A-THI HONGKONG DAILY PRÍSS: TURSDAY, JULY 1áca, 1901,
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
19TH JULY.
MONDAY, CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Rarometer 90.75 Therm. 9. (Wet bath) Tammeter 12.16.99.71 Therm 1 (Wat balb) 81 Famster 4P. Therm. 42.36. (Woh bah) 50 Thatémom. PA.....8. Thəm. Maximum 65 Ther. 198 Therm. Minimum (ovar Thermom 47.384
SHIPPING REPORT... The British steamer Muskuf, Erom Olarinal |(Japan) 4th July, had light N.D. winds and fog- i gy weather to Goto Islande; frash N.W. wind and fine weather in Forces Chansol, thanos Light N.Ehrensa and showery to port
moza correct statement as to what the differ- ja mystery. The lion's aduce in tho exploration { The skildren are quite previty. They are Healthy | Minna. Fatosies & Co♫a Emaiorum, JULE 17in ence in consumption would be in using this of the country belonged to the Eneians, who, in appearson and they appear to be very riving the same resulta, compared with as the masters of Central Asia, had the best amiable and good-tempered, on theke waz 20 Malinednate
Importunity of investigating it all dicottaps Paris curious qualión. was alsod. The But as near as I on calculate, there is a English trollers, naluated, if not by the dose offoints wanted to make them by heads, waren saving af from topir tt in the Ton of conquest, oactainly by the necessity of watch the manger tusisted on the opposite decidon and Ain us. The ash produced is from 16 to 17ing the movements of their great northern rival, gained his point, so they camo for a single Zarei pot cont. Bat this might be reduced if burning had sopomplished a fair share of work along the ash with suitable bars. MAY
inthern frontier linéa of Central Asia Croat Fla tre barraved is this case nes vary light, changes had taken place since he tho spaces lutwoon each bring of an inch.
cvmfry 18 years ago.. Feaps and order reigned Iam of opinion that a un bouvier bar with where formerly war and anarchy had spread ruin manos apart, say from 1 inch to 1 inob, would and desolation. The ichabitants, undisturbed in give much better resalia and save the bar gevatly, banjayronat of the fruit of their tahun, and Labs ANDR.
When burning conk alone there is no oliokerin no way molasted by the foreign ruler, were far
Telegraphie Transfor but when burningin undeubtedly there is a better off than they wars under the rale of their
Bank Bills on demand · clinker formed. It is also quite neosary to antive princes. But with all his desire to do jus
Bank Bile, at 90 days' night bave so extra good draught to make this cual ties to the role of the Raisins in Central Anje.
Bank Dila, at 4 months' slight it was deriainly the fact that their shorts were
Orodita, at 4 months algbt mainly directed towards the maturisi bensate of
Dodamentary Billa, 4 moi the conqueror, and not to the education and ea- ON PARI
gedment of the cusquered. Out of the anak Billa on demand nasl budget spent upon the aduluistration ad
- Creditų, x6 4 months' night Turkestan, Ferghans, and Transosepis, a dissp of GERMANY pointingly small am Bgured for the expɔpses in
"O's demand [nuered for the instruction of the natives, for
after alght
6 S2OCEAS,
With a good draught and illable bars. I hovo zot the slightest hesitation in saying that it is a good atossing mal-I am, dear sir, yours faithfully,
J. LOGAN, Chief Engineer.
* . י .
T. Arnold, Esq., Svorlaxy HT.K., O. & M. 6.1
Ca Id Hope họng
crocal.
Nuts and stay: entis.In comunstion okacaber opposto farendes povered with a hard gritty, Enbstance, which would in a continuous ran of erea forty-eight bours tend to damage them
mate inlly.
Tube eada. The trial was not sustently long to injure them to any visible extant, but from what I have stated: above I have not the least doubt it would do so in a very short time I am, dear sir, yours taitbay.
