1900-03-19 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1900.

is feared that should this story become knows amongst the excitablo, Hunanese in Nanking they may push matters so far as to prevent H. E. from starting for the North Next to the Viceroy the man the Hunanese have most con- fidence in is General Li Chan-ch'un, Provincial Commander-in-Chief of Lower-Kiangsu, whose headquarters are at Songkiang, some 25 miles from Shanghai, who is also commander of the. Nanyang fleet. "To prevent any contratemps on the part of his friends the Viceroy has sent for General Li to come to Nanking post haste, probably to use his influence in keeping these people quiet."

Golour is lent to the above by the fact that General Li actually started for Nanking on the cruiser Nanshing on Friday week, and that he had on board a detail of some fony Hunn veteran soldiers, who are to act as a bodyguard to H. E. Viceroy Lia on his journey to Reking.

THE EMPEROR" IN WUCHANG.! However, to keep up the interest, an imprese proclamation was issued by the Viceroy and Our Hankow correspondent writes: the Governor conjointly, and certainly it is as The officials and people of Wachang city curious a production as ever appeared under have, for the last three months, been in a fever high official seal. It states that throughout of excitement over the presence amongst them Wuchang and Hankow there has been an issue of a mysterious personage, supposed to be none of anonymous placards openly calling on the other than the Emperor himself, happily seditious to assemble and rebel, professing that escaped from the solicitous care of his aunt, or the fraternity are ready to begin operations. else some other Imperial Highness. It appears. Besides this, in the Shanghai newspapers which that some three months ago he was quietly publish the silly talk of the streets, and many making his way down the river in alioat, other absurdities of their own manufacture, along with four attendants, having come from there has been much to the same effect, which Szechuan, and being bound for no one knows is very suprising and likely to excite and alarm where. En roule he put up at Kichow, a city the ignorant With respect to Peking, the half way between Hankow and Kinking, and Viceroy and Governor learn with the deepest went ashpra to stretch his legs. While walking pleasure, by repeated telegrams from the highest about. He noticed a shop which had been seal-authority, that all there is perfect quiet, There ed up by the authorities and there being, in his are no rumours at all, and the legations of the opinion, something wrong about it he removed Foreign Powers aro quiescent as usual, It is --the Seals. This action procured bin the honour unendurable that worthless miscreants should. C. D. Neus.

of an interview with the city magistrate whose be permitted thus to create disturbances. They authoritity, however, he declined to recognise. are entirely owing to the traitorous criminalDESTRUCTION He refused to kneel, or to give any account of Kang Yu-wei who, escaping the meshes of the himself, and demanded to be sent to the law, stirs up his following to spread the poison Viceroy whe would know who he was. The everywhere, falsely declaiming about injustice puzzled magistrate, fearing he had got hold of and the certainly of a rebellion, as he does in some great man wandering about in disguise, the newspapers published in the South and in and not knowing what else to do, took him at Shanghai. The secret societies lick up his his word and packed him off to Wuchang, spittle, and by means of it unsettle the rainds of along with two of his servants, the other two people who have no means of distinguishing between the true and the false; and, careless having bolted when the trouble hegan.

believe whether it be beneficial or mischievious, in the lies of the newspapers. For instance there is the case of the prisoner Yang Kalin who was sent up last year from Kichow. is clearly a secret society man, a native of Canton, who formerly kept an opium-shop and brothel in the city of Kucichow (in his. Szechuan), but who recently, with followers,"

The Wuchang authorities deputed a number of officials to try this curious case, but they only succeeded in deepening the mystery. The man, as before, refused to recognise them, still demanding to see the Viceroy. Ilis servants could tell nothing save that they had joined him in Scechuen, and knew him by the name of Yang Kwa-lin. Meanwhile, an ex-

• has bean travelling about amination revealed the fact that he had in his possession certain clothing and articles which practising all manner of deception like the only the occupants of the palace may lawfully impostar he is. He has been frequently usc. Further, one of the officials recognised examined, and now the murder is out, he is a bim as an influential stranger who had once proven lawless bandit. But persons knowing helped him out of a difficulty in Peking, and a nothing about the evidence have gathered up

the foolish rumours of the street and sent then, well-known sharper gave evidence that this was none other than the Emperor. The court could will additions, to the Shanghai newspapers, They have also posted anonymous placards not come to a conclusion as to who the man

with the intention of creating disturbances in was, and simply made a report to that effect. But the great majority of the people decided the hope that, in the ensuing confusion, they will be able to plunder and rob to their hearts' that he must be the Emperor, and continue of

content. This wickedness can no longer be that opinion still. The high authorities did not take kindly to this idea, and 'showed permittel, so all the civil and military authori their disapproval by dismissing the officia ties are enjoined to offer rewards and strictly who recognised him, and by throwing appretend all fabricators of rumours, placard posters and secret society men, and bring them the sharper into prison for life,

