INTIMATION.
ESTADLINNED A.D. 1841.
started, rund the projected milway from Kowloon to Canton might have boon ere The insatiable now in established fact.
WINES AND SPIRITS.provemente, he is a sturdy fee to all
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2and, 1698.
HME. Narcissa Arrival bere yesterday from Singapore.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
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LONDON, 20th Jamiary... THE CANADIAN FISHERY CLAINS.
Great Britain and the United States have agreed to mach appoint an arbitrator to sets the claims for the American seizures of Canadia Res.
value of 45,000 yen whilst the value of he will thank his Joes that he has chosen as being co-extensive with what the Spaniards Borneo, North or South. In the northern part al called the Captainsy-General of Venesuela. ths Imports in 1889 was 108,000 yen.
The Japanese leather industry is in a flo attempts to import a box of say two dozen. Such a declaration naturally has no binding
every use (a very common story) he will ortainly be interested. It is not an international insta flourishing condition, and the importation silk garments saying they are for his own force paloss formally agreed to by other nations of foreign loather goods decreases year. The cost of production is small, as charged at the Customs a five per cent importment; but it is interesting a giring the We stat, then, in 1930 with a certain labour Is cheap and the hides and skins are in daty on thres-fourths of the lot. As regards extrano masura of what Venesuela at that time ported from neighbouring countris, China tobacco a mobil quantity is allowed for personal claimed and Kores. The foot lot the Japanes profes. Opium is different and the smallest quan- cheap goods to desvor and more durable ones insity must be declared at the Customs; as for boundary claimed before the winle world, Veneznala svou in the pride of her novel indepen the chief obstacle to foreign importa It is salt I doubt if any question would be raised admitted without objection from any quarter by uprising to notice in the basars and shops of if half John's luggage consisted of that the treaty of 1814, and not called in queation by Japuu the pretty-looking leather goods of all sitiola,
I faney that the authorities in Baadaltan are dendo: What that bounlacy was cannot randlly. kinds, which are made to imitate every possiblo European pattern, but on investigation defects. notin vant of any instruction us to how to in- be understood without a nap; but it may suffice are so doverod, owing to the use of badly trodno any new tariff. Personal taggage is al prosent to say that it included a great tanned or worked leather. The same is true of and always has bana exempt from duty; but deal more than the Solivasburgh fromier traced tries to import's sup in 1840, and now maintained by this country a delimiting territory about which them can" Japanose surgical instruments and small ma when the "person" chines of all kinds, though then appear reply for several friends the line is drawn. He leaves nothing to bo desired. It is clear that not "muleted at all at the Castomos, though be no dispute. The Captaincy-General of Tang- the Japanese now produce themselves a quantity this may happen in Court for any sorinna branch guela was never defined by the Spaniards Great Britain and Germany.
to Venezuela any complaint to make about the arcons of duty anything, ignored the existence of Datch of instruments which they need to import from of the Customs regulations. If any person hus except in vague terms, which, if they meant
he is obarged, I would enggest Lis making it to settlements, and would askig.
together with a large slice of Brazil. But, the Superintendent of Customs, who is always Datali and Feuch as well as British Guinns, OBBERYER. while we have no Spanish definition of Veno. ready fo hear and answer complaints,
zuela, to have very distinct and definite Datch defallions of thoir Guiana attle- calta ir question by the Spanish Government, include the entire basis of the Essequibso arxl. Cuyuni rivers--in other words, all that this country as everolained and maılı more than what it now deelines to submit to arbitration. The territory about which wa In the Queen's Bench Division on the 18th sundt no question is that enclosed by the
The crap bearing arm for the pesca has bean 12416 orlungs, producing picals 39,970.59 of sugar, or an average production per erlong of This afternoon on the Happy Valley the plonie 2, the qualities of the sugar mudo Hongkong Football Club will play 1.51,8 havo heon in the proportion of 75.3 par out greed of his success IN HAN-CHANG Centurion Kicks out at 445. The Clab testa No. 1 to 248 per cent. No. the average price A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED effectually prevented that work-being-com-will-be:-D Wood, goal; B. W. Maitland untreatise has lesen 6.35 met per pical. The P. G. Davies, RA, backsy H. W Looker, J. xcvesting of this orop han copied a period of moneed, and although a survey has been -made and the Imperial sinction obtained, it W. L. Oliver, and H. W: Blade, halvos: G. D. filtean months, or two months longer than was Campbell, KR, C. M. Firth, J. C. Cameron, satisipated; the cause of this prolongation of still remains a project. While, however, E. G. Hanboroft, HB, and E-1-Markages season has in the very unfavourable weather which was experioticed throughout the greater CHAND CHR-TUNG is to some extent a forwards,
part of. 1894, the absoos of rata nessitating. in several onges sore than once, the replanting friend of material progress, as represented
of the fields of young cones; as a consequence by the adoption of foreign inventions and
the wataring of such as was proportionately delayod, with the result that the factory was necessarily idle for three full months during the attempts by foreignois. to either ohtein
season, and during ether months it would only further commercial concessions or to acquire
be kopt supplied with ones to an extent mack the smalicst interest imany industrial under-
under its working power. It hardly requires taking on Chinese soil. He is willing to
to be stated that the extension of the mason has
The direotoralisve also report another A number of machines, such as iron colton make use of any Weston innovation if it
adversely fented. the results of the campaigo. Butward circumstance whink Ins farther cleaning machines, are produced in Gsake and can be shown that profit is likely be derived.
