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'THE SIGN OF THE CROSS.”
PRICES $3, $2 and $1. Soldiers and Sailors (in uniform) half-price to back seats only.
Box Plan at ROBINSON PIANO Co.
NOTICE-A special tram will run a quarter of an hour after fall of curtain every evening.
W. H. BROWN,
Business Manager,
Hongkong, 21st April, 1899.
A
WANTED.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1899.
* Intimation,
| Captain BERGER with his Fathans, and †
the Fami,considerable bloodshed would have taken place. Probably many Ladies would have been killed or wounded, and all because of the incompetence or treachery of the Chinese officials. That the rebels' design was not successfully A. S. WATSON & CO., carried out was not their fault to that there. can be no excuse put forward in LIMITED,
extenuation of their offence and we trust the matter will be most carefully enquited into and not allowed to rest until such time as ample reparation has been made and the real Instigators and ringleaders of the mo WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT8.vement adequately punished, no matter how high an official position they may be found to hold.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
PORTS
(For Invalids and General Use.)
Per dol
Calc.
$14.40
B-VINTAGE.superior quality,
Red Capsule C.-FINE QLD VINTAGE, Sup-
erior quality Black' Seal Capsule .......... D.-VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE extra superior. Violet Capsule (Oid Bottled) 20.40
10.20
A LESSON.
One thing that we have learnt from the experience of the last few days is that Our Volunteers are not made for ornament but for use, and that the ranks are not filled by conceited young puppies who join simply for the sake of the uniform, but by young fellows who are ready to take a hand in the defence of the Colony when called upon to do so, and who are ready to turn out at a moment's notice whenever occasion arises. Naturally a fall muster of the whole corps could not have been expected under the circumstances, for the order to turn out
at
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Vid equstrália. BRITAIN AND FRANCE.
LONDON, March 23rd. France and Great Britain, resettling the Sou. The Times says that the convention between dan difficulty, is reasonable. The French Go- vernment is feverishly arming new defence works along the coast of the English Channel. Six, batteries of the newest types of guns have been mounted at Calais,
FAMINE IN, RUSSIA.
LONDON, March 23rd. Harrowing accounts of famine have been re-
ceived from Russia, where the peasantry are reported to be eating chopped straw and bran, Typhoid fever and scurry are raging fiercely amongst the starving people.
FIGHT BETWEEN BLUE JACKETS. LONDON, March 23rd.
A serious affray between British and French blue jackets is reported to have occurred at Villefranche, near Nice, and twelve of the com batants were injured.
THE TRANSVAAL..
LONDON, March 23rd. President Kruger, in a speech, has said that he was willing to make concessions in small things, but would not budge for anyone in mat- ters which concerned the independence of the Transvaal.
From Japanese Papers,
GERMAN AIMS IN SHANTUNG.
PEKING, April 10th.
STEWARDESS required for the "EM-quired for drinking at once should be PRESS OF INDIA," for one Voyage to
"for one Voyage to ordered to be decanted at the Dis-ramp up and down the roads of Kow-pplication to the Chinese Government for Vancouver and return.
Hongkong on the 26th instant.
Apply with references to
D. E. BROWN,
General Agent
C. P. R. Co's Office, Pedder Street.
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Hongkong, 21st April, 1899.
NOTICE.
"WHY
ŘE POLICIES of the EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY of the
UNITED STATES- be preferred before
those of way ather Company?.
BECAUSE Equitable Polices are to the intend
ing assurers what Consols are the investor. BECAUSE è Equitable is the strongest Life Company in the work, having over 1 Mil- linns stering of Surplas, and BECAUSE Surplas at maly means nancial
trength, but is also the fund from which dividends to policyholders are paid. BECAUSE Dividends to policyholders must be eamed before they can be pait, and during the last ten years the Equitable's Surplus
My fav en larger than those of
other Company,
arrived su late that many of the members of the Corps were unable to join the detach- ment either at Pedder's Wharf or Port after removal should be restedHead Quarters and followed their comrades in sampans and launches and any sort for a month before use. Wine re of craft that happened to tum up, cheer- fully sacrificing their night's rest for a loon on the lookout for an enemy that never appeared. We have heard a good deal of grumbling amongst the mem- bers of the Corps about the turn out, bet not from those who took part in it The grumblers are those unfortunates that it was impossible to inform of the call made upon them and who consequently slept peaceably while their comrades went to Kowloon. These men have a grievance that apparently cannot be dissipated until they are allowed "wjob in a similar night watch,
pensary before being sent out. These Wines are too favourably known to need comment.
