Co-day's Advertisements.
ELITE SKATING RINK,
DUDDELL STREET.
TO-NIGHT AND EVERY EVENING, AT Q P.M.
THURSDAY, the 14th January, BOXING.
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SATURDAY, the 16th January, Under the Distinguished Patronaga ol H.E. the Governor Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON; KC.M.G., F.B.S.S...
H.E. Sir General WILSONE BLACK, C.E. GRAND MILITARY CONCERT, by the
Foll Band of the (P.W.O.) West Yorkshire Regiment and Pipers.
By klad permisitan at Côl. C. S. GORDON and OFFICERS of the Battalion.
The Concert to conclude with a Grand Finale
entitled
BRITISH ARMY QUADRILLES. SEATS may be Bocked at W. ROBINSON'S Masic Rooms, Queen's Rond.
Admission, Br. Reserved Seats, $1.10. SAM MARKS, Proprietor.
Hongkong, 11th January, 1897. HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE. TO SHAREHOLDERS.
169
"HE SIXTY-FIRST ORDINARY HALF.
TYEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOL
DERS to the COMPANY will be held at the OFFICE of the COMPANY, No. 18, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central, on SATURDAY, the 30th lostant, at rath o'clock NOON, for the Purpose of Receiving a Report of Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1897.
To-day's Advertisements.
PERSEVERANCE
Intimations.
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS,
Advances in, be allywed to the
It is requested that wil communications relating to Subscriptions, LODGE OF THŻYWA“ and not to the Edito,
not to backfylobal mothers of the stuất,
Lean Koontal period to be to do and HONGKONG, No. 1,165.
by the same and wide of the writers, not messenly for Copromiona incanded lor publicacion mant be accepted A be held in the TaxxMADONses the comment of the Nagelang Tages with almar
REGULAR MEETING of the above pažiosion ; but as evilmon of good with.
Wallet the comment of the Hang This will alwar HALI, Zetland Street, on SATURDAY, the peble barsen, là samt bel dhacay dewond that 16th instant, at 8.3aforg p.m.precisely. Visiting lakosa khan expetenda
tas do my way hold himselt respondide for Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, 12th January, 1807.
"SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
F133
5. S. "GLAMORGANSHIRE," FROM NEW YORK AND STRAITS.
*ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and that all Goods are being landed at theft
Kowloon Whart and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No Claima will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelfreted after the 18th instant will be subječi. to rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 18th instant or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be Ich in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the 18th instant, at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurancs has bens effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DÖDWELL, CARLILL & Co.
Agents. Hongkong, 12th January, 1897.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
Dividend, and electing Director and Auditors.THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 17th to 30th, inclu- sive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
.'
T. ARNOLD,
Secretary. Hongkong, raih January, 1896,
[132 #SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
THE Steamship
"GLAMORGANSHIRE,"
Captain Vivyan, will be despatched as above on or about WEDNESDAY, the 13th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong. 1ath January, skog.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
fito
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI.
THE Company's Steamship
"HAIMUN,"
Captain" Milroy, will be despatched for the above Forts on THURSDAY, the 14th Instant, at Daylight.
For Freight of Parsige, apply to
DOUGLAS LÁPRAIK '& Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, Jaih January, 1807.
"CHINA NAVIGATION "COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI, via SWATOW, *HE Company's Steamship
ΤΗΣ
"TAIWAN,"
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[130
"MIRZAPORE," FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being Isaded and placed at thate vish in the || Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by a and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo :- From London, &c, er S.S. Valetta. From Australia, 12 S.S. Australia. From Persian Gulf, er S.S. Kikwo, Assyria and Mositari.
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before a P.M. TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the 17th tostani, at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insuranca will be effected by use in any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be lah in the Godowns and a cerificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival hère, after which no Claims will be recognised.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent,
Hongkong, Fath January, 1807.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE F & O. 5. N. Co's Steamship
"PESHAWUR,"
FROM BOMBAY AND STRAITS,
[s
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
AND
WINES
SPIRIT S.
ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct at Ert hand, Imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all fator. mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES.
PRICE LISTS, with Full Detalls, to be had on Application.
Ji
PORT after removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the DISPENSARY before being sent out.
SHERRY.-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeres Wines,
CLARET,-Our Clarets, including the lowest Priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the Juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raleïns and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY-All our Brandy la guaranteed to be Pure COGNAC, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage,
WHISKEY,—All our Whlikey is of excellent quality and of greater age than most branda in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKEY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local conecíassura la be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITH to be genuine when bought direct from us in the
Coast Ports.
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It is not a satisfactory report, and affords † THE L. and C. Express says the immediate | Sun Care and Loung Wan are two of those no adequate explanation of the delay in reason for the German Emperor refusing to people who take no stock in saniisiles, one the progress of these works. It is two receive at his Court Mr. Hwang as the Ambar. | allowing a lot of dirty water, to refisin on his years and six months since Talpingshansador of the Emperor Kwang-am is that the premises, and the other permitting decaying fish was cleared of its inhabitants. It is over Government of Perlin was not previously con- and vegetable matter to remain in his back lane. two years since Mr. Coorzz returned to suited as to the choice of the Minister but It Is Captain Hastings expressed his optulon on their It is eighteen months since the place was the Colony and took the work in hand.“
also understood that Hwang is not regarded as | negligence by fining the former $5 and the latter. at his entire disposal on the completion of of sufficiently exsited rank to be suitable for the $7, with spective siteranilves of 14 and 35 the awards. One would have thought that post. As a precedent for this action, it is poluted days. It is to be hoped this may be a warning part parts with the operations of the Board, out that the Chizere Government some time age to others. which extended over the period from made a similar affection to the selection of Mr. THE Londen and China Express naten :—A November, 1894, to May, 1895, the plans for Bial as United States Minister to China.
letter from Formsın, dated October 6th, from the the reconstruction of the site would have
Rev. Thomas Barclay, of the Presby/clan' Mir« We read in Courrier de Saigon that H.M.Salon of Taizanfu, given u deplorable account of been prepared and submitted for approval, and that everything would have been ready Alecrily adved at Saigon on the 3rd Instant the condition of the population in the north and to begin work the moment the valuation and on the 5th military honours were accorded to south of the laland, owing to the excesses of the had been made; but although Mr. Coop Admiral Buller by'a battalion of marine infantry. Japanese troops. Villages have been burned has at his disposal a staff four times the A banquet was given in Admiral Baller's honour down and their Inhabitants murdered. Bands of strength of that at any time at Mr. Paice's by Admiral Beaumont, to which a number of the robbers roam through the country' plunder- beck and call, it is not until the ith Juhe leading officials were invited. The Bayard's Ing the people, and many of those whose that the plans are finally approved. How
band played during the banquet. On the 6th houses have been destroyed have joined the many times they have been altered · since no one knows. Many times, we should
at 7.30 am. by special train an excusion party | ranks of the bandits. The Presbyterian Mission think, There is no other ́ reasonable
lat for Myths, and all who were present at the' has addróned a strong note to the Biliish Con- explanation for the delay short of "pure banquet took part in the fête, except the sul at Tainan to be forwarded to Sir Ernest cussedness."
Governor, who had to attend the Privy Satow, the British Minisfer at Tokio, aging him Council On the 6ib, In the evening, a grand to use his influence with the Japanese autheri- dinner was given on board the Alacrity and on. ties to taka measures for the suppression of these the 7th there was to be a grand dianer, followed disorders and the better government of the by a reception, at Government House.
Island,
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
FOOTBALL,
LONDON, January 10th. In match the between England and Wales, the | latter won by one goal and iwa tries to mil
PRINCE LOBANOFF'S SUCCESSOR. It is persistently stated that M. Muriviaff, the present Russian Minister at Copenhagen, Affairs. succeeds Frines Lobanoff as Minister for Foreign
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE. Owing to the Erlendly remarks of Baron de Courcel, In the course of sa interview with the warmly advocate an Anglo-French, snimiss Times Pails correspondent, the Pails papers
THE CAREW CASE
KOBE, January 8th. In the care of his examination to-day Doctor Divers said that the arsenic was assuredly not taken voluntarily.--Chino Gaxetid,"
ARREST OF MISS JACOBS,
SHANGHAL Januay rath murder of Mr. Carew and with writing the Annie Mr. Lowder has charged Miss Jacobs with the
dr. Seldmore is watching the case on behalf of the accused.
