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HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
- SHORT CUP AND-SPOONS. HERE will be a COMPETITION for the TOMORROW (SATURDAY)
the 21st inath, at 3 P.M.
RANGE200 and 300 yards. Ten Shots and one Sighter. Entrance Fee for Spoons.-30 cents.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Hon. Sec. Wongkong, 20th January, 1899.
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Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for France, andrea for London (under arrangement) will be transhipped at Colombo into a steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London; other Cargo for London, &e, will be conveyed Ti Buntbay.
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Hongkong, 20th January, 1899.
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HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN TCONVENT, CAINE ROAD, bege most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Pos: Ports, for their kind patronage and support, and desires to state that she will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds of NEEDLE WORK.
Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuffs and Collars renewed on old ones.
Ladies and Children's Under-clothing Chil
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1899..
BIRTHS.
On the 8th of January, 1899, at Tientsin, the wife of H. D. SUMMERS, of a daughter.
At Wenchow, on the 4th of January, 1899, the wife of Dr. ALFRED HOGG, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
On the 15th January, 1899, at the British Consulate, Shanghai, and afterwards at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, T. I. HOVELL, to E. EDWARDS, the eldest daughter of S. Edwards of Llangollen, North Wales.
On the 14th of January, 189), Shanghai, at the St. Joseph's Church, by the Rev. Father Colombel, S., ALFRED MAXI, to ANNIE CARROLL, only daughter of the late Jimm Carroll, both of Japan. No Cards.
DEATHS.
3 months.
On 12th of January, 1899, at No. 11A, Minghong Road, Shanghai, of pneumonia, Serafin Benjamin nedely ARTHUR MARIA, the dearly beloved son of Remedios, aged zo years and Deeply regretted.
At the Astor House. Shanghai, of pneumonia, on Sunday 15th January, IRWIN THOMAS BARRET, son of the late Thos. L. Barret, of Louisville Kentucky, U.S.A.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1899.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS, CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
LONDON, January 18th.
A Washington despatch states, that the Canadian American Commission has attained a close understanding on all questions. The opinion is expressed that a treaty will be con- cluded removing all differences.
THE UNITED STATES AND
IMPERIALISM.
Mr. Bryan speaking at Denver said that the United States could not afford a Colonial policy and that Imperialism would be a step back- wards.
WEATHER REPORT.
THE Nichi Nich! states that the Japanese Government. has decided to arm all its new warships with Armstrong guns, irrespective of. the countries in which the vessels are built.
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It is announced that the Pacific Mail Steam
11,000 tons each, to cope with the extra traffic ship Company.are building two steamships of which will be the result of the American occupa tion of the Philippines.
EIGHTEEN teams have entered for the Hong kong Football Challenge Shield. The draw for the first round is to take place on Monday next, and the first match will be played on the following Saturday. The shield is on view at Messrs. Falconer & Co.'s, Queen's Road
Central.
Tile Don Juan d'Austria arrived here this morning. She is the third and last boat that the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company have contracted to mise, for the American fine looking craft of Government. She is about 3,000 tons displacement, and we should think will turn out a very useful acquisition to the American navy.
THE Royal Engineers are taking advantage of the cool fine weather to carry out their annual course of submarine mining. This morning they were hard at work on the north side of Stone-cutter's Island. As celerity is of chief importance in this class of defence, constant drill is necessary to keep up to the requited degree of proficiency.
THE quantity and the destinations of Japanese rice exported from Shimonoseki last year were as follows:
Hongkong Shanghai Melbourne
piculs. yen.
732,848
$36,9040
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3,362 22,004
Total.................... 41,160 260,228
TO-MORROW, at 11.30, the H.K. C.C. will meet the "Navy" on the Cricket Ground in friendly rivalry. A combined Naval band will discourse sweet music during the afternoon. The following gentlemen will represent the Club on this occasion :-T. Sercombe Smith (Capt. Langhorne, Rev. G. R.
STEAM TRIALS OF H.M.S.
