A. S. WATSON
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of Rara Design.
CO,
GOOD PIPES is Great Variely. CIGAR and CIGARETTE-HOLDERS. CIGAR and CIGARETTE CASES.
FANCY PERFUME SPRAYS. PERFUMES in FANCY BOXES. EBONY-BACKED HAIR BRUSHES. EBONY-BACKED TOILET MIRRORS.
SOAPS in FANCY BOXES.
MANICURE SETS:
FANCY PUFF BOXES.
And so on.
TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS.
Artistic and Pleasing
NEW YEAR CARDS.
regill.
very Bou
Vienam.
IL
BUCCORNER
1202.
1900. Arrivals........ 208,962 bales. 293,875 bales. Sales...........179,250 170,467
Dr. W. W. Pearso, th Health, is preparing & reporti
partner.
The Liverpool & London & Globe
is held by Mare. Meyərink & Co to its pat ons a tory korviosable blu Company, the agency of whish in
a the usual pefal wall oalendar. observed in to advertisement whi to-day in another column, the Com suormous busies, ita income £2,791,301. In total assots balance sheetor 1902 to bo the total clain paid exceed
POLO
The fianl the internal ment will e played England andcotland, the fol
England, Major Striakinad (5)
R.A. (3), Ct. Light (2), and Mr. H. V (1). -
Scotland¬Mr. F. H. Lyon, R.N. (4), Mr. H. Ross (7 Lieut. Simpson (2), and Mr. Johnstood).
By kindernission of Col. Cand, and offoeraļ the baudf the 114sh Maliraitas will be j
attendan
H.B. r. May, with his usual sporting inf stinous dronersity, has prev-ated the Polk Club vien challenge triply to replica the R.A. of won outright by the Civiliane, and to bs play for by representative teams from the varicalorps in the Colony.
CRICKET,
1.X.C.a. v. THE NAVY. Inbis match, played on the Hongkong
Grod on New Year's Day and Saturday, the falling will be the tous:-
THE FONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1sr 1904 Somaliland still continues to defy the Chiness alike and to force the encourage Hongkong was carried. Nevertheless the disappearing from the list, but this year tho British forces, and
the Italians and Abysment of Indo-Tibetan trans-frontier trade, supporters of a stable standard have had export of Canton and Macao Teas has been sians as well, so the present moment; the so many years ago promised by Tibot and their hopes dashed to the ground and have slightly larger than in 1982. In Bilk, busi-plague in Hongkong during 1903.
We have received from the Mitsui emiry fight, well forthe Mu lab's followers. its suzerain. Turning to Central China, seen our neighbours in the Straits and in ness has been curtailed by the high prices
ruling. The crop proved short, and the Kaisha & very handsoms little volam», į we find that the Yangtze region has passed the Philippines precede un. In another part of Africa the 14th March
Regarded from a commercial point of view export for the year has boon smaller than of prospectus and report of the Kaijin 3 saw Brian anally overthrow the powerful through a less eventful year thau usual,
A shows the affairs of the company to be empire of Sokoto and restore peuce to that though riots, floods and other catastrophes the year has not been a prosperous one, that for 1902. The business has not, as a Company, of Naokata, Japan. Thi
Lower down the Germans have have not been wanting. With the year at It has been a period of suspense, of trial, rule, been remunerative to exporters. more reautly had troubles in the South-west Shanghai we shall not attempt to deal, but and ill-rewarded effort. Exchange through falling off is noticeable in many Sundries, flourishing con dit n, and the little book in
mines, together with many excellent illustre African (-088-88ions and have not disposed will only mention that the Supro case, which out played such fantastic tricks before high | but in Cassia and Matting the tra le has been of interesting information regarding "th of them yet. Of the South African War divided the Consuls, the community, and Heaven as might well have made the angels well maintained, the exports of both showing of the works. The frestispiens spate As agual, we are selling one of the BEST the only ocho was the trial of Colonel "the Press, has at length, been settled, and, weep had they been traders, and they cer- a considerable increase on those for the year portrait of Mr. Tasuke Faijima, the maj
Lyson, who was sentenced to death a strange to say, no dissatisfaction is now tainly confounded all calculations of the before. 1902 was a bad shipping your, and ASSORTMENTS in the Colony of GOODS January, his sentence being 8200 command.beard at the verdict. The cause of justice harassed merchant. The demand rate, which the past year opened with indifferent pros It is pleasanter to turn to affairs of peace, and humanity combined triumphed; in his in January alternated between 1/64 and pects for Coast Freights, but these improved SUITABLE FOR TIMELY PRESENTS-among which in 1903 the first place must be heart no one in Shanghai hoped for anything 164, rose gradually, with numerous fluctus. materially in March, when the demand for assigned to tim tour of King Edward VII: else, but national jealousies played a dis. tions, until by the and of April it stood at Tonnage exceeded the supply, and rates of This fair promiss CONFECTIONERY in FANCY BOXES in Apul, and onward to Lisbon, Rome, proportionate part in the argument. Fur-1/8, fulling again by the end of May to Freight ruleil strong.
