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INFIMATION.

Established A.D: 1841.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

refined sugar-

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HONGKONG DAILY PRIJA TURIDAY, APRIL 80 10, 135,

sātes might in oma vaj, kəyərər In making this declaration fa questißimplɔ, states Maritims Castors, whoes tarif is regulated by a

treity; and it was only cargo boning under that remote the contingency, work to his diandrant- tios or manufacturs of refined agar in fine the China market is steadily growing, The Gaman eruisar Arsona left for Amey mad dogs. for which Ms. Barden Fekkaizdarity | Soenign, in under the control of theglepanel (shah ihrengh four tant giving quidansa në vazh

bo will employ It Fit enmen to bith

Mr. Perry actail will sy Charles, showing so ostegory

of your Freellency, nor la the absenes of positive A epolis attached to the corps of whitewaalmes. Japan might be counterbalanced by anandwill more than make up for any falling yesterday.

re may be in the demand from Japin. additional duty equivalent to such tax. The bi

ahots in Po Yuca Street and demanded $t friends dif nok ereilt him withi: Mrs. | "Tašegli there is no exploit provislab made in proof a matter of very great importance when treaty was accordingly signed with that pro- According to Messrs. JaanixE, MATEO Rovint eius frable vastarity. fle wont te ability in grasping the character which many treset the Chimer angested should be so age. This difficulty has not exped the nation vision included, and in a dospatch from the & Co's letter to the Chamber of Comeneres team be, ocupant. She refused to part with Kaff was a distinct sacists as Florence Starigaul, bay of the westies to guard against the intro there exisin the admission of the Ministar of the A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, Colonial Ofico to the Forsiga Office the the aspacity of the retineres here is not leas any of her quotes, and the whitewasher there ir noting being spirited and graceful and far duetion of lower duties into the tarif this Tetagli Tandon before Sir John Walsham " that ema of the furniture with his whitewash. Att time good, soaronly performed up to bis Elist ab doing le pot an: fafringement of treaty stated that they lind already written to the Marquis of R:Pon's thunks were conveyed thau 325,000 tons of raw sugar annually of the fuel treat on her by dabing logatios romarkably good. Mr. Bond, though Chamber annet agree with you in considering the action of the Hoppe had been irregular, and out to sharge lower duties on junk ourela, ergo for days previous they had received a telegram to the Earl of KIMBERLEY for the notion value of £3,500,000, and the export of the Fuliss Court yesterday Commandor W. Creputation and his part hardly sesmal to suit rights, becane, as has besa previously pointed tarbenint of Centsu on the subjest. Only a for his froak. The prisoner defenes was that The third part of the programme consisted of in obtionsly thename, in affect, as to impose higher fram the Viqszoy stating, on the authority of the taken in the interests of the Hongkong refined sugar to Japan in 1898 probably. Hastings ordered him to pay $5, or 21 days, him.

a humorous sketch in the shape of 2 European Loontention of the representatives of the Steam longar existed.. sugar refiners with respect to the duty on automated to between 70,000 and 80,000 the woman would not remove her faraiture to another entertainment by Mr. Brady, who gave duties au sargo carried by foreign vesels. The Hoppe, that the rednotion in the native teriff no-

tous, representing a valua nf over $1,000,000 parmit bins to wash the premises.

That of course is a very largo Looker on is the Japan Gusetts says Guides, which aroited much merriment and best Companies hea sillong been that granting Ch Flowy had added that if any irregala "The Gram Widower," both of which justly planes these companies at a diadranings as waanthorized action on the part of the Hoppo's. The satisfaction of the Marquis of Rtros, sterling,

The foregoing remarks deal only with_tos, but however, does not seen to have been shared trade, and it has grown up practically within The two Empres hoata wara in Kobe laat wook the sang "I headed it over to 20 ald of preferential duties to cargo in native bottom zitics were still prac isot they must be due to the

is a popular in of treaties which ware framed with the view of Shanghai bost, the Amprsta af Badia, was leav

ploing all troso trading at the opeo ports on an other articles wool on pass, rattans, faatbars, beatles, which are largely dealt in, have also by the General Managers of the China the last twelve years. But the growth of fat the same tims, lying oloss toosh other. 3epared a large amount of applause, mail it was | publio oarrlars, and is a departare from the terms | subordinates."

The interval wire filled by the Canton Phil-equal footing,"

The question of perferential datier was frat haz diverted from steamers to native janke Sugar Refining Company, for on the publica-the sugar trade in China has been even more ing at midnight. At 11:30p.m. half-s-dusen of very evident that Mr. Brady

was bored for Yokohama, and made for the tion-af the new treaty and tariff they wrote remarkable and promises constant and the boss of Shanghai, baring dined well, rasdied Captan as very hers size.

The Imperial Government bas on more than to the Chamber of Cosmerno requesting the profitalto employment for the Hongkong up the ging way of the Empress of China, which Larsonie Bociety, which played the Calffe de Chuisber to take anchateps as it might doem refineries, we trust, for all time to conté. smoking room. A Chios band, knowing most of Bagdat" and the "Trip Away" and Pearl of brought to the notice of the Chamber in a lotter owing to the existence of preferential duties

then, upon his entering have you bena per toral arrangements were excellent and reflect presentatives of some of the leading shipping

in to bi hoped that after attaining such a favour drying trade was being very largely diverted preferential duties, and though the local most desirable to represent in the proper There may be the competition of the them, folloset. "Hallo, Smith," said ons of the Quran" walls in somsadable style. The dated 10th September, 1891, signed by the re-which continue to be granted. quarter "the discriminating effect of the Japanci refineries to carat with by and by Japan for a trip? Loming, back with os 7 much credit on those whose care thee worn. It drag in the Colony, pointing at that the one odsssion prohibited the granting of these The subject af proferential dution is no ex- now treaty against, the chief industry of for they will naturally try to cultivate the Smith gaietly roptied that he was on his way to able result to their arte, the inhabitants of team foreign stammers to native Jasks in come. Authorities for a time respantod ita: mandates, tresty rights obtention which the Com-haustively dealt with in the accompanying car. be equally anoves(u) the colony." The Chamber accordingly China market, but on equal torms the Hong. England. Then those Shanghaied

mitteo of the Chamber were sked to support, respondance, to which I be to ask your kind forwarded the letter to the local Government, kong refineries will always be able to hold language, and moved swiftly For the sake of and will be topplad to make farther anos quence of the granting of the duliss, which these wees after a while invariably a mandate.

