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INTIMATIONS

BROWN, JONES & CO.

DEALERA IND AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE AND HONGKONG GRANITE: CEMETERY MEMORIALS.

Designs and Prices on application. Ofice, 47. JUZEN'A ROAD CENTRAL.

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TRE EONGKONG DAILY FREES FRIDAY, JANUART BIND 1887.

their rates to Burope, Amerios, ant jóénky by a considerable percentage.

Gunita attending the B. George's Ball Wils: evening are requested to arrive by the eastern apt prosol (from the Cricket Ground 3da) and As this Chamber had quite recently received on alighting to send thels vehicles though to notidation from the Peatunabas General that tho went with as little dolay as possible. For reductions in the rates for telograms to Japan the convenienes of Kowloon rosicents a ferry had hoon sanctioned, and that reductions in Star inch will loare Padder's Wharf at 1 mother rates to the Far East were in ontem 2a and 2.30 am

plation, a letter referring to that notation and giving the substance of your complaint was at cage sant to the Postmaster Genaral, the Great Eastern Extension, and Great Northern Telegraph Companies.

THE CAREW CASE.

A LETTER ADMITTED BY THE PRISONER

[FICIAL TELEGRAM TO THE “PALLY PRESS."]

BBANGUai, 21st January,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Ietter to the Miciator, Six . M. Estow, signod

CUT

ESTADISXED AD. 1941.

GLASS BOTTLES

ELEGANT PATTERNS.

WHOLESOME

CONFECTIONERY

AND

DELICIOUS SWEETS

IN LARGE ASSORTMENT.

FRENCH CONFECTIONERT AND

CONSERVES YROM THE BEST FARISIAN

HOUSES.

CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS.

SPECIAL CONSIGNMENTS

or

CHOICEST CHOCOLATES,

FANCY BOXES OF RARE DESIGNS

FOR FRESENTS.

In the Carew case at Yokoimme to-day s

**A. L. Price" was rand and the defemos nduittod

that the prisoner was the writer.

I have pleasure in transmitting to you hero with copy of that lotter and of a reply received today from tas Eastern Extension Com, your faithfully,

Thomas H. BARIED, Prod. Socratary,

The Secretary, Hongkong Chamber of Cem-

Dho Incorporated Chamber of Commerce

HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED,

In November last the roaster of the British been an express alegialmer and a reduction | mittes feel therefore that they cannot too steamer Clings was lined 2000 for detairing or abolition of the charge. In the Dardan- strongly protest against any attempt to par Joight gange stowaways on bourd his thin olles end Bosphorus such a diacovery has penats a tax imposed for a special obfeat, at for thirty-six hours after her scaval Il port recently bein made, and the retentatives of the request of shipown for specified time

The ordinary meeting of sumoheline in the from Keba. The defendant ought to justify all the Fowers are pressing the Porte for and to merge it late the general revenus of the his notion by pleading the Tagroney Ordinance, redmation of the due to an amount suflefont to colony, which forbids the matter of a rought me, over the expenses In England a Dopart This Chamber is deeply penetrated with the Hongkong Lami Investment and Agency Come- under heavy paevalties, to land, or to permit to mental Committee of the Board of Trade coristio that in the proscrvation intact of the sany, Limited, was held at the offices of the be indel, in the colony any persons without have at reported on the cams subject and freedom of the port mainly depends the Company yesterday, at noon. Hou, J. J. Bell- visible means of export

havo unanimously revended the equalization torano and growths of the prosperity of the Irving prasided And there worn also present of all light dues and their dimmation to an enlony. This freedom is the keystone of the Hoa. C. P. Chatur, Mesare. S. C. Michaelrat. monat onlculated to over rense and no arch of that prosperity which has boon slowly MD. Etekiel, N. A. globe, R. Sassoon, Lea mors, The strongest representations have been milt up in spite of many obstacles and some Bier (Dirooters), A. Shelton Hooper Secretary), made to the Government to reless shipping natural disadvantages. What otherwise a N. J Eds, G. H. Fettz, T. I. Lase, J. Go- Dairely of this burden and to transfer it to the spear for the position Hongkong hasat length mano, Paul Jordan, C. 8. Bharp, J. 1. Forbes, general serenta, but so far without success the attained as the third port in the Empire for Fullarton Handerson, A Monnable, G. prinople, however, is clearly alaitted that the magnitude of Leppage My Committesupuest light dnes on shipping should not be mado a ly iteprocate attempts to Impair that freedom Murray Bain, W. E. Ray, R. C. Wilcox, G, O, Eby the imposition of my of these taxes which Cox, T. Arnold, Dr. Thomson, C. A. Tomas, E. source of trade

GWo have further to point ons to your in many ports hamper the movement of the K. Luiga, J., Vernor, P. M. A da Graos, The SECRETARY rsd the antice onlling the Excellency that the continuance of these light marcantile shipping and blight, the growl of 8 A. Betb, and J. Hooper. dues as a permanent charge in an injustice to commerce, to the nitimsie detriment of the foreign shipping, and will tend to deter vessels tresnaries they wore designed onion meeting Liverpool, 12th November, 1896.