to death. to trial so as they may be dealt with according having first half beaten him Then anonymous placards began to appear, to the law. As in the people, they are to some of them evidently in the interests remember that Peking is at rest and the of this case, but oilers were part and partemporary misunderstanding cleared up. They cel of the same seditious movement as has must pay no attention to these disturbers. been observed at other places. One of the and thus they will not fall into the trap of to the injury of traitorous scoundrels latter, which attracted a good deal of attention was to the effect that there would be a general themselves and families. Finally a reward of rising of "br the en" this year, with the declared Tis. so is ofered for the apprehension of any intention of:-1st. Saving the Emperor, and one connected with the posting of seditions Killing the wicked Empresa Dowager. 3rd. placards. Killing Kangyi and other trattornus officials. Two days after the issue of the above, that 4th. Abolishing lekin and other venatious is to say on the 7th inst, the Viceroy summon- taxation. 5th "Stopping riots against foreigned the whole of the civil and military mandarins ports and merchants. 7th. Requesting mis- in Wichang to attend at the Viceregal, Yamien sionaries to retire from the country till these for a further examination of this denounced

troubles are over,

after

OF THE NEW HONGKONG BANK BUILDING AT PEKING.

SHANGHAI, March 15th. "News has been received by wire that the new Hongkong Bank building at Peking is on fire and is expected to be a total loss. Every thing in the office has been saved, including documents, notes, cic, ele."

This news was' received by us from the Shanghai branch of the Bank, nad we learn That a later telegram announced that the build ing was completely gutted, all the hooks, decuments, cash, etc., being saved. By the kindness of the manager of the Imperial Rank of China, the business of the Bank is being temporarily carried on there; iwa members of the Tiesisin staff having gone up to Peking to Mr. Hillier, the manager, assist Mr. Tweed. has gone home on leave, and Mrs, Hillier and her two children are fortunately in Shanghai. Mr. Brent, the other member of the Peking staff, arrived at Shanghai on leave on Tuesday, and is returning this morning, with Mr. Stabb of the Shanghai office. It is presumed that Mr. and Mrs. Hillier, Mr. Tweed, and Mr. Brent have lost everything, and the whole of the furniture is also burnt.

High water-forning, ohr. omin...

Afternoon......ohr, remin. Low water-Morning ........... sår. samin. Afternoon sun ghr. 59min.

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ANNIVERSARIES.

1837-The Governor of Canton acceded to the request of Capt. Elliot to reside in that Gity. 1839-Commissioner Liu prohibited the retreat

of foreigners to Macno. 1859-Namtao bombarded by HMS. Cruiser. 1811-The ss. Hyakkan Muïu burnt; 16 lives

lost.

1880-Mindanao Verges collision; 29 lives lost. 1897-Fire at Jardine's Silk Factory, Shanghai

damage Tls, 165,000.

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TO-MORROW,

The steamer Carmarthenshire, arrived at | Szechuck, British str., for Shanghat" San Diego on 15th instel) 47

The steamer Pathan, has arrived at Yoka. bama and sails for Hongkong on the 19th inst.

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The Siller N. P. S.. S. Co's steamer Empress of Japan, arrived at New York on the 16ti irist.

The steamer Lady Joicey, "arrived at Yoko hama on 17th inst. and left for Kobe, Moji and Hongkong on the 19th inst.

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The 1. M. S. Co.'s steamer Cily of Rio de Janeiro, with mails, &c. left Shanghai for this

of 20th year of post on Saturday, the 17th inst., at 13 p.,

Tuesday, 20th March, 1900, Chinese-cath of and moon

Kwong si Sun-issage!

Gets.

...... High water---Morning wi

Afternoon

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Dhr. 15min.

okr. 43min.

6hr, 22min. öhr, zồmin.

Lon water-Morning- Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES. 1848-Governor Bonham landed in Hongkong, 1862--Mutiny on board the coolie ship Robert Brown. Captain and part of crew. murdered. 1880-Tenible tragedy at Macno; Colonel Mosquita, after killing two members of his family and Seriously injuring two others, commits suicide. 1896-The Borneo Coy's. Rice Mills at Bangkok,

destroyed by fire. Bob-1. M. Customs took charge oflikin stations throughout the Jurisdiction of Viceroy 1.in. 1899-U.S. Battle ship Oregan anived

Manila.

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AGENDA.

TO DAY.

Fit

9pm-Mr. Henry Dallas Company, "The

Geisha" at the City Hall.

stor

H.K.V C. ORDERS."

pan-F B.Co., Examination of those

Ranks not yet Examined.

