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IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF FREDERICK EDWARDS, or 62, BISHOPSGATE STREET WITHIN, IN THE CITY OF LONDON, ENGINEER, FOR SIVE USE WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, OF AN INVENTION FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN STEAM EN GINE AIR PUMPS FOR WHICH HER MAJESTY'S LETTERS PATENT WERE ON THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 1894 GRANTED TO THE SAID FREDERICK EDWARDS.
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1899.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH
BORNEO,
A leading financial house is despatching two engineers to North Borneo to survey the coast between Gantian and Tenmo with a view to extending the railway.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says-On the 26th at 11.30 am. Barometric changes are slight. The high pressure area remains central.over. N.China Gradients slight on the coast, rather steep with strong monsoon in the N. part of the China Sen. Forecast -Moderate N. to N.E. winds; fine.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE visit of Prince and Princess Henry to Bangkok has been deferred.
MR. BEYTS, a subaltern in the Marines on the Centurion was thrown from his home while route marching Yesterday; and sustained such. injuries as necessitated his removal to the hospital.
Ir has transpired that a number of Anarchists, fearing the result of the international confer ence how sitting at Rome to consider the adop: tion of measures for the repression of Anat chism, have left Italy and other countries, and have arrived in England.
HER MAGESTY'S 18T CHINESE REGIMNET.
THE COURAGE OF THE COOLIE. A writer in the Pall Mall Gazete signing himself Full Private Lee-ab-am deals with the raising of the 1st Chinese Regiment. He Bas
Lord Salisbury is light in doing everything after the Egyptian model straight from OWING to an explosion of coal-gas in the England, and in giving high salaries for most suitable men, avoiding the colonial method in bunkers of the cruiser Andromeda, off Spit all things and adopting the Imperial Service as head, two stokers were seriously injured and a guide. The armed Chinese force in Hong- kong is of poor material and far too highly removed to the Royal Naval Hospital,
paid. They are mere watchmen and boatmen Ma. W. Anderson, Indian Geological Survey, and very indifferent armed police. From these has been appointed Geologist of Natal, the post and "hearsay comes the low opinion of having been created by the local government of Chinese capacity to make good soldiers, The writer will now give three instances from 10 develope the coal beds and other resources his own experience of what good privates or members of a ship's company will do for an of the colony. It is reported that owing to the outbreak of officer they believe in. As regards pluck. In the worst days of the "coolie slave-trade amanstealer--that is, "coolie" slavera engaged plague in. Madagascar, General Gallieni, the French Governor and Commander-in-Chief, large, heavily armed vessel, was has dismissed thousands of navvies from the by the writer in a small sailing warship. He boarded; his crew hung back at first Canton roadmaking works, which have been in progress.
men these, and generally plucky; his quarter Ar the Magistracy this moming the German master, a Hakka, having only his boarding pike artist, who was fined $5 yesterday for obstruct(while the others had large French navy pistols, besides their cutlasses) followed him on to her ing the Praya, again appeared before Captain deck alone. He said afterwards" that his duty was to follow his officer to certain death." The Hastings, and on the application of Captain Superintendent May the fine was remitted. It writer heard him while cursing the others in was stated that there had been a good deal of dad "Punti" for cowards at the same time. Again, when thewriter's gig capsized in a sudden squall, the coxswain left his own brother to save misunderstanding in the case.
Hakka. On a third occasion the writer got his officer. This man was a Roman Catholic under a battery; twelve-pound solid shot passed through the foot of his mainsail, smashing the boom. Only some three feet off, two young fellows stood at his side, about the same nn English lad, the Age-twenty; other a petty office, a Chinese. Neither had been under fire before. The young Englishman, though no coward, jumped clean through the open skylight into the cabin below in his astonishment. The China "boy" merely grinned at the damage and the wounderful disappearance of the fan-qua-chi ("little foreign devil) But he came of a highiting race. He had swum off from the shore near his father's shop to warn the writer he would be attacked by pirates and rebels from the district, combined, and to volunteer to take a boarding pike. The writer took him as his servant and trained him into a capital orderly, This new Chinese regiment will have non-coms." very "crack" officers and different from the usual European leaders of the past. Therefore, a crack regiment should be her Majesty's 1st Chinese the pioneer of a future native army of Great Britain in China, let us believe."
