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Jay's Advertisements.
THE NEW ORIENTAL BANK CORPORA TION, LIMITED. (IN LIQUIDATION). PAYMENT OF FIFTH DIVIDEND
ON HONGKONG CLAIMS. FOTICE is hereby given that a FIFTH
NOTICEDENDIX AND A QUARTER
(61) per Cant, will be PAYABLE on application at the Orvice of the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA, Hongkono, os and after MONDAY, the 15th Instant, to ALL CREDITORS whore Claims have been recalve) and adm4:cd:
"For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
T. H. WHITEHEAD,
Manager,
Atorney for the Liquidata?,
NEW ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, LD,,
-IN LIQUIDATION,
Hongkong, 6th June. 1896,
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NOTICE. SPECIAL 'SESSION of HER
MAJESTY'S JUSTICES of the PEACE will be held in the TUTTICES' Room, at the MAGISTRACY, at 2.40 delock in the After icon of TUESDAY, the 16th day of June, A.D. 1896, for the parp of nonsidering an application I'm one ↑ C, L. ROUCH for the Transit⋅ of ble Publican's Licenua to Sell and Re all Intoxi- cating Liquors on the Premises situate at bouses No. 18 und 10. Prava East, under the sign of *THE PRAYA EAST C 11 to one JOHN ALEXANDER DREWES, -
WM. C. H. HASTINGS,
Acting Police Magistrate.
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LODGE OF
Magistracy, Hongkong, aih June, 1Ɛoß.
PERSEVERANCE
HONGKONG. No. 1,163,
A REGINAR MEETING of the above
LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS' HALL, Zetiand Street, on TUESDAY, the 16th foxtant, at 8,30 for op.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, oth June, 1866
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED,
THE
FOR TIENTSIN. Steamship
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1896,
Intimations.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1845;
WINES
AND
SPIRIT S.
ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter- mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the" best growths at MODERATE PRICES.
PRICE LISTS,
with Full Details, to be bad on Application. PORT after removal should be rested a month
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
AT 5.30 pm. the Natal from Shanghal, arrived, having been delayed by log.
THERE has, says the Calchita Statesman of the | THE railway between Keelong and Taipehio, t9th May, heen an appreciable decrease of which was in a bad stato of repair before the cholera during the past two or three days. In the war, a being rapidly, put in good order, Two southern division, there were five cases, and one on three tonnels have been reconstructed, and
working order.
CHINA TRADE REPORTS
THE forty-seventh birthday of the Empress of 9aly in the southern suburbs. Bow Bazaar | before the end of the year it should be in good pablished by order of Sir Robert Hast, the
division recorded two attacks, and there was one Japan was celebrated at the Court of H,M. the in the northera division, and one on the river.
Mikado on the 28th alto.
A NUMBER of ice-cream vendors were fined $1 each this morning at the Police Court for hawking their mixture without licenses.
THERE were three cases of plague to-day- Iwa in the city and one in Kowloon. The four Ereign cases at present under trantzoent ard on the high road to complete recovery,
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Tax little King of Spain, according to a floating paragraph, had for his lesson the other day the mattoes of the different European countries. He got as far as England, and promptly ructed. "Dieu et mon Droit," and then abruptly asked, "What is the motto of America ?” Count Z—— who happened to be in the room at the time, answered, “Dieu et mon roe.”—Exchange,
THE Chinese Telegraph. Administration si
It is quita on the cards that in the near future Foochow notified{this afternoon that talegraphic several European experts will be appointed to communication with Fermoss has been accompany a high Japanese official to Europe interrupted ilace"yesterday morning,
for the purpose of advising him in respect to the. An official notice has been farned that the order purchase of machinery required for the Govern prohibiting foreigners and foreign men-of-warment's Steel Foundry, The Tapan Herald from visiting the Siberian port of Konsace has thinks the experts will be retained in the Japanese bean withdrawn.-O.K. Many thanks?
service, to superintend the erection and working
How lucky the residents of Shanghai art in many ways.
