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FAS BONGRONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY MARCH 30, 1897.

There ware 2,257 viafferm to the City H Mesum Jost week of whom 112 were Korogoans:

The ateamor Merionothaire lefa Singapore the 3rd April.

JAPANESE OPINION ON ENG.

LAND'S POWER IN THE FAR EAST,

Ju Juno last Mr. I. Tointomi and Y. Takat osad through sugkong on their way to

and be the right he did has le dead, Fawlie 5 up

Calsitte, 10th March The plagues mortality at Bombay now reduced to about eight daily, and the total doaths from all ante los de a similar ratio. The deatha at Karachi to date numbor over two thousand, and the disease is steadily spreading. Sukkur and Hyderabad (Sind) pro holaly doclared to energetic mesaures, is slowly increasing. Sarg Capt. Dealt on special plagte duty at the caulonment is offering from a li ntfack of A few enses have also occurred at.

import daty levied in foreign goods is by on the 27th instaut anil is dro hero on Instead of a rattan, which was formerly in 15 Europe, Writing to a member of our staff byss Fowlle sent a long atroight one, solos be infected. The plague of Peans, in spits of

The

Texia Sanzo, the Japaness whe uttumpted to kill the present Oz, reported to have starved himself to death in prizeaza

There will be a Commandnat's parade of the Hongkong Velunisce Corps on the Brigado Parade Ground tomorrow aftorneon, at 6.30,

yesterday's mail these gentlemich in a joint let or say

4Forlie' drive went to the right, lying badly. Beales had a regular scorchor. Fowlie did not recover and Eccles wou easily. Fowlie 4 un Earles pallod his drivis wil get into long played hard to get out and wart into a ditch, which he pinged out of oa to the course, His next wont hay and, and Fortis going down in 5 won the hole and the lawpionship for the The play all through the match was good.. Towiib's lat and 3rd rounds were done in toy form an batli occasions, going round in 38, giving an approximate score for the Zad bold, and lesies doing 42 in his second round was on us on Forli He played a good game his driving being splendid all throng, but. his guling was weak. He did hit best opproaching with an bld baffy which he used vory prettily. He was unfortunate in finding his opponent is top form si in Tok for most of the match, but the fight was a good one

The new rules and regulations for the management ct Victoris Omol, which were published in the Goperamant Gasstto on Satur. day contain, several altorations and additions.. The most interesting ane relates to the intiation of corporal punishment hy moans of a birali

For certain reachos of priten discipline tho Sxperintendent has power to order a shipping of twenty strokes instead of thirty-six) in the razo of an adult and twelve (the same as before) Wa Urrived at London in the beginning of strokes in the use of a juvenile for minor August, stayed there for about three wooks, and

than started for a tour on the Certinent. Wecond year in sucosesión. offences, all of which are shodnlet, the maximu awaberis twelve for adults and fix for juveniles, laita merls all the important, wountries of which is the same ambar as botcio. The Europe in the order of our travel, Holland, substitution of the birch" for thu milan was Germany, Russia, Turkey, Roumanis, Austria doubtless the cnteeme of the recommendations Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, and França-and of the Flogging Commision. Another in-game back to Beglaud on the 3st of this wouth portant change relates to the warring of fotters. You may in Intercoted to know what wo have which can now be ordered for use by the been lad to think shout England and her policy Superintendent only, who is may doom them in consequeries of our observation and compart necessary to prevent sscapes, or when there son of variens countries. Roar Admiral FV Dubossaff who was captain of the Fladimir font in 1891, in rooms to apprehend serious danger of an has hoisted his hy on the Pantat Asobe strethrask or swasit. Formerly all prisoners There are Now tarco Russian sentenced to imprisonment for ous year or Nagasaki.

more with hard labour wore segared by fetters Admirals in flas vetera,

weighing 3lts, which were fastened to an iron The engines of the Ton Kang Mow Cotion ring on each aukle and a chain was risponded Mill at Shanghai wore started on the 29 by a hook from the waist belt, Frisoners Marti. The occasion was gindo an interesting sentenced to less than one year's imprisonment function, the two engines being christened are an iron ring on sue alle without other respectively " Isabelle" and Sophis" by Mrs. fetters. Dudgeon and Mrs. Anderson.

Bir Claude And Lady Muodonsid, accompanied by Messrs. Grosvenor and Torrs, arrived at Tientsin on passant for Karen on the 19th March.

no mesne the entire wraight of taxation the manufhetares have to bear. ingenuity of the Chinese previnoint officials has multiplied the inland duties to such an extent that in some perte they have enhanced the cost of imports to a rate that le virtually prohibitive, and we may be t Bure that Lord BALBURY will not lightly sanction a heavy increase in the import dutica without some corresponding at vantages The London Chamber of Com merce has pronounced in favour of an in crease of 23 per cent. Customs and 2 per cent. transit duty, or 5 per cent, altogether, raising the present ad valoren duty of 5 per cont, to a total duty of 10 per cent, which it considers the outside wount the trade can bear, and then only on condition that the payment of this amount will free the goods from all other duties whatsoever, and frank the from one end of the empire vlew is shared in by the Chambers of Commerce in

to the other.

This

The Nagasaki Shipping List of the 20th March says Bob Fitzsimmons, the As tralim champion fighter, boxed and dofented Jim Corbett, the world's chumpies, at Cazon

Jaste: fourloon rounds.. Fitzsimons is's Comm lishman by birth.

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The ohmpionship medal will be presented to Dr. Torlio at the annnal dinner on the 28th, and at the same time Capt. Eccles will apsiver the spacial prizes given to the runner up by the Hon. Alliusen-Singapore Free Prees.

