to come to pass, Yes, Sir, It is bound to come to pass. We don't seem to be very powerful, or to be mech respected now, but that is wing to our all-wise Rulers in Peking having, for all rafficient reasons no danht, given usne encour agement to act aggressively. It le pesce they strive after, and it would spnear that their matte In similar to that of your well-intentioned mir sionaries-"Peace on earth; good will toward men."
Hoping you will find space for this latter, I remain, Sir,
Yours faithfully,
FING SHUL
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1895.
and his Holiness hopes to enter into diplomatic relailons with the Emperor. The number of Catholics in Tepan at the present time is 10,000
The death is announced of Rear-Admiral Henry Salmond, of Walesfont, Cumberland, who had seen some service in the East. In 1957 he Jained the Nimrod and was engaged in the China War of 1860. In 186r, in the Charybdis, he was present at the suppression of the
disturbances atar Sarawak
Secretary Herbert's declination of the Invitat ion from the German Government to be presen- at the Kiel naval ceremonies was due to the fact that he is not a man of wealth and did not feel that he could afford to undergo the round of festivities to which he would be asked as a member of the President's Cabinet and Secretary ai the American Navy without returning some of the many civillies, and to entertafu at ail would cost him'a large sum of money.
· LONDON, May 4th. A dispatch to the Chronichs from Parla says :
Garrison, which was thought to be ascribed to American canned meats, proven to be spino- bad draloage.
The alarming epidemic among the Vitre
situated in the' exstern part of the island, and so the hos season is not so intolerablo as li. commenly supposed.
The higher officials thas far appointed for the Admistration Office of Formom ato su follows t --Messrs. Mizuno, ex-Chlef Secretary of the
Yer,, excellent. But what bout the million: Sir Edward Rord, the German Emperor, M. Cerebral fever from blood poisoning, caused by alone come up from ball the capitals of Europe. A lew have calculated that Russlo and Grest | experts, are to accompany Admiral Kabayamı,
Hongkong, at Jone, 1895,
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OTHER VIEWS.
To The Era of ten “Hosakang Telegrafy,*** SIR-I wish 'o reply in a few statements minde In your article on "the Manifesto of the People of Chins," which apreared in your issue of the grat ult,
I object to your opinion on the llur of reform you set nut in your article, that to effect sosedy form it must be done an existing Chinese lines. Rather than this kind of Reform I would
prefer la live under our old system, rollen as it is, of Government. The only reform that we want for the prosperity to the country is Reform on Approved Western lines. This is the only remedy for our chronic virkness
Referring to be method of wearing the balr In a queue, etc., ike only way to do
A naval correspondent, discussing the defects of our crolacta, writes :—There has been since
· tha' Yalura, general convenenn af oplelen smong experts that every Isra ship should carry an Four belt. Admiral Colomb, Lord Brasser, Herhet, the United States Naval Minister, and M. Weyl, the first of French criiles, arm at one bere.. Indeed, the sinking «Eth® CAtk Yuen, MA old hat strongly-protected cruiser, proved clearly that the armour deck is not an efficient as has bees supposed; and self to emphasise the sun the Yang Wat Tshaa Yang, and King Yurn, all of which practically "arked upright plating, fallowed her to the bottom. The Mction of "foreign constructors in equally significant, M. Werl states that the new French cruleess of the first class are to havethis plating, and the new German cruiser is to have a hell. The three Ruvdao Rurika are also belted. England" stande alone in buliding immense versels of 11,000 tons with noly a deck to protect them on the water-line.
The Government has yi∙lled to pressure on Hongkang. In Com-tre on the Naval Works the abject of the naval wachen si Bayer and
Rill, which will be taken to-day, Mr. Robertson
million to be spent this year, so that a state many
· ba made at both these herbasis. The, sum of £10.000 is to be spent at each,
lib this is by stopping the coming generation from shaving their heads and wearing queues This could easily be done by a decree to that propose to amend the distribution of the effect, hat as to the Chinese in Hongkong cut. ting off their queues, and latting their hair grow, that to a thing that cannot be easily accom- plished. The Chinese have always been in the habit of shaving their heads, and to let their bair grow now and do sway with their queues would make them look most Eldeous, Their hair would stand out like bog's-bristles and be wanderful to gaze on. You can sea that the only way to do away with the wearing of queues and shaving henda is by beginning on the rising veneration; We can also do away with foot-binding, and oniom smoking by 1 decree and also, at you suggest, of our own accord.
