CORRESPONDENCE.
THE
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A PASSENGER'S COMPLAINT.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 71H, 1902
or to spoil the books, furallure, and utensilsof the ship” But I wonder whether jk is allowed for unwashed Mongols to lie down with their dirty feet, and pertapa dirtier clothes, on the plush covering of the ship's nofas? I am almost certain that the damage done to the furniture sad utensils of the ship by the Nippon's Chinese cabin-passengers (?) will. not balate the 325 a head passage-money. In the pressut instance, however, the Company condemned out of its own mouth I think, for
POLICE COURT/
Tuesday, 26th Augant.
BEFORE ML. F, A. HAZELAND (POLICE MAGISTRATE)
PRIBON-BREAKING.
THE ST. LOUIS EXHIBITION, The United States Government and the directorate of the St. Louis World's Exir are: evidently determined that this andertaking shall be the greatest international exhibition the world has over sosh. They have sent out commissioners to all foreign countries, who are
Hongkong Hotel, 20th August, under the eberge of three Commissioners.
Sie-I should feel much obliged by your General, respectively, to Asia and Australis, to inserting, in the interest of the travelling Europe, and to South America. Mr. John Barrett, who was formerly United States public, the following account of my voyage Minister to Siam and a correspondent of the from Bombay to this port in the Austrian Paragraph 12 of the Internal Regulations says: able to relate, without sustaining injury-and
third. Commissioner-
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY. PEESS,
Lloyd as. Nippon, which arrived here last night via Colombo, Penang, and Singapore.
Tho Nippon, a five largestsamer of 8,000 or, is now on her maiden voyage from Europe to Japan; it is a cargo-best with so-called single class accommodation for passengers, which really means second-class, her cabins accom- modating 226 persons.
Wong Hoi, prisoner who escaped from Victoria Gaol on 27th September, 1898, by climbing a 30-foot wall and dropping down on the other side-a feat he accomplished, remark
who was arrested on the 16th inst. by Inspector Gidley, was placed in the dook on a charge of breaking prison. There was another charge pair of against the defendant of stealing * trousers from Victoria Gol, and his Worship decided to bear it first.
Hongkong Daily Press daring the Spanish American War), has obarge of the feat division. Mr. Thomm W, Cridler, Iste Assistant Bear tary of Stats, of the second; and Mr. W. I. Buchanan, late United States Minister to the Argoatine, of the General Barrett arrived in Hongkong on Saturday and, after visiting Foochow and Canton, will probably proceed to Slem and the Philippines, and then to Australis and New Zealand. After be has done with with the ship, its accommodation, and quiet. except that the Internal Regulations should the wall which he sealed. The missing pair was
the Colonien be will return to Indo-China to inspect the Exposition at Hanoi, and then go on to the Straits Botliemente, Java. Burma,
From Bombay to Colombo I was the only passenger, and felt on the whole very satisfied At this first belting place, our pse senger list was increased by an English lady with her baby and ayah, bound for Penang in the saloon and come European and native
1088,
The warder who was in charge of the gang in which the defendant wax working at the time of his escape gava evidence of identification and aid he found the defendant's prison tronsòrs,
bearing his registered number, 213, lying near taken from the tailor's shop, in which the defendant had been employed.
Sentence was deferred and the first charge
guilty.
James Sinnott, asting chief warder in Vie.
of twelve months band labour for returning torin Gsol, produced the commiltal warrant,
She was from banishment.
