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FRIDAY, FEBRUary 25, 1898.
Tikas will be an excursion to Maeso by the steamer Tai On on Sunday next.
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H.H.B. Handy arrival at Shanghai in the 19th inst., and left on the following day for Chusan with the mail for the squadron-
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CHINA'S LATEST LOAN,
THE SECURITY, NO GOVERNMENT GUARANTEM,
(Special Telegram from Dur Dion. Correspondant.)
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ENANGHAI, February 25 3,22 p.m. It le reported here that the security for Baron his departure for Home; lo ́ls pro- posed to dine Mr A. R. Burkill publlely at the new Chinese Tosti of £16,000,000 un- Shanghai in a recognition of the able man-dertaken by the Hongkong and Shanghai ner in which he has dinalarged the duties Bank and the Deutsche-Aslatie Bank will of Chairman of the Municipal Connall.
ccades of the unhypotheostod balance of -Tus P. and O. steamer Bornes seems to the revenue derivable from the Chiners have been on the loose up north. On the Imperial Maritime Customs and a portion 14th inat, she ran on the Saratoga Spit at of the likin, which is to be placed under Kobe, and had to be towed off by the the control of Sir Robert Hart with a muf- Rosetta. A Japanese warship lost a steel ficient service to supervise the collection,
There is no Government guarantee. hawser la attempting to tow her off.
To-oknow afternoon, on the Happy Valley, -on-the-ground of the Hongkong. Football Club, E Company, K... will play G Company, H.OR. in the third round for the Hongkong Football Challenge Shiek. Kick-off at four o'clock. Referee :-Mr J. W. L. Oliver,
The Commandant regrets to inform the members of the Volunteer Corps that in consequence of a difficulty about the seating accommodaion, it has become necessary to cancel the order for a Church Parade at St. John's Cathedral on Sanday next, the
37th inat.
--WEATHER REPORT.
The following notice in issued from the Observatory --
On the 25th at 11.40 The baromoter
fino.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
THE
CHINA MAIL.
PHILIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
STORES
TOPICAL FRIVOLS.
Mr Whitehead had a little resolution,
Unimportant, grape, but yet it was his
-OWD,
And it very nearly raised a rovolution,
Before that resolution was o'erthrown. No faulterings - solf-guspicion' had he,
*Twilight of dublaty' was off his mind;
He was absolutely cockers, and how
mad be
Must have felt when the CT. went for
kim blind.
PROPOSALS UK TUB HON. 3. D. ORMARY. The following report was la before the has fallen incderately in the North, ristive Council on Wednesday :- slightly in the South. Pressure remains
Public Works Offici, high over Contral China, and low pros-
Hongkong, öth January, 1898. suro area lies in the N. part of the Bes of Japan Gradients moderate to alight air. The nousity for prapaz olore so.
coinmodation for the use of
the Rublie Forecast-moderate N, and N. E. winds;
Works Department, in some fairly contral sito, has been more than once brought to the attention of Government, but us no- thing has been done yal to mest thinHongkong's Q.C. by sometimes just a trille undoubted want, it seems scarcely poten- The utter when a ernas-exam's along ; sary to refer to provious files, and have I do not wish enquiry to stifle the hongur now to bring the mater to
But "really, Francis, you can come it pour notice hoping that it may be posible 2-The question was dealt with by the to bring it to a definito issue. Committee appointed by His Excellency the Governor to report on the condition of Public, Offices, from which subject, how- ever, I think it should now be disassociated as it really, stunda oli a quite diffuran; font- ing.
ROYAL ENGINEERS' PRIZE. Feb. 26. The starting gun will be at 2 p.m.; the the following is the course-Fron Police pier, Kowloon, wound Channel Rocks, Kowloon Rock, Meyer's east buoy, Chau- mal Rocka, laving all to port, and finish off the Polico pier; miles.
Erica
NANDIGAT,
Heratch, allowa Baconds per mile
The issuing price will be 90, the Banks paying over to this Chincas Government Mid Murinn.. loss the per-centage.
FRANCE AND CHINA
REPORTED LANDING OF THE FRENCH 240 MILES SOUTHI OF HONGKONG.
It is reported by the Chinese bord that the French have landed troops at Kwanchuen. wan, 240 miles south of Hongkong, and that they have informed the Chinese officials that they tend to erect buildings (pro- bably military huta).
Phasht
Chanticleer Meter
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26.03 4
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26.19 4
Active
34.40 D
20
Princes
43.85
55
Ladybird Bari Mfin Seabreeze.....
