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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1846.

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NOTICE

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THEN LES DAVID MONCRIFFE THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY WRIGHT in the Firm of D. MONCRIEFF

WRIGHT Ceased on the 31st day of December, 1894, since which date the Firm has been carried on by ROBERT JOHN HASTINGS upon his own account,

The ld ROBERT JOHN HASTINGS will continue

carry on the Business of the late Firm from the 1st day of January, 1896, under the Name of D. M. WRIGHT & Co. Talnanie, 31st December, 1895.

SPECIAL NOTICE,

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WE punti da or Business Manager E the Undersigned beg to notify the

AH YON has This Day Resigned and that our Managing Partner CHUN WING TONG will conduct our Business as CHARTERERS, COAL and TTA MERCHANTS, SHIPS COMPRA DORES and STORE-KEEYERS as heretofore,

WING CHEONG & Co.,

No. 44, Praya Central," CHUN WING TONG,

Managing Partner.

Hongkong, 6th January, 1895.

MUSIC LESSONS. ·

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* VICTORIA ENGLISH SCHOOLS,

CRAIGENGOVER Caini Road,

"HE above SCHOOLS will be RE-OPENED

January 8th.

Fatimations.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY

han just received FRISH SUPPLIES'DI WHOLESOME

armed invasion of his terrliory, and la preserving The death, at Paris, of Mr. J. Girrette, President the independence of the Transvaal,

da Consell d'Administration das Mesageries

NOTES. AND COMMENTS. We congratulate His Excellency the Governor upon his decision.with. reference to the Night Pass Ordinance, and aro glad that more prudent defeat, and declares that Germany, Rossis and

THE FRENCH PRESS ON THE SITUATION.

The French Press is exultant at Dr. Jameson's

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Maritimes, is announced in the Japan Mall of the goll'alto.

WI regret to have to chronicle the death on the

counsels have prevalled. We publish France are united in protecting the rights of the 28tb alto, of Me, Hashiguchi, Japancio Consul In another. column two Jatters on

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. ESTABLISHED AD, 1841, Hongkong, goth November, roj.

The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Blis of Lading for Countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stared at Consignees slak and expense.

J. S. VAN BUREN,

Agent. Hongkong, 6th January, 1896.

FOR SHANGHAI,

THE Steamship

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COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI (DIRECT).

MARRIAGE,

On the 28th alto, after registration at the Yokohama Municipal Office, by the Rev. Dr. Meacham, UCHIYAMA ROSSETST, of Yokohama, to ERNESTINE BATAVUS, only daughter of Ed Batavus, of Yokohama.

The

Hongkong

Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1896,

THE TRANSVAAL INCIDENT.

Nomore startling Informationhasreached us for some time past than the news of Dr. JAKISON's expedition Into the Boer territory and his complete defeat by the Boers. Whatever was the occasion of bla

TR. NATH, RUCHWALDY is again (Taking Cargo and Paste Forms on expedition into their territory. It was a

MR.

prepared to take PUPILS for PIANO, MANDOLIN, GUITAR and BANJO at his usual Terms.

Address,

No. 4. BLUE BUILDINGS. Hongkong, Siḥ January, 1896.

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clo Hongkong Telegraph Dee; THE Steamabl Hongkong, 6th January, 1996,

PUBLIC AUCTION

OF

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THE Undersigned has received Instructions

to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON

SATURDAY, (he.orth January, 1895, commencing at 2.30 p.,.

■t bis SALES ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET,

III WITHOUT, RESERVE !!! THE STOCK AND TRADE OF A DRAPERY ESTABLISHMENT.

Comprising:

A LARGE VARIETY OF

LADIES WINTER AND SUMMER DRESS MATERIALS,

BEAL PLUSH JACKETS, MOIRE and SURAH SILKS, LINNEN NAINSOOK and VICTORIA LAWN, LEAL PLUSH, VELVE- TEEN, CHILDREN'S WOOL POLKAS, WOOL HOODS and SHAWLS, &c., &c.

COTTON and LISLE THREAD HOSE, BILK GLOVES and MITTS, KNITTING and FINGERING WOOL, STRAW and FELT HATS, FLOWERS, FEATHERS, SILK and SATIN RIBBONS, GAUZE VESTS, BUTTONS, TRIMMINGS and a quanity of OTHER ARTICLES, -

Also

A QUANTITY OF GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTING, Comprising --

TWEEDS & SERGES la SUIT LENGTHS.

