*
Saturday, Manor 28, 1896.
CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY, LIMITED,
The thirteenth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the China and Manila Stermahip Company, Limited, was held in Mr E, the Company's Ooo to-day,
Tho olbers present Blown prosidad, were:-Mosta M. D. Ezekiel and N, A. Siebs (Consulting Committee); J, H. Ouz, 4.0, 3.
3. Mannera, and E. S. Kelly.
The ulice calling the mosting was road,
The Chairman said-Centleman-As DO- plea of the report and accounts have been circalated am
for some tice mongst you past, it is not necessary to read them We propose, as you will have now. seen from the report, to pay a dividend of 10 per cent, and fo addition to put 310,000 to Reserve Faud, carrying forward $974.02
Ma Solak bay 'been nominated, by, the| Governor, to be a Municipal Commissioner at Singapore, in place of Me Nanjoo, who resigned on departare fram the Colony. As we forecasted on the 8th Inst., that nomination is a very satisfactory one. Mr Sobst is representative German, and a merchant with large interests in the port. It le desirable that all sections of the community should take their share in Municipal life, and Mr Shat's nomination helps to that end. Italia brings back to the Commission a tasa who has had useful exparisace thore.--Straits Times DRUNKENNESS 200
sotme more common in Sio- gapore among Europeans than is usually admitted, if we are to judge by the number of young men dropped by various Erme as well as institutions. Soboelmasters especially
to New Account. Last year we were only (of course not all Sobeelmasters) em to
dividend of 7 per pans,, which Jay have a very actorious reputation for beavy able to wo
left nothing for Reserve, so that I think, drinking hereabouts Why should this be?
you aska writer in the Straits Times. At home, will agros with me we have avery season to it is not zo. Perhaps the utter neglect of be satisfied with the result this time. Both religious and moral teaching in the schoolesteamers had to undergo expensivo surveys of the colony, with the exeption of Mission
during the partod under review, ard in
aud schools, may be having this reflex intuents. with such entstan: changes in construction
vory good urder,
der, but the tendency nowadays
and improvements in machinery ta for steamers to depreciate vergirapidly. Small boals, tou, for the Manila trade are becoming obsoleto, as at the rates which now obtain only largo carriors can be worked in it i prot. The actual depreciation from ar and tear with buals well kept up us
us ours are
peril for
I should not wonder.
THE CHINA MAIL
* FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That one or two features of the Utleial
Sanitary Board are prominent this week. That the President has his own peculiar way of rulerring to the common people, which is only too well known. That the Scoretary of the Boord has ovidi-
antly followed unit, and this most rea-
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[JuPruth to Tuk · China, MAIL,']
LONDON, 26th March. MASSAORE IN SOUTH AFRICA,
overboard all attempts to educate the sacred. Celestial, for he sate it down in black: and white the only rando of educaling
the Sanitary Board in a way which rose- what surprisus mo, becsues Me MeCallem as formerly the personification of rea- sonableness with the Chine30.
That I am glad to see the Medical Officer of Ialth has shaken blmaolf up of late, and is expressing his own pinions, and that some of thors opinious ato eminently That Dr Clark may rest assured, it be
seneible.
TION. Russia and France bave faally deolinad
Reserve for die Nilu Expedition.
GOLD EXTRACTION,
ANOTHER ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE.
-
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL
of 38 per cent.; making them nearly as ex- The sealing schooner Muttie F. Dyer is a peusive for clothes as silk and satlu. Metals total wreck on the French Frigate Shoula, have sufferd very seriously from the fail in Hawaiian lando. She was under the go-ailver; but suveral other articles lavo rison MRS MAYDDICK MAY 28 FREND, maad optain Mockler, and had a oraw of to the dignity of a separate line in the table, New York, Fub. 23,--A Sun cable from 22 hands. The Mattie T. Dyer struck 1h6 and are a longer lumpad together in the London says: Tirera is excellent resson to shoal of the morning of the 22nd February,
cre
Sumatra
FOIL CRIBS
FATAL TIRR IN WALTEMOBE.
A xovolt as occurred in Mutabaloland. and in vight minutes she fled and can undries sugli se bags, Hame braid, candles believe the Home Secretary has decided to
cement, cigara
gars and ciger leaving only the waste in sight.
Japanes Falm leaf liberate Mrs Maybrick, who was convicted The crew fans, langs, leather,
matches and some years ago st Liverpool of
of poisoning her enable of afvista has seemingly thrown ad Dumber of whites have been in mausged to get four boats away, but the only umbrellas, medicines,
Samaira kerosene ail, hasband. The offiois! announcement to this provisions in them were 24 tins of perches and refined sugar. The province of Kusug effect will probably be made next week. and not a drop af water, The men sooord- paid over 26 million tools for food pro. or tung
THE FLEKOLL ingly louded on an adjacent islet end dug for dacta from San Francisco, the Indo-Chinese London, February 23-The Times oor- the Chinaman in sauitation is by prase-THE COST OF THE NILE EXPIDI water, but without success. The wind being papinants, and the Yangtze porta, without raspondent at Paris s: The Senate, by
076: favourable, the boats ware headed for Hono aution through the Courta!
