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to those who help to effect the arrest of any well-known false-coin maker without the pro- duction of the appliances as proof; that a reward of four hundred dollars will be given to those who assist in the capture of persons who intend to pass false coins; that those who refrain from giving to the Government information in their possession concerning false coin making houses are to receive the same penalty as the false-coin makers receive; and that false-coin makers who themselves come for- ward and admit their offences and promise to give up their evil ways are not only to be pardoned but slightly rewarded.
On the 4th instant another typhoon was experienced in the prefecture of Kuchow. In the villages named Sai-tung and Moi-luk a good number of trees were uprooted and over five hundred houses were blown down. The number of lives lost is about sixty and over one hundred boats were capsized. Great damage has also been done by the typhoou in a village named Ng-chun, where over one hundred houses collapsed.
It is said that the Government is thinking of abolishing the likin tax levied on oil, for oil is
now very dear and it is an article in daily use. The likin taxes levied on rice and firewood were abolished some time ago.
The plague hospital which was established by the Provincial Treasurer at his own expense in the theatre in Nam-kwan, where no per- formances have been given for a long time,
has been closed.
On the 16th instant a rich man living in Honam received a letter from some robbers asking for two hundred taels. The letter said that if their demand were not complied with within three days from date they would come to burn his house. The rich man, who was terribly frightened, immediately removed his family.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Foochow Echo announces that Mr. Gustav Siemssen has been appointed full Consul for Germany at that port.
At Shanghai on the 16th August some Portu- guese boys were bathing at Pootung when one of them, a lad of twelve named J. De Souza, got out of his depth and was drowned.
As an illustration showing how the Eng- lish language is appreciated by the Chinese we máy mention that even in such a remote pro- vince as Szechuen two schools have been opened above Chungking to teach English.-China
Gazette.
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The N. C. Daily News says:-It is reported that the dinner to H.E. Li at the Crystal Palace was given by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and that the Directors of that Bank appropriated the sum of £6,000 for the enter tainment of the ex-Viceroy in London.
A sad fatality occurred on board the Ravenna at Shanghai
on the night of the 17th August. The fourth engineer, Mr. Inglis, was lying asleep on the starboard gangway, when shortly after 11 o'clock he was seen by the quarter. master on watch to fall overboard. The quarter. master immediately gave the alarm, and four boats were sent away, but returned after a pro- longed search without success.
The Kansai Shogyo Nippo notes that all the cotton-spinning mills in Japan are suffering from a dearth of female hands." The Oka yama cotton-spinning company have engaged a number of nurses to look after the young children of the female employes, in order to induce married women to take employment. This will give an idea of the scarcity of female labour.-Kobe Chronicle,
The Tientsin correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writes:-Peking is in an appalling condition, and all the Legations are at the Hills. Thereby hangs a tale: the British legation people have lost their usual convenient and commodious temple. A short time ago the Russians offered the native proprietors con- siderably higher terms, and of course got it. Not much has been said about this, but a good deal has been thought: it cannot be reduced to a formal grievance, but none the less obvious is it that (1) three or four years ago such a pro- ceeding would have been impossible; (2) the British would not have done such a thing to their neighbours.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
We (Nagasaki Shipping List) learn upon what may be considered reliable authority that the steamer Taiyick has been purchased by the Osaka Shosen Kaisha and is to be placed upon the Formosan line. She is to be handed over to her new owners in the course of a few days, The vessel was built in Germany in 1890, is of 1,430 tons gross, 224 feet long, of 750 h.p., and can steam a little over twelve knots.
Mr. Carl Bock, the Consul-General for Nor- way and Sweden, having been relieved of the duties of Consul for Denmark at Shaughai at his own request, a successor has, we learn from the N. C. Daily News, been appointed in the person of Captain A. L. Smith, who for a num- ber of years was attaché to the Danish special mission which came to China under General Raaslöff. Captain Smith is expected shortly.
Sir Robert Hart is said to be endeavouring to extend to the Chinese the Transit Pass system on native goods from the interior. Hitherto this privilege has been enjoyed only by foreign merchants. It is said that the fact of many foreigners having lent their names to natives in order to evade paying likin ou native exports from inland has led Sir Robert to make this change. The change will be one in the right direction.-China Gazette.
A new morning paper has Shanghai, called the Shan
[August:27 1896.
The last verse of "The Flag, red," sung by the Iltis sailors as they
rendered into English by the NC Daily News as follows
is
And should the might of wild, wild storms
On to a reef us drive,
And dangers menace —'t matters not,
From where our ship and life; Our posts we never will desert
And sailor-like and true Until the last breath goes from us
We will our duty do. And, joyful dying then we shout
United true in death
The Kaiser and our standard Hoch!*
The flag black, white, and red! There was some very close racing between the British ship Drumeltan, 1,980 tons (Capt. Smit), and the American ship El Capitan, 1,419 tons (Capt. Carver), both of which arrived at Shang- hai on the 18th inst, laden with case oil for the Standard Oil Company, from New York. Both ships cleared from that port on the same day 29th March, and the two got aground at the
same time in the Hudson River, but both got
off without trouble or damage, and put to sea on their long race across the North and South Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, during, which they never sighted each other once. Yet they arrived within five minutes of one another at Anjer Head. They left there, after a few i hours' delay, for Shanghai, the El Capitan arriving at Woosung only one tide ahead of the Drumeltan.--China Gazette.
