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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1698.
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WASHINGTON, January 1812, Assistant Secretary Howell his received a telegram that the board of appraisers at New York to-day decided the case which they had under consideration for some time involving the construction of section as of the new tariff act. The beating in effect instalan the opision of the Attorney-General in which he held that the discriminating duty of 10 per cent, does not stach to gods of foreign manufacture or pro- duction brought into the United States in transit through contiguous country. This decision Apparently settles the questions involved, as the department will not take no appeal.
NEW YORK, Januiry 28th,
A special from Managua, Nicaragua, 1338 that advices just received in that city from San Salvador state that a revolution in Salvador is feminent.
As far as can be learned thacause of discontent which threatens to break lath into opeo rebellion is the serious fascial med political condition In Salvador combined with the alleged gross marcle of the government. In addtion of these conditions the selaitons of Guatemala and Salvador are considerably strained now, and this adds to the excitement in Salvador.
Four large banks in Salvador" bave falică. The only promisest bank there now that is safe Is the Bank of London.
New York January 28th,
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expedition, it will randily be rear, is to cut off the French from Hasbada, which Is only 'a abo t distance nuth of Sobat,
Possibly Mr. Cavendish may be able to take Advantage of the new treaty with King Meselle and get a short cal through Adyıslate. While Mr. Cavendish is personally defraylog_the_cost of the expedition, li la known that he has been in frequent communication with the Marquis of Salisbury through the Duke of Devashire, so it is safe to say the expedition is under govern- ment saipices.
BRITISH POLICY'IN CHINA.
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ANNIVERSARIES.
Bremser.
THE WAYS OF CRICKET.
Years ago the crowd at the Oval Was tok kn highly educated in malton Cricieutical ́as-líta now, and was often kuowa to appland loudly when a barep ball wont sharply inton fieldeman's hands; and hereby hangs a tale. A friend of mino, playing against a Scoich school, klt a ball hard on to the ground, and it bonaded straight |to pofat, whereupon my friend remarked blandly' tothe wicket-keeper, * Houta: the Hoval 1**Tas, and it's "hont" here, toɔ;? and so it WAS, and he had to go. And yet another bland. [ had`an experience at■ Scoich school, where' and of the boys' was, acting ́as umpire. [Selog that the non-striker · was backing
too much. -up
bowler my friend, the |for the nance, pretended to bowl, but knocked | the wicket down at his own end with a londi "How's that?' *Well, it's not wan}lyg_bai-li? dity aufvelling ; and you're a sunak ; and I shall of give it Not-out," The gratulious statement in the third clause-I regret that the fisfræimum verbum is unprintable—is too delfelous. „Batm- men have their little weakrestes like the rest of creation, and I have heard a man call out to u friend in the pavillon to send out My light cat- ting hat when a fast bowler was pai en." But I was nonplussed once when' a man came in with a culous excrescence on the back of his bat. Inquly elicked the fact that the excre- scence was a hollow place of wood, loaded with lead and filted with a screw ; it was to be remove ed when a fast bowler was perinsming, and to be | retained when slows were on. Batsman's scor
6, as was salicīpsled. What is the umpire to da
poor Charley "Brampton, of Nolts renown, sõlve the question. He caught the ball beautifally.... it win his only chance of salvation-threw. It |to the boundary, and told the other vampira to
call 'Four,' which was done! Good equity, but... doubtful law. Brampton was fairly caught once, ball bla verdict was impugned by the fact that however, as on ceiling the third 'consecutiva n
the bowler turned round mad held up the un'all« vered ball in triumph. Churfer had been a tinle too previous. He was not en infailable of. umpire, but a decfilon ka onça savo equized con. Emation. He called 'Wide! The batsman struck the ball, and was caught at third man, Bramptón gave him not-dut on the ground that ball called 'wide' war' wide,' and that the batsman (who had proved by his action that the ball was not wide') could not be out of it, except by being ran out.” A note on the polot might he a un:fal addition to the laws of cricket.-W. ¡F Ford, in the Badminton Magazine,"
1841-The Bogue Forts destroyed by Siz Gordon 1845-Alexander III., Emperor of Russia, born, 1848French Republic prodalmed. 1852-Loss of H.M S. Birkenhead