iula, which plass was made to four daye, of. A
say aqusual distress or scarcity being heard Friday's abdication, sided with the clamorers
temporary snepension of shipments for a revision. It four hours, by the captain's and the mate's from America caused a marked advance 10 operate with the sext
It ought, therefore, to co- That the Water Authority (who is pre-
Ministry to revina the sident of the Board) has evidently bena introducing the Cooperian leven into tu assent to the ormployment of the Egyptian Jonts: the other twe look eight dare, The the part of kerosene oil from Russia and constitution and to legalize the position it
chipwrecked men were in a bad way when
has assured,
zed, otherwise the Banate wit they reached Honolulu,
* date but at
In the value of exports there was an ac insvitably disappear and France will drift advices af latest
doing well. tual net gain of Tia. 9,000,000, caused un-tewards tho greatest nalamity a convention Doly one tin of peaches for six men doubtedly by the low prion of silver in
AIDERIAN GOLD MINES. THE PUNJOM GOLD COMPANY AND day was allowed, and considering that which the goods are bought, that are sold Vladivostock, February 23.-The news. nother food or water was available the for gold. Thero was splendid demand for papers announce the arrival here of the men must be considered to have had a forafik, including flatures, cocoons, and silk agents of an Auglo-American company with The goal of rights in Pausog, to the
turats exeupe. Three went crazy
tsfore
piecs goods, In tea the gain wan in- a capital of £5,000,000, to work the alluvisi Fuujem Mising Co., respecting the method Honsiula was made. Tho Maille T. Dyer significunt, for while the Russian demand gold deposits of Eastern Siberia. They Forrest proense, which grant extends over six his daughter, who is an artist of some note In 1885 the direct shipments to Graat Bri-proces
was built in the Eastern States by Captaie continually increpans, of gold recovery known as the McArthur Dyer, a large saip-owner, and named after the United Kingdom declines as steadily, to extract geld by improved machinery and the demand for ïetend to purohusu abandoned ulažus, boping
will only speak his mind openly and not tako refuge behind any surt of years, would seem to be a very important in the United States. Captain Muskler tain aggregated 1331 million pounds; in official corphinution, he will full the announcement for thous who are interested around to the Facile Coast. He was sale of raw cotton increased, notwithstanding a asphyxiated, one fatally hurt by jumping bought the vessel in 1889 and brought ber 1895 they were 38 millions, The export Baltimore, Feb. 23.-Reven people were duties in the sphere in which Provid- once (the Crown Agents) has pled in the Pojem and kindred companies, an owner of the craft. This was the fourth vise in price; there was an extraordinary from a window and five othore more at leas him, and will do himself and the Colour most of our readers are aware the McArthur-trip of the ashooner to the sealing grounds, development of the trade in stins, the injured by a fire in the residence of James The vessel was 153 tone, and was valued at tanned and uolanasd pults of dogs, goate, R. Armiger, a prominent jowelor, on Charles. good service.
in the past five dissimulation of politics (public acte) comparatively common on known as the unco on ber-Japan Mail.
years was in 1891, lk.
THE SULZ CANAL SCANDAL in this
part of the world, but I do not Cyanide process of solution. The principle
Tia. 851,000, in 1802, Tia, 1,315,000; in Now York, February 22.-A Herald cable suppose many of my readers are three
of the process is based on the strong alaity THE JAPANESE COMMISSION AT 1893, a. 1,200,000 in 1801, Tls, from Cairo says: An important action is anta so long as Bank sharos keep high.
CHUNGKING,
1,881,000; and in 1896, Tla. 2,649,000. being brought in Egyptian courts against Chunking, 4th March, A no less remarkable That I sea you record a graceful act on the which oyanogen has for gold and silver, in
expansion is the Suez cacal and is down for a hearing on part of the Government, in acknowled-virtus of which acyacido solution attacks and The Japanese Commission has been taken chasevable in the demand for mankeeos, Tuesday. It involves nearly £1,500,000 ging
error of the Water Department dissolves the precious metals contained in an round the ricinity by the Chiasse authori-broad, who now find it as obesp to buy tenth of the net profits granted to the which are requited by Chinese labouras sterling, and relates to the concessiva of oue- oad promising the adoption of steps to
ties here, but ad particular spot acoms aroid a a-recurrence.
