MANILA.
FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT:]
as natires now above ground need concern themselves, one chance is about ne long the other. It may eventually happen that natives will become competent to fill some or all of those positions, but that prospect should bother no one at present.
· METHOD OF: PROMOTION.
· HE • ONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JULY 29TH, 1001
and so we may let it pus. But, the other thres | THE SOUTH AFRICAN COMPEN- reasons appear to me to be and must ba reckoned with in future also.
SATION COMMISSION.
The Berlin correspondant of the Zymer
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
Manila, and July TAZ PHILIPPINE, CIVIL SERVICE Work in so well advanop toward the establish ment of a civil service systory for the
The basic principle of the service is that of Philippines as to make possible at this time a forecast of what that system will be when the promotion through several grades. Persons new government shall get into full operation once in the service are in the way of improving The framework dosised represents the sum of their condition through efficiency and good experienced elsewhere; modified by local condi- condust. The entrance exsednation is the tions or adapted to them. There was nothing only one that will usually be required, the to undo in the beginning. No civil service original certificate of eligibility being con- existed, and rules had to provide for a govermont sidered proof of fitness in the first instance, and wholy new. They seen certainly to have been the recommendation of superiors or the records logically framed, for the merit plan on which made in advanced places answering for later they are based is so comprehensive that it will purposes. This rule does not bar the Board from include nearly every civil position in the islands, ordering examinations for promotion whenover must not be treated unjustly, Honce they sunk in the Seine below Rouen: The object of Hongkong tie Japanese ports and Shanghai.
It may see life t
A person entering the service in low grade my learn the branch of his choice na he would business, bis adriaterme.t depending on tho diligence and ability shown in the dlacharge of his duties. One of the Commissioners, visitod India and China, to study the colonial and customs servicos respectively in thore countries, Another is an expert in the United States system. The third, about to retire from the Board, is the ablest lawyer in the Phillippines, and is Chief Justice of the Sapromo Court,
They do not profess that it is yet a perfect scheme, hat they stand by it as the best they could devise, and they are willing to be judged by its operation.
H.E. TÃO MU ON THE MIS- SIONARY QUESTION.
NOTICE OF FIRM
NOTICE
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The CP.B. stasmer Empren of China arrived The missionaries have probably heard that Chinese panishments are very severe, and es
ni Shanghai at 8.30 am, on the 27th inet,, and
one he is due to arrive at 9 am, on the 30th T 60. in Hongkong has been transferred laft are unwilling to allow their converts to be liable
again at 6 p.m. same day for Hongkong, THE Business of MSSES. TURNER & to these punishments. But these covers tortaros
writes:The Post and the Berliner Neueste modas are only applied in the care of marderare, Nachrichten have woeatly published articles The C.P.E. steamer Turlar arrived at Kobe it ou under the mme Name, Style and Title of to the Undersigned, who will continue to carry robbers, and Awaymen who refuse to confess which are manifestly of ami-official origin at 1 am on the 25th inst., and left again at TURNER & CO. Bat in ordinary case these are vot applied and each of which bears the file 5 p.m. on the 28th inst. for Bhanghal, where Now cases of robbery or murder againn con- Bossenable Reminiscence. The article in the she is due to arrive at midnight of the 29th inst
R. CHATTERTON WILCOX. verts are exceedingly rare. Yon, air in your Pat consists of reproduction of the
The steamer Lightning, from Calcatta, left DEFERRING to the above, ME, HAROLD tong experience in the interlor, have probably not Gorman Imperial Law of June 14, 1871, pro- Singapore for this port on the afternoon of the RE CHATTERTON WILCOX 450 heard of single case of torture in ordinary lawviding for compensation of those inhabit
26th inst. suits Chinese penalties are heavier than foreign, ante of Alance-Lorraine who had · zing-
admitted a PARTNER in our Firm-from-this The C.P.R. steamer Empress of Japan left date... and cannot without cause be applied to the tained damage to their property in the France Yokohama fer Vancouver on Friday afternoon, converts. Hence it is evident that missionaries*
German War. The article in the Berliner the 28th inst.
