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THURSDAY, Trnavary 4, 1897.
Wa hest that Dr. Jaños A. Lowson, who distinguished himself in the Hougkong Plague Epidemio in 1894, has been lunt to the Boiabay Government, and that he pro coada to Bombay at ones to assist the Butkorities, in the treatment of plague patients and the suppression of the serious epidemic that has dovratated that city.
Ar the Magistracy today, four pawes brokers were charged with transacting business during prohibited houra. Mr J. Hastings appeared for ite defence and contended that at this season of the year it was the recognised caston to allow busi-Ț
noss to be carried on a little later than twool. Commander lustings fired the defendnats $10 each.
THE YOKOHAMA POISONING
CASE.
MRS CAREW REINIEVÉD. PENAL SERVITUDE FOR LIFE.
(Special Telcyrum From Our Qen Crespondent),
MACAO NOTES
From Our Oton Correspondent.}
THE EXPORTATION OF CHINESE TICE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Macao, Jan. 30. In my notes to you last week, I quite omitted to inform you of the effecte upon the Chinese mind bera of the proclamation KOSE, Thursday, Feb. 4.
by the Viceroy of Canton prohibiting the Mrs. Carew has been reprieved. Sen exportation of rice to California. The pro- tance of death has been commuted to pondclamation referret to has been this subguet sorvitude-for-life.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO THE"' CUNA MAR')
MORE TROUBLE IN CRETE.
· LONDON, February 2.
ד
WEATHER NOTICE.
into which Zukurtors fall at Tankfurt and The following notice issued from Gunsberg at Manchester. Hore it i the Observatory:-
On the 4th at 11.25 3. The brunetor ling Fallon in Jign with a low a arou lying of the E. coast. On the China Const pressure has increased and is again high over Mid Chim. Gradient moderate. Foderato to freaks N and NE winds; dull, some drizzling rain.
of considerable discussion among the
CHESS COLUMN, Chinese in this city, whose interests are CONDUCTED BY BLACK BISHOP! affected by the vice-regal order. Kico
Commonladies chould be addressed, dealers and exporting hongs took the mat-Cuys,' CLIKA MAL, OFICE, ter up in real earnest, and issued an invita
by Solution anul Analysis, tion to the rice-growers in the neighbour.
The Hokong Cheer Club meets every ing territory to attend a meeting at the Monday, Thurnley and Friday from for Chinese hospital-the Ken-tai-an- till half-post seven p.m. ut Thomas's Grill
The situation in Crose is grave, and the YESTERDAY, 3 stoker named J. Anderson is a panic at Canea, where the Christiiscuss the matter. At this moating, fo
judge has toon muntored. Fighting be. tween Christian and Mussalmuan bande is taking place in the outskirts of the City.
of the U.S. cruiser Olympit, and a number of other bluejackets, who ind been imbib- ing more than was good for them down Queen's Road West, broke into a respoet- abla Chinaman's shep at 204 Queen's Road Central. Anderson jumped, upon the master of the shop, who was lying in his bod, and hammered the Celestial'a faca
PUNJOM MINING CO., LTD.
The Secretary of the Punjen Mining Company, Limited, advises us that he has teseivel the following lelegat, from the Mines, giving the veil of the January Clean-up
htfulis. He was afterwards arrested by the Police, and at the Magistrasy ta Treaslation The Mall ran 29 days day was sentenced to two months hard crushing 1,200 tons, yielding 202 ost of labour and ordered to pay $10 compensa-smelted Gold, Thirty-five tons of Con-
centrates Calcined, yielding 30 123. tion for damages,
surolved Gold."
The Band of the West Yorkshire Regi- monk, under Me W. G. Bentley, A.R.C.M will play the following programme at the Grand Military Concert to be given in the City-Hall on Saturday evening — March.........D-
"Lomaine....... (with the Drums). Oretare............ Williona Teil Kassimi.
Solo Obar, Music Quaid Solo Tute, erpol Harper Euphontura Brio..... Schorinht'...... 19:lliams,
Quartett krum To antha Sailtean. Madrigalf...The Mikulo Befcction Lobenia$uymer, Cornes Salu. "The Garden of Siepe Sara,
Musisi Haley.
Demiptive The Gritty in the food. Michaelis,
Tutma
*trend 34li
tary Pat The Rattle of Waterloo.....Ekkerelery. pourri.....)
The descriptiro funtisit, The Smithy in the Wood,' which was no well received last Saturday, is to be repeated, by special re- quest. Synopsis of The Battle of Water
ING CO., LIMITED.
