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But though the ten cent rate to the United Kingdon by the overland route iny not be deemed excessiva the rates in various other directions are undoubtedly $0. On letters to Indis, Austrálie, Singapore, or Japan there is no cost of overland earriage, and to charge the same on hitters to these places as is charged on lettore following the expensive, orerland route to the United Kingdom is an anomaly that might with advantage be removed. Teu cents has been adopted no the local equivalent of the Postal Uniou rate of 21 for postage to foreign country. But on principle it is not advisable to treat Britch possessions as fureign countries if the ser vice can be conducted without loss at less
A. S. WATSON & CO., than the Postal Union rates; nud consider-
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FOR THE SEASON 1839/1809.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, SI
Legislatian ngainat the imports lies of Japan-
you is proposed at Angapore
Thu Metropole Hotel, on the Slavkiran Foad, is to be opered on Saturday next,
TEUTUS TULLGRAMS.
TSUPPITER
DAILY PRESE LONDON, 12th October, CAPE FOLITICS.
The Imperial Bank of China suuottaces chat The Cup Assembly has pseset e vede of po
Lanou in Hongkong, the tem confidence in the Government by 3 to 37. it has orared poraty, offles leing at No. 4. Queen's Rend: Central.
The East Asiatic Co.'s steamer Stane passed the Canal on the ith instaut, and muy bo con- sidered due at Singapore on or about tw instaut,
The Rifle Association will hold recor
petition today. The interpart watch will be ebal between the 1st and 25th Novaber. Subscriptions are solicited for two handicap tore.
Senor Don José de Navarro, the Spunish Coneal, has received the following telegram from the Manila Observatory :--" Mant Datubix, 4 pm. The typos is amarently re- carving in the China Sos."
A Poking telegrams of the 10th October to the N. C. Daily Neres status than an ddict is
"Take to Hongkong to edvarda to 1:85 and pre- *The what of snot a refuge minet. I think, bo | it will infallibly impago on the outgrowth of Kally $1.90% For Fiagwoor korter had been evident tall, but I wontifice to point out want the city diaras at the fuoroaned rate of $3.85 This appears to me to be some of the chief reasons. B- That chook will actorul tones or kenn fixtury would pen to dile present ronpiremente The present reinge at Canceway Bay is for thượngh the whole fabric of the molody's pro fet propt in taat direction)
too all to agcommodate anything like the sparity, and will speedily make jõel Wop the «Newchwang troigute han strong, and | unbigat of small draft using the harbour. mvenue. In attenplug this w prosido for begirlsa thafond viharlara dögu
The grastor portion of it has become so silted the bereft of parterity, shall we met la risking are reported fred ele where for Canton si lower) up that is dry at low water and therefore the growth of the legacy it is dragned to be
atia From Newsbwrang to Kotle charturs ago available for paly very shallow draft boste, queath P GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE Tunurled closed at 18 and 20 Jap bet per pion: This refuge lita to windward in all bud non- Trusting that is. Expoilmay the officer Daily Intorlewe take pises between Sir E, Un time charter, bashy some settlements have their capuced in the harbour and therefore sunnistonlug the Goverment with without come to pans to Eli immediate wagte of thề I can only bɔ wenched either by the boate Raving low of time be so good ng siy pink know the Monson and J. Dalgusse in reference to the Fesliode incont. It is semi-officialy stated. Co. and Dongles 68. Cu, and two or in test "gud of bad weather ar by being fuss of the Chamber on the domatous qu
charters have been done for torgará delivery, towed by laudales,
c ch by tion to the Right Honourable der Saaretary of that Frente chine the right of coutset with the Fontrary, Mutol next year 1 comer Haphies rauge I propose would be formed by Biale for the Covenien, l have the honour to Nile basin for the commercial development of tasowal of churter for Busian coast trado, and [reenstrügling a breakwater area from Blangiler be, sir, your most obedient dortant
stormer Kongbang, a handy-sized boar holding: Hyejo Fojut of eng J00 yards long, yet
B. CHATTERTON WILCOX, thin Fronch Sudan,
Hongkong Government, famopger Iconos, for This wonid torm a reings of about 5) seres,
Secretary EGYPT."-
the Baigon Hongkong trade,
fense for cousinembly larger than the one at Cense: To Hon. T. Sarcombe Smith, Luting. Colonial. Sail Areights, Cargo for New York bas hood way BhyAT
· Bécretary, N secpaulating Italy and hes permitted of the The wholect in area to deer water and would chifter af abother big warrior, Amerionn tip to available and states of the tide for craft of
Colomini Soorataey's Office,, . -Renj. "F-Fuckard, since attired in ballast frönd) considerable draft, the average, depth being a
Bangkong, th October, 1888. Taku. There is rodus for other vessel, Novom, about father
Gin-I am directed to whenwindge the berillug, but eller medium size ouly; The refugs would be to looward so that boata roweipt of your letter of the ed ultion, re- L'hora is no disengaged vossof in porf. American knowing they ln this refuge to make for lafive to the redaction of the topic of years for ship Gov. Robe and Norwegian barque Prined cond coutmas work at ships to a mida ister which Crave leaves are granted, sad to inform dither have jilet, for New York American fimg sixi oftan de falsa alarms would not you that a copy of it was sont-to Downing ship St. Paula Berived from Kobe en onte regain to stop work at all, whatsby inch loss Street by the French wail of the justant for News and sling her alletud of hau in ny landing and discharging of I have the honote is be, sir, your most obessent space. For saa Francisco 1ke enquiry for a
naily sized sailer is still askilled.
