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TER HONGKONG DAILY PROSE, TURSDAY, MARCH 2157. 1887.
The french emulsor Dostortes (Capt. Bernard Commedars of the French, Navy), arrived, so Coinmto on the 9th March from Brost on her way to China via Pondicherry, The Descartes in a cruiser of, 4,000 tons, and porries 23 guys and 409 brew, all told.
knots ar hour.
- Thin LIGHT DUEN QUESTION.
from a brilliantly successful war, Great
CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP! Legren of stress It can be worked. The for any provines, and should the goods in Company Is In a superior posliten for expans destined to ps through another province the sums of money had been distributed among
alon from the experience in fin gened and its name process recommencos. As a matter of The following letter has endret CO ZIMBLED "the people tons upen tone of thousands
The fourteenth ordinary general meeting of inalds knowledge of the work and its diflout fact, the rates actually paid are novor so op- of the lower orders find themselves sud
the Sacretary of State for dis Colonies by the shareholders in the China and Maalla Stories, and to think it safe to say but zo plant pressive If there are allernative routes, as TopLescutatiras of the principal British Lancs ship Co. Limited, was held yesterday, at sould be laid down to-day in this part of the there nonplly are do the unaltistricts, the "donly placed in the posession of amounts
trading with this Colony (with the exception of moon, at the ofleod of the Coral Managers wochi at the present rate of exetangu to do merchant in a position to say, How much “which, in their eyes, constituted opulence; By the arrival at Colombo of the saw & the Indo-Chins, which declined to sign li proses Showin. Tomes and Co M. U. A the work done at Macao at anything like the will you pass my goods for and by threaten- "simultaneously, an immense spur wear the store. A tous
resting against the imposition of a minianent. Tosti, D. Fizoriel, D. Gillies, N. A. Sien. Loforo closing. I should like to read the tagcura bargain, In this was 100 bales or
Tomes presided and there were also presoal alue your Troperty stands af in the books, ing to go by the other route drive an advan March another record has been established. given to enterprise of all kinds; vast de- The Himalaya has hitherto Anld the record, tax of 23 cents on shipping risiting the port, (Consalting Committee), U. P: Karborg (Bacre. General Managers appreciation of ilio loyal pins of milk are passed as 80, 60, 30, as the "mazde were made upon the Inbour market, but has no boun beaten by nearly seven houre and urging that the port sheld again be contarg), G. H. Potta, J. H. Jutga, J. H. Dox, and and Intelligent assistance roadered by the staff ongs may be, and thus the rigour of the tariff
already depleted by direct and indirant The China maintained an average spool of 159 stiintat an absolutely from oneKONNEN V The CHAIRMAN Gentlotion, as the report is as the oredit for the improved position of i
Fang Waschuen, wat oeno and that to thors in ro little degree is somewhat mitigates
A tar termed the "loti shut," which may mean and accounts have boon before you sense days this Cumpary Before moving the adoption either a growers tax or a terminal bar, ling with - Sik,→→We have the kinnon to: micross you I stah net over your time with ronding of the report and accounts. I still be glad in recent years been 2395vod and amalgamated- Hudson's Surprise Party will give a complote in reference to a proposal that a fixed charge them on will no doubt be pleased at receiving answer hoy questions.
with the lakin. It has formed an opperinuo change of programme this avering, the price of 84 cents per tou skenli in future, be impose a slightly meger dividend than last year. On Mr. GILI Before seconding the adoption and effective wespen for uoutralising the effoot pal feature of which will be a burlesque oa.
Trilly" which, from nelions, we have soen in Light Dues on all whipping entering the two previons ovcisions only has this dividend of the report. I would like you to give us of the transit pues when desired. The lokin harbour of Hongkong, made at a meeting of bed exceeded in the whole history of the Home information of the Schofer kiln Chat,bes properly is a tax on merchandise in transit, and Jadian papers, eppours to has side-splitting the Legislative Council if that Caloeg held on Company, and taking freights is they have been introduasd 1 prosome this is to take the the Treaty transit pres exactly overs that profusion. Lovers of subvolg hos pianist 3rd December last, when this proposal received bean generally in the past twelve mostba, we place of the Hoffman kila that was erasted at ground. The loti sbut is a tax on goods bithor also enjoy a treat, as that accomplished piactat the coururrence of His Excelianty the Gover- thanks we should feel sotished. The boats Lavn the works into yons ago That win; in the best before the transit has commenced or after 50 Miss May Habgood is billed to play Lists nor the circumstances of the ouse being as bate will hopt ap ead are as efficient as ever of my knowledges, was supposed to bo ons of has terminated. Thas. on silk cocoons Fur
Followe Rhapsolla Hongroise.**
TEN PARIS theind on demanding a generous eum for depreola vary great resalts were expected from it. How-on whisk the transit pass duty amounts to Tis, Previous to April the people. This rise in prices in China and Nothersole Hospitale begs to acknowledge shipping under the the they were, their increasing age, however, the best in the manofsofare of cementa and ohased in the interior fer transit to Shanghai
made
military necessities; speculation roso to "fover heat. That prices, under such cur HRONICLE AND DIR
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"oumstances, should ascend by leaps and CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA,"bounds was perfectly natural" No doubt
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the war had its influence upon the course of SIAM, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, &4., &0.,
pricce, but it does not appear to have been the WITH WHICH ALD INCORPORATED THE CHINA DIRECTORY
sole factor, for we find prices also rising in Chins, wliero the war did not cause the distribution of great sums of money among
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THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST. Fon
1897.
