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This is the
THIMFT TOURER ANNUAL ISSUE, ' and will be found, as usual, to show an advance
ou preceding years but in talness and expurgoy of information.
ide not more than one in ten favours an official majority on the Sanitary Board. On the official side every vote was of the utmost importance and it may be sumed that no one who entertained a definite opinion against an unofficial majority would abstain from voting if he could possibly make it convenient to attend whereas on the unofficial aide there were no doubt many abstentions for the causes above mentioned.
THE RONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAT
The Board of Adininistration of the Russian
Volenteer Fleet intende shortly (ayaa Raster telegrain) to increase the number of ships at their disposal by five new vasels intended fox the service betweon Russian ports and thong of China and Japan,
In the House of Commoni on the 16th April Mr. Hanbary, interrogated by Mr. Provand, said to cond.net, or to refer to a Belect Committee tenders received for the mail pokot rices. The House had already very large, control over these contracts
Kobe, says the Chronicle, in certainly going ahead, and it looks as if the southern port would beat Yokobama in the tredni raos long before the end of the ten years which Couns notwithstanding the falling off in the expert of Okums gives St. Daring the month of March, riod this year, the total of exporte and imports 4 Kobe reached $18,051,892, while Yokohama's only totalled 29,283,845 La Marah Kobe thre beat Tokohanis in its volume of trade by over seven hundred thousand yea espénially remarkable fact when it is considered the rise expert this year in only about two-thirds of the figure which it roached last year.
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THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKET ELEVEN IN ENGLAND, he match between the Australian and Lord wanting 17 runs with 6 wickets to full Shefleki's Blaven ended in a draw, the
BRITISH TREATY RIGHTS IN
AN MADAGASCAR.”“” The Government, la a formal representation, bas addressed France regarding British frosty rights in Maingasos. No reply has as yo bon received.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
SANITARY BOARD, EN
After proceedies down the Worang sivan | warda, aligde mes particularly to bonded and having centred the bar through the Felme warehouse, Biking and transit passes, as channel, say, was tounding Pheasant Paint bearing on the local production of yarns, sad
Her speed, which they consider six or seven kasleover the ground, wie not excessive for that part of the river
Will the emphatic expression of opinion on the part of the community, as indicated ports and cities of the Far East, frda Penang to any practical result? We think so. No good reason can be shown for altering the Vladivostock, in which Europeans resids.
coustitation of the. Sanitary Board in the direction of climinating the unofficial element, nor, indeel, has anything in the shape of A.S.WATSON & CO., LIMITED. argument been attempted in favour of that course, and now that it has been demon strated beyond all dispute that the com munity is not indiferent on the subject but entertains very decidcl views in favour of his connectica' batween the Russian Railway Estan, Jr., met with what might have been the pockets of two persons who bad recorded rendered no sesistanca to the Europesus,
The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the by the voting on Friday and Saturday, have anfy in Jung. Leat. Crowthor will be relieved] German squadron. As she left with huroVERWESLMIKG,MAJORITY FOR UNOFFICIALS: navigated ha vessol in a samanlike and proper matter to drop. The present position as 20-
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
The London and Chisa Express says The negotiations between the British and Chinese Governments, arising out of the breach of the 1894 Burmah Convention, have not progressed much of late. It is probable that the discussion in future will be transferred froin London to Poking.
The Russian Commissioner, whand errand af New York is stated to be to arrange a steam- Terminus and the Facile Coast of the United States, has recently (says a New York car. respandent) endeavoured to interest the San Francisco capitalists in the route thenes to Port Arthur.
Léont. J. B. Crowther, R.N.- now on board
The Nagasak Express of the 19th May the Tamar, has been selected for service is the Intelligenco Doportmant of the Admiralty, vios The Wismar left for home yesterday. Capsia Beaumont, RLI who returns to with over 700 time-ospired hes from the rigging and sides Bined with man, rather a carious musical effoot-might have been heard, in China by Liout, Prgos Brown.
The Land of HM.E, Tomortalite was playing Home Sweet Home and A Life on the Dean Waro alternately, while those of areal other vessels played different adra all at the same time. Ar the rassul passad the ing their hats into the water, a large fleet of flagship the men in the rigging started throw compani purening and ploking them up.
The Japan Harald reports that Bir John very risus secident why bicycle riding from an anofficial majority, the local Government
Yomote to Kodan on Hunday, Srá May. While would under any circamstances hardly
rounding a turn on the down grade two for sons were seen in the way. A railing war one aide of the road and a precipice on the WINES AND SPIRITS venture to carry into effect the attorations
other and it remained to Mr. Byton to doride it originally proposed, even assuming it had
From the N. C. Daily News we learn that the which it wore boat to make for. Ho chose the n free hand in the water.
ten quarket was opened in Kiukiang on the 7th railing and shot out on his head, badly bruising rumour speaks truly, the Government has.May by the settlement of fine Koennas at The, and lacorating his arm and hurting his head so not a free hand, the Secretary of State 40. Telegrams dated the 10th May from Hanoverely that he is unconscious for many kow say that the quality of the Ningchows, hours. He was brought back to Yokohama on which have been settled at Tls. 466 to 50 is net Monday morning by which she was having given instructions that the con- stitution of the Sanitary Board
equal to the average. Koemans are preferable, prastically all right. to I fixed in accordance with the and they have been taken at Tx. 42 to 59, wishes of the British community. If this. be so, it is to be regretted that the state mont was not officially made before the poll took place, so that the community might have fully understood the responsibility cast upon it. In that case the poll would probably have been larger and the pre-News. nouncement in favour of an unofficial majority still more emphatic, for the
ALL those are selected by eur Londar House, bought direct at first hand. imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all intermediate profits, and enabling es to supply the best growths at MODERATE PBIOSE.
PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be
had on Application
PORT after remoral should be rostad » manth before ne. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to te decanted at the Dispensary before being Bent out.
SHERRY-Excellent Dinuer and After
All are true Xares Wines,
But, if
is
when she was struck by the Nerching, shap the Woosung Hae and River Conserv mak in the position givou in the notice to har bare at last been concluded to bare, this and the Customie hulk Kushing, and finally eng Bar, it is satisfactory that arrangements "hattering up the river, whitlab between the fightship Board. As regards the survey of the Woo nor's Na 59 Special, Shanghai District, issued much nonded work done by a competent nur by the Coast Inspector, and
veyor, and I have no doubt that if a practicable The Court having regard to the iron cohome for the removal of thie gest obstrue tion is put before the Chinese Government That the Onwo obeyed the Rule of the sono masses will be hit upon to have the work stance above stated and as follows ----
not quite sucosidel in gotting the Tsungl Road, particularly a rigarde Rate 21, and was carried out. Transit passes--Although we have keeping to the proper bank.
Yabiển to antherise the issue of those by the Commissioner of Customs instead of the Thotai, in order to avoid delay, I have every ressen That the master, Mr. Joseph Messar, was not to beliore that we shall obtain this privilage in any way in error, but appears to have abortly and the Committee will not allow the manner, and when a casualty was inevitable, to garde duties on the prodnations of the loos cottos mille --the oxeling Chiness-owned That the Court sees no ground for blaming mills have the right to manufacture and sell have dons everything in lus power to avert it the conduct of any of the survivom nad on locally free of duty; if exported, the yarns pay siders the conduct of Mr. Andrew Small, the ordinary Customs duty of H. Tie. 10 per certificated second onginoor, deserving of great bale. We claim that Chinese-owned mille assist, being asleep when the collisioncmsttar of taxation, and so also claim that the prates for going to the engine-room at once to shall not have any advantage over us in the cured: also that Mr. Arthur Lewis Cooper, full beneût of the transit pass system shall be certificated second mate, did all in his power to extended to the prodnations of the foraigu mills. As rogarde British-owned mills the very out. his duties,
whole question, however, is before the British Minister, and a satisfactory solution may be confidently locked fur. Bonded warehouses were eige mèrohants, but nithongh the Chinese autho first instituted in 1887 on the demand of for rides conceded to privilege, they took caro to confer it upon the China Merchants 8. N. Coss a monopaly. Foreign merchants protested taken up by the Diplomatic Body at Poking. through this Chambor, and the question was.
was declared to be a tentativo measure, and that olaims for its extension would be considered if with the result that the institution of the system wero found to be of general benefit to trade. Te eight years of its working have not, however extent, nor has there been any demand during that period for extended means of ning it The Customs statistice show that from the year 1888 to 1894 inclusive, bonding was very little availed of, and taking two principal items of the import trade the result was that of
American Sheetings. 1,378,740 were honded-
roy Shirtings
610,137. making in all a total of 2,677,837 pieces, being an average of ouly a Ernation during the seven yours of one year's businoes it those urticles. It. would therefore appear that bonding as it at pre- sont oxists in Shanghaiis not wanted brimportars
There can be no mistaking the feelings of the British residents respecting the constitution of talis Sanitary Board, as the result of the pell, which was declared on Saturday night, shows that by a majority of 300 they are in favour of Altogether 364 Britishers went to the poll, but Board consisting of unofficial members an a matter of fact only 262 tickets were found in the ballet boxas, en that prestably the missing tickets were secretly stowed away into their names and the preferred to play "fool timate manner. The poll olosed paactually at bilgin" rather than use the tickets in a legi- 7.30 and Hen: Commandor W. C. H. Hastings and Mr. A. Coson at once commenced counting, the cotes. At the conclusion of the sount it was correspond with the number of names on the found that the number of tickets counted did not
same result. Then Hon TH Whiteland list and a re-tout was ande, hat with the carefully went through the tickets, but still only 382 could be counted, and Mr. Ede, who noted as retorning offcer, decided to make
was as follows
That the Chinese grew appear to have That upon the evidence given the vessel manned and seaworthy at the time of her appears to have: boon well found, sufficiently departure from Shanghai, with the exception of the life-saving apparatus carried, which appears disgraceful and completely laadequate for the being insufficient for even the raw. number of people generally carried on board,
That all records appear to have been lost. That with regard to the loss of fo the Court That she appears to has been properly loaded considers that the master of the Oase did not realise the dangerous condition of the ship after attempted in say way to bench her. Tho Court, however, are rather of opinion that, as stated in the evidence, her forofoot being on the greand rendered the nanouvring of the ship,most dif. elt if not impossible, particularly with the
crew-ont-of-water.
A Tokyo press despatch says:-It is reported Eote of this foot in the oflris) statement, which the collision, as he does not appear to have proved that bending has been availed of to any
Number of voters in the list" Tickets in boxOS
Votes for Unofficials
Votes for Officials Majority for Unicials
941 81 -400
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. Mr. Erich Georg,in his weekly share bist dated 16th May, says
Basinées during the week under review has
inucb.
That the number of lives Iost cannot be ascertained, on the systar of booking passengers on board preventa it, and, there is no limit to the number the steamer may take, such being at the owner's pleasure.
With regard to the said British steamship Nachwing.
