however, in calling him anautumn griffin, for ha'n really a kept over spring gilffin, I believe. Highlander and many others are also "Yep! svers." Perhaps the best all-sound satums purchases are Splash, Diomed, Double Event,
Works, Watch, and Promotion. There seems doubt as to whether the last three can he got At to do long distances this mosting. Works
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1896.
TESTIMONY FROM FORMOSA.
An Interview with an Engilshman who has
THE PRO· OSRD INCREASE OF
bas beau light and rather too fine all along, but recent losurrection. So far as these places ate } He has sent thich he showí a £no contempt want to give up la return any internal taxation, | should seek permission to farm the taxes of the
be's very speedy and canles his weight well Watch is coming along very fast and is a much more p-werfully ballt pony than his stable compak- alon. However, we shall sen and know more a leks fater on, an I mast postpone prophecies Meantime, as the weather has cleared up again, owners me ail hoping to get in a lot of long and strong work. Of the old poles I hear Orion
is not bright is meeting, but Blackberry, and Virquero am quite O K.
Invader
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The editorial, after apologizing for appearing In such company, lays down a set of rules for the guldance of prospective cantilbutors and adver- tines the fact that the Comp Garette is a “ Higb. class Periodical," at which we were much relieved.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. NTK MART GENERAL MEETING C
TOTICE given EXTRA-
the MEMBERS of the HONGKONG JOCKEY af CLUB, convened in accordance with Rule 32 1 the Rates of the Club, will be held at the CITY HALL on SATURDAY. the 17th day of October, 1896, at 3.30 PM, in confirm the Resolution passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Club held at the City Hall on the and October instant, particulars of which resolution will be circulated for the general Information of the Members.
By Order,
demind a revision of the tariff In 1898;|| him, and tart the bank as a private concern but looking at the wording of the two articles it | They had to encounter many obstacles is conse. is way doubtful whether it given either party the||quence, but they w'eadily persevered with their tight to demand more than such a revisión as programme, to that of the estimated capital of will bring the duties back to the rate of five per inc,000 ym, as much as 80,000 pan has already cent, de valayam: at least, this is obviously been salsed. A few days after the anival of what revision" meant to the sauers of the the Russian banker, Mr. Brown called en An Kel-s. Chairman of the Committee of the Korean tresty at the time.
Bank, prectors, and recommended that the Bank should conclude a contract with the Goy crument as had been originally proposed; that it Treasury, and that it ought to sapsze competent foreigners as advisers. The Chairman rejected all these suggestions on various pretezis, but Me Brown was not to be galocald-we are quoting from the Seoul correspondence of the Yomiuri and even went so for us to ask the King to ald alm. His Majesty thereupon summoned the projectors of the Bank and reminded them that it would be better to follow the advice of the Trea sury Adviserin all matters relating to the lestitu- Hon. One of them remonstrated respectfully, and
adepted, it would amcont to transferring thepower of collecting the taxes to the hands of foreigners. The King could not press the polat further, bal"; the opinion of even the most influential American in Senol being in favour of Mr. Brown's 13g, gestions, the projectors are said to be consider. ably perturbed as to the course they should
THE IMPORT DUTIES. Mr. Demetrius C. Boulger is a person who has made China bis province, without, so far sa we knew, ever having been here, and having written so mech and so frequently on the subject of China that he ought to bave some acquain tance with it, he was naturally deeply interested If we agres then to the rate belag ralied to in the virit of H E, LI Hang-chang to England. tan per cent. It will be a concession to Cblas. to a contemporary some remarki and this is what China wants, and she does not for Professor Doglas's exhortation to the British She wants a larger avenue, not a retragement public not to make ton much of the dhiingatshed of revenue; and li is for the Government to visitor from Chlsa. "Those admesblous," Mr. make up lis talad, after consulting the Chamber, alger says "based originally on the carping of Commerce, whether it is worth our while to criilelim of one man, whest knowledge of the make China this concesion. Some of the money Chinese language has led to his being accepted may be spent on ships which may be ordered in as aŭ authority on the subject, have beco England, er to Germany; some of it may be spent exposed a fallacies, not by the criticisms on railways, whose conal-action will benefit of those who baid the counter view, but trade sooner or later. Lord Salisbury will have the quite extraordinary tact and dexterity to consider that there lo avery chance of recat- of Li Hung-chang_h!ms«]}," After some || ring Internal disturbances in China If some
