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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1906.
and sympathy which be carried, so to
speak, in head and heart. It was inevitable that at such a gathering there would be offered some wart of apology for presence of missionaries, but we
the
cannot
A. S. WATSON & CO., velly compliment the speaker who
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made so much of missionary services to Missionaries were described as Polo Marer. sample agents. It is a plausible argument with which to enlist the sympathy of those who have trade interests at heart, but it is quite certain that the Chinese would have arved about and desined foreign goods if
there had never been a missionary in the country. At best the benefits they have given to frade have been indirect, and niter all they ought to take a much higher moral WE SPECIALLY RECOMMENU OUR | ground than that. Many of them do,
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The Hon. Henry C. Ide, the ex-Governor †
John D. Humphreys and Bon
Stewart Bros.
Graneral of the Philippines, and Miss. Marjorie TELEGRAMS.. Bou Ide were among the passengers who arrived
yesterday by the Hongkong Mara" from Manila. They are on their way home.
H. E. Senhor Montenegro, Governor of Maese, is giving an ofciat dinner at 8 p. to-day, to celebrate the anniversary of Dis birthday of the King and Queen of Portugal. Governant Honse will be illuminated for the first time by electricity.
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DISLOYALTY IN IRELAND.
LONDON, September 25th. At the opening of the Dublin main drainage system, an Alderman eat off a Union Jack, which was flying on a steamer, and at a luncheon, afterwards, several
To-day (Friday) being the anniversary of the members of the Corporation left the room birthday of Their Most Faithful Majesties the while the toast of the King was being King and Quron of Portagal, Conselleiro A., drunk.
Romane, the Consul General for Portugal, and Consudador J. 3. Leiria, the Vicn-consul for Portugal. will be "At Home at their residenco Duart" Arbuthnot Road from 11 a.m. to 1 jum.
RACIAL RIOTS IN GEORGIA.
LONDON, September 25th, The rioting of whites against the negros, in Atlanta, Georgia, has been, resumed, and Two new ships have entered the harbon were negro, and two whites have been during the last day or two- the N. D. Lküled, an mang wounded. Troops have steamer Pring Laudeig and the P. & . inter mediate steamer Nde. The formar is
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The situation in Hongkong as concerning the relations of the European community nad the Chinese sufferera by the resentmaguificent and luxuriously appointeă passenger typhoon can only be described as extrair steansor of 9,620 tons, and the Nife 4,129 tous, while primarily a cargo boat, bas also excellent aceoramolution for puesengers, of whom, on her maiden voyage, she brought out to the East a large ouinber. The German Muil stemmer a coujile of days from Hongkong encountered a typhoon, and the Nile also "xperienced heavy sena.
CHAMPAGNE dinary. It is also very puzzling, and the riddle is so bad that we have shrunk from AND attempt to solve it. Complaint is so WHOLESOME A MOST
rife, however, that it becomes a positive REFRESHING SUMMER BEVERAGE,
duty to try to get the whole scene info POSSESSING THE FULL FLAVOUR focus. First we are a wave of sympathy FRESH | which causés an immediate coneran for the THE OF
FINEST
fite of the poorer Chinese wat Eside popu- FRUIT. IT MAKES AN IDEAL
lation. Merchants and others, who are also DRINK FOR TENNIS PARTIES AND
heavy sufferers, promise er pany au bæcription«, BATHING PICNICS.
and the Government offers to double the
WE ALSO STRONGLY RECOMMEND out forthcoming from privats philau
OUR
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dropic sources. Not lo permit any racial misconception, we should point out that Chinese merebants have also shown generis feeling. In a day or two, the Inxins commnuity, both European and Chinese, finds that its losses by the typhoon are not W{}}} BREWED FROM TUE B Already hampered and handicapped, it found itself victim to the rapacity of the FINEST JAMAICA ROOT
very working class whose sufferings bad OUR OWN SPECIAL PROCESS AND just enlisted its heartfelt sympathy. The IS THE ONLY SUCCESSFUL PRODUC-law of supply and demand in wormal ties THE FAR affects rates without being unduly felt. TION OF ITS KIND JN
At a time of pable crisis, it way he carried too far. Judging by the general murmur of resentment stirring business circles, it is being carried too far now. It is inevitable
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The first shoot of a smies of six rifle
compofitions in connection with Loft Hall No. 2 Company will take place at Tai Hang Range on Sunday. The competition will be continued on the Third Sunday in each month till March,
Prizes will be givna to the competitors in each class who were the highest and next highest aggregate for any four ent of the six shoot. A prize will viso be given in each class to the competitor who sends in the highest card, handicap points included, for the three distances
during the se!BROD,
A spoon competition will be held simultaneously with the above. Th prizes for the foregoing compalitions are being provided by the company and N.C. officers,
been called out.