ura. In practice, when it is proposed to have been fixed upon sa s site for a sottle this more durable homespun cloth as the original shareholders by Sait Pasha ogto steam trafic, bofore our government | Hardly anything more to but coating That Knour aus it, lie author of the treat tailings by tais process, the tailingsment, or concession. The fact is thus the European fabrica ao enhanced in Serious frauds in this connection are alleged
join in the expression of regret, and igre first charged into a series of receiving rat, and the interests to be considered spech also draws attention to the oxport- error (i Water Authority) declined to
Mr against De Lussens. rataral disadvantages of the
the place are so price by the approciation of gold,'
400 rolls of mating from
London, February 22.--It is annoumeed probably had little dillioulty about do it is time now that we had a bigger boat, | That of care expediency may and perhaps the added or allowed to percolate through just seems feasible as far as tho rivor is line-nt in certain staples, such as straw-British colonies is to be collod, in order to was therefore left to the official of the vessels or vate made of wood or any other variant that a selection becomes a matter of aticn of 483, mentions the slight fall- | that a meeting of the agents of the different
ministration of an out-of-the-way Colony the mass. After the action is completed, the and posat of view, and vice versa. The rutes 'Baveral e prontablo to send to of fortige countries by arranging for chan
THE Gaudois has extracted from the old Repas Parisienne, of the year 1840 an epi- sion of Balzac's upon a Frango Husstan alli. ance, which deserves attention: At home, Russia is almost invincible; outside her own frontier she would be beaton, Neither the centre nor the Bauth of Europe will
it at-a
themselves to be subjugated. The all may not be very greur, but the depreciation That I am surely tempted to expand on Forrest method of gold-recovery is the new 15.000, but there was only $2,090 of insur-up, and lambs, The value of the exporta street, this mornog
in market value owing to the causes 1 the world would ils in an ellingue between
waan nuned is very largo; and unless we madu Beesia and Franco. The English
alissco
ace provision for this in par necounts as wo has been a means: the Russian ia an end. It have done we should
be misleading only le only the Russian alliance which can give you and placing a fictitious valgo on your Frande a policy the only thing property. The firo, awing to the spall which can give her Belgium dad the Rhine. nees of her carrying capacity like the Dia mants before her, cannot hold for awo on It is and to think of all the British caer.
the line with auch boats as the Esmerald and capital expanded on opening Chung-arrying more then
to run, and it will not gave away its right to run steamers bore, be long before we shall have to
consider
modern and mo
to be taken up now by Japanese, who will how to replace hor by a larger atil more mora economical vessel. In fact, what yet so many people have pronounoud and if we had suficient impcesible. Yet it is well for a dablu we should ask
all
money avail- Correspond-16
not your permission (writes the N.-O. Daily News ene) that it should be done, for, shots of 40 work at once to purchase or build one. facilitating access to this province, and I do not think there in anything in the
that
for valls
remark or Epocial thus enriching it, Commissions may come
from 116.
outstanding | The and Commissions may go without business
other debts on 31st December balug mach iocroneed. The people would,
they had the power, but the buy now, artides translated into silver plats freight chatgay now so heavy.
and
An
First Water to do the amiable. must play a prominent part in the ad-
like this Dependancy of Hongkong.
ernor,
That, all the if I had beou the Gor- I would have insisted upon the Water Authority for the Devil himself, it ho were the defaulter) making the apology which was made in a gentianian-
by his superior. That the aise of cesting things to run amoothly may be one of the leading points in administration; bat disciplins is everything, and oven the Watur Authu
i Tald be made to too the line.
o correspondones about the exodus
тя
out would be an
raid,
ENGLISH FARM PRODUCE,
to enable the English farmers to tetter • torma with the formera
Baglish
augar, hair, and hides, and name take steps to
Cia which so-called compete apon cheap silver makes i
per transports of
by
be called no
now products.
sts.
In
products,
addition
is in courro an association is
a nucleus a capital of formation, having as a of £20,000 to establish depots in the larg Lowns and collecting stations throughout the
of country for the distribution produse
a
But
inost material. The chemical solution is no small difficulty. A place, for example, South Chios.
concerned, possess objections from the solution is withdrawn from the tailings by Chinese are said to be suxious that a place ordinary iltration. This solution, which should be taken on the opposite side of the the West. They are bristles, seeamum river, and a mile lower down, but thie has sesi, tallow (both animal and vegetable), now contains the gold, is then passed through not been accepted yet. On the north banks and white wax; which, however, oan hard a box containing metallic zinc shavings or of the Little River, and opposite the city, about 81,000 of freight only boing still un- havo size
sizce been pretty roarly all got in
is little to quote about re-exports. Thors is fresh turnings, to the course of which the walled suburb which would snem to
As to shipping,
WBO Z alight increase there was greater advantages from przsess
om every point esilete de lite of the Stagiro odd, due to
sins replaces the gold in aciation, and the of view, than any o-hot plate, but this again in the total sonicat and clearances, while ruda dign in to felbeit festas on for a rail creditors there romains only a for
doots will be secured and later geld itself is deposited in the form of a thickly poopied, and the process of bay freight was abundant and profitable. handred dollars not yat
Of the off, yat paid
treasure, there was a not expert of gold to stores, if necessary, may be established 1.000 odd cash un EARLY this month, a fenatioal outbreak boen invested in the purchase of i
hard,
block powder, which is in dus toute 3 addition to this the realfauis therein Fave the value of Bk. Tle, 6,624,000, and a not throughout the United Kingdom. The Bome 315,000
an expensive one. $100 spread among the Moplabs or Mabommo
parated by sieving from the remainder of the strong objectioze to
giving up their dau inhabitants of the Malabar Coast in In-Hongkong Land and 100 China Traders
thema might
36,085,000. Thate, of course, are the to colonial products, result in serians trouble. dia. The fanatics bad gained head wane oeurance Coy'e Shares and the remainder
amounts that damy ander the cognisance of banda
The farmers have pronounced objectiona they attacked a Treavery on the 1st instant will be used in the payment of the Divi
the Baaitary Beard, is significant, and sumption of yaratilis is a variatie hetty, of soldiers are stationed at various points the Imperial Maritians Customs.-N.-C. tident of the Board of Aviculture, for the $25,000. Before I move damonating to The Treasury was guarded by twont
satisfactorily by and yarica with the character of the ore.
