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The course of the Royal Hongkong Taoht
bread race for the Comueler's Cap to be sailəd to-morrow afternoon, will be from the Polica Pier, Kowloon, round Channel Rooks No. 1 Dock buoy, Meyer's west bugg, ico ronnd, all to port 10 miles; start at 230 m. The handicap and plan of fan catres vill by posted at the VRC. at 1 m, to-morrow.
SUPREME COURT.
Zuth November.
· Bakuertor.
BEFORE SIE Jouw CanninGION (CHILY.
JUSTIORS
REA, B, A BHIRAZDE, - EXPARTE
Agt Mahomed Alley Bhirates, the debtor,
“goods is an agreed porcontage at the port "of entry and rething more". It is admitted that som as for a revizion of the tariff may be made cut, but the rates, revised for hot, must not muy louget bo eubject to increase at the good pleasure of every oarrapt oficial though whose district the
It is reported that owing to the continued “goods have to pass.” · We are afraid, how-advuse in the price of coal, the Mitani Bossan ever, that the question is not a matter of Kaisha templates ruzning steamers to Aus such plain sailing as the Times would re-tralis for the purpose of importing coal. By prezent. If two litigante went into a coart of sing such ataamera na aro entitled to a honuty ander the Steam Navigation Encouragement law with an agreement and a clear de La the Import, it is thought, could he groings offes) raarveonted the principal creditors claration of the interpretation they mutuitably carried on ally placed upon the agreement the one who sunght to set aside that desinition of inter- pretation and adopt another and different interpretation, even though it vero prime jacie a more rational interpretation, would. lose his case
The Finst tie for the Polo Tournament be tweon 14th Regh, and B.A. will be played this afternoon at 4pm. By kind permission of Major Retallick and the OfBeard of the long kong Regiment the band will be in attendance The sides will be composed as follows:-
14TH REGT. Mr. Low Mr. Wood
Mr. Spenser Bir. Gordon
RA.
Back Capt Burney 3 Capt. Gorden 20. Mr. Buzzard 1** Me. Cruickshank
'came up for his publia eramization.
Me. Thrasen (of Mosers' Deason and Hast
Messrs Jardins, Jatteson & Co., who at the agents for the Imperial Bante of Persia. Mr. do Castro D'Almada watched the sree of be no dobi, and Mr. Bruce Shepherd
6, 57, shows that the matter is not so simple as Mosers Marsland son to supIKAN
munication wa chall be happy to furnish tha
me.I am youre faithfully,
MW. PRIOR President.. Ceneral Frodnou Brokers Association of
To W. H. Cápko, Eng., Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom, 5, Whittington Aveane,
(C) As regards the other suggestions in the felt team up Chamber of Commerce, those ave that is should be " formally laid down "p ||rad That, while registration in Hongkong | cay be accepted na prinú facie svidepco pf ownership of trade mark registention af prior, data, in the United Kingdom would cupsitate the real ownership of the trader
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, mark in this colony for the assets under Hongkong, 14th.osober, 1897 which it is registered) so waob on in the United Kingdom
When application for registration in be made in Hongkong before the date of registration in the United Kingdom; the local 4 could confer prior right in this colony.
(4) That illustraticas and descriptions of rede rouers should be published with the stee quired to be published in the Government Gt
and of auch vital moment to the interests of commerce that a British Minister can have no discretionary power in prolasting against it as a a violation of tresly," "
Two years later, under ineteretions, he h entirely ropulisted the above locdable view ef the cago, and laforms the Shanghai Chamber of CoCommerce that, so soon ka the goods. Lave passed ont of the hands of the Tirilish importer.. they are fably to bear whatovar, faros Or duties the Chinese Administration may see it to levy on them? This ples of the ownership an distinguished from the nationality, of the goods is one which has served than Chinese wall for many long youre, s ples which, on the practionly reduces Artsole: XXVIII of the Tiantain Treaty to a de latter, and wonders
Price, Bag President, The General Fred Heakers Association of London. Biz beg ra noknowledge receipt of your latter of the 13th Anguet ontloeing, copy of letter lesssed by your Aociation, to the Chauber of Shipping of the United Kingdom
on the question of the maintenance of the in tegrity of a Bill of lading,
In reply 1 lustructed by my Committee to say that, as the question le ut so simple as would appear at first sight before taking any The latter suggests that the proposition motion in the matter, they are desire of dis- led in my minute as (a) should be submitted to sing it at their next meeting.I am, dear
dy yours faithfullest the Atterusy-General for - corroboration de otherwise."
E. CELTTERTON WILCOX
Berrotary
Hongkong General Chamber of Commeres.
