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SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1898.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Passed 8UEZ CANAL. {SUPPLIED THROUGH KELTER). OUTWARD BOUND-Borneo, Aggi, Myr. midon, Bellaria, St. Bonald. April 7 Diomed, Melbourne, Utcana, 10; Agames. non, Ixion, Jupes, Maragon, 17; Fau Sang, 21; Pasting, Oceanien, 24; Glenam, 28 Achilles, Aden, Ogrich, Norite, May I Bentomond, ulyphemus, hose Castle, Glamorjunshirs, Batmora, Dordogne, Rickmers, HOMEWARD BOUND-Merionethshire, Ning
chow,
March 87; Prinz Heinrich, Port Adelaide, 81; Glenfruin, April 14 Cha-
Tue only changes in our Share Lint are
Now ! Punjoros, git, salos and sellers; Balmorala, 82; Hongkong Hotels, 832, mulca.
On Sunday morning, between 9 and 10.30 o'clock, the steam-launch Dayspring, carry. ing the Bethol ilg, will call alongside any vessel hoisting the sunwaring perisant, to convoy mon athore to II a, m, service at St. Peter's (Seamen's) Church, returning about. 12.80.
THE CHINA MAIL.
RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE AT CHEFOO,
THREATENING TO LAND MEN,
BRITISH INTERESTS INVOLVED. (Special Telegram from Our Our Correspondent).
暑
SHANA, May 9, 4.46 p.m. With reference to the difruities which have arisen in Shantung, as stated in thang.
MLCELLANEOUS.Green Islandu anchor- seven bits in ton shots, which is reckoned
gad. Watsons cold at 813 cash, and $19 not bad with targɔt and ship in motion.
for 31st May, and close with casu sellers st There has been a little scusation in $19. Hongkong Elputrios have been fixed at $7 963. and are wanted at latter Hongkong over the subject of watering rate. Lopes sold at 118 to 8118) cash milk. Would it surprise you to know that and end of the month, and more are wanted
this price. 60. Feuwicks, after the average Britishst pesters a fair propor-salas at $204, are weaker and obtainable et tion of water with his butter? I rond in 1925, owing to the death of Mr Fenwick, an Australian newspaper that complaints however, will not affect the working in the have been received from Manchester that Joust. Icus sold at $107, and are steady.
Bull's Asbestos are on offer at $8. the Victorians butter sent there rosently has too little water. Danish and Swedish but-
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR
CHRISTIAN MISSIONS IN CHINA, The following letter in addressed to us by the Rev. Dr. Chalmers, whose views on the subject of Christian Missions in China are at all times worthy of respect:-
might be worth while to inquire what ia the best
way to treat this subject in preaching and private conversation so CA least to shook the prejudice of the people, and to leave in their minds the of ülial piety seuse of the high importanca arimpaired. Reverenes for the dead is n Dear Mr Editor,-The enclosed paper has estiment approved by all Christians and beure a dim with age that you will exprobed anong us
котле жауа scarcely be able to read it. But if you are he head ut esrtain stages of a
govoring 10 able, and if you think the sentiments ex funeral ceremony when no act of divine wor- pressod in a meeting of Missionaries in ship is performed, a Chinese might find it Canton a quarter of a century ago have any and we translate Worship. And what do hard to distinguish from what he calls pdi, interesting application to more recent de-
we meas when we angrave on our tomb.
A
great
variety of
of which, augh us that of un-
kie, Preussen, 2; Frigga, Maria Teresa, ABOUT 1.20 this morning fire was discovered 261 nowspapers, the Russians assert thatthey/tor, it appears, ontains from 12 to 14 phat the leading men of the community-velopments and discussions, you may give atores Sacred to the memory of" so and
24; Tantulus, May 1,
Mails.
to have broken out on the first floor of
cent, of water, whereas the groater portion
of Victorian has only from 4 to 6 per cent.
A certain percentage of water is negoasary
will insist upon taking possession of the No. 12 Sutherland Street. The Fira Bri-property despite the protests of the British The M. M. Co.'s a., Caledonien, with the gade extinguished the flames in about ten Minister, Sir Claudo Macdonald, and the f for the preservation of aroma and flavour,
FRENCH MAIL of 10th April, left Sin- minutes. An examination of the premises gapore on Tuesday, the 6th Day, at 3 p.m., and may be expected here on or about Tuesday, the 12th May. This Packet hrings replies to lettera despatched from Hongkong on March The P. M. a.. City of Rio de Janeiro, with mails, &e., from San Francies to the 16th ultimo, via Honolulu, kus arrived at Tokohama, and leaves for
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rovealed rather suspicions circumstancos. The door was only slightly charred, and thero was a strong smell of kerosine about the house, A quantity of firewood and pa. per and several grain bags wore toond saturated with korosine oil, while three earthenware pota and two buckets were found to sextain korosino. A liberal sur
[What the abord moxsage refers to we are unable to state precisely. Our correspond.
and when cut up by retud people dry butter contrasts unfavourably with that containing prior claims of Mesara Ferguson und Co.