أدب
teen puraons were prosent, each represent- ing the interests of a different guild. After some discussion, it was resolved that r memorial be down up and forwarded to
proper authority, representing to what a considerable extent the effects of the protimation would prejudice the local trade in this important commodity,
A NAW GLASS FACEORY..
tries must be added a glass factory. It contenced to work about a fortnight ngo, and I was awaiting an opportunity to pisit the works before writing about
To the list of car fow loent indus
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD-it, as I thought that a few notes con- cerning this new industrial establishuneut might interest your go-ahead contuspily. more especially that section of it who are so vigorously cutting into almost every branch of trade in the East, and about whom we have lately heard so much in con- nection with the supposed decline of British trade in China. I refer to DUT friends who hail from the 'Fatherland.'
The following is the eighth report of the Board of Directors to the ordinary meeting of shareholders, to in held at the Cent pany's ices, Victoria Buillings, at noon oza Inesday
next Gentlenion, The Dirostors new submit staternent of the allice of the you Company and balance slept for the year ending 1st December. 1896.
to
The balance of profit and loss account for the year, after writing off all charges and expenses, amountul
$5,234.12. to The Directors, therefore, recommend that
a dividend of 80 cents per share be paid, which, after writing off the Directors and Auditors foos, will leave a balance of $266.12 to he carried forward to a new profit and loss accrint,
Directors.-Moses F. Handerson and J. Goosmann retire by rotation, but offer themselves for re-election.
Auditors.--The accounts have bein au- koo' :--Daybreak,--Morning Gun,-4 audited by Messes Thos. Arnold and WI. The Reville sounds, The Camp in Mo-Caskell, who retire, but offer themselves tion. The enemy head advancing, To | for re-election.
horse, Advance of the British Army in brigados, The Battle, in which the British eugage the enemy with varying success. but ultimately are victorious. Flight of the enemy, and Grand Victory BLarch of the British, conelading with The Conquer ing Horo.'
F. HENDERSON. Chairman. Hongkong, 18th January, 1890,
Vauro-Foor fellow What happened to him? Was he na mailroad mash-up of did a motor run orer him? Nurse--No. It was his inagnificent tackling and the two touchdowns he made thas saved the day for the Polytechnics.
An Imperial edict dated the Ist January transfers, H.E. Yang Ju, the retiring on the matrimonial early season in 1897 Minister to the United States, Spain, and (the period preceding Lent), nearly 300 Peru, to a sinalar post at St. Petersburg, fashionable marriages have ear arrged, and appoints H.E. Hell Ching-cheng to the majority of which are likely to take another torm at Berlin as Chinese Minister place before March 3, when Lont co- to Germany and Austria. It will testous, membered that H.E. Hsü Ching-ch'eng
on
original Priden's should be accompanied
Roun
Problern No. 29, By A. E. MERCED. Buck (2 pecas).
White (5 picces.) White to play and mate in two moves.
Solution to Problem No. 27, by J. Pos- pisil and dan Kɔtre, LB-Q8 Then If→ 1. Kt-QB 6
:
1. PxP
- י
1. PQ 1
2. Q-Q4 ch 3. KxQ
3. B-Kt G 2. Kx P
20-17h2 K-Kt
“Game No. 75. Ruy Lorra
White (Tarmusch)
1. PR 4 2. KK B 3 3. B-Kt5 4. Casties 5. P--Q4 6. B-B 4 7. P-E3
8. PxP
PB3 10. N-sq 11. Ke-04 12. Kix
Black (Gunshory)
P-K4 Kr-3 B3 Kt-B3 Kix P PQRS
P-Q K: 4
P-Q4
B-K-3
B-KF
Castles
4-02: Resigns. The position is worth examining. Black's 11th move, Q-Q 2, leses in the game irretrievably, though it would have hoon safe enough a move earlier instead of 10 Castles, which was feet. The right text: Le Pxkt, F-K3, with an
continuation would have been 11.
even gaine.
xample to Chins, but it is one of those unistakes which are worse than crimes, and trust to the common sense of the Gor- arner to ace this;-N-0. Daily News-
A JAPANESE TEA EXPERT IN CEYLON..
