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-MONDÁT, SEPTEMBER 18, 1807.

H. E. Sir Chang Yin-huan, K.C.M, G., the Chinese Ambassador who represented the Emperor of China atthe Jubileo celebrations in London, arrived by the Empress of Japan this afternoon, with his suite. He pays a viain to his relatives in Kwangtung of which province he is a natira.

Ta Ni Nichit asserts that it has been the deatre of the Japanese Governident as well as the people generally to totally abo- lish the whole of the export duties, and the authorities in the Finsaco Departraent were prepared for it to take place from the bo ginning of the next fiscal youths Apr

(lat April), the

Customs general Statutory Custom put into oporation at the same time. But oving

dolaya in the negotiations re- specting

Trenty Revision with France and some other Phere, it has become impos sible

for the Government to give effect to Statutory Tariff early next year, and the abolition of the export duties from the beginning of next year has also boon ren dered impracticable. The revonto from the export duties is included in the Budget for next year.

the

to

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO Tug' 'Unwa Mazi.'"]

LONDON, 10th September, 1897.

INDIAN FINANCE.

The Ladies touris Bre receiving zo. vereigns and half sovereigns in exchange for rupees at the rates of: 16 Rupees and 7} Rupees respectively.

GREECE AND THE POWERS.

Greece acquiesces in the foreign control of the revenues, but the Powers are still disagreed whether the fastest of the ideamity shall precede the ovucuation of Thessaly.

COFFEE PLANTING IN "AUSTRALIA.

|

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

The Legislative Council mot this after- noon. H. E. Sir Win. Robinson, G.C.G.M., presided. There were present-Colonel Elsdale; Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Colonial Secretory; Hon. T. Sercombe Baith, Colenial Tressures; Hon. W, Chatham, Acting Director of Public Works; Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G., Captain Super intendent of Police; Hon. R. Murray Rummy, Harbour Master; Hons, C.. P. Chatur, C.M.G., Ho Kai, T. H. White- head, J. J. Bull-Irving, B. R. Belilios, C.M.G., and Wei Yuk; and Mr J. G. T. Buckle, Clerk of Councils.

THE POLICE, BEANDAL.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A WHIST QUERY. To the Editor of the 'Crusa MAIL."

Foochow, Sept. 9th, 1897. DEAE S.-Will you kindly ask some of your experienced whist players to express their opinion on the following point

A Band Y Z are playing whiat, the score being A B two, Zlove

In the next At the out of the tricks,

A makes a revoka.

game A

MR DETRING AND THÈ

TSUNGLI YAMEN. TRANHLATION OF FETTIONS PRESENTED TO

THE PRINCES, GRAND BEURETARIES AND

MINJETEUR,

speedy mudes of convey pose that much Mr Whitshead, on the Police vote being.

oney need not be spent on initial expenses. the aridence taken by the Captain Superin reached, said he would like to know whether

This is the English method. He examined tendent of Folia and the Crown Solicitor

found them not at all inferior to those of the orce of various places he saw and he in connection with the charges against

Germany. Those which contained coal ivere Inspector Stanton and other members of the Police fores was submitted to the At

inviting the establishment of a Bureau of and if opened according to the Western In the first month I presented a petition, found to be very convenient of situation, torney General before action was taken the dismissal of Inspector Stanton and the

Mines by which the present difficulties may ruthed the advantages would be great and therson, and if His Excellency sanctioned

be alleviated.

In advocating this matter speedy. Already love I

on those other members of the Police force with the

there

is no question of seeking for any autors to the Youth Ministers and they advice of the Executive Council or on the

advantage. China has now had must be sequainted with them. sole recommendation of the Captain Samark up their two tricks, making four in tile, agricultural and industrial questions, calculate how these enterprises should be

TZ five. A B have eight

The idea of 2 now claim that A BBR with foreigu nationa for some

to curse sirve is to opming 50 years. In the West, military, mores wealth to circulate. If you do not well perintendent.

The Chairman said this had alwoluta all, and from these four deduct three lay and handicrafts are fosterol, for they are carried out the money will be spent in vai ly nothig, whstuvor

maintain Y Z have no right to do, rule é in *** The proper Cavendish distinctly saying.The penalty

of a country and its

people

As regards nothing hat injury. neglected. There is, however, one ex- Whereas Y Z by their action forced A Bception and that is the establishment. of to score their tricks first. Y and Z argue officials have charge of it and, at each port hit the not the iron requires cant.

Maritime Foreign Custoras Foreign that one of the penalties they have a right there are branches of the Customs for the were several men (several tens of thousanda rise The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf withhold information, but the question from their Room, the word Score mesa porta, all conducted, in the Western man- and including all expense

to exact from AB is take thros points collection of the duties on imports and ox- of taels) which, with the cost of apparatus be bird in which the revoke was made, unproving these constituto a large part undertaking is like riding the tigar.

both what they made

without a a single blemish, and yearly the same as Laying iron. This. and what they had scored previously.