D. Infantry Co., Squid Drill at Head Quarters..

TO-MORROW...

Daylight-T. K. K. steamer Aifpon--Maru

leaves for San Francisco 4 Inland Sea of Japan and Honolulu,

Furniture etc at No. 5 & 7 Zetland Street, by Mr. V. I. Remedios. 3.p.in.-D. S. S. Co.'s steamar Arratsen Apear C. N: steamer Sungkiang leaves for Mayila.

leaves for the Straits. Cargo ex Bingo Mark subject to ren

pan--Public Auction sale of Household

The Bank, which was only opened last year, a banquet being given at which most of the Foreign Representatives with I. E. Li Hung- chang and a number of high Chinese ficials were present, was by far the handsomest foreiga building in Peking. It covered a large area on Legation Street and had three floors, the offices and junior mess being on the ground floor, the 2.30, manager's residence on the first flour, with the servants' quarters and a large godown above. It was very solidly constructed of brick and hard wood with special reference in the danger of fire in the dry climate of Peking, and was lighted by electricity. The building cost Tls. 77,000, it and the the furniture being fully in- sured, mainly in the Hongkong Fire and China Fire. The fire is reported to have broken out. L. in the servants' quarters on the upper floor, but there are some suspiciens that it was due to in- eadianism, the Conservative element in Pek. opium shop and brothel keeper" Yang Kwong having expressed great disgust at the height of the structure, which towered over all the buildings in the neighbourhood, its only rival being the new Austrian Legation just com pleted.-N. C. D. News,

Meanwhile the talk went on, and the authori-lin. The town's talk was that if he proved to ties did their best to keep the put aboiling by be the Emperor he would be acknowledged fresh investigations, always with the same in there and then, but if not, an adjournment conclusive result. At first the man was treated would be made to the execution ground and with a certain amount of deference, but ultimate-bis head taken off. By nine o'clock the smaller ly he was lodged in the district magistrate's jail as an 'ordinary prisoner. While here a foreigner, accompanied by a couple of compe tent natives, contrived to interview him. He appeared to be an ordinary Chinaman, about thirty years of age, poorly dressed and without any marks of refinement about him. He was, by his speech, evidently a native of Peking, or some nurthern province at least, but he answer ed the questions put to him in such a hesital Ing uncertain way that they were convinced he was a humbug. This visit, when it became known, gave great umbrage to the authorities, who soundly bambooed the initors for letting the foreigner in, and appointed a.guard of twelve men to watch the prisoner night and day, so that the like should never happen again.

mandarins began to put in an appearance, and following them came the district magistrates, the prefects, Taotnis Provincial Treasurer, the Judge and the Governor all in full regimentals, fill at noon upwards of a hundred and fifty officials of all ranks were assembled. The whole of Wuchang turned out to see. The people were in thousands and tens of thousands, climbing on the walls and houses, swarming everywhere. The trial was conducted by the Viceroy in person and lasted only a verv short time. He asked the prisoner. "Who do you call yourself?" "The answer was Who do you say that I am?" Q. "Are you a Can tonese? A. "If you say I am a Cantoness let it be so."Q"Are you Kang Yu-wei's younger brother?" A. "If you say, I am Kang Yuwei's younger brother, let it be so, but I have not The Viceroy firmly declined to see the man, heard that he is guilty of any crime." Q. "If and pressed his subordinates to dispose of the we send you to your home are you willing to case. But, since his main crime was that they go?" A. "Where is my home! I have no knew nothing, and, moreover, as they were home" That was all the investigation. He more than a little bit afraid he might be soine-was rentanded back to his old quarters in the body in particular after all, they were in no hurry to come to a finding. At length, the district-magistrate, who is a "Hanlin-and a man The of nerve, determined to apply torture. prisoner was brought before a fresh bench of mandarins and ordered to confess or be beaten, whereupon he quietly turned his back on the couri, The magistrate ordered him sever hundred blows, but the lictors, being afraid, made a mere pretence of beating till they were told that if they did not make the flesh fly they would taste of the bamboo themselves TH result was the application of a very satisfactory piece of torture, but still no information was elicitated. Being under orders to make some progress, the court found, on the strength of an alleged canfession, that the prisoner was a Cantonese, a follower of Kang Yu-wei-pes sibly his younger brother-a secret society man and an unmitigated villain whose head had better

be taken off without further delay.

Meanwhile all these various trials and in vestigations were being duly chronicfed in the Hantan, a native newspaper published here under Japanese protection, which also made occasional editorial remarks of a very sensible character. It pointed out the folly of the officials in thus, of their own accord, keeping open a rumour factory month after month, thus endangering the public pence, and scaring honest people. If they had brought home any crime to the man they should punish him and be done with it they had nothing against him be should be set at liberty, or banished from the place as a public nuisance.

district magistrate's jail and there he remains with his head still on. Taken altogether this is one of the strangest of strange things that ever happened in this region.

