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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1903
CANTON NOTES,
Our Ows Correspondent.)
CANTON, Jan. th 1903. CHI EDRE ENTERTAINED. “Mr. Hancock and Mr. Hine of Mesara She-
Deputincuf, which, as above show me quivious "“ly field them.; Abgur'i ne-lialt were hunds of the year 1904, and the reʻrainder were of the
The band's placed on sale in Lindon are haing
sent by degrees, but all of them with thi
SUGAR
A writer in a home journal says:
****_andjellies, clincolates -nhill sweels, Cakes and
biscuite, engages ile activ úes of sa, very lugs On LONDON, number of people, winch it is dim "estimate," but which is greater than the en tire population of the West Indies, British
Credita
wan, Tomes and Company; invited all the forth present year, to the London office of items to me that, above all other things, a maningly greater than that portion of it, which DN PARIS, Bank Bille, on
Credits 4
Credits, 30 days
or foreign, white or black, and overwhelm OR HERLIN, (dem is actually engaged in the sugar industry, foc the most prospera of the islipds do nef, very, OH NEW YORK, Dank wisely, depend on suger at all. Not only have wen valuable home trade, in the articles sa ON BOMBAY, Telegraphic
uctured, but also a considerable export trade. Indeed, it is not too much to say that, ON SHANGHAI, Telegraphic Trasfe pocket, and con ideting sugar merely in the -ON YOKOHAMA light of a raw material for industry, the Con- Sovereigns, Bank's Buying Rate,
E-ñnished-by--fi-bing-toys-from-an" improvised | Eebruary, 1903 Principal and interest which bas-laid down its tools and taken the quite apart from the question of the consumers
Yokohama Specie Bank, and ore there being Händed over 13 the longsong and hanghai Tank in exchange for moneys that fall due as under-namely, -15,000,000 on before the end of 1902; 15,000,000 yen in, fanuary, 1903; and 20,000,000 yen in in due course be payable at the London office of the Yokohama Specie Bank in pounds
As will be perceived, the bonds were in the first place entrusted to the Deposit Section of them at the time in the public market, on ac the Finance Department, Instead of offering count of the then economic conditions in Japan, and therefore a sale of these 50,003,035 named to purchasers in England does not in worth of Imperial Fives" by the banks
I should like to preface a statement of a few fucis concerning sugar with the remark that
who cal's himself n patint should do all that he an to cheapen the price of food, for what does dinan mean when he calls himself patriot? It is to be assumed that he declares he loves his country. And what is his country? is the small portion of it that is dressed purple and fine lines, or that other small part King's shilling, or i isit the country is a whole, the greater part of which is not particularly well
as a whole is to be raised in the ranks of the nations surely the man who takes pride in it should set before him as his and bodies of the masses of the population, first object the improvement of the minds Sugar has come to be one of the chief man, the well-fed man, a farthing, a halfpenny, foods of the poor, To the well-dressed
"On demand.
Private 30 days' sight
eign children of an only meet al “Ke cheong on Saturday centy of last week. Most of the children were prezint and spent a most;enjoz- nhle evening. Between they and fly snt down to tea and after the good things had bren enjoyed the children played gines and After visiting the Czar at St. pond." All the children were laud in their Petersburg during the presentmonth, praises of Messis lianenck and fine for giviDE sterling at the fixed rate of 25: old. per yes, dressed and not too well fed? If this country vention stands condemned from the British Leaf Indoh, per tele the Crown Prince of Germany will, them such a pleasant time, in the spring, proceed for a cruise in
The people of Shameen are having rare treat thediterranean. He will call at in the way of music furnished by the hand of Rome and afterwards visit Greece;therman gunboat. This is one of the best where he will remain at Athens prior to departing for Constantinople and Egypt:
GERMAN BAND," "
bands that has ever been in Canton and the
officers are giving the Shameen people many opponities to listen to it. Last Saturday
room was crowd d. The music furnished on
night the band played in the theatre of the Shameen Club Admittance was one dollars King of Saxony Betfer.
Every scat was taken and even the standing The King of coxony, who his bathis occision was exceptionally good and de- eriously ill, is reputed to be better. lightel all present.
Morocco.
SULT N'S DESIGNÁTION: 4XPECTED. It is probable that the present Sult-n of Morocco will resign in frone of his elder brother, No complications are anticipated if les Sucressor will keep orier.,
Russia and Mucedonia.
