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It is tolerably clear that the undertak
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ent 4), Stanley Street theroe Court yesterday with seibing Gordan baer und jaki, a Japanese wine, au FROM SUR SPECIAL com Kvithout a licence. Thepector Quincey provid the case and sist be wized ninety-six battles of wine Defendant was fined 850,
a
entrance fee and the annual subscription:
At the Magistracy meterday, befer M. Sercombe Smith, the master of an arts shop at 191, Queen's Road Centrai was stamoned for selling arus to a man who did not possess an export permit. The selling was not denied, but Mr. Grist, who defended, proved that the defendant had applied for un export jerait for the arms to be put on board tas Sci One thought the Tassel was in the barbour at the time and be so the parabenor go of with bho sims in a compan, but as a matter of tact the Bai On was in Canton Under these -otrenmstances-the-cao-wis diamiased.
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HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
Mesars, Chater, and Veruda in thair shave Teror) far to-day's mail say
-35:50, 35.75, and 30' during the week at time at-35.78 Salobar have advanced to 83 after miles at 8230 and $2,85 Boube anverged steady at 84 10 with small saley Balmorals continue neglected
prodation of the valuable servlie ha hus randerst The Company since the date of its formation. Bir Charles H. King was appointed to succeed. Mr. Francis, and its again offers his servloei for the car rent year
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1st July, 1895.
To interimi dividend 1805 à 3 por cont
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$7,010.80
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To
1st Jan., 1896.
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In Des., 1895.
By interest on n. 2 and No. Sartaros for - Docks. WHARFIEL Gonows. Hồng
1886 transferred
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The market continues to rule dull and we häsa TATTETU, 24th January
lille of any importance to report: The north-easter, witboard of, Formes, BANES, Hongkong and Shanghais hafe A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED Intended to increase the provincial revenues
bat will boooms a prostable private mono Stanghal nakoned illa morning (80th Jan.) Lopically that portion to the month of Suno hay slightly improved and asks have been effected
to find everything covered in three inches of poly.The supply of silver dollars, very. During the early part of tas morning may be desmibed as "straight up and down at 1813 and 182, per cent prom. ash and t desirable for the purposes of trade, will trafe was almost entirely at a standstill, though High and densely wooded manntains in 190 for May and 193 faz Jones At time of o brokerages on debanture
writing shares are obtainable for forward as. To evarising
To Agendy, managstrent for a secondary object of the Mint. The large minber of coolles and the sweeping mu obraptly from the there, on which a heavy surf very, but cach site set too plextiful nil sven To Interim El production of a subsidiary coinage is un shines were soon at work clearing the side walks is constantly beating, and with a dorth of water small danced world dombalan nend the rule Te legal arpenes
and roadway of the Fund and principal atrests. doubtedly the prime motive of the origi-Later on the snow cd to fill and a heaty just outside the first breaker of rarely less than apa pointer two Nationals main unchanged. To directors dete
avages, and at intervals where patoles d'arato MARINE INSTRANORN-Bagoad amall salos Tourer Ice (half-year) hoped that they will be content with the
if Yangtsses at 3131 and North Chine at 2020 The DIRECTORY gavors the whole of the WINES AND SPIRITS. nators of the project, and it is only to be thaw set in converting all this rouds into deg fteen fathome. In the merintatus echo and reg
land appear, at the month of mountain streams. we boto zething to report under this heading, handsome proft legitimately resulting The annual meeting of the Shanghai Hece which in the rainy season have swept down FIRE INSURANCEs,→→Hongkongs bare” bá There is always the temptation, well nigh Club was held on the 29th January, Mr. Alex.
SHIPPING-Hourking, Canton, and Micros were adopted. Mears. Alar MeLeod, G. U squattar, who carries on a prosariens existence led weak at $91. By gros vstals irresis:fole to all Chinese, of augmenting thie Maleod preading. The report and secounts deposits of sand and mould, wo and the Chinesa proved to 3250 with small sales-Chins here profit by debasing the coinage, through the Boning, C. Dudgeon; JS. Ferton, P. J. by bartering with the savage, while his fields have been in some damand, and have changed use of inferior metal. Under CHANG CHIH- Maitland, J. A. Pond, and E. 4. Probst, the yield him beans, ground ante sweet potatoes hands at 8361 and $36 am dy, sad at 895.30 rure's administration this would have been outgoing stewards were re-alested after and hemp. But mare extensivo me find the big and $35.75 az divarkel dosluit firm at lattery transfer fees
ballot, and amongst other business unacted
of the month. Douglases have changed handain a risky proceeding at Canton, and was not resolution was adopted referring to a plain which stretches towards the north from late, a mis is reparted at 387 cum dies for sad Bromfelon attempted, but whether the SHENGs will be mittoe the corsideration of the advisability of Suso bay. It is bounded an tho oust by for lots at 5501, and more shares are wanted at as particular is another matter. We note constituting the Club and of ruising the stormy rock bound comet and be the north-west the rate at 351, however, they are still obtam-
and south herein by high mountains toe-able Indo Chings have found buyers up North 28th Feb 886 that it is proposed now to diacontique the
ing will savages who value Chinese heads as at $57, and more are wailed at the rate Chinn 7 dost services of European officers on board
A strange chapter in the legal and criminal the ricbeat, of their possesion This plain Manila have ruled neglected.
