1897-07-02 — Page 2

INTIMATIONS

BROWN, JONES & CO. DEALERS IN

AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE AND HONGKONG GRANITE

CEMETERY MEMORIATAS.

pricked the bubble and thereof ran public service

**The questions that remain are the follo ing=÷(1) What sources of reverde-in detailed in the Estimates come of beading of charges ou shipping? (2) What

Estimates are incurred on behalf of whip items of expenditure as detailed in the

ping (7) What proportion, if any, of the loss requlting to the colony from the CHRONICLE AND DIRECTOR absence of Crown rents and assessed taxes

Tostgas and Prices on application.: Cilice, 47. QUEET'S ROAD CENTRAL.

NOW READY::

THE

(2007

SHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA

STRATIS, NETHERLANDS INDIA”

MTAM, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, dode THE CHINA DIRECTORY

WITH: WHICH ARE INCORPORATED

AND

THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY Ako Hova-Lier von zum Fan Dasr..

1897..

THE TRIELY-FIFTH Angual IssUK

which will be found, as bitbarth, more full and

accurate than ita predecesora

The Canadian Pacite efoamer: Bjpros

cerad of Vancusor, BC, on Wednesday, the end, which let Hongkong on the 9th Jane

30th June, at 4 pm ......-

The Chastian Pacifle, Railway Company R.BCS App ofte from Hongan

on lands in the colony under naval and arrive at Amoy at 9 am yesterday and loft

again at I por for Shanghai, military occupation should be assigned to l shipping (6) How the expenditure of the clony comected with the shipping fre- quoating Hongkong should in future be

***

|

that fo on opfprobonkies zaview of the trade" | amou

and commerə as the opuntry armaged under: I

ashimated unt is curtains. treren of frapupa.

Fally

met 1 We are at a loss to know why No. 7. ficthat of K.GMO 25 June His Excellonoy lanets that the Commissionera ing of this by law it is necessary to quote the npon the origin, prive, import duties, quantities, sidence, the Bank of Bengal and the Post Office,

should have been left in, or how the com- mission can possibly arrive at any answer

The Singapore Free Press

will now proceed to enquire into the other pointa

Conry of Calcutta and sabaebakla questions, wh fobs meat take sivery Long tim

mibjects." - "áš promeni, s vmoufnotarer omeniu, sad the whole city looks as R and fustive such lifareness of opinion 1.1M - THE NEW SANITARY BYLAW- merobant in England wishing to know to would aftes a severu bombardment inted to the position, are for me, it wand be well to rotor the

wint ortent bis goods are consumed, or fity per cent, of the houses havs, raided memorandum from Van Baith Famay, sud-o cuE EDIZCE OF THE DAILY FETEE are likely to find a market in China, has to severely and there scarsoly stands a house in May to the Secretary of Aldo,

ogether Fith) -- SIE. W Yelstende, to the proposed cow refer to some 20 teglė reports to arrive at alt Calcutta that has entirely ovcaped Iningy. the_Commission, sud-Basartelf wlischer the Sanilery by-law published in your inne of 29th the information ha requless. In trade reports There are few more serious damages than that

bo, sit, your most obedient servant, suggested the of inquiry is or is not in store lume, it is with phare that I ate the new as they a few made up there is a want of to the Town Hall, just repaired at a cost of eyes Jauce with his wishes I have the honour to departure of laying a proposed by law on the uniformity in the collection of returns, weights lakh and a quarter of rupees, which in wrecked. table of the Conseil bolora, bringing it að för and messures are differently stated, and each The High Court, Saint Paul's Cathedral, the HEBREET SMIKIT reading and thus giving thom, Interested an ""consail in converting silver values into sterling Free Church of Scotland, the Booteb Kirk, the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Colonial Bore oppertunity of erresssing their views in public, fires his own sverage cute of solange Luropean General Hospital: (from whi ***Châu by law. lnya down that no streat on any. At each port some change in the course the patients have been removed), the Cathe THE COLONIAL BIURETANY TO MR. lot shall be abstracted by the section of, of teada or in the require ents of the people Church Dhutrum tollah street, the Beyt

any structure or object of noy, kind, wasting may be gradually taking ni na but paidos um | Church; the Public Library, Suíni, Joba é temporary or permanent, which may in the noticed hounen of not mħoli Joont important: Church, the Asian offso, the Inas Daily As a sarmist in Hongkong at the time, Hongkong, 29th June, 1897 opinion of thodical Oflbox of Health or In the aggregate throughout Chlast change Net uilce, the Stateenian offes, the Head Enter Was wrong in giving Mr. Swattonen dieply to your letter of the 14th inst the offer apointed by the Board bo pre may he of great significanes, and a commercial Police station and seven local police stations, CMG From Singapore napom we learnedirected to state that, so far we the Com-judicial to the health of the inmates, under a secretary having all China within his purview the Military Orphango Asylum, Caleotta could study the nauke and effect Girls' School, the Free School, Doratin that the kopons esferred on Mr. Swattenbarn maion is moored, the Governor in Conrail ponality of 325.

