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TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1996.
Tus Eoglich garrison in Kuang Sing ated that post on May 10 and re-crossed the Mekong on May 11, after having formally handed over possession to the French Agent. Tas number of cases of plague reported at
- TH Triomphante, Bag-ship of Admiral Humann in 1398, has been turned into * guard-ship at Saigon.
Tur Chinese Administration at Fooohow notifies that Telegraphic Communication
THE CHINA MAIL.
As the Magistracy to-day the two his men charged with porjory in a civil nation were again brought before Commandor Hastings, After some further ovidence, the case was remanded till Thursday,
CORRESPONDENCE. SUGGESTED STATUE TO MR WHITE BEAD.
KOWLOON TRADE REPORT. The following is the Imperial Chisosa Custom Report for 1895 ;-
LOCAL
8
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAMS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL..
THE RUBIAN'S IN 17Y69INIA. St. Petersburg, May 10.-General Shve doff, bead of the Russian Red Cross Sosiaty and leader of the expedition to Abyssinia, talegraphs saying that he and his party have
for their passage to Harrur.
of Tea is probably a mere transfer of the trade from steauasse Native Tobacco Leaf is reaping the benefit of cheap silver and re- placing the Foreign Article in the manufac To the Editor of the 'CHINA MAIL.' The aggregate value of the trade passing tore of cigars and sigarettes for Native through the Kowloon Stations during 1995 smakers. A decrease appears in the export ,Hongkong, June 9, 1896.
fion, absent In 1804; in Rice, dus το suggestion made by Citizen in your issue for the year
60,386,104, sa compared of the shortness of the orop; and in Sagar with Bk. 40,687,081, a difference of from the Leichen district, in uneq parcel of publications for May. The topics of doubt that Mr Whiteload has con Hk. Tls, 9,697,513, or nearly 24 per cent. of good prices offering and the greater speed ported, welch brings the tatal for the year | In regard to the negotiations for the trane dealt with in Cassell'e Extúrday Journal ato Įmore for this Colony than any single indivi, in the greatest proportion oralen (and safety of steamers, to which the trade | Russian Red Cross' first expedition to Abre-
of tools, la attributable to In the face of official soubs (which havo millions; bata oloser examination of the t
was partly diverted.
sluis, under the Cock, Ashineff, left in mine of so variad a character that it is impossible dual who has ever been in it.
December, 1888, and ended by being shelled on the Honourable as much effect
Roturas reveals the fact, not altogether wel-
10
660, (b) Coustaite Arrivais (ie., produos ex- by the French at Begallo. The second, Boientific mission, left Whitehead has ungradgingly given his |
the valge Oum-for anyone not to be interested in this about as
rd,
the Sanitary Board Oficos shows a decrease with Formoss has been interrupted sinos we have received Meases Cazseli and Goys of Jas: night. There cannot be a shadow 1595 are Hk eding. The figures for demand in Obins; in Raw Silk, on account Alanelek is making extensivo preparation1 Ex,-I was pleased to as the admirable was very considerably in excess of the total of Cuttls-fish, owing to Japanese com resired with opsa arte and Emparos
this week. From noon on Wednesday till noon to-day there were only 20 cases re.
yesterday morning.
up to 1050,
wwww..c
Obinoso Imperial Maritiare Castoms. The
report of Mr H. M. Hillier on the Kowicon We also Diatrist in given elsewhere. Roknowledge receipt of the Customs Gazette for the quarter ended March, 1898.
www.m
Tux joint schedule of the sailings of the
steamers of the P. 3. Stormchip Ooy, and
utmost despatch.'
novals. There is a series of articles on
while the iron is hot-Yours truly,"
of
RATEPAYER.
Or this,
Prices
event which caused considerable
2.00€
COAST TRADE.
The Nowe Fremy says that England's
fears about Harrar are enfounded. The
tof picule, nearly treble the amount of 1894, bassy from the Negus with a special mission
The
under
the Abvestil
ighty
members,
ers, of
GUNERAL BALATIERI'S DESPAIR.