Bruund the
sident of t atmos! the As efforts are Daily News. adoption, of the report and accounts I
a Board which represents
ents the public.
exolusion of foreign cattle. They base their on the fact that Canadian steer That the Minute record d by the Governor, Up to the present the ores on which the meet being made to preserve tranquillity. Every-
thing i is
objections effect to the
pe of quietly, and the
success and are so tho that the
cattle have proved seem to have accepted attendance.ut schools) fnd Coubtless been suale hare been the tailings of the free will- situation, in spite of some provicus vapour-
robuss that the farmers cannot be prevailed got up by the schoolmasters themselves,
ings. The Japanese are reticout with their
to believe these animals introduos upon and they should be boid reaponsible for ing oros of the Witwatersrand Gold Field of vows apon the altar, and the outcome of
plaurs paoumonia into Great Britain. their consultations with the officials is still
scorot. A banquot was given in which were present the leading foreigners s of the place, as well, of course, is numerous native ailelals. Five of the Japanese start- ed for Ichang the next day, lesving behind
of womon and children, brought before/ 2100 to form ballion, Of course the con- and any attempt to dispostos ground, import of silvor to the value of Tia,scheno will be extended, in all probability,
mea
douda the
of the South Staffordshire UK Tb shall be pleased to answer any questions.
held it until reinforcements
who when
the Mopiahe took refuge in a temple. Tha
offered
Story to
fanatios were
submit, and it was only on their
There being wo questione, the Chairman moved the adoption of the report und
acconie to
do so that extremo masorog were reported to, with the result that ninety wore killed
Mr Kelly seconded,
Carried ananimously.
Bir J. H. Cox proposed that the appofat.
Tánco
with
and
panic fuf reduced striking sacsess has been obtained on a large peoply gone to
• pass
LATE TELEGRAMS.
(Via Banyoon,) INTERNATIONAL FOOTDAZE, London, March 8-England bas beaten Ireland af Aasaciation football by two goals their
to Bil.
and three takon prisonork. The females, ment of Mr M. D. Ezekiel to the Consult-That the said te's considecation, be-can be treated to greater advantage by honour on Friday last, the 28th alt.. ut
who were not wounded orïere able to move out the throats of all their comrades, who were wounded and unable to move, or smashed in their beda.
ing Commites be confirmed and the re- sinction of Messrs Gillies, Siebs, and Shewan to the
Mr Kelly selling Committed. Carried ananimously.
<The Moralist” wrlion in the Straits Times: The Angel of my Soul has fallen inte prastices that I have publicly denounced ae immoral. It may be remembered that, wits convincing logic and with scathing I denonbood as negligent and wicked irony, I those wives who hired out their husbands to be fad by contract. Into those ranks of negligent wises, the Angel has relawed.toduce. The warrants are now ready.
Mr Kally proposed the re-election of Mesors J. H. Dex and T. Arnold as auditora for the
seconded. Mr.N.A. Sing seat,
She says she is tired of fighting with the cook, and that life is not worth living if it
is to be a flerce battle over each day's ao
but is not to
Carried unanimously.
The Chairman-Taut is all the business, I thank you for your at- gentlemen.
CORRESPONDENCE.
ATHLETIC SPORTS,
soucis. Consequently, she has hired a new cook, and has made a bargain with
To the Editor of the OBINA MAIL. hir The terms are that, for the
pro-
Victoria Recreation Club, visioning of herself and myself, she shall
March 27, 1896, pay $1.50 per day. That amount is to in olade all bazaar stuff and
1 ice, but 15
S-My attention bus just been called cover jam, batter, tea, coffee, or the milk to the letters in the Hongkong Telegraph that we drink-in fact, it is restricted to signed by T. Alkins and Staff Sergent A. bazaar' staff. It is to include a breakfast Marrians in connection with the Athletin of two costos, three courses for Sheeting hold under the auspices of the Angel's lunch-miuc is eaten at the Club Victoria Recreation Club on Saturday fast.
