1896-08-28 — Page 3

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1890,

STAGNATION OF TRADE IN THE

FAR EAST..

THE SITUATION IN HONGKONU.

THE CHINA MAIL.

excellent naval doeks constructed by Japan.

Free Press.

A BAY or two ago we'reposted the doli- berate attempt made by Japanese sallors to Fanrder the thief officer of the N. YH, Prall steamer Saikio Maru un the voyage from Shanghai to Kubo. Details of the know, is the time when tho Forcosans considerablu'time to thone engaged in the that they are deterred by the bad roporte marks tisat the prospects of British craie the creation of what would practically bon

sentative was about to leave the steamter,

A WETTER signing himselt Toten Kouron declare, in the leading columns of the Nippon that aweeping measures must be taken in Formoss on and after May 9th. 1897. That date, as our readers probably must either leave, the island, ar become

It must have been apparent, far soris

affair were gleaned on the arrival of the Japanese subjects on whitover terms. Japan general trade of the Colony that long stammer at Koho by the ferall reportar, distntes. The first measure he recommende kong, in sympathy with aber parts of the is to forbid the wearing of pigtails.' His Far East, is suffering from stagnation of who concludes his report as follows in

view is that uncivilized people are much A word or two more, Just na aur repre- more effectually convinced of their rulers trade. The shipping agents have perhaps power and influence by a visible display of most reason to grumble, but in every branch and while talking with Captain Conner & those qualities than by any amount of of buances there is a tendency to daluess Japanem sailor walked quickly up and, moral touching. Hence he recommends without showing the suullost sign of that all Formosana desirous of bessing which is becoming almost alarming because spect, said, addressing the Captain Sen Japanese subjects should be required to of its prolongation. Shipping rates in the inth in Boswain onay cut off their queues. He thinks that the Straits have been going steadily from bad teppa uchimasu. Yokohane umayo abuna gendarmes and police now in Formusa (The former Boutawan is here. The Boat would not be sufficient to oufarea tha odict, words. In the marly month of the to let you. You be care hut he would not homitato to enforce it even spring, the rates per ton of forty cubic feet. ful while in

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though it involved the despatch of two or from the Straits to London had fallen to It was hard to believe one's own cars more Military Divisions. The article is and a minute or two it was difficult to rea unfinished, and we are not yes informed an average of 8, and a gradual decrease lize that one was standing on the deck of a what other swooping nieasures the writer took place until roughly 6 was accepted in mail steamer, that the person addressed has in contemplaticu.Japan Mail. soine cases for homeward cargo. This was was hor Gominander and the speaker one

a ridiculously low rate, and it is difficult to f-his-forecastle handa. Such was the esso however, The melancholy aide of thei

To-day we are able to give moro dalinite What with canal dusa, the work of loading natter is that insulting conduct on the park of a Japanese sesman or other sub information of the horrible murtor which and disembarking cargo, the working of prdinate has crused to excite sarprise. Itearred yesterday morning at Hangham, the ships, and other expensas, t

the ships seems to be regarded as naturally in- cident to the day's work. Five minutes and what is supposed to be the cause for Infor the same man reappeared from the the crime. Tas little boy was reported our to be running absolutely at a dead foracastle, whither he had gone upon lear- ing the Captain, and walked towards the the affair to the Police was not, as wo forward gangway, followed by four others. etated yesterday, in the mume hunt that was The man wan carrying (what certainly boarded by the ruffiami, but was sleeping -wrapped up in some material. Seeing.

THE MURDER AT HUNGĦAM.

at Taimafu, writes ---

present time.

THE BLACKBURN COMMERCIAL

MISSION.

The following extracts are níüla frees was article in The Textile Mercury, published in Manchester

TRADE PROSPECTS IN FORMOSA. partially un account of the instability of exchange and more probably ou ne In his Consular report dator 31st March, count of the rise in Manchester prices. 18, Mr R. W..Hurst, H. B. M. Consul The Chinese dealers refuse to buy, stating

*Eastward. Ho!' writing to the Pall It will be gathered from procoding to Mall Gazete of the 25th of July, advocates

The approaching departure of the Black- from the country. On the other hand, in Smart forms are not bright at the Royal naval dockyard at Singapore. He burtz Cumnerint Mission & Inthis, China,