for ter It is no use telling her that if she on hit nid companion in arms, "Hela a noble | handled her finances properly," no increase in the question of General Gordon's anal comment
Boulger comes to the point. He says fellow and worth giving con's fe for "" Mr. the tarld would be necessary, for there seems to be no authority lu China capable of reforming The practical object the Chinese salesman
the financial system. What we are virtually bus before big is the locrease of the tariff to the saked to do is to give China the money, and same extent as has been conceded by England trust that it will be advantageously applied, but to Japan, and there is no doubt that his wisất has there is no security that it will be; there fi na materially assisted and bastened the realisation certainty even that i will be able to act on
of this demand, the jostica of which is really beyond dispute. As the immediate and most pressing want of Chica is an increased revenar, because the indemnity to Japan will deprive her of the major part of her prevent income from the Customs, it is evident that this is a matter that China desisen to bave speedily settled; and it therefore follows that the more promotly the matter is arranged the more grateful will the teelings of the Chinese statesman be to the British Govers- ment. Having obtained the increaved resources which Coina 32 much needs by this concession on our part, which, la any case, cannot be put off for more than two years, the Chinese will be mesaares Decessary to provide for their national secrtly by raising an efficient army and purchasing a fresh, navy, The question has been naked, why should we surrender vights to a China which is unable to defend herself? But she sounder policy would ask, bow can we withhold from China a legitinto con cession that would easble her to become strong enough to maintain her Independence 1 The farn about to be given to China's action and policy depends ve y much on the decision taken in this matter by the Bish Government, and a far-seeing policy would justify a prompt conce1 slon of Li Hung-ching's demand, 'coupled with the simple propbiltion that there shall be increased facilities for that trade which has now become so pecessary to Chlon herrell"
able to turn their serious attention to the
A less serious writer, lo the Pall Mall Gariti, sito discusses H.E. L« visit and touches on the question of the rating of the import tarif la China. The writer presumes that befere starting Li told h's Imperial Master that
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The Night Nicht's correspondent wires from Seoul, under date of the adih Sept,, that an extra of the Official Ganette was losted the preceding eventos, announcing the abolition of the term Nathalu (Cabinet), and the restoration of the Föld term, Glseifu. "The Royal Edict that makes The most important item of news, recently the announcement way to the following effect:~~ received from Kort, refers to a concealed Some sime ago, rebellions gubjects, usurped alleged to have succeeded the legislative power of the Kingdom, effected in obtaining from Kores for cutting and alterations in the policy of the State, and srbl. planting trees to Mu-san, in Hambyong tradly changed the term Gisifu to Natkaku. province, and Uimisg, ln Kangwen province They put restraints on whatever was straight and along the banks of the Yala. The and just, and encouraged crookedness and ostensible recipient of the concession is Mr. wickedness. The result was that the laws of the Brzo (7), a Rosslan merchant, to whom a charter kingdom became corrupted, disturbancas oc- was granted on the 9th September, in the imme-cured throughout the realm, and both rulers and diate sequel of a Cabinet meeting. The Nicki ruled were inspired with deep fodigustion and Nichf's correspondent sends the details of the distress. Inasmuch as this matter bears a vital concession. It commences with a provision that, relation to the well-being of the country, the In order to encourage the cultivation and plant- term Notkału shall be abolished and the old lag of foreign trees in Kores, the Government of
term Gisaffu shall be restored,” At the same the latter grants, to Mr. Bring, a Russian mor- time, Kim Ping 50, who related to accept the
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chant of Vladivostock, the right of forming mercantile corporailon, to be called "the Korean Trading Company," under a charter ex'eading over a period of two decades. The felling of frees in Government forests and the planting of saplings is limited to Ma-san, Utra-seung-do and the right bink of the upper course of the T-man-gang, but so soon as forestry affelen shall have teen placed on a proper footing in these localities, the company is to be entitled to make a survey of the woodu growing on the Korean frontier of the Yalu, to select, in any part whatever of that district, places suitable for the planting of trees, and to extend its plantailons freely, in conformity with the provisions appile- able to woods on the banks of the To-man yang.
