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Hongkong 20th May, 1898,
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI VIA FOOCHOW.
THE Company's Steamship
-"CHOYSANG,"
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Captain Bowker, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, tha atut instant, MI 5 PİM.
For Freight or Passage apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 20th May, 1808.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR AMOY AND TAMSUL "HE Company's Steamship
THE
"FORMOSA,"
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Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the shove Parts, on MONDAY, the 23rd instant,
SI TO A.M
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.. General Managers. Hongkong, auth May, 1898.
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR NINGPO AND SHANGHAI,
"HE Company's Steamship
TH
"HANGCHOW,"
Captain Pearce, will be despatched as above
on MONDAY, the agrð festant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1898.
Intimation.
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ACCORDING to the Daily Chissss" Progrsis, Prince Kung, though very II, is not dead. The Emperor pays him frequent visits, and he has ordered a special body of guards to be detalled for daty to report his condifon at frequent intervals, and ali official business to which the Prince ordinarily attends is ordered to be kept In abeyance of dealt with by some official, Mercury
WX silll continue to be presented with other
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LORD George Hamilton, Secretary for India, has reported the losses up to da'o on the Indian frontier to the House of Commons: Forty-four British and six entire officers, with 136 British and gão native men have heen Willed. The wounded comprise 93 British and 36 nativa off- cars, with 400 British and 845 native man, while xo British officers and ayo’men, with 220 natives of all tanks, have died of disease.
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MR. Ho Tuno, the Hon, Treasurer of the late Dr. U 1 K« Widow and Children's Fund, begu | to acknowledge with tbacks the following dona-
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HR. James Kernan, the well-known race-borse trainer, is to be congratulated upon his success at the recent Shanghel Spring Race Meeting Of 18 ponies which he bad trained 9 secured wins and g second places. Bogler, wisser of the Scarry Staker, did his § mile la one second less than Forest King did the same distance in the ] Griffin's Plate and he also paid the second big. gest dividend. Mr. Keanan is a familiar figure at the Shanghai Horse Bazaar and his many friends will join with us in congratulating him on bis success with this year's youngsters.
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THE Provost of Leith submitted the Jubiles medal to the Leith Town Council a few weeks A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. go. He called it a "bar"lo" and said he was disappointed with it, the value being only THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, '
afghteen peace'or two shillings. He said he was {"astonished that Lord Balfour of Burleigh ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
should send such a thing to the Provost of Hongkong, 16th May, 1898.
[7 Leith," His opinion of himself and his position may be compared to that of our late office boy. A globe-troller one day called to see the editor, and, having to waliła few minutos, passed the time talking to the Celestial about work and wages in the East. "And how much do you earn per month ?" The office boy blandly res plied "About th'ice thousand dollah," The stranger sisred, and said. "Dɔ you really mean to tell me that is what they pay you ?" "No," sald the boy, "no makce pay more 'a ten doliah one moan, but my wark maken earn th’led four
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1893,
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
LONDON, May 18th, Lord Kimberley in the House of Lords asked for explanations of Mr. Chamberlain's recent speech. Lord Salisbury declined, to discuss t wlihout the spesch being before him. He said that the policy of Great Britain was not changed, and consists in maintaining the Chiness Empire, developing its commerce, and preserving friendly relation with ali nailons and their aims. The
The
thousand."
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THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR,
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THE PASTORAL OF THE ARGEN'SHOP OF
MANILA..
The following to extracts from the Pastoral occupation of Wei-hat-wel was intended to en-issued by the Archbishop of Manits to the Courage Chias to fealst the domination of odia || people of ble diocess > power. He was unable to belleve in the collapse of a bailon of 400,000,000 brave people,
MR. GLADSTONE. Mr. Gladstone is in extremis.
THE PLAGUE,
During the 24 hours up to noon, 19th May. 10 new cases and 15, deathy from plague were reported, making the total lacs 1st January | (139 days) 1,114 cares and 972 deaths.
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
[30 H.M.S. Swift belt for Manila at 630 this
mum'ng with malla.
Carto Bianche
Chateau de
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Carts D'Or
Boo
Billery Demi Las
Apply to Mesure, DODWELL, CARLILL & CO.
