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and adaptability to the requirements of the colony." The return we quote from is that prepared by the Collector of Custozas in re ply to the questions addressed by Mr. CHAMBERLAIN regarding the displacement of British by foreign gooda. We do not find bicycles mentioned in the list, but _under_the_hen/ling of "tools" we find the following entry: Axes 95 per cort, hammers 75 per cent, saws, "files, joiners toole, &c, 30 to 50 per "cent. American, with a strong tendency in "their hour on account of quality, finish, "and chempners;" also wider the heading of boots and shoes" 45 por cont Continental and American, the latter in creasing rapidly in favour on account of their style, Guish, and generalinitability." When we find the Americans forging ahead in these lines it is not very surprising to
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 1870.
The P&O stemmer haragon left Bombay fer this port on the 10th insimb
The 2 M. starter Ching with maila da, which left bonde 13th ulla for Amey, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kabe, Inland Boa, Yoko The Austrian Lloyd's blemmer Alarguis Bashma and Houlula, arrived at her destination gurkem lafé Singapore for this port on Saturday or the 10th instant. afternoon,
The stamp revunia Ist month was $16,249, bing $15 more than in the corresponding worth of last your
The Vivercy Wang Went choo has been co firmed in his present positier, and will taro
ore rule Chill provirea for at least three years.
The football match on Saturday between thé. Hoagkong Football Cleland Kowloon resulted
iu for the latter by ive goals to nil ta The O. 8. 8: Co's stommer Hyrndon, from Liverpool, left Singapore on Saturday at Boon, and may be expected here on or about Friday, the 18th inet.
A notifiction appears in the Gazette parti cularly warding Farsons lot to oryert Bring, the Philippine Island
When did you first so anything of the steamer which afterwards proved to be the Newchury Past about ahenin of the Feins lightboat.
What did you see I saw her red light and masthene light alghtly on our port how.
In what part of the river was the vessel you saw then approaching? I should say a little shovo Woosung orosk and well over on the Wousing side
ut $225, while at 2020 shares afght be plasad. Ithers, nevez was risk of collision until the New- China Traders remata $75 with sellers North chang hard antarboarded and that after that Chinas unchanged, although in the North she had not the opportunity to stop and roters, shares changed hende at Tix 195 Yangtzos As to this, let us men what Mr Coapor said. have been imported fràr the North at 3117. He was asked (18) 1 81474 8147 Cantons are offering at B1 The Band of the Wort Terkait Regiment Straits, after sales at $20 and 5261, are on vill play the following programme at the Offloors phor at $204.
FREINSURANCE SHARES. Hongkongs have mass this ovenlog Operture" Lostooq":
...... Auber.weakool a bit, and sales have been efested at
$300 and $369 46 $371a for shares ne offer (b) pole Dances Bukowski, ug Chinna are quiet at $103, with entall raies. FantasiaCa F20 Arasjer
SNIPPIKO SVARERs-Hongkong, Canton and Valoraria
Maas sold at 5324 forced sale took place Serenade to Can
at 8823) cash. There are sellers at 3343 and nya at $313. Indo-Chinas sold at $41 cath and were in demand, but when the news ar
ived that in the Omer Newchwang collision case the decision has been that both steamers have been found to blaue, soli party bearing its own casts, the market, became weaker, and shares aco offering at 841 sal, Ga time, shares changed hands at 848 and $423 for 31e March nart Chios sud Maniles without tran. Rections. Douglases are on offer at 353, after unail salon at that gurs China Matusla ramalia neglected.
Demermusi
Moldeufe
Genel ... Iular the Eullyan
God save the Quement
Selection.
The skating rink carnival which was hold on Friday night was very largely aftonded, it being estimated that 450 people, many of whom were in meszarade, trere present during the evening: Skating was indulged in until sleven o'clock and the final hour was taken up in dancing, which was very enjoyable, the Hong kong Regimental band playing some lively music. Next Friday there will be scam gold ruodialy and cn Baring Bight mas querade ball will take place.
Was there any change in the lights of the proseling steamer Yes, she shut in bor red light and showed her gro
A great proportion of ealazaola and dispen be told that in the biegelo busincmmunition, or naval sol military stores to petition for trick. tioyoliste, the prize being a REFINERIFE, China Sugars have been in who sees melhor man navigating his bit of five pounder and one 12-pounder quick :
affecting those advancing in life occur to those also they can competa with English manu- Raving some deficienes in the construction of noturers on equal terms, both as regards the eyes, the many years of "Bye train" ending in serious forms of disease. Gas price and quality. Whether the claim they specially adaptod in youth to those requiring pit forward to that effect is justified or not them ears and preserve the sight
Constantly recurring headaches, spells of We can express to independent opinien, but dimnes when reading, wonk eyes, the latter in the matter of "prich" the Americans running together; any of these symptoms indiwin easily. It any one in the Far East to a deficiency in the form of the ove requirants an English bicycle it will be a rare ing Classes only to correct and sure,
Mz. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTA. chance if he finds one for sale on the spot BLES only after tenting the sight.
and the probability is that he will have to send home for one and wait at least six months for it, whorens if he is content with an American chino ho can get one with e Bitle trouble or delay as if he were buying an umbrell on a walking stick. Italian and other machines are also on the market. The explanation of the scarcity of English machines is that the English factories have for some time past been so full of A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. orders that they have been unable to over
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The maximum temperalt 10 last mouth was 79.5, on the 3rd, sail to minimum 61.7; on the 17th, the meast for the month being $1.7. The rainfall amounted to 2.975 inches.
football match between the St. Joseph's Football and Craigengawer Football Club was played at the Happy Valley on Saturday after on. The game only lasted twenty minutes sad resulted in a win for St. Joseph's by two' goals to mi
We yesterday received Manila papers from. the 3rd to the 6th December Inclusive, but they matain to news of importance with reference to the dobellion, the situation apparently ra. maining unchanged and no operations of any moment having takon pince,
The Frenob force on the China station is, in nebordance with the new estimates, to be con siderably reduced during 1207 The Jely and iger, which came out in 1894, ors to be replaced by the row Descartes, a second-alues protected and sheathed cruiser. The old armoured ornisov Bogard remains on the station with throu
aller vessels of no serious vatre.
