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however, it may be useful to direct attention to a somewhat selagove question in Hong kong, only here the question affects more immediately Europe children. For many years it was a ground of complaint agalust the Central School, now the Queen's College, that it did not offer facilities for the education of European children under con- [2087ditions acceptable to the parcats, who, not unreasonably, objected to the association of their children with Chinese in mixed classes. Scame years ago this objection was Tamored by the establish out of a separate department for European boys, and the

THE HONGHONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 18mm, 1897.

HIMB Archer arrived from Japan yesterday,

The 17:8.3. cruiser fachias arrived from Saigon yesterday.

Captain Kei, of the Japanese Army, has been attcebed to this Srd Tufantry Brigado at Allar shot for six months.

H.M.B. Archer had her bowsprit and hemd carried away during a storm countered on the 7th inst. while on the voyage from Tokohama to Nagasaki.

THE QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE,

Government. Carette Extraordinary was Jesued yesterday afternoon containing a moli, dration to the affork that His Excellency the Governor has been plant to appoint the fol

gare

Hon. F. A. Cooper

Mr. A. Coxon Mr. D. R. Crawford Mr. N. J. Đde Mr. J. J. Francis Mr. D. Gillios

Mr. H. M. Mesta

MH. B. Hody

Mr. R. M. MOB

HRONICLE AND DIRECTORY CUINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO CHINA, STRAITS, NETHERLANDS INDIA, SIAM, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, &c., &o character of the education given thorin his visit to England to attend the Diamond Mr. R. M. Gray Mr. H. A. Ritchie

WITH WHICH ARE INCORTOLATED THE OHINA DIRECTORY

AND.

THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST. год

1897.

Tao Turry-FIFTH ANNUAL Issun which will be found, as hitherto, mere fall and accurate than its predecessors.

Royal Ostavo Complete with Maps and Plans. Pp. 1,240, $7.. Directors only, pp. 872, 89.50.

has afforded general satisfaction and yielded good results. Now, if report sponks truly, the Governing Body has decided that there shall be no separa tion of antionalities and that the Euro- penu boys must join tue eame classes as the Chinore. This would amount virtually, though not formally, to the exclusion of European children, and the decision, if it lins been arrived at, is one to be severely deprecated.

THE constitution of the Imperial Back of China, an outline of which we reproduce in other columns, is perhaps the most A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. significant sign of the awakening of China that has yet been afforded to a much doubt ing foreign public. The Bank is to be mannged on the lines of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, with foreign managers, and "al mandarínic methods and officialdoni" GLASS BOTTLES are to be strictly talousd. If this part of

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ELEGANT PATTERNS.

WHOLESOME CONFECTIONERY

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IN LARGE ASSORTMENT.

FRENCH CONFECTIONERY AND

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During the absence of the King of Simon

Mɛ. Ha Arsi of the Crown Princo, will not as Rogent. Hon. Ho Kai Jubiles celebrations the Second Queen, mother

at. Io Tung The British commanity at Kobs have decided Mr. T. Jackson that the celebration, of the Queen's 'Dimand" Jubilee shall take the form of an ovozing fete, with entertainments of various kinds, Uluninn tiens, ete, and a special entertainment for children.

Mr. J. Raymond

Mr. Horbert Smith Mr. J. Thorlen Hon. Woi Yuk Hus. T. H. Whitehead

THE OPENING OF THE WEST RIVER.

AN OUTLINE OF THE CONSTI LUTION OF THE IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA, 1.The Imperial Chinese Bank of Interns

that boys are wall grounded. There are certain schools in the vicinity of naval porta which have for a greet niany years past made a pollity of preparing oralkates for the

of those notes will never exceed the amount of cash reserve in the Bauke

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ml to the provincial author tion will las made at the diseration of the Board of Dicouture in castitation with the Chief Navy, and which it cannot fastly be hut oramming prevails. At there Ravenna must be given before stol loans can schools there le invariably Navy lane, Mr. Seidmore hus déclined to roosivo any lowing Committon for the purpose of consider. tional Commerso i setablished by special Im.npager, and the ease of the Baid of said remuneration from Miss Jacob for his ring cul making arrangerzone for the stars to poris ediet at the recommendation or be issued. The methods employed by the and the master in charge of this depart Fassional services to hor

be taken by this colony to sclereto the com.sung Yama. The Tavo há been asked

money to the Imperial Government will but the examination papers. Thore are also Imperial Exchequer in the Tank, and to allow thered to by the Bank in the abopo instances privato tutors (und the mumber le yearly, it plation of the 60th year of the Iteigz of Her to sinction the deposit of the fands of the Hongkong and Bhanghai Bark when lending rat so donbt komps a watehful ure upon

it to transmit the taxes from the provinces to Hoa Belilios.

A to the coinage of silver dollars and crousing) who take only a few pupils, and 'thas. Majesty the Queu

Mr. La Sing Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving Hon. J. H. Stewart Peking. For this as a mach lower charge subsidiary money, the Bonfil of Ditestors will compete with the more roepgnisol, propavatory Hon. C. P. Chater Lockhart

will be made, without any detriment to the Hon, FH May, O... Bank, than has been hitherto alarged by daliborat over the utter when the tinio schools Thess tators may messed in crum- cours, subject to the spiroval of H. Bhing,wing an ocasional duffer, but we voulure to Mr. A. P. Morwen other native barks, whose charge for trans

when alrico will be followed, say that duffora who have been merely stuffed milung Government money has always bean. exorbitant. With these privileges, especially commotion with this important with a smattering of knowledge are untally, if the first, the pohlis will have proved to trust to Improve the name condition of not invariably, wested ont downg the Britannia that the Bank is under the special protection the Buiry, it is intended to establish at aure It is alrecut certain that if the Public