Opium, camphor, and sugar ways there abould be few, if any, obstacles Japan, and the adjacent countries, is an- however, there has been a big buaireas it have hitherto been the mainstay of trade to the immediate construction, at Singa event of great importance to Lancashire. Dombay yazn. Yesterday, a parcel of No. The import of the former is now prohibit pere, of a large dock suitable for Her The selection of the countries named shows 20-a favourite chop-sold for $100. porod, and the future of the camphor trade Majesty's largest ships. He donis with the conviction of tune who have united to

seotus uncertain, to say the least,

the central position of Singapore, which in despatch this Mission that it is mainly to bale, a price, wo oro given to understand,

Possibly when the Japanoas civil penala already fortified as a naval coaling atation; their that we have to look for any exten that has never be touched before in tion arrives there may be a demand for and he believes that a suitable dock could sion of our commerceEn-view of this commodities unnecessary to the thrifty he constructed here as economically as inerent it is opportune to make special re- Hongkong. But it has to be remembered Chinese, and it see certain tint British that prices have been steadily rising in trade will have to develop in frean directer part of the world, and, certainly, ference to a valame published a few months

long before sucli accommodation could be Bombay, and that the inflation in Hons that the present crude method of extract- arguments are very plausible, but is for- and U., London). The author, Br C. C. ago devoted to this subject, and entitled tions. For instance, it appears unlikely completed at Hongkong. Eastward Ho's Faure Trade in the Far East (Whittaker kong in merely sympathetic. `

ing the juice from the sugar cane will be gets, or is not aware of, several important Wakuloid, F.R.G.S., he had the advan lang tolerated, and I am inclined to think points that have to be taken into considera-nge of apending a considerable time in that a demand will spring up for sugar- tion. Singapore, is, of course, central as many of the countries which he desiben. rolling mills and wagar-refining machinery being saidway between India and Hong His notes have the further merit of being ne by their introduction the existing waste hong, but the door not give it pee of quite recant date, and therefore have ful methods by which 18 per cent, of the

eminence as a naval station. Hongkong much greater commercial value as gelds. juice is left in the cane will be superseded, is the natural headquarters of the China to present action than if they were of some and Formosan agar will attain a culour Station. in markets where åt present it cannot coin pote.

WEATHER NOTICE. The following we inued by the Hong kong Observatory:--

On the 28th at 11.10 a. The barometer has fallan on the E. coat of Chima and in the extreme North, risen alightly at Forecast, light SE and variable winds; fair to showery

sea how any profit could be made at Bolinao. Gradients are slight generally, and purity that will cause it to bo welcomed that it should be fully equipped in its long lothargy, and beginning to more

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAL')

One of the roost noble features in the development of the Fast, and the s which is bound in the early futurs te nx ercise a inest important influence upon the West, is of courie its adoption of the west- en weebanical industries. Especially im- portant is this from the point of view of Lancashire and Lancashire's systems of cotton spinning and manufacturing. India, the field of coapatition with Lancashire, and considering the enormous advantages of the now entrants into the arena, much surprise need not be felt if their chances of

appeared to be) u revolver in his left long in mother boas belonging to his father competition that it is very difficul to gat a arrived at Zanzibar, and have landed 250 the £900,000 voted for the Hongkong naval vicinity. As such, it is even now largely Japan, and now Chinn, have entered into

Robinson & Co.

poverishing rates. rates to the Straits.

per ion..

There is no conference So it was agreed,

The Japan Sugar Relining Company - cently went a commission to Fornosa Lo

make investigations with a view to porting Farmon sugar alirock. According to the Kreunei Shoppe Nippo, the report of the commission shows that, when the sugar is sent from Takow to Hongkong or

The numderers appears to have deli Amoy by foreign vessels and shipped to

some reason or other they afterwards de Japan therefrom, is can be brought oither berated well over their plans, as the quarrel clined to join with the other lipes; and in- to Kobo ar Yokohama, at the option of the which is said to have round their ill-will tiznated they were to act independently. shippers, and the freight is bener, but when the augar is shipped in Japanese took place a month ago. The boat was an The Nippon Yusen Kaisha are now carry Fesseln direct Japan, the goods can be chored in a quiet spot well adaptod for carrying cargo from Yokohama 'to Shanghai at freute dien via Hongkong or Amcy. ing out the crime. The man who was so about 0/- per ton, while the rate from Bingo brought to Kobe orly, and the freight, in Under these circumstances, the company seriously wounded is said to be the son of has abandoned the scheme of importing the murdered woman. The parties belong. Foro to London is not much higher. Tak Formica sugar direct. It ought not to be ed to Shaukivan. It is said that on the Lag into consideration the fact of the henry hoverer Japanese ships, with their morning of the previous day the host convey working expenses and the Canal dues, says cornonical scale of experses, ought to ed to Victoria a carge of fish. About ten one local agent, it is ridiculous to suppose carry cargoes cheaper than foreign ships; years ago the father of the wounded man a direct line ought to be cheaper than a diet, and left as a legacy to his on the ill. any Conany, no matter how heavily rub roundabout route; and Japanese ship owner ought to keep pace with foreign shipowners at least in facilities of option of Japanese parts. There must be some thing radically wrong with Japanese ship ping. Preferential duties and bounties will ust solve the problem; the shipowners theniscires must wake up.--Kole Chromide,