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Premiership when the post was offered to him after the assassination of the Into Premier, and who was subsequently nominated a Court Coun cilor, has been gazetted President of the Giraffs, | and four statesmen, whose previous official sinding is not very clear, have been appointed high officers of the new Cabinet. Min Yang-an also has been nominated President of the Pilvy Council, and his relative, Min Youg-hwan, is among the principal officials of the Glariju,
THE FOROBAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
just returned from a visit to Formassa supplies the following loformation --I travelled from Taipeh in the north of the island, to a point some forty miles beyond Tainen la the centre, thas visiting several of the places included in the area of the concerned, there is no truth whatever in the statement that the peaceful inhabitants, unable to trust the Japanese, hare deciloed in retura to their homes and resume the occupations, They have returned, and are living as serenely and securely as they ever did. As to places farther afield, 1 am unable to speak from eye testimony, but there is no reason, on the face of things, to suppose that what is absolutely false with regard to the villagan I saw should be true The weather has, I hear, q te barted up the with regard to other villages that were the scenes pralasa calogy of the Chinese Envay, including means of increasing her ravenne is not provided said that if the advice's suggestions were to be Gymkhana arranged in b-nour of the Japan of precisely similar incidents. I heard nothing whatever, and saw un fraces, of atrocities such cricketers, and as for cricket since the first day as have been described in the columns of certain and a half. It has been quite impossible, Shang local foreign faurants of Hongkong and Shang. hat whipped the wa'tors in the first tonlegs hat. The foreigners in the worth of the island however, with three or four wickets to spare.
For rowing notes I must refer you to other seemed to pay very little attention to such pens than mine Fracy, ao Germas "eight!atories. Possibly their indifference is to be ascribed to the fact that they have had Intimate But the Scols have hocked up and put in expericace of Japanese methods, and are there worthy crew to face the English eight. Before in a position to estimate the likelihood of jabers, I mus'at farget to tell ye that the Olish the stories circulating in the south. The trembles "four" is going strong, vi strang in fact that the at the close of Isst your and the beginning of the resent were os a considerably larger scalo Americans retired and the French four has also
thea those that recently originated with the fallen through, Next please t
Hoonlin rebels, sed as the scene of the former fell within the immediate ken of the foreign re- eldents, their experiences garnered at that time doubtless help them to discount the reports now THE "CAMP GAZETTE".
resebing them. Everybody remember that during the northern Insurrection terrible tales were fent abroad about atrocles 'commfited by Yesterday we naitre | some rather voldier-like men, in the vicinity of the Hongkong Hotel, the Japanese troops, and I think some people who now and seal acrosted some passing remember also what a stopende rensalon one of the Yokobarda journils attempted to manu- perlesi-n and who would then disappear for a few mirules, emerging with what arpeared to be facture out of the canards, brackett g them some sort of newinner in his head. As our historically with the abominations of Nets the chel site was aroused, we strolled past, trying horrors of the Hane, and so forth. Well, all those stories proved to be pare myths, and I to Inok unconcerned so potelble, and were immediately buttonholed by one of these strongly suspect that the same fate imp ads for mylerions personsges, who promptly enquired the ramows now ventilated. The gard folks in If we bid bought copy of the Camp Southern Formass will soon and out that they Gassilt On our replying in the negative we have not only been wasting their sympathies, but were led into the emparium of Movers. Breweriso commuting = great Injustice, I exclude, of & Co., where, after diligently searching .com course, the canes of lococent Chinese who lost pockets and borrowing a tea cent pices (a Chi- their lives or property. There must have been bese nr) from our conductor, we were allowed many such there could huidly have failed to be to parchase a paper and deport in peace. many under the clrcumstances. Naturally those that find themselves undeservedly denuded of heir belongings, and the relatives or friends of those that suffered unmerited death, are loud, unreasoning denouncers of the Japanese. Even wherä iho rebels were the assassins or destroyers, the victims are entitled to rail against the focompetence of their proper protectors. Besides, the fact cannot be con-