We note that the Japas Mail Company is running cheap excursions, with its regular boats, to Nagasaki and | return, at $30 Mexican the round trip, which oceuples five days. This must be delightini during the hot sexion.
Rumours of another meditated rebellion are
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of the new machinery.
THE following telegraphic despatch to the Calcutta Statesman is interesting as showing that the Government of India bas taken the exchange compensation question in hand in a thoroughly practical manner :---
With regard to the exchange comoensation allowance question, it has been decided that statute will not only be debarred from receiving the allowance in intare, but will be called upon
SIMLA, May 19th.
THE Hoa Tremanier of the Alice Memorial and Netherole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals —
Hi Choo
......$20
Shakanos Cone Mialog Co. ..................$ 10
We have to ack anwledge the receipt of coples of "The Returns of Trade and Trade Reports for 1891" and the "Costoms Gasette" for the These quarter ending 31st March 1896 volumes, which reflect Infinite credit on the department responsible for their issue la due and proper form, contals matter of great Interest to the diplomatist as well as to merchant, and compared with other tomes of this class may be said to eclipse most Customs publications and be equalled by very few, either in general get-up, accuracy of detail, or the care bestowed on the printing, proal reading, and binding. Tir death at New York, on the 11th ultime, af Henry Cuyler Banner, the editor of Puck, from tubercular consumption. Is announced in the: Frisco Chronicle, which remarks very truly
We received to-day « copy of the "Returns of Trade and Trade Reports for the year 1895",
Inspector-General of Customs. The reports of the Commissioners of Customs are (aya:labiy interesting and instructive and those included in the volume before us are in no wise an exception! to the rule, for they contala facis, dates, and comments of great valna relating to the military operations la China during 1895 and the effects thereof on the trade of the ports in the worth, and *: Formoss in the south. From these reports we have space to-day for a few extracts only and therefore hold over a review of this useful volume, which has been issued in a manner that reflects employed in the Statistical Department of the the greatest credit on the officials, of ali, grades, splendid service that owes its present high standard of efficiency and the confidence reposed to it by the foreign powers and the government of China to the genius and the strict integrity of that master of finance and king of organisers, the great "I.G.," the one man holding high office in Far Cathay who has proved himself the trust and best friend China ever had—a friend la need, and therefore a filend indend.
Trade Reports
The following are extracts from the 1895),
SHANGHAL
before use. When required for drinking fa in Kores. It is reported that about 15,000 those officers whose salaries are regulated by Mr. Bander, for so many years the versaille showed agreeably disappointing result: la
ance it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out,,
SHERRY.-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are
true Xeses Wines.
W
CLARET, Our Clartis, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genulae product of the Juice of the grape and are not artificially made from riistas and currents as is generally the case with Cheap Wines. fger BRANDY.All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pare Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY.-All our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age then most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked “E” is ontversally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market,
*KWEIYANG," Captain Outerbridge, will be despatched. TO- 'MORROW, the roth instant, at 4 P.M. For Freight or Paxesys, noply in
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. --
Hongkong, g'h Jun","iPod.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
19:4
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
THE Company's Steamship
1.
NAMOA,
Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports on THURSDAY, the 11th instant, at Noon..
For Freight or Passage, apply to.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers. Honokeng, gih June, 1896.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
HE Steamship
THE
LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAL
"FOOCHOW,"
We only guarantee on WENIS and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought direct from as la the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
discontented patriots have assembled in Tanang and over 13,000 in Mok-chos. Their alleged grievance lu not a purely commercial one, being indignation at the damage suffered by the alleged prestige of Koren as a nailon by the protracted stay of the King in the Russian Legation,
A RICKSHAW coolle, one of three in the employ of Mr. Spriggs, Morrison Hill, who refused duty by leaving his employ without notice, was this morning fined $ro, with the option of a month's "hard," by Captain Hastings, The coolle said that he was threatened with being cat $1 by his master for being late one day, and he and his companions would not stay. He was trying to get substitutes when arrested !