The reported intended remoral of the Far Office frem Cairo to Khartoum la not true.
THE SITUATION AT MANILA, [FROM OUR CORÉESPONDENT]
Manila, Jib Outobate During the last two wooke there has bent u usual amount of activity in officialdem, Thorough and compatent systems are now in
to ba tasued closing all Chinese personor officesondor providing for the health and sanitary and punishing the editor; and orather rest arrangements of the ulty. Owing to the num ing to. Winchany essays as the arily mans of advancement to literary hoaears and offluuierone gutters, eloks, and shallow creaks resulting at low water in more pools, the thorough cleans preferment.
ing of the place is execedingly dificult. Améri The V.R.C. football team will play a game can officials are wichly acting in conjunction with
The following to-day against 11.3.S. Plover. have been chosen to represent the ..the men who had this work in hand under the| Ghal, Brelt; banks, Cameron and Correth: Spanish rule, and from thoir esubiced offerta ball-backs, Carath, Kule, and Guyantree, forwards, Beth Craig, Toby, Borderson, red Rose. Kick-off, 3,45 sharp,
Lasertivne. — A charter has been, date Hajang] to this, and meso founnge is wan todiving and
HONGKONG HE ERAL CHAMBEL SKUP OUMMEBOK
At the monthly meeting of the General Cam-1 mittee of the Hongkong General-Cluain 551, DE Ostcher. Present Of Paers R. M. Gray (Oran
vustele would be saved.
They would not require any towing to reach this refuge. It could be situated inch sekror
servant, pre
TSERCommSDÍITH, Aotlug Colonial Becretary.
this balls of the shipping than Causeway Bay The Becretary, Chamber of Counterco
Iam confluvat anchi a refuge would materially in the work of the harbour during the
XENVHIE POST OFFION Elicon sexson, and also be the amos of saving
Hongkong Graueral Chamber of Cantare, mung beste and puritaps Lives from being lont
Gebotene Hougkong, 13th October, 1999. Dad worth se
climate the approximate cost at $100,000mittee of this Chamber fed compellet again to Biz-It is with great regret that the Com-
Chatuber or to show say members interested Loney the Officer Aditistering kas Govern
I much progevas ja expected in controlling the Commerce, held at Jim on L'assay, the Jith batthe piered to attend any meeting of the request you to invito the athontion of His Ex-
a), Helston, faithfully, onda too, sir, your end to the working of the Pest Rice Depart
Haupt J. Boil-Irving, T. Jackson, A. cenachio, A. Ritekio, 1. A. Siebsaad B. U. Wilcox (Secretary
ment
ing the nearus cf Japan ausi tàs extent of our comersial relations wüb that country it wold be advantageous if a more favour- able postul tariff than the existing us could be arranged there also. A reduction in the rates would probably not entail any loss of revenue in the long run. Mr. MURRAY 321 the Straits Legislative Council the other day remarked that the taking of the course le recounreaded would not be a leap in the dark, for in 1891 the postal unit for letters posted in that colony for pinces beyond the colony and beyond the Native States was reduced frosi 8 cunts to 5 cents, the latter being at the present demand rate of exchange, say 18. 114d., equil to 18d, which was probably as near a working rate as they could get to 1d. The result of the working of the Post Office on the reduced rate, o 5 couts was sade known by the Postmaster General in Theme SEEDS are supplied to us by thu bort.
the report on his department for 1893, which growers in the World. It is particninely rarend as follows: The past three yenes quested that care be tukon when sowing and constitute a very interesting epoeli in the pervision, exercised over Chinese gardeners,history of our postal tarif and teach whose incompetence in dealing with the Seeds an eqantly instructive lesson. On the
There is no denying the fact that there is may mocistimes load to disappointing resalta. tas anuary, 1891, the rates of postage
large amount of sigkases among the troops 10 "wore reduced by upwards of
As usual, overs clint the greatest numbira; "per cent, and on the following New
bat during the last few daya tus appearundo of Year's Day a further redaction took pince. Be great was the stimulus to cor- the health of the American troops at a tile alert. Adroudy, there has been hos de fustan
Fa addition to the great amount of mucial fourteen vasos pest born "respondence from cheap postage that, typhoid fever presailing, maliguant smalipo established under the charge of Cant, O'Brien "notwithstanding the unprocedoutedly de- has appeared. Du the 10th instant there were ist Calif. Vol.- In the nấu chty, which is uility of a copy of a despatch addressed where the work of tranghipment and landing tally urge the Government to insticuie zu im-
Orders are now being areentod,
Priced Catalognos with Hints for Gardening
can be obtained on Application,
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Supplies natural nourishment to the nail,
IN TINS
10th, wash). 29
$1.75 84.50
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The Bant and Cheapest Machines in the Market Supplied at Manufacturer's Fricos.
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Eenghung. h September. 1998,
korek to CORFESTU. JAKIŚ Ovoy ormar Jian-skime te i's selja cOTATAK sis-tot or entitated to Tulear cel
Bareng guma forme de la Maitrose mmcication dressed to the Efstor, ari or punication, but as a fat a cað frama
lotters fur alltration shuunil ba toritten on a aula of the paper only.