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NOTICE
OT RESPONSIBLE FOR ABTS, Nor
Neither the Ca, Xaini, the Avki, noi the Owners will be RESPONSIBLX for any of the Crews of the following Vessel Chering DEBT CORIActed by De:0fceré, er mannkurs
their stay in Hongkong Harhatt ammar det fjelagap BUTUAN, Spanish sterg Mad-lago-Bredse &
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EGREMONT CASTLY, Bit: sin, H, ▸ Cou Harling, Buribmann &z wersally JMBERHORME, “ Bqitlen “ablo, Lever, Stenka,
Tomas & Co,
For demanding more than legal fare a sicksha driver wes 10-day' fined $5, in default fourteen days.
„The Annual General Meeting of the Victoria Recreation Club ll be held in the Club Gymnasium on Monday, 20th inst, at 5.15 pm, H.M.S, Fumbar ich) for the North this afternoon with stores for the fleet. Lient, F. J. O. Fiumer, of the Tomar has been placed la command of
ber.
At the Roman Catholic Cathedral special services are to be held to-morrow (Saturday), und Sunday next la supplication for the casse- tion of the plague.
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"It is the foreigner who wisher to bind us in his hard yoka. It is thn héretic who wishes to rab us of our religion, and to force as from the maternal bosom of the Catholle Church. It is the tosatiable merchant, who in face of the rain of Spain and her presessions, wishes to enlarge his fortune.
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“MR. MORSE'S CONCERT..
Last evening Mr. Sydney H. More gave his second concert misisted by local smatenes in St audience. Mr. Morse's singing was again much Andrew's Hall before s most appreciative admired, while the rich volon of Mr. Crispin was beard to excellent advantage and Mrs. J. H. Bathgate proved by the exquisite rendering of her pianoforte solos that she is performer of so mosa order and will be a decided acquisition to the musical talent of the Colony. Her salec tions in the second part of the ping-amma were the evening, both of her songs being encored encored. Mrs. Vallinga scored the success of
though she disappointed the audience by not appearing again to their call after “Whistle and Pli come tau ys, my Lad" › For an encore in the first part she sang "Whan thy blús eyes.”.
The programme was as followÉ Jam
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tam Altammene masny)" Wah ber Angela “..... ............Hasdal. Mir, Sydney H. Mors *.-Quartell The Chapel
Krouteur, Men, Minow, C. Lammert, J. Wacker, C. R. Chlapio. 3.—Pianofarta Bolo ...” Navelatia la 9,” wane.Schuimaan.
M. J. R, Bathgata.
4.- Ballad......" My Swastheart when a Bgy"...Morgan.
"Mr. Sydney II. Mursa, --Soug...... Still wie die Macht"..Cat Bobs.
Mr. Vallingy 8.-Scotch Scog" Tra Macgregor's Gathering "............. Đê Mir, Syday H, Morse,
3.- 50
Interval of 10 Minutes,
PART II.
"The Walf
.......Shield [Mr. C. 3. Chiapin -Song An Schubert. Sfe. Ich Lake dichoko Golegi
CH. Lammert.
ffa Lyrischertacken 】 Planobem Felections Humor
Mr... Bathgate. 10,--3008
Gries.
um,,Lord H. Somarsal, Mr. Sydney H. Morse,
My Committes are, of oplatan ikut Captain Pi ́should receiva a reward from the Finnacle Rock Fund, and would suggest, if you have not already taken action in the matter, and approve the suggestion, your application to the Bridah | Conant Foochow for payment of the maximun wam determined upon, mamaly, fifty dollars, I
am, Sir, Your obedient servant.
R. CHATTARTÓN WILCOX,
Secretary,.
To H. Karer, Fig, Commissioner of Customs.
R.
Frochow.
MEDICAL INSPECTION.
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Chattarian Wilcox, Big Secretary, the
Hongkong, soth April 1818.
Hongkong Chamber of Commerce. Dear Sir-Referring to the resent Sasliary' Board regulations in regard to the medical examination of all passengers antving here. from Canton and Macao, which hawa haen an- forced from the 11th instant,
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,
Hongkong, mythe April, 1898. Sir, I have the honour to thank you for your loterenlag despatch of the 19'k lust,, from ›› which my Committes learn with regret, that the feland tazaiton on lenign importe contfaner to be shrouded by irregularities and confusion, and for the improvement of which you seem unable to hold ast any present prospect.
