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CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, &c., 80.,. 1800,
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With whisk is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. This is the
THIEFY-FOCKCH ANNUAL IRQUE," i will be tonnd, as usual, to show un advance on preceding yours both in falness and securast of information.
Tas DIRECTORY covers the whole of the parts and cities of the Far East, from Posang to Vladivostock, in which Europeans resida,
away with, would be largely reduced. Thà abango from lokin to stamp tax night there- fore be accepted with safnction Ifthere were any possibility of carrying it one. The stam Lax, buwever, is only adapted to a country in which the people are as a rule willing to render to the Government its just dues with- out evusion, whereas in China thapeople look upon the figvernment as their natural ene my; they expect the offcials to squeeze the na muck as they can, while they themselves are firmly resolved to pay no more than they can help and think it a very proper thing indeed to evade payment of a tax if the op- pertunity offers. In business they are willing. to deal with each other on a lasis of mutual trust when the characters of both ard kaown, and the two parties to any particular transaction would quits rendily agree to waive the formality of atanging and to share the amount of the duty saved thereby. In Hongkong, while the Euro-
A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. peans pay the stamp duty as a matter of
ESTABLIRED A.D. 1841.
VEGETABLE
FLOWER
SEEDS.
SEASON 1896-1897.
TO PREVENT DISAPPOINTMENT IT IS REQUESTED THAT CUSTOMERS
WILL PLEASE BOOK ORDERS
AT ONCE.
CATALOGUES
WITH FULL DIRECTIONS FOR
SOWING MAY STILL BE HAD
ON APPLICATION,
course without giving it n -scoond thought, probably not one tenth part of the commercial instrumenta which change lands snorgat the Chinese juss through the stamp offer. Land transfers are an exce tion, because they have to be registerel and so pass official scrutiny, but the Censor who has proposed the institution of a stamp tax in China can hardly have supposed that the large sum of a hundred million tacis could be raised from land transfers le, and on any other description of transactions a stamp-lux-in-China would remmin alost dead letter.
The M. M. mail atomer Oceaniin left Saigon yesterday at 3 p.m.
The F. & O. steamer Munt's left Bingupere for this port our the 24th instant at noon
The P. M. steamer City of Pekin, with mails, kn, left Buo Francisco for this port vis Hone- hulu, Yokohama, and Nagasaki on the 1st instant
The O. &.0. steamer Dorio, with mails, ko, which left nos 25th August for San Francisco via Nagasaki, Kote, Inland -So, Yokohams and Houstalu, arrived at her dei- tination on the 22nd instant.
THE
TAR BONGIUNG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2018, To
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
SUPPLIED TO TURDAILY PREse,"
exhor, Mr Beptember SOUDAN EXPEDITION-00-
CHPATION OF DONGOLA_BY"
THE EGYPTIANS On the appearance of the Egyptian army boue, Dangola, several of tas Dervishes and their frams flod southwards, and the Emira surrondered, The quutoots and cavalry are pursting the enemy.
The Egyptian flag has boon boisted at Dongola. Tin Egyptians have captured eix gun a quaitity of munitions of war, and grain.
THE ARMENIAN AGITATION, The Paris Figaro publishes & stirring appeal to Mr. Gladstone from the French people on behalf of the Arivaninits.
FROM TONEIN TAPERS] ZANZIBAR.
Pants, 13th September, Further trouble is foared at Zanzibar.
"THE CZAR'S VISIT TU PARIS,
Paars, 14th September,
I new beg to hand you the following papers (thing, no doubt, but it is for from being all we in donation with the nomination wanted
1-A copy of the antico nonvaning the The nonual revenue of Macao and it expon
ditura ato un follong s Copymoetinga
29,375.00
2- list of the members, present at the Revenue
meetings MEN EN Ordinary expenditure, 8400.102.23 The name of the carlidate, with namos Extraordinary of his proposer and Rocondar have this homens to be, kie, your most obediout servant,
AMOCONACHI, Üháltman,
Hon. J. II. Stewart Loukbur, Colonici
Boorstary.
Bittance
In fase the ownership is be transferred being cut of adjustment. On the 31st May the For junks have been dismantler, the licences of piston failed to rest on the tooth of the look. such junles should be returned to the antigerities. Un the le Jane the kamer spring was 'not' *ATE VI-II is owner of junks do not repellet tight enough, On the 1st Seplomber -5687,178.75 | Hds at the phos where registration (of junks) the cause of failure is not knowui.
krá gan cendo, their agents sook bantationen There fell only half the normal amount of in the ports, and His report thereof shall be made rain during 1895 The excessive drought had $29,477,95 by us to the local Government, MUE no infinance on either presso dr, temperature. Art VI-Brony appliopat for a ligands shall The ralative humidity was only two per cent. 11,70152 pay one yen is fee,
less than asnal Thamber of hours with The genual revere and expuliture of Timor spplicant for renewing a lisence shell pay bright sunshine was 14 ta exces. The dura
afton,
tiod of rain was 168 hours less than use and are as ïbitowan
$113,874,00 Art TILL Turka pling slop the coast the intensity of rain was only six-fouths of the Revane
of the gland shall report their departures and seorage. The wind was normal and the plonti- Ordinary expenditure Extanordinary DAN
arrival to the Eastonis or ticis branches, or to bolewy slightly below the mean, but the lovely. 321,901 10, the goldurario, ir pelien tation, shond of thin cloud, was higher than ud. During thorn be no Castoms or their branches, within the month of August Che wind is generally virg light and hi consequonee the daily variation in 107,428,10 bourn, WATER HE
Art IX. The officers on receiving the roport direction is great, but in 1895 the direction $143.701.59 of mailing according to the proceduro prescribed asked throughout the 24 hours. It probably
107,429,10 under Art VIII all, attor inspection, issue a boked most quickly about. 7 or 8 a.m.
