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HINDRANCES TO THE DEVELOP, MENT OF TRADE IN KWANG-
TUNG AND KWANGSI..
Whing to destroy what they care not to fultato.
(By our Spadat Correspondent) To volume I of "Decennial Reports on the Trade, Navigation, Industries etc., of the Ports opened to Foreign Commerca la Chlos and Corea" (1981-91 Edition, page 5 and 4) M. L» Recher, the Commisalaner at Canton in 1891, in bis very interesting report on Kwangtong provlace in the cearie of his remarks on the fatore, an then dlireralble, of the pore and dls« | trict of anton says:—ft It is not difficult to Enreren that the commercial prospartly of the district wili matsiy depend on the development of the West River as a trade route. Tali route ts the natural channel for the interier com- merce of the southern portion of the Empire: but fis advantages have, so far been seutralised by kenvy and harassing taxation. If this po- Hey is possisted in, the rival routes now being pushed by the French through Tonkin, and, in À less deerte probably, the projected. Ifnes through Burma, will Infallibly divert from Kwanglang province a large portion of the Inter-provincial traffic witch it now controls, and deprive it of any share in the trade thai may result from the development of Kwangs, You- man, and Kweich w11 M, Recher ihen men- tians the pre cted railway from Pakhol to Nanairg-fu an continue::It would be suff.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1698.
| foreign vessels being allawed to call only at the beaty posts in Chlox and Japan may be clied as justification for the authoilties declining to pertalt as they do declinetbe Steamboat Col vessels using the shortent rantes to Samhul. That would be teasonable enough, perhaps, the intention was to protect the native shipping industry and if the Regulations now in force were final on the polat. Il happens, however, that the policy of the native authorities will not stand the test of careful accu y, that their main object is to create a monopoly in favour of Mr. Wong's Ping On Company, and it is, moreover, a fact that the Regulations now in force worn newer intended to be final as regards the course across the Delte, The Regulations are,dated Canton, August, 1897, and conclude with the following additional article :-
The shove Regulaifone and Rules are provisional for a year and are to be added to, rescinded, or amended as
as experience and local requirements may distate.
Notwithstanding this very clearly worded article and courteous application for permission to use the shortest route to Samshal the Chinese
NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
JANUARY
Mattorological mean) based on ten years",
observations to 1893.
Barometer Thermometer ............... Humidity.................. Rainfall.....
30.165 -594
1-74 0
1.67.
TO-DAY.
WEATHER FEPORT.
On data at Du date at
TO M
Barometer......
Therm mettre Hum Rainfall
1041
59
TO-DAY,
4 р 1031
Friday, 28th Jenwery, 1898. Chinese-7th of 1st moon of tith year of
Kwongesü Jawlsþ--5th Sebat, 6688, Mobimmedin-5ik Ramadan, 1318.
- Sun-Ries
Sets
............................... 6hr, 30min. - 5kr. 30 min. High water—¿forning mug Oår. $3min. Afternoon ... Uhr. 87mia, Low water-Morning. ...................... 6kr. 49min. Afternoon ...... Tkr. 15min.
AUNIVERJARIES.
utberlites refuse to badge one iach and not only prevent foreign vessels from using the shortest rasts but have even selzed lanches belonging.): to Mr. Sit Ming Kuk and others, Aring the Chinese flag, while in the lawful pursuit of theft business as Chinese vessels. On one occas'on recently the Lekin, vultures neised one of the Won Kee Co's vessels and detained her several days becance she was The log the shortest route to 'Samshul great object of the authorities is to protect clest for the present, a' a'l avents—to do away, Induce the ballet in the native mind that to the Pla. Os monopolies sed, as I understand with the cordon of Likin glations that Bins travel quickly and safely they must use the Plog 1725-Peter the Great dled. the West River and dont a system of fair and On's boats. I am reliably informed that urgent uniform laxation of grode once for ail-such, for lustrace, as bas worked a successfally fo presentations will shortly be made to the
proper authorlifes with a view to obtaining is the ease of foreign oplules." In another part of all vessels trading between Canton and West bla zlah rate report the Commissioner 111, River parts the sight to use the shortest routes "The West River (or Canton) Delte remslos the highway of its (Canton's) commerce. Withls Bead to wait until August (ibe completion of one,
across the Delia. There would seem to ho no constantly liable in.be determined by the devices) for smendment of the Regulations in this
the limits of the Delta the choice of roster !!