Waiver su enquiry into the questions auxbarel It then anys, in the event of permission being 9-Beme of our manufacturing centres in Collegey Fort William barracks (the ndjers 3. 4. 5, and 6 contained thervin and the Chair, refused sprical may be had to the Magistrate, England.ank that, samples of goods te nṇub hats gens into camp), the Commissarist offes, man will be informed accordingly

New to understand the fall force and mean, I hade, cogether with ovary information bearing the Campbell Hospital and the Viceroy's vo- denotions of the word Street under the Ordin-40. Buck work cant be properly performed are slightly damaged. Numerous private offices of rafore are with a little delay as possible-Ice which reads an follows Any aquara; by 20 causale in different parts of Ching, this and Arms Lavo suffered severaly a great have the honour to be, air your mat obedient court or alley, highway, lane, road, or pamage, would terely result in soles maltillosion damage is reported on the river, but Howrah Lokether a thoroughfare or nothing and ropstitipa.. In the hands of i commercial suffered severely, and govorel juts mills are mið From this it will be seen that Soest Secretary very complote information on all to be destroyed. Up to the present sight deaths manne a great deal more than the word points cemirel evuld de supplied conveys to most prople, and in fact that no 10. Much importance is attached to expaill- owner of properly will be able to add to or tion in promoting reports. With a commercial It speaks well for the stability of Caloutts- artend a building, or build or parts of his semetary at Shanghai in fonch with the general houses that they stood the shook op well. The Lot at present anballt upon, or pull down and chamber of commerce and the statistical departs wonder is that Caloutte is not a pile of ruins so rabuild on his lot, nor even put out a sunshade ment of the custom-bones orasiderable delays the shook any familica szo either temporary or permanent, without obtain which is now Jaevitable would be avoided.

Cimta, hita Jane ing the permission of the Medical Officer of LA man in an official position in China, Health.

Yesterday's earthquake was felt right noreev Den dan, ibbout doubt, bure sogers to officials Inila. Observers in Dubay Agan, Satabal There is no permit required for building in more easily thai can a merchant, and a pur. Mymensing. Samin Caleaza all re- the colony at present, nor should such be re he is cot pushing his con private business cording experiences which varied from a distur

tred. All that is necessary is that the bulld-be is lined tu with less distrust. A con Bence of magnetic observations in Begabay to ing should conform to certain definite laws.incial complsioner who gained the comthe rooking of the station in Mymensing, Why, then, shunid act the Board pasa a definita Biete of the Chines might be occasionally where all the doute except the Collectorale, hy-law laying down clearly what distance at appealed to for advice, and if he can of cluding the Fost Office, an alleged to have the front and baok of buildings of say: one, schiave any mga diest success, ke might at- two or three storing in holght shall be left least put them on their guard whott about to fallen. At is usually she once with each earth. Enobstructed, instead of trying to mas auch su fall fate a tap, In the way of perennially intakes, the disturbance was moet fait in North

Fern Bengal absurd, vagné, and arbitrary by law as the one todoing agents from firms in Bagland or Calcutta, 15th Jans. proposed, which would vary with the opinion of putting Chinese officials, is communication with The varied moients of the earthquake would exol-and-every-Health Oficer on other officer rætórthy firma ho sould do good worries-- that may be oppointed, so that there would he no certainty and what one Health Offer might approve another would disapprova

angs We are glad to say that Capt. Corry, to it. unless they may at once that the is now able to be about gals a little altor matter has no connection with shipplag. his severe riding acidente is still cuttering from its effects, however, and can hardly expect Royal Octuro Complete with Maps and Flans,The remaining three questions do not appear to resume fall ohatge of the skip for some little 93. 1,380, 87. Dietary orly, pp. 872, $9.50.

to be open to objection, if there is to be an

time yet. A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. do not see the use of the inquiry. How inquiry at all, but we must confess that we

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

OGA ABEATED WATER FACTORY is fitted with the best English Machinery, embodying

the-latest-improvements in the trada

The Purget, Ingredients only are used, and the utmost Care and Cleanliness exercised in the Manufacture throngtort

to

Indies on the occasion of the Queen's Diamond The Governor-Gesoral of the Netherlands

Jubilee addressed a cory cordial letter of con- gratiation to the Governor of the Straite “Šetilomenta. The letter was sent by the iron; otad exigin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden, which represented the Netherlands Indies in

the celebrations,

cver, as the inquiry is apparently to be held, wo hope the Commission in reply to the eighth question will find itself ablo to return a deaded answer to the effect that the expenditure connected with the shipping frequenting the port | The following sdditional feme have escurod should be defrayed from the comwell positions in the Diamond Art Supplementa

Ues, Ferwick & Co., Limited, the Wanchai revenue and that the port should be entirely Machinery, Establishment, Kelly and Walsh free. Hongkong occupies a splendis grog (who hare scared the sele right of sale for phical position and it would be a wretched Hongkong). The Lastera Manufactoring policy to jeopardise the commerical ad David Storer & Sons, Thomas's Grill Booms Co, Wilkinson, Heywood & Clarks, Limited, vantages arising thorofrom by shortsighted Bay View Botel. A space for the Cathetic, lucni regulations," Let the pit be Cathedral has been presented by 11: Williso

Lytanght free and we may regard with equminity. any attempt on the part of our rivala At the Magistracy yesterday Capt. Webster. compote with it, but to impose istharging herosing at the Hongkong and of the steamship Glenturret, was dusd 5 for The Water used la proved by reposted burdens on shipping la equivalent to Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's Wheel Analyses to ho Absolutely Pare

placing a bounty our competition. As we The charge was proved by Inspector Hansen, who said there were, 310 carós of herosing no have seen, Macao has just been made a free board. The defendant said that after die port, so far as the coasting trade is concened, charging cartridges in the man of war auchor- with the express object of securing tradege he wont to the wharf in the ordinary way. that would otherwise come to Hongkong Germany is credited with a desire to estab lish a free port in our neighbourhood; and the idea of even China hanelf taking a similar step has been mooter. The impr. thon of port dues at Longkung paves lie way for such competition. It is enay to my the danger is remote and that in any ease one or two cents a ton can't make much difference, but Hongkong'o boot policy is to play for safety and have ho port chies at all.