militated against the success of the scason: Ta exported to China. The Japanese import many from its introduction or if it will put a
March of the present year the ostave was struck machines in parts and put them together them ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
by a severo cireilar storm, which, while it solvos, to humour their national pride and pasa weapon in the lands of China- wherewith to
of the machines as of Japanese manufacture, kegn the foreigner at a distance. He is
The annual general meeting of the rest. fortunately did little damage to the sanos, patriotic if a little narrow minted, and he is a lions to St. John's Cathedral completely wrecked the distillery and the row but these goods do not form an important factor A LIBEL ON ELUTER'S TELCORAM Cheso Ilutch claim, over seriously determined not to allow prejudice to blind was held at the City Hall yesterday, afternoon. hospital, and and damage to other fave build-in the exchange of merchandise between the Las cast the Company betwoon Tis. 7,00 Bad 18 especially noteworthy that as a result of tho his oyes to his own or hiscountry's advantage. The Right Rev. Bishop Burdon presided, endings; the damage done, which is now a repaired, peoples of Eastern Asis. On the other hand, it Ilon, W. M. GOODMAN (Acting Chief Justico) T. 8,000, in addition to the fadirect les caused flourishing condition of Japanven indnatrios, by the cessation of the working of the distillery imports of tar motuls, irve and steel plates, parta Such a psy, though he susy bear us no love, thore was a good attendance.
of machinery from Great Britain and Cormany for soren to eight month. is far better to deal with than a scoming moved the adoption of the report,
The CHAIRMAN suggested that it would bo
The realleation of agar in stock at the close havo inerenter. For example, it must not bo to callot the offertory would romain bebind in counting it, so that that accounts could be properly audited.
ALL these are selected by our Lordon House, bought direct at first land, imported in Food and bottled by ourselves, thus paving all intermediate profite, and enabling us to supply the best growths ut Moderate PRICES.
PRICE LISTS, with Fall Details, to "Ba had on Application.
PORT after removal should be restod a
drinking at once it should be ordered to be
pout out.
Hon. F. A. Copen seconded the resolation, which was carrial.
The members of the Church Body were then electol. The Chairman announced that the Acting Chief Justice did not desire to win upon to give legal apizion on matters con a number of the Body as he might be called nocted with the Church. The following men: bers wore elected:Messes. G. B. Dodwell, T. Jackson, PA. Cooper, C. Ford, R. M. Busy, aud E. Osborne. Mr. W. Macbean was glected auditor.
based on the acinal sales; in consequence, how. consignment Japan, and the valuation was ever, of the general upset of trade in Japan caused by the war, the Japanese simply re- padiated their contracts altogether, the realt being the loss shown in the accounts.
Tao prospects for the present season stated as follows:
fered, as the imports of raw materials and partly manufactured goods show a steady increass.
COMPANY.
THE CENTRAL NEW AND CHINA-JATAN WAR TELEGRAME.
-month before use. Wie required for friend, and mare dependence can be plneed well if those genttonen who were kind enoty of last season turned out most unfortunately; forgotten that though the Japanese now build Dooortber, before the. Lord Chief Justico audSokonimrgk line, and that line was drawn
on his plodges. Elie return to Canton, there
Dutch occupation excluding all trace of Spanish This was an action to "rocaver damages for infance the practical abandonment of much decant at the Dispensary before being fore, would rather take for foreign advair the vestry and amint tho Hav. Me. Cobbold in the engar was in cert sold and in part shipped vissels of considerable size, the iron and stool a spesiai jury, the case of Rontor's Telegram Co. avowedly far izide of the. Dutch claim in
themselves, as well as the machittat, or parts of York) and the Gentea! Neva sas board. tage than otherwise. Of one thing, however,
plates, paste of boilers, and even the boilers. The Sun Printing and Fablishing Co. (New accordance with dear vidanto at effective The raport cuncludes by observing that, allibol alloged to have been published by the do to which in strictness we had a good title was them, are imported from abroad, we feel absolutely sure:: Chang would ve
exorcise considerable influence en fie consuman Judgmont (in default of uppearance) had boon for Venezuela, nad to obtain a final settle hemently oppose any rectification of the
though the produote of Japanese industries fendants in Londen conturning the plaintite dictated by a desire to make things plansant bonitaries of the Kowloon peninsula and
ation in Japan of Gorman gods, the total volume storil against the x Printing and Tablishment including confirmation of our right of Japanese imports from Germany has not saf.ing Company, and as dust thora damages Bacima, a piaco much povstal by the Mr. Bigham; QC and Mr. B. F. Mills the cession of the islands to the south of
only reusined to be usessed. appeared for the plaintiff's; and Mr. Issacs for the Centrul News, Limited." Hongkong to the colony. He would, if in
The libel was contained in the London lotter his power, discstablish is tomorrow, and
of the Sun newspaper, of New York, contuard send the Portugueso flying from Marzio
in the issire of that paper of October 28, 1894 Being, however, hy na benne destitute of
and ron as follows:- common sense he is never likely to advocate any attempt to dispossess the present owners, but he would strain every nerve to resist extension of foreigu infuence in bis vice- royalty. The German Government would stand little chance of acquiring Lappa or any other territory in Kwangtung if the decision rested with CHANG CHIN-TUNI
SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xers Wins. CLARET-Our-Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the gonnina product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currente, as is generally the case with Cheap Wine. HRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pare Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of see and fiotage:
WRIEKY-All our Whisky is of oxcellent quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. The Зеотом WUWET шrked is adversally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connotaurs to be superior to say other brand in the Hongkong market.
:
Wo only guarantee our Wines and Spirite to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coust Perte.
A. S.. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 9th January, 1896.
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HONGKONG, JANUARY 23nd, 1896:
The Cathedret regulations were thou passed and the tuosting concluded,
PROPOSED PUBLIC MISSIONARY MEETING.