TURNER & CO. Hongkong, 25th July, 1901, interference is law-saits is not due to their foar Neueste Nachrichten recalls the action of Prines of o ponverts suffering torture. Some years ago Bismarck in promptly arranging with Lord there was inded official hatred of converts. Granville in 1871 to indemnity the owners of But now all know that your honourable British recicls with cargoes of coal which for religion ought to be respected unil converts alleged strategis reasons the Germans had rely on influence and are without fent, knowing portie between them and the present claims reviving both these cases is to establish à of German subjects and of other persons whose interests the German Government claims the right to protect in the British South African colonies. One of the articles complains that "an attempt is being made in London, by raising formal difficulties, to place. obstacles in the way of the satisfaction of even those elaime which are well-founded.
that no one will venture to offend them.
offcial's chief anxiety is to bare no trouble in his, jurisdiction between the people and the church, and it matters little to him whether injustice is done аруска us long no he can shew a olgan sheet, Ho races little if his. people The Changhai Sin Wan Pao las pub-suffer at the expense of the church. lished a letter: addressed by H.E. Tao Mu, Viceroy of the Kwang provinces, to the Rey. Timothy Richard. We are indebted to the Mercury for the following translation of the
substance of the letter --
"*"
You
The foreign Consuls are constantly eaking how it is that the missionaries are so unanimous in their fear that officials trant converts, un
fairly. This language is exaggerated. There are of course all sorts of people in the art, good well as bad. Can it be different 3a always canse man to repent and return to the establishing a religion? Good doctrins can Paths of virtue. Hence religion is a matter of tion on account of it. If a man believes any public interest, and there should be no distine. ragion will love him if he does not, I will love him all the enme, for they are all the children of my religion and so lean to gon. But I must High Heaven. It is a pity ho does not believe
not halo him on that account or usb fores to cause him to believe as I do. This would the teaching of the missionary regarding love. to men.
Now the Christian religion is widely pro pagated without distinction of kingdom or race, But there is a breach between the converts and the non-converts. It would be more in accord-
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There is manifestly a good deal of feeling about this question of compossation in well. informed German-quarters German populer sympathy rozains so steadfastly anti-British calty in leiting loose a storm of passion like that there would would not be the slightest diffi-
that which raged here for a few weeks after cruisers. I cannot see that public discus the seizure of German ships by British sex deliberations of the Commission, but It looks will do any good during the
hero. No parallel whatever cau, be established as if there were going to be a good deal of it between the case of the British colliers in 1870 or of tho
and the claims of Germans or quasi-Germans who have been expelled from British South Africa. The “formal diff- culties" are not of British manufacture. They are created by the German contention that there were residents in the former South” African Republic #hosujets mixtes," us Bismarck used to say of Mr. Bamberger, and had a double nationality-German and Boer. That is no doubt a" formal difficulty," but it is a very serious one, and I have the best reasons for believing that the British Government and the Commission cannot be too carofal in desling
Although I have long heard of you and rand the books you have translated, I have not yet had the good fortune to meet you. Your com-ay passion towards my country is well known. You have come from afar desiring to help her in three things, virtue, power and knowledge, Out of several thousand applicants examined, and in this your success has been even greater about 900 have succeeded in getting their names than that of Matteo Ricci and others. on the eligible list. Admission to that list in formerly worked in Shanting and Shansi, but latterly you came to Shanghai to translate conditioned on an average marking of 70 per books for dissemination throughout the twenty cent, on the subjects of examination. When the one. provinces, and hundreds of books have this indeed be contrary to the wish of God, and Alaco. Ipensation to the inhabitants of service shall be fally organised it will employ been translated. In this desire to help my in ronal numbers 5,000 persons. All of the country you are not alone, for all the mission- offices of the central government except the neighbours as themselves and have come to aries from Europe and America love their highest, all the provincial offices except those China with no doelre for gain, but of Governor and Attorney and all the municipal purely for benevolent molires. I have officea which are not alective will be filed by received your gift of the Arst volume of civil service regalation, applied in one form or Universal History (translated by Mr. J. Lance with justice if there were no difference Rees, B.D.) and have read it with great protit, between them. Everything is advanced more another, Education and character will be the and look forward to the day when the sucrsed easily if time is taken, whereas too great hoste teate, and natives will be encouraged as far asing volumes desling with modern history shall would defeat the end in view. Haste produces possible to equip themselves for public service. be completed. One of the prime needs of China obstructions. All missionaries should refoot on To this end it is not unlikely that when the today is a vast extension of translation-baronus. this principle, and so that not force, but natural higher public schools shall be organised, pra flonrish, and hence more books will be neaded.
