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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED

WATERS.

OUR ARRATED WATER FACTORY with the best Baghah Machinery, embodying the latest improvements in the treda,

The Parnet Ingredients only are used, and the atmset Care and Cleaniina ezarried a the Manufactors throughent.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TEUBIDAY, AUGUST 147, 1888.

Singapet on Tueday moralog, and may be peated her on the 5th Angust

It is believed, says the Hyogo Nets, that quite sixty days will be taken in pumping out bike water sod olearing the débris from the coal-m at Komatin, Fukuoka-kep, 1be, subsidence of) which on the 9th bas been already reported Forty-nine winers were entombed and had be ohane foape Eighly thousand yea is the estimated loss to tbs owners. A relief fond for the bereaved families has buen started...

SUPREME COURT,

Stat July.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTIONA BEFORE MZ, T. BERCOMET BETH (ACTING PUNE JUNGE).

therefore, it was with no thought of bone TMB Lander is expected to arrivs tg-dar Tasked him what had oused the gre, The reply | the depta at low water between 24 and 25 foaf, kraj Solifemenh to samašking like 85 par, bo pasanaimbīgi un fufustory to the Catanial and

WEBROOmb of the falling of a kerosine and the width of the bottom 200 feet. It will wat or about $900,000, the equivalent of Imperial authorities.

-The conditions under which the colony siting Chins. The last passage at arms with from the North, en route for home

larop Witam went up to the poskloft again, thẩm ba sau that the agadionts design to cou• £80000 at the present rate of exchange. The P. À O. steamer Brindle, wit Blogipare but no lamp was thers. He, bawarer, mw, two, menol a really noble waterway, by maana of 10-I da aut forgot that the local revenues was transferred from Indian to imperial soutra, that Enga het unwieldy Power left anything but a pleasant taste in the French mouth for this port on the 2015 nl, at 19 pan. d baskets, coe Inside the other, tetin dis which Shanghai will be accessible at all staten sro'vqually, with the general ronne, a burden which have been dwelt upon in praelons de The French Government of the day were

The 0. 8. 8. Coautoser Myrmidon loft away from the first fra The Inner of the tide to the Inrgest sea-going vessels on the shoulders of the English taxpayers, but plebas, addressed to gon by my predecessor and basket was full of valtain shavings, and a pinos without the trouble, risk, and inconvenience it must be remembered that we have local by myself, need ant, in the present asset of the not suffolently, boll is carry the hostilities

of paper casked with karastas contained a bundle high at present are always contingencies to laxation in the Straits Settlements, although cases be further disonsand.

S-It is perfectly true, as has been frequently of watakes tied together This bundle was on ho looked for in the orossing of the Woo no to the same extent se obiniusnt home, to a successful issue, and made pesca-on

I do not blak. If Singapore is to retain urged by the colony, that the opening of the The new Tariff Convention between Grit fica lo a corner of the basket and witness unng Bar At the Yangtens sad two large sel Leruss which certainly dumped Frozen Britain and Japan, that was to have been nega shouted, Hers is another Art, He stamped circular jatsies will be anatemalad, reading, for i'a present ebarnster (on which biogon all its Unes Canal has materially changed the position and indoed

all foreign prestige in tinted within six months after the signature of out the flames, and lets the shop with the soaked out luto the river and giving what may be called prosperity, as a free port, that any considerable of the onions in its general relation to the The Strulla Sotiletasete have no- China, besides baring an injurious effect on the Revised Treaty, received the signatares of paper. Subsequently Inspector Hall and two the seaward entrance to the canal, a ball-mouthed inorense din be made in taxation. An income Empire farcin intaresta generally in the Far East. the Delegates so the morning of the 15th Jair mastables out to the shop, esamined it, and shapo, the reason for which ie that the ubb tide tax has been suggested, but from whom could doubtedly grown enormously in importanec sines

arrested the fiva defendante, A

robing down the Yangtze river may be turned it be alleated? The Chines morehants, that orent; bat it must not be forgotten that H.ME. Tamar is expected to-morrow. Heri The polios found that preparations had been wide from the ontal, and this that the allt who represent large proportion of the the proumetanova which subiunsad the im [The prospect of restoring in. some degree

eloment, would bitterly resont portance of that colony bare also bad that lost prestige on the present occasion site and boitors are to wasis in her, peading made for a secret escape from the premises. A may be prevented from being taken up and de trading

such an import and it would only ho sollented by jb nedotal effect on its trade and its revenues, instrastions from the Admiralty, and before ropa had been red from the window at the back panttod if the new artifioie? waterwaying must have been very grateful to the feelings taking up the poet of receiving ship in plane of 3 of the house, and it ronohad the flour, so that by The mad dug out in the course of construction an inquisitorial inspection of their books, which and have rendered additional ferons essential Etted of M. GERARD, the French Minister at Pethe Victor Emanuel she will go north to take a sliding down it the inmate could safely soaps will be piled up in dykes on each bank and moreover it would be sootesary to forms them to tn ita susare esjoyment of thoes adrantages. wide roadway constructed right along on each beep in the Bogish fashion. The Europeau Its increasing wealth has kept at p with its | back the time expired men.

