NEWS BY The english ̧ MAIL.
THE RUSSO-CHINESE LOAN,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1895.
9th July, at which Mr. David Reid preakded, the special resolutions-passed at the meeting held on June 18th, making certalo technical afterations in the Articles of Association required by the LONDON, July 14th. Committee of the Stock Fachange in connection The dissatisfaction foft in Berlin at the con-with the granting of an official quotation, were clusion of the Russo-Chlacse Loan without the confirmed. The Chairman announced that the "participation of Germany li öfven very clear company's new steamer, the Mayune, was successfully ·fourched, at Glasgow on the 8th -expression to to the Press, which inalats that July. The directors believed her to be a very Äné ship, and they had no doubt she would have great earning powers when put to ses.
China cannot conclude any further loan now 'that she but pledged her maililme Casioms to
Russlu,
The Krauszeitung writer:-"The enormous start gained by Russia through the lean must in now way or other be made good by us, and wo are now, as before, of opinion that our position T not by any means played on', If we only have the courage to act energetically. We hope our Government will have in any stops it may take in this dinction the unanimous support of the Reichstag and of the publicfopinion as repre- sented by the Pres."
A writer in the Investor's Reviste discusses the relatiors between Rustin and China in con- *pection with the Russo-Chinese Loan. He
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That " grand old man " of the Englab Fleet, Admiral Keppel, born in the same year as Mr. Gladstone, and six months earlier, is writing bis reminiscences. Mr. Bently hopes to pablish the work sometime before Christmas, Keppells very same trives many of Alterical Assoc as it were, the present saneration to Wellington tion. His father, the Earl of Albemarle, linked, and Waterloo, Young Keppel first entered the days of the glorious wolen Beef, and before navy very nearly seventy years ago, to the
chemistry and ironmongery began their inroads on the old English seamanship. He wa In the Sink China war, and his noma la still a household word in those parts, and la Borneo. He was in Hongkong before slogis, stone had been raised of the present diy. When the Celmens war broke out the last English war of the old order-Keppel was captain of the St. Fran #ders, a first-rater of tot guns. He commanded the naval brigade before Sabastopol, bringing with him into that arduous basincis, the teachings of an experience won twelve years earlier in the fight with Chinn, Keppel served in the second Chinese expedition, and afterward commanded at the Cape and on China and Japan stations." He became Admiral of the Fleck eighteen years age, and retired two years later.
NAVAL AND MILITARY,
M. Vidal, Captain of Artillery, has been up. potated Military Attaché to the French Legation in China, in the place of M. Bonniot, de Fleurac, who has been relieved of his fanctions.
Au Admiralty order has been issued directing the second-class cruiser Zaarder, 10, 4,300 tons, 5,000-horse-power, Captain-Comst F. C. Metaxa, to return home from the China Station, to be paid out of commission. The Leander, which Belsted the pennant in 1885, upon completion by Messrs. Napler and Sons, bas served three COR scative.terms of service with the British Fleet on the Chios Station, The Admirally have ordered her to be reilered-by-the-new-second- class cruiser Pique, 8, 3,500 tons, 9,000 horse. power, which was recently commissioned by Captain H. C. Blago.
The whole alm of Rash is clearly to keep China down, and make Its Government her tool; and, from this point of view, ber masterstroke of diplomatic cunning is of the highest moment to the only come open to us is te for probable thus to form an offensive and defensive/alliance with Japan. "Japan has While her Governmcat lispred olen move. While ber Government listered to the counsels of moderation "tendered by the three allled Powers, Russia crept in and stole the fruits of her briliant victories over the Chinese. And Rossia's effective presence in what are practically Japanese waters as a formidable naval and military Power will compel Japan to maintain a warlike establishment which might crush even ber ingenions and energetic people If it had to be barne long. In il probability, therefore, Japan will have, before many years 318 over, to fight Russia for the right to exist as a free and independent Power; and fate any conflict of that kind we can hardly help entering on the Hide of Japan, unless we content to see India and ourselves driven out of the markets of Farther Asia, and India itself made bankrupt. Such a prospect does not charm us from any point of view; but wa Eco no other, and the manner in which we have allowed ourselves to be outwitted would be food for much mirth were the stake not so momentous. While the British Government slumbered, or won the Derby, while the fanatica! boreaucrats of India yelled forth their demenita
An Interesting light is thrown on the ressors over our world-amazing generalship and for, the extraordinary inflammability of the brilifant victory in Chitral," Russia qutelly Chinese ships in the battle of the Yalu by the bought up China and made it her slave for a correspondent of one of the Eastern papers. He paltry £15,000,000 or soma som ske may ray says that it was found when the Chinese ships well save on the new route for her Siberian escaped from the Yala fight that they had caught railway. It is, mugolfcest, sed it may mean fire with terrible quickness, because the peculat. lo querrs on a great scale before the eyes of the ing officers had regularly used kerosene la world open on a new century.
