THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1897.
TRADE WITH CHINA.
His Lordship Mr Justice Sercombe Smith, la the Summary Juriidletion of the Supreme Court this afternoon, gare judgment for theʻplainiļas.
The Commercial Miszlop, which was sent out In the Action Saluricht and Hagan & Cho Sikto Chlon from this country short time ago, appears to have entered seri-usly upon its work. Chow. This was a claim for $967 for gords At■ meeting of the Blackburn Chamber of supplied under guarantee of the defendants. Commerce on 23rd Februsty, it was reported The defence was that the nams of Hurst instead
that the Mission had already sent home may of Hagan appeared in the agreemast but the perfectly well be made in England. The only samples of Chinese clothes which could plaintiffs produced a partnership assignment difficulty in the matter was the question of traur which the Court considered valid and gave jodg-port, and the best mears of placing the goods in ment accordingly.
the hands of the nailves. There can be do denki not a moment' should be test in taking
Armenians at police will deepen the disgrace of the Powers,
Greece is said to require the assurance of the Powere that emplere autonomy should · be granted to Crete. She alto objects to evacuato the land before Turkey.
From Constantinople it is reported that the Greek Embassy offered to withdraw the troops, from the Macedonian frontler on the condition that Turkey does the same.
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THE AMERICAN CONSULAR
SERVICE.
From firs of American papers received by the China to-day wo learn that, at last, the U.S. | arcign Committed on February 19th reported lavourably on the Bill of Mr. Adamu of Pennsyl- vans to reorganise the Consular Service of the United States by a commission to be composed The Porto agrees to grant autonomy to Crete,two Senators, two Representatives, and an reserving the right to be heard on the settlement plicer of the Departments of State. The rearge n'ation covers all offices in the Service Car of detalls.
The Athens, correrperdant of the Toraz aylar clerk are to be transformed into Vice that Prince George of Greece should be appointed Console and commercial agents late Conants of content bath Greeks and Cretens,
Mr. Delyannly the Greek Premaler, declares that Greece would disappear from the map of Europe rather than submit to the menace of the Powers.
Bill are
system of lateral tuxation, untars, el course, the Chinesa Government are prepared to requiesca in the amangements which it is understood were proposed to `Li Hong-chang when he came over to this country apparen ly charged to bring about an amendment in the foreign Customs dues wl haut «ffering any equivalent
One result of the proposed change in the steps to solve the difficulty. Osce open up the currency of Japan has been the almost total i interier of China, and we shall find an enormens head of the Government of Crete, which would the second class. The salient features of the the Sparish colonies, if grez'er than in Spain i
will find a ready sale throughout the Empire" market for Lancaablie goo's Cotton cloths every one of its 300 million tababitants being A regular user of inem. Our greatest elvals in this the now and ever-increasing market are Americans. During the discussion on this master recently, it was elicited that collun plece goods were shipped from New York to Liverpan', and inen tränakipped to China it a trelght of 27% 63, per ton, but that Lancashire Liverpool was charged frem 475. 63. 10 55s. per cotton carried in the same steamer from
disappearance of Japabese yen from the Colony. Chopped colus are to be obislaed, but areal no are in Jepta and consequently persons valling the Land of the Rtileg Sun" will be put to considerable Inconvenience on arrival in ́à Japanese port unless provided with a bank draft. Even then inconveniencals certain to be experianced if one arrives in Da! Nippon after the banks have closed for the day, for the need- ful for rickshas and a "rafreshur "' would be wholly lacking.
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One resins assigned for this, most unantisiactory state of things was that shippers san at a loss to prevent the starting of another New York Company, and Lancabire goods were penalised in consequence to the extent of that our merchants stirred themselves in this matter. The prize is ceriainly worth any amount of striving for.- Glöde.
BRISBANE, March 9th.