No umenyvonaly signed communications that houx already oppatred in other papers ili bo inverter.
Orders for extra copies of DA PRESS should be -senik Lufori 11 am on day of publication. After thei hour the supply is limited. Only spied for Cast
Tolographic Address PRE-A.B.C. Chứu,
P.O BA1. 2 Telephone No. 12
DEATHS.
At No. 8, Calon Vitus, Koala, on the 13th October; BLIZABETH TAPLAND, wife of Edward WAKRFORD, Č.E.
At the General Hospital, Shanghai, un Ee xil
·October, 1898, JAMTS MAC VRTIUM, aged 4 years
The
Daily Press.
Hoxoxona, Getaber 15th 1898.
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The minutes of the previous meetings (hold on the 1st Heptember) were rond oad confirmet.
The "Shell" Transport and Trading Com- pay. Licited, had ten admitted to member THE IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS AND
during the past meath,
PHONGSUNG,
incore, malaria and salt. 203 and of Ife alte cxisting. Major Borse, Pris Board of Health A Chisoman named Fang Chee Want in the has divided they into en districts, for each employ of care. Watson and was arrested of whaha city physician has been appointed, & ebarge of embezzlemrut. They are to be responsible for the health of their on Tanriday or He was brought before Comunader. Hastings respective districts and to provide necessary use yesterday morning and remanded nutil today, Bail to the extent at $800 boing accepted.tance for the seedy sad indigent. Eight midwives We understand that t is alleged the during have beenuppointed and willcontine dashurging their duties as uadur previous regulations For 1897 he appropriated goods to the ralus of $1,000, falsifying the accounts."
the boneft of strangers and resident physicians not uvo practising, the following has been announced-"All physicians graduate of
In conformity with the decision come to at congnized medical institutions will be lost meating, the rosolations passed on the above witted to practice their profession in this city subject weto, of the 2nd September, transmitted under regulations heretofore existing They must present themwaires at the Gorarainent
sidences and dilemus. often for the proper registration of their banks,
tt bad been aroornes that yesterday afior. noen Mr. G. P. Lammert would alles feu sau by auoden at his rale some in Daddel treat Kowken juland lot No. 445. No adders, how ovar, appeared, so that the property was no of a turn of 75 yeim under a Crown losse dated pat up. The property is het for the rest June 4th, 18. It contains 69,370 square fest and is subjust to u Crown rent of 6318 per
aunum.
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· B. K. Lsion,
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,
Hongkong, 5th September, 1898. Bir A anggestion has been made to the Commates of this Olambor for the formatino of a Harbour of Refuge wat of the Slaughter Here for the accomodation of amall craft forng the summer galds.
present refuge behind the Breakwater to Cuusowa) Bay is gradually silting up, and top barely affords neary commoda lion for native oraft. It is situated of the extremo cal of the harbour, from which direc
Co provions neesions the Chamber his Lad a rormulakhs of thy dir of Farar resile causing great incoronieuro to ble mor- dantilo community, The compkists now I'd bofore the Committea, copies of name of the principal of which are enclosed, ire of the nu
divery of important business correspondenos duly posted but never received. This is unch more seriona malter, suco is not ouly entails Immediate Joas personal ayanca ud for washing incontenience, but trusis to destroy all-confidenon in the Past Oice, a dopuriment in which it is usual to place fepficit reliance.
It is perfectly elcàr thing thego ja, widesprend to Lord Salisbury and to the Hongkong Gotion the parvulling storms soins, and met pilfering in the Peot, Offer, and opportunities Terdient with the request that they should in either bo nougat at the earliest stage at for it must be given which cught not, in'n well forwarded to the Serretary of State for the threatening wether or the bests using it must regulated office, to be alogist. The system of Colonise be towed by steam fanuch, an agaury boli protecting the maila tapien is evidently faulty, Ietter la ankowledgment was received on costly and accertain, and the supervision exorcised over their making the 5th September, with the aanrance that cofage situated west would, on the other up and despatols would hear to be either very sopies of the folutione Fould be despatched to hand, be accessible in almost any weather by casual or in petive to adat of the robberies the Colonial Bice and to HB.M.'s Minister at vele ander mil, and they conll defer Booking Into's perpetrated..
Having regar3, Utréforo, to thin serious
Soma disquieting nows has been retired as the dread auzit pe has caused considerable Poking ANNA it to later period than the existing roinga,
cases and ten death. The death in the fospital will average nhent al soldierge math, On October 41: the costs of six codiers luy in the marque, on October Sil four, and cu October 19th thror,
The oricket match for to-day is the Houg kong Cricket Cluby v, the Navy. The followity is the selected Cnb toum for the cerasion
Capt, Langhorne
4. S. Anton
H. Arthur
G. D. Campbell
K. G. Campbell
W. Ietabridgo
J. A. Lowson (plain)
H. S. Moberly
T. Sercombe Smith
C. M. G. Barais Capt. P. 8. Dyees meet-Loween will probably have to stand down oring to an injured band in blou cuse Hudesk will take his place and Surverbe Sinith will septais the cleren. Uwing to the departure of the Bruanture the Naval XI. will not be so strong as was spected; still a ofaae matel is looked for. Play will commence at 11.30 sharp and at or 3.30 pneu londay, it it is necessary, in order to completo sea irings.