** SANDFIFER,”
An account of the launching of Sandpiper was given in our last night's issue, to-day she underwent her steam and gunnery trials which fitted with the Belville water tube boilers and in her three hours trips this morning found no proved in every way most satisfactory. She is
difficulty in maintaining 140 lbs. pressure. These boilers have rather a bad name for the amount of water they consume. but this has been overcome, only a little over a gallon being required for the whole run, the con densers supplying the remainder. Her engines indicated 260 horse-power working smoothly at 358 revolutions per minute; her consumption of coal is rather large, being 2.125 lbs. per horss Powerhour. She has storage fornine tons of cont and when necessary can burn wood which can be easily obtained up the river. She is well supplied with ammunition, her magazines hold- ing 660 rounds for the six pounders, 34,000 for the Maxim and 5,000 Lee-Metfort cartridges, Her draft, when fully stored and in commission aft. On her steam trials in England her speed is only two feet forward and two feet two inches was 9.2 knots per hour and this speedwas fully maintained out here, although she was a little deeper in the water. The measured mile test was not taken as it was not considered neces. sary. When under full speed the vibration is hardly noticeable on the battery deck so there will therefore be no fear of is interferring with the accuracy of the shooting. Cannery Lieut. F. G. Egerton of the Powerful, who carried out the gunnery trial, expressed himself as highly satisfied with her armament. Mr. Reid, Fleet Engineer of the Naval Yard was in charge of the engine room and says that her engines are all that could be desired. It is expected she will be ready to take up her quarters in the West River sometime next week and there is no doubt that she will have a most beneficial effect on the trade on that river by rendering piracy a more dangerous calling than at present.
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HON. JOHN BARRETT ON THE PHILIPPINES,
SHANGHAI, January ath,
At the invitation of the Chamber of Com- merce Hon John Barrett, late U.S. Minister to Slam, delivered a lecture on the Philippines $9.952.82 yesterday afternoon, in the Municipal Hall. The general public were invited and the hall, $3,348.00 was quite full, among those present being
1,231.37 members of the consular body,
·3,091.68
Mr. E. F. Alford, Chairman of the Chamber 321.84 of Commerce, presided an introduced the 313-35 lecturer, claiming for him the respect to which. 701.00 the important office he had held and the visits (22.75 he had paid to the Philippines fully entitled
80.60 him. -2,742.23
$9.952.82
J. J. BERVING, Chairman.
FIRES, IN SHANGHAI,
. AND S BANK OFFICIAL INJURED.
Shanghai, 16th January,
At about a quarter to eleven last night the firebell brought the several brigades to No. 4 District but it was some time before the cause of the alum could lie tmced as no flame what- ever was visible. However, word cume that Messrs. Bavier & Co.'s magnificent premises No. 18, Szechuen Road, were alight and on the men approaching the building they saw smoke issuing from the third-storey windows. We understand that shortly after nine o'clock the upper part of the building became full of smoke and search was immediately instituted by couple of foreigners resident, assisted by the native servants, and that the smoke was fund to be belching through the scams of the newly ΟΣ the private Ningpo-varnished floors repms of Messrs. Brandt and Cecil Bont With praiseworthy energy the occupants poured bucker upon bucket of water over the burning floors, but finding they were not mastering the firethe alarm was given, and on the arrival of the The following is the report to be submitted Firemen the floors were cut open and the flames to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in and extinguished by a copious supply of water pass
ed on by buckets. The fire is believed to have Subscribers to-the-City Hall, to be held at half-past twelve o'clock on Monday, the 23rd-been caused by a live coal falling out of the grate in Bent's room on to the newly day of January, 1899.
varnished floor and once the fire gor below-the minutes when the whole of of the place would have been in flames, owing to the dangerous habit of builders allowing cat straw and other ingammable materials to be between the rafters The buildings are insured but the damage dolars. The contents are uninsured.
THE CITY HALL.