The osso was remanded until today.

side of the sanel. The syndigste undecisko to marchant is very generally the jaior partner increasing importanco, and so long as its defonce king. To successfully impose conditions umber of reliefs for the Squadron and bring injury from fire.

complete the work in three years, although they of the tires, or merely a mnouger on a salary, charges do not impose a greater burden on its upon the Chinesa Government without

expect they may be able to do it in a much and this profts, such as they are, are spent in revenues, than that which it bors at the time of resorting to boatilities was indeed a trumph

shorter time it necessary, and they stipulate in England after a payment of their due proportion its transfer, Hor Majky's Government capost of diplomaty. It may be urged that

the negotiations which are at present going on of Imperial income tax. It in, I think, a mistake admit that the arrangement made in 1866 bas with the Teangli Yaman that if the Chinese 10 regard this as a wealthy community, although been unfairly strained to the disadvantage of the such a policy does not seem altogether

Government approve of the scheme, they there are a good many well-to-do people who colony. In 1866 the datessa skarges of the genernus or magnanimous, bot as mag.

will give the syndicate the work of con live in considerable comfort, but these do salony absorbed 27 per cent of its revene. In mauimity and forbowance are lost on the

strnating the cast in preference to any other, not, I think, bear anything like the same no years sions that date has the most to the contraster who may come forward, always pro proportion to the gosgral popaiation as dove colony of its garrison nearly approached that The Water, need is proved by reported Chinese, that suggestion need not disturb

rided that the terms of the syndicatoare room the pithy middle class of Great Britain. Be charge; and the average charge from the data Analyses to be 'Absolutely Pure."

ablo as any others that may be tendared. The low those nume the Europena clarku ned employ os of transfer to the present time bo monated to BUNDAH BINGH VŠE, DANKEN BARGA

syndicate have all the money that will he who are certainly, as a olan, not well off. The only 11.81 per cent, of the colonial revenue. Au action was brought by Sundah Singh, a abcessary for the work ready at hand. and they Eurasian pact of the population and the Chinese Owing, however, to the depreciation of silver, policeman, to recover four large bufaloes and will not require to raise any outsids. It is exclerks are represat ted to mana being generally the olargos in currency kava jnread largely one small buffalo wrongfully detained by F.pected that the canal will have 19 he concreted or extremely poor, and it is probably, knuscansary within the past four years, and have fasiky, šu Daunenberg, of the East Point Dairy Farm; in very Armly banded to prevent the backs, which that I should say that the great mans of the 1604, renohnd nearly 20 per veut, of the revenues the Alternlive paintiff claimed $490, the price as composed of mud and silt, from slipplug late working ponnistion live absolutely from hand to of the buffaloon.

the bed of the stream. The advantages which mouth, eight or ten of them living on what would Mr. Bere appeared for the plaintiff, and the steamer trading at the port will darive from be considered a bare oxistence by an English defendant was represented by Mr. Phillippo. the canal, if it is ever completed, ars obvious to mechanic or labourer.

The plaintiff's case was that he lout 3E750 to the most ossusi observer. „By means of 'it the Pear Bar in April, laat on a bill of sale, which inner bar, Gongh Island, the nator bar, sad the Mr. F. C. Harrison, of the Financial Depart.omprised in the schedule wil the eattle owned by extremity of Phasent Point will be put off and Pear Box at Yaumati, Peer Box absconded and neither in coming nor ont-going vessala pond sug ment, has a note in the June issue on the eth July plutatif satured the bill of sale topger navigate the dangerous and crowded an Economia Journal on the fuctuations of the

apud sliver sinos the closing of the minty instructing Mr. Armstrong to take poseescharage at Woosung, while for vessels trading His main cenolnaion is, that owing to the of tag nitle, which wars to be sold at the between Bhangbai and the Vengtas parte a earing a tax on tobago, although I do not absolutely legislation of June, 1893, the Indian exchanges expiration of tales, clear ange. Mr. Arming of seven miles will be effected on the ras. sre higher than they otherwise warld bave been strong watchman took possession of the enttle. We wish M. de Marten sad the syndicats ko A to the future Mr. Harrison believes that at the 12th it, when five of the animals were represants every ancoess in their undertaking. dear gld will dries Europe to bis-slliam as taken away by the defendant, who staimed to be which if carried through successfully, would ha surely as doar vora drove England to free trade; titled to them. In auswer to Mr. Fuillippo the greatest blessing ever conferced upon or silver will gradually riso owing to the in plaintiff said the whole of the monoy lont was Shanghai.

The Gonetio in ■'subsequent issua o y-In erassed production of gold and the opening op Principal; be charged no interest: Some of the

money was h's own, and some he borrowed raferance to our article of last night on the of the Farther East"

from "friends:

proposed Pootong canal, wo forther tearn that The de-noe was that Dannenberg was on- the syndicate is not quite eo rectly described titled to the aminals as payment of a debt.

Franch. It, is more or less international in Judgment was given for plaintiff.

joharacter, as it embracea two lading drae of British contractors and engineers. The ancen esxy plans and details of the scheine have not yet been completed, until the general principle of the project has beau oflolally epproved, us we hop-to announce in a short time it will.

For Cort Pure Waters am packed and placed on beard ship at Hongkong prisos, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.

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Counterfoil Order Books supplied on applies

tion,

Our Registered Telegraphic Adirows is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." And all cigued mange addressed this will receive prompt attention.

This following is a List of Walore always kept ready in Stook:-

PURE AERATED WATER

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

LITHIA WATER

POTASH, WATER

SELTZER WATER

BARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE

No Credit iron for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of conlaining Aerated Waters, as such Bottles are peter and again by me.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Enagkong. 90th Way, 1995,

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS Dag communications relating to the vessels Correspcariants and requested to forward to

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and aidress with communications address 1 to the Edier, not for gahlin tion, but as evidanes of faith..

All Lettanfor publication should be welṭion on our side of the paper only.

the equanimity of Frenga diplomata, Wero the Chinese like civilised people and their Government pervious to reason it might be differant, but nothing can be gained from the Chinese Government without a threat

For more reasons then on, mys the Bomboy Gaits of the 13th July, the price of Malw opion is likely to be well maintained this season. The crop in Bengal has been so defective that the Government bare indented upon Msiwa for between four or fire thensand chests, bot not wilketanding the balance remaining over, about twenty-five thousand chests, is quite up to the sverage quantity. The orop in Guids si well as Bengal taving been defvative, the trade in Malwa opinn is more to be briak.

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and the means to enforce it if necessary.