The words of the Russian akute freibe Chiming the paint for the ships, so as to save a little money for their own pockets; and the nete loss are best explained by the official repainting had been done from time to time Financial Gazette, which ways
without removing the old costs, so that the ships were
many cases impregnated with kerosene and coated with solid fakes, laches thick. Thus, once the inevitable spark was applied by the Erleg, is spread like wildare. This was learned from foreign officers in the Chinese service. So there is no foundation for the mysterious tales of highly-indammable shells,
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"In order further to secure the due payment of the money on the loan and thereby facilitate te conclusion by the Chinese Government it has been decided to furnish the banks concerned with the necessary fands in case the means should not be forthcoming from the Chinese Government at the proper time for effecting the recessary payment At the same time, the Finance Minister is empowered to fix the
The Queen bas, siates the Standard, approved conditions on which the part of the loan to be placed on the Russian market may be accepted Buller, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., V.C., to be Colonel ol of the appointment of General Sir Redvers As security by the Government and in payment the King's Royal Ride Corps (the old Gath of Excise dues. In these circumstances the Kifles). In the old days of paid Colonelcies al Chinese loan has an undoubtedly moral sigal Regiments, both the doth and the Rifle Brigade cance, Rusala remains now, as always, trun to had, in addition to the Colonel-in-Chief, two her civilising mission in the East, and by her Colonels Commandant. However, in the case present moral and practical co-operation in of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, one of these extracting her great Eastern neighbour from Colonelcles has bees in abeyance for several financial dificulty she consciously and dis-years; but is now revived for the purpose of Interestedly fulfils the historical task set before ber. This must leave its traces on the favourable conferring the hosent of a Colonelcy upon the
and inevitably increasing development of relations with our Eastern neighbours." The word "disinterestedly" must be read in connec tion with the prevailing suspicions of practical benefits to accrue to Russia sooner or later 'dy, way of compensation,
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS."
Dr. Okamura, LL.D., who has been for some months in England in connection with the Ravenna-Chishima appeal case, leaves for Japan per Messageries Maritimes steamer from Marseilles on 21st inst
A number of torpedo boats have just been completed at Elbing for the Chinese Govern ment. These boats, which will shortly leave for the extreme East, attained upon their trial trips a speed of 24 knots to 248 knots per hour.
Mr. Paul Merritt, the well-known writer of melodrams died on 7th July. He was the author or part author of a large number of succesful plays, and was frequently in collaboration with Mr. Henry Pellite Me George Conquest and Augustus Harris,
Sir Henry Loch, will, it is understood, on his elvation to the peerage, take the title of Lord Loch of Drylaw. The new peer in the son of the late Mr. James Lach, M P, of Drylaw, which
le in Midlothian.
The Chinese Minister was amongst the members of the Diplomatic Corps who were received by Lord Salisbury at the Foreign Office on roth inst.
Mr. C. A. Cripps, Q.C., the Conservative and Unionist candidate for the Mid Gloucester Division, has been appolated Attorney-General to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, in eaccession to Sir Henry James, who relinquished the post on being raised to the Peerage. The appointment is not a poilical one, but is considered one of the most honourable and coveted of the legal profession,
Adjutant-General. The bestowal of the additional Coloncicy on Sir Redvers Baller is not con Beeted in any way with the recent discussion in Parliament on the supply of reserve ammunities.
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THE MERCHANT NAVIES OF
AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. Official reports are published every year at Teleste and Flame on the merchant navies of Austria and of Hungary respectively, containing not only lists of the mercantile vessels belonging to each country, but also a number of other interesting maritime details. From the latest published of these reposts wo extract the follow log information*-**
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Intimations.
TAK CHEUNG, TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS.
WE have This Day REMOVED to Has
& 53, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL next to Messis, CHS. J. GAUFF & Cos.
Hongkong 18th.Jana, 1805.
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Ice-House Road.