CENTENARY OF THE LONDON MISSIONARY. 2001ETX. At the invitation of a provisional committog dósirnar of arranging for public missionary The jury list for 1896' is new Forded at the meeting, about forty ladies-and-gantiemen, interested in Christian Missions, met at College doop af the Supreme Court.
Chambers yesterday afternoon.
The D. D. R. steamer Ocean, from Hamburg, left Singapore for this port on the 23x inst.. and rasy be expected hero on or about the 29th inst
By kind permission of Alim: Bullor and Oncora of HM.S. Centurion, the Band will} play at the Tadies Recreation Clab on Wednes dey next at four o'clock.
Wo have received from Dr. J. M. Atkinson $10 for the Edgar Relief Frol, which Ing boon handed to the Hon. Treasurer of the Fund, Mr. F. F. Rapor, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
Suigen has been suffering from a strike of the market poople and butchers, owing to the heavy charges imposed on thom by the Govern ment monopoliste, whom the Courrier sime tians as a bard of monstrons brigands.
The Directors are able to report favourabio pespects for the season how entered upon. The extended period of the soon just closed will have its composation in shortening the present campaign, which it is expected will be closed by 30th September at later, or possibly a month orlongs, and the condition of the growing tones it everything that could he doeired; the rainfall earlier. The area planted for cutting is 1,114 during the whole of 1995 has been exceptionally favourable, unt there is full promise of the heaviest crop with which the Company has yet had to deal.
FORMOSA AND THE CAMPHOR. TRADE.
Tenenelans. We alipulated at the satis that the torritary to which we surrendered a claim auquestioned for balf a century should. at he cled by Venezola to any foreign State, that the native tribos raidedt within it should be protected from oppression. Vasezuck made no answer to these proposals for six yours, and they were finally withdrawn. By what called the Agreement of 1850, both tions iu the territory between the Schomburgk parties undertook to abstain from active opera line and the original Dutch frontier, but this agreement has been repeatedly infringed and set at naught by the Vouerelans.
On the notion of Dr. ErTEL it was agresd commence work next work, may be of in-ever, that he shares tho opinion rice of posed to-day. The early uditions of the evening.tinations shows a bewildering confusion of fron-
that Dr. CHALMERS should take the chair
In a few words the CHAIRMAN expressed his pleasure in mesting the friends of forelga mission, and called on tout. Kell, R., the hon, sec. of the evisional committee, to say what had been done.
Mr. KELSALL stated that about a month ago a few residents in the colony who were anxious to arouse more active sympathy with Christian Missions discnssad what could be tone, and agreed that as this was the Centerary year of the London Missionary Society a public meeting in connection with this event afforded a good opporinuity of bringing the subject bolors the general body of residents, la co motion with this proposal they had receive vary encouraging premises of sympathy il help from the Bishop, the heads of the reaper live missions and churches in the colony, and apamber of public men It was therefore proposed to for a representative committee to make all arrangonents for a public mesting.
Ber. J. W. PEARCE, of the London Mission, Church, seconded, that the provisional com moved, and Hev. G. J. WILLIAMS, of Union mittes, which had so succesfully made the preliminary inquiries, should be asked to become parmahent committee with power to add to Yesterday afternoon in the Football Cap their untober. This was carried, and it was Competition B Company, B.B., host 12ta also passed, on the motion of Rer. W. MUSSON, pany S.D., B.A., hy turen goals to use. Extra seconded by K07. G. Reason, that the Bikep, time had to be played, as when tho gano proper Mr. Jackson, Dr. Io Kei, Mr. Tarn, Mr. Wong was finished each team had scored two goals. Shing, and Mr. G. Murray Bain, be requested
to join the committee.
and carried, that the Com- by Hon, Ho KA, RAWFORD Bond mittoo of the London Mission be asked to con- for with the committee as to the arrangements for the public mesting,
The Hon, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the fands of the Hospital
Fresh Fish Gaik.
$60
It is proposed to posent au address and testimonial to Dr. Lantue in recognzaron of services rendered to the community during his residence of nine years in Jongkong Particulars will be found in our advertisement columna.
We have to acknowledge recoint from the Starklard Life Assurance Company of a copy of their useful deak blutting book and diary for 1896. The Straits Insurance Company his year, instead of a slender las issued to its chestitments a novelty in the shape of a box of pins with pincushion lid.