Shanghai a Gonoral Chamber of Commares, in School enter into competition with the oran of the Imperial Government

2.Branch offices will be natalialiod in att will there will be, amongst other tradie, reens and preparatory schoale, it will be found the Treaty ports provincial capitals, and presentatives from the railways, soemship acercary to establish special plasser for the capitals of the principal Fawers of Europe and Compažius, telegraphs, goal and other mines, Navy boys, and thus to follow upon lines already establishct. As for the advantages Amerion. The Head Offee will be at Shanghai, and banks

2tMoneys of the atorgammed corporations claimed for a Public School education wo mast which, with the brauch in Peking, is to be oponed, in the airly part of the spring of 1897. deposit in the Bault will be treated in expetly confess that these as by no means no apparent the same way as those déposited by private as the Tinas apears to consider. Leng The other branch offices will be stablished in individuala, and no oxir privilege or favour experience has shown that the cons of naval nud their order of nosessity until all the place will be grantul in considntation of the focus military men generally makes the best officers. abcro noted possessed of them. With restants of these powerful corporations. That and it is quite certain that for naval floors cua At last the official announcement of the conference to the same to be observed in China the Book will prosper, if marviged on strictly send to send their boys to may of the range. clasion of the agreement under which the the Bank shall be called the Ixoparial Chinese business principles and with potent bonesty nisid Public Schuids. The great majority of the Chinese Government hare censented to open Dank of International Contero, but in

at private schools, and specially conated for the the West River to foreign tradis and tester Europe and America it will simply boar the hera canot be the lightest doubt. To give outonauta now serving were probably educated

tute of Limperial Bank of Chius. The name in navigation has arrived. According to the the various other cities will have the name of 24 The Hongkong and Shanghai Bandt's entry examination for a year or so before jois British Minister's letter, there are to be three this special city where it is situated added to original capital is $10,000,000, subscribe in the ing the Britannis. We do not think the Ad- Treaty Ports and four way stations where the general natus; for instance, the branch at usual way. According in ite balance sheet for niralty hare any cause to be disenfinfled with rassengers and goods may be landod. Wacho Faking will be called "The Peking Branch of his year (1896) after deducting interest paid the oficiency of these sicers, ner dove consider pouse, ate the waarvo fund has hae built up served by offering saucial advantages to the sou 'Commerco," and so on... is thus to be the head of the river Navigation the Imperial Chinese Bank of International out and dividends to shareholders, general sex that the best interests of the Navy would be 3-In cases where there are no branch ofert S., and it is also an Insurance fund of wealthy men. This is a point which Mr. Gos and Samslut and Kongkun the intermediate parts. Saiushui is an important trado contes when the Bank shall have boguz business, bruit of 350,000. Notas squal to 39,008,030 odd chan may have overinoked when he hald bis oui as ugents of the Bank until such time as the actint to $67,379,000 odd. There is also gold peaking from €150 to £200 your to mis at the junction of the North with the Westworthy and substantial hongs or banks will not have been while the deposits now forenses with the load masters. It ousts, rongly egunt to $57,198000 odd in the vaults of that tain a boy st one of tho recognised Pablin Bark, and bils, etc., equal in value to $14,82,000 Schools, This implies thuit cnly wealthy mon River, and Kongkan has between Shuibing Board of Directors shall be warranted in estab

The capital of the Bank will be 1le. was $125 per share, but they are now sald in sons. If the education obtained at these schools the way parts. Koma and Kengmoon are with the general schonerat situated on the lower reask of the West River between Samshui un Maeno. The West River 5,003,000 with power to bresse at discretion the markets at $250 -prezium, or 8975 per were suitable to the Nary we sould andaratand will ha formally orgasd on the 4th June, and of the Foard of Directors if basins should hate. This is a clear proof that a Bank is Mr. Geschen's attitude, bat Greek and Latin it is to be hoped that the anticipations formod prave flourishing enough to warrant the addi-bound to prosper if directed on proper business fional capital divided into 50,000 shares of Prineiploe and with a stall composed of rise of concerning it may be realised, if not at once thon in the course id a few years. If the Lis. 100 per share. The Bank will be on the Froved ability and integrity. All anodarinio it is probable that quite as good manners and limited liability prizeiple Tls. 50 will have to methods and couldgn must therefore he experiment protos successful, the Chinese may be paid on application for each share. The strictly tabooed from the now Bank if the

open the river is far ar be induced later on Nanning or Pos6. The rayigation beyond absequent onlls will be Tis 25 each time; but sharabeldere desire it to prosper like, the Heng

a two months notice will be advertised in thokong and Shanghai Bank. Wachaw, however, sonid only be recompiled local papers whenever these calls are to be made ut by the Chief Manngor, and they will be 26-The balance sheets will always be certi- by storm wheel boats of very light draught

The Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce upon the shareholders.

With regard to ineroass of capital is duly presented to the shareholders not later writes us a follows:

desirable--hareholders will have the refusal of the now shares, and all those not taken up by them will be placed on the market. have more than a local reputationi constituting to the Britannic examiration-Noval and

The report is again sasiduously about fast the Armstrong firm is going to establish branch works in Japan under a subsidy from the Japanese Gorersment Wa bolove that there is no more truth in the statement on the pra occasion than when we were able to authorita tirely deny the rumour a few months ago. London and China Express.

