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Loday's

·Advertisements.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

IT is bereby noiffed that the HONGKONG

are to carry out GUN PRACTICE from the neighbourhood of North Polat Battery on SATURDAY, the 29th instant, between the hours of 3 PM and 6 PM.

I VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY CORPS

The firing will be in a North-Easterly

direction towards the Channel Rocks. All Ships, Junks; and other Vessels are cau tioned to keep clear of the range/***

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, -Colonial-Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office--~--~".

Hongkong, 26th February, 1896.

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OCEAN STEamship coMPANY,

FOR SHANGHAI, VIA AMOY. (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHIP), HÄNKOW and PORTS on the YANGTSZE)

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"PRIAM"

Captain Jackson, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 29th loziant. For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

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Hangkong, 27th February, 1896.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,"

THE

LIMITED.

FOR FOOCHOW, Steamship

"KALGAN,"

Captain Outerbridge, will be despatched on SUNDAY, the rat March.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Agents.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1896.

Intimations.

PRICE LISTS.

with Full Details, to be bad on Application.

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PORT alter removal show'd be rested a month before use. When requ'red' for diloking at once it should be ordered to be decapted at the Dispensary before being sent out. SHERRY.-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All'are true Xeres Wines,

CLARET,—Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuise product of the julee of the grape and are not- artificially made from ratains and currents as is generally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY.—All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pare Cognic, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY-AN our Whisky is of excellent

quality and of greater age than most brands In the market, The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market

We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS to be genialno when bought direct from us, in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the

'Coast Ports.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Hongkong, 27th February, 1846.

"SHELL" LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG.

THE Company's Steamship

"NERITE,"

Captain W, Daniel, will be despatched as above

on MONDAY, the 2nd March, at 5. P.M.

Fer Freight, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Agents,

Hongkong, 27th February, 1806,

FOR NEW YORK. THE *100 Ar American Iron Ship

"T. F. OAKES,"

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E. W. Reed, Master, shortly expected from the North, will load here for the above Port, 'and will bave quick despatch. For Freight, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 27th February, 1896. [413

SPECIAL. NOTICE,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 10th January 18o6i

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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS,

TelaroquesEnd that all communications relating to Submripcions,

THE SITUATION.

PARIJ, Fabibary 19th.

The political situation is unchanged, but may at any moment become critical,

(From Japanise Papers).: COUNT KABAYAMA REŠIGNS.

TOKIO, February 10th,

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The Prealer received to-day a telegram from Comet Kabayama, the Governor-General of Formos, atking to be released from his office

bellaved, will be acceded to. as he desires to return home. The request, it is

Advertisements, &c., be addread to the Strange, Honghe Telegraph and not to the Editor

Lettere in Editalal matters to be set to The Editor and no to ladleidusi members of the staff.

Comaticados intended for publicados must be accompanied

by the name and address of the guitars, not necessarily for públicstion but sa evidence of good faith

Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Telegraph wifi always be open for the får discussion by "Correspondents of a questions affecting pubilc taterente, it must be distinctly understood that the Kiltor does not in any way hold himself susponsible for opinions the expemand.

TO ADVERTISERS.

· Insertion in that day's leena ont later than Thram a Cloche an an not to retard the smily publication of the paper.

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fani parfod will be contioned untill comtenzianded,

THE mortality returns for the week endlag February zand, laid before the Sanitary Board ❘ this afternoon, show that there were forty-six

deaths from plague during that period.

YESTERDAY BROmoon an inquest was beld upon the body found near Wanchal Gap last Monday night. All the circumstances show that the unfortunate man was nearly destilate, and that he fled to the hills to avoid the stigma attaching to not being able to liquidate his debts before the New Year, and there mada away with him. To some of his idends the Governor-General sell. The Police are silll making Inquiries, how- has telegraphed that he hopes to leave Taip:h-fuever, to been fouteny reason to bellave

there had been foul play, shortly after the zoth inst.

*FORMOSAN AFFAIRS.

Prince BIDYALAPH will, according to the

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.)

