INTIMATIONS
Trinkba is to be introduced into Manila, soras 500 having been ordorod from Japan to. Fagin with.
Mr. F. Anderson in the new Chairman of the Bhanghai Municipal Connell, and Mr. E. A. Howatt Vice-Chairmen.
The typhoon has apparently boon felt with Bom varity further north.
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REDUCTION OF CABLE WATER,
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The manter of the 1st monthly meeting of the The following correspondance is stabbed to Committes of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, ....... Calombo, 21st June, 1899. The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Hong Dear Sir, I have the honour to forward copy of a Resantion recently passed by this Chamber in connection with above, and to draw your attention to the necessity for combined notion on the part of the Chambers of Commerce of the East in the matter I am, dear sir, In the Times of the 24th July there is a long yours faithfully,
B. W. Dcx, Sects' ary. and interesting letter on the plagas by Mr.
(Copy of Resolution referred la. Edwin Proshfield, who writes from New Bank-
"That this Chamber nasiters the time has buildings, 31, Old Jewry. Mr. Frealfield says it so happens that there exist the materials for bow arrived when the cost of cable messages moking a complete bistory of the plegno in the botwein Great Britain and the East should be City of London between 1560 and 1685 if it reducet, and they recommend that combined were worth any one's while to prepare it That action be taken in conjunction with the Cham. I manifested for Hongkong and weuli Eare to be ed attempt to negotiate an alliance with Japan conspirators. The Government will not be i be röporded. period was the most active period of parochialers in India, the Straits, and China, in ondor life in the City and fortunately the looks of toneromplish it." the rarima parishes have been completely and acerately kept. Taking into account the lass
nere land fines either.
Orders are executed from Now Stocks in the Great Fire of London of a number of
only.
Priced Cataloguss with Hints for
dening can be obtained on application.
4-Paragraph of Section 4. The Com
Shanghai, 16th August, We are lit the Hoe han alieady roached mittes strongly recommend the omission of this
Thus Universul Gaulle publishes the follow
There was a report in native offcial circles Klang Pal, about 180 kilometres from Rang. the 12th August, 1996, they soggsato in the ing The French Minister has recently yesterday that the following Secret Deeros, kol, and that work is connection with the clause in its entirety. When in their letter of
Ministers abroad as will pa to the Viosroya and satisfactorily. The journey front failed to Government should give its considération to pat perumal is foraing upon ba Teung dated 5th July, was isnod to tto variotis Chioune Fariber extension of the line is proceeding very the formulation of tons other scheme whiuk Yusunen the nensity of wonstructing the Cha
Governors of the maritimo provinces The Korat now only occupies one day on hora.back. not only provide an effective check on the nankuan Lungohow Railway (Krangel Angam
punishment for treason of Kang Yu-wei and Bam Obserier. Import of the drug, bat will trace it also to can borders), but to all the importunities of the
his party has hitherto not be pressed for by sumption or exportation," they did not intend French Minister the reply was firan that the to convey the don that the collection of the Treasury is empty" Compelled at last to give the Imperial Government, which has always boon angiens to be intent to its subjects, and For the Gatsroment to undertake such a task that, if Franco would advance the money, the therefore all of that party bare pot been do duties should be undertaken by the Government: a definite reply, the Truugh Yamien fusily ald would not only be acessory Ent it would railway could be built at onco. Naturally upitated. It is, however, now known that the
golag frem one place to another trying to ment of the wheel notantes two drums, winding lead to troublesome complications and prove the Frosch finister was only too glad to con said traitor and companions have test of Into has been devised by J. B. Liardet. Tha meva vexatious to the morphants. Iu illustration of sons to losu the money, and the result is that this amsertion, I may meation that much of the France loads China Tie. 5,000.00) at 7 per cent organis socistics and propagating their tra long paper taps from ons to the other, and at seneblo doctrines, and it is deculed now not to let the same time a pencil fred to a holder is opiura imported--although it may not be speciinterest to construct the atorenamed railway
these men esoaps the meshes of the lay no ensily,enged to prisis from and side to the other of fcally stated on the bill of lading-is really line.-N. C. Daily News. shipped for optional delivery at Hongkong br.
and you are all now comicanded to use your bost the central line of the paper as the holz is ont *THE TIMES" ON THE CHINO
undeavours to Noize Kang Ku wei, Liang Chi- to porter to starboard. A plockwork arrange Shanghai, and this consignees here, if they
JAPANESE ALLIANCK
chao (ex-liter Chiness Progress), and Wang neut is to be added, continuously unwinding Chino (the Board of Rites Secretary). Let the paper at aniform apood, so that the time wish the shipment to be contiumod on to the
In an article combating on Chino's report there be nu intentent in the search for there and extent of any mortment of the holamay latter part, mutify the carriors and pay the differ enco in freight. This opiam would of course bɔ.
niggardly in ita raward to thow to whose courage
A uns for elenium, which is chiefly known as Japancas atatoscou have peculiarly good and daring it contidos the future capture of the
a laboratory sabatanen of curious and interesting entered again in the Shanghai manifest. Be the Times anys sides these optional shipments there would be the usual focal shipments to Shanghai. At that opportunities for ganging the weakness of the traitors, but as to ench as willingly adhere to port the duty is paid by the native dealer and China policy, and for estimating the difficul the porniojous doctrines and join the seeisties properties, has been found by the glassmaker. not by the importar, sad then only when it goes tios of introducing any real inprorament of the conspirators they shall also be Rose-tinted glass is produced by adding selɔn- into consumption Ingally. If the epin is re- They must nodersloud better than any Westora punished ce andh, as soon as they are proved ium directly to the materials in the melting quired elsewhere, the dealer merely hes to trau what it means to attempt the infesion of sayo. In this manner it is bored that the incipi pot, anda besatifal orango-red resalts when ship it, and the consignes pays duty at port of ses), national spirit into official classes hopelessent rebellion will be speedily stamped out," calmium sulphide is mixed with the selenium. destination. Supposing the duty to be payable by bigated and corrupt, und into a pocplo sleep-dpropas of the above, it may be mentioned that This method of making red ghas aroide the
an alliance between the two countris thus be here, the merchnuts would, instead of the votive on to the profoundest ignorance of the for the Universal Gasetio not considering it eats to ordinary reheating and dipping in a coloring dealers, be called upon to pay on every chest at work around and among them. Tis basis of give its sotros of information attributes it to mixture.