Contele-General of the first clust are to receive annual salaries of $6,000; of the second class, $5,000: Consul of the first class, $1000 of the second class, $2,500; Vice-Centals of the first-class, $1.Foo; at the reened class, $1,000; citizens of the Unlied States. All oficial unofficial, and notarial lees are to be passed late the Treasury, and the sole compensation shall be the salary fixed by law.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR
APRIL
Statsorological means based on ten years'
"observations to 1895, Barometer....adratmet9.843 Thermometerminab97
Humlday!! Rainfall.
1.86.
7.58 inches.
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29.83
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Barometer. 29.86 Thermometer........ Humidliyikkaisan
PATIKANA – 0.55
Rulofall
Thursday. rst April, 1897. (All Fools' Day.)
The gold yiπ al Qaeonsland for the month / like third claus, $1.200—all of whom shall be aer, it may be deob'ed bether ladividual Chinese.~50th of ama moon of 23rd year of
of February stated to be 14 500 ex, belag an Increase of 9877 ez, over the previous month.
An endeavour is now being made here to secure cable communication between Queens.
land and British New Guinea,
MELBOURNE, March gib. The V.R.C. Autumn Meeting was brought to a cor chuilen on, Sturday,
Newhaven als erted his superiority by Aged Stakes respectively.
No person shall be eligible who is less than 21 or more than 50 years of age, excepting persons who have been previously employed in The service for four years. Two-thirds of the present Incumbents shall be recalled within bice pears from the passage of the Act, those same grade they held on passing the prescribed examinations of such lower grades as they may qualify for.
Jewlab.-291k Viadar, 5857. Hokammedin.—231k Shawall, 1515.
Sun-Rits 547. 65min. Sitr manku. Okr. 19min. High water-Morning...... Skr. 58min. Afternoon 9hr. Simin, Low water-Morning hr. 30 min. Afternoon Lår. 58min.
· ANNIVERSARIES. 1815-Prince Bismarck Boen.
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witnessed in Mexico. It took place at Durango nearly threepenco per piece. It is quite time winning in cuay style the Loch Plato and All hering the requialte ago to be re-admitted to the how, and public opinion in Chlaw recognizes the 1897-Mr. Ch. Markwick murdered at Hong-
AMERICAN papers just to hand give detalls of one of the most horrible ball fights ever
on February 29th and the halls were mails mohitain acimple of the State of Darango. They fought with a fereelly that made the large crowd of spectators wild with delight. The first bull that entered the 'arens, goved one at the fighters to death. Another man was killed by the second bolland the third capped all records by killing two more in quick succession, making in all four human lives that were sacrificed to th evident pleasure of the excited · spectatori.
· Eight boils and four horses were gored to death. It is claimed that this was a red-letter day in the annals of "bull-fighting in Durango. Denbi Ier t
Singapore and his
THE BANGKOR BANK CASE.
(Before Phya Manco (President), Phra Thamasat, Phya Preecha, and Mr. Schlatur, Adviser).
BANGKOK, March 18th. The Court met to-day at 10.20 and shortly afterwards Mr. Bidoulac appended bis algasite to a document which authorised hts to appear, on behalf of Luang Sasthorn, as counsel for the defendant.
stood now that Mr. Bidouisa was appearing fo the defendant.
The over, Mr. Schlesser said that he under-
Mr. Bidoulac: Yes.
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Mr. Bidonlac: Yes, yes. I am not sure that I am going to practise in this Court. I am here merely to oblige Long Santhorn.
WEK reference to the report that Lo Feng-lo, In bis capacity of Minister-designate to Great Biltalo, has appolated his elder brother to the Consul-Generalship at
Mr. Schleier: As a legal adviser of this Court it is my duty to advise you that 'If you nephew to be Consul at Penang, the Pin4wish to practise in this Court you will have to be Gasstia understands, that much dissatisfaction more careful in criticising the doings of this at this announcement has arison among the Court. Chinese to the Settlement of Penang, who strongly object to the present Acting Consol being replaced by a nominee of the said newly. appointed Minister. Chesh Yas Kong, the pre- seat Consolat Penang, has earned the highest opizion of everyone, Euroveans and Chinese, with whom he has come in contact. He has even beau a generous subscriber to all the local Institutions, and to remove him from his present post would, fi fr held, be considered a very unusual and most undesirable proceeding.