fer of the Olivers and Balmoral gold We have received a copy of the Returns of proporties to the Anglo-Australing
value of Foreign Line
Live imported Trade Reports for 1895 prepared by the paup, a telegram has been received as fol, monthly magazino, Thero is a chat with Member as water on a duck's back) Mr me, that upwards of 41 millions of top changed between Ulinees porta vid the How-which was called
lows: Eavo made arrangements to take Mr William Black on Scene Painting in brains and valuable time to the service of the to remind short crops. Native Exerts come loon Stations. The trade in Dried and Salt eighteen mouths and resulted in the all cozomission shares; Angle will pay ex. Norals, a very appropriate subject to be Community, and the erection of a Status to next with an increase of about 3 millions: 35 resulted in the movement of $2,200 arrival in St. Petersburg of a ponacal om. graceful recognition of the many erics something under half a million of Laele. penses from date, The mino has been dealt with by one who gives anok o vivid and the Honourable Gentleman would to and Native Imports show an improve and more than five times that of previous forpeating the religion of the Russian Churo
front and the faith
• Professed by thẻ. Fortunately the aanly Forma
pressnt favourably reported on. Flotation with the clear description of natural scenery in his the bas rendered to bis fellow Colon of both Native and foreign goods records. Grass and Straw Bags rock;
officers, uusista tary sincer
soucists of Private Inquiry Oflices Unmasked' show- Whitshed would readily lend itself to have generally safed bigher, and this will about 7,000 to 135,000 pieces. Traffic in the soulptor's art, and fetare generations have to be allowed for in weighing the im-Salt, mentioned in the 1891 Report, has
Anden are made, there remains an improve bange of importance. The value of this and twelve nurses. Of the other members its freedom Is his soul summary of the variousing the onscrupulous way in which some of would have an overlasting memento of bimportance of the figures; but when all allow-fallon off but little. Other items show no which the medical staff numbers six doctors I trust that an influential Committee will ment, which adds to the confirmation of the business was some Hk. Tle. 400,000 in ex-of the expedition one is a priest, who is
of the precoding 080
being attributable to the Abyssinians. district reports, Mr H. Kopsch, Statistical those agencies are carried on. For Sunday to whom the Colony owes the O, and 0. Steamship Coy, between Sao Secretary to the Chinese Imperial Maritime reading The Quiver still holds the premier be spordily formed to take the suggestion 6eneral opinion that the year has been than half the icores figuros, more taking 20,000 11 rosade to deliver among
at Balt Fish
London, May
May 10.The world ecems to Francisco, Yokohams and Hongkong from Customs, says that notwithstanding the position. The Bishop of Ripen discourses (fa band, as there is nothing like striking of greater prosperity to the merchant the above-mentioned trade in Dried and
the time was the strike of coolies in Hong, kang, in consequence of the enforcement of Hongkong Macao Trade via Changchers have forgotten General Baratieri, erstwhile the registration of coolis lodging-housea. and Capruimoon,The value of merchandise Commander-in-chief in Afrios and the dar strike and remained idlo for about a week. Manged by janks from Hongkorg to ling horn of every Italian war *jingo,' Poor
fallen
off to the extent of over Baratieri failed, s..d of course inust pay the of failure, but according to present with serious detriment to the discharge and half a million table, or about 18.7 par cent.; Some of the French Indo-Ohior colon-shipment of cargo by Foreign vessels in that from Macao to Hongkong has ales de-appearances he will save the Government the
over Hk. The 176,000, or
or 15,4 coat and trouble of teying him by court- ists are at their old gams of manufacturing | Hengkung, and doubtlesa indireatly influenclined, by it seems improbable that with martial, for his mental condition is east
to the general Times). The latest news from that coun- when one ship had of
there te
shows the market by de Saigon, show
its disbatwan the two estonics, and it is likely anxiety. The Courrier
is preparing a ALLISON Pianos, Art Models, very fine, try." Бауб
impossible in Hongkong. the recant Augle French tresty. As soon long drought caused a 8175/220.-W. Robinson & Co.
as the Siamess learned of this Convention crops, an alarming scarcity of water, sad, it representa a transfer from jank to steamer, fut General, and means to proceed with the
no fizares are по
friends com are procurable. Four fullest severity. The prisoner's i which, under the pretext of guaranteeing is supposed, brought about a severe epidemic og have been actunity employed, but plait that every obstacle is thrown in the
them to
of fever of a matarions type, which prevailed lapsohes their independence, encourages
only two regularly, as ared with seven
an compared
defence, even copies way of
Decessary The
jonks were official documents being kept from them. sasp thoir angers at us, they re-established during the latter balf of the year, olaimio during the previcus o proceding year, The prospsot of piquant political revelations The following notice was issued by the the custom house at Rattambong and great many victime among the Natives and 41 against 1,808 it 100 Macie, there at the trial has virtually vaulted, Le for
the goods
ous from Hongkong to.
April 8, to Fakruary 9, has just been issued. The schedule gives the number of voyagos run by the vessels of the fleet,
disquieting effect of war, the loss of reva. nuo sustained through the Japanese cecu. pation of Newchwang up till March and the Japer.cre acquisition of Formosa, and the
On The First Disciple,' and Alon St. Aubyn writes a character note on The Missionary Enthusiast. Work dole with great variety of subjects of special interest
Bour weeks ago it was reported from Bang-dislocation of the Liaotang traffic, the re- to mechanica, Little Folks has quite a dam-
kok that Capt. Calder, the popular skipper of the Scottish Oriental steamer Mongkut,tures, bota fiscal and statistical, of the
ber of pico ontertaining and educativa stories for children.
FRANCE AND SIAM.
MEPHISTO. ON THE WAR PATH.