"Turning' to the results of these acgotia. tions--or we should perhaps more correctly term them demands so far as they have béen fåde known they should prove bighly advantagevus to the French, if they know how to make use of them. In the rectifies tion of their Indo-Chinese frontier they have not only get it defined, but they have gained a considerable concession of territory. This may not prove of any great benefit imme. diately, but should do so it the means of communication be properly developed. The right to extend the Tonkin railways into the Chinese Empire is also an important one, as Yesterday the Hoo. H. E. Wodehouse opened it will give the Freach an opportunity of the enquiry respecting the fire which occurred acquiring rights in Chine which may lead to A shop coolto spots to leaving the ground for at 34 Winglok Steset at 4 am on the 29th it. further developments Inter on. The same to boil may congee in the kitchen on the frat may be exid of the concession of thining Loor, He took a kerosine-lamp with him, and

ho forgot to tako it back. Its put it or a door, i rights in the three southero province. The and it was alight. Some time afterwards the Bro mineral resources of Yunnan are very great broke out in the room, where he had left tie and the copper mines there of unusual rioh-bump. He did not know what caused the fan. The msitor went to Penang some days ago. The enquiry was adjourned til Tus day. The premises being released in the mutiza

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are pe ports of special commercial value o the coast of Kwangtong that France wishes to have opened, and as she plays solely for her own band she does not want to see the river ports above Cantou opened, sinee, br virtue of the favoured-nation clause of the Treaties, they would then become accessible

that France, in her relations with China, pursues a purely selfish policy; she not only does not desire other Powers to participate At 131. Waschal Road, on the 30th July, the wife in any ad fantages she many chrain, but at A. F. Razr (stesiner Namor), of a son.

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POLICK "ÜDART.

21 July. BEFORE Hor. . B. WopshoVSR

DRUNK NEM.

Aureilus Homes, a retired staredare, 70 years: at ago, was fined a dollar,for being drunk aud YK-incapable in the public streef. Ho came from!

Macau.

The Sanitary Board meats this afternoon

The following are the orders of the day --

The Hone Table the Acting Captain Saperintendent of Police will mov

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· UFFICIENTLY PUNISHED.

THREE BLASTS JOB 45

THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION. QUESTION IN THE &TRAITS.

12-A tax on tobacco has been suggested, and your Lordship has beek goed songs to one ms to be furnished with certain information on se method followed in levying such a taz else whers, but there are grase dificulties, which I need not dwell upon here, in the way of coiloot regard it as su impossible one.

Ï3-The natural desire on the part of the Diab to absorb the trade that is now carried on feom thess Settlements makes it a minttor of stare gadesity to avoid the Irritation that would be caused to our papalation of Colorso, Malaga, and Indians by the imposition et ansocustomed taxation.

of the colony.

4.—In order to avoid there fincluations in the Colonial military charges, Her Majesty's Go vernment, after careful consileration, have ar- rived at the conclusion that the proposals mande, in your despatch No: 438 of 29th December last, and is Mr. Hattenbaoh's Mamorandam which was coolesed in your despateh No. of the 15th of Jaunary, that the military contribution should be a pardontage of the rerouse of the colony, offer a basis of sattisment which is the most likely to be accaptable to all parties, and which oan be adopted with advantage to the colony and without an undas sacrifles of the claims of the taxpayors of this country.

5-Throughout the correspondence which kas prased since 1889, Her Majesty's Government. although adhering to the prizelpla tisk the qu tribution, whatever its smoot, should be fixed 14 oarnestly bopa that nothing short of the for the time being in sterling, have ever loat firent macessity will use your Lordship to direct sight of the fact that it could not. gansistently me to conmanoë-oven for the erection of mili- [ with the afflofert administration of evil affure, tary buildings system of borrowing money.exceeds arieio parentage of revenue, and that. To raise loans would, in my opinion, be the begin{ if at any time, through a dimination of receipts ning of the end of a sound system of finance for or a tall in the epohango value of silver, the per- the Straits Settlements.

pentage assumed andue proportions, then a cas 15. It met not be lont sight of as I tour it for the revision of the sterling semmat would haa boon to sonis stout during this correspon arisa Bat, a matter of fact, during the six dence, that the revenus and prosperity of the years 1839-1894 the srezage percentage of the Settlements are not necessarily measured by the total military orpasditurs of the anlony (which bulk of the trade which passes through them inofaded other items beatdee the moa.cibution) Indeed, Yuunat has for centuries

and whiab Ja, for all practical purposes, a transit barely exceed what the Home Government in supplied China with copper, and, if this can

trada on which little or no profit is made. Neither 1829 considered reasvable. THE CONTRIBUTION TIXED AT 17a PED CENT.

mast it be forgotten that although the revanus It was the renewed heavy and suddve fall be done with the primitive mimag appäänees The dichi Shimbun reports that the

·OF. THE SEVENUE.

of the colony seems to show some siratce when in silver towards the close of that period. which used by Chinese micere,, how much more low over byen on the Babay la Pol

The following despatches in coference to the stated in dollars, it does not show when given rendered necessary a revision of the sterling con- military contribution question in the straits in sterling even that motorato inarons, which tribution; and what was then ght tho adequate profitable might the output be rendered by year. In spite of the steady ingresso in dem ads the use of modern scientia wining appli-unable to put any additional stmmer on the with stealing 8450 bnging to Merepablished

for voltos in Japan the Company is described ar

The youth walter Chronot, who was charged Settlements, and firing the amount payable at your Lordship scenes to regard as assured, relief for the years 1896 and 1895 was given by

171 per cent of the ravante, buy ben ances! The Chinese Government dil not zaiosa a subsidy, is made by the Govern Robinson and Co., Queen's Road Central as

16Your Lordship will, I think, admit that my despatch at 6th November last, parts of I bare applied retrenchment with no sparing which do not appear to bare beba elearly under- „GOVERNOR/BIN 'C. A. B. MITCHELL, I C MO, make this concession to France either freely areasingly imported. In 1802, 12,056,860 in V. H. Duesca's Diloo), said that be appeared On the other hand, American cotton is gain in again breaght up... Hastings (from Mr

band, and although I do ast wish to anticipate stood in the salony. It dons not appar la bave TO SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE the effect of the erdactions I have made. I fear bann generally poro-iyed that the higher rates. or lightly we may be sure. At any other of American cotton were sported; is 195, for the prosecution. As the defendant had

COLONIES,

that, ander some beads of sorvios, it will be of contribution mentioned as provisionally alain- time it would have been rezisted even under 6,160,340 in only, and in 1854, 9.1-6 293 kin. already spent or day in prison, and as he belauzed

Government Haise, EGGSSKATT, in order to maintain aficionoy, to to-able for the pears 1896-8 ware, kund on po Americas cotton, continues the native paper, is toa voFT respectable family, Messrs. Hebinzon threat of war. The statement that several best suited for spinning dua yarn, and too yars and Co did wish to prosecute further.

