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TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1902.

TELEGRAMS.

[RELTEE'S BERVICE] THE BISLEY MEETING.

Loston, July 20, 1902. England has won the Elcho Challenge Shield at the Bisley Meeting of the National Rifle Association.

LORD SALISBURY'S RETIRE- MENT.

CHINESE LABOUR.

Proposed Legislation to Prevent

Strikos.

TYPHOON WARNING,

THE CHINA MAIL.

Me W, A. Hoblen, 1.8. Cousni-General, sands us the following telegra ---

Manila Ciiservatory,

July 21, 7 felnek pan. Depression of the £2. of Luzon.

WEATHER REPORT.

LONDON LETTER.

(Fenu Our Chen Currepondent.)

Loxx, June 20 Even the weather has takes up at Inst, sad we rentise that its beimviour during the last formight was intended to run the everlasting cistem mapty before the gorat

To-day's Advertisements

FROM MAKER TO USER.

We begto inform you that wo have ostablished a retail store for the sale of the

LATEST IMPROVED SINGER SEWING MACHINE,

at No. 3a, Wyndham Street, and shall be pleased to serve you when you need a first class SEWING MACHINE.

The foltos ing notice is stod from the age of next weak, The City of Weat promptly every style of Machine for FAMILY or MANUFACTURERS' 180 Observatory + ---

mister is the chief sufforor, Tis green

.

We manufacture more than 150 different styles of Scoring Machines and can supply We will employ a full corpa of expert operators and instructions will be Gwen Free Machines will be sold for cash or on aathly payments, and wu will take your OLD MACHINE in part payment for a NEW ONE.

of Charge.

We will at all times be prepared to rent machines and special attention will be given to repairing.

A full supply of Needles and Oll always on hand at low prices. MACHINE, sui we are 15 CHINA TO STAY.

Permanency constituccan strong safeguard to the purchaser of a SINGERSEWING

Please remember that there are no genuine Singer Machines made in Germany,

THE SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

Offices in cerra City in the World.

On the at 11.31. The baroptereaves and red and white flowers are sorely has fallen consibly the Chink it, bedragzlet, and their colours have run into and lightly over the Philippines

ench other pitiuždy, while the scarlet and

washed to a diety pink. Other districts, white pants at support them have been

which saill bear the appearance of a timber yard, are more fortunate, as their decora tions will be bright and new vilan requir. ed, if the provoni brilliant sky may be ested to remain for a week. The Bank Hongkong, July 22, 1902. fund the Insurance offices in its neighboors | Proposed Alterations of the Law.inations on Wednesday night, from which I

hend gave a dress rehearsal of their illum

At the meeting of the Flongkong Chan- 1. of Cops Cownines on the 8th drow three conclusious. First, the crowd

will be almost aleolutely impossable. No notice had been given of the intention to

last

CHINESE STOWAWAYS.

suploying them at the rarest possible! subsidies. relites and ditorential dures,

intervals, and maly to serve the highest polisient ainss.

LOST.

1328

THE

5

ROBINSON PIANO

CO., LTD.

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND

SINGAPORE.

Planos by all the lewling Londyn ami Continental Manufacturers.)

HAAKE

PIANOS.

These are first plass instruments, and At thủ price, they cannot be benton,

WERNER

PIANOS.

At the June muoting of the Comunitted (of Cậu Hontekong Chamber of Commershy, n

suggested alteration of the in w rolating tol hues oulayed by foreign lire sus di passed Miner then, a cise in point 34224 hoard, at the Police Court on 9th Jano Just, in which twelve Cidnese Garrin [Engind won dis Shield last year with pita tendants More prosecuteh hy n total of 1000 points out of a possiblu of Leur. MeChug. R.A.M.C. The dufonduits 1800. Since tars, England has won 12 wont on strike ni a protest against "tru tinres, Ireland ** times, and Scotland 2mechre pidgin. His Winnfig Revidert The highest number of pointsfest, the defendants not being domestic tin scored was Scotland's 1696 in 1898. Last

the existing Ordinance was and i England won

the Nations applicaide. They wise, therefore, is of China then the Yellow Soa, arving

A depression has passed from the Volunteer Challenge Trophy shot by teams head.