On the 28th March sams 3,000 mes went on
of Katoseno
bas
a griovaccasgainst Siam (says the Bangkoking the jonk trafo besides, for instance, por centovement in the year's trade that suicide is probable at any moment, walls gold watch present from an Indien prato import machinery, concoded by the new $400/450; Cabin Pianos, small but excellent, that the Fronch Government was duped in charge being taken to lost to should be an actual fulling off in that | bis bodily health wives his payezsias ?
bad been acfortunate enough to have his
--stolen from his cabin. The watch had now been recovered in a Bangrak pawo-stop.
foreign trade of China exhibit very satis factory reedits. He says: The right to treaty, gave on extraordinary impetus to indoetries especially cotton-spinning and Ar the Magistracy to-day, before Com-weaving, in which enterprise Chinese and DOW invested much mander Hastings, Mr O. W. Spriggs, No. Foreigners have 3 Morrison Hill, charged his No. 1 chair capital. Cheap labour and raw material conti- colic with refusing duty. He stated are abundant, and with the
en the morning nuance of the advantage which the that at nine o'clock of the 4th inst. the coolio refused to East enjoys by the fall in the gold bring round his ricksha to take him to price of silver there is every prospect of the office. He told him the previous night he would 'out' him fifty coats for missing the team with his chair. Thuro were three other coolies, and when he called for them he could not get them. The Magistrate froposed a fine of 810, with the alternative of one month's bard labour.
coed to Szemao on the 2nd inst
He was
to ondeavour to creato s market for remounts 03 the Tonkinoise border.
WEATHER NOTICE.
Hongkong Observatery :-
closed their country to our products in defiance of the 1893 treaties. A Cambodian asndarin being seen in public in Battam- bong with our Consular agent, M. Keland,
there
China becoming a most important manu- facturing country, which will lead to a keen and formidabile cotapetiticu in textilos bo-slong the S. and B.E. 23asts and, opps-in to will be other thinle
rently in the N. part of the Chica Sas. Forecast-moderate 8.. winds; ansat tied, thunderstorms probable.
ta failure of the Rice that the decrease abers mentioned morele i prodigious indio, the unauoccas
of
causing serious illness, at least, to several Foreigners.
REVENUE..
Of the
the
of
is an increase in Whits and Dyed Shirtings as one can judge from the scanty material
Raisins, Betalauta, Chinaware, Raw Cat
The total collection under all heads showe and Cotton Yarn, in sualaviered Iron,tery in only revelations will be of
Rattant, and decline is
is abowa T-Clothe
incapacity at home and in the field.
A ROW IS THE KIPLING HOUSEHOLD, Brattleboro (V) May 10.-Yesterday eles, the heaviest be-aftercoon Rudyard Kipling, the sutbor,
Oil,
Tis. m. . .
280.5.6,6
12,085.5.5.2
Ground-nut in almost ing in juw
ou while a
Metal,
On the 9th at 5.0 a. Black Soath Cone lowered. At 11.15. There are no longer any indieations of a cyclonic depression to
Those the following 6gures :—
Increase. are the two first indications of what this mater has fallen on the S. E. ooast of China charge being brought against him. the Santhward of Hongkong. The bar was put in prison, without any other on increase of Tle. 48,458, the net result of
us in regard to Siam. And but is almost steady in Hongkong. Pressure treaty means
below the normal considerable
Duty (excluding we not reason Export
Ομάσιος continues cons
(excluding vernment had wished that if our Go-
to accept it, the Import Likin
bolanged Opiam) Protectorate of Siam would have to as to-day, and in place of a bastard Export Likiu........... possession with unhealthy frontiere, we Import Ching-fei (chiefly
Kerosene Oily should have had in Indo-China an Empire comparable to that of the English in India !"
The writer's idea seems to be the old
of Indo-China would
PRESENTATION TO DR L P. MARQUES.
On the occasion of his retiremont from
Decrease,
Tia. 76,963.1.0.3
Lead, Yel
Tei-sware
Beace, Indigo, Keraso
TOE
with
પા
bal that later
Hongkong andor Mr Carl, the new Dom. 1,138,000. This deficit,' Mr Kopsandrass from the Police Force and others isso. This attempt at compelling capital to 642,560.8.7.7, in addition to which The, through the Stations towards ballast retract the stories ha bad told concerning
missioner, who is being transföresă from Meugiau.
in the following terms:-
sistance to
to
wook for Singapore. The Humber will ports. Assessing the loss in Export Duties ask your acceotanes of the small nonvanir keep thus robbed to aprish a select faw! } rear's importations of red), Chintseves from the plague in the summer and he would write
pisces, Sbirt the gambling-houser, a loss which has been who was greatly agitated by this
Iwealth and, having baen ohiefly engega Italia, la Grey Stirtiugs and Cloths al twelled to some extent the passenger | such a prosedure was not fadenary. Bales.
works.
