INTIMATION.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY
has inst received FRESH SUPPLIES Of
WHOLESOME CONFECTIONERY
AND
DELICIOUS SWEETS,
of the Higismer QUALITY and PURITY
These include--
CADBURY'S SPÉOLAL CREMRS
FATE D'ABRICOT JORDAN ALMONDS
CARAMELS, PRALINES
DESSERT CHOCOLATE,
NOUGAT, FRUIT JELLIES,-
CRYSTALLISED FRUITS,
METZ FRUITS;
ASSORTED TOFFMES,
MIXED BONBONE, PRYS CHOCOLATES. TANGERINE RISCUITS, DRANGE TASTE, ORANGE TOLLS
No.,
0,
Together with the Latest Noveltiosin FANCY BOXES,
which are very suitable as Sonable Presents
· for Ladies and Young People,”;
FRENCH
- CONFECTIONERY and CONSELVES
in Largo Assortment from the BEST PARISIAN Housw.
A. 8. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,
Tas HONGKONA DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841. Hongkong, 9th November, 1305,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18., 189K,
The initallation meeting of St. Mary Magda
13th inst, when the following offents wom in Chapter of Eose Croix was hold on the stellel-M. W Sovereign, G. C. Anderton Prolito, J. Kirkwood First General RP Simonds, Second General, A. Bull; Locortaz, B. Bar, D. E. Drewa Marshall, 8 J. Haisel Raphael, Eov, St. Aida Haylee, Captain of the Guard, 15, Mido: Aligner, -Soliomborg; DC,J. W. Edwards; Organist W. Danby, P.WS., Onter Gund, 3. Max
the present year's experience has shown that the existing sconge capacity at Pokfulam and Tytam is more than suflicient for the miuinum rainfall and though it Tytan the supply might be augmented by the menus indicated, it could not be increased already out commensurate with the, Aceds of the colony. It is not increased storage capacity at the present rewell, servoirs that is required-therefore, but new sources of supply, and it is probable that before very long the facilities afforded" by the Aberdeen valley will have to be taken advantage of, though the supply thore is not so larges at Tytane and the low-leva tion of the bed ofthe valler places engineer ing difficulties the way of leading the water into the town. Taking the most favourable view of the possibilities of fresh water supply, then, it would seem that the
The Fanclubka 5955. It is understood that the Society of Philatelists in London are zet dading the stamps of rortain places in their lista fer the alleged robeon that the tamps are only made to saydy collestars. Popolo is mentions as amongst the number of those places How it would astonish the Ricretary of this Society to see the mass of mall matter, correspondence, papers; circulare, and panels piled uris ocr post-ofice on the arrival or departure of any stertuer Happily wo are quite independent of platelists.
TECH TONKIN FAFEES,] THE CUBAN INSURRECTION.
Pams, h December---
PARIS, 10th Deconiber
A certain paper how insinuated that there is secret in the Farre fusils Other journals have explained the past of the President, which is altogether to his honour.
THE CHINESE CUSTOMS RETURNS. MURDEROUS OUTRAGE ON BOARD | Morning Calm. The snowfall along the lower
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Paris, 11th December All the papers sro nusajnīcus in preiting M Faure.
THE TONKIN LOAN,
PARIS, 10th December. The Council has fixed the Tonkin Jonu at Iebang. eighty milions, with a maximum inforest of Hankow three and a half per cent, repayable in sixty years, and with a guarantee by Francs. Chiakiong Fallways will be built from Hanoi to Phn Slaught langthong and from Langs to Dongdang Ningpo and the Phulangthuong-Langson. lino will be Wenche Foochow Thinsai Tainan
Kiakhip, Win
waters of the Ussuri we know to be too heavy A RIVER STEAM UR.
ord the cold too intense after December to sil On her list voyage up to Hankow frem of any nations work, au Fit is ovelain that all further operations on the line are now pretty well uponded till the spring. The sucessny changing an occurrence took place on board th Froned of a usture so sérions that is was only rails and plant for the whole sention to Hein- roffka sro lying in Vladivostock, and two word by the merest accident that It did not result in
steamers from Europe, with railway materials great loss of life and considerable damage to the hip. "On this night of the let int, when the
and troops, are expected before the harbor is and steaming up the Yangtze, about 15 mil completely clyset for the goation. On the away from Shanghai, a heavy, dall orplosionsution of the railway now working, the print pai
was honil sad a book felt over the whole
The Chan Insurgents are gaining ground Chinese treaty ports during the third quarter SCANDAL ABOUT THE PRESIDENT of 18 show that though the two parts in in l'orinos are altogether, and Nowchwang vas temporarily, log, this year, tlo sam pollestad was actually larger than in gay recast year except 1891. The comparativo garos for the pies thros y/ops are so follows
1896. 18041863,
vessel. At fint it was thought that the travellers appear to be the workpoople, offiinta, Jfk. Ths. - Hk. Tha Hk. Ths. had ren down a junk In the dark, but id soldiers, wită an ocasional utter and Lin hawg for winter. The inglasting dock, 150411-198,981-was-speclily certained that the dis- family coming up to Vladivostock to make per- which forms a striking object in the far oud of, 220,630 185,768 189,347 turband was really due to an explosion in tho
the harbour, has done excellent service during 114368 86,445 102.294 compradora's room, which was found to be com- 64523 64B19 50,757 plotely wresked, and the compridore, whʊ, was
the summer and antuan, having takin. three. 52:407
or four cruisers for ropalca, which were most 02,764 14,179 aleep at the time was discovered lying un
The dock works 633.265 813,914776,463 consious on deck among the ruins of his bunk.atisfactorily excutod $75,905 453,588 952,337 Happily he was not moriously hart, and he soon
very well and is found in many ways to 98,563 127,219 117,112 recovered in senos, but he was unable to
be even more conveniout than a dook afters. 258,740 175,698 169,868 explain anything about the affair beyond what Its four coctions give a length of over 300 fant 1977.951 1584693 1,462,074 was apparent to everyons on bearl. Sute and there is talk of building eat a new middle 491,291 433,477 168,979 quently the resin of a cotton bag, all motion of over 100 fust, which will onable tho
18,415 12,038 11,314 blackened and burned, wore found shared.