For COAST Poura, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Package and Expties when raised in good order. Counterfoil Order Books supplied

and

Our Registered Telegraphio Addrem is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG" And all signed messages addressed tins will ressive prompt attention.

The following Tist of Waters always

kept ready in Stook

PURE AERATED WATER

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATEE.

LITHIA" WATER

SARSAPABILLA WATER.

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALA

GINGERADE No Credit given for Bstles that kok dirty er greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purposs than that of containing Accated Water, as such Bottles are never -used again by us

|

he did not see it shipped but he did not know the keramine was on board,

yesterday morning. It was to pay the last The Volunteers had o sad duty to performs

tribute of rospect to woomrade, the late Bomba din J. A. Taglis, who died from ontoric forer in the Government Civil Hospital on Tuesday night. Considering the necessarily ébort no. ties the mombos of the Corps had that the deceased would be buried with military honours: effiers on parade being Major Bir John Car there was an escoodingly good turn out, the

| rington, Captain, Chapman, Lentonent Wyko, the only member of the Maxim Gun Company end Inestenunt Fullarton, the last named being

present. By the kindness of Colonel Gor don and ofloors of the West Yorkshire Regiment, the band of the Begiment at

played Boothoven's funeral marchy. Handel's Dead March, and Chopin's funeral march. The cofin, on which was the deceased's helmet and side-Bras, was covered with the Union Jack and men, and it was conveyed to the cometory on s many beautiful wreaths sent by the officers and gan saringo drawn by Volunteers, while the friag party consisted of men drawn from the] deceased's detachment. The service was a most impromito the after the cofhu had been lored into the ground the firing party fired throa volleys over the grave and the baglor then sounded "The last post amidst a silanes that was most intense in its solemnity. The Captain Uhapman, acting Adjutant. We under arrangements were admirably carried out by stand that a moremont is on foot to plase n memorial stone over the grave of the decused, who was a few years ago a quarter muster ter geant in the Royal Artillery. He was a mist enthusiastic member of the Volunteer Corps. He always did good work on the gun and his abner at future parades will "certainty" bő. Full Yesterday was the firát. occasion on which a member of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps has been buried with military honours.

Ir another column we reproduce the re marks made by Mr. BYRON BRENAN, intended and on the way to the cometers his Report on the State of Trade at the Treaty Ports of China, on the appointment of a Commercial Attaché or Becretary. The idea has not originated with Mr. BaxKAN, the suggestion having been before the publie for several yours past, but the functions of the proposed officer have never before heap set out so clearly and in such. detail. For our own part, we are not san- guine that the appointment of a Commercial Secretary or Attaché would produce any remarkable effect in the development of British trade in China, for it is not very Apparent what such an officer could do beyond what is already done by the various Consuls and the Legation but it would be in teresting to see the experiment tried. There 1 are, however, a few points to Mr. BRENAN'S) remarks on the inadequacy of the present 22 arrangements that seem to call for some comment. He says in the first place that Consuls are too much occupied to devote time-to-commercial matters" at the "word important places, political mat-

tors, judicial cases, claims on behalf) "of bis countrymen ngalust, Chinese

WATSON & CO., LIMITED

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

NINA NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT:

PELY COMMUNION relating to the nets com

+

"ould be addresend to Tarbono2.

Keerrarpondentamvet forward theirnamaanādārg

bah, gomunicative address to the Blitz, not fam paistication, but as avidance of good faith.

all lettore for grudication stad written on one mile of the piper valid.

No-anonymously signed communications that hartu eubjects or officials, cases of assault of

Arendu ipinaared in other paparkā šķi de inserted.

"pant-berorg:41′′ams or day of publication. After that hour time supply as limited. Daly Japplied for Cash Telepaphie Address. Pazst-A.B,C, Geds. P.ọ, Bòc. 2003. Triephone No. 19.

The Judy Press.

HONGKONG, JULY 2nd, 1897,

-—— REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

JSUFFLED TV THE DAILY PRESS,"

LONDON, 29th June, WRECK OF THE "ADEN." The P. & 0. atz. Aden was wrecked on total low Mins passengers and three of the Socotra at Tam of the 9th instant, and i

Drders for catre copies of DAILY PRESS should brother form of outrage, questions connected ropean and 33 of the Native grew were res with shipping, and many other affairsened by the as. Mayo last Saturday as the wreck "which would only occur in an oriental

was breaking up and were landed at Aden. country, occupy a Consul's time to the ex- The passengers rescued were hir. Valpy: Mr. clusion of other matters, which are never Pearce, wife, and eldest infant; Mr. Frank theless deserving of attention...