out a complaint charging that Beatty 6. Balestier, his only living brother,
write Rice, Sugar, and Timber. The amount of bad on the previous Wednesday, on a high- Kerosene carried was less by about way leading to the village, used indecent 461,000 gallons, and of Ras words and threatened to assault him. A tween East and West. Of money there
0,507.6.8., 12.000 gallons. Among the articles warrant was issued for the brother-in-law's was a plethora; interest on advances was
from Maceo the most CosapionGua brought
arrest. 57,949.2.9.9 defiolcncies are in Gunny and Straw Bage, There are various reports as to what has reduced to 6 per cent, and on deposits to 4 per cent, per soon,' Tho met market
Packing Mats, Brassware, Proserved Eggs, caused the bad blood. Que is that when the Palm-leaf Fans, and Sugar; while Kipling mansion was being erested Beatty, value of imports, in Haekwan Taois, was
Fire-orackers, Joss Sticks, Straw Mals, acting as agout during the absence of Mr. We loan from L'Extreme Orient that D1.171,696,716 (or, after deducting all duties,
Ground-rat Oil, Bics, and Timber improved. Kipling, caused Kiplinge's awer to run on Ti. M. 0. 0.
BXIPPING.
to the land of his own farm, to be used an a Bous d'Anty, French Consul, was to pro- charges &c., Bk. Tis. 150,244,490); the the Colonial Service, Dr L P. Marques and fallacious one that with the possession
have beau a auccessful out, o, however, Import Duty (exclusive of
The number of steam lagnobes entered fertilizer,' ater on Balestier ordered 18,836.1.9.7 Opium) net market value of exports to Foreign has been made the recipient of an address of Siam the
3,320.0.2.5 and cleared at Chinese Kowloon, which Kipling to remove it.. to be accompanied by Capt. Aurino, who countries H. Tls. 143,239,211 (or, jafler and handsome souvenir from the Hongkong confater his own argument when he points
inolades the Stations both at the east and A second and far more probable story is labour are excluded from the
3,853.4.0.0 Opium Litin... colony.
west sides of the peninsula, was only 7,368, to the effect that the trouble grows out of is on his way to Yunnan to buy horses and adding duty, shares,&c., Hk. Tls. Pulice Force and the staffs of the Magis out the methods by which capital and Opium Duty..
poor devil in Paris," say! ho, Mapy n
Tls. 23,509.6.2.2 59 compared with 10,523 in the previous stories which the brother-in-law alleges have 160,096,753 at the moment of shipment).recy and the Supreme Court. It will be
your This decrease in
is scarcely zegrettable, bean circulated by Kipling. Anyhow, last Szany is one of tho border towns in/ompared with the collection of 1894, the remembered that De Marques received and had to go out as a French co-
aud intelligence, but
but it is made impossible NET INCREASE........ Tia. 48,453.4.8.0 ns it is the result of the maintenance of the Wednesday Beatty overtook Mr Kipling on restrictions against gambling mentioned in the road and hot words followed. It was ago from the Forteguero community, by for him by the regulation that be cust Yunnan, for which, in a few days, an Im-gross receipts for the year--EL. Tis, elaborato complimentary address some time lonist, confident in his strength, ocurace,
1,980,000-show a decrease of it. Thom he is held in high esteem. The ad-hare fe. 5,000 in his
he can
do The whole amount collected was Tle, the Report for 1894, Of junke passing then that Beatty in alleged to have threa purea before he
toned to link the novelist if he did not Cargo perial Chinese Customs party will save
there were 4.780 more, but those in for the Granaryer flow into Indo-China is not only a lament- 16.797 were received writes, is fully arounted for by the
able Failure, but it also has the effect of Taz on Rice and Paddy exported abroad. were 253 ices, than in the preceding year. him. After the threata and naseemly, words,
The total
number passing outwarde with as charged by Kipling, Beatty told Me Kip- fact that the Nowchwang Carlow House,
it-The Hongkong, 8th June, 1896.
out that which would convert shutting
doubling of the Ching-fei Taz on
were more by 1,838. Junke inward and to take water. whoso annual revenue averages ball To Dr L. Pereira Marques, Felow of the self into capital. Under such conditions Kerosene, which took effect from the 15th cargo was 2,716 greater, and thoes in ballast ling that he would give him a week in which
Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, we fail to see how the possession of Siam February, added some is. 44,000 to the outward togather represent an increase of
At the examination Kipling's counsel The ship's company of H.M.S. Plover turus a million taels, yielded nothing dor.
Member of the Royal College ofcould BLOVE tony, while it would result leas helped to bring about a diminished in nearly 15 per cent. Theze passed through moved that the hearing be continued to next
Buything but an additional Revenue ascer that head, though it doubt- drag upon the over from the Victor Emanuel to their slip ing the Japanese occupation of that
Physicians, ., ., &c.