Having passed the Woosung spit rod bugs
bave
The scarcity of bricks at Shanghai has sup that the representatives of foreign-shiphillers gested the formation of the Langhus Brick and new in Japan are much concerned about the Fits Fentory, with a capital of The. 25,000, is rumours with respect to the establishment of a thares of Tls. 100 each. Forsig machinery is dockyard by Mesars Armstrong, Mitchell & to be used, the promoters being Mr. Toy WL CA well-known forsign lady who is married abang, manager of the Hupas, and Mr. Sehisto a high official is reported to bave zald that the erection of tho kilus, etc.-N. O. Daily direct invitation of the Japaness Government wisky, a German export, who will superintendSir Andrew Noble Ins come to Japan on the made to the Armstrong firm to establish a dookyard here. It is further said that arrange. There wöre tan orm of plagas on Saturday. monts have been potically settled to build the Three were from the city, two from Kowloon, Jockyard at Wads Roint, Hyoge, and that Mr. additional votes would mostly have been and five from the harbour.. There can be little Iwasaki, the well-known capitalist, and Sir been inther quiet, and rates have not changed and through the shipping, the collided with the aul I have only to ask the members prosent if
as out of the fivo cases that came from the Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. given an the one side, thus reducing doubt that plague has broken out at Singapore, Andrew Noble will shortly inspect the plays.
Half of the second instalmont of the indemnity ruled rather task in the early part of the week, The Court considera, the collision they think the privilogo would be availed of to the proportion in favour of an official harbour two were from Singapore. One of the majority from one in ten to parhaps one inpañante came by the Arraion Aptar and the CLARET-Our Clarets, including the lowest fifteen or one in twenty. Thepel na it stands other by the Tailee, Altogether three sa998
priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine-taken simply because half-a-dozen public have been imported by the Tailea product of the juis of the grope and are irited gentlemen thought it "expedient," The Hamburg correspondent of the Zoudon not artificially made from raisins and and not in pursuance of any law or in com and China Express 3s-Ronders in the ER will be interested to learn that the con- currants, is is generally the case with pliance with any official orderis decisivener of the German East Asiatic squadron, Cheap Wines
and the opinion of the public thus Rear Admiral Hoffmann, has been ordered BLANDY-All our Brandy is' gasrented to expressed cannot be dicrogarded. All that horse, and will be replaced by Rear Admiral ba pūro Coguse, the difference in price remains to be done now is to proceed with Tirpits. The now commander has been in the German zeral service since 1865; be will 2 question of age and the filling up of the vacancies on the present leave shortly for East Asis in a steamer of the
Board, and then to take the opinion of the Norddeutsche Lloyd line.
The following notification appears in the Board, when it is thus legally constituted, as to what alterations are necessary in the Gazette His Excelleney the Governor is: existing law for the perfecting of the sani- pleased to ilirect that the anniversary of the tary machinery of the colony. As to how Birthday of Her Gravions Majesty the Queen be celebrated in this colony on Thursday, the the vacancies should to filled, the public, 28th fast, which day will therefore, under the we think, would be well pleased to see the provisions of Ordinance No. 6 of 1875, be a
public holiday. The Statue erected in com gentlemen who resigned last year, taking upwemoration of the Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen will be unveiled by His Excellency the their old places again.
Governor at 5.30 pm. on that day.
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baing: merely vintage. WHISKY All Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most trands in the market, The Scoren WHISKY marked "Danivorsally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseura to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkang market.
Wo only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents et
the Cones Ports.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, Pth January, 1896.
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ALE. D. Lerat, ingénieur des minest Paris. and . Theodore Babachnikoff, Milaché à FAdministration centrale des Haras impériaux, liavo recently trarowed the route of the Siberian railway. In a letter to the Geographical Sooty in Paris, they state that by the end of 1897 it may be taken as certain that the line will be open from Moscow to Lake Baikal, and that before the end of the century it will bo possible to go from Belgium to Wladivostock, that is across two continente, by steam. Part would over the railway and the rest by stammer on
the Amoor.
May
8-H.MS. Sparten leares for Hashow this morning, going thenes to Japan, and she will probably not revisit Shanghal during this com mission. Captain Winslow and his officers and ship's company have made themselves very popular during their stay in this part, s their departure cases a general footing of regret throughout the community. It has been noticed that owing to the singular sena- phore that the Spartan carries at her main topmust head, the has not own a pennant during her stay hara.
to be received by Japan from China, smontting to £4,112,622 108. Lid., was received at Berlin on the 7th May, by Mr. Hayashi Gansako, Jap anese Coasni at Harlin, and was deposited in the Imperial German Bank. The equivalent of the indemnity), together with 6,259,900, in of 25 million taola (half the sand instalment test on the remainder, and 500,030 Laels, expense of maintaining the Japanese garrizon Wei-hai-wei, was daly received by the Japanese Minister at London from the Chinese repre. cotative, and paid into the Bank of England The total amount of the second instalment will equal at the present rate of exchange something over 85,400,000 yon. • *
father.
BANK SHARES-Hongkong and Shanghals Untu
a greater extant if bonding were allowed at and a transaction at 16 per cent. pram, took occurred between the. Customs halk washing all the public whares. The question has place: with a higher London quotation (£42) and the Feims channel light vessel, soms 200 bou before the Committee of this Chambor received a few days ago, a firmer feeling has sot, or 900 yards above the Kwashing, but the time without eliciting any dealded expression of opinion, and it is new for the members to in, and small sales have beon effacted at 183; evidences do not gro
worth while agitating The Court, having regard to the circum-y whether they think
for a change of the existing system of working 1831, 184, and 185 per cent, prem, for saab, also Nothing has bean done in Bank of Chinse or Thomas Hards, winster of the wald: British it. The humerous collisions tant have recently taken place in the neighbourhood of the Woo at 185 per cent. prem. for end of the mouth stances stated in evidere, considers that Mr. steamship Nowcheang of London, official num Nationals.