well if the press bosts hort time they call at

and in which they fully oooourred. Sabse (atlontion; that it swem necaumary to truaido DIFFERENTIAL DUTIES AT

quant correspondenos showed that the astian you with any lengthy dission, is I venture which sent it on to the Colonial Olive, fenu thoir own. Ten years ago, that is, in 1884, polito dine out, or cani esad, it would be buds scarsi ba doubted that they would they contended was a direct infringement of

Taken by the Chamber in sadouring to to think a reference to the perresponderon will which a reply was in due time received. the total import of sugar into China, brown Kobe were painted different belaars.

get these duties abolished was approved of tend to strengthen the opicion your Excellency Messrs, JARDINE, MATHESON &Co. printed out and white, was, according to the Imperial

by the Foreign Oflas, and also elicited seems to have already formed of the importanes the fast that the Ministers of the Taungli of a questiu having a direct bearing on so large in their letter that under the tariff still in Maritime Coatoms returns, 110,400 picule

Tamén had admitted their irregularity. Mr.s volume of the trade of the coleus. force refined sugar mas subjected to an im. of a value of Ik Fla 440,784. Lant your, port duty of 24 cents per pical, while under 1894, the import amounted to no less than the new tariff 10 per cent. was to be imposed, 1,423.891 pieuls of a volus of H. Ths. which within six months was to be converted 9,507,158, or say 107,288 tons of a value of into a specific duty on the basis of the million and a half sterling, on sin average nediam of prices during the six months of last year's exhange. No distinction is preceding the date of the protocol. It hap made in the returns between refined and raw

ALL these are selected by our London Teus, bought direct at Brat hand, imported in wood and boilted by ourselves, that saving all intermediate profits, and enabling as to supply

the best growth at MODERATE PRICES.

PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be. had Application.

PORT

minth before als

after rebral should be rastot a What requical for drinking at anco it sharit be onlored to be decited at the Dispensary before, being

'Bon L out.

SHERRY-Exellent

Dinner and After Dinner Wins of very superior Vintages,

All ar trie Xeres Wines.

BHANGHAI ŽACES.

FIRST DAY, 29 April We're indebted to the Manger of the Cable Companies for the results of yeterday's rack at Shargiai.

Tla. 5 each, with T. 109 sided; for subscrip tivu griffins of this posting only; second The SUSCRIPTION STAKES Sepetakes of pony, The. 25; weight for inches as per enale. Three quarters of a mils.

Time, I min 98 secs

Mr. Sylva's Rod Star: 10st. us. Mr. Crowd's Procession, 30st. 916 The CRT-BRION STARS; a Sweepstakes of Tls 10, with la, 200 added, ont pony. Tls 50; for Chim pacies; eight for taches sa por

pened. Mesta, JARDINE, Matheson & Ch., sugar, but Mr. H. KoFSCH, the Statistical Mr. Plack's Sir Charles, 10si. 9lbs. CLANET-Our Clarets iuolating the lowest went on to say, that the priese ruling during Secretary of the Customs, in his report Fried, are guaranteed to be the genie the six months in question were higher than Bays The anger which appears in the import table for 1,823,000 piculs is largely product of the jniss of the grape and are at any time in the bistory of the trade, sud

of artificially made from raisine and it followed that the deity would be calculated the proroct of Hongkong refineries (and enranta, as is generally the ones with

upon an abnormally high valua, probably originally of Chinese provenance), for which Cheap Wines

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meraly a quation of age and vintage.

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sola One File,

CANTON.

The appendix to the report of the Committes of the Hongkong General Chamber of Com- merce contains correspondence on the subject of Barker correspondenco has already appeared in the levy of differatipi datisk at Canton. The

hitherto been published our columns, but the following letters have not

THE CANTON CHAMBRE TO THE HONGKONG CHAMBER.

this Chamber on 20th May, 1892. by direction sont crisis will probably prosent. a favourable of the Marquess of Balisbury, stated I am to opportunity to press the matter home.-1 hewa,

H. Bauderson, writing to the Chairman of Is glad to notice that you consider its pre-

request that you will inform your Chamber that de.. Her Majesty's Minister at Paling brought

313. Keswick Chairman.

KCMG, B6, &

RUSSIA AND JAPANA

this subject verbally before the Ministers To His Exelony Sir William Robinson, of the Taungli Yamén se a interview) Canton Charbor of Commerce,

with them on the 18th of Mazok last. Centoo, 28th November, 1894.

He represented that this inequality of taxation Sir-With regard to the subject of prefer was opposed to the spirit of fan treaties between 3eutial duties at Caxton and the rest correspon- Forsiga Powers arid: China, and elsimed that: doncs relating thereto, which has been published the native tatil could not, as regards produes in the Hongking Daily Fresa, I am instructed by carried constrise between treaty parts or be this Chamber to all your attention to the fast treena treaty port sad a foreign codatry, be so that the latter of the let September leat, addressed palated as to place native vessels on a more by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce favourable footing than Loreign vessels.

ponies; weight for ither as per seals; grifios, The CATHAY CUP; vane Tk 150, for

at date of extry slevad 301bs.: entranco, Ils.

5. Ine mile and a hill.

Mt. Toog's Tigris, 10, 5lbs.