bor-ly to treat them by cyanide and obtain ↑ alone. Now foreigners, though in China,'mast live bought the yacht Mayflower for 400,000 france, speaking may sometimen prevent an act from 1871-Peace signed between Gamany and ] Hi u rent *silnger 1. comèn bluway 7. TonceJaw
Sbaft, and is the opinion of Mr. Philips," the Manager, our prospects are now most favourable This telegram au yeu katw does tot affect the old Company, bat as our postign as Sharehol ders in the new Company is now to vastly luxe | proved, I thought it well to recall this wory Important Information to your notice. Prebab. ly in another week we will be in receipt of letters giving fuller particulars of this new development which I (rus) will prove to be the most satisfactory newu wa bare ever received from the falls ing. In the month of June last, Anding that all the atopes on the main bodies of the payable are beih above and below the 100 feat level were almost exhausted, every effort Was made to seek in other places for a supply of ore, to keep the mill going. Several small shifir were suck at various places for the par- pose of prospecting the upper ground, but wa fall. ed to find anything of value. In the early part of the year work wat teimmed si Goban, and a thalf commenced to test the reef at a greater depth, the intention being to go down to too feal from the surface, but as the water became very heavy and we had no mechanical means ready to cope with I, we decided to cross cat at Co feet, which was done ned the reef lutersected al 28 feet from the shaft ; the width of the reef ไป 14 to, but as tho slonu war-ol a where noen very low grade, and one fonds nearly, exbausted, work was disconting d and has not since been resumed. The coicining works have been tun singal conilenegaly, during the year, but on accent of the heavy chetga for firewood this process of treaileg the concentrates ie not sadafactory, but we hope to be le a position
much better resalia. The cyanide works bave also been a coolipnously throughout the year, but the returar, owing to its way low Tale of the baillon obisland,, may be Considered to fall fày short af what we antici: pated. The process fi worked by a Mr. Kraal who picked up the little be known of chemistry "at Pusjom, and we fear that his lack of skill and experience is the principal cause of our fallare We are now in correspondance with onc agents at Charters Towera with regard to the engagement of a capable cyanider and hope to have an able man at the works wary shortly. The cyanide process is now belog worked most successfully to Australls, and we hope that "equally good results will be obtained at Parjam In the near future. In the months of January, February and March of fast year there was a greatly diminished ost-turn of gold from the mise, while our expenditure at the same fime continued be very heavy then with no reserves of payable ore in sight, and our working balance reduced to a very low Egare, ou Busncial affairs, really seamed to be in a very critical position fadeed, so that your Board of Directors could see no other way out of the diffi- calty than a scheme of reconeruciilon, Accord- lagly at a meeting of Shareholders held on the 1715 day of October, 1897, the necessary resold tous to wind up the Old Company were daly pissed, and confirmed at a subsequent meeting, Our attendance here to-day is to adapt and pass the report and accounts of the Old Pocjom Gold Mining Company, and with this bealacus completed all lurther connection of the Share holders with the working of the Old Company
·wili cease.
The Chairman after reading his speech, szidi I do not think I have anything more to say, gentleman, with regard to the old company and to the new company I think we should have statutory meeting when I hope to be able to communicate for her Information. Our boal- ness now is to pass the report and ai ement of acconels and before ao moving I will be glad to answer any questions that shareholders might like to put.
here were no questio is put and Mr. Velich seconded the molles which was carried waw
The Chairman_meniloned that the dividend dus upon the preference shares would be paid shortly by the gildator. He then asked the secretary to read certain correspondence of a private nature from Me, L. L. Bailly, in London, regarding the worklog of the mine,
Mr. Duncan read the lettera Indiented, a The Chairman said: I thank you for your attendance, gentlemen, although the information I had to place before you was not of a very sa- tisfactory datoro. It was our duty to close up the old company and I think we have a brighter future in klore for us in consection with the new company and that the tuformation from the mming will be quite up to our expectations.
