HOGKONG зHARE MARKET.
HONGKONG, Friday, July 5th. Mrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Potts, in their yee share report state-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1901,
THE PLAGUE. ·
Dwarf Trees.
Number of cases reported (Chinese.......1,452 up till noon of the 5th Other Asiatics 51 July, 190***
Europeans25 Chinese 3 Number of cases reported Other Asiatics &
during the past 24 hours Europeans.ful specimen; one of them, 120 years old,
At the Conduit Street Galleries on the sth ulta, Messrs. Kaight, Frank, and Kutley dis- posed of a choice, collection of the Japanese dwarf trees. Many of the trees were exhibited at the recent Temple show, when the silver gik Banksian Medal was awarded to their owner by the Royal Horticultural Society, One of the ferns had been trained in the share of a ball; anot' er forn was in the form of it ting; another was like a miniature monkey, Some of the maiature cedar trees were beauti?
fetched 13 puidas. A specimen of the golden variety, 150 years old, and 2 ft. a in. High, sold for 14 guin. Apie on stilts? Was que The plant sul for le gens. Se of the most u in imbhuad the diany curižeities. archies, grown in the shape of a Chinese jerk, fetched 4 others trained to represent a sloth. were sold for Lupand twa mber dwarf redor trees were knocked down at 11 guineas apiece;
NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
JULY
Metem eligical messins based on fifteen years
observations to Sq
Barometer Baermaaneper Munich Randon
...29.738 81.6
...83.0
14 210
TO-DAY!
Captain Anderson Has been appointed to the command of the frien
Mr. Rodger, formerly and officer as Dia mante has gone home, and will return as chief officer of one of Messrs. Shewan Tomes new steamers.
3. Fraser, 3rd oficer, has been promoted and officer of the Diamante.
Mr. F. Turner has been appointed 3rd officer of the same ship.
July 3rd.
Str. C. Westerland, chief officer of the Hoikao is transferred to the same post, on the Hanoi.
Mr. Rús, chief engineer of the Siam, bàs been relieved by Mr. Rasmusfin.
ONIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE.
Indian (Siisang) 8th instant. Canastian (press of Japan) gih instant. Görnian (Stuttgart) reth instant. American (Garlic) 12th instant
Captain Merlees, jun, formerly captain of the THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF ago. She has sunk many hundreds of millions who were recommended by their superior research, concentration of capital, thorough tech-
of yen in enterprises which, though they officers for valour, which is equivalent to being nical education, improved 'industrial organisa-Harlang isappointed to the ethow in the JAPAN.
yield a handsome return, have, nevertheless, mentioned in despatches, have received decoration," have all, he says, made greater stridica in same capacity. absorbed nearly the whole of her floating capi- tions or orders. Commander Lans, of the fitis, America than here. Sir Alfred Hickman, M, P., in TOKIO, April 24th,
tal; and, she now finds herself, not only de-received the order pour le merite, which is the reply, contends that the American locomotives in Japan has been passing throgh a political barred from undertaking numerous other enter decoration most valued in Germany, on June question require a larger cual consumption than the British, and that the workmanship on the general aspect of the market has not crisis. Quite unexpectedly, so far as concern-prises which would be equally lucrative, but 25, 1900, the Taku-Foris having been taken on
ed the general public, the Minister of Finance also compelled to work many of her existing 17th. The other officers received their decora- bridges is of an inferior kind, so that no real nu proved since the heavy settlement
He denies that enterprises with ruinously expensive working tions for that fight and for Adiniral, Seymour's economy has been secured. wh has passed off most satisfactorily, and announced that it would be necessary to
Investments which sound almost march. The petty officers and red who were the Americans are súperior to us in technical bufsmall number of transactions have been postpone some of the enterprises included in enpital.
incredible in English cars go begging in specially mentioned in the despatches receiveil research uni estucation, and says he ventures puhrough Hanks-Hongkong and Shang the extensive post belton programme drawn
to assert that it it were not for the duty of 37 Banks have advanced several points and up in 1896. Funds for carrying out the unpro Japan. Railways offer preferential stock at the medal for valor filifa--Ehrenzeichen). affantes at 3874 and 397 per cent. premium ductive items of the programme-that is to say, to per cent to complete their construction; The German Parliament has already been asked per cent we should send more engines to
M. Swanton is appointed 3rd officer of the low enquired for at 9 percent, premiti military and naval expansions and fortification wealthy corporations are willing to sell & per to grant money for the provision for a general America than the Americans world send here.
