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BROWN, JONES & CO.

DEALERS IN AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARÚLE AND HONGKONG GRANITE CEMETERY MEMORIALS. Designs and Prices on application. Aflos, 47, QUEEN'S ILGAD CENTRAL A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

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CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT. ESTAELISHED A.D. 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF ALRATED WATERS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, SATURDAY APRIL 24 1897.

CANTON NOTES.

the rich Comentate, which is situated next to the yemen of the Provincial Treasurer, is to be removed to Clau-kung-kaan, in Ushan Street, near Kwon-yam Hill The Chun-kany kwan has already been photographed for the Franch Consul

or indirectly upon shipping for their live lihood it is to their interest that shipping should freely water the port rather than that it should be frightened away by an OUR ARRATED WATER FACTORY is fitted attempt to impose charges upon it for the with the best Bugliah Machinery, embodying relief of the ratepayer. If, the Latter gestive reply" from Hongkong. My correto erect a flour mill in Ol-yuk-tong Streat, hear

obtained relief for a titae it would only be by striking at the root of his prosperity and his last state would be worse than his

the latest improvements in the trails.

The Purest Ingredients only are used, and the utmost Care and Cleanliness ezeraised in tho Mazifastars throughout.

proved by repeated- The Water used Analgies to be Absolutely Pure.

For COAT PORTE, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the fall amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good ordine,

Ccanlarfoil Order Books supplied on ap plicop

Our Registered Telegraphic Addrosa in **DISPENSARY, HONGKONG.” And all signed masangen intressed thus will

receive prompt attention,

The following is a List of Waters always kept ready in Slock:-

· PURÉ AERATED WATER

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

LITHIA WATER

SELIZER WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER.

TONIC WATER

*GINGER ALE

GINGERADE No Credit given for Botden at lock dirty or gressy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Aerated Walere, as such Bottles are never used pgcin by is.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 15th April, 1897,

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, År 24th, 1897.

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expenditure of the eclony, and is absolutely nut required to meet any expenditure sifat dietly or indirectly connected with shipping.

This antistastory to note that the fiscaley of State is of opinion that no charge should be forced on shlyping in the interest of what may he called the general Budget of the colour. 1 am, ato.,

TIENTSIN.

H.. Josari,

Secretary,

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THE AMERICAN MAIL,

The following tolograms are from San Fran

ASYNOD TO TRY" IAN MACLAREN." ciso papers received pestordag by the Peru:

London, 20th Maroli. The Rev. Dr. John Watson, otherwise "Iax Long before he went on his latring tone to the United States; growls ware hostel from Scotland as to kin altered unorthodox doctrines. and general worldliness. These muito:ings havn utmost depened into a roar since the publication of his last book, which, in the opinion of many worlly if narrow-minded Presbyterians, is distinctly Tuitarien in its tenahfugi, f. not downright heretical

Above and beyond specific offences, however, Presbyterian Church ougaging in the sinful. work of writing novels, and they propose to. ask the offendor to give explanations and ex- press contrition at the Synod convened to meet at Sunderland at the end of April.

With reference to a recent paragraph, in which I called the attention of my sporting

A merchant bay heen granted permission to readers to the illicit export of game from Sung hai to Southern Ports, I have received a very spontent writes: "Im afraid the market in the Seath gato. Last year two merchants were actors st Shanghat are of the class that imrs granted permits to rest flower fils, but their Dyor and Fes not email private watch componita were withdrawn owing to their quatrol tan is wanted: a little amateur privato deling about the patent, which the Government -tootive work (i don't believe in the oficially refused to grant to cither of them.

A military officer named To Tsau Yung and paid detective at all. Let the watch commities.

his family were attacked recently by a band of lay itself open to buy pleasaule out of seaso from, and ran the seflors in. If it can be proved diet en route to Canton Ite son and don that the market inspector know that pheasants cubine of the offer were wanded by the were exposed for sale out of seisen it should be robbers, who took away all their valuables. The zaade very hot for him." I feel sure that all Magistrate of Baskui district Las increased The N. P. steamer Braever had arrived at true, sportsmen will not only not lot this sug the police force for the pretection of merchants Yokohama and gails to day for this port vingestion as paleeded, but take some more trading on the West River.

Botire stops to pat aswp là's practice of the ox usual ports of call,

istence of which they are well aware. But the roess in which the Municipal Council hare te- cently planged Shanghai reudors it very doubt ful if their notifications are authoritative and legal or not," DAYBREAK

in Sport and Gossip.

through their servants, see who they buy thera robbers while passing through the Tak-hing ping, I am led to the conalusien that the fears (Santri kss been the avont of the month up.te Hie orthodoxy is anregeneruto and ovan cou-

14—AB JOU KIGAWare the coneson of baration follown In Ble W. Robinson's letter, there, the Chilimo zallways are ta be warmly congra

850,000 yoor tuinted;" charge so tuuch more in the way of rent, The following little trick which is being

in tila molony are limited and only two years Is a further porezue

Mr. B. C, G. Satt has taken over bargs be TROM THE CHUNG NGOI BAN TO."|" sure the fees charged for various licences were emanating from the olarge on native müft Henes their anxiety to throw is much of played by gentleman of native extraction who viite offers with lottery tickets for sale may

The honees which were sealed up by the raised considerably. I le true she tax sharged also available for that purpose, but in addition H.B.M.'s Conant pico Mr. H. B. Bristow retired to this sam of 800.000 per saus I am ablo to Mr. Bristow leaves us with the hearty goodwil the burden of taxation as they can ou to be worth remembering by some of my realora, shipping. But the idea that property says "Daybreak in Sport and Dos Not authorities last year because they belonged to cu the satiable value of house property is not a