Four Russian warships are lying of Che-a little moisture. Commenting on this com" fou ready to land moon if necanonry, plaint, the Sydney Muil expresses the upi- nion that the Manchester son must have come upon anedd sample. We havo re- out has evidently calculated that the Shang-card of where English, Frouch, German, details of the dispute at Chotou, would have lysed, 200 samples in all, which showed ply of kerosina had also been thrown over
arrived in Hongkong by this time. Our that where the English contained 11.12 per the floor. The house was occupied by a Ju-Chineso brokor, int that werthy bas die Shanghai exchanges have not arrived, tocant. the Austrian had 11,55 of water. appeared, and it is supposed he has gone toer, and as there is no time to ascertain French and Danish ranged yearly up to 14
this port, via Nagasaki, on the 8th
inst
The N. P. a. o, Siraihieven left Tacoma on the 18th April for this port, 9:
pan,
Ths 0. & O... Quelic, with mails,
loft San Francisco for this port, vin Yokohama and Nagasaki, on the 20th April. The P. M. B. 8. City of Pcking, with mails, &c, left San Francisco for this port, via Yokohama and Nagasaki, un the 4th instant,
Steamers Expected.
Latest Advices.
Canton. It is not known whether the house is insured.
Britishers, I max-are reported to be making arrangements for taking a ballet upon the question of popular representa- tion on the Sanitary Board.
to
them a place in your valuable paper some so" Sacred." holy Shing is next day. I could not express my present senti- door to Shan I should like to render ments better. I novar was a Homanist,' in Chinese the precise meaning of that ex. bardly over Calvinist and if I am a pression and recommend it to Christians for use on their tomb atupes, But I daresay Tost 1 understand the non-British rate-Congregationalist, I cbject equally to the this conference would find It impossible
payers are to be excluded in order to Imperial religion of Rome, to the dogmatic agres on translation.
I have no hesitation, meet the expressed views of the Govern-
bondage of Calvin, and to every fetter which however, in assigning to this the first
rst place ment.
Chinese to practica the Christian religion→ That, whatever may be the result of this the Congregational Union might seeks to imong the things which take it hard for a ufficially suggested experiment, the Bri- poss. At the same time-while glorying he reproach of not worshipping his ancestors,
his For tish unudicial community should regard only in the glosiona gospel' of freedom,--
when they die, and not ob parents it as a test of the utmost gravity.
Sorving
in the regular way, the seven I recognise that fankind for the most part decades of mourning. The question is before do glory in some buman leader or another, the Confereuse-Can any thing more be dono than has been dors to mitigate this re and localize tho object of their faith in some
proach I for one deprecate the idea of keeping up this or anything else merely as earthly form or another. It is a 'great idea "' !
a test of sincerity. Let us prabibit only in this human world.-Yours, &o,,
what is sinful; JOHN CHALMERS.
baf journals of the 4th instant, containing Danish, and Australian batter were ans-That if the British community now about
further details before gring to press we can only assume that some serious dispute kas arisen involving great interests. The Last night Mr Granville Sharp delivered at firm of Messrs. Fergusson and On, in one of lesture on Imperialism and the British the leading firms at Charfed. The Com- Empire' to the Old Volumes Society. There pany are the agents of the Indo-China S.N.
A CHARGE OF LIBEL.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST AN
was a large attendance. Commodore Buyer,Co., P. and O, S,N. Co., C.P.R., the Rus B.N., presided. la the opening part of hissian Steam Navigation in the East, Chim The N. Y. K,'s Chartered steamer Caspizn, lecture Mr Sharpi spoke of the many in- Fire, North China Insurance, Hongkong
from Bombay, left Singapore for this port on the 4th instaut, and may be fluences which bod operated in recent years and Shaughai Bank, and other importan expected bare on or about Monday, to consolidate the British people. He spoke companies.-Ev., G.Bt.] the 11th inst. The Austrian Lloyd's B. 6. Vindobone left in optimistic terms of the prospects of do-
Singapore
for thie port on the Gth last,velopment in our Australian Colonite, con- The P.&O. . . Japan left Singapore forsidering it probable that Australasia will yet
thia port at 2 p.. on the 7th inat.
show a development equal to that of the The D. D. R, atonmer Ceres, from Hamburg,
loft Singapore for this port on 7th inst., United States. With the development of and may be expscfed hora ou or about the wool trade of the Australian Colonies, the 13th inst.