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discovered.
On the same date a letter was received from this ring tons of the me insignature of complaints, of whics to a Six Claude eraldadlinewledging rosinteselves and the shipping generally bafore it in writing are only repräsentative of Locker proximity to the cetites of the herbaur, numbers more, the Committee, world, respont
Balinbury, ON
the Loulou Chamber of Commerce on the wate
AND TERB
Mr. K. Leigh, CI, who has made the
*** Tuk (romittạo are strongly of opinion that
DEE RACHATTERTON WILCOX,
Serratury
To Has, T. Fercombe Smith, Acting Colonial
THE LENGTH OF CROWN LEASES.
Uopy of letter dressed to tas Chambor by Moe Gibb, Livingston & Co. date th Oatober,
RCW.
To Hon. T. Sercombe Smith, Acting Colonial
Becretary
Hengking, 10th October, 1898, R. Chekartou Wilcox, E., Secretary. The Hourkong Gutiézai Chamber of Commercs. - Sir, We zaal bonus obliged if you, will
iu handed property. The reply of the gently reaching $27,500, whoa the dost was formation và su Army and Nasy otub which fods of the Ghzúkor whiol are strongly adverse to samed tres in Taipingsban were then sold of each lost cover a gwo wilkite name of tho
Sandios, who will be remembered on the CHE MISSION OF LOND CHARJE o parity with those held within the alty of we will hand them to you for that purpose
I Mengecaso, vomit resumption follow ca conolucion of
if
place in spite of all efforts at cleansing it, and "prosseri atutes of trade, the receipts from
which is crowded with stavish prisoners, there
Aur was on the Btk ism, addressed is inly carried on; would necessarily prove a mediate and most watching inquiry into the
grat nonrealunee
entire working of the Department, with a view Stamps and post cards for 1893 fell shurt
is, practically very little disease that hus be subject, and the support, al co-operation of
to fix where and how the robberies a com abore suggestion, is of opinion that a refuge mitted, and to take and slope as will render "of those for 1890 by only 5 per cent.
As far as the insurgents are concorned, the metropolitan, body solisted:
hia lettor Eat bean forwarded to the Press can be kurmed by constrasting a breakwater their repetition practionlly impossible. I have "The great boon of the cheapest postage in
overything is going smoothly; their lines are
Arm from. Sunguter House Fomt about 400 tae hozone to be, sir, your most piedient "the world had been attained by the Strits At Shanghai on the 10th Octobora are broke well outside the city licita thus avoiding all for publication
TUM INCETABAD RENTAL OF WHARVESrds length, which would, he estimates, give servant,
A OKA OF COINE eiglity acres with deep water-
RACHATIMITION WILCOX, “Sctolements, and in 1892 and 1893 it diul ut about twenty minutes past seven in the friction with car wen. Beginning from 509
Beereinry, "not require a tax is another form to make sing in a golom at slip rear of the National yards east of the American river outpost and ↑ ESTA
Bank of Chine Szechuan Road. The Hescontinuing or ap to the lake the insurgents A reply to the Chamber's letter to the Gotaringhoul et considerably larger than that
The following are the ciclosures alluded to ACopy of letter ældressed to the Chamber "up for its cost." Since 1893 there has been department answered to the call with their have numerous outposts and small gused gar-vernment ou this subject was received ca the ɔw 16 nze at Catikeway Bay -
o promptness, and sagendast indifetting the tors, which give theat easy control of the upper 17th September, in when it was stated that, after thus szegeti mesite entful cusderation, the by Mesars Cavusjes, Pailuujse & Co., datad a considerable fall to exchange and 5 cents rounder contml in a short line. The cou river traffic. 1 accompanied Lieutenant Kaas, fua ravonsideration, H.E the Acting 07euros y sure the Itefuge at Canaway Bay, al 10th Ortuber wald-not-now, we believe, eover the cost of tents were powertheless watires destroyed. commanding the Battalion of Engineers, on a regretto, ility to use or modify ready limited in area, will soon be entirely in B-Packets of munsters showing the maunor carrying a letter by the over and route to the The tiremen, however, aucceeded in prerouting surveying trip in a Government launch up the decision alley arrived at in regard to the adequate for the purpose, and they therefore in which the lout cortoependence was done up
the spread of the fames to least. Max Well's Pasig and San Juan rivers. Though the annual rents to be charged for piers and whares casutad the hole to the favourable attention and addressed by t A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. United Kingdom, and if cach letter showed promises adjoining, which it is entisfactory to few the Ameriena lag we were stopped a very under the new Rognlutions of the Gorgroent 1 inve the honour to be
The Ubaitzin sail dig understood the particu a loss it is acedless to remark that the loss learn were little injured. To property in rebel outpost and challenged, but always allowed
· THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
could not be wiped out by increasing the question, which was orged by Alesere. Dent to proceed sad on the whole we reunited, the interested ware moving in this matter, ardier, your moul,pbedient servant
Co, and occupied by Mr. Auf Ehlers, was, wo maxt coartron trestant things are begiu-thought the Chembur should send them in any ning w drift into the old channel agua.ffort to cufam a recossideration of the renta's quity. But where there is no heavy hear, fully insure.-N. C. Doily News.
