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Mr. Scort accounts for the increase in 1982, over 1901 (the actual amount of which, in trade coming under the cognisance of the Imperial Maritime Customs ie Hk. Tim. 19,882,533) by giving the following causes--(1) the general tendency to ex pansion shown during 1901; (2) by the largely increased value of the silk export, which has been in the past greatly under- estimated; and (3) by the additions to the steamer.borne curgo, the result of the transfer of the untive customs to the direction of the Imperial Maritime Castom As regard (2), he says, the corrections made resulted in an increase of the value of this export of sɔme 9,000,000 tuols; as regards (3), cassia, matting, oll, fish, and some yarn are now being largely shipped by steamer in preference to junk.
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resulting in a loss of profits and negativ-
"ing, to some extent, the effect of the general development which has taken "place." Such a process, however, is ineri. table with the extension of the traffic.
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Into the detailed figures of the various imports we cannot here go. We will conclude by quoting Mr. Scorr's remarks under the heading of Shipping" and Shipping," he says, "Imperial revenue," "again showed an increase, no less than “2,139,424 tons having entered the port *and approximately the same quantity having cleared. British vessels accounted **for 1,667,251 tons; Chinese, 189,270 tous; "German, 135,962 tous; French, 74,048 tons; and Norwegian, 43,581 tons." On the subject of Imperial revenue be says: "The revenue derived during 1902 by the Imperial Government from the trade "under the control of the Imperial Maritime Customs at Canton amounted to 2,592,260 Haikwan tasks, and is the highest on record, exceeding even those of "the years 1891 and 1892, which were "assisted by large opium imports. The "effective 5 per caut, ad natureni tariff is *principally responsible for the increased "revenue of the year under review."
The French mail of the adult
delivered in London on the 3rd inst.
WAS
Shanghai bo w declared Foodlow, Swatow, Canton, and the Formosan ports infected.
A notification appers in the Gazelle that Bolition Reformatory is henceforth to be used as a prison.
On p. 3 to-day will be found the termination of our extracts from Mr. E. R. Belilior's description of his trip scross Biberia.
Daring the day ouding at noon on Saturday two more inese, plagus cases worò reported, One body was found ata house in Water Works Read, Yaumati, while the other victim died iù matshed on Hunghom Praya. The year's ceses now number 1,990,
It does not of course follow that because of the large increase in trade mentionel above there was no cause for complaint list" year: It is provided by the Treatsin treaty, Mr. Scor remarks, that steamer-imported forsiga gonds, irrespective of the nationality of the importer, may, on payment of a half duty, be sent into the interior under a half- duty certificate and be exempt from all further taxation ea route, and a similar exemption by means of the transit pass is accorded to mutive produce, the bona-fide property of a British subject, intended for steamer export and sa declared at a treaty port. It was hoped that by this arrange- ment foreign goods would be spared the vexatious delay and exhorbitant clurges suffered by werehandise which puys lekin to the provincial lekia authorities. "So "long as foreign goods are actually imported "by a foreign erchant, the balf-duty "certifiente is go iar observed that it frees "them from lekin and all other charges es route," says Mr. Scorr. "Arrived at their destination, however, and in the “handa of the Chinese consumers, the local authorities put whatever duties on them they choose. Further, notwithstanding that the treaty secures to mutive merchants #the right to import and send into the A. S. WATSON & CO. "interior foreign goods under half-duty "certificates, so great is the objection of the “ provincial authorities to these certificates, and so effective is their opposition to them "when in the hands of native dealers who have no foreign Cousul to whom to appeal for support, that Chinese merchant in "Canton have abandoned the idea of en "deavouring to derive any benefit from them and no longer attempt to make use of "them." Foreign goods do not then secture that free and unhindered passage in the interior, which it was intended they should enjoy, from the fixed taxation accorded them under the half-duty certificate. The reason is obvious. The half duty, when collected, is sent by the Imperial Maritime Customs to Peking, whereas the lekin and other taxes No audymonly signed communication that hass
which it replaces are provincial. Mr. ScoTT a'remly appeared in other papers will be inserted,
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'foreign goods the facilities given them under the transit-pass and the half-duty "certificate, they should receive the half "duty payable thereunder as compensation for the impoverishment of the provincial "revenne by the loss of lekin. Indeed, so "far as the Canton Province is concerned, "the Viceroy has assured me, if this
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The battleship Goliath weighed anchor for home yesterday morning at 1.3), steaming out through the Lyesteen Pas. As she passed the Tamar there was an outburst of cheers and counter-cheers The Goliath is expasted in England about the 26th prox.
