INTIMATIONS
A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED
BY APÉGÍ
INTIM
BROWN
AMERICAN
AND HONGKONG-
CEMETERY MEMORIALS
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URONICLE AND ROTORS IRECTORY
CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA STLATTE, NETHERLANDS INDIA,
The Alime
was anticipate
returns, 16 total number of lente emokr 30 only 6,786, pamely 2 of the 1st glass, 118 the resont, and 6,675 of the third. But thousand Carsons soven hundred and ninety-six is a small fraction of three million inhabitants-Japan Made
anah queries. supicant may faformanor pros
f Shanghai, 1321 Angust. Slobething" usar chin to dana! alones Lacir produced amongst auBOCOLE by banuite, brand olber Chine oxporta to the United States by the reouf Festerday afternoon be primetise the kosoves of many of the alegrama, from their constituante abroad.
-Ching Garetler
ordering thon keystop shipments by the Canadian Pacifle line to all destinations in the States. Later telograma" explained that the U.S. Ingisitfive. žada Imposed a differen- tisl tarif, of 10 per cent - apon all ten and silk, mal varibus, rates on other goods, enterUCTS
M REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
A few days ago wa (Mercury) sinted that an uiry into the parse of the death of the un of Mr. J. Chambers had to come before thj German Comen Ganerai Wo now learn that the German Court is abawk to take steps, and to Hongkong by the German Causal-General for us to be sakumed. The saquiry there for analysis, and probably the body of the child ics at the German Court has been postponed indofbuitely.
WINES & SPIRITS. SIAM, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, o, the other pawrior which remained has boon went
WB beg to all attention to our PRICE
LIST OF WINES AND SPIRITS
un below rent
As these are all selected and bought fret hand by our London House we are any intor mediate prolite nndurs thereby enafled to apply the best qualitics at Moderate Prices.
PORT.
(For Invalids and General Cos)
For dua
C. Por Rož
B VINTAGE, superior quality, $14.40 $1.20
Bed Capsule.
C FIND OLD VINTAGE, BUN-} perior quality, Black Peal
Coperl
D VERY FINHOLD VINTAGE, Ÿ
16.20 1.35
attro superior, Violet 2.40 170 Capsule (Old Pettled)
SHERRY,
Por dox,
SUPERIOR PAZx Dafydia)
Der wine, Croon Seal $10.80 $0.50 Captale.......** CHANZANILA, PALE NA-)
TURAL CHEERT, White Capsulo
GC SUPERIOR OLD DAY,PALE)
12.00 1,90
NATURAL SHERRY Red 12.00 1.00 Heal Capsule? DYERT SUPERIOR OLD
PALE Day, obnico old 1440 1,20 Wine, White Seal Capsule EXTRA SUPERIOR OLD ZUPALE DRY, very finest
gality, Black Seal Cap grain (Úld Bottled)..........
20:40 1.70
:
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WITHE WHIOM AUR 'INCORPORATED. -
THE CHINA DIRECTORY
AND THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST. FE 1897
THE TRILTYY-FIFZI ÀNSUAL IBU, which will be found, as hitherto, more full and accurate than its prelovesnora.
A report in the Binghai native papers states that Tin. T'aolai is its receipt of a desistols from the Tauygli Yamon informing him that the Netherlands Minister at Peking has addressed
Anly 7th;
STRE CUSTOMS
SUPPLIED TO THÍ – DAILY PROBE."}"
ing the Staten via Canada. A great deal of ~ The artising that we have husly LONDON, 16th August, 1897.
cargo, including over 500 balon of silki, kad beon † the conditions of things in the pAR THE REGENT. DUEL.
fired by shippers here for alipont by the time Custrans service have, we are The duol between Count Thrin and Prince | Empress of China which is timed to leave attracted a good deal of attention to that
each. The Prince was hit on the shoulder at rushed off wildly to cancel their feights. A smoothly on its way, growing from utrengths to Henri was fought in five sexsults of four minutes Shanghai to-morrow for Vancouver, and in important and on the whole admirably, annarod consoquonge of this welcome nowe, shippersinstitution. For manY JOATS the gone the outset, but the skin was barely pisroad. The great deal of the carge was already waiting in strength, only nyilang public netter when wound in the abdomon is serious, but the in: | cargo-boats, ready to go down to Woosung home now regulation was made that, wAS testines are not perforated. The Frince after the to-day, and it had all to be taken out and not readily arcepted by the publi
conveyed to the 0, & 0. and Pacife Mail its internal arrangements wore seldom receipt of this wound, half rising from the Aguay (Memts. Fearon, Daniel & Co.) for farrou to as they met in te ground, shook Count Turia by the band and shipment by the American mora, which will a mattor between the Chinese Government end;
Royal Octavo Ucinglete with MapqandPlus the Yaman to the effect that Chiasso dostone afterwards walked to his carriage without aid, reap a golden harvest by the latest freak of the Inspector-General. But now, thay the
pp. 1,240, $7. Directory only, pp. 872, 83.50.