MAKING INSURANCE SHARES Unions have ber 77,054, was solely in artor, in that he sang Bar, ene remiting in a deplorable loss of been in good demand and sales are reported at did not obsarro, as that, Rules 15 and 20 and life, show the absolute accrsaity that strict $2154 to $217, closing firm with buyers at $216 afterwards Rule 16 of the Regulations for pre-regulations for the navigation of the bar and no sellers under $2171 China Traders venting collisions at son; that he starboarded should be recognised by vessels of all nationa-- remain steady at $80, but I have not heard of his helm in place of porting it when he could litics. As matters stand at present regulations any salsa. North Chinas, Yangleres, and Can have done so without in any way endangering drawn up by the Customs authorities do exist, toas are offering at quotations. Straits have his ship; and that he improperly starboarded his which they have no power to enforce. I feel insproved farthor, but only small sales have been hela to the Onwo'e red light and went half certain that your incoming Committee will give put through at 328, 8284, and $281 for cash, and speed ahead, attempting to cross the One's this. Important matter all the considerotica it deserves. The plan adopted of holding regular The Court ato of opinion that the local re monthly meetings of the Committee and pub- TIRE INSURANCE SHARES remain un-commendations as regards the vesel with the shing anything of importanca to the com. at $30 for 30th September, the market closing bowe
right of way did not apply in this case is the meres of the port has worked well and I trust firm with farther buyers.
master appears to have thought, the more so as will be continued. On behalf of the Committes- changed, with small sales at quotations
he could not have seen the Onwe's green light I have to thank the Consulor Body for the when on the bar in the position the Court con prompt manner in which all our communica aidered the Netschwang to have been at the tions have been dealt with, and our special time, which is confirmed by his own eri thanks are due to Dr. Stusbel, the Senior Con dence; nor can they accept the evidence of mal, for the courtesy ko bas at all times extended. Mr. Samuel Wray, certificated first mate of to us. In conciation, I must say that we are position of jadebted to our Focratary, Mr. Drummerd Hay, the Neuchwang, with regant to
That the entry in the laghock as regards the which he has carrion est his duties as Secretary the Ono, as explained by him with the models. for the very active and intelligent manner in sending of boats to the assistance of the Oro of the Chamber of Commerce during the past is not satisfactory, no the boats were on shocks year, when the work has been very mol beavier than usual. I shall be pleased to give tartal in
any further information to members the I van, should they desire ik
The Moralist" write in the Straits Times: congratulate Sir William Maxwell. From jdga's clork at Singapore to Governor of the Gold Coast is a long jump. It is, however, Mr. Maxwell was clerk, was Mr. Maxwell's. SHIPPING SHARES--The demand for Hong only fair to add that the Chief Justice, to whom
I congratulate Lady Maxwell alakong, Canton, and Macaes has continued, romit She is, by the way, the fourteenth in linen ing in a fair number of shares ohanging hands descent from Prizess Margaret of Bootland, at 83 8x for cash, also at 8313 for Blat who was the daughter of King Robert the August the stock clcsing strong with bayers Bruse, and who married Donald, Lord of the at $99 cash and no sallers under $3 Indo Isles. Lady Msirell's father, who Eves at Chinas are in demand at $67 cash and equivalent Bridge-of-Allan is Scotland, is not only an or rates on time, but no shares seem to bo on offer extent at $67, and Douglases have been done ceedingly enttivated, courteous, and genis wili Chico and Manike are wanted to a small at 8544 h, which rate shows a slight improve targ and ambassy chaplain retired, but he is
ment, I also hear of some sales on time, the China ako the Chieftain of the Clan Marka
rate, however, being kept privato. domand, and after aalok at £8.5.0. per share, Mutuals preference shares have been in soute £8.10.0 has been paid for a small lot the clus ing rate is buyers at £850.; ordinary sharos are offering.
The Eight Ber. L. M. Pisoli hogs to so knowledge with thanka the following donations to the Home for the Aged and Infinia ---
Already reknowledged ... .$2,850
Mr. D. Gillies
Mr. A. P. Marty Dr. Marques... -Me. F. A. Gromos.
BJ. M. G. Pereira * Mr. B. d'aqulno
Mr. F. Osorio
Mr. J. Remelios- Mr. G. Remedios Mr. F. M. de Graça Mr. C. Osminà Mr. A. J. Vistra
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REFINERIES Layo come into some demand, resulting in sales of China Sugars at $115, to At both these $115, and of Lasons at $60. Patou fricther alarus could be placed, holders, however, being unwilling to sell except at a
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The Court consider Bie spoed over the ground, six knote, a reasonable spood at that part of the river.
Mr. B. A. Howatt spoke at some length upon the state of the Whangpoo River and the Woosung Bar, and the necessity of a Congar- vanay Board. Ho also expressed his dissatis- faction with the present system of bonded ware houses and trusted the committee youll again take the matter up.