Bertificate, containing the ones and minber Di 38,273.42 pengers as well na of the crow, the nature and quantity of the cargo, along with the names of the ports of departure reporting to and Gnally detailed
S21.85 50,781.22
ponjit
Balance in favour of Mac Defelt of Timor
Junks farnished with sul cortionten (shid), on entering the port of temporary resort or final destination, teport their arrivals and teu- der the said cortilentes.
Blight shoaks of euthake we noticed on the Sith Augest at 6:45 p.m. and other shocks ecurred during the following night.
THE INCREASE OF CABLE RATEN,
The Great Northern The Eastern Exton lou Australasin and China Telegraph Company Telegraph Company, of Copaibagon
Hongkong. Blation 16th Soptabar, 1805. B. Chilterton Wilcox Esq., Beretary Boog
Balanco remaining Kone Coubral Chesbor of Como Frun these figurca fl, goblis will be abls Bir-As there 'secme to be some misunder
OUR PARIS LETTER. Alauding regarding the socaptance of Chinese to form their own opinion as to whether telograms at half catos, it may be convenient to it is just that Maosa should be compelled
CEZAEB, 22nd August. plade it on record, for the Information of the to give ancha large amount to Titor to
Thoir Russian Majostion bila accepting" ta Uhamber, that it is conflued to locul telegrains koop up timt island. If the Government only that is bafuser clativas in China or he would allow Macuo to retain the fall bancs
the Rasalan Embassy their home. ListRally tween China and Hongkong, and does not no doubt in two years or a little more we wenta Tas same procedim ahall be followed when be the guests of France will not the less make 14 is part of Holy Russia, as evory obsesy is be able to affoot the complete dodging of the under some narodiablo cirouistanes, janks It is open to Chinem to was foreign language harbour ano, we have to make good the have stared, nader stress of weather other accepted as a portion of the country it repre The programs of the fetas lo be giron in apply to international correspondence.
The government is fitting up the man- Art, I--Thon who ply thair jinks qon will the murvals of historicul and one of the Crer, and Craniu vis now arranged and codon, in which case their telegrams are deficit of that disgracelui Timor and are allowed porta not specifled in and cortilentis.
only way in whia a felegram ons be trans of $38,273,42. It is paistol to see the ionoy vided with the end luce or who purchasedern upholstery, on that Baros Morenheim, Their Imporial Highnassus will arrive at Chorcharged at fall rates, but, as it well known, the torstain in our own transury the foltry m bourgon the 5th October, and will remata three witted in Chiness is by the cumerous but the going out like that and deing no good either to sell, or borrow their financed to others, ar who the ambassador, may be used rubbing his ages only possible system of nabering to char Portagal, ur Mindao, Timor itself. Things violate the second clanse of Art. III. ve Arts at the transformation scenes. The imperial days in Paris. PRESIDENT FAURN ON THE UNIÓN
asters. Theey are limited to ten thousand for bars never gone so badly in Timer as under the VI or II, shalt fear a pell's ao visib baing now cadasted on forms officia! WITH RUSSIA.
the purpose of telegraphy, which profically Government of Sunher. Celestina, merceding trouty-tiva yau MAGAN means that the bulk of such telegrams are in Last Saturday in English family who came Art. These regulations, shall be on lines, people ssh is it not odule it may becomd in a went the outbirak of heat-unthinson P lalu language-wenfisiently heavy poualty, fiore neatly to spend, u for wooks and have forent on and silor the fuss as of the tents tos solemn and frigkily, affertionate; restrain For this resson the Chinese Telegraph taken a private house bad jewelry to the ralpe mouth of the 20th year of Moji (Qotober 1st Snel is not to be anticipated, because the heart Administration, when it commenced operations of $350 stelen by a coolic Information wing at
close The Car is welcozied as an ally, which is a different kind of option frout thit ar in 1883, odmitted, and still admits, over all its enso giren to be police and fortunately In The 5th day of the 9th month of the 29th that has one truly loved lores on to the
Bigned) KABURA TADO (Viscomi):
funded by other beats, whelkar-e-menarshal; in local Chinese ca respondence at half rates a few hours all the missing articles ware year of Meiji (Bmt 8th, 1896.) provided the telegram in compiled from the Firsovered. The poron whic suffer was the
Governor of Talaan,
on by the Emperose of Austria and Gerony: or a family intimony by their grand parents of characters published by the Adwicistration pawnbroker, with whom the coutis has pledged for the purpose. The Cable Companies there the articias for $35. The pawnshops her ure
In England and Dewark Ne mittor whether the Fraze-Russian alliance be se in- fare, unless they desired to debar themselves zot allowed to accept European goods and if from carrying this trafo, have been cligo to they do so they ran the risk of losing both
comprehensible as the Taity, the French adopt the same system on their cables for such goods and money it the pricks hars
believe in it, and grapple it to them with lous native correspondence,-In, sir, your been stolen. The coelis absconded and has not boon arrested. Ne vake obochent sorvadt;.
üfixing of an additional seal to the Union. The sollers of pork are making hy wil
hooks of stool The Car's visit will be the Query Which of the alliances. the triple Acting Manigor the sun shines, Since thu Leat Senado spoke of imposing a new tax or this poly the
or the dual, most slaves off is Euro- men have never tired of putting up the price,
Purs, 14th September
31. Faure was present at the uraý maamuvres near Augouleme Autost, M. Faurs el- buted to the concord of all Frenchmen since the foundation of the Republie and oths creations of a pasfaltray the visit of powerful sovereign, a visit which wonil prova to the world tus 12ion of the two great rowers (Lussia and Franco) in this desire to maintain
PENLANS.
