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For Sale,

FOR SALE.

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Insurances.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

FAIRBANKS' SCALES. THE Undersigned, Aaware of the above Company, are authorized to Impre against FIRE at Current Rates.

GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1862.

DEVOE'S

EVOE'S NONĽAKEIL KEROSINE

OIL.

PAINTS and OILS, TALLOW and TAR, PITCH and ROSIN.

- AN INVOICE OF

PARLOUR AND COOKING

STOVES.

FX LATE

ARRIVA DK.

'UHATEAU MARGAUX.

CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarts. 1888. GRAVES,

BREAKFAST OLARET, „

SACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-

TELLADO.

SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT

(1818).

HUST'A PORT.

1 and 3lar HENNESSY'S BRANDY. COURVOISIE'S BRANDY.

FINEST OLD BOURBON WÜISKY. KIFARAN'S LL WHISKY. ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. BOOK'S OLD TOM.

E. & J. BURKE's IRISH WHISKY.

IOSE'S ME JUICE CORDIAL. NOILLY PART & Co.'s VERMOUTH.

JAMESON'S WHISKY.

MARSALA

EASTERN CIDER.

UHARTREUSE.

MARASQUINO.

CURACAO.

BASS'S ALE, bottled by CamPROS, and

SAUNDERS, Pints audi quarts. GUINNESS'S STOUT, boiled by E. &

J. Burse, piats and quarts. DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the

Galion,

ALE and PORTER, in hogshande,

MILNER'S PATENT FIREPROOF

SAVES, CASH and PAPER BOXES, at Maniffacturer's Prices.

Bolc Agents for MS. TURNBULL, JR.; AND SOMERVILLE'S

MALTESE CIGARETTES.

MacEWEY, FRICKEL & CO.

Hongkong, January 8, 1885.

FOR SALE.

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BORROUGDES & WATTS'

A SOLID MAROGANY

BILLIARD TABLE, Complete with Cers, Pool, PreaMDP, £2, BALLS, MAKING Boatb, Rests, Exená CLOTH, &. &..

Just arrived per Glenfultoch.

LANE, CRAWFORD & C».

Hongkong, November 4, 1884.

1805

PUBLICATIONS #y J, DYER BALL,

Y

ANTONESE MADE EASY-A Book of SIMPLE SENTENCES in the CarrONDER COLLOQUIAL with Froo, and Literal Translations; and Directions for Rendering English Grammatical Forms into Chinese and vice versà-Price, $2. luter- leaved Copies, $2.60.

NOTICE

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM PANY,

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HE Undermignod are prepared to accept Risks on First Class Clodowns at ́s per cent, net premiums per annum.

NORTON & Co., digeats.

938 Hongkong, May 19, 1881.

THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.

THE Undersigned having boon appointed

Aux for the above Company are prepared to GIANT POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, at currens

rates.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Cɑ Hongkong, November 5, 1885,

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE)

CAPITAL-Two MILLION STERLING,

855

101E Undersigned are propaved to grant The guns the fun of FIRE on. Building or on Goods stored therein, un Goods on board Vassois and on tulls of Vessels in Alarbour, at the usual Terms; and Comlitioð.

Proposals for Life Assurances will be co seived, and tramitted to the Directors for their decision.

If required, protection will be granted on first chias Lives up to £100 on a Single Life.

For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong de Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1887.

100

THE LONDON-ASSURANCE..

Incorporated BY ROYAL CHANTEP OF His Majesty King George The First,

A. D. 1720.

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are proparul to grant Insurance as follows:

Marine Department, Policies at current rates, payable either here, in fordon, or at the principal Porta of India, China and Australia,

i

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements.

THE OHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP THE ORINA &MANILA STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA (DIRECT).

The Co.'s Steamship-

Zafira,

Captain Tanuor, will bo despatched for the above Port on WEDNESDAY, the 21st Instant, ¦ at i p.m.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR HOIHOW, PAKHOI AND

HAIPHÒNG.

Tho Co.'s Steamship

Amatister,

Captain IAMLIN, will be despatched for the above Ports en TUESDAY, the 20th Instant, at Daylight.

For Froight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

For Fraight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, January 17, 1885.

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General Managers, Hongkong, January 17, 1885.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL

The Co.'s Steamship

Patreelus, Captain Brows, will be denyutched ng above on THURSDAY, the 22nd Jasient.