Gillett, wife, and daughter; two smabs, en *Doder auch conditions a Contal cannot do ginor White, steward Cave, and seaman Kelt "justice to the commercial interests of his The reuninder are drowned or missing, *country; he must attend to what is pressing

.............. Lommon, 29th Juwe THE COLONIAL JUBILEE CON- A will be seen hy the correspondence be and immediately before him, and leave

TINGENTS en Mr. HERGERT SMITH and the "alone what can wait. He can at best but Coronal Secretary, published in another devote intermittent attention to subjects of column, the Government has waived inquiry" vital importance toour British industries." by the Light Dua Commission into several It is somewhat of a revelation to learn that of the points included in the original re Consuls are so busily employed, as ordinary ferent. The points withdrawn are Nos obarvation would hardly lend to the 45, and 6. "This bas rendered the conclusion that they were as a rule ference less ridiculous than it was originally

short of leterre. Then with regard to the

The Prince of Wales will insport the Colo. nial Contingents on Saturday at Buckingham Palace.

GERMANY.

Conut Buslow, the Ambassador at Rome, has replaced Baron Marschall von Haberstein as Secretary of Biele for foreign affairs."

THE FRENCH ENVOY AT THE

JUBILEN

The Commission was appointed to enquire--compilation of commercial reports as now The Duc D'Atadt, the French special

issued Mr. BRERAW says that "At present envoy at the Jubilee nelebrations, is deeply manufacturer or merchant in Bagled grstified at his extremely flattering reception

wishing to know to what extent his goods "are consumed, or are likely to find a market China, has to refer to soum twenty trade

not quite corrent to my that a merchant. has to refer to twenty reports to arrive at the information be requires. In the report prepared by the Secretary of Legution the

by the Queen and the Irince of Wales.

THE LIGHT DUES COMMISSION.

:servant,

| | (Signed) J. 11. Stewart Lockhart,⠀

Colonial rotary Herbert Smith, Esy-

DIAMOND JUBILEE SUKSURIP- TIONS,

The Hon Treasurer bags to asknowledge receipt of the following list of Chinese sub- scriptions, applied by Mr Epng Wah Chnen:- Alsonly acknowledged $27,820 Kwong Wa Ten Krong. Wing Bing. La! Hop Tuen

For the information of those who take an interest in the Light Dues question, Mr.R Herbort Smith Ian handed us the following correspondence between himself and the Govern-

ment

MR. BERBERT SMITH TO THE COLONIAL GECRETARY.

generally into the charges levied by the Governmost ba chipping frequenting the raters of the Colony and the expenditure Incurred by the Government in the interests of shipping with a view to ascertaining the Patent which the light duos should be fixed." reports to arrive at the fuformation he re „The third question included in the reference quires – In trade reports as they are now was whether the original expenditure on "made up there is a want of uniformity in buildings connected with the Harbour the collection of returns, weights and mea Department, the Water Police, and the "sures are differently stated, and cach Consul Observatory, was incurred on behalf of "inconverting silver values into sterling fixes shipping and whether Interest on ench "his own average rate of exchange." Now it

inol cost and a sinking fund to repay the ahme would be a legitimate charge on ship lox The fourth and fifth questions em bucher imilar inquires as to the various

thouses, the apparatus, at the Observa consular reports from the various ports are the Intoches and beats belonging to collated and suramarised, and the resumes the various Government Departments, the prepared during the last few years by Mr. seway Bay break water, the dredger; and BEAUCIERE have given a comprehensive re bapetal hulk Hygelo, The sixth view of thetradal position throughout Chinn on was worded as follows: Whatpro and been very excollent reports indeed. mest since the foundation of the colony. Sin portion, if any, of the expenditure incurred Whether a Commercial Attaché wohld be Joan Corrington was of opinion that as three “by the colony on behalf of the military able to compile better reports to, we think, offers of the (torernment, the Colonial Treas ntribution and barracks services con- doubtful and would depend entirely on the or the Harbour Master and the Captain

Superintendent of Police, had ready examined: tribution should be quaigued to shipping ability, industry, and commercial instinct into and reported on the matter, Le Commis A inquiry into these four questions would of the officull appointed As to the critision gught at losst to hear their evidence and have been flutest Thiermitbls and could cien that each Consul in converting silver ons from those, the grounds on which they have led to no satisfactory result, whatever values into sterling fixes his own average slie anunt of anre bestowed upon it. We rate of exchange, souing that the rats varies congratulate the Government on ite discretion slightly at the different ports this seems to in withairnwing these particula questious, bann nevitable circurgatsume and can hardly, the propounding of which must over remain be classed as a drawback. Of the reparts at

My

Hongkong, 14th June, 189 Commission, Bill on the 10th inst; t6- Bir--A preliminary meeting of the Light consider and decide on the weblio of procaltre, I proposed for the counteration of the Clair members, that the Commission shoald, befors maa, Sir John Carringtons, and the other

taking any evidence under questions 3, 4.0, und 6, proceed to consider and determine whether any useful purpose could be served by entering into the investigations suggested by these questiona izvestigations sutalling for their batichertory zolatiar, an examination of the Colonial accounts"

had recommended the molesion in the public expenditure ou dipping of the items covered by gnections 3, 4, 5, Bud 6

fat on looking carefully over the mome randam "submitle) by these officers, and gir czatail in the members of the Commission for their formation that these gentlemen do not

feel content that their statement of the ascozzel.