Bo very for from the Custom Houns there livelli merchants who wore nobised of aking part in heavy one and might be used without state that there are Farther; obarges on ship and esteem of all whe had the good fortune in As Consul General Comte de Claylard hat owners pay the rates, which, we ncte, is a foreign gentleman who, wishing quickly to the late Kelarbanno in San Francis have been imposing too great a burden on owners of ping collected by the Harbour Departinout, know him." held also by E. the Governor, is quite become rol, perchased from the wily Celestial restored to the owners, the mandarins in Canton property. But I do not regard the present such as native angretion Feos, taxes o

fallacy, which a perusal of almost any work a Manils Lotery ticket for Baroh, so number control strains from to dece time a favourable one for increasing taxation inge and Hghtors, etc., which bring in a wise left Tientsin. Mr. Sheridan File Reise of which won a prize of one hundred dollars. Consul. Quamal in San Fransisce to the effect in this direction, to rent sanitary legislation eczsidérable submal revenue, though I am (1.S. Consul) is now thedogen; the interests of bands of this shla and energetic eflcisi,- un political economy would dispel. The So far en good, but the owner of the ticket sent that the disturbanch has subsided. s involve considerabio ratlay on hea nuable, from the Information at my disposal in the commercial community will be safe in the

It is considered, however, that the forego... Daily News correspondent, rates are paid by the tenants in fact as the same to a Baik for enllestior, and to his The 20th justant was the birthday of Viceroy property, though, should the necessity arise, an this chalry, to state what the amount fa

great danay it was returned to him with a Tun Chung-un. All the offs la Canton yoresso might be inade woll as by Ordinance; it is a mere matter of note calling his attention to the fnot that it went to His Excellancy's yemen to offse bini 13-After a careful consideration of the ing staments may he fairly held to indicate routing that they are collected through tho was for Mace, 1896. The Celestial from whom congratulatione and make hin vakubles presents, arguments advanced by the petitioners and of that the revenue at present collected by Izudlords, and the raising or lowering of the ticket hul beu purchased returnod a day but His rellenoy refused to receive any vini the views held by others on the subject of the the Harbour Department (exclusive of the tors or to cecept any presente. It should be taxing of European shipping entering this part, special lery of Is conta per ton a Light Daus or two after, appareatly not having noticed the rates would make no difference to the that the bioket had won anything. He was rumonbered that of all the precocessors of am of opinion that a charge of 2 sonte à ton in connection with the Gap Rock Lighthouse) ultimate return obtained by the landlord welcomed once more by the foreigner and the Viceroy Tan, only H.E. Char Chih-tung lomposed on such shipping as barbour dues is nota niraady in excess of the total expenditure of from his property. The landlords, therefore, usual boggling wout as to the pries of estuata to recont presents offered to bim on his au unfair ese, and is not aleated to in that Department, and it is therefore repot- ticket for this month. This was settled and Eirthday It is said that the value of the prejuriously affect the prosperity of this port faily urged that no further tar of any disorip may be foil out of the question. As to the the ticket handed over, but no money in outs made by the oflearn to .1. Li Han-chung, which even if this chargs.be inposed, will still tion may be levied upon shipping, as such large tenants, since they are all dependent directly exchange. I have not heard exsotly what ata Vieway of Canton on his birthday was be cue of the cheapest ports for shipping to the i would be exclusively applicable to the geaorai | Macluron," is likely soon to be in hot water.

world. If it appeared to me that harbour ducs transpired after this, but have good reason to over a million taels 21S baltove the proceedings did not terminate with

such as I recommend should be inped would have an injurious foot on the welfare of this prayer,

colony, I should not hesitate for a moment to advice that no such a tax should be levier. am fully live to the importance to this colony of shipping and to the necessity of care being taken to avoid imposing on it any burden which would deter vassals frnin visiting it. Dat in view of the fignzer given above, which show that the tonnage entering the port bus steadily The Under Secretary of State Colonial Ofies the distentious object to a ruinister in the increased, though it has bad to pay for seven years a tux of 2 cents a ton, exactly the same amount which it is now proposed to impose permanently as harbuar duos, and of the fact

12th April.. that longkeng is such a cheap port for ship

The extra-Concession prochimation of the

Iam Magiaren's attitude on the question of expressed by the petitioners are grouillems int

date. The matter was virtaally decided on that harbour does ui 23 cents a ton will not faroh 31st, the last day of Mr. H. B. Bristow's tumacions. He proposes, if kicked, to kick tonuro of office as I.B.'s Consal, when the back, and if the worst comes to the worst, be koep PORKs away from the colony to the in-

will leave the church of which he is not can jury of its trade and its prosperity.

II an advised that in order to give legal Eaikann Thorai santa formaliospatel aequiego: sidand it to be a cubes. As for an oni ba effect to the change which I propose of com

ing in all the essential paints of the memorial yorting the present ght dres izte harbour of 1896. 1 need not enlarge on the question, as learned, Las Mecarea's own congregation at dues it will be necessary to pass an Ordinance North have already given it appropriate pro..

doubtless some of your correspondents in the Liverpool, with a few exceptions, is perfectly Entisded with limbs pastor, am, asid 'brother. I have therefore to request, if you soneur in

Rev. Dr. Kounely Moors is the moving with the high officials has been quite the conolesion at which I have arrried, that minenec. Mr. Bristow's personal popularity you will anthorise de la introduce into the Legislative Council na Ordinanes for this para factor in the happy solation of the pro-spirit in the proposed inquiry to Dr. Watson's pore, and that you will convey to ms Four blem and Le leaves office with the Ludos orthodoxy. He claims there is heterotox, tench- authority by telegram as it is important that which it was their spesial desire to ensure: bnting In Mind and Master" and "Beside the this question should be definitely settled with it is not to be forgotten, as car local organ Bonnie Briar Bush. Dr. Moors, in reply to a communication on the subject, suys: The unjustly soome to forgot, that others hare con- a little delay as possiblo. I havo, &o,

tributed largely to the result, eg, Sir Claude petition calls the attalion of the symud to the Macdonald in Poking, the secretaries and font, that Dr. Watson has not repudiated the M.P., o o&