(Signal)
on N. YORK *** Hark, Billa
demand. „Credite, 60 slay", sight OA BOMBAY
Telegrafo Transfer
Bank, on demand
Bank, at sight Prinste 30 dava” sight' SOVEREIG. Bank's Buying Rate
',
JOINT STOLA SHARES.
NOTICES F. FIRMS NOTICE.
THE STORAGE BUSINESS of the
Undersigund has This' Day, boon trans-
TO LET
TO BE LET: "EY GODOWN§, Exer and West. DELLA SA and ROBINSON ROADS, Furnished, with Tennis, Lara,
Apply to
SHARP & Ca,
Tolograph Honse." Hongkong, 14th Jul. 1891
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD- ING COMPANY, LIMITED.
TO LET.
KNUTSFORD TERRAUE.
KOWLOON.
146
ferred to the WANDHAI WAREHOUSE HUIUS with & Rooms, nauding Bath
4.06
AND STORAGH COMPANY, LIMITED."
METER & 00.
Hongkong, lut July, 1897.
(1609)
NOTICE.
BUSINESS of Mears. FRABON, LOW 15.00. at this and Formosa, which will be
henceforth conduoted in my own name.
FRANK LEYBURN.
Amoy, 28th June, 1891.
NOTICE
Rame. Toonts Courts. Good view and i althy situation, Rent and Taxos $52 a mouth.
Apply to:
TO BE LET.
TU LET. Nenes with a Booms
TO. 8, CASTLE ROAD-Obs, Desirable
KIMBERLEY VILLAS, KOWLOOM,--TWO Healthily situated cases.
WEST END TERRAGA Two Com modicis & Rooted Houses
· Boot moderate... Apply to
SPANISH PROCURATION. Hongkong, 9th July, 1891,
TO LET
WITH INMEDIATE POSESSION.
1849
HOUSH, No. 35, WINDHAM STZELT.
Apply to
J. A. DE CARVALHO, Hongkong, dih July, 1891
TO LET.
11824
ON
1780
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LE, Hongkong, 25th March, 1801.
!. WITH IMEDIATE. POSSESSION.
TO LET.
H
"OUSE, No. 12, ÁRBUTHNOT Road, brown
as the French Consulate. Apply to
J. A. DE CARVALHO. Hongkong, 10th July, 1891.
1636
T
TOLET.
OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL-8. 8.00.
TRE Undersigned hiss This Day baen ap-THE PEAK BUILDING CO., LIMITED.
pointed AGENT of the above COMPANY,
In Hongkong. COMPANT Pamus.). QuotaTIONS. Bankomaty
Hongoni
$125 100 $125365,
103 pm. 41.6: $174. mellers 2160
T med hygienic measures, and for means calculated to Hongkong, lat Doesmbor, 1980.attor the think olnde of caperstitim Thos. Arnold, Eng, Seretary, Hongkong, Tar and ignoranoo which hover over the native too, and ses Steamboat Company, Limited masses of Central Asia. Reesis had never shows Dear Sir.-I beg to submit the following re-particular anxiety to raise the ultural coudt port as to the effect on boilors of steamer Fall tion of her foreign subjects to a Ligher level shan waiting from the late trial of Tonkin then necessary. Her object was to make thon, ON CALCUTTA
obedient tools of her rals, to abiorh erythingTelegraphic Transfor Fire bars-Whole sat almost completely dea-la her national body, and to exploit the country. Han of dand troyed, some of them only having been put in in every possible way for her own material and OR SHANGHAL... mon in Canton that trip. They were burat near. [evonentioul purposes, without remunerating horf ly through and fused together.
