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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1902.

LONDON LETTER.

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The price would have been a low one if we had stood firra in 1894 against the Muscovite, bet much water has flowed uroler the bridge since then, and we are now called on justly to pay a higher price for a more valuable article and me which the time we have mis

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THE CHINA MAIL.

RECREATION NOTES. Arrangements are being made, I hear, to A combined Shanghai-Hongkong cricket team-down to Singapore in March. A good combination should be available; and if Cuylon is able to soud can the triangular contest should cruâte a lot of in

The match arranged for the Chinese Now Year holiday between the Cricket Club and the Cuited Services has fillon through, but the Cricket Ground will Ea occupied to-morrow by a Club team and a Naval XI.

On the lith inst., the first of a series interntional pelo watches will be played at Causeway Bay ground. Some good sides have been arranged, and exciting matches are expected.

Loxpoy, January 3, Time may show that the important event of this week bas leeg, not the issue of the ghastly new stamps bearing an obriously decapitated elling, nor even the death of the bed old year, in many re-spent and wasted has rendered indispens-terust. spects the worst within the memory of able to us. Marquis Ito would be less most of us, but rather the luncheon party than human if he did not remember and today at the Mansion House, where resent his personal grievance against Lord Mayor Dinsdale is entertaining our rolers in that inatter, but..bo'fs the Marquis Ito. It is only within the last one prominent Asiatic Statesman whose four years that the man in the street, patriotism, courage and disinterested- whom we may justly regard as a bring news are above cuspicion. If a solid out hasty advantage is set before Japan, that of sound Cononsensi passions and mediocre intelligence, as country will form a firm alliance with It will be bold power that will learnt the existence of a ditlurence of us.

There have been football, cricket and some sort. between,s Chinaman and a brave Japan and England together. Japanese It is certain that when the war broke out in 186; the writing eles 11 would indeed be a risky thing for any bowling match betweer. the Navy and tor attached the suuallest importance three of the Great Powers in arms to-Cicilans. Why not a gulf match'? Such a possible to what appeared to him gether to face hostilities against such a match would give added zest to the loon strife between Twoodledum and Twe league, which would be quite strong players, and the Hon. Secretary of the dledee. Some of those blesser) Asinties would have barn his languid definition enough to enforce a just and satisfactory | Golf Club should have no difficulty in

woald probably fallow. of the contending parties, and that the attentant of many outstanding ques. bringing together big teams. Other matches events and his peoraful neglect to meet tions, and, as with an iron hand in a them in an interester spirit should be velvet, glove, inay yet establish, oven by According to a story in an American destined within half-a-dozen years to have the most baleful influence on our moral influence, the peaceful develop-paper, an Englishman who was playing prestige and our prospects would have ment of an equitable government to the great gain of the civilised world, and not less to the enormous advantage of China's techning millions.

seemed to idm absurd an idea as an attempt pass off on him, sy the death of the Akhoond of Swat as an event of grate moment to the Eagare.

Now, he is, if not wiser, at Jenst. bet- ter infogrund, and Marquis. Ito will have already discovered that there has grown up a vivid interest, that showed itself i first perlangs in the half-contemptamus: adwization "expressed in the Termiel cartoon, Jap the init-Killer, and began in the slow realisation clear the

CANTON NOTES. (Finn, One Gen Coresgrundent.)

- THE NEW BUYI

round of golf on a Detroit links pulled his

drivo and sent it through the window of a The inhabitants, however, were house. enthusiastic golfers, and instantly took him He took to the room where his ball ny another mito at it, lift it clean through

cond pane of glase, landed it on the green and holed out in three. It is pleasant to ree such genuine pains raken to father read spic

I was not the least surprised to find

Cauten, February 5, The work of constructing the new land Wong Shs, on the western side of Can- tou, is going on. Lately. As many as three Co., triumph over 'C' Co. in the second human conliet have bep employed on rest of the Shial competition. The first.

the works,

LATE TELEGRAMS.

French Missions. Londen, January 24.---The French Cham- Deleanse, has passed the grants for Catholic. ber, upon the urgent representation of M. missious in the East and Far East.