Fields to have been neglected and fought charged naif the sew regulations. charge for overland carriage to be providoil
own for entky are now being plowed The Vicest hairman said he was about te nok, for the experience of the Straits as detailed
and sewn with ries, the little nipa hats are on behalf of the wharf owners, to be allowed to
& most springing tp.ovorywhere, the rivers and orcelinhare the use of the Chamber's room fo 94 in the D'osimuster-General's report for 1803
ure full as with native boats of all des Page AERSWAAR
• Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, ought to encourage the Hongkong Govaju-
criptions bringing down produce to the city Permission was acorded, and further action
Hongkong, “2nd September, 1899 With the inftar of sa sauny soldiers and strandeferred ponding result of the mosting
It having come to the knowledge of the kindly lay before the Coalitie of the Un- ment to reduns the postal rates and so
gers the washing trale Las received a minuse PROTOLO WTERN HARBOUR OF HEF Committee of the Chainler that the Govern bor the following facts with wogard to corres favour the increase of correspondence.
impetus. It really seems as if every native Line à letter haring beer recoved from Mic. Kement, acting under instructions from the pendence posted by shoes for transmission to opened a laundry, and towards erening bundress | K. Leigh, CK, saggesting the advisability of Serrary of State for the Colonies have it Bombay and Shanglini, who is not reached ATACHED to the minutes of the last
of boats woad tamir way up the river faded down consisting starbone of refuger by fordogancel the period for whick the losses of Crows its destinations, iu the hope that your Commit henkwater at the wastern end of the Estlog, lands are Tasted, 132, from 990 years to 75 tes will make sugh repres-atatious to is x ing of the Chamber of Commerce Committee
with great bandies of diethos.
The troops are gradually settling down to the ideamus favourably entertained by the Com- or 01 years at the utmost, they caspootfally cellency the officer administering the Gor- with he found a representavate to the
routine work with better grace, and the geamul unter un ou the Lota Septembar, a desgalah bog te lay their views on this important subject: ernment as my induce him to appoint a pom- Government with reference to the reduce
impression use to be that they will remzie was addressed to. Government strongly rometers His Excellencs the Oflyer administer mission to saquire into the working and marge- here for a goud pact of their true of enlistments mending the anggestion to its careful considering the Guvärahient
ment of the General Post Office, with ige view period for which Crown Jenses are now
A lot of new white and blus uniforms; base ation, VERRI
~~ The Crown. Inases in the city of Victoria of escortnining whether suficient done and No reply had yet been received to this ovurd its suburbs were originally granted for 75 Europos supervision in exerciseal over corda granteil. Formerly the term in the city was
arrived, so dress parades are in order, and a few drilla on tav Luusta with buds playing antcuication
Jean only but this short term not proving pondenes after it has been received into the 909 years, but it has now been cut down to
people driving about in farriages tend to make
CROWN LEASES.
extisfactory, in March, 1848, upon the reson Post Office ne as to prevent the abstraction of seventy-five years, or ninety-nine years at) Yesterday afternan Meas. Fughes und man test more like a soldier than an ordinary The Govaramat being desirous of obtaining mendation of a Committee of the House of covers by emplogia in the Fual orifice, the nest. Against this the Committee pro-Hengh offard for sala by antion the iren polivan, and on the whole give his more this views of the Chamber on the change Intel Commons Extension of 924 years was granted We may mention that in each of the under
Egrei strameri Memnon, the property of blems, respost for langit and aronse a litle conceit a patred, nolscing the term of Cren to the holders of then existing leases and the mentioned was the stamps on the corera con. tost, on the ground that the term is not fuld and Swire. The stating bid was still sunt of which stement is necessary to Lenses from: 998 20 70 or 99 year at the mist toen dredat 999 peers for the future, which taining the cestoeponder, which in anch usð Bright to encourage the erection of substan-85,000. $1,000 was soon reached. Then the the proper conception of man's idea of a mun letter was of 16 22nd September, addressed was adfered to without srception until within was a large one, amounted to between $1 and
Tu villornare devoting deir spare time to the to the Colonial baretary riving the opinions that best timantia. Several Lag on the To In the following table the data of the posting tial buildings sad the investment of capital price rose by bids of $500 to $27,00), salve
knocked dowe to Mesecs. Noel Murray and fair to be successfully launched in fow days, the alteration.JAN
on a lease of 75 year, but the premium edils and the steamer by which it should A reply, stating that a copy of the sbare bad demanded had to be reduced to half the smocot have gone forward A to Co. of Shanghai. The demon was built as there are a great many ulicers bere they are Sueretary of Sinto may possibly go show time the intention in altoring the at Greshock in 1861 by blogers Scott and going with the affair on a large scale. The goue forward by Frouch mail, was received on which would inve been obtained had a longss We may say that a sch as he stampe
Co. Her spent is for weather is givsu as Admital's palace on the bank of the Panig han the 10th optou ported issen guated
were aflized to each of the pulsing letters in Hundion of the lease was not that the 10 knots por Jour. Other particaines been selected as most desirable, as Wie navy The Obairman maid hy anderstood that a gred In Kowloon the Crown leanes hare with our flou end wel latter was then flagel in a given with regard to hor are tagge, gross, we can come right up to the building in their many opinions had been taken on this point by some faréations, vizip or three inland wooden bor, which was also secure waled up Government should resume possession at
m the Hongkong Government, and as they must Ipte, the Marine lots at Taim to cling and the in our ofice, together with if chit boot, then The Legislative Council of the Straits Sethe end of the term, but that there 1290; zet, 85; espacity curge dead weight Januches.