Bongbong, 24th November, 1887.: The President, Gonoi Produse Brokers
"Association of Lordon,
my treaty rovisien unnecessary and inadvissbin from the Chines print of view. Before quit Ging this important subject, and since thora stil exista at the present day persons who adient-se did Sir Thomas Wedo to interpret Article XXVIII of the Tientsin Treaty es being simply intended to protect British goods white in British hands, It may be well to qunta hare An extshiő from a despatch iddrássat în Novom. ber, 1858, by Lord Elgin to the Foreign
Henceforwand, on payment of a gata, in- ramo of tranit duty, goods, whether
wind Receiver) conducted the examination. The debtor, who apske llindasteni, raid he had insided in Hongkong uinotse ay art. Is started basinges on his own account as an opiuni dealar and ganoral commission agent might Fear-with-a-espitos-of-3000, his own monay Up to three years ago his profits In the proclamations issued early this
Were. Frota 32,500 to 93,000 a year, but during" "It would, I appreload, require & decision of the last three yours las had lost money in the Supreme Court before the proposition coulă year recognizing the validity of transit
hits deallugs in opium and cotton. His prin- be formally laid down '* as correot, I may, pass in Kongtung and Kwongst the
Judgment was given in the Supreme Court cipal creditor were the Imperial Bank of however, point out that in Sebastian's work ou claim to levy terminal taxation, so longt. Voreham on the lotb November in the Persia, who were the holders of two drafts which Trade Marks, 2nd Ed., 1994, p. 15, the follow. as foreign goods were cut diferentiated Melpersens-Patroclue collision esse, by Jades could not meet. He signed the frafte song passage Demire.c against, was distinctly formulated. Against Wilkinson. Tha concluding paragraph, of the that a curtain quantity of opinn might be sent Einar trade marks are recognised through. thie the Chins Association protestor in a judgment was as follows:-Cin the whole, ther to him, but the opiam serer same... The drafts on the world, and not merely in the mamifac-.) of Juuling. I-am instructed to say that my .Com, fever, Iconfeia that I consider this most
noon toth vessels to blame for there for 37,000 altorather, one being for $3,000 taree's own, country, as indicative of his goods,
and the other for 84,000, an daunges. The damages to the Melpontane oc
so that tau subjects of any country are liable to The Offeint Receiver said that a man named be eftnurled by goodie bauring an inflation of casicued by the colision are therefore to bo Carreem; of Ispahan, Ferais, bad rooved the borne equally by the owners of the Melpomene money, and endeavours to find him had proved liable to suffer by the forgery of his marks a foreign trade mark, and any manufacturer la and the owner of the Tiracles und thu đến fendants and their ball are condemnat in a
abroad, the right of property in a trade mark fe The debtor, contioning, said the Bank, being not limited by territorial bounds. moiety of the plaintiff e olajm in respect of suc
aucble to recover the toner fra Carroom, at taka it, the Trade Marks Ordinance 11 of Registrar to assess the amount. There will be damages. The damages will be referred to the
witness and he lost today. He was able to pay the money and so he Lad to enter the no order as to coste.
bankruptcy court. Witness then ontored into detailed statomiast of his business transactions and said that his brother in Ferela owel his over $13,000, which he had no doubt woull be Paid.
etter to the Foreign Office dated 28th April, 1807, in which it was pointed out that the admission of the right.....of| has just received FRESH SUPPLIES of the Chinese to levy terminal taxation really permits them to collect, under the WHOLESOME CONFECTIONERY of "destination dues," nn amount calculated to reimburse them for the levies they abandoa en route. The letter shews clearly enough that the interpretation which has been placed upon the treaty is nn. erroucous one, but it fails to indicato in what way the Government can recede from the
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MARRIAGE.
On the 17th Forbes, at the visa Censuste, Yokotania, by E. Kallas Esq. (F. I. 6. M. Vis Consul General), Acting Swiss Ceasul, ad aller wart Christ Church, by the Rov. E. Champneys Irvine, M.A., Pitt Louis, son of Profesor FRE JAM K VAUTLER, of Dissider, in Gznys MAT- GABET, daughter of Charles D. Moss, of Yokohama
Uo the 18th October, at Westgate-on-Sea, Enin COVELL MELKERN, of 6, Clarendon Road, Hol land-park, W, only eurviving sau of the late Major MY MUL OF the 11th. If, and godson of General Sir WILLIAM, TOONE, K.C.B aged 7-4 years.
DEATH.
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The examination was concluded.
1873) wce pad, primaris, to eable a person possessed of a tode mark, who wished to take proceedings in Hongkong to protect his rights, to be able to procure the necessary evidence of tration. No doubt the Grdinanco allowed ulse lis rights by thỏ simple method of local rugin-
local registration of local trade marks not regis- tored olowhere.
mistaken position assumed thirty years ago.gished with the aid of one hose, On Wednes HONGKONG. · GENERAL, CHAMBEK applicant moet (by Dedinanca 20 of 1895) Bar
The Association may, however, after referring to the misappropriation of the revenue derived from inland taxation on foreign goodati "Thoso bost disposed towards China-and
The frequent galls upon the services of the Fire Brigade lately suggest Chinese New Yes. The firemen were at two o'clock yester day morning ordered to a fire which sad taion possession of a log of timber piled on the Pray Reclamation. The dames were quickly extic. day night a disastrous fire broke out in a house in Stanley and no fower than five houses were gutted before the flames ware mastered, and in order to do this one hours: bad to be pulled down by the police. The damage is estimated st between $3,000 and $4,000, and it would have been much greater bat for the prompt action cf.
one of the brillingu.
OF COMMERCE.
I ha70
of export or import, will be free to pass, batwook the port of shipment or entry to or from Biru continuation of correspondence on any part of Chins without further charge the subject of palataining the integrity of bills of toll, octroi, or tax of any description whatso mittee after further consideration of the matter important point gained in the fatare interest of feel unable to take any active slaps to seara foreign trade with China.
poniese printed and paronlated among the bodies or individuals since I came to aizawad any altomtice of the system as carried on Eero always thought that the remedy (against the Thoy bore howovor, lud oopies of the corres gravance presmet apon me by mercantile mombers of the Chamber, and will alad forward to be sought in the sahstitution of one axed
dear sir, yours faithfully, Bad for publication in the lost Pross I am, payment for the present irregular and multiplied Havien, (although it was obviously R. CHATTURTON WILCOX,
difficult to devise a scheme for thé con matation Secretary
of transit. (i,o, inland) duties which, without creating great financial disturbanos, ebonid prove an effectual protection to the importing and exporting merchants.