For Freight or Pasage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD.& SWIRE, Agents Longhong, January 17, 1885. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.

- The Steamship

Bryarty, Capt. E. Le BOTTILLIER, add a will be despatched for the above Port on or about the 21th Inst.

For Freight or Pawrige, apply to

A

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, January 17, 1885,

FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG.

The Steamship

Rory,.

眙

Capt. Mazso, will to despatched for the above Poris on TUESDAY, the 20th Instant, et 4.30 p.m.

For Freight or Faasage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.

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12

Hongkong, January 17, 1895.

Not Responsible for Debts.

43

FOR SALE on TO LET.

FIVE-ROOMED BUNGALOW at the PRAK. W TENNIS GROUND attached. Possession from 1st April.

Apply to

Care of

'L'

THE OFFICE OF THIS PATER. Hongkong, January 17, 1886.

Occidental & Oriental

Ship Company.

96

DEPARTURES.

January 17-

Sift, British gunboat, for Amoy. Suites, for Haiphong. Kong Beng, for Swatow. Marie, for Keelung,

Camelot, fur Kutchincizu, Grecion, for Builo. Arratoon Appar, for Calcutta. Ting, for Cileutta.

City of Tokio, for San Francisco.

lydasper, for Shanghat. Nope, for Shanghai. Glenartacy, for Singapore, &c.

CLEARED.

Grayhound, for Fakhoi, Breda, for Amoy.

Namen, for Coast Ports.

PASSENGERS,

A RIVED.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

Daylight-Nemo Leaves for Coast Porto 4 p.m.---Esmeralda leaves for Amoy.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES :-

[No. 6702.—JANUARY 17, 1885.

UNION CHURCH,Divino Worship, 11 A.K.-Rey, E.J. Eitol. Service in Chinese, 2 r..lev, J. Uhalmers, M. A., L.LD.

SEAMEN'S SERVICun-The Services for Seamon which have been hitherto hold in tho Mission Church, Queen's Road, will bu heid in the future in Union Church. On Sunday and Friday evenings at 7.30. All Seamon are invited to attend..

GELMAN BETHESDA CHAPEL-Service in the Gurman language, by Rev, F. Hartmann, orary Sunday at half-prat ten s.., in the Chapol of the Berlin" Foundling House, West Point

ST. JOSEPH's Curnon, Garden Road,- 9. Mass and Sermon. 5.30 rim. Even-

Service, Benediction.

Per Esmerila, from Manila, Messrs Hing Conlus, Leun Javens, and 112 Úbinoso.

Per Catterthun, from Sydney, &c., 200 Chineac.

Por F. C. Sieben, from Topron, 22 Chi-

Per Amatida, from Haiphong, &c., 7 Chinese.

Por Fulum, from Shanghai, Mr Rennell, and 120 Chinese.

either the Cuptuin, the Agents, now. Owners will be Responsible for

Per Chloe, from Portland, &c., Mr E. Chork, and 350 Chinese,

DePANTEN.

charge. As the two are always lump- ed together in Chinese documents wa slal include the lekin on salt in our estimate. It forms indeed no part of the usual lakin levied on goods in

tmusic.

By collating the varions mémorials which have appeared in the Peking Gazte during the last 10 years the following appear to be the amounts in sound numbers at present returne as lekin and daty combined, viz.:-

Liang Hwai Liang Choli... Ho-tung (Shani) Fah-kien Szechuan... Rukwang

புங்

Ksang từng c Chang-lu (Ühikli,...

-

Tacla 3,000,000 $10,000

JJ

750,000

420,000

15

1,000,000

14

→ 2,000,000

1,500,000

1.

G00,000

*Total...... Tla. 9,680,000

There are no returns to be found for the two last nanied divisions, but, taking into consideration their aren and popu lation relatively to the other divisions, 2p.m.-Auction of Japanese Ware, &c., probably be a fair allowance.

the figures we have given above would

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Auctions.

at Mr J. M. Armstrong's

Miscellaneous.

Claims against the Castello must be sent in to Mesars Russell & Co., an or before this date.

TRE

any Debt contracted by the Officers or Cullucis izd D. d. da Costa; for Lon- HONGKONG DISPENSARY,inted, the Government purchases

Por Lacrtes, for Straits, Messrs E. B. Crem of the folkming Vessels, during, Dr. and Mrs Zacharie, and 2 children,

their stay in Hongkong Harbour:→

ALEXANDER MONK, American slip, Capt. G. W. David. Melchiors & Co.

