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Co-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG,RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

HE LONG RANGE CUP COMPETI

THE ONONED from LAST

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1900.

BIRTHS. On the 14th inst, at No. 34, Szechuan Road, Shanghai, the wife of M. A. Soruen, of a daughter.

On the 16th inst., at No. 3, Mohawk Villas, Shanghai, the wife of F. 11. AnмSTRONG, Of A

son.

MARRIAGE.

On the 14th inst., at H.B.M. Consulate, SATURDAY, will be held TO-MORROW, | Chinkiang, E STARKEY to MIYASAKI Tosyi. the 23rd instant, at 3 M. Weather permitting.

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,'

Hon. Secretary,

Hongkong, 22nd June, 1900.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR CEBU AND, ILOILO.

THE Company's Steamship

KWEIYANG,"

(47

CaptainOuterbridge, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 23rd fastant, at Noon.

· For Freight or Passages, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents

Hongkong,, 2nd June, 1990.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE

P. & 0. 5. N. Co.'s Steamship.

#VALETTA?

-4774b

FROM LONDON, PORT SAHĘ SUEZ, COLOMBO AND STRAITS: Consignees' at Fargo by the above-maned

-DEATHS.

At Paoli, Penn, at the residence of his sister, on the 20th of May, WALTER R. EASTLACK, late of Shanghai, in the 43rd year of his age Deeply regretted,

At No. 4. Park Lang, Shanghai, on the 15th inst, Essexia Vinura RiBEIRO,

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1980.

elegraph sub dweller, who has been straining his eyes through a tog of a smoke and salphur in the "ticket" of the tunnels, these years past, niay bnoy himselfup for a little mie codurance by the thought that at some geval-able date he will be able to travel home with the windows of his compartment down without the fear of asphysin. At least this is something. Presently London will be as well off in the matter of -locomotion as the big cities of the Continent,

TELEGRA M'S. Special to the longkang Telegraph, SPECIAL TELEGRAM. THE TROUBLE IN THE NORTH.. TIENTSIN BOMBARDED.

vessel are by informed that their Goods "ALAGRITY" TO THE RESCUE,

1 From Our Own Curvespaudent, 3

SHANGHAI, June 22nd, .

11.30 an

are being loaded and played et Meir risk in the Hongkong and Kowloom Wharf and Godown Company's Colowns at Kowloon, when each consiguient will be anted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are Jandel

This vessel brings on targ

There is no later authentic news From Madre, No, er 88. Leeding and from either Peking or the Peking

From Londan, &c., zr 5.5. Bechaunia.

Prendies.

Optional Goods, wil be Jandel here unless instructions are given to the contrary before A RM, TO-DAY.

Goods not shared by the 28th instant, at 41 will be sabject to cool.

Novire Insatnike mili beetlested by me in

any case water.

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Relief Force

NAVAL.

11,M.S. Pigi, Captáin 11. C. Reynolds, con- veying the destroyer Offer. Lieul, wad Coor this maning. The stemary saltes were mobile Hy0. Wilkin, arrived from Singapore | exchanged. Both vessels and now coaling with all possible despatch.

According to a Shangh piper H.M.S. Budaunted will go to Sinking and H.M.S. Hermione will proceeți tip the river from Woo

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defined. The Government had been able to | prevent the erection of Chinese houses upon the actual site of the European house, but at present there was nothing to prevent the erec tion of Chinese houses where the garden was. The pre-amble of the Ordinance providing for the reservation of a European district in the city of Victoria, said "Whereas the health and comfort of Euopeans in a tropical climate lemand conditions which are inconsistent with the neighbourhood of houses crowded with Poccupants and otherwise used aftes, the man- new culoary with the Chinese inhabi tants, etc., it is desirable to reserve by law secure." That summed up the whole ques. district wherein such conditions may be

tiaan.

Aะเล.

Lem. Col. Ryan in Seconding the.mation, sabl he had much pleasure in doing so, as he thought that the Board should make the Same provisions for the European residents in Kowbion as they done for those in Victoria.

AFFAIRS IN THE NORTH,

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

TIENTSIN, June tath.