Paris, and later to
A notable ther south, 1903 has brought many changes 1/748. This tendency continued, with soule was, however, not long maintained, and the result of this tour was the return visit of with it to that most important part of the slight relapses through July and August, market noon quieted down, until in July From that President Lover last July and the coada Chinese Empire, the Two Kwang provinces. when it reached 1/107. Further oscilla- rates bogame unremunerative. Bron in October of an Anglo-F‚ouch arbitra-The outlook was gloomy when the year tions occurred in September and October period things have gone from bad to worse, tin treaty. Perhaps, too, King Edward's opened; the rebels in Kwangsi, though their though the rate was on the whole fairly owing to a variety of causes, chief among trip to Ireland may be also looked on as a
were much exagerated in the maintained; but the following month which may be mentioned the partial failure visit of peace. In connection with arbitra-North and in the Anglo-American and witnessed a fresh declino, the rate for the of the Indo-China rice crop, the troubles la tou one very important happening has to French Press, were seriously threatening 30th November being 1/8. Since that North China, the prohibition of immigration be recor.ed, namely the Alasku boundary the continuance of government in the Kwang date it has been weiker, but with fro- into the Straits Settlements, the quarantice award, the outcome of our negotiations with and neighbouring provinces, But theadquant fluctuations, and the prospect ahead imposed at other places, and the over-supply the United States. Unhappily the decision vent of Viceroy SHUM in June was boun for its stability is little more encouraging of outside steamers. The difficulty at the has given great offence in Candle, and followed by a collapse of the insurrection, than it was at the commencement of the year. present time is not so much the dearth of though it any not really have weakened ver-chiefly owing to tha Viceroy's removal of in the Taro trade, business has been cargo as the number of vessels competing Rates for Saigon fell in some caSD: ainly has not strengthened the inde corrupt and incompetent officials and the subimost stationary, and the actual sales for it.
as low as 6 and 7 cents per pioul, and between the Dominion and the Mother stitution of Europeau-drilled troops for the show a slight decline over those of last year,
Freights from Bangkok and Kohsichang Country. This question of Anglo-Colonial cowardly braves," etc., who had previously
were accepted recently as low as 8/2 cents relations has grown in 1993 to naume a played into the bauds of their opponents. the figures for arrivals and sales boing :—
per picul respectively, a fourteen hundred larger place than ever in British poli ics, H.E. Snox was also confronted by a terri-
miles trip! In overy direction the depression larger even than during the South African ble famine in the disaffected province, lead-
Considering, however, the disorganised has been felt, but it is neventuated on this War. The mover in the entier is of coursing even to cannibalism in some districts, Mr. CHAMBERLAIN, who af er returning in but here Europan help, from Hongkong state of affairs in the interior of the Two coast. The Stock market has, on the whole, March to the Colonial Secretaryship ngan and from the United States, stepped in and Hwang, the vagaries of oxchange, and the shown some improvement on 1902, but as to point out the weaknesses reinforced th benevolent societies of Canton manipulations of operators in the Cotton compared with previous years has been our present fiscal position, and to such an extent as to save thousands of Markets of the world owing to partial most unsatisfactory. During the early part speech at Birmingham on the 15th May, lives. The Chinese of the Two Kwang have failure of the crops, the trade his shown of 1903 there was a decided improvement in according to the home Pluss, marked an good reason
to thank the foreigners remarkable elasticity. The first two of the the volume of business, and values of most epen in the commercial relations between humanity and, in the majority of cases, above named factors have rendered the stocks improved, and this continuel during England and the Colonies. After his resigna entirely unselfish labour in the famine, business here, generally speaking, profitless, the first six months; but, owing to the risc tion on the 16th September the question | stricken region. Evidence, indeel, is not though some few native dealers have realised in exchange and the alteration in the Straits became even more burung, and though be tacking that a more tolerant--perhaps we advantageously. Most of the mills in
currency, large amounts of bullion were |has not converted perhaps with the Piømier
can hardly say more friendly-attitude pre Bombay are now working short time. The
money market, under the influence of which the anjority of the more prominent Musyails now in the Canton neighbourhood, for local Yarn Mill has done very fairly, though exported, causing great stringency in the f
have we not been on the 15th November suffering, like the Indian raille, to some extant stocks gradually weakened, demand fell off, at the Canton-Fatshan railway line opened, from short supplies of raw material and values declined, until towards the close and since then as reception into favour by The Opium trade, always one entailing risk, of the your things were worse than in 1902.