slated 8th March, 1888, and bearing a sentence
Another wardar said that when the defeu-
went outside the prison and loand a pice of dent's escape became knows the prison gard was searched, but without rasalt. He then timber about fourteen feet long. The sup gap between the ledge to which be had climbed and the boundary wall by means of this pok position was that the defendant bridged the
and afterwards thrown it down outside. A search was made for the escaped man, hnt it ended fruitlessly
Ceylon, and Ludia. He has recently completed | deck-passengers. These left us on arrival in the following treatmeat at the hands of the against the prisoner proceeded with. He pleaded negotiations with the Governmens of Japan Corea, and Chins, The Emperous of each of these countries nocorded him andincas and be has conferred with leading Ministers and Viceroys Yesterday, the Hon. W. A. Rubler, United States Consul General, presented him to H.E. the Asing Governor, Major General Gascoigne, and the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. F. H. May. He will further discuss with the local officials the possibility of Hongkong making evme kind of a display at St. Louis, and it is hoped that when the advantages of such an exhibit are fully realized, the local Government will authorine moze sction to be taken. The Commissioner-General's ides is not that Hongkong shall undertake to show her articles of men ufecture, which are quite limited, but that she nžượuld show her strong commercial position in relation to the coast of Chine and Asis and to the Philippines, in order that there may be a better appreciation in Americs of her importance: OR HONALAN
BOTER
The defendant was committed for trial on the first chargs and sentenced to a month's hard labour on the second.
Passengers having a right to be treated like portons of education will no doubt conform themselves to the rules of good society by respecting their fellow trasellers, etc. It the Austrian Lloyd consider it consistent with this right of their passengers, and with the rules of good socisty, that her Chinese passon- gere contionally offend the rouss of decency and propriety of their European fellow-passen gers by a disregard for the first rudiments of civilisation, thou I hare nothing more to say, be amended to this effect, in order to avoid misconception.-Yoms, etc.,
J. N. KALFF, P. 8-Sinos writing the foregoing, I received Poung, when & Chinese lady with baby and Austrine Lloyd 8.8. Company. As the Nippou ayah took the place of her paleface was to have no more Chinese passengers on her sister besides a couple of hundred of China voyage from this port to Yokohama, I decided deck-passengers. But the latter all remained to continue my journey in her. ou the afterpart of the ship, and left me the duly advertised to sail on the ed inst, bat forepart for prumending. We left Bombay there was on the following day not the slightest on the 29th July, and arrived on the 10th inst, evidenes that she would loare Kowloon Wart The ship's officers at Singapore, from which port my trials com- either that day or the next; menced. We were to leave Singapore on the would aut commit themselves by naming day agents. By them I was informed on Saturday morning of the ith inst, and having been out and hons of departure, and referred me to the to dinner the night previous, I did not come
was passing there during the morning of that on board till late at night; I went straight to that she would not sail till: Monday, and if I my cabin downstairs, where a veritable pan- demonin reigned. The passages were filed day they might be able to give me
THE STOCKS AGAIN. up with boxes and cases of avery description, information about the sailing time. I men
Some little time ago his Worebip sentenced a while a savage and aweating horde of Mongol-tioned to the agent that I intended to pass the iss was harrying to and fro amidst the most Sunday with some friends in the Peak, but frightful din kad uproar, carrying ever more that I wished to be guaranteed against being coulis who had been convicted of theft at the baskets and boxer, and all the paraphernalis left behind. No, there was no danger of that Hunghom Decks to be exposed in the stocks for frequently take place there. Yesterday another Chinese travellers. The cabin opposite coming to pass, and I was assured that I could space of two hours, as a means of putting an wine was scempled by a Japanese gestionan safely spend the day in the Peak, which I accord-end, if possible, to the patty larcenies that ecolle who pleaded guilty to stealing three yards In mentioning some features of the World's and two ladies, who all through the voyage ingly did. I took the 10.30 pm. ferry on Fair, Mr. Theodore Hardee, Secretary to the conducted themselves as such. But from some Sanday night, but found on arrival at Kowloor, of bayan belonging to the Dock Company was ordered to be exposed in the stocks for a couple Commissioner-General, stated that it was called of the other cabins the most partly sounds no Nippon. Thinking she had gone into the sentenced to three weeks hard labour and also