828,043 788,183 into a narrow interstico between the bak Soating basin to receive even the Famiat. This lis in view. the fact that the great granitė 247,161 222,260 head and dock, just above the rem 60,784 74.037 pradors's bank Several beams were splintered dook the biggest in the East, beyond the
Equippage which Mossra. Tilkolm are con 193,831 185.136 237095, scorola, the partition between the constansting for the Government, has no chance of 310,013 819,810 381,050 prador's room and the real cable was blown haing completed before nither two years. All 489/M 402.004 522,730 down; the dock was raised a congla of inches, these reparatious and extra energy in the
91,265 36,139
21317 foc length of about 35 foot, and other damage Russian headquarters just now have a peculiar 15,306 (48,221 51,914 was done. The bag contained Chine gun- latorist to people in the Far East, and it powder, beyond a donht, probably shout six helures those whose Business it is to watch Total...
6031,711 6,910,296 5.083,251 pounds, but no trace of the manner in wish itach things to unravel their meaning and weigh The total for the same quarter was in 1802 was placed in position, who put it there, or how their significance whan roviosing the political Hk. Tx 591543, and in 1991, H, Ts it was fired how as yet been discovered. There situation-China Cast
30,15), But to 1500 Hk. Tl, 5,811,591. In can be little question that it was a deliberato 1995 it was Uk. Els 4,750,283,atienpt to blow up the compralom by soma ODD The following table as the receipts under en heard who had a site sguing him. The the various headings under which the total mutter has con pisood in the hands of the
Wo (China Gazette) are infurmel that as the Minister at Paking, to enteres the protection mastalways be exposed to periods of scarcity of French an other missionaries under his sare, when the intermittent service will have to be the following has been achieve In Szechu resorted to, thereby causing the drains to betwenty-one mandarins, great and small, lewe como offensive and teaving the city to a large extent at the rieres of fire unless een water be used. The building of tanks above the level of the city to whiob-water could be pumped from the harbour, so as to afford a costant
oulony, with iis rapidly growing population, result of the efforts of M. Gorsis, the Frookrecenstrustedes 11th December
supply for drain flushing and fire extinction, seems therefore a very necesary work, un less Mr. CoorER can present a much more favourable report of the possibilities of fresh water storage than Mr. Face did. As for the question of funds, which the Colonial Secretary referred to, that might be met by the establishment of a Municipal Connell, which would find ways and mens of ing out all necessary perks. The saving that might be affected by, dispensing with. the services of a number of officials would go a long way towards paying intenst ou the expenditure, and if it becomes a ques- tion of furving sweet drains and protection from fire or a small army of highly paid officials there can be no hesitation as to the choice that naght to be mado
.
The E.& Astenmor Meronuis, from Australia, left Part Darwin on 15th irst., for Timer end this port.
Mr. Clement F. R. Allen assumed charge of I.B.M. Consulate at Foocher on the 6th instant, Mr. Mansfield having gone home.
According to the Shangha native papers Euribor victories have been achieved by the Imperial for g'er the Mahommedan relets.
The wreck and eargo of the steamer Nanking Lave been sold by public section at Shanghai The wreck malised The 3900 and the car Te. 96..
We (China Gazette) are informand that the [20 Caur has conferred the Grand Cross of St Auns upon M. Gerard, the French Minister at Tebing, and the order of Cheraller of St ON communication relating to the necrons Stanielas upon M. A. Visslere, First Interpreter
of the French Legation,
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MARRIAGE Che tire 12th of November, 1895, at Mika, Obes. ERESTS Geist, Acting Consal for Italy, fanghai, leve, to Laxá Hvá, eldest daughter of CARLO and VALENTINA RIVA, Magm. Th
JIFATI,
At 2, Niugpo Ruzd. Smaghai, on the 1th of De cember 1895, PAL SAINTE MARIE MGGsuar, aged,
314 yours.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 181, 1895,
Ar the last meeting of the Legislative
The Hongkong Football Club will play the first Rugby wastes on Monday next 23rd Decembar, against the Army. Those desiring to play for the Club should at once send in their name either to Mr. G. H.Tolls. Capitain,
or to Mr. F. Browne, Ilva. Sec.
en el encashired; nine of the hunters in the riote of May and June ha boon exconted. In Tibot diffinities bare keo satin at Mosgruia, Bathang, Litang, Bouga Valley, jud Yorkalo. In Koungthoon the diffoulties have an atted which sees at Saying and Tsen-yi.
On the 6th inst, a quarrel toek ploeg on the
ankere, lying in Yokohama harbour, between the chief saioan boy ami thu thiof cook both Chinese, avar the exchange value of an Ameri cat dollar lust by one to the other is gambling transition. The boy sizda kulte and stabbed the cook in the calf of the lek: the cook taliated by etabbing the boy in the thighs, king sal a torrible gash that the boy diel within two or three minutes from loss of blood: The cook was taken into custody, rud & Hourd of Trade Inquiry was afterwards sens duster on board by Mr. J. Carey Hall, acting British Consul, and adjourned.