Probably as near an approach to perpetual mction as has been suhieved is the electric clock FIRE AT SHANGHAI. - shipped from this part or continued" un in
started nearly a year age by Mr. P. M. Raven- the steamer, and as opian frequently remains comes rather diffent to concore Japan has a forsign frioul."-N. Q: Daily Neins. in storage for months and are occasionally for too much to do in working cot her own
The Juasfield Inn on the Jessfeld Road was skilde, sa Illinois man. Instead of s niespring years, the anonuts paid on this account would extration, and is too well aware of the Boca accumulate. Morever, opium on which rival forces with which she has to deal, to duty had been paid Lors might be lost bin any zood for philanthropic enterprises burnt out on Wednesday night, 16th August, the elook has a wheel five feet in circumference. cided to enforce the paymon of this duty, alliance with China, it will be on some basia of wails. The proprietor Mr. Ford, ond he of steel balls in forly strastive cups Lamps this on the page, as data col scale. If she cozoludes an nothing being left of it but the outside with 120 cups in its outer zin, and the weight sach action could not fail to divert a consideralie rooiprocal advantage, and it is rather hard to wife had retired, and they wers woke F driring wheel steadily moving. Every minute portion of the trade from Hongkong. The Co imagine what aid China eru gine to Japan in shortly aftor 11 pts. by the fire. The stair and a ball the ball drops from one of the cups. It rolls own on inelized plans clusas an, elas: for the Gorermest to do, to provide au effe Japanese alliance may well be sought by the fire, and Mr. Ford made a rope of the bad-tric oirait, and by the action of a motor thas mitee are of opinion that all that is pecessary the actual conditions of the Eastern vork A cass and twe lower rooms were then cu tive check on the smuggling of opium, is to Mancha dynasty in its digeruss, yet it is dikont ofothes and let his wife down over the veran started is lifted over the wheel and dropped establish Honded Warehouses for the storage of to see how it was greatly benefit China as a duh, subsequently coming down himself. Mx. into one of the top caps. An ordinary battery the drug, making us tas previously mentioned) whic. Were the Puking Government really Cooper of St. John's College happened to be requiring to attention for a year, supplies the
master of Clins, and wore it to event woderate posting at the time, on his biogole and naked if power to keep the apparatas ringing. of the opium merchant's godowns as far as
The old and condemned idea that coloured presible, and to keep un account of all opium extent prepared to follow the Japanese example, he could render any assistance, Mr. Ford re- actually discharged in Hongkong, furnishing one could understand that Japan might wish to eating bin to go to the College and tote-
Police Station, and Inspector Kelly started retired in Germany, with anexpected resulta the representative of the Chinese Imperial impress the Western world by a working pane. A message was sent to the Carter Road light may have an influence on disease has been Diaritime Customs with particulars of all per alliques between two great Oriental State. In
A minor degree and for aorce comparatively us at ones with a small fores of police, but it took A child vorg sick with the measles was on the ita issued for the export of opium. 5.-Paragrup):
of Section 4. Tr require important purposes she may wish to show that his 55 minutes on his bicyale to do the 2 miles, second day confined in a room with red blinds the waight of the opinm to be encolled apposts.so car-make herself Fisfenex to at Poking the roads being so bad owing to the rain. Mr. and a lamp with an orange-yellow stream, and to be needless seeing that the duty is charged But it must be confessed that it is difficult to Lewis Moore, Chist Engineer of the Fire De in three hours the rash had disappeared and the by the Imperial Maritime Customs by the aderetan hey Japsa can find her account in partment, was then telephoned to, but it was fover subsided. On the obild's comprint of too shout. I am also to point out that the name of anything that deserves to be called an allianss how midnight, it was ratulog kard, and it was little light, the blinds wore opened, when rask there are no Lydrauls post-the engines could restored, and in two days the cough was gone Hoz, J. H. Siewert Lockhart, M., Colonial the consigues cannot always be stated, as bills of with Chin, in the presont apparently hopeless obvious that if the brigade wore called out and fever quickly returned. The red light was,
Jading are negotiable documents and are frederepitudo of Udinese power,
nat possibly be get there in time to be of any and retovory was complete. Other cns follow. quently made out to crdor...
Section. The forogning objections
use, so shat Mr. Moore risoly decided not to ing in the same family were treated by exclud- have the boll rung. The adjoining building, aing the notinic rays of light, with like anasa. apply equally to the inclusion of the wards
well-known jess-house, was sa70d by means of weight" and "aamo di consigue in this
a band-pump from the Cotton Mill close by. Eleven different fate in emulsions have been section. I am further instructed to draw attention to the penalty-imprisorament for
It is stated that the building, which is Chinese testod to determine whether they would alley period not exceeding air months with or with
owned, was isored with the Hongkong Fire cough and inozesse weight, The effects with ont hard labour to which it is proposed to
for Tls. 4,000, and the sortenis with the Man colliver oil proved to be variable. The bost subject masters of sassels, for filare ce sinistiva
chester for Tis. 6,00). An overtured kerosone realta were given by beef-fat, oles peanut, to report arrival, which the committee consider
lam is supposed to have eriginated, the fire, and secumaut oil, and the experimenter has concluded that a mixture of these four fats, N. C. Daily News.
with the addition of a little olore cit, is much enperior to cod liver oil.