THE THIRTY.FIETH ANNUAL ISHUN,
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as expressed in silver is attributed to with thanks the following donations to the funds meeting of the Logisintiye Council holt on the the appreciation of copper cash. It is in- teresting to speculate upon the causes, but, whatever these may be, the plain fact re mains that silver in the Far East appears to be declining in purchasing power and vago. and commodities are proportionately rising So great is the uncertainty as to the future that oven Hongkong contractors, who are not usually averse to taking large chances, A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED are found reluctant to send in tenders for werks shut in former years they would have eagerly competed for.
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The announcement is made that the Penin
lar and Oriental Stoam Mavigation Company has intuited for two new fast presenger stemmers of 10,000 tons cach, which ars to be known epoctively as the East and Arabia, and are sister ships of the India and China both of which have been making passages for MM,8. Archer left for Mauils yesterday.
some time. “There is nothing unusual in the The delivery of the Englah mail was began onenotion of these vessels," said Mr. H. R. Joseph (the secretary of the Company to a st 9.15. a.m. yesterday.
representative of The Financial News we are There were 2,409 visitors to the City Hallways halding. Every year. seas one or more bosts approaching completion to our order. Bassum last work, of whom 183 were Europeans. This is a very necessary policy to parsus, if we are to keep abreast of the times, and I aced The Straits Times Indian Famins Fund was hardly tell you that it is the perpetual aim of olosed on the 16th Maroh, the anonat sub the P &0. Company to be in the van." You Boribed being $38,617.
will to the new boats on the mail service?
Yes; no doubt we shall use the now boats in an necolorated mail service.""
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The M. M. stoner Fangtae, with the next French mail, left Bingapore on Sunday, the
21st instant, at 2 p., for this port as Saigon."
The O. & D. steamer Doric, with mails, &c., laft Shanghal for this port on Baturday, the 20th instant, at 10 p.m.
The battleship Fuji built at the Thames Ironworks for the Japanese Navy, is expected shortly at Chatham Dockyard to be docked and prepared for so.
This afternoon on the Happy Valley, in the final for the Hongkong Football Challenge Kick-off at dp.m. Referee:Mr. P. G. Davies, RA.
An interesting presentation was made at Cardiff on the 11th February by the Mayor, on behalf of underwriters in London, Glagow, and Liverpool, to the officers and crew of the ateater Oat Brunch, of Sunderland, in raeogni- sion of valuable services rendered during the voyage from Yokohama to Bydney. The vessel was about 2,000 miles out, close to Bissauro Island, when she broke her propeller and drifted for seven days andar circumstances already reported. The case having been laid before the underwriters, it was agreed to give the crew a sum equivalent to nearly a thousand committee also decided to give the master and chief engineer a medal for meritorious services, Accordingly the Mayor presented to Captain Saberle, master, 2175 and a gold watch: Andrew Tour, chief engineer, £150 and a medal, chief oicer and scoond engineer 480 cash; and the
their position on board ship."
11th December, 1999, an ordinance, was passed nathorising a special addition to this charge of 1oonte por bon, for the purpose of meeting the expenditure to be intered in connection with the erection of the Gap Book Lighthouse. At this meeting it was, however, stated by His Excelloney, Sir Williams des Vux at that time the Governor of Hongkong, the this additional tax would be called the top Rock Lighthouse Mate, and that it would ceas when the Gap Rock Lighthouse expondi- circumstances, under which uns pledge, was fare was paid off. A verlatin report of the cives will be found in the amored ogy of fester from the Qonural Chauber of Dommerce to the Colonial Secretary at Hongkong, datad the 20th July, 1896.
a
abont four times that antoant. It is now prid ne part of the ordinary lekin on all cocoons or silk goods leaving the growing districtă, oven when accompanied by a transit pass. If this forga yer will not pay, the native broker he got tu, and suit is simpler for the foreigner to pay or also he cannot get his cocoons..
It appears further that the lekin is being extended to industrial works directly and apart from taxation of the produce. It recoatly came under my nation that s foe of Tis: 200 was paid to the lekin office for a Hostow to open silk wearers in Bouchow hare boon paying a a new brick fautory, and for some time the small mostly levy per loom at lekin, An attempt to incrouse it produced a riot,
impost denomination of Light Dassion On looking back over the amounts over, after that kiln was compistol the practi- 1.30 par pioul, it has tesz the practies to ernet the rate of cunt per ton, but at a I find that since the Zufro was purchased cal results were, I boliere, vory stastnotory, from the grower or first purchasessa loi shai of:
attor, bar noident on the const in 1895 and the kiln had to be abandoned. I hope the she has been written down at the rate of General Managers have taken the greatest 36,400 ouls per annum and the Esmeralla since cars to look into this question of the Sokofer her arrival du 1891 at only $0,000 por um, before they adopted it. For my own part I amounts as ourly us possible representing 6 per Inew nothing about the kiln, Ent I presume cent, on the first cost of wool. This cannot be that you havo information that warrants you called an excessivo provision for depreciation, undertaking such a large expense. We have although of course wo net not forget that the had a very costly experience of the Hoffmann value of the Mexican dellar is not what it was kiln, and I hope that will not be the case with when these stoners, were Builf. The ous the Bohofer kin. There is do doubt that very standing freights, under the head of sundry great economy in time and money is to debtors aucunt, have been practically all bo obtained in getting the best kiln In General Managers, with His content of the hat I hope the success of the Schofor kula collcoted since December 31st last. The the market for the bursing of the cement, Corrides ao at different Unge in the rests on better ordenco: than that which post run invested, spate funds in shares one'obining from the avertissients that are
vas recently reported in the 04WY of some of the local companies. The amount being sirenlated in regard to these novelties.