We want all incompetent and porrupt official.. removed, and then by establishing line of reform such as is mapped out in the Manifesto, our Great Empire will be advanced more and more towards civilization and the people will be
I remind I am pleased to way it
A LOVAL "UnJECT OF THE EMPEROR. Hangkong. Ist June, 18-5.
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL.
LONDON, May 3rd." „At the|Eniemsforical Society on the rat inst., Mr. Time Walker read s naper entitled "A Preliminary List of the Butterfiles of Hongkong hiend on Chervations and Caninrer made Coring the Winter, and Spring months of 1891 and 1893 "
The Allowing telegram from the Governor of Hongkong to the Marquees of Ripon was received at the Colonial Office on April 29 h':- Three sporadic cases of plague Hongkong. Will keep you informed," A Hongkong cor respondent alen telegramhs that four cases of plague have occurred there, one of which has proved fatal.
Probably for the first time in cricket history a bayonet is now to be counted among the great exponente, of the game. By the death of Str Patrick O'Brien, Mr. Timothy Carew O'Brien,
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nephew of Sir Patrick, who, for a number of sexions past has played for Middlesex, mucceeds || to the baronetcy.
The Singapore petition to the House of Com- mans on the Straite Military Contribution quas. tlon has been received in this country and will be presented shortly to the House, but as it in in the bands of Mr. R. W. Hanbury, member for Preston, who is unfortunately laid up with sa sttack of influenza, a few daví' delay will occur. It is hoped the petition will be read is fall and priated and circulated se a parliamentary paper. Vice Admiril Lord Walter T. Kerr has been selected for the command of the Channel Squadron to the place of Vice-Admiral Fitzroy, who has been obliged to realga en ̈account of Il-health.
A naval officer of rank has sent to an areolog contemporary the following resume of the principal lessons he considers may be derived from the naval war between China and Japan. 1. Large guns not disabled by fadentations caused by shot or shell. 2, Torpedoes ineffective lo open sea sclions; but, 3, effective in close berbaur against a strong force. 4. One 12-inch, abell burst, disabling shielded gun of protected cruiser, and seat her out of action. e. All engines and steering gear remained intact. 6, Surplus ammualtion on the upper deck and in hoists in aa" element of great danger; this should be specially notical; and lastly, woodwork of all sorts is cally destroyed and in dienstrous in the process.. All paint should be made incombustible by the application of an outer sprinkling of powdered asbestos,
According to Vienna advices, attention in Earopean financial circles is just now being con- contrated on the probability of a considerable monetary demand from China The optalon is hell that, apart from the war Indemalty to Japan, China will have other pressing require. men's resulting from the war which will neceu. sitate a loan equivalent to at least £50 000 000- The growing commercial relations between Germany and Chins, it is pointed out, would be oficient to explain the polities) Interest which Germany · la masifesting in the terme of prace, but there le also the expectation of Important financial business. Negotiations are wald to be in progress with a vine in the formation of, "grønt fotérnational financial grand, including leading financial houses in 'G rmany, Great Britain, and France, such as the Ratha- chids, Hambrna, the German Discount Com. Dany, the Bielcbroders, Mendelssohna, and the Bank of Parls, to finance. China. Thé plen han not as yet, te in a'ated token a very definit shape, but the project is zeriously entertained and its realisation, we a while and in detall, will depend mainly on the results of the diplomatie mavements in progress. According to Berlin' advices, negotiations for a Chinese Inan ama being carried on through the agency of the German-Asiatic, Bank.
The new Chinese Inan, for which the Char- tered Bank of India, Austrails, and China will receive applications, will be similar to the last mold loan brought out by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank,. It will be for so years, hitcan be redeemed on giving six months' unice. It has priority over any lature loans, and camer Immediately after the recent gold lean of three millions sterilng.
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The Pacific Mall 5. S. Co's steamer City-of Río da Fonstro, Capt. J. F. Smith, from San Francisco, via Yokohama and Nagasall, with malls up to 4th May, arrived in port this morn ing. From our, San Francisco exchanges we take the following telegrams:-
· Řio Janeiro, May sad. The Italian Charge d'Affaires has demanded that Brasil reply within seven days to the claims made by Italy for losses sustained by Italian subjects during the late revolution,
LONDON, May 2od. A'receiver's order in bankruptcy was issued this afternoon against Oscar Wilde,
LONDON, May 3rd, The Chronicle says:-The settlement with. Nicaragua is magnanimous on the part of the stronger nation, which is in the right. The Nica raguans calculated on the Influence of a certain mad group of American politicians to overweigh the sessible, well-formed oplaton of the general poble and embroll the two branches of the Anglo-Saxon fami'y. Of course, they fatted. Nicaragon promised to pay. Acolher of the South American republica guaranteed the amount. The microscopie, gyrating commu- nides escape the laughter which is their due, but they must learn occasionally that they go too far la spplying their own methods to civilized and serious nations.