Count Lambsdorf and Count Touse' owski have come to an ar mangement with regard to Maccilónin whereby it is agreed that the ren- darmerin slal beim roved, that there shonld be participation in the ublic debt nd he customs; and that there
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should be no autonomy and Christian. Governor..
(Reuters)
The Durbar.
Losnos, January 3rd.
KOW. BETWEEN TWO FOREIGNERS. Two men belonging the Customs staff had a difference List night on Sai ffing Street. One is an American and the other a Britisher. The Britisher is now in the hands of the doctor. The American is sail to have had too much
New Ye ir,
THE U. 5. MONTEREY..
The Manterey which was so fanuliar to two years ago a back again. Frmany months we have been practically without gunleats An occasional visit was all we had. The
Japan. It has the effect of transferring u any shape add to the national indebtedness of portion of the public debt from the domestic
to the foreign side of the account thereof,
With the money, 30,0 0,000 y、n; which the Deposit Section of th. Finance Department a Tokyo realised; the Government was blend mike the deficit 44,748,500 yen, before alluded under the laws of 1892 and 189, and thus re to, in the allotments to public wor futhorised
store the equilibrium in its arrangements fo
meeting the quilays inv, vel in its various undertakings.
financial operations which were recently These notes may serve to, elucidate the
carried out by the Imperial Japanese Gavern: ment, and to supply details of the transactions
presence of the German and US boss helpsch led up to them, as well as to negative the to enliven things and give us a New Year's between the sale of the bonds and Japanese impression that there was some connection appearance.
naval expansion.
THE CITY.
There is little to be said about the situation in the city. Never has the city appeared quieter. Still there is a feeling of unrest. The best informed Chinese do not like the situation. Rabberies are very frequent. Smuggling of arms continues und the police are supposed to Obe vigilant. The city has an unusual number of roughs in it af present. Many of these are supposed to be from Kwangsi. The gambling shops de a roaring business. Search parties continue to visit up'um dens and boarding houses. It would be haz dous to venture an opinina 25 to the lurere. The older résidents
Ford Curzon at a state banquet at Delhi | do not seem to be much alirmeil, dwelt on the stirring spectacle of the Durbar
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JAPANESE BOND ISSUES
and the consolidatimi and pacification of, India under British rule. He pointed to
AND THE RYCEST SALE. the peaceful and amicable rehtions between
Mr. H. Koduna, the Financial represent belia and all powers in the Bast as evidencative of the imperial Japanese Government in ed by the presence of the representatives of London, has drawn up the following memoran- the great allied Empire of Japan, Siara, dum respecting sues authorised by the Afghanistan and others,
Japanese Diet, and in explanation of the Mr. Chamberlain in South Africa.gent sale of Japanese bonds on the London
Mr. Chamberlain has visited Spion Kop.
Venezuela.
The blockaders yesterday seized all the
Venezuelan vessels in the barbour of Puerto Cabello and occupied the wharves. During the operations up to date, forty Venezuelan vessels have been captured.
Morocco.
On the 24th December, a letter from the Sultan was read in the mosque at Tangier admitting his defeat and promising to punish the rebels soon. It is stated that Nuley Mahommed jeft Fez on the 27th ultimo, in command of the Sultan's army to attack the rebels.
market:--
TONGKING TOPICS. From Our Own Correspondeut.) ·
THE EXHIBITION.
It would Fe useless to try and hide the that the Exhibition is a complete failure; that is, in the strict sense of the word. Of course,
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po nt of view.
There is another nidustry which, however, must not be overloiked, and that is Briush sugar refining. We are sufren told that the British sugur refining industry has been ruined that 1 datesay it will surprise most people to country now is actually a little more than it was learn that the amount of sugar refined in this
or even a peny per pound on the price of a generation go. It is, of course, perfectly true. penny dainn, but to those who have to count the sugar refining industry wild be in t sugar does not matter Lard Painiersion's "two-hat, bel for the. Continental sugar bounties,
their pence, and sometimes, divide them into stronger condition, but there is another in four respective firthings, halfpenny on aortant factor to consider. If sugar were pro- pound of sugar is a matter of the greatest induced here it would naturally be refined here. portance That is why I very hearily agree As it is, there is an increasing tendency, and with Sir). Blundell, Maple when he made the would be, whether the bounties existed or not, the policy of the Government in saying to those White, however, it is not possible for us to grow sensible remark in the ouse on Monday that to refine where the cane or the beets are grown,
perans from whom we buy sugar, You are either beets or sgarcane, we ran and do grow not charging-enough; put the price up," passes fruit, and it follows" that bust preserving by all understanding. For the price of how much means of chugs imposed sugar is a me sugar is concerned? The amount which we natural and nice profitable industry for this now import in a single year is valued at £20, country than the refining of sugar, whe her
made on British territory or elsewhere,
0,00, and of that sum only one-thintieth part is imported from the British West Indies, in cluding British Guiana and British Honduras,
MACAO'S NEW RAILWAY.
