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For the Chartered Bank of India, Aus

tralin and China,'

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KOK.

A RETROSPECT–1896,

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1800,

ment. Her Government has been strongly increase the import and export duties in condoned for the cruelties and atrocities order to meet the enormously increased

there would he perpetrated in hor'new island possession in responsibilities of the exspirs. To the Formosa, but, whilst we cannot abegtva increase

no great the Tokio authorities of a share of the re-opposition, provided the Foreign Powers sponsibility for these horrors, it must be con-Gret procured the abolition of photogal fessed that the Japanese higher officials are lekin imposts which tamper foreign trade ovidently inspired with desire to introduce and provent its expansion in China. En beneficial and permanent reforms for the til Chian takes the first step and demon- sake of the islanders: Their aspiratkins strates her ability to full her pledges, we admire--their methods we condemu; there will be a determined opposition ta latterly a marked improvement has been the proposed increase, and surely, with The world isolder by seether your; in a visible, and when once the Japanese strip their experienta of the past to guide them, few hours will be merged int 97.The themselves of their overweening cungait the statesmen of Europe and America will arbitrary vision of time set up by dis-and-develop the genius of government not be misled by the sophistries of the ist January.

modernsings one gear nearer its claen they may find out the real value of Formosa blant Celestial. Increased duties and an For SWATOW & SHANGHAL

Por fin, 9 am, ou Friday, the coutury which is not so degenerate us & Jugiuose possession. At home, Japan interminable fight against lesin could not

1st Jamoury.

certain Gugman philosopher would have us las experienced terrilite disasters by fire, be tolumted.

In the month of July, the Colony wa flood and earthquake; the Gifu tidal wave Per Taksany, at 9 a.uk, on Satuŕčuy,

believe. The statesmen of Burope it 'the 2oo Junanty, Buy SWATUW, SINGAPORE & BANG-bas ugh year of great anxiuty. The disaster providing material for scientista visited by the severnat typhoon it has ox- whole ciglind world has for months stood for years to some. Opposed to the tardy sperienced in 1874. Thanks to timely Pur Plan Cem Klap, atin, vue brink of the much-droseed naivers pacificution of Formos, we have seen a notice from the Observatory, preparations

Sam lay, the all Jammry,

war, for years the subject of prophecy.erinus rising among the natives and half wore malo in time, so the Colony escaped, breeds of the neighbouring Philippine damaged it is true but act to the extent of Most of all to Britain aru? Le British Islands, a rising whch threatens se give pre-Observatory days. There was an un JOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

mea is it been a year of intense tension, Shipping.

and the energency of the times has called Spa most as much trouble as the more fort mate rearence of the pingue, but for the vision of Sulon in the treatment formidable revolution in Cabu, In the the disenso did not play such havoo Philippine group there is quite as much as in 1894. Hundreds of people lost of minrmatiorial questions of the first mag- nitude. Probably no time in the britpt in the internal their lives, however, including several administration as in China or Tarkey, Europeans, and we cannot help thinking Hant history of Great Britain has there been sued: a demand for the versatile gens of bat our supathies must be with the that the recurrence of the disease was duo white race, although We hope the to some extent to the penny-wise noasures Kowloon Comicios fiflice closes.

the statesan, and no consequence such a 1x Banka olunes

lessons taught by the rebellions will have adopted by the Government (on the advice display of trac statesmanship. Insular in Inear en riders claus

a good affect in Madril and may hasten the of property-owners) for the eradication of Gonds per lining undelivered after 4 her geophical position, Britain has

Pou. Mis date med,

surveyed the impending tamult will work of reforms in the Spanish Colonies. the pest-breeding regions of the 1894 a watchful eye. The Mother Country has The Philippine reoliin, however, is prób-opidemic: Dr Yetsin, a young French

jably intended more asa protest against the bacteriologist, has discovered been abused by journalists of almost every inquisitorial supervision exercised by the which appears to be a specific for plague, nationality, but galling though some of

friars than as an attempt to threw off allo and if his discovery stands the tent of fututa experiment--as we trust it will-it these attack at inevitably he be every | true-hearted son of Britain they have badiance to the Spanish throne. The robels, will rob the plague of much of the horror it Iu parstance of his an effect probably little dreamt of by her their inactivity indinates, are not led by at present assesses.

