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“far as the information furnished by cut Southern contemporaries. is concerned, "an example of the manner in which It should not be cene, rather than a model for the future. It, in fact, leaves un touched, or rither in a worse ente thun before, the great question of trading with China that of the freedom of our goods "after pasing the parts and will pract "cally afford to the authorities only s "stronger ground for raising up the morit "nblo barrier, and all further putting into "practice the theorica of the Chifu лt Wochow, whose ductrinos, we may re mark, have been very inefficiently with "drawn in the recent proolimation of the "Central Läkin Office of Kwangsi. It seems "strange, but is nevertheless the fact, that "the true wardness of the mattor has "never been understood in Hongkong either "by the Govorament, the Chamber, or the Press, and the opportunity for establishing "it on its propse basis has apparently been ouco more postponed or "shelved." What our contemporary means by the "trno inwardness of the subject "—namely, the interpretation to be placed on the provisionin the treaty that goods that havo Enid impart duty and transit duty shall be free from all further taxation-ja just as well A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. understood in Hongkong as in Shanghai
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The Hototary Trotuurar of the Indian nams of Waimu. Y sinon Deparbent of Foreign
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At the Magistracy yesterday a trolley cooke Major General Wilsons Rinck, C.B. 160
MTK MoNair was not 310 for reckless condust while in Queen'e Read, Inspector Wit bell saw the trolloy pulled right noross the road just as a guarry was coming along, and the consequence was that the gharry leapt over the trolley and a child narrowly escaped being killed.
The Committee of the Hongkong Toolball Competition have drawn the semi-final Bes with the following result-A Company, W.Y.Rt. Kowloon, Hoyal Engineer HMS. Cen turion. To be played off on or before Tuesday, Baturday, 20th March, The third annsal dins 18th March. The nal will is playel of on ner of the Hongkong Football Club will take place on Saturday, 27th March.
The Band of the Wast Yorkshire Regiment will play the following programs at the Officers more this evening:
Ericho, Russian Overture "Sarafina" Selection....."Lord Tom Noddy"... Ourend Care. Song "The Borg Kiss De Leuville. Tarutitul W. G. Bentley. Funem! March of a Marionate Election..... "Lohengrin"
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otally bad to coatsniplate, was tha raining D-Divids taaldental expenses in the same, Olive B bars changed hende at gnotation, from the The Manggers publia a telegram. of the charge of two deliars (o charge admittedly proportion at the out of the service. for short of the proper beads of gollection to Divide omoints received for sen postage mine reading Gold both levels Jureka. the full equivalent of the rate of eigi frames on for closed mails betwpon, the con- New Balmorals have been cold and aro Bity estimes rate which would have retributing parts in the proportion which a vente at 31,90 for ordinarien and $1.60 for maleod vnobnaged for on indefinite portadore of the cart of the service
proferences.
BOCKS, HARVER AND GODOWNS-Hong Owing to this recent notion of Her Majesty's Hers follows a table giving the anneal Government, flis sixth of this will be ob mileage of the various tactions of the service kong and Whimpou Docks still continue in iated. The rate will, it is true, be uniform, and the umber of lettere chargeable to encb. high favour and on the boom; a good dominnet sod provision is made for the collection of the Hon. Colonial Secretory. As far as it under has existed all the week, resulting fuales nt full aquivalent in local curranoy, but the rste stood hace, the present basis on which out shers from 418 to 250 per cent. pron. for us, and itself will be reduced from sight frames Bity of tho subsidy to the 3 and 0.8. N. Co, is the various ontvalent, or at rather higher centimes to soren france from the let Joly, caloulaved is the following than the equivalent, rabou for time March 1897. Rat nu merely will the merchants in The distance from Brindisi to Shanghai at 241, April at 245 to 200 es cept prem China ha thus protested From an increase of is divided into sactions, and the anbely, le and Jane at 255 to 20 per cent, proza, market the charge in local orioncy to an amount cor. divided among the sections in proportion to the thing steady at 240, Kogluon Wharves responding to tho present rate ii frines; their annual mileage of each. One-half of the cast remain more or lose magtected with bit smantl Correspondents in the United Kingdom will oufoy of the auctions in russed to the Cuis unimportant sales et quocafices Wanglais AD antal reduction of the shurgs in eterling Kingdom, the other half is sacred to India out of the marcat frem seren shilling to five shilings and six and the Colonies making use of the sections in LANCS, IIortis, AND BUILDING Hong- pence a wort
propcrsion to the annual number of lettore kong Lands continns steady at $77 with smil There will, mor007er, as an cutoume of the avureyed on behalf of each, wessies dud bryers at that rate. Hotels have pacotiations relating to the now Coperation, Tha son postage collected by the quieted down aut are neglected at $97 to 839. be numerous roductions, many of consider. Colonisa is added to that collected by the West Foints have found further, bayers at $20 able amount, in the legal rates between United Kingdom and is then divided into two and olces study at that rate. Humphreys places on the Eastern Extension Depany's categories.