HIS OPINIONS OF CEYLON.
g0
LIGHT DUES IN HONG KONG,
Shanghai, Jan. 29. The monthly meeting of the Committee of the Hongkong General Chamber of Coin- morse, held on the 16th instant, w25_61 unusually interesting cae, fron the nnbjudes- that were brought forward. The, Seat was
& CRIEL'S AMONG UN TAKIN' NOTES.' We lsd a visit this morning (anys tho the increase in telegraphie rates homeward Times of Ceylon in a recent issue), frau Dr from the Far East. A number of lettore. bayarbi, Export from the Agricul read from other Chamburs in the East, in tural and Commercial Departments Japan, who has been sent to visit the ten districta America and in England, promising their of Ceylon and Latin by the Japanese Go support to the Hongkong Chantier, and remment, for the purpose of eamining letters from the Telegraph Companies draw. how we manufacturo tes, of etudying the ing attention to the reductions they have commercial aspect of our industry as com recently made and are making one pared with that of Japan, and afterwards of their lines, as went as an explanation of making a report to his Coreramen; as to of the recent advance in the harward whether any, and is en what, change should tarif, by which the Eastern Extension be made in the methods of manufacture as Telegraph Co. shows that it is still only pesatiserl in Jouer getting 6s, a worl when it is entitled to forow morning in the Bengal for Dr Obayashi louvor Alatter was submitted which has been Calcutta, it being-Ins intention to addressed to the Hongkong Government straight to Darjeeling. He finds he has no Perhaps few of us now where Mingrelis, pointing out thus difficulty, in which theed, and he is fully aware that any attempt in reforence to the recent case of the Ching-time to go also to kasam na ho had intend- ie, but all chess-player should be familiar captains of vessels find themselves, who to imitate the Loas timed our of Assam with the little principality in the Caucasus come into Hongkong with stowaways or which is the home of Prince. Dadian, por destitatea on board.
would be hopeless on the part of his coun- If they allow slow trymen. haps the wet brilliant of European am:-
awaya o destitutes to land, they becomo alours. I subjoin two of his games with responsible for their maintenancs, besides Asked what he had seen of Ceylon, ha Baron Kelisch, both examples of the being liable to pay in addition all casts and aid, he had visited the Peradeniya, estate brightest of gainbits manipulated by the charges incurved, in connection with them; and factory, also a ostatu nor the Nanunya brightest of players
if, on the other hand, they detain such mailany station, but he could not recelloot Game No. 77
porary on board until they have com- ica nane. What seemed to strike him most MUZIO GAMBIT.
municated with this authorities, they are, was the mall number of own employed in White (Princo Dadian.) Black (J. Koliseb.) as in the case of the master of the Chingin, the actual making of tea owing to the gene-
1. P-K4
P-KA
liable to a fine for false imprisonment.ral use of machinery which, according to PxP
This letter was dated the 5th of January,him, is entirely unknown in Japan. Mure- P-KK 4
but no reply to it had been received. over, he thought the wages paid to our P-Kt5
The principal question, however, before coolies were very low, and he denied that the Committen was that of Light Dues in the wages paid in Japan were lower in the Hongkong. It will doubt be remem-case of those etually engaged in the mak- bered that when it was proposed to erecting of tea. Indeel, ho neserted that the the Gap Tork lighthouse, it was decided to wages of such a man in Japan wore equiva fine the necessary funds by the involunt to 80 ets of a rupoo, but, as Dr. Chaya tion of a tax of 2 cents a ton on shipping shi's English was not of the best we could entering Hongkong harbour. The long not quite understand how he arrived at the kong Government promised that as oon as calculation, which we think is incorrect, in the Gap Rock light was paid for, this tax view of the fact that the rate of pay. should be taken off; but it is now pro-ordinary onclies in Japan is, we believe, posed to take off this tax with one hand, about equivalent to 2 eta, of a ruce a day. and with the other to impose a pennanent tax of cen
ton. Mr Ritchie, Su- Our-Japanese visitor has no grant opinion perintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Co., of Ceylon tea, as tea. There is no favor brought before the Coramittee of the Chin your tea,' he said. Once plenty ber a petition signed shipping firms in Holy clicly all the favour, not I not sea, were his exact
wish the ex- words.
Oh yes, plenty Strength ception of Messrs Jardize Matheson & strength too much strong. Asked if any Co., whose head partner in Hongkong is a black tun was made in Japan, he said that member of the Legislative mul Executive there was not, though acre people were Councia, praying the Governor not to inexperimenting with it. Their wake was pose this fax, and this petition is given in all green tea and oolong faced, be admitted, the minutes before us.