H.M.S. Narcissus has, we have been informed, beca, ordered to Manila and Iloilo for six weeks. The crew of this smart cruiser were expecting to be sent home, as they have already been commissioned three years' and three months, HMS. Centurion is also going to Manila, but will only stop ten days. THE passenger receipts of the Kyushu Railway Company from the 21st to the 31st December last were 54,974 yen, while the luggage receipts for the same period amounted to $9,958 yen, making a total of 114,932 yen, an average of nearly 34 yen per mile per day. These figures show an increase of 5.85 yen over the returns for the corresponding period of last year. Two of the newest gain. wire guns, 36ft. long, and firing a shell of 380lb., are being mounted at Gibraltar. These guns have a range of fifteen miles, and will put their shot, at close quarters, through 3ft. of iron; they can be loaded and handled by two or three men, and are so well mounted that they can fire a shot a minute.
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THE WEST POINT BUILDING R COMPANY LIMITED,
THE KONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY COM- PANY, LIMITED.
The tenth ordinary meeting of shareholders in the above Company was held at the Com The eleventh ordinary meeting of share pany's offices, Victoria Buildings, this morn-holders in the above.company was held at the ing, for the purpose of receiving the report company's offices, Victoria Buildings, at noon of the directors, together with a statement to-day, for the purpose of receiving the report of accounts for the year ending 31st December of the directors together with statement of last The Hon: C P. Chater presided and there accounts for the year ending 31st December were also present the Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving, 1898. The Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving presided, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Secretary Messrs. Chater, Mesar, A. Raymond, D. Gubbay, Xr. A. J. Raymond, Mr. C. S. Sharp, directors and there were also present the Hon. C. P. N. Goosmann, E. A Hardman, W S. Bailer, N. A. Siebs, A Haupt, and Lee Sing, directors; C. Remedios, A Haupt, R. Shewan, R. K. Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, secretary; and MessTS. C. 9. Sharp, N. Goormann, B Shawan, Leigh, and J.-Y. Kernon.
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting,
H. Lewis, A Chinoy, S. A Seth, P. Jordan, C. T. Velich, J. R. Michael, G. C. Anderson, W. H. Purcell, 1. H. Cox, and A. Tumer.
convening
The Secretary read the notice the meeting, y
The Chairman said-Gentienten, with your permission the Report and Accounts which have been with you for some days I will take as read. Our gross earnings for the past year, have been $32,423.53 as against $30,752.72 for The Chainman said-Gentlemen, I will 1897, whilst our expenditure has been increased with your permission, take the report and by the sum of 3968.69. Our net profits for the accounts as read. Your directors have pleasure year's working amount to $16,533,88 as against in presented a report which they hope will be $15.821.96 for that of the previous year, not deemed satisfactory to the shareholders. The withstanding that there was an increase of over gross profits for the past year amounted to $race in the item repairs, the other charges $318,366.00 as against $252,702 24 for 1897. remaining practically the same. The amount Directing your attention in the first instance to of rents for the year show an increase of our revenue derived from interest Account, you $1,732.61. There were 16 floors vacant at the will observe a falling off to the extent of about date of closing our accounts, with an estimated 25% compared with that of the previous year, amount we have usually had employed in rental of 3747 per month, as against 26 vacant brought about by the large decrease in the Mortgage advances. Our rent account has in floors last year, at a rental of $398, I will now
creased from $127,897.19 in 1897 to $166,717-52 refer to the recent notice which you have all
for the year under review. This result is received, calling up the balance of the Capital, namely $10 per share. For some time past this Company has mortgaged their property to the accounted for by the fact that, in addition to China Fire Insurance Co., which was done the revenue we have collected from purchases when money was fairly plentiful and so we during the year, several properties have been were enabled to obtain the Loan at 51 per cent. developed which previously had been unyield interest, and so long as we were able to obtaining, but it must not be overlooked that the those favourable terms, it was not to the revenue from renta has been necessarily some- advantage of the Shareholders that the Balance what diminished by our having sold some of of the Capital should be called up. This mort our properties the profit on these sales has become scarcer, we have not been able to raise sults of the year's working. Such profit you will gage is about to expire, and, as money has however added materially to the improved re- a new Loan or renew the existing one except observe amounts to $68,952,71, and it is princi at a much higher rate of interest. Your Direcpally on this account that your directors have. been enabled to recommennd the payment of a they have every reason to hope may be main. tors therefore with, not only the concurrence, but at the express wish of some of the principal farger dividend than heretofore, a dividend Shareholders, have made the Call, which is payable on or before 1st March next, feeling tained for the future. On reference to the the large decrease in the amount of accounts the entire body of Shareholders.