LINNEN COLLARS, FRONTS, SHIRTS, SINGLETS, COTTON and THREAD SOCKS, LACE WINDOW CURTAINS and OTHER GOODS.

subject of Lights and Passes. Weventure to urge upon the Governor the advisability of at once amending the Lights and Pass Ordinance and putting it into effective

Transvaal.

(From L'Avenir du Tenkin) THE CZAREWICH.

PARIS, December arst. The Carewich bas arrived at Nice.

A NOVEL CHRISTMAS BOX.

PARIT, December asth. Count Munster has forwarded to President

William illustrative of the exfaute between

at Chemulpo, Korea, who was one of the most 'scholarly, satulo and painstaking officials in the Japanero Consular Service.

A WELL KNOWN loafer was caught yesterday gambling on board the Chintan launch Un Cheong, and was this morning fined $as by the Police Magistrate, with the option of two months Imprisonment. He went "up." "Aga

shape while the subject is still fresh in Faure a copy of the picture painted by Emperor KOYAMA TOYOTARO, who has been incarcerated

France, Germany and Russia in the Far

FRANCE AND SIAM.

all minds. Then after it is amended and made really effective, it may rest in the armoury undl required for use--never, we hope, to be again brought into service without ample notice to all concerned that decision in respect to the frontler of Siam,

it is still in existence and will be enforced. No greater Injustice can possibly be committed than to enforce without due notice a law which has deliberately been allowed to fall into abeyance.

East.-to-Kushire-gan-for-attempting to winate

PARIS, December 26th. The Consell of Ministers has àrrived at a

(From Fadanese Papers.) THE "RESPONSIBILITY" QUESTION..

Tokio, Décember 28th.

Li Hung-chang, has, according to the Kode Chronicle, become insans. In consequence of Els violence he has been recently confined in a dark room. For three days be relused his food, THIRT has been a great congregation of Chinese la frant of the Supreme Court this afternoon, all analocaly reading the notification of the relaxa The combined Opposition parties have a ton of the offensive and useless Licht and Pass In a Blif of Impeachment of the Government to the President of the House of Representatives. Regulations. To see a man hurrying up with an The Blaccuses the Ministers of being respon-treredalous look on his face, and watch the sible for fallure both in diplomacy and in change when he found that the now was a administration, by which great harm was done

"trus bill "WAR KİTOR), to the country, and which ledtothe surrender of the Lisatang peninsula, won at such great cost of life and treasure. The Korean imbroglio is also Ministry. It is expected that the Blil will not come up for discussion until the Diet reassembles after the New Year holidays, THE ASSASSINATION OF THE QUEEN

►

A LITER from Gensan to a Nigasık! native' paper, reports the Rising Sun, states that about

From a recent issue of the Sydney Star we gather that the hapless residents of Hongkong and Singapore are by no means the only colonists on whom the Imperial Government has evil designs in respect of what are by courtesy styled

contributions." The Star credits Lord alleged to be due to the mistaken' policy of the eleven Fusslan its mers oro In Shimbe, a port BRASSEY, the new Governor of Victoria, with being one of the "new Imperial party bent on Imperial Federation with the object steadily in view to wheedle and beguile the colonies into contributing mora and more to the fund for the defence

OF KOREA.

SKOUL, December 18th,"

A man named Boku-sm has been convicted

of being the murderer of the Queen on October 8th lasi ha is alleged to have been assisted by two other Koreaus named Li Shlo-kal and Ioabakunku. Boku-ser was a servant in the men have been sentenced to death by strange employ of a Japañero resident. These three

lation,

to It.

4.

some 35 miles north of Gessan. Fourteen Russian soldiers are at present reading in Mr.

Gay's house, near the Japanese settlement, at Genino, Korea, and are engaged in surveying. In the nativetown some sixty Ruslans arețsleo

tera, beildis two Koreans who are said to be naturallied Russian subjects, New Roads, new houses, new streets, new

barracks, new gardens, new trees, new water- works, new realdents, new

foundations for heuses, new shops, new godowns, a new mission house, new policemen, new rickshas and new gasworks greet the eye of the visitor to British Kowloon at the present time. Great advances have been made la that suburb during the past year, so much so in fact that one is inclined to thlak Kowloon is a misnomer for this picturesque suburb of our thriving city by the sea," and AN EDITOR DECORATED.

that a far more appropriate appellation for this better part of the colony would, og lack of TORIO, December 28th, Mall) has been promoted to the rank of Kun