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MAJOR BROTHERS, LIMITED,

The following is the report presented to the shareholder at the seventh annual raneral masting held at the Company 'a Ofoe, No. 18, Hankow Rond on the 24th Morch

Hongkong And China and by the China City, Novado, ou St. Patrick's day. The fightthers have been no direct shipments for some and even weak is that she has territorise Boat-holders the duly axdited accounts for the 14

Makableshwar.

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL. The following talagrams are from Sydney papers recarrod ycolorday

GREAT BRITAIN AND AUTSINIA.

London, 29 February, It is expoctod that the British mission to Nodd, C.M.G, one of the secretaries to Lul Abyssinia, andoriaten by Mr. James Rennell Cromer, the British Minister at Cairo, will be

permanent one.

a

King Mouslik of Abinis will be rapra Eanted at the Queen's diamond jubilee clubes- tiers in Loudon on the 22nd Jon L

THE RAILWAY SILIKE.

London, 27th February. Tho strike of the employões of tho North- Eastern Railway Company is affecting the collieries, paralysing track, and is restricting food supplies. The strike is causing finguİND kisa.

2361. February.

A tomporary ettlement of the railway strike A confereuen will be hold

The Dizentors bag to abmit to the shore

on 12th Maroli to discuss the grievances of the months of the Company's operations, endad 31st Denarbor, 1306

They are glad that the business as a whole BREAKING THE BANK AT MONTE CARLOS

London, 28th February... has left a profit on the period under review,

Mr. Edward Blanchard Eccles has broken are that their suticipations as to this sentador Blanchar

been realised. A comparison of this year's accounts with these of the two previous shows. that the loss for 1284 was Tls. 21.348.78 and Tis. 4,667.01 for 1895, while this year there is a gaits of Tla 7,213.96

of trade would result from such an arrangé ovoking. By requist the Gourlays will appear deal of traffle which is property it due, writes with a lot of prominent men in England and position of the Company haro in some manST THE GREAT BILLIARD WATCH,

Association, and they are by no means A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED anxious to see the duties raised to that level even on the caudition asmed. Not that they doubt that a large expansion in the volume

ment, but that they fear the Chinese will not keep faith and act honestly in the matter. The itch to squeeze is, thor fear, GLASS BOTTLES too inoradically engrained in the Chinese character to allow the, mandarins to re-

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ELEGANT PATTERNS.

His Excelloney the Guvernor, Sir William atinson, will attend the performance of Had. saa's Surprise Party at the Theatre Royal this for the last time in their famous Trilby sot: In addition there will be no entire change in the programe. A epcial late tram will be ran to the Peak after the performance,

Saxp-making and been confined to the srecu tio of a few amall orders; and the loan show

part of the raw materials.

fenia from their time-honoured practices Directors of the Imperial Bank of China, the ments of slippers to whom prompt despotol airable that Englishmen in the Far East in the accounts has been caused by the sale of u

The N. C. Daily News of the 25th March says-At a meeting held yesterday of the Power of Attorney to Mr. A. W. Maitland an

W Acting Chief Manager was duly signal. learn alas that the mailetted portion of the sopital, T 500,000, has been over-subscribed. hears. Johnson, Stokes and Master have boen appointed solicitors to the new Bank.

Laudun, Ist March. W. 3. Fenil, 24,000 up, mot barred, in which In a billard watch botreen J. Roberie.and

Rcher's conceded Peill 12,000 start, Peall 'won' by 310 points. The stakes e E1,000.

Roberts scored 1,785 in a single evening.

You will perbage allow us to say that of late, there has been growing among the peoples of the Far East a sort of misgiving about the strength and sapalality of England. among the Englishmen residing there there. have hosn complaints that the palley of Bag and is not strong songh in the Far East We confses that we were rather inclined to share the above mentioned misgiving. Judging from her actions and aon actions is the Far East, our iuolization may not have been wholly It is stated that Messra. Thatt Brothers, af norasonable. But having tire cosasion of Oldham, Iuvo chartered a way steamer from actually swoing England sexl of comparing Manchester to Chian or Japan with a cargo of her with other countries of Europe, we are machinery, Maroh loading. This will not be now firmly convinced that the misgiving felt in the first steamer to sail from the Salford dooks some quarters is hasty and ill-founded. The

las bear arranged. to the Far East with such a cargo, although reason why Ingland sometimes adama inactive time. Of course, there are very few shippers terad over the world, so that she cannot be who can fill a stoamer on their own scenet, vigilant of her interests always and in all places. and the consequence of the cessation of the I am afraid that due attention has not besu direct enllings of the Ocean und China Mutual paid by the English people to the affairs of the lines has been to rob the Slip Canal of a great Far East. We have bud occasion of talking Manchester paper. Wo have always hold, it have been surprisal at their complots, and continues, that the orposts from this district intussarate knowledge--if not to say ignoranco to the Straite, Chins, and Jagan are suficient,of the Far Eastern fairs, Hare is to be added to such deadweight cargo as might as found the key to the solution of the quastion, well be shipped at Manchester os, eleawhere, to why the policy of England in the Far East has support a line of bond-fide opposition steamers not been strong enough

Under these dreamstances it is highly de- miling frequently-enough to meet the require is an important consideration. Such a 'service should do everything in their power to draw could, of course, only be maintained by a con- the attention of their country at home to the