Mr. Goosmann, in seconding, said they had payable, which isoccasioned by our withdrawing sure that such a course will commend itself to balance sheet, you will no doubt have observed had a very interesting speech from their Chair a similarly large sum from the amount invested invested in properties, more than 3 millions is man, and he thought they all concurred with on mongage. Out of the sum of $2,980,40078 what had been said.
entirely developed and revenue earning, and On the motion of Mr. W. S. Bailey, seconded of the balance, about 4 lacs will be yielding by Mr. J. Y. Vernon, Messrs: CS. Sharp, and rentals within the next few months. I may On the motion of Mr. Shewan, seconded by their intention as I stated to you at the last A. J. Raymond were re-elected directors, also mention that your directen, carrying out
The motion was carried.
annual meeting, have not increased the com
pinys interest in entirely undeveloped pro This was all the business. The dividend perties during the period under review. The au Leigh, Mr. F. Henderson was reelected auditor. warrants will be ready to inorrow,
FOOTBALL.
whole of the company's properties have been kept in good and substantial condition which accounts for the somewhat heavy amount expended in repairs,
Mr. R. Shewan, în a Complimentary speech, seconded the adoption of the report, and the motion was carried...
On the motion of Mr. Goosmann, seconded by Mr. Sharp, Messis. A. J. Raymond and A, On the motion of Mt. Veitch seconded by Haupt were re-elected directors, Mr. Lewis, Messrs, Henderson and Peter were This was all the business.. Dividend warrants re-elected auditors. will be ready to-morrow,
ROBERT P. PORTER, special United States War, reported that the stubborn defence of the roximity to the Club's goal posts; and but for West River steamer wong Shen, on the upc
HONGKONG F. C. RW FUSILIERS, The Hongkong Football Club played a teain of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers on the former's grounds at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon.. As the military team has been beaten only once in the last three years it was expected that they would have been able to give the Hongkong- ites some tips, but although they won the game by three goals to their play, with a few On the question of the courage of the coolie exceptions, could not be styled as brilliant, and if the Hongkong Club had been represented Inspector-General or Trade in tile hrst testing on the Rigba PIRACY ON THE WEST RIVER.
fast on both sides, usually rather in close
On Friday, 10th January, pirates boarded the parition of Taikok by the poorly armed Chinese soldiers was obstinate and honourable to the marvellous goalkeeping of Duncan many per river, as passengers, and shortly afterwards them." So much as regards their facing Eu- more points would have been scored. The rose and in the usual manner took charge, ropean troops-not Cossacks, be it noted, but brothers Kew were in splendid form, and robbing the crew and passengers of all valut British marines and bluejackets. In October, did much useful work for the Club, Noble bles in their possession. Here they got about 1857, a coolic corps" of 750 Hakkas was or was often conspicuous by his dribbling and $2,000 in cash and a quantity of jewelry and ganized by Captain Temple and Mr. Power in well placed centres but the soldiers' defence was silk clothing. They then, with a steamer in Hong Kong and Koutung. The official report too strong for them to be taken advantage of their possession turned their attention to cap of the storming of Canton stated with regard Mr. Looker was unfortunate in not being able turing other vessels, and succeeded in boarding
and overpowering the West River steamer Le the invaders had distinguished themselves Rhodes, the Fusilier goalkeeper, who proved On, where they were more successful in obtaine by their remarkable coolness and pluck himself as good at the goal as any we haveing plunder, for they netted from her $5,000 in during the heat of the action." Again, seen. Harns, Humphreys, and Jones, who cash and more jewelry nad silk clothing. They, 21st of February, 1862, in the played half back for the Royal Welsh, fed the after that, proceeded down river, passing Kum. operations under Admiral Hope to clear forwards most judiciously, from which Phillips, chuls in the aftemoon, and continued down the country round Shanghai of Tampings, a who is a capital forward, managed to score two river towards Macao. Their movements after force composed of some 350 British and 150 out of the three goals. Diggin scored the lost passing Kum-chuk have not been recorded. French, besides Ward's men, stormed the town goal with a fast low shot, which Duncan, much The Firacy took place somewhere betwean of Kachiou, whass walls were defended by to his chagrin, unsuccessfully tempted to Shubing and Taking and between. I m cannon, the drilled Chinese behaving "with atop. The Club team were unfortunate, as and gam great steadiness and gallantry," and acquiring three of their members were unable to attend On Tuesday morning, 24th January, at about: confidence in themselves. This was the first and subsitutes had to be taken, this naturally ram, the West River steamet, Kwongsop was time they had been under fire. Of course, put them at a great disadvantage. They are pirated in the neighbourhood of Kongmoon,
The Agent and Solleitor for the safenity of Hongkong in honor of their Royal either treated to the Sanitary Inspector's lash, to these men: "The coolics on the side of to score, often becoming very dangerous to
"H.S."
