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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
to be treated as other Powerd' are treated we must admit her right to maintain a Consul, in Hongkong, which would I intolerabia. In the advertisements of vessels A. S. WATSON & CO., pruceerling to America the following netice is given Consular invoices to accom- "pray cargo dostined to pofuts beyond Saa Francisco in the United States should be "seat to the Coinpany's offices, aildressoit to the Collector of Castons San "Francisco." Would such an announes mont be tolerable in the case of China? Yet Mr. WHITEHEAD maintains that China, in the mattor of the collection of bee Customs duty, is to be treated like any other Powers and therefore like the United States. If it were attempted to carry his proposal into Lefect, however, the hou.' gentlemuw, we are surs, would be one of the first su object. the same China canunt be accorded treatment as other Powers; the circum. tunees are peculiar and must be dealt with accordingly.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[BUPPLIED TO THE, "DAILY FRE58."). LONDON, 4th April FUSION OF THE ILISH PARTIES. At a conference of the Nationallet Members of the one of Commons it was agreed to accept Mr. Dillon's propont for a reunion of the the Parly under a Paraollite Chairman.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 7TU, 1899, Consequent upon the departure of Bit John 1 ONE HUNDRED PRISONERS TAKEN the principles of fenn feads the practically low TEA-BECLIFICATION OF THE BOUNDARIES funds by the imposition of now taxes on
SANTOF HONGKONG."
epping. Als Exvelloner the Goracaer, who two slangers, with both of which the colony has on previous occasions been threatened, Carrington the fan. W. Goodman, how best A Marlies the Acarious sounds i la sup, die oplouts to take care it themselves, and is If the principle. be admitted that Chinking Chief Tulfo had the Ho rising the rebel french on the otporite back. order to protsed their own Interest the The unsettled state of affairs ab Foking and had moonwalls arrived, line sines expressed E Adomey Conoral, less then 100 yards distant. A red hot Infantry were forced to adept the system of tank the condoasions obtained by other Power from ogret bat, owing to the Hoary axpenditure
fire was reined into the worina, printing the Cands, at the time the west poryacts) China-induced your Consnitton early in May to much work wapki involve, he is poable to It is well-known that the Armstrong Com from running to cure, which leg colony and the most promerous one, frotestal endeavour to impress upon the Foreign Offlour command it for the present to the Bentary of pany are building a large raisers, the Haitien some the hundred yards balund the frauch, strongly against the adoption of free to the opportnueness of prasing the demand on State for the Colonies.
At the end of October the Committen recefovil. and Rateht, for the. Obians Government, and until the Artillery was brought up. Two by the mother country in 1840, and Canada the Chinese Government for the long-needed Messrs. Buobbelster and Co, who ranged the three chrapnel at close auga so had again approached the mother country extension of the botuaries of this colony. contract, received a telegram on Buth March throughly toured them that white ng was with preferentiel tariffs, and it might be tako The changed deudliions under which warfare from the local Government & circular from the that there was a much stronger feeling throng can now be conducted but rondered it impera. Secretary of State for the Colonies covering a porting that the Hasibal had just knots bed tip on the take some ha fue grande, qut the epics for fair trade. now than thon tive for the anfety of the harbons that its report for the Duke of Norfolie on the ruinit aliafactory-trials, her spend ning 24 knots of guns with the bayonete stuck in on formerly was The Federation should conteft appromotes should be scoured: whilst the of the Conference on Poetage within the British maling her the fastest cruor now atest The Two sailors of the Tansylvania Regiment length of these cruisers over all is 424 fost, and awam this river and took the fag. The troops British soresis. If sich were to form pair growth of the population, the development of Empir together with a report by the local between perpendientare 8 feet, Leadth were hurrie noross and bani 100 prisoners of plan it would go a long way towns its industries, the immeas of its water supply, Postanator Genersi on the proposal to insinde extremp 45 feet 8 inchis, moon draft 18 wore talon in with the arm. This is the one spire together. This is and thy desirability of providing for its fatare this Colony in the scheme and asking for the feet 9 inches, and displement 4,300 tons. first large enrrender, and the natfres must have strongly supported by Sir Gordon. Sprigs expansion ulike pallid for some enlargement of opinion of the chamber on the proposed shanges, With raspo tariffs the world was again the boundaries. Your Commities therefore Bacing that the ohanges had already born decided They have twin screw onginos, giving 17,000 bren thoroughly frightened.