of four new cotton wills, moently erects

It is, therefore, essential years back, for the Fast is awaking from scordance with the Clovernmentprogramme, in a way that texts sound resenihiance, eren with suficient maval docks. Indin, again, in if a distant one, to the activity of the West the headquarters of the East Indies Station, during the current century. and there, niso, there is, and there always PROPOSED NAVAL DOCKS AT

must be, adequate docking and repairing SINGAPORE

facilities for this Royal Navy." It'might be | Singapore, August 20.

a waste of money to triplicate, no it wore, loss. We look around to discover tha"

Eastward Ho writes to the Pall Mall all these docking facilities at place inid. cause of these low freights and kind that

Loxtos, August, 26, 1896.

Gazette a letter urging the necessity of im way between the two head stations. Sin trade has been au Led from China for soma

mediately constructing a naval dock at

time of war, would be incidon, Kaporis, months put in consequence of the stiff

THE ZANZIBAR TROUBLE,

Singapore, sufficient for the largest ship tally useful for all repairs requiring in "H. M. ships St. George and Rasvon have in Her Majesty's service. He alludes to mediate attention to ships engaged in the policeman approach the gangway at abolit which was anchored a short distance away cargo in China. Shipsnow running have such men. The ships gans command the palace. works, and questions how far there vald equiped by the enterprise of local can the same time our representative naturally when he went to the Station he only re-

have been proceeded with in view of the panies. There are, at Tanjong Pagar, coupled his visit with that of the insubor

a tremendous carrying capacity that they find Said Kalid's fores mumbers 2,500 well-plagno epidemic and the consequent dis doska huge enough to accommodate war dinate sailiny, but this view proved to be ported that bis father was attacked in the it impossible to fill up at China porta, and red men. An altistum to Said Kalid organisation of the labour supply. It is to ships of the size of ordinary mail steamers; erroneous as they entered different san

men and cut by the swords. It was not they leave for the Straits with a very large domands his surrender by the mornine be trusted that the execution of public and there are immediately at hand all those success are regarded as being very favour- works in Hongkong, however, will not con engineering requisites which are the able. Indeed their achievements up to pana and made for different points. It is worthy of subark that the insubordinate Surgent Robertson, in charge of Hunghans amount of vacant space. There they are lailing which the palace will be bombarded tinue to be interfered with by such a cause.sential concomitants of deel accommods the present time as have brought that. and insolent scamen (the air resoundedStation, went to wake inghities at the trendy to take cargo at a cheap rate to fill up

and that the sanitary policy of the Houg

tion. The docks of Tunjong Pagar could conviction home to the ininds of those least with their expletives and threats as they that he discovered that the affair was of a this vacuum. It was apparent that ships

kong Government (whatever that now may extended so as to accommodate the inclined to believe them. And the recur CORRESPONDENCE. be worth since the cessation of the Sanitary largest battleship adoat; and some such of success is lengthening every day. The loft the ship's side) were conveyed to and from the ship in a sampan bearing the more serious character. The woman was could not continue running at such an-

Beard is formerly constituted) will at least course is believed to be contemplated by old story of Columbus making an egg stand found quite dead, and the man was terribly

CHINESE ASSAULTS ON EUROPEAN be tapsle preventing plague from Lethe British Government, acting in conjunc. on end in pregnant with wisdom. In Indie, Y. K. Bug.

SPORTSMEN. mutilated, one of his hands being nearly

coining a chronic affliction in that Colony tion with tho Dock Company. With all Japan and China, there have been these To the Editar of the CHINA MAIL.'

