hung Hui, or Chine triatic Association, of this port, onto telegram on Wednesday e.and Ministers of the Waiwopu stating that in view of the innumerable and dangerous rumours that are spreading through the country to the effect that the Plenipos in the going on with the Ji in Poking about Manchuria, axe granting concessions imperilling th ign rights of China in the three Manchurian provinces, the Association respectfully pray that be mace by the high Ministars no nation, which will be the means of al ing the excitement and restlessness now being felt by all who are ignorant of the 4 trae state of affairs."
Purchasing Mongolian Ponies for the Northern Army, A Tientsin dispatch states that s party of Chinese military officers of the 'Army, under-the charge of Major Fang, who have been during the ps throo or four months at Lamamiao, the great Mongolian Horse Mart, purchase ponies for Viceroy Yuan Shih-k' ciplined forces, have now returned, having successfully purchased nearly' 6,500 strong and vigorous ponies, which are to be used in the artillery and mounted infantry division. 3
Drafting Tientsin Policemen to The American community celebrated Thanksgiving Day in the usual manner yesterday. A large number of peopl bled at Union Church, where, after the proceedings had been opened by a prayer by Dr. Parker, and ' America" had been sung, Mr. T. R, Jernigan gave a suitable address, After deuling at some length with the Constitution, its formation, and its applicability, he went on to give an exposition of the present form of America, proving that it either national nor federal in na-but both, The with admiration to the Supreme Tribunal of the United States, and then proceeded to deal with rather more topical quostions, mentioning among other thing American progress thoughout He quoted masses of statistics to: show the enormous development of Amer trade, and asserted that the Pennsylv Railroad system carried more freight por annum than the whole mercantile marine of the British Empire. No figures noted in support of this amazing ment. At the conclusion of Mr. J gan's speech, which was received with hearty applause, in all present rose to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner." Unfortunately, there being'no musical instru was started in far too th the result that thei was a collapse in the middle of the first verso. The other verses improved somewhat, and the exercises were brought to close by Archdeacon Thompson, who pronounced the benediction.
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