Batales Ive been negotiated at 89, closing system. For example, the rates from Hong(0) Bou pentage derived from mails exchanged steady et that rate, RAN
MISCELLANKOca-Green Talands have ogain kong to Jan, Singapore, and Britain India, by the Colonien with the United Kingdom, of. which mounted on the 1st of January, 1886, whh half is alotda to the United Kingdom langed hands at $22, Watsons at $12 ad to one dollar eighty capte ore dellar forty and half to the colony concerned. $122, Electrica at $8.10 and 83. Itopen at $150. conte, and one dollar eighty cants, respectively (by Bes poringo toorning from interdita 6160-$16), and 8162, Tenrican at 3321, 5223 will be reduced from tho 1st January, 1897, mais and for maila conveyed oir behalf of and $55, and Evos st quotation. Tens bare benn lo oze dollar twenty-tre bouts, inely couls, foreign countrive, which is shared in the mindene at $107, but amall bats are now wasted at and one dollar fifioon conterrespectively, while proportion as the cost of the portions over $105, without finding sollere. the corresponding ratce from Shanghai, will be which the mails may be carried, rednoad from one dollar seventy-nine cante to one dollar twenty-five cents, from one dellar forty-nine cents to one dollar fifteen cents, and from, two dollars twenty-four renta fa que dellar fifteen esnis. In addition there will ba
Some further informalina rospecting the sahstantial reductions in the rates betweON
way in which tho China, toa-planter is awakojj- Barone and Japan and between Europs and the
ing to the advantages of machinery in the Straits Settlements, Imbusz, and the French, and has been discussed in our columns over
Dutch, and Spanish posisions the Far of which we actually pay $6,000,
muntfacture of tea was kindly supplied to vao of our representatives, soys the men of Ceylon, The proposed basis appears to differ from the by Mr Te Fairhnet, who is well known in and over again during the last thirty years.
THE HONGKONG GENERAL
The opportunity of securing this boundulal arcsont basis in the following rospect
Cerlon as the owner of Ferbem and St. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
arrangement would have keon loet if the delay 11 To 1. is added a proportion of incidental ez Andrew's cotatos, Diishula, but who spends his To our cutemporary it is something new, and having only just discovered it himself lo
Ecochow us a tea buyor, chiefly At a monthly meeting of the Comite, boldalfouling a reference to the various ropress-ponses divided in tus eme way as the cost of time, mostly
tatives of commerca in this country wad the service for the American mil Canadian markols. Ho apprrently cannot conceive that it may have the avaed robbery at the goldsmith's shop it the Chember's Rooms, on the 27th February, Far Just had been allowed to occur. Whore ecoms to be no mention made all is now in Ceylon una periodical visit to his :
in Queen's Road Central was heard by the at 12.15 pm. Prosonit Messro. A. MoConsolia Magistrate yesterday. The master of the shop (Chairman), H. Smith (Vice-Chairman), J. J. It was neconsary for Her Majesty's Govern any a postage in mails coming under divkica Dibela proportion, having andred to-der in identified as his the jewellary which was found Ball-Irving, N. J. Edo, T. Jackanz, St. Cent to arrive at a decision without loss of) P&O steamer Hope from China. in the house in which the prisoners wore
da ver os 1890 they had been Tus cits supplied by the London office in Ho expects to remain in Coylen this time about kapd well informed of the views of the mar the table attached to these papers so not two months. When asked if he had any arrested, and our of the fokis said he thought seven mon entered the shop, but he was not
le cosmusity on the whole question, there suflment to enable me to make a comparison of information to furnish which was litoly to be would kuva Iman on advantage, in luviting a. the amount that we should pay under the proof interest to the tea plantera in Ceylon hə certain of the number. Each was armed. The
fresh expression of oplotenie
sent and las prosposed baris, being the figuras sald — Well, I suppose the point of moat. It will thus be saan that, apart from collateral given und taking the contract at its presont, interast is the introduction of mushinery for advantages, Her Majesty's Government. by figure, £30,000
Joa manufacture zato China, but kan afraid. promptly acting in defones of the interests of With those figures. I have worked out that to for, Trún tall you but very little. You the commercial community, secured the in table which shows on the present basia our so, things are very differvat in Chius from sertion in the new Convention of provisions share of the cost of cervice to be £20,736. On what they are hers binding the Companies to a reduction in the the proposed basis there has to be idded to this puts THE CROP BYZAESI OP FOCCHOW," charge fent this gonatey to Ubica, of one, & som romteseating our stars of invitentat ex Hero yon, gut ten all the your round but in shilling and sixpence a word, while presenting peuses, for the calculation of which I fist ao | China they only get it in ureps three crops in a large increase of the amount to be collected data year-sud of those the fight and best orop is in focal qurrency in Chits. ______________ 11-Águming the gumber of lektors ukcwn, the Erst one, which is gathered in April. That On the question of a cuble across the Pacific, in the fast column of the Tondon Geblo tu re je always equal to about listor lite mora
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J: M. Hundarson
W. Nicholls
D. Gow
4. Wiken
J. R. Cuik,
A.50 2.50 2.50 9.50. 3,50 250- :2
$48,697.56
God save the Qoren.