BRITISH POLICY IN CHINA: A
RETROSPECT: AND JOHN - CONCLUSIONS...
"foreign residents in China are prevaley, Jospector Baker and bis men in demolishing globa, T. E. Whitehead, and R. C. Wilcoxathidavit shoald he made inadvertently, it would, i to recapitulate ita past history and the actual temperate incmorandum an the transit syster
MINUTES,
8th October) wore read and confirmed.
The luutes of the previous meeting (held
THE REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS, A letter had been despatched (on 19th Oct) to the Colonial Secretary acknowindging receipt of his lattor of the 5th idem enclosing copy of Attorney Gonorale minato, and euggesting that where publioniión in advertisements of illustra tion of the traile reark should at least be given in lieu baronf.s
GREAT BRITAIN AND BULGARIAA In raply to the letter of the Government appens to me sound disregarded from the outset. It is worthy of
of
note that neither thin, chow.fing, nor any án Ngarda (0) the question transmitting copy of above agreement and re-
illustrations of the trade marks of which other extraordinary laxen were in existence at questing an expression of Chamber's opinion
that time, and that, consequently, the Nanking thereon, & letter was dispatched, on the Tibgistration is asked to be rubliskal in the Treaty rendered the subsequent lovy of such October, to the effect that the Committes sur Gaselle with the notices, this was considered in taxes illegal. The intas satually paid by natiro 1895, when Ordinance: 20 of 1805 was passed, no reason to take exception to the provisions. It was thought the cost would be considerable, Roode as transit duos were modorata. regon denen sincs been publiabed in Government
of the Convention. Lefter had with other cor-
requiring
“well disposed-plead_the impossibility, in "prosence of this malversation, of treating
The Australian Blondin gave a performance "her like a European Fower. The fuck
on the fight rope on Wednesday night on the "must be realised that we are here in pre-military parade ground. No admission wis "sence of "a capacity which is only bounded charged, unt at interrals a bor of the size of a.
kerosina tin was talkers round to the hundrede "by the limit of endurance in the trading people who witnessed the show. Elendio cinsa; and foreign rosidents are as impa-walked the repo, with perfect fagé, his best tient as they were thirty years ago of co-exhibition being given when his test were enoased in a couple of blackberry baskets. He "ing their commerce restricted by exactions also performed some excellent feats on a trapeze tions world entail henvy cost, a tacit decorfp. registration in England would appear to me to i tually leviable on untivo merchandise, and a
which they kuow to be in a large propor and concluded the evening's entertainment by "Lion wasted or misupplied. They are pedalinga misycle over the wire in a bizze of
persuaded, that the only hope of financial Crackers. The crackors wors very fas. Tonight TAN COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN apsoideally submitted to io, I may say it doon. This clause of the frosty was habitually provincia! mandarins have been permitted
Blondin gives another performance and to gare "salvation for China lies in such steady notice on Wednesday that people without money "resistance to exaction as may compel ad- would not be admitted to the graint “ministrative reform; and the phenomenal "improvement effected in Korean france "during the brief period Mr. McLEAVY "Brows has been allowed a free hand. way be contrasted with the present situation in China as an argument for the truth of this "contention as opposed to the policy of to- "lerance laid down by the Board of Trade." Let the British Government, then,aixandon the farco of dealing with Chinaas withs European Power and inform her frankly that not withstanding my previous admissions as to the sight of terminal taxation such taxation must now be abandoned once and for all. If it is necessary to give reasons for this couree the Chinese Government can be informed that the rapucity of its officials has opored the inquest on the badles of the fifteen passed all bounds formerly considered passi-people who met their death in the dre of Tuss ble and that sircumstances alter cases. If yg ut No. 64, Third Street.
Lam Tend, For an amplared bestaan, Bars Lateket egy path the 60
untain
then be taken into consideration, but the principle of one single payment clearing the goods from all farther taxation should be insisted opon abcompromisingly.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[BUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESS.").
LONDON, 23rd November. GERMANY IN CHINAV The Kaiserin Augusta from Croté' bas ontered the Suez Canal on her way to China to re-inforce the German squadron. It is understand that the Gefion, another German cruiser, is also going
to China B
'The Standard's correspondent at Berlin states that Germany informed Russiu, Austris, and Italy last spring that it was her intention to acquire a tarul station in China.
Gaatte
THE PINNACLE ROOK FUND. In view of the recent week of tin staarpar
Namin on a rock sakt to be ruched, si letar was on the 22nd Oct., addressed to Commodore the shore fund, and suggesting that H.
The intention of the above apperte to ha enflatently clear. It has, unfortunately, not been realized; on the contrary, the imposition But in order to obtain registration hers, the
of likis han since been officially recognised by The Shanghrt correspondent of the Times, her Majesty's Government, but any one who is that had so the beat of his ballet, en in a escand article, writes :---
interested in the future progress and we’fers of In all our relations with China no question China onnot bat believe that in a return to At the monthly meeting of the General Com-titled, solely, or jofatly with some other person mittoo of the Hongkong, General Chamber of ed is the affidavit, to the exclusive use of furnishes a better illustration both of Chinese this intention, and in its effestnal carrying Conneres, held at 8 pm on Friday, the 19th such Trade Mark. It is dificult to see how policy and of cars than that of the transitant, ex the only possible means of insuring. November Prozent Masara. B. M. Gras Fach an affidavit can be made by "A" whon aystem; and since it is one which, in view of satisfactory comborelal development and ad
"B" ie the registered owner in England, possible tarif revision, is of extreme importance ministrative reform throughout the Empire.. (chairman), Herbert Smith (vico-chairman), N. J. Ede, T. Jackson, St, C. Michaelsen, N. A
unless "A" is anaware of the fact; and, if there it stands to-lay, it may not be out of pince It is interesting to compare the ntle sad BOR MUY MALAD which was published by the Shangai Chamber as it seems to me, constitute a gond graund-for fects of the case. [Secretary).