A dispatch to the Standard from Berlin says |that Germany has concluded contracts with leading German takipping companies for ten steamāra¶to act as croisers in time of war, Among the vessels are the steamers tanning to New York.
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CONSTANTINOFLE, May 3rd. The United States Minister, Alexander W. Terrill, has obtained from the Turkish Govern mest-featre'lone for the Governor of Err woum to facilitate the mission of William A. Sachtleben of St. Louis, who has been sent by the American Bicycling Association to search for the remales of Frank G. Leas, the Pittsburg wheelman who has been missing for about year, and who is reported in have been shot dead on the road between Kourtall and Sahara, Armenia, while making a tour of the world.
GLASGOW, May 3rd. The Anchor Line steamer Circattia, Captala Shaokliu, which salied yesterday for New York, in aground in the River Clyde near Dumbarton. Two tage have been set to her assistance.
(To be continued).
SANDAKAN RACES.
The following the programme of the Sandakan Races to ba bald on Monday, the 3rd Instant
A correspondent la Canton writes to the Daily News pointing out the almost complets indiffer ence of the people of the Kwangiang province to the defeats sustained by China, "The Japanere might heat those follows in the north, bat they would simply by analbilsted if they cama down here," is what he states an showing the feeling, which is simply the same as it wAS when we used a Scuthern corps of colles to our attack on Peking. He proceeds to say that the Cantorese people are self-confident enough, bat it is certain that part of their indifference to Japanese successes is due to lack of loyalty. They regard the Japanare as fighting not against the people of the flowery kingdom, but gainst the Manchu dynasty, and what is there for the Chinese to complain about in that? And from this he goes on to suggest that a serious effort may soon be made to rid Chick of the Manches, by a rising, the result of the deep atisfaction of the people with the dynasty. A semi-official statement her been issued here As a matter of fact, however, it is much more dealing at length with the sultation of affairs la fo the "Chinese system that the fault of the the Far East. It declares that the maintanance Manchus that cause, for revolt exists. We do of the status gus an the Chinese mainland is not say that savalt fi implement, for Chinu has a political necessity. Whatever the issue of the been galeter internally of inte than is usanỉ, but present struggle, a realization of Japanese claims the Chinese are far more responsible for it than would entirely abolish the fictitious independence their nominal raters—the Manchus,
of the Koreans and place in Japan's hands the key to China's capital Moreover, Russia and France would be compelled to their own Interests to
to ward off their frontiers any cause for permanent uneasiness or serious crisis.
Sir Raylton Dixon and Co., Middlesbrough, have launched a steel screw steamer named Afridi, ofsbaat 5,500 tons daad-waight carrying can city, bat: to iba erder of the Mogul Steam- ship Company, of which Messrs. Gellatly, Hankey, Sewell, and Co., of London, ata managers. She is intended for the Chias tex trade. Her dimenilɔns are,372 ft, by 45 ft. 6 in. | by 28 f. 4 in.
The village of Pommig, near Frankfort, has been destroyed by fire, Sixiy-five dwelllags were burned and many pucenas injured.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 3rd.
The TRIAL STATES —Half a mile (about); open to all Homeo and Sale paties which are maideas; weight for inches as per-scale; 73 hands to carry to st. plbs; entrance fee $2; sweepstakes $1 to go to second borre; prīze, value $25.
The GRIFFIN RACK—| of a mile («bout); open
the Educational Tepartment and Assist-Pro of House of Representatives; Kimura, ex-clerk of
ex-chief of Police Shimada, exallerict Chlef of Tokyo Higher Commercial Schoolg Thijliwa, Osaka Fu: Takeshlia, ex-chief Police of Tochigi; Tak, excmplier of the Naval Department Nekamura, ex-squis efficiel of the Cablet, and EgAw1 ex-chief of Kobs Customs the Yaren Kaliba and railway and telegraphic Some scores of others, Including oMetals of
the Governor-General of the Island.