Western medical and sanitary science, amaitinta assailants. In the phrase of the men of any great ability, and with Dr Risal Caundian poet, Britain stands out proudly and other of the leaders deal arba from the tumult of the year's politics, proud nish there can be nr twe opinions as to and defiant in her splendid isolation: the ultimate result of the contest between of the Tube Wa Hospital, !

Daylight --Fron si te was for Shanghai. No'm.--free leaves for Japan. Noon. Buihous Teated for Shanghai, &c. 41.is-Laramuan Jenvey for Shanghai. Etiscellaneous.

MEMOS. FOR SATURDAY. Shipping, Nocn.-Masayon Icavas for Kob

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desire to press forward a knowledge of His Excellency the Governor, guided by the widence of a Committee of Enquiry. and acting in harmony with the Directora has taker stopa which should prove an inestimable blessing

the Colony.

The to the Chinese in

resident Chinese doctor possessing o Directors of that Institution have appointed knowledge of Western medicine and

She is not yet clear of the ontanglenicate of the rebels and the Spasish troops.

The retrospect in Clina is characteristic. the Venezuela question. hut whatever dificulties may arise in the arbitrament of There has been much pik, but very little this raatter it is sincerely to be hoped that actual movement. Iailways have been the possibilities of catrangement between planned, soldiers have been drilled in the two great sections of the English more or less fartive samner by German Visiting Surgeon of D. J. C. Thomson,

instructors, constitutional and educational reforms live been continplated, ambitious schemes for the reconstruction of an army

speaking race will be quickly dispelled

though we in Hongkong have reason tubo dissatisfied with the Secretary of State for the Colonies, we cannot help and a navy have heel promulgated; but ndmiring the ready resource te die-cutward tangible proof of change are for

and the Government has been essful insecuring the services, as

Other stirring points in local politics are late of the Alice Memorial Hospital, too fresh in memorica of our readers to require reaspitulation. The one thing that has given rise to the greatest friction in the Colony is the growing tendency of the Unothicial lamb to lie down with the As this sanson of the year,

I played in the treatment of the difficult in number and there is a and lack of six-ficial lion,

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A HAPPY AND A PROSPEROUS

NEW YEAR.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

South African problem. No sight-think,curity in all we hear. The visit to Europe it is perhaps as well to forget the differ.

ences that separate, the official ing Englishman would attempt to justify of the aged states Li Hong Chang was unoficial, and we suppose it is in the na the-considered and badly-conducted the great event of the year. His programs tare of things that we should try to forget the official strictures on a certain unofficial mid of the Charterod Company's troops through Rumpa, after attending the corou-

larly the unofficials have laid themselves upon the Transvaal. Admiration for theation of the Czar at Moscow, was a triuntion to the Eleme authorities, particu past deeds of Dr Jameson and the unphat march. Everywhere he was fated and open to justifiable criticism both inside questionable courage of his misguided lionised tuli he went to England. There followers must not blind our vision when he was received with proper courtesy, way look at the year's history in the Trans-devoid of the fawning, uadignified pol

we attire Me Chataburtain for history: displayed up the Continent, prompt action, we admire the Salisbury Kaisers and Presidents, shipwrights and Administration for the cordial support it gun-analacturers and people with some-readers gavo lám; we admire the spirit of restraint thing to sell. It would be incorrect to which guided the British people at a trying day there has been no sign of improve- moment, and we admira the magnanimity ment in Chinu. Hampered and restricted il strength of character of the President by ancicut prajulics, the mandarin class of the Transtar Republic, whe catergesis slow to accept the inevitale; bat the STEAMERS PASSED SUEZ CAÑAL from the troubles of the year much Chinese, as a més, are not slow to recognisa more glorified than pretreceived notions the material advaninges of modern civili- ke the British people to expect. I sution, and it is only a matter of tixas till considered as Dr Jameson's raid was, it the country arouses itself from its lethargy! found a counterpuut in the folish telegrain of centuries, and, shaking off the conven zent to President Kruger by Kaiser Witoralities and customs of an effeto civilis- helm, who has throughout the your main, tion, takes its place among the nations of tained his charactor of the story petrel of the earth, China's necessities will prove European polities, Great Britain to a very the foreigner's opportunity and we fancy considerable extent is interossed in the sto premonitions of the approaching welfare of Egypt, and we can therefore cataclysm when the whole country will be rejoice in the success which has attended thrown open to foreign intircourse, not the The arms of our troops and of the troops of West River or this or that district only the Khediva ed by our officers) in crippl. but the whole of this huge Empire. With

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ercised in the Bacuf.cture throughout.

do macre than make passing reference to of a scoundrelly officialdum will comy ponce the bloodless victory of Ashanti, except for and contentment; and let us hope there will

AMERICAN MAL left Shanghai ens Wednesday, the 30th Dec, 047 o'clock,. and may be expected bera on or sobit Saturday, the 2nd Jan, 1897.

