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COOLIE was arraigned before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, this morning. by P. C. Downie, on a charge of trespassing on War Department property, in Queen's Road Eash yesterday, "I went there id cut explained the defendant. "But you must not cut grass there," replied his Worship. "I don't know where I am to cut grass then," put in the
defendant. A fine of $; was inflicted.
materials required for the war, and as a re: gull the manufacturing capacity has been in creased in every direction, profits being largely used for extensions of plant and buildings. The great industrial activity bas given makers an experience and confidence
MR. Kondo Rempel, president of the NY.K, them far keener and more efficient competi.qft Shimbashi on Aug. 18 for. Manchuria and tors of the foreign importer than ever before,Korea. He proposes to spend two months on an investigation of the shipping conditions at and this not only in Japan but also in those the principal ports. Mr. Harada, manager of new markets, the development of which the Osaka branch of the Kaisha, is to accoin. should be the sequel of the late war. Japan's pany Mr. Kondo on the tour, industries enjoy the immense advantage of low wages. She is no doubt behind her. Western rivals in capital, equipment and, experience, but she is making tapid progress Foreign capital is now ready to assist her, merchants of various countries are eagerly dur. l. Poffering her the latest inachinery and the most .....$5.00 $4.00 improved appliances, and she is the more 11.00 ready to avail herself of the world's experience 14.50 in that she is not confronted with the necessi
"ty, which-ins-to-ti faced by her rivals, of having to discard previous costly equipment, After recapitulating the distribution of Japan's foreign trade in a comparative table for the past four years, the report proceeds to state that China now occupies the first place amongst Japan's customers, a. position formerly oc- cupied by the United States, her purchases for the year being 3,134,000/ higher than in too, an increase of 45 per cent. The articles principally contributing to this increase were coppier, cution yarns and tissues, matches, cigareties and coal. Her exports to Japan exhibit a slight falling off, increase in mai gake, beans, peas, &c. and other staples being rather more than offer by a heavy shrinkage in cotton. Several sections are devoted to the metal and cotton, trade, the relative interest in which to Hongkong is small in comparison to Sugar which accounts for the shrink- CHATEAU LA TOUR CARNET, | age in Hongkong's expats to Japan. CHATEAU RAUZAN and CHATEAU There was a very great decline of 952,005% in the value of the sugar importation, LAFITE are recommended to the notice of
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AUGUST 30 1906.
THE YURT-HAN RAILWAY,
DEPUTY MANAGER'S RESIgnatian,
(From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 29th August, 1906. Mr. Wong King Yong, the deputy manager of the Vurt-Han Railway Company, whose leave of absence has expired, has not yet re- turned to duty. The reprezentatives of the Company wired to Swotow inquiring why be had not yet returned to office, reply was received stating that he had already tendered his resignation and does not intend to resume duly.
THE POLICE SCHOOL.
The third batch of students of the Police School have completed their studies. The superintendent of the school has accordingly issued a notice calling for newcomers to pie sent themselves for examination. Those who intend to present themselves at the examina tion must hard in their names and find a suiety within twenty days.
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A CHINESA ROMANCË.
T-WOULD HE VILLAGE VARMER-AND-AN_
UNFAITHFUL WIFE.
áromantic Chinese love story in which the heroine assisted the hero to "squeeze" her
OPENING OF NANNING "
TO FOREIGN TRADE.
CITY PLANNED ON WESTERN LINKS,
From Our Own Corresponilant.}'.
Canton, 29th August, Igod. In connection with the opening of Nanning as a Treaty port, Ha Kwok Kal, situated to the south-west of Naubing-fu City, has been selecte eu as: 'The site. The tiver at this point is. deeper than at any other place, and it should form an admirable anchorage for vessels. A large amount of money will be expended in filling up nil the ponds lying round the place.
TELEGRAM.
*** HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "
SERVICE.
Ä TIENTSIN SENSATION.
RUSSIAN CONSUL SHOT.
ASSAILANT BELIEVED TO BE INSANE.
[From Our Own Correspondent.Ţ
Shanghai, 30th August,
2.15 pm.
A sonsational affair has taken place Tientsin.