We take the following from the London and
The prospect of railway from Macad-to- anton has (repo is Reuter's Agent at Hong. ong) induced many Chinese to buy up land in the neighbourhood. The district of Mongha, once held by squat cas under titié deeds frum the Chinese Government of a date anterior to
ft is impossible to understand the bearing of this question upon the West Indies and the Uni ed Kingdom without comparing the pro duction of the former with the consumptionina Express —— of the latter. The British West Indica now produce about 250,000 tons per annum, and judging by their best year in the last genera- faction they could not produce half our consump
tion under any circumstances. We consume 1,700,000 tons per annum, and our consunup tion is rapidly increasing, but merely to take the Portuguese set lenient in the middle of the figure named we see how eronnus is she the sixteenth century, has been eagerly bought disparity between the British West Indian out-up, ant the registration of the new deeds has put and our requirements. Moreover, we have remember that the natural market of the West Indies is not this country at all, but the American Continent, as is proved, if proot were necessary, by the fact that of the West Indian production of 250,000 tons fully 200,co tons is sold to the United States, In the American market, of course, West Indian sugar is protected by the American counter- vailing duties, and it is important to note that this protection will disappear through the Bussels Convention, leaving the West Indie exposed, more than ever-10 European.com petition.
the side shows, the best of which is certainly Warren's Circus, attract a fair amount of the plic, but the Eur. pen population is a small one and visitors are few and far between so that even these outside amusements can hardly be making a good thing" of it. It is certain, so far as the Exhibition itself is concerned, that there has been a complete want of sound administration from the beginning, and that here has been too much talk and too little real work alone from the first start off. The sudden departure of M. Heumer for France and the absence of his energy has gone far to ruin his pet scheme, but it is also an undoubicu face that the show has been handicapped by very illitek, so far as weather is concerned November and December in Traking should Lendor, Nav. 3), 190-By the Railway be cool and dry mouths. Unfortunately, this Construction Law (n. 4 of xxv. Meiji-1, year, they have proved quite the reverse. The 189 was progided that 95000 yen should buildings, which, for the most part, are con- be rai ed gradually from the financial year structed of lathe and plaster have just 1893-94 onwards, the object being the construc gone through ав tion of railways projected in the first reviadal and it is
tight-day downpour, clifficult 19 imagine the alway-e ustruction pp gramme.
sony de-begone aspect they present. They are leaking sadly in places, principally in the machinery hall, owing to the zoof havin, given way here and there. Every e alund, the place seems miserable and disappointed, and the impression one gets from the authorities is that they are thorough 'y tired of the while thing and that it will be a great relief to-them when it is all ver. Indeed, there is, I believe, little chance of it remaining open after the end of January. Of curse the local press is handl:
By the Pubi e Works- Law (No. 59 of xxix: vićijente, 1896), it was enacted that a total of 159,000,000 yen should gradually be raisri, the objects being :-
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(0) Improvements of railways.
(8) onstruction of railways in Hokkaido, (c) Establishment of a steel fontidry. (4) Expansion of the telephone ervice. (e) Intinduction of leaf tobacco monopoly () New milita y erguipment.
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By the okkaido Rai way. Construction Lawing the administration over the coals and is
een effected in the land registry of the Macao Government. Atongha is regarded as the possible terminus at the Portuguese end of the projected railway. The line will traverse one of the mest populous and productive distri'ts of the southern provinces, the large district of Iteungshan. Many of the inhabitants are men who have returned from the United States with money and settled down in their old homes, and some of the wealthiest of these are joining others of the compradore" "class, doing business in ilangkong, in petitioning the Portuguese, Minister to permit then to exploit |
the concession. They see the possibility of One would imagine, to lear certain argu-developing the resources of 11engshan in its ments, that the West Indies were entirely agricultural products, famous among which
must be counted the fruits of this district British, but of course it s only the least in
Hitherto the fruit industry has been restricted putant of the West Indian Islands that me British at all. Cubh, for instance, is in the by the difficulty of transit; but the rich coil of Heungshan, and antably of Sislam, with its West Indies, and has managed to sustain a prosperous sugar industry in spite of Euro; cathe production of the best variety of fruits.