PARTS, 1561 September. Fosians have been arrested at Rotterdam, Boulogue, London, and Glasgow preparing a plat against England. Bombs haro boon arigod. THE HEALTH OF THS CZABEWITCH
PARTS, 17th September.
It is rumoured that the Chorowitch is Syrinasly ill, R
TURKEY AND THE EUROPEAN
CONCERT.
PARTS, 17th September. Tho Fuwers deroand that six oralters shall; be introduced into the Ecsphorus,
To-mom morning, between 9 and 10.30 o'clock; the steam launch Dayspring, carrying TL the Bethel Bag, will call alongside any vessel hoisting the answering ponnant, to convey men ashore to Llara service at St. Peter's (Sowmen's) Church, returning about 12.50
At the Police Court yesterday, beforo Hon: Commander Bastings Chan Tai Yaa and Wong Shang Shen wore charged or remand with the murder of two jockeys at Causeway Bay last Saturday night. Several witnessss were oxamined, after which the prisoners were again remanded till today.
--
HONGKONG GENERAL QUAN-
BER OF COMMERCH:
At a monthly meeting of the Committee held ut the Chamber Rooms, on the 24th September. Prement-Moess. A. McConachin (Chairman), J.J. Ball-Irving, N. J. Eis, T. Jackson, St.C. Mickaelsen, N. A. Bisbe, T. H. Whitehead, and R. C. Wilenz (Sagratory),
The minutes of the provious meeting were wal and confirmed.
--THE COMMITTEE
Read letter from Mr. G. B. Dedwall, dated 21st September, announcing his departure from
Le colony and tondering his resignation.
It was resolved ta dafer filling macancy to next
The drill sassou of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps is now commenting and gentlemen wish-meating ing to he enrolled in ofther the-Field Battery NOMINATION OF MEMBER 206 SEAT AT or Mackies Qua Company should enter their
URGJMLADYN COUNCEL
names if possible before the 30th inst. The Correspondeuce in connection with the re- cump of instinction et Stereoalters Blandnamiation of Mr. T. H. Whitehead for up- commerces on the 10th October and is inpointment to the Legislative Council laid on tended for the instruction of all members of the table. WATSON & CO., LIMITEDorps, resits or otherwise,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 18th September, 1896.
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Ourrentviduntamed forward theirname and addce with comunications addressed to the Editor, hol for publicaties, but as evidence of good fack.
All lattera for pulliedtion should be written on one side of the paper anis
to anonymously syns communications that have airoady appeared in other papers will be inserted.
Orders for extra espiss of Darty Prass shout ba zent before 11 amor day of publication. After that hear the supply is limited Only Sapplied for Cash Telographic Address PRES-ABL Code, 10. Box. 3. Telephone No. 12.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 26th, 1896.
Three privates in the Kids Brigata were charged at the Police Cours yesterday with nesulting the police. They assaulted an India constable and thon ran away, but one of them tumbled arer's lukeng and was airested Tho other two went to the police station some, time ailerwards to take the first man's holmiot and they were at ones recognised. One man was fined $10 and the other two 33 each,
1-
A atcker on a British gboat told a story at the Polles Court yesterday morning which the Magistrate sail was, vory thin. The man re fused to pay a 'ricksha fare at Pedder's Wharf on Thursday night and as an exsus said he bed given the coolie half a crown in English money.
NEW MEMBERƏN SAMA
Messrs. Wielor Co., Hartigan, Stedman Ronnio, M. S. Sezon & Co. Harvis & Co Tho Yokohama Specis Bank, Limited, Mr. H L. Dennys, and Str. W. Danby wore elected members of the Chamber,
J. M. BECK.
Hongkong General Chamber of Cammond the publle, specially the poor, are suffeting | Tua WELTER WEIGHT ROK; for China porn outbrash and has fewest
17th September 1896..
Dear Sir-1 Leg to sekrowledge resipt of your letter of yesterday date, and will lose no time in playing game before my Caminities am, dear sir, yours faithfully,
R. CHATTENTON WILCOX
J. M. Bock, Beg. Acting Manager Blasters Extension and Givat Northern Telegraph Co.
CRINEBE TARIFT REVISION,
Chine Associations Shanghai, Sept., 1996.
F. Henderson, Erà,
Hou, Scoretary, Hongkong. Date Bit You will no doubt have observed telegram through Router's Agency received here on the 4th August to the effect that Land
a
bary, id rosolved, before expressing any pinion in regard to this proposal intresse of Castos tariff, to consult the principal Charahers. of Commeres in China. The lood Committed here thought it advisable, ander the circumstances, to take the Commities of the Slanghai Chamber into their confidence and explain the action taken hero and in Hongkong in response to My Gandry's inquirigs' embodied in his telogram of 17th July and letters and. memoranda of provízük dates
axos
The following in the programme of the hith Gymkhana mesting to be held on Saturday, 1711 October Feston HANDICAP for 2!! China, ponies
1st priza, 860; 2nd, 10 Entrance 32 ponies; filars restricted to members walking to grind. Both slita la In ebar god with the As to Crete, the Sultan appeurs to be fiddling. and the entrance foss. Entrance while the island is burning. Opinion Lit on nyward half mile lat peiss, 880 Holy Grail of Peace like the ankers. HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE lot Chinn, poise, decidedly arrived of the conduion that the over the C course at least 5 rzoners or 20 Cretans ought to be accorded their incepen dence, and if they desire to wed Greem, let none farbid the banian. Another notch off the tail of the Ottoman empire will be a salutary pruning. One never misses a slice off leef Lord Salisbury's suggestion was at the time the best obain from the Baltan the TENT POSING COMPETITOR at prize, nesesty reforms for Crete; 1st the eix, powers Capresented by Major General Wisons who ru so "harman.ously nuited guaranteo Bleck. C.E. 2nd, the fees Entranco $their execution, and then resort to the Sanney LADIES NOMINATION mathematical race. Hookade in case of bad faith. That might
Entrance
proportionately, Formerly the price was 31 only four-and-a-half cutties can be obtained for six or six-and-quarter attier Now to the sure about. The tintes take no Lotios of this alms The monopoly is under the Leal Senado, our representarase Brat prize, 850, 21, 320. Extrance tive institution, and that precious bedy dres nothing. It would see is if some at least of the mealers shonght more of tho monopoliet's welfare thus of that of the public This time to drawing wear for the election of the Deal Benido for 1897-98 and I would again urgs the ratepayers to choose independent mon who will digobarge the dating impartially
The surelment of pupils at the Ive Naotoa for Ene ensuing term has rolled, it is said; in not more than a stozen entering, sume class having only one papil and others none this be so it would be better for the Government, not to open the doors of the institution, and so save the quay which otherwise would be wastad,
CANTON NOTES
CONSOLATION HANDICAT: SICE TOUR Codes i for ponies theta rau in this setapu's Gym hands and not won a flat race; frat prias 300 Zud, 820 Matance $3.
