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to Honolulu, where they soon obtained romu- nerative employment on the sugar plant tions, being heartily welcomed there as a sut-off to the ever increasing Chinese pop

THE HONGZONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNS 10rm, 1896,

The O. P stormer Entrees of Chine, selling | Larne. Harjut, Ara, BUILDINGS, Hong to-day, will all at Amoy. "13

THRONICLE AND IRECTORY lation, Thin emigration luna proved fairly Spinning Company, which contemplates the market, for the present, and we have no sales to vulted in the movement of 52,246 picils reizty between the men of the old army methoda | Chairman) would be pingsod to answer them..

ron

CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, &o,, &o,

POR

1896,

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.

This is the

THIETY-FOURTH ANNUAL TRUE, and will be found, as usual, to show an advance on preceding years both in fulness and securnoy of information.

The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the ports and cities of the Far East, from Penang to Vladivostock, in which Europeans rezida

Kong Landa hire ralos gélek with small sales At 971 and 8718 shares are gull wanted at We learn from ayerschler paper that Mr. formor rate, but are chaluble at the latter Maisemmets, the President of the Toks Cotton Hotels appear to have again goes out of the erection of a cotton apinaing factory at Shang report. West Points sontinus neglected at successful, and large rumas have been re- hai, has had an Interview with the Premier as quotation, and Humphreys continue on offer

311301LLANEOUS Green Islands have for mitted to Japan by the emigrant labourera. to the present state of the Treaty negotiations 80 wition finding buyers.

with Chine. Marquis Ito is alleged to have But neither in Loochee nor in Formosa do stated that it was norasonable to expect ther improvel to $171. after sales at 5163 and the Japaaces as yet seem to have made much the Treaty to be negotiated in less than $17, and close firm with buyers at the last rate were preceeding A8 Watsons contime out of favour with lupression. In the former island no doubt twelve months. They the native population is sufficient for all steadily and the Government (of Japan) had no probablu sellors at $1250. Elestrian, after wales precoding: year's figtires, more than half the ant we have authority to contradict them fromparatively insignificent results for the housfit.

intention of renounsing any of the ecmamorial at 87, dose firm with buyers at 87.25 and ne privileges obtained under the Shimonosekinless unler 87 Sales of Ropes are reported Treaty. If the Japanee merchante and menu at $122. Fenwick have been in good demand, factavers wished to compete with the Europeans and a faix number list changed and at $20, in Chins they should commence, regardless of $20, $27, said $273, ageing steady. pany, it is added, have been greatly encouraged the state of the Treaty negotiations. The Com- by Lo views expressed by the Premier and will commence to build without unnecessary delay Kobe Chronicle,

wants, and beyond the establishment of a few traders and agencies the Japanese have made no effort to overran the islands, and the natives are left in peace so long as they obey the new laws imposed upon them.

When Japan acquired Formosa much in A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED-terest was felt as to how she would bandle her now possession, what she would do with it. Geographically the island undoubtedly forms a part of the chain of which Yezo and the Kuriles are the northern terminatione. The aborigines are, too, allied to tho Malayan types found in the Philippines, &c, and from whom the Japanese are be lieved to have partly prang. Formoss Deyer was in any senco e Chinesa island, but the pirate Koxings found it a fair and fruitful country, and he sa ceceded not only in dislodging the Dutch settlers, but he continued to occupy it and bring the wastern half more or less under cultivation. The malazious swamps of Formosa were no impedirsents to Chinese colonisation, and as time went on the hardy settlers' widened The Water and is proved by repeated their boundaries and encroached ever runte Analyses to be Absolutely Pare.

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT,

ESTABLISHED AD. 185.

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

OUN AERATED WATER FACTORY is fitted with the best English Machinery, mabodying the latest improvements in the trade.

The Purest Ingredients only are used, and the atmoat Care and Cleanliness exercised in the Manufacture throughout-

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESA."]

LONDON, 7th June.

THE SOUDAN EXPEDITION. In sa engagement near Akasheh the Der viskos were totally depored with heavy loss the Egyptian less was slight

It is reported Ust King Menelik has offered to aint the Khalifa against the Egyptians. CAPTAIN LOTHAIRE'S ARRIVAL AT BRUSSELS. Captain Lothaire on his arrival at Bramals received an ovation.

The following is the report of Mr. H. M. Hiller, Commissioner of Costoms, on the trade

Kowloon last year

of

The

Mr. E. J. Hogg sesanded, and the rescation was nannimously carried.

Tron the proposition of Mr. Kinnear, secunded by Mr. J. M. Ringer, the following ware re-elected da directors: Mesra, G.J. Mor risen, A. McLeod, A. Calles, E. J. Hogg, and J. D. Thorburn,

COAST, TRAD TAGA

rounded sad sitecked wally turning from a withext remuneratingwage that everything Original Bhizmente Coastwie Nik

rias and assing near the camp, but the Court was going on sausfactorily, and he looked for

If any Coastoiss Arrivale e produse exchanged quickly amonatal and taking his sabre soon ward a paying the Companys casiderably between Chinem ports is the Kowloon Ste chased the crowd ate a top-house. The whole larger royalty this year than last tips. The trade in dried and salt fra trouble is denbtle ane to the jealous ex sting shareholders had say questions to ask he (tho Mr. J. How sald he thought the Chairman treble the amount of 180 and more than five and those of the now Is la not easy to marmisa

to the lease the Company had mate with the ut times that of previous receta rass and straw how it can he settled N. Daily News would have given some partiralars with cagard

bags rosa from about 7000 to £15,000 pieces. Durrespondent.