From Beave the anth was uneventful, us, and we should probably have to place out addressed strong ripresentations to the Noble apon, the Committed replied that they considered hore-power with forced, and 12,500 with natural
Affairs both by telegram and by letter: Again, the domain of discussion, but they added that if draught, and eight boitars working at sprent bagend small Bighte occuring at nearly every selves against the world. The great colon Lord the Beerstary of State for Foreign the matter had prootionlly been remaved from sure of 155 panna Therarasement comprises bit of wooded country, until Guiguinto, thirty authoridos favoured commercial union two 8-inch quick-firing gaus, ten 12 odatiestre Kilometers from Manila, was rascha Hore a in medited form. How could Imperil in July, when the conditions of the convention farther opinion were desired they regarded Mr, quick-firers, sixteen 47 milimetre grans, and considerable force was met and stard fight of fodoration he brought about? First, I signed at Feking on the 9th June by which & Thomson's Memorandum as a far statement of
large area at the book of Kowloon together with the position of the Colony in this matter. Mix 37-milimetres, all of 46 calibres, and five hour warned, during which is saamy lost ons of the greas colles were to asset
QUARANTINE torpedo tribes. They will begin their water about eighty and the Americans thirty is killed its right to make independant treaties with Tenten aml àther islands wore leased to Great
templates to a foreign alates it would se oues convalee the Britain for ninety nine years, it becsus known The recrudescence of Plague last spring hora. under the dragon flag; it spuld be interesting to know what flag they will eventually carry- Dvary town was completely deserted, only empire sad give rise to the question of Emporial that a condition had been incorporated therein aut on the mainland was the signal for a ne chickenk, dogs, and a crowd of the inevitable federation. Again, the idressed armaments by which the city of Kewloon was to be made ried imposition of quarantina on vessals arriving N. C. Daily News,
Chiname being foaud. Many of the villages the motor land night become so burde Chinone reservation, your Committee promptly from thie-port, Man, Centoo, water, dy, al noro destroyed by fine before the insurgents come that she might call or invite the addregsod a vigorous protest to Lord Salisbury the posts in the craits Settlements and to the colonies to contribute a fair properto. They on the subject, both by wire and sub South, as well as of Japan, &c. The Chambor Joarning dator that and the local Government addressed protests to Prisoners taken at Guiguinto stated that could not be asked to contribute unless they sequent dospatch. Aguinaldo was present during the ighting and Possed some ears of ranresentation. Thit the Imperial Maritime Customs were claim the Singapore Chamber of Commerce against a large number of his staff officer also viewed would give rise to Imperial futlaration Agains Ing or concessions, which would materially such action when only sporadic onsos of the lis the operations. The general Impression is that great war in which the very existence of the restrict the freedom of the trade of the port, case were present, deprecating the resort to re- Uon Bintlio was many miles beyond the empire was al stake such as the war betwr farther probente, in the shape of despateties and xtrictive measures before the rest necessity was France and Gormspy is, 1870-would-bring resolutioza were added to the Hongkong parent. The Slugapore Chamber, Toply, -danger liga."
On Thursday night the troops had reached Itaperial fodoration shont. Last of all, it might Government for trampission to the Forelge zupported the action of their Government. The Santa Isabel, s little town on the railroad ona be left to the evolution of Liao, if the Cor Office sad to the British Minister at Peaking paigas sultanently increased, and this calony milo and a half from Malolos. Four miles just finontol powers would only given them and a full statement of the objections to the was consequently subjected to the loss and incon covered had produced to opposition whatever, breathing space. Tagland was in the het reservation of Kowloon and the proposed formal venionice attending the quarantining of arrivals though several lines of vacant trenches were possible position to combat with this enerjis establishmant of the Cidusse. Customs in Hong therafrons during the whole of ibe annumer passed. Just at dark the enemy was discovered question. Its sonstitution was flexible; kong communicatest to the London Chamber months.
not ran on hard and fast ines. Whater of Commerce witli au carnost request for their by seonts to be entranshed at the edge of the woods, beyond some open paddy-olds 1,000 constitution was built up England assistance in the waiter What has been the ho propared to mate sueritious to bring result of the Chamber's presentations, in which yards ahead, but they were not disturbed.
about perial unity, and the growth of they worked in line with the China Association A NARROW ESCAPE, General McArthure had a narrow alears, also selonies which were detin 1 in future time and the Navy League, has still to be learned cavanience caused to the travelling publis for the Sometry of life for Foreign Affairs by the deletion of the riveratoamors for this par Adjutant Strong and three correspondents, who to matatau bergo ponnlations aruld have to be were standing on the railroad, which is consider taken into consideration. It might not always has apparently not yet found opportunity to puse as well as the practical reaitlowness of such skir higher than the surrounding Selds. The be that the British Falads would contain tho ply. There is, however, judging by recout Inspection were pointed out to the Government party was looking over a map which General test numbers of this Anglo-Saxon ra; ellvial statements, reason to believe that the by the Chamber. A modification was thereupon but what could they do is the meantime? He protests matte have not been without good fruit suggested by the Sanitary Board, to the suici OArthie was explaining when suddenly a valley of Mausers came down the road, many thought that a polonial bobility would be a macmuch as the pistons Stations are to her that the inspectipo should take place after the great inducemont to ment the empire to moved from the Colony, (Appendices D.) vosal camo slangside the wharf instead of in bullets striking within a dozen feet. Every- ene dig for cover with all possible haste guthor. If they had so Earl of Sydney,
THE LOCAL BANE NOTE SU tim quarantine anchorage. To this, Lowever, except the General, who searsely shifted his Eml of Ottawa, If favours were scattered nos The restriction of trade, the great incon the Committen more obliged to dissent, since it venience to the community, and a protaurs would involve, closing up the ship for som position. Skirmishers were immediately sent freely among the Lending calonists who wis cut who discovered conceal trench less prepared to devote their intellect and their felt by those engaged in commerce by the hours and prove oven mere objectionable the than three hundred yards away, and a few time rather for honour than for wealth it might necessity imposed on the Banke to confine their the suspection us, previously carried on, and shota were exchanged with this long sharp grester facilities unnat be given for communis derekment of trade lad long since outgrown theroof as boing of little mal solus. It was do much to bring about federation. The note issue within prescribed limits, which the they accordingly urged the discontinuance flow, rooh ne the provision of an exclus had fur some time besa falb to be a serious and not, however, until the end of Juas that the able rabzing through British territory que increasing drawback. Complainte having you motiest inspection of the stern-bouts was dis lines of steamboats, subsidised by Governmiat, made early in the year that the Note Issue had continued. ↑ either by the colonies or the home laud ft. exceeded the legalies suonut, the Hongkong quot conferences by the leading staters and Shanghai Bank reduned its issue on the of the colonies with our statemen at house and S0th Jane within the traincibe liraits, but the joint letter frota a number of firms eng- the difusion of literature dealing with this all inconvenience caused to trade was so great that aged in the export trado was received in aley the raznagament nudes proposal to the Gorem: Inst calling attention to the sudden changos s important subjection of th
notes the Bank would be prepared to lodge silver Shipping Conference and the want of adequate dollar for dollar in the custody of the Colonial noise to siportere, whereby the latter were Treasurer. At the meeting of the Committee seriorsly bandiaspped, and asking the Com- held on the 13th July this proposal "was-10 mittes to take steps to bring about an improve- animicusly anpported, and a copy of the resolt moat in this stato of affairs. In suply, the tions together, with that of the minutus of the Committee, While gympathising with the ex- meeting referring to the subject were forwarded porters under the circumstances narrated, did to the Government, by whom, on the authorias not feel justiflod in taking up the question, tion of the Becretary State, the Banka which was really a matter between shippers and proposition war anbeequently accepted, and the ship-owners, but suggested a united sapnaanta ferendo cetting forth the inconvenienes mund by the lack of safhoigrt notice of change in armagements:
THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES.
