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continued unabated. Following the laws of supply and demand the downward course in the price of raw cane was promptly arrested, and a reaction gradually set in which has since steadily sent up prices for above the average ruling for some time and allowing, in
A. S. WATSON & CO., fact, for a fair margin of profit to merchants
LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
ESTABLISHED A.1). 1841.
SHERRY.
B, SUPERIOR PALE DRY, Dinner
Wine, Green Scal Capsule ...... 12.00 O, MANZANILLA, PALE NAYU-
GOVERNOR NATHAN AT MAGAQ.
SOCIEDADE HARMONIA'S TENNIS PARTY. [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Macao, 6th August. Sir Matthew Nathan, Governor of Hong- ong, and suite, arrived here on Saturday dieinoon by the tender Stanley and put up at the Boa Vista 2:otel during their two-day stay in this Colony. The members of the Teanis Harmonia Club gave a soirée on Saturday evening on the Club grounds at which Sir
atthew and his party attended. The visitors did not remain long,,bui dancing was kept up until the small hours of the following morning. Senhor Montene, ro, Governor of Mucuo, and Madame Montenegro held a tenuis party
at their summer residence at "Flora" in Ronour of the Governor of Hongkong, The party was largely attended.
Sir Matthew Nathan and the other British visitors returned to Hongkong at two o'clock this afternoon,
The koyal dongkong GULE
and dealers who, in averaging their purchases between the two extreme rates that had obtained, found themselves in the comfort- able position of gainers by their timely and, as proved to be, successful operations. Indeed, if our information does not er, at one time it paid Hongkong, to export the raw cane sugar to European markets even without passing the product through the mills. Now that the refined article.com Perdo.mands a favourable price in Eastern markets it goes without saying that the wonted activity at the East Point and Quarry Bay refineries has been resumed. Japin at no remote past was also considered a determin- ing factor in the prosperity of the great in- dustry of our island. It will have to be reckoned with in the future; but the reverses
be monthly competitions for, the Captain's of one of its leading refineries give courage Cup and May Cup were held at Happy Valley to the locally managed concerts. The on the 4th tooth August, 1906. The folowing result of the half-year for the Japan Sugaraid, were handed in:-
CAPTAIN'S CUP Refining Company of Osaka has been most
Mr. G. E. 1, Beavist. unsatisfactury, showing a delicit of over Staff Payr, H. G. Wilson, H.N.†' Y:80,000. The unfavçrable sugar market Mr. J. Clark is responsible, so it is said, für the loss. It has been decided that the special reserve, amounung to Y250,000, shall be drawn. W, blade upon to make good the defient and to pay a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. The total amount of losses on the working for the half-year just ended has been V101,342.
...... 16.00
RAL SHERRY, White Capsule 13.50 00, SUPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE NATURAL SHERRY, Red Seal Capsule ........... D. VERY SUPERIORULD PALE.
DRY, Choice Old Wine, White Seal Capsule.
E. EXTRA SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, Very Finest Qual ity (old bottled'); Black / Sual Capsule
18.00
27.00
1, C; and CC are excellent Dinner Wines, D and E are Aller-Dinner Wines of a ...very fine Vintage.
ALL ARE SUPERIOR XERES WINES.
COGNAC
BRANDY.
A. OLD PALE....
B. SUPERIOR VERY OLD
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0. VERY OLD LIQUEUR
COGNAC
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OLD LIQUEUR COGNAC... 40.00 FINE LIQUEUR BRANDY which we guarantee cannot be matched at the price.
All the above prices are subject 10, a discount of 5 per cent.
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Hongkong, 25th July, road.
NOTRE
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CLUB.
Mr. C. M. G. Burnie, Mr.K. Miller............
Mr. F. W. Wane. Mr. C. H. Gulc
Mr. W. C. D. Turner Mr. T. C. Gray Mr. J. C. Steen
(28 entries). MAY, CUP.
hall yesily geveral outing of the Osaka company, the most heated debate ensued on the report. Mr. Moushita, a` shareholder, opened the proceedings, with a motion to appoint a committee to investigate org, L. A. Baiss, R.......
The speaker thought it strange that the company, which for many years had eained such large profits, should have lust su heavily m six months. The motion was followed by an animated. debate, and finally the Chairman suggested that the inceting be adjourned a tortnight, and in the meantime that the accounts be carefully examined by shareholders (be fore approval. This suggestion' was adopted.
the report and accounts.