The Oil Mill, owing to the high rates which Experientia docet is a maxia that does not apply to the Chinese apparently; they will

pay guaranteed the full support of shippers international relations of that part of the world.hare mlad for seeds, has aut bou run are at on fired terms as to ratus of freight and sailing Great Britain may not be in need of more to inter vale, and venequently this branch shows

is no doubt in noot of, as wilo i dates; otherwise compofition with tho Con ritory, but

alosa neither Lake warning from the lessons of the

ference could not be faced. It sooms abundantly fold for hor commerce as possible. In order to

At the Acid Works, a much larger business past Lorapply the experiencethey havegained

clear that the Conference has no intention of protect her commercial interests and to secure bashen done. The rafiners have rootivod at to the practice of the future. We have seen

A evrions collision necarred in Plymouth stuning gallings from Manchester until com commercial privileges: England se tako mon treated a greater quantity of silver, and cur. how, in the cass of the ten industry, Sound on 24th February. The new slooppatied to do so, and unless a service was offered sures, before it, in too late, to counterbriance the local cutracts, although deliveries aro short of the steady yearly shrinkage of their trade Algerine, which was recully commissioned for ry different from the former make-believe, influence of Razin, whess, ascending in China, the actual arsonat contracted for, how an instated that he disliked the idea of reducing the

cannot bat hautatimental to English interests,

The attitude the English nation at the end The Shin Pao newspaper, the book-shop. went on in ever increasing ratio, and yet is strice on the China Station, and was to have it would be worse thau taula.

left on 25th, was preparing to Bll up with

As will be soon from the advertisement in of the late wer has uppistakably made an in-and other branches have continued to do well. final practical extinction, so far as Great coal when the Government tug Trusty, with a

Directors Mr. A. McLeod relires, but Britain was concerned could not induce lighter in tow, in attempting to get alongside, azother column, the letter drafted by Mr. pression upon the people of Japan. As well.

fouled the sloup's afterpurs and propeller. The Garchom Stewart raconimending the construc-wishers of Engish we have been serious to offers himself for re-election.

Anditore Wilmer Harris, the prosant the Government to modify the taxation on collision dia considerable damage, but the in-tiva of a road round the island or part of these or adept a strong and effective polay and the leaf or the growers to improve their pro-juries were fortunately chore the winter-liseigand, as the permanent memorial of the are very glad to Dad that the roingiving felt in Anditor, offers himself for re-election for the

J. D. THonnues, cesses of cultivation and firag. The policy The Algerine was placed in dry dock, in order on's Diamond Jubilee, is lying, for signa cerkin quarters about her strength is wholly current year.

thut the full orant of the damage might be turent Mema. Kally & Walsh's. The original unfeanded. Huol will depend, however, on of killing the goose to get at the golden eggenertained. Her departure to the China Stu- latter as already published has been modified to whether or not you give a sufficiently strong the extent of saying, after the words "round the stimulation to your countrymen. This is the DELICIOUS SWEETS is still fatnously pursued at Peking. The toa will consequently be delayed.

entire island," at my rats along the south reuson why we have given frank expression to officials live in the present, and the people

A Portugnose boy was walking at the side of side of it. By alizing the present: roud impressions made upon as during our travels

We expert to stay in London for a few through the valley pass the Brick, and noquidere in any exactions so long as tiny his bioyole in Qnoan'a Road East on Sandy Cement Works one could get to Doup Bay with months yet. are not piled up quite to breaking point, afternoon when a ricksha, which was coming in about six mules of now road, and to Stenly with the same direction, collides with the bicyle uud The grant question that China will be cou" the front wheel was grassked. The cyclist perhaps two mora. The existing rond. would fronted with in this demand for a revision caught hold of the coolie and took him to the answer to Tytam-tak, and the next generation could complete the whole if they liked to do so. of the tariff canst of course be the provision police station, and yesterday at the Police Great differences of spinion appear to exist as of a sufficient guarantee for the fulfilment of ouretessness on the part of the coolie. It was $30,000 a mile estimated, and on good an- Conet, this complainant tried to prove to the cost of mach a road, Wo have bourd thoir pledge. CHANG YUN-WOON has prenot quite clear from the evidence how and whore thority, but while the host might come up sumably some colate to formulate for the col the accident happened and a no negligenco

was proved the Magistrato discharged the cooline that figum on some sections it would co-announced that for specially useful play in the lection of the duties and for tlicapportionment and said the complainant could take a divil fainly be much less on others, Mr. Stewart, we understand, cutimates that $100,000 would of a certain proportion of the sum realised to action if he liked. Mr. K. W. Mounser go a long way towards the completion of the whole work. The interest on this sum at 3 the use of the provincial governments for the apparel for the 'ricksha coolie.

par cant, this rate the colouy pays on its loun, Joes they would sustain by the abolition of

would be $3,500 a year. It is urged that if their squeezes on the goods in transit. It

as would surely happen, Chinese Fest houses will be interesting to see what shape

and to gardens were to spring up, affair revenue wild come in from Ferrises and proposals will take.

mokshas and the road would not be a costly lurary at all. When Chinxise have the skance of driving at Singapore, Stanghal, und Penang, it is inrther pointed out, they do it freely, and why not here?

WHOLESOME

CONFECTIONERY

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IN LARGE ASSORTMENT,

TRENCH CONFECTIONERY AND CONSERVES FROM THE BEST PARISIAN

HOUSES.

CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS.

SPECIAL CONSIGNMENTS

OF

CHOICEST CHOCOLATES.

FANCY BOXES or RARE DESIGNS

FOR PRESENTS.