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the night of Wednesday last says the N. C. Dey News of 18th inst. shows that the Government- is prepared for war with all the Foreigu Powers, for it is ridiculous to suppose that with all the well-armed -ercops it has at its command, it could not stop the Boxer riot, if it wanted to. While a state of war exists in the north, it. would be well if measures were taken here to prevent munitions of war being shipped from Shanghai to Taku; and it would also be well for the Consuts here to prevent their nationals from selling arms to Chinese. while the crisis

lasts.

It is a scandal to see in the Chinese newspapers advertisements offering Mauser rifles and ammunition for sale.

LA PING-HENG,

Northern telegrams received by the Shang hai mandarins confirm those of the N. C. D. Netes with reference to the appointment of the notorious Reactionist, Li Ping-hêng to the post of Viceroy of Chibli at the recommedation that the first intention was to re-appoint Li of Kang Yi. The telegrams further, explain Hungchang to his old post at Tientsin owing that Li Hung-chang spoiled his chance by to his influence with foreigners generally, but telegraphing from Ganton on that very day urging the necessity of suppressing the Tho Chan with a strong hand-a coarse diametri- cally opposed to the Empress Dowager's policy.

CHANG CHUI-TUNG'S ADVICE. The Director-General of Chinese Telegraphs, H. E. Shông, has received urgent telegrams. from Viceroys Liu Kunyi and Chang Chil- tung to do his best to restore the line between Tientsis and Shanghai It appears that the Tientsin line luas been cut southwards as far as about a hundred and fifty miles north of Chefoo by sympathisers of the the Chuans-the fight, ing portion of the society being all in the vicinity of Peking-and the Chefou Taotui has been ordered to restore the line at all costs, the line between Chefeo and Tsingkingpi via Chinkiang to Shanghai being stiff intact.

THE "HUTSANG,”

THE Pall Mall Garetle of the 19th May says |—The fair dream of electrically-driven traira on the Underground seems in the way of realization, On Monday next the first passenger train driven by electric unctor will run between

On Saturday last we were rendered very Earl's Court and Kensington High-street,

anxious by the receipt of telegrams from the Kings and prriphets among the people have

"British and American Legations that affairs were assuming a shape which suggested the. longed to see this day, but have given it up as

worst possibilities unless troops were sent im a bad job. Now they may take heat of grace.

mediately. All the foreigners were stated to If things go as well as they have done during

be in the British Legation, including all nation this last week of trial trips and experiments, the

alities, with the United Guards posted round it, days of the spheromiting locomotive are

though this is not at all clear, and I am rather numbered in so far as the District is use

Britishers, Missionaries, Customs Service etc.. inclined to think that it is simply all the concerned. 12 course, her trains run over It was wise of the Government to reserve who are there, with possibly the ladies and the District Hues, and it is not to be supposed spoor distret where Faropeans might live children from the other Legations. From the that these companies whit adopt the new motiveer and where they would not be exposed general state of affairs it would seen clear that to such discases as small and plague by the all business and negotiations between foreigners power just yet, but one lives in bejas. contiguity of Chinese tenement houses. It so and the Chinese Government has ceased, as happened, fortunately, that almost the whole of one of the lust wires received here from the the European houses were in the little area Capital was from Sir Robert Hart on Sunday, formed by European resitients in Kowloon that marked on the plan, and he was credibly in

which said "still safe but critical" or something. to that effect. We may be sure when the I. to a short time ago a scheme was on font to pull sends a message of that kind inatters are look own a large number of these Europoan housesing queer, and as all telegraphic communication and eject in their places Chinese houses, is still interrupted the gravest fears are enter. Therefore if action was to be taken it must be lained that the unfortunate people that are up taken very promptly or it would be almost too there are being massacred or starved to death. ate. He might say that the resolution if passed On Saturday night a meeting of the Consular at the Oinance if adopted would not apply Body with naval officers was immediately hell, to existing Chinese dwellings in the prescribed and though Col. Wogack and the French Con

