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CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, &o, &c.,
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1896,
With high is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. This is the
TRIETY-FOURTH ANNUAL ISSUE, and will be found, as usual, to show an advance on preceding years both in fulness and accuracy of information.
The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the ports and citise of the Far East, from Penang to Vladivostock, in which Europeans reside.
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none the less be a satisfaction to those foreigners, who have so long and steadily advocated the throwing open of the great inland waterways of South Chiun to steamer navigation, because, though the primary motive governing this agitation has been a selfish one, it has not been the sole one. The coudition of the great plains of Kwang- si, strewn at intervals with the ruins of once prosperous towns, has convinced thoughtful travellers that the causes for this decay are renodiable, and there enn be little denht that the system of taxation, which ghecke movement, and the want of facilities for reaching a good markot are probably chiefly responsible for this decay. CoLqUITOUS is
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bable, then that player cause a "Lout" by contravening fala 20 had the penalty Bar an 02- linery foul should be given. This often occurs by playeras randing over the ball when it is being brought out, presion quite dangerous B.SoressingTo constituto aeroga" A player must cross smother, who is in possession I of a ball at each a distados as world aanD." "S collision, unless the player palled up or other wias nitored his own direction and with this Balo must be rond the explanation of in pos session, which is the player who has leat" hit the ball or comes from the direction which it was last hit. The two worle in italice are very important are the generally To ret promin, 7 Januar 31st Decor- misunderstool by beginners. If your pulber, 1895 playing readers carefully consider thsee rules To Juterost
Wenitika AcOHUNT," 1885.
(To transfst'ani cerificato ferram
ferred
I have no doubt they will readily recognite Tu preft on London layouts aliant that there are twofonks that can be made into investment. Dustration at any connection with riding, the one being termed "cressing" and the other contravesing rule 28 by bot giving way" to a player la possession
ON LOOKED. of the ball.
THE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
YESTERDAY-TIES.
The Shanghai Mercury saysPeople look of opinion that one great cause for the decaying across the river towards Messrs. Butterfield of the towns on the West River was the and Swire's Whirvos and Godowns at Photing will wonder how the long black-painted funnel diversion of the carrying trade between that appears to rise up in the air some forty A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Yuran and Canton to the river Yangtze, foot from a pontoon is to bo nilized. Ou but this could only partially account for is entry we lose that this is a saw dreiger to beaned in deepeting the river alongside the tt, & we think, though at one tuc no doubt S. pontcons at Footing. These wharves were
A Claas Singles.-Percival, ore 15.1, boat Yunnan-before the constructed and goderus built asperul pears the brads with
ago, with the intention of being so by suppression of the Mahomedan rebellion 5. S. S. Cele line, for which Muests. Slade, ose 15.1--6-3, 6-3, Mackay, we 15
B. Clusa Singles.-MasBirney saratched. |made it a wilderness-must have been vastly Batteriloid and Swire are the local agents, but Anderson, receive † 16-0, 6-0,
Doubles-Firth and Maitland, ore 30, bent. greater than is now the case. But whatever but it was found, when too late, that at low tile there would not be suffviens water to
Antou and Piats, owe 15.3.-0-9, 6-1. Tames and Stewart, owe 15, boat Millward and Now. WINES AND SPIRITS. the use of this décline, it cannot pornit these well-known Blee Funnels" doubted that the country drained by the tying alongside the poatoms. The Harbur West and North rivers and their affcuts authorities were applied to fo extend the non-ton, one } 15.-6.5.6-6, 6-3.
toons further out into the river into leppor would benefit most istorially by being water, but the request was refund. The Inspoo- proved of no avail. Arial test, trough brought within reach of foreign markets tor-General was than appealed to, but the appeal H.B.M.'s late Minister, Sir Nicholas O'Conor, We trust that the Foreign Offer have not ponds the mistake of contining the demand was brought to bear on the Tsung to the new opening of Wuchow nsa Trenty Tamen, but this dil unt have the desired effect; aud, es a last resoares, they have got a dredger Port, which of itself would be of campart out with the intention of despening the water
to a depth of 4 feet at low tide. tively: little value; we are encouraged to hope for a more comprehensive demand by the reference made by Sir CLAUDE MAC DONALD, ip his reply to the Chamber of Commerce, to the West River and its affluents.
ALL they are galvoted by our London House, bought dirsot at firet hand, imported in wood and bettled by etirenlves, thus saving all intermediate prefits, and enabling ns to supply the best growths at MODERATS PRICES,
- PRICE LISTS, with Hill Detalls, to be
had on Application.
PORT aitor removal should be rested
mouth before us. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Disponery belom being sent out,
and After SHERRY-Excellent. Dinnor
Dinuer Wines of very superior Vintages. All are trae Xeres Wino
CLARET Our Clarets, including the lowest priced are guarantend to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and Burronts, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines.
BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to bo puro Cogano, the diföroues in price baing merely a question of age and vintage.
WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater ugo thar mest brands in the market. The Scorch WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseam to be superior to any piler brand in the Hongkong market.
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We caly guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from ne in the Colony or from our authorised Agents et the Coust Ports..
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS: UNLY COMM{cations relating to Hanas columna should be whiressal to THE EDITOR.
Corrorpe adients winst forward their name and address
Mr. and Mrs. you Brandt arrived at Tientsin from Peking on the 10th April en route for Shanghai.
The H. G. I. stoamer Letiro, from Bombay, left Singapore for this port on Monday and is expected boro on the 28th inst
A Marine Court will assemble at the labour Offico to-day at 10.30 a.m. to enquire into the stranding of the British stoner Exe.