Chairman, there is very little for the seconder to-do--Bot-at-the-same-time-it-woold-perhaps.. be only right to draw attention to two three points which might perhaps be over TAMSUI, February 24th.

looked. With respect to the 1894 accounts, and Affairs in North Formons are gradually the lower dividend on the issue of the work of resuming their wonted quiet. Since the recent that year we must expect to suffer in common rebellion the Chinese have felt the fron heel of with every one else. Every one suffered for two their new rulers, and are beginning to see the or three years owing to a bad system, but I think Japancen are not to be trifled with. Unfort. that will not occur again. Under the geldance unately lots of Innocent people suffer for row is of the General Managers, Mesure Jarding Mathe the time to work off an old grudge and get your-san and Co, who are proverbial for succeeding in everything they sodartske, I myself ace no czemy out of the way. If the Chinese are to be belleved numbers of their countrymen have been reason to doubt that when the cause la removed murdered through false evidence and they will do as well as it is possible to da faced perjury.

with your business, and that you will have the of the entira support The rest of Mr. Sit On-cook, com- sympathy and pradero to Messi Lapralk, Care & Co. has community to China, As to the 1895 account crested quite a

sensation bere. Mr. the results of that year's working are On-cook is accused of alding and abetting the magnificent. It is a splendid result and if it hed rebels in the late xising, but as far as outsiders been possible for the General Managers, under the Atlleles of Association, to declare an interim can see he is innocent, and could have no

dividend for 1805 to sopplement the dividend motive in- aiding the rebels. He is a respected by ill, who know him. Mt. Aztos, so. But if we do not get it now we know It is H.B.M. Conel, is using all his influence to get there and we are wate to get it by and by him off, or at least secure for him a fair trial. As for the losses, I do not belleve any extreme It was a sad sight to see the old man marched loss will result in respect to the policies of the along with his hands tied behind his back, and Company held for 1295. There is another much sympathy is felt for blo

circumstance which ought to be referred to that might be passed by, and that is the circums tance that the General Managers intend to ask Mr. Barder to go round and in pict overy risk that the Company holds everywhere. it will be a long job, and although we have no reason to doubt that the risks are perfectly safe, it will be satisfactory no doubt to a great many people to have that confirmed by Mr. Bardes's report. (Applause.) I do not think I need say anything more. We have been told Mr. Burder is going on the return of Mr. Veltch, and I think the shareholders, in addition to being very satisfied solves very lucky in being served by such with their General Managers, may esteem them- thoroughly reliable gentlemen as Messes Velich and Burder. With these lew remarks, I have much pleasure lo seconding the adoption of tha

Carried. report and accounts. (Applause).

Togio, February rith, '# The military authorities in Formosa bave for. / Bangkok Fras Press, shortly leave for Europe, PRIDC has a good position, and is much for 180s, they would have had pleasure in doing warded dispatch stating that the warrection bas now been almost completely subdued. By the 20th fast. It is expected that order will hava been restored throughout the disturbed districts. The rules and regulations for the taxation of Formosa will be issued in a few days. They l come into force on April xat, which will be the commencement of the financial year.

A Counch will be formed to deal with Farmorse matters, coulder petitions, suggest new foglalation, and so forth.

THE NEW COLONIAL DEPARTMENT, TOXIO, February rith,

It is believed that the new Colonial Depart- ment will consist of two bureaux, to be known as the Borexu for Southern Afairs and the Bureau for Northern Affairs. The former will be concerned with the government of FarmCER, and the latter with that of the Hokkaido.

DECORATIONS. FOR THE TSAR.

Toxto, February 12th.

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with the object of representing Slam at the Coronation of the Czar on May 14th. Prince Bidyalaph will be accómpraled by two Siamese youths as attendants, and as his knowledge of foreign languages is extremely limited he will takes Interpreters with him from the SiameKO Legation in Paris. It is quite possible that Prince Bidyalaph may remain fa Europe as chief of one of the Legations. He will take with him the highest Order of the Siamese Court the Mahu Chikel—for the Crar,

It is announced that a remarkable work on

the China-japan War will shortly be published. The author is a prominent native of Japan, Mr. Jukichi Inouye; and be wrote the book primarily for his countrymen. It is complied from official and personal sources, and fx illustrated by a series of photographs, some of which were takes from the deck of the Japaness transport Safkyo, Mr. Inouye deals fist with the great naval battle off the Yalu on September 17ib, 1894; then he describes the war on the Regent's Chrysanthemum, and the Collar of the decors Sword Peninsula" and the capture of Port Arthur; and, finally, he deals with the fall of, Wel-hai-wel.

The Mikado, it is 'zald, Intends to confer upon the Tear on the occasion of als coronation the Higher Order of Merit, the Insignia of the

tion.

THE RISINGS IN KOREA.

