ORGAN RECITAL AT THE UNION CHURCH,
+
The report is as follows;
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7rx, 1902
the Chamber of Commerce and the oplum bonga † led to the introduction of the proposed tax being postponed until July. A further message was despatched to London by the Committee in Angust, mil the question is still under con- itation. Mautline some shipments of opiums have been returned to Hongkong from Chaton and Swatow peuting wettlement of this import ant question. The notion of the native authori- ties at these two ports being a glaring violation of treaty stipulations, brought about for the time being a stoppage of the imports there of foreign opium. This sorions infraction of treaty rights is a matt calling for the most energesin action on the part of H. M. Government,
THE LEXIN-FREE AREA IN CANTON.
In consequence of the denial by the Viceroy of the Twe Kwang of the privilege of a lekis free area in Canton as provided for in the existing treaties, an urgent telegraphic com marication to the China Association, London,
male THA on the 11th July last, and the Committee are glad to say that His Excellency the Viceroy has since, doubtless under instrne- tions from Faking, receded from that position, and has issued a fresh proclamation on the sabject, conceding the point,
A MERITED ACKNOWLEĽOMENT.
The Committee hase been much impressed with and have great pleasure in here recording their high appreciation of the able and energetic manner in which British intoreste at Canton have been protected and promoted by His Majesty's present Representative at that port, Consul-General Juuns cott. Mr. Scott has, undoubtedly, by his vigilans, promptitude, and firmaess effectively championed British interests.
THE LATE CHAIRMAN.
PEKING.
Peking, 25th September.
AMERICAN ADVISERS.
and
KODAK
PROGRESS COMPETITION.
TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROGRESS WHICH HAS BEEN MADE BY THE
KODAK IN THE FIELD OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ART,
THE EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
OFFER'
Your editorial on forelyn advisers to the Chinese in this province and elmebere calls attention to the complaint sometimes heard among Americans that their countrymen do not resave the same advantages with the Chinese as do other nationalities. As a matter of fact this is not so. We have at this time contrary sides in the list of American advisers you have mentioned, and besides, the past furnishes numeroas instances of Ame io na reinntarily withdrawing from Inorative positions in the customs, and provincial reform enterprises,
eturning to their own country. Only recently the Viceroy Yuun Shikai asked the State $4,000.00 IN PRIZES (IN U.S. GOLD CURRENCY), Department at Washington to furnish him an mayor and master of minting with whom to re-establish the Tientsin mint. The Department tendered the positions to two competent men who gave a favourable answer and afterward when the agreement was complete withdrew their maut refusing to come to China at salaries which there is reason to believe were ace receiving at home, Air own laad to say If Amerikans will nearly double what
conditions abroad Whatsoever, they can expost to sue the enterprising citizens of other countries taking the plasen of preference and emolument in the new Chinese enterprises. It will not be to their credit or interests to fall behind any others in the affairs of this new era in the East.
$2,000.00 IN CASH, $2,000.00 IN KODAKS
BANKS AND SILVER
Besides the miut Yuan Shikai is seeking the establishment of a piorinalal bank. Just now the scarcity of silver in Tientsin has oppressed trade to such an extent that he has endeavoured to borrow several millions of taels of the foreign banks. The report that he succeeded in this last wenk is discredited here because the amounts
native bunks have shipped silver out of the pro nared are not to be had in the north. The vince continantly for months in a way that ought to be punishable.
