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NOW READY;

THE

CHEONTOLE AND DIRECTORY

FOLL

MATION.

CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, &, &, A. S. WATSON &00., LIMITED

FOR

1898,

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY,

This is the

THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL LASUE,

and will be fougu, ne saal, to show an advanco ou preceding yours toth in fniness and accuracy, of information A

The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the porta and cities of the Far East, from Peuang to Vladivostock, in bieb Europeans reside.

Not only is the Directory as full and complete in vach case as it can be made, but each Colony, Port, er Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIP TION, carefully revised sioh your, most of which

will orro as accurate GUIDES FOS. THE TOUET, giving every detail in connection with the places, their History, Topography, &c. The Information afforded in these Descrip tions, consisting of over Ninety highly in teresting articles, packed with facts concisely set out, and containing statistics of the TRADE of each Country and Port, would alone suffice to fill an ordinary volume.

The work contains Directories and Descrip tions of

Peking

Newchwang

Taku

Tientsin

Chefoo

Shanghai Chindang

• Nanking

Wuhu

Vixlivostock

Tobya

Yokohama

Ihyogo.

Kobe

Secul

Chamalps

CHINA Kowkiang

Swałow

Hankow

Canton

Wuchang

Jobang

Whampoa Kowloog

Changling Lappa

Hoihow

Ningpo

Wenchow Pakhel

Fooзher Langshow Amay

Mèngtzu

EASTERN BIBERIA

*

JAPAN

Osaka

Nicolajewsk

Nagasaki Hakodato. Niigata

Temeni

Paluanfu Takow

COZEA

Wonnan Fusan

BLACAO

·HOWGKONG AND ITA DerekDENCIES

FRENCH INDO-CHINA

BORNEO Labuan British N Borneo

BANGKOK

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

Tonkin

Hnaci

Haiphon

Provinces of Tonkin'

Provinces of Annam Safged Cambodge PHILIPPINES .

Manila

Doilo

Ceba

Sarawak

Singapore*

Peaing

'Johore.

Fabang

Sungei Ujong

Juleba

British

French

་

Malacc

Prov, Wellesley

MALAY STATER

Negri Sembilan

Selangor Perak

ko., ža.

NATAL SQUADEONS

German

Russian

Japanese Taited States

OPTIONS OF COAST AND RITBE STEAMBEK

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

ALL thase sa aleuted by our London House, bought diet at first hand. imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODEBATE PRICES.

-PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be hed on Application:

ORT after removal should be restal

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUART JINT, 1816,

covering infants and for the reduction of the toad decidedly towards improvement all round The steamer Fringides has given up running patitions said they wor told to pull down that

Infant mortality of the coinny R on the Hongkong End Union line and it is unshades and twenty of them have done so,

I have the honour to be, air, &0, reported that she la to be sent down to Singa, while of those on short nehron have been

F. W CLARE, pore to trade in the Biraita: Settlements, heing served by Mr. Horo, poly two have removed

for « Médios! Oficer of Health. adapted for that trade. It has bool decided their shade. In the case of the slote

The following minutes wero appended that the Amonghes, which was placed on the famed by the latter the Chinese in our fainly, n

Mr. Ee-Although doubt whether registration Live by the Steamboat Companion as an extra fault, um it seems as if in the Sayingpun dies day host to ran the Hangtong on, shall for the trick in which Mr. Bratt's noticon fere sorvedra will have die efect which the MOH - present confirms to run as a day boat and be theinterpretation wail correct A.If Brewin, cipates, there is no doubl something should be done keld in readiness to cops with any other attempt Assistant Hegistrar General,"

without delay, O at competition au this line, the harp

The following minat se more staped The ProeldentThe notes pered by the frames

The Acting Colonial Burgoca-1an kongly of pinion that Chinese "doctor" should be registeren,

The roads are hotter; a good supply of water has hoon laid on gas in obtainiable;, and what is still more important, Kowloon has, in the opinion of the general public, increased in favour se a place of residence. According to the plaus before you it has been decided to build three houses at a cost of $18,000 An alternativo smaller hoses, but after consideration it was scheme was before the directors to build fire decided that the larger house would give a better result, and I think the directors will and

faults,We may hope that these efforts will succeed in slevating the judiciary entirely suspicion, before the coastion of the exterritorial system, but even if some buspi pion still remains Japan will bo by no means urugne in that respect. The last point taken refers to limitations on the freedom of the press Then in the Treaty ports "there is a considerable sum of money

Caracterday afternoon invested in newspapers. Wo have a case the spre Valley between A Compang, B.B. iis qui me If the servers of shoes do not winters **on record in which the editor of a paper and the Hongkong Football Club resulted in a stand they can make further enquiries, and if nece

was seized and imprisoned and the print victory for the latter by one goal to uil. They the Barretary will eventually serve the notice on "ing presses sated for fourteen days, whon magnificent football trophy at present being behalf of The Band in mysordance with the law matter, Lam not aware of the existence of "Chin productivo, but it was also kaddled with heary

competed for was on tow yesterday afternoon on the Happy Valley. It is in the form of a citrar map of emat, watght, ormented in a Parteral and nautical scenes are, dépieteil on highly artistlo manner in the boat Chinese style. exterior, while the interior is coated with layer of highly burnished gold,

it was found he had committed to offence “That would ruin any paper that depended on public support for its existence, We do not suppose that the foreign newspapers when they come under, Japanese lans will express opinious on any topics. To avoid suspension they will be colourless, at least "we presume the editors who then remain in Japan will prefer to be more enllatera "of news to spending the bulk of their time "in peiron. Yet occasions must occur "when it will be necessary to point out abuses, and these in charge may then

