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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1896.
THE Secretary of State has appointed Mr. J. A. | THE NEW COMMERCIAL TREATY, Harwood to be Saticitor General, Straits Settle- meats, with effect from April 13th.
OUR Sbanghal morolog contemporary on the 31st ultimo sanaunced that the case of the owners of the steamship Onwo w. the owners of the steamship Newchwang, to settle the responsibility for the collision which occurred on | THE returns of the number of visitors to the City
3,035.
the 30th of April last at Woosung, was to come Hail Museum for the week ended August and before H.B.. Supreme Court on Tuesday. are:-Europeans, 204; Chinese, 1,831; total Mr. W. V. Drummond, and Mr. J. C. Hango will conduct the case far-the-plafatiffs, and Me J. J. Francis, Q.C., and Mr. W. A. C. Platt will appear for the defendants.
THE Observatory reports of the typhoon as follows: On the 3rd at 4.30 p.m. The typhoon is probably moving towards W.N.W. Gale not expected in Hongkong. On the 4th 118.20.3.m., black ball holsted At 10.30 am, the typhoon scema to have approached the East coast of Halaan. At 11.10 km, the barometer is rising lo. Hongkong and inclined to fill at Haiphong; elsewhere pressure has lacressed. Forecast :--
Strong S.E. breezes, decreasing; squally and sbowery. Telegraphic communication between the Observatory and Victoria Peak continues interrupted.
MR. DE BUNSEN, British Chargé d'Affatris nt Bangkok, is, according to the Singapore Fru Prass, al preset, by medical advice, taking a round tour vid Singapore, Java, and Hongtopg for the benefit of his health,
The Courrier de China fentos with great plea- sure that M. Dubali, Consul-General of France, haben promoted in the grade of Officer of the Legion of Honour, This is doubtless a case of honour being done to one to whom honour is due.
HERR P KEMPERMANN, Minister Resident for Germany at Bangkok, has left Slam. Ho was at Singapore on the 24th altinto on his way back to Berlla. A few years ago Mr. Kemper
mann was in charge of German Jnterests in Кокси
{Tientsin Times, Jaly zgib.]
We are informed that the Commercial Treaty
THE LOSS OF THE "ILTIS?'
LATEST DETAILS FROM SHANGHAI, [North China Daily News, July 29th.]
Chefoo, July 28th. between China and Japan was strued at Ecking north of the South-East Promontory is the Toe Geimau gunboxt is was lost ten miles on the 21st lestant, and that H.E. Haron Hayash!typhoon of the 23rd lastant. Ten men were will shortly be passing through Tientsin on his saved; all the others, including the officers,
pershed. way to Japan on terve.
A Peklog telegram despatched yesterday after ceded to Japia the principle of the most favoured pation clame, while the sima privilege li dented to China by Japan. No special stipula
fon has been made in the Treaty in regard to manufacturing, and that question is therefore governed by the Shimonoseki Treaty. The Kit and export doties remain as before.
noon states that In the new Treaty Chloa cos-
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competa with home products, and the complaints which were perpetually levelled against them because they did not contri- bute sufficiently to the revenues of the Crown. This slate of things culminated in the
Country was acting strictly within her sights. American War of Independence, with regard which Mr. Lecky has shown that the Mother
The impattant point in this connection is that it was the general attitude of Great Brilato, and not any isolated cis of tyranny, which drare the Americans into révolt. It was the evident deter minstion of those then at the head of affairs to treat the Colonists as mere spoiled children, whom Impolitic even to humour. If we contrast the it would be undigulfed to argue with and bigoted dladata which marked the dealings of Grenville and his Sovereign with the Americans, and the fairly lntelligent sympathy evinced by the statesman cow in charge of the Colonial depart- ment, we have s concrete example of the way in which the Colonial policy of the past differed from that of to-dag. On the other hand, the Colonies have reciprocated the sentiment with home were not prepared. It is instructive to a warmth for which perhaps many people at compare the eager loyalty exhibited by Canada and Australia at the recent crisis not
A very painful Impression was caused in (Telegrams from Japanese Pipers) Shanghal yesterday by the receipt of the above
TOKIO, Joly 23rd.