The Senate of Queen's College, Galway, have deridat to confer on Professer E Divare, his FRS, the degree of Doctor of Science honoris cats Galway College, says the Japan Mail, is the successor of Professor Disers' atau maler. Horico, although, upeak The delivery of the French mail was begung generally, an academical distinction mare or less onnect seem of great moment to a man at 1.30 am. yesterday..

of scienes whose contributions to chemical knowledge are so woll and wibly known, it must be a source of congratulation to Dr. Divers, as it containly is a entisfuction to his friends, to know that his long and patient

The Honorzay Trosaree of the Indian researchos, conducted amid many difficulties in

Famine Relief Food begs to acknowledgh re viated by the faculty of the intitation where

distant land, are not overlooked or unappreceipt of the underacted subscriptions

$48,616,58 his studies commenced.

The stormce Lightning, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port on Saturday, the 27th inmfaut,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. left Shanghai for this part oeterday morning The F. M. steamer Chine, with muils, de,

st 7 o'clock,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 5th January, 1897.

The P. My stoomer Para, with mails, ✩o., left, (2)San Francisco for this port via Yokohama, Inland Sen, Kobe, Nagasaki, and Shanghai on

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· pool, only son of J. Macfarlane Gray, Esq, redred Chief Examiner of Engiers to it for Trade to SANAY HARRIET, third daughter of the late W. P. RICHARDSON, Fa, J.P. Fortonsh, Dainty An- triin, Ireland.

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At the Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, on the 2nd Minch, 1897, by the Bev. H. C.-Hodges,, M.A., MARGARET SLATER, to C. J. HOLLAND, of Shanghai.

The Daily Press.

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the 23rd 'net.

Sir G.T. M. O'Brien, late Colonial Secretary, Hongkong, has been appointed Governes of Fijí und High Commissioner for the Western Prolific.

The prohibition of the oxport of rice from Kwangtung to lacno has been remove, in deforence to the representations made by the Foringuesa Consul at Canton.

At a meeting of the Blackbin Chamber of Commeres on 18th February it was stated that my Chinese cloths of whiol samples had teen sont home by the Commercial Alission to Chies could be mado in Blackburn, but the

INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND.

Already acknowledged....... Bangno de l'Indo-Chino St John's Lodge ....

Shanghai, Sh March, 1807.

Chairman.

THE NEW BATTLESHIP “FUJI

BRITMO TOET OFÉIS SAVIFOG-MANKI London, 1st March. The Post Officd estimates were considered in Committee of Supply to the House of Commous this evening. A vote of 130.000 to cover the dolciency in the Post Office Savings Bank caused by the year's lem on deposit accounts was agreed to

Sir Michael Hicks-Bench, the Chancellor of the course of the disensalon, the Excheruor,

rave of interest allowed on deposits.

THE GOVERNORSHIP OF FIJL

Jondon, 2nd March. Sir George Thomas Mishael O'Brien, KCMG, formerly Colonial Secretary of Longtong, luns bean appointed to succeed ti late Sir J. B. Thurston as Goverer of l'ijl and High Coiatalssioner for the Western Pacife.

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.-ADMISSION OF WDALEN TO DEGREES.

London, 2nd March. The Cambridge Tairenity Sindicate which was appointed in March 1896, to consider the question as to whether women should be ud. mittal to University degrees, has pressuted tla result of a deliberations.

in the House of Commous Inet right.

HONGKONG FOUTHALL OLUB.. A large party of ladies and geullomeu,

amongst whom were Sir Edward Heed and The majority reports in favor of the nimis. The annual dinner was held on Saturday Captain Ingles, RN. (Superintendent of the sion of woman to degrees on eruditions similar Gan Factories, and formerly, instructor to the to those in the case of agrees confurrel apoa arouing lust at the Hongkong Club and p wards of fifty were promont The Hon. J. H. Japanese Nary), Inspected on 24th February the men, Stowert Lockhart, President of the Cluh, was new battleship Fuji, which has been structed TURÁ REIT1913 KAYY ESTIMATÉS, "

London, 3rd March. in the chair. Turing the orening the President by the Tunes Ironwork and Shipbuildings.

The British. Nuvy Estimata were submitted Company to the order of the Japanesa Govern

The total amount required for the year is Bugby games caps wers to bo presented to ment. The vessel now lies alongside one of the Lionte. A. D. H. Grayron, RA, M. D. Wood, jalies at the Vicber Decks, almost ready to WYR, C. W. Gordon, WY, and Mr. Andergo her trials. She has been two and a half £21,998,000. The auber of cou in the navy C. Pacday; for specially geed play in the Aa- years building, and was launched on 31st is to be increased by 6,300. A sum of £7,000th sociation games ludges were to be prosented to March lasf, whan it was computed she was the is to be expended in the construction of Dow Messrs. H. W. Looker (Captain), I. Pinckney, heaviest mass of work aver released from the warships, comprising four line of battle ships, and B. II. Beasley. A proscalation was also balders slips The Fugis perlisps, best tre aruisses, and two torpede baat destroyers There wero at present 108 made to Mr. F. Browne as a mark of appresia described is a battleship of the Royal Sovereign The formation of a trained reserve force would tion on the part of the renibers for his services class, with the difference that this possessed of he commenced to the Club a Honorary Solary for the number of minor festaron which are considered vessels of all classes in course of constrection past three years. The evening was most azo to be an improvement upon her prototyys. The for the navy,

NAYÀ GALACTIVITY, cessful, and the speeches and songs contributed builders trials will take place on 3rd March, to make the functiozi of an usually entertain after which she will be decked at Chatham for

Londor, 2nd March. ing and pleasant character. The folowing was painting and the completion of miner trials.