The writer of the letter is convinced of the then facilities in existence or contemplat-industrial Coinbases, who have discover W.CHEAP Copyright Music, 4 for $1.-- severed from the arm. A little girl about after a great deal of trouble with the differ-

Longkong Au 20

advantage, of the necessity rather, of prol, would, we repeat, ha a waste of | ed that the western systems of working S-1 is much to he regretted that ceeding at me with the creation of a naval money to construct an oxclusively Gavern- transplanted to their respective six years of ago was found lying in the

cut lines, that they should combine to put here has hicly been a renewal of troubles dock at Singapore and points ou, remont dock hore. It must be remebered entries and profitably worked. They boat, her hair clotted with blood, but the up freights, and they wore rained to 12/between foreign sportsman and the untives sms, its local facilities of various kinds, its that then is not only the dock to be cam-hare shown how is can be done, and among was uninjured. She is too young to rea lise the terrible affair, and appears to have

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha on the mainland at the post of the position as, gaval head quarters, structed, but all the machinery, without the three hundred millions of India the

disturbancas greatly Retencts from the its value as a conling station, and the pro which the shook would be valueless, and a forty millions of Japan and the four han at first pronzised to maintain the pleasure of shooting, and is very apt to en-

toction already given by fortifications. In been asleep all the time. No information advanced rate, and it was expected Lendor bad blood between the two, but the fact what Eastward Ho!' would desirs to permanent staff would, alan, have to be en-dred millions of China, it may naturally de gaged. The Admiralty have for some time expected that many imitators will arise. that Singapore should not wait can be obtained from her of the affair they would join the combination, but for matter should he approached circumspeci enforce |

East recognised the vecity of further Englishion, who have by far the most ins ly as it raivis une of that numerous class of

en ovents at Hongkong for the provision of

dock accommodation throughout the world. portaat stake in this trade, will be worse questions regarding which there is always a first-class uaval gracing deck here, but They would do well to turn their attention than the silly hunted ostrich, which les good deal to be end on both sides, and that the construction of an greatly nooded with something like despatch, to the port its head in the sand, if they do not rece fect equity be fairly would probably with the similar works at Hongkong. if the senics of justice were hold with per- e naval work should prongkong of beppurel for, comparatively spook have many times brought before ou real

all that they require nise the importance of these facts. Wo found to be well apportioned.

can procured The 'subject is one that has been re- Judging from the tone of the gorespond.peatedly mentioned in these columns. Buting, a moderate sums. It is the system ofore the snost convincing evidengs of the mpers it would shnost seems as if sports-foreiga noval powers began to strengthen sible for all the vazatious delays which this wook we adducu somos novo

spreading the past of these permanent reality of the dangers rising from coupe ence which has appeared in the news-

the last year or two, ever since works over a series of years that is respon- tition, about which we have written, and men were perhaps little inclined to their squadrons in these eastern waters by take place. The Adminsity are that down The beautiful wills of which illustratione assume as rights, privileges, their claim to warships of ever improving typu and by the Treasury. The Tanjong Pagar are presented herewith form two of a groun which resta on the somewhat slender somage, and many more of them, the Dick Company has a free hand.--Straits hypothesis tied the comparative immunity provision of a sufficiency of naval docks. Times. from trouble which foreigners have usually becomes just as indispensable as the provi experienced in China, while in pursuit of sins of the ships themselves. It is not game, establishes a right, of trespass only that the squadrons have been aug will of the people amongst whom he had sided and we know the Nippon Yusen throughout the country.

mented. Much more than that, it is that resided, through the joss, of which he wan

If shooting is not interdicted by the international interests are being multiplied, In the columns of the Nichi Nithi there ed at the time these columns. It was the keeper, having repeatedly played the to be heavily subsidised by the Japanese treaty it certainly is not provided for, and

that international jonlausios are being is a long article invaded China after the reconstructed and got to work agar in a remarkably short time. We understand worshippers false. There were constant Government-cun carry cargo from Singa-it may be that the small landowner in aroused, and international rivalries for War. It is a learned essay such we rarely that two sons of two directors subsequently quarrels raised by people who paid the old

The conformi anethur any, and rected the woman money in coberquence of sane jessure to London for a similar freight to that China innocently inginer that the sniper political influence and cranmercial com appears in the vernacular press.

and are being intensified. These qua-elusion is this:Amning the many faults two mills now illustrated. These contain service, for she still continued after the charged from Yokohama to Shanghai, and folding in rica fields are as

alienally big property FES those drone are not sent out as a details of mandel ematted by China in modern times, the ingather about 80,000 ring spilles, with death of her husband to keep company still make a profit.'

