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INTIMATION.

sannot be abeolate, but must citing relative only, and it is always open to critic to stigmatise-merely relative success as complete or partial failure.

Queen's College has done and is doing A. 8. WATSON & CO., LIMITED: Con's College doubt the institutions like all other institutions, is susceptible to improvement, and the Governing Body and the Head Master, with the Examiner raport before them, will be able to make arrangements to amend the weak spots that the last examination has brought to light; bat that the touching of English in the school is very far from being a total failure, as HF the Governor represents, is shown by the following extract from the Examiners?

ESTABLINGED A.D. 1841.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY

A telegram habeat realvo wheShanghai from Peringo learn frein the NC Dusty Wetos, to tes effect that H. Lin Kan-y1 will remain at Teingkjaupa over the Chinese Now Year and will not come au to Nanking HE Chang, Chih-tang retaining the Viceroyalty of the dinghing. This lets us until that the contemplate railway from Shanghai to Beaches and Nanking will not be interfered with

1 SATpMBAY, WEBRUARY 877, 1808.

the time on left the Frasi suling, but I d not know how many Hasan. The captain gara bis orders verbally to the quartermuster. I did not form an opinion that the course was altered to counteract any eat of the ship to starboard the question did not strike me at all. When tho the captain en little more to port. He took new givos general was reported think, but I am not certain, his glass and examined the buoy, and it was shortly after that the ship struck. I do not know whether the tide was with ar against us as we came through the harbour, The ongines war paso to slow about twenty minutes aftor cording through the Fan; we wore hardy opposite the Dock lights then. The telegraph was rang only sm this occasion before we struck, We passerl the buoy not a ship's langth away. The full speed of the ship was 8 or 9 cols. The captain was on the bridge the whole tits, arcept when he went to consult the whart. I think he went down about three times, and was away only a very short time. The captain was

The Legislative Council will most on Tues day next at 3 p.m. The following is the order of the day gang

Financial Minute, Na-E Sanitary By-laws.

First reading of a Bill entitled na Codinance to prevent doubt as to the validity of docoricots keretofore soiled with the Seal of the Colonial Court of Admiralty of Hougtong

First reading of a Bill entitled an Ordines lo

The influence of drink. When the buoy, was

SIGNORINA BELINFANTE-AT-

VESICANTON,

[FROM A COBEENFUNDENT}

Canzon, 6th February.

JUDGMENT IN THE SEQUEL SE, SENTIME UTE CASH.

The text of the sentenos, of aequittal pasand in the case of Tacount Miurs and others de

Kaoshions, is zew. given in Tokyo papers,

Jens Ketukums, and Shiraishi Toskiter tok part in the plot in any way..

For the reasons ahora atafad the change. against all the nocused is hereby dismissed pounding to act 165 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and Mines Gergo, Bugimera Fake tone Sbiroaki Teramiksi Taikishi. Hirayazia shi, Okabito Rynnowake, Adachi Konso, Kuai- Iwahiko Nakamura Tatoo, Fuji Katsuaki, Iyeiri Kadehl, Kiraki Sukenor, and Sakai Misintaro, who were still detained, are all zoquitted, documents and other articles seized being retired to their respective owners.

Done at the Hiroshima Chiho Baibanadio, this 30th day of January, 1896,--Yoshioks Tomihide Prejiminary Examination Julge, Tamara Yoshiharn, Clerk of the Court-Javan Gazette.

Signorina Estrela Delintanto, amitted by local

A conoort was given here läst alght be the result of the preliminary examination at

Signorias Felinfanto, admirably After giving the ramen, occupations, 26, of scateurs, socompanied by Mr Korel, was in splended all the forty-eight persons accused, it runs as voice and charmed the andienos with hot sing. Follow ing, particularly of the ballads, which woAt the instance of the Foblls Procurator slightfully rendered and heartily enoured the Court has preliminarily sized Okamoto The autos periermors all noquitted them-Ryunoenke and forty savon gthere charged with quamenination and instigation to rebuilion, and salves most creditably, and the evening was a most enjoyable ans," in spite of the clement nya Iwabiko charged with murder, and

has found i wether /

The following was the programme

Minta Goro, accused, stayed in Secul as Minister to: Keren rinse- East, 1st, 1896, and while in that post saw to his insupportable griet and indignation that things in Korea were get- ting werno and worse, the Court abusing its in- divenga and interfering in the affairs of state no

The Bangor Journal, in the course of a do began to be reformed by the silly post of organised there, thus sets forth the way the the Japanese Government, and was not only miners keep order among themselves disbanding the Hun-ryan-tal troops organiseds it is necessary whore several hundred mon by the exertions of Japanese officers, but was re together that order and discipline should be Kao inflicting punishments on their offers, strictly maintained amongst them, the Chinese all these findicating the Korban Court's coldness miners have wisely adopted o sort of trial by toward Japan. He also heard that the Court cenet martind whish they call Beet-chals.

Plane Duck Spanish Dances Moskowski, "Quando a Se Lieta" (Faust). Consed

Mm, Kert and Min OORARTEIS,

Signorina ESLINFANTE.

Mr. Pas nd Mr. Krasz

CHINESE MINERS' LAW....

ALL these are slected. by our London House, bought dibeat at first hand. imported in report:Shakespeare.Three Acts frommend and annsolidate the law relating to Factors.