and the difEgulties of manufacturing on the spot to supply Europe and Asia, he The Empress of India, from Hongkong, left hinted at the establishment of wool Yokohama yesterday (Friday) after-manufactoring in Hongkong. Dealing with noon for Victoria and Vaneous 2.0. The Empress of Japan, from Vancouver, the Army and Navy, he was of oploica that wo bad as good men now as those who led arrived at Shanghai at 10.30 p.m. on the 6th inst, and was to leave at p.m. and fought at Trafalgar and at Waterloo, on the 9th inst. for Hongkong, where she is dus at 8 am, un Taesday, the and that when the alarm was sounded wa should find them well prepared. Mr Cham- berlain had stated that the British nation holds her porassaions in treat for the world at large. The law recognised a duty on tho part of trustees uot only to guard and" preserve trust funds and property but also to secure their profitable employment and increase. Whore there was life in individuals,
12th just.
The Ros. Gaco, of H.M.8. Immortalité, and well known to Hongkong people, has been appointed Church of England Chop Iain to E.M.S. Victor Emanuel, and for Naval Yard and Hospital duties in place of Rev. St. Aidan Bayloe.
THE Becretary of the Punjom Mining Con- pany, Limited, advises us that he has received the following Cable from the Mins, being the result of the April clean-up: -Transla. tion-The Mill ran 7 days, orushing 1050 bus füs • plutů uf GO ons of smelted gold. Forty tons of conuentiate valued, yielding 100 oz. The Cyanide clean-up is rot yet finished, “
A WRITER in the Straits Tinus, regardless of the risk of castigation ho runs from the
When
R. C. CONVENT.
HEAVY DAMAGES CLAIMED. The Institution St. Joseph, 24 Kus Mot tauban, ie aning Mesars J. D. Olark and 1. W. Kingsmill, join: editors of the Shanghai Mertury, for übels upon the Convent, contained in recent correspon. deuco in that journal alleging the commis.
sion of terrible crimes.
Damages are laid at Taels 25,000.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL.'|
LONDON, May 7.
LI HUNG CHANG IN RUSSIdously received by the Car and Czarina as Zuca kapio.
THE UNITED STATES. THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, Several Status have nominatud Mr Mc- Kintay as the Republican Candidate for the Presidency, and there appears to be a strong likelihood of his election.
LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Friday, May 8. DOUBLE HANDICAP.
41 TIE Captain Dyou and 8.
(owe Su)--6-2, 6-1.
E.
We know a routkot in which the per cat. quantity of wator in fresh butter some. times ranges up to 20 per cent., but this would not be suitable for export.
DIOGENES.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. Me Erich Georg in his Weekly Share List dated Hongkong, 7th May, sags:-
Only a moderate business has been done anring the week under review, and at an uteady ratea, the Shanghai operatore being quiet on acoonst of the rLoes, and continued scarcity of money in certain quarters in Shangbai soting
byel
BANK SHARE3.-Hongkong and Shang- bais have been done in small lots at 185, 181 and 183 per cent. prom. for cash, alsó at 189 per beat prem, for 30th June, mar ket closing quiet with more abarca offering, and buyers uad withbulding from the market in the hops of getting in at cheaper rates; the Lamdou quotation is £41.10.0d. steady. Bank: of Chinos
without busines; the report or 896 una issued. The meeting was be held on 16th altiwo, and we may await with some interest the rewards the Ohair- man had to offer on the position of the Dusk. The final approval of the judge to the rovere of reconstruction was out given until 3rd April, 1895, sothat active operations could not be commenced until jet July, 1895. While, therefore, the accounts cover a period of nine months as regards expences, and the
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tarsinge only enths, the small dehis of £2,435 1a. 72. (which the repert says is recoverable from the old Bank) is not FO very discontaging Of the authoriz
of 33,250 preferends shares, 193,55 shures, and 1,250 deterred skures, on the 31st Bamber last only 9 preference, end deferred shares 04,208 were subscribed; but I beat that sizes then further appliations from old shareholders have come in. National Banks have been on offer at $304 and $30 for ordinaries, and at. 51 for founder abares, without leading to Dainos8.
MALINN Inne 847--Coins
bars been sold at $215, but more shares are on offer. China Trades, ofter being valuly Inquired for at 97 are been fixed again 42 580,
and are steady at that rate, North Chinas are on vier at Tie, 2023 ex dir. a firm offer of (paid cu 20 nitin»), and a fls. 200 is likely to lead to business. Yung tazes are weak with silera at $148, and Cantons remain
$200. Struita neglected
ав
to be appealed to, oleat to say that thoir sanitary affairs should be guided by officials, as at present, with little or no anolicial assistance, then so much the worse for both official and unofficial ba- lievera in the welfare and progress of the Colony. That I do not for one moment mean that the prement undeid remnant' of the Sanitary 1ard (Mr N. J. Ede) is not a power for good on the Board; but the now Ordia nee aims at getting a differentmort of an, besa se the sin and object is undeniably to obtain official supremacy
pure and simplo,
anwarlike of all people be an eager to pro-
2.