RETINERIES Still continna neglected with Chinese steamers on the Yangtze, and this history of the foreign settlement of Yokohama which is known as the Kapelan district, is not no basters to report, step, if taken, would be introductory to their closed to-day 25th January). Poter Fence exceliad in fcruits by say portion of the isla MINING Faujoms have further improved
Schwenberg a Dutchman, was arrested on the drinking at once it should be ordered to be dismissal from the whole of the Chinn Mer 7th September, 1802, or the alleged murder of and conssnertly in peopled by a pientens war their position, and we have to report sales at dooguted at the Dienssry balari bein chants S, N, Co.'s fleet. This kind of jinrikisha man at Koneku on Beptember.bar; of Chinose, but a clees who have always of writing market is easier with reparted sales
economy is pretty certain to prove costlyth of that year. Although over brought to possessed a bad reputation. Celan, the principal trial, the man has spent the intervening yours in the long run, but the reign of LI HUNG in Kobe gaol (Japanese); the British Consular Kettlement of the district, is a walled city, one of CHANS, who, whatever his faults, and how gaol, the General Hospital, and the United the largest and most prosperous in the north States Conanlar goal. New Le has been girea and next to Changhwa the most troublesome ever much bo bated the far-kuci, had some free passage to Batari, and be left by the The inhabitants had nearly ali takon ailes in strong common sense, is over now, and M. Calédosion Japan Mail.
cisu fight, which in consequence became of various lessor lights, each with his little ase
normone proportions, with more encounters to grind, have stepp into his place. Tre
during an equal miod than cocured during the prono Revolution, but the Chinase being more result of a number experiments, chiefly undertaken from greed of gain or to gratify
humsgether those Western barbarians brought whims, is likely to be disastrous to the
caly a few men in the Seld at a time, and hard words, althongh trud steel other with great country, for if most of them prove failures,
violence, made the batdekt more blue than as they may safely be expected to do, they
bloody. However, there warriors to impress will only serve to intensify the hatred of
each other with terror Ind armed themselves well, Chinese fanion These propis hed defied change and scorn of foreign inventions still
the Chinojo mandarins in more than one in felt by the large majority of the ruling
stance and hind for some little time before the arrival-of-the-Japanoso failed to pay any taxes whatsoever, and when the mandarin expos The Chinees Government are said to be in a tulated they rattled their spears, tock stray quality and of grater age' thau most We are glad to noto.a forcible article in the quandary at present owing to the inquiry of the shots at his guntd, and eventually ended up the brands in the market. The BN. ( Daily News on the recent Outrage French Minister on the question of railway build only gentleman himself. As no other tax col. WHISKT marked "" is iterally
ing. In the trosty between Chins and Francs lector applied for the situation Kaulan was popular, and is pronounced by the best in Kirin," concerning which we commented of June 9th, 1885, the following paragraph oo dropped of the roll. Having enjoyed this state local connoisseurs to he imperior to any
af length Inst, week. Our Shanghai contescuisWhen China, on her part, shall have de- of affairs for over a year and impressed with ciled, to constrast railways, it is agreed that their own fearfulness, the "Golantes awaited other binnd in the Hongkong market. porary Is in receipt of further and more
she aball have recourse to Freach Industry, and the Japanese, who were basily engaged in clear detailed partieniars, according to which the the Government of the Republic shall affording out the Chinese soldiers his finished conduct of the Prefect of Kirin in Hlogging every fagility for procuring from France the raps visited Gelen, bat es no Chinese soldiers: staff that may be required," etc. It is reported appeared it simply amounted to a peaceful re Mr. Srs for selling his land to Dr. GREG by the Chinese that the Minister for France at connoitro. But this was too much for the Chi.. appears more flagrant. There was not a Foking now wishes to know what the Chinesee the Japanese also feared them and had pot, shadow of excuse for the outrage, SUNU Government are likely to give his country's dared to fire even i salute. Later, troops ar
merchants and engineers in the way of eputracts, zirod and magistrate was established at having throughout acted in a most blameless and the Tsungli Yemen is meditating how to Golan. This to the Chinese was a little tog much ad might lead up to taxes. Therefore manner, and Dr. GREIG merely laying out somer-China Garetie
the two alams, so long enemies, amhrased each the money actually paid over by the Chinese
other in the common cause, and after debating Government for the purpose. of purchasing
whether it would be best to simply clear Kan a site for a hospital. The Kirin Prefest
salon of the Japanese or cien- them ont of the whole island, the attack was made on the small. showed throughout the utmost insolence and
Japanese garrisons scattered throughout tho contempt for foreigners, but it is doubtful. M. Firth
district, with the results Lave already given in my previous letter. Se scurtugly szu- whether he would have ventured to 30
ront were these rebels that they returned a few openly insult and browbeat the nisicanries
days later and male 6 stack on Geis from