Lake latters,
The arrest aroused 'sympathy, Miss Jacoba was remanded until today. The trial of Mrs. Carew has been adjourned until to-morrow.-Dafly Press.
[Mian Jacobs was a curse in the service of Mr. and Mr. Carew.]
(From Stam Observer)). THE "SIAM" IN A HURRICANE. TOWID INTO SAIGON DISABLED.
SAIGON, December 29th,
The steamer Siam, from Hongkong, met with
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THE ferry launches running to Kowloon relieve each other periodically, to the great convenience no doubt of the traffic and of the people employed In the boats themselves, but to the rely grest inconvenience, as matters are...at present The arranged, of fadies using the feny. relieving launch goes alongside the Kowloon landing atago to take in passengers before the arrival from Hongkong of the boat she is to rellewe, the remit being that passengers by the incoming bost have to scramble across the deck of the former to reach the steps. There is no reason why the relieving boat should go along- side the wharf before the other has discharged her passengers, and we hope, now that attention has been called to the fact, that directions to that effect, will be given to the coxswaing by the management, who have always shown them selves well disposed to attend to complaints of
passengers.
By to-day's mall we received from Maurre.
number of Pigare lliure. It is a superb pro- Mayenct, Favre & Co., of Paris, the Christmas
duction from first to last, and in every respect upholds the world-wide reputation of its pub
llabors. The reading matter consists of original stories by Edouard Rod, Visconte Melchior de Voglie, and Paul Bourget, There is a very droll page of coloured pictures describing the troubles of a fat gentleman who tried to become thin and the "Souvenir de la Compagne de Rome" is a finely effective place of music, well illustrated in colours. A remarkably clever piece of colour printing is shown in a border of Indian design around the introduction to a Persian story "Le
IN the Scentie · American appears an interesting account of the testing of a new
Pped solid shat Invented by Mears. Johnson and Co., of Spuyten. Daywll, New York. The peculiarity of the shot consists in a soft steal - cap being placed over the point to protect it, and, paradoxical as the statement may appear, the soft cap enabled the shot to get clean through a ten-inch Harvey plate, The skat struck the plate with a velocity of 2,305 feet per second and an energy of 45948 foot tons, and not only penetrated the plate but passed through twelve inches of oak and three plates 7/16 in. thick and was finally found eight fæi back, in the sand practically uninjured, The Scientific american goes on to say that, "the za fach Brown scimental wire ganz now in course of construction (by the United States Government will give a maximum velocity, with smakulass powder, of 3,000 feet per second, and "would seem to be the natural counterpart of the Johnsen shot,"
December, received by the English mil to-day, THE London and China Express of the 17th contains & lengthy article on the Raiso-Chinese Convention, in which the writer says:—“The fact that it was only signed at the end of Sep- ember may justify pro lands the frequent Frevious denials of its existence ; but perusal of the text lisves us persuaded that the report "prung mặch sin in the famous Hongkong tala gram kad iz origin in am actual understand. ing, even if that understanding had not then taken Convention form. The Manchurian rail. ways, the imae of Kiro-chlso, the interest in Post
Colony or from our matharized-Agents at the ↑ « hurricane and fast her propeller, and ind to be Roi et le Parroquat," translated by M. Villemoin. Arthur-well-nigh all the sumours, in fact, that
Consigaces of Cargo by the above-named A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.
vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the
Captale Pearce, will be despatched as shove on Hongkong and Kowloon What and Godown THURSDAY, the 14th lustant, at Noon,
For Freight or Fairage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, 12th January, 1907.
