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Shanghai, February 10th. Some time ago wo received a telegram stating that revolution against the dynasty was expected to break out, commencing la Canton Our morning contemporary then said it had received a reply to an Irquby asking if there was any truth in the news we gave, and the reply was "Hembug!" We are not going to return the com- pliment to similar news recolved by our memalog contemporary and published this morning, for wo
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1896.
"agreed to open the West River under certala conditions. The telegrams referred to read as follows:-
LONDON, JRDURry 19th..
The report current in London that a British ultimatem has been presented at Pakis, demand- denied by the Foreign Office. Nothing in the fog the opening of the West River, is positively nature of an ultimatum has been prosented, the representations made by the British Minister regardlog-the-opening of parts on the West River belag absolutely of a friendly character.
LONDON; Jandary 15th. Reuter's Feria correspondent states that China agreed to open the West River provided she Is allowed to retain territory ceded by Buma to Chion. The Convention has been referred to Lord Salisbury,
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PERING NOTES,
(From our own Correspondent)
PIKIKO, January 24th.
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he considers desirable within his own station. With the addition of the Sapiko il is considered that the fleet at the Capo_silon is, sufficiently strong to meet the requirements of the service,
The Central News Bays the announcement of the mobilution of Flying Squadron as a certain great Powers towards this country has précsation in view of the hostile attitude of created the liveliest satisfaction in naval and military circles.
Amongst politicians, it is believed that the silcation is more threatening than his yet been disclosed, especially as arrangemicals of an extensive military character are also under contemplation.
The full list of vessels pablished, on the Bih January as in the Cape of Good Hope station is correct, but many of these vesicle are not avail. xble at once for service at Delagan Bay, Several of them are on duly at Cape Cost Castle in connection with the Ashanti expedition; but the following ships are within easy steam of Lauren Marques, and ready for emergencies:- Phabt, third-class cruker, 8 gras, Sappho, second-class craiser, & guns, Barros, third-class crolåer, 6 guns. Widga, first-class gunboat, 6 guns, Thrusk, first-class gunboat, 6 guns. ► Swallow, sloop. & gans.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS, DUE:
American (Coplic) to-morrow. Australian (Guthrie) to-morrdw. American (Peru) in-morrow, French (Ernest Simons) 16th inst. American (Afridi) 17th inst.-- Indian (Winesang) 18th Inst. Australian (Tilsan) 19:h inst, Canadian (Empress of Japan) 26th Inst. American (Doric) 20th inst American (Cliy of Rio de Janeiro) 3rd prox...-- Tacoma (Hankew) 5th prox.
THE Canadian Pacific Railway Ca's steamer Empress of Chinn strived at Vancouver on the 11th inst
Wears informed by the Agent of the Messageries Maridmes Co. that the steamer Ernest Simons, with the next French mail, left Saigon for this port at 1 am, to-day.
SHIPPING RETURNS.
From 5 p.m. Wednesday to 6 p.m. to-day, Formosa kananmu.steamer, from Costs Ports.