The P. M. steamer City of In de Janeiro; with maile, &e, left. Sau Francisco for this port vin Honolulu, Yokolamit, and Nagasaki, eu the 10th inst.
The 0. & O. steamer Guelie, with mails, &c., which luft bencu March 21st for Ban Francisco via Nagasaki, Kube, Inland San, Yokohama, and Honolula, arrived ut bor destination on the 19th inat.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS..
[SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS."].
LONDON, 19th April.; MATABELELAND. Twelve thousand Matabolis threaten Bula- ways. The town is defended by six united men, who are confident of being able to hold the position.
THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE CAMPHOR TRADE IN. FORMOSA.
FROM OUR TURMOSA CORRESPONDENT.]
Texro, 12th April.
I noticed in your journal a telegram dated 31st March, from Tekow, stating that wholesale errests of foreign compradores in the camphor At the recent Easter Ris meeting H. E. Siristrict wars then being mado, sts, etc. While William Robinson, RCMG, prosoal two unfamiliar with the details of the arrests, I have Lou Ladies' beou informed that only such compradoras as $10 notes on the rungo as prizes
totally disregarded the existing camphor regalo Nomination Competition No. 4.
tions were arrested. A fow lines of explanation are necessary. In late November of last year the Japanese authorities framed regulations and published proclamations calling on all persons who had camphor stills, or rights to cut trees, to send in an account of same, together with saol documents es had been issued by the Chinese Government proving their owership or authority to work same. Foreign merchants were deeply interested in the camphor business and and a good deal of money-investvt. The two large firms in the north both had tho necos sary papers olsar and indisputable, but for some reason to do writer unknown) the firms in the south were not so provided, although und suhted- ty agreements of some kind for the up-country working of the industry had been entered into with the Chinese officials.
There were eleven cases of plogus yesterday. Only five of them came from the city threo came from the barbour, one from Yaanafi, one from Wongacichung, and one from Canten. The total for the year is now 047.
The Amoy Horticultural Society hold its fourth annual show of flowers and vegetables on 14th instant on the lawn of Beach House Notwithstanding the continuous wet weather the oxbibits of flowers far exceeded those of previous years.
Mr. A. R. Marty has received no additional ww rugarding this Artis. Two deck oficials
Now came the difficulty. It would be an in jaslice to those foreign firms who after years of labour land bull up the industry, and whose out of the fold without compensatios, and it money was invested in the trade to be turned
MATE MAN LEG WJ die
TO-DAY'S ENGAGEMENTS. Doables.-Emith and Atkinson, owe 15.1, r. Ferguson, socatob, v Potts and Stawart.
B. Class Singles-Douski; owo 15.2, Fre Torciral and Knox, owe 15-1. Ecoles and dericke, own 3, 16. Haniesh, owe 15, ▾ Wood, own 20
THE NORTH CHINA INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.
The following is the report for presentation" to the fourth ordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held at Shanghai, on the 98th April
THE NEW CHINESE POSTAL:
SERVICE
ROSEBZET ON THE SITUATION,
A London, 28th March Farl Bosebery, leader of the Liberal party, Tu appears, according to some accounts, that made an important speech tonight, hefure, the this counter will have to thank H.E. Charg National Liberal Futeration. Lant. Rosebory Chih-tung for the establishment of a regular complained of the foreign complications which Government postal Price E. recently sent had come apon the country since Lord Salisbury 11245.084 despatch to the Taungli Tamen, enclosing had camo Into ofice. He argued that the 2,193.60 statistion of the postal servions of Croat Britain Bill of Mr. Long, President of the Agrionl 221,1788 and the United Bites and suggesting that the tural Board, groposing to make permanent the Yatten should memoriales the Throne on the restrictions on the importation of Canadian Tis. 261,759.57 mutter Ae an incentive HE. stated that the mattle was wholly inconsistent with Colonial United States had received in revenus, through Secretary, Chamberlain's speenh on Wednesday its post, an average of 364,200,400 per annum for before the Canada Club, suggesting a small. the last eighten yours, while in Great Britain tariff on food products and enw material im 033,592.68 the Government receiend, on an svenge from ported into Great Britain from olsewhere than 46072.95 thirty to ferty million dollars. As we know, the her colonies, in return for the from entry, of 103-09 Tsui Yaman memorialised in favour of the British manufactures into all the colonies. His Boheme for nr Imperial zollverein for the 2,334.17 novation, which has received the sanction of 0756,15 the Throne, Bir Robert Hart having been colonies and Great Britain," Lord Resubery appointed Peatmaster-General. The latter has continued, speaking of his speech "demands 1,114,817.95 presentoda report to the Throne as to what very grato consideration bath by those who should be obser rod in this new service, the report propon it and by those who have to vote upon Tha being embodied in some forty-four articlon. It Ho taked it this was & Cabinet propomi This received the Imperial sanotion on the 20th or was it the programme of an individual, and 180577 of March net. The Taungll Tamen has there why before taking the proposals the Govern- fore since then sant piroqlar dospatel to the ment had introduced the Disonzod Animals Bill, 11,014.07
various lonroys Governors, and Tarter Gone which was a final damper on one of the groutert sources of trale of tho Canadian breodem with rals of the Empire informing them that H.L.M. 2,516.33
the Emperor had saLotioned on the 21th of Great Britain. He did not know how to re- 34.245.10 Marah a scheme for the enlargement of the concile those two, but ha strongly suspected prosent Custorns postal service on Western that the Canadian thinker.and politician and 0,280.30 fines and that this service was intended to the oren of business would prefer not to have be extended thronghout the whole Empire, had this great scheme promulgated on condition 12,7383
that Mr. Long's Bill had not been submitted. Further, that China would join the Postal Union and that there was very evidence that a large He had only one thing to add, and that wa ravens would aceme from this now step, &o, that he did not think Mr. Chamberlain in 126.89 We hear that the Government will give every any wise underestimated the views of the pen 407,31749 opportunity to the member of the various priple of Great Britain and the difficulties be would vate postal and cutler flies of the country to have to surmount with regard to Free Trade join the Government staff, and thus one great and foreign trade before he could succeed in canso of discontent amongst a large class of putting bis inheme into effoot, people in the country will be removed.