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THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA. TION COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG,\' VIA STRAITS AND USUAL PORTS OF CALL
Company's Godowas at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
Goods not cleared by the 18th instant, at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by main |soy case whalayar.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown. Company within ten
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 15th September. VÄGŐ.
BIRTH,
At 18, Feking Road, Shangbat, on the 8th instant, the wife of Mr. GILEKET MCINTOSH, at
ason.
DEATHS.
On the 5th November, GEORGE HAXYIR Çİnte of Hongkong), of 28, Colvilló-terrace, and Faire field House, Sexmundham,
On 6th December, at South Cliff, Eastbourne, EDWARD HAYES, child of Edward und Bessie
towed into Saigon. The steward was killed and two men dangerously wounded,
*
KRUGER ON THE QUI VIVE.
LONDON, December 18th. The Freuler of the Cape Colony has wired to President Riger explaining the advance of volunteers on the Bechuanaland banden Kruger has replied toping that measures would be taken to avoid any violation of the Transvaal frontier, which is being guarded by armed Boer.
COWED AT LAST.
LONDON, December 29th,
The releue of the Armenian prisoners in Stamboul and Asia Minor, hus coramented.
(Taking Cargo at through rates for GLASGOW, days after the Vessel's arrival bere after which five tankow, China; aged three years and LOCAL AND GENERAL.
LIVERPOOL, CONTINENTAL PORTS,
RIVER PLATE, &C)
(Revised Rates,)
"PAKLING,"
"HE Company's Steamship
THE
H. L. Allen, Commander, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 14th instant, at a P.M.
For Freight, &c., apply to
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 12th January, 1807-
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP' COMPANY, LIMITED.
fyo
na Claims will be recognised.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 12th January, 1807.
"GLEN LINE OF STEAM PACKETS,
FROM LONDON AND STRAITS.
THE Steamship
"GLENFARG" having arrived from the above Foris, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. and Godown Company, Limited, at Kowloos,
“HE Company's Steamship
whence delivery may be obtained. ΤΗΣ
"HAITAN,” Captain J. S. Rosch, will be despatched for the above Forts on FRIDAY, the 15th instant, at Daylight.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED..
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.
I
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notices to the contrary be given before Noon TO-DAY.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 19th Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., Consignees are requested to present all Claims
General Managers,
for damages and/or shortages not later than Hongkong, rath January, 1897, [136 the 26th instant, otherwise they will not be
recognised
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godewas, where they will be examined on the 19th instant, at 11 AM,
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, rath January, 1Ɛ96. [131 DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, PIOTORIA DISPENSARY,
THE Company's Steamship
"CHINGTU,"
Captain Indes, will be despatched as above on on SUNDAY, the 17th Juntant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, raih January, 1897.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
· LIMITED.
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FOR SINGAPORE, SAMARANG AND
SOURABAYA.
THE Company's Steamship
"SHANTUNG.”
Captain Framptou, will be despatched as above
en MONDAY, the 18th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 12th January, 1897,
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AUSTRIAN ́LLOYD'S STEAM- NAVIGA. TION COMPANY. (UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRIAN "GOVERNMENT),
ifi
STEAM TO SHANGHAI AND KOBE
HE Company's Steamship
THE C
"MEDUSA," Caplets & Wallusching, will leave for the above places on TUESDAY, the 19th Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SANDER & Co.,
Hongkong, 11th January, 1897.
S
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
'IMPLE AERATED WATER.
*INGER ALE.
EMONADE.
SODA WATER. L
SARSAPARILLA.
RASPBERRYADE,
five months.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1897,
Tux first number of Sport and Gossip arrived |to-day. It will be noticed in an early imus,
No doubt, tips a Calcutta paper, now remains about the rice crop this year in Burma belog bumper ons.