"encollation" after registration (ander section By the Treaty of Nanking (1812) it was of Commerce in 1860 with that which it has 8 of the Ordinancel that in point of fact, Bagreed that British goode (the Italics are im issued this year on the same object. The was duly registered in England prior to the portant, after payment of tariff and tasit position, ne denlt with in bath, retains practi application here, and that, therefore, "A" was not dues, were to be freed from all further taxationally the same the facts, argumenis, aud entitled to the exclusive use of such trade mark, in the interior. There was at that time no appeal brought forward by the merchants of and his afdarit was made in error, or wax fafge. olearly defined transit system in existence, but to-day are identical with those of 30 years Registration here is therefore only prima It was stipulated that the dues to be paid or ago, the chief feararo of the present site- facie orilatice of the right to the true mark, British goods in cirqulation throughout the tion being that terminal faxation" on
on export and therefors evidence of a prior subslating Epire should nut oxcred the intes then so imports and "growers taxes
(both unlimited and undefined exactions) hava be admissible to defeat the prima facie proof statement of the latter, taken from the Board appeared upon the scene, and are to all intants of the local register.
of Revenue's official code, was duly forwarded and purposes ressgalzed. The chamber of lo As regards the proposition (b), though not by Sir Henry Pottinger to the Earl of Aber day points out bow, since 1870, the rapacities to kill the tea trade, to cripple the silk export, and, generally speaking, to paralyzo every pro ftable fadustry by the peraleiste imposition of irregular and multipled levies." It expresa the willingness of the mercantile commenity to assent to any reasonablo increase in the tresty tariff duties which the Chinese Government Simultaneously with the enforcade of the may desire to impose in the event of treaty often requiring dies to be sent, from England Taiping rebellion (1860) the Chinese Govern. revision-it being generally admitted that the and delay in printing and considering that ment introduced and imposed spon. Briffle present scale bas, with the fall of silver, boar Vistoria in a small city and practicaly goede zaklíticual inland tax, under the same brought considerably lower than the 5 per cent. presents Hongkong, notice that the trade marks could be seen at the Colouiel Scoretary's of likin, the import which from small begin average; bat it urges in the strongest possible nings, has gradually developed into a most manner that the first condition of tariff rev). interested to inspect the marks applicants worshock to China's commercial development, must be a clear, definite, and in understand- office would afford sufficient facility to those grievous berden pon trade und an difestivo sion, or of any other negotiations with Chios, Useirons of registering. Some of the Chinees This tax was instituted, is the Tying.li Yemen ing with regard to one fixed duty payment, trade marks, tos, would certainly be diffionit to explained at the fine, is a temporary measure, which shall pllow British goods to circulate describe clearly.
for military purposes only, and in compensation freely fluoughout China The amount, or rata, (Bà) WV. 3. Gooner
for the loss of land-tax cured by the rebelhun at which tiz ono duty, shall be fixed is com it has since developed date a ghruatic system paratively unimportant, the ore vital point Renzi reply dated 24th Oct; atating that Hongkong General Climber of Commerce under which a great proportion of the legal being that the present arbitrary systom of taxa copies of Chamber's letter had been forwarded to
Hongkong, 19th October, 1697. fractions and equosos" of the provinsial tion must be made to cerse, once and fer ail, it Aduirai and to hydrographer of Navy, and Sir,I have the honour to acknowledge re-authorities are rained. Again, under the Trosty there is to be any satisfactory extension of trade that instructions would be given to offers ofceipt of your latter of the 5th fast, in coatings of Tientsin, Lord Elgin made with the Chinese between Europe and the Chinese Dixpire.
