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well known. The charge ngainst the British Minister of inability to collect information would appear therefore to be wall founded, not only with regard to China's military A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.strength, but also with regard to her

diplomatic relations with other Powers.

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WINES AND SPIRITS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3147, 1808,

The F.&O. Co.'s steamer Bueang loft Sta gapore for this port on 18th st. at p.m. with the outward English mails and is expected bere about 6 pm, on the 25th inst

A reward of five thousand Dutali gulders is offered for the apprehension of in absconiling sashier of the Government Treasury at Butavia and the seizure of a hundred and fly thousand

uilters the absconder took away with him.

Is the ran down the same order waa msix, tained to the guish -

APIGW Ladybird Stella Erica

Princess Dart

·Metene Payo

Sha

H. M. 5.

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358 30

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The en was thus won by Ladyird, Stella being second, and Arrow thiid.

HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAN- WAYS CO., LIMITED.

On one point, however, we must admit thas the base put forward by our Japan contemporary succeeds, anuely, the im-end escurrence has been brought to our ne possibility of foreseeing the collapse of tice, saysthe Shanghai Mercury On Friday mor China's Navy. One of the chief duties ing: 10th January, at five minutes to ten, as the toamer Wahs, one of Hutterfield & Swire's w of the British Admiral, our couten boats, was lying alongside the Old Ningpo porary save, is to communicate to the Wharf, the chief stoward, a man by the name of

Hugh Graham, threw himself overboard. Im Queen's representatives in Tekyo and. Pekinediate forts were made to resue him by ing everything that he discovers, everything throwing lifebuoys, but they proved quasailing, ALL these are ssloated by our London that he knows, but "the most mistaken and the man sank. Cirmatancer paint to holders in the Hongkong High-Lovel Tram

suicide.. House, bought direct at first land; imported in wood and bottled by ourselver, thus saving all intermediato profite, and enabling te to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES.

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PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be

had on Application."

TORT after romoval should be rested a would before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to he Arcantou at the Dispensary before being

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TRADE WITH JIBET.

"THE TANGISME REGULATIONS AND DOBAN...... STEAMED COMPATIES,

Shanghai, 80th December.

The recent change in the office of Commis BW beg to bring to your natics, the sinner of Customs at Yutang afford an oppor grent inconvenienco which is experienced by the tasty for review of the resulta of the conven- Doena Stanzer Compact, in consequence of tion between India and China ratifled with a the regulation which obliges us to have all nge Rourish of trumpets in 1830. Fractically ergo shipped on through hill of lading to the they have bem-nil, wizy boogs it does not ver norte, axumined here and duty paid boil the Council of Lanes which tyrannize over the Tibetan plateau from hussa to abandon for the goods can be forwarded to destination.

what altered its law no to the gotion on British Interests of the pen, development of manufacturing industry in the Far East We thiuk, howstar, it draws too great a distinction between the advantages to British morohante portonelly and that to be gained by Imperia interest. This, however, is a wide question wordy of further discussion. On the whole, the laul of the Association Has in the manner rather than in the mattor, and in many points It is well in our own interest to remember tho The oorsiguses of this cargo are in many the attitude of joalons exclusivohem which has Latin proverb felina lente, and not to raian up, resident in the interior of Chian, and charceterized their foreign policy since the nosessary friction by too hasty languagoonsiderable delay and difficulty is experierend Bhutan Campaign of 384 The hamistion Mercity.

in trading them, while the notant passing of the undergone by Olipa in she regat war has led gools through the Custoris entila a umount to air immese Increase its power wielled of additional labour which we vodil baglad to by that junk for with her southern provinces

THE SHANGHATSOOCHOW BAILWAY.

ba ralieved of. GAL PATRA Fouling with revolt, and un army disorganised The present Revised Rogalacious of Trade and disheartened, the fast denying empire san on the Yangtses were drawn up in the your zeroim but, a nominal suzerainty over distant. 1963 (British Legation, 10th November, 1882, porteseipas. Tibat is therefore aules, aud Article 5. Bection. 3) and owing to the then the jusclunce of the ruling class is more supant disturbed slate of the country bordering on the than over. Amongst the provisions of tho Yangtans it was no doubt indispourable that all treaty of 1600 was one making it incumbent carge for the river ports should be aminom China to found a trade mart on the 2-on- tior of Sikkim ot ns see how far the spirit. This necessity, however, no longer exials, and of the agrojant uns been obrvel by those as a complete Customs staff is now maintained avages. Seven miles by at the Jalay Pas hers.

called "Yatang," literally at the various treaty ports on the Yangtzo, is a desolute the present condition of affairs is merely a "Hole in a rabey, it is well named, for t sexptiora lind-ares to trace. That through lies in a gorgs less than fifty yards across cargo for the river ports must be detained hemmed in un either side by stoep masses of here for exstination, while Bat for the neigh pine olad rook, which intercopt the Engine bouring treaty ports on the crest can ho trasso, noodful, at a height of 10,500 fust above shipped diront to the local stems, al cal-levol to a berel has been erected for the with by the 1. M. Custome on aerisol at final Indian Commissioner, who, happily fer himself, port of destination, is an anomaly which might has not hitherto taken mp 3ds abode in this do- bo roctitled with advantage to all concerned.lightful retreal, Thore se besides, a couple of We would therefore request you to be good small stone houses and oightean sheds, without