2. P-KB4
3. Kt-K B3
4. B-B4
5. Castles,
6.
7. P-X5:
8. P-Q Kt J
Px Kr
Q-83 QXF
RB3 QxB
QBP (0) KK 2 Q-K1 3
9. B-K+2
10. Kt-B3
11 QR-Kqch
12. --R5
13. Rx Kt ch
14. Q-K 2
P-Q3
15.RK R 16. Rx Beh 17. B-Kt & ch 18. K7 ch
B-02 KXR P-B3
19. Kt. Q 5
30. By ch
K-B sq PXK
Kt-B3
and White mates in three moves by Rx Kt
ch., etc.
(4) In another gane played with Count Krautz, Blick hers moved 10 K-QB 3 and Prince Dadian proccede thus
11. QR
QxB F
2. 3xP
2. QxPch 2. KxP
3. B-E4
3. B-R 2. Any
3. Qmatog
2. B-K 7 ch 2, K-K: 3
8. *KtxP
12, QR-Koq cl
K-Qay
13. P
Bx R
F:
2. K-Kt 7 9. P-04
14. BK 3 ch
KR.
B--K7 Any ather --3--Kt 6
15. QxP ch
16. Qmates.
J. C. C.-White has to move first in No.
29 and then to compei Black to mate him on the next move.
Owno by the Wing Wo Company, firm of threa Chinese gentlemen of Hong-1. Kt-Q7 kong, the glass-works is situated at the foot of the hull on which the famous Monte. Fort station. Considuring that the flotary | 1. P-R4 has only just been started, it may be sairi | to peeppy aathur extensive aros. It in approached by a long, narrow, garden 1. P--B7) pathway, fashioned after the style so co- on in native villas, The temporary store-house is within fifteen to twenty | 1. Kt (K d) moves 2. Q-B 4 mate. yards of the entrance; a little beyond is n
No correct salations have been received. shed where odds and ends are scattered
Correct Solution to No. 26 from A. E. da Silva. about preparatory to their being fixed in place. Descending a few steps to a ter race below we are led into the works pro- per. Here wo meet with the 'blowers' actively at work, and each busy with that
Hongkong, February 4. After all, the Kowloon match did not part of the duty relegated to his depart meat. Division of labour appears to be come off and this suggests the refication well andèrstood, amit 1 was not a little sur- Lint a Chess Club shenki not content itself prised to find so systematic and orderly with the drawing up of a programme and set of workmen among Asiaties, for the then expect the list. of antiiguu, to mater men (eighteen in number) are all from falise itself automatically. Nothing could Roi, Japan. The superintendent, a rather have been more beautifully complete than the programme pellished ip November elderly anticruan, is also a Japanese. On last. Pellock and the Committee had my visit to the glass-works, I had the good done their work well, and the result com-
aclf who most obligingly furnished me only three have been successos--the open- fortune of meeting one of the owners him- prised fifteen itens of which the dates of aight have now passed, but of these sight with every information in reply to mying Match City. Suburbs, the breas Gambit Match, and the Problem Solving
*
K-Q $4
Game No. 78. MUZIO GAMBIT.
White (Prince Dukinn.) Black (Kolisch).
P-K 4
1. P-K 2. P-K B÷
3. MAB3
4. B-34
5. KB $
5. Qxp
7. PQ4
8. Castles
4. Ex} ch 10. 0-15th
1. BxP
12. RxB
13. Q-K5 ch 14. R-6
15. Kr-Q5 18. 0-3 ch 17. QR-K B sq 18.0-0.6
PxP PK Kt 4 -Kt5
Px KL B--R3 Kt B&
Ktv
Kx B K-Kt 2 DXB Kt--R 3 K-Kt
Kt-K3 P-E 3 Kt-52 Px Et
K-K
19. RxK (K3), Et B2 20. R-K6 ch PXR
21. QxPeb, and matos next move.
RETURNS.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SHIPPING Supplementing our special telegrain of
cents По
with
NO FLAVOR IN CEYLON TEA.