47.12 7
17
67.28
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85.89
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CORRESPONDENCE,
THE STAR FERRY SERVICE To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL."
Hongkong, Feb. 26.
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DEAR SIX-In Your issue of last night an advertiscinant appears from the Proprietor of the alane service thatthemonthly tickets, from Is March next, are to be raised as
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Single monthly Tickets 23 $5 Family
$7 20 89 and the ransons assigned are increased cont of coal, superior accommodation and accelerated service.
We have been unable to locate Kwan ciruenwan; but there is a bay on the north Tax Kowloon F. C. will play the "H.M.S. west coast of Hainan named, in the Man-followe :-- Edgar football boam at the Happy Valley, darin dialect, An Chuen, which may be the Naval Ground, to-morrow afternoon; kick-point referred to.-E., O. M.} off at 4.30 p.m. The Kowloon team will begol, Barrell; Iacks, Lapsley, and Dyer; half-backs, Smile, Wilson and Bit chia forwards, Barlow, Gow, Duncan, MacSwayod, and Yule.
wwww...
A cricket match will be played to-morrow betwem teams picked by the Secretary and
GERMANY AND CHINA.
CESSION OF ADDITIONAL TER RITORY.
Germany has obtained an extension of territory, with permission to construct a railway to Ichow, besides an indemnity, for
In the first place, it seems strange that only four days notice should be given to monthly subscribers. It would appear that Mr Dobies Nowrojce has only just awakened from a dream.
Now, sir, I should like to make a few
the pointa remarks
raised, viz., 1. Cest of coal. The coal used in these cannot possibly have risen to such
rates 60 per cont.
4112
4.-Paragraph 14 of the report of that | Committee describes the presont accommo
flation used by the Department, which I
hero again enumerato.
The
Public Works Department Stores are now located in three separate buildings, viz., Cronby Store, No. 3A. Blue Buildings, and at Wanchai Store on Government land reclaimed from the foreshoro, in sildition to #hich a stall store is maintained at No 2 Tank in conuection with the workshop there, and some goods are also stored op- posite the Sailors' Hemo.
4Crosby Store crampies an area of 4.131 square foot and the old Eleation Clicon (forming part of the same building but now unsafe and unoccupied) an aren of 6,947 square feet, a total of 21,078 aquare feet of most valuable land in the
heart of the city.
These buildings are in such a dilapidated condition as to be positively unsafe, rendering their use sa stores very limited, and should they collapse, likely to lind to considerable loss of the property stored there. I estimate that less than one-third of the space is capable of Loing used.
The site is probably as valuable as any in the City, and I have little doubt would sell now for over $12 a square foot, and thus bring in 2133,000 to Government.
5. The store in Blue Buildings iaronted.
by Government from the Land Investment Company at an annual rental of 8849.20, including taxes.
The store at Wandhof on the Rich-
strong.
Te el a man an Irishnan who 's not one,
To mix him up so 'e to will answer wild, Must raise the teraper, if a man has got
In future, our own Q.C., draw it mild.
THE PUNJOM MINING CO.,
LIMITED.
LATE TELMORAXER. (Rangoon Caluwa7)
COLORIAS CHICAİK. London, Februar→K – South Walad is out for $16.
The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co., Limited, advises us that he has received the following progress report on the opera. In the match against New South Walow, tions carried on at the Company's mine for England has woored 237 for six wickets
February 8l the match against New the month ending 31st January last :—
South Wales Mr Stoddartis ceant were out Mining-August Shaft 300 Levskin the first innings for 3877 Work was resumed here ou the morning of the 10th ult. After the water had drained off. The water, however, got into the soft ground, causing small falls of rock so that it was necessary to timber this portion of the level. This has now been done up to
THE CHARTASED COMPANY. The Duke of Fife and Sl Horsse Farquhar hava rosigned the
Directorship
of the British South Africa Company,
· DEATH OF A BRITISH OFMŰEK, Calcutta, February 8.-Lieutenant Ham the face of drive, 74 ft. having boon strong-mond, lately Orderly 'Odloor to his ungle, ly timbered. Fair progress has been made General Hammond, died today in Now for the time worked, 22 it. having been short bospital of the gunshot wound he driven, making total distance from shaft received in action in the Bazar valley. 173 . I Lopai my port report to adviso your of
THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIET,
of having struck the lode with payable Sir George White has no fover and com
stone.