stand up for treaty rights and obligations While the Consular officials may be termed the official watch dogs of British Interests in Chips, | this Association may be termed the unofficial It is usually the case at the performer doon watch dog to moned the stars in ose the official not do the instrument justice, but Mr. Gen. watch dogs have burn sep or liare not made Grimble at his organ recital lust evening was their warnings saliciently heard in London. an exception to this sale, and played the excolhe fact is, public opinion has to keep stirring lently selected pieces with his accustomed skill. up the Powes that Le in orrer to get things pat through and some help afforded to British The organ to the Union Church has seen its trade against Chinese obstructiveness and exac- best days, and it is creditable to the patience tion, The British merabaut simply wants a of those concerned in the repairing that fair fold and no favour and that the British more. Government should stand 1y and as that be the instrument was playable if no Mr. Grimble's four sold numbers, we believe, gets fair play. While on this salject we would like to express our pleasure at seeing the in- have not been played kafors in Hongcreasing number of M.P. who are making kong, and, with the exception of Batiste's Chius ad Chinese affairs a study and coming Graul Offertoire in F, are now compositions out here to see and hope for themselves so that the Preinde (Inter they will be ablis to tarn their knowledive to Special interest contred
escount in the House of ammors and prevent mezzo) from the Suite to Henry VIII by British interests being noglected as they so Garmau, which has been arranged for the orgau often have been in the past. It is only by un- by Mr. C. F. A. Bangster, who will be well censing vigilance and prompting that even the best Cosoramavats are kept up to the scratch. remembered locally as the late organist of S.
(Applause.) John's Cathedral. Mr. Grimblo, who wa D pupil of Mr. Sangster, was presented with the Owing to the unexpected and lamented death original MS. of the arrangement, sud played of your late Chairman, Mr. J. J. Francis, K. C. in the autumn of 1901, uo report was issued by from it last night. Nos. 3 and 5 are added this Branch of the Association for that year, and arranged for the organ by E. Lemerebut members were able to see the correspondens who is himself an excellent organist and are carried on, as it was published in the report of published in bis "Organ Recital Series. The the London Association, copies of which were two items of No. 5 are very sweet and the distributed in the spring. The committes in tead therefore to cantine this review to the past arrangement is perfect. The "Saint d'Amour'
twelve months. (Elgar) was played as a violin solo by MR.THE NEW COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH CHINA. In the autama of 1901 the Foreign Office Ough at Mr. Ward's subscription concert
made 8 rather unusual but commendable last March. We notion that Mr. Grimble departure in the appointment of a well-kuowa
The Committee are to deplore the sudden put the heavy places in the first part of the commercial man, Sir James Lyle Mackay and nnexpected decease of their late Chairman, programme, leaving the light, extra melodious, K.C.S.L., as Special Commissioner to negotiate numbers for the latter part a rather good plan, the new Commercial Treaty with Chius, and ... Francis, KC., while on a trip to Japan end sas which was entirely succeesini. Mte, although some advaree oritieiara was indulged in 1901. ir. Fraucis, who had presided over in and complaints muds that an Indian expari- this branch for several years, did excellent Mudie and Bliss Ramey were the vocalists. once was not a necessary qualification for such service during that period, his long experience The former lady is still the first soprane of a post, yet the committee think that the general of stairs in the Far East, his legal acumen, Hongkong Her singing of Gounodi's" Are consensus of opinion would now admit that to and his roady pen enabling him to handle the María" held the attention and interest of the was amply qualified for the position, assistor as questions coming before the Association with audlonce, which in itself was an unwitting he was by one of the ablest of the Shangbai The utmost facilify and with marked success.
mercantile body and most capable member of compliment to her talent. Miss Rameny the Consular statt. Sir James Mackay speedily. recitatire and aria from Mendelssohn's St. discovered that firmness combined with iullaite fauti were tastefully sung. Besides having au patience formed the most important que in the conduct of aogotiations with Chinese excellent contralto voice, Miss Ramsay slugs oficials. The Commissioner cane to China with expression, and it is a pleasure to with an open mind, and at opes set himself listen to her. It is to bo hoped that Mcdiligently to work to para facts, find out com- Grimble will have another resital at an early mercial wants, and take the opinions of those date, even though he is sadly handicapped by on the spot most competent to express them. Having collected a mass of information and the organ. Notwithstanding, the large attend thoroughly pasted himself on the various ques- ance, the collection on behalf of the organ fund tious affecting trades foreign trade from trade, he set to work to formulate. a treaty which only smounted to about 366. The programme the restrictions that now bamper it, and, by was as follows -
yielding a large revenue from an itorengodi duty, also prove acceptable to the Chinese. After much consideration, be accordingly pro- (b)"The Wanderer's Night? Rubenstein posed the abolition of tekin and all other inland the proent members. He was sure that they that form the roof of the Imperial city wall are
taxation on foreign goods with cortain modifica tions in the taxation of native goods; the Impériai Maritime Customs to be allowed to collect in lion thereof a surtax of one and a half times the import duty, making an estimated import duty of 12 por cont, instead of the 5 per cent, hitherto imposed. Out of the surtax the provincial Governments are to receive com pensation for the loss of lekia, the collection of which has always been costly and wasteful. If this arrangement be adhered to, the provincial administrations will certainly profit largely, and it is hoped that, in consideration of the faut, no attempt will be made to reviva lekin under another name. It will, of course, be the duty of His Majesty's Cousuls to jealously watch the course of affairs when the provisions of the Treaty come into force and to see that no attempt is made to nullify the abolition of this ancient exection.