Bmuggler Company, which he believed took Traffo ia salf, mentioned in the 1894 report ANOTHER ACCOUNT. has fallen off bat little. Other items show uo The fales ramours eiroplated yesterday re affect from the 1st of June this year, for five change of importance. The value of this busi garing the murder of a German officer at yours. As far as one could judgo from the use was some Ik Tis. 100,000 in orces of the Nanking, as we stated last night, are incorroot details in the accounts it would seem to give com. Dr Brebel, HLG Conml-emeral. The of Bheridan shareholders He had the very ingreneo belog attributable 10 the above thon-

Hongkong Macao Trado la Chungchou and German non commissioned offer by the gate Smuggler Company, hat an axemination of tioned trodo in dried and snit fish faobe of thin case are simply these. An highest respect for the gentlemen mauging the Capsulmon Tho valtis of merchanding trans of Kranes, who now file the position of drill the account would show what a very insigni ported by juoke from Hongkong to Macae has instructor to a newly formed ompany of Chi- ficant am the Smuggler Company paid for fallen off to the extent of over half a million neco braves, took his men out on Monday after what was still a very valuable property. Valding tuels, or about 18.7 per cent.; that from Maono noon last to drill on a piece of land, at the property. at $400,000, and taking the royalty to longkang has also declined, by over HL.Tls, the back of the Viceroy's. yamen, at Nan paid as Tis.18,000 and dedusting the taxos of 175,000 or 154 per cent. It seems improb- king. On arriving at the drill ground, without Tla. 5,000, and fire insurance; it gave a return THE KOWLOON TRADE REPORThat with the general Improvement in any prorocalisa and Inmediately after he Lad to the sbarshvildors of about 3. por cont. The

·FOR THE YEAR 1895.

the year's trade there should be an actual fall formed his company, he was attacked by some Smugglor Company also had the use, free of ing off in that between the two colonies, and it two bandred soldiers, part of the Viceroy's post, of the miil, which cost about G. 8150,OLD, i likely that the doorcass share mentioned body guard who had assembled there for the and it seemed strange that they should not pay merely representa a transfer from junk to purpose of drilling as well Krause was severaly the sursat on it. No doubt the directors steamer, though no figures are procurable, wounded, having four words on the head, one were doing their best, but for all that the posi Four anches have been actually employed, between the shoulders and one on the left thigh,tion was a very unsatisfactory one. Kombon fari je igrate the trade racing but only two regalarly, ne compared with seven as well as receiving numerous bruises. He The Chairman quite agreed that the position through the Kowbor Stations, during 1893 1641, against 1,308 in the precoding yest Of maloof Nanking, was taken to his quarters, How had not suggested some means by which was vory considerably in excess of the total the goods from Hongkong and Macao, there is where he now is The extent of his injurles has better arrangements could be tasdo. for the year preceding. The Agures for 189 an inernes in white and dyed shirtings and been grossly exaggerated, and his signature, en Burggler Company said they had spost an are H Tia 50,385,104, as compared with Ek cotton yarn, in mannfuctured Iren, raisins, the deposition, is anything but that of a dying onormous sineunt of money in improvement Tls. 40,637,681, a difference of H Tu. 9,097,513, betel-nute, chins ware, raw cotton, dried fali, mua Tha row has no political sigrifiones and repairs, which, if they did not buy the pro- want would have hap perty, the Sheridan shareholders would get the or nearly 24 per cent Of this, the greatest pro- medicines, rattans, and ground-nut oil; while whatever; it is portion, como 6 millions of thele, da attribut-a decline is shown in shnost ovarything paned to any two Oriental companies of men honeft of H szybody offered Th. 400,000 for The the mine he should be inclined to accept the offer... able to foreign inportations; but a closer else, the heavicat being in grey shirtings, meeting in any part of the world. examiration of the refarne reveals the fact, not T-cloths; lend, yellow metal, beans, indigo, Vioeroy's men were in posesion of the drill but at present there did not seem a prospect of altogother welcome, that upwards of 44 millions korosine oil, riso, sagar; and timber. The ground and Krause ofpany bitended to oust that. Hoj proposed that the report and sc

conata, sa presented, be accepted and pssed of table represent the value of foreign rice imamennt of American kerosine carried was them-regull, a fight and an attacks on the com ported to replace short drops Native exports less by about two-thirds, or 401,000 gallons, mander of the foreign-drilled soldiers. HE come next, with an increase of about & wiLives; sad of Russian, 12,000 gallons. Among the Lin Knin-yi, this Viceroy, las telegraphod to and bative imports show an improvement of articles brought from Becuo the most con- the German: Consul General expressing is cometting ander half a millon of taels Prices spionaar deficiencies are in gunny and straw regret at the occurance and stating that the of both native and foreign goods have generally bags, packing mata, brassware, preserved eggs, commnader, officers. non-commissioned ellers, ruled higher, and this will bare to be allowed for palm leaf fans, too, and sugar while fire sad perpetrators in the attack have been arrested and more on the aboriginal preserves in the

Neighing the importance of the figures; but arnolas, joss sticks, straw mats, grond-nut and will be beverely dealt with Kranco in

when alt allowances are made, there remains an oil, rice, and timber improved. hills. The fever was fought by the aid of

improvement, which adds to the contirmation of the gansral opinion that the year has been one For COAST PORTE, Wators' are packed and opium and the aborigines by treachery, urd

of greater prosperity to the merchant, An placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the dogged perseveranec of the Celestial bade PRESENTATION TO DE. MARQUES. event which caused considerable pansition at the full amount allowed for Packages and fair to more or less conquer beth, at

the time was the strike of coolies in Hongkong, Yesterday morning the following letter was Empties, when received in geol order.

in contegnenco of the enforcement of the regis least to the extent of becoming nealing forwarded to Dr. Marques by the members of tratione ocolie lodging-houses. On the Counterfoil Order Books supplied on applicatixed to the one and to effecting the the Hongkong Police Forea and the Magis 25th March some 3,000 can went on strike and remained idle for shout a week, with serious gradunt. offerement of the other, when lay and Supreme Court staff :—-

detriment to the decharge sud shipment of the island passed into the hands of Japan.