1. H. B. Gomperiz 1. R. M. Crosse ........
Mr. A. Murley Mr. R. E. 0. Bitd..........
(11 entries) POOL.'
Staff Payn, H. G. Wilson, IN.). Mr. C.E. H. Beavis......... Mr. J. Clark
Mr C. M. G. Burnie.....
Mr. E. J. Grist
Mr. F. W, Wardr........ Song, L. A. Briss, R.N.... Mr. R. Miller........ Mr. C. I. Cale. MFC. Gray -Maj. U. Steen.
(42 entries) Tie for Captain's Cup, *Winner of May Cup,
Winner of Pcol.
77+ 178 93-15-78 8J-1-79 78+ Bo 93--10--83
SANITARY BOARD,
The fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board was held in the Board room this after- noon, the usual members being present, when the following was the business transncled.
NEW WESTERN MARKET. The following letter from the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, regarding the completion of the New Market for the Western district,
was read:
"Colonial Secretary's Office,
22nd July, 19:6. Sir, am dtected in inform you, for the information of the Sanitary Board, that the New Western Market has been completed,. and has been established by His Excellency the Governor-ins Council as a New Market. A notificano to that effect was published in the Government Garette on the 21st july, 1946.-1 bare, etc,
INSPECTION OF FOOD,
A minute by the Colonial Veterinary Surgaon elative to the authority of the senior laspec o' to visit nil shops and houses, and cook rooms used for the storing or preparation for sale of all foods intended for human consump- tion, in which he requested that the authority be extended to the Inspector of Markets and the Inspector of Cattle Depola and Slaughter- houses,
DEPOSITING MANURE.
A letter from Government was tead in which it was stated that is Excellency the Governor had approved of the site near the Bay in New Kowloon being used for the deposit of manure from the animal depois at Kennedy Town.
Mr. Humphreys minuted: Why was this brought before the Board at all if the recom mendation of the Board is to be ignored?
The Captain Saparintendent of Police asked what Bay was referred to
read:-
ESTIMATES FOR 1907.
TELEGRAM.
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HERVICE,
HỤNGHUIZE ACTIVITY.
SUPPRESSION PLANNED..
GENERAL OSHIMA'S INSTRUCTIONS.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 7th August,
12.10 p.m.
General Oshima has received in- structions to take prompt measures to suppress the Hunghutze uctivity:
A PLOT THAT FAILED.
(d) T. SESCOMBE SMITH,
Colonial Secretary.
The following further letter from Govern-it Linotung. GOVERNMENT ON RAT DESTRUCTION..nent, relative to the estimates for 1997, was The following letter from Government, te lative to the sulphur dioxide as applied to the destruction of race, în 110 disinfection on stip. board, was read:-
Colonial Secretary's Office, 7th July, 1956. Sir,-1 am directed to transmit, for the information of the Sanitary Board, a copy of a general despatch, with enclosures in original,
from the Secretary of State for the Colonies un
the subject of experiments on sulphur dioxide as applied to the destruction of rats, and dis infection on boardship.--¡ bave, etc.,
(SU) T. ŠERCOMBE SMITH,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
26th July, 1926. Sir,-1, have the lisavur to acknowledge receipt of your letter No. 15, dated 13th insi, submitting resolutions adopted by the majurity of the Sanitary Board. With regard to the first of these resolutions, I ant directed to in form you that His Excellency, is satisfied that the work done by the Sanitary Staff, under the Budding Authority, is in connection with the sanitary condition of buildings, and is such as falls within the duties of Sanitary inspectors in England. It has been suggested to it is xcellency that section 230 of the Public Health and Ruildings Ordinance, with which should be read section 21 of the Amending Ordinance of the same year, should be amend ed so as to authorize the Sanitary Board to deal directly, in respect of all buildings which are or have been occupied for domestic pur- Sir-I have the lionour to transmit to you
poses, with certain matters' now dealt with by for your information, with reference to my predecessor's iespich, General,” of oth
notice or letter-from-the-Secretary, "pro_the. 12-25-77 February, ns, the papers noted in the sub-Building Authority." This suggestion will receive consideration when the Ordinance 94-1579 joined schedule.-1 have, clc.,
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95-12-83 95-12-183 The Secreldry, Sanitary Board. 98-15=-=-83
97-1186
95 987 104-17-487
99-20-79
[Enclosures.]