from coming the port. The export trade My Comitee world, fasily, respectfully The CHAIRMAN Gentleman, the report and Doar Bir The Postmaster-General has in

from the Past has far seme me past been suggest to His Excelleny the Governor the acquate for the past your having been virgu formed this Chamber that ne aronilt of the

passing through a period of rat great deproo-senger of this colony battlagan zamply to lated, I propose to take them to end. Your Buts Feath Confereros the rate to Japan

siur. During the greater part of the last tre noighbouring countries of a desirs to mate Directe, la presenting the same, have pleasure (via Vladivostock) is abeat. to be reduced

twelve months rates from the Straits Settle tovorne out the light dues an example in pointing out thes, notwithstanding the lower from 85 to 6. 24. per word and that the rate

wants avaragat from 5 to 8 For ton, and which it is to be feared may be only too really during the period under reries, Bask the in- of 10s. 8d. via Hongkong will also be radeced

from Ceylon about 7/-, and for some details. I followed Inne ports of the United Kingdom On the other band I hear from the Hong

tions of Argo rutes from Chine and Japen an agitation 1 o proceding for the rain creased burdens on property on account of the song Chamber of Commsrob that in September

hayo been 49 15 15 Interportion of the Ughi dues, and it weald seem to stringent regalations of the Government, we Last, following the ratification of a convention

trade has also been at a very low sbb for sine a otrogende slop in this grant frise port of the areable, in addition to paying the same new preft und loss account the sem of $56,550,49 between the Eastern Extension and Great

time past and there is no apparent prospect of Phr East to augment them for purposes of dividend as heretofors, to carry forward to Northern Telegraph Companies and the Chi-

any improvement in the farasdiate future, ganeral garenussy nese Telegraph Administration, the rates to

Every Item of expenditure has to be closely Shinly hoping the His Excellency wilgotnet $46,867 transferred from 1895, a The Liberal Feers hare elected Lord Kim, Barope were reired 37 per cent, to America owner, and might randil, be modified to watched and a comparatively small differnon soe his way to Rasde to the prayor of the ship.esult, which I hopo yet will consider harley their leader in tas House of Lords, In comparing our balance tice

THE BENIN EXPEDITION Two hundred marions have bean ordered to join the Benîn expedition, and the St. George. flagship on the Cape station, has sailed for the Benin Coast N

The osso for the Crown in closed." The defence opena on Saturday.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

CUPPLIED TO THE DAILY FREEB:"|_ LONDON, 19th Jannery. LIBERALIDADEK IN THE HOUSE-

OF JORDA

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. Parliament has been opened. The Queen's speech refers to the mussaeros in Turkey, "the Dongols expedition, and the Arbitration Treaty with the United States. Hills are announced for education nad for the improvement of the military defence of the Empire.

INDIAN FINANCE. The toolers for the Indias Bill amount to £12,000,000 Those of £97.36.6 redeira 80 per cont. and those abore will be allotted in-fall,

'BER OF COMMERCE. MA

hai 100 par cant

Can you plan for the information of the coenail of this Chamber the apparent dis szepancy in these two statements.—I am; efs..

THOMAS E. BARLEE, Bencetary.

My Committes are of opinion that the law as it stands imposes a great responsibility on shipowners and masters, and places the latter on the horns of a demas If their allow stowaway or destitata to land, they become responsible for their maintenance, beides being linble to pay in addition all costs and sharg incurred in connection with them; if on the other hand, they detain agch persons on board until they have communicated with the no- thorities Easy are, as in the care of the master of the Chingt, leble to a But for fales in

The Committee would therefore respectfully anggest the amendment of the Ordinance, Brst be giving masters of ships the necessary powers to detain stowaways ou board after Breiral in port for a reasonable times, to afford them an opportunity to communicate with the authorities and hand such stowaways ever to their Conmus or to the Government; nad, secondly by revising that sansa of the Ordiu- ance which holds Shipowners respousible, if months after landing, for pasangers who hate paid their om passages to the colony. This class undoubtedly entails hardship on the ship.

beon paid for them, or who were known to be destitate of resourcesNES

With regard to Axatie stowaways, my Com mittes vexturs to think that the responsibility of shipowners and masters should coose yon thoir banding euol persons over to the care of the Government

Tything that this suggestion will commend itself favourably to the attention of the Gereen ment I have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servent,

E CHATTERTON WILDE,

Scoretazy...

THE LIGHT. DUER

E. CHATTERTON WILCOX,

Secretary

rates of interest on mortgages which base ruled

with that of the previous year, you will netico that the amount advanced on mortgage is course of a vessel's voyage, Stentors coming your most obeliant servants out to Japan and Shangliei ara no longer as

$2,204 1.60 ass against 32,512,624.12 being, formerly compelled to call at Hongkong fur

amount of jatarost escued theroon hoe been coals or stores. The great increase in speed, Te Hing, J. E Stewart Leckhart, Colonial more than three lean less, and consequently the

Secretary

very much smaller, and whilst mentioning this the diminution in the commption of coal, and

source of revenue I would draw your attention greater banker capacity sarble, vessels to raske the voyage direct to Yokohama or Shanghai

to a slight difference in the way that item is Hongkong General The Secretary, the Eastern Extension Austral

Chamber of Commerce,

shown in the proft and loss account, Hitherto atis and Chirin Telegraph Co, London,

without coming into Hongkong. The induce

Hongkong, 1st January, 1897 we have gives only the not credit balance of in- The Eastern Extension Australasia and

ment to oall is often very slight, Frequently Chics Telegraph Co. Limited.

it is a question, even with a big steamet, of H. A. Ritchie, Era Superintendent, P&O terent account, but on some of fur shareholders taking in or charging as litulo es 100 to 200

Tore, en a pravions occasion, misled in thinking London, 18th November, 1896:

tone of surge. The light dues to be paid my Door Sirbag to acknowledge receipt of that the amount whorn under interest was the the 12th instant and in reply, have to inform

Dear Sir,Iom in thceipt of your favour of

make all the difference between profit and a you that your information as to the rednotica

lose on small quantities of eargs, and may doolda your letter or the 14th it, together with gross return on our advanoes, the acounts have the steam to avoid the port. If she does not copios of the petition addressed by the Agents her drawn up in a way which now shows the of the cable rats between Europe and Japan (via Vladivostock) from 89, to 68 20. per word

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.call then her expenditure here is entirely lost Representatives of Companies and Firms interest paid as well as farned. The properties is it correct. The tart been: Europe Hongkong, 14th January, 1897 to the residents, and a permanent injury done owning steamers trading to and in the Far ownol by the Company stand in the books' at to the trade of sony East to His Freeney the Govoras on the 82,426,174.05 ns against $1,737,736.5% on the Erom 10s. Bd. to es, 6d. and both reductions will and Japan (via Hongkong), will sise ho roduced H. C Wildon Leg Secaratory Hongkongres y fotost gainst this Jell: Fropoml to virtually make permangat the pre- Slit December, 1806, showing that have

Chamber of Commenas take offent as and from the 1st July next.