sa! lelieve, deprecated the necessity for any estreordinary haste, and urged the advisabilitý of waiting till they could land a large force of 3 or 4 thousand (i. c. Russian; the British and American Consuls with their naval conferes, resolutely expressed the determination to start. the next morning, and the other Powers had to agree or be "left." During the night Go British and various detachments of other nationals were landed, and by 10 o'clock nearly roos, chiefly British, were entrained under command of Admiral Seymour, with Capt. Ma, calla of the U. S. Weward, and left the station. An open truck with a nine pounder named by blue jackets was in front of the engine, an other large gan was mounted on an open truck troops are being sent up from Hongkong, but We (M. C. D. Meas) are glad to see that in the body of the train, Admiral Seymour and it is just like our usual unreadiness that the staff occupying a private, car at the rear. Campbell of the Consular Service and Reuter's at the last nioment how any or rather how Mr.authorities there should only have discovered

the trains were Mr. Curry, engineer, with i Peking representative, Mr Whittall, were on

few men the song could carry. It is not unlikely that every man that Hongkong cait staff of workmen and thousands of sleepers.

spare will be wanted, and we cannot under- There were no Chinese on engine or train. A stand that we have no news from home of the second train with British, Russian, Japanese dispatch of troops from India, and the appoint and Frencheleft within an hour, and fater in ment of a General in command. We are very the day a thin, making a total of over 2,300 glad that the Russians should.co-operate with during the day. The Chinese milway auth

us in the operations at Tientsin and Peking, orities raised pbjection to the last train going, but we hope that the silence at home does not. and their employees tried to run away with the mean that Russia' has offered to take the task engine but they were promptly brought to bay of restoring order on her own shoulders, and by the bluejackets with tixed bayonets. Capt. that the Powers are considering the offer. Bayly of the Aurera is reported in reply to Director Tong's objections to their departure to have "fsed his eye" and intimated with a little verbal trimming that if he was so ill advised as to repeat those objections he would be obliged to "string him go." I cannot vouch for this, but you are probably acquainted with Capt. Bayly, and judging by appeamace it does gress of the expedition has been very slow, is not seem to me wildly improbable, The yesterday afternoon some 17.5. marines return ed for more provisions and said they had only then reached Lo-fa, the bridge requiring more repairs than had been anticipated. Since their depanure again with live days were supplies we of course know nothing. The Harfleuris here at last she was previously reported by mistake for the Aura. We are looking out for the Terrible. We shall want plenty of troops to put this matter through. Here in Tientsin we are se enough for the present if no Government troops come against us, but we enhanced prices, and no servants, etc. and are already experiencing the troubles of war in business is completely at a standstill. We do being allowed to enter l'eking peaceably, and not anticipate the slightest chance of the troops. the first rumour, of hostilities will be the signed for the forts to go. There will be no waiting for a formal declaration of war against China, who will find her friend and ally Russia, when it comes to the scratch, ins other eggs to haich besides those in the China basket.

Up to the one of going to press none of the warships lying here had received anders to teave through all are realy for sea at short

REINFORCEMENTS FOR WM-HAI-WEI.

Mr. Osborne remarked that this was no light matter which had been brought up. This por tion of Kawlcon Peninsula, although it had hitherto been occupied mainly by European dwellings, was undoubtedly, intended in the future to be the business portion of the main land. There must be rem,regated there in the future if they were going to have any ailway at all the failway station, and shops and factories of all kinds, and if the Sanitary Board thought they could stay the tide of progress by the measures suggestell by the Medical Officer they would find themselves mistaken. They for the consort of people but for the health of were there not to legislate or advise legislation

the people, and a tremed to him that whether they were Chinese or whether they were Enfopeans it was their duty to see that they lived in a healthy state. If the Chinese houses papsed in be built on the site of this European house were insanitary, they ought not to pass the phan: but to say in this wholesale marmer that ni prition whatever of the Kowloon Penin- Salar should be a carpied by antisans dr work- men, but that the whole should be laid out in vitta residences, might be very delightful, but it was utterly wrong economically. There were perons win had invested money in property there -persons who, like the shareholders of the company which he represented, had invested latge sums of money for developing large trad. ing concerns there. Without their employees Yet another case of armed robbery hes in bediving close at hand it would be impossible for reported and, although this one is not noted them tocarry on their business. This resolu- for any estensive looting, still the circumstances tion if it was passed would me that that part attending ilale ajanutė" Sufficient to show how

of Kowloon Peninsula indicated, would be prae- i daring fliese piratical collians are beaming.

neally doomed from a business point of view. The fits in possession of the police, so far,

As to the seconder's remarks, he asked what had been, the result of this reservation in Victoria? On the reclined ground Chinese houses could now be built in front of the area reserved for European occupation.