The

Mr. Ede-I think it is desirable that the nature of

the nuisance be clearly defined in to Chinese vuradon of noties, and sunshades art removed unes roully piling the healthiness of any premises, a

The PRIDENT pointed out that the simply called the attention of the owners to the sonoranda left by the Inspectors of Ndinance

condition of the mendoj or sunshade, sed not, with the intention of taking proceedings on the notices, If it was necessary to take proceedings the usual forna of zotion proscribed by Ox did not propose to preceed farther with the

delus's Chicom docter ? We shall bay hands arsonsion it whenll be borne in mind that drels if not thomsands claiming to be so registered if the land to the east of the Kowloon territory General will be able to diss the Board for this they expelto benet, thereby The Registrar where we intend to build was not only non- Taxee, and we must further remember in con-

side with the exenton of the low who betion with this that this Socisty was started been rated by the media procutioner of the building company, and its boundon duty is The Freeldent Register tally, but how are to unilld. I do not think there is anything moro the difficulties indiestod by the Acting Colonial I can add to theen rather few remarks. If The Medical Offer of Health-The Initial diff before asking you to accept the report shall be geen to he overdens from there are any questions you want me to answer culty in regard in the registration of Chinese Lappy to do so I may mention, gentlemen, that octers must be rast in precisely the same way as to provide funds for the cost of these buildings the registration of doctors, and laver of dentists, has ten thousand deben inres of the Wharf Company been met in Great Britain, amely, to place uper the bays been sold, and the balanco will be sold as There were no questiona, and the CHAIBHAR' every person who em piove that he is fucking medicine of the Best of its compilation. The subred the adoption of the report and sexunta. sequení sadition of ether name thereto can then be

Mr. GEORG secondled. mado dependent upon sink proof of education noc Carried. training as the Registrar General or the Banitary A letter was read olling the attention of the Beurl, with the advice posibly of a wouilting Melir. MadBAS proposed the re-election of

Mr. G.H. Povry seconded, Board to the defective soil insanitary conditioned Bosil, may think fit to require, and in this waya Messrs. Cox and Hughes as directers. caused by the manafacturing of Chinese sons liable register will altirantel be obiured. With which was said to be injurions to the halth of midwives. I thought it was a well known fact that Mr.STORES proposed and br. Porrs condect there living near tubusy

practically all Chinos woman are, during their the re-alention of Messrs. Arnold and Gaskell The Medical Officer of Health reported that ocuchements, nader the care of a Wan Fo" or mid-s, auditora Carried. no nulemon existed from the trade processes, wife, and that male doctos, are rarely, if over, in

attendance. and the minutes recolamended that no action PRESIDENT-Under the ofrcumstances To taken by the Board

The annual meeting of the Hongkong and South China Masonic Bazevolenca Fund Cor pomion was hold yesterday afternoon, Wordinance 24 of 1987 would be duly served. Hegister, when first formet, the marse and address of funds are required.

The Board concurren

UẨN ALLEGED NEISANCE,

Bro, 4.0. Anderson presiding in the absence of Bight Wor. Bro, the Iori C. P. Cbster, the matter at presant President of the Fund. The following officers were elected for the orsuing yaar-Right Wer, Bro. the Hou. C. Obober, President; Wor Bro. E. C. Ray, Vice-President; Wer Bm S J. Hanisch, Treasurer, and Wor. Bro, A. OD Gourdia, Secretary, The accounts showed an of 81,116. The funds in band now amount to 818,198.

month before use. When required for find themselves inside the walls of periditure-on charity votos during the year or soy on the ground of Island Lot. No. 690, reference to the quasion of the existence of Chinese Carried. Pagali

drinking at once it should be ordered to bo

"Japanese prison. There is time to re- decanted at the Disposary before beingmedy some of these things, but they will

send out.

SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and

Dinner Winez of very superior All aro trus Kores Wines.

"not be remedied if people sit quietly down After" and assert that because the Japanese aro Vinlages.contented therefore the foreigners will find

CLABET-Dur Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be this genuine product of the juice of the grapa and are not artificially made from miss and currents, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines BRANDY.-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be puro Cognac, the difference in pries being merely question of age rin layo

WHISKY-All our Whisky is of ernallent

quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. The Score Watermarked "E" is universally popular and is pronounced by the best logel sennoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market. --

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirita to he guanine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agente at the Coast Ports.

The Book is printed from Now Type specially A. 5. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

reserved for the purpose, and uniformity in every arrangement now greatly facilitates reference.

The

ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS contains the namasi of

14000 FOREIGNERS, arefully arranged, with the Initials as well as the Surnames in strictly Alphabetical Order, do that any same can be found instantly..

THE MAPS AND PLANS have been engraved by one of the most eminent Firms in Great Britain and are corrected and brought up to date. They consist this year of Á COLOURED PLATE OF THE HOUSE FLAGS OF

REIGN MERCANTILE HONGS.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 9th Jaunary, 1896.

192

NOTICE TO CORESPONDENTS. UNLY communications relating to thermes colus

should be addressed to THE EDITOR

He anonymously signed communications that he

already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

the charge pleasant. A great many people will hardly know the difference, numbers "of foreigners will grin and bear it, but *for some people residenes in Japan "will simply be an impossibility." It is probable that when foreigners paer under Japanese laws the editors of the Eng- fish newspapers in Japan will and it necessary to moderate their critical tone towards the Government of the country: That this restraint will prove irksome there can be no doubt, hut here again is must be remembered that similar restraint has to be

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

{ {SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY: FRESS."]

