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with eating a disturbance sail wanting to Alli, a fireman kaling from Adon, was charg- fght a fireman named John Dalker.
certainly abt comment to large scriŝoes for} ecclesiasteial purposes in China. As a mattered Co., of factthe interests of the Church have as in
fluence on French statesmen in this matter;
NAVD NOW BEGRIVED THRIE SHAJON'S SUPPLY OF · .CONFECTIONERY,
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NEW PERFUMES.
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RIETES
On the 33rd November, at Canton, China, Mrs. T. daughter.
(2201 On the Sith instant, at Morrison Hull, the Wife of ALFRED BULES JURNSOR, of & Daughter. 13822 On Sund, the 28th November, 195, at the late
Wanghai Badasry, the Wife of Mr. B. M. HYNDMAN, of a Bon.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, December 2nd, 1-86.
they wish to provere the protectorate simply na a political lever, The French nation, how. ever, would not consent to a war in support of sich a subterfuge as thin, besides which {xfairs in Europe are too critical to permiti
Defendant went thrae times to where, Delker Bght him. He was at length given into custody, was nasted at chow, abused him and wanted to "Bound over in one surety of 95 to keep the pace for six months, or in default to be commit. to; the case to be mentioned again to-morrow.
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of France undertaking a great war in Ipohas, ocolie, pleaded gulity to stealing
piece of wood, valis twenty coats, yesterday Asia, China, therefore, nood have little foarrassing, and he was sentenced to fourteen days of Hearting her rights in the present hard labour and three hours in the stocks. instance, and in doing so she will carry with her the sanathy of the whole world. Extraterritoriality is still and will long con. tinue to be a necessity for the protection of foreigners in China, bet no nation hra or can have any right to interfere botwas the To- peror of China and hir own aubjecta.
The Hon. F. N. Sasszon proceeds to-day in the Megarles Maritimes s'er for Caloutta We have to acknowledge receipt of a table of the proposed movements of the mail steamers of the P. & O. 8. N. Company for the year 1897.
Tho supplement issued with the Daily Press to-day is dated Tuesday, having been printed just before the accident to the M. M. ateamor Bagha iza whibaused the delay in the despatch of
the homeward mail.
We would direct attention to the advertise. mant na mur frock page giving the numbers of drawn bonds of the Chinese Imperial Govern ment 1835 Dollar Egan, to be paid off at par at the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China on the 18th Jauniary next.
Some time ago the idea of holding & "Jubiles Ball this season was discussed, but was aban- doned as it was moderstood Her Majesty desired "e culebration should take place until after June next. We observe, however, that arrangamonta are being made for the celebration of the Queen's Jubiles in Madras on the Lat January.
pairs.
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PORT LAZAREFF.
The following letter from Mr. A. G. Angior jappaare in the Tinter
[af, a good ba-hour. Lying in the most souludoa pears to be excellent on the chart, vessels of the part of the anchorage, In a harbone which ap
weight of the Audacions: drag their buohora. A stantegioal position it is on the chart, and oun lacks the essential detalla nocasary for it to boa watch appears to command, but it unfortunately position of value. These are no secrets; they are perfectly known to the Russian natborilies. Ons word more as to the "regular and peaceful wanner"in which we occupied’Fort Hamilton. (The occupation (not annexation, as it has been
HONKONG KERATURE.
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December 1st. Barnet
30,47A Daranmer (216 Larometry-30, 170
tormed; it has never been annound) was fored on us by the appearance at a critical moment of a steamer of the Russian volanteer fest-which | vessels have offeers of the Imporial Navy. Wo have endeavoured to make it of as peaceful s nature as possible by regularly paying rent for the ground occupied by the marines on Observa- |tory Island, and the only jurisdiction we have, expraised over tho inhabitants has book to flog a few who have been ought stealing rape or stores. In canalusion, I would observa that the three- Sir,-The note yon published comorning Port toned occupation of Pert Leascoff and the fear Lasare in the middle of July, and your lead of Russian Protectorate hare brought cu oue ing article on the same subjent, have been parts of these small revolutions which broak ent sa ed in the far Bast with the attention that the rapidly in Kors. Desp gramas are still being T tatter deserves. Having only recently visited played in Beon, and the forces at work in that the parts of Korea, Vladivostock, and also hav-capital are sufficient to be the cause of many ing had the privilaga of visiting Port Hamilton, note.-I am. Sir, yours faithfully, portapa you will parmit me to make a fer ro marks on the note you publizånd.
If your readers will for a cigent glance at the map they will observe that Port Lazare in at the northern end of Broughton Bay, and to the north of the Treaty Port of Gensan (Yo san iz Chinese and Wänen in Kaman), & poet which was opened first to Japanus trade in May, 1880. and anbaqusatly to other nations in 1889, A Breign customs station was opened in Nombor of the latter year. It is formed by the spit of land known as Nakimof Peninsels and the mainland Thers is good water between Aliman Point and Conical Point, which form its entrance, ranging from 8 to 11 fathoms, and there are two portions of the harbour which-form oreolient ahenges. The river Young Young, as it is generally known (not Dungan as given in your note), discharge itself in the western Ada of the harbour by several branotes, which have eranted islands by silt, on which are situated two or three smal Korean villages. The river is of ttle practical man for zavigation, as it has a bar at the entrance with only a quarter to one fathom of water on it. On the occasion of my rist A stuck on it, in an ordinary ahip's gig, at about half tide, in what appeared to be the main eban- nel A Karaan juuk of about eight tone aspa city was hard and fast on the bar at the same time. The district town of Young Heung link about 12
The tide on Tuesday night proved much bigber than was anticipaz, and in consequenon the M. M. steamor Saghalien was docked successfully about ten o stook. It is found now that the side of the ship is ponstrated dows to the bilge, and the damago is so omsiderable that it will take
to sit wasks to complete the necessary remiles farther up. It is known by the tang of Ito or Tko by the Japan, whose nameuslatare for Korea is generally accepted, I did not hear d in Singapore in the morning of the 21st altsaa samall hill which rises ahraptly from the
The chartered Fronch transport Canton arriv.
