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To-day's Advertisements.
KEITA LITHE, NEW ORIENTAL BANK COR-
IN THE UNION CHURCH,
SATURDAY, March 23, at 545 pm,
ON
BK
MZANEN, C. F. A. BANGSTER AND GEORGE GRIMBLE.
PROGRAMME :-
Overture (tu Samson)
Cance...sə
Rondo...
Soprano, Salo, from Oratorio.
Mrs. HAGEN.
The Lost Chord......
¦ PORATION, LIMITED ¦ "(IN LIQUIDATION).
Payment of Fourth Dividend on Hongkong Claims,
NOTICE is hereby given that a FOURTH
|
Destinatio
Ameterdam, &
THE CHINA MAIL.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vessels.
Oceanic (a)..... Bremen & Ports on Call Hayern (). Japan.................................................... Verona (6).. London, v. Marssillas. Adeo (8) London. v. Bues Canal Myrmidou (*)..
London & Ports of Call Ravenna (8).........
N DIVIDENDI FIVE (5) PER Hande. OENT. will be PAYABLE es Application Guildaut. at the OFFICE of the OfaktERED BANK OF
via Amoy... Sungkiang (a)..... Schroster. INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CINA, Hongkong, Marceties, v. Sargo Saghalieu (a)... And after THURSDAY, 28th fustant, tu Marseilles and Genos.. Spundilus (8).
Sollivan.
Andante................................Baptista.
Hallelujah (Engeddi to The
Mount of Olives)
Beethoven.
Tenor Bule, from Oratoilo......
Ms. Gro. P. LAMHET.
.....Lefebre Wely. Hongkong, March 15, 1895.
Offericire
044
To-day's Advertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Underaigned has received instruc
bustered in Will
of the late Mr. F. Barr, to Sell by Public
Auction, on
TUESDAY,
all CREDITORS whoso Ozat haru becu Received and Admitted,
14 yos
Date of Leaving.
Butterfield & Swire March 19, at 4 p.m. Norddeutscher Lloyd April 1, at 3 p.in. P. & O. 9. N. Com....March 20, at noOD. P. & 9. S. N. 0......About March 29, Butterfield & Swire...March 21, at 4 p..
25.
P. & 9. S. N. Go... March 28, at neon- London and HamburgHarmarthenshire (5)... Dodwell, Carlill & Co. About March
Malacca (8).
P. & O. 5. N. Oo About March 25. Butterfield Swire...March 20, 391
& Maritimes March 20, at noon. Karberg&Co. About March 25. Carlowitz & La
About April: 1. Butterfield & Swire... March 20, at 4 p.m. March 20, at noon. .....& 0. S. O
New York.............Lines. A. Nietole.. Suizon and Surabaya. Shantung
For the CELEBED BANK OF INDIA, Franci Japau (Coptio (B)
AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
T. E. SANSOM,
Accountant,
Attorney for the Liquidator,
NEW ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION). Rongkong, March 18, 1805.
VICTORIA CHAPTER, No. 025,
548
AN Emergency CONVOCATION of the
above will held in { FUERMASONS HALL, Zelland Street, un TUESDAY, the 26th Instaut, at 8.30 for 9 the 28th March, 1895, at 2.50 p.m., at p.m. precisely.. VISITING BRETHERN are *Idlewild,' Caino Road,-
cordially INVITED.
USEFUL
A LARGE QUANTITY OF... VALUABLE AND
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
comprising
Hongkong, March 18, 1805.
519
NORTHERN PACIFIO" STRAMSHIP AND RAILROAD COMPANIES.
PROPOSED SAILIÑOS PROM JONTRONG.
(Sumeyr 1o ALTERATION),
ONE ENGLISH-MADE Mouocco Covered DRAWING-BOOM SUITE, CENTRE TABLES, SIDE TABLES with MARELE TOPS, CABION OLD CARVED BLACKWOOD TABLES, DINING-
Sikh ROOM SUITE, DINNER WAGGONS, THREE
with-HEVELLED Victoria..
BEAUTIFUL SIDEBOARD and JAPANESE Tacs
Оюска. CLES BOOKCASES, OVARIANTLES,
CHINESE
EN-
ABER YADEN! DRAVINGS and OILYAINTINGS, PZATZO-WARK,
| W'nesday } March 20. Tuesday | April 23, Tuesday May 14
- Tuesday June 4. THE Steamship SIKH, Captain J.