It is proposed, in the first instance, to establish four departments, viz., a Worka. De- patiment, Revenue Department, Police De partment, and Law Department. All publicat buildings are to be built after the style of Levinsky [P. Lovitsky], a' con foreign architecture, and representativen have been sent to Hongkang to engage experienced tractor, yesterday shot Mr. N. Laptow, artisans for the work of construction Pest Consul for Russia at the northern telegraph and telephone i ffices, e ectric light wasks for the public lighting of the city, and awaler service will be established immediately All works are to be carried out by Chinese under Chinese supervisión.
SHIPPING BOUNTIES.
At the recent Congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire, in the absence of Mr. Provost Denholin, Mr. James Cormack (1 dinburgh) moved, the following resolution on behalf of the Grecuock Chamber:-
That this Congress is of opinion that his take some effective steps to bring about the Majesty's Government and the Colonies should abolition of shipping bounties, or to counteract their effect."
port, during an altercation believed. to be in connection with curtain
money matters.
The assailant discharged four shots at the Consul. Mr. Luptew is se. riously wounded.
Levinsky is supposed to be insane.
CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not necesarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondisain in thila column.)
INDIANS IN HONGKONG.
To The Euren or tur "Hongkong Telegrafr\" Sir,Indians in Hongkong have recently been made a subject of scoin, contempt and of very unworthy remarks by some prejudiced person's of the type of "B. C. D.," who bas, no doubt, if ever been to India, coms in contact with some ordinary and common class Indians, who in an ordinary course of some business connection with him, might have shown him A# undue respect while calling him "Bara Sahib, and who now frantically claims such
LAM Chan Leng, a shopkeeper, carrying on business at No. 47, Hing Leung Street, was prosecured-belvis Mr.Allazelansh his morning, at the Police Court, by Mr. F. F. Janemberg, of the Royal Aerated Water Mapu factory, of No. 2, High Street, for stealing a barrel, containing 215 cmpty serated water bolles, valued at $13.50, on the 29ds instant. Mr. Quo Korg Sing oppeared for the defend-father-in-law so as to provide nesus for an elopment, was heard before Mr. 11. H. J‹ Gompertz, at the Police Court, this morning, ant, who denied the charge. The case was remanded until Wednesday next, bail $ co
when the hero of the romance figured in the It is stated that the following appointments dork to answer a charge of obtaining £20 from wall shortly be made-Mr. Takahira, ex-Japan- La Wai Pui, the heroine's father-in-law, ese Minister at Washington, to be Japanese In a small. Chinese village, not far from tain tarm-house, up octogenarian and his Minister at Vienna, wah the understanding Cautor, there lived, up to a week ago, in a cer. young daughter-in-law, whose husband occu. of Ambassador; Mr nagakt, rx-Minister to
He believed the Congress was unanimous in Siam, to be Minister to Span; Mr. Hegi, pics a very prominent position in the laundry Councillor to the Japanese Embassy at Lon-business in Victoria; B.C. Being a good
British commerce removed, had fair play ob- don, to be Minister to Brazil; Mr. Ishium, husband and an affectionate son the washerman is desire to see the disabilities which affected tained as far as possible. There was a great ab Japanese Consul General át Tientsin, to be across the seas remitted at intervals large Minister to Siam, and Mr. Akabane, ex-Jap sums of money for the support of his old father
sence of fair play with regard to bounties given anese Minister to Spaing to be Muister to and his we. Not many months ago there ap foiland..