OUR Nagasaki contemporary states that the Specie Bank received a message from New York attriboting the fall of silver to the aclfelpation that Japan latenda to rell largely,
THE new U.S.S. Zowd was to go out for a trial trip from Camp's yards on the 29 uldimo. It was extortedt hat she would develop * speed of 14 27 knots. Frises papers says she is the largest and most powerful battleship In the United States Nawy.
A CLERGIMIN baring been appointed to a Second Lieutenaner in a Volunteer Cerar, the Goverment of Ieda har stated that it does not destro that any Minister or Chiplain, whether a member of the Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment or not should be appointed a combatant officer of a Volunteer force,
THAT the crust for collecting postage stamps is by no means dylog out, that it is in fact Increasing, is proved by the prices pald for certain specimens at Messes, Ventom, Ball, and Cooper's sale of forelga stamps recently held in Loudon, A Moldavian mamp, of Br paras, fetched £95; Tuicany, 3 the yellow, "£601 Labuan, first fide, 4to.; New Brunswick, 6d, yellow, 6131 Queensland, first lane, ad. bine, strip of three unused, £75. “We find no mention of Hongkong stamps, but doublieza some of our first larues must now be worth a
pound or two. A home paper says that for tore may be decorated with postage stampa by glucing them on to the wood and when dry covering all with a coat of good warnish, when the piece of furniture treated has the appearance of inlaid work.
KOREA.
(From our Correspondent.)
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WAR-CLOUDS GATHERING,
CHEMULPɔ, March yth, The clearer atmosphere did not last long after His Majesty the Ring returned to his Palace cleads are already gathering on the horizon, and the King's mind is very much disu bad. In my last I fold you that the enthusiasm of the people was very great when the King left bis sale abode at the Russian Legation, but that that enthusiasm would not last lony. I have no doubt that the King was well aware of this well, but he merely left the Legation at the requent of his people, and to try to esilafy the higher officials. These clouds that ars gather- ing will soon blacken the sky and then we may Look out for squalls. Others seem to see what | is coming, for the US. and British Consule- General have ordered up guards to Seoul. A British guard will be hers to-day, but the U.S. man-of-war Boston, which is on the polt af leaving for Chefoo, will send the Momocacy hero, which vessel will remain as guard-skip at Chemulpo, and she will send up a guard.-ft la all a farce about the pairiotieshouting we read of in the Independent published in Seoul Mercury
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AUTLAIDE, March gih.
At the Adelalde J. C. Meeting, on Saturday the principal event was won by the Queensland hors Battalion, who started an even money
favourite.
SYDNEY, March 9th, The Federal Convention is to meet in Adelaide
on the aand instant,
The Bill also provides iba methods and scope of examinations for entrance and promotion in the Service, the subjects of examinations to relate chiefly to the work of consular clerks..
The New York Maritime Register, in its comments on this new departure of the United Sistes Government, says;→Therals are plece of Sir Charles Lilley, who has just returned to work that our manufacturers and exporters Sydney from Tasmania, says he is not averse to must keep at without any "let up" for recreation, re-entering politics if the people of Queensland and that is the reform of the Consular Service with him to do so. Sir Charles said he did not The great value of this Service to our commerce believe the people of Queensland would be is as now throughly understood-The Government burry to federate; but it seemed possible that the sad people have been remarkably slew in find colony, with its potentialities, might... form, a
Ing out the importance of a proper Consular federation of its own.
Service) and it lo about time that it should be rescued from the clutches of the politicians and The proceedings of the Parliamentary Comd to perform tre proper function. There has been some Improvement-[What improve mlitee appointed to Inqulin into the circum-
ment ?-made in the Service, but it will not be stances surrounding Dr. Jameson's raid in the
really effective until it is organized upon a basis Transvaal were révamed to-day.
tures polata cul as advisable, namely:
1. A system al appointments and promotions based solely upon merit.
LONDON, March 9th.