taxpayers with the real boons and blowings of car Western delisation. In samming up the reports and accounts of reconttravelfors in Central Asia he found that the economiesť valné. of Kassia's acquisitions was far greater than he had anticipated. The proddalive power off Central Asia, as proved by the continually increasing export of raw material, was, really ustquishing. While the export, trade from tho Khanates in the dosencial period 1840-50 |aponntet to half a million per annum and the JOHN MITCHELL import teada from Russia to about the amo Sapat, 8.5. Falahan.ount, in 1889 Bokbars lone had 12.000.000 roubles of export sad 10,000,000 ruelles THE HONGKONG ATHLETIC OLUAE import, omitting entirely the considerabla 10 THE EDITON OF THE "DAILY PRESS trade carried on between Khirs. Fergbans, and Sse-For the fatormation both of the mem-Eastern Turkestan: This unparalleled fusred bare of this Club and of the community generally of comicerca was the best evidence of the fortifity I beg to enclose for the faroor of publication of the soil of Central Asia, and if they foquine opy of a latter dated 21st May look sådromed by, into the dotsiks they would be even more our. the Athletic Ulab to the Government. Although peised by weing how usefulsome of these prodita neatly, two months have elapsed the Club has would prove, in the near future, for the Covelog nat yet been honoured-with a reply?, ?
ment of Russian industry, and how her trala would seriously threaten British commerce along.& C. Bakery ....... the whole line of har progress is Asa Ho Hongkong & Gas
Hongkong Electric... called attention, in the first place, to the growth IL. I. Tramwaya. in ottim, material for which Bussia bad sent Hongkong loc ont of the tomatry during the period between H. K. What & G 1890 and 1885 more than 500,00,000 roubles. The continually ivering product in Control As bad enabled her to diminish that sam grostly and to diepence to a large ortent vath American, Indian, and other cotlon; nad she nourished the hope that she would be sole in the near future to supply for whats entirely from Central Asia. In 1987 Russia Imported from foreign cuntzisa 1,855,000 ent
La view of the keen interest displayed by the public when the lab was formed and of the distinot promises both written and verbal made by the Government to provide a site for it it is diffenle to understand why this matter is being abelved.
יד-
Considering that afiset months have passed wibbout the Inlfilment of the promiren ruferred to, it is not surprising that the members of the Club are getting impatient.-Yourt.
W. H. Young, Hon, Beo, EL A. C.
Hongkong, 13 July, 1891.
ontbut, of the value of 90,137000 rotiles, a in the following year this had diminished to 19,000 ov, of tias value of 89,000,000 poubles, which was very natera! if we dered thé gradual increase ot the opport of cotton from
Hougheng, 21st May, 1991. Siram dodired by the Committee of the Hongkong Athletic Cab to repentfully address you again in regard to the promiss mado by the Gorerament to provide a site for the Club.
On the 31st May last year the Club had the kartan ista Russia. What be bad said will honour to receive from the Colonial Secretary regard to outton applied also to silk, core, fruits, Jatt No 1094), which sahl, I am diren by and other prodrets. The greater the increase of the Officer Administaring the Government to products, the briakar house the Enanian in- inform you that His Exoellency has bsan pleased port treds. It was onay to auderstand that the to got to the Hongkong Athletic Club a lease export from Russia would reep angles with for seven years of that pix f. ground at the the import from Central Asia, and that the new Racecourse to this east of the Bowrington Causlangator of the country must soon get the known a the Public Gardens, at a yearly rental anticipated moonpoly along the whole line d
tooding from the Thien Shan range of moun
of five callers."
Se soon as it became known that a lease of this tai as to the shores of the Caspish and the Black sita badi baon granted to the Club the accusanity Ses Nobody build or could grumble at this subscribed acue thansands of dollars to assistiral ontour of ommetal seesadoxe. But the Cab in laying out the ground ass place a point worth our full consideration was thia recreation for Europeans and others, over two that Russian trade did not content iten f with a brushrod members were at once enrolled, and monopoly on the Czar's own grounds, but that contraste mode for turfing the ground.
it stretched far iuto neutral territory and After the troos had been removed and some only threatened the commercial interests of hundreds of dollars spent in printing, advertising, others, sed partionlarly of England. It was not So, the Club was informed by the Government for the first time that we were apprised of that a large scheme was being formalated for the this and tate of stairs. For year and ealergoment of the agesourse, and that the piece yours we bad been shown Low British trade
of ground greatet already to them on a seven reading before its Eussian rival · In vaare longe would havo to be included therein.