A VISIT was paid to the plague hospital at Lal checkok yesterday by a Police official, and thirty plague patients were found there. The burial, ground, stated about exidway between the hospital and the Customs' bunglow, is con- sidered a danger to the stream from which the water boals have been getting their supply, and the Police have received instructions to prevent them using that place in future, facilities for procuring pure water being arranged at Yaumati
to refund the monies already received.
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called "Shart Sixen” constitute in fiction a
The year 1894 closed with a gloomy outlook that there were few contributors to periodical politically and commercially. The war-clouds, literature who enjoyed the reputation held by however, rolled away and trade during 1895
editor of Pack. In qualainers of humour, Japan. It returned effectd; but Li Chang- February China despatched a peace mission to delicacy of touch, there were none who excelled 'ang being sent on a similar mission succeeded him, and the short stories such as Mr. Bunner | in negotiating a Treaty, which was signed at Shimonoseki. on 17th April and in due courte ratified. Under it China had to pay an indemnity of 400 million taeis (about 300 mlilians sterling) and to cede Formosa and the Lizoteng peninsula, up to and including the Treaty port of New- chwang, to Japan, Subsequently, owing to representa lans from Russia, France, and Germany, Liaotung was retroceded in con. sideration of a fuilher payment of 33 million
fulfilled ill after navigation with Newchwang
IT scems to the ChafooTMÉxpress that the polley of European states ahould be clear on Korean { pleasant monopoly. This really great romancer matters. Terms should made with Russia, was a man of staĺklog personalliy aside from and every opportunity Liven her of opening up his abilities as a wilter, andțit waif undoubtedly The Cheloo Thunderer due to bis natural talent an'an editor that be Siberia and Korea. considers it monstrous to expect Russia, with made Fuck what it is to-day. half a continent on her hands, to put up with no other outlet to the sea than an ice-bound post ke Vladivostock and it concludes by solving the difficulty by expressing the opinion that so far from regarding the Russian advance in Korea with jealousy, the European Powers ought to make the attainment by Russia of that end.one of the objects of their own rollcy,"
AM American paper is responsible for the following :—What is a judge: to do with an advocate who, in pleading the cause of his client, makes the Masonic sign of distress Judge Devin, of the Superior Court of Anderson, Indiana, bas solvédˇthe problem by committing for contempt of court a bassister who made ce. ain Masonle pigus easily recognizable by the Tudge himself and by certain Masons on the jury. As the advocate in this particular instance was "wearing a Masonic plc," there may have been some ground fot the judge's summary action. Contempt of court is, however, already a very elastic offence, and 11 any ons may be received by the Tokia Nidṣon from lis Vladi. vostock correspondent, who repm's that the Masonic import, counsel and clients alike are sent to prison who accidentally makes signs of Russian military officials and police are exercitace to face with a'new danger. lag every caution with regard to Japanese in Vladivostock; some are questioned strictly.
THAT the Russians are doing their utmost to keep the secret emissaries of a possible enemy
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. without thele gates is clear from the information
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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Mengkona, 10th January, tłań.
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DEATH.
Captain Blackburne, will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 11 h fastant, at 2 PM ;
For Freight or Pavenge, mo¬ly to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hoapkony, ath June, 1996.
foca
THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MAPILA (DIRECT).
THE Company's Steamship
" ESMERALDA,"
Captain G. A. Tayler, will be despatched for the above Port on THURSDAY, the 17th instant, at 4 P.M.
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers, and is fitted with the Electric Light.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN & Co.,
CineralManagers,
Hongkong, gib June, 1895.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI, CHEFOO AND
NEWCHWANG.
HE Steamship
THE
"HUNAN."
1954
Captain Frazier, will be despatched on MONDAY, the rkih Instant.
For Freight ar Pastage, apply to
· BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, çib June, 1895.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL, HE Company's Steamship
THE
"HECTOR,"
1945
Captain Bart, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 24th lastaol.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hangkonz, gib June, 1Rc6.
956
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
AERATED WATERS.