stream, I returned to Hongkong, and took a the “Louisiana Purchase Expoaltion," base and noises emanated, shrill yells from the
sumpan, whose skipper assured me confidently it will celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary Chinese babies and all sorts of throat-noises of the purchase from France by the United from the mon! With the tip of the chief that "Me savvy Nippon big ship, fong marte,” States of the Louisians Territory in 19 3. officer, certain amount of quiet and peace was This territory comprises an area exceeding restored; but he informed me that they were one million square miler and its soquisition did cabin-passengers, and that he had no power to more than any other influencs to nuke the interfere too much with them. With a few United States a great nation. It will open, interruptions the noise lasted the whole however, in 1904 instead of 1903 out of deference night, and when woke up after a were already under way. countries who have bad uight - we to the wishes of foreign inilasted to the United States Government It did not take long to transform the passenger they could not get ready for 1909. The date accommodation, hitherto looking like the abode of spening will be April 30, 1904, and that of of "white men," into a veritable pigsty. The closing December 1 of the same year. Over addition of a dozen Chinese cabin-passengers, six million pounds sterling will be expanded in including children, with all their servals and making it warpass the exposition at Paris in hangoes on, made our quarters resemble ̧ s 1900 and that at Chicago in 1833. The ground Chiness back slum. As the Chinese had their area will cover nearly 1 200 acres and the build food brought to them by the Chinese cook, inga vid be las largest orer constructed. Sthere was a continual carrying down of great Loula in the fourth city of the United States in quantities of rice, accompanied by large traya population and the sebond railway centre of the most evil-smelling masses and unholy seven hundred thousand people live within its stews which it is possible to imagine; while the Amite,→ It is situated on the Mistiusppi river intervals of meal-times were occupied by the about four hundred miles south-west of Chicago, consumption of fruite and sweets, and with the and is in the very heart of the United States. refuse of the same the floor was littered.
The bathrooms sad lavatories were used for lu many respoute its location is superior to any
the most disgusting and ludicrans purposes, other city in the country for an exhibition.
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
An exíssordinary general meeting of the above company was held at the Cannon Street Hotel, London, K.O. in the 2nd ait, Mr. J. H. Gwyther in the chair.
The notion convening the meeting having been read, the Chairman-expressed his regrat al having had to call a testing that day, bat thair charter compelled it, and they had to
After au bour's unsuccesful search in the road-
sway fo' 'elook”·
of Loure..
EASTMAN'S
KODAKS. FILMS.
AND ACCESSORIES
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN GOOD WORK. PROMPT RETURN.
WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHMENT SOLELÝ DEVOTED TO EXECUTING WORK FOR AMATEURS, AND WE HAVE LARGER AND BETTER FACILITIES FOR DEVELOPING AND PRINTING THAN ANY HOUSE IN THE COLONY.
ACHEE & CO.,
PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS STORE. 17a, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
FEW DOORS EAST OF HONGKONG HOTEL.
Hongkong, 6th May, 1902.
RUSSIA'S MARITIME NAVIGATION.
881.
Russia, were started on a capital of 8,000,000 ronbles. The Government favours these poun panies by allowing them to buy foreign ships, and in exempting them from all custom duties. Special favours are shown by the Government to ships travelling to the East by the Bue Canal in paying their canal duties, which amounts to 600,000 roubles yearly.