110--30-80 The Officer Administering 108-11-85
92-75-77 77+ 178
17+ 2-70
Lowning Street,
11th June, 1966,
(Sd) ELGIN,
The Government of songkung. The report of the Local Government Board on further experiments with sulphur dioxide by Mr. Juba Wade, D.S.C, was enclosed.
incan-
In the be amended. comes to time
His Excellency does not consider or advisable to it would be convenient split up the salaries of certain officers between the votes for two deparments; au arrangement, moreover, which would effect no With regard to the se saving to the public cond suggestion, His Excellency, after consult of Dr. Wade, and saw no reason to alteration with the Principal Civil Medical Officer
On this the Medical Officer of Health said he had gone through the
report
80-124
his previously expressed opinion as to the and Registrar-General, has directed the in. 83« +7@
uscialness of the Clayton apparatus, Resertion in the estimates of an item of $2,000 as 91-11-79
a ship it is quite a "Grant-in-aid of Chinese Plague Hospital," 99-15=6 | | hang said "belure that 124 93-10-83 postule to tender the bolds, cabins, saloons, the grant to be made on the condition that 98-1583 el, reasonably air-tight without much trouble. these hospitals are under similar Government 46-9-87 The Clayton gas being heavier than a night supervision as the Tong Wa Rospital, and that 101-1767 easily be retained at a high pe centage for many the count actually to be paid from it will not
haurs in the compartments of "ships""""It"did"
exceed the expenditure incurred on" "the" los hot follow, however, that this method would be pitals.-I have, cic, equally successful in Chinese tenement houses, I wok nearly two days to close up Govern. ment House when they fumigated it in 1993, and be considered it would be practically impos sible to close Chinese tenement houses, so as to render them sufficiently gas-tight to get results comparable to those mentioned in this report, Morcover, rats cannot escape from a ship when holds are battened down and 'veaulators closed. With Chinese tenement houses, with hollow,
The next competition will be held at Happy Valley from the 1h to 13th August, for the
Robertson Farewell Cup.
A. S. WATSON & CO., 1 has been stated that Japanese competi. tion in the sugar trade must be reckoned with in the same way as in other branches of commerce. To appreciate the deter mination our allies intend to exercise in order not to be fell behind in the race for cunimercial supremacy, we need only cite the fact that the Dairi Sugar Refining Con pany has decided to increase the capital by Y1,000,000, as also has the Osaka Ketining Company. It is reported that the Osaka
to Original Junsdiction this meraing, his company is to establish a branch in Formosa.
Hunpur Sir Francis Piggest, Chief Justice, A refining company is being floated in
presiding, Mr. George Andrew Hastings, (rus. Yokuhama with a capital of Y2,500,000, audtee of the Yue Fat-Blank, sue 1 Lau Wai Chuên, the shares are now on the market. A pro-late compradore of the Hongkong and Shang, posal is on foot among capitalists of Osaka hat Bank in two actions, consolidated, for the and Tokio to establish a retinery in Tecovery of the stums 01 $20,000 and $1,000, Formosa with a capital of Y1,000,000, and respectively, for which defendant became gour another company will probably be formed
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1906.
SUGAR REFINING INDUSTRY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Tag following details left per 58. Cheong Shing on the 3rd instant, for duty in North China:-Supply and Transport Corps': One agent, one weighmas, oue puun, and two coules. Indian Sub-Medical Dept.: Two hospital assistants.
aptor.
LENDOR » GUARANTOR.
for the defendata.
On the case being called. Mr. Slade said he was instructed to consent to judgment, bat asked for a stay of execution.
Mr Calibrop moved for judgment with sa mediate execution...
Judgment for plaintiff's with costs.
wads, and cedings, it is absurd to think that the tats would not have a means of escape into the numeroas retaining walls and salt decomposed granite on which the city is built. It was necessary to consider the question of disinfect ing Chinese tenement houses, and which floors should be disinfected first-the top or the bot. All floats of the houses cannot be done at once, unless holes are cut in the floors, simi
tom.
