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NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1896.
totals 34,500 tons -three mail steamers, each of 8,000 tons register, and a twin-screw cargo LONDON, April 5tb.steamer of 8,500 tons, and collectively represent
ing a money value of close пpon £1,000,000. Very shortly the fleet of the P. & O. Company will approach to nearly 300,000 TORS.
THE CHIESE MINISTER.
The Chinga Minister has returned to London from the Coifnent.
GOVERNOR 9IR WILLIAM - XAXWELL. A telegram from Cape Cosit Castle states that Sly William Maxwell, the Governor, left for England on board the steamer Bakana on 18th April Mr. F. M_Hodgson, Colonial Secretary, is acting a Governor during Sir William Maxwell's absence.
CONSULAR APPOINTMENTS.
It fe notified in the Gaselle that the Queen has been graciously pleased to appolat William Joseph Kenny, Esq, to be Her Majesty's Vice- Consul at Toklo. Her Majesty has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Antony Klobukowaki As Consul-General of Exance at Celcutta,
MACHINERY IN SIBERIA.
By virtue of a newly-issued Ministerial rescript, the exclusive right of importing foreign merchandise duty free into Siberia, by way of the Kara Ses and the Yanesel, is granted to Captain Wigglas for an indefinata period.
ACCIDENT TO THE DUKE OF FIVE.
The Bake and Duchess of Fife were riding with Mrs. L. Rothschild and Mrs. L. Sassoon, In Ashridge Park, Leighton Buzzard, on oth April when the Duke's horse stumbled over a tree stump and its rider had a bad fall. The Duke was taken without delay in a carriage to Ascott, and Dr. Pratt, who was called to, found that he was suflering from the effects of a shaking and strain of the muscles of the left leg.
ARMOUR PLATES FOR RUSSIA.
HEAT IN STOKKHOLDS.
The official report of the Surgeon-General of the United States Navy calls attention to the high temperatures attained in the stokobolds af some of the new ships, as much as 170 degrees Fabrenhelt being reached to the Cincinnati, while on the upper platform of the engine room the temperature was often 135 degrees. With reference to this a naval correspondent says he can remember to 1868 the temperature of the stokehold of H.M.S. Baitlisk, an old paddler on the China staiton, was 186 in the hat weather,
MORE RUSSIAN STORES FOR THE EAST.
The Russian Volunteer Fleet cruiser Nijing Novgorod left Odessa on 13th April for Wladi. wostock with yça men. In addition to garrison stores, war material, and stock for the Siberian Railway, she took ten 10-inch breechleaders, as well as upwards of 2,000 projectiles for these gans. Hayy ordnance (according to an Odessa correspondent) is being frequently conveyed from the Black Sea through the Bosphorus to Wladiwostock, and there must now be a con- alderable number of heavy guns collected at that place,
ECONOMICAL, STEAMING.
Mr. Rhodes's column has met with resistance from the Matabeler, and a column has been despatched from Bulawayo to render assistance, The Indian Patilamentary Committee wrote to Lord George Hamilton urging him to exempt from duty all cloths made in India, or Imported, which contain no yan higher than twenties. Lord George replied, reciting at some length his reasons for declining to disturb the recent equitable arrangement.
CONSTANTINOPLE, MAY 718. The Cretan Reform Committee bare refused to accept the offer of amnesty. The Governor of the laland has postponed it until the August meeting of the Cretan Assembly.
LONDON, May 7th. Mr. Labouchere's qgestion relating to the cmplicity of Mr. Cecil Rhodes and Mears Belt and Harris in Dr. Jameson's rald has been postponed until to-morrow.
The death is announced of Cardinal Galimberti.
May Bih.
some reserve behlad them, they would have liked, had they alone been concerned, to further strengthen the bank's position by applying the amoxst proposed to be distributed on the B shares to increasing the som carried forwardy bat the money was available, it had been fairly earsed, and therefore the directors bad felt Josified in dealing with It. Mr. Campbell (the chief manages) had returned from a visit to the Eastern branches, and reported that he was quita satisfied with everything that was going an there; He concluded by moving the adoption of the report and the payment of the dividends mentioned. - Mr. J. A. Maliland seconded the motion.