The Ladysmith Cypher Tele-

grams, Jamiary 22-Mr St. John Brodrick, in answering a demand for the publication of the Ladysmith correspondence between Sir stated that it was the intention of the Redvers Baller and Sir Coorge White, Government to reserve the telegrams and despatches until the time bad cone for the publishing of documents relating to the

conduct of the war.

The Peace Negotiations.

Jan. 19-The Dutch Premier jst | said a herried visit to England. Specif

tion is rife regarding the object of the visit. and its results.

The Member for Galway.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest! of Colonel Lynch, elected Member for Galway in preference to Me Flanket, the

warrant to be executed in the event of his coming to England to take his seat in the Ilouse.

The Boer Prisoners in Ceylon.

January 12.14 Chamberlain, refercing after the war. said-Take the diss of Ceylon, when it was suggerred that the in the House of Commons to the settlement

Boer prisoners thore should join the British forces in India, mediately over 200 gave various their names; and he was assured that if the had been proceeded with, 800 proposal, which was rejected on dould easily have been enlisted. Why not the same in the Transvaal? How England Stood by America.

American War.

Lord. Craniorau, in reply to a questions in the House ai Conurns, stated that Eugland had declined to jen proposals made by the Powers for forcing mediation the United States during the Spanish. This is the first time official xxonfiruntion has been given to the statements that England 'nited Sesented a coalition against the Alahabad, January 24-A Pinċer

The Club have another practice puno to the weck? The Glory, although away, will now, but why not have had ane during most assuredly keep themselves in training for this match. Practice is available for the Club team almost any avening in the week; but I fear not many have availed them selves of the opportunity.. Be all right on the night, though, I suppose, Skipper

When it is remembered that named were rangers up in the final last although after its construction ic will late-year, and see bent on appening again is

the final this year. fit the whole community, yet as there is a temporary amount of inconvenience that seriously affects the people living in the locality one need not be surprised at the occasional ebullition of feuling. The mild ing of the buod, among other things, has caused the removal of the wharf tmt was need for the landing of rice on that side of thereity. The result of this is a lot of i} feeling The literary gentlenu who has all along headed the opposition has come forward again and sent in a petition to the

Lowo?

Last Saturday's game against the 62nd Co., R.A was poor in the extreme.

States.

Special fags :-Lened firanborne's slateulenst

Spanish American war has been cordially timely establishment of D popular acknowledged in the United States impression. Mr Chamberlain and Count von

Bulow.

arouse

London, Jan 30.-In Friday's debate in the House of Commons, Mr Balfour made a statement with reference to the attitude of the Government in the Chamberlaiu Bulw controversy. Government does not consider it mcessary to say anything with ransrks of Mr Chamberlain at Edinburgh, the view of withdrawing or qualifying the

Io New Zealand the episode has arm inach cotbusi A monster meeting was held at

at Wellington on Friday; and it was Mr-Chante lain's complete refutation of resolveal to put on record an appreciation of foreign slanderers of the British Army. Premier Seddon said that no man in the representa British Empire more truly feelings and sentiment at present than Mr Chamberlain, a remark which was greeted with loud cheers. The Chief Justice of the

was something in the Japanesy after all. And that they were not to be classed with the inert, souiolent races, which, according to the man in the streel, comprise the population of Asin. Little Japan is going aheal," said our master, the man in the street, with an op- proving smile. Then he began to ask a few questions, and found to his amaze ment that he hadbeen ignoring öer the Grent Powers of the world. With a the standing, army, a considerable navy and A grographical position dominating the points that are to be the keys of the greater Eastern question, Japan has long ceased to a negligeable quantity. An observant, traveller (Mrs. Bishop) snys of Japan, Its population of 41,000,000 is velomently patriotis, civilised, inde- pendent, educated, ambitivus, and free, The delay in carrying out the injunction gone? The defeat in the Shield Tie has Colony also spoke. persevering, tenacious, possessing & singular secretiveness and powers of has allowed time for the original opposition be mistaken, hut methinks they have rot An official an. donned war paint since the Glory struggle. is respected, the to die a natural death. assimilation. Law

Fity this! social order remarkable, and a genius nouncement wys that the native customs for constitutional government pervades will close on the twenty-eighth of the all classes.'

| twelfth moon (Thursday rust, Feb. 6th) and be openca under the control of the

Live gas erhaltent that it forbids the exe-

Num Hoi Magistrate.