D. New line...... Da. Old Cum New. Chini, Egan, 30 Do., Founders... New Oriental...... Brown & Co., G. Campbell, blcore&Co. China Borneo. China Sugar Chinong Loan '84. C.. Chinden Loan 85 E. Cruickshank & Co.... Deity Fark Co. ............ Fenwick & Co., Guo, Gordon & Co., & Ging Creen Island Cement H. Brick & Cament
H. Steam Laundry... Hongkong Rape.....
H. W. Dook.........
at
Austin Aria Hongkong Hotel... Fest Hotelsparçan -Shamosan Insurance
Chitton
China isprat Chras Traders. Hungtong Fire North Chinsu Bingopors Straits. Fire Blast Marine...... Union Yangtze bat
Labuk Plating Land & Building
H. Land Investas't
· Kowloon Land Inv. Ponk Building... Humphreys Estatə Waat Pourt Buildg.
Sugar
Mining
Balmoral Gold
BLO 213
$50 348 Dollars $10 $10,bout $65 $16, sallurs $100 3188 $500. par. beyazı Th.350 p. 27
$50 140, no. $1038 $25 $164, malus $23X0, anilara $50 $10 $316038, a
$60-978,
IG BIR
18 is
$100 | 170, sellera
| #25 | $88"
$60 $88, buyers
350 me
$50 $130, mollers
$12 $101 p. st. pim.
$50 $12, nom.
100 $85, nom.
460 $; sales
$16 $10, ..
150 | 3110, sells “
130 $87, bayern 17. 326 $681, bogers :$50, $315, selben W £50 TU. 200.
880 $16
2016,
$25 $90 $100 $06, buyers $60 $88, sellors
$60 $95, Bellers $30 $17,ia. $13. $100 $200 ..
$40 || $23, vallen $100-$56, sellera.
$10 $5, sallers Charbonnage) $19:68 | 2000, bagca
$5.919, ellers
Injurie Jaleba.
$5.26, bayors
$10 34. buyers.
Panjom * Kaubs.............. 17.91. 80 ets, buyers Belama...
Steamship Cope
China à Manili.. Douglas 5. S. Co.... H., Canton, & M End China S. N....
Steam Lannek...
Watson & Con A. 8.
$5, tolien $2.31llers
$50 $80, nom $50 $45, sellers $30 335, sales 410 30 ct disux. div. boyers
$10 $101, bayc 2. & B. COXON,
Share Brokers
OPIIM
Par Ploul.
North Parels, and quitarwady dan lukigba", A meeting of those interested in the scheme nistan: Sager, ohintzes, melin, and iron waron refused to was held at Government House, sand were the staple articles with which Rowis presentatives of the Joskoy, Football, Golf, and baling England in the market. In discoring Athletic Clubs were present, as well as is the question of commercial competition hatween Excellency Mr. Fleming, the Colonial Secretary, England out Bassis in Central Asia we ought nod the Zarreyor General, the Hon. C. P. Chator, to lose sight of the fact that it was not in quali and others. His Excelleney the Offer Adty of goods or in oonsterial spiritlust Ri mixinturing the Government presided, and it was superseding her rival, but rather by facility was then and then decided to enlarge the time of cotonnication, a more favorable geographs This year's New Malwa $490 doars, provided that the necessary funds were ex position, and, above all, through the graster. Last year's Now Makwe $500 voted Upon the distinct understanding that stanes rendered by Government to private Uld Malwa........ thair wants would be provided for, the reenterprise. The Asistio was always able to din Older Male presentatives of the Athletic Club gave a reluotsinguish and appreciato the bettor material and Oldest Malwa
a consent to the woher, being assured by the superior quality of English gods as co- Pataa (New)..... His Excellency that if it were not cirried cat parad with those of Bussian manufacture, but Banking (New) the less he had already granted to the Clab the Russian manutaotucce took greater nace Benares (Old) 6405 · weld stand good and would not be rescinded.
tu satisfy the tastes and wants of the Asiatic.