Slace the annexation of Usari, writes the caled that the foreign residents of Fermose do would “just wee what he could do not feel at all kindly towards the Japanese. about getting these Customs duties raised-of-corespondest of the Nippon, Russia has been Folks in Yokohama and Kobe are bitter enough, course witbout offering anything to Pagland by intent, as everybody knows, on extending ber frontier southward, and an adding to her in all conscience, but folks in Formosa, so far way of a set-off against that concession. Not as my experience goes, could give them points, having, at that time, the advantage of a per- dominions the authern portion of Ham-kyong The explanation is not far to seek. In no part sonal acquaintance with Prince Bismarck, Li had, province, that is to say, the districts watered by of the Chinese empire were foreigners so auto probably, never heard of the diplomatie docrine the To-men River. A Ham-heung, which is cratic as io Formoss, before the island's cession of do ut des, sad so it does not seem to have distant some to miles from Geass or the north, to Japan. They were abcolate masters of the occurred to him that if he wanted those duties and where, according to the Overland Commer stuzilon. Of course, in their capacity of mer raised be would bave to give Lord Salisbury cial Treaty between the two States, a murket în chants, they had to meet Chinese competition. somethink Lord Sailebury to content to an alte krong province, Russians own fand in direct return. Anyhow, it appears that located, and also in Pak-chtöng and Ham- Whether that was a very serious oppɔnent may, perhaps, be doubled; but it sufficed, at all ration in favour of China, and that he gently contravention of the provisions of the Treaty, and erents, to deprive them of any nominal monogrieved at the extraordinary moral obliquity engaged quite extensively to the business of farming and pasturing cattle. The districts poly. Nevertheless, they were under little or no of the English Premier la venturing to ask, fa
now conceded for forestry purposes to the Rus restralal, and as for law, they were a law unto effect, the simple but very pertinent question,
slan merchant, who is carrying in business at themselves. I am not speaking disparagingly. "Where do I come in?" Whether I really Far from it.
In my humble judgment they im glued that Lord Salisbury would give his Vladivostock under the patronage of the Resalan Government, are the only thickly wooded not stem to be an exceptionally fice set of fellows, country away as requested we don't profess la
tions of the Peninsula. Elsewhere, iba hills and | fall of enterprise, pluck, and resource, and know; but the fact that he should seriously hare
obedient to most hospitable instincts. Possibly asked for a revision of the duties without offer. Dising to the reckless in cended of timber: some of them abused the licence they enjoyed: lag anything in exchange, except the boundless owing to the celting of trees that has that would have been only human. Bet, on the gratiince of Chinx, is a sufficient proof that be Ing been palag so. Me-sry, which signifies whole' they walked straight enough, and what bad absolutely no authority to make any concer. they did promoted the loterests of Formosa not let thin their own. Still, the liberty they The fact is that some of our simple souls over here have been inclined to take Li and his mir- possessed was very pleasant, and they find it correspondingly Irksame to pass under rulers son little too seriously. As a subsiliate for who take little on trust and are determined to the Sea Serpent, the Big Gooseberry, and the exercise efficient control in every direction. Annual newspaper correspondence about mo- Men that have held property for a long while thing in particular, the Yellow Jacket has been or questioned strongly resent the noston of a distinct success, as we have just acknow- of having thele tiles anddenly scrutinized, and g" evidently seems to have been stroked traders that have managed their business for some terms. Bat to treat Li mi a serious years without check or hindrance are apt to diplomatist as well as a Silly Season Sensation the wrong way in the canteen overnight, and to have torped eat the wrong side of the bed next be betrayed into bad language and strong resent- is another thing altogether. Who says diplo morning with the remains of the songs-andment when outsiders come to subject them to
macy FRYS recipe cliv, And Li Hung-chang, Russia winked to secure access là the island forward to the credit of next account. rules and regulations. The foreigners in Far having nothing offer in return for what he aptriis-still In his head.