THE NATIVE CUSIONS.

This great change of handing over the native customs to the maritime customs has so far only caused a minimum of friction.

first non (Tuesday, February 11)

previous, forwards?

The player who Where was the combination of the weak arrived lato, tn, ando a sorry show; but still, with all this I have hopse, yos, great top of seeing the Club once agin in the

whisper Glory?

final tie. Who dare wh

Where, oh whore, have the Rangers I may apparently killed the enthusiasm.

Untrained Yeomanry.

Mr Balfour, in reply to questions, said it was a Lord Kitchener's request that the Yeamaury were sent out untrained, Lord! Kitchener thinking they could be better trained in South Africa.

Drafts for South Africa. Cleutia, January 20-The drafts for leaving amboy on the 3rd February, 17th

I suppose many sports have road or heard of Fudyard Kipling's latest offer, and they will not be surprised to read that wave of indignation has spread through. It is timiliorest fault of represent foreign customs on the foneth, day of the cut England 'at this great man's references Satth Africa proceed in three batches.

&c. I fear that Bad- to 'fiannelled OF

sard as kippled few lines too rauny cutive to be wiser than the law average | curse, it is impossible to say if all this will this time, as the Home newspapers tell of February and the first week of electoral intelligence. It is not to be be done as ordered, at the present proba- his popularity has received a somewhat

painful check. I wonder if this great wondered at that when the electorsbility is that the native control will pass poem will entirely kill sport--but stay Radyard was referring to the pared nothing ha Japan, elected states-over to that of the foreign castems without Imen shouhl has failed to give full and any special difficulty,

for seeing cousuleration to a foreign question that would have no weight it the polls. It is not necessary to arouse Lord Salisbury of betraying his country in the matter of the retrocession of Liana-tung, at our factor in the case must have been sheir ignorance. This is undiscredit to His Lordship. He had to satisfy a majority of the 889,525 | electors (mostly fools), and as they did not know that the mainstay of our Empire in that region is a friendly un- derstanding firmly established with Japan, busy Premier, who had to be his own Fortāgu Secretary, conkt not spare the and energy to instruct thuan, or event, perhaps, to learn the faces for himself.

THE INDENINITY.

The Vicomys of thing have petitioned the throne to get a part of the share of the indemnity they have each to raise from their various viveroyalties reduced. The "peal has been rescired favourably, and reduction of thirty per cent allowed.

CANTON ARSENAL-

March,

India being represented by a detachment spectively, vory British regiment in of songe kind under in theer.

The drafts from the British battalions in

To-day's Advertisements |

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

(ORIENTAL S. S. Co.).

GAR SERVICE BETWEEN HONGKONG

AND MANILA IN 48 HOURS.

THE Company'e Woll-known Steamship

ROSETTA MARU, 2876 Tons, Captain TATE, will be despatched hence for MANILA, on or About MONDAY,

17th Inst., at Noon.

Magrissent Accommodation. Comfort-i

Unrival. able Cabins. Excellant Table, Jed Speed Elerie Ligist.

Fur Freight or l'aranze, apply to

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,

Aychis,

No. 6, Lec House Street, wiener af Dos | Vieux Road, 1st Floor,

284

Hongkong. Febranty 7. 1902.

AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY. STEAM TO YOKOHAMA AND KOBE THE Company's Steamship

TRIESTE,

Captain MITI, will leave for the above placon on SUNDAY, the 10th Inst.. at Daylight.

Intimations.