and partridges which frequent the

vachts for ornamental purjoves. They recunt War stands urbeminent. Chinese adequate preparation, and about 750loomas with the spirite. The man was engaged as

moors and subtle are the property me only one thing; naval war, potential statesmen ought to have learned a lessonso similarly provided for: An official of a fisherman, but the people who had beca

of the landlords in other eatintries; and to or actual. It was by the potentiality of irons its 10sults. What then is the wisest duped still regarded him as in league with

his unsophisticated mind it must appear war, by the more presence and preparation unling for China to pursue in the future visited the mills recently reported that they one of the European Goverments, who the woman in the jose worship. The fire men

exceeding strange that while foreigners of the combined squadrons of Russia, We positively state that no course is op were clean, and that the work wae in who murdered the woman nữa aid to have

take to thin-elves the right to shoot when. been defrauded by the joss shout a month of the larger firms in regard to partic where, and what they please throughout forced to forego many subutantisi gains Japan, and thus to maintain the poses and pepp, women and children, with

France and Germany, that Japan wan

to her orceps to fonn a close silianes with respect satisfactory. He noticed that be. ago, and as a consequence they look this trades, there is practically an unlimited China, a Chinaman, if found on this favour- that sho had achieved in actus] warfare security of the Far East. We often hear piece-up broken the Ei ta Test-Will seo about it by-and-by.anly method of having their revenge field for competition. One gentleman ed isle with arms in his pasenssion, of even There is often but the pulling of it stated that China is about to ally herself bees in the thronds as quickly es er McDonald to Salisbury-Ruis wants to Yesterday Inspector Butlin, with some

between potential war and with Russis for the development of her ges Cheloo and Manchuria.

quite beyond the ingoamty of man Chinese detectives, including 1 Po, who

gots on, and we hy ultimately have to ba nab holieva anything of captured Lai Mit under sentence of death, tive that the stagnation is more appalling ever to get off, is able to be heavily mulot usia to desk with at that moment, the kind. China already houts B resim too thankful if, in this country, we can cou and u antall boy who know the murderers just now than it has been during his longed for his temerity, went out in a launch in ceath the day by experience of the Far East, with the ex-of carrying arms they should be subject to to war without a moment's hesitation, an alliance with the Northern Bearest and tion, muss mus grooter efforts to mada Before residente are allowed the privilege precise circumstances, she would have gous What purposes can she hope to achieve by adequate provision for our growing popula that temper, and under the large for her administrative engacities. tinue to provide full employment for one presant plaut. We cannot hopa to make They were joined later in the

caption of the plagas period in 1894, when a preliminary examination as to their chess When, and so often an international difi-policy that makes for China's interest and than have been in the past to extend

1*** the position, as it is beyond dispute tut

quities arise, diplomacy, or rather the 111- the · that makes for Knesia's intorosta manner in which the veriget babes and will often help to stare uff war for the time.sive and the other aggressive. They may bum and Barlow, Lech, at Bul has been made have been furnished by sucklings in the science of gunnery are But sooner or later, to the nations in turn, grow, or may have agrood, to a mutual ox permitted to make use of dangerous wea the day comes when it is not to be stored change of henefits or accommodations, buvan, and to that firm wo are indated for

the two views prosented of the ty off, and it often happens then that one the idea of an alliance between thent is

The Blackburn Commercial la pons has been the sins of mucli mischief.

as no choice but accept the gage of simply inconceivable. Russia, ren avoid doing damage to other people's pro- porty, but unfortunately they can't instil hostile contact of feets means, on, a bigger must know that the Middle Mingiem ie the same ideas of rectitudo into the mid scale perhaps, exactly what happened at not to be trusted. On the other hand, the of their dogs, and damage is often done by the Yalau, when the feet of Japan mes the title of Occidental civilization roached the them to epal patches of culture and gar fleet of Chits. Some vossels are bound to shores of Japan long ago, and brought to dens, not very serious perhaps, but which

in England would provoke the torpedo, or to the ram. Borte again China. It is inevitable that the same tide The industrial experts are Mr H. Neville go under on the epot to artillery fire, to her many things that place her far ahead of pangular duties to another, while absent,

of a pitchfork into the person of the offending

I have already encroached en much on your use that I must defer to a fature occasion the careful, and I trust, ugually equitable consideration of the other side of the juestion. Your obedient Servant, NEUTRAL.

Tuts is how a writer in the Fiche Chronicle aunus up the political situation in the Far Bast

Thor to La Hug-chong-We want Man:

eluria and Chefoo.

THAT

S. to McD.-Let' em.

to -Have you soon to that you?

Dickens am I to del

Li

i to the World in General-What the Ta to Admiral Alexoief-Go to Chetoo. Chefoo Tautai to Alexeief-Go to Pakin - blong my pidgin.