telegram from Chefoo, and though anxious An official telegram was received last night impossible to gain detalled Information. The enquiries were made in many quarters it was by the Government that the Treaty of Com-is, which was a gunboat of 480 tons displace, merce with China was signed in Peking the day meet, balls of iron at Danisig in 1878, was well known on the Asixile stailor, where she had beftra veslerday.
her way from Cheloo to Nagasaki when been for a number of years. She was 03
she became involved in the typhoon of the 23rd. A telegram from the Commander of H.M.S. Peacock at Cheloo gave the scene of southernmost point of Shangkaq Bay, in the the disaster as Flat Rocky Point, which is the Shantung Fromontory, and about sixty miles from Cheloo. This telegram also stated,
Seventy-seven men; all oficers lost; ten men The submission and open defiance with j
of the saved, and it is presumed that the number Americans last century, but even with the cold SOYERLY-EVED Includes the officers,'
and fadifferent relations which obtained between survivors seem to have been a long time in Great Britain and the same Colonies not so reaching Chef, and it is also noticeable many decades ago.
A characteristice story that telegrams despatched from that port illustrates a former phase of feeling in Australia. Shanghal andil yesterday morning. The fellow- English visitors were getting the better of the before noon on Tuesday were not delivered in At a calcket match in Sydney in which the ing is a list of the officers of the ill-fated vessel Australian team, a young man Commander, Kapitän Lentenant Braun; First drawi asked "How is it that wherever Lieutenant, Lieutenant sur See von Halbach; an Engllahman
he Is always an Wacht-Offizier, Lleatensat sur See, Franstaed Engilshman 7 "On the same principle, tenz-A), Dr. Hildebrandt; Obermaschinist that wherever an ass goes ke li always an asa." ter: Unter Lieutenant zur See, Presse; Actis- I appose," retasted a tealy Antipodean, Hill. There was no full Paymaster on board at | All that is changed, recent events have any the time of the accident, as Unter-Marine- || significance. Taught by hard experience Great Zablmeister Lom, who Jolded the is a few Britain has made the yrke of her Calontes very weeks ago, was transferred at Shanghai during- | light for a hundred years past. She has given Zahlmeister-Applicant Gieseler being Acting has discarded the mischievous theory that Paymaster. Upon the receipt of the news of pounds, shillings, and "gence are the chief the disaster all the consular and shipping figs factors to an understanding. The result is were half-mastered.
that no humiliations or exactions hare coma between the Colonials and their ideal of an Imperial alma mater; and now, with war and change hovering in the future, the whole British race is getting ready to acquit liself worthily in the tremendous struggle which awaits the
TORIO, July 2418. The new Treaty of Commerce with China has to be ratified and exchanged in Peking within three months from the day on which it was signed. The principal polats of the new Treaty
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REFINERIES.—China Sugars are qulat · st rod with probable sellers. Luzons have bees taken off the market at $66).
MINING-Punjoms improved and were placed and wanted at $14), but they are again slightly
tons of ore, yielding 515 ounces of smelted gold, easier with sellers. A telegram from the Mine states that the mlil van zy days, crushing 1,100 lxts tons of concentrates calcined, yielded Ba auncer of gold. New Balmorals have been sold at $at and are wanted, Olivers, $: paid up, are inquired for at $1.
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DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS-Hong- kong and Whampoa Decks have been in steady at 192 per cent. premium. Business has been demand with only a few shares changing hands done at equivalent rates on time. Kowloon Wharf shares have been sold at $54.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGs.--Hongkong Land Investment shares dropped one point after the dividend was paid, and smail sales were effected at $73; there are again, however no sellers under $74, Kowloon Lands are enquired for at $17. West Points have changed hands to Estate at $9. Hongkong Hotels have hardened a considerable extent at $17 and Humphreys and a small sain at $19 has been effected.