If Y % turn out to be right I shall boginly not less than the land tax of the seat on the animal as well as in dis-

The revente

the State, and aortais.There is angor both in keeping, ore's

TRAMWAY AT HOWLOON,

Mr Bell-Irving moved the first reading of a Bill untitled 'An Ordinance to autho.

And Godown Company, Limited to lay

vote wander discussion.

you obtain

to do with the g A B asoring one point only. This considered important to the promparity waile you wish for in erreting I course would be to give notice of the ques for a revoke takes precedence of all other ina, in these respects, they are entirely the ironworks in Hupeh, H.E. Chang

tion in Council.

Mr Whitehead thought it was in accord- anco with parliamentary practice to ask n question on a vote.

The Chairman said they had no desire to

must bo naked in the usual way.

The Attorney General pointed out that The subject was dropped,

Tricks

score next."

The Now South Wales Government and maintain Tramways on certain Public thu vide was for money expended in 1896. on the hand in encouraging coffee planting.

DEPRESSION IN THE LANCASHIRE

COTTON TRADE.

THE Kobe Export market is extremely quiet, the impending change of currency having a demoralising effect on trade, espe cially on yarns and matches-two of the polpet China Repunto share affected and the outlook is gloomy that trade is depressed allover the country.

Two of the largest firms in Praston are working short time; five thousand loons

The local instel factories are now tempor. arily closed, and those at Osaka alao. Yarns

have gone down considerably dus

last for

week

but ma

during

the

In movement

IN

been a

shortly expected.

Tarn from India there has

throb or

2

a fallof or foar dollars during the past month, and nothing practically is

doing in the material partly because of the depression

w

in the yarn market and also for the reason

that buyers are waiting to see what effect

THE CUBAN REBELLION. The Cubans have cuptared an important furtified town. Great excitement prevaile in Spain and the United States.

EXPLOSION IN A JOHANNES- BURG MINE.

An explosion of a dynamite magatine in

Reads at Kowloon, in the Colony of Hong- kong, and to confer upon the said. Hong kong and Kowloon Whari and Godown Company, Limited, cartain other rights, powers and privileges."

Mr Chater seconded, Bill read a first time.

-SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPLIES.THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.

THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION, Mr Whitehead moved disapproval of the vote for military expenditure, and. Me Chater seconded."

Several members spoke, and a division was taken, the result being officials against unolicials, and a majority for the officials.

TAIPINGÁBAN,"

On the Public Works vote, Mr Whitehead raised the question why the Government had received na bids for the Taipingshan Resumed sites.

GERMAN SAILORS ON BRITISH SHIPS.

tha

of

did not calcalate the expense of the iron when the works wore To

was very listant, the expenses.

WAS

about

open

to believe that words have no meaning. I

twenty-one provinces. The reguit of tho enclose my card.Yours faithfully

mounting.' There HOLD" employment of foreign officials is therefore

to be no DUFFER

ovident. Mines are very numerous in scone Sheng Chingching, who has undur- therefore good methods until there appeared on the [Perhaps some of our readers will express China, they are richer and more plentiful taken to manage the business, and who an opinion for Duffer's' guidanos.Eo. than in the West. They hare beau neglect

tute of is becoming m M

ed for several thousands of years and have riding the figer."

another honours and pro- ever been opened. At prosent, although motion have been bestowed upon him- The Colonial Treasurer moved the se-

thore is little mining going on. But he has been made an official of Metropolitan cond reading of the Bill entitled “An

that the people in the different provinces ruak and Tuich -Director of the Court Onlinance to authorise the Appropriation

have

110 good

systous, it is owing to defects of Sacrificial Ceremonies and Director To the Editor of the 'CHINA MAIL." defray the Charges of the Year 1896. In of a Supplementary Sum of $341,025.37 to

and blemishes. After the late war, the

the General of Hongkong, Sept. Ifth, 1807. country had to barrow money to

Hailey. This is

This is like pay the ing the prison age to invite people to come After some discussion, in the course of DEAR S--Having read an article about we indemnity and a great many plans were and doing so, he said The am which tho

Attomay tieneral expressed the the Fate of Doon in the China Mait of pths devised to meet this object, and as the corr. foreigner it but neither Chinesu nor Council is now asked to voto is 8341,028.37, which the

on-foreigners will buy hares which represents the nominal exess of the opinion that exorbitant claims were mads September, I should be glad to say a few struction of railways and the like. With denounce him and no one has confidence in

from him;

both actual expenditure for the

compensation by the owners of the words about it in your paper. 1898 over the year

ore t

taels these his conduct of affairs. He is riding the tiger estimated

The real expenditure.

oxcess in stemninable

The cause of the crow's consisting entirely things cannot be carried out. The duties can and looking about in all directions without blo property in Taipingshan, and 8225,167,69; the difference between the no- that thoro people, now that the sites of Formans was that I could not, get a not be increased. To her money is not the leass prospect of help; he entertains the mihel and the real excess being $114,657.68. had been improved at the expense of shipping master at Antwerp to guarantee casy.