it styled Yenfun as given by you. It lies at the from Tealon with over 1,000 nasal and military plain, and which att hides it on approaching to leave the next day for Saigon and Haiphong velets for Grobin-China and Toaquin, and was after cooling. The Straits Times says the military element on board consisted mostly of troops embarked at Algiers,
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from the harbour. It is the heal of one of the
richest districts of Korea, and not far from the ertensive and lacrative gold¶lde (of which more snon).
There is no doubt that the Russians are cast.
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Yokobawa, 11th September,"
A. G. ANGIEK,
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
WEDNESDAY, 1st December. EXPORT CAROO
Par American bark Antioch, sailed on the 28th November:For New York-8,931, rolls wal ting, 4,666 paskages firs crackers, 338 belak straw, 158 packages okinaware, 110 bezos pro- servas, 60 packages. joss sticks, 50 packages paper, 45 packages entes, 567 packages tea, and 366 packages marchandise.
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chant individually, but whether it would not apply, the ocneration becomes a farce." pay the British nation to bear the cost is it clear that China will have to reckon with question which is open to argument. The Japan as well as with England in one begi- bulk of the China trade is with Great Britistions for the transference of Port Hull. tsia, and a reliable coin as the standard of ton. Should it, however, prove that Kara this trade is much to be desired. Apart has sold her oversignty over the Nam-how from the sentimental preference we us Bri-group to England, the question may stand tishers may naturally entariatu for a rain on another basis, and the prosilons of the
| with the Queen's head to circulate along Tientsin Convention may come to apply. the coast of Chios, the Mexican dollar is Wo feel confident, however, that the British of poor workmanship and easy to coun- Clovernment would be ea party to a trabajo- terfait, so much so that it la always look tion that would he inimical to the interests. ed on with suspicion until it has passed or that would offend the amour preprs of through the hands of a skilled shroft. The Japan. The Japanese Government, would be British dollar would of course, be af superior consulted before such a transfer wat h workmanship and difficult to counterfeit. made. They are fully to the fanart tre is also open to question whether the British of preserving Kores from Russian arcension, nation would be called upon to bear the and whole cost,
by the and they may well be more than willing that whether the Chinese would not the
rden of checking the insition en- the main burden of take it at a soficient prominm over its in- crouchments of their great northern neigh Belght.trinale value to cover a part of even the whole hour should be borne by China, who after all
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This Of course more. ape-la nao culation; the Chinese might or might not most concerned and is nearer the asse take a fancy to the coin, but the rapidity would be a falar move for Japan over to attempt to control Koren; Japanese policy with which the
Japanose yen
yen has made its should be to abstain from any int
intervention way faroura the view that the British dollar on the mainland, where her only intereste would be taken in ennsiderable quantities. should be commercial. She might haver, "But," says Mr. Lores, it is a libur
Biapphus to produce handsome della intilise the occasion to obtain from China a
in deleite recognition, by
by treats of the England a fast as Chinesa can melt them MIKADO'S Sovereignty near the chi
in China," and has gone on to quote the lands and thus aut at Gual rest at irrit ging report of the Hongkong Mint Commissioners question, which may at any moment he to the effect that Chinese take coins hy revived is imporil the friendly relating of weight, simply a mass of silver. But is this the two nations.
up
CRICKET.
HONGXONE CRICERT CLUB V. ÚARRISON,
quite correct? It is now nearly a century since the Carolus daliara censed to be coined, and they still form the currency of large dia- |tricts in China, and, although of loan intrinsic
val29 than the Mexican, stand at a cubstantial One of the principal matches of the Cricket premium over the latter. If dollars are taken season in Hongkong is that between the Gurri, in China simply and solely as bullian, one son and the rest of members of the Cricket would have expected the Carolus dollars to Ciul, and the annual-matches bolve these have disappeared from circulation man
many years two sides have heen productive of some ċapi. agn. Whother the Carolus dollar is more tal struggl
difficult to imitste than the Morican wo are
This your this match Link
$520 per pioni, allee. of 3 I catties. 8540 por pical; allos. of 37 [cottios. $550 per pioul, alles. of 2
Įto 3 natties. 1000
per oftet ...... 480 to 4821
EXCHANGE.
Telegraphio Transfor
3/37 a 3/4
the Exhibition of 1886. The exhibits will } that Bank Billa, on demand ......3.4
consequently be dispersed. Hans Bills at 330 days' night.344 Bank Bille st4 months' sight....34) Credita, at 4 months" sight.34 Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
LONDON, 22nd November.
not aware, but while we baro often seen and plaos ng Friday and Saturday, and romalted in The meeting in Trafalgar Square on Sunday heard of bad Mexicans we do nos recollect easy victory for the Club, which in passed off quietly.