THE CHINESE IN THE TRANSVAAL.
Losos, September 25th. ·
Johannesburg reporte that. fourteen Chinese attacked the house of the Mino Captain at Nowhere: The Mine Captain killed one and wounded two with a revolver. Seven Chines have been arrested.
THE DUCHY OF BRUNSWICK.
Lossos, September The Brunswick Diet has leferrod taking measures for the eletion of a Regent, in the hope that an arrangement can be effected
between the Kaiser Cumberland.
H. E. Tomkins
A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd.
S. S. Lowe, Birmingham, 625
John D. M. Ni A. J. Raymond C. H. Bes Belilios
...
Public School guard Thoresen & Co. Captain and Offeora, R. C
F. V. Brouau Chu Chi Hing for Li You-tan Chun Shin
Vollected
by China Mail Tað. Col. Darling, R. E
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held on the 27th instant in the Council Chamber at 2,30 p.m.
PRESENT
HI EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.
Hon. Mr. T. SERCOMBE SMITH (Colonial Scoretary),
R.E. (Ofleer
Hon. Mr. W. CHATTAN Director of Pablic
Hon. Mr. F. J. Bahaley (Captain-Super- intendent of Pelice,
Hon. Dr. Ho Kar, M.B., C.M., C.MA.
Stoff Students, Ellis Kadoorie
207.31
150
Nissin
150
150
150
HOR, COLONEL DARLING,
134.72
Comauling the Troops).
190
100
300
100
General
Ian. Sir H. 8. BERKELEY, KC, (Attorney-
Trad
Hon. Mr. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Treas
mer).
300
100
Dominican Missions in the Far East Empress of China" Charity Fand Fumigating and Disinfecting Baronu,
Worksj
100
Ltd.
100
Hon. Mr. Wer Yok.
{ C.
L. Gorham
100
Hou. Mr. E. A. HEWETI.
T. P. ̧
P. Hall
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Hon, Mr. W. J. GRESSON.
Hongkong, Canton, and MacoSteam-
boat Co., Ltd.
303
103
100
100
FOO
100
Ta
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"Hongkong Daily Prose
Linstead and Davis
C. W. May J. C. Pater
R. Ponsonby
A. Shaw.
Mr. T. Sercombe Smith... Sociste des Missions Etrangeres
Slodman, Reanie and Barston... Dre. Dr. and Mrs. Bateson Wright Chinese Foremes & Star, Cotton Mills. Staff & Students, Balyingpun School. Master and Scholars, Wantesi Govera
ment School
Han Mr. F. J. Fadeley Dr. Neville Bradley, Pakboi Chan Chi Hing...
Capt. C. A. Coleman ...
Empress of Japan
Junior NCOs and Sappers Royal
Engineers
Kruse & Co.... A. Moir...
Sir Francis Piggott And the Duke of Vannm Oil Co....
Capt. C. L. Vaughan-Leo, K: F. W. Warre,. Commodore and Mrs.
Mrs. Willism..
THE TYPHOON,
EUROPEAN BODY AT LAPPA
The Customs Offer at the Tapps Customs, Nine Islands Station, reports that amongst other corpses washed ashens near the station was one
Y. M. C. A, Surplus Money
Doaiel Jaffe £5. 5.
C. M. G. Barber Y.50 Archdeacon Banister
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. L. Wright Iula Foreman and Staff Cotton
Mills Anonymous, Коміром Gage Curry
under the auspices of the Hongkong Temper.of a foreigner degorihed ns about lift. Kin, to sift A van de Gaude Bakhuysen
in height, with light brown hair and moustache. teeth Tory reguler, and clad in white duck trousers, and a thin singlet. There was also au Indian with clean shaven hoad.
A very successful tox and couċeri. was held ance Union on Wednesday evening in the Soldiers and Sailors' Institute, the chair being taken by the Rev. C. Bone. The programme for the evening was as follows:-Song Down
the Yalo". S.Sergt. Jacksou, A.0.C.; Humorous Song "The Playwright" Mr. Walatow; Sketch "Dressing" Pte. Suanders, R.W.K.R.; Song "Lallsby" Mrk. Sirisgor; Flate Solo "Killar-
The bodies have been buried and the graves marked.