producte of

of the mines are theidss of foding the tiger by cutting up the cannot be taken for the savings effected in

to feron the Government to part with had left Cardiff ascept for German soamen. then think of

ink of a good method by the sites at inadequate prices. If the Thats

but it has very little trade with Superintendent took the men in bezoap these advantages? If such a largo and there is no great blic works extraordinary or public works

would take his

advice, he cause he know that he very likely would sum is needed, where is it to come from? the two countries. How i recurrant that the difference between the actual excess and the nominal

prizes were excess of

the m

out

than a thousand million

the Chinese harvest will have upon prices a deep lovel mine has occurred at Johan- ** is owing to the fact that credit payers had formed & boycott for £4 advance to be paid after the vessel advantages which Heaven sends, why not elgium is a Bill country wit

cle,

In match materials absolutely nothing is doing for reasons abovo indicated. Chroninesburg, causing great havor and killing

five whites and twenty-five kaffiru. (L'Avenir du Tonkin.)

THE BLOCKADE OF CRETE.

Panis, Sept. 6.

which to

the various establishmente nor in the pu- Governmenting the property until the not be the loser, as the men had about $80 | If any danger to the empire should aud. I suddenly lead China such

recurrent

Government

is it that it can a large sum of

it can

pears. The savings on the public workout asking the given, Enead coming to them and were a very decent lot denty aries, there willing to do/money ? The French, really, are the maste

not obtained, it would boy bids were although Germans. There was a question / but to await danti, or allow others to in this business, and the Hassians help The Foreign Admirala hare decided to public mount to $18,278.56, to ask the tente win bed raft taken on account of his superior education. I lose the advantages of one's land? If you arrange his loan with Belgium. This matter miso the blockade of Crete on the 1st Octo- and in ordinary expenditure to $13,673.81 He suggest dy suggested.

Tax Singapore Common Jury List contains about 700 nawes of persons liable to bo called to serve on the jury. Of those 16 are exempt from service as being Eficient Volunteers It may be explained that there are other Efficient Volunteers whose names would not appear on the jury ber. list as coming already under the recognised exceptions. The number of exceptions on the score of efficient service (and war liabi lity) is not to exceed 10 per cent. of the

jury lopet in to say that 70 exemp tions on present basis of the Jury List are the maximum that can be obtained. There are still, it is understood, one of two antediluvian heade of firms that don't yet understand that volunteer service docs not come out of office hours, whorens jury service does. Funny, im't it?-Singapore Free Press.

18. H.I.G.M.' Court, before Mr von Krencki sitting as Judge, and Messz H. 0. Belacap, M. W. Kochen, E. Becker and H. Clement as a8ac8eors, W. Wernstedt was tried on a charge of fraud. It appear. ed from the evidence of the witnesses called Messrs McGlow, Fusile and K. Saito -Cat on the 21st June the accuserl bor rowed 81,600

F. McGlew 100 from Mr A ostensibly for buying shell for his making business, but when Mr Mcflew demanded the godsecurity, the defendant declared they were in Mosges Winckler & Co.'s godowns, and

had

re

RECIPROCITY,

The Russian Presa naks for the formation

of societies in Russia and France with view to develop commercial intercourse be

tween the two countries.

WEATHER NOTICE.

a

advert

works extraordinary to 882,705.91,

mentre; and 1

The

COUNCIL

REAUNES.

to

market for

her

upon

of

be more appropriate about discharging the steward, but he was encroach upon the country. Is this cot to them, and so Sheng hae Leen able to Mr Chater, as Mr He and another A. B. have been for the wait till the advantages and the land are a new settled, but China's danger is over or, in all, $114,557.08 as already stated.

Whitehead had

last week in the Chinese Customs service. lost, and bome conscious of the fact, it presunt. For in

rinstance, the Russian railway Although the Council is asked to vote!

The Chairman, after wing some dis- £ believe that seamen are only allow will then be too late.

really

is to communicate with Manchuria and, aled the question out of order.

ed to get paid off if there is this euro of 9841,025.37, the actual cussion, ruled the

I have been the receipt of Customs French railways will connect with Lang- surplus of revenue over expenditure.

their labour. I also believe that Germs His Excellency the Governor having ro in the Sailor's Homa cause the Superin pay for many years. I have an idea which Hankow for inany years. Tho North and

chou. Franco has if we exclude the amount chargeable en

I offer you plan which will bring with traordinary, is $134,988.57, the actual considered in Communities. A division took pemonally have no prejudico sgainst Bri-ready sent you a position on this matter,

turned, the Bill was brought in again and tendent less trouble that British. That it advantages and no harm. I have al-South are very distant but choy are o the loan account for public Works -

other. Their object is to obtain the are opposite being Revenue, 82,609,378.01 place on the military contribution-result, tish seantea shows that I took » British Expenditure,

82,474,910.37. I propose to

Covemment majority,

mats in

At present the to only two items in these supple Tourer moved and the Colonial Secretary

Council resumed, and the Colonial foreigners, although I have had plenty Betting it forth fally. J have heard from central portion of China

and money and name are Belgion, but really another source that you have it

scen estimates.