Judge Mowat, who has been visiting Naga Baki on oloial busineer, has contracted a severe illness since his arrival there, and his physicians have ordered him a season of porfest rent and hauge. Undoubtedly, mys the Shipping Last, the very heavy strain of the Carew trial t tocially contribute to causing the Judge's present indisposition, from which it is most sincerely to be hapod he will mako a spuidy recovery.
been present to the minds of others time out of mind. We have always maintained thas Gecording to the strict reading of tho trenty the payment of import duty and transit daly ought to free goods from all further taxation whatsoever. That principle, how ever, has been explicitly abandoned by the British Government, and it is held that the transit pass only protects the goods Toute and does not protect them from taxation after they have arrived at their destination and passed int the hands of a Chinead purchaser. Whoa negotiations between
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-Fart of the evillence in the caso, in which six men are charged with being concarnad in
was again adjourned for further evidence. The installation meeting of the Phoenix Chapter Roso Croix, No. 17, SC, was held yesterday afternoon, when the following officers were installed:-M.W.8, Sir Knight J. 1. Andrew, H.P., Sir Knight T. Spafford: W., Sir Knight C Lesbitel: FW, Sir Knight E. B. Bridger; Treasurer, Sir Knight F. Howell, 30, IF.M.WS.; Secretary, Bir Knight G. 4. Watkins, 32, P.M.W.S.; M.
D. Duncan... D. N. Coraz
Michelsea, N. A. Siebs, T. B. Whitehem, ahal R. C. Wilcox (Becretary),
Tho mizates of the previous masting wore read and confirmed.
NEW MEMBER. --
It was announced that the Hongkong and Chion Gas Co, Limited, had been elected megabar. Baba
TER VAGANOY ON THE COMMITTER Mr. E. M. Gray was elected a member of the General Commities vied Mr. G. B. Dodwol
Lestigned, Mr. 3. odvol
TRANSIT FARSEN 15 KWÁNGTUNG, Under Ante 14th it. the Colonial Secretary had forwarded, for the information of the Chem-
The fifference between I and II. gives the zutenet of the payment to be mide. When the present contract was entered into the following agaros vem arrived at
11 Difference
1,071 £12:00
THE INTRODUCTION OF TEA MACHINERY IN BOOCHOW
China and Japan the demand that transit /Sir Knight J H. Thomas; LG, Sir Knight issued by the Lekin Office in Kwangtung on the ecunicul bo osprogs aï opinien while tho matter worked out a table which shows that our have district in a rear, und us for as the new of
F. Utho; Equarry, Bir Knight J. Joras.
pass goods should be protected from further faxation was pressed by the Japanese nego
The steamer, Aglaia, from Hamburg with general cargo, which arrived at Singapore on tiator L HUNG-CHANO was able to plend the 21st February, reported that the previous SWEETSpposition to position assumed by Great morning at six o'clock, when near Cape Kachado, Britain on this subject and to quote chapter about 90 miles from Malacca, a fire broke out in the main hold. The ongines were stopped, and verm from the bluo books, o.g., the stato- the vessel was anchored, and every endea cur ment that to insure the sale of the goods was made to conquer the flames. Stocess, how "to their ultimate consumir with no error, was rol'entitaly achieved until five o'clock in the evening, by which time a very conser- hancement of cost derived from taxation able quantity of cargo was sither destroyed or
view which cannot be damaged.. entertained by Her Majesty's 'Govern- ment. There is nothing in the treaty which appears to my Lords to justify *such a sweeping, demand, and in "view of the internal taxation to which native goods are subject in China, “It woull be in their opinion both unjust "and inexpediend to enforce such a demand, "even if it were warranted by the terms of "the Treaty stipulatious." Our contain- porary's representation of this time wor theme as the trae inwardness" of the West River question and the transit pass
ORYSTALLIZED FRUITS.
OF
SPECIAL CONSIGNMENTS
CHOICEST CHOCOLATES
· FANCY BOXES OF BARE DESIGNS
FOR PRESENTS.
Give a Chinese coolie oh and he'l take a ell, head coolie was taken bu fare the Magistracy yesterday charged with purloining twelve piruls of rice of the value of 330. The rice was found in a vargo bont by P.C. Hammond and it was covered by a dozen sleeping coples who had been shischarging a thought he was entitled to a iblie, but as in this case the little was unreasonably big the Magis
aed him ten sovereigns,
Bhjeet of transit passisgangan Big
THE INCREASE IN TELEGRAPH RATER
THE LIGHT DUES,
FRANCIS BLUE
instead of 26,000 in at present
sorgice
is being inrestigated by the Committee re of the sea péstagă rămas to £1,368 29 Hat Ichinory vil attend the tous, we had littlə preserting the United Kingdom, Canada, and find ho data from which to calculate our shurs
machinery that is now there was erected, the A letter was received from the Foreign Office Australia, which is une sifting auf the eo postage on mails falling under (OFFortunity of jedging in 1890, for when the on the Biri alt replying very fully to fas With regard to the reduced rate olargod for, Trom the above amount 0,736, dodnetuig frat prop bed been gathered, and the Chamber's letter of the 29th September last, teleges in Chinese, a matter to which the €3,368 28. lenyer a balance of £17 167 186, thigh machinery could therefore only he used for the Letters had also been received from the Shanghai Chamber of Commaren has referral is more or less, the aum wa should have tu pa)=} kater eropɛ, which cis mueli inferior, and do not
afford a proper tex Berlin Clamber of Commerce and the British in corespondence with Mor Majesty's Minister Columbia Board of Trade noxiowledging at Poking, I am te obsory that the arrange
NA M. TrouBON, A
The machinery then was used for the goood recept of Chomber's cirmlar latter of the Stment has not boon brought about by the new
Pérez Acting Postimister General, and third grous↑ Convention. It has, the Pustonator-General | | Fiero follows & luble showing the division of ** Yes, and it had a noticeable effect on the October.