Sample bottles and smaller quanti. ties will be supplied at proportionate
wholesale rates.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Limited, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
NOVICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.'
soriptions, Advertisemeats, Big ke to the Manager, Hongkong Pergraph" moi to
by the near and with est af ew
anal arcessarily.
RECRUITS WANTED.
The German Minister has presented an
struct railroads and collect fiki (taxes) in mining concessions and for the right to con-
Shantung. Province.
THE DREYPUS CASE.
SAIGON, April tith. The Figaro publishes the depositions of Generals Zurlinder and Chanoine, former Ministers of War, affirming the guilt of Dreyfus.
PERMANENT Quarantine offices, having been A TOKYO jelegmm štátes established at Yokohama. Kobe, and gasaki, occurred by Imperial Ordinance, the following Yokohama, Mr. 2. liwo; Kobe, MA. N. Yoko-ed have been appointed Superintendenta Averal of the combatants
ama; and at Nagasaki, Mr. S. Katayama-
2
IT is reported that a well-known native bank at Tientsin, where it has done business for over half a century suddenly closed its doors on the 5th of the current Chinese moon. The owner. of the Bank took the books to the magistrate and in her absence thieves, broke in and stole all the bank furniture. The bank has over. four lakhs of tael notes it circulation which it has no means of paying. The owner, a woman, has since committed suicide. 7
THE Local Agent of the Straits Insurance Co Ltd. informs us that he has received from the head office, Singapore, a telegrami giving the following results of last year's working
Net premium...... Net lossay Commissions
Expenses..
$650,000 $260,000 $ 20,000 $190,000
Net amount of marine losses paid on account of 1897 and previous years......... $516,000.- $ 28,000,
Interest.....
A SPECIAL Chort service will be held in St. John's Cathedral on Tuesday next, at 5.30p.m., when Stainer's sacred cantata The Daughter of Jairus," Mendelssohn's motet (for sopmno sojo and chorus) "Hear my Prayer," and "The Evening Hymn" from Sullivan's "Golden Legend" will be sung, The soloists will be Mrs. Lowson, Miss Murmy Bain, Mr. P. Lammert, Mr. E. Mirow, and Mr. G pin Mr. G. Grimble will preside at the Organ, and Mr. A. G. Ward will conduct.
AN extraordinary story is related in the Shenpan by, its Peking correspondent who states that EX-MAYOY OF ALGIERS ARRESTED.
recently a despatch bearing the sent of the British Legation was, delivered at one of the M. Max Régis, formerly Mayor of Alriers, has metropolitan Boards by an unknown inessenger been arrested in that town for delivering a
who disappeated as soon as he gave it in and violent speech against Governor-General has not since been traced. Upon communica Japan Mail. Lefentière-Telegrains to French Legation.in. with the British Legation, it was found
ANOTHER MAHOMMEÐAN
REBELLION,
PEKING, April 19th.
son of
METH
Edison's is said to be also much resistance, to fifteen-Inch”,
Krupp process.
Ir is stated that the colliery at Gwaboten (near Newchwang); where operations will shortly be commenced by the Russians, will be worked capital of 300,000 taels, of which 90,000 tacis in the name of a Chinese syndicate with a will be subscribed by the Chinesa and 10,000 tacks by Russians. Russia is granted the pri vilege of working in partnership with Chinese, all the coal mines within 30 Chinese miles on either side of the Russian milway dine through: Liaotung
THE DISTURBANCES IN THE HINTERLAND.