Why do you always pork at the Gore banded it to the Board of Revenue it is France and fucsia who all ted the

The fret is the Military moved the third reading, and the Bill was 20 A.B.'s of whom 16 were Scan-The present is a time of press dificulty ais plan and leave China only one chance.

for second

the excess on passed.

In the Balclutha a British captain administration of the country's

consideration. That Board has thesisting in its completion. These two doun-

finances.

estries now Fostess all the advantage Reckmation. The total.ex-

carried One for 1836 for military purposes

dinavians ino Germans) a year ago. In for this Board to pay out moules. Now

When the time arrives and they see That was $623,128.45, On the 13th at 11.2 The barometer up as follows:-militum was iture THE NEW BALMORAL GOLD MIN-Russians, 1 German and 2 British. The proposes a plan which, if adopted, must be tries of the world there is no one which

is made

China tite Brodrick Causite we were 10 bofors the suddenly there appeare-an-individual whoopied eewhere, then will be their op- mass of v whom 13 were Scandinavians and toally paid in

be portunity. Among the ten thousand coun in 1898

accouture

adopted

at once. If the measure proposed vices, 640,000; 8402,080.70 contribution for barrack

captain was British. I am sure there are be and balance due for 1895 967,698.76. The Volunteers, $13,448.93; $402,080.76 expended in 1896, and tually paid in 1896, towards the

military contribution represented 17 per cent, on

Mount Macdonald. the estimated revenue for 1896, exclusivo

20th Aug., 1897. of land

sales

The actual promi

New Batrand G. 3. O. Lid. figuras for 1996 were $219,019.96, and the total

Queen Line-Flo-contractora expect to for the military contribution $409,28 complete their 100 fest of sinking the main

The following notice in ined from the the Observatory:→→→

has risen in the North, fallen at Bolinas. Pressure in high over Central China, slight- by low in the N. part of the China Sea, where a depression seems likely to foran, Gradients increasing for NE winds on the China cuant, Forecast-moderato to fresh NE winda; unsettled, equally and showery.

SUICIDE FROM THE ERNEST

of

Bcr-

Council adjourned till Monday neat.

ING COMPANY, LIMITED.

Messrs Joan D. Humphreys & Son have that. Germans. Besides, if you want to plan is not feasible, It is already thr of angle person the supreme power.

received the following Report from Mining Managor by the s.6. Guthrie :

SIMONE. Singapors, September 6th.

Senor Minguez, of the Singapore Branch

that

out of the revenue for 1897. It will be noted

the total sum of $528,128:45

is nothing fresh to report here this preek.

аге

a third-

the loase.

by the s.. Guthrie:-

mun British

of Britisk ships. In every Hamburg or

more Danes and Scandinaviana tha Gor Brotsen ship Sirius carried

The

A for

WAB my

For

of your steamship company

the

relations with

one man row has the contr

telegrapha,

foreigu

There

should be

there

PC405003

cgive the above information and beeful and exerted me that I was I felt constrained to do so." I pray there.

SOMEHOW our local papers did not get hold the sanger, was accommodated forward. in the paid until January, 1895, and that ing on the face of the reef, but have got Editor, yours truly,

Mr Da Roza

moku in

swamped

CLA35

first

Lasin &

me such

by the squall. The whole of the sterke This being the case no une saw reading of the Bill antitled An Ordinance" ing the roof out; and judging mora tha lehips) cannot but be exggested as a rarity Extant. At the end of last year i rettimed eign Currencies sut Japanese gold yon tɔ.

the

more Scandinavians under the British flag be thought inconvenient and impossible the proposer should be told at once that his with British sea-months and sailing ships men you better start factories of them (per-I do not understand the meaning of this the control alad of

and you have not said anything. cotton mália, ireworks Buch like, with in haps

of British Chinese). A dehy. Perhaps you look upon me at the giving all this into the hands of one man

countries. Bong of Brit

18 gruat danger in good

acation in our days sails in because he gets higher wagons Preftomer of not very high startling my quantité negligeable and the subject of the Steamers

not worth consideration. 1 any a to manage. He will control Chius's is near home and the bad characters

trunk line, which will be like giving tho everybody shics clear of.