In answer to a question the Chairman stated that it was solely in the interests of the shar holders that the directors thought it belter for the present not to apply for a Stock Exchange quotation.
The motion was unanimously adopted.
THE STRAITS TRADING CO.
The following is the report of the Directors to the members of the Straits Trading Company, at the meeting of the Company held on the 2111
Instant :-
Company, cabled to Mr. Rhodes, at Gwelo on Mr. Hawksley, Solleitor to the Chartered
in Rhodesls, the Board hesitate to sccept his the 4th fust, that owing to the altered situatlón resignation, and they ask what Mr. Rhedas's view is. Mr. Rhodas cabled on the 6th to let his resignation walt, "as we fight the Matabele "gain to-morrow."
Your Directors beg to submit the accounts for ROME, May 8th. the six months anding the 31st March, 1896 ; | At to-day's sitting of the Chamber, Signor being the second half of the business year 1895
said the question of Kassals would be solved, in Sermoneta made a speech in which he rejected. The net profite amount in 3154,683, which $74,916 brought forward from the all idea of the evacuation of Massewab, and Leerlaus half year, leaves $315,600 for appropria. conformity with Italian interests solely, whhout to Your Directors recommend That a dividend af 9 per cent. be paid to the share- forgetting friendly ties with Great Britain.
holders, absorbing $111,500, and making, with the interim dividend of 6 per cent, distributed in November last, 16 per cent. for the year, 2.---That $5,0cs be put to reserve fand, which will then stand at $100, 3.—?
Thit $10,000 be truss-
LONDON, May 9th.
ship, shows that her most economical rate of The thirty hours' trial of the Renown, battle. steaming is, three-fifths of her full natural draught, englse-power, at which she made a speed of over 15 knots, the vessel being ballasted The Russian Government bas recently acto give her the same draught, 16it, gin, as she cepted a group of armour plates from the Car will have when in commission fully completed negle Company, after a very satisfactory trial at for son service. The mean resalts of the trial the Indian Head Proving Ground. The armour
were :-Steam, 137ib; Vacuum---sterboard, was manufactured under a contract for 1,100 tons. 37-8le.; pott, 25'8in; revolutions starboard, made some months ago. Of the total baik 350 85; part, 88.6 ; indicated Korne-p>Wes—sterboard. / pona! of troops, and the transfer to the Japanese / farred to local insurance and guarantes'account, Rons are of sin. thickotas, 350 tons of zoin, and 3.1431 port 3.044; total, 6,187; alt pressure, 400 tons of 14in.
DUELLING IN GERMANY,
all; speed, 15.3, knots. The coal consumption was 1-881b." of coal for each- indiested horse- power per hour; the coal stowage capacity at fond draught is 800 tons.
Baron von Koire, who shot and killed in the recent duel the Baron von Schender, and was sentenced to one yesı's fortificaiton, the day after the duel left the German territory to all appearance for Italy. As his departure was per- mitted, it is thought that he has not lost the sympathies of the Emperor.
GERMAN CONCESSIONS IN JAPAN. Mr. Orr-Ewing on the 20th Apell naked the Un- der Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether he had any Information to show whether Germany, on lately signing the treaty with Japan which was signed by Lord Kimberley on behalf of Great Britain, had obtained certain concealloda for German subjects in Japan which English sub- jects did not receive, and also certain concessions which would encourage German to the detriment of British trade-Mr. Curzon.I have not yet acen a copy of the Commercial Treaty recently concluded between Germany and Japan, and I cannot, therefore, say whether its contents ste of the character indicated in the question. But, in any case, this country would secure, under the most favoured nation provisions in our own tresty, the benefit of any Independent conces alons granted to Germany or any other power. 'NANSEN'S WHEREABOUTS.
The repost of Nansen's relers from the North Pola has kept the world in suspense, for more than two months. It now torns out to have been unfounded. The labahliants of Unt Yanık, the lovely outport of civilitation on the shores of the Arctic Ocean to the exit of the Lena whence the news was said to have come, know nothing of Nansen. Natives who were in the New Siberian Islands as late as November last saw no traces of the Fram' or of her daring Crew, though Nasses, the returned by the way he came, would probably make for the stores left for him on these lalands by Baron Toli. The trader Kachonreff, who sent the original message which the official, Kan dakeoff, then transmitted to an expectant world, was, unhappily not at Ust. Yansk to answer questions, bat his friends said that he got his Information from old newspapers. The whole story was therefore a pleasing fiction, and pro- baby no one will be more surprised than its author when be bears that bis kitle imaginative effort has created sa gresi a senvailoa.