The Tonki Joan has been submitted to the Amay Chambor. Forty one millivas will be used for Swatow the discharge of existing doble and the renin- Canchow dor for pable works
Tahvi
357,410
HET. Import Dute 1,232,651
Coast Trudo
Duty Export Dats 2,26,554
139,001
Opium Duty 59,08 Tonnage Dnes 14,073 Francil Drge 1260 Opium Likin 1,030,310
THE FOBRIGN TRADE OF JAPAN,
Sir.E: Sator forwards, on 21st Angust last, will made into the whole matter.-Chind the trade retarts for the first six months of the 1804 1893. HET HET Gaulle, 1,107,969 837.250 -2,774,979 2,888,480
TANGonow.
LOSS OF THE BONNINGTON " PEARED. Considerable anxiety is felt in shipping aireles, respecting the safety of the steamer Bonnington. She left Yokotams on the 3rd inst.. in charge of a pilot hound for Moji, whore herevane is divided police kore and the must searching engurien uns to load with coal. In ordinary weather tho voyage asually takes from three to four days. bat up to the present Mesers Dodvail, Carlil and Co, the agents, have heard nothing of her whereabouts. They were informed by wive of her departure from Yokohama, but no other information is at hand concerning the missing Vesa Hor registered tonnage is 1,335 Wabu is destined at all eronta to neliavo Captat Leighton was in charge of the steamer, notoriety in a philatelic sense whatever my be and it is possible that owing to rough weather the case commercially. We can only hope tubo docked to take a roundabout course, but its trade may increase part passa with ite stamps. A new isso of the latter has just sheds which mans bo takon, we presams, as evidence of the briskness of the demand for the last issue. The new xut consista of ten stamps, ranging in vain from corit to 10 conta. The designs are different und superior to the original stamps, and will no doubt be gerly song ht after by collectors, though there are some philatelists who are not much disposed to accord a welcome to new issues.
on in that event the ought to have hash beard of by this time.
OXFORD LOUAL AND PRELIMİN- ARY EXAMINATIONS.
JOLT, 1895. The following are the roandle of the Oxford Local and Proliminary examination --"
SENIORA
- Total 0,031,741 At the native stations the Kowloon-ant Lappa
Luigelui mai Mengle
213.1884,204 cceling to official reports here Governor -528,498 490,881 Line of Chiltong lins recently memorialised the 117.751106.724 Throne for parision to establish a Board of 109,665 110,601 Trade in Liangchow which shaf register all 1158230 1270,100 companies formed in the prosinec and decide comutercial disputos olo. Et is probable that 6010926-5,933,254 is provives will so kavos similar Burst at enflections were Boschów, with perhaps less full powers, owing to 21. Tis HK Tis. the vicinity of Shanghai. -
235,126 215,217
13,853
1883
THE DAOU KUNG MOW COTTON SPINNING AND WEAVING CO., LIMITED.
prosent year, together with a motorsadumi, which have been propared by Mr. Tongford, who writes as follows
The ralus of the foreign trule of Japan for the year 1894 aunted to $229,500,000, Japa news silver currency. The pressure cased by.. the war with Chiu was more felt in Japanus cumserial ohcles in the early part of the corrent than in the last half of the previous rear, and soms disorganisation in trails wus produced by the unortain political ticok and consequent disjalce subsequent to the conelu. sion of pers, and nlen by tho extorsivo military As was very generally anticipated by these operations which have become necessary in the Notwithstanding these aequinted with the district, the new foreigns of Formoss. Bottlement at Hangohor has been definitely impediments, the value of the foreign trade, fixed as cominousing from the Krogehêu during the first six months of 1595, kus more bridge, na the Grand Laval, to this north of the the maintained its piu raki mounty com- dity, The exact area and number of bottle-pared with that of the whole year 1994, and it ments, we understant, osanot be stated at substantially exceeds that for the first half of present and will depand mainly upon the the latter year, although during that period applications from the foreiga representatives no activipation had ovou commenced to be felt The two appruded tables, which have been Tho rogatistions respecting the regulations, of the ontbreak of war. which will probably be con/ineted at Poking, are bompiled from fly monthly returns of the likely to occupy some time,
Among ethor innovations brought inte life foreign trade of Japan published by the Depart- ment of Finance, contain comparative rotaras is the establishment by Government of a college where the sole language to be taught will be the principal imports and exports to and from English. Alt the rarern entences will also be Japan during the cils of six months, from included in the curriculum of the now collage. January to June, in 1805 and 1894, respectively.
1805. The potables, gouter, and mercantils classes of The total values of both vira :---- Hongchow am quite eager to rond their Bons
Imports S59,960,355 to the proposed college, and the names untered
Exports 38,210,400.4 on the books of the institution are sild to number already overal hundred. They will have to pass a preliminary amination in Chinese,
tien cf a very daring robbery by violonos whigh) U Hang Kam (AA 1894), Distinguieron, De King-ga, Chang Linng-vu (Diro by the making of angahow into a trosty part in detail both of the quantities and values of:
The Hongkong Police have received informa
in Mathematics, 1895. ncenrred in Tig Thu, a villogo in the Sun On (D) Boening, T. (Q) Li Kin-ching distret. About thirty mon armed with re(D) BETHE, WA "(Q) Wong Ting-shu volvers, oarbines, and swords, entered the hens (Dj Elphinstone, S. (V) Botelho, P of a steward employed on H.M.S. Pique, and P Danaalerg. E forest the inmates to keep silent while they
Alt the above being under 19 yours uf uge ried the premises. The steward, who was one Associates iu Arts of Ghaford University.
