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200,883 Hk. Tls. of 1901, Wenchow im- By a fire which occurred in the warehouse proved from 6,029 Hk. Tla. in 1902 to of Messrs. Yaolunati & Co. at Manila lost 12,043 Hk. Tle. in 1903, Shanghai rose Taosday, damara was done to the estimated from 1,811,456 Hk. Tis, to 2,419,582 Hk.) extent of $155,000, Tls. Nor must Tientsin's advance from 255,523 Hk. Tle. to 308,857 Hk. Tl. in 1003 be overlooked. Ouutor, Samshui, Kongmoon, Kumchuk and Wachow all showed small improvements. The total figures for the thirty ports in the Inst three years are:-1901, 4,361,387 HE Tls; 1902, 5,110,785 Hk. Ths.; 1903,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. 6,346,257 Hk. Tls.
SCOTCH
WHISKY:
WATSON'S
Taking the revenue under the separate beads there is an increase in all except that of opium duty. Set out in tabular form, the following appears, the amounts being in Haikwan Tacls-
1903,
The Prince and Princess of Walos visited Wrexham on 8th att. and his Royal Highness unveiled a memorial to the officers and men of the Royal Welsh Fusiliere who fell in South Africa and China,
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Work is about to be begun on the opening of the Iloilo harbone. The river mouth forming the harbour is to bo drogad and the channel widened and desponod. At the present time the river channel is so filled with drift and depart that it is almost impossible for the larger vessels to pase.
The Bowlynpp inted Archbishop of Manila, Thomas Hendrick, is the Rev. Thomas A. 1901. 1902. Import duty 8$1,237 1,558.067 1,880,792 | Hondrick, of the Diocase of Rochester, N.Y, Export dute 1347,940 1,494,574 1,956.128 Ho is well known in New York State and has
279,048 Loast trade duly 194.085
823,517 Opium daty 727,749 529,478
for years been pastor of S. Bridget's Church in ́ 485,026 Tonnage does 143,482 173,085
219,621 Rochester. He has also served as Procurador Transit does 143,082 247,298 390,678 Fiscalis in the diocese for a anumber of years,
953,765 918335 1,119,495 CELEBRATED Opium_lekia
According to the New York Daily Nope, Total 4361,337 5110,785 6,346,257 Major-General · Baden-Powell is engaged to The details of these sources of revenue marry Miss Daisy Loiter, sister of Lady are not yet available, the report not having Carzon of Kedleston. General Biden-Powell, reachel Hongkong. The North-China Daily the paper sys, made Mas Leitor's acquaintance News, to the columns of which we ure a few years ago at the British Embassy in Wa-bington whon Sir Julian Panacefoto was SCOTCH WHISKY. indebted for the above figures, remarks that
Ambassador.
BLEND
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
the increase in export duty is very satisfie tory, the financial stability of China depend-
In connection, with the S. P. C. A. which is
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
THE FINANCE BILL
LONDON, 18th June. The Fluance Bill has passed the Second Reading without a division..
THE KING'S VISIT TO IRELAND.
LONDON, 15th June. -The King's visit to Ireland will include three or four days in the Wast, in order to see as mach as possible of the conditions of life
there.
The plague returns for the two days ended at noon yesterday aambord 14, bringing the year's total up to 1,184 Of th80 14 cases, 12
wero fatal; there was ons Indian victim, and
the romaninder were Chinese, Two Chinese suffering from the disease were taken to hospital from the Rosella Maru. Eight dead bodies
A blend of the finest WHISKIES dis.ing on her being able to constantly increase being formed in Manila, one man went so far were found
tilled in SCOTLAND, of great age; very fine and mellow.
Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be the BEST BLEND in the FAR EAST.
Per. Dozen
$16.80
her esports. The total increase this "year." continues or contemporary, "is the *more satisfactory when we remember that "Mr. Taylor showed in his very valuable "report on lust, year's trade that the ravenne "last year was over three million tacls above "the previous bighost ou record."