IMPRESSED WITH THE CAPABILITIES OF
----------OETIAN.
to
The petition begins by referring to them and attle Prussian bloe mall quantity no harm human body, correspondence recently published in refer-according to our visitor, but ho insisted ene to this reattur, and then goes on to that it was not the Expense tes maker who adulterated the tan in this way, but 2.We understand from that correspon the European factory-wners in Yokohama, dence that your Excellency is prepared to Kobé, and other places, which was new to give effect to the promise mule by your us. predecessor in office when the Cap Rock light dues were first voted, und to abolish those dues, the entire con of the Gap Rock 'I think Ceylon capable 250,000,000 Th. light with all its accessories having been teas, said the Ductor, a statement which more than covered by the procvels; but would have pleased our Baillie Streat con- that your Excellency proposes to perman- temporary, who will nos be sorry that hin ently rise the general light dues Mriod en recont estimates have been oclipsed by ons vessels frequenting this port from I entro even more inflationist. We gathered from 2 couts, to supply the deficieney caused in the romark that our visitor was not likely the general revenue of the colony by the to suggest a
a wide ext.non of tea planting. abandonment of the special charges in un bis robunt to Japan, but he made a few respect of that Light."
enquiries as to the export duty levied in In the next pigraph the charter of Colombo for advertising purposes, and ask- Hongkong is quoted, the observance of fed whether the amount collected went into whose conditions has made Hongkong thu the general revenue, or was returned to the prosperus esleny that it is, and one of the Ilanters Association. He did not room to largest shipping ports in the world. This think much of this export duty! But all is Sir Henry Pottinger's Proclaination of the same we should not be surprised if he
the 16th of Februsy, 1849, wherein Hoagradammonded the Japanese Government to kong was declared & free port, and no raise à large sum in a similar way for manner of customs, port duties, or any similar purpose to that to which our tax is other charges were to be levied on any put. Waghall watch for his report with ships or vessels of whatever nation or sall great intezaa that acordingly ne light dues were levied ing under whatever flag that may enter the port or on their cargoes." It
is recited 1875, whe
til
when a tax of one cent s
recently erected, and this tax was
Hongkong Tides.
The Tide table given balow has been
also held the appointasent of Minister to An official from Charsha, the capital of Russia which during H.B. cosidence in Heuan, named Is Kuo-t'ai, is now in Berlin had only a Chargé d'Affaires ten Shanghai to buy machinery, etc., for the months out of the year--N-C. Daily News. new match factory in that city for which funds have been raised at the rate of Tle. is being built at Nicolaieff, the dockyards Imperial Academy at Peking, and Chang, ATART From the ironclad Rosildar, which 50 per share by Wang, an officer of the the Black Sea are under orders to con an expectant protest, who have been ap situen two ironclads, of the gross tonnage painted by Governor Chen as Directors of of 12,480 tons, the first of which is to be the now enterprise.-N.-C. Dady News.
numorous and, as I thought, rather inquisi- Competition. Members seem to expect the 21st January from our Singapore vor. Don was imposed to pay for lighthouses compiled by the Nautical Almanac Ofen in ⚫ completed in 1808, and the record in 1970.
At St. Petersburg, besides the following LooEER ON writes in the Japan Guzello: what the men are now so assiduously would require a Secretary more energetic Singapore Free Press
tive questions. Kerosene lamp sharles are Maches to arrange themselves, but this respondent we take the following from the inadvertently continued after the requisitaondon from the results of the analysis of ironclads, which are now in course of con —While, a vessel which arrived in port a
observations taken by means of an satama. had been raised. Then came the Gap tie tide recording machine in the Water truction-mely, the Fattara, Sebastopol, few days ago was on her way across the gaged in turning out. There are no less than Policok has time to be.
it be understood as censuring the present
When Sir Charles Mitchell in his address Rock Petropoulos, Admiral Apurcia, Crietág Pantie very rough weather was experienced; 'twenty different moulds capable of producing Secretary, but I am stringly of opinion/to the Legislative Council in Oetobor last night dues, with the promise of 4 late!
that the Committee might have done more would be a gead one for the shipping trade addition to the Colonial revenue. It is dinery Spring Tides, which has been found Governor that they should not he & parolica Basin at Tsim Sha Teul during the expressed the hope that the year 1896
per years 1837-6-8 manent charge on shipping, permanent The sero of the table is Low Water Or might bara sparted the Committee on I of the Colony he had before him the figures noir proposed to make a permanent charge to be 2 foot below mean sea level than it has and the membore generally hope more interest will be excited by the showed for Singapore alone an increase of ring is $115,000 a year, though the whole
of the first six months of the year, which of
To bring in $113,000 a year, though the whole gange at the Victoria Naval Yard add 5 ft. obtain the depth of water on the tide
randy.
reports that the Tien-
than
smoker myself.
+
I must
sum
5th to 11th February.