The Gazette of 5th February announces that the Qnean has beori graciously plated to appoint Me, Joseph Henry Longford to be Her Majesty's Comal at Nagasaki Mr. Hsary Alfred Con- stant Bonar to be Her Majesty's Consul ist Tameni; Mr. Wizm Jusople Kenny to be Her Burgh Money Layard to be Her Majesty's Conal for Hakodate and Niigata, to reside at Hakodate; and Mr. Alfred Ernest Wiloman to bo Her Majesty's Vico-Consul for Hyngo and Osaka, to reside at Hynge.

an instance SA

purely Chimese institution, but is to Lo Majesty's Consul as Tninos; Mr. Rayıɑant de and Takling; twe of the most considerable ofishing a regular branch office in Bocordance dil. The original value of shares in that Bank van alfort such a system of vlucalion for their

the programme is honestly followed out there can be little doubt of the succese of the new institution. Banking on sound com meroist principlas has been eminently successful in Japan and there is no reason why it should not be equally or even more successful in China, where the field is larger. The chief danger is lest back the promise to keep the new fres from official influence and control should

A paragraph having appeared in the Peking and Tientsin Times of the 20th alt, with refer Bace to a misunderstanding in which a distin- guished diplomat" was conorned, the following Expres was issued in Tintain tha sans day: The Editor of the Feking and extrin Times regrets tlust a paragraph concerning an incident between a Feking diplomat and one of his subordinates was published in this morning's par, as he is assured, from an authoritative Source, that the incidents recorded-did not tako place."

Hongkong General Chamber of Comerce,

Hongkong, 17th March, 1897- Dear Sir,The following is a copy of a Jelter from H.D.M.'s Minister at Poking on tus subject of the opening of the West River to foreign trade, kindly forwarded by the Government for the Information of the Chamber of Connnerse

than three months after data of Issna,

7.-The following are the goutlemen (who

is a porr foundation for the naval officer, and for the so-called tone" of the Public Schools habits can be required on board ship. We may sum up in a few words: if the Admiralky dosi Schools should not, on that account, be unduly to raise the age of entry still higher the Public

long as he adapts biureall; to the situation, and favoured. There is room for the rammer so

no smuant of ubase will drive him from the field There is no room for the Public Schools

so long as they refuse to adapt their curriculum

POLLA PODRIDA.

the presoat Provisional Beard of Directors to Mutary Resord, sangurate the establishment of the Bank Chang Cheng-sun, Zelt Chingobong, Yen Hsing lou, Yang Won-shin, Lin Htio-shon, Ten Yirs, Ch'on Heien, Yang Tinz-kan, Sze 20 bin and Cha Pri-chan: HE Shing will have general supervision over the Bank until the regular Board ba confirmed. NC, Daily News.

6.-It is intended to commence business, for the present, with only half of the proposed apital, viz., Ts. 2,500,000. Of this sum II.E. Sheng Hauka hullus gauranteed the sum of 32. 1,000,000 subscribed by the shareholders of the Chian Morohante' . N. Co. and of the Chinese Telegraph Administration; the Board of Directors another Tls 1,000,000, and the balance required, at prosent, of Tis, 500,000 will be placed on the market at the various

AMERICAN RELATIONS: Treaty parts and provincial capitals in order to GENERAL HALDERMAN ON enable Chinese thrors to subscribe for them.

WITH SIAM. The allotment of shares must be at the diecration of the Board of Directors, lika the

The Exchange Telegraph Company atates not be honestly fulfilled. The temptation that withough ng oficial amouncement has been to Viceroys and lesser officials to derive adn with reference to the retirement of Sir

"Peklag, February 19th, 1897 some personal advantage from what pre- Robert Meade, the Permanent Under-Secretary

Sir, I have the honour to inform your mises to be a lucrative business will be of State for the Colonies, that agency learns

or excellent authority (but it will take place at Excellency that in gremont was signed hors very strong and when Chiness officialaan ly hate, and that his successor will be Mr. on the 4th instant on behalf of Her Majesty cannot impose squeezes in a direct manner Murray, of the Treasury, who was during the Government by which the Chinese GovTere fast Liberal Administration private secretary ment engage to open the following places, DELICIOUS SWEETS they are generally fruitful in schemes for to Lond. Resetary. It is nuderstood that even Lamely, Wachow-fa in Kwaigai, and Samehui arriving at the same result indirectly. Wei Sir Robert had not met with his recant oily and Koagkon market as Treaty poris 1.hope, however, that the Imperial Bank of unfortunato occident, which still. confires him and Consular stations with freedom of Dariga enstom prevalent in foreign commercial underbra of 24 Jauniary Inst

China may be successful in steering clear to how have given up kis position for steamers between Samsunt and to

Wachon and Hongkong and Canton by a tion before long.

routs from each of these latter places, to be This Foochow Echo of the 6th March may eclected and notified in advance by the Ins We have at present among us Dr. Morrison, perial Maritime Customs, and also that the who has sloody made himself knows to those following four places shall be established a who live in the East, as the author of An porte of call for goods and passengers, namely. Australaw in China." Dr. Morriser, after a Longmoon, Korchnk, Bhuising, and Takking lengthy tour in Siam, is now on his way to the agreement to come into fores within four Poking, but Ims bean mufortauste suongb toonths of signature.

The necessary instructions have sirenly contracts Fevere attack of malarial fever, which

Ho to keeps him with us for a few days longer. He boot issued by The Tsaugli Tamong the fast, but his medical adviser bere aheulutely Customs, and also to the local authorities of forbits his going on until he picks us strengti, Krangtung and Kraugs. and us Dr. Merrien doubiless has a lot of lined.

"I have the honour to be, sir, work before him it is just as well he should Year Excellency's must obediert herable

servant, caporate befors moving ou

4CLAUDE MI. MACDONALD. "His Excellency,

Sir William Robinson, K.C.M.G.,

Hongkong.