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syndicates concerned. The Chinese feel more security in negotiating through the German and British Legations, as it provides a sort of guarantee. The loan will be settled within the next few days
THE REFORM CLUB Imperial Edict sanctioning the construction of gave such promise of good things to come and
We chronicled in a former communication the eilabllabed at Peking a few months ago, which | the Ticaisin-Lukouch lao rallway. Memortals which has been referred to frequently in the | have ever since kept poziëg in agalest in public prints la Chins, has burst. It has been constructler. The Pellin boatmen are strongly denounced by one of the Censors and the in evidence, their memorial it is said haring Society has collapsed at ant. The Club bar received over ten thousand signatures. The been searched, the members, some filty or more towns on the Pelko which are to be injured la Hanila scholars, have absconded, and the prin their river traffic without say compensation ters have been imprisoned. Such is the end, for believe the information to be correct. During
from the railway are also alarmed. The people the present atleast, of what promised to be the the greater part of last year Canton, in fact the
who are to receive no benefit from the railway, awakening of China. It was inlitated and sup- whole province of Kwangtung, was to ■ 'state of
as they think, and their numbers are legion, are ported largely by at least three well-known strongly opposed to those who are to be imme. foreigners, twaofthem well-knowa missionaries, ferment. Once or twice have the discontented
diately benefited. It is reported that an Imperial and it met with much support and encourage. factions made a start at a. rebellion, and these
THE OUTLOOK FOR COTTON
Edict has already been famed dianilowing the ment from all classes. Ita lille Ganstis wa have only been put down with a very shong
construction of the line, but of this there is solar latterly enlarged and its name changed. SPINNING AT SHANGHAL hand, officials having got wind of the more-
no real indication. The memorials are of different One or more translators were engaged to kinds. These ofthe Censors blame Judge Hu for translate the best articles from the English ment before rebellion actually started. In
There must be a certain amount of anxiety in poricising at least four hundred thousand taels | newspapers and magazlues, of which some two fact, affalis got so sesious that the late Governor. the outlook for cotton spioners In Chios caused out of the two million four hundred thousand deren er more were ordered in the Club. The Li Han-ching was removed from office. The by the latest trick of the Chinese la endeavouring of the line so far soutb, instead of making it ran towards its expenses, and if ever there was which the line is calculated to cost; the building members contributed literally, we understand, Chinese la Horgkeng and Kwangtung aro
to make the foreigners contribute to the war more colightened than those of other provieces, factured in the new cotton mills. It will be of country which has no claim whatever to have dry bones of China, it was certainly confidently Indemplly by levying a tell upon goods manu. along the river and thus benefiting a poor tract hope of new life being instilled into the eld and the to the sack-need-of-reform-to-Chine, remembered that the British Mininter, Steallway to the-low of arch towns as Tung looked for from this young, hetithy, and welatura wire menure.
bat seeing the impossibility to effect auch, they Nicholas R. O'Conor, when receiving a deputa- chow which will suffer severely by the transfer Society. It has been have concluded that their only chance is in tion from the Chamber of Commerce here,
the affairs of the fraffic to.the tallway, The course proposed with great ability; difference, o believe
mong the leaders advised bis visitors to keep a sharp eye upon the an overthrow of the present dynasty. Our Japanese Commercial Treaty now being small hamlets. The counity is not densely of the Club hire each time been placed on a morning contemporary in to-day's Issue given negotiated between Buon Hayashi and Earl covered with graves an insportant consideration more secure and lasting basis. Foreign dianers the following note of warnlog →→→
Li. Doubtless Sir Nicholas bad in ble mind's for the Chinese-as both banks of the Pelko arë, at a native hotel have been partof ibuprogramme, "It has been wiready announced that there is eye some such move on the part of the China The lion would form a junction with the proposed we hear, and this element in not to be to be a múis serious rling at Canton after the as that which they ste now trying. It is Hankow Hae at Lukon Bidge, where land despised by say means. The Chinese transact which was utterly valueless has already risca nearly all their important bailaess at the tes holidays, and we would warn the authorities and confession of British inspilinde that we have that the plans of the revolutionary Committee thus to trust to the diplomatic tact of the Japanese in the market ten-fold in prospect of the terminus shops and restaurants, and certainly a good include attacks on foreign property by means in many matters of vital importance to British being situated bere. Rice, as imperial tribute, diucrandaglass of champagnehelp wonderially of incendiary fires at other ports in the north caterpilise to China. Bat it is evident that the it continue to come, will doubtless still come to smooth mailers. We regiel exceedingly the as well as in the south of China, whereby the industry very largely depends upon the shape four thousand in 'number, engaged in transport- Į