American and Continental. manufacturers, | Esmeralda. Lorilon go-tation is £61 15. Nationals were to be taken entirely from the Chinese cent. bonds at a considerable discount for the medal to be distributed to all officers and men
of the naval and military forces who have taken however, have an advantage in the sense that' Mr. Arthur Nailey is appointed chief, officer indemnity; but funds for the productive tents, building of waterworks; and banks of the quoted at $17 buyers. Marine Insurances railways, telegraphs, telephones, riparian, im highest class gladly pay 7 per cent on fixed part in the operations in China.
their tariffs enable them to sell abroad even at | of the 5.5. Diamanté. With the exception of a small sale of Yang-provements, harbor constructions, and so deposits for six months. The reasons which
a loss and still obtain a fair return on theis es at S125, all stocks in this section are un-
seem in deter British capitalists from utilizing
capital. Anged. Fire Insurances.-Hongkong Fires eth, were in be obtained partly from surpluses
et at $35. China Fires have been backed of revenue, partly from a series of domestic these tempting opportunities are too long to $85 and are wanted. Shipping Hongkong, loans, and partly from the indemnity. In pub-discuss here. Times. Cor. haton and Macao Steamboats continue dailishing the details of this programme The Times Ed are offering, at $3. After the settlement, foretold that the Treasory would ultimately ando-Chinas quickly rose from $149 to $153 since it could not afford to pay the high rate of
find difficulty in floating its domestic loans kith sales at intermediate rates but close wenk With sellers at Sigal. Douglas Steamships are interest ruling in the open market and since China and Manilas, old money was steadily growing scareer in Japan. rocurable at $56. sue, have been done at Sóz. Star Ferries at forecast has been verified, Last year have enquiries at $23 for the old and 59 for us agregating 18 million yen (so ye
Refineries--Chins Sugars should have been floated, but the Treasury the new shares.
Mining Tonjams perceived the hopelessness of making the at are obtainable at $144.. are neglected and our quotation of $54 is pure-tempt, and this year loans aggregating some ly nominal. In the early part of the week 30 million yer stand on the programme, with still inore unfavourable cutlook. Thus every Raubs improved to $127, but have since
one understands that, failing some unforeseen weakened again and are now on offer at $12. A parcel
fully paid bares has changed source of revenue, a part of the enterprises hands at 513). Telegraphic alvices have been for which these money's were needed would received from the South to the effert that during have to he abandoned or postponed. Never the month of June 3200 tons of one were crustheless, when, the Minister of Finance re- ed for a yield of 1455 ounces of spelted gold.cently announced the suspension of certain There is no change to repint in other stocks enterprises, mucli excitement was caused, not under this heading Docks, Wharves and because his difficulties were unappreciated, but Godowns-Hongkeng and Whampoa Dacks because the Diet had been invited to pass have ruled very dull throughout the past Budget including these very loans. werk na have destined to $305. Kow. Minister of Finance must have known that the loon Wharfs have again been placed at Sto3 doating of sech loans would prove impossible; at which rate there me further enquiries, yet he inserted them in the Budget and allowed Lands, Hotels and Buiting-Hongkong the Houses to vote a ducement which, ten days Lands are in den and a Scot." West Feints after their adjomament, he declared to be and Kowloon Lands are unaltered. Hongkong practically invalid. Here were grounds for a Hotels have been negotiated at St 28 and $129 tion raised their voices, rot much attention
serious indictment. Yet, had only the Opposi and more cap he placed at the latter rate. Humphreys Estate Fate been sold and have would probably have been paid. The clamour cane mainis, however; from the leaders of further sellers at 13. China Providents aie obtainable at -Sto.Cotton Mills-Honglong Marquis Ju's own party (the Seiyu-Kai), some Cotons are in request at $10. Qutations for them being genuinely indignant they should the Shanghai Mills are unchanged. Cigar Com have figured as prominent supporters of in panies. Are all quiet. Miscellaneous-Green abortive Bedet, wile, others welcomed any İstands are enquired for at- $191, after sales at opportunity in attack le Minister of Finance, the rate. A. S. Watsons can be suli at St. Viscount Watanabe, who entered the Cabinet Electrics continue in demand at quotations.in circumstances that greatly impaired his Aces have been dealt in at $185 Tramways popularity. have advanced to $250 buyers: Dairy Farms are wanted at $71%
WISE AND OTHERWISE.