WANTED GOOD HAND CAMERA no Films state price and Particulars to cio Hongkong Telegraph Office. Hongkong, 26th January, 1899. [1283
THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR 'MANILA (DIRECT.)
THE Company's Steamhilp
SP.N.
" ESMERALDA,"
Captain Tayler, will be despatched for the above port, on MONDAY, the 30th instant, at This steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers and is fitted with the Electric Light
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Manager. Hongkong, zóth January, 1899. [126a
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL, "HE Company's Steamship. THE
"TANTALUS,"
Captain Hannah, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 7th February, at Noon.
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents,
[raga Hongkong, 26th January, 1899, THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM GLASGOW, BIRKENHEAD AND
SWANSEA,
THE Company's Steamship
#OOPACK, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods havs left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Noon on the 3rd February, or they will not be recognized.
Commissioner to Cuba, has returned to Wash ington, and submitted his report to the Secre- tary of the Treasury. He reports, that the streets which have been used as sewers for ages past, have now been cleaned, respectable Inhabitants having to turn to, and co-operate to The Ball given by the German Commu-effect sanitary reform. Persons refusing, were Highnesses Prince, and Princess HENRY of Prussia was an immense success, and the Chairman of the German Club, Mr. GROTE, Mr. GOOSMANN the Honorary Secretary and the members of the. Ball Committee are most heartily to be congratulated on the result of their exertions. No more tho roughly enjoyable dance has been given in Hongkong for some year past. The decor- ation of staircase and lobby excelled anything in the way of decoration that has ever been seen in Hongkong. The
or sentenced to work thirty days on the roads. By these forcible measures the sanitary condi tions of the city of Santiago are now greatly improved.
THE Queen has promoted Admiral Sir Frederick W. Richards, G.C.B., Firat Sea Lord of the Admiralty, to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet on his attainment of the age of 65 and the retirement due thereby. Admiral Richards was a member of the Harrington Commission
walls were draped-with flags showing overy on the Army and the Navy, and commanded they were inspirited by their having Britishi | in hopes of being able to retrieve deis defeat The West River steamer Saikong passed her
where the German Colours; an immense the China station for 16 months before he was black cross adorned the ceiling; an H, and brought home to the Admiralty. It is the an I (HEMORICH and IRENE) in electric light shone forth from the sides of the wall animous opinion of the service that this great naval strategist, who would be the supremt facing the lower reach of the stair way, and adviser in a naval war, has proved himself the between them stood a lofty model of a light-best Sea Lord of the present generation. house rising from a map of broken rocks, and throwing above it on a flag staff the A JAPANESE paper hears, on the authority of
The St. signal in flags "welcome"
the Minister of Justice, Mr. Kiyoura, that the George's Hall was left, as it
ought Government contemplates introducing into the always to be, almost untouched, Festoons. of the German colours ran round the Diet a bill for reforming the criminal procedurs so as to adapt it to the new conditions that room close up to the cornice, and smaller festoons decorated the tops of the doors arise from the operation of the revised treaties and windows, just giving that bit of colourThe proposed reform is concerned with three to the room that is alone needed to set off points. First, the rule under which a criminal all its beauties. St. Andrew's Hall was even defendant is required to attest his statements more simple, ita principal decoration being (a by stamping his seal will be abolished, the bust of the late Emperor FREDERICH. The sign-manual being considered sufficient for the Ante Room provided a place for the striking purpose. This is in deference to those foreig likenesses of the present Emperor and his ners who are not accustomed to the use of consort The Emperor WILLIAM, was in a Secondly, the practice of confining bust, enthroned amidst flowery and greenery obstinate defendants in a dark room in order on the stage of the Theatre where the supper,
to secure their confessions will be prohibited a very good one was laid. The music was excellent and the dancing was kept up Thirdly, the right of appeal will be accorded to # this mrning All applicants for release on bail, whereas at pre until half-past the notabilites were present; including sent thefusal of the first court is final in the Lieutenant Honson U: B. Navy who arvied case of an application for bail. In Hongkong yesterday. The officers of our army and navy were in full dress, the Ball being announced to boin the presence of Royalty" again we congratulate our German friends on their success.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE DREYFUS AFFAIR.