The annual menting of worshippers at the The following are also recommended, and Peak Church will be held at S. Paul's College
on Thursday next at 5.30 p.m. are unsurpassed in quality-
A. THORNE'S BLEND...
B. GLENORCHY, MELLOW
BLEND, a fine Sona Wumer of great age
Per Doz. $12.00
12.00
C.-ABERLOUR GLENLIVET 13.50
D.-H.K.D. BLEND of the Finest
Old Malt SCOTCH WHISKIES 16.00
The Government steam tender Stanley, Captain Robinson, with Captain and Mrs. Arbuthnot on board, was lying in the Mano iauer harbour on Sunday last, -
18 to suggest that the habit of carrying livo chickens and ducks in the same basket with a cake of ice be abolished on the basis of craol y; but, 258 a Manila contemporary, there will probably be two thousand Americans applying for the position occupied by the chickons and dusks if the present weather koeps up.
In the House of Commons on the 11th ult, in reply to Mr. Weir, Mr. Chamberlain said the number of deaths from plagas in Hongkong sizes 16th January had been 402. There is usually a recrudescence of pliga, in that colony at this period of the year, and I am not sware of the existence of any special causs for this year's ontbreak." Mr. Wair neked if the roorndesc-nes was not attributed by the local H.M.3. Expicgic left Shanghai on the 12th authorities to rats Mr. Chamberlain: "I ba. int, for Hongkong, and goes first to Amay.lieve that they share the opinion of many then to Mirs Buy for target practics, and then scientific authorities that rals are a cause of to Hongkong to be overbanled.
The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week cadiog 14th Jaza were 270 non-Chinese and 71 Chinese to the former,
plague."
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Lieut. Hordern, writing on "Australia and Noval Defence" the United Servico Magazine, maintains "that the floot cannot be
MANCHURIA.
FESTIVAL AT MAÇÃO.
ATHLETICS AT AMOY.
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT]
The celebration of the Fenst, of 8. Anthony at Macao on Banday attracted, something like 1,000 excursionists from Hongkong. No less An interesting event was decided at Amoy on than three steamore, made the trip to the Wednesday, the 19th, when a fost-race round ancient city. Te era the Kinglan, the Kulangen Island was ran for a cnp. Tha Wingchai and the Chukong; and as the Heung- suorase of this contest, an entire innovation, shan had gone up
as usual on Saturday should make its yearly repetition a cartainty. ard remained over the week-end the naique Bat in cooler weather, for choice, 28 où sportsele was presented of four steamers lying Wednesday the heat of the Inst. two weeks plainly alongakle the wbarres there at one and the told on the competitors, and so dankt materially kame time. The rossels arrived without many
The course round Kokog u is on the whole nientes between them. There was an exciting race on the part of the inshan to overhaul the good going underfoot, but is certainly of n smaller Wingeliai, which started half-an-hour cross-country rather than a track character The start is from the Amoy Club and through ourlier. The big ataamer managed to pass ahead when about 15 minutes' senin from the the Chinese village, then up one or two sharp Alacao harbour-bar; but hor greater draughtrics and down to the beach where there is a and the consequent grestor difficulty in getting fairly love ran of about file, until, after broasting snother rise, there is a straight hard info the inner harbour allowed the Wingchal to
regain her lost advantage and to get her passingers nshore as soon as if not actually sooner than her rival.
increased the time of the winder,
HEALTH OF HONGKONG.
During the week ended 13th lust, there were 120 cases of plague and 78 eatbe, or a mortality
stretch of about 300 yasits to the foot of a steep hill (near the German Consul's residence), almost of 65 per cent. Of the esses. 81 ocurred in
4-mile in length, where the crux of the whole the city of Victoria and 39 in other districts;
As the procession was not to start until laterace comes, and the final restait will probably 12 were European. 6 Indisa, 8 Japaness and 90 Chinose. There were also 1 case of cholera In the evening the first conskleration with the ways he decided.
Having overmounted this obstarlo, thoro ig A mmun in of (fatal, European), 1 csgo of enteric fever (non. I passengers waste gat tifliu; and es on many former occasions there was roger for a good deal.
about mile, moatly fatal, Boropean), and 3 cases of small-pex (of grumbling at the way in which the hotels downhill, but ending with about 1:00 fatal, Chinese).
provided for the excursionists. Certuialy it is yurds of gradual slope up to the finish by 20 easy thing to food some 1,020 hangry the Club Thonte. Six started at about 7 p.. strangers from Hongkong, but much improve and weat sway at a gond pace. After passing ment could have been made both as regards the village the fold was reduced to four, nearly Then J. S. Fenwick the refreshments and the attendance which the mile from the start.
took a good lead, followed by F. Douglas-Irvine excursionists had to put up with.