By agency commissione 14 Janary to
32LDecember 1995
yoganey charges, 1st January to Sil
Decumber, 1905 By general barges, 1st June is
"Ticamalor, 1806
AMAM By head office elarges, 1st January to 31st
December, 1895 anys endin By Toulon chargon, let January to dist
Decomber, 1895
lat and By Hongkong charges, Ist January to 31st
December, 1295 Antalyag By Yokohama charges, 1 January to let
December, 1806 Making lon
By dicetory al auditore foon By Income ta
By less sad.nizmu paid
By deprciation furniture cut... By repair to head office premises... By archwigo nDSOLINĖ By batanos carried forward,
2,700.56 0,400.00
40732. 3£8.50 1638217 450.203,10
Tacle 2,114.81793
CORRES ND NO
We do not hold onmeteresponsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]
ALTRUISM.
Lord Romboy farther oharged the Govern
The real author of the new Chinese postalment with a deplorable want of continuity in schema is Mr. F. Corsten, civil engineer, of the foreign polley. He pointed out that within Naoking and Shanghai. He suggested the six months they had been on the verge of war soheme to HF. Chang, Chih-tang In August with the United States and then with Garmany last, and was instructed by the Viceroy to draw and now they were embarking on a war against up regulations for a service for the thru pro a peculiar onemy. He said over the black and vinces under HE. Change jurisdiction.The bloody pages of the book of Armenis which scheme has since been extended to the whole England will always look back to with shame Eurpire. and Sir Robert Hart, Bart, has born and remorse, Ford Salisbury up to the end of put at the head of it by the EmperorN. C. December had displayed leanings toward the Dreibund. By the beginning of January his Daily News.
continuous polley had landed Great Britain in the arts of Trance, whose affections it was in- tion. That state had lasted about six weeks.
The directors have now to subrait to the staroholders the birered duly sadited state Chamber of Com vàorco, is amusing onoRIVER PIRACY ON THE YANGTsztonded to gain by the monstrous Sion convo
Dont of accounts to st Doceber, 1895.
account.
INVESTMENTS,
1994-After payment of all deims presented dwing 1895, and the distribution of prole samationed at the last general meeting, there remained a balance of TIs. 36,635.96 in favour and in accordance with the power conferred of this yours working on 31st December last, upon the directors the account has Low boon slosed by transferring that amount to liability account to meet farther claims upon 1894 and 185. The income of the Company shows an previous years." incresss both ne rogarde premium and interest, but the directors regret that the result of the year's underwriting is not mors favourable, the looses, theagh not individually heavy, baring hear ungenally numerous.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PEESK"-*|| SI-The upsctacle of the German frus appealing against the military contribution Erough their representative, the member for even to, u koulesaturated with Gilbertianism; Mercy, mentioned in your yustenley's issue,
HUMBUG:
THE HONGKONG SANITARY BOA&D AND THE
FLAGUE"
Intelligence of a eerlons outrages upon and then Lord Falisbury embarked in March to in connection with the triennial term
but what are we to any to the suggestion of the foreigoors at Taichun, about twenty miles the Bondan, which outrages Franco and throws which expired upon the sloto date, the directors that the help of the Brition Minister should be north of Chinking, has just reached na rich Groat Britain back into the arms of the Drei- are glad to be in a position to state that in invoked for a German firm to gondnot that may possibly explain the alarming and other bund. Lced. Rosebery proceeded in detail to addition to the profit of Tln. 12384.17 realized, the Company's investments show considerable business on Chinese territory? At the mewise, inexplicable reports which have been strongly criticise the Nile expedition. Con- appreciation, and the sum of Ta. 10,756.15 at time we may read that tis-German Govern ourrent in native ofrelos as to an attack upon a tinging Lord Rosebery complained of the in- Mr. Ferguson, of the British and Foreign the country into its confidence. He grootly redit of investment factuation account hasnt are combining with the enemy to cart foreign vessal and the mardor of two persons. decision and failure of the Government to take Bible Fociety, and Mr. Walker, of the National feared the Government were foaling themselves therefore boou transferred to the working us from Egypt! Altruism is
Bible Society of Bertan I, loft Chiakiang a few as well as the country. Was it the time, he days ago in their missionary houseboat, the asked, when we were menaced with complica Hongkong, 21st April, 1896.
Shaftesbury, for the Taishan distria The Lions in nil quarters of the world, to scatter our plocs has a bad reputation amongst forsignors, foreas into the deserts of the Sondan in a war. As the precaution was taken of notifying the which nobody could foresee the end of and to local officials, through the British Consol, of waste the money which Egypt needed for great, the intended visit. When the boat arrived at irrigation works?