that love, ran in this season's Gymkhanas, THE GYMILIANA CUP 71 mile racer for ponies first prize, 5120, 2nd, $25; weight for inches ne per scale, Entrance 35.
event the gapgres" in South-eastern
y send a ship, and not a court plaster, to the Barope extending It would compel Germany other unionists. It would be a mistake to co
hile that the six porn Beud their united He edictiot to the Porte, or that all bokill the ESTEEKARANASANene disapprove of Greece. To suppress the THE OBSERVATORY REP JET DE latter will be more diflent For the Sultan than to quit the Armenians by extirpating
The following are extracts from Dr. Dobrou's Annual reporte
But the
Thoology has never beer hald in the odour FYROM THE CHUNG NOOI BAN PO
of sanctity by the French they regard it. A Sanz named Laqug Luz pong patitioned My closerth volume of observations sud te ce ranged between the walls of collages The two Committee met on the 2nd fus, the Government some time sgh to be allowed to soarches was published last summer and be and utilized for febating societies be when the situation was thoroughly discuss, fablish talephotic communication between | éwalita volume if now being printed. It coacalariastinal strodents or winter pastimes with the result that the Chamber of Commerze Washow and Leangchoty The Kwangy and tains investigations of the typhoons in 1800 by the pleat. The masses frel about as whells nudorsed the suggestions made by the the Kwangtung Governments raise ng object on 1801-1893, unit 1895, which I have conducted much interest in the fathers and in doctrines Hongkong and Shanghai Committees of the
to this being done, and the application has beer in co-operation with Me Tigg. Thus all as Coke apon Lytton." China Association, and requcnto this branch
granted,
Struhoona lut have been observed sings this Freach are keady aivo to the political and to forward the following telegram to London ROT 2003 Chan Pak has memerialued Obsteratury was started in 1884 have now basa social action of a church Leace, why they Referring previous tolograms notify For the Throne to the effect that, as the Government investigated, and we are at present busy with ordew missions abroad whits stamping the siga Oiles Chamber of Commerce entirely is heavily hurbined with the war-loan, stamp revision of the laws of ban on the basis of country for the separation of church and stata cours vions Shanghai Hongkong Com-tax should be hahitated, by which à reconur of these Juros gatinus. This will probably be at home. The former is the frivolour in mittees Catton. Mils o'aim arms: Japanese. Treaty provised raw cotton totally free li exactions with native mille same basis.
W. H. TALBOT,:
Hon. Secretary,
THE INCREASE. IN TELEGRAFE RATES. Read letters frost M. Roland, President Saigon Charibor, dated 1st September, acknow ledging Chamber a letter of th Auguet, and promising to keep-Chatbar advise of any developments in Indo-China. Also letter from Singapore Chatabar, dated 231 August, se knowledging receipt of Chamber's letter of 14th idem enclosing copy of proteat. Also letter from Shanghai Chamber dated 4th September,. owning receipt of Chambor's letter of 14th Augast and copy of protost, and "onclosing" copies of farther correspondenes on the subject A constable searched the nolia, but no half Read lofter. from Acting Manager; Joint Crowa was found upon him. An officer in the Telograph Companies, datul 15th Sept., regard Hongkong Regiment then come forward anding the acceptanise of Chinese elegiatus of paid the fare for the 31. The defendant was half vatos: A formal acknowledgment had been wanting to go by the Kowloon ferry launch sunt on the 17th Sept. It was considered un which was than just moving and the voustable necessary to further reply to the letter at pre- In roply I beg là state that negotiations are was asking for it to be stopped when he was reut. Opinion was advores to the explanation still in progress in London on the point. struck in the fans by. the prisoner. The Magi- in the Telegraph Companies' lotter, which was
All necessary information charte, te strate passed a sentence of fourteen days argarded as nnaatisfontory.
specting the river and the in and waterways prisonment, saying that the paoishment would Copies of report of proceedings at the special of the Two Kwang Provinces, is now in tale perhaps teach the accused batter mitunara. general meeting held on the 19th Sept, to pro-Legation, Bull expect detailed instructions from
test against the increase in telegraph rates were home very shortly to commence n goliations
Tata, sir, your obedient servant, hid on the table.
Charts: M. MACDOG? :
The Courrier d'Haiphong sys--We have
Resolved to have farther copies printed and not in Trance merchant cruisers, bat our to forward them to the local Government, oraisons of the float can very well replace them, Foreign Offse. Britiske Minister at Peking, the with the advantage of a superior armament and Telegrapha Cos.. to all the Olambers in the
suficient pentention. Witness a certain race.