GLASS-WARE, CURTAINS, DINNER SETS,RowLzy, mailing at Noon, OBOCKREY, TABLE OLUTHS,__ÁLADASTIK
and PORBELAIN STATUETTES, WARDECRES, WASHING STANDS With MALLE-TOP, TOILET TABLES with MARELE-TOP, IRON FENDERS, TAPESTRY POITIERS, IRON and BRAN DOUBLE BEDSTMADS, LAMPS, ICE Curse, KITCHEN and Cookino UTBILS,
ONE VERY FIND DOUBLE TELESCOPE in
WOODEN CASE.
ONE JINRICKSHA And SEVERAL CHAJES. A VERY FINE COLLECTION or Roses Bod OTHER PLANTS.
Catalogues issued prior to Sale. On View from Monday, the 26th March 1896.
TERMS OF SALE. —Âş customary.
PAUL BREWITT,
Auctioneer,
Hongkong, March 18, 1805
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF
WEDNESDAY, the 20th March, will pro- Lead to VICTORIA, 5.0., and TACOMA, WASH., KORE and YOKOHAMA.
Through Bill of Lading issued to Japan, Pacific Coast Points, and to Canadina and Quited States Points.
Consular Invoices of Goods for United
by the
Stater Points should be in and one copy must be sent steamer to the cars of The Freight Agent Northern Pacific Railroad, Tacoma, Wash. Parcels must be sent to our Ottice with
address marked in full by 5 p.m., on the day previous to sailing.
For further information as to Pasanga or Freight:apply-0
551
DODWELL, CARLILI. & C...
Agents. Hongkong, March 18 $1895.
280
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
HANDSOME ENGLISH-MADE AND FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI
HALL & HOLTZ-MADE FURNI
TURE, CHIMNEY GLASSES, PICTURES, CURIOS, PIANO,
BILLIARD TABLE, &o."
18 Undersigned has received instruc- THE Endersignals res, to Sell by
Public Auction, on
TUESDAY,
the 26th March, 1805, at 2.30 p.m., at his Residence, Caine Boad,-
THE WHOLE OF THE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &0. comprising:- ENGLISH-MADE WALNUT SILK with PLTEH OOVERED DRAWING-Hook SUITE and Orto-
MAN.
CHIMNET GLASSES, PICTURED. CARPETS and HEARTH ROOS, BLACKWOOD CABINET, CUAIO STANDS and TABLES.
CHINESE and JAVANESE CURIOS. ENGLISH-MADE WALNUT CENTRE TALLE. EXTENSION DINING TABLE, ENGLISH-
MADE MAHOGANT. SIDEBOARD with Glass BACK, DINNGE Waggons.
ளர்
HANDSOME HAND-PAINTED DINNER and DESSERT SERVICES.
WARE,
The Co.'s Steamship
Fokien, Captain Davis, will be despatched for the above Ports TOMORROW, the 19th Instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage; apply-to-
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Qu, General Managers,
Hongkong, March 18, 1895.
547
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SAIGON & SOURABAYA. ·
The Stearaship
Shantung Capt. FRAMPTON, will be WED. despatched. NESDAY, the 20th Instant, at 4 p.m. For Freight or Passage, apply tu.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIKE,
Ayerste
Hongkong, March 18 1895.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY.
488
8.
San Francisco..
7. Japa City of Peking (8).. San Francisco........ Tillie B. Starbuck. Sandakan.....Queen Märgnent
******on (6)... Pekin (8). (8)..
Kudat..Me:
via Amoy....
((0)..
...Saspe lin S'pora, Penung & Ctta Wingsang (9) Swator, Amoy & TsunFokion (8)........ Vancouver (3.0.), & Emperas of Japan (8). Victoria (BO), &c.... Sith (s), Vladivostook, c.......Ghazee (5)........
Taicheony, German str., 828. P. Dahme, Aris Bay March 8, 1,000 chees Korosine D. ---Meven & Co.
Nanging, British steamer, 994, C. B, N. Dodd. Manila March 14, General.-BUTTER FIELD & SWIRE
Fokien, Britial ateamor, 509, W. J. Davis, Tateni March 14, Amay 15, and Swatow 16, General & Damphor-DorotaS STEAM | CHP Co.