The Government are determined to divide the island into at least three administrative sections, each rection requiring about 1,000 officials. officials in Formosa would be relatively much Some might suppose that the remuneration of higher than that paid to pubile functionaries t home; bot this is far from the case. For of only So yes, whereas he used to draw 75 YS Instance. Mr Chijilwa receives a monthly salary per month while he was the Chief of Police of Honjo District.
resumptuousons in polisica! For fifty years What a lesson the whole business is against
writers of all grades of ability, all familiar with 'least scores of statesmen, diplomatlats, and the East, and all sufficiently, serious ic spirit, have been trying to forectst the fature of Asia, and they have all, without exception, been entirely in the wrong. The great majority bave looked ascendency in all parts of the vast Continent. forward to the slow growth of Earabean
make it at once carter tad more secure, by a Britain might hasten that ascendence, and peaceful partition in which Asia Minor and all South of the Himalave, with Thibet and Southern China, would have passed to Great Britain, Russia isking the immense samainder, One willer Mr. Thoby Priasen, polated many years ago to Tartary, and not Russia, as the least, Mr. C. Pearson and the writer of these true source of danger to India; and two st llors, bare prophesied danger to civilisation from the armed myrlada of Chinx ; but so far as that a revolution in Asis would be accomplished our reading extends, no one has ever dreamed Japan. That Power has risen to Its prescat height suspected and towatched pendð noW, after a campaign of less than twelve months, If she can win China, bafle them all. And yet!
sily break up Chios into three Kingdoms fall may be totally different; that she may involun- of life North, Western, and Southern Chloa and may herself sink back exhausted with the work shehas heaped upon her people, or rather upon the four thousand families who contribute motive-power to Japan. The fatura le hidden from ni all; and unless we are attacked or threatened, we wote mast decidedly against ❘ wasting English Hves and English treasure upon an effort to arrest the course of a history which no one among na can foresee or even pretend to gaass. It wɔuid be as just to punish the pro prietors of the Times for the publication of the edition which will lease on January 1st, 1896.
- to all "nominated grlikas, (Borneo and Salo Sovereign has endorsed them.. All the a priors { perplexes all the counsels al Earope, and may,
ponies); weight for inches ; 13 hands to carry If stone; wloser to receive $50 and $15 to ga to second horse.
The CLUB CUP.-Open to all Borneo and Sola
ponies oword by members of the Club; weight. for inches; 19' banda to carry 11 stone and penalties; Gentlemen Riders; entrance fes $21 sweepstakes $5 to go to second horse. R.C. Value $50.
SOON LEONG'S PLATE.—Half a mile (about) (open to all Borneo and Selu pontes ; welcht for Incher; 13 bands to carry 10 st. 7lbs, and penalties ; entrance fee $2,; sweepstakes $1 to go to second horse; vaino $25; 3 ponien
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CIVIL SERVICE CUP.-§ of a mile (about); open to all Bornen and Sala ponies; weight for faches; 13 hands to carry to st. 7 lbs. and penatiles; entrance fee 92 ; sweepstakes $5 to go ta second borce; 3 poules to run ar no race,
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The GOVERNOR'S CUP; 1 mile (about); open to All Borneo and Sulu panies not exceeding 12 bands 3 inches; weight for inches; ra hands 3 feches to carry la stone and penskies catrance lee $1; sweepstakes $5 to go to recond horse,
The CONSOLION STARÉS; hull'a mile (about);
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Bomeo and Salu ponies that have run at this meeting, but have not won a vace extch weights; entrance $1; sweepstakes $5. with $io added fy the Clish to go to winner.
P. F. J. MARCUS,
Honorary Secretary.
officers, left the capital on the 29th instant for Same 380 gendarmes, 'in command of al Hiroshims, whence they proceed to Formora
with Admiral Kabayama.
Japanese undoubtedly intend to be the leading is perfectly posal bĩa that the result of her netian Kabayare in the neighbourhood of the Pa
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE:
German (Prins Heinrick) 3rd June. Canadian (Empress of China) 8th prox.
THE Agents (Messrs. D. Sasscou, Sous & Co.) inform us that the steamer Lightning, from Falcuits, left Singapore for this port this morn- ing at 10.30.
THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carl & Co.) Inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship Co.'s steamer Victoria, which left Yokohama on the fyth inst.. antred at Tacoma yesterday.
Rumour has it that the Imperial Body Guards, now slaying at Port Arthur, will join Admiral
|cadores, and then proceed to Formous, requests to China to appoint and despatch her The Japanese Government has made frequent commissioners to transfer Forma
Admira! Kabıyıma and Mr. Mizuno Icht” Kobe by the Yokohama Maru for Ujina Imme=" distely after commiting with HIH. Princ Komatis.