Peace has been taste, and schocks are about to growth is best. vision will be made, through elective studies or Many are translating Japanese books, but these otherwise, for training in Unos adapted to cannot be as good as the Western books. The practical nas in the civil service of the islands, Viceroys of Wu Chang and Nanking sympa hise with this view and hence their Nativo aptitude for penmanship, for hook subscriptions in aid of your Society. Although keeping, for drawing and for other work we are now in deep watera trying to pay our requiring deft fingers can be helped in the indemnities, get this work of translation is too schools, so that gradustes who may have aleated important to be deferred. e course proparatory for public servies, will opinion Chinese scholars have devoted tee mach time to the study of antiquity to and positions ready for them at the start, with
chances of advancement according to the way they acquit themselves
AMERICANE, AND NATIVES......
I have the
the neglect of modern times. Autiquity
should be reserved for leisure, after our scholars have thoroughly studied the needs and know. ledge of today. Translation of works on
present time. Thus will our scholars learn the
The recent troubles are now nearing an end and yon, gir, should be invited to go to Faking to assist in the reconstruction. In my opinion your honorable religion stands shoulder to shoulder with the religions of Confacias and Menciusin enlightening the people and bringing happiness to the 400 millions of China. May gratified! My opinions I now humbly submit to your desire see universal peace be speedily your judgment.
with it. It would be extremely easy to let principles be established in this connection which would affect the future of the British colonies generally in a far more serious manner than the payment of large sams as indemnities to former Boer subjects of German origin. The Commission has already stated that it will deal with cases of genuine German and others who have suffered hardships. There is not, so far as I know, a single instance in which a German Government has given one penzy of compensa tion, to the thousands who have been TSINGTAO AS A SUMMER RESORT. German Empire during the past 30 years. It expelled from German States and from the
It is assumed by the Commission that Amari, government seem the most pressing at the the N.-C. Daily News on the 16th inst.:---
is said that there was no harsh treatment in those cases, but this cannot be maintained.
The steaner Bichosond Castle sailed from New York on the 24th instant for Straits:
Hongkong, China and Japan.
Tho. C.P.R. steamer Athenian lit Vancou ver on Wednesday afternoon, the 24th inst., for
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The N.K. steamer Tamba Maru (European Line) left Bingespore for this port on the 25th inst., and is expected to arrive here on the AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of Ɛiz 31st inst.
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TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 22nd to the 27th. instant (both days inclusivo),
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary.
Hongkong, 9th July, 1901
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THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED,
AN INTERISE DIVIDEND of One Dollar and Fifty Cents per Share, for Six Months ending 30th June, 1901, will be payable on the 27th instaat, on which data Dividend Warrants may be obtained on appli cation at the Company's Office.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSEO from the 2nd to this 27th instant (both days inclusive).
By Order of the Board of Directors,"
A SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary, Hongkong Land Investment
and Agency Company, Limited,
Goneral A gente, The West Point
Building Company, Limited.
Hongkong, th July, 1901,
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THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE.
N accordance with the provisions of No, 104 I of sacre
H. PRICE & CO.
Hongkong, lat July, 1991.
PIANO TUNING.
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Managers have This Day declared an Interim Dividend for the Half-year ended 30th June, 1901, of Four Dollars per Share.
DIVIDEND WARRANTS, payable at the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING" CORPORATION, will be issued to Shareholders on MONDAY, the 29th July,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 21st to the 29th
Claneral Managers. Hongkong, 19th July, 1901:
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THE TEBRAU PLANTING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
Professor Hans Delbruck raid at the time that you VALUE your PIANO at all, you instant, bath lays inclusive ESON
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., the expulsions of Danes from Schleswig "ariod silenced for saying it. Two blacks do not make should have it TUNED REGULARLY by to Heaven," and ho was promptly punished and
a white, and the injustice and harshness of expulsions from Germany is no reason why ab compensate those who have been treated with undue severity, if there be any suck. But fesssilly endeavoaring to arrange, and it would be a regrettable obstruction of its labours if the
island, but the great majority of them are look.nnufactures. All our schools cannot have modesty, for there is certainly no point on England, who can afford to be generous, shoul| CONTRACT, and by EXPERIENCED
civil service.