The remainder of the epoch was devoted to The Yokohama papara bare bosu com-Taicheu, however, it was attacked by an
ORRMANY'S COURSE REGARDING THE **. Messrs. Forgasson and
EGYPTIAN QUESTION. plaining, most annetidably, that Hongkong Immanse mob, and the crew seeing the state of home politics
Barlin, 28th Marela. colony dark. The number of cases occurring Walker tried to pacify the people, but without has tried to keep the existence of plagun in the affairs, deserted.
The attitude of Germany in the devolop na usual course in instters in which stereoy gentleman was shot through the hand, but daily are pablished in the newspapers, which is effcet, and in the midst of the riot the former is aimed at. Now we have criticism of an furtunately the wound is not serious, After mente of the Egyptian question has been pre opposite character, given by the Shanghai tome doing an allels with len soldiers arrived, eminent in public attention during the past was for the boat to gradually retreat, which she Austria, and Italy have been closely watched, Arcury, which accuses the Sanitary Board of but he was powerless, and the only thing to do weak and the press utterances of Great Britain, having lost its head. Wo reproduce our con- tamporary's article below. It will be noticed did, being followed for miles by the natives, Germany's action in the matter is misconstrued that it is very carelessly written, 1894 being who damaged her sonsiderably. The distar in Great Britain's papers, whick deny that her tian to rse, the Egyptian reserve fund for the referred to as leat year," and the statement banes was a local one, but for some time the object in supporting Great Britain's proposi that only one case of even suspected plague hans missionaries were in great douger. The matter during the season been noticed, amongst the is or in the hands of the British Consal at Nile expedition was in any way to aid the cleared from Hongkong for all palte is insist upou immediato redress N. C: Daily attitude was solely determined out of con sideration for Italy, and add that the Austrian mifortunately not correct. There was one None:
statesmen apparently construed her aid as an ormous number of vessels that hara Chinking, who, it is to be hoped, will forsibly latter country. They declare that Germany's. Dividend at the rate of ID per cent, penso taken to Singapore, another to Yokohama,
important precedent, as Italy's African reverses Bu other enspooted oneo at the last named
in no wise constituted a feederis as definod in A bonus of 10 per cent on contritatory nert, which, however, turned out not to be
the terms of the Dreibund. Consequently army on the paid-up capital.
plague. The article is as follows:-
Germany is held to similarly aid Austrin in her REVISION OF THE SYÅRE LIFT,
Oriental policy. premia.
As preagribed by the articles of association, the slur list was revised during the past year and the directors have pleasure in stating that it has not been considered necessary to with draw any shares.
The balance of the working account on 31st December amounted to Tis. 460,203, against which olaitas to the extent of Tis. 118,250 have since been paid, and it is probable that Tle. 208,953 will be required to finally wind up the acuvant, leaving an estimated surplus of Tls. 133,000, which the directors recommend for appropriation 4s follows:
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There is, all experience shows, a very marked difference in character between an epidemic on its onward march and the same dissage when it has received any decided check and has hoooms tween the ordinary endeinis sondition of certain sporadie. There is also a great distinction be diseases, when the tendency to spread is limited or when the
THE CANADIAN MAIL.
The following talsgrams are from Canadian papers received by the C. P. stemmer Empress of Intä----
FOR PERMANENT ARBITRATION.
London, 25th March.
At the banquet of the Associated Chambers
in_night.
This view of the ease, however, is flatly re pudiated by the German Government, and a German statesman who is thoroughly qualified to express an opinion on the subject, said to the Associated Press correspondent Germany's policy is not changed in the least. In spite
„Ia dirnatives all rating acording to the rescantially,erdünet; and the Frak, proto proment ng of recent ovents our relations with England will mak az amination of the Achive Withemselves vero barred. It was to deal with for re-election, and again tendez their services ka awwarn of locusta impollod by some the Local Government-Board, Rt. Hon. A. remain the same; Germany distriata Fugland
view to acortaining whether she can be saved.
It is stated that there are nes loss than & hun-
both impartially that the new rogulsticas were isst.ed.
Bat cases arose, particularly in the south, that foreigners who provicasly had us wansution
AUDITORS.
of advance, swoops over all barriers place 12
pointed out above has. this year caitind its mem-
SVARULANT VÍ
and her ambitions, schemes, and Germany's
dred odd Japaneco now in Souchow ready to open with communications addressed to the Editor, noe ₤ bongs, eto, to trade with the nativas. Owing with the camphor industry whatsoever took second half year by Mr. White and Me: Kin. agus failure to reatgaiso the distinctions gedors in London, and a large number of the friendship for Italy obliges us now to take Ito the slow progress of the negotiations regard advantage of the state of affairs and cominence His regrettable indisposition. The appointrout bera to loso their hoads, and the opportunity members of Parliament. Bir A. K. Rollitt
For publication, byt us evidence of good failia.
All tallers for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.
Na mayorety syned communications that hard airlady epoeierea in alken pugars will be inserted.
ing the Commercial Treaty, it is reported that the trade without permission. Notifications
the propesod Japanese settlorants at Hankow and Tching will be deferral indefinitely.
By order of the Court of Directors,
......
