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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1897.
AUSTRALIAN News letter.
(From our owa Correspondant)
SYDNEY, March 10th.
Alter a long spall of hot, dry weather which for a time caused verlous fjars of a draught, we bad glosions ralofall all over the country on the and fast. All the staffois in the far and wild west had their share of the bounteous that famens cocoa of somebody's "grateful, molature and in the city the downpour was like
comforling."
■ few years ago? And is it fals to asume that the traffic that will arise in the ferritory adjacent teques:s the building of a railroad from Weas¤DE | £676 471, despite retrenchment that at iimes was
our Chinese fellow-citizens would show such activity to the matter of preparing to take part in the West River 11ade unless they were assured (and who is ilkely to have better means of knowing than the Chinese) that they are taking no false step. That the trade at the outnet will be mall in comparison with be few years henco
It is proposed now to make some Inquiry foto
to La Kon Chiao and Hankow. The merchan. dise and passengers of the south-eastern provinces
holds a seat in the Upper House and never falls to gaļas attentive bökɛing when he speaks. Sir Joseph Palmer Abbolt is the present Speaker, and is a solicitor by profession. He is accre. dited with having a good knowledge of public affaire and the way la which he can discipline the Houic sceaks well for his tact and iceman, evan when he does not refer to May's Procedure. Mr. J. T. Walker is not malesman, but he lo era of those fine men who, possessed of gient wealth, derates himself in battering the bank di ector and is also chaliman of sexCIAL conduin of those less to tunate. He is a
round, is well fitted to do the Colony good service. philanthropic societies and inatimilons, and, ali Mr. B. R. Wise, B.A., an ardent land inxer and achieved fame at Oxford as a ped, and was Cobdenite, is a son of the late Justice Wise. He Attorney-General in the last Parkes Ministry. The present Minister for Lands, Mt. J. H. Carrother, is another of the chosen. He, too, is la "law," and has held office s Minister for but he is very deal, a fact which grexily disconals Edecation under Parkes, Mr. C.fanotimpressive, bls usefulness in public debate,
NOTANDA.
PLUMP AGAINST A BIG FACT.
It is not properly any part of ray businue to en force lessons in athles; therefore I commonly loare. that responsible task to those whoen vooatlon it Is But no man can continually write on the subject which constitutes the burden of these essays without now and then running plump against a mighty fact In morals. If you will be good enough to read the following short letters I will then try to show why I was moved to speak sa I have spoken.
"My daughter Annie Jane," writes that young
and fall away. She had no appetite and every partials girl's mother, "now va yuran, was de horlthy child up to March, 1801, when she began to sickni of food she took came up. She lost strength wpidly and within 腹 fortnight he was thin sa a rule, being not much eire than akin and bene. For days and days she laid in a half-consolous moving hand
condition. and to all foot I had doctor attending her for four werks, and b
to all appearanco aid the child was suffering from Indigestion, yet, so basband and I, and all that saw the paqe baby, far as we could see, his treatment had no effect. My thought she was slowly dying, and wo were almost heart-beaken at the thought of losing her.
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If the proposal là made ibat by a foreign shares of stock of the face value of trels 100 bid not been convinced that the play would be loan trouble would be saved and efficiency, ta. each, making the tolal sum, if all paid up, of worth the exadle? Is it ressonable to creased, it is to be pointed out that the Gorera-beginning to end the procedure will be as tela 40 000,000 To carry ant this work from suppose that Sir Claude MacDonald wouldhara mest has already hypothecated the Customs follows: It is proposed to collect at first the pressed the question with such promptitude, and revenue to secure its loan. Hence have the
sum of ixels 7,000,003.as a primary fund, and to soch einlcently satisfactory retulie, on the stten foreigners flocked here liks ducks. But if the
secure a government subscription for 3,000,000 tion of the Chinzie Government unless he was railroad company under its own name makes a
tacis as stock, that the government may set an fully satlified that British trade would be greatly loan to be repaid by itself as a purely commer-
example to others For the amount of this benefited thereby and that at the very least, it cial transaction' the rend le the only security to
government subscription the company's stock shall be issued in the same manner as for shares would be a very important means of protecting offer. Before the completion of the road there ared to the Board of Revenge (or safe keeping, takea by merchants, which stock will be deliv. British commercial Interests, which stood in will be no guarantee for the principal sod When the road is completed the government danger of being nailed by those who openly-terest of this loan, and, as foreigners will not stock will draw interest at the same rain as beasted that the prrjxted French railways
lend wirbant security, it will be necessary for the alber stock, and may either be permanently late the provlace of Kwangil would effectually
Government to endorse the loan, guaranteeing commercial shares are paid op, the government kept as an lovestment, or, when the ordinary drew off the West River route whatever com- mercial advantages might have accrued from the the difficulty of making a foreign loza.