VIGOROUS MEASURES TAKEN. THE REBELS BEING SCATTERED RIGHT AND LEFT
The latest news from the hinterland goes to
show that us no half-and-half measures are being taken with a view to quelling the disturbances. When the British camp was attacked on Satur- day Major-General Gascoigne gave out the order that there was to be no firing until the rebels took the initiative, in opportunity being then given them to go quietly away when they | corned what force there was to deal with them. They, however, persisted in assuming a hostil attitude and there was no alternative but to crush them as quickly as possible, and end to thoir-depreslations. Expran Burger and two companies" of "the" Hongkong. followed them up on Monday afternoon, with the aid of their two guns punished them severely. On Captain Berger returning. camp, after having left Lieutenant Bari hundred men in a good position, he that the rebels showed no signi fif dispersing, and at a consultation which idok.
that the despatch was a forgery and the seal a clever imitation of that used by the British Legation. The nature of the despatch is not stated, but all the officials in Peking are en- deavouring, to discover the daring forger decided to follow them up and teach 2
As will be seen by reference to another column, it is proposed to form a Scottish company of the Volunteers and all Scots desirous of joining are requested to send in their names at once to the Secretary of the St. Andrew's Society. Recruits are also An urgent telegram from Governor Jao of wanted for the Maxim Gun Company and Kashgaria, to-day, states that Russian emis for the Field Battery and all who wish to join saries (Andijanis) have been caught smuggling tr, is currently reported among mandarin lesson which they would but should send in their names immediately. The fireatine to the Tunganis (Chinese Mussul Volunteers of Hongkong hold a very different mans in the New Dominion, and that the circles in Shanghai, says the V. C. D. News Accordingly, a general advance was position from the Volunteers at home, for they of Tengi har has stitied the Turkis up con-
near proximity of a large Russian force, west that Tsai Taoiai will probably be appointed by Acamp was formed two or three miles have a post provided for them in the event siderably and serious trouble is anticipated.
the Viceroy Lin to the Chief Directorships of and from here the troops scoured the of an attack being made upon the Colony In Kashgar city only 1500 troops of all arms
lie Kiangnan Arsenal and of the Bureau of ing coualty, n work in which they have been equested that both unicating to Sub-and are-regarded as forming part of the are available and of these are Malumet Foreign Affairs-and-that-Tastai Silda Fun-hobusily engaged ever since. obverd tipies Man trend the Firegular garrison of the place, as is shown by cavalry whose loyalty under the circumstan in addition to his Chief Directorship of the two when rart, pressed, id rebels hude a stand,
na tajnitimal menders of the scaff
their being calledout the other night while the ces cannot be relied upon. The Governor Bureaus at the new Wisung Settlement, is to but things invariably got too hot for them and "Sunications inserdent for publication must be accuRoyal Welsh were still available for the duty not been taken last summer when the best appointed-Vice-Director of the Bureau of me after line they took refundonthe different?
- therefore expresses regiet that his advice had Now young men of Hongkong, let us stetroops were being sent to-Peking. Further, Foreign Affairs here with a seat as Co-Judge villages and closed the gale's. They you flock up to the Volunteer Head Quarters that there are over 8,000 Russian subjects of the Higher Mixed Court, whenever such a
cleared out, however, the gates bi by your tens and twenties and fifties (Andijanis. Tokhariots etc.) in Kashgar cityourt is called during the current year. There down and all absiructions pushed aside. Among and enrol yourselves in the Corps alone, and the Taolai (Huang) of Uit Inten Remember a little of your leisure dancy reported that they are becoming more
is also a very doubtful report that Tsai Tantai villages chastised, wa given to receiving a thorough training arrogant and hence he fears trouble, but has will also be called upon to assist in their renders may remioni in the use of arms may prove of ines no troops sufficient to overawe these people, delimitation of the Settlement Extension. timable service to yourselves and to your by the imligenous Turkis,
who in the event of trouble will surely be joined country when need arises for the defence therefore asks that Viceroy Tao Mu of Lan Governur Jao of your homes. Even the ferment in the chou be commantled in detach 5,000, of the Kowloon Hinterland may lead to events in 15,000 men under him in Kansu, and send which your presence will be necessary and them posthaste to Tibua (Drumisi).-V. C. D. think what your sisters would think of you,
News. and that other fellow's sister, whose opinion you value so much, if, when the call to arms' came, you had to be refused on the ground. of ignorance of the least of a soldier's duties
for pudication; bat a-Adence of g
BECAUSE during the past five years the Equit
Lable hors pujd vach yearman than £400,000
in dividends to policyholders. Vit offers Company co point to such a record. BECAUSE te Policies of the Equitable alebemont for the
pui upure preamptly than those of any other Company
-
AND THEREFORE BECAUSEn man ussur
ing the Equitable securis o contract backed by the Company which is the strangest ip the world which earns greater profits; and which pays its Policies more promptly than as other Company.