March 18:-
Fushun, British steamer, from Cablen, Aefir, Danish steamer, 355, II. W. Storm, -Pakhoi Mareb 14, and Hoikow 16, General.
-A. B. MARTY.
Hanoi, Franch str., 733, J. V. Chodzko, Haiphong via Hoihow March 14, Rice ahd General A. 11. Manty.
Redbreast, Beilish man-of-war, "805, Ist.- Curander R. H. J. Stewart, Bangkok
March 10,
Kong Afe, British str., 177, A. Mahun, Amoy March 16, General-CUINERE.
Manila March 10, General-SHEWAN & Co. Esmeralan, British sit., 906, G. A. Tayler,
Puolan, German steamer, 1,201, A. Ott,
WEGENEK & Co.
Saigon March 13, Paddy and Ricis-Lars,
Jacob Diederichsen, German stoamer, 710, J. Bausen, Saigon March 14, Bugar. BUTTERFIELD & SWIDE.
Edward Saigon March 13, Hice and Paddy. Beatrice, British steamer, 1,442, F.
-DODWELL, CARLILI & Co.
Spartan, British cruiser, from a craise.
DEPARTURES. March 17:4
Arim, for Saigon. Hailing, for Swatow, &o. Tecartos, for Saigon. Cheie Ma, for Swatow. -
March 18:- Ardnamurchan, for Saigon. Caleb Curtis, for Paracels.
parton, British cruiser, for a cruise. Taisang, for Shanghai. Zoo Sek, for Swatow.
. CLEARED.
Peiyang, for Shanghai Progress, for Touron.
leveester City, for Saigon. Orange Grove, for Mintung Folien, for Swatom Antie, for Pakhoi.
PASSENGERS.
AREIVED.
Per Namyung, from Singapore, 650, Chi-
DOSC.
Per Tamarind, from Bugkok, 10 Chi-
névr.
Per Phra Nang, from Bangkok, Ciptain Wilson, Mr Frege, and 95 Chiness.
Per Taicheang, from Aroa Bay, 59 Chi-
! Dese.
Per Sunghiang, from Manila, Mr and Mrs Smith, Messra Rous Johnston, Salomonton, De Mesoh, and 21-Chinese---
Per Pokies, from Const Ports, Mra Grim- any, Miss Brett, and 75 Chinces.
For GLASS and PLATED-Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rate:
WRITING TABLE, CLAN BOOK-VASES and BOOXE.
DOUBLE BRASS BELSTEAD, SINGLE IRON BEDSTEAD.
HALL & HOLTZ-MADE BEDROOM FURNI TURE, consisting of:- Double WARDROBES with GLASS DOORS, DRESSING TABLES with GZASES, WASHSTANDS, CHAMBER STANDS, CHEST OF DRAWERS, and SMALL CHAIRS,
1 LEATHLR ÜCVERED WRITING CARE, 1 LACQUERED and GOLD FOLDING SOLREW.
1 TELESCOPE and Stand, by CALLASHAN.
1 GBRARD GRAND PIANO.
1 FULL SIZE POCKET BILLIARD TABLE,
with BALLS, CO, &c., COMPLETE, bý Burators && WATS
1 ICON SAFE.
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTY. SVEDBY PLANTS IN POIS.
&o,, Catalogues will be issued.
&o.,
&c.
652
TERMS OF SALE.--Âs customwy. -
J. M. ARMSTRONG, `
Auctioneer. Hongkong, March 18, 1895. --
WHITE STAR LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR AMSTERDAM AND LONDON,
--VIA SINGAPORE.
The Steamship
Oceanic, Captain S, will be despatched at 4 p.. TO.
MORROW, the 19th Instant
The Vessel will call in at Poar&AND to land Pamengota for LONDON, and Railway Tickets will be provided freo. A quick zna Home in anticipatod.
oul.
The Electric Light is installed through.
A Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For Rates of Passage Money and full
Particulars, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents
Hongkong, March 18, 1898.
79
for NINGPO, CHEFÜO. TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE).
The Co.'s Steamship
Sarpedon.
Capt. M. H. F. JACKSON, wil be despatches above on WEDNESDAY, the 20th Instant,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & WIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, March 18, 1895.