He con.
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(Sd.) T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Colonial Secretary,
NEW CATHOLIC CEMETERYĄ,
An application was submitted by his Lord ship Bishop Pizzoni, for a grant of land on the north side of the harbour for a new Catholic Cemetery, as in many of the villages there are Catholic Chinese, and also Portuguese, and their number is yearly increasing, and under present conditions funeral expenses are very great.
Mr. Shelton Hamper minuted: I certainly think in view of the large aud increasing population nd Kowloon that cemeteries should he provided for Protestants and Roman Catholics,
Hon Mr. E, A, Hewett minute: As stated on a former occasion 1 consider that, a sile should be set aside for cemeteries for all non- Chines; communities
THE W TER SUPPLY. The Government Abalyst submited a report un samples of water taken from various wells in the City and in Kowloon, all of which he found of excellent quality.
NEW PIER SITES.
At the offices of the Public Works Depart men! this afternoon the rights of erecting and maintaining two temporary Piers over Crown Toreshore were sold by pub'ic mtction. The first was the right with regard to the Crown foreshere in front of Waterloo Road, Yaumati, The Pier there to be 75 feet, by 13 feet, the term. being one year, and the upset price $250.
This right was, after somewhat keen.compe- tition, secure by Mr. Li Shun Fan, for $500, beig just double the up er price.
The serend right sold was that in regard to the Crown Foreshore opposite Maine lot 83, East of Kowloon, the Fier to be so feet by fen fect, carrying a Crown rent of $5 The upset price was our
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„A FAITHFUL COOK.
At the instance of Inspector Collatt, at the Magistracy this morning: two bad characters were brought before Mr. F. A Bazeland, charged with being in unlawful possession of three knives without permits. The men denied the charge. According to the evidence leard the defendants were aware that the master of a scamen's boarding-house at No.-gif-Deni Veenx itoad West was in the interior and that his wife had charge. during his fabsence, On the 22nd-instant accused went up the boarding-house and asked for the mastera. As they already expected they were told that he was away. They were invited Näio, the home and after a conversation they told the woman that they came to Hongkong purposely to see her husband and knowing no other person they|| would be glad if she would allow them to stay in the house-until-her-husband's return, when they would settle matters. The woman yas only too glad to do any servicesfor thein and told them jo occupy à bed la the verandah.be bed of the atsistant cooki was also in the verandah, That very night! while the cook was in bed he heard one of the? strangers say: hall we start on her now? The other replied: No, dont That fellows over there (meaning the coox) is awake,"
The cook suspecting that some plot wa being hatched between the men got up and kept awake the whole night to the discomfiture" of the two strangers, who told him to go to bed on several occasins. The man then quarrelled with the boy. Soon after daybreak the strang era left the house and the cook told his mis tress of what he had overheard on the previou night. He took her into the verandah an 1 in quilt, which was under a basket, they discover ed three ugly-looking butcher's knives, The police were informed and the weapons handed over to them. Some hours later the stranger returned to the house again, and the fi.st thing they did was to make for the Verandah. They hunted far the knives and finding them gone they took fright and ran away. They were an rested later. The palica were therefore unable to file a more serious charge against the accused owing to the absence of evidence. Hi Worship found the men guilty of being it possession of weapons and fined, each mar $100, or six weeks hard labour. They will be banished after the expiration of their term of imprisonment.....
AMOY NOTES.
[From a Corrapondent,]
Amoy, and August, 1906.0 The Italian cruiser Calabria arrived here on the 31st July, and will make a short way here The Amoy residents are looking forward to hearing the fine Band this boat is reputed to
carry..
CRICKET..