Tradition
Ancient
tion saya that in the time of the April 30th, 1830.
kings, men and women walked holy in separate roads
ronds. This is a fable of course, What are the hard things, which a Chest But the careful neparation of the sexes on all has to meet in becoming a Christie public occaskus has always been bold essen- And what can we do to mitigate thera? We have often heard of late that the ether hand, our
tial to propriety and repeatability. On the practive requires that for literati are a great guemies in China, publie worship and the administration of the They arb not opposed, it is said, to mission Barsments men and women should assemble aries in particular, but they cherish a deadly
After fim-kwan, domes hatred of all foreigners, If this is true together.
this other senteuse – Nam ni wan taup which I believe in the maid it is, there most prominous assemblies of be a cause for
for it. Why
Why should the
men and women). It is considered by every wake hostilities against us? Why should consistent Confucianist au indecent thing. they turn aside from their quiet stady of Parbage the Chinese are altogether wrong on philosophy and-belles-lettres, and devote to this point and we are altogether right. But mach of their time and energies to the in- while the question of woman's rights is still That it is no use worrying over controvervention and tramping up of all sorts of vile nasettled in the west, wo might perhaps aguinas the barbariene? Confulat silda print or bazaion. I would sug @cientific gentlemen have disagreed for brains fucian eyes dart on as magnant gent, however, that on the enbjant of the ages past; but the mere fact that the Plague has continued for months, and
the Chak yan Chi Sam (the mind dignity of woman and her suuial position none of the ductors or others who pastus- which cannot bear to see the sufferings of we sus make no compromise. Bat in publia separation more or less com- and an emphatio 'No' is the plete might be desirable; and as to how Latest answer to the second sontones of the complete it should be made to meet the dane, That the great Epidemic of 1394 was Analect (Is it not pleasant to have friends we could perhaps not do better thas salse
That the necessity for the existence of a
Sanitary Boird, with an unofficial majo rizy and puasvesing powers to carry uus the sauitary laws, is demonstrated, not unly by the plague-scoumalating history of the past, but by the plague perpetunt ing polios of the present
Paison,
10others
fight the fell
1894 have been called in ia experioncu
are made to give a
дове
open discussion.
I disento, proves to me that to be forn's Afencius, p. 77) is nowhere assomblies
to an ofbuial Board is a mistake.
stamped out in as little time as this coming from distant quarters ?) written the advies of our roost intelligent native your'e sporadic visitation has already with the innocent blood of the Siators of Cbristians. laeted, and the men who know least
about the treatment of the scourge now Let us inquire into the reason of
Is it ficat #
3. The keeping of the Sabbath comes
to hata foiple of Confusian osxt in my list of hard things, but as that is
badger
cach other as to the use of mana to scotch the disse, instead of fighting shades of the auges would the evil thug off-hand. That this is no time for academical dis
Kaina, and I have a strong courction, if the old Board had bocu Bitting, vory short work would have been taade of such controversies, and the eporadic form of the Plague would have been stopped long this.
PIG
P Barely the Come ap from the aether springs (supposing them to be there) to raise an indignant protest against such an expression. Confucianism is a
a subject on which the santecence will not
with me I will let it agren will
paes 4. I cannot omit to mention in this Cata- logue, the distance which always exists be tween the Clunces converts and the foreign poyer because it embodies some of the missionary, the imperfect kind of inter- highest traits, and enforces the puzeat eaurss which they can have with us, and morality. I do not wouder that a Chinese the imperfect kind of sympathy that we can patrist glories in Confucianism, holling it give them. They, is a measure, detach them- dearer than life and all besides. With selves from their fellow oantrymen by ba That it is, in one svuus, a hopeful sign to fucianiem, in tis estimation, is bound up the spring Christians. And they have heavy
પ fnd that the new Medical Officer of integrity-the very life of the Empire. claims upon ue which for my part I feel un- Liealth is
ment. is a public servant who is pre- foreigners wenid become Conindiau, beatte adequately
Another which we ought not to pared to
accord them that. But they throaten, have to walotulu with old habits of deceit,
this heathen people.