TOKIO, February 17th, Official dispatches have been received here AN inquiry was held by Mr. T. Sercombe Smith to the effect that the insurgents in the districts || to-day to determine the cause of the death of of Yo-ju have increased to more than three

(in old woman who wes knocked dową, end thousand in number. The movement is extend- ing to Ichhon. North from Kake telegraphic kiled, by a pony ridden by a foreigner, near communication is interupted. The Japanese Quazzy Bay, yesterday. The evidence of the soldiers guarding the wires being few bave been elder and of the friend who was with him was attacked, and a number of them killed after

that the poaler had been walked a long way and defending themselves with desperation against innumerable "odds. Mr. Kawasaki, telegraph were restless, and upon belag put into's trot one took the bit between his teeth and bolted. operator, has been killed.

Before he had galloped roo yards, three Chiness. were meet. The deceased became confused and tried to cross the road in front of the runsWAY steed,but was not quick enough and was knocked down, the pony failing also. Dr. Atkinson stated that death rosulted, from fracture of the skall. A finding of "death from fracture of the skull caused by being knocked down by a pony whose rider had lost control of him" was recorded,

The Korean Government bas decided to send two companies from the Bodyguards with the object of suppressing the rebellion.

Toxio, February rath. From information reaching here it appears clear that the hair-cutting ordinance has Advertisers are requested to forward all sotions intended for been seized by the officials as a pretext to incite the people to rise, the officials being notoriously disaffected towards the Government since the introduction of reforms rendering bribes ilegal. Roads in the districts where the risings have occurred are just now blocked by Ice and snow, thus rendering it difficult to suppress the insurgents, who doubtless realise the weakness of the Government now that the Japanese troops kave mostly been withdrawn.

The_Hanghong Telegraph has the largest eirmation of any English newspaper published in the War Kant, and la tharukare the

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REUTER'S MESSAGES.

DR. JAMESON AND OFFICERS CHARGED AT BOW STREET,

LONDON, February 25th. Dr. Jamek n and his Officers were secretly Lauded at Parfleet and conveyed by a chcuttons route to Bow Street, where they were charged. with having led military expedition against a friendly State. The case was adjourned for fortnight, the sccused being allowed, ball of fa,cos each.

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the course of the hearing Sir John Bridge

the Magistrate, sternly rebuked same cheerlog which occurred la Court as tending to bring England lato dhirepate. He laid stress on the Extreme gravity of the case and warned the prisoners to be discreet in their behaviour during ibe adjournment.

The Law Officers al the Crown will prosecute.

(From L'Avenir du Tonkin. ITÁLY AND ABYSSINIA.

PARIS, February trik,

FOREIGN WAR-SHIPS AT FUSAN.

Toxic, February 14th,' According to a telegram from Fasan, there is ose Rules, one British, one German, and ong French warship at that port.

THE "EDGAR" RELIEF FUND,

Hongkong, February 17th.

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The Hon. Treasurer of the Edgar Relle! Fund begs to acknowledge, wit's thanks, the following donation :--

"Forfeit"

Brought forward can 1,170.60

Total up to date......$1,187:60

N.B.-The Contribution List will be closed on Saturday, the 29th instant,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

ALL Chinese found abroad in the French Can cession at Tientsin after 10 p.m. are fined geo

caab each and then liberated.

Ma. Kyrak, late Sherif of Singapore, appointed to this Colony as Registrar, formally assumed charge of his new office yesterday..

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The village of Kanton, wheroica Jupiness were brutally murdered on Jan, fat, was the scene of one of the object lessons the Japanese End It accessary to give the Chinese who defy them. Early this month a large armed party landed from steam-launches, and at once executed ten of the headmen, threw their bodies into their houses and burnt down the whole place. Kanton was a village of 1,000 inhabitants, and is situated the north bank of the river, Salf way between Tamsel and Talpektos. The inhabitants have always borne a bad name, combining piracy with and farmery, and their fast grand bani was their more peaceful socuparlons of fisherman during the fight of the Into Governor, when they looted a boat with $75,000, part of the money he was taking out of the island. The village is now mass of blackened rains, deserted, and stand" out as a warning to all who pass up and down the river.

