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MONGKONG, INDAY, KROUNr 4, 1962
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
THE NEW
JANESE
Local business men werd as surprised as we were at the aucunements by COWSERIAL. Runter regarding the com
clusion of fles negetintions
for the 11249- copouse?
TREATY.
LOCAL AND GENKAL.
Notes by the Way,
The French Mall of tho Dia Jaze was | delivered in London on the 3K July,
There has been a terriblejinisgrusion qat Guayaquil involving a load of property
to the extent of five million džem
:
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Royal Visitors
King Leopold of Belgium paid u visit | to King Edward on the 18th ult. Emperor William of Comunny is going on a visit to King Edward.
The S.S. Ajax's' Cargo..
A notification will be found himʊng to A Supplementary Grahjof £25,000!
day's alvortisements with reference to the has been made by Parliamos tewards on arrival of the steamer Antenor with a pur- penditure connected with thị Coronation of the Ajor's curgo.
The Rev. F. 7. Julien, Senior Chaplain of St. John's tithedral, has roturbed to the Colony, and preached on Sunday.
The British crusport Felungo, with ein treaty with China. Later telebers of the Ghurkas of board on twir igrams aform us that larte negotiations | way to India from North Çins, arrived in 13.00 have not been going on su snoothly as the Harbour this morning
13.00
per Dosch.
LIGHT HOOKS
WHITE WINES...
CLARETS..
$ 6.50 to $19.00
8.00 17
4.50
ST. LEHON TONIC
WINE.
BURGUNDIES
14.00
Lithi
21.00
A large number of saibes from the cruiser Astma Ka wreat Windsor on the Esch ult., an opportunity using been given hem to go over Winder Exile.
at first reported, and our Special Tale- gasm from Shanghai lets the cat out of the bag. Not only do the British mer chants at Slanghai disapprove of ver | 30.00 in of Sir James Mackay's propostos, but the United States Commissioner"
Colon Sergeant Furdon, of the 1s objects to some of them and France, Chinese Regimer, was one of the ren- usml, ziscs political objections. As yes, camissionsi olliers presented with the we are in the dark as to the exnet Distinguished Contact Metal by the Prince nature of the draft agreement between of Wales at the gurula of Colonin! Troops
in the Forms Gusids Parade land south. Sir Jupes Mackay and the Chimse Commissioned, NO no useful purpose
A new botel, to be rum on ferdig would be served in peculating upon dich naturg and scope: is the facts. las begu established at Arina. 2
H. PRICE & CO.,
12. Queen's Remail.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Meetings. 14 - Extraordinary Meeting of
Shareholders of Queen Minas, Lab,¦ re the Company's ico Noom. Exhaundinary Meeting of Shaste-
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hoblers of Evers Freebi Mines, that the Chinese fluvernment-previons; frourite resort of foreign residents in assouting Kota. It is supplied with two counts, in beling green eliget lavi, sud other facilities For the entertainment. of for
party
IGW
ly reported Lo For: Lil, at the Company's Offievos. No. Merting of Sharchuhlers of The
Co olgeets
the Hongkong, Canton and Maco Steam- Inst Co., Lad, at
navivation. propoeds is the Company's al uftices.
lusive eviderare that the negotiations
not only
elosal but that
M. on vesse
¡LPE
con
eigners.
Alice Memorial Hospital,
de
The en. Trensuror of De Alice Memorial mol Nethersol Hospitals Lega la acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals -
$10 J. Pitt, N...
MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1902.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA
TELEGRAMS.
CHINA MATIC SPECIAL SERVICE]
THE TARIFF
NEGOTIATIONS.
ANOTHER DEADLOCK.
France and America object
British Proposals.
to
{Proa One Dhen Correspintlent.)
Shasta, August 4, 9,242 am. The Chinese Government re-
DOCK CO., LTD.
A Reduced Dividend,
We understand that the Directors of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company |will propuse as dividend of 10 per cent ankl a homes of 2 per ent-equal to 8 per anrest the forthcoming meeting of sharcholdura. The ocial figures are not yet published, but wo are given, la understand that the not profits for the past six woitha umount to $873,490.86, - to which has 20 bedded the mau of 8420,119.50 brought forewed from the previous half-year. This makes a total of $700,580.46, hem which have to he
will absorb $300,000, and the Directors will recommend that $108,004,85 be writ-
fuses to ratify the new com- deducted Dinunord fees, $10,000, and mercial agreement so far as it Auditors fuos, 5700-$10,740, leaving available for appropriation $782,800.45. refers to the navigation of in- The Dividon and Ben recommended land waters.