IN MALOLOS. AMERICANS IN
PHILIPPINE CAPITOL FALLS WITH OUT A SHOT, BUT IS BURNED
AND DESERTED.
A WEEK'S FIGHTING AND HEAVY LOSSES.
THE TIMES "ON BIAM. The Times publishes a long correspondetus on to force the ag rule with regard to junk the progress of Siem, neil jua sulogistia leading arrivals from this colony; the treaty pole admits the slain of Biam for a revision were to be considered the ports of forsign of the Customs duties. euiry and junka from Hongkong were to be allowed to enter vuly at those ports. That, however, did not suit Hongkong, which clined to be allowed to send junk to any point on the war, whether there was a Custom-house there or not. This it was which led to the collection of Customs duties at poista itomediately contignons to the colony in Chinese waters. That system, white conducted by the Native Customs, gave rise to well founded complaints, which ted to the transfer of the administration to the Foreign Customs, since when there have been re complaints on the part of the Chinese community engaged in legitimate trade. Mr. WiUTEREAD, Bowever, saya that "All reasons for having the Imperial
Customa
and a suer and the Americans left their waters should be abolished at cartiert cute possible.” The hon. gentle trapebas than the insurgents opened up a bears mau surely cannot mean that we are to give from the woode on the east of the church, at about 1,000 yards rage. The Americans up the right to trade with the Chinese col
half miles in extent running uarth and south. Twelve pieces of artillery and two rapid-fire
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[FROM OUR CORRESPONDEA]
Malogs, 31st March.
Laut Saturday morning, less than ore week
Major General McAnbar with the antica cand division on the tring line and two brigades as support, began the movement which culminated in the occupation of Malolos to-day. The advance was commenced at Las Loms
abostora.
KALORUS AT LASTENAAN. At daylight on Friday morning the troops were alien the line ready forthendrance, bataction was delayed mill seven o'clock, when s botabardment commenced which lasted for thirty minnate are the thing began the passes started cheering and yelling en geettonating within sasy sound sud sight of the Americans. Then
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PASSÈROENA. - A cogunto question to the foregoing was the medical inspection of passengers arriving in Hongkong from Chulon and Mano, and thegreat
EXPORTERS AND THE SHIPPING
··* CONFERÈNCE
and about Hougtong Church, on the north side of the city, at daylight, thoy mottled-back into the troughs and sent in At the conclusion of the lecture the CH- ment that for any excess of Emit to the issue of the rates of freight hozaeward made by the
the
4.6, WATSON & Co., LIMITED. in general and that junks should be compelled in a long this line some two and one
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS
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volley by way of letting their pressuos be MAN thanked Mr. Jones on behalf of the au- known. However, there was to nevezing fire, dience, and complimented him on his very sole
address. though many a soldier fingered the-hemmer of his gun and longed for the command to advanca Al seven o'clock General MeArtbur took up his position near the battery on the left of the rirsed, and a minute after there was a roar as the best gun sent its mennger teoring over the truncata dell's attomaatio trenche. On the right of the track
UNCLE TOM'S (ABIN" AT THE THEATER ROYAL. -
On Wednesday evening the Theatre Egal was ororded te exvese on the oersion of another
entry! But it is the right claimed by love machine gaas were kept to the front, dragged and away oyer on the right were a Hotchkiss change of programme by Marem Dallas in stringency in the money market was thereby tion on the enbject by the exporiars to the Con-
ted to resort only to specified parts of foreign
kong that junks may proceed from this colony to any part of the coast of China 28 that constitutes the nasou for having the Imperial Chinese Customs about Hongkong waters (not in Hongkong eaters), and 31r. WATEREAD BAYS the remons for having the Customs there should be abolishch, ·
Perhaps suine rucans, less offensive to the sentiment of the Hongkong commuuity than the present mean inay he devised to prevent the defrauding of the Chinese revenus. With
NOTJUE TO CORRESPONDENTS URLY BUSINReications relating to the news columne ahould be slŭramed la THE EDITUR..
Cerespondente must forward their name and address with zommumicatiora sddressed to the Riskor, not or publication, but as evidence of gasd faith
stand was made,
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moun.
Musgraves Dramatic Company, who proved shot and Uncle Tom's Cabin" for the delectatios of their atrine. Faw hocks published during the Just half-century in the English language have attained such a world wide popolarity Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's masterpiece, and is its dramatised, forms it has always been great favourite with theatregoers. It thoroughly
sempletely alleviated.