Shanghai, 31st January had he not felt that he would be sustained
three sides, but upon to Japaise sending out de good to the chique of Directors who in there Thirteen houses collapsed yesterday afternoon- a-small detachment they retreated to the north modern days in which there are hardly any in Soward Road, Hongkow, reenlting in three at Peking. The policy adopted in the most
Meanwhile Japanese reinforcements hamarchate, properly so called, in Hongkong are deaths and severe Injuries being inflicted on londed at charming Sue bay with the inton becoming too much of the guinea pig order, if four bautes. The homes formed the second unblushing master of late years has been
fiou of sending a heavy detachment to the yon ware to publish the report the Shanghai to punish all Chinese who in any way assist
north; while a sufficient force lett Kelang over Land Investment Co., which bas just come to row of a block of dwellings which it a front foreigners, and this policy was carried to its
age on Howard Road, close to Chan-foong Road, and to join the southern detachment, thus hand. It is a model of a report, and the Com and they were really in Las course of construc farthest limit at Kirin. The Daily Nece
hoping to be able to surround the rebels. many in model to the Hongkong one as regards Inthecourse of an article on the coaling stations General Okubo, who was in command; bad, he interest earned, and why P. Bacanze it comes tipa. They were built in the nsual style of antive dwellings In Blunghai, being two thinks, and rightly thinks, that if the Prefect
gbont a thousand men of the south irigade from the Model Bettlement, the inhabitants of storey high. The wooden framework of the **of Kirin does not receive exemplary punish the Shanghai fereny says:-Wa possess many isment for ho was not acting in any igmportant stations of this sort in the Pacific, in the southern detachment. Word had been which, being men and uot cheap, will not stand houses and seen areeted and a zamber of
Esquimault, Hongkong, Labuan, and Singapore.olved that the rebels were assembled at Of these, Esquinault and Hongkong, at least, Site, a village about eleven miles north; su aysone or any bels-and-corner ways of partitionary brick walls, together with a brick
Long Fusiness. Orders for extra copies of DAILY PEISS should de “ance-and Mr. SUNG is not compensatin the possesion of any other power wouhi have leaving Gelan on the 11th at daylight, this I am a shareholder more or less in almost all firewall, and at the time of the accident soverai -
for the injustice and injury done him, in "blow is struck at British life and property selves be able to have equipped in ons of nece traversing about half the distance they met have never troubled to attend any of the meet "and prestige, not only in Manchurin, hut sits a strong detachment, and would bold their shout 1,500 rebels entrenched in a small vilagings. But I intend to turn over a new leaf
who after resisting atontly the approach of the intend to ge, and intend to speak Fortunately own in ons of a temporary defeat of the "all over China, for news of an official's squadrons in the Pacife. Are they anything Japanese for several hours retreated, eoza going I sin ene of the class fast tasreusing in suom a triumph over the foreigner soon travels of the kind? Is Hongkong prepared to stand towards the mountairs, olhos in the direction of bar, who are quite independent of the lot who over China. If these things are not donosiege for a wast, and, in case of hostilities - Oper than hundred dead of the rebole now raz companies to Hongkong. I shall
a considerable portion of the fleet to defend fullad and elaron vourded. The trops remained to that xp. I had the reputation of being advice was tentared in vain. They are all suffer-
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long and Whamps Desk Love ralod quiet with small såler at 148 per ount prom, at which rate shares are now vainly enquired for at 149 a few small lots are obtainable. The half-yearly meeting is all for the 24th inst, and transfer 31st Roo, 1895- books alone on the 10th. Kowloon Wharve To belimse have remained quist at $973 without sales. The half yearly meeting is called for the 17th inst and the transtor booke oloso an the Stb. No thing har as yet been settled as to the disposal 1st Jan, ERUS. of profits for half-year ending at Doo, but we have good grounds for stating that the final 28th Feb., 1996.
ividend will in all probability be the same at By ittare un No. 2 œriate for 1894- lest year, 31-76- No busiloss to report farther under this heading. A
LANTS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS-Lands have found further investing buyers at $69 and 368), alosing firm et latter rate. Hotela Estal No. Eve again advanced and are now to demand Estate Na at 321, sfter sales at Wut and at $20. Want Betals No. Points remain unchanged with no basineya toto No. repert At the meeting held yesterday the No chairman stated that the buildings wore filing Cash one by up and that prospects wera brigktor. Market Sundry debtors closes at $18.50 ex alt: nominal
MISCELLANEOUa-Under this heading wo Love only to report small sales of Fenwicks at 821 Icsa at $102, and Ero Cotton Mill at from $591 to 300.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DALLTYPRESS." SoHow can we do that with all the in formation kept in the dark and only the Directors given a chance of abfending to the business, which it is said mary of them do, You would do investore a favour and possibly
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“LIABILITIES.
