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Syndionts the equosesion to malto one from Kowloon to Wuchung, will be promptly secared by British capitalists. In this way. only can we obtain equal privileges with the Continental Powers, and maintain, our prestige in the East. All the ntsuranges in the world are worth nothing compared with having a decided policy, knowing just what we went, and having a good idea of how we intend to secure it.
H.M.B. Barflour arrived yesterday from Waihaiwoi, flying the paying off pennant. Her relief crew is coming out by the Blankeim.
Mr. C. Talbot Bowring was to leave Bhang hai on Sunday last for lobang to assume the
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ESTABLISHED 1841.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
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Ti Franck Coneul at Manita bez gene to Saigon. It is probable, a French contemporary: says, that he will not return to his post until peace has been coneluded,
The Chinaman who was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife is to be hangod to merrow. It was a first reported that the ex- esation and been fixed for Monday.
In à health notice innoed by the Bhanghai Maricipal Council the following patogu cours-Flies, mosquitoes, ets., carry disease, houen fy-corors abould be always need over cooked food.
Among the passangere booked by the Inghe afarn, which isavce for home to-day, is Mr. W. Martell, asaislaul mastor at Queen's College and lieutenant in the Hongkong Volunteer Corps. Mr. Mackel bas been grautod 12 months' Jesse,
The Avenir de Fonkin says - Not for a long to have there bosa co many foreigners at Sai: goh ne at present Amongst these birds of Dubber of Americans who are Passige me
there.
wasting, it appears, for the cessation of hostili ties to go to Manila and sook their fortune
The Government of India is making oxtensive OF THE FINEST Scoren
experiments in the Deceau with a theory MALT WHISKIES, Violet
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mors boueficial is the prevention of malaria that the ouslyptus tree. So far nos bo judged, E-WATsor's VERY OLD LI-
the results have been in every way satisfactory. QURUR SCOTCH WHISKY, Gold Capsule.....
A recent visitor to the new German stution nt Kuosha Hay to delighted with it as a fatare Enc' BLEND and Warson's earing place, a commercial port, and a naval stades. The cual found in the vicinity has GLENORCHY are high class Soda been trial and found equal to Cardiff, and Whiskies, of greater age than moste ous, he learns, is more delighted with this Gorman acquisition than Prince Henry of brands in the market.
Prassin.-N. C. Daily News.
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A notification has been issued by Capt. King Peat Whisky, (smoky) and could not Hall, R.N., and Mr. Consul Hopkins, Commis- now be replaced in stock at the price.sioners for Weibawai, that no sales of land un the island of Linkung too or within the Inner Dis well known for its fiue flavour. Zone on the Matthand, made since the 24th of May last, will be recognised as legal, until it E is of superb quality and pre-as been referred to the British Commissioner nounced by leading local connoisseurs to be the best brand in the Hongkong market.
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or Administrator for approval. What about resent transactions in land in the territory shortly to be taken over at Kowloon?
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The China Gantte says:We understand that the Inipans of Matura. Jardine, Matheson & Co. A. S. WATSON & Co.. LIMITED. and Messrs. Butterfield and Swite hase gizen permission to their employés on board, the Indo China and Chios Navigation steamers to join Qu" naval brigade" of the Shanghai Voluntoor Corps. Lent. Carmichael may consequently expect a large accession to the strength of the useful unit be commands, which slready boasts some eighty mambors of a highly useful ebarso. [24 to, and very ugly suemies for any mob to dnal
with.
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at once as well-known old river-thisvas.
The N. C. Daily News of the 27th July enys: The case of the Bank of China, Japan, and the Straits against certain Chinese shore- holders has been postponed on account of the reen Joss-Housh tronhts. The case will bo heard before tus Tautai and the British Consul
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRIMS, TOERDAY AUDIST 3D, 1998.
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
[FROM TONKIN PÄTER,] ZOLA.
FARIS, With July, Zola blatt for abroad. He tacos in Oslabor.
GENERAL MILES'S VIEWE
PARIS, 21st July. General Milos is strongly urging upon. Mr. McKiuloy the despatch of American troops to Spain.
POLICE COURT ITEMS
1st August.
BEFORE COMBÄNDER W. CH, HASTINGS,
Que of Major Dufta's servants, for rafusing to obey a just and ressonable order of his master, to wit, to call two chair cofios, was Snod 85, or 14 days.
Chan Tsum, for the theft of fire baskets and several covers, valued at $1.50, was sentenced to 14 days' hard hour
Idoulouaul M. L. Wilkins, A. charged que Choy Tim with the theft of a lonther pasket book, vale $3. His worship contoured defond.
ant to 12 daye' hard labanır.
Loang Fung, obargal with foloniosals steal ing a chain and two iren bars, valued at 82, the property of one Chan To, varpsuler, admitted his guilt, and was sentenced to 28 days' hard labear.
A Chinaman was charged with being in un lawful possession of a cofton jacket, rained at 50 cents, reasonably suppose to have been stolen. He pleaded guilty, and was. sontoneed to 14 daye hard inhour.
Feloniously stealing a brass skylight pro- tactor, valne $8, from the steamer E, cust
Chinage 42 days' bard labour.
Kan Yan was charged by ons Chu Hi, a boat builder, with abstrasting two pieces of wood. valued at $3, from his bant. He was sentenced to 21 days' hard labour.
stola. Complicast
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR.
NO CHANGE AT MANILA,
AFFAIRS AT UBRU.