(London and China Express, Feb. roth.] It has been said, not withen? a measure of truth, that if we compared the edu'adverilen of; Chis with that at the most ties and inured of the most advanced ef Eropean States there would ret be very much to her discredit. The corruption of her efficials is not greater than in
bertelf. The stains and condition of her pra- untry is generally superior to the conditions in Russia. And thengh accupants of certain posts like those al Customs Total at Shanghat or Tlentils can count with certainty on great w mandarins at interior stallons put by extrave gotly macb. It is the system-the maltiplicfly of collectorates and celectors which is at the root of the evil. We agree with Mr. Jamieson that the term peculation somewhat misrepresents the actual fict. Men who receive salaries that wese adequate in the days before Cho Hwang-te cha no more live on them now then a Gavero- ment officlilla Englard could live en the amount of the pay which would have been thought sufficient under Allred. He must get more some lie; though the cast-iron fetiers of a conser- vatism which strives backwards instead of fox. great bureaucracy who prefer the possibilities wards to seach of reforms and the interests of a and prizes of an inchoate system of accounts to precision-asve prevented a reasegement in accordance with modern needs. The clan and family system accentuates the harm; for exch mandala is accompanied by
■ crowd of cousins and sycophanty,
for whom rm collectorates system is prevalent in the East, and is so conveniently provide. The deeply rooted that the only hope of referm lies la Farasean agency, which the spirit and system and interests of literary society impel it to resist. The Duke of Wellington once suggested towing Ireland out into the Atlantic and sinking it, as the only effeciaal remedy for the Ilh question. It may be quasiloned whether any- with lekin tax collectors, and sinking them fi thing short of fdghting a few thousand junks the Yellow Sea, will promote early purification | of Chinese finance. When it is added that every.
revision and increase, we may see that the task Minister's down to a Yamèn servant, needs
is not light. Even a greater task sill, however,
1873-Hongkong joined the Postal Ualoo.
kong by his Chinese servant;
1877-The ports of Pakhal, Wenchow, Wahn 1878-The port of Halbow, Hainan, opened.
1892-Gap Rock Light first exhibited. and Ichang opene.
TO-MORROW.
Friday, 2nd Aprli, 1897. Chiness-1st of 3rd moon of 23rd year of. Jewish-2018 Vandar, 6667.
ahammedan 1974 Shawoll, 1514.
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Afternoon... Skr 35min. ANNIVERSARIES.
1847-Sir John Day's's Expedition started from
Canton.
Sir G. J. Bower, Imperial Secretary to the chike National Association of Manula official salary in the Emoire, frors the highest 1865-Praca Kong degraded by the Empress
High Commissioner of South Africa, stated, In reply to the Right Hon. J. Chamberlain, that lo October, 1895, Mr. Cecil Ränder, after pledging him in secrecy, informed Elts that arising woold probably take place on the Rand, and that he intended to place a force at Pitran), British | Bechuanaland (from which the entry to the Transviil'was afterwards meda), to assist the
Mr. Schlesser: There are certain duties wikh are appličabin to a birrister-at-law,
Mr. Bidouine : 1. think it is extremely im-rising, if necessary, since the Imperial Govern- probable that I shall again appear in this Court. ment were so slow in taking action to relieve Mr. Schlesser: I merely tell you this as you the grievances of the Ulilanders. Sir. G. J. are not aware of the dalies of the legal adviser Bower further stated that be did not at the time of this Court
Kapply this Information to Lord Resmead (Sir
The matter then dropped, and the President proceeded to read the Judgment of the Court, The delivery of the judgment occupfel half an bour. The salient points of the judgment, which was not translated into Englab, were briefly at follows-The power-of-attorney given to Mr. part gave Mr. Maclean power to draw out the Macitan by defendant contained two parts. Onc
montes deposited in the Bink. The recond part gave Mr., Maclean power to borrow money for purchases of opium in Singapore. By sapa- rating the two accounts the Const Ends that there has been a credit balance in Bangkok and debit balance in Singapore. Judgment for plaintiff for the sum of Tél. 131,000 and costa,
Mr. Bidaulac: We do not accept that fade. ment and we shall appeal if we think it proper.