Hongkong Gonerel Chamber of Commerce,
"Hongkong, 14th Angat, 1899. Six-I bay to soknowledge paint of your the parishes, you will Bixl the parish registers, the rastry minute-beuks, and the enmont-hooks letter of the 21st June, forwarding copy of a fairly complute, The registars show the numresolation recsatly pamod by your Chamber in ber of deaths, the semen of the decasted persnes, connection with the proposed nadaction of cable Gar-al the date when they were buried. Mr rates us went Great Britain and the East. Freshfield has deired into these records and This was anrefully considered by my Committee. driva certain inferences therefrom, and had also and at their menting held on the 10th inst, studied the modern history of plague. To some resolutions, copy of which is enclosed onsolade," he writes, "I have watched with borein, were unanimously passed, and will be great interest the progress of the plague in forwarded to the Gortament for 1130ision to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. China and India and now in Alexandria. I do net boilere the doctors koor anything more Copios will also be sent to the Chambers of about it and its applicability to London and a Congers in the East-I ans, sir, yours faith temperate climate than they did in 1665; and fully
less it should turn out that the proves of duoèculation is successful, it seems to me that at the next visitation bere any one of us who: baving taken all the necessary preotutions to avoid it still batches it, may, as far as the deatora are concerned, look upon himself as a
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LONDON, 20th August RIOTS IN PARIS.
An Auarebist outbreak has occurred in Paris St. Joseph's Church was sacked. Order was only restored after desperate collisions between the police and the mob lasting three hours. The cavalry made several charges. Three hundred and sixty Persons are seriously injured. THE PLAGUE IN EUROPE
The plague has breken, out at Baroslean and at other places on the Peninsula.
[PHOM TONKIN PAPERS) THE DREYFUS CASE.
Pass, 12th August.
La the Dreyfus Court Martial at Renges M. Casimir Périer repeated the evidence he gave; before the Cour do Cassation and energetically protested against the statement that Dreyfus
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Genem! Mercier adhered to the belief that: the guilt of Dreyfoe was proved by the service of the intelligenes department, by the barderent, of which only Drayfas could be the author, and by his confession.
Moreier said that great precautions were
Ne anonymously at communications that have cery in the me of secret documents for fear of exterior complications. He concluded by stemning the guilt of Dreyfus The latter *xclaimed furiously Prove it."
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HONGKONG, August 24th, 1800.
There were 2 cases of plagao yesterday and
deaths..
Boxiness is stopped at Newrohwang by tho plague and the alarm its appearancs bea canend among the coolies and offers.-N. . Detr Neres
On Tumaday afternent a coulio emyloped an soms houses in the course of erection in Mao- donnell Hond foll from a scaffold, a distuues of 15 feet from the ground, and was killed in ataneously.
A band of thirteen armed robbers mure a raid on Mesers. Carlowitz & Co.'s godowns.ÍK the German Concession, Tientsin, on the 11th August, and aftor tying up the watchmen car. ried off a number of bales of piece-goods.
R. CHATTESTON WILCOX.
Secretary.
The Secretary, Ceylon Chamber of Commures Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,
Hongkong 14th August, 1899. Sir-I am instructed to transmit to you enpy of resolution on the enbjoet of the reduction of telegraph rates from the Best to Europe au- animously passed by the Committee of this chomber at their monthly meeting on the 10th inst, and to beg that his Excellency the Governor will be good-enough to forward the Fame to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies--I have the honour to he air your obedient servant,
R. CASTELTON WILCOX,
Secretary.
Secretary.
NEW ZEALAND TAXATION THEORISTS.
POINTS WANTRU FROM KIAOCNAU.
The following correspondence is attached the mainter of the last monthly meeting of the Committee of the Hongkong Gongcal Chembur
of Commerce:----
Katikati Road Board Office, Athenree, New Zealand, 30th June, 1899. To The Buoretary, Obantur of Commerce,
ilongkong. Sir. It is reported in the N.Z. press that a now system of revenuo raising has been adopted in Garman Chins, approximating to the empos unigus of the Physiocrats of the last century, which invention Mirabesa considered only equalled in importance by the sabatitution of tooner for barter and the use of writing.
The system appears to be in accord with the optional law of levying Isl rates on the "- improved value" of the land (thus not penalin- ing the improving lat dholder) which has been adopted by many municipalties in this colony in the last year.
R. CHATTERTON WILCOX, Secretary.
Te Hou. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G..
Colonial Secretary.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions exprocest by mar correspondents.]
DISORDERLY HOUSES
THE CONDUCT. OF THE PHILIP- PINE WAL.
LEADING NEWSPAPERS ASK FOR A CHANOR, We take the following from the New York Journal
Saul tanke of pure aryger, to be used for resuscitating persons overcome by smoke ne gas, have been suggested as part of the deair- ble scuipment of hook-and-ladder trucks going
to tirai.