The resident Do you propose an amend-

A telegram received by the Ateri- can Consul here reports that they Chinese bombarded the Tientsin selflement on the twentieth with forty-pounder guns and destroyed the United States Consulate.

Wei-hai-wei A telegram from states that . M. despateh-vessel Acting Superintendent. † Alverity has left for Shibtao to resette Hongkong, 22nd June, tron

(5 the missionaries there. Received 12.25 pan. Published 5.30-p.m.

All damaged Packages nonst be left in the Godowns aur a certificate of the damage ob- tained from the Toown Company within ten days after the Vessel's antival here, after which no Claims will lật recognised.

A. M. ALARSHALL,

ANSAPPEŠT,

THE SUPERDRESS OF

DEALIAN

CONVENT CÂINE. Roar, begs most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongknog, and the Coast Puris, for their kind patronage and support, and desires to state that She will in plenseil ia reçeive orders for all kinds of NEEDLE WORK. !

Gentlemen's Skirts made to order, and Culis and Collars renewed on ohl anes.

Ladies and Cabinen's Under-clothing Clu dren's Dresses, and dl kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required..

The Superiors will also be most grateful for any PAPER, or old Eșvuoris to be made.

into Banks for the Childres of the Ber Seligols,

who are taught by the Sisters

Hongkong, 2nd April, 1867

Entimation.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR.

THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY. FREE STATERS TRY TO GET

SOUTH...

Loss, Jane 20th.

A large dome of Free Statens is com entra-

in front of fineal Kindle with the intention of freaking through to the South. The Transvaalers are roting before General

Huller and joining the Fire Staters,

THE CRISIS IN CHINA

FOREIGN FORCES. France, has cadered three warships to China, als a battalion of Marines and two

A fansman of works, a non-commissioned officer and eighteen sæpijins øre to leave for Weihai wei lotunes. They are supposed to gaing to erect a base hospitalia. Wei-bai- wei for use during the stenables bí the amuth.

ARMED ROBBERY.

are as follows: Aboul noon yesterday three then engaget a sampan at Hanghont do take them to place called Sai Che Wan. They went astore at the latter place, the sampan, waiting for them. On the return journey, about half way, they attacked the old man in the sampan with choppers which they had with them, cutting him severely, then set upon a woman and child, also coiting them. They then forced die three occupants down helps, and dier getting possession of everything of valde on the boat including 824 in money, ashore below Sorth Paint and made of The jewellery and clothing they ran the sampa

police have not yet made any arrests.

It is quite apparent from the number of armed robberstimes we have had during the past three months, that the mainland has been visited by a large number of gangs of robbers, who from their dialects evidently hail from the North.

The police thearches are, not to blame, as their recent successful captures will testify, It is the undermuned state of the force, and the

A. S. WATSON & CO., atteries of Antillery. Germany is sending sooner it is increased the better.

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two battalions of Marines.

LATER.

THE WAR. COMMANDANT DE WET'S FORCES ROUTED. RAILWAY AND TELEGRAPH GESTORED. 'General Hunter's advance rótunum has ge- cupied Rriptsdopp without opposition.

Geneal Methuen while escurting a con- kay to Hejlbion souter Commandant De Wer's forces, who endeavoured to prevent his entry ipig Heilbron,

General Hunter captored two guns be- 1920 | teen Pretoria and Rustenburg,

Railway and telegraph communication tween Pretoria and Cape town is restored.

WEATHER FEFORT,

The Observatory report sayst

SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday aftemnon at 4.45 pm. The Pre- Sident the Hon. R. D. Umsby, Director of Public Works; was in the chair, and their were also present: Dr. Lowson, Acting Principal Civil Medical Offeery, Mr. F. J. Baddely (Act ing Captains Superintendient of Polic), Lieut. Clonel Ryan, RAMLC. Mr. J. Stckie Dr. Hartigan, Dr. P. Clark (Medical Officer of Healthy Mz, E. Osbóme,” Mr. Fung Wa Clen, Mr. Chan A Fook and Mr. C. A. Woodcock Secretary,

The various papers which were laid before yesterday. the Board were reported in full in nur issue of