It is quite pathetic to see the The Dredger, efforts that me being made to get the dredger up The pumps work very hard each afternoon, but apparently there is nothing to prevent the water they pump out of the hall entering it again, and if they don't block up the Lyeenfin and Green and entrances to the Tabour it seems as though the dredger will unver be pumped dry. It is whispered, but I alon't know if it is true, that she has no bottom at all and that all that has happened so far is that so much water has been taken out of the Harbour and put back again. Why not try and blast her ashore with dynamite, or some other explosive? Ha big enough charge were put underneath she would
be bound to rise.
The
Total number of cases reported to date 1,552 Number of deaths reported (Chinese......114 up till noon of the 5th Other Asiatics 34 July, 1901..........(Europeans Number of deaths reported f Chinese
Other Asiatics o during the past 24 hours)
Europeans...... O
Total number of deaths recorded tʊdate 1,461 Since noon on Saturday last,the cases and deaths are:--
Cases Chinese
11
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Other Asinties European
Total
Deaths Chinese, ....
Other Asiaties Emupeans gam
Total..................
46
The plague returns for last week were:-
Cases..................
Deaths...
62- ..61
The returns for 6th July, 1894, were --
Total deaths to date
.2,393 New cases in previous 24 hours... Deaths in previous 24 hours. Patients under treatment
3
14 433
No further cases of plague amongst the Euro- pean community are reported, and all those now in Hospital are doing well.
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The Headmaster of Queen's College wishes us to point out that the boy Thomas was not re- moved from Queen's College suffering from plague, as was stated by a contemporary. He has plague, it is true, but he had not been to Queen's College Since August last. Hence there will be no need for parents who have children attending this institution to be alarmed.
BY THE MAIL.
(From Home Papers.)
Mr. Morley.
The Coaching Club.
The first meet of the Coaching Clab took place on 1st ulte. at Hyde Park, in favourable weather. Twenty-six conches appared, as compared with sixteen at the Club's carliest gathering last year, and the un-out was ad- mired by a large number of sectators. The distinction of being first in the field with a team belonged to Mr.B. Fandel-Philips, who drove four black-browns, and lead with him Lady Blifield, Sir George Fandel-Phillips, Miss Faudelhillips, and Mr. Adman Hope. Soon after half-past twelve the vacant spaces in the carriageway commenced rapidly to be filled in, and bays and browns and chestnuts and roans and blacks divided public admiration between them. At the hour of one Mr. Love. grove, the club's secretary, started the 'conches on their way, the leal being taken by Lord! Neylands. According to their wont many of the members drove down subsequently to Hur- fingham, just now looking its best, and bright. est, and visited on this occasion by a goodly crowd of its patrons
Home from the War.
Four sections of Metropolitan Valunteers who have been serving in South Africa arrived home on 1st ulto., and had an enthusiastic welcome. The first train brought to Waterloo Station the men of the Victoria and St. George's Rifles, the West Middlesex, and the. 2nd London, and they were warmly received by their office's and friends. The Queen's Westminster Volunteers arrived later, and were heartily cheered as they marched to their head- quarters, and afterwards to Queen's Hall, where they were addressed by Sir Howard Vin- cent and Major-General Turner, Inspector of Auxiliary Forces. At Oxford, Lancaster, and other places similar greetings were accorded the local Volunteers on their return from the war. Birmingham also gave a hearty reception to the Militia Battalion of the Royal Warwick shire Regiment under Colonel M'Calmont, and, the men were publicly addressed by the Lord Mayor of that city.
