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houses were so large that they declined to attend to matters themselves and left everything to their compradores. The Con sal goes on to show bow the compradore waxcd fat under these conditions. Now, however, he says, the course of bado has completely changed, the mesclart prinese havo dappeared from this scene, and the (2704 elograph and the Enez Caual havo brought another olsa to Chien, men of modest eapitul and sometimes of nons at all, but industrious, energetic, and soonomical. The position of the compradore has also changed;
THL HONGKONG BAILY FAB88, MONDAY AUGUST Shu, 1900,
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EN LONDON, 25th August BYE.ELECTION-LOSS OF A SEAT
Naylor Lalland (Sir Naylor Leyland), the Liberal candidate, has been elected for Banth- port (replacing Mr. Carers, rosigned), defeating the Comervative candidate by a majority of 27 This result is seribud partly to the de- fdation of a section of the Unionists and partly to disappearal of the Chinesa poltay of the Goverturnt.
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he continues, as boforo, to attend to all por Lord Charles Boresford kas started for Chin*, • We have still 50% fact, to sink before breaking which has led to annexation with simliar ofoot by the Trosty of. Utrecht of (ho expetion of Mort against arbitrary ruls by foreign caval
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Under these cir cumstances, and having regard to the mercantile spirit of the Chinese race, it will be seen that the house in which a compradoro is employed serves only as an instrument of the latter for speculation. In reply to the question why such a costly fusetiopary should not be dispensed with the Consul anys it is impossible, that the (compradores' guild is the richest and most powerful in China, and that ne forsign firm eaa nikord to disregard it or try to do business otherwise than through the com- pradore. Perhaps the Canal has slightly exaggerated the position nad pover of the couptadoro, but he is right in the `monini, And if foreign ΗΥΠΙΑ could skako themselves free of the incubus they no doubt be greatly relieved. 10.80. would
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The Curtoe has boon convoked for the 5th September.
RUMOURED LOSS OF A FRENCH CRUISER.
It is rumonred in Parie that the Fienok armoured Cruiser Bruse he foxadored in the Trudian Ocean, but nothing is known offcially.
THE COAL STRIKE IN WALES. "
The Welsh Coalstrikera kovo withdrawn their original demands, and meet the masters today,
A Pettlement is probable.
POLICE COURT ITEMS,
Saturday,
which He out wither in Blenders, Finery, War, Ofice to the Forstones, and the Favig mandy, Brittany, or 8 Plerre and Miquabit. Quos to the Admiralty for is to be referred ta to prosecute the fishery on the Bank. The job the naval ofler on the station for report; the ster-ranging industry, on the other hand, is a floor on the station Poturns it through the. lucrative one and unfortunately, sithongs in Admiral to the Admiralty, the Admiralty to theaty wa have always asserted that lobsters are the Foreign Offen, the Fomigo Offer to the got fel poder tis treaty, that the seciloling British Ambassador.in Paris, and tavu back as Faith Hole. The only mork balug tone fa
for drying ond contemplated by the treaties before in the invariable for M.G. TỪ cannot cover lobater-onaning factories, and that, gret that they are unable to obtain from the merboror, in any case, wo have a consarrent French anthuritions recognition of the clini this section ie the driving of the main north "Jovel, This has been extended 14 fest sinos tire.
right of fishory with that of France on the 16-The pretensions of the French offers on the date of my last raport, Nathing freal has yet
called French Shore, yet Brich navel offers led French Store are unbounded, exund. been est since we passed through the warrow
NEWFOUNDLAND, AND FRANCE,'' Antlered along with the Front-to use the ing to the point of actually ordering British chate of gold bearing ord At $75 fost in from the onset. A viuza bing sunk to on-
Wo. have made in recent years considerable removal of tablishments orstat by Britishshrestols out of British watery, where they are neet the 130 with this 220 feet loval, and is pote saorifices for the sake of good relations with the josta for the purpose of taking and canning lobe merely tug the harbour and coast-the down about 35 feet Another wings is being French We hack given up our perpetual most aler. This action on the part of the British abseinte possession of which by Great Britain Hank ou the clinte of ere, and is now down fatuare nation chase and low-duties Treaty in oleota has been distinctly held to be illegal by the is acknowledged by the Treaty of Utrecht. 700 about 10 test. The ore in the bottom of the Thals to them ne lave gone ont of our way to Coutts, this first instance and on appeal. Irge of coast of British soloay becom wings in small at present but carries god gold expressly recogule their action in Madagascar, is really monstraue after the direut prohibition o-man'loud, with no security of any upon our trace, and, while in Binin we have huidings by the French czcept those "necessary offers, and mices are undeveloped, on account Yorkshire is now sees of the Cricket through to the 220 test level
Burtt Hitam This shaft is now down 15 Leiped them to putain from Blame the recogaland just for the drying of leh" (while all the of the dng in the-manger pallay pursued, not Championship.
fook The ground is now barl black slate. tion of their extension over a large trot of later documents speak of the Tishary assigned by boose the fishery is of the slightest vzlao in The lode cut in this shaft proves to bo from 19 territory which was recently Sisse, to Airtonille Treaty of Lireeht, and declare that the itself or really exercleod, but because we happen to 15 feet wide, au oarries good gold equal to have over and over again vielded before future method of darrying it ou ghall be the to have other difficulties with France-in about 3 on per ton, The water has ansed off Frasch enterprise. There has all the time beet grimeval melad of carrying it on) to then Africa, for example-for which the Newfound. good deal. I shall vonians the sinking to 110. penting between ourselves and France really pretend that lobster-ounning is included in the lead colonists are certainly not responsible. feat and then oraient for the lode.