Sir James Mackay, the British | ton of the value of Kowloon Docks, 510,676.72 off the Cosmopolitan Bock, $10,765,90 of steam lunches, steam re-lighters at the bag Fromme, and that a balance of $243,302.69 be carried forward to the now account.
Praising Mr Chamberlain.
The Rt. Hon. Arthur Balfour, in a pooh on Calonint subjects, paid a worm tribute to Me Chamberlain's conduct of affairs conceted with the various British Treaty Commissioner, refuses to Colonies while he bag been in olice as re-open the discussion lo Secretary of State for the Colonies.
consider this points as he con- siders the négotiations as elosed finally.
The Stowaway Casu
Three members of the crew of the on were, at the Magistesny, on Satur- day, fined $50 each for being concerned in procuring passages for the stowaways found are not unanimous in accepting
| on their ship who were trial the other day. !
The British mordants here
The Direcionar that this negu- tiations with the Government far the pzelise of land at Kowloon for the propos el now dock have reached a stage when the opinion of the shareholders should he
taken, and, as advertised, this proposal will be considered by the shareholders at
The fine sectos to be totally adequate, as Sir James Markay's agreement extraordinary genera meeting to be held at
is cance out in evidence that large sums of
if not paid by then, for their surreptitious missioners.
tyd been offered by the stowaways, with the Chinese Treaty Com-the close of the ordinary reccting on the
Passages to Hongkong from Moji
The Coronation Celebration.
16h ist.
THE FRIGHT MARKET.
In their Freight Circular dated 2nd Aug-
Mr Sharretts, the U.8. Treaty Commissioner. leaves China on Saturday next, the 9th instant ust, Messia Lauke and Rogga write:--- The past fortnight has once more been an subscribers to the lomil Coranation Celeb-without negotiating a comber-extremely dall que as far as froighting mat the tied tion Fund, We cannot pare eneo to
The Gymkhana. China is as int ruerable as- むらいす。 As we The figillus damned. post said the other day, it is extremely depono detinitely owing
General Mergoranda.
Wegesry, August 13
Bjor A Lieu of I}
Scriit, on Boare.
sirable that Bongbong--which is stadition of the Happy Valley, which new largely interested in the subject of in-contes a species of edchwaterez reservoir SATCEPAT. August [ti
the with every succesive rainstorm. navigation-should know Noon. Meeting of Shareholders of The land
Hoangkang and Shanghai Dmkieg Cur poration, n the City Hall.
Monusy, August 13 -
Auction f Crown Land at the ices the Public Works Depart
MONDAY, August 18
110 m Meeting of Simreholders of The Hongkong and Whampoa Pock Cox, Ind., ny the Company's Offices.
COOKING RANGES,
KITCHEN UTENSILS,
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Outfitters ARATED
Manila and Brazilian WATERS
Straw Hats;
also, the Latest Shapes in
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THE WATER son is THE PUR.
EST that can be obtained, and is skilfully FILTERED ON THE MOST
SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES.
THE MACHINERY employed is of
'Ping Pong.' the latest design and most approved
Complete sets, ranging
typo.
THE BEST AND MOST EXPEN- in Price from $1 to SIVE INGREDIENTS only are used. $15.
Wanted An Eight Hours' Day
dae
We have received from the 11o. Trensuter a long list of mes' of Chinese
reproduce the list, but we note the follow dial treaty on behalf of the Units are enourned, chartering operationa having bem of an insignificant character, ang individual suixsribers of $100 and ted States He visited H., E. while mues of freight for any destination continue to rule low and without nuelt Lin Kan-yik at Nunking lately,
aver-
Ho Tong......
Chau Tang Sing Chan Tin Sui..
Teng Kong
Tai Ping Woon
$210 350 250
250
100
All the leading Guikls aubsoribed lange
The grand toul of subscriptions
It was stated in evidental Singapore, other day. By be Fraser, die horse suger at The Gemurad Huspital, chat ro and Dr Fand, his negistust, each did 21 hour duty at a stretch. There are 13 Sisters and nurses in the Hospital, and 260Not This Time!
cths.
ceived in 841,406.85.
He declares the discussion of Sir
Jaines Mackay's agreement is impossible. because the abolition of likin in return for the rising
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prospect of a speedy improvement.