DEATH.
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apluie inclusiva teillers frein Aku tine And - Intal Moana Naviga Liam Odmpany for wear gearvice to ani From Holboy and fortnigELY METANO, pre Culomkuta und from Shanghal, and Austinlia, op tender naming Marseilles and the other Brindisi at the Europonu part of deravcute and arrival,
abited being 130000 1 year for the Sarnice tid. Marolles, and £110,000 a Lreer for the service sit Prindiny
Bad Trum alternit
the Oribit Steach Naviga
ustralia via Colombe, in fortnightly service of Story: Erbeity £85,000 nifers from the Ureek DEX Everpriol, fallows sing closely, the lines of the Postmasbur
• Creterala advertirement, and offering camtuber of alternative services between Hidineller and Bombay for and Barn- bar Adon and Karsohl, and Combe and Shanghai, together with extensions. of these services to other portz z
will be admitted to s cenfgronce, about to be / The Clount was merely scratched on the hand i tarif legislation, Hostility to the C.P.K. hus refeune pyllected by the serving in quastion. Avetraian and Indian servisy Cathil it was
held to devise the best means of preventing and ouring plaguo. The Taotai instructed to At Shanghai on the 6th July, 1837, F. M. notify all his doctors of the fact, and to fur
Hard to Poking the names of any intending to SAMPAIO, aged 45 years.
attend the conference,
The Daily Press.
Kr. H. Weilly-Cook, who has had a highly snoressial tour in the North, has arrived, iu Hongkong and will give an exhibition of his animatoscope at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening. While at Peking Mr. Wellby Cook was invited by Sir Chude MacDonald to give an exhibition on the occasion of a farewell dinner! giren by His Excellency to the French Miris- tor, and the programme to be given on Satur day is the same as was given on that uecasion. Judging from notices that have appeared in our Northern contomporaries, the collection of pictures is endid and the entertainmont altogether a very enjoyable out.
Fors
and loft for Kaly in the afternoon.
THE NEW INDIAN LOAN. Tenders for the three vroze loan amounted to Es. 59,781,500. The minimum rate accepted was 98.1, at which applicants received 67.20 per cent. The average rate of acceptance was Rs. 16.5, 3.89 pies,
SUPREME COURT.
18th August.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
BEFORE A JOUR CABINGTON (Cheme
JUSTICE
A FLEA OF GUILTY,
|
tender2rom the Chius Navigation Company for a service hetsoen. Unlentta GON (Diambat-Harleur) and Shanghai
The Peninsular and Oriental Stewut Naviga tinn, Company did not tender soparately for the
alan denbtless been a factor in the minds of the has been made the sounrity for dargo Inter- therefore evident that the requirements of the American fromera of the now tariff, which will national loans, sad je to be still further pledged 158. 0ão, for the whole of the pervicanced fored cortainly Inlet snormous loss upon the "ins
for the same purpose; now that a number for tender could only be fully axusted by perial link" as the Comedians proudly taru the European govorimonta are deeply and serloudy Accepting due of that Choparry a tenders, to- out at Shanghai, while Hongkong, Amor, lected, whereas before they were only slightly Navigalahn Gompany- U.PR. About 700 teos, ail, had to be shakintazistat in the amount of the revenue and gather with the toddler of the Orloat ghosia Foochaw, and the heavy shipments from Japan intarested fur the way in which it was collected to the States will also have to be counted into the from their bubjects and citirear, the intermi loss to the C.P.R. and the gain to the American working of the servips, no wel as the coa lines truding to China. China Fazetia.
achieves a boomme a matter to be men Sati considered, so
| We understand that nothing is known in Hongkong of the imposition of the alleged differential tarif-Ex. D. P.)