You seen to labour under the imprea- but I hare boen a resident in China for whethe, he will be irresistible;

is only Commissioner of Castonis tiger We regret to announce the death, of The difference of $1,217.73 has been met. shaft in about 7 weeks from date., There sign that there are only fereigners on boardver 30 years, and I have been bu all the this the country will probably not "TOP"

there is injury or advantage in 'offered instead his button-making machi, of the Campania Trasatlantica Spanish which has been paid for military parposes tunnel on G. L 6, and satisfuctory progress Bremen ship you will on an average and art, and bave had dealings in commercial cognise jest at present. He knows that

Balmoral Mine-We e still driving the pery and stock-in trade, which he value line of mail steamers, wider circumstances

matters both with Chinese and foreigners,

ners, armed with such powers he is bound to win. at 88,000. As a matter of fact defendant which point to the fact that the deceased 188i reprosents about 22 per cent of the is hoing made with it. The tributors on

e who rovente, for 1808, but if we take us G. L. 5 have stopped work where they ans, and they are preferred too, and wherever I have been I have obtained / What his heart wishes, that he aogo- already given & bill of sale on his committed suicide. Senor Minguez,

a good reputation. I have drawn the plishes. Afterwords, if affairs abould be- machines, &c., to Mr W, Velling against known to be suffering from some 367,698.76, the balance 1896 of obtained the crushing from, but.exject to 1897. 13 A.B.'s. Of these 171 "ebruary country's gay and have done the country'a come unma or if the condition a loan of some 81,500, of which about slight mental aberration, was a passenger diture for military purposes to about 19

some what was duo in 1990; it reduces the expen- start again shortly on another portion of signers and only one a Gernran. Thore-assisted at the making of the treaty, and to be not agreeable to him, what is

were for work, which by the French mail steuner Ernest.

duty. At Chaton

and if things turn out 8300 had been renair. Defendant acknow-ich left Singapore on the 24th August per cent. Of course, the sum of $402,080

fure the Garman gailor has to go where I transacted another matter for China with

. ledge that he had omitted to inform Mr McGlew of

ia the actual amount really of the

to prevent him from letting with there is a market for his labour (England regard to a cort the voyage to Colombo. he deceased bill of prior of unle, but

spent on what

OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES,

or America). In between is known as the military contribution pro-

to a certain foreign In German vessels the pri was sent on a mission to acttle certain could not remember having stated the cars to have jumped overho morning per. The other items were voted

I country. tiger to eat up the people? I do not know

what virtues or what talents ho

Ret-know lue of his machines and stock-in-trade at

the night of the 25th Aug. and

LIMITED.

euoyed by foreigners are far religious matters which had been in sus- that the country should believe in him and to those under the British $8,000, Conclusive ovidence given, and the defendant being fount Diamond Point; and although one of the ing of military purposes do not fall under following Report from the Mining Manager accident and old-age insurance.

been of the 20th, when the mail steaper was off ately and although coming under the having beca

have received the they for many years, cad which I cafried use him to this extent. I mai not a

of through successfully, well as the Kuang-

Westerner of high reputo, my heart, how guilty of fraud, he implored the leniency water a long way asters, no importance was

luminous life-busys was seen floating in the tion.

the well-known head of military contribu of the Court. The Judge sentenced do

In 1895, the sum tion. In

of

signor is oven allowed to pass for mate inou altair I was the first one sent ever, is with China, and, bocause f $40,000 was

16 Japan. These

all done in aota were

been discussing the his own native tongue sometimes. fendant to two months imprisonment, to attached to the circumstance at the voted as the Government's con

contribution

Mount Macdonakt

question of the mines, the time.

obedience to Imperial Edicts, When thees Hoping that you will be pleased to re-

naturally thought of those things. It la, date from the day of his arrest, the cuts it was supposed that it had fallen overboard tewwanda certain works connected with the

20th August, 1897.

were completed, the Chinese government of course, not my place thus to speak, but of the case to be borne by the defendant.

acidestafly, and Senor

Pinya Reclamation The work was done

ivers Freehold Mines, Limited Mingnex wwe not until the following morning. On leav --Kobe Chronicle, Sept. 2.

and the claim made in 1895, but the sum Burch Mine-Main Shaft-Weare sink-you to pardon me for had grammar and ing Singapore, the deceased, being a thir

was not

myself for the good fure that you will excuse my presumption. style, baing & German),I am, Dear of the country: I used my uth-N.-C. Daly News

strength reason it appears as excess in the yet broken into it, as owing to its being

and mind, oabina being amidships and

hot navertheless, at the end I estimates for 1896.

very solid, it is necessary to uncover iew

J. PETERSEN, of the correct version of the recent drown-

the second-class aft. Next

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

did not obtain the yellow jsoket fest if it first, which will be done in a few

Master of the Vale of Doon. however,

jaoket. I re-

JAPANESE CUSTOMS TABLE. Hoxt day,

osived as a The Bill was read a second time and Cays. Thory is ing fatality. After leaving the harbour, so ho asked to be allowed to change his cabin,

favour the Emperor the

from nice dig, that is, A Veli [The article referred to was dealing with decoration of the Double Dragen of