EDWARD L. MAYDERRY, Amer. barque, Capt. E. M. Knight.-Remedios & Co.

FORSES ABBEY, American barque, Capt.

T. Marcy.Adamson, Bell & C GooDELL, American, barque, Capt. W. R. Llagan-Adamson, Bell & Co.

Iso, Germane barque, Captain C. Höckel mann-Wieler & Co.

INVINCIBLE, American ship, Capt. J. S. Fergus Slowes.-Order.

MADRAS, Brit. steamer, Capt. H. Plenge.

Steam--Siemaca & Ca

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JARAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE,

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND ATLANTIO & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

Stemuship SAN PABLO will be despaced for Saul Francisc Yokohama, THURSDAY, the 29th Instant, at 8 pm.

Cosmestion being made at Yokohama, with Steuners from: Shanghai and Japan

ports.

Fire Diqueriment. Policies issued for long or short periods at day previous to sailing.

current rates.

Life Department.

All Pureel Packages should be marked to address brful; and sume will be received at the Company's Cilice, until 6 pm, the

RETURN PASSAGE-Passenger,

whin havs pakl full fare, re-entarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa)

MOUNT LEBANON, British alemer, Capt. D. Maxwell.-Borneo Company, Limited.

NICOLAS THATER, Amor, bargne, Capt. Robert S. Crosbie.-Master.

For Arruleon pour, for Singapore, i Europeans, and 470 Chinese; for Calcutta, Mr Wray,

Lester, Julin Mangregor, and 424 Chinenu

Por Prising, for Singapore, Mesers Henry

for Calcutta, Mr B. C. Mushy.

Per

City of Tokio, for Yokohama, Messta G. Mutterbuck and E. M. Taliaferro; for San Francisco, Messis Thomas Cooper and Wong Kwai.

For Oleurtney, for Lomton, Messrs W. Clarke, Jas. MaCreath and R. Jones.

Per King Bong, for Swatow, 100 Chinese. Por Ningpo, for Shanghai, 20 Chiuose.

To Deaux:

Per Greyhound, for Pakhoi, $0 Chinesa, Per Bancralda, for &moy, 100 Chinese.. Per Namen, for Sraton, &c., 200 Chi-

esc.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Established 4.D. 1341.

·香港大藥務

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS

OF

When it is considered that the great proportion of the above yield is derived from the lekio, this total will be seen to be surprisingly small when compared with the returns of 1801-the ante- lekin period. To take the case of the Liang Hwa area, with which we are best

the salt from the producers at about 12 cel a catty, say Tls. 0.75. a picul, and sells it so tho merchants at Tls. 1.00 per [icul, or, exclusive of the 4 maco which aay fairly represent the costs of collect- ing, at Tls 1.20 a picul. There should, therefore, be a net gain to the Govern- ment of Tis. 0.45 a picul. Thou we know a lekin duty is collected of Tie. 1.13, of which say the odd centa repre- sons the cost of collection. The com- bined taxation should yield a net revenue of Tls. 1.50 per picul early! The consumption is catinated for Hwai- non at 600,000 yin, avaraging 7 piculs, and for Hwai-pel 200,000 yin, of same. weight, making together 4,900,000 piculs. If this quantity is really takes up annually-no unfair assumption- the revenue from this division alone. cught to yield over 7,000,000 Thols, in- stead of the 3,000,000 which Two Taung- tang pats it down at. We have not the same-data at haud for the other divi- 796 sions and cannot criticize their returns

DRUGGISTS' BUNDRIES, NURSERY Rage SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, EXCLIAI, AMERICAN, AND FRANCO PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water; Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Acrated Waters.

PROPONTIS, British steamer, Captain G. The British steamer Famaralda reports: Heasley.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co." Firat part,light to moderata N.E. wind will.

SAMAN, American ship. Capt. Oliver O. heavy N. well; latter part moderate to Jons.Adumon, Bell & Co.

Fresh N.E. to Easterly winds, with heavy N.E. well.

SARAH Huser, Avnerican ship, Capt. J. ¡ Basa...---Arnhold, Katberg & Co.

Valoury, British barque, Captain E. Martin-Pistau & Co.

SHIPPING,

AKRIVALS.