The St. James's Qowthe states that great tha programame —

The official trials have Econ fired approximately activity is manifested of the hoxe naval stations. The Queen, for 18th March. A navigeting oras consisting. The leave of the officere hus be ourial, and Song

Laut. A. Grayson, RA of ahent 00 officers and mm of the Jauneseveral warships cortinaonsly Live steam up Tout

The Hongkong Football Club Navy arrived in England about the Löginning of | prepätation for immediate departure. Proposed by Cannader Sir I. K Arbuthnot, IN February, and have sincs kuun quartered in the THE TRANSTIGERSAN RAILWAY. DI

Regnder-Mr. H. W. Looker, Capt Assoc ship. The offer in command is Captain Miura,

London; 3rd March. Song... ......... Mt. 1. K. Silnon who was the officer in charge at Fort Arthur

Adstachment of Russian infantry has started Toust. Other Football Clubs in Hongkong, during the war between China and Japan. for Manchuria in order to protest the surveyore

Proponi by the Chairan.

for the Trans-Siber in line of railway through Respondesse. J. M. Steel, ILMS. Centurion.

the Manchurian province. LeuL T. N. Howard, W...

Mr. C. H.Gmon."

Our Guest Proped by Mr. G. H. Poti fapt, Rugby. Responders:Lient. T. L. Shoord, RN Mr. J. MeKis.

Lit. A. D. H. Graynor,

The Chairman,

Toast

500 50

849,100.53

Bong Toast

THE DIAMOND JUBILEE MEMORIAL.

·Song Toast

Proposed by Mr. D. F. Mackay.

THIR FRENCH MAIL

The M. M. steamer Fonglar, with the. Franch manil of the 26th February arrived yesterday The following telegrams ars from the Times of Beyton

DEATH OF PROFESSOR HENRY DRUYMOND.

London, 12th March.. The death is announced of Professor Houry Drummond.

culty was to get the staff into the bands of the natives. It had, therefore, beon resolved to

The following letter line. been forwarded to invita Clias firms in Banchester, to take the us for publication matter in hand, furnishing them with informin

Hongkong, 29 March, 1897 tion as to the deitists in which the sloths were Hon. J. H Stewart Lockeart, Hen. Secretary,| FIRE ON BOARD THE "TACOMA” used. Admiral Hibbert said that costen pioco | || The Queen's Memorial goods were shipped from New York to Dear Sir,In response to the invitation of Liverpool and than transhipped to China at your Committes for suggestions as to lut a freight of 278 d. per ion. Lancastles cotton form the Permanent Memorial to Her Majesty, carried in the same gloomer from Liverpool was should take in this colony I beg to offer the informaharged from sis. to 55. ton. Ona following wh

reason assigned was that shippers ran at a loss First Finish the Jubileo Stafce of Her to prevent the starting of another New York Majesty. company, and Lancashire goods were penalised in conseguono to the extent of nearly 3. por

The Manager of the Cablo Companies ns that communication via Eastern is rasterod, and talograms exchanged with Europe and Amarica are now following the normal routes.

The Arst-class twin-serer ervisor Royale. Arthur, Captain K. Hall, sailed from Ports- month en 2nd February for Gibraltar, route to Hongkong with relief erend for the China station..

The N. D. L. steater Bayern, with the German muil free Borlin of the Bit inst, left Colombe on Saturday, the 27th instant, and may be expected here on or about Monday, the 7th prox.

The Japanese House of Pasra has restored the smotat of $17,070,740 by which the Budget Committee proposed to reduce the vote for naval construction and the amounts originally proposed by the Government wore passed.

Mr. Chamberlain has appointed Mr. Edward Wigliold, C.B., to be Permanent Under Secretary of State in the Colonial Department Mr. Kavard Fairfield, CB., CMG., succeeds to the Assisimut Beurotaryship vacated by Mr. Wingheld.

now dock.

There was an outbreak of fro on board tha Northern Facile liner Tacoma at Kobo on the 18th March, happily, not of a. very serious nature. Had the danger nut bean discovered who it was, however, the consequemese would in all probability have been most serious. Capt. Whistler was just about to sit down to break To do this I suggest that the bronze state fast when an officer reported to him that there should be gilded, and as an instance of a bronze was a fire in the main hold. Hurring to the statie under a canopy being gilded I refer you

hatch and springing down the captain saw to to the Albart Merportal in Kensington Gardens. his astonishment that the bales of cotton were The four corner bronzes should also be fixed, on fire in half a dozen different places. Bales and these in my opinion should be four zampont

several feet annet were on fire, just as though Hone defending the statey of Tler Majesty,

some one had taker'a matok or candle and teli as the padestals are too endall for anything berately set fire to the cotton. There was then the nature of groups of figures. A low arna- sot paduch amoko in the hold as to prevent one moztal wrought-iron mailing should also be from obtaining a good vist. The pumps were fixed round the top stop of the basean onos got to work and the bales removed. na

These additions would transform the ap-

soon as possible, water being kept playing upon pearance of the monument entirely, which at the cotten all the time. Luckily the lower hold prosont is anything but pleasing, and if th

was quite empty and into this tho Bound bales opportunity of completing it is not takon nd were tumbled as thep wors got out. Altcgether vintage of if my remain a very long time in about 30 lates were damaged. Captain Whiet- its present vuliuished ecadition.

