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INTIMATIONS

NOW READY

THE

HRONICLE "CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, &o.; &C.,

.FOR

19-96;

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.

This is the

THIRTY-YOUTH Aprual IssuE,

nd will be found, as nutul, to show an advance preceding years both in fulness nad secutary f information.

The DIRECTORY dovers the whole of the

THE HONGEŨNG ĐAILS PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 8TH, 1896.

These projects involved fresh investments of Cholers is prevalent at Penang. capital to above 390 million you."

Thon

Alarine Court will be held at the Harbour CHÚLos to-risy at 10.80 m to ozquire into the loss of the British barque Lasood:

.

The stesmex Cosmopolit, which

rts and vitios of the Far-last, from Poung to level, while projects of banks-and-com-General. The Indo-Chins Francaise

divestock, in which Europeans cesklo.

TABLISHED A.D. 1841

panies not based on sound foundations will, as the result of competition, fail of realization." So far from the prices of commodities falling to their former lovel there A.S.WATSON &00., LIMITED is every indication that Japan has entered on a period of steadily rising prices. Rapid.cort mercial development with a large demand for labour necessarily leads to an increase in the the currency isabundant, and without acher and abundant currency the other conditions WINES AND SPIRITS. hardly be fulfilled. In silver Japan has such a currency, and with the rupid extension of her manufactures and the con ALL there are selected by our Loudosequent demand for labour wares and com House, bought direct at first hand. imported in modities must inevitably risc. As to the Lotermediate profits, axlonabling us to supply the ewning power of the companies alon the best growths at MODERATE PLICEE. the current into of interest, and as pubic Companies in Japan are doing well and are likely to continue to do so, and as the fall in the rate of interest experienced through- out the rest of the civilized world must also vecesarily make itself felt in Japs, the provided that the country, remains at peace. The excitement following a victorious vai may and probably has led to some amount of healthy speculation, and various un stable projects may come to grief, but making all due allowance under this hend the general tendency will be in the direction

bore indicated.

CENTENARY OF THE LONDON MISSIONARY BOULETT.

desired to sides, ou in the price of an

THE CAPTAIN'S PRIZE. of Europe have benefited, still existed for the the principal extranes is from the race course

Notwbstanding the early hour fixed for Fahriatianisation of China. In qonclusion he lord side. The Club room is a very good sized one, ship aid do not know if there are suy hereeld and eurrounding are the numerous lookses this competition a very fair number of player enough to remember in connection with former bolonging to the members, At one end is the started. No donlt if the weather had been troubles in Ireland the title of ghesy police stone, tablet riserved for the names of each oven moderately fine many more would have

the

Mr. G. StowaIt Mr. C. A: Tone

2 10:

MV. AO. Far

186

DAJ. Boll

52 7

Mr. H.D. Dalrymple... 50-5

Mr. C. W. Knox......

Capt. & G. Ferguson......... Mr. G. Palmer 55 Major Thom

80

50

WA Dif Mr. C. I Grace I-Cel. The O'Gorman 65 Rey R. F. Cobbolt. Me. GWFPinyfair.. 62

•Mr. C, W.; Spriggs.p.: 65 Several others madoʻné return.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.}.

reed and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all price of stocks, that of course depends on Shanghai. Most of the passenger, including and of Mission work must be so raty Secretary to make a statement regarding as people of all ages can take part in it. It is you space for the insertion of this letter, as the

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

mouth before us. When required for drinking at owes it should be ordered to be doensted at the Dispensary before being

sent out.

After

SHERRY-Excellent Diruar - ami

Diane Wines of vory superior Vintages. All are true Xoros Wizos.

whom was Francis Xavier: What a life was

bis! Consider what trevol mount in the middle of the sixteenth century, and read then the ro.

It

We wish the

and this many friends who were. Invited have

CHARITY. Rongkong 4th March; 1896UME Charity has apparently overlooked the fact that the sale has been cancelled ED. D.P.).

THE KUCHENG MAGISTRATE PUNISHED.

The Magistrate in charge of Eucheng at the time of the massacre of missinnaries in August last has been denounced and punished. The . C. Daily News pahishen the following translation of a memorial by the Viceroy and

of the 14th Decorsber rescript which appeared in the Feking Gazette Fien. Pac-chuan, Viceroy of the Min-Che prorinest, soting Tartar-General of Fechow and Superintendent of. Customs of this Min Circuit, denounces Wang Yu-chang, district magistrate of Kotion, Fukien, for inconpotenor, cowardice, and avarice, and possessing a decidedly. account of this memorialist has strendy deposed the said magistrate from his post at Kation, but bad reputation amongst bis colleagues. On

we come to a passage in

PUBLIC MEETING AT THE CITY BALL A poblis moeting to commemorate the can the report on which we are inclined.

tenary of the London Mirskimar Seclaty was applied to certain ministers of the gospel your's cheaples There are only two names competed. Mr. G. Stewart's 40 was a very to join issuo.The expansion of the

held Their and their did up at the present moment, the 1804 champion oveditable performance and is to be con AND DIRECTORY national economy after is victorious war artred here youtsdiay from Swalow, porte itll in the Theatre zouteris, flowacon. The far more copands the quinting of this country bains Captains 11. Durabbion R-B., and gratulated on winning the handgene prize pre-

they cost the Government nothing. Miksion passing we might realion, in convostion with Club "is what every person desirra, but none haviar rested two Chinese fisherte from a were also present on the platform the Right than all the efforts of the Greernment, and the 1985 atspion Dr. Ar Low. In sunted by Cant Humusey, the, Capiain of the "the less such an unusual rise in the marke opzed boat, 13 miles off Cape of Good Hope. Rev. Bishop Burdon, Rev. Dr. Chalmers, her aries are the chemp pollue of civilization in the blot, that, as is customary with Chiness Chim. They live among people in conatrynign-board arists, full paints and inverted Williams, Rev. Musson, Commander R. H.