It is no longer possible for Ministers diplomatiste to disguise the fast that a sarius

and Japan. There is reason to believe Basia prevails in the relations between Baus agitimated to Japan that, whether or no tas to the Principal Serratary of State for Foreign The Chinese Ministers admitted that the convention onoluded at Bakan is ratifód by Chip, the occupation of territory in Manchuris, loading to a specific dats of 90 cents per/"commodity there"ace to be an ever- Mr. Bing's Oriou. 19st.12lbs.

injurions to the water portion of the trade stated that they had already written to the Indemnity exacted, will be regarded as a caske BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to picul; also that under the exiating tariff raw "increasing domaud, the deliveries daring Me. Henry Morriss' Blackberry, Ilat 4lbs... A fairs, ie calanlated to have an effect combat action of the. Hoppe bed buen irregalar, and lees as a guaranted for the payment of the

Time, 2 min. 25 eros.

from this port to forsigo constries, inasmuch sa Government of Uonton on the subject. Only Belli, Bo serious has the position become that he purs Cognac, the different in pries boing angar had been paying an import duty of "the year exceeding the importation of Mr. Uto's Saas Parvil, Oat. Jaibs.

angur land, besical, whereas in the new "1899 by 270,000 plants. With the further The GBIFFINS PRATE; T, Tint 50 detit udvoostes the pinginten all orgine Luperial for days provinsiy tatins de this so thority if all have bins boch sf223ed no the Bussita men

China' ponies that have never rou at any export to foreign ports through the on of

Are enflaed to their ressola, and we understand ing, second pony, Tls. 100 weight for inches Maritime Castors, which virtualy means on the Hoppe, that theroduction in the native tarif of-war both here(Kobe)and at Negaki, the crow as per scate; entranco, l. 5: Throw-quarters insiston npan the payment to the Chinesenu looger existed. WHISKY. -All our Whisky is of excellent tarifi no mention was made of raw sugar,oping up of Chins now about to take

of a mile.

Government of the maximam rates of imposta The Viceroy had added that if sur irrege that the commanders of the warships have orders allowabis by treaty, quality and of greater age thar most the omission no doubt being accounted for place this ever-increening demand will grow

Mr, Sturgis Vaquem; flet. 16.

This Chamber considers that there is nothing larities were stilt practised they sust be due to be ready to leave port at twelve hours' notice..

U poanthorizsi antion on the part of the Hoppe's Fear Busar monot-war which have been o

pesied. here daily from Nagasaki for the ot brands in the market. The Scorch by the Japanese contemplating the intro-still more rapidly. In view of the possibili-

3ia the treaties making the lowering af duties by

subordinates.". WHS marked is universally duetion of the manufacture of refined sugar tion of the Obion market and the natural Mr. Ring's Invader, Iss. 1b.

Ts, 1 min. 30k Bocs

the Chinese Government in suy way an intras.

The rares put forward, for which the Cham-week have not yet arrived, the assumption being popular, and is pronounced by the best local upon an extended scale, and so long as raw advantages the Hongkoos reuneries possess Mr. Tang Cala's Forrt, 10st. 1216o.

bar begs to thank you, showing a gain of that the position of site is so critical that The abipments benos by juak ere not foreign 223.21200 in the tea, trade for 1894-95 are in-orders to leave for Kobe have been temporarily ocuiseurs to be superior to say othe sugar was free the Japanese factories would for competition with the refineries, to be be honptied, as against those of Hongkong,tablished in Japan, the imposition of the

Chination of the tresty chligations.

owned, but native property conveyed in native foresting, but it wens very doubts! how much countermanded, to avoid the vessels being out brand in the Hongkong market."

bottoms for delivery to foreign buyers in Heng of this benefited foraigners and how oh natives of communication with the Legation for s to the extent of the duty levied upon requed higher rate of duty in the latter country

hong; they are not the property of the foreign White reforming to the subject of statistics I single day. It is very improbable, however. sugar imported. It was also suggested in which has been agreed upon may be looked

bayer til the said delivery is made in Hong may mention that you are under a misspershor. that Russia will take day decided step until the our, and by sonducting their business on this son in supposing the Chaosher had advanced 8th of May, the last day for the radication of the treaty, as it is evident mash may haptau the letter that the provision as to the duty upon as little more than a fleabite,

basin natives are enabled to call at considerably the statement that it raprenated probably uiuefore that date which will reader immediate lower rates, thereby benefitting the foreign buyer tenths of the commercial interests of Canton. being raised to an extent squivalent to aay

If, as you suggest, the Chiness Government action necessary. The attitude, however, excise tax to be levied on Japanese refined sugar might be made to operate merely as a

Merchants at this port and at Hongkong areald bo prevailed upon to lower the dative on which Hassin' has now defnitaly taken up may cargo carried by foreign vessels to the level of onsourage the Tsangli Yamen to refuse ratifica means of larying an additional duty on re

inoles as per coale entranco, 11s. 5. Odistinctly borefited by such delivery of goods that carried by jonks, and provided that the tion, in which case the war will go on. Chian he fined sugar from Hongkong, as there was

in Hongkong such delivery being in to duties by both wore permanently the same, an ing conddent that whatever the immediate result, wise an infraction of anything in the treaty easy gelation of the reasd question of preferential and even if Russia does not at once renfor active A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.nothing to prevent the Japanese Gareroweat

with Great Britain, and it being exceedingly datira would be arrived al; ikut as similar tanes. Japan will not be allowed to enjoy the encouraging refineries oder afate subsidy Menmast work, of whom 177 were 2uropeans. In one notios of the organ racitel at Union

3 foubtful (as admitted by the tale Minister Bir onsssions world without doubt be demanded fruits of her victories if these should take the and imposing an excise tax equal to such

Church on Sutardey the name of Mr. A. P.

John Walshima, and late Consul, Sir Chaloner at all other ports, it seems unlikely that the form of territorial aggrandissment. Should the 120 subvention, which tax would also be levied. Tammert was inadvertantly given for that of The KLANGSU PLATE, ezine Tis. 150: for Alabaster), whether it could be taken as a chinesen be found willing to submit to treaty burstified, howaras a policy which wo

China ponies said pony, Tia. 50; waight for contravention of Artiolo III. of the Commercial

ing the hand of Russia-it now appears certain apon the Hongkong sugars already bearing Dr. Meadows as one of the soloista..