Tacks 1,077,31047
Capital paid up 813,209.AD Hongkoog flughol Bank, current mocount
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240,000
42,085.77
Tanks 1,917,33047
COLLAPSE OF BUILDINGS AT SHANGHAI
yesterday afternoon, and as it was known that work. The buildings fell at about half-past one the war werkmi banesth the ruins sit was comptly requisitioned to extricate the sufferers, Four Chinese wers get out and were takou to St. Luke's Hospital, where, with the naual, theugli soarcely credible, native bigotry they
concluded with the countries of Easterd Así, 1896, JAMES. BROWN, late chief engineer of the "and an ample apology is not made to Dr.reskingont, would it not be necessary to detach were found, while the Japanese long was four, he sat on "" at first” but that will unt cause no refused to be treated and European musical·
the various Customs Tariffs, Trade Regulations, Conlar and Court Fees, Hongkong Stomp Duties, Postal Grido, Clinose Festivals and Observances, Tables of Money, Weights, and Measures, and other Commercial Information, amongst which are
TREATIES WITH CHINA Great Britain-Nanking, 1842. Tientsin, 1858 Convention 1880. Chefoe, with A- ditional Article, Opiam Convention, 1830. Chungking Convention, 1400
At his residence, Shanghai, on the 29th January,
steamer File, aged to your
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, FEURDARY 5TH, 1896,
We are quite justified in the assertion that the arrangements at Hongkong are hadicrously inadequate, and that as matters stanil it is source of weakness rather than strength.
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in the village over night. The next day two able to speak and I believe I am stil able to doing from injuries to the stomach, and ang man companies of infantry were sent to Cho-ho, so I have also the ability to shalyae igures is not expected, to survive. Two dead bodies Who is on the red from Taper The old order changeth, giving plase to new have been since extricated, whilst a third is now On the 19th the rebels ware attacked or lost one geodonatom should corrupt the buried beneath the debria The building oon- Kab-ko and Da-be-yang. After a loss of sixty world of Hongkong. Therefore I would deli motor is Weo Suntary, residing in Kiukiang Some time ago Miss Trepp, or lady living at they retreated towards Sangbo, a few escaping entoly hint to the body of Hongkong Divertors Read, whilst the owner in Poh Ngoching, theal, lost a gold haage worth $95, ou the to the western mountains. The troops spent Monat Ksilett Road. It was picked up by a the 20th in Tov, making reconnaissance of
zahols.
The rebels having retreated towards Tai- pahin, tee companies were want to follow thom bile troops were sent yesterday from Taipehlu to bed them off If they do not escape again;
Frantsin. 1855, Convention, 150
Tientain, 1885, Conventions, 1990 and 1887. Unites Sintes:-Tientsin, 1858. Addition,
1808; Reking, 1880, Immigration, 189- Germany Tientsin, 1861; Peking, 1880." prostrate at the foot of Japan after a brief CLAUDE MACDONALD, the new British arrested and obarged with stealing it, when he ge may expect to hear the last of the rebela in Japan:Shimonoseki, 1893, Liaotung Con-
vention, 185-
Portugal, Russia, Brazil, and Pert. TREATIES WITH JAPAN... Great Britain, 1858, Trude Convention, 1866, United States Extradition Treaty, 1886
Mexico. 1889; Great Britain 1894
TREATIES WITH COREA
Japan. 1876, Japan Suppositary, United
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Hongkong, 4th February, 1898.
*GREIG and Mr. CRAWFORD, we can lave no fidth in the bond fides of the Tsung-li Yamen, For our part we confess to having no faith in the bond fides of the Taungli Tamen. They have never given us the slightest reason to regard then as ather than a munchine for procuring delay while Time, Chinamon who was in charge of a number of tho whole district that it might be swept of all Queen's Road West, where he was offorad 10 The tendency in China la much las in the great healer, casts the mintle of forget-road coeftes and he at ones took it to shop in favour of progress just now than was hopedfulness over the injuries they are asked cents for it. He refused to accept mot a paltry. would be the case, when the Empire lay to redress. We can only hope that Sir amount and soon afterwards the police heard that he had possession of the bangle. He was Minister, will know how to deal with these admitted having offered it for sale and scil that he had given it to a friend to dispose of
Many prisoners have boon tairon and soraral exaentions resulted. Some of the Haller who vividly thrown into relief by the short crastination. If the Peking Government day the thief was sent to get for Care mentas, had been engaged in their little gebellion earlier
in the souson hughed at the prisone as they y but soon senitenced Inspector comings of the ruling class and the inability will not do justice, or will continue to play hytoch stor he had bean angin had boon sets were brought in. Y have had your taste of the nation generally, that it was con- with just demands, then it will be necessary at a shop at Wenchat He promptly went there also," they remarked as the rebels were laul by,
se land cura last fall" fidently believed the conclusion of peace to treat the Central Authority as muribu ad, and an assistant fu the shop the master was
Up to the 9th of this month this late out not in-said the bangle bud boen bought for $5 would prove but the precursor to now and and exact reparation from the offending and moited the same day. He then handed break bus cost the Japanese a loss of 178 men, startling changes. Peace has been secured province.