The day was fine and cool, and in the after-and C. Gorrell, twenty yards behind, with H. noon rickshaw were much in request for sight- | Lachlan bringing up the war. "Getting dowa seeing. Between Ave and six o'clock, a con- to the bench, where a strong head-wind rather course of many thousand people assembled in | bothered tho rannery, Fenwick got well away the neighbourhood of the Church of S. Anthony and led by 50 yards until getting on to the (or the Caubes Garden), from which at the level before reaching the big bill. After this, latter hear the procession began to issue, aud na however, Lavize began to close up a coud, und itappeared-very head was reverently uncovered. Gorrell fell behind Lachlan, Going up the Slowly the long line debauched upon the square bill Fenwick still led and Lachlan passed fronting the Church line of black and white Irving, going a good paco, bat 100 yards clad priests and acolytes, and boys from S. from the top Irvine again took second Joseph'a and little girls dressed in white, place, and, Fenwick falling exhausted, lod at broken at intervals by the upheld banners of the the German Consal's lease. Gorrel also stopped, conferences and congregations; at the end, and the race was now between Irvine and behind the crablem of 8. Anthony, walked the Lachlan, the former of whom, though obused at Bishop and ofEciating priests in full robas times by Lachlin, managed to keep away and under a canopy, and the Governor in his noi. win, exhausted, by about 60 vords. form. The rear was brought up by a militery contingent and the band. Having traveraad the streets in the immediate neighbourhood of the Church the procession returned to its starting-plane. At night the Church was beautifully illuminated, and the band played in the compound.
A Poking despatch of the lat inst, appeara in a Japanese paper to the following effect:-
M. Lesser his now forwarded to the Govern- ment the new Russian demands respecting Manchuria. The new proposal follows the lines of the Secret Treaty proposed by the Acting Minister to Peking. The gist of the new Treaty is reported to be as set forth below:-
1. Manchuria shall not be conceded or leased to any Power without Russia's consent Neither political nor commercial privileges shall be granted to any power without Russian consent.
2. Any priviloge or right already grauted to Russian subjects shall be enjoyed by them permanently.
3. The Chinese Generals in command of troops in Shiaking, Kirin and Heilungshang shall engage Russian officers as advisers,
4. The construction of a Russian telegraph in Manchuria abali bo permitted.
5. No system of reform shall be enforced in
A. S. WATSON & CO, and 52 2oo Chins and 1,858 Chiness to the localised, but must be under one direction in Manchuris without the consent of Russia.
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MARRIAGE.
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DEATH.
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Lieut-General Baron Kodama, Governor General of Formosa, is to vixit England shortly, going theues to the Transvaal to inspect the working of the British colon al system, act rding to the Tokyo correspondant of the | N.-C. Daily News.
· As a result of a visit by Mr. MacLasery Brown and Mr. Elagiwan, Secretary of the Japanese Legation at Beoul, it has been decided to build breakwaters at Chinnampo, Cores, to reclaim a large area from the sus, sud > build Customs warehouses thereon. The work is to
be commenced shortly,
poace as in war," and that the object which appeals to so many in Australia, the power of directing and retaining a separate squadron in their own waters, is incompatible with safety or eficiency. If Australia desires to have a voice in the management of the navy ake should
be content to base it on the same terms as
Scotland and Ireland, and she can base this directly she is prepared to pay her share, an they do.
way is frozen so burd as to become detached
Frost, we road in a home contemporary, is said to be playing havon with the Siberian railway. The upper surface of the permanent from the earth below, thas creating a cavity In the Summary Court yesterday, a Chinese cook sued Mr. H. G. Stevens of the Kowloon to which water filtere, and this in turn bacom Dispensary for S7 odds for balanes of wagasing frozen, cases orpansion of such a kind nå to strain the lines. It is the same with the duo. From the defendant's evidence it appeared that the cook left his service without notice and portions of the line arcind on piles over the afterwards returned to the house and created a marshes, the piles boing forced up by the frost, It is now recognised that the only remedy for this latter evil is the drainage and filling up of the marshes, and the constraction of metalijo The Peking correspondout of the N.-6. Daily | vinducts resting on stone supports, Na telegraphed on the 11th inst.:-The Russian Minister, M. Tessus, called on Prince
disturbance. Mr. Justice Wien dismissed the claim and reprimanded the cook.
