acquisition of territory which we do not | tremendous follißckilos. ›Go it, "Bob".

zone of a kilomètres along the right bank, an unfriendly disposition towards the United want." Thus is will be seen-chat, however mach and English feeling may have been A RETURN recently published in Japan shows several Frenchmen interfered, tore up the docu. States,"

Whenever a misunderstanding arises between aroused in the States by President the great influence which the late war had on ments and wounded the Commissioner. Ip slow,

alate la Cenizaí Cleveland's unparalleled Impudence and swelling the receipts from the telegraphic service however, of the notoriously hostile spirit dis-, European power and s wall-nigh insufferable bldater, the Influence to Japan. From April 1894 to March 1895, played by the Siamese officials, inspired by or North America, the United States comes of patriotic and well-conductot journalä", which almost covers the period of the war, the their superiors, along the right bank, this retion to the front and offers to settle the difficulty. is doubtless being exerted to expose, a foreign and domestle telegrams forwarded or of the affair must, in the splaten of our Todging by a telegram that was published here plot the detail of which will, in all received numbered 5,359,139, the income derived Bangkok contemporary, be taken with all reserve, yesterday this has again occurred, and America probability, be regarded by unprejudiced therefroms being yes 3,033,126.49. During the It is also asserted that several Samejo Off. is most unjustifiably harassing Great Britain spectators as one of the most disgraceful previous financial year the telegrams nem clefs to the nighbourhood of Remmaret have jo her difficulty with Venesuela. She has no ploces of political jobbery and barefaced bred 6,556,100, the income from which was besa severely consured for belag on jamma of right to do so; she is not the guardian" effrontery that ever disgriönd an adminis," tration claiming to be civilised. It would ** 1,954,019.12, so that the increase was ordinary courtesy with French officials. Off-at these miserable bankrupt republics. The about 273 per cent, fo the number of telegrams,cials along the Mekong are said to be encouraged majority of Americans have ginnt faith « iz be very risky at tali juhture ed Jump to any and about 153 per cent,” in the receipts, to adopt hostile attitude, and the belief is the Montes Doction, which in the greater conclusion as to how President Cleveland will come out of the business, but from Commenting on these figuran the Kobe Chronicle | corrent among them that promoties may be becuase they do not know wherein if consiste." what we can gather it seems to us that he | myas—It is greatly to be regretted that. The :| ripidly amenrad for unfriendly acts towards the To them it is something very noble that guides Port Race Misstings and maddesinde ad A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. would only be getting his deserts word he Chambers of Commerce in the East do not French-It is clear that something has gone the diplomacy of the United States, and confers to be hooted to the streets of the capital | combine and conduct a vigorous agitation against wrong on the border and li fe equally clear, and opan her the intelage of -all other America 1 and be feğürded and treated as one fur, due excessive, charges, inde "for, "falegrams”to - hựa baas so for months past, that one Galild countries, foggihar with the obligation to defend whom the confidence of great and a Europe, which must have the effect of grasily friends are in need of a nound thrashing. They them se if they were dependencies. This latere

| protation is very aesadlo, but difera io Tel: free people lins béan nadly displaøndi

sypane to have forgotten all abom Sedia}

"NANCHANG," Captain Finlayson, will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 75th instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

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Hongkong, 20th, December, 1805.

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