A But of 825, with the alternativa of two!

leches par soale Entrance, Tls. 5. One mile Treaty batwon the United States and Chins 8 scions a deduction from their Customs seem to be immediate interests of China un foro- and thros quartaraj

of 17th November, 1890. This Chamber fails revenge. the initial duty of 90 cents per pical. This Only semestraination's relating to the rows onlamus letter was forwarded to the Colonial Office, months imprisonment, was imposed you &

allowed to avail itself of the lower duties your offer of co-operating, but as zovision of what resnit? With the result, it sets Sci s whould be säärased to the Pitar."

3ebarged by the Chiness Government to their the tarif in the direction of bigber duties is that Japan will be compelled to give way and Coronare requested to forward their name and in reply copies of departmental car-Chamass, at the Police Court yesterday, for

to 300 why tha tenda of this port should not be The Chamber would very willingly avail of that Russia will takes head in the game. With

and address with somunications addressed to the

ORL subjects, in order to obtain produse reported to have been already moobed, it would abandon any attempt to acquire territory in ha desirable to await the issue of present som Manchuzio. For at present Japan is without Pater not for public tion, but as videos of good respondence that had taken place on thejecting morphine into another celestial.

terms than would otherwise be possible.

- We only guaratée our Wines and Spirits to ba goncine hon bught direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at

the Coast Ports,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSART.

Hangkong. 10th January, 1895.

NOTICE TO CORESPONDENTS

day.

Mr. Kaunok's Korant, st. 5163. Mr. Pellam's 'Enery Awkins 11st. 1lb.

Time, 3 min. 16 901

M. Centurion left for the North yester The Joozes Cur; vine, Tla 100; for China ponies that have Myer won a rece second pany. Tla. 25; to a ridden by Jockeys who hivi never had a winior mount; weight for

roond.

Some 80.000 trube Lavo been allotted for

Japanese settlement in Svool.

There were 1.788 visitors to the City Hall

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Mr. Syi'a Rod Crasi 11st. 16. Mr. Giendaye's Rocket. Ilst. lib.

Time, 2 min. 42 se

Me. Kannok's Little Prin, 19. Jibs...

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Mr. Tin Wo's Diablitin, 10st. 12lbs. Mr. Robson's Blue Tetor, 11st. lib. Mr. Hampton's Felipe af. 111

Time 3 min. 35j 100s.

...

at this port or in Hongkong, and ultimately the consumer in Great Britain and elsewhere.

All leitor for publicction abould be writtan on one subject and an answer by the Foreign Ofco German mail of the Bil rust aft Colorabo on The HART LEGACY CU÷presented by the late delivered in Hongkong on more favourableplications between China and Japan before I doubt at the mercy of any Power with a strong

faith.

side of the pat ruky.

No unsymaly od commaniestines that have appeared in other para first will ho insertad.

Orders for its copies of the Deity Press shouli

The Brily

HONGKONG, APRIL 30TH, 1505.

The A D L steamer Karlsruhe, with the Saturday, the 27th inst, and may be exp.nted

are on or about Wednesday, the 8th May.

Lieut. General Barker leaves this cotony tower of watoes to Bomy is said to be Jargely on cas increase; the Ouska makers em busier by far than they have been since their trade to Tientsin and Newchwang was stopped by the war.

Me James Hart; vadus, Tls. 100; for Chius pomes; waight for Laches as per scale, on- trance, Tla 5. Half a mile. Mr. Oswald's Bavdatoo, 11st. 4.

13ate the

Be the percentage represented by our Cham-

bali-a-dozen ships would at once sever communi. J. J. KESWICK, Chairman:

estions with the army in the fold, and, with The interests (bis port and Hongkong aro agilating for a raformed tarifi- remain, dary. A naval battle in which ale should lose deabilem identical in a great mauro, but the Herbert F. Dent, Esq., Chairman,

ter troops hundreds of miles away, bar coaste 1artion that your Chamber represents 90 par

Chamber of Commerce Centen

would then lie at the maroy of the foreign in- cheat the trade bezco ís miklending, and I

radar. Under these circumstances. it would ACING STAKES & BRALET 10 tex, which for thema

MAFK_HONGKONG CHAMBER TO THE each for Chins ponies that have never run

soam that Japan vill eventually be forced to Hongkong General Dis

don aithik rosessities of the esse, and aban nghong before 1st Jaunsry, 1985; second pony, Theber what it may, merchanta here are quel Bir-Begging to your ustaomed in'e sohemes of territorial extension. I the

10th March, 1895,

Canning with Bus 50 grifios at date of entry allowed Siba;ing to treat all questions of treaty rights from catimunication of Its Dromeer, which I al question rested solely in the aude of the Taight for inches as por sale; winners, 5lbs. an imperial point of view, and in this spiritready have had the to acknowledge, present Ministers, who have throughout shown The Japan China Trading Compcar of Osaka Mesars. Torg & Barley's Mississippi, 10, 71bs to obtain redress for a grievance which, as far as in granting to the owners of jack carried cargo and dangers of Japan's position, thers would ba they would urge your Chamber not to endeavour referring to the action of the Hopp of Cantous statesmanlike appreciation of the dildoalties to reported to have purchased the German Mr. Ring's The Rattler 10st. 10lbs ateater Formarte and re-christened her the Mr. Ute Sans Regret, 10st, 18lbe.

Hongkong is sansernel, affectas portion of the from that port a more favourable scale of datite ne sause for anxiety. A modus vivendi would Senkai Mara. She will be run betw

3 shipping interest only, in a way calculated to be than is okarged on cargo shipped by forsign quickly be found, and az untenable position Time, 2 mitt, 42 seas.

to the fisadvantage of the trade from Canton in versele, and requesting to be furaibed, with a would be abandoned' with dignity. But for and Nawowang, via Korea, falienwan, Fort The ROADSTERS' PLATE; value Fle, 300; for general. | Arthur, and Yoiko.