'IMPLE AERATED WATER."
SIMPLE
G
HONGKONG,
'ODA WATER,
SODA
INGER ALE
L
EMONADE.
At Yokohama, on May 26th, AUGUSTIN'
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THE following notification, signed by Dr. Wright, Head Master of Queen's College, appears in Saturday's Gosefie-With a view to affording increased facilities for the acquisition of the English language, His Excellency the Governor has approved the recommendation of the College known as the Chinese School should be Governing Body, that the section of Qorea's abolished from the 31st May. Notice is there tore hereby given that, with His Excellency's approval on and after 1st June next, no Chinese boy shall be admitted to "Queen's College who shall have failed to pass, to the satisfaction of the Head Master, an easy Entrance Examina tion fa the Chinese 'language, . Applicants must bring with them Chinese paper, pen, and ink,
Tax cultivation of coffee is Increasing by leaps and bounds in British Central Africa. The single plant which was taken out to Nyasaland a few years ago by a Scottish gardenar is now the parent of many millions of trees, and it is estimated that this year no fewer than three hundred and twenty tons of coffee will be avail- able for export. This estimate is contained in report addressed to Sir H. H. Johnston by Mr. M. Master, the sub-Commiralener la charge of the Blantyredistrict. Great difficailles, however, stand in the way of theplantere, foremost amongst them being the decrease in the avaliable supply of local labour and the consequent elsalu wages. shilings & month its equivalent to his The planter now has to pay no less than five
month which about a year ago was the local rate of wages in coffee plantations In Central has doubled or trebled in value during the past Africa. Land, too, in the township of Blantyre twelve months, and other economic changes are taking place which, so far as the Immediste fature is concerned, do nat augur well for the planters.
MOUNEL, & taman, who fell overboard from the While the houses of others have been entered | Emperor of Chiar is commentedļon lu a rebrible native" #boy." as against the two shillings a
Caledonian,
be Hongkong Gelegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1896.
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S MESSAGE.
THE SOUDAN EXPEDITION.
LONDON, June 7th.
In an engagement near Akasheh the Dervisbos were totally dispersed with heavy loss; the Egypilan loss was silght,
without warrant, or notice balng given, and subjected to a thorough search.
YESTERDAY afternoon, while two well-dressed
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Six CLAUDE MACDONALD'S audience of the manner by General Mexny, the Editor of that interesting weekly which under the title of
Merny's Miscellany in slowly, yet surely, taking its proper place among works of reference bear
on China and things Chinese. In his fraue of the 21st May General Mesny says ¡—-
BRITISH MINISTER MACDONALD GRANTED AUDIENCE AT PEKING.
PRESENTATION TO DR.
MARQUES.
taels. This later Convention was not, however, bad closed; this treaty part was therefore a Japanese possession throughout the trading year and has been treated in the 1895 statistics an a' foreign port. The Hansfer of the value of this trade-though it bas as a result of the war tallen from above 8 to below 41 millian tacis-from the home to the Foreign trade makes
-strict comparison of 1895 and 1894 6gures difficult. It does not, however, affect either the gross or the net valus of Shanghai trade; and both are the largest on record, the former having been Hk. Tls. 218,733.583-10 increase of r per cent and the latter Hk. Tis. 94,990,342, ka increase of over 15 per cent. Such expansion appears phenomenal in view of the enormous indemnity exacted by Javan. In fact, however, this burden has not yet made itself felt, a loan raised in Europe having enabled China to pay the first instalment of the original tademnity (one-fourth) and all due under the Liaotang Convention. This will only be resily felt later, when interest and principal of the loan already effected, and of those to follow, fall due. The collection amounts to FT. Tix. 6,183,685, or HL. 386,000 less than in 1894. Export duties increased 230,000 taels; but Import declined 195,00 tuale, and opium (duty and Likin) 336,000 (selv,
KOWLOON,
through the Kowloon Stations during 1895 was The aggregate value of the trade passing
very considerably in excess of the total for tha year preceding. The figures for 1895 are Hk. TL. 50,385,194, as compared with"Hk. Tls, nearly 24 per cent. Of this, the greatest pro 40,687,681, a difference of HE, Tis. 9,697,513, or