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now in a position, in his New and Com PHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICKD modious Premises, to eclipse, an keretafora,
In the Colony or in any part of the Far Zast.:
GROUPS AND VIEWS- a speciality. Hongkong, 22nd September, 1801.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
IST of Subscribers to the HONGKONG
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. 49-Anderson, Capt. G. C., East Põles. 24-Anderson, Capt. G. C., Praya Central, ----Arnhold, Karberg & Co. 66,--Hlackhead & Co., Office. 65,-Blackhead, F. Residence. 9-Bradley & Co.
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THE TRADE OF SAIGON, Mem. W. G. Hals & Co., In thele Circular dated Salgon, 271k July, writą :—-—-Ride-We have never had a season during which prices have THE CHINA AND JAPAN TELEPHONE remained so persistently high on they have niece the present opened. There have been occá- sions when the market has been reported “wonk* or "dull" but an alterapt to buy has always brought out much the same figures. There have beet purchases Cortately, but it is not clear how. they have been brought about; no foreign firm has been able to operate to any extent upon urusi haring, or at a' margin'snificient to cover risks, and charges. “At the close, our market malotains its high position, although there is supplies, however, are mezgra at pruenct, mož exceeding 10,000 picule daily, which fact bas, of no sign of any demand whatever at the moment
course, some influence upon prices. We quote to-day No. 1 white milled $304, No. 2 wälle mitled $7.45, 10 per cent, cargo $2.04, 20 per cent, cargo sa per cut. nat fa;b." Invoice weight is gunnies, hout lasurance. Toware ---Freights are simply angustable, and "latterly kind for any port, grain being dear, without It has been impossible to get out an offer of any any particular reason. Ratos are to-day. nominally, for Hongkong - cent per pleat rice, Slogapore & cent per picai rice, for all other directions acquotable,
An ambulance cycle has been lavented by Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Perlin doctor. If, in litter renting on to Company's scrip has changed hands at $40 and wheels at one end and attached to any ordinary; there is a further demand at that rate, holders tricycle at ike other, and worked by two inch. sticking out for $41. Wanchala unchanged. di would be useful la small towns, whecam,bernes 2-LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGs-Hongkong "mbolrace is to expensive, or in the chantff.
Land Investment and Agency Company's shares Two well-dressed, men, recently entered changes hands at $59 to $61, but are a little plate gallet In Bond Stred and is fac-easier again, with sales at 360. A small demand Tor Kowloon Lands at $10) has not been met. absence of the manager mutilated, Hilesize postali efir Gladstone, leaving a wedges Other stocks under this heading unchanged. The men escaped before the damage was disbeen done at $rot, but at that rate shares are shaped piece of canvas banging from the frame., >MISCELLANEOUs-Green Islands have again
marica of Austria consisted of 1,674 vessels Edwald Brace Humley settles the question as siill'offering at that rate, higher prices may be On the set of January, 1995, the mercantile road, and no trace could be found of them, to the market. A. S. Watson & Co. have (aallers and steamers) representing a net mes
The newly-published. "Life of Georal. She found buyers at $rd, and, although a few a cerement of 157,915 tona, and manned by crews
to the anth bip of Blackwood's famous review" obtainable before long. H. G. Brown's changed totalling up to 7.365 men. The growth of the
of Lethair.". The review used to be credited hands, at $4 Hongkong Electrics are in mechant navy of Austria not merely received site to the late flamence on Salisbury, and demand at 65.10 to $4.30 per share. Gas backward, for we see that on the set of over to have been associated with the name of Ropes and Ices are wanted at last quotations. check last year but it took a decided step Laurence Oliphant. Bet It seems shares no business, nomiast quotation $110. January, 1894, the list contained 1,720 vessels,
Hamley,
Other stock's uncharged. Scene: Court in Melbourne, Lawyer (picading counung 7.731 much. The 1,674 vessels com-for client in bankruptcy); Your Honour the net tonnage being 166,014, and the crews posing the list made up on the gist December most not forget what the Chief Justice calls the last were divided lato 1,533 salilog-ships (64,164 | Vortex that swept ever the whole of the civilised tons) cegaged in the overses tindo and the world, the land booms. Jadge Molesworth: coasting trades, and manned by crews amount- "I have not so much to notice what is going on ing to 4,463 men; and 139 steamers (95,782 toms) over the civilised world, as what appears in developing collectively 114,503 Indicated home devif". Collapse of the lawyer. power, and carrying 2,902 men. The uvesen