Commition of the British Municipal Council,

London, 22 March. This last body, under the testful direption ef SECRETARY OF STATE TO GOVERNOR,"

RAV, John Watson (Taz Maclaren) was the Mr. Edmund Consina of. Id-wo, has played an ... Downing Street,

17th March, 1807.: useon but a strong part throughout all the rinoipal.speaker at the Mansion House west- Duchess of Albany, Lord Kinnaird, and other Sir-With reference to your Despatch Negotiations, and I am confident that Mr.ing to-day in aid of the Sailors hames The 15 of the 18th of January last and to my tola. Bristow would be the first to acknowledge' how notables were present

much is due to Mr. Cousin'e tino judgment and Dr. Watson in an interview after tho mest- gram of the 15th instant, I have the honour to transmit to you copies of correspondence with wil be submitted to the new governing body aharge of heraay bought against m us it is strong yet sonciliatory spirit. A proposal ing bad adjecerod said have ignored the the Peninsular and Oriental Steaua Navigation as soon as it is organized that the boundary simply vesations. I shall not notice it in any Company, as noted in the margin, on the sub road be called Briston Hoed in compartent to way alors the matter is referred to in the ject of the Light Docs at Hongkong.

our genial outgoing Consul. Serve him right!ayned, which will undoubtedly rejeas the elarga. 21 consider that the shipping interests but i that yet-born Corporation has any if it is sent to the Presbytery I she, of course, were given a reasonable expectation that the senes of the proprictice, it will aequredly also defend myself to the bitter end with course) Light Dues should be reduced when the post have a Via Consobrinu, or a Cousins Square, and otherwigs. I wish you would thank my DOUBLE HANDICAP,

of the Gap Rock Lighthouse was met At

in iis ntreal momevolature. Mayson and Ceoko v Beasley and Gilling the same time, I carour in your view that.

moderate dnes may properly be levied in Houg ham,

VETERANS' SINGLE HANDICAP. kong, provided the proceeds do not in ordinary Wado Smith:

times trued the teta: expenditure on the Har bour Department, including Lighthouses Water Police, etc,

Telegraphio communication with Macao, also with Tonkin and Annam, has been restored.

The silk ex C. P. steamer Empress of Japan

arrived in New York on the 21st inst

The ND.L. stetner Bayern left Shanghai yesterday morning at daylight and may be oz. peetud hore on Bundor night, the 25th instant

In our American mail nows will be found an acenant of the voyage of the overthun American ship T. F. Oakes, which arrived at New York after a voyage of 259 days from Hongkong.

A side scutaining & muniter of Koreans won an Association football match by one goal to on the 27th alt at Seoul against the British Marius guard and officers of HMS. Narcissus

Tho Mainichi Seval correspondent says that under Conen-General Jordan's infionaco the Korans are turning away from both Russie and Japan and being drawn towards Great Dritain.

A mosting of the Jubileo Committee will be hold in the Council Chamber on Monday next at 4 pm. We understand it was intended to hold the meeting today, but it was considered that Monday would to a mora convenient day.

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A shop in China Town, Yokohama, adjoining H.M. Caol compound, was burnt down on the 1th inst. The European proprietress of the Globa Salone, alore by, went out to see where the fire was and fall down dead, it is supposed from heart disease.

Messrs, R. E. Bredon and Woodtrutt, Com missionere of Customs, who hase retired from the Service, und Mr. Heauelerk, ex-Secretary of Legation at Feking, now appointed Consul General at Bada-Past, Lait Shanghai by the P. M. stemmer Ohind on the 17th April

The closing cruise of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club will take place today. The Com. modore will leave moorings at noon and the fest will follow. There will be a ladies race about p.m. The Fictoria, kindly lent by HE. the Goremer, will be available for members and lady friends, and tea will be provided.

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Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. C. Bartow gave a lecture to the Odd Voluman Seoiety, his sub- ject being John Staart Blackie. Mr. Barlow gave come interesting facts shout the bite pro- fessor and added one or two personal reminis cences. At the conclusion a vote of tlauks was passed to the lecturer on the motion of Hon.. J.

Stewart Lockhart, who presided.--

troubles

A few months ago we eniled attention to the arrini in London of Mr. Tozaburo Suzuki, the Principal Superintendent of the Sugar Relining Company of Japan, who had come to Europe for the purchase of sugar-machinery. He has visited the principal engineering firmus in Great Britain and on the Continent, and we are pleased to report that be has placed his orders for machinery and apparatus with Messrs J. & R. Houston, of Greenock, Messrs. Buah quan & Co. of Liverpool, Mosers. Wateo, Laidlaw & Co., of Glasgow, and Messrs. Blair,- Campbell & McLean, also of Glasgow Just boforo his departuri for Japan Mr. Suzuki called at our office and informed us that the Company he represents will socn'contemplato consilorable extensions to their refinery, and that this will no doust lend to further commis- sions to be placed with British manufactarers. It was gratifying to learn that Mr. Suzulii'e experieuse does not bear out the complaints so ofton made by British Consule that our eagi noering Gras are not disposed to meet the special requirements of foreign cliente. Cen- tinental brms in this. osae, it appears, were unable to supply the class of machinery required, and they were not inclined, it resins, to go out of the way, specially to zake it British Trade Journal.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY TRE83"]

LONDON, 21st April. THE TURCO-GREEK WAB.

compounding the read to Larisa and are now amharing Tyrnavos, whither the Grooks

have retired

The Turke are immensely superior in artillery and notwithstanding the wall Greek gains in Epirus it is undoubted that the Turke are so får vidiccions.