anyeres question which grows more and more worde used to carer the drying of pod. Instead The French fiorennent actually grant cou Bakit Koman-Main Levol (No 1) North. dilalt as well as dangerous every day. If of protecting British Barnen in the pro-ressions to French subjects to engage in in- This has her extended So feet, reaking the policy of graceful occasion is to be pursued secutiut of their jawful arecation and resisting dustry upon portions of British oil, nominally total distance north from the cromont 248 feet, it is in French concession in Newfoundland that the ses claim of the French, one Gorerosaent, governed by British magistrales and repro after failing to fores the gain of the Freneb, sented by members in the Catuniuf loglalar misll crosscat Ius bus driven cast. 48 foot towe ought to find we paid pro qu prove width of loto. This arescut is driven By the Treaty of Utrecht, 1713. Newfound-triad to go to arbitration upon it before a Court The French insist that their right of feling through branches of quartz, and quarty leaders and bacanas a wholly Dritish colony, sal then while the best known parsonage was to have or the so-called freack shora is abeoluto and. the whole of this distance, all of which corries subjects of Francs were forbidden to rect bsen M. do Martens, the hereditary librarian of not gonorrent, yet wo granted similar rights. fair gold. This enormous width of urushing uny. buildings there besides stages made of the Russian Foreign Ofice, whose opinion on one time to the United States in smiler stuff has every apparanee of ostending through boards and huts necessary and usual for drying such points was hardly likely to be impartial. Bords, and this right was always held in prac the Bakit Mie Ketsial Hul Thore is a of teh, or to resort to the sald and beyond Luckily the French added a condition to extics to be concurrent and rot oxclusive. The goed daal water coming from the end of the time necessary for dabing and deying of ormity of which we such that the arbitration French bave gone so far, in the words of M. that the on-called French Store" ought to have the mine South End, same level. This end fab But it shall be allowed to the subjects has never faken place, and it may be hoped or Flourena when Farsign Milstec, us to segart has boca exter det 20 feet, making a total dis of Frazee to each fab, and to dry theas nova will. tando elth from the crosscnt of 901 feet. This land in that part only, Suely cu what. While British officers were backed up by the requined inhabited. We may agree with is getting too far to each the sint. I pmps we called the French Shore By the Governosat in mest arbitrexy action on totulite French to far as this: that under sty sinking another main ungine shaft 1.100 Treaty of Paris, of 1788, this prevision as to of the French and against the coloniste, the other circumstanes than the mat of this 1,000 foot saath of the present engine shaft, dabing and drying was confirmed; and the theory continued to be that the Traark preton Bridala colony being desert, the Newfoundland BEFORE COMMANDER-HASTINGS,
The now shaft will be Kukit Komin No. 1 islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon were neded sions were disputed by us, At the end of 1889 coutention is a true one that the Franch The temporary Art whink wo hare bullied the The men arrested for gambling at Bi Wan south, and will bring us close on to the to France is a shelter for the French Asherson the Eve Government sont fee-the Prite rights are "anematons and intclovebis.” Po wore again brought up, bet on Inspectorlarga swamp at the Sangle Koman This the French argaging to rent no buildings Minister of Newfoundland who camed colony into passing is a shamefal Ast, without precedent or parallel in the British Erapira. Baker intimating that the man who was shot fa shu Tintend oqoipping with powerful pump upon ther except for the uunvenience of the land in 1890. A modne virendi was agreed to, tho leg was not able to leave the Hospital (bo ng gear, as we are bound to have a lot of water fishery condition which they have vidiated preserving mob British lobster factorios as
Newfoundland, it is one by which the libertin case was further adjourned until September to contend with. Two weeks ago we had a By the Treaty of Versailles, of 1783, the existen, wil the French Government, agreaing In the words of one of the leading statemen of buret of water in the end of the south maiu French, to prevent quarrola which have fost thy would undertake to grant no, new Two coolies who had refused to go to Singa level, which was so strong that it carried away hitherto arisen soument to reuonnes lobster fishing ouncesions ou lishing grounds and preparty of tur people we made subject the limitation was dor instructions from the British Government." Two Kwang. Under present conditions, assault, saying that the later set upon them near the face. For several days it looked on so called French shore. The King of England might men, Bat bolding the position they do, they will because they would not do what they whad. though the main was going to be sramped as by a declaration promised to prevent hla subjecte afterwards arplained away, and the modus Ender it British subjects can be arrested and Four of the offsadors war fined $25 each aral the water ross stendify until it alecat reached from interrupting by their competition the fishery itendi stated to mean the status quo. The departed from the act of self-governing sky alunya pince their own interests before the at 850.