Wo Japan Gavatte) understand that cu the coonsich of the visit of the Empress t Yokoks, for the purpose of inspecting the Chingen Her Majesty requested the Japanese Admiral to liberate all pave prisoners. I.B.M. agship Grafton being in does at Yolcenka the time, a smile request was made to Admiral Oxley, who of course needed.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIED TO, TES “DAUX FREZE"!
LONDON, 10th December. INCREASE OF GERMAN STEAMSHIP
DA SUBSIDIES,
The German Government has proposed to inorense the subsidies to the steamship lines running to the Fér Seat to a million and half marks to meet foreign competition
DISTURBANCE AT DELAGOA BAY.. A. Borlin telegram states that the Datal Conial at Lorenzo Marques has been assaulted and wounded, the Corman Consulate attacked, and the British flag torn by pieces: Nordetails are to haud. Garauny ben demanded reparation fron Lisbon.
LONDON, 11th December. LOSS OF A GERMAN LINEK, The North German liner Saltor, bound to Bremen from Bands Ayres for vice versa), has bean totally wrecked our Corenza. All on beard, rambering 275, were drowned, strongst whom there were no Englishmen
THE NEW CHINESE MINISTER TO
GERMANY. NA TOWN Hwang, the now Chinese Minister to Berlin, has been declined by Germany, because his rank is indenunts to the position.
take them; but the explanation of this agit, or a partial explanation that we bare seen put forward, ie that the Americans, fore aceing the "boom" some time ago, made large contracts for tyres with the less for THE VERY LATEST NOVELTIES sighted English maker, who have been employed under the contracts all summer helping the Americans.
market instand of The death is reported of M. Eugene Simon, to supply the upplying directly themselves Hon-farmerly in the French Consular Service in
Chius. The dust took place on lang ugu es: over this may be, it is certainly an pul Septimber at. St. Georges d'Oloton, but unpleans fact, looking at the matter has only just became known by the return of
A letter worked “dead.” M. Simon is bent the feature. It is understood that the
CHRISTMAS CARDS
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NEW YEAR CARDS, HAND PAINTED, ARTISTIC,
AND
ATTRACTIVE.
WHOLESOME CONFECTIONERY
AND
DELICIOUS SWEETS.
IN LARGE ASSORTMENT:
FRENCH CONFECTIONERY - ARD
CONSERVES FROM THE ADET PARISIAN
HOUSEN.
CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS:
SPECIAL CONSIGNMENTS
CHOICEST CHOCOLATES.
OF
FANCY BOXES or RARE DESIGNS
FOR PRESENTË.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 12th November, 1806,
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Corrispondente muaf forward their sans andaddres with communicative addressed to the Editur, not!
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on our English point of view, that such large majority of the mugluues in use in the For East should be of foreign make Instead of depreciating the foreign article it would be more to the parpose if English: manufacturers would take steps to plan their own goods on the market in quantities Commensurate with the demand,
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known sud will be longest resembered by his Guld shinoise, which was popular, and went through several editions in France, being favourably known also outside that conntry
THE UNITED STATES TARIFF. The Republicans are about to frames Tariff Bill to submit to a special session of Congo after March 4th next, of which reciprocity will
average rates are lower than the Mckinley tariff, but considerably abora the present one. IIIN EXCELLENOY AND THE PUNG HAWA HOSPITAL MEETING
MAHESTERDAY.
On the 0th November last a facsimüs of The Times of the corresponding date seentary ngo was issned, this being the first authentic ro issue A meeting was held yesterday afternoon in of The Times as it was known to our ancestors. the Tung Ye Haspitat to consider the ques It consists of a single four page scot and is tion of appointing a Chinese trained in Westoru numbered 3,736. One of it feature is the ardient science to reside in the Hospital drans of Frosidont Washington to the people of There were present Messes La Tas-ching, Li the United States on his resignation. The fact ha aug Wachten, Chang Hok-uhau, is announced in a paragraph which, though its Ho Chak-cang, Wong Song-lunge, and about phraseology was no doubt correct at the tires forty others, all of whore word directors and reads somewhat quaintly to day Wensory forger duestors of the Hospital Inspector The delivery of the English mail was begun to announes the resignation of George Wash Quincey and reporters of the Chinese papers also at 10.50 a.z. yesterday, and that of the Ameri-ington, Lisq., of his situation of President of the attended. No kaifong people were prasetik, can mail at 8,45 am.
United States of America,
Mr. Lo Tez-chung was, salacted us Chairman. The following account of the proceedings was supplied to us by our interpreter
The "Ben" Line steamer Benlestond, from Antworp sad Londen, left Singapore on Friday for this port:
Mr. E. H. Parker contributes to Fragman's Magasine for November an article on The Peking Garette and Chinese Posting."
The OS. 5. Co's steamor Myrmidon, from Liverpool, loft Singapore on Saturday at noon, and way he expected here on or about Friday,
the 18th int
THE TORPEDO DESTROYEES.