Ir the Nanking correspondent of our Shanghai morning contemporary is rightly informed, there is a strong chance of CHANG CB-TUNG returning to Cantou as Viceroy of the Two Kwang. CHANG is at any rate
The course for the Royal Hongkong Yacht to he transferred from Nanzing, where for Club's race en Sunday will be from the Police Pjur, Kowloon, round Channa Rocks, Cosmo about two years he has replaced Lau KUN-politan Dock buoy, mark host off Grean YI as Viceroy of the Liang Hu. He is not, Island, leaving all to port, and atek between the it is reported, to return to Wuchang, where extral fairway bays, fourteen miles. There for some five years his activities found such will be no rece for the handicap olaus.. score and where he spent auch vast sums in large enterprises, some of which were well con- caived thongh badly carried out. Lau Kus yi, who is paid to be about to return to his former post at Nanking, is now in Poking for the purpose of having audience with the Emperor to report the enroplete evacuation of the Innotung peninsula by the Japanese on the 22nd ultimo, Lru is a trusted servant
give
readies of the war news from the Far East certain facts regarding the origin of this is telligenco, All the Press dospatches from China and Japon comio first to London, whence they are distributed to the proper destinations,
Siros 1850 nogelistious have several times The truth is that a goat quantity of the matter thue sent out from Loidon under Asiatic dules bean renowed with the hope of settling the is togus and never camo over the Eastern whole matter on an amicable footing. In the lines. Certain murihand news agencies, having course of these negotiations this country has their headquarters is this city, are responsible committed what is probably always a mistake in for these frauls apon the Press and the people of dealing with a wank and chstirate power. It Europe and America--The outrage has become has varied its demands and offered consessions. previously exasperating. A most glaring example is ex- A map giving a complete picture of the nago
newspapers of London contained a Raurer flere proposed at diferent times. The only Agency despatch purporting to coms from Yoko result of his complaisance is that the Veao- that after orossing the Yalu river, the whole country right up to the Essequibs in hama, saying Despatebes from Wij state zone hare set up a claim to the whole Japanese army advanced northward and Kivu other words, to territory which beyond all
been Castle, which was hold by a largo Chinoso force, doubt or question bas was attacked on all sides. The place was being tinnous Patch or English copation for two The Amurion Government' now argues with surprising dieingenousness defonded with desperate valour, and thus fighting hundred years. was very severe." This fake seemed to be a vory sufe one, for it was known that the Japanese that this country has ever had any consistens had attacked the Chinese position yesterday, theory of its rights, hat has been gradually of Kores prevented any despatches from getting obligad to narrow its concessions on the inner The cutting of the wires in the southern part enlarging its claims. It has certainly been through until this afternoon, when a genuine side of the Schomburgk line, because while the despatch from Wiju rouclied London at Svelock Venezuelans were delaying and procrastinating bringing the nows that the Chinese army, having British sub eats settled in those regions and and the Japanese are in pouceful possession. This too clearly understood that we have never abandoned the works, fled without ficing a shot, caunot not be abandoned. But it cannot be is but one of many stol swindlaws upon public receded from the contention that our ful
con-
claim is what we inherited from the Dutch
A correspondent writes to ar taking pcept time to point out clearly to American tion to the remarks made in a recent issue respecting the export of camplias from Formoen He says that as a matter of fact the arrivals of Fornicea oampher in Hongkong have increased of late rather than diminished. During the month of December arrivals, in Hongkong rachel a total of 5,300 rases of shout I owt THE NINGPO COTTON MILL
net, equal to soma 4,500 picule. Dering January still larger supplies, it is said, are expected, Svine account of the Ningpo Manufacturing as the Chinese New Year (13th February) is Company's new cotton mill at the North approaching, when Chinese are eager to reales Barrier, Ning, which, it is expected, will their stock. Our correspondent roarks, Low, torsst. Commencing with the notice power, expro sed in our columus that the steam is supplied from three ligh-presuro camphor is Ekely to go higher, but he hases Lazaabiro boilers of Build steel thronghent. this at so mash on shortage of stock or holding tested to 400 The per square inch; working decreased production as on the fact that with is a very powerful one, built by Mesars Daniel Adamson & Co., camphor preasure 200 lbe, per aquaro inch. They wore the syndicate in London now
The engines almost unlimited capital, Colonel North, Dukinfield, wear Manchoster. are of the vertical type, murine style, high and who is at its head, being oneof the richest mon low-pressuro oglindore, stroke of piston 3 feet in the world. Our correspondant estimates 6 inches, and when running at 100 revolutions that the syndicate at present belle between per minute will develop 250 to 300 horse-power, forty and fifty thousand pionlu of sampler, and stcara pressure of 130 lbs. per square he remarks that should the syndicate for any with inch. The power is given off from the engines reason make up its mind to threw this immense by main rope drum L5 feet in diameter, quantity on the market, the result would be grooved for 15 by 1mm rops, the speed of most disastrous. He believes that the con- the rope being about 3,500 feet par minuta. tingency is not an impossible one, as the The engines are constructed according to syndicate has already droppe shellac, which
loss of £50,000.. Messra. Adamson's latest practice, and are put they had boon cornering in the same fashion as up by an ablo engineer, Mr. J. Heap, the cumplior, with lity to this communication, as high and low pressure cylinders are each fitted with autouistic expansion gaar, controlled by it contains another view of the question which oredulity which have been of exonstant conr separate and independent govorners, positively will doubtles prove interesting to local mer rance. The realers of the Sun kirow that the mad hold unquestioned until 1830, while tho driven by gearing The ouginos are the finest chants. In this connection we notion that a New only genuine despatches to the Europu vechi aron which wo ineist as muc
one of the Behemburgk frontier. lowing paragraphThe wholesale price of the war began are those recivol from tho regular spend is required." in China, specially adapted where bigh and York journal of the 304 November has the fol-papers from the actual seat of potions zinen net open to arbitration is the ruch smaller The spinaing shed has 11,048 ring spinning camphor has been advanced between 5 and 10 per correspondents of the Central News, of Loudon, that frontier outwards to the el-Dutch been ready upon terms more or less favourable spindles, ie, 6,160 twist and 4,389 welt, espublu cent within the bust week, and further advances and distributed America by the united boundary wear rely to arbitrats, and have to Venezuela any time for the last fifty yours. of producing 34,525 Rs. of jara per week, work are expected. The copresentatives of loading Prass."