The New York He aid (Farizedition) publisko TELEGRAMS.
alexpatch from Danuta Ayres, dated the 3rd it, as follows-El Nacional publishes an article stating that it is said in high diplomatto vircles that the Argoetinisn, Chilian, and Brazilian Foreign Offces are negotiating an alliance to combat European intervention.
A Shanghai native paper is informed by its Szechuon correspondent that the aborigines in Tantal bave emerged from their rotreats and are murdering and plundering the people in that rogion. The Szechgen provincial authori. ties have despatched two battalinas of troops to have them punished and to prevent them from escaping to other places.
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REUTER'S SERVICE.
TURKEY AND BULGARIA.
LONDON, 2nd July, The Bulgariau Government, in a circular note to the Powers, alleges that Turkey is thwarting the efforts of Bulgaria to pacify the Macedonians and is evidently seeking to provoke a catastrophe; the Government asks the Powers to take vigorous steps at Coustantinople to pre rent the concentration of Turkish troops on the Bulgarian frontier and to insist on the carrying
A monster banquet was recently given by a wealthy landowner et Quimperle, France, to out of reforma, cerebrate the simultaneous wedding of bis fome | Mr. CHAMBERLAIN'S FISCAL POLICY. children, two sons and two daughters. No less
LONDON, 2nd July. than 1,600 guests sat down to the feast, which
At a meeting of 54 Unionista of the House took place in the open air. The bill of fer included five cattle, each weighing about 41016., of Commozis who are opposed to protection, a and sistern lambs, and enormous quantities of resolation was passed favouring an enquiry, but other masts and estables. The guests emptied declaring that if it should result in any departure tan large barrels of wine and fifteen of cider, from free trate it would be disastrous to the
Hquid ides disposing of much else of a
connley. arnoter.
It is estimated that shout 150 Unionist According to the latest official reports pub- lished at St. Petersburg, & recurrence of the Members of Parliament have already declared iar, and 74 against Mr. Chamberlain's proposals; cholera epidemic is apprehended in the near futura in the Russian possessions in the Far nearly half the party have given no publio East, where the authocities are at present tak-expression of their views.
Medical students ing precautionary measures, kave been engaged in advance, and all tho nocessary medicines and disinfectants are being procured. A sanitary inspection is being made of the industrial establishments, hospital luts are being erected, and instructions drawn up for the treatment of the workmen in the event of the epidemic broaking out.
A Scotsman who was touring in Eastern Russia attended sorries in a Greek church, and herl bia attention rivetted by a gigantic attendant in the procession, who flourished an osperge with great skill, uttering the while some werde which asemed familiar in the tourist's ear. Listening intently he made out the sentence to run:-"It's jist o pickle oʻølenn caald watter, If it does ye nae gaid, it dões ya na hairm.” After the service he sought out the attendant, who took him into a side-chamber and disclosed
himself as a Dunfermline man who had wandered in many lands and had temporarily taken servics with the local Greek priest.
Admiral Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher, G.C.B., who has been selected to sucosed Admiral Sir The British steamer Duke of Fife left. Kobe Charles Hethem a Commander-in-Chief-st at the end of last month for Callao, Pers, with Portsmouth, was appointed Second Ba Lord. 1,200 Japanese emigrants on board, shipped on February 19th, 1902. In his early years in by the Morioka Shoten. The vessel carried the navy he saw service against the Russiana and the Chiness, and subsequently, as captain about ten cabin passengers, among whom were
of the Faflexible, distinguished himself at the Japanes tiovernment commission of inspec-ombardment of Alexandria and in command of the "Ironclad "train against Arabi's army. ion and representatives of the Miteni and other Japanese Birmis..
