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1896,
With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.
This is the
THIRTY-FODETE ANFUAL ISSUE,
and will be found, as used, to show an advance
of
The Hyoga Foun" of the 4th sea s-Bulleer. Bloopers for the Chinese Government are to be abipped shortly from Hakodate to the number: of 65,900, ~g
In a fire which occurred at Bhanghai on 8th April in s honge in Peking Road, anned and occupied by Tong Mow-chee, two native children werö kurnt to death.
THE HONGKUNG TÄITE PRESS WIDNESDAY, APRIL 15TH, 1995.
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Hin how, for ton this year nothi nsson, or: akine chartered on - Baskin
Sir Olado MacDonald was to leave Bhangia on Friday let in the Indo Chilas Conce. Lienating which had been spoeially detained to conroy the Minister and Indy MacDonald to Tiantain, calling at Chefoo
We learn from
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at Tokyo by Imperial & Hnance, Marquis Itorom Mr. Juo, A. Sullivan's share
A Colonial Department has been organized will not as Minister o. the Departament, and Baron Sayemates will be the Vice-Minister.
roport that it is rumoured the Yangtsso In-plar wrence Co. will add "Fire department to its hasmes next year, la consequenss of which the shares ruahod up last week from 3155 to 9178h, for delivery in August, et
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It is said that the orders for two of the now on proceding years both in fulmen and socracy vessels required by the Nippon Tuen aisha will go to Meests. Napier, Shanks and Bail and far tire others to Mesars. D. and W. Henderson, All these vessels are to be launched before the ond of the year,
The DIRECTORY octors the whole of the ports and cities of the Far Flant, from Penang to Vadtrestonk, in which Europeans resido.
The Australian team of cricketers on their way to England arrived at Ceylon on the morning of the lat April and played a match with mado a score of 97, The visitors at the eloso
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED Local eleven. The home team went in first and
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A private telegram from Peking, which has been kindly placed at our disposal, falls us that it is believed there that the Toung Tamen has an objection to the extorsion of the boundaries of the Forvigu Settlements of for sattlement to the local oils. If the forsiga authorities will now energetically press Lactorily China Casette
Shanghai, but the whole matter will be referred
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CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold ourselves upon ble for opinions expressed by our compondent.]: [...
THE NAVY LEAGUE,
FREIGHTANDPASSENGER TRAPÍTO ARATION THE YANGTSZEM
of the day's play had made 101 for the loss of the matter it will assuredly be settled satin. early morning. Flagstaffs with tricolour flog mit The following boata started at 11.15 Great Britain-of Greater Britain Bord WolseYangtze and when the "fool pidgin" of the
four wickets.
WINES AND SPIRITS lanse on behalf of Italian subjects in connexBags and along the maendamised Wooeung
ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct as firet hand. importal in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE Pacas,,
PRICE LIST9, with Full Details, to be
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PORT after removal should be rosten a month before tas. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sant out,
SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xores Wines. CLABET-Our Clareta, including the lowest ,"priced, are guaranteed to be the ganzine product of the juice of the grape snd are not artificially wide from raisins and currents, as is generally the case with Obeag Wines.
BRANDY.--All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pare Cogane, the difference in price bing merely a question of age and vintage.
WHISKI-AL our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater ago than most brande in the market. The SCOTCH
Waagy marked is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to bo superior to say other brand in the Hongkong market.
In the House of Commene on the 12th March Mr.C. B. Shaw asked the Under-Sperstary of State for Foreign Affairs whether-ifty German marines were engaged in anrveying the harbour and irland of Lappa, and in bringing the roads into good order and whother, the posemary Boundings and surveys having already been one of Gusmos, we not of angeration was imminent. Mr. Moon also asked a question on the same subject. Mr. Curson-Her Majesty'. Government have received no such information in regard to Lapps or Quemoy. They have however, telegraphed to Peking to inquire.
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The China Gazette saysAn additional zamber of decent houses within a short distance of the business centre of this settlomset has been long folt desire by several foreign residents and we are glad to observe, that the Shanghai Land Investment Company are preparing foment this demand in a mannise that is praiseworthy; the Municipal Connell, too, ha acted wisely in pazonasing to mew of land for the purpess of stilising it into a public garden. The spot we refer to la situated in the Kongkow district and is bounded as follows:-north by Quinsan Roed, month by Boone Road, unat by Chagos Rosil and west by North Brookton Road. There will be about 200 houses forming a sort of square, in the contre of which will be the garden, and those already built look handsome and neat. Of course the houses will vary in size and from a sanitary point of view we think the lowlity to be a good one.
tary authorities In Full dryss
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We learn on gont authority that before very ngd 186, Jade at 195 and 197-Khð Augnat at
long a new steamship company is to be started, PPROMA COREHUPONDENT.]
288 2d 1892 tar on the esale rate, Larslaned
to run a line of freight and reasonger packela Saigon, 6th April as default of 130 nited in a fal bake
en the Yangtzekiang A Japanese syndfoster has The pissage 2 HL Expediency Li Hong The demanding greater than the supply the
been formed to fost the new company, in which TO TRADITOS OF THE "DAILY PRESS,**. chang) through Saigon by the Messageries market eleges fra at 180 par coat, pronik Lands.