Nor must it la capposed that the territory thus ing from far, to 6 pm.; 28 new and improved drug trus and imparlors say that the market var automatic has bee cornered by n London syndicate beaded celton oaring ngicas. and
contrary, is the case, is well known by the fesler. The drawing frames are all constructed by Carol North, the Nitrate King. This
thrown open to araitristion la valueless. The
Caracas and nee responsible for mach of the to stop by electricity in case of any of the avadesto is said to have $1.302,000 worth of ads breaking. There is practically no difcamphor locked up, and is ready to increase the
American carosion-hunters, who swara in farance in the general arrangeriant, but quantity stored."-Kobe Chronicle.k
excitement iu Venezuela. Times.
are coupled to vas polo of the battery, H. may be said that the machines generally while the parts insulated are the front calender rollers, the top food roller, and the top clearer plate. Therd is, in addition to the connections
After this enso had been opened by the plain A rote of thanks to Dr. Chalmers closed teamed, a rod pazeing along the front of the coilers, and little shove them, which is proceedings.
similarly charged, and on which spring fingers
tills comsel, a correspondance clurk in the against the tymny of the rules of athoder u placed over the voilor plates so as to establish
sintiffs' employment was sled, and rats spelling, but siden have the rebels been so the connection. Tho' stopping points are there
ovidence of the sals to him of a copy of the daring and sanguite as in the latest ontbreak, columns. The advocates of change are not fore. frst, the calender rollers on the failuro of
paper in question at the registered office of the chronicled in corrispondence in one (Time) an end; second, the food rollers under similar hopelessly
and the fire had Central News, 5, New Bridge Street, E.C. involved
Mr. Herbert Rontor, managing dimictor of crotchet-mongers or ment of no literary authority. circumstances; third, the drawing allor in the spread widely within when the first tangu tent of lop; and fourths, the coiler plate when of flame was me through a back window the plaintiff company, was then called, and fated The alvocates of the liberty of the individual The mines are excealingly well designed upstairs and help was summoned E-forts that the alleged libol had beer brenght to his in stelling ere not merely candidatos is com- were promptly directed towards saving ationtion, and that he had inalazcbed the former petitivo examientious slili sparting from the and although there is no great departure in the
the Ceart's records and many valuable doen witness to buy the paper. Hoabecirtely doute recollection of failure, it sholars qul stu- Dr. Abbott join forces against the despotism "The tieneral Managers have plasare in submit arrangeaient, there are many improvements of monts, aki after several narrow escapes to that there was any trath in the staferente cam-dunts of our languages. Protossir Hale and
a delicata character which wil bear the fullset individual salvor generally police officers, these plained of
It ocan. Evidenco was then given by the Cofondants of rigid official orthography The present single the shareholders a statement of the Com
endistenes proved vory, saccessful Special
shew that, the sale of the paper had not systean is wastefid and unprofitable. Tncluding $1,060.62 brought forward from seinvestigation by critical observers. The ma
chines wore designed and constructid by Messi attempts were mado also, even at evident risk year, and after deducting $10,000 paid on the 27th
or by their direction, but by a representa life to the exelaston of matters much more im July last as an interin, dividend of $2.00 per share Twoodale und Smalley, Globe Works, Castleton, of life, to save the Emperor's portrait, hirt been affected by any one in their empolymert pies youth at the must revoplive time of
nour Manchester, and put together by these were fruitless. It is said that none of the
THE HONGKONG ICE CO., LIMITED.
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The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the fifteenth ordinary nual meeting to las bell on the 5th February
pany accounts for the rear 1805.
a can is too full.
THE BURNING OF THE OSAKA LAW COURTS.
The Osaka Law Courts were in great part destroyed by fire ou the 11th inet, originated it is believed by the upsetting of baroing selera collada from hibachi by one of the attendants. ha alaa must have besar long delayed; the Grozeral Offices of the Appeal Court vero
The itauendo suggested by the plaintiffs was that these words meant that the despatch was fictitions and had not come over the Eastern
in the course of ibuir business. The defondants lines at all, but had been fraudulently an featured by the plaintife, and issued by them. dinied the publication by them of the words complained of, and further pleaded that tho words woall hot bear the meaning- pat apn them by the plaintiffs or any meaning defama tory of the plaintiffs. They did not, however, plead justification.
SPELLING REFORM.
From
or haru hoon may revolts in the past
the balance at credit of pavlit and lus is $39,724-25 Wilson Light is supplied from wo dynamics preceedings in the Court Leed be slayed on tive of thy Sti newspaper, who unter the partant. Nobody is a gainer by thoTM rigour At the regular mealing of the Victoria Chap. which it is rounded should to appropriated as of 115 volts each. Mr. F. Seeberg is to ho account of the kases in this fire; and provision torms of an ogriément between the Sun and how in fores: In truth, waare not sure, it
follo
A find dividend of $5.00 per share
To write all property scint To query forward..
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ter, No. 6 B.C., held on the 1st instant, the election of Principals and Others took place and resulted as follows:-M.E.Z, M. Ex. Comp. 1. W. Heuermann, H., Ex Comp. G. 4. Cali- well; J Ex. Comp. D. Macconald; Scribe E., Comp. J. Dyer. Ball; Scribe N., Comp. A R. Madar: P.B., Catap. R. Mitchell; Treasurer, Comp. G. J. B. Sayer; sed Janitor, Coup. Fortin of the machinery, and it is with this in view Maxwell.