Sir John Fisher was made G.C.B., June 26th. 1902, and wears the medals for the Baltic, China, with Canton and Take clasps, and Egypt, with Alexandria clasp; also the Khedive's bronzo star and the Grand Cordon of the Osmanich.
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An antomobila rses from Moscow to St.
Petersburg is aunonuced to take place during this summer. There will be seren controlling stalous. Five large automobiles are entered to take part, ton of from siz to twelve horse-power, six smaller cars, and twelvo motorcycles. Several well-known foreign automobilists are
expected to participate.
The following is the programme of masie to be played by the band of the 14th Bombay Iu- fantry on the New Parade Ground to-day | from 5 to 6.30 p.na, (weather permitting) —
March......... "Festive March in D."
...... S.aart Overture "cilvam,”................................. Weber Vee..." Nos Bonus Gene de Villaro, Czibulka Selection "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner Morceau Mignon "Salat d'Amour,"
........ Elgar Selection... "La Fille Jo Madame Angot," Leccog Roraauce Sans Paroles Simple Arcu,"
Thome *God Bavu the King."
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Dr. Balmanno Squire writes to the Times to point ont in connection with a late controversy on the subject that the true pronunciation of gol! is to sound the "1." sooing that the word is derived from the Dutch "kolf," a club, which in turn, he might have udded, is cognala with Germanu "kel messing the esine!” and "b" being interchangeable according to Grimm's law. Hence Dr. Squire also couclades that the game of golf, like the word, is not of Scottish, bat of Dutch, origin, though it is long since this was pointed out by Mr. Andrew Lang in a magazine article. There can be no don bt that the game
now known as “Rɔgal and ancient" was played by the Dutch among their dunes before it was played by the Scots on the links of St. Andrews.
The following returns of the average amount * revonne. Was banded over to the prof banknotas in sirenlation and of specie in "vincial authorities, foreign goods in the reserve iu Hongkong during Joue are certified
interior would be freed from all further
by the managers of the respective banks:- The " Atlantic City Flyer "the fastest train taxation, not only in transitu but also it
Avorge Specie in in the world-has just created a record in tagh Amount. HOSCITO. "destination."
speed travel. This train runs between Camden 3,530,600 1,800,000 and Atlantic City, and on the trip in question it covered a distance of fifty-nine miles in forty" 10,658,5 7,000,000
150,000 four minutes, which works out at eighty and
half miles an hour. The booked speed of the flyer is sixty-six miles, which is more than that of any other train in the world; but the condi- Lions are particularly favourable to high speed. es the line is straight and level, the engines of
Banks, Chartered Bank of India, Aus
tralia and Chine. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
ing Corporation National Bank of China, Limited 440,413
Total $14,088,665 $3,930,008
MERCHANT CRUISERS.
LONDON, 2nd July,"
Mr. Arnold Forster announced in the House of Commons that the Admiralty was Hot prepared to renew the existing subsidies to merchant cruisers available in time of war,
THE UNIONIST FREE. TRADERS.
LONDON, 2nd July,
Sir Michael Hicks-Boach has accepted the Chairmanship of the Committee of Unionist
Free Trádors.
THE GORDON-BENNETT CUP.
LONDON, 2nd July.
CANTON NOTES.
[T.0M TIN CHUNG NGỌC BAN PÔ.”