First reading of a Bill entitied an Ordinance for Partantly sober. I have never seen bim nader Violin and Piano Bertus" Jocol math Bint it wea deringing the laws which he scription of how. Chiness mining Fongsies are wood sal bottled by oirala, thus saving all Henry V were offered by Class J. Theodifying the law relating in the Sale of Goods. intermediate profits, and enabling us te ripply"papers exhibit painstaking and careful First reading of a Bill entitled a Ordinance to reported the captain rushed down to the chart Bong... "Romance de Mignon " the best growths at MODERATE PRICES,

work both on the part of masters and boys, amend the practice as to the santing of the regis

tration of a Lis pendens The best average was obtained in section 1. Fiost reading of a Bill cotitled an Ordinner to. "CA.; in this section every boy passed; one

provide for the extradition of Fugitive Criminale from the territory, of the British Nort: Borneo "received 90 and another 82 per cent, marks. Coupany

PRICE LISTS, with Fall Details, to be had on Application.

FORT after removal should be rested

mouth buforowo. When required for drinking at once it shonal be ordered to decanted at the Disposary before being

sent out.

Mrs. PreALOZZL "Cradle Song"

Thomas Bandegger.

Ten Have

MY ADAMS and Mr. Huang

Bignorina BELASTE PART I

"It is worthy of notathatn question requiring Fist reading of a Bill entitie go Ordinance for not to `port. In consequence of this I left Song "Che Furo Senza Earl Gluck intended to punish or excoate those Cabinet. The meat agminien offense is assault. In eight

"candidates to summarise in their own words "the argumentsofa long speech was answered by the majority with marked succes." beThe question suggests itself whether the boys who were so successful were Chinese or European. Asenting them to have been Chinese the passage quoted must be eau- eidered very high praise; and boys who can summarisa in their own words the

SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages, All ar true Xeres Wines.

CLANET.-Our Clarets, inshading the lowest prices are guaranteed to be the genus product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and enrrazta, nais ganarally the case with Cheap Wince

· BRANDY—All our Brandy is guaranteed to bo puro Cognos, the difference in price. being merely a question of age and vintage.

argument of a long speech display a better grip of the language and a higher cul tivation of the intellect than if they were merely able to patter off a few isolated farts. a bo the dimensions of the British Empire "Do you know," said Sir WILLIAM ROBIN- BON, addressing the boys on Thursday," that "during the Queen's reign her Colonial "eubjects of European descent have increased “from two millions to upwards of nine mil

WHISKY-AU our Whisky is of excellent" quality and of greater age ther· most brands in the market. The Scorea WEISKY Market E i universally

popular, and is pronounced by the best local nonnoisseurs to be superior to my other brand in the Hongkong market,”

The Incorporation of the President in Hongkong of the Bal Evangelical Missionary Society

Committee on the Bill entitiod w. Ordiannen to and the low as to certain muscye paid into the Supreme Court or to the Registrar, thereaf

NBThere will be.meetings of the Florince and Public Work Committee after the meeting of Council

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SUFTLIED TO THE" DANX FREEE."]

LONDON, 5th Februry. OBSEQUIES OF THE LATE PRINCE

HENRY OF BATTENBURG.

Signorina BALINTANCE

"Das Veilchen"..

****"Lieichen ist da

MT. PESTALOGA

Mozart Fraes Marskowski, Molley

the wa that raises his hand first is considered guiltior than the end who is provoked to fight,. and if a man is wounded in a disturbarins the person who dealt the bice must bear the or ponses ofhis treatment by the village "ginzang" doctor) and bare several hundreds of crackers as pesce offering. Sometimes the guilty party is fined in pork, that is, he must buy ten, twenty,

helm was starvarded, I think, a Song room and immediately cara up again and the The witness Hargreates was recalled and said-The alteration in the direction of the ship's head which was made after the buoy Villa and Plone "Allegro Brillance". was reported was towards the starboard hand,

members who were eager to substantiate the the forecastle head and won on to the bridge. As I get on to the bridge the ship Song.

Korean independence and thought that all strick. My pbject in going on the bridge

these measures of the Court in acting contrary was give the captain any information,

to the kind intoution of Juyan, which had spent as I thought we were too close in passing Pine

labours, and money for the Korean Kingdoux the buoy, As I got on the bridge. I hardly Ind

word not only detrimental to the improcomant of Korean affairs and dangerous to the national time to speak before she struck. I said dome-

Independence, bat were also harmful to Japa thing like "Better haul her out.” I did not at

more interests. While he was thus convinced more cattion of pork according to the enor fret think it was a rock we had stenok, E, did:

that the shoe nf. Korm snst be corrected mity of his orime and treat the injured party to not hear the order that was given to the whce)

and her independence protected, ond at the feart. In the case of Ang assaulting the Lond after the boy, was reportal. When I got on

same time Japan's prestige in Koros must be varer, clerk, or any of the superior officers a the bridge the captain diù not make any romark

maintained, he received asseret application whole pig is generally slaughtered at his exponse to land me to believe that his order to the wheời

[FROM THE CHUNG GOLBAY PO.”

from Tai-won-kun, who was also indignant, stand everyone in the Ronger entertained at the had besi misunderstood and not carried ous. I The rowly appointed. Governor t Cantor, the state of things in Korea, for sistance in fast. This is only making the reparation due thought it was one of the Dock buoys, bat Hu Tam Wai, at present vernor-General his attempt to force reforms in the Court, to the kongsi whose rules he has violated, to of the river Hoang. Ho, will go to Feling at and to give comsel to the King. The remtisfy the head overseer or any superior officer

did not tell the ostali so'ng there was not time.

Seng

Dust Bolero

...Herrings are in the Bay

·Mrs. Burr and Mi CORBELLES, AN

Signorina BEFANTE

CANTON NOUTS

The funnel of the late Prince Henry of Iwont aft on to the bridge Leontso I saw tho the snd of this month for an audience of the on Ont. 3rd, 1895, he met Sugimura Fukai, ghom he may have useaalted, he has also to burp. Battenburg was an imposing military ceremony beul pointing towards the light on Kowloose is expected, to arrivo at Canton Legation Secretary, and Okamoto Ryunosuke, several thousands of emakees gad to offer up joas

buoy was class and became I saw the ship's THE UNITED STATES BOND ISSUE. Point,

The fatue of the United States Bonde: waE Covered five times.