TYPROON WARNING.
W. Dunbar Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dowley C. Ewens
D. Forbes
G. G. S. Forsyth J. Scott Harsto
H. T. Jackman Mes. Alio Jones The Manila Observatory at 9.30 o'clock Go. P. Tapioart.
A. S. WATSON & CO.. [that to come extent this will check the flowney" Pte. Bishop. R.W.H.R.. Song Solected"esterday morning despatched the following J. McCubbin
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of charity. Already men are suggesting that the need for relief is not really so great; that most of the junks and sampans were owned by wealthy merchants or clans, and not by The people who worked them. They say that the survivors who have been HO unconscioubly "squeezing" the business
warning to the American Consulate :- |---*The typhoon is close to the eastern worst of Luzon, near parallel lá, and it will reacb China Sen to-night between parallels 15 and 16. "
CARGO LECOVERED,
All the polics
G. C. Moxon
T. M.
},
Lady J. S. Perry.. Lady Piggott
M. 3. assoon
LA Cul. E. H. Sayur
MrsAndrows¡ _Recitation_"Horations" Misa. Nollie Robson; Song In Dreamland" Upl. Evaus A.O.C.; Song "Selected" Mr. Williams; Humorous Reading Paget M.P. Res. C. Bone; Gramaphone Selections. Mr. Swafield
The hard work the police have done of late. Shaw Song "Sunshine spI Rain' Mra Stringer;
E. W. Terrey Recitation "A Tale of the Cold Crimes Bur. has not troubled them so much as some of their Dr. J. C. Thomson Brows. R.G.A.; Song Itocked in the Cradle stations are more or less full of goods recovered W. J. Tatober
experiences with claimants.
S. W. Tso of the Deep" Pte. Bishop, E.W.K.R.; Song from the barbour, and consequently numerous
J.M. Weng of the part in its hour of need san wellsing me to Sleep Mrs. Andrews; Gram-claimsats go there searching for lost shuilels: respondents must forward their names and adja fork to look after their own confraternity; phone Selections. Mr. Swoffeld; Song "My On Wednesday Inspector Collettsent werd to a
and they point out that in
large Brm, informing the manager that two instances the people are incapable of Ponista were Mr. Forbes and Plo. Warrener, cases bearing the marks of that firm, which had appreciating foreign charity at its true
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hall be addressed to The EDITOR
drees with communications addressed to the Editor,
rout for publication but ar evidence of good faith,
1
letters for publication should be written on
t's side of the paper only.
numerous
Ne anonymously signed communications that havrane, as evidenced by bogus or excessive niready appeared in other papers will be inserted,
claima made upon it. All this is bound to discourage philanthropy. We hops, nëver-,
asders for artra covics of Date Fans should be and before il a.m. on day of publication. After that hour the mpply is limited. Only supplied for Cash
@egraphic Addrom: Panse, Codes: A.B.C. Rdtheless, that subscriptions will flow in
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DEATH
sufficient to meet genuine needs. Many are past help, as we know, and there must Du September 2ith, at Mers, THANIA MAKA, be many women and children left without the beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joss PA | bread-winners. The vary ohgions needs of SILVA of Bachu Shangha payers plusse copy.
these teed not be too closely scrutinized FOTOKONG Orrica: JA, Dra Vœux ROAD Cthey are not to blame if their luckier LONDON OFFICE: 11 FLEET STREET. EC brethren think it right to "bleed the
Che Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1906.
;
Irish Molly " Mr. Williams,
A.0.C.
CANTON,
The ccom -
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT) -
OFFICIAL, APPOINTMENT.
September 26th.
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MINUTES.
The miuntos of the previous mesting were rend and confirmed.
FINANCIAL, MINUTES.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Exenitency the Governor, laid on the table faancial minutes No. 65 to 72 and moved that they be referred to the Finans Committees.
The COLONIAL TREASURER ecunded.