Bixth Artillery Bergeant Crissmina on çə belonged to the Fifth Artillery, Sergeant Burton Halous le of the British Army and served in Indingad Afrios va
The aleetype enlided was were aliceen from ever a thousand applicatis. More than a third of them at college men. There ar graduates among them from Harvard, Kale, The Zafiro arxivid from Manila resterday Cornell, Pennsylvania, Princeton and Lafayette. morning, but the despatched abo brought report any of thass belong to Greek letter no change in the ailuation at Manila. The refraternities. Several are sops of very wealthy
New York-mez." mainder of the third expedition had not pak in. su appearance when she left on Friday after HONGKOYO AND SHANGHAI BANK noon, though it was'szpeetad on the groning of DE DIVIDENDS. that day, and it was understood that the final inove on Munils would att be made until these, relirtireoments landed. In the mean-
Gopural Merritt, who has made the Newport is hoodquarter, ordered a way of the country rewinding Mazils to be
parent, and ho sul Gonsal Greeno,have made several recognisances, veiling the rabel trenches in the course of their excestons. The
bola lave not dono muck fighting lately. With regard to the state of affairs at Coba, Photomy, which foft there on July 25th and Takolegon on July Bled, reports that the
bela make periodic raids or the towns and thin consequenos the Spaniards were planting bamboo detonces and making other preparations for maintaining their position. There is a small Spanish guntant ut Cebu which at onco takes for the river iomediately a vozeel comes in eight. After warship is cruising about the neighborhood. It is also reported that there is a small Chivos atsamer croising about and that it in supplying the robols with arms, All is quiet at Takojau.
THE THIRD EXPEDITION TO THs PHILIPPINES
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The following statement shows the dividende paid by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bark during lis past twenty years
Firet C-mos. Second Bras
1978
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92 34
93
30
10
1.30.
1.97
1 10 20. +230 $.0
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110
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15 *Includes bonus of 10% ↑ Includes boras of ♫ 1. Enclades bouts of £110,
MAÇAO AND THE WEST RIVER TRADE.
We translais the following from the Echo Maoni
We hear that the Chiuoso merchants have obtained from the Department of Reorganis The Man Francisco Chronicle gives the follow.tion at Canton permission for steam-inuneles ing partiyalara as to the assigamout of troops to tea janks from Macan to the neighboarily to the transports which comprise the third exports, de has trully be permitted in the cene pedition in addition to the Newport
The Morgan City can accommodato a total of 735 afficers and man The Fist Idalu bat talians assigned to it have a total of 381 in the. command and the prospects ur tuit every oll.
stact This leaves room for forty-one others. a man of them will be wall and able to there are perhaps twenty-five of the Nebraskans assigned to this ship sad awaiting transporta
tion.
Ona Fang Chin, carpenter, charged Fung As, accountant, and Chin Kai, ahopkeeper, with recliving stonin, Botated that he and kept two wooden lockers, valued at $12, in a mat-shed at Kennedy towns. Go the 18tle alt. hey were there, but when he went to look on the set ult., they were gono.. On bla way to report the matter to the police, he saw the two lockers in question in the shop of Fang Chin, 101, Holly wood Road. He eaflet the police, went with them to the shop, and pointed out the lockers, Defendants said that one Fo Ki called the to come and non the lockers with a view to pr chasing them. He told them that tus articles but, sa Cossal Rare of the Minnesota Eagi. in question were his. O prahu alement says, there is room forward for twenty tained a receipt signed by his for the puro four wore, should it become necostury to build money paid. The so-called 'a Ki El balage other banks. This will just do for the mem evidence, bis worship ordered first defendant te roy a fine of $25, and the second one of $50.
Seven Chinamon found guilty of belig in unlawful possession of opium were male of them each; the sixth, 93; and the sercut, $10. Another Chiness for being in possession of 38 taels of raw oplam without a cortilicats had to pay a are of $125 or do three months
hard labour.
The City of Para pesommedator 980 all-fold,
bers of the Minnesota Regiment sow in camp,
The Indiana was apposed to have had room for the 1,025 men of the Seventh Californie, in camp, but not for any others. She must now secontiounts 435 atcers sad men from the Eighteenth Ragalaya, consisting of head.
rare and Computer C, E, F, and H of the Second Battalion about floors and mon from the Twenty third Regulars, cousisting of Seren Chinamon for hawking their waves headquartere and Companies B, C, G, and L of
a now Second Batalion formed of the mot without a lesse were tired si mich.
A Chiantaan was charged with the theft of experienced men from beib battalions: fifty. five soll pieces of brass, from the Kowloon for core and mea of the sigad caps, and Don't Go with whom he had been employed probably a total of forty-one from the company number of years.
He was auiensed is 12
of ongineers. This makes 965 men provided for al zoo prasumably for nearly forty days' hurl labour.
Ma Tuk Tin, cook at 118, Jervois street, others aboard. charged & Chinaman with picking his pocket of The Ohio is supposed to carry 874. As $1.40. It appears that on the 30th alt. 00m-signed to her ara 335 Wyoming volunteers, 40 plainant was on the Praya near the boat wharf, men of the Third Regular Artillery, making looking at a juggler, when he felt a band in his total of 788 and leaving room for only 136 of pocket. He turned and saw defendant. He
the designated 339 Minnsecta recruits, maleris said to him "I have lost $1.40" Defendant the artillary batteries go with 150. men each yon away but was caught and the money waa instead of the mutline ar strength of 200 found on him. He was sentonesd to 29 days men to a battery. And even then over 100 hard labour,
Minnesota volunteers would not be taken.
The Valencia is to take two battalions of North Dasala volutors, and the Newport will carry Major General Merritt and staff, the heads of the Department of the Pacifio, and is large foros o cforks, mossengers, and orderlies.
FRIZURE OF ARMS AT ABERDEEN,
Chingwan who owns a small aahing bent was fined $100,, or three months, for being in possession of arms at Aberdeen without a
conso. PC. Bareball discovered in the beat 47 rifles, 178 revolvers, 400 percussion.ents, and 1,030 rounds of rifle ammunition. Defendant said he had nothing to say.