If what is stated, look place I can well. our joint dinner. and five courses for
be charged Stray guante, of course, are to
understand their feelings of indignation
arrangemonta extra, and unlimited credit is to be given and disgust with the to the cook on the days when we give a I myself as far as possible supervised the formal dinner party; hat, broadly apnak mantyemcat in connection with the course. ing. the contract is $1.50 a day for bazaur The onclosures referred to I take to be that stoff. I do not object. I never do object, at the left hand side of the stand, which was put up with the view of accommodating But the loss do I regard the transao- tion as an immoral departure from those members and subscriters, the stand being
2 considered
Whon
DONO
oatha that the Angel sworn upon her max- Bonvidered insufficient.
it, suggests a luze by the ponderoute South Aftion. It is still doubtful if oneen
neo of Don Quixote
tratan and other highly pyritic materials must have bosa got off without a cause the creation by them of such oraziding then by algining or chlorination; paaie was manifestly: a specios of hari-kiri
but to judge by the almost universal adeption That the only
fall upon the dominies was a reducing #eld, and ita further eximion in Australia only. --Mercury Cor. tion of their grant-in-aid; and therefore and in South Africa, it seems likely that
What
price panics
THE OPLUM TRADE.
opium sales to the end of March are better Calenta, March 12-The twelve Bengal than the stimate by thirty-nine lakhs, while the Bombay pass duties for eleven
estimate.
portation of Amerian horses, in which it fa The Field pablishes an article on the im- suggested that the animals be examined on
impossible to be too careful that glanders their arrival here by official veterinary sur geons. Un this point the Field anys: It is and other diseases are not introduced by Ameriona and other borses. We are oredibly
ordered inquiries to be made in Great Bri- tain as to the sanitary condition of horaca imported from Amorlón.
the poor at which could of the Cyanide process in rearly overy minihe Consul General and his interpreter mouths are twenty lakias worse than the informed that the Canadian Government ha
That those gentlemen who are eo freely this method of gold-recovery will develop to fully discausing our assumedly de-an extent which will revolutionise the gold- fericeless pesition here in Hongkong are, producing industry of the world. The probably unintentionally, certainly giv ing those most likely to vecos Curulde prvovus las tvou povod to be parti-iamond by the Statistival Dopasnout DÍ: De anomies, widespread knowledge of our outerly applicable to low-grade ores contain vulnerable points. That pairiotiem je much to be commended, ing only fusly-divided gold and small-quan-
but when gentlemen, for the pleasure of titise of base metals. ventilating their ideas, indelicately expose the nakedness of the land, they ought to be aguashed.
That this statement cannot apply in full to
Me
meant to strengthen our position,, and were bot led up very carefully until they became almost historical.
2
with good results. This appears to so a very sensible and practical line of policy to adopi; and when the Cyanide process is also is full
A
Buch
noticut
It is entirely wrong and improper; but 2,30 arrived on the ground at about be done during the presood until Octobor 1901, will open ap al 20,001,141 in 1896 sgeinst Tia. 20 984,810
riage day. I am leased to a Chinaman.
2,30 p.m., I found this end sours already
the immediato effect his been an improve. Alled by others than members or subscribers.
ment in the food and an economy in the
Villa
THE VISIT OF LI HUNG OHANG- TO EUROPE
and made the remark that such as bot my original intention, hat sa it was now
all nothing should be done.
This
remark was evidently overheard and misconstrued by some sne, with the resalt of the unpleasantness referred to which I know nothing of
attention H. É. Là Hung Chang will arrive by the was called to the letters in your svaning
pontemporary.
TRODALIE LANDING AT HONGKONG,
at until my
French mail stoomer Erneel Simone on Mon-
tho
wero
From the remarks made in the local
and the Com. mittee muels regret to find now that they
hold dothing stored and have not eveu future for gold-prudcation which oacuot fail the idolatrous Druida reverenas for to exeraise a beneficial and permanent is flowering shrubs,
CHOLELA INOCULATION.
THE VOLUNTEER FORCES.
hauvinist branch of the society was formed. at Hamburg. The meeting was unanimous in demanding an increase in the number of fast-cruisers.
BEAS-ADMIRAL FIISD
$400/450; Cabin Pianos, small but excellent, I is zogotia. | $175/220-W. Robinson & Co.
W. ROBINSON & Co.'s Planos are gustan. teed for the climatol
day or Tuesday next, on his way to Europa con 331ifts ganerally That of cuarse they sin in this direction Glasgow, for ea extension to Palos rug, tony, o boted that Transit duen ting with Great Britain regarding an extra- ;
to represent the Emperor of China at the were married by this unfortunate inoidaut
next. The aged Chinese statesman will rest assured that no orders were issued by
THE DURE OF CAMBRIDGE,
Pisces Repaired
Calcutta, March 11.-The plan auggested THE CHINESE CUSTOMS RETURNS FOR 1995.
by the Indian Tea Association for guarding
LEADING TOPICS IN GERMANY. Shaughai, March 23, against obolers among labourers intended
Berlin, Feb. 32.—The German colonial The very interesting series of tables for the Assam gardera is being tried in Cal-
eute, where the coolins eoliated for the pat-party is likely to split on account of the úzntūra maávka lan Labu mwung im uidcbia Customs in the pamphles entitied Returns deas are being insulated hy. 1. Hane's of Trade and Trade Reports for the year method.