future prosperity of the local cotton planing by the river to Tungchow. The boats, three or decrass ofthe Reform Club.-V. C. Daily News, attention of the Chinese Government may be distracted, and a clearer field may be left for which the Japanese Commercial Treaty finallying this rice will doubtless all be engaged fo
NAVAL AFFAIRS. the operation of the conspirators to Kuang-wil take. That the Chinese are inclined to a
this traffic. The granules are slanted in the tung. The news of this has come to us in treacherous repudiation or contortion of the east of Peking, adjöfulng the cansi and stone treaty, which they soʻreadily signed when the road which leads to Tungchow. Besides the very ccrccted way, but it should not be treated with contempt, and our authorities, full force of the terror inspired by the Japanese opposition of the Chinese boatmen and others, native and foreign, will do well to be vigilant advance was in their minds, is shown by the there are also, we hear, the opposition and The plot is a Cantonese one, and It is the insolent and preposterous contentions which Li Intrigues of the French, was, by victa right to has raised in attempting to refuse the Japanese Fournier Treaty, claim to have the sole right to exraterritorial privileges and equable treatment construct sailways in China. This of course, is in Custome matters, already solemnly secured absolutely false; nevertheless, in China's present under article VI of the Shimonoseki Treaty. state of collapse, and the good services rendered No more glaring or shameless attempt to break China in the Liaotong retrocession, it does well igorous action taken by the Government. The I am glad, but not surprised, to note the through treaty has ever come to light, enough with which to bully China. That clause fitting out of an open Flying Squadron la even in Chios, where treaties, are twisted
in the above treaty which has given so much precautionary defensive meam which cannot and broken habitually, and we are glad to umbrage to China and other trading nations, offend any crunity, as it threatens no ore in know that Baron Hayashi at once met the
and bandle to the French for reserving to particolar. Great Briala base perfect right to Insolent effort to op: toch a discussion by a
themselves the exclusive construction of railways commission as many ships as the Government peremptory kox possumus, But this incident is China, when properly interpreted as pointed thinks proper, and it seem quite natural that is enough to show us the spirit in which the out in your late able leader on railways (ast under existing circumstances such a step should Imperial Chinese Government regards its most her materials were of the same quality and } greater preparedness for such a measure than the matter from his own print of view, I do Amoy to Hongkong had moderate to light north.
December), only promised France the preference be taken. The Admiralty is now to a state ol solemn obligations. Li Hung-chang, by the second of these absurd pretensions, wanted to
cost. as those of other countries. provide for the imposing of Jikin and tests upon attempted to get exclusive rights of railway Its resources are sufficient to fit out several France it has ever been known to be is my experience, goods purchased by Japanese, especially cotton. construction and the working of the mines to Flying Sqaadions if necessary. If there should fibre, strawbrald and silk, up-cotty, and South China in her late Slo-Annamite Conven be any deficiency la officers, that can easily brought to the Treaty Forts for the purposes of tlon, but failed; the "must "address themselves be filed up from those now serving in harbour Foreign Powers prior to the Shimonoseki being charged into "may," although the original a very powafel Heet. It li not unusual to manufacture. Under the Treatles existing with first to French engineers and manufacturers whips. We bare plenty of men available, and Treaty, it would have been perfectly open to the Chinese to make the newly-born cotton London and China Express, seems to have been Powers are strained. The presen action simply French tex, to judge from the translation in the strengthen the flat when the relations of the factories pay almost any killing tax they
sent to Paris. This action of France, if true, amounts to a strengthening of the flet with and brought down to Treats Ports was, of ways in China. China must have a free band arises wherever they may seem to be most liked. Chinese produce purchased for export will retard, if not stop, the censtencilon of all additional vessels, which can be sent as pressure course, fully provided for in the Treaties, but to buy in the cheapest market without pressure required. The new Flying Squadron will, no produce brought down for manufacture en Chi hot, she must again put a stop to railway doubt, be commanded by an Admiral specially nese soll by foreigners was evidently a point building. China cannot fight, and rather than commissioned. Nevertheless, it may possibly which had not entered into the calculations of put the construction of her rallways lato hands aut be called upon after all to act as a separate
Chinese government at which the attack is almed, It is not intended to employ riotous mobs, lest injury should be done to the persons of forcigácia,"
We do not think that any attempt at incend- lary fires an foreign prop:ity will be made, but at the same time it is well that car police should be on the alert.—Marcury,,
THE WEST RIVER.