the top is the botton level, and within a low of the French during the temporary exercise colonial Government strongly protested against to another part of the colony before trial and those of their nominal employers, and the A widow charged a Chinnon with whom she inches of the main pump. The water came in of it, and promised for this purpose to cause the the sous vireuzi, ss a virtual admatesion of a witbont appeal. The whole story is our of ab. had been living with sealt. She said she left at the burst like a young river. By working fixed settlements which might be found there concurrent fight of loster flaking prajudicial to dication of rights in consegnance of thranda. No two are sometimes, as in the instance just him on Friday nut weat to live in Queen's night and day we managed to give en 3 on to be removed. He also promised that tho the position of Newfoundland in future nogo. such state of things would be tolerated in the cited. antagonistic. While it may not be Road West. He came to her at night and per- draw lift in the No. Flerei, and in rekere the Franch abould not be incommoded in eating tiation; and there can be no doubt that the ause of any other mit-governing colony and we fonsible or convenient for foreign firms to suaded her to go to the eld Louse faz sume zusin pump. This kapt the water stationary word, necessary for the repair of scaffolds, huts option of the due siendi by the British Gov. hare only to ask ourselves what we should do if
things. When thay get there is stroker-on for several days, when It gradually began to and boste. On the other hand, the method of etament without previous reference to the col the Newfoundlanders had the spirit of the A lisperse altogether with their compradores, the tail and chest with his fist. Si called it ease off and is aor all-vut. It res & élese carrying on the faberg hitherto in existence ony, and against ita wish, was wihlution, of talians in order to convince ourselves of this Nowionodland, which is pour and backward it should certainly be their aim to render "eavs life" A Chinese constable care and ar- thing of being stata ped, for had the water was to be the plan upon which the flahozy skout the principle laid down by the then Mr. fact.
rasted the man. Defendant said he did not risen over the boltem forel it would have continue to be carried on, the French were to Laboucliero, when Secretary of State in 1957.
calendas, bas frequently boon solicited to ogue. themselves as independent of tho strike the woman. If fuerely pushed her and drowned the pamp, and bean up to the No. 1 bs forbidden to winter in Nowfoundland, and wit by Lord Palmerston. Our Government compared wills the other self-governing she felt. All the same he was dued 3 and cr-lovel in a few hours. I do not intend driving were to build only scaffolde, and the British dany talk, because they expressly reserved all possibic..
dorod to pay a likes, a compensation, the south end any further at present. There were not to malest the French daring their questions of principlo sud right in the agresate Canadian fodoration, for it is the only por For Assaulting & Chinose woman Engore is no change in the topes, which look us well as fishing, or to injure, thoir stoffolia in their mirit with the French; and that is so, of tion of British North America not included conray Let her can be no doubt about the within the Dominion. It ans litherto declined, but will probably end by grooing, and say Datogel, if the steaner Han, rat ined $10 ore No. 2 level hope to get the seabuco. The islands ceded wore to serve as and ordered to pay Sá compensation.
below again in this seral to-morrow, shelter to the French fishermen Mr effect of wint they did,
By an answer giver by an Under Betulary thing which way with its interests, and whisir José de Bomedios charged a zieksha enolle Bukit Jellia-The shaft is now down a total W. Hartey, one of the Newfoundland dela with driving furiously in D'Aguilar strast the depth of 925 feet, baring 25 fost still to sink gates who appeared at the Bar of the House of af State in the House of Commons the vioys may thus improve its politice, will be a boog to previous afternose. He said ba was walking before we are down the required depth to open Commots, Ins pointed out in a ciprandus of the Newfoundland Government were a Newfoundland. down the street when be heard a noise bubiadout for the No. 4 level. This is no deep or we published by the Government, with the op. súpresented, it being stated that they were It le notified in the Gazette that the Hon. R. him. He turned round to what it was tend sinking for the present, and then start proval of thy Colonial Ofice, that our treable consulted as to the terms of the modus, vipendi caused, by when defendant run into hict and to drive the different levels to develop the lies in the words of our own King's declaration, which was modilled to some extent to incet Eis of superb quality and pro- | D. Ormaby will resums the duties of Director knocked hita down, he being struck on the mise. At present the shaft is being sunk all: et if that has to be read strictly against us we their view, although concluded without se nounced by leading local connoisseurs of Fablic Works and Wator Anthority to-day.ht side. He was walking & the middle of in quartz in which hitte gold can be seen ought to read the French King declaration berence to thom in its final shape bat the strictly, and we have never held the French zo. Newfoundland Government insisted that the to be the best brand in the Hongkong |
Sheng Taotel, Director General of Chinees the street, a little to the left side, The
This has been kept continually at work for its bearance. By the Treaty of Paris, of terms of the modus vivendi had not been market.
Railwaye, arrived at Tientsin on the 18th Auriaksha was coming down at a farions rate
On Monday, the 8th 1614, the previous onnotments wore unhappily modified in acordance with their rews as they had protestid against the wlls arrangement. gust, and was met at Tongs by several leout was not under control. Defendant said the past five-weaks.
bis master was in the ricksha. There were instant, we had the asual rough clean up for the scntinued.
The home Government quibbled and said that vilicials
ohaire on both sides of the street. He called out past fire weeks, when 1355 tons of ore risidodo julge by the whole of the language o
the newer showed that the Netelovadland A fiae 3,213 oz. asigan The following are the ployed in the nagotiations and declarations ne
Gorornment were not responsible for the modus to complainant to get out of the way.
zicendi sottled. I'laix people, however, most of 815 was imposed.
fishing, and cod were intended by the wor proportions rushed from the different mines, kind of shery was contemplated except cod
Raab Halo 34 tone, Bukit Hitam 8, and sh, This word fabin Newfoundland in contique to be us indigoset as the colonists ers
The present day means cost.
at the misrepresentation and breach of Me Bukit Koman 1,356. Total 1,393 tons.
Labouchere's principle Crushing was resumed at 7 pm. saus even, ing. Unless we get rain shortly we shall airs to stop for want of water; as it is at present we have only enough water to run 15 head of stamps.
