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When she steamed down stream to get to closer range of the forts the men, chioty
·Barfleurs, were packed on her decks like sardines; if a shell had dropped in, the greention would have hoon ghastly. It was. feured at one time by shore critics that the Algerine's low freeboard, with the lowness of the water below the ritor nk, would render her unsureputul în attack; the 2 guns were all higher up. Both ships male really grond practice, but the brave "German got far the worss knocking about from this very excase of top-lamper. She was infinitely a letter target than the other vessels for the Chinese gunners. Ajet e dal that it in waly difficulty of language which precludes giving little calda and end, about tho Russian vessels. All the vergels fought woll, and the rivalry was generous throughout.
HINGPO.
The troubles at Ningpo appear to have been overstated, partly owing to the careless working of a telegram from there to Shanghai. With regard to the reported invasion of the place by Tachow 2164 in guest of the heads of the French Bishop and the prefect, it appears that the authorities got hold of nine of the malcon- toute. Five of their number were strangled in the enge-cungue; and others wore glad to make their escupo.
COREA
CANTON.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 23RD, 1900
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
THE PERIL OF HONGKONG.
Unda hlave title Mr. Alaris Kradese A mosting of the Legislative Council will be contrils an article to the now weekly paper. held to-day (Monday). 23rd July, at 3 p.m. The Londoner, We make some extincts. The list of ships at the end is a very useful one, though, of course. the reinforcement of the China Squadron has changed the state of affaire, Mr. Kransse vaya ?---
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Canton, 21st July. THE DEPARTURE OF LI HUNG-CHANG.; L On the afternoon of the 16th ult. H.E. the
BUSINESS. L--Financial minutes. (Nos. 37 and 38.) Viceroy Li Huig-chong deputul the prefect
2-Report of the Finance Committee, (No.13.) She of Kwangchowfn and two commanders of the army to send the Seal of the Viceroyalty, 1. First reading of a Bill entilled an Ordin- together with an Imperial dict and other off-auce to farther angend the Kowloon Godowns
Tramways Ordinafte, 1897. dial documents, in a precession preceded by a number of soldiers and runners currying fags and beating gougs, to the gamen of the prorin cial Governor Tak, appointing him. Asting Viceroy of the provinces of Karangtung and Kwangsi.
1
CHINESE LABOURERS IN THE AMUR REGION,
*The great number of Chinese labourers and· small merchants arriving in the Amar territory, says a retent U.S. Consalar Report, deserves serious attention. The unanimous voice of the people is that the inroads made by the Chinese into "Prusia will be a matter of danger in the The consolidation of British interests in future Beginning from Trkatak, there is not a village or a settlement that is free from China- China, Japan, Cores, and Siaw, in centred in Hongkong, which little island-it is hat nie men. Everywhere there are small Chinens 2-Becond reading of the Bill entitled an miles long and four wide-serves as our navel shops. In Stretinsk, Chinese labourers and Ordinance to again continuo in fores for a far and military base, as well as the seat of our tradesman begin to appear in great numbein. ther period the provisions of section 3 of the chief political representation in the Far East. In Blagos estebensk. Klubarofsk, and Viadi- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance, 1899. To lose Hongkong would be to sacrifice the re-vostok. there is only Chinese and Corian In there cities, Chinose merchanta with regard to the excess issue of bills and notessult of the hours of this past thres haudrait labour. payable to bearer on demand.
years. To fail in the repulse of an enemy's compete with open the most solid foreign. 3-Third reading of the Bill entitled an Ordesent on that colony would entail the jeopur bonses. The Chinamon has the effect of dinance to amend the Liquor Licenses Ordin-dising of our existence in China. It follows cheapening labour a great deal, and thus giving nuco, 1998. and to repeal the Liquor Licenses that Hongkong should be one of the strongest, the settlers no chance to work. At present us it is one of the most important, of our out. Chinese cannot compete with Russiaus in field Aineniment Ordinance, 1899.