moss are chafing horribly, and I frankly confess came to get, could only leave the relations of that I heard more virile and less reasonable talk England and Chins, like Lord Byron's "friends there in a week that I should have expected to the Wblgs-precisely where they were."
a matter of fict, H.E. Li succeeded in bear in a month ip Yokohama, which is saying a very great deal. The leading Japanese officials, seiting a very valuable admission ont el Lord civil and military, appear thoroughly well dis-S-lisbury, without commlizing the Chinese posed. They are only co anxious to manage Government to anything; the admission being things in a smooth, concllatory manner. As for that the British Government were not averse lo Mr. Mizuno, the Ciril Governor, nothing could be principle to as increase in the Chinese tarif, kinder or mare liberal thin his mood. "Bot bow That is a great pator for the Chinese Envoy to can you play successfully to an audience that is bare gained, particularly as Lord Salisbury determined to be dlanath:d? If the foreign writes to the Blackburn Chamber of Com residents welcomed the advent of the Japanese merce, that "no proposals on the natject hare originally, it was because no thoughtful estimato been made to her Mally's Government." had been formed of what most ensue when This was an answer to a letter from the Black control, not always discriminating, wis sabitl-burn Chamber pointing out that an increase of tuted for liberty, invariably unrep sicted. The the Import duties from 5 to 8 per cent might be Japanese crolle, tea, is an ugly affect lesson: fraught with great disaster to the trade of Great be has a terribly swollen herd. His leap from fal. The Chamber added: We would cringing insignificance at home to stajwart respectfully submit to your Lordship that if it Importance broad hes affected him far mor proves impassible to contend accessfully against injuriously than the sabitiation of restraint for the demands of the Chiness Government, a determined effort might be made to free our fadependance has affected the forel ner, To | watch coolle swaggering down the street merchandise from the subsequent imposition of izzation whatsoever." Hikio and, all other Suggestions made in Chinx have been to the same effect that an faciense is all right in principle, but it must be accompanied with the bandonment of local taxation, whether in the form of likin or any other sqaness¦imposed by a provincial government.
On,elancing through the telegrams we almost wept! The tahabitants of Stonecutter's have only just heard but Queen Anne in dead. Previas to this we had always had an idan that the Volunteers were rather an up-to-date lat, but appearances, as in this lostance, are ferquently Beceptive.
The "Gallantry of a Hongkong Volunteer in the Philippines is just what we expected, and we trust that the herolam displayed by this member of the Corps will receive a saltable reward,
We quila fall to see why we should have been meniloned in the Axrwer to Corra- abondents column, as it is a well known fact that our office boy gave police last Svurday, on the ples that he had "heltered himself."" and waS seen leaving for Stoneratier's shortly afterwards, with a quantity of scribbling paper and what looked suspiciously like three bandies of our best quills.
It is plty that the hospital arrangements of the trooper Wong Chat are so poor. We recommend park on a stelog.
Many of the Congodrums are exceedingly good, but the poetry--well, the less sald the sooner mended. The gas of the canteen seems to be of an faspiring nature.
Wa were much interested in the Illustrated Supplement and amused by the views of oon of the bar ones on the science of Topography,
As the news contuired in the Camp Notar han nirendy appeared in our columas, we need mike no remarks thereon, as we need no
padding" Just now, "Bigg"
Among the "ads”, we notice that of the well- known on, Farntiare Removers, Daw1ỚD, Davies & Co., who so cleve-ly removed the gue-fitings from under the nose of the sentry last year.
On the whole, we must congratulate our noble defenders on their first planse into the devious paths of legiture and journalism of the
fanny" order.
THE NEW AUSTRALIAN LINER.
The Yamaskirę Maru, the ploneer vessel of the Yusen Kaisha's Australian line, arrived here this morning. She was given a great "send off" 'at Yokobama the other day, which is reported by the Japan fail in its five of th October as
follows:~
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The following is the thiry-third report of the Yokohama Specie Brok, La'd, as presented to the meting of shareholders held at the Head Office and published in the Jaðan Mail a few days $80-
Gentlemen,
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS,
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T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 6th October, 1896.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Orsices of the Undersigned at 12 o'clock (NOC), on MON- DAY, the roth October,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company ill be CLOSED from the 5th to the 19th October, both days leciulve.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. General Arents, CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, Liviren, Hongkong, atih September, 1896 fr5o6
NOTICE
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of
the BRANCH of the NAVY LEAGUE will be held (by cemuiraloc) in the Chamber of Commmen, CITY HALL, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st Oct, 1896, at 5 P.M.