The eleventh ordinary menting of the share- It is reporteil, apon what seems to be good anthority, that the Liangkiang Viceregal ways Co., Limited, was held yesterday, at noon, Government has given the construction of the For a racord of domestic misfortune theat the office of the General Managers, Messrs Shanghai Boochow Railway to a conopolitan Control Mr. J. D. Humphreys presite dedThe Chinese me to borrow the money for following, which we take from the China Guzafter upplore And Son, Queen's Rood, syndiente, at the head of which is a Belgian of the 15th Jannary, would be hard to beat there were also present-Mesara, C. Ewens, Jennstruction from the radicata, the loan The peculiarly painful case in which a mission Omage (Consalting Committee), Hart Buck, to be repaid in instalteente begiming from ary named Himale lost two of his little children H. Humphreys, J. A. Micheal, J. H. Cox, the third or fourth year offer traits hard from smallpox a fortnight go, affin II. Muncall, J. 6. Hagen, G. Murray Bein, and commenced running between the two cities: gove through searlet fever and diphtheria, has

The object of this is to make the railroad Feet nacentaited by the mother, who developed

Mr. H. HUMPHERYS read the notice calling obstructionists in Peking helieve that Chinese expital has been employed in the the meeting. typhoid while nursing cno of the children, now

The CHAIRNAK Gentlemen, you have no contraction of the road. The terminus of this having contracted smallpox. She has again begu sent back to the hospital.

doubt seen and rend the report and statement of railway to be at Sinza (Chinese territory), noovninta and with your permission wo will take where also will be the fright and passenger thomas road. I am planned that the results of offers of the soul-government steambcat line the year's working again enable us to pay you to rna betireen Shanghai, Sobohow, and Hang. un jucreased dividend, viz., of 6 per cent. ne obow This my account for the eager baying enough to give this question your ecuirlara duors er windows, for the accommodation of

"man in the East was the British Admiral. "On the very eve of the war, having pre- amably altilized all his opportunitics, scrutinizing the naval forces of the bel ligerants, he declared unequivocally that from every point of view the Chinese "seemed to possess a better fighting m "chine, and to be better qualified to use it, *than the Japanese. Pronounced by an "expert indubitably qualified to judge, who "might venture to traverso smeh 'n' judg ment." The Admind's estimate of China's fighting washine may be accepted, but

system, under which peculation flourishes, the machine was out of gear at unfit for use. Probably the Japanese, with their excellent intelligence department, know that, but few if any Europeaus anticipated that the fine ironcinds of the Chinese would give such a miserable recount of themselves, Assuming, however, that all the Chinese ships had been in good fighting condition, the Japanese ships possessed superiority in spped, while their fighting qualities were such that they would have brou able engage the attention of the Chinese and keep communications open util the victories WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent of the Japanese kind forces had brought the quality and of greater age than mostiese to earth. The nounal superiority brands in the market. The Score of the Chinese Heet therefore was insufficion: "defences of the empire." This valiant warrior | WHISKY marked "E" is apivaraally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any olher brand in the Hongkong market.

SHERBY-Excollert Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xmen Winez. CLARET Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the gaming product of the juice of the grope and are nint artificially made from esieins and vurrents, as is generally the case with Cheap Win BRANDY-All our Brandy is gunconted to hepura Conso, the difference in pries being merely a question of age and vintage.

We only guarantee our Wines und Spirits o bo ganine when bought direct from ns in the Colony or from out authorised Agouls at the Coast Ports.

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 9th January, 1898.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

sal.

W. E. Clamnat..

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The Shanghai A.D.C. wore to give a per- formance of "The Gondolions" last night, There had been a tremendous rush for tickets, we learn from the local papers. The box offer owing to the roticoneas of her administrative as opened at the theatre at 8 a.32. ou the 1500 against 5 per cent: last year. The popularity of lately of so much-land in the vicinity of Sinsation, and trust that you will be able to have the traders, all however are empty, except one hut tas first applicant arrived on the seano at the tataway service kurs largely increased in us Wet Shanghai by untive land speculators matter satisfactorily adjusted by making reproof the stone restonces, which is hold by a consequence of the improvements at the Com-Apropos of Chinees railways it appears sentation to the proper quastor-We are, Sir,

the obstractionists in Peking are Your obtient servants, 30, 1, and was rapilly joined by otters, pany's stations, especially at the upper and flat hack of whom thought he was the earliest lower termini, where the arrangements made for lady beginning their opposition. bird, until by 8 &.m. the amber was in the comfort of the public are as complete and asserted that H.B. Hu Yü-fen. Director-General to suventy. The hours of waiting warrulieved perfect as they can lo mande. These and the of Construction of the Trilitsin Peking Rail- by an impromptu convert, to which the pinne ut liberal time table, without which residence atheway and Governor of L'eking has been resently Peak all the year round would be izpossible, denonaco by a Consor (whose memorial is the theatre was an invaluable assistance. By

have steadily increased your returns in the past evidently inspired). The charge is intended eleven o'clock there was not a seat left in tho bexos, drees cirola, stalls, or pit for a first and will no denbtcentisne tofle so in tus future, perniation. That is to say, the Conser, a man show, while the plan for the second performuaueo we hope with improved results. I shall bo named Chn; contends that it has so far cost

plewil to answer any questions.

Chinn only Tis. 800 for the construction of wua almost as fully taken."

erery of railroad, whereas in his estimate. presented to the Thone Ha Yi-fon has oberged. Ts. 1,200 par la peculation of Tis. 400 por "The denouncing Censor is evidently not very well versed in the cort of railway building.

