THE members of the Royal Englorers' Variety Company gave an entertainment last Saturday evening in the Boat shed, Wellogion. Barracks which proved very enjoyable. The programme included a number of songs, overtures by the orchestra, a sketch that gave an opening for some capital dancing, and a military drama enlled "Treachery at Candahar." This last was well staged and the various paciu were very well played, There was a large audience, composed bath of the garelson and a civilians, all of whom thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The concert will be repeated to-morrow evening, commencing at 7 30.
DR. EDWARD BEDLOR, that veriatla journalist, rendy speaker, skilful diplomalist, and shrewd observes, who is remembered by many friends and sincera well-withers in the Far East, is, according to latest news from Uncle Sam's demiolons, as busy sa ever with his facile pen, making use of his wide knowledge of the domestic and foreign affairs of the Land of the Free." Dr. Bedion is an out-and-out Republican, and if his party succeeds in getting the upper hand in the campaign which is just now causleg no small amount of anxiety to Democrats and Repub- cans in all parts of the world, its triumph will in all probabilly be the cause for a good deal of joy and rrj>lcing among the "Dec.'s" many friends to this part of the world, for there will then be grounds for hoping that the light of bis beaming, countenance, the echo of his merry laughter, and the charm of bis innate wit and buoyant pliks will once more enliven weary exiles in the Gorgeous East. This time, how ever, it is hardly likely, writes a correspondent from Warblagton, that a man of ble talents will ba asked to filter away bis valuable time" in an ent-of-the-way_port like Amay-a much more Important post should be bis partion, if educa slar, experience, and skill count for anything with the leading lights "of the Republican
party.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1896.
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL. | Include in Its scope the whole of the administra Bon of Rhedasta. Until then, he says, the government cannot be expected to pronounce a decision upon the Chartered Company's future. dence that President Kenger's clemency to the The Colonial Secretary also expresses confi- referim prisoners will not be influenced by the aid in deciding what is right to be done in the general interest of South Africa with the Pretoria
The Paclic Mall S. S. Co.'s steamer China, Capt. W. B. Seabury, from San Francisco, via Yokohama and Nagasaki, with malls up to 26th May, arrived in part this morning. From our San Francisco exchanges we take the following telegrims:-
HAVANA, May irth. It was definitely announced today that on the day the five men captured on the Compendor were tried, Friday last, Admiral Navarro, in conformity with the petition of the prosecutor and the sentence of the Daval tribunal, approved and signed the sentences of death imposed upon the filibusters, Afredo Laborde, Dr. Ellas Bedla, William Gildes, Joba Melton, and Teodoro Mala.
The announcement is made that in view of high state considerations the cases have been referred for final consideration to the Supreme Tribunal of War and Marine.
prisoners.
A Berlla despatch to the Standard says :- The Neueste Nachrichten reports that Pre- sident Kruger bas telegraphed to Colonial Secretary Chamberlafe that the commuted sen. tences of the reforms prisoners will not be decided anill Cecil Rhodes leaves Africa,"
paper money."
than in 1894. There is some sailsfaction, how-principal factories amounted to $3.16. The say one word in their dispranise, it lu lep danihla ever, in noting that, if practically at a compending profit during the first half of the to say one in their faveur beyond that that standstill, whatever light variation there year was nearly $3 per spindle, making in steri.cheapness is such that no European could dreams is-and li la really about a per cent-li in favouring for the whole year a profit of about 141, 3rd of emulating it. Not one-third of the contents against $24.668,590, or an increase of $611,648, Inge dividends. The Seulas and Hirano Com-stances, be induced to flame at all, and the of Stans. Exports amounted to $15,280,zął ks r splodie. All the companies have declared of a tax can, ander the most favourable circum which would probably have appeared larger bat panies, both in Osaka, with 34.944 and 36,880 slightest draught at once extinguishes those for the rise in exchange. Of these exports spindles respectively, are paying as per cent. for which do flame. The least sabjection to danes ailing ships candled a larger proportion than of the whole year; the Osaka Company, with renders the whole box entirely useless, and the the Imports, as many came in balls chartered $2,893 splodics, 20 per cent; and the Tokyo sulphur often, when struck and flaming, diving lands. This, to some extent, is also the ex- to convey this country's produc's to foreign Company with 18,064 soladies, 15 per cent of the ward, I comes sonice of positive and fer the others lower than 10 per cent, danger. Though those of the best quailty are planation of exports exceeding imperis, a matter all in addition adding considerable anms to their retalled in Toklo at one-fifth of the pice that for.tance. The most important items la this ls which economists and financiers nitsch great | Leserves.