The Greek police have been ordered to ro

Tan Chung-lea has been granted two His months' leave ob account of ill-health. Excellency bus refused to receive any visitors and he will not meddle with publin affaire except urgent importance eaming the time in of his leare.

LAWN TENNIS TOULNAMENT.

CHAMPIONSHIP. Gibson bead H. Humpáross.

'PROFESSIONAL PAINO. Cox and Millward boat Anderson and Moberly.

DOUBLE HANDICAP.

Pellow and Pleth best Brown and Mucky. * CLASS SINGLE HANDICAP. Ballard beat Bartram..

CLASS SINGLE HANDICAP.

Wood boat Wellinan.

PIXTURES FOR - TO-DA U.

CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Pellew v. Paris.

Millward v. Platty

THE LIGHT DUES QUESTION. The following despatches have been forward to us from the Cclonial Secretary's Offer

GOVERNOR TO BEGRITARY OF BEATE....

Government House,

WILLIAM HOSTWREN.

The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, interprolers on ooth sites, and the Speciet publie obarge that his teaching tends to Uni

tarinnista."

It is to be noted that there is ao Concessionary friends in America for their kindsois. Her Mujurly's Government doen not tako Say to them that they need not he alarized the lease of one quare inch of additional soil, about my orthodoxy." sneb a course is strongly objected to both at

THE KAISER REPORTED INPANE. Pazing and Whitehall; the Chinese foials

London, 20th March. A letter to the Mail reiterates the stary of 3.-I am, however, of opinion that in cal. simply head over some 1,600 odd now of land, 900 of which are already in our possessión as

the Gurisan Emperor's insanity with starting. sulating the proceeds of the harbour, dues, a buyers to ho under cur complota municipal foyeesiga, proviously referred to as pinching. frapiness, mentioning his Majesty re being the charges on native shipping must be included, control. We shall make reads, üll punde, close osts, and trying to trip them up with his

well as those on an-going steamers, grave-yards and renove nuisances, we shall light suggested in the enclosed letter from the Hongkong, 18 Juary, 1897, insalar and Oriental Steam Narigation he area, drain it, polies it, and lay our water sword. The writer says the fact in that there pipes therein with precizaly the same freedom is now ma donbt that the Emperer, if not Company Sir, I have the honour to forward horowith

Iata not therafere prepared to sanotione now do in the British Settlement, we specially Incurs, is subjected to fis of abarra- a petition which I have received from shipping your proposal to make a puraaneat charge of shall moroorer rate taxes by the decreo of ab, which, while they last, are indistinguish arins in this colony on the subject of the Light 2 cents per toy en gonoral shipping, although representative body, and shall have compulsory/ablo from madness.

power over native owners to pay tiuso taxes, almost in contact with the brain has hitherto His local durangement behind the ear and that charge mast be continned to the end of

but there is to be no other interference with

of the year's finances.

in the area

provokes a constant discharge.

While the

inforce the army and citizens to take their placa Present time. This charge yielded in 1835-recutnond in order to carry out the above pose and high efficiency from the begiozoLein is allowed to racond the throne or keep Palitiounes how ank that the duos be defisien, so that 4ha matter may be rettled first three years, us it is particularly expedient it is obvious no modness can be to rated in the

it who is afflicted with an incurable disease, und

duos levied at this port

-To facilitate the consideration of the ques- The Tarks are carried all the positions on. I should mention that light duse were first the present year, in-crder to avoid a dislocation existing interests (except on grounde of publicbeen kept in safe limits"by a trestmont which

imposed in 1875, when one cont a ton was

5. Next year the charge must be re-lasod, to health), and Chinese are to be allowed to reside isobarge lasta the pain is not very great, und charged out European shipping catering the portazh rate as will, with the other harbonr 19.

A new unzipal body will probably be the inflammation and swelling of the affected and in 1830 boy were increased to 2 cents a teeipts, be sulcisat to cater all barbour and

formed, but as the existing B.M.U. is by far parts being relieved, thore is nothing intoler the increase being unde in order to mot lighthouse expediturs, and it will be necessary

the biggest holder, ite indusnee will probably able or alagning. But it has lately been expenditure in connection with the erection and to find some other source of revenue to make

be paramount for long time to some getting dificult to maintain the process, and maintenance of the gisthouse on the Gap Rock the deficiency, which may perhaps macst The new body will probably use the pre- the result is a colination of pointich lis It should also be here in wind that in 1907 conveniently be done by increasing the Assessed

sent executive procedure altogether ability, depraesica, and restlessnces, which charge was levied on all active craft trading Taxos. I stall be glad to learn, at your early desirable, as it will secure unity, of pure brought the Emperor to an alarming condition. Continuing, the writer says that no Hohen- with this port and has been continued up to the convenience, what changes in taxation you will

ning Things will probably go slew far the revenze aniounting to about, $50,000.

before the time arrives for passing maxt year's to alarm the present Chinese land aiders.