BIE-Any doubt which may have existed na several wealthy mative marabunts of Shanghai shares have changed hands at $78, but $79 Maritimes fine ma sidamer Street Simons westines dad and more or less maplected; the ocassion of amoes gorgeous recention and a been the ruling selling rate and hos sre to the need of rome permanent body to keep the are interested. The tyndina the pro brilliant festivilis, which will be long remota (biasing the at tank Wanoheis have been, ne nation in mind of la dépendance epon the sea been over to Chius and kas obtained the pre gotiated at $99 and more are wanted at the rate. should surely be dispelled by the recent speechmisen, froma: noveral, largo native shippers to The Errest Sioma metiend in front of the Kowloon Wharf shares have found buyers at of the Ormander-in-Chief at the Royal United and from the Yangtzo valley of their support, as the principal if not the only responsible, vesela can be obtained there. There are half-post ght on Saturday morning, and close steady at $47. Wast Points hate Service Thalitation. The meaning of Lord The representative of the syndicate in re
Hotels hava alianged bands in smallõtka tying the dragon as the main peak. These han riegotiated in all lots 318 Wolsaley's words is plain his powerful position cently returned to Japan terhether suitable MIROSLLANEOUS Election have changed advisor of Her Majesty's Ghererament in matters foreigners in Shanghai offering for sale thred Messageries Marimea landing stage was gay with banking, as display of Franch Bagherils at 2716 and 87.0% Dale Farto aid of military detonoe omfers spacial imperative read of light draft, wo dentelle the band
presalons employed in the "Life of Marlborough" soventeon knots. These steamers azo and palm loaves is made at the signal wo and 85, Fenwicks at $26, add Browns et 35. on his opinions. And now, felterating them and that can steam between sirteen and two enormou and Fesatifully worked al- Watsons, have found buyers at $12.75 and $15, pro dorebere, ho tells us that the navy upon Hingland and can bo purchased for a very
which the country has spent 55 millions ster low guro nid could be ready to run low Chinese flag marked the spot where losing with millers at the latter rate,
King in the last ten years is utterly untrust the river within two or three month. We Excellecoy was put foot on French territory. The Ernest Simas une obliged, owing to the
Apoy
are liable to collision and may have to aromatar several natiye merchants infand shortly to place. ELEVENTH CLUB RAONAPSIL 13. storms their action, aran their existenico, two stern whed sixteen knot boats on the tide, to go further up the river to the so-called ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB, worthy as a source of national strength, Ships also learn that a commay consisting of point A to be as to turn, and half-an-hour
The course for this race was from the Police depends open the rice of the makable Iohang Chungking Hae. By this it will at
• briliant future for steam trafilo on the later the majesty vessel sppranched the Mes sagaries landing for.
Saigon had bos in fall animation since the Fier, Kowloon, and Kowloon Rock, Chanellement. Yet the annihilation of the British since be seen that the Chinese consider there is Beaks, and dinghy off Piac, tripe round; 19 Dary would not prove necessarily disastrous to
ley does not appear to be aware since the Chiness is abolished and the annoyances and had been placed long the quaya and the Ere with a fairly strong south wind:---
Petinal Catinat up to the Pance of the Governor, the
Mr. Marton Jones
alose blockade of long and indented coast-line obstacles removed which prevent ocson-going being impossible, our food apply can still be stoomers from progding direct up the Yang- Thore in report in Inesl mandarin circles to
Payne Royal Engineers troops lined the treats from the signal ruset,
assured.
We are w will then ren Manchester goods the fact that the Italian Consul General at
The Shanghai Morary says: To give an and the military had was pinged directly oppo Ladybird Mr. J. Hastings
Such in brief are the publicly expressed views shipped through to the Risering Forks with- Shanghai has written to Huang Taotsi advising idea of the inoresso la value of land in Hong-site the point where Li Eung shang was to
Erlos.......Mr. A. Don son Meteor
Mr TW. Lemert- of the Commander-in-Chief and from biomont transhipment, This is a question which him of the intention of the Italian Government how within the past three or four years we hand.
Princess, The Gorotor bondau soon made ita nje
.......Dr.Lowson to olsim the privileges of the favoured nation
only ons veral can be drawn. The policy we hope Sie Claude MacDonald will give his now that land in the vicinity of the Re
pearance, drawn by four horses and procedul Arrow, Lent. Carey, ijod over in the Handi- tardily adopted, the policy which has given us serioas attention and bring before the Trungli tion, with the new settlements in Bocobow. Rozd outside of the boundsey stonse of the and followed by large body of cavalry to serve
cap clase:
a sense of Bourity emphasised in the mort Tamen at no far distant date. It was orident The Taotui has communicated with the Vicare Settlement, which could have been purchased as a guard of hour. A number of other pri Chate was some difficulty with the gun at the striking asliner during tas at fow weeks in by the arkour of the Home Government in the La K'an-ys on the subject.-N. C. Daily News. for about Ti 200 10 Tls. 250 mow in 1891, vate carriages from the Govatament stables start and as the boste ascept Prinsess ware wrong. As Lord Wolseley intimated in 1994, went war thst Great Britain intends, if pos and which was changing hands only few also drew up for the suite of the grand ald rian wors distance away from the live when the "We have now put nearly all our eggs in one sible, to monopolize the Iong teze valley nud by The bridgework for the now Tientsin Peking meths ago for The 500 mow, is now being At the flagstaff were waiting M. Lafont, on soond gun as fred, but with the above stop backet," and as this basket is a crazy receptacle the opening of Tatung and Ngan to loving railway has been placed in the hands of Ely purchased for Tis 1,200, and the owners are shall of the Gover, M. Boronguier, Deputy on the Heos got off well together, it stat follow that we should at once zumanncs trade and the privilege to navigeéte the Boys Benjamin Baker: fenders are out for rolls, sadrinant in allowing it to go at that price.