THE QUESTION OF THE INDIAN CURRENCY. Tho announcemeat made by the Secretary of State for the Colonies in June last theref
THE MISSION OF LORD CHARLES BERESFORD TO CHINA
by males or pulled over difficult places by the revolving caquon and a 3.85 3.21. batteryman themselves. The natives remained tain gau. In less then two minutes these
beoming away with in their trenches until he rango was about whrapnel at the start a few volleys three hundred yards, and then they broke and were out in answer by the nadires, but long
Alfred Dent had been appointed a member of the Commission to morider the question of the In connection with Lord Charlas Beresford' through the vevor of bamboor and away before half-pact even that had so, and her
Indian Currency, conveyed to the Chumbet Mission to Chins and his recent visits to this through the Local Government. elicited the foaloby a series of resolutions were pussel at a the bambardmont ended the infantry began the and to San Francisco del Monte, where a short were staupeting away in all directions. When advance, parsing, tranek after teach without
opinion from the Bunting nathorities here that special meeting of the General Comunittes n By half-post seron this pain body of the enemy the lightert opposition, except Erom a few
the proposals of the Indian Government to the 13th November last, in response to aug... on Brigadier-General Düt's front, which was escaping Filipinos, away over on the Nebraska rossed the autismon on Wednesday evening and withdraw tex Groved ́of current silver. rapes gestion made by bix Lardship, when pussing! the left wing of McArthur's division, ked bean and South Dakota fronts in the right wing, gan taight, the artists the wote annually for the pairs of establishing gold through in September, giving the Chamber
visws on the political and commercial situation, driven back two miles and ware making dus who wore making away for the monotaios with it in piece and identifying themselves with standard in India, prald be injudicious and
the different characters in a manner which old tond to aggravata thoovis now existing in con and forwarded to him while up North. The
Committer ware especially nations that the im perate efforts to reach their comrades of the all liste
Half-a-mile beyed the string point the hardly be expected from players who had so mootion with the curcany in that country. right beyond San Franciso del Monte, where ear the apply se limited. Only templied for Cash regard to opiumsuch a means halready beep | General" - Hale's: brigzde was being slightly line halted and scouts were sent out, who reported recently. Leon absorbed in beary drama. ME. THE RENTAL, OF WHARVER IN HONGKONG.portance to Britiïlą and foreign trade of Hong--
Heury Dallas personated Phineas Fletcher argented by the Chamber of Commacroe.ohacked by the henvy opposition and difficult no onemy in sight. A few.old zien were brought the man of peace; his "cake walk” was a \ izst, by an Order in Council, suddenly raiet
Alt letters for gebligation should be written on one syde of the paper vody.
Ne ancnymously signed communications that are
already unrelin other payers sci like inaarteit. ....Quiere sprextra copass of
gent for 11 .. on day of publicat on. After that Telegraphic FAS PRE 1.0.1:gda
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Taleohung . 12.
The Daily Press.
Hexoxoxe, April 7th, 1809.
A shear Bumber of important subjects are tuvched upon in the ansial report of
elaborate defence.
The local Government having, to September Feng and ita allustion ezs-a-vis the provinces of South China should not be inat sight of in the ange ruccas. Indeed all the variety test- no took expoptionally well. "I want Fer the rental of whereas and piers to about truengar attention being gived to the Yangiss with swing, the audience joining hastily mitten dressed an earnest remonstrauce to trade and influence. They farther urged the honey by Mia Bertha Hunter, west times the ammoniar hitherto burged, the Con Valley as the obiet Held in Chins of British in the oboras. Jie. JB Ferrell, as Marks the the Exative este subject, pointing out that abolition of island imposts on foreign goods way crested Yar of laughter with his don in the use of the steamboat companies, who throughout Chins, the analgamation of the Harri,and Uncle Tom wers able pourtrayed by them, great herdship would be entailed, and and the throwing open to foreign trade of the
of pasongard and derived no revenue from of brigandaga and disorder ie the Two Kwang ke The parts of George Harris, CA only and then piss for the conveginice Native and Foreign Customs, the suppression Mr. Kanyon Musgrave Miss Barbara Faan, that the excessiva intruse in the rent was entire waterways of China. On the 3rd Jan and Mr. 1. Epson, and the other parts were wall anstained Mr. W. H. Brown, the busness calculated to restrict be uding facilities in the mary, a public mesting, nader the auspices of regret at being utable to modify the sale of purpose of welcoming Lord Charlos Berosford Uncle Tom's Cabin will be reposted to charges, cut in Doceraber last His Excellency and bearing: in skires from him. At that provide for the comfort of the audience.
the Governor made an Order in Council repeal meeting, his Lordship gare the results of hi night, and to-morrow night The Silver Kug"
ing the above hamad Order Together with the observations in different parts of Chinn and now regulations užder it, and as amended tariff strongly stroosted the policy of the open will be substituted,
On w mura Fonsonablo tonlə is, now under son-
door, urging as a meat towards securing its sideration TNA TA
maintenance the roorganization of the Ching THE WORKING OF THE YOUT- OFFICE army, the better to give security in the country During the past year is usatisfactory and to maintain the Imperial authority, Th
HARD SIMONS WAXITORES.