· January 17, 1885;— Eelde, British steamer, 395, E. Tay- for, Manila January 14, Hemp, Sugar and Colou.-Russe & Co.

Cattertium, British, steamer, 1,406, H.

dg, Sydney December S, and Singapore

The British steamer Catherthun reports: From Sydney and along Australian Coast, from N. E. o N. W. winds with fine weather, continuing across to Java ; and along Java Coast, with culmis occasionally. From Singa. pors had moderate N.E. monsoon arid con siderable heart but generally fiue to On the 11th January, spoke strand Osburns picking up Telegraph cable, in lat. 40 40 and long. 106.

German barque F. U. Sieben repura: The Had he weather throughout

The British

steamer Antisla reporta: Had moderate N.İ. wind with overcast sky; and moderate head sent

The Ameriban steater ushun reports: Loft Shanghai on the 34th January; PX- F.E. monsoon and fine

The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG.

• (From The Hongkong “Almanack. )

JANUARY.

BO WATER. Day of Morn. Mouth

Sels.

H. M.

6.37

SUN.

Aft.

Rizes.

I. M.

H. M.

H. M.

18

11.20

9.50

6.44

10 20

1150

14.28

6.44

3.38

0.81a. 11.2

6.44

5.39

21

0.63

11.80

6.43.

5.40

130 6.43

5,41

0.25 2.10 8.43 6.41

so readily, but knowing how heavily lexin is laid on when there is a obenco we shall not be deemed unfair if we as- sume that in the rough all over China half a teel per picul is levied for lekin.. And allowing a quarter of a Tael as the profit per picul on the working of the Gabel we should thus get, on Yuan Pao-bêng's estimate of 28,000,000 piculs as the total consumption, an annual revenue of 21,000,000 Tauls. Егед од our lower estimate of 20,000,000 pieuls.

we ought to have a clear revenue to the Government of Tla, 15,000,000.

Policies issued for suns unt exoceding within six months, will be allowed a discount Jary 10, Coal and General.-RUSSELL perivuced moderats the passage: Arrived digh water at Whampoa; 2 brs. 30 here, us in other departments of the ro

95,000 at reduced ratua.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872.

496

NOW PUBLISHED.

DUDDHISM: 178 HISTORICAL,

THEORETICAL AND POPULAR

ASPECTS,

ERNEST J. EITEL, I.D., Tumzo. THIRD EDITION. REVISED, WITH ADDICIONS,

Price,

$1.50 LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, August 20, 1981.

Destination

1398

uí 20% from Return Faro; it re-entharking within one year, au aliowance of 10 % will! be made from Return Fare. Pre-Paid Re- tun Passie Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 25 % from Return Fare The algunes de semi to through fares from Chen- und Japan to Kurojic

Commutar Invoices to accompany Cargo destined to ports boyond San Francisco, should be sent to the Company's Ullicos ¦ addressed to the Collector of Customs, San

Francisco.

For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of Clio Company, No. 30A, Queen's Road Central

F. E. FOSTER,

Agost. Hongkong, January 17, 1885.

FC Sleben, Gerniani barque, 64), Hohla, Touzon Leceraber 31, tieneral. WILLER & Co.

---

zy Jay,

Chain, British corvette, 2,350, Capt. Ametist, British steamer, 522, Thos. Haudio, Haiphong January 10, Pakhoi 12, Hohow 14, and Magno 17, General- RUSSLE. & Ön.

Fah, American steamer, 1,504, . Oroad, Shanghai January 14. Gavera.- RussALL & Co.

Noyes, Portland November 4, and Hono Pod, American barque, 858, Q. M.

Juli, cnutal.Melcops & Co.

Inga Frondi, French wan-of-war, 919,500, Capt. Chier, Saigon January 11.

Vessels Advertised as Loading,

Fessels

Captain.

-Lyon's.

Taylor. Hamlin,

Frissell & Co.

Russell & Cu

*We most cordially recommend it.'--- China Reviews Will be found to apply, Hoihow, Pakhusi and Haiphong Amatista (8),

Amoy num

Esmeruklu (s). a waut long felt by students of Cantonese. London, de, via Suoz Cam Peshawar (1) Daily Press. Mr. Base Notes on London, via Shez Caun Patrocina (8). Clamifiers and Granmor will be found very London, vin Suez CanalBonarty (e). valuable.--China Mail.

London, via Suez Canal...