HOUSES.

of shoals of this charactor and pursue a prosperous career. The European banking institutions, and empecially the one that the CONSERVES ERON THE BEST PARISIAN Imperial Brak has taken as its model, will, we are curo, be glad to welcome the new comer, for in so far as it contributes to the opening up of China and the extension of International commerce it will widen the other banks' field of operations and ministar to their prosperity.

CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS.

OF

SPECIAL CONSIGNMENTS

CHOICEST CHOCOLATES.

FANCY BOXES or RARE DESIGNS FOR PRESENTS.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG, DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 5th January, 1897.

NOMOS TO CORRESPONDENTS

:

The Foochow learns that, Sir Claude Muxlonald is expected to pay Foochow a visit shortly.

At the Vulcan Shipbuilding Yard, Bredow, neur Stellin, where the Chinese torpede gan boat Fe Ying was built in 1805, throd protected

The N. P. steamer Olympic has arrived at Tokohama from Theemo, and sails thenos kerniers for the Chinara Governmen are in asy for Hongkong by the usual parts of call.

We nuderstand that H.M.B. Grafton, Capt Edward P. Jones, is having for Manila to-day and will return to Hongkong in about ten days.inches, utul the gang Te to have steel shicité.

Tho C. P. steamer Raigrees of China, frem Vancouver, arrivel 3 Kobe at 7 am yesterday morning and left again at 10.30 a.m. the same day for Nagasaki.

The P. & O. steamer Thames loft Singapore yesterday morning at Cam. with the outward

on the 22nd,inst.

hand. They are sister ships of 2,950 lous, 328 feet long, with 41 feet beam and 16 fast 6 inches extreme draught. Protection is given by steet. docks, varying in thickness between 1 and 23 The arawileut will consist of three 6 inches and eight 4 inshoe Krupp quick-tirers, six 14 inches Hotelkiss quick-firers, and six Maxims, and there will be thres above water forpode tubes The machinery has been built at the Valean works, and engines of 8,000-horse "power, drir- ing twin brews, arg to give a speed of 195 knots. The normal coal supply of each cruiser

·S,& Ci

Yours faithfully, R. CHATTERTON WILCOX,

Secretary.

CORRESPONDENCE.

It is so fer escaped the notice of the general public that by the elevation of Mr. Justivo Chitty by a Tard Justiceship of Appeal

it is now possible to form a Court of Appeal of old Blues. Both Lord Ecker and Lard. Justice A. L. Saith won their blus at rowing, whilst Lord Justice Chitty gained is in the cricket field. It will be remembered that Lard Justice Smith was one of the Cambridge Eight in 1859, when the Light Blue's bout sank.

As a memorial of the recort reign of her Mojosty, the Goldsmithe Company have do cited to sat apart u sam of £20,000 for the founding of peasions in connection with the large sum is ansunity expended in a Je way. roll and sliver trades. At present, though n among the freomen of the empany, no part of the company's income is devoted to the cotaal workers in the craft with which the guild has for centuries ben aviated.

We take the following from the New Fork

Ganeral Haldors who has tavelled ea 7Intending shareholders may pay other into the branch offices of the China Morchanta tomeivels in the East, and for five years repre Co. in their respective aitise or those of the sent the United States Government in the Telegraph Administration, who will grant the most acceptable manner as Coneal, Consul

cery Amporary rompts or is preferred General, and then Minister at Bengkok, and is, they thay transmit direct to the Head Offer perhaps, a better authority on Siaries affairs at Shanghai In all cases the reverpts granted than any other man in this country, says that will be tempocity certificates, and regular share he reads will distanst the Bangkok talograms, certificates will not be issued gatil all the shares which be regards as purely sausational shall have been fully pad op, der d

On a friendly mission," lo fays, it would prapur enough to send a war vessel up the --The baries of the chief officers of the ho prop testostly, to gratify our own pride

aid that of the handful of American mission. It is rumored that the English bishops are corded in the usual way. But all businesses there besides, such a rist wald piene contemplang issuing a joint reply to the methode pursued, by the Bank will be entirely on the foreign plan, as has been the way with the the Sismuse king and people, but we should rewnt. Bell of the Pops on the validity of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, which is to baritate tu play the swashbuckler and bully Anglican Ordes. The manifesto will be written wade the model of this Bank in everything I with poor little Sinn an some others have done,in Latin and English, and will treat in su ex- There would be to be no danger of any haustive manner of the whole question from the word, the Eank is to be a commercial institutioness of American patige in the Orient, of Anglican standpoint Farligular attention, will hence there will bag official deputier (wet

ans) appointed and, in their stead, there will necessity for enforcing our demands by n be paid to the historical aspect of the question, be Directors publicly chosen and appointed; exhibition of power this is the language of and points of dostrine will also be fully discussed. there will be no Great Seal issued by the Pek the telegram-if such demands be just andÀN VAN V ing Board of Werks, but instead ita seal will be reasonable Siam is a feeble power, and might the amal business up commercial in easily be overrun mal appropriated by the There is in the February Wisulsor Magazino stitutions. All mandarizis cliquette and oustern National Goard of the District of Columbia very interesting interglow with Mr. J. of Bakeratrol, whose photography of Kayak will be nobesitatingly abooed and only inebrin Her Prime Minister whom I know well, a Rassell, of Russell and Song, the photographers, vogue in commercial undertakings, pare and clover Amalic, would procrastinate, equivocate, ties are well known, The Guron is always "lakon at Windsor-generally in one of tho simple, will be adliered to. "Integrity, Impar and prevaricalo to the end of the dispter; bat tality and Strict Attention to Business" will i manter, she King, would not in my jug arawing-roons Her Majesty, it seams," in. be the motto of the Bank. No ivoritism or ment deny justice to an American, or o repre- nepotism will be permitted, as might be the case scafative of any other Power, with the moral variably leaves the arrangements to the pue If the Bank were to be conducted otherwise feroo of a nation at his back. In the days fegrapher" mid Mr. Ensall "Of course ope The power will be in the buds of the Dircotors, when arbitration is uppermost in the minds of bas to work very rapidly, and one eratorr to get as many plates as possible. But at the all pool poople, we should not meet the dis while the profite will go to the sharebotis