bu
Thand yet considerable nabiguity exists would love and its coleration, he would forgot to the thing y struggle which ty 38 to the tank or position of Dr Clark, frerity of the Empire, they onoreach diabonesty and other vices, ali but universal
and perhaps be has no: quite attained to the
the position which sabeequunt experience on the imperial supremacy of China, they among
way give him,
than
ourtail the bounge due the Emperor se 6. And, finally, there are certain hardships That his report in the Sanitary Board un- the representative of Heaven, the vicegerent which individuals hava
doubtedly reviews Maby questions with of Gud; and they draw away the hearts of they flnd perhaps heavier "ear, and which which old Hongkongates have bect well the children from the fathers, who by a more general ouca--the vicloat opposition of acquainted for arany years-aubjects divine deoras are as the images of God to parents or other members of a family-is- which reterana like Ayres and Hang the ohildren.
missut from
from employzaent, and thon For have attiven to throw light upon for
if our Romanist brethren could place aibility of many a day.
practices connected with themselves in the stand-point of a Can- neoaunt of following sortain occupations an That the discussion of Plaque from an fucian patrics, and at the same time call to them. A Christian vazut be a school-toucher
academic point of view, as I have said, is mind the book of Pratostant Martyrs, they because he does not worship the sage
#ayas-bo now munch aut of place, because the thing would see sach a dorrespondence between cannot be a cook because he does not war Shunld have been fought out practically their own hierarchy and the Chinese that ship the gods of the kitchen, he paquet ba a long ago,
would, atmcat, was going to say grooer beoause he must then sell incense and
tha atrosities which have beer lately wax candles, do c ounce of practice is words of lime not sold at all events have no difficulty in
pound of theory, why was the chloride used as it was in the great Epidemie.
British North Bornica Herald, ventures to necessitated by cur population facreasing (scra:ch) beat 0. M. Firth and F. Muidland oanb, and equivalent rates ou time, and That If, as the Registrar General wrote, red on some of their number. They
say that in records of finance Borse is famous as the one place in all the world of which it is notable that no money invested ever returns to the investor. Is there one single human being who can say that be . has put any money into Borneo and ever got any of it back again ♬ Hera in tamerity indood.
'B' CLANA SINGLE HANDICAP.
Holload have been in steady demand at $28 to 2
lightly higher rates would be paid if ebures were forthcoming, but bone appear to he on
Taten.
R. E. Belitios (recuivo 15) beat J. A. offer at present SSUES, -Several trans-That what struck me more than anything tracing to ita sonres in some of the deepest OUR' Popular' Piano, handsomo, full-toned.
Japp (owe 30),
FIRE INSURANCE
families, cities, suuntries, there must be can tinuous growth, and the British Empire could be no exception to this rulo, ber superior civilisation was brought inte contact with that which le inferior, as in Ludia, Chias, urma and Africa, extension followed without any ambitious motivo on har part, but from the unavoidable circumstances of her surroundings. It was the natural manifestation of the life and vigour with which her sons had been graciously endowed. If continuous and growing emigration was
twice as fast as that of Germany, and Len times as fast as that of France, might wa not fairly take the lead in colonising enterprise, The editor of one of the European papere had lately discovered that England is sapiroling the world with her territory.' That editor I was randing somo predictions on the might yet laura that England intended, by Two Thousand Guinuas and the Derby in God's help, to keep it. It was the mercantile a London weekly, and came across the fol The Admiralty have given instructions for marine which was instrumental in the first lowing facts which way be of interest to the second-class cruiser Leander, 10, 4800 | appropriation and verlier development of our Four readera-John Porter, in the last tens, 6000 horsepower, attached to the Mad- possessions abroad. It was the British Navy thirteen years, has bean nine' way Reserve, to be thoroughly overhauled which bad completed the chain of our ea either first or second for the Derby; five tional strength, and which held in fee simple times first, with Shotover '82, St. Diuice '83, and repaired for another term of active this inheritance for the portion of his addrest, Ormonde 86, Sainfoin 90, Comraon '91; service. The Leander (says the Standard), Empire. In the latter and four times second with Paradox '85. Mr Bharp guated from various speakers in which was built at the works of Mesaris vf the Imperial idea, referrieg en Miguzi '89, La Fleche 92, and Matchbox rates. A few Chios and Manilas changed Napier and Sapa, of Glasgow. in 1981, TB-passant to the
place prominent
ould cor aporta had taken sently returned to England after ten con- porta
the development of 191. A grand record aurely, and one may secutive years' service in the China Station,tional characteristics. At the clens of the well think a sixth Derby awaits him this
Faddress
some remarks were made by Mr The cost of preparing her for further sorpice J. J. Francis, and in replying, the lestater year with Regret, though we are most of us
tto idea of
Amperialism was at present loyal enough to hope he may be second to Mutuale offering at quotation usiness to That had the night-pass regulation been in to be a sin, but they substitate for them he feels perfectly sure of you.
is £27,289..