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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN MORTGAGE COMPANY, LIMITE NOTICEis hereby given that an EXTI:

ORDINARY GENERAL ME ING of this Company will be held at he Chimpany's Uflec, No. 14, Den Vir Road Central Victoris, in the Colony Hongkong, on TUESDAY, 11th Februa 1903, at II o'clock sus, when the Subjoin- ed Resolutions which were passed t the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 2nd January, 1902, will be anbmitted for confirmation as Spe cil Resolutions:-

RESOLUTIONS.

That the Capital of the Company he redtice from $2,000,000 divided into 100,000 shares of $20 each, le 38722,000 divided into 72,200 shares of 810 onch, and that such reduction be effected by cancelling the uncall- ed capital of 80 per share on 72,200 shares which have been issued, and by cancelling 27,800 shares which love not been taken oragreed to le taken by any person."

2. That afteresch reduction the Capital

of the Company ho increased to 82,000 by thereof 17.00) Behares of 810 each, of which 7,8 may be allotted in such man- ner at th times and to such per sms as de trener Managers shal think it, but the remaining 100,000 shares shall not be issued without the cruent uf the shareholders in General Meeting."

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers, Hongkong January 21, 1902,

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ING COMPANY, LIMITED. THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD.

RY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT

THIS

MAJESTY

KING EDWARD VIL

AND THE ROYAL FAMILY,

Bechstein

ROYAL

PIANOS

THE

LTD.,

SOLE AGENTS IN THE EAST.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ROBINSON PIANO CO.,

the THIRTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of Shareholders in this Coop

will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoris Buildings, WeINTSDAY, the 19th February, 2 at Twelve o'clock the Nom, for the purpose of recriving Ropon of the Diretors, together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending December 31. 1901.

The Steamer has Capital Accomoday

Doctor is carriel, tien for Passengers. Electric Cred

For Freight or Passage, apply ta

SANDER, WIELER & Co., Anenta.

Hongkong. Folruary 7, 1902. THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

285

THE THIRTY-THIRD ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Coni- pany's Offices. No. 3, Cheon's Road Central, Victoria. on THURSDAY, the 8th March, at 11.30 ... for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and onding 31st December, 1901. the Report of the Directore for the year

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pang-will-he CLOSED from the 20th Inatant to the 6th proximo, both days inclusive.

By Order,

GEO. L. TOMLIN, Becretory, Hongkong, February 7. 1902..

WANTED.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from MonрAY, the 3rd February.to WEDNESDAY, the 12th February, (both days inclusive), during which poriad u tratfer of Shares can ho Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors, MOWBRAY S, NORTHCOTE, Acting Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment : Agen. Co., Ind. Company, La Agents for the Kortom Lead and thuilding

Hongkong, January 28. 1992.

212

·HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL -

BANKING CORPORATION.

(UTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the N ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY

Shipment just arrived of these incomparable Pianos, famous the world over and ted by all the greatest. Pianists in their Public Per Formances, Thoy are the "Standard" ef merit for all other makes,

PLANOS

HAAKE WERNER PLANOS

At much less price, are a good second to the BECHSTEIN, having their excellence of tone and construction.

MEETING of the Shareholders in this 285 Corporation will be hold at the CITY HALL,

HONGKONG, UN SATURDAY, the 15th day of February nexty at Noon, for the purpose Fof of receiving the Report of the Court Directors, together with a Statement of These Pianos should be seen. Accounts to 31st December, 1991.

By order of the Court of Directors.

(Sga) T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, January 28, 1902.

Inwo. (2). RIDING SADDLES and OUTFIT, Complete, for CHINA PONIES.

Write Particulars and Price to

X. Y. Z.. Care of CHINA MAIL' Office. Hongkong, February 7, 1902.

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

296

211 Robinson PIANO Co., Ld.

HoNoRosa, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAJ BANK- ING CORPORATION,

UTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Registers of Shares of the Corpora tion will be Closed from SarURDAY, the 1st..

terial only, and if players of frothal India which are being sent to South AfricaOUSES and LAND at the PEAK, For to the 15th day of February Beat (both:

ericket, and other sports appeared in the complete dress of a milk hat and the pro- verbial-but, enough, enough!

igivo a totalin all of frou. six to sersa thansand tion, and will embark at oner one British cficer accompanying the eon- tingent from each regiment.