If Bishoured, now Resident at Tunis, succeeds ever having come across a bad Carolas, particularly strong just now in oleftian thelato M. Paul-Bert-in-Touquin
Mericans may be taken as so much bullies members. The Garrison von the tree, and took a cxtter of Bret inaings, malang a moderate stand against General Kanlbars and the Russian Consulfast of little or no value as guaranteeing the some very strong bowling from Lak, Travers,
because the impress they bear is
ON LONDON.
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4.99
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81
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2263
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· With regard to the affigy of the Ror. A. G.ing their eyes in the direction of the port. Dar- Goldsmith. Seamen's Chaplain, found suspended ing my first visit to Broughton Bay the Masks, to a tree near the Race Course on Monday last, one of the secde of the Russian volunteer feet, we have orory reason to believe that it was not which was sorvaring bis Excellency, M. Obos- the work of the sailors, who, as is well known, takoff, the Russian Minister of 'Marine, in his the rev. gentleman has done his utmost to bat round the world, came into Broughton Bay friend. Many of them have indignantly repu. After steaming round the extensive bay, the ves disted the act, which they aver is more likely sol paid a visit to Port Luzareff, going to all the have been instigated by some of the many neccessible spots of the barbour. Previons to that pies Mr. Goldsmith, in the paesait of his work the Russian erniser Kreyser paid a visit of con- among formen, bas managed to wska; -
siderable duration in the month of May. They made vareful soundings all over the harboer, sont boats up the river as far as Young Henng, and male all inquiring from the natives as to trade," & During their stay in Gensan, likewise, the officers made minute inquirie as to truda, pre- valling winds, &e, mid asked particniarly for meteorologial reports, lowest winter tempura. tares, and whether the port was ever closed by ies Tmay say that-the-southern end of the bay ucar the native town of Gensan (two miles south from North Chian Insurance-la. 285 per share. the Jepanoas settlement) is frequently frozen, but Yangtaze Inanance Association-T. 114 per the harbour of Port Lazarof is never closed; share.
The Straite Times says that the following Erat list of Chinese subscriptions shows that the Chinese of Singapore are contributing literally to the Imperial Institute as a memorial of the reen's Jubilee. It is to be Eyes-that the other Settlements and Native States will follow
$1.00
Cheang Hong Lins, Esq
Tan Kim Ching, E.....
W. A. Pickering, Esq, C.M.G..
Hon. Saala Liang Sinh
W. A. Y. Whapon, Esq.
Tas Beng Gum, Eng......
500
25
5:00
500
5:0
SKALES.
Quotations are:-- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shuros-173
por cent, premium. Unga lesarance Society of Canton, Limited
885 por shure. (hine Traders' Insurance Company's Sharos-
$68 per share.
email collections of ice gather on its edges, hatThives Insnrance Company, Limited-$180 per n wer impede the navigation of steuners. It
share.
per aliare.
The above as rally most muuificent subscripis in this fact that it offers soul inducements On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-TIs. 149. tlons, and refent great redit an the public spirit to Russia over their prosent baadquarters in of the Chinese of Singapore,
the Pacifio, at Vladivostock, a purt which is Canton Inaurazos Office, Limited-8824 per closed from the 15th to the 20th of Daceərabər
share, sales
Hongkong. Fire Insurance Company's Shares
$420 por share, sellers. China Fire Intrance Company's Sharas-487
per share.
have baba withdrawn from Bulgaria and Reumelia, and the protection of Rassian subjects genuineness of the coin, but the fact that and E. J. Coam, the chief contributors being has been entrusted to the French Consale, the Chinese are
willing to
to give a premium Major Riddell. 22, Lisat. Lloyd and Br. Giles, it has been fually decided not to reopen for Carolus dollars tends to show that 18 each. Capt. Porter, 17, and Dr. Sela, 10.
they are able to appreciate the adrant.
Mr. Leach did the lion's share of the excation.
The following alegram was received on the 24th November by His Excellency the Aoting Governor of Hongkong from the Secretary of Stata for the Colonios
"Governor's leave extended. Despatch follows by mail."
LONDON, 23rd November." The Powers are exchanging views regarding a Russian proposal to appoint Prines Mingrelin as Prince of Bulgaria.
ages of a sound currency and willing to pay taking fire wickets for 38 runs, Cosen thres for for them. If this be so, would they not
be willing to pay a slight premium for British 3, and Travers twa for 15.