A cellulase patot is recommended by a Franch trade is carried on by 70 steamers (87,033 tons) writer for the protection of steel ships and all developing 98,741 Indicated horse-power, and posed metal surfaces. He wou'd use a ter canying 2,376 many and go three-masted maling per cent.sciples al ardinary god pas, coloured ships. In the long coastlog. And as steaseer as deslied wit the actor at the time of saing are employed (7,137 tons), whose collective the cave, such as an acid salt of lend of force is ongo berse-power, and whose crews of manganese." This paint is said to be more number 333 ment and in the short basive than all palate, and it finally becomes coasting trade 1,431 small sailing-ressels, The German Emperor posted the officers of measuring altogether 17,672 toat, we angered, the Alexander Guardsthe other day by appearing
Insoluble and absolutaly unalterable, besides 46 ateamers of 633 tone and 6,013 in Naval unless instead of the uniform of the horse-power. As regards the shipbuilding trade, we find that to the year 1894 Austrian yard" Weimant- that played the hast. At dianar ke turned out 14 aling-vessels, whose total mes. partiod them with the comandram Why was ha dressed so? Vanity Fair says the youngest surement was (29 ions, and four staamers més- suring collectively 1,330 tons. The two largest her suggested in a squeaky voice that the of the steamers measured together 1,304, toms. Empat was going to visit the Aquarioni. The and they were bull at Muggle. Since the years Rules, of Healib. The secret of health
explanation convulsed the Emperor. 1886 the mercantile marine of Austria appears and of long life," says Der Familienarst (Now- to have been suffering gradual decline, for although the register steam tonnage has in York) "lies in the following very simpin things creared a little since that date, the inlling ton-Breathe fresh air day and nights. Take age has been lessened very considerably. The efficient sleep and rest. 3. Work like a man. following fizures will show this succinctly 1---
but never overwork. 4. Avold pissloa' and Salling commage. Ateam toge. Tatalfa 5. Do not stive to take the whole world excl emanti'the anger of an instant may be January 115, 1814 ... 14.439... 17.373 mar 205,500 January tre, 1994 ... để tốp c 13,744 11200 of your shoulders-trust in your good destidy.
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6. Never despair.-Lost hope is a mortal malady,“
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
HONGKONG. SHANE MARKET,
Hongkong, August 10'h. Mr. Erich Georg in his Weekly Share Litt
at noon today states improvement, and a fair business has been done in several of the leading stocks at advancing **BANK SHARES-Hongkong and Shanghala | Ningchow............steamer from Amoy sic............. hare bean done at 181, 183, 183 und 184 per | Canton Cet. pr for cash, closing strong with farther Mathew buyers Some time business has also been put Holkow to be rather stiff, The Ladao quotation is £44.................. through at private rates, some of which are wald Hallas The meeting takes place to-day.. Nationals are: Ask.' Hats & been done at $175 and are wanted the CIMARIME INSURANOK SHARES—Unions have: Insurance Commisifoner of San Francisco has ustified the Society that cannot continue to do bustness in Calliorata in consequence of its pild up, capi'al of Stogo being below the porfor let the State law, which requiras: the paid up capital of any Marine Insuranen Company doing business there to be not less than gold $100,000. To meet this demand, the Strathligger for Saigon, laposed intendi at the next general menting d| Frejy
skarekelders on 1012 October best to propoga Payang
resolution transfering the sum of $250,000 | Zatre massa from the Saclety's exchange fluctuation account capital account, thereby increasing the pald op vilse of a share to $50, and reducing the ability to $100 per abare. China Tradara haya been done at $70) to 871 (and a very small lot #713), sad are in good. demand at $71 per share. Cantons have changed hands at $175. and more shares could be placed. Yangisan are wesker, and my Shanghai wires quote them $92. Haith Chins are "ga hanged. Several | Hoes of Straits have been booked at $2of to 12, the muket closing strong with buyers at the latter rate,
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The merchant navy of the klugdom of Hungary on the zst January, 1895, consisted of 182 half- fog-ships, representing 39,arg tons, and carrying 95omen, with 64 steamers, measuring collectively 36.857 100s and manned by 853 men. The sailing-vessels fitted for the overses trade number 55 (37.153 tons), carrying 575 men, and the steamers in this trade are 31 (34.18 in) with crews amounting to 5.654 man. The whole Hungarian mercantile marine, therefore, comprised 246 veszel (66,075 tons) on the fat January, 1895, while on the same day
*Bg4 le counted 2;1 resseis of 57,563 tons, which figures show a falling off to the extent of fire vassals. and 1,487 taas. The principal Hungarian steam navigation Company is the "Adria" Company which owns 25 steamers, measuring 17,969 tons. The feet of the Austrian Lloyd, on the sit January, 1895, comprised 3 steamers, of 97,871 hare-power and 136,109 tons carrying capacity-Fairplay; }
ODDS AND ENDS. ·
Whist is a favourite game, with, Qusen Victoria,
There were 249,173 Indians in America at date of the last cebras.