East towards W. Jagnon. of twenty for the best time Since 1889.

This above-mentioned cage bears out Ore Gedouts slight with moderate S.W. England and Scotland lave monopolised contention of the Secretary of the Hang-winds in S. Chim wurd the N. past of the this trophy, the number of wins of arches and when Wharf and Gadow Chim Sex since 1878 being England, 7 wins; Boots Company in his letter to the Chamber of Forcenst: maderate S, W, winds; fair land, 17 wins. Out of a possible of 21006ul fun that the Chinese clerk and showery. points, the highest total was made by Scot-farrisan Texas his ployment without land in 1898 when the Scottish Twenty lies, and that the law does not provide ninde 1942. Tho teho Shield is abot for any preventive palty. by team of Fight, with Engey match ritlos; At the meeting of the Committen on the the National Trophy is shut for with 8th inst. a long disuasion took place and více rifles, and in the more important enu- it was agreed to bring the nostter before petition of the rw- Bu.. M

the Government and ask them whether the law relating ru domnostic murvante conid not be mindo to apply to all Chinese employee

The Secretary and Folters from Mass signed by e-nunth or for a longer period, and endlessing at the same in Butterfield and Swire, Jardun, Mathieson

12 of the letter to the Chuber from the En, wil Show, Tones and Co. innake Wednesday night's display, and the streets were newly desertod, brat in an ecretary of the Hongkong and Koloswer to the Chamber's letter of 20th alt.. Wharf and Godong Co., Lu, of fit at asking for their vows on this tention. Af incredibly brief space of the from the which dealt very felly with this question.

thice replies were agreed that the present start, the great pizza was thronged by pouzity was insuficiem to deter stodraways From pecking tho alteropt, and that when thousands who seemed to have sprong from the latter had the assistance of the native crow it was impossible in many cases, in

The howels of the worth to gue in silent awa spine of strendous efforts on the part ofata serne from fairyland. Sevutid, gas is ahead, with old age pensions and a final This Day been authorized to Afrim, lg lyped these controversies find Chamber of Commerce and the the executive atteers of the stramer, to a far more effective decorative hinant spirit of independence to refuse the yoke of his our Fit Me ALEXANDER wow ended for over. He boloved three

prevent then getting through without de

ihan Mlectricity. Its dicker behind cut-

Australian federation, and has a noble con- fast sulteriore (or was it. Per Preston BECHSTEIN who Ind accused Doghoud of attacking a

|tention. irve people weal see in the future of the i

The letters from the two last-auctioned glass facets makes the simplest design atempt for the contiously reasoned poditical Transvaal what British dess of libery of the Ronghong Chamber of Confirms roughe one the fact that the Chinese thing of jewelled splendour, irinitahfe by cunny of Smith, Mill and Fawcett. Car Colonial self-government, and purity bi sacre, the Secretary (Mr A. R. Lante) extrennways afterwards found astors are the studier glow of inewdescens taps, tainly it is ut in the position of being abla í administration wanthi do. Hecondled by

a letter from Mesis Moonsey and Ben frequently the mess of a stemor being saging That Lord Salisbury had left the ton, dated 16th ni.. pobring out on behalf. But werely on the evidence of the stop. My third impression was one of a local to dietale a fiscal policy in the empūra, as | Governtout, but Ms policy would be of the owners of Emigration Banding ways himself.

grievance. Ima nervous about the cole Mr Soldo wishva tu du. The free-trade cartied on.