4-Third reading of the Bill entitled an Or- ports, and that in point alike of armament and labour, as they do not know the Fussiau me finance to antherise the appropriation of a defenders, it should be regarded as impregnable, thots of werk; besides, the Chinaman, will not supplementary sum of four hundred and eighty- That it is very, very fur from this I am about work in the field when it rains. The yellow one thousand three hundred and thirty-tive to show.
population, male and female, of Vidiostok dollars and thirty-five cents, to defray the
and Khabarofsk is as follows:-Chinose, 7,737 ; thurgos of the year 1890,
Japanese 1.427; Coroans, 950; total, 10,164. Of the settlemente: Chinese, 2,136, Japanese, 194; Coreans, 16,450; totul, 18,740-making a grand total of 28,201. The numbers of Man- chucinus at work in the Aur territory in the year 1897 reached 35,118 men; Coreans 1,219,
On the morning of the 17th, shortly after nine am, the Committee of the Kwong Chai Hoa- pital, of Shingching, Shatin and other hos. pitals, together with the principal merchant and gentry of Canton, carrying with them lighted lanterns, painted with large characters Respectfully we dotain your Excellency," went to call on the Viceroy in his gamen. They were
R. F. JOHNSTON. shered into the reception room and seated.
Acting Clerk of Councils. His Excellency addressed than, saying that es
NB-A meeting of the Finance Com was mummoned to procend North on a mis-mittee will be held immediately after the Concil. sien of peace he dared not for n moment disobey the Imperiul ordar. As soon as he Ind arranged all matters he would return to the South to take up his post; meantime ho sincerely wished that in his absence the merchants and people here would do their duties as good subjects, and parsas their respective callings peacefully. On departing they bade him bon voyage.
Between 10 and 11 a.m. His Excelteney and saite arrived at the Government wharf, where
THE CAPITAL OF CHINA. In the Times of the 22nd ult. appears the following letter from Mr. A. B. F. Mitford, the well-known author of Tales of Old Japan, sta.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “TIME","
A correspondent writes to the NC. Deity News from Seoul on the 3rd inst-No doubt seems to exist in the average native mind us to the outcomes. The Righteous Fist" of the yellow man will certainly triumph over this *Mailed. Fist of the white man, and the end will be that the Far East can turn over and go to sleep again for a few centuries. Do not think, however, that the arorage Corean's sympathies are with the Chinese, and that he would lend hid a helping hand if he could Not much! When it comer to doing anything in the matter he is supremely and anmitigatedly Beutral. The Corean Goretament has done one very significant and creditable act in connection with this trouble. When the worionanoss of the uprising" beamte ap parent, the Emperor called in the foreign representatives to an audience, and inquired if there was anything that Cores coull do in the present diffenties. This showed that Cores. Is far as the government was concerned. decided to cast in her lot with white man and civilisation. Prof. Martel, of the Goverment French School, was sent to China to keep the Government informed as to the
Canton is quiet, and business is going on the coured of events there, all of which shows
sign of any trouble. that Coren wishes to be in good company, saree as nsual, there boing no The only element of danger is the Emperor's The Chinese uuthorities have repeatedly promis pot tiger cub which he is rising fored and guaranteed the safety of the foreign his future KOTIOW, the pedlars gni residents of Shameen ami they also say that the when I was there in 1865 and 1866. They are composed of the very elements in the country and might, on very soldiery is reliable. slight provovation, arm themselves with weapons
Sir,It is to be hoped that in a short time the Western Powers will be dictating | terms to the Chinese Government. There will then once more occar the opportunity, missed in 1860 and again at the end of the Taiping Rebellion in 1864, of placing the foreiga re a number of mandarins, civil and military, undations with China on u satisfactory foundation. the soldiers of all the regiments standing in line, were there to receive him. He went into the Yat Kah pavilion where he was entertained with ten and cakes, and after the exchange of a few complimentary words he rose and hade them goodbye, and was carried on board the Anping; his confidential attendants Lan Hok-shnu and Wong Chun-shien also went with him to the North.
worst
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INTIMATIONS
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The land defences of Hongkong consist of a series of forts, some of the north side of the island, others on the mainland of Kurloon. opposite. There are no forts on the sob ahore, which for its entire length can be approached within a few yerde by a modern veszel of war, And while one-half of the island is thus entirely without protection, the majority of the forts provided elsewhere are armed with antiquated inuzzle-loading cannon, which would prove ab- solutely useless for the purpose of drising off au enemy provided with modern reapons. Thus the forts at North Point hird Lycomoon shures six-inch muzzle-loaders between them, [NE-This must not be taken to mean that they are no gues except six 9 in muzzle-loaders). Kowloon dock is pro- tected by Wiree of the KAMB ancient weapons, while the west front fort at Kow loon boasts three 10-inch gans of equal pre- tensions. Stonecutter's Island, immediately opposite the city of Victoria, and therefore a C. G. HIBBERT AND CO. S most important spot, was till recently armed with two sixty-four pounders, absolutely useless except as old iron; but these were removed some two years ago to make room for a couple of up to-date 47 breechloabers. The new guns have, however, not yet arrived, anil the fort is theber fora absolutely defenceless.