The general Terdiet of thoes who is ve
of thanks to the galisht and uoble speaker address was most cordially received and a voti
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Conary. The river Tubsyan raus almost exstin who told conflicting stories of so valus, -The Opium, however, in not the only article on.
and yest at right angles to las American march was reimel sad all heets made to reach which China impunes Customs duties, though advance, and it was hoped to rash the enemy go the town, ass this column of smoke was noen it is the article that londs teelt most readily quickly that they world not rose the river rising from among the trees in the direction of
without hoar loss. The plan was partly Malolos to smuggling. Wherever two countries have accenful, and by maintaining perfect junction
Three lines of boary, skilfully-fortified common frontier and dieirailar fison) ay batween the two brigade no broken place in bronches ware and art, but they gave no toms there is always more or less friction, the live permitted say rest or fe retreat oridence of having hean occupied. It must After waching del Monte, General Hale swang have taken weeks of labour to construct such and it can hardly be anticipated that such bis troops to the loft and bagan the advance in
Colonel Funston, of the Kamas Regiment, friction will be altogether obviated in the northerly direction. At the same time
General Gas changed he front slightly and was in the position nearest the town and scoort the Bangkong Guntesal Chamber of Com- ease of Hongkong and the Chinese provinco proceeded straight on to the river Genetalingly be advanced beyond the lines with sängar, was unremitting ja hie endeavors to colony, The Government, ia, reply, expresed the Chamber, was held in the City Hall for the ingre: As the Chairman, Mr. R. M. GRAY, of Kwangtung, but to reduce it to a mini- Hall, with three registalz, was stationed on squad of affroh mos. Following a winding remarked at the general meeting held on mum should be the aim of all parties. There the extreme right beyond Hale, and, taking his stroot, a place was reached from which the position from Hale's right wing, he marched church could be seen blazing in several parts Wednesday, the past year "bas been a very are two points, however, that cannot be loat stword, ingest of some more of the wings. The left wing of Otis's Brigade **mon:antous one in the life of this colony," sight of in attempting a colation of the prob Morts, and penetrating dimost sa far out as the ras just entering the southern structs when a volley se fred down the road the Kansan men' and the work thrown upon the Committee. In the first place, China emot be, waterworks and San Mies valley.
On the extreme Left General Wheatea, with had come up. In a moment the troops were of the Chamber of Commerce has been Mr. WHITEHEAD suggests, trenied as itres regiments, occupiol the trenches in front pouring into the city from the sides, and they correspondingly arduous. The publication ther Powers are treated; she raust, fross of Caloosen, and as soon as Otis consbed the were all greeted by Cel Fanstea at the square patronised Simon's Waxwarks, which any
Hongkong Hotel, is that the show is an stool.de in which quiere complaints of the minutes of the Committee's monthly the nature of the case and her own inherent river Wheaton began his advanos along the to which he had sahod at the best of his site on the New Riolamation opposits the working of the Postmen entailed a mass of
railroad. Thus the antire country from the quad at the fret fring
The teen was in one mighty confusion, nolent one and well worth visiting. As we have of delayed delivery of mails, of missat oorra passed with enthusia itetings and of the correspondence has, defecte, be subjected to special and extra. railroad on the north to the waterwork, eight Filipinus, bat håndreds of basislared Chinamen provicialy stated, there are many other attracpondence, end of theft or disappearance of in THE DANE OF ODINA, JAPAN, AND STRAIT
portant leftars formed the moat - conspicuous
L1) CERTAIN CHINESE however, kept the community informed of nisury treatment; and, in the secondo act of the city, we on the move.
features. In response to urgent representatious It was planned for Olis and Hale to carry tanning in all directions, climbing out of tions besides the gura, including a pancsosa
In this case, heard in October fast at Shang the progress of events as they transpired, place, there is not the least prospect of the the advance as far as Novaliches, aorah Best of windows and var wants, artempting to are in which some a pictures are displays the subjost From this Chamber, Maje
General Black, then administering the Govim, bai, the Tootai dslivered a judgment which nit as a resalt there were no new questions British Government helping colonini agita-the sity, then to swing left and sweep the goods from barning houses. From them it was photograph, and nurous curiosities.
ment, beside instituting worerul reforms and practically absolves Chinese from all respor opened up at the annual meeting, and of tors to obtain an enforcement of the "opan country in a westerly direction sa fer ae Pelo. learned that the ruin my had retired to At the same time Wheaton wan to serance up Calumpit, six miles beyond, two days previously,
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER reeutions in the service, suggested to the simility with regard to the apsid liability on Colonial Offies the necessity of appointing | shares subscribed for by them in British joint the railroad and join McArthur, the division leaving only a small guard to turn the town on
OF COMMERCE.
trained offloar from England to all the vacancy stock companies, Acting in co-operation with Commander, at Poin thiob is 15 kilometers the American appronok. They were successful
eansed by the ratirgnant of the Assistant Post" the Shangbai Chamber of Commerce, your The following in the Committee's report sub. from Manila, But the diffenlties of ferding in lustroying the best buildings of the place;
maior General, with a view to vevaring «foż Committee addressed a letior to H: B. M The French and American mail close to the Talistan kiver, and the heavy work of the and then fed just in time to says thonzalven
Chords rare iramediately placed on all the mitted to the annual meeting haid on Wolnes enby in the working of the Postal Departments Minister at Peking begging that he would us morrow at 10.45 am.
onvalry and baggage trains combined, and the
but your Commister now now lonze with, regret bis influence with the Tsung-li Yamda to obtais The course for the Rural Hongkong Yachtough character of the catre prérented the stores and houses, and in half an hour perfect dy
falfilment of the scheme. After crossing the order æsigned.
The Committee hare plonetes in now animit, that an officer, he has only had a local reversal of the Taota's decision, and that hi The troops wont bito camp just beyond the Jeuses are granted and the relations of the club's race on Sunday will be from the Talice river the troops marched in u'westerly directiecow and will probably remain a day or two ting to the Members of the Chamber the flow princo in the WestIndion, has been appointmi i would insist upon tho legality of enforcing the
Bar, Kowlos, round the north fairway by along the north bank toward the railtead. and a murk best off Lyemoan; 12 ziles."