3:0,000 inhabitants, will be fully explaited for bounties and in spite of the fact that it was" devastated by a war which is many respects- in too many respects-may, unfortunately, be compared to the war in South Africa. Cuba, after the way, as I say, has contrived to make a fresh start, and to build up a new sugar industry which has now reached a production of Succoo tons per snevin as against the 250,000 tons of the British West Indies. Both have ben suliject to the same conditions, but
Anoifier advantage gained by Senior C. Mello Branco is reported to be the removal of re- strictions in connection with the port of Macao as exercised by the Chinese Imperial Maritime
Customs, the navigation of the West River, with right to call at Kangmoon, and the leading and discharge of cargo, and the carrying on al passenger traffic at that place. The renal of the restrictions confers not only on Portugal,
Mr. Chamberlain in South Africa (30. 83 of xxix. Meij ---42, 1896), the Govern. likel, to do so for some time to coire. It one case there has been enér, y, and in the but also on all the other Powers, a the
January 4th.
interest of the West Indies best at heart should
Mr. & Mrs. Chamberlaini travelled up the
ment was autho ised to ruint loan grafually that the total outlay will akou i to homerase lassitude. Those who have the a total anne of 33,000 yen, the abject Natal railway to Charlestown where they being the construction of railways in Hokkaido were joined by Lord Milner. The meeting-te, in the Istant of Yeso. The sum total of of the two statesmen was most cordial. Mr. these lous was thuis 178 00,000 yen. In pure Chamberlain left the train at Volksrust and held an informal reception in the waiting mom; several prominent Boers were present ed with whom he cordially shook hands.
Venezuela.
The Germans have seized the custom house at Puerto Cabello,
Volcanoes Active. Fhree volcanoes in Nicaragua and five in Chili are in active cruplion.
new NIGD, News.), la ni The Civil War in Venezuela.
Lanoy, ist December,
After these days bartle, dhe inps under President (asin' bare occupieit Baiquirimér, hitherto beli by the revolutionisis.
Drought and Cannibalism in New .Guinea.
A disastrones drought has caused the natives
of New Guinea in resort to cannibalism. Thousands are starving or endeavouring to absist ih rants. Twenty-five natives have
been killed in a tribal fight.
THE WEATHER.
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sunce of these regulius it was proposed under the successive snnual Budgets, daan to the end of the last fiscal year, to raise sums that in the aggregate amounted to 226,f12,440
yen.
four to six million francs, and the public was
know how they have been spent and what diey will bring in. this is somewhat natural as this colony has to pay for 11. China, Japan and Siam are by far the o far as the exhibits go, tha e of
best France's show con ists principally of wins, pris pictures and objects of an. Fizic acaise some tire ladies' costumes (x- posed, (which come from the leading Parisian ateliers" and which are riced at several
advantages which the port of Kongmoon te
to the grommercial prosperity of the Weat as a mart which bids fair to contribute
River districts.
Commercial.
advise them to reorganize their methods and to establish central factories than mulct the British consunier to bolster up their cause.
Having takes stock of the West Indies, we better able to appreciate the lies as to the the British Posíți n of the insignific ni person con umer. There have, of course, bạn some
TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE. weak and nuusi, g ottempts to show that the Brussels Convention cannot raise the price of The whole of the amounts, however, owing to
sugar here, but that, of course, is sufficientlyat $665 to 5667.50 There are buyers at the Continued demand for HOSGKONG BANKS the nufaratrable conditions that prevailed in thousand francs opiece), and also a care full" the Japanese money mike, were not set the best med must be the resof a big hiefly definded, in the House of Commons. fars! It sees to me that the presence of answerd by the fact that the Couvention, was
Last rate, but there are no sellers." "Bong- raised at the appoin dates, although athor practical joke, ora e they thoughtfalle provided on onday, on the greutils that, at the present while CHINA. FIRES are inquired for at $8.50 KONG FIRES are weak with sellers at $325 ed by the fiel, and the precise vums realised forth use of the prize jury and intended in mice pŕsuene, the West I: dies cannot compele. and $35. HONGKONG, CANTON & ACOs. under the th co laws specified in the forest serve the egeath men from he hit there is any mening in that argument it is
tement were, in a 1, 181,863,540, yèn. Thus,fects of the Show. In the grou d- there is there was a discrepancy of 44,748,
A village of nipa huts inhabited by a cyd of that the object of the Ghment is to raise are slightly firmer, with sales a $35.15 and Filipinos, near by is a pand on which several between the sums altho`ised by Parliament in
ducks dip themselves; these lies seen ta the period indicated and the sums suunly be ge ting more fun out of it all than anyone
raised, and, in 'mder cnt to impede the progress of the public works manied, amounts which sufficed to orike good the deficits were from time to time provisionally transferred from other funds that the Governinent led at its disposal.
