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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1897.

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HOMOKONO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1897,

RUSSIA, JAPAN, AND RORBA.

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[245 PARACHUTE DESCENT, next. From this statement, and in view of the fact that nothing bearing on the action of the two Governments In the Hermit Kingdom would be likely to be published in a country where a strict censorship of the press is "main- tained if the slightest risk of punishment were thereby incurred, it appears clear that the reports current a few months ago were founded on absolute facts, and that a Convention was duly signed, sealed

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THE EASTERN CRISIS SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,

LONDON, Febenary zzıd.

A scene has taken place to the House of Com mans upon the Hon. G N. Curzon confrmlog" the bombardment at Crete. The Unionlets | cheered and the Opposition hooted.

Mr. Labouchere, with the support of the whole Opposition, moved an adjournment to discuss

the question.

Mr. Balfour defended the bombardment as

the unanimous action of the Powers and as being essential in preventing a Es-opean war,

Sir William Harcourt protested against using British shells against Cretans and Greeks..

The motion for an adjournment was defeated.

THE MECCA PILGRIMAGE AND THE PLAGUE.

The plgrimage to Mecca hry bean stopped throughout the whole of India,

The plague la slightly decreasing in Bombay,

THE BENIN EXPEDITION. The British forces have captured Buuln fu West Africa.

STRANGE IF TRUE.

M. Handtany has stated in the Chamber of Deputies that Great Britain anggested that the passage of the Dardanelles should 1: forced and the Sultan of Turkey aelzid, but that the Powers had refused, and Great Britain then adhered to

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resigned his post in the Shipping Office mi

It is over a pleasu e jo hear of the brava učis Ilantala to jala the Russo-Chinese Bank as compradore. His successor will be Mr. Kwan ƒ af British seamen, and one of the latest stories Chi-wan, formerly of the Imperial Rallways. of this kind comes to us from Australia and WORD has reached the Tientsin Times from Red Ensigo are as ready as ever to risk their abundantly proves that our "tars" under the Europe to the effect that an old China Syndicate lives to suceur the distressed. has been lately revived and reorganised for the parpase öl pulling forth new "efforts to, obtalo a thaío in the burvest of good things shorily to ha called from the opening up of China. Englacers have already left Maelles for Shanghai and North Chins in act for the syndicate. This new combluation is reported to bave obtained official countenance and to be very strongly supported Enancially. THE new session of the College of Medicine for Chinese commences on the ist praxima. The Arrangementsmadebythe indefatigable Honorary Secretary, Dr. J. C. Thomson, seem very complete, the curriculum Including lectures on osicology, chemistry, surgery, physiology, midwifery bygiene, pathology, anatomy, botany and

medicine. The Senior Students will lecture na

osteology, while the other subjects will be dealt with by Dr. Thomson, Clark, Rennie, Carvalho, Paulau, and Jordan, Mr. Tutcher will lecture on botany, The sassion will be commenced with about fourteen students.

On January toth the lookout on the R.M.S. Oriant (Capt, Inskip) while on the Australian.... coast, bound for the colonies, sighted a small brig, which proved to be the Falls, bound from Rockhampton (Q.) to Melbourse. A hosting gale was blowing and there was just such a sen as and wincites in very bad weather in the Bay of Biscay. Indeed so heavy was the sea that the big_mall-boat was using her olibags. Another look at the brig and it was seen that she was making signals, and her flags proved to read We are starving." Captain Inskip had too much of the British sailor in him to ignore such an appeal, but how could he send his men off la ruch weather ? It was an unusual

thing for a short voyage craft like the Phillis to be out of provliloos, but there was the afgual. Before there was time to call for volunteers on such perllons service Chief Officer Rankin (a New South Wales native) said "I'll go, slz,” and net one of his post's crew of four henlisted t Ide second in embarking OF their harardons mission of mercy. Of they went, their small bost-now-on-the crest of a mighty».