TRU NEW VICEROY,
The Betion of the new Viceroy has awed all the officials, civil aid military; they have been much terrified, and oren heart-broken. His Excellency page great attention to the forts and garrisons. One day when H.E. paid a init to all the forts in Cantau, he questioned the military offloors carefully and particularly and asked whether the soldiers had been per festly drilled or not, whether they were drilled according to Chinese or foreign ways, and what the officers were doing all the time in their offices. One of most important questions, which frightened the officers half to death, was What should be the execution ground of officials? as the execution ground of criminala was Tin- tez-ms-tau. Then he privately naked tho soldiers, what was their pay, whether they were properly treated or not, and whether some of them were enrolled as soldiers a few days before his arrival, for His Excellency was quite aware that the military officers were in the hubi of making their
"squeeros " by keeping
ouly fitty or sixty per cont, of the numbers under their commund, the wages of the other
pockets. forty or fifty per cent, going into their own
On the 22nd ultimo H.E. visited the police stations, in one of which he saw some opium- smoking paraphernalla. He was very angry, ordered the tools to be broken, and dismissed the persons concerned.
THE KWANG81 REBELLION.
As 2001 RE His Excellency arrived at Canton, Wong Chi-chan, Governor of Kwang- ti, came over to pay his respects to him and told the Vicuroy that as the rebellion in Kwangsi would soon be over, it need not troublo His Excellency to go ovar there. To which the Viceroy replied that le was sent by the Emperor to restore order in Kwangsi and it would be blameworthy on his part it be did not go there. The words of Governor Wong aroused his suspicions, and he mads up
his mind to go to Kwangsi at önce.
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CORRUPT OFFICIAIS,
The Viceroy has found out over twenty inßu-
Herr Janetgy, & German, he won the ential officials who were notorions for making big "sqaceros." They have been dismissed Gordon-Bonnett motor car race, beating M. from office sud the Viceroy told them that if Dekorf, a Frenchman, by ten minutes; a heavy they wanted to protect their heads they each thunder-storm made the roads dangerous; before would havo pay a heary sum out of the money the race was half finished, the English and they squeezed, to defray the war expenses of Americas, owing to accidents to machinery and Kwangi Colonel Li Sai-kwai and his brother Li Cheung-fai were ordered to pay 500,000 tasks; Pui King fuk, the Nom-hol Magistrate, other mishaps, were-out-of-the-race... SOUTH AFRICA AND THE ASIATICS.300,000 tsels; and all the other officials from
200,000 toels to 100,000 tasla.
LONDON, 3rd July,
The Cape Assembly has agreed to a motion strongly opposing the importation of Asiatics.
A meeting of Burghers convened by ex. Commandant Botha has been held at Heidelburg at which after a speech by ex-Commandant Botha, resolutions were adopted, protesting against a system of ́edneation by which Datch was treated as a foreign language and regret. ting the proposed introduction of Asiaties as likely to lose the country to white im- migration,
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
FRUNG EU WAN'S MURDER. Li Ka-chenk, who was alleged to be the in- stigator of the murder of Young Ku Wan, the reformer, in Hongkong, was also dismissed from office and ordered to return to Canton. It is reported that Lá Ka-cheuk, who was acting es Prefect of Yamchów, on saring the order of dismissal, was mightily frightened and com- mitted snickle; bun thero is another report that
the Prefoot died of illness.
FOURTH OF JULY.
Independence Day was celebrated by the American community in the Colony with all the accustomed manifestations of rejoising associated with the Fourth. Consul General London, 3rd July.
Bragg was at home at the U.S. Consulate in In a discussion on the Tariff question in 1er House Street from 11 till 1 o'clock nad the House of Lords, Lord Roseberry demanded most of the American firas dispensed hospitali- more information regarding the Government ly throughout the day. The watahips and enquiry, the existence of which be doubted, some merchantmen in the Harbour few bunting. At now a mlate was fired. In the evening The Duke of Devonshire in reply said that all there were music and illuminations at Kowloon the members of the Cabinet ugreed with Mr. Hotel (Mr. J. W. Oaborne) and Boy View Chamberlain that the time was ripe for, an| Hotel (Mr. M. Culline). investigation; that the Cabinet was at present conducting an enquiry, but whether the sonatry would be asked to give a maudata could only be decided when the examination was convinded. In conclusion he said that many, like himself, gravely doubted the expediency of taxing, the food of the people.