Don Sir-On behalf of the Agents and borate taxation of shipping frequenting the temporary special Gop Rock Hight tax yeux, principally in the Jalter all, we have und the acknowledgement thereof by the Co acquired property to the value of over $600,000, The second paragraph of your letter refere Representatives of Conaries and Firm or purt for the beneft of the coastal revesne of

I am instructed Ire my Committed to my that was not dexired for the whole period. Some of to an entirely different matter. As a reing vesels trading to ad in the Far East, the colony. It is entirely opposed to the iñea Lonial Secretary, co which amount, you will understand rerenze THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMaware, the tarif between Europe and China is beg to hand you, herenity for the information of a fro port. It is an additional burden the petition, has thoir Learts concurrence and our purchases were of and in coarse of remiama

fired at 7s. per word, but owing to depreciation of the Committen of the Chamber of Comuire with no corresponding advantage whatever of the silver curreroy the Company, until quite a copy it a petition, date 24h Desober, 1896, upon an already heavily burdened interest. Its will receive their cordial support & latter son, and upon there it will necessarily ko wome At a monthly meeting of the Committes, recently, has only been able to collect the squi- praying His Esstilenor the Governor net to tendency is in every doubtful rise to drive Proasive of sports of the tenour of the petition time before we can obtain say coture. Out

addressed to the Cororumet (of which I will interest you to know that only 3760,000- held at the Chamber Rooms on the 16th valent of about fe. 6s. per word on the home-carry the recommendation of the majority of away from the part steamers and ships which 2nd firmly sustatuing its arguments has beer the total amount invested in property. I think it Jaunary Proment: Masers, A. MeUoanchis ward feafile, and having to mate its outpay the Unoflein! Members of Council that a tax would otherwise all and necessarily spend iconorenslose a copy), nnd it is propers to send represents the valite of our property in an (Chairman), N. I. Eds. St. C. Michaelcon, N. Amenta to the othar Telegraph Administrations of 24 costs for light daen should be permanere, by perceptibly preasing their oxponass, copies of the petition and letter to the various undeveloped stats and consequently violding ac Siebs, T. H. Whitebeud, and R. C. Wilcox in gold, it has really had to oury the Chisently loved on vessels calling at this post into at a time when every expanditurs has to be most Chatbers of Commerce in the East and in the rotorn at the moment, but which, in the course (Seorutary),

homoward trafle for practically nothing. Mes effoot. I also oralcasa copy of the letter, re, minutely considered and weighed. The ship- United Kingdom as also to the Batch of time, will materially assist in selling our Fatal returns. A Bttle more than half of the The minutes of the previous misting wore ages for Amerion were telly transmittal csired from the Colonist Seemetary acknowledg plug how already paid more than all the money

above sum represents value of land actually in between China and India at a les during the ing the receipt of the petition

spanded our the lighthouses and is willing to

conrae of reclamation, and which will take longer continue to pay for their proper maintenance. The 1sttor addressed by the Chamber to His he original charge of sent per ton is mote time the silver currency was at its lowest point

to develop this our other laut. Praporty to the A NEW MEMBERS,

of depreciation at mga ba

Brolleney on the 31st July, last so accurately than enough to cover all the Colonial expenditure The following firms had been oleated to wom

value of over $200,000 is ut sent being built Consequently when the Convention which express the views of the shipping community that should legitimately fall on steamers and

apon, and will, we hope, be all in o fit slate for barship of the Chamber: Messrs. Crossmann &C, Moira. Kruse & Co. Bier. Il, Skotwa had for some yours been negotiating with on the subject of light dues that we feel nesured ships freqcepting the port, and we respectfully THE TRANSIT PASS QUESTION IN coupation before another 16 months, and some

the Chinese Telegraph Administration was we may confidently rely on the cordia) sap- arranged, establishing as it did the principal port of the Charbor in furthering the object recognised by the Intercational Telegraph Con of our position, and I would beg to a tha vation of asflecting the equivalent in the local Committa to invite the op operation of tha orrungy of the oficial geld tariff, the Company principal Chamber of Commerce in Groat naturally raised its rale of collection in China Brigid in representing to Her Majesty's Go anil Hongkong to protect itself against this, vonmont the impelley of inflicting a fax o heavy loss. In doing so, however, the Company shipping, with tho nerved purpose of malsium ad not collect the fall equivalent of the money for local ruyante. I would beg to point taiff to which it was entitled, but only the out that if a tax on shipping is levied with this equivalent of about Ce, por word aantaquently, intention in an adjacent British colony, which the telegraphing pablis in China and Hongkong has hitherto been a free port, it will assuredly have nesting to complain of, but rather ca hava a most prejudical effect on siny represents for congratulation, seeing that until the las daly next, when the tariff between Enropa 2nd China will be reduced from franice 8.50 to frapes por word, they will be paying considerably less than the charge which the Company might sonably levy for the transmission of thoir massages to Esrepo.

read and confirmed.

&...

TEE INCREAER IN TELEGRAPH RATEL Letters acknowledging receipt of a copy of the report of the proceedings at the special meeting on the 19th September last to protest against the notion of the Joint Telegraph Cos. in zuming their rates to Europe, America, and Shanghai, from the Presidiont, Strsita Bettle ments Anoiation, London; from Liverpool, Leads, and Blackburn Chambers of Commerce Colonial Sucrotery, New Zealand; Board of Trada, Toronto; Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED Wandyog Board of Trade, Wellington (NZ) Chelaber of Commerce, Colonial Seorotary: haji; San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Department of Trade and Commerce, Ollam Newport (Mon), Eleattle, Brisbane, and Dauedia (NZ) Chambers of Commerus ware read.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 6th January, 1897.