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The U.S.S. Raleigh arrived from Manila last evening and will go into dook this warning.
The gymkins was peatponed on Saturday on seconnt of the weather and will take place
Buturday next.
Mr. Erich Coorg in his weekly sham list dated 27th August, saya:Only a very small business has been put through, doring the week under review, and the market closes very quiet, with sellers of nearly all stocks. The rate of axchange on Shanghai lus goue lawn farther and closes The. 783 for a T/T, and Tle. 78 to 724 for three days private paper.
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THE MINERAL WEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES.
In this July jasne of the United States Consular Reports several pages of extracts sza given freat a pamphlet written by Mr. Frusk Karutt, FBGS, entitled "A New Centre of Gold Production," describing conditions in the Philippines Mr. Karath, who is President of the Philippines Mineral Syndicate, Limited, sent a copy to the United States Ambassador, and in his letter accompanying it says:-
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A China who is a victim to the bicycle etaza was charged by P. C. Porkine with behaving in a disorderly manner in Wanchai reed on Friday at noon. The constable sníd defondant was trying to ride a bicyela. It was raining very heavily at the time. As he thought defendant had stolen the mashine he asked him where he had got it from. Is The action of the Naw South Wales Govern- questioned him three times before he said suy ment in seonring the abolition of political pat-thing. Then defendrat turned round and rongs, by placing all appointments in thehanked him what the his was about. He to the large amount of sickness both amongst of an inlopendent board, has bean prodactivó of a considemble reduction in the prollo expendi-ested that he wanted to know whero be had the Europeans and coolies, employed on the got the bioyels from, wheroupes defendant tack work, two of the fermer having to 20 aivay ture, the actual umontis saved by the retirement him to a shop in Wanghai road and asked for a trip, being completely prostrate wild by the colony will, of course, fall to the rena had been an imporial Act under which throughout that distrist, and, indeed, through.
KLECTRIC INSTALLATION.
This work is procoding very slowly on ing
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In reference to the appointment of a Chiness Minister to Korea, and a Korean Minister to Peking, it is stated that the wording of the Chinese Minister's credentials to the Emperor of Korea was that of a superior to an inferior State, and entled forth a remonstranos from the Emperor of Korse, who minded big Celestial brother that they were now on a footing of Band, seccrdinghy altared to euit delicate equality. The predentials have been, we under susceptibilities. Peking and Tiestsin Times.
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Those notes were mitten in 1894. Since In 1857 the Sauretary of State for the Cut
The tortia of the miza visende accord to then the exoratory suck under my direction our promised that the two principles which would continuedo guide the Home Government unfounded pretensions the standing of reason has been carried un svigerousiy wara that the rights at present enjoyed by able chains, sad confer won the French the stancos perigitted. At all events, estontire au the community of Newfoundland are not to possession and enjoyment of the rights to riferons are Reposits have been opened up quits ceted or exchanged without their namest, not which theso laims relato. Mr. Baird refused hear the sea, assuring a large output for muny that tho contational mode of exbmitting to comply with the medus virenti. Bir Ballwin gette to come. Also, the continuation of the measures for that scent is by laying the Walker, commanding on the coast, lended a suriferous formation has been provad over
The complete absence of practicable runds before the socionial legislature Proposed uz party of blue-jackets in 1891 and took the law wide district.
ngements with France having been ruined into his own hand against Mr. Baird: was sued for damngas and twice last his qua. There You are authorised to give such assurans S you may think proper that the cont of the Baldwin Walker might has been protected, pugnity of Newfoundland is regarded by bat i had been repealed. he self-government Y decent prohwindy for any and Howlanda. It the same modification of their territorial or maritimo your of 1891 a Newfoundland Act was passed rights,
under heavy pressure from the Homo Govern Newfoundland is now a self-governing colony ment compeling onlorial subject to observe the poeasing responsible institutions, and it is no lustractions of the naval offers to the extent far as I know the only sheh colony over whinly of at oues quitting the French Shors if directed,
out the islands, must at first confine mining operations requiring beavy plants to gelats wer harbours or navigablo rires. But such potato, ropture to war scenough to give rise to prosperous industry. I know of 20 other art of the world, the Alaska Treadwell mines excepted, where pay oro. is found within a few hundred yards of the azchemg of sea-going
of officers and the re-arrangement of salaries of if he thought he was -- fool. Defendant over. The place has got such an evil reputa the ofloors retained being $234,294.
now said he need no bad language. He was, tot amongst the epoles that it is dificult to The Böhlitz War ALL DUNI WA Chisaman. Was chorgna wita noting ng BATLERY, Horstore, August 29th 1898.
au advertisement of "the bear that made Mil watchman to strest gamblers, and another
and of which no less than Chinaman was okarged with gaming in First and a contract for the earthwork on the railway. All the survoys for this are now completed wanken famIOUS TAE acquisition of the Philippines by the 356,000 bottles are notified as having a retreat on Friday aftarsoen. A Chinese non- United States will givea filip to the project cetvel in Hongkong by the Empress of India. stable said he saw six or seven men playing at deviating to the site of the new mill is given
Who is going to drink it all we don't know; ne "foo fan." for the laying of a telegraph cable across doubt the American forcas in the Philippines defendant called unt Constable coming," and
On oatching sight of him first the whole of the machinery for the now
will is now, at Klang or Kwalakubs, and about or any portion of which, any foreign Power | and the Act was to dis in force till the end of vessels. So far the fringe only of the auriforens the Pacific by an American Company. The will do their best, to help but anyhow the beer y ll ran away. He sangh first defendant 26 cart loats had arrived at Raub WM. Brey
clatpis what lowyera osil i servitudo The 1893, The Home Government had passed a formation has been touch. Theks un brook Washington Government will no doubt be is certainly excellent, and so is the Atlas, which and another constable caught the stond. Fines
British Crown is admitted's sovereign in a bit through the House of Lords, brought it to that finds its way into the Pacific Ocean whose parts of Newfoundland, iueinding the so-called the House of Commons, and dropped it, before saol and gravel do not at least pan the colour found ready to afford very liberal support contains mage of The World, North America of 27 and $8 wore imposed.