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The Japanese steamer Sethoomes. Maru arrived off Tamsaf last week, and anchored off sering tides. At night her cable parted and the bar, as she was drawing 14 feet, to wait for she quickly drifted into the breakers, and les near the share on the south bank. As there is water in the after hold it is feared she has bumped her taitom in, and she | will probably become a total wreck. The crow are living on shorn in huts made from cargo washed on shore. Her cargo was principally nice, timber, and cement, which is all more or less vessel, and was until lately known as the damaged. The Selhoomie Mary is an old Diamond, well known in the Singapore tendo. As the weather has been very stormy since she stranded, nothing has been done towards salving elther ship or cargo,

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

The twenty-seventh ordinary general meeting of shareholders in the above nimed Com pany was held at the office of the General Managers (Mess Jardine, Matheson and Co. at noon to-day, Hon, J. J. Ball-Irving presided, and there were also present Hon. C. E. Chater, Messrs J, H. Lewis, M. D. Ezekiel, S. G. Bled, A. Reis (Director), V. H. Descon, J. D. Humphreys, H. Humphreys, P. Jordan, B Anderson, J. R. Michael, B. A. Chines, G. H. Byramjee,

Ho Fook, La Chung-slu, G. C Potts, J. M. G. Periera, C. Parlins, G. L Tomilo, L. K. Davis, and R. H. K. Border (Acting Secretary.)

The notice calling the meeting having heen wat,

Mr. Potis I have much pleasure la moving that the appolatmeat of Messe M. D. Ezekiel and A. Ross be confirmed, and that the present Ross be re-elected as the Consulting Commlitet. Directors, Menses, Chater, Bird, Ezekiel and

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Seconded by Mr. Tomlin and carried. Mr. H. Humphreys: I beg to move, the re-. eléction of Messrs. Henderson and Coxon' auditors.

This was reconded by Mr. Byramjee and carried men com.

The Chairman concluded the business by banking all for their attendance and stating ready to-morrow. that the dividend and bonus warrants would be

THE SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held this afternoon. Mr. F. A. Cooper (Director af Public Works) presided, and there were also present Dr. J. M. Atkinson, (Colonial Surgeon), Capt. W. C. H. Hastings (Acting Captain Superintendent of Police) Dr. F. W. Clark, (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. N. J. Ede and Mr. Hugh McCallum (Secretary).

MINUTES,

The minutes of the last meeting were rend and confirmed.

HOUSE TO HOUSE VISITATION. The President moved :-That the Sanitary made under Ordinance 15 of 1894, nethorise the Board, under the provisions of by-law No. 2 Medical Officer of Health and this that portion of the city of Victoris bounded on the porik by

house to house visitation within that the Prays, on the south by the Calne and Bonham Roads, on the east by Wyndham Street, and on the west by the western bound. aries of Marine Lot No. 184 and Inland Lot No. 833, for the purpose stated in the by-law referred to.

Mr. Edo recorded, and it was agreed to.

MISCELLANEOUS

Sundry reports by the Sanitary Engineer, and Medical Officer of Health were received, and their recommendations ordered to be carried out.

MR. E. JEROME Dyer, who, in the capacity of Special Commissioner of the Victorian and Now South Wales Governments, visited Hongkong, the Shanghal and Japan in 1894 with a view to the development of tråde between Austrails and the Far East, is now in Bangkok on a commercial mission, and writes as that he will be in Hong. kong, en route to Dal Nippon, about ten weeks The Chairman sald :---Gentlemen, the report and accounts having been in your hands for bance, and in Jepun a few days later. Mr. Dyer three week, I will, with your permission, take slates that there is not a vestige of truth in the them as read. Owing to the closing of the slanderous allegations of the Chuo Shimbun agencies in the United Kingdom, the,report has ressecting his first mission to Japan, statements been issued much earlier than has been which were referred to briefly in the Kobe Chronicle customary in previous years. The accounts, too, have been rendered in a slightly different of arst ultimo and translated almost én extenzo lu | form, and now shew the actual amounts dir. the Yapan Mail.of the grst idem. In the course barred for losses, charges and commissions. The mortalliy returns for the weeks ending of an interview with i'm representative of the The

There changes I feel confident will be the 15th and 22nd February were laid on the Bangkok Times Mr. Dyer stated that he has appreciated by the shareholders. I regret that table. There show the average death-rate to the 1894 account shows such an unfavourable have been 30.8 and 30.6 respectively, as galuat been requested by the Government of New South result, due mainly to expanses in connection with 189 and 18.9 for the corresponding periods Wales to see what openings there are in the Far the final closing of the agencies in the United last year. There were 17 deaths from plagne East for Australian products; that he is a Kingdom. The result would have been during the former week and 46 during the latter,

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it than it is, had not member of the firm of E. Jerome Dyer & Co been for an unexpected gain in exchange

Oven of Melbourne and Sydney; and is gathering on a remittance made to London to pay off the materials for a work dealing with the commercial large debit balance there. I regret that the affairs of the Far East and the prospects of s balance of the 1894 account only admi:s of the development of the trade of Australasia with the payment of the usual bonus to contributing shareholders and a dividend of $9us per share,

Orlent.