TROOPS FOR THE CAPE.
Mr. Chamberlain, replying in the House of Commons on the 17th April to Sir E. Ashmead Bartlett, announced that a battalion, which will be the 1st Middlesex Regiment, and a body of cavalry or mounted Infantry it to be dlipatched as soon as possible to South Africa. Thiamove- ment is connected with the decision of the Government to make a permanent increase of the garrison" of the Capema step which has been arged upon them by the military authorities, who are of opinion that the present garrison in not adequate for the defence of the dockyard and cealing station. Mr. Chamberlain added that the Government are decidedly of alon that, except in can at the greatest emergency, Imperial troops are not the best suited to put down a nativo insurrection, which can be most prompty dealt with by local forces. There is an imple apply of men and arms at present in South Africa, and the only difficulty is in connec tion with transport and the provision of the horses.
THE GERMAN-JAPAN, TREATY," The Federal Council at Berlin discussed the commercial and consular treaty between Germany and Japan on the aged Aprli and referred it to the proper commstics.
THE ALLEGED, RUSSO-CHINABE TREATY.
Naval and Milliary,
AFPOINTMENTS.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
(From Cayton and Burmak þapırs.)
LONDON, May 1st:
May and,
A dienstrous collies! explosion ( zeurled ut Micklefield, near Leeds; seventy miners are entombed ; their rescue is considered hopeles.
*Lard Wenlock has been presented with the freedom of the City of York. In a speech made on the occasion, bis Lordship dweit upon the importance of railway extension in India, and prassi the excellent work done la the Madras Presidency in this direction.
The column from Salisbury, with which Mr. Cecil Rhodes is, has dafested the Matabeles near Gwelo, killing thirty of them.
At the trial of Major Lothaire, the Public Prosecutor withdrew from the cass after the evidence for the defence.
MASSOWAR, May gid. ' The whole Italian fores is advancing in three columns with a view to relleving the Adigrat garrison.
PESHAWAR, May 4th. Lieutenant Stevens, sotk Punjab Infiatry, was stabbed and dangerously wounded on the Peshawar rallway station on Saturday morning last by a man calling himself a Shinwari; the would-be murderer was scized immediately and will be tried at once.
LONDON, May 4th. Telegrams exchanged from April 20th_te May and between Sir Hercules Robinson, Dr. Leyds, and Sir Jacobus de Wet show, that the Transrail expressed uncasinous owing to report of troops being massed at Malcking, which where destined for the invasion of the Transvaal. Six Jacobus de Wet proposed a jolot commission of enquiry, in order to satisfy the Transvaal. Sir H. Robinson declared Six J. de Wet's proposal preposterous, "and" he showed the reports to be without foundation.
The case of Dr. Hers has been settled at Bow Street Police Cont. The Magistrate decided that no grounds for extradition existed,
The English newspapers comment la odigrant terms on the mequittal of Major Lothaire and declare the matter cannot be allowed to rest there.
TEHERAN, MAY 4th. The name of the Shah's astuskin is Mirea Mahammed Reza. He is a follower of Djam leddin, and his【confessed and
named tight ac complices.
Great Britain, Russia, and Turkey have recog. nised Mozaffer as the Shah of Perils.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 5th. Notwithstanding the semi-official denial re- garding the line to Herst the Sedef confirms the statement that the Hac is to be laid from Merv to Kushk, with the northern terminus ninety-four miles from Herat,
LONDON, May 5th.'
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Hotels.
WINDSOR HOTEL,
directors propose taking $938 to be placed to reserve fund, bringing that fund up to $10,000, and carrying forward the sum of $154.43 to new account. The cast of the development of the Mallwan concession during the half year,
HONGKONG' amounting to about $17000. Is carried forward as AD saset, totalling now $15,100 expanded soleant Railding known as
"HIS ESTABLISHMENT, situated in the far on that property.
· CON- DECKS, WHARVES, AND GODOWNS -Hana. | NAUGHT HOUSE," öffen First-ciam Accom=" Long and.Whampoa Docks sold at 183 to 184 modation to Residents and Travellers.