545
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL
The Co.'s Steamship
Myrmidon, Captain Brows, will bo despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 21st Instant, até p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRR,
Agents. Hongkong, March 18, 1895.
388
Not Responsible for Debts.
Teither the Captain, the Agents, nor
Nei feners will be Responsible for
any Debt contracted by the Officers or Grew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
ARENAMUROHEN, British ship, Capt, S, W. Crosby.Admiralty.
Bhurtli-Standard Oil Co.
Pacido Mail 9. S. O. April 17, at noon. Show an Co......Quick despatch, ĮShowan & Co... Quick despatch, Butterfield & Swire... March 19, Siemssen & Co... March 19, at 4 p. 23. P. & 0. 5. N. Go...... About March 29 Butterfield & Swire...
Match an Jardino, Matheson&Co March 10, at noon. Douglas Laptaik & Co March 19, daylight. Canadian Po 1. Co. March 20, at noon. Nor. P'tic S. & R. Cos. March 20, at coon. Nippon Yusen Kaisha.March 19, at 6p.m
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight.--Fokien leaves for Swatow, &o. Noon,Wingsang leases for Straita and
Calcutta p.m.-Oceanic leaves for Amsterdazi,đo, 4pm.-Peiyang leaves for Sha: ghai, 5 p.m. -Ġhaus leaves for 'vostock, &c.
Memnon leaves for Sandakan, do.
Miscellaneous,
Monday, March 16, 1895.
he publication of this'swus commenced The present Provinces are considered to af 6.50 p.m.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, MONDÁT, MARCH 18, 1826
be altogether too large for efficient supervision. It is proposed to reconsi trust the Provinces, making divisions a fifth of the size of existing Provinosa. For engh Division there would be a Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, thesofficials and their executive WASN we referred a few days ago to hom the Central Government, which officers to bold their appointments the storm cloud that threatens to burst would, in return, be responsible for at any moment and to overwhelm the the payment of their salaries. Each Goods per Mobe undelivered after this present administration at Foking, and Province would atan have a Treasurer
data subject to rent.
perhaps to sweep away all traces of the two Judges to deal with all important reign of the Marchus in China, wo indi- legal cases, civil and criminal; ten osted briefly the scheme that had found Magistrates to deal with trivial cases favour amongst the leaders in the He and to assist the Governor in the ad- form Party Whether this scheme will ministration of the affairs of their parti ever become the groundwork of a plan oular Districts; a Local Board of Works for the regeneration of the Chinesa Em- under a competent Surveyor or Engin- pire, it would be unsafe to predict. osf; a Commissioner of Pulice; and a Having regard, however, to the urgent Military Commander. The Provincial 2.03
necessity for reforza in China politically Governors might also, in course of time, 2/08 and the equally clamant necessities of be furnished with Executive Councils to
the people socially and morally, all assist and advise them.
Exchange.
HONUEONU, March 18, 1895,
De London
Од
Hank, Wire,
2,0
***
it
On demand,
3,0
{1
30 days' night,
4 months' aight,
20
On demand,
Credits, 4 months sight, On Burliu--Demand,... On New York-
On demand, Credits, -60· days' night On Kombay On demand, Wirga
winds and high esa, squally weather, accom-On parried by rain and wisty atmosphere.
The Geren steamer-Wuolan reports: Had fing weather te latitude 20 N. from there to port, strong N.N.E. breeze and benvy eea. Spoke German steamer China. The British steamer Beatrice reports From Cape St. James to lat. 20° 08′ N., long. 119 44 E.,-weather lac; & p.m., on- 16th March, andden shift of wind to N.E. blowing hard from there to Gap Rock and high head seas.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS LAND, COOKTOWN, CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYD NEY & MELBOURNE.-(Supplo- mentary Mail on board til time of departure. Extra Postage 10 centa.) Por Gatterthun, at 10.30 am., on Tues-
day, the 19th inst.
For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CAL-
CUTTA.-
Par Wingang. st 11.30 a. m., on Tues-
day, the 19th inst.
For SINGAPORE
44%
On demand, ... Ja Shanghai---
On demand
30 days' sight, privatą papir Gold Leaf, 100 fio (portal) Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate Silver (per oz)...
Quotations.