Judging from these signs sad etter if rexily be unicerenlly against the short jensen, it may properly held by the Hongkong and Wherpes: Faxded to a native pezsenger in our vapley, (inclusiso of ankora), tas 1,3000); measure- tlements hue presed a resolution in favour hould be a readjustment of the Crown rent mons, subie fest 6: kgth batween per look us thenge the American occupation is to be hope that this docess of using wil Doch toall of which are on a tenure of 508 meat, who was directed to my the bus to the of the introduction of pening postage be payable. No one who enters upon the perioster douteaudition however, saldogram was roparted fast day are a wet in the Colonies of Ben's-boen made for a form of 75 years and Post Offer, and who subs quently viccted to
of hold, foot 3. Panger
a yesterday THE OPENING OF THE PURT OF KIAOCHOW tha sume lero was given to the Eural Building our office, with empty box and the shit took tween that colony and the United Kingdom. spation of Crown land on any better fist chas ton, third class twelve Rooms ordering the Nabruska troops how. List A letter was used from the Government Dots in the Hill District The owners of all stamped with the sail of the General Post
night the men in the durranks were all singing | tensunifting wer of a letter from the German, these fats, however, were allowed to believe that Ome The Acting Governor in the course of the tenure than a squatter's licence ever im-deck 14.
Dome Sweet Homs" companded by the Cripal reporting (ba upasty of Elawlow as a che question of the future extension of the lesse Our chit hooks are open for luepretion and delte sid that so far as he understood what agines that be or his assigns will have to The Nippon Aira, belonging to the Tokyo bandy
Be free port on the 2nd: Septeraber y
Victoria would be considered, quid that, in no que tu de son ent was going on at home he believed the home give it up, nules it should be required for Kisen Kaisha (Oriental Steinship (XL 5
We trust that your Committee will and their issan of yesterday, arrivel-during the morning long bees beyond the pale of Aguinaldo's favour, The Chairman
aware that the term. In this faith foo, mortgages lange way to impress upon His Fixeellacy that: this authorities were in favour of ocean penny! public purposes, in which case it would be Tokyo), & description of which appeared in our propriotar of a bevels store in Hongkong, lus postage, but when letters bad to perform a paid for on resumption at a fair market rete and fatly answered the expectations time lutut recently he has faen entrusted with some when the Vios Chairman, the Bretary, and I been affected which otherwise noted bet has question of the loss of correspondere a bighly ofares and commissions which he has exemtedelled on. Ahural Don Charles Beresford to safely teen se mided. FEATURmportant to the pabilo at large and det a very expensive transit through Europe The Land Coranission of 1886-87 in their been forest concering het. She is comunal
el by Optain Fred. . Evans, who is well with considerable ability. As a realt his star invite bim te miress è poble meeting (which The Commitou feel profound regret that so marching enquiry-should be minds to userrtain report, referring to the rural building lots, grown on the Chinn coast, having but several is male rise and bie marit is being sppreciated he declined), he scorded in a lengthy (niorviów, radioni a messure affecting the tenure of land it is possible or probable that our missing they were not in favour of having
Before very long it will be necessary speciosen in this trucs, aul.ro is not only by bis can people but by the Amerl in which he disgassed the portion of affairs in olgeld bere estually been out into operation lettera vern Austreriod before the nail bags Marseilles and frais. London to Brindiei be."auy that something should be done in equally well known of the Atlantic. Ono of cans with whom be. bas had extensive dealingsins and the object of bis visit es representing without eophatting kay opinion, iu thin po were placed on board the stumps mentioned."
the Associated Chambers of Commerce of May, and dog, déplore the tendency at Wa buvo bust ourselves and ghrough bar "reference to the Icases for seventy-five his principal fat was while waiting for the through the Bureau of Information
Last wook there was a meeting held in the England. The patogel points brenght for, Hae Colonici. Offes to endeavor to elicitous approached, die forkmaster-Leonorad completion of his xlorer to successfully No one has bought ind, sesamplish what was probably the largest and palace, at which the directors of the principal ward, wats trio on the lines of his sporta si apply ngislition to distant dependencia fireos pn the subject. but we sanaa! say that on a seventy-five years lange only, with longest tow ever achieved, amely, the large dostional institutions were present. It in Singapore, which speech was not then known of the Crown without sufficient regard being the result of the interviews has been to inspira ales, M. MURRAY, the mover of the read the lea that the Crown could enforce pontoos or floating dry dock constenoted in heen decided to re-open the Bebuols with as aborto.us, and he explained that the pripolpal obices had to the pen cireunastare - In the present us will confidence that there will wat
England for the harbour of avans. o has
Former instructors are
of his fequiry would be to asosztain what ease the range an unceremoniously introduced ourrence of lesser, and we fear that in real lation, said, however, that the great portion its right of re-entry at the end of seventy-had several experiences in life saving from bling meetings al touchen in conuicy be done oreoselacurity to the inventat crack full bise farrolling me out will be made in the Post Peo as to of the letters, he might say all the letters,ve years and turn them out.