9-Out of the fuls of the Bank a fixed tinction of "blowing Bangkok to smithereens best of thes a sitter may becomes fatigasd, Cheuk. about the settling of whose estato and, therefore, in the case of her Majesty, wo mmake little alteration in the various positions 2,000,000 or of Ths. 1,000,000 at the comment

we can. Sometimes she will suggest an and wearing & bunut instead to give variety to the photographs." MAR alteration, such as Laring the lace can removed

ONLY COMMUmoralrans relating to the nges column English mails, and isoxpected here about 8 sin. will be 220 tons, and her complement 250 kcers members of tho Royal Hungkeng Yacht Club deposit will be placed uside, consisting of shop is som trouble, Mr. Hallerman says, w

bo to Tux ErroL.

shpendentismuat forward theirkamy and address with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publication, but as evidence of goal faith.

Ali letters for publication should be written on one No ankyously signed communications that how already appeared in other rapers will be inserted

inds of the paper only..

Orders for entra copine af: DAILY Pass should be ant before 11 mon day of quiication: After that Telegraphic Address Fuse AB Code.

"P:0, Foz, 2),

Telephone No. 12.

The 31. M. atosuer Oceanien had the Chinese fing dying at the main when she left yesterday for Europe, in beroar of H.E. Loh Hong-le, the now Minister to England, who is a pas senger by her. Previous to leaving His Ex- cellency exchanged the usual oficial alle.

H.E. Chang Yan woon, the Special Ambas hour the supply is limited. Unly Supplied for Cash sader who is to reprment the Emperor of Chiza on the ecmsing of the celebration of tho Queen's Diamond Jubileo, will, we hear, travel by the Canadian rogto, loaving Shanghai by the Empress of China next month.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH 18th, 1887.

Ar the recast annual meeting of the Shanghai ratepayers the most burning question discussed was thuit of the admission of Eurasian children to the Public School,

The Kanagawa mor, the new N. Y. K.steiner which arrived at Kobe on the 6th instant, brought, we learn from the Kobe Ohrmide, five cases of geld bars from England consigned to the Blokin Ginko. The coulants of each use is worth about 60,000 you. This gold is part of the 20,000,000 you of the war indemnity which is to be brought to Japan.nly with

and moni

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A good story is going the rounds of Bishop

"We do not hold ourselves responsible for the. opinions expressed by our correspondents. THE ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT TO THE EDITOR OF THR "DAILY TEEES. DEAR SIR,I am commissioned by the who are owners of and interested in boats The Japas Mail of the 2nd March Bayscing in the Booood. Ciss, to inform you ont in proportion to tho balf capital first modics! Tisionary of the Presbyterian dene sion to go into this tenkwood and ivory business, amount of the Cin Prize Money lutherto the Throne, whenever made in order to to

Dertlip Siamese Coreanout becoming his creditor serions affair happened in Tokyo about 4 o'clock at in consideration of the fact that the subsribed. This unit will be reported to tination, bat years age he gave up his profas on Sunday afternoon, near Megane Bridge. A apportioned to the First Class was at a meet. placed in record

10. Balance shoots and statements of no through lopus advanced and concessions granted, carriage from the Rassini Logatibo, containing ing to-day reduced, they are desirous of offer- the nurse and two children of Aladanie Speyering a Cup of the valne of at least $50 to be counts will be made semi-annaly like those of and the time of his death, being sill in debt parts of Balatya Seme in age he was. wils of the Rristian Churgé d'Affaires, was computed for by First Class boats only, the other Foreign Bouks. Eight per cent, interest to that Government, it employed the gun the cast of su Episcopal family in West Vir raturaing from Uyano and proceeding toward course, Landicap, and conditions of the race to

on capital will be allowed shareholders, and the means of collecting what was due it from his

• ginin Larring from the Bishop that he if any, will be divided into a bonus to estaó Ogasmaabi, when a drankton artillery be settled by the donors-I am yours faith-stop and staff, used to us for the Keltet affair, it will be rontera-liked hard-boiled eggs for breakfast, his bostaus: collided with one of the barses He instantly felly

The halovce, after apportioning the above, will hered that Kellett is reported to have been fired wont to the kitchen to boil shots horself. While be divided into 80 per cent. dividends to upon und wounded by Siamese soldiers. Mr. si eugogod she began to sing the first stanza: ef a hymnu Then alie sang the second stanse, jumped op at the betto and pulled him from the hox Thet, he and two other artillerymen

shareholders, and 20 per cent. sa o royalty to Hallerman absolutely disorsdits the faéta az likewise intoxicated, started to wreck the

Government for its protection to the Bamic telegraphed. A man with a club, he says, could the Bishop, who was in the dining-room, join- carriage. Upon the polico coming on the ReeDe

worgome half a dozen Siamese diors, who ing in. When it was finished there was silence, attmated by the noise, the men took off ibeir

and for the following exclusive quivileges are poor fellows at the bush, and likely to run and the Bishop. romaricad, Why not sing the graated, namely, issue of notes, coinage of

at the frat quifestation of hostilities. He third verso The Lhird verse? replied belts and set upon the police. One constable

money, deposit of exchequer funds, and forthoke when the matter is, trivestigsted it will the lady, as she came into the dining room was severely injured, and then the soldiers as away A mounted gentar fallcwed and the

Poking, sys men are in Arrestal. Muisine Speyer's. eldest daughter is 7 years old, the yealyst 4 years. Fortunately they received no injuries.