towns and villages, and use every effort to commis ar strok indiscriminately anongat price of commodities and such an ex- The N. P. steamer Strathletes will suit from Beringit, Rov TV Peare, For G traordinary rush of enterpribe cannot be Hongkong on the 10th inst for some, vis L. Risdr, RN, J. Bitel, Dmaks friends neng the people. They show the recorded names and they are emitted sea ports of call, instead of the Hanho, which Crawford, J. D Ball, and Wong Shing themselves friendly, they open shoots, thoy tach where they should be adorted. Of gouras regarded as altogether healthy. This has been delayed at Yokohams through an and others. There was fairly large attentat will laten, they give medical help to the this is not the fault of the Club, but it will dance of the general public, including a fair sick. They get batarsall remuneration from their be as well to obliterate these slips of "extraordinary state of affairs cannot instaccident to bor moolinery. Mos

sprinkling of ladie

Nociation: Many as we know have to take their tho chisel and brash and guard against "long, and, in conformity with the lawen AAK PRA

At Hanoi 87 car has been commissioned: "demand and supply, both commodities and to come to Hongkong to purchasa 95,000 worth The CHAIRMAN said-Ladies and gentle lives in their banda in jaclating themselves from similar errors in fataro On one side of pier, some time ago a derataden of gentlemer the open ports, just as the early missionaries did the Club room is a capital trasing room in "stocks must inturally fall to their normal of furniture for the residence of the Governor interested in the subject of Mission york called in the Roman Empire. Sometimes theso lead which are all conveniones fer members, and upon me and asked me to take the chair at to aval demonstrations or demands for compen at the other end is the Indienensable bar and against this maintaining that the furniture

public meeting to be held in Hongkong to cam satice, but the protection of foreigners as such, the equally indispensabin caretaker's coom The required should be parolased locally or at fremurate the centenary of the London Mis and not as missionarios, is the object aimed at building will be very cool in the summer, and sionary Society. They told me that the meet The last entrage more awful in some of its dé a fire in the large grate in the Club room will ordered through local firme.

ing would be hoither political nor sectarian In tails than any over perpetrated in Clinsis make the place very rug and comfortable in This afternoon on the Harpy Valley the character, and that it would be attended by outside of any possible compensation. No blood the winter. The Club is certainly one. Hongkong Football Cla's will play Company representatives of wrious socistice interested money, however large, will arga ha accepted, and most successful institutions in the colony. of the Ride Brigade, Kick-off at 4.15 p.m. The in missionary enterprise. Now, although I was no compensation in any form will ever be even Thors are now 116 members, and as the Com Club teem will be-D Wool, J. Guraware of any special reason why I should discussed. It is men and women of this kiud modete humordgaly remarked in his speech, Gillingham and C. T. Kew, hacks; H. What hoon selected to fill a trominent a pei- who are laying and will continue to lay the even the worst players can find somebody worsa Slade, F.H. Kaw, and H. W. Looker, halves tion on such an occasion, I folt that, at all foundations of cristianity in Chins Lout than themselves, so un ons need be backward in joining the Club on the score of inferior play G.D. Campbell, H.KR. C. M. Firth, T. C. osoata, the dapatation was conferring a great applause.).

me in making the request and Dr. Err, in seconding the resolution, coring One of this first things aan learns, on eympathizing values of commodities, more especially when Davior, RA R. F. Lammert, and B. Chabour with the object of this misstingratulated the London Missionary Society on joining a golf club is that the propor, THE SALE OF BUILDING MATERIAL:

I Adcordingly agreed to do so they desired having completed its rentenary and referred in er at any rate the croptod, pronunciation FROM THE PLAGUE DISTRICT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY FRESH.** Rowcroft, HKR, forwards.

SIR-The Gnserament notifestion advertis When, however, I came to refer to the pro-slogistic terms to the good work which had of the name of the game is "off," and to The Ching Grakete of the 27th February

Kramme of proceedings which the promoters of

The resolution on being pat to the meeting stupid onough to include the "L" in the prong the sale by public auction of the material

nunciation of the word after being two minutes of the houses in Tank Lane canunt de contem says:--The English mail steamer Rosetta tha meting had drawn up, I found the first been necomplished by the Hongkong bratch forgiveness is accorded the man who la having end an uncommaculy fast run up from item was "Introductory speech by the Chai was carried unanimony.

presonen of golfer. We do not knor plated in any other light then that of indigna- Hongkong arrived at Yoosung 9.30, this

wan," and then, I must iny, I falt some con

The Rev. Dr. CHALMERS acknowledged the in murning, everal hours sooner than was ex

siderable dildenes became it appeared I was

assort that golf was first playel by the concerns the whole community, cannot be mor Bonfety.