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NOTICE, TO CORRESPONDENT: OWL Compre cudaune salating to the news calami should be addressed to: Inu EDITOR.

Oerrenpendents mites forward facit some and oddress with communications, accessed to the Baitor, not fer pubiscation, but ar stikmce of good faith, b

A letter for publicalim aḥzina be written on ona ate of the paper only.

Ne smenymously signed communications that has already appearad in ölher papers will be inerted.

Orders for entera copies of Damit Pass should be sant before 11 aan. sa day of publicaltos. After that hawr the supply is limited. Only Supplied for Oath Telegraphic Andrey Fars ARC Code, 2.0 Bos, 20. Tulepantie No. 12.

BIRTH.

On the 21st ist, as East Point, the wits of Mr. Joan Rovaza, of a daughter.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 22nd, 1897. The steamer Arraioon par will Icaro Singapore this afternéon, the 2nd instant for this port

The C. Patserar Engress of India arrived at Nagasaki at 8 amp. yesterday and left at5 p.m. for Shanghai and Hongkong..

The entries for the Esces were published yesterday For the Derby there are entries and for the Challonge Cup 48.

REDUCTION IN FOLRGRAPH`RATES BODTEWARDS.

Psd letter from Asting Managar, Joint Telegraph Companier, dated 29th December, informing the Chamber of reductions in their tarik be Eustorn countrics, South Africa, Ant- tralesia, da

Eeply acknowledging receipt of same was seven the 30th Tecember. DAMN THE “CHINGTO

CASE,

TE was announced that, under date 5th January, a letter had been addressed to the Government, pointing out the hardships en tailed on shipownore and masters by the opera

on of the Vagranoy Ordinance (No. 18 of 1588), às evidenced in the care of the master of the British stoner Chingluronantly heard in the Police Court, and suggesting amendment of the Ordinance.

The Sosrotary stated that no reply had yet

boon received.

In addition to the reductions of tariff abora referred to, the Company is reducing its ruter to the Straits Settlements, Java, Cochin-China, and other places parimulare of which will be shortly announced-I am, etc.,

Managar and Secretary, The Secretary, the Incorporated Chamber of

Commerce, Liverpool,

Taocoa, Washington,

November 25th, 1896.

To the Secretary, Hongkong General Chamber

of Commerce, Hongkong PNE kly dear Sir,--1 bog to thank yon in bekalt of flile organization for the copy of a protest against the forence in telegraph rates contained in your esteoped communication of October 8th and to any that if there is anything possible for us to do under the circumstances we shall be glad to do our part. We shall always be pleased to up anything in our power to promote trade between this section and Hongkong and

TRANSIT PAS359 IN KWANGST, The Colonial Secretary bad, under daty 14th January, forwarded for the information of the Chamber a copy of a translation of a preclema-world. be glad at all times to receive any tion issued by the Kwangsi Lekin Authorition on the subject of transit passes in that province,

THE LIGHT DUES,

Read lotter from Mr. Ritchie, Superintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Co. en bonif of the Ageats and Representations of Companies and firm owning vasela tinding to and in the Far East, enclosing copy of a petition addressed, e HL. E. the Governor against the proposal to permanently love a tax of 24 cents par ion for Light Duce on vassola mailing at this part, and of the acknowledgment thereof by the Colonial Secretary, Y

The C. P. steamer Empress of China, from

Resolved to reply promising to give the Hongkong, arrived at Amoy ut 11 sam yester-petition the cordial support of the Chambor, day and left again at 3 p.m. for Shanghai.

and to this and it was decided to address's letter on the subject to the Goreznment and sund copies of both that and the petition to rations Chamber of Commerce in the East, other British Colonies, and in the United Kingdom. The Chairman read a letter from the Vice Chairman (who was tunable to attend) suggest

⠀ Pokemon: QUARANTINE V

A coolie was sent to go for sirty days resterday for manulting a woman. He had a quarrel will suza sarth carriere at Taumat and struck at one of them with bis bamboo pole, the rent being that the pole hit the woman and knocked off a part of ono of her fingating the above cours,

Chan It-tailor, Pettinger Street, wae yester dry convicted of a paltry trick. Some days ago - he went ou board the Taniar zid obtained orders from two men for two suits of serge. The cloth was given to him to be modo ap but instoud of using this material be qued inferior stust. Bortarintaly the sailors mere too sharp for him and discovered the trick. He was sent to geal for twenty-eight days mik hard labour

Mr. Looker appeared for the defence/ve

A stort time ago we puldished a paragraph, from a Forurian paper with reference to the

Santo Domingo goll mine, in the provines of

Latters from the Colonial Sacratary, dated 19th December and 14th Jan respectively,

uring the entire removal of restrictions au Hongkong and the withdrawal of medical in. vesable arriving in parte of Indo China from portion et Japanese ports of vessels arriving from Forms, were tabled. These bare been aready published in local Press.