Mayor, and the Colonel, on behalf of the mill-Princess led the way to the Kowloon Rock, aur preannt policy and proceed to construct and Tongking Lakos would certainty increase durfag August 9,700 tons of, Sandberg's new
which she rounded first, his Meteor aid Erion five or more Army Corps fashioned after the trade on the river. The native merchants sal saction, 85 lb. per yard, are to be delivered
The mument the Eat Simone cart anchor, ware only about three lengths behind her, with the German medel. In common with the are in favour of Increased steam tonnage, at Tong-ku. There are has tonders ont for wheels, axles, and springe, subject to the in-
the petty and grateful state barge towed by Ladybird sa Payno dobo op. Petral had author of the lecture on The Need of the opening of those ports, and all that spection of Mr. C.P. Sandberg. The specifics
a steams Launch from the arsenal, which had already found the pass too hot and had Army as well as Navy Lord Wolseley is wantod is the stern determination of lione are signed by Mr. W. Kinder
been lying in waiting, came alongside the given up. In the best up to Channel Rocks seems to have forgotten that the charges the new Minister to compel the Tanagli Ya.. M.It.U.E., Engineer-in-Chief, Tisatsin, who
mail steamer and the animation and enriosity Erics went into first place and rounded about for our army, including the establishment men to fores the native officials to comply. It of the enormous owd of Europan and Cbl-half a minute in front of Mateor, with Frincess in India, are still half a large siguin as was currently reported that Nanking was to has done sob succesful work already in
nose who had sssembled at the ples was raised about twe minutes after, Payne and Ladybird theso for our day, and the plon for the have been opened to trade again on the 1st of China
to the highest pitch. His Excallaney Li Hangfollowing after three or four minutes. A reach recognition of the necessity of an Army is, the Chinese New Year of 1895, and Mr. Moor- chang had accepted with pleasure the invitation brought the beats down to near Blackhead's thesfors, Aheardly superitious. Fallacies shoh head, the Commissioner of Customs at Hankow." Point. where Meteor went into fret place and as these, publicly proclaimed, are dangerous to was ant down to open the port This was over nose, it fell through. Nanking, cocording to Art. of the Governor to spend the day at Balgon we have no epidemio disease hare it any bad Payne into second. The wind wee here for the catio of national hencar and Imperial in fourteen months ago, but, like everything Chi The pighteck studs at statistion will show VI of Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Commerce, feeling, and the prevailing authod S Variable, and Ladybird was moord round the tagrity,
Parne came next, but in gybing round ran that we are not self-dependent, and will make it and Navigation between France and China, clear expression of the frondly relations of the mark boot off the fair, with Erica a elese third.
Shanghai, privilegesis Canton, two great nations.
As soon as the state barge, bearing the Chi font of the mark and retired. Princess was cless that we mast for our Beaurity in war signed 27th June, 1858, was to enjoy the nese flag, Inbe which Li Hung-chang and about horn hat bont. A run brought this boats again have not a fleet which is barely squat to the same twelve mandarina had stopped was clear of the to Koploon Rock, where Meteor had a long lead, fezess of a possible hostile combination, but ens Ningpe, Amoy, and Foooo, but a few years wo import Four-fifths of our corn supply and sengors only between Chinklang und Nonking. Ernest Simons (aluch had at the same time Ladybird and the other beings in the same which le superior. And why is this? Because ago a sleamer was specially built to run pas- lowered the Chinese sign from the main), positions. In the eonch up to Channel Rooks the heavy guns of the irondind Sig boomed Bries passed Ladybird and wont into recond about thres fifths of ur meat supply. The She was British emned, but we are given to forth and sainted His Excellency with 21 place, whion she kept to the finish.
Born in the country, so far es can be gathered understand that aho was not permitted to run from the Board of Trade Reports, frequently owing to Nanking being closed to trade, and ae rounds.
falls below a three months' supply. Horauso, she wished to engage in the passenger trafic of us Lord G. Hamilton hea stated, the port who would have been compelled to ge import 25 per cent, of our iron, 68 per to Waha, Sfty-five ailes above Nanking, there cent. ul our wool; 60 per cent of our fax, enter.and olsar before returning to Chinklang. 89 per cent, of our leather, 75 por pont Mercury, of our wood, all our cotton, siliz, and hemp. Because we can be crushed by the economic conditions of routral competitivu, if hostilo cruisers unchecked are allowed to pray upan
Shanghai, Si April. Our coco A writer in the Nineteenth
M Daball, the French Consul General, left Century for February reminds us that in 1777, when the American ortisers swept the sea, here this morning for Fankow. We under-. English shipping rotted in the Thames, and the stand that M. Dubail e mission is in connection carrying trade passed temporarily to foreigners with the laying out of a new French Settlement We did not than dopend upon the sea for food at that port. In years gone by the French had nor was the existence of the masses bound up Settlement alloited to them at Hankow, but with manufacture. The loss of naval supre-they never took it up, as there were no French macy to-day would send an insurance rates residents there, and land was bought up by to faney figures) and with 2,000,000 spuls other people, principally British. We under Always GE the Forge of starvation, even and that the new Settlement is to bo west of In pouce, how are the masses whose sole the so-called Russian Settlement, which is to be source of income is derived from sas-borne situated west of the English concession-China commerce to be kept alive Lord Wolseley Gazette, counte upon the enterprise of the United Staton to sand supplier of food to the indented coast of cur islands but something more than entar- is he antimpstas, either by mutual collisions or prize is required. When our fleet has vanished,
A few days ago, o mentioned that the by the operation of storms which apparently will not affect our enemies, the then dominant Peking Government, owing to financial stein- was obliged to samotion, amonget naval Power will unquestionably declare food genny, contraband. This was done by France against other things, the establishment of a mtional treaty of 1794 have recognised the possibility.ompira, ander the control
Customs. Indeed, BS # Chics in 1885, and the United States by the, and unferta posts! system thronghoul b It follows that our friends across the Atlantic like the I. M.