MISCELLANEOUS-Green Islands have been sold at $171. Several lots of Watsons have been dans at $1zł. At meeting of share- balders of the Dairy Farm Co., 13., it was decided to reconstract the Company by reducing the capital to $75,000; shareholders receiving for every old abate one new share of $71, of been placed at $17. which $5 is paid up. George Fenwicks have
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT
THE Singapore Fria Prist of 24th July saysThe political situation at Hongkong is THE leam merry-go-round at West Polat is erlaus. That colony has a legitimate ground steadily gaining in popularity as it becomes for sglation against a decision conveyed in a better known, and nightly larger crowds frequent despatch of Mr. Chamberlain, the substance of which has been telegraphed the Singapore the scene, many entering thoroughly into the Free Press. It is the pin laid down that Hong- spirit of the fun, while many more stand around kong must pay lis 374 per cent, of Military Con- in wonderment watching the others, in their tribution, and that these shall be so rebate as to enjoyment, Anxious to give amusement to the any revenue that might be accounted of a municipal character. That is to say, for all numbers, of children in the colony who have no
house and property assessments, horse and ear- means of entering into the sports of their more riage licences, dog taxes, &c., 17å ́per cent. În to fortunate brother and sisters, the management go for military contribution. The demand la a has distributed two hundred tickets among the fighting this demand as the municipal principle, preposterous one. Let Hongkong note, that by
pupils in the Italian and French Convents, to it will greatly strengthen its hands for the liberty to percbase and lease land and houses the ship's last stay here to the cruiser Arcoma; full scope to their-energics and ambitions, and appolated by H. E. the Governor to inquire as
demand it is bound to keep up for the acqulation
whom the place will be thrown of za to-morrow afternoon and on Sstgiday afternoon.
THE popularity and esteem in which Dr. Mar- ques is held by a laige number of realdenta in this colony was again manifested on Sunday, when his filends chartered the steamer Hosam
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NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.
LONDON, July 3rd.
The Russian cralser Vladimir Monomach in
under erders to leave Kronstadt for Wiadlwortock next month.
The Nevesti announces, on what it describes trustworthy sathority, that Russia has obtained absolute freedom of trade in northern Chles.
The Dean of Westminster has selected a spot in Poet's Corner for the erection of a memoria! bast of Sir Walter Scott,
convey him 10 his paliva place, Macao, where be intends to remain for a few months prior to another course of study to Europe. About 400 persons accompanied him to Macao, the time in transit being enlivened by speeches and toast making. Both on leaving the wharf here and on arriving at Macao the worthy doctor was saluted by salvo, of firecrackers, and many were the regrets expressed at the los from the community of one who had made himself so universally liked and respected. After wishing long life and prosperly to their guest, the excus-
The Cobden Club has celebrated the goth sionists spent the remainder of the day in sight-anniversary at the Repeal of the Corn Laws by scelog, and returned to Hongkong just before a dinner at the Ship Hotel, Greenwich. midnight.
In spite of the threatening state of the weather daring the early part of the day and the announcement made in our mid-day extra yes- terday, the management of Wirth's Circus decided to open latt evening as per previous announce. ment, and well they were repaid for so doing, as the house that witnessed the opening night on the new pitch was more fairly representative than say of the audiences drawn before. The Chlaese were present in force, filling the part of the house set apart for them, while there was also a goodly number of foreigners present. The arrangement of the leat and the seating accommodation, though evidently barrtedly completed, left tule to be desired, and the management announced that that likte would be remedied by to-night
.IT is probable that the Text of "All the Russias" will visit Paris about the middle of September.
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The relief funds in all of the sufferers through the Drummond Cattle disaster amount to
18.446. The exact position of the wreck has been found.
His Holiness the Pope has written a letter on the subject of Christian Unity and Anglican Orders, in which he denies the yalldity of the lalar,
It is officially announced that there are over $300 British troops in South Africa. There will ho nearly another thousand when the Mafia battalion ranches Cape Town,
Amid many manifestations of sympathy and regret, the remalus of Sr. Aqurigs Harris werd The hearse was followed by an enormous com- Interred at Brompton Cemetary dn ayth ultimo.
pany of mourners,
The Duc Da Nemeus, second son of King Louis Philipps, died at Versailles on 26th alt. He was eighty-two years of age.