the United States, Europe, the West Indies, For carrying five passengers in excess of the
Froach Shore". The colonial legislature reseivel the Royal Assaut, only after the of goll Heary nuggets are sometimes brought to the enterprise, or, in default of a Com Spain and Portugal, Cuba, ad the East Indies, muabor he was licensed to carry a boatman, WAY
eats by Statute and by its Administration with Prime Minister of Newfoundland had been down from the sierras, where, I believe, there all portions of the colony, but a foreign Fower beard at the Bur of bed Honses and hrd are promising telde for hydraulic mining. Al- pany taking the matter up, might even lay together with plates showing the Flags of the Sted $10.
Union and the Flags und Arne el all nations, and work the cable as a motional air. a fow pages of letter press give a good
The owner of the steam launch Wing Toi
has rights within the territorial waters, and, nevised Cukural legislation, The French avial gold is also got in the Island of Mindanao, was charged with werecting to have painted on
daring a large portion of the year, on the Government have insisted that a British Act specially in the districts of Burigad and Misi- should be passed; and Lord Enlishary skile on its northern coast. Extensive deposits Hitherto the Americau scheme has been con- doal of seful historical, obrotologies, and the bow of his Inanch the number of passougors
utuel shore of the colony, which, so far as fined to the laying of a cable from Sau statistical information in ponnection with the his launch was licensed to carry, and the master
they ge, aze is deregstion of the usual right aclaring that there ought to be a permanent of copper ore ofour in Tmson, which will prob L'olonial Act, has always refuteed to promies aably pre reconnective when means of trans- belligerent powers and their armies and navies of the launch was charged with carrying 20
of the Sorareiga and of the legislature Francisco Honolula, and now that the
Galena, both auriferons and argentiforons, is passengers in excess of the number the launch
Under the King's declaration British naval British Act. To my mind the Newfoundland port have heen devise Hawaiian unds have been formally incor Three or four weeks ago what was supposed raa licensed to carry. Mr. Grist appeared for
offers have exersiced singularly arbitrary people wout foo far in giving up their froudom porated into the Republic theexecution of the Coton, and Minero Steamboat Company's day night he boarded the launch just off the
which it may be opaddently said bave often to which, hal 1 teens mumbor of the New accompanied by sine blends. to be a chuck was so near the Hongkong, the dofones, P. C. Cattle said that on Thurs
powers on the cast of Newfoundland, powers in pussing (be Ast which I have nuried, o Aot found in views in Luzon and Cebu, sometimes I do not know of the occurrence of tuna cos), scheme to that extent will naturally be wharf, as the steamer Beum came in from Empress of India. He told the steersin be
exceeded their statutory authority, sud which founilla legislatore, nothing mobi hayo.
in the islanda. The beds which have been in- the poor people concerned could have brought induced me to consent; and my sympathies are recognised as inperative. But since Am Canton with its usual cargo of fresh water was going to count the passengers. The master fish. While the unloading was going on refused to nonompany him rona while he counted
them before the Courts, British or colonial, entirely with the Newfanudlanders in their termittmitly worked in the islands of Cebu and eriesa interests have now been established overal of the fish tell everboard. It was the passengers. There were 36 adult passengers;
would have been severely condemned. As refasel to part with their freedoms for all time Masbate, consist of lignites of very good quality. KIRIN.
regards principle, however; there was no con- by making to morirous a statuto permanent. Some years age large outcrops of sava coul were at Manila the ecletne will almost of nores then that the "shark" made its firat ap- there were no children aboard. The licance of sity be extended, both on political and pearance and seized an exceptionally large dah the laaneb showed she was allowed to carry 69 Since then the "shack" les made an almost
Tho Russians recently invited all the leading flot between the colonial and the British GoTo French maintain, to na the words of found near the beach in the Island of Masbate, passengers and that the number of her crew was
vornments nutil the time of the administration the French Minister of Marina of 1888, writing but most of it, which canle he got without to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, that the wiring, has been removed for the use of inter- financial grounds, for not only will the engular appearance on the arrival of the Hou or 70 all told. Ha charged the mastor with Chiness cleials in Kirin to a thantries! butor of 1986-1993.