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GERMANY IN SOUTH AFRICA. It is reported from Copetors that the visitor to Shanghai as well as the captain. of Mr. Leyds, of Berlin, is connected with a Garman purchase of seven walls of land on the

lions? - To you know that during the set of Deluca Bay. period her Asiatic subjects have increased "from ninety-six millions to upwards of two hundred and fifty-five millions; and that "other'races'in her colonies have inoremed

THE STRANDING OF THE

HON SÅNG!"

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MAKINE COUNT OF INQUIRY.

No further wituozas were called. The Pro sident asked the first mate if the quartermaster was in the colony and the reply was that he and The finding of the Court was as follows We find that the British steamship On Sang, official number 105,745, of London, of which William Vize Carmichael, was master, arrived off the east entrance to Hongkong at about 0.44 pm. on the 20th Jannsey, 1896. That the captain had announced his intention of a choring in the vicinity of Kellett Island. The ship proceedal through the Lyomoon Pas and about half an hour after she struck on the Cust Rooks She was afterwools

instant.

The officers are now doing their utmost to moore the people to obtain money to pay

wine and tobacco are doubled.

CAMPHOR.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spiita "mites? Do you know that Her Majeste 105,745, of London, of which William Vize Car- night, and it would appear that his local know- been ordered to pehead on the spot those who affairs would require his exertions, and showed combustion should, produce a smokeless.com

to be genuine when bought direct from as in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports,

“Imperial Institute, S.W. Doar Mr. Thiselton Dyer,

at the beginning of March. AND

The Custom Ecase in Canton will be closedilitary Alvisor to Korea, in the Japanese sticks before the affar

Legation. These three men, after consultation, from 2.p.m. ou the 11th stout to 8 am on the danded to assist Tai-we-un in bis attempt 18th instant for the Chinoao New Year holidays. to enter the palace at Seoul, by availing them. The Native Customs will be closed from.fp.m. selvas of the Hun-ryan-tai troope, who were the 13th instant to it au on the 16th hated by the Court and always felt areasy, an

The bread, domaud for, this substance, ANANTAPU well as some young fanatics at the same time which in obtained by distillation trosi the wood The Vicazoy, the Governor, and all the other instrusting the Japanese troops in Beval to officers, civil and military, in Cantan will go soratly nasist them and to take an opportunity of the Cinnanuman. Damphorn, a ton of Japan offelal-bed-to-Man-chau-kang every day of king the Queen, who exered the greatest to Kow as to its extended cultivation in the | 6nd China, has led to enquiries being addressed from the 10th instant to the 17th instant to power in the Court. But if after the plot had Colonins. It grows frenly in Southern Europs hold services and will kneel down and for the tentacomplished Tai-von-kun interfered in the North to kowtow to the Emperor and pay for affairs of state, the state of affairs would be temperse climato. The following nota is ex and is mitable for planting in any warm his long life.

worse than before, and 'noms precaution was considered necesary. Thereupon, Saginara

tracted froin The British North. Hornen Herald from two millions to more than seven

Takashi drew a draft of agreement beaded

for. Eeptember 16th Nearly twenty years ago Formosa oampher was quoted at $20 per "millions? Are any of you boys aware

Yesterday morning a Murino Cemi of In-heathed on the Hongkong" side to the west the indemnity to Japan. The likig taxes on." Four Important Items to be demanded of vical, but from various causes, chiefly owing to

Tai-won-kan, and Okamoto Ryntosake, whe The officers are now sending out soldiers avery had been intimiste with Tai-wou-kun, took it to

the invention of smokeless gunpowder, in the "that the area governed by Her Majesty inquiry was held at the Harbour Master's office of North Point. From the evidence before it

India is 1,383,000 square miles, and in the the stranding, on the 20th January, of the captain would have displayed better judgment crimes may be committed owing to the appronoh 5th Thero at Hong-lok-es Okumoto told the

to inquire into the circumstances connected with the Court has formed the opinion that the day to patrol the strests, foaring that serious the latter's residence at Kong-dok-ri on October manufacture of which it is largely used, the price he now rise to 79. this cermeation it is moerious fact to note that camphor which colonies it is upwards of 7,000,000 square Britial steamship On Sang, ein nurther if he had not attempted to enter the port at of the Chinese new year. The suidiers have aged Korean Prince that the present state of

disobargon a large volums of carbon during michael, the number of whose certificate of ledge did not justify him in doing so. Nor are caught committing robbery in the streets. him the draft of agrément in explain the con "possessions embrace one-fifth of the habit compelones 05812, was master and com.does it appear that any special prasnutions “ablo globe, and are three times greater than mander

were taken under the drcumstances. The sath of the brick shops in Kuthi village for one him. The Prince willingly accepted the demand from the following nolo, for which Kew is in- On the 5th instant six robbers went to ask ditions which Minister Mines would demand of pound." The caure assigned for the rise of price moves to be errenequa, as will be sosn The Conre was constituted as follows:-Ilon. master, twever, Les not appeared before hundred tails, and they said that if their with his son and grandson, and made a debted to Sir Frederick Abol "the Roman Empire at the height of is R. Murray Ramsey, R.N., Stipendiary Magis. the Court, and the Court is informed that demands were not complied with they would written path. Than the time for rizing waa **success and greatness The boys will trots, President, Commander Tipplawade, R., bo has foff the colony, although there are ruin the shops. One of the shops paid them fred for the middle of the month, and Oke- no doubt take His Excellency's word for H.M.B. Centerion, Mr. Heaty. Fybus, master grounds for believing that before he left thirty taels, but all the other stops refused to moto, in order to make other bellare that

of British steamer Emprece-of India; Kr. John he was aware that a Court would be appointed pay. Some shop people informat the villagers, his visit to Talwon-kun has been simply the price of camphor. is not due to its applica