TURKEY AND BULGARIA.
LONDON, 3rd July,
MR. Consul-General JAMES Scorr's report on the trade of Canton for the year 1902 has been issued by the Foreign Office, with the date May, 1903. It is a document of
The anticipation expressed in the 1901 commendable eonciseness, but it is furnish- ed with full comparative tables of the report that after the transfer of the Cauton native eastoms to the Imperial Maritime principal articles of import and export during 1901 and 1902. The trade of 1902, Customs steamers would suffer less from
The total number of Universities in the reckoned in Haikwan trela, shows a large junk competition has been verified, while a increase of some 33 per cent. over the somewhat new feature resulting from the British Isles will soos be ifteen. For esatarios transfer is the number of non-steamer craft Scotland had its present four, as against our figures of 1901, the previous best year. under foreign flag and paying duty to the Oxford and Cambridge, but to these, if we great power, and the trains light. It is concerning the concentration of troops and saye The total value last year was 80.723,943 Hk. Tls. as against Hk. Tls. 60,845,410 in LM.C. Lighters under the British flag are slightly anticipate, are now added London, recognised to the United States as it is in Eng-that the repowed activity of the revolutionaries 1901. The total is made up as follows:-employed by Messrs. SAMOSI & Co. Birmingham, Durham, Yorkshire, Manchester, laad, that we have prastically nohed the necessitates the continuous movement of troops in the importation of oil; and junks and Liverpool, a total of eight for England. limit of safe speed on a two-rail track, as Foreign imports Hk. Tls. 16,573,606; foreiga under French, German and American flags Wales, and the two Irish Uzíversities—namely. | American engineers are greatly interested in the denial of the charges, says the Porte in
1901
1002
HK. Ts. 46,411,517 60,845,410 80.728,043 In sterling value, however, the totals appear as follows:
And
The Porte denies the Bulgarian, allegations
To these mast be added the University of existing curses do not permit of swifter running, in the frontier districts. Balgaria, replying to Trinity College, Dublin, and the Royal Univer:
sity of Ireland.
the high speed 110 mile-an-hour mone-rail which is going to be built between Manchester and Liverpool.
THE NEW ADMIRALTY DOCK. We understand that the Admiralty has definitely decided to go on with the amy dock on the island, in spite of all difficulties occasioned by the original imperfoot ideas formed of the spot. The task will be much more expensive than was at first allowed for, but the Admiralty has decided nevertheless to bave it carried to completicn
nature of the Harbour bottom at the selected
exporte. Hk. Tis. 36,614,264, native im running between Canton and Hongkong ports, Hk. Tis. 28,748,818; sative exports, are becoming daily more numerous, HL. Tls. 3,792,255. Mr. Scorr takes the this notwithstanding that the Hongkong figures for 1891, 1901, and 1902, and Government regards such junks while in There seems to be a great probability that the dduces a curious result. In silver value, Hongkong as native craft. The change in lontor Pevebrokeshire, lately wrecked on the the three years' totals were:-
"flug is made after they have left British Saddles near Shanghai, will shortly be bruaght 1891
to Hongkong for repairs, Mosera, Gilman & waters, a state of affairs which is obviously Foreign trade 27,023,381 37,076,034 68,187,870 Domestictrade 18,498,136 23.469,970 27,541,073 "unsatisfactory," continues the report, "both Co., Lloyd's Agents, have for some days past *as regards the Hongkong Government and been in telegraphic communication with the the Imperial Maritime Customs in Canton."derwriters in London, with the result that They have instructed Mr. Newman Mumford to With regard to trade ou the West River, proceed immediately to Shanghai to arrange Mr. Scott speaks of the encouragement for such temporary repairs to be done as will received from the opening of eight new enable the vessel to prossed to Hongkong: ports of call for passenger traffic, namely In the fire year, fr. 1990 to the present Do Sing, Luk To, Yuet Bing, Luk Pu, How year, the British Government has expended Lik, Kau Kong, Mah Ning and Yung Kit 29 millions sterling on military stores. The GYMKHANA AT HAPPY VALLEY. "Cargo and passengers," he says, "are highest figuro was in 1900-1, when 93 zaútions *
On Saturday, 1st August, if the weather forsaking, in increasing quantities and was voted; in the past year 44 millions was “numbers, native craft for the faster-aud provided, and in the present the vote is 22 permits, a gymkhana will be held at Happy safer foreign steamers. Of these, there millions. In the same period the expenditure Valley, commencing at 4 pm The events will "were formerly only the British stern- on the artillery was about 144 willions, inclnd comprise a China pany race; a pole, ball and bucket race; tout-pegging by teams of three; ing over two millions for the current year, "wheel vesegla Nanning and Sainan; but and about 16 milions have been devoted to waler race; bow and arrow race; China pony the advent of the French steamer Hong the provision of barracks, and 23 millions to steeplechase; and a paper obstacle and straw "kong, has induced in lowering of freights, fortifications.