THE TRADE OF THE PHILIPPINES. The reports from the British. Cotestler officers in the Philippine Islands on the trade their distriony for the past year have just bona iswed. The Consul at Manila says that although for the moont all commercial enter prise paralysed, there is abundant evidenox that when peace at a settled form of gevara to be unreasonable. Fidaily. I am frenggest tant are well established the future prosperity the deletion of the concluding words of this of the Filipinos will far exceed the past, A section, vis. and such opium may be for regular line of steamers has arranged for call- frozen ment from Queezialand has commenced, filed," as being irrational bave the bonbaring from New South Wales, and a trade in to bo, sir, Your moet obedient sorvant)
while the proximity of Port Darwin promises estixfactory relations batween Australia and the from Mail. The climate of the latter, sayк The country is moving. For a year it has Philippines. Port Darwin is five to six days the Cousul is similar to all tropical climates, patiently permitted President NoKinlay to try and the bealth of Edroper.ns depends chiefly on bis plea of settling the Philippine Islands pro-
Among the sutaresting South American themselves. The town has the "disadvantage of blem, but the murmuring has began. General
fruits lately described is that of SalipichrOC being only eight to ten fast shove the son love. Otis's campaign sa been a failure, not in the hainbrides, a plant related to the potato sad and the work of draising an ather sanitary sense that Ameriona tropa have suffered defeat,
arures is a luxy one especially as the Filf but the campaign has failed of its abjest, tomato. It is a native of Argentina, where it Several hatred Auseriosos have been killed, forms straggling baxty, masses on this bara hot pino has hitherto been taught to regard snah projects as asclass. Last year there was a de- several thousand are disabled by wounds or by ground, its foares being small nod pounded, and its solitary bell-shaped flowers not unlike the alinu the ganutity of hemp, sugar, tobacco, sickness. That ton ticts as many Filipinos os cigars, and enpaawood exported; but tho de Aschane have been killed does not alter the wild fly-of-the waller. The fruit, pale yellow Any information you can furnish this Board THE DETOR OF THE "DAILY PRISS."
Gresso is not a great as might have boon foot that. Aguinaldo is still untaken and the when ripe, resembles a small alive in rise and STR-Webs to inform you of the fact anticipated under the circumstances. China rebellion is still unsuppressed. The deplated shape. It is filled with palp and seeds, and is with as to the notaal working of the impit unique at Kisschau will be of great valus te it concureng shy brothels in this Colony, and boys and Japen take more than half the total expert volunteer regiments that reached San Francisco Baid to taste like a mixture of nectarine and
you will endeavour your utmost to any press this in oneing a decision.
If the system is what is chimed for it in the social evil. The oil should be suppressed at of sugar, Great Britain taking shent a fourth, yesterday, with their stories of a 27 per cent.neapple, with a dash of lemon, and is likod by writings of Targot, Grasusy, Mirsbeas, and nas cost, re at the cost of Government and the United States Jess than a sixth. The sick list, and their reprits of casualties do not agms. It is hardly spented to besome import. others, there is little doubt that German China rereune and the huursome rental incomes of total export of sager bat year was 177,695 tone. jibe with the rose-tinted despatches from Gen-ant, although the plant in easily oultivated with. The discovery that graphite is an allotropio will shortly prova a most serious rival to British Inarilerle dried from increased rents due to the bap Great Britain Lakes pemly half and oral us that have beongiren out for publication. the treatment neally given tomatoes in-doors. traden the Western Paule, apart from the foodies of the colosy by the establishments the United States and Canais nearly the whole Censorship in war time a military necessity, local advantages which might flow from living We are certain the vesitay landlords would act of the reminder, Last year the total export but this is a nation that cau not be kept from fore of arbor was made in 1800, and it is ex
was 794,200 bules. The greater part of the knowing the truth in stoba case as this. On under a comprehensible system of taxation to pocket thoir rents with sach pure consciences if
Wo neenga goss from the port of Iloilo, the chief June 18, the Journal, in its editorial letter of Fected that in 1800 the artifcial production of itey knew where they came from.
of the disayas Islande, which are very rich and advies to President McKinley, sounded the this mineral will take its place as an important This Nationalis papers ronognies that (an-all uciasi rodents under Germann rule.
No doubt your Chamber would be prompt to not refer to the miserable house sharks who
Froductive, and on the binckade of Mauile that keynote of the country's testing on the subject. Industry. Graphitized carbon electrodes have now been made at Niagara Falls for a year of oral Mersier brought out nothing new.
note any diffaresos that so accurred, and could ferm out the boutes and thon double the ronts As the Court was about to open day a form an early and reliable opinions to whether The law should deal with those men and they port tacame the contre for the bety producing The crashing of Aguinaldo's insurrection is a person of shout twenty years of age and badly the changed fans of revenue (if such has been should be held responsible for the prevalence of disidets The Vico Consul there mys that the simple ralliars problem. Competent generals more. The proses that patented by Mr. E. sly, brothels in their districts. Siy braikels impert trata was good, in spite of the disturbed and av adegaste army constitute the whole. G. Acheron, who balioes it the only sommer, ing of a carbide by beat, practically freeing dressed Bred at 31. Labori with a remiver and wide, as silegod) in German China has had, or
carbon from chemical combination by evaporat hot bie in the back. The silent escaped. is likely to have, a notably beneksial effect on pay then willingly, and they are not ashamed state of the archipelago. The preferential tariffsolation, and these are what the Journal asked til way of making graphite consists in break-
to rake in the dollars, as their business is te hitherto, enjoyed by Spanish good, which was the President to send to Manila. Other in-
ing the associated elementary substances." The 'M. Labori will be confined to hod for a wook. trade and wages in that territory. The hearing opened amidst great somation. And if so, If there are any local conditions make as ach a posle schile the sun shiass rapidly diverting the import trade to Barcalom, £uential journals throughent the country bare
importers' hands ara exceptionally light. a con- comes a dewzad that the sitaation be dealt with form of product expected to be in greatest de- MAI. Billet, Osvaigass, Chanoine, and Zur. that would make it undorairable in British tor: The law should forbi laniards to farm their being now abolished, while the stocks In the taken up the word, and from every astion there inden affirmed their belof in Dreyfas' guilt, ritory? Any objections of importance in your house as it lower to disgraceful abom
The closing up of budges is punishment for siderable increase in British trade is anticipated. promptly and adequately. Even the New York and in an intimate mixture of pare amorphous At the port of Cohn, alan, there was a great World, which has been about the foremost auti carbon and graphite, this mixture being moet
dastrable for paint and foundry facings Jasel principally on the borderege. Dreyfus colony would no doubt be equally applicable in
this. Thanking you in anticipation.I have branking the new law is no asfegnard, because increase of direct trade owing to the bloode expansion sewspaper in the country, has come protested and afirmod his innocenés.