The greater the maritime commerce and the greater its preponderance in the general com
In conclusion, we will give some statistic is the importance of maritime navigation. -
Russia seems to be in this respect in a very
data concerning the Russian commercial navy. mercial movements of a country, greater also
On the 1st of January, 1897, the number of favourable position, because two-thirds of its exported goods are exported by ss, and more large vessels under the Russian flag were 11,005 than 50 per cent. of the imported goods also with a tonnage of 9,062,000 tons. Of this total, the Sea of Azor and the Black Sea along The following are Bocount for 6,274,900 tons. come by way of the Russian seaports. In 1897 gouds to the value of 516,200,000 roubles were
the principal Russian sesports, with the ton. imported into Russia, and of this amount age of their vessels :-Odesen, 1,719,000 tons
It is evident, St Petersburg, 1,374,000 tons; Rigs, 1,018,000 Russian Mercantile Navy. At present, bow-tons; Taganrog, 589,000 tons Russia. 200,000,000 roubles came by seu, consequently, that a great career in opan to the tous; Batcum, 869,000 tons; Nicolas, 682,000 ever, the progress of maritime parigation under the Russian flag is still insignificant, and Russian ships represent only 8 to 10 por navigation. English ships take 33 per cent. of the total tonnage: Germany 118 por cont.; cent, of the tonnage of foreign ships of distant
Danish 12 per cent.; and Scandinaran 10 per
cent.
NEW YORK POLICEMEN.
Next to the amount of attention paid them by the Prese and public the most astonishing thing And the number of outside interests they con about the New York policemen is their wealth trive to combine with their profession. A trial that instill going on has produced some laterest ing
statistics on these points. One sergeaut SHIPPING SUBSIDIES.
who owned up to being worth £37,000, declared The littla progress of the Russian mercantile
that he had made his money by speculating in diamonds and paintings and on the race-00UTH). Messra. Alfred Helt and Co. write as follows navy can be easily explained by the circum
Au inspector, with just under £60,000 to his stead. I returned to shore, where I roused up the Chinese stevadore of the Company,to the Times:-
It is greatly to be hoped that shipowners will stanco that for a long time Russion commerga Ou arriving at the not be tempted to harter their birthright of free was of a passive character, and up to the present credit, put it all down to "luck on the street." trade for a cussed in a serable for a mess of it is still in the hands of foreigners. Besides, A captain, who was believed to have over mado a good deal out of real state, thre he lived in au £8,000 house, and was tbm from whom I learned that Nippon gone
owner of several tenements. Two other captains Company's office on Monday morning, pottage in the shape of subsidies. The mercan navigation in Russia came into existence mach £100,000 at his bankers, admitted that he had was met by a hearty laugh from the agent, tile marine has been built up by, and depends later than in other countries, and Russia had to upon, the free trade system and though, no who considered the whole thing evidently doubt, shipowners who advocate shipping sub-start on a new career shore her strong and ex-
sidies do not propose similarly to help by perienced rivals have aiready advanced greatly, cstimated their fortunes at £40,000 apiece, one of as a joke, and informed me that such
The Russian Government has always attached them adding that to lose £2,000 ate single race. things would happen; that he had had no idea protection other harassed ia lastries, it would
great importance to her commercial uary, meeting did not worry him any." In sil of on Saturday the ship would be rundy so soon, prove impossible to contine protection to s
Since Peter the Great various measures have these replies there was probably some truth. been taken te consolidate this branch of trade, more at any rate than in the answer of the in- that they were really not respousible, as these single trade. "I am in favour of free trade, Mr. the herring daaler; but, unless the principle be
and this sovereign and his successors endenspector who informed the Lexew Committee that venzed to make navigation under the Russian bead made his money by dealing in sorver lots in Japan. A man who joins the New flag profitable to their subjects, prescribing York police has from the start a chance of ships were not properly speaking passenger-boats, older, in everything except herrings," said
the result will soon be a competitive reduction in the duties on goods imported by adding to his pay. There is, to begin with, the saloon, disord- etc., etc., but that he would return me the rigidly adhered to of not dipping into the Luck on the Treasury suel as is believed to
Kussian abips. A similar measure existed in
houses, pool rooms, bucket shops, be made at Washington by jpwerful trade som passage-moner, and that I would even that day taxpayer's pocket to benefit any individual ing
Frases until the middle of the last century, but blackmail szapted from Here I had been specially waiting for this
was abrogated in Raisia much sooner at the erly end of the 18th century as a consequence of and gambling dens The New York patrolman the larch by the responsible representatige of public poos out of view altogether. Protec
commercial treaties concluded on the principle Dover connives at illegality except on a cash one policeman there ship, and at theelevents hour was simply left in binations, in which the welfare of the goueral
entire reciprocity. As a substitute for this bals. As he gets promotion he may fy at
higher game. More th the Company, who was aware of the name sadtion in other industries must diminish the
loss of advantages the Government used to pay hid the foundation of his fortune by arrest will saffer proportionately. It is often urged residence of the friends I was passing the amount of cargo mosing, and the carrying trade tha, while subsides are in themselves un-
for some years between 1802-1816-bouutios
Wall to ships sailing under the Russian flag, but jug some prominent financier and then releasing
bi in exchange for "a sure thing" on follow tuom Sunday with at the Peak. But all my ra
later, un this measure had little influence on the Street. Others make a point of loitering about compiling na presentations that my ticket implied a contract desirable, the action of foreign nations is
abrogated, and the system of protection was tigians and brokers who frequent them. Some superseded by free trade.