Inspector a nugget of goll which represented as follows the inelted bangle. In consequence of this dis- Covary the charge against the thief will be rshaard.
but whelly disastrous war. The needs of
the country would, it was thought, be souffling pastmasters in the art of pro-en the mainland. At the Polica Court gestor.
at a somewhat heavy cost, but the lessons.
of the war are already beginning, apparently,
to lose their virtae in producing a impres-
|sion on the official mind. At any rate there would seem to be no general adoption of any
The P. & O. steamer Rohille lett Singapore
for this port on the 3rd instant at 30 a.m.
K. Frédério Haas was to leare Shanghai on
At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr.
the 1st February to open the French Consiste. Sertombe Swith, the master of the Chen
Consul,
According to the Hapas, Li Tung-chang has strongly advised that the Chinese railways should be ran by a mercantile company and not by the Government,
Orders in Council for Government of H B.M.
Subjects in China and Japan, 1855, 1877, systematic changes all the movements in at Changking and assume the duties there of Yun Shop, Queen's Road Central, was sam- 1878.1891, 1894, 1831, 1858. 1886 Bules of 11. Supreme and other Coarte in the direction of improvement consist in Chin, Japan. de Table of Fars; Table isolated efforts by individuals to adopt such of anemiar Fees: Code of Civil Procedure, and such an invention, more with the hope Hongkong, with, Amondment; New Table of Hongkong Court Fees; Admiralty Rules of securing some immediate personal gain Foreign Jurisdiction Act Regations for The Consular Courts of United States China: Rules of Court of Consuls at Shang bai; Chinese Passenger Act; Hongkong Licenus, Trade Marks, sad Lestere Patent Fous Foit Regulations, &is, Ari. ---
or advantage than with any design of bone Sting the people generally. The Central Government has formulated no scheme whereby the communications and defences of the Empire generally can be secured, the administration reformed, the finances im "IL CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, al though printed in smaller type than formerly proved and revcate increased, and the and condensed in ovory predible manner, con|edication of the officials and people in talus every year more pages.
in every way, the price in silver is now Frostly been es much foss na if it had been resolved
The Canadian Pacile Rallway Compacy is ahont to open besuch office in Tokchain, under the charge of Mr. W. T. Payne, late of Messe Frazar & Co., Koba
The F. & O, stemmer Mirzapore luft Sin gapers for this port yesterday at 1 pm with the outward. English mail and in expected here shont 6 am. on the 10th inst.
The
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a fow days.
mor Non. Com. officers Privatos.. Interpretars Civil efters Police olieres Coalies
Policemen
Loss, Killed Wounded,
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S250 Total Joss 179; killed 120, wounded 58 Chinese sa probably about 1,000 killed.
SHANGHAI LAND INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED.
The following is the report of directors for presentation of the seventh annual meeting of stareholders to to hell on the 11th Fahru
The dirocyon beg to present their sprenth antal the year 1855, and in doing so they think they may report and statement of the Company's Busts for
grafate threholders on the dy pre the Company is making in ita gaming gemar
The profit on the working, account, rasda 45 Tobis 56,490.68 13 ngainat Taels 41,561.33 at your
The pros and cook after deducting the amount of faterim dividend did in all shows credit balance of Tacs 42,935,77 on Retsember This suut the directors would prope to divide as
To pay fine dividend of 41 per
cubt on she paid-up mapital o (making 7 per cent for the Year).
To transfer to reserve fand (in
erest for 1885 on; undeveloped portions of No. 2 and No. 5WA
a compradore to a foreign firm. It was supposed that the collapse was dos to the fall of know, and that may be so, thongh the snowfall was not very heavy and the other new Chinese, buildings in the vicinity are still standing. After impeting the remaining buildings the wonder really is st these bave stood up a long The brick walls are not at all perpendicuist, the parti ticnary brick walls rest without any other foundation, but and, and they have yieldað in causequence, bilst the wooden framework, really the main sapport of a Chinese bonse, threatens to collapse with the first strong wind. the poles of the framework, which simply rest. The probable cause of the collapso was through on errcular stopsa, giving way, a process which threatens to be repeated in the remaining hursas, | The plasesato worse than jery bailt, and should be promptly pulled down to prevent farthor loss of life. Unfortunately the Municipality, anliks one in any other civilised place in the world, FOBASSO no building by lawa nor regulations, and not even the power to demand that a pallati of a native or foreign house shall be shitted to it before building and passed by its surreyor. It should be the duty of the Municipal Council.