PRINCE HENRY “HELD UP." (?)

A Central News advice from Bangkok which has reached Victoria, British Columbia, says that Prince Henry of Prussia, while on his recent visit to the Siamese, Court, was held up" by bandits, who robbed him of 1,000 dais. in cash and two bicycles.

took

THE GENRAL.

'Oo would be a general, marchin' as to war? Tryin' toaccomplish things 'e's never done before. Things 'e knows in theory-things 'e's 'ad to A little from experience, but mostly from a book. All responsibility-scarcely time to nap, Cos of wearin' extry things on 'is shoulder-strap. 'Do would be a general, losin' all is rest, For a band of stars an' things strung acrost 'is

breast?

To-morrow we attacks 'em! Good! snoozes

through the night,

Wile 'e sits with eyebrows knitted planja'

to morrow's fight.

孵

Praps we'll all need golden fiddles by to-morrow

evenin's cool, While you--you blame the gen'ral for an

everlastin' fool.

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lf is orders should be. mudilled by 'is bloomin'

aidycong,

E's

pot to bear the brunt of all that consequent

goes wrong: No matter wor may 'appen-it's bound to be

the same;

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Taint the General's material, it's tlie General's

to blame.

I wouldn't be a geir'ral or a colonel or a sub, I'll stick as Thomas Atkins with no worry but

my grub.

It is somewhat presumptuous to offer an opinion on this curious affair, for neither native. nor foreigner knows what to make of it. But the most probable explanation is that the man is fraud, and has assumed a character which he has not the ability to act up to. It is true, he has not directly claim ed to be the Emperor, but he has insin- uated it in a hundred ways. Possibly it was only after the sharper, Yang Kien-tang, a man well known to many foreigners here,proclaimed bim dat he adopted the idea. Anyhow at the ritical moment his courage failed him. It is said that at the Viceroy's examination he asked leave to speak, and when it was granted him he said nothing. Had he then boldly declared himself to be Kwang Hsu there is no saying what might have happened, but he was not equal to the effort. As to the officials, they are simply bewildered by the recent proceedings at Peking. They are like a team of horses in charge of a drunken driver, and will probably end by upsetting the coach. I believe officials Wen 'e's gone. 'is best-and busted-then

curse im for 'is pains. and people alike would gladly hail anyone as Emperor if only to be rid of the hoary harpy That's the G. O. C.'s big burden-but w'en all

is sed an' done. who usurps the throne, and is hurrying the Empire headlong to run, while the foreign legations stand "quiescent as usual."--China Gazette:

But 10 go on tormenting one whom many REPORTED CABAL IN. PÉKING, believed to be the Emperor was the height of folly. What could they mean by it? Why could not the Viceroy see him and settle it?

AGAINST VICEROY LIU,

A rather startling dispatch from, Nanking has been received here by a promment member of the Reform Party, who further declares that it came from an absolutely reliable source. We translate the same as follows:-

"Friends of Viceroy Liu K'un-yi, who are in Peking, have lately sent a warning to H.E. to the effect that a section of the most bigoted of the Conservative party in the capital. ne con

Up till now, the officials here have never condescended to notice papers. Most likely. they had no wish to get into difficulties with the Consuls of the registered foreign owners of these enterprises. But now that the Empress Dowager has spoken out plainly on the subject of native papers they feel themselves at liberty to interfere. At all events, the district magis trate of Wuchang thought it was time he taught the Hanpas a lesson. Thus it came about that

number of runners were sent out at midnight,.spiring to do H.E.harm either on his way, North who arrested five of the Fanpao staff-two or when Ite reaches Peking, the object being writers, and three distributors-and threw them apparently to prevent HE from having an au into prison where, as a special distinction, the dience of the Empress Dowager, who is said literary, men of the party had their ears nailed to have great confidence in him. This con- to the pump in the Chinese fashion, that is spiracy is because H.E. is suspected of favour they were tied up to the nk. buckets in the ing the Reform Party and that he is determined unsavoury den of their detention. Next day upon saving those members who have been there was no publication of the Hanpao. Of selected for persecution. H.E. is therefore course, the interference of the Japanese Consul urgently advised to delay his journey North Vidyoked on the ground that this proceed for the present, at least until the political at- ing was a gross infraction of the recent treaty mosphere clears. This advice is apparently- between China and Japan, and it was also unheeded, for H.E. has signified his intention pointed but that for the officials thus to lay to start for Peking on the 15th instant The violent hands on the parsons of literary men great danger, however, lies in another direc and subject thein to such abuse before tion, for with his numerous friends and well. their degrees, had been dealt with was wishers the old Viceroy, is comparatively asonous violation of the laws of the safe from any physical danger at the hands Iand. After a couple of days, the newspaper of his enemies. The real danger lies in the men were set at liberty, but the anape has very strong, section at Nanking of the great been effectually gagged all the same, and since. Hunan Party in the Liangkiang provinces, who then has not dared to allude to these matters acknowledge no leader but the old Viceroy, It