Africa is three-fourths the size of Hala, ar
1,3,000,000 square miles.
The best brier wood for pipes comes from the borders of Italy and France.
The share market shows farther signs of
rates.
The great buildings and temples at Palmyrato were erected in the year 120.
The dome of the Palais de Justice in Brussels is made of papter-mäcke and weight 15 tour. Patagonians; the shortest are the Laplanders.
The tallest people in the world are the Beethoven could remember any selection of music he had ever heard and reproduce most
THE "BUFFER STATE" FIASCO, | ef lt,
THE ABSORPTION OF THE "BUYTER" REGION,
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The Duke of Marlb wrough had a voice that, it Artillery! was said, could be heard above the roar of
Frozen milk is now imported in England from Halland and Sweden in rapidly increasing quantities,
The land telegraph Haes of the world aggregate 1,069,123 miles. America has more than half-548,841 miles.
The average golden eagle weighs 13lb., is gft. from the tip of his bill to the tip of his tall, and has wings of 70. spread
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The British Government derives £2,330,000 from land taxer, £4 440,000 from house taxes, and £9,000,000 from income taxes,
Sir E. Burne-Jones, the famous artist, is of Welsh extraction. He is Rudyard Kipling's uncle, and is almost entirely self-taught.
FE INSURANCES.Hongkongs found buyers at $275 to $2273, closing quieter with a few seliers, Chinas have been done at $830, and
might be placed now at $84
SHIPPING ---Several farge transactions kave been renoute In Hongkong., Canton and Macad Steamboat shares at rates ranging between $318. and Saxt ex-dividend, (which was paid on 6th Instant), sellers ruling the market at the latter rate.. Indo-Chinas have improved, and a vale at $471 has taken place, at which rate, however, no moral sbarastacem to be obtainable at the moment, China and Manilae are firm at $62). | Douglases have been done a) $53, closlog strong, Nothing doing in China Matďals.
REFINERIES:-No, transactions baye pompa to my knowledge,
The amount paid in the form of dividends to shareholders to public companies in England annually is something like £220,000,000.
|_ MINING.SHAHRE.—Punjɔms have dedined to with M. Zeidenrast, a Dg'ch pianist, and whom
Paderewski in sharing his honours in Paris || $4h pansumably under the influence of the call the Paris critics compard to Rubensiela.
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SHIPPING AND MAIL 'NEWS.
MAILS DUE:
Indian (Wingsang) talk fast. Australian (Taiwan) 16th inst. American (Gaelic) 1yih inst. Tacoma (Straškaevis) 17ch inst. Çanadian (Empress of India) 26th Inst.
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THIPPING RETURNS. From 5 pm, yesterday to 5 pm. ta-day; ARRIVALS
Namyong Ravenna Meldava
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The British steamship Ravenna left Bombay on the 25th ultimo, and Singapore on the 5th Instant, sad had flos weather.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Fitogas umuraman in Kowings Dock; Esmeralda F. P. Luchfeld ammut A wriyang ......................
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SCOTT's Emulsion. of Pune Cork Liver Off with Hypophosphites is the most valuable remedy for Consumption Scrofula, General Dability" Waiting Diseases of Children, Chronte Coughs, and Bronchitis that has ever been produced, It is very palatable; it is very fattening and strengthening. It will axan at once the mosj violent cough and will give both comfort and strength to the offeres. It porsesses the combined virtues of these popular remedies in their fallest form. Any Chemist can supply it- Sole Agents for Hongkong and the Empire of Chins Watkins & Co., Hongkong.—alvs.
To be Let.
WELLING
TO`LET.
of 35 cents per share, but the crushing for July DHOUSES HUSON TERRACE
SECOND FLOOR of No. 1 and GROUND FLOOR" of No. 3 BLUE BUILDINGS.T
No. 1 KNUTSFORD TERRACE,
KOWLOON.