The Club bagan badly, and when play suded dellars which would be of
greater intrisaic value than the Carolus and of equal ralus and for the day, bad five wickets down for 55. The next superior workmanship to the Mexican? It day, however, things brightened up, Laach and would not be easy to successfully introduce Harryor en riding the scors. The innings a dollar of less value than the latter, so that closed for 150, 20 to the good, the chief ontribu the British Gororament could not exact the tors being Davies, with a slashing 39. Losch, 23, premium in advance
15or Prince Mingrelia read the Prince of Min- the advance by putting lese silver in Sawyer 22, Rabartean, 21, and Darby, 15, not
the preference for the British Fant grella. Mingrelis is a provizes of Asistle dollar would soon show itself in so marked
When the Garrison commenced their second Russia, lying between Imeretis on the E.,
innings they found most deadly bowling to con- Guria on the S., the Black Sea on the Wa dogros that the Mint would be called sad the Caucasus on the N. The population upon to turn out dollars in such quantity against, 6th Cosyn sad Lash being dead given at 61,000, having been much reduced that the work could be performed at the on, and the fnemer avfally hard to play.
minimum of cost, Mr. Lasse says the Hongkong adjacent, maruland, but he com- Pavilion, and the innings closed for the rather
of Russia, and exercises only a nominal rale
over the province.--ED. D.F]
LORDON, 24th November.
polar on the bats the
po-
The Clab had only 32 to get to tia, but as there
Bir George Bowen has been made a Priya supply of copper, but premion was plenty of time, they played their inzige oct,
Councillor.
argament that the Chinase would poor total of 71, of which only Warburton, 14. The Primes Henry of Battenberg (Princess equally take dollars the intrinsic value of Linga, 19, Giles, 12, and Savage, 10, were szerk Beatrice) has been eately delivered of a son
which was not quite equal to the value at of 'demblo Ogaros. Coxon took seven wickets which it was desired to circulate them, by for 51 rons, Grirable, who was put on at the All the Powers except England have so-Ma quased in the selection of the Prince of Min. saying that the Chinese take tex and fire cont end, two for 15, and Least one for 32. grelia es ruler of Bulgaria,
pieces, and even buy them up, for the sake of their conreuionco, just as s
just as a tradea. LONDON, 25th November man at home will given ouall premium for and put together the good care of 192, of which that no
Loach contributed 36. Sawyer 32, E. J. Coxou considerabla wizma to would receive any this coinage, any more than the Baglish 31. Robertson 11, and G. 8. Coxon 13 Capt For bridesuman would accept 2500 in panor ter did the chief part of the areoution with the pieces. For all substantial purposes, coin, ball, taking Ave wickets for 38 rans. Had he to a Chinese, can apter represent wore that been wat an earlier the total might not have
been so large. certain weight of such and such a fuences." The case of the Carolus dollars some to
Appended are the scores :--- show the contrary, and if Hongkong and. sidiary coins are taken at more than their value for the sake of their convenience, it is at Bramvall, b Lose
there Would
bo
This is a great distinction, and is rarely con ferred upon Colonial Governors. It is a note able circnastanes that the only two Governors bolonging the Most Honourable Prive Council are past and present Governors of Hongkong, namely Sir Horonlas Robinson and Sir George Bowen-Ed. D.P.]
LONDON, 26th November.
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Since the canelution of the Frazeo.Chinese war much has been auid and written about the superior position China bas taken in the comity of nations as compared with that she hell before the commencement of the struggle. Chins cortaiely proved that the can no longer be regarded as a negligeable quantity, but if her strength were puder rated before there meona now to be a dis. position to exaggerate in the opposite dirse. tion. The attack mado upon bor by France was but a half-baarted one, the sympathy of the French uation was not seriously enlisted in the conflict, and in fact war was never formally declared. That under those cir cumstances China should have boon to some extent successful in her resistance was only what might bars.been expected. In history the late war will be recorded as but a very small affair, but small as it was the struggle prastically ozkausted the resources of Chios, and the Imperial Government is now at its wit's end for fands. The difficulty ia but temporary, it is true, and a few years will suffice for recuperation to the extant of relieving the strain at present placed on the Enances of the empire by the requirements for domestic affairs. This, however, is a very different thing from building up the national credit to such an extent as would enable the empire to conduct a rostly, obthis example: stinate, and-long continued war. The people themselves have not such confidence in their own Government us would induce them to contribute largely to an internal lorn, as was | clearly shown by the recent failure of the Viceroy of Kwangtung to raise a provincial loan. A national loan would hars even less prospect of success. The want of funda
An inquest was held at the Magistracy Fes- to nearly the sad of April I vanture to thin, would therefore boa great drawback to China torday afternoon before the Acting Coroner, however, that there are other and very tangi in any great war. But a atlil greater defect Mitchell-Innes, and Messrs. A Danible inducements to the Russian authoritas, son, J. M. d'Almeida, and A. A. de Cours, 28 and which have not soon brought forward knowledge of the science of modern warfare, Gast Hupitol the previous day. The dead wald say that. from military and strategical
barn discovered to assassinate the regents. Archery exercise is still the test examination a priser undergoing extence in gaol in point of view, Port Lasareff does not offer nearly
of its convenience over ancoined bullion, 4.de 0. Salin, A.M.D, cand b LONDON, 27th November. default of finding security for his good behariane the mo indasements as Vladivostock. Its de for candidates for commissions in the army; for six months for larsay, and while there be fence would ha a far more difficult question to
that it would pay the mint to issue it at as The German Army is to be increased by low a charge as the Mexiosa mint. The for the rest she has to depend on foreigners, discharged from hospital, but soon after be much easier molested than they would be at Chipa and Manila Steamship Company, Limited is the passion of Port Hamilton to should be able to do its work cheaper this
was operated upon for abscess of the bowels. Hoanita satisfactorily, and vessels lying inside could Her principal feet is under the direction of wards he got some gold pork from another pri- the present Russing port. For this reason~|
Negotiations are proceeding between England only reason we can conceiro why the lattor foreigners, hor ships and their armamente somar and surfeited himself with it. Ha was re- have to be procured abroad, and aven for the from liarrhoea, which developed into dysentery. peivel again into hospital on the 22nd, suffering
China, but it is nrged that even if seled England other mints is on account of the large amount should sill keep her hold upon the straits and of work is bas to do.. should not allow Bay Europeso, powerstu pess989 fortification of her naval strongholds ahelise and Enally infiammatiou in the bowels, from to call in foreign assistance. The relations which he died on Tuesday, The jury returned between France and Ching are at the present
a verdiot of death from natural ouns09.
