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be a meeting of shareholders residing in Cao. ton for the same purpose and the gentlemen elected in the South will form with those elected in Shanghai (representing the North- | ern and Central provinces) the Committee of the China Merchants' Co.. who shall register it as & commercial concern in the proper department in Peking, according to the new regulations promulgated by
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(PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
March, 1st.
WELL-EARNED FURLOVCH,
It is reported that Mr. F. J. Mayers Commissioner of I. M. Customs, is going home on leave. Mr. Paul King is to succeed him here. Mr. Mayers will be greatly missed, as he bas been a very popular Commissiouer bolt with Foreigners and Chinese. The Commissiouer paid a farewell call on Viceroy Chou Fu a few days ago, and the latter entertained him at a special banqust yesterday, Lo Taotai being also dresent. I understand that several prominent members of the Customs staff have ben recommended to the Throne by the Viceroy. at Mr. Mayers' reqnest, for distinction.
LAUNCHES IN TROUBLE.
One of the I. M. Customs regulations is that no Government launches are permitted to tow any vessels without first having obtained permission from the Customs. A few days ago two Government launches, the Tang Kung and hoi On, were seen towing flower boats. A Customs official informed the Commissioner of the matter and he reported the case to the Viceroy.
OLD CUSTOM ABOLISHED.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
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seized all his properties. The contractor was At Canton there were, under foreign_flavs afterwards arrested and imp-isoned. It is now entered 151 neean going steamers of 171,411 reported that after investigation af the accounts tons, 333 river steamers of 300,775 tons, nine it was discovered that a sum of over $200,0 10 sailing ves-els of 4,629 tons, 19 steam launches had been paid to the contractor for work which of 450 tons and 2,298 inland waters steamers. of was badly done and not iu acordlanes with the | 36,286 tons. Under the Chinese flag there were specifications alta-hef to the contract. The entered 23 ocean going steam-rs of 3 1,123 tona Government has terminated the contrast and | 97 river steamers of 20,215 tons, 224 will imprison the contractor until the amount 81-am launches of 4,294 tone, and 3,702 is paid up.
Owing to this, the reclamati in inlan-l Waters steamers of 44,405 tons. work was stopped. It is said that a foreign The totals were ti,913 vessels of 61,588 tous, Consul-General here recommended Mesars. a decrease of 358 vessels and 107,245 tons. Parnell and Paget to the Chiness. Gorerament | During the three months there were cleared to take up the contract and compists the work. | 6,928 vessel- of 619,886 tona a decrease of 495 Mr. W. Haubṛ, who is reported to have obtained vessels and 91,472 tous compared with 1905 the e-intract for the building of ն : Daring the quarter 1,397 foreigners and bridge here, will probably survest in obtain- | 182,751 untives were carried as passengers ing the contract for the reclamation of to Hongkong and 1,551 foreigners and 179,969 the Honam bund, which is also a gigantic piece natives from Hongkong. There were collected of work. The Chinese people here are pleased | from foreign and native
sources Hk. taels to hear that thegs large contraels will all be iu | 976,561, as against Hk. taels 794,504 in 19 5 the hands of Europesu architeels and trust that ¦ and Hk. taels 8 20,822 in 1904. sound material and good workmanship will result.
Completion at an early date anticipated.
CHINA QUARTERLY TRADE RETURNS.
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The quarterly elarus of trade for the three mouths ended December 196 has made its | appearance, and as usual the mass of figures is full of interest to such a community as long - kong. Looking at the details concerning the coast ports, with which Hongkong is in closest. touch, we find that Fonehow is the first to claim our attention. During the quarter there ware entered $84 ocean going steamers of 91,281 ton«, B sailing vessels of 657 tous, and 21 juland water steamers of 4,15] tous, Than Were under foreign flags. Unler Chinese flig« there ware 20 ocean going steamers of 16,831 tons, and six inland waters steamers of 396 tons. The tofal was i vessels of 114,941 tons, which
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The usual official custom is that all sub | compared with the e rresponding quarter in ordinate civil officials in the Kwangtung | 1905 shows Province have to call personally ou the Land 3070 tons. The འསུས་1། Viceroy during the first moon of the year to offer their New Year congratulations. is
Excellency Viceroy Chou Fu has telegraphed to all the the officials in the interior informing them not to come to perform this unnecessary etiquette.
TOKYO EXPOSITION.
The Kwangtung Agricultural Burau has submitted to the Viceroy the anies of the deputies whom they intend to delegate to the Tokyo Exhibition as representatives of the Provincial Government.
NEW TELEGRAPH STATION.
Hitherto all telegrams seut from admiralty yamen and the orts at Boca Tigristo Canton are first transmitted to the Chuese Im-
perial Telegraph office at Hougkoug and thence back to Cantou. At Acting-Aumirai Li Tsung's suggestion, the Minister of Telegraphs at Peking has instructed the Viceroy to establish a new telegraph station for the sole purpose of sending official messages direct to Canton and to let the old station remain as it is for com- mercial purposes.
March 3rd.
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT.
Local authorities received cablegrams from Peking stating that Fu Ching (Manchin) has been appointed Lieutenant Genera! of the Manchu Army of Kwangtung. He is expected to arrive here in a fortnight. There have always been two Lieutenant-Generals in the Manchu Army here.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY SHARFS.