A very enjoyable game of Cricket was played yesterday between the Amoy Customs Clut and the Kulangsu Lawn Tennis and Cricket have started Club. The game, which should
Mi, H. G. Calihrop, instructed by Mr. G. A. Hastings, appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. R. F. C. Master, far to hatches on board ship, the staircases Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, appearing not being a sufficient mears of filling the upper storeys from below upwards. Experiments an brand ship afford no help, as the conditions are 10 different from those in Chiaese tenement houses: The gas should be allowed to act for at least two hours, if they were to do one room at a time, but it would be better for six hours to chable it to penetrate to every soaicial part. We did not think it possible for men to enter any pari of the house white ALFRED Harris and E. Etherington, both of it was being disinfected, unless they had divers
at 3 pm, did not begin til 4.10 p.m. owing the West Kent Regiment, got into trouble last belanets, on account of the disseminal-on of the
In some of the latter Club's men not turning night for brushing up ton hard against a Euro gas from every crevice, as well as through the
up,
The Customs Club won the loss and pean, policeman in Queen's Road Central and flours and stair-cases, as the latter wer: never
elected to bat. A very good opening way leaving his right optic discoloured and swollen. water-tight, much less air-tight,
effected by Messrs. Decks and Simpson, And
The gloomy forecast, which the chairman
Both men were arrested, Harris being changed sidered the experiments of Professor H.mp.
both inen played very well, When he score with obstructing a policeman and Etherington | son furnished no evidence of the usefulness of
was 66 Simpson put up a "skier and was of the China Sugar Refining Co., I.d,, bad |
with assaulting him. Yesterday afternoon a the Clayton method as far as chinese houses
caught in the deep field. His innings of 33. to hold out to the meeting of shareholders
ricksha coole complained to the policeman were concerned, though it was useful in the
was compiled by very sady plays The se last March, had considerably damped the CHAN Fuk Yeung, a shopkeeper, of Cheng that a civilian had refused to pay his fare. case of ships, but, as pointed out by Dr.
cond wicket (Komaroff) raised the score to 1072 Chau, appeared this morning, before Mr. FA, While the conversation was going on the Haldane, a considerable difference in the enthusiasm of a large number of investors in
when Komarof, was out to simple catch flazeland, charged with selling two bottles of defendants came cut if the Rose, Shamrock is.nes might be expected on the question' of.
Decks was or not out, played a very pretty the stocks of what must be considered them, on the eth instant, without a peruit. and Thistle tavern. The officer alleged that disinfecting ships before or after the cargo was
game and received a picasant, reception on his lending industry of the Colony, The setting Evidence was head and his Worship impased unth mea approached him and when they got discharged; but seeing that rats can leave the
return to the pavilion. The Customs Club aside of eight hundred thousand dollars to Į à penalty of $200.
close enough Harris bumped against him. ship with the, cargo, it would be better to dis-
now declared their innings closed(107) provide for forward commitments in view of
Then Etherington. lashed out and caught him iniect the loaded ship. He knew from per-
for 2 wickets). The Kulangan, an adverse market, was a contingency, such
HARRY Mitchell, an overseer, al Quarry Hay, with his fist on the right eye, rolling him over sonal experience that the effects of the disin
about an hour and a half to bat made a as none had expected but which had given. was charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the like a nine-pin - A lukong saw what was going fection on rats in an empty ship were extreme.
poor start against the bowling of Simpson cause for considerable alarm in the earlier Magistracy this morning, with stealing
on and with the assistance of the European ly valuable, while Dr, Haldane had said that
and Deeks. At 6:45 pm. Stumps were drawn a towel and a bonk, valued at $3.50, from a officer had both men removed to the station. unless carried in with more than usual care
At the meeting of the Shanghai exchange the Kulangsa Club having scored 67 for months of the year. That the provision was called for the then outlook of the sugar
European house in Arsenal Street, on 17th July They came before Mr. Gompertz this morning the results were not so satisfactory in a loaded and bullion brokers to which we referred in our
wickels. The game was therefore drawn very last. The charge was proved and accused was and denied the charges. Etherington alleged ship. Professor Simpson, in his, report, had last issue, Mr. Marcus Wolfe occupied the market of the world justified the extreme bound over in the sum of $rop to come up for that he was stunned by a blow on the ear stated that the exact nature of the combina chair; and in the course of the proceedings it much in favour of the Customs Club. A step as a financial measure of precaution. judgment when called.
received from the complainant, flis Worshiptions in this gas had not been determined, but transpired that the brokers interested intend return match, to be played next Wednesday ·
imitating the members of the Shanghai According to expert statistics of the world's
found them guilty and fined Harris 55 and the fact remuised that the Clayton Gas was Stock Exchange, in having an office of their and Thursday afternoon, in cagerly looked
capable of kiling vermin and pathogenic bacawn, and appointing a secretary, the gentleman forward to by both teams, sugar supplies an enormously larger area had
Etherington $20.