is in conformity with Mr. Chamberlain's viong

a burce of wonder. Apparently the officials prescat complied at the various porta, come wanted to make out a bill of costs against are excellent, ts, for tostance, Mr. JAMIE on the subject, as expressed in his despatch shipping in the same spirit that i popularly son's reports on the true of Shanghu, and framed to leave them in doubt, he to the real of 17th March laat which they describe in 60 supposed to animate a pettifogging and some are indiferent, but taking them is 4 infunt of the Secretary of State. Those gentle ayuricious lawyer in making our bis kill of whole they are decidedly useful, and it be then, will lead is endless decuss

men alen see clearly that the account, as stated ́e me sgainst an unfortunate elicst, and on would te a distinct disadvantage if the

a suggestion that the proposed charges should appointment of a Commercial. Altuché was

be referred in the Secretary of State they held by the Consul to absolve them

their opinious arggestions are to be, luken

in tão retilecất of the question,

and to sy that I see nothing jpabla-Kor...ämbiguous la Mr. Chamberlain's

have been struck out as promptly as would from the obligation resting upon caol of deep and it seems to me that the advanta

the three goutletzen in question, kad

be the improper items in the bill of the them to give the best and most complete that instructions to the Commission, aforomid pettifogging lawyer on a suggested commercial information they can in their **** referance to the Laxing master, Mr. Has Larindal reporte uning, however,

long way beyond anything arek in! langested, by the Secretary of State.

25

20

Kwong Cheong Tat...

50

Tung Fat Cheong

Hang Shan TaË Z

20

20

Eyeng Cassng Lan Wing Cheong Kat...

-Wing Tung Rut

Kang Hing

- Ta Đang

-Kwong Tuen Sing

Yust Wo... Kwong

Harg Tung Tack Tai

Hodug Fu Tung Kee... Wing Ke... Yes Tick

20

20

20

Sang Kee

Tel Hing

52)

Cha Sien Ting-

IS

Renter Brookahanna & Co's

Compradora

·35

Bing Kee. Yokohama

Kong Tu Cheong, Yokohama

Kwong Cheong

Wing Kee

Cheong Bing Losng Kee Tang For Tai

Okeong Sing Troong Hog Fat Sing

Hang Wa E Wo Kun San

Kwong Hing Cheong Fal Mm On Tong Fook Yuou...

Toon Kee & Foon Keg Sat Wo Tai

Hang We Cheong Kwong Moe Youn See Ebing Wo

Cha Choong-Loong Wo-Koé Chang

Krong Tang Yuis. But Tree P Yu Keu

Kwang Yes Ying Hun Kwong Ho Kwong Yuen Hing, Quan Tik Tai Fix Yaon

Kyong Hoong Shar Yes Wo Toog Luk Ching Stan Man Chau Kwoon Tai Cheong Chan! Wing Sing Shun Ya Wo Cheoug Houng Hùng Tais Man Lee Chan .::

E Cheong Sing

*

Ny Hop Cheong

10.

-Kwong Cheong "Tali

10

Tang Est Cheong

10

Shuu Hing

See Wo Tai

10

Mon Hing Che

Kwong On Won

Ming Kon

10

Sing Kee

10

Hip Kut

Tel Cleong

On Fai Wing

Shin Laos... -Yut On ***Ciario Mes

::10.

Bha Loong Wing Bang Ou Ixong

Sban Csong Tu Fungi

∙10

20

Wing Wo Loong Hang Long

10

Wing Bang Looby Wing On Long

Nro Hing Loong

Wing Yu Loong Ying Cheug Locug.

Fook Sing Leag See Wo Tui Chooug Tour Chong

Wing Keep LI WEM Kyung fung

Ting Kee

Chnou Put

You might ex well pass a law, saying that if any one does anything which in the opinion of the Attarasy General is illegal to shall be fined 995, And, hither, the by-law places the faal decision with the Maglabrate on a paraly hygienic point, y

Before a man boys a property to wants to know clearly what he can legally do with it, and not have to chance whether or not he can obtain the permission of some one before he can carry out any alterations or even rebuild

Trusting this may help to cause the members al Council to return the proposed by-law to the Board and to request that some defluits by-law may be drawn up which leaves nothing to the opinion of any one.—I remais, fotre truly,

R. K. LEIGU, XL¢.1 Hongkong, 1st July, 1897.

A BRITISH COMMERCIAL ATTACHE FOR CHINA,

عد حالات موسيقية

The following are the suggestions made by Mr. Byron Brenan with reference to the ap- parataisal of a commercial attache to Watch British tradal intorents in Chinates a

The expression Chiucco olleinte de often used because in China almost every large rock or auterprise is undor official direction,

12. The commissioner ought to be to direct comication will the chambers of commerce in England so that they could have ready moens of cisteining eny information they desire 13 Beng on the staff of Her Majesty's Minister in Chise, such a commercial secretary muld give valuable musice as to the effect of any change in the tariff, of fisent innovations in the provinces of opening new trade routes, and by cans of well ennesired memoranda place Her Majesty's Ministar in a position to point out to the Chinese Govorament the advantage or the reverne of any proposed liss of policy.