flouses in this Cobing how the now Ordio-

Messrs Buttenlield and Seire's letter arcu. No. 37 of 19, is likely to affect theve extracts from the leg showing the pre-

leations next week, and unable to believe theory is the very harrier between any harding house keepers, and, by restricting Cautions taken on board the s, Rotifony that they wili pross over without disnater solter and any buyer is at, evil, and general- emigration, to have sn sdsense ellect on the by the Foreign executive officers and the Now, compone, presumably ir Joseph ly an unnecessary one

On self-governing) trade of the Colony,

methods adopted by the native crew and stevedoret ti seclude the stowaways. Dinsdale, lus sunetioned the blocking of colonies as a rule are financially unstable Company's Steamship KUMSANG, the wide paverunat in front of the Mansion and politically as daring innovators as Captain F. J. TULL, will be despatched House with a stand against which the young people are like to be. The suggests above on TUESDAY, the 24th July, at

For Freight or Passage, apply to atowds will surge perilously. I beliovo ed Zollvercin would be efficient in compli this oletonction is illegal, and uni stone if in eating our trade, mising prices :33 round

JAUDINE, MATHESON & CO., rlangerous.

for the most unimpeachably patriotic onds,

General Manages. and inerunsing Continentad dislike of us to

Mr Balfour, speaking at Mullan, said that Lord Salisbury bad left the country at puse in her relations with every foreign Power.

Referring to the Continentnd-ratchs in commention with the late war to Scuil

THE NEW SULTAN OF

ZANZIBAR.

Seyyid Mti hus beou proclaimed Sultan of Zanzibar, with Mr A. H. Rogne, B.B.M.' Consul in the Met Africa Protectorate, a Regent mutil the Sultan redusa the suge af Twenty-one years,

BOERS RETURN TO THE CAPE, Nine handrel Bon refugees in Pangal have sailed for Capetowan

THE RETURN OF TROOPS. The Coldstresins, Soots, und Grenadier dluseds have arrived of soulimpton from

The Cape.

LORD SALISBURY'S GARDEN PARTY.

Fort Salisbury gone a malou put grat Hatfield on Friday law. The guests, who aubered between four and live thousand, interest the Inlima Itinees and Colonials, sad many Diplomatists. Epers, and t'oin- monera.

CANTON NEWS.

(Prom Or Para Querespradial.)

ROVEMENY DE OFFICIALS,

Cantis, July 21,"

i

CHINESE EMIGRATION.

New Ordinanco.

On the 8th boa., at the Committee meet-

The Secretary repliest on 30th uit. that the Canumitted recognised the fact that certain provisions of the Ordinance wil pres hardly on the Chinese and are extendated to affect the passenger inde, and suggesting that then clients shoukì petition | the Government through one of the Chinese members of the Legislative Council, and that then the Chamber would support the pétitions as far as possibile.

A considerable discussion followed, and it was decided to represent this matter nytin to the G venniei!, with a view to the penalties now being impos on stool aways and their abettors being increased.

It was also derlend to publish the es respandence.

THE WATER SUPPLY..

How W. Chatham, Water Authority, sends us the following analysis of the water supply -

Loveland Storage of Water in Reservoirs: on the 1st July, 1002-

DREAM

1092.

The petition of the Chinese Bourding House-keepers was rend, and i was ro solved list The Committee support the petitioners in their views contamed in lauses 4, 5, and 7 of the petition relating tn time defuntion of the einigrant in the Boarding House, and the extra capenso entailed on him, for 16 hours, and sugge that this time be reduced to 24 hours.

Hon. C. W. Dickson proposed and Aryannahdww; af sin, Alwaran cilin Hewett secondou-That the Chamber should infrein the Government they do not support the petitioners' request for a ro- deglion of the security requičal under the Ordinance, nor did they support the other chuses relating in securities or the proposed Amendment of Scotion 6 by striking out the word "knowingly."*

Carried ananimacurly.

THE RATS ORDINANCE.

Defence.

Pakiulion, 10 ALTIN

davertion........... Woes Noi Chreme, ad flu 10 á. ÞCom os Bot

an

Pakfain

Wong Nai Cheng

itu im. New

1.9 in. Arowe ower¶ge

2.