Avent business from Saigon to this, the market rallied a little during the early prirt
of the fornight, but only to collapse again after a few fixtures at 16 cents por picul, and al time of writing there is nothing doing, There are still about four million piculs of `rieu available for shipment at Saigon, but
of the import duty is unde-the lightest demand camus prices to advance
precise trams of Si Janus Mackay's proposals in order that they may be in detail. New saddally un-sisteren elements are appearing in the comedy, but all who have the interest of foreign trade in Chim at heart, will lope that the protracted negotiations are about to degenerde into an empty face.
The other day a Chinese cutantsible for America's trade, Fruce's opposition to British proqrosals.
was sent by his master to a fiend with a we can understand, but, the attitude of
sin of $10,000. Huretume shortly after.
France declares that the 1 Bnited States Danumissioner, en
We ate informed by 3tr W. J. Sunwards and said he had lost she money. Eu Sidering the commonite of Interests of ale, Secretary of the Ultima tumurance
was then taken before the Criminal Sessions agreement is go iunringement British and Ameren traders, it
Sadlery of Canton that the Mr William charged with larceny, and the excuse be French rights. both inland non Afficult to acvant for Aromamely ¦ Maclean wruse costs was reported by the geed was tiny se pur sis nam it is necessary to wait fmther infamia Support Free Pres (the pargraph being posses and found the money gone, and he on the frontiers, and is therefore tion from Skaugliai before discussing repraluced by us) was at the Society's had an ides where it fual gunde to. The individual retion in these very impr Agent ne Suegapost a former Captain of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. taut and far-reaching argotiations.
Returning Thanks.
A Correction.
www.fa
of
to, na extent to which the sluggish locat market is quite unable to respond.
With Philippine business it is much the thing. More grain is mudoubtedly wanted there, but with prices against intend- anding charterers, the latter are keeping aloof. [dat quvonciation of getting even cheaper
Jury by a majority found him not guilty,acceptable. Trance also ob Perhaps, with the snowledge of this above jects to the extension of the a coelio employed at No. 211, Des Vous
TERRIBLE COLLIERY
EXPLOSION. ̈·
orange than hunatofore A small business
has been dors, and closing qatoration in not Lotter than 23 to 24 coute per picol, a' figure which, taking into account loss of
does not ever steamer's expenses.
Road West, tried a eitoilse, trick on perial Chinese Maritime Custion by quarantine, bad woucher days, ete, Taking Advantage of Chinese Custom. Priky, iix master selit him with 81,300 |
toms. An athlete of 16 moan fame says that The day, of the Magistracy, a Chinnaman in rutes lu a friend in Winglok Street. en entering a Turkish bath one night he was rent, to girl sớn tạo tunds with bard He returned in short time say- found a stranger struggling in the swim. labour for stealing a bee of banglesing he bad lost the geney, It turned ing pot There was nobody near, and from the carpse of a young Chinese woman. Jout, that he had handed it to a friend the man was evidently waible to swin, burHe said he was Biting the lely from cheat No. 68, Bonhan Strand West, who jog, amiped in probably without àscortun-collin, and, it long the caston in Chinkin turn paid over to another of the ing whether the aree wonk le above his that the adorners dare not look at the coolie's friends at No. 211, Des Vieux Road Blond Kemble Colliery. Wollongong, New A norrible explosion has demurned at the corpse Lizen, he stole the four pairs of fade West. The the friends wont and had South Wales: Up to the pausent, the plaeed for prompt looding at 25 cents per stone bangles from the body,
good time, and when the police appeared bodies of 27 miners have been brought topicul wet sugar. m the scene had already squandered $50 the surface, and 14 men hare en rosen-is thus seroni large carriers have been
The d The athlete swam to the assistance
of the struggling won. Osoping him by the hair be towed him to the side of the tank and assisted him to hang ou until ha | recovered his breath. What were the
first womitered by the rescued one f Did he stammer ca thanks to Heaven or
Dairy Farm Mük
On Saturday, a coolie izsplayed to de Bros milk to the customers of the Dairy
his laman preserver No. The Farm Company was entered to suffer three months' hard labour. Happeura tink he lnd beco in the baler of clalterating the walk, and a Chinese detective, dressed as n volic, trapped him with asked monės, After all the Peik customers were served, the coolie in question hd 35 bottles of
mind is a curious affair. As the half. Growind man struggled hack to con- sciousness, e.emories of un she just seemed to the through his brain, for the odd By jove Lucky for me I wa't baldheaded !!