East to the principal British Chambera, those wish ranty took place in the Son of Japan bef Canada, United States, Australia, Germany, one of the auxiliary cruisers of the English and other Continental countries, to kil the cavy, and the Alger, of which the following Foreign Comenis, & is the interesting merativa, On the 17t
tween the sadder manik the morgan of bina,
IMPORT DUTIES TOHI
THE WHST RIVER.
Peking, September 4th, 1896 Six-1 bag to acknowledge roosipt of your letter of the bih Augnat requesting further information with regard to negotiations with the Chinees Gevorament in reference to the opening of the West Rive
tuished in a year and the results can bualised making its circa tear scund the world." For Wanther-fortesste, and storm warlings, The missions will expel, the British bibliste 1802 and following Yay from Malagascar, aut that will be one victory Tha thanks of the Government are due to over fes Anglais These remarks, se iocossary the Telegrapa Companies for continuing to to underabad the political importaros with forward the meteorological telegram free of which far-seeing Frebobagen there as a faw alarge. If paid for at the rate charged for to be found-regard the Episcopal Congress to messages the precedenno-drenney the cost per by held nextgear muder the auspices of the Archi and wild he very grit Mist Important bishop of Canterbury at fambita Palice, It fugams are also forwarded by the Chirect, is another link added to the lengthening chain Tolegraph Administration with precedence of Pan-Anglicanismit aids imperial federation urgency and free of cost, Int ther ere very and attracts end contealises the scattered mole often received tap into
ones of the Protestant Charch power over the world, for it is the commencement of a great novimus, destinell to affiato in common Christian effort the many celts of biased as well as the montbers of the Established Church The Puse has fuel any the French,
over 100,000,000 taels per cenam might be rassi. The stamps, be says, mint at test beado in Eng laxel, but after fiau Chinage learn how to make This massage his boon forwarded today. It was understood at the meetings of the two them they can be made in Peking. An oleo should be established in every provin to sell Committees that ocpies of the minutes of stamps Brey tith deed must be stampol, and proseedings, neuld be forwarded to the Hongo unatamper title did should be accepted as kong Chamber of Comice, and I prerane valid. The memorialist furthest states that it they will be sent by this mejl. In any that her a poor way to procure money by selling Shanghai Committee believe that you want and sating down the salaries of the materially irengthan the situation by conter officials and that if the stamp rivendo mu be ring with the Hongkong Chamber and acquaint- obtained the jkin taxis can be abolished, ing Lite General Committee in London with
Nearly all the letter carriers shops were the result by telegraph. I am lear sir,
reglateren bofore the arrival of the mid-anturn The thanks of the Government, are no to festival It is to Pe hoped that the new postal the Inpeciar Chinoral of the Imperial Maritime synton xoay be carried without anole Unitectos of Chus for ordering, meteorological dificulty, dubservations to be made at the treaty ports and On the 19th instaat the Tortar. General transititted to this Observatovy, und it is to họ driled-Lis soldiers in Tung kan chenny His hoped that it may be found possible to great to gather Protestenlism into his fad, en all the
elloney paid much attention to the dioxland the number of parts front, which such A gunsmith's hopid Wenge was seated by information is talographed There is no the Goronament pr the 23rd instant. Twelve meteorological service in China and the infer new guns was found therein and one inmate i nation that can be oullected at present is just was arrested. It is said that the Sup in ques- leiest For the ison of weather forecasts spa tien wer arddaal of dealing in arms secretly to warunge it is necessary that the Chias
The kidnapper, un old woman, who was Seashould be surrounded by telegraphie report handed back to the China e Government by the ing stations worked by trained cheerrota sup Hongkong Government is tried by the pled with necurate instrumenta, and ports Magistrate of Namhor the other day the trom the north of China and stations inland in strongly denied that sho kidnapped the wife of China suon as the treaty ports along the Inng the mandatis, but said the woman asked her to tea lang ero eginly nuwessary bring her down to Hongkong to leaf on im Dering the past year the staffs of the Eastern moral life. When they lnd come to Hongkong, Belafision Telegraph Company at Bolinas The Secretary, Hongkong General Chamber of the wife went herself to the Yau Hoang lau (zon) and a Sharp Fesk (neur Foochow brothel, where she spent three nights, and then made puservations at all tries during the day she went with bar lover to live in a horse at just telegraphed them direct to Hongkong, and West Point for a month. The case was ruthie Crequently quabled Mr Figg to indicate monded
the canbagnant morebents of typhoons with much greater adzardoy than would have been offered without, that information, in the ab sence of which in frot many typhons child have been innhanced at all.
Commerce, Hongkong.
TEALE STATISTICS. Hongkong feneral Chamber of Commerce,
2Lt Angust, 1806.z Sir, I have to acknowledge recipt of your atter of the 13th int on the subject of this
Mīkstar's roport.