the same houssa van be ecoupied for the sale of Mail. This trade Lud Besu mostly with arount end nyar its Phlipping news yesterday thy honour to be, air, your most obadient ser-
printed the bandline: "More me, more parposes immediately after they have been re
Hongkong. vant
leaned. Besides, it oncoaragua conspiracy and
evergy, and an abte Genaral needed at Manila." The sending of General Wheeler is a symptom bribery and helps to demoralize the polion and dotective forces of the Colony." And again i
that the Administratios realizes the strength of the people's demand. It is one step, auð a must be romamborod that dadent Chinese dis like to feon the Pobre Magistrate, and conse
good ase, but it is not anough. The Command- ing Goneral of the army should be in actual quently will aver report a sly broth! case un-
- Speaking yesterday at a Primrose Leagnommand is the war zone. their homes, characters, or reputations are
muoting at Bournemouth, in Ampshire, Goneral have their unes connected with sly brothel Sir George H. 8. Willis, K.C.D., de su THE REDUCTION OF CÄBLE RATES, türmtsnel. Respectable Chinese loathe to
traordinary charges against Lord Brassoy, the
The Times of India his taken up sympathe. Governor of Victoris.
Central Willis said that he was unable to antically the slaim made for a roduction of cable derstand the aetion of the British Government rates between England and the East, and has is permitting the faste of Lord Brassey's written several articles on the subject. Dis Naval Aunaal" His contended that that public. cussing he question of Cables against Land ation was inest detainital to the interests of Laines it says the British Navy, as it had read the snarets and weak points in connectina with the defences
Mr. Périer demanded to be head in contra distuu Mevoler,
PABI, 14tà Angust.
M. Hauotaur in the course of his evidence said that he wished to atop the affair ou secount possible external diffionis but General Mercier refnasd
At the paneluxion of the sitting ories of Vive l'Armés! Vive la Justice wars raised.
PARIS, 16th Angust. Madame Henry in the course of her evidence said that her husband committed a fault to save the hemour of the army,
General Roget, for his part, declared that The Norwegian-built Australian horque Hose, he could sat admit the complinity of Henry Capt Rickers, which left Hongkong on the with Esterhazy and said that the dwoments. 26th July for Vancouver in ballast, arrived at and letters intercepted by the agents did not Shanghai on the 14th Angast in listress, want-nimit of any other nonclusion than that Dreyfus ing repairs, loving had an extremely dangerons was the culprit. time during the recent trpheon when to the mouthward of Pomoga、
Frasuming so the leniency of Genurit Ouís, ¿Crismte Llchunes, who was treasurer of the
Filipino Juate in Houcking, went to Manila the other week with the object of establishing a branch of the Junts them. His purpose bas, however, been frustrated, as he has bear thrmen inso prison by General Otis, who, we understand, interds in keep him there until the end of the
The Courrier d'Haiphong sayu :-Tau recunt typhoon has destroyed the greater put of the nd-wall buildings prected at Kwangehowan, amongst others the Military sepia the quarters of the Commandnal and efficers, and the Post Ofice. It will be messary to rebuild all these. Let us hope that the authorities will preft by experienco and that the new buildings' will be mulo strong enough to resist the storios so frequent in le parla.
Mr. B. do Bavior, who has been writing a series of articles in n N. C. Daily No ou the export trade of China, esocludes with the fellowing reflections:Our expectations have s too high, we rust look at things from a less lofty position, darling simply with nations ef fact, which are easier, to undvísland, Tre is no doubt of the commercial possibilities of China, but we hold that, for the presont, this santry's development exnuot koop pace with the increased competition. There is too much talk about China's commorzo, prosperity, and fature What we want is less talk and more baniz63
Generai Roget alea protested against Pie quart's merasares to substituto Esterhazy for Dreyfis. The latter protested against the moral torture inflicted upon an junerset man.
~Faria, 17th August.
M. Bertulus rigorously armed the bioconve of Dreyfus and resonated the samas with Henry Madame Hory enliad M. Bertulus » Judas. Prolonged sensation.
Lint-Colonal Picquart deposed that un Frouf nf the treastery of Dreyfus could be found. He acessed M. du Paty do Clum of irregularities and asked to be confronted with THE POLITICAL FERMENT IN FRANCE.
lim.
Paris, 12.6 August, Déroulido has-been arrested in connection with a conspiracy to change the form of to serument. Several members of the Patriotis Longue have also been arrested.
Paris, 13th August, MM. Daffet, Deuhe-ilty, sud de Sabrau
sudden with Pontères bare been act the pict
Paris, 17h Aagnat. A warrant has been in galt M. Guerin, President of the Anti-Semillo Imagus, but to abut himself in, with forly armed friends, and refused to less the lives of the League in the Rce de Chabrol..
HAIPHONG AS A MANUFACTURING
CENTRE.
NTAKTING OF A CEMENT FACTORY.
MEEOTA JAS. STEWART,
Sacralary, K.K. RB.
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OPIUM CONCEALMENT ORDINANCE. The following correspondence is attached to tho mhutes of the last monthly meeting of the Committee of the Hongkong General Chamber
of Commerce :
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,
Hongkong, 20th July, 1829. Sir, I beg leare, to acknowledge receipt of your lotters of the 8th and 18th inst, respos tively, the former enclosing draft of a Bill entitled An Ordinance for the provention of the concesiment of opium on board steamshipa" for consideration by this Chamber, thus latter requesting an early answer thereto.