By Order,
E. W. MITCHELL,
Han, Secretary.
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Hongkong, reth October, 105.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHARKHOLDERS,
A FINAL BUTTONS AVE. Per CDDEND of FIFTEEN DOLLARE per Share for the year 1895 will be PAYABLE — FRIDAY, the gik instant.
CONTRIBUTIONS and a DIVIDEND
WARRANTS may be had on application at the Orvice of the Society on and after that date.
By Order of the Board,
N. J. EDE,
Höngkona, 8th Cletoher, 1866,
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Amusements.
ORGAN RECITAL
IN THE
UNION CHURCH,
BY
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MR GEORGE GRIMBLE
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MONDAY, the roth October, AT $.45°F.M. PROGRAMMR 2--
The Directors submit to you the annexed Statement of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank, and Profit and Loss Account for the hal- year ending June galb, 1896 and announce that the third cili u -on the new shares has been fully 750,000 yem la placed to the capital, decreasing Land (from the nort paid is, amounting to 1,500,000 yes, of which
it to 5,150 000 yes, and the remaining 750,000 yn is added to the Reserve Fand.
Sonata in Efe. On. 2) ................Beethoven.
2. TENUR ARIA: Then shail?
ball-year, including raw 54.358,5 brought The gross profits of the Bink for the past forward from last account, amannt. io, yen 3. 1,874,374 % of which yes 1,03 865 116 have been deducted for. Current Expenses, Interest os Deposits, &è, leaving à balance of yan 670, tog., out of which yes 36,900.000 have been written off for Officials' Remuneration,
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the Righteous shine forth!!}· Mendeistoku.
Mr. D K. SLIMA.
Mendelssohn.
(a) LIEDER OHNE WORTE (No. 5. Bak 6) Dá. (No. 3. Bo`k 5) 4. BASS ARTA: "it is Erongh
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5. MARCHE FUNT fem
posed on the deaths of s here) nevertali
sion in the name of the Government of Peking. reputed so pissors en almost trezhautible supply total to yen 4.564 000,000, inclusive of ya 6. ALTO RECT: "Arion [14;&#
"loxulant bill," and the bank of the Yalu are of timber, and to offer, at the same time, great faclllife's for river transportation. Utsu-mung is s small is and off the coast of Kangwen province. It has a certain historical connecilon with Japan, fɔ it was there that the celebrated merchant of
Kiga, Zenlyn Gobel, established a station and carried on an ex-ensive commerce, in contraven ledged in what we intended to be hand-ion of the law enacted by the Tokugawa Regency, Bamboo and oak gm shundantly on the filand, the latter of magnificent dimen- aleas. The same correspondent writes that it is not on account of the timber industry (kat
but because abe latends to convert li into an anchorage and coaling station for her Pacific Squadron.
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The Directors now propose ibat yan 70 000 DIB be added to the Reserve Fund, increasing Its 750,000 00, the amount before mentioned, yan Dividends, thus increased to ya 446.000 000, that So,roo cos to the Reserve for Equalizuilon® ́ of
yen 50,000,000 be reserved for the Building contemplated. Out of the remainder the Dicctors recommend a dividend at the rato
New
of filleen per cent, per annum, which will absorb in 225.000 so on the Old Shares, and yes 12.500.com on the New Shares, making a total of yen 337,100,00
The balance, 116,109,505, will be carried
NADATANE SOмa,
Chairman.
Pead Office, Yakobams, roth September, 1896.
SHIPPING ANd mail newS,
MAILS DUE: Australian (Chingfu) to-morrow. English (Khedive) 17th Inst. American (City of Fiking) 19th last, German (Preussen) 20th inst. American (Doric) 26th inst, Canadian (Embrass of India) 4th ́prox. · Tacoma (Braamar) 4th prox. American (China) 5th prox.