recked resects while in command or the Attricts are being called in. The idea is evidently of British capital in Chins wed for pro end in the working will assuredly not, diam. Now, this Sorrespondence king beer last" and lantic and is considered one of the most erofal to condnot them exactly according to old rules motion of trade by such siberity, and by the rounds on the future well being of the odlogy, adeo teen steps taken to prevent its recortsA would continue to go by the Continental The Crown in dealing with Crown lands is and capable cozemanders sailing from English and former plane, subject, however, to American format of the provisions of She Leade, La pasting cgainst the change the Cestoit in the future We are six, yours faithfully, sroute, and it would be of no use whatever to
in China, partinglarly with referuage to the will to holat out) ||
CATTASJE, PATLANJIE & CO. "not like some private persons selfishly porta and will undoubtedly with his genial opervisica. the ecmmunity to accept penay postage ge
Dinners Bod careful scmanship Leaume a The steamer Sunkiang arrived this morning illegal insation & turiga guda. Ea resons 1--Ilie abandonment of lobe lenses, after "eeking to drive a hard bargain at the favourits with trans-Pacific travellers. The but owing to disease was sent inte quarantine st
inended the Chamber to make known lle views granting the enmn for ženely fifty years, will
Hongkong, th October 1862. ing right round Gibraltar. We would not go so far as Mr. Munnar aud may penny
"expense of an individual, bat te dispuse ellef oficer is Mr. 4. F. Kelly, the chief Mariveles.
IC. Wilcox, sq, Sautery, Hongkong. I have just recored the report from then the station and stated that bell it and the here the nitent
Shangliai Chamber might be wasured that their
~Placing all property, hebt pa 992 years
neral Chamber of Commerce, of its lands in the best interests of the engineer Mr. Herbert L. Whitburn, tas pureer hospital: Last night deaths from mail.fox.
dine'at a high
Dear Sire the Mongkung Post Offics postage going right round Gibraltar would
5.- fedining the MoDonogha, "whole community." The owners of lande. H. Mages, and the surgeon Bustuo
The Mopos Meras Las been Up to three o'clock to-day 40 new cases of opinions would rooivo full attention at home.
cles of Drumu patiars have already been haviny Lus attention THE WORKINO OF THE FONT OFFICE be of no mas at all. There are many letters
"Lands" from-ul per vent, to Letters had been rocurad from bears, Cow-
por cont. cc of your Committee, we beg te qui vou pxchange between this colony and that the Peak and elsewhere held on seventy built to Lloyd's highest class and has all feser and malexia.
Pasjon Pallagjeë & Co, sal Gibb, Bivingston &
Péounting a great decline in the familOn the st all, we addressed n coser to our sommodation, which is 120 first class, 44 acord
Do, making teriona complaint of the Ides of United Kingdom in reference to which ten five years leases are not soricudly alarms the latet improvements for passenger 3- us to the future, and more land is freely laas, mxl 1,3 gols. She will rematu
correspondenca by the Post Ofon although,
**-- fae Kirawas hards and consequent form in Foochow per Raitan a same was sent diya" lunger on the journey would be quite taken up on similar tenure. But, as the here anma three days and then proceed to immaterial, and the opportunity of conduct Land Commission say, something will have a mail enlsidy from the Japanese Yokohama, where he will pay her sarvoya to Ing their postage at the cheaper to might to be done with reference to these lenses Government. Hor oggta at this port are be appreciated by certain clasice both bore when the time approaches that they will Mosers. Showan, Tomes & Co. and is England. The bulk of the corner begin to fall in. No doubt there will be a cial correspondence will, however, accessarily readjustment of the Crown rout, but beyond continue to follow the quickest route, and that it is not to be anticipated that there we see no reason why the rate of postage will be any disturbance of the occupancy. should be reduced below the figure that the The same would of course apply to seventy- service actually costs. Bome years ago five years lenses, in the city, but it is the cost of transit across the cousinesaturat that inseators should desire some of a letter from Hongkong to Eu thing more solid than presumption or pro- fand amounted to over a penny, and a misseng to the future before they take up though we believe there bas since been town lots on short leases. If the intention of wome" rendjustment of the charges the cust
Government is simply to secure a rendjust- is still probably not lees than that sum ment of the Crown rent when leases fall in it Ab this must be added the cost of the letter desirable that the basis of the readjustment in Hongkong, its conveyance to Brilisi should be stated and that the logste aliculd other Coutinentul port, alts cost at theive an indefensible right to continue his other end. It is clear, therefore, that the rate occupancy it he chose to accept the toring, camper by reduced much lower than its No doubt by the landlord class present figure-24d, outwards und 10 centaine hundred and ninety-nine years lense homewarde-without loss. If a penny rate at a-xed did if possible & noiul reat for the all-sen route can be arranged, woll would be preferred to any conceivable all- and good; even if it is not largely availed ding wate, In England however, the idea of it will presumably involve na les, is is gaining ground that the whole of the armagements will be runde with the unairund increment should not go to fadivis packets to carry the letters for that sum; duale, but should be shared in by the [erWOLALTEĽBUHAM but to nek the ratepayers generally lo
postage, the rest of transit from London tu
ing so grant that there either would not be
any profit on each letters or there would be
"
bear part of the cost of the meresatile
years.
or private correspondence for whichs Wher finer has to be prepared from sandl
materiala Jatlig Dompany's Extraoh tocência
quloker but dearer route is voluntarily "ally side body ang aayyar to made up clasam molested would be unreasonable;
THE CHINESE CRISIS.