Passenger Elevator, from Entrance Hall to at 137 per cent, prem. for 30th June and 193 perch Floor, in charge of experienced Attendant. per cent, prem, cash, and are in demand; a sale cent, prem, for. 3 at August is also reported, Favourable Arrangements made for Familles Hongkong Wharves sold at $46) and $47, and and for Monthly or Extended Periods. are wanted at latter rate, Wanchals and New Amay Docks unchanged,
LANDS, HOTELS, AND HUILDINGS.—Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company's shares sold at $72, 3713, 371, and $71k, and close strong with buyers at the latter rate.” Hongkong Hotels sold at $33 to $133 and continue in demand. Humphreys sold at $gł and Set. Other stocks under this heading show no change. MISCELLANEOU%-Green Islande letched $15.
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at which rate more shares are wanted, holders
P. BORK, Proprietor & Manager.
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1805, THOMAS GRILL ROOMS, No®, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
"HE most Liberal and Cholcest måte in tha
FAR EAST, *BREAKFAST, TIFFIN AWD DINNER by Monthly contract.
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demanding higher figures. A. S. Watsons sold at $13 and $111 cum dir, and close steady at $13 Tenders for BANQUETS and BALL SUPPERS
on application. PICNIC and SHOOTING PARTIES..
ez diy, paid yesterday. Hangkong Electrics found purchasers at $600 and 16 85 ; there' aro sellers at $5.90, but at $62 a good manny shares could be placed. Hongkong Ropes are offering ar$1191. In Fenwicks fairly large business Supplied on the shortest notice-A Speciality, has been transacted at $25, 4243, $35, and $257. the stock closing firm with buyers at Sask. Ices changed hands at groß.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS"
--MAILS DUE:
Tacoma (Strathleven) ngih inst. American (City of Paktig) agih fast. Canadian (Empress of China) and prox German (Prías Hilarich) and prox. American (Doric) oth prox. Tacoma (Tacoma) 13th prox.
For further Particulars,
Address
THE MANAGER. Hongkong, rith January, 1806.
FUJIYA HOTEL,
MIYANOSHITA, HALONE.
IN
Zour`and a half hours from Yokohama.
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BUILDINGS
Tax Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Ach THE ELECTRIC LIGHT IN ALL THE from Liverpool, felt Singapore for this part tufa morning, and may be expected hers on or about the 20th Inst.
TWO INGLISH BILLIARD TABLES.
·EXCELLENT CUISINE.
A telegram from Yokohama states that Japan and Ruins are negoifatlog for Jolas action in Kores, the chief point being the King's return to the palace, upon which Japan Insists, the dis-
of the telegraphs in Korea, .
raising it to $55,154. 4.—That a bonus of about In the Hease of Commons last night the Bracco be paid to the employés of the Company. Transvaal debate took place. Mr. Chamt-rlain That the balance of $45.100 be carried concurred in condemning the policy indicated in forward to new scconal, the cipher telegrams, which caused so much rest of the past year must be attributed sensation; but said that men like Mr. Rhedos To the large and increased business attracted had made the Empire, and his proper by the Company's policy to pay fall prices for
ars. To the afficiency of the Fulo Brant Smelt place was in Africa, where he could test stone for the past, It was untrue that he thought of ing Works and cheap coal. The low price al recalling Sir Hercules Roblaron. He proposed, tin has affected the Company's bustness in 10 when the pending trials were concluded, to far as it has reflected as the miners and con- appoint a Committee of both Houses of Fazila dvances, but liberal provision has been made arquently on the Company's outstanding for this, and although the tin industry is passing through a severe crisis, the Company's business for the new year has commenced with gezd|| Tur Canadian Pacific Railway Co's steamship prospects. The Director to rellre by rotation is Empress of Fapan, from Hmgkong zoch last, Mr. A. who la eligible, offers him- arrived Shanghai at 7.30 s.m. to-day, and left pell les st-election. The auditor, Mr. AJ: again at han er gert here to duste MSSRS MADAR & PA Patrons, Floods Goon, relires from office and offers himself for arrive at 6 am, on Monday. re-election.