· Assets..............£53,820.937 Stg. Surplus..... £11.939,685 Stg.
+
F. KIENE, Acting Manager. No. 9, Queen's Road, longkang, [5492
Hongkong, 21st April, 1899,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR-SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL
"HE Company's Steamship
"RAICHING,"
Captain Hodgins, will be despatched for the above Pons, TOMORROW, the zand instant, At Noon,
For Freight of Passage, apjily to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 21st April, 1899.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR AMOY AND TAMSUL
THE Company's Steamship
Whilst the air foaian ly correspondents of all que of the Hongkong Telegraph will alway tons affecting pull Jatress, it mest be distinctly under Stanah that the Saliteit does not in any way had hitelf respanalble for opinions dias expressed,
TO ADVERTISERS.
Advertisers are requested' to forward all notices falended
for insertion in that day's love not later than Threa a Cluck so as not to retard the endy publication of the paper.
Advertisements and Subscripfoat which are not ordered for a fixed period will be continued until counterpanded;
The Honghong Telegraph has the largest circulation of ony English newspaper published in the Far East, and therefore the list medium for Advertisers. Tairns can be learnt on application.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1899.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:—On the irs at 11.50 am. The brometer is rising on the China coast, falling in Japan. A depression is moving Eastwards in the W, part of the Sea of Japan. Gradients slight with moderate monsoon on the China coast FORECAST Moderate N. to N. E. winds: fair.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
EMPLOYER'S COOPERATION WANTED, Many of our young men point out that the reason that they cannot join the Volun- teers is that their business "will not allow MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S, REMARKS,
them to do so, they not having the necessary The remarks of Mr. Chamberlais on the time to spare to atoml drills and render theni troubles experienced in the new territory, as selves efficient. This is a very reasonableargu- reported by Reuter, may mean 3 very great
ment and the matter could be easily righted. deal or a very little. We trust that they mean It is simply a question of the patriotism of a great deal and are to be taken as the their employers and it is difficult to imagine shadow cast before coming events which that they, knowing as they do how their will considerably alter our position in the business depends upon the safety of the [$36 south of China. The question is, do the Colony, will refuse to allow their en- remarks of Mr. CHAMBERLAIN point ployés the short leisure necessary for putte towards a'demand for compensation of sourcing in their drills. The few hours a year sort being demanded of China for the spent in rendering themselves efficient Volun- outrages of the last few days? If they do teers would hardly be missed by their em- then the least that should be demanded ployers and the employers themselves would would be the handing over of Kowloon City, have the satisfaction of knowing that though the rectification of the frontier so as to perhaps business or age would not permit of include the town of Sam Chun and the them joining the Corps themselves and so granting of the territory in perpetuity instead striving to render the position of the Colony The Universal Gazette says that one of the of on a ninety-nine years lease as it is at more secure, yet they were doing a great | Vice Presidents of the Board of War has presem hell. These demands would be deal by allowing their clerks more leisure murdered a maid servant and on the petition of exceedingly moderate indeed in view of the and so swelling the ranks of our citizen the husband of his victin has been ordered to very serious butrages that have taken place soldiers. We call the attention of the heads appear before the Board is answer the charge, within the last few days.
of the various firms to this fact and trust that' they will see their way to assist in the SERIOUS disturbances between the natives of Volunteer movement in the manner sug Soochow and the gangstaf Hupeh rowdies wlio gested.
infest that city are reported to day and the -Prefect of Sanchos has had to draw on the Governor's troops for a large force to overawe
FRONTO” Captain Grant, will be despatched for the above Ports, di SUNDAY, the 23rd instant, 3-Daylight, :
For Freight or Bissaggi, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers, Hongkong, 21st April, 1899. [sson UNITED STATES, AND CHINA-JAPAN "STEAMSHIP LINE."
FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.
HE Steadship THE S
"CATANIA”.
IS THE VICEROY IMPLICATED, ?
It is difficult to say if, as is freely asserted in the town, the Viceroy of Canton is impli pated in the affair. "It is now beyond doubt., that most of the rebels were dressed in uniform, but this need not necessarily mean that they are regular Chinese troops or
Captain Müller, will be despatched as above in the, pay of the Viceroy. Still, even if:
on or about the 4th Mays"
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co.,
Agents-7
بینید
Hongkong, 21st April, 1899.
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FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.
HE Steamship THE
"UNDAUNTED," will be despatched for the above port, on ar about the roth May,
For Freight, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co,, Agents, Hongkong, 21st April, 1899..
(5470
FOR NEW YORK MA SUEZ CANAL.,
THE Steamship
they can be proved to have had no connection with the Canton authorities, the fact remains that it was the duty of the Chinese officials to see that order was kept in the territory until it had been officially taken over, or, if they were unable to do ao the least to be expected of them was that the British authorities, would have been in- formed of the fact in order that steps might have been taken, to prevent the ceremony arranged for Monday last ending in such a manner as it did. The Shanghai papers received by the last mail take the matter up most warmily, the China, Gazette even going so far us to suggest that Viceroy TAN be seized and deportal to Dombay as YEH was deported sixty year ago..
*A DASTARDLV INTENTION, It cannot be denied that the Chinese troops, or rebels, whichever they are to be called, had laid a deep scheme for the inter Captain Fairweather, will be despatched for the ruption of Monday's ceremony by a well abové port, on or shout the 27th May.
-Fer Fraight, apply to
» VORTIGERN,”.
DOBWELL & CO., LIMITED,
gents. inglong, Trst April, 1899,
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TELEGRAMS
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE BUDGET.
LONDON, April 19th. The opposition to the Budget is increasing in several quarters. The Australians especially strongly oppose the proposed wine duties.
SAMOA:
JAPANESE papers learn that the Toyo Kisen Kaisha has decided to increase its capital from 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 yen. The shipping com pany possesses three steamers, the Hongkong, Haru, America-Staru and Nippon-Marn
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THE Hov. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospituls :-
Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown
Company, Limited. Scottish Oriental 5. S. Co. Siemssen & Co....... Standard Oil Co. of New York Canadian Pacific Railway Co... Abdoolally Ebrahim & Lo
F Blackhead & Co Banque de l'Indo-Chine Bradley & Co....
Cawasice Palanjee & Co....
V. H. Deacon....... Dodwell Cadill & Go Douglas Steamship Co, Ltd. Benjamin, Kelly and Potts, S. Chol Ed, Osborn'e
is
objection to British oce last August when the -Lockhart, ho was
work, was shut out an
to secure an entrance villages are not too uswhich, after s
vere soon.
SD wondered at, there is now no dou 50 | major portion of the rebels,
from the north, and that most villages, who are with them have been forced to take up arms against fish. So fearful are the villagers. the rebels that it has been matt difficulty to get coolles, to assist stores, etc., at Taipohu, whilst for the reason, the people at Shatin's though
TELEGRAPHIC intelligence has been, received ( SEVERAL. well-known American inillionaires. in India of the death at jerusalem of Mr. Richa giving, train parties" on an unusually and Cadbury, the well-known chocolate "manu-
Elaborate scale. One of the largest was given facturer.