21. 10,35

Juno-

2901

| Con-oprion

Ferirated population, 11200)

17,3

(

1902.

21,500

17.5 galona

The plain fact is that, if Mr Seldor is its adequate representativo, New Zenland thinks a little too much of itself. It is a comparatively small colony, with a popula tion equal to that of a respectable kity auti

11OM alongside 1.3.8, HANDY, 08

the night of the 18th lost. LARGE STAGE, 40 feet :: 30 (est.

Any person giving information to COM- MANDER (N), NAVAL YAR, leading to recovery of the same, will be rewurde?,

Hongkong, Faly 22, 1902,

#new

NOTICE.

a trade rather smaller, lo is intensely go- M"

MR CHARLES HENRY THOMPSON

STARK DALALISH COUSLAND has

1031

ALEN. ROSS & €0, Hongkong July 22, 1

INDO+CHINA SPRAM NAVIATION

·COMPANY. LIMITED. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

p.m.

CALCUTTA.

Hongkong, July 2, 1002/

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW. AMOY AND FOOCHOW.

1629

I have been taking wint inquiries 1 į boiling point. The destiny of the empire could dint the movements of the Hong is not to vegalate inside a ring fence, and DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY

contingent, but the information I the attempt to make it do its emnerce in- tuve been able to glean has been scanty, side its own bandera is a little too much They left Montreal on Saturday last, after like tying up one arm in order to fight bes- a stay of three days, and will be in Landon ter with the ter

Sunday. Hem they will, as I unders stand, be joined by some half-a-score who

The wastguard at Southwold, a Suttolk realready in England or in Scotland. watering-place, on Wednesday lust sighter, The gem of the procession next Friday will ¦ of all stratge craft in these waters, a pukka be the Colonial troops, and Hongkong will¦ Chinesu sampun, which the plucky owner, be proportionately the best represented its whole xrow, was courageously attempt.

3 Colony. I am proud to think that sighing to navigato to Norway from London. 23,0%)

20 as Major Chopinan, Captain Muc- It had sprung a leak, but he intende to re- Tulad ng 22011-0 35.one Gregor Forbes nud Lat. Arustrong are sume the journey as so as repairs are Consumption of Water in the City of Vic- turia and Hill District during the month of typical. Alexandra Park is already completed. His little vessel has had better thronged with all sorts and conditions of¦ Lusk so far thari the fames jonk that did non 414.81 gain oldies of all the Britains, and From our not get to the Paris Exhibition.

pui of view if is a pity the Hongkong troops could not have arrived a day or swo sooner to have been inspected this week by H... the Duke of Connaught. All

some fur that were pressed on her atten the unens are good. The King has re-

tion. She had understood that the climate unvered from his cold and is testing, the to which she was bound was a warm, ns. Bens are safely gathered in, and the rains no, ma'am,' answered the shoppan. has stopped. It would be unsise to eroak do you not know that that is where the

........

Aber all td has been written and The Chamber of Commerce on its Consumption per head rologmpied about th: Viceroy and his snecessor, it je said that Tak Shaq's unay only far an acting appoinment,

inch

that Sham, who was imported to Ba the

Consumption of Water in Kowloon Penin At the monthly meeting of the Comsala luring the mouth of June- mitres of tine Hongkong Chamber of Com mexeu on the 8th inst

The Chairman said he lid noticed that

Governor-elect, Bars Lot yet carived spesin the printed answers by the Government to confirm the levibes that lave been the remmendations at Professor capressed.

THE VIVEMUS TO CAR THE PRESS.

The Nam Hei nugittane kesi journed to

Simpson were the following--

•Band 7 muthads of destruction suggest-

nd ---Bat poison and mat trajet have been used freely, curledig neid is poured hite

bis cost that it is literas dang tot runs. The question of the treatment

baf ships was referred to the Chamber of Cunnerce, who wore met in favour of taking up active steps in this direction."

attempt to gag the Pros, oven if it in only the native press. Chinese papers published far beyond Mengkong lare espoused the mase of their brethown in Dongkong, ont port on the Chinery Coast and Which go

13. Systematic destruction of Have on steaters and junks from plague-infected

Li

Consumption

1111,0 Estimated populatsın... 20,100 Comption per beni

Jay........