No further information has yet heen received
of the dynasty, and the EMPEROR can rely concurning the reported session of Lapps to upon him to keep the Lang. Hu quiet. Germany, and it is thought. nosongst the Years ago it was stated, on apparently Portuguese community that the report is 10- Lrue. Mr. Bomase, the Poriaguas, Conan), good Chinese authority, that these proyesterday wired to the Governor of Macao ask- vinces were honeycombed with sedition, ing him to telegraph should the information be As to reply was reusited Mr. Romano and that only L KUN-YT could keep the correct.
is strongly inclined to bolove that Imppa has restless spirits conceled with the secret not boen eeded to the Germans. Another fact societies from overt acts of rebellion. which supports the view is that new roads for Whether this was strictly accurate or not it Customs station at Lappa ano baing buik by
the Chinese Government. would be hard to say, hit the Kola Hui certainly were accused of plotting treasbu, Messrs B. W. Royse & Co., in their report dated Manchester, 21st December, sayThis and it was probably more to their lack of has beez quis an nesatisfactory month in the efficient organisation than to any want of pig trop trade. With the end of the year close will that their plans came to nought. The at hand & quieter tone could not unnaturally be expected, but the prolonged dispute in the
eld Viceroy was also wary. He took the chipbuilding industry has had a lnd effect. messure of the would-be rebela pretty care faily, knew probably what churces they haut of raising a revolt, and was able to check them before they bad really developed any natrised plan. It was not until ho was quite likely. The higher priced metals
firmly in the saddle and all signs of dis affection were at rest that the Imperial Government summoned him to Poking to assis, the Grand Council to concert measures to cope with the Japanese invasion..
In the near future it will be necessary to renew a
JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL
COMPETITION.
$25,000.00 congratulated upon loing as the haad of sneha 12,000.00 well equipped and promising mill.-N. C. Daily will be made at the earliest possible numeul for the Central Nons had a right to we the Central the temporary accommolation of the large staff Nuws office for the purposes of corresponding 1724.28 Nows,
of officials to resume their work. One of the with the Sun in New York, and keeping Guest buildings in Oka has thus been in great copies of that page in London (as the Sua $$9,721,28
part destroyed. Work tharon was commenced London representativa), but for no other pur in April 1887, and completed in Depember, 1883, pore, sta letalonet of 106,870 vica. The 21 Courts, 47 olleer, mid rooms innumerable eccmpiod. à In a rear on the foreign trade of Japan site of 3,523 talo, the principal building cover daring 1891, published in the Deutsches ing 869 Leibo. Eighteen engine-hose wore used Handels-Archiv for October, the productive and six standpipes in addition in fighting the capabilities of the different industries of Japan fames; the fores and supply of water seems to aro discusal with special reference to their in-hara boon first-rate. Fire persons were rather
Baionaly injured, but no life was lost.go #uence on German export- trade.
News.
that the anant abore tentioned is recommended to be written of propany cont
The sons live beer audited by Mr. Thoms Arnold, whose re-election is recommended.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Manager. » 1ngkong, Phil Jemicy, 1896.
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Saipanuts are small and stocks are increasing. Capilul... and at present there is scarcely any businove courte aldo passing in Middleborotgh iron. Prices hara Untied dividend out... fallan standily during the monil, the total drup Atenie reserve ou
Irut and lus ayun... being about 10d. per ton, and a further decline have also given way during the month. Copper has lost some 10 per tua, although stocks have been declining, but prent price is still some LA above the lowest point of the year. Tiu has list soule £2 per ton, and is only work, but is still soms £20s. above its lowest point during this year, Speltor has given way to the extent of 7x. 6. per ton,-but is a Little firmer again
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PROFIT AND 100 Account. Toplar, wages, and geral trade expe To Cinneral Manager commission... To anditor's fon
CUSTOMS CHARGES IN BORNEO.
The following letter appears in the British North Borneo Horuld
With referuned to the cotton trade of Japai, the report inge, that sa soon as Gerion agu. facturers of textiles recoguise the initse of 326.40 his branch of Japanese industry on the markets 175 of the Far East they met devote them. setves to the task of onltivating a special market. 0,004.50 for their woollen goods. Japanese products are
Sir-During a conversation I recently, had GR.4
Iso, on account of the cheapar pest of their pro- 22,995-17duction, displacing German goole on themarkets with an intelligent Chinamax Le mentionail thut 24MLJO
2,506.AL of Enstern Asin in the following groups of artisines the revised customs dutins have buon in 026clus-Matches, paper, esp, bor, Farniture, foros his countrymen on arrival in RN: Born:en 180.30 umbrellas, glass goods, lamps, leather goods, in are much surprised and anneyed at being 21550struienie, and machinory..
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2,000,00
At this stage to learned Judge told the jury that if they belpred the last evidence was clear that there had been no publication by the Central News, as the witness who had sold tas copy of the Sun was in the employ of and paid The jury, therefore, ultimately found a by that paper only. verdict. for the defendants (the Central News) on the ground that there had been so publication by them,
Judgmont accordingly, with costs.
On application of plaintiffs' counsel lenso was given to proped with the writ of inquiry to assess the damages agulast the Sun news
paper.
THE VENEZUELAN FRONTIER.