tatement which was ench appreciated. -Official- Washington Goveradout suturally wish to and latterly bail become very audaciona in its carrging 20 passengers in excess. On the bow
In 1982-3 and 4 certain British subjects rights of Frace on the so-called French Shore insular steamers. One of the syndicate's es dom in Kirin has since returned the compliment had areated lobates factories at spots on the so are nothing else than a part of her ancient giusers, a zaar of experience us manga of coal have its own menus of communication with attempts to get a mez Several attempts have of the lanugh was painted this number 79 in been made to catch it, but hitheria it has been | English and Chinose obaracters. Inspector
by inciting Russian officials to a Chinese dram called French Shore, where there were zo serersignty over the island which abe retained mines in Lancashire, found Masbate col quite its new possession, but Manila will supply a wary epcugh to avoid the hook and swim away Komy said in 1897 o lecach had a licence for atio display lasting all day, and carried out cu houses or batidings of any kind, and where zo while ceding the soil to England rights which useful for steamers. He calculates the quantity. the meat appeared Celestial lines, which was falernon, either French or English, had been she has never alienated. The ininni is about of coal available in a concerties of about 50 very considerable adlition to the traffe, triunghoul with the bait. Yesterday after. 79 passengers, which expired on 2nd February largely attended by the subjects of the Cear. In the kabit of dantag. In 1856 French fisher the oldest of British colonies with about the sores at 1,224,000 tons, 24 asht leg, with
gon, however, Mr. Webster, chief officer of the 1898. For the defence, the fare collostor said especially when the whole of the Philippines Honam, was successful in tending the supposed to collected fures from 60 persona. There were has shows that sosial machinery in Kirin is men visited the district for the purpose of eldest of British Colonial representative institun tilted us to form an angle of 70 deg, with are thrown open to free development. shark. It is about six feet in length with a tail ten children on board, threw being carried on the uning on nicely cited whosle. What's happyotching letters. In 1887 a French warship tions. France never possessed the sororoignty the horizontal.
I have also ovidence of the cecurence of gems. measuring about eighteen inches across, but it back. Mr. Grist said as went down that morn.
tuting ground for brotherly love Kirin must
out the gear of all the British lobster traps and of which her Minister of Marine has spoken. In the meantime the project of a British certainly not a sharks as soon as it was handed jug at the request of the owner of the launch be-Peking end Tiextrix Times.
Eet them adrift so that they were destroyed, A But the Newfoundland Act reads like a pen in an upper valley of its sierra. One of the cable from Canada to Australia continues to on board the Chinese crowded round in salici- and fospected the anaber on the Wig Lot
British officer on the coast supported the soration of this protonded-envereignty, and it engineers observed in a sample of roughly washed French naval drvišian in their setion. In 1888 makes British nafal offers the policemen, and alluvial gold brought town by the aborigines be discussed and is favourably regarded by pation of getting a slice, saying that it would The anuber was 76, und in his opinion it. had THE NINGPO JOSS 'HOUSE DIS
Tesko "No 1 chow chow." M. Webster was very not been recently painted or altered in any way.
the captain of H.M.S. Emerald compelled the more than the policemen--the natoarntin or certain small atazas, which, on examination in PITE AT SHANGHAI
the Sobrole of Hines in Kensington, wore found the home Government and the various colonies
generous and with the exception of retaining The owner was flued 326 and the master 850.
British lobster calohers to nors. The ground Russian policomon-of the Franch.
There has been nothing to choose between the to be rabies and hyacinths. I woa azable to For using their vehicle for the conveyancs
given up to this time was that the lobster voncerned, but some difference of opinion the head and the tall a spinens banded over
PROSPECT OF A SETTLEMENT, the whole carcase to the hungry crowd of J of korozine two chuir coolies were each fined $2. Wo understand that the discesions in Pes brawls and traps interfered with the French asting of the two parties in the Newfoundland detach a party for the examination of the local. appears to exist as to the extent to which Celcotiale. And thus ends the latest Heng-The summons was taken out under Ordinazon in Dotace pro fimiston and Ure fishing, ie, presumably the French sud-fhing question, aut the policy of the Colonial Oftesity, but I have morkuveit
Wo were at no time i want of labour at they should make themselves respectively hong shark sours.
01 of 1887, which sags:-"No licenses, owner, Taungli yamon vespasting the recónt troubles
Lord Iddesleigh in 1886 hid protested in a. us be marked by an unpleasant comtianity. Hable on the financial side of the question.