The above outlino of the history of the transit Fania, shortly to be employed in surveying tion of correspondance on the registration of the orbour of Stow, that application may be trade marks, and forwarding copy of a minute the whols of the island charges then lerias, or trade suficiently exemplifies the methods and made, through the Commodoro, to the Chamber by the Attorney-General on thy subject. Man thereafter to be levied, upon. British trude, for results of our past diplomey. With the mora for sny swards to fishermen or others for im My committes have carefully perused the one fixed payment under the name of transit general knowledge and greator interest now parting information concerning unknown dan Attorney General's minute, and are glad to find duty. The payment in question was arranged shown in regard to the Chinu question" in that he is in substantial agreement with the to do one-half of the existing maritime Customs England, sapecially sinto the Japeness war, there Taste that the view of the committee woman had a sound (Dropznan lamaly bound the fiftere more clear-sighted and consistent
ratus, and in
som mislation... mamid appone de bogsal remain to hope that for which he is at oplaint would in some cases ontali itsolt to lovy no additional imposts of any kind paber will be adopted; and the results of recent rather heavy coat. My committes would, how, whatsoever upon British merchandise in the British diplomacy, of negotiations working upon var, suggest that, su auch ossos, a slear des interior. How this agreement has been kept now. Uues and unhampered by the Lealitions of ription of the trade mark itself should be given known. Hardly was the ink of the Tientsin mercial enterprise. The march of oventa sincs
from that day to the present is watiently will the old school, are distinctly encouraging to con in the notices in lieu of an engraving I have the honour to be, air, your most obedient servant. Truly dey than the Chinese Government the Treaty of Shimonoseki tends to show that countenanced-if it did not engourage at the time-honoured Chinese policy of passive re- only the gradual extention of in, but sistemes to all innovation is being gradually To Hon. J. H Stewart Lockhart, Colonial the imposition of such other new charges abandoned under force majeure, the irresistible
Secretary,
as loli-shui, growers' taxes, so that, weight of exterior influences, so long withstood, while it is practically impossible to state has no fuat besoidu too strong for all the force unauthorised exactions, it is safe to estimate quired facts is gradually affecting the views of securately the present total of these of native conservation. A leaved of slowly-00 them at six or ato times the amount of the the Chinose themselves--that is to say, of the legally payable daten That the possibility of labouring and trading classes and the truth is such irregular laries could never have been cut perceptibly impressing itself upon the native fampleted either by Sir Henry Pottinger or by and that the near future contains no other al Lord Elgin is absolutely certain, for, spart from 'ternatives for Chins but reform or disintegra.. despatches to prove that those treaties were street right to exclusion has been found maten- the actual letter of thoir treaties, we bave their tion The ancient theory of the Empire's th
British trade and of removing all artificial h structions to the frou transit of British goods initiative or by the hards of others-sto nust framed with the special object of estaing able, Chica must proceed with the developzept
through Chine
Holland drawing attention to the existence of
voxels when engaged in surveying on the Chinn asst might be empowered to offer rewards therefrom for information regarding unknown or hiddon dangers.
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THE FIRE IN THIRD STREET.
Government a definite arrangement to commute Yesterday morning Hon. H. E. Wodehous
gers;
4th November between ruidnight and is.regard to the amount of roward was a maximum They were these of two men, nine women, and of 350 for an important dangor. It was also fou girls. The girls' ages ranged from a to decided to ask the British Consule. And the 12 years. He had been living in the house for Commtreioner of Chinese Imporis Martino over twenty years. After giving a detailed dos
Customs to assist in making known song the ription of the way the floors were partitioned, Chinese maritime population that rewards are he said he was not present when the fre broks offered for information of unknown dangers on out, but ran back as soon as he heard the alarm. the coast. the people inside.
He arrived" tos iste to render assistance tù
EXCEPTION, we understand, has been taken to the article which appeared in Wedues day's issue with reference to the salaries question, as the ground that we exaggerated Bergeant Gauld, after having given a detailed the increase received in 1881. To prevent night of the 23rd November, I was at No.
description of the premises, said:"On the any misunderstanding it may be well to state Police Station. At 11.60 I was awakened by more precisely what the Secretary of the man on duty at the station and he told me State's instructions were. Lord KNUTSFORD there was a Ere in Third Street, Soren minuto directed, then, that the increase should be house in flames. The fire was very lerce and after I was called I was on the spot. I saw a at the rate of 85 per cent. on the 1875 were at cat of the dues on the salaries in the case
ground floor and the windows on the frel floor. of offices usually filled by candidates from England and 20 per cent. in the case of other offices. His Lordship went on to observe, however, that where the office had been created or recar- Fatituted, or its salary raised ones or ofcher since 1875, the rate should be fixed accord HONGKONG, NovGMMED 26th, 1897. ing to the merits of each case, regard being-tions as the au was too fare. I am not aware:
had to the date of creation or reconstitution We publish to day a socond latter by the or of increase of omolument, and to the Shanghai correspondent of the Times, i amcunt and character of the duties; but which the qucation of the internal taxation the full amount of the increase above of foreign goods is ably dealt with anda mentioned was to take effect only where the THE GANG RODDERY AND MURDER strict compliance with the terms of the ealaries stood as in 1875. A number of offices IN BUED STREET treaty demanded. Unfortunately a reading of the treaty at variance alike with its leiter received the full increase of 35 or 20
The Daily Press.
The staircase was mostly consumed I did not Lanz any sounds of people inside. Nothing could have been done when I got there to save. anybody. There are particular instructions for the use of the Fire Brigade with regard to the stope to be taken for saving life. They are contained iti ali order dated the 9th December, 1886. This is the only order of which I am aware relating to the saring of life. In this onse it was frepoesible to carry out the instrno
that there are my appliances in the Brigade specially directed to the saving of life. Wednesday, the lat. December, ut 10 is..
At this point the enquiry was adjourned till
DANGERS TO NAVIGATION OFF SOCOTRA.
Read letters from the Board of Trade ic reply to Chamber's letter of the 17th August from Birmingham Chambar in acknowledgment stating that the matter is receiving attention of Chamber's circular letter of 20th August; and from London Christ, also acknowledging receipt of Chamber's letter of samo dato and subject with Foreign Offco, &c. enclosing toples of correspondenca on RADIS THE QUESTION OF DATING BILLS OF LADING end it was decided to print the correspondence This question again come up for discussion, for dirgulation among the members, and reply to
©R. CHAPTERTON: WILCOX. Secretary.
TER QUESTION OF THE DATING OF BILLS OF
EL-LADING.
