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CHINA JAPAN, STRATTE, &c., 85.

1896,

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.

This is the

THITE-FOURTH ANNUAL ISSUE, and will be found, as usual, to show an adumbe on prooading years both in fulness and nocumoy of information.

The DIRECTORY overs the whole of the porta and cities of the Far East, from Penang to Vladivostock, in which Europeans reside.

and Governments of the different provlacen arging them to adopt this means of increas ing the revenue. It is not the convenichos of the people that la chiefly aught, but the profit on the minting of the subsidiary coins. This source of incipe was first recognised by CHANG CHUTUNG, and hu deserves the aredit of the discovery, for he did not fear to make the first experi. ment, by establishing the plaster Mint in China at Canten. Of course he was not without pretty safe ground to calculate upon. He knew that there was a good profit on the manufacture, for he was well aware that the Hongkong Government madu 1 considemble revue out of

the aubsidiary cains supplied to them from A. S. WATSON &00., LIMITED. Engiand, He know also that the coins would be welcomed, for Hongkong had again demonstrated that fact; but he had the ingrained mistrust of all official under- takings fell by the populace to reckon with,

CHEXISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

ESTABLISHED A.D. '1841.

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED. WATERS.

OUR ABEATED WATER FACTORY is £ted with the best English Machinery, embodying the latest improvements in the trade.

The Pusat Ingredients only are used, and the atmont Care and Cleanliness exercised in the Mantfacture throughout.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESA, TETURADAY, JULY M0ru, 1896.

THE "ILTIS LOST IN A

TYPHOON GREAT LOSS OF LIFE, farmon TELOAN TO THE " DAILY PRESS

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SHANGRAI, 20th July The German gunbost Filla was totally wrecked in a typhoon on Thursday last on Flat Rocky Point, Saugiau Bay (ou tire gator cost of the Bhantang Promontoryte Hoverly-ayan mon and all the others ware lost, ingeding Commander Brann, Lieutenats Holbach, Franstadter, and Prassa, and T. Hilded. There was a Paymaster, an bowed.

“Ten in ware saved.

The dis has been on thisstation since 1997. She was a gunboat of 489 tons placient, 139 14 in. long, and 25 th i in. beni. The was loansbed in 1876.J

ANOTHER FORE HORE DIFFICULTY.

the shance that they would hesitate to THE SHANGHAI BUND FORESHORE

IN JEOPARDY, ·· accept the production of suntiva Mint. CHANG book. the risk, however, and his roward was substantial. The Mint uns (SPEC TELEGRAM TO THE "DAILY PRESS"]

SHANGHAI, ZDEM July. Bourished ever since, and woms Eikely to

The Tantal proposon to sell the Shanghai continue to do so; unless it falls into native Band feahoro.. management sonic day and the silver becomes so debased as to be valualces. As it is the interset of the Government to maintain it at ita present. standard-by no eus ny high-the chances are that the coinage will go on increasing.

It is curious to note that up to the proved by ropated prosent date there are still, Bhanghai

The Water used a * Aunlyses to be Abgolutely Pure,

For COAST FORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.

Counterfoil Order Books supplied on applica.

tion.

Our Registered Telegraphie Address is

16 · DİSPENSARY, HONGKONG." And all signed messages addressed thus will

contemporary points out, a number of important provinces wherein the silver dollar and the subsidiary coins are quite unknown. Neither Hunan por Shensi use the dollar or know the Emilar to and twenty cent pieces; nor are ther in circul tion in Yunnan, Kweichow, Szecbuen, and Kansub. A supply is shortly to be sent. from the Hupeh Mint ni Wuching to Chungking, where they will no doubt at first be received rather bubtfully, but when their convenience, atrasted with | the shoes of sycen, the caper cash, and other devices of exchange, is recognised they will not fail to prove as popular 'as they have in other portions of the Central Kingdom. It is rather singular, however, that the Central Government should have missed the opportunity afforded to further consolidate its influence and power by SELTZER WATER founding an Imperial Mat, the coisa.

receive prompt attention.

The following is a List of Waters alwaja .

kept ready in Stock:-

PURE AERATED WATER

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

LITHIA WATER

POTASH WATER

SARSAPARILIA WATER

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE

No Credit given for Battles that look dirty

or greasy, oz that appete to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Aeratod Waters, os auch Pottles are never used again by ts.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[BUNDLIND TO THE "DAILY PRESS,"

LONDON, 27th July,

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THE UGANDA BAILWAY BILL. The Ugunia Railway i has passed its second reading in the House of Common

108S OF THE “DRUMMOND CASTLE FINDING OF

THE COURT. · The Court of Enquiry to the loss of the Drummand Castle finds the the disaster was caused by excessive spoof sad an inadequate allow for the current. It considers that had the captain need the lead sufficiently the disasta might have been aræted,

TURKEY AND GREECE. Complications between Gresca and Turkey sro fared,

JAPAN TIDAL WAVE RELIEF FUND. Subcriptions already soknowledged $3,933 Mr. Thomson

G. W. F. P.

C. Duzzcan...

Hongkong Telegraph.

C.

THE TYPHOON.

20

10

$4,088

A discussion took place on this subject, and strong opinion was expressed that the shipping should now be freed from the axirs duty Imposed for the special purpose of erceling Gap Rook Lighthous and laying the tabgraph oable Resolved to address the Government to this effect.

ANOTHER LOAN.

Paking, 17th July."