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score,

As a drorin-room field officer I rather think I'd But I'd be rejonced to privit when the hugle

tootled "war."**

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of course it's as it should ha-seein' 'e's the

ariny's brains,

5

O. S. Cul steamer Calchas teaves for London

7 Suz Canal,

The M. M. Go's steamier Yarra, with the next French Mail, left Singapore yesterday, Sunday, at noon for this port wie Saigon.

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The steainer Serbia, from Hamburg left Singapore for this port on Saturday, the 17th inst, and may be expected here on or about the 23rd inst

The N. Y. K's slearner Kagoshima Mara, Bombay Eine, left Singapore for this part on the 17ili ust, and is expected to arrive here on' the 23rd inst

The Imperial German Mail steamer Stuttgart, left Shanghai on the 17th inst., at a and may be expected here on or about Tues day morning, thẻ goth inst..

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The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer Ceplic, with mails &c. from San Francisco to the 27th ultos via Honolulu, las arrived at Yokohamna, and Feft for this port this morning Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai,

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The I. G. Mail steamer #Peimar, carrying the German Mails with dates from Berlin of the 19th February left Singapore on Sun day the 18th instutt' p.m., and may be ex pected here on of about Friday the 23rd inst.

The Canadian Pacific Railway Ce's R.M.S. Empress of Japan, arrived at Nagasaki to-day 19th March at 9 am and leares, again at pan, same day for Kobe, where she is due to atrive at 9 pm, on Tuesday the 20th inst.

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Apenrade German str.,,for Haiphong, Kwai Lam, British steam launch, for Macao,

Baparturos.KATAN Mhr. 18, Haitaone, British str., for Swatow. S Mar. 18, Hanoi, French str., for Haiphong Mar. 18, Maideuru Alāru, “Jap, str, for Swatow Man 18, Goodwin, British str., for Tacoma... Mar 18, Loungmoon, German str., for Canton. Mar. 19, Hating French str., for Hoihow. Mar. 19, Macduff British str., for Salgon, Mar. 19, Urane, Austrian sin, for Shanghai, Mar. 19, Zoya Afari, Jap, sir, for Taiwanfoo. Mar. 19, Chaterhouse, British str., for Amoy. Mac 19, Siam, British str., fer Swatow, Mar. 19, Tukang British str., for Bangkok. Mar. 19, Hermes, Norwegian str, for Canton.

Passengers Arrived, Per Kong Beng, from Bangkok, &c. Chi dest

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Pey Jacob Diederichsen, from Hoihow--Mr. 0:0, and 100 Chinese.

Per Latching, from Coast 'Ports--Mt. Ho worth, Rev. Soviano, Mr. Hou Seno Hum, and 227 Chinese.

Per Esmeralda, from Iloilo-Mr. Ogelvie, Mr. and Mrs. Strieff and children, Mr. Carlos Graf, Mrs. Leigh, and 1.4 Chinese.

Per Sangkiang, from Manila-Mr. and Mrs. Elizalde, children and 2 servants, Miss Elizalde, Mr. J. Braga and servant, Capt. Raymond, Messrs. Duncan, C. Lowden, J. Gerena Alvarez. Consul de los Reyes, Messrs. Floren- tina, Nepemoceno, Ernest Michell, H. da Fonsera, and 289 Chinese.

Per Cathay, from Moranin-Mr. H. Cawling. Per Maria Valerie, from Singapore—Mr. N. Post, and 7 Chinese.

Departed.

l'er Rohilla, for Yokohama-Messrs. R. Fraser, Felino Kakukom, and Mrs. Ho and amah. For Kobe-Miss Chang and 'infant. For Nagasaki Chinese and 4 Japanese,.

Per Massilia, from longkong for Shanghai -Mrs, and Miss MacCullom, Measts. E. N. Arnold, J. S. Fraser, Dr. Pousanoff, Rev. F. L. Morris, Miss C. Smit, Messrs. Galoninbrewzky and E. Ede-Sennar. From Marseilles for Yokohina-Misses Ross and Jamės. For Shanghai--Sir George Goldie.'