of kative"`" tax collectors, the rivally between steamers and junks, and otter causes ; but there fluctuations ér, as a role temporary, and do not necestally affect the volum orcourse of trades." I should be borne in mind that these oplolans
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of the Commisslorers of Castoms at Cabion were perfed in 1891 before there any ground for hoplog that the West River would be it.rown open to the commerce of all mations and at a tieve, -10%, when the Com-
raissioner of Custom scially deprecated
the 'enly opening of Wechowda as a Tica'y Port. And say he deprecated it advisedly
connection for It is evident from the wording of the treaty that the piovls'onat Regulations should have been ready (as a master of fict they were not medy) a son as the part was opened,
on the 4th June, ved that therefore one year will have elapsed long befa-e August. It is to be hoped that toe native authorlifes will be able to perceive the eror of their ways (if they are not qui'e deaf to reason and utte ly devold of common sinic) in the near f.tors, accept the
inevitable with a good grace and thereby
in a small measure mike amends for the
ng they have done to korelyness and to tast have had the misfortune to locus the Chincre launch and passenger boat owners displeasure of the all-poweriat Ping Qa mono-
for be states to his decennial report dated Canton 31st D cember 1891, “It has been prom posed to construct a rallway from Pakhel to
polists and their backers. One would have to Nanning, and again, to make Wuchow-to, in Kancil a treats par et if it doubtful thought that a maa Ek Mr. Wong would have been well wallsfied with the profits sccruing to whether either of these schemes is of pressing him from he cennes (on with the Lekin Office; importance" The Importance of optalog the
hat there is, of course no accounting for the West River Is, strange to say, admlted by the
actions of persoas, who, however well off, are Commissioner, who says the commercial pro-
"wer thirsting for more. Like the dipsomanlie perly of the district will mainly depend on the development of the Well Riverasa tride rouls" they will go to great lengths do quench thele and yet although he realised this he submitted thirst and the more it is pandered to the greater, that the apexing of the river to foreign trade and the more resistible mera Insstable does it residence, with the extension of the operation of
become. But to return to our subject. The treatment of the foreign-owned and other incr the beneficial ita sit pasu syrtem that was cet-
la fấu, from what it should be. In order that tal to a once ensue, wis not a matter of "pres sing importance". That it was matter of great trade may develop and have fre course for ex
pansion this monopoly should be quickly and importance is, I am glad to be able to report, shown by the large volume of the trade done by Gamly suppressed. Al the foreigner wants is a foreigners and Chinese at Wuchow during the fair field and to favour and that is just what he first six months of its existence as a treaty postn't got yet on the West River. The field in and by the ever-increasing demand for Transit fair enough, but the favours are raischievous. Passes both for imported goods and calive pro. duce intended for export to foreign countries. The perseverance of the Hongkong Chimber
(To de continued.)
of Commerce, cosmopolitan body in its agita... AMERICAN AND CANADIAN MAIL
tion for the opening of this waterway and this great "natural chrazel for the interior commerce of the en-bero portion of the Emple," as M. Rocher rightly terma it-- and the pressure brought to bear on the Central Government to induce it to consent to the reasonable demands of the Bellish Government are s'raady more than justified by the splendid results of the first six months work at Wuchow, and I make bold to assert that the Customs returns for the six months ending grst December, If97 will to the near faire filly demonstrate this,
[The revenue at Wuchow for the six months exceeds Tli, 80,000 and the trade of the port has grown more rapidly and shows more signs ni
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NEWS.
JOHANNESBURG, Dreamber 24th. President Krager, in the course of speech at
Kageradera, on Tuesday, dwelt on the danger of the so-called consiliational methods of Hon. Cect: Rhodes, and upon the importance of keep: ing out of Mr. Rhades' clutches Delacoa Bay,
which the President characterized as "the Transvaal's only galeway to the sea,
MELBOURNE, December 26th, The Government of New South Wales is arranging to supply ficzen meal to the Russian authortiles at Viadivostock.
El Heraldo says:-"The encroachment the United States upon the internal policy of Spain have become Intolerable and, must” be résisted energo ically. The sitastion ( difficu!!, but at whatever cost the Government ought to pat no end to such a shamefal viule of affales | for the sake of the di nity of Spain.”