SPECIAL OPEN PORTS IN
FORMOSA
The following Cary the regulations for the special apo jorts in Form
Protestants are taking thought to form a fold of their own. It is the appearance, the birth of a now pulitico-religious power rooiving its impale from a central heart the Pan-Anglian Byuod at Lambeth, and the fature as ocant with it. Another einnicut if strength, though a long time lu acquiring the opening of the eyes of the clergy to the necessity of becoming and hoop. ing permanently in touch with the masses happily they have washed in time in the pool. of Siloam The Syund. has promourwood the
Ephphate ERIO
The conversion of the Prince of Naples to Banelietism and of his intended, the beautiful Princess Fiens, to Catholiotem are grants of graver import than is gouerally thought. It the Gred, churon Ioses one of its Maids of
lens, it has stared by Prime Mortar-Borie was father offered him, though Cathollo, as a propitiation for the dangling crown of Bulgaris and the sins of the extra-murdered Stambouloff. The prints brings as bet down the friendship ut Bus what the Marquín di Badini prizad
coming the fobin of cosmopolitan influence or the help of the Exitish navy, The Car is
It will be seen from yur Canton Notes that a tensor has suggested that as a means of increasing the revenue of China a ataup tax should be rapnsed. Considering how ingenious the Chinese officials are in the imposition of squeezes it is almost a wonder that this flea has never occurred to them June the Alger Inft Kzba for Yokohains, Brauchs to the Hongkong Branch of the Chi statistics of trade included in the Harbour
Copy of a letter addreund by the Slight
The hint Gone Malpurological Beristar before The Censor astlinates that the tax her enginen making seventy-six revolutious, Association, dated 11 Sept. in reference to
In reply, I am directed by my Committee
was printed daily at the Chervatory, and more things commercial tresty with Tranes. would yield not less than a hundred that is to say, a spood of about Hirteen knots.
to state that bey would, were it possible to Two miles behind followed the Empress of the abors question, lad been kindly furnished
The foreign trade of top island je povita sud exhibited on notice boards in. Hongkong million zela a youit,, which would be à Uhind, an excellent vessel for apeut, which the Hon. Secretary, it being the expressed obtain tenstworthy and exact figures, be only
formation regarding storms war telographe to intention to seal copies of the minutes of pre- too glad to accede to the request mods to sford nice addition
to the revonus of any beat the Olympia, me of the most rani Ameri oeedings to the Chamber. Those had not yet information so the Harbour Master to enible Anping and Takers and shipment and disinfezination confù be just hed by the weather the Archbishop of Canterbury in sing attus four open ports viz, Tanisu, Kalangand chowkers as often mad is fully as He also bis fair to oclipse His Holiness and qen drinkers. At anglo eusy the Empress country and especially to Ching in her
gained more than half a mile, the arrived with arrived but it was decided to write sail exprim to render his returns moro routate. They charge of ge me prolibited in other porte telegrams received has happened on 45 de oa errth and good will towel men Junks owned by natives of China will have days in 1895. The red dm van hoista But ho, too, is head of a chich trimplant present straits. The Ceneer, moreover, in 300 metres of the Alger, ab's increased for the rondinose of the Chamber to co-operate with stems to have some regard to the real wel siest, und pasting the French ship, abr lowered the Shanghe Chamber and the China Assol the knowledge possessed by derisini members of same privileges ny others and are uct allowed 5 times the luck deam 3 times the back. The Musonvite dvances by enforcing his lan rortais importa to asset figuroa are ast Ex
TATE two lanterna vertically tries, and horizontally times he falls back on eclentile missions" Gure of the nation, for he suggests that it und book in her calous. The diger immediately tion in this matter
increased her speed to eighty five revolution Hand letter from Sir Chunde MacDonald the posesion of the Chaubar sny more than water or leave duy other port than thoa saba cone 3 times the black ball limo garge and religion, where he couquers; come- the proposed stamp tax were imposed lekin spon whick the Engrose nisa increased hars dated 4th Sept, acknowledging receipt of felt justified in offering much assistance for the trade of the inland ports Printed expremes wore circulated, trios. eling pisng, girls and sous, be could well take my
they are of the Harbour Marter. Hail they abera mentioned.
Lutols, Lok-kin, and Kin-keby were gooi. 1 tms. The gin was fired and round in 1885 and retry. As the Prince of Montenegra might be done away with. In most civi- but the Alger's Ballevilla boilers taily v Chagabor's letter of the 4th August inquiring the Committes would have preferred tender for the subpoes of His Inperial Majesty, and During 185 in addition to meteorological the running of thoir Majsaties of Danmark or
ninety-two revolutions, that is, floen kaute lised countrice the stamp tax is a recognised a unit, and an, kor later the cruiser, any progress had been made in the negotia.it rather than to sums the mich los planang nation of Taiwan, katan the irreillance di registers Lept at about 30 stations on shorts, the German Courts in supplying brides to heire institution and excites comparatively little with s'apoel of seventeen knots, caught up ions with the Chinese Government re these of critia are the honour to be, Bit, the illicit import teale of junks as nesatisfac 1,077 slip legs have been received 1,708 were apparent, or. östlidays to Panant crowds or
The Hort moralug, al opening of the West River, in which His Tour most obolel nervant, 9.40 am. the Alger entered Yokohama barbour, celleney state that negotiations are stili, in
good two hours ahead of the Engros of China. progress in London.. This foot proves that the gor, in a short rabe of a few hours, could easily attain ker trial spoed of twenty kuca, surd it must he noted that on this pesasion the graster part of har stokers, who had embarked hardly a couple of bones before the ship left, had never-even a Delleville boller
discontent, though if it be closely examined with adversary it is as abjectionable a means of rasing revenue as could well be connoived. A taxpayer who would grumble oxceedingly if it were proposed to nod a given sim to the house tax will pay ten times the amount
THE OPENING OF THE WEST BITER
THE CHAMBEE'S BEYKESENTATIVE IN THE
LEGISLATIVE COURVILIN
Colonial Secretary's Offles,
22nd August, 1896,
Sir, I am directed to remind you that tira
sre, however, only in a position to orifices from
R CHATTENTON WILDOT,
To Hon J. H Stewart Lockhart, Colonial
Secretary
MACAO.