for sad his officers are toke pusgratulated upon the prompt and sificacions, measures adopted, A little delay or indecision would probably havo entailed grove consequences. As it is the drum- got italy to exceed $60). How the tire onginstal is a mystery. The hatch had ut been opened very long out as sarge of any bind hat beau romeved from the hold. The octton arconget which the tre occurryl was intander for Kobe and has been landed here hole Herald,

The arrival in New York of to sailing ship Oakes after a voyage of over 250 days, from Hongkong has satisfactorily solved what was being generally regarded in the shipping world as another tragis mystery of the son Messrs. Carlowitz & Do the Shanghai agents, yesterday, says the N. 6. Daily News of the 25th March, received a telegram stating that the ship had arrived at New York in distress, and full details of the prolonged voyage will be awaited with interest, The chip, 1,897, tons, was com. minded by Captain Hood, and laft. Shanghai on the 15th of May bash, for Hongkong, and sailed from there on the 4th of July for New York, The cost would not be largo and might come Nathing more was board of her, until her out of the gcuoral subscription fund. arrival in New York, and the gravity of her Second Aga pernicient memorial of thei position is indicated by the high premium at present coration, I beg to suggest that a really which she stood in the liat of overige andre Clock Tower, with a gool clock and Bell, missing vessels. On the 27th of January she should be built at a suitable point on the new was reinsured at 40 gainess premium, and a Prays Relation, where it could be seen and fortnight inter at 60 gainone

Board from any part of the pity as well us the harinar. This would not only be a permanent and suitable form of monument to ecmemorate the occasion but would be fill's real, want and add to the general appearance of the city front... I would propose that it should be built t

The Hamburg correspondent of the London As will be seen by our Australian telegrams, and China Expresa writes The Doutsole the Admiralty has authoriset. the expenditure Dampfohli's Ebedersi (Kings Line) has aug of £100,000 at Hongkong with the row of mented its fleet by another now large cargo and making the port a first-class naval base. This passenger steamer, which on being, launched was Pedder's Wharf and coux be placed clear of presumably cover the cost of the proposed named the Delle. This new rusl is a sister the Praya sean mal to ointrust the traffic, and ship to the recently built Waliy of the same am the lower portion would be designed to form an ploy: The Delbs, which was built by Blohm sud arch leading to the wharf A stane describing The Japan Advertiser states that the steamorVoss, lm the following dimensions: 187ft. by the object for which the tower was erected Carmarthenshire is bringing out from Now 16ft 5in by alft. Sin. English, which gives her a could be built in and the clock should be illa York us part of her oargo, sight a locomotives dead weight capacity of 3,600 too. The engines miunted so as to be seen by night as well as by for Japan. The locomotives are from the will develop 2,100 indicated horse power. The dahs present clock tower has begonig 80 sur- notice Works Faluviu, the Rogers, and the Pittsburg Loco

four first-class passengers. The above-named rounded by high buildinge that it a no longer Wally, which in a few weeka tine will leave our be seen from anywhere, neither are to disla The Hon Martin Lister, Britial Resident of harbour for the Far East on her raadden trip suficiently large nor the bell sufficiently power Nagai, Sambilan, died as Sue, o Fobrusy under command of the well-known. Captain Babid to be con cr heard at any distatics, and the 24th, while on his way home. Mr. Martiu rens, on 17th, Foluar male her trial trip tower has become a considerable obstruction to

inter was a sou of the third Barer Ribblesdalo, down the river, notwithstanding three bring a the traffic

a

new stepner has, accommodation for twenty-

the present Barou Ribblesdale and was one of worked very well, and gave the steamer a speed

1

THE SINGAPORE; GOLF÷CHAM"",

PIONSHIP The final rounds in the champianetip between Dr. Folia and Capt. Ecoles were played off on the 17th Mare Fowl to leading by 1 halo over. this first eighteen holes. The play won

Ecctas drove off with a beanty; Forlice was only up to the second ter. Both sint hole Scouts on the green and divided.

The drites lay close to us another. Escles bating the better lie Fowlio's sound was beyond, lying badly, ho autfed his third and gare up the hole to Ecales, who was on the edge of the groan in two. All level

Fawlic was down in 3, and was again 1

4-Fowlie von in 4 to Bocles 5. Fowlis 2

up

and was born in 1867. He was a brother of good deal of ins in the river yet. The enginej This proposed now Clock Tower might well,

I think, be built out of the public funds, as it up. a rather earderable family. Ha, came to to at 12 knots. Electric light is distributer all would be useful alike to all classes in the caleny. 5Fowlie hofod an eight yard pitt going. Far East a good many years ago, and vas su over the vessel, which is well provided if every The cost would also be ghite all compared to down in 3 Excles did not hals out. Towle

sets of the Exames which I have heard dis- 3 up. saged in planting before ho joined the Servies regant, inring eight heats,

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HONGKONG, MARCH 30th, 1897.