Hector (8).. Maurika

Zalirn (n). Marscilles, &o, yia Saigon... Aailyy (8),

San Francisco, vis Yokohama.. San Pablo (e) San Francisco,

Western Monarch.. Singapore and Penang...... Rory (6).. Swatow, Amoy and Fuochew... Sumon (3).... Sydney and Melbourne, &.De Bay (s) Sydney and Melbourne, &c...Whampoa (6) Trieste, &...

Berenice (6). Yokohama and Hiogo... Claymore (8)

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Hongkong, January 23, 1884.

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Date of Leaving,

January 13, at 4 p.m. Jan. 20, at daylight January 30, at 4 p.m. January 22

About January 24. Quick despatch. January 21, at 5 p.m.

at noon, Quica Los patek. January 20,

at 3 p.m. Quick despatch. Jan. 20, at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 18, at daylight. January 21, at 4 p.ra. January 24, at 4 pm. January 28, at noon. Quick despatch.

weather throughout bare at noon to-day.

days;

The American barque Coloma reports: From Portland to Honolulu was thirty four part had a Southerly whink Tankut for tan dawa provjous to our arrival at launlula. From Honolulu was thirty seven days; experienced a heavy Westerly sea throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:--

{ For AMOY.—

Per Esmeralda, at 9a.m., on Sunday, the

18th inst.

For NAGASAKI AND. KOBE.—

Per Kamchatka, at 3.30 p.m., on Mcn-

day, the 39th inst

For PAKHCL--

Por Olympia, at 5.30 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 20th-inst.--

For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWN- SVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE, *.-- Ter De Bay, 213.30 p.m., on Wednesday,

the 21st inst.

For SAIGON.-

For Jadras, et 4.30 p.m., on Wednesday,

the 21st inst.

For NAGASAKI, KOBE, AND YORD.

HAMA.

Per Thibet, at pin, on Thursday, the

22nd ines.

MAILS DY THE BÉITISH PACKEN — The British Contract Peckot Peshawar will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 20th January,

with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries ba- yond, via Brindisi, to the Straits Settle ments, Batavin, Barmah, Ceylon, India, Adon, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

Quotations.

$1

mins, later than at longkong; at the Barrier: 3 hrs 15 mins. at the Salt Flats: 3 hrs, 30 mins.; at Shameen 3 hrs. 45 mins.

At any rate it is sufficiently clear that.

venue, there is an enormous amount taken from the people which never finds its way into the Government coffers. A tax on sult is, and no doubt lang will he, a nasuosity für the Govern At Shangbai, on the 7th January, Witch of the simplest and most economical Pient of China. Properly managed it is TEAM BERRIEN HOPKINS, of Moristown, modes of taxation. And we bave no N.J., U.S.A., agod 22.

DEATHS.

At No. 8, Nanking Road, Shanghai, on the 10th Inst., WALTER BALK MCDOUGALL, late Manager of the Marine Engineers

Institute, aged 18 yours.

The publication of this issue commenced at 7.45 p.m.

Che Che tail.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1896,

THE CHINESE REVENUE.

At Shanghai, on the Oth Instant, WILLIAM objection on principle to the method FREDERIC LEWIS, aged 52 years

Established by the Chinese Government if it were only properly carried out in practice. At the same time it might, one would think, be very much simplified. There can be no good reason for min- thing such differential rates of taxation se exist for instance between the adja- cent areas of Chekiang and Hwai-na- a difference which makes the cost of salt. at Shaugliui. 20 cash & carty whilant Haukow it costs 64 cual a catty. The cpnsequence is a great amount of so- called smuggling, requiring the main- tenance of a large preventive service. The prime cost of production must be tolerably, nearly the same in the various divisions. It would, therefore, seem sa obvicus improvemont to make a uniforta So much for the general method of sale of taxation all over. Further, why working. We must now endeavour should not the tax he levied in a lump to formi sono estimate of the revenue upon the first sale to the merchants, and that is or ought to be derived from the free trade all over the country be per Salt Gubel. As a general guide weshall witted aftor that? The areas of pre- quote the figures which the times Thonduction are limited; they could be easily gives as these returned for the 5th year watched against smuggling and illicit of Olin Ching (1801.) This authority manufacture, and once the tax wan egile- say the consumption for all the 13ized all over there would no necessity Provinces was 6,058,000 in, yielding for maintaining the old divisional areas. revenue of Taels 6,081,000. A Tael a pical could be levied with easa farther adds that this amount showed and certainly in this way, which would

17.