This concluded the proceedings-Siam Free Press
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
The E. & A. Co.'s scamship Australian, Capt. P. T. Helms, from Sydacy and ports, arrived in barbour yesterday. For the sat joined telegrams we are fadebted to our Colonial exchanges :—
LONDON, March 1st.
President Kinger, in proroguing the Transven! Volksraad, declared that dark clouds are gather. lng, and great,unrest prevails throughout the
Transvazi
MELBOURNE, March and.
*. Tenure of office during continued goods to get China to begio. conduct and competency,
3. Compensation sufficient to induce competent men to enter and remain in the Service.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necessarily sodoras the opłatasu expressed by.
Commandanta lo this column, }
THE COSTA RICA PACKET CASE,
1890-Memorial stone of the Hongkong Prays"
Dowager.
Reclamation laid by H. R. H. the Duka. of Canusaght. 1896-Medals for special services rendered dur
ing the plague epidemic presented to the Poilce.
MEMORANDA. TO-DAY-In April
In connection with the above case, which caused so great a stir in Australia some time ago and in which the arbitrators have just made their award, the Sydney Dally Telegraph says | 9 Dim-Meeting of Zetland Lodge. Barns, Philp & Co., Limited, teli raportat that it was gratifying to all concerned ths?, alter w tedious delay of fire or six years, the case had ended in favour of the New South Wales Govern- ment. I must have cost the Dutch Government
Hercules Robinsor), High Commissioner of Cape DIAMOND JUBILEE MEMORIAL HOS. Mr. James Burns, the principal of the firm of 9-15 pm-Hudson's Surprise Party at the Cly
Colony,
The House of Lords häs rejected the Women's Franchise Bill without dividing.
It has now in ascertained ibat prior to the mareacre of the irish expedition in Benin, professedly leadly chils bad secretly warned the King that the British were sending out aples, and intended to seize the country,
Dr W. J. Colites, who topresents the divizian. of West St. Pancras in the London County Connell, and whe last year was vice-chairman of that body, has now been elected to the poal- ton of chairman.
March rath.
On the 22nd June, the day appointed for the celebration of Her Mrjsty's Diamond Jubilen, as con troops will line the streets, through which The Qurch will pass to and from St. Paul's Cathedral,
.PITAL FOR WOMEN AND TRAINING
INSTITUTE FOR NURSES.
TO THE LOAN OF THE "HomoKORG TYLEGRAPH." SIR, Of the various suggestions for com memorating the Diamond Jablice, that suggested by A Woman in the latter which appeared is your columns of to-day appears to me to be far the most appropriate.
I am not saving anything against Mr. Leigh's scheme for a clock tower, which is a good one and apparently quite feasible. The cost of such an undertaking would also probably come well within the sum likely to be subscribed in the colony towards the establishment of a lasting memorlat,
The proposed road round the island, however, is a somewhat_visionary scherne, easy to suggest but hard to carry on, fl attempted to be carried pot to any degree in accordance with the mean- The Board of Trade returns for Februarying of the word "round the luland." What it show that British Imparts for the month repre- would cost and when it would be completed no sent an increase of £1,768,418; while the one would, I suggest, dare to hasinda guess. exporis decressed by £1,830.413.
Besider, is gut such a road more u mailer for the F.WD or the War Department ?
gates who visited Austrail recently, declarex
Mr. Ben Jones, one of the co-operative dele that the colonies have smagolficant future before them with respect to dairy enterprise,
The French Davy will shortly acquire new canzon of large slse and with four times the rapidity of the present weapon.