"Per Coromandei, from Hongkong får London --Midshipman C. Goolder, Capt. S. de B. Locker, Inspector Moffatt, Messrs. Baran, E. O'Sállivan, P. G., Keen, Inspector J. Hannah, Capt. Robson, Sergeant G. Berry, and Corpl FW. Jenner, zud-Corpl. R. Bullen, and 2nd... Carpi. W. R. Osborne, Ear Marseilles Monsignor J. J. Raposo, Marcim, Lieut. A. da Alpbrim and 2 children, Messrs. F. G. Price and H. J. Rothwell For Brindisi-Messrs. E.. E. Ehrana and Sheldon Swope. For Sucr Dock Licut Col. Wabb Hayes For Fennig-Mr.

In Yuk Ruan For Singapore-Mrs. Smith,- Mr. J. C. Remedios and r'Chinese assistant, From Shanghai for Marseilles-Mr. W. H. Boyd. From Yokohama—Mr. Buckingbam. For London--Capt. Scales, and Miss Hughes" From Kobe--Miss Evans. For London from Nagasaki Mr. J. Robertson. From Yokohama. -Mr. J. McClure.

HONGKONG AND WH&MUDA DOCS RETURNS, Isla de Cuba.......... al Kowloon H.M.S. Centurion 11.M.S. Phoenix....... Shavinng

steamer Soin leaves for Havre and H.M.S.. Watertwitch.

Ramburg. Cargo ex Franz Ferdinand subject to rent.

H.K.Y.C. "ORDERS.

top.am-"A""B" & "C" Eos, Examina. tion of these Ranks not yet examined. 5.30 p.m.-Signalling at Head-Quarters. 5.30 p.m.-F. B. Squad Drillat Head-Quarters. 5 p."A" "B" & "C" Co, Gun Drill at

Head-Quarters:

D. Infantry Co., Squad Drill at flead-Quarters. 5-30 p.m.-F. Engineer Co., Squad Drill at

Head-Quarters. 5.6 p.m.-Band Practice for unenrolled Drum-.

mers at Head-Quarters. 6-7 pm-Band Fractice at Head-Quarters.

WEDNESDAY, 21st.

'.

Noon-1. G. M. L steamer Stuttgart leaves

a.f1 for Europe. Noon-Cargo ex Yangisce subject to rent. Dividend warrants of the Cigina Mutual Steam

Navigation Co. Ld. ready.

Noon--N. G. 1. steamer ligno leaves for

Singapore, Penang and Bombay.

5 p.m.-C. & M. B. Cos' steamer Diamante

leaves for Manila.

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ILK.V.C. ORDERS.

Annual Inspection by His Excellency the

General Officer Commanding. 4.15 p.m.-Fall in at Volunteer Head-Quarters. 440 p.m.-Lauch leaves Kowloon Docks with

Kowloon Detachment.

THURSDAY, 22nd. Non-First annual General Meeting of share-

holders of the Queen Mines; Ltd. Cargo ex Tamia fark subject to rent.

·Cargo ex Massila subject to rent,

5:30

H.K.V.C ORDERS.

30 p.m.-Trumpeter's Class at Head-Quarters. Staff Sergeants of Corps at the Re- 4-5-39 p.m.-Annual Revolver Course for the

volver Range. p.m.-F. B: Squad Drill at Head Quarters. 5-30 p.m.-"A" "B" & "C" Co., Squad Drill Infantry Co., Squad Drill at Head-Quarters. 5.50 p.m.-E. Engineer Co., leave Kowloon for

Stonecutters for Electric Light Ser

D,

at Head Quarters.

vices.

FRIDAY, 23rd.

5.30 p.in.An extraordinary Meeting of the C. N. Co.'s steaner Kaifong leaves for Cebu

H. K. C. C. at Pavilion.

. and Jailo.

Cargo ex Urann subject to rent.

H.R.V.C. ORDERS.

Ranks not yet examined. 5-7pm-E Engineer Co., Examination of those

Docks

Quarters.

3.30 p.m.-F. B. Company Drill at Kowloon

There ain't no doubt a Gentral's life is bot an.30

'appy one.

Joss CHINCHINJOSS in S. F. Prest.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Captain Carl Jensen, of the steamship Cathay; from Morarun, reports:-Rough throughout.

Captain W. H. Gibson, of the steamship Ayr, from Kutchinozu, reports-Strong S.W. winds. in Eastern Sea, strong to moderate N.E. winds, overcast and misty from Turnabout.

NOTANDA.

p.m.-F. B. Co., Squad Drill at Head-

3.30p.m.-"A" "B" & "C" Co., Squad Dri-

at Head-Quarters.

Hanoi... Kaifong U.S.S. Monadnock Sullberg

D. Jun d'Austria Hanam Peiyang Hamra Luyken,

Cosmopolitan

STEAMERS EXPECTED,

Names,

From

Dur.

To-morrow

Shanghat.... Singapore Singapore

To-morrow

To-inorrow

City of Rio de Jan. Shanghai.. Stuttgart :. Chelydrá Sibiria.......... Empress of China. Shanghai..