Auriol to fastarGo to blates-blong

my,

"Li to Tear-We have nobilised army and created a Fleet; what is your nost inve?

That to Li-We have, wiped the flo with your say and swept the suns with your nory. What's your next

Li to Tear-We have pawned aureoles

to the other Powers.

Tartu Li-We have put in a claim under agorier mortgage

-.-.

Uropiro rules the other Fowers out. Game and sett to Teart no lives lost.

JAPANZEE. Correspondent of the British Trade doutraal, writing trua Tokyo, fur- sithod that organ with sono interesting tradu comparisons for its July batte. The facts are furely stated and are instuctive for London consumption. But they are irstly familiar to resident ouders, and wa therefore cratont ourselves with this som

le panugraph 1.Sines 1800, when bear was Brat introduced as merchandise, it has be conie quite a favourite beverage of the na tivce, showing a steady increase in the i

arts, so that in 1870 the Sock Becr mports alone uxceed 60,000 dosen. Souma after that year the Sakurado Besr Company and the Sapporo Beer Company were started by native merchants, and then the Glit. The Asda and the Duikoku Hrawacies came forward and checked the importations to wal trade. The countieth of the origi

revilt of the last war, the. the for the arrival and departure of wor vessels, and the celebrations of the vi torios, caused the increased production of 40 per cent. Besides, the rise in value of güld in helped our experts to Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, Saigon, Manila, Cores, and Furnices, The whole quantity brewed in Japan Just-yona, "excosded -1,410,000 gallone.

THE Kokumin, in a leader entitled A Life and Death Question for the Statesmen in Power and out of Power, timmys "The Tokugawa Governinent was overthrown by a foreign question and the rate of Clan

· Cabinets also in destined to fall similarly, As to internal affairs, everything indicates the improbability of any occurrence im. portant enough to cause the downfall of the Clan Odverament. It must be upon a foreign problem that the politicians out of power" will engage in a life and d Struggle with the Government. At this present moment, is not the Government Botting at maught the Imporial, Declaration

of War against China 3. Is it not turning

the glory of the War into disgrace ? Is it

Inspector Stanton and a party of detectives from Hongkong. On enquiry at the Go that the wounded man is slightly better.

So much for Homewart freights. Locally, the competition is keener.. Except for unwritten understandings between certain

ut

JAPANESE ADVICE TO CHINA.

upon boing interviewed told our representa. the most antiqued description, and per- trigger

actual www.lind Japan only had empire. We do

and in

A

in Shanghai. The owy hills lost created were constructed under the soncession given to Li Hung-chang, and one of these was burnt down some time sinco, my recordi

oul

verament Civil Hospital to-day we learn the trade of the Colony was simply pamly for sordet and equally indiscriminate favourable character of the opportunity, a sed, une boing dofan, i trade. The four stills to which referenc

POOR BLOBES ! Dear Editor, we

(The we being three)

Are counted as 9:110 An folk may be,

With mercury high And Mexican low:

Yet audity we sigh In deepest of vos, Anent those offusions

Of Blobby,

Of oe, Number One

Is given to dresin

Of bresses of hair,

And the uya's witching gleani : And a muct fellow feeling,

Most apt you'll allow, Suya. Bure, he's been kneeling

Aari making a vOW

To die if he's jistol,-.

Pour Blobbe!

Nowe, Number Two

Is a quaer sort of sick, Who'd muke till all's blao,

And nab the odd trick i He vows is ambition

That tickled the chap. To seck a position

Au Poct on Tap. And spunky with contempt of

I diffor of course,

Poor Blobbs

In earnest, not fun,

And feel ne rentorse

In calling it un

Yes! sunstroke's the key

To the story of poor rhyme A kindly D. P.

Would fair make sublinie Andronder immortal in

Poor Blobku:

We differed, you are,

Ou points that are prima, But found this solution"

-Tis far from sublimo), Poor one he is lonely

And whiskey is cheap And snakes real or funded

Forbid aim to eleop,: Ferhaps he's been drinking,

Poor Blobbs!

:

sed. His idea is that there are too many steamers for the business there is to do. Shipowners appear to entertain the belief that there are unlimited possibilities in the China and Japan trade, and are sending out their steamers bera erroneously as suming that enormous profits are to be As a matter of fact, a good

made

the

Is a

Puckah sportsmen are always careful to park or givo in and be despoiled. The courted by China, would refuso, for step'in the right direction, and if udduiently

carried out mist be productive of much The Chief of the Mision will be ten thous Flat-Consul of Che ton, the Government having permitted him to assume charge of it, and to delegate his

misty steamers have been practically not too gentle insertion | may survive long enough to get to a dock will sooner or later samo to renovato Chins of the Blakbar" Technical Scheel, and a

laid up in Hongkong Harbour, and at the the present

moment there is one steamer hard which has made only two

sportsnan.