QUABLETINS AT WINGPO, PELAJARA HONGKONG SHARK MARKET, 1884. It is not surprising that the expart of I besten a band by Foxtail in the Grand Prix of this class abonld be nocessing. Very beautiful 1881, he in three cossed vs plans wen-throo Letter from Colonial Becessary forwarding copy of letter from British Com Ningpa,

Menara Chafer and Termon in their share silks can be bought here in the native silk good rasos-the Hardwicko Stakes at Ascot, atafing that quarantine had been improd at report for today's mail kay in wwwthops, both plaia and brocaded, and all colours, the Grand Prix do Deauville, and the Cham that port on sale arrying from Hongkong,

Bates hare ruled firm pretty well all rond at from 1 to 2 dol (Mexican) a yard, pretty pion Stakes at Nowmarket. He so won the was laid on the table, en GAMA

during the week under review, bayers of most muck the same prices one paid twenty yearstro. Ascot Cup and a number of other reset, and ang THE HUMOVAND DOLIEN OF CHINA TO

stocks meeting with wellers. This will Converted into sterling, however, the price is. Lefine afterwards sold him to the Dowager BAISE TARIFS ON IMPORTagous to part was most noticeabls in Banks now only 31, and a yard, against 4 to 8. Dagheas of Montrees for 20,000 gulzom he did Read Letter from Tientsin Chamber, dazed Best

and Docks, but with for exceptions it he been in the old days. This interesting to have the well with him. He was less fortunate with a July, acknowledging receipt of Chamber's letter the ruling feature of our market attraction bleh these native silk shops have borse that was, perhaps & still betta one, this of 19th May tanloning copy al despatch to

BASKS Hongkong and Shanghuis have for the numerous "globe trotters" that how being Atubiduo, whom he purolissod at the best in steady demand, but although the rate pase through. Evidently their reputation has death of Count de Lagrange, for there can be British Minister on abore subject

gone abroad, for 'se steamer after stastier no doubt that in nine years out of ten he would has gradually crept up to 102 per cent prem only a few shores have shangad, kade et that arrives, the contingent of passengers invariably have won the French Derby and the Cesarewith, rate, with nu interabdiate sales, Market clowes and their way to these shops, and no doubt a bat ke Ind the illuck to mast two ant with sallers. The latest London rate every constierable business is put through in exceptionally good horses a Little Duck in the Nationals have continued neglected with both that way which does not appear in the customs one and St. Gatian in the other. Con tamporary with Tristan was Ladislas, also bred by the late Lord Ramlyn, who won the Dow ordinary and founders offering at quotations. returas.

MARINE INSUGATORS - Clonerally have ruled

hares Plate and the Jockey Club Cop, and quiet bat atendy with small sales af quotationin, -'AQUARANTINE AT SINGAPURI.

China Traders are in small request of 878, A CHINESE NATIONAL BANK AND these wins the last horses of any xote that earried the tricolor jacket, for . Lotèvre's On the motion of Mr. H. Smith, it was but are obtainable at 379. Stsita with par

healthlagan to fall him, and be made au arrangement by which the yearlings bred at resolved to address the Government with a viewsistants sellows from, the North have again de to got representations made to the Authorities clined to $27.00 ME

Chámmt were lessed to Baron, de Rothschild at Singapore ating them to abella or modify

FIR INSURANOZ Both Hongkonga nad A short tima ngo nis official Chinese National for several years. Among the lot as leased word the quarantin Imposed at that port on a Chines have been wenkish and have changed Banke was projected by Dr. Yung Wing, the Heaame winner of us French Derly in 1890, Vanzels arriving from Hongkong. A band at 88321, 3990, and $631 for the former

and at 895 and 895 for the latter, market capital of which was to be ten millions of feels and Le Nord, socond the same year at Epsom ment terminated three years ago, ati M. has falles through The Russo-Chinese Banti dosited to ogain address the Foreign Offer fively.

At the suggestion of the Chairman, it was closing with sellers at 23924 and 295 rspec- provided by the Board of Herane. This scheroo and n the Two Thonsand; but this arrange- entered the breach and through the Bussion Lefèvre, whose great fortune had been melt- BurTING -Hongkong, Canton, aut Macass,inster plan of a National Bank under its ing away, weld the estate and the whole of the and the British Minister at Peking asking what program has been made with the negotia after seme of their report hava slightly In-spices was presented to the Chinese Clavien, sind to M. Albert Menier, who has extended tions on this subject.

proved and offers to buy 5333 and 831 have ment. The matter was referred to the Board of the dimensions of the latter, large as it already THE HARBOUR HASTIE'S ZEPORT inst with no response. A few shares are, how-Revenue. It was intended that the Ennk was. M. Lolovre, son after his return to Whilst it was agreed that misch praise ever, obtainable at 334 The report just ispod should collect taxes, coin money, inaus ustes, Europ married Mile de Sourdie, the last was das to the Harbour Master for attotapt in good cus, recommending a dividend of 8

the Empire si Government business. The invested a marquiste that would, according to ing to supply statistics of the trade of per coat. for the half year against 6 for last make loars, and, to short, transset throughout surviving member of family in which wis the port in his report for 1885, the Com. half-year) and carrying forward $67,000 odd sakene reminds us somewhat of the celebrated French law, have been revived had there been. mittee agreed that the figures given of against $5,000 odd for last half-year. This one of Mitkiewicz which Li Hong-thang no male jise of the marriage, but M. and Mme. certain insports, being only partial, were nou. good sealt has been obtained after an expand foolishly sanctioned a few years ago. It was, lefevre had only daughter, and so this project sarily misleading and it was esived to draw iture for extraordinary repairs to the se of coures, doomed to falare, its octopus-like cams te naught.-Tines, the attention of the Governmast to this fact Honam. Douglases have coated quiet with and anggest the omlation of returns of the kind small sales at 365 anil 558, market closing 62 cbracing too much. The hard that in future reports"

Steady at 2662 Indo-Chinas with shares stil would grasp tow much is in danger of losing all. The idea of starting a non-official Bank mat offering from the North hate weakened further with some sneeuruganent and the idea is nat without sales to $53, at which rate shares abandoned, only in abeyance at prosent Tho are now obtainable. Both Chion-Manias and Deutel-Asiatische Bank next sonayod to scoure China Mutuala as week without business at the contenfor and a petition to this effort and hotations.