The General Produce Brokers
-Axsoolation of Lordon, London, 13th August, 1897. Sir, I beg to enclose you copy of fetter Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom: which this Association has addressed to the
integrity of a bill of lading is to abseintoly useossary now that produse of all descriptions The importance of the mairtonazo of the
is largely sold for arrival, that I trust you will be good enough to bring the matter prominently. FOOD SUFFLY FOR COOLIES IN WEYLON, before your members, The Chamber of Ship Road latter from Ceylon Chamber of Cem-
pinų kas projaised to give sil live assistance in merce, dated 3rd November, inquiring whether their purer to carry out the suggestions, we large supplies of res and surry staff for me of hars made. Colombo uud at lat rates.:
olics pould on emergency be shipped hanos to
that affect to the President of the General Pre- duce Brokers' Association of London.
Decided to reply giving such information was at command of the Chamber, but to express inability to send samples, ỏ.
TvPNICON BIGNALS."
The Vice-Chairman draw attention to the during the recent blow. He thought that per foot that typhoon signale had been hoisted
laps some modiilestion of these usual signals might be made when it was only an ordinary The four mon charged with the morder of a north-cast gate, as the signals med alarmed the and spirit bus becit adopted by the Brition per cent, as die eres might be, but man in Burit Street were again brought before Lost people and caused them-all-to-alvar out-
in the majority of cases the increase had Hor H. E. Wodehose yesterday,
Further evidence was taken of the Idanelfoo
I did not commit the erimo! I trust his
The third said * Į same
·Gignal): 1. 17; STEWART LOCKHART,
Secretary......
-MINUTE BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Bedietary, Chabbor of floorvitry.
endeavour to rnglatas in Hongkong the “hores
At your convenience I shall be glad to know what the laws of your Chamber are on the subject.I am, your faithfully,
H.W. PRICE President. To the President of the Chamber of Commerce,
Hongkong
of ber commercial resources, either by her own
shape her fatars coarse so as to become a civi When we look back at the history of the lized nation, or eles cease to maintain her inde transit pues question to-day, 16 difouls to pendanes th and her Majesty's Legation were induced, after politically and commercially, that the integrity understand by what proceed the Foreign Office It is obviously to England's interest, both Lord Elgin a treaty, to allow the question to be
of the Chinese Empirs should be maintained, coraplicated by the long-drawn-out tangles of and to this end friould be uge of the Enstobjesta diplomatic yourarters into which it drifted, of Britah policy Braly and consistently to gavle and where, thanks to the laps of para and to the Chiness Government in the path of admini Clamere persistence, it remains unto this strative and financial reform. The dangers which Already as early as 1857, we find the late Mr. throaton the Empire's frontiers in Mongolia aud Wingrors Cooke (then The Times Correspon Tania are anently obvious to be percaived dent in Chins) writing that since the outbreak even by the Confecion scholars of the Hanlis of the robation the Chinese- randarize" hed 24, Mark Laus, London, EC.
levied a tax of fally £2,003,000 a year apon the Academy hot a far greater danger, which people of England; that this tax sociated albis the innumerable and insurable fursate as the continued existence of the uation. Slot July, 1897.
mest entirely of local anthorised axtortion, host of native oficiaisia one which the offload Dam Sir,--With reference to our latter to and that it was capable of indefinite increase imel can bardly be aspected to recognico you of the 9th Instant, on the subset of bile o goss on to say that res tangit through Nevertheless, the case is olcar sid self-evident. of lading, I beg to inform you that we have China is the Erat and only possible condition Nothing stands to-day in the way of necessary scout the chairman and ether members of the of nesee, and one to which no modification form in Chine but the native officis class Documentary Committee and have explained to be admitted Tha opinión was a shared The people, as a whole, are ready and willing to them the prosent unsatisfactory position bayers by every thinking man in China, and, indeed,
Government, and the resevery of the ground been already, in part anticipated and the bon of the robbers and the body of the lad who
Gorrespondente. so injudiciously surrendered will not be an porcentage of increase on the previous year's was shot,
REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS, easy task. The treaty says that goods having salaries was in those cree proportionately Central Police Station, was then called. He
· Lam Tam Pe, Borgnant. Interpreter at the
"Colonial Secretary's Office, paid import duty and transit dues shall be redaced. The full detals are set out in stated that on the 17th instant, he read out to
Hongkong, 5th October, 1897. and sells. of produce are plased in by the ita izational to suppose (in spite of the argul in the industrial development of the SWith reference to your letter of the ging end dating of bills of lading hy shipments of Bir Thomas Wads) that Lord Blain's try but the iterati, forossing in the in- free from all farther charges whatever, returns published in the Casette of the 2nd the prisonere the charge of murder preferred 21st olting, regarding the infringement of
Bars, agents, and captains tofore the gods object in dictating his commutation-tax clause to their position and influence, are, apparently, troduction of western methods a moziona penase but the British Government ways, or did say May, 1881. In some cases in which the in-against-them, and took down their statements Gertain, trade marks, I am directell to transmit tonzil the vessels. Wo. End no one alle un dato De Chiegas Government, after the capture determined to assist to the aftermost, and aleag
We to de of Peking could have meant anything less than The frat prisoner said "I did xot commit for the information and consideration of the thirty years ago, that when cut the geredbe raised ito salary of an office to what the time, I su quite a stranger Lere: how Commition of the Chambror of Commerce the fend the practice on any grounds, but it is still the thorough protection of Urihan goods from mandarin si instiest of a clasa, whose old lines, any progressive tendencies. The old have passed out of the hands of the foreign afterwants came to be considered too high a could I have committed the crime I was endicead copy of minute by the Attorney done, and possibly not dont with or may all other finland charges whintaneter We Lafe vaated interests lie in Reeping us on whom importer they must take their chance in gure advantage was taken when the of mine to get me employment. I brought be, sir, your mast obadient servant.