Singapore, 1st December H.M.S. Torpeirs, which conveyed the torpedo bost destroypes Handy and Hart from Colombo, patered the harbour yesterday morning about eight colok. The art and Handy, which of the best of their class and a description of are intended for the China Station, are typical of one pretty well-applies to the other. The Hart is 200 foot long with a boon of 19 fest 45 inches and is under the command of t hakuere. On a mean drenght of 7 fost (5 feet inclos forward and 7 feet 2 inchoe aff) she can root of 26-2 knots au boer-which is steaming. The engines are of the triple ex- mansion type, and steam is supplied by three Phornyoreft water-tube boilers, Outside, the Sonu after or a siderable time -Shortly vessel's plating is faced with hordoned stash få ich thick, which, to some extent, fown a pro- after I first sighted Jer.. INIA
The result of this evidence and an examina letion against sranit arm fire. The docks lien of the chart, ie that those on the On the destroyers, which are of steel, are covered mist have known shortly after they sighted with a preparation resembling linoleum, which the Newching that abe-was coming up the give the crew a foothold, for it can readily be wrong side of the bannal. In the case of the imagined that a boat travelling over thirty miles Memann (69 L T at pags 291. Lori Esbers hour in a lumpy gen, is not partionlarly dry makes thega ramarks: Is a sailor justided on deck. The armament of the destroyers son- maud for the north for the end of the month, a hazardous manner and though not legally ring gue. The latter is mounted forward, and sales have been made in that direction to a (the Newching was acting illegally)" yet in Aputable feelure about it is a new and improved fair extent at S137 to $138) a few small carb au susafe ways be justified in supposing bzeech mechanism, which by one motion opean transactions are taken place at $136 to $187 that the men will only go to the extens be and pate the breach block back into pluce. The The closing rate is 137 cash, and $138 for end then going in doing what is risky and heaterson has wide aro of fire and it can be of: Desuber sellers. Inzens said at $45 cash The gentlemen who assist is agres that un trained with great accuray In addition to and are offering on time, Shanghai took shares officer in wat nstilled in supposing that So the shore the Hart and Handy have each two st $40 for 28th February and 547 for 316t here I think that when those on the Onto saw torpedo tube worked from the rocks nad sach- that tho Nouchung was coming within 50 feet carries four torpedoes. Amidships a powerful Marol
MINING SHAPES.--Fanjome dropped to $12 of the Kuosting and was showing them her search light le placed. The thips' crapanies for ordinarios, but have since recovered to 12 green light they ought to hare realised that there ich consist of 5% hands all told-13 m at think rata there are bayer; preferencs shares was risk of collision. Mr. Drummond relied oBoers. The wand room is very cosy, BRŮ con- sold at $3.00 to 33.85 audare wanted at letter greatly on the ones of Wilean, Sona & Co. u, sering the size of the vessel very comfortable. rate. Charbonnages anchoago New Balmo Carilo (App. Caens 1894 : 116), but that cessis The destrogère were convoyed to Malta by rals sold at SL10 to $1.20 and are offering at materiellyferent from the present. There the H.1.8 Blenheim, from Malta to Aden by the biglior rato. Jelebus cell at $2.95 to $275, Then, which it was sought to hal jointly to 11.8, Flora, al from Aden to Colombo by ced can be had at lattor rate. Rubs have blame with the Odio, stopped and reversed, But H.M.S. Muration List, Gillespin commands been in good demand at $9 but no eales have it was sold that she ought to have stopped and the Handy-Free Prese, come under my notice, and I donbt whether reversed sooner. The Court hold that sla was any shares could be got made $91. Olivera not to blame for not having stopped and te have dropped to par with sellers, remed sooners and Lord Halsbury at p 131 raya: DOCKS, WHAYES, AND GODOWN-Hong Whan at last it was apparent to the wester of kong and Wham pen Deck shares sold to a small, the Theres that the master of the Ulfe-was-ga- extent at 914 por cont. premium, at which rate us to rere he ought not to have done the markot is very frm Hougkeng and he stopped and voorsed. In the pre- Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's shares sunt case when ought it to have boon apparent sold at $60 and again at 500 and $59, dosing to the master of the Onwo that the master of with buyers at $50 and sellers at $60. Wan the Newching wis going to manage as he chai Warehouses and Now Amoy Docka with ought not to have done? Dr. Cooper sys but sales and unchanged. A
hoy sighted the Neechacang 's masthead and rou EANDE, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGSA few light just chat abram of the Fein lightship Hangkeng Load Investment and Aganey Come and that shortly after she shut ir bor red and paas burca fotohod $76, at which figure shares showed ber goon. The Newchwang came with are offering Kowloon Lands and West Pointa in 60 feat of the washing, still showing bor without solos. Hotols have improved and sales green light. Hany one locks at the chart Le bare baan put through at $30 to 330s. To help seeing that the Noueliang was not dividend, have been in steady demand, and I she was showing her green light it must hare phreys Estates, in anticipation of a 7 per cent. then en hor proper side of the channel, and if Have to report transactions at 68) and 19, the been spparent to to the Onuo that the steck clasing strong with possible buyers at 893 Newchwang was maneuvring in an improper MISCELLANEOUS-Green Islands sold at $19 manar, and I think that that ought to and 8181. and are on offer at the higher rate, hava bean apparent some time before the A&Walon & Company's sheres-found-buyer Meing was abreast of the Kwashing at 3121, but sheres are on tea market st that rate. The question I put to the Acessor o long cong Electrics fetched 36 40, using with When abould these on board the Unw father sellers. Ropes have advanced to $147 hare reasonably nonoluded that there was risk
buyers, without any rewrted sales. Geo. Fon
a
wicks chugel Indsat 29)and thoreare farther buyers at that rate. Icas neo quoted at $108, algut improvement on last quotation, Tram weys are on offer at $89, Dakin Cruickshanks are still in demand at 50 cants for share, with out finding sollere Bell's Asbestos Lava co into suiden demand at rising rales, both borally and for the north and $$ is offered in vain for 17/6 paid hp horas, while the fally paid up shares are quoted $5. Ewo Cotton Mills have ropped to Tk 8 in Shanghai, owing to the definiteness as to the agents commission, which roaming audsterninod. *****
THE NEWCHWANG """ ONWO” COLLISION "CASE,
· JUDGMENT
of
collision? To this they replied " As soon
THE ENGLISH MAIL
The P. & O steamer Ganges, will the. Eng. ish mail of the 13th November, arrived yester dar. The following telegrams are from Coylon and Indion papucs :-
* FEE GERMAN DOCK STRIKE,
London, 23rd. November. 500 Hamburg dock faboners have struck work. This is evidently an attempt to offert international strike, for which an agization has been carried on for audio time.