At Ulus the winff of Adminl Kabayams embarked on board the Yokokama, and the party then left for Formoss.
Colonel Fukushims left for Formoss on the 20th May.
'OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS IN FORMOSA, The following appointments. In connectio with the organiz`tion of the civil administration ` in Formosa hava been gozetted :-
CIVȚI ADMINISTRATION OFTICE Messrs. Mirano jon, Masa Bokushin, Chiba Iwayclicki, Takeshita Vasuyaki, Goto Matru- kichiro, and 16 nthers.
SECRETARIAT. Mr. Kinoshita Shinzaburo, and to others.
FINANCE BURKAY, Mr. Kimura Kyo, and ve others.
COMMUNICATIONS BURKAU. Mr. Kuri Kintaro, and 9 others.
THE JAPANESE TERMS, revenge, and Japan is not, The more we strengthen ourselves the better ; but even if there The world has perceived lastinctively that the antl we incline to believe it we are bound to
le a written alliance for offence and defence impactant point of the Japanese terms, bowalt until the alliance directly menaces pitt the Chiese accepted on Tuesday, (16th April) safety or our hongar. Is the treat of alliance, "offensive and defen- Live," which, In the Times' account, figures at the firal condition to the now-treaty. As yet, while avery older slatement of the Times correspondent has been con med, this one his received no endorsement from any other source. Denials and rejoinders there fore fly thick, each country deceases the statement with confidence or distrust, and rumours of interference on account of that clause They must all be considered threats, intended to arrest formal ratificallas. We are inclined, for our
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to believe that the statement, though the Times does not insist upon it, is substantially true. The alliance is, to begla with, the last condition of peace that correspondent would lavent; while it is exactly the condition which Li Hong-chang, if he wanted to excite Europe and we know be did want- world blat to his son-in-law, who sent the Times' menige to Tientsin, that it might be expedient, unguardedly, to reveal. We do not bellows a word of any japanese denials, made before the ratifications have been exchanged, for they are exactly like the denisis always published In monarchical countries, this one included, important appointments leak out before the
arguments, moreover, are on the same side. The Power In the Far East; they have fought China in order to role China, or paralyse Chins if they can; and they like, as they have shown in Korea, to register-their-cialma to inflatrcsin black and white. A secret clause which they could produce if China proved refractory would exactly suit their policy. We are not sure that the clauses are of importance, because in any case the Japanese, with Port Arthur and Formos In thete bands, and therefore with the ability to occupy both Pekin and Canton, will be able to dictate to the Chinese Emperor; but we think they exist, and that St. Petersburg. Beitia, Paris, and probably London, are aware, on Indisputable evidence, of their existence. Se believing, we are not in the least surprised at diplomatic agitation. The Courts are well aware that Japan with her new arsenal, her wonderful. skill in learning anything she chooser, and forty millions sterling in silver to spend on ber Fleet and her military storehouses, will shortly be a formidable Power, and if she is also to guide the policy of China and to control her armies, the may be too formidable to bear. To speak plainly, Count Ita intends to master the entire yellow and can do it, the inhaence of Europa in TACC Asia is seriously threatened, may even perhaps be terminated by a nudden but carefully prepared catastrophe. The title Powers-Spain, Holland, and Portugal-tich still hold Asiatic posses sions, would retain them only through Japanese forbearance, while even the great Powers would be dependent upon their fleets for defence, nether Russia por France or Great Beltats herself having the force to resist by land huge misses af Mongols directed by Japanese sklil and fed by Chlaese resources. The strength of Russia in Asia for serious combat is preposterously exaggerated in the West, for her sovereignty there is undermined by popular bate; the French could not defend Tonquin agalost the force which stormed Port Arthur without sacrifices of men. that their peasantry would not permit them to make; and we doubt if there is a Baltlab General who would undertake to defend Barmah agulast Mongol army well commanded, and well officered, without serious misgiving. What the | policy of Japan may belɗ'a very different matter, for she may torn for a generailos to industrial progress and the accumulation of wealth; but that, if she retains her present appeilte for glory and fighting, her position, if China is behind her, will be a most formidable one, we have ́nɔ doubt whaterer. All would, in that event, depend | on her sex-power, and we cannot see one sound reason for diabelleving that she could maka herself the equal at 191, in her own waters, of any singie Power, while an alliance of Europe to check her could hardly be arranged. All the Continental Powern would want England to da the work while they reaped the resulting profit,