fast no brauch Ro invested stands at $44,400, and it is not in It, Mr Charman, you will kindly let us have papore, Thore fi tonded to increase his, as any into for the information with regard to this Schofer kils of the national-industry. apparently, to whic present. The stabinets of quirantine and the and advise us that the introduction will be in this tax may not be applied the only limit Philippine insurrection are alluded to in the every way sufisfactory and economical, I am being, as in Socolor, the fear of a riot. report and I have nothing further to aid no cure the shareholders will be very highly Ar to the revozne which this tax yields the what is said there cxcopt that a short quaren gratified to know that this expanso has been following figure may be taken as the approxi time has just been re-imposed on acrint of the featured interne de roste sum total returned by the varions colles- plagna in India and the stannars are required The CHALIMAR-In reply to Mr. Gillies, Itorates: T. 12,952,000
paid by to carry doodora Earnings for this year are might say I have been at sonde paing and. not quite so good at those for the same period trenbile, to explain the kiln, as I thought, just the riparian and postliora soatigard provinces. last year, in there are signs of improvement now. The Hoffmann kiln was designed more and little or nothing is contributed by the Before moving the adobon of the report and especially for burning the rol bricks it esa northern and western (Szochasz explod); accounts I shall be very pleased to answer any also be worked to advantage in the manufactureThe whole of the lekin, it may be zi, ia berno questions which shareholders may wish to pot. of cement but it seems that whom it was first by the trade of the Yongtszo and the Canton
There were no questions and the CHAIRMAN but at Mam there was some fault in ite oon-rivers and their affinants. moved the adoption of the repart and accounts struction to it was net built in the way it should
Mr. FCTTS sovenderl
In that letter it is also pointed out that in accordance with an official rolnen issued by the Hongkong Government, the total amount taland under this additional lovy of 14 cents per ton had orooded the sam expended on the Gap Rock Lighthouse, the telegraphic cable pon avoting it with Hongkong and the best of maintenance, by upwards of 840,000 and the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, there foro, mggested that the time had arrived to ask the Government to redeon the pledge given by Sir Willinn des Vonx, and to abolish this ad ditional tax or shipping."
Carried. URMA
the
reticing Cozeniting Committca, Moers. Sioba,
Mr. Cox proposed the re-election of Gillies, Ezekiel, and Tomor
MT. JORIE SEchuded: Carried
dur
It appears that, beyond the mere knowledg mout of its receipt, un reply has been made by the Government to the letter of the Chamber of Commerce, but on the 3rd: December last it be- cumue pablicly known in Hongkong (through the medium of a correspondence on this subject.. which was published in the China dizil of that date) that His Excellency theo Governer had, on the 12th November, mudou private communica
Mr. PUNG WA CHUES Troposed the so-else tion to the Unofficial Members of the Legislation of Meters, J. H. Cor and T. Arnold as tive Council to the effect shut this additional.
auditors. levy, if contiumed, was estimated to yield during
ME POTTS Eucbnded. the tene 1897 about $65,000, and that, if it wero
¿Carried." withdrawn, the offlejal ontimates of expenditure that amount. He, therefore, requested their opinion whether it would be preferable to con- tinue to levy Light Dues at the total rate of St cents per ton, or to devise some alternative source of resenze in order to make good the deficiones in the official estimates which would result if of li estis per ten were abo- labed, as suggested
orates is 19,9520645
have been built. The fire in the Hofmann THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD AND klin was supposed to go round, in a continuOUS
DELICIOUS SWEETS Shield, IIMS. Centurion will play Kowloon, ponnie, to be divided among them. Ligile for the year, 1897 weld oxceed the refereer Centlemen. Dividend warrants will be issued place. The only difficulty of risk, we can thinks of the mail lines to Indigo answer to the fis
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P.O. Bot. M. Taleytona No. 12.
MARRIAGE
On the 16th February, at El. Alban's Church, Streatham Park, by the Roy, G. Howard Wright, Viur of Chilham, Kent, uncle of the bridegroom, Besisted by the Vicar, the Bow, B. M. Hanson, EDEND JOAN MONSON. LAREIN, Obly son of the lato: TROTAS LANGAILER LAKES, of Foochon, Chine, to VIOLET MARIAN, only daughter of the late Mr. Josera Suston, of Brethera.
The Daily Press.
The O. & C. steamer Captio, with mails, ko. which left hance 24th ultimo for San Francisco ria Macao, Shanghai, Nagasaki Kobe, Inland
on the 19th instant.
то-постот.
-Lord G. Hamilton-Tie part of the question is in the afirmativo. A for ne I know, the steamers of the North Ger- man Lloyd ran to Colombo np to any port in India seed g
go round the kiln and the are proceeds from co circle. There are different chambers which BRITISH STEAMERS -
In the House of Commons on the 15th olambar to another, so that when the fire is out February Mr. Maclean asked the Beorotary of en ons site of the kiln a further ill of, bricks Bisto for India whether the Government of In- is put there and so on iu that way. With dis bad decided to place the steamers of the North. the Sohofer kiln we have been very careful. German Lloyd Line on the same ooting us. We have discussed the question and sent two those of British Companies in respect to the men bome to study its working, Mr. Uldall exemption from penalties of officers Droralnying has been home and also Mr. Hewitt, the chief loir fave through delay in the arrival of the engineer, and last your we sent Mr. Hoyes, who tassel in which they return to India, and whe The CHAIRMAT That is all the business, he been at work three ruths at this very ther any North Carmen Lloyd steamista new ran
of is that there is something peculiar bbant tre oliviate and the atmosphere and also about the coal. It is as you have said, a somewhat os ponsive thing. It will host hotwein $15,000 and $20,000.. I have put $20,000 in the accounts, but our men in Macno way it will not cost more The nighth ordinary general meeting of share than $15,000. When it is erected it will be Luísal, was held yesterday at the office of the I would not like to go ate figures much be General Manegero, Beesre Showan, Tomes & cause the promise might not be fulfilled, but Co. Nr. C. A. Tomas presided and there were we expect tu save 50 to 75 cenla on each barmol also presont-Ho, C. P. Chatar, Messre. Caf sament, so that a considerable saving will be Evens (Consulting Committee), F. J. V. Jorge Collected. I think we have done all we could be Secretary), D. Gillies, P. C. Wilcox, JH expected to do, and we think the fala will be Cox, fr. II. Poits, Hart Buck, Wong Shing, ready by Angust or September. I may zay tlust, Long Fu Chee, Fung Wa Chuen, and M. U the Hoffmain kiln is to some extentati asulal, Miclael.