he natives of the affected districts? This has during the past year, owing to the varia-
Several notable changes have occurred in has been a year of great talk about railway tions of exchange been puroly speculative. the personnel of the Colony, in Government concessions in China, even in the British The import has been fully equal to that
circles especially. Most important of all of Honee of Commons. No enterprise of the of recent years, and the demand for Bengal
course is the departure to take up the kind promises greater results than the great drug uw shown a decided increase. This Governorship of Ceylon of Sir HENEY A. Canton-Hankow trunk line, in connection is due partly to the enhanced favour with BLAKE, who has for five years a lministered Massed hands of the foot will play the
which imported opium is regarded by the Hongkong. It is so recently that we wrate lowing programme on New Year's Day: Chinese, partly to the diminished supply of of his departure that we need say nothing reh native drug, and partly to the replacement of more now than that his closing speech Overturearts Persiau by Bengal in Formosa, which island 18 suppite are of here listened to with art interest an
revealed him perhaps more to Hongkongloction... varieties have gradually risen, especially than before as a man who, however carta those for Bengal, and towards the latter of his action as Governor may have half of the year rates have been well above with disapproval, was deserving of resp the record. The Kerosene Oil trade shows for his personal qualities and the cour gratifying increase both in the volume of his opinioas, Major-General Sir WILL Business and in the prices realised, the import for the year showing a gain of 23 GASCOIGNE, our most popular Comma
Officer, preceded the Governor by " per cent. on that for 1992. The deliveries month, anti Commander MURRAY RY, so many years Harbour Master of tivust The shifts in the local Govern have Majeneral Recordingly been many. on the North-eastern corner of Asia, and famous memorials of the Ninsten Century the 4th June and 1,415 cases, with 1,250
VILLIERS ARTON arrived lasjonth to the chief speculation, rightly or wrongly, is not who have survived to the third year of this, deaths, in the whole year and with the Bat the plague has
take up the supreme militaryman, whether war is on the point of breaking out,
In the Far East they ar has been one of annual water-famine.
but the administration of
tholquy is but on wint day it will break out. Yet a year outard peace, except in parts of the Philip beer fought with resolution, the late Governor ago, though Russia's presence in Manchuria pins and in Kwaugsi province, but during leading the way, and the drought borae
acill in the hands of H.E. MAY, whose was my forgotten, what people were mainly its latter halt te condition has reseilla with resignation, the Goverment baring
graduation in the Hongkongvil Service
gower ground, the home team being represented thinking of in polities was the rebellion that of a voicato suspected as being on the resolved to introduce a system which Häs
bas inspired the Colony witnadence in his rule. It will not perky be till next by the following:-R. Biss, LE Laumert, Morocco, the growing anarchy in the Ba-point of eruption. Even in the spring it been advised by some experts and which kaus, the diflienities with Venezuela,was obvious that the question of Bassa's certainly gratifies the Chinese. The Pub
Jano that we shall see our Governor A O. Brawo, E. R. Herton, J. D. Kin Britain's entanglement in Somaliland, and
policy in the North was going to cause he Health and Buildings Bill, which makes As will be seen, the import of American Sir MATTHEW NATHAN oa our store.ird, R. Pestouji, J. Craik, J. L. Stain, Mr. CHAMBERLAIN'S tour in South Africa, serious difficulties. There were some who a general attack on iasaaitary conditious oil increnced some fifty per c-nt, and the He will arrive at a period utmost import-E. Asger, L.. A. Rons, and R. Houghton. then in full progress. Moreover, the Delhi pinced their faith to the Port Artur con- bere, was no altowed by the Secretary of prices show an sprovement of cearly thirty ance in the bistory of Hikeng, on whose. Durlar was just finished, and the guests frence likely to ease the situation, but State for the Colonies to become law yot, as were thinking of departure. Another year thy nex decided step of Russia was the requiring consideration by experts wh Bend per cent; Business in Piece Goods, both govoruauce in the no
proved dull nad dragging, Chinese only part of the world depend. finds Morocco still all unsettled, but the greation of a Viceroy day of the Far East have not been to Hagkong, presc mably Corton and Woollen, during the past year issues for the Briti Empire in this to the general committee of the H...C. question is now rather whether France will early in August, with Admiral Ansxizer, But to compensate the Colony, there is the buying, for the most part, f. fll immediate wishing that the bepopes of those hers that soberas bas absorb the country or not than whether any certainly not a man of pace, at is haul.anouement in Sir HexDY BLAKN's fure requirements. The steady rise in the price who dare for pretender is to oust the Sultan. The Balkan S. Petersburg continued, nevertheless, to well speech on the 21st November of his of Cotton, taken in conjunction with the also wish p
s rong recommendation of the formation of fluctuations in the valus of silver, have troubles still drag wearily on.