THAT an early attempt will be nada to follow up I LONG-HANG's recent effort to scoure a revision of the Chinese tariff on importe cannot be doubted. Indeed, it is stated by Chinese that HLE CHASE YUN woos, the Special Ambassador about to be despatched to England in connection with the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen VICTORIA, and who is to leave Shaughat.on the 9th proximo on route for London, will be authorised to discuss with the Foreign Office the proposed revision of the import tarif The Chinese Government always keep an eye to the main chance, and when despatching a special envoy una mission to felicitate the British govorsiga on attaining an suspicious period of her rule, what more ostaral, with so eminently practical official body as the Taung-li Yaman, than the ecrabiuntion of business with ceramonin datics? The astute Ministers hope no doubt

Bussed, inch as the purchase and enlarging of 6. Two long drives, followed by tro good to catch Lord BALLBURY in 11 specially

A correspondant writes:Among other pro. the City Hall, a road read the island, or the seconds, Ecole to the right in long grase gracious and conciliatory wood on such an at Bir John Carrington, Chief Jtiation, har joots for a portabont memorial of the Diamond building and endowing of College of Medicine, Fowlie on the green got down in 4 and was

none of which could be carried out tindera very 4 up. nuspicious occasion! But they will find the not been placed on the Diamond Jubilee Com: Jubileo is one that any he said to possess some

7. Ecoles drive was E. G. Folie out to iftoo. The explanation is simple and, wo claims to consideration. This is the removal largo sam, ner would they be so general in Britiel Premier as hard and practical as think, sumclout. As on the section of the of the present Clock Tower Eroin ita position at oharotor to all classes or appropriato is for the left: Bolos was on this age of green in themselves when they come to business. The celebration of the completion of the fiftieth the junction of Pelder Strest with Queen's a good public Clock Tower-1am, dear sir, two but Fowl pulled his and playing the old failed to lie load. Fontes throw away the hote noble lord Las, re trust, taken to heart year of Hor Majesty's reign; so on the present Bond, nad its re-erection on larger scale on the yours truly,

by missing a short putt. Forlib still 4 up. oceanion, it was folt that the arrangements new Payu by the new. Pedder's Wharf. The some recent lessons in diplomacy taught by shotid be placed in the hands of a commistas existing Clock Tower, standing in the very cen

8This was an uneventful division in 5 Fowlie 4 up. that clever Muscovite Count CABRINI, and composed of rolleials representative of the tee of the city, was for any years of the great whole commanity instead of one largely com-ost sorrico to the inhabitsuta said to the seafaring however favourably inclined he may be to posod of the paid servants of Her Majesty population, but the erection of the new haiti. help China to an increased revenue he will Exceptions, however, had to be made in favouring of the Hongkong Hote! has considerably. not be disposed to do it at the experise of the of those eficials whose nativo co-operation was seed its utility by dwarfugite modest THE DIAMOND JUBILEE MEMORIAL

sential, the Surveyor Guneral being added to proportions and obscuring the clock. A pinang British merchant and truder. The Marquis te committee in 1837 in order to sounes his ciets for the recrection of the tower on a TO THE KIETOR OF THE DAILY FRE

Dear BitPermit me, through the modium of SALISBURY when conferring with Ladvios and assistance in connection with the improved design and to an akutads of sona 200

decorations without having to solicit it through foot that would make it, as in former yeara, the of your paper to protest against the tenor of HENG-CHANG, while that notato personago rognlar, oficial sharingle, with their daing and most fulieut chick on the site face from the "Pater letter in yent lasps of this morning Victroy that he could promise nothing in beler to secure his assistance and infuence from a prosent position would, moreover, pre but it is just the "Pater type, ovir on the

in communicating with the Chinese community, vent some congestior in the traite besides alert to create esensia, that is a disgrace without first consulting the Chasbora The elders of the same offices live beso upon riving greater air, and breathing space fire sosmopolitat community. If Pater will be of Commerce in China. The noble armeintert, and, in view of the experience most contral locality, where it will be still wors good enough to inform me who are the rate lord has sugariously recogaleed that gained on the last cacasion, it is been deemed needed when the Reclamation places the Queen's payers of Hongkong, and what is a half-oaste advisable to add the Captain Superintendent of Road further from the shor. The new Tower he will be doing as a very great favour indend the British eommerial bodies on the Police, but with these exception the com. might include chimes for the clock and it couldYours faithfully,

Le nawed the Victoria Tower,

Hongkong, 29th Alarah, 1897 the spot are there at once moet interested mitten is entirely anons in its composition,

Sürprise has been expressed in sonce quarters

R. KL.

CORRESPONDENCE.

{We do not hold ourselves resporedite for th opinions expressel by our correspondents]

THE WELBY COMMISSION.

the

...THE BÉNIN EXPEDITION;

London, 2nd March. Her Majesty the Queen has addressed a latter of thanks to the Penis Bipection, which re cently returned to the African comb after having captured thy town at Denis, where Consul Phillips and a peace party were mar dorod by orders of the King.

THE IMPRISONED UITLANDERS,

London; 4th March Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of Stats for tha Colexios, advises that Messrs Sampson and Davies, two members of the Citlanders National Committee, who were convicted at the Pretoria

of sentence, abonid petition President Kruger. trial, and who refneed to pleat for a remission for clemency and submit to banishment from the Transvaal.

London, 19th March. Lord Lanodowo, in his examination before the Welby Commission, said no baberet the frontier wars in India would be les recurrent than formerly. He regarded su inorcase pay of soldists, and an increase in the number of Baropean closes of the indion Army ne probatile, and thought the prossut charge on India for British troops was fair. Efs Lord ship said the Army was greater than was required for upholding order in India, and the excess beyond that was maintained on account MI ADA WARD BECOMES A SALVATIONIST, of Imperial policy. He suggested that 'a sinal? Standing Committee should not as arbitrators when the Government of India and the Im parial Government disagreed.

THE VENICE PLAQUR CONFERENCE. TERMINATED..

London, 12th March.

Mr. Charaberinin points out that their refusal to accept refonse from imprisonment will bot assist in redressing the gravarices of the Ut anders on the Rand

London, 3rd March. Miss Ada Ward, the well-known actress, Ins dieminot bor theatrical company at Porte monta and has cancelled her contracts Sho has become a member of the Salvation Army. In an interview Miss Ward stated that sbe visited one of the barracks of the Salvation

The Sanitary Conference at Veine has Army on 6th January. While there something terminsted."