The question of bait for Balestier came up, Sir-It having come to our knowledge in driving away the capital and trade portation of the Oil. With the increased Changehow Station en route to Hongkong 1 Tuesday and this request was granted. on the 13th inst. The Ploter will be ready port, sed on the cession of Formoss to
Import Daty can only be explained on the junke departed for Annam and 1 for and the Blato's attorney argued that Balon- for her steam irials about a week later, and Japan in June the two Custom offices in that you have retired from the Public which now excita the envy of our neigt-value of the Import trade, the decreased junk from Annam and 1 from Siam, while
the Trade
tier ought to be put nader bands to keep ada bas treaded mare
Singapore. on behalf of the Membora of undersigned,
PASSENGER TRAFFIC. The plain truth is that, as the same supposition that the
peace until
atil Tuesday, and abould also fur- will be out of the hands of the Dockyard that island consed to fuustion. The slight Service on a well-earned pension, ws, the bours.
The total number of passengers passing alsb bands for bis appearance at that time, stuff before the Int of July. She then pro decrease under the heading of Import the Hongkong Police Force and ourselves writer puts it, Colonisation as conceived to Canton; the goods bound there by juuk by the theorisis now in power, is not enn pay Likin only at Capanimoon and Daty ot OZE LIVELE lve capore leaves for live and mere mantend Asaline against individually. desire to copper to pen one
The imported 361,824, a decrease of 227,643; outwarde Balestier asked that he be given an hour in Canton on Saturday to be present at the Coast Trado Dulica (excepting Native best and sincerest thanks for the unfailing dactad on common-sense lines. Inte a their destination. The increase of Likia inwards through Customs Siations was No one came forward de bondsman, and
kindness, promptitude and skilfulöess with colony from which labour is excluded, capi- supports this explanation.
227,501. In both it will be asso, the arrange his business affairs before he was Dragon Festival, returning to Hongkong in opium) are also ascribable to the stoppage which you have attended us whenever we tal will never flow, no more than it will Rice, above referred to, pays no Duty, the number was 332,341,. falling off of which to take bis wife and child home, end
where strangled by inposts. Those latter though of course it swells the value of
trade,
decline is almost entirely in the Kowloon given into the custody of au ooor, which and we about a week. The Rattler Iesves next of Revenue at the occupied and ceded had occasion to seck your professional as-
FOREIGH THADE.) Imports, we avail of this opportunity may establish individualist monopolies, by
Cotton Piece Goods chow an improvement trafo, and prastically represents the loss of would mean bis confinement in the village cut foreign trade, but the whole
custom of some 7,000 pieces over the Atokau
the place as a result of alozing preceding load stores for the squadron in the north, st Ek. Ths. 680,000, owing to the absence which accompanies this letter, as &
of
esteem in which you are held who eventually return to Frasco with their the high
hewailed by
Bald the interested persons, Fugl suggestion, whispered to ha
lawyer sou leaving for ports of call to join the Admiral of receipta at Newchwang throughout the by ve for your sterling qualities, both s
in inge
(White, Dyad, and
ohick and put up the professional man and private individual.
leave behind them no productive red,
and Cambrics being the kinda inves their at Hadodate. The P. and 0. ateamer year and from Formes subsequent to ite:
their return to the colony on ite sesaatles money, but it was explained to him that In conclusion, we wish you long life,
commerce,
Under such sircumstances Indo- Bernes brings out relief details for the cession, the sum derived from Exports Hk.
Chias to better without Siam than with it, bay
of Indian Cotton Yarn have slightly fallen o practice, Fictor Emanuel and other reasols.
and to
to express the hope that we
and
ord reached appear to be about normal, as will time the cutlook was dubious for him, bat must regarded as disgularly encouraging, may still have you amongst us for many that fact the better for themselves. Mean-largest year's intrude har bess and is still be seen on sofereres to the statistics for years Kipling's attorney at length conted to
importation by junks on record. as it exceeds the collcotion of any formar years to come,
the release of Balestier on his own recog、 while, if they are unable to become success-
nizance. year and indiostes a marvellous expansion A rise i
OPIV-a) Foreign. We have the honour to be, Sir, your fal in their own colony, Siam TGIDWira open | done by steamore, being largely the meno jaatessdent to 1832.
Tho qonatity of Úpium-633) picule- Balestier in less than 36 years old. His in the Foreigo and domestic trade of the
virtue of the fraer, Ercal conditions which steamer freight and some modification of brought to the Stations of the Kowloon Cus-grandfather, J. U. Balatier, who died in tea and gathering last night. About thirty Empire. In another part of bis report,
The sonpapir is a handsome massive, chavers of sucosas aca better than in Indo- ton is said to be the cause of the diversion of tums for examination is below the provious 1888, was a prominent lawyer is Kew York
attract capital from other countries, their the tax levied on junk-horno Tarn in Oku of the male members of the Hongkongir Kopach says, "There can bo no doubs | embossed silver bowl of Chiness workmann-China. As cases in point we adduen the a good share of this business from steamers year's total by 111 piculs, or more than 17 and Chienge, I He left a large fortace, as $ 340,000 which our French friends assort promise high prise of Foreign Pivce Goods has pistes usually supplied, with the oxseption Balestiera maternal grandfather was E invited, greatly enjoyed the tes, which was Fareign,artiolo, as shown by the decreased chip, on a blackwood carved stand. It bears Wattana and Kabin Gold Mines, both of to juaks, but it is also asserted that the per cent, The depreses is common to all the estimated by some an high
the in- of Chanmi), in the Hoifung (Peshige Smith of Rochester, N. Y complete success, and into which French stimulated the wearing industry
author To De L. P. Marquee, Fellow of the capital has fecely been put. Can as much feriar of China. Looms have grown district, and Changtho ( in by Essretary of State Hamilton Fiab to ga
them the
the domand for Royal Academy of Medicins in Ireland, be said for any similar enterprise in Indah The imports of Tara by steamer to the distriot of Saxed () Importa business of the Church was proceeded with, Tan construction of a wamship in the United
Member of the Royal College of Phy- China!