**** Abs intoredas, in deanand, involving a rise in A. S.. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. it, but these are not facts that one usually Fantan, munster of British stoumor Victoria Mr, to investigate the casualty to his ship. His de- who came forward with their guns. The to bid farewell, so as to avoid suspicion, lion as a constituent of smokeless powder. carries in his head. When required they David Owen, master of British steamer Adewa, portare, therefore, bos the appearance of an robien maw the villagers approaching and fired lett Seoul an October 6th for Jinsen. But or That rasterial was used in the earliest days of The inquiry was held under the provisions unwillingness to appear before such Court. In at them, the villagers firing in rotirn, At last the following day the Korean Minister for War the stufacture of a successful wokeless powder. are to be found in books of reference, to

of section lê of Ordinance 26 of 1801- which, we venture to think, His Excellejay-

The President I have to inferist the Court his absence, however, and without his having an

only one effecter his escape. Only two notified him of the Courte intention to disband Bet doel with his, certificate, The officers villagers were slightly wounded.

the Ann-ryan-fai troops. On the reeipt of colony. In his absence I propise that the Court appear to have condusted themselves in a proper inquire into the circumstances bonnected with and becoming manner under the circumstances.,

ench notice there was no time to lose, and Miura and Eugima decided to take action the acadenct to the stup as far as any evidence. Given under our hand and seal, &c.

immediately and wired to Okamoto to return to can be obtained and with that view I cansad

Seoul with all speed. At the same time they four officers—the first and second rustes und the first and second engiarem to be summoned HONGKONG-FIRE INSURANCE CO.,

gave a written plan to Horiguchi Kumaiahi for isting Thi-won-kun in his entrance to the of come and give their evidence,

palace, and instructed him to await Okamoto in Yong ear and accompany him into the palace Mayabara Mahon (Major), Commander of the Japanese troops in Seoul, was also instructed to Trace the lluirron tai troops and to encourage TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PE388.". them by leading his troops by thair aile, zo. Six-Will you kindly grant my space in as to make the entranos of Tai-won-kun into the your valuable culumes to isk "Look Out" if | palace easier. Miaro also invited Adachi Kenzo ho will also speak about the incompetent men placed in charge of Companies in this colony, Some of these men are so-called engineere and are put into these places, often over the practical max, who has to teach them their duty and take their orders at the same me. This sort of thing is grossly unfair to intelligent men and is not known in any other country or colony in the world with the exception of poor benighted Hongkong. This sort of management he ruined several Companies, I could mention in this colony whoreas if the practical mom had sex given the management many of the utter failures would have been paying concerne to-day,

Yours truly,

OUTLOOK.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Hongkong, 9th January, 1896.

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The Daily Press.

must have had reemurso in preparing his that the late captain of the On Sang has left the opportunity of reaking a defence, the Court dog four robbers were arrested, one was killed, and An Hyong-sa called upon Miura and of cially for artilery and small orme, but it was ano

speech. If the members of the Executive and Legislative Councils were unexpectedly put through an examination on the statistics of the Empire it in safe to say that not one of them would succeed in passing. In the case of boys the greatness of the Empire should he impressed upon their minds by other means than dry statistics with figures running into the millions, which convey to concrete idea. There is one other point of detail ja flis Excellency's speech to

which reference may be made.

His Excellency objects to the teaching of Latin and Euclid in the school, Some years ago exception was taken in this column to the teaching af Latin to Chinese boys, and we then learned that Latin was ot taught to Chinese boys but only to European boys. We are not aware if any change has been made since that time, bat if it is still the fact that the language is taught to European boys only we should be inclined to advocato its continuance.

As

I could

HONGKONG, FEHRLARY 8TH, 1896. SIR WILLJAM ROBINSON is not very co sistent in his complaints against Green's College. His Excellency at the beginning of his speech on Thursday said he wanted to tell thosa assembled what the College was estab lished for and to ask them-whether it was ful .*. filling ita object. The statement of the object of the College was made by quoting some high flown sentences from Sir GEORGE BOWEN's specsh at the opening of the building now occupied by the institution. His Excellency seems to be under the impression that the establishment. of the College dates from that ovent, but that is quite a mistake; it had existed for any year previously and done admirable work & the Central School When it changed its home into a new build ing Sir GEORGE BOWE dubbed it a college, to Euclid, it is difficult to understand en and a college it has since been in name, what ground His Excellency objects to that though remaining in fact what it was before, subject. It affords good training for the a school giving an clementary and secondary mind, and the examiners in their report education, Sir GEORGE BOWEN 'alwo ex- pressed the hope that Victoria (now Queen's) say "Euclid being such excellent and simple College would be developed at somo future English prose it seems desirable that it "should be taught." They muld, however, -date into Victoria University, and Sir

WILLIAN ROBINSON now complains that that at present the time spent upon it is, in- that hope is not in course of realisation, the majority of cars, wacted. This scams to The Education Commission which sat in 1882 point to a defect in the system of teaching, pronounced against elevating the Central but that can be amended, it is to be hoped, School into a collegiate institution and ex: without eliminating the subjost altogether, pressed the opinion that the most advan His Excellency says his only desire is to tageous employment of the public funds leave Queen's College in better and more would be the development of the in-influential position and to make it a better stitution on its present basis. And Sir and more influential institution than opalicasian was called in crder to give us informs WILLIAM ROBINSON himself, after ccm-

found it. We hope the desire raay be fol- plaining in the eariter part of his speech filled, but His Excellency confesses that that the school has not developed into a

he is no educationist, a hot which is mads collegiate institution turning out pupils who apparent by his speech on Thursday, and would have the honour of introducing into the value of his criticism on points of detail

must therefore be appraised accordingly.