It was resolved to wldnews a letter of ilmaks ¦ is informed, heen in foxce for any room; it cost between the various sections of the mail, as far as appeared and the strength of the
is a parole local affair; it is one to which China ottabbed much importance and it does not appear that Her Majesty's Government would be justibed in making, representations to the Chinese Government in the mibjóst. -Ism, sir, your most chodiout, hamble servant The Secretary to the Hongkong General
Chamber of Commezca. Sir I beg leave in acknowledge receipt of your other of the lúth December text in reply lo a letter addressed by this Chamber to the Majesty Principal Secretary of Stato for Foreign Affairs, and to metructell by my Com On the 30th January a reply was received mittes to tender their hearty thanks to his from the Government to the effect that, in accrdship for las careful considnation gives to sortlance with the request of the petitioners, the equation of the increase of their rates by petition and besu referred to the Secretary of the Joint Telegraph Companies after the ton State for the Colonies Malah cluster of the Telegraph Convention at Peking HONGKONG'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE in July Inst. I have the lonour to be, sir, your
kayak moet ogedient himble servant, EN POSTAL SUBSIDY.
R. CHATTERTON WILCOX,
Secretary:
to the Foreign Office for the seriesus, and careful consideration given to the representa- tions of the Chamber, and which will be further raplied to at a later date, ten
Coples of the Chamber's letter of the 21st January and of the petition of the shipping Companies and firms on the subject of the light does had been forwarded, under circular cuver- ing letter, to the Chanters of Commerce ut Shanghai, Yokohama, Singapore, Colombo, London, Liverpool, Hell; Bristol, Manchester, Newmaths-ou-1yne, Southrapton, Cardi, Glas in, Vansover, Montreal, Brisbane, Sydney, and Malbourne...
1st March, 1897-
care at March, 1897-iger went, but it rade no alforation whatever in regard to flavor of the fes not the Sir I have the honour to acknowledge slightest improvement bang noticeable, receipt of your letter of the Snd ult. forward, Almost at once, therefore, hit. Fairhurst ing for the consideration of this Chamber cry admitted the contention we have advanced over of a despatch from the Lorda Commissioners since the argnment was put forward that the jol MorMsjestyle Treasury to the Oblonial adaption of mindinry might render Obion a Oflice on the subject of the intus apportion formidables zivul to India and Curlon again. mont of the cast of the Eastern mail-service British geomyers of toa pride themales on the tegether with a report on the snung by the Acte Barone of their product, and our line ins niwaya ing Postunter (teneral in bio the estimates en thee Hiver depends on factors zuat 19 this colony's share of the expenditure on the muchintry can aFect proposed bank at £17,367, as compared with AN AUREARE IN THE COST OF NANDBAG and huiting this Chamber to give ita plows CA Asked whet inoccine ia tho osat of magzfeg the subjust as soon as possible,
In reply. I am directed to state that a autre was brought about by the use of mobinery in regard to the leas on which it Eat so far been committee has been appointed to pay into the tried, Mr. Faithurst aid. Well, they rookon mater, which my Committee consider to be of it means an additions!, catlay of about itd, and great importance, and on which it is possible whether that will be made up by a longer prien for ticis to pronomes an opinion without fir- bing gat for the tes is England and in tho
trate declined to zile with the prisoner and w, Greenvck, Leith, Aberdeen, Raifast, Dub. Most Nobla the Marquis of Salisbury, Her Zusno, tinamount of the present contribution, DRAMATURE PRE
In the course of a lecture delivered before the Shanghai Literary and Debating Society, entitled glance fore and aft," the Rev. Dr. Martin expressed the belief that. contrary to the opinion of many, a bundred years from now sitting apan the theete in Faking. He also exprotted the opinion that the yellow race was stined to overspread a large part of the habit ablo globe, and believed that there were many portive of the globe which would be better colund by the Chinese than by any other
question in the South can arise only from woule sull as a scion of the present dynasty totter had been addressed to the Chamber
ignorance of the history of foreign trade in China and an inability to apprehend the present conditions. The question whe AS. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.ther the transit pass should entirely free the goods it covers has no greater applica
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Hongkong, 5th January, 1907.
tion in the South than in the North; 221 applies to China as a whole, and even ́ the merchants have so far surrendered the cam that instead of demanding auch. freedom as an existent right they have expressed their willingness to purchase Correspondents must forward their name addrerit by consenting to increase of the import daties. What has been effected
NOTICE TO JORRESPONDENTS UNLY communications relating to thenes con
should be addressed to The Berror.
with communications addrested to the Edib, not for publication, but as evidents of good faith...