D. WILKINSON, Vistarin Recreation Cinb./

Hongkong 17th March 1897.

THE SHANGHAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE HONG.

KONG LIGHT DUES.

Ats Comittee Meeting of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce held on the 2th of March, the following, correspondence was ordered for publication —

Shanghai General Chatter of Commeren.

Shanghai, 23rd February 1537. The Secretary

Chamber of Commerce, Hongkong. Dear Sir-Your letter of 20th ultimo, with enclosure, has had the careful consideration of

|trinemitting axes from the provinces pour in a different light He believes, too, marrying the steaming ge; Oh, that's not

PUBLIC SCHOOLS CRAMMERS.

A descendant of Rob Ruy, the famena High land outlaw, died last wook in a Scottisle poor house He was the chieftain of oz of the

It will to left to the discretion of the the American flag is quite as mol, respected 100ssary. "I don't understand, raplied Board of Directors betler, after recchio iu Biain as that of any other nation At least Bishop Parut "Oh you so, he said when Tls 5,000,000 mount of capital, the reserve this was so when he was Minister there, and he Lam cooking eggs I always sing one verse for Thongh of information as to the result

fan-I is to lu juureused farther or not

has no reason to belites, there has been any soft-boiled and two for hard-boiled.” 12The Board of Directors will be twoire change in this particlar. af the Pacifle Cable Conference is boon rigor

in number, and if any addition is to be made to this number, the additional Diróctors must be The practies of notifying the time at which only denied to all applicants at Downing An institution which receives a substantial the delivery of the mails from Europe ia com Stroot, two of the Canutian representatives at

man of High reputation, business integrity"

The Admiralty bave decided that the crammer principal branches of the Clan Cragor, sad there grant from the Municipal fands and is menced might with advantage be extended also the conference, the Hon. A. G. Jezes que Mr.

utility, and solid substance, posaming large ausged by a Committee appointed by the to the local mails and it would be an additional Sandford Fleming, have, on their return to Council. In February last the head master, advantage if the hour of which the msils Canda, mude statements which fully confirm

interests in the Bank, chosen from the stove ought to be abolished, and that it is desirable is considerable indignation that such a historic by direction of the Educational Committee.ro 185eived was also notiled. The Orcanis the annouzcowent as to the favourable natazo my Commitive, and I am directed to inform holders, Thord rust. be at least three Manag that candiditis for the Britannia should receive personage should have been allowed to spend

arrived from Shanghai about balt-past one on of the report. Mr Jones, who with Bir Donald

Tight Head Office, who will exercise active supervision There, too, bas taken up the question, and that of a kilted Gasl. The paper was the last with your protest against the levying

appears to consider the so-valled cramming of descendant of Gregor Gluu Dhu (llack Kneo), issued a notice to the effect that the Tuesday, hut her mails were not delivered until Smith represented, the Canadian Gronaut on that this Chamber is entirely in according Directors to attend to the business of the their education at the Pablie Salools The his last days is the garb of a proper instars of

at la inquiry, said when questioned on the Dean shipping for any other than light over it. subject at his house in Halifar, Nova Scotia -

Hission from Prince Charles as colonel in the Committee regretted that the arrangements after six

made by the Hongzong Governmout at the time on foreign principles, there will be appointed he wamming system, so far as the Navy is made by them for the future working of the Instead of the Cotamendant's parede ordered I feel at Bberty to say this much, that the house purposes; and in view of the statement 13-As the uk is to be mangal entirely ostilidates for the Assy is a serious evil. Now, the nephew of Rob Roy, the received a Com school rendered it impossible for them to for Saturday next, the 20th inst the Hong repark was a unions one, and based on the when the fax was originally imposed, that it to the branch offices in Peking and the Treaty concerned, is not generaily undamtood, and, Scottish army at the time of the Highland continuo to receive scholars except such kong Valmteer Corpe will, by direction of cafesional opinions of the highest authorities was caly levied in order to pay for the actual porte foreign managers and staffe as at the will all dos respect to be hond master of Robellion, and was thuis comosuder of the

H.. the Major Goast Commanding, take part in the world. It will ge to show that the cost of the Gap Rook bgbances and would be Head Office, while the compradores will let us Hurrow, we doubt very wel whether the fortressss of Daune, Cardross, ad Ballenton

laying of the cable is quite rusticable withdrawn when that was accomplished, my assistant manegers. But if any measures of Public Schools will ever be able to prepare all in Monteith-and had obtained from James Ts are of Western parentage on both sides. in march out of the troops of the garrison on The notification naturally raised a storm of that day. Beth urite will fall in at the Lend gasstion that had uut up to that time been Committer fill to see justification for any importance are to be undertaken, reference bose for the Britannia entry, exuorination til TV Marquis of Montrose, a feu charter of the labelled as crammers. It is true that at the last faresque Loch Katrin, in the heart of the indignation on the part of those im quntar parada gremad at 3 pm sharp. A funy notablished. The question as to the departare on the part of the Government from must first be made to the Board of Directors, so soll nst the specialists whoare autlier unjustly latide of Glangyle at the west end of the plo

tho undertaking then gives. I, however, who will signify approval or nice rernů. erich will lears the Docks at 2.30 p.m. sharp division of responsibility between Australia mediately affected and, after a considerable Ali membera are particularly requested to Caonds, and Great Britain was not discussed aired to add, luit if you wish this Chamber 14-After all the brunch ofllocs shall have examination the cadet, who headed the list of Trossachs. “

by the Committee, There word vatiin 20 to address the Home Authorities in sapport of bear stablish a Chief Manager will be appointed candidatou had been trained at a Public Schorl amount of newspaper correspondence had attend.