- H. MUHLINGHAUS,
ment to examine the whole situation,
THE DANGERS AROUND BULAWAYO.
Not for many years has such a state of chaos existed in Seath Affies. About Balawayo the Matabele seem to be muasing in considerable rumbers, with the abject, it la suppored, of at.. tacking the town. 'In the Transvaal, apart from the political differences, there exists a general Esistrust of another Invalon, and we are told that the concentration of troops at Malcking has caused the appearance of a Boer. commando on the borderland. The position in Bechuanaland and the Protectorate, generates feelings of un- easiness, while at the Cape itself a condition of unrest prevails, giving rise to rumours of racial difficulties which it was confidently supposed were removed for ever when Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Holmeye folned forces six years ago. From Rhodesia, however, comes the welcome news that the former Premier of Cape Colony has Icfi. Salisbory for the scene of action, and it may be assumed that when he arrives at Bulawayo and takes over the command much of the present alarm will disappear, The town itself seems in Do immediate danger, while it has been found possible to make sorties for the purpose of dia- persing the rebels. The real danger consists in the number of natives who have been allowed to remain in the place under British protection, and should they rise the strandon will be one of extreme danger. Meanwhile we are all in the dark as to where the cellef parties are, and it would, perhaps, allay public anxiety if some news of their whereabouts could reach this country, Indeed, the lack of official Information both in respect to the movements of the relaforcements and the position of affirm in the Transvaal is much to be regretted---Port.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF- INDIA.
The third annusi general meeting, of the shareholders was held on 31st last. at Winches ter House, Sir Alexander Wilson presiding. In moving the adoption of the report and accounts, | the Chairman sald :—*
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COMMERCIAL NEWS, “W
HONGKONG SHARI' MARKET.
Hongkong, May 23rd. Mr. Erich Georg in bis Weebly Share List lasued at poon to-day staide :—
There is not much, iniprovement to nols; business has been anything but brisk, and only a few stocks, notably Unions, Indo-Chinas, and Douglases, show any material change in raten,
·BANK SHARES-A few Hongkong and Shanghais sold at 185 per cent, prem. cash, but quieter feeling set in daring the week, and parcel of go shares sold at the low rate of 185 per cent, prem, delivery 30th of June. Farther offers to buy at that and slightly higher rates, and equivalent extes farther ahead, have not been réccessful, and the market closes much stronger with cash buyers at 185 per cent, prem The London ex'eremalas £47.” “No business in Back of Chings or Nationals, which remais utterly neglected.
MARINE INSURANCE SHARES.--Valons experienced a farther rise, and 8132 kas been paid for shares, at which rate no ibares are obtainable now. Chlos Traders sold at $79. North Chinas, Yangtszes, and Cantons without ❘ change and business. Straits sold nɛ $28) cath, and at $30 for 30th September next, and are in demand at $28) for cash.
The period gader review-the year ended|| December 31th lust could not be sild to have been a very brilliant one in the annals of Eastern banking, and he thought that the exchange banks | had bad to face a period of email margins, which, perbara, they had never been called upon to deal with previously. Taking the balance-sheet before them, and its debit side, the only change under The London papers denounce the farciral|captial was that 110 of the B shares which were nature of Major Lothaire's trial
not taken up at the time of the reconstruction of In the House of Commons Mr. Chamberlain the bank had during the year been applied for, taked Mr. Labousbare to postpone until Thurs-and, by peimlusion of the liquidators, had bese day a question arising from the publication of assigned to the holders of the shares in the old the cipher telegrams, the key to which was back for the amount in question. That brought found in Dr. Jameson's baggage, and notably the B explial up to 369 812. There was a con- regarding the complicity of Messrs Cecil Rhodes, alderable increase in the fixed deposits as com Bell, and Harris, Mr. Chamberlain, read a telegram from Sir Harcules Robinson, in de pared with the previous year. In the conditions now ruling in the money market, this was, per- be stated that he bed not the slightest hint of hapa, not so much a matter of congratulation as t the Jameson raid, which came as from the would be in more normal times, but he thought as showing that the confidence
blue. Mr. Chamberlain sald be placed implicit confidence in Sia Hercules Robinson's statement.
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of the investing public
FIRE INSURANCE SHARES—A few Hongkongs sold at $135, but mase are oblatable. China has been negotiated at $93 and $931, closing with sellers at the latter rate.