must be paid for imported English matches, In view of these results It is only naturel that none but the latter would be admitted into many respect are represented by a value of $1,613.961 such galne hopes should be entertalued as to foreign households in which stringent economy Fresident's message at the opening of congress Norwegian vessels, Except for there, however,
The Times Rio Taneiro despaich says "The carried in junks and $1,238,305 taken in this industry. But it is more than doubtful is a very necessary consideration. These remarka
whether such a high degree of prosperity can be supports the idea of a congress of American the trade done by saling vessels can scarcely be malatalued, Latour difficulties am already chased from about twenty different armas, most are made from practical texts of matches par republics. It also advocates an increase in the termed large, the next largest item being German arising, and the rates of wages threaten to in- of whom export largely, and retalled in Tokio Bay when the finances will permit. The Pre-hips with $168,368. As to the total export of crease considerably, even on their present scale, at an average price of pd car packet of 10 bares. sident favours the revision of the tariff in the g25,280,598, Interests of the revenue, and the withdrawal of $15,447,141, in round numbers three-fifths or over months ago. Skilled labour has become so
British ships
carried away which is higher than that which prevailed twelve
(To be continued), 61 per cent. Norwegian steamers took $3,863,699, | scarce that in several instances splodica am lying maklong with cargoes of sailing ships $5,000,
idle from want of of cratives, and in one case or about 20 per cent. German steamers carried
police Interference was found necessary to about yà per cont, but a's several of these were
prevent one of the largest companies in Osaka chartered by the Scottish Oriental, it is doubtful enticing into its service the operatives trained how much of this trade ought really to be set by and in the employ of a rival company, The down to Bilish enterprize. The cargo carried facressed prosperity of the working classes in otherwise than under these three dags was quite general has rendered them loss desirous to bind insignificant, French vasuele taking only their daughters to the factories, and a system of $13.746 per trip respectively. From these figures has had to be Instituted in the mare remate $598 838 and Dutch $67,493, or $3,303 and recruiting, both of male and female operatives, it appears, therefore, that the trade of the port country districts. showed little variatión either as to destination or value during 1895, and that what little improvement, a symptom which might have been fuctuation took place was in the direction of a ättle more pronounced in respect to exports but for the slight rise la exchange. Given favourable weather, however, and a continuance of the increased confidence produced by the Anglo-French Slam Agreement last January, a substantial advance ought to mark the current A question ́regarding the precedence of Place | twelve months,—Bangkok Times. of Germany, and the Duke of Connaught, Henry of Frussia, representing Emperor Willlam representing Queen Victoris, has been settled la favour of the latter.
Two alleged filibusters, both citizens of the
The Bridah steamer Woolwich, Capt. Rae alted States, said to have formed a part of
burn, from New York for Jeddab, Arabla, which the Competidor exp-äition, hare mixtred horo in custody from Babla Honda. They were captured
went ashore on Shak El Kebeer reefs, has been by the local guerilias of Palma some time aiterolled aflost by tags, after being lightened to the amount of geo tons. The steamer has a slight landing,
leak to her foro tank.
The steamer Otter has brought here a small boat found abandoned on the coast by the Mayor of Berracos. The boat is believed to have belonged to the small expedition which landed in the vicinity where the Competidor was sighted and captured.
LONDON, May 11th.
The Globe, this afternoon, commenting apan
the Cuban situation, says -It is Impossible not to sympathize with the Spanish Ministry, sud- denly called to choose between the loss of Spain's best colony and a war with a great power. In the event of war European sympathy will be wholly with Spain. Contioning, the Globe The action of the American sathorities in the Bermuda affair has caused apparently less accustomed than ourselves to the much Irritation at Madrid, The Spaniards are vagaries of the diplomacy of short sleeves. The recent diplomats of the Monroe doctrine find little favour abroad,
Olney is an exceedingly determined man, and it is therefore quite certain that the filibusters will not be shot. There is only one course of action that can save Cuba to Spalo, and that is to make terms with the insurgents and to grant reason- able autonomy.
The Chronicle mys in an editorial :-Mr.