Proang, 29th Decubet, 1899 ease the votes. In any case Lazbmit to your contingency of a considerable increase of revenus My Lord.—1 have the honour to soknowledge | Lordship that the prospect bald out in paragraph | during thuse years, and on the nasumping that A. 5. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. other ports are to be opened to French are now increasingly demanded. Therefore, the sould not withdraw the crust bet wer. They the reeipt of your Lordship's cleapatah No.11% of your despatch under reply is of the the colonial surrency would 20t further depre- commerce is probably a mistake. What is import of American gotten will with the punishment the defendant had already Military Contribution to be paid by the colony developing its resources by increased expenditure higher rates via to esferard the right of the 305, of the "November, relative to the gloomiast to a colony that has been hopeful of ciste The only objrat of mentiraing tha creaze, year by year. At present the cotton is meant,19, we imagine, that several Chinese first ka to hugland and then brought to

undergogs "The police had notabjection to the casa bing with lawn, and this was done.

for the quinquential period 191-6%, which don tasful and remunerative undertakings, In Home Government, should it prore That the citice or towns in the three southern Pro-Japan, the freight pandes being thu idar

OYEKIOLDING A LAUNCH.

spsich I duly laid before the Ingislative Counor plain language, the position appears to be that relief granted for the years 13965 had after all vises enssibly from the French frontiereuntersporary hears, that there is scheme alla Gued 25 for carrying twenty passengers in ex ably augmented. It is reported, however, in our

Chan Ting, master of the Kuong Ning, was and published.

tas colony is to be allowed a barareristeras and ban in orces of the equitable roqnirəm saia" of 2--It would appear from paragraph 15 of this Įthat all it's remataing rašoṇrens ara ta ba dévoted | tlie come. ara to be opened French conDerco in for postranting a tem railroad to the Pales of the number allowed by bis licence,

demputol that your Lordship considers the ques të urmaments, in the cost and extent of which il ·7-As regards the current year, it now ap- addition to usgehow and Mengtzu. There coast of Mexico. When this scheure in carried

tion as definitely settled, and beyond the resol bas no voios, acel which it deems and I think pears that the foressat made by May Məsjauty's lina to America and to bring altua diret istened for angrily blowing the whistle of ledging the receipt of the decision of Her Ma ent the time is arrived for the N.Y.K to up a a The wester of the stauubip Coptic was som

of further argonaut, I have, therefore, soma with justione be tar in sosts of its require Government as ever-sanguins, for Lise preporod hesitation in doing, more than merely acknow-ments for commercial security.

apotribation of 190,000 world, with, the dollar spin. Persons intervaled in shipping, and oil the ship. A 1215 on the 28th May last three esty Government. Bat it osonra to us that, I am overpassing the bounds of effois deserum the revenge. The expedient of xinga prapor 17-I would agave your Lordship's pardon if worth only 2/, probably exosed 22 pur merk, në industrias are said to be already in treaty with long blasts were blown while the boat was lying farther papers are to be presented to Parlia in saying that, in my humble opinion, the Delen of revenus se the amount of the contribu th end in view-tyego News.

off Kowloos. Etch blast insted, thirty seconds, The defeudaut asid be had no intention of bresk munt, it might be well that I should supplement partment Committee, on the report of which tion will lo the fatore pravant, insonpenistus ing the regulations; the whistle was blown boy acknowledgment by a few remarks un • Her Majesty's Gorerament has baud ita deci to the colony from the outpation in the and will, tough as he wanted to signal for some people on subject which I have endeavoured to spproach sien, was scarcely, from the onionist point of raine of its sarrency,

with so open mind, uobiassed by loni viams or view, fairly constituted. Assuming that the at considerable present selfion to the Ex

Treasury and Colonjal Offes members wore shoqear, anfágard the ultimate rights of the

if Her Majesty's Colonion should contributs in the department that should here farnished the in starling for some years ahead, which was that strongly of opinion that the time bus came whos Colonial interests, the War Ufloo was hardly the expedient of provisionally fixing the amonot proportion to their resources to the post of the member who would, in fact, be tha arbiter in all adopted in my despatch of 6th November, 1944.. systers wblob has been organised for the defann poists of difference on some of whisk the War In adopting the onores you bova recommended. of the Empire, and that the immunity which Uve and the colony are hopelessly at fame. Her Majesty's Government kase bin fargely The market continues to rato dall and sutive wost of them have enjoyed in the past cannot be [18,—I mota what your Lordship says as to the lindasnoed by the (vonsideration that, so long as impressed annoal cost of the garrison over what the contributiva is fixed, in sterling, the Don- Bates continue aloudy.

Her Majesty's Gorurnment appear to me was anticipated in 1889. I should be glad it tinued uncertainty in the matter of oxchange is BASES,Hongkong and Shanghaie remain shat might be expected from the Straite Settle with the figures on which the calculation is nances of the colony than would be assed to bave approached the subject of the Contribution yuar Lordship would cause me to be furnished osionlated to osuse a greater dislocation in the neglooted at 179 per cent, prem, to 180, p r boat. Pre and beyond a few very small sales at those the colony ammitted itself when it was in the volun

ments with two doniicant ideas, nuty-(a) thai baied, as I am unable to provars the information the Imperial finances if the nontribution were

fred in dollars Nationals

separated from the India Government to bare agafa abranged hands at $26, iad sake of defraying the whole cost of its detenes whatever avoid dresling os controversial matter, at Ina, you suggested. 20 par out of the revenue 19.- has endeavoured in this despatch in 8. In your despatch of the 29th December Conades are reported at 180 and 8110.