find another steamer.
to
in
this
until one of ouch of these were exlusively which they could not break at will, and in sponpolicy if we are to keep ear shipping inds.ry development of the Russian navy, it was the hotels and picking up tips from the poli
an unjustifiable and unbusinesslike way, met with a non possumus from even the head of the boues, who coolly stated that on principle he refused to accede to my request, sir, to send' me to my place of destination at the Company's expense; to, all he could do was to refund me By passaga money! Now, sir, what is one to do in such a cypical fustration of the right of the strongest ?
J: N. K. We omit anime portions of out corres- pondent's letter, partly from reasons of space.
Es. D.P.
alive. But the shipping trade, so far from being nearly extinct, as (though at the moment depressed) passed through within the last four years one of its perlode of greatest prosperity. That the foreign subsidising system is vexations we well know, for vur line of cargo steamers to the Far East) has for years had to compete, while itself unsubsidised, subsidised lines. But before a policy of re taliating subsidies is rushed into, the following with French, Goricah, Dutch, and Jaised
points need to be weighed.
1. Is shipping the only industry injured by countries? Could ust, and would not, many manufacturers and others who suffer from the vicious fiscal arrangements of foreign foreign arifis put in a strong ples for similar help if the taxpayer wore luduced to endow skipping?
“YEBISU.”
in 1830 at important step was taken, but only such devices they have to adopt, as whenever eame into practice in 1845. It was to the effectammany is in power it costs a man 260 to get that coasting navigation should only be carried placed on the police force, £380 to become a on in Russian ships. This law, with a series of sergeant, and in some cases not less than £3,000
in the developmeut of commercial navigation many favourable conditions, such as the building for the post of captain-besides the "empaign and the increase of inland trade in which Russian ships alone participated. In 1807 the smali Rus- of ports with railway communication, resuited contributions" he is expected to make.
sian cumating vessel base transported-exclusive of those on the Caspins Bea36,000,000 owt. of w the privileges of vessels miler the Russian lag have increased. This new law, which catered various goods. Since the promulgation of this
into existence on January 1st, 1900, extends the privilege to large Hussian vessels, plying! between St. Petersburg and Odessa, or St. Petersburg and Vladivostock. The suly ex- be transported nader foreign flags between the ception concerns salt, which, es previously, can Black Sea and the Baltic.