share, sales and bayers. is agreed that the demoralising is very groat. Chine Sugar Relining Company, Limited......$116 moment again somewhat strained owing to
The further inducements to Eussian aggres. per share,
Wa reproduced the other day from the the protectorate claimed by Frane over things, that "the Cannell bearily enzour with the allude to above are the fact that the Luson Bugar Refining Company, Limited-$58 THE PROPOSED BRITISH DOLLAR. Japan Mail a report to which the Tokyo Drimble tive Christians Tet, although this is so, spirit of your remarks, and will readily consider the intervening strip ap to the Tamon River. Hongkong Ise Company's Shares-840 per
neighbouring country around Port Lazaroff and
per share.
Nishi Nichi Shimbun had given currency, to China has practically banded over the con- say scheme that may be placed before them tend-shich forms the present B:30-Korean bonad-
We have in a previonearticle expressed our the offcet that Great Britain had agreed to ing to facilitate the attainment by native gentle trol of Port Arthur to Frenchmer. A sorten of wash responsible posts in the Orvormentary, are some of the most fortale tracts in Korea. Haugkong and China Balmary Company, Limited belief, based on general grounds, that a Briante Port Hamilton on condition that respondent of the N. C. Daily News, siguing Service as their birth and odacation qualify them tion There are also the rich goldfields in the Parak Tin Mining and Smetting Company would enable it to compete with the Mexican, there. Our Tokohama contemporary did not
They would speedily repay any coat of ecoupa $120 per share.
tish dollar orald bo coined on terras which China will erect forts and station & garrison to fill with crodit to themselves and advantage to district. Daring last year the quantity of gold himself "PAL," à propos of this, says the Caleny. While sharing your Excellency's (It is all dust officially passed through the Panjom and Sunghis Dua Batmantan Mining detail the first data required are the exact tach movel importscatoit although the Nicht Bruns-Robertaco,
--$10 per share. The Chinese have been told that France dasize that every facility and encouragement foreign custos establishmont at Gensan was
When we come to consider the question in credit the report, nor were we inclined to st will suffor much before she draws the sword should be affected to the sons of European geu-8975.148. In 1984 it was $110,265, and for Perak Sugar Critivation Company-Tis: 1 por and, secondly, the probable cheapest cost of papers. Reuter's despatch of the 27th at Leach, Sal.....
Company, Limited---313 per share.
Glamban Emath.... 14 cort of the coinsge of the Mexican dollar, Nichi is perhaps the most reliable of Japanese
ble of Japanese & Dimo, Jarre tleman living in Coylon to enter the public sor Noramber and December, 1883 828,000. For the certain that Chion will not take up are manant interest in its affairs than now exists, the over $200,000. These figures are not large in
Guining a British dollar. On both
On both these ho
bese however, goes very far to support the state H. Foss, Bavage Bat what superficial people are apt to over. Council are not inclined to think that the number themselves, but froni all the information I could Hongkong and Masas Glass Manufacturing Co., information, so far as the published papers premature, is apparently not without found, ava look is that France is in a position to press the contrary, civanstaboes have tended to weakon praduation. There is no doubt that a like amount A-8-Watson & Co., Limited-39 por anatica colines is about one-half per cent." and no announcement of the course the
of absentes proprietors ie on the increase. On
gather this represents only one-third of the ranl
The Colonial Treasurer aays that from dation in fact. The occupation of Port Bro $20....... Chime without recourse ta viilence at all the idea referred to by your Excellency that Cay
_the_cost-of-wintage of Hamilton-bas
navar been regarded as settled. is taken away by Japancaq leaving the country. The great lesson of the late war, which waslon is to be considered merely as a country in
Merican dollare It is a commodity sasily concealed and difficult Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-22 Mr. WALTER ava:- As regarda the cost of British Government of detection. only learned at the close of the campaign, which money is to be made,”
The last third is partly retained in
to pursue with ment intends to Koren for internal ausumption, and partly ross China Imperial Loan of 1884 A-2 per cent. liable atalaries, but it man bs much below of a permanent character have been under Stre
chining the Mexican dollar, I have no re- regard to it has ever been made. No works H. E. the Acting Gararnor has approved the orar the frontier to Russia and China in payment! Government, whereas cup month's inter-resolution arrived at by the Volunteers at their of imports. All this geld is produced by the Chinese Imparial Loan of 1884 B-7 par cant. 2 per cent, as it frequently happens that the taken there, probably owing to the adverse e ference with the summunications with the bar in place of a Military Commandant of the sand in a primitive shallow wooden bowl. Only Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-8 per cent. the author of "The British dollar" know to the place, and it would never have been raham
annnal meeting as to the appointcut of a Volum radest appliances, consisting only of washing the
parehased in London at its reports from the Admirals in command of capital brought them to book. This dis Corp Lient the Hon. A Lambart, RA, baga very small quantity of quarts is broken by the
ballion value for melting
ng purposes." Nai
Neither the
the Squadron. Thors are several objections Smith oovary, or rather w-discovery, for it had been bear appointed Adjutant on the terms stated means of stone hammers, and the coarse gold Chinese Imperial Government 1885 Dollar-Loan what the charges are, but he assumes it to occupied, probably, but for the fear that Giles proved in all previous wars, was no nowe to bers of the Corps to the following effect
below. A oiranlar has been forwarded to mem-only is taken. Tere era at prezent some 30.000
I per cont. If Mr. Lieres knows the Russia would do so, and in case of a war the Chinese. They were aware of it all the
men at work in these goldfields; it is a Govern- His Erellerey the Ocer Administering the Goment monopoly, and each man pays a sum of five
expot obarges it is unfortunate that he did with
did with that power, it was important
Eng Partez. time, and bente their exertions to fortits amni having been pleased to approre of the rumeundareens of gold per annum for the privilege CHINA
not state them, instead of using the word land should hold a a strategic position that lation proposed and carried unanimously at the annual
about "in a An official is specially intrusted of the Corps bold on the 0th Gotober of whing.