1118 BroaLLeNor-The item of $1,500 in Financial Minute No. 65 for countery inciden- col expcases is partly due to the opening of
new cemetery
And partly for storm water works ascossary at the cometory at Moaut Cardines. The addition of 200 to the bodies
item for the disinterment of dand
GOERA
is an account of work which has heen carried
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out be the Tung Wsh Hopital. The addition
511
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of $20, cost of burial of plague corpses, still
50
50
50
50
45.71 41.8%
of
leaves the total expenditure on that item soms $2,000 fois than the amount of the vote in 154.
already
thats for a postal agency at
ready explained to the Concil Tientsin. This agency is to be started from the 1st October of this year, and Financial Minute No. 66 provides for a sum of $1,170 on account of this
and for other charges, Bgency The transit charges which also come under the heads of other charges for this agency will not be paid until next year, no provision being $7.49 necessary for them this year. Тво регион moluments connected with the agency will be included in the salaries in the Post Office vote The rote of $1,100 asked for in minute 67 is for at itom of some importsues. It is for the print ing and distributionof the meteorological register adopted at the suggestion of the Chamber of Commites. Financial Minute No. 68 for $20,000 in for typhoon damages and comes under the heading of Public Works Extraordinary. This is only an instalment of what will ultimately required, but it in advisable that the Director of Public Works should at once have some money to do the most argeat work. Financial Minute No. 69 ioclules 89,000 on account of other miscellaneous services. This in
recover the leases due to discount on subsidiary soinsge received by the Treasurer. The miunta also includes an item of $2,000 for refunde of revenue due to refunds on account of palout houses.. The remaining three financial minutes deal with smalls, and sufficiently explain the purposaz for which they are required. The motion was carrief.
25
Dr. & Mrs. G.
B. Brotherton Harker
Crow, I. C. R. S. "F Mrs. Chi Ling Shi H. Giltins P. K. Kayrett...
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··been recovered from the water, were lying at No. 7 Police Station, A representative of the firm was despatched to take possession of the A. W. J.-Watt gomis, but when he was asked to pay 50 nts R. N.. coolie hire on each case, ko demurred, and L.J. C. A.....
Copt, T. Anderson
informed the Ispiştor that the police might | H. Bluet
Thox W, Clarke. have let the goods alone; they bad ne right to It is reported that Viceroy Chou Fu intende touch them. The Inspector's reply, was to the to appoint Taolai Won Cho Tsoi, at present pojat Either you pay the 50 cents and tak superintendent of the Imperial Chinese Tele- | them, or you leave them.” graph in Hongkong, to be Director of the Imperial Telegraph of Canton, vice Tantai Wea Tsung Yan, who ban coŝigand.
YUET-HAN RAILWAY,
Viceroy Shum held a conference with the president, the Civil Engineer (Kwong Suen Mow) and the Directors of the Railway Com- pany at bis Yamen this morning regarding Yuet-Hun Railway matters. The subjects. discussed in the conference were not discloud to
the public.
NEW PRES.
THE MISSING AND THE DEAD.
Till Thursday evening the number of persons reported missing, the number of bodies re sovered and the number of boate lost was as under : —
Reported missing Bodies recovered Boats lost
R. A. Dastur Karasje Edulji
Dr. C. R. Hager..
H. Harehouse
Ber Jokasten
E. S. J.
Darid J. Lennox... D. E. Mellugh
Miss Jessie & Miss Macnamara
Marchaut.
... 1,282
E. M.
D. M. Hicki...
H. W. Moron...
L. Murphy
... 1,257 ...2,303
HONGKONG TYPHOON RELIEF
FUND.
Mr. H. Hunter, the Hou. Treasurer, acknow
A. C. Patley...
Mr. & Mrs. J. V. Remedios...
The merchant guilds here have established a lodgrs with thanks the following subscriptions:-M. O. Clark Dew press under the style of Bevenly two | Standard Oil Co. of New York morchaut guilds' commercial Press." Its cbject Asiatic l'atroleum Co... is to act as a month-piece for the commercial Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation community. The paper is well supported by all Canadian Pacific Railway Co. cireniation. class of merchants, and hat already a very wife Husburg Amerika Linie.
hand that feeds them. For the rest, the administrators of the relief fund may be trastal not to compensate the leases of the wealthy, or to reward the disbauvel. After ALL the world loves a lover, and in thell, we cannot decently hold inquisitions with regard to the morals of fellow creatures same spirit it may be remarked that all the
We understand there is in pin and want. From a reigning muchy of this, which is, indeed, only to far jubilee. world likes a inosarch tu an Inspretor-Geveral of
expected, and therefore intending subscribers Customs, from Darby and Joan, couple to shoot not be unduly affected by the a missionary, there is noticeably a particular resentment referred to, lest they punish the satisfaction whenever a career is neatly innocent for the guilty. Meanwhile, the rounded off with the ball century. It is
lighter-men,
other cargo-cuoties, and rather remarkable, taking all things into indispensable servants of the trade of the consideration, to find such feats possible in
port are doing their best or worst--to kill China.