the payment of principal and Interest. This is stock may be paid off as the officials may prefer. To the memorial handed in by the opening of that great waterway to foreign trade.
other Superintendent of Trade, wherela le
The cast of the road is climated at 7,000,000 to Nankier, the following statement is made: taela. There now tematos on hand from the and the grain of Klangau and Cheklang can
loan contracted from Messrs. Arabold, Kasberg be carried from Shanghal to Tientsin for the & Co, the sum of tacis 2,500,000, and it is believed that within two years the Salt Gabelle rama cost and to the same time as from al Kiangsu and Anhui #fil be able to farmlab Shanghai to Hankow. It will be out of the 1,000,000 more, making taels 3,400,000 in all, or question to forward them after their arcival at
enough to pay one-half the cost of the rond. Hankow northward by rail. Thus the ralios Theother ball may be raised by stock com. will hand'e only traffic originating InYusra”,
pany. Let the roid be first made from Woosung io Soochow and then from Soochow to Cain- Kwelches, Sichuan and Hana. The road king and from Chioklang to Nanking. As to will be long and the expense
this proposal it is to be stated that is the jaint the capital will be great; the profits small-kow, above mentioned, it was requested that the
memorial of the viceroys at Tientsin and Han The merchants of Chios have long sluce taken line from Scochow to Shanghat be put into the thest aspects of the subject into consideration, bands of the Lu-Han company. Cannot there Further, the road will crois Hapeb, Honan and fore the official fonds now on hand for the con. Chibii, where wealthy people and great mer-part, as the memorial recommends, as the Go straction of this line, viz. 3,500,000 tals, be set chants are few. For these reasons if an attempt verament subscription of the stack of the general basis of the Lu-Hon line only there wil be law be made to get subscribers to take stock on the railroad compray? As to the 1,000,000 tsels from the Salt Gabelle it is feared reliance cannot applicants. It is only in Canton and Shanghat request that the sum of taels goo,oco be taken be placed thereon; hence it is proposed to that foreign affairs and commercial questions from the Chibli coast defence fund, which, added are beginning to be understood, and even-there--to the above-Government subscription of stock, bar been Identified with numerous expeditions】 Chinese.- Sik or Srå moon of Brd year of formed in his nook and under the chin, making deep
will make 3,000,000 tacir, It is then proposed Shanghai, and hereafter to continue it from to construct first the line from Woosung to Shanghai to Seochow, for which corpase no further Government funds will be needed.
what It
may be taken for granted, but that It is likely to be overdone with the hall- dozen bosts that sie to plancer in line probable, Meresves, with the new regula tions In force for Transit, Passes, which wo published on Wednesday, and the fullest recog allion by the Chinese authorities of the pro vhlaps of Article XXVIII. of the Treaty of Tientsin, we may with confidence look forward to a much-needed and fairly rapid expansion of the Import and export trade 'of South Chios, In the benefits of which Hongkong will unques tionably not be an insignificant participator.
SHENG TAOTAPS MEMORIAL TO THE THRONE ON RAILWAYS.