INTERNATIONAL-SANITARY CONVENTION,

Dr. Clark sait te bad proposed that the copy of these regulations should be trans- lated and published in the Government better, for the internation of the shipping community, Mr. McKie, who represented that community, did not approve of it, still he thought that if they were published in the Gaverument Gazetle they work be of use to the community.

flu the 22nd at 11.53 1.m. the barometer has

risen over Formosa and the Philippines, fallen

on the E. coast of China Pressure is high over

Liem. Colonel Ryan, RA.M.C, seconded. He said that he thought these regulations ought to be known,

Mr. McKie said be quite agreed with that, but it would do no gual to publish them as

proposed, as he could say not a single captain ever got the Gazette.

These CLARETS are bought direct from the leading French growers, The lowest priced are of exceptional the Pacific, and the low area in the China Sea seems to have moved W.NW., and to have value and guaranteed to be the approached Hathan. Gradients slight in the genuine product of the juice of the North, mederate to father steep with strong grape, and are not artificially made 5 and S. winds over de NE. part of the

China Sea. FORECAST :-Fresh S.E. wings; unanimously. as is generally the case with cheap ¦ squally, showery,

Wines.

CHATEAU LA Tour Carner. Ons TEAU RAUZAN and CHATEAU LAPITTE are commended to the notice of Con- noisseurs as high-class after-dinner Wines of a rich and part elameter.

Sample bottles and smaller quanti- ties will be supplied at proportionate

wholesale rates.

We guarantor mr Wines and Spirits fo be genuine only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast

LOCAL AND GENERAL.. The Band of the Hongkong Regiment will play at the Tiongkong Hotel to-morrow (Saturday) evening, from & p.m. to 9.30 p.m. :--

PROGRAMME. 1.March.. *** Fra Diavolk".

........Auber. -Overture: "Sanels Panza

Willimiz 11 Patner"

....Verdi. 1." The Gay Parisienne

Kicfen, semberynadro...! Heluce la Window

Nell, E-Polka... Ma Mie Rosette "Desormies, Goo save run Queen,

con Gourd, a distinguished American Of

cer has conceived the idea of sending phono graphic imessages to chr Army in South Africa from relatives and friends. Into the phonograph Mrs. Baden Pawell consented to speak. But she only got as far as "Steve do yo hear your mother's voice ?" when she broke down. Later on she is to speak a longer message to her son which with many others will be taken out to | South Africa to him by Lord Vivian who was A. S' WATSON & CO, LÍMITED; to leave on the 26th May last.“

Ports.

Mr. Baddeley proposed that they be pub The M.O.H., however, adhered to his proposal, lished in pamphlet forms and thus distributed. which being put to the meeting was carried

- DR. CLARK'S MOTION.

ment.

Mr. Osburne No.

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Mr. Fung Wa Chuen said he quite agreed with Mr. Osborne. He said that if they put restriction down like this they just pay com pensation to perple. They would be simply interfering with private rights. Of course he Mr. Oshorae had rightly pointed out, if the liked to see fine houses, everywhere, but, as place was intended as a business place it was wrong to make these restrictions.

THE YANGTSZE.

As we (N. C. D. News) have already stated, we believe that the Viceroys Liu Ken-yi and Ching Chin-tong will do everything in their power to maintain order in the Yangize Valley. We regret to hear from our flankow correspon dent that H.E. Chang is a good deal hampered by his Governor, Yi Yin-lin, who is a strong Conservative and a friend and nominee of the Empress Dowager. To strengthen the hands of the Viceroys, H.M.S. Hermione is being. sent up the river from Woosung, and the Un daunted, which was under orders for home, has here from Hongkong, and will probably go to those orders countermaudyd, and is coming up Nanking.

NINGPO.

From Ningpo the A. CD. Newsteams that that the Chinese are naturally much excited over the events in the north. If the present troubles are quickly settled there is no fear of tracted, there will certainly, we are told, he. any movement, but if the settlement is pro trouble in Ningpo. Wild sumours as to what is months are being circulated, and the term going to happen to foreigners in another two "Foreign Devil," ordinarily very rately heard in Ningpo, is becoming more frequent, k appears that there is no branch of the Boxers in Ningpo, but there are other secret societies there. Chinese reinforcements are being sent to Chinbai "to keep out the foreign warships, if it becomes necessary." No trouble is appic. hended in Shanghai, but all the necessary pre- cautions have been taken by those responsible THE TROUBLE IN THE NORTH.

for the defence of the Settlements. The Ameri- can Association have been advised by wire TELEGRAMS FOR TARU AND TIENTSIN. that the U. S. Minister and Admiral. have been The Manager of the joint Telegraph, Com- | given full power to take what measures they

think necessary in the circumstances.