190%. 15,557,0.0) ang

2,03

9.2gations The Government Alyst reports that the sater is of excellent quality.

1. CHATHAN,

Water Authority.

THE SHELL' TRANSPORT AND TRADING CO., LTD,

The Collwing is the report of the “Shell '

hout dangers and accidents in present eir- cumstances, while everyone has unde op his mind that there is to be un sort of a

tjanco..

Wo have been officially informed that

A lady who was haying her catft New Zealand the other day object

frozen meat caes from?"

for

THE Company's Steamship

HATTAN, Captain Roach, will be despatefoil fee the above l'orts, on FRIDAY, the 20th July, at Non.

For Freight of Boskage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 06., temeral Managers, Hongkong, July 22, 1902.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINTE.

1031

FOR SHANGHAI AND CHINKIANG. THE Steamship

KOWLOON, Captain Breme, will be dematuled for the above Ports on THURSDAY, the 24th July, at 4 jenis, e

totion for First & Second Class Passengers,

This Steamer has uperior aceomucda-

For Freight or Passage apply vo

SIEMSSEN & C

Agrafa Hoogkeng, July 29, 1902,'

PUBLIC AUCTION.

1632

HE Undersigned bas received instruc-

Recently, of a group of four who were anxiously awaiting the comairai- cation of the tap in a bicketshop,Public Auction, ነፍ Way 1 good old

clergyman, an

the severest strictures passed on the would-alongside wharves or inte duck in bo Transport and Trading Co., Ltd., for the are no dissensions in the Cabinet (Proteger speentator of the tall, type, a gomi į

in censor of the press.

TIE WONG SHA RUND

Although Sheng Tuotai has promised to refund Loh, the contractor, the any le has spent on the unw loud, the money has not yet been paid for. This wo lean from a petition presonted by the contractor in the ex-Viceroy. The claim amounts to $80,000. The Viceroy auton ledges the Justice of the claim, and has enfure the matter to the Ixurd of mandarins to make

inquiries and report. If they find that the emnoy luas been paid out by Sheng and has

He said that

tive, prevarication : comiumtive, lia; super- |undérlakes :--Not yet arimgal (ace No. year to 31st December last :—

man, who never sok a boar, Yet the Strid- (6 and 7) Question reforred to Chamber of

The Obaman and Directors have, theative, adficial statement).

wis immoral. One of the party made some Contacres are opposed to the proposat.pleasure to prescot to the Shureloklers and which, if not Mr Chunhculain's owa very disrespectful suggestion as to the Sanitary Board han not, therefore, pressed humith Profit and Loss Account =-10 papa, certainly behaves is such continues direction in which cullation monuya wam- the mistier.

Balance Sheet for the year ended 31stta gird at Sir Michael Hicks-Bench about dered, and the parson was about to reply, The Cinditman said be had writion to

December, 501. 'rofessor Simpson re the effect that this Including the ant brought forward the Incerce Tax, and the Chancellor of the when the proprietor took up the cudgels in appeared to mount a reflection on the from 1940 there sands at the crede sf Exchequer soized the opportunity this Chandler, and hardly seemed to represent Profit and Loss £70.12% 9. 73,

his lefanco, Permit me, Doctor, as a properly the attitude of the Chamber of

treak tu throw aside the Ballverein idea Camere cu the subject, and real amount of £10,005 04 102. fus against that the Colonial Secretary dangled sheness, to explain to our friend the despost

After payment of heme Tax to the

Lyman, and therefore u zaprejudiced wit Profesor Simpson's reply dated 10th 48,650 to the year 1900), Management other day before the eyes of the Coloniał

of enllaccions. He famies that they go to Commission (including office vent, salary wine, which was as follows

June 3, 1902.

of the Balance of trade' fallney, and

un

TUESDAY,

the 2l; l ́dy, 1902. at 2.30 xl, at No. 13, Kantsford Terrace, Kowloon, TICE WHOLE OF THE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

(Full Particulars in Caraloguej On view from Monday, the 28th July, Team-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

„Band intern Hongkong, July 22, 1982.