Hongkong, 8th June, 1896. Can the Japanese make a permanent con- To Dr. L. Pereira Marques, Fellow of the cargo by foreign vessels in Hongkong, and doubtless indirectly intinensing the junk trafile quest of the island? They have practically Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, besides-as, for instance, when cus shipload of Member of the Royal College of Physics kerosina was lost to las market by being taken subiect the Chinese, and may without any

to Japan, its discharge being impossible in very great strain continue to hold them Sir, 16 having one to our knowledge that Hongkong. The long drought caused a failure you have retired from the Public Service, ou of the zion crops, an alarming searcity of water, down. But e, they make Formon a

wall-earned persion, we, the undersigned, on

and, it is supposed brought about a severe epi- Japanese island, and render it a loyal por-behalf of the members of the Hmgkong Palica demic of fever of a maarious type, which pre- tion of the Mikado's dominions? It is Force and enreetves individually, desire to con

voy to you our best and sincerest thanks for thevailed during the latter half of the year, claim stated that the climate is already making failing kindness, promptitude, and skilfuling a great many violas among the natives and havoc with the few Japanese who have pass with which you havo attended us when and caring perions us, at least, to soceral settled in the islmd, and that the mortality ever we had occasion to seck your professional adistance; and no avail of this opportunity to among both civilians and military is very ask your acceptance of the small souvenir which serions. So far, too, there has been no stapanies this letter, as a token of the high attempt made to promote Japanese trade oresten in which you are held by us for your sterling qualities, both na a professional ma industries in Form, and, beyond the admi- and pricate individual. nistration of the Government by Japanese officials, practically no change has occurred either in the north or south of the island. Uules the Japanese agriculturists and meebanies can be induced to emigrate thither until in course of time, they out- number the Chicc there is little prospect of the island becoming Japenesed, and if this process cannot be carried out, it is difficult to conceive of this new possession ever proving much of a prize to its new

tion.

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Our Registered Telegraphin Address in

· DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." And all signet messages aldrowest ideas will

receive prompt ultouliou.

The following is a List of Waters always kept ready in Stock -

PURE AERATED WATER

SODA WATEE

LEMONADE

LITHIA WATER

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE

No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for arted work that of containing Waton, as such Bottles are never used again by us.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkarg, 28th May, 1896.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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At letters for publication should be ieritten on ong. side of the paper only.

No anonymovely argued communications that kaes already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

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Telephone No. 12.

owners.

The steamer Lightning, from Calcutta, left Singapors for this port yesterday afternoon.

| FROM - BANGKOK TAFERS. THE OZAR SPECIALLY GRACIOUS TO ENGLAND'S MINISTER.

London; 28th May The Czar has received the special Embassies at Moscow, and was notably gracious to Sir O'Couor, the British Ambassador.

&zoj, ko, de n

foreigners.

Increas

Expuri duty foxcluding opium).

Expers likin

In conclusion, we wish you long life, good health, and every success in your prection, and tort likin (excluding opin), express the hope that we may still have yon amongst us for many years to come We have Laut Ching-fei (chily keregine the honour to be, sir, your mest obligat servants and cincere friends,

(Hero follow names.)

The souvenir in a húndsome, massivo, umilæssed

silver bowl, of Chinese workmanship, on a black- inscription: rool carved stand, and bears the following

To Dr. L. P. Marques, Fellow of the Roval Academy of Medicine in Fraland, Member of the Royal College of Physicians, Fellow of the Royal Gongraphical Society of Lisbon, Member the Franco-Hispano-Portugaso Academy of Tonieuse, &., &o., &c., from the Members of the Hengkong Police Faron, Magistracy, and Supracie Court Staff, as a token of esteem on his retirement from the Public Servies on

"Hongkong, June, 1898.

pension.

Nedcure.""

Ni....

INLAND TRANSIT.

SHIPPING.

progressing. The following is the offeinl oposition kindly translated by Dr. Strebet and given to a representative of the Mercury, who called upon this aminble gentleman this afternoo

Opium duly Impor daty (exclusive of opium 16,336.1.9.7 will be coau on reference to the statistics for hond, but was entirely surrounded by a thick Opinm likin

Tla: 28,500.6.2.2

Nit.-

Foreign. The quantity of opium-530 piculs -brought to the Stations of the Kowloon Cus- cams for examination is below the prorions year's total by 111 picals, or more than 17 par cent. The decrease is common to all the places usually supplied, with the exception of Shanmi, in the Hoffnag district, and Changchow, in the district of Sanon. Importations via the Kow lona Stations for the years 1888-95 have been

At the stance of Mr. C. J. Dudgeon, ssouded by Mr. J. Baohanan, Mr. G. W. Noël was re-elected auditor.

are

The proceedings then teniunted.

The following is the directors' roport The directors, in presenting their report, for 1895,

pleased to be able to say that there is some ins as compared with the previous year. Good work rovement in the position of the Company's wor has teen love at the mines, and both Mr. J. A. Por

KIUKIANG

The number of stoom-launches store and

"I was a non-commissioned oflear in the cleared nf Chinaro Kowloon, which, includes tha statins both at the east and west sides of the Prussian army and am mɔ engaged as a dril perinsula, was only 7,365, a corapared with instruitar in the Chiress army. 1 was in com 10,525 in the previous year. This lens is mand of No. 5 Company on the 1st June. At scarcely regrettable it is the roll of the 430 pm. I went an homaback to the drill maintenance of the trictions against gambling ground which has but alloted to us by the

silver necessarily continues to tell cavity against mentioned in the roport for 1894. Of junks Millary Administration of Nanking to uss for ter und Mr. A. Akers report favourably upon passing through the etations inwards with drilling and is situated just behind the the prospects for the future, though the low price of cargo there warn 4,785 mors, but thoso in Viceroy's yamen. On arriving at the ull eller mining companies.