In our fasue of the 3rd Instant we published two extracts from a translation of Sheng Tastal's memorial to the throne on railways, showing that the memorialist's opinton of foreigners is not quite as favourable as was generally supposed, We give to-day the full text of the translation, as, In view of the fact thathe is Director-General of the Railway Bureau and the "moving spirit" in the Imperial Bank of China and so is likely to have large dealings wilb foreigners in various ways in the near future, it may interest not a few of our readers to know what opłatons this high official expressed to the youthful Emperor of China, who would seem to have Implicit confidence in his memorialist and be fnclined to give him a fairly free hand to carry out the schemes which are just now occupying his attention. It is us well that we should know what Shong'ʼn views are, and, assuming our translation to be a fairly accurate -one, we are now able to place on record few of his ideas about' wast undertakings that may, in proper hands, to curled to a very successful Iran. The memorial resda ne follows:-
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the Lu-Wan road will be regarded as too remale an undertaking. Herela lles the difficulty of relying solely on the Lu-Han llae to float the
company's stock.-
One of the Victorian gunboats, the Albert, was put up at Roction on the 3rd at Melburne, the Government was 19,000, her armament She was called in at £1.400. Her fist cost te costing another £10,000. It's a mighly costly thing playing at having a navy.
Our revenue returns for last month show a deficit on
the past eight maniks of only simply cruel. The land tax for the period yielded £13.961; income tax, ftato, both new items. The decreases were: Customs, £26,193; post office, £1,846: and miscellaneous, 4,11,875.
There was a great row some time ago, about Japanese bools comlag foto the Sydney market and it la un faft accompli now. The Star bas Interviewed boot store man who has the Articles on sale. He says they are perfect and all at to per cent. chesper than good colonial or British-made boots. Blue look-out for enr Knights of St. Crisply, don't you think?
In the death of Sir Thomas Elder at Mount reparable loss. He was born at Kliksidy in Lofty (S. A.) all Avatalla has suffered an 1818. He emigrated to South Australia in 1854, and jaloed the firm al Flder and Co., which had been founded by his brother, on whose retire- basiness. He was fastumental in starting the ment be-succeeded to the direction of the
Moonts copper mines. He slao introduced Camels to the colony for exploring purposes, and contributed largely to expeditions to the Interior. £5,000 (or Australian exploration purposes, and He gave £20,000 to Adelaide University, offered similar smart for An arctic exploration. He of discovery to the Interior, and the breeding of
rst-class horses. He was knighted in 1878, and has held several pubile postions.
That waste product of ours, the lantkin, is again considerably in evidence! A decent man The German engineer, Hildebrand, speaking road company be authorized to make a pre- for attempting to assist a "drook" who was Third-It is further requested that the rail was kicked well algb to death at his own door of this truck line, says that by way of Hisia ilmiary loan from the public fands of the am being brutally treated by a pair of sufflass. A yang-chen, efraight as a bow string, the line of 10,000,000 taels, and laics a foreign loan of day or so later a cabman bad the same treat- would be 2,800 W long ; við Holang Fan, curved 20,000,000 txels, said loans to be repaid to ment from a gang'and the same night a com like a bow, it would be 3.200 The Tientsin- twenty-five annual Instalments beginning five pastor was severely dealt with by others of the La Kou Chiao line, with which we may compare years from the date thereof. This will require class. Then in the same week a man going to this, is 216. long, and its cost is estimated at principal of the Government lean and of tacts an annual payment of tacīs 400,000 on the
work at 4 .. was sat upon by a" push "and left taeis 1,400,000, or an average of 13,050 trels per
stunned on the ground and badly hart, after 300,000 per annum on the principal of the foreign
being robbed. ff. To this must be added the east of a large loan, On the 400,000 abarcs of stack is the Park at a cricket match, another fishly On the 8th, in Wentworth bridge over the Yellow River, as well as the cost hands of merchants an annual assessment of dressed crew used abominable language before of cuts in meuntains and embankments in low merchants and people of China are not rich, uniform tried to make an arrest and would have three tale per share will be made. As the lot of decent women. One constable la lands, which may be estimated altogether at
payments by lastsiment will be easier for them
had a bad lime had not two plainclothes men 4.000,000 taels. The surveying, charting and lo meet. The custom prevailing in western
come to his sid. The push set the blue melt building of the line, conducted with ike almost countries as to the sale of stock will be followed (helt favourite argument) Bring and the con expedition, would require from four to five years, meats, it may be sold by the holder, but the keep the ruffians at bay. In all four arrests here, vix. that when stock is subject to assessabler had at last to draw their revolvers lo It is probable that if a work of this difficulty purchaset thereal becomes lable to pay such and importance were entrusted to a man low in assessments, and his fallare to do so forfeit the due.