THE OPENING OF THE WEST RIVER...

NEW MIADNEL,

The firm of mesars Wm. Meyrink & Co. was slected a Member of the Chamber.

ME, HAJEWIN" AND THE CHAIRMANSHIP. Attention was called to a atalement said to have been made to the reporter of the China. Hail to the affact thal Mr. McEnen eisted that be had been offered the Chairmanship of the Chamber.

The general opinion was that this was a mis take on the part of the reporteraints only the members of the Chamber in genersi meeting could make such appointment, and an ench or had been zaade by the Committee.

·{Correspondence.)

REFINERIER-Chins Sugars have been neginoted and weak at quotations and sale have been made as low as $106. Lucons after further transfers at $67 close.quist with seller at that rato."

braar very much the terms of the Basso Chinees Bank was presented to the Board of Revenus, but it too was rejented. The last attempt is that of an American Byndicats wilh the assistance of the projecter of the official Bank, and backed up it is said by the former Chiness Vice-Proklete of the Board of Revenue, and Minister to the United States whe is one of the it is reported that it is likely to succeed. It would hare forsigters in its employ who would

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.

Tho C. N. atender Taiyuan arrived yester day with the Australien mall. The following. telegrams are from our exchanges:

4.

"CANADIAN STEAMSHIP LINE.

London, Bth June, The amount of salaidy required by Mears. J. bud A. Allan, owners of the AUau stormship line, for the propored fast service between

Mesaris. Allou's tender was the lowest ro England and Canada is £225,000 por naman. reived, und was also the only one that complied with the required conditions.

London, 80kia fano. The Canadian Government so urging upon the British Government the accoplanes of the

MINING-Panjome have continued to rule steady with small sales at $144 and $14 closing toady at the former rate The Managers report, which may be seen in the Daly Prese of the date, shows a very promising outlook and if the Management Increases the number be distribúted all over China Such a theme of stampers, as we believe they contemplate looks favorable. The United States Legation deing, the prospects of the Company should be doing all within its power, as is natural, to brighter than they have ever yet been: Other assist this Syndicate of its nationals, and they tender of the owners of the Allan stimship have an able advocate and friend in H.Eine for the proposed sprice hotwan England Mining stooks neglected with little or no Chang Tin-huan, who is both a Minister in and Chasds. business at quotations.

ths Foreign Office and an official at the Board The absidy required by the llorers is DOOKS, WHARRY AND GODOWNS--Hong-

but one, with, a minimum" speed from pore to port kong and Whampes Docks rulou steady during of Reredua Dr. Yang Wing has been bis £220,900 per annum the service to be a weakly the early part of this week, a fair number of 80 ding his stay at the capital.

The Government is to sunlit state of im of twerty knota. skaras changing lands at 187, 190, and 101 per pacanicity that the Board of Revenge has been "DRUMMOND CASTLE" WRECK.`•

Londen, 28th June. cent. prom. and at 199 and 191 for August. At

The wreck of the steamer Drumond Gistle, time of writing market elosos firm withbayars at tasting about to see whether they could negotiate 101. At the cttlinary meeting of Diraders held another loan, say of some eight millions stoeling, on the 27th it was practically desided, subject on the security of the remainder of the Customs which foundered near Wahant, of the "goast of to audit and the confirmation of the shareholderen, and also some are millions sterling on Frane, with nearly all on board; has now been

the internal revenues of the country on the found on buda at the half-yearly meting to be held in August, security of the Board of Revenue. The watter to appropriate the site of the half-year ending was brought before the Eusso-Chirings Bank, 30th June which amount to the handsome which was willing to pogotiate the losna, taking thoru in the above order. The matter, bonerer, or being referred home was neglected, the contract with the Hongkong wad Deutsch- Asintirdie Banks forbidding the Chinese Government contracting any loan until six months after the mane of the last loan. Halt New York. that low been made in ons issue, the Chinese would inve been free to make saother loan in

olause of the contrast were at liberty to

struck at which would serve for the whole On Tuesday afternoon the Observatory gave of the great empire, and thus have estab warning of an approaching typhoon, the red lished a national currency. The estat dram, signifying a typhoon to the eastward at ishment of all these provincial Mints a distance of more than three hundred miles, seems to rend in the direction of ibang bainted. At 8.45.. yesterday the black

dramas hoisted, indiesting that the distar Idreasing the autonomy of the provinccabango had approachad within the three Eun- trade, my Comiting respectfully pay that of a good business for the warrent half year the actame, but pathe Syndicate by No. 2

dred nes limit, and. at 95 the gun was fired one rand signifying that a strong gate might be expested. A 10.30 am, the black south cone the was hitet sad at that tims the centre c typhon was, according to the Observatory notios, about 250 miles to the SW of the colony, moving towards the W.N.W. The stess in barbour began at an early hour to

rather than to tighten the hold over them of the Peking Government. The reason for this mistake-if mistake li te—in policy is not far to seek. The Peking Govern ment have always been sluggish to a degree; they had not the energy to eriginate; and now that two or three provincial Mints have bean started they do not are to disturb