Ching at his private residence yesterday, and formally opened negotiations on the Manchurian E.C.question, Prince Ching has denied himself to all the other Ministers during his sick leave, but M. Pukotiloff of the Russo Chinese Bank was allowed to have several interriews with kim and secretly negotiated with him prior to
turning to Russia.
The Customs Gazette for the three months January-March, 1903, which has just been issued at Shanghai, shows very satisfactory figures for the majority of the Chinese treaty ports. No less then twenty-three out
į
ZEBRA MULES.
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Lachlan came up the straight at a fiae paco, and was the less done of the two. Result:- † F. Douglas-Irvino 18 min. 53 2-5th sec. 1
·H. Lachlan...". 19. min. 11-5th sec. 2 5. The race was a good ons in all resposta and the winner fully disserved his success Lachlan made a very fine effort, rasping a waiting race,
if there had been another half-mile ta go, and possibly might have reversed the decisiop
Fenwick also ran a good race, but misjudged the distance and did not realise the effect of the big hill; he and Gorell should do very woll another year.
Thows was a large crowd of spectators includ ing way ladies, so that the racs, on ail accounts, may be called a great success, and worthy of aqnual repetition..
The exarsion by the Kinshan (Captain Lossins) proved too a great snecess. There ware 600 to 700 passengers on board and they apparently enjoyed the trip immensely. Among the passengers were several members of the Soledado Philharmonica, who kindly consented to play a few selections during tao trip to Maeso, The music was very much appreciated by the passengers as it much enlivened the trip. The Kirken proved to be an excellent boat all round, and bids fair to become a favourite one for excursion telps like the ons en Bunday. THE MANUFACTURE OF REBELS. owing to her large and excellent accommoda. tions. The retura trip was to bare started a
Our Shanghal morning contemporary trans- 10 p.m., but in consequence of the low tide zi
lates the following from the native paper Tung Mas the Kinshan did not leave til about 10.40
Wên Hupuo, which for the sake of civilisation p.m. While at Margo the Kiashan
and the future of China the N-C. Daily News Tisited by many Masse residents; sincerely hopes is natrue:-" It will be remem-
Was
thove on the wharf to se the arrival of
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According to the Calcutta Englishman, the Indian Army Remoont Department has recently imported two cabra mules through a Hamburg agent. We have been unable, says our contem porary, to find out the price paid for the animals, but the innovation bas, without doubt, cost the Remount Department somewhat dear. As an experimental measure of the right kind over this outlay is not to be grudged. The unfor tunate Inesos we have suffered through the horse immediate remedy, and we won the routedy in sickness among transport animals call for soms
the big boat ware Mr. Mello, the Company's bered that a number of Chinese students studying in Tokyo patriotically formeil them- the employment of zebra males. The donkey
Macas agant, and several ladies. The Wingseltes lately into a battalion with the intention is perfectly immune from horse sickness, and so is the zebra. The latter animal in particular is
chat (Captain Bell Smith) and Chukong (Cap. of volunteering for the front to oppose the extremely hardy, as appars from the faor that tain Mason) also carried a considerable numbor
Russian conquest of Manchuria: In this when the rindorpast swept the eastern and of passengers. The Chulong loft Macao ahortig central portions of Africa in the early nineties after nine o'clock on tuuday night and arrived connection two of the students, Mezers. Nia Ti- the percentage of deaths among zobras is said.first of the three excursion steamers-namely stog, and Toug Ming-an were appointed to have been very small indeed, A male, there.
about half-past one o'clock yesterday morning by their fellow students to proceed to Tientsin to inform Viceroy Yuan Shika fore, oat of two such Fardy parents as the donkey The Wingchei which left the wharf a for
to ask him to and the zebra is undeniably the transport anims 1 minutes after fou o'clock arrived simultaneously of their intention nol
allow their battalion to be incorporated required for the army. The Garmins have with the Kinshan about 2.10 a.m,
into his siny to fight the Russians. To the already discovered the valas of the zebra, as
surprise of everyono, upon interviewing Viceroy- their extensivo sobre farms at the foot of Mount
Tuan Shikal the two students were charged by Kilimanjaro testify.