PREFERENTIAL TARITY ON JUNK

several volumes. It neverity and extent apprecedented in the history of India. The more the damage is engaged the more serious it appears. Some of the streate have been of the honsus, and it is now being raised that elpaod on account of the precarios condition there are a very large number of homeless ferere All the telegrams from the Mcfumil intensify the original réperts. There is no proper news from Aasam, and in North Bengal, which probably was the outer of the distur bance, there are many places where are deep issues in the earth ejecting mud.

The Jahlian dinner at the Bengel-Club lu on postponed, owing to the fmniviablity of bringing a large number of personis together, hail the baililing has been thoroughly ever- alad. It has also been decided to sharden the Jubiles Salute. Even the firlag of the time gan je chuking some of the damaged. bailings

HORNE CARGO AT UANTUMAN Mr. Byron Brana, tu a report un the state

Calcutta, 17th Jute, of trades Treaty Ports of Clins, en T. Motoral reports received in Calcutta are: the cont of the Houghout General Chapatill most serious, while sety is felt at con- ber of Commerce with regard to the preferential tinned silence as regards Naiutal Assau BOWE- "duties which place junks at an advantage mis- is just coming in sad proves larrible. At Biki vie stormers. The following is the passage of long every building was levelled to the ground. the report dealing with this question

and Mr. McCabe was killed, whilst Mr. Cotton and his wife harrowly escape Many, deaths oncurred. The Secretariat, the milltary lines, ad the trade at Bauhat were ales levotion. Beads have been changed, and the railway hon

The preferential tariff wrjoyed by junks has its origin in the dual system of collecting ustoms duties on the Canton River, Foreign versels pay dating to the foreign custom koose xed the full amount is honestly accounted for

There hi ono slay which Her Majesty's Gov-to the Central Governmed Native junk vanished from Ghubri, AtTezpur early every ernment can take in furtherance of trade, duties to the native custom-house. As the car building has been levelled, and the country is covered with Isqures, which are sporting That appears to be wasting a link between superintendent of, this establishment ramitsaid. Several districtsstill have upt been heard the consular service and par murahanta and red eum and keeps the rest he does what from Roads are fissured, bridgir dentroyed. anufactators which could be supplied by the can to divert trade from steamers jike and and the telegrapar lines broken throughout the appointment in Chins of an offer who could the surest way is by giving us prefrontal Province dal klevele bivazio uttyution to the development, of retor,- The foreign, quotams, tarut is Gret br

MONDANN treaty and immutable; the nstige mustoms tarit The homage to the ten gardens is more or less While in other countries u conval's adfoutīnu is nieo find en paper in pragtige if in miroro in Sylhet, the louna, sad Cachar bot yoted chiefly to commercial questions sed in what the Chinese superintendent choods its estont is not yet detailed both from Assat the discharge of his duties in connection with to oko 1, and on some of the topar and Darjiling, owing to destroyed telegraphs. thebt be in aristel by the systematic way in important articks he underbids the foreign soms notoriou the machine houses have been which foreigu Goverments and commercial customs by unamdunt sufficient to usa wrecked, and the extreme daniagu to wada and bedies prepare statistics and publish inform shippers to grafer junks to stezers, railways will prevent the transit of teas; and, tion; in Chias the ordinary duties of his office In order to stience the remonstrances of the in addition to other damage to the industry, it hore him but little time to devote to commer steamer company the Chinese superintendenti erkinsted that it will be nearly two months cial matters in the abstract, and in the investi profeses in adopt the same tariff as the foreiga: before more tun arrives at Calcutta. gation of those bo moets with difficulties out of union house, but by allowing 100 chests to It is difficult to convey an adequate conception all proportion to the results attained. b passing 50, or by privately returning a bonus to { of the extent of the ružo. - The Manghyr, At the more important pisces, political matters, contributors he con attain bir object without | Bainganj, Chittagong, Mampar, and mest judicial costs, oftime on belinit of his country- detection. If it is difficult to produce proof Courts, Trosauries, and Culcherries are dense *men ogatunk Cintume subjects, or offends, cases, tant Chinose effonis impose heavier ontler than ligbed, and thesebi fal rucõele le haied furt

of assualt or other form of untrage, questioun thu tariff ulews, when of cormu, the merchant Figo S donnooted with shipping, and many other affair is a sufferer, how much more dificult is L

Cloatta, 18th June. which would only occur in en oriental country. ( lo conviat, him of accepting less than the The word “ Devastation" is inadequate to ocupy a consul's time to the exclusion of other tariff, when tho merchant is a gaizer and an describe the result of the earthquake in Assau matters which are nevertheless deserving of st-accomplice. The Central Government informs and Shillong. It in appalling.There is tention. The time, labour, and persistones that the foreign ministers at Peking that stringent alsolutely nothing" saved. There are great must be exponded in-disposing of any mat- Linstruuiong have been seat to decontinue auch losses of food at afher supplies, sul of crops i lter involving discussion and negotiation meferential trustment, and the Chatre super and extensive relief is imperative. The smuda - with Comoro oftmals, would seem incredible: in andent augures the foreign, Consuls that histions from the Umares are covering, kid country- to anyone who has not had the personal tariff is identical with the treaty tariff. Aad | in mong places with mud audjsant.. Tha edoks experienos, and the balk of a consul's work yet in the face of such assurares this is what are continuing throughout the Provinco, and is of this nature. Dokay nad evasion are happens. Conlon Teas are soul down either by there are great for that another gerthquaks" the Chaapse officials responu, and whstoven stemmer or by juok to Hogkang for truship will take place in Caloutta..... Fihe question, may be a consal must chase ment tu, ■. Landon bomid steamer.““ By the