1. Grand Ofertoire in F...
Soprano and Contralto Duet,
(a) The Angel"
Song Mra, DuDie and Miss RAMSAY.
4. Contralto
E. Batista
3. Grand Chorga
H. A. Wheeldon And He Journeyed with Companions towards Da Recit.
IUASTON, Ariu "But the Lord is mindful of His own “ (From the Oratorio S. Paul) Mendotasohn PPy In Her Miss RAMBAT.
6.: (a) Berçons, F. Dreysenook (b)Salut D'Amour" (Liebesgrus), E. Big 1. Soprano Solo, "A Moria," Bach-Gounod Mr. Munts.
7. Prelude ·{ Intormpazo ).
from Suite to Henry VIII, Edward German
THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.
HONGKONG BRANCH-ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the members of the Hongkong Branch of the China Association wan hell yesterday afternoon in the Chombe of Commerce, City Hall. Hou: G. W. F. Playfair chairman, presided, and thero wore also present Hon, C. S. Sharp, Hon. R. Shewas, Messra. H E. Tokius, B. C. Wil os. W Foate, G. H. Medhurst (committ-e). C. Pambar ton (hon, secretary), A. J. David, E. Shellies, W. J. Saunders F. Maitland, G. C. Anderson, J. Michael Gorshop Stewart, E. W. Mitchell and J. H, Lewis.
The HON, SECERTAEY having read the notice calling the meeting,
RELATIONS WITH THE LONDON OFFICE. Daring the púst y ar a great deal of corres- pandence has been received and despatched, pare of which is appended to this report. Mach of it, how.ver, is more or las actidential, and cannot therefore be published, but the filà is open for the inspection of individual members. The Committee have not hesitated te urge, both by wire and by letter, upon the Loodon Office of the Asenciation the importance of making strong representations to the Foreign Ofee on various points, and they have reason to think that such representations have provod more or less successful. In any case it seeme to the Committee that the Foreign Offico have paid attention to matters urged by them through the Association in London. TRANSFHS OF COLLECTORATE OF NATIVE TO
FOREIGN CU TOMB.
As will be seen by reference to the appendix, your Committes found it nessary to telegraph u strong protest against the delay of the Hoppe [or Superintendent of the Native Customs) at
Canton in transferring the collectorate of these
Custors dues to thus Imperial Maritime Cus- toms. The transfer has been effected since, with excellent results, the differential duties formerly accorded to junks having now ceased, and cargo which had been divertel from foreign steamers on the river now fading its way into normal channels.
ATTEMPTED INCREASE IN TAXES ON OPIUM.
THE COMMITTEE,
The committee, after various ohauges, nów consists of the following members-Hon. Geo. W. F. Playfair (Chairman), Hos. C. S. share. Host. R. Sheran, Mesars. B. C. Wilcox, G. H. Medharat, H. E. Temkine, W. Poate, and C. Pemberton (Hon. Zverotary)...
THE ACGÜNTH,
TWO JAPANESE EDUCATOR3
have gone to Protingin to start Yasn Shikai's now normal school. This enterprise in said to be independent of the educational work of Dr. Tenney..