Some foreignory rocently wishing to purchase a piece of groand outside the Sonth Gate of the Shanghal native sity for the purposo of establishing a factory, Col Liu, the gallant commander of the camp of the Ht army, which practises the ancient and blood ourdling tactics of the Chinese military rite on a piece of ground adjoining, nearly had a fit of apoplexy at the iden offeraign devils" coming so close and obtaining is intimate knowledge of the chiof thereupon called the Shanghai hien to a to endanger the Japanese plant of carpaign pow-wow in which the military position and while as to the weakness of the Chinese land kindret exciting subjects worn disented, the forces, few intelligent observers ever and rescit being that the venerabile sien, who bad nover suspected that any great burm could o any doubt as to the true condition of athire.in the establishment of a foreign factory peer- The surprise that the war really did bring looking the scent of the Hu warrior's gyrations and pirosettes, was shown the error.of his ways wis, not the revelation of China's weakness, by his military santor and he incontinently for she lay at the merey of any power that had the owner of the piece of ground before could land an efficient corps d'aranée on her him unul told him "no can, selkum."--Chunu shops, but the revelation of Japan's strength id wilitary, efficiency, which, to all except a few intelligent observers, was wholly unexpected.

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It is probable that Mr. Justice Wiso !Puisuo Judge) will go horas ou leave next April.

Tio E. &-A starimer liefíe, Irgia Sydney, left For Darwis the 18th inst. for this port

Co's staamer Hydaspes left

The P. &

Gaselle

REPORTED CESSION OF LAPPA TO GERMANY..

A private lotter received from Macun youter- das contains a passage to the following effect

•No questiors were asked and tho CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report and accounts.

Mr. Cor scended Carrisi.

The CHAIRMANI have to annouce, with regret, the death of Mr. Poon Fong, and 1-N. O. Daily Newe sparcely think it necessary, unless you think so, to appoint saother member on the Consulting Committes in his place. I therefore propose that Messes. Ewons and Orange, who offer themselves for re-election, be re-elected

MT: MICHAL Recorded, Carried.

THE SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAM

BER OF COMMERCE,

At a mating of the Committee of the Chara- ber of Commons held at the offices, No. 1, Kia- kiang Road, on Monday, the 13th January, 166, at p.ro.

The CHAIRMAN-I have also to regret the death of Mr. Eyall, which rendered the often of auditor vacant. It appears that Mr. Hen

Present:Mixars, A. P. McEwen (Clair dersen' was promised the appointment and 'I know nothing about it. Mr. W. H. Potts was man). J. Chapsal, C. J. Dodgeon, A. Korf, W. appointed, as there was no way out of the difficulty. Little J. H. McMichael D. M. Moses, A. but to have the accounts audited by both these Wasserfall, and the Secretary. gentlemon, and there can be no objection, 1 think, to a double audit. I therefore propose that Messrs Honderson and Patts by-elouta auditors for the ensuing year.

Mr. Cox woond··· Carried

The CHAIRMAN-Gentlemen, the dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow That is all the business and I am much obliged to you for your attendance.

"ÜNLY QURANİExicationévolating to the news volumi Singapore for this port on the 18th inst, at je huid the Germous interd to build town bike vins have con altogether neglected. Even

should be addressed to The EoITOR,

Correspondents miast forward their name ar į address ruth comeninations addressed to the Editor, còt for publication, but an evidence of ywel ja itki

All initors for publication should be wrddien une GHO side of this paper entw.

Na anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in oiler papers will be pinserted.

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The Daily Press.

The steamer Lightning, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port on the afternoon of the

18th inst

There were 1,879 visitors to the City Hall Museum Just wook, of whom 162 were Europeans!

A matshed at Hingham was burnt to the ground on Sunday night, and damage to the amennt of $30 was the result...

The spy collected in Shanghai for the Edge Relief Fal amounts, with $55 collected from the Waku community.. $1,114.44.

The N. C. Daily News mys there is a great likelihood of H.E. Chang Chih-tung's iron. works at Hangang being transferred to an English syndicate.

The China Mutual steamer Keenum from Glasgow and Liverpool, passed the Caual yes terday and may be considered due set Pesag on or about the 7th prox.

The P. M. steamer Citiga, with mails, &c., from San Francisco to the latult, lus arrives at Yokohama, czd leave for this port this mor wing the 21st inst., via Nagasalti.

The Chinese Government has coded Lago to the Germans, who are very busy surveying and cutting renda, ate. There are some marines, numbering forty or fifty, guarding the place. It Hongkong on lappa, as the West. "River is about. to be opened. They are looking for a decant anchorage so that steamers may be able to ecte direct to Lapga instead of the cargo laving to be transhipped at Hongknog."

The Minutes of last meeting were read and afirmed.

THE INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH

ROBERT A, HEWETT.*

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Agents, Ben Line Steamers, DAVID SASSOON, SONB & Oc

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A. W. DICKSON... Agents Canadian Pacific R. Co.

Glen Line Steamers

J. GRAHAM, Asist. Manager, Nippon Yusen Kalsha. BUTTERFIELD & BWIRK

Agents, Ocean B.S. Co.. AP. HAOLWEN. Esq., Clairman General, Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, Shangtai.