and Sir Robert Hart was entrusted to draw up take up are in our behalf
With broad at famine prices it is certain a plan for supercaling the existing disconnected condition of being ready and willing to scheine was Botually sanctioned by the Throne that Lord Wolseley's Army Corps will find fall and irresponsible private system, which is, how employment, not in the case of national defence, ever, surprisingly well conda-ted and admirably the starving inhabitants of our great towns, for the carriage of letters strikes ferdignors a but in the miserable task of holding in subjection and safely managed, except that the cates charged who will then realise how far the scarcity of exorbitantly high, and must of recessity grostly food was a "bogey" invented by alarmints. In restrict communication between the variona 1706, according to the Annual Register, "swooportions of the empire. At that time it was ful saataity much felt by the poorer sort" led believed the new scheme would be inaugurated the multitude to clamour for panse, and pro.without delay, and the stamps were actually. milod upon the more respectable classes to designed and details arrange, but somehow it anpport their demand. Stern repression, then fell thrangh-really boraase of the opposition as in 1819 saved the nation from humiliation from high quarters futorentank in the wäíûtensuo But could our present democracy apply each of the present prebuie and expensive system. Now it is said's Emaroo Jins bean seed, auĺberis. repression?
It is to the tonalitg of history that the Navying the 1. G. to organize the postal rerrics at Losgue appeals Now, as always, the measure once, in the hope that he will earn a ravenne of our strength is the potency of the national out of it for the Peking Governmsa-Okina navy. Now, as always the navy can, if we Gascito, choose, guarantee the security of Great Britain. Now, as always, our military forces can bo brought into play only on condition that our ser Dannications are effectively guarded. But now, as was not the case in the days of Elizabeth and of Cromwelt, there is an Empire to be linked together and bold against all comers to Yokohama en route to Seis Frans by the by the sen alene.I am, sit, your obedient Grolic was taken ill and landed at this part. Bhortly afterwards he developed symptoms of servant,
H. SEYMOUR, TROWER, babonic plague, having the characteristic swall Chairman, Ereative Committees in his neck and glands. He died of the
disease on the 1st inst Navy League. 13. "Viatorin Street, London, S.WE
The native high authorities at Boochow have given orders for the macadamiaing of & high road leading from the native aity to connect with the future pris-ipal thoroughfare of the now foreign settlemats outside the north or Panmen gate of that city. Mr. Taai, formerly Mixed Cotrs magistrate of Shanghai, has been pointed by Governor Choo to superintend the hilling of the new road, on seconut, very probably, of his experience in the Model Settle mant. The German and Japanese Commis or their raprentatives in Soochow have already cmmencol narking out the sides for their
potive Consolates.-N. C. Daily News.
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A serious fire ancurred at 10 o'clock on, the night of the 4th April in the compound of the Board of Herenue, Peking, and lasted for over eight hours. The conflagration began in the Dyes and Colours gedorn, and, spranding, sp. peers to live consumed a considerable purtaca of the business offers of that Board, is less than eighty odd rooms being destroyed, includ We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits ing the T Tang er Grest Council Reona" to be genuine when bought direct from us in where the Fresidents and Vice-Presidente are want to assemble in Council on important occa the Colony or from our authorised Agents alone. A decres of the 6th justant wired to the the Coast Porta
Hapus consigns the high Ministers of that Beard and the officers in charge of the Dyes and Colours godowns to the Board for determi- nution of suitable penalties.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 15th, 1896.
On the 31st March. Tientsin ensisizod cze of this disasters to which it unfortunately Rems to be gotting more and more Kable. The Tientsin Roach muddenly aited up, so that there We only nine feet of water, and the steamers their cargoes in the river. The. Fo-zang cam to esung, Hein-gu, and Fing-shuni had to discharge the Band, and has got away again, but the other teamers were aushle to get much further than the Tiontain Bext. The bed of the river has continued to rise daily, and now there is only 8 eight fest at the top of high water. The deposit sert of cement that does not readily scour deems to be similar to that of 1890, and forms away. We are afraid that there is not much chance of steamers reaching the Bund for sund months now. The Taku Tug and Lighter Company is experiencing great difficulty in avertaking the work, as only three or four of the tugs can work in the shallow reaches, and she lighters cannot be loaded over foot & inches-Peking and Tientsin Timco.`·
Erica Ladybird Princess
258 Arrow Anished at 97 0 In the last race Meteor was tingalified for being over the limit of tabing allowed by the club The points gained by the boats are now se
Vlez Class.
Li Hung-obang, who was easily recognisibile by the yellow silk jooket and peacock feather was in high spirita sad saluted in a most aordin manner the aforesaid gentlemen, who wom panied him to the carriage, and at this moment sell Chinese beske forth a thear for the the band played the Marsellaise. From the grand old man, who greeted and saluted every whare. The liggest Chinese morohants were presont and no ill-feeling of any kind prevailul, fellows In the Government a word sealed Li Hung-bang, M. Lafont, M. Borengnier, and twelve mandarins were sccommodated in other Government-carringes, anethor mandarin, and the suite of aboat
The two cavalry detachments ranged them. selves in front and behind the carriage and the vertige proceeded along the quay sad the Fus Cafinat to Government Honso, where M Sandret, the Acting Governor, avaited His Excellency, the troopa presenting arms.
Sebeaquently a grand dinner was given, with all the high functionsries present, and in the evening a brilliant gala representation took place at the theatre, which was splendidly was played. When Li Hung-chang appeared laminated, and where the Grand Mogul in the Gururnor's box the orchestra played the Chinees National Anthem and the Marseillaise, which were listened to standing by a crowded hose.
Brico
38 points.
Meteor Princess Dast Ladybird Feyns
She Benbroose
2ND CLASS.
points.
HANDICAP CLASE.
A FRENCH SETTLEMENT AT
HANKOW..