¿Lospor, 27th January, MILITARY PREPARATIONS, IN CANADA

The Dominion of Canada will expend half a million in training the entire sathitis this year.

The PEZAIDENY moted that the writer of the letter be informed that the Board could see me remoa fer interfering. He also moved that the owners of the works requested to abato a nuisance which was couped by a rubbish heap.

Carried.

MORTALITY STATISTICS.

For the week ended 15th January the death rate was 24.7 por 1,000 per annum, us compared with 19.8 for the corresponding period of last year. SPON

FATRIOTIO LIBERAL UTTERANCE.

The Right Hon. H. H. Fowler (hate Secretary

For the wook ended 54 January the death of State for India), speaking at Wolverhampte was 278 per 1000 per annum, 25 compared ton, said that the opposition must loyally sup with 199 for the corresponding period of inst Port the Government in presenting a united year front to every hostile interference with the national rights and honour.

REPORTED GERMAN OCCUPATION

OE QUEMOY.

+

Repowed rumours of a German occupation of Quay Laving been in circulation, we tele- had to Amoy for information on the shifoct. The reply is as follotrs

Amox, 30th January, 3.58 pm. It is rumoured that the 17his is surveying at Quamoy. Nothing authentic is known."

SUPREME COURT.

Sol Jannary.

IN BANKRUPTCY

BEFORE HON. W. M. GOODMAN (ACTINO ORARY JUSTIO)

DE WONG TIRAM, EX PARTE FUNG SHING TAK TING,

This was an application to annul a receiving order which was made on 27th November, 1895, in this suit.

The Acting Calamin Surgeon attached the following minute

I more that this report of the Medical Officer of Health, together with the minutes on the pupore, be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary with the recommendation from the Board that the matter receive the mreful consideration of. the Government, is in the opinion of the Board it is a matter which requires urgent attention: The ACTING COLONIAL STEGBON seconded Carried.

ADJOĦRNHEMPI

The Board adjourned unit Thursday

week

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

The following as the sixty-first report of the Court of Directors to the ordinary, half-yearly general testing of shareholders to be held at the City Hall on Saturday, the 15th February,

A marked increase compared with last year at this tid. It would be interesting to have last year's return of the same date and core the twe

The STORSTARY said he thought the populat con tion last year was over-estimated because a very large number of people left thewolony."

The CHAISMAN Gentleman, there seems to bone further Business befors the meeting Dividend warrante will be ready to-morrow morning. I thank you for your attendance.

OBICKET

THE OFFICERS EN. . THE OFFICERS RE. This match, ploved yesterday, resulted in a victory for the Now on the first mnings. Winning the toss and going in on a slow good wicket the sailors began well, making over 100 runs for 4 wickets, Food contributing a good 42 and Mower 21. At 112 Eccles went on with laba, his first ball rotting Meror's wicket. Joam wont the same way. Shelford was next, and it may be remembered that his last attempt which resulted in his defeat first ball. On this at playing a lob was to play back to a half volley cession he had made up his mind that the loba wrote to be treated in another manner. Ho camo boldly in with his helm "well up" and his weather eye, as he thought, open. Seeing The Directors haya now to submit to you à general alement of tho udalry of tho Bank, the sinuok-you-out-of-the-colony look in his balance sheet for the half-year ending 1st Decen oge the bowler determined to try a little artife. He put his field ont deep and bowled The not probes for that period, truding a short ons. Down the pitch came Tominy." $312,21702; balance brought forward from last orok But no he missed her, and account, after paying all charges deducing interest there, was one behind the wicket who did. The PRESIDENT said he regretted that mon paid and due, and making provision for bad and not miss him and again the valiant T.8.7 bers were troubled with these applications from doubtful accounts, amount to 81,514,38346. had to rotire first ball to the lobe. He ban his The Directors recommend the transfer of $250,000 revenge, though, as the score will show. The owners of wolls which the Board had had not the slightest doubt or hesitation in closing. But from the profit and loss sexnut to credit of werve Naval innings cleared for 145, and the Biflemen the letter bid been beat for the considera fund, which food will shen stand at $5,750,000, had no easy task before them. Hollond did all After making this transfer and deducting re he knew, but the bowling of Elliott and of the tion of the Board and he falt it is daty to moneration to Directors the femains for appropria aforesaid redoubtable T. 8. was too much for circulate it to members, The Board always on 149,365.48 out of which the Directore the remaindre Whon Paley cama in things osrofully considered och case in the first in recommend a dividend of me poned and ave stance and in not one bid the Board pancelled chillings per share, which will absorb 844444444 were expected to improve, but although he got ad order to close after reviewing an application The difference in exchange between 4, be the woll bet in two balls he failed to atop his third. He therefore moved that the applicant be in rate at which the dividend is declared, and 2-11d. The B.B. had to follow on and made. 140 in ar formed that the notice to lose the well minst be the rate of the day, amounts $49, 140.991 hour for the loss of 4 wickota. Eccles, smacking coinplied with With the concurrence of theThe balance 12,780.12 to be cared to new about in a rather wild style, modo 95, which included four "sizers" out of the ground. Board he did not propose to again outcplate profit and loss EMEA

The following is thy score and suklysis similar applications.