Sir James Mackay.
to
the excechte
Belv
milk Jeft over which lus was selling to
pys' for his eynia sachi,
The Colour of Warships.
Lostas, Angost 1, 1902.
From Saigon to Javit, some chartering has come to pass at 20 and 25 cents per picul, the lust med rate being closing quotation for September loading. What little deuand there is ruus, however, for boats of under 30,000 piculs which are not to be lad on above-mentioned brgis.
From deva to this, a steamer has been
de repard's dry sugar, It
of the stolen funds, the remainder being ined, hat there are still one hundred minorsten up at about 20 cents per pical, but their pussession. The Magistrate houre entombed in the workings, and it is feared particular Invs not aspired.
hom they were tied on Saturday seat Cuch of that to gaol for six months, with
laard Fabour.
Suicide from German Mail.
The Mereng of 9th ult, says: -Early
thing their position is hopeless.
COLONEL FORESTIER- WALKER KILLED.
EVTENL
Colourt Forestior-Wallur, AAG
Bangkok business ontinues in mich the sane position, there being put the reinotest chance for outside steamers during the pre Hent season.
The Newchwang market is unchanged and quiet, and business continues of a
on Saturday morning, a passenger, named Egypt, has been accidentally killed on the hand.bn-mouth-chovacter at the rate of 24 Alfred Kanfanan, paniittoi scicide by railway at Helouan, near Caizo.
jumping overled from the hurricane
centa por pical for Vanton,
Cond mes are uneleinged at $1.50 per
deck of the incuming Gerum til steamer THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN ton, Mji to this, though a steamer Bager. About ouu o'clock in the work- ing, another passenger heard a splach, and
AUSTRALIA. Sixty save bodies have now been
locking through the cabin window say covered from the Mount Kembla Colliery It bears a reachable thing that in a man in the water. The alarm of an at Wollongong, New South Wales,
was immediately given, and
in dawar of this 20th century Bu should hoverboard
THE KING'S PROGRESS. Wardag, His Majesty has been for a cruistin the Royal yacht as far as Brigh-
Laxnes, August. 2. PARLIAMENT.
Mr Balfoy stulas that the Autánu
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CHINESE TREATY REVISION.
A Hitch. There is some disagreement between the
at Shurghai. The Chinesa object to the
nrgently required for inmediate loading, suceded in altrining $1.75 per tou
Far Slumpor, totmagy s been rather freely olleting at 89.20 por tor, withunk, bowever, finding takers. For Manila, a: charter a certed at 63.06 per šon. 7
From Hongry to this, a fixture ix est, record at $1.50 per ton.
Nothing else requires special mention, Sail Proights The British ship Kelet has been charrena! recently arrived, elsewhera do Ionel here for New York.
The King's Park,
Owing to the telomany of thm was- ther, the first nur pt the King's Pick res mains unturned. Everything bid-buen
The Shanghai Pres of the 29 alt. saya: Reporta bave been circulated to the effee that the British Commercial Com į messiouer, Sir James Maelny, has conchut- the new treaty with Lu and Sheng though it has at beer yet extented silly in any doubt as to the best adour for our the vessel stopped. The usan in the water Having practically finished this laborious aides; one would huge baggined that was plainly visildu, and life bags were task, the Bettish Envoy intends to return this point would have been selfied years thrown to him by the Chief. Oleo, to England on the 9th of August. The and rel we fud flat tap nevy of the Quartermaster and the Panser, but though. cifically communicated to the Chinery gratest sqa Poter is in yet quite undecid they full within easy ranch of him he unde Contumissioners that the British Goverment vd on what would appear to the man in the no effort to grap them, and, mising his hail accepted all the important articles with street to bus very cur problemto devide | hands show his hand, he muk, from sight. the exception of one or two items which experiment, says Che Ended Service Boats were lowered, but failed to ranch scasion will be on the 16th Ogte. need farther consideration. The new inazine. In the old line of battleships.him before be disappeared beneath the ier purt Earill will be 123 per cent, and with their chequeral or stipul sides of arface of the water. The boats hovered he aged the Chinese Commissioners tobbel and white, the idea is arted to have around the spur for some time, but the (apply for permission frond throne been to confuse the eye of the gunuer; but budy did not come to the surface, and they treaty before with the use of rulescopic sights it Lecraea roturned to the ship, which proveedos on the state of his departure (946. August, {essutitial that there abolit baro point that her vorage. The unfortunato o joined British and Chinese Treaty Commissione pregred for the agemuray un Saturday, It is also said the the Chinese Government the eye can specially select as a targer. the Beger at Singapore fir Shonghat,
A neat, pavilion, coveted internally with is very stiff on the subject of unrestrated have board it said by an officer who was He was a commercial traveller for a hard. Erition requktions of inland nutigation, crimson doth as desorted with red and Export of grains from China, but it has with the naval guns in Souli Africa that
white cloth, has been constructed on the ware firm in Gomany, and was accord whilat the British insist on the, acceptance been eventually settled in a compumising the difference between using telescopie panted by
westora slope of Gun Club Dill, near the Chinese ollickds still retain their sights and being without them was the ing his cabin, à note was found aldressed thety.