dephy. From the captain down there was sea and again apparently engniphed in its

YESTERDAY LİĪCInoon towards duik we noticed Chinese bicycle fiend practising trick siding on the Praya in the vicinity of old Fedder's Wharf. his exhibition consisted la getting up speed and then standing on the saddia of the machine and not a man on the Orient who expected to sen and delivered shortly after the Japanese the French proposal that the Ambassadors at Con• to make way for him. This may have been favoured the boat's crew. They got the food violently ringing the bell to warn loot passengers | thefe shipmates agula. Providence, however,

highly amusing to the cyclist, but was anything on board the brig after fearful difficullies and but pleasant to the large number of people returned safely to the ship. To the credit of frequenting this busy thoroughfare at the time, | the Orient's trew there was nai a man of them who were obliged to skip off in all directions to | who would not have volunteered had there been avold being run'over. A little attention on the need.

withdrew their army of occupation from Manchuria and the Llaotung Penin- sula clearly defining the relative positions of Japan and Russia in Korea: At the time this important document was signed It was hinted in some Japanese papers that the conditions imposed on Japan by Russia: amounted to a most unfortunate surrender of the rights acquired by Japan in Korea at great expense in men and money—that

stantinople should collaborato reforms. He said that Crote would never selma to direct Turkish administration, but that it was necessary to check Greece in order to prevent # European wiY.

(From L'Avmir'du Tenks.)

·THE EASTERN IMBROGLIO.

PARIS, February 16th,

part of the police would soon put a stop to To mark the public appreciation of the nulances of this description and the sooner they | chief officer's crew's bravery a big publia In accordance with plans agreed up in by the take the matter in kand the better,

meeting was held in Sydney, when Lady Hamp- English, teo Russians, zoo Italians and 50sblp the Chief Justice, Loo Lan proceeded Mr. Rankto the Shipwreck Rolle! Society's gold Powers and Turkey tco French marloes, 103

Ar the Supreme Court to-day, before His Lord. den, before an immense gathering, presented to Austrians have occupied Caben.

medal and a fire binocular glass. This is only the 18th gold medal presented in to yaars. The Crew, G. H. Yales, W. Rigden, R.N.R, T. CON Maybe, W. J, Stock, W. Thomson, and C. E. Sibley, each received silver medals, and Captain Inskip, for his responsible part in the maiter, received a handsome allver box). At the mealing

A Grecian Corps d'Armée has disembarked at Plaines near Canes. The widest excitement prevails at Athens,

PARIS, February 17th. The Powers have requested Greece to with draw her troops from Crete,

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through the Convention Russia had scored a great diplomatic success at the & expense of the Land of the Rising Sun. It may be that these utterances of the press were inspired by some person or persons behind the scenes who dis- approved, of the policy of the then MinisTMTMTM ter of State for Foreign Affairs, and this, combined with the "policy of surrender"

The Austrian Press arger the Powers to that resulted, and wisely resulted, in Greeks have forwarded troops to the frontier, blockade all Grecian ports. The Turks and the Japanese Government withdrawing in' diplomatic circles it is believed that peace from Liaotung despite the vigorous, pro-will be preserved, as there are indications that tests of the leaders of the Opposition, may things are quleitag down. Nothing of a serious have proved a leading factor of the down-patore is apprehended, fall ofthe late Ministry. That seem proba- ble enough; but one thing is certain and it is that several members in the Ja- panese Diet have become possessed of a copy of the text of the Convention, or are at least well informed of the glet of it, for they recently asked Count Oxus some very pertinent questions on the subject in the Diet, with the result that the distin- guished Count, alter evading a reply as long as possible, a few days ago stated that

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COLONEL FURUSHIMA.

TOKIO, February 17ík. Colonel Fukushima, who is travelling in

Central Asia, to making cry satisfactory progress, and is expected to return home about iba middle of next month, vid Hongkong.

THE PRESS LAW AMENDMENTS.