were made, and to the plucky bobbles all praise rank and narrow-minded like myself, scholars stock. Althts rate, after somewhat more than ten
This "push" business-in-the-plagas spat in sogrossed to books and unclent learning Tears have elapsed, fifty taels wil have been paid Australian illo. I bave known football would regard it as an unprecedented and re-
on each share, and interest thereon reckoned at 6pire to big match, who knew markable procedurs. They do not know that as cipal, Supported by the credit of the railroad
per cent. per annum may be added to the prin
his life was threatened by a gang, actually go on the field with revolver in his pocket raiber than public companies are constituted the Goances company there shares would without doubt be
show" (ank" and he had to produce the weapon thereof are always entrusted to a general man-
negotiable everywhere,
before the game was over. The proper Antrain ager elected by the shareholders. They may will begin to be paid on the shares when the musckment ruffian and the hoodlum of San Indagement to subscribers, Interest tough is a sort of mixtars of the London remark that if authority is placed in the hands road is completed. It will be becersary to achico, Nelther age, sex, por Infirmity are of one man, and he falls to do as others wish, he wait umill the rond is ball finished before making
sei om him. He has the mouth of a shark, ❘ will be adversely criticised, and may be removed
a foreign loan, that there may be some security
the neck of a bull and all the cowardly and cruci from his post when his efforts have been crowned ordinary commercial stock to be subscribed for
therefor. Hence, in addition to the officiel and characteristics thatone least looks for in his fellow with success. If this work is successful, or to the amount of 10,000,000 Enels as above sel
man lamratheragalast corporal punishment, bat aiter long experience of the class I must confess it falls, there will be no uncertainty in fixing the forib, an advance of 10,002,000 tsels from govern that the only way to get at these follows' feelings responsibility therefor. If this undertaking ment funds will be necessary, which will be used is through their hide and by the est wall laid on. collapses in midway what happens to me person constructing the road. When the road is com--and they come out after six months-for-kicklog In the expeditious manufacture of rails and in Our present guol treatment is nothing to them ally need elicit as regret, but how about thepleted and rails laid on a certain portion a police or pescable ellisens ar heroes and i consequences to the State? Herein lies the foreign loan can be made for which substantial
better condition than ever. A militis system difficulty in placing the responsibility for this security can be offered. It will be necessary to has been proposed to meet the evil, but road in my bands,
pravide by definite agreement in advance then there's the democratic eatery raised at agalast any desire on the part of the foreign once against it. It is to be hoped, for the sake The above matters have already been expll-lenders to obtain possession of the road. The of all classes, that the Government will boldly citly laid before the authorliles at Tientsin and loan from the public funds will be repaid out of grapple with the mailer and remove this fool Hankow. Being now honoured with orders to the foreign loan. When the road is completed stain from our fair fase. come to Peking for a personal consultation it interest will be regularly paid on the company's foreign loan; and arrangements will be made for becomes my daty to net lorik my views thereon the quidation of the principal, No Interest will for adoption or amendment,
be paid thereon, however, before the completion of the road, but accumulated interest will there after be paid in fell. It is also proposed that ane-half of all interest earned by the company on is stock over and above 15 per cent, shall be paid to the government la recognition of is layout.
As an
CALENDAR,
APRIL.
Meteorological means based on ten years' observations do 1895, Barometer 19.88 Thermometer 65
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TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT.
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On date at Ondas
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ANNIVERSARIES.