OY An Leave, so not present at the time; only his family were in the house. The gang forro
(P) Makeham; E. -. open a hes and atole $80 in bank noter, $300 in
JUNIORS.. silver, four 5xel deposit receipts cai tho Hong;
*(Q) Bath. H. A.
(V) Belilios, R. E. kong and Shanghat Bank, worth $4,000, al eeroral pianes of clothing. The desperado
(Lammert, L. E. went away without injaring any one, and the
Stovas, Te has stoward, on being told what had happened
(V) von StockhouSOIL, during is absones, gavo information to the Hongkong Police and also to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in order that paynezit on the deposit macfpts should be stopped.
Fire broke ont at one o'clock yesterday morning in the ground flour of the shop of Wong Choong, foreign goods dealer, 247, Queen's Read Contral The Fire Brigate, andor Hon. Commander W. C. H. Hastings and Mr. Badoley, quickly responded to the call, and found the premises well. alight. The master of the shop was not there at the time, but was in the neighbourhood, and on hearing of the autheek he hastened back. The
The death is announced in an edief of the Sth instant of Li Wention, Junior Vice Prezident of the Hoard of Rites, a native of Cautoo, and white alive mus of the most poweK^» ful officials in the cipital amongst the anti-Brigade worked for an hour and a half before they managed to salsite the fames. The build foreign cliqus.-N. C. Daily News...
big, conslating of two storeys, was completely gutted, and the first sud second floors of 72, Terrais Street were also barat at, while the ground floor was damaged by water. The shop where the fire originated is insured with Mesars. Sander and Co. for $14,000 and with Mears. Carlowitz and Co. for $1,500 The Shop at 72. Jerrose Street, which is acoupied by a second- hand clothes dealer, is insured with Mowers: Siamesen and Co. for $11,000.
A rich Ningpo Chinaman mazed Chung has patitioned the Shanghai Tootal, we leans from the China Gazelle, on the subject of a line of small steamers which he is proposing to start to ran between Ningpo, Chapoo, Host Island, and other places in the noighbourhood.
At Shanghai on the 11th just. Captain Wins lowe, of H... Spartan, Lieut. Baker Baker, and several sailora vero decorated with modals by Miss Jamieson, daughter of the British Acting Consul-Goner 1, for services in H.M.S. Brick at With in 18 in the West Coast of
Africa.
A mest vompendions work is the Ceylon Kalboak and Directory for 1895-5, publishert
(D) Bogloy, H. T. (D) Ryan, H. 8. (1) Chau Kwok-tin (D) Elphinstone, D. (D) Moore, H. R. C.,
A. R Girls ~(P). Hance, G. H. C. OVER AGE. (D) Hayasaki.. U (Q) Bham Hoi-lum (Q) Chu King-ching
Chirle.--(V de Souza, Lell. PEELIMINARY.: Honours, Third Class. (D) Ford, E. S
PASS LISTING (D) Boing, G. Q Ele, C. E. *. (Q Long, F.
(V) Smith, E. G.-
Girls.
(V) Henderson, T. C. (V) Rödgur, M. F
OVER AGE.
V Jordan, J. P. (V) Konutt, H. S.
(D) Kelewall, B. H. (V) Baker, F. II. (D) Long, L
Rev. F. CODBOLD, MA
Superintending Examiner Dr. WEIGHT,
Hangrary Local Boorotary, DDiocean Bobaal Queen's College Private Tuition Victoria English
The first general mesting of this Company wan hold on the 19th ist ab thao Shanghai Club, Mr. J. Dulgeen (Chairman) presided and thens were prezent, Messrs. A. Korff, J. S. toes) E. Eraus A. W. Danforth, Beattie W. D. Little, A. Coxbny, J., G. Galles, FW Snob, Chan. Eat-ching, Chin C, H. S. W kluson (Legal Adviser), and H, F. Ball (Acting Secretory), ropresunting in all 1,190 alioros.
The CHAJEMAN in pening the proceedings As there is a morum present we will prbcaed with the business. I beg to propose the following resolution: That Mr. HF. Bell be appointed socrotary of this moting.
Mr. A. KOFF seconded, and the resolution was carried.
The CHAIRMAN-Gentlemen, this is the statutory mesting of the Company called in compliance with the Ordinances under which this Companygistered, and it affords an op portunity of peing boiore yen, some statemout of the work done up to the prossut time. The matropolis of the south: The latest in the font-
by Mears. A. M. and J. Terguson at the Cey OUR NAVY AND OUR COMMERCE, convenione after the trseting It was hoped
Fun Observer Office, Colcanbo. Bulwer its scarlet covers is to be found every imaginable
*BY ADMIRAJ SIL E TESFY HAMILTON. kind of tutorination coicauing the Isls of
The great ignorance of this country regarding Spicy Dresses (P) and it must be simply invald-its matiline interests, and its ultor dependen able to planters from the mate of agricultarni on commerce for sot only the luxuries, but
The Viceroy Wang Wen-she has recently iuliinted Burcan of Trade" at Tantsi Council the Colonial Secretary, in eply to a largo and handserie Chase building is and planting notes and chaptors it contains. its daily bread, would be ahmost inconceivable Distakes. We are now in a position to com-
being erorted for it near the French Cubussier. Bat what powers this Bureau will have and what will be its duties ruumist to bo seu N. C. Daily News:
the Hon. E. R. BELLICS, stated that as it resent advised the Government queiders the cost of pumping seh water af to the higher levels for the purpose of washing out the drains prohibitive and that, even finds were available, it would be more alvisable to use them for the purpose of still further increasing the water supply from Tytris or Pokfulam, jet which is dogaging the attention of the Government. With a degusto supply of fresh water There would of cause be no object in jumping up sea water for flushing purposes, but we know that in the sea wa have an idling supply, while it is not so clear that the freeli water supply can at any reasonable cost be
It was reppichal at Shangbri on the 13th is that thick ice covered the Feibo, and that the China Navigation Company's steamer Lung- chase and the Indo-Ching Company's Wowung and Lionching had beca uipped in the river. No information to that effoot had been received liv. the various agents, however.