The Snuggler Union C. ramitted in due courso ballast were: 253 less, then in the preceding ground. I observed the personal body guard yuar The total anbor passing outwards of I.E. Liu Kun-yl, consisting of about the money ruire fu interest on kunne and deben with cargo was 2.716 greater; uml thuse i 200 mou, that bright from Shinuhes for fist year, and this her been paid in full. ballast were more by 1,958. Junks inward and was with him to Nanking. I did not Royalty for the year, which was paid of the mate if outward together represent an increase of sttribute any importance to their presence, 71 per coat on net eamings, the price of silver hav nearly 15 per cent. These passed through and as far as eculd see they were not ing ranged under 70 cents per az, ammo Tie Changchun Station sa route to Hongkong ens armed, only abont thiety having the usual buu-18,676.17 against last your T. 18,013.84 junk from Annam anil one from Bism while nor waving from a sharp pointed bamboo staff. A new lease has been made to the Guggler Singapore. three ju departed for Annam and one, for When my company was formed I mounted, but, Unton Mixing Co. for five years from the let day on the sergeant reporting to me the number of of June, 130, with a eldier scils for royalty re PASSENGER TRAFFIC,

men present, 3 disonated and walked a few gulated by dze market price of alver

The agreement with fr. W. A. Akem, the Com- The total collection nader all honile shows The total number of passengers passing pace towards my mo, holding tay pony by the

pay's manager, terminated on the 21st December, a decreuse of 227,549,"outwards, the numbering from Viceroy Liu's men a great noise and gler Union. Mining Co. has kindly under- an unse of Th. 48,4 to not result of the inwards through Customs Stations was 361.824. bridle I suddenly heard from behind and com1896, and Mr. J. Porter, President of the following figures:-

was 332,841, o falling off of 227,501. In both the usual lond crying out peculiar to Chinese taken to protect the Company's steretta in Americ

The directors all retire at the general meeting Tism.co.case, it will be seen, the decline is almost solders when making at attack. I turned round

280.5.63 entirely in the Kowloon fraffic and practically immediately and aw the whole of Lin's men in nocordance with the articles of association, 6,567.6.8.5 result of closing the gambling hense, a loss part mass, with the intention of making on at the accounts have been oudited by Mr.John Graham 12.005.5.5.2 represents the loss of custom to the plice as a ains behind and coming towards me in a com- Mr. Gee, Noel living left Shanghai for England,

Mr. Noel aflens hiupelf for reelection. which has been bewailed by the interested Lack. I mounted my pony, which I had been

A. McLEOL, 57,9.40.9.9.0 persona. Fugitives from the plague the holding by the bridle, bab rassired at tho

Acting Chairmari summer nail their return to the colony on its same moment a blow on the head from a Tls. 76,968.1.02 pession also swelled to some extent the spearheaded hamboo (a tenporny nail tid passenger statiatios during 1894. The figures on the end of a bamboo) which brought mo- Ts. m.c.e.

now reached appear to be about normol, se to the grond. I still held on to my pony's

2nd June.. 3,820.0.25 years antecedent to 1892,

living wall of howling men, some of whom are The opposition of the junk owners to the TREASUĶU.. 8,853.4.00

boating mo with bamboes, others throwing running of the steam tow-boat on the Foyang stones at me with great force, othom trying to Lake, that I reported in my last communica OPIUM.

pulline to the ground by scising me by the coat tion, has so far proved ineffectual, for threo of and vast with great violence, and trying to sway the steamers actually arrived at our port a day me to the ground, while others worenang kam or two age, and attracted attentisa by steaming bous between iny legs to try and trip ren and it to and fro and blowing their shrill whistles. I was day by holding firmly to my pony's head systeamers, but your routers should not imagine I managed to avoid their endeavours. I saw these to be powerful bug boste snob as ply in your now that it was a matter of life and death, bway harbour, hot small steam shaches of the and drew my revolver for self-defence, but mal pull-and-in-houseboat type. How they before I could bring it into-astion I zapoived a will weather the wind and wave of tho broad threst in the right arm from a spearheaded Poyang, is a question we will leave to the banner bamboo, as well as several blows on the overs to solve, but they lock very il filled for Bam which knocked the revolver to the other. It is runanrod that these, ihroo are ground; one of the soldiers instantly picked it only the first instalment of Lfton; and that up stid directed it towards my chest, but as he when the other twelve, which will be larger. was ignezint of its management and two I owe stall arrive, these small ones will be toll off for my life. At ille aument ny horse was torn duty en the rivers ranging into the Lake. It to me Being now entirely without in to be-hopod that this stoners will be und when of defonce the stick I generally carry by the hem postal service when it comes into

and drill duty being lost in the existence. weke, cizing BANKS--Hongkong and Shanghinis have

-71,515 67,495 63,463 28,419 50 48,578 54,400 chests bifs or death and ng entirely at the opened here on the lot of July, and will establish wes nothing for it but The Chines Government Post Office is to be continued quiet at 185 and 1854 per cent. prem

High prices ruled for Bengal pium in Jaun mercy of the blows, and tones of branch offices at Wusash and tinka. At first with little or no business, and this notwithprovement of some 7,000 places over the pre- thu lonch of the new Pafus was inferior.