The

absolute facts are these. The moneys col

EASTERN

and exponers) and Diruetus mid auditors premiers. Mr Seddon has some here full the rainister instead of to the poor. Dear Mr Sharp, have looked over the Fees to the extent of £29,670 15%. 181, tes you mention, and I do not think Interest to the extent of £15, it has hoc wiskedly suggested that the New teered are taken inte the rastry, where there is mything which is intended as and providing £92,770 18%. fur depuracinction bean dolayed by some subordinate ofheat, reliction on the Chamber of Comineras of Steamers at fustallations, there remains Zentailer sentry is stationed before the there is a short ladder fixed vortically cu a letter to that effect must at ones The destruction of rats on ships from ingen be carried to the laces Sheet the sus: door of the Antal Cceil especially to keep against the wall. The whole platoful is

parts world refer innstly to the ships of 2926,781 18. d. Dulusting the intim from talking ansense to the reporters. fluat diselungal all their ergo here, and totorim dividend declared in June, sad after the lighters, the ships froan infectai

payment of the dividend distributed on the Once we begin to differentiate in favour, being at the rate of 30 per cent. persaus), 1st Jantry of this year (in all £200,410, say, of Australian Burgundy, where shall there remains to be carried forward to suit

we stop? There will swiftly follow de of £26,731 18%. M.

nús from Transvaal telur and

forwardeil to the Taotni,

THE TYPHOON.

The typhoon was not felt in Canton at

¦ poyle that only partially discharged their

all on Friday. There sus bae of care. Take it that the Bobine from

but no wind, and there was nothing to indicate that a great score was raging in Hongkong.

Bontag and occasionally a P. and O. would come unfor this regulation, so would the Indo-China and Apéar lines from Calcutta,

No credit has teen taken for Interest smoke, from Canadian corvals, Ceylon tea,

Hung against this, and every coin which

1583

AUSTRALIAN STEAM.

SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE,

(Calling at TINOM. Pour For IN 18

QUEENSLAND POxra, and caking through Cargo to ADELAIDE, New ZBALAND, Tashanta, &c.)

AUSTRALIAN, the pesim's property. I hope now that we Captain Senaw, will be despatcher for the

settles on a round or rung of the ladder, is given to the poor. Unly the few which

sewer or beside the steps becon.HE Steamship

also Mamilia and legal crustera if ditchard (Datei, £5,53) Iva. 2.) on cash advan and New Zealand wool and mutton. Sunil bear no more of these libelloue se above ports on THURSDAY, the 14ti i

A FEVER EPIDEMIC,

ing their engo alongside the Quay. There is an epide of dengue fever in coat, I think, he

old to the Nederlaasisch-Indische Industrie good thing for the en Handeltonutselmppij.

sball quarrel with the most numerous of Canton. Thanseands of pempla hre Pffected.

shippling of this port if it could be stated The usual duration of the lever is three that this ships which took all their car the Sederlandsch-Indische Industrie en

Thuring the year the propustics hold by ear cuiskonters to please a minority.

It

custrions.'

ways, aut fem i sa have proved from hore had first undergone a process of Handelmaatschapjaj in Buroeo have been may be patriotiem, but it is not business. British Mining Interests in Anhui.

Ental

RATE OF EXCHANGE FOR: PAYMENT. OF PENSIONS,

August, at Noun,

This well-known Steamer is specially fitted for Passengers, and has a Refriger ting Chamber, which ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions, Ice, &c., throughout the voyage.