i London, 25th November.
The dockers strike at Hamburg threatens to extend 4 Bremen. The Semen's Union of verses. London has resolved not to discharge Hamburg
London, 26th November. The doctors at Brems are struck.
London, 37th November. Eight thousand dockers are now on atriks at Hamburg. They are being partially replaced by Syenus and British
enccarogs the dockers, ha bepared by the
THE MANSION HOUSE AND THE INDIAN
FAMINEN
London, 28th November. Tom Mann, who want to Hamburg to Authorities and placed on board a vessel bound as the Newchicang had passed the Koishing." Then in order to ess if the Ono could for Grimsby The strikers now number eleven Grosa herself in accordance with the maxim", thousand: derived from the Khedive (5, Arr. Case 976, 902) and the Benors (9 P.D. 16) I asked tłus Asessore the following questions: "After that, had they the opportunity to stop mad reverse? - Answer: Yes, to stop and reverses the engines, but not the ship. Could they have stopped and rovers Answer. "Yos. Wus the the Loosssity for such a stop. continuing to go fall speed ahead the only chance of avoiding the collision-Answer, ***No. I must therefore held the Onice to blame for not complying with Regulation 18. Whether the collision could have been entirely. arcided had ebo stopped and revered when risks of collision arose may be conttet, but I have no doubt that the disastrous offecis
follow.
London, 23rd November The Lord Mayor intimates he will open a antional zolit fund for the Indian forino, the rent the Indian anthorities apprise him of
OBIT CARY.
London, 3rd November. The death is namonneed of Bir Bonjamin, Ward Richardspa.
London, 27th November. The death is announced of Coventry Pab moro, author and journalist.
ITALY AND ERYTHRIA..
Loudou, 2rd November. The Tunes Rome correspondent states that
Italy has decide not tu prearre Brythrin an o military colony, bat ip form of government will not be settled until the country has ar used its opinion thereon, and no plan will be noutal before consulting Fingland. Masera and Kresala, if evacuated, will be restored to
The following in the judgment delivered in of the coilsion could have been greatly miti The firs; despatches from the members of the
I wish also once more ta impress Missionsentout to China by the Blackbua Cham-
Laí Tershan said We (the Directors) wont the Supreme Court at Shanghai, in the Newgated, bor of Commerce in the interests of the textile trade have been toosivasi by the secretery of the tone His Excellguoy the Goraner on the 3rd croung Onto collision.casa:This suit arises upon musters of vessels the abrolats necessity instant, but Mr. Lo Tsz-chung, who was at that out of a collision which courred on the Suth of of adhering to the Regulations. If those Chamber. Mr. Joseph Watson. There is joint me in Canton, did not go with His April, 1896, at Woosing at a point somewhera Regulations are carefully adhered to there need about balf-way between the Feina lightship and not be any great dangor in navigating this river repart from the experts, Mr. Neville and Mr. Excellency said that he wanted to appoint a the Krushing. The Onto was proceeding down hat if they are not authored to suo collisions at Bell, and another frnt the ader of the Mission, Chinese fanined in Weston medicat actence to the riser on average from Shanghai to that between the Date and the Newchung Mr. Bourne. In necordance with a resuiation realde in this hospital, but as Mr. Lo faz- arrived at by the Chamber of Commerce, the The Hon. Trouserer of the Alice Memorial reports will not be published in full, the Chamber lang, the president, was absent, we did not Hauke cand the Newchwing was comingar. The judgment of the Court is that both a, if oracu
Changhai. The Ono rossed the Woosing and Netherole Hospitals beg to noknowledge beftig advised that it would not be pradest in give a definite answer to His Excellenes This up the river on voyage from Amay taahips were to blame, and the al deseo will with thanks the following donation to the the interests of the enterprise to make public themesting is racially held to consider the qua Inner Bar About 235 am by the Feima whole of the detaile. It is stated, horror, that tion and we will give an answer to His Excel-channel Whan she came abreast of the Feima lightship, or a little before, she ported her Ho Ngok Lai
$50 the despatches, which are dated from Shanghai, to-morrow a
Lo Taz-chung said I have just returned him to round it, and a little while after she are of an entirely satisfactory character.
from Canton in response to a telegram dating again pored. The pro-examination of 120 that the meeting wes to be held lo-day plaintiffs witwassen indicated that the New was entirely ignorant of this thing lill now, chutang's contention was that after passing the The idea of His Excellenty is a good one and Teims lightship the Ohio went over in the we cannot say anything against is, but as Wecsung skle. We had no direct evidence in kalfony poop.o are present, how can we do any support of this cortontion And Trd, as a fact,
fande of the Hospitale
Mr. Shrie, the tiger temor cornected with Harmston'a cirens, which is now performing at Rangoon, was attacked by the animal on the 20th November and was mther severely mane before he was rescued.