Un ler date 24th January the Peking corres pondent of the North China Daily New reported as follows respecting the projected opening of the West River
Another ultimatum was presented on the rath to the Tsung-il Yames by the Beltish Chard d'Apatres, demanding the opening of the West River. The Chlaese Ministers have, among themselves, resolved upon this step in the Interests of their own revenue, and little prestara is needed to influence them to adopt this action, They see that unless this is done the trade of Kwangsi, Eastern Yunnan, and Western
Kuangtung will in a few years flow south.
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first-class cruiser to this stallon is looked upon The action of the Government in ordering a
Talwan The Gemius bare at Laurenço Marques the | Benledi.............TUNE eight guns each, and crews of 159 men. Sea Adder and Condor, both cruisers carrying Ningchow
Cosmopolit424124 Sabine Rickmers... SIR IDWARD RKID'S OPINION.
EDINBURGH, January gtb.
Acti..... A Press Association representative had an
Doris.... Interview yesterday afternoon with Sir Edward Hamos Reed, ex-Chief Constructor of the Navy, for they...... purpose of ascertaining his opinion of the fleet Cheang Hock Klan.. which Great Britain could place in comrelation Lyrame............ should war unfortunately break out. Sir Edward Sungliang sald-I perfectly understand the position taken up by the United States, and believe that post- tion to be one which will result in war between the two counities unless something effectual la dens to make it clear to the United States Government that we desire noterritory that does not properly belong to us, end that, although wo A representative of the Press Association bad an interview with Admiral Colomb on the 8th are not bound by the Monroe doctrine, we have ultimo, at his residence in Hampshire, with it. As only conciliation and not concession no destre whatever to in any way laterfere with reference to the naval situation. In answer to questions, the Admiral, according to The Scoisabled probably will be able to settle is needed, blendly diplomacy ought to be man of gth allms, sald
But we must not fa!! diplomacy should fall of. As to the mitlinde the matter without war, to prepare even for a leafricidal war, if
of the Gemas Government, if it should prove true that it intends to set at naught say Republic, and if it takes action to that effect, we part of our-treaty or treatler with the Transvaa
telegram can now be read here with much less shall be bound to resist. I consider the Kalter's imitation than was at firat excited, if we regard
all, but at those who were committing, as he not believe it was aimed at our Goverment at bellowed, a wanton violation of a State which | had secured Internal Independence. But the setting ade of a treaty of ours would, if given country, and it this be contemplated by Germany effect to, be a wanton aggression apop-our
action as admirable, and as having saved us war la certain, I have complete confidence in the Government, and I regard Mr. Chamberlain's
confront, great as these may be. As to cur from greater dangers than any we have now to preparedness for war in liber of the above cares, thanks to the exertions of the present Admiralty and of two preceding
Boards, WO arola better sine by far, than We have been since the introduction of armour.
we should have nothing to fair in a caval sense
war
may have to confront very powerful alliances: and whatever may be thought at other times, certainly at the present that we ought to itrato every nerve to strengthen our navy. As regards new ships, they should be designed for the quickest possible production with all avoidable complications excluded, and with everything done to avoid delay.