1
THE KETTELER MONUMENT. The exlpture on the Buron von Ketteler monument "sloves bas ber completed and an imbieuse reaffolding, one of the most gigantic ever seen here, has been raised over the feand- ations, covering Hats Men Street and extend- ing with its stays into adjoining courts. It is for the purpose of lifting the great stones, some of which are thirty feet long and three feet square, and depositing them in their positions. Traffe moves through forest-caverns of associat On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, secondeded tree trunks provided on either side of where by Mr. MAITLAND, the raport and accounts were
the psilow will stand. This work is one of most curious interest to the occidental and unanimously adopted.
recalls to mind the imaginings of what the building of the pyramids was like
The accounts of the Hon. Secretary, which are annexed to the report, show credit balaces as follows:-1900, $600 89; 1901, 8314.81; 1922, 8879.61.
The only other item of business was the election of a committee for the ensuing year.
Mr. STEWART mored the-reappointment of
their office us would perform the duties satisfactorily in the coming year as in the past. Mr. MITCHELL Bonded, and the motion was carried unanimously.
This was all the business.
POLICE COURT," Monday, 6th October,
BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZRLAND (POLICE"
MAGISTRATE).
A PECULIAR OCCUPATION.
Sam Sing, a shop coalie in the service of
Mosers, Ritchie & Co., merchants, Des Voeux
Road, was convicted of stealing a box of cigars, the property of his employers, and contenced to 14 days hard labour.
THE YELLOW TILES
receiving a new coat of paint. The paint used imperial structures is not yelk bat red, zo for this purpose as for the other yellow tiles on that, in time roofs painted with it take a red colour, inferior to the original brilliant yellow. For beauty there is no tile made by the Chinese that enrponses the blue one found on the cironlar temple in the Temple of "Heaven enclosure. It is not so brilliant in saulight but is translucent and deep and more mysterious.
THE LUSCIANS
are building their barracks and will have, when completed, the most interesting buildings is the legation quarter. This is one to the style of architectars which is peculiar to Russia, and the wholesome plan of one story buillings hot higher in their living precincts than the walks defending them.
There are minores, and
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THIS busiossa has changed hands and is now working under the technical management of a skilled French Lithographic Artist. New and Larger-Machinery and a New Stook of Papers will arrive shortly, The Proprietor guarantees First-class Lithographic Printing of every description, equal to home work, at reasonable prices, which will be much superior te unfinished lithographis printing by natives hitherto produced. Estimates given for Maps, Calandars. Plans, Labels, &c. Visiting Cards a speciality,
CENTRAL AGINCT~~~
J. LANDOLT., cure of the PHARMACY, 14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
LATE TELEGRAMS,
"SHANGHAI TIMES SERVICE.
DIFFICULTIES IN PERU.
New York, 29th September. The State Department has been invoked to use its office on behalf of commercial interests in Pern, where a revolution threatens to put in peril substantial properties. The English Legation seems concerned also over the outlook. for mining and railway holdings of large valuo Washington represent nglish investments. adrions report a prospect that the two govern- ments will instruct their Ministers at Lima to join their efforts toward an adjustment of the differences that may otherwise non place an embargo uper foreign basiness and involve those affected in serious loss,
THE UA. REFRES SNTATIVE· AT ST.
PETERSBURG,
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VOLCANIC OUTBREAK IN NICARAGUA,
New York, 30th September. Wannya, Nicaragua, is again m violent oraption. It threatens now to complete the work of destruction which it began with Itu fret outbreak noçeral weeks ago, Foreste and plantations have boon laid waste by it and the people in the villages are in the horrors of panie. The present demonstration drives rook fragments into the air along with high columns of cinders and heavy detonations accompany the discharges.
BARESFORD FOR THE CHANNEL FLEET,,
London, 30th September. Lord Charles Beresford, according to the Express, is to be transferred from the Mediter roues fleet, to which he remains officially assigned, and will succeed in March to the command of the Channel fleet.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS --
The P. & O. steamer Chuan left Singapore for this port on the 6th inst, at &am, with the outward English mails, and is due here on the 11th inst., at about 8 s.m.