Carried,

A POLLUTED WELL. An application was received from the pureber, 1895. sted of a well ut 14, Staunton Strest, which had been ordered to be loved, asking the Board to :review its decision.

THE REGISTRATION OF PLINESS DOCTORS AND MIDWIVES, The following: letter was read from the Medical Offer of Health

■

MA McOmachie has been appointed Chirron THE NAVY,N for the year 1896 and Me, St. Michaelsen Deputy Chairman. T

Moers, D. R. Bassoon, I. M. Gray, and St. C Michael retira in rication and being eligible for re-election offer themselves accordingly..

Mr. H. Shewan has been invited to join the Board which appointment requires confirmation at this meeting A

L. C. 6. Chring, o Palay, b Knox Surgoon Pend, b, Enox MUNKA vis Lt. Comm., Grafton, b Kneza R

Capt. Mercer, at Paloy, b Eules LT. A. Powlett, e and Koox. *V M. Enlott, h Eroles

BLA, HL. W. Juanes b. Eveloemen.

Le T. Shelford, a Paley, is Beslie 24G, B. Dlzout, b Alemander 1. C. Dairymple, not eat i "EL. G. Raymò, non aut

* AUDITORS, res A The account have been nudited by Mr. F Henderson and Mr. S. G. Fird, who bir halves Extra for reelection

exercised in almost every foreign country. The number of English pspers published on the continent of Europe can be counted alrost on one hand and those that do exist. indulge very sparingly in comment on the domestic politics of the country in which they are published. The change implie by the transfer from Corisular to Japanese jurisdiction cannot but be unpleamat to the foreigners resident in Japan, but after the change is affected they will find them- selves still as well of, as regards personal liberty, as if they had sulceted as their place of residened certain other countries that could be named. In Rassin, for instance, the restrictions on foreign nowapapers, if there are any published there, are probably greater than they will be in Japan, while as to the general administration of justice in Japan, more confidence may be felt than in, say some of the South American republics. The

Mr. Godge appeared for the petitioning credi Correspondenis maut foricard their name and address surrender of exterritorial jurisdiction by the:

tor in sapport at the application aw stated with communications addressed to the Editor, not

powers was undoubtedly a great boncoesion that all the creditors were in favour of adopting fer publication, bal as evidence of good faith.

All lettere for publication should be written on osta Japan, and the burden of that concession a scheme of an arrangement and annulling thi side of the papos only.

falls on the foreign residents in the country.iving order.

Mr. Sath (Official Receiver) stated that since That it is a burden there is no denying, and the affidavit had been filed in support of the no sophistry can remove its unpleasantness, application another creditor had proved, so that Hitherto the foreign residents have been at present it would not be said the creditors subject only to the jurisdiction of their own

The Acting Chief Justice said that having authorities; under the new arrangement, gard to the English devisions, such as when it takes effect, they will be ahiret to

re Flotow, 2 Quvon's Feach Division (A.D. majanga yashop werd Wester 2 flueen's the preceding 19 Dong made some Boere be an living in any other country where exterri-inserts caçat the Court had power to anno inquiries into the large number of death receiving order; just as it might anal registered as espiring from tetanus at this The CHRONICLE covers the stable orents

toriality does not prevail. They will be no on ortler of adjudication, and that the Institution, and also as to its death-rate gez- of the last halfoentary in the Far East together

worse off than the foreign residents in most principles which regulated the Istter ease,erally, and I find that during the year 1835. with the Texts of all the most important Trealise, | zm

which alone was provided for expressly by the some 1,075 persons were admitted and that no concluded with the countries of Eastern Asia. It was generally anticipated by Europeans countries and will probably be much better Urdinanas, guided nine the Comt in doaling less than 817 of these died during the year The Fixed deposits the varions Customs Cariffs, Trade Regulations, that after the victory achieved by the off than they would be in some countries, but with the annulment of receiving order. In great majurity of the admissions are Infants Consular and Court Fees, Hongkong Starap Dulios, Postal Guido, Chinese Festivals and Japanese over China life in the Land of the ther will naturally not think that reflection this ease, however, the creditors, having had a and mostly females

first mesting, adjourned that meeting to op "It appears that children are frequently Observances, Tablas of Money. Woighte, and Timing Sun would become almost unbear sufficient compensation for the existing sider whether they would accept a scheme of brought to this Insitution within a few Brable (including rafta on Leaden Meisures, and other Commercial Information, able on account of the inflation of Japan privileges they will be called upon to arrangement. Now la nuke ut saliono or days of birth, and 16 is these howly ese pride that it was supposed would take surrender. From an international point of composition binding a "special" resolution is horn infants which mostly succntah to

required and the regular procedure is laid down tetas, while the deaths from fever (presum-Profit and Jum account place. The anticipations have been wholly view the new arrangement may be con in the Ordination if that procedure is complied ably malarial) occur chiefly among older chil falsified and foreigners have been subjected aidered on the whole a favourable one, but with and the salerno zacepted by "special" dron, who are taken there, by the parents. resolution and approved by the Court, then, by nually in a dying condition, when they and to no special annoyance whatever. This the fusign redents now in Japar cannot sertion 22 of the Ordinace 20 of 1891 the that recovery is not possible. I have mads gives the Japon fait scension to ask whether be expected to regard with approbation the Gear might even after adjudication annul thus careful survey of the establishment and have such in hand and in wont other forecasts, still availing confirmation surrender of the privileges they have adjudication, and therefors it might annul the little bult to find with its genera sanitary contentand in tran or contradiction, may not prova equally hitherto enjoyed. They are in the positioneeling order. It would be dangerous, how ditious, but I have cenis to the conclusion, from Into Lyhyen a