The statement in paragraph 2 of the objects and ressons appended to the Bill fairly repré- sents the views of the Chamber on the subject. I have the horeur to be, sir, your most
R. CHATTERTON WILCOX,
obedient servant,
Secretary.
To Hon. . . Stewart Lockart C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary..
THE OPIUM BILL.
C6380.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE BY GENERAL WILLIS AGAINST
LORD BRASSEY. .
London, 8th July..
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A collection of bricks lately shown the Avadany of Inscriptions and Belles. Lettrar, in Paris, included the oldest ona known. I was excavated at Telle, the ancient Sirpale in Cheldon, is backed but crudely formed without pressor mould, and is ortimated to date from the Fortieth century B.C. It is one of the earliest produeis of civilization. Among lator bricks were Boine bearing the cord of arms of Sirpale; an eaglo with the head of a lion, and others having the name of the reigning mezaroh.
Alumni cum stoppers for bottles are now being made at a rate of several thousand prends por work. The blanke are out from sheet metal, and thom. Such stoppers have retained the gas of after shaping rubber gnakats are forced over formesount Buids for four years, while they are cheaper than cork, and easily removed.
The artificial coal of Montagne, a Baden workman, is claimed to cost only half as muuk as the best Silesian or Scotch coal, while having
The remedy sa heavy fino. Owners of pra: perly in safeguard themselyse by specially instracting their xout collectors to make quiries from the respectable tenants occupying the various date, who always too willing to
We have not at presant to make Enal efnics farnish any information which would lead to the expulsion of disreputable women. The cut collectors are eats to hear and oys to sou! I
between a cable service and the land lines to which Mr. Henriker Heaton pins his faith. is a simpla "matter for the reat collectors auf Portsmouth.
The prominent members of the deputation to Bacteriologists seems to be on the vergs of These secrets were unknown to himself as I am now instructed to say in reply, that the ɓnd out whether a sly brothel urists or not, Committee think the Hill will meet the ouse. How do the frequenters, of such place find official, and he centanded that the statuents to Chancellor of the Exchequer, such as Sir important discoveries. The old idea that all refereed to must have been concoctxi 1e urged Event Sosrocu ayu Sir Charles Diko, loft bacteria are either discass producing, or hara and that it will be muflicient to make its proviant P
this an open question, though they showed, a loss proves to be an error, and experiments with The evils nut injurious effects of sly brethus that Lovi assay had been gailty of a bronch sions appiloablo to steamers only.
m-11) Bocisty is scandalously disturbed of faith in publising information which he acrory imperfect belief in the strategie value of the bacillus magatherium of garden suil and the ore point of superiority over laud hines dissporganism may be transformel by cultivation. Rents are raised through the monopolizing of quired when he let the post of Secretary to cables. If cables are held to be vulnerable their potato bacillus. Vincent bag shewn that such the best streets of the city by sly brotheis, and the Adically from 1880 to 1985.
Mr. J. F. Hug a member of the Calmuial pears, a fact which the table companies should into dangerous goms. The basilli, though respectable families as forced to leave t colony or live in dark and unhealthy Janes party in the loss of Commons, has given in mind whenever the disposition to drive originally bareless wien moon later inte aui- and alleywaJK. The respectable Chinese ice of bis intention to ask Mr. G. J. Gosh, too hard a bargain gets postestion of them. The mals, become capable of exciting specific dis It is pointed out that this fact may ar families are driven out of the healthy the First Lord of the Atsiraty, whether the Bastorn Telegmph Cassy and its associates euse.
have no doubt looked upon cable conwutica plain such mysteries as isolated othranks of can. and popular streets of the city as if by aspersivas of General Willis are justified
Malvonne 6th July..
tione as strategically indispensable in times of tagipus disease, and it bacteria are capable of pestitantial wind. (3) Young men.and young! *) women are demoralized by their evil and Who scent to night in Kerance to General war or special dauger, and hara beat corres ausing sudden virulence after many genera boisterous sarrenadings They are untic Willie's statement, Lord Brassey said that the pondingly indifferent to the danger of competition of harmlassics, a nav problem is pre and often led astray and rained. 4) Clerks, Naval Anus was a reprint of information Lion from lives of unbrokou land commerios sorted for stady.
countante, boys, coolies, ele, are enticed, label to the whole world by the rarions in England, they hare felt, world never trust to telegraph communicatioha passing through *The following correspondanno is attached to astray, and round. The secret pleasures Governments. Everything was taken from the the territory of Fowers that might any day bi the minutes of the last monthly meeting of the enjoyments of these detsoralizing places muuko Parlamenters estimates, and the hostile to her. But the advantages of land Committee of the Hongkong General Chamber thoni forget their duty to Easir store and British ship had over bonu published in the tinos in normal times are much too large to three times tho feating pervor. Post mose and
employers, and they ar templed to embezzle Auuual" without express authority from the and gamble in urder to by the favour of their Aditally, less taken from the erspapers throw away benaw of the remote risk of in- epacial ciny, with several residual substances, Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,
mistress at to continue their giddy life.as being from a drawing which is Adminity rupting through political causes risks from ara unideratood to be constituents. Most of Hongkong, 01 July, 1899. Sir.-I beg leave to acknowledge recept of Most of the houses on the beef streets of the bad supplied Thora bad-over: ban way which the experienes of the Hispano Americao these materials exist in the soil in the suburba your despatch (No 64) of the 15th ult. euelong lear. Queen's Road Central and the high levels of the Refeuse of the look yarde. A question war in which three cables wow curly out by of Mannheim, and it is at this spot that a new draft of a Bill satitled An Oclinans to for excepted, are, at present, ocuplet by public and had been discuspel in the Natal Annaelho Americans, showed at sab marine com coal factory in prejosted.