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THE Agents (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) Inform us that the "Ben" lire steamer Singapore yesterday for this port. Benlomond, from Antwerp and London, left
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THE Imperial German Mall steamer Prinz Heinrich, carrying the German meile with dates from Berlin to the 4th inst., left Colombo for this part, yesterday, and may be expected here on or about Tursday, the zoď prez
SHIPPING RETURNS. From 8pm. yesterday to 8 pan. to-day,
ARRIVALS.
Pakling............................................steamer, from Singapore, Martha...............
Saigon. Oceanien
Europe. Zafiro
Maclia.
Suizang Hotloong
Fushun instr Mount Lebanon .... Petrarch Hongkong .................................... Canton
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Aggregating 20,591 tons register. DEPARTURES.
Afgkan...steamer, for Brojl. Marte Jebun im 12 » Shangbal. Sunghiang „Jeixan Palyang Oceanien ...............
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Aggregating 8,321 tons register,
The British steamship Zafre left Manils on the 20th fastant, and bad light westerly to south
Near cuth-east breese and fine weather. Hongkong had moderate south-south-cast breeze and overcast gloomy weather.
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5. N. YAMAGUCHI,
Proprietor.
VICTORIA HOTEL,
CANTON,
(LẠTH SHAMHIN HOTIL, CANTON.)
[ESSRS, FARMER have the
and the Public Generally that, having leased the SHAMEEN HOTEL, they have Reharnished the whole Establishment, and it vastly improved in every department, and have now RE-OPENED Et under the more popular Styla of VICTORIA HOTEL
For further Particulars, apply to thạ
MANAGER
or
NEW VICTORIA HOTEL,
Hongkong,
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Hongkong, 10th December, 1897.
PEAK HOTEL. OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND. HIS commodious and well appointed HOTEL, situated at a height of rjaya fool above sea-level," has just been thoroughly - i-decorated, renovated and re-furnished, and á NEW WING has been built, which commande magnificent Views of the Harbour and mainland of China.
SPECIAL SUMMER RATES, (FROM APRIL 1ST TÓ OCTOBER SIOT), One person, per day...........................$ 420 One person, per month......................375 to 99,00 Married couple (occupying one room) për '
day
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per month
7.00 cupple (occupying one room) per
......no 150,00 Married couple (occupying two rooms)
Extra Bed Room, per month $40 to $0.00
For further particulars, apply to A
THE MANAGER,
New Victoria Hotel Hongkong, and April x^6 ·
Notice of Firms.
SHIPPING SHARES--Hongkong, Canion, and Macao Steamboat shares sold to fair quantities at $34 for cash and $35 for 31st August, and The British steamship Conton left Shangbal contlaus in good demand. Indo-Chinas ruled on the roth instant, and Swatow on the sand. rather wanklih through the greater part of the From Shanghal to Swatow bad light variable week, with sales at $67, $66, and $661 cảnh, | winds and fine clear weather. From Swatow to
evening a strong inquiry set fa, owing to a tele- | overcart weather, gram having been received from London stating that a dividend of 8 per cent, would be proposed The British steamship Hailoong left Tamsul at the forthcoming meeting. Shares sold rester on the roth instant, and had moderate winds and day morning at Syo for 31st August, but $70 has sex from north-west and dull ansetted weather been paid since for cash and end of the month, to Amey, Left Amity on the 21st, and had dead and a further inquiry for the stock existe. China calm and clear weather to Swatow: Left Swalow and Manilas sold in 'small quantities at $67k on the aand. From Swalow to Hongkong bad Douglases sold at 855 to $57 cash, and equiva-freshening south-east breeze and doll cloudy lent rates on time, and close very strong with u tendency towards higher rates. Chlan Mutual without further business,
also at Bog fer 31st August, but on Thursday Hongkong bad moderate southerly winds and WA
REFINERIES.—Ą fair, business has been done In Chies Sugars at $115 to $116 cash, also at
$118 to $115 for 31st foly and cash, dan at thares are wanted at $116 cash, and aquivalent mres on time. Latont sold at $61 and $60), closing steady at $61.
weather. "In Amoy the steamships Kwongmö, Wachang, and Seafoo. In Swałow the steam- ships Fausang, Hatman, Tientsin and Zitham, HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNE, Mascotis mamos in Kowloon Dock, Dragon Isgraban ..................................... Telchow 1 Russang ma
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"NOTICE.