bat it cannot be worked for the purpose it was originally designed because as faultly
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., ZIMITED.
Mr. Maclean--Is it not an invitation to the North Gorman Lloyd to anter into competition
Soa, and Yokubanı, arrived at her destination remainder of the crew sums in proportion to the special har by the Chamber of Combalders in the Green Island Cement Company able to do the work so much cheaper and batter with British steamers ? AR
| #The firm of Loewe, of Borlin, has been an- trusted by the Chiness Government with the organisation of the arsenal of. Hankow. Ger ama pugineers and foremen are to rebsequently superintend the working of the signal. A certain nomber of these, already definitely en- gaged by the Chinaka Government, have already loft for China.
Dr. Hazkia, who for so, many months has boon working in Bombay in suncok of the bacillus of plague, avidently found it, according to the anthorities at Azra, for,, when he was At- tocked there with the spidomic, they promptly seized all his bacteriological specimens, and barted them. The bacteriologiat was, thus de prived of all the material which he had no. camplated for the purposes of scientific investi gation.
The Chief Justice delivered judginent pastor- day is on action in which Li Pang and Ŭ Cânk: Sam were the plaintiffs and Yeung Min Shan was the defendant. The plaintifs claimed $13,733.88, being the amount agreed to be paid by the defendant for gervices rondoro to bim in accordance with un agreement dated the 0th November, 1895, and made between the plain tills and tho. defendant. In his answer the deferlant, amongst other things, said that the agreement was void in law on the ground 2. | maintenance and champerty. The case was hoand on the 23rd February and the lat and 2nd March last. Mr. J. J. Francis, QC (iustruoted by Mr. Ewens), appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. E. Robinson (instructed by Mr. Hartinge)appenrad for the defendant His Lordship entered judgment for the dofen- dant with costs holding that the agrement on which the plaintiffs wed was goid os uneorint. ing in champerty (The plaintin's costs on the an extensive robbery from a lutus No. 5, Wade bine erst einminution of a witniss, wers La Feng Lane near Queen's College. On ordered to be paid by defondant Sunday night the house was left unoccupied while the woman in charge went to the thentro. When she returned she discovered that a thin had got into the house through the skylight and had stolen $760 worth of jewellery and $240 in money. The thief mada good bin escape.
Information has been given to the police of
The German Government, in consequence of the plagio prevailing in the East, has forbiddan the import of certain articles from Fersia, East India, Tormo, Hongkong, Mauna, and Chins to the month of 10 deg. Among these articles ́are all sorts of old apparel, vagy, carpets, bumas hair, ray hides and sking, far hair and bristles, We (London and China Express) hour that, wool, and any other parts of animals. A liter besides Commander Deniss .N., the Chinons decris of the Imperial Chancellor astonnces Government has applied for the services of that all math articles which have left the hat three other British real officers which will bours in the East before 12th February are still be granted, A rurotur also states that the admittel in the German Empire, with the services of five military officers have also keen exception of arrivals from each harbour se applied for. No butter selections and has are alrusdy affected by the plague, namely,
Having regard to the dates of the Iriter from tho. Chamber of Commosro (31et July, 1895) nad of His Excellency the Governor's comm nication to the Unofficial Members (12th No rember, 1996), it seems unquestionable that the otimates referred to in the latter must hare been prepared by the Government at a consider doly lutor dole than the question of sholisbing the additional levy was brought to their notice, whilst the financini defiealty which the Uncfi- | cial Members were requested to solve mus not placed before them until a comparatively short period before the estimates referred to had to be offcially discussed and passed...
We rofruin from making any cbservations on the facts of the one tits brought under your soties, but the matter will be found to be Got forth in further detail in the latter from the Hon. T. H. Whitshent to His Eréelleasy the Goverer of Houzas da in the published
Hongkong, dated correspondendo aboys referred to
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The SECESTART rend the notice calling the waatinga
Lord G. Hamilton was understood to say that it would, in his opinion, bo very hard an officers not to grant the exemption
THE ENGLISH MAIL.
The P & O. steamer Thaines, with the Eng- fish mail of the 19th February, arrived yesterday. The following telegrams are from the Times of Ceylon
THE INDIAN TEA MARKET STRONG,
Calenta, 5th March London Telegrams indicate a strongly advan oing tes market, medium tea having advanced throo farthings in the past week, t
METRHODES CONCLUDES HIS EVIDENCE, MAURYA London, Cth March. The evidence of Mr. Cacil Rhodes before the South African Committee Eagniry was con pluded yesterday with bis examination by Mr. Chamberlain, whia alicited from him the fact that the policy of the Transvaal Government for several years tended to joopardize the peace of South Africa.
built and it dosa, nak, work economically and
TXCITEMENT IN ATHEZE,” The CHAIRMAN G outlemen, with your per, therefore we do not keep it going regularly.