The salary Hst of the Bank of England, days, 600 tons of are being crushed for a yield shows a decided improvement, mill running so including pensions, aggregates $300,000 per of $75 ber of gold. The smaller crushing is annum. There are 1,100 employes in the Bank accounted for by: the fast they cly to The cheeky become pelo from fear because head of stampa, are working at present, the the mental emellan diminishes the setion of the others being under zapalt, but they are leafy tOFFICES heart and lungs, and so impedes the circulation. Sein working order again by the end of the The United States manufactures more iron, month, Charbonnages are paaring 21. $120. steel, copper, and tend than any other country Balmemais,am wask al 185.99 per share.. on the globe, Great Britain being a little shand | on sine and ife,"
Jelaber have changed ownship at $3.30 to $uso, closing steady at $3.40 par skare. Kaube let could be placed at that rato. have been sold at $4-40 per share, and a sigail
The success which has crowned the French efforts to settien vety vexed question with Chins will probably have been noted in the proper quarters. Until the late Convention was signed France had repeatedly filled to fadece the Chinese authorities to discuss the frontier ques tion between Indo-China and Chinese territory, | At the date when the excellent map of M. Favio 'was compiled only a very small portion of the froutler from Monckal northwards had bee delimited and accepted by both powers." And though there was no mention in a recent tele- gram of the entire settlement of the frontier question between Fiance and Chins a very Important and Interesting part of the difficulty appears to have already been definitely arranged, tchau; on the Black River, is a little farther south than the frontier line laid down in the Parle map. But what little has been lost here by the downward sweep of the boundary line has been hundred fold made good by the acces ston of tentiory in the region of the Upper Mekong. Laaving Laichan the boundary line rung abruptly north, enclosing the valleys and sources of the Nam Na, and passing north of the Bead waters of the Nam Oo, or Hou; follows the mountainous sources of the Nam Bin and Nam Toph in a series of stratie curves, and dually implages on the Mekong a litle north of Marsz Vang. Yuonan thus cats wadge-like into northern Tonkin, forming an equilateral triangle with its spex at Lalchau, and counter balanced by a similar triangle of French
Doors, WHARYER AND GODOWNE-HE territory romping north into Yanman with its apex at Long po. From a glance at the map
Hong and Whampoa Docks have been in steady astriand, and shares have changed Bande from it will then appear clear that Mus Slag.
10 per cent, prem, to ra4 per cent, prem, cask, reported to be zamissned by Indian troops, la A baby-abow in "high-life" is quite a new entirely within the new Frich territory, and
slaa at 106 per cent, prem, for 30th September departure. Mrs. Robert Crawshay recently held that part of Chieng Kheng, which stato strad
This Company has now issued "fis report, from One of the shortest and neatest letters to the which I gather the following particulars "The one on the "at home? principle, Lady Wind dies the Mekong, Caleng Sen, and Chieng Grace Fand is that of Sir Courtenay Boyle, who set agnings for the 6 months ended 30th fas over and other ladies acting as Judges. Quits Kong are also included in French territory. In encloses a subscription with the comment, including $22,761.72 brought forward from last a large number of blus-blooded bables were other words all territories on the left banks Far est gratis gratias agern.” brought, and the highest price in the set class of the Upper Mekong over which Slams
Account, semount to $339,413-39 ; from this have for childred under one year was awarded in exercised any sort of numerain rights, have determine whether toads could live wheeler, Janwing available
Hundreds of experiments have been made in to be deducted 84409 directors and anditors Derrick Browne, the infant son of Lord and Lady | bean included by the new boundary Convention enclosed in blocks of stone, and in every case || $3,113.39. The decctors recommend a aspropriation Castleton, who accompanied him to the "skow," into French territory, France, England, and the loads dird beforalthe end of the second year. Lívidend of y per cent, for the half-year, or The highest prise for children over twelve China are now neighbours on the Upper Mekong, months was given to Matilda Baring, the With Chins the boundary difficulty has been been declared at 13,238 net value. To his wils of 3100 to contributing shapphalders, that The estate of the late Feed Barrett, Jockey, has 100.375 to be paid to the shareholders, a kanys eighteen-month-old daughter of Lord and Lady arranged, and it now remains for France and the testator bequeathed £3,000, the residue of 65,864 40 be written from the value of Rowloc Ashburton. Among other prises one went to England to strange their frontiers in a spirit of his property, rasi and personal, being left up Decks (redosing that is $1,000,000), Lady Minto's ten-weeks-old infant, and to Mrs. | intress and maina? goodwil The Buter trait for his son Frederick. Heerbohm Tree's infant daughter, who, though State theory may be looked upon as exploded,
runt fel met der wire span is the world bikes from Compris Dodes (res
88 Cosmopolitan only six months old, bad a remarkable develop for China, Frencs, and England have absorbed | hss Jäst been completed. It is stricked scene, hom the valuhm of tần tug ment of Icett.