The meeting then terminated.
THE BITTER CRF OF THE
CUSTOMS STAFF. „
The following documents appear in the North China Daily News. It is understood that the appeal has been presented by Sir Robert Hart to the Toungli Yambas- -
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A racial dispatch to the Herold from Paris says that Leopold, king of the Belgians, bas The Mayflower la now at Exia basla, where she has been laid up since her arrival at this port from Newport list September. She has been ordered to Southampton as roon as she can
be made ready for sen
› This constant locrosse la the number of porta, NAWS BY THE CANADIAN MAIL.d the Sobit river at Sebat, the purpose of the and still more constant⋅ increase in the volume, of merchandise to be dealt with, bas nećtumazily entailed a corresponding strengthening of the personnel of the Cus oms Service; and thas it has resulted that while 1,000 odd employé, Chinese and Foreign, wore toaad sufficient, to carry on the work of the various Custom Houses în 1866, it had become necessary to raise that number 10 1,918, la 1876, to 2,613 in 1586, and to 4,380 in 1896. This stondy expansion in the number of establishments and in the ferronnal unavoidably stalled a Castesponding growth lo expendliare, to mess which additions to the allowance granted by Imperial Edict for the maintenance of the Service have been applied for and stactioned. But these larger allowances have only been sufficient to pay the salaries of the additional men who had to be engaged to deal with the augmented wask; they have not permitted of any increase being made in the remuneration of the various grades. It has con Atquently, resulted that the salaries of Com- alastoners and of subordinates remain now what they were 30 years ago; èr if they have been changed, they have been lowered not raised.
In troue 30 years, however-bat especially during the last 15,—very important economic changes have teken place. The values of silver and gold have so far diverged that while in 1766 only Sha! Tis. 3 20 were required, to purchase £1, la 1876, The, 3 78 were necessay in 1886, Tis. 4531 in 1896. T. 660; and a few weeks ago an tein that TIL 877 were requlalte. In to years the gold value of the inel has fallen close on 50 per cent, and go per cent in the last year
largely on foreign food and wear fortiga clothes, and the bulk of their expenses have to be mai în gold or its aliver equivalent, The respit is that jentom not only have no surplas from their pay to lay aside, bat can with great difficulty meet the expenses of bare living. They must spend, Instead of laying by, the allowances of a year's pay trued at fixed periods in llen of the railing penalogs granted by other Governments. Thes thay cán make no provision against sickness or old ago The position of seniors of 35 or 30 years' suvica"is even more deplorable: they Lave children who must be sent home to be educated ; and, while living themselves in China where their work is, they have to maintain an establishment abroad-a necessity which 11 was possible to mest in former days, but which at the existing rates of exchange their pay is quite inadequate to bear the expense of Henco circomsiences over which they have no control have forced them fato the position that they must act le a manner which ental's conal derable expense la gold, and yet'that their sliver pay, evan after to many years of faithful and loyal service, is inadequate to support that ex- penso. Rain is now stNing them in the Ixce.
