July 2, 1898.]
A Peking telegram published in the Japanese papers states that the Chinese Government has rejected Russia's suggestion that China should engage a number of Russian officers as military instructors.
Sir Claude Macdonald, the British Minister, is at present enjoying the sea breezes at Peitaiho, so that it would seem diplomatic doings at Peking must be rather dull just now.- China Gazette.
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The following, from the Mercury, shows that Shanghai is considerably ahead of Hongkong in its meteorological service-The new weather bureau now under construction on the French Bund is a far more spacious building than was generally believed would supersede the kiosk which has done duty for so long. The building is of the dimensions of a fair-sized dwelling house, and will contain five rooms. One of these will be occupied by a father from the Sicawei Observatory; another by European clerk, one by the coolies, and the fourth is for the signal flags. These rooms are at the ends of the building, which is in the form of a | parallelogram. The large room in the centre will be open to the public seeking meteorological We understand that the Governor of Soo-information; weather charts, etc.. being dis- chow has approved of the appointment of Mr. Murphy (ate instructor of foreign drilled troops at Woosung) to the position of Assistant Superintendent of Police at Soochow. Mr. Murphy leaves Shanghai to-day (23rd June) and will enter upon his new duties immediately. -N. C. Daily News.
Native reports from Hankow state that a large bank has lately failed there with liabilities amounting to over Tle. 300,000. and that the Shansi Bankers and loan institutions are the greatest sufferers by the failure, one bank alone losing Tls. 70,000.-N. C. Daily News.
At Shanghai on the 20th June a native boat, loaded with 200 tins of kerosine (oil, took fire while at anchor off the old Japanese naval yard. From the nature of the cargo, nothing could be done to save the vessel, and she had to be allow- ed to burn to the water's edge. The boatmen were taken into custody by the river police, but were afterwards released. The origin of the fire is unknown.
The Singapore Free Press says:-The death- rate for Hongkong for 1897 was 18.85 per thousand, as against 36 per thousand for the whole of this colony. Yet the Health Officer in Hongkong says "no less than 1,800 Chinese die annually in Hongkong as the result of gross insanitary conditions, many of which are at present permitted by the laws of the colony." What about the death-rate of Sin- gapore, which is twice as high as that of Hong. kong P
The Times of Ceylon of the 13th June says: -The mail ljust in brings news from Aden that hopes of getting off the China are gradu: ally diminishing. It is now two and a half months since she went on shore, and some people seem to think even if she were got off, that she would be so badly strained as hardly to be of much use. If the work of getting her off has to be abandoned, the Salvage Company at work on her will commence to gut, her, taking out her engines and all her fittings and everything of any value in the ship.
played, and other facilities being provided for. The work is being faithfully carried out, and it is remarkably free from more than necessary ornamentation, but all the same is a very con venietly designed building, and was planned by Mr. Chollot, Municipal Engineer to the French Municipality.
COMMERCIAL.
SILK.
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Per steamer Adria, sailed on June. For Beyrouth-29 cases glass bangles. the 21st
For London -2 cases sundries, 3 cases silks, 4 bales rattan shavings, 6 cases gongs, 10 cases woodware, 16 bales rattanware, 51 cases black- woodware, 163 cases Chinaware, 300 rolls mat- ting, and 328 cases palm leaf fans. For Manchester:--300 bales waste silk. For London and/or Antwerp :-75 cases bristles. For Lon- don and/or Hamburg and/or Antwerp:-200 bales bambooware. For Antwerp:-20 packages sanes, 30 cases bristles, and 100 cases cassia, For Hamburg and/or Antwerp:-29 cases mer- chandise. For Hamburg and/or London :--10 cases bristles, and 100 cases gallauts. For Hamburg-1 case curios, 1 case horns, 2 cases copperware, 2 cases silks, 10 cases sundries, 11 cases bambooware, 30 bales rattan shavings, 34 bales feathers, 100 cases preserves, 142 bales rattanware, 147 cases bristles, 283 rolls matting, 513 packages canes, 1,149 cases camphor, 1,430- cases cassia, 2,015 bags charcoal, and 2,800 packages tea. For Amsterdam:-1 case China- ware, 6 cases woodware, and 10 packages tes, For Odessa:-91 packages tea. For Buenos Ayres:-35 cases fans.
Per steamer Myrmidon, sailed on the 22nd SHANGHAI, 25th June.-(From Messrs. A. B. Jane. For London:-9,928 boxes tea (208,438 Burkill & Sons' Circular).-The latest advices Ibs.), 5 cases effects, 15 cases bristles, 10 cases from London quote Blue Elephants 10/3, and tone essential oil, 13 cases blackwoodware, 1 case silk, of Silk market quiet, Raw Silk.-Further pyr-200 bales cassia lignea, 31 bales canes, 60 casks chases for forward delivery have been reported preserves, 2,028 packages orackers, and 10. this week, and prices show an advance all round. packages sundries. For London and/or Man- Tls. 425; this chop is specially strong, a Chinese and/or Hamburg-50 cases bristles. For Lon- Gold Kilings are said to have been done at chester:-144 bales waste silk. For London spcculators are in the market covering their sales of the last few weeks. Tsatlees,About 600 don and/or Hamburg and/or Antwerp and/or bales have changed hands. Hangchows. About 146 boxes waste silk.