The India and Chins service stone might have been provided for under, the tenders of the Doon Steamship. Company, either slane or da conjunction with that othe Chire. Navig tion Company But in faut cue it would hara Wa, haże dwolt recantly on the hardships | byen hentary to make other tarangemants for caused inevitably, to the members of libo enivice, the Australian service, and dies, was good of all ranked by the docling in-suvor und reason to doubt whether his would have been THE SHANGHAI HEALTH OFFICER.might have added as en luteresting fast, and tacticable
merely as an interesting, let uithout any. To the zocvice offered by is Ocon Steam
Spány there ware, also obiskiona mes malicious arrière penese, that the salaries of the
sho cliarwitor of the vessels which it Inspector General and the fortgrato still in ing ant London are paid in geld. But the stannacy were proposed to preplay - of their salaries at the current exchange is by These TRASA Very in De small risarze
ons the only complaint that is rife to the speeldesign, not intended for the converande service. There is a great deal of grumbling on of ordinary passengers or cargy, but sorting the subject of zeration. Not multi permonocommodation for the milk, mail porters, and tion very low, as it bylously must
Coming on top of the recent notion of the Municipal Council with regard to Captain Mackenzie, the report that the position of the Health Officer of Shanghai, Dr. Grant, was in danger of oficial decapitation will prove a great mansurprise to most of our reudere. And yet sun
is the case, though the position, while sonte, hea not yet renabod a crisis. We understand that a final doodston will be reached muxt week, it takes z man so many more year to earn touch with sharobrokers and thakinospnoitation. and that in the meantime Dr. Grant is atloking sough to retire on, even if to his guns manfully and asking for the fullest from over work is also if not entirely ankdown offered but investigation of his case. What the case is for in the sorvion but there remains com, the moment is not quite alear, us on one point plaists, not lord but deep, that Cromotion, is he appears to have defeated his detractors extremely capricious This Is a chroato pin signally, but if the minutes of the Connoil pub plaint with services in whio prostles depende lished max: Wolnesday contain no more defniteurety on the will or mau hat it some information than they have been having lately sluzes becomes asate that injustice is done it will be necessary to try sad acquaint the matter of promotions, breopt by the public-with-is-antier were fully through our art nocident, we de bot news colamas.
Cheang Test was charged with tho daughter of Li Chiu on the Sth August.
Prisoner pleaded guilty, The Attorney Genval (Hon. W. M. Good mun), who appeared for the Crow, being in structed by Mr. A. L. Donnys (Crown Solioitar), explained that this was met a case in which he would press for a heavy puialment. The p- cher was employed sts shop at 47, Nallab Lane, whers marine dalinasies were sold. The
HONGKONG, AUGver 19th, 1897. FBTHE Hongkong and Shunghat Bank does not stand alone in looking upon the decline of silver as not an unmixed svil. It is a ill wind that blows no one good, and the cutting blasts to which silver has recently been exposed have proved very profitable to those happily circumstanced individuals
The steamehip Critate, of Aberdeen, the who draw their pay in sterling at duprentvoel which callided with and sank the North rates or are entitled to exchange compons- German steamer Elbe, from Brauen to New tion. These, including aval, military, and York, ou Jannery 30th, 1895, arrived at Singa the 11th August. The Elbe WAS BO civil officers and the employés of various bedly damaged that she went down in twoaly home companies that pay, in starling, minutes, and out of 948 passengers and
cris only five of the former (including one lady form a considerable section of the pop-end aften of the latter were saved. The B. O, and CO are exosllent dinner Wines or lation, and they rise each morning with Crathie, which was also damaged, ateamad away,
renowed hope that exchange my drop are after-dinner Wines of a very upon another point and give them se many more han since been purchased by Messrs. Samnel & neolie and on the Sih August he went to the vintage All are true-Sores Wines.
dollars to add to their rapidly grow ing bank account, if they are of a saving disposition, or to spond if they are MO- inclined, When the fall takes place As the period for mixed residence is approach their faces beam accordingly, their satisfacing, says the Japan Met, some foreign mar ton no doubt bning enhanced by content of establishing various factories in the interior. chants in Japta are considering the fusibility,
pintion of the and plight of those who are
ifesora. Samuel, Sean & Co., of Yokohams, will, it is said. astablish a big Cotton Spinning wholly dependent on silver, When they will at no distant date, and the same firm also have to turn their money into sterling of intend to parehase a lot of ground at Nagasaki course things equalism themselves, but eo Musers. Jardine, Mothesen & Co., of Yokohama, will likewise establish a largs Silk Spuming long us the bulk of their expenditure is in
Frotary, containing 109,000 squadles, in the the colony the decline in exchange is all in vicinity of Odawara, by the time revised treaties their favour, for although, comparing one
come into operation, The Japan Times also gives publicity to a report to the effect that ten year period with another, a small sesers. Jardins, Matheson & Co. are about to advance in prices may be observed, there is establish a cotton factory of 1000 spindles, no appreciable difference from nionth to nor Kanegawa Fort, Yokobaran. month in the east of living, and the prolit resulting from the fall in exchange is
CLARET.