Tals 36,616.50 to 60cure the power at once, for the rapid `extension of the settlements without anch power will but foster on wholesale scale. speculative building of the worst type, with the entesquent danger of life and health of foreigners and natives alík -- Kertury enc
21.26
THE CHINESE INDEMNITY AND THE COST OF THE WAR TO JAPAN
moned for selling arms to a person who did not possess a licence to carry arms, and also for selling arms of the value of over $5 to a por. ohaser who did not possess an export permit from the Auting: Captain Saperintendent of
DARO TAIPERIU, 1st February.
To aury, formand to new account 3603. Pallco. Mr. Johnson (Crown Solicitor) proSa
On January 25th aletscharent of 200 soldiers
Nos & Faites call for do comment, the rentals onted, and Mr. Grist defonded. The purchase encountered about an equal number of rebels amunting to neb the same as they did last year. was effected on the 22nd of January, when about 20 miles to the south-east of Taipehin
No; ↑ Estate --1'pe formune of sight, foreign HOUNS rannds of ammunition. He tras arrested and filled and two Japanese ronged the rebels made is at ramanerative rentals, the res a man Hought three rifles and two hundred after an engagement in which fifteen rebols were referred to in last year's repert has been frushed and fined $20, the rifles being forfeited. At the thirstmary oxit. The Japanese followed foreign horses in North Roothuen Fond is approachi time of the parchies he was in company with them, but found the pathway abounding in ing completion and the house have already been
We are at Jength in possession of some de savoral man whom the master said were soldiers trans prepared for the special bonsait of the taken at satisfactory rates further terrace of five benging to the Chinese fovernment and who on. The favorite method sonmed to be of somewhat caller Louses in the the food frs wall finite information with regard to the expendi left on board the Cass. The defence was that the purchaser was & fentonant in the Chinese strofobing a line or more, pfien vine, from side forward, and the contimistion of the tarrice of adventures made by Japen on account of the war Ydry and was therefore exempted from the to bide, which was connected with the triggers muses about tu be commentedwo hundred Dp to the 51st of March of the present year Ordinance The proscention, however, proved of ziles staked in the unde hrab in such a Chine houses have been completed during the year the total amount of dirvet expenditures is Western science and learning promoted. In course for the Royal Hongsong Yach that the Cuis was not a Chinese for maner that if a person passing by should all of which are well lot fixty- la hours have estimated at 225 million yan. This represents the size is Royal Octavo-Complote with
to little land in this estats left for Chinese tenements out for the sendnet of the campaign, the Maps and Plays, pp. 1104 87. Directory only place of suck a project we find, after con-Club's raco on Monday will be from the Polise Imin marchent vesel, and cans the saliers on Usturb the vine they would have almost slimnle bit and why these are completed there will only the same sotually paid out by the Govora
Pier, Kowloon, round Channel Rocke, Howloon the boat were disbanded The Magistrate id: tarely a bulk in alba proximity. Almost all rentals, both Chinese and foreign, hate turn of the troops, and other mit
Although several rifles were in this way dishes alightly inertesed during the years pp. 76, 8460;
diately connected with the war. There remain siderable delny, such an undertaking œs n Rocks, dinghy off pier, twice round, all marks: it was not proved that the masler was exempted. It was years ago aniverally promonneed to be milway to coacct Timutsin with Lahoy, to be left to port, distanco 13 miles.
charged, fortunately, no one was hurt, long No. & Pots In Odober last, the directors re many other alloys that will ultimately swoll * He was therefore fined $25, d the cheapest work of the kind anywherepublished,
the route ware found many spears and rifles padesivel an offer of Taeis. 167,500 r us properly the aggregate. For instance, Japan is to and thengi very much enlarged and improved near Peking, concerning which there has
considerably amunition dy vit A Tokyo, press degustal of the 27th Jannary day ban that of the Shong
syl, considering it satisfactory accepted it. de sus toiogram from London to the Yoko bai Land Investment Co Limitell
January 27th, the German Emperor's birth: however, the payment of the purak se, money las opy Weihnime until the whole of the war the occupation China contributes Ts. 800,000 most pleasant ception and onmptrops dinner onniot, bppear in the 185 anig
annually, or one-fourth of the expesso actually and the Hongkong and Changhai Bank havo Hongkong Land Investroent and Arency Co. given by De Gruenwald; the acting German No. 8 Estate The Tevelopment of this catace Grand Trunk Railway from Peking to
commenced the Betation of a new low for the Limited, and shareholders in the latter will mo Congal, at the Tramith Cleb. 11.2. Admírač has continued steadily during the and the nonrred. Thus, during the next six years, by which time the wkola fudemnity is to be paid, And livent the Hongkong Daily Press Cantor, at length retou quot. It has been Chinese Government amounting to was hundred doubt nots the grastor fulness of the informan Count Kabayan, Garornor General Mater book to be tanke upon is now lacing taked only
left, to the Viceroy CHING CI-Ns to million tela.