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wards brough Tongking and the Balies thereupon will be completely lost to them An' answer was, to be given by midday on Son the foreign diplomatisis who framed the Treatles. I that are likely la the future-to-be-unfriendly, squadron, but rather in conjunction with existing at for the novelty of so many 'naval elements, day, the roth, The Chloese government, Transit passes, under Article 4 of the Chelco enviable position to occupy, It is understood | noon circumstances yat, lo be ascertained
she must stop all railway work, This is not an squadrons at some polot. That must depend other governments, want some quid pro que and congruered alive produce carried some of the rallway material has already been should not be surprised to heat that the Flying from Germany or the United States, or both so they have made it a condiloa of openings river to foreign trade that Great Britain do not
port of shipment, ordered from the Unfled Stater and Germany Squadron is to-day already manned, and combined. I have litle fault to find with our lake back the territory ceded to her by the
bona fide intended for shipment to foreign and if the fallway construction is not to proceed, should be ready for sea within three days. At recent ships of any class. The things of `ich Barmo-China Convention. It should here be port, and may be, by treaty, certified by the these countries may have something to say. By all events, there will be no delay or difficulty on I complained for some years were given up said that Great Britain with the view of punishing. British subject Interested, and exempted by later information, which we give, however, with the score of men. It might, perhaps, not he years ago, and there are no battleships in the Coina for breaking the treaty in relation to the demanded upon it as route. "If produce be payment of the half duty from all charges
all reserve, it is stated that the Ruslans have easy at once to man every ship on which the
world to equal the Royal Sovereign and cession to France of Mangand Utal in "blasg
taken up the building of the rallway in as far as Government could lay its hard; but in that completed a goodly numby. Our frit-class and Majestie clases, of which we fortunately have the iron work is concerned, the earthworks and emergency, which I do not anticipate, the beng province, now demands the opening of 20t the property of a British subject, continues. the West River and the retrocession of the
the Convention, or is being carried to a port ballasting belog left to Mr. Kinder: This, reserve could be called out if necessary.
second-class cruisers are also splendid vessels, Borman-Shan teritory handed over by treaty not for exportation, it is not entled to the true, will be a strange comment on the Liselung
Asked bis opinion with regard to the dispatch but we must not forget that modern naval war- and loan business. Preparations are proceeding of war vessels to Delagoa Bay, to China. The conditions have been wired exemption that would be secured to It
fare depends upon naval apparatus, and may to Lord Sallebury and an answer is daily by the exhibition of a transit duty certificate" for the construction of the line.
Admiral Colomb isid :-These will doubtless develop alarmlog surprises. Our ships, like expected. It is not likely Lord Sallsbury will Looking, then, at this article, the one having the
be drawn from the squadron under the command
others, are extremely complicated and ilable to most Immediate hearing upon the point, it was The negotiations for the loss of the additional of the Cape Admiral. The East India command
many derangements, and wilt and scientific agree to li; Chinx will therefore lose the newly laft perfecily open to the Chloese to play ducks i hundred millions of; taels, of the" Japaners | used to be separate, but now all vessels up to fighting may tell more than courage or acquired teritory and have to open the tiver and drakes with all kindsef raw produce intended. | indemnity are still proceeding. The Chinett | And including Zanzibar are under the command] Peralatenco Moreover, Great Britain There are some among the higher Chinese for the local factories, as it could not be con Government have had offers of gold and liver of Admiral Rawson at the Cape. The British officials who think the British action very tended that: colton converted into cloth at loans from nearly all ionalties. cowardly and flabby. The British Conservative
The naval force there consists of fifteen ships, large government has given to, as we know by Shanghai wax Sond fide intended for export. Chinese wish to accept the lowest offer and they and small. They are distributed up and down telegram to France, and handed over not only the
The question of export duty is quite another at the same time want to be convinced of the both the east and west coast, but can be very and Ilegally conceded by Chles to France on the matter, which reed wet new be considered. That'sfity of the lenders to implement theft cagage enslry and promptly catied together by telegraph Fennus frontier and exit of the upper waters of the Japanese foresaw the difficulty which was ments. Up till now the Chinese were fimly ti required. the Mekong, but the districts south of this kely to arise over the conveyance of cotton to bent upon contracting only liver loans. The Questioned in reference to the current rumours lying east of the same river, which were to form
the new mills is cridesced by their inclusion of state of the market and the higher rate of that the large suspins in the National Exchequer the British contribution to the proposed Boffer
the following clauses in Article VI of the Shim-interest charged have opened their eyes to this year In likely to be mainly devoted to a State. France gets the Mekong as her wedlern
onoseki Treaty:
the advantages of a göld loan. There has furthur strengthening of the navy, the Admital A GREAT RAILROAD DEAL, boundary along the whole length of tis upper
#ard.-Japanese subjects purchasing goods for some years past been a strong opposition said he was sure that all old myst officers like. course, and the Buffer State sloks out of consider or produce in the interior of Chias, or transport- 10 negotiating co the gold pound-gold himself, as well as the nation at large, would THE PIKING AND HANKOW RAILYOAD, ation. So astute a statesman as Lord Sallshary Lng Imported merchandise into the interior of francs, marks, dollars or any other thing, welcome and approve of a luze appropriation
SHANGHAI, February yib. It is believed is not likely to have given sway Ching, shall have the right temporarily to rent but not pounds. They now find that what for that purpose; but, he added, I should slso
His Excellency Heu Yintsling, a Trotai of 10 muck-retired from a place garrisoned by | or hire warehouses for the storage of the articles. ever they adopt most in the long run come like to see some of the money devoted to a Kwangtung, (brother of Superintendent of the British troops under the former invertebrate so purchased or transported, without the pay-to the London market and be calculated in strengthening of the army. In the event of any Peking Granates), the party appointed by Liberal government too-without some guid ment of any taxes or exacilons whatever.
pounds stealing. Their opposition therefore to trouble, for instance, with the United States Ching on the 3rd day of the 11th
their Imperial Highnesses Princes' Kung and pro quo. Reuter has not informed us of the
the Brite currency has now entirely dla which I should deeply deplote, and which wo details of this arrangement with France.
appeared. They have bad tempting offers of may hope will be averted, we might have to put to scento subscriptions and organize the Lu- keo-chico and Hankow Railroad Company, silver on a silver basfs from the. Unlied States, It was expected that wa should, insist on the open cities, tówas sad ports, of China, and the interest calculated at 5% per annum and the $50,000 troops Into Canada at sbort notice.
evacutiion of Chanfabbon and the
On the reporter alluding to the navy as our first
left Shanghai yesterday for Canton, having recovery of freedom of action for Slam on the of machinery, paying only the stipulated import this offer it once. In the meantime a certain naval officers don't accept or endorse that strong American and English syndicats of price at 97. They were advised to close with line of defence, Admiral Colomb said :—We In the short space of ten days secured from a west of the Mekong in the so-kilometre zone. These two concessions affect the integrity and
Jewish financier has appeared on the scene, description of the DAVY. There is no such thing railway contractors the whole amount that can Independence of Slam. We all know that in Chins, shall, in respect of inland transit and
"All articles manufactured by Japanesesubjects has rented house, and hur at once begun as a first lue in this country. The navy is our be taken by foreigners, vit,,-Tea million taels France at the Slames Indemnity was paid, faternal taxes, datles, charges and exictions can be done. He offers to negotiate the less Empire is a water Empire with a moving force, capitalists the remainder of the capital required. the attack, and boasts of stowing how things defence together with the army. The British and be is now proceeding to secure from Chiacze should have abandond Chantaboon, and the of all kinds, and also in respect of warehousing at the arprecedentedly low figure of 41 per and that moving force is the navy, just as the Under the preliminary contracte entered into insertion in the treaty of the 20-kilometre sone was an unjust exercise of power. The Chinese stand upon the same footing and enjoy the same has started recently from Shanghai overland, Germany. But, of course, we must sayo plenty is to be built on the 4 feet 81 inch and storage facilities to the interior of China, cent silver. The parties making this offer French and German defence of France and with the constructing Syndicate the road officials on bearing of Great Britain's action privileges and exemptions as merchandise and we await their arrival with no small, anxiety, of good soldiers. There must be garrisons, but guage, first-class in every respect, and to cost su prised at bez cowardice, and imported by Japanese subjects into Chisa, withhold their pames. How this is to be thate garrisons cannot maintain themselves less than forty thousand tans per mile. The the French Minister doubtless paid the Yames a visit to Inform them of the result, with a But if the Chinese succeed in fofradacing any effected must be left to the Jewish mind with all without naval auslstance. "Didn't I tell you so
This sort of thing is
new features into the Commercial Treaty to the backing of rich Vienna Jews The Hong. they are trying hard to do, a very serious is still before the government, and in the end u A rough comparison of the strength of the Burmese territory difficulty will confront the infant industries likely to be be adoped. The standing of the British and German navles can only show east of the Mekong and made China pay at the same time for her Infraction of the Treaty and the cotton mills, and indeed almost all the syndicate, it is believed, in London to take it up. attempt on the part of Germany to cope with us which are growing up in this neighbourhood, Bank in the East is known and it has secured a (observes the Gleda) the difficulty attending any At present our ultimatums are confined to recently created foreign manufacturing industries, The Chibere Government would like better at se, or to presume to convey troops to say. China, Venezuela, and Ashanti ! We ate will be completely at the mercy of the rapacious terme, but with the 6 per cent, gold loan of the point outside Europe without our permission LEGAL INTELLIGENCE, not prepared to tackle France. And whatever flowing platitudes Lord Salfsbury
and isstons mandaries, who, we can readilyChartered Bank standing in the market at 108 TRONCLADS, BATTLESHIPS, AND COAST DEFENCE may understand, atter abeot England belog prepared azainst of the monopoly that they hitherto enjoyed in Bank standing say at 127, the pilce demanded by Great Bital...4 Germany ... 13
are far from plaased at the extinction and the 7 per cent, silver loan of the Hongkong
CHIPS all combinations whether in war or in commerce,
cotton manufacture. The question past arises the latter Bank for the new loan does not seem facts speak louder than words. The Graphic
CRUISERS AND STEEL ILOOPS. of the 30th of November has a loaderette on how much support England and America would unreasonable. The mice will bring up the new Great Britain...138 Germany "diamond cut diamond is relation to thisques here seainst Chinese squeeze lo such an event-
teen be incifaed to give to upholding the new industry lean to a fraction under 6 per cent, at which it DISPATCH VESSELĖ, GUNIOĀTS, AND tion of meqalescence to Fresch demands
can be lested by manipulating the Chartered
. COMPOSITE BLOOPS. resolve to resume possession of the wide uality? We can readily recognize that the develop loan and raising it stil forber in the market. Grest Betaltor | GemARY stretching Chin territory herand Bhama Batment of coton spioning la Chios is not viewed On the 27th, it was announced that the Chines
FORPEDO GUNBOATE. can this be truly said to be a case of " diamond with much enthusiasm in England or America, Government had made up its mlad to accept the Great Britai 33 Gemsay 'cut diamond 7" We opine not. Britishers have for that matter, In Japan, whore interests in Hongkong Bank loan and the; affair was con-
(Smail she.) this respect have been generously ovaioaked sidered practically settled. That it will come to TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYEnɛ (sí að knots spend.) no occasion to feel elated at this move is the Foreign Office.
In order that other foreigners might share in the this eventually there does not seem the leat Great Britale...42 | Germany woman. benefits arising from the breaking down of the shadow of doubt, bat at present the question is
DO" FIRST-CLASS TORPKIN HGATE. burstera le China by the force of apanese arms still open; Better offers ars in the market and Great Britair 95 | Germany 112 It is obvious that Osaka's great interests would the Chinese are determined to take the "lowest rather beserved by the emission of any provision
MERCHANT CRUISwms (of ng kaotsland over.) offer. for allowing foreigners the unrestric ed right to
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Great Britain. 24} Germany .................... to engage is manufactures in China, especially in
173—Tereg Yun Tang v. Tang Fi... -- 48.00 The loan is not yet fixed although not far from
174-Ganda Hal v. B. M. Vielä" 1999 30,00 cotton manufacture. Therefore it behoves those it. The negotiators, it is understood, have It has been ascertained that the Admiral on 186-Colonial Treasurer v. Cheung I... interested in the new undertakings here to lessened the discount somewhat the price will the Cape Town station has suficient naval force | 187- closely watch the progress of the negotiations therefore be now slightly in advance of the at his command without drawing ships from 188 of the Convention, for they are, we att sorry to - funzo gives above, say 99. By a wire from | adjoining nailonar, and nu orders have been | rgá-
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