Araku, Ross, Secretary
to the shareholders.
to Dongola in no way engelen us in the future. The accounts for the first half year have boany The Sanitary Beard at Hongkong studella ex-President of the Board of Trade,
the Indian Department, several of the Ambas Russia fully understands this, though our audited by Mr. White and Mr. Bell and for the year did some useful service in combatting the Land George Hamilton, Eooretary of State for support of the proposal to send an expulition contrary views to Russia and France, More"' meer. latter acting for Mr. Bell owing tô
sident of the Board of Trade, in bis address ambitions move in the Orisat.” were then issued that after three months aay for the susting year rests with the shareholders, has been saized by the jealousy of otaur powers sided. The Rt. Hon. Charles Ritchie, Freover, we could not engage to all Austria in any possible on the trade of the solony. That |·persens engaged in the camphor Industry, not and the retiring auditors offer themselves for and other ports to inflict as much injury dwelt upon the feeling hero antagonistic to a
Berlin, 28th March. plague ias viralout forms was present in condlot with the United States in the present THE ABER WILL NOT VISIT EROLAND. holding the nocessary papers iseted by the election. The Sub-committee appointed at Mmday's Chinese Gecorumont, must cease swali eriploy,
Mongkong last year was an unfortunate fact, difkalty. The position had led to the hope, ho maeting of the Finance Committee of the Alicement,
which was taken advantage of by her neigh said, that there would soon be a happy solution A significant sign of the times is that Ger- Memorial and Nothersole Hospitals to arrange The three nonths expired in Harch (
bours to inflict all the absurdities of quaran The Government had already decided to solvement warships are forbidika to touch English for a successor to Mr. W. H. Wickham as Hon. have not the exact date), the Chinese comprutores
tino, and vo End experience of all the old the diBoulty by arbitration, within finos which perts and the Emperor William, it is now said, jargon of medical Europe, bills of health, it was believed, would be approved by England, has determined not to visit England this year. Treasurer have secured the services of Mr. W.
mentioned in the above tolegrum did not ses fi
The Government went farther and said On the other hand the friendship between Ger to comply, and the result is that several arrest 1. Whiting. Chief Constructor, H.M. Dock-
pratique, ato, etc. The fussy little Japanese, would be glad to fomild, a permanent tord of day and Ensin is not impaired, as shown by yard, who will From this date hold the offes. have been made. It is specially nufortunate.
ever auxions to have an opportunity of asserting arbitration between Great Britain and the the fact that the Czar and Carian will visit his own supreme importance, wHA, Df course, that the two or three large and reliablo firms of
the first offender, but he was followed by others United States. The American Government, he Berlin immediately after the coronation fetes A native steamboat company has been or Anping should be subjust to such harships but ganised at Chinking to run small launches without necef of their former camphor rights
with equally retrogresive, ideas-Rassia at continued, was now donsidering proposals at Moscow. They will stop at the Fusskaja Yllivestock, Spain at Manila, ate, That nating from Lord Salisbury, which it was Eubasay while here. At Shanghal, on the 15th April, 1880, II.B.M. front that city to and from Nanking, Yang-it is impossible to separate them from the few eutar the
France at Saigon, blown up with the idea that hoped would result in the establishment of s Consulate, by Sir Nicholas J. Hannen, Cons-cho, and Seochow. The launches will tow irresponsible parties who sought
the port on the Donnal has a futurs before it, system by which arbitration would ta possible trade after the island had been ceded to Japan. General, and afterwards by the Rer. H. C. Hodge, native beats (as in going from Shanghai to
and can afford to spub Hongkong, should follow in all cases. (Cheers.) MA at Trinity Cathedral, JENNY ELEANOR, eldest Suochow), and will greatly improve the present
van, of couzsa, only in the nature of things daughter of GEORGE JSON, H.B.M's-Consul slow methods of roaching places on the tanni
Singapore, whore quarantine fads still are Shanghai, to W. BRUCE HORTO, of Bhanghai. The office of the company in Nanking has been
DEATHS.
current, justified the others by the obstruc opanod, but boats have not yet began to run.
tion she placed on intercourse with Hang kong
Ondera for cetra copies of DAILY Fagon should be want before 11 dem, on day of puhítration. After that Jury tha supply ja limited. Only Supplied for Cash Telegraphic Aldrens PHERS. P.O. Bace. E.
Telephone No. 12
MARRIAGE.
At Lotion, an Ath instant, GEORGE TOTTER BROCKETI, late of Stanghal and Fooches, aged 41.
The Daily Press.
̈ ́ ́ HONGKONG, APRIL 22nd, 1896.
That black-hondo devil there came up, and
terme.
To
Shanghai, 14th April 1896.
BALANCE SUPET, S1 December, 1899. De capital account 5,000 shared at £252125,000. @
Pallid
To serve fund..
working versant, 1864
Balance un It December,
180
Deduct
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nnnuta dolari 24th April, 1898. 83,474.23 and dividend, being
1 par ceuty, oth shareholders' con- tributions,
Jarod 24th April,
* 70,899.06 50,000.00
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TA 301,788.80
200,573.80
Tia. 209,394.91
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Th, 39,636.94
38,636.34
THE, GOVERNORSHIP OF FORNOBA. There have been so many reports circulated in the vernalar press of Japan to the effect that H. E, Count Kabayama had resigned or was about to resign his past of Governor Genoral of Fonnons that I wish to state At Hankow, on the 14th April, 1896, ANNE-stopped me This inelegant expression was that His Excellency never entertained sucă that GREEN, the beloved wife of J. T. CHEN, IM.C.