Indians or Persians) it there can be no foroildy dosit with than through the modium of rected, anul consequently the tender Gustaf

resilution on butalf of the Loudon Misionary the origin of the game-(many peoplotion and dismay. This subject, which entirely whose knowledge and experience of Missions

The CHAIRMAN-I will now call on the doubt that it is one of the most selfsh games, the proes, and with due respect I would beg of was not there to most her had not in fact left a strong contingent of Shanghai sporting men grester than my own But, indeed, a MER

missions in Hongkong. who were returning after the Hongkong Races. must have a Tory cold heart and very

to hrenk vntiat duparliamentary language, and xtlon. of the Committer promoting the meating, and it is enit there is only one can on record where Tank Lane was the cratin of the plague and came up to town on the Normand, but the dail imaginstion it be can find nothing Mr. WUTING, one of the Hou, Sccreturns aan, we believe, a game that does not cause one subject it treats of claims deliberate consider- the Sampson brought them up mail.bags were not landed høre till:S pm, when i ull tv sky as he stands momially: contemplit Eas been arranged want at this point of the the least sign of using strong language was most if not all of its housen sown Jews of

ing the hundred years of life and work of the vanerable London Missionary Society. It iemesting a brief statement concerning the his observed. Scotek neenister was playing this infectious disease. Now the sale of the i

The Agents of the Chias Mutual Stone Society that sent me like Nott and John tory of Christian missions in flongkong salad he kuppened to winks a very unsuccessful material ironi thess houses most of necessity be up What got asked a sympathetic sare the Government an easily, percalva that Navigation Conipuzy, Limited (Messrs. Hell. Williams to the South Seas, men like Robert be faced before you. Tust history to stroke, he said "I sual is to gie it a faster in spreading the plagge and I am quite day, Wise & Co.), lave received a telegram ofat and David Livingstone to Africa, mun ther different from that of many perhaps of the work done in this coloby unless these differ-

The proceedings yesterday were commenced community as well as itself. What, then, could elves are clearly understood. While for by Commodore Boyes, who made so amusing have induced the Government to taka, moh a PORT after removal should be rested a tendency of stocks must be upward, alwave stating that a highly satisfactory general mest like Doctor Morrison and Dr. Legge to China: cost missions, and you will fail to apprentebystsadur.Nay, the meemistry the step it has taken onld injure the whole.

ing was bold in London racontly, at which I aye, and hundreds of others who devote their we decided to racire a final dividend of 3 per ves to the unselfish purenit of what they

sol South Africa alike, the first Christian mis ning of the Club: Then Mix Ramsey, the wife conclude that it is simply for the sake of money- Cooll the money thus realized be, of more in- ef Hon. R. Matray Ramsay, the captain of cont, maiting per cent in all for last year, deemed their duty to their fellow erostros. It state in feria. in one bristol, speech in which he referral to the small begin shameful stop is this P. Naturally one would on the proforonco bares, and also a dividend of would he strange if any man coulistudy with- 6 per cent, on the ordinary share, each dividend cat emation the lives of men like thees. All sionsrios found old races long in possession of to be payable on the 12k inst. Too Company true mon love to hear of noble notions. Tell the soil; those the esme to this feinnd have from the Club, unfurled the Club Lag, and wished portance than the loss of many lives it may the first had to deal with shifting and variable the Gint strecess, aftar which chords were given, entail? I leave this question to the discretion has also been able to at side £30,000 to the how the Victoria Cross was won upon a field of

battle by the plack and dash of one who risked population, of recent caportation, of differing and Commodore Boyes hazing declared the of the reader and would conclude by stating that appreciation and reserve fund, being the esma

his life to save that of emrade, and you will languages, of (te large extent) unsettled ouça Club opes, the ladies and gentlemen present our prosent Government needs a reform and its

pations, and possessing fow of those charac nover fail to find a sympathetic audience. A

bad tun. A group was afterwards photographed head of departments viser meh-I remain, sir, teristics of a long established community which outside the Ulub proniiscs, and, this done, the your obellagt sirvant, amount as last year.—

licnour to the gallant e3dior! But there is

in every age and country have been found to Indios' competition was proceeded with The Straits Times of the 25th February says; also author gort of heroism--the heroism of

facilitate the introduction of Christianity. They says much for the plucky cutimajasm of the -The P. & O. Rohilla, st present in Singapurs, noble enduraneo and perseverence ai the csuse was lying up at Bombay has she was instity of truth, in the face of every disuragement, have had to deal with men drawn by comercialities that, although it was mining at the commissioned to take to Hongkong a full cargo with no friendly voice to cheer, in friendly, and industrial considerations from their home time, they respitel to proceed with the gues of Bombay twist at a very high rate of freight.sys to witness. How often has such heroism in the towns and villages of south-east Chins rather than postpone the From Bombay to Hongkong she took no pashera exhibited by missionaries who have men whoso dopest interests lia in those Lowes Clab continued prosperity and a further increase

uncoagerial and who frequently return to them. Such rein the membership roll sengers, and she was intended to ratura to India devoted their lives, amidst

movals may help to spread the gospel in Chins,

Commodore Bores in opening the proceed." only as a night steamer. But the Palasban, surroundings, to teaching what they held to be

churches hers. And the constant tendency is to here to-day auch a numerous assemblage us we one of the now intermediate sorvios from Chira truths dearer to them than life itself. but the necessarily tond to wosken the yong said Ladies and gentleman, there is not to London, went direct from Shanghai to Buch heroism has not been confined to one age Manile, without calling at Hoogkong, to take or to one dozeinination. It was shown by St. swamp the Christian commanity by fresh bodies hoped to have seen and weloomed, and we are for London a great quantity of Manila hemp Foul and others in the first contary. It was of men and women drwit from the enormous very sorry that his Excelloney the Governo and the Bokille was then put on the route to shown by those who reclaimed: Great Britain Population of the mainland, Nor has Chris bring to Singapors the Hongkong passengers and the other countries of Europe from lar tanity had many adventitions side in its probeer analto in le prosent on account of the we had engaged passage by the Palawa. barism and pagan rites: It was shown by the ge here. It has not sogned its infuengewusther; but the presence of tansa here to-finy fands of the South Sess, of both language and a considerably interest is taken in the game of These passengers are being turned over to the great Jesuit missionaries, one of the first of treating a written language, as is the is very satisfactory to the Club and shows that Puburan to-day. The chilla then go to fumes it is just possible that the Nangi