- Moscow, May 16th. This old town is rapidly filling up with visitors witness the ceremonies attending the coronation from all parts of the world, who have come to of the Cruz and Czarina, which will extend over a period of three weeks, beginning, according to programme, with the arrival of their Majesties Monday and concluding with their departure for at the Petrovoskl Palace, outside this city, on St. Petersburg on June 7th. The streets are filled with people of all nations and with delega- tions from all parts of Russia. The weather up to the present has been a little too cold to be Pasant, but a change is expected before the Têtes begin.
под
LONDON, May 18th. ing liberal assistance to the Congo Free Sista The Belgian Chamber of Depuises la grant-
(the central Government of which is at Brussels), Canga River as far as Leopoldville. in order to extend the navigable partion of the
The House of Commoni has voted £60,000 for the maintenance of an additional naval
to the Australian squadron. The Prince of Wales has formally presented Lady Hallé (Madame Norman Neruda), the famous violinist, with an estate in Italy. The
the admirers of her ladyship.
CORRESPONDENCE.
-¿Wa de sot mommitly indoors the opinions expressed by Correspondents in able colormen,]
WHERE IS THE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP ↑
* To run Korror or the "Hongcomo TaxxGSAFE,"
The growth of the Weaving Industry is only less remarkable than that of the spinning, though are employed in the former. In 1883 the quantity up to the present preciically hand looms only of fabrics of every kind, slik and cotton, produced to Japan was 25,067.496 yards. In 1893 I had inessed to over Co5.com.or yards. To the first mentioned year the expost of either slik or cotton fabrics was practically non-existent. In 1895 it reached the value of $19 386,632.
Ono ather fadustry may be here referred to that of matches. This appears to have originated in the prisons, and it was la operation in the gaol at Yokohama ro early as the year 1873 The first record of any export appears in the Customs for the year 1878, when they were exfated to a valce of $35,463. From the latter mount the value of the expert has grown to | $4,672,811 in 1895, while the increase in the production in 1889, was 10,165,615 gros boxes, valued at $1,840 259; 1892, 26,126,305 gross baxen, val: 1 st $4 056,196
Miscellaneous Industries,-Besides yarns, textile fabrics, and matches, the only Japanese assimilated from Europe, and were exported to mannfacture which may be tald to have been a sufficient extent in 1895 to mert special-men- straw plaits competes, of course, with European prodectious, but it is cs: led on in Japan entirely according to the original Japanese math is, and machinery. Nor do the Customs returns detall, owes nothing elber to foreign instruction or in their much more extended lists of experts,
THE ARTS OF CHINA. Before a well-attended meeting of the Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts, Mr. Francis W. Kitching delivered an address an
The Ass of China" on 6th May. Mr. Ga0.. Phillips, Jate HM.'s Consul at Foochow secapic 1 the chair and briefly Introducci tke lecturci. The subjeca la an exbauitive cor and naturally the lecturer was not able to de mere than refer briefly to the distinctive phases to under which the subject groups Itself. He paused pictorial 1, gardening setal mention being review the sections of nichttecure,
Yuen Ming Yeen; carving, in which the made of that taly maglicent pleasures-garden Chinese sexe, though they bave lost that almost magic art of caring the ivory balls one within the other; music, which hardly appeals to any "Vestern caz sculpture, which is not sch represented in China; slik and embroide.y, Chiaese can claim Indisputably, since the and, lastly, porcelain, the origin of which the very name we give it is that of the country whence the art was derived Lacquer and other subjects had to necessarily left out on secount of time. Mr. Klicking had a few inter esting remasks to make on each and all of the arts we have sfied, whilst he had a geni word for a country at which it seems fashionable at the moment for eve: gone to cast a stone. It was to the great tea and r'lk country, he pointed out, that we are indebted for many articles in dilly use, and it is certain that the Chinees glasses, gunpowder, and cast iron tong befora were acquainted with spectacles, magnifying the light of civilisation reached our shores. He conclude his remarks by detelling and explaining the Interesting love story that in the Willow Pattern pla'e. The design his all with its three figures rushing ac.oss the no great pretensions to beauty, but it is dear to
bridge, Ils iistless boximan, and the entirely dis- log in great glorification over some good deed propotionate doves aternally kissing and flatter-"
time is our “Jack 'the Glint Killer" is to no. During and succeeding the lecture coloured limelight, and served so liestrate and amplify photographs were thrown on the screen by the statements made. At the close of the address
THE "R.B.” REGATTA.