used by e Chinaman, in the Police Court yester intentions, while, although it is true
for A few Quys day and it cost him $5. Ho was giving ho was incapacitatel
IBOS while ja light attack of fever evidenco in a kidnapping case in which he was with a the principal witness, and I intended lis Fernos, the lness was tot nuch as to lead rondark for an Indian vontablo, who wins to him to bolove that he was erlangering his life have conglit only the kidnapper but the by residence in the island. Of conso, if the with himself, and it was in consequence of Government of Japan saw fit to engage bis the indignity he sufferol that the Chiman Leerrices in other directione, he would necessarily gave vent to his wrath in such unqualified comply, but nafil. such occurs he will continue Amount brought forraad · fcorn- Ir is worthy of note that, while negotiations agistrate followed up a sharp rehuke with a for which he is so woll filtert. This will be He was much chagrined when the ip his present capacity as Governor of Fermoss, in connection with the opening of the West "aver," but probably the penalty will induca agreeable new to hit many Faimosa friends, amount transferred to inity
The who feel that the prosperity of Formen is so River and its afluents to forsign trade and bin to restrain is feelings in future. steanu navigation are procuyding in Lon-kidnapper was sout to guol for twelve months.. much dependent upon those who are thoroughly familiar with the peculiar conditions existing don, one of the arguments urged in favour
tlinen, as His Excellency undoubtedly is.
JAS. W. DAVIDSON. of the step from a Chinese point of view is boing specinily emphasized. As is well known, the provinces of Kwangsi and Kwekhow are periodically desolato by faraine, and at the present time this scourge is ravaging Kwanga to such an extent that the miserable peasants bave been reduced to living on leaves and the bark of trees, while many have been driven by despera tion to sell their children to obtain the menus to pinchase food. Kwangai is a great
Shorty after Liu Kung-yn, the successor of Chang Chih-tung, as Viceroy of the Linug king, took over the seals of office at Nasking he stopped the "completion of the horse roud within that city which runs Itour the West gate to the Vicengal "Yamen, but hading that what had alzasly been done by: Chang was of convenience to the pouple ho desired to have
"CROSSING" AT POLO. The Iulian Polo Association having reços the work coulinued and called upon its con nised the many futel accidenta which had o structor of tho rad,, as well as Prefect Ti cffcurred from this dangerous practice were de the city, and asked their opinion on the subject. feriained to do their utmost to exclude it from They told Line that the road was began by the game and instituted such a penalty as in Chang Chik-tung in opposition to the wishes of their opinion would effcotlyely cause any player the people and they advised him not to continue the work, but to listen to the faveur saked by given to crossing," however good a hit or the people, in consequenss of which the road in rider le may be, boing excluded from any good
$45,070.12 250,000.00
Bon, George N Curzon, Parliamentary Secretary of the Foreign Ofoe, rophed to the toast" Foreign Representatives." He eulogised the services of diplorests and pails special tribute to Baron de Couroal, the French Ambassador.
UNCLE SAM'S NEW NAVÝ,
Washington, 26th Marcb. The Naval Appropriation Bill was passed
This was however, in 1805, when the disses though not specially violent, as wax shown by the immunity of the Fgropean population, was certainly: opidomis. Now it is a well marked feature of epidemies that, after being prevalent for a tion, they to-day by the House without substantial should under like circumstances and in similar anderent, The Bill, as passet carries climatic conditions again break out in usporadio281,611.034 and authorises the eqstruótug. form. The disease, probably through the sar of four battle-ships and 15 torpedo boats, the vival of the gurma, becomes for a time endemie total cost of which will be in the neighbour. but the virulence of the germ has a tendancy to hood of $35,000,000.
BUTED AN RA die out. This gradual alternation was one of the grant dooveries of Paleur, ud is in faut
London, 28th March..
THE INDIAN MINTS,
Eoyal
the fundamental principle of all preventivo Mr. George Henry Bongaton, the dis treatment. As was to be anticipated, plague tinguished artist, Ana boon elected in this modified form has this season been Academician. to a certain extent endemic in Hongkong, 480,203.10
and possibly may be for another your or 26,307.4% two, but this form of disease may always, 206.12 with dao probautions, be kept locally under control, and is not a source of external (Ex. a 118d. per Taal) Tie. 1,581,789.56 | danger this form. It is not aseerted that it
To working account, 6898
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188, (E), p By Chinese Imperini Government loss of
By Shaaghal Alcuinipal loan of 1885....
By Shanghai Municipal load of 100......
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by Shangal Waterworks Co.'s 5 per cent.