QUARANTING AT MANILA, Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,

3.3 26th June, 1806. Bir-I was directed by my Committee to bog you to call the attention of His Excellonay the Governor to the statement made in one of the loral papers to the effect that it is reported the Government of the Philippines have declared as infected the ports of fongheng, Gaalen, Amog, Shanghai, do, and that vele arriving therefrom at Manila will bo garantined for fifteen days if there is no disease on board and for twenty days if n case kas ocurred during the voyage,

GIGANTIC LOTTERY IN PARIS, Consiloring that the outbreak of bone plage in this colony is harkedly on the ware,

London, 28th June. The directors of the fortheouring Paris there having boon only 21 essen reported during the past seven days, an average of three par sam of 5023.547- follows A dividend and

Exhibition are promoting lotteries to the dieni, and bearing in mind that the time re-bouus of 12 per cont, $200,000 to roserve (mak

extent of sixty-five million franos (23,600,000). quired for the disease to manifest itself is nine ing the fund £400,000). 520,000 to confhuting

KUNA CUNAEDDÜ ÁGROUND, days only; the proposal to lengthen the quaran shareholders, to write off $51,500, onil to carry

London, 29th June. The Canard liner Umbrix has geno agrand tine to fifteen and twenty day respectively is forward 8157,000 to the new account. Will this marvellous result of the half-year's working and surely unnecussry.

As the continuod opforcement of auch when the large amount carried forward, the

The Umbria is a steel gerow feel of 8,128 tons gross register, extended quarantine against this port by the substantial reserve, the freedom from debt Philippine authorities is moet detrimental to toxcept the Admiralty loan), and the promise

· Londou, 2912 June. The steamship Umbria, which groundų) near His Excellency will sanse the matter to be laid are taken into consideration one for the make tre sues of the 16-million for New York, has beat ficated off without having before the Spanish Consul and request him to of another 12 per cont dividend communicate to the Government at Manile the half year ending 31st December, is prettyg ken, the send isus, however, to be sustained any injury and proceeded on her,

well assured, Tn fact it is an open-secret that within six mouths, and as of the first by voyage... aj vs test that easer of plague in Hongkong era now

ólans 10 the whole loan must be placed in rapidly deplining. The time has come therefore in the ordinary care of events the directors the market before the Chinese Governant rother for a relaxation of the pronations taken are in favour of such a payment. The present can negotiate other loans, it is grident that the Her Licht, of Magdeburg, in his Istost against the disease than for the enforcement of price of the stock will under these ciruuma Chines Government are Inboaring outer a sircular, datea that the prednotion of best more stringent regulations here the honour tacoes give a return of 814.15 per cent per seteru misapprehension if they suguse they sugar for the current campaign so far shows an annum for the next 7 months ending 15th can now contract another loan. The Governinase of 599,000 tons as compared with the to be, sir, your most obedient merant

R. CHATTERTON WILCOX,

Mash, when the next dividend will be shortent has therefore months to wait from the

previons corresponding period. His estimatė Beretary.

saying that afterwards the Company will to the market. The syndicate is no likely however, unaitered. psy a steady dividend of at leas 16 per to place the assond issue of the reininder of

DERVISHES JOINING THE EGYPTIANS. cent per annum. Wharves (Kowloon) have

London, 28th June. been quiet with small sales t8594 and sellers the lens, pie, six millions sterling, en the market in the dead season. The New Ameri- at 854 Wanchain unchanged without busi-

National Chinese Bank if established should Thura are 3000 Dervish refugees at Ferkel, post on the Nile a short distance south of ness.

be ablo to meet China a peomiary difculties. Achels recently occupied by the Egyptian

understand the arrangement is good as

Egyptian expeditishary force now advancing" settled, if not definitely so. U. Daily Newsstops, and of the sacker 150 have joined the

on Bongols.

London, 29th Fans. correspondent.

- Reports have been received from the Boxdan that the women and children at Berber, an important - Dervish stronghold on the Upper Nile have boon withdrawn to Khartoum, p

London, 30th Juns.. Reports received from the Sondan sista that the Bhalifa is furious at the defection of the

BEET SUGAR PRODUCTION,

London, 19th June.

the arrangement, as it might provoke dis-seek cas of safety in Kowloon Bay na behin To Han.. J. H Stewart Evekhart, « Colmate, and wai kelieve we are quite safe in tune of signing the last loan before it can go of the total output for the campaign is

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. content.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 28th May, 1898. *-

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JULY 30th, 1896.

The Kwangtung Mint is very tar from heing a blessing to this Colony. The sub- sidiary win with which it floods Hongkong is not a boon. The tokens are not good

The stasmar Lightning, from Caleatts, left Singapors for the part on Tuesday afternoon.