bearer, drawer, or driver of a licensed vehicle, in the French Concession over the Ningpo Jossunce against the erection of French lobster When Bord Ripon became Secretary of State shop rates, though at times we emilored soveral It appears that the Chiness Gorernment, hur shall use his vehicle for the carriage of saimmals, House, are approaching their doul stages, and factories in these words addressed to in 1803, lau began to prese to Colonial Minis- hundred men. The Bisal minors are simple by Some time ago Canada was reported to being beer convinced of the usefulness of the merchandise, or goods other than personal that's settle fertis non insight. The proposed Waddington have to express the boje try for portandont legislation, just as it is saidataviens in their work, and accy adapt themselves willing to guarantee one third of the cost, Frese for the dissemination of knowledge, de baggage"
tome of the agreement are naturally kept a that the French a floors will make that the Colonial Office is pressing them at the to European methods. On the whole, the gan- but according to the latest information to ride upon the establishment of a journal in an A fine of 85 was imposed upon Chan King, donnd soret, as have been the rest of the knowa to the pereons conoormed that such present timo. In prossing for permanent oneroral conditions for maining enterprises are Dr
important centre. As adroit official enggested in Government contractor, for having no lights. gatiations, but we believe that the French course is not allowed by the Treaties oiva legislation the Colonial Ole threatens optionally favourable hand she is only prepared to go to the that the Chinese Progress, a ten-day gazing at certain excavations near the Harbour Office will give up all their claims to the Jesy House that these words were not stool to by our Hanse of Lord the consent of both parties, but and must be discontinued. It is a pity imperial legislation, which would receive in the extent of two-rinths; Great Britain is will-published in Shanghai, ahould be converted on Thursday, Sargeant Dymoed said the and Cemetery in reture for a large ertensión
Government In July, 1889, Lord Knutsford which it is certain that, in the interest of eur iuto a Government Qazette. It may be men- lamps were there but they were not burning of the existing Concaraid to Sicavel in one. to subscribe three-ninths, and the toned that the Chiness Progrza waz established Defendant said they had boon ertingaiskad br direction, and to the line of the proposed bound, informed Lord Salsbury that the constriction colonial Empire, Coveromsat tught not to bo Australimu colonies are now caidoring at two years ago, ainos which period it has to rain
Yukolaoua, 16th, Angust ary extension of the English Battlesat on the lobster, factories then commenced by the allowed to carry through the House of Com Franch, and the gured claim to graat in whether they ecu undarluke, the responsis gained considerable influence among the hi
north side. China Gazette,
Trevul nabjects lobster connessicus, are The Newtonauland Government has pointed Mr Lowder has been joibed with Mr. Litch- bility for the remaining tour-ninths. The e, especially in the Yengton Valley, as it
out that the pestonnent legislation asked for is fold for the prosomation in the Leopold case. elemely comirzay to Trenty ” fearlessly shampioned reformes to snob attent cost of the cable has been estimated at that its depirations had the open sympathy of
It was in 1858 that some Fronch subjecte act nesired fart for the enforcement of an and Mr. A. B. Waltont has been engaged TRĘ NARGARET WILLIAMSON HOSPITAL
pa claim that two British mbjects, neply timate want if a proposed arbitration zolative watch the case for the Shanghai Bank.
At the hearing of the charge against Leopold £1,600,000, and on the basis at present pro o loss a personago than Clang Chib-tang- Aa the circulation increaved tho propriotorn
· PARTIALLY, DOSTROYED.
and Andrews, were violating the treaties tyto the lobster question agroodon between
(of raising money na bogus bills of lad- pod. Great Britain's share of the liability wore encouraged to extend their labours by the
Changbai. 23rd August.
taking and canning lobsters on the so-called the Foreign Offer and the Government of toda would be £500,000, Chonda's £338,833, and publication of a daily newspaper named the A brilliant blazu last night in the soil-west From information which has reached us from French Shore and that French astriests and France, but from the outset opposed by the ing presented to the Hongkong and Shanghai Australia's £606,666. Even if we assume that Daily Chiness Progres, which met with the shortly after eight deed a Bre near the West most reliable source, Reuter appears to har Trench only and the right to take and can colony, the agreement having been made Baukjeridedoe was givou by Mr. H. W. Fraser BRIS success as the original journal ameng for Gate of the City, and before balf-past eight Mr. all wrong in his recent telegram about the lobsters an that shore nod to arst upon British not only without its orant but in despite of the H. & S. Bank) as to the Bank accepting the netual cust came to double the estimate, eignars and Chinese alike, The Government Goodnow, U.6. Consul General, reseived a tota Hongkong and aghai Bank being put cat of tarritory factories or establishments for the of a frequently expressed opposition the bills of lading presented by Leopold as the extent of the Jiability incurred by the decided upon covering the ten-day journal, from one of the ladies at the Bridgmen Sekool the field over the Newelwang-Banhaiwan ruil purpose of preserving lobsters This subject at timately, beregnes viow of the probable genuine domments.
Mr. A. Hofmann (one of the partners in enou grow into a prominance which has dwarfed opposition in Imperial Bill to the Houser the Chinese Progress, into a Government announcing that the Margaret Williamson ray loan, by China's soceding to the terms of guarantors would still be a mero bagatelle Gaasite, and an Imperial Ediet was issued to Hospital was oh Gre. Dr. Reifenyder being the proposed ussian loan, for at the present all other developments of the Newfoundland of Commens Lord Ripon proposed to invite Menses. Alone & Co.) depesod that Leopold The colonial legislature to recow she temporary acknowledged baring sscuta sufixout to pay In comparison with the suormous national the affect, without, however, the vary neccesary in Japan and hor zaistants at Baling, the moment negotiations are still actively in pro. question.
gross in Peking respecting the Hongkong aud In September, 1828, wo addressed to Franse Act for two yours. The Newfoundland See the Bank interests involved. It is to be hoped there- quienesue of the proprietors, who immediately hospital is closed, and there
coo-hanghai Bant's loan. Bo that the widespread a nola calling attention to the illegality of ornmen than agreed to re-enter the temporary
Eventually the case vas odjourned until ou the premises but a boy and a okanged the name of the Chiseso Progress to
beitef that Croat Britain Led dually chandoned French obstar-parking factories. The French bift for one year without prejudice to their peal-orrow-Bobe Chronicle. fore that plo schine will not be wrecked on Feruz and the Daily to Baiursal dosette, consolie, while in the whole plaster of missionary. the rock of financial differences and that quently only the title of the piper How xonatus buildings surrounding the bospital thero sin that immortant point in face of Rasias opposi Government overal times stated that those tion This proposal was refused by Land Ripon, its execution will not be long delayed.
in the hands of the Government, who has been only two foreigners as the present times Misston seems to be unfounded, though Mr. Bal factories wore lemporary, and, with regard to and the Clouda) Government then gave any
opelled to issue a ver journal under the old Kelly and Miss Irving. Mr. Goodnow want at for uppbars to lato coincided in tistih some of them they said they had been suppressed. The tomporary Act bus sine boon again a THE NEW EDUCATION IN CHINA. name, while the staff are thrown in their lot once to the fre, and on arriving found the late speech in the House of Commons,China bat as a matter of fact they confined to exit agalo renewed, a para
add a fresh protest was made by Lord Ballabary It is prefanded that the British squadron on with the old journals under new titles. This in main building in dames. The hospital consists Gaselle.