reserved for the use of myself and the Japanese. The female portion of the Chinese passengers never stirred from the accommodation down- stairs, neither did the babies; while the male and female servants remained there also most of the day and night, sleeping either on sofas or deckchairs in the passages, carrying with them, from their oocasional visite to the giant on deck, all the dirt and alth inseparable from kundreds of cooped-up Chinese. The stenci of all these unwashed barbarians, coupled with abide by the law. The following letter had the malls of Chinese food, and the opium been addressed to the First Lord of the fomos emanating from some of the cabins,
A GREAT PUMPING FIRM. Treasury – The general public in Hong-became at last in this badly ventilated locality kong, “European” and Chinese alike, object well-nigh unbearable. The chief officer-who
J. & H. Grynas, Ld., of the Hammersmith on board these steamers is in charge of the 10 zeceiving payments of even moderate amounts in cash, & reason, no doubt, being passengers-did his best to improve matters. Iron Works, have just completed the erection of due to the unwieldy nature of the silver but what can one do against the passive resia. the pumping engines for the Canada-Huskisson Duck, Liverpool, the property of the Mersey currency. In consequence of this, the demandtance of the heathen Chineo? That officer has for bank notes has increased to such an extent other duties; besides, with 700 Chinese poolies Docks and Harbour Board. These engines on board, one is perforce compelled to compro. deliver 1,200 tons of water per minute, and that, especially during the time of the Chinese
the firth large set of dock pumping machinery New Years, great didionlty is oxperienced by the mise, and if the Company pals the passengers on | have passed a very satisfactory trial. This is 3. What practical proposal can be mads & encourage steam navigation, having a regular they have supplied to this Board, the total pumping power of the installations being about 5,300 tons (1,210,000 gallons) per minute, which is the equivalent of ones five times the volume. It is the Austrian Lloyd Co. which is to of water in the Thames at Hampton Court. and we therefore ask your lordships to consider blama bore, and I consider it nothing short but ? For the sanie suthority, Mess. J. & Hpartionlar is being nearly ruined by foreign | Lauder each time the journey was made under! our request that we cliquld be authorised to issue scandalous, that this Company, under contract Gywane are at present engaged in construct motes in excess of the total amount of 38,000,000 with the Imperial Government of Austria, from ing the sand-pumping machinery for the large as provided in our chater against the quin of which it receives a heavy subsidy, should anction dredger now being built by Messre. bullion equal to the whole value of such excess subject ita padongers to herd with coolies, Vickers, Sun Maxim at Barrow, the duty of Jathe for the time being actually la circulation. and subject them to mrroundings on board its | which is to raise sand at the rate of 4200 ious thy of consideration, perhaps because they and Alexandria in the-Mediterraneau. At the]
manager of the Hongkong bianch of this Bank board, it is not for the ship's officers to remove in meeting the requirements of his customers.
The limit for note circulation at that branch ander the existing charter is not sufficient to enable us to cope with the demands of the con- munity. The matter is oneof public convenisace.
them from the accommodation for which they have pad, but which, I believe, under the circumstances in question, would have bee a docs by another Company."
steamers which could not bor worse an
а
2. Would the proposed remedy strengthen British shipping There is much experience an industry, an aleomcaymary help is to an in- to show, that pablo doles are demoraling to dividuni, and for similar reasons. In the long ran we shall be the stronger for walking with out's crutch.
his offles and spend his time in
In the latter af of the 19th century, the Enssian Government made great efforts to
Xikm of
THE FAMOUS
JAPANESE
OF
TOKYO.
PLEASANT.
and southern seas to establish communications Either all British shipping must be salsidised, service in European waters, and in the northern which, to be effective, ould involve na uthink with their possessions in the Far East. The able charge upon the taxpayer, or the doles rat and most important of these outerprises art be given sporadically, presumably, to those was the Russian team Navigation Company,
the lobbies who can best prove their need for them. How started in 1856 with a Government subsidy and plesent and dignified for a shipower to have to free grants of land on which to build docks, the prescribed time. In the beginning, the endeavouring to convince politicians that he, in quays, etc, and also giving them a
ed, the Government allowing the Company. acts, as a positive injury to the ausubsidised. subsidios! And it must be remembered that Government paid, this Company 1,900,0 every subsidy given to one selected shower roubles, but in 1891 the conditions were chang- Practically, would the great body of shipping 616,000 roables a year to establish a regular fo be assumed that only passenger lines are service of steam verstis between the Black Ses stand such selective sobaldising? It often seems per hour. Amongst the other important come must prominently before the general public present time this Comp-ny possesses 77 PAR CASE OF
The second Steam Navigation Company w coole carrying boat in the coast trade. It is contracts recently executed by this enterprising and their name sounds most familiar; but amally steamers, totalling 115,860 tons
way raised by national subscription when Rassin in my opinion grossly unfair that the Company Company, or at present in hand, are the cargo shipowners have a harder struggle, and started in 1875, partly with the help of the
What, then, it may be asked, can be done to
four the should advertise, without any comment, that she pumping engines for the Government Docks they render un equally important nations! Government, but for the most part, the money.