Canton are, I am informed, about 36,453 tione vid the Kowloon Stations for the years sicians, Fellow of the Royal Geographi. the Rev. T. W. Peares stating that a new States is an arent of such an unusual cha-
pionis abert of the total for the previous 1988.95 tave been as follows cal Society of Lisbon, Afember of the
two combined zative church will very, shortly be in coumaracter that we can well understand that it Franco-Hispano-1
-Portuguese Academy
year, so that the result of the
1888, 2,851 piouis 1889, 2,458 pioula of Toniouse, &c., &c., 4., of erection at East Point. The gueala hay-knooka our Arterican cɔunios off their men.'
Woollens show only from ing expressed their appreciatios of the un-tot equilibrium. The Oregon is one of the
Force, Magistracy and Supreme Court to the temporary suspension of forer kinds. In Metals, all kinds of manufas Hongkong during the year is the lowest Balestier's sisters was married to Rudyard
nearly balanced failing kindness shown them, the meating latest additions to the United States Navy.
The importation of Foreign Oplom into With Rudyard Kipling, and the twe wrote in collaboration The Naalahka. One of staff as a token of esteem on his re-import duties in France. There is, however tured Iron have improved, and, with the recorded since 1886. The total 36,600 Kipling in London. The other sister is un alosed soon after 9,30 p.m.
Sha is evidently a cruiser and has a crew of
tiroment from the Public Service on
a great nood for farther reform in
have reached the 234 men all told; but the San Francisco
pension.
direction, a need too which the French press highest figures recorded. Pig and Kent. bens-falls short of donor summary married and lives with her mother in Neff As the Magistracy to-day, a Uhinese cons
Hongkong, June, 1890," papera refor to hor variously as a floating
of Indo-China is painfully slivo to. Only
gives the figures for each year since 1988 Balestier says the matter on the highway tractor was charged before Commander fortress, *ths wonder of her class," "the
recently the Avenir du Tonkin estcastically ledge continue the decline which has marked 4,968 cheats. The following summary York
the import for some years. Lead in Pigs asked what was the me of constrasting s
chesta; 1880, 67,430 chants; was Hastings with oxtorting in notes from one great battleship,' 'a speedy line of battle
Re slieges that. large harbour at Haiphong whon high tariffs has rainer from 37,000 to 42,000 piouls, 1890. 62.464 chests; 1891, 68,610 cheste; so the real cause of the present trouble. would keep it ampsy from January to Do- Kerouane Oil fell off by nearly 3,000,000 1892, 56,86 cheats; 1893, 39,098 shea Balestier dinatoial aid, and Balestier Kipling bas airulated storics. the effect that he (Kipling) had been giv of the masters of a furniture shop at 103 ship. From a vessel so described, it is
ms attitude taken gall cember, and we see the same
gallons, the loss being chiefly in the Ameri 1891,
20,000 cheats, 1805, 2 of
chested for Bengal Opiam in was 1804 the pro
11g Hollywood Road. Mr H. W. Looker ap-only datural to expect great things, and
Bigh up by the Independence Tonkincies which can product. At the end
and
pensioner.on Was really poared for the defence. One of the masters the Oregon has quite realised Ameri-
of reports from he would be glad to Desenres in the fol- spect of a honvy addition of Likin
January, in consequoDe stated that his kitchen at the back of the an newspaper notions. This is how one
lowing, terme That
Tank Oil to be poured into the inferior. In February, however, now Patas and try to do his best. In one of his skop had been undergoing repairs for some enthusiastic pressman writes her up :- In an engagement near Akashsh, the import in order to favour the sugar zzer- Kwangtung province and brought about a reached 8906 and then collapsed in sympat Kipling. Balestier wrote: As to the time and the floor was being concreted. Shortly before 1 o'clock this morning the Dervishes were totally disparsed with heavy charts of the North of Franca utterly ruin increase in the impurtations of that year of thy with the Indian market, falling as low sterics, We will setils thom porsanally
ed Marticique and Rossion. And these 3,660,000 gallons, compensated in 1895 On the morning of the öth inst. about eight Oregon carse suddenly into view part the low; the Egyptian loss was slight,
895 by
end of the year, when the closing received a dollar from Kipling, except in o'clock the defendant came to the shop and lighthouse point and steamed past the city It is reported that King Menolik has protective tendencies were manifested anowa falling off of a quantity almost identies), an och. There was a brisker demand to first time wis mest. Balesia porsually the
with regard to th9:10
the import of rise from bat of American origin. Short arrivals of
La Bussian Oli at the 8732 to $737. The market for Malwa wa Kipling several times alone, but the assisted 14 Tonkin had not,
arrived at yet
14 sival, Same 700,000 down. If you pay me 82. I won't have it how wave and wake which rose from the Egyptians.