Per Lot,
Va Pia
BST. ESTErns. § 6.96 $.7.56 $0.80 0.55
Red Capsule..} CST. JULIEN, ---9.00-9.60 0.75 0:40
- Rad Capɛnlə.. DLA BOAK, Red 12.86 18.92 1.10 0.60
Capanis SAINTY FOT 7.20 7.99 0.60 0.35 9.69 10.44 0.80 0.45 CUSBACK... CHATEAU 13.20 14.40 1.10 0.60
I D'ANGLADE... CHATEAU) HAUT BRIGN LARRIVET CHAT HA‚U*)
18.50 12.20 160-0.80
MONTON 21.00 22.20 1.80 0.90
D'ARYSIL
•HACO ********* Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guarantood to be. the gonaine product of the faice of the grape, and are not artificially made From ruising and entrants, as is generally the
6 with cheap Wines.
HOOK
NIERSTEIN
RUDÉSREIMER
-HOONEVIKEE
BRANDY.
1'ar Cas
Idem. Qia. Per Bot.
$19.00 $1.00 21.00 1.75 24.00 -2,00
Per s
dan, Per Hos
A HENNESSY'S OLD)
PALE, Red Cap $15.00 $1.50
***SUPERIOR VERY
***
V.O.
OLD COGNAC,
Rod Capsule....... VERY OLD - £4.00 2.00 Q: Queer Cornac.. DHENNESSY'S FIN-
EST YEET: OLD
Laqueur Coa
NAC, 1879 Vin-
tags Red Cap
V.V.O. È FINEST VERY
OLD LIQUEUR
WILD VS. COGNAC,
Vintage.
1862
36.00 3.00
48.00 4.00
All our Brandy is guaranteed to be para Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKYngl
SCOTCH- THORNE DLEAD, While?
Capealo
·U WAICON'S GLENOBOHY MELLOW BLEND, Ble Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark
Per Cha
I doz. Fer Bot.
*$1020.30.90
1080 0.90
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We have cucirad from Messrs. Dodwoll Carill & Co, the local egents, a copy of the
so much clear gain to those, whose in-santal report of the Standard Life Agarice
cumstances of the case and ale your shows that you are sorry by pleading guilty be kept gaol for three months with hard labour.
Institution to be eminently sound. The follow. ing extract from the Chairman's speech in
interest to residents in the Far East Thu comparative statements of mortality amongst the policy-holders at Lens and abroad also con tinue to show that the selection of lives in modo with care and discrimination, recalling, under avery group, in a margin more or less wide in the Company's favour. In the course of the present year the Board will again carefully "The Court then adjourned until to-morrer, raview the rate of mortality prevailing over ant ten o'clock, when a charge of marder will bo lengthened period amongst the assured lives in gone into tropical and semi-tropical countries for which ezira premiums are charged, and, in the event of any reduction of rates being justified, the Board will give affect to it, so far as, in each instance, thoy consilor it safe to do so."
It appears, says im Jugan Mail, that Japan is already beginning to feel the disadvantage of gold monometallium in the field of exports Geld having appreciated considerably sines sho shore her ratio, there is now a difference of five- sights of a peony between the exchangs valus
Just as the Court Led riven an old man and an ok woman, the parents of the deceased, onmyo from among the crowd of spectators and knelt near the maker's box. The old mau appeared to be almost blind, and the old woman was so over- come with distress that she barst into tears and sabbed bitterly.
REVIEW.
messsay and not pron the ablest man and, the nut with the most of on mid ano indefinite period the contr long uninterrupted roadoace in secluded ng Feking is from
-- If a brandli of the Cit gai lato the condition in
now uppeurs to leo, the the head of the uffice wou
ciòst vermiuly
ENGINELES AND THEIR PAY.