regarding the gigantic navy projects father- ed by Dr Peters, the president of the Berlin IMPERIAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS, 1835. Part 1.-Report on the Trade of China, and Abstract of Statistica, merits a Allahabad, March 12.-ihe Government section. The resignation of Prince Aron- much longer that we are able to give of Ludus ure restoring the contributionsberg Bad Herr Hoffman, the secretary of the Last 6215'e outturn from the Purjam it this morning, and we are obliged to oon-levied under financial stress from the North organisation, was due to this, and Peters The for-sacoutood this as the cause yesterday even- Mines shows that the Manager there had Eine ourselves to the able monograph by Western and Central Provinues. adopted the calsining or chlorination matbed Mr Kepse on the Foreign Trade of Chien mer receives ive lakhs and the latter Rs. ing, declaring that he had the support of Prince Albrecht of Megklanberg, president of Chater's lettore, because they were of extracting gold from the concentraten for the year 1895. The first paragraph of 130,000. In each instance the Provincas the whole society, and stating that a regular
this contains a general sarver, the gist of have aufered from soarelty and the balapo36 which it that notwithatanding the war with at their credit are much lower than they Japas, the loss of revenus from New- should be under normal conditione. That few Britishers, or even Hongkongites,
chwang, and the partial loss from Formosa,
Londen, March 13-The British Govern. the returns, both fiscal and statistical, ex- will question that our safety will be in-
| aniɔg—a thera in every reason to believe it|hibit Batisfactory
vory
ment will make an advance half-yearly-of-The birthday of Prince Bismarck-ho was cosulta. Trade was creased by the adoption of the sugges. tions contained in the letters now pub will be soon, as the new obemist and export comarkably solios and prosperous, and the the capitation grant of three-quartera of a born April 1, 1815-will be again generally
chuapoess of labour,
million to Volunteer Forces. and raw ma- silver, lis bed.
This will golebrated throughout Germany this year. has been busy in the laboratory endeavour-terials tend to make Chios more and bring the latter into sicer relations with the big sommers will be held by the Berlin That
ms notion about them, however,
manufacturing
Philharmoolo Society in honor of the day. War Ofice. country. is that R. M. Goverumcot shoulding to supply this prosess to the tailings most important
Major Abel, director of the artillery works THE COTTON INDUSTRY, cul discussion short in regard both the Projem oatput will be very materiallyAs to the reveare, the grens receipts for 1.399,000 against
Bombay, Marsh 7.-The impetus which at Dautasio, committed suicide on Wednes- West River
the year ware H. Tik 21 in Hongkong extsosion,
increased. Then the grant of the Mcarthur. 19. 22,523,605 in 1891. But if we deduot the Swadeshi murement lately received from day last Papers were found after his dest opening, and the Beouring of Tran- sit Fass privilages otherwise nothing
Ferrost rights which, as we have said, har from both geare the parts of Nawabwang, the cotton duties agitation is creating a da. showing that he had been in bomanatuation will be
been made to the Panjom Company, to bold Tumeus, and Tainan, a much more satisfagmand for fine ceuute which the weaving with the French accret military cabinet.
tory result is shown, the restit being Tie. willowners may be trusted to do their best to the public's loss and Mr
supply
A prominent
inent millowner who left Pierre (Neb.), February 22.--The sondi- mortification a race of Vandals exist whe
for Europe a short time ago, kas intimated tion of Rear-Admiral Fyffe is such that very in 1804. This token alone would show elight falling off in the foreign trade, which bis intention of going to Egypt for the ox-ittle hope is entertained of his recovery.
tributed might fairly be atuit to the war. There press purpose of studying on the sput tas The chances are he will die in a few hours. Hia relatives in California have beon notified That but for these saul Vandals our hillsacace upon the long-fering Punjom was, however, really a marked increase in ohanes of a larger trade in look-stapled ect-
lets to being worked up. From all parts of the of the Admiral's oritical acudition. aight be cluthed with a variety of shrubs shareholders. The Btruits papers thus refer the general trade, for there was a decline many of which are of great beauty.
of Tis. 946,100 in opium likia. Bliainating oountry the Swadeshi Mills Company are to the grant-
as to whether there is That, sad to say, the chief delinquents are
this likin to both years, we find a not in receiving at counts of cotton goods Acor Fienos, Ari Models, very fine,
of fimet The State Council of Pabang lately parved crasse in 1893 ores 1994 of Tie. £12,500, any prospect of ladies, despoiling nature for the sake of
an order which deals with an application of The deorecas is opiam likia was partly dae the now much-overdone table deopra-
being manufactured in Ladia than hitherto.