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mortgage ou property in Shanghai had nad pileadofloc, thanghal London Brecht promise, whic
By London bench-Balapoo, vix: -"Cash at Bankere and on de-
posit
7,817, 8 Shurt loans ou sacrity16,000 0.0 ladia Government securities 27,2.15 7 Colonial Govermanent bonds 36,123. 7:4 City of London 35 par 'osati'
· GM48 18 11: Chinesa per cent. gold
Loan of 1823
21. Manchester Shaeld, and Lined Radway" 4" par nent. praf stook, 3317. Delhi Umbaila Kaka Bai
way ordery stook. 4,622-60 11.II. Niwara Hallway. A por
but thinly peopled province, its area being to remain in its unfinished condition-Atercy. tommi. On Chins poules accidenta do not happily little inferior to that of Kwangtung, but
very often occur, be the pauses themselves reface Dr. Renverer Flent-Surgoon of the terms to collide; but at a time like the present; when having less than one third of the popula-Asistio squadron, died on board the Flagship tion. This aries in part of course from the Kaiser in Yokohama harbone on Satarday 11th the game is getting faster every day, we may productive portion being smaller, but this is April It soms that in the early hours of the look for altered circumstances and the newmily not the only cause for its lack of prosperity, morning, hating occasion to take some modien, may arise as much here in Hongkong as it did There is no scarcity of good land; it is the Dr. Renvers fundvertantly poured out some in India. It cal do no harm, therefore, if the corrosive sublimate in solution and drank it matter of crossing" be brought vividly, to the distance from a good market that chocka its off He immediately applied a stomact-pin, growth. There is thus no inducement to bub it was of no arall, and death speedily mind of Hongkong polo players. From my supervened. The sad and sudden death caused observation of the palo Lore I must admit that producers, and the agriculturists only mise deep regret on board and throughout the Destfow, if any, of the players really understand. sufficient produce for the supply of local wants, on the news becoming known. Flage were what constitutes a "cross." The word in itsch If a good market were available there would half-masted on all the shipping in the harbour la rather mishading, as the leant sense of the on Saturday, On Sunday morning the remains Boun bo largely increased production. were intorrod in Yakalama Camotery, being word by no means carries its meaning. For Similarly, if facilition of carriage were pro accorded inll naval honours. The cofin was instance, que player may with impunity cross vided, there would be, much increased de-covered with lovely wreaths, and some fleurs the line of direction of another player, over And men from HM S. Edgar followed in the though this letter has Init hit the ball mand for imports of all kinds, whether procession, James Muil,
provided, in the opinion of the Umpiro, a necessities or luxuries, that for the lutter
collision was not possible either by the, diş- i -growing pari pass with the prosperity of the At the regular, meeting of the Victoria tanon apart of the players or the pace the players Chapfer, No. 525, on Monday evening, the ard respectively galloping at Another point. natives. Then, again, in the event of cheap Frisonpals for the ensuing year vein installed by which in not genolly understood, nud and ensy means of carriage being provided, M.E. Companion E. C. Ray, Second Distrist that is, that a player in possession of the bul such as light draft masters up to Nanning Grand Principal, assisted by officers of the Dis (that is, he who last hit it) cannot prose Another player, although he changes his dire trict Grand Chapter. ME. Companion F. W. fu qad Pose, it would, in the event of a Hegermann, P.Z, had been re-elected to the tlon, na rule 20 then applice, which mys that famine like the present, be possible to get first clair. E. Companion G A Caldwell was when two players are coming at the ball from
By Bangkong branch, kalanoo graia ap to the suffering districts with installed as H. and Companion D. Muodonald different direntions the playor not in possession By Yakobums hrane, balazos
as J. The other offices for the reas of the bill suit givu. rapidity and certainty that would effectually follows:-Scribe E., Comp. J, Dyer Ball, Scrive sion of the ball. Thus if play one in yousts By Slugspore branch, balande
player bringing the By, furniture at head office, Hongkong,
Yokohama, and Blogspers branches dissipate all fear of actual starvation.
ball down the ground, lits it and by heeling " the ball or otherwise materially alters the By Aundry bone-Prenia, ole, firection of the bail he is still in possession of
Datstanding at head cos, and ngocoles.301.49 the ball, and tƒ vi collision appears imminest any Lea-Dús to gandries other player must give way to him: Agalo when a player is bringing the ball out fron behind goal any player getting in his way in puck's mender es to cause a collision to be pro-
N., Comp. A. Madar: Tressuror, Comp G. J. B. Bayer; Principal Sojourner, Comp. 1 It is to be feared, however, that this con Mitchell, First Assistant Sojourner, Comp sideration, any more than the development Lockend; Sebond do. Comp. G. Haywar of the resources of the interior provinces, Organist, Comp. C. W. Longnot Steward Comp. W. J. Tutcher: Janitor, Comp. J. Max will not, greatly influence the Chinese Goy-well; and those of them when wore prosent were crument in their decision. The foot will invested by M. Comp. Henerwaaz.
cent mortgag&dobnotare 5,132 14 A -Illinois Central Railroad 4.
per cont. gold bexls 5,687.11 Fatlum sunt--London
and Maolector Priola outstanding, bille
· receivable,. policy stampa and drafte, "to, ia adurne' coction
12,346-17 6
£118,821 17 11 Lear-te cubris 2,68 1411 £18,248.30
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London, 97th March First Lord of the Treasury, Rt. Hon. A. J Balfour, answering a question in the House of Commons to-day, said the Government did not think it was necessary to consult Parliament before concluding an international agreement to open the Indian mints.
EUSMARCK THANKS HOHENLOHE
Berlin, 28th March. Trino Bismarck has thanked Prince Hohen- lole for his toest of March 21st, spon the ocea son of the Reichstag jubiles banquet in a letter which he speaks of that kind chivalrous oration" and expresses the hope that his (Bis- marok's) successor will not find his alice “suck a crown of thorns" sa ho found it to be. Many of Prince Bismarck's admirers will meet bo night st the Grand Commerce of the Philhar monto society, Friedrichsrahe palace, Bis- musk't day, April 1, will be celebrated in a quiet sner. A torchlight procession from Hambtrg will be received, and an address will be inade, but few, if any other deputations will be received, as the Prince's physician has for- bidden any unusual excitement.
WEALTHY GERMANI.