All letters for publication should be written on one by the recent action taken with regard to eds of the paper only.
transit passes in Kwangtung and Kwangsi
"appeared in
by the Government forwarding copy of a doze
THE LIGHT DIES:
Colonial Secretary's Office, u
0th January, 1897 Sir-I am directed to acknowledge ther ceipt of your letter of the 21st instant, and to
batch from the Treasury to the Colonial Oficpo Francis Bertio, Esq., Foreign Offing. on the question of the apportionment of the Coat uf the Eastern mail service, together with race, mentioning particularly the continent of part on me by the Postmaster General, who tatimoter this colony's ahacs of the expone Afric
difore, on the basis proposed by thun Treasury. at about £17,367, as compared with £5,000, the amount at prosent contributed.
inform you in reply that, in accordance with After considerato Ajscussion a sab-committes | the request of the petitioners, the petition oT was appointed to enquire fully fate the subject the subject of light dues bas, already been re- to report, before making any definite reply to lonies. I have this honour to ba, sir, your most bash further information and details, and ferred to the Secretary of State for the, Co the Government.
obedient servant
J. HI. STEWART LOCHHART, - Bird Catonjal Segrotary, The Soorotary, Camber of CommNERON, BE
Willison's Cirens gave another performance on Monday night before a fairly large audience. TheCompany has been considerably strengthened since its last appearance, and consequently the programme presented on Monday night in cluded several now features. Bone clever horse riding and jumping was witnessed and some. anglable tricks were performed by two trainat baboons. Last night the programma was 10- pental before s good house, and to-night the circus will conclude its performances here, as the Company has now got back to the state when a good entertainment may be relied on, of perfection it was in tofore the unfortunate
ther information than that at present before thers. To a lord opportunity rather that other markas I cannot yet tell you, for the Bulcemation they are compelled to defer giving total quantity of mashine manufactured ten sent a definito raply, and respectfully ask His one last year was pes more than 1,500er 1,500 Frosilaney the Governor e induigenes for the naa duriosity, being competed for exp
packtges zng that, of course, was largely bought uunyoulaba delay I have the honour to be, tional manner on accout of its sovelty, and sa sir, your mest obedient suryant,
this year, and all depends on the first drop. "If affording no guide. Everything is (a be learned
SV Boorotary,
will be adopted on a large scale, and it may be it answers in regard to that, tho machinery
_______E. CHATTERTON WILOS,
To Hon. 3. H. Stewart Lockhart, Colonial
Fecretary
THE TELEGRAPE OFFICIAL, UNDR
VOCABULARY The following låtför has been received by the Chreber since the neuting of Committee
General Post Ofios, Lander, 25th January, 1597
that than China will once again be a rival with. Ceylon and India fu régandite sue butter classes-
HOW FAR CHIZA WELL GO NEXT YEAR,
As far as the Feoshow district is concerned. shall eat the first rosnits of machinery anafucture in Mey, and we shall know the financial result of the experiment in July, whom * Sir—With zożerance to my letter of the 30th we are what the tas féich.” But the expETT= Seplembor Jast, respecting the Official Focant will not be a very large one, there will be balerty for Code Telegrams, I beg leave to monly ready for use, some fire rollata and about. firm you that the Director of the Interuɛtiezal | three tryers; but in addition there arợ mon Telegraph Office at Berne has consented to ex who intend going on rolling the leaf by the THE POSTAL AUFSLDY;
Columnal Secretary's Offibo, and tas date for the reveplier of codes, or old manual process, but who have consented to 3rd Fotmary 1897 collections of code words up to the Slat d try indoor withering hetoal of sun willoiing Sit,-1 um directed to forward for the Con- | March wit.—I am, sir, your obedient servant, and to ang Ceylon metaoca of fermenting
a
Orders jar estra cepies of DAILY: l'EESE should be 1 the transit pas tende in, the North, oircumstances occurred which almost grippled Septembar last by which the Hongkong Chideration of the Chamber of Commerce the OG. HA They seem to have realised that indoor wither
sent before 11 am. or. day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only Supplied for Cash „Telayraphia áādress Purse ADD. Code.
1,0, Bot. 20, Telephone No. 13).
The Daily Press.
Is anonymously signed communications that have has been to place the trade in thote pro "niveau soupirs will de inserted..
vinces on precisely, the sume fouting as
and goods can now be conveyed into
An inquiry has been held at Nogawki by Mr. the interior from Canton on the same Longford, H.B.M. Conal, into the eirona terms as they can be conveyed from Shangstances uttending the death of a quartor aktor of the ship Astracana, who was lost overboard. bai, that is be say, they are exempt from me. Longford's finding was as followed lekin en route and on arrival at their desting that Paul Maclusky, Leatswain of the British tion are not subject to any other or higher death by drowning about 1:15 pm on the 7th ship Attracana, native of Dantig, met his taxation than goods that have paid lekin. December, 1896, in lat. 86,56 long 157.19 That the whole fiscal system of China stands E. Having been swept from the boom by a heavy son while engaged in the service of the in need of reforms. everyone knows, but, further to that every possible fort BRUTER's agent at Feking telegraphed to in the meantime to have socured the re- was made to save his life, that the conduct of 1 London on the 25th January as follows: cognition of transit passes in the South, G. Williams, second mate, and the crew of the House of Commons on the 8th of Mey will bo to good as to fazer this Governinout “The Anglo-Chingan Burmuni frontiertreaty, where their validity has a long less deadlifeboat, in continuing a search for him for two hours in a heavy spa and thick weather was “including the agreement for the opening is a distinct and undeniable advantage to Lighly commendable, and that no blame of any “of the West River to trade and for re-trade,