Imports-Cotton pisos goeds show an in-ary, in coninquence of reports from India hint the bowling zaldiarly on I decided. If the private services, to whom I believe some standing a rise of 1 in the value of the stock cading year's importations of 33,000 pieces, February, however, Der Fatna reached 8005 With one jump I succeeded and brows through atod with it; but it will eventually gobbla them in London, the last rate by wire (private skirtings (white, dyed and figured), olinists, and then collapsed in sympathy with the Indian the living wall that sorusded me anen in up. Stamps of the dollar denomination ure-to In possible to make one desperate mort for life. social privilege. will be offered, are to be affili advices) being £44 s. buyers. At time of Italians, a cubrics being the lands in nurkot, falling as tow an $85, There was writing a small demand from the Northi seems creased, while gray shirtings and T-clothe a brisker dead towards the end of the year, ing me, howling, shouting, and throwing big Oflice will soon die a natural death. Our the direction of the maine, the soldier for be issued. I supposed our thriving Local Post likely to raise the market a point or two. On havo slightly fallen off Indian cotton yarn when the closing quotation was about $750 stoses, while the civilians who had gatheredglish-speaking Chinamen are all azok over tanah continue steady at $29 with small sales." time we have heard of us transactions. Na bas jumped from 381 to 4884 pirals, and for Benares 5732 to $737 The market for round camp and witnessed the affrey joined in the cnterprise, many of them hoping to

the largest year's izsportation by janks an MARINE INSURANCES.-Chinp Tradars have record. The bulk of this trade has been and is price fell to $680 in June, it stiffened towards calving me with a volley of stones as soon as I large salario I hear that the paneration in Malwa was not so fluctuating, sul though the with the rabble and booted me as well as ro- secured positions in its ranks with, for them, been on offer during the week at $794 without still deno by steamers, being largely the mone e end of the year, with prices varying from get away from the seldara Qu arriving in the to be fixed at 180 for a minimum and Tis Buding buyers. Cantons have changed hands, paly of a Canton syndicate. A rise in steater $710 to $740 Tho market for Persian was malos my own saldiets retoived and escorted 100 for a sint per month. This mo The half-yearly general meeting of the share after a long period of nog ect, at 6200 aul freighs and some medication of the tax levied prantically inanimate owing to the uncertainty me to my home. Whilst 1 was songst the uelly good chance holders of the Nippon Yason Keisha was held $197 at which latter there are burgers, but on junk-borne yarn in Centon is said to be the of affairs in Formosa on the 29th May. When a dividend at the rate of more shares are on offer at the former rate cause of the diversion of a good share of this

crowd of soldiers I was deprived of my hat, 10 per cent. per annum se duelured; besides Unions have farther improved to 8227), with business from steamers is junks, but it is also under the cognizance of the Kowloon Cnstem spectacles, watah, stick, revolver, and pony."

Native Vory little native opium,comes

Lost your the an extraordinary dividend of 2yen per share. alea. Yangtazes and North-Chinna contiene serial that the high price of foreign piece I travels overland and is spread by interior the precuoo of witness. The Consal-Caneral dealers, hor The above statement is signed by Kraass in this time is weak at quotations; in the former shares are on goods has stimulated the wearing industry in routes. 1.74 piruts of Szechuan opian, covered for Germany informas as that all is quist af demand A Tokyo,press despatch of the 30th May offer at $140, but we have heard of ng sales. the interior of Chies Locms bave grown in by Ichang docents, reported at Capsimoon Narking and thers will in all probability be what r sayaCount Muten obtained permission from Straits are still enquired for at 828, but sellers number and with the the dowund for vern. Station, is our only record, and was raid to be nothing more about the affair except the panish-scher, the His Majesty the Emperor to-day to resign therefore to part under $295, at waieli rate a the Minister for Education, has been appointed office of Foreign Minister. Marquis Balonji, limited number of shares only are obtaineble I am informed, about 36-423 plonls short of to Osaton. With the steady Bagual increase undertake similar positions Instructor Krauss the people, perdering of Acting Foreign Minister.

FILE INSURANCES-Hongkongs have re- the total for the previous seat, so that the in the price of the foreign drag, and the average run a certain amount mained at $335 without sales, and lose with rosal of the cabined trade is an increase quotations in 1895 indicate a fine of over 19 per of Monday fast can be put down to a feeling benefit to the As the present

risk and the centrenes grain or rice, Belare. Cline, chiefly owing to a demand from of some 8080 piouts. Woollens show only went the way is payed for the necessful com- of jealousy that HE. La Kan-yi's man have year's barvest.

Cop

part of the Newchwang river, the numerous bean in request and as no shares ware obtainable Spanish stripes being early balanced by shert

men are all northern men from Bhauliaikyan has been considerably accentuatsi during the Owing to insuficiency of water in the upper the North, aastated by a few local orders, have slight advance, increased import of

of the foreign drilled troops in Kyi's Soatloads of beans, have been prevented from under 394, transactions were effected, nt that imports of other kinds, In metals, all kinds of

The proverbial grumbling among ten-men ohwerg, beans, beinakes, and bean oil'ithe cóming down. The staplo exports of Newata and more shares are wanted

manufactured iron have improved, and, with

and the vicinity, and, as they are old Chinono present season, and there some this tie to be latter two being reanufactured at the port, have have been again dealt in pretty freely at $34 highest figures recorded Pig and kentlige shown below:-

SKIPPENS.-Hongkong, Canton, and Moses the exemption of nailrod have reached the The net value of the tray for the year is to anything modern and foreign, hace the spoiled the promising Ningohow arop, making braves, naturally enonyl they are antagonistic real cause for it. The heavy apting rains all gone up in prioss-Mercury

fer gmail and at $34 for fair lots. At time of continto the douline, which has marked thoir

mobbing of Krans, who wo hear is improving the leaf large and coarse. Mk. Ma.

But some unusually 21,585,595 will sit on the bench at the trial of the gathered.-N. C. Daily Newe correspondent.