The lecturer in his opening remarks acknow Tedged the honour accorded bha by the Shang- hal Chamber of Commerce, the leading society of its kind in the Far East. He asked: What is the significance of America's acquisition of territory in the Far East? And this he set himself to answer in the course of his lecture. First he claimed for himself that during his esidence in Sinn he had studied the Eastern question very carefully, he had watched the political and constitutional life of these different lands, and had drawn conclusions and modelled ideas upon their possibilities, and the great interest they might have for the United States
the future, Having crystallised his ideas into articles te had contributed them to news- papers and magazines of his own country; Now these had not always been "accepted'
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they should as the opinions of an observant man, but were treated in some instances as the views of a visionary, a dreamer. But dime had proved the soundness of his ideas and the reasonableness of his theories. The war and its results land wrought a great change in the minds of men in the United States and " what he had indicated was now being seriously considered at home, which, naturally, was a source of some gratification to him.
Getting down to the bed rock of his lecture he stated that the significance of America's acquisition of territory in the Far East meant the making of new history and the making of new maps. He greatly eulogised Admiral be evolved, for it had teen reserved to Dewey, believing that out of chaos cosmos Dewey to open to light and civilization a land lecturer from reference to Admital Dewey-... which had been closed for four centuries. The whose name was received with much applause- in the Philippines and he paid them great. honour. If he wore asked what the Philippines most needed to-day he would reply, “Men, nie, ten. From this he argued that an upright and honestly controlled civil service was an absolute necessity in the future govern-
The last Annual Meeting was held on the douring it could only he the matter of a few pissed-on-to the officers and vien now serving 14th January, 1898.
"COMMITTEE,
There have been ag changes in the Conimitte since the Annual Meeting, and it still consig of the Honourable 1. 1. Bel-Irving (Chairman B. Layton and N. A. Siebs
The Observatory, report says:-On the zoth at 1.55 a.m. Barometric changes are slight The high pressure area remains central over N. China with gradients on the coast, and Vallings, H. R. Hancock, G. D. Campbell, and, of Messrs. II. L. Dalrymple. H. N. Mody, fortunately will be only a couple of hundred merit of the islands. There should, above all, rather steep gradients and strong monsoon in the N. part of the China Sen Moderate N. to N.E. winds; fair.
Forecast:-
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
His Excellency the Vice-Admiral Commanding- in-Chief returned from Canton in H.M.S. Alacrity this morning.
A RETURN football match pinyed between
the Victoria English School and Queen's College resulted in a win for Queen's' College
1-0.
FROM Shanghai papers to land, we learn that the Shanghai Daily Press, which was recently
F., A. G. Ward, and E. Mast. Play will com- Dysen, H. Rotherham, R.W.F, H. Hill, R.W. mence at 11.30 sharp, and Mr. F. Browne will score for the Club.
RIOT NEAR NINGPO, TOTAL BESTRUCTION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE PAO-WO MINING co.
ATTACK ON THE FOREIGN MANAGER
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be no politics allowed to influence the civil service for the Philippines. With plenty of sterling men, and they were plentiful enough in the United States, he held that the problem of American Government in the new acquisition would be for ever solved. A diplomatic and were, of course, also
Now while secking no favour for himself he had very good yitally necessary: reason to know that it was President Mickin- Icy's intention to provide a firm and stable Government for the Philipines. (Applause),
Referring to the Expansion Policy of America the lecturer said that not only the people of the United States but those of all nations were forted to stop and catch their breath and pon. der on what it all meant and what effect it would have upon the future of the nations of the world. Personally he was always in search of information and had gained a great deals bitt he ld learned of Chiea might be ter ence accumulated by ald China hands; of them he spoke, therefore only in terms of profound respect, but he might in form all prezent that dark as things had appeared there was now a light on the horizon, and in this connection: There were
THE STATE OF THE BUILDING.