The incident illustrates the tightness that. prevails in the Japanese money market. The Governments. Five per Cent. Consols, as sound securities as any one need desire, which were quoted at 105 seven years ago, scarcely ind buyers forday at 85; and, were a domestic lean of go or so million yen asked for, the rate of sub-cription would not excee-85 or 36, i indeed, the bands could be sold at all. Yet abthing suggests that the people are suffering from impecumesity. House building, ganten making, social entertainments, and all the normal indications of afluence are everywhere visible, although enterprises of the most pro mising nature languish or are neglected owing to lack of floating capital. An idea frequently expressed by European and American journals, that the nation is overtaxed, is not borne out by scrutiny. It is quite true that the State raises a revenue of 201 million yen now, whereas it was content with, 85 millions ten years ago; and these figures seem to warrant the common assertion that the people's burdens 'have been more than doubled in a decade. But There has been a bit of a dust several corrections.have to be applied. In the Absentees, in musical circles, I hear, nwing Grit place, the ordinary revente in Japan to certain of our leading singers includes the gross receipts from Government having contracted the habit of promising to undertakings and properties, such as posts, sing it a concert and then faiting to tu un telegraphs, railways, forests, and various fac At all events, I have heard namcious growls turies. These receipts constitute a naturally. about it. People say that these same shining expanding factor, and thus an item which lights seem to think they all the promoters of superficial observers class among the people's the concerts want is permission to put their burdens is really an evidence of growing pros names on the programme so as to attract perity. That it is an item of considerable an audience. If this is the case, the act importance will be evident from the fact that, the fashion is changed the better, for it whereas this source of revenue stood at only is simply obtaining money under false pre. Cight million yen in rods, it now represents tences If singers haven't time to sing, approximately 47 millions. To put the matter let-them say so, for there is plenty of shortly, the income now mised by actual insa- talent available and their services can be tion is not 20 million yen, but only 135 mit- quite easily dispensed with. It is not their lions; and even to the latter figure two import- rianies that are the attraction, but their voices, ant qualifications must be applied before it is and most people would prefer to hear even a taken as a basis of comparison. The first cor- secondrate voice to seeing a first-rate namerection relates suke (rice beer). Ten years
age this, the pae intoxicant of Japan, five on the programme.
only 1 million yen to the State. To-day it Tave the Volunteers quarrelled yields 55 millions. Such an increase secus Volunteer with Dr. Doberck, or what? Any mense, but in practice the skins is scarcely Weather, how they, can never get a fine felt by the nation. It is an impost which no evening for their converts and one need pay unless he ran afford the luxury that many folks stop indoors whenever a Vopinion that the limit of taxation has not been anong the Coporation of London to recognise this has grown to be such a recognised fact of drinking safe, and the best judges are of the lunteer concert is advertised to take placerently reached in the case of this article. the services of Lord Milner as High Commis.rst instance constituted nothing but a sect, Perhaps it would be as well if they adver Here, then, we have a difference of 40 millionsioner in South Africa by the presentation to tised the concert for one day and held it yen. In fact, the increased revenue derived liim, before he returns, of the Freedom of the nn another, with the postponement painted from side pays the increased cost of armaments. City.
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on the bills in very small type. Then perhaps those looking after the weather woult. be taken in. At all events, we advise the Volunteers to try this toothed. If not, they had better try to get at the Clerk of the Weather through Dr. Doberck, but they had better he sure first that non, of Mr. May's myramidons are in the vicinity,, otherwise they may be pro- Becuted, for we presume that the Clerk of the Weather is a Public Servant.
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Mr. Morley addressed the first of a series of meetings in his constituency of Montrose on 5th ulto, his speech being devoted, for the most part, to the war. He contended that there: rad been no solid and valid reason for the war. Had the Bloemfontein negotiations, been conducted patiently, they might have terminated successfully, whilst even when the invasion of our territories by the Boers rendered war necessary, after we had taken Pretoria we might have initiated and carried out a policy which would bare brought the war to a close. The policy of the Government had received universal condemnation, it had been a succes. sion of surprises, and blunder upon blunder.
Lord Milner.
A French View.
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Temperatar Paneury Rainkil
Cinte at
• Fi.Ft.
2072 N1
29.66
23
0.26
TO-DAV
Saunday, Oh July, noi,
Australian (Guthrie) 16th instant, American ( Hongkong Aluru) 20th instant., American (China) 17th instant.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DUCK RETURNS.
311 Kowloon Dock,
Union Taku
Nanshan
Sungklang
Kokrichang
Iris.........
Chinese-21x1 of 5th monn af 27th year of Colonies. Munchen Sun-Rises ....
Simongan. Sea
shr. 22-ain "bur, foming" High water--Jerning..l... okr. Bouthi Marung..... tr. zamin. Low water-Morning- 4hr Jomin, bar, stain.