The Sacrotary of the Poujon Mining Co., Limited, advises us that he has received the following telegram giving the result of the November oranide clean-op: "The cyanide plant worked 27 days treating 610 tone javoragą zazay value of £1 135. 6d. “per 02,”-
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À GERMAN OFFICER: FOR THE BOUDAN. London Buh November. Captain Morgan, an officer of the therman army is going to the Sondan in a private ca. pacity to study the Dongola campaign, and ind an audience yesterday of the Emperor, who Fond his greatings. to Sir Herbert Kitchener
THE SHEAT, CROPS, BEYA Tonion; 24th Novamter, The heat yield in the colony of Victoria 18 only seven million bushela, hardly suficient for local wants an
London, 25th November.
AN EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS..
New York, 25th November.
tailings yielding 240 ozs of ballion of 8 the unidiy waters, mid it was a pitch dark doutor Finsellosenes Hongkong is under have been owing to the direction of the bowl of Silk Flistares and Cotton Mills, Ministers Congress iftor Mr. McKinley is installed, to
merely guessed at, and lug besa givet at any
The population of China Los hitherto been thing between two sind six hundred millions. It has now been ascertained, as the Dictionary and Gasetear irened by the Joa. Schlitz Brew iaz Co. states it as 303,421,269 and that of Kozen at 10,618,097. There may be some doubt about the odd units, but one whatever shout the fact that you not gets better beer to tako on pienin than that "which wade Milwanken fames.""
Times.
It is expanded there will be an extra pention of causider this question of an increste to the tarif
THE TOWERS AND THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION
THE GYPTIAN. BUDGET.
THE TAXATION OF FORMIGN TRADE IN CHINA.EE
The following circular letter has been al dressed by the Shanghai General Chamber of Plet Campbell very nearly lost his life on the 29th nit,
he was leaving the Erigress of
Commerce to the other Chambers at Hongkong India after having piloted be outside hang
and the Trosty Forts hai Ho had said Good-hys, "and got to the
Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce,
12th November, 1896. bottom of the rope ladder, when the little bost thing without their consent fast and the Assessors ngren witli me, that the Owato
Doar Sir, -The result of the recent visit of with the fores of the a struck him on the lega. Chang Kok-chan said-We twalse directors for was on the Wousang cao, the Grun'a port
The arguntine grain orop in twenty per cent. He was just hanging on the very bottom of the annot carry the whole reaponsility of marido of mid-channel. As she came over the her our Vice-Chairman to the Foreign Ministers below that of 1895. The winter crops in the ladder when the heat weat ateca, leaving himing the appointment at own shouldars, was bent to show her green light to aurin Peking is that whilst nnable to appoint south of Russia are fairly favourable there. Being a heavy man he could not hold and we had boller o His Bzoclengy to ship town by the month of the Wooming preek, ohcial representatives on the suggested Doin- on till they pulled him on board, so he fell into morrow and let His Excelloney appoint the but if she was, as alleged, by the witnesses mission regarding the Taxation of Foreign Wo cannot do anything on the Nettcheang, grose to green, this must Trade and threalunel excise on the products. night. There was great excitonist on board,
against his view, and the lifebuoys were thrown after him.
British control of the Netschwang and not on neecunt of victugly favoured the formation of Com Aftar storming around for some time, hew- Fang Wa chaon-Why should we make the the Casco being far over on the Woosung mitten of Merchants for the proposed purpees over, those on board were very pleased to learn te had been picked up by his own houtment onsalves when His Exrolisis side of the river. The Uno proceded after and would welcome a comprehensive roper London, 25th November.
eiste upon its being made with or without our routing us Foima light on the usual thereon.
The Timer Visans correopondant says the Mercury-
consent His Excellerey will take a good and proper course, Barely, on the starboard The Chamber therefore has formed a Special Powers forming the Triplients were never less and kind view in spitiating a doctor. We side of mid-chaupel. She saw the masthead Committes of raerchants divided into sections disposed then at presentato in the Egyptian A collision took place at Tientsin on the 23th had better appoint Dr. Chung, who is trained and red lights of the Newching off the month dealing with the various trades and industries, question, Norember between the China Navigation Co.'s in Western musical science. His Excellency is of the Woosung creek, and shortly after her. vid. MARA A
Cairo, 25th November. steamer Nanchang, Captain Findlayson, and by no means desirous to diminish our power, bored light was shut in and the green appeared. 1 Piece Goods, Ganern Importe Oil, Tran,
The Egyptian budget for 1897 has been issued. the Chins Merchants Steam Narigation Co.'s only wants to do good to the hospitel. If wo but The Newchteng cars on and when close to the &c, 3, Tan, 4, Cay Silk, 5, General Exports
it has steamer Fangsha, Captain Lowe. The Funga deotor trained in Western medical science, omne, blew two-blasts of her whistle, star (Strawbraid, &c), 6. Filature Factoris, 7, Cot makes the sarpins, only £5,000, shta was at anchor or are at Tilot Town, rear man might corselt him in critical cases. Voarcel hor hum and ran into the Daws from tom Milk, and it will be of great assistance if dooided henceforth to exolade the socas going to The Hamborg Borrespondent of the London and the Naschung was coming in about 100 have a Chinese trained in Western medical 15 to 20 feet from the Onwo's stemt Just For Chamber will co-operate by fartiebing the General Reserve Fands, since the Govern and China Expresa writes:-I Jeru upon 'clock at night with Plot Tales on board, science here is much better than to have a beers the collision the Ons hard ported and with reports on each of the bjets effect
The Government holieres itself able to Ali inters for publication aluuld be written on and good authority that the Chinese Government How the accident occurred it might perhaps be European doctor here; as was proved the year blew one blast of her whistle We Save no the inters of your port, in onder that a ment is not free to dispose of these funde
has ordered the firm of Sotishan at Dantzis injudicions to say at present, but the result was before last, what Hongkong was first visited aridons that any whistling on one ship was geral organ of opinion on the anomalies at the annual expensos of the Dergola pro eds of the paper only.
that both vessels were damaged, fortunately by plagno.
heard on the other, erest the two blasts blown and irregularities of present taxation and possi- No anonymity signed connications that loved Elbing to build four largo sen-going to not to an extent that was above e apabilities Liu Than-what Mr. Tang Wachten bas by the Netcchwang just before the collision blo means of the equitable amendment may be vince without disturbing the equilibrium, The
pado-boats for Chinese account, which are to already appeared in other pagers will be inserted.