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When Lord Elgin und Baron Gros ordered the destruction of Yuen Ming "Yueu. the Sum mer Palace, in 1860, they imagined that they were exacting a signal and oxemplary repara- tion for the atrocities of which the Chinese had been guilty. Never were two statesmen more melly deceived. Entre as it may appear, news of the event hardly reached Peking, only about 12 miles distant, while as for the rest of Chins it knew nothing about it, and Nor is Hongkong better off in respect to its when the combined armies entered Poking the movable armament. With the exception of mandarins hind little difficulty in persuading few three pounder quick-Brors, all the artillery the most gallible population in the world that consists of rruzzle-loaders, of which, according they cam as the envoys of vassal countries, to my latest information, there are six seven- bringing tribute to the Son of Heaven. This pounders over twenty years old, with an effe was the view generally entertained at Peking five range of 1,500 yeada, and six 2-5 mountain. guns, All these guns use black powder, and Peking has always been a hotbed of anti- would practically be useless if pat to the foreign intrigns and of retrogade action, or test of defending the colony. As things inaction, fostered by the Governments who are at present, it wont be an easy mat- have been the terror-stricken teels of the so- ter for a hostile vessel to lie off the south called Dowager-Empress, the concubine of shore of Hongkong and destroy the shipping character has ruled in Chiva ever since that explosive shells over the hill into Victoria sud Emperor's death.
Whatever good advice has been tendered to The absence of modern gans at our most the throne has come, as is the case at present, important base in the East is not to be condoned. from viceroys and other officials in the south It is absolutely necessary that a first-class naval and centre of the Empire men better able to has should be equipped with means for its own judge of the material strength of the West defence, failing which there is nothing to prevent than the mandarins of Peking who probably an onemy darting down and destroying car | And it difficult to believe that the handial of stores while our fleet is engaged elsewhere. And gentlemen living nnostontutionely in their to argue that the Clin Sundiron is capable of midst are the representatives of Powers capable, dealing with all contingencies in these waters of sweeping them off the face of the earth suggests that that squadron is maintained in The reprut sobieties are privily fostered by them, greater strength than that of any combination and their crimea re not only condened bat of possible enemies. And that this is not the encouraged when their victims are foreigners.
case I am in a position to demonstrate, China for the sest of government is not That Peking is perhaps, the worst place is tent to demonstrate. Some of the reasons
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE is hereby given that at a Meeting
of the Board of Directors of the above Company, held at the Registered Ofea of the Company, Queen's Road Contral, Victoris, Hongkong. on TURSDAY, the Twenty seventh day of March, 1900, the following Resolutionią vero passed
1.That in pursuance of the provisions of the Special Resolution passed at an Ex- traordinary General Meeting of this Company held on the 7th and coufivmod on the 27th March and since daly registered, the sum of $1,250,000 10 withdrawn from the Resolve Fund and be carried as of the 2nd July next to the Credit of Capital Account, each are heing credited with a sum of $25 as paid up theroon in addition to the sum of $50 now standing to the credit of each Shinre. 2.-That the balance of $25 per Share of the Unpaid Capital of the Company be called up, and that a Call be and is hereby made of 25 per Shata npon all the Shares of the Company, and that the Shareholders be requested to pay the same to the Company's Bankers, th Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor, portion, at their promises. Queen's Head- Central, on or before the 2nd day of July, A.D. 1900. Shareholders are hereby guested to pay accordingly.
And Notien is also given that, in accordancs with Article 4 of the Company's Articles of Association, interest will be charged as from the said 2nd day of July, 1990, at the rate of $12 por centum per annum, upon all Calls remaining unpaid after the 9th day of July, 1900, up to the actual dates of payment of the same.