Fell partionless uren now are, wanting, and whether he will write reams, and spel hour custom of the trade the Chinest dealer con- the roads ara completely shattered At Charta- in a etrange tongue, or whether he shall confess ranty to deliver the ten duty paid pitker or panji the whole mountain side collapsed, dop himself tired out and retire from the test, board the river steamer at Canton, or ou troying many villagers. The mortality is

Under such conditione a dusul cadut do band the occa Meanier ut Hongkong. If undetailed b

Europeans are sala, justice to the commercial interests of his allowed to follow the latter ocăne the Chinesa - exuntry, he must attend to what is pressing and dialer will mato e refortion of 25. peront, int,

Simle, 13th June. immediately before him, pod leave alone what of course, have to pay the junk freight to

but the

REC

VALLEY DISASTER;

Of the wounded in the Tochní Valley disaster,

Surgeon Captain Cassidy, wounder in the kneo,

is doing, Lieutenant Seton-rowne who less flesh round in "the thigh in nlo doing well, while Lieutenant Higginson wound in the arm is inflamed. Two natives are seriquely wounded but the rest are cofog wall

can wait. He can at best but devote inter Hongkong in addition. It is the preferential mittent attention to subjects of vital import duty by junk that eumbles him to do this, and to our British industries.

In this particular slter the British marchant The remedy for this defulency in our consular gains and the British steamer company loses system in China Hier in the sppointment of aspect-the Chinese revenue with the dunnivance of the ally commissioned officer to study commercial Paking officials is defrauda and we are, it can questions. Whatever might be the designation hardly be said hoodu what, but at any rate of the officer commercial secretary or trifled with, and the basis was fal sershowing large movement of troopy owing to the- "attacbe," or "commissioner the parures of the danger of making any opppens with Phink bia appointment would be to combine lu one when there is left my kupite for orgsjuk, soon specially qualified for the work the dries. If the Chinese Government were ruslly de- which are now bat ini dequately performed by barom, of pulling Calop to this proforestal Calcutta, 18th June 20 cenands all working. Independently of each testuent of junks the obvious coures would be An immediate punitive expedition to the other.......... Such a commercial sorosary would to plan junks and steamers under the courel Toski Valley has boon dosided upon; but the still be largely dependent on the assistance of of the foreign customs. It only where these details are not quite settleff Her Majesty's consuls at the different porta, junke and steamers come inte competition that

bat he could also assist them by suggesting the the preferantial tarif concerns ne, and it la un

wakati Calentia. 17th Jane. Tochi Valley later is not expected, but the forbesmen may very likely combino against us.

THE WEATHER IN INDIA

| eest of commórniat information thesis desirable, open testion whether tho farétrend trenton The present wecand ranks as the hottest ever and indienting the direction in which their assorded to junka is injurious to trade in general, experienced in Northern Indis. Jacobabad

services can host be utilised. The scope of his

10.

10

10

10

Cheong Wo Chap

wang-Foolite,

D.

Tit

Krong Yee Ou.

10

Wing Shpur Co.

duties may be inferred from the following), ra, diagn marks ——

'10"

yesterday scorded the phonamone! temperature

two logress more MAINEDA126 degrees Fahrenheit THE GERMAN MAIL than ever previously kno

Wing Chan

10

10

10

Wa Choung

Yut Kee Tik Loong. Wing Wo Kwong Cheong

Ypen Wo -On Wing Clu'.

Kyong Sing Cheon

Wa Cheong Fat

Hor Wo Chan

10.

Wing Tai Loong

£0

10

Họ Chuong Vuo Tuek Lee Hop Koo Wang Ta

Toug

Kyong Loung

Wing F WAY

Hop Cheong Sing Cheong Fat Khong Long l Po Bang Chiropr Fan Yao

Shiu Hop Yuen Hop

Sun Kwong Te Kat W

- Leung Wo

Mas We Lounge Sun Cheorg Cheong Jee Cheung Kea -Hop Kesk

Yeon Ring Shan

Yuan Ly

Hop Loough

Kwong Lung long

In

Trang Hop

Shum Foo

Wang Huy Yust Loy Blau Kes Benja Yan Fat Loong

Wing Hug

Wing Cok Len Kwong Tai Sing

Kwong, Wing?, sen Kog Hoàng Lon

To You

Sing Kes Yoo Yick. Kwong lak Hoy Lee

शु

10

10

30

THE ATTACK ON W. FAURE • T Later particular of the Paris outrage stute day. The folkwing telegramin ere. From the that no shot was flrad at M. Faure, but only a

German mall, of the Sist Buy, arrives yester

1. Chambers of commmerce in England secar sionally make suggestions to the Secretary of The NDL steamar Bochen, with the State for Foreign Affairs regarding the sexdat ance which might be rendered by Her Majesty consuls abroad, and describe in detail the sor vices they are in need cf. It would be for the commercial secretary to consider to what extent THE EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA whleli explofact in the bushes at the randaide

in China the wished of the chamber et commerce

can be satisfied, and to frume directions for such

of the ports as might come within the sphere

• of the inquiries set on foot, ra

Rangoon Gurelle and Times of Ceylon for bomb, a previously described, was thrown.