allons not so fuotuating, and though the price fell latter's wife was at all times with bim. gallons that development which can be seriously expense of its
It stiffened towards the to 8680 in Juur, came from end of the year, with importad injared by this regisse, bat we ought to join Sumatra and found a rendy sale at about the 8710 to $750. The market for Persian was W. ROBINSON & Co. bava 150 Pianos for
quantity
prices varying from bands with our neighbours and make com-Sur
price of the Kumian Oil. It now appears for mon canas against the system.
Tax members of the Chinese Church which
meets in the Alice Memorial Hospital, Hollywood Road, held a largely attended
| Th 8,775,000 (excluding Native Opium) good health and every exccess in your the soover coloniste there recognise has jumped fram 381 to 44 854 piculs, the statistics during 1804. The Agures now tier refused the proffered assistance and for
Christian Endeavour Society, phe had been that Native Opium has supplanted the
served in antive style-name muore, seas lait. importations at all the porta." At the conclusion of the covet repast, the
(Bere follow nutes)
the following inscription ;—
PROTECTION IN INDO-CHINA. Chamber of Commerce and the pross have
in
notad
and jurist, who was selected in 1871
ternational law. Youag Baléatior's fathar to Japan as adviser to the Mikado ta in- died when 30 years old leaving a widow,
esus and two daughtera. One BCD,
for a while conaroted with a London
The vigorous campaign which the Saigon trade is an ingrears of some 8,080 piquls. 1890, 1.810 piouls; 1891, 1,417 plout Wolcott, who died four years ago, was an the Membors of the Hongkong Police | led against the high duties on rice have led ingressed import of #ght adrance, an 1892, 961 picals; 1893, 916 piculs; 1894, publishing-house, He became saquainted
Spanish Stripes being 641 picals; 1396, 530 picule, afort importa
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
{SUPPLIED TO THE · CHINA MAIL']
LONDON, June 7, 1896, THE SOUDAN EXPEDITION.
hia
by aho
of other
1388,
71.513
hie
denounces probet for protection | which was formerly appland to the sugar palaed large consignments of the Tadis that the touch of the now Fetira was business in case he would reform
The
wards the
hie habits
letters
Baid, Your cooking-place must be pulled at fall upsed, as was oridonced by the great offered to assist the Kbalita against the French deionier Hamstry of American Oil and high prioss have no doubt quotation Was about 8750, and for Benares business dealings. He says he tried to see
pulled down. If not, it must be done.' placid surface of the channel, and joinod
BRUSSELS.
Capt. Lothaire, on his arrival at Brunsels,
the
prons is
of
(Bangkok Times).
NICHOLAS O'GONOR
London, May 28,
From these
of the sy
of the whole
iand watera
of
tainty of affairs in Formon
(b)
The master said he would have to see his the breakore on the beach long after her CAPT. LOTHAIRES ARRIVAL AT partner about it. Defendant then went passage. In the distance her appearance
returned from Hire obasp, AWAY, At two in the afternoon he came was not unlika that of a flusting fortress
The role of the Chambers of Commerce and the first time in the sunual Returns of this to the uncer Hire on Monthly Payments, airo Piados
is clear. They ought to unite to port. Matates have receded by 20,000 gross
arts of Rice and Paddyato nearly twice back again and zonewed his request, overloaded by har great must with its or.received an ovation.
the violons principles
pies of protection Theimports of Rice and
Very little Native Opium comes under VESSELS AT 215 Docas-At Kowloon which we have seen the safarsurable those of the previous year, the arivals of the ouguisance of the Kowloon Oustoms. Esichow, Katsang. Thales, Portuguese stating "that is the order of the European.mored topa. Her fannels belched forth,
Tears' experience." ious, being the beaviest on record. This It travels overland and is spread by interior unbaat Bangs, H. M. §. Undaunted,
6,010,000 results efter mments it is quite clear piouls, being the beaviest on record. The master told him to some kaok ̈ àt columns of smoke, while below, as she came, sight o'clock for the money. He came rose the dull, lead-colored sides, and while |
Cosmopolitan-Wandering Jow, Joho that the majority of sensible Frenchmen in large impariation is attributed to the drought routes. 14 picala of Szechwan Opium, Haroi, THE CZAR GRAUIOUS TO SIR
Indo-China are keenly siivo to the dia- which propsied during the year and, it is covered by Ichaug documents, reported st
Capanimoon Station, is Our only record, Baitley, Framses. at a quarter past covon. The master paid the superstructure gradually came into
advantages and which
dberdeen-Chow Tal. now appiled to said, caused almost a complete failure
Both
both eropa ap injured Co-
of Rise in the two Kwang pro-and was said to be part of a larger shipment
thei over 82 to bim on the understanding the rice the arch formed by the glant cranes
The Czar has received the Special En- the Colony, and
vinces. Most of the Bice above mentioned brought by steamer to Canton.