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One of the prizes of the musical profession, the post of conductor of the Royal Choral Society at the Royal Albert Hall, has been filled be the Appotalment of Dr. John Frederick Bridge, Gresham Professor of Maste, and organiet of Westminster Abbey.
On it instant a new German warskio WLT launched at Wilhelms haverby the Emperor William. who named, the veswi Katıer Fried. | rich 177, and described it as not only equaling the vessels of foreign nayles, but even superlor
to them.
The United States Appeal Court has decided regard to the Bebring Ses question that the Paris award must be upheld.
A NEW Shanghai daily, the Shanghai Times to wit; is announced to appear on the 1st Septem-in ber. It will be edited by Mr. W. H. Smlib, who was at, ong time managing editor of the Fapan Gasilic. We wish the new paper every
SUCCESS.
The German Emperor's recent gile of a foun-, tain 10 Queen Victoris was followed by a present to Her Majesty from the Empress of some choice porcelain executed to the Royal manufactory.
The Hon. T. F. Bayard, the American Minty. | ter, visited Grainsborough on 29th ult,, and lald
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(1) That Japanese are allowed to travel freely In the Interior of China for commercial purposes. (2) The Japanese Consuls, in China retain jurisdiction over Japanese subjects in China in accordance with the extra-territorial system,
(3) Japanese subjects to Chlox are also at within certain limits of the open ports of China.
(4) Japanere subjects are at ilbertý to carry on manufacturing hasiacsa freely at the open ports of Chios, the taxation on such business to be governed entirely by the Shimonoseki Treaty, n Do provision whatever is made in the new Treaty.
regulated by the most favoured nation clause (5) The Customs duty payable by Japanese is
The transit duly on Imported goods is fixed at one half the import, daty, When this daty
Is imposed, no other loland tax shall be demanded. On goods free of import daly only 28 per cent. ad valoram shall be paid for inland
date.
(6) The now Treaty will remain in force for ten years after the exchange of the railscationi. Stallar privileges to those above mentioned are to every circ deuled to Chinese, subjects in Japan.
INSANITARY DWELLINGS
COMMISSION.
The following Commission Issued by His Excellency the Governor in Council is published In the Government Gazette of the 1st August So |
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
GOVERNOR.
Whereas it l'expedient that a Commission be *ppolated to Inquire into the existence of in aanitary properties in the colony and the mexor to be adopted to improve such properties and to abate overcrowding, with special reference to ike following detalls, vix. :—
1.Whether it is desirable to resume in- sanitary properties, improve them, and then Ir-sell them.
2.—The means by which such properties are to be resumed and the compensation to be pald for same assessed. "3.-How the said properties should be improv. ed and by whom such Improvement should be carried out.
4-The means to be adopted for housing the occupants of any dwellings pending, im. provement,
5.The amount of capital. required for resumption and Improvements, how It is to be ralied, and how far it will be met by a re-sale, with any suggestions or recommen- dations the Commission may make on the subject.
IN' reply to a memorial from the Stralis Settle“ ments Bar the Secretary of State has usuented to the appointment of a fourth Judga for the | iba comer-stone of a chùrch tó be erected as a colony. Mr. Chamberlain adde he considers | memorial of Jahn Robinson, pastor of the con- that the limitation of Aurlsiant. Registrars to the | gregation from which the "Pilgrim Fathers”
Now therefore, 1, Str William Rabinjos, cissa of duly qualified lawyern is reasonable, sailed to New England in the Mayflower in the Kaight Commander of the Most Distleguished provided that the limitation be modified by early part of the seventeenth century. A aum- Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Gor making five years' service as Deputy Registrar her of the direct descendants of the persecuted
erner and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony an equivalent qualification for the post of Independents, who are on a visit to this country, of Hongkong and lia Dependencies, and Vice- Assistant Registrar, on the part of an officer who were present, together with a representative | Admirst of the same, lo Executive Council za is not a lawyer.
body of English Nonconformists. At the cerg-sembled, do hereby under the powers vested in meny Mr. Bayard-delivered an Interesting me by Ordinance 29 of 1886, entliked The Com. address, in which he eulogized the life and work misalaner Powers Ordinance, 1886, appoint of Robinson, and warmly advocated the princi-you- ples of religious freedom.