Lim as revolutionists and repúblicals who had only made the Manchuriau question an opportu. According to a cornucular contemporary,nity to rabel. In consequence of this Viceroy opposition is growing in a soution of economic Tusn-at once, ordered the summary execution
of thega two young men." circles to the issue of the 6 per cont. debenturer of the Seoul-Fusan Railway Company with » Government guarantee. The opponauts main tain that when suck debentures with a Goreza- ment guarantee are plest ou the foreige market, the 4 and 5 per cent. Government bonds
tin in Japan will be disturbed; while if issued in Japan, these dentures, it is thought, will also disturb bagineus circles, x 10,000,000 ves will be taken from the capital cizentating in Japan and sent into Coren. On the other hand, the the are in favour of the issue of the debentures contend that the completion of
NAVAL RELIC OF MANILA BAY, Orders have been issued by the United States Navy Department for the gunboat Isla de Luzon, now at Mobile, Alabama, to proceed to Pensacola, Florida, for the purpose of being placed out of commission. This vessel was ono of the Spanish feet sunk or captured by Admiral Dewey at the battle of Manila Bay
from Manila to the United States. She has
A corespondant writes to the Tines from Dawson City on the 3th April:-The stampede to the Tamana River in are of gold has farned out to be, like many others which have preceded it, a failure. People returning bare state that there is no cause for the rush sed practically nothing his hoon fou›d to justify it. There are 600 people there now, and another 1,000 or 1,200 on the trial en route. A big rush is also expected from the Pacific Coast as soon as navigation opens. The miners at Tanara mado an attempt to lynch the man who started the false nows, He is Tupasso whỏ and saw his way to getting exhorbitant prices for them. Ho managed to bido himself and get philippines since her attachment to the United away. Great hardships were ondared by the
States navy, and is now badly in need of extensive repairs. · Hill there were nearly 1,000 people “stuck * for several days withunt either wool or water.
THE SEOUL FUSAN RAILWAY DEBENTURES,
However, we ses that the Universal Gazette says that the ramours which have been going around the settlement Intely stating that the Contral Government had sent secrat odiots to the 'hinese Minister in Japan, the supervisor
different provincial authorities ordering them arrest all students, ate., are without founds-
of the list of thirty included manifest | Washington, relative to bad treatment of the hat a iig stock of provisions in that country and has only recently completed the long trip will bo seriously affected, and the economie silna- of Chinese students in that country, and the
Now York telegrani to the Manila A Cablencies states that complaints bave been roceived by Headquarters of the Army, at
an improvement on last year. Only at military prisoners conflued at Mulshi Prison, Chungking, lebang, Kiukiang, Kinugchow. Papere came direct from at incarcerated man Nanking, Pakhoi aud Santuao are there and un investigation of charges has been declines, and at the two Grst-named this is ordered by the Adjutant-General's Office, and people on the trail. Aton's place called Hungry due to the still decreasing amount of motive the Commanding Goueral of the Division of the Filippines will be asked for a full report. Malabi Prison is an island in the Laguns de Boy, selected by a board of offloors about a your
opium passing through the Customs. Very notable advances are made by Newchwang (from 11,505 Hk. Tls. in 1902 to 74,143
to considerabis active. service in the
It was originally intended that the Inle de Luzon should form part of the naval exhibit at the St. Louis Exhibition, at the Departament
It is reported at the alias of the U. S has boon obliged to abandon that intention on the Seoul-Fas Railway is necessary for Hk. Tis, in 1908), Chinwangtao, Kiaochau, oflears. Reports had been current in Manila inutou, that Commissioner-General Sargent i chango was also made axa matter of comity and tion, and that the work should not bo ugo as the plecs at conguement for military Commissioner-General of Immigration. Wash accoaut of the bad condition of the vessel. The the maintenance of Japan's commercial posi. Yochow, Wuhu, Shanghai, and Wenchow. that the prisoners were maltreated and not during his visit to Honolulu, will look into the courtesy to the Spanish Government. Señor allowed to be delayed for evɛn a day. As the
In partial explanation of the remarkable Newehwang figures, it must be remembered
that the port opened sooner than usual this The figures of Chitwangtao aed
year.
properly fed.
question of appointing a Commissioner to
to
tion; the fact is that the edicts referred to two stadrats only, but not a'l.
So there do appear to be two unfortunates branded as rebels, if not exsented.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The F: & O. atanmer Ballarat lett Sings- pore for this port on the 13th inst, at 5 p.m.,
on the 18th init, at about noon.