THE BRITISHI-GOVERNMENT'S: KNOWLEDGE OF OHINESE

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small garrison under an infarior Tibetan olicini. A quarter of a mile north of Yetung the valley is spanned by a battlemented wall held by a sufficiently large body of troops to bar all ingrees luto Tibst from Sikkim. And the starry desolution of the spot is ren dered still more intolerable by the gilmpre one gets therefrom into the icl Chambi Polley, which stretches as a wedge between Bhutan and Sikkim. Phari, its pricipal mart, intha giot where exports from Tibet Indint change honds, and so large- are the profits that the Toras, as the in- babilaate of Chambi ro called, look with in- fasse jealoney at any stompt to divert the transit trade from their midst. It is their influence, aided and abolted by Lama exclusive- ness, which has led to the selection of a pers fortly impossible site for the treaty trade murt. In April, 1894, the Commissioner, Mr. F. A. Taylor, of the Chinese Customs Service, took up his abode in the residonor judiciously avoided by hie Indian colleague, and for eighteen weary montiw he has driven in vain to pierce the moral and material barriers raised by the Lanas. The treaty is doud letter. Yatung neither ie, nor ever can be, a trule mart, and when a European Dent, well known as a bayer of worl at Kalimpong, visited it, he was sedulously boycotted by the offbials and the Chamli metelauts; and yet it is clear from the statistics of trade passing Tatung, which lizavo boon furnished by Mr Taylor, that, it' has muy clements of promise, and that, if Ti International Telegrapli Vocabulary

Tibet had a civilizeil 6bvernment, it would at A letter was road that bed bean soceived from

tain very large dimensions. Wool is the staple the Hunghung Chamber of Comores enclosing

export in spite of the extreme care.usyness. copy of a reply received by them from thi

shown in the matter of cleaning and sorting General Post Office Authorities in Louden, eas In connection with the appointment of a se morning.plaining how the joint protest forwarded by the cessor to Sir Nicholas O'Coner at the British it. Tos is conspicuously absent from the ist Hongkong Chamber had been dealt with. Begation in Peking, correspotulents in London of imports into Tibet for the pure Darjeeling The Yangtsso Regulations and Ocean Steam journals resuscitate the oil charge that Lord product is tabooed, with the four millions and Companies.-A letter signed by all the Ocean Rosebery's Government, was totally igazit odd pounds anually consumed in Tibet come Stowmer Companies complaining of the trombla. of the real ralas of Chins smilitary stungth by an interminable land transit from China TILE CHINA ASSOCIATION,

occasioned by the Yangtze Regulations was prior to the recent war, and that incompetence proper, and when it arrivos is not worth drink- wd, and it was decided to address the Senior to collect knowledge must be inferred on thoing. The commerce to morbulis alone A perusal of the Correspondence of the China Consul on the subject in the hope that a part of the British Legation in Peding. One cor during the year ending March 31st, 1895. was eloss on olevan lakhs in valtu, besidea Association with the Ministers. Stato doce revision of the Regulations onn fer effected respondent alleges that "the Adhairul in con-

maad on the China station is really the British sum of He $2,000 in Indios silver coin taln not quite bou out the statement that thoir which will dispoon of the cause of complaint. -

Bonda Warnhouses. The question was Ambassador, since bomores from place to from us by Tibet. The returns make no the Earl of Kittberley, when approached in again before the menting, but it was decided to place, is apported by visible force; and gets mention of gold amongst the exports to December, 180, acknowledged the pazition of defor any further disension until the sonus! to know this fects in a manner impossible ludia, probably because the pracione metal

Sixteen the Association. More than this, it is now general inveting, when it tras hoped some ex-te the secluded Embassy at Peking The is so effectually concealed us to soaps the history that Admiral Fremantle lind orders to pression of opinion on the utter would be abject of this eorrespondent being to prevent ronghand-ready registration. see that no attack was mudy on Shanghai, and obtainal from the members.

the appointment of Mr. Henry Howard ta rosavanteen taktis, restating the produce of that its approuches were not to be considered us

After this transaction of further business the present Her Majesty at the Chinese Court, is anrface scraptus sud alluvial deposits only, within the limit of hostilities. The Commander following corresponderco was ordered for letter slits a reply from another corragendent Bud their way yearly into Nepal a point of

who advocates the appointment, but displays fact the Tibetan gold-fields are by far th A report to the same effect as the abuvo bos, in-Chief on the station had very couniderable publication

equal ignorance as to the status of the Minister argest, and probably the ricfost, in the world. wo learn, resclat some members of the For- fliscretion to act with regard to ilus protuation

VOCABULARY, DA in Peking Porhaps the criticism of writers obi. A reaf, soven bizidred miles is length, traverses tuguese community, we regard it, however, of foreigners and foreign interests and the

Shanglii, 6th Decembar, 1895, vionsly so-ili-informed dose not deserve special the country, and is believed to lock up wealth More dolinite news will community had certainly no reason to cou- with 'incredulity.

ploin of the vis taken by Admiral Fro- DEAR SIR-I have to acknowledge the notice, hats goed coal of interest attaches to the beyond the dreams of variou. The ultimate probably be received to-day. It will be motort

One thing is mantic The next communication was in receipt of your letter of the Snd of November, accusation of ignorance preferred cost the political results of a fingruch" it would however, that the statortcate in the bettor which March and roferre not only to immediate enclosing copy of communication made by British Government. Is sentas to as a very bé impossible to forecast...

certain. - The Tibetan Gericaine Duali.. has on placed at our disposal are catagorical, dengers to life and interest, but went on to your Chamber to the International Telegraph barsh accusation. Was any Government in the and, although the news cornes so a surprise, udvise carteir altemtious and ants pro Bureau, Berns, on the subject of the onforced word better informed than the British Geveru opposo no foctivo-resistance small posed in the policy Great Britain towards use in the Far East of the Telegraph Vocabul-ment? Some reply that the Japanese Govern but well-equipped ban of man resolved to. it is not improbable. That surveys are being China. We are not going to say these amendary, which has been carefully considered by my ment was; that the statermen in Tokyu know pierce the barrier which selfishness and ignor exactly how miscrubly weak all Chinese prepara, nace has raised ou our Chestern frontier. Parto there can be no doubt, bat, like those monts were wrong, or the policy suggested in Committen.