OF VALUES. referred to the Finance Committee. mys, the boat reached Hon-taplaining of the noise forward, and he

the of soft flucan batwoun the country rock the manning of our navy. When we refer 2nd class and the premier button, and an

Notification was issued by the Japanese in safety, and she was not then was given a second-class cabin near the

MILK ADULTERATION.

and the roof; this as you are aware in of to Germans serving in British ships, the this account 1 exerted my best powers in Finance Department on the 1st ins to the which projects some distance over

The At orney General moved the second great advantage when driving along or stop converse (of Britishers serving in German the interests of the country to a still greater effect that the comparative values of for pleasure-seakers, with tàn exception of r

Mr the scrow. Forlinens, wons in the water to hathe, the unfortunate man go overboard, and it to prevent the Spread of Infectious Disease surroundings there is every reason to sz or an impossibility. There seems to be no to China to offer for the construction of te adopted in calculating values of importe and finding that Furdinusz would not go is supposed that he must have committed arising from the

that

when we break into it, we will reciprocity in the matter. We do not milways and to negotiate loans China, and to be in fores from the 1st October to in the others did a most silly the watted his mental troubles, nothing unusual in this Colony unscrupulous persons is confined to driving North and South onAL}

suicide sa the result of further access f

minsted or unwholesomation of costa Foot

Be ex-Buda aaolid, plained

well-defined and large reef of a pack at Germans: we merely point out however, was in a object the 31st Desember, 1844, will be as fol that

as the price of milk was very payable character. At the 200 level werk the one-sidedness of the position.-E. was to lay a the only occupant. This he apparently did board previous to his disappearance.

a solid having

been noted in his demeanour on

utation for

China Hows not like, and returned home by land,

might be encouraged to adulterate the milk the roof which continuca the same as ili last

but upon rexoking

heard that Country. taking a

His tragic end will come se a surprise to supplied, and the present zacasure was pro-week's reports, At the 200 ft. bere wo ers BOMBAY TRADE FOR SIX MONTHS

Denne sise was railways, on lines totally a little boy with him. As the boat his many friends in the Far East, for the posed to ensure the purity of the supply

the going to construel was returning a sadden squall upset her.

om my Great Britain... different from still driving North and South on the When that occurred

and I could not, therefore, unor my raaf. In the North end it is 2 ft. in width The Bill was read a second tims, cou- great bravery was decassed was well known several years ago sidered in Committes, and as thurs were no and 4 ft. in the South, with good guld show Bombay diminished by 4-55 crores during treating upon the difficulty of borrowing Franse...

Germany. The imports of private merchandise in plans. I gave Ll Chung-tang two letters U.States ofN. America Mark Both are when touring with a musical oh by Da Rozɛ and Smith. Both are

wimmer,

they be how styled the Spanish. Estadista with which amendments was road & third time and ing in both places. We have 4 men etoping the first half of the current year, compared foreign money and recommended a certain aad

when helpless Perpetuo and Barrades were and he was

and he was chief bandurria player. He came passed.

above this level 30 ft. above the drive. with the corresponding period of last year.party who could manage a loan. I have Belgium

Switzorland were to Singapore with that company. that they sinking,

wore

under

The reef is over two it, and during the The decrease is equal to 29 24 per cent. inished all I have to say on these matters; the former and Smith to the other, Per- Suhor Arrodonids, and after the tour was second reading of the Bill entit.od An Or- In asking permission to postpone the

week ing been showing nice gold, The The diminution in the imports of silver but in the matter of Anansing the loan, if Sweden

Italy potan caught hold of a floating plank which completed further East, returned, as did

air and mullock shaft down 100ft. the and

will b partly kept him

a negligible quantity. The like getting wolf to assist you to bring Nether Rosa reached him

Selor Blanco finally settled

tled Fire Brigade Ordinanco, 1868, the Attor part of the mine is in first-class order. experts decreed rescuer threatening ang grab- round

to home o xhep? You way 7:28 crores, that is to home his

by 72 while Sener Minguez settled

tled Dey General reminded the Council of the Kaftery-The

Spain provido sverything Induce both, Da Roza said to him

the pians has been do diminuation in the

to come, bus Portugal of esports ms, and you will be

They

of the

by sea it will not one. Chinese and first violins of

Formerly, the Philharmonic

yarn woro, volunteers in the plated with the exception of a for small reached the hot, but directly Perpetuo let orchestra, but was not well enough to pley of members of the police force. Power day or two. We have made solto altera-

Brigade now;

equalled consisted almost entirely connections which will be completed in a goods was 38 per cent. Yarn importa dindividual. He thinks he can secure the as- British India,

in Austria-Hungary per cent, while that in plses alike all agree in denouncing a ferturkey go his be sank. Before Smith could at the last concert.