HOW ABOUT DOCKS?

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for repairs to thoir shattered iries. That whether hor sintommon welcome or oppose contributor to The Textile Marcury, and will include the majority probably in aayit. Had they even a little wisdom they Mr T. Ball, young man of well-known great naval engagement. But for soine of would invite this rojuvenating thus the distance to a dock will to a But front whongo? Undoubtedly from kill in the industry of the tow maitor ot life or runtl A suficiency of Japan. Western civilization, as visimilat. capacions doctes at swal stations gives to od by Japan, has been to a great extent Sonce by all the famous writers at 4 for our larger ships of war at least a chance Orientalised, and in that form it is much 81.-W. Robinson & Co.

of surviving battle, if severely injured casior for China to receive it then in its

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short, voyages since the month of February, This local stagnation is accounted for by two causes. First, there is a surplus of tonnage second, the rice crops have boon a failure. Betwcon Bangkok and Saigon and Hongkong, freights have been terribly

dock, of being reacted as quickly as pos. Chinese statesmen undoubtedly have many text of the new treaty retently siguša To the Editor of the 'CHINA MA'

sible to take their place again in tine, internal reforms, to achieve, which must in Paris botwreen Japan and France in er low-5 to 6 cents (nominal) per picul from

2811 August, 16.

severely tax their strength, and there are pected to arise b Tokyo abin the 20th

of Septmuhar. The ratifications are to be Saigon to Hongkong, with really little or Sir, Who is it that is trying kender the Admiral's command.

It is understood that the Admiralty have consequently strong reasons for them to out that Hongkang is deficient in Docking been considering the whole quation in choose the simplest route for approaching change in Paris by the beginning of

November next. no business dona at that; and 10 and 15 facilities for Met-of-war or Merchant reference to navel stations at home, and Western civilization. What is of the most cente from Bangkok, The Scottish Oriental Ships? Take the Adminifty Dook at How abroad. The question of an Admiralty urgent importance for Chins, is to provide Company has practically a monopaty he-loon (so-called) 20 fout x 85 feet x 21 fet dock at Singapore has been and is still speedily for the development of facilities All the maritime depth over sill at ordinary spring, under consideration. On discussing this for communication. tween Bangkok and Hongkong, but even there any real in the Far East that it mactor generally with the then Manager routes will soon be monopolized by the the ships of this fiest-which was augmented cannot take in a

of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Campany, Japazes unless the Chiness stretch out The Duck Company are quite prepared three or four years ago, the position ap rigorous hands, for the Japanese have by two new steamers early this year-have had to make unprofitable stays in the river. to struct mother sailer ne larger dock peared to be that there was a great divers proved thimaotre experts in the art of beside it if it will pay the de sv.sity between the dock requirements of navigation. On land, too, little has yet The Formosan trade ta practically another Thore is the rub; the Admiralty want the commercial shipping and those for the been done by the Chiness in this all im- monopoly, and here the experience of com facilities for nothing or next to nothing larger class of naval warahlis, the latter portaut autter, and nothing douanda their and our hard-headed business won do not requiring much greater depth of water of attention more urgently than the construc pating steumera las been anything bub

seo in the same light.

the docksill, and much greater with all tion of milways traversing the interior of Then I hear interested phatics are atri slomants of my grunter expenditure in the empire mid connecting the more impor. favourablo. This Kas been an abnormal

to got the British Gourmet sont constructions to the point whether tant places, and of lines farining a junction year of typhoons, an important factor ined to dig a dock here for which the British such a naval dock could not be advan with the Manchuria trunk road. the Formsan trade, and the unsettled taxpayer would have to pay, and doubtless aguonsly nod for ordinary comeseria Chiny desipes to conserve her integrity and atate of the country has provested the pro- it would provide a few sug berths for ur work, it appeared that the extra width and to develop her political and economical vice people and cause some dollars to depth of door would ld very grally to interests, railway are absolutely india- duco of the sugar corps from being brought circulate but the scheme is not good the troubling the narrower trading ponsable. Not a fee people say that sho down to the ports. Sometimes steamers enough. The Local Dock Company, with youds up in dock, it being obvious that is counting upon Russian and English pro- have had to wait from iftach to twenty-two their experience, un de sirvapor and darks should be adapted in dimension jects for extending the Siberian and Bur-

quicker work than ever &

20.70: service do ta the verge dimensions of the type mish railway systems, thonno Into Mar- Barometer days for a cargo

partment could dream of, sad the British of vessels using them. On fuch grounds churin and the other into the centre of the Temperature Surplus tonnage hos borne down goal Government will be wise not to be drawn it would seam that if ever my such Middle Khygdoni. If Chinese stomen Humidity