CorrespondencÊ) TELEGNAPA" RATES

Get Billiter krenuo, London, EC., 10th Nov, 1998; Hongkong Gannral Chamber of Commerce 7. Cooper, one of the prospectors, had been

Doer bir, I have the honour to uckuce lodge killed in a conflict with sarages, but from later papors received we learn that no such conflict recipt of your lottor of the 5th ultimo, hand- took place, thers being no savages in the in.ing me a copy of the report of the proceedings mediate neighbourhood of the mine, and that at special gonors? meeting of the members of Mr. Cooper came to Als death by the cupsining your Lhamber, held on the 18th Sept, to protest against the actions of the Eastern Extensies of a beat in which he was crossing the river. Want Great Northern Telegraph Companies is A cricket match between the Army Navy having vary materially zain their rates from dll be played to-day and tomorror The Okina to Europe and Amerion, and Intreen following are the names of the Army storen: Hongkong and Shanghai, without notice to

Capt. Corey, W.Y.R, P. G. Darios Rd, their constitutente. Cept Dyen, AP.D., C. W. Gordon, W.YR., The general question of telegraph charges to TN Howard, WYR, R. Issoko, WYR the Far East, has been, for some time, s matter Surg Hajor Johnston, & MS, M. E. Logan, u terest to our Association, and at the rosont WY2, Bill WT.R. Rev. 6. Vallirge Congress of Chambars of Cotamgree I gave all H.D. Wood, WYR Hy kind permission of the assistance I could to the scheme for laying Major Grant Dalton and Offers the band of caress the Pacifio to Australia, ou the the 1st Wast Yorkshire Regiment will play graind that it was a first step to a healthy com

petition with the existing linor

Carabera. It was stated in the paragraph that B. C. Chatterton Wilcox, Esq. Becretary,

January to the Straits Settlements, and from the 1st Jely ext to China,

The match between HMS Centurion and the Hongkong Football Club in the shield com petition was witnowned yesterday afternoon by an instally large crowd.The spectators were reduction on the raten, ne from lie let: treated to a capital game, which was, however, marred by two or three weak displays in front of gord which meant the loss of points to both Is not think that the rednet on proposed idow. The first ball was vory keenly contested, for our colony, which I understand, will be the Club having rather the better of the game about one frone per word; will content the bat both teacht lines paid particularly gentan pablle, but you may be incre fortunate wall, their great wallness boing in front efa Ima fed to believe that a mush more gost Neither site hud secred when half time important reduction is contamplatod on China was called. The second portion of the game rates. was all in favour of the alors, bat, they could I will, at the first meeting of the Association, saut once ancceed in kouking down (bo Clubs lag your letter before the members and ask for defense, and as the Club no failed to put the further instructions-Is, doar sir, you ball through extra time as played. Two faithfully, minaros uftor the co-start the Centurion scored

pubftention issued by your organization bearing on trade relations.

With resewed thanks-Believe me, your, very sincerely

R.

SAML COLYSE,

Secretary

The Board of Trade of the City of Toronto

Toronto, November 16th, 1896-

C. Wiloos, Esq. Secretary, Hongrong General Chamber of Commerce, Hong. kong, Chins.

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lions which may be made to the Government of China to bring the excessively heavy tonzage duos pessid on vessels trading with that country within reasonable limits -1 su, dar sit, you faithfaily,

HARICHIS.

Superintenden

onbmit that any further charge is unwarrantell and ought not to be levied

Colexios I, doar sir youre faithfully

R. CILTTERTON WILLOZ,

Sowetary

KWANGTUNG.

of it much sooner. Property costing approx imately 800,000 is also in cord of revelopment, and plans and details for laying out the same in hand, an that provided no forn siromatouses detrimental to house property takes place, your Directora have very op

-We have the honour to request that your spellency will before sterying into effect the The following translation of a proclamation rocommandation of the majority of the in- of the Kwangtung Likin Oflso with regard to official Members of Cleuncil, tendered to your inward Transit parges has been forwarded to us Bxcellency without any consultation with the

the couras cf time, of the earning power of the Company being much improved. In drawing principal shipping firms the persons mest in from us Colonial Secretary's Ooo

Cheng, Financial Commissioner for the Pro- any comparison between the emount standing erested to ralupoes in sucther form the

at property account in the balance sheet and spacial Cap Rock light duos refer this our race of Kwangtung Kasi, decorated with a respectful remonstrance and complaint to the button of the socond class, Judicial Commis rent account in prost and loss account on Right Honourable the Secretary of State for moner for the Province of Kwangiang Ying, the 1st December last, I would ask you to Colonies. Acecorated with a button of the second class, bear in mind the guros I have given in

the Cross Exoliency should decide to sub- Salt Compiler of the two Kwangs Tea, connection with the Corpory'e nndeveloped hit the matter for the consularation of the liclding brevet rank of the second class, Grain properties, and the fact that obst of the pre- Sovintary of State before any clatge is made Intendant for the provinco of Kwang parties bought in 1800 wors sejnited during ask your petition to forward seques of tung. Chang, holding brevet mak, of the the latter months of the tro. Turning to this letter to all Chambers of Commarpe and to third lassan experant Tutendant of Cir. the delt side of proft and os socount you. All shipping argutisticos, and to Invite their cuit on the Ewangtang establisbiont who will observe that charges, are other expenses co-operation with us in representing to Her constitute tho Central Lakin olles for the show some slight incrass, which mater Majesty Government the injustice attending whole province of Kwangtung, do hereby issue arily follow as the Company's interest in honse the course your Excellency's consellers have the following proclamation for the public in property becomes larger. Repairs to helse pro- recotameaded to you. We have the honour to formation.perties is in item which shows a considerable your Excellency's most obwilent, bumble HE Droollency Tan, Junior Guardian of the increase, not only owing to the larger uber Heir Apparent, and Governor-General of the of house we own, bet on account of works two Kwang, hoa transmitted to this ofice copy nonessitated by the Government and Sanitary ofa communication addressed to His Excellency Board regulations, and the expenditure 30 this by Mr. E. H. Frager, Acting British Cousal consclion, which, striatly speaking, is more of for the part of Canton:

Hongkong, 24th December, 1896. His Excellency Sir William Robinson,

- K021.6. Governor and Commander-in-be,

Chief of the Colony of Hongkong BUVO, May it please your Excellency,

We the undersigned, agents and repre- sentativos of companies and irme owning steamers trading to and in the Tar Enet, have. the honour to address you, in the rames and on behalf of our priurisk, on the planet of the light dues now levied and proposed to be levied on rosseln entering the port of Hong- keng, with special reference to the carrespond- epos, recently published, betwson your Excel- langy a Government, the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, and the Unofficial Members of your Counci, condamning the Gap Pook light dusa.