Saturday was, with the exception of the heat, an almost perfect day for aquaile sports, and large number of residents, hoth military and "elvil, turned out to witness the regatta of the Rifle Brigade. The Brigade dispensed lavish
pontoons placed at points of vantage for witnesslog The contest, while the public were equally well Ritended to by Mr. Osborne, of Bay View, The Band of the Rifle Brigade enlivened the intervala by playing selections under the able direction
The programme, which consisted of six events, trust, however, that Spain will show clemency / pébiscite on his claims to the throne of. France, scholars equal to those teared and educated in any large number of other imitations of foreign dene. To the Chinese the story is much the
The Graphic, commenting upon the question at issue between the United States and Spain over the men sentenced to death at Havana, compares the Competidor cases to the Jame son raid and says "Englishmen can sym- bospitality to their guests from launches and pathize with the United States looking at the purchase moner was subscribed by a number of ❘ for the benefit of the successful candidate, who i tion are ginns-ware and umbrellas. That of has been famous for. generations ss deplesed
scandalous misgovernment in Cuba. But the analogy collapses when the attitude of the United States to its raiders is compared with England to here. What would Europe have said Mr. Chamberlain bad talked to President Krueger as Mr. Olney talks to Spalo, Wo.
of Mr. Peachy.
proved that Briton's hardy sons MIG not deterred by the heat when true sport is the Incentive, the various eveals belog well cop- tested At the concluslan of the racing the pilzu were presented to the winners by Majar the Hon. E. Toel, who addressed a few appropriate and encouraging words to each crew. The arrangements for the regaita, which were In every detall perfect, ware carried out by the tollowing Commitee:-Major The Hon, E. Noel (president and referee), Captala A. D. Stewart, Liest, F. G. Talbot, Lieut. J. H. Thresher, Lieut. Hocy.
to the filibusters, for the knowledge that she will not do so twice may help to pot Mr. Olney an his guard and to moderate the enthusiasm of the Florida Cubanophiles."
The Correspondent of the Standard from Madrid ay" Gloomy impressions reign to Havana as to the prospects for military opera lons, and reinforcements of twenty battalions are deemed Indispensable, because the local volunteers do not respond to the call to aims. With the coming of the talzy season several filtbaster expediitons have landed war materials on various parts of the island lately. The last The following are the results of the events:-gents are credited with the latestion of renewed RACE FOR BOATS BELONGING TO H. M. SHIPS activity during the approaching unhealthy IN HARBOUR. Distance—1) milles.. Prizes—ses, when Europeans cannot move cailly-on $10, $to, $5.
account of the tropical raios.
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Victor Emanus) àemnoooRáno 3 OPEN RACK. Distance-1 miles. Open to one crew from each of H. M. Ships In Harbour, and each Company of R.A, R.E., and Rifle Brigade. Prizes-$25, $15, $10,
D Company, R.B. ......................................................a 1 C Company R.B..................................... 2 351h Company R................................... 3 RACE FOR SCRATCH CRIws. Distance 1 mile.
Pilze-$15, $10, $5.
D Company R.B. A Company R B.
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C Company, R.B. ......................................................u 3. DINGHY RACE. Distance— milo. Prizes-$10,
$5, $3.
Dreadnoughtsmáaunonen I
Chelied...
Prizes-11, 814, $7.
D Company..so..
C Company...
LONDON, May 14th. A dispatch to the Daily News from Berlin says the Constantinople contspandent of the Vessische Zellung reports that the Sultan's fears a aussination have led to wholesale arrests of Armenians, who are barbarously tortured to force confessions from them.
The Crown Counsel at Cairo has submitted his conclusions"in the action brought against the Commissioners of the Egyptain Debt to the tribunal, to the effect. that the Commissioners have power to dispose of the reserve fund for unforeseen state expenses, and that the majority ofthe commissioners only is accessary for such action, Judgment will be pronounced on June The Abysalmans have liberated the Italians who were made prisoners at Adawa, and It is mild that Ras Mangasola will Überate the balance within a week.
LI Hang-chang's coffin inived in Lardan on Thursday, and a few curious visitors have been BATTALION SHIELD RACE. Distance-1 mile. allowed to inspect the gruesome last resting place of the great Chinese at the Albert Dock. The famous Viceroy, with admirable good taste, refrained from taking the great casket to Moscow with him, because its presence would be too suggestive among the guy scenes of the corona- tion. No doubt is fell that he is more likely to have use for the big box la solema. London, wh'ch he will visit Infer, than in the fealiva city of the Cxar's dominions.
G Company...
INDIAN MAIL ITEMS.