Havre :-30 cases bristles. For Manchester: 100 bales have been booked. Taysanms.-330/400 bales figure in the settlements this week; prices aro high and very fir Total settlements amount to 300 bales. Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, 18th to 24th June, are, 1,122 bales White, nil bales Yellow, and 281 bales Wild Silks. Re-reels and Filatures.-A large business has
been done in Hand Filatures for Lyons, and fully 700 bales have been settled; prices shew an advance of Tls. 5 at 7). Some parcels of old Silk have been settled for America on the basis of Tls. 472) for Mars Chop No. 1. The Export of Stenm Filatures to date is: 187 bales to America, 49 bales to the Continent, and 9 bales to England. Wild Silks.-Market quiet, about 150 bales have changed hands. Waste Silk.-No market.
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO AMERICA.
1998-99 bales. 197
The Avenir du Tonkin says:-"One of our Paris correspondents has heard that there is being formed for the construction of railways in Indo- Shang' ai China a Company with a capital of sixty million francs, bearing interest at the rate of four per cent., jointly guaranteed by Tonkin and Cochin.
1307-98 bales.
500
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
1898-99 bales. 2,119
CAMPHOR.
1897-98 bales. 333
China. One line is to run from Saigon to Can. tho with a branch from Mytho to the village of Tanhiep; another from Saigon to Hué, to be Shanghai afterwards extended to Yunnan; and there is to be a third line not yet determined upon. It is observed that the Saigon-Cantho line HONGKONG, 1st July.-Stocks are accumulat- would make a second means of communicationing and prices are rather lower than at date of and that it would be preferable to enlarge the last report. Quotations for Fo mosa are $40.00 Mangthit Canal, by which rice could be easily to $40.50. Sales, 300 piculs. transported. while in Indo-China it will be many years before that can be done by the rail- way, which will only be useful to passengers. We give this information under reserve."
On her last vorage from Hankow to Shang hai a rather alarming incident took place on board the Indo-China steamer Yuenico, Capt. Flagg. A number of Chinese passengers boarded the steamer as she was leaving Hankow, and the people on board becoming suspicious, and not liking the appearance of the travellers, intimated that they would search their baggage. The individuals objected to this, but three stal- wart Sikhs being called on board, the baggage of the newcomers was submitted to inspection, when it was found to contain a large number of revolvers and cartridges, the idea of the amiable travellers, apparently, being to "hold up" the vessel upon the first favourable opportunity, and no doubt they had allies among the passengers on board who would join at the proper moment. But the timely discovery of the arms in their possession frustrated their object, and they were handed over to the authorities to be dealt with-China Gazette.
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SUGAR.
HONGKONG, 1st July.-The market continues brisk and there has been a further improvement in prices. Quotations are:- -hekloong, No. 1, White...$7.36 to 7.38 per pol.
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2. White... 7.15 to 7.17 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.82 to 4.85 2, Brown... 4.75 to 4.77 watav, No. 1, White... 7.27 to 7.30 2.White... 7.04 to 7.06 Swatow, No. 1, Brown... 4.80 to 4.81 Foochow Sugar Candy......11.24 to 11.26
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Per German str. Sächsen, sailed on the 22nd June. For Port Said -1 case silk. For Trieste:-16 cases tea. For Odessa:-250 boxes cassia lignes. For Naples:-1 case merchandise. For Genoa-10 boxes canes, and 41 bales raw
silk. For New York:-120 bales raw silk. For Antwerp:-30 bales rattancore, 20 bales rattan shavings, 9 cases Chinaware, 1 bale canes, and 1 case samples. For Antwerp and/or Bremen:- 5 packages split bamboo, For Amsterdam :- 49 cases Chinaware, 3 bales black bamboo, 2 cases camphorwood trunks, and 1 case gongs. For Bremen:-30 bales rattancore, 12 cases Chinaware and 2 cases merchandise. For Ham- burg 1,415 packages tea, 64 bales feathers, and 14 cases sundries,
OPIUM.
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HONGKONG, 1st July.-Bengal--Theré been a lull in the market during the past wook, in consequence of which, although prices of New Patna have been maintained, other descriptions bave receded in value. Current quotations are $707) for New Patna, $743 for Old Patna, $695 for New Benares, and $730 nominally for Old Benares.
Malwa -Nothing has been done in this drug and quotations are unaltered. Latest figures are as under :-
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(8/4 ) $900
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Old (2/5 yrs.) $830 with`all'nce of 0 to 3 cta.
(6/7 ) $870
of 0 to 3 of 0 to 3 Persian. The market is firm though the de-, mand is not very brisk. Latest rates are $490 to` $630 for Oily, and $550 to $70) for Paper-wrap- ped, according to quality.
To-day's stocks are estimated as under:- New Patna..
Old Patna.
600 chests 260
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New Benares
250
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Old Benares.....
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190. 00
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Persian
300
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2. Brown... 4.72 10 4.75
...... 10.07 to 10,00
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MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Per steamer Queen Margaret, sailed on the
1898. 11th June. For New York:-1,745 packages
June 15 merchandise, 1,900 bales and 450 boxes cassia,
June 26 2 cases embroideries, 3 cases blackwoodware, 185
June 27 rolls matting, 6 packages personal effects, 16 June 29 June 28 cases human hair, 52 packages rattanware, 130 June 30 bundles rattancore, 1 case type writers, 1 package | July 1 bristles, and 1 box tes poys.
Now. Old. New. Old New.
$ 8 705 7471 700 730 705
$
745 700- 730
710
745
7021 730
710
745
702 730
710
745
702
730
710 7071
745
700 730
745 695 780
880/870/900