Intimations.
THE BEST FORM OF WILL.
The heat form of logsey is a policy of Bfe Assurance. It is an incontustablu farm, and with it evan a poor man may be quest a estate in pecordance with his own wishe He has only to insure his life, say, for ten thousand dollers, te bò paid at bis death to whatever beneficiary he uses in the policy. The policy becomes his will so far as tea thousand dollars are cura raud.
It oftou happens that, while the lagates! unders will is waiting for the money to ba collected, the estate stelf, from various causes, is continuity shrinking in value, Under life policies hire is no such love the money is here, and the EQUITABLE
To-day's Advertisements
THEATRE
ROYAL
CITY HALL, HONGKONG. Under the Direction of Mc Rouen: Brovan
Reprossuintive
Me, DamilTON.
LAST NIGHT OF THE SEASON!
POSITIVELY LAST NIGHT.
OF THE
Destinatio
THE CHINA-MAIL.
Vessels Advertisei as Loading.
Vesels.
Menuir () Taiyuan (3)......
London..........B00 (8)... London............ Stula (s). Marseiller v. Sigon.. Milbourne ( Masillos, Imo. &c. Tabs Mard (8) ........... Nagasaki, Kuba& Yins Rosetta (1) Nak, Kobi & Yhani san-lia (4).... New York, Suzen. Baualdor (8)... Pordaul, Oragon... Argyll (8)
SOCIETY is ready to hand the full aims BROUGH COMEDY CON wYork, Sue Esox (a)....
directly to the pierzous entitled
them,
CLAIMS PAID IN NOVEMBR, 1997. Paid on first day.......112 118,716. Paid after first day....... 22014.
Total...
A
...12%
:18,39.
within ONE DAY after reveia: of proteof There were only see this mot paid death.
HEAD OFFICE
AND
MANUFACTORY TIX LOR LANE, WANDRAI
CEMENTIGHT BOWRINGTON.
dyen!..
P.&O. S. N.
Date of Leaving.
;
Australian Parts
ith, Lariogaton & Co. April, at noon, Australiau Porta.
Butterfeld & Swizo..Mar. 30, at 8 p.m. Brownen & Ports of Cal Bayern (8)....... Norddeutscher Lloyd. Mar. 30, at 9.m Kobe and Tokuham. Kwachi Mara (8)...... Nippoa Yusen Krishs. April 7, at 4 p.m. Koba and Yakoleno. Mateuysm› Mara (a)...Nippos Yuson Kaisha April 14, at 4 p.m. THURSDAY Next, thu 33 M 185, 1802, London & Port of Phares (8)................
London, 7. Suaz Jana Durdains (oj letterluid wire... April 4, at noon. Chambeing at 9 pm.
P. EOS. N. OlApril 2, at no.
About April 2. P. & O. s. N. Co... About April 14, Mesageries Maritione April 9, at nout. Nippon Yusga Kisha pril 26, at 4
T'.. P. & 0.3. x. Ca... April 4, at 4 p.m. P. & 0. 3. N. Co... About April Shewan, Tomos & Co about April 5. Dodwell, Carill & Co About April 16. Dadwell, Carli & Co. Mag 3, at noon 10. & G. 3. 3. Mar. 31, at noon. Pacific Mail 9. 8. O. April 9, at noon. Shawan, Tomes & Co Quick despatch. Shevan, Tomes & C. Quick
despatch P.&O. S. 3. Co...... April 2, at 6 p.m. .&O. 9. N. Co......bout Aorii 4. Siomssan & C
........ April 2, at & p.. P. & O. S. N. Co.......About April 6. Douglas Lapraik & Co. April 1, daylight. Douglas Lapraik & Co. Mar. 81, daylight, Gon, R. Stevens... April 7, at 3 p.m. Nippon Yassu Katata. April 1, at 4 pm Dodwell, Carlilt & Co April 5, at noon. Balteriold & Swit.., Mar. 33, at 5 p.. Canadian Pie R. Co. April 6, at ucun,
NO PERFORMANCE THIS EVENING.
NOTICE.
TO-NIGHT (TUESDAY) and TO-MOR-
ROW (WEDNESDAY),,--.7-
29.h.and 30th March,
C
In comeynencu of Mr. Bioton having to be given in or off.. Pages granted the at of the Theatre for the Bar
FUNKY, there will be no pettormanes on
Nights.