A promising new industry in Germany is the ther amoud the Raw Opin Ordiaquce, 1899, ely brothels of various antionalities, and being this year which had boot poblaly discussed, nauication is not free As so have asid, we in such close costact with the business shops of amaly, boy for it was fadicts to expand not called upon to decide between the twe for the consideration of the Corsoittee and asthe colony it is easy to guess the deplorable large noms of moley La permagant works of methods of communication. But it will be well mayafacture of alcohol from sawdust, The of your tor of the 3rd lost. asking that un
daring the pauding negotiations that the link cont. sulphuric said at a pressure of sins að. ngover to the first might be retained as soon as resulte. (5.) This state of affair is bighly defence a perfoally open and palio question. for the cable-owing winpanies to bear lu. mind alust is first changed to glucose with 0.5 per
injurions to the property of the business people Alough disuunas.in the Naval Annual porcible.
native from which we should necessarily be of magnesium nisl potassium sulphate, ammo With reference to the latter. I am instructed of the oulony. (7) The oasy and foret Way this year, it had no particular reference to gun of land communications is not an alter mospheres, then yeast is added, with a comprand
af earning money through alg brothat is so Portamonth.
The Naval Annual had been reviewed this debarred by political reasons. For this, des niam nitrate and calcium phosphate, and the We translsis the the following from the to spross the Committee's regret at the alluring that hundreds of ignorant but respect Courrier d'Haiphong
avoidable delay that has taken place in the con
year by every leading paper ja Great Britais, pita, possible political disadvantages of a re- mixture is kept at 25 deg. C. for two or three evsh women from wealthy families, have been and he was glatko to able to say that moto nature, is in many respects a highly days Tho realting alcohol in distilled and The Standard writes:--Te contemplate the Good news for our town, which tends more rideration of this messure, the importance of alle country women from the mainland, ond
their penise of 14 was as strong as it was unattractive alternative. An international telo rectified. extinction of the mosquito, though as a possible gud wore to be some an industrial centre of the which and the possible manquance of certalu enticed to the aclony to earn the filthy lucro.
of ite cinises Laving possitated very search.
It makes are shudder to think of the per qualified and reserved, from the Times, Stan- grab scheme, based upon the linking ap of
land limes, and making the sum of the Ju- An English observer has railed attention to event in the far fataro, is a very pleasant exer. Bret order! We learn that a cement fentory is gise of the imagination. Since man grow into sharily to be established at Haiphong. A Coming inquiries.
condition af atairs in this colony, Yours
in the interests of the Govuraheulas from the Daily News, the Daily Oronicle, and papers world, would have peculiar prospects of success notie compase. This is the nickel of which a thinking snima! he has been pushed to recon-pany has been formed for this purpose and is to
gratefully. oile the existence of thara creatures with this be called "Société des Caments Portland artif etmervations on the Bill:-
THE CHINESE COMMUNITY. in the Liberal interest. There was absolutely while the anifying spirit that prevailed lur-nearly all cases are made, the apposition that this metal is non-magnetic seoming to ho gen- general beneficege of Nature. And astenice, ofels de l'Indo-Chine." It in's Public Company
Hongkong, 2nd August, 1899.
bulbing in the book to jimity may saggestioning the Peace Conference is still in evidence. of the use of scarsts. The fact of the matter Alr. Hasta urges the early coarction of eral, although as long ago ao 1845 Farsday which explains to many diffealties of the kind, with a capital of 1,500,000 francs divided into
way that General Wus, who was a retired Conference for that purpose, believing that the referred to its magnetic character as well Chas nothing to urge in this casa. Birds of 32 shares (23,000) of 503 francs each. Its head
offjoer, and who as formerly in command at viber States haro erorything to gain by the know. pray and drainous birds azetain the rigour office, like that of the Soniété Cotlouière de
0th August.. of a species, by destroying weakly memb l'indo-Chine, is at Paris, 65, Ras de la Victoire
Portsmouth, had been called upon by the local increased use of their vires, and that a Tela.