On Bunday afternus Priuce Lorenstein until the new adrance in dooiled upon: Thing report of their pesedinge daring the past to auecood, Mr. Northoote in that post. The obligations uniloriaken by Chidęso abarabolden wert ont vu the firing lites and finally joined the business of chasing is about played out, and year Oregon Begiment, when the work was severe in
some attempt to catch the enemy and inflict front of Malaboy. The rebels were strongly in severe loss must be matared. trenched in hidden place, and Colonel Summers. This week of fighting ban cost the Ameri- warned the Prince to main in the reserva as
caus 400 killed and wounded. On an average the danger was very gent. However, he joked the army has progressed four miles per day. about the danger, kod thanking the colonel he told him he would be cautious. He advarend barcail the lious and emme under a orets fire of Americans and insurgente, The unfortunate man was found not in the abdomen and died shortly siter. The accident is pisceraly regret ted by the authorities.
the old ones only two can be said to be of door" policy for the smuggling trade.
contentious character, one of which ting already been settled, while the other is, we hope, in a fair way of being sh. These questions are the term for which Crown
Chinese Cestoma to the colony. The Secre try of State's decision that in future ne Crown lenses shall bo granted for longer The Hongkong Football Clah have handed terms than ninety-nine years is apparently $74.70 to the Transurer of the Hongkong Foot ull Challenge Shield, this was boing the balance irrevocable, and the subject therefore pure oxpenditars resulting from the als of eats means now little more than an academic in the Grand Stand at the final on March 25th int rest. It Is ; question of collectivism st
upon at Wednesday's meeting was that of the Kowloon Customs, concerning which
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IMPERIAL MEDERATION."
LECTURE BY KÊ. T. W. JONES,
Protect
Committee woleons the appointment of domin fomiga stook. A reply was received it mander Hastings to fake obarge of the Post January in which Sir Cande Macdonald stated Often on assoent of his well-known energy, but that he was in communication with the Tonng. novarthelem fear that until now. Offisen are † 17 Tamen and the Shangbai nathurifies on the provided and the statt strengthened some question, and the Committee will be glad to
use of dissatisfaction must still confinse to Lear that lie Jus exceeded.
Carfse
INTERNAL TAXATION ON FOREIGN GOODS IN THE TWO KWANG. It will be remembered that in 1897 a was addressed to the British Minister at Filing gainst the practica in the Twe Kyang of
THE OPENING OF THE FREE PORT OF farming out the taxes, and His Excellend) was
KIAUCHOW. at the same time requested to nee his intende DucTION OF PERIOD OF CROWN LEARS. Acting on instructions from the culoril
Kinchor, on the cost of Bluplung, the lsam. to procure froki the Authorities pablicatio of verun individualism ("shail the profit from A copy of Methiejohn's Japan Directory 1809
lis internal tarika, it being of great import Ofce, the Gorsamt have reduced the period of which was acquired by Gezinany under Tronly with China asal and coaling station in the increasing value of land go, exclusively reached a soroa days ago. 16 in a neatly got
ance to merobants and traders to know what for which letses of Crown Lands were granted, into the pockets of the landowners, or chalip hands books, giving late of firms, etc., in the treaty ports, Government dapartments, the
On Tuesday afternoot Br. J. W. Jones Jo.nzation good are to west after being naked via from 903 Fai to 75 or at the most March, 1807, was on the 2nd September last this community be entitled to share therein peerage of Japan, and sundry neefal informatics
vored an address in the City Hall, under the by met paas. On this bad further res yes, Your Committee, considering that this opened as a treo post. This policy has bedit hy a periodical readjustment of the amount relating to the Land of the Rising Sun
Ou Bunday afterion Wheaton est cenericanf the Hong song Odd Velames Society, pozdenos las been carried ou, and it was course would not orly place existing lole at an adeptsd, it is understool, is reccnition of the divited that a convertion allowing imported air promium Ent was orionlated to patriot liburality whith has made se grant a mocks of Arthur adrance gaard wear Melints. A river on Imperial Federation." dir John Larrity goods to be sold in transit, under certain falling the demand for had and therefore to delay or the free port, of Hongkong. The Committee of Grown rent payable? Mr. CHAMBER
Yesterday afternoon the remains of Sergeant separated the forces and the insurgents more for ton, C.1.0., presiod, he LAIN has decided that the community is Coutts, he had been a popular member of the tied on the north bank All the morning the The CHAIRMAN Tomared that imperit formalities, had been agreed to at the sugges provout the expansion of the colony generally, trust that similar prosperity will attend the
new friss port of the North.AKA tion of the German Minister at Peking. As an addressed a strong monstrance. through the
THE CHIKA.QURETION AS AFFECTING": titled to be in the earned increment, Hongkong Police Force for the last ten years, trenches were shelled by the artillery, and the Fedoration was the great quillos of the future sutional resnit of the representations mudu Government, to the Secretary of State on the
PORTALDONTALENDE were interred in the Happy Valley in the infantrymen pisked off the early as they re-and that he had no doubt.- from bis knowledge, on the enbisot, the Virror at Canton abolished subject. Mr. Clamberlain, in reply, adheres to hat as the readjustment of the Crown rent prazance of many of his late comrades. The treated to the brush insmall bunches of ton or of Mr. Jones, whom he met daily in business the farm for sellerting fukin on kerse oil, his decision, but states that tecins will be az- A latter has been received from the Liverpool
After the trenches wers will relations, that that gentleman would give a ouly to take place at intervals of seventy-Sergeant, whe was only 54 years of age, died in iftaon at a time.