Angher fire, but of a more disastrous nature, The architects, Messrs, Palmer and Turner brokert at quarter to one this marking. It state that having had all the beans both of floors originated in the premises of Messrs Ah-Ping and ceilings carefully inspected the building is furniture defilers, and despite the endeavours now in a sound condition. At the inspection of of the brigades, spread, assisted by a moderate the building held in October and November last North-east wind, to the adjoining premises.consular service a large quantity of the weedwork in the turrets The whole block, was eventually burnt out. Im on the of and in the verandahs required to be mediately behind is a terrace of foreign dwell. removed, while a considerable number of joists ing houses but fortunately the wind was in the and the door wood-frames in the basement had right quarter or they suust have gone too. The also to be changed, as well as nine China fir police did most valuable work and great praise is due to Capt. Mackensie and these under him purlins in the main roof. The removal of the
for the energetic, measures displayed, several hardwood beams in the Eastern verandah necessitated a relaying of the marble tiles and thousand tails worth, of property being salved the renewal of the ceiling beneath. As a con- by their efforts in conjunction with the salvage siderable sum was expended in reforming the corps. By three o'clock the firemen had the
"Metropole" bad a narrow escape, Gallery of the Theatre, and the income of the flames under control. Mr. Jackson, of the
falling beam strack hiin on Committee considered it wise to postpone the co-a City Hall during the latter-part-of-1848 has been. Hongkong and Shanghat Bank, a catering restricted owing panly to these alterations the the which they had intended to carry out in 1698, P.C. Johansen had to be taken off the until this year. The Committee hope that the premises by the fire-escape, the staircase, his alterations in the Theatre, which were proposed only exit, being enveloped in flames. The by the Amateur Dramatic Club and which bouses burat are Ah Ping and Co.'s already have been carried into effect with their finan-mentioned who, we hear, are insured for Tis. cial assistance, will be appreciated by the fre- 12,000, the Hotel Metropole with a total insurance of Tis. 4,300, Mr. Schiemanofski During the twelve months from 1st July 1897 the proprietor of the waxworks is, with his wife enters of the Theatre. to 30th June 1893 the Theatre was engaged by and family, left destitute and has suffered a loss of some $6,000. A Chinese dwelling house, the Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club, The Philharmeric Society, the Sanking Concert Messrs. Fong Kwa Tsing-suc and Co. curio Club and the Amateur Dramatic Club of H.M.5. dealers, and the International Bicycle Co. Powerful, as well as by the Brough Company, insured in Buttefield and Swire for Tls. 15,000. As in former years the St. Andrew's Hall and Ching Kee & Co. and is fully insured but owing the Pullards Lilliputian Company and others. The property, we believe, is owned by Messis, educational and charitable establishments for particulars.-M. C. D. News, other roams have been put at the disposal of to the late hour we were unable to gather full examinations, prize distributions and bazaars,
dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery. I bought at auction by Mr. T. W. Kingsmill, insofficials, and forty soldiers being present at the lourwashing of the outside of the building, head and inflicted a nasty facial wound, andmed mere kindergarten work to the experi
Materials can be supplied, if required.
The Superiofess will also be most grateful for any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES to be made into Books for the Children of the Paor Schools, who are taught by the Sisters.
Hongkong, 22nd April, 1892.
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A TELEGRAM has been received reporting the arrival at Washington of the Filipino Commis toners who left here by the Salarie in Decem ber last and crossed the Pacific to Frisco per Nippon Afaru, which vessel' arrived at her destination on the 15th inst
ON visiting the Wanchai Market on the 18th inst. Inspector Duncan found a fish-monger Baned Chan Hee using a pair of scales which were 10 per cent. against the purchaser. The offender was brought before Capt. Hastings this morning and fined $100.
The following men-of-war now under cons traction in foreign ship-building yards are expected to arrive in Japan during the current year--The Shikishima, Tokiwa and Lasagi, first class battleshipe; the Vahumo, Chihaya and Idzime, first class_cruiser, and three or faur tropedo boats.