Jafantry, two squadrons cavalry, da lattery develop a speed of thirty-two knots. The of the. Taki Tag ari Tighter Co.'s Dosk Eu said quite right. If we have tho doctor bere. The point of colision was well over on the cor piled. I relunin dos Nri on ickily is to be inordased by four battalions of
GED. D ECOTT, gine Works, and have been repaired suficiently the European doctors who visit the hospital Postang side of the shamel The Newchang
Acting Secretary pot
of artillery, the Dongols, province bearing the Yalean wharf at Stotin, it is also reported, is to build three protected ernisers for the Chiuso permit of their taking in cargoes and prooand will not again complain that the patients came up the river and, when she was & little
below the mouth of Woosang creek, she sn
"THE BUGAR, “BOUNTIES.. navy. All these vessels are to be delivered in ing on their voyage-l'eling and Tientsin clothes ar dirty or anything of that sort.
Lo Tez-chung asked how they obald met auch the lights of a stasmer casing the bar. She ASIATIC ALTENS LEGISLATION. IN
London, 29ed November.. about one year's time
a heavy expense as would be involved by stopped her engines and drifted on until, as
The West Indian Colonies have maile urgent ropresentations to Government regarding the News from native sourced states that the having noh a doctor in the hospital.
her witnesses say, the appronding vessel showrod The prizes wor at the Victoria Regatta were
Fang Wa-chaptIs it not heller to work an her green light on the cuchig'a staitoard
critical position of the sugar industry. Govoru distributed on Saturday afternoon by Mre. W. Imperial Bank of Chin the prospectus of
mentia causidaring the appointment of a Com- C. H. Hastings in the Gymnasium of the which was formulated by H.E. Shing Hstan application to the Governor asking him to give us bw. If this finitos grten light evor the pa
mission of Enquiry into the matter Victoris Ressention Cinl, Hon. Commander tusi, Director General of the proposed Grant renuntary aid. The appointed doctor would be the starboard bow of the ewolwang it past
under our direction, The patients can do what have boon bemuse the head of the Newchwang "The Trisation against aligns which iepaz
A London 25th November. Hastings, the Chairman of the Club, congratu Western Railway, the Hanyang Iron Works,
Mauritius he joined representations with lated the Club upon the success of this year's Imperial Chinese Telegraph Administration, they fiko. They can have a Chinese doctor had swung round towards the Pootung wide offing through the Now South Wales Legislature
the river; bat, whataran was the reason, the (2850 regatta, and penally referral to the prowess and of the Chin Marchiguta B.N. Contor à dostor trined in Western medion selence.
Lo Tex-chang-It je very unfortunate that no master of the Neccfand then determined and the Accombly has been a subject the West Indies rogandtag the sugar question. of considerable discussion during the weak. SUICIDE OF AN ARMY MEDICAT, OFFICER, of B. F. Lauwer, who was a procession in Court Officer of the 4th grade, having been himself, and quita deserved the many victories referred by the Throne to the joint consider kaifong people re present. We cannot do this to come up the Pouting ide of The Spara object strongly to being brought Calantia, 27th November
Burg-Captain Robson Reett omitted suicide associated with his name. After Mrs. Hastings, atlon of the Board of Revenue and Tenngli thing without word from them. Wear chamel. He came on, passing the Kwang suder, a hill which is to prevent the admis. and distributed the prizes, Mr. Armstrong Tonun, has been farourully reported up by romialed how the people treated Mr. Lan Wai (this is well rec on the Foolung side) within zion as far as possible of coloured rasa at the United Service Club Calents, yester (Secretary) thanked her for performing the them and will be established at about the same chuo, who during the plagus was president of foot, when rearing the Cue he blew two They claim tlist they are not calshrod day. A cardiot of wmporary insanity has been seremony and presented her with a beautiful time as the Great Western Railway Ameri- of the hospital ono co-cporated with the blasts of his whistle, starboarded, and verrod that they are of Caucasian race and as returnedyARTS
THE FEW PELSIDENT OF THE ROYAL bonguet Cheers were given for the Chaitraz can capitalists are stild to be at the back of foreigners in fighing the plague, and the his engines. The collision followed; bota white as legislators themselves, and they and Mrs. Hestinge, for the Indies for the both baule and railway. An Imporial elict is people stoned him, vesels were injured and the One Bank, chusing resent the affress put upon them. The hars Secretary, and fur tr, W. H. Fol's, the starter. expooted 401 on too subject of the hanks Fung Wa-chon-be kaifeng people have a meat lamentabia loss of life botli of Chinese rong round to nowspopor offices to demonstrate
27 November YAN ACADEMY been sent for and it is their own fault that they and of foreigners. Now it a plain that the that they are not poloured folk at all, and the In the evening a dinner was given at the NC. Daily Neis
Mr. Poynter, the President of the Royal do not come, and they are quite worssible to Newchanzug auk not comply with Regulation daily newspaper have expresses the opinion Academy, has been kinghted, Victoria Hotel, Mr. W. Armstrong proakting,
raise any complaints if the doctor is appointed 21. Her explanation in that the Urgo so noted that they pertainly looked vary white-whiter and after the ropast, appropriatà poseta ware The Eching and Tiertoin Times of the 5th day. His idxellstey wants the doctor to be as to niko in believe that she was going down then seine of the beditarraven or Me London, 29th November. given and sploosant evezing was spent. Domber says-On Wednesday evening there.