PASSED THE CANAL Outward 2nd Mar --Machaon. 6th March -Wittenburg, Conch, Saratov, Sauniki Maru̸. 9th Mar.---Bealemond, Glenlochy, Anna, 13th | Olympia Man-Japan, Bainberg, Glenshiel, Konigsberg, Weimar Pingsticy, Lesbury, 16th. „Marchi — Ervest Serbin Simons, Hakata Muru, Idomenus, Aleinsun, Verona.

Homeward 2nd Mareiziar, Hulton, Sidra, 6th Mar-Menelaus. 13th March Hitachi Mars. 10th March-Oldenburg.

Arrivals at Home--16th March-Carmar- thenshire, Suchsen.

Shipping.

Arrivals, HERMES, Norwegian steamer, 840. J. C. Jensen, 17th Mar., Hongay 15th Mar, Coal.-- Jardine, Matheson & Ca JACOS DIEDERICHSEN, German steamer, 632, J. Bruh, 17th March, Uaiphong and Hoihow 16th Mar., Rice.-Jebsen & Co. HAICHTING, British steamer, 1,257, W.-Davis, 18th Mar-Foochow 15th Mar, Amoy 16th, and Swatow 17th, General-Douglas, Laprak & Co.

To-morrow Mar, arst Japan....... Mar. 22nd

Singapore Mat. 23rd: Singapore... Mat, a3rd Mar. 23rd Singapore ....Mar. 25th Singapore Mar. 26th Japan. Mar. 27th Singapore.Mar. 27th ...San Francisco.(April 4th. Tacoma .......................... April sth. We would direct the attention of shipping firme to tha segla in which Steamers Expected" and "Trofeu Sailings are now published in these columns, and in un' doing respect. fully urge the managers of shipping firms to give anders, D their cierto furnish this office, on the forma aliende sipa plied gratis with the latest avalialde information zváry day,

Kagoshima Maru. Singapore

Yarra Tientsin Coptic Pathan America Maru Sikh

-PROJECTED SAILINGS.

Slaap.

Destination. ·Date.·'

Mar. 20ff

Mar. 24th

Straits, &c.

July 12th

San Diego, &c.

May 26th

Shanghai

Mar. 318

Mar zist

Mar. 24th

Mar. 20th

May rath

America Maru. San Francisco, &c. April tath Arratoon Apcar.Singapore..... Asturia

New York Bayır. Belgian King Bengal

Straits, &c. Bisagno

Portland, &c. Bracipar Calclins...........London............ Carlisle City.... San Diego, &c. April 28th Carmarthenshire. San Diego, &c.

China

San Francisco, &c. May 15th Sydney, &c. April roth Chingtu... City of Peking... San Francisco, &c. April 1st City of Rio San Francisco, &c Mar.17th Coptic

San Francisco, &c. April 5th San Francisco, &c. May 23rd Sydney, & May 3rd

Doric

KONG BENG, British steamer, 862, R. Wetherell, 18th Mar,Bangkok 9th Mar, and Koh-si-chang rrih, Rice and General. -Yuen Eat Hong. DEVAWONGSE, British steamer, 1,057, Richard Curtis, 18th Mar,Bangkok 8th March, Koh-si-chang gth, and Swatow 17th, Gene- ral-Yuen Fai Hong. ESMERALDA, British steamer, 966, A. Ramsay 18th Mar-Iloilo 14th Man, Sapan Wood and Sugar. Shewan, Tones & Co. SUNGRIANG, British steamer, 1,02, S. WEastern...

Moore, 18th Mar,Manila 15th March, Gener-Butterfeld & Swire," CALCHAS, British steamer, 4,278, T. M. Gregory, 18th Mar,Shangliai 5th Mar., Generad.

Butterfield & Swire. HONGKONG, Freach steamer, 739, Bastian, 18th Mar,Haiphong and Hoihow 17th Mar.,. General-A. R: Marty. SZECHUEN, British steamer, 1,053, A. C. Hall, 18th Mar,--Canton 18th Mar, General- Butterfeld & Swire.

D. Infantry Co., Company Drill at Head-QuAVI

ters...à

5 p.m.-E. Engineer Co., Company Drill at

Head-Quarters,

SATURDAY, 24th. Noon-17th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the China and Manila S. S. Co. Lid, at the Co.'s Office, No.

Praya Central.

G. N. Co's steamer Shangtung leaves for Singapore, Samarang and Sourabaya (About)-N. P. steamer Braemar leaves for

Portland, Oregon. p.m.-Concert in Aid of Indian Famine Fund at Victoria Recreation Club. ' Meteorological means based on ten years N. 2. steamer Astaria leaves for Havre and

Hamburg. · observations to 1893.