INDIA AND PORTUGAL, tion craze.
the Punjon Mining Company, on behalf of to the loss of Formosa, and partly to the
March 14-Portugal the Cassel Guld Extracting Company of steady substitution of native i for
London, the Indian of drug. It vicariously through their coolies, who patent rights granted in the Straits Settle showed a goia in 1893 of Tin. 97,000. The
The dition treaty betwear India and Portugal." cull a bouquet with the gentle-handed.
meats, respecting the method of guid raggregate increase in the value of foreign neas of a sho-hear,
24 London, March 12.-The Times strongly equal to now. coronation of the Uzer in the month of May Mr Atkins and Stoff-Surgt. Morrison may That probably we would love them less Keown as the Mo Arlaur-forrest, imports and exports for the year was condemos the proposal of Gərəzomost to
Acting Resident stated to the member millione, and mean of course the ladies, not the she of Council that the Company had already
although a largo part of this increase is merely statistical, arising from grant retiring allowances of £1800 a year to
in addition to bos) were they quite perfect, but there erested the easy Mipes; and add- ‡ country, there has been a genzina proving emoluments. The great, it atata
plant, and introduced the convetaion of Formosa into a foreign the Duke of Cambridge in sro some little sise that are hard to the process at the Punjom forgive.
od that, it is proved tuossestul, the State meat and expansion in trade with both la contrary to
to regulations and to the decision that, speaking of housekeeping and the would hunent by the foressed cutput of Western and Asiatic countries The actual of the Inte Government, in which Me Baltour
house wives angaged therein, see the gold from the tailings of the mines, it was
guid Moralis: in the Strails Fines is very decided to grant to the Punjom Company, as Irsas was over two and a half million tacks, mands the Duke to duite the allowance not increase in the value of the import at the time acquiesoed. The Times room- hard apan the housekeeper, whom he
agents of the Cassel Company, patent rights notwithstanding the serious decline in the beforehand. hir Campbell Bannerman has styles The Angel of his foul." That the said Angel of the said Soul appears as a reapest of the above pravers import of foregin opium. The defioit in given notize that he will bring forward a the House for the rejection of the gold recovery, concurrent and identical to have compromised with the enamle with those granted in the Colony of the ludian and Persian drug was about 11,820 motion i
picale; within her gates the ecuk, to sit and Straite Settlemants. Tas rights thus grant-native drug wore shipped from Chungking
and against this, 11,780 picula of proposed vote.
ARMY NEWS, entered into a contract for ad much per day ad will spire in Outober, 1931,
towards tide-water, this quantity being for the show.elow of the family of two.
Being only Daily Netos writes on the 3rd Marola - That to old Rong fall from gras, Should His Excellency cotton spinning factory is to be established
probably be made from the Military moiety of what leaves that westernmost will abad, March 7.-A special grant | stagers tliera noth-
of 1896-97 for the purpose of com- port by other routes and courersaces. It Badget and here, which is still doubtful, Six Wilbare ander the auspices of the leading
ing new in because we have tried nearly evers THE mortal remains of the late Staff- Ham Robinson will return the visit. Wa mandarins, who are said to have subscribed.
liafictory to
import of
regards Sazgeon Hanter, R., were interred in largs iorrease in the total there was a plating the mobilisation arrangements, more the upkeep of the stratagers to foil the snomy, balf a million basis tliomssives, and now
morphis. particularly an In spite of the appreciation in the silver Cavalry and Artillery, hores, transport presume it would be infra dig. for the asking for another hals ministre That the Moralist' should have to pay by Yokohama Cemetery with full naval honours Governor of the Colony to visit Li Hung-leading merchants, the capital being
$1.63 per day for bazaar stufon Tassday last, says the Japan uit cost, the import of cutou goode ingrossed, animals and their equipments.
but Mr Kopsch regards this as an unsafe
to the Pimser A special London telegram t and joe't isaluding what we call L. Q: The first part of the karisi Borvice of the ication of this tendency of trade,, and Chang, if the latter does not first land and altogether a million trels.
ays that Sargoon-Major-General Jameson of England
at the performed Kas bills) is pretty stiff, us things go | British Nural Hospitel by the Rev. E. H adds a table showing the offcake of the ice beau appointed to succeed to the On Calcutta ago we might have expected that the
unters the ice bill is a very heavy one. val at Government House officially, eran machinery would be sont for from Eng. That, ap. I bave said, I have saca every Goot, of H. 1. S. Edgarto which ship mineipal cloths during the diet and second Biror Generalabip of the Army Medios! though the Chinese statesman is vilitingi
though
tried.
deceased belonged-and then the procession half of the decade and perhaps the best posses is that which shows the least amount of was formed for the Jametery. It compris Bagland as Envoy Extraordinary to the zing as hard for many has been run-
outdid 8 in the
friston.
ed officers and men from H. M. 5. Bey
Lendon, March 30-bo hoaring of the Ochart at St. Jause. We understand, guns and war material, we might yet beve That you will be squozed, and the corrents and Figue, officers of the U. 6. B. Vendar, Grey shirtings. 29,830,000 28.973,000 ans against Dr. Jameson was resumed at that anquiries have been addressed to expected that the Chinese would
will be benelted io a a certain extent, which Rear Admiral Alexeieff and Staff, and the White
11,930,000 12,213,000 Bow Street Palice Court to-day. The Coach England 1 for instruction
ever way may be adopted, is quite certain, officers from the ships of the Russian Navy T-cloths 10,851,000 8,709,000 was erammed, but no demonstration took | and if the angel of your Soul san pass on ia barbour.