Goverments like those of fedle, Singapore, and Hongkong, which have a silver currency, and all public companies and even private ärms in ike Far East whose transaction are in silver, have years ago recognised the hard ships entailed on their employés, by the deprecia- ton of silver, and have, inconsequence, either in- creased the pay of their employés or have zi. towed them to draw a perilon of their allver pay lu gold at a rate far abora the market rate. In the case of banks and mercantile houses this has been done in spite of Increased competlilea After an unusually prolonged period of extrems having forced them to reduce their commissions tension, all signs point to an early improvemant and profits. The Hongtong Government has not to, if not a complete solution of, the various only granted an increase fü sliver of 35 per cent, International political problems agitating the bat bar also allowed a certain portion ofthat nerves of Great Britain. The foreign and pay, thus increased, to bs drawn at 37. colonial offc:a are beginning to sea daylight to the dollar, while the market velue of through the darkness which has long been the dalist is loss than as. Ar the Inspectoresveloping the far East, West Afries, the upper General, sympathising with the distress of Nils and India. Unless signs fall and infortna
be Service, had stated some years ago that tion from the best informed circles ia inalty, the the Chinese Government was acquainted with Marquis of Salisbury and Joseph Chamberlain, the embarrassments caused to the Customs staff Secretary of State for the Colonies, wille vout
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SIX,--We, the undersigned, the Foreign mem. born of the Chinese Customs Service, most respectfully submit to you the enclosed Appeal, with Chinese version, calling attention to the hardships entalled on us by the continued fall in the gold value of allver, and praying for a revision of our salaries on the basis of a fixed - stealing rate of 51. In the Haikonn tuoi ; and we | would request you, if you should sen đt, to lay our petition before the Trungil Yamba and accord it your sowasial support,
Assured in advance of your countenance and sympathy, wo wenture to hope that the action we are now taking may in some degree strong. then your hands and assist your andeavours to obtain for us sello! and restore to the Service that position of independence and repate which your onwearied devotion to its welfare and your Abia administration had secured for it.. We have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most abedient.worvants,
· [Here follow signatures.] TO SIX ROBBAT HART, BARTions, Fakloge Inspector-General of Customs, Pekingą
by the fall in silver, the Sa vice felt confident that that Government would give the matter its careful consideration and accord them relief by bresilog them with no less liberality and justice than hid bien shown by Foreign Governments and public companies to their employé Con- fident in this hope the Castoma Service refrained from pressing their claims to fademnification on the Chinese Government. Suddenly, trouble arose between Japan and Coins, and when that ended la enemmons indemnities having to be paid to Japan, the Service, mindial of the Government's difficulties, decided that it ought not to locrente those difficulties by presslog claims on an already Isrgely depleted exchequer, But since then the evils have been so greally agg avaled—ilver, as computed with gold, having agato fallos, over 30 per cent-that the, member of the 'Service can no longer reizain from respectfully presenting theft claim for con
alderation.
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7he yacht Will not ga in the dock here, it is learned, and there is not a great deal of important work to be done. Coal and atores will be taken on board in a few days, and by February rolb, ar before, she will have laken, her departure for Southampton.
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The Herald has this from Mädeld 1-General Blanco same time ago communicated to the
crument his desire and the absolute need for small, fastgolog ships, of the torpedo catcher clits, to prevent filibustering landings, sad la the sheriest time possible the destroyers Terro,'|| Pluton and Prospins, and the torpedo bosts Ariste, Balaton, Azor and Raye will, therefore, go to Cubs. The jingoes here have seized opon tals, stating it to be a counter siroke to the arrival of the Maine.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 29th.
The Solian is much exercited regarding the governership of the Island of Crete, and has repeatedly telegraphed to the Cziren the sub- jet, to which the Czar yesterday se lled, through the Russian embassy here, adhering positively to the nomination of Prince George of Greece, which, it is said, is according to the promise his majesty made to the Dowager Carina: Italy has endorsed the candidature of Prince George. Palace officials are much depressed. It is ex- preted that the Sultan will eventually yield.
LONDON, Jan. 19th.
the honors, and Great Britain?will recuie'about all she asks,
France a daily showing less lacliostion to barn her fingers is a game in which, even if successful, Russis would be the only gainer, wille Germany appears to bave set compitiely round to the Bilist side. Throughout, the situation bay never been 10 alaresing as rent2- tonslists attempted to paint it. Hence the Car's peaceful assurances and Lord George Hamilton's statement in hit speech on Tuesday, that relations with Rasula were entirely satis-
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France. 1884-Hongkong Police halk burnt. 1889-Marriage of the Emperor of China. 1890-A body of Chineva troops last their Colo- nel and zon men la an mog3pgument 1897-Construction of the Woosting Railway
with Formos&U HATIROL.
commenced.