We understand from that correspmilence that your Excellency is prepared to give allest to the promise iade by your predecessor in offies when the Gap Hook light does word. ret voted and to abolish those dnes, the entire cost of theGap Bock light with all its acces saries having been more than covered by the procesi bat that your Excellency propen-to permantly raise the general light dues levied on Varsala frequenting this port from 1 cent to y ents, to supply the daliolasoy caused in the general rovozno of the colony by the standaa Tens of this special charges in respect of this Light ENTERT

We beg, in the first place, to bring to your Lrcelonay' netice that by Sir Henry Puthager's Proclamation of the 16th February, 19 Hongkong, was dechred n ** fras bort, and us tazoner of customs, port duties, or any

H. A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent, P. &.0.B. N. Ca. BUTTERFIELD & Swien, A

Agents, Ocean Steamship Co. Id.,

2. China Navigation Co, Ld.j

Scottish Oriental SS Co, La G. DE CHAMPEAUX,"""

Agent, Messegories Maritimes. MELINERS & Co.,

the satare of improvement to properly than The Acting Consul then requests that ss repairs, has been wholly devited as heretofore to British merabants aro at present convering profit and loss account Fire insurance pre- foreign produce under transit poes into the mis has increase to a great extent on socount interior of Kwangtung, this olles be instructed of the new tariff, nndor which we are unable to to make itself acquainted with the terms of secure the same silvantageous rate as formerly, pzavions despatch from Lie Tsungli Yomen In conclusion, gantismen, I may state that each with regard to award passes in the tre Kyang of our mortgages shows an entirely satisfactory provinces, and to iesne a proclamation ubod mergin and all the property we own fa ja a ing the sense thereof for the information of the good state of repair, and, in the Rise Of DEE publle Mix Fraser further asked that every developed properties, the returns they yield, Agent, Parifio at and Decidental & District Megastrato bo dirested to not in confervent in two instanosa, are orix6 par cant. nat.

Agents, Norddeutscher Lloyd. D. E. REOWN

General Agent, Canadian Pacifio

JR. VAN BUREN,

Orisutal Steauñahip (ogg ppto DonWELL, CARLILL & Co

E, S. WREALLER, E

Agents Northerr Pasific Steam

Rhip Co Shire Line, Mogul Stearnship Co, and other.

GJEE, LIVINGSTON & COST

formity therewith.

A regard to these exceptious your Directors His Excelanay, in forwarding this como no think it necessary to make any provision munication, observes that the despatel con for same, as the deficiency in their turns the Tangli Yamen referred to quoted the 7th arises from purely local and we hope, tempor. Tariff Rule anused to the Treaty of Tientsin,ary circumstances. Wo trust that the nurse rhich runs as fellow S we have again pursuad of carrying forward a Duty free goods, with the exception of the larger amount than on former occasions will Agents, Ben Lare of Shamers, three classes, gold and silver ballon, foreign meet with your approval, as your Directors deem

Eastern & Acatralina 8.3. Co., coins out laggare, whiteb mood not be disonssed; it better than paying one indraasad dividend of Limited

-will, it taken into the faterior, be liable present. Should any shareholders wish for many HOLLIDAY WISH CO

to and trem Inty of 24 per cent more further information I shall be pleased to answer Agenta Chinn Mutual Steam Navi over when merchandise la takon into the any questions which may be put.

gation Co., Limited.

interior the merchant commoned must gire Ebore were no questions, and the Chairman. ARNHOLD, BEG & Co.

notice to the Castore of the sature and moved the adoption of the report and soccante. Agents, Shell Line Rickmern Line, quantity of the goods, the saly from which they SIEMESKя & Co

Agents, Kingsing Line, o. SHEWAN, TOMES & CON

General Managers Chira and Manila

9.3. Co., Limited

Agents, Oregon Railway and Navl gation Co.'s Trazfe S.3, Linə.. Agents, Union Lias and others, SANDER & Com

Agents, Austrian Lloyd S. N. Co. TUDS, ASFOLD

Secretary, Hongkong, Canton and Mood Steamboat Co., Ld CLELOWITZ & Co.,

Agenta, Navigazione Casejala Ita.

BRADLEY & CO.

Agents, Shan Stoamora. DOUGLAS TAPAIR & CO

have hesay landed and their inland destination Mr. MCCONAGHIE-Mr. Cara end gen The Collector of Customs will than on due in temen, I am sure we have all listened with spcotion made and on receipt of the inland dute pleasure and satisfaction to the remarks just parable, issue an inland duly certifte. The madu by our Chairman Ho Jinx gene so fully morchant most produce this cortante at into the figures of the report, and made it so every irrior en route that it may be rised and abundantly clear but these this Com the goods allowed to pass. No matter at what panty are not only woll but carefully and ably point a further duty will be leviable apo sungod, that very little is left to comment goods so certificated,ppon. He has told me that we have acquired It then went on to point out that the inland properties principally during the latter half of half duty was in fact a commutation of the the year, to the value of over $800,000, and no likin lieble in transit, that the exhibition of doubt this has gone partly to swal accounts he trunsit carfilicate to be vised at the destina ayabio from $412,681.03 in last account r tion mentioned herein of course freed the pro- 3756105.81 in the present oue, and I would dnes It obyered from all other charges; but, wry like to express the hope that the Board that, after such produce had been separated wil koop their eye on this secount and from the pass, the likin regulation applied to not permit it to increase too much. Wo all know that the shares of the Land Company are the former aguslly with weertifianted goods.