A Tokyo press despatch of the 12th August saysThe first issue of the new postage stamps bearing the portraits of the late Princes Arisugawa and Kitashirakawa, 3,117,000 in number, was sold out immediately and a second iesne of 1,466,000 has been ordered. It will,
} The province of Hunan, the home of the however, be some time before these are issued, as the Printing Bureau is pressed with other celebrated or rather notorious Chou Han, which work. The new stamps being mementos of stands out as the most obstinate and anti- a remarkable historical event they have been progressive region in China, where conservatism is dear as life and western science regarded as eagerly purchased by people of all countries
an enemy, will at last have something of the in the world, especially by Americans, who applied to the Department of Communica-arts of the "barbarians" planted therein. We tions for a considerable quantity. A large hear the Imperial Chinese Telegraph Adminis portion of the second issue is expected to go tration is going to extend its lines to that abroad.
province-this time with nothing, we suppose," of that sort of resistance that they experienced. in the 17th year of Kwang Hsu, when the telegraph poles erected with the sacred words "established by order of the Emperor spicuously painted on them, were pulled down the fungshui of the Hunanese-China Gazette. no sooner than put up, as being injurious to
A correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writes:We hear that the Whasang trouble of last year shows signs of a resuscitation, and some of the old offenders who were not punished are beginuing to hold up their heads again. This time they say they will leave the foreigners alone and will wreak their pent-up vengeance upon the native Christians. It is to be hoped the English and American Governments will act promptly and prevent by such action any further outbreak. It is the everywhere expressed opinion here that the officials have not taken the lessons of last year to heart, as is only too likely, for few of them, if any, have been punished in any way. The Viceroy has a bad name as very anti-foreign, and utterly unwilling to act in any case unless compelled by external force.
Upon the arrival of the steamer Saikyo-maru at Kobe from Shanghai, on the 12th August, it was reported that there had been a mutinous outbreak on board while she was at Shimonoseki. the chief officer, with the result that he was The boatswain had refused to obey the orders of paid off and sent ashore. As soon as he had gone the rest of the crew refused for some time to tuin-to, but after a while were persuaded to get the vessel under weigh. Captain Conner then mustered all hands and warned them. Afterwards, about a dozen of the men broke in the door of the chief officer's room, when that gentleman discharged a revolver, about to throw him overboard, when the captain then rushed upon him in a body, and were
and others arrived and rescued him from their clutches.
The men
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
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CANTO, 25th Abgust.-Macao Congons.- Business during the past fortnight amounts only to 1,200 boxes at T1. 11-17 per picul, showing no supplied, but there is no general drinanit For change. The market continues to be very poorly Australia there is a little enquiry, but only for linea. For the Continent and South America very moderate shipments are goin forward. Scenteil Capera. A molerate business has been passing, settlements being reported at 22,000 boxes Tls. 9-26 per picul. making a total to date 148,000 boxes against 172,000 boxes to the amo tipe last year. The advance, in Common and Mediuin grades noted in our last report has not been maintained, prices having ruled easier, and
the market closes weak. Stocks in native hands are estimated ut not over 50,00 Boxes, consisting largely of the better grades. Sconted Orange Pekoes. The only business reported is a few small parcels for Colonial and Continental orders.
SHANGHAI, 21st August.—(From Messrs. Welch Tea market advices were under date 7th Lewis & Co.'s circular).Our last - - pri
Black Tea. Our market continues. steady. The lowest quotation for who is Tls. 104 a pioul.. Second crop K received some attention at and a few second crop Keemuns
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Settlemen's reporte
A remarkable feat in long-distance tele- graphy was achieved on Friday evening, 14th August, when Shêng Taotai in Shanghai had a conversation with his great patron, H.E. Lipicul. Settlemen!are chiefly for ship
The Indian Goy for Batoum, leaves t-day, an
America The Tambou, the first Russia Hung-chang in London. ernment placed its wires at the disposal of the for about 1,000 tons of Ceylon experiment, and the result was that the com- munication, some human relays being used, was made in about or under two minutes, though the exact times have not yet been received from London. H.E. Li Hang-chang sent 85 words, which, after retransmission by eleven human relays, reached Shanghai in 12 minutes, actual time. Sheng Taotai's «reply amounted to 94 words, which took seven minutes in reaching Greenwich, with the same number of retransmissions.-N. C. Daily News.
Ningchow: 993 1-cht. at Tls. Keemun... Huhow Kutoan Oonam
100 $775 1233:
Total 6,318 chest
Stro
0,262 half-chest,
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