MIRÃO A TREESFONDTINT.]
the
in stamy dusa on his daily, mercantile trans before. META REVELATA Hon. T. H. Whitehoul's fərin of appointment Man÷25th Septomker.imber of inventertaisers (ons of which has been other motoorological testers by MinDaberek He himself has never known any other sport-
autora without ever thinking about i Although much more money is taken cut of
of what the cost amounts to in the course
of a year. Stamp taxes, therefore, owing to
the small amount of apposition, they excile,
financial point of view. The Point contre lad:EN
also been rope and the Commutus hoped. The Secretary, Chamber of Commero, that memberswould play as frequently asther did
last year. Laat winter challenges were roosived
from Japan and Singapore to soud femme fliere,
but unfortunately the Committee were unable
Dalonial Secretary,
Tu Hengkong Geral Clumber of Commerco
-2801 Avenst, 1880 Save the honour to wolnowledge
(3) The name of the junk.
tory of acroent of the mining together of forwarded by captains, and 269 were cop cd on consorts for maiden queens The Prince of Seorotary Chinese and native junks, the Governor Gene board sup in the harbour. Tan ship dogs Nagles has just the flances he requires; sho al in Conurile intraldeed sertain regula collected in 1895 were thus distributed For will correct his neglected edeation, make. tions for the guidance of roke trading at said 1893, 1 log for 139, 69 logs for 1805, 1,91 him a soldier and a statesman, notu. Derastust varta, and certificates will be granted to every loga. The total number of ships, whose logans Dominis Sumpton Evon 16 Hung rative ink to carry commodities and trake on books have boun made use of was 296 The bang simtis that the epper suckles of the const, da soperting to the Customs Offon total number of days operations was 16,995. China have boos mined by having their minds the gross and angress of and juice. Those data are collected, radiced, tabulated and sacrated with philosophy not taratury The Customs. Once provides verlatu made available for the study of typhoons and instind of industrialism and moderaments The entry operations made at ses inthan kits dying, ha la qusaare of the magni as a member of the Tagislative Count of this In accordance with the request of the already purchased) for the purpose of presenting The annual meeting of the Hongkong Cricket colony expires of the 19th proxime, and to es Governor of Timo, e Lisbon Government has Janks entering the harbours clandestinoly, and degres srm for the arva bǝtween è deg snuttude of the dates of the twelfth of August and the first of September; his gunning fonts in his pocket he seems po food it lees, Club was held yesterday in the Gripkat Pavilion, time what are the wishes of the Chamber of approved of the construction of an iron wharf consequently in examination of illicit import and 45 der north latitude and between the freenwich for the dorstraation of trustwortay bocnuse it is taken in dribblets, just Mr. A. Coxon prasided and there was a good Corner will suspect to the appointed unt at in front of the Cetak House in that island of goede will be more ciguous then horlaters, longitnile. Bingaporo, and 150 g Best of this vale of fears have bean Emited to shooting
attendance of embora. The Chairmez in member of the Cheater to a seat in the The cost wil ko about 850,000 sud negotiations and smuggling will so disappearin
The Kilowing are the regulations inter pilor obarte has been continued, and 24,322 dea mighty huntar lind his gray was as people who indulge in extravagant moving the mioption of the report had cccounts Legislative Council I bave the hooour to be are in progrees with n British fem at Baturisks are to trade in Formas abservations in all have now been entered
Nowa ia apatiently awaited frem Sic Kit luxuries cheerfully pay for them as mid the Club was to be congratiated or its sir. your most obedient servant, For the ostrying ret of the work. The paus
MyOwners of all junks are bound to have stated in the Instrations for making chener The public is as curious as a child, it they consume them without over thinking continued mecess both from a dricket and (Slgasd) J. H, STEWART, LOUKHART or this wharf were made ton or twelve years the registered in the local Govorakanal Office Metrorciogical Observations, quae mateor wants moro glimpses into the interior of Mani age, but bave never been approval till saw
Server regularly send their roristics to the Disarr Polar No po specta the Angie Egyptian Macab has to bear the expened and no doubt making, at the esine tim), an application for logical patrements forwarded by observers who hem almost as led book as the North will Lave to run luto deft for, he purpose.