The Imperial German mail steamer Provarn left Kobu via Nagasaki and Shanghai on the 5th inst., p.m., and may be expected here on or about the 14th inst
The Imperial Germaan mail steamer Sachsen, carrying the German mails with dates from Berlin of the 16th alt, left Colombo on the about the 16th inst.
Alfred Hyndman, accountant with the firm spires, cupolas and gables and the xsentials of irritated merchants, who thus lost a yearly 4th inst.. p.m., and may be expected here on or
was called to give evidence.
His Worship What are you? Witness-I am a Scotchman; I am of Scotch descent.
Kia Worship-No, no; what are you. Witness an a Scotchman, of Scotch What do
descent.
His Worship-I don't mean that. you do--are you an accountant, or what?
Witness Yes, an accountant, The evidence thereafter proceeded satis- factorily.
good architecture, lacking in some of the other legation areas,
LEGATIONS AND BUILDJ3 09.
✰
The O.S.S, steamer Lacrtes left Singapors on the 4th inst, and is expected hero on the 10th inst.
The CPR. steamer Turtur arrived at Vazi-. couver on the 4th inst., at 3 p.m.
The Russian steamer Knids Gortschakow left
"YEBISU.”
New Yo k, 29th September. Washington correspondents say that Robert J. Hitt will be offers the portfolio of Minister to St. Petersburg in place of Charlemagne Tower, the present Minister at that capital, to go to Berlin upon the retirement of Minister White. The St. Petersburg post requins just now a man peculiarly stted in commercial linen Tariff discriminstions against American goods imposed by Russia to retaliate for the prohibi- tive American duty on bounty-fed sugar have market worth $30,000,000 old and in which there is growing demand for goode which Americans have to sell. Understanding must The Coresin Minister will shortly arrive in also be clear in regard to American trade it Mr. Hitt has had Peking and take up his quarters within the Chinese territory over which Russians exercize present American Lezation compound, occupy military supervision. ing the house vested by Mr. Squires until the diplomatie training, servies in the State Americane can build on the new site nearer the Department and the Chairmanship of the Mororan on the 5th inst. for this port. Chien Mon. The preparations for a new lega- Foreign Affairs Committee in the House in tion have not proceeded satisfactorily because recent years, and he is also a commercial The work in hand would have of lack of knowledge of the desires of the authority. State Department in Washington, but a better necessitated a change of Minister at t. Peters understanding has been reached and a creditable burg, which may now be effected along with a building will be put up noder expert supervision, dip omatic promotion for Mr. Tower. At present the most promising legation auder construation is the Austrian, which will be very costly and also large. Work on the Belgisu legation procends vory slowly. The foundations are not yet finished. The Luhan Railway company are erecting creditable buildings oppo site the German barracks and the Catholic Cathedral is now nearly finished. The interior is being decorated in the French national colours and the scaffolding in ready to be taken handles, and ear that the clothing inside was from the spires. By the contract this structure morkel P. M. & S. Co." He drew the. was to have been finished on the Grat instant attention of the offer on the watch to the fact, and Bishop Favior hoped to have dedicated it and the latter sent for the chief steward, who, before, this. The Bishop has been removed when be vam, had no hesitation is pronoun from the S. Michael hospital to his home at the cing the two pseudo washerman to Teitang, and is slowly recovering from the thieves. They were handed over to the Waterstroke of apoplexy.-Mercury. Police on a charge of stealing the clothing and also a quantity of soap, of the total value of $38, and son'saced to three mouths hard isbour each.