PETEN-STRICKES OFFICERS AND MEN

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tomched her, and, looking up, she saw, the figure of our Lord. She then went to the penitent form. Mas Ward state that she will work with the Salvation Army

Loudon, 15th March

KANK ROBBERY IN SUNDERLAND. Thi Capo station flagship 84. Georgi has

Lonilou, 3rd March. A daring robbery has been perjietrated the arrived at St. Simon's Bay from Benis, having Boron others and seventy nisu down with fever. bank promises of a Noril Eastern Umking.

LANCASHIER'S CONTRERURIÖN

TO THE

Company, Sunderland, in the county of Durham, PAMINE FUNDA

The burglar susonedodio documping with 26,000. London, 13th March.

GREAT GALE IN BRITAIN, A meeting of the Tauscashire Indian Fuuine Committee was held yesterday, at with Lord

London, 3rd March. A great gule has swopt over, the English Derby pandad. Sie Frank: Forbo Adam Channel and the southern counties of England. submitted a statement showing that the con- Socicas damage has bees caused in all directions. Tributions from seventy boroughs and districts and any chipwrecks have ocenzred. Traffic is now amount to £145,000 sterling, which the interfered with, and the maili-sre deliyhdi President will remit to India RUSSIA THANKED FOR HER AID TO INDIA. DEARNED Loudon, 19th March 2 The Hon Georga Cezzon, replying to

question, in the House of Cormous said that out, Britain had hanson Eassin for her help towards the relief of these ufooted by the Indian Fami

London, 9th March

THE CRETAS EMDROGLIO.. The Greek reply to the Ochloctivo Nutu his Eseu prozorted to the Powers I migos that the Powers should not insist upon the autonomy of Crote, which would be inadequate to prevent snorely and fanaticisin, babrather restore Crete to Groups. Grebou, itakis, ennnot withdraw her troops and abandon the Cretens to the mercy of the Musalmans, but that part of the Great Beot might be removed. The reply appeals to the Powere to let the Crotans dockie apon, the requisite forms in the vernacut.

GESTATES London, Sth March. The Foreign Admirals havo' notified to the Creek Vice-Consal that journalists and other Gronk snbjosta at Canes must quit the island:

London, 1001, Marol. Great Britain is not satisfied with the Greek

reply to the Collectivo Wate, and considèrn it necessary that the Greck forces should quit

Crete, copecially in view of the moneted fight Focles drive was on the course Fowing between ansialmans and Christians in the He's lay under the call and his duffed his geoopal.vicinity of Canon, standi Eccies won in Fowlle 9'up.

Laudan, 11th March The third round has lol Fowlie with 3 A party of British and French marines, holes in bal and mine to play starting the uftorn allows march Ihland, sured and fourth round, P

escortet book to the oust the besieged Mussal Eacles. Ind beauty. Fowlie's was plose In at Condane, who altogether pabored to the swaphorebets on the green in 2, and 3,022,

London, 18th March. both lipped the hole for a 3, but divided in 4.

An additional Greek Note has been fasued, 2-Eeclen again got a long shot Fowlle which suggests that detachmente from each of akcie his, but with le brassy hd his ball the Powers should co-operate with the Crest within a yards of the flag. Becles was just foross in the pacificntion of Crite, and list off the green in the second and teak S more Greece will not object to the Sultan's aversinty,

Loudon, 18th March;" go out, while Fowlie was down in 4 Fowlie puding a plebismits of the Cret

up. LHP3-Fowlie's iron, Iay a blub's length on the It is understood that the Powers or proper

pin and he wout down in 2. Ecoles buing shorting a further Collective Note.

THE PACIFIC CABLIN

Londyn 5th March. Bir Soal 'Satzuel, Agout-General for Nor South Wales, and Sir Donald Smith, High

Commisioner for Canada, are about to outer with Mr. Chamberlain, Socrutary of State for the Colonies, and Sir Michael Hicks Beach, ho Clanpeller of the Exitquor, upon the financial aspect of the Pacifle cable question.

SITOP PREMIERS TO LONDON,

Louder th March: Six colonial Promjers have accepted Afr. Chamberlain's invitation to visit Londe during

Queen's diamond jubileo calebration, arx KILLIONATEES IN ZUE M'KINLEY

CABINETTANT.

London, 5th March. Six members of the Cabinet of President Klay, in the United States, nro mil- fionaires.

RAVAK WOURS AT TINGKONG.

* Londen, 50h àfuroli. The Admiralty ban authorised the expendi-

of making the part a first-class navel buse.

tare of $100,000 at Hengkeng, with the vior

*Landon, 10th Merola: honour of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (G.G.B) les bon conferred upor Sir Robert Meade, Fermanent Under Secretary to the Colonial Office,

NÁVAL DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. CATERINA Londra, 6th March Speaking in the House of Commons Sir Olartes Dilka dcolared that the nasal pro gramme of the Government did not provide for the construction of a soffident Bamber of battleships, in view of the aaral incrernes being añade by Frouce mad Beesia. It was imperativs he said, that England should outbuild the other Powers owing to the estonial ambitious of the Powers

Mr. G. J. Goschen, First Lord of the- Ads iniralty, said that 6,000 more men would be re- "quired to man the margin 1808 The maximum active list required 110,000. It was in- tended to largely develop the raVA) TOKOFEOS, 30