JALTER W. BREWER Bookseller, Statlaber, &c, wil in future, trade under the Style of
W, BREWER & CO., and
ALFRED N. HURE, from May 1st. 1896, and until further notice, is Rourensible for the FIRM at HONGKONG and will Sign **
W. BREWER & CO. Hongkong, Both May, 18ọ6.
NOTICE
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DURING my Temporary Absence from tals Colony, I bare appointed Mz A E ALLEMAO, of No. 9. D'Agullar Street, to Sell the SINGER SEWING MACHINES KOMUKONO.
H. K. BOTTLEWALLA, Bola Agent In South China, For the Straz MarG. Co. of New-York, Hongkong, and May, 1896.
1837.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
FOOD for Consumptives, Scott's Emulsion of the Undersigned beg to sollly. Fure Cod Liver Oill with Hypophosphiles of WE Time and Soda is a most wonderful food for the PURCHASED from Mears, WING CHEONG the Public that' wo kava Thin Day Consumptive. It not only gives strength and & Co. the STOCK-IN-TRADE, FIXTURES fecreases the flesh, but heals the fadiation of and GOODWILL of their BUSINESS the thrust and lungs. It is very palatable; MERCHANTS and SHIPCHANDLERS, and children take it is milk, and in all-wasting the Business will be conducted from this 18th diseases both for adults and chlidren, it is a day of February, 1895, as heretofors, marvellous food and medicine. Any Chemist can supply Bols Agents for Hongkong and the
TOOK CHEONG & Co., No. 44, Prays Central, empire of China-Watkins & Co, Hong- king-Adt.
AH YON, Managing Partor. Hongkong, 18th Walenary, 18od:
SALE.
Mr. Moon on the 23rd April saked the Under for Foreign Affairs whether his Secretary had been caled to the text and terms
was satisfactory aute is the bank was steadily steady at 3158 to 316 for ordinaries, and $500 Albings
MINING STOCKA-Panjons have rulad fairly of an alleged treaty between Russia and China, whereby the latter power, in addition to granting Mr. Merriman, a member of the Cape Council, growing, and he might mention that the Increase and 14 for, preferuace shares, with a tally E commercial facilities to Russia, conferred the has brought forward a motion in the House of had occurred in spite of the fact that, in common extensive business going on; the closing rates Wandering Yow......... right to use ports, recruit forces, build barracks Assembly that an address be sent to the Queen with many other insitrations, they had reduced are $16 and 84 respectively.” The mail, fast la, i and coal depo's, lay branch line through to consider the revocation or alteration of the the rate of Interest allowed. On the credit sido is expected to betag letters from the mine about
of the balance-sheet, the items of cash in hand Kirin and Manchuria in Triionwan, occspy and Chartered Company's Charter.
the expenses connected with the cyanide works, fariify various positions, including an island The publication of the text of telegrams show-and bullion required no comment, excepting so and much will depend on the news in this near Tallenwan, establish depôts for stores, Ing the Chartered Company to be gravaly far as the showed that the bank sept ftself respect; from what I can learn from reliable and maintain garrisons in such positions; and involved in Doctos, Jameson's rald has caused amply provided with funds to meet all possible privata sources, the expenses will be small. whether he could give any information on the much sensation,
calls and be might also remind them that all Charbonnages have been inquired for, I hear, The Daily News quotes the speech made by their assets were held in sterling at the exchange bat no sales have been made public. New subject to the House. -Mr. Curzon: Rumours of such an alleged treaty have appeared and Mr. Chamberlain on the srat December, paint of the day. The fluctuations of exchange, there Balmimals have advanced to. $at sales and have been discussed in the newspapan, bat Hering to the revoking of the British South Africa fors, no longer affected their bank, and all buyers; this is caused by a fresh offer received. Majesty's Government are la possession of no Company's Charter if it should be proved they their assets were in a perfectly quld condition, from London los the Balmoral and the Olivers reliable information on the subject.