LONDON, January 24th.
The Cour de Cassation bau siamined Major
THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE ON
AFFAIRSPRA
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are Esterhazy. to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on THURSDAY, the 3rd February."... No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any. Gonde remaining in the Godowns after the 3rd February, will be subject to rent.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given Lefore, ROON,
The Duke of Devonshire speaking at Bir mingham said that the kinship and common interests of Great Britain and the United States impose a common policy in the world's affairs, The Duke also said that Great Britain's recent firm assention of her rights had brought her into closer relations with Germany, Italy and [1308 | perhaps even with Husein,
TO-MORROW.DAMDAM P
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
HOLIDAY, WISE & Co,
Agents. Hongkong, 26th February, 1899,
comrades on this occasion. So much for the in the return match, opinion that Chinese soldiers are beneath contempt ns fighting units, lately expressed in a sensational magazine article by a British officer, who should have known better.
"The success of Gordon with Chinese regi- ments, phost of training and none too well armed, is well known. Even in the arguments of the disbelievers in a Chinese army, the Chi- nese-japanese war, the awful losses on the Chinese side are never alluded to. Mon can. but die, and this these men armed with obsolete rifies, muskets, jingals and spears did, to the number of thousands, when the few European drilled regiments had been used up." One" to throw pepper in the faces of the Japanese Chinese general carefully admonished his men and than despatch them with their trident spears. Nelthor to nor his men, however are those Japanese troops. The awful shellfire took care of that."
GOLD IN NETHERLANDS INDIA.
NEWS FROM MANILA,
(From Manila Exchanges)
January 19th
H.M.S. "BONAVENTURE." MAR Early this morning H.M.S. Bonaventure, cleared decks and moved down the bay for
target practice.
AMERICAN PHILIPPINE CONFERENCE, A meeting of the American-Philippine con ference was held on Tuesday tight at the Club Filipino, the same members attending as be
arrived at po result, forthey sat for four hours, 8 to 12 but
IMPORTANT NOTICE, The sale of Anisado, more commonly called Vino, to any soldier of the American army is strictly forbidden. A reward of ten dollars will be paid for evidence tending to the conviction
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in the river and was hailed by cries that there, were pirates on board and appeals for Assistance, The captain of the Salkong thed to follow, and shots were fired, but whether at her or at peo ple on board the Kwongson does not appear very clearly, as the crow of the Satkong would not follow up and the Kwongsoo made off, the pirates evidently being in possession. Further yeasel pirated are not to hand but will probably detail as to what transpired on board the come to band later,
BIG FIRE IN WOOCHANG BOAD,
on the 18th inst shortly after three in the shoring, though the alarm was not given before. nearly four o'clock. The watchman at the Hangkew Station was evidently asleep and nothing was known of the fire until a message came by the telephone from the Central Statian. At the same time two native policor inen on the bent rabed into the Station with the information. The fire had been raging now for a considerable time and when the several companies arrived on the scene it had als ready developed into a regular conflagra tion, It started on the south side of Boone Road in a house, No. 412, used as a general
A most disastrous fire occurred at: Shanghaf
C. MCC, REEVE, Brigadier General and Chief of Police. ACCIDENT TO COL. LITTLX”. U.S.A." During the temporary oxitement, caused by false alarm at the Montana outpost last night Licut, Colonel Little of the zoth Kansas, while of his quarters, the yeapon being discharged: store below and, a ten house on the upper- hastily dressing dropped his pistol on the floor he was shot in the left leg, the bullet lodging door Owing to the strong wind blowing, a
wave of namenss, and caught the.. in the thigh.