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V. ARRIVALS Antinori.steamer, from Singapore. MacheW
Bangkok. »Negusakt Yamashiro Maruk, *** Studii Marcussures
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Aggregating 9,743 tons register. DEPARTURES.
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ANOTHER MVICOVITE CONCESSION. Another correspondent writes that Russla hox xiso succeeded in securing a lease of Chak-yak- do" Peony Island" (so-called from the abon- dases of peonies growing there), which is situated at the mouth of the Han-kang. It is a small island, not measuring much above one mile in circumference. Rumour says that Russla hað previously obtained a lease of the western const of Wel-mi-to, bat it was found too small, the other portion having already been leased by Japan years ago, and, moreover, const the is des- tliste of any supply of water. After long search, a spring has been discovered in "Poony Island:" bence Russla's decision to leave that place. Her marines are now guarding the fland, and the work of clearing it and constructing a soad has been going on since the soih September. Cal On Saturday, at noon, the N‚Y K. steamer,
storehouses are also in course of erection at WB ml. The opening of Mokepbo, in Chull-la pro- Yamashiro M ru, Capt. Jinen, lef: Yokohama as the pioneer vassal of the Nippon Yusen Kel-
vince, and Chin-nam-pho, situated on the bank sha's new Australian line; «Prior to the departure
of the Ta-long, for foreign commerce was * Farmoss lawn. and the Chinamen of the steamer, a cold collation was served in getting alcably out of his path, is a thing
decided upon some time ago, but the troubles the handsome saloon, and so opportunity was not to be forgollen, I bave never seen, a
that overlook the Korean Government from one cause of another prevented the carrying of the Furkun...................sféz.mer, for Cantos, afforded et presenilog an address to Mr. Konda Ipancie coolte strike a Chinaman, but 1 Rempel, President of the Company, by the To have seen his thrust the Istier side pretty
decision fato practice. We sme now told that Nanakan umatize klo zad Yokohama Traders' Association. This roughly. The common soldiers, too, are often |
the Scoal authorities have at last mads up their | Skarg38) ainment was introduced by Mr. Ikeda, of Tokio, and truculent and overbearing. These faulis, how,
mind to open Chin-nan-pho, and that the fact ingrabas
» Hotia. Dardanu Mr. Otani Kabel, of Yokohama, in most felici- ever, așe rapidly disappearing. Evidently they It is hinted that as the Treaty comes up for will be announced in a akort time. The relaun
"Slogapore. Chingking.........
Tientsin. tous speeches, Mr. Kendo made a leng by have been brought to the notice of the high revision automatically in 1998. It is wise for us why the Government hastens the opening of this
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Swatow,clc. reply, in which he referred to the new lines 10 | officials, and measures to correct them have been to accept a moderate incrases in the tariff now, panicular harbour is attributed to its desire to
Aggregating 9,929 long register. Europe, Bombay, Seattle, and Spiney that have taken. Remember, too, that the Chinese are when we may pet better terms than we shall do prevent emuggling and the consequent diminy. recently been started by the Yasen Kaisha, He shrewd fellows. They can discover which way two years hence. Before discussing this point, tion of Customs duties. Belog nitented not far HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS, trusted that their efforts would meet with suc- the wind blows without holding up many straws, it is well to look at the treaties, and see what from Ping-yang and other important towns in Hohenzoller
La Kowloon cess. They would do their beat to merit success, and it has not taken them long to find out that rarition of the tail manns. Article X, of the the same locally, shipplag bustos at Chia-nen- Activ and should these efforts be appreciated by every evli-sounding story they can vamp up Treaty of Nanking of 1842 provided for fair pho is very active, and sative or foreign mer.