Hion Water. Hangkong
Lor WAT
Provet and Meinen-one first-class cru- and while the storm was its worst & shades of from 3 inchoe to 16 inches in isor of the ane type no the Rand, thres Chinaman, for some unaccountable reason, Grst-class cruisers, and two torpedo-de-cains a deck, was washed atorboard and diameter, besides numerous moulda for stroyers are to be built. The ironics are drowned. On the vessel arriving at Yoko glass and tumblers anewvering to the des to be completed in 1897, the cruisers in hams a friend of the drowned man prevent- 1898 and 1890. Moreover, the Seitland, ed himself at the office of the agent for the criplions of those 'made in Germany, Smokers & Non-Smokers match on Friday half a million tons. And general expart- cost of maintenance and repairs of the 7 in., and on the gauge at Lamont Dock whip and demanded the return of his dead The Wing Wo Co: may prove a dangers "ost week, and hope to demolish a non- once among those connected with ship-whole Lighthoven establishment of Hong-/Aberdeen, add. 15 ft 9 in to the height first-class cruiser huilt in Franco, is now
pal's passage money!
competitor to German manufacturers in
ping gocepto Bu far as the tonna e opinion that kong is only $16,870 a year. This, says given in the table. this line of ware, as the owners confidently A TIENTSIN despatch:
of shipe entering the petition, is an entirely new departure As a new defines to the Ruy Lopez, il and clearing from the ports of the Colony and le not in accordanos with the very alcar Ir is with the utmost regret (says the Notsin Peking naway has only been so far expect they will be able to turn out shades, proved sound, would boa discovery of the is concerned, the (runki Fapress) that we have to record the completed to a place called Latai, a village uto, not only cheaper than the imported apology is needed for the introduction of twelve months are not yet complete, but
year would be death of Mr James Baird, of Mesars Holme,
greatest importance to all chess players, no bamper one. The figures for the past declaring Hongkonga free port
and distinct provisions of the proclamation Ringer & Co., who expired. on the 24th half way between the two tomit: The articles but of superior make and better the following invented by Herr Steini-zws have been able to find out that they that the shipping should be called upon to The petitioners allow that it is ressonabla reason for the delay is attributed to lack of Jan, at the comparatively early age of 37 sleepers fox this now railway, hence there is finish. I am no expert in glass manufas and hailed enthusiastically by Mr Guns- show a very substantial increase yexist. Young though he was in the matter no prospect of journering from Tientsin to ture, but this much I must say that the moves for Black, as discovered by Sreinits, arriving and departing in
over thcsa of your, Nz Baird was practically speaking the Yunging gate of Poking by rail until fashioning of the shades was done with are given in the British Chess Monthly as ed to 8,663, their tonnage aggregating and steamers should be taxed in aid of the sat
berg- in no London Daily News The of 1805. The number of incrchant vasselpoy the expense of malataining buoys
beacons, and an old resident in
provided for their this little
lighte in 1685 amount. foreigners, having arrived here nearly ten of sleepers hind, however, strived before 50 rauch rapidity and so perfectly finished May or June next. A large consignment
benefit, but it is unreasonable that ships Fairy ago, in February, 1887. He was a
7,093,613. For 1896 the number of res general Colonial revenue, and to relive the the closing of navigation, and they are re- that I watched the process for mary native of Ayr, N.B., and had boon for
sels is over 9,000, with a tonnage of close inhab saren pears attached to the Union Bank at ported to be sufficient to keep the navios minds with curiosity and surprise. With
inhabitants from bearing their. on 8,100,000. This is a aubstantial increase burdens. In no evilised country is the Mou
proper that place, whence he subsequently pro at work until April next.-N.-O. Daily
of 800,000 tons, or over tweite ·der conts ceded to London, where he was for five years on the staff of the home office of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corps oficial, at present in London, has reported consuming market, which my informant SUZORDINATE Juanese Government from rasation, cheap transit and a large ration, Lut. It was thence that he came. to join Mossza Holme, Ringer & Co. at this upon the different tastes prevalent in tells us he has secured, the new enterprise port. His death, following, as i del saurope and America which renders Japan's should be very successful. It has our Brezy closely on that of Mir Neah who belonged to competition with western sades in their the same firm, cast a gloom over the entire markets an unpromising enterprise "good wish.
community of
News.
A
cheap labour, & nominal rental, freedom
follows
White.
Black.