Berlin, 8th Marol. The official statistics of 1895 show that Herr Krupp, the gum manufacturer, is the richest Prassion tubject. He is taxed on an income af 7,185,000 marks Herr Krupp pays 1,285,000 marks tar Baron Rothschild is classed as the second richest subject with an inornio of 5,860,000 marks and a tax of 233,000 marks. Count Hutton Crapski, csplais in the Four- tenth Hunza, is the third richest Prussian subject, with an income of 3,085,000 marks, upon which he pays a tor of 199,100 markr. Herr Forzliner takes the fourth place. Three Appolliers are fifth, sixth and seronth, respeo- tively. A Brosle gentleman comes eighth, and a Trier citizen is in the ninth place, with 2035,000 marks for his income. Those liable to an income tax by reason of having incomes of over 990 marks comprise three-tenths of the population; only 3.57 of the population LaVO incomes over 30 marks, and in the whols of Fransis there are only 1,501 will incomes of over 100,000 marks, of which number 1,254 livə
THE MATADE VARMA A London, 28th March. The Governor of Cape Colony, Sir Hercules
Robinson, telegraphs confirming the report that explorer Selous had been engaged with Mata- belas, who wers delving away many looted catálo
may not become cangelous by diligent onltiva ten. That, ia land, the great danger of 152910.49 quarantine, which by crowding together in a
THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE'S PENSION, narrow space a sumber of buman beings subject Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour, Firat Lord of the 40,900.00 to the exciting cause of symotio disease, may Tromsary, staled in the House to-day that be $1,200.00 atually set as a forcing had and onltirate to had received a letter from the Duke of Cam 15,000.00 virulence the disvese guzma. Now, if we look bridge, saying he weld have socopted the extra 6 from time to time at the official retares from pension proposed for him if it had been granted 10,000.00 Hongkong, it is entry to perceive that plague unanimously, but the Dake added as it was there has assumed this secondary stage, The opposed by the late Booretary of War, he could 56,009,50 rata of 8 per 1,000 annually is sufficiently not allow the Government to proceed in the
startling, as far as Hongkong itself in con mattor. 9,508.80 corried, and needs all the vigilance of the monE PORT ARTINE RUNOUNS. 13,000.00 feest Sanitary Beard, now that the disease Last
London, 27th March.. 50,000.00
shrunk within manageable limits, to stop it The Berlin correspondent of the Standard 258,078.11
out. · But, although the disease may locally be learns from an excelent source in 36. Peters dangerous, it has ceded to be a source of barg that China has granted a concession pprehension to other porte, and may roadily be to Russia to lalld away from Tehits in the gruppled with by the ordinary means of local Tetals-Baikal distriat of Biberia through inspection and isolation, I moteworthy that Manchuria to Port Arthur, the latter porf,“ only one case of ever suspected plague as are the Standarda correspondent, being ceded towards the Molangmani hills, where the nativos during the season been noticed amongst the to Rassis in exchange for certain important a helieved to be massering in force. Tho euorious ambers of Tessel that bars cleared chemicas, The Caar has, therefore, consorted cattle were re-captured, Sic Hercules Robinson from Hongkong for all parts of the world, and to stop the braiding of the railway from Tehlts that case, on further investigation, turned out to Vladivostook in order to proceed with the not to be plague ut all. This, it truly may be Macharia line, which it is hoped will attet said, is no reason for doing away with reson inmense trade from China.”! conable precautious, and in this option we must
THE MAYHRICK CASE. cordially agree. Those precautions consist in soaraful medical inspection of vessels arriving Baroneas De Roque has been in town all the from a suspected ports. They ontal, if properly week, indefatigable in her efforts to procure the carried out, no hardship on trade or on the reloses from prison of her daughter, Mr. ship. No nation has a right to object so long Flarence Maybrick She has ten the Lord guln's sat has placed himself at the head of the an they are properly conducted without personal Chia Juries, Barn Bassell, of Killowen, Inconvenience. We do hold, and have stays offcials of the United States Embassy and many
New York, th March Seld, that the absurdisies perpetrated from time others on the subject, On Thursday"" the
A special cable despatch to the World from to time under the name of quarundine are fit Baroness went to Aylesbury Prison, where the subjects förstrance, and, if diplomatic was allowed thirty miantes conservation with Cape Town this morning pars: The Transvaal remontanaceu are attended to, of stronger her daughter in the presence of a warden is being fortified, the burgliera are arming to measures. We command these remarks to Harones De Roque and other friends of Mrs. the teeth and warlike preparations are being FEB 074.69 thu consideration of the danitary Board at Maybrick do not accept the recent annungse made. Bight forts are being built at Prytorit, 88889.50 Hongkong, and mak it if the state of fussy wont of Bir Mathew White Ridley, Secretary the capital Hostility to Great Britain is
7,156.63 alarm, which it has exhibited this evsson is
of State for the Hons Department, se affidla! openly sad freely expressed at Pretoria. Emis- 14,161.48 || altogether founded on reason ?.
and they will not relax their afforts to obtain mariee have been sent to the Orange Free State the relenes of the unfortunate womon. The and to Cape Colony. It is reported to stir up a Baroness discussing the situation with a repre- race feeling. Gormany, Austria, and France. asutative of the Associated Press yesterday, it is said bere, will guarantee the independence said: "I am personally aware of Lord Russell's of the Transvaal if ery President extreme pain at sargrise at Sir Matthew Kruger will not go to England after all. He Ridley's newer, Lord Bussell frankly asserte desired to accept Colonial Secretary Chamber his opinion tilat there has been s missurringe of land's invitation to visit Londos and confer jestioe,
with the British authorities with reference to
·8,067.4
1,827.04.
66,187.67
(Ex. 24.1150, per T.) T 1,681,789,76
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also confirms the report that the native police deserted. Ho adds that ens inspector was maar- dered. Eighty men and a few women srrived at Gwele, which is considered to hu safe front- attack. The Tele read, the Governor reports, is still upon and Baluwayo has been placed in a xtata of defenes. More rifles and ammunition - are needed thers Finally, the Governor of Cape Town confirms the report that Labon-
Matabele rebels.
THE TRANSVAÄL.