2.52 2.68 ... 2.03
40
*. Bot
true friends of enlightenment and divili- It is especially interesting to turn to sation must wolsome the hopeful glim the proposed judicial reforms. Here, ag mering of a desire for a rational, consti
tutional and honest form of Govern every Oouidental knows, China provides ment in China--for a Government which ample scope for reforming ceal. The greatest blot upon the Chinese statute- will rule the people on sound principles book is the toferation of the inhuman with a view to the development of indivi-practice of torture of witnesses and of 1848 dual and national wealth and well-being suspected persons..
184
184
184
714
... 12 261,00 * 9.80 ...28 d.
It is cna of the
internally, and to conduct the external most important points in the ratification affaire of the Empire on the lines of of Foreign treaties with Japan that she modera diplomacy and uprightness, should reform ber Judicature, and if casting off all that is bad and objection-such reform is needed in Japan to able in the effeto civilisation that he justify the Foreign Powers in admit- adcrusted her for centuries and prevent ting her ou a footing of equality, how ed her from marching in fine with the much more necessary is it that Chios, countries of the West. Among the before she can be recognised as a civi crying evils of the Chinese nation one lised-cosatry, should establish a judicial impresses the European accustomed to system that will commend respect and & healthy spirit of patriotism in the recognition and ensure the ends of public services more than the existing justice to the people, rich and poor alike, corruption among Chinese officials and who have the misfortune to appear the utter incapacity in most instances either before the civil or the criminel of these officials for the responsible po-courts. The punishments inflicted up- sitions they occupy. To fulfil bis duties dor Chinese law must conform to the with the sole object of the public wel dictates of humanity and civilisation. fare is the last thing one looks for in a The prisons must be altered; litigants No sales. Chinese official. Corruption is rampant or prisoners must be afforded the as- from top to bottom of the whole admin-sistance of practitioners trained in the istrative fabric. Whatevor his apolo- law; and the jury system taight be es gista may say on bis behalf, we think tablished with benancial results. the revelations of Chian's unprepared-
HONGKONG, March 18, 1895. OPIUM-New Pains, cash,... 7624
Old
caah,... No sales. New Benares, cash, 735
cash, New Maiwa, credit; -|-
*
1
"
Old
14
Allowance, Taola,
Malwa, credit,. Allowance, Taels,... Persian, Oily, cash,. Allowaone, Taels,... Persian, Papar tied Allowance, Taele....
::
▾
Per Oceanic, at 11.50 a.in, on Tocaday. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
the 19th inst.
For SHANGHAL-
Per Feignng, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 19th inst.
Per Fushun, et 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday:
the 19th inst.
For SANDAKAN & KUDAT.—
Per Memnon, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 19th inst
For CHEFOO & WLADIVOSTOOK
Per Chugan, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 19th inst.
For SHANGHAI & NAGASAKI.—
Per Chazee, at 4.30 p.m., on Tuesday, the
19th irat,
For AMOY & MANILA,~~-
Per Sunghiang, at 9.30 a.m., on Wednes-
day, the 20th inst.
For HOIHOW & HAIPHONG.-
Per Hanet, at 10.30 am., on Wednesday,
the 20th inst
For KOBE, YOKOHAMA, VICTORIA,
B.C., & TACOMA. ---
For the Quarter......$7.00 Mostb... 2560
"
Taking into account the vastness of ness for the present war, after the vast the Chinese Empire and its anormous sums of money spent on warlike arma population the Imperial revenue is very *ment and material alone, prove as con- small~~This is attributable to the mode clusively as anyone could desire that the of collection, officiul peculations, and ROM the 1st January, 1895, the Sub-much-autod Li Hung Chang, who the limited nature of the country's pro- acription to the CHINA MAIL will be has been extravagantly described as the duction, industry and trade. To carry as follows :--
Bismarck of China, is no better than ont the reforms suggested in the admin- the patty peculative mandarin who istration of the country and to entirely strives to pay bis dues to Peking or the reconstruct the army and the navy on higher officials to whose good favut he new lines, with efficient offers, it is owes his position from the money he obvious that a larger revenus will be be extorts from the people. There are required than under the present system. several causes of this state of affairs The revenue. of Chine would require The system under which all Govern- to be quadrupled to meet the ineroneed ment appointments are filled is bad-expenditure. This can be done without irredeemably and irrevocably. There imposing farther restrictions on trade is as absence of real education amongst and without subjecting the people to the official classes and a want of thorough increased burdeas. Previous to the es technical training for special work in tablishment of the Chinese Imperial the Government service. And in the Maritime Customs, the collection of third place, the system inder which customs duties was not only unsatisfac- appointments are held is radically wrong tory but the amount collected wos lesa- and the salaries paid to officials are than at present, even allowing for the........ wbolly inadequate. The composition of expansion of trade in the interval,
obtained at the Hongkong Hotel,
Copies of the 'CHINA MAIL' may
CHINA MAIL Orrion, Hongkong.