THURSDAY NEXT, 31st March, LAKT Mac or Tag SEASON! 'DANDY DICK."
DANDY DICK."
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Packs OF ADMISION -
DRESS CIRCLE R STATLA Prr
OPPIATRA STÄLL
$3.00. $2.00. $1.00.
SOLDERS and SAILORS in UNIFORx-Half Price to fits cal.
Special Paint WITHOUT COMPETITION ORDINARY MENTIONT-For Buildings, of Stone, Brick, and Plaster of Lane, Demont., &c. ORMENTIOUT OU PAST No. 1-Advantageously uno for all Metalli Works, Steamers, e, e. CENFFTRANT OIL PAINT, No. 2-Made with unchange able Colours, for all applicativas, CEMENFIANOC Wake Hogar, whore Sonts can TIGHT OIL-For protecting Wood fab booked ( the Tickets obtained) Six White-Aute, dampneas, &e, &c.
Nights in advancu
A Fat Trany for the Peak will leare each Evening filteen nipates after the termina- tion of the perfomance.
Hongkong, March 29, 1895,
2157
Agents for China anal Jujuan,
HARRETTO & Va
CHAS, J. GAUPP & Co.,
Chronometer, Butch de Clock Makers,""
Jewellers, Gold & Silvermit
Doors Open 8.10; Curtain 9.
Box PLAN now Open at The ROBINSON
AUTICAL, SOIENTIPIO AND THEATRE
NAMETAUROLOGIOAL
INSTRUMENTS.
VOIGTLANDER'S CELEBRATED BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES. RITOLE'S LAQUID AND OTHER COMPARE ADMIRALTY & IMRAY CHARTS, NAUTICAL BOOKS, English SILVER & ELECTRO-PLATED WASZ. Obristols & C's ELSOTO-PLATED WARE.
GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY
in great variety. DIAMONDS
~ 43.0
DIAMOND JEWELLERY, Splendid Collection of the Latest LogDON
Patterna, di sery vanterade prima.
24
SWEETS, SWEETS, SWEETS.
UST Unpack, a fresh Cusižament of
in Large and Smali Boxes of Pretty D.sigas and Loose by Ihr.
CHOCOLATE ALMONDS CHOCO: ATE
MACARONS,
CHOCOLATE CREAMS, Et Ero, En.
10% Discount for Ugh.
BUTTONJE,
14, D'Aguilar Stred, Hongkong,
and
31
20 & 21, Myin Road, Kordoen.
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE.
PONTES, the poperty of MEMBERS of
the HONGKONG JOUREY ULLA my be schooted For the Steeplechase Jess oa TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS up 31 10 Avoid Bidlug over the Golf greens. When A.M. Riders are particularis requested to through alcons of weather, &c., it is deemed advisable to CLOSE the JMP COURSE, a Notice will be put up the Grand Stand, And Ouera and Riders are onjoins to pay atriet attention to auch nu ice,
3. Francisco, 7. Japs. Geslic (s. 8. Егацовс v. Jam City of Peking (8)....... San Francisco.... West York.... San Shanghai...
Francisco........
Imberborne....... Verons ( S'hai, Aki,K'Y' Formosa ( (8). S'pro, Hevea & 'bur, Uerés (4. St-nits Calcatty..... Sutra (4).... Spancy & Melbourne. Tokio Maru (s...... Stow, Amos & how t'hdles (s). Swatow, Amy & Tou Porzsa (a).. Sydney Thursday Is. Jacob Christin300 (4) Pasuma (Wash.), Mo... Columbia (8) Tientsime
Kutong (8).... Vianor (B.0), Empress Ohius (5,
SHIPPING.
..
ARRIVALS.
March 29,
Bayera, Hertuan str., 6.84', Eduard Prehn, Shaugh-i March 26, Malts and Gendra-Menges & Co.
Vesang, British atooper, 1,127, Hoope, Tientsin V14 Confo Maich 23, General- JanDING, MATHESON" & Co.
Co,
Isia i, Chinaso str., 1,065, Pattern,
| Tientsin March 23, Genural. ---C. (M. 8. N.
Crosatt, Muji March 24, Coal-JARDINE, Hinang, British steamer, 1,530. M. Matheson & Co.