Rx the late Mr. Harry Stanley, the Madras Mail saya :-Wa regral to learn that the widow and two daughters of the late Mr. Herry Stanley -have been compelled to way in Madras sincs the receipt of the sad news of Mr. Stanley's death owing to wint’of marna to get away. It will be remembered that the news of Mr. Stanley's death reached Madras just about the time that his wife and family were expecting him to arriva with, funds to enable them to resume their professional career. We have been asked to make known thê destitute condi tion in which these poor ladies find themselves with a view to a subscription list being opened to defray their debts and to cover the cost of their journey to Calcatta, where they hava a certain amount of stage accessories,
costumes, te, the process of the sale of which, It is hoped, will carry them to their home in Australia, where they will be able to realles such property as has been left them. 'We' understand that a sum of about Rs. 1,000 will be sufficient for the purpose mentioned, and we shall be glad to receive, and acknowledge is our columns, any contributions which our readers may be dis posed to make towards the assistance of the widow and daughters of one of whara many in India have a klädly recollection.
MEMORANDA.
TO-DAYth August,
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The judges who will compsie the tribunal to Iry Dr. Jameson and kit companions will consist of the Lord Chief Justice of England (Lord Russell) and the two senior Judges of the Queen's Bench Division, Baron Pollock and Sir Henry Hawkins.
Mejor von Wissmas, Governor of Gasman East Africa, has arrived back from Swlizerland, and at present is Uving on the Hars Mountain In Northern Germany. The Governor hat fally recovered and at the fall of the year will leave again for his remote field of zeilvliy,
At Haly Trially Church, Sloane-street,
Lady Sophie younger daughter of Earl and Countess Cadogan, was to Sir Samuel Scott, Royal Horse Sir H. H. Johnsten. K.C.E., who has since 1891 held the post of Commissioner and Conrál. General for the territories to the north of the Zamber), strived in Londas on sịth uit, en leave of absence from his official duties, and called at the Foreign Office la the afternoon.
Gourde
NAVAL ITEMS. ***
The Terrišli, cruises, recently bullt by Messrs. Thomson, of Glasgow, for the Navy, left the Clyde on ath, alt, for Portsmouth. On tha Clyde, with engines going three-quarters speed, she steamed so knots. Her fall speed guaranteed
The second-class cruiser Isis was successfully, Igunched_os_ 27th ult. from the London and Birthday of Emperor of Chias-Chiasse Cas. Glasgow Engineering Company's yard, Goran,
9p.m.---Wirth's Ctress and Menageris, at East is as knots.
-Point, near Kennedy'« Stables,
TO-MORROW,-5th August
toms closed.
11 am-Outward French Mall closes. Noon-Ernest Simons louver for Europa.
3 pm-Meeting of the Legislative Council,
THURSDAY,—611 August. ·
English mall due,
FRIDAY,—7th August. 9pm. Concert at Volunteers' Hand-quarters.
SATURDAY—3ih August. American mall dus. Nosne-Garde laxves Sm. San Francisco, við
trual 'poste af call. Naonem&vandgla lauras for Victoda, B.C., and
Znovus, vir Kaba and Yatakanit,
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1.-The Honourable James Haldane Stewart Lockhart, Colonial Secretary and a Mem- ber of the Executive and Legislative Councils;
1-The Honourabla Calchick Prol Chater, a
Member of the Legislative Couneli j- --The Honourable Thomas Henderson Whitehead, a Member of the Legislative Council 1
4.—Nathaniel Joseph' Eds, Esquire 1
- 5-Thomas Jackson, Esquire,
The enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examining them on oath, afirmation or otherwis
[Shanghat Marcury, July 29th.]