literature as in. Madagascar, or by teaching golf by the people of Hongfeng Tha forma of Hyderabad will ebatter her as a yacht to take

industrial arts as in Boats Alison Aid Whos Bon of this Club does not, date very far back, not bent booked by a powerful church as who but an extract from the records I have hore may cords of those ten years from the day he landed

it came to our own foefathers in Keut. Its be interesting. The carlisst rocord in the Club st Goa to the day when, in 1552, he died at the Tale of St. Jolin, tot testy miles from this Hall, bistory hora bas, in fact, resembled the general minutes is made of the 8th May, 1889, and is as worn out by malignant fever and at the thro-history of the colony Situated as this isnad is follows It having carred to certain master shold of that vast Chinese Empire he longud se fast outside a great empire, it has been minds in Hongkong that the time had now arrived sion in Japan and revisited India. Such heroism Christianity, for renching the north of Chiu supplemented by that Royal and Antient artently to enter, after having founded his mis starting point, both as regards commerce and when the curdoor parsnits of the colour should was shown by those Moravian bratrod who, iulf But the history of evangelization in the colony game, which has in Seulfand fer centuries born

mont for failing at the beginning to report a A century before the founding of other Protes skolf has not been for that reason without the sport of prince and persant, and which has a thinks that this men decorvas further punish tant Missions, labuaral from the West Indien interest. Three of the great English row callist to its standard devotocs in every rising of the Vogelstiane in his district, pre Irlands to Ceylan to spread the knowledge of asistien tho Church, the London, and the nation, the following notice was on May 8th Ferring to buy peace by asking certain persoas abctic here. They have had as com interested in, the Royal und ancient game of better life. But it strung to mo that the great Wesleyan Missionary Societion lave made 1983 inserted in the local papers Gentlemen te promains concessions to the demands of the revival of missionary enterprise began abord à

In consequence of this the Vegetarians bacamo hundred years ago. In a History of the 19th no ho Basel Mission, the Rhanish Mis- gol are requested to attend a meeting to be secret sously men in order to keep them quiet Century, within by Robert Wackenzie, occurs in the American Board of Commissions held in the Hongkong Club on Friday, 10th bokar and beldar in their conduct and móri incidentally, a abart planter on Christian His- for Foreigu Missions, the American Baptists, May, ut 5 po to consider the question of audicions daily in their demands on the said sious, and I will, with your pormission, read a the Female Education Solisty, and the Berlin starting golf links in Hongkong or Kowloon magistrate. The rest of all this is well known biof extract. Speaking or rottant Missious, Tonding Homes of This record is very interesting indued, as the massacre at Whnsang, Hepce Wang he says In the foremost rank of powers new the Morris Education Society and the Hong doubt many peoplo, sidsting the game was tching uy be said to have bem solely fund, to change the face of the world stand kong Trace the button. Af which JARrry Hille name in actuar a reponsible for the fusssaare and the or Christian Missions. These may alreost be regardes supported by the two great institutions all in the colony thought that the gentlemen giunter of all these scrub society troubles which do so much for Christian work in every calling the meeting were not altogether re in Kutien. Ho is also said to have nocepted ed as products of this sextury, and the singland--the British and Foreign Bible Society and sponsible for their actions. (Laughter) On bribes on the strength of which walawful deeds magnitade which thoy bave gained is altogether. recent Their bagimings were so small as the Religions Tenet Society. By their efforts

| out, the Club was formed by thirteen members, call this perpetrators to account ––Sooh-e-man- Mr. Gourbon intreducing the Naty Estimates generally to avert hostality, by securing the rve bear founded five native churches in the aft May soon after this notice was sent were done without any attempt on his part to said that provision would be made for an in-contemptuous indifference of these who might had with over 600 members, who actritate of whom Captain Rumsey, the first Captain; in a point diagunen to the public service, whink ut the conclusion of his report says trease of 5,000 man, fire battle ships, thirteen have Teen unfriendly. There are few things in the cost of their own public worship herr Bir. Dalrymple I think I am right in this hatred onsides ble hum, at his hands. banzan history that wear un apet of higher en poorer member supply teachers for and Mr Gershom Stewart are still with us Memorialist therefore requests that the said The finances and national economics oruisers, and twenty-eight torpedo boat - moral grandeur than the opening of what sto schools, Bures for the sick, and evangelists (Applause) The Erst idea was to play on the Wang Yu-chang, be forthwith cashiefed and now out great Missions, Ong, or two men sout for their own brethren un to mainland. From military grounds at Kowloon, but that dimissed the service, and a excesssor be ap during the war can be adjusted in a stroyers, to be completed by 1999 at a cost of "satisfactory manner, but the rush into $10,000,000. Ho asks for 6850,000 for guns by this church and by that are son going forth the very estat has been alohet hyrachidias was not approved of, and permission to pointed to fill the Lution magistracyBe-

speculative projects is an unavoidable con- and ammunition, and for the genstruation of in obedience to a command spoken sightest the gospel, to adults and gather thom into pay on the Happy Valley was granted by tho

three new docks at Gibralter at a cost of hundred years ago ta tegin the enormous work churches withont at the same time affcrling Government on Sopkoraber 20th, 1880, an Appointments take role. ** "sequence of the glorious issue of the war,