portion, some 61 mililions of tacts, is attributable io foreign importations ; but a closer examination - of the returns reveals the fact, not altogether wel. come, that upwardą, 4 millions of incls repre- sent the value of foreign rice imported to replace short crops. Native exports come next, with an increase of about 3 millions; and native Imports show an improvement of something under half a mißion of taels. Prices of both native and foreign goods have generally inled higher, and this will have to be allowed for in weighing the Importance of the figures; but when all allowances are made, there remains an Improvement, which adds to the confirmation of the general opinion that the year has been one which caused considerable sensation at the time of greater prosperity to the merchant. An event
was the strike of coollen in Hongkong in con- sequence of the enforcement of the registration of coolle, lodging-houses. On the 18th March Lome 3,000 men went on strike and remained S12-It having come to our knowledge that idle for about a week, with serious detriment to you have retired from the Public Service on
the discharge and shipment of cargo by foreign well-carved pension, we, the undersigned, an vesels la Hongkong, and denbiless indirectly****** behalf of the Members of the Hongkong Police
Influenclog the junk traffic besides-as, lor instance, when ose shipload af kerosene was lost to the market by being taken to Japan, s dla Force and ourselves individually, dentre to Cavey to you our best and sincerest thanks for charge being impossible in Hongkong. The the unfailing kindness, promptitute, and skliful- long drought caused a fallate of the rice crops, asss with which you have attended us when brought about a severe epidemic of fever of
an alarming scarcity of water, and, it is supposed, we had occasion to seek your professional malatious type, walch prevalled during the assistances und wo avall ourselves of this latter half of the your, claiming a great many opportunity to ask your acceptance of the mal; victims among the natives and causing sericua souvenie which accompanies this letter, as liners, at least, to several foreigners. token of the high esteem in which you are held cleared at Chincas Kowloon, which includes the The number of stem-launches entered and by us for your sterling qualities, both as Stations both at the east and west sides of the
· Hongkong, 8th June, 1896. To Dr. L. PEREIRA MARQUES, Fellow of the
and respectable-locking Chinese youths wiza looking at the Queen's Statue, the Sĺby constable on duty there ordered them from the steps sur- rounding the conopy, and because they did not mova fast enough stuck one of them violently
It is announced to the Sta-wan-pao of the on the chest. Several Europeans witnessed the 17th May, 1896, that a letter has been received lt, and by the advice of one of these the from Its Peking correspondent saying that the matter was reported to the Captain Superlaten newly appointed British Minister Six Claude dent of Police, who this morning promised the Maxwell MacDonald, has been granted andi The members of the Police Force presented ence of the Emperor in the famous throne complainants that if thejevidence of the foreigners ball called the Wen-hua. Tien.
an address and a souvenir to Dr. Marques It was named as witnessing the arrault hare out their in this same throne-room also that the 10-day. The address, as read by Inspector tale he would punish the constable severely, late Belgian Minister, Loumeyer, was also Quincey, is as follows:-
graated audience, and both these instances show RESPECTING the suspension of Mr. Raymond, a decided advance in the path of diplomaile gentleman Jockey, at Slogapore, the Plang towards friendly foreign states. The Billioh eliquette and Imperial reclitude of conduct Garette explains as follows:-Ms. Raymond's Minister previously had several interviews with suspension for one year, from riding in training or their Highnesses and Excellencies the Princes trinis, or races, or running a kome or hersen, dates and Ministers of the Trung-li Yamén, and Captain Lothaire on his arrival at Brasscis, from May rat, 1895. The disqualification of the ribing had been previously stranged for the from Africa, received an ovation,
horse Locky is not confirmed.-The Straits ppolated day on which the audience took place, so that there is now no complaint heard as to paper does not state what all the trouble is the lack of courtesy towards foreign Ministers about why Mr. Raymond has been by receiving them in out-of-the-way places, suspended, or who took the folliative, is then if it had been sacallege to receive them in the ordinary apartments of the palace. It was proceedings that led to his suspension? In formerly auerted by the anti-foreign clique at justies to Mr. Raymond. It may be fairly con Peking that the dirty streets were good enough terded that these questions should be answered to seceive foreign Ministers in, and it was promptly and as completely as possible,
gravaly expected that they would do like the tributary envoys⋅ of vassal states, that is, awa
It is reported that King Menelik has offered to assist the Khalifu against the Egyptians.