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MORTALITY RETURNS.

ADJOURNMENT. The Board adjourned for a fortnight.

COUNT OKUMA on the boreAN TROUBLE.

YOKOHAMA, February 19th,

A RUMOUR ls, ways the Tantrim. Times of the 8th instant, current among the Chinese that the Chinese Government will repudiate the Shimonoseki Treaty, practically, and that no more instalments of the indemelty will be paid. It la stated, according to the Tientsin paper, that the Russian Government is getting

Japanese are making, and more particolarly with that part of the programms which embraces building in England such power.

It would appear that a race is going on between the Siberian Rallway and the Japanese Fleet, morrow until the roth prox, on which date the and judging from the expeditions manner la Blagapón. The Chamber has adopted, without discur. | general meeting of the Company wilt be held lo hich English skipbuilders are progressing with † the local Banks. The inlatest received from | task by the co-operation of others." At the same

the new ships for the Japanese, the Japanese feet will win the race. On the two ironclads 1,000 - men whlie the Siberian raliway thousands

The position of the Italiana and Abyssinians 1 THE French Municipal Council at Tientsin alarmed at the warlike preparations which the accounted for by the closing of agencies in the may boldly declara Kores to be under har protec remalna unaltered in Abyssinia since the fall of are having an artesian wall bored, in hope of Manoleb, the Italians bolding their advanced obtaloisg a plentiful supply of good water, posts and the Abyssinians remaining tranquil. No fighting has taken place. Italy is sending | Tas share-register of the Straits. Ialurane. I ful additions to theiz already very strong Meat, caused by the reduction in the rates of Bank of the retrace of Likotung, Japan volun

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THE TONKIN LOAN.

slon, the Tonkin loan project" with the amend. ments made by the Senatë,

, OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

PARIS, February rath. The British Parliament has opened a new Session by the reading of the Queen's Speech which contains no sensational" sunouncement on the question of foreign politics.

PARLIAMENTARY,

PARIS, February 13th. The Chamber has passed a role of confidence in the Cabinet by 336 voles to 43.

PARIS, February 19th, The Chambir, after a lively discussion, Tenewed, by 309 votes to 185, the vote of cas- fidence in the Cabinet passed last week.

OBITUARY,

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PARIS, Februny 15th. Ambroise Thomas, the author, is dead.

ARTON..

PARIS, February váth, Aston has been brought back to Paris from. London.

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MONSIEUR ROUSSEAU,

"PARIH, February 15th, Monsieur and Madame Rousseau, their

Company, Limited, will be closed from

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THE Tientale AD.C. produced The Pirates of Penzance" in Gordon Hall, on the 6th lart, Our Tis:tsin contemporszy praises the A.D,C. | the public spirit shown by its members,” for the finished performance, as well as for

H. H. A. Boval, LLB, Attorney-General for Barbados, has been appointed to be Attorney. General of British Guians, in the round of Mr. J. W. Carrington, C.1,0., who was recently appointed Chief Justica of Hongkong...

THUS the Singapore Frue Prasz in a recant Issue:-Mr. E. Onalston, of the Mercantile Bank, went by the mail to Chinn, having been transferred to Hongkong. Mr. Oríniston carries with him many hearty good wishes from Sings- pore, particularly from the Freemasons of the place, with whoses- infertats be has closely idení kified Sinisalf.

It fa announced in some of the London papers that "a marrings has been arrangud " between Mr. H. B. Irving, eldest aws of Sir Henry and and Lady Irving, and Miss Dorothen Baird. ("Trilby"), (ith surviving daughter, of the Isle

gainst $14 for 1893. On the other hand,

to say the 1895 account thewi S Interstewed by a representative of the Chur balance at credit of $150,711.64, which will Shimbun, the Count of Waseda" made a doubtless be considered satisfactory by the remarkably out-spoken statement said, notash shareholders. Until all the risks ran off on 31st Korean complic tion. The Premier, he must December next, it is, of course impossible to have anilcipated some such trouble in Koras, and the year's working, but if lowes are not above though a succesrally, to retire from the field