The Waier ugod is proved by repeater/ this purpose of referring to the. regrettablbo ng nood then for the reform moroniente po Natal, with the FRANCH Mait of 4th

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death of Prince Henry of Battenberg, the which enlightened Chinamen like the husband of our revered Queen's youngest now fainous Sun Yat Sin endeavoured to

initiate in the fall of 1895. daughter

Beside the larger life of the neighbour.

Satisfactory as we must admit has been

December, left. Singapore on Sunday, the 27th Desursber, at 2 pm, and way be expected here on or about Sunday, the 3rd January. The Facket brings replies to lestors despatched from Hongkong on the 28th October.

Dorio, with the AMERI-

the treatment of external politics by British ing great Empire the focal aim of Hong. statesmen, the whole of Christanden will kong seen very small and petty. In their regret that no settlement has been arrived way they have their importance, however, at amongst European Powers in regard to and when we take into consideration the Turkey and the Armenians. The horrible value set on the Colony by tio Home Gov- Counterion: Order Books applied on ap- atrocities we read of in Armenia and ernment when it desires to mise a military

Per Kaisar Hil, from Hongkong: for Sugapore. Bir and Mrs D. Haskell, Meers A. V Lafone, D. A. Lo gath H. W. Mor timate, Bakell, Jr., and W. E. Smith for Brindisi, Mr L. H Rogers, Jr.. Mrs J. Hay, A. Farum, and 31rs be Witt O Mr A. 1. Falkenburg. Mrs L. Watsuplication. and alius 11. Truse; for Land, Miss Mead, Coudr. W. F, Tuquard. H.N., Midship mat K. M. Taylor, R.N., J. A Ster, Blount, R... O. A. From pile, L.N., W. Rg R.B., G., P. Bimber, R. N., O. thie. Darmers, R.N., H. B. C, R.R., 4. Corner, RN, F. C. Dew, R.N., J. O

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Several new features in Ineal journalism 14th January, 1897, at Koon, taking Pa will be introdsend, and it is confidently rengers and Cargo for the above Ports. ballored that Srour and Gosar will be in valuable to all who take un interest in Far Easier spor

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Shippers are particularly requested, tu aute the terms and conditions of the four Notifying in grost stigh giving propany's Buls of Lading. perties and at the same ting being of au

EXQUISITE TASTE.

Bale Agents for Hanghong-

For further Partishlara, apply to

H. A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent.

4.5 WATSON & Co, Hongkong. P. & 0. §, N. Co, ' 0.

Hongkong, August 23, 1816,

A. Willens, RN, Me E. Kunhard, Mr Feugier, Mr. Ligh, Mr Whitnall, Me Oh. Huggine. Frela Shanghai: for Brindisi,

Our Resistored Telegraphic Addres in "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG."

· And all signed messages addressed thus

will receive prompt. attention..

Mr and Mrs F. T. Murahall; for London, The following is a List of Waters always Mias Gondwid. From Yolu: for

kapt ready in Stock:→→ Bombay, Hus, and Mrs N. Rockey and B

PURE AERATED WATER children; for Marevillea, Mr Tan Tjus; For London, Messra C. H. Allen and fa

SODA WATER Leys. From Kobe: Brindisi, Mchen H. Marcus and J. Tachetibiu.

For Nanshan, for Swatow, Mega Brott and A. Brysu.

SHIPPING REPORTS. The Norwegian steamer Tordenskjold reports: Strong winds from 8. W. to N.E.. with heavy ana

The British steamer Changale reports': Stought- horses, and 39 head of cattle from Sydney to Manila For the Spautet Government All arrived in splendid con- dition fine weather throughout.