He was a man of

teta inished in quantity 20 per cent. and, cloth sistance of the feach his

igh officials; ho assames Kussia... 111611, I Lebere, the poses folow Hassant und obliging dispositions and was wrap propped to the iron the Superintendent Rods to the battery ticis changing it for 11 pursuits. The bliskien in diele rahut much rupersibility and speaks ligi-round- sank and was drowned. The Portuguças much het by his colleagues in the to judict penalties not exceeding $10 or to

high-sound-Chins nmunity have appreciated and tendered i Orohostra, who will deeply regret, his sad confine a man to the Station for a period keep it site Innver would be to work a diminished to the extent of, say, 210 crores deceiving the

The is completely and to may be coated in at lakhs. Thus ing words to

sta the exports of yarn and cloth by sea and landentio-varianto their thanks for the great pluck Da Rozafate.

not exceeding seven days. Under the old loss. A clean up as ussal will take place

Emperor,

Be the danger Manils......

mimply Moxico manifested on the ccasion. Jagan Senor Minguez called on the Spanish Ordinance a member was liable to a fine of tomorrow (Saturday), and on Monday we of rupees. But not only investors in ent of injury is concealed. What I have now Gurcite

... Dollar Consul to say good-bye before leaping 825, but he had to be brought before the

will

start the work of pulling out the old ton mills have suffered. He was then quite rational, and hoped the Police Magistrate, which was not conducive battery with the foundation logs, and got

The operatives said I declare to be the truth. had to be without wages for Joast two, H if

NEW PIANO and Orgau Repairing Material THEEB is a story told of Dr Talmage of an hallaciation was that he was being per

ting in the foundation for the new battery.not three, monthe. In January the 71 and errors. The voyage hozta would put him all right. His to discipline.

of corruptions and Machinery just to hand; also the latest effort that he made some years ago in secuted hy some unknown parsons. He

The

great work to complete will be pushed on mills in the island, with as many as 23 FINANCE COMMITTEE.

with all speed. Owing to not, being able lakhs of spindles or thereabouts, had only sign appliances to strengthen hit country. The Tintain correspondent of the dforcury

countries; an returning he borrowed for familiarity with vitical terms. He de

The Council then sat as Finance Comto get more stone through at the battery, ne-fourth of the normal number of heads The

had ceased to work. Beyond the shrinkage they were gland pr the United States Minister 188 protested against the Fankon to onmaider the ripplementary estimaton.

the 14th inst. 11 being pat off temporarily; and possibly wo.my have to shorten again in the yarn trade, m

must be before the battery is completed; as we diminution in the general rail-borce trade,

That country has now become the French, as it was surveyed by Mr noticed tho their knowledge to his Peking line being given to anybody bab have over 100 tons of stond at grasas nul

The mturn for the first quarter of 1887 powerful there is no country to bo com- Chihung. This notion of the Minister-i

and Giffens, who furnished his report to

Chang thousand maunds, or S8 per cent. below the from the

Cratoms

there have bech Faking of the Belgian engineers in order

in rock.

ing the bost, which swamped and

Da Roza went to

istole The hia

company

milk.

THE

FILE BRIGADE.

but incrediately De Señor Alfredo Blanco, to dinance to further smond The Hongkong reef ft. wide showing good gold. Every considered only 56 lakhs, and may be the right argon is not appointed, il 1

to

in Ferpetuo threw his arme

right.

danger here. He was for two or three years one of the personnel of the Brigade, gine for driving rection of the small en-Bay, so the extent of 34 per cent, The Bainpting to į

thers

it

with his

he is

the Norway

Foreign Japanese Currency. Gold Yen,

Found

9.763

**478

4.108

Frand 2000

987

14

... Frano

... Lira...

... Crown Crown ...Guilder....

Milrei

... Puseta

528

806

387 **2.168

Piastre Krane. Rupeu

40%

Ruble 1.100

Shanghai Toel 1.318

Tentsin Tsel 1308

Dollar

... 1.000 ... 1043

Farmerly Russia fall visited all Musis. W. Robinson & Co,

armon preached aboard ship to show his was unmarried, but he has relations living mittesthe Colonial Secretary presiding we had to shortou hands at this mine in while in February and March almost ali kouple he selected to assist him, if they writes is reported that the French

wiribed the ship of lite sailing through Spain

unt Palencia, his birth places in Northern

ship: She mails

On the PensioNSIONS,

were not from

Germans or

his count

Yinued Dr Talmage, and sud-antics have had to be sent home owing to compared with pensions in other Colonias crything ready below to break an immense showed a diminution in quantity of 8,214pared with it. China has reaped advantage the reason assigned for the hasty return to

is

troubled spa. The tars stoned patiently to hear what was going to happen to this immediate predocessters of

It a stranga coincidence that the two Senor Minguez

vate Mr Whitehead nak slong twelve knots nut in connection with the Compania Theated what scale the pensions were on aa there is a cry,Man overboard." signs of metal derangement, one of them The captain orders the life-line of bore being at the present line as inmate of the continuously on the increas, and that