Following the initiativo of this. Chamber, the tions were, and how little reason there is to The Tamas anthority is inaintatied by a calen made recently at Quemey, they may be caly applicable; far from it, they were both seasible, HONGKONG, JANUARY 21ST, 1896.

with a vis to ascertaining the sailability and soom to have hall their effort in Downing Honghong Chamber drew up a letter against shrink from an encounter with the inverte of terror, disgraced by pauishments of indes of the place for settlement and may not Street. They wore, however, suggestions, and the enforced use of the Telegraph Vocabulary brate colossus. In that so, wo wonder? Japan crib ferocity and they are as cowardly as as mach did not, unless the Minister for which was signed by this and other Chambers certainly enjoyed exceptional filities for cruel. Those who have the prestige of our on- TREE appears in the Japan Mail a de-

indicate that u wasion of the territory has Foreign Affairs thought fit to secciate with of China and Japan and forwarded to Beris Jearning the truth about China, and with pire at heart, or seek an inteltered outlet for fence of Sir NICHOLAS O'CONOR on the

alreally keen made. The Garman man-of-war hirrself a representative of the Asociation, us a joint protest some months ago, but the much drewdness and foresight she made it our trade, will ask themselves how long we are charge of his alleged incompetence to collect

Irene left Hongkong on Sunday on a cruise to call for any latuito suply

The import communication of your Chamber deals so ably, her constant business not only to fato fell to submit to bumiliating esclavien, from the knowledge, whereby Lord ROSEBERY'S

the southward, and it is possible her vagugeau of the Treaty being negotiated at Shauil sabaustively with the subject that my advantage of those facilities, but niso to slovis vast regions north of the Hiwainyns, and will monoseki wag arged on H..'s Government, Committee have accedel with pleasure to your other means of informing betaalt exactly as suggest a damaril, enforced if need be by a dis- Government was left in total ignorr.nee of the

and a sensible suggestion that the time for a request for co-operation. ataluve forwarded to the true worth of her neighbone's warlike play of armed strength, that the Treaty of 1890 Fenl value of China's military strength prior

Special Commission ad arrival. We know a lotter endorsing your protest to the Secretary organization. Yet certainly when she entered shall bo loyally carried into execution.Frliam

the combat, she did not show any evidenco Daily News. to the rosent war. The line taken is dat

the hatory of the period, it is not a bright of the International Telegraph Barean at spot in the annals of the Foreign Office. Lord Berne, & cory of which I now enolose.-I. of despising Chins's strength. From tho lustily of Yashan to the surrender of the Pely all Governments alike wore in a state of

DRUMMOND HAY, ang squadron at Wolludwal, Japan based all ignorance upon the subject and that even

Hinberley had a fad of his own, but there is am, Door Sir, Yottes faithfully, some reason to believe that the representations

Secretary

ker disponitions on the supposition that her made wore carefully considered and siftod.

enemy possessed great strength as well as A gentleman in Shanghai, who Ens recently Japan, with her uxceptional facilities for.

Secretary,

expert ability to use it advantageously. To undergono ut Saigon the Pustear treatment for "learning the truth, did not show any evid

The Association spoke of the illness of the A1.5. J..HONN, Esq.,

Chamber of Commerca, Bingatiores

dislodge the Chinese troops under General Yeh the proveation of hydrophobia, gives on in- "ence of despising China's strength when she

British Minister to Japan at the time, and this

at Yasha, Major-General Oslima was destoresting and reassuring account of his ex- Foreign Office; but one of the main points. enterol the chanhat; in short, that China's

reference was not unnaturally seated by the

patched with a greatly superjar fore, und tho periences. There is a very general belief int Shanghai, 6th December, 1895., asked, for, the retention, of a strong fleet, in Chinese waters was at once sonted to. In Sir-Soc anthy ago this Chamber, in advance from Soul against Phyorg-yang was the method of iuncolation is a severe, ordeni. collapse was surprise to the world at large and could have been foreseen by no one Owing to the appreciation of copper cash, one

to supplement the attack by flak movement panied by little discomfort and entails practio elaborate memorandum, covering, the whole China and Japan, signed a protest drawn up by We do not agrea with our contemporary, Mexican dollar exchanging for 94flesh, which is ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB the Local Association drow up an conjunction with several other Chambers of suspended for the best part of a month in order but, on the contrary, it is said to be accom

the lowest point to which silver has fallen

question of reform of hur relations with Chius the Hongkong Chamber of Commores against from Yorean Only paco did the Japanese ally no hardship. The patient is not required There were many persons who at the outset Shanghai, the Thotai han issued special instrne