QUETTA, May 26th, The demarcation of the Soo miles of frontier from Domandi to the_Koh-I-Mailk Slab, on the Perilan frontier, has now been com- pleted, and the final agreement and maps were drawn up and signed by the British and Afghan Commissioners at Robat on the 13th May. On the 14th the two Camps separated, the Afghans marching via the Helmard to Kandahar, and Captain McMahon's Camp kelarning to Quetta via Nushki. The first hundred miles to this place was covered in three and-a-half days, marching at night.
· Beltish party should reach Quetta on May 28th.
LAHORE, May 16th, A somewhat serious outbreak of cholers has cocuted at Nurpur Far, eight or nine miles out on the Murice road from Rawalpindi. Thencali has been carried into Pindi Itself, and Lakord. Investigation on the spotshowed that the discaST must have been brought into the fale by some
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It may be interesting to note that the massive casket is of the heaviest mahogany, cut from a slagle tree trunk. It is eight fast nine faches long, three leet" wide and two feet ten inches deep. It is heavily girt by huge bands of brass, with mighty handies, all brazen. The clasping are hingeless, baing roughly cast to fit the coffin, shell. It is tightly closed, but ita contouls are said to be forty suits of clothing for elysian use. an opium pipe, and a piece of gold to pay the ferryman.
Prince Louis, Duke of Orleans, head of the House of Orleans, and the accepted chief of the announced from Brussels, where he is at present Legiimist Party In France, has publicly residing, that he is quite willing to accept a
facsimile of Dr. Jameson's plans, which were The Johannesburg Times has published a
found to Include до attempt to seize Pretoris. Mr. F. L. Grey, the member of the Reform Commities who became lniane and committed suicide last week, was hurled to day. An immense crowd followed the funeral cortege. Mr. Cloete, an English Afrikander, has been temporarily appointed to succeed Sir Jacobas de Wet, the British agent at Pretoris, London he will consult with Mr. Chamberlain On the artvel of St: Hercules Roblason in
before deciding on
permanent appalotment.
England is at present very gloomy, owing to
The outlook for the agricnitural interest in protracted drought, which is retarding the growth of the crops.
A number of Cornish fishermen at Peurance, objecting to Sunday work, resorted yesterday to vigorous methods to express their disapproval. They seized the vessels containing sappites for London and the eastern counties and threw the fish averboard.
A sensation was cadied in Court chicles in Berlin fa 1894 owing to the circulation of number of anonymous letters containing scanda- lous allegations against leading personages. Herr "Katze, master of ceremonies st the Imperial Court, was auspected of being the author of these letters, and was arrested, but after a fortnight's deteallon he was released from custody, owing to the absence of incriminat ing evidence. The authorship of the letters April roth a duel was fought between Herr Kotsa and Baton Schraeder, who was one of his has never been satisfactorily explained. On
accusers. In this encounter Baron Schrueder Was so seriously wounded that he died two days afterwards. Herr Kotze has now been sentenced to two years' imprisonment in a fortress.
May 19th.
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Parliament will be prorogaed in the middle a It is officially announced that the Imperial
August.
THE TRADE OF SIAM IN 1895.
The employers of labour are not affected. Why should they encouragé education? To cut off this scholarship as a means of retrenchment was unfair and unwise. If the scholarship could be maintained before, why not now!? Where is the cholanhip? What is done with the funds from which It was maintained
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Looking at the prices at which there exhibits were marked for sale, or even those at which
cordial vote of thanks was praced to Mr. Kitching for his par. Before leaving, the audience Inspxt some Chinese art objects that Mr. Kliching had brought for exhibition. These included a magnificent bronze, which it Forchow, when, as Tsarevitch, he visited the was intended to bave presented to the Tsar at
Far East. Owing, however, to his not viniling ect. Two beautiful specimens of þide and the port the opportunity for presentation did not
other art objects were also on view,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILA DUE:
Tacoma (Tacoma) 17th instant. Australian (Ovano) 19th fust, French (Ernest Simens) goth fast. Canadian (Embress of India) zand inst. American (Balzic) agrā inst. Tacoma (Victoria) 111 prox.