Captain F. Brinkley ("dar of the Yaban name, bo Newtown, There are, of course, blemishes noticeable here and there For santo (3rd grade of meil), and has been

instance, the condition of the roads leaves THE DISASTER AT THE PESCADORES. realized on the plague-infected shanties in Tak- rewarded with the decoration of Zuthesho.

mach to be desired. But Roms built to a day, and when the Government has.

ping-shan and the good old Victor Emanuel:

boat-bullder, and the services of a few more has been sold to some enterprising Chinese underpaid clerks have been dispensed with 'the powers that be will surely be good enough to do the needful for the residents of Kowloos. Of his there can, we should say, be no shadow of doubt whatever,

TOKIO, December 27th, the capiala of the Kohal-kon and tas others According to an 'official dispatch from Talpeb, have been saved. A soker was seriously fnjured, and 29 men were drowned when the cralier was wrecked,

of the Empire." But Lord BRASSEY, It appears, soon discovered that the Australians at least are apathelle on this question, and must (like the ratepayers of Hongkong and Singapore) be put through a. special process of education before they can safely be called on to make

SEOUL, December 29th, their burdens greater than they are at The three, men found guilty of the murder of present in respect of Imperial defence. the Queen were strangled last night. It was We read that the co-operation of proved that Boku-sen killed the Queen with a these colonies with the mother countryed, and carried the corpse to the rear of the in the maintenance of the Imperial Navy Palace, where he poured off upon it and set fire would, doubtless, at some future time become more considerable than at present," was, metaphorically speaking, the first official sprat thrown out by Lord BRASSEY to catch the Antipodean whale. Bit more do than is the percentage But the balt was not tempting-not a

levied on this colony's revenue in a most Irregular manner and the Star does not hestitate to loform Lord BRASSay that he is cherishing dangerous illusions in the premises. The contribution already levied for Imperial defence is alleged by Sydney papers to have reached the utmost limit of Australian Inclination, and the Govern-

THE JAPANESE BUDGET.

TCRIO, December 29th. mant is warned in the plainest of plain The Budget of the 19th year of Meiji was English that any attempt on the presented to the Diet to-day. The total part of the school to which Lord BRASSEY estimated seroane, for the coming year is belongs to induce Australia to increase its 138,070,677 yen, and the expenditure 153,071,453, contribution will only arouse ugly ques-y, tha showing an estimated excess of tions which are better left sleeping, and expenditure over Income of $4,000,785 vin. might, indeed, endanger and destroy the which will be shortly Introduced.

The deficit is be met by new taxation existing tribute, on which Australia is not, and never has been, very keen." From this it appears clear that our Antipodean cousins will not tolerate any increase of the "contribution" at present exacted from them. The Australians are doubtless In a position not only to protest vigorously but to act in some way if need be. In Hongkong all we can do is to protest In a Council Chamber in which the representatives of the ratepayers are Invariably outvoted by the Official Phalanx, are occasionally scoffed at, and sometimes Unfortunate Hongkong | severely snubbed. Happy Australia!

*

His Excellency the Governor is to

RAILWAY ACCIDENT,

TOKIO, December 29th, platform, was run lato by one following it. Two -Ai Akabans yesterday a train, while át tha passenger cars were smashed and a dozen pas- sengers more or less seriously injured,

'THE RECENT RIOT IN SEOUL.. ́ SEOUL, December 29th. The Judge's Gading in the case atlaing out of the recent attack on the palace sets forth that the evidence showed that foreigners were largely copened in the outrage. EUROPEANISING KOREAN OFFICIALS.

SEOUL, December 29th, A Decred has been faced to the officials to-day directing them to cut their hair in European

fashion,"

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SHOCKING FATALITY AT WEST

POINT.

ONE MAN KILLED AND FIVE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

"

of some pillars,

be congratulated upon having granted

RUSSIAN WARSHIP MOVEMENTS. limited grants In aid only, to schools in which English is taught. We hade he will to-day. The ironclad Admiral Nakhime elt

NAGASAKI, December 30th, The Russian sloop Kritur umivad hare carry out his ideas to their logical conclu- for Chemaipo this morning with.M. Speyer, the grants-in-ald, to schools in which time toalon and refuse grants-in-aid, or full see Hielster, on board.