peared in the fam-house a young man named by foreign States-(hear, hear)-and : was high Wong Chik Nam, allas Cheng Yam. Nam, to me, if influence could lie brought to bear op pply for a position as a farm hand. Re- foreign States, as he thought it could, that some representation should be made with jus say that the farmer did not think the ap
regard to such bounties. (Hear, hear.) He pleant fit for such manual labour and was
illustration. Great Britain opened her ports to about to refuse him a position, when his mentioned French bounties as the most glaring daughter-in-law brought her powers to bear on the was put to look after the cabbage crop freedom, giving them the same liberties that were given to British ships. A.French sailing Before this the daughter-in-law took no interest in agricultural pursuit, but after this some-vessel going to San Francisco from a. Untish thig was always going wrong with the cab port would, perhaps, earn 30s, of freight on the bages that needed her attendance. Then round trip, but in addition to that she earned the love-match between the caretaker of a bounty of 30s, so that her freight was really the cabbages and the daughter of the farm doubled, That was an illustration of the unfair was formed. It was then Iso that the competition to which British suling ships were no money, but she said she would arrange that. sailing ships were the nursery for seamen, One day she got some letter-paper, an old en- and it was a matter for great regiel that velope, her husband's chop and a pen, and the sailing tonnage was going down year with these she went, into her lover's quarters by year, and before very long it would and directed him in frame a letter, purporting practically have disappeared. America had totle from her husband in Victoria asking her been discussing the shatter for a number of to join him and requesting his father to supply years, and the farmers in the west objected to he taxed for the benefit of the shipowner, of Americu, and the method found of meeting the difficulty had been to put a discriminating iax ing the greatest contributor, and out of that upon foreign shipping. British shipping be. tax the bounty was paid to the American ship owners. That showed the spirit which some foreign nations exhibited, and it would be a tes. (Heat, hea). But there were times when great pity to allow it to pass with a mere pro- a simple protest was not enough, and he desir him "Devil. Such abusive, unfair, and as-
case of sugar below No. 15 Dutch stan their fasry, When they got to the búval Yard, the old man and the applicant go the job. the French, and gave them the fullest possible respect as his ancestral right from Indians in
this Colony, with whom he has no business
concern whatever.
Two conlies, one carrying a bucket of prste and the other a bundle of Promenade Concert posters, were going along gaily in Queen's Road Central, yesterday, decorating at their own sweet will, every wall that took they coolies, seeing the base condition of the wall, immediately posted a bill on the Admiralty walls. An Indian policeman witnessed the act and thinking that they had done enough work for the day, he removed the coales to No. 2 Station. They admitted the offence before Mr. F.A. Hazeland, at the Police Crust this morning, and each bill-porter was fined $5, DISASTER his fallen on th: Government Klind. couple planned an elopement. The man had subjected. It was not necessary to state that ¦ observe from Chinese, for whom he is so invi-.
dard, the figures were 1,830,000l. and THE ABOVE PRICES ARE SPREIT | 1,331,000/. in 1994 and 1905 respectively, while in refined sugar the decrease was even more marked, the imports totalling 512,0co/ in 1901 and only 67,000 in 1905. There are several reasons to account for this A. S. WATSON & CO., great decrease: firstly, the market at the commencement of the year was over-stocked LIMITED,
in consequence of speculative purchases made in anticipation of the special consump tion taxes which were levied from January 1, 1905: secondly, demand fell off on account of the high prices then ruling; and thirdly, exceptionally heavy rains and unseasonable weather during the warm season checked the the direct loss thus caused being about eight her with the necessary funds to take her to
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, zand August, 1906."
XOTIR. timextmas intended to pubhentica, 31. * HONGKONG TELEGH API" should la addressed to The Flor, 1, fea House Road, an should be wompanied by the Writer's Name Aur Addrest.
Onliny businu ponunantratinus-anuld be addresses!
to The Mages.
The Echter will not wondering to the sexgamille Too
rejected MB, or to return any Coutrination. Any rejec
SUBSCRIPTION RATES ON ADVANCE). DAILY-30 per annpo..
WEEKLY-11er annars
usual summer requirements. It must also be bome in mind that the amount of For. mosan sugar coming to Japan, on which there is no duty, is steadily increasing. The market, based on Tokio sales, steadily receded from 18 yen 8o sen per picul in Janu ary to thyen 25 sen per picul in December. Heet sugars, although still imported in fair cally mise in desired free when quantity, are not coming in such large amounts as when Continental bounties exist ed. They are in demand for a particular Slagle Copies, Daily, ten cent: Weekly, twenty kind of confectionery but they do not seriouly affect the Japanese refineries. German beet sugar was selling at the close of the year at 15 yen so sen to 16 yen per picut.
The ralo jest quarter and pes pesem, proportitza", The
to messenger. Chi copies pont by post mat additional $1.80 per quarter in chargel for postage. The stage on the weekly to any part of the
world in 30 cents per inter
fire cent.
The Hongkong Gelegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1900.