Babae Rickmers, Corinan stoomar, 698, J. Sanders. Fonchow March 27, Ballant.- 645 Arnold, Karberu & Co.
Kio, German str., 1,109, C. Christonsen, Saigon March 21, Ricc.-Jensen & Co.
Phra Chute Chow Klen, British steamer, ROYAL, 1,612, B. Pot, Bangkok and Koh-ai-chang
March 2, tice.-YUES FAT HONG.
CITY HA . L.
Under The Management of Edwin Geach,
STARTING SATURDAY NİXT
THE COMING SENSATION. THE COMING SENSATION. THE COMING SENSATION,
MARVELLOUS CARL HERTZ
THE
BOOM.
What Hongkong Wards Something Novel
of the Ag
KUCO PA
CARL HELTZ CARL HERTZ CARL HERTZ CARL HERTZ
Takin Maru, Japanese str,, 1,360, E. W. Baswell, Yokohama March 17, Generef.--| Neros Fraen Kas
Benglo, British steamer, 1920, A. W. 5. Thenison, London Fehrtiory à, Gioueral
Grun, LaVINGSTON & Co..
Parma. Eritish steamer, 674. Douglas, Tamani Mar. 26, ami Aoy 28, Geveral
-Douglas STEAMSHIP Co
DEPARTURES
March 20,
Propolis. For Kobe, Thong, Le Salow,
Manila-
CARL HERTZ The jing Gevinst for Sign CARL BERTZ CARL HERTZ A Genuino Ludon Gen, German cruiser, Es cruias, CARL HERTZ
Rd, British quis, for Nag-ski, Mogul for Meja
og for 3 Pronto, Ko Chwahren, for Bengku Swing, for Singapore. Tritus, or Sign. Hane Chi, for Caut n. -Wes, Fe Canton,
A Brilian & Kemurned Enturisiuer
•
Assisted by the Channing and (iracefal
MIDLLE. D'ALTON, ---
The Greatest and Mat Saccossful Entertainer that has yet heen indeed to Yavabira Mer, for Igrali, &c.
Hager, British cuiste, for Nagasaki.
visit the East.
CLEARED.
STAMPED WITH THE LONDON HALL¦ Else, for Bangbr k
MARK OF SUCCESS.
Tei Eu. for K Houkur. fer Saigon.
--A" TRULY" (REAT CONJURER
and univerly doitted by compet at
rities to bo
ABSOLUTELY INCOMPARABLE. ABSOLUTELY INCOMPARABLE
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
W Boken er Hongkong: from Shang- har, Mise none, Mears F. Kommerzel, R. M. G, P. Siobao. J. R. Miguel, C.
Cal Hertz is not only the most extra- ordinary illusi-nist of the day, but he is formers of his kind who hao a tempted the Mrs Singewild, Mr T. Rah. Mra McEr also a distinct advance upon all other percer, F. R. Sla, M. Oppel and J. Jam ivern, and 10 Chi cen; for Barepe, eviso class of fonts to easily achieves,sne, childrou and servent, Mra Gardner sed Pal Mall Gowerte
child. Mr And Mra Garson, Ida Ballard, children and serva', Mig T. Andrews, Mies Tecks, Mr A. McLachlan, Mrz Mc- Relei and childler, M-E-Stanley-und- shild, Mra . Ross and children, Mr Joh. 5, Mr and Mrs Vols and Mr G. Dub. yen, Mr M. N. Vaktin, Lient. Traniln
The Al soiule, Marvel of the age. DO NOT FALL JO SEE THE ANIMATED PICTURES IN COLOURS 647 ANIMATED PICTURES IN COLOURS,
P. DE S. BURNEY-Capt. R A...
Hos. Secretary. Hongkong, March 29, 1893.
H. F. CARMICHAEL Consulting Engineer and Surveyor, 18, FRAYA CENTRAL.
NEW AND SECOND-HANG LAUNCHES FOR SALE
IN DE
CINEMATOGRAPHE,
20-I'cpular and Pleasing Su'jasta-20.
EACH EVENING. PRICE: $3, $2 and $1. Soldiers and
Dean Stripe, La urchesa Sulers (u uniforta) half price to pic
ESIONS Specifications for all speciality. Now Work and Ropeira super. vierd.