Singapore, 10th August. We hear that a movement in foot among the engineers sailing in local hosts out of the port for an increas of pay to compensate appoint a departmentul complities to gramine for the fall in exchange of bite years. The ints and report on the prevailing rate of pay is $175 for a plained of, and to make- chief engineer. The Engineers Association their removal. There are plenty went into the question of the rates of pay still high up in the service, whose obtained in neighbouring ports, and of those such commiten would be involvable.sed the
trued by Afrod Holt'a engineers (who are premont Commissioner of Customs dollar, and thus feel lass the drop in exchange everyone in this connection, Twaties between the Empire of China and privileged to draw half their pay at a to the is one whose nanis would Foreign Powers, Together with Reguls-on making remittances home) and came to the not probably be very
named him if é large tions for the Coudaos of Foreign Trado, conclusion that they ought to ask for 3220 för ate., etc., etc. First Edition, 1877, Edited chief engineers, SL50 for second, and $100 for silver for tho marios of the Cast
dependent on the doubling by WILLIAM FEEDERICT MAYERS, Chi. third engineers,
A letter was sent out to owners asking for it is to be feated that they will be nese Secretary to Her Britannis Majesty's these rates; and we understand that negotiation of the stead who waited for at Legation at Poking. Key and Enlargedios are now going on between the Wages grass was growing; bat 6 qon Committee and the ship-owners. It is to be possibly find tand a Tears Edition rued by the Publishers, 1897.
hoped that a artisfactory conclusion will be expenditure could be made whion- Shanghai: Printed and Published at the arrived at, no less in the interests of the men tat improve the lot of tacea who a North China Herakl Oftes: 1897.
and owners, than in the interests of the general fering andesorved hardships, without
the endency of the service as public.
idle to hops in the present er svon
ndant 1109 tons burden and O
sipermentaleh
afloat of precísny tile type Company propose to build an Het If the caperiment failed it was not say how the Canmay youll hava carried out the services for which they tendered. complete orios Boween Brindisi, Bombay, Cer lombo, and Shadebis amoralel to 2100,000
The embody mold by the Company for the
rear
4 Coo
this
ulty wond
nection
than arm carried Baits direct to Rad
Lis expensŐ.
Company's
271.
to make this, voyage, lo
futher subndy of; « *JERE WIDEŠIMT1, Tising, the tohto
After full wesideration of My Lords thurátory decided.
the tender
the time of son Ludia and Landos. paid have. been sindressed by about sightedn Mdars, and 11 view of the large amount of corress" pondence, pápaing, between this country, and this
that such a berbica
o the public,
Darush over the
ETAL COMPANY.
Under inatePresent Contrasti.
nisperZigur. Kiots per Hour.
154 11-207
in of Mail from London.
Sept Under treat.- Present Contrast,
09
kör Anbum,
Go, and will run between Singapore and. Katia shop de buy some seafood. A dispute arose with secros, ke, for the stail of Meser Samuel about a few of the prisoner struck the &Co.'s oil compession in that part of Boraco-docensed on the side with his eper hand. To
In order that something of the existing stato do not suppose that none ola
Hoves. Unfortunately wonki finvar do fur Free Press.
victim had un enlarged sploon, the weight of it being 12 ounes instead of 5 ounces, and the of affairs may be understood it is necessary that the Inspector-Gazeral to give his reasons why
the position of Dr. Grant be explained He
ho leaves one pilt mi này r T blow raptured this organ, death ensuing two here ander an agreement with the firm of us, without an advance, or promotes another appar hours afterwards. The blow was d light on Henderson, Mills, and Molend es su assistant gully to better over, tres of disappointed had not had a discared spleen, but the prisoner hold the appolation. He was gazetted by ledged fossil who cannot ved claim tlu tastand and death would not have ensund if deceased to do all the Municipal work for which they Louds, or keeps it a good position mackbrow Packets committed az unlawful act and therefore fo the Compel us Health Offer, though they of being harmless and the Suloveal whore 100.000
af manslaughter, Add was guilty
have no agreement with him, and he receives working motto is supply Nic valo Frisoner, when asked if he had anything to from the firm considerably less than what, sure to be grumbled at rtheless th say, said the deceased picked up i weight and they receive from the Council, the figures rice generally is devoted to Laspectus ant
proportion of the Penfuruar, and pan saulsly which is applicable strack him with it,
mentioned being £600 for Tis 7,000 pud General, and would be one with all reasonable to the Australian service, be taken, ut £58,000: His Lordship told the prisoner there was no by the Council. This has been the subject foreigners in Clans in feing the deapest the cost of the Intha ad Uma service prinst
ni sove dispnta between the medical firm and
morrow it be should, for any touroù, gire up | umbunt to 125,000 for the Brindia route er thing about that in the depositions.
Prisoner then said he had nothing more to their assistant, which so far bus produced no
the post. G
1225,000 for the Merecilles mates. Tko proposal farther effect than a threat toʻrosign'un tho!