MILITARY APPOINTMENT!,
200 ft. Lesd. This has boon driven dur.tinues to progress exceedingly favourably, ing the month 14 ft., making total distance
Allahabad, February 8.-A special Lon from west crusscut 38 (6, very good pr-don, wire to the Pioneer says General Bix
Middleton, decansed, as keeper of the
For our lactal fluid now a, alas, theress for the time worked, I have stopped Hugh Gough succeede Gaporal Sir F. D. ̈·
| ·As mild as milk' here has no application,
piaco
Whets the savage bacillus nets up his
URD,
And the gay bacteria aunts you to
ur face. Says Madds, unwise to drink it Unless you boil it then it is'nt nice. No nilk No uvre It's band enough to
think it.
No caw juice, not at any sort of price!
Consulting Lechitects, whoover are they? What do they know about our wants out
bere With the colue down a long way below
I
they
Wane peamital frontages; olt dear! wish the Crown Lutamiss would let us
But no, holi vex and worry and pet us, Alove to carry out the seliques we need; And, in the and, he'll ruin us indeed. Cpon the football bold Kowloon can hold Own against Hongkong and beat her
well;
hor
And, prosently, when she has grown, well,
tolder, Shell at cricket wake up Hongkong for
spell,
daily.
But though Kowloon is growing larger And houses stand where ones was awamp
and pool,
the Treasurer of the Hongkong 0.0. The the murder of the German sentry at Kisolerablo..extent as to justify raising mation in front of Marina Lot 117 and 118 Ai children wultiply and increase gaily.
following is the Secretary's XI-E Mast, A. Mackouzic, Liout. Lethbridge, K.O.R., H. S. Moberley, H.K.R., Rer. G. R. Val- Hogs, E. R. Morriss, Capt. Simmonds, R. A., D. Wood, Lieut. Davies, B.A., J.T. A. Hastings, B.N., and Feile, R.N.
L'Avenir du Tonkin discusses the unbox. tion by Fanes not only of Hainan but of the Amphitrites and Paracels an suíteblo
clap,
JAPAN, CHINA AND RUSSIA
THE PORT ARTHUR QUESTION
RAISED BY JAPAN. (Special Telegram from Our Own Currespondent.)
SHANGHAI, February 25; 5.22 p.m. It is reported that the Japanese Govern
the
2. Where does the superior accommoda.
wo poatean,
Pryn Esst, though very small, is undoubt the most conveniently situated atore
and on
I on this site I would recom- send the radion of a suitable permanent building to contain all our stures, and a small residence for a torekeeper with accommodation for our workshops.
7. The when most present staf employed in con
nation will cor Store Department are as follows: Head storekeeper, Clerk...
It is not thought Kowloon requires a
school.
IONIC.
THE SHANGHAI-WOOSUNG RAILWAY.
TO OTESED IN JUNE. Tho N.-C. Daily -New-publishes an article on the Shanghai:Woosung railway, 260.00 per mensemhich, it is expected, will be opened to
10.00
tion come-in? Is it meant for the double- ender which runs during part of the day service, which is of very little practical use, As residents cannot at all times make it rangements to go to and fro by her ? if she wastall of for night percion, vonroying
Purpose of ladies to and from Balls Theatroor-parties, then the Propricter night cry out about the superice
rice accommodation, but not as the service is run at present, whan Four store coolies, for cooling stations and as strategic postmont has asked the Chinesa Government often dirty outside haunches are put Ono watchman, 7:00
Do.,
36.00 13 tions, having in view the usual route of
wbez the Russian ships of war are toon, which are a disgrace and only fit for Six
Again One Indian constable.... 13.50" Carrying Chinese Coal Coolies Teasals between Hongkong and the south.
leave Port Arthur.
take the Morning Star, which instead of
-$159.50 The appetite of our French friends grows
or $1,914.00 per annum. The Tsung-li Yamer has referred the running as a passenger boat should bo with what it feeds on. Can any of our
& crawling lumber last.
With all our stores concentrated in one seafaring readers say whether the Paracois Japanese Minister to Russia. are worth having?
Tim afternoon, at four o'clock, two wings. of the military matched harṛacks at Gan- club Hill, Kowloon, were totally destroyed by Hi-Tubundngs were recupled by about soventy men of the King's Own Ro giatent. The beds, kis and a number of
It is believed that Japan has addressed a Diplomatic note to Russia on the subject.
THE STORMY PETREL OF
COREAN POLITICS.
utilized
3. Accelerated Service being provided. If it is meant that launches aro run every ten minules instead of as previously every fifteen minutes, someone must ha very much in error, as the times for starting are practically what the oxswains wish and are very irregular.