by Dr. and Mrs. Seward Webb, now travelling in California, in a private train with a large party of friends., Mr. William K. Vanderbilt
train, which recently started for Florida,The entertaining another large party in his private trains are divided into suites of bedrooms, drawing-rooms, and dining-rooms ali luxurious ly decorated and furnished, and lighted with electricity. The kitchens are complete in every detail. There are special mechanical devices to reduce the disagreeable effects of points of interest, and the lines are kept clear motion to a minimun. “The traīnu visit various
by railway officials. Newspapers, telegrams, letters, and fresh provisions are delivered at advantages of a big hotel in a great city. certain points, the guests enjoying all the
the truculent Hupehuncu,
THE want of communication with Hongkong for nearly 2 months, owing to the Deucalion being taken off the line, says the B. M. Borneo Herald of ist instant, bas led to much scarcity of fruits, potatoes, &c., &c. in the local market, relieved only by the Sultan's arrival.
THE hinese during the last couple of days, says the China Gazette of 17th instant, have The United States Cruisers farbiehend and been persistently repeating the report that he Newark have been ordered to Samos.
Emperor has been "deposed" and a successor elected in his stead, but of course we only give the rumour for what value our readers like to
THE KOWLOON HINTERLAND. Mr. Chamberlain said in the House of Coni.
THE following extract from the British North Borneo Herald of 1st April will doubtless be W. G. Darby resident in Hongkong — road with interest by the many friends of Mr.
set their faces against the ere sheds by the foll
agoval
It is hot generally known that, the quarters at Tipo-hu were burned down broad daylight. The rebels gase out that
would not do it at nights that would be cr a cowardice on their art They, therefore, caused it to be bruited far and wide that the polico quarters.would be destroyed
They carried out their t were consequently looked upon secured a great victory over Hence the necessity of undec
This is the first occasion on which ous action, the ignorant villagers on
kong Regiment has been engaged thing in the niire, if active letter
manner in which the men have selves has given the the Major General, Captain Berger.
Bo men, comanded by the Humber, has als
Though small Ban may count for some time, the movement is alrea broken pected that any her po character will have to bo enco
THE
The Forma
In the Gazette will be fund a Notification that Mr. G. Darby has been appointed a member. of the Governor's Advisory Council. For some years now there has been an unofficial member, of the Council, the late Mr. W. B Fryer, and dissolved, bis untimely death caused it to be felt that it cured by could not but be useful to the Government to be able to claim the best opinion of the gene-operation Formosa ral public at any time on any subject, while it b'erdely aw was also in the interest of the public that there market public, to whom it could apply to bring any million should be some one person, a member of the of the important matter to the notice of the author rem ties. In selecting Mr. Darby, his experience by t of the country, his residing in Sandakpi and his acr various interests in trade, shipping, timber and planting, no doubt weighed with the Court Mr. Darby has piloted the China Boruto Com- pany through bad times to good, he has. MR. E. P. R. Moon, M. P who during the succeeded in a timbor business of considerable fuccessfully recess made a journey through Siberia; intends, extent, he has brought out and to press on the Foreign Office the necessity of managed the local "Sabah Steam Ship Com
pany," he has been agent for several tob appointing a British Consul at Wladivostock, estates, and he well known as There are stated to be.already representatives and obliging as well as a success of the United States, Japan, France, Belgium, of business. We feel sure that
prove a good servantipo, on and Germany at that port. Formerly Japan was
the public the only Power that had a représentative in the
the Counc})}, perion of a Commercial Aront:
mons that the attack on Kowloon Hinterland put upon it. Practically the Emperor has been appeared to have been fastigated by Secret deposed since September, last, though the Societies, but that the combatanta included powers that be won't admit it, aniformed Chinese Militis and it was doubtful whether the attitude of the Chinese did not necessitate a careful reconsideration of the position,
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND JAPANESE LABOURERS.
planned massacre of the people assembled to witness the ceremony of hoisting the British flag, and that, had not their designs The Dominion Goverment will probably been uptet by the premature arrival of disallow the British Columbian Bill for the ex- Captain Superintendent MAY, "followed by | curlen of faganuse labourer
ap
cred
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