arrived here from Poling the long expected appointed. We cannot say no. I think to the Wanng side of the river. With regard teid hrs however, put at rest thefe dombts, uz
It is officially anneuticed that Parliament On Saturday afternoon the trial trip of Mr. English olders from Trdis, Caplain Welby of reason why the kaifong people failed to come to this I would adopt the words need in the his reported as saying that white or not will meet on 19th Jannary A. E. Marty a steamer Hazian took plass. The the 17th Hussars and Leth Maloom of the to-day is that His Excelleney mid that if any one of the Heysgala: it is only whore, a white, Uunuasion or otherwise, the Assyrian is
clear case of recessity is rande ont that captasiatic, and the bill is to exclude Asiatica PAL GREY DECLARES THE NATASELE to those who are familiar with the different toamar is the Achie renamed, and it will bo 93rd Highlanders. These hardy expkerers left one was found to sing trouble he would, ba
baby mal de tain can eas himdols for not following the or at last, to zequire a 1:100 dumission for to the WAR ENDED machines, and we refer to the subject here emembered that some months ago she ran Leh in Ladakh in Apell icet and have thus valy dealt with
Londen, 28th November. Ho Chakeang--I confer with Fung Wa | rule" (The Highgate, 62 LJ, N8 S41), mg New South Wales Territorial Club. Mr only as an interesting nod striking illustra ashore on the rooks at Sad Point, Haisan been tight months ex norte, undergoing to chuen's opinion, and again in the Test it is said: The prin- Stoad once wrote's book as to what woul An informant report by Farl Grey to the
Straits, and she was in such a perilous position, uenal privations that sob travellors experience. sion of the competition of foreign goods in a rock sticking right through her bottors, that They started with a rating of twelve Arganne Fung wachten ramarked that if they weighs of kan flet you may not to adhere to the happan 2 Christ came to Chisago but it is Chartered Company states that the war is now it appeared almost aleas to attempt to get hat und thirty nizo mules; but death and afraid the heifong people would reise com strict rules of navigation bat avoid sedentent that if the Messiah's second cousing, perde, caly remaining the enemy's hunger (sic), British colonies. Woile claiming to proof. Tho steamer, was sold by suction and Mr.desortion gradually thinned their numbers, and plaints they should go to see Mr. Lockhart to- if possible, le a doctrice to be very carefully drmly believed in by so many, was to take placs He ealogiser the imaJonga ArTiesudered to tical pequaintance with bicycles ourselves it Marty bought hur for $1,500 and gave in they arrived with three attendants and three day and ask is to iste a notion to let the watched The Teed 6 N of 0.973) Within Sydney, there would be decided dificulty in the Company by Mr. Cecil bolts. scema to us that the views expressed by structions to Mr. Jack, of Haiphong, to do mules. As each mile died it became necessary people know that the doctor must be appointed, regard to the coop of the tomme or a Robin shebale exclusion of Asiatics-ar, rather, Ho Chak sang thought Mr. Lockhart would gon, 297) cited by dr. Platt in support of his there would have been but for the mighty pover everything possible to save her. Mr. Jack to sarrifice clothes, instruments, smilien,
Thecɔ has born nacion rise in the plague "OTC" are correst and that the Americaded against all odds. Three times she feel, de, so that Northern Tibet is, dotted) not isene such a notice. argument that the Dico might to have pleof crickets Whip the bill was going through
There was no further disenssion and it was way, it is to be observed that the Privy Council the Lener House some one was lorrided to mortality, orang, it is, theight, to the cloudy machinta, cannot deserve the wholesale Bonted, but on each calon she was with their kolongings. On arriving at the abuse that has been showered upon them by danbod on to rocks again and of course frontier between fibot and Chira they found greal in hold another nating next week und remark that though the principle involved, dissover that it would prevent Prince Banji woter Treaty fresh cas, deren death some of the English papers. Cycling, is the number of beles inorok sed. The work was themselves ponniies, as Loudon letters of creditelo to scored the opinion of the Tn that case may be in iteolf a sound ons is a one binb from coming out with the next Thielish three deaths tutun Forte death even more popular in Amarien than in prevared with and after a remondons simount are not of much us theris They wrers fortunata kaifong people are s
of Inbeer she boat was finally floated and towed unough to meet Mr Belabert, a Dutch mission. England, and the Americans are
DEATHS At Santo, on s 12th December, 1903, Haway DOUGLAS CRICHTON, the dearly loved eldest son of ADA Louise and HENRY TAYNE, aged 6 yeira.
On the 7th November, 1896, ANNIE FITEATRICE,
wiler of the late Mr. Jo FITZARRICK, of Mae,
aged G..
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 14th, 1896. "Ax intersting correspondence has been opened in our columus on the relative merits of English and American bicycles. The discussion of the details we must leave
well-to-do people able and willing to
pay for the best of everything and satis
fed with nothing less than the boat; it
V
„AUSTRALIA.
"HOW AHOUT BANJIRSHZHA |- The Sydney clad of 24th October alludes to the subfoot in the following forms an
THE REOPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
DATA AR Bombay 19th November..
THE PLAGUE ZV, DOMBAYA
Salad Bombarth November.