Telegator, CARMICHAEL Hongkong, Telephone No. 111.
T. CARMICHAEL Hongkong, 3arch 2, 1958
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
6-19
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,
The Co.'s Steamship
Thales, Captain H14, will be "despatebed for the shove Forts a FRIDAY, the 1st April, at Day. light.
For Froight or l'assage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Maneges.
· Hongkong, March 29, 1898.
OCHAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON FIA SUEZ CANAL
C45
The Co's Staaraahip
Nardanus, Captain GREGORY, will bo despatched as above on MONDAY, the 4th April, at Nooo.
Fue Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, March 20, 1893
•
Not Responsible for Dobtą.
SEASON POSITIVELY LIMITED, his reappearance at the Alhambra (Londen) Since Carl Horta is aupouneed to make early in June, the Management respectfully adviso inten liug parces to
SECURE SEATS IN ADVANCE. SEOURE SEATS IN ADVANCE. SECURE SEATS IN ADYANCE. (At Meears. RODINSON FIANO Co.) Fan Open to the Public
TO MORROW (WEDGESDAY) MORNING. TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY) MORNING. TO MORROW (WEDNESDAY) Mongiae, HARRY LYONS, Agent. Hongkong, March 29, 1898.
648
WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME. The Overland China Mall,
TS PUBLISHED to suit the Departure
of each EuGINH and FRENCH MA 3tramer for Europe. It contains special Commercial Intelligence, special tables of Shipping and other information. The Farious Reports of Courts and Meetings, and all other news, are given in full as they appear in the Dally iso,
The Cerland China dail, by the can- venience of ita forra and the accuracy and fulness of its reports, has long bean popular with residents who wish to send home a weekly budget of the urs of Hongkong and the Far East. Circulating, sa it dosa 669 among nearly all the old Chins hands
aud At Flame
alon among residents at the Trusty Ports and in the interior, it alre special advantages to advertisers.
berka.
Par P. C. C. Kao feam Bingkul, &,, Mrs Debim and child, Mise Robinson, Miss Carver. Miss Worley and 320 inusu.
Por Tukin Mur, from Yokohama, Mrs Hesrue and 5 children. Messrs C. Bill, W. Teale, Phüip London, Fukoba. Katemati and Todoreki.
Per Fortess, from Tumsui, Moers Far row and Kinghorn, and 9 Chinese,
DELETED.
Por Pulsang, for Singaporn 973 Ubines. Per Chathan, for BiDgkok, 20 Chiucas. Per ceasg, for Mauils, 3 European,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close!--
For SWATOW & SHANGHAL.--
Per huysur, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday,
the 1st April,
For SHANGHAL-
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping.
Ya.m.-German Mail Steamer loaves
for Bromen and Ports of Call,
Porta,
TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1898.
HIRTH On the 12th Feb., at Berlin, the Wife Halas would be administrated on the same able. We may assume that Tinnão and
of Eat Renezes, of twins (boys).
MARRIAGES
principles se French Cochin-Chins, Annam and Tonkin, where trade is stultified by
3 p.m.---Taiyuur leaves for Australian British Embassy, Vieme, by the Rev. tive tarida, Frenck imports at Saigon On the 19th March, at the Chapel of the onormously high rustonis duse and prohibi Canon Teignmouth Shore, Chaplain-in-have a preferential tariff, but still so high Ordinary to the Queen, assisted by the that Europene goods are positive luxury Rev. W. H. Heeman, Chaplain to the in Annuit. Under more liboral regula Embassy, ETE, widow of MAJOR WALLACE tions, those French Colonies might afford a CARPENTER (7th Fusiliers), to BARON HEIN- magnificent markot for European man NICK von SIEBOLI, Austrian Diplomatic factures, vastly increase the wealth of the Service, of Schoes Freudenstein, Tyrol.
territory and give a good yield to tho Yokohama, by the Rev. E. Champneys tan, for residents in Anasm have
On the 19th March, at Christ Church, could not fail to become more cosinupuli-
mother country.
The trade advantages Irwine, M.A., Rector, Taos. WALLACE,
Auctions. 2.80 p m.—Auction of Houched Farai. ture, at the Residence of A. Rose, Esq., 2 and, eroa Villar, the Poak.