ever, to depart from the procedurs laid down by my own observations, that the onormon) num- erroneous. "We refer above all," says our of a thyoured class about to have their the Ordinance as regards approval of a scheme of bar of deaths from convulsions is largely due to contemporary, "to the prediction that, so privileges withdrawn, and persons in that arrangement, and although no doubt the applica the barbarous treatment to which these newly

tion in made with a view to save expenso, it might, born infants are subjected before admission soon se the foreign residents pass under position always consider themselves the it granted, work justice to creditors who This treatment consists in the canterization Japanese jurisdiction, life will become victing of a hardship if not of absolute in-vers no parties to it. The cellor's own statement of portions of the face, and body by ignorant "almost unbearable owing to official inter- justice. ⠀⠀

ference, police surveillance, and so forth.

PLAN OF YOKOHAMA

NOW PLAN OF KOBE AND, HTODD

PLAY OF FOREIGN, CONCESSION, SHANGHAI NEW PLAN OF HONGEEW (BANGI) LARGE PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA PLAN OF PEAK DISTRICT, VICTORIA NEW PLAN OF Hanor*

NEW AND ENLARGED TLAN OF SINGAPORE MAF OF THE FAR EASY.

amongest which aro:----

TERATIES WITH RINA

Great Britain: Nanking, 1843, Fiontain 1858. Convention 1860. Chefoo, with Ad ditional Artiola, Opium Convention, 1850 Chungking Convention, 1890.

France Tientes, 1658, Convention, 1860, Tientsin, 1885, Conventions, 1886 and 1887. United States:Tientsin, 1858. Additional,

1888; Pekinx, 1880; Immigration, 1804. Germany Tiopkin, 1861; Poling, 1880. Japan Shimonoseki, 1895, Léagting" Con-

vention, 1895,

Portugal, Russia, Brazil, and Peru.

TREATIES WTIH JAPAN. Great Britain, 1858, Trade Convention, 1848, United States Extradition Treaty, 1886. Mexico, 1889: Great Britain: 1894.

TERATIES WITH COBEA

Japan, 1876, Japan Supplementary, United

States, 1882, Great Britain, 1833.

·TREATIES WITH SIAM

Including the Now Trosty with France.

Orders for mira copies of DÁTKT Pavs should ba

Best buns 11 am un day of publication: Alor that Pour the rugpin is limited. Uniy Eupplied for Cash Valegraphia Address Press. P.O. Box. 20.

Telephone No. 15. .“

The Daily Puz

HONGKONG, JANUARY 31ST, 1896,

were anenigna,

Eanitary Board Offices, "Hongkong, 24th Jan, 1844) "Six-I love the honour to report, for the information of the Board, that I have inquired into the reason for eight death being recorded as occurring from fever at the Agile de la Ste Enfance during the weak ending January 11th and I find that no deaths were registered for this Institution for the week ending January 4th, and that the death registered for the week ending January 11th really occurred during

J. KRAMER, Chairman. Hongkong, 30th, January, 189 ASTRACT OF AKTE ANDLIAKIMTIES, SLET DECEMBER, 3583.

Marine Insurance a

A pital

Citrant account pë

- AĪKRIJETES.

5,500,000.00

Recles....

230,003.00 Baker Carr

Notes in circulin 3326002.07

SilFor MMA $42,485,680.28) Gold,882,300

$1,46,120.24.

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS. No.of No.of Teal Malden No.

No With Buus, Otom Dali Rallo

A.K.C.C.

S&. Halland -Dalrymple O Pereiva, bebelford ******** 74,921,785.52 Kanz, Powlett, b Shot..

Cart Eccles, b Shelford,

$1,132,175.38

** Gali, £9,114,008.19/17---9,172,388.76

·Bankets and short sight drawings, on London" office againzi - bili remivable, and bullion chipmonte),

60,304,743,14 Capt Baker Car, b.Biliit

7ad bebelford

Thring, Shational

$30,825,540.75

·218,805.61

Capit. Yergamon, o Mercer, b

•H..Alosandier,! 17281 2.67G. Paley, b Elliottay 2313314,365.48 D. Power, Thring, lift T. Class, b. En |$187,148,406.68 ̄| Binjor Mon, 2. Noël, pot duży

Extre

Total

not

b ER

Total

Conens födge, with lite guy Bank of England, 35.84 special London zervó 6,000,000.00 2017,650.00 Console and

other sterling securities 1,242,814,6, Bills cunt, lezea and credits, Bille-rocivable Bank Decals

discicsed debta pter 37,000 and the amount of midwives or by the so-called Chinese doctors de sta provod, by creditors who wore in favor of and in many cases the administration of drastic the scheme wonid seem to be under $1,500. 1, medicines, while the small estimate of female Deskstock de soja (acade therefore, decline to grant the application life, which is a characteristic of the Chinese

"Are there, in the lives of the Japan Co. & capy of their Race Book for the 1898 There should be a further meeting of creditors tion, has no doubt something to do with Uile

"people themselves, any features of an un "bangible miture? Do the polica exercise "any embarrassing surveillance over their own countrymen or countrywomen? Speak ing from a solerably long experience we Orders in Council for Government of H. B. Mauswer both questions emphatically in the

CUSTOMS TARIFYS TRADE REGULATIONS

Chips, Japas, Siam, Coren

LEGAL INNUMENTS

Subjects in China and Japan, 1865, 1877,nogative Officials are, not clothed with. 1978, 1831, 1884, 1854, 1896, 1686. Rules

of H.B.M. Supreme and other Courts in

China, Japan &c., Table of Fees; Table

uf Consular Fees: Code of Civil Procedure, Hongkong, with Amendment; New Table of Hongkong Court Faes; Admiralty Hulers- Foreign Jurisdiction Act; Regulations for "the Courular Courts of United States

China: Rules of Court of Consals at Shang- bai; Chinese Peasenger Act; Hongkong" Liveness, Trade Marks, and Letters Fatent Foes, Port Regulations, do, &c.