Athens, 4th Maroh. mission we shall omit the reading of the repert. There were no other questions and the
The greatest excitement prevails here A The accounts show clearly and aneurately the CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report large oroid this evening ponstrated the court- position of the Company, but a few words in and secunda,LIM
itenis may be nocopt Mr. GALLIES--I think that the information The Crown Prince appeared on the halsory aud Jard of the Palace, shouting War Warl" detail about soms of t alle to you. The expenditure on new machinery giren to us by the Chairman is very satisfactory addressid the crowd, and thanked then on be for 18s is 86,552.09 of this sum the greater indoud and i hops that the aber kain will los half of the King for their enthusiastic demon-
rion was absorbed by a tubular mill of a zew. satisfactory in evory respect as the directors, Tattern which not only grinds the cement fine appear to think I think no effort should be tration, but at the same time enjoined them to a lower cost thar formerly. The sale of bid works that toxid to quoreno the purus and Whe ha been appointed, and its for the and botter but does a larger amount of work at parod in introducing i proromonta at the absorse dignified sain. A new Minister of machinary represents the proceeds of a hiler reduce the esponditate. I think a step issued by him he urges the nocemily for the In replying to the manication from His per required at Maco On the bas heen takou in the right direction and the greatest notivity on the part of all officere în Ercoder the Governor, the Unoficial Membeter kan tera hind only be bended Fourd is to be commended for autering into this the Army. He is also hustering the despatch bege of Council were ananimous in considering to December 31st last $8,488.35, but before matter and carrying it through. The expond of further batterise of artillery to the Tarko.
of the Anemanger may that ho should redeem the pledge given by his it is sloted the cost, by the satinate tare is of course a little largo, bat ni the Clinic Grecian frontier.
ranman osassured me that it may not exceed £15,000- predecessor, to the effect that the special Light strom 315,000 and $20,000, and we have I think that will be all wiped off after a couple Da rate should cease, but the majority of thought it prudent to recommend that $0.00 of years working, I have much pleasure in them echoed the suggestion made in His Ex- celleney's letter, that for the future a fixed rate be written off I would have been mere esconding the adoption of the report of 24 cents per ton should be imposed na. Light rate perhaps to Lave worded the recommeste Carrie
NY. WILCOX proposed the re-election of Hou: Dues on all shipping notering the harbour, tion differently and sald set aside for writing But it must be pointed out that the Unofficial. I make that remark because I ear SC. P. Chater and Meers. Orange and LA Sing
on the Conting Conimitted.
My POTTH Recorded. dembers of Council present at the meeting at Paper comment about $35, 000 having been off,
Carried,a) which the anbject was discussed who were in whereas it is only $0,000. The Mangere make trour of this proposal, were absolutely, uncon- no secret of the fast that the building of this
Mr. UNG WA GHEN proposed the realee nected with the shipping interest of the port, in fe more or lem of an experiment and Ar and wore mainly representatives of landed pro- possibly never realize the expectations Feld retion of Metere Henderson and Cox as auditors garding it If, however, it can be worked suc
Corried In bringing this fast under notice, we do not cessfully or oven partially succesfully, it will use Pu Cage sconded.
show such an important seonomy and Fo The GEALKMAN That conclude the boel Turist: Chancellor in the case of importers for one moment impute any selfish net.cn on asking their heal authoritios for such per mis- the part of these gentlemen, but we simply calliplify the process of cement burning br nose gentlemen Dividend, warrants will be sion, if they are able to give proof that there attention to what must reasonably be felt to be abolishing the troublesome use of coke, the realy to-morrow. in so possible chance of infaction. The natural bias of their views. Kingein Liust Oceand; Formes, mator, from As soon as the aetion of His Excellency the Japon and Claus, on arrival at Haisburg, was Governor became publicly known in Hong not allowed to communicate with the shore kong, it called forth & protest from the ship before having been thoroughly disinfected ping and mercantile interests affected, a copy Although the boat slrondy had bean at Heyre of which is also sitached. It will be seen from and had flischarged there como cargo, she was this document that the present estimated cost solated at Hemburg until the sanitary antheri- of the whole Lighthouse ofablishments of the ties had lose their work on board of her,
Colany amounts to less than $17,000 per annum, whilst the estimated amount to be raised by the imposition of a churgs on shipping of 2 cents per ton is $113,000 per annum. It is, forcføre, beyond question that the proposed fixed ad-
mads than offcars from the Indian army, who Bombay Kurzschee, Hongkong, - Canton,
are already accustomed to dealing with Asiaticu, Bantow, Amoy, Macao, and Formara Au perty rather than of commercial unterprise, A
alboit that the Chinasaan and the Indian are not quite the same,
The largest floating dook yot built, says the London and China Expres, is to be located at Oloogape, in the Philippine Talands, the contract- for the work having boss recently awarded by the Spanish Government te Mesars. R. Stephen son and Co., Limited, Newmatle-on-Tyne The length of the proposed dook is 450 ft. width over ponteons 117 ft., and depth to the top of side walls or girders 33 ft. 6a, Thurdock will capable of lifting 13,000 Loin, and can at need commodete vais 500 ft. long.
Agentence of fourloon mouths' imprisonment with-bard labour was passed yesterday by Comi maador Hastings on a man who had committed tiree robberies. He was found in a house at Yeamati by a woman, who raised an alarm The thief then ran into various houses and scaloda wall, but forbeantaly Inspector Bullia and a number of Chinese constables put ir an sppearance and surrounded the boneos so that
HONGKONG, MARCH 23rd, 1897, THE ronson put forward for the adoption of gold mondmetallisto by Japan are that the rubber tenka zot make his escape. When by recourse to a gold standard fluctuations arrasted he had paatiokote upon him which in the prices of commodities and in interrelated to two other robberine from houses. Je
the district.