China pozles (without restriction as to height)

|expression of opinion from the Chamber on the taustely the Ministere bays to count with a The following particulars will demonstrate the subject a request to which I have much plea-strong military party, flashed with victory and not otherwise entered at this meeting 600 proportionate extent of the interests involved;aare-in responding. We regret to learn that the plague has made

that Invs neuer won a raca; weight, 1lat, 11lb.; the gain to the tea trade during sosom 1894.

not in a temper to brook opposition or ifiolation

Mr. Ring's Brave. 11st. lib.

entrance, Tis. 5. Onas round.

One mile and a garter.

to Mesara. JARDINS, MATESON & CO's re- presentations were seat out. On the 28th June, 1891, the Foreign Office wrote to the That Lora KIMBERLEY axons it post to safeguard the 'interosts of the Hongkong sugar reineries, and asking what was the highest duty on refined sugar to which, ip Lord Rapon's opinion, it would be safe to assent; it being pointed out at the same time that in the Treaty Revision conference of Ix the appendix to the report of the Cham-1882 at Tokyo Sir HanTY PARKER consented her of Commone there is some interesting to a Japanese duty of 20 per cent, that in correspondence with reference to the effect the later conference of 1886-87. this rate of of the tariff astub liebed under the sum treaty duty was confirmed by the caminercial coccurred. The patients have been removed to with Japan on the suuar trade of Hongkong, mitteo of the conference, and that the con- the plagus hospital. As they came from board-Mr. Desis' Wagtail. 1let. 115

clusions reached by the two conferences in a house it would see the disease has been reapest of the proposed Japanese tariff were the prompt isolation of the cases it is to be hoped introduoad from outside the colony, and with accepted by Her Majesty's Government and its spread may be prevented.

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its appearance in the colony, three casou having

Mr. Sturgis Dids, Tat. lib...

Tiwa, 2 min. 427 Marters.

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229,640 boxe at 20 lbs, onchopitals 3120, at half a tact. per pict— 821,212.50 plus cost of river freight 25.571.00

----$39,783,40

$5,571,00

The question of those preferential daties won of any sort. If the Ministers give way to the 1895, on the basis of the subjoined atatistics of Brat brought to the potion of the Committee of representations Russia, they must reckon on export has been, my — Se

the Chamber on the 10th September, 1891. by snoountering the dorost opposition from the the representatives of some of the principal crowd of political swashbucklers, who, demiïtate The GRAND STAND STAKES; a Sweepstakes of

steamship companies trading with Hongkong of any sense of responsibility, would see their complaining that, tem, which bad formerly been country dragged into a war with, bélf,a-dosen carriol hetween Canton and Bonghong almost Powers at duas rather than that Japan should Th. 10 each, for China ponies, being bond whilst the less sustained to the ship- fde grifins at date of entry, which had not

entirely by foreign steamers, was baing diverted yield a jet or tittle of her demands. Should ping intarest, onlculated on the

to janka. and that for some anoths previous Ministera yield to streamstances and abiadon arrival in Shanghai, er basti, purchased prior same brais, et 40 bores to the ton, at to 1st February, 1895: od pony, Tis. 50;

to the data of thaje letter the antira export of the rain to Manoliutin, it is to be feared that antsaription grius of this meeting, the winor, in other words, taking the tea trade

st00 per ton, has be

tes had been carried by native craft, the fan agitation will result, especially after the casson alleged being the inducement offered to return of an army filled with anger and chagria, ner of the Subsoription Stakes exospted, al- (nály as an example, the jojat jaterests lowed 5lbs., weight for inthes as per calo; of this port and Hongkong would be

antive trade by the Hoppe of Canton to ship that will apset the equilibriom of Japan's in- thair tea by junk and pass it through the native stitutions and plunge the mantry into scriels the lowers by the prohibition of junk

Custom Homes, by obarging mneb lower duty worn, wrlona than when in 1868 she 1 shipment, as carried on at present, to

the lunt of shoul

than would have been fesposed by the Tuportalatood at the parting of the ways between. The one $23,213.50 Maritime Customs had the tea teen curried by Feudalism and Constitutionaliam. Farther, the loss on freight on tea is 200 per foreign vessels. Subsequent events have fully rift in the dark cload which now lowers sunt greater than that on obos-chow (or general) justified the train of this allegation, but the over the country is that the heim is in the handa cargo, the rate charged being $1,08 as against 30 dorious ways in which the systad is carried out of men whoa taot and ability bave hitherto cent per ton; it therefore follows that, wore the renders proof as diffon't now as it was formarly proved pable of safely storing the ship of whole volume of the various oxporta takon into. The shiel aufferers by this change wore. of state past most serious dangers, seen and wissen, consideration, the propertioasta diferesce in the course, the River Steamboat Companise by direct and whose ospacity will, it is to be hoped, again amount of the interede at stake would be more loss of freight, but the dead Steamship prove equal to saring the country from the dau- giriking,

Some time ago, as you are doubtless aware, regalar and uncertain connection between the

odore word also adversely affected by their-gers which loom largo ahead-Kohe Chronicle. attempts were raste to obtain a reduction of the sea-laden junks and their steamers. If the jonk lekin dues on tea, ju order to enable this trade to arrived somó days in advance of the bonerand compete with the Ceylon, and Indian growth, ead band steamer (touching at Hongkong for usko) shipment by junk, at lower rate of duty, has to ilun tas had to be stored and insured at the er In the course of s description of the Kyoto

Tary appreciable extent, allavistal the bardea pense of the owners uzdil she was ready to Exhibition the Kobe Chronicle Bay then compleined ot;

Poceive, or if the jusks made a log pissage the As to prises. it would be likely to send it