MARINE INSURANCES Smelles have been the Straits Settlements is much less heavily of gas atisimotion to this along if I uld be including the building of barraoke, &0) that might be and (b) that the community of would venture to remark that it would be a source as the outside limit of exposditure on defense effated of China Traders at $70, CEO at $1574 and 8170, North Chicas at Tis. 190. Straits hardened by taxation than is that of Grest informed why Her Majesty's Government is which the Etmits Bettlements might resawa-

Britain, aud, therefore, that it is not un Mariors at $194 and 320, and Unious at 81728. reasonable to Lecrease its payment for defence diferent der 10 other onionlen. Take, for Govorament prefer to accept a lower par

treating the Straits Baltiamanta lu sa entirely ably be expected to meat; but Har Majesty's FIRE INSURANCES.-Hongkong Fire have ruled steady and in demand at 20 without findi. proportionately to its reserve of the bearing instance, Jecision or Cape Colony'; the former outage for the military contribution, the ing sellers; $225 would debtiens be paid forsharon

espacity.

"had" double, the latter wolve times the colony soutioning to provide, as it alwayo bas if fartboomlug. Ubinas after again akangiogor nothing to what has been so well said in paea bas, and neither of them

regards the Brat print; Eoin add little gold reveans that the tits Settlements done, any capital expenditure required for bands at 892 and 8814 olas steady at former rate, graphs 5 ef seq. of my predecessor's despatching station is probably of more import for lodgings in lieu of barracks. The sect oollanda sod buildings, as well as the pharges at $314 have found small bayers and loader which the undertaking was given by the treble the reveage and at present not a cling der Fair for the contribution itself is 174 per SHIPPING. Bogkong, Canton, and Mass of the 10th February, 1890. The oiranebauses ange than le Bingapore; or take Natal, with amount which Her Majesty's Government con- Harveyer's report for the quarter ended the that $53, alasing with probabi bagers. Indo-Pad a smil nadertaking bees, givan iu & con of these colonies pays: so far be Int aware, any sum paid aball is no gear exceed the total cost steady at that. Danglass bave changed banda colony have a satirely changed that, I think, station in the Imperial system it all. Only one cent. of the revenue, with the proviso that dos Juse, 1895,

Assistant Surveyor's reporte on the condition of Chinas bave rated neglected at $46 nominal, the house dratan at blocks-55, 38, 54, 55, 8), 66, 67,

REFINERIES-China Sagars were engefred track between two private individuals, it is thing, and that ogo (Nats!) only some. £4.000 of the garrison for that year... I need not feat. end 147.

for daring, the early part of the week while probable that no Court of Fruity would compel towards the cost of garrisons of mush the same ble you with the roses or less technical reasons Application for permission to erect additional

its expation. ceview at $104 and 81.5.and small miss were sling stations involved, in ray opinion, "The same remark applies with more or los for the arrangement bore indicated to that pro

The setablishment of fortified strength as that of the Straite Settlements.which have led the Home Government to prefor water-closets at Sailors' Flome.

effectif, but the demand was set maintained departure from the implied ferms of the oot to Sierra Leone, to the Oak Coast, to Nova posed by Fou; but I may say that, in my opinion, Application for permission to erect à urinal. fortalty returns for wreaks ended 20th and 27th and shares could probably be obtained now at trot that witinted the binding natars of the Scotis, to Barbados, and to 80. Litora, ang of it will be found in the long ran to be the prefer

Flatler rate. Lezons sontiuna neglected:

The God-ntration original agreement

at thee, so far sa I know, bear any proportion of solo one from the oslonial point of view. MINING-Panjons have continued to rnie Singapore of the defence of the whole of the the cost of Imperial Defence, although they hare 9-It is to be moderatood that the rovenas deginoted and weak with sail ales at 34.00. Settlements in another, although a wing point Imperial garrisons Evania tho Care of Coon which this percentage will be taken shall is. Balmorals have boon on offer without fading in the contention, which has been fally dealt log. Hongkong, and Mauritias the amount reclude the gross recalpts from all courous which buyers at 85 90 and eloss weak, Charbonnage with by Ele Cecil Smith in the tenth paragraph onverad is not nearly in the same proportion to are now brought into account as revanna, with bar obanged barda at $5 and mro ebores of his despatch above alluded to. are foring at the rain. Other mining stook has been neglected..

I dennot think that Her Majesty's Govern ment qua sprisingly man to hold this solony to MISCELLANEOUS-Lands actione atendam andersing which, it carried to its logioss with sales at 8575. Docks are ruled work at $101 with as buries Ropes have advanced to East should slightly alter, involve the incidence ouansion, wight, if the balance of power in the $129. Wat ons ooaline at 39.75, and Electrica tar, on the civil population of a small settlement $180, and gloss at that after sales at 827) ond of the most of a fortress, anoh as Malta or Gibral after further sales at $4.75 glove steady at $5.

No anonymely signed osmotion that have appeared in other p porn first will be stad. besen 11 am on the day of pattention. be sent before its plus of the Day Preis almal After that hour the supply la mitad, Culy Suppler Telegraphic Address Puss P.O. Box 2.

DIRTH.

Telephone No. 12-

The Daily Press.

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Ti paket wat ho kamene ik

i

That They Lik POP Eereafter named

shōza. A fipa of $25 waä-impösed. ajrin20 all mommence. by...ungiasze-that: 1′′man | mdəq qstuly” rujírmentative of Imperial and i Hous: Government nearly as electually na

are in an insanitary condition, and are likely to THE HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. prova lujurious to health, the said wells-ansl. hereafter are hereby ordered to te-alcaod vítain the next three days.