Tals Chamber, had been fail to hope, from the apparent readiness with which it was promised you should
be supplicil with a list of the tarifa at the different destinations; that some definite faformation would be vouchsafed with regard to incursed before they reached the band of the the actual amount of taxation, foreign goods
casramar į but, when the manner of collection of the taxes le conaldered, this seeman' an fAPİTON" realisation na ewer.: My Committee are strong. ¡y of opinion that no store should be left un«. tarned to compass this necessary end, and ar therefore on the polni of agein ́apåressing Her We would be glad if your Chamber will Majesty's Minisine on this subject, bespeaking ascertain from tha" Government whether nay | bis continued efforts to enforce on the Chinese caurs of plague have been discovered. In our Government some scheme whereby consistent steamers, and, should none have occurred who- | texellon can be guaranteed, and the present ther they can see, their, way to modify the re- | condlifan of uncertalaiy finally terminated.—I gulations which cante grosí Incanvenience to hịye the basour to be, sir, your most obedient | The travelling public-We are, doar air, your servan!, obedient servants, an
BUTTERFIELD & Swine
R. M. GĦAY, Chaliman,
· Agents, China Navigation Co., Limited. | To Byron Brense, Esq., CMG, H.BM,N
T. ARNOLD, Secretary,
The Hongkong, Canton, & Hacso
Steamboat Co,
Limited.
Hangkong General Chamber of Commerce, Hongkong, 22nd April, 1898, Sir, The great inconvenience to which the travelling public are subjected in consequence
of the enforcement on the river steamboats rap-
14,-Sox........ “Whide and I'll come taeys, my Lad" Exuce. ning between this port, Macao, and Canton, of
Mr. Valings
.."TER
Mr. Sydney H. Morse.
God Save the Queen,
Maloy
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
At the monthly maceling of the General Cam mittee of the Hongkong Gancial Chamber of Commerce, held at 3:30 pm. on Wednesday, the 11th May, 1898-Present: Meins. R. M. Gray (Chairman), G. B. Dedwell, A. Haupt, N. (Secretary). A. Slebr. T. E. Waltehend, and R. C. Wilcox
MINUTE.
The minutes of the previous meeting (bald 12th April), ware read and confirmed.
THE DISCOVERY OF A PÍNMACLE ROCK IN HAITAN STRAITE,
A letter was, on the 19th April, addressed to Mr. Edgar, Commissioner of Customs, Foochow acknowledging receipt of his letter announcing discovery of the rock declared to be the one on which the steamer Namoa struck. and suggest. |ing the award of $40 from the Flonicle Rock Fund to Captain Pi, of the Chinese gun-vessel | Namiang. [At the papers had not published this correspondenes, it was decided to have li printed and circulated among the members.}
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MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PASSENGINE-OF 'RIVER STEAMERS.
Read the cyrespondence whichɛbad paared with the Goverment on this subject, the last alter, dated the 7th Inst., pointing out that the would not work, and again suggesting diacon. modification proposed by the Skoitary Bourd tamanca of the inspection.
INLAND TAXATION ON FORSION IMPORTS..
A further letter from Mr. Brenan, British Con. and at Canton, dated 19th April having been re ceived, in which be stated that the Chinese Authorities were trying to make the lekin tax less objectionable by changlag its denomination to the Tio-l or destination tax, and thereby to beutralise to them evil effects of transit PRIOR
A letter was, on the 17th April, addressed to H.B.M.'s Minister at Feking, bringing the whole question again to his notice, and urging that steps should be taken to procure a final and satisfactory solution of the question of Internal
taxation,
A reply to Mr. Brenan was despatched on the same date, notifying him of the action taken, PROPOSED RECTIFICATION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF HONGKONG, A telegram had been despatched to the Foreign Office strongly urging the vial neces- alty for rectification of the boundaries of the colony, together with covering despatches to the noble Lord the Scerbjary for Foreign Affalis, which infler were transmitted through the Gov- arament.
EXPORTERS AND THE SHIPPING CONFARENCE,
Read jalat letter from nias firms sugaged in the export trade, dated 6th lost, in which they complain of the action of the Shipping Con- ference in repeatedly altering rates, in an up ward direction, without giving adequate notice of'unch changes.
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Consul, Canton..