SIR-Permit me to say a few words regarding the Government Scholarship. The scholarship was an examination held in this colony some years ago. Four years W between each examination. The scholarship the Interval
consisted of a sum of £200 a year for four years was sent home and with this sum taught a profession, namely, trained for a Dector, Soli- citer, Civil or Mechanical Engineer, or some matter of the encouragement of education in other profession. It was a great success in the ibis colony, and we could thus boast of producing
linnal world? The "foundation stone" (quasilly from Japan, and the majority appear as Europe. But where sms wanow in the educa- manniscings that find their way abroad in any the Government Scholarship) was abollsbed yet to be made only for consumption by her oWD without rhyme or reason by His Excellency people. One of the previous reports for the past the Governor, Sir William Robinson, after bis year contained a list of these articles shown at adval here! School boys, only half educated, the Domestic Indavirial Exhibition held early in are launched into the world as "clerks," the year at Kioto. with the average salary of from $20 to $65 per month, seldom having promise of an
crease. Their parents are justified in getting they are actually retalled in considerable quanti ard of education obtainable in this colony is not superficial observer might well be pardoned for clerkships for their boys, since the highest stand-
and- ties in the principal thoroughfares of Teklo, a comparable with those of Western States. How concluding that Japan must in time, and is no mastery of the schools are not responsible there. can this be accounted for ? Doubtless the bead- long time, became a formidable if not
fu! competitor with Europe in the supply of
success for. If there is encouragement any standard of miscellaneous goods throughout the world. And education can be altained. How is it that some obrevem to whom the term superficial should years ago, when Hongkong was in its infancy, not be basilly spoiled have not been backward ible scholarship was. Introduced with success- in, expressing opinions to that effect An Our commercial enterprises, our population, with the special purpose of inquiring ini ber ful results, and that now taken from us? Australian statesman, who recently visited Japan and our importance, both politically and com- commercial and industrial prospecte, did not mercially, are greater now than ever before, and besitate to declare in conversation that England's yet education is gradually dritting into the back- day as a manufacturer for the Far East, li,not ground i
even for Austraila, was ovat, and that she must be prepared to give way wil along the line to her rising rival. If English manufacturers ute influenced by these statements, to take too giesmy a view of the future, it would be easy to have their fears at once confirmed er set at rest. The Association of Chambers of Commerce could at no very great cost precare a complete It is amusing to listen to the speeches of His set of samples of all foreign articles made and prizes at the various public schools, when he manufacturing centres in England, and it would Excellency the Governor at the distribution of sold in Japan for exhibition to the principal arges and ostensibly encourages the scholars to then soon be apparent to them whether greater work like Trojans, while under his; rule our
cheapness In Tápan is not obtained by a much scholarship bas been taken from us. Every greater sacrifice of quality. Bet pending the body knows well all about the Importance adoption of this step, If it is ever taken-- | of education. It is to be hoped that His at the risk of repeating what has been said Excellency, before his terms of office expires, will belore-it may be stated most unequivocally think, Sir, you will be willing to take up this the sole recommendations of the vast majority restore to as our much-coveted scholarship. I that at present cheapness and appstianca are matter for the youths of this colony, or, at all of these articles. In cotton fabrics the Japanese events, favour me with space wherein to bring people are most exacting on the question of this matter before your readers, and that is darabilly. Their hand-woven, productions for why I have made bold to address yox, although their own use are excted to and do last for only
years, and it may therefore be fairly supposed that Japanese spun cotton yarns are, at least, of as good quality as those of Bombay, which ther have supplanted. But, even in cotton fabrics, quality is not always characteristic of their ows maks and it is certainly not so in those which ara admittedly 'mitations of English goods,
Cheap but shoddy Turkey-rede sra now being made in Tokio, and sold in country distelcin st undyed cloth is Glasgow. There is, however price which would scarcely pay for the original
no duability in either colour or material, people in the cities will not look twice at them, and it in only on rustics that they can be imposed. Their competition with the Scotch make is impossible, but unfortunately, at the same time, In they indirectly exercles a deleterious effact on. tasted the sweetness of excessive cheapness are apt, forgetting how much they have paid for it Grati in the sacrifice of quality, to look for it again, Banglor and will be loth to revert to the higher price which they are obliged to pay for better articles. Zigning.........
Blankets, also made near Tokio, are sold at 31, each, is appearance, perhaps, just as good as
A FORTY DOLLAR CLERK. Hongkong, 15th June, 1896..
DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIES IN JAPAN.
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
Mr. Longford in his report on the trade of
to England. The sged Oriental la said nat be exceed thoseofother nationalities in numbers, but power to 31,165, and the water to Finning || the import of the latter. People who haya ones
Li Hung-chang will be the recipient of any amount of honours and flattery when he come susceptible to this sort of influence, but nothing the ingenuity of the Billak Government can conceive will be omitted to win the shrewd old man away from his Russian attachment.