Meoting.
6 p.m.--Meeting of Members of the Hongkong Club, in the Olub Bone.
Miscellaneous,
Goods pet Kuragawa Huru unclaimed
after this date subject to rout
General Memoranda. THURSDAY, March 31.-
9p.m.-Brough Comedy Co. at the Cry
Hall.
FarDAY, April 1:-
Dividend Warrauts of the China Mutual
Steam Navigation Co., L'd.,ready. SATURDAY, April 2:-
Carl Hertz in the City Eluil MONDAY, April 4
Clouds par Sarizie unelaimed after this
dato at Noon subject to rent.
Quotations.
Hosavona, Mar. 29, 1899 OPIUM-New Patna, cash,... 700
Old
cseh. 710 New Bonare, carb, 693 Uid
"
Por Feron, Registration at 3.4 p.m., Lotters at p. n., on Saturday, the 2nd April. (Late Lattore 4.10 to 4.30 p.m.
Extra Postage 10 conts.)
1
17
Duch,.... 700 New Malwa, erodit,
13
85/7660 Allowanco Taels,... 0/20 Last Year,************* Allowance, Tunla....
For NAGASAKI, KOBE&YOKOHAMA. Per lugdia, at a pan,, on Monday, the
4th April.
Por MOI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, VIO
TORIA & TACOMA.—
Per Columbia, n.11.30 .m., on Tues-lay,
the 5th April
M.ILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET- The Gorman Contract Packet Buyern will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 30th March, with Maila for the United Kingdoni, Europe and countries beyond, vie Brindisi, to the Straita Sethlenwonia, Batavia, Burmah, Cuylon, India, Adon, Egypy Malta, Soc., to.
Registry consos at 7.60 & 2
The mail clones at 8 a. Tato Lettera 8.10 to 80 a.., with 30 cuota exizn Pentago
WAILS BY THE USHIED STATES PACKET.- The United States Mail Packot Gaelic
will be
despatched on FRIDY, the Jet Apt, with Mails for any, Shanghai, Japan, San Francie, the United States, Canada, Herolul, Pera, &c., which will be closed a tel. lows:-
Π Α Ν.
I
Bgistry-ca
AM. l'est Cilic close
Old Malwa crotit,... 9-4960 Allowance. Taoln.... 08 Persian, Oily, caah..... → Allowance, Tasis,... Pareian, Papar tiee 659,660 Allowance, Tech.
nil.
Exchange KONGKONG, Batch 29, 1838.
On London-
Bank, Wire, ...
***
>
On demant,
1
30 days' sight,
4 months sight,
Orodita, 4 13
*ན་
...1, ££
...1/10 ......4/10 Documentary, 4 months sight, ...1/10 ...110
On Paris-
On demand,
Credits,
months' sights
On Berlin-Demand,......
On New York-
Oa Bombay
At Devonport, England, on the 7th Fob EDWARD CHARLER PAIN, (II. E. Paine) Inte of E. M. Castorus, Chinn, aged 49
years.
The publication of this issue commonere at 5:40, p.m.
The China Mail.
assured
fourth son of the late Rer. John McLLRAITH, me that even with the proferential tarill DTH HEEEN EMMA, fourth Daughter Beds. Foreign Joint Stock Companies are M.A., of skine, Renfrewshire, N.B.,they are unable to exclude our Manchester of A. 'T. WATSON, Erg, Yokohama.
not allowed to establish themselves in Ton- DEATH.
kin. They must become French companios with a preponderance of French influence. therein, sad be officially represented at Paris. Many individual foreigners and foreign private firms are located there and in Ana. Indeed, at the large town of Cholen, up the Saigon River, it seemed to me that the only European promoted in- dustry was rice-milling, which is chiefly in the latis of Germans. The Chinese hold most of the small trade, and in Saigon itself the open Fronch catablishments are chiefly cafés, hotels and restaurants. If futury French Colonies are to be adminis HONGKONG, TOESDAY, MAR 20, 188.