Secretary

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Colonial Secretary's Ofoe, 1st July, 1896. Sir-I am directed to acknowledge the re cafpt of your letter of the 28th ritimo on the abject of Quarathon Regulations at Bailey and to inform you in reply this copy of your who he been requested to represent to the letter has been sent to the Coal for Spain, Government of Manils the vent sunrked abatement of the plagics in Hongkong, with a view to the modification or withirawal of the prent stringent regulations have the honour to be sir, your most oħolient servant, (Signed) J. H. STEWART LOCKHART The Secretary, Chamber of Commerco,

NEW POST OFFICE

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS--Hong

Talanda have

An opportunity has therefore Stonecutters and by midday the barbour was been lost to the Chinese Imperisi Gover-incris and at four o'clock the Kowloon Farry abot deserted. The wind and on gradually. ment to put the coinage of the Expire on a

boats used running, leaving several Kowhonre sound basis. like that of Japan, and the proident on this side, a very uncomfortable position vinces will now make the profit and pr for anfly man, gehoorstam rendered able to

kong Lands bars, alianged hands at 875 eux bably not make the dollars. The minting look after the safety of their households. By

dividend, and are wanted at $75, or dividend of dollars does not pay, heate the supply of Bus dolock the wind was approaching typhoon

at $233 West Fainty remain unchanged and Hotale hare farther improved with sales

silver tokens will be the onganial task to feroad at eight minuth past six two rounds

asgheted. which the new Mints will chiefly devote were fired by the Observatory gun, the signal

MISCELLANEOUS - Green their energies.

that this star was expected to pass over the

changed hende at 914), Wataone at $12.50 ar colony Early in the afternoon the dressing

fair lots, Electrics at $9.75, and Campbell and Moores at 36. The Dairy Farmi Co., at a ment room of the Victoria Recreation Club were

ing of shareholders held on the 6th inst., and blown away and probably this morning there

confirmed in the 28th inst decided to recoz strant on the following scheme capita will is little of the bath iferif to be seen. Abont

of $75,000, of which 850,000 is to be considered two clock four cargo beste engaged on the

paid; old shareholders to get one Lew share Prays Reclamation were wrecked on the wall,

for every old share, on which 5 is considered but fortunately without loss of life. It la Sir, The attention to this Chamber bass paid up and $2.50 to be called up in easy

instalments. ruperled, also that while a cargo bost was being been called to the great inconvenance frequently towed by a launch to Kowloon about to satailed on the mersatile community by the dalaya experienced in the delivery of the mail: 'cket ele capsized, but all on board are not to and the need for more rapid setting and dos- | harebeen rescued by Lassanak. Communiça patch (especially of the French unila) is folt The G. P. steaner Everen of Chins ady odtion with the Observatory an interrupted early very generalf by the public at large.

connderation of His Excellency the Governor, Yokohama al 7 pm on Smier and left at in the afternoon, the laid line connecting with Comeltoe spoctfully maggast, for the Ep.in. on Monday for Hongkong vis Kobe, the able being broken. At night the strain that the most effective remedy for the present Nagasaki, and Shanghai.

were left in darkness, the electric light zot indisioner of the Postal Burgice would be the working. Telephonic communication was provision of a new Post Office acially built to Falál its requirements, ind contrusted, with a existing building, erected some thirty years ago, has for vory many years been totally inadequate for the purpose, and elicit long sides have give place to one better adapted for pretai parposse." The Committee understand that it is in

The D.D.R. steamer Friggs, from Hamburg: left Singapore for this port yatorday and may be expected hare on or about the 3rd August.. The 0.9.8. Co's now or Patroclze, from Liverpool, left Singapore yaterday, tas 2015 lastant, and is dus here on ar about Monday, the 3rd August.

29th June, 1896.7

SILK FILATURES AT SHANGHAI

Mr. Jamieson, Consul at Shanghai, in his The special feature in this year's trade is report for last year, sayanghai, in his rent increase in the volums of exports The principal increase in in silk and its pro- ducts, the total value of which is 35,000,000 The increase is not das so much to the extra yield of the crep an to the extra labeur, which I have einawhere adverted to the simb of is bestowed upon it before it isoves the country. steam Allstares now working in Shanghai for

DEATH OF M. J. LEFEVRE.

The checkered existence of M. Charles Joachim Lefevre, who was for many years a conspicuone owner of racehence in England as well as in France came to an end on Saturday, 27th Juno, suddsay'at lat, although he find been in failing ball for some years. M. Lefèvre, who was

69 at the time of his death, was the son of a

Dervish refugees at Farkoh, many of whom are joining the Egyptian army. nomita that the tribes in the Sondan under his

He, however,

rule have been oppressed, and promiss that the Baggaras, one of the most important tribes, ball in future here share is the power axerted by the Geremmant.

TICE BEIRA RAILWAY.

Tandon, 29th June. Zhi-flovernor of Portugnate East Africa has ordered the buding of a body of marines Lor the purpose of protecting the Deira Rail-

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silver, and their intrinsic value is so low that Liverpool, and Newport, left Singapore for this also to a large extent interrupted by the view to still larger needs in the future. The tasks, agairet 31,500,000 facle in 1804 being constructed in Honduras. This and the ONE HUNDRED MIXERS ENTOMBED.

it pays the Chinese money dealers to pat

them into general circulation because they purchas them at a discount and get them

The Mutual tester Oopash, from Glasgow, port on the 28th instant, and may be expected treating of the lines Mosure, Falcoter and Co.'s barometer rand 29,10” në 9am., 29.42 st here on or about the 3rd August.

1 pas, and 29.28 at 4 p.u. The storm seemed

A Chimere dostor, attached to the Tung Wahto xech its maximum between half-past ten and

loon Whart & Godown Company. The young

his escape in a fabing boat.

London, 29th June..