A DISHONEST QUARTERN ASTER,
Anch case.
ALLEGED EXTENSIVE TULET OF SUGAR.
Wong San, who koups a shop in Wing Lok Street, and thres Chinese boutmez, ur charged with lining to nulawful possession of 101 bag of raw sugar, Mr. Grist, who had been retained for the d-fence asked that the cap, might ba adjourned, but it was decided to take certain evidence.
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The General Company having Asad & Bak wik bay führert on the summ donosi bad ospital tt.13,000,000 tauls, HM, the Emperoy which will be to the praid and adrentage of thi authoring the Viceroys of Pechill and of Hu- General Company: 2 Kwang that the Director-General Shuug-la-yen Art. 19.The General Company has already having gontracted a European kau for the a capital of 18,000,000 tels purpose of completing its construction
As the Log-Hau line must to first exsouted, Herewith the road of the Imperial Debrec. na one side by the trunk line of Lou-kon chao “Upon the proposition of the Viceroys of to Parling fu-115 kilometros and on the Pechili and of in Kwang a General Companytter side by the trank line of Hankow to Sing" has been formed to construct a railway syang 247 kiloatres-the Gouoral Company woon Loa-hooohing and Haulcom and a loan impiediately proud with the coastruzion has bez opatrautod in Earope by this com- of these two trask lines, and with the capital pany "for the purpose of completing the outer of 19,000,000 taels which they have at their price
deposition, they will furnish all the material **The expectant ellaiul of the fourth class for the construction, rolling - elook, for the be- Bheng Chuong:Hoqai is nominated the head of ginning of the trunk hues. this compang under the title of Superintendent of Railways
As a result the Viceroy of Pochili ant of Hu Kwang, with Sheng-ta-yan, in oconformity with the luiperial Decree, decided to negotiate a foreign loan with interest at 5 per cent. This lean of 172,541, franes, corresponding to £4,500,000, as stipulated in the preceding contract signed at Waobang will take the name of The 6 per cent Chinees Railways Loan of 1888.".
Excepting the trank Jino of Lab-kou.clujao lu Pao-ting-fu, the construction of the entire Lon- Iss line wil he given by the General Company to the Representativo of the Belgian Syndicate, who, acting for the Coneral Compaar, will un dertake the direction, supervise the construction, survey, tanko plans and ontimates, undertake the werk, order the ballast and materials for ita carrying out.
All the plan, ostimates prajuals, eto, must be submitted for approbation by the Superintend Art. This loan is to be divided intent of the General Company. 225,000 parts or sorip of 50 fropes each,
The text of the maxip in to be sunered to the prosont contract. ·
Excepting probases made in Europe, which uro paid diesetly by draft, all the orporms of work, as the fronttmont and passage money of the European stuff ongaged by the Belgian Synilicate on fccount of the Goñoral Company, wil be paid by the latter, In order that tas Del- gian Syndicate will bays no expenses to pay and } that it will devote all its efforts axolusively to forwarding the work of the milway, which must be completed throughout the entire Ins within three years.
These scrip are to be stamped with the seal of the Viceroys of Poohili and of En-Kwang as also thak of the Superintendent of Railways."
Each erip contains ons to five in numbers, The numbers of the serip will be advised at a convenient time by the Belgian Byndicate | through the bank which undertakes the issue,
The cost of printing the serip is to be paid by the Belgian Syndicate.
Art. 20.For the work on the Hankow "The interest of 5 per cent, per annum will | Bingyang and Paolingiu to Singpang trunk be paid in franes and in gold, from the pro-lines, the Rusan-Chinesa Bank and the other venda of the payment of capital, every six banks to be mentioned later must pay monthly manils, the Hal March and lef Boptember of to the General Company such suvises tocassasj each year.
for its construction and expenasa. Those sume amat be appraised in advance by the Belgian Syndicate by its Representative,
Art. 3.—The ropaymont of the loss is placed at twenty years and for withdrawal, after a taklo annexed herewith, the year to placed at 1903. The drawing will take place every your on the second Tuesday of the mouth of Fanuary, to finish on the second Tuesday of January 1999. The umbers drawn will be published in four duffy journals at the expense
of the Belgian Syndicate."
Dedactions will be made from the first pay. ment deposited by the Belgina Syndicats for repaying the sum already disbursed for ex- panses made on the Hansow-Singyang trauk live,
The profit from the sale of sorip is destined exelnairely for the construction of the railway lino-from Hantor to Paoting fu; the banks can, therefore, surpand payment if they disaster that u single cout of this money has been divertail to other purposes or that the lieceral Company refuses to further authorise the Bel giua caginners to dicut the construction thereof. Should this constenction not abawb the en- tire amount of the lean, this surplus will ba returned to the General Company."