Britannic............... shippers and travellers, then the flag of the against the Japanese will fad sympathetic and regular tariff of import and export customs chants smuggle large quantities of goods, there: White Cloud
by Yusen Kaisbe,might eventually be seen in other listeners among the foreign residents. I my but no rais was mentioned in the treaty itself. considerably
the Customs receipts Loyal RESTAUSTAÐUR affecting at Niasen. Mr. Osborns, an official of the Hasloongezeados- parts of the globe. Three ringing Darsals wore self have come back with the conviction In Anicle XXVI. of the Tientela Treaty of 1818 then given for the Emperor, for Mr. Kando, and that all these tales about atrochles and oppress we read !—" Whereas the tariff fixed by Art. X.
Customs department, started for Chin-nam-pha Strathalian.................... for the success of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's ston are cat out of whole cloth. You have been of the Treaty of Nanklog, and which was
on the 13th September, taking with him the Saratov ...... Australian lire, on the call of Mr. Oland Kakel, told, I may add in conclusion, that coolles estimated so as to impose on imports and exports materials needed for establishing a beanch of the Joke Beisby.......*** The Yamarkiro Mars is a handsome veszél, | Aro seized, chained in gange, and forced a daty of about the rate of five per cent ad
Customs there. The actual opening of the hat Galle bour for purposes of commerce may be expected bulit by Sir Wm. Armstrong and Company about to labout. That is an absurd falashood, I saw unloyam, has been found, by reason of a
within 40 days. As to Mok-pho, lis opening in purpose of serving as an aimed transport in time consisted of men that had eagerly offered them therela enumerated, to impose a daly upon of WAY. She way in a spick-and-span conditionsalves as workers to earn the liberal pay given these considerably in excess of the rate originally to entertain some secret design with regard to
THE_great valda of Scott's Ematelos of Para and with
an abundance of fage by the Japances. When employed by the assumed, as above, to be a fale rate, it is agreed the place.
Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphljer in Wasting danilog, the Union Jrek flow at the fore-pre-milliasy, certats measure of discipline and that the said tariff shell
harevised" ∙810; while
A RUMIAN BANKEN AFFRANS ON THE SCENE.
Diseases is shown by the socotipanying stats: sented a fine sight as she steamed through the organised labour is imposed, but compulsion, Art. XXVII. runs " It is agreed that either of The eyes of foreign residents in Seoul are now ment from D. C. Freeman, Sydney, August, 5-m harbour entrance attended by the noisy slates chaining, and all that, can only be designated by the high contracting parles to this treaty may contred on M. Bobechilof, President of the Having been a great sufferer from pulmonary of many steams launches and the discharge of the sapressive term "Tommy-rot. Indeed, demand a further revision of the fault, and of Russo Chinese Back, who, after having visited attacks and gradually wasting away for the fast some rificiive day Breworks. The Famarhire one of the things strongly complained of by the commercial articles of this treaty, at the end Chios, surived in Korea about the beginning of ten years, it affords me grest pleasure to testify Afaru has been specially fitted up for steeraga || foreigners is that the Japanese have spolled the of ten years; but if no demand be made on the month. His arival is said to have been the that the above medicine ass given me great passingers, and it is expected that this will be a market for labour, by paying the Chlorse too either side within six months after the end of igual for a andden change in the affliude of Mr. vellet, and cheerfully recommend it to all suttery Encrative part of her work in the years to cope well. The most valable vilipeader that I care the first ten years, then the tariff shall remain in Mchery, Lower the red the Korea lag in a similar way to mysl. In additian Among her passengers on Saturday were Mr. across was a gentleman whose bread winning force for ten years more, wckoned from the end Treasury, towards the Kerean. Bank project. It. would say that it is váry pleasant to take." "Any Barria, Saceristendent Engineer of the Come had been connected with coale contencia, of the preceding tan years, and so it shall be at has to be remembered mat Mr. Brown, was Chemist can supply Hem Sale Agents for Hongu pany, fon Kobe, and Baron Harden Hickey, fer until the new entas of -pay *spoiled his, the and of each successive ten years" vála | erialaally hostile in the schema, and that the king and the Empire of Calas —WANN & Briney,
girən əliler Zuginng or Chine the Highë te perjostics woes ahliged in sever soussation with › Cay Hongkong"/
twelve years ago. 'She is constructed for the photograph of some of those "gangt." They fall to value of various articles of merchandise 3 anid to be problematical, Rasila bèlog believed
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