Mr. J. E. Rennison, foreign manager of the Pao-wo mine at Ninsikong near Ning-po, has arrived in Shanghai with a thrilling tale of outrage and attempted murder. On Sunday, the 8th instant, the third attempt to open the mine was made, Mr. Runnison, the Chinese inanager Mr. Chu Tre-ping, two Chinese ceremonies, which included the propitiation of the guardian spirit of the mountain. The officials brought a bundred soldiers altogether, but sixty were left a short distance off at Fung- wa. There were about a hundred country people looking on, but there was no disturbance of any kind. After the ceremony was over, the Chinese officials went away, unfortunately taking their toops with them, and Mr. Chu Tzc-ping went away on business to Sunga, town near-by. Mr.Rennison returned at noon to the temple where he was staying, and where stures, etc., for the mine, to the value of some thing under $to,000, were deposited. About six o'clock, as Mr. Kennision was about to sit down to dinner, two soldiers who had thrown away their uniforms, came rushing in for safety, Shortly afterwards, Mr. Rennission's boy came in looking very scared, having armed himself with a chopper, and advised his master to take the carving knife he had left-his gun at Ningpo-as a mob of between two and three thousand men were coming up to attack the
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THE LIBRARY,
IMPERIAL DECREES.
(Issued roth January.)
AN EXHORTATION TO VICEROY LIU. We have received the memorial of Liu complaining of the difficulties surrounding in Kun-yi, Viceroy of the Liangkiang provinces, and praying to be allowed to resign his post and retire into private life, etc. Now it is many years since the said Viceroy was appointed to his present post and he has hitherto prored
gns of a commercial alliance, but it must not be a defensive but an offensive one in which England, America, Germany and Japan must show a united, unbroken front. There should be unanimity from Canton to Newchwang, from Shanghai to Chungking for when they saw a diplomatic network al torpedoes in their waters and diplomatic guns on their shores it was high time that, they followed the glorious example of Dewey at Manila and heedless of all these sailed right in. (Applause.) They should insist and insist strongly that there should be no future alienation of territory, they shouid assist" The receipts for the twelve months eading
China in the reorganization of the Army and tako such measures as would maintain the integrity the gots June 1891 were somewhat higher than.
of the empire. He mentioned the good that those in the previous financial year; but as
would surely be the outcome of the work of the above stated the receipts during the latter half
gallant Dritish Admiral, Lord. Charles Beres temple, and murder every-one in it connected of 1898 have been smail, while the expenses with the mine. Mr. Rennison, with his inter-
connected with the alterations in the Theatre
for the United States in Shanghai, and Mr. preter, a young fellow nanice Kang who stuck will have to be home out of the receipts for the
ford, and Mr. John Goodnow, Consul General to him most gallantly all through declaring
Conger, the U.S. Minister to Peking. He was very glad indeed that Lord Charles, Beresford that if Mr. Rennisson were killed he would die current year. with him, barred the front gate of the temple.
was returning home through America, through, The Proprietors of the Government Gazette,
he might say, the camps of friends, He, Mr, A MEETING will be held at the Chinese Cham. but at eight o'clock he was assured by the Daily Press, the China Mail, the fork
was hopeless to attempt to and Barrett, strongly supported the "Open Door" policy in China, and the four great trading. $10.80|ber of Commerce, on Sunday next, the 22nd Kang that it
inst, at noon, to discuss the question of the
to the hills. Mr. Rennison with his inter, to be thanked for continuing to supply their owing to the difficulties of the times extra care "Open Door Policy and to pass resolutions of nations he had should see that the to be forwarded to Lord Charles Beresford. the back wall, about seven feet high, and get-the-Library-while-Aces E Neidhart the proper-men- to-fill-responsible.posts. This door vace open should be well secured by a A. Allen, H. U. Jetes, J. Hewit, the Revd. ting to the hills, their movements being hast W. Campbell, Dr. W. Daberck and F. G. ened by the noise made by the approaching Figg have also kindly contributed books moh. Kang succeeded by promises of a big cumshot in getting a native with a lantern and periodicals of some ve shelves by the rolumes were tied to the the to guide them. They soon lost the boy, but Kang stuck to Mr. Kennison, and the two of Hongkong Government during the twelve selves in paddy fields or wherever they could proportion of these being educational works find temporary sheiser from the pursuit of the printed in Chinese or other Asiatic languages visiting the library. The number of visitors infuriated country penple. In the morning, is of the interest to thember of those on their way down to the river, they got some during the twelve months was 5,912. food in a native house, and met fourteen of the priests bolonging to the temple, who reported that the mob had utterly cleaned it out, des roying or carrying away everything they found in it. Mr. Rennison and his interpreter got back to Ntagpo in a boat, where the forner, who has lost every scrap of his worldly gear except the clothes inayhin the fifley, Japan, face making the necessary claim for reparation on the Tratai,. It is stated that a fight occurred between the soldiers and the country people, in which two of the latter were killed, and saren wounded.