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 3841.
Per Niki, Reginiratim at 10 e.m., Latters Wines and Spirits. an elegant essay on a classical subject and the Imperial Exchequer, nader
at (0.20a.m., on Wednesday, the 20th fast, instead of as previously notified.
For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA Per Ferene, at 11.30 am., on Friday,
the 29th it.
All these are SELECTED by our LONTON Hot, bought direct at first hand, im- MAILS BY THE VANADIAN PACIFIC RAIL-Ported in wood and battică by ourmalves, thus saving all intermediate profite and The Canadian Pacific Mail Packet Empress.
of Jpaan will be despatched on WED-ensbling as to sorry the BEST GROWTHE Et NESDAY, The 20th March, with
WAT Co.'s PAGEFT. ——
Muile for Shanghai, Japan, the United MODERATE PRICES, Stateo, Canada, &c., which will be closed as follows
10a.x. Registry closes.
11.00 .. Post-Office closes, but Corres-
22
pondence may be posted on board the
a
no more fits a man, for a civil appoint the old system, did not receive ment than the lifting of a heavy stone a ball of the total amount collect- or a battle axe auf the accurate dis ed. It is proposed to place the col charge of a few arrows fit another for lection of inland revenue into the hands military command, Both are useless of foreigners, under a similar, arrange- testa, and aro believed to be canning ment to the Maritime Customs, until devices on the part of the Manchus to China is in a position to dispense with prevent the common people from acquir- all foreign assistance. By this mone ing usetal knowledge to the danger of leakage will be atopped and the revenue the Dynasty. Without scientific, profes- considerably increased without addi- Bional or technical knowledge, mere tional calls upon the people, and as Chinese classical machines are pitch-trade would be freed from the iniquitous forked into positions requiring special restrictions it groads under at present knowledge. An officer of the Empire | there would be an enormons increase in is required to be a Jack-of-all-trades, the internal as well as in the foreign-
general commanding a large army, at water supplies, good roads and bridges, unsther time the gallant, utirat of the and the proper lighting of towns, now flect, at yet another time to be the emi- taxes would in time be imposed, but this nent engineer superintending the son- will not entail a greater outlay to the
PRICE LISTS, with fall details, to be He is at one time expected to be a great trade. For providing the gendarmerie,
Packet with the Lafe Fee of 20 cals had on application. extra Postage, until time of departare.
Pur Artic, from Pakhol, 43 Chinept. MAILS BY THE UNITED AVES PAOKEY POBZ-After removal should be a month struction of works of the greatest dif- Chinees who have to pay illegal imposta
Odent, and Medawe Odent, Bir Crébessac, 71 Mr Lapouyado,
Chinese. Por Esmeralda, fram Manila, Mr G. Tomlin, Mr
rand Mrs Higgins and family, Meson D. McKay, J. McGregor, Jess Jemanez. H. Schwarzberger, C. düller, Padres A. Caual, B. Escalera, 1 Manila
LUOY A. NICEELS, Amer. haique, Capt.f A. B. Coleons.-Lamko & Rogge.
Raval, Gorman ship, Capt. Bellmet Melchers & Co.
SHIPPING
ARRIVALS.
March 16:-
man, and 22 Chineas.
Per Wuotan, from Saigon, 92 Chinese, Per Beatrice, from Saigon, Messrs R. Berrick, T. Grimshaw, and 60 Chingg
DEFARTED, Per Hailoone, for Swntow
Mr and Mra Li Chaw and 4 children, fra Li Chow, and Mr Ah Whe; for Amoy Mr J Foochow, Mr J. Chappal
For Chow Fa, for
Per Taisang, fondly to co Obincas.