For the 48-hours eading a vestarday
and 24 deaths. The total cases now number
Hombay, 26th November.
morring there trees 21 frist cases of the plagas 767, sal the doths 554
which should be applied very cautiously sud onlyricket team. As the full horror of the threat, where the circumstances are clearly orcoptional) into Hongkong. he was in a very sorry ary, who; although persely antis to assist THE HONGKONG SHARE MARKAT. They conceive that to leave to mastors of rossel Med catastrophe dawned on znemore" they a diecration sa to obeying departing and eghast at what they land bow about to sondition na being handed over to the Dock them financially, was able to recommend them
Mr. B. Georg, in his weekly share bist dated this sailing rates is dragon on thing from de, till the Premier got over the difbaity, by Compasy, but now the extensive repairs have to apply to Messrs. William Forkta & Cofe
to except individuals, with a view to making best completed the steamer presents a totally ugent, who at once relievet them of any 12th December, says Paud that, to require them to enrole suck disserting a clause to give the Governor power Faminess remains very chill, Bates have not retion, except in a very clear case of necessity. Sydney a free port for Ranjitelji when
The Municipal Commisioner, in a report different appena and is pre-loally as farther anxiety and faced them right through therefore appears absurd to supp that good as new. At the beginning of last to Feling. They were able to inace Arundergous much bange, but the tendency all is hard span the custors thumsolves The Le come out to conft Australian bowling to
month she was renamed the Wallin and on Reinhart, to accompany tham to Poking and his round, with very fow, axocptions, is towards sell aliam rederick 4 App Cas, 6 1 pat the boutainty Ami sa the position was saved placed before the Standing Committee at the thair demand for excellence in "wheels. Butarday she coverdoseared two Experience of travelling in North China proved fag, sud no improvement can be looked forward the following question to the Accessora Was and possibly the sou olsas might be made to meeting yesterday, said that the figures which should not have been entered for, or that miles at the mte of ten knots an hour invaluable and enabled them to get along to until after the rose of the year
the course of the One after posing the Feira ay if any of the Apostles or their Loader he had been able to callout regarding the The vessel is comfortably fitted up the person without andhis extortion The travellers looked HANK SHARES-Hongkong and Shanghais light such us to justify the Newchwang in cox could come back to earth and visit Australia sparture by steamers afforded sourfacing a vast army of intelligent cyclists should ger cabins and saloon and this chart room be well and declared that they had enjoyed baya bean done ta nicderate extent at 160 olading that the Unwo was going to take the Auto Raujitsiahji, however, it is just possible proof of the falsity of the reports that several willingly ride to destruction in dangerous ing forward on the uppór deck and the oflees their expedition immensely. Their coute was 180 and 181 per cent premium for cash, Woosung side of the river They argwered Le inny not desire to surae to a conatry whose lakhs of people had loft Bombay, "Roughly machines. Furthermore, we find, thai in quarters sit, also on the upper deck. The carry through Western and Noriberator which latter rats the ioarket is firm, with further this in the sagatire, and I must therefore hold i lawe rould keep out his two brathers who don't speaking, it would be found, wher all returus ingyaoity has been thereby materially in. They spoke very highly of the kidnon and buyers. On time, shares have been placed at the Newchinang to blame. Est the Newswang I play cricket. It is a very diffcall thing, vi came to land, that the tois exodes was home- a similo line of goods, namely, agricultural erased, as formerly thie nocemoedation was pro hospitality of the Mongel triljes. Certain 190 per cent, premium for 20th Jane next to sleges that Bagulation 16 applied, and that Lun
in a city like Bombay, ONUN ard the undesirabia" e
Calcutta, Bik Novembar implements, in which, as in bleycles, light rided below The engines and boilers have Welby aud Tent, Malapin left yesterday to Shanghai The Londis quotation is £42 Us. Cl. Gavo did not comply with it, I do use thisle it is ently, to draw the line between the desirable thing like 15,00 o las, et a razorkably tefal At Bombay the lotul zoboder of plegno casts bebu passed as estisfactory by Mr. alumford, join the Nanchang at Tangke, La order to pro Nationals and Bank of Chinas schange. The denied by the owners of the One, but anyway I nesa combined with strength in a desidera Lloyd's Sarveyor, Mr. Marty invited a small to Hongkong on their way back to India Bank of China, Japan, and Biraits in liquids and as a fact that the Orca did not slacken speed,The Patenico Maven & Cameron mu
handred and sighty-three loaths. The plague tum, Amories supplies to Queensland no lea party on board on Saturday, the Consul for It is to be hoped that their ournal will be tioti) advertisen a further repayment to dopo stop, or revorce, in fact her engines ware going A NATIONAL MEMORIAL up to yesterday was eight hundred, with Alva shows no sigas of abating, for there were ñzty- than seventy five per cent of the total im-Belgium and Holland being sacagat the guests publish, as they seem to huren gicat deal of tors of 12) per want (making in all 724 per cent fill wood khand at the time of and after the
seven deaths against fifty three in the preceding ported into that colony, the reason givenpropriate boasts me given during the trip, interesting facts to make known They dis refunded to data), payable on 31st instant collision. That being so it is for the Owlop to MARINE INSULAZON SHARES Aro con show why she did not ocmply with Artigle 18 which was, "excedingly pleasant and in every covered one of the course of the Tangteza, and
followed the river down for seven dage
tinued to rule dallions are still on offer So far as I on gather, her cautention is that
waek in an official return being cheapest way highly, muuzmafalit
for Dir excellent inventions Deter Chronide
HE WAYEDTEY PEN THE PIOKVICK FAN, THE OWL PENTE HEADED PER. Bold ball Statiouere, Waverley Works Edinbul
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