P
Baid
NOTES BY THE WAY. -
times
the love of our present system of Govern-Persimmon rather than Beat on the third of The Hon. Treasurer of the Alico Memerial ment under our Queen and under her aus- gestore by right. The usual votes of thanku
and Nethersole Hospitala bega to noknow-closed the meeting. lodge with thanks the following donations
to the funds of the Hospitals :—
SHANGHAI RACES.
Butterfield and Swire.
.100
Hk. and S. Barking Corporation.. 100
E. D. Bassoon and Co.......
100
OFF DAY.-Saturday, May 9. MILE AND A HALT RACE-
Lane, Crawford and Co.
50
Mitani Bassan Koiaba ......
50
Destroyer Realisation
1
A. G. Romato...
DU
Samasar......... **
3
8. S. CD.
Scottish Oriental
Dolall Ebrahim and Co.
de LIndo-Chine......
ey and Co.
Cowasjee Pallanjes
Vieter H. Deacon.............
H. L. Dennys
June next.
actions in Hougkongs are reported at $535, sat $94, but the murket ches and in Chinas at quiet, with further sellers; in fact, Chines might be obtuto
1480 30. Hongkong, Canton
and Macaos have been in fair deans, and I have in report Jules at S43p cash, Sit for 30th June, and S for Sist July, the
but
steady at these parket closing quel, rates; the
general opinion seems to point towards higher rates at or near dividend time, as the Company s reported to have done very well indeed, Indo-Chinas stranged 859 for die with sellers of the higher hands at $66, 85, and $66 cash, at $US 10 August, closing
ond
owners at S and there appears to be a further inquay for the stook. Douglass have suffered a slight dealine, sad shares have been done at 54 to 853) cuth, also
at 855 for Slot May and
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REFINERIES Without any
June, China
report, rates have dropped further, and the
closing quotations are
are: China
China Sugars $11.4
sellers, and Luzona $62 sellers.
I sco from a Canadian paper that Patty MIRING STOCKS.A fair lot of business Officer Rowd, of B.M.S. Royal Arthur, has has been put through in Punjona at gradually desining rutse, from $182 to $12 been distinguishing himself for quick and cash, $144 to $14 for 31st May, and gish to accurate firing, and has established a re- $14 for 30th June. A telegram bas just arrived from the mine saying: bill ran cord for the 6-inch rapid firing guna with 27 days, crubing 1,050 tons of ore, fividing which that cruisor is cquipped. While 500 ounces gold, 40 tone Concentrates
Thia
U starters. Distance, miles 1. Time, steaming at twelve knots an boar, Rawa caluined pioiding 100 ouaece of gold; the 3.18).
a firmer tose and shares hove
opanide clear up is
is not yet hinished,"
shots through a floating target, 12 feet aquarc, been
and moet suured santiments of human nat tre strong; goarsuteed wear, $820/388.-W. eleo, in Dr Clara's opp eition to the use all this violent procedure. Many of the Robineva & Co. of ellende of lime, was that he had worst and lowest passions of humanity are nuching better to suggest, although the called jote play, but behind all this death-tull was
outward dimostration there lies the on- VESSELS AT THE Dooks-At Kowloo quot dat the sitpremacy of principles and Actamzor, Tarchow, Otasupo, Mascotte, Glyki pereous held to be divine are imperiled by pa, Dante, St. Anna, Haimun, B.M.S. the slow but steady encroachment of far-Rattler, Amara, Triumph, Frogner.
Cosmopolitan-Bas, Wandering Jow. signers. They are importing into Chica a system of religion and civilization whisk
Aberdeen-aiteku Maru, Hupah.. recognises neither Emperor nur father, in
That I had the Colonial Surgeon's Report on the Losth of the Colony is already in print at the Colonial Secretary's Office (it ought to be if it is ), and we may be assured of a double lecture on that subject for 1895. That
there is a tendency to make the sense in which the Confucianist ragerds} WZLIE-What's the matter with pour nous, mau-fu mu kwan-chi-kdu Basby Booby - Tommy Higginbotham
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of armed attacks upun houses these. It 16 in Hongkong, but when murder is com- (the doctrine of one an' me had a fight in school about scma mitte may not be out of the way to
Bug at that something requires amend taber and do sovereign), Worst of all the macbles. Willia-Who got 'em! Bobby
Romacists, supported by the military power Teacher. atif course the abandonment of the of France, not supremacy of the Son of only take away the divina
mant
ment,
858tem
they
azyes
Ka
says he will not bind me to him. If I ca
gut somebody elas he says he shan't intere fere. Blanche (ewcotly)-It is evident that
Quotations.