Tax scare raised with reference to Bussino action at Chefoo resolves itself into a case of much ado about little... It is an ordinary case of disputed ownership of land and thers is no reason to suppose that justice will not be done in the waiter. The parties who, claim that their vested rights have been infringed upon no donft and it unplease ant to have such a dispate forced upon them, but disputes of an analogous character may, and we believe are not unlikely to artan In connection with the Fraya reclamation in our own colony. In the Chefoo case the parties to the dispute happen to belong to different nationalities, so that diplomatie action be comes necessary for its adjustment, but it is altogether a mistake to clavate it to the dignity of an international disputo. Russin might not be above taking a province or a kingdom if she wanted it--we frequently do so
While H. Chang Chih-tung was still areolves but tu suspect her of wantonly appropriating a piece of privately owned Viceroy at Nanking, he had talegrams sent to land and turning out the rightful pro Ferlin, London and Washington for for officers to drill his troops, to be out in seven prietor is as, absurd as it would be weeks. London and Washington took no to suspect the Czar of pocket picking, notice, bat Berlin- sant is the fifty officers. Barrie, the Japanesa including Messrs. Kato, interinediate ratos. During the last two days, owing to the do find that may signals of bogged to propose, that, the report and so As Canton, on the 14th May, the wife of the Rev. If the parties claiming to be the owners of twenty commissioned and thirty non-com. misioned offers, and they were out within the On Saturday, the 18h instant, at Belvoir lodge the land in dispute are able to prove a good stipulated time. But .. Lin Kan-yi won't above Horn Road, the wife of Aires HENRY title and show that the Chinese authorities give theix any troops to drill, and there ifty NASCELL, of a con,
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men have now been four months in Nanking, DRATH.
had no right to dispose of it there can be no ning nothing but drawing their pay. That is On Sunday, de 17th instant, at the Feak Hospital, doubt they will be allowed to rotais por how the revurces of this impoverished country
ure wasted.-N. C. Daily News.
for publication, but as evidence of good faith.
All latters for públicsilon should be wrillen on one. tida of the paper only:
No andaymously gued communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
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The Daily Press.
Mr. J. Rickett, the late agent at Tokohama of the P. & O. Company, who was to leave for home on the 8th May, was entertained at the Maple Club, Tokyo, on Saturday evening, And May, by the Vice-President of the Nippon Tusen Kaisha, Mr. Kato, the directors, and principal officials. The foreigners present, in addition to the guest of the evening, were Messrs. A Woolley, B. C. Howard, A. W. Payne, G. Byas Themach, E. Phint Kilby, Jas Waltor, and W. Asada, Iwasaki, Hayashi, Tanska, Suda, Sonoda Kekichi, sto. The usual exhibition of clover jugglery and dainty dancing were given during dinner, in the course of which Mr. Kato de rered a highly eulogistio address, bidding farewell to Mr. Rickett and welcoming Mr. Woolley. Both gentlemen suitably replied Japan Mail.
Shanghai, agtate for the China Navigation Company Limited, owners of the British tesmstip Touchwung, being one of the partius thereto, and they are hereby ordered to pay the The Court consider that the master of the said amount accordingly Newchizeng did all in his power to save his own ship and crew and was justified in beanking her,
sustaized.
The Court cannot distress ware shown from either ship.
The Chairman said he thought it would be desirable, if possible, to get a general expression of opinion regarding Bonded warehouses, but If no opinions were expressed the maltor would. be loft in abeyance until the next annual. meeting. As regarded the Yangtze Regula- ions, the matter had engaged a good deal of attention during the year, and had not been tion was on the 18th of January to Dr. Stebol. There had been some chruges at Felsing during that time, and on Lawer was expected shortly. With reference to the River Conservancy the remarks ho (the obairman) had malo. wonkit show he was in antira sympathy with what Mr. Hewett had said. The matter had Committee, and would continue to do rd.. He received the serious consideration of the
counts, as presented, be accepted and passed. As regarded the accounts they were more favourably than last year, there being a credit balarice of Tla. 2,100, as against Tls 1,000, the
The Court, taking into consideration the fact that at the present time there appears to be great confusion between the official rule of the road and in local recommendations, in pursuance of the powers vested in it by section 23 of 25 and 26 Viot. C. 63, therefore orders that Mr. Those Hards, anester of the British stohmahip New- chang of London, official No. 77,054, should MINING STOCKS The result of the Punjou only be and ho to hereby severely censured For crushing, as reported in my last circalar, sent the grave orror of judgment ho committed, but shares up to $14 on Saturday last, the stock de not deal with his certificate... Leaving off quieter at $13); but on Monday, when That in accordanca with the powers contained telegram arrived from the mine reading-in section 363 of 17 and 18 Viot. C. 4, the "The oranids plant, workod 21 days, treating costs of the proceedings before the said Court 610 tons of cloan tailings, yielding 237 ounces he paid by Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, of lost sight of. The Chamber's last communios- of gold of an averaga sassy value of £22. 