CAPTAIN LOTHAIRE.
(Special to Sfam Observer.) SIR NICHOLAS O'CÓNOR AND THE...
TSAR.
LONDON, May 28th, The Tear has received the special Embsaries at Moscow and was notably gracious to Sli N. O'Coner, the British Ambassador.
THE CYCLONE IN AMERICA.
LONDON, May 28th.
LONDON, May agth.
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Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, Member of the Royal College of Physicians &c. &c., &c.
professional man and as a private'individual,
* In conclusion, wa 'with you long life, good health, and every success in your practice, and we heartily express the hope'that we may all bare you amongst ne fer many years to come.
Ar the Police Court this morning a well-the passage of the Imperial coriège through the dressed Chinese was charged by a shopkeeper | **
streets and there perform the degrading ceremony of kotowing to the Emperor as A cyclone at St. Louis, on the Missouri, has with obtaining $3 by means of false pretenses, he rode past in his chair. The allied Ministers killed 1,300 people. Thousands are homeless. The complainant's story, which was born out by of France and England very unwisely sub- and the damage done is estimated si £5,000,000, || two witnesses, was that the prisoner came to mitad in very unsatisfactory terms from the him and promised that if given ga he would very first instead of insisting upon the catal FRENCH FINANCE,
prevent his cook-house, which had been con- courtesy being extended to them in Chian, as is the case in other countries. It is a pity that demued by the Sanitary authorities, from being the allied troops did not remia in garrison at pulled dawn. Aftar same discussion the money Peking for at least one year after the war of was paid, but fa é couple of days the Inspector 1860. It would have done China and the Chinese a world of good, and could not have of the district came and had the place pailed done as any harm. down. Hence the complaint. Tas prisoner, who was 'represented by Mr. Looker, c'almed that the whole case was a conspiracy on the part of the shopkeeper. His Worship temporady pm.-ascert at St. Patrick's Club, above embossed allvar bowl of Chincas workmanship, sentence of four months' hard labour, ... ·
The French Flance Minister proposes to levy tax of 4 per cent. on French Rentes, excepting where the holders thereof are resident abroad, The rame tax will be imposed on the dividends of companies, whether French or foreign.
THE TYPHOON,
The lyphoon reported to be within 30 miles and to the south of the clony yesta.day appears
to have passed to the worth, the pressure I carefully thought-out article published in
MEMORANDA.
-TO-DAY-9th Jane.
Tram Sistion.
TO-MORROW,--10th June.
continuing considerably below the normal in the the Kohumla Shimbun li ja stated that although | French mail due. northern part of the China Sea.
Noon---Empress of China leaves for Vancouver,
vís usual ports of call.
FRIDAY,-13th June, 2.30pm-Auction of ladies' despory goeds, &c., at the Hongkong Trading Co's prenilses, by Mr. G. P. Lammert.