The Yamla therefore called attention to the Bush favoured by investors, and I think it would have a very bad offoot on the stock if the possibility of a call or, oreo still, un esne of debentures was inuming in the distance. He has further told us that no less a mom

Dear Sir, —I: bag to acknowledge receipt of your circular bearing date October 8th, 1800, other charges were to be levied on any ships or together with copy of report of the proceedingsvezels of whatever, zation or sailing under of the general meeting of your Chamber, and whatever fing that may enter the port or an in so doing I am directed by my Council to their cargoss. Secondly, we would remind advise you that this Chunbar is on record as your Excellency that, mutil the your 1875, 20 doing all in its power to sesist in a scheme for gak dner were levied in Hongkong ud that laying a cable were the Pacific through British they were only imposed in that year for the territory and, as you may have noted by the special purpose of reimbursing e Gorchmont Press, Canadiar, delegates are at prenent in the amemts then resently expended on the Luador, England, conferring with delegates erection of lighthouses and for no other pur- from other porto of Har. Hajeavy's domains, pose, and that the rate then imposed of an cent with the special object of promoting better per fox would appear to hara ben cratinned oble service, and that direct through British after the requisita sama had been raised more through fnnivertonoo than by design. Lastly, territory-1 an dear sir, yours truly,

EDGAR WILY,

your Excelloner has before you, in the lottar Secretary. of the Chamber of Commcrae, addrowood to you in July last, the promisy of late Governor of The Eastern Extension The Great Northern Hongkong ibat the Gap Rock light dues then Australasin and China Telograph Ca. of imposed were not intended to be a permanent Telegraph Co, Ldi Copenhagan. chargo on shipping, or a permanent addition to

Hongkong Station,

the Colerial revenue, but é temporary charge 228th December, 1890 intended to tovar ami provlila for a special ex R. Chatterton Wilsoz, Eng., Biogatery, Hodge, porditare incurred mainly on too representa

kong Gunazal Chamber of Commerca. tions of slurowners and of the shipping interest. Dear Sir With referenes to previous cor. 41 Excelloney's proposal to burden sepondence and particularly to our latter of the commerce of the port with e parwanent 19th August, I have the pleasure to inform the charge on shipping of 24 bouts per ton esti Chomber that from the 1st January next the mated to bring in a sum of $113,000 per annum), following further reductions in tarifs will come in aid of the general venus of the colony iate operation in this region and from the mms when cl, and more than Al, the expensas, non, dato further facilities will be given for news neeted with the construction of all the light telegrama, by Lo catablishment of the following houses nye been defroyed and when the estima

ted cost of the whalo gallonne, batablishment, reduced press tce.

Here follows table of Rates) including cost of maintenanos and röphics, eling into consideration the substantial amounts only to 316.870 panne, un'en reductions to the Companies rates that were firely new dapurture and is nos in-ngcordance madó on the 1st July last, the further largo with the very clear and distinct provisions of roductions which come into force on the let the proclamation flaclazing Hongkong a free, Sir I att indicted to garnowledge the foreign produce, imported anilor half duty cercar dovuloped properties (with two exceptions) January, and the extension of the system of porta reduced Press cafes, the Chamber will no doubt

DAVID BASSOON, BORS & Co.

General Managers, Douglas 8. B. Co., necessity of provoating further difficulties by

Kamited

notifying the mercantile olsas and the public generally by proclamation, so requested His Uxovliency the Governor-floderal to estrust

is subordinates to is a fresh proclamation, an nearly $700,000 represents the value of plainly setting forth the Treaty provisicus for be information and guidance of both Chinese and foreign mereliante.

Agente, Apoar Law of Steamers KS, KYOOKA,

Agent, Nippon Yusen Kaisha. H. JETFLIESE

Agout, Mitari Bishi Gali Kwaisha

car property in su Andereloped late and consequently yielding no retorn, Gentlemen. it is pleasant to look forward to the time when returns from this large san will come in, and when no doubt our dividend will be pra portionately increased but in the meantime Being now in receipt of such instructions it I think we should be quite satisfied with a is the duty of this offler to issue this moclima retazo of 8 per cent, and, personally, I strong ton. It is st the mae time transmitting to approve of the policy of the Peard in carrying the various local authorities and every likin forward any balance, remaining after paying Buol & Fair dividend. It must be a great o station, the roquielle directions to carry out the faction to the Dizators to be able to stoc orders required. R

Anting on this despatch His Excellency wrote Maonger, Chinn ferchante S. N. Coto His Excelener the Governor and gave this WIELLE & CO

ofos instruction in the 33250 indicated. JEABEN & CON LEURS, WEATHER & COM

Agents, Koainklijke Paketvoort

Mastechappij

Manager, Mitini Bosan Kaisha.

Hongkong Colónmi Secretary's Office:

receipt of your lector of the 24th Listant cover-

Company,

Be it therefore how to von merchants and it is to tas shareholders to receive the state the general pablo, Chinese and foreign, that symont "that each of our mortgages shows an cording to the olear provisions of the Trusty entirely satisfactory mrgin, and the eses of

of admilar share which have paid kämenroule MT, BU I Care mach pleasarain proposing

Carried uueniponely.

MY SHARP proposed the re-election of Messza. Henderson neu Coutte as auditors.

Mr. Fouans seconded Carried ananimously,

It was not unreasonable that when for theing a petition to His Excellency the Governorificate to tio matter wast points in tho interier, the yield is over 6 por cant I many here slu, on production and nramination of its state, and I do after inquiry, that the Board, on the rubject of light due and to inform varig pass it tuosity be exempt from All very wisely I think, de not increase the bock topognize that the interests of the telegraphing convezionce if ommerce, the Government of public have been met by the Companies in the colony was called on to incur a large so that the matter in golion will receive additional charges. When the goods shall have cost of any of cur properties developed or une liberal spirit, as the loss of revenge which the espitel expanditare in the erection of light in Exoslenor's early and cirefal spiders arrived at the paint prontioned in the certificate developed, by debiting them with one sent. of Companies will four by the redactions is con-house at the requert reainly of the shipping inI have the honour to her, you most and versed to be under the protortion of the interest. With these remarks I beg to saucźd siderably greater than the increas of revenu isterest the shipping should provide the funds cleient serang

J. H. STEWART LOCKRADE, the charge lerini thereon shall not differ the adoption of the report and the passing of consequent upon the readjustment, of rates required. There is nothing unreasonable or to Fince the receipt of your fatter I hawa, bad a

Colonial Secretary in the slightest dogroo from these levied on goods the sccounta

Carriau puanimonsly. long interview wise Mr. Hesse, the Secretary on the 1st August at remain, dear sir, whisk your petitioners will object in

Ritchie, Eno Supt. P. 20. S. N ningusta, charge on shipping to defray the

This procbmation is published with niow of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, Fourn faithfully,

K. BULLARD, ezpaises of quintaining poys, bearoan, nad

to farther trade by a car onunciation of the sa clection of Mossa. Miebnelson and Leo an understand from bim last there is to be.