33.00
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traffic about the beginning of June. The line is only fourteen miles in 1ngth. Already the permanent way and stations (four in number) are finished, and very little now remains to be dons but laying the
this for the present, it having in my opinion
passed through chute of ore, and I prefer
-to-
this chute at a dooper level. prospect North Shaft-This has been suck 20 ft, making: total depth from surface 234 ft. At 17 ft. Felow the 200
10 ft., we struck what the lode, appeared to be
but it proved to be only a hanging wall leader of attack carrying good buking mineral but no free gold. You will seo from plans sent you that we should strike the main chute of stone at about 40 ft., ur is 13 It. more of sinking. We should get fairly good stone here when met with.
Chineas New Year. All work except milling stopped for 4 daya. Malays wore put on to bra to Bill,
Milling-Was carried on for 28 days, crushing 2400 tons of Headings for a yield of us. 300 of stelted gold.
Berden Pane treated 36 tons of Congen; trates for a yiski of ozs 30, making total output was. 333. This should leave a profit on the month's work.
e of
Regalia in the Tower of London.
-POLD.
The fist ties of the Championship Polo “ Tournament were played at Lucknow on Monday afternoon. The first game be tween Patiala first team and Lucknow Gymkhann was worn by the former, by 4 goals and 8 subsidiaries to I goal and subsidiarios. In the second game the 18th Hussars bent the 5th Dragons by gab and 5 subsidiarice to 1
1 goal. Both ganios were fast and well confested despite the differences in the scores.
SERIOUS OUTLOOK AT UGANDA...
London, February 7.-The situation in Uganda is regnded as very grave, and it is feared that if the Soudanese mutineers cross the Nile, which is probable, that they will march direct to Mango and join the athur Soudaasge
garrisons. A the Europeans are gathered together in Fort Hampala,
THE N.-W. PRONTIER,
London, February 7.-The Times sum. Cyanide Plant worked 20 days, treating 720 tons of tailings for s roturn of ormarizing the series of articles on frentieg 264.5 of bullion, valued at 15s. 73d. nlicy, concludes by saying that we must per oz. This also should leave a profit on keep open the Khybor even notwithstand the month's ran.
ing the opposition of the tribes, but that destroyed two-thirds of the Chinese camp unnecessary to alarm the tribes by attempt
Fire-O the night of the 31st ult. fre the other passes are not essential and it is In tho uainess part of it, all the shoping to apen them. were burut down. The camp is built
February B.-A voluminous blog-hook the Julis river, and is 80 Las been published regardiLyth. Wester aide On either
our relations closely built that if one house takes fire with the tribes on the there is no hope of saving the smallest por-frontier The principal despatch in 15 is tion. The Company have suffered no loss, from Lord George Hamilton to the
Generi - Everything coming under this ¦
Viceroy
dated 28th head is having attention, and things gen concurs with the VipER 1889, which that the hosti lities are principally dos to an unpresedent ed outbreak of fanaticism which the tribal organisation was powerless to oppose, and it should be one of our primary objects. to allay the suaplaions aroused by the
erally are in good order.
Labour very plentiful, and the health camp is good
of
Rainfall for the month is 138 inches,
EXTRAORDINARY DIPLOMATIC
"DOINGS.
RUMBEA AND FRANCE ON SENTBY' AT THE YAMEN.
Durand Agreement, which has assist
હ
ed the Mullahs in fanning fanatici. 10 is impossible to lay dowo previso lastado. - tions for future pulicy bat Her Majesty's Government are resolved to adhere to certain loading principles.
Is assentini,
Peking, 21st January- An extraordinary state of affairs prevails| The despatch then says: here which shows how keen is the dealey firstly, to consider the best possible con bateau the Russian French allies and the coutration of military fores enabling us to British and Japanese. The deliberatione sopo with our different responsibilities i of the Tsung-
are openly damiast secondly, to avoid all possible interferencs of Russia and with the tribes, and, hence, I bara declined France, and the
to sauction the imposition of tribute on the Ambassador with the Chinese Government
poreunally conducted under the ages of ment of tribes, but the wholesale traffle
safaty
pinga I would consider the following staff rails and sleepers, and this work is noted by the ropes the Britia Afridia and the Grakzais, or the disarmas
ample:-
TYP
Head storokeeper (to do clerk's
work also
$70.00 Two store coolies 810 and 97, ... 17.00 14.00 Two watchpen 87,.......