LONDON, December 27th. According to advices from Tokyo, Japzo has offered to assist the officers at Peking In deliling the Chinese army, and to consent to pastnone ment of the war indemnity, Many of the officers and Peklog officials favour the proposal.
Tre Peking correspondent of the Times says: The Government refuses to put the likia mader foreign control as security for the lexo proposed by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and assets that unless the leas, is procurable with out this condition, arrangements will be made for a Rumian guaranteed 4 per cent loan of 100,000,000 tselt, to be hard at 93 set. Tha security will be the land tax, which would re- malo under Chipere administration
China fe reture would give Rurala a monopoly
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nest Hongkong 1871- Surrender of Paris after a alege of 131
daya.
ROYAL BONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
MR. MITCHILLĪS PRIZES.
Saturday Jan 291k 1898. Starting at 2 p.m.
CygadCap, Hon. H. Lambtonal w Erica............Mi, A. Denison
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
The following is the sixty-fifth report of the Court of Directors to the ordinary hall-yearly general meeting of shareholders to be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, oa Saturday, the xath February, at no00:-
Intimations.
NOTICE.
"AKEN by mistake from Billard Room, TAKEN milled,
BROWN MELTON OVERCOAT, VELVET
Kindly RETURN to P. S. P LOLLAR, 1901 138, HONGKONG HOTEL,
Hangkong, 27th January, 1898,
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THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY,
(178
Consignees,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
"HE P. & O. 5, N. Core-Steamship
THE I
*GANGES,"
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the abovo-samod rezsel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed of their with in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf 'and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each
THERAPION.gament will be sorted out mark by mack
This anccessful and highly popular remedy, as employed in the Contirental Hospitals by Blarid, Reitan, Jébert, Volpeau, and others, combines all the Zenderate to be sought in s menitne of the kind; and surpasses everything hitherto employed.
THERAPION No. 1, ina lew days only, Temasy-y a 1 dì›chirges from the urlvary organs, effectually superseding Injecilons, the are of which does keepitable harm by laying the foundation Erbiciure and other serious disease1, In dricotery, plic, station of the lower bowel, engh, bronchitis, asthma, and rome' ol the more trying complaints of this kind, it will be found astonishingly efficacious, affording prompt selle! where other will tried remedies have been powerless
The net profits for the hall-year ending 31st December 1897, 'lecteding $305, 147 90, bilance brought forward from last account, after paying THERAP ON No 2, for fmparity of the blood all.charges, deducting läterest paid and due, and making provision for bad and doubitul accounts,elings of the joints, secondary symptoms, secorvy, pimpler, srotr, blotches, pains and
$1,00,000 from the prest and lose account to amount to $1,419 736 21.
The Directas recommend the transfer of
st $8coo oco. credit of reserve food, which fund will then stand
1878--Tre 74th Highlanders arrived in Hong-stock, being the amount standing at debit of the They also propose to wike $100,000 off dead
kong.
TO-MORROW..
Saturday, 29th January, 1998)
account.
After making these transfers and deducting remuneration to Directors there remins for appropilen $1,314736.74, oni of which the Chinese-Stk of tst moon, of 28th year of Directors recommend a dividend of one pind
Kwong-sü..
and five shillings sterling. pr share, which will abs $444 444.43.
Jewlib-6 Sabat, 6658. Mohammedan-6th Ramadan, 1815.
Sua-Risst.......... .......... GAP. 30min. .............. 5kr SimÍA. Moon-First Quarter 80hr, 3mia.p.m High water-Morning um Ihr. 15min. Afternoon".... 9kr. 19min. Low water-Morning 7hr. 13mix. Afternoon ... Bår. 48min.
ANNIVERSARIES.
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1733-Yang-ching lasued a decree forbidding, under pain of death, the propagation of the Christian faith in China, 1810-George II, died. 183.Dr. Edward Jenner dial 1833-First Reformed Pullament met. 1871-Ceplatation of Paris. 1897-Pesses on rellet In India numbered
2,016,007
MEMORANDA.
·TO-MORROW, —29th January.
II a.m.-H.E. the Governor will lay the foundation of the new reformatory near CRUECWay Bay. Noon-Meeting of the Steamboat Co.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE:
French (Natal) 30th inst. Indian (Suliong) Ist prox. American (China) gik prox. Australian (Airlie) 6th prox. Tacoma (Victoria) jih prox. American (Belgie) 12th prox.
THEN. P. S. S. Co. starmer Brasmar arrived
at Victoris from Yokobama on the 24th Inst.