A "disinterested correspondent" wrote to
cans will not in large numbers scok positions excellences of Western actions, and the Govern advertised to a degree commensurate with its Tsingtao as a summer resort has not been which natives may be qualified to occupy. Just ment may carry out reforms based on those Riness, geographical and climatic. This reluct now many Americans wish to remain in the modes. Again, we require works on arts and
ance to advertise zaust be due to Teutonic foreign masters and all our students cannot
the Chine coast so beautifully located and so study Western languages. Hence the necessity naturally endowed as a range from the of their obtaining translations to open the doors discomforts of midsummer as this port. With that is precisely what the Commission is pro- and TRAINED MEN ONLY, who are of Western knowledge. Works on Government the open sea on the south-east, the straits and are for the use of the people. Hitherto our scholars have contented themselves with empty and the great Kiacchan Bay with its expanse question of sujets mixtes were to be raised in a employed by us.
Cape Evelyn opposite the Bund to the south, declamation without trus knowledge.
The most important matter relating to into the west and north, Tsingtao has ses-breezes of four hundred square miles stretching away tornational latercourse is the propagation of from all sides except the north-east, where tower religion. The Christian religion first appeare:t in China when the Nestorians came from the the rugged peaks of the snored mountain Lao West in the Tang dynasty. We hear little or Shan, whose serrated slopes mount up to an nothing of hatred towards the religion until South-west beyond the Bay rises another grand Germans who had acquired citizenship in the altitude of three thousand six hundred feet. the propagation of religion was made an article moantain of no wean proportions and in full could do as well at home.. Living as Americans of Treaty. Bat since then matters have greatly view from the foreign settlement. Still another formar Eouth African Republics-
tered for the worse, until the culmination of Hatred was seen in Bozeriam and all its horrible fruits
ing for something beyond clericul places in the Volunteers who think they see business chances abend, but who have not the money to take advantage of them, are seeking positions in the civil service to help them through. They will leave the service is soon as they think they need it no longer. Others are going into it aimlessly because they cannot now think of anything better. The average American who can Bill ocuditably a position here
wish to live in quite se costly as in the United States. It is partionlarly expensive in Manila. The natural longing for home which men feel after the novelty of tropical life has worn off will complete the stay here of this offelal flotsam in the not distant future, those who remain, attached to the service, will be tempted by more money than they could make at home, or by some special consideration.
hatred of other religions. Thus Buddhism has The Chinese in olden times never had any been in Chine for five thousand Back the the Confucianist scholars oppose it, but the people are always at peace with the priests, and rorywhere they barn Incense. Your herour able, religion is very sincere in its desire that men should be good. The cause of difference between the people and the foreign religion is not due to the doctrines of those religions.
to examine. At first the propagation of
persistent way.
To make clear thê ‘oxact naturo of the German contention with regard to sujets mixtes I append a translation of a statement, which may be taken as embodying the views of the German Government on the position of those
or of a German State. The German view of
THE
ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD.
Hongkong, 18th July, 1901.
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THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1898.
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS,
TOTICE IS HEREBY
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held in the Company's Offices, 38 & 40, Queen's Road Central, on TUESDAY, the 30th July, 1901, at Nooy, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts, for the period ending 30th April, 1901.
NOT GENERAL MEETING of
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 23rd July to the 6th August inclusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, * General Managers..... Hongkong, 19th July, 1901.
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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
THE
of
prominent peak looms up above the lower hills
The German law on the sequisition and logs on the north-east, and rejoices in the newly of citizenship of the German Empire or of a German State (Reichsund Staatsangehorigkeit) acquired name of Prinz-Heinrichberg
All these mountaing with their numerous does not recognis, az English legislation has, foothills afford a variety of resorts for picnic recognised since 1870, the requisition of the NEBEBE, JARDINE, MATHESON +xcursions by land or water, and
a short citizenship of acother State as a ground for &00., of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong. journey from the new settlement enables one losing the citizenship of the German Empire and elsewhere, Merchants, parengt to get as nearly out of sight of humanity as is possible in overpopulated Chine. Nature's the law on this subject does not, indeed, go so March, 1901, applied for the registration. in
BEVENTIETH ORDINARY efferts on behalf of Tsingtac have these many for as the former English view, which denied Hongkong, in the Register of TRADE
HALF-YEARLY MEETING centuries been warted bratteso neighbont, citizenship of any other State whatever. But i centuries been thwarted by the unromantic the right of British subjects to acquire the MARKS, of the following TRADE MARKS,
SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be The distinctive davion of Nine Dragons; hald af the Offos of the Company, No. 18, Bees no other use for shrubbery and grasser the German conceptions, admitting as it does
b. The distinctive device of a Chinese Flag Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central, on between Flowers and other embellishments; | TUESDAY, the 6th August, at 12 o'clock MATHESON & CO., who claim to be the sole of the Directors, together with a Statement of Applicants in respost of the following goods, in Proprietors thereof.