The coures for the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's racs on Sunday will be from the Folice Pier, Kowloon, betwesa the central fairway baays, rogual a mark beat ott Green Island (arboard), Cosmopolitan Dock buoy (star board), and Channel Rooks (starboard), finishing at the starting line, 14' milos.
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The Hon. Treasurer of the Zagar Relief Fund bege to acknowledge with thanks the following donations:
The Amateur Dramatic Clib. $50 Navy League (Hongkong Branch) 56 DMA EW. Kitchell, ...
Mr. D.. R. Suasovn The Sperry Flour Co. Mr. Chas V. Lloyd. Mr. W. T. Me. 8. G. Bird
A
THE CHINESE REOCCUPY PORT
MCARTHUR
1804
$50,00,468
46,038,530
Total $118,906,815-$108,297,995 Comparing thess totale, it will be seen that to imports in the first inlt of 1805 exéce those of the onsresponding period in 1694 by 83,350,687, the exports by. 57,930, and the total trade by 312,008,817, and if the orraparison were carried book to previous years, it would be. found that the silver value of the total trade
in brons more irked degree in the future.
**
سب بس مشهد
Thy distribution of the trade during the half your among the foreign constries which prin-
Country. Imparts.
Total sipally shared in it was as follows
Exports, British Empire Gavat Britain. 22,005,461 $1,120,923 $1,426,387 Hoogkong 3,147,263 0,293,172 12,440,135 British India. 5,792,754 2,337,505 8,120,250 Australia...... 627,841 552,608 1,0, 450 Chesca...
4,483 X15,544 590,KH
Total 1,477,800 $47,405,719 $19,0714,525 United States $5,089,240, $21,669,719 $20,719,559 Fr2***
2,607,891 -8,99579 11/24,110 1,948,097 7280,753 5,352,658 3,798,908 3704506 1905,474 Of the whole foreign trade over 41 per cent. was with the British Empire, and ovor por coat, with Great Britain. Of the imperts only, the value of those obtained from Great Britain was hourly.37 per cent. of the whole, and from the British Empire over 50 por cent. The United States continue to be the best customer for Japsia's exports, but nearly 30 per cent, of them were taken by the British Empire. The state of war with China continued until May, for over four pint of the whole til at ou months, notwithstanding which a trade exceed ing in value $13,500,000 was carried on tweou the two ovuntries.
IMPORTS.
Chinn
The Chinese Government transport Ckénkai ft Chatoo on the night of the 5th tastant, fu Fort Arthur, with three Tientsin Tactais and General Sus on board to take over the port from the Japanese on the 10th instant. By the Germany Satenor the Commissioner of Curtons sent aror lightkoepees Harp and Wolf and four bizese to taka aharge of the Laotishshau Light, which we understand will be exhibited this year till the 31st iust, instead of, as anal, ing extingutebol on the 5th December China Gosetta, rat
THE LUSSIANS TO WINTER IN
KYAO.CHAU BAY, PR
We understand that the Russian fest intends waking Kya-onad Buy ita hondquarters this vinies. The Chiness authorities object, as they had nido little arrangements made for fortifying that very desirable harbour. Dur Chefoe friends vil this lose their very profit- able coaling business, as Krao-chan is en nes? Shanghai ns ChofcClana Gazette.
VLADIVOSTOCK
There was a decrease in the aggregate val of fear of the principal staples-cotton vara, angar, beans, &c., and rice, amounting to early. $9,300,000. The two last montioned do not Heat British trade, but the full in the value of the import of cotton yarn represents a kiss to Great Britain, and that in the value of white respondent who has just arrival from cotton piece goods, on the other hundurus is Shanghai, th December. sagar a loss to Hongkong. The import of Vladivostok brings news of the andiminished substantial and that of woollen manufacturos a warlike noticity proveiling in the naval fortress vermarked increase, in both meas to the barefit which, in print of inspired prophesy, our of British trade. The same remarks apply to Russian friends karo melThe Regont er metals, locomotives and railway carriages, ma Ruler of the Best Though the winter was chinery, and steam vessels. The Intler, were all cell advanced then our informout left, no serions raarchant steners, purchased for trasport
The opening of Hongbow as a treaty port is been the means of bringing at a consider alle amount of hoarded money, which is ready for investment in the various silk filatures and other enterprise racuntly inaugurated by the wonithy gentry and merchants of that for eix months only of 1895 excoodol that of site acquired for the mill is meet conveniently ing of a cotton yarn spinning all company the whole year 1885 by 85 per cent, and it slanted on the south side of the Yangtzepoo with a capital of $100,000 at $100 per share, reported 85 per cent. of that of the whois Road, having both river and road frontage, and one auf to I subscribed for by the geny and your 1800. The growth of the trade during ten reara las boon steady and continuous, und weing Ties Bomo 300 er 100 yards west of the lot known local banks, and lay or half to consist of a
that it has been wall masiniauro, haring nearly as Dov's Wharf. The wren which can at pielean from the provincial exchequer the twelve months of war and political disquiet, it sout convenir ly be made available, after some plications for shares in this company are is at narastable to hope that it will continue illig, will be about 454 now, which is unply reported to bavo inambored five times 074r the sufficient, not only for the buildings which are iztonded capital. The foreign onston of now le he grusteti, but for extension in the future. ellucking money for shurea is to be here After fully considering the questionas to whether followed, the first payment ou application being it was best for the Company's interests to buy or par share, the second all of $50 to be in to lease, the Board were unanimously of opinion February next, and the third and last call of that the latter was by far the most econo- 20 in June ndii.NC. Daily News. * Distinguished" "
nical course, as ardiding what would necessarily. DES (D) Ford, in Religious Knowledge and Geo-be a lookup of a very large amount of capital. The land is leased for 999 years, the rent, which graphy
(0) Ellis, in History.