never hare bofeze. :. I came to look for a relation - General the object. I have the honour to tirely alter the value of bill of lading as Adis only too well known, the question has ton, will fight to the last against the reforms,
pervo dianatrons to our sazival trade and his owa statement to the contrary
they prey is a condition of igverance and ízela common with native goods and bear what office fell yeast and now appointment Pe Wai watch with me from Cantos, and
negociable document We therefore ask you to since then yes the sorros of never-cessing or, as they call it, the enorcachments of the request abin owners, agents, and leaptains in complaints on the part of British merchante European if proof of this worn raquired, it is ever innkallions the rapacity or the nece had to be made to agen reduce it to also $400. I pray his Hongar will relouse me
also 34601 pray his Honour wil rolques in
dass to date or sign a bill of lading and and of diplomatic representations at Peking sumaleatly evident in the widely spread w sities of Chinesa administration may infiet. rensonable figure. On the whole, how my native place to this colony to look for a
the geois, nro on board, and I may add that So many side issues have been raised, however, inge of Cher Han and the Harangas kaholars As all goods wūst necessarily pass into the ever, we think it must be recognised that with lansar whce mother was very I went
this Association does not recognise any such and so ably bas the Chinese Government used in the how gezding "right of civy realdenon hands of the native retail dealer before they the increase of 1891 and the exchange com
(1) It appears that. Medan. Marasad have document as valid which may be found to have every opportunity to profit by the benevolent at Hongchow, and in the recent kotida Kowloon and returned to Hongkong but orakd not find him. As I failed to find him I not only successfully opposed Messrs. Meyrinks bon dat er signed incorrectly arguments and outfits Telial by Sir B the Kwaigtung ofisiale to orats the terms of reach the hands of the consumer it folins euention gran texl subsequently the memberspawned several articlos with the latention of hos trade mark similar to thst registered done by us for arrival, and contrasted for to be main point:bas Dog almost been lost sight of the West River Convention.
A fargu: proportion of the produes trade is Almok, Hie Thomas Wads, had others, that the from this extraordinary reading of the treaty of the Civil Service have been more favour returning home, hat was nyeste by the Police years age; In England by Messes, hartland, skipped by a scodified date you will thereforo in sohnas of undiven verbring, and the obiecte convertion of this present generation of that they are all liable to unlimited taxation.hly treated in the matter of exchange aud.) Honour will yield to his kindly feelings and lion in Hongkong of their mark. Had Messrs. and wo hope your Ukember will intimate to ell on the clear and obvious latter of the treating : position, and of their country's, is practically but have also themselves now obtained registra well understand how important this matter is of our diplomacy to day is mo langor to malet mandarins to sense of the seriensiese of their The Tone, in an article upon ita cor respondent's letters, saysTo him who the ingreased cost of living than any other disobarge me at once, as my mother is an aged Mareland registered totally seener, it would ship owners that they must take stère to pro- but only to prevent the rapacitler and necès. Abpeless, It should, however, he part of Eng
carefully considers the ways of the British class of the community, with the exception love from Kowloon to buy some goods. I did bare saved some trouble and dificulty. It is sorve the integrity of a bill of lading at may mities of Chitten foent anthorities from pro- land's fatnio pallag to rightest, & Gindral Government the existence of the British of the small but fortunate class who draw not commit the crime. I hope his Honomy will puctionlar mark is role tood in the trustwording farther exactions, It I needless fodation in the number of the oflolals who now,
instituto enquires from the Kai Fong and from te registered in England unleas
We have been informed that grost pressure to go into the history of the arguments are loonst-like, blight the industry of the people "Empire must always be a very surprising their salaries in sterling
the Yes Hing Leong shop in Contral Market information is given on the subject "phenomenona reflection with which
(2) While our local Patest Onlinance (2 of is sometimes put upon slides gonts and Cracod on behalf of China antonomous right and saoondly, to strengthen the hands of the The E. LA. steamer Menmeir, from Sydney, not commit the crime. I left Shek Loong on letters patent in Krzand before he can obtain purposes of finance, and, although this point and the British Board of Trade or of the doosmary, by carrying out) the punishment of about maTho foarth prisoner said I did 92) requires the applicant, to have obtained taiza to pre-date their bills of lading for th to tax her own subjects by Sir R, álcook ental Cho warnment by, losiating on (and, if we in Hongkong cùn very cordially aprende, laft Port Darwin yestentay for this part. the loth his for Hunghong. On my arrival te hore, the Trade Mack Ordinances contain
does not feat us directly, we suggest that halshely results of the Chifu Convention --and that the letters under notics“ give a
| bere I parned several dollars' worth of articles The C. P. B. steamer Emprem of Japan, sx-
to bay things, bat as it was too late in the night. Indeed, la, many cases, local trade marks are available for such protects and her alleged sight to las British and procedure of the provincial desirani
some other document, such as receipt or deliberations wherein, inter alia, the Brian no similar requirement, "succinct but vivid recount of the history of rived at Kobo en Tuesday, #Srd inst, and left to get anything I wont to the Fung Shan registered here which are not registered as I decurò also to allude to the practios forehandise. Thanks to the vesileting, and | d-vis British officials, are highly desirable
warehouse keeper's warrant, might be made representative vis unable to distinguish bo tween the right of Chins to taz ker own British trade with Chian which represents again on Wainaday, 24th, for Nagasaki, where Brothel at Kwai WeLane and was there arrested where class of stenlos Bree fons, or more, bills of lading, leadrared polier adopted at vasions fine by. To most the fatereat on her foreign loans and "with substantial accuracy the history of abs is due to arrive at 8 am, tody..