TO DEPART.
Per Priyang, for Shanghai, 3 Chinese: Per Progress, for Tourun, 20 Chineus. Per Fokien, for Swatow, 180) Chiness. Per detiv, for Pakhoi, 50 Ohiness.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Nanyang reports: Had light S.8.E. and S. E. winds until the 14th instuot; then fresh N.E.. to port.
The British steamer Phra Nang toponts": Had light S.E. winds up to lat. 20' N. from lat. 20° N, to Hongkong, thick, with fresh Northerly winde.
The British steamer Sungkuang reports:
Had light winds and fine weather to lat. 19 67 N.. long. 116 4 E.; thence to part fresh Northerly wind and high sea, overcast and hazy weather.
BJ
The British steamer Folien Gerard O. Tobey, Amar, barque, Capt.
reports: Left Tapani on
on the 14th March, with strong and
rough sea, from W.S.W. as Ockou, when the wind suddenly shifted to N.E
drizzling accompanied by arrival at Amoy. Left Amoy on the 15th, raio and misty weather,
which
fasted until
with very strong wind, increasing to mode rate gulo at times, from N.; alan bigh following sea and heavy rain weather an changed tatil arrival at Swatow on the 16th, with a strang Northerly breeze and rough sea, and cloudy sky to port. Steamers in Amoy : Jordan, Kuona Me and Siskan. Steamers in Sautow: Wycliffe, Formen and Mario Jebsen The Danish
steamer Acli reports: Had The Blouinship
strong breeze from N.E. and Northward, Sungkieng,
with rainy weather, Phra Nang, British steamer, 1,021, W. Experienced dense four and variable wind, Captain Dons, will be
French ateamer Hanni raporta! despatched on WED-II. Watton, Bangkok (Koh-ei-abang) Marwithpoderate sea in Tonkin Golf. Very NESDAY, the 20th Tarlant, at 10 a.m.
10, 8 p.m., GeneralBUTTERFIELD & heavy N.N.Egale in China een, with For Freight or Paisage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents,
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.
Henglong, March 18, 1000.
Namyong, British sir., 987, A. Hector, Singapore March 9, General,-BAN MOH.
Tamarind, Norwegian stoomer, 739, L Dastberg, Bangkok March 6, Rice. WIELEN & Co.
SWIRE March 17
Chutan, German steamer, from Cealous. 510 frigany, German abomary from Cenign,
The British steamer Ermertida reports: ad light winds and amooth sen to 16" N latitude from there to part, girang N.E.
The Voited States Jail Packet Coptic will)
be despatchedon WEDNESDAY,
20th
San
* Meils for Japen,
the United States,
ads, Honolulu, Peru, &, which ill be closed as follows 10. flegistry ceases 11.00 AM. Post Office plocos, but Corres- pondence may be posted on board the Packet, with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Pastage until the time of departure,
*
MAILS BY FRENCH PACKET. Tas Bench Contract Packet Saghaken be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 20th Test,, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and places be- yond, eid Marseilles; to Saigon, Straits Settlemonta, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonics, Pondichery, Madens, Calcutta, Aden, Maurilina, Egypt, Malta, cùd Gibraltar, The usual hours will be observed.xin
cloring the Mails, o.
MAILS BE THE BRITISH PACKET the British Contract Packet Ravenna will be despatched on THURSDAY; the 28th Instant, with Mails for the United Europe, and countries be- Kingdom, gand, vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements: Netherlands Indio, Bur mah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, o
HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MÄILS. When the Pachete leavs at Noon. The following hours will be observed in closing the Mata for Europe, &c., by the English and French Packets, when they leave at Noon. The Money Order Ofics will be alosed at 5 the day before.
8.00 A.-Posting of Prices Current and
Circulars ceasHD.