of the Bakki jonk, but the launches must not carry ouego and consequently will not bò sữờ- | Art. 4-The numbers drawn will be repaid. jest to the regulations relative to steam naviga at par on the date of the naxt myment of in- terest. The strip most be returned with the tion. It is, nevertheless, na important ounces- sion, because juuks will be able to make their coupons for interest to rau. If thees ooapons Are detached, their valna will be deducted from In the meantime we hear the FE, the Gov. the pre salte rapabil. · No further interest will voyages with greater regularity and rapidity. ornor of Maea has obtained from the Inspectorbe paid en capital alrestly redeemist. Gurral of the Tuperial Chinese Customs, Bir Art 5.-China cannot repay, wholly or in Robert Hart, a promise that stom-launches way part, the ospital borrowed before 3907; bat go direct from Macno to any port on the West, after 1907 the repayments can be made at any Art. 21.-The Belgian Syndicate engages to purchase, preciane So the end of the year 1901, Bliver without having to present their manifeste moment and once that a repayment bas boun of cargo at the Custom house at a treaty part, as made, the present contract is entirely nallified. the remainter of the serip for the sum of is now required: There can be no reason for Art. 6-The Belgian Syndicate will desig 73,500,000 franes of which too remittance will refusing this concession when ones the duties note the phee in Europe where they will maka į be nudo to 90 persaul, with interest to cast up. due to the Imperial revenue are scared the payments of interest to facilitate the repay. This purelose can be made in one or more ià. the Customs charges being levied at the Lappa mout of sori whereof the numbers have been stalmenta bat each purchase must not be lear Customs. We hope that an arrangement will drawn by lot. These payments will be made in than the actual sam of 25,000,000 tronos be made as soon as possible for a madus vivendi france
Those operations are made legal by the Russo- between the Macao Government, and the Im.
Chiness Bank in Paris, to which the Goners perial Chinoru Customs which will purmit of
Company will give ils orders whithin a period of one month.aker adetes of the parohia bus been usted. free steam navigation between hisso and the Wast Hiver ports this side of Samshui.
THE ASSESSMENT,
The Belgina Syndicate will equitably desig. nate the Bankers who are charged with the pay meat and issue of scrip
Art Tho payments of interest and the ratarn of the scrip are authorized by tho Iu perjal Government and will be made previous to all other payments.
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The prudout of these parylases will be legal ly deposital in a bank designsted by wentual agresmont. The Back will make payments conformably with the stipulations of Articlo 20 a
Art-2--The Belgian Syndicate is charged with the realization of the loan sorip; it will have fo come to an understanding with the General This rate, Company before each operation of this nature
The following report on the assessment for The incomb of the said railway, after deduct 1898.99 by Me A Chapman, assessor, is pubing working exponeer and improvements will b Fished in the tócérnment. Guselte ———
devoted at first to the use of the loan, the per valuation is that the rateable value of the city exploitation annexed berewith
The City of Victoria --The result of the new forraszcs of which is mentioned in the rales of
and cannot be changed or modiiled before the fotal repayment of the loan.
of Victoria is in the list which came into force stahovated after consultation between the China to be method of using the money raised by on the Ist instant, $3.828,577 as.compared with ass Grouors! Company and tho Belgion Syndi. these socip, that is to say, the choice of the last year's (1897-98) agement 33.41451-acate, his the same force as the presont contract line to be construoted with this money. lot to 11.14 per cent. increase-in micablé value of $384,003, equira
The Hill District..--The raleable value of the Fill District is now $138,785 against $117,415 last year-an increase of $21,2), or 18.16 por Hangkong Villages-Taore is as impresse of 3204 or 1344 per cent to the rateable value of the Hongkong villages, which is now $172,543 against $172,00 last year
Art. 23-Starting with the signature of- the present contract, ali the expense of Horrey Art, 9-Upon the commencement of the said will be paid by the General Company. These zahray, the net results, less the expenses, are surveys must be commended on the Tansow to he remitted by the Couerol Company to the Sing-yang tank line, and proceed as rapidly Belgian Syndicate, in order that they may be ps are given the ouders which have been decided deposited in the Central Bank of Brussels or upon previous to the purchase of the scrip the pas designated by the latter. The bank stipulated in Article 21. The result of thego mast immediately convert this deposit into gold rinse sen destined for the ernstruction of to the advantage and profit of the General the Fio-ting-fit line to the Yallow River where Company, sufficient to pay interest and capital these surveys are to end within a period of vas that each payment is to be taken three months mencement of work. for the following six months in such ranger year in order to be fully prepared for the com-
in advance.
Kowloon Fiat.The rateable value of this !
$137,335 as compared with $116,970 last year portion of the Kowloon peninsula is now
an increase of $18,305, or 15:43 per cent.
The hark which receives the deposit monst Kowloon Vages.The ratanule value of the Kowloon villages (which innlands Yaumati and make tas produution of interest to the prefit of Hunghou) in now 8246,727, an increase of the General Company. The sag destined for $37,241, or 17.04 por coat over at your's figure payments cannot he withdrawn from the deposit of $207,486 PER before twenty days before the date of paymont
The Whole Usilony-The misable yalud of Art. The bank which recofres the deposit the whole eelsay is now $4,521,347 as compared of suos acerning trove the loan pan Laks from with last year's Resenstant of 84,044,50-an this deposit, during the period of construction increase of $481 115, or 31.81 per cont.
of the line, the necessary sums for effecting the 1st July, 1897, to 1st June, 1898, interis valuas the necessity of a special authorization to this Interim Valuations. During the period fun payment of the half-yearly interest, without tiens ho becz as follows
In the City of Totoria.
offect.
At 10-The General Company, in ontor to 222 portonements, rateable value.....$162,319nbow it wolvency and good faith, consent to
53 improved anoments, xato-
give to the lona, nador the form of a chief guarantee, the railway ling from Lu-kon-chia to Haukow with the rolling stock and linee of improvement.
able value $43,480 Replacing assessments amount.