By Order of the Board.
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary.
Hongkong. 28th March, 1900,
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SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company
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9:00 | 26-h of July, at 11 A.3.
LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & 00,
General Agents. Hongkong, 20th July, 1900.
(2020 HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE..
NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. Brassey's Naval Anital, 1900... Boy, by Marie Corralli New Revised Hill's Manual Pitman's Typewriter Manusl Village Life in Chin, by Smith Life and Letters of Sir John Millais, 2 Vols. 13.00 Wellington and Waterloo-Choice Illus. Russia on the Pacific and the Siberian The Yangtze Valley and Beyond, by Mrs.
Railway, by Vladimir
People and Politics in the Far East, by
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is to send 10.000 troops kore, 5,000 of whom will shipped by the gunboat Kwongkang ths other the Emperor Hsien Féng, whess imperious in Aberdeen Decks, while it could also throw Whitaker's Naval and Military Directory-22 DIVIDEND for the Halt Year ended 30th June,
of ignorance and prejudies and imagining them. By order of the late Viceroy Li Hung-chang solves invincible,, like the Boxers, try to run a large quantity of arms and ammunitions were amok among foreigners. We hear that Japan
O to the Yal and guard the border against any lay from Hongkong to Canton, and stored in irruption ofthe Boxers down into the peninate ammunition department. la. The other 5,000 ure to the stationed at Chemulpo, and will be handy in case the dodlars show any disposition to deable up a righteous Bet.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
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Being short of arms and, ammunitions for frontier defence the governor Ting, of Yunnan province, wired to the Viceroy here for a supply of arms; so His Excellency sent by the Magis tante Yeong 400 Les Metford quick-firing rifles, and 200,000 cartridges, 1,400 Manser rifles and | 240,000 cartridges.",
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1900. of Eight per Cent. on the paid up capital. DIVIDEND WARRANTS payable at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation will be issued to Shareholders on SATUR DAY, the 28th July,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 20th to the 28th inst., both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO...
General Managers, : Hongkong, 19th July, 1000.
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
A mepting of members interested in obtain ing subscription grils for the next Hong
Pok Chai Hospital (known by the name of kong Bacs was held at the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday last at noon.
Dr. Krer's hospital), established by the Amer Hon. B. M. Gray presided and there on Mission, has been doing a great dent of good The were also present Mesare. Lewis McKie, for the untives, consequently by order of the Moxon. Eroru, Grosson, Bration, Kelly, Viper Jafe Viceroy a guari bost is lying opposite it, for holding that belief are too obvious to need deetat posent in or on the way to the ChiusESIGNS and Specifications prepared for ended the 30th June, 1900, being at the rate of ete, and F. Hong Clerk of the Course)
The FATRNA informed the meeting that
and guard aga pincet behind for its profese
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In consequence of the wild amours lately prend by the regier, vagatonda, and opin smokers in Canton and elsewhers, the rich as wel as the middle classes have taken their valuables
they had hon called together to consider what steps should be taken to secure a supply of subscription grifius for our next Ban The Clerk of the Conten had been in communication with the Shanghai Hosso Bazbar, who had informed him that they could hold out no kopes of being able to fill the order this year, anca se jadestone ornaments, pearle, diamonds An offer to supply Australian pozies honings been made it would rest with the subscribers to curios, and valuable silk clothing into the say. whether the defining should be made up pagashops and fared them at cheap rates from that source.
for safe keeping, that they might have money After considerable discussion it was decided to be sent to Hongkong or elsewhere. The
tion to pacify the people and exhort them to be quit and not be beguiled by any revilers, or let the pawnbrokers take advantage of them.
the capitar
China a returu showing the actual number and I have been at the pains to obtain direct from strength of the British, French, and Russian
BRITISH. Purfleur, 10,500 Centurion, 10,560. Endation, 74 Aurora, 5,800 Orlando, 5,600 Underwater, 4,250 Bumentare. 4,500 Hermione, 4,000 Iphigenia, 3,600 Terrible, 14,200 Hirern, 4,560 Demar, 2,750
FRENCH.
Jean Bari, 4,500 Descartes, 4,000 Parral, 3, Echirour, 114 Kernint, 1,250 Vurban, 6,200
QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.