It appears that the six thousand men It has struck me as strange that we never

whe are being sent from India to South: hear the sales of the numerous hockey

afries are not of the nature of rainforce entches announced in the local newspapers.

inf N replies an equivalent number of a tremendous wiping out of the civilian soldiers who are coming to India from the Why is it, Mr Secretary? I hears whisperments for Land Kitchener but only to hockey players hy the grison, who, in a

Best of war. The quoi contrilated by figurative senac of course, simply moped

comprises only

mon bat for the cxistence count of the goals.

detailed Pertsalers.

Apply to

DENNYS & BOWLEY,

Solicitors, Supreme Court. Hongkong, September 28, 1901.

FOR SALE:

2007

days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By order of the Court of Directors

(Sd.) T. JACKSON, Chief Manager. Hongkong January 28, 1902.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU.

" FACTURING CƠ. LCD,

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As pointed-unt en provinus occasion. the floor with them. The tallyinan just each regiment of state of war in HULL OF TORPEDA BOAT No. 20. ANNUAL MEETING of Share-

the prohibition of the import of foreign arms and ammonition has greatly helped antive production. For a long time, the activity at the Canton arzenal has been very great.

ITENS.

"

Tiger shectars will be interested to hear thut tiger has her prowling round in

the neighbourhood of Sam Shut. The other

Tɩ has taken a long time to paquduriso | day, early in the morning, two ChinameÄ the knowledge that a complete change enne nerost its putih. They beard its roar. has come over Fajon in the last five and made of as fast as they could, but in and forty years. All over the world, was not long before the tiger overtook the old order changeth, giving place to the new, but the grey old world might well rub her eyes ou beholding the

them Fortunately they had a dog with them. This particular tiger, not being a un-fater, asized the dog, arid madó off, much to the comfort of the mon nineteenth century miracle, the progress A regular service of stem-launches is though five centuries in twenty five Low patrolling these river ways in nearch years accomplished by Japan. And robbers We still hest of piracies, but u the man who hail the largest share of captures O EAT.

that miracle is the man who is lunch- A school for Western learning is about ing at the Mansion House to-day. He to be opened in the Sanning district. found a semi-barbarous mediaeval frud-

alism, and by steady pertinacity, wide Foreign Trade with Yunnan. observation and strong force of charac

ster, striving through good report and

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SPECTATOR.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close :- For SHANGHAT.-

Per Gleamtney, at 3. pan., on Friday,

the 7th February.

& CO- For SINGAPORE, PENANG

LOMBO.- Per Kausch Mai, at. 5 put.. vo Fil-

day, the 7th February.

For TAKAD.-

For

For Keelung Marn, at 5 pan. on Fri-

Any, the 7th Febuary.

SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUL Por Luigi Mary, at 5 pm, on Friday,

the 7th February.

the

British Empire would be time-expired.

and the officers who accompany them y

(Length 87 Foot)

NAVAL. DEPOT.

ECHTEENTH

ORDINARY

holders in the Comiany will be held in the

in South Africa where as she now lien in the camber at Kowtoos Company's Offees. No 14, Des Voeux Itid, go as far as the ports in

4 are to be picked up and: vizi erafen the relieving taken back by them to India. The arrange mant dues not, therefore, give Lørd Kitchener one man more or India are less thus at the present, but it will prevent dislocation in India when the war ends and

when all time expired foes have to be sent

hamiz.

The War Office have again decided that applications from officers of the British Service to retire cannot be granted until: the creation of hostilities in South Africa, Casualties.

The folloring casualties are reported from South Africa |--

Victoria, on 17th FEBRUARY, 1902, at 11 a.to., for the purpose of recaiving Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General ENDERS for the above will be Receive Mangers for the year ending dist Decem TENDER

ed in the NAVAL YAB up to Now on her, ui, declaring a Diviilent

etecting 19TH PROXIMO, MO Should be addressed to A Consulting Committee Auditors. Commodore-in-Charge marked in the corner The Transfer Books of the Chanpany will

TENDER FOR No. 2).

he closed from the 19th to the 17th Boat can be soen til 7th Proximo, dur- February, both days inclusive. ing working hoars,

BY ORDER. Hongkong, January 31, 1902,

247

13th January Near Griquetown, killed | THE FIRST CHINESE. NEWSPAPER Major Whitehead, 1st Hoyal Munster For CANTOR,

Per Fate, at p... on Friday, the Familiers.