Afternoon
ANNIVERSARIES,
1857--Eli M. Boggs sentenced to transporta
tion for life for piracy. 1968-Princess Victoria of Wales bora. 1889-The survey party of the Canton-Kowloon
railway left Hongkong, 1893-Duke of York married. 1898-Cable between Cheefoo and Wei-hai-wei
completed, 1809-An attempt to assassinate Ex-King
Mikan by Gigura Kuezevic.
TO-MORROW.
Sunday, 7th July, 1901. Chinese--22ți of 5th moon, of 27th year of
Kwani su.
Sun Rises....
shr. zamin. Sele
................. öhr, slimin. Moon-In Equator thream. High water-Morning
ohr. 57min, Afternoon.
ohr. amin. Low water-Morning
shr. 37min. 7hr min.
After noon ANNIVERSARIES, 1815-The Allies entered Paris. 1874-Loss of the s.s. Canton, 1884-Orders of mobility established in Japan. 1896-Death of Sir John Pender." 1807-The King of Siam received by the Czar 868-Tertible typhoon and inundation at
Tamsul, Formosa. 1899-French Government ask for troops to be
"sent to Yunan for protection of French
subjects at Mentze.
AGENDA.
TO-MORROW.
Tamsuigua Swatów and Amoy.
CHURCH SERVICES. - St. John's Cathedral-Communion, 7 am...
Matinis, m., Evensong, 5.45 p.m. Roman Catholio Cathedral: Mass at 6 am.. 7 am., 8 am, and 9.30 al Benediction, 5 p.m. German Betherda. Chapol, West Point
Morning Service, I am.
Francis' Church, Wanchai :---Mass (Chin.) 6 am., (Port.), 7-30 am. Benediction, Sp..
Coxingudian
Arrecife. SUMATRA, British transport, $2,976, G. H..C. Weston, R.N.R., 4th July,-Calcutta 25th
· June, Ballast.--Government. DECIMA, German steamer, 794, Schlaikier, 5th-
July-Manila 2nd July, Ballast-Nam Wo.
KAISOW, British steamer, 2,519, G.-A. Rodway! 5th July-Glasgow via Singapore 19th Jane, Gercial-Jardine, Matheson Co. ELSA, Cernunn stemmer, 1,702, Schonwandt, Gih_july,Cantọu 5th July, Coal.—Jebsen & Ch.
HSE HO. British steamer, 1,082, 'A. A. Crawford, 6th July,Canton 5th July, General-Siemsson & Co.
SUNGKIANG, British Steamery 1,021, 5. W. Alone, 6th july-Manila 3rd July, Ballast.
Batterfield & Swire.
INDRAPURA British steamer, 3151, A. E.. Hollingsworth; 6th July,-Moji ist July, General-Sheway, fömies & Co. UGANDA, British, steamter, 5,336, Black, 6th July,-Calonta 23 June, Ballast.- Government.
CITY OF PESING, British steamer, 3,128, J. T. Squith, 6th July-San Francisco and Shanghai 3rd July, Mails and General→→ P. M. S. S. Co.
OLYMPIA, American steamer, 1,739, John Truebridge, 6th July-Tacoma via Japan 24th June. General-Dodwell & Co., La.. DAYBREAK, British steamer, 700, A. H, Best,
6th July,Shangbai 3rd July, General C. M. S. N. Co
Glearances at the Harbour Oños. Iha Verde, Portuguese str., for Macao. Saining, British str., for Wuchow. Fushun, British str., for Shanghai. Ela, German Eir, for Hongay,
Daijin Marú, Japanese str., for Swatow. 'Clara, German sin, for Iloilow, Hongkong, French str, for Haiphong: Toonan, Awerican str., for Haiphong. Tatyann, British str., for Brisbane. Hofmoon, British, str., for Canton. Yuensang, British str., for Manila: Pak Kong, British str. for Canten. Phra Choi Kino, British str., for Bangkok.
Dedartures.
July 6, Chutan, British str., for Europe.
