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It is a great pity that be- into print and publishing his la rance of the subject he took up, dent did not talk the matter over
In comparing the collection of 1896, which e who has an idea of the capabilities of the different ponies amounts to HK. Tls. 22,579,000, with the İyi attention having been drawn to receipts of former years, it must be borne in that in the absence of a reply our off mind that previous statistics include: the two "ht be held up to the ridicule Formosan collectorates ceded to Japan, whose în rejoinder: I crave space to revenue aggregated over a million taels & year in the opinion of the majority consequently, the increase of Hk. Tis. 1,193,000 the handicap is an exceptionally over the figures of 1895, despite the loss of In my humble opinion the ponies such important sources of income, must be re- t be better, brought together, but I 'garded as a gratifying event, for although the seb “Toosin” romp in with his 12st. revenue of 1896 was exceeded in the memorable inner next Saturday. If any ship was year 1891 by Hk; Tls: 938,000, the figures for the has been in not giving him a little that year included HK. TI.1,100,000 contributed by the island since lost to China. The advance weight, but considering his recent Fun-
could not well put more on him. in favour of the period under notice is attribut
and fair criticism in all public HK Tis. 1,699,000 more than in the preceding. able to imports, which yielded, exclusive of opium, good and ought to be encouraged; year Duty and likin derived from Indian drug to
not but applaud your cor-
show a further decline of Hk. Tls. 69,000 and Hk luck-in attacking the executives. 184,000 respectively while export duties ex- nt occasion, though, he has been hibita diminution of over HK. Tls 492,000, which foled of some wag has been pulling accounted for by the cession of Formosa, not to ducts,
riticises the "method" of our
Since reading his letter I have mention the marked decreased exports of such what few brains I am possessed staples as tet, silk, cotton, and native opium, ve at a conclusion why in his the last named commodity paying less duty by handicap he makes "Sport" give 3 lbs. Further comment is needless, orə 1 remain, Your obedient servant,
T. F. HOUGH,
On terribly
Hongkong, 6th April, 1897.
THE SUNDAY BAND PERFORM- ANCES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.".]
Editor, Am I awake and living Longkong in 1897, or am I asleep and that I am living in the time of the hen's iter was a crime, the most ed as ungodly and ion singing psalms: fice boy, with a stout pin prt of my arm in order If I real awake, and not
are.
'evening papers Yorks would not Lacit possible narrow minded;
that listening: ided by Band
TIs. 206,000 than in 1895, owing to the reduced shipments from the great mart Chung- king, though this decline must not be accepted as indicating diminished production, as native drug travels overland in large quantities and does not come under the cognizance of the Maritime Customs-* Coast trade" duties an tonnage and transit dues account for Hk. TlI 420,000 more than in 1895. The evacuatio of Newchwang by the Japanese led resumption in the spring of that por portant coastwise traffic and contributed largely to the coast trade duty receipt restoration of peace releasing a lot Chinese and Japanese shipping, re-employment materially swelled the of 1896, which was further augmented - arrival of more ocean steamers and sailing hence the year's exceptional receipts from tonnage dnes. Transit dues, inwards and out wards, surpass previous returns, and show an improvement over the 1895 total of Hk. TIE. 96,140, foreign importă – certificated inl yielding HK Tls. 75,896 and outward HETE 20,244 to this advance. To tota revenne of, say, 22
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