A CHINESE IMPERIAL POST
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of foreigners.
during the next twelve months, the following The Admiralty have decided to recommission eightcon abim for a further patiod of survice at the company has done nothing more than mail tesmer preceded and Yollared by the also be mentioned- ibat admirable arrangements will be able to send their cargoes of grain only matter, of fact, some three years ago suchŝa-
on their present stations, arrangements having been made for their orows to be conveyed in iasport ornisers-The battleships Centurion
on the Chits station; Hood, drama. Hama, wad Paiva vil the Mediteranesa station; the
As we have no plague nor any other epidesalt disetzes at Saigon i lung-chang elopt at (Bandey) at eight o'clock the same cortège in Government House and the next morning the same gorgeous manner proceeded to the oralry in right royal style, M. Sandro, the Acting Governor, accompanying his illustrian Fuset and remaining with him in the state cabin of the Ernest Simons up to the very last alighted with his friendly reception on French
THE RIFLE BRIDADE SPORTS. The annual athletic meeting promoted by the Rifle Brigade was held at the Happy Valley on Monday in capital weather and bodies, the large Bssibly, including His Excellency the Governor, Sir William Robinson. The Brigade contains many exceptionally good athletes and consequently the suurt provided was particularly was in attendance during the afternoon and interesting and enjoyable. The Brigade band player many excellent selections and it should had been made by the offers of the Brigade for the supply of refreshment to the invited PRESIDENT AND REFEREE Liont-Col-C. guests. The following were the officials
G. Ferguson, Lout. R. Alezender, Liert. C. COMMITTEE Capt. W. Ecoles Capt, A. W. C. Knox, Lient. G. Paley, Jiant L. Hooy SUB-COMMITTEE. Sergt. Majar W. Mar. rish, Quarter Mester Sergeant. W. Hoggatt, Colonr-Sergeant J. Finney, Colour Sergeant HL Lacey.
CRICKET HALE Asting Corporal Sheytan, 18 yards Privato Claridge, Private Perrow,
89 yards ... HIGA YUHT. Privata Cronin, 4ft. 11 in, Private Emory, f. 1 Private Faia, 4ft 9 in.
qruisers Royalist on the Australian stationave to contribute the whole of the balavice dna moment. Li Hangichang mast have been-f H. B. Norcott..
Hawke, Vulcan, and Polyphemus on the Mediterranean station; and the gunboats Gold ach, Penguin, and Hingdore on fisa Australian station; Widgeon, Magpie, and Sparrow on the Cape station; Batller and Redbreast on the Claus station and the Lapwing on the North America gud East Indies action.
The Deutsche Dampfschiffe Bheders (King six Line) at Hamarg in 1895 esenod m.1,408,505 (m.1.111,714 i 1894) and of that amount m. 1,318,106 (m.1,072,765) resulted from froights and pasaugos. Aftor deducting all expenses, profit of m.1.173,074 (m888,172) remains, out of which m.728,140 (m.65%,551) are applied to writings off the fleet, whilo m.100,120 (m.121,979) have been applied to ranemais aco- count. The shareholders are paid a dividend of 8 per cent. 300,000, against 3 por cont. for the previous year. The paid-up share capital Bounts to m.8,750,000 in addition to m.3,000,000 preferred shares; the feet of the company (tware large ses going steamers) represents s value of m.7,735,000 (6,885,000), while .562,670 have already been pait for a new steamer now in catstruction..
Speaking of the proposed inoresse of the milling power at Ranb as well as the suggested introdretion of lastric power installation for pumping, ulago, lighting, traction, sul so on, the Perak Piquer says. So far the minese only paid-including the sixpence no proposed to be distributed dividends amounting to one shilling vines 10, or earlier, on shares thist have been paid on to the extent of thirteen of the gold won has only produced in that shillings and sixpence or more. The whole time $633,000. Prastically, then, up to the pro- mine for the benefit of its servants and the State of Falang, a circumstance worthy of consideration for many purposes. To proenre what the manager and directors now consider govemmary, partially paid-up shareholders will
territory. on their shares. The subject is one that quires padering on. The views of the manager are worthy of consideration, no doubt; but few
At the dinger at Government Honra Li(Hon. Sad.) things an so delusive as the eccentricities of
We translate tins, and minera deposits generally" Orang-obang made a short apoash
it from the report in the Courrier de Saigon contemporary overlooks the fact that the mine
Leulics and gentlemen, I drink to your health, has been developed out of its earnings.
to the prosperity of the French Government, and I rejoice at the Important event which rep- plios the mctive of our passage through this As you know, sountry. We are going to the coronation of the Emperor of Russia, II.M. the Czar Alexander The Emperor of China, car mater, has confided to is this i portant mission. Woare going direct to Alexan- aris, whence a special ship will take as to Casas, and thence wa proceed to Moscow by the st. rapid means. After the coronation of the Ciar we will visit Europo, passing through Boru we will go to Paris, to present to the respectiva Governments of these two countries the lotters of thank of which we are the bearers expressing to France and Germany the satisfaction of the Teangli Yaner and of our Emperor at the part taken by these two power in the restitution to Chins of the province of Liaotung by the Japanes. We thank you, M. le Gouverneur and gentlemen, for the cordial reception which Cochin-China, set for the kindness of your Government. We will send a telegram to the Trungli Yamen to moquint it with all the details of our visit to Cochin-Chins and re- questing the Tamun to thank the President of thus French Repalite in our name.