begin to an from March next, in for the first 25 years that is, until 1921-Tie 3,350, per anna; after 1991 the rent will be on a sliding scale according to the Municipal valuationfarth tims being the lens can be terminated by the lesses at the expiration of each pecicil of St yours. The erection of the buildings, based upon piars from home, has been outcarted to Mr. Chain bore, who is well known to you all; the das ars now on the wall for some inspection at your that we might have by this line commenced building, but it has been found necessary to refer several matters to England, and the slight delay.so incurred is, you will undoubtage, fully compensated for by the precantion taken against This inky volume consists of over 1,600 pages, were it not an incontravartable fret. Thanks, the foundations has been placed widi.
menge almost immediately. The and is further swallon with nanorons large however; to the Truths about the Navy,"
Messrs. Tweenies and Smalley, a firm wall comparative tables, while in a pechob at the which we owe to the patriotisul of Mr. Stai kuowa in connection vita, mills in India sod in back will be found a large sised man of the
and the Foll Mall Gazette, over ten years ago, America, in whose work bears the highest islaud and a number of tabulated slists. A and of ons able writers, a better state of reputation; we bare, moreover, a special advin good portrait of Si Joarph West Ridgway affairs now presnile; bat still there is aanch lage in dealing with Mossra Tresdales KCH, K.US.I., fronts the title page, and ut ignoraneo, and the Navy Losgue osuot de nor and Smalley in that the partners in the the and of the volume are upwards of 120 pages barallel work in the country than by bringing Gam have made a special study of China cotton of advertisement. It is satisfactory to note hem to the Britian voters ennulusively, by the with a view to adapting machinery more far that this Natura-favoured colony is making means of inviistakable historical and statistical tieninrly to it. Me Sulley has himself visited stealy progress, now planting industries having facts, low entirely dependent this country is on Shanghai, and ot-his-suggestion-py firm seat been introduced and cotton spinning and weave commence, in I have said before, not only to his shipment of the ordinary langua ing mills starts. The directory appears to for the luxuries of life, but for its duly bred cotton to ho span into the various counts from have been most carefully compiled.
a fact which cannot be too often reported.
lus. tu 203. This was overal years ago befyre Bir J. Colomb-whose Defenes of Great there were any cotten mills running in and Greater Britain," written some gerra Shanghai, and the results were at that time go, is not yet out of dato, but requires bring considered astonishing, by reason of the white ing up to it is a high authority on the subject,ness and cleaness of the Farta produced, and shows us that whilst avery person in these Valantions put upon the yarns by Chiness wise istands is interested in our shipping the fully Tha 4 per bale above any Indian extent of a quarter of a ton, in France it is only sinusga, and sach valuation has, as we are diminution had taken place in the number of purposes by the Japanese Government to meet toib, Germanyth, United States, or angst of us are, been falls instided by the més at work in the hills to the north ad south the temporary exigencies of the war, but both in icon railway materials, locomotives, and ma- in other words, our interests in our commercerience of the mills grooted during the past of the town, where heavy guns were being is 9 times greater than that of Franco, 83 few years. However, my point in motioning laid, while the barrack accommodation was chinery the present increase will, no doubt, be times greater than Germany. and Gties atfer is to show you that our machinery is being constantly increased by the addi frilly maintained for several years yet. There greater than the United States.