Iodiatr servant. On search. Mir James Mackey's sobimo inita co-
The les cougonting ei The Rowdon Bowling Green; chain: woré fir power leg forbid De Transportation, whoever difference between aiming at a particular the crop fails to meet the douand. The wider in house and aiming at the house tention of committing suicide and make gold excessive surprise, as we
the Captain in which he stated his getation that the ditch at Shanghai caged for the celebrants, a well tree awaited planting by Lady Gascoigne, and a offer apertant artis les such a. th. Stbitself, and another, perhaps at reatust the request that is Indian Barang h know the methods of Pering Chim can festly-potid abeelkarrow (Engal not article reposting the increas of import sunry uzpert, hau, I think, put it on retined to Sinapicin fact he had less attend to wait for a hipster, import tariff Chinese pattern) was in radinis for All cutting executed by MaangcourFactories, and their practical ritoriality. The bath the right of incecdgamadog at a particular pene ofs ir dow and No explanation was given for the esch act
mom tuinutely, is the difference between arranged is a very methodically than we for merely prepare asian goe an experienced
tton int» de Church affaits by the Chinese the window 2 a whole. Whether the The affair was in raported to the Dressmaker.
knowledge and constant supervistenciale have been agreed upon by the difference is as asked us this or not, it is Consul General for Germany on arrival, enable us to produce watera of marival, partics concerned.
at least evident that the pin of a gan who took charge of bin personal effects, can select any partloglar point for bis aim led excellence and purity.
with much greater accuracy thou was before
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ABSOLUTE PURITY.
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NEW MILLINERY,
NEW WASHING
SILKS,
NEW SUMMER
DRESS GOODS.
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manner.
duts. The 12th the right wi
A COLD AT THIS SEASON
ཨ བྷཱུམྨཱ ཝིཡཱ, རཛཋཱར སུ ཨ ཙ List CHOLERA INFANTUU QHOULD be guarded against, and
vented by treating the child. at sc
General Gusvatjauto wheel awey the Bird" ed. But team proposon God diejen." The typhoon intervened, dad the goremony
is hold over vhit was paid on Sunday
to the scene of the subtemplated ceremony.
Erst unusual losence of Howoke trout the wicelbarrow lay undam- Mothers can not be too craeful about this aged, but the bamboo pavilion was upstio especially in hot wether. They should
TS most annoying, and should not bessiblo, and so it becomes netussary that to. World-fact Blood Misture scented have predicine ready for ascha esirget down, and the crimson cloth acted as a
medy will relieve the langs, cato expecwarship should be one colour throughout, A. S. WATSON & Co., Limited, toration easy, elect a quick.ceanul leave masts, fannel, upper works and hall,
the system in a healthy condition. always cures, and cttres quickly.; Fürs down to and below the water's edge, so that Pimples and Bocas of all kinds, its enocle are bottle at hand. Orbit today. It unely eAY SCIENTISTS BOW that handahallag THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
By All Dealors: WATKINE LAS., General brilliant streak of composition may show
as she polis,
cease the blood from all impurities from what- No hotter remedy in Trepared than Chatroul for the remains of the Viczna Eezera, Bad Legs, Skin, and Blood Montre Romedy. Every leasehold should have a ever ciosa aratog Fuerufala Scurt. Ferlain's Cole, Chichern, and Diabos skait
121 Agents.
martellons. Thionsuds of wordartal en hen
boon oftheted by it. Buld ararywhers at 28, 34. lite. For sale by All Dealers ↑ WA EKINE over disa Of course that's the Beware of wochalese Imitations.
EL, General Agent,
| way the grip get started, ki
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