The President said that this matter had been receiving very careful consideration from the Government for some time, and it was likely to bear fruit. He was sorry the Medical Officer of Health hail not restricted the area a little more, because he thought that west of Robinson Koad it was impossible to do anything except with perhaps a small part benunded by Garden Road. If the area in question were in the hands of the Government the matter would be a simple one, but as a matter of fact nearly every square fout was out of the hands of Goy-panies, writes:- eriment. South of Austin Road was now in the hands of private individuals, although a great part had not been built over. He foresaw very great difticities in the way of carrying this out.

On being put to the meeting the motion was carried by 4 to 3.fr Baddeley, Dr. Clarke, De Lowson, Lieht. Col Ryan, voting for and Mr. McKie, Mr. Fung Wa Chuen and it Chan A Fank voting against. Dr. Hartigan and Mr. Osborne did not vote.

REHOUSING.

Un the motion of Dr. Clark, seconded by Dr. Hartigan, u was decided to retum the paper on the rehousing question to the Colonial Secretary, with copies of the members remarks thereon, in order that the views of the Board on the subject might be seen.

THE REPORTED OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA 18 SAIGON:

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On the

"We are informed by the Chinese Telegraph Administration that the Imperial l'osts can only undertake to deliver at Taku messages addressed to the various Admirals; they are unable to deliver other messages. arrival of our representative at Cbefon, he will forward all other messages under cover to the Commissioner of Customs and Posts Tientsin, care of the Commissioner at Takù, who has been asked by the Shanghai Commissioner to do his utmost to reorganize the delivery ser vice.

WHAT NEFUGEES SAY. CHINESE who have come down from the

North to take a refuge in Shanghai state that, owing to the drastic measures urged by the vernacular newspaper Kuo-win-pag of Tien- sworn revenge against the former, and an at- tsin against the Thọ Chiuans, the latter have

cat will be made to burn the building oc Huang Kien-yuan, Customs Tastal of Tientsin, cupied by that paper. It is further stated that

has applied for "leave." This official is ap paremly one of those whom the Chinese call Taiping Kuan" or Fairweather officials, who try to get rich as soon as they can, but the mo. ment disturbances or war appear, and chances to "The Consuls have telegraphed urging the enrich themselves are nil, whilst responsibilities Admirals to establish a regular daily despatch increasey leave their posts at once, to emerge boat between Chefoo and Taku, for the convey-again the moment peace is restored. There ance of telegrams and letters. The Japanese Naval Minister has already instructed the Japanese Admiral to this effect.

(From Shanghai Papers.)

Dr. Mark proposed that the Government be asked to enquire whether cholera was raging in Saigon, as stated in the public press that moming. If the report, were true, vessels from

SZECHUAN. there should be medically examined before

The M. C. D. News leams by wire from communicating with the shore. It was a sim-Chengta that all was quiet in Szechuan up to ple matter for the the Government to make Thursday the 14th instant.. the enquiry!

Dr. Lowson- I think you might include Bangkok as well.

A CHINESE REPORT,

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The Chinese maintain that two foreigners, a man and a woman, lost their lives when the Dry Clark-Very well.

British Legation buildings at the Western Lieut. Col. Ryan seconded, and the notion Hills were burnt by the Boxers,“ was carried.

This was all the business...

AT THE MAGISTRACY.

Dr. Clark then addressed the meeting on the Inspector Baker has for some time been motion standing in his name viz, "that the keeping a watchful eye on the house situated Board recommend the Government to extend at 51 High Street where, be suspected exten- the provisions of the European District Re-sive gambling was going on. He had made servation Ordinance No. 16 of 1888 to that several nightly visits without success. Yester- portion of the Kowlong Peninsula which ties day however about re aam: Lance Sergeant io the South of Austin Read.