ander instructions from the Teung Yen, bodied in leases providing for renewal at the
Chamber Commerce calling special utloutícn fve or ninety-alue yeara no living landowner Hospital, where he had been for three weeks, suaptied the troops advanced, crossing og the most fesent stars on this important subject whe farther ordered that the practice of farme time of expiry the of at such an advance into the realations passed at a geaaral meeting
railroad bridge, which was party destroyed, and Me Joxe fret touched upon the vast extent, will be very severely hit. All the land at peritonitis bring the cause of death
entered the Zelda sostly of: Balinta without immense population, and bezge revenue of the g such faces should be discontioned With Crown rent, as is justified by the then vape of the members alter hesting an address by regard to the publication of the internal tariffa, i the lead, and without Bus, for further similar. Yerburgh, M.P., on the sizove subject. the Peak is held on seventy-five years leases, A French Comic Opera Company, under the shot being fired. The position the the British spire, and added that it would be a hoverex, the information gleaned by Mr. Brenan period, and that in man of resumption for pub These resolutions trust tant the British Govori. and ne question whether its present selling direction of M. Daron, has strived and will urgents had acetal Was hilly strong at once that an empire of emak vast time was not astissoto, it transpired that, lo purposes compsasation will be given. This will give every possible assistence to British merohmats and ospitalists who ara engaged in value would have been appreniably greater open for a short season on Monday evening, inolta by trenches and forts with est entailed grout responsibilities upon its admin although most ares of foreign import are decision in razy unsifisfactory.
Uzuks Aften feet thial, and casemates to break trators and upon the statesmam ho framed its
"basirens fa China; and -that-it will especially in St. Andrew's Hell, with Zos Fantins de
In Juna last, your Committee, having regard, the matter of railway construction sogarezte had the longes been granted for sine hundred Violetts preceded by a musical entertainment, the effect of sobranzet Dezens of places were laws, it might be said that the British empire semisally able to a too-li tax af about too per STORE WARNINGS **** cud ninety-nine year
M. Daron visited Hongkong with akompany found where the abelis had bit, infiofing com- might be divided into Eve classes of states cent, the system of collection in so signlar The other contentious' makjei:i, touched about ton yçara ago and craited a very favom". † paratively Utile dirige, At Melinta a trap thoss possesing respondbia government Bach a that there is really no actual guarantee ditain to the suspension of telegraphic communication British enterprise in the Teugtaas cagion similer wan Jail which caused the death a brever Canad Teprescutative states tact, on Australis able to its amount Your Committee went with Manila, which precluded all idos of the preferential rights to slices which Germany, able impression.
Brigadier-Ganeral and seven men. The deser, and New Zeabsad, which way practically indenly sad red Her Majesty's Minister at Fek-receipt of the tainthery warning of the ap. Fraw, and Russia have already staimed. Ther ing on this question, pointing out the inpolicy proach of typhoons formerly sent by the Manila is congratulated the Indian Goreramont of tion of the trenches in the troops to bellové pendent, Crown Colonies; dependencies; and of the recognition of the fol tax and aging Observatory, suggested to the Governmost therrors for the Barmab. Yangissa Kailway, and The Biskop of Victoria and the Colonial that the natives had retreated a long, distance protesterates. When they cast their mind's His Excellency to frant upon the sdopion of possibility of recaring a supply of weather tale hope that the ice will be carried through to Secretary, trustees of the Sharp Legosy Fand head. Bente retrandstating that the soy ye upon the pages of history and walled to the Hop. T. H. WHITEHEAD addréased-the have presented a balance sheet and sistemout of was nowhere in sight. Accordingly the men miud lhe empires which had zisted but which some suhome whereby consistent taxation can he grams from South Cape, Forms The Gorera Chungking. A reply was promptly returned Chamber. The hon. gentleman apparently the apportionment of the Fund amongst the advanced confidently, little expecting an attack, mareigy aothing but weselmash the Per guamteed and the legal eractions which we then, in reply stated that they were already in saring the Liverpool Chamber that the sub has not studied the question very closely, or colony in depordance with the powers conferred zowszal Protestant obaritable institutioze in tha
communication no sewer has yet been turned and hoped through the French Consul to soncemities. when suddenly, just as the line was coming sing, the Babylonia, the Greek, and the roman, Prent basper trade finally abolished. Totals communication with the Geroment of Labuan, Jeet had received the attention of your Cou over the bray of a der bill in front of an old the Moerich, the Spanish, be French under Appendix A.
observations from two stations is Apnam, but THE FUTURE FISCAL POLICY OF THE The could not have made the statement that span them by the will of the late Mr. Elound rained oburch, a hery freeponad up from Napoleon I, and, in their own day, the Chinoso
THE BRIZUES OF HR WAITS'S UDAL AT that the Lighthouse at South Capo had been destroyed by the Chinese before ring the 1886 arrangement perinita a Chi Bharp The balance in the Back on 4th April the front and right. The 22nd U. 3. Intentry, Empire, winek seemed to be falling to pieces
MAKE BAIWAN IN KWANGES
Aa loquiry loving been made by the Binge- "nexe Customs Office in Hongkong as $6,256,36, and this amount has been apper-slich fought in Cabs, was on the direct front under their very eye-the question must na
A good deal of further correspondence passed Formoss and that the cable between Taungi and tioned as followVidris Hom and immediately begin the eliargs, supported totally arise in the mind of every thinking man because the 1856 arrangement "if by that Discoes Girl's School sud Orphanage, S63) on the right by the Sd U.S. Infantry and the whether the British supire was destined to with Her Majesty Consul at Canton in this Poocker had been ent Sinso that times the pore Chamber, asking whether, in view of the Berlin Fonating Home, fo00: Baxter Missien, 3rd U.S. Artillery. In twenty minutes the exist. Continental opinion mid no that the subject early in the year: In the in Hr. cable comtatniontion with Maafis has been annexation of the Philippines by the Cuited 3600; Ladis Benevolent Socisty, 3500 Alice enemy had been driven Bying through the great colonies must in ordinary source of Hronan ved at the conclusion that Bratored and it to be hoped the weather States of Amerion, this Chamber propied after the dissuasion by Sir JAMES BUS Memorial Hospital, 8500; Kaloou Lustitate, woods, but the short fight cost the death of stingy leave. The tinther counts and of Watts had not prored his case, and that intelegens from that port will be contioned as making any representation in favour of the régione being as far as practicable in the direc WELL, SI ROBERT HART, SHA Tuotai, and $500; Star Contes House, 8500; Souliers and Brigadier General Egbert, former Colonel of up empires of their own The British dispute between twg Chinese it was not for him promptly and efficiently as under the
PROPOSED WESTERN HALEGUR OF KERTUE, Hon of Fres Trede, communications have been opened with the owly constituted Masila sad Orphanage, $428,33 permission. Bortic of Mr. Widtrenein's.