by the Police. I cams to Hongkong Blana.If (3) Meens. Marsland's letter of 13th Angast, British empire-building as a whole, That
The Heu. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial the Fung Bhau Brothel and at the On Kes shop. of British southofores 1) suzenysten of regis documents for produce sold and which appears her beas, farther complicated by disomasions must perforos, submit to the development of har His Houcar will canse enquiries to be made in 1996, suggests that it would facilitate the sate which leads to trouble in dealing with skipping the Farsign Offos, the question his sins the ordinary expense of government China tredo is a monument of individual initia and Netherlo Hospitals begs taukurlige he will be assured that I came here alute.
|tration (of trade marks) could bo sdopted which i to us to be unroossary. If instructions conla as to Chinas right, to lary “growers' fans, resoures Mines must be spound up and rail- *tive and enterprise on the ons hand, and of with thank the following dorstions to the Zapis
of the Hospitals
would otse Great Britain and her colonies. be given to ibara" scenta sad captains to Uga terminal taxes, and other "equested in other ways built, so that the vest, makaral menith of "official ucapacity to qvist and profit by A Thank-offering from A. F§. 85.
That opens out a question of some difficulty only two we think that it would be nullolent, "these things on the other." The grant
The Intransigeant uske how long France will and the Chamber of Commerce, in fin reply of and opportunities for feand would be minilised to further evade the tready commutation ruch provinces Hone sud Shausi may be
and illegally to hamper iczeigh trade by Es brought to rollers the nanomul situation. /Com continue to zrúntain. her present system of 21st September, 1697, deals with it thus: "The⠀⠀ We doeirs also to draw attention to this im- | imposition of now burden. Kaur mercint considerations apart, it is ebriomly London organ recognises that in Sir CLADOS Sharaboller, who wrote in yesterday's military Assassination rens and imbecile Seoratory weiteren partantá specifying on mastura ravipta or The tation of the British Ministers referred England's duty, to premeto China from the MacDonald we hava a British Ministerume adving the Belmoral shareholders not systour which an only be altered by thd com My Coministes are not prepared to anggest bills of lading may damage or defective conde, to above probably did little more than refect bankraptoy and disintegration which must in to part with a valuable property for a mere song, plate reorganisation of the milfury node, say solems of Imperial registration embracing tior that may be apparentia gosda received on the instructions of the Foreign Ofoe sul'a eritably result from the copris pri le déluge eys. who understands how to deal with the appears to have written ondoe u slaapprehen Daring loss; then two years, stye. M. Hear the bolonias as well as the United Kingdom, on board. But in general terme bat bntating tibland desire to conciliate the Ministry of the item of Li Hung-chang and bis adherents. Te Chincot, unl after remarking that the whole - tion, as we understand there is at present në Ronnefert, no fewer than siz unhappy results, recounted the magnitude of the undertaking and number and, if possible, marks of parkugon in day Ip 1869, for fastanos, wo and Sir R. substitute for that system something more fitted question of taxation has been enveloped. In question of silling the Company property, nor have boon executed for trilling offendo, whilst the great attandent cont of having commen, domegad, very large businam i jessied out Meso writing as follows to the present needs of the political position clouds of diplomatic verbiago and confused and there been thy toh hostion times the for many years not a single oylain of the Uke strate departments in each colony while at in these days ca. 2013, ahi cont and fhoight Chin Thresh Kas traitoa foregone att will zogubo a strong hand at Peldag and s negotiations cordunted through Mr. Kenroyd, nature has been pergatraiad în Engisnt, nor the same time, it is most desirable that cepsza terme, the damage on goods being for the so further right of thzation on whateror one be steady policy for many yearn to come; but the dialectic, the Artiole proceeda ~ Tasse on the Loadan market som eighteen months does the English Army sulfez in, consentence of marke for local feeds should be kila to aim count of the buyer after. Abipumuk fat for shown to comitiw the foreign trade, import native official is a Chinaman, when all in mid-
tgo. Wa tipk 10 would have bain better if of its lus brutal code. For it is sujet to make the protection of regiatiation," seller's account if it 'ocoure before shipment) or export **** The tikin constitutes a viola.) and amenable to reason if only it be expounded. "must be brushed aside. We have to go our correndon bid made Limself acoustiated bind way against a ming of zovilih, Hindoes Tipsy temarkt appear to me very approWn tret le you will beproach all ship ton of feasty labial This question of the to him with no undertain colou. In addition to **back to the letter and spirit of the stipulo, with the farts, batero seklag us to publish bis equal in nauber to the army of Prussians priate. Moreover, motion 1044 of the Patents woes on both of those whom we prontassumed right of the Chinese Overtovat to the strong Land it Poking it la mellom to hay
tion under which taxation of English letter.
~ I arrayed against Frenchmen 27 yogia ega pe Designs and Tredie Biurka Act, 1883, 1 & 67 Viet, and if you require, printed spite of thle com a foreiga krada ad libitum in ons of primbiple ↑ that there muat slysys be a strong naval foros
4. The caso was adjourned until Triday, 2
any provisoist authoritice who may be fozad guilty of deliberate violation of the frontien The concentration of responsibility at Peking add e'nisarvy understanding as to the position