(Prices Current and Circulars may
before use.
drinking at once it should be ordered
to be decanted at the Dispensary
before being sent out.
enity, or he may be called upon to deal now without deriving any benefits. If When required for with some financial problem or the dis mines were opened up, royalties would
epasion of an abstruse legal theory. Io add to the Imperial Exchequer, im. “ fact, without education and without the proved agriculture and increased pro moans to enlarge whatever elements of duction would naturally increase the natural ability he may possess, the Chi-reverne, and much more will be done by nese official is expected to be little abort opening up the country to foreign tradə of a genius. And he is not a genius, and commerce, by the opening of more except in the direction of filling his trading centres or ports for tas transac coffers in a comparatively short period tion of commercial business, by affording lowest priced, ato guaranteed to be with ill-gotten gains squeezed from a increased facilities for communication poverty-stricken, oppressed, spiritless and for the quick carriage and trans- the genuine product of the juice of and downtrodden people.
port of goods, and by the repeal of all All these defects are obvious to the lawe that have a retarding effect upon the grape and are not artificially Chinaman who has travelled in foreign trade. Apast altogether from the go- countries, and the Reform Party know vernmental causes that have prevented made from raisins and currants, so that before any real advancement can trade expansion, there is undoubtedly o
OLARET.-Car Clarets, including the
+
ia generally the case with Cheap take place among his fellow-country certain degree of popular prejudice to men it is essential that the system of be overcome. The construction of rails Wives.
Government must first be completely ways and the opening up of mines will remodelled. The present examinations raise the dithioulties of fung-shui and an-- BRANDY.-All our Brandy is guaranteed for civil and military. or naval appoint cient burial places. This is only a matter ments must give way to professional of superstitious belief, and the more en- toure Cognac, the difference in examinatione; and the purchase of official lightened Reformers are convinced that price being querely a question of agely. Following upon this, liberal salaries with the commercial instinct to allow appointmentsmast beabolished absolute the Chinaman is too deeply imbued
kad vintage.
must be paid to those officiate who have those dificulties to stand in the way of obtained a mastery of Westers methods the development of the country and the WHISKY.-All our Whisky is of sacallent and who come to fulfil their duties probable improvement of his own in-
thoroughly equipped at all points, come. At any rate a good example: quality and of greator age than most except, of course, where knowledge can might be shown by those in authority. only be gained by experience. For The opening of schools throughout the brands in the market. The Ecotch State purposes, it is not proposed to country and the gradual spread of know-
set up a Hepublic. The Central Govern-ledge will also help tadispel theblighting Whisky marked 'E' is universally ment, as proposed by the Relormers, superstition that now prevails Much
will comprise the Emperor, with three may be hoped from religious taleration popular and is pronounced by the principal Ministers of Srate. Which and scientific education, and both of nocent family will provide the Emperor theso find a place in the scheme of is evidently a matter for after considera- reform.
best local connoisseurs to be supo rior to any other brand in the Hong.
kong -Market,
tion; but it is at least definitely pro- This is a very brief outline of the posed that the Emperor should be proposals that are promulgated byt assisted in the Central Government by the leaders in the reform movement a Grand Imperial Council of twelve in China, As may be imagined, members, a Grand Imperial Secretariat there is much more detail, and it is and Boards of Home Affaire, Foreign evident that, if successful in overturn We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits Affaire, Treasury and Exchequer, War, ing the present order of things, the re- Admiralty, Supreme Judicature, Works, formers, with the aid of foreign advisers, Agriculture and Mining, Trade, Police should be able to reconstitute the Go (a form of gendarmeris), and Education.vernment on modern lines to the ban In the draft before us the duties of fit of the whole population. Allowing each of thems Boards are set forth in for differences of racial characteristice, elaborate detail, but as it is only au tliers, is no reason why China should attempt to lografs Western methods not make great advances in the social upon Chinese in order to avoid too scale, although the improvement may not violent a disturbance of existing nations be so rapid as in the care of Japan. we need not recapitulate them here. Wisely and firmly ruled, the Chinese For the Provincial Government one would speedily adapt themselves to air. Very important alterntion in protected, cumstances. Will the disperare of
however be posted up to 10 o'clock to be genuine when bought direct from us if they are tied in bandles, country by country, with the addresssa all in the Colony or team our authorised one way). 10.00 AM.--Registry cesnes.
Agotta at the Coast Ports. 10.30 A.M.Pesting · of
Books, and Patterns ceases. 11.00 A-Mail closer.
Nawapapers,
LATE LETTERS may be posted (from 11. 10 A.M.) with 10 cents late fes up 1190 AM, after which hour they may be sent on Board, with the same Inte
A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSALT, Hongkong, January 7 1808
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