preach peace; but in October war-cares about the beginning of April last that the boga and have been frequent ever since.
an Improvement Trust for the Colong, n resulted in a small lume of business in acute stage of insurrection began, and the
la the ape month of October the aggression asure long advocate in Hongkong Cotton Goods, but series of massacres by the various parties at Yong-aujhe was witnessed, and it. With the improvements contemplated íu
this scheme
our successors may indeed see a worthier Hongkong, healthier, botter laid
LIMITED.
terialists, he has succeeded in Burcing the A. S. WATSON & CO. | .ssue on the country, and appears to appeal to general election not without hopes Fron fiscal datters to fluance is not a long step, and in 1908 we ând a most important matter of th world's fiance prominent. During the year both e Straits Settlemuts and the radippuises adopting a gold standard,
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an i the subject of the reining silver coun- tries "gong gold" was eagerly canvassed. „Au linnal states and a Mexican commission visite Europe and discussed the question at leading capitals. There nu be no dutely fruitless. It is China that blocks the wand on China we are told in Hongkong that we meet wit. Before leaving geen matters we must not forget the obiton y of 1945, whic, even if we limit it
-Bulls and take the th
with which is the little branch to Fatahan, For Hongkong & momentous question is involved in this railway to Hankow, for, a we have over and over again stated in these is not found in Kowloon, it will be found elsewhere, and then will depart a great part of Hongkong's prosperity. From this evil In the year which has just passed us, as in
fate there is a remedy. Will the British many of its near predecessors, the attention
Government refuse to use it and see ruin of the world-by which phrase is meant to the smallest possible extent, is one inflict-brought on its most valuable possession in that of the newspaper-reading public-basing a heavy loss on the world, including as the Far East F been called frequently backward and for it does Pope Leo XIII, Lord SALISBURY, In the Colony of Hongkong the year 1903 ward to the Far East and elsewhither. The Professor MOMMEN and HERBERT SPINCEL. must certainly be counted as one of more bginning of 1908 found it turned in other There are many lesser games deserving of than usual interest. Unliappily it has been
a
were as follows:-
1902
1903
K.C.C.-H. Arthur, Major A, A. Chicher. ter T. Dixon, William Dizon, H. Hancook,
pdbent
socock, F. Maitland, T. Sercombe Smith, D. Turner, A. G. Ward and A N. Other, jo Navy.—Sub-Lt Barrón (Eclipse), Mr. (Glory), Sub-Lient, Cornsby Homart) sub-Lient. Gibson (Waterwitch), Mr. Horssy Harris, R.M.A., and
Irwiu sud Stal-Surg ngeance). Mid.
adon (Amphitrite, Lieut. Vivian (Fen
Williams (albion).
auce. Commander Watson (Leviathan), and
"Nali, nada"
Bar
Dauces Galop
The Greek Slure
Sua loy
enry VIII "True Blue
.Get Hari
LEAGUE MATCHES.
In the match on Saturday between the Pa
C.C. out the H.K.C.C. Reserves, on the mer's ground, the following will be the bum
H...C. Reserves, G. Grimble, D. Piper,
N. H. Rutherford, Rev. II. t. Wells. Rev. C. H. Hickling, C. C.
Hickling. G. P.
directions; as 1904 opens, it is intently fixed mention, but these alote perhaps were work-cursed with plague (otalling 3,000 cases by American 1,877,000 cases 2,520,000 casos port, left too in the middle of Symber, Lammert, C. P. Chatar, J. Hooper, P. W.