tion afforded at Shanghai na to the Company's General Oshima Rear Admirat Twinods. Chief The houses bars mostly been openssl st fairly Japan, will have incurred an outlag of 9 million tanisor,day, 13 million yen, on acount of business and its ontfarm. The result of land of Naval Department Major General Mariahtisfactory result LONDON ... A. Heddick & Co., 13, Farnival section to connect the capital with the of fine Langhiang, Messrs: Dowdall and Hatton more favourable at Shanghai fundit Hong. Aronia Prstock, Dr. Okubo, Ph.D. Jinkee aid Six Wo compound. If the tal to Not. million yen clove, coted does not in tamils POE Mr. F. Algar, 11, Clement's Lane find the money to construct the proposed On behalf of Chang Chih-tang, the Viverny investments appeare from the accounts much. Major-General Hishinima Colonel Okuba, Bass No. 4 Estate This property,” Nislating of the Weihaiwel alone. Further, the sum of 1205
St., Holborn, EOLAR
22; 25, 26, and 27), was bought L December for meats on noount of pensione, to families, of Mr. Street & Co. Corkill Yungleze and Central Comu. A railway hevealed a petition in the British Court at kong, but it must be herne in mind that in the Canailles Mr. Resins Hure, formerly Mili Tacle 800 200, and the directors feel confident it will deceased soldiers, And so forth. And of course LONDON
Shanghai against Messrs. Louie Spitzel & Co. absence of say precise statement of the amount tary Attache is the Japanese legation at Berlin aventually become valuable aquisition to the FARIH Mowers - Fiel C Cobel & from Shanghai to Brochow is also being claiming the return of Tis. 8,000 and Tis, 5,000, of undeveloped property hald by the respective Captain Migatari, Adjutant of the Governor Comery There has not been time you for full by the war losses always supposed to aggrogate It has no cordən with the indirect loosen caussa. Cie., GEEztary Moure, Mahlas & Waldesohmidt, pushed on with, the incentive for this work deposit on two consignments of rifles alleged to companies a comparison may be allerdings were the Japsusse protin, while all the Lozaigu consideration of the plane fut improving the pyparty
atergrasteramount then the direct outlay. Now
· Frankfort;8/MA LAAM
boing the determination to take the wind has been usuluse when delivered
Wo give the figures, however, for what they community, inabiding the English Consul, SRDENSTURE HAS WR the total sum to be paid by China to Japan by NEW YORK Mr. Heary Bell, 21, Park Row SAN PEAN CO.Mr. L. P. Fisher; 21, Merchants out of the Japanese sails by render-The store of the Japan Photographia are worth Ayrton, from Hobe, were on bandy However, Wids reward to, tha trait need, to which referuire war of war indemnity and in consideration of
Hongkong Shanghai
the whole north of Formon is limited to were made at laut meedog, jour, diatom lave to the retrocession of Lisotung is 250 million tools, Exchange
the newly acquired treaty privilege Mr J Himen), in Main St., Tokelau, WEN
Li. L,Cô, La. Là Ț. Co., Lyfo-cignore the Japanese guests we surely ounce its das execution. They have in thank of steam parigation from Shanghai to burnt down on the 23rd Jan, and the adjoining Amount invested
house considerably damaged. Hokunosive the
outnumbered. The barren olub building w Meters Charles Dandall and Kell MoeLeod, MD, 2,5 mlion yen, in round numbers. Echow as valueless as possible, by mak Japanese forms of the Brigade, was fatally Hunts received, le
in property $1,797,736 T 1,652,450 by despice with tags and the profuse use of for having kindly underbaren Cho Pits, under which How does the comparison stand between espouses.“
florers, vonverted into a very attractive bargnet alates Vos 1 and 2 are special held Your dire actually incurred and sums received. It h ing still more rapid communication by Jindagared by the fall of a coping stoas on his
Insurame, repairs, hood, Mr. Himen is insured with Abreza d
log ball. At 7.30 in the oraning all were seated to have shunght it desirable, in view of the resint Leon the bustom with Japan's loed tries to Different provincial offioids are seeking and Co. for 98,000, and the next house as incured Porcantage of
987,476. The 90,661 The heal taste preporod on each censions and acquisition of property, to sannars the seas from Rouge her roundly of avarice. Bhary access- taxes, etc. obtaining ready permission to start now with the samas firm and with Mesort Kingdom return
tha megniloent dinner finished, the guests rothe 1st January, 1896, of the law in incns of the tious have been preferred against her to the 8.76 parent, 6.74 per cont moved to the library, wlaze after congenial es Ther 1,000,000 authorima. To provide for further effect that shs betmyod wacked stddity in her enterprises which seem to them to promise & Schwabe. This includes a property bought only in December thougo of pleasantries for an hour or so the peasible requirements of the Corman, a lution demands gen Chink that are struck a mort for T 300.000, Lidl there was no reattle gaeste departed. Thus was concluded 1 will be proposed at the anal meeting to suthorize -sided pecuniary bargain, and that shu
It is
below the equivalent of 25 shillings, at which it to construct the whole of the long talked of hams Spatie Kank states tast the German Bank interesting to scmpore it, with that of the day was calabrated in a bestling manner by Dot been, butplated the proft, some, Task 20,000 Indemnity is paid. Towards" the expenses of
was originalty published
of
It is published at the
through, LONDON ...