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during the three months anonated and the tonnage amouuted to 116,273, a de-
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crease of of six vessels and 11 tous compared with the corresponding period in 1995, and duties collected during the quarter amounted to ik taels 109,595 from foreign flags and Hk tsels 57,244 from native flags, which, with trausit dues and opium líkin, realised a total of Hk taels 227.7 9. as compared with Ik tuels 33479 for the morresponding quarter of 1995, and Ik taels 274612 for that of 1961
At Kongmoon there were entered under foreign daga 154 ocean going steamers of 44.514 tous and 597 inland waters steamers of 13,698 tone, while under the Chinese Hag there Fore 21 ocean going steamers of 5,995 tons, one steam launch of 16 tons, and 1,917 inland waters steamers of 34,380 tons. This gives B total of vessels of 191,757 tons for the corresponding 2,690 vessels of 100 563 tons, as against 1,9:9 period of 1,905. There were cleared 2,682 vessels of 100,726 tous as against 1,932 vessels of 129,399. The revenue from dues and duties' amounted to Hk. taels 35,603, which shows an advance as compared with the tacls 31,639 in 1,965 and the taels 31,215 in 1,904.
At Samshui there were entered under foreign flags lätt ocean going steamers of 53,728 tons, 156 river steamers of 39,54) tour, 269 steam Jauuches of 9,834 tou, while under the Chinese flag there were til ocean going steamers of 18,273 tons and 354 steam launches of 7,425 tous with towя,-a total of 1,190 vessals of 1233,805 tons as against 1,224 vessels of 117,826 tous. The numbers cleared, with the figures for the previous quarter were identical with those entered. During the quarter the revenue
derived from dues and duties amounted to faels
47,094, an advance on the taels 41,973 for 1905 and the faels 41,250 for 19 4.
On the West R ver stages cotton goods, woolleu and cotton mixture, woollen goods, metals, and foreign and native sundries have been the principal articles of import, while exports consisted of straw, cassia, fireworks, mals, maiting, sill, tea timber and tobacco The reveane obtained from duties collected on
goods to and from West River parts during the quarter amounted to tœels 18,705 of which the argest proportion was for export duty.
The statistics for Wuchow show that at this port there entered under foreign flags 70 ocean of 22,101 tons, one sailing vessel of 330 tons, guing steamer of 27,106 tons, 110 river steamers
two steam launches of 5: tous, and 188 Inland waters steamers of 3,420 while under the
At Amoy there were entered under forsign flage. 214 ocean going steamers of 257,176 tous, five sailing vessels of 1,997 tons, and sug inland waters steamers of 25,477 tous. Under the Chinese flag there were 10 ocean going steamers of 9,734 tous and 341 inland waters steamers of 14,564 tons, The totals were 1,377 regsels of 30,248 tons as against 1,327 vessels of 329.197 during the corresponding quarter of 1945, an increase of fifty vessels but a slight decrease of tounage. During the three months there were 1,366 vessels of 305,655 tons cleared, an advance on the same quarter of last 3 tons--a total of 626 vessels of 82,794 tons year of 52 ships but a decrease of 23 002 tons,
as against 600 vessels of 56,712 tons in 1995. The Dues and duties to the extent of Hk taels
tessels cleared numbered 629, with 158 686 were collected from foreign degs and
tonnage of 62,877 showing an increase when Hk taels 3,23% from native flags, a total of Ik compared with the 602 vessels of 56,777 toas taels 252,360, showing advances as compared for the same quarter of 1905. Dues and duties
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revenue a sum of taels 142,678, as against taels 1×2,395 in 1945 and taels 135,783 in 1904.
with the Hk ta-1- 230,530 in 1995 and Hk taels 246,112 in 1904.
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Chinese flag there were 31 oce in going steamers of 6,732 tous and 224 inland waters steamers of
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At Swatow nuder foreign flags there entered 288 ocean going steamers of 323,715 tons, ore At Kiangchow there ent red under foreign sailing vessel of 1845 tons, and 28.) ateam flags 136 ocean going steamers of 107,557; no launches of 8,344 tons. Under the Chinese other craft, either ander foreign or Chinese flag the numbers entered were, seven ocean dags entered during the quarter. The same Taotai Wen Cho-Tsoi, Director of the Chinese going steamers of 7,176 tons and 815 steam number cleared, the only addition being a Imperial Telegraph Office in Hongkong. has launches of 15,274 tous The totals wer + : 1,371 sailing versel under the Chinese flag of 123 been authorized by His Excellency hou Fu to regsels of 356,354 tous. As the previous tons. The total of 137 vessels of 107,975 tons invite the Chinese merchants in Hongkong to statistics do not include the figures relative to cleared is an advance on the 122 vessels of subscribe for shares of the Kowloon-Cantonsterm launches a proper comparison can-91,144 tons in 1905. The revenu› dr wa Railway Company. Wen Taotai left for your not be made The vessels cleared nambered from dues and duties amounted to taels 90,301, port yesterday,
1.3-3, and the tonange amounted to 357,999 as against taels 72,575 in 1995 and taela 53,208 Dues and duties collected during the quartor | in 1904. amounted to H.k. taels 324.638 from foreiga At Pakboi there were 33 ocean going vemels sources and H.. taels 4.338 from native sources, or including transit dues and opiam likin a total of H.k. taels 4,133 roughly an increase of taels 30,000 over the figures of 1,905 and taels 36,000 over those of 1,904,
GOVERNMENT CONTRACIS,
I reported to you in a previous letter that the local engineer, Chan Lun Tai, who contracted with the Chinese Government for the reclama- tion of the Ho Pak new bund had failed to carry out his contract in a satisfactory manner in consequence of which failure the authorities'
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of 21.738 to as entered as compared with 31 of 19,129 tons in 1905, while there Lisared 32 ocean going steamers of 20,936 as compared with 32 vesels of 19,752 tons in 1905. All flow forsigu flags. The revenue from dues and duties
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