the very territory out of which the jugar. Lake Valeu, in Beltserland, connecting the town (which will then stand in the books with $15.00) Several actions have come before Mr. was to be constructed. And Chitty in the Chancery Division of the High pace of the estas fequest for the sake of the of Quinto, Dear Lelikmaps, Cik The and the balmon of 135,360.40 to be carried to Court of Justice, brought by debentare-holders ikeald be so. France and England have no
measures about to oco ft; Pccount. During the six months the leng of the Marlls Railway Company (Limited) need of semi-anrage wedges to wear them making for seceivership orders. It was arranged from blows. They sm civilized prople and that the mations should stand over genersity, resort to civilised methods of mettling * their with liberty to renew on undertakings by the
the medium of ptity chicitains of a state, which || law mostkey.
Allta and Britannia competed yesterday at Hunter's Quay for £50 over a fifty mile course. Britannia won, her rival being only three
minutes astern.
temple at Lelguis, Petala, is kapwa to have not A Parsee sacred fire, which is burning in a been extinguished since the days of Rapiboreth, who lived 12 centuries ago,
In Germany 89,600 families last year paid Income tax on incomes from Argo to 310 a paid on incomes above £480. year; 83,400 paid on £10 to £400, and 26,500
to death in Belfast, in of lama kaying exploded capeplaced, and the Ne?? Dock hai bauen legge A young man named Magii has been burned), ghening of the No. 1 Dock at Kowloon has been while he was blowing down the chinmay,. Where. Aloned womanga fæst to gyn Mac: The Adminay teen deaths from almost similar saline kaya, “aan bes-been adjusted at an exchange of STE
Company to give dra notice to the neveral arrels instead of troubling each other through | been reported to British cpropers during the past | Ywith BISLOST.53, and the difference ta uishaigu
p'aintiffs of any similar motione, and except with if formad inim a buffer, would, says the Fidw The talles willtary authorities have second randyments) put to a separata Exchange Ad 191, such notice Lot to assent to any receivership Free Frest, are hea hot-bed of intrigue and order without the several plaintifs' assent, and disorder, and of staat danger to that good them by an lifantry amcer. Its chief characteristic reduced from $137 633.63 to 185.250.235)
a new magásine piñn which was submitted to Account Bundry Creditors ?, SAYS SHEN also not to create further Incumbrances.
feeling, which ought to exist betwem, the two|| in that if fros no skole automatically, and that, At a meeting of the shareholders of the China | acknowledged lending nations of the'modern' the ring may be internaltiest er centianeta Mutual Dream Navigaties Company, held on world.
'plans since 1983, did side property`manda in tka" it the pleasure of the meriwwa
FIRST FLOOR No. 7. PRAYA CENTRAL lately occupied by Mess, HOLLIDAY, WI & Co. Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
& AGENCY Co. Lik Kongkang, 31st July, Roc,
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TO LET. #TWO SMALL OFFICES IN VICTORIA
+BULDOG.*
Apply te BAGUA BAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.
Haugkong, 24th July, 1805.
Entimations.
SIEN TING, BURGEON - DENTIST, No. 10, AGUILAR STRERT. TERMS VERY MODERATE, Consultation from Hongkong, 27th September, rå94/
-DENTISTRY. FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP
MODERATE FEES,
MONG
39-Eutterfield & Swire, Peak Roellence.
36-Butterfield & Swire, Sagar Ofios. 302-Bitterfield & Swire, Refinery Quarry Jay,
$8---Butterfield & Swire, Shipping Offen, „71-Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co. * 42--Canadian Paclite Railway Co. *11.--Carmichael & Co. lỗi, thần Sai số ca 11.
Ches Ties, Residencs. China Mail Office.
72-China. Sugar Rednery, East Point, 71--China Sugar Refinery, Town Office. 11.-Club, Hongkong.