It is not known whether any German offers fine. Koemana of delicate flavour. have been 3,455.730 parpatrators, but that will be dosided Ister. 2065,779 The German Admital is at Ninggo, and he H. The.

has been advised of the affair Merry. 22,578,090 2,420,431 964,204

The Bon Line steamer Bengles, from Leith, Antwerp, and London, left Singaporo yootordny morning for this partying Straits, bit Singapore for this port on Saturport for today's mail say day evening, the 6th inst.

HOM

Bombay for this part, via Tatierin and Sloga

The N. Y. K. ohartered stommar. Ozbome left

pore, on the 5th fast, and is dus hieroĵon or about the 25th just.

A chair coolfe in the employ of Mr. C. W Spriggs, 9, Morrison Hill, was yesterday fined 310 or a month's imprisonment for refusing to obey ordays.

MARRIAGE. At Shanghai, on the 4th June, 1896, at H.E.M. Consulate General, by Sir Nicholas J. Rennen, Consul-General, and afterwords at Trinity Cathedral, by the Rer. B. C. Hodges, M.A, JEAN MI the proposed sailings, up to February next. only daughter of W. P. IAM, of Shanghai, to GUT DENISON BARRY, eldest son of the late Henry Smith BWELL of Phnghai.

dated isst month, of the Pacifle Mail and We have recoima copy of the joint schedule, Occidental and Oriental Companies, showing

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 10th, 1896.

2

HONGKONG SHARK MARKET The market has been a little more lively and business Taeng beisk during the week, under ro, view. Rates generally, with few exceptions, closes steady at quotations have ruled from steady to firm and the market

1892

Net inarana TL 48,453.4.30 The whole amount colected was The. 542.560 in adition to which Ts, 16,797 were roccio for the grenary tax on Heo and paddy exported sbroed. The doubling af the Ching-fei tax on kerosine, which took effect from the 15th February, added some le. 44,000 to the ravenue ander that head, though it doubles as follows bring about a diminished importation of 1906 1907 1908 109-300 picule: Saplained on the supposition that the trade kas kang during

With the duty can only be

g during the foreng opitur inte Hong tranded more to Canten; the goods bound therd sincs 1888. The total the owe aarded by junk pay likin only as Capsnimoon and inly short of that for 1894 by usa beste alls at their destination. The increase of likin sup following in aury gives the figures for each ports thin explanation. The imported rice, year since 1883- above referred to, pays no duty, though of course it swells the value of trade.

FOREIGN TRADE,

· 1656-188V. JEGO DEAL. TR. 1983 1984 1915;

On account of the nach i

The inports of yarn by steamer to Canton are, part of a larger shipment brought by steamer mart of the offending soldiers: Eumpeaus who food woulddison of gu

fully supplied the deficiency in foreign opium petition of the native drug, which has no doubt reported in this and so many previous years.

MISCELLANEQUA,

THE DISTURBANCE AT NANKING.

THE SHERIDAN CONSOLIDATED M: MINING AND MILLING'

COMPANY, LIMTLED.

of great

THE TOTALISATOR SYSTEM OF BETTING.

PERHAPS it is too early to pronounce a de- finite opinion on the subject, but appearances certainly seem to favour the conclusion that the Japanese are less adapted to colonisation that are the Chinese. The sons of Han can adapt themselves to all climates and all conditions. They can labour in the tem perate olhaates of Canada and the southern provinges of Australinas well and as success. fully as they can in the thu and gold mines

writing shares ro ofering at S Indo-import for some years. Load in pigs bus Formige importa from Hongkong of the tropical Malay peninsula and in the charged yesterday by Inspector Hora with from Shanghai lave ruled weak with sales at vil fell off by nearly 3,000,000 gallons, the Native imports. China to China

The master of a shop on the Praya was Chians with a regular bonbardment of shares risen Ewa $7,000 to 42,000 plants. Kerosine Native imports from Hongkong... tobacco plantations of Sumatra and sugar erecting two cocklofts without the permission 869, 868; 867, and a small local eald was sfocted loss being chiefly in the American product. falds of Demerara. So long as he is of the Sanitary Board: The defendant's excuse at $60; market olsos quiet at 866 with sellers; At the end of 186 the prospect of 3 heavy Exports to Hongkong permitted a fair fich and no favour the to the laws. He was fined $25, with the ter share, left home by the mail of the 5th inst. consignments of the Busatan tank oil to be Exporte, facad to Hongkong.

was that he was a stranger to the colony and we are informed that dir warrante of 16, por addition of likin and Ching foi ceased large Exports, Hongkong to Macae... Chinese coolie will thrive in almost any part native of six weeks' imprisonment.

The result of the agitation in favour of the of the globe. Indeed his capacity for

Douglases continue to improve and a good many poured into the Kwangtung provines and

introduction of totalicators at the Calcutta raco shares have changed hands at $61, $62, 364, brough about an increase in the importa flourishing where

A Tokyo press despatch of the 31st May $635, and $64 for cash, and at $63, 8881. And as of that year of 2.600,000 g

meatings is the decision of the T. C. to give others would.. airiost starve las led to his exclusion from coun Formcas by soms Tekyn capitalists, who have boss filled at those rates. Other Shipping stocks abrost identical, and of American origin. Start Pays-A big railway sekoine is projected for $04 for Saptomber. Several coast orders have

the system a trial. We understand that eight Donate in 1895 by a falling off of a quality

machines of the larost pattern love been ordered tries where the Caucasian working man has appof for permission to float the company, hava ruled noglected,

The adjourned fourth annual general meet from Adelaide, and, as they may be expected to arrivals of American oil and high prices CHINESE TROOPS FILE ON BACH OTE ES. bed to cantond against his competition. In Kozon, Taipeh, and Takow to Nanyo and $118, but we have heard of to business. Luzon oll at the expense of its rival. Soma 700,000

ing of this Company was held at the Shanghai reooh India by the ginning of November, the The railway will suit from Kalung and go via