A Russian naval journal states that the Russian warships in foreign waters.during the year 1895 will be divided into two squadrons, namely, a Pasito squadron and a Mediterra vera squadron. The formor will be commanded by Bear Admiral Alexeieff, and will consist of the following vessel-peror Nicolas I, trondlad, Admiral Nakhimof, Burik, Vladimir Mononuch, Pawial Azou, Admiral Korwila, and Emitri Denskeri, first-class ornisac; Zabzaka and Kreused, Boond class cruisers; Montjour, Korciete, Bobr, Griztanleki, and Otrashng, Brst-class gunbonds; Maidaniak, and Vanduk, terpodo ernicors; that is, sixteen Messels of modera construction. The scauneus of this squadron will consist of two 12-inch, seren 9-inch, twenty,fonr 8-inch, ninety-four 5-inch quick-firing, twenty-two 6-pounder, and 200 A deputation consisting of the Rev. Dr. Dabbero. quick-firing guns. The presume! H. C. Hodges, the Rev. J Sterone, and the 120 junior offers, 23 artillery officer 23 There were twelve cases of plague yesterday. Rav. G. H. Bondfield, representing British navigating offers, engineere, 29 surgeons Total for the your 485.
missionaries and missionary gazisations, and assistant-surgeons, 29 civil, officers, seven waited on Sir Claude MacDonald at the British chaplaits, and 5,095 on The abire doetized Consulate at Shanghai on the 10th April. Sir for the Mediterranean squadron are the Naerin, The F. & O. stomiser Gay left singapor Clonde was presented with a copy of the Hond ironclad, and the Grainiostchy and Zapurochsia, for this port on the 11th inst.
book of Chines Missions, recently published by first-class gunboats. Twenty-four other vessels will bo also employed abroad, an variom cruises the Miseion Pross, and a copy of the "Im- welcome was given to Sir Clouds on behalf of perial" Chinese New Testament. A cordial or stations. the general body of British Protestant mia- number of missionaries, the growth of the sionaries, and various faota onnected with the native church, stb., were pat tefors him. Sir Claude, in reply, expressed himself as being much gratified by the welcome to. had received sad sa much interested in the progross and
necess of missionary work.
The delivery of the French mail was begnichead, the Rev. Hudson Taylor, the Rer. will compriso.two edmirals, 31 superior officers, has been noorded to ne by the population of
at 11.45 am yesterday.
£
The meeting of the Legislative Council which was to have been held on Friday has been portponed sine die.
The steamer Chelydre, from Caloutta and Straits, left Singapore for this port on Monday evening, at 6 o'clock.
The O. &0. steamer Coptic, with minils, de, left San Francisco for this port, Tin Yokohama and Nagasaki, nn the 8th inst
The Singapore Free Press hours that Mosers. Mansfield & Co., Holt's agrauts, bays sold the seaner Anchises to a Chinese syndicate in Penang.
A telegram from Berlin announces that the Chinese Government has purchased 30,000 ald rifok from the Bavarian Government nt a cost of five marks each
REUTER'S TELEGRANS.
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[TPPLIED TO THR "DALLY FEESS."]
LONDON, 12th April. MEETING OF THE KING OF ITALY AND THE EMPEROR WILLIAM: The meeting of King Humbert and the
ITALY AND ABYSSINIA.
HONGHONG SHARE MARKET. Messis Chater and Vernon in their share report for to-day's muil say:-
Business has beoa fairly active during the week nader review, and we have about the usual amount to raport. Rates have ruled and close steady to strong.
BIS-Hongkong and Shanghais sentinus dull and neglected with sellers at 189 per cent. prem; beyond very small sales at 190 wo bare nothing to report. Nationals have changed Embands in fair lote at $314 and $31
vet
Col. Stevani's column, which recently arrived at Kassala with supplies, haa boon ordered to remain there for the time being
THE BISING IN MATABELELAND. The whole of the Matabele nation has rise
MARINE INSURANCES-Unions bure further
advanced to 22123, after sales at $210: Treeders ara-steily at 880-with mles, Fangtases and North-Chinas and Cantons have been gotiated at quotation. Strait lave found buyers in- the North at 529, $28), and $299 3
FILE INTONANGU Hongkonge after for ther enlos at $340 close stody Chinna, late changed hands at 897 and 290, lusing in demand at loiter rate. A ssle at $95 is reported.
BxrPPING,Kongkong. Canton, and Macsos contiuze steady with but small business al 8934
A home papar, reived by yesterday's mail says--The appeal for donations, in support of the proposal of the Blackberia Chimbar of peror William of Germany was of the Commerce to despatch a trails mission to Chiria.ordial nature. which it is hoped to get off in April, has inst beau isened. It is pointed out that the Shimonoseki tranty between China and Japan. hos practically opened up the whole of south. west China to. British trasle, and offers pon sibilities of a great extension of the cotton. spinning and weaving. industries. It is pro posed that the.danations shall sxtend over treu urms. The transport service at Buluray yours, in order not to make toe largo a, demand upon subscribers in the present state of the has collapsed. The Bataboles attached and trade; and first instalments aro payable on 3lat surrounded a British force a hundred and thirty former rate, and more shares are wanted. At March. The circular adds that it is highly desix miles from Buluwayo. The British, after having $53, Lowever, shares are still obtainable Indo- Chine, wish the continuation of the Noëthern. A Renter's telegram from St. Petersburg able that there shall be no further delay in exhausted their sumunition, out their way damu, bare fully maintained their pealkin ays that the journal Steppeot Krey is in organising and despatching the mission. Al- formed that the Siberias railway will be though the Government cannot give the mis through the enemy and more joined by a relief with further salon at $70 for cash and end of the extended across Manchuria from Chita to Portion say periniary asistance, they have colonia. The British loss was five killed and month, and at equivalent rates on time; riarhet closes steady at $76. Denglazes continue hore Artbar, with a branch lie in the direction of promised to do everything else they can to sixteen wounted, that of the Matabeles ons Peking.
make the undertaking, with which they love hundred and fifty killed and four hundred great sympathy, the access which the pro- meters deserve.
The Rev. Alfred Gurrey Goldsmith, seamen's chaplain at Hongkong, has been appointed ricar of Applodore, North Devon-patron, the Vicar of Northam, Bidsford.