Tax Gaceta (Madrid) publishes the dacros ap polating D. Enrique Zapinoy Moreno, Military Governor of Manila
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
One of the documents laid on the tabla at the commencement of the present TEE Australian hurdle-racer Emmalaalamon session of Council was a special report by the entries for the Sandown Grand National, to Mr. Coores on the progress of the Talping- be run in England in Fabidary, 11th August last, and was evidently in the calinde so prevent undue competition shan Improvement Works. It is dated An extensive combination is projected in London prepared under Instructions from the Governor and 18 the result of the many and raise pričen to a remunerative lovtl. complaints to the apparently inexplic- THE returns of the number of visitors to the City able delays in the progress of the works, It detalls the various steps that have been Hall Museum for the week ended Jin, roth taken in connection with the reconstruction are:-Europeans, 272; Chinese," 3,0427 total of that quarter of the City, with the dates. 312. The property was formally resumed by An Indian Press despatch states :-Cuptate Ordinance In September, 1894. On the Smart, of theth Gurkhas, has obtained a divorce 10th November the Board of Valuers was in consequence of his wife's misconduct with his appointed: It commenced operatione etlasate friend, Surgeon-Major Mello, the 27th December, 1894, and completed Its work on the 18th May, 1895, by the IP CHAK TI was found on a roof in Wellington publication of Its awards. From that time Street, but is he showed, through Mr. Master, the place was at the entire disposal of the that his Intent was not felonious he was dio». Public Works Department. On the 25th charged. Probably Ipis a man of Lely ideas March, 1895, Mr. Cooza's proposals for and wanted to ale them to a fiting place. the improvement of the resumed ares were submlited, and on the 6th June they were MR. DEACON notified Copt. Hastings to-day that finally approved and accepted by the Chan Fat, gharry driver, charged with neklass Council, and the Secretary of State'i sunc. | driving, and boring a little glal, had compen tion was obtained by wire on the 11th of sated the parts, and he asked to be allowed to the same month. From June, 1895, to withdraw the case. Tha P. M. agreed and April, 1896, nothing was done except Chan was dismissed. selling the old woodwork and trying
ta get tenders for the purchase of the THE Band of the West York Regimit will brickwork and other material. The play the following programme at the Officers first contract for the reconstruction of Mess, Murray Barracks, this evening, com- the alte was signed in September, mancing at 8vclock - 1895, and another In October" of the samse year. One wis för a^ new storm' water drain and the other for the con
&c.struction of Pound Lane and Taipingahan
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATER R made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear comps. rison with the best English Manufacturis.
Special terms to Horrela, CLUES, MEMES and other Large Consumers.
Street. Other contracts have since been entered into, but the dates are suppressed
Pollectors
pedalattiin 014 Outra
Planquette Concert Fold down of the Gardenum Enliven Walts in klaten Lader juris Guy", Edeziz......../tolle du Nard
Dead Ave the Quan,
The pictures in the story' itself are most elabor ately coloured by clever artists. The numeroda other illustrations are all coloured, some in photo-tints of brown and blue, and are good specimens of the work of Bourgeln, Chalon, Barran, and L Motivé. The supplements consist of two large coloured plates of paintings by Piene Oatle and G. Cair.
One depicts the "first chapter in a love affair, where youth and a maiden are exchanging confidences, their elders the while being busy mudying some ruins. The second picture intitled "Conclusion, depicts the pair of lovers catering a pretty little French village church, while their lands on either side salute them. 'The two plates make a handsome presentation and afford ample praat of the high standard of the work in Figaro
Illustyi. "#
have gained currency during the last 12 months -hern find expression-with carisin added stipulations which may remind us of the second French fullmatun to Siem. The cut acroES Hel-lung-chlang, which was to have shortened the Siberias trunk line, sinks into insignificance beside the sweeping concessions which Count Cassini is said to have obtained. Viadivostock
to be connected with Hung-chun, Kiria, Petuse, Tilisibar; the whole of Northern Man- charts, is fact, is to be covered by Haar hulit on the Russian system ; the employment of Russian srilasms and labourers, and the location of Russian ellers at intervals for purposes of pre- tection being also admitted. One province only. saems reserved for China./---Before long all the verdant optimists who ridiculed the famous
Hongkong talegram will doubtless be con strained to admit that the London Viverr, the Glade, the North China Daily News and the Hongkong Telegraph wun, siter all, yury wall
Informed.