THE TRADE OF JAPAN IN 1905. Included in the series of diplomatic and consular reports, just published, Mr. Crowe, Commercial Attaché to II. M.'s Embassy at Tokio writes on the trade of Japan for the past year. According to his buiky report the year 1905 has, generally speaking, been one of great prosperity for merchants and manufacturers alike; the Government's de- mands for the war were so large that not only have the native factories been kept exceptionally busy, but unprecedented, pur chases had also to be made from the foreign sources of supply. There was consequently less curtailment of the people's spending power than might have been expected during the year, marked as it has been by increased taxes and bad crops. In the previous report attention was drawn to the war's strengthening effect on Japan's industrial capacity. This, Mr. Crowe says,
dahs in the Katha district of Barma, practically all the elephants having been swept away by
an outbreak of anthrax. Of the three hundred elephants at the Kheddah, most highly-trained animals, over two hundred and forty died within a few days of the sunbreak of the disease,
Victoria. The old man fell into the trick. The farm hand was picked out as the only safe and sane person to escort the lady to her bus band across the seas, and the sum of £20 was handed over to him. The old man was grief. stricken when the time came for their departure, but he decided to accompany them as far as Hongkong. When they arrived here they patup in'a boarding house in New Marke: Street, and at noon on the same day the young man said ed shortly afterwards, showed the old man some papers, which he called passage-tickets, and said they were leaving that evening. The old man' accompanied the in to the Wing Lok Street wharf, but neither the woman nor her
lover would allow the old man to see them on
board. The sent was on rough, they had the
Being a conquered nation, indians no doubt regard the British Government as their kind and impartial Government; and show due res pects as duty bound to their officers in a way of loyalty and obedience, which "R. C. D"
and men of his type will never expect to
diously taking a very warm side, quite forget- ting their ill-creating mature.
Mr. "B.C.D." seems to have been much al- flicted to see ordinary class Indians sauntering about the streets, but he is never aggrieved to 'find self-averting Chinese wantonly loitering about and crowning hundreds in number on public roads, as if they were reserved for them.
Mr. "B.C.D." is sadly mistaken in saying that peaceable Chinese are constantly molested by Indians. He has never heard or even taken trouble to inquire the original cause of trouble
diers at Kowloon, between Chinese and Indians (Baluchis) so!-
Indians have never called their ruling nation as "Dave" or ever looked down a foreigner with a natural mean hatred feelings and called
An accurrence which led to a disturbance on
Sunday night in a tramcar going to West, "Sikhs," who minook it as their right to pre- was caused by sume newly arrived coolie class
vent Chinese from enjoying a quiet smoke, ba.
Indian Railways, where smoking is lawfully prohibited in carriages, by the Government of India, for the sake of "Sikh" passengers, who are religiously prohibited its use..
At time of writing Mr. Crowe learnt that Below we apend a list.of the members and the old man's health is consideration, and could tervailing duty would be put on sugar. The ing accustomed to the rules and privileges of
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he was going to back the passage. "He retire-ed to see a firm and decided action taken, suchnoying word is used for all foreigners and more as was taken by the late Lord. Salisbury in commonly for an idian, who unfortunately regard to the bounties on sugar. For years passes by a Celestial, and walks his own way. Great Britam asked that those bounties might be removed, owing to the disastrous effects dencies and the home sugar industries, until they produced on the West Indian Depen. Lord Salisbury said it must cease, or a coun- consequence was that the bounties came 10 an end. Some determination had to be shown not to submit to everything which foreign pa- Mr. J., Bailey (Greenock) seconded the tions ch se to put upon us. (Hear, hear),
realizing the great and disastrous effect of motion. Fle said the Greenock Chamber, sugar and shipping bounties, felt that they would like the resolution put, again to the Congress in order that their Colonial friends might support them in the abolition of unjust bounties, le believed the Congress would express its determ lation' to remove any injustice to British, induses, and therefore he would simply second the resolution, believing
would receive hearty support. The resolution was capried.
lakhs of rupees. The remaining elephants have "now been dispersed throughout Katha and it is hoped the outbreak is at an end. Last year in the same district a large number of elephants porished from the same disease. It looks as if the operations should be transferred, at least for a tie, to another part of the country, THIS inorning's Centon Doily Newer says: The travelling members of the Geiman' Reichstag, accompanied by Dr. Delius, the commercial attaché at Shanghai, arrived yes. terday on the Norm, the ladies, however, to the general regret did not accompany them. Their desire to study Eastern questions on the; spt for the benefit of their colleagues in the Reichstag is a laudable me and we trust that they may see, in the short time at their dic. posal, everything worthy of note in Canton.