91. per ounce," the market became exited, and up to $18 was paid for ordinary and $32 for pre Later on the market became ference shares. casier owing to the auxioly of goud meny wonk spsonlatera to pooket the profit made on previous parchases, and the rato gradually receded to $15 per share, with buginers done at however, the market rallied again, and a fairly extensive business has been done at $15 to 316 for ordinarios and $3 to $4 for preference Fajons, the market closing quiet with sellers. The gold, us won by ordinary crushings, in valaod at about £3 Iun. Od, per ounes, so that the above 237 ounces represent the equivalent of about 135 ounces of fine gald. A letter from the mine, received a few days ago; speaks in The following appointmonta have been made The Humburg correspondent of the London very hopeful tonen about the future of the Com and China Exprces says: The Norddeutsche Pany. No fur is in net known what the expenses ruthers, to the Centurion, to dato Apr. 1. Staff Surgeon J. Crowley, to the Grafton, to America line, has done a non remunerative but if one takes into consideration that the date April 15. Sargon II. P. Jones, to the businesa in 1895. The gross profit amounts to yanide expert did not expect to show anoha frafton, to date April 15. Lisuts. R. W. 8,305,314 (m.4,2, 582 for 1894), to Insuranco good result as the above on the first trial, while Dalgety, N. 8. Allen, II. N. Huster, and reserve are applist: 892,575 (mi.556,154), for saying that he expected the outturn to yield L. Stansfeld, to the Grafton, to date April interest, taxox, and general exponses is to be fair profit, tho result must be most gratifying 16th; end H. A. Hatchard, to the Edger applied r 2,361,43 (m.2.182.899), for writing to shareholders, as it encourages the halief fr undated. Sub-Licat. E. Stevenson and did eff purposes, m.6,027,314 m.8,639,799). There still better results later on. Chestbonnages at shipman H. C. Bridges, G. Mackworth, H. H. fore a defeit results to the amount of tract ne attention. Now Balmorals are slightly Waring, A E. H. Ley, E. C. Bosanquet, and 2.776,069 (4,524,928 for 1894). In addition rmer with sales at $1.90, and I make 32 the an extra writing-off to the out of losing quotation. Telebus remain under a cloud A. E. D. Moore, to the Grafton, undated, on the arrival of the Grafton on the China Station. m.2,500,000 has been applied to the older and are offering at $3. Raubs have been sold stormers of the company, and the necessary at 954 to 35.10 and are wanted at $51. A taken from renewal fuw small tanusactions in Olivers A and I shares We are inforried by a Chinese correspondent funds have
The subsidised Imperial line of are reported et old rates. It is reported that Russians have secured ant Moulden that the Military Governor of account,
DOCES, WHARFS, AND GODOWN-Hong coal mine commession in Her Kinng-do, Korea, Shingling, H.E. Iestanga, in golag to improve steamers to East Asia and Australia has rondo and Germans a gold mine soncession in Ping the auror of three Eastern Provinces profit of m.454,301 (m.220,991 for 1894). The Kong and Whampoa Dooks have been done at (Shingking, Kirin, and Hai Lang-ching) by total passenger traite amounted to 118,500 pr. 183 per ocut prom. cash, 183 per cent. prem. for 31st May, 188 per cent from for 80th June, and 191 per conf. prem for 81st August, closing adopting silver coins, and with that vier las sons, against 140,766 in 1894.
deputy to Shanghai to purohero
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial with cash bayers at 182 per cent. prem., and no
Nethersols Hospitals begs to acknowledge sellers under 188 per cent. prom. Hongkong 1866.
funds of the Hospitals
Session.
The, ulcers and crew appear to have been The Coart desire to direct the attention of well disciplined and to have done their duty.. the Board of Trade, the Court of Consuls; the Chamber of Commerce, and other bodies in erested in shipping, to the fact that the local recomnieniutione, which are not laws, not having a penalty adfashed for, non-observance, are and will be the sum of grast confusion in
collisions must be of frequent occurrence. A
The Court suggest that 1The river navigation be improved by making each recommendations compulsory law, and further suggest that:
The King of Siam wis to leave Bangkok the Admiralty Lieutenant H. A. Carlord at Bremen, in contrast to the. Hamburg.) connected with the cyanide works amount to arigating tho Woosing Hitor and Bar and seconded by Mr Douglas Jones, the
on his visit to Jars on the 10th May.
Monday nert, being Whit Monday, is to be observed as a boliday in the Government depart
ments.
Bir Haliday Macartney; the English Boore tary of the Chinese Legations in London, rent to Port Eaid to ment Li Hung-chang
The American fest, consisting of the flagship Olympia, Doroil, Yorktown, and Machine, left Wooing for Chefoo co the 9th May
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HONGKONG, MAY 18th, 1896. Tas vote of the British residents on the constitution of the Sanitary Board has resulted; us was to be anticipated, in an emplatic pronouncewcut in favour of an unofficial majority oathe Board. The num- bors were 531 in favour of an unofficial majority and 31 in favour of an official
au-do. majority, so that the advocates of n popular corstitution of the Board fe in a majority The appointment of Dr. John Worrell Car of ten to one. The poll seeros at first sight criof Justiou in succession to His Honour Sir at Moxkden. The deputy is instructed to go with thanks the following donations to the and Kowloon. Wharf and Godown Compoty's
rington, C., C.M.G., D.C.L. LL.D., to be machinery for the purpose of erecting a hint on to Hukwong to ask the Viceroy's permission to learn what he can of the minting sperations of his mint. We now learn the deputy 'ban arrived at Shanghai and in addition to the minting machinery he has orders also to hay steam launches for use in the inland waters of Manchuria. Mercury.
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The Minister of the Japanese Emporial House hold notiert on day in the Dficini Gazette that Princess Yaeko, wife of Prince Komaten Yoshito, has been divorced at her own request in consequence of illness.
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An accident occurred on the Bongåck-Pak-. It is not generally known perhaps that when nam railway on the 4th May. A train ran over Chang Chih-tung, in his Viserovship of the i stany Unfinlu nad the engine and three ours Langkung, mangrialized the Thrond en the wote wees. No pussengora were hurt, but the advantages of steam Inunches navigating the driver and stoker wore both severely injured. Poyang Lake with native boats in low, hermended also as likely to improve Ofrial telegramshave been received at Tokyo the native trade of that province stating that the revised treaty between Japan the inland water-ways of Klangai alaid and Norway and Sweden was signed on the 2nd be cosponed by means of dredging. Both May, and that zatifications of the treaty between his requests have been granted, and the staam. Japan and Danmark wore exchanged on the launch company which has been formed by the local gontry is to barè a monopoly of the trade 6th May.
tor fifteen yours. The hood of the company is now in Shuplai negotiating for a fleet of small steamers. Mercury.