An Imperial odiot of the 10th instant states of two blocks, one frosting the read, the main
astle end of 1888 and beginning of 1859 at the coast of Newfoundland protects Exilish mark pretty a piece of officia! blundering as one
building, and one behind, the two being joined old woll imagine.—Chino Gazzite,
"an samumption of territorial rights in deroge jects, in the exercise of their rights, agsicates follows Following upon our diet abolish- by corridor. Soon after Mr. Chofuow's
tha of the sovereignty of the British Crow lawful acts on the part of the French. Eating for ever the use of tranchang essays and RUMOURED LOAN BY THE FIFFON TUENT French Government then for the first time judging by the notions of Kritish oflours, their extatituting fassend practical reays on modern arrival, there halng only one other forsigu mau
KABRA
set up an entirely new optention that Ibstory instructions, which are secret, must be in abso- up-to-date subjects, thereby doing away, for and the two missionary ladies above hand or
According to the roaming papers two wore fish, and apparently, that their factories fute antagonism to the declarations of our goods with the hollow, rariass, and vapractical The N. P. stasmer flogul arrived the scene, a number of Chinese are bigale Yokohama and later has spired at ursivud under the command of the city magis foreign loans at being negotiated with great were lepnl Arbitration was first proposed by statesmen in Uroir despatotion Whore methods of up, obsolete agit, we gave our consut on the Sith icet.
teste. Under Mr. Goodnow's directios they cracy. One by the Nippen Yusen Karaha, Lord Salisbury in 1889, when the Newtonndland Frenchmen commits an act of violence gainst to the resonamentations of the Viceroy Chang worked with a will with their hand pamps, from which proposes to raise a loan of 10 millice you Gararamunt abspintely refused the arbitration British subject by dostroying his boat or fish Chih-tung and Governor Chen Pan-chen of The N, G. 1. etaniner Beranda left Bingapore the roof of the cotrider, nad mopeded in pric. und ihea reduce ile expital from 2 million yon suggested In May, 1800, the Farega: Odosing gear, the British subject ou Had in grauties Hunan saggesting definits regulations for the for thin port on 27th lost, and is expected horetically saving the roar Initidag, but the imala to 12 million yen with a view to improving the informed the Government of Frage that they arimady, is the case is reported by the nfloer government of future literary examinations. on or abort the 2nd September.
trallding was totally destroyed, I understanding of its shares. Mr, Karin, the pre- could ust admit the contention that French in command of the British slip on the station We now proby further dearas that the Ein. The N. Y. E. standar Teca Mars (Europs stood that it tas insured. The hospital safe sident, de sald to be negotiating with a foreign haval affeurs can have a right to interfere with to the Admirat, by the Admiral to the Admis.peror himself abali berefter bo prert at tho Line), left Shimouoreki for this port on 27th untant, and is expected to arrive here on the way, but nothing can be known to its firm in this mutter The other loan of which Briting alshermen in the territorial waters of a alty, be the Admiralty to the Foreign Offos, Palaeo examinations of new Doctor anil gita
contents until Dr. Reilsuyder has bees com.ruention is made is eo attempt by the One British colony, bat, nevertheless, the French and by the Feriga Oke to the Ambasador out the themes to be waition upon, as the municated with. There was fortunately very Hundredth Bank to borrow 100 million yen hars continued to do so up to the present time in Parle with instructions to arbmit the mat examtulions are the must important of all. little wind, and what there was blow away from from German flanciers, with a view to ad The Newfoundland shoe oud taheripe which ter to the French Government, The Franch being the Band test of the capabilitie of van- the rear building and towards the road. The varciug the mercy to railway companies and plens ware contemplated by the treaties, are so Gorerament then refusus redrous and the didates for official proferment. On the other origin of this fro isht present undertain, eller industrial businesses Mr. Ikeda, the unimportant se compared with those of this Great matter comes back again through the same band the Palace examinations before as to test Great prakse i dan ta the Chinese Bre beigades wager of the Bank, in asis to be ennducting Bank south of Newfoundland open to all, a chunnel Wie de cuis, ariser pou land the nu penmanship shall be abolished, as aligraphy for their exertions under the valuable dizrobion the negotiations Nething is said as to the Lous, dust puly seven French boats ich on the British enfjest gemplans to the Governor, the is but an empty ascomparămat-N. C. Dinily
seoncity offerolKole Chronicle.
so-called French where, as against the Eurorods: Govorser to this Gnionist Office, the Colonial Nete. of Mr. Goodnow, N, O. Daily News
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Tex Belgian Consul at Shanghai baa boon interesting himself in the compradore question. The compradore, he says,.is un indispensable intermediary between the foreign and Chinese marchaut, and ha procede to explain the origin of the functionary as follows: Wheir the fret fercign Laders came to China they dealt by barter, taking goods in return for those which they imported; but, the interior being closed to them, they were obliged to have recourse to intermediaries to obtain what they wanted. This method of dealing with the Chinese has been preserved, and attained ite principal importance in the days of thetaerohant princes," when the profite realised by the hands of foreign
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