It must not be forgotten that these nations coming from a drm intimately acquainted with tion of new buildings. In the high hill are at present projects for the construction by to work required of it. With regard to our to the south of the etation of the Dobra Yolna private companies of over 2,600 miles of new are far more self-supporting than wo are, und stines silotment, it was stated in the prospects Plotis ten eight-ing guns have heen erected, railways under consideration by the Japane consequently have far less interest in thoir that at the date wheat decantont was issued compudig the onttance from the sound, and authorities. Several of these companies will, navy-xcept as an aggresaro force the 4200 lures had been abscribed for of the retired hatteries Lul ben finished in many no doubt, never gone into actual working, but havo in curs as our only commercial defence,
Our silver streak, although a great defence der 1,050 shares were offered locally, and commanding positions which a year ago there a large number of the projected lines will ag was no intention of fortifying. The harbour, undoubtedly be carried out, and creste à demsal sgairst notnal invasion, would be our greatest 1,050 shares were fully applied for, bat qur already showing thin flakes of ios, was protected in the supply of which England bould have weakrons should we lose opiniad of the bea. unticipations as to placing the 756 alires arthor with torpedoes, and people were wonder the prodemiauting share Fund, Spain, Holland, Russia, the United home were suraswhat ever sanguine, the heme ing wha was the anony and when he would come ColtonThe import of raw cotton continues and it is a maxim with water and drainage
States have all been tompcrarily deprived of investor not showing any particular avidity in against whom all these preparations were being to increase largaly. According to the Japanese their traló hy us, without being ruined; but to engineera that provision should banede for
quote from a most able specel by the late Lord Jumping at a silver investment. However, toady. When the Russian foot loft Vladivostock commereint Jug the Spurning companies the last days of Ustober, fully six thousand bare entirely recovered from the depression em up the position, the share allement now the extremes of the known data, that is,
Carnarvon, "Without our ocamere we should stands that, out of the present issue of 6,000 soldiers were distributed amongst the fifteen under which they suffered during the last half that the dinge systers should be adapted The Christ Gazette sur-Womulerstand Mr. Chamberlain is delaged, it seeme, with hoooms a pangerised, liecoutonted, overpopstars, suror, or buy ano-tenths, have been abipi, in proportion to fadir size. id in of 1894, and are paying abstantial dividends on “to carry off the load waters of the greatest that Mr. H. M. Bevis, the late popular Manager applications for eclonial governorships A loted island in the North Sea." The question subscribed for and the Board have no insisty silition to their ordinary crows. None of their capital for the first half of 1895. The of the local branch of the Hongkong and large portion of his time, he said jozorely in of the unemployed would then become a serious about the onsining ono tenth, I may mou- them have since retired. The only on fallowing table includes all the principal.com known ofali am
that the water Shanghai Banking Corporation, has been up the course of a symboh), is devotail to explain as to tax the abiliftion of our political leaders to to the of wills in Tadin un dugion sheepform is that this formidable fores panics, and shows in each case the number of supply should suffice to curry the pointed general Inspector for all backee la ing to a pumber of stimate gentlemen why it tho utost. The traditions of car cotton Iwaizo ordinass extora is not to ixens the fall capital, are still on boord the Russian feet in oves spindles in operation and the net profits (carried consumes through the longest known every part of the world, Mr. Jen Walter, the is abeilutely impossible for me to appoint nine-uring the Civil War in the United States nee hut in rajus lige portion of the 100g of the arditary crews and marines. The pre down, according to the usual method of keeping. inte general Inspector, having been permanently tenths of them to positione in the Colonies, sud probably not forgotten in the worth of ingland, entred by deboutures at mcdoraki interest, dence of such a strong fighting force on board on the very largest accounts in Japan, be throu ding. fncreasing the storage capacity at appointed to the London office.
to explaining to the one-tenths who are success. Noble efforts are then made by the rest of the Such a system in manifestly advantageous to the ship is an event the significamos of which places of danimals per dollar) realised by ach Pokfulam, while affording relief in ordinary
ful that I cannot indiaidy remove thear to country to give relle but such could not be she sunreholders The room instulant on it is not easy to overstate. They are obrionaly company during the half year. It will be soen years, would be useless in exceptionally all native steaner, was slicked by pantes limates. By way, we suppose, of reducing the eppage of its trade.
Some days ago, pays the China Gatelle, more Inverable situations and to healthier the case with a whole catry pauperised by shares, making. The 50 paid up, fell due on not intended for fighting on a where they at the average profits per spindle varied from 30th November, and it has, to all intents and would be worse than useless, and the browded $4661 in the first mentioned to 80706 in the -dry years. The save consideratims apply near Taisang. The pirates, to the number of the number of applicunts, the Colonial Secre The centuries ago that great statesmen, purposes, been fully, paid. At a recent menting condition of the ships, exchwili domble or treble last that the two largest sompanies, wikk over. to Tycun, except that there the supply might 300 or 406, surrounded her in boats and were on tary went on to Rumorate the list of qualifies soldier, and sailor, Bir Walter Raleigh; wrote the other new spinning ontesprigs in ordinary complement, would only add to the 50,000 spindles, realised 886 and
Wlcover commands theses commands the fride, reference was made to the rots porned by difculties of any sal oommander taking the respectively per spindle and that the averago be augmented by punping from the stream the point of capturing ber when a gauberttions he required in them
whoever commands the trade of the world coun-the. Osales kills in 1894, namely, an average ships into action, heald occasion thenfer un prolt of twenty-fire companies was nearly S which jufus the Tytan stream below the
zande its riches, and consectently the world it prefit of 16 per cent harmed by forty mils happily arise Why etch a large force w per spindle. Taking the average range drei. That, no doubt, would afford con-
self." At the present moment we coxtainly when we remember that the cotton to supply embarked at all is inexplicatdy miless it was valus of the Japanese silver dollar at 2.1id, this siderable relief, but would not place
command the 600 gamersially. For as Dilke those reilly is mainly imported from here terpreted that they would be required to land represents a sterling proft of us. 1d. per sundle und Wilkinson graphically put it: "A crowd can hardly be loubted that the results from somewhere in the neighbourhood. The more for the six months. the colony beyond the risk of having to Mr. George Grimbie's organ recital at the submit to an intermittent service during Union Church gösterday afternoon was largely
consisting of 70 English, French, Germits, carefully annagel mille in Shaagisi sbald filling of big thumbani ortze months le in itself attended, the church being fall. The selections
United States, Italian,Bor3Jpanish, 1 Dutch, at last fully ugust these obtained in Jaga no mill consideration Die informant cells. the winter months; for the population, it were all of the highallan and it is needless
Nowegian, 1 Swedo, and I-Doo, is for all There is anly one resolutions to be proposed to us that these trees are carefully kept below Koriyama Boroki crowd would gocuratoly represent the steameday and that his reference to the next oui out of sight whquerer the ships are in the Kishiwada Bosski must be remembered, is rapidly increasing, to say that Mr. Grimble's playing waruch
practical purpose an English crowd, and such a
J'ing to the artisks of association, is to be held only on the big battleship and craisers, Bail Boseki and the ferensed demands for gater far sppreciated. He was assisted by three-voenliste
Mrs. P. Suchan, Misa Lammert, and Mr. that would oboke off some of them at any of the world. The ccan & lu fast & British serul mosting of the Company, which, seerd zeighbourhood of strangers, and they are Owari Bosak
possession. In the so that Bagland in the month of March or April in each year, The strength of the garrison in Vladivos Bottes Boecki... domestic and industrial purposes will soon Ernst Mire, each of whora sang with much rate. Westminster Dulsch
comparably more than any other nation uses less otherwise praviced for by the shareholders took itself is computed to be about 23,000 Hirano Boser!... overtake any moderate inerens in the fooling: The recital was giren in aid of the
ib and coouples it. Cut off frein the Bon, in guneralcaling. The Board do not think that men of all arms but our inforisant had no Kurime. Boeski supply and leave us in much the same ergan func, which should benefit to a cosiltar
not one of our colonies could prosper. From a moling to carly next year in nosessary, and I meats of ascertaining how many wore ha the Wakayama Bosski able extent.