*** An Odd Number."ande as the following:-
There is a young man in Hongkong
On order uncommonly strong;
He despises all oddition,
Ella mare aboďdyti;
Without him well get along..
Maars, Nool, Marray & Co., in their cironlar dated Shanghai, 9th April, any Consider
able prominence has been given rontly in certain homo papers concerning the future pro- spoots of the Foreign spinning enterprises.that
wounded.
THE STRANDING OF THE “EXE.”
Yesterday morning a survey was made of the
to $331; spe small pifois changed hende at
or less neglected with small solve at sel sashi shazis, however, are enquired for at equivalent ratos forward delivery China: Máning bare. changed hands at $36, and are wanted at 255, but only a few small parcels are obtainable except at an advance. Chins Mutuals continue on offer at quotations:
REFINERIER Still remain neglected, and quotations are mere or less nominal.
MINING.-Purajoms A reaction set in, dur
VETERANS RACE.
Sergeant Tyre Sergeant Jones Private Higginson
100 TARDS BACE "Acting Corporal Hall Private Richardson.. Private Cull...
Timo-10 sec.
SERGEANTS RACE, 20 YARDS Sergut Joses... Sorgeant Ryan
DMILL VEDER, 300. YARDS Private Thistlewood Private forehan
Private Wation
Time-4 Beos.
HURDLY RACE 120 TARDS Private Brown. Private Hatchwoll Private Walters
Time-16 BLS.
220TANDS OFEN BACE Acting Corporal Hall Private Ryder Private Green .. Time--22 ca.
B. Peachy
CHILDREN'S HANDIGA
P. Morrieb F: Layfield A. Cox
B. Peschy... ja 2 when
220 YARDS INDIANS RACE Graudah m frundah Singh
All Bika
...
QUARTER FILE RACE Private Ryder, Private Dicks Private Windmill - melhor
Time: 5 #reya,
HALF MILE RACE Private Bannister... Corporal, Brook Private Basan
BAND Boxe' RACE, 100 YARD Kolley Howard
*: Ghibert
“ALABM" FOST CO. PRIZE C" Company...
"D" Company:
TUG OF WAR "C"Company won easily
BAND RACE, 100 YARDS Bandeman Green Bandarian Veughan. w... Bandleman Thomes...
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THE ODD VOLUMES SOCIETY.
TO THE EPIZOB OF THE “DAILY FRESU.”
·
PLAGUE IN YOKOHAMA,
Yokohama, 2nd April.
A Chinoman who came up from Hongkong
The American Consul General, Mr. Molver. has noted the. Washington anthorities and it is not probable the versel will be submitted to quantine, though that course will depend on whether there has been any further sickness
SI-Much ado abant nothing is fairly during the voyage....
illustrated by the letters of your two correspon-
There is no caso for alarma, sa sine the man's
deals The Odd Volumes. Hongkong has arrival here we understand he has beenrigorously
4th April.
As briefly reported by us on Thursday even
sof the honour of inventing that name. The folated.. title was given to a much older society than Hongkong can boast of and is venerated by the literary and art circles. It ought to be using a Chinaan, who came up from Hongkong necessary to remind your correspondents of the the daelic, disd in Yokohama March that of mury oluba bearing quaint names where literary the plagne. Although not sufficiently ill to landing mod of the past not each other. Those old attof the attention of the polica. namis are now dear to all alsssss of readers and be had not been at No. 115 ore than a short let as hope our losal, scoiaty will prove itself period when a babic swelling are in his heak. That was on March 29th, He was worthy of the name appropriated.
The ungracious Tomarks ahont advertising removed to the Chinese Hospital and died carly. rs to be regretted. If they are pointed at on the morning of the 1st. Dr. Nakayaman any one at present in the colony they onu reply, was called in just prior to death ad fenting con. giving very good and sediul roasons against that vinced that the disease was aligunt lie com...
municatul with the anthorities, Dr. Takagi bolag supposition.
Both the letters are too absurd to be treated telegraphed for. This aminient paysidian, who in a more critical manner, but the writers was at Hongkong with Professors Kitasato and will hare to pardon zay a smile from the Anyarn, bad the body exlmal, when the swell- members of our Odi Vola, including a rathering was found to be swarming with bacilli. The gerpse was then buried in quokline, and all the
•pronowicatona from yours truly
clothing and furniture will which the deceased came into contact since landing destroyed
OLD PEN WIPER Hongkong, 14th April, 1896.
To-day the alarming intelligence res clrea lated that another case had been found on the Chittagong, which was just on the paint of leav GEDMANY AND CHINA.
ing for America The patient is a Chiness par. Reports have boer surrent for some time sauger frora Hongkong His name is Shudai,. at that Germany proposes to acquire an island and be is 22 yours ago Glandular swellings off the Chinese coast, or possibly a bacheur on bare formed in the neck and there are, it is said, the mainland, to astroas a naval coaling station other symptoms, though not of an aggravated for the Gorman Squadron in the Far East, kind, characteristic of the full disenso. Ka fian and there in reason to believe that those reports been seen by Drs. Wheeler, Eldridge, Kit are not without foundation. The events of amato, and Hirose of the Noge Hospital. Last spring, whar for the first time a com Superintendent Yoshida, who has exhibited paratively large Germon fost made its appear remarkable promptitude and decision in deci. axce in Chinces waters, brought home to ing with the matter, is watching the the German Government the necessity of sourcam on behalf of the pallos. Dr. Kitazato y vous point d'uppai for ite naval forces has taken Rams blood train the patient and is in that part of the world, and it must be making a bastoriological oxamination with a ramambered that Germany has still unsatisfed vitw, if possible, of discovering any bacilli. The Battalion Athletic Shield, presented by Llaut. Col. this Hou M. Carzba, was won by class upon Chulases gratitude for her chara in Dr. Whooler refuses to grant pratique until the restitation of the Lisotong Pasinsals. In the maltor hus be further investigated: As "C" Company (Captain WV. Esales") with a score of 35 points, made up of three first prizes the course of the explanations which Baron von we go to press the Chinatom is still aliva.