101.00 or $1,212.00 per annum. 8.-The store at Wanchat is in a con-
his
satitipated to take very long to accomplish. The sleepers and rails will arrive from Belgiam in the course of three weeks, and will be laid and secured in the fashion pre inered. Such a stato of affixirs would be armes and munitions must be compatõualy
in any country but China, but investigated and controlled. The vailing in Europe. The signalling will be there is no use any langer concealing the the Khyber must be a paramount consider un the block system. Coming to the rolling fact that officials of the Front and still be possible to erilist the good will
and the Government trust it will ation, As far as I can see the Kowloon Rasi-
stock, the locomotives, whica are already Russian Legations are constantly on duty to the Afridia in protecting the road. No new dents are hung suffering pooplo, nd it is
on the spot, have been made in America and see that the British Minister Bnds quite time that they banded together, and The death is reported from Soul of the their own as the Ferry proprietor.Į within a mile of the suffice, has water dr.great strength. The trucks and carnages Yomon in private and without the Bassian absolutely required by actual strategioni - made arrangements for ranning a service venient position as regards our work; it in are of the latest type, combining spoed with portunity to talk to the Ministers of the responsibility should be undertaker, unles rifles belonging to the men were destroyed. Tai Won Kun, the most prominent figure does nos seem satisfied with the enormous risge up to the entrance, and on a portion for passengers are being made at the car and French Charges knowing every word nesescities.
riaga works in Tientsin, though of coarse Inspector Robertson and a party of police in modern Corean history.
book prompt measures to prevent the fire- spreading.
Tas Legislative Council meets on Monday next at 3 p.m. -Business-1. Report of
the Finance Committee. (No. 1.) 2 Bo solution on the subject of the New Govern ment Office 3. Motion
DEATH OF THE TAI WON KON.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[BUTELIED TO THE CHINA MAIL.')
LONDON, 23rd February, 1898.. THE ZOLA TRIAL-SENTENCE.
I have
the space now occupied, and
is no op.
profits which accrue from this service of the site the workshops and small con-
of what passes. The two legations named Calcutta, February 8.-The reports now the wheels, springs, and I axle boxes have
acom to take it in regular tazne to mount submitted on the resulta of the examina And even if it were not so, why should the nected store now on No. 2 Tank near Taibean imported from Europe. It has been guard over the Tamen. If the Russian tion in the Rawalpindi Arsenal of the Europeans be called upon to put their pingshan can be transferred.
arranged to run
first,
eBoond, and third Charge is not there M. Dubail is, and vica broochloaders surrendered to the Malé hands further in their pockets when the Chinese can travel for one coat, and Bus and soted thyer the existing stores class carriages, the rates both for freight veraz. The raguit of this system of close and Mohroand forces dispose once for all of the suppositium that weapons ropeans must pay 10 cents with very little what our maximum requirements in that and go conveyance being in con personal observation is that every move
have better accommodation
I would suggest that a rageting of the Kowloon Residents be convened to protost against paying any further sum, and per. with
Occidental notions. formity
the British Minister on the Chinese ohess
In an interview with Mr P. Hildebrand, board is known to his opponents at first quantities froin and the seapot
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M. Zola has been sentenced to one year's baps some satisfactory arrangements would nonperishable arioles which should, how. that the schome was watives gathered the Chinees Ministers of State room / made up from the.. doprinetta of con
be arrived at for starting & company
This is the most severe sentence that the youta traly.
OLD RESIDENT.
ever, be
oost will
and I estimate the total
enolased particulare.
The saving to Government by carrying to sea railways in out this proposal would be as follows:→
from
expestad
think
have
in India. There are two ationTY OF
been reaching tribesmen n ruspect are likely to be, and have come to the conclusion that a building 110 fent by the resident engineer-in-chief, one of the hand, and the strangest thing is that shows that, putting 35 fout with 2 fours will be sufficient - Darby News There should be also an open Bhed for
this arrangement quite a pro-demand Government breechloader, and to prove a huge success. The oli prejudice per and
for they in no wate are bot per and dignified
not very serviceable, by far ORE, be under cover, and a residence for of the natives to railways, and in fact to way resant the tireless eurvolllause of the they
of the proportion the larger Order of the day.-3. Second-readth, imprisonment and a fino of Fres. 3000. shares to carry out a proper earvice.-I am, the storekeeper 818,191.00 as perduet, and there was a general desire er- The day befoto yesterday, when Sir Claude beon strien at-Various tim da b
the amo ara anything spelling progress, bad been sub-
ipes of the Russo-French alles, proved by the marks they bear. representative
troopa pressed on the part of Chiness merchants Meodorald called
appointment at the ia the country. The rail Tamen to dissuss the question of the Martini-Hency rifles that seem wa hare
the Russian Wonsung so Shanghai
by privata paraonis, naP. ANG of the arms of Kabul manuiscture. 949.23 tormination some years ago,
Sir Claude mantioned that the British Daly thirteen rifles in sil are other than of ed plenty of traite and there was Glavemment would like to see the Government pattern. Of there thirteen, 62.885.20 no reason now why the present venture internal waters of China ops the an: Homingtons of Winchesters of American in eight are of foreign make, seven being should not be so extended and developed ternational commeron as one of an 1812.00 that the rich mineral deposits and manutas companiments of the loan the Rusalan manufacture. The one remaining forelim
turas of the interior might be brought harigh most vigorously protested against wespen alens is said to be Ruslan and
words of the
of which have been seen in. Als mouths ghanistan
THE TRIAL OF GUNYEK FITER
of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to fur. ther amend The Prisca Ordinance, 1855. law permits. The sentence was hailed 2 Bond-reading of the Bill entitled An with frantic enthusiasm in Paris, The Unfinance for the Naturalisation of Leung audience throughout the trial was allowed F'm Obi, alla Leung Chak Chiang, alas to sheer and hoot, unrestrained. Leung Chung
CHINESE RAILWAYS IN KWANGTUNG,
THE STRAITS CHINGEN NOT TO INVESH. The following istter, signed 'Chinsman;" appears in the Straits Times of the 17th
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN AFRICA. Manotaux has informed Sir Edmund | inst.— Monson that the Sokoto incident was against the wishes and instructions of the French Government.