The approaching settlement of affairs between the enforcot no in the Far Esat of the Inter-Commanders take anything like a liberty, and to make say radical change in diet or mode of of the war predicted for Japan precisely the tiene to the Mixod Court Magistrates to stop the Tho race for Mr. Mitchell's cap was sailed that Power and Japan seemed to afford a national Telegraph Vosbulury, bat quite that was when Marshuu Nodau sent her than living, and the "cure coupies a fortnight. moiety of his Manoiurian army on march The inoculation is carried out by means of a Sunday in very unsatisfactory weather. The favourable opportunity of reopening the entire recently received from the Singapore Chamber walk over she enjoyed. As to the Japanese stive banks from exporting oath of pain of a

heavy time.

course was from the Police Fier, Kawoou question. The scheme proposed was an olaha a popy of a communication addressed you on this that exposed a long line of communications to rather long needle, to which a syringe con themselves, they hail the programme of the

round Kowloon Rock, Channel Hooks, dinghy rate one. It suggested the appointinant of cabject under date of the End of Nuvenitur, considerably laser. On the whole it must be taining the huid is attached The spider- campaign carefully mapped out at the com Despatchés received at Shanghai from Tient-off pier, leaving all to starboard, we reand,

a High Commissioner, of Board of Con- which deals so thoroughly with the whole admitted that if the Japaness wore theoretically is being penetrated the injection is made mencement and never found it necessary to

sin state that a large number of artisans and 18 miles. The following hoste etarted at 11.15. trol, and the placing of Consuls at the question, and points; eat so sebelusively the persuaded of their meng's incapacity, they either side of the abdomen. The Auid never practically relied or the belief. Above consists of the virus of mad animal (dog dookyard men who betongod before the war to Arrow Lient. Carry allowed various seats of provincial government. It also serious issues which would result to the mercandle deviate from it to any material extent. The the Port Arthur works and who have beon Meteor Mr. T. Laert... 5 minutes. called for the entire opening of China, the community by the enforced use of the Inter-all does that assertion apply to naval matters. or rabbit) combined with a yellowish liquid

Mr. Denison

making of railways and canals, the dredging of national Telegraph Code, that notwithstand Until after the great 1ght in the Yellow Son the The operation is simple in the extreme and Yokohama paper anys "it must be admitted awaiting re-employment at Tientsin have started Erics

Mr. Mokie

harbours and opening of mines. The establishing the protest sent to you through Hongkong, Japanese som to have been as uncertain s resurables vaccination against small-pez. Only that if the Japanesi wore theoretically for the retroeded port to repair the damages Princess

done by the Japanese.

Mr. A. H. Barlow...

ment of tauts, the reform of provincial taxation, the Committee of this Chamber are Quations say,ona etno about the resalts of sich an the first three or four administrations are notice "perfunded of their enemy's incapasity

Ladybird Mr. Hastings.

in their desire to completely endorse the state counter. They regarded the Peiyang squadron ablo, se they cause some local inflammation, but the fine pavigation of rivers, the extensive mo We (Mornury) very much regret to state that Payne Royal Engineers.... they never prastically relied on the

dification of land the system of transit passes,nents contained in the lotfor addressed to you as a factor to be must carefully reckoned with, hot baths soon reduce this. For the first five the establishment of competent courts to try by the Singapore Claber.I have the honour and they attached the flat importance to or six days two injections daily are considered China's superiority in armoured ships Recall necessary, after which eneo alay is suloient "belief," which is only to say that they acted a sad accident occurred at Tientsin on New Steila... Capt Sterling.

the whole treatment as has been sail, occupying Your's day, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Wood- Petrel ....Mr. Morkan Jones

mixed cases, and the right to establish mufacto be, Sir, Yous obelisnt servant,

ing all these things and rezentering that the in accordance with the prudential military bary, of the American Mission, while skating She Mr. Gale

tarice Beyoud this it worked for the removal

charge of ignorance formalated against the afortuight. A sore throat, fever, and a nervous, British Government has always be caphasised anxious feeling aro the most prononcer symp maxim not to despise the enemy. It is always on the river, fell through the The body Elgin Mr. Human

and the export of rice and other grains, the The Secretary,

by comparison with the supposed knowledge toms of the treatment, which so far has proved right to import salt, and provisions for the necessary to be prepared for the unexpected, was Lesmed by some of the French sailors after Benbreezy Lieut. Foley, R.B...

and -final-

of the Japanese, we cannot but think to be enfailing. The French Government but in this case the expected did not wing under water for half-an-bone, aud could Spankadillo Lt. Romage Dawson 15

not be rasscitated.

The Brst part of a raca the wind was very registration of trade marks,

settled plan for se

that Lord Hambery and Her Majesty's Rap certainly deserves the highest credit for its happen and the Japarcae estimate of the

hight and paltry, barely strong enough to enabla ly asked for some

flongkong General Chamber of Commerce,resentative in Faking are unjustly criticised. vnterprise in founding each an institution in As one of the indications of the rapid growth the beats to beat up against the ford tide, and caring the ability of Chinese share olders

Hongkong, 6th January, 1896.