Marschall rolently gave to the Budget Com. It is lived that quarantine, regulations will ton appear to emanate from Tokyo, and look damaga that it will take five or six weeks to ing the early part of the week, and the rats (18 pointe), tirea second prizes (12 points), three mitton of the Imparial Dist in corsation with be at once saforced, and it seems a pity that
ird prizes (8 points). "A Company was starting next spring a service of steamers on the as thongh' they were written an excuse fox is damaged from the bridge forward and altest intermediato retos; later, with shares still with 12 points, "D" Company fourth, with 12/siladed to the wholesome influence which the Bearil of Health, at the suggestion, we are in- accomplish the necessary repairs. Hor bettom dropped from $14 to 12 without any businsen eenad suith 24 points, Compaor third the naval estimates, the Foreign Secretary the Government on the commendation of the ver Banguri, ir the Chinese: provinos of the withdrawal of the mills the Japanese Manchuria, from its junction with the river originally intended to treat. It is urged, with or fifty plates are out, while two length of offering, ratas fall further and sales worselected points, Company fifth, with 10 prints; presence of a German squadron in the Far East formed of Doolers Eldrilgo and Wheeler, did at $1, $11, 810; at time of writing Amer as far as the town of Petans. The out the slightest foundation, that the cotton.ked will have to be replaced, together with
the furtherasos of Gorman luterests, and explagus bemme epidemic at Hongkong. Tho company hopes hy the means to extablished by the foreign mills is liable to be subjected a part of the stem, a Large number of frames, the market is Armor with salve, and buyers aand "I" Craynayirth with points B. had exercised upon the Chinese Goreramont in not caforce garantius a month ago, when Fressed his confidenes that China would be in- Hongkong people are keeping the fact of the Hussian faderies in China.
to unfold liku squeezes" before it reaches the End a portion of the double boltem Condier-$111 The result of the Best trial of the cyanide "P" tied for last with a total score of nile
driced to secede in a friendly spirit to such far ontbreak very quiet, and their selfish tactics mills, in order to protect the native milleting the extent of the injuries the greatest process is not yet in ludil Sales of Charbon-
credit is dus to Mr. Pell, the captain of the ungte are reported at 8724. Balmorals have The carbonic and in the alicephore of Edinther demands na Germany might have to take may have alicted on Japan an irremediable. The Secretary of the Pozjom. Mining Co., roady established. No explanation is given an
Nema of the Gackie will be awaited with the Limited, advisen as, that he has received the co bow that is to be effected, and the very in Be, for his abte exertious in getting the rossel again changed hands at $3 and $2.00 ad Baubsburgh has been determined ally for three yours upon her. These remarks may not improbably injury
afical again,
at $5.50, $5.75, and 20 mm div lebus havo by Dr. C, Hunter Stewart; of the Public Health have been intended to foreshadow. negotiations following cable from the mine The cyanide portant fact is overlooked at the prios of
been in good demand, romiting in siles at $5,75. | Laboratory. In 1893, the proportion was 3.96 for the session of a coating station. Considering Raanes anciety: trial will be completed by the end of the month native cotton is bound to be regulated by the
Olves are enquired for and could be placed at parts in 10,000; in 1894, 3.72; in 1895, 8.45. The the magnitude of the German commercial in The report that a second Chinaman from the Warpoot bo treat about 500 tons. The price at which Indian octton can be imported, chemist expects a good margin of profit. We on which the duty is already fired by the tarif. BacMEND MACNIVEN & CAMERON'S PENS St for A charon; holders, however, refuse to amenit of carbonio neid la. the air depends reste in the Far East and the political part Gaelic was l is declared to be unfounded.
largely upon the character of the ground, and which Garmany has played thers during the If the quarantine regulations are enforced part. to their Reailer: are reporting fully at an early date. The fore Owing to thigh prices ruling, and the shame.
The Wavester Prsa, for Eary Writing
Doors, WHAYES, AND GODOWNS, LANDS comparatively little is yielded by clay soil, like rusent crisis, it is not unnatural that she should the mall stemmers which will be detained are guing is the reply to a cable despatched from lasa way which, Chian cotton has boon Hongkong on the 9th April inquiring what watered," the Japanese mills have already THE FLYING BOOTOR PEN, Instead of a Quill.AND BUILDINGs-Hongkong and Weapon that of Edinburgh Another infiience of poll feline to be sent empty-handed away and to poo the Paking, timed to mail on the 100, the Doric
THE SMALL HIDOO E., Olhos Cal Point. Dock-In the early part of the week is noted in osses of summer diarrhes, the mor her ellies alone, reap the benefit of their joint programs was being made with the oyaciding largely given up its use in favour of the Fadian Operations, what the prospects were, and the and american steples, and that course will
MAGRIVER & CAMERON,
inir number of shares changed hands attality being much te on day than on sandy intervention on behalf of China-Tima Berlin
Correspondent... 178 and 179 cảnh, st 180 per cent. premium for soil, probable date of the completion of the trial.always be a safeguard to the establishments here.
A St. Petersburg telegram states that the
Hussian Trade and Navigation Company intends
are being promoted hore. The actions in ques. Exe in dry dock, She has sustained so much
1900 NEWSPAPERS
Waverley Works, EDINBURGH,
the 18th, the China on the 26th, the Tacoina Lhe 23r1, and the Empress of Ching on tre