mva in
Professor Erle be right in his suggestive letter, that correct spelling is not a positive eril, if not selling to be ashamed of. "The is, in fact a strife against nature. It is the process of compelling a uniform crthography fault of our currat, orthography that it is too already. Languago is n product of Bite and if not oxnetly a living thing it. non i more pervading certainly shares the incidents of life. Of
wittingly, the generations of boys who hace thoso incidents
an abhorreixe of fixity," Thus, all un bean birchod and ploughed" for their shot. comings in sjelling me heen- on the side of science. The blunderors were the pedants who Boggod them. With the phonet spelling, of which Sir Isano Titan Jus been the propugan- dis, Low of our correspondents sympathize. Indeed, more than one of them protesla against it as also artifical; enforce it and in little time it would become ultogether unnatural; and from the first it would be at variance with that mability and mutability which is the first sen dition of the healthy life of a langage Nets of oar correspondents think of raviving the Trobably mary of our readers passoss zone crothhota which four favour nearly fifty years mulcted of a heavy charge on the value of a few but a very vaguo conception of the auture of ago with Landor and a few other writers, A That is to be the schoolboy's charter. Int. In the osse of the manufacture of soap in articles which they bring with them for their the frontier dispute between British Guinna candidate it su amization is to apoll, just us $113,8248 Japan scine compensation is afforded by the own pervazl as I can hardly believe that and Yorozuola, in which the Government of Eg is to witte, so flat his papers may be readable,
no harm. increased imports of cinetic soda, palm oil, &o..it was the intention of the Government, the United States has recently taken sach
A case, no doubt, has been made ant for greater 126 and resurfacturers are-ariortal to do their best thou the men tariff was promulgatus, to lively interest. Its details, cannot easily be him spoll as a gentle, and he will come
Bicones than some examiners tolerate; and the If so it is cer- good map, but the general merits of the caso 3,749.27
to compute with Great Britain in the caustic layu tho la orried out in an arbitrary explained except by constant reference to 508.18 soda trade. As the Japanese consumption of and vexations manner, 1,062:55 boor increases, more breweries on the Ger- tainly not the way to invite immigration to tho may be understood from the ailmizable bis
dents-To: pluck ladouse he spells. 72126 Rystem are establishod, and the Ixtures country, upon which the faturs prosperity of torical summary given by Lord Salisbury in Civil Service Commissioners, would do well to for those have to lie Imported from Ger- the place so much depends. Everyone with the reply to Mr. Ulasy. The Amorkan modo take note of the points made by nar correspon
ences in the practics of educated $171,842.48 muny, the initial outlay ou a brewery of fair common sanse recognises the fact that no of slating the case is to onept the whole of
size is not less than 500,000 yen At prvent Goverumunt can be upheld without taxation in the Venemelan contentions without any attempt judgment vid two "o's"; to ignore the differ there are only three or four breweries on the some forth or another; but tuo same time any at verification, but Mr. Olney's theorizing looks
fnots of history. It is to be horns in mind in modern movements is spolling, which Canon 10,961-1
German system in Japan, and German brewers Gerement having pretentions to enlightment rather foolish when placed in contrast with regard to go of words; to be blind to the are employel at these; it is very doubtful enlouvours to have all such. mnactments en-
pedantry without the rodeoming virtue of Venezuela has may original claim to territory, whether the Japanese would be able without forced with as little irritation and inventence the first pics that neither this country nor Girdlestone has pointed out in our columns is $2,031.31 their assistance to brow & bair which would for to its subjects as possiblogg
It is no doubt necessary, if not imperativa, or can show any very long history of passo accuracy. The purist is apt to have the fables any length of time moet the requirements of conmers. In consequence of these so-called that the povznun of B.N. Borneo should be sion. We dorivs through the Datoh, from when turned on him. The selioolboy of yesterday German breweries in Japan, the sports of Gerincreased, but let it be done in a business-like we wrested the establishments of Demerare, lost marks-perhaps even an arkibition or a Venezuela garives, from the lowing what high authorities of the present day 371,766.30 man and English bear have fallen off consider way, Bay on such items as pins, intoxiout Essequibe; and Berbies as nearly as possible place in the Government service for not fol Must people will be convined by the con- ably, and will doubtless continus to diminish. liquors for peopis will drink and emolo century ago,
present century. In 1790, as on previous occa But it is noteworthy that heps are being, im- whether the articles cost one or more dollars Spaniards, whose yoko was shaken off early in the describo as a rulgar and unscholarly babit. 1,809.09 ported into Japan from abroad, and from Gadditional and on goods la bulk, not by teton when the Dutch colonies were copied, this oversy of fire reasonableness of what may be
many in particular, no that some componation for personal-trifles which aftor, all eaid and
to antherite a. atute downright maacoby. is beginning to be offered for the decreased, im done woult amount to only an insignifionit sur, country claimed a frontier beginning considerella constitutional freedoru in polling. But while on the other side, of the acccpat there are ably to the west of Barima, on the Orinoco, and or two of our correspondents agern inclined incluiling practically the whole basin of tho parts of bottled boer from thet aantry plete, and it would have been reasonable to sup-ble, except at higher figures than present quote.
any more important contigencies to be con
Essequibo river. By the treaty of 1814 the revory one will agree," Down with the parist," FIATIC. sults of the war were definitively sanctioned, Bot in each man to be in this matter a law unte poso he would be allowed to return to carry tions Export duty. The duty upon poddy,
sideredYours faithfully,
the Spaniel Government being a party to the self? The guestion has a practical side.. Sandakan, 29th Doo. 1895. them out. It is possible, however, that and rice containing over 3 per cent. paddy, his box iuerensad zinco the let instant by 9
This latter, saya the editor in a footzots, ha negotiations and raising no question as to the One has to us jusite a printing ofles to up there undertakings have so drained the Mexican dollar oente per 100 kilos net, for the
purta on the other markets of Eastern Asia. been submitted to the authorities and the boundary claimed by Great Britain. Venezuela preciate the real dificulties of the situation." provincial treasury at Wuching that it is present at any rate, until ocaired or rojgeled
but bud not obtained recognition of its indo, of Oxford. There are obvious business objections not thought desimble to send him back to haul of duty stands now as follows On THE PERAK SUGAR CULTIVATION In 1894 Japan exportet 13,618gross of timbetas, following note was sigended on ita return to was at the time in revoit against the Spaniards, saya Mr. Hare Hart, printer to the University
white and cargo rios not exceeding 33 por cant.