"Nothing that we gave her did the slightest good, and the child was fading away, when ana day, towards the end of April, a lady called, and after seding Annie Isne, advised us to use Mother Beigel's Syrup. She sald she had known the lives of many children aaved by this medicine who were down with the same com plaint I hurried to rot bottls from Mr. Bontly, the chemist, in Susan's Road, and bogaz giving it in stall doses. In less than twenty-four hours the child began to eat, the sickness stopped, and
could
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change for the better. We kept on giring the Byrup, and in two weeke Annie was well as er, and fast getting back her flesh. Sizes that time-now Fours ago he has never been ill. We consider that Mother Selger's Syrup asred her life. You can publish this statement and refer sayons to me. (Signed) Mr. Annie Alexander, 95, Melbourne Road, Estborne, August 1st, 1893."
"My son Joseph," writes Mr. Joseph Bond, of Balter's Green, Maydeld, Sussex, "was never strong. He did not come on like other children. He was west, sickly, and pany. He ats but Ettle, and was usually in pain until Lo vomited
Rain
most of it ap Nothing gave him strength. In February, 1994, his fest and ankles began to fester. Next three abscessen holes. He was merely skin and bone. The abscesses seemed to be exhausting his Wife's blood. He was in
doctor's care fire months, bat got no better. From July (1894) he had four months' treatment at the Tunbridge Wells Hopital, without bereit. The doctors gave him medicines and cod liver oil, but nothing strengthened him.
1835-King Leopold of Belgium barn, 1996-Rinderpest reported prevalent in Yoko astonishment and delight he began to improve in
hams.
TOMORROW,
Saturday, rotb Apill, 1897.
Kwong-ti
"Ya Tecember (1894) I concluded to take the case into my own hands, and gave him a medicine that had cured my wife-Mother Beigel's Byrup. To our few days. He could eat, and was stronger folk We kept giving him the Syrup, and he grew bettaz every day. The abuose soon bealed, and he is now fine healthy boy, nine years old, and strong for the Chlasse-9th of 3rd moon of 23rd year of you wish and refer Inquirer to me. (Signed) Joseph Arst time since he was born. Pablish this latter If
Jewish-8th Nisan, 6667.
Band, July 28th, 1995." Mohammedin-8h Duikaada, 1514.
SRS:2 år. 40min.
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* Bhr. 17min. Mesa-First Quarter aufhr, imlu, ¿m. High water-Afternoon 1hr Semin Low water-Afternoon 10kr, dâmin. Na Inferior high as low water. ANNIVERSARIES. 1814-Battle of Toulouse, 1875-Ki-ying appointed Imperial Commissioner, 1855-Suez Canal opened.
Hall
MEMORANDA.
TO-DAY-9th April.
What, now, is that mighty fact in morala ? Ask yourself the question. What Justice was there In the suffering of these two little children For whose sake was it? Why do the majority of the human race die in Infancy and childhood? That bundle of laws and furcon called "nature" has no pity, no marcy Obey and lives' disobey and parish, khat's the whole story.
Then how does Mather Baigal's 'Breap oare? It cares by bringing the diseased and suffering body back where nature's hand can reach It. It pats the derailed coach back on the instale, it re-launches the stranded ship. The radical trouble of both Annia Alexander and Joseph Bond was of the digestion, the dral (mere baby then) having been idland with soute indigestion, and the body having, as hi father talis:
In
9.15 p.m.-Hudson's Surprise Party at the City has been born with a feeble stomach. Hence,
ose, the bad blood and the absoosses by which nsture sought to remove it. Will parents take warne ing from these instances? I hope so. Watch the little ones and use Mother Belgel's Eyrup whenever you see them inclined to drop or langulal,--.ddns.
TO-MORROW,-10th April,
2 39 p.tu.—Auction of valuable household farni- ture, &, at Mr. P. Brawitt's onlen rooms, Zatland Street.