Jura (I fights and
of the world-bat HEMOIN-Isn't Jack good? Ho has on. Heaven-the Emperor should any must have) such to do they transfer these rights and enpremacy to Eged himeulf to me, you know; but he with the check on such attacks, and the
Foreign loose way in which the arms question iga patentata hie Boliness the Pope, is don't with may have much more to do They not only declare the worship by the
Chinese of their Ancestors and native with them. force, I feel certain these marauders and whole array of foreign saints, and they may marderers could not have paseod along out holy, Confucianista is tolerant, more There be the true holy mea, the others ara the streets to carry on their work with out out detection.
tolerant than Romaniam, and all this it That this argument may be put down as might even bear, but the foreign religion is sademic by me residents, but experi- accompanied by a civilization and a trade ence seems to point the other way.
which are
aro equally revolutionary, and all sra That your remarks about the sentonou pass backed up by a physical power which seeme ed upon Opt. Harrossowitz and Dr to be something diabolical, and are looked Raduif (N, G. L. str. Hehensul cru) fur after hy the representatives of foreign rulers, trespass upon our field werke, and about who insist on being received by the Emperor tha mitigation of the original sentence, of thing oa terme of equality, whereas are not by any moans very fat from the there might well be two sans in the teavens as suiker man in the world the mark.
succeeded in patting eleron out of thirteen has 18 sash with turtaor buyers. That the chief-legson to be learnt from the equal of the Emperor of Chica. A little
THE BROKERS' CUP—
and Jo.......... 25
25
Irrawaddy Buluwayo Chielo......
2
3
16. atsatora. Distanco mile, 1.32. MILE RAKE
Time for trist, for which but two minutes were
allowed. Rowd is said by this perform
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Tus wittiest description of the Military
Mulat wo have yet noen comes from the
perof the Weekly Topicist in the Singapore
Herculea
Heatherbell Black and White
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Balmorals,
at 1800 yards dia:ance, having his fourteenth Charbounaga anchariged, New shot ready for firing when time was called bave been sold at $1.90 and $1.80 and are
your inquired for at the latter rate. Jelebus have dropped to $3 sellers, with sales at gäg and $3t, as no dividend is expreted for the past half year, and a debit balance of abvat $30,000
,000 saemas bikely. Kaubs, after sales
able notorioty with ordnar much prized and $55, are quist at the latter rate;
the accounta
been publiated, from which it appears that
sontries.
HONGKONG, May 9, 1896. OPIUM-New Patna, cash,... 895 cash,... 740
"1
Old
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Now Benaran, cash, 0923
cash- New Malwa, oredit, 7501 Allowance, Taele,... 16/49
Old Malws, credit. 760/780 Allowancu, Taels,... 16/24
Aliowance, Faria,... -
35
Porsian, Vily, sash,. ---
Persian, Paper tied 655/660
Allowance, Taels,... 8.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
10 stortora, Destanos 1 milo, Timo, in the Navy, but will have the satisfaction up to 31st March, 380s, have That I ave your morning contemporary immediate and direbuntagunism betweça Bnmidity.
Free Press. It is as follows We have in-
2.7
vonted a new game. It consiste in taking Trà VoNION' CUP--
one dollar, Exoid any source, honestly if
Gossip
possible, and changing it quickly frota one
Esolid.ne Isoldtim
THE BIG Sweer Cup-
Sinbad Claije... Elipse
2
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4 Btariere. Distance, mils 1. Time, 3.182. Tan MASENTS CLUB Cor-
pocket into another and keeping a note of 12 startors. Distance, mile Time, the transfer. We found that the ravenus 1.33), of our right-hand fr-s-re pocket was, after Ealf-an-hour, exactly 8600, the roycnuo of) the left-hand trea-ra pocket was alas 3000, the gross revenus of both pockets, Ion land sales, of which there were none, being exactly $1,200. We intend to apply 1711 per cent of this revenue, when we can put oor hands on it, to the Defence Contribu tion of Singapore. Meanwhile we note that from any source of revenue' our re- ceipts were just $1. We have forwarded the statement of thin révenue to the Secre
ry of State for the Colonies, and expect a despatch on the subject in due cours.
W. ROBINSON & Co.'s Pianos are guaran. teed for the climate, Planes Repaired
4.45.
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Distance, milo 1. Time,
1
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revent scapades in, Take butter cure of on the Confucianist believe in two Emperors our forts, and then give hard inbour to being in the world at once as the Romanist everyone who succeeds in evading the is difficult to say whether the intellibility of
CLO can believe in, two infallible popes; end it That, under all the circumstances, I fancy the oce pepe or the axelosive divine right of
the idea of pic-nic inside the lines the Chiness Wong Tai be at ata
award. But in either osso it (with a kodak) will out now be as popular applied and driven to an extreme; and
ouro it is a great ides wis
and the As it formerly was.