LY NOT AN IMPORTANT FACTOR.
THE REIGN OF TERROR NECES. SITATES FOREIGN FORCES.
dolay as possibis.
THE FREIGHT MARKET.
covers.
*
circular for today's mail gay
Messra, Lawks and Rogge, in their troightly posted signet for, and enclosed in strang Freights have not materially advanced during the perind undor review, bal rather large inocut of Ensiness has been transacted, prin cipelly in connexion with Jera and Newahwang. and prompt tonnage continues in good request Stram eights. Not only has all the dis engaged tonnage been picked up, but the demand has actually exceeded the supply in, sororal directious, genom a p
Seserai uther canya word misu inentioned of recent loss of lettere, and the matter was con sidered argent, de piling for most searching investigation. It was decided to formarucopies of both letters to the Leferment and to make that an immediate and through inquiry be made into the compla Urta.
From Saigon to this next to nothing je doing a fow cargoes have been booked at the unra munerativo rates of 10/13 and 10 onɛts per picul
(Correspondance)
TEK GOVERNMENT RENT ON WHARVES,
Colonial Becretary's Of Hongkong 17th September, 1896.
Hate the Post Office on that dinte, in the usual chit-book. The Hassid on the bucket or rendering, mais, properties on thi in due course-ye vesired, a "telegzont và véteguhalilo ás madurities for loann Bay Lasero our Foochow firm to the ect that they' haring less than girt? Yours to ran being had not resort the letter and update of garded as osuBolest by trust and torbarad from Foochow an Lyd pel quched portanto
Another regels of the chungs wi}}
the city of Víztorin will gains tax and will not pay in arest substantial boilaloga: as banks, Betula bersatile finen on or for holds ground late fores hot porn
O regipt, of the telegram, no notion the
Postmater General of the fact of the non- delivery of the corer, and asked brun to be good. longh to institute anquirios on the watter and 22 nits we received solißeation from prove mora rúmunerative, to pr ostamas bite that those had been madej but ke igretted buildings, pell then down and re-cont
ing the arms by inbreusing the altitude, the roof the mapy completa made of late Sir, I am directed to teknowledge the resect being to aggravate congestion and inben.lu regard to the working at the Post Ofice ceipt of your letter dated the 18ti alting, Andry doruk a
which
16 quite out of the
[PASTELERA THE DAILY PRE sportively. As for Sale Suppe, ut in
Shanghai, 14 Octube.mara has been heard locally of the recent e The Logations do not believe that I was an quirios. Saigon-Java-waya," however, a steady Commeros that after due reconesferation His famurthle of this
doned by her prerading, and has strength. ened so much of late that bus for the inadequate raton offering, and for the difficulty of sootiring freights back frota Java, & large amount chartering could have been brought of. The market closes decidedly" strong at 20 minta October landing, and 21 cela, por pioul Novem- bar loading.
Important factor in bringing about the orisis.
Thirty-two Japanese troops have arrived at Peking and have produced an impression, in the Palaco.
Prince Ching on treated the Eerations not to increase the fortige forces in Peking, but wes told that no stich wesaranne was possible while the reign of terrar continued.
THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE LUHAN RAILWAY.
SOFFICIAL ASSUILANCES.
to watu for the information of the Chamber R CURATAY Ezellency the Offer Admizharing the GEW vernment regrets his inability to reverse othe
nuity the decision trendy zived at it regard an to the andal. gents to be burged for pers
harrenades thể này gnistant me tarrod sto force on the Jannat; it and wifi
The revised rates wifi accordingly, romé ARTO
published in the Government (faletto The notice to that effect. I have the hrange to:
T. ECOHI SMITR
Acting Colonial Benretary Tho Secretary to the Chamber of
From Jan ports to this the market rules quiet at to cents per-pisal, voraigal
From Bangkok to this latest telegraphic adair, you must obedivat serent, vices quote as low as 15 cents per pioul for
ride the bar funding; at the mus time pros. prota for later would seem to be batter and 30/15 voita Is said to turs been offered for a large sized carrier for the end of this month,
Philippina busines, has been tasapfod again notwithstanding all the several dillon). ties that we lately stated ta hasa azurped sad suumber of boats have been del Sup on Haig charter terms, at forty good rates, amonget flead the German atissiere- Knivsberg), Inge, Pendent “sad Hazsa, eng Japanero" steami
WESTERN HARBOUR ORdevonku Hongkong, 3rd Septemb Chatterlen
kong
Faro, which are no doubt within the knowledge GEED RASTRAL, NE OR Your Committed, we beg to bring this further Lurtains before hota, as we venture to think that the rumotal castiles elirgo of adficient gravity to warrant your Committee Fin baking, the Daretinent initate a Broking opqnity into the working of the *Department with a yior to Isritg B conduct to the postul business tara plures-on w taneh ̈ more suintent and satisfasters footing-We ader kiz your pheclient servante
Groe LivCo.
THE MOBBIAU GE PI IN PEKING
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