To make the history of the question.com plote, however, we must turn to the Blue Book rontaining "Correspondence respect ting the Revision of the Treaty arrangemente absequently constituted Lord SALISBULT": We (Kobe Chronicle) understand that an appeal, ***between Great Britain and Japan." In tarif proposals of 1890. At the same time will lio to the Supreme Court at Tokyo ngainst the decision of the prizo court at Sasebo. It is memorandura of an interview held at the the alternative was suggested of a minimum probable that so appeal will under any siram Foreign Office on the 27th June, 1994; tariff of 10 per cent with an additional stances be made to Toys, the Naval authorities lind that Mr. BERTIE referred to the omnis-duty equivalent to any excise tax that might on behalf of the man-of-war which seized the sion of sugar from the conventional tariff, be imposed on Japanese refined sugar. This should the moare be upheld.

winner of any racn Tita, exim. Què mile, steamer, or the representatives of the owners

Mr. Uta's Sans Doute, st. 4ibe.. The question of the duty to be levied on propecal, after consultation with Mr. WIL-

Mr. King's The Kattler: 11st. Tib sugar under the new tariff was, he said, LIAM KARWICK, was accepted by the Colonial

Mr. Sturgis Vaquero, 1st. Ub

Time, min. 5,seas. very serious one, in view of the importance of the sugar reading industry of Hongkong, which a high customs duty would destruy. La siestad, however, that, apart from the duty it mighs bo decided to accept an Office:-- rangement might be made stipulating, as, was done in the case of spirits in the Colden treaty with France, that, should the Japanese Government find it necessary at a Cuture

time to establish an excise tax, or inland duty, ou sugar manufacared in Japan, an increased duty of an equivalent amount might be imposed on British refined sugar. Viscount Aort replied that one reason which had induced his Government to orait sugar) from the new conventional tariff was that if a duty of 20 per cont: ad valorem, which had appeared in previous draft tariffs, were in. sarte, attention would be at once drawp to it a heing a mach higher duty then the rates attached to other articles of British iraportation, and objections would he made At another interview, held on tho 12th July Viscofet Abg observed that the demands

the wotal weight of the 200 million taels in A Japanose vernacular, paper calculates that Ofica. The reply of the Foreign Office to domaity payable by Chins will require eight Mesra JARDINE, MATEEN & Co's repre. steamers of not less than 700 tons each to carry sentations is embodied in the following struck into Japanese, you it will produce some them to Japan. If this mountain of silver be extract from a despatch to the Culonal 307,500,000. pen. The diameter of the Japanese ven belog 1.25 sun the coins, if laid out edge to dgs, would reach a distance of 29871; ri ↑ (roughly, 7,250 miles).

I am to suggest that Sir William Robinson should also be informed that the dubios on nagur ta bé feried under the naw.tariff will be anbject to the moat.j

favoured nation stiels of the treaty Moroprar, the Intense finansmit abbald Jery: an excise tex on refined sugar, and gire it back by way of bounty it would be open to Her Majesty's Government to aan- tumul that if we not levied at all, and so that extra

import datiae sould not be imposed. The Japanssa duurzez are, however, by the ve trenty a right as they have by the old treskes, to give a bounty if no excise laleried

of the peccetol has not yet been arreladed, the limit The supplow entire convention referred to in article of time for negotiating baying boon extended by agre mant with the Japanese Government for six month; that is, until the 15th of July rezt

3

PLAGUE NEAR KOWLOON CIFY.

The plague has made its appearance at Sha Po Thai, which is about a quarter of a mile north-east of Kowloon City. During the fast six days there have best air deaths, but, as far and Nathersols Hospitals begs to acknowledg

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorias bas boon ascertained, the disease is not vary with thunka the following donutions to the frade sifs, as there was aum, it is believed, only three of the kapitale:--

patients auffering from the plague.

Milani Rossan Kashis W. O. Han phreys and Co

John D. Hathia

T.J. Nakagawa

Dr. A. Gomas

Hon W. Maigh Comman Ferd. Bornam

Ges. Tenwink and Co..... Kenarına,erbst and Co.......

E. N. Mohta and Co.

Kms and Co

M. B. Polish wall

Javertouli Chotoovastl

P. Janu

Lory Hures GƏN

Gee. P. Larmort

Ws. Parlano

J. Bore...

JAPANESE PRICES.

I would, in couolusion, suggest that the conssa steamers were often delayed until their arrival, any attempt rare made to give them in detail, HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,

of action open in the matter, which would satisfy or expenses were inengred in meading steara loca comparative standards of quality as mat the shipping interests and wet portail the badelacobes to meet and tow them down. In the available to the Inexpert observer. But sowe There was a good at smidance of twenty-three fits now enjoyed by the export trade, would be case of mail steamers haring a fixed date for general ladication may be afforded to the carious member to compel for the Martini Henry cup te pravail upon the Chinese Governant to bring lagring, the junks on sererslopessione arrived by one or two "quotations of the common Inst Saturday. Tu remalt of the last two pras

down the duty levied on goods by foreign bot after the departare of the steamera, and the articles. A door mas, for example, measuring |ijous demeurbraten the fat that at short ranges tom to the lived of that charged on goods by Freight on the cargo for which spao had been about 3 inches hy tasty. well made aul effe

is Mart fails quite goal to the Magazine rifle dative craft

rasorved was nonsequently lost...

tive for its purpose, lia priced at the agaiva- The spoons were end by Dorporal Dawsett, R.B., the task, but that is no reason for not, attempting the Committee had been walked to support, saduetton, but looking liks Dr. Jaoger's wody

The Chambor well aware of the dioulty of

The contention of the steamship owners which leut of Is. 6d. sterling. Kuitted, singlets of

| Private Butly, R.D. Mr. Webber, R.E., Sergt.