May 15th.
as to palat to water polsoning Disinfecment to proctalma prohibition of the entry of apparent, however, when the values of cargoesare, al coal, and giving employment to 5,444 males that grier waight, pressure, nor damp.
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Slegspore for this port on the 13th inst., and THE steamship Woolwick, from Hamborg, left may be expected here on or about the 19th inst
THE Canadian Pacifc Railway Co.'s steamier to-der, and left again at 6 pm. for Vancouver, Empress of China arrived at Nagarak! at6am. vis Kobe and Yokohama.
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamship Empress of India arrived at Yokollaman at 1.go .m. to-day, and left sgalo at 2 pm, for Hong- kong, vis Kobe, Nagasild and Shanghai,
malls, etc from San Francisco to the 2811 alto, THE 0, & O. S. S. Co's steamer Belgie, with as arrived at Yakobams, and will leave for this port, via Nagasaki, to-morrow morning. THE M. K. steamer Ernest Simons, with the Franch mail of the sand May, left Singapore for this port at 4 p,m, on the 13th inst, and may be expected here on or about the zoth. This vessel brings replies to letters despatched from Hongkong on the 15th Amil.
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BANGKOK, 5th June, 1896. The Shipping Returns for vessels entering the port of Bangkok during the past year, it la gratifying to point out, show a substanțfal Increase of trade-compared with 1894. In 1894 imports amounted to $17,083,456 ; last year they had risen to $19,184,513. an increase of $3,301,057, or between 13 and 13 per cent. Of this total about ra per cent. was carried in sall- log ships, the majority of which were Norwegian. Their figures, however, do not substantially | Japan la:1895 writes ;-; * | affect any comparison between the steamers of In 1893, there were, in the whole empire, 84. various nationalities as to the value of cargoes factories with machinery aggregating 1,384 brought. As for Beamers, British shies are steam and 30g water horse power. In 1893 their again far ahead in the list, for not only do they number increased to 1,163, the steam horse 78 percent of the ships are British. They number 1888 there were in all 24 Cotton about six times as many as their nearest com factories with 113,856 spindles, producing in the pellier (Norway), over ten times as many as the year 13,143,099 lbs of yarn, and consuming next (Germany), and twelve times as many as about 16,000 tons of coal, In 1893, the same the French. The comparisons as to tonnags are figures were '40 facadeias, with 381,781 spindles, A Pretoria dispatch to The Times dwells upon person from an affected place, The water pools the serious spread of the sincerest Wall our rougher the same, so far as Norwegian and producing 88,000,885 lbs. of yarn, and consume German vessels are concerned, but as compared | ing about 81,000 tons of coal; and in 1894 47. about must have been polosed. The disease Africa. An outbreak of the disease at Sarrismith, with French vessels, the tonnage is over thirty factorier, with $13,935 apindles, producing broks out so suddenly on so many persons in the Orange Fran State, bas led the govern. times as much. These differences ara still exora | 99,630,600 lbs. of yarn, consuming fog,pay tons
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"Singapore, don of wells and other placer suspected of belag ; exttle late Natal; while the Transvaal har for- takes into account. Out of the total of $19,384,513 and 29,455 famala operativer. At the close
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Aggregating 25,şar tons register! scontaminated at Rawalpindi and places to which bidden the removal at any erttle for a month. British bottoms carried $16,532,808, leaving only 1805 there were 58 factories, with BB3,474 Glassware is course ; lampe filmmay and unsafe;
DEPARTURES. the infection has been carried is now being The Times has dispatch from Capetown 8a8,61,705 to all other nationalities, or about 13 spindles actually to work, and d newly-projected lamp chimneys break when subject to liz lean Kinguas, comiteamer, lor Swatow carded out with frea's lime, slats, and per bich reports that it is announced from Umtall per cent. Thus the proportion of Belilah trade factories with 101,083 spindles not yet erected, degree of heat than Imported ones can stand Chinges. manganals of potassium. This system of com- that the Portuguese ais lending the Chartered in Siam remains about the same (87 per cent) as bat already enrolled in the United Call of with entire impunity i towels go to pieces with Sungatang ............... bating the disease is experimental, but premises South Africa Company sides and ammunition, In previous years. Norwegian vessels make a Spinners. There were also some other newly little fiction after a very few wathings; door Chowras well. Large towns are difficult to deal with, as and all possible aid, for the exppression of the much better show than last year, with an increase projected factories not yes se enrolled, and the mate do much the same after a few beatings ;
Rented there are so many foot of infection in private Matabele revolt. The Times also has a dispatch from $856,391 to $1,301,355 of second place or in course of arecilen in Japan at the close of torture. A harmonium with file tons can be
and thus aust total number of spindies, either actually in work and a tooth brunk quickly becomes a positivo | Zirscht" some - wells and diity tänks, bat in the villages 11 has from Huluwayo which says :—-” A mentage to German ships from the pride -andoubtedly proved successful.