They will be apt to regard tasstion for road Emperor. Ta kaswledge of los increasing isability, threatening the rale of the Emperor. making, es, as confiscation, tyranny and all doubtless intensely aggravates the disease. It sorts of administrative robbery. It is hoped that within that period the remaining 700 on is suud that alcald things get but little wares Prines Hoary of Prussia, the Emperor's may have passed iute foreign persession

Waterworks threaten to be our next pablic brother, will claimed regent with an citement. The landrenters rest this weekesory council. to discuss a specific plan formulated by the

In regard to the stories of Emperor William's Tientsin Waterworke Co., and it is generally anticipatul tha tas Cancil will be authorised insanity, it is stated privately by men who know to come to an agreement with that corporate him more or less intimately, such as a spore of members of the diplomatin carpa, cut officials, body. Just at the list moment, however, 2:

in the forne, tak ki

RUSSIA, THE POWEES, AND THduced to the original chasis of one out as

WAL

Kussia has vents citsther to the Powers

the Additional levy of 1 yt has more than G-I desire to add that if at any time hero paid for the cost of the Gap Rock Light, and after argent necessity should arise for inoris as the charge of 1 seak ('tan is more than advising an expectant altitudo until one of sufficient to cover the cost of the uphoep and in the feneral round, I should be prepared to consider any proposal for again raising the the combatants requests intervention and to maintenance of the preseuf lighthouses. The shipping dues, as I have to reason to think maintain the blockade of Crate in the meanessary to cover such cost will deter shipping

state that aby charge gar and above but that the present charge has batus very urdly

on the shipping interests.I have, što, time, hekling the island in trasy,

from this port al is an infringement of the

J. CHAMBERLAIN, freedom of the port, which will atleet its Governor Sir William Robinson, KCMG. tel ne..........

MURDER OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSIONARY.

Berlin, 20th March.

A horrible sight was witnessed nor the appar Waterfall on Saturday afterna (10th April), says the Hiogo Neus. Having divested himwolf of most of his clothing, a man ent his throat deeply on the right side Lad followed it up with a harakiri slush below. He was still living when found, and a regular crowd gathered at the spot before he was removed, to the hospital. The would-be emirito, fasada ve THE decision of Mr. CHAMBERLAIN OR have been a laundry man who offended both his the light dues question has now been and his colleagues in the recent announced, and, as will be seen from the official correspondence published in another At the Magistracy yesterday a chuir coolie was sentenced to six wese imprisonment for column, it is substantially in favour of

trying to swindle Mr. G. P. Lammert. The those who oppose the permanent in rease prosecuter gave the prisoner a marked twenty. of the dules to two-and-a-half cents per ten, cent phee and sozler receiving it the are all to particulars given in the talegrecuta u ton there seems to has been fuuder other sisunshin companies whose representatives water for Municipal, purposes gratuitously, but admit that the Emperor has certain occentricŕ

sealla, asertaŭ lint it was bad and produced a Father Mazel was a young priest, twenty-five It is to be regrotted, however, that the

onin which was undoubtedly cunterfeit. It years of age, who had only recently come ont Serretary of late has not given a more was not the good oue that Mr. Launert had decided answer on the question of principle. given him and the swiller was this wisely from Franco. He arrived in Hongkong in caught. This is a common dodge and it is to September last and after staying here o fer He dirculs that the total revenus riced be hoped that the punishment arderal' by Mr.weeks wont to Kwelahun, where te reisited be devoted to any other purpose without the cents per lon at prasut levied as Light Dues improvement of the river on the lines Bug. A THE DIAMOND JUBILEE

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MACAO,

With regard to the argamaent advanced

by potitioners that any turn shipping will

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So far us light dues are concerned. I

UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE TO BOCRES agree with petitioners, tliet the revenus derived

ZARY, AND OA, N..CO. from them should be applied to the purpose for.

rival company harvono into the field, and it is and others who hard accciapatid bin on board Downing Street,

the Imperial yacht Hohenster during his porsible that this may ensure a further delay, A telegram has been received from Kweilun hich it is raid, viz, the upkeep and main-

6th March, 1897

The essential fisture of the rival company is mer trips, that his Majesty is very nervous Kwangsi, reporting that the chapel at Loli hasteance of the lighthens, and it is true tha

Str-With reference to the letter from this filtration under high pressure such filtration and irritable, bis features twitching frequently. thus charge of one copt a von is suficient to bosu pilinged and the Rev. Father Mazel mascuver all present expenditure incnered en fin Department of the Jeth ultimo, I sun direct claimed not only oxlude orgsaic mustber, bat He seems to hase a tendency to epilepsy or

sirilor nervous disorder, but his behaviour, a ked by Mr Sabretary Chamberlain to transmit to to be germicidal The now sohemo also. I sacred and that Sailin is threatened. These account.

5. With regard the consed mate of 1 you, for your information and for that of the thing, bus blause undertaking to provide cording to these people, has always been that of person montally sound and responsible. They standing at the time it was need that it was signed with you the letter of the 15th ultimo, on the other hand the B.1.0 is required to the decotad to defraying the most of the Gab tu cudlosed copy of despatch from the guarantee a certain minimum consumption by ties, chiety of inordinate vanity concerning.

which many quoer anecdotes ara in circulation, Rask Lighthouse and there was an implied Governor of Hongkong, relative to the proposal the population of the Bettlement

Hydraulics sro on the boom just now, for the LONDON HOUSE-OWNERS PREPARING FOR if not a distinct, promise tag it would not fintain, as Barbour Duss, the charge of 21

on all shipping at Longkong

Livinlon, 20th March. Legislative Council being haulted. In order

gested by Mr. A. do Linde, A.M.1.0.1. is

Some very metr zen have got to work in from shipping including juks is not to Wodehouse will act as a 'woming to other t the beginning of last month, when he left therefore to redeem this promise and I have

2-Mr. Chamberlain concurs in Sir Wabout in ba naderléken, Viseroy Wing has exceed the barbour and lighthouse expen-coolies with a similar weakness.

for Lol. Kraishar, from whenon ten telegram informed the Chancil that in my option Robinson's law that it in ant nemsonal to beca alive to the vast importance of this river connection with Queen Vietnein's forthcoming diture which is so far satisfictory, as one

comce, is the town in which the Vicar Apostolic abonld be rodesed, it will be necessary to vy oderate harbour des in Hongkong, pro-quistion eror ince the lesson of last sptomer, so called diamond jubiles and they are havfug cent per lon will in that case suffice, but from the Haimèng district, the home of the