CHITOO, July 28th, 1.25 pm.
I very much regret to report the loss of the
the South-east Promontory, German gunboat fiff during the last typhooo.
Only eleveď salors of her criw have landed on
We received another telegram this afternoon fluted at y xam. to-day, which saya -----
"The German gunboat His wrecked on Thursday at Shantung Promontory, 189 lost and ten sallors saved.""
Dr. Stuebel states that he has received a telegrams from the German Consul in Cheloo. bat which meraly confirms the news contained in the "Extra" issued by the Mercury this morning. His telegram, however, siates that there are 77 drowned, all the officers being amongst them, and that eleven sallors reached land.
De Staebel is not sure whether Zahlmeister Berkhaho was on board, or not, as some time ago he was going to be removed to another
Yestel.
The Chefoo correspondent of the Novik-Chins Daily News reports under date of 29th July of the day in the wening of which the typhoon follows:-The gungat left here on the morning reached us; she was bound for Welhalwel, uzd speculation is rife Mu'tó how she happened to be off the South-East Promontory. As yet few struck a small island some 9 miles north-east detalls are known; the ship is known to have of the Promontory; she broke in hall, and only the fore portion remained above water from sampan and conducted to the lighthouse; all the two days later, eleven men were taken off by i
others perlahed, including all the officers.
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
The Captain's Cup for August was exily won by Mr. Vallings, his score being excep- tionally good, taking into cmalderation the heavy state of the lies, This is the first com- petition in which the hurdle hasards have played a part, and possibly they may account for the large number of entries and few returan,
CAPTAIN'S CUP. Rev. JR. Valling. 89 14 Mr. J. M. T. Thomson'... 93 Mr. E. M. Koox.... ... 113 Mz. F. I. Badeley ... ... 105 Mr. C. E. Hame Mr. E. A. Ram
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THE REASON FOR IT.
nations.
ROLS
If the reciprocal interest which is being shown between Great and Greater Britala be analysed, this will probably be found to be the pervading ¡den.
GAZETTE...
{Saturday, 1st August, 1898,]
NOTIFICATIONS.
No. 918-Contains notice of a commission
insanitary property in the Colony, to the steps to be taken with reference to
Vereinigte Ultramartinfabriken, Vormals La
No 299-Gives notice that the firm of arkas, Zelines and Consorten, of Nuremburg, hau reglatered its trade marks in Laundry Blua
goods of a like kind in the Colony,
No. 100-Calls a special meeting of Justices of the Peace for 3.30 p.m. of the 11th August, to consider the transfer of the license of "The Lind we live in Hotel,"
No. 301-Contains the minutes of a meciing of the Sanitary Board held July 16th.
pointed out, is the inevitable rate of national Consolidation, as Lord Sallsbury has
No. 3oa-Contains a list of Copyright Works exposed at the Court House according to law, development. At the beginning of the century
No. 303-Coatalos particulara and conditions Great Britain was able to face the world single-sale of Crown Land to be held on the 17th
August at 4 pm. handed, neither asking nor accepting any help from her Colories. But the world was not so big of sale of Crown Land to be held on the 18th No. 304-Contulas particularu and conditions then, the armaments of other nations were not August at 4 pans. so gigantic and complete, the effects of a single reverse were not so cathing. Such was war in those days from the purely British polat of view. From the Colonial standpolat It was even less formidable, because, situated & Great Britain's adversaries then were, the defant of the mother country by no means involved the rubjugation
No. 305-Contains notices to Mariners, Japan and Yangturo River.
No. 306-Calls for tenders for rearing trees in nurseries and supplying seeds, to be received by noon of the frth last:
sowering, walling, and road making, Blocks F No. 307-Calls for tenders for levelling,
and K., Taipingahan Improvement Work, to he received by zoon of August 17th.