Total outlay required £14,000,000. of undermining heathenam and reclaiming the their children a Christian ciucation was only Captain Ramsey was appointed the first captain.

world to God. Among the glories of the cen- "and it may prove a task of great difficulty sail that these estimates should not be try le zone prostor, than this. All eller and over again. And consequently, you have to nearly a hundred and the old mat shed. "to regulate the market and thus enable the considered provocative, but merely as self enterprieas of beneficence must yield to this in this copy over eighty schools. They was found to be quite insaticient for the "nation to achieve genuine and proper infensive.

magnificant attempt to expel dobasing, supersti. over 3,000 children (and may mero brfers the needs of the members meeting was tims and convey into every heart the canelling plagus) receive a Christian education. As with held and it was decided to spprosel "development. The Bank expecte, how

influences of the Christian religion. The suc the schools, so with the hospitals. Over 75,000 his Excelloney the Govorucz with a win of a

lease beleg granted so that we could build a The Diet reassembled to-day. I the Lower "ever, to undertake this task as the central

[FROM TONEIN TAPERS,]

cess already attained gives suro promise of ontcases and 6.000 in-cases (Didividual grass) hars rasalts the greatness of which we, as yet, but boon dealt with in the last eight youre These Club house, His Excelent, who is always House aber of the Lija-to pressed the THE TONKIN LOAN.

almly perceive. The early suggestion of Misure departments of philanthropio work which in ready to assist in any mattor relating to the Government to give the vote of censure preds PARIS, 24th February.sions gras received with disfavour. When in England owe their origin, and very largely their welfare of the comunity kindly assented to dishes of the Orders of the Day, and this coures

was agreed to by a majority of the House. The Tonkin luan Las been subcribed twenty- 1795 soms good men invited the Churos of census, to those great voluntary usor wishes, the result bang that a large was

tions of which many of you are justy pronë. granted ns. For the plan of the milding ond The Clark of the House read a request from sight times over..

Scotland to gira empotragement to such en- terprises the representatives of that body la Hongkong you very largely owe both to the the orection of the house the Club is inilebted to the Kokunin Kyokwal for permission to with THE INCOME TAX IN FRANCE,

sfforts of the agents of the missions whichare Mr. B. A Bam-(applause) who kindly gare draw the motion. declined the invitation. They could not Paris, 26th February

well gue against imparting to beathans represented her to-day Some of these repreus his gratuitous services. The Club not only that gospel which it was the business of their sentatives have alreally spoken to you, and had the advantage of having viilfal architect, own lives to teach. Nevertheless the proposal other will follow. They may well lock to but also in architect who is a golfer. He knew was unaceptable. One clergyman deemed it you for a frill, hearty, and manimeteraccuition exsetly what the requirements were, and hero visionary mother wished the result to be of the difficulties they have faced, of the services you have a solid substantial building, voll attained by prayer and waiting; third caw they have done both you and the nation at ventilate, and at the same tire strong enough revolutionary tendensies in every form of whose doors we stand, and of the esces which to stand typhoone (Apphase). In the sam united nating and trambled for the Constita. at God's hands, has followed their work wer we shall find it delightfully cool, and ib

The Bay JC. WILLIAMS proposed the wil keep off the glava ví, tho, gun. The FOLETON GOVERNMENTS AND tion. On grounds such as thes the Church- of Bootland by an overwhelming majmity following resolution “That this meeting e popularity of the game has ni2ch increased of

KOREAZKIA LAD refused to sanction missionary vifurt. But it appreciation of the objects and the fate, and in who kim nothing at all about 34

Tokyo, 25th February; Scotland Las nobly made up for that since work of Christian Missions in this golony, and now turn their attention to it. One in sever

too old to begin to lean the game and no According to telegrams received from the A year or two intera young Boottish gentle. its hopes for their continued success.

The resolution was seconded by Commander matter how bally a man, plays be will always Japanese Ministers to various foreign countris, a full translation of which appears in the Entevis yesterday afternoonColonial Secre

The following telegram was received from REPORTED WRECK OF A BRITISH mon-Robert Waldaus resolved to sell his RISK and supported by Mr. Word SXING, and find someone whe plays wore (Laughter.) the feeling towards the late coup in Hores la

-trianial esiste, and, along with two frienda, Japan Mail, is in the form of what we should fary, Hongkong. Hongkong declared infevied

to spend, the remainder of his days in fauching was carried unanimously. It was felt last year and the subject was almost unanimously one of difference, and it The Rav. C. BENNETT replied on behalf of discussed by members, that the dress of mem- is mggested that Jagan and Russia should term the Chairman's pecoli, but Baron-Consul

the gospel to the people of Bengal, He applied to the directers of the East India the Church Missionary Society and the Res. bers a very noh wardre (Laughter) endeavour to arrange matters between them. We were informed yesterday afternoon by Company for pomislioa to reside in the country TW PEARCE on behalf the London Min Their personal appearance was not particularly it is reported that the Government line de Mr. W. Macions, of the Braits Lustrumos con made for for prison term directorsionary Society day good-fugitarer annen got follow if terminod to co-operate with Rugais in Kores, A vole of thanks to the Chuzman, proposed they work mahol, and if they were not thay and that advances have already hoon made to pany, Limited, that a telegram had been declined for weighty and substantial reasons'