TO-MORROW.
Sunday, 17th February, 1898. Chinese-744 of 2nd moon of Rith year
Kwong-sü.
Jewish–57h Ador, 6858. Mohammedan-514 Shawall, 1918,
Following closely upon Mr. Balfour's, pro- nouncement at Manchester, we have an even more emphatte declaration, this week, by Sir Michael Hicks Beach, that the Government are
Saturday, 26th February, 1998. "absolutely determined at whatever cost, avon Chinese-it of kind moon of 24ik year -nad he wished to speak plainly-if necessary Kwong-sil. at the cost of war, that the door (of China) sball Jewish-Jik Ador, 5658. not be shut against us.” The word is one which || Kohammedan—4ik Skawall, 1915, 'g'atêtmen usually hold la resa ve, and particularly to camilous and prudent a man as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, perferring to trust to morg diplomatic language. The assurance that a certain course will be regarded as unfriendly is sufficient, usually, to produce its effect. If it has been thought necessary, in the present in. stance, to be more explick, the parpere must presumably be that no Irrailevable ́step shail be taken in the dark. Regard for " tace" is not confined to China, though the expression used may not be the same in the West bet plain- which it would be difficult to recall The site. on must be reed by the light of the telegrams from Peking-though the same Cabinet Minister warns as they may not be textually securate elving an outline of the terme Str. Clando Grest Bellain will lead Chine £12,000,0:0 at 4 Macdonald has been authorised to propose.
per cent. on condition that Tu-lion-wap, Six*g- ylo, and Nanning are opened as treaty ports, that the Yangtere valley shall never be subjected to the infigence of a forelgu Fower, and that the Boimah fallway be prolonged late Yannis, China is disposed to agree, but afraid of Russia and a nation which felt unable to resist the
can hardly be blamed for shrinking from the andig of 500 German sallers at Klao-chow more Imminent preaware of Russia in the north. Sir Michael's speech might tend to reassure a Court familiar with European pollidest east mi for lift d'fficult to perceive in the protest which Frasce and Russia'sre said to hava lodged, any other aban a preconception in favour of the policy to which Great Britain demais, Sa long as Ta. Hen wan is a Chinese part ; so long as Nanning Is merely a Chinese inland towo- the Rusılan and French Iphere of influence might be extended to embrace them, Walle practically annexing Hel-lasg-chiang and Talial-her, the Cassini Convention left China a chance of salvation in Shing-king; but it would be too much to expect that the thought of rounding off Manchuria by its eventual incorporation was absent from the programme, Russian diplomacy is taciturn, and Talatı à deviner rather than declares, France, or at any rate the French Colonial party, leaver nothing to be guessed. There hasbean for yearı, clear indication of desire to treat the provinces adjicont to Tong-King as a Franch preserve. The hostility shown to the opening of the West River was an expression of hysterical rerentment at the prospect of competition for the tende of Yanaan and Kwangen From the blame showered on M, Gérard for not preventing the orasing even of Wachang, we may infer the sentiments that will be felt at the opening of Nauning. There is something femine in sach confersion-for confeston it is of conscious grazimity, against a British colony 650 miles Inability compete, with every advantage of
away. But there can be no doubt that the advent of a Hongkong steamer at Nanning is apprehended as a deathblow to the hopes of Tong-Klag.
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1847-The establishment of the Superintendent of Trade removed from Macso to Hongkong.
RBDExed.
1853-End of the Kuße Wor. Brish Ruffaria 1876-Treaty of peace between Japan and Keresave much pleasure to stating that these 1879-The barque Forget-me-noi lost in Cheloo
harbour.
1880-British defeated at Majuba Ali. 1883-A farewell banquel given to Sic J. Pere Hennessey by the Tang Wa Hospital
Committee.