To merely the goose that buys the golden eggs. such a country as maintain and continue one's earibly Whether any check can be imposed upon existence for fifty years seems in itself an
their extortionate practices is a question for achievement, if we consider the things that the legislators: if anything can be done, it are everywhere sand of the white man's abould be done quickly. bardon of sickness in these parts. To go amongst the Chinese, preaching new doctrines, and attacking old ones, and still to be able to bonst of it after half a hundred Tears, is to suggest that by DARWIN's famous principle, the Rev. Dr. GRAVES of Caston must, indeed, have been "the We have heard au eminent mon fittest". of commerce reinark, apropos attacks by
The German Mail of the 29th August was delivered in London on the 26th inst.
The continuation of the report of the Canton
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POLICING OF HONAM,
The inauguration of the Chief Poles Station in Honam will take place at noon to-morrow. Many high officials will attend the ceremony. Homam will be poliest on the 28th instant. The matter has been hanging fire for over year. The plass needs polising verr badly, as robberies and kidnapping bare hitherto been matters of common daily occurrenec,
·BIG SHIPMENT OF WHEAT FOR
HONGKONG.
FOR THE NEW FLOVE MILL.
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Messageries Maritimes Mitsai Bussau
Kaishs... Nordenschor
Lloyd Peuinsular and Orional Steam Navi-
gation Co. Butterfield and Swire..
torthern Mody Chater and Jardine, Mutluson & Co...
E. D. Sassoon & Co.
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A TRADE MARKA ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY GENERALL ask Joare, Sir, to introduce and read for the first time a bill entitled An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Trudie Marke", and that the title aball be deemed sufficient for tho purposes thereof,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY conded; and the motion was carri-d.
THE LAW OF EVIDENCE.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-1' rise, Sir, to ask permission to introduce and read for the first tire a bill entitled "An Ordinaues to Amend the Law of Eridence", and that the title be deemed sufficient for the purpose thereof.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was carried.
THIN EUTIMATES.
The COLONIAL ÜRCRETART mored the second reading of a bill entitled An Ordiusace to apply a sum not exceeding five million two bundred and two thouwd one hundred and thirty-five dollars to the Public Service of the year 1907 The Colonial Treasurer seconded,
Hon. Mr. HEW ETT-Your Excellency, I under- ataud, it is the custom to offer the unofficial members of the Council, an opportunity of passing saoh criticisine as may occur to them and appear desirable on the budget appropria tion for the year, and I will endeavour to make my remarks as brief as possible. We all know the budget has been to a certain extent upset by Lu unfortunate falling off in ravenos which ocenrred at the last moment, and consequently it was necessary, so we understand, to revise this t so to speak at the sleventh hour. Under budget
the circumstances ww Enve cocasion to
lato ourselves that Your Excellency was able to sion to congrate- put unch a satisfactory binaity as you hace padget before the com- The unofficial members feel they are deeply indebted to Your
done.
Excellency for the lucid explanation which you
gave and which helped us very much in our con- sideration of the budget. The first remark I would venture to make with regard to Your Excellency's budget is that is infactory, looking
upon it as a
it as a temporary budget. I may venture to say it has not dealt with one point which has impressed itself very much upon the unofficial members, that is, we know that our revenus is somewhat ephemeral one. Wo bave had an indication lately that we may suddenly have to We face a large falling off of that revenge. believe there are reasons to fear that in the fature-in a year's time-wo may see
further decrease in the price of D A QU
Mrs. Shi Koo..
J. E.
W
M. L. C.
...$10,000
J. E. Connor
5,000
D. D. Gazdar ..
T. L. Harmson
5,000
3,000
E. H. Long
Mr Loung Cho shị
3,60
F. H. Love
3,000
W. T. Pigrum
3,000
M. L. Thompson
3,000
H. R. W
Anonymous...
3,000
ALonywoo
2,000
2,000
J. C. Barretto
2,000
"Bill"
Pacific Mail S. S. Co.; Occidental
Maria
and Oriental S. S. Co, Toyo Kisez
Kaisha and Portland and Asiatio S, B. Co.
2,000
David Sassoon & Cu, LA
2,000 2,000
1
3,000
Mr. Tsang Shi
2,000
Mrs. Wong Ab Kau
1,500
Chu Loung
1,000
1,000
Total...
1,009
1,000
1,000
duly acknowledged.
1,000
Liste will be found at:-
1,000
The Hongkong Clab
907.80
The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
sung
539
The Hongkong Hotel
500
The Longkong Dispensary
500
Mesars, Kally & Walsh.