Lind attaches to either master or crew in re
poot of the docu'rence, "paration pa the part of China for the
HONGKONO. Maxum Bril, 1897,
CFE HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. ALYV Vernon in his claro report for today's moll sys
ing a premble to the ather system, and they are row putting up the necessary buildings for doing this work; but, taking all these improve monta in mnaoufacture, they trill, not affect more thau à tenth of our output in Foschuw-way about 40,000 half-chosta
THE PIÖVEGAS OF THE NEW METHOD., Kusiness continues active and many rates on
Feochow, norording to Mr. Fairburst, is the. the brom The Settlements passed off all on pioneer district in Chios, as far as this move- the 27th ulting and the market generally closes ment is concerned. He passed through Amoy stands to strong on his way here, and he assured us that we had HAUTE--Hongkong and Shanghals but book wrongly intcrned la respect to that district ruled went consequent upon a drop thin when we war, told that musclinery had been Londerate to £10 10. o dive and piors or trendy intodaged there. So far nothing has logs on account of the unsettled state of Europe less done there beyond talk, and thes, ane can politic's blares was freely offered over the avidende guing to will and tee the outcome of settlements at 124 per cent, prum, but the Prachov experiment. In the latter district buyers come forward, but at time of writing the movemes seen entirely the result of 121 per cent prera, with small buyers is the the introduction of European ospital, with the ruling rate. Nationals and Bank of Chinas ant that the Europeans who are found the
Hakup the funds in Europeau Biry allowed MARINE INSURANCE China Traders have to take landa) to shopt the new methods. Tho found further buyers at $79, and small sales prinsipal movers in this respect lure been the love her affected at that rate market closing on The Improvement Company, which, ba with no sellors under 550 store no weak says copies of about alx Europeans and six not with araris on vier during the work at Chinese, soch of whom to put one thousandl $235 and close quiet with no buyers Caius dollars into this concern
"breach of the existing treaty, still remains left Shangbai for this port on the 18. instant: The Hoo, Treasurer of the AHos Memez and consultation with the representatives The Secretary, Chambor of Commarselince quiet sua more or lesa negleled rooney have parsunded the Chinese, who have to
The 0. & 0. steamer Gaelic, with maile, de,
"unsigned. The Tung-li Yamen are willingat 5 p... "to sign it, but the French Ministor opposes
The sport that Mrs. Carey had attempted
Fred. Borneman
this step. He deveux tlict railway conto commit suicide by poison in the gaol at "struction, ahulf be permitted in the pro- Yokohaus is contradicted.
quotations, a
Correspondence) A THE INCREASE IN CABLE HATES.
Foreign Cen, 14th December: 1896. SirThe Marquis of Salisbury has had Ender coisidetation in communication with the Tostruaster Gonzal your letter of the 24th of ter of Cemmerne protest against the Convey Hun balveer the Exatoru Ertension and Great enclosed copy of u latter from the Lords Com The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Hong, Northern Telegraph Companies and the Chinese missioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to the Long, g Telegraph Administration which was ratified Colonial Office on the subject of the future are by Her Majesty's Government on the 30th of portionment of the cost of the Buster mall July list forvies, together with a report on the same by With regard to the saranna mid to have the Acting Postmaster General, from which been given in 1800 that no convention between you will observe that that offer, so thru the the Telegraph Companies and the Chiness information at his disposal enables bin to judge. Administration would to ratified without pre estimates this optour's share of the expenditure, rios reference to the representatives of the. i the proposed basis be adopted, at £17,307 at commercial communities in China and Hong compared with £6,000, the sans at present kong, it is presumed that reference is intended contributed to the platement of Sir James Forgueath in Im to request that the Chamber of Commerce 1890, when he was Under Secretary of State with its views on this matter re soon as possible, for Forrige Alairs, to the effect that "the as 11 Becretary of Stats for the Culunius has forent of Her Majesty's Gorament would asked for an curly report from His Excellency not be given to any such agreement without the Governor.-1 have
3. H. STEWART LOCKHART, fall consideration of all the interests involvi
Colonial Secretary British commerce.” 2nd-Netheraolo Fospitals bega to acknowledge considering the now Convention Her
Treamry Chambers, with thanke the following dunations to the fards Majesty's Government could not but recognise
31st October, 1836 With reference to the latter from this of tho Hospitals ---- NAJ. Edo
$25-1at since 1890 the circusastances, had entirely
changed In 1890 there was an expectation in Board of the 9th September last, Inus dicted 10 mereant to circles that affective compofition by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majestive with the Cable Companies might arise brough Tressary to request you to inform the Secretary 10he opening of now lines, already in contempla of State that before accepting the fender of the
in, are the land frontiera of China. Special Perumalar and Oriental Co. for the Eastern und Straits have changed bonus at quotations THE TEXT IS TO HE TRIED ON 10 importanes was attached to the projected route usil service, it will, in their Lordships onit and olous quiet. Yang lazes and Nest Ans
rio Helampo, which offered the prospect of ion, ba desirable to settia the apper intent of have been negotinted in this Worth a 19 the higher giztes of ton,” In our respect, with Curves through fonksis the cost of the subsidy between, the differentiations 40cording to MP Faitharst, the position of
contributory Govarsinais
FICE INSURANCE. The market hur sled without touching the cable systems at any