On the 26th alt, a Chinese nummed Yik Sun.bundle immigration matters in Hawait. Ojeda, the Spanish Minister, has accepted sa Corea, thers is thought to be no doubt as to with the outward English meile, and is due bere residing in Kobo, received eight tins of opium present there is only a Chinese inspector, and from a friend on board the British steamer the business of the port of Honolulu is much
railway runs through the most prosperous part invitation to take an notive part in the Exhibition ceremonies. The monitor Artaxuss the prospects of the line, the success of the will be the sole representative of the United Seoul-Chemulpo lins being pointed to in sup- impracticable to substitute another vessol for
The P. & O. steamer Pekín left Singapore for
Kiaochau are very interesting, hoth being Empire, which arrived at Kobe on the same day greater in scope than his duties cover. The States navy at the Exhibition, it being found port of this couteution. They urge that it is this port on the 13th inst., at 11a.m.--
from Australia. Yik Sun gave some tins to the immigration of Japanese into Hawaii is a matter sendo of the sampan which conveyed him to and that will be investigated by Commissioner General Sargent, and while there is no law to prevent the indux of Japanese, that official will' take notes of the rapidly growing stream, and prepare data to be submitted to Congress later.
the Isla de Luzon.
WEATHER REPORT.
new ports. Chinwangtao increased from 10,475 Hk. Tls. in 1902 (first year) to 59,724 this year; Kiaochau mounted from from the steamer, and the Chinese same ashore 91,625 Hk. Tls, in 1901, through 35,368 Hk. with the rest of the opium in another boat, Tis. in 1902, to 74,713 Hk. Tis, in 1903. and succeeded in evading the Customs officials. The sendo concealed the drug in his food-bor,
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued Tochow bounded from last year's 694 Hk.
so that but it was discovered by the Customs authori- It is possible that an agitation for a Japaness the following report: Tle. to this year's 12,147 Hk. Tis.,
Tho bsromater has risen over Japan, fallen on the reproach made in the Tochow Trade ties, and the man was placed in custody. On Exclusion Law will begin in Congress Goxt
E. ocast of China, Report for 1901, that the possibilities of being of the arrest of the sendo, the Chinese winter, led by the Pacific Coast delegation. In the netghest in the Pacific between the the port had as yet boen left untried, seems disappeared. However, he was arrested and spite of all attempts on the part of the Japanese Philippines and SW. Japan, and there are in- handed over to the Procurator's office on the Gorornment to restrict this emigration to dications of the formation of a depression over How to be on the way to removal. Wahu's following day. The Chinose in question is a America, immigration officials may the numbers Central China.
Moderato S. winds along the China coast and figures for January-March this year, are shipphandler, and is said to have been unspected are increasing constantly. The Japanese leave
over the N. part of the China Sex 974,001 Hk. Tls. against last year's 92,455, of smuggling for some time put, says the Kobe Japan for Chias or the Philippines, and make Forecast: Moderate 3 winds; squally,
their way thence to Hawaii and San Francisco. thunder showers, but that was a great falling off from the Chronicle.
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left Kobe, via Nagasaki, Shanghai and Foochow on the 14th last., p.m., and may be expected The Imperial termaŭ mail stesnier Roon
here on the 24th fust.
The Imperial Geroka muil steamer Hambur left Colombo on the 14th ist, a.m., and may ba expected here on the 24th inst.`•.
Japanese bands on the foreign market would idis apprehension to fear that the 5 per cent. bo badly affected by the issue of the debenturas, and those who have such fears appear to have overlooked the low price at which the Govern ment hands were issued. The money is not actually spent in Corea, as alleged by the opponents. All the materials required for the construction of the fine are to be supplied from Japan. What is to be imported from abroad ie only iron, which cannot be produced in Japan, and which is imported into this country for hams on the 15th sort.
Both sides of this question are, it railway use. is stated, attracting great attention in business circles in Japan-Kobe Chronicle.
The Boston Steamship Co.'s steamer Shaw- met left Yokohams for Victoris (B.O.) and l'acts on the bath inst
The N.P. steamer Tacoma arrived at Yoko.
The Indo-China steamer Laitong left Calcutta for this port, via the Straits, on the lath inst., sad may be expected here on the 29th lost.