P-K-4 KL QB3 R-B 4
1. P-4 2. K+K B3 3. B-Kt This and the following more Q-B constitute the now. Steinitz defence.
1. P-QB8
5. P04.
6. P-K 5
-B3 PxP Q-Kt 3
It is obvious that the Pawn cannot be taken, as White would then play 7 Q-K 2 winning the K
7. PXP
Ktx Q P Sminitz here wins & pawn which seems request has been preferred to His Excel-ve been the moving cause of bis ablish a soap factory. His Excellency is
tion of the defence. lenoy the Governor fur permission to es- 8. KtxKt
Q-Kt 3 9. B-K5
3xKt 10. QxB
xB
Community He was one of the popular markets as yet uninvaded by the foreigner
Botter it is, he maya, to exploit the custorn PROPOSED NEW SOAP PACTORT, aneu by the Settlement, and in the hus better to take all possible menu to deter-
On behalf of the same firm an informal and social circles of Nagasak he has left a vacancy that it will be difficult to fill. Mrmine what is demanded therein and to Fisint left a mother and two sisters to The competition in the greater world will
establish a
a firm hold upon them at once. moura bis 2001;
then come naturally Inter-Kiogo Nears.
well disposed towards giving the scheme his
Tar death is reported, at his home in Tion-Tur intended local railway at Hangchów, condial support, and the applicants aro al- tein, of General Ta'ao Ke-chung, at the age projected by a syndicate of merchants in that of seventy-fire. The doccared first came
to prominerica at the end of the sixties City, with a capital of The 300,000, is re-ment certain of having their petition grante when the aiding troopers of the Niente popted to have permission of HE Shing, ed,
Director-General of
of Railways, to allow the
zebellion-an offshoot of the Taiping railway to take Haha, or the celebrated W. Reaver & Co., Piano and Musical tried to capture Tientsin as the bratate to West Lake of Hangchow, ex route, with the Instrument specialists and experts. Work- warde taking Paling. Then a youngman and yet unknown to the majority of his fellow-terminus at Kungshen Bridge where the shops and Factory, Duddol St.; Show
Ke-chung formed a batta as fignements are situated. In Rooms, Queen's Road Centrs).
case the required permission is obtained, the
Barnemen
Ta'ao
under the command of
ling of volunteers to supplement the re-apital of the company will be increased to The Royal Humane Society's bronze medal Faler
half-a-million tasks, whilst the railway will and cortificate were lately awarded to
the
He was exciensful and the baseline utility and couvenience to Litutossunt. J. H. Davidson-Houssan, of Treal gentry. rebels were driven scuthwards, towards people living in the settlemente Homan and Shantung. General Tase in Dally News... mediately after was apported by the Emperor to an important command against the Kanau Maliozamadans then in their fret flush of success, and followed by ha original Tientsin volunteers now turned Irto regulars, save a good 200ount of him
kestan
the Frontier Fores, British Honduras, for brave attempt made when steaming down the river running from Orange Walk to the sen, to save the life of a native boatican. The water was the colour of inks, thire or feet deep, and was infested with
THERE Apposte, according to a despatch from Peking, to be an intention on the part of certain high officers connected with the so- called Mungelion Superintendency to charge alligators, and sharks, sharks way soon
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Another deeply interesting feature is the of light quad. It has happened stat in
attempt made to raira a 3 way in which this increase is distributed the course of time the precise object for Wed. 10
among the rations sending ships to the which a light dus has been unposed has a Colony. In 1895 69 per cent of the tea-bean lost sight of, and thats prufit revenue nagu Was British, composed of 5,730 ships has in fact been derived from it, but so toen of 4,785,415 tons. The number of British as attention has been called to the fact ships for 1808 was 5,000, of a tonnage of there has been in express disclaimer and e 5,280,000. In 1895 tan per sent of the reduction or abolition of the pharge. In dearly admitted. ships of 718,000 tonnage. In 1893 the that light dues on number of Geruan ships was 642, with a made a source of
Then the patismara adoptonage of 968,000, at twelve per cent of the point out that things are cut so fine in
total tonnage. The remarkable increase in shipping business new that the liability to the tide of Germany with the Colony is pay light dues may often decide a vessel best shown, however, by looking at the raid Hongkong, and an obvious in increase of 1820 shipping over that of 1885 thus done to the trade of the oblong, The Weather for cach country. British shipping her petitionem point out that the shipping Rate increased from 4,785,000 to 6,260,000 tons; has already paid more than all the money. and German from 718,000 to 968,000 tons. expended on tite lighthouses and is willing
to continue to pay for their proper mar The pots of the Colony has increased tanance. The origiant charge of a pant
twelve per cent) British
per the Colonial expenditure that should top is more than enough to cover all legitimately fall on steamers and shipa Genan supping has Increased nearly frequenting the port. Colonial Se
OK F the game would, then proceed.