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THE N, P. S. S. Cole steamer Olympia' exlled from Potland for Japan and Hongkong on the 25th fast.
The difference in exchange between 4/6, the rate a which the dividend is declared, and 1/113 the rate of the day, amounts 10 $571,428.58. The Balance $198.863.72 ta be carried to new profit and loss account,
DIRECTORS.
The Hon. J. J. Beil-Irving has been elected Chaleman for the year 1898, and Mr. R. M. Gray, Deputy Chairman.
Bir. St. C. Michaelsen having realg: að his. sest on leaving the colony. Mr. Armin Haupt has been elected in his lead; the appointment reqatres confirmation at this meeting
Messrs. G. B. Dadwell, R. Shewan and R. L. Richardson retire în rotation and being eligible for re-election offer themselves accordlegly.
The Directors very much regret to have to recard the death of tbels colleague Mr. Gerald Slade, is! November
AUDITORS.
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disse of the b-nes sre throat, and all diseases for which has been 100 mach a fishlon to employercury,_sarsparila, &c, to the der truction of the anfferer's teeth and rule of health. This prensration purifies the whole system through the blood and throughly eliminates every polionous maler from the body.
THERAPON, No. 3, for nervous exhaustion, wast of vitality, and all the disressing con. sequences arising from early error, excess.
residence to bor, unhealthy climates, &c. I possics supilalag power in res'oring strength and vigour to the Zebilitated,,
THE"APION may be procured a) 3/9 and 4/0 per pckage, ef the pricipal Chemists and Merchants broughout the world. In ordering, the porcha er should state which of the thre: numbers he erguties, suð observe that the word "THERAPION appears on the Government Stamp (m white letters on a red grand) affixed to
my gemeine prckige by order of Her Majesty's Hon. Commliikuners, and without which it is a forgerr.
Hongkong, China and Manila.
Sol by A. S. WATSON & Co., Limited,
To
NEW SINGAPORE TOWN HALL
£100 will be pild to be Designer of the building adjudged by the Com mliteo; to be Becond in meilt,
1. A PREMIUM of £100 is afhred for the Derlga thịt may be gelec'ed fɔr the Singapore The accounts have been audited by Mr. F. Permitent Memorial of Her Majesty's Diamond' Henderson and Mr. C. S. Sharp who offer them-Jublice, selves for re-election.
J. J. BALL-IRVING,
Chairman. Hongkor, 27th January, 1793.
THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED.
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT. The General Managers hava pleasure in sub- muting to the Shareholders--statement-of-the Company's Accounts for the year 1897,
Including $1,769.13 bought forward from last year and after dedealing $10.000 paid on 28th Joly at as an interim dividend of $2,00 per share, the balance at credit of Profit & Love is $93,940 1 which it is recommended should be appropriated as follow:-
A Final dividend of $5.50 per bare... $27,50000 To wilt off Property Account....... 15,000.00 To carry forward...kunaponiamo 1.440 52
$13,949.52
a, The Commlitee conside of ;---
3 Members appoleted by the Governor. a Members appointed by the Municipal
Commissioners.
Members appointed by the Subicri
bra and Chairman elected by the above..
3. The building must contain the following
accommodation:
(t.) A Town Hall sultable for Pablls Meglings, Balls, Concerts, G., abra foo 'est by so feet, upstairs, with dining or supper room below.. (2) Tecaire to seat about foo
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and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are funded. This vessel brings on Cargo —
From London, &c., ex S.S, Oceana, Skanmon and Battaaral.
From Zanzibar, ex S.5. Gos.
From Australis, ex S.S. Australia, ·' From Calcutta, ex S.S. Parramatia. From Persian Gulf, ex S.S. Purulla, Kaduržkala and H. Bričkow,
From Negazotum, ex S.S. Lalpoord. Optional goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary beforn 4 P.M. TO-DAY,
Goods not cleared by the 30th instant at 4 PM, will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me is kny case whatever.
Godowns and a certificate of the damage All damaged Packages dat be left in the
obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival hers, after which so Claims will be recognised.
H. A. RITCHIE,
. Superintendent.