The Petit Marseillais publishes an interview 9. S. K. Co.'s steamer Daijin Maru leaves for Yat Tung, Chinese steam-launch, for Wuchow. with M.du Chasard, French Consul at Tientsin, who has just come home by the transport Nize, in the course of which he is represented as expressing the fear that the negotiations with China will not be soon concluded. "One has never finished with the cunning of the Chinese Mandarin, and no one can be blind to the fact that this cunning can be exercised with great effect in presence of eight Powers whose demands are necessarily conflicting. As for | St. the finure, what I am about to say will appear Lord Milner arrived in Birmingham on 31st paradoxical. Nevertheless, it is true. The May, on a visit to Mr. Chamberlain at High-act revolution has awakened the sentiment patriotism, among the Chinese, and has bury. He was met on his arrival by Mr. Austin excited among then fierce haired of the for Chamberlain, A few amongst the crowd at the station who recognised the distinguished signer. Notwithstanding what certain writers visitor saluted him as he stepped from the may have thought, that hatred, did not exist train to the carriage in waiting. Lord Milner'sferly, in the Chinaman in an absolute visit, which was purely a
Joanner. I interested him to trade with
International trade. The Buxurs, who in the over three days, a presate one, extended foreigners, and it did not appear to him that the national intergrity could be endangered by
have aroused a spirit of territorial preservation, which has been all the better understood because it was propagated with fanaticism."
The New Education Bill. In the course of two speeches delivered in Derbyshire the Duke of Devonshire explained the objects which the Government hope to attain by their new Education Bill. It was proposert, he said, to enlarge the powers and responsibilities of County Councils, the wide areas of which made them more capable than school boards, of possibly becoming hereafter the exclusive unified authorities for education. Gradual progress was considered preferable to an attempt to pass through a complete and controversial scheme in a busy session.
The Oriental Society, Count Lamsdorff, Minister for Foreign Affairs M. Kovalevsky,- Assistant Minister of Finance; and Prince G. 5. Golizin, Military and Civil Governor-General of the Caucasus, have been elected honorary members of the Oriental Society, whose special object is a com- prehensive political and commercial education in young men of approved capacities intended for future service under the Asiatic Department of the Russian Foreign Office. Turkish, Per- sian, and Japanese form a special course of linguistic study. The Society has now branches in all the chief cities of Russia, and also at Astrakhan, Askhabad, Tashkend, Bokhaṛa, Wiadiwostoc, and Khabarovsk,
St.
St.
Joseph's Church, Garden Road-Morning
Service (aglish), am. Anthony's Chapel, West Point Mass,
8 a..
Weslayan Methodist Church:-Services, (0.30
an and 5.45 pma
July C, Sulfberg, German str., for Chefod. July 6, Kweilín, British str., for Foochow July 6, Haikar, French str., for Haihow. “July 6, Phra Chom Klao, British steamer, for
Bangkok.
July 6, Puensang, British str, for Manila.
Union Churoservices, 11 am and 6pm. July 6, Fushun, British str., for Shanghai.
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St. Peter's Church.
West Point
Fifth Sunday after Trinity (July 7th), Matins (11a.m.) Venite, Macfarren; Te Deum, Henley; Juhi. late, Smart: Kyrie Hymns, 230, 257, 11 and 60; Holy Coinmasion.
Evensong (6.30 p.m.) ̈ ̈ Magnificat, Bentinck, Nunc, Croich. Hymns, 329, 395, 35 (S.-H.) and 34 (S. IL)
Manila.
Overland Route to India. A really "overland" to route India, as a prac- ticable means of reaching our Eastern Empire by land all the way film Europe is said to
The Mission Launch Dayspring will visit have been arrived at, and Moscow, the Caspian, the ships between 9.15 and 10.15 (Kowloon Meshed and Quelta. It will probably be some Ferry Pier at 100 and 6) to bring ashore thost time before, the various links in the chain of wishing to attend the services. The answer communications are sufficiently perfected to ing pennan: " may be hoisted. enable officials, tourists, and others to make general use of the line, hut Captain R. A. E.
MONDAY, Bil.. Blenn, H.B.M. Vice-Consul for Geistan, has Cargo ex Acília subject to sent. twice covered it, and has written to a contemp.m-C. & M. Cols-steamer Peria leaves for ponary to assure officers that they need anti- cipate no difficulties. Roughly speaking, the line traversed bruns from 'Queila to Geistan, through Persian territory to, Meshed, theure to Askabad on the Trans-Cosplap raffway, and so across the Caspian to Itaku, and heine · Vin Petrovsk and Moscow. It is in contemplation to run a telegraph line along the road from Quetta za Nuskhi to the Persian frontier, and the railway is not wont to ing far behind the telegraph. In that case, the overland route to India viz Moscow and Meshed will come to be a formidable rival, in point of both time and money, to say nothing of convenience, to the P. and O. 5.N. Company and other steamship lines to the East.
p.m.-Open-air concert at the Parade Ground,
Headquarters, by the II.K. V. C.