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p.m.-Gymkhana at Happy Valley, SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MALLS DUI: French (Sydney) 13th fast. Australian (Omi Maru) 13th inst English (Coromandet) 17th inst. American (Peru) rgth inst. Canadian Empress of India) 20th inst. German (Prins Hiturich) 10th proz,
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The road from Lu Kog Chiao to Harkow will be the main road from north to souib, and will be of primary importance for the defence of the expits), and of secondary Importance for the transport of goods. The advantages of this road and the difficulties of its construction are respect fally set forth to the following memorial:
It may be orged that the expeditions and satisfactory way to build abiz, road would be with government funds and under Government control. It is to be observed, köwever, that the large sums required would be difficult to provide Moreover, it is to be feared that diverging views of viceroys and gavemers would lead to confu sion and bring the work to a standstill. This has been the experience with the shipyards at Forchow, which, when undertaken, regarded by Tro Wen-balang and Shon Wen-shu Es destined to be of great importance, but which
In the first place, I request that a general rail. proved a frubless waste opublic foods, Thy way company be, especially created, that the have shown "themselves incapable of develop. Lu-Hep tronk Raɑ be frat built, that the read ment and extension, and though with others such, In other places, as from Soochow to Shanghal, Jards are a profit and advantage, with us they
Canion to Harlow and elsewhere, be likewise are a drain upon the State. From that case we
committed to this company for construction fe may infer what would happen in this. The their proper order, and that no other company sesult would be the same, Hereho lies the be established. It is probable that stockholders difficulty of Government control.
can readily be found among the merchants of The construction of the road by merchants the south-eastern provinces for this line in the with private marcanilla capital maý ba'ndvocated north-west. An end era ikus ba pat to the prvine directors may likewise. be chosen from among aed the way in which they havo humbugged Strathalian ............altamer, from Hangay
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of foreign countries, and we will be rid of aam- berless troublesoms hangers-on. Il foreigners come to consult the Government on this question they may be referred to this company, ak is now done in telegraph affairs, and this company will discurs their business in an equitable split, Thus will the power of the State be strength aned and many upstert schemes suppressed.
THE Canadian Pacific Raliway Co's steamer Empress of Japan, from Hongkong, arrived at Vancouver at 6,30 a.m. yesterday:
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The Federal Convention elections are over the choice of ten at last, and after all is said and done, men for this colony has not been a bid one, rejected and some of the rabid secularists The Nippon Yusen Kaisha's steamer Zdawmt
The Cardioal was protested against bls candidature to the extent Mars left doll for this port yesterday evento of holding public meetlage on the subject, White and may be expected here on the 13th Inst. not agreeing with the Cardinal's views allthrough, yours truly recognises in him a highly learned and refined man, with a splendid grip of pubile Fourth-It is farther requested that, in accord- maiters for a cleric, and he towered head and operation, twelve principal directors may be adventurers who seek the people's suffrages under sace with the regulations for the company's shoulders over those petty time-servers and chosen from among the upright, wealthy, repu. the played-out guise of labour, table and reliable merchants and gentry of the
Pardon the digression. I've seen many labour several provinces, said that twenty-four saelstent members sent folo Parliament for £6 week
be the duty of there tariyals directors to select ernment of the day in power, rather than ziak Chow fa men of means versed in business affairs. It will their constituents and truckled to keep the Gor general managers to bave charge of finances and
apther election, was a sight to disgust one. Talana. constraction, and assistant managers and super-
Even what their so-called labour lega Namoncamant intendents, according to the practice abroad, and select a man to stand, as candidate the ail semblance of official connection with the others All thin They enterprise should be avoided. The stockholders sight to by sominated and the resalt Stagon
kayo an equal will deal with any misbehavior, but the Board that in the scramble for the Joaves and dishes g of Revenue and the vicmeys of Chibii and some half-dover er mora men are all found fightingaang Hakuang
may from time to tima. send deputies ing against each other, more or less on the same to inspect the work, and if they find way of ticket. Ecial guilty of misconduct they may make `an Mr. Edmund Baxton, Q.C., was most deserve investigation and deal with him. The rallroadedly placed at the head of the poll. He is a company shall have authority to engage and native of the colony, and is also a Sydney Unl. dismiss lta eusployér,
varsity man. In several Protectionist Govern- men's he was an able Attorney-General and he is one of the few who has fought night and day. of the Arserably in 1889 Mr. Barton, Thom year lo and year out for Federation. As speaker the costo papers call Toby," was Speaker, and he brought to the office such digelty and lacias won him high estans from all sides. Mr. George H. Reid, the present Premier, in a here. He holds the Cobden medal fes from trade casays, and was noted for the number of " na confidence* motions he brought against the last Governmest. In Mt. W. McMBING the convention has a financier of unusually high grade. Mr. McMillan is the leading spirit in the Apr. big wholesale house of McArthur & Co., was Government and is as hard-headed a little savers! times Col. Treasurer in fres-trada Idioman (from Londonderry) as is to be found Apr.