it they like ourselves, derive their nourishment will sharafere propose that the heat general neighbouring military towns of Nikoisk Novo Fukuyama Baseki and strength. And whatever it the best define raseting of the Company be held in the month of Kieffer, Phaniottes Kamirumaloff, all of whilah Kurmahiki Bonaki for this country is also the best defence for the November, 1998; by that tits wu are in ax hava je ordinary times, extantive, barrsak na Usaks Bosski colonies. For should Great Britain over lose patation that there may be some more practicommodation, which we know has recently Endogefuchi Boaski command of thoses, e dolonies would fall in eul formation, based upon a cotanicacement bon considerably sugmented. As for the rail. Metji Hosel water question was given, Mr. J. H. Prioz, Worshipful Master for the onming year by the
The Kurte are pillaging in all directions an detail to our ornquerors and sing what ships of work, to lay before you Refero, however, way, it is open for 500 vorste from Vladivostock Mike Basoki The Surveyor-General at that time, stated Right Wor. District rand Master, Hon. G.P.
color for and commerce are done for us, every patting the rosolation shall be pleased to up the Castri, and is being rapidly extended Ulun Boski that the surveys made before the Tytam Chster, who was attended by tisa Grand Lodge oppose. One hundred and sixty villager have other nation hangers for the spoil Navy se ny questions that you may rels to ask along that river beyond Grabskis towards Angamki Funcki 20,910
offers Wor, Bro, Robertson appointed and bear plundered within the last three weeks. League Jourdan ka
There being so quali
Habaroffka, to which it is hoped it will be opened Mataurmana Boecki... works were decided upon showed that there inverted his ofleas as follows W. Broly an Irade the Sultan devrees the merciless
The CHAIRMAN proposed That the next by the bad of next summer. A great number Miyo Bosok K goners meeting of this Company be held in the of Lussian soldier's convlets, and Koreans are Soaste Bosok... were only three valleys whence my winter W. Edwards; 1.W, Bro. F. F. Kiens
south of November next, at such time and employed on the line, bet nearly all the Amhi Bosald Hupply could be might and impounded in Treasurer, Br, A. C. E. Mannery; Secretary paishment of the murderer and pillagers and.
Bro, Dr. F. W. Clarke; Chaplain Bro. Rov, orders the trpups to foraibly suppress disorders,
phuce as may be determined by the Board. Chine have returned to Bhantung for the Tameshima Boseki. quitities enfcient to entitie ma valleys St. Aldan Baylen S.D. Bro. 4 Cuai ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE DUCHESS
Mr A KOEFT conded, sad the resolution winter as is their custom. The Koreans how. Hinay Bosoki.
ever, plod on in the cold and the Russians pay Fukushima Dosaki. OF YORK.
was carried pet toa, S evên to consideration as possible sites for JD, Bro L. W. Longast, I.G. Bro
Bragmann D.C., Bro. W. A. Cruickshank;
The Dughess of York is given birth to a
The proceedings the terminated them well, thus trying to induce more of their Tokyo Boseki
fellows to okosa, the frontier from the Land of Lye Boneki sources of supply. These were the Pok Steward, Bro. R. G, Daris, Tyler, Bro. J ́E
son. Both are doing well- falem, Aberdeen, and Tytam valbys. Bet Grimble,
According to Foochow advices, cavalle N. 0. so fur increased as to place us entirely era, the Viceroy Fion has soloton the beyond the risk of scarcity. The storage expectant Totai Yen K'ai (a Manoiu) to go capacity a Pokfulam might easily be into Singapore and other southern porta where cressed, but this year there has been in wealthy Chinese abound, in order in induce them to take up this management, on a com sufficient, min to fill even the present romersial basis, of the Foochow arsenal and servoir. It may be said that on the dockyards. doctrine of chances we need not expect haother summer so dry us the last one for u
According to Seoul telograms in Japanese papers the Keren Court is making big pe
long time to come, but on the otter huidparations for the funeral of the late Queen, and
we might have a succession of such aners, im Yong-shun, head of the Min funnily, has
'position, as at present, In his report on
been appointed Chief Coriaioner for the funeral. This is believed by some to bà a pre- liminary step to the restoration of the Min family to power.
called the Chronwoo appeared upon the scene ai canned the robbers to make themselves scarce without loss of tins. The steamer subsequently arrived safely at Ningpo.
The installation meeting of Perssviranom the pangress of the Tytam waterworks in 1885, in which a complete history of the Lodge, No. 1155, was hidd on Monday evening, when Bro. I, W. Robertson was installed Ka
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2. Good social slyding...
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4. Teet and discrelim.
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. An attractive personality.
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