·Hoogkong General Chamber of Commerce,
Hongkong, a7th April, 1898. Sir-Since this Chimber had the hongur al receiving your valued desorsch of the 14th Oclober last, the Committee have been anxious. ty swatting the desired information as to internal Customs txelffs, for which Mr. Coniul Brenan Thess applied to the Canton author:for tariffs have at length been supplied to the Consul la such a form as to be practically value- fers for the perpaus of discovering the actuat taxation which foreign imper's have to undergo before they reach the consumer. In short the correrpondence with Mr. Brenan only tende ti
the medical examination of all passengers, has been brought to the notics of this Chamber,
My Commitee understand that since this examination was indiltated on the 11th instant, at the suggestion of the Santiary Board, saly one case of plague has been discovered on any of the steamers, and that case at the commence-flustrate the heartbreaking work of combatiing ment of the enforcement of these regainions. If | native duplicity with which he has had to con- this be the fact, they would respécifully suggest lend, without fendlag to any explicit statement that the detention of the Reamers for an of the Gñal Imposte charged at various destins- ¦ examfuation which is apparently practically
Llone. resulifoss might eliber be discanifsued or that some modification of regulations might be made that would render the examination loss inconvenient to the Steamboat Companies and their constituents.--Ï havs the honour in bo, Sir,year most obedient servent, dele
R. CHATTERTON WILCON,.
Sečentury, ag'd To Han T. Sircombs Smith, Acting Colonial
Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
-Hongko g. 2nd May, 1898. - Sir, I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the sand ultima relative to the enforcement of mediaLeximination of passen- gers on board the river steamboats running be- tween this part, Macan, and Cinton, and to state that the representation of the Chamber of Commerce in the matter is receiving considera-. tion. I bave the honour to be, sir, your most abedient se van
T. SERCOMBE-SMITH, : Acting Colonial Secretary, The Secretary, Chamber of Commeren.
Scelog no prospect of any immediato satis« faction being obtained from hat quarter, my Committee naturally turn to your Excellency ta beg that you will be pleased to carry into effect your promise to address the Trung-li Yamen on 'the... subject... “They sincerely trest that your Excellency will not, even in the press of other Important malter claiming your attention, lasa sight of this from a commercial standpol: & vital quas'fon of taxation on imports. This Chimber is not alone insisting open lin signal importanes to the welfare of trade'; the Chins Association has taken up the question with much abilly and energy, having demonstrated to a convincing manner to the Foreigh Office the restrictive effect produced by the exactions of the provincial officials while the experience, frequently placed on record, of the various Consuls, will amply sustain our contention.
My Committee are distiɛctly of optofan hit ibo admission of the lagalliy of the la^-li tax was Impolitic, as if appears to confer a sight to collect * Indefinite amount of duty on foreign geoda at their destinasion. The tax having been
··recogalsed, however, they respectfully "submit that the imparter bås at any rate the right to Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,
demand fall and accurate information of what Hongkong, 7th May, 1898.
these destination taxes constat for every district Sir-Wib reference to the medical forpice and what is the minner of their collection. Th tion of passengers on board, the tiver steam-Commilles entirely concur with the China bosts, I note that at yesterday's meetleg of the Sanitary Board it was resolved to recommend that the inspecilan should take place after the verre! canse alongside the what tastead of, an at present, at the quarantine anchorage.
It has been pointed out to the Chamber that except perhaps in the case of the day bosts, this arrangement could not work and would be no improvement on the existing system. With the the vessel went alongside to keep the passen night beats arriving at midnight the only way gers on board would be to close up the ship, which step could not fall, in the hot weather now prevalling, to casto much suffering and possibly to lead to serious disturbance.
My Committes would theralete respectfully age.upon the Government, the discontinuance of the inspection, which, owing the superficial manner in which it is necessarily carried out can be of Illila real valde, while, imposing great. Irouble and Inconvenience on the Stramboir Companies --I have the k ́nour to be, sir, your most obedient servast, tundub
Auteciation in the opinion that such flagrant abuse has been made of the elasticity with which foreign States have allowed their Tication to be. interpreted in the matter of taxation that it is quite ilma to Insist upon the rigid enforcement of their supula tous, the foreign text being taken ta decide the meaning, 72
The difficulty of providing for provinels! necessities without having recommmm to las levy of trade bas sot escaped my Committer but it Dlegal and unautheilso exactions on foreign bardly their province to suggest a soloilon of that problems, which it is the duty of the central Government at Pekin to zerolve. Whether of not "It won'd be mora economical to place the collec fan of all taxation an imports and experts in the bands of the Imperial Marliima Custome and apportion a percentage of the receipts to the different provtactal administrations or not is for His Imperial Chicese Majesty's Ministers to decider. In any case, it is a fact for them to take into their consideration that the leczenie is the rovente which would result from an ane shackled fora'ga trade throughout the empire would mere than compensate for the loss of the
́oving to the wasteful contlines of collection. Colonia) Secretary's Office,
Blocerely tasting that our Excellency will Hongkong, 13th May, 1593.