Majer Morrish, R. Colour Sergeant Finney co-operata in any efforts to secure s re-

ite accomplishment, and the Chamber would in which they fally sanoar, in that the granting ponos each. Commoser sorte 74. per paly. R.B.. and Colour Sergeant Laney, RB. They much to be desired, which would no- the spirit of the treaties untered into ba- Socks, from 24 to 5d. per pair, Wollen of such datics is in opposition to both the text operior farmel, or awanadown. l. ld, eneb. following were the best, scoces?—

doubtedly be for the best interests generally-Itwasn the Foreign Powers and Chins, and it a gloves, kuitted and stylish. 2a Bi. for fonr

Matheson & Sa relative to the price of sugar having da rogacin the question ratsed by Messrs. Jardine, been exceptionally high during the air ananths preced ing the trashy, I am, to enoicas a statement showing that Foglia priest, which mainly gavera the world's prince, wa far from being high were abusemilly low, only two years out of the sixteen quoted having bean below those of the fret hait of 159. It is true that for the Insteiz months of after the treaty was signed the prisms were still lower, but that dows. not afoot the argument. It is alm true that the silver prices of escar were higher owing to the low prios of silver, bat fiis is a separate question:

With refozenge to the calculation that the rate of a complains of the injustice of their not being C-berg Finner:R.. 22.92 of Her Majesty's Government in respect of ten per coat, ad valbroms as relined sagar would allowed to do so; they blug, holleges, deprived C. Sargt. Lanny .B 17 29 sugar bad heen received with much surprise me a speciño doly of ninety couts per pleul, I am of one-peventh of their iume, whilst the rate Limut. Hoey BB... M

to forward the enclosed tables of Oustoras dates on papers have to pay one-sixth more than formerly Majo: Wrattening

HRIKERT Denx, Chairinen.

R. C

200800 600 “jarılı, yarılı yards-point 19talam, Corp. Downstt, R.B. 23

4.08 Another oft resident takes the opposite view Webber, R. 20

Private Ratty, B.B. 23. 33. 16. 4..... €5 To the Obrirono, Hongkong General Chamber

*......61

of Commer, Hongkong. about cooling working on the fileido ou Sunday St. Mir: Morrish, H.B. 31-

ÉIFORT OF FEL (PRINCIPALLY JUNK CARRIED)'SHOW-

ING THE AMOUNT ZIPOETHED BY WANTON THEME.

1509-1894- Firs Denoon & Co

29

20

16

81

60

1509 1894. 48,140 99,779

Hows & Do... F. O. Heaton

PE 541

by the Japanese Government, "whe, in tack-ngar in Frropean counting and the United States for every piece of public work das, owing to thy ing their last concessions, considered that send in Brish possbild Thus, tables show that longer time it takes to cumplete its the dif

the Japanoss duty su rettant aegar an far from being i they were in prosession of the entire views orochiant as compared with the atoe levied in farenes going, at last in the first instance, isto fordige occntries la quite the contrary, Even, it the the porkets of the aligns of contraclora For

this work

BJ

17 18

16

ENTERTAINMENT AT CANTON.......

direct infringement of the rights of those trade pairs Tooth-brusbes from le. 8d. to 38. 34. per. ing under theas treaties, ränta particularly sa dosso. Teunis racquate, S. 83. to 7.3d. ned garde Articles XIV. of the French Treaty of pencils, 8. 3d. to 54. 6d. pr groas Berlin wool. 1868 and III, of the a macican Tenaty of 1880, all shades, 2. Od. per kin (14-16) Cavalry and which are applicable to all the different treaties die with bridia, blts, bolsters sabretaobs and wruder the favoured astian slaäse. The saddle cloth, £4. Obsir, dining, leather-covered, Committer canot agree with Sir Chaloner 6d each. Pianetto, £18. Solid leather trunk 31,238 119,150 Alabaster, late Consal-Genstal at Canton, with look and fillings, Jargo vize, £3168. H. Dent & Co., NAJGOR 54,045 230,018 in the following opinion expressed by him Doubtless it would be easy to priticise, many

57.758 54,3 907,053

1802.

Total

54,057 837 133,212 when in communication with the Fereign of the articles from the point of view of Beica & Co 119,160 51,727 50.00 105.18 Office With reference to your appeal to the quality House furniture, for example, though United States Treaty of 1880, that the United olid, and soomingly well made, is decidedly un-

But,

350,382 257,961 223,810 591,194 States bays outer themselves daimed the foll, comfortable, not during the set nor always the

extent of the third article, which is quoted in so sailable to the Western man, your letter of the 23rd Seprembar to Sir J. with the watches, these are faults which may be Welebam, and he appeses to thick that there remedied, and will be, for we may be seared would be great practions difficulty in carrying it that the people who have had the genius to completely auto effect." That the Americans drause no for sa to spermoms the mujer will should have failed to avail themselves to the fall, not succumb to the minor tifoulties. They extent of Articla II osanot be considered to ors keen learners, anxious to accommodat have in any way invalidated that olauma or puslifica which do not distinguish all wang-

Under thè anngicos of the Coaton Amateur of Her Majesty's Government in regard to duty of tea par osul, ad valorem becomes inely public works He instances the building of Drastic Society at soveel entertata. the tariff; and he drew attention to the tariff seats per ricul, or about do and spento per hundred enormous retaining we'ls now going on at out an iron at the Canton Club Theatre en Canton 12 per cent presented by the foreign delegates nt the Freud yn syth coetusted wedi dallon of the head of Glouesit, i place where the soles Saturday last. The programme was varied and Firms in lungkeng and Agency in Can

times meant. Taking the onloxiss

i per cast. Tokyo conference of 1886, which provided also, it will be seen that ossiderably more than half would no be fiksly disturb the Bauproowdings were opsied by Mr. Baudy, of

thees enucleated have mats much higher than the day earunity of any super-sensitive sanotified the Hongkong Back here, who made a most, THE HONGKONG, CHAMBVE 20 THE for duties of 20 per cent. on refined sugar Japanese duty.

dinner. He also mentions in connection with successful first appearsnas, in Canton. He re