discussion in which absolute
be check Port Arthur, the key to the Gulfat Pechili. Romeral mestined at the special general meeting with the colection of these duties, and issues
aud menace to Vladi upon ultime, and held on the 5th Novomber instant for the sendment in exchange a stamped and sealed permit
accuracy is of
is of primary importance, As to rostock. The islands are exceedingly swall, Mr. WALTER's argument that the cost must there is a total abronce of level ground on without the possession of which no one is allowód
The first monthly shooting competition of the be low because the cuius can sometimes be any of the group, the harbour is difficult to Hongkong Voluntorre for members who have to mine. There is no doubt that in the hands of
purchased for their bullion valse, is might fortify, and the place in too far from the the first stage of the regulation äring. with equal force be argued on the other side mainland to admit of its becoming much was held at the Police and Volunteer Pange, that because they are sometimes at a high of a trading centre. Tat it falls at lestanmation Batarday afternoon There wors premium the cost must be grass; though as one condition: its
its position,
is her want of any extensive technical jnez, on the body of Tseng A On, who died in the hithert. Before referring to them, however. Iandong and Whampon Dock Company's farerse to the Prinos of Mingrelia, and a plot has reasonable to suppo dollar, fer the ke Liest. Graham, a Davies, & Crack I
The Caylor Legislativo Conocil, la its reply to the Governor's opening addros, enit, among other
Share122 par cent prem, buyers. Hagkong, Canton, and dads Stamboat Co.'s Ludo-Clans Stats Navigation Co.'s Bhares
Sharas-591 per cent, prem., sallars.
Par, sellera
per cent, discount, "nominal
par share.
ils length only a sand-spit, a far feet above the Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$125 per level of high tide. An enemy ević lie outside
the herboar, which terminatos boldly, is for half that the Nakinst Povinsale, one of the sides of Danglas Steamship Company Limited-545
share.
and worry the life out of a squadron anchored Hongkong Hotel Company's Bhares--$195 por
within. Even if the gleeils did little damage. it
share.
41,000 mer.
hero.
a demand for a
cannot allow a foreign power to be mistress of
M. de Freycinet has declared that France THE PROPOSED CESSION OF PORT
HAMILTON TO CHINA. Egypt.
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BOWLING ANALTOIN, First Lunings.
Balls. Runs Weldons. Wickets.
Lovch Travers...... E. J. Coxon
75
5
55
Second Inninga,
55
2
HONGKONG CRICKET OLUB. Pay Smith
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again againat Chine; but it is at least equally vice, with the view to the creation of a mora per first seven months of this year the export was Hongkong Hope Manufacturing Company, Lingirls thers is a woeful, positivement of the Tokyo journal, which, if a little E. U. So, & Smith
was that no action on the orest topghed the
do nothing to bar the way to the Capital. Such being the hard facts, from which there
of rule 10 of the rules and regulations of the Hong bonors, that rule is hereby auoaded spord Volunteer Officer appointed by the Go
10-The Commandant of the Corps shail be
ingly and now reads La followa
share.
Faited-$52 per shero.
Limited.-60 per cent discount.
Jeremiata.
per share.
premium.
premium.
promium
-3 per cent. prezinta
COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
All Wormber, 1890, ..
principles could be indulged in, the output of a Foropean Power, when mining on scientific sTATION.
Haiphong
pa.....
luci
1st Depaber, 1816, at 10 6.0.
STATION
,
90°0
gimen hund
That stronghold having now fallen into the possession of France by the most peaceful and legitimate means, France is in a first rate position for dealing with China by a cala and confident diplomacy. There is no need His Brcelloney has further been pleased to approve gold could reach a very considerable figure. For to hurry. It is now France's turn to play gelse Force to be Adjutant of the Corpe with pay at the total production at about $1,200,000:1 thtak Hagkong...
of the appointment of an officer of Her Majesty's Bo- this year, under Korean management, I estimate Man the waiting game.
Sto has only to delay in rato of $50 a month, during the Drill Boasen from those ressahow that there is more method
let Outober to 31st March, and at the rate of 30 about the desired Russian annexation than is hung the barbour works until all outstanding month for the renginder of the var questions have been settled to her noirpletement bae, with the consent of His sellanoy the as a basis for offensive operations against other work.