We have received from Messrs. Noronha and

meeting,

The C. F. steamer Empress of China arrived at Kobo at 6.30 am, on Tuesday, and left at 11 m. on Wednesday for Vancouver via Tokohuur

Dy kind permission of Captair Fassolike and officers of the German wan-of-wor Kaiser

*........

and the procedure by special resolution should terrible infant mortality. It is wignif be adopted before the petitioning creditor would cant fact, in this ocariection, that while the male be in a position to apply to the Court to approve births exceed the female in the proportion of the scheme, the nature of which was not yet be 130 to 100, the male deaths of infants (ander fore the Court, and to rescind the receiving one year; amount to only $71 par cast the order I may add that Lord Justice Fry in a female infant deaths; in other words, the female applicatiof this kind in the case I have quoted infant death rate is practically conble that of of In To Wostor, said at p. 641 of 22 Queen's | the male infant death ratio (60, 100;54) Again) Berck Divison It is an idla uction that the the deaths of infeels under five years of age in Conetis bound by the conscatof the creditors. The the city of Victoria number no los than 20 per

PENSIT AND INácovers, Diet DecEATE

o amgrate written offe

“Komizerstui ti diretoras ANLATERA 5415/per has 80,000 share £110,000 To dividand account

4/6 To (Evidond adjustanut now at ;---

Difference in eobango between 46, the

-aud 27), the rate of the day.

“To balanse terripa forward to next half-year

By balanen of undivided pro

: 7,246,053:45

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

$898

GYMNASTIC CONFETITIONS. Yesterday afternoon the two daya' gymnastic westing in connection with the Victoris Ra 3742,01448 62,855,449.90eation Club was commeaved in the gym- 84,073,291.02|nasium. The room, which had been specially

V01 $52.89. decorated. was filled witir interested, spectators, 100,000.09 nitong whom was his Excellenoy the Graverner,

Bir William Robinson. The programie wse 183,13,40069rary lengthy one, so lengthy, in fact, that typ of the items had to be, put off until this afternoon, when a must enjoyable voneluxion to the Championship competitions may beexpected. -18,000.00 The boxing was perhaps the most important feature of the display, the skill shown by all 44, 14.44 it naturally merited warm approval, In the the courpalators being of a very high order, and

remaining events, Mr. 11 Artant certainly. | scored heavily, for both in sulting the horse 492,140,12 and the parallel bars his work was prceptionnily 250,000.00 nent and showed, musli caroful training. In 812,780.12 the high jump he cleared flin, but this was easily boston by Mr. P. Hyndman, who gave $1,514,387,433 clover prhibition and cleared 5 ft. 0 in in beautiful style. In the funding competition Mr. Armstrong takes the clappionship grise, Mr. Kennett having withdmwn from the dual hest. It is to be hoped that, ere long a more suitable "building" will be found for the Club. Tha gymnasium, for instance, is much foo mall, and given ardom two ur three times ita size we ventura to think that athletics in the colony, wonki soon. become due of the chief attractions. At presant 1,914,M45.43 the members are otasiderably handicapped by want of space, whorens lu a more commodions 805.43 | house they would not only be able to work with more freedom, but during the winter months kymartie displays on a much larger, sözlə could be given, and youngsters could be ancouraged by tramig part in the bowildaring, running maze. l'he following is a lat, of the oflemala

President His Excelleney Sir 17m Robinson, 250,000.00 KCMG

any irksome authority in Japan. The the band will play at the Lading Recreation Court has for larger said more important duties cent of those living at this age-period, while at which the dividend is declared, - "law does not allow a policeman to intrade Club at four o'clock to-morrow afternoon. to perform than merely to consider whether the the corresponding rate in London is about To transfer to reserve fand....S

upon the premises or pry into the affairs

creditors have consented to the rescinding of por cont, and although front allowances, must The summons against Messin, Lana, Omy. thedador. We are bound to take a wider view be made for the tropical climate of this city, yat "of a Japanese subject, except underford & Co. for dealing in was without a licence Wo a bound not only to regard, the interests I am convinced that there are other and re- circumstances recognised everywhers as was yesterday withdrawn, as the police satistical of the tradites themselves, who are sometimes mediable cause at work to which the attention

exologs of their best intereste, hat we have a of the Rond must be directed without delay "Justifying auch action. Is it not probable themedves that the firm applied for a licence.

duty with regard to the ammercial morality of "I galler that this question has in part years. In our roport of the funeral of Dr. Okatine the cuntry*This being so, it would at least attracted the attention of each eniment were that, just no necess in war has made Japan more tolerant and liberal, so the satisfaction it should have been mentioned that detachments be well for the Court to be informed as to the bers of the medical profession in Dr. Jamej

of blizejackets from the German men-of-war stops and character of the scheme of arrange. Cantia and others, but no remedy has it appears "of recovering her sovereign rights will Kaster and Irene, formed part of the procession, ment proposed if further application is made in yet be tried. I.therefore ventare to propoes doubtful delis tednating

impel ber, not to abuse the confidence

this matter. The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, al-thus placed in her, but to prove her Yesterday afternoon Mr. Lammert offered though printed in smaller type than formerly Rnd condensed in overy posee manner, cen. "solf worthy of it." The Japan Gazette for sale by public suction the fursa kuown as "Welburu, Mount Kellett Reed, which is now

·tain every your wore pages.