-116—Club Lusitana.
Ja-Club, Fask.
87-Compradore, D. Laprak & Co, Office
78-Cousins, J. B.
do
12-Daily Press Office. 85-Dalry Farm, Office. 67-Dairy Farm, Pok-foo-lumns. Iar-Danby, W.
73-David, A. T., Residence, 66-David & Co.
a-Dack, Aberdeen.
20---Dock Co.
Ba-Dr., Atkinson, Residence, 63--Dr. Bell, Residenca.
Residence:
2-Drs. Hartigan, Cantils, är Stedman, 23--Dr. Jordas, Office. 43--Dr. Jorian, Residence. 55-Dr. Stedman, Residence. 41---Dodwell, Carlill & Co. 17-Douglas Laprnik & Co, $8-Electric Co.
584-Electrict Co., Residence. 74-Fletcher & Co. 4-Gaz Co., East Point. 47-Gas Co., West Point. 31---Gibb, Livingston & Co,
6-Godown Co, Office, 11---Godown, Kernsing, 7--Godown, Kowloon,
33-Godown, West Point.
44-Government House,
294. Harrison, W. Staart, Residenca, 95-Haskell, D., Residents.
115-Him Kea & Co,
27--Holliday, Wise & Co.
IoH, Canton & Macao S-bout_Co.," 102- 20. do... da.
da. Wher
g-Hongkong & Shanghai Bank.
84-Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, Mons. -
1-Hongkong Teligroșă Office. 13-Hop Hing Hong.
26-Hospital, Albert Memorial, 306.--Hospital, Government Civil.
3-Hospital, Peak.
33-Hotel, Hangkang, Pabila Telephone. 35-Hotel, Mount Austin.
56-Hotel, New Victoria, Pabila Telephone. 29--Hotel, Peak.
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83-Ho Tung, Bonham Strand. 77.-Ho Tung, Praya Central, 59-Ho Tang, Residence, 37-Humphreys, J. D. Reslience. 68-Humphreys & Sen, Office. to-Imports & Exports; Office, 108.Kaw Hong Take.
644-Kennedy, J., Czumway Bay, 3 64-Kennedy Horse Repository: ! 10%.-Kin Fat Hang.
85--Klich, H. H., Residence, 130,-Kirch & Co.
-Kramer, J., Residence, 91.-Lamke & Rogge, 93----Lamke, J., Residence, 177.-Land Investment Co.
Crawford & Co.
Residence. 122-MacCallum, J., Residence, 106,-Man Chen Yuen,
90.
do.
98.--Man On Insurance Co, 118-Muty, A. R. 112.-Melobers & Ca
5-Nam Wed & CA, IIQ-Naval Hospital, Ton--Naval Yan. 248---Optom Faria, 119.-Oplum Factory,
I-P. & O. 8. N. Co. 69.-P. & O. Mess, Peak, 15.--Police Station, Central, 34-Ray, C., Residence, SiewRay & Davies,
103.-R. E. Guard Room, 104R. E, Mess,
45-Rope Factory. --
dere Rumsey Comadr, R.N., Rosidané $allows Home.
M. 8. & Co.
fr-Blemsses & Co.
[729
T-Sperry Flour Co.
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TAI FONG. Surgeon Dentist, (Formerly articled Apprentice, and latterly mystery gesistant to Dr. Routan),
HAS REMOVED. THE BANK BUILDINGS,
Queen's Roa (Opposite Himekong Hoig), CONSULTATION FREE
61-Sterans, G. R., Offles
~63--Stevens, G. R., Residence,
14-Zalegraph Companies.
28.-Tomes, C. A., Rasidanos,
14-Tram Station Peak,
Kas & Co.
16,--Watson & Co.
$3.-Webster, L., Residence,
78Whiley, W., Residence,
57.-Wickham, W, H., Residenca.
· 196.-Woolley, A., Offer,
30-Woolley, A., Residance.
64.-Wo Koe & Ca
38,--Yuan Fat Hong, Bonham Strand,
7g-Yum Lam Kea. /
PRIVATE TELEPHONE LINES,
Dock Co., Howison,
Hongkong Telegraph Office,
Jardins, Matheson & Co., East Point. Meyer & Co.
North Ching aturanos Ca.
Tramway Company,
In pase of FIRE ring up No, 19, The Kachange is open day and night,
W, STUART HARRISON,
Hangimog, 14th July,