D. R. F. CLAWFORD, brought the proceedings member appeared on the grand with a red willingly agreed, and it is probable that soms. received from Amoy stating that a British to allost within their domain sny man by the Rev. W. MUBSON and seconded by got another colour (Laughter). One day Russis with this object. Resus is said to have

who came on ach an errand". Now this

coat on, and his armando has been freely working arranguizent had been made toparona. steiner, Haine unknown, was reported wrecked was the state of things at the very time to lose

followed, and I hope merobars will mantine to Press despatches wear the rod jacket. Andinde question, which on the Pescadores and that a Japanese steamor the London Missionary Society was founded, in 1795. That Soolety was founded in had gone to her assistance.

has caused the Committan's lot of trouble; 10 mvtacian spirit. Its founders and, firet

is the gamtion of ladies galing. The Com AN conatitusate were connnoted with the Church

miteering to the crued state of the of England, with a sections of the

ground, have been obliged to place certain Presbyterians, and with the Congrogationn

restrictions on goling for ladies, but at tère body, and the ronatitaiton of the Society was

A correspondent signing himself Clay striotly and examinatical If christianity is at the Happy Valley by the Hongkong Golf same tins wo are only too glad to con, ladies

true religion surely it truths should be mudo Club, was thrmally oponed yesterday afternoon her. The result of our distacion has been ghate" writes from Melbourne to the Mining

that a competition; was arranged for this known to all nations. The object of the by Commodore Boyes. The ceremony was

afternoon, and I am glad to say that, notwith Journal as follows key. London Missionary Society is the same as that

When reading your issue of October 26th I standing the bad weather, most of the eleven Ladies In the competition have put in an os de scross letter on Gold Mining Pro

in A muxuried the Cheb fing forced the Malay Pipina-bylos Cong appearance, (Applause).

OZARET—Our Clarets, including the lowest

Bone interesting figures showing the ex prios, are guaranteed to be the genticepansion of the currency are given by Baron produst of the juice of the grape and are KAWATA. Whereas the total currency in Dot artificially made from raisins and Carronts, as is generally the case with circalation did not exceed 165 million yen approximately in the beginning of the year, Cheap Wines

it was swollen to more than 210 million yen at BRANDY—All our Brandy is guaranteed to the close. This increase was a entirely dae ho puro. Cognac, the difference in price tothe necessity of war disbursements. The pro being merely a question of age and

gress attained by the economic world on vintage.

sequence of the war was equally remarkable. WHISKY All our Whisky is of excellent The following statistica which go to prove this quality and of grummer uge than most contention are given: the grand total of the brils in the market. The Scorch year's exports and imports reschel the extra Winsky turked "le universally ordinary figure of 265,370,000 yen approxi-bim and his exite to Europe popular, and is pronounced by the best mately, an increase of above 15 per cant. local connoisseurs to be superior to any

over that of the previous year; the loans of ethor Urand in the Hongkong market.

the Tokyo Bankers' Union aniounted to more than 71,750,000 yen, or an increase of about 7 per cent. over that of the preceding year; while the transactions of the Tokyo Clearing House reached the enormous sum of over 289,100,000 yen, or sir. increase of about 50 per cent. These figures give a vivid idea of the commercial development Japan is undergoing. We are no reason why the rate of progress should not be maintained, and as tho danger of unwise and reckless speculation is recognised and is get it may be ex pected that the national trade and credit from this source will be kept within mar- row limits. On this point Baron KAWATA

We only guarantee our Winos and Spirits to be genuine, when hought direct from us in he Colony or from our authorised Agents at The Coast Ports.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hengxong, January, 1070.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

ONLY communications relating to the news columns Correspondents Tinst forward their name and eduta with continentefim addressed to the Editor, not for pultention, but as prulence of gooi faith

All letters for publication should be willen en ons" side of the paper eaty.

should in addressed to Tile Edurež.

No anonymously sighed communication that are already appeared in other papers will be inserted

Orders for extra rapies of DAILY FRISS Should Font beard it on dry of publication. After that hover the supply is limited. Only Supplied for Onsh Telegraphis Andries PRESS

Teleplique No. 12

130. Rox. 20.

BIRTH.

On the dish, at No. 4 Blue Buildings (the residence of her mother, Mrs. Rugbwaldy) the wife of C-E. A: PRANEITEN, C.I.M.C. of &

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH 5th, 1896.

mechanism of national finance and it hopes [esoto complete the adjustment of the national

"finances with satisfactory results."

Ar the meeting of the Bank of Japan heid on the 15th February a very interesting raport was submitted by the President throwing a good deal of light on the cou mercial and economic developmout of the country during the past year. The report,

The E & A charred steamer Ocampo, from Australis, io due here on the 9th inst.

The U. P. steamer Empress of Chira loft Vancouver on Monday last for Hongkong.

The steamer Lightning, from Calcutta, Jeft Singapore for this port on Monday afternoon.

The P. & O. steater Mazagon, from China arrived at London on the morning of the 3rd inst.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS,"]

LONDON, 2nd March. THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA,

7

The House of Ecpresentatives bas passed the resolution in favour of resoguising the Cuban insurgents as belligerents, which has already been passed by the Senate, without any

alterations.

THE UNITED STATES. The Secanto has passed a bill allowing for sa increase of one thousand mos for the nary, to cling the Naval Militia if nussssary; and to charter transports.