I am to sit two stalsments showing (1) suist and bayand a low aportant zales Foo hour is unassailabla, that is, in regard to ...its power of producing chosy, common lénz. point. But it proved to be the settled Taliy of the Chinens and Enesian Administrations the general prise plas which bare hitherto been of Hongkonga at $3974 tua diy, and at $575 not to nas this route in competition with the adopted for the apportionment, and (2) shati sne 33711 div. there is nothing to report. These if col trin oat at a price of He, to bd, Cuble Companies at lower tonff, and in 1899tics of the correspondence ozelanged in the China Fires changed hands in the early part of and in this respect it loads other to producing the two Administrations entered into a conveer ended at March, 1896
the week at $10 and $108 er uv, closing with countring osally ASSIG
DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY bayers at 2108)
Asked if the water supply was good, Mr. Fair- BHIPPING Walthyception of Hongkong, Europe vin the Chinese and the Russian land lines was fixed at the same amount as that. The exact amount of the several contributions Canton and Megaos the machet has been all burst Far from it, there are a lot of sharged vin Vliciyostopk Ent via Hongkong anset bo decided until the tender has been unstivo Indo Clans have shinged hande in strode all about the district, but the force of The arrangement in baraty with the definitely socepted and the sumal costumisaportant lots at $17 nad 60s with burety way of them is surely inorn than malficient so International Telegraph Convection; nul Her of the Australian portion of the service The renewal of the Northern pool has at length drive a 16 at whot, which smonat of power Majesty's "Gorernment on being dged by bus buen fixed but if an agreement ser agrood upon and the agreement signed. just about what uno Frelaior roller only ra (amongst others) the Hongkong Chamber of arrived at on the principles to be adopted the Is Hengkong, Cauton and Taensis largos Steam will have to be largely resorted Commerce and the Chind Association to take figures can be subsequently supplied without hurries has again boou put through atalean, to, therefore, her, în producing this the Chinese Ang rates and a considerably sumber of shares Intent rinsent ao con of their own to huip cation with a view to prevent the ratification difficulty of the Convention, falt bound to reply that The Beuretary of State is no doubt aware hare changed nogs at 891, 925, 953, Lion de cheapoal stailable oral is that which REUTER'S TELEGRAMS, there was nothing in ita provision which that the total contribution received from the sud $35, for Sash, and at somewhat bonger they can go from Jupon. Another diffentty
furnished a ground for protest.
three colonies of Ceylon, the Straits Settle than covalent rates for May and Jung, the fries from the park space of Jim they hayo [SCPFITED TO THE "DAILY FEEES"}" When therefore the new Convention (ements, and Hongkong has hitherto bosh ett inrket closes rather weaker with sailors to $95, in which to gather and manufactum the first LONDON, 5th February, 1897.tween the Companies and the Chinese Admin than one half of the amount with which they China and Marilia have found amal buyers and most important crop. It will all bays, to
at $68, $63, and 570 and Honglass are exfciredbe dealt with in the abort space of tix weeks GREECE AND THE POWERS. istration) cams before Hor Majesty's Govern can probably be debited on noscunt of the ser Enssin, Austrin, and Cheemany er ging ment, it was plear that the agreement to chargo vico, the difference having been borne by the for in mail old lots at 301 without am light of the spart amount of machinery, they
a unifona rate wust be regarded as an existing Imperial Exchequer. Bat My Lords have Be sellors, although larger, lola aro, obtainiblo, at will hoge to get to do that">US NE
donot that the Secretary of State will agree the to Chim Mutual ordinaries have been SO CHANGE OF “ JAT – LAKELY TO SUCOSED. received at Tokyo froin Peking stating that tons of stene from the Queen Mine gave that a peremptory note be delivered to: Greece Fact gererning the whole situation modify with them that the time kag zɔw arrived when negotiated £2 1010dad preferenoza Asked it be thought it likely the Chipamen
theatening immediate trustio nesures,including To the desire of the Companies the blockade of Greek ports, unless the Grook the amount to be collected in China ar the the Colonies may fairly be expected to pay their continue in demand at 17
SOFRANCIS MOWATT
"vinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi in
order to counterbalance any possible die advantages for French interests which the "opening of the West River might involve, The French demands have not yet been "conceded." In this matter Reuter nome to have had some exeļuaive source of i formation, as the intelligence contained in the above has not hitherto been published in any of the foreign or native papers Chion, and considering the importance of the subject to this colony Renter's subscribers here have some rungou to complain of the information having been withheld from them, Nor hng the vastly more important fact of the subsequent signing of the treaty been reported by Reuter, though va were able, from private information, to publish on the 17th February, the welcome Lewa
of the early coming of the West River Frein Japan papera we learn that cu the samo data, 17th Februrry, a despatch was
a Convention has been signed between
Great Britain and China, in which the
We have received from the Standard Life Assurance Co. o vory convenient office diary for 1897.
1
The D.D.E. steamer Aglaia, from Hamburg, left Singapers yesterday and may be exposted here on or about the 9th inst
E. V. Banan...
J. 9. Dady Barjer JB Cousins
V. A. C. H.
HM Hillier
Kruse & Cover Lake & Rogge
Lants. Wegener & Co... Chan V. Lloyd EN. Melita & Co.
Three lodging-bonus kuopera were yesterday. Herenha charged by Inspector Brett (Janitary Depart W. Ention Potts ment) for not registering their houses. Each W. E. Ray defendant was fined $25.
*
M. S. Bassoon & Co W.J. Saunders Schools & Co.
The China Mato steamor Kintuch, from Glasgow and Lavorpool, passed the Canal on T. Sercombe Smith the let inst and may be considered due at P. F. Talati.. Singapore in or about the 22nd irate Tate & Co
The Singapore. Fres Frees laars that Mr. Dickinson, of the Hongkong and Langhai
Bank, whoto name has come up" prominently." over the Carew case, is 'Dikoły to be transferred to the Singapore branch of the bank.