LIMITED,

The following is the report för presentation to the shareholders at the twenty-seventh onli

nury general meeting to be held at the efflces of the General Managers, on Thursday, the 27th February

The General Manages and Conmalting Committee have pleasure in laying before the shareholders the twenty-seventh annual report of the Company

1394 About The result of the years working shows a profit of $92,603.99, which sun, with the approval of the Combling Committes, it is now pre- posed to deal with a follows

Bonus to contributing shareholden...20,103.93 Dividend of $4.05 per star 72,400.00

$92,503.92

3893 Acount. This count shows a balaner at

MORTGAGES.

The General Managers and Consulting Committee armentisfied that the securities held by the Company form ai me gusrake for the advances made.

CONSULTING › COMMITITER.

AUDITORS.

CORRESPONDENCE.

TWe do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents

PUBLIC COMPANIES AND THEIK MANAGEMENT.

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10HANG

demonstrated to be attended with serious practical disadvantages, and its application for this purpose ann, therefore, not be said to have been other than experimental, and of no support ance erm at that time, as sffecting the market valno of camphor. This substance has, however, beszed extensively for many years past, and. no dont in continually ingresing quantities for the corrersion of collodion cotton into the material known, as celluloid, which is applied to the manufacture of faultation ivory, tortoise-

hell, horn, and a great variety of purpose Yours sincerely,

"F. A. ABEL. W. T. Thiselton Dyer, C.M.G., CIE,

FR.S., Royal Gardons, Kow.”

INDIA AND GOLD PRODUCTION.

The tast development which is taking placo in the pedastion of gold, especially in South Africa and Australia, is a very important economio fast in the history of the world, and is

and Kanitome Shigeak to the Legation and reperial Institute Journal. quested them to collect thoir friends to meet Okamoto at Yong-aa soil to escort Tai-won- kao fato the palace They were also instigated to kill the Queen, as the root of all the erits of the twenty years past was to be exterminated by this decisive Action. Hagiwar Hidejiro. Police Inspector, was instructed to lead his policama to Yong:on, and there to consult Okamoto un stops for assisting Tai-won-kun into the palace of especial interest to India, where the position While Minca, was making them arrangements Sagimura explained to Buruk Salgeinto sud of kilter as a currency has had very great results Aseyama Kenzo the nature of the plot, and on commerce-sad on the affairs of Government. It is still too early to quoculate as to the proba- told them to sond Suzuki Junken as an interpreter to. Long-san, and to give infernd ble effects of the great increase in the produc tion about the affair to Yi Chu-hoi (Korean), tian of gold in India and the Ent reuerally. We will try to watch their development and who had boan eager to me Taiwon-kun in the palace Sugimura also handed to Hagiwara & keep our readers informed regarding them, but nete explaining the reasons of Taiwon-kun' meantize it will be useful to cule a fow of the

actual hote entrance to the palace, and asking him to giva

The mining boom which has taken place ́it to Horiguchi, Thna instrasted. Horiguchi We learn from private advices to hand from mediately rode to Tongsan, followed by during the past twelve months or so has asscomod Ichang, dated 25th Jannary, that the Japanese Hagiwara, who had instructed his poliemen off great dimensions that it may be reckonod Consul General and his secretary, have arrived duty to proceed to the same plan also in plain ong the most important economic festures of there from Bhatt, and were voting a for drons, carrying awords. Watanabes Takalire, the day, Lendon was to be in a part of for Chungking the next day. The Japanese Nariai Kishiro, Oda Toshinitas, Kiwaki Sukerenny, and for some tire it rained' prospectases of new mines, and every stage of society seetus: nori, and Sakai Masutaro, policemen, all obeyed to be infected with the speculative spirit. The Commermal Mission had arrived from the command of their superior Hagiwara and business of the Stock Exchange and other chan king and spoke in eulogistio terms of their traatment by the Chinese authorities while ensembled at Yong-y, while Yokoo Yuture, sole of transacting ach affairs has inermend to policeman, met them in the same place from route both up and down river sed during their mother direction. Adachigiw TI Cha hoi as he a very brge extent, and all sorts of people are stay in the city. The members of ther mission aro

roported to be favourably had been told, and told him of the plot, and after ying to realise fortunes in a rupul mer by becoming, interested in gold mining. No impressed with the importance of the tradeing seen him start with several Kcreats for doubt, many of the concerns which have been Kong-dok-rl hastened to Yong-san. Suzuki 400,900.00 of Szechen, and especially of Chongking, 1,000,000.00 the great distributing centre for, the trade of Baigimoto also took Suzuki Junken to Yong-san, osted are thoroughly samud and certain 800.32 Western China. This also stated that they as he had been regard, Adachi and Kaitomo to yield very huge rotaras, bat when we teo $7,808.15 re convinced of the practicability of navigating having determined to act upon fara fa that the aggregate quotation of the Wit

the Yangtze by stommers from. Loheng to

stigation to Ell the room mediately sot watersnnd shacos alone have risen from 02,363.09

Chungking, and if favourable conditions could

about the task of collecting their friends, and 30,000,000 list anturu to over £150,000,000 260,712.64 be secured for any length of time, it is prob succeeded in mustering Hiroyams Iwabike, and the shares In some cases hays risep able they could see their way to bring arer Tadaghi, Ushijims Hideo Kobayakawa Hideo, yielded a farthing in dividends, we may rest se- Sasa Masayuki. Maleamura Tatano, Sasal 3,000 per cent, although they have not as yet $1,708,245.04 [some of the small fast steamers now on to Miyazum Ind, Sato Kelta Sawamura Moured, that there has been a great deal of wild

Inland Sea, and can then on the upper

Kataro Takes, Faji Katsaak, Hirota Shise speculation which out inevitably tend to Yangtazo.