EEFISERIES-China Saguru aroobtainable at have no doubt assisted in pushing the Russian

Club on the 2nd June. fr. Alex Mofood publit will probably have an opportunity, at one the United States and the Australian Koshem and thence back to Kelang along the have advanced a point to 863 with sales, and gallons of the whole quantity imported came

A FOREIGNER WOUNDED.

presided and shareholders, representing 2,498 of the Monsoon Meetings, of ganging their Celonies the influx of the Chinese was re-

Shanghai, 4th June. eastern coast. It is proposed to commence the elaso firm at that rate.

shares were present. The notice convening the ability to do what those who advocate their from Surastra and found a ready enlo at about

We are glad to learn from Nanking that no moeting having been sead by Mr. T. Wood, the establishment claim they will do. The buckers. garded with jealousy and in some cases with undertaking with a capital of eight million yea. MINING-Punjome have had very quist the price of the Russian pt it now appears German offer has been killed. It appears that Sauretary,

of horses will then be ablo a judge for them- alarm lest the yellow element should in time

with but few salas at $145, $15, $154, and $150 for the Bret time in the real returns of this on Monday last a German officer took his men The Chairman said that although they could selves whether the totalizator really is a Yesterday there wae & total storage of water The result of the May clean up, ris, 44% of the imports of rice and paddy ars early twice for the Viceroy's Huzea body-guard. This being a very brilliant one, still it showed a very bookmakor. The report of the Bucretary port Matches have receded by 20,000 gross, for drill to a parade grocut said to be reserved not congratulate themselves upon the report sullclent and satisfactory substitute for the swamp the white and ruling mou. It is of 43,000,000 gallons. Tybans reservoir con- gold from 1,000 tons, and 75 da. from 42 very doubtful whether there was ever any gallons, and as the consumption is now about being, and shares obtured bounds as low as $14, former amounting ta over 6,000,000. piouls, jooted and after some discussion ordered his turning to the working account it would be the receipt of a circalar latter on the sch tainu 30,000,000 and Pokfulam 13,600,000 tone oslined, weakened the stok for the time those of the previous year, the arrivals of the Chinese Commander of the body-guard ob great improvement upon that of last year On of the 6 T C which was drawn up after real cause for this apprehension, for the 2,000,000 gallons a day, the storage in itself the market recovering afterwarde to 8151 being the heaviest on record. This large im- men to fire on the foreign-drilled troops. The seen that the pharges for conducting the busi jest, seems to indicate that, among those who Chinese when emigrating to distant ecur streams, however, are running, so of course in procesu prevailed during the year and, it is said, caused fire, and several Chinese were filled and Ike. This 9,150, 1n 1894 thor Blounted le consensus of opinion in favour of the totalisator

will be suficient for over twenty days. The Resalt of the cyanide process for May in not partation is atlibated to the drought which German officer ordered his man to return the mess of the Company had decreased by something support roing on this alde of India, there is 3- trics always leave their families behind and the next few days them will bo a material gain. have been very quiet, and boyend a few sall almost a complete failure of both crops of rice wounded on both sides, and one German in Ts. 4,485, and in 1895, T. 35,111 The But it is quite certain that a by-no-racers in- hasten back to their own land so soon as is to be hoped that entagh rain will fall sales at $5.50 we have nothing to report. Bal in the two Hwang provinces. Most of the rice structor, corporal, numel G. Kraus, was fire arance had been reduced from. Ta significant proportion of those interested in the they have acquired a little capital. But during this month to justify the water being morals and Olivers have been in roques, but above mentioned comes from Sisin and Annam seriously wounded. The Viceroy had the 2300 to Tls, 1,770, and there had been subject, notably owners and many large backers, the American and Australian.would not be

with the exception of small sales of the former by steamer to Hongkong, where it is transhipped Chinese Commander at oure put under arrest, another large waving in taxes, which bad lock upon the proposed shangs with disfavour. content until they had legislated in such

at $24, 83, and $3, and ed Olivers at 83 and into the us which convoy it to anton and he will probably lose his head. Our been reduced from Ts. 0,2 in 1804 to Optoms in this matter being divided, we pro There were three cases of plague yesterday. Bij we have heard of no business. At a private for further transhipment into beats suitable for Nanking oorrespondent telegraphed last night Tls. 5,363 in 1885. The interest noscunt pose to lay before our readers the principal wisg 45 to almost entirely exolude the Two were from the city and ons from Kowloon meeting of shareholders of the two Companios thus inland water that Mr. Krauss ie, 100vering, and the city was larger, but it included the full payment reasons given for the introtection of the totali

The total for the year in now, 3,050. It is in Mongoliani, who still, however, finde many teresting just now to note that it was on the transfer the properties to the Anglo-Aus. quantity, owing to the activity of building

the shareholders expressed their willingness to Exports-Bricks have nearly doubled in is quist.

of the debenture interest and also some cater and those neged against it by that asation outlets for his superabundant energies. 8th June, 1984, that the maximum number of tralian Co. for (Ulirem) £20,000 in cash and operations in Hongkong, which the plague of that Mr. Krauss had died of fir wounds.

There was a rumour hare yesterday evening rather heavy charges which the Smuggler of the sporting community which is opposed to The Japanese, until very lately, have paid number gradually decreased. This year there 30,000 41 shares in New Co The Ceneral Other bailding materials, such as lipe, limber, dasths was registered, and from that day the 20,000 £ share in Now Co, and (Balmoral) the previous year almost brought tos standstill.

Co. had disbursed for the Company, and the system of butting by machinery, Nanking, 3rd June. which had to be liquidated. The receipte The advocates of the tofalisator claim that no attention to this problem, chiefly because Las, enrously enough, been a worked falling Managers are, we believe, endeavouring to get a poles, it show a corresponding improroment, was made upon one of the German Army In 7,800, arising from tells from the Humbolt thess between backers and the looks" that.