THEFT FROM THE“ KOREA" The new Pacific Mail steamor Korea has early received the attentions of the predatory Chinaman. On Saturday last Chinese detective No. 44 was on duty on the vessel, and noticed two countrymen carrying each a bulky-looking hag, ou the way to the companion ladder. He stopped the men, and enquired casually what They were carrying. Oh, just clothing; we're taking it away to wash it, they said. The detective, in order to satisfy himself, undid the
The CUAISMAS Baid-Gentlemen, before reading the report I may be permitted to pro face it with a few remarks: Although this Branch of the Association has not been much in evidence to the general public and may thereby have given rise in some quarts to donbis as to its effectiveness or of its being of any service to British interests out here, I can sssure you that it bas, nevertheless, been con- stantly on the look cat (a rafrence to the appendix will prove this) and has been doing not a hillo work which can be more effectively duns than if gone about in the full glors of publicity. No opportunity has been allowed to pass of interven ug in favour of British interests whenever représentations seemed likely to be of any smil. The committon therefore feel that although they have not been much before the public, this branch of the A- ciation has been actively and continuously
In April last, the attempt by the Canton at work and has, with some amount of success, authorities to impose an additional tax ou for stuiven to all the place which such Assoeign opium, mounting practically to au in ciation, with great interests, ought to take
oreuse of 100 per saut., which was to come into In this connection I might read you the fellow operation in May, aceived the attention of the
Au Eurasiau by named John Wyllis, desired ing extract from a letter rusived only this Committee, who addressed a strong protest by an ingenious if not very original melbot of morning from the Secretary of the Association wire on the subject to the London Association, adding to his limited stock of ready cash, Ha in London; he says Not only have your The result of this and other representations he passed himself off as a Sanitary Board inspector protests basa promptly forwarded to the Fordige Offee, but we have evidence that attention of this routers of this paper upon some guiletes Chinese householders, whose Water-uoters he examined and whom be charged they have been seted upon." (Applause.) who are in want of a Typewriting for exces consumption: real and imaginas It, no doubt, has occurred to some of yes to wonder why s meeting of the Association was Machine, is drawn to the SMITH PREMIER In this way he obtained from three hauses the
of 82.50 each, which be acknowledged by not convened in March/April to consider Sir TYPEWRITER, one of the best if not the Botitions receipt, a course he also followed in James Mackay's prosposals, but in the first place, very best maabins in existance.
snother case where he charged the tenant $5 owing probably to a change in the Secretaryship
for a water-meter he promised to instal in the home. e sama time the Shanghai beanch was, and bard usage in this trying climate, and with a The frauds were ultimately discovered and when we were communicated with we had such
lesson before us in the absence of anything little attention will not rast nor deteriorate, to youthful wladier was arrested on fyr like unanimity in the northern port that your It does excellent work, especially manifolding charges, on which be got one month tach in
p
in London, wo were not communiested with at
the
emitted in the exercise of what they deemed
It is especially built, so that it will stand
a wise discretion refrained from adding to the end is always ready for use.
general confusion, as, by that time, it was pretty
plain to then that. Sie James Mackey's ideas in
The SMITH PREMIER has an automatic
one form or another hold the field and that no typo-cleaning device, whereby all the type is. better propovels had been or were likely to be easily cleaned in ose minute's time. No other brought forward. But, as the experienos of the
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FALSE PERTENCES.
all, five months' hard labour.
BEFOEN MS. J. H. KEMP. (ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATE).
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
About an. on the 3 th ult, a man named
*NORTHERN NOTES.
The following items are from the P. & T. Times of the 26th ult
Further action against ex-Governor Chen Pi of Peking has been quashed by the judicious outlay of Tis. 20.0004
The health of the Tientsin Customs Teets is steadily improving
Tito manager of Viceroy Yaan's official organ Prince Taxi Chen arrived at Tangkn on the is erecting a paper mill at Tientsin. 25th, and went direct by special train to Puking
Viceroy Yuan Shikai takes a great deal of interest in the improvement of the Feibe.
the same date:
The following are from the China Times if A felegram states that Great Britain has formally offered to withdraw her garrison from hanghai next month if the other Powers do
the same.
SOUTH AMERICAN SHIP COMBINE.