We also hear that Messieurs Monnier and Kikuchi Kenjo, Yoakila Tamolioli, Nakamura rash which will no doubt cause a great reaction 12,732 Blaton have left Ichang for the provincial Tateo, Namba Huzukichi, Terasaki Takichi, in the industry, what we are assured on good capital of Stechen, and after visiting Omiskan Teiri Kakichi, Tanaka Kendo, Kacabe Tonki aturity that the valus of gold in the Wit

is something between £300,000,000 will continue their journey soath to Tonkin thi, Tsakinari Kwo, Yamada Beisei, Este Kumawatersaed district, down to a depth of 1,200 feet,

A young Trench travolier, Monsin Maralle, telu, and Shinya Kataji, who also consented £360,000,000, and we see that many

to escort Tui-wan-kun into the palace. Of these establissed mines are now producing large quan- we are informed, has just arrived in Tehnog and mon, Hirayama and ten odd others were told by tities of gold. It is evident that they are car may shortly be oxpected in Shanghai, buying so Adachi and Kumitoms of Mines's instruction far completed a most interesting journey from

tain of giving very large returns for the money

The amounts have been audited by Mars, Ful lacton Henderson and A. Coson, whose reelecion in recommendat

JANDINE, MATHESON & Co.

General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited. "Hongkong, 4th February, 1896.

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mate of the On Suny, and hohl a master's Alfred Edward Hargreaves 585d-I am first certificate issued at London in 1886, 1916 beou on the Un Seng since 16th October. She is a now ship and arrived of. Lyomon about 0.45 p.m. on the 20th January, 'I Isft the bridge off the island of. Tanta and the second mate relieved to. I went to the forecastle head to get the anchors ready. The Captain was on the bridge. The night was heavy, and the top of the Pank was covered with mist. I did not get any special instractions to keep a look-out There was one look-cnt mas, Chinaman, Thero was no ship in the way of the steaner between leaving Lyonoon and strik ing the Cast Rocks he struck about twenty minutes past ten o'clock. I could not say what speed she was going I suppose it was thros or four knots. I heart the tale. graph bell ring on two occasions. I did aot crot of $950,71263, get any orders from the captain. not say what courses were being steernil Hefore I left the bridgo I understood from the mplain that he was going to make for Kellett Island. I notiond the lights at Hungbom"

Messm. J. 8. Moses and C. J. Holliday having left Docks. I did not see the rocks before striking, the colony, Moms. M. D. Ezekiel and A. Roes have. but a minnti or twn before I saw a boy on the been nominated to the vast seats, and their appoint. know what buoy it was: I think it was one of hers, Mesure Chater, Bird, Lewis, Esekiel, and Room, starboard bow and I reported it. I do not mont requires to be confirmed. The present mom- the Thoek budys. It was an ordinary white retire, but offer themselves for re-election dram buoy. There was a food tide at the time. I had consalted the captain on the subject of going into the harbot.r. I asked him where he intended to anchor, and he told me I did not discuss the subject of. tide, currents, or the gamerni navigation of the ship beyond eating that it was it food tide and there were strong currents, I had been to Hongkong before, be was well acquainted and have entered the harhaat on a similar night, The captain told with Hongkong harbour and know the currants well. After the ship track we ranoeuvred her to use if we could ran ashore. Pravions to that a policomsu had boarded the ship. We found the ship was rapidly ranking water and the tion of the whereabouts of a sandy beaob. The ship did not pass the rocks. bat after striking she gierced off. Her head was pointed for North Foint and ehe was taken across the larbour apd. boachel very easily just inside the line of the telegraph cable. There was leadsman in the Cr chains, I do not know why the captain came in at the cast extrawsę; perhaps it was because he know it better and it was nea than the west entrance. We caue straight from Manila. compass; I believe he was off the bridge seversi I do not know whether the plain steered by times. The chart was in the captain's room just under the bridge. I estirastod that when the vessel passed the Dock point she was two or three cables off and heading for Hongkong lights. We did not sos the Channel Rocku. did not think the tide waa-loving an effect on the course of the sup. Bolwesh passing the Lyenson Tass and the time I saw thù buoy the ing a look-out more on the Kellott Island side. was heading for Hongkong hights. I was keep-

passing North Point. I saw the hoy thres or four minutes after passing the Eglits at the dock. I expected to sep the captain keeping more towards the Hongkong shore. I saw lights in the kerosine anchorage which I took to be riding lights, but with the aid of my gloss I could not ha ocrtain whether they were I do not know how many times the course was altered. between Lyomoon Pass and the Cust Rooks, but I noticed it was altered. I did not Hear my orders given from the bridge to the wheel; I was too far away.

their native land the results of the humanė and enlightened jurisprudence and of the improved medical science of modern Europe, statement that the Hanyang Ironworks are to We IN. C-Daily News) learn that our original or as surveyors or engineers helping to cover be transferred to an English syndicate is correct the vast Empire of China with a network of railways and telegraphe, concludes by ex- pressing the belief that the curriculum actually in force is too ambitious, While stating the alleged object of the College in the words of Sir GEORGE BOWEN, the whole semi-final for the Hongkong Football Cap. This afternoon on the Happy Valley, in the tenour of the Governor's speech goes to show Kowloon will play B Company, R.B. Kink We did not see the electric lights until after that that is not what the object should be. at 4 pm. Referee :-Mr. King,

M. Gauthier, French Vice-Cousal at Pakhol and Tonghing, has boon appointed Comml at Suez and will shortly leave for his, new post.