All co
Datas.
to 20
$510.
to
$520.
1 to 21.
$5,40 $495
to di
EXPORT JARGONS;
per chest
JansFor London-71,998 lbs congon Per steamship Polyphemus, exiled on the 28th 102,102 lbs. soented caper, $4,918 b c
range pekse, 51,033 s. sorts, and 400 boxes to Bouth Ameriem. ? 5th July:-For London-0.639 The congon "Par British steamer Pakling, miled on the
sandries.
Prestamship Peshawur, moled on the 9th.
J. B. VAN BUREN,
Agent.
Bongkong, 10th July, 1891.- :;
[368%
NOTICE.
PACIFIC MAIL 9. §. 00.
[HE Undervignod has This Day-bean ap-
in Hongkong.
J. 9. VAN BUREN,
Agent.
Hongkong, 10th July, 1891.
INSURANCES
GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY IN
LONDON.
[1666
CEVEN FIVE-ROOMED HOUSES Nos 9 to 8, STEWART TERRACE, DAY Peak Clareti. Gas laid on. Apply to the
SECRETARY,
at Office, 58, Queen's Road Central Hongkong, 27th February, 1897.
TO LET,
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION,
THE DESIRABLE
50
RESIDENCES CRAIGELLACHIE, BONHAM ROAD." STOWFORD, Bowram Boad. Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS Hongkong, 25th Juna, 1691.
TO BE LET, POSSESSION TROM lar JuLT NEXT.
1832
VESSELS EXPECT60.
FR FRENCH MAIL The M. M. esmer Milbourn with the French mall, left Saigon at 4 am on the 11th and may be expooted Eure to-day.
PER INDIAN
The Indo-China stormer Kstanny, with tho Indian mail. left Slagupore a p.. ea the 11th,- and in das here on ths 17th spat.
THE RADIAN MAIL.
The C. P. staster Empress of Japan loft Van- sauver on the attornson of the latina,
MOTORANT STEÁMTRS, The O. 8. 8. Co.'s steamer Jason Loft, Singa. porn on the Sth, and to dua here on the 14th inst. The steamer Innos loft Slugsporo un than 10th and duo here on the 16th inst
The D. D. R. stormer pine left Bingapore on, the 10th.aclis dus on the Ach inst
The Glen Litio stommer Glenangive luft Sin- gapore on the afterdom of the 12th, alis dus here on the 18th inst.
The China Shippova Matus] steamr Koeraus,
NE COMMODIOUS HOUSE at Sanao, from Glasgow and Liverpool, pasard the Swanl
Travesso dos no Apply to
P. NOLASCO DA SILVA. Hongkong, Wih Juno. 1891.
on the 8th inat, and may be considered duo at Penang on or about cas 25th inst
TO LET.
1867
COYD FLOOR, DEDDELL STREET, No, 3. Five Room, Bathroom and Pantry.. - Apply to
EDUARD SCHELLHANS & Co. Hongkong, 7th July, 1991.
(1895
FOR SALE
AND
FOR SALE,
ULES
MUM M
CHAMPAGNE, Q. $20 & Pia. L DUBOS Faxá á na Gerson & Co.'s BORDEAUX OLARETS, WHITE WINES. CHAU. LEOVILLE, at 243 per Cast of 1 dos. CHAU. MARGAUX, at $28
1 BATTEES BARLEK BREE** --Calabrated 7 years Old WHISKY,
at $9.25 per Cass of 1 dox.
GIEB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong. 10th November, 1888. (28
FOE BALE.
CHAMPAGNE MONOPOLE"
-HEIDSIECK & Co-
RE: Undersigned having been appointed HE PREMISES now in our denpation.MONOPOLE RED SEAL (medium dry).
TER
kuwo "CONNAUGHT HOUSE," in
Agents for the ahore Company, are preQueen's Road Central. pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE And LIFE at Currant. Katea.