Landon, 29th September. British shipping interests have a Germa Combine to fight as well as an American one. Hamburg is in the 6-1d for the South American The agency representing marrying trade. capital there reports that it has secured twenty- eight ships for service to both coasts of South Aprica, to run in opposition to English lines.
The North German Lloyd and Hamburg- American Linus ara believed to have been behind the German enterprise and it is mader- stood that the Hamburg American will take
orer the service.
THE TOBACCO WAR,
THE FAMOUS
JAPANESE
BEER
OF
TOKYO.
PLEASANT.
LIGHT.
PALATABLE.
London, Buth September. The end of the tobacco war between he Imperial Tobacco Co. and the American Tobacco Co., foreshadowed ten days ago, is formally declared today, when agreements have been signed by which the two companies join forces. While fighting Imperial prices the Americans were also acquiring Imperial shares and the finish found a controlling interest in American hands. A new company has been formed by the merger to take charge of export tobacco interests for the entire work.. James B. PER CAME OF 8 DOZEN PIXTS $15 Dake, president of the Americau Tebaton Co., will hold that position with the new company, The head office of this company will be in London, but its policy will be dictated from Boross the Atlantic.
WEARY OF BORR BICKERINGS
London, 30th September. Although the Boer Generals will go to Berlin, their visit will be stripped of its offensive character as much as possible. The Kaiser's intention to receive them as soldiers and as British subjects shows how little counter suc inflammatory intentions will receive in official quarters. The Berlio correspondent of the Times writes that the German press has takon the official cus and is practically unsuímons in declaring that the public has become weary of Boer complaints and appeals, and that it wishes Ministara and results. The correspondent predicts a tame
Three brigands called Pai, Chang, and Yang having wipal out a family named Kao in Peking, are now awaiting a painful extinction
There is to be a grand
themselves.
past bun shown us it will always be pecessary machine has this equipment: It also possesses Cheng Wo entered premises at 348, Des for the British Government and British Govern- Tell the latest improvements that all other Vasar Road West by scaffolding fronting in' Peking of all the Fation at the palace to bear no more controversy over the war or its
ment offiei's to sou that trasties are fulfilled in
the spirit as well as apparently in the letter think in special word of thanks is due to Sir James Mackay, who brought to bear a rich store of commercial intelligence and zouten
writing machines bare, besides many others. which will he explained at the agent's office.
The SMITH PREMIER is used by all the on the necessarily difficult task of reconciling Government Official and Consulates throughout conaleting interests. In the report you will und
well merited acknowledgment of the sorris of the world, also by most of the leading basiness
He stepped over the virandah on the first out
ladice to-morrow. A large number of valuable raception for the Gezerals and their early
and from there proceaded downstairs to the
idents have been made for the oasion. ground inor, where is situated shop. A num.
The Caronation Festivities at Tientsin passed ber of fokis und others were sleeping there, but off very successfully, Bir Ernest Satow having the burglar managed to avoit them all and to orb down from Poking to be présente make his way into the ozbicle onenplay by the The Viceroy has been suffering from fever, accountant of the shop. In this place a bat haupt giren ap any of his public dulira box containing something like $850 in silver, and His Majesty's representative in Canton, Copenhouses, one working in this office of this very cautiously the thief proceeded to remove
geral James Hoott it is estis factory lo record
it. Tho
bot, however, proved weightier than rotting of money that awakened the
departure.
CHINESE LABOUE IN THE PHILIPPINES. Manila, 30th September. Advicer to the Chamber of Commerce from Washington report that a bill will be pretested to Congress at the coming session to empower the Philippine Commission to admit Chinese A HAPPY IDEA FOR A TRADE MARK is the labourers to the Philippinee. A canvass of rosult was a word Leme," coined from the initials of members of Congress has been instituted ou who called ont Thief." They brought meat extracts seek to trade on the Liebig Com such modification of the Chinese Exclusion
over to the police. Prisoner was sooured and subsequently handed
he
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21ST TO 24th JANUARY, 1891.
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The Booksellers or Daily Press Off. Hongkong, 27th January 1891.