1887-Evacuation of Pori Hamilton by the
British. 1897-Indian Rellef Works supporting 3,141,500
personu.
CHURCH SERVICES.
St. John's Cathedra! :--Communion, 7 4.m.,
Matine, 11 s.m., Eventong, 1:45 pm Roman Catholic Cathedrals-Mass at 6 am.
7., 8., and 9.30 am. Benediction, ... sp.m. Unton Church --Services, 11 am, and Garman Perkasas, Chapar, West Point - St. Francis Church, Wancha!:-Mass (Chin.).
Morning Series, 13 8.3.
6 s.m., (Port.) 7.30 am. Benediction, 5 pm, St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road :-Morning
Service (English), 9 am.
St. Anthony's Chapel, West Polat :-Mars, 8 Wekeyan Methodist Church › –ServiceĖ, 10.30
am, and 5.45 p..
Peter's Sismele Church 2-it. km, and 6.30 p.m. SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE: French (Melbourne) to-morrOW. Indias (Lightning) alih inst,' Australian (Tadywan) ist prox. American (Copite) gib prox. American (City of Río de Fanstro) sath prox.
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Tax Imperial German Mall liner Sachsen, left Shanghai for this port at a p.m. yesterday, and may be expected here on or about Monday morning, the 28th fast.
So far as China is concerned this view, in connection with the speech of Mr. Cursos, the Parliamentary Secretary forthe Foreign Office, at Bolton on Tuesday, and the reported acceptance
The prolatis, then, ́s each case, a furtification of the British loan, is generally regarded as of the attitude Great Britain has taken op- correct Mr. Curzon foreshadowed the probable attitude so corrent that it is all the more dificult success of the loan urgeilettoss, the achievement to combat. We do not want territorial acqulsi- | St. of Great Britain's purpose le keeping the ports tion in China ourselves; but we exclude, equally, free to the whole world, and the maintenance of the thought of conquest or acquisition by any treaty rights whereby i spheres of full-ence are European or other Fower. "We look upon it is rendered impaalble." The Rosslas proposul of the most hopeful place of the future for the a loan on the same terms Great Britain was not
comma:da of our counity and of the world at taken seriously. It is understand that she had large, and are determined therefore (to quote not the money herself wi-bout drawing upon hersgata the language al the Chancellor of the war reserve funds,
Exchequer, who is supposted by the assertions of Mr. Chamberlain and other prominent politicians) that that door shall not be shut against as" by exclusive pretensions to which we make no claim. If it be objected that the The salarlas of the foreige members of the
pretest system is one under which we have Servies were originally based on an exchange
gained s pre-eminent place, the answer" la last rate of 69, Bd, to the Haikus tank. They have
that gives as a predominant roles and a right to gradually deprecisted antil they now represent
check massures designed to oust as unfairly its more than one third of the Inlal valve,
from that place. Our great share in Far Eastern We do not atk that they shall be restored to the
ccmmerce has been gained solely by superior old rate, though we kape that this may be done || factory, arb not surprising,
energy and adventure, and we are content to eventually, Wa merely ask that the Government Taraleg to West Afilca ap official of the rely on those qualifies to enable us to hold our will grant us such a revision of our pay as will | Colonial Office Informs the Associated Press
own. If we are besten in a fair field, let us lake enable us to live repotably and free from harassing that the Impossibility of recurlag witnesses
our licking. It Fence can draw the trade of anxiety, to educate our children, and mike some from the West Coxût earller is The FERNON South-West China to Tong-King by open com. próvlafon agalust sickness and old age. To this for the delay is the Paris aegoitations. Some patitis, so let it be. If Russia can monopolise end wa venture to propens that the Government of the most imperiant winesses arrived only|ike trade of Manchuria by means of her railway, should follow the example of the Government of last week, and they are now in Paris, Thus to the exclusion of car seiboine trade, so let ii Oamfa unnin.......si¤amer, from Singapore India, which, collecting ita- revenues in silver, far, all the British demands have been conreded be. But to admit that France has á right, to has granted to the services, civil and military, a nominally and "provisionally, pending the result fend off Hongkong from the West Rives, or that | Apenrade mom.. Compensation Allowance based on a fixed rate of the convention," but Mr. Chamberlata is per. Ratsia may exclude us from a Manchurise port, Alkanike ................ of 13. 64, to the rupes (fa, three-founks of the||fectly satlified that the British claims will be in a presumption which pride nad self-talkrant | Lyremoon saatu originsi vains of the zapes 11 21.), and grant or upheld, and that the French will be confined west slika oblige us to repel, |||u similar allowance, with a fixed rate of gw, to the ward of a line prolonged from the present Lagos- It is a testimony to the general consciousness
Helkuan tself, three-fourths of the original Dahomey frontler to the Niger to Say, basis of 6%. 88. to the taci), The amount of the Compensation Allowance to be issued would facrisse or decrease with the fall or rise of exchange, and would disappear entiraly when
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SHIPPING RETURNS. From 5 pm. grslarday to 5 p.m. bonday,
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of the justice of the position Lord Salisbury has Mongkut manustomer, for Saigon taken up, that he has the nation canimously at Danić sukompo his back. There are exceptions, apparently, to Sydney vesminia the rule that it is the business of Her Majesty's | Stugan Commu Oppposition to oppora ; lot not only has the Socötra samanée Liberal united with the Conservative Press in a Zatlić num chorus of approval, but Lord Kimberley- upan Dardanus ..................... whem, as ex-Foreign Secretary, It devolves to -|- Otßlfå va spesit for the Opposition on Foreign polley-has. Aggregating 15,049 tons register... added his assent. Sir Michael Hicks Beach
HONGKONG AND WHAHPOA Dock ResuANS support
| and pour wealth info the country. It a given ] news which Mr. Caïzon dropped on Thursday | has assumed, in addition, sympathy and gi Kwangles was umm quasily of silk og pkins which was sold for 269,
in few years ago for to can now be sold for
In the meantime he does not parpass to risk bring caught napplog by a probable adverse decision of the converallos, so he is parking, troops and supplies to the front as rapidly an the 154, became worth quest
possible. A new regiment of 5,000 Buran has this should also be pointed out that this decline bee enrolled at Ibaden during the last few weeks, the, gold valna of silver, while it is working | and detachments will be sent to the front as in rels to the Customs Service, Is at the same time soon as the man become efficient, assiniog, to rapidly briid ng Ch'an's commerca In regard to the Upper Nile, the interesting in the effect that the ratification of the freaty between Great Britain and King Menslik of An Agpsal from the foreign members of the si runde to resson cast, Foreign countries can Abyssynin has been exchanged and that the Customs protce for a revision of bay, onuffed to purchase more now that they could government hopes shortly to accredit represen- the ground of steady depreciation in the then ; and at the 10 resilsed, in 1886 any, re-tatives at the Abyssinian court, has given the gola valus of silvır, s
presented only Tis, 45 odd, While the €5 for greatest salfifucilon as helping to solve the ques- More than so yra s baro now clapsed since which the goods now well Represent Tls. 55 add, ilon of the Upper Nila. The terms of the treaty the Customs Service nader the Foreign Inspec- | the proft to the Chinese producer, his evidently, will not be divulged until it is presented to par- tozate was first established. . During that period | considerably increased. There is thus a direct | llament, but the hints dropped at the Colonial the trade of Chios, both with Foreign countries | Incentive to trade at both ends of the line. The office Indicate that the agreement la based and fratz port to port, has Increased with leaps result of this condition of things is shown by on the principle that friendly Abyssinia on the and bounds. In 1866 there were but 14 treaty, the fact that while the Foreign trade of Chian Upper Nile is preferable to homil France. ports, with ■ Forriga teade valsed it 118,000,000 only increased go per cent during the go years Therelote, King Menelik will be allowed to gra- Haikuan feels and my net home or interpost trade prior to 1886, during the ro years Glace them lights amitions in the equatorial Hinteiland in a of 13,000,000 faels, from which China derived's, the purled during which the decline in the manner not foto leding with the Anglo-Egyptian revenus of over 8,780,000 tael Ten years, gold ralce of silver has because most sccantus, plans, pr