Lyns, present leader of the Opposition and a this side of the Equator. Next comes Mr, W, Tasmanian by birth. Mr. Lynn, who is one of IN FORT Kongwa, Phranang.
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It will be necessary for the railro‹d company st the ontset to select a foreign engineer of the foremost rank to survey and chast the lies, and whose plans shall be followed. If this is not done small errors at the beginning will have important ultimat consequences. In The middle of the work it will be difficult to change
The Americans have not made any of our that country from which the money le borrowed. public loans. They have showed no covetous spirit toward Chios, and in railroad haliding the exceedingly skilisi. If we borrow money America and employ American constructors the jealousy of other powers will be is a great degree avoided.
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Freah Dairy Produce, FRUIT and other applies are regularly imported from the United States, Canada and Australla. BEEF from Kobo and TURTLES from the Straits.
demand, are the Best shipped to the Far East
The WINES, SPIRITS and MALT LIQUORS, comprising all brands in general In addition to the BAR GRILL and DINING ROOMS, the upper floors are arranged so as to provide PRIVATE ROOMS labia som DINNERS or SUPPERS, &c.
PICNIC and BATHING PARTIES uppited with light refreshments at a moment's notice.
ICE CREAM from 1 PM, to II P.M. COLD MEAT SUPPERS from 9 to 11.30 F.M. THOMAS'S GRILL ROOM.
FREDERICK BISHOP, Manager,
NEW. VICTORIA HOTEL.
ROTISSERIE
MEALS A LA CARTE
(“HOPS, STEAKS, ds, Jos, al sny time between 7.30 À.M. und rigo F.M. MONTHLY BOARDERS at Moderate Rates,
MADAR & FARMER,
Propelators.
Hongkong, ged September, 1896.
WINDSOR "HOTEL,
HONGKONG...
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as being convenient and simple. But Chiness merchants are short-sighted' and of feeble resources. They are unreasonable, also, in their expectation of proft. When they ask how soon the road will be finished, and are told in four of five years, and when they learn that the neces. sary capital will exceed 40,000,000 tals, and when they are fold that the road will not be completed for four or five years, during which
It is respectfully observed that the joint me Ume no interest will be paid upon their Invest. | morial from the viceroys of Chill and ments, there will be nose who will not turn away Hukuang recommended that the construction of diuistisfied." "Chinese, merchants make no far, the railroad from Stockow to Shrugkal be reaching plans. The literai! and the wealthy entrusted to the La-Han company, and secretly invest their funds to some rubstantial is no other company be founded, because It war fawed that if railroad balding property, those who have money only fearing were simultaneously undertaken in the north and that others may know that they have it, while in the south the resources of the merchants merchants and traders use their caplíal In their would fall short. It was still more fanred that business, and they expect a daily return from the merchants in the south would devate their Herein Hes the difficulty of forming a Chinese: northern road to fall behind. It would be better
energy solely in the souikern-road and allow the plans. The mechanics should be engaged from | brayla harristar, bern in Scotland, and raised 1 Falls of Dašoumenaine. “ stock company.