The real question for discussion is whether Lawang...............leimer for Yokokama. Japan, either by influence or under the terms of a written tresty, can make of China a useful ally, Chelydra mu.......” and that depends entirely upon an unknown | factor the readiness of the average Chinese to submit to Japanese leadership. If they are ready, we stand, we may depend on it, ón tha brisk of a very great and strange afternoon in the pollies and probably in the commercial pro- gress of the world. Nobody doubts for a moment that if China would consent to train ber
The American steamship City of Rio de soldiers under French officers, or German cfficers, or Anglo-Indian officers, and leave such Yokohama on the 25th, Nagasaki on the 28th
Fandro left San Francites on the 4th ultimo, officers unchecked power, she would within ten arrived at Hongkang on the rut Instant at 1029 years possess a most formidable army, one gultes, Passage from Nagasaki, 6 days, 18 hours equal to contesting with Russla the possession of and gr minules. From Nagall had light North Asia, Her soldiers, regularly paid north-east windy with overcast weather and rain refentifically lad, and unhesitatingly flogged for
to port MINING-Panjoms have ruled rather week | lack of discipline, would be as good at any fo the and shares have changed hands at 963 1 | world ; their reserves might be endless, and their
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS, the "Dilly Press" of the 28th ultime contains supplies, even as matters stand now, when the the Mining Manager's report for April
In Kowloon Dock. #aoldiers " are only a scattered horde of ball- New Balmorals advanced to $5, and close armed roughs, have never given out. We know
Solent... 'stendy at the rate,
the Cblacne will not, even in extremity, consent The local
papers of 25th and 27th ultima reproduce an extract to take this course; but they may, as Colotel from the letter received from Mr. Hon. Maurice has already suggested, accept Japanese dersen, the Company's mining manager, and Instructors, who are of their own race, and who dated 26th April, Rubs have been quiet, but know how to manage them, and if they do, the steady: the Dally Press of 30th ultime repro Chinese soldiers will be as well-izatned, as if duces the very full report of Mr. Bibby, tha Com- | Chios had consented to employ European mez pany's manager for the year ending alih cenaries. Whether they will constat we hare February, and yesterday's" "Ďally Press" gives no means of telling, for the depths of the Chiness the periodical report for the four weeks mind are inscrutable but their suters will be ended 15th ultimo. Jelebus are on offer willing, they hava na religious prejudices against at $3, but are demand at $aj. the Japancão, such as divide them from the Charbonnages have improved to groo, rales | Western "magicians,” and in Manchuria the and buyers, and higher rates are expected. common people have repeatedly expressed their At yesterday's annual meeting the report for the preference for them as ngalost the Mandarlas, last year was presented, which showed an fes- It would be ridiculous, and worse than ridiculous,
HONGKONG SHARE MÄRKET.
Hongkong, Saturday, 1st Jano,.
1895. (at noon.) With the exception of a fair business in Banks, Indo-Chinas and Ropes, transactions in other stocks during the last week have been few and unimportant,
BANK SHARES-On the afternoon of the 25th altime, Hongkong and Shanghal Bank shares weakened bring offered from the North"at"181|| per cent, prem, without finding buyers; and the market remained inactive, until during the last few days a fale number of shares were placed locally and from the North at 181 per any prem, at which rate the market closes steady. The London quotation in 444. Nationals have dropped to $29 and might be obtined at even lower rates."
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MARINE INSURANCES-Yangiszen bave been in demand for the North at $90. and Sgt la now the buying rate. A small lot of China Traders found buyers at $651, a few Unlong have been done and are wanted at $1618 and some Straits found purchasers at $18. Cantons have been sold today at $1623.
FIRE INSURANCES-Neglected ; the only sale I heard of is a small lot of Chinas at $96). The local offices have joined the "Fire Association of Hongkong " founded by the home offices
SHIPPING Hongkong. Canton and Micao Steamboats dropped to $324, but have since recovered to $33; business has been put through at both those rates. Further sales of Indo. Chinas have been effected at 954-55, mostly for the North, but a few more shares are on offer. China and Manllaw remain quiet. Douglases found bayers at 351) and 253, at which latter rate a small lot is offering. Nothing has been drae in China-Mutuals, but the feeling for this steck is decidedly stronger,
REFINERIES. Some China Sugars have been done at $103 and more shares might be got at that rate. Luzona-a few more shares have changed hands at $45.