THE NAVY ESTIMATES.

£2,225,000.

The Chamber has appointed a budget com- mittee the majority of whose members are opposed to the income tax..

:

. . . . . .

THE FRENCH PRESIDENT.

PARIS, 27th Febræary." M. Faar will leave on Saturday for Nice to be present at the centenary fate of the annexa- tion. He will visit the Cmrewitch.

STEAMER ON THE

PES CADOKES.

KAWATA being absent through illness it was Japanese papery state that the now treaty of read by a clerk. A good deal of it refers to commerce and navigation with France will be the relations of the Bank with the Government signed ere long. The treaty with Genosny is and the financing of the war expenditure, aged only by negotiations upon some details

of the tariff, hut what we are now concerned with k the

The P.&O. stamor Kaiser-i-Hind, with the portion referring to the commercial develer Taglish mail of the 7th February left Singa ment of Japan. When the war brake cut rare on Tuesday, the 3rd inst, at pm, and the Bank, alive to the necessity of supplying may be expected here on or about Monday, the money for war expenses, was compellet tota last raise the rate of interest and to strictly. regulate ordinary commercial lonos; but when przco was restored and the future disbursements on account of the war could be tolerably well gauged, the Bank, desirous

The course for the Royal Hongkong Yacht of meeting pressing public needs, resolved Cubs race ou Saidey will be from the Police BEFORE HON. We M. GOODMAN (AOTING

·CHIEF JUSTICE) that the demand for laus should be com- Pior. Kowloon, round the Channel Recke,. Kowloon Rocks, and dinghy off pier, Isaving sl Pliul with as in ordinary times. Steps were marks to port; twice round; his milos. There accordingly taken to meet these demands, will also be a race for the handicap class. and on 12th July the rate of interest on

The Oride Musin Concert Company will give i farewell consert on Saturday evening. The programie will be found in our advertise mint salaries and a reference to it will show how rich a treat is promised.

Shanghai native papers report that a couple Loans was lowered. Mention is then made of Imperial weddings came off in. Peking on of various causes contributing to commercial the lit inst, Prince Kang's granddaughter activity, such as a brisk oxport trado, season-being carried to Prince Kang's son, and Prince Ching's daughter to Take Kei's son, able weathor favourable to the rice crop. The Empress Dowager was the match maker in and confidence that the indemnity would be bath instances... promptly paid by Ching. Owing to these

A man named Ong Sang Hong met with

.B

SUPREME COURT.

4th March

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

xoxoOSONG LARD INVESTMENT AND LOzvey

CO., LIMITED, D., G. BRODIES ANY AND OTHERS.

to cusure that the work had to be done over: In May, 1891; the membership: hud forrensed

HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,

OFTNING OF THE NEW OUR BODSE The new club house, which has been erected

script: Granted.

Let the Board of Civil

THE JAPANESE DIET.

TICTORY OF THE GOVERNMENT.

Tokyo, 25th February.

The House. however, refused consent. The motion was discussed, and eventually defeated by 165 votes to 101

There was a Viry large attendance of frangers in the House Japanese Press

despatch

AUSTRALIAN MINER ON MIN.

ING IN THE MALAY

PENINSUL

of the Baptist Missertary Bocity, which is most interesting and happy one, haf owing Blightly ite anior, the same is that of the to the continuous rain which felt during the many other societies which were founded lufer whole of the afternoon the function was

the first time, and said "Spaces to the Golf menths in that country. I naturally felt mors knowledgo and banants of christianity among Governor, Admiral Bailer, Major-General Black, Club Commodoro Foyer said the Cinb was than ordinarily interested... I had not read very the millions to whom they are aliko unknown, and many ledice, and gentleman who had pro now open, and he would be glad to see all those far, however, before & began to this there Is not that a noble and beneficent object Misionaries are human, and must sometimes wised to attend, and, although those who braved present inkido Chers were given for the must be at least twe Malay Paninsulas, as the make mistakes. But that is the noble and the weather spent a very pleasant timb in the Gelf Club and for Mrs. Rainey, and the defcription given did not at all at the one I

company then had te, after which the ladies had know. For instance," A Correspondent beneficent sojoot of their ambition. Te attain now house, the rain had the effect of coul

"ways The companies at work thers are what competition was procedded with Mr. J. J. Franci, Q. C. (instsnoted by Mr that object, the London Missionary Society has plately spoiling the enjoyment which would ruE LADIES COMPETITION.

are known as Iänger und die coneer,TM? Billis of Blx. t. II. Deacon's off), appear laboured for a hundred years and is to mat otherwise have been experlood out of dope. Out of slayan antries for this competition, six whores this companies at work on the Malay for the plaintiffs, and said the motion was

memorate the centenary of that Bocioty that mate ex parte. An ordinary siz mohitha' deməs

wo are assembled her to-day. I now call upon Greif his meds very rapid rides in ladies made up their minds to fo the hugents, Panusis known to me are very much alive, of foreclosure had been made against the seroad the Right Reverend Bishop to propose the first Henghong, and at the present time the and they deserve considerable preise for the and will be still more so directly, if indications

way they played, in spite of the state of the count for anything. N mortagens, but ea at the expiration of that time. the money us to the plaintifle amounting to

absolate in the sort og

The plaintiffs applied for a foreclosure degree

resolution.READ

BURDON, who was

and other causes, Baron KAWATA went on horrible death at Singapore the other day at $108,093.00, was not paid, a dearpe absolute was The Tight Rev. Bihon a fascinating game is indulged in to a sLY STOLEN and the weather. The result was a win The thres companies caring on netive gold- to say, ti futarz gradually began to wear the following large extent in the golony, The Club was arasente aspect for speculators and investors.oirth whisk was to be carted away, when a lip closing the sound mortages, EF Drinean-