Rost, Germany, and Austris are precelog for the coercion of Greece, and Italy is also willing to join,
large sum of money and the result should be a lesson to them not to interfers so readily in future with British subjects in the Malay Archi pelago, over which they hold juridiction. "It understood," he continued, "that there is no case in the history of the Australian colonies parallel with thir, involving as it did a question of international trouble with a European power, and the New South Wales Government is to be commended for the persistent way in which it arged our claims."
Hall
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS, MAILE TYCKA English (Mirsadors) grå inst. Jadian (Lightning) 3rd lost, German (Bayern) 7th Lost, French (Syday) 13th inst. American (Peru) 19th Inst.
Canadian (Emérezi of India) soth last.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamship Empress of India left Vancouver for this part, vis Yokohama, &c., on Tuesday morning the goth elto
THE Agents (Messrs Arobold, Karberg & Co.) Taform us that the "Rickmers Line steamer Dorothea Rickmarz, liam Middlesborough and Hamburg, passed the Canal today, and is doe at Singapore on or about ibe and last.
Burns, Phlip Co. were the owners of the Costa Rica Packet, abarque which they fitted out about tea yours ago for a whaling enterprise. After masking four or five successful voyages, the vessel was applied with extra bonis and the newest of whaling implements and after being visited by the members of the Geographl cal Society, Lord Jersey, and others, she left Sydney on a mora extended centre in the Mulay Archipelago. At the beginining of the whaling season she called at Teruale for fresh provisions and while there Captain Carpenter was arrested by the Dutch authorities on a charge of pleacy. A Melayan had reported the loss of a prow, and | Adem a former rexmap of Captain Carpenter's gare Clara information that the captain had picked up prow, and although the latter event bad occurred
The French Minister for Foreign Affairs han | is equal, the first place should unbonitaungly bears previously, it was held to be sufficiant
At the V.R.C. Autumn Meeting the New relasid in the Chamber of Deputies to define market Handicap was won easily by Carlitos. the position of the Government on Cretan Twenty-six horses started.
affatto. Time, I min 14 tec
Mr. A. J. Ballar, in the Brillab House of Commons, his declined to give any pledge that Great Britain would not use the forces of the Empire to coerca Greece without first inform Ink Parliament.
The St Leger Stakes was won easily by The Oficer by ten lengths from Newhaven, the Melbourne Cup winner, who started favourite at 9 to 4 on. Resolute wan third.
One hundred pounds has been cabled to India by the Mayor of Brisbane, as the first lostal ment from Queensland to the Indian Fame Reilaf Fond.
SYDNTY, March and.
Arthur James Speer, late City Treasurer of Sydney, has pleaded guilty to the charge of mis appropriating £1,699, and sentenced to six years' imprisonment.
ADELAIDE, March and.
In consequence of a strike in the boot tride at Adelaide' six factories are now closed, and about 1,000 handa are affected,
The intercolonial cricket match, Victoria v. South Australia, was concluded at Adelaide you torday, and resulted in a win for South Australia by an ionlage and yi runs. The South Australian team scored 437 in their fist fanings ; Victoria, 179 and 73 in their Brst and second inaluga respectively,
MELBOURNE, March 4th,
At the V.R.C. races on Tuesday the Australian Cap was won by Coff by a neck from Preston Wallabit belag third, Thirteen horses startë, Coff being first favorita. Timo 4min qk100.
LONDON, March 6th.
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Like Mr. Leigh's tehome, the propared Women's Hospital and Tralalas Instirate ekruid pat taka very long to complete and the Government need not be asked to under- take the work. Subscribers to such a memo. rial should before long see the result of their sobrevipilass in solid masonry. Surely the necessity for such a hospital and lostituta, such a road, and such a clock tower an thaza suggestedtwa given to the hospital and instituts. The Govero prow was a water-logged, useless affair, and was Latynsk..........................steamer, for Canion ment would of course provide a suitable site free found fisating to miles from the land. The Deric.............