ing ta
29,575
assessments cancellat, taxe renta pulled down, or be lag in ether respecte not ratenhie
Gegeril, Mesurs. Dowdsil und Hanson appear For the Baak wad Mr. T. R. Jernigan for ehareholders. Mx, Jernigan, we are told, in & We do not know how the House of Comas of more than fifton years practice, and mons received the assurances of Mr. Cenzos, has been ontrusted with some important cases Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, within the Courts of his own country, having re
roised his lioente from the Supreme Court regard to the undertaking given by the cualifying him to practise in any Court of the Chinese Government not lo cede or other-
United Statea wise alienate any of the provinces forming
Further examination of the French praiser the Yangtze Valley. Mr. Cunzon Bay Jean Bart has revealed the fact that she was unch that the British Government regard this se
more extensively damaged in the recent collision with the Helen Brawr than was at first thought. a. definite avd binding undertaking. He Her decks were pretty completely swept by the ulso informed the Fonse that though the bowsprit of the sailing vessel; at least sight of ber formand plates, both above and below the concession to construct the Peking-Hankow water-lino, will have to be replaced; and it is Strand, said that on the 29th alt. he, sold rgbino and are re-enforced at the seams. Brown Replacing Railway ind been granted to a Belgian sidered extremely likely that had it not been Syndicate, Chica bad assured Sir CLAUDE for the warship's steel protective deck, she would Lore been cut in two by the stem of tho Helen. MAUDONALD at Rasein had no interest in Brice. The latter vessel lost ber bowspri Brat defendant $1,000 and nach of the ethers belt supports a variti fge box containing twenty."
the line. Whether or not the House were contouted with this asunce we have yes to lani. Bu for as the integrity of Central Chine is concerned, we may be perfectly sure that the Chinese Government will not willingly cede an inch of territory in that portion of its dominions. To do co would be absolutely utal to its camhunnce in power; It is one thing to part with pro- vinees of Manchurin that is outside tor
and jib-boom and sustained other rerious la juries between wind and water, while her stem
badly bout.-China Guzette.
P. 3. Gourlag aid that at half-post fire on the orening of the 29th alt be arrasted the boothien ou board the cargo-host No. 710, 01 Cleong Street, Praya Central. He arrested first defendant at the Police Station, Cu the following day, having obtained a warrant, he seined the carge boat and found thereon 75 bags of sugar. In the shop of first defendent found bage of sugar of a similar kind. asked him where he bought the sugar, and
Che Ming Kas, acconstant at 61, Bezhan defendant nine bags of sugar for $83.16. but it was not like the sugur produced.
The case was adjourned, bail being allowed
said at 61, Bonham Strand.
$100,
to
13,805
$176,416
The Balgan Syndicats engage to accept in the name of the capitalists the and guarantee.
Shorb the said Goural County be unable to fulfil its engagentonta relative to the payment
Art, 24 The soxip, of which the Belgian Sindicato has boun entrusted with the enle, usu be subscribed to the extent of 73,000 numbers In this case the Gouoral Coupany, following the telegraphic, advise of the Belgian Syticato, un lagaily sell a number of scrip above 78,000 cumorsls, sader the same conditions as those precating, but, notwithstanding the present Article, the Belgian Syndicate is not bound to purchase a single number of sarip above the numeral of 78,000.
Art 25.-Excepting the matorial Curnished by the Hanyung Ironworks, all the material necessary for the construction and exploitation of the Hautow-Pa-tiny-fa lino will faraisted by the Belgian Syndicate, which engages to wonder itself worthy of suddenco by rspooting the clauses of the present cou tract and in furaisbing material of good quality at the lowest prices.
With zaspect to the Lon-kou-chian-Pro ting-fu trunk line. the work must be quickly trished will not be taken as the properly of
of interest and the repayment of capital, or, if the Belgian Syndicate.
the Belgian Syndicate replaces it with another -The material furnished by the Belgian Syudi- 21,989. Syndiezte, the capitalists can deal in an effeccate is oxempted from all tax or lokin in China, tive manner with the guarantee heroivith intoth of the part of outry and in the faterior of order to protect their interests...
Incrasen ally of Vloturis,.8154,335
In the rest of the Colony,
value.
asserments cancelled, teze- ments polled down, or boing la other respects
not rateable
$15,845
Art. 11-The guarantee mentioned in Ark 10 carnet destroy the effect of the conditions 863,674 contained in Article 7
In mass where remittances deposited in the book through the intervention of the Belgian Syndicate, three moniks previous to the time of payment, is judged insuficient, Chim must find 8,100 the means of completing them, dar advice of the bank charged with the daty, of these pay. $71,774 mente, of which advise will be given sirty daya
before the date of payment.
the Empire.
If the Belgion, Syndianto receives advice from the Belgian Government that Chire saunst ac- cort Uam satry free of the duty, it will be the duty of the Goagral Company, to eblain the necessary delay of one month or else the prevent contract will be sanalled.
This contract will be legally auflified in the following case-
Wor
The diminution in valus of the French Hentes (Rent Francoiss) below par vaino.