trated on the anime bunis as the present unes, they are more likely to become dis- tricts blotted out of the Comporcial nay THE COMING PARTITION OF than fichis fur enterprise. Potically cou
CHINA
sidered, French valunization had conquest We should also noquire hy trenty with more practical trade question comes to the still savour to much of 'gkry '; when the China, or by force, as eircumstancça tany fore, it is resolved on the dog-in-the pernit or compel us. Chusan Island and anger principle of rendering trade with the other country unprofitable by pro- its dependencies, whence we could defend hilatire tariffs and shutting out foreigners ur largo established trade and diverse Fretch are nowhere. In the China by silucane possible. In open competition, interests in the Yangwo-kiang and Shah Treaty Torts their teude is comparatively hai listrict. Tudocil we have a kalder right small; in Hongkong almost nought. In to these islands than any other foreign the United States the Shamcon Curcassiou. Canton River, they shared with us and nation, inasmuch as they were onco actually Next to usoleas to them for years, they
thes
in our possession. Under the Conventionfinally actd their portion, whilst the British of 1946, concluded at Boces Tigris by Sir chiefly, and other foreigners in a less do- John Davis, Governor of Hongkong and free, pushed good Cauton trade from tha
Bhauteen egitre. It Ki Ying, the Imperial High Commissioner, waste British blood and treasure to keep not our policy to dreat Britain agreed to ovacuate Chusen the French out of Tuaua and Ba on the understanding that it should never xl to have recently stolen a march on
Island British
itish diplomacy alone in report. be concedect to any foreign power. It was Franco in securing the concession to carry a great mistake to tavo ever given up
on the Burmah Railway through Yunnan,
In
Chusan, which would then and I hope this fun, wo skull gain, through trade, the practical benefits which could accrua may yet-serve as a point d'appri for the to our neighbour with
respect to tha ...1/10development and protection of our trade Franeo-Chinese Treaty known as the Gor ard Convention of 20th June, 1876. Under in and around the Nocture Treaty Parts French rule, the Hainas port of Hoi- to repossess ourselves of the island; it simply compared with Hongkong and Singapore, The Convention, per se, quashes all claim how would probably drop into the sauto in- significance as Saigon and Haiphong as
NO I gives us a prior right in this respect over France say untinad for a long time yet to 2.074 other foreigners in the event of anjundinguia play the fiddle for the Russian bear to ed redistribution of power at the expense of done, but not to the extent of sopplying overshadowing storm of conscious folly would burst.
2.33
188
On demand, ...
Credits, 60 days' sight...
Wire,
... 140
1403
1-441
340
On démand,
On Calenita-
Wire,
On demand,
On Singapore-
On demand,
On M-stil-
On demand,
On Shanghai-
On demand,
pm.
him
Chin. We ought to see the British Ang. With ducts and armies, for then the hoisted on the island in response to Russia's action at Port Arthur.
-Chinn, whose civilization is venturies okler than any in Europe, seems to have We being essentially a unval power the glided into irretrievable decrepitude. Her possession of small islands suits our pur scorn for the European conception of pose far better than new mainland acquisi-ment throught the many severa lessons who material progress had sufforen no abate-
fence.
tions, with almost imaginary limits and unhas learnt froui outsiders The Chinese 1% pm. foreseen responsibilities for our en de Empire does not possess a single states- man who sees the necessity of going with The importance of Chusan nas
the times. Li Hung Chang, Tsong and a commercial emporium and a naval station for such men have perhaps understood the cannet he overestimated. There would he Jagon de fire of the water work, without
believing all the prospect of its becoming a second follow suit.
that the Middle Kingdom must Hongkong, whilet, as'a centra: whence to Gold Lost, 109 fre, (por xel)....00 patchful eye on our interests and cut to force Chaan out-of-un-islativ
Philosophically considered, it may bo Sarorigns (Bank's buying rate) the movements of our competitors the Western fashion, Silver (per os.)
which she prefers to all the allurements of ...95%.
situation would be unique.
But is Europe has
30 days' sight, (private papot) ... 75)
MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PAPIC RAR- On Yokohama
WAY Co.'s Pacte I...
Flo Qudadjan Pacifle Mail Packet Empress This wil las disputed on WED. NESDAY, the th April with Mails for Shanghai, Jugan, United States, Canada,, which will be closed na chowa:-
1,00 AM. Begley ceasus. 11.00 a. Post-Office closes, but Corres
pondence_may_be posted in board-the Packet, with the Late Fe of 13 cents extra Poilap, until the time of depar
tuce,
HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS.
losing the Hails for Europe, o., by the When the Parkets icot at Naon The following hours will be observed in English sot French Fackets, who they
On demand,
84% pm.
chosen to impose it on her, caly disrember.