Sing directors Acting Manager in China

lights in and about Hongkong, but that whips

Treaty stipulatione and steamers abould be taxed in aid of the":

Hougkeng General

You mereants and pooplo goncerned ought, | MY JORDAN seconded. Dave Chamber of Commates, e 30th December, 1896. general Colonial revenue and to relieve the in-

therefore, noh and all of you to not in con- *** Finngkong, 21st January 1897formity thorovib,...... W. Bullard, Esq. Acting, Mange in China, tunts from bearing their propor burdene is

Do not wastoaly create complications, Eastern Extension and Great Northernwelly in disrecord with the character of a free Bir-A onpy of the petition presented to

Ismed in the 12th moon of the XXII. rear Telegraph Companies,

port and is, we spectfully submit, opposed to His Excellency the Covorcorby shipping firms Doar Sir, I beg to knowledge, with the practice of the leading commercial nations, and agoncise representing steamore hedding to of Range thanks receipt of your favour of the 39th inst. These boys, beacups, algata arendatained and in the Far East n the abject of the light Roogivet January the 16th, 1897 announcing in tabulated form, further for the benefit of the colony and the profit at does living boon forwarded to this Chamber Translated by ductions in tariffs to Straits Bettlements, North its inksbitants, anu atirnos trade and conty Committee wish to express to the Govern Borneo, Netherlands Indies India, Ceylon, meres thither, and the inhabitants not only havement hair most zapustio ccreurrenas in the Indo Chins, Siam, Amstelagie, do, do not borne one coat of the tapeness of their con views set out in tant memorial

In a letter addressed to you on the Blet July Your lottor is being placed before my Comairtation or maintenance, but it is now proposed

The new sparate for rapidly printing. pho Putter-Iau, deur air, yours faithfully,

they shoull derives direct profit frogs thom last the opinions of this Chamber on this im R CHATOMSZON WILCOX, 5.We very mosh dotit if in any highly portant question ware stated at some langthographe is now employed at the establishment

civilad country has a delibere fe atlerpt orer The more amount of the light des Bot of Arthur Schwartz, of Floriin, for, Ulustrating whore their sildrysses are knowi heen wede totaled a profit recens ont of regarded so much es in the prinalple involved magisines. The lamide paper mostly used s

India rubber in spite of its growing scarcity light chass boy have always been hapored in the practical stention of the special: Gap About 4 inches wide and more than 1,000 yards for the erprets purpose of providing for the Rock tax. That taxes imposed at the sng long, although a width of about 18 inches is construction and maintenance of lighthouses, gestion of the shipping interest when adroca ometimes read, and he sits pictures of men and expensiven ge, is meeting with favour as S buoys and buncons and for co other purposting the provision of light at the southern an on ursstack have beau produced As way paving for streets. It was first tried en a Bin, I am directed by by Comition to whatsoever. It has happened that in the prosch to the port and it was agreed that ex 40,000 copies of cabinet photographs have bridge in Hanover a little more than a year ago low swift abot woolil have you them the gams, yost letter dated 8th October bandling copy of bring to the malice of the Governmrs hat courte et tlade the presise object for which sits imposition should cases on as it had been printed and funds ready for distribution sad has proved so satisfautery that experimenta protest of your Chamber against the action at samma to them a defect in the law relating to light drebas Deux Imposed has been lost visidet sum sufflant for the purpose in ten hours. An eleguat print by this process with it for ordinary wozdways are being made of the player missing, and then muling the the Eastern Extension and Great Northern inpasutious persons landed in this colony sight of and that a prost, rovence has fact shes secomplished, and the pre sentiren in a Kussian photographic journal, in Berlin and Homburg. It le sait to bɔ pars

less slippery and more durable than spielt, Telegraph Companies, who, Bocording to the smbodied in Ordinance No. 12 of 1958 kacin uskoon derived from it, but he soon at ntte per fon erdinarly levied is ample to pay for the which states that the 100 copies the slition fectly noises, quaffected by hut or cold, and

Lion has been called to the fsit, there is upkop of all the existing lights Diy Opm were absolutely idention in tone and finish, v terms of your letter and euclosures, Laro ruined the Vagraney Ordinance

WADARSON, Chairman.

Straits Bottlemonts Aszociation.

fastorstill and the excitement increased when the The Incorporated Chamber of Commercs

and the point was groetod with trimonions

chearing by the zazz of warsmen on the ground,

The gaing, which through been fart, become

Club put the ball through and ante matters. equsl In the ten minutes the Club

throw away a splendid chance of maning, a

but the opportunity was not taken advantage

ball When the fil wistle blew the game

stood a dray, sus gosi'encă.

of Liverpool Liverpool, 17th November, 3896.

Dear Bit-I hare te acknowledge receipt of

Secretary,

BIPOB NESS AND THE VAGRANOT

URBINAWOPEN

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,

Hongkong, 5th January, 1897

(Signed) W JAN

JAMIESON

The CHAIRMANTA ecclures the busi I of the meeting. I thank you for your, attan lance. Thuse of you who apply at the alice can have dividend warranta to-morrow. morning all those shareholdere outside the colony will have their warrants posted to them