7th January.

For CANTON

Per Pown, at 9 au un Sunday, the

9. February,

1th January: At Bricknil, wounded slightly, Captain C. H. Fitzgerald, Imperial Tenancy.

11th January at Mooiplaats, wounded sergrely in the loft knee, Breret Major. K. For SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE, YOKOJ Madicks, attached with Imporis

VICTORIA, EC. t HAMA; SEATTLE U.S.4.-

Per Tor Maru, st 11.30a.m., on Mon-

day, the 10th February.

For SHANGHAI

Per l'humor, at 11.99 a m., on Mon

day, the 10th February.or

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

Yeomanry severely wounded in the heck, Lieutenant C. P. Warner, oth Imperial TBOMBDTY.

20th January: at Bezindenhouts Krual, died of wounds, Captain C. H. Fitzgerald, Imporial Yeomanry

EVER ISSUED UNDER PURELY NATIVE DIRECTION.

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SHEWAN, TONES & CO., General Mitgeru Hongkong, February 1, 1802.

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HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDEES. THE DIVIDEND at the Rate of 10. PER 1 or 81.50 per Share, decisred at the Ordinary Half-yearly Meeting of Sharehollora, held this Day, will be PAYABLE at the Hosakosa AKU SHANE- EA BARING CORPORATION on and after WEDNESDAY, the 5 February, 1902.

Shareholders are requested to apply to the Office of the Company for WARRANTS.

PUBLISEEL EVERY MORNING. Childhood is the formative period of

CONTAINS THE MOST RELIABLE, As the child is manhood and vomarhced. Per Hail, at 10a, on Tuesday, these is the adult. Hence, health is mos TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM

11th February.

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VARIOUS FULTS IN CHINA AND JAPAN

The rapidity with which trade in grow- evil report, has made it a constitutional ing on the Red Hiver route to Yunnan is country, fast developing into a Naval illustrated by returns in a recent isso of and Military Power of the first rank. Economiste Francaise. Themgive the figures Since the war, the commerce of Japan of trade by the Tongking route for the first

Var Snaghiang, at 4 p... on Thursday, has more than trebled, and in the world half of 1981 as compared with the similay the 13th February of commerce Japan has amply carned bet nickname; the Germany of Asia Ito period 1900. The transit izade through For

o Li Hung-chang, and I trust the French territory into China consists almost British public will recognise the distine entirely of trade between. Kunnan and tion beteen the hoary old deceiver with Hongkong. During the first half of 1801 the well-oiled jalm, whose death has

already caused a set-back in the Russian the posts from Hongkong were valued aggression, and the alors patriot, who at 2612,000 as against £208,1:00 during the paly white to be convinced that Japas curresponding period of 1900; daring the would gaur by our alliance Lord same period the imports from Eruge vis Tanodowne knows by now that our the Red River route to Funnan were distinguished guest is a wary old bird dud not to be caught with chaff The £3,000 and £1,000 respectively. The froshy talk of community of sentiment, exports to Hongkong through French the England of the East, or vague territory wars £240,000 in the first half of expressions of good will have no temp. 1901, and £100,000, during the Best half usdm for lup, and he differs, 50 for 1000. Tha echol from Le Hang chong as to be entirely Barma with Chini incorruptible for himself, wate Jan

as he represents it may be bribed a

well worth its price.

this trade by the French route

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PRINTING

PRINTING

PRINTING.

Artistic Printing

Done with Noatness and Despatch

At Moderate Prices..

Programmes.

Company Reports.

Business Circulars,

Bills of Lading, etc.

Under European Supervision

China Mail Office

WYNDHAM STREET

HONGKONG.