No kama ing could have forescen a title of the Far East, to alnire in the benefits of which are readily cutulitions of the campaign were fully justi- of Shanghai the M. C. Daily News mentious that many different collases were sailed in the in joint stock associations and the extension DEAR SIR, Enolood I beg to hond copy of the fiasco that actually occurrad. No one, not all sorts and conditions of mon hex. Now it so happened that their plans, 2.300 calls passed through the Telephone Ez- hunt for wind. Pay and Meteor tried the of foreign manloipalities and improvement in

Bricy, Ladybird, Arrow, their pawar. We aro familiar with most of letter from the Gonami Fest Office Authorities, even the best informed Tayogiese could have welcome... Daily News together with the approximate dates on chaugo on Monday, 13th January. This is the Hongkong shore.

the items, which base met st various times London, informing the Chamber that the jel imagined that China's magnificent Forts and record, and kept and Stella went into Huughou Bay, and

NEWS FIA AMERICA. which important movements wore to be largest number in one day

four operators at work from auto pan. Princess, Bhe, Elgin, Petrol, and the rest with high apron and which cubtless ene petition against the suggested enforced uraramente would provo more orthless than effectes, became known in a certain an whereas formerly one opater could deal with of the fest tried a middly cons. At one day will come in the limit of practical politics the Official Vocabulary in Eztiz Europa Charole stockade; that her fins, navy could o'clock a light wind from the north-ast The programmp is one that every wellwishersages had; for reasons explained in actienly sunililated by akilitary fight,

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S VENEZUELAN official quarter and were raronounicated to the all the call in one day,

started and Iushird, Arrow, Stelle, and Lewarts, China would like to see carried out, letter, based on by the Director of the and that her hosts of well-equipped braves Legation, but the Minister, while neknow-

British. Admiral is spoken of as moving from

Washington, 17th December Erice found themselves la the way, and the but in international affairs things have to wait. International Totograph Bureau to the London would be erangled up liks wat pepar. Thi

It is promised that the petition will receive place to place and getting to know the fonts Prident Cleveland to-day transmitted to ledging the receipt of the information,

Kowloon Koek was rounded by them mime How much of the Treaty of Barlin, relating to ifteen minutes or load of the next portion form in Turkey, for instance, has been carried intimated his incredulity and continued

of the Rect, consisting of Pune. Darh alot and the carrying out of a still more com attentive consulation at the bands of the Post in a manner impossible to the seclated Ei Congress the following messige on the Vane his impassive attitude. His number, in fues,

Princess. The wird jarressed as the day wore polansive programme in Chins must be the divertitssprit it is to be born withnesy (sic) at Peking One would ingine from as fugled

work of years. It is noteworthy that not ens tory resulte-Isus, Dear Sir, Yours choicntly, the remark that if as British Admiral inquires

To the Congress of the United States: In was so supercilious, is to discourage all

on and Ladybird, getting the best of it, was

F. HINDERSON, knowledge in the discharge of his profesional my muud message adutristod to Congress on

Beirutary round Channel Books some distamos ahead of of the subjects named in the letter of tho

duties, he keeps the soqnsition to bimself, the Jet inst. I caillut attention to the peading further communications of a like kind, so

Arrep and Stella with Erica fourth, some twolre Asociation came up for consideration during

whereas in truth one of his chief duties is to onis boundary controversy between Orat Bejiaïn that when information reached the stre

minutes separating the four bests. A quick run the year, diplomatic attention being called off, Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Bhangha

municate to the Queen's Representatives in and the republic of Venezuela, and recited the Tokyo nad Peking everything that be discovers, substance of the representations meds by this quarter as to the despately of the secret The Shanghai Municipal Council for 1896 brought the feet down to Kowloon Point, when first to the immediate consequences of the war

General Pont Office, London,

everything that he knewa. And that is just Government to ker Britanio Majesty's Go mission to Russin-it was communicated bas hem oleated without s ballot, only nine the line was crossed the first time as follows: sad the term of the settlement, and after that Copy.

to the scneiderable encroachments of France

21st November; 1895: where a prominent source of peryledivy existed.vernment, suggesting the reasons why such named having been sont in Mr. Scott has fa.

in the South, of Hassia in the North, and of") direct to the Foreign Offien in Lonion timated his willingness to take the chairmanship

Japan in the East, and the multifariou que SD-The Director of the International The more mistaken man in the Fast was the dispute should be submitted to arbitration for instead of through the Minister at Peking, for another year. The nine gentlemen clested

tions thonos arising. Then the financial post alegraph Barenu at Burns has forwarded to British Admiral. On the very eve of the war settlemout and inquiring whether it would be so are Messrs. C. Bearmann, D. Brood, J. Cooper,

tion of China, and the negotiations for a loon this Department the memoriel from the Cham having presumably utilized all his oppor submitted.

Tenuswer of the British Government, which or lears, and the international questions thence hers of Commerce at Hongkong, Couton, tanities of scratinizing the naval forces of the

was then awaited, has since bean roccived, and, arling, the morious riots in Szechuan and the Shanghai, Hankow,Tisutan, Yokohama, belligerants, he declared unequivocally that complicity of the provincial ofloors, and finally Bioge, Foodbow, and Amay, objecting to the frim every point of view, the Chinese seemed together, with the dispatch to which it is a reply the barbarona murder by an orgauleed aasa enforced use of the Official Yousbulary in Extro to possess a better lighting machine and is hereto appended. Such reply is embodied in two communications addressed by the British tion in Fabkion, hardly checked by the Vicores European telegrams to be better qualified to it, that