INTERIM DIVIDEND of Threo Dollara per Share for the Six.montka
for the supply and crncing of any type of rents may be obtained on application at the any claas of Steamships. Launches and Twelve per Cent. per Anunm, will be Payablo
machinery. Now work and repairs enpervised. New and second hand Launches for Sale. Telepramus," CELESTE," Hongkong. Telephone, 232.
H. F. CARMICHAEL, B. J. BARLOW.
Hongkong, 1st June, 1899.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the, Compary will be CLOSED from the 28th to the 916- instant, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Director.
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary. Hongkong. 13th July, 1000.
1930
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COM PANY, LIMITED.
en phay going rerelga relations will filish force inferior to the combined strength
Ent so long as Paking mage, and it will be seen that not only is the light-dranght vessels a speciality. Contractors on the 31kt inst, on which date Dividend War- Chins be hampered and rar dered fatile of the French and Russians, but the Russian If the capital were removel to Narking, or squadron is in itself superior to our own. The some other equally abcessible city, and the Court ships referred te, with their tonnage, aro as and Government compelled to muko that town follows: their headquarters, the chief dionlties standing in the way of diplomacy would be remored. The rulers of the country would be brought face to face with facts of which they only know by hearsay, if at all. The retrograde cliques would be broken up, just as the rookeries in Lon- don slums are destroyed by new building schemes, nerer to be brought together again. The pro measure be deprived of powers which they have used to squeeze and bleed the people; many of the secret societies, being deprived of the sup- port of the Court, would perish of inunition, and, above all, the representatives of foreign Powers would no longer he shut up in a trap from which there is hardly a possibility of escape in stress of danger, and to which, during the winter months witli a frozen sea and river, there is practically no access
to import Australians, which had been offer-Magistrate of Yeongchow has issued a notifies-vincial viceroys and officials would in a great ed at $250 each, hunded here with following stipulations, vie,
All ponies to be broken to suddle, 4 to 6 years oht, minmam height 13 hunds 2 inches, maxi. mum 14 hands 2 inches, noue but geldings ta be sent
on which anderstanding the following resolution was proposed by the Chinaman
That this meeting authorises the Clerk of the Course to start à list of subscribers to the subscription griffin cireular and to open nege. ciations with Mr. Bol re supply of Australian ponies as subscription grifins for our next Race meeting."
This was seconded by Mr. J. H. LEWIS and carried untnimously.
We Have since been informed that 25 have From our advertisement columns members will gather that the list will be open until Saturday next, 28th instaat.
already been subscribed for t
INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
The Honorary Treasurer" (Mr. B. T. Wright) bogs to acknowledge with thatika receipt of the following contributians to the above Fund,
Further subscriptions will be thankfully
received.
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Isabel Luyard
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T. Harrington
Geo. 8. Heebo
A. F. Gardiner
C. H. Best
H. P. White...
A Fine
A. N. Wilkinson
'J. M. Tait
·H. Bathurst
A further remittance of Rs. 6,000, as bean forwarded to India, making Re. 56,000 remitted
to date.
It is said that any rich people have gone te Hongkong or Masne to invest their money in house property.
A FARINE IN LINGHOW,
in the department of Linchow, in Kwangt there is a famine owing to the scarcity of rice, cansed by the Blood overflowing the river banks. followed by a great destruction of crops. The natives were reduced to eating grass, roots, and barks of trees, and the robbers of the adjacent villages took the opportunity of falling upon them, and carried away their women and children to sell. The elders of the department came to Canton, and presented a petition to the Viceroy, asking for succour.
ANTI-MARRIAGE SISTERHOODS."
There is a peculiar custom in the villages of Tai Leong and Shun Tak (Kwangtung) which may be well characterised as misanthropical, and is highly deprecated oren among the natives, Nearly all the girls there have a habit of swear ing sisterhood to each other and taking vows of celibacy, looking upon their future husbands 49 quemies. On the third morning of the wed‐ | ding, which je generally contracted by thoir parenta, they go home, and refuse to return to their limbands again. Some of them will rather par money to their husbands to buy conoa bizen, and others who are poor and cannot afford to do so prepare to dis together, by poison by throwing themselves into the river, by cutting their throats, or by hauling themselves, sa us to be free from the thraldom of their lorda. About the middle of this month in the village of Shan Tak a certain Mr. Wong felt restless and could not sleep at night, as if some evil omen had taken possession of his mind, so he got up and, in the small hours of the morning, there being bright moonlight, went out for a stroll
'Entrecastrema, 8,110
ROSBIAN.