be enabled to arrive at a fail and satisfactory Sir-I have the honour to acknowledge the solution of this querion, which has for many receipt of your letter of the 7th instant in which years bampered trade and led to endless BuBoy- -you refer to a resolution of the Sanitary Board
have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, recommanding that the medical inspection of
M. GRAV ilver steemers should take place at the stexmarı", dekolt
Chaliman
"R CELTTERTON WILLÓK,
To Hoa, T. Sercombe Silib, Acting Colonial revenue derived from the present Internal taxes,
Secretary,
dicate the objections to such an arrangement but also urge the discontinuance of medical in- spection.
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"Very soon you will see an insuperable bar tler placed between you and your masters, There will be then for you no silutaitoa ner se The Secretary was laetencted to reply to the presentation, norcan you even participate in the" effect that whith the committes sympathise with government and administration of the towos. the exporters under the circumstances as adviswarves, and in which you further not only in Sir Claude Macdonald, KCHG, KCB, You will be reduced to a sops.ata civil state, vilified and degraded, like those of the lowest cast, rabbed like mirerable labourers, reduced to the condition of coolles, and further, to that of beasts or machines, supplied or fed with a bandial of malas of ice town in your faces as a daily allowance simply to secure the kults of your labour. It will benefit the foreigner himself like a princa out of the Iressues
of an exists that belongs to you and not to him,
This is not all the worst is that you will soon see the rula of your temples, or they will be turned into protestant chapels where there is no allar. Oh, this is hard God, Virgin and silar gone, the Crown will have disappened from your ermeteries, the crucifix from your schools, and she ministers of the true God who made you Christians through the baptism...
"But what will became of your own people and of your children when you their parents are dead and they are left amongst Protestants and amongst administration through Frotestants and amongst the free exhiblilou nuð tenchlog of all vices and errors,fl
We understand that a Council of Pacifica fon has been formed at Manila, the Spaniards being unable to themselves control the people Amongst the members of the Council are. Seres Jose Artalo, Pedro Paterlo sad
THE Hoo, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial |and Nethersols Hospitals bege la acknowledge | atkerš,
with thanks the following donation to “the funds of the Hospitals ----
Colonial Government par Hon. A. M.
Thomson Jam
$300
A JOURNEYMAM In the shop of a barber in Queen's Road East could not resist the tempts
apropiailag his croployer's properly and he was sentenced to sixty dayant the Magistrrcy, the charge against him being for stealing a large number of shoe soles.
The Band of the K. O, L. Regiment will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess tåla evening, commencing at 8 o'clock ---
India di Lammermoor ** Hartie
La Soanambica "amoun * Only Once Mores/a *God fast The "Chem? -
QUARANTINE
ed, they do not feel justified in taking up the question, but would suggest joint representallos of theft case by the firms to the Conference.
Read letters from Government (dated 14th Apell and gih and 5th May) announcing the im- position of quarantine against vessels arriving from Hongkong, Canton, and Macao at Rangoon and Calcite, with enclosure.
MR. WATT'S CASE.
No reply having been recalved to Mr. Watt's last application in connection with bis claim, on ke 6th April the Chamber addreased the Bri tish Consul at Canton asking what further stop had been taken, and intimating the possible so casily for referring the whole case to the Bri-
lah Minister at Peking,
în reply, I am directed to state thai His
Excellancy the Office Administering the Gover man, appreciating the objections mentioned by you. Bas been unable to accept the modification, recommended by the Santury Board, progr
His Excellency, however, feels obliged to sdopt the apiston of the official Government experts health of the colony, and is therefore unabls at as to the best method of safe-guarding the
honest to be, sir, your most obedient servant, present to accede to your request that the medie col·larpection should be abolished ---I hava iko
T. SERCOMTE BLITE, Acting Colonial Secretary: The Secretary, Hongaung General Chamber of
Commerce
„LIKI AND TEOLI,
H.B.M. Miller, Poking. Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, Big-I have the bonens to transmit for the
WeHongkong, 18th Ap 11, 1898. information of His Excellency the Officer Adeslastering the Goverment, copy of
letter addressed by his Chamber ta. H. R. Sle Clands M. Mcdonald, Her Britannic Majesty's Ministre At Paking, on the subject of the interval to constr, your most obedient servant, is xes on importa in Chins-I bave the honour
R CHATTERION WILCOX, --
Secretary To Høn, T. Sercombe Smith, Acting Colonial
Secretary,"
EXFORTERS AND THE SHIPPING
MAP CONFERENCE
There bilng a fresh cause for complaint at present we beg to submit that the matter is of sufficient importance to call for the attention of your Committed
RESIONATION FROM THE COMMITTEE. At the conclusión of the hualness, "
Hongkong, 6th May, 1893, Mr. Dodwell tendered bis reulgustion, av he was leaving for home on the toh inst. He ex-
Dear Sir,We the undersigned skippare here. pressed the pleasure to had experienced in serv
TAG FL M. Consulate.lo with beg lauva to draw the attention of your Ing on the Committer, and added that ho should
Canton, 19th April, 1898. Committes to a matter which repeatedly en Sir—In reply to your letter of the 11th instant previous occasions han treated great diesetislame siways take a
a keen interest in the doings of the I beg to state that I am not aware that any-tion, and has also caused losses to szporters. Chamber.