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refers to the Manchu Kang Yi's denunciation that Viceroy Lis employs men belonging to the Reform party.-Translator.] It is especially desirable that the said Viceroy should exercise his own discretion and not place his sole con fidence on any particttar subordinate, and
Ox Tuesday evening a Chinaman made his appearance at No, Police Station and reported that he had been set upon by two men and robbed of 816 near the Metropole Hotel. The them spent the night on the hills, hiding them./months ending 30th June 1898, but a large while acknowledging the crisis hanging over
man, who appeared to have been badly used, was taken to the hospital and a search Insti- tuted for his assailants, who, however, could not be found
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A SOSIEWHAT singular theft came under the notice of Mr. Beale, First Class Magistrate, to-day, says the Rangoon Times, The Burmans are credited with prizing the hairs of an elephant's tail as a talisman and they make rings out of them and other charms. One Nga Mr. Playfair, British Consul, who js Tun Lin deliberately walked into an elephant's shed at Ahlone and pulled six hair out of a bull elephant's tail and secreted them in his umbrolla. The mahout challenged him, and he promptly shook the hairs out of the umbrella on to some straw. The man was prosecuted for the theft and was sentenced to receive 20
Mr. Rennison's experience is a warning to foreigners who are sent up country to open minca or make surveys of any kind without sufficient escort, relying on the power of the Chinese officials to preserve them from injury at the hands of the ignorant country, people. ON the 11th Instant Lord Charles Beresford We may add that Mr. Ramissou is very anxious visited the Mitsu Bishi Company's Shipbuilding to publicly acknowledge the courage and devo Ward and Dock ni Tategami, and the Enging tion of his interpreter, Mr. Kang-N, C.D. News.
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AN ADMIRAL'S ORATORY. Admiral Fournier gave a lunclicon at Toulon on the completion of the measures ordered for strengthening the squadron. In a short sprech he contrasted the calmness maintained by the French navy with the bellicase vapourings of certain adversaties." He went on to say the works as to innke the survey of the whole The chief Mediterranean force of France is In a single morning quite onerous, Lord now ready for combat and can await with con- examined everything with idence the upshot of the events passing around Charles, however, the keen interest of the expert and was, wet. It will continue without cessation to pre pare itself to baffle the tactics of our adversaries, believe, considerably impressed with the dock which is in no way impossibio, whatever may ing, repairing, and shipbuilding facilities of so thought by speakers too ready to sell the
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MUSEUM.
A considerable number of articles on loan in the Museum were withdrawn owing to their owners leaving the Colony. Mr. G. C. Ander son, Revd. J. Beaublat, Hon'ble E. R. Belilios, Captain S. S. Long and Messrs, I. A. Bowen, it. Hunaner, A. A Marshall R. G. McEwen, Ng King Fuk Tong, J. A. dos Remedios, P H. do Kozarin and Edward L. Sininfield have to be thanked for valuable contributions, in python and various snakes and birds, A Dia- cluding a wild swan, a badger, a divet cat, mond Jubiles Medal presented by the Gover inent has found a place next to the Plague medal. The number of vishors to the Museum during the twelve months ending 30th June, 1898, was 141.548, of whom 9,545 were not Chinese
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The balance in the hands of the Honorary $2,743.13, ae appears from the following account of receipts and disbursements, There Treasurer on the 39th June, 1858, was
is also a sum of $12520.86 on fixed de- posit to the credit of the City Ratt fund with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which the Committee look upon, as a reserve fund only to be drawn upon in case of emergency. Owing to the increased cost of living the employees of the City Hall have applied to have an increase in their wages and this item will therefore in futuro be some what larger than it has been in former years.