It was
Kassian
7001 1,215,000
30,0.0
J
1,7000
2
1,210,000
163,0 0
J+
200,000
Bornso Langkat (Sumatra) 1,161,000
1 razzon
طارش
4,242,000cuses. 5,240,000 case. The average prices paid were:-
Aloerican... Russian... Borneo Langkat Dragon
prices Cotton
· 1902
$2.60
2:30
2.25
2.23
2.30
1908 $1,20 2.97
205
1.95
- 2.70
A HAIS
hola dedars and
bagly Home3
ray erally at present, no issue
The trade ia marrow. The lesa in volume Mandashe 4 the disturbed von-
For fo thi
way y
many years, did not in 1903 prove as satis.
at fremat ha
in the struggle ason made it seem Ji-seened remarkable that matters were not possible for such an atrocious situation to, thereby precipitated. At the end of Novem lust. The Austrians and Russians were be a billy grave alarm was given, and few out, with suitable public buildings like the Metals, arging their reform schemes at the begin would have surprised it an accidental colli-aw Law Courts, whose foundation-stone than last ning of the year; but those schemes base stoa hud. produced-war. But the end of was laid on the 12th November last, thedition of the neighbouring provinces and
will befelobr not even commenced to come into effect. December has been rachel and armed new Post Office, which is to follow and the state of exchange, has proved unsatis-first'ejnt bej
other. replacements of our many. unsightly Meanwhile what certain papers like to call
pice still prevails. The outcome no pre-
factory and uuremunerative, The Flour "a carnival of bloodabed" has been con.
In the reconstructed trade, which has been annually growing for Light Inten dat man cares to prophecy. All through public buildings, stantly raging. Yet une deed, also in the the year. Russia has been hurrying mon,
Hongkong we are doomed, it is to be feared,
If is ranti Balkuus, almost stands out in infamous-
ars, provisions, and the brik of her Navy to see the Almirally Dick and Naval Yard relief amid the disgraces of the Near East
Far Eastwards. Japan is fully prepared, still calling in two the harbour-front, for factory se usual. The volume of trade in Coni has been much as usual, more especially in
date for Wi --the Serviau regicide on the 11th June. and it may be added that Britain is not a the Admiralty has imposed too hard on Nothing has inspired sach universai horror disinterested spectator of the situation, alternative in the letter used ne a reply to Japanese and Australian varieties, but in geason of
Cardiff there have been few transactions, the trouble in N for very many years RS the Belgrade Between China and Russia the non-evacua.our petition this year. Yet 1903 has seen murders The Venezuelan difficulty has
A chantias tion of Manchuria has at length ncceeded Hongkong make a distinct advance toward fluctuations in exhange and the war scare happily been got over without endangering producing a definite estrangement, and betterment in the past twelve months. One latterly having affected prices and induced international relations which Angis-tired the Cuese are more biter than the bane or burning question which has agitated holders alterately to stiffen and reinx rates. Joseph's
having action ran a slight risk of doing. The chus at Russia high-handed proceedings the Colony in the same period has been On the whole the demand for fuel has beon
appoints his place of Venezuela as the storm-spot in toward the end of the year. In the that of the currency, a great meeting of the rather smaller, and prices have ruled easier, South America has been taken by Colombia, other extreme of the Chiness Empire Chamber of Commerce faking place on the in sympathy with the low rates of freight is a frie or rather by Panama, whose break-away Tiket is occupying attention, the Indian 19th February, what Mr E OSSENER existing throughout the twelves month,gratula. from Colombia, and the protection of the Government having at last taken steps to resolation in favour of the Straits Currency In Exports there is no great development though beer United States, may yet cause war. put an end to the evasions of Tibetans and Commissión extending its enquiries to to record. Tea has long bean gradually Joshua pass
£
&
now ach,
futuro no sm.dll
alinad
Goldring (captain), and O. N. E. More.
Parses C.-R. B. Cooper (captain), J: M.] Master, K. D. Mistry, B. K. Muhts, J. N. Chinoy, J. H. Ruttonjes, J. Noris, J. Mehta, R. Captain, M. D. Vanis, and C. B. Mow
rábw.is.
At 2.15 p.m. on the same, day the Crligen
gower C.C. will play the A.O.C. on the Cragen
H.K.C C. PAVILION.
Next weak a recomendation will be made
Ju by the sub-committee appointed ia coniection Pavilion scheme, tandhra. for that zobeme having already. won r«ceivel.
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