Art. 11-Ou the said hoones the following are veriled bure free of cost. During the part axpediting will long amusin nt Dongala; it The Lisboa Gesorament, in the same des patch that watered its approval of the non-details small be writibuyet burdineters, aneroida, and 7 tornoited for the old boot season to arriva suction of a wharf at Truter, approve the (1). The paras and residence of the owner gaters were verified. In addition geroral ther; the same reason att be invoked to are a favourite form of taxation with Go
British civilisation at Ugando is beckon tion has been made
wore compared with our standard,AAAA vernments, And, notwithstanding the to ger up the necessary number of man. For receipt of your letter of the r inst. remind arpenditara of a small sum for the dredging of (2) The naine of the place where registes hundred barometers and androids on board ship push on to Khartoum The grisanal guard of Mrs Flutter, observed 514 transita in 1695% to the Sirdar to come. The scopor all the the last few wooks the Committee had beening the Chamber that the farm of the Hoy Micso harbour, but it seems to be infected only
and leveket sharis of the tramit instrusted English Africat, grubs are swallowed, the abstract objections to a stamp tax, it would trying to get on a team in reply to a challenge TH Whitehead's pointment amber to throw dust in the eves of the public. The
of the junk, 181 mee. Tabla, shows the error of the
quicker pail euste the properess of digestion. terlainly be a greant improvement on the from Shanghat, but he was sorry to say that of the Legislative Council aspires on the taxpenditureo approved for harbour expernes is
that attempt also failed. He added that a proximo, and asking to ho informed of the sa follows-15,025 for the loan dad lutarent (5) The Government numb lekin tax, as it would lend itself member of the Clubs had offered a piood of plate, wishes of the Chamber of Cotterdo with respectaring De Fair and $23,4 for the evaluation (A). The talebich the Noyage was hall i 1895 The probable error vse in 20 apendice of the Khedire must be January 08.09, in February 0.10 m Marsh senared, the conversion of the dubt effected less easily to squeezing. The lekin tax or a mug, or a prize of acne sort for the best all to the appointment. Sent of the harbour works. Haode has to pay is farmed out and the farmer and his round man in the coming season (appluse) I am instructal to thank you for the re on account of Timce $50,000 or more, and for On the liesige stad be slanged, the grand 21 in April Cal, in ay 08,13, it no and the annual tribute to the Yildiz Kink end the Conimittes had accepted the onerous minder, and to say the seme sons as that horora urgently required works siis is allowed sont bearing to name of the local Governmants in July 08.09, in Augut Dall, in stopped. These mer sures would be sa eficnotons zuinions down to the very lowest rank have duty of dociling at the pad of the season who adopted on previous cocasions will be parsist, to expond on's 53) 025. We did not ask the where the lionhoo was issus,
September 06,13, in Catobey Do.1 in Naranater: gulust gangtones Holloway's intulent FLShold's jul or junkel buil0s and Debomber 0411 The orc galust be legs of thirty years' standing. to make what they can out of it, the prin- the bast muswa. My E. W. Mitchell secchief when the rosnit will be promptly communfeated home Government for a grant be help of muy ciple being to extert the highest ammint the relation, which was carried. The Chair to the Government have the honour to be kind in connection with the larbone improveo prostred in are sther place than the new depard soparently up the mean amount beople are feiing quaor at this awkward turn
Thant sobem out amply to let hacao have or when ginention hu ixer ends a new even clonds, but rally upon the pods of cleady
In always the pobility of sucking-inexterice man ennounced that, weather permitting, the sir, your most obedient servant, possible from the owner of the goods on ground would be ayant for pralice on Exturday.
R. CHAFALION WILCOX on income and it for her own tonelt, end of registration stud be falan, bud an applich vertim has us Granite cube obtained internal affaire are taking in Germany; thoro let Timor vest for a for years at all orint the be made to the leon Goperament for a time-ball is not hoisted on Coreratzeat complications the extrication for a home dead, which the tax is lovied and to account for the 3rd October, and the opening match would
February, as the rovarcing, galvanometer was the smallest sum possible A stamp the bake place on the following Saturday Of To Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Colonist The Cloverament female deat to all out on telaperary homes, which may to waed for the boldays. It was not hoisted on the luck It is remarked that the Kaiser has been
treaties, however, although the harbour is a rual ous course it was set in the Committe's power to Berotary
and unhappy was to Prakident Kruger. Thus would not so readily fond itself to that form deside pontirely the date of the opening match
oothploto disgrace.The owner shall follow the process prescribed ander repair, ou the 29th May at the lock was down on his luck over eines ia memorable So far as fas Mano barbons works are to be under Art, L withlu half a year, commencing zeer repair, a broken spring huing replace Matabele outbreak being regarded as arüaksi, of treatment; The tax on each particular the decision really rested with the clerk of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.
Beyond Aamatant, forget the key of the tower Blood is the aburen fanai whielt dur systemu, bistrament would of necessity have to be weather. The Chairman wis realested, and 10th September 1886 encried out, I belive the latention is to begin from the day on which the temporary heenes on the Lith of June, when Mr. Ho To chang
MEA Rara as roasted hon sourstary Sit, I have the henone to rise you, for with the wicking of a zas well from, akong to has been issued. fixed, and although the ingenuity of the kid Mr P Maitland bon truror The the information of His Excellency the Green Island, which will be carrying into siteet Art TV When the details written on the on the 25th July, owing to 5 straggle on the built on, and in Phich tre dig our mentas collector might upnute him sometimes to following Committes were elected Mesars, T Governor, that, of a Special General Meeting part of the plan of His Loureira, engizser, Lounce have seen altered, or the licence lost alb Santemir,ken the line was interrupted, sa well us our physical capabilities, all the hood is Bercombe Smith, Dr. Atkinson, A Anderson, of the Chamber bold to-day at 11.15. M This will Todlah a consideratio pices of injured, or muda usele, appliestion should the Public Works Department making alles discoed the lody is disasted &r from Bernfulul impose on the public for his own benefit, the Campbell, Captain Eccls, and A. Donals. It Thomas Henderson Whitoba Mannger front, part of which will to available for be made, to the local authorities for the refions; and on the 2nd and 241 Nayember, when Beurvy, Fezime, led Legs: Skin and Blood Disenses, number of officiels engaged in the service was resolved on the proportion of Mt. Mitchell the Chutera Bank of India, Austra, 18 Houses and moteris, and between Sa writing of H-issuing of not Bandes thurs was an discharge oferent, the fault lying and cuts of pay klud are solicited to give Clarke's would be much sunller than by the case of authors the Committee to spont a special em Chint, way again aslected as their homing for Tong, and the new wall fook doskall Art V When the ownership of junky lines with the battery. Onlayn the ball was world-famed Blood Mitiare a frial to test its value. In whiteyoung and reyolving the parlion, the most in the Legishli Crusil gentored in made. The my dredged from the Jauge | Coen anyferred, or junke haya boss Injared, therefor not metoda cisted at failed Theopands of woolorful gures have been biered by jakin pad or the same line thely opper: A vets or Popsis to the Contraan ne
ponvient vatani by turnir of his fine 12 of thebar yli pyet to flag the ring and minh, latere, pataget flamentind a reperta trop imen. De theres and Sheep Sols evezyet a NASA KARY-C timilles of pausering, if not altogether Hope 1 the presentlige,
(4) The wind of junk.