SHIPPING GAZETTE.
In future the Telegraph shipping form sup plied to Captains of vessels will contain heading for noices of officers and engineers transferred or on leave, etc. Friends will much oblige by giving this information—
*June 25th Mr. Fraser ex 3rd mate of the Diamante promoted and mate.
Cap Ramsay of the Diamante is going
expansion. The second correction relates to Customs dues. These, under the old tariff, yielded only four million yen ten years ago,- whereas they now yield nearly 16 millions. Said and import duties thus account for 52 million yen of the increased revenue; and we rive at the conclusion that the nation's direct taxes, instead of being doubled in ten years, as is commonly asserted, have only risen from 53 million yen to 83 millions, a increase of less than 60 per cent. I was rather disgusted to see There is also another important point, name- A Bad that three ca found lodging with ly, that the sterling equivalent of 53 million Procodent. the cock at one of the Peak res yel in 1894 is equal in the sterling equivalent sidences and charged with being of 86 mullion yen in.191 50 that, if these taxes there for an unlawful purpose were discharged be converted into gold, the Japanese actually with no punishment. Ther can be very little pay les now than they paid to years ago. It doubt but that this invasion of servants quarters may be urged that for purposes of domestic lends to the spread of plague amongst Eur- finance the Japanese have nothing to do with opeans. You don't know where these very Auctuations of exchange. That is true in a unwelcome visitors come from, and I should sense; but it is not free so far as it suggests think that the mere fact of their sleeping on that the appreciation of gobi lías not affected your premises without your leave ought to Japan. The appreciation of gold is one of the make them guilty of saine misdemeanour or factors that hav operated, in conjunction with ather. Why could, not the charge have been commercial and industrial expansion the de- changed to one of trespass? For my part Ivelopment of communications, and the scat: think a good application of the horsewhip to tering of large sums on account of public all strangers found in one's servants quarters works, to produce such a change of values after prohibited hours is the best protection. I that the average of present-day prices is have tried this way of stopping the nuisance, the double of what it was ten years ago and a few good whippings have abated it, Labour and all its products have appreciat cd nearly 100 per cent. in terms of local I am glad to see you have currency, so that the working man can now Beachcombors. been making a raid against sell his toil and its fruits for twice as many yen the beachcombing fraternity, as they brought him in 1891. From that point I had one drop in to see me the other day with of view, to say nothing of the country's rapid lionaires ever seen on this side of the Atlantic The greatest assemblage of American, mil a most pitiful tale of not being able to get work. strides in all branches of productive enterprise, He went on to say that some gentlemen were the nation 1, wealth, and the income derived met at Claridge's Hotel, Brook-street on 3rd getting up a little subscription to get him out from it have increased 100 per cent. The 53 the New York Chamber of Commerce, held an ulto., when Mr. Morris K. Jesup, President of of the Colony and mentioned several names; million yen of direct taxes collected by the I asked to see the subscription list, but he had. Treasury in 1891 was no lighter burden than informal reception, to give the New York make a long story short, the case is just that 3rd officer of the failety.
forgotten it" so declined to have anything 106 millions would be today, and the conclu Chamber of Commerce delegates an oppor- to do with him until the list was brought. sion is thus reached that, even on a highlymittee. The Lord Mayor came in state and tunity of meeting the London Reception Com- Needless to say I have not seen it, but I have conservative estimate, the people's present con- seen the beachcomber, for he was being chuck-tribution to the State exchequer is comparatively wore his chain of office. Mr. Andrew Carnegie ed out of a bar beastly drunk a few hours after 25 per cent. Jess than it was ten years ago. It had not got back from Scotland. Something he left me, and 1 happened to recognise him should also be remembered that the incidence like a thousand million dollare represented the as he came staggering towards me, down the of taxation in Japan is graduated so as to bear aggregate worth of the visitors, who chutted street. If would be philanthropists would re- lightly on the lower orders, the result being and exchanged views with some of the largest fuse to give these men anything but a chit in, that at no period of their history have the income-tax payers in the United Kingdom. sny the Star Coffee House, or Kowloon Insti- masses been in such easy circumstances, a tute, beachcombing would soon be rendered a far less profitable occupation than it is at present
GILAH
On the other side of the account must be set.