and money is expended In teaching considerable amount of public monay Chinese. It is a crying shame' that a should be expended on the education of Chinese, in the Chinese language and la the Chinese Classics, by the study of which in course of erection for the Spanish Procuration About 20'clock this afternoon the block of houses they are simply saturated with forced and on Prays West Reclamation, a little to the east of foolish ideas as to the value of the Mr. Ho Tung's godowns, was the scene of a sad so-called Chinese Civilization into which accident. Some thirty coolfes were engaged in they have been born, and to the greatness raising a large granite block about 25 feet long sensible men in the Colony there has for scaffolding on which the coollen were worldag. and Importance of their country. Amongst by 18 inches wide late position on the top many years been the strongest objection to and by which the heavy stone was being raised, Walls thus engaged the the education of Chinese boys in Chinese collapsed and all the men on it immediately foll literature at the public expense, and the violently to the ground. Fortunately the block great offender is the Queen's College, rested on one of the pillars, and did not fall to where one half of the time, and one terra Arma. One workesan fell upona number of half of the money expended, is not merely anita blocks and was so severely lajared about throws away, but is deliberately mis-spent the bead that he died shortly after reaching the and mis-applied in raising up opponents so severely injured la the chest by a failing pole Civil Hospital, while one of his colleagues as of Bridsh Ideas and British rule. If the that his recovery is despaired of. Three other Chinese want their children educated in workmen were severely bruised and are now in the language and literature of their own Hospital dolug well. country, let them do it at their own

An inquiry, will, be held shortly, expense and not at the expense of this English colony. The teaching of Chinese at the Queen's Collage has largely diminished the utility of the College for the VICTORIA English Schools re-open on the 8th purposes for which it was primarily instant

Wis

not

THE report of the United States Navy Depart ment upon the Naval Militias of the States is therein that more money should be appropriated very favourable, and suggestions are made

In order to increase the efficiency of these bodies. While all this may be done with propriety, yet, ways the New York Martilme Register, at the same time the Navy Department would be doing better work for the Navy by endeavouring to secure the formation of a Naval Rezervo made merchant marine. Engineers are wanted for the up of officers, engineers, and seamen of the American Navy, seamen enough to supply the new ships cannot be found, and yet nothing is dane toward securing a source whence such supplies can be obtained. The Naval Militas are reported to be good for a certain purpose, harbour and shore baitary work, but according to our New York contemporary, they 'clltr absolutely nothing is the way of a reserve force for the warships. The personnal and make up of these organizations la doubtless sufficient proof. So much atteorian, howey!!, has been given to them that the real want bas been overlooked-a Naval Reserve is yet to be created. There is no lack of war vekseln; plenty more can be built; but the trouble with the Amèricans, as with us, is that suitable men to | run them are not easily obtained.

THE Charleston's Minstrel Trouse gave a very successtal cancers in alf of the "Edgar" Reljef

Fand in Nagasaki on the syth alto,

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended Jan. 5th, NIC-Edropeans, 13; Chinese, 1,153; totul 1,284

Southern China, 2013, Z.C.. Canton, he'd on AT Regular meeting of the Lodge Star of Saturday night, Bro. E. T. Bond was installed Christie, assisted by Wer. Bro. Mackenzie and 21 W. M. for the ensulag your by Wor. Bio, J. D.

Wor, Bro. R. T. Bond appointed and invested War, Bro. F. B. Smith. After the installation

his officers as follows :— I.P.M.........Wor. Bra F. Salinger. JAWAY

5.W.

19

W. Helms,

14

C. Lafreniz,

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The Rev. G. H, Daviau, .

blunder and a crime for which he will certainly suffer and for which England and Englishmen will have to submit to a great "CANTON,"

deal of obliquy and, perchance, Captain Selter, will be despatched as above material losses far more serious. Bearing TO-MORROW, the 7th fastant, at 4 F.M. in mind the history of the last few years it

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is easy to understand the enciting cause of the movement The British residents In the Transvaal becoming more numerous every day, and deprived of all civil rights, have been feeling more painfully day (Following the S.S. ANNANDALE and after day the restrictions forced upon them by the Boer Government. Some unusually harsh command or some attempt by the Boers to enforce obedience by the "FALLODON HALL," Captain Kilvert, will be despatched for the cry for help from beyond the border, and application of force has elicited the above Port on or about aged instant.

unfortunately Dr. JAMESON has been too For Freight, apply to

ready with his sympathy and too prompt SHEWAN & Co. Hongkong, 6th January, 1896...