His Excelency the Oder Adminfstoring the Go-exhibited solely by a. acquisition of the port zatisfaction. The place is useless without entenent the Hoasurable A. Lambert, Royal Ar- though it cartily does behave as to keep
Major-General Commanding, bom pleased to appoint people's commards or territory in the Pacific ; ' harbour, and a hostils fleetwould not con- tillery, to be Adjutant from the 1st Decembar prom watchful ays upon avary suspicious movement." sider Port Arthor worth a visit, an it could it taken on the strength of the Cozy from
that day, secondingly.
Yes state- The Rossines are understood to the duties to lentent Lambart from the lai proz. count of our occupation of Fort Hamilton; but Lieutenant and Adjutant MoUnilum will turn over buss their right to seizo Port Laasceff on xa- and treatfer to him all records and papers in his the two cases are radically different." They asks... is no escape, it is mere 'bombast to speak of ровнаныся
The Acting Commandast cazinot allow Lentoanetare, for tão first reason, you samort-ris, that ou the Chinese having the mastery over the McCallan to lay down the Adjutantoy without Part Lameoff forms integral part of 10 French. It will be so evil day for us all to the Corps during the past four year, and thanking islands outside. Like the Chinese, however, the
soknowledging the valuable services readured by ham Kores; Fort Hamilton is only a collection of Foocom
Kagak..... when China gains any snel mastery over a
bim, in tag anne of the Corps, for his very and al-Koreane think its great disgress to lose kay por
From the let Dember prozive the Ordocly Officer
won'ock, - European power, and we may late reason to for the weak, the rderly Sergeant, and the Military tion of their country, and dirs disaster are mp. be thankful that France holda security for from Lieutenant Lainbart, who will, fram that date, Chinese would feel I keenly the laws, say, of Drill Instructors will report to and take their orders posed to fall on any King who loses any part. The China's good behaviour and is not likely to sestimo charge of all drills and ivetenction parades. Formasa, than of one of the provinces of China The Corus will parade at Beat Quarters a 50 proper; Korea and Port Hamilton stand in the pm. on Friday, the 3rd fustant, for a marob out la same light on & smaller scale. The second reason hereafter a pointed wael returaus by Ito plosk poyen stute that Port Hamilton" was taken after the direction of Shaw-ki-wen, dining at a plans to be Fall Usiform. A strong muster is sarassly requested, an exprase aztangamant between the late Bir The second stage of the Elbe Practise will comHarry Parkes and El Hang-chang and with the manca ou Saturday zart, the 4th December instant acquiescenes of the Soul Government"- I Non-Commissioned Officers and Gere will parado believe, not correct, otherwise by have the as assalst 2.20 p.m. sherp 42 Marrey Wharf. Un Korean Government never sensed to protest
before.
against the oconpation P protests which have in
Bacamster most cases been instigated by the Chinese. Itwas Temperare one of the favorite themes of our Inte Inmanted addity Minister in Chips. Sie Harry Parkes, bat ons Direction of wind
Porco of wind which the Chinese nerer gave anything like an "express"agreement to, andona which the Koreans Weather opposed all they could.. Stortly before I was in đồni a further protest had just been handed | against the prompation. In regard to the merits of "the highly important strategical position of Antonio Fodro, ssman of the Spanish cruiser Port Hamilton" (In which I was certainly a for- Aragon, simitted being a struggler from his sixty, vent hollover), I will only say that an acquaint-
FOLICE. COURT,
be bounced out of any of her just rights," *Paz" possibly makes too much of the fact of the works at Port Arthur having been en- trusted to the Freneb, but certainly a nation which is so dependent as China on foreige ad- vice in her war dopartirul cannot be locked epon as cocupying a very strong position. An to the "just rights" to which the corres pondent refars, they are non-existent. The claim put forward by France to exercise protectorate over the native Christians in entirely untenable, and may safely be dis. rogarded by Chine-pot because chala strong enough to fight France; but hocause it i quite certain that France will not proceed and the Folice were ordered to put him on board, to bostilities on the question, The Frenob taxpayer is sick of fruitious foreiga ester.
1st December.
BEFORE ME. B. MACKEAN.
STRAGOLER.
OPIUM CASE:
ange with the spot has dispelled them all. Its
| value in time of war would be alzmont mál, if not an actual source of weakussaan opinion which Chias Station. Besides, during most seasons of Ho ̄Alz, stonecutter, was fund 39 for selling 1 stated by searly erary aaral afflver on the
the your Itilows not even present the bonefte
prises, and, seeing the state of public feeling prepared opium without a permit from the Opium prardo the Church in Frapos itself, would Farmer, at To Kwa Wan,
B
The Barometerà rising and gustinuta uppear to be step for N. Wisia. The periure and kuulkisy to low and the walber an
W. DOBEROK.
Hongking Observatory, 1st December, 1826.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
coin ena be
30
+
Df
would
that
Savage
aras
Warburton
b
BORD
Braavoil, I
300 100
Byes, ka
£30
BOWLING ANALTAIS. First Innings
1:0
30
Second Innings.
Bells Ruas. Maidens. Wisketa.
0
Q
VOLUNTEER SBOOTING
COMPETITION.