THE SALT TAX.

(Continued).

a falling off as compared with the re-it once double the Salt Revenue, and it turas for 10th Kien Lung (1754) of near- would be very simple for the Govern The ual hours will be observed in cicingly a million Taels. The you in those days went to ruise or lower the rete according

the Mails, dc.

appears to have averaged 300 cattien to its needs. As things staud the Gov that the consumption for all China eramont is powerless to improve the would be nearly 20,000,000 piculs,

ouarn of the levy-the thing is so co- These figures, however, de not help us pleated, there are so many interests much, because, firstly, the consumption rulved, the salt officials and the local in two of the most important areas, witheritice offor so many objections that Liang vui and Liang Chib, has fallen practically no orders of the Peking Gov off very much; and, secondly, the lekin erament can be carried out. But rear- tax has beez imposed, which, as we have ganized in some such way as we suggest seen, is as heavy as a Tael or more the Salt Gabel aught with ease to yield picul in some parta. A into Vieg Pre from twenty to thirty millions of Taels. sident of Revenue, Yuan Pao-bing es timates that the prescat consumption. for all Chitu is 28,000,000 piculs. This is_probably_very_much over the mark.

{Ddayed by Interruptions. ] Liang Elwai, which, in the old estimate, stood for 5,300,000 piculs, does not now.

GERMANY AND ENGLAND, cousutne more than 3,500,000; and

LONDON, Jan. 13th. Chikking, which stood for 2,220,000 In the Reichstag Prined Bismaschaald picule does not now (on the authority that Germany is demirone of maintaining of the Governor) consume more than friendly relations with England, but if her 1,800,000 picula. This loss is con,

HOROLONG, January 17, OPIUM-New Patna, cash,... 600/603)

Old

cash,... 505/67′′ Kew Benares, cash,... 595 Old

ccaels ;", New Malwa, credit,... 540 Allowance, Taels...... 16/32 Old Malwa, credit,... 550 Allowance, Tasia....... 16/22 Perein, Oily,..... 510/25 ↑ Allowance, Tel. 08/16 Persian, Papur tied,... 610 Allowance, Taels... 16.

Excliange.

Jan. 17, 1885.

Blocks.

Nus. of Sharis.

Fratres.

Pail POSITION TER LAST REPORT.

up. leserve. Halupeau,j'ward

Cosing Caudations,"

Cash.

27

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Ilongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation... 60,000|8

1258 1238 4,400,000 3

51,443 122 % pm., business; 126 March

33

200€ 50

25 £23€ 1,2308 1253 82.338 239 250 $ 508 1,000 200$ 2503 508 100$ 208

16. 50,000 631,000 $ CIKI,[8 105,000 $ 28,711.5

885,000 510,978$

1086

540,107 Tin, 200 or share

Tla. 125 490,320) $160 167,881 $45 469,560 $82 Credit balance

36,165,20 $107

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100 all

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STEAM COMPANIES,

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This Standard Work on the Chinese Lan. Indo-China S. N. Co., Lt. 60,000 sh. issued guage, constracted on the basis of Kanghi's

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$23.20 4.8 6.56

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TELEGRAMS

terbalanced to some extent by a gain in colonial policy is thwarted Germany might other places, notably in Szechnau, but be unable to give her support to Beitiah on the whole the present cousumption policy on other questions deeply interesting, cannot well be more then, the old ca-

to England. timate of 20,000,000 piculs and may

be a good deal less.

lected under two headings, known in

The present revenue from salt is col.

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Hongkong January 15, 1969,

151 Sugar Debo

1830

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FRANCE AND ORAN

LONDON, JR. 15 Mons Farry has made a statement that

first is the ordinary profit on the work the Governmont has resolved to complete

ing of the Gabel, that is to say the immediately the occupation of Tonquis, difference in price between what the thai being the ualy way to bring the ditî- salt officials pay to the producers and culty with China to an end.

what they charge the morcherta, less

the costs of management. The second

by the officials in the final sale, after

which the article passes into the bands

FRANCE AND EGYPTIAN ́AFTAIRS,"

LONDON, Jan, 18th. Counter proposals with regard to affairs

of the retail dealews free of further in Egypt, which are supported by Austria,