Sullivan entered the house and found at gang Since he had given notice of this resolution he of 17 men engaged in gambling. had been infornied that the Government had had the matter in band and were still considering it, He had talked over the matter with members and he thought that perhaps the hands of the Government would be strengthened if the gested in his motion. The area which he Board forwarded a resolution in the term sup

This morning two of them were fined $10 each and the remainder $1 each.

A young German named W. Nagel in the employment of Messrs. Grossman & Co., 72, at the Felice. Court -being charged on this Queen's Road Central made his fifth appearance

language towards Adolf Thiesen of Blackhead

labour,

noved should be reserved for European-oc- cupation was inarked on the map he had in ion with using abusive and threatening front of him. Members would see it was a & Co. Mr. Hazeland sentenced him to a fine being in extent not more than 200 acres, and of $35 or one months' imprisonment with hard very small portion even of old British Kowloon, less than one-eighth of that portion of the peninsula. The circumstance which brought this matter specially to his notice was a plan which he had before him, by which it was proposed to build 28 houses for occupation by Chinese upon the site of one European house which formerly was in the area which he had

Inspector Brett, summoned 17 occupants of houses for failing to comply within the stated me with the Sanitary Board's order to cleanse and whitewash their premises and imagens from $5 to $10 in each case were imposed. -

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RIOTERS IN ANHUL

was quite a large crowd of these, especially military and naval ones, who obtained an. unenviable reputation in,this way during the recent war with Japan. Huang Total was last year appointed Shanghai Taotai which he re- fused, paying some Lis. 100,000 more to get appointed to his present post in Tientsin,

NEWS BY THE "KINGSING.”

The Indo-China Steam Navigation Co's steamer Wingsing on arrival at Shanghai was boarded by a representative of the China Gazette who had an interesting though brief interview with the genial skipper, Gaph W. Young. Capt. Young says in effect that the whole of the North is completely scared and preparations to resist a serious outbreak by the At Hochow district in Anhui, the Ta Tu-hui, all lands. The suspense in some parts is natives are being made by the foreigners on or Big Sword Society, are reported to be nothing less than terrible and the women and gathered to the number of 20,00co and are re children are frightened almost out of their ducing the neighbourhood to a state of terror.

lives. When the "Kingsing left Taku on Thurs- CHINESE CRUISERS SEEKING SAFETY day afternoon the Chinese in the forts were This morning, says the China Gazette of being drilled, but we are informed that the 18th inst., two good-sized black painted cruisers soldiers, generally speaking, are merely coolies tore up the River at great speed, and passed up of the lowest class, who have been pressed beyond the Arsenal, evidently in-a great hurry into the service at the last moment. They to reach somewhere beyond the reach of foreign were most imperfectly equipped, the bulk of men-of-war. So great was their hurry that one them being only armed with old fashioned of them got aground. ***

Tower rifles-muzzle-landers. There were t daily rumours that the forts were to be taken by the Powers who have made a tremendous. naval demonstration, no less than thirty-four warships, some of them most powerful vessels, being gathered outside the bar inside the bar there are four Russian gun boats together w th H.M. Algerine and the Japanese gunboat A/40. Captain Young says that they received tite news from Tientsin, beyond the fact that every precaution was being made to guard. The Kiangnan Arsenal is working night and stated that the guards, chiefly volunteers, in against an uprising by the Chinese. It was day for the, Chinese troops id vessels, as is Tientsin had shot many luckless Chinese, also the Loongwha Smokeless Powder Works, coming into the place. They were duty. both within gunshot of the Foreign Settlements challenged, but apparently not knowing why of Shanghai. There are 1,599 Chinese troops they were so challenged ran away and weso Woosing and about as many more in the shot down. This is only what could be. Arsenal and Native City. sketch of what the Boxer did in Teking on Cheloo which is also in a state of latenae unday expected at such a difficult crisis. On the The Extra wo issued on Saturday giving a way down the Kingsing stayed a night in

SHANGHAE PATROLLED. Mounted police now patrol at night the roads leading into the Settlement, and the force has been increased to twenty men. The Convent and Observatory at Sicawei are guarded, while patrols are stationed or the Sicawej and Jess bridge to the Point. They are armed with re field Roads and along the road from Yangisepoo volyers, iances and swords.

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