rather a small one. At the census of 1892 Fielding Clarke, is gazettet. the resident male aduits of British nationality, exclusive of the military and police, num- berec 795, and at the present time it numbers probably not less than one thousand, so that oven after deducting the members of the civil service it would soon that not more than forty per cent, of those eligible to vote took the trouble to go to the City Hall on Friday or Saturday. In estimating the significance of this, however, the changeable character of the comminuity must not be last sight of Included amongst the 80 called resident population are a very con siderable proportion of recent arrivals whose faterest in local politics has perhaps not yet been aroused, and to these inust be added that section, to be found in all population, who never concern themselves with any interests cxcept these personal to themselves nawd who consequently never exercise their right of voting on public questions; but the Jargonumber of abstentions is probably chiefly to be necounted for by the vory generally -held vpinion that the voting would result in
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Fletcher and Đại Ho Fook
C. Ford.. E. W. Torrey... Abdooloader Femaljeo
F. D. Koteval...
J. R. Michas!
A. E. Alleme ..../ J. E. Chuttoo M. H. B. Ellias II. A. Esmail and Co. P. D. Gotla and Co. G. B. Mowriwalla C. Cerund
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shares kavo, been taken off the market at 847 | and 8464, closing steady with small buyers at the latter rate. Wanchais and New Amoy Docks unobanged.
TANDY, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.-Hong kong Land Investment and Agency Company's shares changed histide at $734 to 372, clowing with a small lot offering at the latter rate, and a good many buyers at $71. Kowloon Lauds. and West Points unchanged and without busi- Doe. Hongkong Hotels have been done at $32 to $33, and are still inquired for, Humphre „Estaten found buyers at 39).
MISCELLANEOUs-Groen Islands are quiet at 815 Watsons sold at 812, but after the report had been issued the rate became 313 agnin, at which figure the market in strong.
THE ONWO”–“ NEWCHWANG"
A night signal wight be need at night by Tossels, for the Feima channel.
3-Some further bright signal be placed near 4-Captains of coasters should pass a local Pheasant Point or the Custoros hulle Kreshing,
examination in rivez pilotage or carry pilote, this boing the opinion of the Court and of expart evidence obtained during the hearing.
The Court would suggest that British Toes should, when carrying pamangers,.in such large numbers, be supplied with sufficiency The exponses of this Court, fixadat£202s. 104. of rafts, belts, and other life-saving apperates.
are approved.
Dated at Shanghad this 11th day of May,
(Signed)
E. Srunst,
Master of the British merchant ship Ravenna, of Glasgow, official number 82,300.
THE SHANGHAI QENDBAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
number of members being 55, of which 3B- were British, German, American, French, 3 Japanese, 1 Swise, I Danish and I. Rnusion,
Mr. Hewett seconded the resolution, which was unanimously carried.
Upon the motion of Mr. H. R. Hesr following gentlemon were alerted to serve on the Committee for the enshing your→→ leases. D. Brand, 3 Chapel, C. T. Dadgeon,
MeMichael D, 31. Mas, E. 8. Skotłowe, end A. Korff, W.D. Little, A. P. MacEven, J. H.
A: Wasserfall.
The proceedings then terminated.-N. C. Daily News
THE LAND DISPUTE AT CHEF JO.
The contretemps in Chefoe appears to have risen in the wise In Jautary list Mr. Ostroverkkow, the Russian Vise Consul, wrote. Company known locally as the "Russian StewED to the Chotos Taotai claiming on behalf of the Navigation in the East, of which Mr. Bheval, of Vladivostock, is the promoter, the piece of foreshore in front of Mera Fergus & Co.'s premises for the exclusive use of the VAUGHAN PRICE LEWES, Russian company, which intended to build go. Liont. EN., HMS. Sportas, downs, a landing sluge, etc., upon the rito. The Fresident of Naval Court... atretch of shore is at present generally submerged H. BENCRAFT JOLT, Dat high tide, in about 100 feet wide, runs a good British Aoting Vice-Consul at way out to us at low water, and had by Jooal
Shanghai,
canton, been regarded as a portion of the rented rights of Messrs. Forgasson & Co.'s property.. That fir, as Choloo agente for Mossrs.. Jardine, Matheson & Co., had looked after the business of the Russian Steamship Company for couse years, and it appears to be through that connection that the Russians claimed a title in the plece of foreshore in question, though Messrs. Ferguson were prompt to make it plain that so far from parting with any of their interest in the The thuual general meeting of the members piece of khare to the Russinus, they wanted it for of the Shanghal Gonsral Chamber of Commerce their own use. Curiously enough the Rusman way held on the 11th May, Mr. A. P. Mao- Vice-Conel's despatch to the Tootal arged a Ewen (Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.) pre argamant in favour of his demands they were sided, and there were present, Mors. J. scarcely put as requests the great political Chapas (Messageries Maritimes Cle). E. Borvlees which China had received from Russis Bhuttowe Chartered Bank of India), J. H. at the close of the war. This seems a strango MeMithun (Frame, & Co.), C. J. Indgoon ground for the bestowal of political reward in REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(Thart & Co), 13. M. Mozes (D. Samoth, Hong favour of a mere ommercial undertaking that &Co.), W. D. Iattle (Wm. Little & Co.), Com the Russia Stearaship Company professes to.. (SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY FRES"]
mittee, H. R. Hoorn (Alfred Dent & Co., W. be. The Chefoo Tastal did not like the look Never before in the history of Japanese
LONDON, 14th May,
Finding and Order of a Naval Court, held at. Bremner (Bank of Chins and Japan), B of the contulcation, and was more troublod dockyarde, says the Japan Mail, has so manch RISING IN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA.