not think of allowing him to undertake such a the suggested amalgamation of the Osaka
houses at which they are being entertained and Tokio efineries had then fallen Rittmeister a von Bohlenda:tt-Kolpin, dangerous trip. They then put off in a sampan through, and an alternative proposal to Deutsches Consulat; Cheisi a. D. Janke, Mel and the old man returned to the farm. Unfor increase the capital of the former com-chers & Co.; Amtsrichter Dr. jur. Lucas, Herr, tuantely far the peace of the eloped couple, pany has also met with considerable op Zundel: Kammerherr van Riepenhausen-Cran three days after the old man had returned to position, owing to the uncertainty which gon, Carlowitz & Co.; Kreisrat Dr. Wallau, the village he received a genuine kiter from
Osta iatische Mandels Ces; von Wietzlow, his son in Viciuria, saping that he Wendi & Co.
about to return home for gond, and ask prevails, as
ing that has fuher and his "denly be tentions. with regard to
is reported that a I was stated some months ago that Her loved" wife in ght meet him in 11ngkong at poly; meanwhile it
Majesty Queen Margherita, mother of the the time mentioned. Then the old man new refinery is being built at Kuwana.
Kng of haly, contemplated a visit to this new that he was fooled by his daughter-in-law country. According to the Japan Times, it and her lover. He came to Hongkong, put the During 190s a determined attempt was
is reported that when Mr. G. Oyama, the matter into the hands of the police and the made by the. Japanese refineries to en- ter the Chinese market, "and by keen Japanese Minister at Rome, now on his voyage happy couple were located in Elgin Streel home, was received in far well audience by last evening, and the hero of the tale arrested. undercutting of prices at Shanghai, con- siderable sales were made for deliveryHer Majesty, the Queen Dowager asked the It was then learnt that to of the passage Mini ter as to the best travelling season in money were bent to Macao to be invested in a
would be the most suitable. Prince Udine business in the Catony; Lt they had already Japan; and the latter replied that September grocer's shop; with £8 he intended starting a him when whe Lately was in this country, is expected home about January next, the extent of his present our being eighteen months; and it is believed that the visit of the Queen Dowager to Japan will largely depend on the report of His Bigliness' tour, if Prince Udine's repor be favourable--and the Japan Times hopes it it will be so-Her Majesty is likely to be in Tokin in the autumn of next year.
the Government's in
sugar mon-
there in the early months of 1906. As will be sewn in another colume the question of the combine of the sugar companies has again been revived, and there is every pro, ability that the arrangemeal will shortly be completed.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
has been even more noticeable dur LILULNANT (0.0) F. J. Champion, Royal ing 1905. In various ways quite a large Garrison Artillery, left for England per ss. proportion of the money raised abroad Sunda, on the 281k instagl
by means of foreign loans has been ONE native officer, wife and servant, H.K.S.B. spent in Japan, and the working capital | R.fi.A., left for Calcutta, per 5.5. Catherine
*four, on the 281l instant, an retirement, of the Empire has been still further increased. by extensive purchases in Europe and America of Japanese domestic bonds. These were formerly held by Japanese banks and capitalists, whose funds have thus been liberated for use in the Empire, and this in great measure accounts for the exceptionally easy conditions of the local money market, which, contrary to expecia. tion, have prevailed, during the period under review. In one way or another, directly or indirectly, every factory in the country has benefited from the enormous demands for
THE steamer Nemo has sailed from London on a diamond hunting expedition to an island on the coast of Africa. The precise destina
on is being kept secret. About forty leading shareholders in the Japan Sagar Refinery, of Tokio, decided last week to incorpore their concern with the Osaka Sugar Redning Company. Five directors have been appointed to conduct the negotiations. It is also stated that the directors of the Dairi Sugar Works are interested in this combine, so that three of the largest sugar-sefineries may shortly. be incorporated.