Those who know anything it whit is golug of the Uccan Stasmebin Company would thus say.
part of Dr. Grant. Some of the members of the His Lordship, in passing sentence, said You Cornell are diemtisfied with the relation of Dr. Jons: the prominta institution of the Imperial This proposal of the Chin
un in the service know that somstlang makt, m. involve a conexiórable itinéened of expenditure.
agation. Cons clearly used the death of this masasayou Grect to the Council; and this has fately bean Post and the friction, that has followed that pay that the firme Sotalement and Chins caused his death in an unlawful manner, the invoetigatod Thon there has been a dispate promises to be a most valuable institution both should out de Calents did not an fore you are eilty in point of law of the orime
about the final disposition of the foes for sening to foreigners and Chinese, are indications that At the same time, as the of manslaughter.
bills of health to stenuiors and Dr. Grant was Attorney-General has kindly said in your ba
It sore to be thought in the service that the aut showed that he had been perfectis justified in Ictor General, who has now a great desi half, the degree of your guilt in very slight asked for an arplanation with reference to there things are not as they use to both the serbe comes are ir sterling. "The civil servants, which shows the petition of that admirable You gave him only a ylight blow and the death keeping them, the question having arisqu trong diplomatic work and work connected with teang of the Penigemist and Onent
the indistinctness of an ordor made by this of the man was owing to his having a disented
Jouncil. Dub all this lins set certain members to do, ne wall us the spoil duties of his ove Lion Cammany for the sor Vico. who are entitled to axelanga compensa
pleen, but when you seek him yea did an un
la not so well arquainted with the internal that of the brient Comp
tightly tion draw half their salaries at the moving the adoption of the repart in of special lawful act. He did not strike you and you had of the Canavit against Dr. Grant, and it would working of the serTICH, 16, why we servión to Australias)
no haginem to strike him. By giving way to
to be. It many years sinopho The tender of the former cómpang for rate of 35. to cho dollar. When the
ost him right or wrong. Tha way things are old and tune to make a tour of inspection price to Marvelles ckt, bave sinvolved your tarper you caused the death of that poor ppear that those are trying their hardest to man. I will take into consideration all the dir
Dr. Grant will probably not care to remain and
reforms areating and learn at first hand current rate of exchange was 2a. to the dollar the exchange compensation there
at the same time for the present cannot leave for bis own hours. We feel grue the public will await the issue expectantly-Shaigha fore meant an increase of twenty-five per
Daily Press. cent. on the nominal amount of their 21.00 1.75 salaries, and a fall to fe, 10d, increases that to thirty two per cent. Very different is the position of the unfortunate employés of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customa Sorvise, whose cause has recently been esposed by the N. C. Daily News. These gentlemen have to bear the burden of exchange with- out any assistance whatever they receive no exchange compensation aor have their salaries bean augmented. Most.commercial firme have had to increase their scale of pay
of the dollar ia stórling and the palue assigned more or less within the last ten years and in
to it mador the Japanese apstore. That mean some fair cases have followed the example of that the sam in starting required to buy a kun- dred yes in Japan will buy 1024 Mexican dollars the Hongkong Government in giving ox-
in China, Tohat extent Chineze silk is cheaper change compensation. The Japanese Govern-than Japanese, and it is said foreign exporters mont has also given exchange compensation are turning their attention to the former to its foreign employés. The members of the preference. A saving of seventeen or eighton dollars in the prime cost of a bale of Chinese Customs Service therefore remain slik is not to ho despised in these days of warrow practically the only class of employés, margins it meets 253,000 yen on no export public or private, who have not received of nine thousand balas, and the silk coerchant This inva.uable work, which Best appeared of Yokobama and Kobe are not too magnificent
We do not know all the grounds upon which some consideration in view of the fall into take serious acotant of such difference as twenty you go, har en long out of print, the engineers claim the substantial rise they costary for that financial recomm 38 exchange, and their case is so much the that in their annual lodgers. Since the above but as there is still a demand for it the publishers now reuk for, but every one is aware that in this which would make the Empire cinds and harder in comparison with that of the ared in our contemporary the rate of or have been led to issue this now and enlarged last four years exchange has steadily gone down porons without the addition of
change has further advanced to
per cent,
edition. Several important additions have bees and now standa about twenty per cent, lower the existing taration, hus wacau Hongkong Public Service inasmuch as they prom.