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Swatow America of cost, which would leave the whole of the captain, bis son, and three of the officers,
Aggregating 6,306 tona register. money subscribed for expenditure on the balld whom he deemed necessary a wloss at legs and for the fature maintenance of the his trisl, were taken to Mackenar, a distance of tastitalon itself. As to any balance required 1,000 miles from Temate, and there the captain Kalpan.................................
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNA, in Kowloon Dock. to be made up year by yest for its upkeep, surely was lodged in a ceils which bore over the door Kachidate Mar... the colony could be trusted to son that the | the Inscription, "For condemned European,"
Hanot in necessary funds were forthcoming by private After being kept there for some considerable Empress of China... subscriptions for the hospital and Institute time without trial, he was one morning released Carrier Dove ...... would be self-supporting to a certain extent. and told to clear out. He and his party made
Cong Las), BRISHANE, Match rith.
net least, in favour of a hospital their way to Batavia, and from thence they wera
Chunsong and Instituta over the other anggested schemes conveyed to Sydney by a passing steamer, The in that if all were submitted for the considere-history of the Royal Commission, the rolerence tion of Her Mort Gracions Majesty would she to the British Government, and the subsequent Henry Falling........... Ji not be more then likely to decide in favour of appoletmeat of Professor Martens as siblizator Caulagong the hospital and latiitate)-Yours falthfully,
by the Tsar of Rosals, is 100 recent to need Hallan mukaannemia GODFREY C. C. MASTER. reapitulation. The original claim of the captain, Hongkong, 31st March, 1897.
officers, and crew amounted to £15,000, but interest and other charges · brought the sum up
The Greek Admiral has been instructed lo ignore the orders of Admiral Canevoro, who represents the Best of the combleed Powers.
from near Clermont.
A new and Important find of gold is reported
SYDNEY, March 11th. Exceedingly cold weather is being experienced in different parts of New South Wales. Falls of snow are reported from the highlands.
ADELAIDE, March 11th, The late-Sir Thomas Elder, of Adelaide, bequeathed 133,000 to educational, religions, and philanthropic institutions,
THE POSTAL SUBSIDY.
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The Costa Rica Packet was sold in Singapore after the arrest of her captain, and for years. traded from that port outwards. She was lost night of about të months ago, however, and fi Is" understood that she was lost. Captain Carpenter now resides at Forest Lodge, a suburb of Sydney, with his family,
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THE LIGHT DUES QUESTION.
The following letter kas been forwarded to the | In Shanghal Chamber by the local Chamber on the subject of the waxed question of unnecessary light does levied for purposes of revanus
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce
Hongkong, 30th March, 1897), Shanghai Chamber of Commerce,
CHINESE FINANCE,
[Morning Post, Feb. 16th). Notwithstanding the loss of Formors, the Chinese Customs Revenue for last year exceeded that for 1895 by 1,000,000 taels, and was alightly En axcces of the amount collected during the year preceding the war. It seams, therefore, that the the external trade of China la developing, Bot Trosly of Shimanescht is bearing.truït, and that
when it is remembered that this source of income is already "mortgaged to secure the repayment
• Colonial Secretary's Office,
and Interest on £45,000,000, the amount of China's foreign debt, and that the other sources of 11th March, 1897
income are barnly suficientio cany on the adesin- Sk-in continuation of my letter No. 197 of sitation of the country, it is somewhat difficult its 3rd alimp, I am directed to forward the to where the fands are to come from to pay enclosed copy of an amended calculation by the for a new Navy, an efficient Army, and as Postmaster-General, and to request you to beesicoulve railway system. Up to the present President Kruger, who was recently repones Rood aneugh to subsiftate for the one pro- | where any Improvement has been sat on foot is The Secretary
viously forwarded, which was, through an China, the foreign Customs have been miliised to intend visiting the Orange Free State, is inadvertence, based on the amount of the precedas security for the necasamy loat, and no doubt anxious to induce the Government of that cooning contract with the P. & O. Company Instead an attempt will be made to deal in the same of the atth alt, and my Committee are glad to try to raise additional troops,