At the same time be has pointed out that the the Japanese Pronounood by expert in Brime Minister to Sir Juliga. Posnecfots, the and e ocadiators. In the North west, tuo the existence of the Chinese Government esemed International Bureau has no authority to take dubitably qualified to judge, who might venture

seen that one of these communicaticus is devoted to hang by a thread, and all there things often! cognisanes of any representation except to traverse sach a judgment? We, on this British Embassador at this capital. It will be doubtless united to provent the remonstrances ing such a proceed from one of the countries of side, who had a long-evolved idea of the morutoxosively to absorvadions B100 the Monroe

of the Jopouse soldier or sailer, way have been med suggestions of the Association being fur the Union. The breeze held good for of the there to an exfont. The respondence Having regard to the length of time which astounded the verife, but on wint geomstre, and aime sat in the present instance Waited States, and that this reusers just eau be kept in ignorance... Apropse, bazë rumour has it that at eae critics and many of the boats eleva consider towards the close referred mainly to the Bugust elapso before a reply could be received could the Trish Minister in Peking, en what new, and, strange,extension and develop-- ment of dostrine e isto co by the carried into feel as circumstances diolate, fete Empire blood was very nearly spliled. Selare rounding. Channel Known at 27ert and gation of the Agona, this led to an-am- this Department has thought that it would the Admiral's opinion? The plain fact is that tying an appeal to the doctrine as etanoluted dises for tristy is attended with the ·Talaski! ́Alf's well tliet ends well;"

Metoor both passed layer on the best up The endol proposition for a Commercial Secretary best be carrying out their wishes if it agroedd Chiun walipan took the whole world by Rocks were weathered as follows

of Legution. Her Majtery's Guvernment at once to nocept the memorial, with a view unrise Table British Corernment End not decided ther point, et spot it receiving attentive consideration along for 10 sathing it, is oktavagant

on to boliste Cast the been with the memorials on the same aject which Nobody so we auticipated i; nobody did Claimed. Or la basood have been sent by other habiberet to this anticide it. Jogan Mail. -- deal of rev live signidea was offies PRAD really dra dos impia and that

Tolegrains recaivol frun Peking by the Shanghai Ha-Pas announce the appointment of Hsi Chen-yi. Director-General of the Yel low River, to the Governorship of Kwangtúng reta Poi-yoo deceased: The Governor

as a high ebaracter for probity.

The Hen. Treasurer of the Bulgar Relief Fund begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation —

Mesra, A. 8. Wateon Co. Limited $100 Brought Forward

Total up to date...

$892

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and no one was more surprised than the J. 9. Fearon, W. D. Tattle, J. H. McMichael latter when he beard of it. WANG CHUES AP. MacEwan, D. M. Mores, and J. L. Scott..

UN was duly sont on his mission, carrying

The Peking corresponent of the Mercury, secret treaty with him, but the St.writing on the 27th Denamber, says: At last rsburg Gevernment thought that the the Tiantain river is closed, so Here, we sea acular objecte in view could be better again" (as the slowa saya, boxed up until Marol com like a lion. How to koap

by by an unwritten understanding then the pace meanwhils is the question! Trus, eido y for the reason that the out-the Financiers, bar one, have down, thereby

the

avertinga sangginary and terrible civil wer!

partic age the it may afford objecting

The Poking correspondent of the Mercury. therefore Wound if protest. The treaty writes Two Europeans live succeeded in of Russia, but ratified by the Emperor convincing some Celestial owners of coal mines. up bere that such things to pumps really do standing, which replaced by an under-exist, in consequence of which the said Bar. carried into effect in course of being opens have entered into agreements with the between Bueria and the negotiations ouers to supply machinery and work the mines, sharing the profits; in what proportion- British Legation at Paking however, the I am unable to state. Bravo say I ignorance, although in certain complete this is a beginning. I unyself have seen many fino coel mines tho bast coal of which bad side the Legation their general te not been repotted-abandoned on account of the

wencroachments of water.

alay have mots connection with this matter.

The island of Lappa in inmisdiately opposite Mano and forms ous side of the inner harbour. On the other side of the island the main stream forried by the juustics of the West and North Rivers debouches. At the time of the Franc-Chinese war the Frick Admiral had it in contemplation to take some of his vessels up that strena and make a demonstration above Cauton.

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Chairman International Telegraph Eurocu, Ferne.

Post Office Authorities,

I trust that in the diremastes the conte

the Govteral re mainly the furahich this Department has adopted will sent

THE PASTEUR TREATMENT.

by Trosidot Monro oro genstally inappliesblo

to the tale of thing in which we re at the

pesat day, and especially in their application

to the controseray concerning the boundary

line between Grent Britain and Venezuela.

Without attempting vriended argument in.

The Prince of Wales is in possession of a reply to two pedopt, it may not be amiss to

of Sir Wins O'Conor let him on with the approval of the Chambers of Commerce very flue gold smoker prion for the anggest that the estrins upon which wa many of these pointe Siri 0 Conor of the Far East-I am, Sir, Your obedient pocket There is room to use different sizes atand is strong and sound, because its enforms. has esrard a high reputation fy in these servant, very topics, had the wish 1 Lana na further ||

The rest gave na before reaching this stepe till bis return was a wish puper one - The Chairman, (signed) J, C. LAND.

mark.

We tice that the local Cogit has some" Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

of cigars, ball a dozen cigarettes, rullent spacs for about half an euice of toleru, mutches, and a midget Briarwood pipe. I always enrries it with him,

ont is important to tur pics and safety as a nation, and is essential to the integrity of var free institutions and the tranquil: maintenance of our distinctive form of gov