LEMONADE ·

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

LITHIA WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATEE

TONIO WATER

-GINGER ALE

GINGERADE

No Orelli giver for Boitles that look The British steamer Haimun roporta: dirty or grass, or that appear to have boor From Tausol to Auguy, fine weather, light and for any other purpose than that of wicda, smooth sex. From Any containing dersted Waters, on such Bottles experienoad the weather up till midnight; and then hard squalls and mist, from the are never used again by n Want to port (Hougkong), strong N.E. wigde'and moderate aca, light mist Baro-

ranter unsteady, Vessels in Amdy: 10A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, sailing ships, seamer, Chiang Block Kinn,

Hongkong, Dejesuber 21, 1824,

Au 1 GRTH scatter, Yemelin Stratos

9056

A Japangan atsamr

THE HONGKONG DIEFENSARY. Hongkong July 4, 1890,

her portions of the Sultan's dominions contribution we reddanta ni Hongkong have may woil stir up a ücsire for return to the reason to be proud that woo important days of the crusaders. It is a hot on aine.units in a great and mighty Empire. Va tearth century civilization that such disfortunately, although the retonnes of the olical outrages can be perpofrated with Colony would appear to point to an opposite immunity upon followers of Christ. It is conclusion, the trade of the tulong, speak a pity that international jealousies shoulding in general torms, has not been up to Prevent tho Powers from stopping in and the high-water mark of 1395, and it I' no wonder that marchants and Cing what the Sultan is apparendy an able to accomplish, to restrain his Türkish traders are looking forwart instead of subjects from this wholesale massacra. Al backward so the last hours of 1803 tugother the situation in Europe cannot be ure span of Hopes have been defer regarded otherwise than with feelings of red over the opening of the West apprehension, and the recent revolations of River. It was announced by us, a year Prince Bismarok tend to show how fragile ago, that Lord Salisbury and the Chinesa after all are the coalitions of modern Minister in Londen had coise to an sgrea- aations.

cient for the opening up of this important

CAN MAIL of the 19th Dec, lett Yokohama on Wednesday, the 30-b Dec., at daylight and may be expect here on or about Thursday, the 7th January. Tho P. M.

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s. China, with mails & left San Francisco for this port vin Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the 10th Doc.

Steamers Erected The . . Mount Lebanon, from Portland. Orgon, leit Kobe on the morning of 28th Dee, for Hongkong,

The 8 s. Kubarry from Calcutta and Straits, loft Singapore for this part on the evening of Dec. 28, at o'clock.

Moctuf sailed from Tacous for. Ta-. The NFS. Co.'s chartered steamer

kohasta on the 22nd Dec.

2. Dopack, from Glas Tho C. M. Co.'s. s.

gow and Liverpool, passed the Canal on the 26th Dec, and may be corsi- dored due at Singapore

on of about *the 14th Jauwrey,

The

Latest Advices.

O. P. R... Engress of Japan ar rived at Kobe at 8.30 play Tuesday, the 29th Ded, and left as 4 p. on Des. 30, for Yokohama and Vancouver The M. M. Vat, with the next French mail, left Saigon yesterday (Wednesday), at 10 pm for this

· portu

In the Far East, the past year, in spito) watery, but, as we pradipted, whatever of prognostications to the contrary, has advantego had been socuted through diplo sern little masterial charger Cores, thematic channels has been quite nullified by patensible bone of contention between the Provincial officia. One or two anter China and Japan, has had its own patty prising and adventureus traders have suc turmoils and political upheavals, but is gru coated in pushing their way as far as Wu. dually passing into the hands of Russia, trhowfu, and averal Hongsung firms have altogether without beneffojal results to anticipated the opening of a new For Ter death rate in the Colony for the weak herself.

For the task of regenerating there, but there is, as yet no regular, anded 18th December was 23,7 per 1000 Cures, Japan was utterly helpless. She has systematic traffic between Hongkong and per annum, compared with S1, in the core avre than enough to do with her own boun the sites on the West River The Chambor responding porlod last year.

New Piano and Organ Repairing Material trial and qmmercial competition with the ganisations, has been greatly sylisted event Machinery just to hand; also the Mbung

try and people, "whone capacity for indus of Connette, in conjunction with sister DIN

But

Went is now more capable of true manguro- the proposal of the Chinese Government to Music, W, Robinson & En