Direction of freights from Japan to Hongkong; in one into a echame for which there is no necas nawal dook were to be constructed really entertain such an idea, they are not

Wind sity-Yours cosa at least 81.10 per ton was accepted re

hore at Eastward Ht. Purgos, the matter casadoring their country's last interestor would in all probability have to be in the could afford to build railways for Fotos cently. The result is that there is a tre-

main a matter for the Imperial government herself, if only she had materials and en- Weather mendous stack of coat in Hongkong at Azt the newest Oporas, Songs, Books and to deal with. On broad grounde, however,ginears, and those Japan can provide at Balu

wo cannot doubt that the subject has had considerably less cost than would be in presunt. The position is becoming more Folio-W. Rubinson & Co.

and is having consideration, and we have volved in obtaining them from either lowtop and more scute every day, and it is likely at Hallch is again of the war peth, (says some shrewd ides that Eastward Es Europe or America. As to rails, in parti- to become worse before it is better in con- the B. N. B. Herald), and threatening to has come knowledge of the question sa itoular, this country will be able to sell them give trouble. He has, however, but now stands at home, and has written the very cheaply after the completion of the small following, and Me Flint with a good letter with the design of simulating public Iron Foundry. Wo firmly believe that it coal which follows upon the general etafores of Fallce is bicclisding the Labak, up interest in this hittar Certain it is that would be an ill-advisni atop for China to riation in tho chipping trade.

which river he has encounted himself. A one has surely to note the often deliber have her railways built and managed by Fately unfriendly and provocative attitude foreigners. It may be noted, di passant,

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ing to the nation en such principles as heen,Tax Light of Christianity brilliant. The The Chiasse report that the recent ty.roward of $700 is offered for his capture. of certain foreign powers, represented by that some peopic exeroine their sagacity to namely, to our the independence of is the caption which thu Yetsin Nige In accordance with the programmio Fald Sir Bhi Koise's sheiner in the North. the coast of South China. There is, ouse of Madrid, gives the following statistics stand how sential is that the Dritish gresive design with the Russing sid Kares and resintain the peace as Boot, resin brief purch. of worth of gros olors Bi Zard, one of the landing, no trispers naval Aquinone in the Far East, to under. disenver links annecting Extropaan ng Hood August 28, 1896 down in the Imperial Dedatativy of War he deputation sent by the foreigners lequently, a paucity of orders from the into the cost of the struggle for supremacy fleet hero shall not only be always pre- English railway projects from Siberia and in Cisha In March, 1888, Spain sani to parod for was, but for the actual results of Burial to China. But to us it appears. Radet China to oppose whatever sat kind in the extremis, sarpur contem

torteres with the independence of Koras porry, and nothing her featuft unifone teren At the same period last year a Chita 2500,000 £ 2pril, 8400,000 in war in the shape of the need of saving and only natural that contiguous countries or disturbs the peace of the Orient for the relief of the suffurors Mr Sim has large import trade was done in pivoo goods. May, 81,581,000 in June, 1,800,000 in pairing crippled warships Everything should, one day or other, come to have s 8700,000 in August 31,500,000 points to the mediate value of an common system of rallway. If, therefore, rape ca in coume of line, the disgrace bearing flew the use of and This year started fairly well, and at theptember 1,304,000) in October, alilence with depart to must speelfled con- a recomand hina to constrast her own

Conding the Disoting fosco and not to bring all the diffenities of prollpice sumpur any fureign Fawar to occupy a sea, and din behall the suuror the beginning of the present month good bil 2700,000 hi November, 21,700,000 in tingencies. This would at anda restore the roade by the help of Japan, our counsel fan of the Lasting Fondiesle sinks that Frans Mp andere Mr Sim and these being dent; but for revora. Decenben 24,000,000 21 Jan 1988; ava lause in the Far East, and provide, is met dictated by any such fear as the Could relats undergor the mosquillity foreign curaunitive de soprenante sister business has been seam 150000 Kbpsy, $5,000,000 in the Werth as 1st an involuable pics above, but besause we are paraded thei

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