day states that the Hope Fountain misilon, they held last year. The former's proportionate. the year, approached 1,120,000, while the brought in Tokiɔ for a few pounds. But the | Argylluisuusracované DARJILING, May 27th, Including Carnegie's homes, has been burned." value of the whole, however, is less than one quantity of yarn produced during the year by 35 case is of unseasoned wood, which wasps or
Talian A Capetown despatch to the Timra gives the twelfth of the cargo carried in British bottoms, factories: belonging to the galld exceeded spilts on being subjected to very, moderate text of a long despatch from Colonial Secretary || The value of Germian cargoes has slighty Ins
siternations of best and cold, and the keys are Chamberlain to Governor Sir Hercules Robinson, ceased, the figures being $1,107,038 against Industry has during the past year beam covered with paper fo lieu of Ivory. A solid The British steamship Lightning left Calcutta Further detalls received state that the late which is in reply to President Kruger's coms $1,049,491, or about one-fifteenth of the British. conducted in Japan under extraordinarily favour leather portmanteng, equal to every tense in en the 30th ultimo, and Singapore on the oth Captala H. W. Christian, King's Royal Rifes, plaint addressed to Governor Robinson as to | The disparlly between the number and tonnage | able circumstances. Coal has been cheap, and appearance to ons which cost £5 51. la London, instant, and had fine weather. On the 14th now at Jallundar, died at Suru, in Kashmir, on the stiltade of the British Government towards of French ships becomes silll greater la respect notwithstanding a sharp rise in the price of can be obtained in Tolyo for less than half thai | passed a German bariquo, showing LC.G.P. “ the 1111, from enteric lever. Surgeon-Captains Mr. Ceull Rhodes and the Chattered Soath to value of cargo, for the total is but a two- labour towards the close of the year, the cost of amount. The latter will, however, last a lifetime) bound north, all well. Leishman and Chevers were with him.
African Company. Mr. Chamberlain in his hundred-and-eighty-eighth that of British ships, the latter for the whole year was low. The price one voyage to England and back will finish HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA_ Dock RETURN, BENARES, May 29th, despatch deprecates the hasty and Immature Only Datch vessels occupy a lower position, but as raw material was also below the average, the career of the former, Boots, perfectly Talchow migrana ia Kowiczu ...... Deck. Yesterday, while Mr. Holme, the Jolat Magis. Judgment founded upon abbreviated reports while they amber only one thirteenth those of wälle, on the other hand, a greatly increasing fitting, entirely hand sewn, and lo every sense Mathilde trate, was trying a city Badmash on a charge of of a parliamentary debate. He repudiates, France; their tonnage is one-sixth and their cargo demand produced a most substantial rise in the equal in appearance to the remit of the best Monianefi... thaft, the accused fang his shoest the Magle on behalf of the government any sympathy, me-fourth the value.
market price of yarns, the balo which in July workmanship of London West-end bootmakers, K's......` trate. He was promptly taken before Mr. Cobb, | with Cecil Rhodes, or with others who may We regret being unable to notice as large an, was sold for $ix fetching over $93 in December. aza made to order in Toile from ran to s5s, per Thales vammoj Disklet Magistrate, and was sentenced by kin bersafter be proved to have been connected with increase in experts as in imports, or, speaking A tabla shows the aggregate profits realised by pair, but again their wearing capacity is less than Wandering Yow... to one year and the months rigorena leapelion- the Jameson raid. He repasts his promise of a generally, the Agures fadlaste that the surplus the principal companies" daring the last half of install. And while it may seem abeord, in Fran. .................. soficking parkistaentary, inquiry, which shall wouth of the nation in sɛgg Was free ficle moct 1 the quarr, Thi Nyange proti par spindle in ne - view at the great anpoti of Japanses matikan, ie | Zuziemian mong
The Baker case has been settled by an -apology from Colonel Baker to Mr. Barrow.
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