· Hongkony, 24th Junntrý 1828
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
HE Steamship
THE
"CATHERINE APEAR,"
baying arrived from the above Paris, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Carge Impeding the discharge or remaining' on board after 4 RM. of the 18th faslant will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godawa Co., Limited, at Wanchal,
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods, from alongside such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance w}} be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents. Borgkong, 26th January, 1868 '3-1 170 OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM. SHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE
CO
*ONSIGNEES ́al. CARGO per Steamship:
"DORIC":
are hereby notified that their Goods are being lauded and stored at thelezisks in the Company's Godowns at Wanchal, from whence delivery may be obtained on countersignature of, Bills of Luding
Goods remaining anclaimed after the 3 February will be subject to rent
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
1. S. VAN BUREN,
Agent,
Hongkong, 17th January, 1898,
forwarded direct to the undersigned,
4. The Designe at he scat la so as to soc THE CHINA AND JAPAN TELEPHONE Singapore by 30th April. 1898, and cin be
5. The Town Hall must for part of the same Sudleg as the Theatre, but the two should not communicate with each other except by the Verandahs,
The amount to be provided for the extension 6: The ballding to be provided with #offi to the works will be somewhat larger than the clent dressing, cloak, serd and amoking rooms, THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carli & Co.) original estimate owing to the increased cost of bars, promenader, &c, and to be surrounded Inform us that the Northern Padic Steamship building, and the tower exchange at walch pay | with a Verandah not less than 15 feet in width. Co.'s steamer Lombard has strived at Yoko-meat bas now to be made for plant from Eng-The design to provide for the Verandab' ralis hama from Pari.and.
land, delay having been experienced in obtaining delivery of the oss machinery, consequent upon the general dislocation of the engineering trade al home.
We are loformed by the. Agents (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) that the E. & A. S. S, Co.'s steamer Air, from Sydney, etc, left Port Darwin for this part yesterday, the 27th lost,
SHIPPING RETURNS. From & p.m. yesterday to 5 fim, to-day, ARRIVALS. Changsha u.....................ticamer, from Japan. Port Adelaide
Amoy Borneo O
1. Singapore
Majl Whampoa........................... Loongmoon
2012.
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Canton... Canton Bangkok | Alscrtly.................desp-vessel Chosen
Aggregating 12,089 tons register, DEPARTURES,
Fremaikeus.....steamer, for Shangbal
Yokohama Dagmar ummen Tatchtow
"Bangkok Holton
Cosit Ports
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Saigon
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Hongay
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Bombay
Australla
Aggregating 13,838 tona register,
Tayo Moru ... Garmanta ****+3(180 Bormida çəRetu Yamashiro Marsi «
With this in view the General Managers re- commend that the smoont above mentioned should be written off Property Account. The buildings for the new plant are now in course of erection to better accomadate which'a small ex- tension of land has been acquired from the Go- vernment at a moderata cost.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., General Managers, Hongkong. 56th January, 1898.
“LARKE'S B 41 PILLS are warranted to
titutional Discharges from the Urinary Organs, Gravel, and Palis in the Back. Free from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 year9. In Boxes, 4. 6d. each, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the World. Proprietors, The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Company, Lincoln, England.
Hotels.
WINDSOR HOTEL,
HONGKONG.
MADRID, December 16th. than his been noticeable in any newly· To-day the Imparcial urged that, in view of part in China] But what has all this to the - character of the reply of United States with the bindrances to trade as mentioned | Minister Wandford to the note of the Spanish in the fist part of this report? I will now.ex. | Gaverament in answer to the first commb-icu,{ plain. In the second paragraph of the list of tion of the American Government through him, Bindrances to trade I stated that the Steamboat it is nécessary to increase the Spanish fleet, s Co's vessels and some Chinese steamers are agdist the eventuality of a conflict with the compiled to run about 40 10 30 miles further to United States. reach Samabul, on the Wem River, than the