made to the original contenta: To the agreements than it did at the beginning of 1804 Mareover, Customs employees to be satis
it is difficult to cenoeira why Alfred Bolt mad resided of the financial c receive no pension, but are expected to It is interesting to observe that Japan's at.oncluded with Grost Britain have been added the the concession he did to his engineers unless tate, when they row (zay make provision for their retirement out of titude towards Claneso bairigration in Formoss Additional Articles to the Chefos Convention, there was some reasonable ground for it that should go to the Boards * QUEDASCOTOE WERKY, 15.00 1.25 their salaries and the fixed bonus to which bears very close resemblance to the wench | the Opium Articlo, the Chungking Agreement,
The position, without being critical, is serious, divorted annually into t Gold Capsule
as we believe the men are convinood of the and corrupt officials There 38-of DANIEL CRAWFORD'S FIN-
they become entitled periodically, which is criticised attitude of the United States towards and the Sikkim Treaty. For the sake of com the same problem in America. Japan restricts BET VRET OLD Scorch
The time for negotiation extends, we presume, Customs, and fie stair have to 1440 1.20 also paid in silver. The Hongkong public the landing of Chinase to four places, Ketuur, pleteness it is to be regretted that the treaties justice of their claim and mean to stick by it honest servies in China, the Imperial WUKY
to the ond of the mouth, during which time selyos with the conviction that Our lowest priced Whisky is of exoden servant has his future provided for at the Tamal, Anping, and Takow, and does aut relating to Barmah have not been included, qualty and of greater ore than most brands in public expense, in the shape of a liberal allow anyone to remala unless he can show especially the last one, to which is appended the tarma ought to he come to. It will be a serious ita un roward. We
that be a legitimate menus of livelihood."
to be deterred by the lowzoss of price from
Tettoned our onstemors not pension paid in stocking, and in the event of When all is said and done, England remains special article relating to the West River, but stier for trade if our local steamers should be idus of a departinand commille
gineers: and equally serions if new and untried believe it to be one well trying them all For a sods whisky, Thorne's his death before reaching pansion age his the only Power in the world that can afford the book had probably passed through the press able to go to sea by essor of lack of en-sected itself to the Tespecter
to be unroservedly liberal. Some sections before the last mentioned treaty was published. no should have to be shipped. Wo repest wa The most complete auto Bead and Watson & Glagorchy to oral to wife and family, it he is a married an, re of Greater Britain still remain exclmive, To the agreements with France that appeared in hope anything approaching a strike or looks ont from his diguity by callio any AbalonGlenlivets a very old Post
but whenever England herself exercises the first edition have toon added the Patenotes with its ocnsequent ill-fealing may be avoided internal working of one of the Wsky (smoky) that could not the replaced in ceive an allowance from the Widows and ock at the price. D and E are too well known Orphans' Fund. If he is a prudent man
template outro, thother any om Treaty of 1985, the Tobkin-Chin Regalations by just and fair consideration on both sido Siata Chinily News. her of any nationality is free to come and go
Freo Prez to need comenta.
he will supplement this by electing ans he pleases. Japan, however, has a special 1886, the Constans Convention of 1887, and the Idon Par Bol insurance on his life, but beyond that there excuse in Formoss. It is from the unemployed Gerard Convention of 1895. We would have
is no special obligation open him to save chow, that the ranks of the insurgente appear
Chinese, the waifs and strays of Amoy and Poo- | bem glad to s56 spass found also for the Hor
a return bes boer made. anything out of his salary, the only risk to to be chießy recipitad, and shes justified in try thony-derard Convention relating to the no- We take the following from the Singapore mons, dated June 18 h LDT
tracto (2), dated Disy which he is exposed being such na may resulting to exclude quch an element Telegraphic quisition of lands and properties by the Homes Fr Frea
intelligence received in Tokyo on the 3rd in Catholic Church. The agreements with the The appended letter sppears in the School hoop outered into with the from his own misconduct entailing dismissal staat, says that the Authorities having detected United States are the same as those given in master ut July 10th, 1897. That paper is the Oriont Steam Navigation Coas FINE OLD, Green Cap 18.00 81.50
The granting of exchange compensation many instances of clandestine landing at places the first edition; it is a little remarkable tirat organ of the National Union of Teachers, for (1) the Eastern and pack