terias when acting in sufficient strength of the elected to fill that position being Mr. E. R. PR. HORNE'S SUCCESSOR been placed under cultivation in the beet
gas, on goods, 'fittings, etc. It did not affect Hooper, who is about the latest who has commenced. work on the road." It was growing countries of Europe. The crop had
coamel paint, the surface being too hard to pets stated that there were altogether twenty, been an inordinately bountiful one and the in charge of Mr. P. P. J. Wudchouso, arrived-
The following report is trom Mr. F. G. Figg, mit of penetration and consequent discolour eight exchange and bullion brokers, so it is consequence was that with a large supply of an the scene before the fames had got far, and First Assistant ofthe Hongkong Observatoryalion, it turned zinc-white yellow, Bedding not surprising that the gentlemen included bect at hand in Europe and the correspond- the fire was extinguished. The damage done
On the 7th a 1.30.a.-The barometer has etc, after fumigation, acquired an odour of in the muster should be anxious as regarde ingly lower prices ruling, the demand for
same time the fact remains that some few troyed if exposed to the gas in a moist condi- brokers are able to make u princely. income. cane sugar slackened, and prices fell in
particularly in the North;
tion. Whether a cargo of ordinary soap would more even than is made by the heads of some be similarly destroyed, seeing that soap, always of the most important d'm here, sody of addition to this they have not the worry of contains a fair quantity of moisture, was fluctuations in the various markets for mer; question that required serious consideration, erchandise; they are their own masters, and heavy damages might one day be claimed for a every Bank boliday and mail alternoon they destroyed cargo. On the whole he was in favour have for their own leisure, which they are in a of adopting the Clayton process for use in the position to enjoy in the way that suits them
best. So far they have had nothing to com plain about, and the only wonder is that they
THE explosion of a kerosene hanging lamp was
he cause of the fire which broke out in a ci. garette shop al tog, Des Voeux Road Central, at one o'clock this morning. The fire brigade,
THE WEATHER
Messrs Chun Yık and Co, became the pur chasers of this right for $165, or $1 o ab.ve up. set price.
BILL BROKING IN SHANGHA
to the woodwork of the shop is estimated at fallen in Japan, and risen 'over China, sulphurated hydrogen; soap is absolutely desespective increases in their number. At the
$30,
The depression has passed into the W. part consequence. The campaign for the year JAPANESE papers report that a man who des- of the Hea of japan. It continues to move was not at the time finally determined. cikes himself as Sugaya Tamen, a Paymaster towards E. Spring results were awaited before it could in the Navy, is endeavouring to fraudulently
Pressure is bighest over the China Sea. It bo finally seliled what would be the progress obtain money by representing that he has been still exceeds the normal by 1 inch over the S.
of the sugar market in the Farther East. asked by the authorities concerned to collect Coast of China, and is in defect by about o.
funds for the monument to be built on Peiyu loch in N. China and Japan, In the Philippines shan, Port Arthur, in accordance with the it has decreased alightly, to near the average,
Fortunately for sugar merchants and refiners, contrary to all expectations, the result of the later crops fell short of anticipations while the growing demand for the commodity
proposals of Admiral Tago and General Nogi The foreign Japaness communities are warned to be on their guard agalast this impostor.
Gradients are gentle over the China Sea, and light variable winds are indicated over that
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KINI.
harbour, as the weight of evidence was much
in favour of its usefulness, but was not yet in favour of its sphere of usefulness being extend
ed to Chinens bousce in Hongkong.
have been able to preserve to their profession the enviable character of a close corporation for so long. Shanghai Times.
Dr. Churchhill has succeeded Dr. H. Horse as medical officer to the Chind Mutual Assar ance Co. Mr. H. Firman replaces Mr. F. Eadio in the same company...
SHIPPING AND MAILS,
MAILS DUE. English (Malta) 9th inst., 6 am, Indián (Gregory Apcar) 10th inst. German (Sachsen) 14th inst. Canadian (Empress of India) q4th inst. German (Prins Regent Lulipold) 14th inst. Indian (Latsang) 16th inst., an German (Prinz Waldemar) 27th inst,
The P. & O. S. N. Ca. 11. Bansa left Singapore for this part on 6th inst, 81, 8 km. -