the danger of war was over, remedy the hurdebips which it is admitted that was threatened with an European war. has accommodation for passengers, without at Bombay (replacing those by another mentioning that she takes Chinese cookies, or mannfastazer); the Eastsidans Docks, Bilbao:
xpedient is to be thought of as he serical men ander the administration of the Minister worse, also as such; if they had informed me and Buenos Aires Waterworks; and for the foreign enbidea inflict Certainly no such thus obtained were presented to the Govern of the Navigation Laws, bone products of the of Marine, and with them was started the known as the Volunteer Fleet. This dark ages of commurdal poley, nor the
соmраnу beforehand of what I had to expect in this new dock now in coness of construction by the regard I could have no cause for complaint of London and South Western Bailway Company
Vessels or differential duties as imported $7,000 tons, and a Government subsidy, uf annum. The Government cours; but when I take passage with an at Southampton. This Isat is to be one of the imposition of differes i dues upon oreign company bas now 14 vessels with a tounape of also in hand the extensive plant for pumping in them. The true shipping punicy is to meet
also gives subsidios European 8.8. Co., and a mail steamship to largeet graving docks in the world. They bare boot, I have a right to expect treatment on a wage of the City of Dublin, Leicester. ad foreign fecal methods, with enlightened 6000 rounds to several other atendicat
subsidising as hare found their way, contrary board as an European, and not to be subjected &c. &c., and additional machinery for the Britisis methode, eliminating such vements of companies having a regular service in the North, to our general principle, inte even our own the White Sea, and Aretio Sea; in the South,
the Caspian Ses sad in the Far East. In 19 to such disgraceful surroundings as was the Oaks and Shanghai waterworks.
arrangements made ostensible for purely postal
Beside these companies, there are others of the Party offering imitations of
purposes. Just as protective tariffs should be it cost the Government 2,556,000 roubles. *They come as a boon and a blessing to me,
be fought by nanbardised British enterprise.
the Busso-Baltie, the Oriental Asia, and the Sold at all Stationer
Work absolutely nothing in the present state of the crease of commercial activity. Three of them, The Pickwick, the Owl, and the Waverley Pen Buch policy requires patience, but there is number increases in proportion with the in MAUNTYEN & CAMERON, Lid Waverley work shipping world to make despair of its modera,
Edinburgh
Under the conditions of the proposed strange meat it is manifest that no difficulty would ncurue to the bank if the privilege we now ask ware Bocorded. The benefit to the colony however, would be of considerable importance me cash payments will be greatly facilitated and baraitress transactions promoted generally.”
Continuing, the Chairman said they would then von that the company was acting pro bono publico. Applause.) He would now read the resolution. That the Court of Directors be anthorised to spply for and to take all'auch staps as they may deem expedient to obtain such an extension by supplemental charter or otherwise of the Bank's powers mader its present charters case on board the Nippon. Paragraph 3, of ns will enable it to increase the amount of its the Internal Regulations" displayed in a leans of promissory noles shove the amount of conspicuous place in the sleeping accommoda- Lion downstairs, says: It is not allowed to 8,000,010 authorised by its existing charters.
Levila seconded, and it was carried lie down with boots or shoes, either on the sofas or the bods; neither is it allowed to keep luggage in the saloon to embarrase the private
animoney.
This concluded the meeting,
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service.
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