CANTON CHAMBRE. “ and 15 per cent. on non-refined sugar. Mr the duties from raw ang onless the rebre una conspicuously evident fur tunny years to every comio sketch entitled Me Bontpolier's rea

a provided, for preventing Japan from taking of that particular pleos of work that it has been cited "The Midsight Chargo." then gave a Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

Hongkong, 12th Marob, 1893.7 Beurre, in reply, said he considered the duties were alec redwood would be a professional or non-profesional, that the tation," and coolded by reciting the boun

naugual, mod it would have been nudessary to press

Sir-In begging reference to your, natoomed "sugar prepondɩ vory prejudicial to the trade for vruridous in, wegard to propurticana duties building of retaining Walla was obsolutely neses-that Joel baill. All these Items woré rendered communication of 28th November, I must ex-lessened its effects sithor as regards America facturers. of Hongkong, and, after consultation with between yarns and tinagas, pig ires and from wares, arg for the safety of the Casen's Gardon's by Mr. Brady in his best style and it is almost press my regret that the reply to the question berself or other nationa who may obnowe to avail The bata maile and worn by the Japaness ure

and any other half-made and fully endfecured Louses, yet it has been allowed to go on from needless to add that they mat with a most of the granting of preferential duties by the of it.

alghtly and seam good enough for every parotionl Sir R. MEADE, informed Viscount doni that saticies."

year to year. euch sammer's mios doubling enthusiastic reception, « Mr. Montpelier's recita.Huppo of Cintos with which if deals, aliould It bar beon contended that because there is purpose. They may come short of Lincoln and the Colonial Office objected to it very strongly, Duties ara, of course, not pleasant things the post by causing heavy landslips. He tion" being perhaps at to the fancy of the have been allowed to stand over as long. -* no specific provision in any of the treation Bennett's inaka, but one can buy in Japan and would; if Japa insisted, be obliged to to those whose goods they affect, but on cagh dressing of stone for

likowi wishes to call attention Lo the wadiance."

Commenting on this Chamber's lotive of Ist jógainst jovering the soule of dation thit, those for Sa. 8d. what maunot be bought in thố cheapest The ancood dirision, of the programme con Septesber to Hor Majesty's Secretary of stato fore, the Chinese are within their rights in shop in London for less than 8. 60. genersity refer to Husglong and the leading merchants the whole we think Hongkong has reason to on the narrow part of the Robinsa Road, atsisted of the one not comediolta "Uncle's Will," for Foreign Affairs, yon express in gainion that granting preferentis) dullen, bot the granting: 10s. 6., while West End slops would obarge lös.. in the otty interested in sugar, thee causing congratulate itself that the local ungar in the head of the now rarden, and the consequent in which the characters weraim

the suggestion contained therein to pass all cargo of lower duties on cargo by native craft is for their anpactor fúish. As for boots the heap considerable delay in the negotiations without dustry Ims not been more adversely affected although there is, eres neoror the work, a loug

danger of passers getting ships in, their "eyen, Charles Cashmore, HM Mr J. H Parry intended for export to foreign ports through too obviously tantamount in its efforts to imposing news of both Japanese and Chinowo make has long Imperial Maritime Unstoms virtually moans an higher rates on cargo carried by foreign.vassals, bean, well forognized. Bron: if they are not a fair prospect of success in the end. The. by the new Japanese tariff than is actually because it dan dend cannot, land to angwbero. “An uncle:"bequeathad £80,000, to Claring Government at the mszimod rates of "ftapörta | eireimstances could the treaties be oɔnatrasd to value. The present writer has bad bis Japan

road which is and aves will be nufrequented. Florence Marigold

lusitanos upon the payment to the Chinese, and it has not been suggested that under any squat to Londowos Paris make, fuey are good Japanese Government were, however, very the case. The 10 per cent duty, while it the contends that this and many other similar Cashmere and Firaz Marigold prasided allowed by tresty, The enggeting in this aloit of higher duties being charged

made boots valued by: a London biotúaker ut desirous that the treaty should be signed at will no doubt give the proposed Japanese bearities prove the paratiuut necesalty they marrin pa another within a year of instance, I may point out, w intended as on Her Majesty's Biinister at Feking, who has just double their actual enst, once and in order to avoid delay Viscount refineries an appreciable advantage in not only the drolon and the water but the whole la death, and the parties are of course entirely indication of how duties might be sollooted evinchd great interest in the question of pre. Que excellent affect of this economical Aort agreed to accept the proposal that re- Japan over their Hongkong competitors, dissoily under the power of the public, who be added, apparently squally, so to giving op wise of preferendisi datioe, which was fully desit be furnished with positive proof that such con- very general distribution in Japan. To one of the Puble Works department being put averse to performing the contract and, it might rather than e reforanen to the egnity or other Terential duties, baa expasased biosolt anxious to production of necesarien und furarios is their fined sugar should be inserted in the con- will not enable them to cut the latter out pay the cust and for whom the work is done. their claims to the legacy, which failing with dewter in the letter

cessions are made, but though it is an easy mat- familiar with the inflictions at Huropaso tailors, ventional tariff as a duty of 10 per cent, and altogether, at all events for many years to He waxes warm on the injustion done to the the marriage was to go to Mr. Burker. Ul. The native Contole cohoorns itself exclusively ter lo gak particulars of many intances in which bootmakers, optioland: takére, fentists, and other that any tax which it might be considered come, for Hongkong offers great natural lies in doriting them of a day's work per timately they decide that it will be better to with parly Chinese virge to be dealt with that has been done, it is impossible to get any predatory tribes, the aspecs of Japan is a first week and wants to know if pay of them live, marry nud au let the money come to themselves feclely between natives and la trosit to dous Chianmao to substantiata these particulara, not sight striking, where so many people are necessary at any time to levy on the produc-advantages for the induster. In the mean been thereby persuaded to boorme Christiana: "thần, to is! it go to the formation of a home for tresty ports), but all other cargo, native, and only through desad of their own officials; but, well dessand" in European style, where glamon

Mr. Backer Pentag

Mr. E. T. Bund

Mr. Huff.