If the Belgian Syndicata cannot sort palonsly carry out the conditions of the prosect contract this document will immediately bevoras void and without effect; and in the case of the General Company ininediately taking advantage of its liberty to treat on iho sardo question elsewhere and with other uationsliting it may inimodiately dismiss the Belgian Enginov-in. Chief.:
ritory belonging to the Ta-tsing dynasty, says that he, as an American citizes, weat tú by the Minister of War for Clin. Havabinet pulding, and other good things, Occa of the Hating Ordinancs, averaged about 125 mission will be paid out of the general ex--) between the Chinoso authorities and to igien
the US. Consulate and alaimed as his right to
As the Kiangfoe was coming dowri the Rive: on her last trip, says the N. (". Daily News, thir- tecu khinver got en at one of the stations, and attacked the passengers with the intention of
ASTOR'S MOUNTED BATTERY. robbing them, just as the next station was reached. Capt Bassett mustered all hands and attacked the thieves in turn, capturing sight of
With regard to Aster's Mounted Battery A Maing quartermaster belonging to the whielt neeived in Manila Bay by the Newport thon, five decaping in the bosts that came alongside at the station. On arriving at Shangdurig was charges rith stealing a gold watch last weak, the San Francisco Chronicio eye
and chala, an opal ring, and some gold stats, "The Ascor hotary made its debat into the French folios, who revognised fivo of them the property of the captain, second offices, and military affairs a month ago. Colonel John hai. Capt. Banseti handed over his captives to
third engineer. The articles were found in lis Jacob Astor was the organizer and provider of posscasion on horo. He said he fouad the infunds, paying for the equipmend, guns mid all to 12 months' impressient-four months for cent. When Colonel Autor anaonued his the whenhouse. He was sentenced nitogether so that the battery did not at the Governoint
plans thore wore about 2,000 applicants, the list running the scale from hairs of fortano to policemon. A rigid physial oxumination ra duced the list of eligibles to hundreds and from thise who stood the test only the filant and most promising were taken. Colonel Aster opened his chook book and kept tearing out pages until he had expended 4150,000, and then the battery was ready for, Bervice. The equip meat is unlike that of any other artillery or ganisation in the servisa The six guns are 60 three-inch Hotchkis pattern, rapid fira, až throw a twelve-pound shell five miles. If neces ary, oight shots can be fred a minute. The gan walf weigles 918 pounds end the marriage. 132 pounds. Sixteen men are assigned to each began, the battery being disided into six equnds. Each man has two uniforms. The ordinary eas worn by privates is practically the same as that 237 new tenements, rateable vale of the regular army. The coat is navy blus 8 improved tamomonts, rateable and very plain. The trousers are of a lighter
ntuamosaling canvas leggings cash to the knea. The hat is of brown felt and of fino material. On it are the words, "Astor Batters.". A black leather
four cartridges and a feather holster for a re- 147 DETAINING MONEY BY FALSE TABLENCES. volve that will kill at 200 yards. The other
Arts 13-The bank in question musí, every Wong, Sao, a cock, charged ons Kay uniform in of brown linen, with red braid around
six months, have already in hand the payment Tiang Siow with obtaining by false pretence collar and cuffs. On the shoulders are straps
18,547 to affect the six months foloring. It must We have received a letter signed Con-923, with intent to defrand. Defendant pleadedofred. The arse leggings are used with this api-
- take from the depot the necessary same for fampt," in reply to che signed "An American
not guilty.
form, but a holmst is worn instead of a sam.
fucrses in rout of the wolony.853, 228 remitting when able to the bank charged with Merchantia China "in yesterday's issue, on the Complainant said—I first met defendant on | palga bat. Biforms were made of the
the business of payments. set of the amarionn Fies Corsular appoint the 19th of May lust at a boarding house. I was best materinia by first-class taikurs, and ther The total namber of tenements affected by Art 13,the bank charged with the duty of ment at Canton Coutsnt's letter is too buffering at that time from betaalisin in furono mistis
interioi valautions being 696 and the inorsane in payment of interest, and of aspital selenable The hill of fare for over three weals was of rateable value $207,463. personal and to star in its language for head. Defendant oksimed to have been sargoon
by regular drawings or by forestalling repay publication in its entirety, but the fellowing in the Chinese Navy; said he had been captured the kind that requires the services of a char The number of reported racant tenements in atents, reasives e comunasion of 0.25 per ovxt.. Art. 26-Reracces arising between the package acntains the essential print of it by this Japanese during the late war, and at There were broiled stocks, appetizing stews, the city of Viroria inapected tudes section 35 that is to say, #25 for £10,000. This com General Company and the Belgium Syadiosta or lle An American Merchant in China"
the end of same when released was discharged
sionally the man had cream. There has monthly against 170 lust your
pense of the worka.
Representative, will be taken up and decided me he could cure my rheumatism in three days been a change, however. In the language of
In the case of in deficiency China will com with equity and justice by tho' Toungli Tamon. nod if they ehouse to ancrifies a portion suonins the papers and doonments concerning
1 lave bad it seven or eight yours. When he one of the private. That dream is ever
THE RUSSIAN RAILWAY FROM plete the so
or the Belgian Minister in Peking. In a esse PERING TO HANKOW
Art. 14-Clona contents to authorise, in where both the authorities aro usable. of their inheritance Chinn Proper crres other people's business and was shown them by told me he had lost some things at his boarding and from now on the men get Government comparatively little--but if a demand' ware
exformity with Article 9 of the present con- te na cuderstanding they will choose by common the U.S. Consul. This is simply scandalous, hope, I recommended him to come to my house rations During the time of feasting Colonel
quan I do not know whether the UB. Consul can be Ho did so the next day. He is told me he Astor paid 350 a day for the maintenance of the THE CONTRACT WITH THE BELGIANS.
tract, as far as she possibly can, the issue of consent a third arbitrafor whoan decision. will made for territory in Central China there compelled by any individual, describing himself would care my rheumantlam for SW, I mess table. Astor has dede his share, and the Wo (Cliina Gazettel lay before our reeders These scrip. Therefore all the serly and be final, me would be a clamour mised. Even the as an American citizen, to show the consular only had $24, which I gave him, Defendant man will Fereafter look to Uncle Buin for both the contract made botwoon Sheng Tuolai au coupons with interest, as well as the movement Art. 27-The Belgian Bylicate am entitled
papera; we may safely conclude that ho con
then gave me a stock with an electric battery, pay and food. As regularly sulisted on the the Passo Chinese Bank, seminally througle of the tanda provided in the said loan nep to hold the sum of 120,000 deposited with tha agatholic Celestíni would be roused at fast, one and a proposterona demend, sad other and three bottles of medicine to be taken in privates will receive 52 cents each a day, the Belgian Sendicate, for the construction of exempt from all taxation, in order to facilitate Russo-Chinese Hank against scrip as surety
The Chinusen su badly attach more value to mohants, who do not wish to find out their erually, and told me to rest indern.