charge is about to be made to the mode of The Chalman said the Committee much recollecting likia in this provlece that I may gretted to lose Mr. Dodwell's services, and hoped change that will substitute regularity and auf the opportunity of agala pe fitng by them. The likia, authorfules are tying to make on some fature day the Chamber might have formally for the present coelus on sod arcertain
At you will be aware, homeward freights are They til wished him a pleasant voyage home, their operations less open to objection by chang regulated by the If Conference, the management
Mr. Whiteband having endorsed the sexmarks
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WRECK OF THE " AMARAPOORA” of the Chairman, the rest, naʼion was accepted.
It has no transplied, says the Shanghal Daily Press, that the steam recently reported as being ashore at Shitus, S. E. Promontory Is the British renal - Amarofoora, which left Yokohama on the and (kat, bound for Toku with
(Correspondenci.)
TER "MAMOA" ROCK.
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce Acticable, it is DRINK CONTACANA ASENSIOMES Posledilas Ugalest, but what we do object against,"
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Hongkong, 19th April 1898;
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i now bellera that they, and what we Consider spiseriously bandicsyping Sk—1 beg to acknowledge receipt of your have dicevered a way of isrning cur flank and bors fi me, which arg interested, in the export letter of the gik fast, announcing the discovery, stuffing that to them, ill effects of transit trade, is the sudden way in which these altura a cargo of lamber. She is very wel known in by Mr. Hasbour Master Stevens, in conjunction passer. If they have this way the permission tons are forced upon shippers without any pre- the Far East and was for some years trading with the captain of the Chines gun-vessel 7am. to sell transle puas goods se roufs will sit be of vious waming, kid that as a rule, they come in out of Singapore.: Dering a recent somewhat | fang, 'ola submerged rock at the entertop of ni much vaing as I hoped.. In communicating force within a low days af et having been lengthy stay in Yokokama she gained a certain | the Haitaŭ Stralis, belleved to be the one on amount of unpleasant notoriety through con which the 33: Newson struck in, October last, the Viceroy laid down that ad, matter whether to me tale modification of the transit pad rule lossl troubles among her officers and crew, and enclosing copy of a notice to mariners you the merchant carried the goods to their orginal which were almost daily being thrashed out to intended to issue in connection therewith," Zeitissiloe, or sold them'en rests, it was locam the Brith Consular Court, Captain Cameron, I am directed by my Commities to express bent on the Chinese purchaser to pay fall is reported, to have wired for a steamer to be their appreciation of this discovery, and to len- soon as he abiained possitalan of them --1 ans, sent to take the crew off, no ibat fi agpears she, der you their thunka fes the prompt communie, sir, your obedient servati is in a bid way, The Amarapoera in a share: cation to the Chamber of the same, ss well as maned 'reine) of about 1,619 toms and Mersis Dodwell, Carilli & Co, mia hér local agents:};
BULON BRAMANZI
for the means taken to make the danger knows | The Chairosier, Hongkong General Chapter, of to matiniri.
COPIES RICE,
not even comader it neceunty in laform their consiliaste they changes have taken by wilinks place,
Thir, we beg to submik, is a very asbitrary proceeding, and venture to think that the chips pin by and supporters of the. Con erinca Ƒ'#'animére sza: justly"antitled to, be treated was mora gensideration in the way of being souded
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