Harometer

CALENDAR. MARCK.

Thermometer.................

Humidity.... Rainfall...%%

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TO-DAY:

YEATHER. REPORT.

14, KJ

-30.141 -57.3

79.03-

On data at On date at:

"p Barometer.

32.12 39JA. Temperature je sú 54 Humidity......

73. Rainfall..

0.12

TODAY. Monday, 19th March, 1900. Chinese-10th of, and meon of 26th year of

Kwang-sk. Sun

Ohrcomin

MONDAY,

16th.

Emp. China

Emp India

Vancouver, Se...... April 4th

Manila, &c.

April 25th May, 16th

Mar 30th

Emp. Japan. Futami Maru Gaelic Glenagle Glaucus Haiching Swatow, &t.. Mar. 20th Hamburg

Straits, &c............... May 30th Heidelberg Havre, &c. So...]April 6th Hiroshima Maru. Bombay, &c.........Mar. 30th Jason..... Hongkong MaruSan Francisco, &c May 8th

Amoy, &c....... Mar. 23rd London....... April 5th, Kagoshima Maru Yokohama, &c...... Mar. 27th Kaifong

Iloilo, &c.edu. Mar, 23rd König Albert Straits, &c April 4th Larly Joicey. San Diego, &c. ...Mar 31st. .....New York........... April 15th Lovstokken ......

Shanghai, &c. ...... Mar. 22nd Malacca Maria Valerie ... Yokohama & Kobe Mar. 21st

San Francisco, &c. May Ist Victoria, B.C..... April 24th London.

April 3rd

British steamer, 1,955, W. H. Gibson, 18th Mar,Kuchinotzu 12th Man, Coal-Jaya Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.

MOHILE BAY, British bark, 1,117, James A. Buyd, 18th-Man.Hongay 6th Mar., Coal. --Jardine, Matheson & Co. APENRADE, German steamer, 611, A. Bendixen, 18th Mar,Haiphong 14th Mar., and Hoihow 16th, General-Jebsen & Co. JASON, British steamer, 1,336, W. Lycett, 18th Mar,Singapore 11th Mar, Ĝeneral→ Butterfield & Swire. " ALACRITY, British despatch-vessel, *1,700, A. H. Smith-Dorrien, 18th Max.,-Canton 18th March:

FRONTO, German steamer, 632, H. Grandt,

19th Mar,Manila 16th Mar., Ballast. Siemssen & Co.

0.8. Cos steamer Orestes leaves for London HAINAN, Gennan steamer, 648, F. Clausen,

Via Suez Canal

19th Mar,Manila 16th.Mar.,.General Siemssen & Co.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE." American City of Hio de Janeiro) 16-mon German (Stuttgart) to-morrow. Indian (Chelydra) to-morrow, Canadian (Empress of China) 21st inst. German (Weimar) 22nd init.” Tacoma Olympia) 22nd inst. French (Parra) 25th inst American (Coptic)27th inst. "American (America Maru) 4th pros « | Tacoma (SikA) 5th prox,, :

MARIA VALERIE, "Austrian steamer, 2,648, A..

Teling, 19th Mar Trieste 23rd Jany am

Massilia Marseilles, &c... April 14th Monmouthshire. Portland, &c......... May 19th! Nippan Maru...San Francisco, &c. Mar, 20th Oldenburg Straits, &c.

June 28th Olympia Victoria, B.C.......Mar. gist Orestes!

London... Mar, 26th Parramatta... Marseilles, &c. Man 31st Pathan New York April th Preussen Straits, &c. Mayrıdıó Prinz Heinrich... Straits, &c. May and a Queen Adelaide..Victoria, B.C... May sth Rosetta Japan. Marsis Straits, &c.

Singapore, &c..

Maz,-273h

Már 20th Mar. 31st

Sachsen

CATHAY, Danish steamer, 2,048, C.; Jensen, 19th Mar.-Morarun 9th Mar., CoRi Melchers & Co.

Sado Maru Savoia Saxonia Shantung

Marseilles,

Havre, &c.

Havre, &c..

[Mar, 27th-

HAVIC, &C

Sikh

Singapore 3th Mar., General-Sander, Wieler & Co.

Strathgyle.

Victoria, BC, Ca San Diego, &c.

Tatha

Stuttgart

Sungkiang

Szechuen

Tansui Kan

Thyr

San Diego,

Weimar

UNDAUNTED, H.M.S. cruiser, 5,600, A. C

Clarke, 19th Mar,-Amoy 18th Mar

Clearances at the Harbour Glos. Berlin, American ship, for Seaule. Kongnam, British str, for Canton,

Straits, &c 10

Manila

Shanghai

Yawnta Maru

Strai Japa

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