1,117,000 place. Sir Richard Webster and Sir Robert Tue firing party cousist. English drills....... 1,712,000 Aanorican............ 2,802,000 the responsibility en bor to the seeked of marines from H. N. 3. Adyar onder
3,166.000 Finlay prosecuted and ́à large array of the Angel takes a very sensible view of the command of Major Kyub. The vellu English shootings... 5,093,000 8,440,000 Counsel was present for the defense. hamsa nature below staire,
bore
March 11.8ir Richard Webster, In ... 6,359,000 8,276,000 6 magnificent wreath from the American BROWNIE, offvers of the Russian Beat, and
opening the case for the prosantion of Dr Totalpos. 60,618,000 60,804,000 Jatasson, made a temperata speech and des wroaths from Capt. Heudorson and oil-
The increased cost of cotten goode, he
pribed the departure of the expedition which At Samarang, a company has been started or Losser, De and hits Ladd, says, is zoocautable for this sale he said had alantly been long prepared; He Bammeter... it pats the case in a nutshell thas Tar overland teade of British India with Oil springs had been discovered in that of B. Naval Hospital, and its age of over a million places, and he quotesited tas pero gallater of Dr Temparature
a dalo station made by Mr Noel, which has Jameson and his offlers. He said he would Hamidity Aight England about the Lordship of the months of 1803 amcautat to five and hair frist borings are said to has resulted CHOLERA in an epidemis forth has broken out abasable here in a big dost la arder to foreign consiries during fine last quarter over a year ago and prospecting The ceremonies word very impressive.
has been going on vigorously ever since.
already appeared in our solamas, showing prove tast Colonel Grey had told the men Ditation of
Were going they t pardel of cotton gaudo
ng straight to Johannesburg to Wiad pur- FORE, Unfortunately, big flest edats a orores of rupees-un imorenon of a quarter of aceastally, sud, in one instance, the jet in the European portion of Cisutta, sat
malotain the British supremacy in South 1888, with exchange at do big som money we hear about grote upon the figures for the correspond of oil 1988 to a height of siztean foot above saveral fatal gases have been already with exchange as 24. 1fd., Tin. 40.71, 60
Afcio. Witness were called who con- Weather for 11. 31.85, would cost in 1895,firmed this. The prisoner was 800,000,000 marks. This is quite too
Ratu madost a dum,“ Add another's
rought, snd 6 period of 1891, and of nearly a ororo
upon those for 1899.
ground. A concession has been assured raported.
ball. advance of over 37
for a week on there will not even then be enough to sap
woollens per cont. Ia | end en ontelder has offered to take it ovat,
the trade remained again, but,
Mr Chamberlain, replying to a question, Highest open the temperature on the siekian the mere building materials But in
bat the promoters of the company havo re-
the House of Commons last night, said
Lovetopan att hemperature on siap BTY- twenty years suppose we are as far forward Ova Popular Plano, bandeoms, fail-toned, fused consent They intoad the venture to BAL and Brinstead's Flames have no easily accounted for by the fact that an ae
that no reply hid' yet been received to his
G. 2007 at the Buglish are now will England strong guaranteed wear, $325/995,-Who-a Jogal one, and to be worked on desi rival for tone, strength red appearancsart met bought in 1886 for The 21.04.
First Lerinant however, sloan during tappa suanty years 2a Robinem de UN
W, Robinion # Qoi
would cost in 1693 T10, 33.94 80 Advance despatch of the 4th February to Biz fier-
Hongkong Observatory, March 28, 1999,
ma or anyone with the knowledge of tha also visit London and the principal Euro-Committes to extinda the Queen's uniform from places where others not connected pean capitale, where doubtless he will be an
with the sports were admitted. object of narisaity as well as the contra of I would also point out that the ancalled mach diplomatio attention. There is for and unjuslibable at:sek of 'Improve
no sympathy some talk of a public banquet to him upon the military receives from me.-Yours faithfully. more likely
E. D. SANDERS, that there will be à ismi-official lunol at
Hon. Secretary, F.B.0. Mourt Austin Hotel, after Elis Excellency
at Hongkong, but it is
has visited Sir William Robinson at Goy- THE Churgking correspondent of the N.-C. ecament House.
land,
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tha
law yours
years, and bas long
cotton's to
Sugaporn saking if the Ernest Simant will Bat no, they have fought with and been opinnice be placed in quarantine in the event of conquered by the Japakeas, and so just se after the Freuch war they gave the French
B. Li Burg-Chang landing at Hong large orders, so now the officials have kong..
already at to Japan for the msobinery needed, and Japanãso are also to ba an Taz Ferubris, & Gamisu journal, throws gagad to take over the management of the cold water on the Colonial party's dosice mill. for a big navy.
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