steady anncal ingreste in the prise of the * Do your new play have a long ran 2- cooking place would not be removed. The which lower or bolst this torpedo-boats wors defendant was supervising the work golog ustad intyard, reminding one of the claws audience at Mospaw, He was notably spirit animating Chambers of Commerce asks which convey is to Caulon for further the way I wared for the sucosaeful com- into his eyes: the play didn't have a bsantos to the Coronation ceremonies in / Chin China us to allow the rice of Lombardy from Siam and Antam by steamer to Foreign drug, and the average quotations asked the manuger's friend. No.: be.
to undersell the Saigon product. With this commen
Hongkong, where it is transhipped into the
In 1895 indlusta arise of over 10 per cent. replied, so a faraway, anxious look crept on in the house. Other witnesses spoke to of a gigot brab in repose. Taking this as gracious to Sir Nicholas O'Conor, the
and press it ought not to be an impossible British Representative,
task to defeat protesilon à l'entrance in anshipment into boats suitable for the lapelion of the Nativa drug, which has a long run, but the company dia? nacing the moneychange hands and the notes] ous's bagie, it might have been thought that |
Tonkin.-Siam Free Pressi
doubt fully supplied the deficiency in For- were produced bearing the 'chop' of the the Oregon was doing a record for the pur- THE POWERS AND CRETE,
(b.) Experts, London, May $0.
Bricks have meatly doubled in quantity, eiga Opium reported in this and so manyDA me said the lovely lady, petu. lantis, Those are basutifal varess you horsey which were found on the defendant,pose of putting the far-famed Olympia in It is understood that the Fawara are in Ten quite unfounded tumour that the .a. owing to the nativity of building operations previous years.
hase writes about me, but it happens do avotamer in the Pablo Works Depart the shade. But s porossi of the barà facts accord with respect to the disturbances in Mackcu kad become a tużal areak, was in Hongkong, which the plague of the pro The net value of the trade det the year goldes. Ha By Jovs So it lo
that my hair is dark brown steal of ment stated the defendant was carrying out coreale to no that the Oregon urged along Oreto.
curiously persistent in Bangkok for day visan year dimost brought to a standekill. the work ander his supervidon. Es had at the wonderful apued-for a fast ortleer
sald the patted society post. Well, there or two (saya the Bangkok Times of the 26th Other building materials, such as Lime, is shoon below t FRANOR THE NEW TAXATION.
There is now saoiler rumour Tibet, Poles, eten shat s May)
vortesponding
#k. Tic. is paly ous thing to do. You melhora told him to get the furnace taken down of nearly 169 kusta za bour { _However, The French Finance Ministar proposes abroad to explain this first rumour, and is improvement, Cascia Ligura, Pallas Foreign ports from Hong-
21,685,695 Four hair bleachs There had been some delay in taking it the official trial für spoed ought to ekdead to lovy a tax of de por cast on French the effect that oertelz Chiassa in Fab, and Firecrackers fucreased in yea
to é demand from Amerle. The Native Importa from Hongkong 0,435,780 Haldors are living abroad the enme tax between this post and China, have thought
China to China 2.855,779 tentance of four montim' hard labour was animed, stored and oiled, and to-morrow will be levied upon dividends paid by to prevent their countrymen from making | iti Has stimulated the export of Export to Hooghting 22,673,080
San of the Bestiah Oriental Pacaola by anon Feathers. A greater consumption of Flee Hongkong so Masso Amposed.
night (11th May) will aen the Dragon ready French or Forsiga Companies.
ruments as the above. It is also ould that crackets, and Quality Paper, and Joss Paper Maceo to Hongkong Ear the rec of her life. The stipulated
H. M. Brutz, W. Rosinsen & Co's Pianos ara_guaran,
Windsor and Go, had put up about the line and abundant devoilonal offerings to obtain
deling Commisioner of Chistona." : Bood for the slimats. Flaps Ropaired pood is 18 knots per hous, go the Oregon BACALE and Brianend's Planos have no sumber of Chinase posture that Mesare in aid to be the consequence of more frequent vival for tema, strength and appostanOS, “
have been tore down several tirana immunity from tas plages. The larga expert V. Aobinson 3.90 equal to me.
should be able to excoed that
down. The obargo was established, and i skis, fer every piece of machinery will be/Bentes except in autti danas sa where the tested la other last of datemafoarionishment à Eda-likaning faotózy ]
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