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We are Informed by the Agents of the Austrian Lloyd's S. N. Co. that the Company's steamer Marguts Bacqushem left Kobe for Hongkong on the 31st alto.
THE 'Canadian Pacific Railway Ca steamer Embrass of China arrived at Nagasaki at 5, on Thursday, and left at 4 pm. for Hongkong via Shinghil,
Embrass of India leli Yokohama for Vancouver THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co's steamer this morning,
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PETITIONS BUREAU..
Mr. Nomura Saiji, and 15 others. BUREAU OF TRANSLATIONS AND INTERCOURSE..
Mesra, Nakamara Junkato, Furasho Kado, Kodama Torkant, Izawa Shul, and sa others,
DEAFNESS. An essay describing a resliy genuine Cure for Deafness, Singing in Tars, &c. no matter how covera or long-standing, will be seat post free.-Artificial Ear-drums and
similar appliances entirely superseded. Address THOMAS KEMPE, Victoria Chambers, rg, South- ampton Halldings, Holborn, London.--["AdVI.
Intimations. SPANISH WINES.
“HE Undersigued having been appointed
CHINA for the
TSOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG AND
COMPANIA VINICOLA DEL NORTE DE ESPANA, Bilbao, ARVILLA Y CA., Cádiz, and
SANCHEZ MEDIa, Jeres de la Fronters,
The Actual Producers of the Purest and Finest Wines in the World, are’naw in a posi- tion to Supply the Residents of Howakowa and COAST PORTS, with the Genuine Article received direct from SPAIN, and hitherto unobtainable la these parts.
An
The following WINES are now in Stock:- RIOJA CLÀRETE.
A pure sound Claret of Excellent Aroms fafinitely superior to Bordeaux Wines, In casks (6 dor, quaets, about),
at $17.50, or bottled at $5 per dòz, queris, JEREZ ORO.
A Light Diy Sherry of Fine Flavoor, at $7 per doz. JEREZ "COLON," Excellent Dinner Sherry, sbrolutely pare
at $15 per doz.
JEREZ TATARABUELO',
A Delicious Wine, 30 years in the wood, kighly appreciated by Copuoliseum,
st $30 per dos. JEREZ ·NECTAR/
A very Old Wise, 1784, full bodied; ́s splendid tonic, Et $40 per der. AMONTILLADO VIEJO. Specially prepared for Invalidi and dollesto constitutions, at $10 per dos. MOSCATEL PURO.
|_ Riversdale umuusamon Cosmopailtan „
A 6,coo-ten steel sinamer, named the Ballona, built for the German Steamship Company of A most delicious beverage of guaranteed parity Hamburg (Klag in Linc), by the Blohm & Vos Company, of Hamburg, was launched on the 9th Apill
The Pall Mall Gagitis henre wonderful tales of a small vessel which has been bullt on the Tyar the builder's object belag to obtain vessal capable of steaming 40 kaots. The little best los obvious reasons, the result has not been craft has been going through her trials lately,
public. best is stated to
and perfect flavour,'at $13 per dos. VINO TINTO. Ordinary Red Spanish Wine; received dinast from the growers. A sound, healthy wine In quarter casks (12 doz. bottlen) at $30 per cask. for everyday a18.
Lowers of Genuine Unadulterated Wines have now an opportunity to satisfy their tastes i
working account being $21,898.17, 4s against | Japaneso efforts in this direction ; but that they.. edly very fast, and the correctness of her. design and thereby avoid intermediate profite.
„The Origin and Absolute Parity of the’abora Wines are guaranteed.
Sample Bottles will be supplied to consumare.
VILLA, LOPEZ & Co.. Agents, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1895,
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$94,828.17 for the year 1893, and the Chaleman Intend to try to organise the Chinese and to be expressed his confidence of better times being to Captains of Iodosiry *in Chios, we haveno doubt was proved by the smallners of the how ways and the absence of much commotion lu het wake store for the Company. At a subsequent extra whatever, any more than we haya that if they ordinary general meeting It was resolved to succeed they will dispose of a mass of power, the even when going at fall speed--which fanet likely fecrease the capital to Fer, 6,000,000 by the weight and momentum of which Europe in Asia | to be 40 knots." lusun of 4,000 new shares of Fes. 500 auch. I will have mach'occasion to dread. That this refer my readers to to-day's "Daily Press" and possibility of dread is, however, ■ fustlication
The Ozaka Mercantile Shipping Co. Intend to last night's papers for further particulars reapset for threatening Japan with war, we are whally
open slaamskip communication with Formosa; log this new capital.
unable to admit. She and China alike have a Ms. Tanaka Tashichiro, a Director of the com.