Barometer much alike, there cannot but femporstare cases being predicts the French and Russians are to be imed
the two a glorious or inglorioas pienic in MAPG &
Byeloma, Wo
thankful may be
Direction of dom not AD кунів Hongkong during the financial year of that our main spiritual syst
Dunflict with directly outlet
b. Chintao prejudices, 1836 97.
airies
honour only for a joke, perhaps something might be said in its favour; but the joke (if it be to) is may pase
the our Master in estiication not quite loyal.
of a Chinese Pontius Pilato, as harmless Right open air temperature on the 9th
100% į “Lorot open air teragarature of, the Ath...........57 That I
whom it is found that our I fail to see the good of such stuff people, But hon
Converts toing published, even if it ware within teachers, or astucien graduates, or, Con- Confasian school the range o
Ango of probability. That if it be irony, even then I fail to see fuclun Mandarins, that they are in faas
thorough
-conformista;
On a previous occasion, one of the Royal per share was to be declared. That if such rabbish could be deserihod ze/Kingdom is apt of this world,' wa Rain *****
Arthur's six-inch gun fired
extensions to
of being reported to the Admiralty for a sum of £4,269 109, 14. is a
is available for distribution. The musting was to be held superior efficiency and of obtaining consi-
dividend derable pension in addition to bie wages. at Brisbane yesterday, when the
of ed. subsequent meeting shareholdera is going
the eighteen to be called to decide upo rounds in three minutes, making fourteen plant, &c., te proposed by hir Hibby in his yearly mining report. Ouvers ohanged hits, the ship stoaming at night knots hands at $6 for a and $3 for Behares,
WHARYES, AND GODOWNS.- Douka, past target a distances commencing at 1600 yards and ending with 2,200 Hongkong and Whampoa Docke said at 183
per coat pron, cash, and
equivalent ratt yards. That is 20 average of 6 rounds on time up to Stat, August, but more abars and of 46 hits por minuto. Rowd has appear to be on offer, with bayers at -polat A few Hongkong and Kowloon now, under pretty much the saree condi- Wharf and Godown Co.'s shares abanged tune ne to distabos, the ship steaming at hands of 347, and a few shares are offering
Wanebais at that figuro. twelve knots instead of eight, made an Docks without business average of 0.5 rounds and of 5.6 hits per minuta. As the newspaper saye, this in one of the men to have behind a gun. I have
and new Amoy
LANDS, USTELS, AND BUILDINGS, -Hong Long Land lovestment and Agoner Com
anya suares eold at $72 and 6714, and at lattor rate they are wanted, Kowloon starter. Distance, mile 1. Time, heard some tall stories about shooting on Lands and West Pointa anabunged, Liong-
THE ENCOURAGEMENT QUT—.
board the Centurion, but I do not think long Hotels are in good demand 800 has Brigand
been paid, and buyers are willing to
pay anything comes up to this. The best ro332 so. Humphreya Estaton Earo boso SugarcaneÁRONSE TRATASARAY Gordon board the Centurion for similar negotiated at 89 and S9, and are steady
distances and spend ne the Royal Arthur le jut laiter Pgars,
2.44.
1
Q
5 starters, Distacon from the Widowa Monument once copod and in,
the appropriateness of its publization.
with
papuot
Thes the
dis-
That, speaking of unsational news, I do tinction now made in our favour, will vanish
not go that you have given us sur con- away. Some of our converts feel the din abibties now and the number of suck will firmation of the marvellous boys' re-
in Canton se volution
converts find other parts of the national eode That perhaps all the
of morals and religion boaring hard upun people of of Caoten wore so shocked by the retaro of
them, the 'picked troops' in their nude condi- tion (wearing a sword) that they had not breath enough to confirm or contradict the serious newa,
your evening recorded inoresee. But in the meantime all our
BROWNIE..
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1. The worship of ancestors is a pran tice as old as China, approved by all China's wiset meu, and sofareed as a sacred duty by Coafastas himself. Every one of eur converts is, on the other hand, required, suppose, not only to abandon it but to pronounce it s zin. It is not our object to-
Bichate and Brinsmond's Pinned bare ne day to consider the subjective didlonity. rivet for tone, strength and appearance which a thinte minst food in balleging with W. Robinson de Cer
all his heart this part of our gread; "bukit
F. G. Frog, First Assistant Hongkong Observatory, May 9, 1896,
Temperature.
(Taken at Maxgs Falconer di Co,'a Premises, Queen's Road) HoNoxone, May 9, 1896..
BAROMETAR
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... 30.00
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