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exceptional admittanos also is permitted by the
LATEST TELEGRAMS. TXBOM TONKIS TAPORE) THE QUEEN IN FRANCE.
A PARIS, 10th March The Queen of England has loft for Nico.
- Paris, 18th March. President Faure paid a visit of solatation to Susan Victor'n who received him in her huge at Noisy station. The interview, which lested ten minutes, was very cundial
DEATH OF A FRENCH ADMILAI PERO Paris, 12th March. Admiral Vallon is dood
"MADAGASCARRY
CORRESPONDENCE
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the - opintore expressed by our ecriespondents.]
-supply of which is always precarious, that the management would think itself delinquent in its regard for the fature welfare of the Com pany und in its plain duty did it not resume this responsibility of risk of failure and expkid the mx as before stated the,kila is likely to gest. All the precautions that could suggest. themselves in the General Managers to szenzo THE DIAMOND JUBILEE. scous hat he taken. A full description of TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,” our climate and the local atmospheric, cond)- "Sia. — I observe in your issue of lo-day that tone of Macao have been laid before, the in par reighbours at Singapore contemplate, ventors and owners as the Schöfer kun aud the among other itame în seunsation with the different species of coal we expect to employ, for throming celebrations, a trant for school have besu sent home for analysis and test, and children. This I. consider is ca it should bo,
MR. 4OSCHEN ON THE PERSONNEL OF THE
London, Gil March
Mr. Goschen, replying in the House of Com mone last night to the criticisms of Sir Chig Dilke, wait that thuring the last ave years 28,000 man were added to the Navy, and that it was intended form & reserve of fishermen, who would be trained near home. The Admiralty, hu added, has one hundred thousand men on the active list; twenty-five thousand naval reserves; and ten thousand pensioners.
THE KING OF SIM TO SPEND A YEAR
IN ENGLAND. VARMAA
London, 6th March. The King of Siam, will visit England in
didicunt charge of 11 cantà per ton is to be oreryone of the three foreigners in Maens, and I hope Hongkong, will not be bebind Sin July, and will have an audiere of the Queer. devoted to purposes in no way tonpleted with the superintendent; the einef engineer, and gapore in this respect... In stel en event might His Majesty will probably remain a year a safoping; and, in "view 15 the fact that the the foreman Lurner, bave personally seen i adzancement and welfare of Hongkong is due Soboler Film regularly at work in Europe and to itu having been a frog port, we submit that the unfairness and unwischipt of the proposed tax are clearly apparent
IN INDIA,
Calentia, Sth March. by the committee I should be glad to give
There is a remony that Gorerminent intende my desistance in procuring these at cheapest fresh currency legislation, reducing the rate of rates. Needless to add this is not an advertise in of rupees in exchange for gold. The ment but a bona fide suggestion, which I hope Pinner contradicts the statement, but the will commend itself to the Diamond Jubileo rumour continnas in the bazaar. Commilter-I enclose my card and remcin, bir, yours truly,
RESIDENT. Hongkong, 22nd Marb, 1897,
LEKIN
THE SULTAN OP TORIN SURAITS, VA La P W London, 8th Marob. The Saltan of Ilorin has returned to Ilorin, and has tondered his submission. He has been reinstated under British protection, and has signed a frosty giving complete power to the Nigor Company
I suggest that each child should be presonte England to stady British castens. The Ad with either a medal er hage, or both, in com mirally have lost two British naval officers ta studied its zanthods Thoy do not expect a full memoration of the longest roigu in English command and navigate His Majesty's yacht and antire success. At first, but it is not tas
history I have before we an illustrated list from Siam and back. We, therefore, respectfully expose the hope Complota and detailed plans have been received various instale, issued by a leading English
much to say are sanguise of the ultimate jesus, of medals and bages suitably lusoribed, in RUMOURED FRESH CURRENCY LEGISLATION: that you will instruct His Beslicnoy the from the colo owners of the muret of its con export firm, and should this idea be taken up Governor of Hongkong that the additional atraction and from the same source are to come charge of "I cents par ton under the do the cu-work and psial brieks necessary. natural exchange will be prevented mad
momization of Light Duns, which was imposed Tho structure when finished will ban rather that by joining the comity of gold menome yesterday with obstruction. In the morning A coello was charged at the Palice Court..
interminable way, for the purpose of complicated and elaborate affair. Its priverbal envering a givea expenditure, on the Gap feature and recommendation is fus onpability of tallic states Jupan will gain access to their Mr. H. K. C. Fisher, oleotrician in the Hastern
Rock Lighthouse, shall ww ba devertinued, being kept bontinually bárning, that is, except Pazin, 12th March. accumulations of cheap enpital. The latter Extension Telegraph Company, was riding in
and that it aboll not be reimposed on other and by necidoat or for repairs, the firo e nova The Queen of Malagascar has been exiled totally different grounds.N
allowed to go out, the heat, wasted ju amall, must be acknowledged as an unmistakeablenekehaalong Quesa's Road when the defend-
ant, who was carrying a long plank of wood on Remion.