The size is Karyal Ontava--Complete with verses the arguments of ice contem let at a monthly rental of $110, exclusive of perary. Frankly speaking, it pays,there taxes. There was only a small atulance. The

Mays and Plaus, pp. 1.104, St. Directory only is no reason to believe that the Japanese proporty was put up at $12,000 and the bidding | yesterday afternoon at the offices Hou F.A. Government and that any perron asting (in

pp. 79, $3.50,

It was years ago universally pronounced to be the cheapest work of the kind ung where published, and although very much enlarged and improved

in every way, the price in silver is now greatly below the equivalent of 25 shillinge, at winch it wni wiginally published.

It is published at the

LOON

LONDON

PARIA

Ons night next week Signoria Victorin Terry wil appear at the City Hall in a serpon tins dance. Signorina Ferry, has performed at many theatres in France and she is now trav

g through the East, her last performance

[DY-LAW,

«Eta 30th Jima, 1895 46 VIEJIT.DS" By amodat of net profits for.

the six months ending Sist December, 187, after mak Ing provison: för bad wai

RIT” expensor, and interest, past and duo

ING COMP HE KOBLI

1,302,748,48

Judges (Baring-Mr. A. Rodger, Mr. Ed. 83,750,000,00|| Extinson ;- Referee, Mr. C. H. Thompson-- (Forcing) Major E. Neal, B.B. Mr. W. HE Parcell Referee, Staff Bergt. Cusack (Gym- AND BUILDstics) My E. Bischoff, Mr. W. Armstrong

Reter Staff Sergt. J. Cunner.

Timersuper, Mr. GK A. Caldwell. MC Staff Serg J, Casark HIGH JUMP

F. Hyndman, 51 in. SI Arthar, AK. BIG FENCING Firet heat.

that the Government should adopt some mes ne to present the continued, perpet,stice of such": atrocities in a British eblony, and 'as HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD. a first step towards the amélication of the lot of these wretched infants. I would suggest A meeting of the Banilary Board was held that all midwive should be licensed by this

have much cause for complaint or the reserve this lot was withdrawn.

advanced to $16,000, but this offer not reaching Cooper (Director of Public Worker presided, and that capacity without a llença should be liable there were also present Hen, Commander W to penalty No doubt the holition of stick CHHstings(oting Captain Superintendent herbarities is largely a question of education that they fluid their laws irksome. But

of Police), Dr. Atkinson (Acting: Colonial and it is a matter of piversal experience that By balance, 70K Jun, 1894. is thus any argument? á slave is thank

Surgeon). Dr. P. Claxis (Medion Officer of one of the realient ways of oduduling a olsen any transfer from malit and lossomplet *ful for a small measure of liberty which to

Heath), and Mr. H. McCollumí (Secretary), to make them personally responsible to some

MINUTE

higher wuthority. This will be offnoted by the "à free man would be unbearable. The Olice of the Hongkong Darly Press. question of importance, then, is not are the

The minutes of the previous meeting wute Artem of licensing sud region, and St fuaving, boên “given in Manila. The data for read and confirmed.

hose inidwives find that, in high death rată sund can be had from, and Advertisements sent

Japanese contented, but will the foreigners the performance has not yet been definitely now by law made under Ordinance 17 of such causes as I have spemorated, will impor

among the infants under their charge, from through PAAR LONDON Mr. F. Algar, 11, Clement's Lame

"find the new fetters chinfe?" To this the red, but it will be as soon as possible, and she Reddick & Co., 18, Furniyal Gazette gives an emphatic answer in the will be existed on the occasion by amateur 1887, was ordered to be sent to the Colonial the renewal of their licences or evin yurtle in St., Holborn, EC.,

aingers in the colony.

Beerotary with the request that is Excellency prosecution for wilful injury, there is little

it.

doubt that we should soon see # sensible decrenge The seventh ordinary general meeting of ...ers Street & Co., 90, Cornhill affirmative. In the first place it refers to

The inquiry concerning the death of Private the Governor banded to const

in the mortality bill. I consider, moreover, that shareholders in the Kowloon Land and Building Mass: G-E: Puel de Label & the laws against gambling, which night Baldwin, of the Rifle: Brigade, was held by The followisg letter was read from the register of Chinese doctors practising in this Company, Limited, was kill yesterday at the Cie., 53, Bae Lafayette interfon with whist parties. To that the T. Bercombo Smith yesterday afternoon. Mr. Colonial Bocretary12th January, 1896, Sir, colony is urgently nonary, for a pronti dille, "Istoria Buildings, Mr Fullerton

3STva Notto beat H. T. Kennett. GERMANY Mesra, Mahlan & Waldescame never might be made that if playing whist Leigh spoke to finding tho skeleton of the In continnstina, of my letter No 42 of the airy ignorant coolie can pose as a Tee Bhùng Henderson, presided and there were also present,