THE OPENING UP OF CHINA.
Tax Foreign Staff of the Imperial Chines Mistilima Customs hare forwarded to Sir Robert Hart, for presentation to the Teang Il Yemen, a long potition setting forth their grieranece owing to the diminution of their salarios consequent on the hoary fall in ex” shango. They call attention to the foot fast Government servants in India and the British silver-using Colonias have received exchange compensation, and they say they
THE £16,000,000 CHINA LOAN. confidently hope for almilar liberality and
China bas concluded A loan for Justice from their Chinese master. They auggest that a certain, allowance of pay £18,000,000 at 4 per cent, with the Hong should be made on the basis of a fixed rate of kong & Shanghai and the Gorman Astatic
Banks. 5/- to the Haika bek-or three-fourths of its original value, the amount of the Com pensation Allowance to increase or decrease
opened in June.
Annual cost of prosent staff... $1,012.00 came to Buch an abrupt and command. Insconted there on his arrival, and
Beat paid for Bias Buildings
Deduck cast of proposed now stal .........
ADS
same
Saving 91,681.20 cheaply to the coast. So far as the old rail] Chins consenting to any such prefer as a discarded military
I to it not merchants, but followed,
Sir,-In Tuesday's issue of your much- esteemed journal, there appested a short white dialized be taken extract from the China Mast on the sub-sant about 933,000.00.
nt shot at refer to the large sum that there was no fear, mour that the wraktes was of the chiuso Ministers who replied jest of Railways in Kwangtung, to which rich classes of the Singapore
was appended an editorial note that this certain to be realized by the sals of Crosby ; under kapernal jurisdiction, of any further China did what the British asked, contrar
A
if
Bombay, Februacy 4. —At the Oriminal-
mo, I will
will tell
may seen strange,
fact, at the Chinese neithor of this colony, opposite the Sailors' Home for Pablis | time fifteen kilometres of the railway from Russian Charan Chargé informed the the afternoon of
in
Fly had strendy been
Hould the Chinese are now in
personally
serious fix bea
day
the
with the work, the necessary funds boing torminne of the line (sa oli asard
upon the Chinese strong polluted the well and required them tog
obedient servant,
then,
R. D. Dasar, Director of Public Works.
of the
another
of the paper proposed daroting the raney
people To summense withdraw her friendship ' would in no way support the care and najotning premises, as I have in interfarence with their work by any ses to the wishes of Rassis, the latter wouth Bassions to-day William Edward Plug gun from Chine ner, let Field Battery, Royal Artillery, so realized to the construction of net with, they would only run a
single and
and that Obina need n The Chinese internal waterways will be In this statement you are perfectly cor: Publie Offices, nor do I refer to the fact line, but as time spea OD, it would be sontiment ravived. Her hope to see that stationed last month at RIAPING ON
Such a prospect seems charged with having on 11th rest, snil, if you will permit mo
that i was at one time proposed to reserve doublet and extended on to Souchow, to have a strange terror for the Chinese, opalutitted the murder of a Bindust
cultivars your readers
why. It
At the present These were indeed almost the words of the tor, named Arjoons Toolsiram, e che vil perhaps, disloyal, but it is nevertheless a most valuable site on the new Roclamation Nanking, add further.