Zabijolen, 1,220 Kurists, 1,200 a Mandschur, 1,200
Rosin, 12,200 erik, 10,020 Namurên, 103,800 Siui Veliky, 10,000 Vimlimir Moacere, 6,000 Graniastchy, 1,400 Dmitri Donskoy,,0,000.
ajny, 1,200
Asimairai Korniciáj, 6,000 Rahayuk, 1,330 Petropavlors, 10,950 The ten effective British vessels in Chies Russian men-of-war and seven Freach. The watere are to-lay confronted by fourteen combined French and Russian fleet is just one
while the tonnage of the Russian vessels alone more than double the strength of the British; exceeds ours by 9.180 tons
the Dowager-Express-that is no doubt, a very It is all very well to talk of the removal of desirable object to attain. But it is an end which the years at no distant date must of themselves acbiare. The permanent settlement of affairs is another mutter, and one which I believe to be impossible so long sus Peking re-
Am I, then playing the part of an alarmist mains the seat of the Court and Government in asking whether the question of the defence In ons shape or another trouble will continue to of Hongkong is going to be taken in hand, or crop up from time to time, leading sooner or if it is to be loft, like Natal, to be wolen from us later to disaster, if indeed it has not done so by the first despoiler who chances that way? already
MALARIA AND MOSQUITOES.
The change proposed would probably not be unwelcome to any of the Powers except perhaps. Re By many, millions of the Chinese it fond of strength which could not fail to be home a very good collection of the drepteica, would be hailed with joy. It would be an evi- Mr. S. Wray, of the Perak Museum, sent recrmind throughout the length, and breadth the genus of mosquito to which the fever car of the Empire, and not a mere fizzing of squibs ing species belong, and the State Surgeon also like the destruction of Yuen Ming Yuon. It conducted many experiments to ascertain the would do more to establish the secarity of the different varieties, breeding grounds and habits, lives and property of foreigners floughout the conclusions at which he arrived: China than any messure which has yet been attempted, and it would be a death-blow to the arrogance and tyranny of such rulers as Tan-
and her Monchu creatures.
With all the knowledge gained, one seems, when looking at recent investigations from a practical point of view, to be still far from being in position to stamp out malaria. Granted that the mosquito is the only or chief carrier of malarial germs in a country like this, where the rainfall in abundant, and collections of surface water are very extensive, it appears to be hope
less to be able to discover and remove the breed.
LEALERS IN
ITALIAN MARBLE AND GRANITE MONUMENTS. DESIGNS & PRICES on AFFLICATION at No. 1. Queen's Road East, Hongkong Hongkong, 17th October, 1889.
I
the
AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
1989
AND others left Shanghai on the 10th inst...
̈N INTERIM DIVIDEND of One Dollar A and Fifty Contapor Share for Six-months ending 30th June 1900, will be Payable on the 31st inst, on which date Dividend WarranÍs may be obtained on application at the Con pany's Office.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 28th to the let instant, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
SHELTON HOOPER, Bouetary to the Hongkong Land Investment & Ageney Co., Ld. General Agents West Point Build.
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per the s.. Fushun, for Kwangtung on account of the present crisis. As the residents in Shanghai, male and female, had commenced to was crowded with passengers, numbering several leave to go to other places for safety, the Fusku hundreds. The weather being extremely hot,
Fortunately we, the passengers, were taken we suffered terribly en account of the crowding. good care of by Captain Lunt and the Com- pradore. Mr. Chan Yak-nam, who made better arrangement and gave up as good accommoda- tion as possible, so that we were made very comfortable without any fear of danger. On consequence of the necessity for heavy voyage some passengers were seriously at repairs to the atill, and the temporary tacked by sickness, and some women giving absence of Water power caused by the carrying birth to children and some being unable to away of the embankment of the Reservoir, vory stand the sickness and the Test. tried to throw little crashing of oro has been done this year; occurred when reaching Tiger Pass. When cient to pay current expenses, salaries, cost of themselves into the sea; a case of the latter even and as the winnings of gold have not been sufi such cases occurred, thas Captain and the Con- repairs, cost of new Reservoir, and prospecting prudoro tried their best to asya and co the Directive find it necessary to make the fa them. All the passengers have now reached call of Oge Dollar per shade; and accordingly home in safety. As he obligation and the kindness we received from those two gentlemen is so great. I, being one of the passengers, theres fore beg to publish these for lines on behalf of several of my fellow passengers as an acknow. ledgment of our grafitade,
MAK HEW SANG and -LEUNG YAU KI.