Bo great has been the improvement of stor which are specially liable to be caught. Eren The objects of the Company are the mannfus
H.M.S. Pourt leves tile in a few days Conkoreative Committee to make a speech in graph Union would soon be as popular on the those insect peste wbicà distract the gardanar ture and sale of lima, cement, and allled pro- perform a like surrjca, for they avoid tealthy ducts, the carrying out of works constructed. plants. Bat the mosquito is an ovil anmixed with ement, the building and purebase of pots of boiling and teating before purchase. for home vi the Sunt Canal. She came out support of the Conservative candidats for Continent as the Postul Union is. What Of late a new and stall more terrible indictment factories and the weeking of quarries, etc... W Malwa is divided into various grados, soft, hard, originally a tha Uape. Her commander, Capt Bournemouth Lord Brassey said that his son land line can give the public is strikingly shown gu batteries of into that, according to sn 2 and aid of different qualities and vaines, Lambton, Eix been nepouted "Chief of the was contesting that most as a fiberal sandidate, in the 1st from St. Petersburg to Vladivo: Englieb engineer, a one now regaires 500 tha thing a word. Mr. Lesnikor Heaton's inezer. The Eiffel Tower has been turned to practical Aas been laid against it as a propagator of dis- wish the new company mnch inEKUMU. Eiano. It is high time the horrid crostace' wow
and no sale can be effected without first giving Stain the Mediterraneo, eu o appoint and his supporters tai un dont bogu prossing stock, which is equivalent to fonpence for of cell that two years ago needed 1000 The. Intending buyers an opportunity of texting the ment resuscitated. The durara is expected ureapon the constituency. One other things ablourishistle would lead hire to ans, (4) tho drug to usverbuis ita vaina, which varies in rome in a day or tes to dievo-the Powerful. The that he was the editor or the 3 Russian Goverment cari sud a message fine use by the Parle police, who use it as a watch. publication With the view of damaging his enses as mach na $100 per chest Baltier ha be rolloved hora by the Ploser,
You probably krow already that the Nip Lord Brassey's) son in the estimation of the thousand wifes for fourpaace farthing a word, tower, from which to spy out thess chimneys -Section 3, amending section of Ordi
six thousand mitor for sixpence P In this
Orders have been issued that in foturs ne oatwar between made this absolutely nuwarranted speech. nance making provision for the establish pon Yusen Kaisha is nboat to open a regular slectore of Bournemouth General Willie had way cannot the British Government and one that throw up more smoke than the law allows. ment of Bonded Warehous. The opium ter service sword fo
Cord Beatsey continned that be had po dont matter, however, most of us will be coutent to chets strongly urge that the practice followed Shanghai and Welhkivel. It does not in Shanghat be adepted here, substituting, how soon to say much for the enterprise of the that it would receive its proper answer in the baston slowly India bas asked for a redaction British Oloors will be appointed to Garkin ever, the merchant's godowns in Hongkong for British shipping fees that it should be left in House of Commers when the question was of fifty per cent, not one of eighty per cent, regiments who exceed five fest Esa. inches in the halls at the Treaty Port, the merchants the spines to licur any rial that may be asked in referens to bis connection with the and it will real sory maob with the Eastern height, or who measure less than thirty-eight, giving similar beads to that required in Shang volved in the attempt to develop trade liars, Admiralty. It was 13 years since he was so elegraph Company to say whether the redno inches round the obest. This a nevel departure, It destroys the females which alight to lay their f 28th fast.
The N. Psteamer Glenogle left Tokolna hai and conforming to like regulations to those The China Merchants Co, are endeavouring to aretury to the Adadiralty, and his chapter did thou shall be got with their co-operation or but it is one to be cooled. Officers OTOK
enoura ground for godowns here. It is under not contain the slightest referoce to the dy wilbont it. In the lellar ese their position certain height are undoubtedly out of place of a battalion of these sturdy little warriors on eggs and the developed larva. The Feasy of
in force there,APAN the method was dispatel in the case of those for Tacoma yesterday.
3.Section 4. The Committee are of oplotou The M.M: atestor Fedus with the best
their regular parts of Dali.parison of the strength of the British Nary in remember that land lines, can be made at species which "Avim bead downwards. The cor
foreign mereror while prospecting for relation to other Navis, a usured by hum. quarter the cost of cables, and that they carry parado has shrage been liable to be somewhat tween the rank and file and their British leaders gunta Hat the same joeras! describes an Frenck wil will leave Sagonist 3 8.0, codes that the second sentence of paragraph 1 of this tool that they slao propose to wake this no of fanses of Boitanonth: 18 was simply a bombay be made rory wasmfortable. Let thers among the turking, and the satstt, appatrons Rotual experiment carried out in the Riviera. The N. G. I, steamer Singapore left.Singestion should be omitted. They submit that
<large, ex A teaspoonful of keroalus killed all the repere for this port yesterday and is due bore title wholly unnecessary, and, if retained, would get, esports the decovery of a coal mine is bers and equality of ine and ships, add by re for a given outhy five times ne many metengo marred by & marked incongruity in statues bo-
give the Opizm Farmer, birolf
the immediate neighbourhood. If it turns out ference to a number of the broadest considora tezoptag alternative to a cable owned by in a tank ef nearly three hundred cable feat or about the Beth ist,
the shiny markman to pick off. capacity, at Sir Samuel Hayes' villa. This is The NY. Estesings Asingh Alqru (Barone porter, in unfair advantage over the beats all right it will probably be better worth having ticus Lord Brassey conshaded - I give the proprietors are eager to take advantage of On sotive service, too, a tall British officer in a
simply pleas of ploctioneering work." Mindest good anongl. Whether they swans head flown. Line) loft til for this post asterday and be plooige it in his pawns to falso their ship, I than gold mine C, pally Neisa portar whole afstament my most unqualified denial: what after all might soon he made a very pre- Gurkus battellen is a conspicuvas Digore for warda er an- all variabad (in a few hours" TO parrested in pairs here on the bith just
tproinated, if the resources of science be LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. equal to that blessed task. And there is hope, apparently, that something may be done, where The T. K. K. ohartered steamer dites, with Atle breediax-place is căroscribed at least mails. o., which left hepoe July 15th for Stu Last autumn the British Mactical Journal quoted Francisco via Amoy, Shanghai, Nagsiski, Kobe, Suggestion me by Mr. O. Howard, ento and Yokohama, arrived at her destination on mologist to the United States Department of the 19th fastent
The N. X. K. stanzier Hiroshima Maru Agriculture. He propared to drop a amall quantity of pamilis oil into water infested by Bombay Line, left Singapore for this port yes quilos. Epreading swiftly over the earfare, toray, and is expected to arrive here on the
I am so directed to offer, iko mbjvinod nisions and demoralizing elects of the present dari, Morning Post, and ethor Eupors entirely turnal: ratos the rate to aby part of the long overlooked smirou of veréria thỏ mag
Section 2. The wording of this section
is somewhat obscure, and its provisions are epen
to grave objectious, as they would, i enforced, render business in other than Bengal opium impracticable. Importers are obliged to opoy. cases of Malwa, Persian, und Turkey drug,
oud give samples varying from 2 to 6 inels
in waight, according to quality, for the pur
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Parispa magnopoly.