Tha offers of the battery, Captain March, the Lu Hou Kadway, which is a very different the enterprise
that it has fulfilled the conditions of Article 18, next day he went out, saying he was going to First Inoutonunt Willis, and Second Lieu.enterpris from the original project, the con- Art. 15.-The interest on scrip which haro that is to say, of which is, how weed for the ani Nauking, Soochow, and other cities of the eighbour business by these shady means, can
visit a sick frional. És came back with a chent export from the US. Consul that he shall rẹ. Yangtze Valley than they do to Poking, fuse, as a gentleman and as su uficial, to dis
and said the police had exrosted his friend and tenant Kuebler are gduates of West Point tract for which was palliated in those solemas not best touted at the end of 1e paars will Rusu-Chinese Bank in Shanghai thu dit sum lie must go and co zbont it. Ife then peoked and have served in thegular Array Twenty on July 16th last year. We give the context he to this prett of China, likewise with sorip of 8,600,000 francs within a period of 20 and may attempt by a foreign: Power to clauo their business to an individual, be ke au
all the things in the chest. He wanted to date of the privates are hwyers and dootors, many four M. Hubert French tax on whose numbers have been drawn by lot of which mouth from the signature of the present American or otherwise,
of them used to future There are nutterons Farish raustaties, from which it will repayment has und bean denunded during a contrast, effect a permanent footing on the great
the galvanis battery also, but I told him he graduate from the Big Bastern universition be soon that the Belgians have practic period of thirty years
Art 20-If the Belgian Minister should river would be strenuously resisted. How
Maeno has hand a little satsation in the shape must not take it as that was to care me. He
The strip the posessors of which have died, desire that a model of the corip should be and many ten used to military Sergeant ally transferred their contrast to the Eussia if an elopament, of which the Acta Macaenae then went away, taking the chest with bit Holes fought in India, un Private JW Government, all the money being Russian, the becomes the property of their heir in accordano notified officially by the Tenagli to the Govern far that resistance could be carried, how gives the following recount:Souhur Autouie and said he werkt am heok at 3 p.m. He Wattemt fouch in both Zululand and the Busso Chinese Bank openly adding 78,000 out with the law of bo vonatry of the decaged mente of places wherein the scrip may be
never cams bok. I did not as him again ever, is quite another matter, Under Vicoule de Silva, s clerk in the Treasury and
Soudan Watterson was with the army from of the 225,000 shares, while it practically was The payments of interust and of capital must isused, the Tenngli Yamen must notify the until last night. I reported the matter to present conditious it could not without the son of Sonho José da Silva, editor and
potion of the 21st May has, sad as I saw deliichi Prince Nagotein went out to meat his the remaining. 125, shares The Belgians, he tante regularly without distinction of the Minister of such country. proprietor of the Independente Zewspaper,
death in umbish, and was in the desperate bat in short, only find the personnel and materiel) conditions of Ure scuntry or of war and whether Assistance be made effective against any one wished to marry Senkorita Maria 'Cabral, the
fondant in the street last night. I grase bimde of Kabris Hill where u Boudanese pere for the construction of the fine, the Russo the holder of scrip is a friend or au areary
In care of scrip having been stolen, lost, or inte custody. I have not been cund of my left a sear on his hard. He was three service Chinese Dank is the real owner of the Realway of the Great Powers, and if Great Britain ddest daughter of Senior Joao Albine Ribeiro matiem yet.
Cabral, the Treasurer. Being unable to obtašn
medals from the British Government, and all and will work and control it. It is a most destroyed, the haider can make a declaration to wished to see the undertaking maintained the father's consent to the marriage Banhor Defendant said he was a travelling traders though he had beetra corporal in the Queen's transparent arrangement from beginning to the Gederal Company who will deliver him now. in the face of hostile attack she would be Silva determined to leave for Hongkong with He went to complainant's house lost. Bay, madaray ho left a goull position in New York to end, and is a splendid monument to the sudacity early if proof of the declutation is considered
essing hie galvauio kattery complainant wanted compelled to assist to mutke it so Tobis betrothed, in company with the mother of
than latter, who it sous, wae aut of the same it, asking him if it work enra rhomation in a private in the Astor kattery Private and courago of Russia's andcavours to seize the well-founded or justible.
W. A, Fishbongh is an American who in atrica heart of China and to otallenge Great Beitr value of the undertaking therefore is re- mind as her husband. The party accordingly the bead. He answered he did not know. Conway a corporal of the Matabeleland border for the Yangtis Valley duced very considerably by the olive left on the 29th July on the steamer wat plainant then asked the price, which he teid police. Sevend Sergeant 1. Cremins Borved in VIMAL CONTRACT ENTERER 1870 49 4 R2
En. It is said that tho girl's father im-
bim was 340. Couplaînait gave him $29 and impotence of Chins and the implied neces mediately talographed to the Comsui at Hong./ still owed St. He had 18ked him agaiu nuda tho British artillors in India Privaten. For sity, ander certain eventualities, for Eng-kong requesting that the Rones and Taliet for the balance, and to save himself frous pay guson, Gordon, and Belter were artillerymen land to bolster up this sick man of the Farwight be arrested, also that this request wering the $5 complainant brought this oberge
endorsed in another telegram despatched by against kim, Enst
H.. the Governor. Evidently the reply of the This story, though plausible, had no weight The assurance given, to the British Mia Comal must have been a non possumus. The against the evidence produced by complainant, and his worship endered defendant to pay a fire ister by the Teong-Yanon in reference to that the best expedient is silence, because it is raze is a lamentably one, but pradonec saggestu
of $50, or go tu gaol for two isontis, the Peking Hankow Railway is likewise of to be supped this marriage will shortly take a conditional character, The statement was pisto, and, notwithstanding the abduction, debuito enough, but the Tsung-li Kamen throw a vell of oblivion over the incident. are more notorious for concealing than for divulging the truth and it is perfectly on- deivable that the statement was made on thority und yet not actually true in fact Russians are not toubled with scruples; they have told us things before which were not true in actual fact. It is to be hoped, how ever, that now this line, which should by good rights here beou indo by British money, has been entrusted to a Belgian
LATEST STEALER MOVEMENTS,
for this port on the Sist ultimo, at 1 pm, with
The P. & O. steamer Chuan left Biogaper the outward English units, and in due hare the 5th instans, at about 5 am.