of a value of 746,057 you, and imported umbrella the editor
I have on the letter signed Tiatie" in pendence. Neither in 1814 zor in 1819, when to following Nature'sapulling. In a private Intler that city. It may be, too, that the Central paddy, for France and Fresch palouins, 17
fraurus to a valio of 107 271 yen. The Jauneso Government wish to place Ching at a cop canle per 100 kilos or $0.04 por est; for
Europe, Amoria,
The report and accounts of the Purak Sugar cannot adequately manufacture umbrella frame, reference to a conversation with an intelligit Venczuola was merged in the United States latitude is permissible without incooriniance." In the case of of the Customs dution, and that his country to the valilty of the frontier which the sistont in spelling if his inges are not to bo siderable distance from Poking, both one grond Atabilia, o cents pue 200 as question by either wo presume an author account of his independent spirit and his (Cabotage), 31 couls per 100 kilos or $0.15 per last have been publisher The balsuse of Germany and Great Britain:
waddy and carga ries oxcoding 38 por working Boconat is Tis 17,978, and the net glassware, Japanese hidastry cempates only in mon are much surprised and annoyed at being Spaniards tacitly accepted. On the catry, unsightly and purplexing. It will not be sug- cont paddy, to all destinations 40 cents per 100 balazos of profit, after payment of internet on the commcmor sorts, although many kinds of mulated in a hossy charge on the value of the United States of Colombia frankly noknow. gested that much coatributor to a newspaper London Association of Correnters for the of railways. There is consequently a certain las 20.501 yor pw. To iny's quotations for debentures and commission to the manager is fine glassware are produced, in Osaka and tow articles which they bring with them for ledged their indebtedness to Great Britain for should, on this matter, go his own way: The. aenusideration of weight
Uncertainty as to mal- '.. amount of probability in the rumour that afvchipel delivery are the following No. Tha. 14,968, about 41.35 per cent, on the ospital, Tokyo: the cheapures of production prevents their private use. Well done, intelligent her friendly attitude; and when in 1830 Vene result would be confusion sed ambiguity. Tho he may return to Canton. The prospect White Milled 33.00, No. 8 White Milled 18 against 31,66 per cent. in the previous term. the importation of the foreign article. Bat Chinuman, I can also fancy your internal snela net un on its own socount as an indepen letters of Mr. Randall, treasures of the. I moana 30 frontier questions. At that time, consequently, in the discussion. 59.40, 10 per cent. Carge $1.96, 20 per cent. Including the balances from the previous your glass good will never attain in Japan the grin, tickling "Vistia ap one of your loose dent repable it was equally warm in its ex would, on the whole, bo welcomed in the Cargo SLE perowt., net f.o.b. iuvolde weight, there is an amount of s. 38,017 available for importance they have in Europa, as the grostalosvos while you carry, paros of contraband pressions of friendship and equally silent apou Press, mention
Your correspondent is quite right when bo wohada proscription of thirty-fiveyears in favour ling moans prtotical evils.
of our claime, or of fifty years if we count much es of time and money that the ways initial of glas City of Rams China is honest himself in ganales, without fusaranes. Tonnage delribution, which the diretors propose to mass of the people use peredain and paper in ap the other fires. whatever the falls of his underlings, and At the serior part of the period under review, distribute as follows: A dividen uredators rauecture if lampa in Japan is con- states bean hardly believe, etn." I can
in anticipation of the prazant increase in cont. to shareholders, T. 10,000; depreciation though he is a rather extravagant spendor export daly on paddy, as high as 13/14 cmits 10 per caut, on plant, buildings, and furniture fined to cheap and pozaman articles which aseme bira that no Chidaman has any reason from the Brit British coonpation of the Dutch Association of Correctors for the Proes his inhabitants. Ir large towns the installations iniport duty of 5 per ount, imposed on certain stitation, prominigated in 1830, there was no tion of a list of the most common donttial of funde there is at least something to show to Hongkong have been paid for loading before Tls. 15,107; to write off estate post Tis. 5,476, sufiles for the requirements of the bulk of the able carus to complain of the very moderate settlements in 1731. In the Venezuelen Con take steps to help its members by the campilz for the outlay. Is established the Mint the Blat Documber: brat tho rates very soon and to carry forward Tls. 8,271
The following rusages in the seomtexplain of electric light are increasing, so that the articles, nor ean he reasonably complain of the attempt to sell frontier arrangements as laid words and by coming to an agreement de to dropped again and we only quote to-day-for at Canton, and, had he romaned, it is Hongkong 8 cents., for Bingapore of cents, the reasons for it less favourable realt of the imports of German lamps will decronso mero application of the tariff. If he thinks so let down by the Britial Government The Con- their spelling. Mr. Hart has described in bur working sa custpark with the grovious year and more. In 1894 Japan imported langs to a him look at America or any other country and stitution merely defined Voperitan territory columns the efforts which he made in connection, possible several industries would have been with no actual demand,
Tu informa dividend of 52 per share paid on
37LL Joy, 1804
Now that his work in the capital is done, Load is about is. cheaper, and is steady at To halanes... His Excellency Lo Kun-Yi will, it is present. believed, retura to Nanking, and CRANG
Meera Wm. G. Hale & Co., in their circular Catu-quzu will take up sour other post, dated Saigon, 11th January, say --Ifice.—Ad- Report signs him to Cantos, though his vices from the country still evatinus advares, projects at Wuchang are still far from com- and we fear there will be a large deficit; business should be concluded early, or it will be imposai
original ideas with regard to the constraction
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The importation of umbrellas from Gozmany has simest ceased, because the Japanese now $71,485.55 import the frames, which they cover with
Japanese woollen and silk stufs. The Japanese umbralis industry siap infinancos focsiga im-