A resident in Shanghai, who has just returnat of Evangei has his residence, and Leli is abolish the present Gap Bock rate by a round ruled that the procede do sot exceed the fatal was the Falbo shoaled my to 41 fest bo huse good time despite the denunciatio as of persons tion of the Council. Eat patitioners not only expenditure on tl Harbour Dopustment, had repeated interviews with the Consular who think they have a moropoly of all the the same time be says that in case of wheelbarrow-13en, reports that rews of the riot town in ble jurisdiction. The telegram lave desire the increase rate to be abolished in full. including Lighthouses, Water Police, etc., and Badly and he manifested an fotelligent interest virtues. The sings on this cussion are the necessity he would be prepared to consider in Shanghai has spread for and wide. It it certain whether the attack was the resultent of the promise minds by Government, but he has at prosent under his consideration to in the proposals urged so strongly by Count de owners of the house property in the poorer a proposal for gain rulaug the shipping generally believed that thres fotoign policemen of religious persecution or a simple set of slay wish the light this to be permanently adopt us of the two following alternatives, Claylard, ur locul doyen. The Peking people quarters along the route of the royal proces

ful the wheelbarrow coolles were killed in a brigandige.

reduced to one osht, printing out that any levy, (a nuiform burgu of ants (instead of supported almirably and the Tannel: sien on 20th Jane. This class of property is dnes, as they have not burne very hardly on desparate struggle, aud that the coolins, being

in exams of that sount is unt required for the 2 cents) per ten on all shipping, or (2) 8 Yemen udopted an encouraging title to invariably let on weekly or monthly tenuccies, lighthoren service, hat will be merged in the charge on a graduale seale such as is levied Wang Wen-se: be recently memorialized but the common people, oblivions of their frail → the thipping interest. But as Mr. JOSEPH, vietoricus, are at longer under the control of tro Municipal Council. Reports like this,

general venue, to which they contend that at Gibraltar, beginzing at a ceals par ton an

therm that he was prepared to go the length of tours, bare hoen letting their windows at smaller veerole and rising to maximam T. 300,000 from the perincial rosomes, and prices which, in almost every cass. would more the Secretary of the P. & O. Company, says flying like wildfire up the rirse, threatening

shipping should not coutzibre.

6-in this contention with one exception all charge of (ay) $30 or $10 on ships of (say) last week they authorised him to do so. It than pay their rent for a whole year. in his letter, the fact of Fongkong's being evil consequences wherever there is a small

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,

is expecte fut His Excellency is ready to This has exceedingly grieved the overs. the Unofficial Members of the Legislative 1,800 tons and over. De a free port is undoubtedly the mainspring of holy of foreignors confronted by a mass of

Maono, 22nd April. Connell, to whom I referred the matter, do not

3-Before finally deciding the question Lego as far as Tls/120,000, but, as Mr, de Tande's who, fearing that the poor tenants would be per ignorant Chiness, were certain to follow the

The new Governor of Macen, HE: Senhor

will be glad to consider quy observations you the importapes it has arrived at as a port of back down, of the Council; and it is because of

3ou ar, being of opinion that shipping should

entire soteme will cost nearly three times this menently barmed by such transient prosperity call and converging centre for the bulk of the this that it is important that the falsip Galberds, is now on his way oat and is expected not be entirely exempt from taxation as peti. may wish to offer, but I am to ask that any raamount, there is just a four that was muy sea and perhaps take to drink and thus bring die- shipping visiting the Far Eastern Seas. As made by the Council should be retracted as soon about the riddle of next month or a little tioueri desire, and thay maintain that if the presentations may be made at your carliest con- the usual addle tant attends half-noasures, and Foredit on the jabiles to the sum of all loyal

as possible... Daily News.

earlier. No special preparations and being mauds present dues of 23 canlan ure contineul renience as the Governor wishes to be informed which is the constant aures of Chinese policy, subjects, precadal sorrowfully hit Ermly to for bis recaption and of mursa there will be no

Tacally it in balored that last year's los give all of them notice to quil and, out they free port Hongkong has achieved its greatness

such demonstration as on the occasion of Benhorst as light dnes but as barbour dus there by telegraph of Mr. Chamberlain's decision

will be no infringement of the freedom of the um, eto,

alue of the three, great shipping companies have to go long before the jubileo day, in and it is as a free port that it must maintain it.

A qustion having arisan in Japau as to the Horiso Costa's return last October. His part- Free port being one at which no cas

combined with that of the Tag and Lighter order to make room for their batters. The The Governor understands by a free port making machinery, we have ascertained the and no one unit say what the aliameter to charge customs dues at Hongkong. Thay

relative merits of British and American paper Excollency is coming out for the first, tito Loms duties are jovied, and there is no intention The Recreary to the Peninsular and Oriental Co. was more than the estimated cost of the persons who bed bird windows from the pour

Steam Navigation Company

whole alome proposed by Mr. de Linde fanants have no remedy but to grin and bear it, one in which no Customs dues nie levied, rows on the rabjant from a lending engineering of his administradon will bs. Some people also consider that the prosperity of the colony.