to have them undertaken both under, one It may be suggested that sufficient capital management, in which case the northerz las could easily be bad if foreigners also bagame can without doubt be frat completed,
On the fourth day of the eight moon (Sapt, shareholders in the company. If however, rath, 1896) Mr. Chang Chen-hada, Chinese Con foreigners become shareholders the entire con- and at Singapore, returned 10 Shanghal. In tal of the business will fall into their hands. - personal Interview with me he said that the The primary purpose of this read is to be the
Chinese merchants at the ports of the southern seas and at Canton and Hongkong ware all transport of troops. In case of an emergency averse to subscribing for shares in the Lu-Han the foreign members of the company will stand road, and that there was no way to induce them Apart and will not permit the shipment of to do so, but that if the Canton road were
PEAK HOTEL. soldiers and provisions, and the very purpose at authorized the Cantonese would be pleased to the road will be deleated, it is further to be enter the company.. To this it is to be observad
OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND. feared that this plan wit give foreignera pretexts Had Vingechiang provides that the Fillead is in and able men employed. There must be to pass Protectionist Cabluris, kit. J. N. Brunker, Tahoe storeflex Barchama T HOTEL, situated at a height of rage bet
that the plan for a stock company prepared by Is Indispensable. Skilal men must be found a pleasure to most whether a friend or to demand for each country wosan share in the fact to be extended to Canton, with which purity of administration and avoidance of the Chiet Secretary, is a good man to have on the guckt Mar. 19th March-Argyle, Chingus, above sea-level, has just been thoroughly THIS commodious and well appointed advantages, and they will strive with one city connection will eventually be made. The malpractices.
convention. He is an old culania! kand, keen, Secofra, 23rd March--Biomand, Carmar re-decorated, renovated and re-furnished, "and" w- another in their demands until the construction
whom organization la requested will of all the roads will be usurped by this. To confine itself to the La Han line, and this the heavers through tube or sounds the ocean the Lands portfolio in the last Fakes Govern-March-Bendi 30th March Peiridon, Yarra, gatiount Views of the Harbor and mainland Your memori liet fu like one, who examines honest and weaightforward, and his tenure of skemahtre, Tantalus, Adour, Pictam, 26th | NEW WING has been ball, which commands of said company, but solely in order to be able talented men and assume this great undertaking representative. In the Hos, B. X. O'Conner, we Gerday Oceana, Ulysis, Dorotsa, Sunda, 6th not for the purpose of extending the operations with a shell. For him to become the leader of meat prowed him to be a fruity and capable Kikkala, Günorchy, Melbridge, and Apell) of Chisa, vaat
have a fan type of young Australia educated at Apell Glangyla, Hysen, Gladen, Common- ownsideration.
some able man may be placed, for the andy Syday University. Ha tale proiectasis willis, Hakala Mars, Becond-it-is further exquested that the rails | exsection of this important werk of such good to the heels and, IN THE LINEW read company be authorised to forse 400/200 | grostise for the State:
HOMEWAND=IN |April–Strathday, 6ık
that country to which the roads belong to-day;
to that country will the land belong to-morrow, Hörnin lies the danger of foreigwars becoming joint winckholders in the company,
There have hitherto been in Chios so special facilities for learning the art of railroad building. From foreign workman the Chinese will learn. The supervision of work and material, the survey, and examination of the ground, are matters of great importance, and call for the possession of knowledge. For these dailes conspicuous ability
in this way to construct the trunk lias under would be difficult. He therefore pinya that
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8 Phranang....Hongkong...B. & S.
8 Namca naumausAmoymurf. M. & Co. 8. Wingrang in.....Shanghai.......J. M. & Co 8 Suka.......Saigon...B. Co. Debariures. for Seints.
Tangent Building known as
"HIS. ESTABLISHMENT, situated in the *CON« NAUGHT HOUSE," offers First-class Accom modation to Residents and Travellers.
Passenger Lievalor, froes Entrance Half fe each Floor, in charge of experienced Attendant, Favourable Arrangernants made for Families and ler Monthly or Extended Periods.
P. BOHM,
- Proprietor & Manager.
Hangimag, grå April, 1895.
·For further particulars, apply to.../
THE MANAGER.
\.Now Vietnefs' Kital, ngth November, algás,