P Thy scene of the digister was the Wilksbarro

tinued, bat so far without success. The rescue

Lawyert Series, near Chantilly, and as young man he enjoyed life in París, owning: few horses and spending money freely. His leader IPHOUNES WHIe-sovu ezhausted, and, after bor

A number of despatches have been mptured rowing from his friends and embezzling which indicate that widespread dissension arists of many, for which he was seated in Co.

among the Dervish emirs.. - tumaciam to two years' imprisprement, he dia opposed, and for a long time nothing was heard of him. He had gone to `Americs, and, after sarning a premaritan livelihood and going through vinksitutes which would illus Tento the adage us to truth: baing stranger, than 1ction. be obtained employment on the railway Honduran loam, his connexion with which was

A A terrible mining disaster, which it is feared. inquired into some years allowed by the com-will involve very hoevy loss of life; is reported mittee of the House of Comment provided over enabled him to realize a very large fortise, and mine, in Penaayiraris. The roof of the mine by Sir Henry James (Lord Janine of Hereford from the United States.

into ciralation at par. We have allowed Hospital, was yesterday fined $15 for being elev, when the wind, which had worked round contemplation to provide a new Post On ilk reeling. The export of this slaasbas grown abent 1869, being unable to return to France fell in, antomhing 100 minera, who were work these inferior coins to corac freely into the drunk in Possession Street and for. being out towards the south-east, w blowing furiously, in tas proposed block of Goverment offices to/from 4,332 picals in 1834 to 6,276 picula in 1895, without warring his two years' term of ing below at the time, and no hope is

tertained of any of the unfortunate mes being Colony and in a messure supersede the Briate at night without a lighter pass

be erected in the new Praya Redation bat and the export uczt year will probably be sonment be came to Dogland and began to Fun tish token money, which is much better

About that time, wirer, the baruzar time has been fired for commending these double, that agunt, Prévions to 1804 the horses under the aesumed name of "MT.

London, Zad July. Latest particular with regard to the disaster value. The latter only is accepted it the to roostrò six strokes with the raftan for steal- rendag was.29, but by twelve o'clock it had provodund it, seems probable their prection satry in the onstemsšotarns. One cannon contantil his offence became statute-barred as it was à fifteen year old boy was yesterday ordered began to rise a little. At ton delock the bailings the plans, oven, are not been expert was so stall as not to morit a separate Lambert Altheagh unable to go to Frames

"that occurred "zaveral days ago in the Wilka." Government Offices and the Bank, but ng sine belonging to the Hongkong and Rowen le 29.25. It is to be feared that there may be deferred indefinitely 7 Committen 25 dintinot establishment of this nature in Shang Lowes later, he paid off all air creditors evorywhere also the Centorieso tokens are inster tole the zine on the 2nd April and made will a long tals, of damage this morning, but i would therefore respostfully age that if no alone, with an aggregate of 8,040 buisines and there, with interest, and at the enle of Count -F.

s producing capacity of about 14,000 pisal, say de Lagtage's koreas, which took place during barre Colliery, in Pennsylvan whors 100 current use, and vast quantities of them are

decision can st. present be come to In reference.1,866,666. the par sanum. Other cloriss to the Trineo-German war E. Leferre porslinsediner were antombed through this roof of the of wit took place after dark we are at present to the other Departamental buildings, the made up into rolls of five and ten dollars'

anatis to give any detailed account.

Government will proceed, with as little delay in course of erection at the new ports of Boochow everal of the best, including Mortener and workings falling in, state that the efforts to worth, in which form they are used pay. at night, owing to the typhoon. Weather

Wirth's airous was of conese unable to show Tick anxiety is felt cancerning the light possible, to the erection of how Post Of and Hangebow, both of which are nearer the Henry, with when he won the Arcut Cup In rescue the unfortunate mon are still being cùn

centre of the milk districts, and it seems kals 1871 and 1873, and Reips, whe in 1875 wo bilis, and in this way they are as persoitting a performanos will be given taskeops at Gan Rock. Thuy sported at if need be a separate building, so that the before long that the whole of the China czep for him the One Thotard Gainess and the parties approached so closely that they could mitigated aniannce. Yat the Govermening, with now programs. A grad three o'clock that the latometer had fallen to only correspondence may be promptly dis will be flature-reeked before it leaves the coun- Oake. Another good horse which came to him hear the entombed mineze rapping, prof being tributed soon after arrival and not made de-

through Count de Lagesage was Fen d'Amour, thus afforded that come at least of the men are till alive, but fresh falls from the roof have Susit for. Mrs. Wirth is a preparation for 29 in that the rock was then awash and at pondent on the dispabak of this catgoing mails,

The result of this will certainly be very largely the bot for minhag would have won the though these coins are & source of consider -Friday evening under distinguished patronage. nine o'clock another momage was received when the same cocurs in close proximity of time, to increase the production of China alk. Th Darby of 1874, while Bigcolet, whose misforcerred, and rendered it imposible at pressu atle annoyance, and incidentally of much

giving the reading an 28,61.

Trusting that this suggestion may receive

·loss, donet, for some reason, see their way From an Anokland telegram in Australian

Landon, 29th June HM.B. Grafton, Admiral Osley's Engelip onely and favourable orandaretion at the hands stiro albod of reling silk is to-reel it from the it was a betemporary of Board, to sherd any ralist to the imprisoned oss. of His Exoillexoy the Governin. I have the the freak cocoom, and to do this a peried of only secured a number of valuable repes in England TEACHING UNIVERSITY FOR LONDON to legislate against their circulation in the papers we learn that at Rambonge, on the

was ander orders to leave for Japan yesterday honour to be, str, your most obedient servant,

about ten days it allowed, vis, the period bo and France. At this time M. Loferco's afternion of 17th June, Betreou half-past two

tween the time when the worms has furished colours, with Fordham for his fret jockey, wars The Government have introdnoods till in Colony. They do not like to dogs pre-o'alook and half past four, the sea rose and over and in the course of the morning she steamed