was busy with a orow-bar loosening the His Lordship rando a decree absolute fore resolutionThut his moting congratulates started in 1689, and it had very mail Gordon, there two ladies haring to turn out the Raab Gold Mining Company Limited

the London Missionary Society on having come beginning, at Brut only thirteen gantlament the mina seond time and play two holes Malayan Competalons Company, Limited, and to decide the tie. The ladies were parizered the Panjom Mining Company Limited. I Salos of commodities were briak, and the spurred, rolling him and his crowbar down son, L. A Melton, wid the New Oriental Bank ploted one hundred years of work among the and they had ye bellaro, a very rude beach with a gentleman, and it was concured da ust ink it will be noogasasy to review the henthen; anil vill foolings of deep thankfulness market rose quickly. Bonds and shores the steep. In his descent the crow-bar entered Corporation, Eimited.

to Almighty God for be blessing with which, in notion of the game volunteered to establish that the difficulties of the race course and initiation, or even the rise and fall of other reached extraordinary figures, chiefly his side, penetrated his bedy, and gazde its way

many lands, that work been attential, a foothold for roll, and their art met ditches would be too much for the strength of companien through the number of buyers in the field," to the skull, which was fractured. Death

was instantaneras Tree Préan

Voloauto action, Prof. N. S. Shaler contends, sures the Society of contlined interest suite ing room was situated in a corner under the gentlar sex. A 9 bole round was played Nor would it be fair to those now at work, has played a more important part in the sedi labours. He expressed the plaanes he had in neath the grand stand on the racecourse. About and the sorve considering all things were not as the theory of the mrvival of the cost while now industrial projects or the enlarge

Maddin O'Gorman was presented by Mr. G. With your permission, however, I will quota a Wa (Ghani Granelle) are courteously informed mentation of the globe than a been supposed showing his sympathy with the London Mimon Lour years ago the membership had terassed so bad. The very handsome price won by may hold good evan in the Malay Peninsula. ment of banks and business companies that a telegram has been received at Shanghai A sinds of the Jaro district makes it probable ary Society and said he had not met those that to such proportions that it was decided involved such enormous investments of stating that the Japanese Corerasient has that the rock material thrown out sa panice day to discuss missions se excried out by differ to ballil a must shad for the accommodation of Stewart, who, rary appropriately, helped her to dow facto as they appear to me in order that

athiced by Correspondent."; / capital as to maze outsiders. If reference decided to open new consulates Shesht, and cast may exceed that which in carried to put sonisties; plans and methods differed, but golford, but this primitive kind of building was nie. The other two prises were prescated your redders may compare them with those

In the first place, then, I will devoto Chungking, and Amoy, in addition to those the sin by rivers and possibly equals that the principle of missions to sues & people as altogether Inadequate to meet the increasing by, the Golf Club be had to statistics, It will be seen that, ustioned at Soochow and Hangghow conveyed to the ocean by all others notlouis. the Chine was the rate in all His Lordsy uiroments, and this members rosolved to root Madam Ormet 25916 moment to the amortion that "a few ocks

Lafter a tie during thic month of Desember, the winrket Mitaki,Vice Consul st Bhanghai, ans The volcance of Jays and the immediste spoke at length on the importance of mission a permanent structure Mr. A. Ram kindly Mr. G. Blorart for staple commoditice rose 10 per cent, een promoted to be Coral at Shashi. Mriginity have contributed 150 onbio riles to the work, especially amongst the Chinese, and volunteered to design the Club's new house, and Miss Gordon

Kato, Chancelier at the Consulate at Shanghai, marina deposita, dini work for whish the recurring to Mr. Haylie's artible in the we he is hindifferez enthusiastic golfer, he air. W. A Thompson 5 59. 2nd priva above the prices prevailing in January of Ias been appointed Cons at Chunging, Mr Mississippi River would require about 9,000 Nineteenth Century and the pasage "There know actly what was wanted His efforts Mt. and Mrs. Dalrymple.70719 3rd prize

hising have resulted in the erection of an erodingly Miss M. Boris the same year, principal stocks rose 50 per Tano, Consul of Gensin, has boon transferred years. Pamics is found song cho soshore of do not exist any reason for the ceat, while the number of new or contour in a similar capacity to Amoy while Mr the United States, forming throp per cent of the of China, except from the standpoint of the commodious building and one which if Commodore Bares

metasalon, is Būmirably suitable for the Miss Boyes N. flated expansion of old projects in banks Aros, et present Consul as Tientsin, bascost deposits of Florids, but diminishing north missionaries themeal wild that all the lose not labe toy special architectural Capt, and Mr. Bordes C 38

bean, as we have already mated, appointed ward to a hazely perceptible amount on, the rasoir for the christianfangs of the Remian

The

of store, and Mr. V.A.0.Hawkin Massachuseśla pOLAČI

Empire, by which Begand and other countries and ind

Comal for Booshow and Elangohow."

prations exceeded 420.

97066.

of gold on be gut in the surface drifta."

that such a remark si tisk given above--name- ¡y, that * * fer spenim of gold may he found e italian that gold in a very rare metal in the Many Peninsula. – In fact, the Zerthar sumark hinata daw hundredweight, or perhaps, a ton,

Now, for the sake of argument. I maintain