We require, moreover, to have a stationment can follow any further rasistatice to of our own still farther North wittän soms the inevitable. Chins is ae helpless as her atozinistration is defective. She has bare- thirty hours' steant of Port Arthur and wall ly the remnant of a feot, a méhle, enny
which
A. S. WATSON & Co., who whips him judiciously than he who have been,
LIMITÉR,
AND MANILA FOR
'NESTOR'
so far as Great
"on the route to Peking--a strategic point atnost imperceptibla vein of for the surveillance of nur German and
patriotio sentiuwt Though she has ecased to bo
bo oven an Asiatic gover, Russian neighbours. It would enable us, sho is still a nation and a factor not ton, to inaugurate a more energetic policy to be ignored the political situation à l'Alismande in our dealings with the Chi- grab. Mr
is dritting into one of nese, for there is not the last doubt that Geral at Shanghai, in. reported to have Jamieson, the Consul the Driental rospoots for more the master said in his speech to the Chine. Are cin- tion The thirty years in China is con. Britain fondles him. It appears to mo that Wos cerned, thirty years. of
diplomatia failure eave at Nuun The Money Order Odice, SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG, CHINA tions, situated, as it is, leas than a mile for thirteen years, eo I will not dispute Choo Koland has all the desired conti and want of support to commercial enter
prise. My experience of China only good. will bo cloendat & the day befoto.
8:00 Posting of Prices Current and
off the Southern coast of Shan-tung and the opinion onounced, but, if it has, tha Circulare comice.
Kieng-Su Provinces. We ought to strike of rodearning our position is mu
forced upon *** the iron whilst it is hot, for this chance of
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Chinese official class, who look down with appreciated by the many readers of Me a sort of contempt on Foa Krcel and tative Ross's articles. traders alike, but if one can cajole or
coerce them into countenancing that most We have received a copy of a useful pabli civilizing factor railroads commercial conquest will pasitically follow.
cation by Mr C. Edmonstone Ross, Fellow
gard France as a quantité gentle, foraminer of Accounts, P.W.D., India, entitled In the tack before us we can afford to re- of the Royal Statistical Society and Er. already the day i to have
awakening scenis dawned upon sny of her How to keep Accounts. The book com their country is but the dape of the Great ordinary receipts and expenditure of a brightest intellects, who realise that tains hints on the classification of the Bear. So far, France has gained nothing by her alliance with Russia but flattery to private individual, and a simple method of ber vanity. She would, perchance, he will accounting for the same. Although the ing to renounce her caprice, but for the treatise dealt thinly with the scents of a political consequences at home after sit the
jabilant clamour and mutual patting on the private individual, it goes beyond these in back. From The Times of the 10th explaining principles and giving instrun- February, we learnt
that the French
Charge d'Affaires, following suit to Gertions. In the explanations the uan of many, had put in a claim to the Chinese techincal expressions has been as far as Government to-be sdmitted within sight
days with the alternative of French Action sale avoided, and the matter is dealt. in the South. Following so quickly
with inaingia language. A study of this on the German move, the Chinese Government book will show the importance of keeping were sagnoions enough to
to promptly accede to
the demand for an indemnity of 100,0g accounts, the benefite to be derived there franes for the kidnapping of a Frenchman from, and put sms in possession of tas pa the Tonkin border, and encroachments information whereby nooits can be kept by nos have thus been arrested for the with the graces aimpijeity. The samp moment. With such a bad excuse for prestige at the Tsung-11 Tamen probably based on a unit decimal system, for mult solture of
territory, the loss to France
Pesuther julkisten a book of Useful Tables outweighs the value of the money compan pitying the calmalatkin, in any surrog naklon. For some time past, France has
Son of Yoman would cobainly bring xolange interest or discount, personage been supposed to hate siz eye on Yunnan salary or wages, at any rate, for any period, and also the Island of Hainan
un the disadvantage of a pouible future big or value of goodd frontier question, de knotty so the Mekung
lapote, lesing that Yanman borders on the Local Colliposits Race of Burmah, Hains all almost Warda, de Kaul 1998 Fr, phone
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