R. CHATTEETON. WILCOX,

spinning the ocean and the time when the moth almost invincible, and with Dutch Ester, a the House of Lords to provide for the founding Secretary. Buscably because the Hongkong token money owed every five minutes, and then recoded. out, but presumably it was with the intention

pass the moth eala fte way out, and the cocoon Ecossa's, a very speedy two-year old, Miss Toto, is still largely used on the opposite main- little harbours were nearly dry. It was on of thing abolter in Junk Bay or other safe To Hon, J. H. Stewart Lothart, Colepis would be hatched. If this period isallowed to French-bred horse andowed with groot ramins, of Teaching Univerat, in Trends:

the 15th Jane that the gust, tidal wave oc-

is spoiled Consequently the production of silk Drummond, and Valosn, his name stood more land, and if restrialve menures were fourred at Japan Possibly hepbeshmenon at anchorage, and not with that of proceeding on

was a question of labour. The villagers noveran chce of the best of wizning owners. adopted in this Colazy against the Can Baratonge any have bet some connection heroyage in face of the threatening state of

Colental Secretary's Office, resed more worm than what they calculated Futamtely for M. Lefère, he had by this taxis It is estimated flint the class of the settlers the weather, tonese coins it might to relatory with it.

8th July, 1896. they could utilise, that it is to say, they over acquiral the right of retarting to France, in Matabeleland against the British South Bir,In reply to your letter of the 29th produced more somone than they could real in an order was inated for his arrest when the Afrios Company, arising out of the native stars being adopted by the Viceroy. How- ever that may be the fact remains hundred gamblers perched selves on t THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAM. ltimo, I am directed to late for the fuform the time. The left was not a question of Foreign Less Committee had examined into outbreak, will mount to £200 100

tion of the Charaber of Commercs that the cultivation, nor of supply of mulberry leaves his allies, and M. Lefore got seruas the that the Cantonese subsidiary cost have tog of a house in Queen's Road West, reclad BER OF COMMERCE,

quation of providing a new Post Office, to but of manual espanty to get through the reel Chanas before it could be exsented He then an awning, and sat down to a galet game at

At & munthly meeting of the Committen gether with other Government buildings, is at Ing while the cocoons were trea: And so there made over his racehorses to Count de Lagrange become one of the small ille of life to the fan-tan. The sport was in the most interesting belt at the Chamber Rhons on the 28th Jais présent under the cobaldoration of the Secretary only one crop a year in this part of China, on legis, but he had recently built a large people of Hongkong. At the ma time stage when the police swered down and rande Front Mesara. A. Matpanchis (Chairman), of State, and that the Govenment is in the the whole of the top had to be reded in the house her Seples, Ma Birthplace, willions of they are no doubt a great convenience to the twenty-first. The mainder pot sway I faith (Vive Chairman). J. J. Bell-Irting meantime considering the question of arranging short space of tow to twelve days the rest breeding studs in Frozen Here soot funky, making hasardous leaps from the G.B. Dodwell, Et. C. Michaelson, N. A. Sheon, for temporary additional accommodation for the But with the advent of steam Sie buren all that he had some of the best race in the world, people of the Two Kwang, where previously The defendants were taken to the Folies II. Whiteband, and R. C. Whoes (Secretary). Pestal department I have the honour to be is changed. The codoons for use in these as incluting Araucaria, later to bookwell, baked or kiln-dried so as to kill the worm. In Waterbound, Lady Elisabeth, Green Eleora, the cumbreus copper cash was the only Station and shortly afterwards Aned $5 each by

The minutes of the last monthly meeting sir, your most obediant warrant the Magistrate p medium of exchange is small transachips.

wen read and confined, Visa

(8lgued) J. IL BENEET LOCKHART this way the crocom are preserved for nas at any and the choicest that money could bay : yet, with all his magnificent and furions around VREDESTELEGRAPH RATEN, MAA

Colonel Secretary time, and grinning goes on all the year round. This fact is being realised in a pro-

- Red letter from Acting Manager in Chine

The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce,

Most of the apply for the Shanghai fistures ings he was deprived of his evil rights, La chained by sending special agent into the the offers gartered at Beules were forbidden vinces than Kwangtung. Ta Tukien

ct EE, A. & C. Talynagh Co, datad 26th Government have had a large quantity" of

Jans, in reply to Chamber's letter of cate

wilk districts to mrchase fresh cepooze, which to visit him under pain of arrest. But as *

silvercoins minted for them at Canśm, and

animeing the reductions made in lariff of The high cost of hand in favourable locations as dried enti pacel out the spot under ferelet broods of herses he was most successful for His Excellency CHẲNG CHAR-TUso has

rats between Hongkong and the Stralis Bet for the electrio stations of large cities has supervision. The astiros themselves, however, during the youre that Count de Lagrange ferents and elsewhere,

amed great offerta to concentrate the greatest are now learning to bake in this way, and so the loosed his stock the Chamant staid produced established a mint at Wuchong for the bene-

QUARANTINE AT MANILA posible power in the smallest possible space plan has such manifold superiority.crer the cd Chamant, winner of the Two Thousand Chinesa, Hesd Letter from Colonial Secretary, dated In some of the splendidly sipped modern method, it is certain to be universally adopted who could not have lost the Derby if he had fit of the Hu-kwang provinces. Another mint is to be established very shortly at

Outstuly, acknowledging receipt of Chamber's station, mates Courier Meganie, verbon fu so long time, and do not bredden on a pennil Vernetil, who carried lethor of 28th Juns on the subjett of quarantine engines and boilers of Page Pagelty have been The resalt, I should suppose, will be sgress off the Gold. Vase, the Gold Can the Naking, from which several more of the Correspondence having refernce to the conduct regulations at Manila,

installed to the complete exekuton of horisontal adition to the Chins silk crop. This again Alazarra Pista at Aamt in the same week ing of merband person to the 'Fung Wa Hospital."