Millionaires Meet,
German Decorations,
the fact that Japan has been almost entirely More than 100 decorations have been bestowed. A self-supplying in the matter of capital since she on German Marines and soldiers for recent ser- commenced her career of development 35 years vices in China; "All those officers and men
Why we place Contracts
in America.・・
The Secretary of af State for. India explains: circumstances in which certain contracts have in a letter to Sir Alfred Hickman, M.P, the been placed by Indian railway companies with American instead of with British firms. To
home on leave.
Mr. Evaus bas gone chief officer of the Haiching,
Mr. AB. Short is acting chief officer of the Haitan
toong, 15 promoted and officer of the Haitan
Mr. C. Walker, late. 3rd officer of the Hai-
Mr. Atwood, recently on sick leave, has gone'
Mr. Fairfield, has been appointed supernu mary, and officer of the Mafian,
June 'zúth,
July 6, Hong Bec, British str., for Amoy. July 6, Hallomig, British str., for Haiphong. July 6, Talsang, British str., for Shanghai, July 6, Wangkai, German str., for Pakhol. July 6, Taiyuan, British str., for Brisbane.
Taskonges Arvived.
Per Kaiserü, from Singapore-240 Chinese. Per City of Peking, from Sận Francisco, &c. Mr. C. W. Thompson, Mrs. Sylvia Clifford, Messrs. A. S. 1lowe, A. T. McNab, L. G. Young, Mrs. J. C. McMullen, Mr. J. C. Len
art, Rev. H. Von Quelan, Messrs. F. Peter, sen, Chan Po Shen, Lieuts, P. L. Béddy, A. T. 5. Dickinson, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Warfield, Messrs. H. A. Lindley, J. J. Wilson, W. T. James, G. H. Gaynor and S. Perry.
Per Olympia, from Tacoma,""&c.-Messrs. Goldsmith, Lloyd, and 37 Chinese.
SUPTING REPORTS.
Captain J. Trubridge, of the steamship Olympia, from Tacoma, viu Japan, reports Fine weather generally.
Capt. A. H. Best, of the steamship Daybreak, from Shanghai, reports: Light N.E. winds and cloudy weather to Turnabout, thence to port variable wings and overcast with rain.
Capt. G. A. Rorway, of the steamship Kaisaw, from Glasgow, v Singapore, reports:-After, passing Horcburg had light, fresh N.W.
gale with heavy-beam sea and rain, after passing Cape Padaran fine, light weather with heavy. cloudy sky.
STEAMERS EXPUȘTED.
•Names,
Singapore Japati fapartici
Dir
Tomorrow July 8th July.Sth" July oth Huly 10th... July Toth 12th
Glenlogan Suisung
Singapore Glenroy
Singapore Empress of Japan. Japan Kianschou Stuttgart Gaelici Iticoshima Maru Singapore July rath Guthrie... Port Darwin July Teth. : Hongkong Maru...San Francisco...July zoti,
China San Francisco. July 27th
The officers of the ss. Trinn are, Captain O. Anderson, chief officer C. Webb, and A Bum, 3rd J. Carle, chief engineer I Runcie, 2nd M. Murray, 3rd P. Maquire, 4th 1. Smythe chief steward, Wilson.
June 20th
of the Atbara bridge over again.. Lord George Hamilton points out that the boards ference in all their contracts to British manu of management have always given the 'pre.. facturers, and that up to the recent engineer ing strike.no order for a incomotive had ever been given outside Great Britain. In con.. sequence however, of the block of work in Bri fish workshops which followed upon the strike, it became necessary to place a few orders in 1. Mr. G. A. Elliot of the ss. Whampoa is America--which was done. Furthermore, Lord ashore in Hongkong, preparatory to passing George Hamilton states, very plainly, that if for master. British engineers are to regain their manipoly
July Ist
We would direct the attention of shipping. Erma' to the atyle in which by eaters Expected" and "Projected Balllugs!! „bre now putilshod jin these column; and foo, doing respecti their clerks to fun this office, the forrax supe piled greils with the letezi wesfläkte Informatiqu, sveĪT,CHES
they must not fail to profit by the hing obtain, Captain Merlees, formerly of the Hothow, that it memperbang firms to five-anders, to able from their American rivals. Chemical has been appointed captain of the angi,