Boound heat!! for stakes were prohibited it would hardly doobased in thicket off Magaging Cap, and a 9th just. I ate directed to transmit for the and can exercise his ingeunity in perpetrating More Top Hi Cox, J. Goormetin Jones

W Armstrong, beat Pitacea. Kannatt private said that on the 9th September he information of the Beard the enclosed copy of, barbaxties, upon the ignoraut masies of the Hughes (Director), A. Shelton Hooper (Secre SAN FRANCO. Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants rank as a first-class international question, Provide lotter from the doveo bid a mate by the Amissuf Registrar General Chinese community (who are to my the leash tabyl, F EXC. Georg, JR. Michael, M: B. withdraw from the final, and Armstrong way

and, further, that it is not likely the police he had pains in his hund and was tired of on the subject of the removal of Awnings and under British protection in the colony) with Northcote, G. B. Potts, and A. G. Stokes awarded the championship.

HOTING Featherwbight (Novines), 9 stono. will be employed regularly searching the life. The letter was shown to the commanding shades I am do JH. Stewart Lockhart out later hindrance from anyons, and though The CHALEMAN The report and statement

MA Figueres, who showed very promis.. offloor.” His Worship found that the deceased The following a copy of the antloted this may be permissible ut the case of sixits, I of socoons for 1895 which have been presented hueca of foreigners in the evenings to find died from privation

minule on: Colonial Shoretary Reply in rapist for ona mcmont admit that we are just have have, I dare say, Already had your con- ing form, beat. Hyndman in the first bea out whether it is played or not. The next

Chinese (approved by you) matto Mr. Chan Blin find la tolerating stish ermelties when practised aderation. It lode at empent that any pecintVALATING ROBERThe following members point taken is the dispersion of political At the regular meeting of the Victorie on the 11th inst, and to notices posted to help infants, even der the red rem are rogured as Halden hvassa took part H. Arthur, H. E. Hayward, A have all been fully copied throughout the itaoco, E. Joseph, AA Alves, A. Preceptory, held on the afternoon of the 29th Wil rolerence to the stament that no request name of Destern medicine, vo meetings held in private houses. That, we January, Sir Knight J. Kirkwood was in was made for the remor of these sunshades,No doubt there are many benonable, in your, and in every case an advance has to some think, is hardly likely to constitute stalled as Eminent Frocuptor for the ensuing I have the honour to draw your attention telligent, Bul conscientions: Olinsed doctors sent been obtained in the results The pro Bears Catch Waight. (First bent). Orar

JAST UT E. BL Knight G, C Anderscu, after to the fact that the Chinese on all the practicing in Hongkong, and it le to their in-perty now in a very good state of repair, and tan etano, grievance amongst foreigners, but even if it which B. But Kaight J. Kirkwood appointed notless sign by Has which I have fereat, ne lass than to the interest of the it does not svom dusly that, in the near futuro Bailey beat. Strathie This was a ospital his oflens follow Prelate Size Knight sarunasafollows: Wheresa the sunshade in community at large, that a check should at last at last ay artisaslinary expenditure will be display, and the competitors had to hare an J. Bryant: Constable, Sie Kaight). Kinghorn; front of your premises obstructs the stroot, you be put upon these ignorant insportore, and that required to maintain the great condition. In exteh round before the referee could give his Marshel, Bir Knigh) D'Atsional, Bub are requested to pull down and poure the gild the practice of Chinese medicine should be ancorate with what seemed to be the desire doulsión.

PARALLEL BAKShe following took part Marshal, Hi Kaight I Darby Treskurer, sunshade. Lu English take compart is requested carried out in accordanon with the ordinary of the bulk of the shareholders it hat been des Sir Kaight FW Watts Regielaar, Sirte abato a nuisados caused by an awning over laws of humanity and under much restrictions as termined to develop the property with further in the event Artlar, II. . Hayward, thought of Our contemporary refers, too, Kalghirl. Deur Bail Captain of the Guard, the front of his promises and nothing I said humans Government ruight be reasonably building, and though Hongkong at the moment A. Pitaco, E. Joseph, A. & Alces, it. A

ecome to Have reached one or its periodical Firmiredo Bir Knight R. Simonda Almoner, Birs to what the extet nuisance, which expected to impore. to the prevalence of corruption in Knight B. J Hanisah D. of Cervinonien Bir to existao of the awning, gayes time to, I would beg therefore to commend this desires to rana lato brinks, and mortar I EXHIBITION BOXING, Private Ralph, ID, judicial ciroles, but at the

Knight J, Main: First Heald, Bir Kaight how signed by Mr. Hrett sista in the Chinese matter to the most art consideration of the think the time is at natarouuble but al+Private Owens RB. This content was n

Loobed Becchid Harald, Sir Knight A. G. well as in the English that the shade is Sanitary Board, and I hope that they will she though af opgras miting might be overdone, very spirited one. Afflon Organist Sir Knight F. W. Helly old and dirty and that the naisance must be it to approach the Gevemment with some do think a martigh wifi sot in litle afterwards. Bozma Catch Weight (Soard Int) Guard, Bir Kaight J. Marwell,

removed. At the same, those who presented finate recommendation for the relief of the Bondos, tings in general in Kowloon goes to Over 10 alone."

Frankfort 1/M.. New York... Mr. Henry Sol, 21, Park Hom

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bere felt as such, it must not be forgotten

that there are various European countries

where maler law prevail and where the

protection of exterritoriality has never been

game

time it Admite that the responsible statesmen are homely badoayouting to correct these

ignoirodo,