Tín 0. 8, 8. Cole steamer Darkanu, from
Liverpout, loft Bingapore on the 80th ultius, and may be expected here on or akent Friday the 5th instaat.
The O. §. 8. O's stoomer Jason left Singa- pore on the 30th itims, and may be expected here on or about Friday, the tl sustant
in Cazrda,
Come
artiole 14 of the Wnokang contract, nuk artieli 2 of the Shanghai contract, uta
Art. 29The present contract is doua în triplicite pa
Que for the Taungli Yume, One for the General Company, atkl Due for the Belgian Syndicate.. The French text will to the true copy in case of disput Art, 16-The Tangli. Yaurso sfe to telería contract is to be submitted for the graph to the Chinese Minister to notify the approbation of H.M, the Boopster of China. Hrossals and Faris murkots of the loan authorized The Tsarigli Yaman pill notify the Belgins SULT OF CONTRACTE, BELATIVE TO A
by the Imperial Government in order that the Minister, and, if necessary, the Ministers of LOAN CONTRACTED IN BELGIUM, sori may be quoted ba the said meriete,
the country where the circulation of scrip is 1The Tengli Yanes sont offeilly notify
Art. 17. The present loan of 112,500,000 to be made *** Doniel Peyibil, called “Happy Dan has the Belgian Minister in Faking of the Imperial francs, the Belgian syndicate will immediately The clauses of the' vontract signed of Wu- the reputation of being the richest tean of the Decres rocsival by thoir Excaleacies the Vice purobang for $9,000,000 francs, 78,000 scrip at ohang on the 27th May, 1897, and in Shanghai battery, and caries $10,000 with him for rope of Pechill and of Hu. Kwang the 14th 500 fee each This sale purchase has been on the let July, 18.47, which do not glash with pending money. The battery Las one muscot day of the Stli month of the 22nd year of accepted with a disoint of 10 per cent, that is the present contract are respoetei, namely, » fox torrior, “Benjam," who is under the cape. Kang Hau (2011 October, 1896), authorising to my for a sum of 25,100,000 frame only, cial care of Bergeant Holmes. There are many, the contrasting of a foreiga lonm for the com- Inarest on tins 89,00,000 frames will be paid dne singers in the crowd, and while the battery atraction of a rallway from Lou-kon-chino to the section of depote elfooted in sopordanos
The Coutral Bank of Belgium; in Brussels. and the Basso Chinese Bank of which they aro was coming over the best from Oakland near Poking) to Hankow. POLAR PA with Article 18 following,
3-The Imperial Chinese Governizent places yesterday they spent the time in alnging
Art. 18-Thy Belgian Syndicate will deposit galeant in the present contrast, most maks college and patrioli aongs. Our incident of the oral direction of this enterprise in the with the Russo Chinese Bank in Shanghai a their dispositions for the exocution of the the trip wepecially lapressed the pessengers. hands of H. E. Sheng-to-yen-*
first instalment of 3,600,000 trance of the claures which interest thom. Thoy gamot hold When America" was maag overy man belong- 8.The Director-General of always Bheng 82,000,000 francs. The balance will be trung any other but a direct interest.
* The Genaral Company will recognise the rés. ing to the lattery rose and stood with go to you and M. Hubert, the reentative of milled to a bank designated by common socord
the Belgian Syndicate, undertake the construc.by Sheng-to-yon and the Belgian Syndicats pouelbity of zones hat the Belgian Byndicate, en o. 1 ... 3
The momborn of this organization are not tion of the and railway, after an doratanding after which the Russo-Chinese Bank i Paris in conformity with Article 14 of the Washing rolunteers as has been ofter stated, but are has been come to regarding the present definite will receive the 78,000 porip which is the first contract. regators of the Unital Biolor ‘Army-as. muuk contrast ander the conditions following ma object. - The nther 147,000 sorip will also Ate Done in Shanghai the 26th June, 1896, (8th Hardly Consistent. There are fifty-frag so as the Third Artillery at the Pepsidio. The Art, A copy of this Imparial Decree of depeated in the same bank
day, 5th month, 24th your of Kwangian)
(Signed)-ENG TA YEN, mucles need in carrying on an ordinary coolers are gradustes of West Point. The the 20th October 180, to be attached to the The Riso Chinese Bank and this other ban-
Superintendent of Railways. versation," she said, looking up from the book commanding offer le First Lieutenant Peyton prevent contract. The dacres anthorison the kere to be finally designated at a meeting vill
HUBERT, she was roading. And yet womnia is supposed Cure fortaurly of the Fifth Artillery, General Railway Company to undertake the place the moneys deposited at the disposition.
Raprestative of the Belgian to be a wesk creature, he and thinghilly The Junior offers are Second constraction of the Lu-Linn line which povere a of the Governl Company. The method of pay
Hyndicate And then he dodgeft
Houteule Willians and Kechler, laje of the distance of about 1,800 kilomatros
mont ja stipulated ía Artiola 20 following: TE
WATER POLO: DEAGUE. The following is the cficial table of results to the 1st July.
Hayed. Wen. Drawn Luik, for jeget Vis, YBC.
-1 2.
covered head.