Wo venture to add that, in our jwigment, it the caveat bricks being fed in our thu advantage. The exporicnes of India should | his shoulder and validng on the wrong side of
A native Governor Generals has been a would be for the trae interest of the Colony, the coal somewhat lower down, and the whole, after combustion coming out at the nct psa varning to countries with a silver the read, deliberately turned round just as he
that the port of Hongkong shoull be restored, standard against borrowing in gold, and read the vehicle, the consequence being that pointell at Tananarive,
FRANCE AND GREECE.
to that status of perfect froodons which so long bottom in the form of cement clinker and the plauk struck Mr. Fisher and sent the
existed, for it was this freedom from ducs and only requiring to be ground and voled to be if it is necessary for Japan to have rienha into the gutter, damago to the amount
PARIB, 13th March, course to the accumulations of cheap of 82 being consed. The defendant was: Avoë
67 and ordered to make good the damage.
important entrepot of ter that it now, and cement in stock and raw material fields capital in Europe the adoption of the
veta of sympathy with Greece which would bo cortain to suivans its prosperity year's supply in advance of that important com On the subject of lekin Mr. Jamieson says -ILLNESS OF GENERAL POLAVIEJA. still further as one of the greatest shipping out of our manufacture, limestop. This We now some to the tax which is best known European standard comes the most course On Sunday night, about cloven o'clock, a
STAR 13th March to pursue, though it may possibly entail police bost in charge of Police Constable Bur-
miles up the West and North Rivers and st. It used to be regarded as illegal, as being only · The Hon. G. Curzon, replying to a gobation Gonamal Pelavieju is ill and will shortly leave ports of the world.We have the honour to boston gentlemen, dores tra bandreds of to forsiguers, or atallerauts most falked shout
Bir, your most obedient servants, ges was patrolling the barbour when a sam
different times, oving to the shallowness of the another of the many “squeezer." itaposed by in the House of Commons, said that the posi Icss in other directions by lowering nai in alarge of three man was seen to be laden.
vater and disturbances amongst the quarry, mandarina and their underlings at their own of British muasiona and of subjects ganes prices and so causing commercial depres with twenty-two pieces of wood. The opp
men, we have been threatened with a failure of † pleatre. This however, is to misdesoribo it, rally in Madagascar, was receiving the barnest, supply. ; To obriste xoy anxiety on dus scose It is just me legal as any other form of taxation, attention of the Govezoment, who were about to... wo provide ourselves w far in advance, as was being imposed by Imperil Deeros, which is the disces representations on the walter to Frases. crai.. The stoot on 1st Desember repreenatal bighest form of Ingalantion known to THE TRANSVAAL ALUSS AUT $22,000 and was all paid for At Deep Water Chice. The lekin in the present forta firstN Bay we have rephol sareral of the old kils began to mako its appearance about the It is understood that Mr. Chamberlain has with ten and larger ones, whereby grust year 1853, Unt it was not full 186031 when the strongly prutested against the Aliens Act economy, has been effected in cozi, A cow mentres put forth to suppress the rebellion passed by the Transvaal Government; us a mil for grinding and mixing the day, which | necessitate a large, spondeture, that it was violation of the Landon Convention is not yet at work, however, is exposted to pada naiversal The falling off of the land
AND
An officist report by Mr. Consul Jamieson on
The Municipal Council of Paris kas nos imposts of all kinds which made Hongkong the ready for use. The itera of 352.194.49 China's Finances has recently been published,
Manila
RESIGNATION OF THE GERMAN NAVAL MINISTER,
PABI, 14th March...
being made it was found that the men and, stable stopped the host and on enquiries being with the assistanoar of the master of a junk, The Budget Comulasive of the Reichstag stolen the wood, which was a portion of a deras refured the credit asked for the construc bed pier and which was being taken away by tion of two orisers. The fulster of Merino the junk. The master was also arrested and has tantored bia rosigration, the four men were yesterday sent to guel for twanry eight days with hari labour,
SHIPBUILDING IN HONGKONG,
Han Whether it will have this effcet or not depends upon whether gold further appre cater. Catainly there is nothing in the past history of the gold standard to justify the baliof that it will conduce to steadiness of prices, for under a prices have fustu ated much more than under the silver standard, prices in silver using countries having remained comparatively stable while în gold using countries they were tending steadily downwards. At prosent prices both in gold and silver are tending upwards, the dee being more marked in silver, and in 2,600 tons displassment and 1,000 IH.P., 100 94 kaste per hour; destination, Vladivostock, Japan since the war with China it has long by 13 ft. 8 in. beans, and was bailt in
FMS. Iplugenia, Captain H 7. Dudding. The following steam v. sela have been limilt arrived at Singapore on the 18th March. She by Masura. Geo, Fenwick & Co., Limited, during is the first of a number of relief that are to the past twelve months AED MA come out to the Far East, and she will be Tat gue-Length, 86 ft breadth, 14 ft. stationed, for the present, at Singapore. Like engines, compound surface condensing: speed, the Pique, the olus, the Rainbow, and the 91 knots per hour; destination, Formosa.
VesLongth, 65 ft renith, 12 I.; Spartan, the Iphigenia is a second class orniser with protected deck, of steel, ocpper-sheathed engines, compound surface condensing spest, Yzuro-Length, 120 ft. brosdib, 12 ft; 1991 Her armament consists of two Bin, six gris Lounge, -H115; sngines, da poud smcunted to between twenty and thisty: 47 in eight & pr., one 3 pr, all 0.3 and four sartaco condensing, speed, 11 knots per hour; per cent Count Marsukaṇa, în intro- | maxims. Lt, Pounon, who was bora in HM.S; destination, Philippines ercing his gold monometallic programme cry, is her first entonant.