On Monday, the 1st June, a serio attack showed an excess of The 12,100 odd, a transactions with the machines a fer than that, if the 1804 zecords form, any criterion, matime the Anglo-Australian Co.'s expert increased in response to a off in the cases of the corresponding period, so little better terms for the Balmurals, and in the Cassis ligas, pain leaf fans, and fro-prackers strmeters, named Mr. Krause. Acting under and sale of supplies. The realty was nearly it gives as good odia as can be obtained from Like the French, they not only loved their we shall be frus of the disank in a very short now in Australia will verify the reporte of Ametión

demand from instructions from kis superior foreign offler T 670 more, and exchange amount showed the bookmaker and that it keeps thy backers country but remained in it, and itisonly since time. At any rate, it is not likely to be pressut the Mings, and thors is every probability of elonning fastery in longkeng his master of the Viceroy's jamén to he drilled. This in 1894 The result of the whole year's working bookmakers who do business as our tee meet- The establishment of a feather Lo had takon bis men to the open place in rear a credit of Tla, 3,600, sa ngalasta subit slave money in the epantry. It is pointed out that the aggravated form.

the transfer being made. [PS.-Wo learn that the export of feathers. A greater consumption place las camp of Hunan soldiers located on marine that they have given a thought to

the Anglo-Australian Gos expert has reperta of fire-onkert, sound quality paper, and joss each cernor and forming two of tho firo ramps of Tis 25,800 in 1894, at the end of 1895 there the totalisator system, would cireslate in the was that in pinop of the oracusite debit balance inge take from India lecs of poes, which, under At the Police Court yesterday, before Hen. favourably on the Balmoral zuid Olivor pre-paper is said to be the couquence of more fro. which surround the yamen. Theo Hunan sol- emigration. The first movement in this direc Commander W. CH. Hosinge, Chang Loi, purtins, and that the Anglo Australian Co. will guntand shundant devotional offerings to obtain tiers had boon accustomed to drill on this ground to write off. That aunt included two pay enabling the promoters of res moetings to offer wes only a small lalands of Tis $500 to the bad country and be of direct benefit to swasta by tion was to encourage migration to the a sub-contractor, was charged with obtaining pay all expenses from date; under these oir immunity from the plague. The larger export for many years and resented the sending of ments which they would not during the current increased stakes, while the public would enjoy Hokkaido in order to promote the develop iz ono at the masters of a farniture shop at 108, be looked upon se un fuit accompli.]

32 from Ne Tes by macos. The complainant cumstances the transfer of the properties may of tax is probably a mere transfer of the trade other men under foreign instructure to pre-empt rear be called upon to meet there was a sum of improvements in directions intimately asso ment of its resourcca, but even this project. Hollywood Road, and the work of conerating

from atsemors. Tative tobacco leaf is reaping their drill-ground. When Mr. Kransserived Fla. 2,7C0 which they paid the estate of the to ciated with their profit and convenience. It fe DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.Hong the bouefit of cheap silver and replacing the with bla mon he found the Hunan man already Mr. Waters on account of a promissory nota Intther claimed that the ready toner bature was not very popular, and the great by order of the Bonitary Boord. The defendant at 15:15 por cont. prew for cash, at 16 for a sut oigarettes for native sinkers. A creato own soldiers. The officer in charge of the camp jeopardising the interests of the Company they loss plunging, and save these individuals who the kitchen has been carrist on for some days kong and Whampun Docks have changed indaforsign article in the ganefceture of cigare at drill, but himself began at once to drill tin he held of the Company's and without inany way of the tradeaction will put a stop to rock.. northern island is still very sparsely in as soon by the prosecutor to go into the of the mentis, and at 101 and 190 per bout. prem. oppours in the export of cattle flab, owing to objected, an altareation entred and almost at had hean able to dispens with the services of are prone to bet in thesands when they are habited, though its productions are now kitchen on several sessions to supervise the for August; market closes with sellers at 1844 Japanese competition, abeat in 1884, in rice, one the Runa mon attacked Mr. Kennas with Mr. Alers, who had been receiving a salary ofapt possessed of as many tem, the financial

work, sal on Friday last he told complainant for 300 inst, and at 191 per omt, prem. for due to the demand in China, in raw silk increasing by degrees, Later on attention that if he was not paid 12 the cooking stove August. Kowloon Wharves have ruled in good seront of the shorinces of the orop; and in wound in the back several fushes on the were not brilliant, they we encouraging, and them. Those who fell back on the segamont knives and spears, giving him na ngly spear G.$9,600 a year, so that, although the prospects sinbarrbsament whick sooner or later overtaken was directed to Hawaii as a field for the would be pulled down. Complainant sal ho domand and a fair number of shares have sugar from the Lei-chou district, in consequenos head, and training bin severely in many the directors looked forward to being able to that the totalisator does not give as good odes employment of Japsco labour, and Japa would have to consult his partners and de. changed hands at $48, 149, 350, and $51 for of good prices offering and the greater speed places. Had not soto other German offers show something to the good instead of a debat as the bookmakor are reminded that with the nese steamers have in recent years carried a le va sunt to gaol for Your months with band at the latter rate. Wanchais, no business to partly divorted.

fendant onlled later on when he was paid cash, and at $524 for July, closing with solors and safety of steams, to which the trade was arrived on the one and resoned him, he balance at the end of the present year. The genomi adoption of the system all would be good many thousands of Japanese labourers labour

rapart

would have been injured still more seriously. adritos from Mr. Porter-whe bad kindly va placed on the same level, and that with Réperts-Ni,

Copnt and Countess Naybans were also suronted to look after their interests in America aulicient number of machines in charge of

they had no appreciable surplus population

the rise of their rapidly growing morenstila

turned full on.