No. 308-Calle for tenders for the removal of storm drain in Winglak Street, to be received by noon of August rath,
The Gazstis also contains the usual Hst of Co.'s offices; the Post Office list of postereitants. unclaimed telegrams lying in the Telegraph correspondence, and list of letters, etc., for merchant versnis.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUR:
English (Rovatia) 6th inst American (City of Pabing) 8th inst. Tacoma (Braamor) 15th inst. American (Doric) 36th fast American (China) 27th inst. Tacoma (Tacoma) 37th inst.
of the Colonies. On the contrary, such an event would probably have left them, economically speaking, exactly where they were before.
the present day. Great Britain and her Merely to state these facts is to show how utter- ly Incompatible they are with the situation at
Colonies must sink or swim' together. That is how the present re-anion may be briefly ex Without the moral and material plained. support of her off-shoots Great Britain must slak to the level of Holland. Without the prestige absorbed by the United States, while the Austra and assistance of Great Britain, Canada must be
lasian Colonies mast fall to the potty status of the South American Repablies. "It would be a grext error to imagine that the Imperial Feder tion movement, especially in its latest aspect, is a mere passing cisze. Consolidation for the future is a corollary of expansion" in the past. The nations are rapidly grouping themselves Into powerful combinations. Rasala is coming to the front with gigantic strides, and shows a tendency to overshadow every other Power with whom she comes in contact a cle cumstance which apparently struck. Si THz Agents (Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co.) John Sesley when, he predicted that Russia | Inform us that the steamship Glenavon, froms. would swallow up the whole of Central Europe, London and the Strafts, left Singapore for this including France and Germany. It Seeley was | part yesterday evening, right, and the power of the world will in the near Estare be distributed among two or three THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Cartili & Co.) favoured nations, it is obvious that the British inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship Empire must not be out-classed if it can possibly Co.'s steamer Braemar has arrived at Yaks- be helped. The disappearance of Great Britain hams, and will leave for this port, vis Kobe,, from among the first-class Powers would disturb the equilibrium of the world, and would Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the 6th inst. remove the mightiest gauge for its frendom and peacefulnest, The great kumorist Mark Twala is one of his serious moments said that the British were above all things a merclini race. While fully admitting their power and in- genuity, this, we are afraid, is not exactly the distinguishing quality of some of our greatest rivals. Any future scheme of the world, accord- ing to these ideas, would certainly be unfortunsie, and would probably be badly balanced which left Greater Britain out of count and to the end that this may never be the case the various sections of the Empire appear to be consciously or unconsciously striving.—Englishman,
SHIPPING RETURNE, . From 8 pm. Saturday to 8 pom, to-day,
ARRIVALE.
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Emprits of Chea... Lyrimbon 50201948105 Bruasi SimoNS ***** Lightning som
It will perhaps be conceded that at no pre- vious period in the history of the Empire has the Colonial question appeared so kaleidoscopie. or arenaed koener Interest in every pure Britisa world than now. One moment the tion presents liself under the aspect of Imperial Foderation. At another time Looms upon us isza with the possibilides of an Anglo-American | war. Again the scenu changes, and reveals the anomalous state of things prevalling in South Africi, where on the one hand an enormous Mesars Benjamin, Kelly and Potts report as proportion of the raildents in a British colony follows to their Shore List found at 5 p.. aro affens to us in race and language, although|to-day
Since our last a fair amount of business in Oopack enjoylog the fallest measure of citizenship,
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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to be a Comission for the purpose of fastitating, and in the other hand the British subjects various stocks has been transacted but without making, and conducting such enquiry: And I do who, for the majority of the Transvaal having the effect of changing the market quota- || Talwan Stanby Docka ne bo Coalan James Haldane popotiles, and are the fols representatives of Bons to any material extent Stewart Lockbart to be Chairman of such enterprise and ability within its The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor- mission; And I do hereby appoint Arathoon Bath, frontiers, are treated very much worse than the poration have increased their advances on Esquire, to be the Secretary to such Commissioni | anfotunate Gurth and his brethren in the days, certain stocks and førned a Hut of the principal And I do hereby order and direct that for all or of Carle the Saxos. It would be strange indeed shares and advances which they are prepared any of the purposes of this Commission three | if a lábject so many sided and even sonsational to make, merabers thereof inclusive of the Chairman shall did not possaus an absorbing interest for those H. G. Browns have given notice that an Chelydra........ be and constitutes quorum. And I do father who is development is most likely to affect.xtraordinary General Meeting of the Company OMO hereby order and direct that the said Conestesion Yet no one will be mistaken enough to suppose will be held on the 17th instant. shail, for the purpose of making the said inquiry, that I Majuba HII and Krugersdorp had never The Hongkong Hotal Company, Limited, has have all such powers as are vested in the Supreme been lought, and il Canada had never been roused advertised its half-yearly meating for the sin Court of this colony or in any Judge thereof on to delare that she would offer armed resistance August, and the Hongkong dad Whampoa Dock Phranang m the occasion giany salt or action in respect of the to any attempt at annexation by the United Company, Limited, for the 24th August, following matters wins--
Slater, the interest, of Great Britain in her BANKI.—Hongkong and Stanghal Banks City of Rian colonies would have been as languid as it was have ruled very firms and have been sold at Olympia.............. last autory,
193 per cent, and are now wanted at 193 per Talwan ....................................... Laige Issues were then opening out before cent. premiem. Sales have been effected at 195 Oska The compelling the production of documents be waght and subdred, Wolle's ballant at 797 per cent premium. The Lendon quotation Kerkhill,
our comision in Canada. The French had to per cent for the settlement, and for September Hongkong, The punishing persons guilty of contempt s
capters of the heights at Abraham was an is £44. National are inquired for at $28, Congella erist". She is a mister ship to the Dido, 5.600 tons
The ordering the inspection, of any property; } expidit which Dr. Jameson could not have
MARINE INSURANCES-Unions are offering
Aggregating 12,693 tons register; displacement, and of groo indicated-horne with power sise, for the purpose of this equaled even if his daring plan, had suc- power. Lady Kelvin performed the naming
Commission, to enter and view say premises. | ciedad. From a warlike point of view the
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETUERE. ceremony.
And I do hereby further direct that every | history of the Colonies last century is far more FIRE INSURANCES-Hongkong Fires have Picciolo in Kowinon The Admiralty have given orders that the cideramingilon of witnesses shall be held in private; Interesting than their history during the last again changed hands at $330 and are enquired Brand ********************
Dod sloops Explegia, Mutina, Mariner, and Reins and I do further require you to report to me want journ. Yat the English of those days for at the rate, but are not obtainable except at Progras *************** der, which have long been lying in the the evidence and your opinion thereon: and I took weir conguests, as they took their ples-considerable advance, Chinx Fires are still Leiiy m Hamoans at Devonport, are to be permanently hereby charge all persons in the Public Service | pures, sadly. There was no enthudases when offering from the North at 895. removed from the effectivs Um of Her Majesty's to amsist you herein.
the Colonists proved in the most convincing SHIPPING Several large lines of Hongkong. Th Navy.
master the stock from which they came. If Canton, and Macao Steamboats have been done Wayang A good deal of satisfaction has been expressed
the Esfisk falt may pride in their offspring they state the dividend of $1.20 per share, paid. Strafellas. both officially and otherwise at the result of the
concnded it with alaborate care and the only on the tut August. Sales of lado-Chinas are Rates Criffies on simezis, trials of the new second-class cruiser
munitatees monchanted to the Colomists that the reported at $5375. A fair number of China and Honam satanssivocan | Eclipse, which both under foroid and natural
methe country had as eye upon them were the Manlis have been placed at 872, the stocking Watum. # draught considerably intended all expectations,
demaids, which were continually' made upon
in demand. Douglas Steamships Hays Ariel mukomercados, "W. | ker speed under forönd draught walng 'well' over
Given dader my hand and the Public Seal of the colony in Executive Council, as Twenty. ninth day of July, One thousand Right hundred and Ninety-six.
By Command,
Aesley Clerk of Count
at $435. Chỉux Traders have been placed mi. $72 and Yangisze at at $1461,
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