It is father understood, though I can note or to make terms with the men moon at about 50 which is no doubt technically ecrrect, but fem, Bleaars: Jamas Bartrom & Son, Limited, seers inclined to form unfavourable options will not be affected by the imposition of sack

SECRETARY, AND O, EN, CO. TO UNDER ho authority, that while two of the con- per cant. advance upon the tenants' prices. It

BECRETARY OF STATE, S

panics might willingly submit to guarantee is claimed for the owners, however, that they can Hongkong was started on a wider basis of of Edinburgh. The Japanese fully admit that in advance, but I hops before Senhor isbor nu

British onginos and boilers are decidedly botter Galardo has beso here long they will Had they

Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co; freedom and it la destrable that it should than those from America; but they are ander ace mistaken. This is what all people of good

the Interest and sinking fund of a loan, one not be wholly vile, for in many ease they hav 122, Londonhall Street, London, E.C.

holds untu sliner question of principle, raciously permitted the tenants to remain en continuo. At the annual meeting of the the impression that parmaking machinery sons wiskunde bi

Le un infringement of the room at the post, the Merch, 1897. Well, it is a oarious commersial principle condition that they abandon their sordid money- loal branch of the Chinn Association Mr.is "better" fu America, though they do not Sir Claude MacDonald, fine British Minister, I do not think they can be sure of the fael Sir, I haru the honour to acknowledge the which allows a sum of The 70,000 to be lost making schönes and give up possession of the GRANVILLE SHARP COntended that the in-specify in what particular respects. The Edin arrival here on Wednesday morning about half that there are many reu ports where the tax coipf of of letter of the 6th instant No for an annual outprit of T. 10,000 expecially promises for a week before and a week after thus

burgh firm paint out in reply that American past slaven, by ans of the torpedo boats, and en shipping is very heavy, and I agree with 3.982 of 1697, endosing, by the direction of when an inappreciablo increment of the freights Jubilos day.

What all this means to the owners may be tention at the establishment of the colony machinery may be shenper, because it is must was received with a salute of fifteen gune. His those members of the Legislative Council who Mr. Secretary Chamberlain, for the i would maily recoup this petty sur

The cagimoore seimo bad commanded itself judged from a single instance where house, was simply that the port should be free ghter and more cheaply designed, and there. Excellency stayed at the Bus Vista Hotel. In consider a free part to las end whero.no.customs formation of the signatoriss to the letter of the

fóre less durable than ours. A to the use of the afternoon he made an olleitl call on the

13th ultimo, copy of a despatch from the all round; it is however, various that the Cham las to a monthly tenant at an annual rent of from Customs dues, not from barosur ducs, paper machinery in Japan, Mesars. Bertram & Council of Govermentit, a guised of honour liner post to the four expressed by Governor of Hongkong relative to the proposal use of Cemnieces and the Cousidar Body did not $500, was lot by alonant for the inbilo day but in this he was incurrent, the words of our add that only last year they supplied very ng posted at the exfrance to Government House petitionare that ships will be deterred from to maintain, as Harbour Dues, the pharge of supplonaut it by some apeial proposals. The for $400 But the owner stoppel Es gave the is csigaments of vuol machisor to tive to rear him. His Excellent dined at the coming to Hongkong if a charge of 24 cents.couts pur tour levied at prosort as Light Chiuso dearly lova detailed plan, I it be culy tenant notice to quit, and now offers the honso different and well-known paper mille la that Boa Vista, and the military band played during a ton is impossel, the following figures almar Dues on shipping at Hongkong, sise adding to disonas, a plan which often precipitates their for the day for $1,000, which he will certainly "thas no anner of customs, port dues, or country, and that they securel the orders for dinner. His Excelloney left this morning about at the extat of Buzogoan dipping into that Mr. Chamberlain concurs in the view that inchoate or univeut ideas into decisions which get before the diamond day.

Ultra-virtuous parsons, having a dominereial any other charges shall be levied

these after the reprosentatives of the mills had eight o'clock and received a farewell salate of Hongkong ins steadily ine saged since light it 1s not unreasonable to lory moderate ar result in action. If the Consular Body bud Fisited America and Germany to inspect and "on any ships or vesacle of whatever nation inquire into such machinery as is prodiced in 'he ass and European children of the dues were first leviod. In 1875, when the dras our Duas fu Hongkong, provided that the aggosted River Conservancy composed of instinct imperfectly developed, Lave been de "er sailing under whatever flag." It is those pantrica British Trade Journal, Italian Convent have been all right since thoir were first levied, the Earoon loutage enter proceeds do not extend the total expenditure on Chinese officials and foreigners with power to nouncing the booss owners as grasting, grind- ing this port was 1,951,855 tons, Iu 1880 it The Harbour Department, insuling Light rain Tha, 15000 and to collect a reseauo for ing Shylooks, and have been ceiling on tho Tomiotal to Green Island, to more cases of had increased to 2.533,597 tous sal in 1883 tohouse, Water Polls, ets.

interest and redemption Innd from the Queen to punish them by altering the rotte of: The indicial proceedings lately hell in Nags plague having courred among dew. A few 3,968,709 tone. In 1890 light on wire in- In reply, I au desired to state, on behalf of shipping it weeld have had some chance the procession, n demand which is not likely to any retrogression whatever from the eu said, by Br. J. H. Longford, H.B.M. Consul

cases bare occurred on the other side of the crossed fear na cent to certs. In that the signatories to the letter above referred to, of success. A trampery Tls. 80,000 a your be canceled in whole or in part In all pro lightened policy of fifty-five years ago. It sitting as a Master in Lannoy, are painful resid Convent, whore the Chinese children are soon-paar the tonzago entering the port amounted to that they regret that Mr. Chamberlain doos would be the ineres bagatelle on the bability the Queen will never lie the story of is sary to say that a fex cents a ton is not ing. The enquiry was held into the zontal dated, but the Government as andered 4833,783 tons and in 185 it reached 778 pot consider it expedierit, to reinstala Hongkong Tientsin trade The presence of foraignets there mean my, for, according to arrest court

mat-sleds to be eristed behind the Crais Fort Long

in the position of an absolutely from port, that would probably have ensured betb salinaription (gossip.she reads newspapers less than over and her maeh, that no ships are kept away, and condition of Mr. Arthur Norman, proprietor of for files children; and I think we will probably will be observed that petitioners admit living undoubtedly been the mataspring of the to the lean and judicions expenditure of the private secretaries, as most porsese know, not

foreign residents in Japan. One of the wit-

PL BE Tory effective correspondence tiers. Among the Nagasaki Hiring Sun, one of the oldest hear of no moro 0399. In the city thero is that shipping should pay for the lighthoness importunes it has arrived at as a part of call anones.