WANTED. DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.-Hang- right to ally themselves if they please is mach pany, is to be sent to the island to inquire kong and Whampoa Docks have changed hands right as Russia and France--and though Europe into the condition of trade and to luspect the GENERAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY locally, and to the North at gg and too per cent. may suspect that the alliance is directed aghast branches or agencies at the more important ports Applicants must be MASTER MASONS, Compe
ports there. The company proposes to establish
A to the MASONIC CLUB, SINGAFDER, prem. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown her; just as Germany may suspect the same shares were placed locally, sad to the North at thing. Europe, like German format as that three or two and a half militon yon farther DENTS, and will be required to keep Miantes of the island and on the China coast, and to raise | tent BOOK-KEEPERS and CORRESPON- $40, and the market closes firm at that rate. for evidenés.We do not know certals
Accounts; SHORTHAND desirable, LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hongkong the alliance exlats; we are not assured me to its capital towards the expenses of extending lisand Lands have been done locally, and to Shanghai. Į object; we have no proof that it will succeed; bustness. The company lately purchased the Salary $135 a month and free unfurnished: at $59 to $591, and more shares are en offer. and to go to war because of a vague suspicion, German ship Kiel, of 1,200 tons and 12 knots, quarters for Bachelor only. Kowloon Lands can be placed at grz, Other however reasonable or however far-sighted it
and named her the Matko Maru. She was Apply, with testimonials and fail particulars stocks under this hending unchanged.
may turn out to be, would be utterly xi varlance, dispatched from Kobe on the 18th ultimo, for of Masnois career, before June 15th, to MISCELLANEOUS.—Green Islands have found with any principle which this country has ayer Okinawa to bring up sugar leom the Islande, - farther buyers at 292. A. S. Watson & Co's. professed. The Japanese terms of cisce loclede. continua la demand at $91, and Hongkong nothing not previously sanctioned by prece
FORMOSA ITEMS,' Electrics at $5. Hongkang Ice Company's | derit, and nottileg repulsive to humanity, and shares have been sold and are in demand at
to go to war lo a purely prophetle uptrit, We take the following items about Formosa $78. Tramways RED wanted at $71 (the quota- because if certain things happen the Mongol from Japan exchanges dated 25th May tion of $77 la my last circalar was a clerici! | race will be dangerously strong, would be as „The temperatura of Formosa during the bot Secretary Gresham paveed a restless night and error), Bali's Asbestos (1g8, paid up) changed | great an offeace as it would have beam' for 'Ger- | sasson, rauges above 100 deg. Fab, là the op SLIDES and LENS Complete. to-day we note in merely and it is hoped of Raps thates have been said at $120 and naw Franch Army Teamed likely to grow big moreover, at night, the temperature falls to The acute symp bands at $10 and are wanted. A fair number may to farade France once more because the air, but fadoors it is always below that degres, In view of recent events, it is stated the Pope | toms ́have abated" in has instructed the Congregation of Propaganda in the course of a few days the Secretary will the stock closes strong with farther buyers. We all condemand that polloy, and "our 'case" about 85, thus making it easy for the in Vahliante ta prepam a. now plan for the conversion of | have glihared strength, suficiant to avable kim
ERICH GEORD,
agalisi Jupair fe far wanker than Germany's to pan the night. Even in the dayiima s dool Japan. – New inlasłony will be gutablished there, | so undertake a visit to úmaarby hunich, revort,
sgainst France, for Franes was threatening "wind conese down from the movuntain xéoget
The statement' says Germany has her com- merca in those regions too much at heart to see without mieglsings German commercial houses exposed to conilaual disturbance, These three powers, which have communicated their views { English women have not yet succeeded in to Tokyo and know how to saforce reipset for forcing the two ancient Universities to give them, do not latend to deprive Japan of the them degies, but sa English girl, fresh from feults of her victory, but her civiifsing progress unrewarded triumphs at Cambridge and at will sooner or later be renaced with destruction Oxford has taken har degete in Germany. Miss | unless it is based upon the principles on which Grace Chisholm, who was educated at Girton, rest the concord of civilted nations, has not only qualified for the degree of Doctor
WASHINGTON, May 3ɛd. of Philosophy at Gödlogen, but she has bren allowed to take it.
DISTRICT GRAND SECRETARY OF HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA,! Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, Hongkong,
Hongkong, 18th May, 1805,
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