Ar King Merelik is a trader as well as a lator, la 1876, the member of treaty porte had tedthat tende has increased no less then 100 per been increased to 15, the value of the Toralga: Cent. Moisarar, the destness of quid and cheap warlo, the agreement also contemplates ussis- trude had risen to 151,000,000 hiali and of the ́ness of silver has the inevitable result of fzerine, fance in opening up the country, and it is home trade to 37,000,000 thels, and the revenna tag the cost is Chita of Foreign products, v.gie, understood the Britten will acquire, the sight to derived from that trade had, sinch to over cotton cloth, as compared with that of simling unyesss Abyssinia and other advantages which
$5.350,000 tarlz Another 10 years, la 1885 China predna hence factories are being will become apparent as soon as Rarioum la the number of treaty port and bith increased erected erywhere in China. There girleme recaptured me young Henry Cavendieb,
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HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
"THE DIVIDEND of 8 per cent per Share of a For
the six months endlor grit. December 1897. declare at MONDAY'S ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING, will be PAYABLE at the premisen of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COPORATION, en and after TUESDAY, the zand- February, and SHAREHOLDERS. are ren" qassted la apply for DIVIDEND WARRANTS : at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 14, Praya Central.
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Hongkong, 2111 February, 1Ɛgå,
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JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,
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ron" which OUTWARD--28th January– Gusta, Irton, Includes SEANBHUL WUCHOW,” MACI Melbourné, Anapa, Tyleste." ştat: January=-, | SWATOW, HOLHOW Lad" PARHOL, Afisa Craigth Feb Garda; Beweglich, like personally offes darlincat etting Cont Oceana, Energia, -Permfeld. 1st February—~ REQUESTED & REGISTER at Le Conse Sunde, Bd February-Malacca How low the das and place of bits and lant realdance.
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to 19, the value of the Foreign trade and sizes, ployment to fans of thousands of workman, raise to tốg 200,000 tatli and that of the home trade 320 current rates: el: wager, and increden, the, distant relative of the Duke of Devonshire, is hayo-in-a-neighbourly manner, and to show, tith: February—Noda;="Arslana Alin e United Staton some 10:50,000,000 tarls, and China's revenus from realis of the county. Such thee, beley the preparing to start again for equatorial 'Africa. Une cossiderations to the feelings and claims of Glaucus • Latona, 130" Febratty=Bayers that trade to 15,150,000 fuels, After- the: lapad cast, the members of the Customs Service are, accompanied by Liest. Andrews, eight British | others i yat we are obliged to say that there in a Pician; Rolf Cartle: 18th February. of will'snather to yours, in 1890, the number nattifed that, poco thâre facts have been brought offcater and Mr. Dodson, who was the come. Timis to, the exercise of that particular set of Monmoutkikrip Golang, 2 treaty parts had burn incressed to 38 wijks to the notice of the Chinese Gorerament, it will: paslan of Dr. Donaldson Smith, the American culler, and that we cannot allow our plain Della Mantia, sind Fehmi two marê since added, with a Ferige brada not alt idly by and son than Teland by the very explorer, sed dire
rakts to be overriden. Wherever we re all 515 Mary, Wally, ag To valued ist : 334,000,003. taels, and a home trade conditions which see so rupidly, meresting the Cavendish will take with him ino armsad man tas world is free to follow. It le time lo rike a Quim Margone valved st 62,000,000 tesis, and China's rursung -- wealth of the conity and the whi-belag allt (kad. a number of rapid-fidag guns, as his stand when we try door being closed mesian sukaMKWAND~#zd Feher from 54, had risen to ovar så, glo pod taela: in
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