BPANISH
houses on the side of the road which The Spanish steamer Reina Christing is being of the ferry description were also
pretty now on her way to Manila, for the purpose of soon on fire. Then the conflagration extender was reported at Aden on the 12th inst, and is the other side of the road, so that the firemen's transporting Spanish troops to Spain, Sheto Woocangg Road were it also crossed over expected to arrive here on or about the joth, work was rendered all the more difficult through She will probably leave on the return trip the heat and smoke. It appear that in many of the houses destroyed there were considerable about February 8th.
Cantilles of keroseno oil stored for these bumed. very brightly and with great intensity, The firemen must be credited with having stayed the conflagration at two ends while at the other two ends fire walls were the means of confining its further spread The locality is densely of alleyways of Jorry buildings at the back of tho populated and contains a mare main road and if the wind had blown in this direction a very big area containing thousTM sands of tenements would have been swept. away Adit, no fewer than fifty houses were completely destroyed and as many more haps camaged. The property belongs to the Investment Company and is we understand in goods to Japan If hoped that the signatures cured in local offices for Tis: 15,000 the ba above indicated will be considered amply tents were insured in a number of the home clant In merennille circles the impression offices The firemen were on the ground is pretty general that in view of Japan di 7.302m, and the cooler have been kept playe plomatic connection with Great Britain, Lolding on the embers call the day through Hallsbury' wishes will be concadod
Acheen Proper is now so far pacified that large portions of it have been thrown open to mining enterprise. Numerous applications to work gold mines there have been sent in. A syndicate at Batavia has, indeed, applied for areas which, collectively, take in almost the whole of Acheen Proper. So far its prospectors have not met with many encouraging algns. It is only in Lohong and Wails, on the west coast, that payable gold has been actually found by IP the reports, that reach us from time to time, the Chinese coolies employed. It remains to be found rich enough to pay for thorough working, are true we cannot but admit that the state of proved whether the leaders traced there will be affairs in the interior is anything but assuring Wallaboldsgoldmines attractive enough to draw The outlaw Yul mantra for some time past has thither once French prospectar, who eventually held not only the natives but even the foreigner perished at the hands of the Achinese, Gold in Ssechuan in terror, and daily expectation of regions elesewhere in Netherlands India drew assault Things are scarcely better in the last year large sums of money from the public THE NEW JAPANESE TARIFF'S. in Holland and Java. The prospectuses of gold- Northem portion of the adjoming province of miningventures found ready belief, at the outset. With reference to the new Japanese tariffe Hupch, Shantung is likewise upset by the No difficulty was found in raising the capital and certificates of origin a home paper states "Great Sword" men and other societies, while required during the early part of 1898. Shares that Lord Salisbury is in communication with in Anhul the Imperial troops have been badly Wing Company reached over 1,000 per cent jesty's Minister at Tokyo, and defirous of
quickly rose. Those in the Netherlands India the Japanese Governinent, through Her Ma defeated by a portion of the natives who have premium. The investing public, thinking that knowing whether certificates of origin, counter broken out in a very serious revolt against the the other gold mining companies would follow signed by British Chambers of Commerce, Dynasty. This province is the home of the suit bought shares eagerly, disregarding the magistrates, and mayors in the United King powerfull Lifamily and since the degradation of fact that prospecting work in unexplored redom will be taken as sufficient evidence within gions meant heavy outlay with small chances the letter of the Japanese new law, Should the Viceroy of Chili after the war with Japan of success. Reaction followed the moment Lord Salisbury gain this point, great assistance the majority of his old clansmen whom he had this was brought home, and share values ra will be rendered to all British exporters of provided with bilets at Tientsin were forced to pidly fell. Several exploring companies worked return home and no doubt they are associated unsuccessfully and used up all their capital with the present uprising How this will sut The result, at the end of last year was that the book of #LI Hung Changmakoff it is hare gold mining shares were hardly in any demand
at Batavis and speculators met with a disa traus checkSi Finier, 10 way but we imagine he wont like it
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