be price of sugar to'a pout at which it would pay the West Indian planters teicase the pruduct of their unscienc mebeds and their -expors la ilus country. This rbject cannot be SILVER-IN MEXICO.
secured without the price if sugar being raised by a halfpenny per.pound, which would mean FRMERY OFFOSED TO CHANGE BUT
an addition of about £7,000,000 per" andum to MERCHY TS DEMAND GOLD.”
ur sugar bill. The output the West Indies The propium on New York: excli uge con- Deposit Sexton of the finance Department, due to advance in the City of Mexico. Or bonge alieady sinted, about oce-thirtieth of the sum total of the Government funds which he day of the departure of the mail delivered consumpton, they would only benefit by recently the sale wa 185; that is $85 something les thun Lago coo. In other words, bad at that time been so placed in the Deposit Mexican silver is required to buy one Ameri-if we made a dole to the West Indies of twice Section, incla Ive of these unoffered bondsan gold pillars the targe. Farmers in the that sum, or -£500,000, the British consumer interior and planters throughout the country say being about 70,000,000 yen.^-
The unusfered bunds were entrusted to 'the'|
The London Issue of Octuber, 1902 -They dont care if the dullar fall. to 30 cents, would save 46,300.coa
„as only the city 'merchants and' iniporters want
reason that binds to the value at 500,000 gold. they urge that the deprecated silver
The population of the Krish West Indies is tering were offered on the London market keeps the dollars in the country and makes as nearly as possible 100 000, of whom only wire whites and the reminder negroes was that the Hongtong and Shanghai Bank-business good,
$36.50 INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATIONS are wanted at $87. There are buyers of STAR FERRIES at 423-25 and 513.25. SHELL TRANS FORTS at present are not in demand. There is an improvement in "CHIN SUGAIS, and sales have been effected at $go. There are still sellers of WHAMPOA Docks at $20. mall lots of KOWLOON GODOWNS have
Mar Silver
OPIUM QUOTATIONS. To tay's quotations are as follows.
MALWA NEW
HOLDEST PATNA NEW BENARES NEW
PERSIAN (PAPER)
Per chess. $1,000/1,030
1,030/1,080 1,005
995 700/730.
Advertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION": EUhrersigned fav received bstructions THE U
510 Sellbyk PUBLIC AUCTION THURSDAY, the 8th January, gos at M
at their A SALES ROOMS, &, Des Voeux Road Central, Gainer Ice House Street, 2.75 Cases of MISTELA-BLANCA;
75 Cases of PORT WINE;
50 Cases of MISTELA CLARETE
35 Casks BEER
10 Cases CI. RET
5 asks CLARATI
30 Cases CHAMPAGNE;
AND 20 Cases WHISKY, TERMS:Cash on delivery; -.
* HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers:: Honkong, 6th Janu ry, 1903. [180 PUBLIC AUCTION.A
"HE Undersigned have received instructioni-
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
FRIDAY, the 9th January, 1903,
at 7.30 F.M
at heir SALES ROOMS, No. 8, Des Vœux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, A CHOICE COLLECTION OFFI JAPANESE CURIOS,
Couprising SATSUMA and CLOISONNE VASES, LACQUERED TEA TABLES and PANELS ORY CARVINGS, SILK EMBROIDER FIRE SCREENS, OIL PAINTINGS, IAPANESE PURES, TEA SETS, LACQUERED ALBUMS, &C. &C TERMS Cash on delivery, - ka
CHUGHES & HOUGH;
Auctioneers. Hongkong, 6 h fanuary, 1903,
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that on and IN afer This Dave Mr. G. ENGEL in? conjunction with either Mr. K. WIBEL OF Mr. C. MIT LL is authorised to sign que
Firm Name per l'osuration, Mr. K. WIDEL and Mr. C. Mitri LL are also authorised to jointly sign our Firm Name per Procuration -- as heretofores
WM. MEYERINK & CO. [Hongkong, 5th) nitary, 1993),
(200.
THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that at a Meeting
of the Board of Directors of the Com pany, held at the Company's Office, No. 15, Beaconsfield Arcade, Victoria, Hongkong, on Fallowing Resolution was passed: MONDAY, the gth day of January, 1903, the "That in pursuance of the Special
Resolution passed on the 11th day of November, 19or, and confirmed on the 27th day of November, 1991; a" Call of Fifty Cents per Share he inade upon all holders of Ordinary Shares in the above Company, and the same is hereby made. Such Call to be paid to the Hongkong and Shangbaig Banking Corporation, at their Pre- nises, Qeen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or before the oth day ei Feb unty, 1903/"
And Xalice is also given that in accordance with Aride 24 of the Company's Articles of Association, interest at the rate of $ta de
Calls rema ning paid after the centum per Annum. will be charge
Febray, 190g up to the arg payment of the same. presentation
Sharchild are requested;
the Office
the Banker, Fceipt for p
liares pertaining thereto, new and sunca fcxisting
ficates will be issued bearing an ende of the pythent of the said Call.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W--KERFOOT HUGHES," Secretary. Hongkong, 6th January, 1903- DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
changed hands at 588.50 and $89. A parcel of FOR SWATÓW, AMOY AND FOODHOW HONGKONG LANDS has been placed at 5.65,111 Company's Steamship
THE and there are selfers at this rate.
CHINESE ENGINEERINGS.
INTERLST ON: DEBENTURES.
The following report is from Mr. F G Figg. Acting Director of the Hongkong Obser- Coption; Vestrs Barig Brothers refuse in nake pries on Phinery, supplies,
import rs take another view and gener sind comiese population that other Notice has been, Issued by the Chinese On the 6th at 15 mm. The barometer to, and the Yo shama Specie lank, except in golflakes, realize the small and insignificuit poition of the Uritish Engineering and Mining Co., Ld, that the hassisen over Chiba, except on the NE const: (Limited, bad jointly purchased them for that payments coming due will be mare in dollars. Empire, which those who rain only see things payment of the half-yearly interest og No. 3 fattenin SW: Japa..
The centre of Uit onticyclone appears to be purpose, with the consent of the Imperial with considerably less that when the day that are a long way call Chile England, deben ure coupons will be made by the Russo- lying over: Can't if Clins, and pressure is sanese Covernment, from the Industrial de overige hus he mater is, as is well known, id scrcely realised, Chinese banke at Shanghai and fientsin on and binder advisement, cand aufvices regarding the relatively low over the Sea of Japan, page think of lap o. The las panied institution was chiptionofa gold standhafte Irani Euloje and the
I not dhly dues it consume an after Jan. 1. Net interest on 100 debentures. Strong monsoon along the China coast, and | inaugumted in April last for the purpose of the Unuel. Stura aro sustantly received. The engra
sugar per annum with making allowancs for income tax of is 3d per monstion gales over the N. part of the China unprovenient and development of agriculture country is undenishin every prosperous anilvery gr to the Commonwealth, big pound, will be: £3 163 3d, and on £20.de,
there is a natural besitation in asking end and industry. It had orgu ally purchased thiet ensures which might give business a deci
derable section of the a
feventu
is 3d Payment will be made in Forecast-fresh N, winds?
riesfoli
the demand rate on London on the day Weibal wel met slight shock of bonds, value 50,000.000 yen, from the Depa
dčilackiz: One-linge, bank, muds the? earthy
of the imperial Governiněnit Finance York tale at 19s at
SN for ASAHI JAPAN BEER?
RESYS STRAV
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NESE
"HAILOONG" Caprain:Gibson, will be despatched for the afove Ports, on FRIDAY, the 9th- instant; at Daylight.
Fin Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Manugers. Hongkong, 6th January, 1993.
REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE TO NEW YORK,
PIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL (With Liberty to call at PHILIPPINE FORT6),
¿Pæoresíu SAILINGS 'PROK. HONGKONG,
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About 13th un, azıla Juni To follow, A
· For Freight and further Information: kpply.
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