ferences to the Committee by Mr. Chomberlain, taken place, tho subject came up for

Yesterday afternoon u special semion of the All these spalats wore; considered; but the Four protest, it is desirable that we should be to regularly thepost the affairs of these benaõli | whilst two othere also passed high up on the list The romances of the London workhouses more fally informed regarding all the cireum offices: He wil supervise the branches in the who had not been assisted by a specialist. Hence would form a thrilling and patiatie roerd, and, should talu advantage of the raising of the age surpass that of an iamato of us of our poor.. discussion at the ratepayers' meeting, in con Justises of the Face was held at the Magistration of financial responsibility is left to be stains of the axe partioninrly as to the smaller towns, which will have no compradores it has been suggested that the Public Schools for sad vicissituda and l-lach, few cases could As the Bank is an entirely Chinose of entry to the Navy, and, ont endeavour to houses who has very recently passed away.. nection with the passing of the annual to consider un application from A. Bejbujos dealt with it a later date by representatives of reasons upon which the Colenial Gossennant uppainted to them

cellor of tho Exoloquor and the Chiquial Se grant, and it was decided by a considerable for the transfer of his publican's license to the various calics interested with the Chan-base their proposal to continue the taxutin

DRUMMOND HAY, Chinese; but two Europe advisers will bo But it will be unted that avon Dr. Welldon the evident refinement of au sklerly woman in E. C. Baukjes te sell retail intoxicating liquors

A Secretary. engaged, who are well known and are of proved confess that two great obstacles are yet to be the infirmary, who was Norwegian by birth, but majority that Eurasian children should be at the Peak Hotel. Commander Hinge pre orary. La the meantime. The report will be complained of sm, dear sir, your faithfully, concern, the Board of Directors will all be best the much-abused: orammer from the field. A lady visiting the initiation was struck Ur

sided and the other, Justinas prasant werbeform the various Governmente, and they will

Uneness ability and solid aireumatonces, who verzame before the schools can hope to com- who spoke English and other languages finently admitted to the school as heretofore. The Mears. A, I. May and W. M. 3. Arthur be then able to form some opinien us to the

Shanghai, 23 February, 1897 shall give the weight of their experience and pole upon equal terms with the craramore. If She Ind all the blour restes of very lovely signeity in the counsils of the Board whenever the Public Schools are to send boys into the women, which years of poverty and ill-health decision stems consistent with justice, Depty Superiatandent Corveran offered no probability of financial success, s

E. A Hawatt, Esq.

it mests to deliberate over the affairs of the Navy," he writer, "it is desirable that the ex- could not destroy. She was very reticent as for it would be wrong that a man who objection on behalf of the Police and the

Acting Agent, P.&O. 5. N. Co.,

Bank affecting international Commerce quination should follow as closely as possible the regarded her past; but was evidently

16-The Board of Directors will also select general lines of Pablis Sulmol education. In gentlewoman that the gympathetic riatur exerted maried a Chinne wife should see his application was granted.

Dodr Sit-Year leiter of the 13th ult, re tho childron punished for his net by being

Hongkong Light Dues, has received the care mitable gentlemen to act as local Directors u other words, the Navy is asked to adrbt itsef, herself to obtain admission for the invalid into. deprived of educational facilities, Sich

ful consideration of the Committee of this the branch ofs of the Treaty ports and pro- because Dr. Welldon admits that the a home for the dying, in which she might schools cannot adarf, theplies to the pase her last days in pear and amid congenial Chamber, together with letter on the same vincial capitale to expervise their business. unions may be considered undesirable, but formed the Tangli Yameo in no musurtain

17.-Contrary to the nemal enstam observed requirements of the Admiralty. The Publio surroundings. Before her death the stranger subject resently received from the Hongkong that le à question for each man to decide for language that the contemplated imposition of

KARAN in fersign banks where the managemenguga Sobool boy in instructed very carefully in told her story, and a strange and romantic one The Committee, pre

uro prtainly of opinion that their own compradores, the Board of Directors Latin and Greak to the exclusion of modorn It proved to be. At seventoon she was informel biuself according to his circumstances and 30 per saut duty on cotton goods would be most

had dodel to blockade the Croton, and if neces for Lighthouse purpose I appears that suitable guarantees and securities in case will are virtually useless to the naval officer, and it although she had he voice in the matter nothing special tax upon shipping to cover the cost of agreements binding either party, be wall grounded in mathematics. Thus, if the band was handsome, culturel, and devoted. sary the Grook, ports in order to compel the whon the Hongkong Government losied abs observed in this retter, as well as the usual is imperative List Britania exudidates should conld Lave been more listaptory. Har bus Greeks to withdraw from Col. M. Hanotaux the Gap Rock Telthouse, it was promised that 18 The Manager of the Hood Offes will to Pablo Schoble really intend to enter into They lived in a charming contry house, sur added that each Pomer will send 600 to -

when the object for which it was imposed was Mr. Maitland, for many yare employed in the serious competition with the cramtuets, the ordi-rounded by every innry and four children wer It will be seen from the advertisement respectatorse tas contingents now in Crete, nocomplished the tax would be withdraws Hongkong and Shanghat Bank, where he has nary curriculum will have to be modified. At born to the couple. The only drawback to the ing Hadron's Sutprise Tasty that the manage

THE UNITED STATES

and under these virdumstances, the Committee filled positions of importance and trust and prosent this apposts improbable, will there is perfect happiness of the young wife were the ron implies the admission of a numberment intend to give a really first class enter.