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very much doubt whether the changes which have taken place in Japan would have been effected with the same rapidity, and thoroughness if Kyoto had remained the capital. A striking parallel might be drawn in many respects between the Kages (nobles of the Mikado'a ing grounds of this insect post. Experience Court) and the old-fashioned mandarins who out here would not favour one yielding to the spoke the wheels of government in Peking; and mosquito the wholo share in spreading malaria. the analogy between the two cases gives at any We have had instances where there have been rate food for reflection. With the senioral of outbreaks of fever in localities where people the capital the old world prejudices of the Kuges formerly kept healthy. the only change in the have disappeared.
-sarroundings being extensive felling of jungle and disturbance of soil. Before and after this, the usual extensive pools of water which serves HALF-YEARLY ns breeding grounds for mosquitoes, remained unchanged,"
Your obedient servant,
A. B. FREEMAN MITÉORD.": It is not necessary at this moment, says the Times, to dilate pou Mr. Mitford's agrestive to give vent to lús pent-up feeling. On reach letter, but no one who grasps the logic of events ing the bank of the river he saw to his surprise can fail to see that a central government wholly a group of ax girls grying and bølding each inaccessible, or if rendered accessible in Peking. others hands. The girls on seeing him vmbran then wholly subservient to the only Fower that ed and throw themselves into the river. He can reach it, is an anachronism which modern sonditions must abolish or modify in one way or
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The Imperial German Mail steamer Weiner, aying the German Mails with dates from Berlin of the 25th June, left Singapore on Fri day, at noon, and may be expected here on or about Wednesday, the 25th inst.
ran and tried to catch them, but it was too late. He raised a hue and ery and yelled out "Save another. bfe." The neighbours were started from The Patentes Micniven & Cameron, Limited, Blumber, and running out from their houses DESERVE A NATIONAL MEMORIAL
The C. PE. steamer Empress of Japan ar used every possible means to resetle, those six foolish and infatuated creatures from their for their excellent inventions."Dever, Chronicle. rived at Shanghai at Spa on Friday, the 20th watery grave, and carried them home in a half. WAVERLEY PEN, THE FICEWI Paw. inst, and left again st 3 pm on Saturday, the Tar Owi Pex. THE HOPE 21at, for Nagasaki, where she was due to arrive
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Notice is hereby given that at a MEETING of the Board of Directors of the Company, held at the Company's Office, No. 0, Frays Central, Victoris, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 20th June, 1960, the following Resolation was passed:
That the final CALL of ONE DOLLAR per
SHARE upon all the Holders of Ordin ory Shares in the above Company in respect of all the Shares held by them in the above Company be and the same is hereby made. Such Calls to be paid to the Company at their Bankers, the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, at their Premises, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or before the 6th day of August, 1900. And Notice is also given that in accordance with Article 24 of the Company's Articles of Association, Interest will be charged us from the said 6th day of August, 1900, at the rate of $10 per centam per annum, upon all Calla re. maining unpaid after the said 6th day of August, to the actual dates of payicent of the
THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COM. PANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
SIXTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING of SILAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, No. 18, BANK BUILDINGS, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, on 1000, up TUESDAY, the 7th August, at 12 o'CLOCK Noos, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividanil, and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 25th July to 7th August inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Direstora.
T. ARNOLD, Secretary Hongkong, 17th July, 1900.
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me. Bhareholders are particularly requested to note that upon presentation at the Office of the Company of the Bankers' receipt for payment of the Call together with the Certificate of the Shares in respect of which the, Call has been paid, an endorsement to that effect will be made upon the certificate.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
"W. H. GASKELL,
Secretary. Hongkong, 6th July, 1000.
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