were implicated in the raid,
excepting the item of £72,651, being the amount | property together of £20,000 cash and £50,000 The Times observes that, although Mr. Cecil mill unrealised at the assets of the old bank in shares in Company to be formed in London, Rhodes may be answerable, it does not neces- which were taken over. This item showed This offer is under consideration, but li will be sarily involve the condemnation of the Chartered a reduction on the year of nearly fat,oco, difficult to apportion the amounts offered Company,
The price at which the realisations had to the two Companies for which the offer is May 6th been made in the accounts submitted" had made, and it may fall through again,, or at any Seventeen cases and eleven deaths from cho- been at a rate fully equal to the valuations | rata it may he soma ilme unii a defalte decision lera took place at Alexandria yesterday, put upon them, and the board were therefore can be arrived at, as the shareholders of the MASSOWAH, May 6th, able to repeat that the securities held against | Balmoral Company may have to be consulted on Advices from "the front state that there is this fiem were sufficient to cover the amount, the offer to be made to them by the Olivents Expo- much talks in the Dervish camp of the rebel and leave a small surplus to compensate the hold Mines ; the share of this latter Company Dall, who is ikrestaning za Obeld.,.
Banke for " nursing" cheie securities—a procesa Lord, May 6th. · which had been going on for three years." Pass- lag to the profit and loss account, be stated that the expenses of management showed a Induction of £3,000. The net profit, including the sum brought forward, amounted to £34,818. The interim dividend for the half year on A shares and the further distribution now proposed would take £9,375, and the dividend on the B shares would absorb £7.396, leaving £8,047 to be carried forward. He trusted that they would consider the statement fairly satisfactory, Speaking for his colleagues and himself they were very glad to have been able to see their
The following appointments have been made || at the Admiralty -Lleutenants R. Heddlestons and S. A. Hickley, to the Grafion, to date April 18:h. . C. V. Hardessile, to the Grafton, to date April art: Aufstant Engineer, W. M. Whaye man, to the Grafton, to date April atst; Pro- badöner Assistant Engineer, R. A. R. Melkiem, to the Grafton, to date Apili 21st,
OBITUARY.
Admiral W. Cornish Bowden died on 18th April at Newton Abbot, eller a prolonged illness, aged seventy. He served on the Garawaffit, Angahip of Sir W. Parker during the Chiness War 1841-42, and was present at the taking of Chinking (ort.
JAPAN'S NAVY.. The magnificent medal of the twin-screw, armoured, bathette baileship Fuj1⁄2, 12,500 ftons, 14,000-horse power, hallt by the Thaises Iron- works and Shipbuilding Company, has bean let Ies short time, to the Museum of the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall,
F
iri steady, demand, and the new B issue, en 'which $1 has been paid up, ara fa demand, and have been sold 11.40 per akers, Raubs pold at 851 ex dividend, supposed to have been declared on the mý lesiant, and are offering. Jelebus fetched $1.80 and class weak; the report has been issued, and, states that the output for the half year ended 13th February, 1896, la 3,929 picals are against 3,404 piculs for the previous half-year, and wgalást 4,047 picals ors and 176 picula tin for the corresponding or last half of 1804. Outstanding advances (after writing of Biz,620 as bad and dosbtful); amounted to Sr0935. After paying all charges, watting of the
The statement current that Mr. Chamberlain was telegraphing to Mr. Cecil Rhodes at Gwels is officially denied.
The following is the result of the Cheater Cup:-
The Rush...... I Baddley.... Rockdevotopis 3 The Times recognises Russian influence on the northern frontier of Ferris, but observes that Large Britisie Interests exist in Bothan Persia, wherein Brida's badnence zaust remata para mount, "The Times, foreseen the uncosalty of a way to "deciuring a dividend on the B cost of prospecting and making an allowance of With the two additional vernale recently stringia, and commercial opening up of shares. Taking into account the many polats | $2.08; los darwadiation of houses, plant, furniture, andered from Messrs Caled the work (a) hand Balschsfan by rudy and tallwáyé nullar to uza | of, uncertainlly "connected vilk euphanga | konthera rázdálum at the credit of prefit and lom of 6:okrad na Grunnosh for the 2; # 6750 | Xwean synesă în Comitis AEM
fiaking, and the great advantage sĩ ̧haring | kosovni a'bilem if Briggsqa, from which the
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