Fresident MoKinley in his speech at the cannot see any justification for & dephature the aparadore there will be Mr. Chen Gong ako another obstacle in the way of the Schools loug and frecuentabsenoss of her husband, which uf children born out of wedlock, but tainment at the Theatre Royal, the principal

erament. But bobre this Chamber can join of widesprandt, baslues reputation. The for raised by a year, but mudidates will still further. Aflast there came a day when the ran from the remarks made at the Shanghai attraction on Saturday night, when the cou opening of the extra session briefly urged are from the undertaking then given by the Goy hago, member of the Iron Guild and a The age of entry to the Britannia has heen he attributed Le business, bat would explain to

pany opens in Hongkong, being a musical vision of the lavif.

in any protest again insation that the Hang eigners on the staff will ha selected by Mr. entered at the averagaagonf 14 or 14. ás Dr. returned be more from his noonstomed journey, maating and in the press it does not sem sketch by the parlays, who created somewhat

It is reported that tho modos employed at kong Gorence my pro levying on Maitland and the native staff by Mr. Chen Welldon points out, this is still too young to bui tent his lawyer instand, from whom the bo 18 The interent allowed on deposits end admit of candidatos being oqucated at the great wildered and heartbreken woman learnt that that these children are specially ob of furore at Calcutta Already many seats

kave Luan booked at Mestre. Bohlason & Cole, the studios of London artiste lutend to form a shipping vieiting that port, they must be in jected to, and, numing than that were here to swory Helihood that the Lorde trade union. Should the union by formed, its fall passion of all this circumstances of the those demanded on lenus, mortgages, oto, will schools, and if the Admiralty are so bent upon her append husband was the King of so, the Committed would hays done better will be filled on thọ opening night.

dforts would be directed toward joyelling-up caso, and partioiarly of the raisons which be similar to that of the foreign banks, and nespearing boys from the ashers they will have and that, owing to pressing reasong the liaison the pressat rates of payment and elitoszaling notuated the Colonial Government in propusing menay will be leut unless proportionate gurtomise the age of entry to 10 years. At should forminate. An adequate sum was settled bad they funkly uined their resolution at

The report of the Shanghai and Hongkow entirely the blackleg who sits for ninouence to love each à 1AX-I am, dear sir, yours untees for spayrst be given by borrowers present there are no indications that such on her and the children, and wishing to break from the Bank The plan to be pursued complots charge of system is seriously con entirely with the past she came to live in 1-on- don. After some years she married an English- when issuing fel and dollar notas will be templated illegitimate children and not thrown an unwharf Company for the past year line benn an hour instead of the orthodox shilling, no faithfully.

E. FALFORD,

Charm, that cheervol by the Hongkong and hang wird liore may be appropriated as to the man, and shortly after the King died, leaving a necessary slur on the legitimate offspring of ined by the general agents; Meara Jardine, ing long time which the Daily Telegraph Matheson & Co, After payout of the luberim Eys) is regarded as a "living wage" by say

bai Bank, namely, batik netas of 100 50, suppoand evils of the cramming system. Cram- Lump sum te her. Tiesiannoy the husband got mixed matringer Even if the resolution of T S per share, Lae profit and self-respecting mols. If it is supe Lad been thus huited, however, it appears loss count shows bredit balance of Tis the project combination is to be limited in One of the prizeital obfertices that a famous 30; 5, and 1, in dollar tacle, as the wing is of course, objectionable, and may from her to invest, and ran off with the entire probable that the docision of the ratepayers 88,508. It is proposed to distribute Cls. 48 per the models, male and faule, of British nation French expert urges against the use of petrouse may be; and, like the Hongkong and occasinually lead to the untry of boys of less amount, having his unfortunate wile penniless. shave, and carry forward the balance The 392 aty, the important question of foreign comessam in ante care is that. In case of war, lassie, Skang Bank, difference of exchange will be than average ability. But privato tuition is he had never boon trained to any sort of work, meeting would have been the ama.

shery which the Directors were authorised in tition will denend the socious attention of the noticeably, and other countries also would recharged on bank hole issued by the Bank but voi nuosarily cramming at all; and no reason and things went from bad to worse atil, atterly

according to rates ruling in them. The issue of reparation for an examination provided the workhouse. Leaving pur Bhanghai friends to settle their t885 to us were sold at a propium of Taexecutive For in the alienotably the Italian) Futo allow ite exportation, da it is proved to be in sirqulation in the various Tranty ports, etc,able exception can be taken to a special course destitule ard dying, sie besme un ferate of

the native-born međul meets a dangerous fou, of enormous velns for propelling warships. educational Jillieutics in their own way 8,104

We (Macury) have been informed by a payato im from Poling that on Wednesday last 1. A Geric, the French Minister et Feklog, in-

REUTER'S TELEGRAMSI

SUPPLIED TO "THE DAILY PRESS."

LONDON, 15th March. FRANCE AND THE CRETAN.

QUESTION.lww The Chamber Las appeared of the policy of the Government by 356 to 148 votes, after M

Uhamber.

inclinations. If contracted, such unions are gly resisted by France, for the reason that anotanx had explained that thi Government Light Dues should only be levied on slipping, will do this, but the usual custom of giving languages and mathematis. Dead languagesby her parents that she was to be married; arid:

it might establish a pressdent for paking a daty on French manufactures. He also said that France was averse to any change in the tarifas it at present stands.

not attended with any legal disabilities, and it would be unwise for the Shanghai Munici- pality to attempt to impose any pernity. Incidentally the admission of Eurasian child