#gulust Tam Chun and others (the Kwong Hop We) for $367, the alleged cost of work done by plaintiff as blacksmith for the defendants in the erection of 14 houses for the Hongkong Land In. vestment Company. Mr. E. Robinson, instructed by Mr. H. L. Danny, appeared for the plaintiff and the defence was conducted Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., instructed by Mr, C. D. Wilkinson. The greater part of the day was accepted in the examination of Loo Lon. The plaintiff claimed that he was not a partner in the firm and that the prices for Iran. work for the balconler, etc. had been fixed uran | by himself and the partour in the firm. The evidence of the plaintiff and Tang Fan cocupled the greater part of the day and at 4.30 p.m. Mr. Robinson applied for a remand till Wednesday, "which was granted.

the Captain said he had been so years to the

hama and Australian trade and never before had

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Massxs and and Japan in Korea, he had asked | Minasia proposed an amendment, giving power required depended, he said, upon what othar | through the Secretary (Mr. Chas. Hay) handed

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be seen anything like the weather on this se- casion. When be sent that boat away he was glad every man in It was s British kallor, Tea minutes after they got back it. was quite dark, ́`· and bad they not got back then not one of them would have been seen again. He felt prosd, as every "Orient" Captain did, that thels ships were manned by British callors. He did not elik kir Own life, but the responsibility of his crew and that of the Ar a meeting of the Navy League at Liverpool, Phis, too, was on his shoulders. The way on Jan. #tb, Lt. Col. Sandyr, M.P., presiding in which the public of Sydney took the matter up Capt. S. Eardley Wilmot, R.N., spake on the

was bighly creditable to them. The day the requirements of the Navy. The number of ships Orient left for home the Merchants' Exchange nations were doing and what our feet would Captain Inskip £40, Mr. Rankin to receive £10 to bay a souvenir with and his plucky comrades have to do in time of war. Ho did not think wa lant 200 efficient cruisers of 3,000 tops and up and men wera fusilly cheated by a large crowd could possibly protect four commerce without at each. As the ship left the Quay the officer wards, and capable of stearatng fixteen knols,

on the wharf. The Phiilis dillisutely reached We had at present only 120 cruisery, and, sup. Adelaide, posing we could borrow twenty to thirty fast

These are glorious records and glad are bad. It was a serious matter the way the outs few months ago the chief officer and a boat's ber of fast merchant steamers of this country Crew from the Walie Star clipper Artutides, were diminishing as compared with those belog while going home from Sydney, rescued the built and sent to sex by foralga countries. Ships crew of the sinking French basque Terra NewvO dwaers ought to consider whether they ought in mid-ocean and to fearfully heavy weather. not to bring the matter to the malice of the Go They had to use beds as fenders to keep, the vernment. It was quite evident we could not be boat from being atove In and made'several trips - satisfied with the number of cruisers we now before thele herole work was done." If we mis had. In ferring to mansing, he said they were

take not there were some Scandinavians in this terribly short of junior officers, a fact which was affair and their bravery proved that the hardy due to the redactions made in 1860 sd 1872. Norseman is a worthy compter at son with Then ti a naval crews-were geiting dangerously rely upon the Reserve. On the motion of Sir E. the Shipwreck Relief Society anders For any great extension of the feel we must England's sonst. The French Government. young.

R. Russell resolation was passed urging the

TORIO, February 17th. The Committe on the Press Law Amendment |

regarding the question con-

Bills beld a meeting this morning. After a cerning the Conventica between Russia stormy debate on the suspension clause, Mr. the consent of the other parties to to Procurators to seize the land of the paper. its publication and hoped to lay it publishing mastier calcaisted to disturb the public before the House shortly at a public of such matter will be continued, the paper Frace, and, if it is announced that the publication sitting as he did not consider there was might be temporarily suspended. This amend any necessity, as had been suggested, forment was largely supported, and a sub-committed secrecy in the matter. What the gist was appointed to negotiate a comproralss with SUBSCRIBERS TO THE HONGKONG of that document, is we think it should the Government on these lines. The Committee | TELEGRAFH" ABB MOST EXSFRCAFULLY J'not be. difficult to guess. That Russia. then adjourned pending the conclusion, of the cruisers, it still left = canalderable balance to the that they are not uncommon, Only a

ERMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS who has the custody of the King of Korea and is thorough master of the situation in the peninsula, has agreed to any terms that can result otherwise than In her own? material and permanent benefit we cannot, in face of her recent advances in Eastern Asia, belleve. And If that is so, then it goes without saying that Japan has practically given up all hope, for the present at least, of assuming in Korea the role of tutor and guardian. It was a natural sequence of the policy of Russia at the close of the China-Japan war that she should, at all hazards, become the real controlling power lo Korea. A few

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TOKIO, February 17th. The conference between the Japanese and Rusulan Governments in regard to the pubiles-

tlon of the Russo-Japanese Convention respecting Korean affairs is expected to be concluded about the middle of March next.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. FOR sealing a cirsk Ng Lin, a coolie, was to- day sentenced to 42 days' "bart.”

THE Aberdeen murder caso comes tiere the Fallce Magistrate to-morrow wiltrstva, -*

years ago it was advisable, if the decree PROF: J. W. PRICE makes a balloon escent and necesalty for maintaining the ¿iclency of the recognised the wallors' splendid whk la

parachute deacent at Happy Valley at 4 pm Saturday next,

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of PETER THE GREAT was to be obeyed to the letter, for her to seek to become the paramount power in Korea; to-day it is an absolute necessity; and we may rest FOR creating a disturbance in Queen's Road, assured that she will remain the "power Pun Lung and Tung Chí, chair-crolles, were to- behind the throne," and that, too, by force day fred $5 each.

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before a large audience. The spera will be A comparatively free hand in the repeated on Saturday night, PRICE LISTS, wub Fall Details, to be had on Kingdom with the result that the CHEUNG CHEUNG, "wharf rat,” was awarded state of turmoil 6 weeks' hard labour at the Poilco Court to-day country was in a from one year's end to the other; bloody for being found on the staircase of a private rebellions were constantly breaking out, house with felonious letentions. and the chaotic condulon of the capital was a source of serious danger to neigh-A GOOD deal of discontent is being expressed by bouring states. Finding that China was residents of Arsenal St. and Praya East regarding unable to cope with her progressive and the way in which these thoroughfares are blocked restless neighbour Rassis, as a deeply for the convenience of private firms.

first golden opportunity to prost to the

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to reduce the national provision for keeping up Navy and deprecating any attempt of Parliament

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that city has reported favourably to the Throne

appropriate style.

Rafening to the fact of the coaster running out of food on a voyago,that should only take thres or four weeks at the mort the Sydney Avening News has the following pertinent remarks:-" IIL lack seems to pursue the big Phills. Her efforts to reach the destined port are somewhat suggestiva of the old legend of The Flying Dutchman. We hear of her now us having

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full by the mistakes of her Asiatic neigh-performance on Saturday, Monday, and ensuing bours. We do not say that we should be nights in their Thesire Royal. The Sappers are glad to see Korea converted into a patting on a good bill and large houses should be province of the Russian Empire, but we the result.