ever approximity the Anti reruft of to escape the tacidental diffenlles, endeavoured the average a lavourable account may, he desiring to extend her falrence in the Eart active politics. On the other hand, Russia, premis income shows a large decrease, which is before Japan's armaments can be completed expected. As compared with previous years, our United Kingdom, and the curtailment of risks la Hon. Fossibly the King of Korea has blindly Calenie owing to the low rates ruling there. fixed his teal to documents compromlaag the interests of the Pectorals. On the occasion The laterest account also shows a falling off

to the Treaty Powers and the conquent lowering of interest deposita,

Lastly on mortgages. Several large mortgages were

that, seeing the inefficacy of her single- paid off in May, and the money reinvested to

banded efforts to maintain the Independence debentures, and placed on fixed deposit with

of Korea, she hoped to be alded in the there two sources is somewhat low, but wa Ilma Count Inouye, who represented Japan in consider it desirable for the Company to always Korea, was recalled. Now, had Japan Appoint have a large amount of sets walch are easily ad as the successor of a statesman so able, a and realizable. It la

very grallying to

bolding no definite views (a Minister fiks a be able show a decrease over the exact of men are working at night by the aid of the charges account. This mater the present rain frents would then and there have culealnated of expenses to premium, as moderata as it was in a great humillation for Japan. But Marquie 10 years ago. The outlook for the future Is Ite, being a clerer men, could not suffer the

has been for many years past, Korean policy

of the Empire to fall fato brighter than for since our last meeting write af materially state of inextricable difficulty increasing rates have been agreed to hers and temporise and to pursue or the country' at many of our agencies. The sales portion of while publicly declaring that our business is now writies of absolutely net policy had not been modified, ha ob'ized Japan terms, and I think it is only a question of time to suffer disgrace twice or thrice, wherein the until the bonus system is done-way with might have escaped with and algasi hamillation. altogether. We are adopting a most conservs This part of the argument is little difficult to policy with regard to all our risks at follow, nor can wo discern plainly whether the

At Stery agency, and with the view of making closer Count lefended to be satiricel or serions, Investigation rour Commlitse have decided is to be done be is sepresented as continuing, to send the Acting Secretary on tour of when matters have reached such a crise as Lat ?". Some appropriate plan, minat ba Inspection on Mr. Veitch's return in April, st p Since the 31st December several fren Lave conceivable. Count Okams belleves and hopea occurred here, at

Ito will devote his great abilities

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are working day and night, Committee and to the General Manugu, Minister endowed with no particular ability,

electric light, -* The Siberida Railway - has rénched a costalu sings, four years ahead of the saticipated time. The Russians are working indefatigably to concentrate stores and me on the Russian-Chinese frontier, but this may be no more than a necessary precaution to protect Russian interests against any possible complica. tions with so strong a power as Japan has, so conclusively, shown herself to be..

MEMORANDA.

FRIDAY, 28th February. Dividend of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.

payable to-day,

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and Singaporello, Kobe, Yokohama that Mamatic problem and, sided br. Count closes from this day.to the 13th proxims, 1895 account; Before moving the adoption strategy," will confer on the subject with such"

The share-register of the Straits Insurance Co.

Inclusive.

5.30 pm.-Mosting of Victoria Preceptory.

SATURDAY,-29th February,

a loss to the Company to this of $18,300 neasly all of which fall on the Metin, whom the Waseda Sage counts some

of what

wuperior to Marquis Ito in diplomatic and scoonnis, I shall be pleased to the report

any question that my ba saked.

great Powers se England, America, Italy, and The Chalaman (after a pause) There being so forth. After having secured the consent of na questions, I beg to propose the adoption of these Fowers to the maltenance of Korean ins the report and socosats.

tegnity strang, negotiations should be opened Misja Di Hutapareys -I have very much in Russia The Margate is now in very zeport and statement, of accounts se presented få bay, with his retreat cat ofle But that fact

and bottled by ourselves, thus saving,mia inter daughter and son, and M. Lecas left here this John Forster Baird, barrister-ii-law, of B30 pm--Auction of porcelain; eta, at Mr. G.ofessura in seconding, the' adoption of the difficult situation. "Hats, 10,10 spack, bacugat mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the morning, and will leave Marseilles by the Farva moni Hil, Horihumberland, and Flisjohn's gym-Orie Musia Cotopany's Concert at the to the meeting, and think, after the Kyory. His Land to Toka thigher exerche" of bit

best growths at MODERATE PRICE.

tomorrow morning, bound for Saigon,

Avenus, Hampetond,

P. Lammert's sale-rooms, "Daddall Street,

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