"-。
WE received this afternoon a verbalim report of the proceedings at the fifty-sixth annual meeting of the P. & O. Steam Navigation Com- pany held in London on the roth ultimo, Sir THE German military paper, the Milliar Thomas Satherland, K.C.M.G., LL.D., M.P. | Vækenðlats, has recently published Д in the chair. At the meeting the raport for the | exhaustive article on The Trans-Siberias and passed. The report states-The net following is a summary Since the Chino. year ending 30th September, 1895, was presented | Rallway and War in the Far East,” of which the surplus for the year, including £5,46y brought Japanese was introduced a new factor into the forward, amounted to £180,953,' which, after question of the balance of power in the Pacific,
on the Preferred and si per cent, on the Defertaining her supremacy in Western Asia. You deducting the interim dividend of a per cent. Russia has and to consider the meass of main- red stock paid in June, sdmalis of a father pay that reason she must push on her rallway to ment of si per ceat, on the Fraferred and 6 per Vladivostock without delay. The first inggustion cent, on the Deferred stock for the year. The for such a strategic iian" was made an far dividends thus paid and payabla are therefore back as 1857, but it was not until xőtő that the equal to 73 per cent, on the paid-up capital. A project book tangible forms, 16 in suid that the balance of £6,952 will be carried forward^ The || English/radway across Canada compelled the directors say The most satisfactory lantern | Russian authorities to admill the need of a siber, to the accounts now submitted is an important rian line. In May, zigi, the late Toir gave his facrease in the passenger traffic, which places the formal sanction to the scheme, and the present zevenue in this branch of the company's business. Emperor turned the first sad of the line at wusly attained. The receipts under the head think that the Strelent Khabarovka section at a higher figure than it has avm paevi. Vladivostock. The German welter does not of freight, chartery, &c., also show a considerable will be completed year. But this general improvement has only Far East will therefore, continus pacific nati before 1905. He advance as compared with the figures of laf assumes that Rumia's policy is the been secured by the employment of increased that year. When the liam to finished a train tonnage, combined with "greater activity in the travelling at the rate of twenty miles an hour for working of certalo lines, and these conditions filtern house day will take thran veeks from have needsadly Involved a heavier expendi Moscow to Vladivostock. If the'rate is slightly' ture. From this point of view it may be said conlerated and the train proceeds during the that the revenue has not kept pace with the night, which ia doubtful for several reacts, there Increnuɛd work, und the explanation of this fact journey will be scoomplished in fortnights
simply that frights, throughout The following seem to be natural
the East generally, have born abaseually low conclusions frock thane than they have ever boon before, looking to the port during the last twelve months ; lower, indeed," "enly
average of the whole year. Outward business the
has been fortunately for some time past exceps | hand, · Gama if Honally buoyant but, so far as the company frontier than fo
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ara concerned, the advantage ikus obtained has Russian fleet vala also: kava to bi not fully compensated for the deficiency in home with balors the Japanese could land in for obvious reasons, although a clear Ar the Magistracy yesterday one of the English ward rights. They also observe, that, with with aegard to the airport of from the numbers that they are Isto in police constable's was charged by larpector respect to the future, ten hortant factors must sad Japan would, therefore, be on locati 1896. Other contracts have been adver Kamp with tridig allowed a prisoner to escape not be overlooked. In the first place, iba uzzien; equallly. tised Plans, specifications, and details from his engedy. Captain Hastings allowed sire drought which unfortunately gervalle 'in instind of japan the
to be entirely in favour, for laying out the rest of the area (one the edicer these days in which to recapture the India. Involves considerable uncertainty. half of it) are still in hand, but is come escapes, and this morning the officer hought the next year's exports from that country sequence of the mumber of buildings and runaway to bool - The charge against the one secendly, the output of new stai quantity of material "still on the land - maala", want de missed. The man who had compete in a field alèn (417⋅ nothing can be done for the present. sscaped was faj id ga lei abstractsy the lotorny, || ja ha
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