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Two lukengs made what they thought a smasi capture yesterday when they hauled two Naval Yard coolies into Na, 3 Police Station, who, they alleged, were gambling in the street. Unfortunately for their case the men "did not compare notes" and when each lukong 'was examined by Mr. Gompertz, at the Police Court, this morning, the fukings could not felt straight story. One lukong said that when he arrested his man he held money in his right hand," while the other denied that, averring that it was in his left hand. The defendants each said that the policemen came up to them, took some money out of their (defendants') pockets, said they were gambling, and charged them. His Worship, addressing the lukongs, said that defendants might have been playing draughts they had given their evidence very badly, the or chess from what he cou'd make out (om-
The defendants were ac their evidence. cordingly discharged,
sent, and i was found on
searched.
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The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, and his Worship sentenced him to three months' hud fabour and six h-ur,' stocks."
THE WEATHER.
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:- On the 3th at 7.45 a.-Orders issued to haist the Black Cone point upwards with the Diuni. (Typhoon to the N.E. of Colony less than 3oo miles away).
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Such trifling disturbances are almost daily
the world where there are some common and low class, uneducated persons, and I am sure, occurrences at home, and in every big cities of
that no proper white man will ever like to criti- cise and condemn the whole nation and make it a butt of scorn for the acts of vulgars..
it is really very unpleasant to know that some persons of racial préjudice and colour pride exist in this Colony, Yours &c.,
I. U. M.
Hongkong, 30th August, 1905. [Bath sides having had their say, enough has been said on the subjeći, and this closes this correspondence.-Edy #.K, T.)
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILA DUR.
Australian (Changsha) 1st prox. French (Salaste) zrá prax. American (Doric) 4th prax. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 4th prox. Canadian (Monteagli) 11th prox. Indian (Kutsang) izih prox.
The s.5. Wray Castle arrived at Boston on 25th inst.
The British ss. Nanshan left Saigon 28th
or about the 1st prox.
The British ss. Zoroaster left Moji, 25th jast, for this port, and is due to arrive here on or about the glut inst.
The Impenal German Nail .a. Bayern, which left here on 1st inst., arrived at Genoa on zgib'inst, at 6 pm.
At 11.30 The barometer has fallen over In the course of some statements in the Koku-
Northern and Cential China, and risen rapidly wiu concerning the construction of warships over the Formosa Channel. At Swatow and in Japan it is said that the purchase of warships Hongkong the ris: is comparatively slow, from foreign countries will not be entirely The typhoon entered the Coast daring the abandoned. The Japauese are now in a posi-night between Amoy and Swataw. This morninst, for this port; and is due to arrive here on tion to build battleships without any foreigning it is situated to the North of Swalow, It The highest pressure is over S, Japan, where aid. They can even provide the materials at appears to be moving towards W.N.W. home, with the exception, of course, of patented atlicies. The giant vessels Serums and 44 pressure is about or inch in excess of the and the big cruisers of the feoma class are normal. Over the S. and S.. coasts of China conclusive evidence of this ability. But the it is still in defect by from 0.3 to 0.9 inch.
Strong W. and S.W'winds to gales are in Japanese, the Kokumin continues, ne we learn from a Japas Mail translation, do not pretend dicated over the N. part of the China Sea.
think that they are yet on a level with foreign shipwrights. They owe mach of the progress they have made to the fact that whenever a warship was ordered, there was always a con- dilion attached that Japanese experts should Oversee the operations of building. By this means an intimate knowledge of all the pro- cesses was acquired. There remains, however, much to be learned, and therefore, apart from any question of economy, vessels will oc | casionally be ordered from foreign builders,
FORECAST.
1. Hongkong and neighbourhood, W. to 5.W. winds, fresh to strong; equally, showery,
z.-Formosa Channel, E. to 5. winds, moderate gales.
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3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, same as No. 1.
4.-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan, samo as No. 1,
The M. M. Co. 18. Fularit, with the next French mail, will leave Saigon on Friday, tho 3161 inst, at 11 s.m. for this port,
The Java China-Japan Lijn s.5. 7illatjap lelt Kobe via Amoy for this port on 29th lost. and may be expected here on 7th prox.
The I. C. S. N. Co. 3. Kuttang left Cal cotta for this port via the Straits on 28th inst and may be expected here on 13th prox
The C. P. K. Co.'s as. Empress of Japan'. arrived as Nagasaki at 7.30 am, on Thursday, the sohint, and left again at 2.30 p.m. same day, for Shanghai, where she is due 19 arrivg at midnight, oa gist lust,