powerful and well organised union, and Mr Mail Service, (2) táp gider part. whs, we think, an equitable act on the titulad striot fugiries, with the result that the Immigration Treaties slace nouuluded have. Yozsil, M.P., is the General Seurstars The Han Mail Cerior, plógeldia, mitä All then am very fine and old Cham been stated in Honkong in wood for over 20 of the Government, but, except 800 Chinamon who had come over from the con- not been imported. Other additions are the case, whiz we dealt with at some length in the Trossary Minnie horro years, there being de cala for Irish Whisky in the few cases in which a tian tinent in contravention of the law word put on Supplementary Conruption of 1980 with Ger Singapore Frie "Traze, ut a schoolmaster who must reads as followe
board a steamer, and sont across to be dumped many, the Peringa, Trendy, and the hi hoas of the Crown Agents, and immediately
came out here thugh the misleading representa TREASURY MINUTE "DATED) MAY 29, in the Colony
wishes to remit more than half the at Feoglow. Japan Mail
My Lords Eave before these "OʻKöniguet, moneski Treaty with Japan and the Treaty basis in the hands of the legal adviser of May 25, 1897, between thes 1991 dos. Per Ret amount of his
ingat be recognised that allowance has been The shroff at the Magistracy was all to of Commerce and Protocol relative to Sottle the National Union, with a view to action being and the Peninsulay Ad made on a fairl iberal scale
The give skilled ovidence yesterday, before Hon. H. menta concluded with the same country in 1896. taken against the Government for the loss of gation Loup for the
Wodehous. The case was one in which two. The troubies are printed with the original side situation, time and expenses incurred by the East India, All Fala,
misrepresentations of the Crown Agents and outrant dated May 9180 Cnstons employés, however, who are boys were charged with attempting to defraud notes and reference le facilitated by a com- their circulars. We take it the Government Parimester Ganerai and the Orio expected to save out of their salaries a pawnbroker of $10. Some days ago and of pletá index of subjects. The look is a pre- will find some dificulty in getting men to Navigation Compsir, for the confert
the prisoners powzed two total toothpicks for
There was formerly Australian Mal Capital aut sufficient to yield an adequate $8.50 with a pawnbroker in Queen Road East duction on which the publishers may be conscoopt similar terins jome on their reti ure in distinctly The articles were made of sine washed in gold gratulated and which no one interested in the grout delay in obtaining qualified teachers, Both contrasts cogna inte speration
and the Goverment proposed to abtain 1898, and continue until Jan 31 19800, hent rase, for lhes savings when turned and the only tolid gold about them was in the political or commercial relations of furuga untrained mon. This, however, we believe The contracts jordawith lan
points, but the pawnbroker apparently imagined countries with Chim que a ford to be without was retced by the Hecretary of State, quite Comparden ou Jab, 17, 1888, into sterling have for years post been they were gasuline Leter both prisoners took would suggest that a supplementary volens rightly, for the work of duontion ont here is respectively, for tisa sony ay as steadily diminishing owing to the fail in another mir par of toothpiam to exchange.
pawnbroker, who, io nstate than his confrère, bond ba farmed embodying the instruments to doubly daoult by son of the different a la Mars forminted
tionalities and the fact that English is a foreign were renewed (with sones. quickly discovered the besszes of the metal the distion of which reference has been directed tongue to the liners, and is only to be dons tione) cat and the norised were consequently arrested born. →
well by thoroughly sound tuckers Of contrao, Jan. 30 A morting of the Sanitary Board will be held It was in connection with these latter toolkit
the Govorament may be prepared to adopt the this aftorgoog
nice that the shroff at the Magistracy wanA asked his opinion. He swore that they wÕIS
The other by a lady engaged a servant at a "cheap and nasty" polior, taking unqualised me tonsil The English mail of the 15th July, wes made of pars gold aut on bang naked by His servants heme, and as the girl was antions testlers at low salaries. But imperfect dancer for delivered in London on the 17th Augast. Worship how much they were worth ho to enter the situation et ones, wire was taxon cheap education neually proves very deer in"the left the vile box, weighed them in the effce, away by her now mistress, why lived a fer long run to the State The text of the liter The stater Sagant Maru, from Melbourne, and then and they wore worth 10. This streete oray When the two had walked
TEACHERSHIPS IN THE STRAITS OBTTLE. de left Thursday Island for this port on 17th cridence rather surprised Police Sergeant Mantle distance, the maid inquired whether they instant, afternoon, and is expected to arrive donald, who was in charge of the case, and he were nearly there was very nourly, the
MENIK at ons informed the Megistrate that only the lady replist, and they want on. Suddenly tho justpointe vero di solid gold?. Las chrom Wien maids young. EURENDRA short, ying, No, Why not the Blonde LLAN. BERLor Murid Tackeho meant that only the out
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