REUTER,BRÜCKELMANN & Co. Hongkong, 1st July, 1929.
RED Foil
do.
GOLD FOIL (dry).
{extra dry).
CARLOWITZ & Co., Sele Agents for
Do."
For further partionlars, apply to
Dui
940
THE MAEINBUEK FURNITURE DEY DO.-.-
COMPANY, LIMITED. Hongkong, th June, 1891.
TO LET.
[1887
THE NORTH GEENAN FIRE INSUB *ANCE · COMPANY OF HAMBURG,
HB Tudorsigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Commoy, are prepared to GEANT INSURANCES to the extent of $100,000, on first-class risice at euf- rent rates,
DUNN, MELBYE & Co Hongkong, 10th February, 1889.
[18
FARANSATLANTIC FIRÆINSURANCE
TRANCOMPANY OF HAMBURG.
The Undersigned, having been spintad Agents for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current
Hata
SIAMESEN & Co.,
Agente. Hongkong, 16th November, 1872. 116 THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM.
PANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFVICES--HONGKONG CAPITAL (SUBSCRIBED), 31,000,000.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Lu Br BAND, Eng
BAN HUP, Es Yow CHONG Prvo, Esq. CHAI LI CHOY Esq. Hor.CaUNE, Baq.
The Company GRANTS POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, payable at any of its Agencion
Contributory Dividends are payable to Conte haters of Kasinoes, whether they are Shareholders or not.
WOO LIN YUEN, Secretary.
IfEAD OFFICE,
No ¿ Queen's Road Woat,
Hongkong, 14th March, 1841.
Natry 1st MARGE.
[O. 4 WEST TERRACK.
Apply to
Hetoner & Co., REIMS, For Hongkong, China, and Japan. Hongkong, let July, 1885.
FOR SALE.
1611
HAS. TEID STECK'S (357 CHAMPAGNE, 1990 WEITE SEAL.
$23............ per oase of 1 dozen gratta. *23........ por case of 2 dozen pinta.
G. O. ANDERSON, 13. Praya Central. Hongkong, 5th Fohenary, 1891.
TO BE LET.
codingly comfortable and cool Six- Roomed HOUSE. Apply to
The Secretary, HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE COMPANY, LAMITED, Hongkong, 21st May, 1891.
1806
TO BE LET.
MOUNTAIN THEW, Fear Plan. --kett's Gap. Hill Distrist, consisting of 5 or 6 Large Dwolling. Rooms with every on Tendence. These houses overlook both sides of the island, aro cool, comfortable, and healthy.
Apply to
JOHN A. JUPE, Saaratory, THE AUSTIN ARMB HOTEL AKD BUILDING COMPANY, ID
[1588
Hoogkang, 27th May, 1891.
NOTICE
· TO LET:
THE PREMISES No. S PRAVA CENTRAL lately occaplod by Mesars. Russal & Ca. The whole by flats, or single rooms, anit able for Offices and. Dwelling..
Apply ba
E. D. SASSOON & Co. Hongkong, 22nd June, 1881.
[1594
F698
+
PHENIX FIRE OFFICE TAS Undersigned are now prepared to GRANTPOLICIES of INSURANCE against FIRE at Current Rates.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
Agents for the Phonis Fire Ofico. Hongkong, 17th August, 1897.
[27 MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE 00.
OF MANCHESTER.
AGENTS for the above COMPANY KTA THE Undersigned, having been appointed
EDUARD SCHELLASS & Co.,
Agenta. Hongling, lat July, 1991.
NOTICE.