of that now in force,
mariner with the surplus in order to carry out the learn that your Chamber is entirely in accord understand that the Postmaster-General Man, suggested changes. But seeing that this Rue-wilà que protest against the larying of Light already informed you of the error. I have the plus, even under the improved, condition of Deas on shipping for any other than lighthene honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant, the foreign trade, can scarcely exceed the purposes," but are not able to go into the further sein af $1,100,000, it will not go far towards question of the grounds which the Government building Navy, much less peoride for the addi- may have for he proposal to contiate the impost, long which it is announced are to be made to The Government may or may not hare good the Army. It is, however, only fair to assume reasons for wishing to continue this tax bat upon to find any of the money for the Mancha- tion of an explicit pledge, and secondly which that the Chinese Ixchequar wil not be called this Chamber is contending, first for the redemp Han Railway, and doubilien:Rusila will supply is of even steater importsuca for the broad all the pecuniary assistance that is required to | principle of the maintenance Intact of the fandom
Hon. A. Sharman, has granted the application of the British Ambassador for the extraditica of Butler, charged with the Glanbrook murders in Australia.
A CHINZIR CLAIM ON KOREA.
SHANGHAL, March 15th, Sheng Total hip disowered that he hasn citim epan Korer, that miserable shatilacock of Asalle empires i And Sheng is not the man to give up a claim which means coin in him if enforced, as long he has a ghost of a chance to In further examination to-day before the get it acknowledged. Consequently we are not Select Commities of the House of Commons surprised to read, is a latter to a focal native Mr. Cecil Rhodes stand that he sold shares of paper that Consul Tong, who was sent to Beoul the British Somli Afries Chartered Company in
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, In January last to negotiate a new commercial order to finance the first Matabele măng miện to treaty with Independent Keren, in now said to provide £94,000 for the construction of the
Colonial Secretary»,, have another string to hle mission ; but we shall transcontinental telegraph lius la South Africa
P.5.-I am to add that His Excellency will be be very much surprised if he succeeds in getting has the public refused to assist. He had also gind if the Chamber of Commerce will be so anything out of the placid bat bankrupt kind of paid £50,000 on socenat of faux faflicted by the good as to furnish him with their views on this Morning Calm, ́ He claims on behalf of Shing Transvaal Government en merahars of Dr. subject as soon as possible.
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TIL 180,000, which he alleges the Korean | Jansson's expedition Chamberlain' In The Secretary of the Hongkong General Cham? | complete the line to Port Arthur, Bai Rumia of the port. On this principle this Chamber Oil and Hypophosphites produce s marked sfact from inability to digest and assimiliste ordlany Government owes to the China Merchants
food. The combined virtues of the Cod Live Slemmship Company, and Tia, 10,000 to the examindag Mr. Randes were evidently directed ber of Commerce, ko, át, ke
le hardly likely to join together Paking and seeks your support without asking" you to ln muih cases. They restore the wasted timenes, Imperial Calmart, Telegraph Administration, to alciting an expression as to the impossibility [The amended calculation anclosed with the Tianhia or Hashow and the capital city for specially address the Home Authorsiles or in Sheng being the head of both institutions. There of parenting a continuance of strained relations above sets out the figures for such section of the the benefit of Japanese and European trade consider for what reason: the Colonial Govern Is a further aum for... laskunst, upon, the vary between the Cape and Transvaal Governments, service and arrives at the fault that Hongkong's generalily.. It would seen, therefore, that either mans desirs, to lovy such tax for purposes of -much deleted, payments; of tkane Claims which, in respect of the Rand.
share of the cost (8) 15,954,35 and her share of many of the intended Importskomste will have genusal revenue--I say dost air, yours fakhi calculated at the rate of 8 per omst, beings thái (MINDAN
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