It seemed to hum the pensions here were quantity. thrown overhoed. The sinking man

economy was DeceRSERY. it and he is palled on board, saved, for Lunatia Asylum at Cadiz Free Press

beou elected midway between the present the money value of which it is not easy to that they should be managed like the The Ubsirman

expinined that the scale dam and the Northern boundary of the sacertain. of the crow at this statement, sud finally On the flat August, gallant rescue from bouring Crown Colonies, and. The Harbour out, plans drawer, and teadurs called for its W. Rosser & Co., Piano and Musical wish to save her and establish the dignity was the same in Hongkong us in neigh Freshold. Quantities have been worked

Cusbans. In my opinion Chins is in the che old salt arose and said No, he drawing took place in the vicinity of the Master reminded members that as the Go. opastruction. These will be opened to Instrument specialists and experts. Work of the country and remedy all its

position of one in the set of drowning. wasn't, not if the ship was going twelve Creak Yokohama. Master Ularence luny became older the pension list increas-morrow, and the work carried out at once shops and Factory, Duddell St.; ShowI am returning very shortly to my own

An hour, air. He couldn's have Watson was there engaged shing with a ed naturally. Imothe lifeline, att. Helanka's

younger, and even smaller, companion

so as to be ready for the spring, rains. Rooms, Queen's Road Central

country. I dare not add mate words. I Am waiting to see China turning from the

netik Note A site for a new dam has trade of the corresponding quarter of 1896, grant results, and my plan as to into confer with Uhang Chiftung and Shep

were looks of protest from every member

sibly. Rust

-

Laults

to

with the

arrived from Calcutes by the store The Engineers' strike may now be said to bo practically at an end. Nine, Engineers story, but we are informed that, an tria arrangement has been domo Engineer Association by which the As I bad to the good. This is my sincare wish I wish to romain"here.. 7

sociation are to send back that an attempt was to Having been in Chins for many years Mr Nicholson, the Chief, and Mr Toron

be

ingly rish and superior in minerals to other Co.'s 8.8.

IN EUNG CHANG - ahip of .on your

and when the latter fall into the water. faster. There was a slight increase in the volo that yarn will do jo tell don't Claremos a unice planged into the tram for the Governor and Legislature, and it was 30 NEW PLANON Just acrired; best makers Frost an official source it is reported that and I am afraid of having said so much, then

that story had anything to do with an sard mime Than he managed to do before for entertaining. E. Li Hung Chang a bed for the climate. W. Robinson & Co.

the Japanese florerament has depided to Ispident that happened canily, but 15 ocher halp wrlects low looked ha pasted Hanspires that nut, Jong since won

ondenzas difficult think t

Formoes on and after the Eat October. living (Barokro made is bet table world at a dal, the the bang high

kor, writer in tag Japan Gavette, dalling out to be pine folow that he would fexplained that this was-due to preparations Also Cabinand Transpostag Pianos, gustonply the gold standard to the currency in knew that Manchuris and Chihli ars arseeds the second engineer on board the E. RITE

to Mur Colony on his way

hold on to hope for four and half minutes tomet by a launch

He Bad often done it at Hongkong for the

of the

Dvds

but the

Kaked why this was in. METRES.-- Did you bring a character with Euend, whoas atar showed signs of derlin- | laboring under great difficulties, something and thin wins beste, The TMA

parts of the country. Now that China is were dabar and be belon

sura inmediately dismissed and male The Chairman was not sure of the deall WHILE teaching a daas in a Bunday school, in der plic? The but offered to supply them if hr Whitehead the teacher asked What was Noah sap mont set on the principle insisted.

posed to be doing when the animals wer WOMAN'S KUBAre is in der home and

one unitary secoppion befors Las Hung Chang sailed from Bhang- hand, Well" one sekod, and what de Beck, not to my direct rebuke, that in these

bad and emportant and to be mad for you say Hishing the tree, mis said amumassager posilored for a

fais cosion spinning mills at Hanyang havourred when Li Hung Chang's acceptance you Maid. No'm, but I brought me ing, is (according to the Tientsin corres must be done to remedy the state of air. Mesars Wee

been handed over to govenment conto luncheon was only conditional that he trunk': el, all the female hande hitherse engaged was not quarantined at Singapore,

pondent of the Mercury) ones again coming If you wish China to become wealthy rapidly Beaver and the Meliner He is still firmly supported by Li Hung of mixes Hemos, ebay own pense and that all Che ships leaving into favour with his capricious superior, there is aching superior to the opening stand that this point has also been chang but Li is not the men he was,

have re

Chins with 230 Eroughs cut to, in anic that when Li Hungchang was plead

nigning 6 enginners at the Szen

The Harbour Mattor sold that the reply going into the Ark ? She received several ing tha osas of Shepy and bis Hankook distingulaked Fekmen mining address to FUNKCII frulava iz tak babiló | from Singapore was, probably not passived || answer. At last a little girl put up her to the Emperor he was sust with much world -Paskinups the redions abound PAT DI PAY den Pris Pyth

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