Mr. Ede will more

Thai the Board heroby lays it down as a rule not to

grant permite to eccet, water-closets in private

Moss Chuter and Vernon, in their share report for to-day's mail, say i—

Folded saless under very exceptional remind we have ne busines+ of importavo to pertsonably exproted to continge stanosa, being of opinion that the general intro- duation of water ofnasts in the colony is unđoɛire,

bla.. of section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1837.

Additional by law to be made under sub-rection 14 By-laws to be made moder sab-section 23 of motion

13 of Ordinaune të of 1857.

...

Letters from Colonial Necratary — 4-Trantitog pepere conserting the deodaries.

tion of sowers and sewage by issue of the pla trolysis of a water.

schemes to secure a monopoly of any market she is able to reach. For this reason it is ditedit for either Great Britain, the United States, or Germany to co-operate with ber, or with Russia, in a common policy vis-à vis Chia It only therefore remains for the EONGKONG, AUGUST 1a, 1895.

three great Powers before named to decide upon what they want, and then inslet upos Ausmoter it in even set somewhat doubt their demands with at least as much deter-Trenquitting analyst's reports on comples of ful what are the exact provisions of the new mination as was shown by Franes before-Traummitting analyst'e reports on certain well Convention between Franco and Glas, it is securing the valuable privileges just conceded. Cunering the need for caretakers in the shops tolerably obvious that our Gallic friends by the new Convention.

in the Contrat Market: have succeeded in securing something süb.

5-Conesaing the construction of watervan's

tanke in vertain xtroawa. stantial as the price of their assistance in

Coscoping chelers in Singapara.

The Hongkong and Bhengha! Bank and

checkmating Japan in Manchuris. How the Chartered Bank have reduced their rate of far the concessions were granted, by China interest on twelve months' deposits to four per in gratitude for the intervention that saved cont.

to her the Liastung Peninsula or bow far H.M.S.Redpole, recently stationed at Hang- they were due to the joint pressure of kok, has been sent to Olombo to meet the P&O. gleamer couraging the remains of the Russia and France we perhaps may net Sattan of Johore, which steamer she will convey lear officially; it is quite possible that both to Singapore, Causes influepord the Chinese decision, the

The Hon. Treasuzar of the Alles Memorial latter probably much more potentially. The sad Nethersal Hospits a bags to acknowledge Chineau Government do not love the French, with thanks the following donations to the funds nor are they ordinarily disposed to pay much of the hospital- attenhon to threate from Paris. The Chi-{

Collroted by El Sha Yog Yung Sie Poong The storm

10

Sunday and Monday last was

nea rather plame themselves upon having come out beat in uno encounter with France, period st. so in manol the ame way at They believe that they kept the Franch nutst Hongkong, torrents of rain falling, som

paoird by sharp squalla, bat no damage is

rean gin

wabore.

fortain Insanitary dwellings.

Raporis having referenpotos case of babenie plazzo, Reports by Acting Medical Officer of Health on

July, respectively.

Applications for Hoencës and renewal of Ecances to

op twins

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO TER" DAILY PRESS."]

LONDON, 30th July, THE RISING IN MACEDONIA. of Formose, and tough they did not drive ported. The patients in the Lapse plage the rising becoming ters general. Muny The troubles in Macedonia an increasing and them from Tonkin they lived in hopes of trospital were removed for fear that the struc dung eo one day or of rendering the country ture might be blown down by the typhoon.Bulgarians are joining the fusargente, not worth holding. Ever since this inglorious A trade mark case is reported from Rangoon, Frauen-China War of 1884-85 the Chi. jedyment being delivered on the 8th July in the Des through their Viceroys in Tennun in which Mr. Did Manager of the Great

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

and the Two Kwang appear to have lavelling whisky which was falsely represented to

Esstern Hotel, Rangoon, was charged with

be Malalle Perfect on Whis y. The ac·

opening of new ports or cities to French of the craw had been seized with abolera and lay trade. Eether bare, thay, we imagine, in a precarious condition. The Glamuurn was yielded to pressure they felt acable to resia, immediately ordered into quarantine. and reluctantly granted to the French The Hon. Secretary of the Crisket Club has Government ample compensation for a scriurwarded to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

$1

ALLEGED INCENDIARISM IN. QUEEN'S ROAD.

rates we have nothing to report.

...

GOVER YOR ME C. BH. MITCHELL & ¢‚M.#, TO MCRETART OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.

Government House,

graph of my despatol No. 18 of the 10th instant, My Lord,With reforauma to the fifth par

I Have the bozoar to inform your Lordship that,

11-It would probably be ugrabis to all paction if a permanent. Ordinansa were pasşəd appropriating à parovatage of 174 pse cans, of. the colonial ravaziuos to the use of the Imperial : |-Government as a military contribution, thus inmoying what has been a much vented question From the areas of annual debite.--I havą, dag RIPON:

the coat of their defence and to their revenues one exception, via the proceeds of land salas as is that ornated from the Straits Settlements, and premis on lonca, which are not strictly ra 20-Teppend a table showing what his bron venue but the prossede of the asle of capital the proportion of militery sxpusditace the sets. The revsses for 1895, les promis on ten years.

venna, de, paid by this culong during the last lanes, An, ie aimated at $3,834,821, 16 that a

that it may not be to late to deal with this limit the payments for the year le that amount contribution of 17 per cent would amount to 21—1 equolude by expreming as earnost hope 369741, sud I have now to mathorize you to The events that have conrred since 1966 have question on the bass (parhapa) of a certain fixed in lion of the maximum amount (8830,770) pró- turned a com sereial emporium lato a place of proportion may 20 per cout-of the colonialvided in the Appropriation Ordiumce, first ulas ingorlands in the system of imperis? revenue being taken as its contribution for. -10-Whən the satual revenue" of 180S 'in THE PROPOSED WOOSUNG CANAL defence, and it is I thins, vain to segas that the military spil naval defence I am aware that known, should it be found that bure was 6

retention of the commercial advantages that such a system, by reason of the Radiation in excess of reosinta over the estimate, a further the Short Range Cap and Spoons. The Guy paragraph with reference to Taskerpe, which was a pleas of strength and as a point d'appui for Kobegner, but this diaturbabes would be inrevens should has fallen sort be adjusted by