This Steemerie installed throughout with the Electric Light.

A Stewardess and a duly-qualified' Suz- Boon are carried.

N.B.-Retum Tickets issued by this Company to and from AUSTRALIA are orail-

| CHINA NATHAT'UN COMPANY and rice regat,

For Feat or Passage, upply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Ce,

Agents, Hougkong, July 22, 1302.

152+

disinfection for the destruction of rats.

It is reported from Anch'ing (Ngan further developed, but are by no means yet Very few of us are sailers or producers, The ordinary ra regolations now in free would be sufficient for ult siips in comple. The Acerunts of chat Company but we are all buyers aurl consumers, and king), the provincial capital of Anhui, to

as received do not show a sufficiently cloar unit which led to come and or at the distinction between Capital and Trading

west men think that the more seldom they the effect that a British mining syndicato Quays. Your sincerely,

expoliture: (sa.) W. J. StyPSON.

and therefore the profit meet the tax-gatherer in the shop the has hicly obtained from the provincial Yesterday, the following latter was last

shown therabg has not been daken into this better. Trading is a delicate operation, authorities of Anhui certain mining conces before the Legislative Comel by command The Secretary was instructed to circuiste' Company's Accendis. of His Excellency the Officer Alminister- | ainongst the Committee the correspondence Nevertheless, the prodnes therefrom (and will not brook too much Government sions in that province, and that de neces-ablo for return by the Steamers of the ing the Government, viz.

which passed between the Clair and the bought und marketed by the Shall Co-a-interference. We do not want any kind of eary pervits from the Head Office of the DOWNING STRELY, Government on the subject with a view to | pany have contributed to its profite

a MeKinlay tavilḥ, sad the true abjcot of Department of Railways and Mines at 27th August. 1897. the antter being gunu into again.

In view of the continued fall in the valce Sir,I have the honour to inform you

of Illuminating Oil and of the freights all taxation is not to foster this or that Peking have also been granted to the that the Legislativo Connell of the Smits

eurrent during the year, the Directors industry but to supply the owney necessary syndicate. It is also stated (says the N.-C. Settlements has adopted the following Military Reserve Protestant Cemetery.consider the volutae of profit shown as

to carry on the King's government, and Daily News) that a Civil Bagineor, a Bir resolution. ris. That from the Jat On Thuriny alterncon, the Burope

tisfactory, Jonary, 1897. the poustons payable to Widows and Orphans, resident in country members of the Garrison will orrend at the put to at the last General Meeting has reais inlely required for that purpose is in will have charge of the syndicate's interests THE HONGKONG

The Alliance of Juster jodours refer the right place for every penny that is not Haruilton, lately arrived from Pagiud. į with a gold standard, from the Widows and Military Reserve Protostart Cemetery; cently boen finally concluded, and will the pocket of the man to whom that pony in Anhui for the time being. Orphans Pension Fand of the Colony bee N. C. 05. sul non in walking out aterially strengthen the

Company's paid through the Crown Agents of the

position,

boliga, Trusts are bad enough, and have Tatu of S. to the dollar the difference dress--when His Excellency Major-treneral The Dinerton regret that, owing to in- baon creatiued repeatedly with legislative between the amounts en reckoned and Sir W.-J. Gascoigne will unveil the currat creased calls on his time, caused by the

CAWKER: What a contrmed pessimist interforones ever since the uk days. For Biek is. Cuman: That's what. That those payable out of the Fund Cat

death of his brother (the late Mr Donald the current rate of exchange) being unde monument, which has just hon erected, and G. C.l.E. Bir dance . Graham of sixtutes against regrating, but trusts are min souldn't be g'ai even if he were stood by the Culoulul Government of which are to be inscribed the names of has placed his resignation in the Clairon's managed by men who are financially re- { happy." The Government of Coptou has adopset all Protestant sulders of the Garrison who hands, which they recommend be accepted,sponible. A corner is immoral, and

and that be thanked for his services.

A short service will.

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