The TRADE MARES have been used by the the following Class, via: Cotton Yarn in Class 23,
Natives will thas in lime almost inevitably all nearly all of the places for which they may here another causs which you, sir, ought than to food his grimy cookstove. Now that the possibility of double citizenship to the perhaps desirable to Americana religion and its acceptance by the people the Germans have instituted a bureas of extent that it regards the individual concerned in the name of the mid Messes, JARDINE, Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Report
be qualified. The chief places will have enough honour or salary attached to them to make them
to
as still having with reference to the German
gauged by the number of his conver's isnt the Inner Harbour afford good facilities the German Empire. If, on the other hand,
Facsimiles of such TRADE MARKS can be.
DEACON & HASTINGS,
Bolicitors for the Applicants.
RUINART FERE & FILS, REIMS
Established 1719, :/ CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND
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Hongkong, 17th May. 1895.
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was entirely a matter of private preferico forestry, and prohibit further devastation by Positions requiring professional, technical or But after Tao Kuang's time missionary fuel-gatherers, the hills are being reclothed Empire, rights and duties derived from his scientifle skill will doubtless for long time work was extended to the interior and the lie seemed too slow, the enterprising dehorigkeit). From this may be deduced the with natural verdare, and where this process continned Imperial citizenship (Reichsange. matter was embodied in Treaties. Trouble have American incumbents. At present there between China and the West was altogether on partment in charge has planted some mil tight, in ascordance with international law, to ars places for slenographer and typewriters, account of commerce, and had nothing to do lions of pinecones and acorns which already protect citizens of the Empire, at least in so interpreters and translators, customs huspectors with religion. Yet, seeing that the wide preach manifest in sheets of pleasing green, where for as their relations to the State of which they and accountants, but even in such places, paying of the foreign religions was due to the
before were only brown hillsides. A climb may have become subjects by voluntarily acquir military force which compelled us to
to the top of Signal Hill rewards the sighting its citizenship are not involved--As against seen at the Office of the Colomini Secretary of
Hongkong. quite as good af got inter can be earned in the the Traatios, the people not unnaturally became seer with a view of land and sea calculated third Statos (e.g., Great Britain in South Africa) Dated the 24th day of June, 1901,
tho Gorman Empire will in general be in a United States by persons competent in their suspicions that foroo was to be used to compel to satisfy the most exacting tourist. Year by various lines. England has had much much them to cater the foreign religion. This is one year the conditions for residence are more position to advance an anlimited claim to pro- 1615] experience in India as faces the United States cause of the sumity against the churchas..
favourable, thanks to the Fatherland's generous tectorial rights (Fertretung). At the same here in respect to the civil service. The policy itself are strict and 10 verential But I have Hewers, fresh water from public wells, and in acquired the rights of burghers in one of the The customs of the Christian religion in polity of supplying graded streets, capscions time, citizens of the German Empire who have there, which encourages matare employment has honed that a preacher is ranked according to the near future through pipes direct from the Boer States and who in that capacity have worked so well and has been sustained by go the number of hie converts; if many, he is distant foothills of Leo Shan (which work taken up arms against England may justly be many good reasons that ita rdoption here, so regarded as having merit, if few, it is his is now being rapidly pushed). The great treated by the English as burghers of the of far as circumstances will permit, follows adincat salt. There is room for abuses here. If Government pler and greater breakwater Republics and cannot lead their citizenship as a matter of course. Examination to be held the diligence or laziness of the
for handling heavy then
cargoes, while the citizens of the German Empire who did not in the United States under the Civil Servien le will not take time to distinguish gred from splendid new Lighthouse with its flashing electric take part in the war have been expelled by the Commission, for positions in the islande, will bad, and will admit anyone, however bad, for lamp guides the benighted ship to safe English from South Africa, it is not permis not include any for junior grades, boluss it the sake of swelling this number of converte sachorage Daily trains on the new railway sible, although these individuals possessed the will not pay Americans to come out to fill them instigation of these wicked men in the church country, and give the newcomer a glimpse of treat the same persons who were expelled as le cu report. Hence arise lawsuits at the Cay the passenger through a picturesque rights of burghers in one of the Republics, to and doubtless gradually they will become Avon Hero then is an abuse provocative of trouble the transient guest comfortable accommodation the Republics.