designs, while in some cases further saving of will lower prices, and canet but hire serios Candia winner of the Uns Thousane Guiness Central provinces will be supplied with a

Fapers woncerning the licensing of shops to mill Bad letter from Colonial Secretary, dated grenad spava se been secured by setting engines effects on the French and Italian pronation, and the Ozka for which she ran a dead host There is also a great increase in the class of with Haguerrende St. Christophe, winner silver coinage. On the 17th April last a perbable articles of food. for as in ponies in 9th July, replying to Chamber's letter of 29th and boilers in tiars, one shore the other, thus

the immediate skinity of the Winelai market. Jure, stating that the question of the provision giving a malo of home-power per square feet of milk which is known in the market a te-reels of the Grand Prix Rayph d'Or, winner of emorial from the Viceroy of Chili up Fapore having reference to fie redreining of the of spar Post Office is under the consideration ground ares that decuh ago would have been or Slaturos. This is simply ordinary raw silk the St Leger and Ocazie, and of the bent subject of the reunion of the Augen and other peared in the Peking Guestle on the subjecten in Krong Yuen Streets East and West, and of the Secretary of Site and meantime, the quite beyond possibilty probably no other re-rested in illature sise, and might be called two-your-olds of this generation: M. Lefevre Chashes with Home, which has been under the of coining silver dollars at Tientsin, and this Lok Skreet in contination,

Nos. 18 6 28, Banking Birmed, and 11 t 18, Wing overnment are thinking of arranging for nation in the world the this cosson timmen been imitation Biatures The export last yet was began to race again in 1880, and in that year ornadoration of the Holy See for enme titma tonnerary additional accommodation for Fostal carried to as great a degree in that of the 15,600 plouls, os against 5,680 pion's to 1904 he won the Frangh Ose with Verdgay and past His Holiness states that the destinas has he been secolel to and the plant Pepem conchesing advertisers which ap Department

Edison Electric Humicsung Company, in The silk tur repsted requires low Europeen the French Darby with Beaucainot, ville in and discipline of the Church cannot be relaxed urdeml from England. So favourably impered in the rise at of the 23rd June c

Correspondege having refers to the

Chairman said is anderstood it was Daste Striet, New York City. The grennd labour to bring to the loom, and inporters so England, where his colours were agali sétal, he is order to secure such reunion, and he claians proposed to take in the oma lapreme covered 100 by 74 fast, and within this ares doubt find it more economical to employ the commenced that season a very remarkable series absolate submission on the port of the faithful. hd porn of tictories with Trastes, a son of Hermit, for. The spiscopal order, his Holiness states, would ou building script by the Attorney provision bar been made for alme, horse be made in Chins rupaar, for whom he lats Lord Hoslyn paid half crown be brud's lawless and disorderly crowd maloss with the Post, Offfed his would give a good and three of 500 horno power, giyil y total of

At nine o'clock yesterday morning about a

The Banitary Hoard mats this afternoon. The following is the agenda

Letters from the Honourable Colonial Boastery Coping

The presence of cholen, at Feriang, (6.The non-existence of bubonic plague in

Swator.

(c)-The taking of a cenus this year. Analyst's reports on dix sanyles of well waters June, 1896.

Surveyor's report for the quarter coded the

pressed are the Central Government with tags pronconced to be upinkallable.

Comerpradense copeering certain alterations Bret 38, Donner Brand

POSTAL DELAYS.

Secretary

CLAIMS AGAINST THE CHARTEKED.

COMPANY:

Tonder, 29th June.

AUSTRALIANS KILLED IN SOUTH AFRICA Water London, 30th June Il is reported that three Australians have been killed by the natives at a place twenty eles north of Salalrury,

brother of Dr. Jameson is to reported to have been killed,

ITALIAN PRISONERS IN ARESSINLA.

MENAS London, 30th June.

Ibis stated that King Menelik ass intimated”. to the Italian Government that Lo requizos a of 36,000,000 live (nearly £1,500,000) 25 a endition of this rousing the Italian prisoners xptered during the recent campaign in Abys-

AFCHAN TURKERFANUZING

Modes wat Londen; 30th June, Haferring to stars ocnnected with Contrai Arts, the B. Petersburg Gusetts Joolares that even at the cost of war. Afgian Turkestan must be reunited to Bokhara,

THE PAPAL ENCYCLICAL OF CHRISTIAN REUNION,

London, 30th June.

The Pope has izmed an easyclical on the

the idea of establishing mints for the issue which era being made to backyards at 16, Aberdeen Goiral and Crown Spinfer and connect them power engines, two af-1,950, besta verwythe same, roscón, to be commending hemselves a fal! The foal, reposed to be dring, it rendered obedimos to the ancestor of St.

of silver coins and thus relieving the strin

gent stale of the copper cash market that they love given instructions to the Viceroy

An application for free to keep til. des of additional but he thought that very nearly 27,000 horsepower with or to the European market. The export let your Eved and throws so well that M. Lefevre paid a Pater www Mortality returns for the weeks ended the 18th on increase in the car was also imperative, responding baller plans, be very nearly 2 horse was 7,000 plouls, valued at over 260,000, as big price for it as a yearling, and had no reason Cardinal Vaughan, Archbishop of West- und 25th July, 1996, respectively,

The opinion was generaly endorsed

power per square fack.

against 4,800 picats in 1896 and 1,700 plants in to regret the Investment, for, 11. Tristan was minilet, states, with reference to the Paral