the British Consulate General at Shangbai on A. Ikewett (P.&O. 8. N. Co.), 8. Komuro still when later on he received a communica work boon offered them. Every yard is working to its fullest capacity, and the complaint is A rising of the Herreros Hottentots in South the 7th 8th, 9th, and 11th of May, 1896, to in (Miteni Boscan Kaisha), W. J. Tyast (Ear. tion from the British Consul protesting general of insuficiency of plant and equipment, west Africa has occurred and an addition to Fustigate the circumstaroos sttending a collision low & Co), C. M. Dye (Dyre & Co.), 6. A. against the rights of a British firm being It is actified that no steam launches, junke, The Admiralty yaris at Yokosuka are busy the Gorzoan troops is necessary to suppress it.
between the British steamship Onwo of London, Levy (BD Bassoon & Co), J. Thorburn over-ridden, and asking for permission for official No. 63,779, and the British steamship (National Bank of China, and Douglas Jones Messrs. Fergeson & Co. to take over the pince of foreshore and fill it in or ailliss it ampana, or other craft, except engaged on the repairing worshipe for the Imperial Navy, and THE TRANSVAAL
Netching of London, official No. 77,054, on the Union Insurance Society of Canton). no private work can be undertaken there.
as has been done in the adjoining lots. Tho Fraya Reclamation works, are allowed to enter
General Joubert has been slented Vise-Pre thirtieth day of April Jass whereby the grock The Chairman, is impring the adoption of the area south of the lino of the new prays The Tetegam!"dockyard wall between Pottinger Street, and Içe flows inds itself in a similar pozition, and is sidont of the Tremoral
of the said British steakip Orice ensued the report and counts, mid-Cantieren, the negotiations were further embarrassed by the THE CHEFO0 TROUBLE.
whereby lots of life ensued, whereby sarlons report of the Committee has bean in your hands appearance of sa American named Emith Street except so far as such entrance is neces obliged to decline almost every private.
Mr. Carson stated in the Hones of Commons damage to the skid British steamship Newchwang now for sure days prat and you will observe upon the sons, we ngont for Mr. Bhevalof, tical differeuse if any one stayed away. It
and goods to and from the present prays., „dockyard, Kobo, is engaged ・・・ Svo hipa
wrock, loss of life, and damage, and to inquire been done. It is hardly nosessary for me to intimate patinection with Russian epimerce and is the universal experience in elections that
deep, while six other vesels are impatiently that by a concession granted to asian form, and to investigate the causes of euch that during the fear a good deed of work has Mr. Smith having for many years past had an
tëro maattein in the report, but there are one
he was manager of the American hense of Emory when there is only a nominal contest the A Tokyo proes despatch of the 8th May says: waiting to go. In consequence of this ple. in Chofeo curtain British subjects commidered into the conduct of the meters, vertillonled go soristim through each subject touched upon projects in. Siberia, where, if we mistake not, With regard to the British steamship Omeo, of interest hearing upon the general trails of &Co, in Vladivostock, Habaroffka, Nikolajeak, poll is a small one, and that the mors evenly--It is stated that the arrangement which is thorn of work, the Nippon Yuson Kaishe has their vented rights had been infringed, and that officers, and crows of the said vessels, an being negotiated between Bustin and Japan in been obliged to wand zavorel of its steamento in consegnence Sir Claude McDonald and
The Onto vos o raz vessel, vet rigged, of the port upon which it is dearable to say's fow and Blagovortaliensk, and the scheme to hand the land over to the Russians direct parties are dividel, when it becomes essen Kores refers to the contral of the telegraph Hongkong for overhaul, and other steakip til for each to put forward its full strength, and the troops of the two powere in the penin- companies are following suit. This etato of wired Chins that sho would be held answer 797 tone registered fonasge, offload number
63,779, built at Dumbarton in 1670, and belongs and Boginners, read Practical En. having failed, an effort was made to have it trana- ing to the port of London. It appars from gitser" std be up to date. 20. waskly. All ferred to Mr. Smith assn American citizen. Hat the larger is the gamber of voters. In the sala. It also guarantcos the status of the things is, of course, execptional and will passable for any injury to such rights.
newsagents. A
through thesetion of the British Logation, thanks. King The arrangement is only temperary, away when the various projected dockyards
the evidence given before the Court that she
sand of Exania. for Marlas Engineers Bes to the energy of Mr. Heatclerk, who has fought prosent ense the poll, such as it is, ny bend it is a question Emong Cabinet Ministers have been completed. The one at Yokolama
sailed from Shanghai on or shout the 30th April, weekly esport in “ Practieni. Enginger- whetherii need be discussed by the Privy Coanail in stendily approaching completion, and so is the
1800, bound for Hankow with n general cargo
Traction Beginner Diemme greppthing resting and a crew of 13 hands all told, as well as par
Hire Power. 8. Victoria Approsch, Man and the diplomata England, it is thought, yard at Draga. Other enterprises of a similar would be sure to interne if the arrangement naturo are contemplated at Canka, Kinsku,
Zumoto, Awaji, Mosi, Hokolate, and Hyogu, was of a permanent character.
sangers, probably about 200.
ne virtual walk over for the unofficial side
ax that therefore it would make no pric-
taken as fairly representative of the public opinion of the colony and we are there fore entitled to conclude that at the out
An official telegram is said to have been re veived at Japan from Mr. Keto, Chief of the Sanitary Bureau at Formoid, to the effect that a disease resembling plaguo has broken out at Amping. Twenty-six cases have been already reported, of which nine have proved fatz3. The infected district has been quarantined.
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LONDON, 15th May,
· THE ACQUITTAL OF CAPTAIN LOTHAIRE The British Government has formally apposled against Captain Lethaire's acquittal.
DISASTER.
FINDING OF THE KAYAL COUNT OF BAQUIRY.
Bad Bhanghai, 11th May.
The finding of the Court is se follow
many a hard but anung battle with effect and qurage, the maheras was again defeated. Now the whole subject of Ferguson's foreshore,