"TURE FROM IFF JULY, 189719 ACCOUNT SHOWING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDI TO 40TH JUNE, 1898, Balance in funds of Hon, Tica aurer on 34th June, 1897.as shewn $1,210,31 In last Report au
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strong back catch which could not be broken. It was high time they were up and doing, for times, such as the present, demanded that diplomatic measures should he hid aside and stronger action taken. All knew what had been going on at l'eking and in other places and in which direction mattere had been drifting. Of course each Government knew what was best for its own people and doubtless there were very able to find the greatest acceptance at St. Petersburg men at Peking, but the doctrine which seemed and at Paris was the survival of the fittest and the devil take the hindmost, This, of cour it was vitally necessary for the four great trad ing nations to deal with.
the empire, prove his loyalty and duty to the dynasty by brightening up his faculties and place within his most responsible jurisdiction. keeping a watchful eye on everything that takes We have here put these matters before the said Viceroy as & proof of our confidence and soll citude for the welfare of an old and faithful
Mr. Barrett then gave a brief historical, servant, and he should show his gratitude for the Imperial grace by extra diligence and willingness in conducting the affairs of his account of the Phillippines commencing from great and important post, proving by his renew their discovery by Magellan down to the
burdens Throne. the
that geographical, withthusiasm, that he is ready to share American occupation. In dealing with the all sides to saw no reason why in the near future beset the country on the last drop of his blood in his memorial fast lines of steamers should not, run from the said Viceroy said: "The duties of the Shanghai direct to Manila, And he predicated. most responsible and too great and difficult for most powerful influence for good on the trade. Llangklang Viceroyalty are multitudinous and that the retention of the Islands would exert a a man of such mediocre abilities as the memor of the Pacific coast in which Shaghai would, falist And he therefore begged for of course, have a full share. He quoted copious permission to resign in favour of a more statistics of the imports and exports of the sarcastle to notice and is contrary to the sincere import duties, collected through the Custom capable officer, etc. This language is too Philippines and the comparatively enormous and earnest way with which, the dynasty treats-House, Thence he passed to the great physical its servante and which it expects in retum frohess of the group, which, he held, had no them. We therefore refuse to grant the request superior on the globe-they could be likened of the said Viceroy, and he is commanded to in the natural beauty to the garden of Eden, respectfully obey this decree, exercising as As for the climate it was much maligned, for already stated extra precaution in the employ with ordinary care a man could enjoy na good ment of those under him and in the high duties of his great post,:
health there as anywhere in the world, and while one might die of cholen, he would not AN INTERCHANGE OF OFFICE
die of grippe, as in London or New York,
In dealing with the Chinese problem he Liu Ju-yi, Grain Intendant of, Kiangsi, is hereby ordered to take over the post of Customs confessed himself an uncompromising op Tootai at Tientsin from Li Min-chang, the ponent of Chinese emigration to the United latter to take the former's post in Kianga States, but the Phillippines was quite another Notes Llufu yi was in the latter part of matter there there the Chinese were quits the eighties Customs Total of Tientsin, but indispensible. The people of the new acquisi- had to resign owing to going into mourning tion were in many ways the possessors of for his mother. On the completion of his admirable qualities, they made good soldiers, mouring he was sent to Kiangsi as Grain were brave and proud to carry a gun and weat Intendant He is an Anhui man a protege a uniform, they were amenable to discipline of LI Hung.chang, although a most conserva- and would accept punishment if they felt they tire and anti-foreign official Translator, deserved it, but they were swift to take revenge N.C.D. Now,
if unjustly dealt willy-