Mesra. John D. Humphreys & Son, General.
Managers of the Now Balmoral Gold Mining Co., Limited, inform us that by letter misired
ar us. Guthrie they learn a crushing of 80
cunces of retorted gold;
Compradore, M. 8. Suuroon & Digmarok & Ca H. Ruttonjes
10
10
10
10
10.
vention under which the through rate to
·10.
My Lords trast that these documents may bù accepted as the base of the future urmugement,
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The new methods, are only to be applied to
nagtion with the progresive movement Mr. REFINERIES China Sugar continua xao. Fatehurst said he did not think may lubovation
A medical board was to assemble at Bin- foreas are withdrawn from Crote. The otherogelvalent of the exchange, this comitry, he null share of the best of the arvio. I wa; eto, Lout seller. Althout bringing would go in for, new jate or tea 1130011+ Intter agrees in operi Gosht (Wuchow-fu), as on the 24th February to examine and Powers, while equally desirous of seeing the member of the Intermotional Telegraph Union,
roport upon, the state of health and disposal of
early part of the week bures fell axean la 140,"he Tea limpioremmt Company," he said, "Kwangst, and the boundary between Captain CB Radstoffe, 1st Batts Rifle policy- the Censort of Europe promptly could offer no opposition. It is stipulated in The Under Sorzetary of State, Colonial Ofbes what oratio and teleult to capte. In the of Onet wold be lirely to prepor the International Telegraph Convention that Yunnan province, mid Burn lins been Brigade. Captain Bedelyfe, it will be re executed; desire to approsoh tracce more, no- the charges in international telegram must be EAFTERN WALL, ATRFICE-FRINCIPLES OF grednally recovered to $119, $1 and are getting down some Indian tray; but 5160 cash, with sales at thos and interdite to not thick from mexperipios of. determined. China has coded the land membered, rently sustained a fracture of the derstely, to enable ber to yield without ermpal the same in both directions, and one of the
thigh by a fall from his hores in paprsion.
regulations of that. Convention provides for DIVISION OF COẾT,
coton. Op tiho shares hero charged buds Formora tras they will auto Formous
“beyond Irdowanaan" (the Irraunddy ?) ohuse,
the settlement of the international accounts on A-Ascurtain the number of miles traversed at $150 for April and May, and of $101 to $158, tons, you know, were originally Chinas. They This cantimation of the intelligence vill |
British experience tends to show that there the basis of sEctive franes in gold. It follows anntially upon encli séstion of the service for Juno'r the market closes unist at gustation were taken from Dlink and planted in Fer. The steamer Stratatay, which arrived at is no such thing is incgsceptibility to racoina. that the charges should be allocted on the Ascertain the ost of raoh section by Lizons remain wook with males at K18 where they dit amazingly well in the serve to dispel any lingering doubts, rising singapore from Mejl of the 211 Febres and tion. The publio vaccinators of London and bakin of the astal value of the frans in fecal dividing the absidy in proportion to the MINING. Punjotes have ruled atrady with volcanic soil that Forma oson. Some time from the Blogos <f Router, a to the on board exposed onse of malpor, and Rending report istocratul vaccinations in 88,375 currency. There are several countries, including surmal mileage of dich betion
but Title business at $10 and $10 closing at ingy I tried the experiment of bringing some of accuracy of the antement made in our issue wont into the quartantine anchorns the third and 14,000 cases, respectively, with no case in British India and the Siraits Butteinente, in Charge one half he cost of each section latter rate Raulo continuo etady with the Paranous tens here, and planting them ou of the 17th February,
engineer being rorcowed to the General which the individusi was recoinated free taurs which the charges have from time to Lame Uzun to the United Kingdor and dive the other buyers at 212, und mail sales, The dining my places in Dimbale, hat there they want Hospital The vessel was released day, inscessfully, Yet not leas thros 1983 cert ravind on a gold basis in view of déstasious half between Indin, Ceyn, Straits Settlomasis. Manages report for January states that 1978 aos to the old Chinu state, showing it was the In referring to the opening of illa West The steamer Romney from the same port on fentes of thespuptibilty were granted by medi in the turroney; and this couro, by regula Hongkong, and United King lan rospectively tons of ore crusted risked 400 analgua, Potean sail stone, that improved them. The River the Shanghuaz Mercury romarks that the 21st February, had on board these guns of cal man in England and Wales during the insition adopted by the moont International Telescording to the mali of letters which is which or be roughly estimated at 800 ozume thing will appon, I think, with these amalipo amongst the crew, which wore landed year reported on- fact probably due to the graph Conference of Bada. Fasth was nine in exclunges with other layer (such as Egypt of gold, or about a cuts to the ton. Olivers Indian Importations; they will very quickly. there are many wave of opening a river, at St John's Jaland, the resol being detained use by the physistans of stored lymph instead et cumbunt on avery Stato ubering to the Union Dutch East Datin Sapun, Zaraiber Lost A hare boen enquired for at the oruiry berging like the Chinese indigenins tes, and the
and this opening of the West River, so in quarantine
rpulting in sales at the advanced rate of 87, den of using them will be abandoned," that parfelly frosh."
To these cireurustanser, what the mercantile Coat of Africa, etc.)M
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