objection. The very lage of Mand the Fons District. On Baished
dia in question same day the sor, I date venture to say, that of Hong-Works Department Stores, as my proposal Hankow to Peking were already
ems on its own merits to be so evidently and the proposal to connect Canton with Chinese Garazament that Russia would prisoner and a sonirate rumed Clark Kong, will afford support to any concession advantageous and a saving to Government Waabang see peseting with favourable give the lean grou, the maino tecnia w the print, to and ur scheme that is under the control of
ne to warrant its sanction.
of
Woll It is not
13.--In conclusion, Chinese officialdom.
consideration in Log in the hole British, 110wels. 3 per cent, at par., so that down the stops where the
others was no regas why this hating
should the
in drink of water from th Game 1bmit for the ap 80de in igm these, and thus connect tween the rival quota. Kesterday for and fixed the sollevizo available for In- there is any lack of money ava
the Governor not s proval of His Excellency is proposal the North arid Sinth of Ching by rail with Dubail again
villagers Mthe
raised a cry about the because investors are afraid of vestment, or
that I be authorized tee lay insarring the ordinary risks of investing before the
Public
Works Committee, end,
Shanghai. WRITING editorially the Singapore Free but it is because that in putting money into if it meets with approval, passed at once for the erecti in of Beess at the
of maintaining Unimuired the ship village.
with them before the Kukkaroi anything under Chinese control, they feel
of
and Russia by
The soldiers refased and an
a the with the fall or rise of exchatige, and to resi saya:-Tho plain fact of the situe of insing that money taken have the honour to be, sir, your the native cíav of!
There is provided by spraial supplementary vote, stations in be French Settlement, and
snd all the British tion is this, that it is the British Admiralty diesppear entirely when the bel became one that has grasped the occasion and of the interests of investors; indeed, it
Je villagers barred their way, & aquila enqued no guarantos of ordinary care being
panese Minister has also been active in during which the socused's fifia went of
proposals. siccting would be fartyga), so that there provided beyond misadventure for obvious worth 5). Unfortunately, China is not in
saepe for
arging the Chiness the other way about, and and one of the villagers was hit and died, developing and creating a great and lasting trade with loses no opportunity of dilating to them The accused's story was that the villagers happy state Gnancially, and the encroach possibilities in the way of coal expendi- is quite the other way. In short,
ture. Other powers donding
is quite safe to say that the Chinese ships have
the interier. Speaking with regard to the upon the advantages which would follow if assaulted him, and his comrade who was importanc
of Woosung as a coaling depot, China, once and for all, made up her mind bobind and called upon him for assistance – ment of foreign pavers on zorenno-yielding trusted too much to the ordinary coaling of this colony have no confidence in
Mr Hildebrand stated that at prescat the to ignore all contrary advice and yielded and that the accused went to his help and ferfibory does not help the cause of their faeflities, without seeming to comprehend any work, speculation or scheme in the The Honourable the Colonial Secretary.
hands of the mandarins; but if auch a
coal used for steariers there was prinos without further delay to the very reason the ride went off at the villager who barred foreign employs That an increase of that, their action in the aggregated valuable concession sa the: To Sint, the certain to overstrain these facilities, and
Ay American seaman named Charles Err-pally Japanese, much cheaper but able and practical conditions of the British their way.
The jury unanimously found the priodur ealary is desirable will be admitted by all deplete normal stocks before these could Chinese Consul-General for Singapore, has
hold committed suicido at Shanghai on the very inferior to Chinese coal. The reason by which China's
however of this.
would be most shopnena ves to be found wou who are acquainted with the excellent work | agula to the
prolonged. But not guilty of murder, and, by a majority of the British the common level of
pany with the ssnotion of Minister at Pekin, money would post in was under the influence of liquor Pursuit. It is undersbord that it may be novossary to
ast, but with the opening of like wator.