skirts of Pole, and in the morning the town was of their mother for the vast vatere, THE PINNALE HOOK USD
The forte mods last year to bring the axis Committee in Bogiember for the formation to back up the représentations that diretion. ether statements of fact might also be at the Magistracy on Wednesday Mr. T. ecupied, hot wat hafres large parlou had been question then arose, how was it possible to hold sostroverted; but what is of chief in Seroombe Smith made an observation of some burned by the desering natires, such a rest supire, together Was there any tenon of this fund eminently to the altention a barber of velge for small uraft in the which the latter istands to address be the interest to risksha owense. Mr. J. J. Epooner Aline was now drawn in and more comollie of youth by which a nation's longevity of the Naval Authorities, Couple, and Mari western end of the barbour of Hongkong, aut Foreign Offs. The ansettled condition of the portance in his speech is the policy he was driving slang Bonham Strand in a paklionet, frent formed Gil Olis and Hals on the could be prolonged To laufe, fedora- time Cholone Authorities with a view, by offer the progesal, which was to construct a broaksiaads bas so far prevented sction being taton recommenda for the fature. The hop gerviksha when a private risksba pompted by Bring lies under HeArthur, and Wheaton tien, which Dicey had defined so (1) à body ing rewards, to indis the Chinese began to ter from Blaughter House Point givlug an Marla on the subjoet.. sleman saya that Afl'rensons for having the The Chinam was on the wrong side of the
Chinamad came along in the opposite direction placed ta the reserve of ouring bounested by lodity, history, and wako known hidden dangers on the Cosat aron about eighty acres, sacming feasible, and Meyonayss Merilo, and Boats were all race topable of bearing are ippress of a common though cordially take up by the sarbete nu the idea of providing a refuge to leeward very Imperial Chinese Customs in and about road, and in serving norms to his right ride iskon, eth ons after fight, in which both sides natipaxlit (9) a pecaliss Bats of sentiment thorities, have not been prolife in dual re desirable on scout of its may accessibility Hongkong waters should be abolished," caught He Eponer a rickshe and upset it, Mr. Just more or les bearily. The rivers and hank such as that of joutual advantage which most skida, he only award made being one 1 $50 to Spooner being thrown tato the road. One of rose gresity retarded the progress of the desire union butastenity. Me. Janes argued Captab Fi,of the Chinese gunroscal. Nemlung, at the earliest date posible," and gaining his fast he sad the flizwan sut army and many hardred yarda of railroad were that the British empire filled three ads for asiting to polit on the subaergie rook that The Chinese Government should sells and handed theer over to the police, destroyed. Nearly pil the wagon bridges were. tious and went on to say that real federation on which the steanse Namo stand in the Mr. Sith, in advising the owose to pay the damaged, but se a male, they were so strongly sould not take pisos uning there was anke Huites Straits in Ostober, 1897. Ai, hombrer, be required to collect its Customs duties fine of $10, mid he pught to have been, in the builf by the Spaniers that Can Fisines couki similation of the scal yatagin was caid that the fact of the existence of this Faud has now "as all other countries do in their own ports coolie's place, as he considered the owner to be not entirely remere the miselve stone rehas the colonies had raised hele teritis against been made so widely known, it is hoped that Beneath these suggestions there lurk responsible for his coole being on the wrong deveral theropts were ziada to bar the railroad the mother lend Buch, borers, A Not the further claims will be made upon it when new
bridges, but with little toegan
case, WY hom the toniker land in 1846 adopted murrere ato in progress, (Appendiz 0.
term is meant the memorandusa signed
MAMMOPRILIPPINES.
Mr. BYRON BRENAN-Contains nu sneh Bailors' Institute, $430; 'Diocesan Boys' School: the 22nd Regiment despire had bean fhared to hen to go lalund the Magistrate's decision. (Ap. | Admistration, soli | Bucal polloy for those islands,under the
The same night the troops reacked the out roaring a brood of duokilaga which eventually i pendir 8. A Restion having been sit before the Chamber of Commerce, and it has been devidert,
skin of the road.
SINDRY CORRESPONDENCE.
Correspondends on the enbjects of the Wen- without towage, a letter way addressed to the tern Australian International Mining and Bogyrament rumending the chews to Industrial Elbition, the Paris Univerani Eski- oprabis considentin The Government, in bition of 1800, the Adulforallen of Aulseed Oil, reply, raised beveral points, thy chief belar how and the Japanese Customs at the Bals of and from what wares the cost of the under Oplom Cares in Forness will be found in åp taking could be defrayed, whoreapon the Chamrendieen Q, RW, & Y her responded that the oust of the work should
THE GENÉEAL COMMITTEE
and deprecated any attempt to provide the ganė some glisngwe ince its election at the last me out of the general revenue of the plour, The personnel of the Committee has under