In his action. His loss has, It appears, been (Ba

terrible. Out of a force of seven hundred, one hundred are killed and wounded and five hundred, including himself, are pri- sonors. But it is difficult to imagine how &is defeat has been so sudden and so.com plete if there has not been treachery or foul play somewhere. Perhaps his coun trymen within the limits of Transvaal have failed to co-operate. Perhaps he has been tempted into s Boer ambuscade, perhaps suprised while negotiating. English Interests in that part of Africa will be thrown back fully twenty years,

The worst feature in the case, however, Is that what would have passed half slotended-the teaching of the English oux Tenkia contemporary L'Avenir da Tendle dozen years ago unnoticed has attracted language and the eradication of the bas heard that the city of Wechowice, on the the attention of every Court and capital in supersililous ideas and false notions West River, will shortly be opened to foreign Europe, and every enemy of England is imbedded in the Chinese mind, Jubilant at the blunder, at car want of success, at the opportunities of flouting the Governor will make his period of govern-: THE tie between the 35th Co. R.A., and K.M.S. ] ́nümerous (gratulations to those of his

Intimations.

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HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE

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the English Government is in no way responsible for the expedition or its RA ASPBERRYADE,ļāc, results, nor for the policy that led to It; and although from the first moment it was known, English ministers ^. had

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are made under the constant supervision of's duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa: rison with the best English Manufacturor.

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

repudiated all knowledge and all respon sibility, and all the world must know that that repudiation is absolutely sincere, We walt with impatience for further develop- ments, which can but be serious in view of the hostile feeling prevalent throughout Europe towards England, und of the Any complaints should be addressed to the at present on the verge of war-desirous of critical position in which Európa standa Manager.

fighting, yet unwilling to let loose the Hongkong, 6th January, 1898), 2- (85 | Hongkong, jed May, thos.

[1858 | dogs of wAY!

On View from FRIDAY, the 10th January. TERMS OF SALES--ĀS customary,

GRO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

sincerely hope that His Excellency the trade. Highly probable.

We-

ment noteworthy by making the know ledge of English and English literature and modern science the only subject-matter for which this Colony is prepared to pay. TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S MESSAGES. THE TRANSVAAL INCIDENT.

EN DUTERTE LONDON, January 3rd. No further news has been received from: the Transvaal.

THE KAISEŪS ATTITUDE,

The Emperor Williams of Gramany has wired

Magistrate; to me row afternoon In response

Chapla Treasurer *** Secretary

S.D.

J.D.

realest ...........

L.G. ***, Tyler wo

Steward

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F. A. Stantov,

7. Naismita.

O. Suuckmeyer.

H. Schweizer.

A. W. Hor.

S. C. Jex,

H. S. Mess.

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A. Donald,

E.A. Strehlpeck, ' The Japan Mall of the 29th ultimo has, the following:-Captain J. M. fumos has received the very high honour of belag decorated with (50 Second Clans of the Order of the Rising St An Order of such rank is not conferred in Japan unless the candidate's name is submitted te the Severeign in connection with some special apostilon to state and be a vibe zet of distinguished service. We are not

can be entertained that he well deserves Captain James performed, bat no doubt the high honser paid to him, and we Join our

In connection with this

Meckel, German officer farmerit in the service

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Centurion, in the Football Challenge Cup Com subct we take the opportunity of correcting patition, played off on Saturday, ended in a dar recent statement that the only bolders of victory for the latter by three gaola to two.

First-Class Orders among the past and present On dif that 'Mr. Jao, D. Humphreys will Monsieur G. Boissonsde de Foufarable and employds of the Japanese Government were

appear before Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, Police | Mr H. W. Denison, A third name must be added to the dieteguished Unt, that of Colonel of the War Department. We believe that the circamstances under which Colonel Meckel recrived the honour were very exceptioani. Hehsa left Japan long before the war with China bruke, on, but the value of his services was so strikingly Uldstrand, as the war progressed that the Zopmor of span wrote an autograph letter ta the Emperor of Germany, extolling what Colonel the Fight Clam of the decred TimsKIO SET PIEC. all had done, and isclosing the insigala of

in two, summonses, charging him with driving a private vehicle for which he had no licencs on two occasions recently,

the Magistracy this morning, two Chinsmen were givan three mošikë "hard" each for nesasling & Chinese constable while in the kit.

to Frediščni Kruger warmly congratulaiteg hins guilty of the most serious of all crimes being of roping la" one of thans because he was ↑ the snoreer Mekieved in rapeliing the revent | abessä after 7 junì, without a guest Letters,