The N, D. L. steamer Print Heinrich, with the German wall of the 38th January, left Singapore on Thursday, the 6th inst,, and my expected here on or about Monday, the 10th inst

A military patient has died of hydrophobin, in the bacteriological institute at Baigu. It appears he was bitten by mad dog at Boztay, and was not rent to the institute until long after the pooldent.

BALANCE SHEZ, 41ft Drozusen, 3505; ༄‧་ ་ རྟ་ LIABILITIES. Capital sarili 2,000,000.00

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Australls, and China... ́50,0·10.00) Mercantile Bank of India, Il. 59,000,00 Mortgages

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$664,610.00

642,148.05. 59,000.00 29,002,00

259,040.00

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Torkiu vil Yunnanfa, Tateieniu, Churgling to kill this Queen, and determined to carry vative Tra

the murderom plan. Many othern followed

and Tobang.

The writer concludes by saying the arrange ments for the opening of Bhasi are about con- cluded, the Commissioner of Customs having 1,175,046.03 returned to Iohang with the Consul General

and further, that energetic steps are being taken by the British Ceusal to secure a cemetery on the Tchang side of the river, not that is really necessary, owing to the climate of Ichang baing so dry, but it in thought advisable to have one in case of accidents, and at the same time efforts are being made to recare a recreation ground for the crows of mon-of-was visiting the 106,44.62 port.-N. ( Daily News.

2,000.00 92,426.08

$1,792,205,04

Woman, AcoT, 1804. To lose and chabins paid.. To return prozis and re-loanraadSS Te zenation to Consulting Commitise and

anditoj

Arthur Bohorts Woodrow said-1 km Bocad officer of the On Sang, and hold a first mato's certificate bsued in London in 1886. I went on the bridge on the 20th January about 9.25 to balance at above.

m., when the ship was nearly opposite D'Aguilar light. I remained on the bridge from

And, moreover, His Excellency seems to have overlooked a qualification introduced by Sir GEORGE BOWEN into his remarks on the occasion referred to, namely, that the pupils of the school could only be expected to develop inte jurists, doctors, and civil engineers by completing their education in England. The real substance of His Excel- leucy's complaint agains: the school, how ever, in that "the efforts of the Government Tomorrow morning, between 9 and 10,30 "to promote the spread of the English o'clock, the stam launch Dayspring, carrying "languago have resulted in a complete the Bethel flag, will call alongside any vertel "failure in making any impression on the shore to 11 am. service at St. Peter's (Beamer's) that time until the ship struck. The captain By balance from lost sooonk

hairting the answering pennati, to convey man "Chinese speaking residents of the colony," Church, returning about 12.39.

was on the bridge all the fine. I remember pars y proat a change... The statement is not strictly accurate, the

ing Collinson Hight. We were then steering By increased walks of lasertmanda, $2,19.00 considerable number of English speaking

The Commercial Treaty is a long line in the land, the captain giving all the directions. By profit ng sale of Hongkong, In-

827.32 Land Lot No. 37 The night was henry, Off Collinson Light the Chinese in the colony, being evidence against bat we have it on good autaerity that the limits reduced through the Lyacoon Pass. After making, says the Pahing and Tientsin Times, engines ware going fall speed, which was not

3,145.22 it. However, the slow progress made in of the requisite mutual conversions are now well coming through the Pass the captain kept the the spread of the English language amongst defined, and that the really serious diffenities ship's head as he thought fit and gave the have been reduced to two or three, of with quartermaster directions I had never been on the native population is always a fe card the chief is a proposed tax by China on the bridge before when coming into Hongkong to play and will be for many genemntions manufactured goods before they leave the and oid not form any idea as to the position of to come. The English language has not yet Eastery in China.

the ship from time to time. Tho'captaid made altogether supplanted Weish and Gaelic in

in remark to me about the position after con- Great Britain itself and it is quite utopian to expect that within any castrable length

Loss on property Hongkong RP of Inland Lot No. 206, Cristand by the Gidràriament

It is onfidantly assorted writes a nativa noring through the Pass I was stationed by the The shango w

To kaznus and cigimų pašt. respondent from Canton, that a rebellion on a telegraph on the bridge. I did not take any To commisiona large scale will break out in Krangtung pro- notice of the position of the ship's Ipad, se I To Ira bigaile expos vizce in about three months from now, and that was at the end of the bridge not the compose To exchang** suntman of time it will supplant Chinese In Hong the military mathorities at Cuntoa are preparing was in the centre. I do not know the lights of To balance as abro koug. If it were given to FLE. the Gov- for dorperate struggle against the malontexts, the harbour, and did not take particular noties ernor to return to the colony a couple of who have sworn to spare no one, expecially those of them. I have been to Hongkong about half of Tartar origin. There is a good deal of a dozen times before, but never while on the

Insurancor

hundred years hence we have no doubt be in consequenes amongst, the wealthy badge. I remember a Enoy being reported. By not premis wolsed, lene, zatim would still find the bulk of the people - clausen of Canton and other large citim of from the forests. I remember passing Nghison 25 Interest speaking Chinese, as they do, to-day. The Kwangtung, and the universal prayer is that the starboard side shortly before, I do ust rempan y transfer from

some strong Governor may be sent out to hold boroversouing those lights straight ahead to the

beat of my mosllection they were always on the

encoess in promoting the use of the English language amongst the natives, therefore,

the reins in Canton.: Hai Chenyi ought to be

starbound bow. ↑ The course was altered between

the right man. C. Doily News.