'Twenty members competed last Saturday for

have, during the same time seruad to "Sins the dollar value, might to some slight eztent payment of 173 per cent. of such ersena will We (China Gasette) published last wook a short gapore are the raison d'être of its station disturb the stimates of receipts by the Imperial are to ba mads.. If, on the other hand, the :boured steadily to render Tonkin as used war septenod toray Saw of Re.C0.or Spoopa by Private Godber, RB, Mr. Duncan of goal from the Whangpoo river into the argument would be applied to either of the far-fasion to which the mainulation of the contribg. dedooting 174 per cent. of the deficit from the was won by Capt. Ferguson, RB, and the stated was under consideration for the anting Hor. Mojcaty's Forods for ametly the same daizeirant in comparison to the hopaloss gop- the wwse-psemsat will have to be adjusted by desirable pogression by maintaining or to audergo iz months' imprisonment. encouraging the operations of untiye tandiri

Mr. finitor, and Colour Sergent Hopkins, RB Yangt, and we are now in a position to add bruses which I have mentioned. and recrcing their ranks from China. The Singap ra on the 24th July from China with

The Glen Line steamer learn arrived at The following were the boat Rectus:

tion on a gold batis reduned the boigot, of a fest instalment of next your's' sugiribution. Fiat not only hoa such a propil been Isid 500 600 1 Total before the proper gaarters, but that a far

7-—-—~The other point on which I should like to oclony of which that corletbution, with other A similar course" will be followed. in enok. Chinese, as we said before, have no affection rather a jou ontbreak of cholers on basert

yda. yde peinka.

remark to the question of taxation. It is, I military abargos on the 18to estimates, excueda ceding youT 6 has been

very favourably reaalved, think, impossible to draw any exact parallelas-fourth of the estimated towenaa.—I am, do, for the French, and their new found grati. She inft Swat on the 15th July with the org, R.E.33

hundred and eighty-one bius passengers for Mr. Dunean

Firat Holler, R.B...

V 69% and 'it is quite on they aards that in between the izoblenos of taxation per band of

C. B. H, Mrica.LL tude was hardly likely to take the form of Singapore, and touched at Hongkong. On the B, Rattar

few years Shangtai's pet begbar, the Woo population in Great Britain and the Birsite roluntary concession in the shape of turri-run down two European seamman died from Craigt. Hopkins, E.B... 27

sung Ber, will be satisfactorily disposed of by Settlements. Your Lordship remarks that while the proposed na waterway out tbrough Podtan 80 par seat, of the revenno of the latter would, tury, mining rights in Yunnan, and the holera, and one Chinesa prissatger succumbed Private Esti, B.B

to the sea. The soheme the idea of a wealthy, ter the Military Contribution has been paid. 1 general debility. Another European member Sergeant Evender, E B....

Frenols syndicate, who have deputed one of thaithe available for civil parpone, only 35 per number, so experienced civil engineer, to come cent of that of the formar is so aršilable not and pash the matter in China. The gentle Willa admitting, for the sake of my argu man in question is -de Marteen. Ho taglaying man, your Lordship's figures, I would point

A NEW P. & 0. STEAMER, ⠀ At the hotel des Colonies, where, in the care of out that Great Britain les country which half an hour's conversation yesterday, be our her incurred in the psat an enormous war sau siter my retard to Singapore. yesterday Linthouse, on the Clyde, the now steamer At the Pudies Court gesterday, before Hoa, toonaly gave a representative of tal journal as debt, the interest on which may resonably afternoon, I had an interview with Mr. Hatten Sumatre, built to the order of the Fanin- On June 25th Mosera. Stephen Launched at

to the testimonial that bua boca foaugurated H. E. Wodehou, watauts and three wary particulars regarding the nature of the be deemed to be the payment by the people, for hech, when be definitely withdrew his resignsanlar, und Oriental Steam Narigation Com at home in bennur of Dr. W. G. Grsos. His sualins were charged with attempting to not as it was possible to make public at this the great European and world-wide advantages tion of ble sees in the Legislative Counell Excellency the rovernor took considerable io.fre to 371, Quon's Road Contrs! on the Batexrly stage of the negotiations. M. do Martean they bars gained as the reusequence of its on-

pany, the dimensions of the Test are- we may depend, did not join the new triple treet in and was one of the Best of the 2001 ait, als with malisionaly sailing fire to the same has certainly allowed no grass to grow unde penditure, I thie e admitted, 28 per cent of which I forward a copy addreed by him to

2-Just before swing him I received a letter. 20 fest by 4 footingben by 31 feet, alliance in the East for the single purpose absoriber to the local fund; sad the uses of as there being people ttariin at the time. his feet since his äreival here, but has pushed must be sided for purposes of comparison je the 3 the Colonial, Seoretary, enclosing a memorandamos gnage about 4650 tops and dad with long bridge, poop, and tortle Mr, Grist appoared for the defendants, and on the matter with an energy which bedas calciation of the vil expenditure of Great dealing with the question of the military son weight carrying capacity of about 5,000 tons. of benefiting China. No doubt as a matter interested in oriaket ure to be found in the Hat of Mr. Hastings watoled on behalf of the promsok. well for the ultimate evoces of the scheme Bala

meat of th vintlemen in tus dology why are

Then itt: be remembered that of choice they would have preferred to bel contributors. Weleono unbicriptions were ro