Lotuan-Longth, 130 ft. breadth, 201 girls tonnage, 155, orginos, compound warface: to the House of Representatives, miris
Yesterday afterncon Mr. AG. Word gave condensing spoed, 10 knots per Zour destins buted this riso in prices to the depreciation | quother organ resita in St. John's Cathedral | Lion, Borneo of silver, but, as pointed out by the Japan Mr. D. K. Slimau being the yurslist. Mr. Sink Lough, 150 ft, breadth, 24 it; Ward played four pics and it is needless to : grvas taonugo, 365.79 engines, compound terin Many when the battls of Phung do was say that be guve inch pleasure to his hearers, sorow pood, 30 knots par hear; destination, fought the sterling value of the silver bis performance being most masterly par Formoso.. ren war. 29. 0fd, whorens when the tiarly the fast and last items on the pro The Andrea Tanga, 12 ft breath, Currency Bill was introduced it was 2s 11d. Brahmon warn bountifully anderol and 19 ft engines, corap and surfcee, condensing highly appreciated. Mr. Eliman was in good spied, 10 kosta por hour ; destination, Thark- Gamana-Length, 116 ft, breadth, 1816 prices to the effects of the war. In the particularly bir randering of Bir John Steiner's gross tonnage 136.7 ongizion comprend song My hope is in the Everlasting which surface conduising speed, 10 knots per hour: "spring of 1895," it anys, "Japan emerged was given with much vigour and power. defination, Philippines, S
Our contemporary ascribes the rise in voits and bis two contributions vero adairobic,
HH. JOSE
Beastary T&O. 8. F. Co.
Ocean Steamship Co.
J. S. SWIDE,
JARN. SWING,
Mangers Chiva Navigation Co., Ld. MeGEROOT, GO & 60,
Glen" Iâuò.DA
For the China Mutual 8. M. Co., Ltd., WA. GULLAND, Managing Director. M. BAMUEL & 19, -
Shell" Lane.
The Mogul Stearaship Co., Limited H'S KENNEDY, Loretary. Jaskin & Co., Limital, NOULD J. JENKINS,
Bhire Line, Director. WM. THOMPSON & CO., EN. Bennet
WILLIAM G. TEACH
Obairaian of Scottiel O. §. Co., Ltd., and Chairmax Northon P. S. Co
-THE PAMINE RELIEF FUND, IN: ENGLAND
Paola London, 8th March, The Indian Farine Feliet Fund has reached sum of £295,000, S. UDITIAN MISSIONS IN MADAGASCAR
London, 8th Mareb
the
AMMTondon, Sth Meroh.
make some improvement in the quality of the tex owing to the devastated itate of the AE RINDERFIRE AT CALCUTTA SUPPRESSED.
Sizes (Caloutta, 3rd March. pipes, bricks, and tiles turned out. The typhons country, made it imparative to find zooney in The outbreak of rinderpest of Culextta is of lush summer did some damage by carrying some form, and probably at the time it was the
FAMING PEGSPROTS BETTER
away this pier and blowing down a temporary only possible rooms. But it was always ad practically suppressed owing to the vigorous roof over a shed and the place seras more ex-mitted by the anthorities to be abnormal sad notion of the authorities. posed to the ser than que would suppose from ha ? objetumsole, and promises were mada aguin land Idoken appearance, - Under the head of and again that when paco should have been liabilition on the other side of the account, ven restored and the fasudes of the eventry had
Calcutta, 3rd March. The famine show signs of mprovement, espacially in Bengal.
will oherre that the outstanding debentures are again recovered their pristine condition, the reduced now, to 125,000. Last year the amount, lekin should be abolished. Thakevent, however,
PROFESSOR HANKIN PROGRESSING.
Caloutta 3rd March, stood at $38,100,-. The item in profit and loss af has never arrived. On the evatrary, the $6,545 premtura da sale of unallotted sborus was), slemané for money has become more and more Professor Hankia has been romaved to the explained at the lost extraordinary meeting, and urgent and end succeeding your sees the lekin segregation hospital at Agra, and is now nuk Iskuns the excess over paz ralne chhained for the not beet wider and widor, pa
ing rapid progress towards recovery sheran delivered to the liquidator of the aldir. Jandeson then gives the mode of collec.
THE PLAGUR
My Calonita 3rd March, To the fight Hon. Josopa Chamberlain, Brick and Count Co. in payment for that tion, and refers to the frequency of barriers, and
The plugue is distinctly assuming an epide Secretary
of Htute for the Colcules, concara, In conclusion, gentlemen, it may to the fact that a fariff is supposed to be
strike some of you to inquire if we have nearly published, bat ie disregarded Ho also appends ria form in the North West Provinces. Al aftiitel the maximum work possible at acto in translation of the Larkin Regulations for the Foons the mortality is also incressing The Fari of Roeslyn's family plate, which with the present plant and the market om Frotings of Chekiang usulso a sheet summary The plague returne from "Bombay continge was recently upld in Linburgh, realised bo- | reality take a greater output what suggestions of the method of working, which has been pre more favourable, apparently confrming, the tween 2000 and 27,00). A In part of it the General Managers hate to make for en prod by B. W. J. Cleusel Consular Asia Halth Officer's opinion timb the epidemic is was purchase for the family, belly, we be extension. This matter is having the earnest taot From these it appears that merchandise being arrosted love by Jepresentation of the Duke and consideration of the Committon pad the hi trasis is taxed at son successive barrior Caloutta, 5th Maroh. Tuchera of Sutherland Ameng te articles Managers, and they am alive to its alternately 3 and 2 per cent, all it had passed Yeatoday's mortality at Bombay from ell syd for the family was the Chandalige importance, but wo think it best to posmose four barriers, giving a maximum of 10 cent, pensis was only 183, and the reekly statistics Cup, which belonged to the firsb Borl, who was any action until the Bohofer kiln has after which it is true for the seat of the pro show 106. Tena. The general prospects are Lord Chansullor at this end of inst conturg, had an opportunity of showing with what! rineo. But it will be observed that this is only 1 much more hopeful: