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THE
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WILLARD
AND
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INSTANTANEOUS SUCCESS.
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Received on Saturday Night by a boule crowded
to suffocation.
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Mr. SHERIDAN as the HANSOM CABBY. WEDNESDAY, 25th March, Second Edition of "LITTLE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS."
THURSDAY, 15th March, EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF
MISS BROWN," FRIDAY, 27th March. "ALL ABROAD." SATURDAY AND MONDAY,
, 28th and 10th March, "THE SHOP GIRL"
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BOX PLAN at Messin. KisLy &.Walsh, Ld. SEASON TICKETS delling to the Series of Telve Performances $25 ONLY; NOT -TRANSFERABLE.
Hongkong. 3rd March, 1905.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
THE
No. 91.
1548
HE following Partle-lars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spat, on
MONDAY,
the toth day of Marc1, 1396, at 3 PM, are published for general information.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hope th March 19RA-
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Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 30th day of Merch, 1896, at 3 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Let of CROWN LAND'it VadMa T1, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years...
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT...
No. of Sale.
Registry
Kow.
Igon Martac
Lot
Locality.
Yalt
Boundary
Measure
ments.
(.. ft. (t;
Contents in
Square feet.
Annual
No 39 M T 525 525/350/380199.500/1397
Upset price
KELLY & WALSH,
SALTERS
LIMITED.
CELEBRATED' BLACK GUT
TENNIS BATS. SLAZENGER'S LEMON TENNIS HATS. THE SPECIAL DEMON BAT.
CHEAP TENNIS BAT,
An Excellent Racquel in a variety of weights, made of Strong filark Gut, Double or Single
Shung.
SINGLE STRUNG.........$4.50
DOUBLE STRUNG .......................$5.00
KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED.
Hongkong, 23rd March 196.
TO LET
WELI ING HOUSES –
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1896.
Co-day's Advertisements.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED
FOR SHANGHAL
THE Steamble
"PAKHOL"
Captain Stott, wit be despatched TO
MORROW, the 24th Instant, at Daylight. "
For Freight or Pasange, soply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agentz,
Hangkong, 23rd March, 1906,
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR CHEFOO, TIENTSIN AND
NEWCHWANG.
THE Steamship
"KANSU,"
[sar
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS. SIMPLE AERATED WATER, SODA
DA WATER.
INGER ALE ---
LEMONADE.
the Colonial Surgeon, from other official and disease were taken away from the members of the Board; and where are the Board and put under Depart- Colonial Secretary's Minutes and Memo-ments absolutely independent of the Board and its officers. How often oranda and the Governor's despatches to the Colonial Office and the replies was it pointed out that its 'Sanitary. thereto ? During the fifteen months that Surveyor was a junior officer in the service have elapsed since Mr. Keswick opened of the Public Works Department, under the tranches for the combined attack on
obedience to the D.P.W. and not to the the popular element in the Sanitary Board Board; "that It had not at its disposal a there has been time for several Inter- doctor of any kind whom It could direct, changes of opinion between Downing to visit a sick man or report on any par- Street and Hongkong. What the members ticular subject? The Sanitary Superinten, of Council want to see are the representa- dent himself was the servant, of the tions made to the Secretary of State for Government and not of the Board. The the Colonies by the local Government,
alteration that was wanted was not the by means of which the Minister has been substitution of a Government Department. induced to sanction the reduction in the whether. presided over by one head or by an official Board, but the change number of the unofficial Members and the substitution of an official for an unofficial that Dr. Ho Kar demanded-enlarged. powers and an increased staff for the existing Board: Not "enlarged powers to make bye-laws, but enlarged powers to enforce them and proper officers to carry on the work, namely
SARSAPARILLA.
RASPBERRY
ASPBERRYADE, &c. majority. Of course no one expects to see
the semi-official communications of a confidential character exchanged between Individual officials here and in London, which nevertheless have had a very con
Captain Sommerville, wil be despatched TO. qualified English Chemist and will bear compa|siderable effect In producing the result the control of the main
MORROW, the 24th instant, at 3 P.M. For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a daly
lion with the best English Manufactures.
Special terma-to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESSES and other Large Consumers. Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager. [503
Hongkong, tul May, that
417
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta:2 Hongkong, 13rd March, 176.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED..
FOR SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA,
THE Steamship
"HUFFH,"
despatched TO Captain Quail, will be MORNOW, the 20th (nutant, at P.M. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
1537 Hongkong, 23rd March, 1896.
j
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR MANILA, VIA AMOY.
THE Company's Steamship
"YUENSANG,"
Captain W. Waddlieve, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 26th instant, at 5
P.M.
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation lor Fleskelyse Pimengert.
For Freight or Pash apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Fieneral Managers- Hongkong, 23rd March, 187,5.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITEDI.
ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.
WINES
SPIRIT S.
: AND
ALL these are selected by our London House. bought direct at first hand, imported in weed and bottled by ourselves, thus saving a'l Inter
intended. We hope that the members of the Legislative Council will not allow them- selves to be put off with these few scraps of an extensive correspondence, and will, if they cannot get them otherwise, wire to the Secretary of State for an order for the rest of the reports and despatches to be laid upon the table."
Looking at the correspondence as published, we note the inverted order in which the few papers.given are arranged. Mr. Kaswick's letter of the 12th November, with the minutes annexed to it, comes first and then Mr. Bartros-letter-and-Dr-Ho-
Ka's memorandum; the one of the 5th and the other of the 3rd November. There is no copy of the communication-of what- ever nature it was--by means of which the Government submitted the question of reorganisation for the consideration of Unofficial members, and which gave rise to Dr. Ho Kai's very able memo- Mr. FELILICS' letter, randum and to
of judging when or and no. means
consulted met together for debate. Presumably the meeting was prior to the date of the memorandum and letter. It does not, however, very much matter. We are concerned in the main with the letter and minutes, and the opinions expressed h them.
sewers as
"(From Faßausts Papers.)
THE BUBONI PLAGUE AND THE SHIPPING TRADE.
TOKIO, March 7th. The Home Devariment will shortly re-issno the regolallons for the Inspection of vessels arriving from Hongkong, in consequence of the prevalence of plague there. Already alter coB- ` anitation with the various Consals in Yokoham the Governor of the prefecturer has ordered un faspection of the vessels on his own initiative.
M. WAEBER AND M. SPEYER.
Toxo, March 9th." It is reported eˇprobable that M. Waeber will remain in Seoul for some time, notwlib- stendig his nominal supercession by M. Speyer, row cling as Charge 2.Ağaires in Torio. The King is said to place no rollanco on anyone but M. Waeber.
FIGHTING IN KOREA.
FUSAN, March 7th. Captain Tanaka reports from Chungja that the slaters reirested after the last encounter, leaving more than 30 dead behind them, besides provisions and a quantity of gunpowder and pears. Nine Japanese soldiers were wounded,
LEGATION GUARDS IN SEOUL.
BAKAN, March 7th. According to a reput bịought by a passenger of the Tsuruga maru, there are about 140 mailnes in the Russian Legation at Seoul, where the King and bis Ministers remain. Ramlan marines are forbidden to leave the precincts of the Legatios. The other Legations "have mount" 30 mannel tiek ani"gurid, whe
are also forbidden to leave their quarteru,
The
well as of the private drains, control of the water supply, control of the arrange- ments for dealing with infectious disense afloat or ashore. With proper officers responsible to the Board and the full powers referred to above the old Sanitary Board would have done good work. as it had done in the past, In spite of its want of executive power, and in deßance of the jealousy and opposition of the rival depart- ments Medicine and Public Works- and there could be no question as to its It was Ordinance and was responsible to the responsibility.
constituted by Courts of the Colony for all its actions and fabilce imported from Ispaa to France will, omissions. If it exceeded its powers italter May 1st this year, pay a duty of 6 france was liable to an Injunction; ifit refused to per kilogrant. exercise them it was open to a mandamus, THE PROPOSED COTTON FACTORY AT If it abused its functions any one injured could take action for damages responsible for the acts of its officers in a way in which no officer of the Govern ment can be made responsible. Neither the Director of Public Works nor the Colonial Surgeon nor any Government
It was
mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the under what circumstances the gentlemen officer has any real responsibility in)
best growths at MODERATE PRICES.
PRICE LISTS,
with Full Details, to be bid on Application.
1450 PORT sher removal-aban'd be rested a month before use, When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being seat out, SHERRY.-Fxcellent Dinner and After Diaser Wines of very superlor Vintages. All are true Xeres Wines..
FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND- PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.
E Steamship
T
"TSINAN," Cptain Geo Ramsay, will be respatched on FRIDAY 27th instan', at a fist.
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-clast Saloon is situated forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage.
A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vestel is filled throughout with Electric Light.
For Freight or Pekings apply to
- BUTTERFIED & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, zard March, 1995.
[sro
THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA HE Company's Steamship
"KINTUCK,”
C. de Le Perrelle, Commander, will he despatchod at above on SATURDAY, the 28th instant, at Noon.
.
Mr. BELILIOS was of opinion that the Sanitary Hoard should be reconstituted and should consist of three official members
Hongkong. There is no means of compelling them to do their duty; no means of making them pay damages when they abuse their powers and position. Our contemporary the Daily Press was within the mark when it pointed out the other day that no government officer In Hongkong can be made responsible for his misdeeds unless they are of so very gross a kind that he becomes unfit for the public service and has to be dismissed.
TELEGRAMS,
only, and the presence of a couple of unofficial members who would be outvoted and powerless would only be a source of weakness, lessening the responsibility of the official members. So far Mr: BELILIOS was absolutely in the right and we hope he will give effect to his views after the new ̈ ̈Ordinance has been rammed down the throats of the citizens, by refusing to elect, elected as an unofficial member, Mr. BRLILIOS' opinion on the main question whether the Board stood in need of any alteration in its constitution is worthless, as he was so ignorant of what he was writing about that he did not know that the Sanitary Poard as it then The SCOTCH WHISKY existed consisted of a majority of ations to Chins regarding the terminal tax on
CLARET—Our Clarets. Including the lowest -priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine prodäct of the jaice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currents a is generally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY—All logr Brandy to guaranteed to be pore Cognac, the difference la price being merely a question of age and vintage, WHISKY→→All our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands
In the market.
marked "Els universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be unpeilor to any other brand in the Hongkong market,
We only guarantee pur WINES and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Porix.
ኔ
For Freight, &c., äpply to.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,
Akenis.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. 7546 Hongkong. 23rd March, 1966.
"SHELL" LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG: (Taking Cargo st then gå rates to COPENHAGEN, STOCKHOLM, NORRKOPING, GIFLE, DANTZIC and KONIGSBERG with transhipment in HAMBURG.) THE Company's Steamship
LOUSES in RIPON TERRACE.
"TELEÑA," NA97, LYNDHURST TERRACE. No. 6, VICTORIA VIEW, KOWLOON, Captain T. G. Scolt, will be despatched as above RICHMOND HOUSE, ROBINSON SATURDAY, the 28th Instant, instead of as
ROAD-Farnished or Unfurnished. previously advertised. "TUSCULUM," MAGAZINE-GAP-Far-Freight, spol.to..
Furnished,
"Apply to
:
THE HONGKONG LAND ̧INVESTMEN' Y AGENCY Co., L
szemekana, zgad Merch, 1956
DOUGLAS. STEAMSHIP.COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW,
THE Company's Steamship
"NAMOA,"
Captalo Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports on THURSDAY, the 26th instant, at Dayil;ht.
For Freight or Fabsage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
General Managers. Hongkong, 23rd March, 1896,
[545
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
·LIMITED. '\
FOR KOBE.
THE Steamship
"CHANGSHA,"
Captain Williams, will be dispatched on MON. DAY, the 30th instant..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents,
Hangkang, 23rd March, 1866.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KODE. *HE Steamship
"CHINCTU,"
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents Hongkong, 23rd March, 1896.
[471
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship
TH
"DARDANUS,"
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, từth January. #RAS,
BIRTHS.
At Peking, on the 15th instant, the wife of G. GUY HILLIER, of a daughter.
At Shanghai, on the 14th instant, the wife of W. B. WALTER, of the Imperial Maritime Customé Service, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
At the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shangbal, on the r4lb Inst., by the Rew, H. C. Hodres, M.A EDWARD HAMILTON, of Shanghai, to JULIA STARMER, of Nuneaton, England.
At All Saints Church, Tientsin, on the 11th inst, by the Rev. Frank L. Norris, AuguKTUS HENRY, eldest son of Augustus Victor Jaques, of London, to ANNIS GULB..only daughter of the late Cassim Fox, af Morebattle, Kelso, and step-daughter of John Moffat, Imperial Chinese Railways, Tientsin.
DEATHS.
At 5 Reldhaven Street. Banff, on 7 h February, JORN MATHIRION, late Chief Inspector of Police, Hongkong; aged 47 years,
or be
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
BRITISH TRADE IN JAPAN.
'LONDON, March zoth. Mr. Curzon, in reply to a question, saidthat the proposal to appolol a commercial attach to the Legation at Tokio was premature,
J
THE TRANSIT PASS DIFFICULTY. Mr. Curzon stated in the House of Commons that the British Government is making represen
British goods in the southern provinces of the Empire, and for the strict observance of paragraph 29(3 paragraph.28) of the Anglo- Chinese Treaty of 1858.
DUTY ON SILK IN FRANCE.
LYONS, March 7th.. The Japanese Consul at Lyons wires :—Silk
SHANGHAL
TORIO, March 10th, The shareholders of the Cotton-splastog Com pany who are to build a factory at Shanghai, have decided to postpone the project until the Commercial Treity between Japan and China has been ratified.
SURVEYS IN FORMOSA.
TOKIO, Murch 10th. The Imperial Assent bay béen given to the expenditure of 10,cos yes for the purpose of making says in Forms, as ment of the reconstruction of Kelang Hirboar and the making of a rallway between Talwan
and Taipeh.
commence
JAPAN AND THE FRENCH EXHIBITION.
Toxto, March roth, ~
A vote of 800 000 yan is to be asked from the Diet to enable the country to be daly represented by exhibits at the International Exhibitloa to be held at Paris In 1995
AN INGENIOUS EXPLANATION.
ToxIO, March rib, It is believed in Government circles that the alleged Secret Treaty' between Rasila and Cuina, recently published, is without foundation, though it is probable that Rossin has secured concesions from China with respect to the anchoring at her warships at Port Arthur sed the construction of a railway across the northern part of Mancheels. (There, I will be seer.
are the main items of the Treaty. It surmised that the object of the publication of this alleged Treaty in an English Jurnal is to faduce Great Britain to take more selve part In Oriental questions.
OF COURSE I
CHINA'S NEW LOAN.
TORIO, March 12th,
LONDON, March 12th, The U.S. Congress has apparently dropped the discussion of the resolution pledging the United States to interfere in the war in Cuba. RUSSIAN TROOPS FOR THE FAR EAST! [Articla 18 of the Anglo-Chinese Treaty of
LONDON. March rath. 1958 reads as follows ---Whereas I was
The Times correspondent at Odessa states greed to Article X. of the Treaty of that although Rosila already has 3,000 soldiers Nasking that British importe, having paid in the Orient, more are being dispatched thither. the tariff duties, should be conveyed into the interior free of all further charges except a transit duly, the amount whereof wai not to exceed a certala perceplage on tarifi valve; and A Peking telegram of yesterday's date stałos whereas no accurate Infórmailon baving been that the Contract for the new China lo10 of furnished of the amount of such duty, British 16,000,000 was signed by the Hongkong and merchants bays constantly complained that | Shanghal Bank, charges are suddenly and arbitrarily Imposed
TOXIO, March 13th. by the provincial authorliles as transit duties- The Jill Shimpo states in a telegram pub upon produce an is way to the foreign markets, lished to-day that all the negotiations concerning and on imports on their way into the interior, to the floating of loan by the Anglo-German the detriment of trade; it is agreed that within Syndicate have been settled, the contract belag four months from the signing of this Treaty, at signed at Peklog on the 11th inst. The amount all parts now open to British izade, and withing of the loan is £16,00,000, making shout similar period at all ports that may hereafter be 144,000,000 yen in silver, the interest being fixed opened, the authority appolated to superintendat 5 per cent,
the collection of duties shall be obliged, upon The Yokohama Specie Bank has received a application of the Consul, to declare the amount telegram from Londen also announcing, the of duties leviable on produce between the place completion of the fox, and reporting that in of production and the port ofabipment, and upon
unofficial members with on official minority. He wrote-We have already had experience in the working of the existing Board that the presence of unofficial members, outvoted by officials and | powerless for executive purposes, has merely resulted in an overflow of debate and waste of valuable time."' There was a great deal of useless debate and
time, great loss of valuable
but 4 was not because of the want of voting power on the part of the unofficials. but for the reason that the Board as a whole had no Executive Powers, and because the official members the Director of Public Works chiefly) did all in their power to nullify the decisions of the unofficial majority when there was any difference of opinion on any question. From Mr. EDx, Dr. CaNTLIE, Mr. FRANÇIS, there was a continued protest against official obstruction and a constant demand
under the direct authority of the Board, to for executive powers and for officers,
give effect to its decisions. So much for Mr. BELILIOS' assistance in resolving the question before the Government. It was worse than worthless. It was misleading. Mr. Kaswick, in his letter of the 12th November addressed to Mr. CHATER as senior Unofficial Member of the Council, expresses the opinion that If the Govern- ment were, in any new arrangement; to have the appointment of the Health Officer and the Sanitary Engineer. "It would, by taking such appointments In Its hands, assume the sole responsibility for the health of the Colony. Mr. KaSWICK WAS quite right. If the Board was to be responsible it should have the selection and appointment of its own officials. If they were to be selected and appointed by the Government and to owe obedience to the Colonial Secretary and Governor, then the responsibility must rest on those who exercised the ultimate authority. Mr. Keswick was also perfectly correct in his statement, later on, that as malters thon were, there was no properly In reply to Mr. WHITEHEAD's demand constituted sanitary authority, and that for the publication of all the reports and from its very nature it was impossible that correspondence in connection with the the Board could adequately fulfil the proposed alterations In the constitution of functions expected of it. He never uttered the Sanitary Board, the Government has truer words, but he failed to understand put into type and furnished to, the press in what the defect consisted. It was not about a tenth part of the papers that must In the fact that there were six unofficial exist on the subject. The Chamber of members and only four official on the Commerce letter of the 19th October, 1894, Board, but in the fact that while It had, Dr. Ho Kat's Memorandum of the 3rd most extensive, too extensive, legislative November; Mr. BazILIOS's letter of the powers it had no executive officers and 5th November; Mr. KESWICK's letter of no executive power, and that the very the 12th November and two minutes persons who ought, In respect of their thereon by Messrs MCCONACHIx and sanitary functions, to have been its officers
THE OPENING OF THE WEST RIVER. CHATKE, are the only documents published, and under its authority were absolutely
Mr Curzon, Under Secretary of Stato for If we except an extract from the report of independent of it and were members of the Retrenchment Commission. The latter the official minority. Over and over Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of Commons and the Chamber of Commerce letter again the complaint was made at the that the Government is negotiating with the have appeared before and are well-known Board meetings that the water supply, the Chidese Government for ports of call and for to the public, but where are the reports main drainage, the shipping, the medica! poris open to trade where Couauls may railde from the Director of Public Works, from supervision of the Inhabitants in health on the West River
At Shanghai, on the roth last., ALICE, the
Capialo Gregory, will be despatched as above beloved daughter of G. A. Wenus, aged 4 years
on WEDNESDAY, the 8th Apr, For Freight or Passage; apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenti.
[553 Hongkong, 23rd March, 1896.
"SHELL" INE OF STEAMERS... FOR HAVRE AND LONDON. HE Company's Steamship
TH
#1URBO,
Captain J. Moses, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the toth pill.
For Freight, notly to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 23rd March, 1896. 1447
"RICKMERS" REGULAR LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR MARSEILLES, BREMEN AND HAMBURG, (Taking Cargo at through rates to RED SEA PORTS, MEDITERRANEAN and BLACK SLA PORTS.) "HE_Company's Steamship
"DOROTHEA RICKMERS,"
THE
THE Captain Innes, will be despatched on MON- Captain Pape, will be despatched as above us
FRIDAY, the 17th April. DAY, the 6th April
For Freight, apply to For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents, Hongkong, 231d-March, 1896,
1552
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co Agents, Hongkong, 23rd March, 1896,, 1461
At Cheloo, on the 7th instant, CONSTANCE HARRIET, wife of A. W. Donthwaite, M.D.
The Hongkong Telegrap!
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1896,
THE SANITARY BOARD.
·
THE ANARCHY IN KOREA,
TORIO, March-13th,
impozis between the Consular part in quellon consequence exchange is rising. and the foland market named by the Consol; and THE DISPOSAL OF THE WAR that a notification thereof shall be published in
INDEMNITY MONEY- English and Chinesa for genersi informails8,
TORIO, March rath Bot li.shall be at the option of any British It has been decided to withdraw the sum of subjects desliing to convey produce purchased £1.500.000 from the Indemnity money now faland to a port, or to convey imports from a deposited in the Bank of England, to be port to an inland marker, to clear his goods of all | expended in Japan, iransit duties by payment of a slagle charge. The amount of this charge shall be levisbic on exports at the first barrier they may have to Pass, or on imports at the, port at which they News has bran received here that about 703 are landed and on payment thereof a certi-sloters have gathered at Che-chbon, while st ficate shall be issued which shall exempt the | An-song the insurgenta arg 10,000 strong and goods from all further inland charges what- | consider themselves pawarful enough to railst soever. It is further agreed that the amount the Bodyguard troops if these should be sent of this charge shall be calculated, as nearly as against them. "possible, at the rate of two-and-a-hali per cent.
adva ad valors
and that it shall be fixed for each article at the conference to be held at Shanghai for the revision of the tariff. It is distinctly understood that the payment of transit daes, by commutation er otherwise, shall in no way affect the tariff duiles on imports or on experts, which will continue to be levied separately- and to fall.
"A telegram from Gennan received by the authorities reports that the slaters are silii la force in the vicinity of the port, but no attack has yet been mide.
The rioters who killed a fapanéso at Hambçong have declared that they will kill every man of the Yellow Rice who wears big hair shost whether Korean or Japano18.
The cruiser Takao-kan has left Shinagawa Art. 19 fe as follows:-British merchant Bay under orders to protect the Japizers sel- vessels, of more than one hundred and fifty tons | dents at Geusan (Yuansin), barden shall be charged tonnage dues at the
HIROSHI, March 13th. rate of four made per toą ; if of one hundred The Japaotic Consul, at Chemulpo,, It is and fly toos and under, they shall be reported, has decided on sending steamers va charged at the rate of one mice per ton. the rivers to bring back to the Settlement his Any vessel clearing from any of the open | nationals who are now in the Interior.
Many Chinese merchants are reported to hara poste, or for Hongkong, shall be entitled, Farrived at Plag-yang.
porta
of Chins for any other of the open
on application of the 'master, to a special certificate from the Customs, on exhibition of
:
MARQUIS YAMAGATA", of which she aball 'be exempted from all
TOKIO, March 13th, further payment of tonnage dues in any open: It is understood that a change has been made port of China for a period four months, to be in the arrangements connected with Maquin. reckoned from the date of her port clearance.] Yamagata's mission to Russla, and that he and his suite will leave by th80.20. steamer Coptica THE CHINA-JAPAN COMMERCIAL TREATY.
TCKIO, March 13th. Baron Hayal, the Japanese Minister to China, on the 11th fast, held the eighth cone ting the Commercial Treaty-in the absence of ference with the plenipotentiary who is megotia LA Hung-chang
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