Shantang ratal scenery. Good hotels afford Germans as if they were merely barghers of
Y more restricted as patire proficiency develops. with outsiders. At first missionarias inter a prices that compare favourably with other
Americans will probably continue to fill for fored only with inses affecting the charch, hostelries in the Orient. Heretofore ice has tion arising out of the expulsion of Germaans The complaints and the claims for compensa- a long time positions which may be reached but sech ther got to interfere with all
been an important desideratum, but now that & are not directed against the abstract right of sorts of mattore whether they really-con- under the law by promotion. The Ingular corned the church or not. The misionaries now ico-factory is just going into operation, England to expel people. That is a prerogative Treasurer, Insular Auditor, Insular Collector have come from far distant countries and
the community will no longer be dependent which must be conceded to the Government of of Customs, Insular Callenter of Internal Rev- cannot be expected to have a deep know upon the procarious supply of natural ice Great Britain precisely as it is claimed by every enus, Insular Director of Posts, Chief of the ledge of Chinese affairs. Hence they must stared at winter, and now exhausted. civilised Stato. The complaints and cisims Brirean of Forestry, Chief of the Buresa of pend on the one-side evidence of their have for years been produced in the surrounding whole classes of the population have been sent Apples, pears and grapes of good quality for compensation are based upon the fact that Mines, Superintendent of Pabllo Instrupiten, officials and they, owing to fear of foreigners, country from roste and outdings supplied long away without distinction or discrimination-- and the Members of the Civil Service Board Frequently decide cases unjustly and the people's age by Dr. Nevins of Cheloo. These fruits among them people for whose expulsion there will be Americans for an indefinite period, hate is roused. Now the really hocest citizens are not indigenous, as many suppose, but are was no reason whatever; and, further, upon the except that one Member of the Civil Service who suffer injustice are usually silent, but there the result of experiments by the well-known fact that there has been bares treatment of are plenty of rullaus who are ready to manko missionary referred to arperiments entirely those who were expelled, trastiment with Board, out of three memberg, is likely to this a protext for ricting:aution of houry the experimenter, but now inuring to the benefit from the German Empire cannu
the churches.
Tho
altruistic and without financial advantage to which the photure in conducting expulsions missionaries think that the indemnity will act as a warning in futura Bat of this new port in daily supplies of fresh fruit moment be compared.
foreigu varieties, de the indemnity is paid by the officials and gentry, not by these taffans, and the gentry and officials had no concern with them. Hence the heavy fines do not have the desired deter runt effect. But instead the innocent goatry who suffer uurse their wrath against the foreign religions a
own ⠀⠀ converts. – in dispates with Chiness
bo a Filipino. . The law provides Lowerst, that after 18 months from the time that the Board ahill certify that it has sufficient list of eligibles to "appy vacancies, any of these offices may be filled by promotion and without examination from a class to be composed of the first, second and third assistants in the re- spective departmenta,As sox American may
The foregoing are four of the reaBOTIS OF become President, so any Filipino may become intret. As to the first, the inclusion in a treaty big chief; but for practical purpo so far wrung by Torce, that cannet now be helped,
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BORUTATOR.".
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 4th July to the 6th August inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
T. ARNOLD;
Secretary,
[1790
Hongkong, 16th July, 1901,
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED
NOTICE
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NSULIP CERTIFICATE, No. 2236
Issued 30th January, 1896, for Ten Bras Numbered 3601/8810 in the above Office, etsud-
in the name of M. JOHN HEBRICK MCMICHAEL of Shanghai, has been STOLEN, and should the same not be duced before the 9th proxine, a New Bri Certificate will be issued to the said ME JOHN HERRICK MCMICHAEL, end no transaction taking place under the said Serip Certificate No. 2,266 will be recognised by tha Ofice.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.
General agents, Canton Insurance Ofce, Limited. [1881 Hongkong. 26th July, 1901,
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED,
KOT TO SHAREHOLDI EJ
THE
ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MERLING & SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Offices of the Company, Queen's Building Connaught Rood, on MONDAY, the 19th August, at 12 O'CLOCK NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Dirwotore and the Statement of Accounts to the 30th June, 1901.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the oth to 18th August. both days inclusiva.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
THOS. I. ROSE,
and H.
Becrofars
(1883
Hongkong, 26th July, 1901:
1877