The weather report issued by the Observatory Germany was one of the thres Fewers which 11 Outward French Mall cloves. efficitis at 11 o'clock this morning contains the Interfered on behalf of Chios to secure the Noon-Natal leaves for Europe, following remarks about the depression:-On | retrocession of the Linotong panlurals, there are | the 9th at 6.m. the Black (South) Cone was various circh-stances which render her sats- lowered. At 11.15 am. there were no longer any indications cyclonic depression to the southward goalald to Risata, and disposed to move in of Hongkong. The barometer has fallen on the concert with England, with which lattes nation S.F. coast of Chlon, but is almost steady Japan should co-operate, both for the purpose of in Hongkong. Pressure continues considerably | securing the peace of the East and maintaining below the normal along the S. and S.E. coasts the dignity and prestige of Japan. As the first and, apparently, in the N.part of the China Sea. Forecast --Moderata S.W, winds; unsettled step towards getting on friendly te.mia with weather and thunderstorms probable,
Germany, the Kokumɗa suggests that Viscount | Aoki, the present Minister to Berlin, who is well The Commander of the steamer Hunan, which spoken of by the entire German prers, should be arrived here from. Chinking this morning, made Minister of Foreign Affair for, although reports that she encountered " tremendous south- nast" swell during the latter part of the voyage, he is not our ideal Minister, ka prostions the At 4 p.25, the barometer had fallen to 99.63 | proper qualifications in a far greater degree than 1447 | hmm 19:09 at to sum
SARSAPARILLA.
ASPBERRYADE, &c RASPBE DAKIM, CRUICKSHANK & CO'S WATER are made under the constant, supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa rison with the best English Manufactures.
Special terros to HostS, CLUBE, MEREN and
other Large Consumers. elny complaints should de addressed to the Manager. Hongkong, grd May, 1898.
others who have held that offer, fa
SATURDAY,—13th June. 2.30p.m.-Auction of ladies' drapery goods, &c., st the Hongkong Trading Co.'s premises, by Mr. G. P. Lammert. P.Rife Brigade Battalion Regalia, at
Bay View.
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and Officers, the Band of the Hongkong
· Regiment'will play in the Pablla Gardens,
150m-By kind permission of Major Retallick
-Wo’have theļkonour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient: servants and sincero friends, (Here follow the dignatures of the members of the Forci:]=
The souvenir, which is a handsome, massive,
set on an elegantīklackwor 1 carved stand, beara | the following inse:fplion:-
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DR. L. P. MARQUEY, FILLOW OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE IN. IRKLAND, MEMBEN OF THE - ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, FELLOW OF THE ROYAL GEDORA- FHICAL SOCIETY OF LIBON, MEMBER OF THE : FRANCO- HISPANO-PORTUGUESE (ÁCA-
DENT
OF TOULOUSE, &c. &c. &c. FROM
THE MEMBERS OF THE HONGKONG POLICE VORCE, MAGIFTRACY AND SUPREME COURT STAFF, AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM, ON MEI RETIREMENT FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE, OM. Pangios, Hongkong, Jun-1.890.
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peninsula, was only 7,368, as compared with 10,523 in the previous year. This decrerio is scarcely regrettable, as it is the result of the maintenance of the restrictions against gambllog mentioned in the report for 1894. Of Jealo paising through the Stations inwards with cargo there were 4.785 more, but those in ballast were 258 less, than in the preceding year. The total number passing outwards with cargo was 3,716 greater, and those in ballast were more by 1,838, Janks toward and outward together represent an increase of nearly 15 per cent.
from Slam, while 3 junks departed for Annam There passed through Changchow Station an youre to Hongkong 1 junk from Anaum und z -
and for Singapura.
NEWCHWANG.
∙It seems an anomaly for a Chinese official to write the Trade Report for a port that was in possession of the Japanese nine months of the rear under review, a period, too, which exactly covered the open or maililme trade sexson ; bat as the merchants here were good enough to gira. us statistics of the inward and outward Cargoer; retures which were, mareover, supplemented by figures supplied by those Chinese ports which seat.marchandise here, there were data for giving a fairly good exhibit of the trade of Newchwang for the year 1895. So to preserve. shif material, and to keep up the continuity of the Newchwang annual returns, orders were received to prepare them for printing as an appendizto the large yellowback volume published by the Chinese Customs. My predecessor, who enly lal: the port at the end of October, reported In this preceding year that the prospects of lande 1,1894 had been very, bright," but that the war had somewhat dampened them. The timidity. shown by Chinese merchants in the nuČENÍS