We Chiness have known ៖ for: Custom service. Na government was ever transfer portion of the
raily new coal mines would be started, their northern neighbour and her ally he was discharged." Admiralty stock
might make things uncomfortable in more than a year what. Mr T Slab Tas Tardieulty in which the Rossians find and coal latided on the seast at very cheap the South for Peking. The question now better vorrad, and in to service has the of Welsh coal at Singapore to
- to points o
duce healthy com- position of the Dustoms staff” been more further north, for the maintenance of alous, but we are of opinion, that it is not themselves in the matter of coal (writça | males. This would produce a new song will this etrange giste of offairs
the Kobe ske henker supply of the squadron. This bis desire, but mandarin influence which
Chronicle) will probably lead to petition with the. that the be cannot eatly resist, which is pressing delicate or the duties more arduous. If action, indeed, goes to prove that him to endeavour to raise money here for opening up of the coal folds near coen up a new industry and virtually continue and when will the branking point | meeting of the Chamber of Commerce; to... to the advantage be reached. It cannot be prolonged in day, the curranty policy was commented Not long since the onl the consumers. The railway he estimat definitely, for Japan la pressing China for upon. Several merabers condemned, the seams on Saghallen wars saamined, but not would, when Buishad, Aave cost Tis, the payment of the baloties, of the in- notion of the Secretary of State regunding found to be worth working. Within sixty 450,000, but this amount would probably demulty and is nut likely to meekly accept the sals of Council Bills which had miles from Vladivostok, however, at be exceeded. In conclusion he confidently default at China's hands--China Gaelle down exchange. Had he been firm blu- place called Booshan, excellent coal has expected to see the railway opened in thres Correspondent. been found, the quality being the very het mouth, or three and a-half months as she anthracite, and in districts little further latest porno in sela
Gut
kit
- Burulty as a state?
performed by the foreigners in the Chinese up even to the of trade be brought Eccured were granted to an English co 20th inst., by jumping into the river. Ho the tiffenity in getting Chinese coal to the Chinese are apparently afraid of offoud-eight, not guilty of the other charges; and (
Chinese Government only
lunedi
noi sufficient for
Outsidered at the reinforced British | Kwangtung. The endeavour, however, is
of thesd allen serrants, and recognised the not on
benefit of a clean upright survinn
At once not about the complete
of the fossilal, seriem, tarong Empire, with foreign saxletanice, prež British
X.M.6. Hambar,
Wks me right through to my
supply of
aquadron: It has boon To A A sense com- quite fat.le.
merdal rather than a political more and
if any merchant foresees run on a limited macken ho
and post Composers, & Pieces, by Orange, Inge in the time by the respect and Ward, 10. Xmas 1897. Frica, 31.00,
of his neighbours stooks. In Robinson Piano Company, Mirestly the situation does have an illumi
the state
the
Vladivostok.
سند
vast goal fields which if developed poula
montas
in
the
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who
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Bombay, February Bmát
rate of exchange would have ramslaed que and fourpense antil the end of the haav season at least. Several spozna urod the adoption of a firmer policy and Litan” a gold or a sliver standard with Loma paddede
Tas Moukdén carreemendant of iN Q Daily Nesse wriban 10Gisle jak
Tire Russian Government has obartered supply all the Far East, Doubtles the FRIVATE Thomas Albert Douglas, 1st Bat-two stadiers to make a monthly trip web, carrying cattle to Vladivostock from Han Boot on the distribution of Ballsh Tax three dotectives who were charged at Russian Government will see its way to talion Cheshire Regiment, at his trial on
Court-Martial at Secunderabad, on the 5th the trade roster, and the Shanghai with torturing prisoners were working these fields without further delay aharge of desertion, to, by a District Row for the Russian troops-Mercury. The squadron drawing brought up again at the Mixed Court on the It may be interesting lo zlate that within December last, confessed to, the following-i-Ir in stated that the port of Yochow in Hu- been found in HPM: of motly power from these points 1st inst., for sentence. The princips the last few
from a a gentleman. w if wooldens, has posted offender was sentenced to three year St. Peterburg foundry has hoen ezarin charges Wilfully waylaying and murder ass is to be opened is foreign tras in Swo Over 2,000 men, hea yothed in nating line of the limited impriscontent, with one month's caugue in for the iron ore found in the bay of ing village postmen, robbing the mall years, the delay being due to the well-filler more base de Merged the mines de doos met asli avery six The other two were given two digs, acput 150 miles from Vladivostok, bag and burning the same between Gay-known daraly character of the Hunstitar chin o
gundhues
#village north in the jungie Chias Kies undertake not to alimuate themoor man are four End reported Daly Holidaars imprisonment, with the
Para de Jr. Inconvenience amount of ongues the other man. Five cars of
slew of these taste of his
Ninam'
Dominigus, Valley of the Tangute to any form in an the 27ther.
果
es ennalat
*
ke Cloverbodenie Dad Lout af udven men who were charged with Ahere call ce ne on that Vladivostok 180 miles from Hydetak Gorominent | to indidate that China's
November Isat. The
plan kako inteins of the eating as saatenta in the detective has a gate e befas it, whethe
me for mum on a Frans inrcomment peab and lan nord reming the role of the tan buen enkel sointitute enquiries to and windo
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