self. After the reconquest of Chinese Tur the status of Tibet into that of a province at the spot some minutes after the insident. Of course, Black cannot play 11
General Ta'zo Tauals, and other legal authorities. The son of the vicer of St. John's, Sidney of China with a Governos, Tronsurer, Judgo, Lentanant Davidsen Houston is the eldest w the land foress o
than retired into private Superintendency which willy meat Farido, sounty Dublin. lein be latter part of the eightien Superintendency aver Barbarian Tribes,
a
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Thus,
shipping
has increased ton per
thirty per cent
this petition to Secretary Face is at a standstill, in fact a rifle less replied that the matter would receive hin than last year, but Russian transport and Exalleur the Governor early and pays? warships allow an ingressa front 140,000 to fal consideration. The pallion steelf was 200,000. The one alient feature of inter- banked t
Committee of the Cham
temperature on the B andrews open any tempotutnec ca tör Urdi 04
F. G. Fios, Fire Assistant, Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 4, 1897,
Temperature.
(Tok at Moura Falconer de Co.
Prýmiess, Queen's "Load.) Honemoze, February 4, 1897,
1pm
set, however, is dat noted above, the one stag trots theter to the Chilonial BARDAK mous increase in the number and tonnage bar in which it was pointed out that it is of German y pissels using the Port..
Robinson & Co. PATENT Muate hotas, Violins (inomodels), Mandolines, and Stringe of all kinds. W.
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has attained the position of being, third part in the Empire for magnituda ef tonnage the penultimate par Chamber's letter being
My Committee would
suggest
the danger of this colony setting 14 ch 3 14 B12, and 1140-E8, White A Bun has been introduced into the Alabe an example to the adghbouring countr but was death called into solive service has charge of the relations with Tilt and PANOR RAFTINA has fust been the The text moves are considered base for the cteturase of the Ledion progond light does an example which, iv in so be seplies & ringing Black's Just ma State Assetibly for the regolation at of a desire to make a foreste put of the In 1884. When the Tepatiest were expect Nepal and untli of last so over Tong ed to strak
Black Tientsin tid Shanhaikaan King, Cores, and the Tunkiu isiónde as the recipicht of a very handsome preáéph given holated on Audio panitu miakea skirts, Nor, musa lalisa supear in stook-aritasiop is now froseeding for the reductio
to and including White's to make it uniewiel to rose short wie factod waha caly be soily followed, Chikult, puell pertion the south-eastern Mongolian Confederacies or feagtes. Like to him by the Gusses County Crickej Uljak
they sewn what 适 from these Confederacles Tibet has always had it is in the form of a silver gilt dessert Whits play 18 Castles, and slemisses the pgs which visibly inaten above the kneel the leas duce, and it would seem to be tight fitting jeresys, bloomers, and dividet in rome parts of the United Kingdom D 100 mile distant from Tentan, General ao appointed out blods and is in the leation hos ko angel and an augte, had an loses drudishes goms so in Black & favour, he being a peon. Thothor weiteres fa the measure deals with a raccord was a
Resident on of six piston, four
Sheari Pllahury, however, told ont later.
and had concluded
Whith
of thres Impiris Entrusted with the defence of Tibatein, nel like Chinese Turkastan and the Mabaharian
silver salold
ing nondo 18,000 valanitears de encamp. ↑ provinsen of the present day. Tibet has 2500 Apon which in lagoribed, the viewer that he is it to be untenable 1] mare then three inches below khu ;utiotlon he flory of!
ed at Ch'ikon until pesor was deplored in army (on paper)
May 199
New Plano and Organ
nd Machinery Jun
Batained the positioning drous, sud propade to render it the Far ERE TO A
unlawful for the top of any bodies to be of general revenuto properly continued by of the chin and throw Fingly, the saw truck u
euro declares that the ardals as ofthing fred worn by men shall be wom by women Abr Indians in Inlose looving the Kay hopes, tahould Team in a freret that we diủ vil tan
Hanjish for Bursor. yet ex 000 man, with 336,000 The vario
which form a most uste Alarm bautiful and
Tibet het bing supplied by. Mr D. Munsey wal
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Quotations. Horacore, February 4, 1877.