11592
Twelve months have sincs elapsed, and so far He could not but reproach the English aath Ahletic Club is aware, nothing has yet mapufacturer for his ulder carelessness and been lean by the Government to carry out their negligence in this respect. How many Beras in promises. As the Ease-conran enlargement Manolester Birmingham, Shaald. Bradford, achete bes therefore apparently fallen through and other places had hitherto sent agents to the I am desired to make a formal application for interior of Corral Asia to get thorough in- permission to proceed with the laying out of the formation shout the Tavorite patterns of the ground for which a leam has been granted, and larte, Uzbegs, and Tareine? How 81,249 lbs. sceated caper, 8211 be seated prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRS If this couneolian I would respectfully call your English firma knew precisely the width and orange pekoe, 470 balex waste silk, a $ cause at corrent rates. vary partiodlar attention to the verbal promise breadth of the stuffs required for the epoolul cut made by His Exoallenos Mr. Pieming, visThat of the native dress? Suoh information was the less old stand good if the Bass course neossy in order to keep up the good regata Joly For London-9 osses cigars, 12 banket save not enlarged.”
tion of English articles and beat their rival. If further action or agitation by the Clab by Sunwing up their experience, it would be shells from Manila, 50 bales punjom silk. 195 ederal noemer before the Goverment found that the main cans of Ecasian Baccara bales waste pills, I ose silica, 205 bales raw will give the Club the pee of the ground referred to be sought in fasility of comedication, lik, 30.970 lbs. oented caper, 7.140 lbs, scented
Q tatable substitute therefor, they will and particularly in the spening of the 'mns: orange pelos, and 9 gases aundries, For Brede with the approval and sanotion of the Govern caspian Railway. The pailag ownel would Agra-710 okages be For Frans-10 ment menurialis the Socratary of Stata on the soon he doomed to the short distabong of silks, 3,541 packages tin, and 415 balen anjost, ainding him at the same time oppies of legal tradia and the agricultural evin Seourits silk. For Italy-9 packages sundries. the correspondenss and press-comments on the of roads and quickness of leonotion were ladli Jal--For London-30912 lbs. conget, 155,935 Par steamship Prion, sailed on the 9th matter.I have the honour to be, Sir, your meat parable for English trade in the ribs. scouted caper, 3100 lbs. scepted, orange obellient servant,
direnmalaboes; and under these conditions there! (Signed) W. H. YOUNG,
was no other entway but the opening of railway pak 75 boxes unknown, 65 one thins ware, Hon. Sec. H. A Coemmanication between and to those pisos in a bales rattanware, 15 cases oppperware, 10) ossen blackwoodware, 90 pages bainboowsze Pursia or Afghanistan from which the English balas waste all, 4 cases ailles, 112 on fans, 767 merchant would be able to provide the Centrals premarves, 210 rally matting, 301 packages Asad markets with the me ease and urity, and 39 packages sundries, - ng the Russian trader now found in the Trans- caspian Railroad. He could not but ramark
POPULATION OF THE GREAT TOWNS OF ENGLAND.
THE WEATHER METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, 19TH JULY, AT, 4, K.M.
STATION.
The following are the populations of the the plaudity with which the English publio principal English towns (and Cardiff) as envieved the retrogression of British trade in morated at the census in 1891 and 1891, the tens Contral Asin, which was not encouragingidor and nuits in the secondi elamu being omitted the fatare of England's imperial portion in except in the first line. The raton of increase Asia. For he saw in the loss of wash camphet between the two perioda in the several towns are plads the ornabling of a stone in that great and also given. It will be noticed that in Lierpool magnificent stracters which our gasested bad only is there a decrease since 1891. We copy raised to the boneft of this island and to the the table from the Daily Graphic-
glory of Wosteen civilisation in the Old World.
A voto of thauka was given to the lecturer on Windivostook... Post the motion of the Chairman, socoded by r. H. Taklo...
Nagnenki | Urzerés
Shanghal Professor Vambéry, in sexnowledging the com- Foochon pliment, sail that ffanchester shoud serd ont Amoy
meil vgents to Central Asia to stridy the Anging taste of the nativer and learn what patterns and Swate colours pleased them If the Chamber of Com Vitoria Pak....
Houston. merce would send out somebody he would be Canton .... happy to give him all the information he could. Hassqm- [(Appliusu)
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