↳ fantter of· ·full we know it is not great, speaking, TM andoubtedly a fairkteen competitors, the rangwa keisg 150, 250, The author of The British dollar" fixea on one, as it dominates the Brongbtos Chau und 300 yards, kneeling position. The shooting per cent, as the cost, because that is what nel, and it at least furnishes a coaling station was only moderate, but the men are hardly used France paye to private manufacturers for east of Hongkong and consequently forms a to uilitary positions yet, regulation shooting striking her coins. But it would set from link in the chain of communication with only having been commenced this montà. Ginn the figures applied by Mr. GoWLAND to Mr. British Columbia. Perhaps, however, a more nor Matthews made at the first range the fine Lures and quoted by the latter that the favourable position in this respect can be core of 19, and seemed pertain to win the aggre- cost of ooining the American trado dollar is found. At all evenly it should be sought, gate, as at the second range he was four better considerably over 1 1 per cent, and that weeing that the gap between V Incouver although
1
and
1. per cent. is the charge made Hougkong is so great. Bone sach necessity than anyone elas, but he broke up on the last by the Japanese mint for coining the yen appears to be recognised at home, for Router range, and was beaten at the 250 farde Gan-
Tu
pare primite manufacturers to iot for ton ha cetraite, and should not allow any i At the 300 yards Lient Holmes and Gencer
11
it does not cover the cost. Now, if it anys that it is arged that even if Port Hemiles Cornish and Wood tied with 15 sack, and former won by van paint. "England should keep her on shooting off France at the rate of 1 per cent, it is evident hold on the that in all the Government mints to which Europasn
Pawer to possess them. This is Cornish and Wookey tied again with 15 osob. reference has been made there must be ahaalute nonsense. If the British Goveru the arst two also making a tie for the aggregate considerable leakage somewhere, especially ment surrender Port Himilton they give up with 43. On shooting of Lieut. Halmos when we reniember that the f per cent. all share in the control of the Broughton won, with Cornish noond. There were four indudes the manufacturer's profit, whereons
which would then be jointly com prizes one for each range, and so zggregate the changes at Government mints
mants are
China and Japan-China by
at the
by
supposed only to cover the cost, and in the bolding Port Hamilton, and Japan through Prize, the maximum of prise to be won by one her possession of Trushima. Neither of than being the aggregate and one rango prize.
1 Japan, not even that. The Colonial her Treasurer
thinke
of Bingapore
to coin a 40 a British dollar is
the proposal two would be willing to admit any out. Holmes took the aggregate, and resigned is worthy the care-European Power to a share in the control of the 300 yards prize, which thus went to Glanner Un date
On date ful consideration of a thougbiful Commis- this channel; and, minns Fort Hamilton, Coraiah, who resigned the 250 yards prize to jsklon.m.) at & pant.
sion. A Commission would probably boable England would have no pretext for going huner Wood Gunner Mattbowe took the 150 to obtain for us something like exact figures there. China soos the importance of
Provions 'day,
as 4 par B016
80.80 ·780,10′′
65
64
吃
17
18
NE X.E.
E.J.L
ze
2
a.
b.
K-Banyuwana rodjoed to 23 degros Prägeskalt and va the level of the was id freksa, tonths and hundredths.
3. —PORTAKALOun fy the shade in degrés Zabranicki. *** A-Humaire la pazprodaje of ustensiva, the humidity a
* with moisters belag 100. DELTORICar on nea Worm to two
Peace or was wavording to Beaufort Seals
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sky 1 O, s
ning: 0.orageant) F. pants, showsen) Eveunty; 1.vinj -8 mars 2-shunder; V. rabatty's Woden (wol).
Szemkázat în neben, beim and Subtract
KAWA SAAT DÜBEROK. Hongkong (Hservatory, Ist Decezaber, 1988.
45 to the charges at the various existing Russia out of Korea, and Japan in Paris prinė. Appended are the scores:→→→
mists and whether
private manufacturers with the same conviction, but we are by nɔ are prepared to undertake the mintage at means sure that
re that the latter would consent to
less than those abarges, Qas thing is cer- a Chinese occupation of Fort Hamilton. Un tain, namely, that the mint of Mexico is this source of revsane, that is, the Government It
chargea
• that the
Mail is
à tha Juntain Convention between
de la explicit
enough.
for the mechanical operation the two nations forbids either of them to send of striking. the coin than the actual coat, an armed force to Korea without the cozwo
off the Gould not the macbacical operation be par of the other, and goes on to remark: "Port formed at cheaply in England as in Mexico, Hamilton is undoubtedly a part of Korea, and if not, why not P
Its propinquity to or remoteness from Seoul Asenning that the cost of a British dollar has nothing to do with the issue. If China is a little more than that of the Mexican, is to be at liberty to interpret, for herself the would it pay to incur this extra cost? To particular parts of the little kingdom to would certainly not pay the banker or mor- which her obligation, applies ur does noti
-150 250 300
тре тоя УФК. Leuk Holmes 14
13... 35...
Ganner Carolab......... Sinner Wookey...... Gannar P. A. Lawia
banner Wood ..... Serpent Mofreen
Gennor Matthews
Gunner Marden... Sargeant Tomlin Gunnar Health, gumkan Ganner J. Powell
Granar LorrŲ DA Ganner Boondaram. Gunner Pointer
Genner Hawell Capt. Francisämiät Sargarit Dipple ............. Game Dad
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