1,930.10

THE CHENGTU COMMISSION:

the well-

This conditions under which many of the now

the party to Ycag-san with weapons in band, though unaware of what was really going on, ventures have been flested and those under simply as a matter of curiosity Kuntomo, which they will be worked are, however, sufficient Tonkinar, and thren there, however, did to show that they are doomed to failure. A not proceed thither at the time. Okamoto, condention of all the aromatase net lead- who had been in Jinner left there Imns to the conclusion that, unless the unreason. mediately for Seoul on the resint" of '6 ing boon be checked, it will lead to a collapse telegram informing him of the crisis, and which will be felt in the entire business world. on his way received a stage at KapoAlready, indeed, signs are, not wanting that a vs Horiguchi telling him that he was awaited grisis inat hand. We cannot, of course, pursue at Yong-san. He then stoned to the appointed this mapeot of the subject and will content cur place, where he saw the party before mentioned, selves with having sounded a note of warning and received from Horiguchi a letter from Mimes and proceed to record a few of the actual facts and a draft of the note explaining the reasons of which may have very important reults on the Tai-wan-kun's entrano into the palace. After financial relations of India, and change the cosanitation on the pian of making a raid upon conditions of many of the problems which are the place, Okaranto was placed at the head of the now pussling the brains of Baanziert and som. party, nad preceded to Kong-dok-ci, where homercial mon, especially in the silver using jained the party of Yi Chi Eo. At 8 am on ovuntries of the East.

$

Shanghai, 3rd February. 72,148.25

The U.S. Chengta Commission has returned, Oct. 8th, the party of Japanese and Koreaus left Not a very long ago there was a great out 3,781.80

having arrived are safely on anyday after Song-dok-ri,escorting Taiwan-kun'e palanquincy that the supply of gold would soon, prove 6,300.08 four months of arduous travel. We are glad to In front of the outer gate of the Seoul castle quite indequate to the demand, but now the P2,503.08 learn that the Chiness oficials everywhere in Osmoto collected his men and commanded rovare huginning to be the mase and people the four provincon traversed were most friendly, that the" for in the capital should be dia. Aars growing alarmed lost in no great time it $160,213.78 papecially ac at Cheng, whose the Viorcy, posed of a occajon might require, than in- may became foo abundant. That the supply who is described as a splendidly capablo ruler, stigating them to kill the Queen, and induo has been rapidly inorasing during the past 8167,22) 19 has the people thoroughly in hand. Every fasting Sakai and several offers, who had been un few year is patent to everyone who has taken 11,301.56ily was given tan Commisson in the conduci aware of the plot to the delamination to say any trouble to inquire into the matter. During of its investigation there were no signs out the murderons plan: The party then slowly the past few years the following Agares show of obstructiveness, and the misionary claims advanced toward the palace, and must the the rate of increase 1890, 5,500,000. om were promptly agreed to, and the returning Hun-ryan-tai-keeps cutaide the Western 1801, 6,180,000 oz. 1892, 6,750,000 o 1595, missionaries received in the most friendly man Gete, where they awaited for a while the 7,374,000 1 1894, 30,280,000 to be ger. In Changia every diligence was being arrival of Japanse troops. They then rusted These figures are taken from the revised shown in sembing out the ofls who were toward the palace, with the Hun-ryon-in estimates of the United States munt authorities, 1,688.7 implicated in the outragus. We believe that 56 troops as their advance guard. On the way to and may be assumed sa approximately correct is fairly well established that the cause of the the palace Kumitomo, Fenkinari, Tamada, Taking the average output per annum over the Homotoperiod 1870-90, we find that it is a little over $130,213.78rint at Chengts was an alleged by the speakers Case, and Skibure joined them.

at the meetings in Shanghai ant in this Yasumers and Ours Shigakako, who had been 5,000,000 on abewing that during the past connection PG may mention that the U.S., requested by Mayabara to follow the Japanese four year there has been a very rapid increase,. 41,978:46 Department of State has expressed its strong offlours oremecing the Hun-ryon-tal se thair and that during last year the output was double 21,290.96 20.205.29 approval of the Botion of the American interpreters, wars aka among the party of that average. The following shows the 1700.24 zesting here, and the census taken by Near daybreak the party wired the case Steral sources of supply during the last four 154468 the U.B. Comml General in the matter. The team thu Kwang-hwa Gate, and intraded into 260,719.64 work of the Commission promisch to be of great the haren. In spite of all the facts, abore

Austinisia

United Eller

18912892

18952 2394.:~

|38318,000 1,028,298,1,711,807 2,330.000 1,604,840. 1,597,998 1,739,081 1,910,000

ralus as a provostive of zinte in the fatura; and mentioned, the evidence in not filclent to d 905T160 the Commissioners must be congratulated on prove that any of the wood actually no- the thoroughness and complete discretion with complished a criminal deed. Hirayama Iwabikó which they haya carried out the difficult work in said to have murdered Korean Household B

1,168,739 1,165,200 1,200,000 1,000,000 Alok

2724,509 1,203,818 1,563,195 2,380,000 5: mposed on them by the US Government, is Minister Yi Hyong si fin front of the Kon- 140,00 walk as on the mocess that has growned their chong palace, but on his point thisre. Se no that Cold 1,087,318,319,262 1,100,995 1,119,200 The Laurease of output in Australia has been labours. Their report has to go to Faking and Boiant evidence. The evidence is also insafa Schering thence to Washington before it can be made ficient to prove that Shiba Bhiro Osaki Komparatively slow and steady, while that of kichi, Takeda Noriyuki, Mayeda Shine, Hime- Russia and Siberia has been considerable, due, publio in China. U. Daily News,

· 10,138.08