HANKOW despatches state that Governor Lixo of again been supplied with food by a passing steamer, though not under ́anch perilóni cireum. on the proposed local railway of ten miles, which merchants hes offered to build this year at an by the Orfand. The men on board the befg arn syedicate of Hangchow gentry and wealthy stances when similar assistance was rendered expanse of $500,000, and that the Emperor's described när having a half famished look. The Rescript is expected to anive from Peking this. wenke It is said that, as Director-Geners of relief of the distressed vessel op these two Railways, H.E. Sheng memorisiised conjointly those who afforded it. We court, all be proud of ocentions of course redounds to the credit of whh Governor Lise in the waiter, from which, ways the N. C. Delly News, it appears that all our karbig with the man who so nobly risked auch undertakings, no matter in what part of the their lives in order to bring succene to their suffere country, will have to receive the stamp of Stengsing fellow creatures. But at the same time, in question as to whether the peculiar sisallon of the man on board thebrig wasreally an den vold. CLARET,Our Cards, fncluding the lowest

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How are French colonists to be created? That able one may not be altogether out of place, How came the brig, to have so com,letely product of the Jales of the grape and are not

was the question with which M. Chaffley Ber', a son-in-law of the late Paul Bert, grappled in run out of stores? When slanted, by the setificially made fromș valsins and currants,

an address in Paris, the other day. He has | Orient she had been about three weeks out; as in generally the case with Cheap Wises are of opinion that the system of governYESTERDAY aflezoon Ko Ng, a mafce in the evolved a schame for forming a female emigra. In calculating on the possible delays in a

ment which Ruzasla is certain to

salling vertel from Rockhampton BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be inaugurate la preferable to the laman employ of Mr. Kennedy, attempted to comeilt. | tion society, 40 as 10 people the colonies with passage: In

French familles. A crasiterable number of to Melbourne, anybody, it might asidrally. pure COGNAC, the difference in price being able lack of good government which of a tres. On being brought before Capt. It is essential to create familles, and as women would fat longer than three weeks. Surely in

suicide by banging himself by klu quiûr to im

malo emigrants have, he says, been found, but supposed, would provide food supplies which merely a quesilon of age and vintage,

has hitherto characterised the actions of Hastings today he stated that he was drank at cannot, as under the old Monarchy, be forcibly ruch a conspatsilon six weeks wanld be a short WHISKEY, All our Whiskey is of excellent the

Il-Informed occupants of high the time and was not aware of bis rashness. Mr. transported they must be leduced to offer them tough period to tairs into account. There are quality and of greater age than most brands offices In the Hermit Kingdom,

selves, and thele antecedents and photographs nautical traditions of captains, who, in the ald in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKET resulting as it has in chaos of the Kennedy asked for his discharge; as he intends

be obtained, the intending male | daya, had so much reliance on what Providence marked “Ellis universally popular, and is most unrighteous description prevalling sanding him to Shanghal tomorrow, and the Colonists may before starting choose kelpazeets, might end-that-they used to start meross the Unmarried women should also be sent out to fill | Ailinile with hardly any stores at all. They pronounced by the best local console throughout the length and breadth of the request was readily granted, to be superior to any other brand is the land: Korea as at present governed is THE Newchwang correspondent of the Tienisia suitable posts, public and private, and an took their chance of. Hongkong market,

who eligible brides, M. d'armly supported there was a good deal too much track, were useless for herself and a danger to all.the Tim writing under date goth Jawuory says ! | aided over M. Bent's menting,

beg as they wont along it upprætenfiles to “Theặc yarns, in which, states baving Important interests at stake The siver did not firese over mill the 19th the scheme, urging that many young women commonly rounded off with a rafezanca to the there. Who is to become the permanent instant. The ice is only half its usual thickness found it difficult to earn firing In France, Welsh skipper who, on speaking an American though Russia and established her claim about the 17th of March. A sad event occurred ruler of the country? It would seem as and the general opinion is that the part will openerpecially of late years, for the belief that higher liner to the Irish Sex, bound for Liverpool, thereto and intends to have it settled in the other day, Me and Mrs. Segerdal's baby, her own way, for it is not within the range a child and apparently in palect health, have of reasonable probability that the terms: of this Russo-Japanese Convention were ing died suddenly in convaltions. Declar and settled before it was ascertained that the. Mrs. Christle and Mr. and Mrs. Webster, of the whole of the Treaty Powers consented - Scotch M. P. Mission, are going home on far ther ato.

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

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