nothing, of importines to report in connection which are establirbed and maintained for its and converging centre for the bulk of the The rail contract fell to Mi. 0; D. Jameson, all the numerous holy of mon who will got is always easy, whether in politice, or busi un called was Simon Ferest Lawrence, with the disease, but the authorities orp taiting bench. If this principle bertanded thorn shipping visiting the Far Eastern cena,

an American civil engineer who has been for something in the shape of decoration or titular Constable at the British Counthate, nder precautions by disinfecting the drains and appens to be no reason why shipping should In iew, however, of Mr. Chamberlain's some time resident in Tientsin. His figuras distinction in ocaneotion with the Queen's nces, or morale, but it open the gate of the whose charge the poor demented follow bad carefully cleansing the more uncleaply quarters, got conliábute towards other sericus which are opining that the amount levied a harbourines were far and away the lowest sut in, and as he jubilee, nous deserve recognition viero than ruin. freedom of the sacrsaries, of the olf cind port should be advocated by all who are stated that during the tiret fortnight Noscofits in the Chinese Hospits the better as the Harbour Department Harheir Department. I am desired to draw ceps. The total value of the two dos Fleetwood Tiwaris Sing the first offcil interested in the welfan Hongkong, for was duing nothing but writing letters Two years ago piagne was, very prevalou just and telegramy. These were addressed to

consored conclusively indicate that, an this 450.000. Ae this is the first bite Amer. vast armies of cranks have tarned their atten.. if ou it be admitted that shipping may be the Commander-in-Chief of the Nars the behind the coin depot and if seems probable Water Police, oto, the cost of which excels attention to the following foots, which, it is siguments is said to just nader Tis asusuteenvut of the intended celebration

that the bacillus has found a midus there agunt rafoil from the ducs of 21 couts a

basis, there is no ground for increasing the levy can stcol has triamphed over Europoun ia tion to England's sovereign, who has been. taxed to make up deficiencies in the general British Minister; Lowder, Yokohama, Faring and he some active pain this year owing to imposed on shipping

London, and many others. By request of the to the atmospheric conditions favouring it

10-As I have stated above, the olurge en of 1 cent per to which has been hitherto competition by closed touders; at seat bombarded fry all parts with ofera of mar

tenoted much remark. I hire no special xiage and more or less fantastic and impossible revenue there would be a danger of the Court one telegram ve road. It Kheplug corpses naburled for longthenedativo craft givlds, a revendis of shorit $50,000 collected as fired Light Daca.;

In the Potter from His Excellency the Got knowledge of the grear of the stool trade, suggestions for doing honour to the great day. burdens being gradently, increased until fellows-Telegram to His Excelleuss, the perieda must be dangerotis und in all cases the purorun shipping would not be levied ernor of Hongkong, it is sited that the but I think the explanation of the plemençe it fun tooloved trist, for it is subtful it one

ayor and if the principle is once admitted they became insupportable and drove vessels British Minister, Pelcing, China, Decomber burial should inko place within twenty-four for purposes of genset rayonne, it would sen tonnage which visited the port in 1395 is na followe. Carnoglo the grost who havo sulforad

25th, 1896. Your Excellency, I have the hours of death. away. Property owners, in whose supposed honour of informing yon that after serious con-

ouly for to extend the sale principle to native amounted to 5,772,289 tous, which at 1 cent American rolling mill have conleu into a tuusand of these latters has been of a For ton yield a revenue of upwards of $57,000something like Trust and have beguu nu anfilciently woriona, not to say sane, character to interests it was intended to make the Gap mideradon. I here husa juspined to solve the For The Broderne Lark" —Curke's World the almighty problem of furning the world famed Bleach Misturu is warranted to clcome the

-The unaut insorted in the Estimates In the letter from the bipping Finne of the internecite straggle with the other stelmakers justify its being placed before the lady to whom Rock light dues permanent, fondly imagine upside down: No Emperors or Empresses, Fross all impurites from whatever Cruise for 1857 s likely to ho derived from light 18th ultimo, was pointed out that the present their object being practical monopoly. The it was addressed. po

New York, 21st March, kings or quens, presidents or fovernors, arsirg. Tor Sereful, Szarys, Exzeina, Bad Legs duas acionats to $113,000. It the rayor of total expenditus of the whole lighthongs struggle is acute, and Carnegie steel which OVERDUE VESSEL FROM HONGKONG. Ministers of State, prime ministers, princes of kin and Blood Diages, Pimples, and Sores of all the petition be granted and charge of the establishment of Hongkong in under $17,000 cost $23 golt por tor to produce is boing fold

The long overdue American dipper ship royal blood, statesmen, politics, philosophors, kinds, its eflicts are urvellous Thousands of cent instead of cents a ton is loved the There is dousequently s balance of upwards of at $17 gold. Mr. Jameson is supposed to have

this source for hoppad da with his tonder in this very peculiar, F. Onker, which left Hongkong on July 4th. admirale, or all the, wise men throughout the wonderful cures live en effected by it. Sold amount of the estimate, will be reduced to $49,000 available from whole creation have

everyware at Med Bowers worthlimitations $45,200

genen harbour expenditure and, asja and temporary state of affairs. Both be al 259 days ago, with a general cargo for this

SAT HENLY POTTINGER'S proclamation being

much to be regretted that thero aliould be

so on; in fact trifling, with principles

that it is they who pay the municipal rates

and that if the latter word increased it

would be so much out of their pooker white

if they were reduced they would be able to

the same number of guns se on his arrival.

With