Oslontta, 18th Jane. The man arrested proves to be innocent of the A terrifle earthuruthe paged over Calcutta chargy, and the belief Ust it was the not of yesterday evening causing fightful haven all 's locatie" |

S over the city and suburbs and resulting in CANADIAN LOYALTY AND IMPERIAL UNION,

2 at all the ports oulianis rqvsiye many trails several persona heing killed. The earthquake virculars and letters referring to unaufactures commenced et five minutes past five nibse

Jonday, 14th June.

† A1 a banquet to the Colonial Premiers at

| of all kinds., Both in the despatching and the an excessively hot and sultry day and nt Liverpool, M. Laurier, the Canadian Premiet, receiving of theas," "innch time and money in Brat mesinkled the Arporand of a heary who was the principal speaker, aroumil great wasted. As finquently happens, * consul has strast, steam- ruler, ilie, rumbling" nóleo Antiruclaim on referring to the prosperity and | to answer that there is no opening for a business -boing Ersomyanınd by rapid rilankarna, pf thb | content of the Colonins a hob, le grit, bad of the kind referred to. He pan bat opsch | nar-l'vzurfuse. : A fon scolds Ister the carta- | bashed all-thoughts of separation, and Im- with regard to his own district, graska bocans more pronounced and the venen, planted & tonica for over albeer umor with ̈* Could all this correspondence be centralized. –tion way, that of being on goon d' chip in › Great Britain. Tha Fremiera el.Vistoria and in one office, die commercial segretary, having / băngg 200, the fepling was intensity, rickpulug | South Australla spoke in a similar spint, and a bll's-sys view of the conditions of lendo fr" non ci o to nauson procceding from so sick the former received an euthasigalio ovation. All China, could give a more complate answer vers, as tho ahoch bocama stenger hoteos

Through die agency also, fins in England moyed about in a startling manner, heaving up. FREEMASONEY AND THE EMPIRE desiring to be put in communication with houses and dowo, right and lit exactly tike's ship at anter London, 15th Jans în China could be directed in the right quartor, 196, but accompanied with wierd sounds as the and similarly Chinese business men could be put walls were fractured, and Tell to pisses on the în troch with firma in Ergland.

heaving carth.S"

The Bupiry Fedge of Frontsons last night waves bangbot to the Tadians and Colonish Oven Dunne in sparoh on the occasion shrphaned the fact that Masury in India brings together various olasses of woes and rade. An emergency meeting of the Lodge

3. Of recent years many new prednote are puling personally I did not realipe what boen expertod from Chins. There can be little was the matter till the plétazer fell drom the doubt that there are still many prednote, un walls of my house, a tow-storied one, and in touched and available, and the collection of mediately after down, como a huge mass of is summoned for the 29th instant to elect and samples of such products, with reports thereon, bricks and pinster, completely blocking the en initiate Aju Singh and Umaid Singh. mouli he can of the dutwa of the commercial ¤trance, The house than divided into two parts | QUEENSLAND AND THE IMMIGRATION nomteinsioner.

And jumeliately closed again, 31, jumped out

4. Some of our British produota are eingún the back window to the terrace below, just neces

London, 15th June. triven out by imports fr m other countriead or Fühe konés opened is another part, winding down w Lord Lawington, speaking at the opening by artioles of paules manufacture. The ra- | bennyskowar of debris. By this time the earth of the Queensland Forliament, said that their «quires careful "watching. Samples alulrall quake was at its highest gifek and theatrozdin. Premier would confer with other Colonial P paudata informblon regarding prijs, holivery swaying of lowes yes pultivoly dazing to mine in Tudon, with a view to provid laste, mode of packing, do thould be sent to goluben. - Every honso vua donorted and flu against the swings on of Asiating England, and this can only be date from some people, anon, women, and children, many polythe central offles like that of a commercial secretary,

draked, avere lulled together in the

CERTED CHAOS...

The gra conspoor

THE ASCOT BRAKES

Lordun, 15th June.

The following is the right

1. 5.—An important part of this whiver's daly | Birosis as far from the houima ii posible, whils would be to obtain carly information about | zot adow wire kasoling onering up prayers. projected public worka, so that ont people donk Ono nutiro nesemo and scold by Barions that perfect chaos reigns bo early in the field to seeuna controsta. Much ly calling a policeman to stop tha phook. The breinen is lost becauso, local firme are not pro. | rumblag ubil terrible vibrations of the earth- pared to give estimates off-hand, on to supply | quaky dom blasch with the crashing so windows. all the information & Chitino oficial or company and is falling of walls were truly frightfulAscot Brakes director requires of them

V und so inspiring, and people gated on the |B-He would epocially study the conditets and manéin a dazed and helplada way,

Requirements of trade in Lhing, bo en the lock. After Lusting about four minutes the sectii. Lent. for probable openinge, for. British Endə; | goskę died away na grubially report on the growth of mauufnotursa, and the lasted altogether "about dre -importe of TRW Dmterials i sud when postmary, | chronograph, which I get in. Anggest that an expert should be sent out being what had wondly, happen commercial vegociations in 12pgland to study, violence and the destrucklon any particular question,

weil his earthgl

Pisty i

Last of the Queens' was nerafilzad

A BOMBAY STUDENT FOURTH WRANGLER.

London, 10th June.

Mohle), of the Bombay Univiraity, how some out fourth wrangler at Cambridge