CAFE Town: Messrs. Gordon & Gotch. SYDNEY Moser Gordon & Goteh MELIQUINI.Messes. Gordon & Gotoh CALOUTTA Messrs, W. Newman & Co. BOMBAT."Times of India" Offre
Coloso Masius. A. M. & J. Ferguson PENANG Musers. Maynard & Co. SINGAPORE, Mosers, Kelly & Walsh Birgo Messrs. A. Bock & Co. SAIGON... Messrs. Kloss & C5. TONEIN.Mr. H. Degenfeld, azot MANILA Mr. Jose de Lyngsy Agro MAO Mr. A. A. da Cur
Mesars. N. Moslie & Co.
AMOT
Walsh
FOOCHÓW. Mr. H., Churchill BHANGRANA...Messrs. Kolly BRANGKAI Messrs. Hall & Hola, Limitsi TIEMSIN Mary J. Blow & Co. PEKING Mr. P Kioralff.
NAGASLEV Mr. A. Norman. KOBE-OSAKA Hyogo Nows Company, L. YOKOHAMA Heis. Kelly & Welsh
Hongkong Daily Free Daite, January, 1898,
ing
to turn out good investments or to yield learn from the Japan Gandle that we credited from it, ar at the most july one month's memorable day, and the ovaning, while most the tregone to sue dobedures to the extent of emerges from the fight with well-lined pocketsi-
Wo
large squeezes when establishack. Thus, the gohooned Retrievery which left Jakobman on grea).** result of the experiment of the Mint at 17th January for Bernes, vis Hoogseng, has Canton, which has proved highly remachi sahooner les bad weather was experienced returned to Yokohan fox repára. Bron.after
nerative, has induced other mandarins to and she was ran into Taleyana Bay for salety. establish similar establishments elsewhere. While lying at anchor thore she wong leak Permission has just been nocorded to the and it was decided to return to Yokohams for zenaim. There were on board Drs. Hitler sand father of SHENG Total to erect a Mint at Furness (the owners, of tan solooner) and Mr.. Soochow to comdeling and subsidiary money. The plant bas been ordered from Europe, and will arrive very shortly. His Excellency
L. G. Stevenson (son of the Vice-President object of the voyage, it will be remembered, was to explore the inland of Borneo,
of the United States) and Mr. Willion The
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
SUPPLIED TO THE
London, 2nd February UNITED STATES FINANCE The United States Sonata bas adopted a free Homeo of Colnage Eilver Hill in place of Representativas Bond BUL
enjoyable to all has a mere important signi Thee 1,000,000 in addition to the nint already We are able to see how the justine of sich Loance the ultimate influence of such gather authorised and under bauen conderiakhon esa be catablished in face of the “Capital on 31st December, 1896, sands at Trak gurea qubled above. By the time that Japan Inge will be to mores the goodwill, the con81876, and the diatom have thought it limbio has cleared up all her accounts, it seems likely dial understandings of the little foreign come manity with the new masters of Formoso,?
Jan. 1. DaviDSON...
to invito fill porment of theợt phizos now not fully - that he will be actually out of pocket in the matter of direct expenditures, not to speak of
adjoća retires by rotation, but offers hindirect lones-Japan Mail, Judge Have you anything to say baford Imit for renting abo Nasentence Prior Yos. After the
you'en rummed by Z phobl like the state
“Busan, Jast look boré) I can wilde my
The directors have to regret the low of their late ze in the inst on the top of this table! of your inlad enyaired into before yen passeditor Manele who died shortly after the lastLor, main, so you can! Now I never had fo. sentenes.
shid they wish le record thely ap edgercation myped !!!