700
Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co.
500
503
500
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
500
500
500
300
Sheran, Tomus &Co. The Morning Oregon published at Portlaud, Yokohama Specis Bank Oregon, coulains in its is of the 28th ult. European Community, Canton.......
Arnhold Karberg & Co. the following interesting items of information Gilman & Co
A sale of 1,000 tons of clubs wheat for October Melchers & Co. missionary jubiles, with polies news and other shipment to longsong is reportad. This inatter, appears on page 2.
Roigy & Co. wheat is for Rounis's big new will and will be
R. Rienecker the Brst large shipment to be made from this
Biemssou It is hardly likely that the members of such side. The requirements of the mill will be from Yeung Yan Kwai
& figuly-buit organimtion as the St. Andrew's | 5,000 to 6,01) teus u
mouth. It is understood Puchard, Lowther & Co. C100 will be made by Balfour, Collected by "Chius Mail,” Ltd. that
the shipmout Society will forget their spumal meeting; but to
information was available. The matter of
Chinese ou foreigners, that a man carrying make sure, Mr. W. Armstrong, the onorary Guthrie & Co. bat ni the offre of the firm no Bradley & Co.
Secretary, fosives us to smphasise half a dozen
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transportation fans not been settled ser, so far as Chang Coin Haun could be learned yesterday, bat the wheat will Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson
Gibb, probably go forward on a tratop steamer at Hongkong and Chins Gas Co. Ltd....
Livingston & Co. a $450 rate.
The wheat exporters of the Northwest, in H. Hunter...
E. S
Fin
for
of the large prospective movement of grain Sir Thomas Jackson, Bart... the Orient, have applied to the trans-Pacific H. Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G.
Kadoorie & Co.... a regular rate of $4.50 on wheat, a II. Skott & Co. reduction of 50 cents from the present ra A. M. Essabhoy They also ask that the four rate of 85
a bottle of spirits in one hand and a cigar
words, “City Hall-Friday— kall past dvo,” in the other might safely penetrate any
He meant that these Many will regret to learn that the Hongkong, region of China. things would satisfy the natives that the Craton and Man Steamboat C› bas sag-
tu bearer was not a missionary. Dr. GRAVESpreaded the popular Sanday excursion trips to Macae. The Honasa continues ou the run to
lives may be said to have carried the Bible in Masso, and the revised advertisement shows one hand and a modicine bottle in the that she will continue to leave Hongkong en other, during his fifty years among the week days at 2 p.m., but on Sandoys she will Chinese; but we suspect that his safety and leave at noon, departing from Macao every popularity have besu due chiefly to the tact morning at 7 30.
bo maintained. The millers sbject to this Collected by "China Mail," Ltd."
A. Babington move and have presented their side of the cass to
W. A. Cruickshank the transportation companies, which will give a Hon. Mr. E. A. Howett
decision in a few days,
Farm. It is also a debateable point whether another leading source of revenue, the land
will BRIEF, 1 be maintained. On that point thera 1.50 is a difference of opinion among the unofficia! members. We feel that it is very evident that this reveure is stationery, possibly a declining fu the rext year there may be important 50 public works to be carried out, and it is necessary that there should not be postponed. The question of deferring public works to can only
.20
$77,223 65
obe.
halanes the budget is a a policy which
be followed for a or so at the most. Your
x year Further subscriptions are invited and will be Excellency has suggested three alternatives in
order to balance the budget for the coming
One was raising: year.
ent. In log taxation and sing a loan; another increas
the third, retrenchment.
I consultation with my unofficial colleagues
found there was some difference of opinion with regard to the question of loans. Personally, I bold the opinion that the
Your which policy Excellency Las advocated, and which has been followed by your predecessora, is a sonud one that is
is to say not to raise a loan unless it is absolutely forced
ua. In the existing financial condition of the Colony I believe my-
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The M.M. str. Tourane, with the next French self a loan is unasssssary. With regard mil, will leave Saigon on Friday, the 28th inst, incrassed texation, of course nobody would at 10 a.m., for this port.
advocate that, or approve of it. It might, The Bee Lice str. Benvenue, from Antwerp however, be forced upon us later on. The third 258.60 and London, loft Singapore on the 26th Sept alternative is retronenfant, curtailment of
for this port.
jexpenditure. I understand from that Your Ex- colloney refers to the postponement of certain public works. That might be necessary at the
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The Beaton 3.8. Co's str. Shawmut arrived at Yokohama on the 26th Sept.