1891
1901
1902 £11,216,094 9,126,809 10,090,993 Mr. Scort says: "The fact remains that "the volume of the trade as represented by the quantities involved, especially as regards exports to foreign countries, "shows an extensive development; so that, "however interesting the sterling returns "may be from the standpoint of currency "comparison, they do not in reality faith- "fully represent the growth of the trade, of which, in Canton, the largest portion is in foreign exports."
xcreen ruce.
attempting to devolve the public by false reporta regarding the intentions of Bulgaria. The latter has prohibited the export of horses and males.
HONGKONG'S ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
The following statement of the Colony's qasets and liabilities on the 30th April, 1903, appears in the Gazelle:
À CURTE.
Advancos, &... Bank balanes, Chartered Bank of India, &c. 150,000. Sahaidiary coin
Total resets.. Balance....
Total
LIABILITIES.
Deposits not available ... Crown agents' drefta........... Money order remittaneca a Balance overdraws; bank..... Bolazen overdrawn, Crown agents....
65,328.27
$215,328.27 1,110,478.8
.$1,331,8 7.07
TEAM SWIMMING RACE.
The Victoria Recreation Clab will hold a tent race at the Club enclosure to-morrow at 5.45 p.m. The following are the teams :-
Station No. 1
A. E. Alves (capt.) H. A. Lammert E. Herbst
J. A. B. Alves H. M. Bain
Station No. 3 A. V. Borres (capt.)
A. J. T. Ribeiro R. Henderson} H. S. Holme H.C. Austin
Station No. 2
N. H. Alves (capt.) - C. M. 8. Alves
F. D. Baio
F. W. White
T. Meek
Biation No. 4 Frank Jorge (capt.) | J. M. Roza Poreira W. Schomacker
F. M. Roza Pereira P. Remedios
THE ITALIAN CONVENT.
The Superioress of the Italian Convent desires to tender her most grateful thanks to the follow. ing gentlemen of the Chinese Community for their generous charity in aid of the numerous poor and invalids of the Institution:-
Tan Joe Chiu Ho Taug Lau Wei Chuca Hon. Wei Yuk Sin Tak Fac...
Wo
Toog Kara Fuk... Chan Li Ming ***
Ko Po Kua Ko Fook
Leang Yan Po
... $100.
50
50
Chor Chung
Chan A Tong
Li A. Pal:
10
Chan Kai Ming .........
10
Chin A. Fook
Chinn King Yiu
10
480.767.35
Lau Chu Pak
10
764000,00
How Woo Chun Yuen
10
13.974.41
Ali Wes
25,030,21
„„F1,831,807,67
Total
Subsidiary coins in transit $350,0 Estimates of silver at mint... B13,087
$1,164,8
Total....
Treasury, 26th June, 19 3.
70,735.08
You Kwan Un
Via Uy Vico... are
Li Wai Ching
Fook Biok...
Tung On Chun You Tong Tong Tai
Chan Shu Ming
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