of steamers owned by the Plog On Company, purely Chinese concern in which certain officials connected and controlling the Lekin Bureau aro known to be Interest and in paragraph 3, 1 aerted that the Plag On Company has a mono- poly of the trade in feight and passenger trade between Custon end the towns sttucted on the banks of and nest, the creeks which form the shortest rowse through the Dells to Kumchok and Samshel. Now, it la manifestly unfair, and, It le generally admitted to be an obstacle to the development of trade, to bave any portion of a given trade, much leis the major po-tion of It," menopolised by ore cmary or our clique, Leaving only the crumbs for others who may be disposed and be legally entitled to take part in It. That is had enough in all conscience, but the elevation assumes a graye aspect when it is found that the monopolists are high omelets of the Government whose duty it is to foster trade and thereby enhance the revenue of the Stats or the provinces. Several lines of small cargo and passenger steamers (including two steamers owned by the Hongkong, Canton and Macao of the Great Wall, open a port at the terminas Steamboat Company) are trading between Can of the Tranısiberian Railway and would agein ton and Wechow via Samahal, and ons of thern | that a Russlac should succred Sir Robert Hart Enes is known as the "Fing On Company, of which end Wong Chnen Aĩa, the Chief of the Lekin Burend at Canton, is a large shareholder. When the West River was opened to foreign trade on the 4th Jons last it was decided by the properly constiinted foreign, and nutri authorities that nicameis proceeding to the West River from Canton should, in accordanca | with the treaty of February 4th, 1997, take a certala route. Therquta isid down and followed over sicce Mbat date by the Steamboat Co's Is an Interview with the World, Wo Tiog steamers is just about 100 miles. In length from Fang, the Chinese Mi cister to the United States, Canion to Samabai and in navigating this course explains the Eastern situation; What has they steer maloly fa iwo directions representing, Chios dong," be asked by way of preface. If that roughly, on the chait two sides of a triangle, sho should be divided up and parcelled out OUTWARD-1st Dec-Ningchow, Prautsen, The Plog Op Company's vessels, which usually among the powers? What's her cɗonce against | Maria Rickmers, Prometheus. 24th Decem. have in tow huge boats comisining about 200 to - the nations or agiost civilization 7 Germany | ber-Carmarthenshire, Marta Valerte, Mone- 300 passengers, do not follow this route, but la incensed, we are told, because two of her laus, 28th December-Sydney, Marti Jebsen. take a short-cut through the Delta, f. they run subjects have been murdered. If this is trur, Cam, Tigar. 3111 December-Borneo, Darm- across the base of the wiingle formed by the | my Government will make all the reparation in | stadi, Brato, Glenavon, Amana, 4th January | BREAKFAST ................... foreign-owned vents. The course is onlytis power. It rever refused to do that, Never-Darmstadt, Natal, Langbank, 9th TIFYIN about 50 miles by one route and 33 miles by | having_refused there is no reason' for German
Gladastry, OM, Pa
DONER. another channel and it is therefore clear that ships of war to seize Chiness tenliory, They Trocine, 11th January-Vindobona. Cromarty,
· have, ferespective of they
large and ever talk of dismemberlog China Why do they sat Min. 14th January-Copack 18th January 3 MEALS DAILY (Monthly Rate) ...................... increasing passenger trade with the numerous parillon Taikey ? Everybody knows she was Bewalder, Beslomond,” Sachsen, Devonatra, TIFYIN fowos and cities along their route, a great long the scourge of Europe and Ime and agata Lennox, Socotra. th January-Oceanien, ↑ DINNER Advantage over their rivals bath inʼtime and made bloody conquests, some of which she still | Marfonéththira, Ballona, Vinut, fuel consumed en vayaga. It may be argued holds. On the other hand the Chinese kept well HOMEWARD ---- 21st December-St. Nision. that the Chinese su borities Lave a perfect right within her own "territory, and never disturbed 24th December-Wally. 28th December→→→→ to allow vessels under the Chiness flag to ran the posce of Europe. As for Rassle, I have no Bayern, 31st December-Kintuch, Montla, wherever they please ; that foreign vessels are ubilon that she falende to take any of our Fallodow-Hall, 4th January == Melbourne, rightly provented from trading at or carrying territory without par cordial consent, Rusola Antenor, 19th January-Formosa, Sarpidoni päästegers to other than the ports and places may get concessiotis, but I do not ibink that Thekla. 14th January--Brazil SIMONE: 18AN mentioned in the Treaty and Regulations of uncans that we will be divided up and handed | Jansary--Ulystes," agih January-Prine Hein- Trade on the West River," And the thes of) around UKE DADEN/
PIER, FIPERME
as Director of the Chinese Imperial maritime castems. If there candi len should be pergaltted Bilish trade interests would suffer severely,
MADRID, December 27th.
The forargent Chiel Rivera sa arrived Cadiz from Cübt. He will be incarcerated in a fortress. In an interview Rivera and he beileved that nothing would induce the Cabany to cease fighting before they attained their ladepandancs,
NEW YORK, December 28th.
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