Kg Ho has only been here for a couple of to Bugland great public works for the tribation after 1855, drawn up, sa I think, in a She ons best built to plans 100 & 1 at Lloyds, the Japanese; but the voice of their only ceived ale from the Sargeant Moss of the

Laung Sing. Constable, said that at mida ghe works, bat already his proposal has been laid development of the country dent, to thoughtful and csim spicit and which I respec- ander the three deck rule, but is in unsay rusprota and most puissant ally in Europe called to | Royal Artillery, as well as from, mome of the

on the Sb nt, he was on duty in Queen's before the Taungli Tawen, na infuential and large extent, fall on the public revenue, while all commend to your Lordship's favourable strengthened in excess of theic requiremente Road, and when at the corner of Benham Strand anergelia, agvot has been secured to carry on in a colony they almost invariably do so. Divot

cold hire that 31, Queen's Road was on the uerotializas at Peking, and the countemano respires to be done in the Straits Bottlement the 12th instant which contains a report of a bulkheads, all extending to the upper deck them far assistance, and the interests of ager sad kickerbockered generation she

3-I enclose a copy of the Straus Times of transport service. There are over water-light ud complies with the Admiralty regulations for oreg wing op in Hongkong.

Are, lle ran to the house and saw the dockloft of the Viceroy Chib-fuog has bean soured by a that will not be done, if the whole revenue, publa meeting which bra boen held during my and provided with watertight doors, that a Japan were no mare considered from that moment, Had the Muscovite proposition Talbot and Isog.

We (Singapore Free Press) bear that Liputs on the ground fear on firs. Under the stairvaus visit which M. de Martanu bingelt vaid hat after defraying the barn homesities of over absence with the object of approving the action clear passage ont be bad fore and itt la the op Rise Brigade, fros leading from the ground foar to the cocklat bs work to that swako offer at Nan meat, la devoted to Military Contribution, to which had been previously taken by the Biuga per tween dedke.. Water ballist is provided for been one for the dismemberment of the Hongkong, bare had same apart in the Malay Kaw two person standing. He asked then king. No definite auswar hay get boon the payment for additional barracks, and to the pore Members of Council, Justion of the Peace, in double batzom throughout Thes for and Chine Empire it would have been Peninsula. From not from Liest. Talbot to why they did not try to put out the fee, and be solved from the Tang Yemen, but Malterations that will frem time to time inevitably and Chidoso Adeleory Boards Eave, So

a friend it appears that bu g. ka tuker vlephant Jordered them to throw water upon it.” He also de Marteau in^-mergoinë...” as ... te the take place in the system of defence readily received as that for preventing the and a aladong. On ocasion na sa fileen xuatobed up some clothing hacking on the parti pome of the sudfempow wow" which, being -The oountry roads in Grat Britain ro

CB, B. MITCHELL, partition of Manoburia by Japan. Indeed, or twenty elephants puts withhe gray shot, but, thon and brat out the flames with it. The two inevitable in Chios before say big satorprias li | not kept up from general revenue, whersku iz a with the ravenous earth bungor" fracos has all they were all ladies and chivalry forbid | persona hospoke to west way and did not return, undertaken, is hum a take place before any thinly peopled country it is inevitable that the SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE CÓLOGIES TO

kin to facob the wex ker seg. He also wounded After extinguishing the flames he saw one of the decision ie avrived at in the present instates, cost of all resda ontalds municipal limits should GOVERNON BIN 0, n. H. MITCHELL, KONG, atterly unfored from, it is probable that a the old tasker and gut both barrels into his, but defendante standing by the counter, and benaked The askerie, briefly dated, is one for the cou be defrayed. This will also apply to a larger Downing Street, 28th June, 1:05. uando for working ergo, by staat winches and eneral division of the dominions of the Son tas tiskey get olsun away and could not him how the Broriginated. He said he did nor stinction of a ship cazul cuvigable at all age progortion of the charges for poliss, edroation. Bir --1---I have the honour to inform you emoes. The boats are fitted with Angove o Heaven among Powers onpable of govern- found. He speaks atheistically of the bin biow. Witness went away, but upon going of the lids for the latent rosseln. Starling & gaol, kophage part that Her Majesty's Government have bad under patent disengaging gear. There is accommo

now her bay worived in Hugget Ujong And some distance be returned, ne he did not know | little below Kają orom, the canal là to run în mi 9---On's resimmablo estimate, the proportion | their consideration your daspatobes Non, 498 of | datlen for over 30 first class and 25 sooond olive ng them would have commanded unquali. Jekba. Lients. Talbot and Long are going to what to report to the inspector. The door was northerly direction (N. W to M. W.) son of these Items that would fall on the general 29th December and 19 of 1uth of January last, passagere be first class passengers pro el approval in Paris. When they joined Fish Solangor and thereafter Perak. The former then looked and bolted on the inside, and upon Prestasi Paint, entering the Yangiss River a reverns here, in epost of the proportion of and their enclumees, on the subject af umocn. located in large and alzy state rooms under

speaks of the Peninzola as capital shooting. kusoking be way admitted by a man demsed in little below the Linseedlight. ends with Basin in the effort to deprive ground, sud he wonders that more men do not black. The defendant who was frat spewed to The total length, insliding the cutting series 36 per cent, and this would bring the remaining account of its military defenon, with a view to fore end. The male-room and smoking-room panan kiri similar oburges in England, might be taken af | tribution payable by the Straits Beitlaments on the bridge dick, with dining mioon at the japan of a part of the fruits of victory, Bad their way here.

swan standing in the same place, and wito m the low banks antalde, wil be glume on four sulite, rerouna amilable for military purposes in the arriving at a solation of the quansion which will are placed on the bridgs deok sad are ex-

of injuries and rebuffa

a draft for £10, being Hoogkong's contritation

The French Government on their part,

tion.

consideration.

after paską can be qued for carrying fresh water when "barfred. The weather docks kro shenthed with. tank. 'The boldi and bunkere are amply rentiated by a combination of Uder's and ore dinary ventilatora. The most amplo provision in